[In The Street] Barefoot Beats
Benefitting Habitat for Humanity, this is the festival's first year, and it promises to be a good time.
New Eyes
Last fall, members of The Journey, a Jackson church community that meets in Hal & Mal's, gave disposable cameras to 12 children who live near Cherokee Heights in Fondren. They …
Casey Elementary Holds Arts Festival
Show your support for arts in the schools by planning a visit to Casey Elementary School (2101 Lake Circle) for their annual Arts Festival, tomorrow, March 26.
Filmmaker Grant Deadline Extended
The Mississippi Film and Video Alliance (MFVA) has extended the deadline for the Emerging Mississippi Filmmakers Grant program until March 27, 2009. The purpose of the grant is to help …
[On The Runway] "Fashion Faux Paws: A Stylish Benefit For CARA
Benefiting the Community Animal Rescue and Adoption, "Fashion Faux Paws" offers not only a tasty lunch, but also a runway show with the spring's new fashions and lovable animals that …
"Scholastic Art Awards of 2009
I have to admit: Even I was a bit shocked when I saw some of the submissions for this year's Scholastic Art Awards. They were absolutely brilliant and refreshing. With …
Song Of Hope
When human-rights activist Ray Barnett saw a BBC special documenting the 150,000 children fleeing persecution in war-torn Uganda, he knew he wanted to help. Barnett, who had done extensive humanitarian …
Art
Raoul Dufy: The Controversial Aesthete
Amid the throngs of women attired like birds of paradise, the men in their usual palette of blues and grays, the clink of cocktail glasses and the rhythmic swell of …
My Uncle, The Artist
When people ask if I'm related to painter Andrew Bucci, I answer proudly, "Yes, he's my uncle!" It's difficult to hide my exuberance. He's a phenomenal human being and artist, …
Quilt of Life
In every class Ravin Hill took during her extensive undergraduate and graduate studies, she found quilting. To Hill, "Quilting is the ultimate metaphor for life. The fabrics that you select …
"Nudes and Figurative Works"
"Nudes and Figurative Works"• Currently hanging• Fischer Gallery• Free
[In Gallieries] "Loose Lips
I'd like to peek inside Melissa Stern's head at some point. Who knows what little treasures one might find. In "Loose Lips," the artist has created an exhibit of 13 …
Art
C. Liegh McInnis: Jackson's Renaissance Man
As a child growing up in the Delta, Clarksdale native C. Liegh McInnis began reading to counter the small-town blues. Since leaving to attend Jackson State Universitywhere he is now …
