The Pass Christian Historical Society will holdits monthly luncheon on Monday, September 25th at 12 pm (Noon).  Our speaker will be Pat Murphy.  He has recently release a book, “Growing UpDowntown Bay St. Louis:  A Memoir ofSmall Town Mississippi Life, 195-1970”. His talk will give a first person snapshot of growing up in a small MississippiGulf Coast town.

The HistoricalSociety is located at 201 East Scenic Drive in Pass Christian. Lunch starts at12pm (noon) and the cost is $12 for members and $15 for non-members. Please makelunch reservations by 5pm on Friday, September 22nd.  Please call 228-452-7254 or email reservations@passhistory.org tomake reservations or for further information about the program.www.passhistory.org 

Join us for Butterflies in the Pass MonarchFestival on Saturday, September 30th from 10am-1pm in War Memorial Park in PassChristian.  The festival will be locatednear the gazebo and the Billy Bourdin Butterfly Garden and Monarch Way Stationinside War Memorial Park.  This event will feature speakers,  educational exhibits, hands on activities forall ages and a walking parade for anyone in butterfly regalia (includingpets).  The goal of the festival isto celebrate and educate our community about Monarch butterflies and otherpollinators and what we can do to help them thrive. 

For 2023, we are excited to announce thatbeloved Mexican artist Carmen Parra will be the “Godmother of theFestival”.  Ms. Parra is known for herpaintings of butterflies.  She alsorepresents Mexico-which is where our Monarchs migrate to in the winter.  Come and meet this wonderful artist at thefestival!  She will be painting with children at the festival.

The schedule for this event is as follows:

10am-Welcome and Butterfly Walking Parade

10:30am-Dr. Eddie Smith with MSU Extension on“Butterflies and Their Host Plants”

11:30am-Dr.Holly Muraco-Assistant Research Professor with Coastal One Health atMississippi State Coastal Research and Extension Center on “Monarch Butterflies on MississippiBarrier Islands”

1:00pm-Exhibits Close

Exhibitors at the Festival include:  Mississippi State Extension, Crosby Arboretum, Pass ChristianGarden Club, Hancock and Harrison County Master Naturalists, Hancock CountyMaster Gardeners, Mississippi Forestry Commission, Mississippi Museum ofNatural Science, Harrison and Hancock County Soil and Water ConservationDistricts, Beach Beekeepers Association, Dr. Jeffrey Harris, Mississippi StateApiarist, Dr. Blair Sampson with USDA, Mississippi State University EntomologyDepartment Bug Blues, the Hattiesburg Zoo and the Pass Christian PublicLibrary.

Thisevent is free and open to the public.  Weare asking those attending to bring lawn chairs (if they are able).  Butterfly themed costumes areencouraged!  The Market in the Park willalso take place during the festival and will have butterfly themed items forsale.  If the weather is bad, the eventwill be moved to the Pass Christian Library (located at 111 Hiern Avenue).  If you need further information, please callthe Pass Christian Public Library at 228-452-4596 or email Butterfliesinthepass@gmail.com for more information. You can also get information from Facebook (Butterflies in the Pass https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094393281362) or follow the festival on Instagram.  Sponsors for this event include: the Friendsof the Pass Christian Public Library, Pass Christian Public Library, City ofPass Christian, Pass Christian Garden Club, Coast Coca-Cola Bottling Unit,Mississippi Wildflower Trail, Keep Mississippi Beautiful and the MississippiDepartment of Transportation.  https://www.facebook.com/events/1400638757429867https://www.facebook.com/events/1400638757429867

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