Following
the Oxford Conference for the Book, on Sunday,
April 4, and Monday, April 5, literary enthusiasts
are invited to Jackson for programs on Eudora
Welty centered around the opening of the garden
at her home on Pinehurst Street, where she
lived for 76 years and which is now owned
by the Mississippi
Department of Archives and History.
The
first phase of MDAH’s project to develop the Eudora
Welty House is the restoration of the garden,
where the author worked alongside her mother,
Chestina Andrews Welty, and learned about many
of the 150 plants and flowers mentioned in her
writings. Programs on April 4-5 will include
talks on several topics: Welty’s life and
achievements, historic development and restoration
of the garden, public programming for the house,
and the Welty Archives. There will also be readings
from Welty’s work and tours of the garden
and of MDAH’s Welty Archives.
The Center and MDAH are collaborating on
the Welty program. Except for dinner on April
4, the Welty
program is open to the public without charge
The cost of the dinner, including cocktails
and gratuity,
is $50 per person.
The Old Capitol Inn, located at 226 North State
Street in Jackson, is offering special rates
for participants in the Eudora Welty Program.
Rooms
are priced at $99 plus tax and may be reserved
by calling 888-359-9001. Reservations must
be made by March 22.
