Daily Historic Home Tours Visit

Drop by or call the Tennessee Williams Welcome Center for schedules of antebellum homes that are open year-round for tour. Contact the Welcome Center for more information: (662) 328-0222.

Racing action at Columbus Speedway Visit

& Magnolia Speedway   Visit

Columbus is home to two of the best racetracks in the South. Race fans check the Columbus and Magnolia Speedway’s calendar often or call the event hotline for weekly updates at 662-241-5004.

Kaboodles Studio

Located at 72 Brickerton. If you are looking for something memorable to do in Columbus, come to the open studio or schedule a party at our place!  

Paint your own ceramics.The studio is open for group gatherings, just call and schedule a time during the day or in the evening.  The cost is just $15 to reserve the room and the cost of the piece you choose to paint.  Also, fused glass workshops allows you to make jewelry, frames, candle plates, suncatchers, crosses, and plates. 662-244-5900

www.kaboodlesms.com

The Eighth of May Emancipation Celebration

Thursday, May 8, 2008

5:30 p.m.

The African American History class at MSMS and the MSMS Voices in Harmony will be presenting the 2nd Eighth of May Emancipation Day History Program in historic Sandfield Cemetery (on the corner of College Street and 25th Street South).

The program will feature musical selections by the student-directed MSMS Voices in Harmony Choir as well as dramatic vignettes that will relate historic events and figures from the mid-19th century Columbus African American community. Events and figures portrayed will include the Underground Railroad through the Tombigbee River Valley, state representative Rev. Jesse F. Boulden who also played an instrumental role founding Missionary Union Baptist Church, and local teacher Anna Gleed, whose father, state senator Robert Gleed, spoke at the first Eighth of May celebration in 1866.

The Eighth of May Emancipation Celebration had its beginnings with the spontaneous celebrations that accompanied the arrival - on May 8, 1865 - of federal troops in Columbus, effectively ending slavery in this area. One year after that date, African Americans of Columbus celebrated their freedom with their first 8th of May Emancipation Celebration.

Come join the students as they refashion that tradition as a musical lesson in local history!

Admission is free and the program is open to the public, and the total program should run approximately 30 minutes.

"Discover Columbus" Day

May 17, 2008

10am-2pm

Join the Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau as we celebrate National Tourism and National Preservation Month with “Discover Columbus”! This exciting event will be held at the Tennessee Williams Welcome Center located at 300 Main Street from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. There is no admission cost. “Discover Columbus” Day provides a perfect opportunity for the Columbus community to see why visitors are flocking to our area. Come join us for a free tour of Columbus, refreshments, live entertainment and kids activities! It will be fun for the entire family. “Discover Columbus” is designed to showcase why Columbus was chosen as the 2008 Dozen Distinctive Destination by the National Preservation of Historic Trust. Rediscover the charm of Columbus and experience Southern hospitality at its best!

Free Guided Driving Tours of Columbus will be at;

10am, 11:30am and 1:00 pm

Call to reserve your seat today!

662-329-1191