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The Yoknapatawpha Arts Council Calendar of Events for the Week of June 7–13th, 2010 for the Powerhouse Community Arts Center and Oxford , MS


Join us for Art Camp at the Powerhouse:


Students and Adults have the opportunity to explore various visual art programs this summer through the Arts Council’s summer art camp. Students will work with local artists, professional instructors and teachers. These camps provide a space to learn and explore anyone’s creative techniques.



Classes & Instructors:



Rebekah Flake – Painting Styles: Techniques from Great Artists- Cities , House, Farms and Fields

Painting Styles: Techniques from Great Artists- Expressions of People in Art

Pastels of People, Pets & Wild Animals



Katherine Rhodes Fields – Photography Workshop (available for Adults)



Chandra Williams – Art Start, Seeing as an Artist



Andi Bedsworth – Creative Collages



Micah Guinn’s – “Preserving Your Family Film” and “The Basics of Shooting Good Video” (available for Adults)





For more information about our Summer Art Camps please contact YAC at yacoperations@gmail.com

or visit www.oxfordarts.com



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Sunday, June 13th, 2010 the Summer Sunset Series is continuing their concert series with the Blackbird Hour. Each concert will be performed at the Grove and will start at 7:00pm. The performances are FREE and OPEN to the Public.

Other upcoming Summer Sunset Concerts:

June 20th – Oxford Songwriters Showcase

June 27th – Germantown Symphony



Oxford Park Commission presents "Movies in the Parks"

On select nights in June and July, OPC will set up our huge inflatable movie screen in various parks and take in a family-friendly movie. Here's the best part - IT'S FREE! So bring your lawn chairs, blankets, and movie pals and enjoy a fun filled night with OPC! All movies start at dusk.

Come early and enjoy music from local music acts. 2010 movie schedule includes:

June 18 at Avent Park- "The Goonies"

July 16 at Bailey Branch Park at FNC-"Kung Fu Panda"

July 30 at FNC Sports complex-"Field of Dreams"

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On Saturday, June 12, 2010 from 7:00-10:00pm it’s Time to Dance! Located at the Johnson Commons Ballroom of the Ole Miss Campus, Group Dancing Lessons are being offered. It will be casual, open dancing, and a variety of music styles to fit anyone’s fancy. Everyone is welcome AND even if you don’t dance you can still go and enjoy yourself while learning!

Admission: $8 (members); $12 (non-members)
Student admission: $5 (members); $9 (non-members)
Yearly membership dues: $25
Student yearly membership dues: $15

You may join at the door, if you wish and save on admission to club events!
You do not need to be a member to attend.

For more information contact Fred or Kathy at: 662-234-8530
Visit our web-site at: www.ombdc.com

To the highest bidder - an opportunity to attend a True Blood Premiere party!!!

Tanya Wright as "Kenya" in True Blood

Scene from Season 1 True Blood

From Melanie Addington:

As most of you may know due to my annoying Facebook updates, I am
making a movie this summer titled "Where I Begin." We decided to go
the grassroots way of funding in support of indie film. Anyways, we
have a special incentive to donors thanks to Tanya Wright, co-star of
True Blood, who has offered to take the biggest donor between today
and Sunday at midnight, to the L.A. premiere of True Blood Season 3 as
her guest. Afterwards, the person will be her guest at the after party
with the cast. I am super jealous and wish I could be my own biggest
donor to the film right now!


If you know anyone who may be interested in this, or maybe would be
willing to post or Tweet or Facebook this out or even just forward the
e-mail to a friend that loves True Blood, we would appreciate it. I
can provide any other details you might need about the film or
anything else. I appreciate it more than I can say, but will
definitely try my hardest!


Here are the details:


WANT TO GO TO THE TRUE BLOOD PREMIERE AND AFTER PARTY?:
All you have to do is be the highest pledge to the “Where I Begin”
Kickstarter campaign
(http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1264907053/where-i-begin-support-indie-film)
between now and Sunday at midnight and you get to attend the premiere
of True Blood, season 3, this Tuesday, June 8 in Los Angeles with
co-star (and amazing actress!) Tanya Wright, and then the after party
with the cast!


