Ron Brown

  • Shining A Light on Inspiration

    Thursday, October 29, 2009
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    Inspiration comes to artists in many forms throughout their lives, and occasionally from unlikely places. MPB Arts reporter Ron Brown tells us about a Vicksburg artist who has found a divine combination.

  • Flower Pickin' In Starkville

    Thursday, October 15, 2009
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    Starkville, Mississippi is famous for being home to Mississippi State University for over a hundred and thirty years, and for being an overnight stay for one flower loving country music superstar. As MPB arts reporter Ron Brown tells us, Starkville is getting ready to host the third annual Johnny Cash Flower Pickin’ Festival.

  • More Idol Time At Mississippi School For The Arts

    Friday, October 09, 2009
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    The Mississippi School of the Arts in Brookhaven recieved a lot of national exposure this year when one of their students appeared on the tv talent show American Idol. And as MPB arts reporter Ron Brown tells us, it's about to happen again.

  • A Walk in the Park

    Tuesday, October 06, 2009
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    Shiloh National Military Park and the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center recently hosted two groups of kids from area Boys and Girls Clubs. Most had never been to a national park. As MPB arts reporter Ron Brown tells us, the first impressions left lasting memories.

  • Rewriting Ole Miss Racial History

    Thursday, October 01, 2009
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    History tells us that The University of Mississippi was integrated in 1962 by James Meredith. But as MPB arts reporter Ron Brown tells us, that history is not the whole story.

  • Mississippi's Treasured Islands

    Thursday, September 24, 2009
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    Arizona has the Grand Canyon. Wyoming, Montana and Idaho share Yellowstone. But as MPB’s Ron Brown reports, the largest national park of it’s kind is in Mississippi right off the gulf coast.

  • Columbus Tribute For Tennessee Williams

    Monday, September 14, 2009
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    The weeklong Tennessee Williams tribute is held each year in Columbus where the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright was born in 1911. And as MPB's Arts reporter Ron Brown tells us this year's festival attracted a notable Oscar winning actress and fan.

  • An Artist With A Vision

    Thursday, September 10, 2009
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    Thousands cheered when he took the ball from Archie Manning and ran it upfield for Ole Miss. Today they’re cheering “Scooter” Havard for running around a much more difficult obstacle: painting while blind. MPB’s arts reporter Ron Brown has the story.

  • A Star For A King

    Friday, September 04, 2009
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    Hollywood isn't the only community with a sidewalk dedicated to honoring stars. Meridian, Mississippi has it's own state version of the walk of fame. It's just beginning, but as MPB's Ron Brown reports, there are dozens and dozens of Mississippi stars slated to get a sidewalk star. BB King is leading the way.

  • Mississippi's Rolling Stone Rock History

    Thursday, August 06, 2009
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    Mississippi is well known as the blues capital of the world. And of course it’s the home of Elvis Presley, the king of rock and roll. But as MPB arts reporter Ron Brown tells us, Mississsippi’s rock and roll history is much more varied than just Elvis. And it begins with a band called The Rolling Stones.

  • Mississippi's Genius Walter Anderson

    Friday, July 24, 2009
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    Any discussion about Mississippi’s great visual artists must include the late Walter Anderson. But that wasn’t always the case. A painter, writer, poet, and naturalist, Anderson’s art and ideas were before his time. But as MPB arts reporter Ron Brown tells us, the rest of the world is catching up.

  • Summer Camp Rock

    Thursday, July 16, 2009
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    Sending the kids away to summer camp used to mean they'd come back with arts and crafts, sunburns and maybe a few insect bites. But as MPB arts reporter Ron Brown reports, the only thing biting kids at "Band Camp" is the music bug.

  • Old Time Altruism

    Thursday, July 09, 2009
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    A roving group of musicians travel around Mississippi promoting an old-time instrument that once was in danger of extinction. But as MPB's arts reporter Ron Brown tells us, there's more to the tradition than just music.

  • Indiana Jones Mississippi Style

    Monday, June 29, 2009
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    The hottest movie ticket in Mississippi this weekend wasn't for a new film. As MPB’s arts reporter Ron Brown tells us, the exclusive showing in Ocean Springs was an adventure story with an ending yet to be written.

  • Recycling Katrina

    Thursday, June 25, 2009
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    A retired construction worker on the Mississippi Gulf Coast is turning recycling into an artform. MPB Arts Reporter Ron Brown has the story.

  • George Ohr Portrait of an Artist

    Thursday, June 11, 2009
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    It has taken over 100 years, but the man known as the Mad Potter of Biloxi finally is getting all the recognition he deserves. As MPB arts reporter Ron Brown tells us, the latest posthumous honor for George Ohr is induction into the Mississippi Hall of Fame.

  • Norway town delivers BB King throne

    Monday, June 08, 2009
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    You might think that the Mississippi Delta has few things in common with the kingdom of Norway. But you'd be wrong.
    For one thing, they both have a king. But the similarities don't end there. MPB arts reporter Ron Brown has the story.

  • Mississippi Celebrates Grammy Legacy

    Friday, May 29, 2009
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    Some of the biggest stars in music came home to play in Mississippi last night. As MPB's arts reporter Ron Brown tells us, they didn't just come back to where they were born, they came back to the "Birthplace of American Music."

  • Delta Bluesman Super Chikan

    Thursday, May 21, 2009
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    James Johnson says he was into recycling long before the rest of the world knew what recycling was. As MPB's arts reporter Ron Brown tells us, poverty was Johnson's motivation and his inspiration.

  • Latin Lovers Emerging in the Delta

    Friday, May 15, 2009
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    Hollandale, Mississippi is a small town in the Mississippi Delta. But as MPB's Ron Brown reports, now it's on the map as one of the best places in the nation to learn Latin.