OXFORD, Miss. – The Lafayette-Oxford-University Symphony Orchestra presents its opening concert for the 2008-09 season Monday (Oct. 27) at the University of Mississippi. Tickets for the 8 p.m. concert at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts are $10 for general admission and $6 for students with ID. Tickets are available by callingRead the story …

Public invited to two Thursday events OXFORD, Miss. – The anthropologist Loran Eisley said, “If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water.” With this in mind, the liquid South is the focus at the 11th annual Southern Foodways Alliance Symposium at the University of Mississippi. Held on Oct. 23-26, the symposiumRead the story …

Roman Jackiw OXFORD, Miss. – A renowned physicist from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is to speak Tuesday (Oct. 21) at the University of Mississippi. Roman Jackiw, Jerrold Zacharias Professor of Physics at MIT, plans to discuss “Fractional Charge” at 4 p.m. in Lewis Hall, Room 101. The event is free and open to theRead the story …

Ronnie Agnew OXFORD Miss. – To earn a prestigious Silver Em award from the University of Mississippi Department of Journalism, one must either be a Mississippi native who has excelled in news outside of the state or a Mississippi-based journalist who has left a mark on the Magnolia State. In Ronnie Agnew, the selection committeeRead the story …

Robert Cray OXFORD, Miss. – Dubbed a “master storyteller and guitarist extraordinaire” by Modern Guitars Magazine, bluesman Robert Cray has laid down track after track of good-time, uptown and low-down blues for more than 30 years. On Saturday (Oct. 25), the legendary artist kicks off Series 108 with an 8 p.m. performance at the GertrudeRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Opera Theatre and Showstoppers at the University of Mississippi are partnering for a special show that opens at 8 p.m. Friday (Oct. 24) in Meek Hall Auditorium. “From the Met to Broadway and Back Again” is a collection of scenes from musical theatre and the operas that inspired them. “The theme ofRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – For James “Joc” Carpenter, helping make possible the $1.5 million gift to the University of Mississippi was a little bit like playing Santa Claus. Carpenter, an Ole Miss alumnus who lives in Port Gibson, is among a handful of members serving on the board of the Madison Charitable Foundation, a private organizationRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – If you’ve never heard of women’s equality advocate Judith Sargent Murray, don’t feel bad ­ most people haven’t. “Her name is new to everyone, including most historians,” said Sheila Skemp, the inaugural Marquette Professor of American History at the University of Mississippi. “She’s someone who people should have heard of, but theyRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – A campuswide march against drunk driving and a chance to try out a drunk-driving simulator are among the highlights of National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week observance at the University of Mississippi. Although the national event runs Monday through Friday (Oct. 20-24), the UM observance continues through Oct. 31. The Ole Miss observanceRead the story …