Flight and hotel are not included but if you live in Southern
California, this is quite the deal. Or if you have no concerns over
buying a flight, then hey, still a great deal! I mean, you get to hang
out not only with Tanya but with Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Jim
Parrack, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten, Carrie Preston, Alexander
Skarsgard and more!


Go to Kickstarter.com and pledge to help us make our movie, or contact
the filmmakers at whereibeginmovie@gmail.com for a non-kickstarter
donation. If you are the highest pledge (or in the case of a tie we
will draw straws!) then we will be in touch with the details of how to
meet up with Tanya and other necessary information. We are looking to
raise $7,000 more dollars in the next 41 days. Help us make this movie
and support grassroots indie film!


Where I Begin - http://whereibeginmovie.com/

Melanie Addington

Oxford Film Fest News...

The Oxford Park Commission has purchased an inflatable outdoor screen and will be hosting family-friendly films on four Fridays throughout the summer.

June 4 The Blind Side

@ Avent Park


June 18 The Goonies

@ Avent Park


July 16 Kung Fu Panda

@ Bailey Branch Park (across from FNC offices on Office Park Dr.)


July 30 Field of Dreams

@ FNC Sports Complex

Movies start at dusk.

Live music starts at 6:pm.

Bring blankets/chairs/bug spray, etc.


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Tuesday, June 22
Powerhouse Community Arts Center
7:00 p.m.
FREE

Festival co-director Micah Ginn (of UM Media and Documentary Projects) will talk about how to protect and convert your home movies to DVD, no matter what format they are in (8mm, VHS, Beta, etc.).

He will display footage from some of the home movies he has restored, demonstrating the techniques used for various formats, and will take questions about preservation and transfer.


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SUBMIT YOUR FILM TO THE OXFORD FILM FESTIVAL!!!

Have a film to submit? Check out our listing on Withoutabox.com or download a paper entry form from our website.

Early Bird Deadline: July 15
Regular Deadline: September 1


Entries are accepted in the following categories:

•Animated Short
•Documentary Feature
•Documentary Short
•Experimental Short
•Narrative Feature
•Narrative Short

Filmmakers from Mississippi are especially encouraged to submit.

YAC Calendar of Events for Oxford, MS

The Yoknapatawpha Arts Council Calendar of Events

Week of June 1st–6th, 2010

for the Powerhouse Community Arts Center and Oxford , MS
We hope that everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend. We’d like to remind everyone to please take this opportunity to renew their membership with YAC, if you haven’t already. The flyer for renewal is attached to this e-mail with our information.

Join us for Art Camp at the Powerhouse:

Students have the opportunity to explore various visual art programs this summer through the Arts Council’s summer art camp. Students will work with local artists, professional instructors and teachers. These camps provide kids with a space to learn and explore their creative techniques.

Classes & Instructors:

Rebekah Flake – Drawing & Painting Nature

Painting Styles: Techniques from Great Artists- Cities , House, Farms and Fields

Painting Styles: Techniques from Great Artists- Expressions of People in Art

Pastels of People, Pets & Wild Animals
Katherine Fields Rhoades – Photography Workshop
Chandra William s – Art Start, Seeing as an Artist
Andi Bedsworth – Creative Collages
For more information contact YAC at yacoperations@gmail.com or visit http://www.oxfordarts.com/

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Sunday, June 6th, 2010 the Summer Sunset Series is starting up with their first concert by the Mississippians Jazz Ensemble. Each concert will be performed at the Grove and will start at 7:00pm. The performances are FREE and OPEN to the Public.

Other upcoming Summer Sunset Concerts:
June 13th – Blackbird Hour

June 20th – Oxford Songwriters Showcase

June 27th – Germantown Symphony
Oxford Park Commission presents "Movies in the Parks"

On select nights in June and July, OPC will set up our huge inflatable movie screen in various parks and take in a family-friendly movie. Here's the best part - IT'S FREE! So bring your lawn chairs, blankets, and movie pals and enjoy a fun filled night with OPC! All movies start at dusk.

Come early and enjoy music from local music acts. 2010 movie schedule includes:

June 4th at Avent Park- "The Blindside"

June 18 at Avent Park- "The Goonies"

July 16 at Bailey Branch Park at FNC-"Kung Fu Panda"

July 30 at FNC Sportscomplex-"Field of Dreams"

Call for extras: The Help filming in Mississippi this Summer!!!

