Ron Brown

  • Beauvoir Artists Revive the Past

    Friday, July 25, 2008
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    Renovations continue at the historic home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Hurricane Katrina damaged but did not destroy the 150-year-old building. And as MPB's Ron Brown tells us, in restoring the landmark, no detail is too small.

  • Elvis Alive Museum

    Friday, July 18, 2008
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    Elvis fans are planning trips to Memphis next month for the anniversary of his death. But as MPB's Ron Brown reports, a new Elvis museum in Hattiesburg is offering fans a much different story.

  • Canton Art School

    Friday, July 11, 2008
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    Something truly amazing takes place this time each year in Canton. There is a summer school that kids don't mind attending. In fact, as MPB's Ron Brown reports, they return year after year.

  • Puppetry is Alive and Well

    Friday, June 27, 2008
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    For thousands of years there has been a sure fire way to entertain kids, with no strings attached. MPB's Ron Brown tells us why children's puppet shows have survived.

  • Disabled Dancers

    Friday, June 20, 2008
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    It's dance recital time this weekend for a group of kids in Bay St. Louis. And as MPB's Ron Brown tells us, these dancers are learning more than just fancy footwork.

  • Arts and Letters Awards Lifetime Achievement

    Monday, June 16, 2008
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    The Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters rarely hands out a lifetime achievement award. But as MPB's Ron Brown reports, artist Ellen Douglas inspired one of those rare moments.

  • Conga Players Meld Old with New

    Friday, June 13, 2008
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    Sometimes in order to get a clear vision of the future it helps to look at the past. As MPB's Ron Brown reports, one Mississippi band is going way back to the basics for their material, all the way to Africa.

  • Remembering Medgar Evers

    Friday, June 06, 2008
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    This weekend marks the 45th annual Medgar Evers homecoming in Jackson. Organizers say it's a weekend long opportunity to assess race relations. And as MPB's Ron Brown reports, prior to a Thursday night benefit concert, it was also a chance to get ""up close and personal"" with Mississippi blues royalty.

  • Mississippi's Grammy Legacy

    Friday, May 30, 2008
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    Mississippi's great musical heritage was on display at the second annual Grammy Legacy concert in Jackson. A star studded event, MPB's Ron Brown takes us there.

  • D'Lo Remembers

    Monday, May 26, 2008
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    D'Lo Mississippi is a small town just south of Jackson off Highway 49. During World War II no other town in the country could match it for patriotism. In a special Memorial Day report this morning, MPB's Ron Brown takes us to D'Lo, the home of the brave.

  • Piano Virtuoso

    Friday, May 23, 2008
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    Someone once said "Life is like a piano... what you get out of it depends on how you play it." In this special report, MPB's Ron Brown introduces us to a youngster in Columbia, Mississippi who has the world at his fingertips.

  • Mississippi's Mystery Musician

    Friday, May 16, 2008
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    He's an art teacher by day and a piano pumping Wild man by night. MPB's Ron Brown tells us about the McComb, Mississippi musician whose outrageous alter-ego is gaining national attention.

  • Mississippi Delta Hosts Blues Awards

    Friday, May 09, 2008
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    The blues were born in the Mississippi Delta, but the music didn't become world famous until the greatest blues artists had moved on. MPB's Ron Brown reports, the same highway that took the blues out of state years ago brought the music back last night.

  • Southern Miss Opera Students Bound for Italy

    Friday, May 02, 2008
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    Great talents have emerged from the University of Southern Mississippi. And this summer a few more are eyeing fame. But, as MPB's Ron Brown reports, they will need a little help.

  • Give Awards

    Monday, April 28, 2008
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    Tennessee is officially known as the volunteer state, but the slogan also fits in Mississippi. As MPB's Ron Brown reports, that's never more apparent than when the Governor's office hands out the annual GIVE awards to the state's outstanding volunteers.

  • Mississippi Born Blues

    Friday, April 25, 2008
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    Sonny Boy Williamson the second is one of Mississippi's enduring blues legends. And as MPB's Ron Brown reports, more than a few people are determined to keep his legacy alive.

  • Natchez Bluff Blues Festival

    Friday, April 18, 2008
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    The 13th annual Natchez Bluff Blues Festival gets underway this weekend. And has MPB's Ron Brown reports, it begins with a nod to an historic tragedy that blues artists have been singing about for the past 68-years.

  • Crossroads Film Festival

    Friday, April 04, 2008
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    In the world of independent film making, there's not a lot of glamour, no big money, no big stars. But as MPB's Ron Brown tells us there is a lot of passion.

  • Beth Israel Tour Highlights Decades Old Crime

    Monday, March 31, 2008
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    Several members of congress came to Jackson this weekend to view a crime scene. But as MPB's Ron Brown reports, the crime was 40-years-old.

  • Ragtime Festival

    Friday, March 28, 2008
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    Ragtime music has been called the happiest music ever created. And if that's true, MPB's Ron Brown tells us that the happiest place on earth this weekend will be Starkville.