Presented
by Dr. Carolyn Ware
Reception
immediately following lecture
Free
and open to the public
Thursday, January 18, 7 p.m. at the Southern Cultural Heritage Complex Convent, Corner of Adams and Crawford Streets, Downtown Vicksburg
For
more information call (601) 631-2997 or visit our website at www.southernculture.org.
(Vicksburg)
Dr. Carolyn Ware will speak on Rural Cajun Mardi Gras on Thursday,
January 18, 2001 at 7:00 p.m. in the Southern Cultural Heritage Complex’s (SCHC)
Convent.
Dr.
Ware is the coordinator of the Pine Hills Culture Program at the University of
Southern Mississippi and coauthor of the book, Cajun Mardi Gras Masks.
She has served as a consultant and folklorist for such projects as the
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, the Louisiana Folklife Festival, and the
Festival of American Folklife. Dr.
Ware recently produced a PRM radio series called “Passing It On” that
explored the aspects of Piney Woods Folklife.
Sponsored by the USM’s Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage,
the Pine Hills Culture Program is dedicated to documenting, preserving, and
presenting traditions and folk culture of the South’s Pine Hills region.
“Cajun
culture is such an important part of the South’s legacy,” stated SCHF
director Ted Smith. “We welcome
this exciting event to the SCHF.”
The
presentation is part of the Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation’s (SCHF)
Humanities Lecture Series, which takes place on the third Thursday of every
month. The Southern Cultural
Heritage Complex’s (SCHC) Convent is located at the corner of Adams and
Crawford Streets in Downtown Vicksburg. A
reception will immediately follow the lecture.
The event is free and open to the public.
For more information call (601) 631-2997 or visit the SCHF website at www.southernculture.org.