Gardening To Attract Wildlife Program Offered November 4 Free at Welty House and Garden

A special free program on how home gardeners can select plants that best benefit wildlife in their yards will be held Thursday, November 4, at the Eudora Welty House and Garden from 12-1:30 p.m. Bob Brzuszek, Extension Professor of Landscape Architecture at Mississippi State University, will direct the event. Participants are invited to bring their […] Read more »

Welty Lecture Video with Ann Patchett Available On-Demand Through June 30, 2022, with $15 Ticket

The 2021 Eudora Welty Lecture featuring celebrated author Ann Patchett will be offered as a special video presentation produced by the Eudora Welty Foundation and developed in partnership with the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D. C. Tickets are $15.00 and are available now through the Folger box office at Bit.ly/FSLWeltyTickets. The initial screening was […] Read more »

2022 Scholastic Writing Awards Program Invites Entries from Students in Grades 7-12

Sally Birsdall, Mississippi’s Regional Scholastic Writing Awards Adminstrator for the Eudora Welty Foundation  in partnership with the Eudora Welty House and Garden, has announced the 2022 guidelines for students in grades 7-12. Teachers in public and independent schools throughout the state have been contacted with this information. A generous grant from the C Spire Foundation […] Read more »

Activities Abound in the Welty Garden During October: Yoga, Camellia Workshop, and 10th Anniversary Celebration of One Writer’s Garden

The cooler October weather will usher in a variety of activities outdoors in the Welty Garden. Jennifer Rose, Welty House and Garden Education Specialist and certified yoga instructor, will lead another early morning gentle yoga class every Tuesday in October from 7 to 7:30. The class is free and open to guests age 12 and […] Read more »