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Experience the Delta:
Places to Go and People to See in the Mississippi Delta
Shared Experiences USA started by creating in-person Experiences.
We've now expanded to take the roadtrip online.
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Here's a sample of ways to explore:
Our COVID-friendly roadtrip suggestions, virtual experiences, and stories from the community are
organized like a blog -- just click on the places and themes that interest you.
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Women in Ag: Future Farmers of America
Happy St. Patty's Day to these future farmers and everyone who makes our world a little more green! These Future Farmers of America just...
Mar 17, 20221 min read
Raising a flag and helping our extended family in Ukraine
Last night we raised the flag for Ukraine (backstory & link to buy one below!) and want to do more. Here are a few ways to help: People...
Mar 6, 20223 min read
Women in Blues: our sheroes
That. Was. Phenomenal. These women ROCKED the blues: dressed as their "sheroes," they were heroes to us all. And what happens when one of...
Mar 6, 20221 min read
Now announcing: Women in Blues, May 13-14, 2022
Just announced: We're starting a new Women in Blues festival in Helena AR -AND- Clarksdale MS on May 13-14, 2022. We first started Shared...
Mar 1, 20221 min read
Learning to share our stories: Griot and the Black History Experience
SO great sharing our Black History Experience with Griot Arts' students yesterday! Named for traveling storytellers, these "Griots" were...
Feb 17, 20221 min read
Experience living Black History (a sneak preview...)
Come experience history with people who lived it! We developed the Black History Experience to share our stories. As Big A plays, Brenda...
Feb 15, 20221 min read
Our love letter to Mississippi
A Valentine to our home state: Dear Mississippi, you lovable goof, Our relationship status has been Complicated, like you. Nobody makes...
Feb 14, 20223 min read
The Grumpy Rabbit: Lonoke, Arkansas' coolest new restaurant
Happy birthday to the Grumpy Rabbit, which just turned 1 year old! It's one of the coolest new restaurants in the country, in the tiny...
Jan 20, 20221 min read
Winter Wheat & the modernization of Mississippi Delta agriculture
I see fields of green...in December?! Yes: that's 'winter wheat' beside a former cotton gin. It's sown in fall for an early summer...
Dec 13, 20211 min read
Morgan Freeman, Big A & Kingfish: great talent & good people behind the scenes
2 snapshots from behind the scenes as we livestreamed Kingfish Live From Clarksdale tonight (video below): Christone "Kingfish" Ingram...
Dec 4, 20212 min read
Mississippi Delta cotton harvest: tour behind the scenes
Buying cotton today and want to know where it comes from? A plant! Most American cotton is grown on family farms. Scroll to virtually...
Nov 26, 20212 min read
Celebrating Head Start with a downtown Clarksdale parade
Such a fun parade celebrating Head Start! Born out of the civil rights movement, Head Start still uplifts all families with "the belief...
Oct 24, 20212 min read
Libby Rae Watson & inspiring women in blues
CHEERS to the women who inspire us! Just finished broadcasting a personal inspiration, Libby Rae Watson. She's more than a talented...
Oct 16, 20211 min read
Revitalization & creative community in action: Clarksdale's Cutrer & New Roxy theater
Two festivals spanning two centuries of creativity in Clarksdale: behold the New Roxy theater and the Cutrer Mansion in action this...
Oct 15, 20212 min read
Hot in Helena, Arkansas: cool new businesses downtown
Festivals are fabulous...but so are small towns ALL 52wks a year! Have you been to Visit Helena, Arkansas recently? While it's known...
Oct 13, 20211 min read
Kermit, Jim Henson & the small-town Rainbow Connection in Leland, Mississippi
Leland Mississippi is one of the most inspiring places on earth. It looks like so many other small towns, with a cute if worn Main Street...
Oct 4, 20212 min read
Muddy Waters, Keith Johnson & his 'Big Muddy Roots'
Muddy Waters' grand-nephew Keith Johnson is usually onstage with his "Big Muddy Band" but today he joins us for a solo concert and...
Oct 3, 20211 min read
Talking Dreads and the land of Mighty Roots: "Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart..."
The Talking Dreads just closed the Mighty Roots Music Festival's mainstage tonight with an ebullient and poignant performance. In a...
Oct 2, 20211 min read
The Delta Mural Project shining a light on Stovall's cotton gin
There's a Mighty Mural in progress, on the side of the old Stovall Gin. You can watch it unfold throughout the @mightyrootsmusicfestival...
Oct 1, 20211 min read
Coming soon: preservation at Stovall & Mighty Roots
Preservation in action: Stovall Store is getting ready to juke again... The Mighty Roots Music Festival starts in ONE week at the...
Sep 24, 20211 min read
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