Calendar of Events

Welcome to the Delta Cultural Center's Calendar of Events page. The museum hosts special blues music events and programs throughout the year, such as Delta blues festivals, gospel festivals, folk art exhibits and much more. Don't miss the Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival in October, formerly known as King Biscuit Blues Festival. This Delta blues festival is the largest free blues festival in the nation!

Please check back often to find upcoming events at the Delta Cultural Center, or subscribe to our Delta Currents E-Newsletter to get regular email updates.

King Biscuit Time
Each weekday
Helena-West Helena - DCC Visitors Center 141 Cherry Street Helena-West Helena
12:15 p.m.- 12:45 p.m.
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“King Biscuit Time,” the nation’s longest-running blues radio program, is hosted each weekday at the DCC Visitor’s Center by “Sunshine” Sonny Payne, from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m.

Admission is free; the public is welcome to attend.

“Delta Sounds,” hosted by DCC Assistant Director Terry Buckalew and Payne, is broadcast each Friday at 1 to 1:30 p.m.

Gallery hours at the DCC Visitors Center at 141 Cherry Street and the nearby DCC Depot at 95 Missouri Street are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.

For more information, interested persons can contact the Delta Cultural Center at (870) 338-4350 or toll free at (800) 358-0972, visit the DCC online at www.deltaculturalcenter.com, or email info@deltaculturalcenter.com.
'The River Inside: Photographs By John Guider'
Through July 31, 2010
Helena-West Helena - Delta Cultural Center Visitors Center 141 Cherry Street
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“The River Inside: Photographs By John Guider” is the result of an amazing journey Guider made in a 16-foot canoe, starting in early August 2003 from Spencer Creek near his home in Williamson County, Tennessee, and ending three months and 1,200 miles later at New Orleans.

An acclaimed Nashville commercial photographer, Guider made deliberate choices to avoid the artifice to which he was accustomed in Music City, and instead attempted to record his trip in the manner of the great photographers who recorded life and landscapes during the Great Depression. Guider captured more than 10,000 images, selecting and processing 75 platinum prints to tell his tale.

“We are thrilled to be able to bring this powerful exhibit to the Delta Cultural Center during Heritage Month 2010,” said DCC Director Katie Harrington, noting that Guider’s themes mesh with those of Heritage Month 2010 – “The Road Less Traveled: The Enduring Heritage of Rural Arkansas.”

A gallery talk by John Guider will be held in conjunction with the exhibit and the kick-off of Heritage Month activities on May 1, beginning at 1:30 p.m.

Gallery hours at the DCC Visitors Center and the nearby DCC Depot at 95 Missouri Street are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.

For more information, interested persons can call (800)-358-0972 or visit www.deltaculturalcenter.com.