3 Blind Wines... at the Powerhouse in Oxford...

Three Blind Wines, wine tasting with a twist, is a blind wine tasting where teams of two people select three bottles of the same red wine. Two of every team’s bottles of wine are set out for the tasting with the labels covered up, and the third bottle of wine is held as part of the wine auction prize. Everyone then samples the other team’s wines and votes for their favorite wine of the night. The team whose wine is selected as the most popular of the night wins the auction which includes all the other team’s third bottle of wine.

How to Enter:

Tickets to the event are $25 per team ($20 for members of the Arts Council and Oxford Tasting Society) plus the cost of three bottles of red wine. Tickets are on sale at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center. Ticket buyers who present their tickets at these fine wine stores Star Package Store and Kiamie’s will receive a discount plus a free door prize coupon for the event.

I love Lou Haney...

Stop by the Powerhouse and check out Lou Haney's show - "Anedoctal"  on display through October 10th.

I love shorts... 10 Minute Plays in Oxford, tonight at the Powerhouse...

Theatre Oxford presents the 2010 Ten Minute Play Festival

Thursday, September 23 at 7:00pm

Friday, September 24 at 7:00pm

Sunday, September 25 at 2:00pm
Please join us for a Closing Reception following Sunday’s show.
Tickets can be purchased at the Powerhouse: $10 in advance or $12 at the door for adults/ $8 in advance or $10 at the door for students and seniors.

All performances are at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center 413 South 14th Street in Oxford , Mississippi .

The plays are: “Of Course, Of Course” written by J. Wiltz and Keith Sisson; directed by J. Wiltz and Alice Walker ; starring Andrew Douglas, J. Wiltz, and Caren Watts; “The Dreamer” by Jim McCauley; directed by Marilyn Frey; starring Jim McCauley, Marge McCauley, and Jennifer Clark; “Buried Bones” by David O. Bell (First Runner-up of the 2010 National 10 Minute Play Contest); directed by Bruce Butler ; starring Nick Husbands and Gene Hux; “Taking Off” by Daniell L. Mattern; directed by Steve Wooten ; starring Clara Lee Arnold, Gregory Ernest, and Lester Ferrell ; “The Divine Visitation of Joe Pickleseimer” by Micah McCoy of Albuquerque, New Mexico (Grand Prize Winner of the 2010 National 10 Minute Play Contest); directed by Alice Walker ; starring Rob Cornelius and Peter Pinnow.

Each year at the Ten Minute Play Festival, Theatre Oxford produces the Grand Prize Winner of the National Contest as well as plays written by local playwrights. Neil White , author of the play Lepers and Cons and the memoir In the Sanctuary of Outcasts, will conduct a ten minute playwriting workshop in the spring. This is a perfect opportunity to hone your skills and get a script ready to submit for next year’s Ten Minute Play Festival. The workshop is set for May 7, 2011. Come pen your own short play and perhaps it will be on stage next season!
Theatre Oxford ’s Ann ual Ten Minute Play Contest is accepting submissions!
The deadline for submissions is February 15, 2011. For more information, please visit http://www.theatreoxford.com/.

Theatre Oxford is a 501(c) 3 organization. All contributions are tax deductible as allowed by law.

National Geographic - THE SPILL - October 2010 Issue

If you haven't read this issue, please consider picking it up!  Two very important stories are back to back in this issue:  The Spill and Time for a Sea Change.  The Spill contains 50 pages of images from the gulf with tables and charts explaining everything from the dynamics of drilling to the possibly vast scope of unknown damage to be determined by the future of our oceans and wetlands.  Just as important, Time for a Sea Change explains that our appatite for seafood may lead to a worldwide fisheries collapse.

Images from National Geographic - Tuna Boat, Solomon Islands by Jonathan Clay

Oil spill photo by Joel Sartore

What's New Pussycat?! It's Delacata - U.S. Farm-Raised and Sustainable

The U.S. Farm-Raised Catfish industry battles on to bring Americans more sustainable fish and healthier options in seafood.  What's new in the world of Catfish?   The answer is:  Delacata!  I cannot wait for this fish to hit the market so I can start inquiring about it in restaurants - click here to read more about it!

 Support American farmers by ordering catfish, and be sure to ask WHERE the fish comes from.  I'm constantly surveying restaurants, markets and grocery stores, asking if the fish is farmed in the U.S.  If they say no - I won't buy it.  Watch the video below to find out why you should avoid imported catfish...