(Emma Stone pictured above - she will play the character Skeeter Phelan.  Image from Glamour Magazine)

“The Help” based on the best-selling novel of the same name will be filming in Mississippi in July and is now casting for extras. Ole Miss alum, Tate Taylor has adapted the script and will be directing. If interested, you can visit the Mississippi Film office site for the application and instructions to contact them. The filmmakers are also looking for any cars that were made before 1963.



Visit http://www.visitmississippi.org/film/film_news.asp for information.


The Help, the best-selling novel by Mississippian Kathryn Stockett, will be filmed this summer in Mississippi, mostly in and around Greenwood and Leflore County.



This film project has been months in the making through many local and state agencies, as well as businesses and private citizens working tirelessly to attract this major motion picture.

When informed of the site selection, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour commented, “I am delighted that DreamWorks has chosen to film The Help in Greenwood, Mississippi. This film, which will be directed and produced by Mississippi natives and is based on Mississippi-born author Kathryn Stockett’s best-selling novel, will create numerous jobs during its production.”

The City of Greenwood, Leflore County, the State of Mississippi by way of the Mississippi Development Authority, the Mississippi Film Office, the Greenwood Convention and Visitors Bureau, Entergy-Mississippi and AT&T-Mississippi joined forces with the Greenwood-Leflore-Carroll Economic Development Foundation to develop a creative plan and incentive package to attract the studio decision makers.

Gray Swoope, Executive Director of the Mississippi Development Authority said “We were pleased to have worked with DreamWorks executives and local economic development officials on this project. Film production projects have a tremendous positive impact on a community’s economy, as these types of projects create jobs for local residents and new business opportunities for area businesses.”

The Help, a publishing success story of 2009, spent 56 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list, oftentimes at #1. In addition to the novel being written by Mississippian Kathryn Stockett, it will also be directed and produced by Mississippians. Tate Taylor, a native of Jackson, adapted the screenplay and will direct the film, while Brunson Green, also a Jackson native, will produce the film in conjunction with DreamWorks Studio and Chris Columbus’ 1492 Pictures.

Filming will begin in July in Greenwood and the surrounding areas. The film will star Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Octavia Spencer.

Aloha ... our last night in Mississippi ...

Joe, Lizzie, Laurie and Paul

After many unexpected delays, we crashed a luau in the delta before finally leaving our beloved state.  (It was hot outside, y'all!)

We currently reside in Richmond, Virginia.  We miss Oxford, Indianola, Lake Washington, Greenwood, family and our friends.  I will continue to post news and information concerning Mississippi on this blog from time to time.  Cheers, until we meet again, Magnolia State!

When I came up from the South

I felt so down in the mouth

Then I took one look at you

And thought about Dixie skies of blue

I thought about sweet magnolias too

I never missed a cotton bowl

I like my juleps a trifle tall

Yes sir, I'm strictly from Dixie

- Ella Fitzgerald

The beat goes on ... Jason Heavner is the new Oxford Maker's Market coordinator ...

Jason Heavner has picked up the Oxford Maker's Market flag after I had to put it down because sadly, I'm leaving Oxford, tomorrow!  You may have seen Jason on the cover of the Oxford Living section of The Oxford Eagle during Green Week back in April, 2010.  Jason is an amazing creator of art.  He works in many media, but is popularly known for his folksy crosses.

I just got this email from Jason about the next Maker's Market.  Rock on, Maker's Market - I will miss you the most!

Attention Makers Market Artists and friends,



We have been invited by the Yockna(patwpha) Bottoms Farm to participate in Patawpha Fest 2010. This is going to be a great event with tons of live bands, a farmer's market, crawfish boil, and available camping. There are no seller fees, but you are asked to make a donation to the farm, if possible. If you are interested in selling, please bring your own table, if you have one. They have a few tables we can use, and obviously, we can share space on our tables. Please, come enjoy the food, music, community, and most importantly, supporting a great cause... and bring a tent for camping out! Sounds like a mini Woodstock!

