Shifting gears in an art career
Tina Lutz, former director of the Tupelo GumTree Museum of Art and GumTree Festival, is pursuing a master of fine arts degree in studio arts with an emphasis in printmaking from the University of Mississippi Art Department. Lutz talks with senior staff writer Lucy Schultze about her new shift in her art career in this week’s “A Conversation With…” (December 30, 2010, Page 3A)
The gift of life’s possibilities
John Robert Phillips will get his share of presents this Christmas, but none will mean as much as the everyday gift of his grandmother’s care. Retired teacher Karen Namorato talks about the challenges of helping a child born with both Down syndrome and deafness in this week’s “A Conversation With…” (December 23, 2010, Page 3A)
Remembering Christmases spent on South Lamar
Jack Mayfield takes us down Memory Lane as he recalls Christmases of the past when he spent the holidays with his grandparents in their South Lamar home. Read about his childhood memories in today’s Oxford Living. (December 23, 2010, Page 3B)
Decorating during the holidays a tradition for local woman
Santa will definitely make an appearance at the Adams’ home in Abbeville this year. In fact, about 100 Santa’s are already displayed in their living room. See Katherine Adams winter wonderland in today’s Oxford Living on page 1. (December 23, 2010, Page 1B)
Why I look forward to Christmas
Playing Santa Claus is one of Jack Mayfield’s favorite things to do during the holidays. This week in Oxford Living, the historian takes a break from Oxford’s history to tell us why having a long white beard makes for the perfect Santa Claus. (December 17, 2010, Page 3B)
Friendship is a sheltering tree
Columnist Joanne Wilkinson shares her memories of a good friend and reminds us all how important our friends are to us — in good times and not-so-good times. (December 17, 2010, Page 3B)
Networking online can make a solitary hobby more social
While normally a solitary hobby, the best part of knitting is often the socialization that can be found in knitting circles. Knitting enthusiast Buffy Choinski writes about using the Internet to find fellow knitters in Oxford Living’s new knitting column. (December 17, 2010, Page 2B)
Ford Center officials hope to make display annual event
Four gingerbread houses have been on display at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts since Dec. 1 for the center’s first Gingerbread House Village that ran in conjunction with the holiday performance of Synergy Brass Quintet’s “Gingerbread and Brass” program that ran on Dec. 4. (December 17, 2010, Page 1B)
Embracing the world, one trip at a time
Robert Leddy, who retired to Oxford from Canada two years ago, is about a dozen countries shy of his goal of visiting 100 countries. Leddy discusses his world travels with senior staff writer Lucy Schultze in this week’s “A Conversation With…” (December 16, 2010, Page 3A)
Whatever happened to Indiana Jones?
Local columnist Ryan Miller remembers days of playing Indiana Jones and using imagination and sticks to create fun before the big technology boom.
Walk down memory lane with him in today’s Oxford EAGLE. (December 10, 2010, Page 1B)
