Join us for The Oxford American's first-ever Best of the South Awards Gala as we celebrate all that is authentically and uniquely Southern. Morgan Freeman will accept the magazine's inaugural Award for Outstanding Contributions to Southern Culture. Only 200 tickets are available; therefore, we encourage you to claim your tickets as early as possible.
Call (501) 320-5730 or click here for reservations or more information.
The entirety of the elegant and historic Capital Hotel is reserved exclusively for this event, which will include:
Tickets for this exclusive inaugural event begin at $500.
VIP tickets are available that include a pre-event reception with Mr. Freeman for $1,000 per person.
Guests can also choose to stay at the Capital Hotel in a Superior Queen guest room for $250 on the night of the event.
Morgan Freeman is an Academy Award-winning actor whose voice and presence has become ubiquitous in American culture. He spent his childhood in the Mississippi Delta, around Charleston and Greenwood, and he never forgot his roots there. Today, he owns the Ground Zero Blues Club and Madidi restaurant in Clarksdale, Mississippi, where he remains active in the community. He encouraged and financed the first integrated prom in Charleston in 2008, an event documented in the film, “Prom Night in Mississippi.” Morgan Freeman has been a leading Hollywood figure for the last three decades. But his life began in the South, and he embodies the very best of Southern culture.
If you want to order tickets, print this form, fill in your information and mail it to:
The Oxford American
P.O. Box 3235
Little Rock, Ark. 72203