Thacker Mountain converges on Lyric Theater tonight
OXFORD TOWN – Thacker Mountain Radio will perform a special fundraising show on Thursday, Dec. 8, at 6 p.m. at the Lyric Theater on the Oxford Square. Musician Jimbo Mathus (pictured here) will lead the Thacker Mountain house band, the Yalobushwhackers, and welcome a wide array of Oxford area talent including Silas Reed IV, Bill “Howlin Madd” Perry, Effie Burt, Jake Fussell, Jamie and Rosamond Posey, Casey Lipe, authors Jack Pendarvis and Theresa Starkey, Square Books owner Richard Howorth and TMR host Jim Dees. Turn to Page 7 in this week’s issue of Oxford Town for complete details. (December 8, 2011, Page 7)
VOX PRESS returns to the Powerhouse
OXFORD TOWN – VOX PRESS presents “Noises from the Nerve Center Collective,” an evening of experimental music and literature, on Tuesday, Nov. 29, at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center on University Avenue in Oxford. The event is part of a documetary project and is free and open to the public. Page 5 in this week’s issue of Oxford Town has more information on VOX PRESS and its upcoming event at the Powerhouse next Tuesday. (November 23, 2011, Page 5)
Oxford Town #952
IN THIS WEEK’S ISSUE: Yale Historian David Blight (on the OT cover this week) conducts a free public lecture examining the Civil War in the civil rights era on Nov. 16; Hinge Dance Company will entertain at the Powerhouse on Nov. 11 and 12; Quentin Tarantino lands three actors with Oxford ties for his next film, “Django Unchained”; Musicians Cary Hudson, Lisa Mills and Dent May — along with author N.M. Kelby — visit Thacker Mountain radio tonight at Off Square Books; and UM Theatre bring “RENT” to the Ford Center for two performances (Nov. 11 and 12). CLICK HERE to download the complete issue in PDF format.. (November 10, 2011)
Cary Hudson teams with Yalobushwhackers on TMR
OXFORD TOWN – Thacker Mountain Radio welcomes two local heroes to Off Square Books this evening (Thursday, Nov. 10) at 6 — Cary Hudson and Dent May. Author N.M. Kelby (pictured here) will read of love and truffles in Paris and Lisa Mills of Mobile, Ala., will entertain with gutsy Gulf Coast blues. Page 7 in this week’s issue of Oxford Town has complete details of tonight’s Thacker Mountain Radio broadcast. (November 10, 2011, Page 7)
Yale historian examines Civil War and civil rights at Nutt Auditorium
OXFORD TOWN – Yale historian David Blight will visit Ole Miss on Nov. 16 to share his insights on Civil War remembrance and discuss his latest book, “American Oracle: The Civil War in the Civil Rights Era” in Nutt Auditorium. Page 8 in this week’s issue of Oxford Town has complete information about the free public lecture that begins at 7:30 next Wednesday night. (November 10, 2011, Page 8)
Thacker Mountain Radio hits the road … sort of
OXFORD TOWN – In a fundraising effort for its 2012 season, Thacker Mountain Radio organizers have planned an outdoor version of the broadcast this week (Thursday, Oct. 27) on the courthouse lawn featuring poet Kevin Young, musician/singer/songwriter Eleanor Friedberger (pictured here), author Randy Fertel, musicians James Justin (Burke) and Co., and saxophonist Eric Lipe. Page 7 in this week’s issue of Oxford Town has complete details of this special TMR broadcast. (October 27, 2011, Page 7)
