‘Miss-I-Sippin’ Beer and Food Tasting
Thursday, March 25, 7-9 p.m., at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center. Fundraiser for the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council features 16 beers paired with fine foods by Chef Craven. Sponsors include Papa John’s Pizza and Clark Beverage Group. Tickets are $30; YAC members and students, $20. (February 26, 2010)
‘Interaction’ Local Arts Sampler
A sampler of Oxford’s visual and performing arts, featuring a performance by Oxford Ballet Company; three improv plays by LaffCo; a poetry reading by Danielle Sellers and Mark Adamec; visual arts exhibits by Oxford artists and interactive visual arts by Chandra Williams; music by The Sleeping Bulls, and from the Oxford Songwriters Association: Jon Michael McLeod, Anne Le Gall and Mark Van Boeing. Saturday, March 6, from 7-9 p.m. at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center. Admission is $10. (February 26, 2010)
Troubadour Lounge
Tuesday, March 2, at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center from 7-9 p.m. The March show will feature Donovan McCain House Band, Ben Yarbrough & Sarah Jacobs and Jesse Pinion. Tickets are $7 at the door. (February 26, 2010)
‘The New Millennium Art’
An art exhibit featuring folk art by Bob Coleman will show in the Powerhouse auditorium, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free to the public. (February 26, 2010)
Community unites with Ole Miss
OXFORD TOWN – Community members recently participated in the “Tag You’re It!” program with the help of Ole Miss art students. The mural created at the event will hang on the side of the Powerhouse as a beacon identifying the facility as an art center. (February 24, 2010, Page 16)
Grant helps YAC promote local artists
The Yoknapatawpha Arts Council has received a $3,000 grant from the Elizabeth Firestone Foundation to promote local artists. The Arts Council aims to create a book that documents artists’ work, studio spaces and galleries. (February 1, 2010, Page 2)
New YAC art classes set
OXFORD TOWN — The Yoknapatawpha Arts Council is launching a new series of art classes for 2010, featuring classes by artist Hilary Maslon. (January 7, 2010, Page 5)
