Promotional image for Eudora Welty's 117th Birthday Bash. Dark brown text center aligned reads "April 17-18; Eudora Welty Birthday Bash; Free Tours All Day & So Much More." Framing either side of the text are pastel pink, green, and blue pennant banners and confetti. Left of the text is a pastel pink, green, and blue record player with balloons, right of the text is a pastel pink, green, and blue cupcake with balloons.
Celebrate Eudora’s 117th birthday with us! 
 
The festivities begin Friday, April 17 with free tours of the Welty House, free cupcakes on the Side Porch, and free crafts in the Visitor Center all day. 
 
The Welty Birthday Bash continues Saturday, April 18 with all that, plus Welty era records spinning from 12 – 4 p.m. with DJ Tyler Tadlock, typewriter poetry from 1 – 3 p.m. with As Told by S.I.R., and caricature sketches from 2 – 4 p.m. with Joe McKeever.
 
Tour times on Friday are 9 & 11 a.m. and 1 & 3 p.m., and on Saturday, we’re offering an exclusive members-only tour at 11 a.m. led by Eudora’s niece, Mary Alice Welty White.
 
Call or email info@eudoraweltyhouse.com to reserve your spot—or to learn more about becoming a member!

Mark Your Calendar

Monday, October 12

Welty at Home Virtual Book Club: The Golden Apples

Join Welty at Home via Zoom on Mondays at Noon CST from September 28-November 23 as we discuss Eudora Welty's The Golden Apples.
Tuesday, October 13

Yoga in the Welty Garden

Thursday, October 15

Storytime on the Side Porch: Spooky Specimens

Join us on Thursday, October 15 at 3 p.m. to learn about the “spooky specimens” of the bug kingdom and the important role insects play in our ecosystem with guest reader Jerome Goddard from the MSU…
Monday, October 19

Welty at Home Virtual Book Club: The Golden Apples

Join Welty at Home via Zoom on Mondays at Noon CST from September 28-November 23 as we discuss Eudora Welty's The Golden Apples.
Tuesday, October 20

Yoga in the Welty Garden

Thursday, October 22

Live Jazz in the Welty Garden

Free performances by the MC Jazz Band and the Soul City Swingers. Grounds will open at 5:00 p.m., and music begins at 5:30.
Tuesday, October 27

Yoga in the Welty Garden

Monday, November 2

Welty at Home Virtual Book Club: The Golden Apples

Join Welty at Home via Zoom on Mondays at Noon CST from September 28-November 23 as we discuss Eudora Welty's The Golden Apples.
Monday, November 9

Welty at Home Virtual Book Club: The Golden Apples

Join Welty at Home via Zoom on Mondays at Noon CST from September 28-November 23 as we discuss Eudora Welty's The Golden Apples.
Monday, November 16

Welty at Home Virtual Book Club: The Golden Apples

Join Welty at Home via Zoom on Mondays at Noon from September 28-November 23 as we discuss Eudora Welty's The Golden Apples.
Monday, November 23

Welty at Home Virtual Book Club: The Golden Apples

Join Welty at Home via Zoom on Mondays at Noon from September 28-November 23 as we discuss Eudora Welty's The Golden Apples.
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