| Art is for Everyone fundraiser |
| Written by Beth |
| Friday, 07 October 2011 16:19 |
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Come and Enjoy a Night of Celebrating the Arts!  Live entertainment- including music, spoken word, theatre and dance performances with emcee Jim Dees. A Fundraiser for the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council Endowment Fund A sampler of the Arts in Oxford Raffle grand prize: Yokna Bottoms Farm 2012 Full Food Share! With other items ranging from free dance classes to works of art, jewelry, and more. Come out to the Powerhouse (corner of University & South 14th Street) October 18th from 5-7pm and learn about what the Arts can do for you! Purcahse your raffle ticket here Art for sale includes work by: Jere Allen, Jo Ann Allen, Bill Beckwith, Katherine Fields, Mike Stanton, Rebekah Flake, Allan Innman, Marilyn Innman, Erin Abbott Kirkpatric, Benny Melton, Lee McCartney, Andi Bedsworth, Rebekah Flake, Laurie Fisher, Modine Bolen, Brooke White, William Andrews, Erin Rasberry Napier, Anne Scott Barrett, Lyn Kartiganer, Maude Schuyler Clay and more. Raffle tickets can be purchased at the event for $5 or in advance at the Powerhouse community arts center or online at www.oxfordarts.com. Raffle prizes include a Double Decker gift package, an Oxford Film Festival gift package, Oxford Ballet Association free ballet clases, Deborah Kaye's School of Dance classes, Theatre Oxford tickets, a Scott Baretta Mississippi Blues Book, Siplada Designs Jewelry $50 gift certificate, Hinge 4-top table tickets for the next performance, Oxford Center for Cosmetic and General Dentistry certificates for teeth whitening and a 2012 food share from Yokna Bottom Farms and more great prizes. Food and beverages have been generously donated by Papa John's Pizza, LB's Meat Market, Honey Bee Bakery, Chick-Fil-A, High Point Coffee and art patrons. Music will be provided along with the art sale in the gallery room from 5-7:30 p.m. University Museums will have children's activities and Holli's Sweet Tooth will provide face painting. The music line up includes: 5-520 Betsy Chapman, Laura Cole and Matt Smith 520-540 Donovan McCain 540-600 Marc Adamec and David Shirley 6-620 Bill Perry 620-640 Jon Micheal Mcleod 640-700 – Swinging Preveracators 7-720 pm Robert Earl Reed Performances from a variety of art organizations will be in the theater with emcee Jim Dees also hosting the raffle drawing every few minutes. PERFORMANCES 5:20-5:30 - Intro from Wayne Andrews and Jim Dees 5:30-5:40 Oxford Film Festival presents The Hanging of Big Todd Wade 540-545 First Raffle 545-555 – Vox – Samanfa Korbel 555-600 Second Raffle 6 pm – 615 pm Oxford Ballet Association/Hinge 615-620 – Third Raffle 620-635 – Theatre Oxford 635-640 – Fourth Raffle 640-655 Oxford Civic Chorus 655-700 – BIG FINAL RAFFLE |
