Delta Cultural Center

Delta Cultural Center The Delta Cultural Center (DCC) is a museum and educational complex that tells the story of a land and its people, capturing what makes the region unique.

We preserve, interpret, and present the cultural heritage of this legendary 27-county area. Delta Cultural Center You Tube Channel
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Annual Louis Jordan Birthday CelebrationIf you are in and around Helena on July 8, 2026, stop by for a special edition o...
06/22/2026

Annual Louis Jordan Birthday Celebration

If you are in and around Helena on July 8, 2026, stop by for a special edition of King Biscuit Time and a birthday celebration with cake for "The King of the Jukeboxes."

Time: Noon till 2 pm

Louis Thomas Jordan was an American jazz, blues, saxophonist and band leader from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. He was born on July 8, 1908 in Brinkley, Arkansas.

He is one of our featured artists in the amazing Arkansas in Song exhibit now on display in the DCC Visitor Center.

Special thanks to the students and teachers of KIPP Delta for stopping by Thursday on a field trip. We hope they had a f...
06/20/2026

Special thanks to the students and teachers of KIPP Delta for stopping by Thursday on a field trip. We hope they had a fun time checking out Freedom Park, the Depot and Visitor Center.

Schools interested in scheduling a visit should contact DCC Education Coordinator Candace Dolls at 870-338-4350 or email [email protected].

06/16/2026

📚 Freedom Day is coming to the Delta Cultural Center, and we’re celebrating in style! This month’s theme is “Freedom Day on the Delta,” inspired by The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story by Glenda Armand.
📍 June 20 | 1 PM – 2 PM
đź“Ť DCC Depot Museum, 95 Missouri Street, Helena-West Helena, AR
🎟️ Free to the Public
Come ready to: design your own Freedom Flag with fabric markers, show off your voice at open mic singing, and take the Red Soda Taste Test. A joyful, creative celebration of freedom, heritage, and community.

King Biscuit Time UpdateThomas will be taking a well deserved rest and vacation, so he can bring you even better biscuit...
06/16/2026

King Biscuit Time Update

Thomas will be taking a well deserved rest and vacation, so he can bring you even better biscuits and blues. King Biscuit Time will return on June 29, 2026.

No King Biscuit Time - Tuesday - June 9, 2026Thomas is taking care of important business in Little Rock today, so there ...
06/09/2026

No King Biscuit Time - Tuesday - June 9, 2026

Thomas is taking care of important business in Little Rock today, so there will be no King Biscuit Time. Please join him tomorrow though, for another fabulous edition of blues and biscuits.

"Arkansas in Song" at the DCCSo many fascinating artifacts on display from this exhibition, which will be up until Novem...
06/04/2026

"Arkansas in Song" at the DCC

So many fascinating artifacts on display from this exhibition, which will be up until November 2026. Pictured is a velvet stage suit worn by soul and blues legend Johnnie Taylor, who was known as the "Philosopher of Soul."

No King Biscuit Time today, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Thomas will be back tomorrow. Keep the biscuits warm.
06/02/2026

No King Biscuit Time today, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Thomas will be back tomorrow. Keep the biscuits warm.

05/29/2026

KING BISCUIT TIME! From the Delta Cultural Center, Helena, Arkansas -- broadcast LIVE each weekday on KFFA Radio since 1941! FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY: Friday, May 29, 2026, Episode 19,718 OF THE LEGENDARY “KING BISCUIT TIME!” * Licensing paid by KFFA-FM, 103.1! Helena, AR; High Plains Radio Network. Today's Playlist:
1. “Headin’ Back To Memphis,” Buddy Shute.
2. “Grown Now,” D.K. Harrell.
3. “Be Myself,” Cecily Wilborn & Sir Charles Jones.
4. “Stone Cold,” Russ Green.
5. Scratchy Record Time-Space Continuum: “So Glad,” Charles Drain (1964).
6. Birthday Spotlight: “My Baby’s Gone,” Lazy Bill Lucas.
Hosted by Thomas Jacques, DCC interim director.
During the broadcast, listeners will hear the “King Biscuit Time Opening Theme” from Robert Lockwood Jr., as well as the instrumentals “The Goat,” Sonny Boy Williamson; “Sonny Payne Special,” Charlie Musselwhite; “Barbecue Bust,” Mississippi Jook Band; “DeSoto Bridge,” Lonnie Shields; and “Sugar Blues,” Clyde McCoy.
*Songs may be muted by Facebook following initial live presentation!





















Fun time at the Tri County Fair in Marvell. Stop by later today and tomorrow to see what is happening at the DCC! Check ...
05/29/2026

Fun time at the Tri County Fair in Marvell. Stop by later today and tomorrow to see what is happening at the DCC! Check out all the booths and wonderful rides.

Join me at the Tri County Fair in Marvell today. Make sure to check out the DCC booth.
05/27/2026

Join me at the Tri County Fair in Marvell today. Make sure to check out the DCC booth.

Address

141 Cherry Street
Helena, AR
72342

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+18703384350

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