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New Normal: HAPA unveils last large scale mural of 2020

The Hattiesburg Alliance for Public Art (HAPA) unveiled its final project for 2020 on Dec. 17, adding to the extensive public arts collection in the Hub City.
“New Normal,” designed by Hattiesburg artist Andrea Kostyal, is the ninth large-scale mural completed by HAPA this year.

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Arts center to host suncatcher workshop Saturday

By James Massengale, 1,182 Reads

The Hattiesburg Community Arts Center, in conjunction with Hattiesburg’s Parks and Recreation Department, will host a public art workshop Saturday, Jan. 16 from 9 a.m. until noon at the Community Arts Center on Main Street in the downtown area.

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Roberts Company planning two more Corner Markets

By James Massengale, 3,754 Reads

The Roberts Company, a Hattiesburg-based grocery store chain, is updating the Sunflower grocery store on Hardy Street to be a Corner Market.
Mike Sowden, chief operations officer for the company, said the grocery store is getting a much-needed face lift.

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Tex-Mex concept El Rayo opens this week

By James Massengale, 1,838 Reads

It was announced last September that local restaurateur Robert St. John would be closing the doors to midtown Hattiesburg eateries Branch and Purple Parrot Cafe to develop a new Tex-Mex concept called El Rayo.

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Hattiesburg Arts Council to host amateur photography competition

By James Massengale, 817 Reads

The Hattiesburg Arts Council is planning to host their annual amateur photo competition from 2 to 4 p.m. on Jan. 16 at the Hattiesburg Cultural Center on Main Street.
The competition is open to children and adults to enter and provides the community with a venue to showcase their photography skills.

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George Brown, an artist from Hattiesburg, recently completed, with the assistance of Sarah Norman, the “Your Life Matters” mural behind Ebenezer Baptist Church on East 8th Street. The mural was commissioned by the Hattiesburg Alliance for Public Art, and it is the eighth large-scale mural completed through the alliance this year. Photo by Brian Winters for The Pine Belt News

Local artists unveil ‘Your Life Matters’ mural in east Hattiesburg

By James Massengale, 1,298 Reads

The Hattiesburg Alliance for Public Art unveiled its newest mural, “Your Life Matters,” behind Ebenezer Baptist Church on East 8th Street near Bobby Chain Park on Monday.
“Your Life Matters” is HAPA’s eighth large-scale mural completed this year with another to be unveiled in the coming weeks.

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Community arts center to host Holiday Art Market

By James Massengale, 994 Reads

The Hattiesburg Community Arts Center, in conjunction with City of Hattiesburg Parks and Recreation Department, is hosting their first Holiday Art Market from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. this Saturday, Dec. 5.

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Arts council to host ‘Emerging Artists’ exhibit and book signing Saturday

By James Massengale, 989 Reads

The Hattiesburg Arts Council will host their annual Emerging Artists exhibit from 3-5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14 at the Hattiesburg Cultural Center, and this year’s event will include a book signing by Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist and University of Southern Mississippi graduate Ted Jackson.

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Arts council to host ‘Day of the Dead’ exhibit

By James Massengale, 1,200 Reads

On the evening of Oct. 31, the Hattiesburg Arts Council is hosting a one-of-a-kind collaborative art exhibit with local artist Hector Boldo.
The event is free and open to the public and will be held at the Hattiesburg Cultural Center, 723 N. Main St., from 6-9 p.m.

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Habitat for Humanity ready for Monster Mash Mud Run

By James Massengale, 2,892 Reads

Habitat for Humanity of the Pine Belt is gearing up for a race like no other in the Hattiesburg area.
The Monster Mash Mud Run is an obstacle course run that will take place Saturday, Oct. 31 beginning at 7 a.m. off the Evelyn Gandy Parkway behind Cow & Coop’s.

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