 Requirements to sell: - Set up is anytime before 1:00p.m. for the market, which is kick off time. You can drive your vehicle to the setup location, but they ask that all cars be moved before 1:00p.m.. We will sell until whenever, All spaces for sellers are first come first serve. When you arrive to claim your spot, please have all of your merchandise with you and begin setting up immediately. If you abandon your spot during setup, the Maker’s Market committee reserves the right to move any tables/chairs/items left only to reserve a spot. - Bring your own table, chairs, and table cloth, and if you want shade, you will need a canopy. Most artists bring 6 ft tables that collapse and are easy to carry. Card tables also work well. - Please bring your own screens, easels or other setup for displaying wall art. If the seller is under the age of 18, he/she must be accompanied by an adult. - Sellers must bring their own cash to make change for sales. Mississippi sales tax .07% must be submitted to David Molina before the end of market.
 Let me, jasonheavner@yahoo.com, know if you have more questions, you may call me too - 662-202-4145.


 If you choose to sell or perform with the Oxford Maker’s Market you get a free page on our website! http://www.oxfordmakersmarket.com Please email David Molina a photo for your profile pic, photos of your work and your name, your company’s name, your website, your location and the type of artwork that you create with a brief statement about yourself and your work. David’s email is dmmolina@gmail.com. Also please check out David’s web page on the Oxford Maker’s Market site, to get an idea of what your page will look like: http://www.oxfordmakersmarket.com/artist/4

- Jason Heavner



The Oxford Maker's Market http://www.oxfordmakersmarket.com/

Word on the street in Mississippi - say goodbye to Gulf shrimp and oysters

As the oil continues to snake it's way all over the Gulf, restaurants in Mississippi prepare to order their regular seafood from anywhere other than the Gulf.  At a restaurant in Greenwood, MS, I asked the chef if she would continue to serve her regular catch from the Gulf.  She answered that I can say goodbye to Gulf shrimp and oysters, and to thank goodness for pasteurized crab meat.  Fish caught lower down in the Gulf will still be served. 

Issues of the depletion of our world's seafood have plagued my mind, ever since I read this National Geographic article - Seafood May Be Gone by 2048.  We must continue to support the people of the Gulf, even if we cannot purchase their seafood.  It reminds me once again, to always ask where my seafood was farmed or caught.  I only purchase U.S. farm-raised catfish, when I buy seafood at the grocery store.  At least I know I am supporting U.S. farmers and that my fish wasn't raised in a sewer somewhere without regulations. 

Support Oxford businesses that are helping fight the oil on the coast! La Rousse Salon is sending all of their trimmings to help soak up the oil!

La Rousse Salon & Spa has been my favorite salon in Oxford.  On my last visit to La Rousse, my stylist, Debbie, told me that La Rousse is collecting all of the leftover hair that ends up on the floor at the salon and sending it to the coast.  They've collected big trash bags full of hair - and this hair will be put inside silk stockings that will float along the coastline and absorb oil.  Apparently the hair really soaks up the oil - I hope this will help attract the oil, and keep it away from other animals.

It's so important to keep these efforts moving!  Support local businesses and groups who are collecting products to help clean up the Gulf.  The University of Mississippi had a collection last week for stockings and rubber gloves.  One thing to consider when purchasing these badly needed products:  purchase them FROM small businesses.  Let's keep everyone above water by saving the Gulf with products sold at local, small businesses.  For instance, you can get 10 pairs of rubber gloves (the ones used for dishwashing are preferred to the medical kind) at Big Star in Oxford for less than $15.

Square Books partners with OLHS to help raise money - please pre-order your books!

From Hattie Alton of the Oxford Lafayette Humane Society:

We are very pleased to tell you about a wonderful opportunity that's come our way-a partnership with Square Books to raise important funds for Oxford- Lafayette Humane Society. A great new novel about dogs, A Dog's Purpose, is coming out July 6, 2010. Between then and now, Square Books is accepting orders for the book, "pre- sales" as they are called. For every pre-sale of A Dog's Purpose, Square Books will donate 10% of the cover price to Oxford-Lafayette Humane Society. That's around $ 2.20 for every pre-sale. It could add up quickly, providing us badly needed funds! Best yet, it is money we make without having to spend money-there's no overhead cost to us.

