

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: MLK Celebration: Night of Culture 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 19 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us at the Two Mississippi Museums to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, January 19, for the MLK Celebration free weekend sponsored by FedEx. As part of the MLK Night of Culture, Amanda Furdge will host artistic performances by invited guests at 6 p.m., followed by a theatrical performance by Meridian High School. The play, “A Carefully Calculated Murder,” is based on the true story of the June 1964 murders of three civil rights workers: James Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman. 

This program will take place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium and is free to the public. For more information on the extended MLK Weekend Celebration, visit https://www.mdah.ms.gov/mlk2026.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/jackson/mlk-celebration-night-of-culture/200029447235521
- **Event Categories**: martin-luther-king-day, art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 65

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029447235521?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=jackson-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Jackson
- **state**: MS
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Two Mississippi Museums
- **lat**: 32.301262630871
- **long**: -90.177907681338
- **full address**: Two Mississippi Museums, 222 North St,Jackson,MS,United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Mississippi Civil Rights Museum (https://allevents.in/org/mississippi-civil-rights-museum/26020765)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mon, 19 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Two Mississippi Museums, 222 North St,Jackson,MS,United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** martin-luther-king-day, art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about MLK Celebration: Night of Culture  ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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