Main Street Helena executive director Shane Williams will lead a walking tour of downtown Helena, with emphasis on the history of the buildings. The tour will begin at 10 a.m. at the Cherry Street ... Read More
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Delta Drop-In: 4/16/16
"April Showers Bring May Flowers" - Join DCC director Katie Harrington in a hands-on project to create flower packets for planting. Roll up your sleeves for this step by step project for all ... Read More
Delta Drop-In 4/2/16
Ron Kelley will introduce you to Houston Stackhouse, the blues musician from Helena who was a pivotal figure on the southern blues scene from the 1930s through the 1960s, having worked with n ... Read More
Delta Drop-In 3/26/16: Blues Basics
Ron Kelley will teach participants basic blues guitar nots and how to write a blues song. Bring the kids or grands for this one! The program is free and open to the public. ... Read More
DCC Acquires Photo Album of Southland College
The Delta Cultural Center recently received a donation of a photo album with pictures of Southland College, the first institution of higher learning for African Americans west of the Mississi ... Read More
Delta Drop-In 03/05: Archeology at Battery C
March is Archeology Month in Arkansas, and in recognition of this, Ron Kelley will talk about recent archeological digs at historic Battery C. Military terrain analysis and other techniques ... Read More
Delta Drop-In: Freedom Park
Join Ron Kelley this Saturday, 2/27, to learn about Freedom Park, one of the DCC's Civil War sites. It tells the story of refugee slaves who came to Helena in search of freedom and a life of self- ... Read More
Ronnie Nichols to Present at Civil War Roundtable of the Delta
Civil War scholar Ronnie Nichols will present a program entitled, "Freedom's War: The Civil War in the Arkansas Delta and the Struggle of People of African Descent: 1862:1866" at the Civil War ... Read More
Delta Drop-In: Exploring Southern Food Favorites
Ever wondered how some of our favorite southern foods came about? Things like deviled eggs, hughpuppies, and chess pie? Where did okra, black-eyed peas, and hash originate? Paula Oliver will ... Read More
Delta Drop-In 01/30/16: Battle of Arkansas Post
Ron Kelley will present a program on the significance of the Battle of Arkansas Post during the Civil War and how that turning point of the War in Arkansas impacted military operations in Hel ... Read More
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