Tickets: $25

Student Tickets: $12.50

It's that time again! Every month we have the privilege of hosting the Mississippi Songwriters Alliance's Songs and Stories Showcase. This December 19th at 7 PM come and enjoy the stylings of Dan McElrath & the Dan Mac Band! (Including performances by Mrs. Marbles' Piano Students!)

Dan McElrath & the Dan Mac Band has performed throughout the US at weddings, festivals, churches, and auditoriums for almost 40 years. Dan was voted #1 Alaska Jazz Musician in 2012 and has been listed as the #1 jazz band in Alaska by Reverbnation since 2012 with almost 16,000 plays. He and his wife Christy also organize & produce live fundraising events that range from solo piano and jazz trios to 9-piece show bands and 23-piece big bands. Dan is also very active in Christian music circles as a keyboard/piano seminar instructor teaching improvisational techniques in jazz and worship styles. Dan has engineered live sound in venues ranging in size from small festivals and churches to auditoriums of 8,000.

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More Information: https://www.mssongwritersfestival.com/live.../songs-stories

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Mississippi Gulf Coast. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Christmas Carols on Strings at Trent Lott Theater under the gentle glow of candlelight.

General Info
📍 Venue: Trent Lott Theater - The Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Arts Center
📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is ADA compliant
❓ View the FAQs for this event here
🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
🕯️ If you would like to book a private concert or buy regular tickets for a large group (+30 people), click here
🎻 Check out all the Candlelight concerts in Mississippi Gulf Coast
🎁 To treat your friends and family to a Candlelight gift card, click here

Tentative Program

• 12 Days of Christmas

• Angels from the Realms of Glory

• Angels We Have Heard On High

• Away in a Manger

• Carol of the Bells

• Deck the Halls

• Ding Dong! Merrily on High

• Do You Hear What I Hear

• God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

• Good King Wenceslas

• Greensleeves (What Child Is This)

• Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

• In the Bleak Mid-Winter

• Joy to the World

• O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum)

• O Come All Ye Faithful

• O Holy Night

• O Little Town of Bethlehem

• Silent Night

• The First Noël

Performers

• Listeso String Quartet

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Mississippi Gulf Coast. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Coldplay on Strings at Trent Lott Theater under the gentle glow of candlelight.
 

General Info
📍 Venue: Trent Lott Theater
📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is ADA compliant
❓ View the FAQs for this event here
🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
🕯️ If you would like to book a private concert or buy regular tickets for a large group (+30 people), click here
🎻 Check out all the Candlelight concerts in Mississippi Gulf Coast
🎁 To treat your friends and family to a Candlelight gift card, click here
 

Tentative Program

• “Clocks”

• “My Universe”

• “Speed of Sound”

• “Trouble”

• “Fix You”

• “Paradise”

• “Shiver”

• “Yellow”

• “Something Just Like This”

• “The Scientist”

• “A Sky Full of Stars”

Performers

• Listeso String Quartet

FREE TO THE PUBLIC!

Join us for live poetry readings, hot coffee, and sweet treats!

All event-goers are welcome to read!

FREE TO THE PUBLIC

SEATING IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED

Join us for Ocean Springs' yearly holiday celebration at the Mary C! Visit with Mr. and Mrs. Claus, enjoy tasty treats, local performances, artist demos, holiday crafts and more!

This event is perfect for all ages and free to the public!

Date: POSTPONED TO DECEMBER 8th, 2024

Time: 4:00 - 6:00 PM

• 4:00 PM SHINE Theater

• 4:10 PM Girl Scouts

• 4:25 PM Mayor speaks

• 4:30 PM Santa and Mrs. Claus Arrive

• 4:45 PM OS High School Choir

• 5:00 PM Mike Impey reads

• 5:15 PM Macrossan School of Irish Dance

• 5:30 PM Kate MacMahon

• 5:45 PM: CeeJay Lewis

• 6:00 PM: Event Ends

Location: The Mary C. (1600 Government St.)

Ticket Price: Offer what you feel!

⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Mississippi Gulf Coast. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Adele at Trent Lott Theater under the gentle glow of candlelight.

General Info
📍 Venue: Trent Lott Theater - The Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Arts Center
📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is ADA compliant
❓ View the FAQs for this event here
🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
🕯️ If you would like to book a private concert or buy regular tickets for a large group (+30 people), click here
🎻 Check out all the Candlelight concerts in Mississippi Gulf Coast
🎁 To treat your friends and family to a Candlelight gift card, click here

Tentative Program

• Hello

• Rumour Has It

• Make You Feel My Love

• Water Under the Bridge

• Oh My God

• Someone Like You

• Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

• Chasing Pavements

• Skyfall

• When We Were Young

• Set Fire to the Rain

• Easy On Me

• Rolling in the Deep

Performers

• Listeso String Quartet

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Mississippi Gulf Coast. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Vivaldi's Four Seasons & More at Trent Lott Theater under the gentle glow of candlelight.
 

