A powerful evening of music and remembrance Sept. 18 will feature a restored instrument that survived the Holocaust as the Starkville-MSU Symphony Orchestra, in collaboration with Theatre MSU, presents a tribute to Holocaust victims.

Mississippi State graduate Ginny Walker Shurlds debuts her first children’s book “Mississippi State From A to Z,” with a special signing at Starkville’s Book Mart on Main Street Friday [Sept. 5] 2–5 p.m. She’ll continue signing copies Saturday morning when the store opens at 9:30 a.m.

Theatre MSU is bringing a double dose of Halloween entertainment to Mississippi State this fall with a spooky fundraiser and a cult-classic performance of “Night of the Living Dead.”