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This novel is being lauded by some of the nation's top animal advocates. More about that below, but first, here are the details of the program. To support this effort, all you need to do is buy one or more copies of A Dog's Purpose by going to the book store's website

http://www.squarebooks.com/book/9780765326263

or by phoning in your order at 662- 236-2262, or by visiting the store to place your order at 160 Courthouse Square, Oxford, MS 38655 Between now and July 1, 2010, Square Books will donate 10% of the cover price to Oxford-Lafayette Humane Society.Be sure to tell them you want the money to go to Oxford- Lafayette County Humane Society, as they are donating to two charities in this program. It's that easy!

$22.95

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A Dog's Purpose is written by the NY Times Bestselling Author and nationally syndicated newspaper columnist W. Bruce Cameron. Read more about the author at www.adogspurpose.com . Dr. Marty Becker, Resident Vet "Good Morning America," and "The Dr. Oz Show" says, "Anyone who has ever loved a dog needs to read this wise, touching, often hilarious book." The book follows the life of a dog who lives not one but multiple lives, from feral animal to hoarded dog to beloved pet to rescue canine. Eventually the dog understands that life is more than just living, it is about doing something. There must be a reason why he keeps being reborn, and he believes he needs to discover that reason-his purpose. This is a book that can be enjoyed by all members of the family, and is certain to be a favorite of animal lovers everywhere. Iris M. Dart, author of Beaches, says, "This book is a classic." Please consider participating in this program! It's a great way to help Oxford-Lafayette Humane Society pursue our important work.

Sincerely,


OLHS
Oxford Lafayette Humane Society

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email: info@oxfordpets.com
phone: 662-236-7631
web: http://www.oxfordpets.com
Pre-order online or by phone BEFORE JULY 1, 2010. For more information visit adogspurpose.com or contact Publicist Karen Lovell at karen.lovell@tor.com.

Donate your stuff to the Oxford Film Fest's yard sale - Melanie Addington is collecting donations now until the yard sale on May 22nd at the Oxford Conference Center!

I am in the process of packing up our apartment to move (so sad to be leaving Oxford!)  and I found all sorts of things I didn't need - so I donated them to the Oxford Film Fest's yard sale.  This is a really great opportunity to get rid of stuff AND to help the Oxford Film Fest stay afloat!  If you don't have anything to donate, be sure to attend the yard sale on May 22nd and see what they are selling!

Help the Oxford Film Festival raise funds by participating in the May 22nd yard sale at the Oxford Conference Center. The festival is looking for your donations of gently used items that we can sell as part of our event. If you are interested in donating, please contact Melanie Addington at melanie@oxfordfilmfest.com or 877-560-3456.

Happy Graduation from Ole Miss!

Joe and Lizzie in the Grove after Ole Miss Law graduation, May 2010

Prof. Tucker Carrington, Joe Oglesby, Prof. Desiree Hensley and Lizzie Oglesby - Tucker and Desiree are two of my favorite Oxford people.  They both run two very important programs in Oxford.  Tucker is the director of the Mississippi Innocence Project and Desiree is the director of the Civil Legal Clinic and Supervising Professor of the Low-Income Housing Section.  Both work very hard to assist people who are in serious need of help, and who may not be able to afford a lawyer. 

Joe Oglesby with Prof Joanne Gabrynowicz - Joanne is the director of the National Center for Remote Sensing, Air and Space Law and Research Professor of Law.  Joann's resume is really amazing - you can read more about her on the National Center for Remote Sensing Air and Space Law website.  What I deeply admire about Joanne is her love of culture and her passion for communication with students and professors from other nations, like China.  She is building powerful bridges of communication that are priceless now and vital for the future of space law.

Lizzie O. will be selling art and gifts made from recycled and repurposed materials at Taylorpalooza, Saturday night 5-8pm

BP Oil Spill in the Gulf - What You Can Do to Help in Oxford, Mississippi

Ole Miss Students for a Green Campus, is holding a supply drive to collect supplies needed to protect and clean up the fragile Mississippi and Louisiana coastline from the recent Gulf oil spill. Supplies will be collected at the Quad entrance to the JD Williams Library this Monday through Thursday, May 3rd-6th from 8:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. You may also bring supplies to the Office of the Dean of Students, Union 422, from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Supplies needed are rubber gloves and nylon pantyhose that will be used to construct oil booms to contain and absorb the oil. Please contact Students for a Green Campus at sgc.olemiss@gmail.com  for details.