General Info
📍 Venue: Trent Lott Theater - The Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Arts Center
📅 Dates and times: November 22nd at 6:30 PM
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is ADA compliant
❓ View the FAQs for this event here
🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
🕯️ If you would like to book a private concert or buy regular tickets for a large group (+30 people), click here
🎻 Check out all the Candlelight concerts in Mississippi Gulf Coast
🎁 To treat your friends and family to a Candlelight gift card, click here

Tentative Program

• “The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 1 RV 269: “Spring”” – Vivaldi

• “The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2 RV 315: “Summer”” – Vivaldi

• “Thaïs: Méditation” – Jules Massenet

• “The Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas: Verano Porteño” – Astor Piazzolla

• “The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 3 RV 293: “Autumn”” – Vivaldi

• “The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 4 RV 297: “Winter”” – Vivaldi

Performers

• Listeso String Quartet

Libby Rae Watson grew up in Pascagoula, MIssissippi a few blocks from the Gulf of Mexico. She became captivated by Blues music when in her teens after stumbling across a songbook in a local music store. It was full of songs and photos of Blues greats! Son House, Mississippi John Hurt, Elizabeth Cotten.... legends of the early Blues. It was the beginning of a life long infatuation of the music, the people who made it, and the culture of her own State. She later searched for and became friends with several Blues musicians. She was mentored by the great Sam Chatmon who was the last surviving member of the Mississippi Sheiks.   "I didn't plan to go 'find' the Blues. The Blues found me. I've been consumed by it for over 40 years! Like Sam Chatmon said, “ The Blues is my daily occupation!”  

*Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola Blues Challenge*  2013 2nd place  2014 Winner, 2015 Winner

*International Blues Challenge, Memphis, TN* 2014 and 2015 semi-finalist. 2018 FINALIST!

2016 Musician of the Year by the Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola.

2017 Winner of the Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola Blues Challenge, along with duo partner, Wes Lee as Sweet ‘n’ Salty. Wes was a finalist in the 2017 IBC in Memphis.

2018 International Blues Challenge Finalist  with duo Sweet ‘n’ Salty and Wes Lee.

2019 National Women in Blues Showcase in Memphis, TN.

2019 Listed on the Mississippi Arts Commission’s Artist Roster at www.arts.ms.gov/artist-roster.

2019 Participant in a Mentorship Grant to study under Bluesman Earl ‘Little Joe’ Ayers in Holly Springs, MS.

2019 Amal Blues Festival in Sweden.

APRIL 2020 Released SHE SHIMMY, featuring Bert Deivert, a world class Blues mandolin player…and many other instruments! The cd is up for a Blues Blast Magazine Awards nomination. The cd features other Blues greats like Eric Bibb and Charlie Musselwhite.

After Covid cancelled 2 overseas trips, she finally perform Ed in Switzerland at the Blues Rules festival in Crissier in 2022.

2022 also brought her back to the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, performing with the Hoodoo Men.

Libby Rae Watson has played many festivals and music venues throughout the South and Canada... New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, King Biscuit Blues Festival, Juke Joint Festival, to name a few. In 2013, She toured the Maritimes of Canada with famed Canadian blues man, Doc MacLean.

Since 2012, Libby Rae tours as a solo performer,  and with various configurations with fellow musicians Rambling Steve Gardner, Bill Steber, Austin Walking Cane, Walker T. Ryan, Sam Rorex, Sammy Baker and Wes Lee as the Jericho Road Show, The Stoop Down Rounders and the Hoodoo Men. In 2019, she collaborated with Blues mandolin player, Bert Deivert, for a tour in Sweden. This resulted in a new cd released in 2020 called SHE SHIMMY!

Several shows were planned for 2020 until COVID hit. We’re still busy working on new music!! Hope to see people in real life in the next year or so!

Flash forward to 2022…several gigs starting to book. Switzerland, Memphis, New Orleans, Tallahassee! Many more around Mississippi as festival season cranks up!

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FREE TO THE PUBLIC

“The Austin House” is a Historic House & one of the oldest. Built ca. 1,850’s. In 1910 was moved from its site on Front Beach Drive to 416 Martin Avenue. Katrina severely affected the house, and neglect allowed large deterioration. Is being saved and restored by its enthusiastic Owner and select & skillful Craftsmen.

A combined presentation and discussion with Mr. Patrick (Pat) Sheehan describing ‘The Experiences of Saving the Historic House by Elevating the Complete Structure’

FREE TO THE PUBLIC!

Join us for live poetry readings, hot coffee, and sweet treats!

All event-goers are welcome to read!

🎃 Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Mississippi Gulf Coast. Get your tickets now to discover music inspired by Halloween at Trent Lott Theater under the gentle glow of candlelight.

