Oxford Town is The Oxford EAGLE's weekly arts-and-entertainment guide.
Nashville’s quirky pop ‘milkmaid’ Crystal Thomas to open for Bohlke
OXFORD TOWN – Get set to play dress up and chill out with indie pop artist Crystal Thomas as she opens for Sanders Bohlke on Wednesday, July 14, at Proud Larry’s. This week’s Oxford Town (Page 9) has information about the quirky pop musician from Nashville who’ll hook you with her cuteness. (July 8, 2010)
Katie Dintelman to play Taylor Farmers’ Market
OXFORD TOWN – Lafayette County’s favorite Saturday morning hangout definitely got a little cooler when Katie Dintelman was added to the lineup. Dintleman is set to crank up her ultra-smooth original folk tunes in Taylor’s Plein Air neighborhood this Saturday from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Page 5 of this week’s Oxford Town has details about this weekend’s Taylor Farmers’ Market, its produce, swag and music. (July 8, 2010, Page 10)
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IN THIS WEEK’S ISSUE – The L-O-U 4th of July celebration schedule is announced; Scissormen return to Oxford and Rooster’s Blues House; the Lisa Harrison Trio is scheduled for Taylor Farmers’ Market this Saturday; Sports columnist Steven Godfrey continues to dissect the mascot issue at Ole Miss; Columnist Jim Dees recalls the book and mini-series “Lonesome Dove;” Mid-Town Farmers’ Market announces its annual pie contest; and Oxford EAGLE photographer Bruce Newman shares great shots from the Summer Sunset Series which concluded last Sunday with a concert by the Germantown Symphony. View the complete edition in PDF format. (June 30, 2010)
‘Where I Begin’ begins again
OXFORD TOWN – Wish I could say it had been my idea but after spending a week in Oxford, director Thomas L. Phillips knew that our film, “Where I Begin,” just makes more sense if it were made in Oxford. We will be filming here in August. Check out this week’s issue of Oxford Town and read about the exciting changes we’ve made to our film. (June 30, 2010, Page 9)
Scissormen return to rock the rafters at Rooster’s
OXFORD TOWN – In what the late Jim Dickinson once described as “acid blues for the 21st century,” the Scissormen are set to return to Oxford via Rooster’s Blues House on Thursday, July 1. Page 7 in this week’s issue of Oxford Town has details about Scissormen, the infectuous blues-rock duo based in Nashville and their return to Oxford and Rooster’s Blues House. (June 30, 2010, Page 7)
L-O-U celebrates the Fourth in style
OXFORD TOWN – Oxford’s Fourth of July celebration on the Ole Miss campus always promises a jam-packed day of family-friendly events and this year is no exception. Page 8 in this week’s issue of Oxford Town gives you a breakdown of events so that you and your family can weigh your options and plan your assault on the town as we celebrate our independence together. (June 30, 2010, Page 8)
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IN THIS WEEK’S ISSUE – The 2010 Summer Sunset Series winds down this Sunday featuring a concert by the Germantown Symphony; The North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic cranks up this weekend in Potts Camp; the University Museum unveils a new exhibit entitled “Teacher and Student: Abstract Works of Marie Hull and Andrew Bucci;” Columnist Jim Dees recalls his days hanging out with Hunter S. Thompson; Sports columnist Steven Godfrey sheds light on three mascot possibilities for Ole Miss; and guest photographer Mike Stanton shares his images from the Blackbird Hour concert in the Grove last Sunday. View the complete edition in PDF format. (June 24, 2010)
Parties, casting, music and a film fund
OXFORD TOWN – Oxford Film Freak continues this week in discussing pre-production on the indie film that she co-wrote with Thomas L. Phillips. A party to raise funds for the film is being held at the Powerhouse from 6-8 pm on Friday with a special appearance by Reverend Robert Reed and Jimbo Mathus. (June 24, 2010, Page 10)
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IN THIS WEEK’S ISSUE – The Blackbird Hour is the entertainment this Sunday for the Summer Sunset Series in the Grove; Jimbo Mathus’ “Mosquitoville” kicks off this weekend’s Oxford Rhythm Revival on the Square; Author Aimee Bender visits Off Square Books in support of her novel “The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake;” The Abbeville restaurant Yocona in Exile is reviewed; and the Oxford Shakespeare Festival continues on the UM campus. (June 17, 2010)
‘Mosquitoville’ launches Oxford Rhythm Revival tonight at Lyric
OXFORD TOWN – Thacker Mountain Radio will present a special benefit show tonight (Thursday, June 17) at the Lyric Theater kicking off Oxford’s first Rhythm Revival featuring Jimbo Mathus and his musical “Mosquitoville.” Find full details of the family-friendly show in this week’s edition of Oxford Town. Also featured this week; full details of the Oxford Rhythm Revival and the events and bands surrounding it. The weekend festival benefits Oxford Medical Ministries. (June 17, 2010, Page 10)