General Info
📍 Venue: Trent Lott Theater
📅 Dates and times: October 30th, 2024 at 8:30 PM
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is ADA compliant
❓ View the FAQs for this event here
🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
🕯️ If you would like to book a private concert or buy regular tickets for a large group (+30 people), click here
🎻 Check out all the Candlelight concerts in Mississippi Gulf Coast
🎁 To treat your friends and family to a Candlelight gift card, click here

Tentative Program

• Thriller - Michael Jackson

• Funeral March of a Marionette - Charles Gounod

• String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor (Dresden Quartet), Op. 110: II. Allegro Molto - Dmitri Shostakovich

• Tubular Bells (Theme from The Exorcist) - Mike Oldfield

• Stranger Things (Theme) - S U R V I V E

• Beetlejuice (Theme) - Danny Elfman

• The Addams Family (Theme) - Vic Mizzy

• Halloween (Theme) - John Carpenter

• Prelude from Psycho - Bernard Herrmann

• Ghostbusters (Theme) - Ray Parker Jr.

• Danse Macabre - Camille Saint-Saëns

• Night on Bald Mountain - Modest Mussorgsky

• Time Warp from The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Richard O’Brien and Richard Hartley

• Medley from The Nightmare Before Christmas - Danny Elfman

Performers

• Listeso String Quartet

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Coldplay on Strings at the Trent Lott Theater under the gentle glow of candlelight.

General Info
📍 Venue: Trent Lott Theater
📅 Dates and times: October 30th at 6:30 PM
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult

Purchase Tickets Here: https://feverup.com/m/170036

Tentative Program

• “Clocks”

• “My Universe”

• “Speed of Sound”

• “Trouble”

• “Fix You”

• “Paradise”

• “Shiver”

• “Yellow”

• “Something Just Like This”

• “The Scientist”

• “A Sky Full of Stars”

Performers

• Listeso String Quartet

Free to the Public!

Refreshments will be served.

PRESERVING OUR PLACE IN HISTORY!
Witness and enjoy Ocean Springs' unique history come alive at the 2024 O.S. Cemetery Tour in the Bellande Cemetery. This community event will re-introduce you to some of Ocean Springs most important historical figures through actor-guided tours.

FREE 1 Day Event
October 17th: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Tours begin at the Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Arts Center (1600 Government St.), taking you on a ride into the Bellande Cemetery where you’ll have a guided tour to meet some old friends of Ocean Springs. All donations go to the creatives involved in making this production!

CHARACTERS:
Raymond Beaugez • Joseph H. Bellande • Catherine Bourgeois • Narcisse Seymour • Grace R. Seymour • John J. Seymour • John H. Seymour • Lydia B. Seymour

For more information visit: www.oceansprings-ms.gov.

FREE TO THE PUBLIC

Guatemala has always been battered by severe earthquakes. With the arrival of Spanish Builders and Clergymen, improvised architecture became the ’first order of activity’. Later, European Architects and Builders arrived, but had not been previously exposed to seismic buildings. Local Architects and Builders had to develop systems to assist and improve building design and construction and prevent total collapse.

FREE TO THE PUBLIC!

Join us for live poetry readings, hot coffee, and sweet treats!

All event-goers are welcome to read!

⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Mississippi Gulf Coast. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Taylor Swift at Trent Lott Theater under the gentle glow of candlelight.
 

General Info
📍 Venue: Trent Lott Theater
📅 Dates and times: September 28th, 2024 at 8:30 PM
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is ADA compliant
❓ View the FAQs for this event here
🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
🕯️ If you would like to book a private concert or buy regular tickets for a large group (+30 people), click here
🎻 Check out all the Candlelight concerts in Mississippi Gulf Coast
🎁 To treat your friends and family to a Candlelight gift card, click here
 

Tentative Program

• Love Story

• Cardigan

• Blank Space

• Enchanted

• Anti-Hero

• Lavender Haze

• Fortnight (ft. Post Malone)

• All Too Well

• We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together

• Cruel Summer

• But Daddy I Love Him

• You Belong With Me

• Shake It Off

Performers

• Listeso String Quartet

⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Mississippi Gulf Coast. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Vivaldi's Four Seasons & More at Trent Lott Theater under the gentle glow of candlelight.
 

General Info
📍 Venue: Trent Lott Theatre
📅 Dates and times: September 28th, 2024 at 6:30 PM
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is ADA compliant
❓ View the FAQs for this event here
🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
🕯️ If you would like to book a private concert or buy regular tickets for a large group (+30 people), click here
🎻 Check out all the Candlelight concerts in Mississippi Gulf Coast
🎁 To treat your friends and family to a Candlelight gift card, click here
 

Tentative Program

• “The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 1 RV 269: “Spring”” – Vivaldi

• “The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2 RV 315: “Summer”” – Vivaldi

• “Thaïs: Méditation” – Jules Massenet

• “The Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas: Verano Porteño” – Astor Piazzolla

• “The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 3 RV 293: “Autumn”” – Vivaldi

• “The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 4 RV 297: “Winter”” – Vivaldi

Performers

• Listeso String Quartet