Double Decker Arts Festival • April 24, 2010

Celebrating music, food, and the arts. For more information on artists, food vendors, and music visit www.doubledeckerfestival.com.

L.Q.C. Lamar House Museum • Tours and Upcoming Exhibits

The Lamar House is open by appointment for group tours and can be arranged by advance reservation by calling Mary Allyn Roulhac at 662-232-2477.

Rescued by the Oxford-Lafayette County Heritage Foundation in 2004, this National Historic Landmark's restoration was completed in spring 2008. Plans call for exhibits to be installed by late 2010. Read more...

Oxford Film Festival • February 4-7, 2010 • Malco Theatre

Tickets to the film festival are sold in the form of day passes and multi-day passes, which allow for unlimited screenings per day. To purchase tickets and to view a complete schedule, click here to visit their website. For more information, contact the film festival office at 877-560-FILM.

Maker's Market • Oxford's Bimonthly Art Market at the Lyric Theatre• 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month • 10am-5pm

Benefit Concert for Ole Miss Women's Council Scholarships • Friday, February 5 • 7:30 • Ford Center for the Performing Arts

Tickets are $10 for UM students, $25 general admission, and $50 orchestra seating that includes reception with artists. Artists include: Rivers Rutherford, Beatles Tribute Band: Mystery Trip, and Bryan Kennedy. For more information, visit the Ford Center website or call 662.915.7411.

ECHO Performing Arts Project • Thursday, February 25 • 7pm • University of Mississippi, Bishop Hall Room 209

This dramatical theatrical performance of traditional Native American dance and song features performers from Hawaii, Alaska, Massachusetts and our own Mississippi band of Choctaws. This performance is funded by a grant from the United States Department of Education and participating tribal governments. There is no admission fee, but donations are welcome for the Yocona International Folk Festival, which is a non-profit charity whose mission is education of Mississippi children, preservation of Mississippi cultures, and the development of heritage tourism across North Mississippi.

Run for Hope Half Marathon and 5K • Saturday, February 27 • 8:30am • Start and Finish at the Oxford Conference Center

For more information, visit the Race for Hope website or to register online visit the Races Online website.

Upcoming Events at the Ford Center for Performing Arts:

Cabaret, February 13

The RFK Project, L.A. Theatre Works, February 19

Glenn Miller Orchestra, February 20

Soweto Gospel Choir, February 21

Upcoming Events at the University Museum• Open Tuesday-Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 1pm-4:30pm

Lou Haney Exhibit
January 12 – March 6, 2010
Opening Reception Tuesday, January 26, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition
February 6 – March 6, 2010
Opening Reception Saturday, February 6, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Amy Wilson Exhibit
March 23 – May 15, 2010
Opening ReceptionTuesday, March 23, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Ian Hominick “Off the Beaten Path” CD release event | piano concert
Opening ReceptionTuesday, February 9, 2010 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

The University of Mississippi Museum, in association with the Master Gardeners of Lafayette County, Presents “Over The Rainbow” The 2010 Spring Garden Lecture Series held in the University Museum Speaker’s Gallery at 12:00pm on each date:

March 25
Kerry Page, Sports turf manager, FNC Parks- Oxford/Lafayette.
“Green grows the grass” Growing it green without spending too much green.

April 1
Dr. Pamela Collins, Director of Gardens, Mississippi State University.
“Roses are red and violets are blue” All about growing roses in Mississippi.

April 8
Debbie Berkley, Retail sales Manager, Dabney’s Plant Nursery, Memphis.
“Cherry pink and apple blossom white and those autumn leaves of red and gold”
How to have colorful flowering trees and shrubs throughout the year.

April 15
Linda Boyd, Fruit-and-vegetable market gardener.
“Thrills on Blueberry Hill” Growing a rainbow of colorful fruits, conspicuously blueberries, and vegetables for your table.

April 22
Dr Lelia Kelly, Consumer Horticulture Specialist, North Mississippi Research & Extension Center.
“Purple Rain, Mellow Yellow, Silver Bells, and Scarlet Ribbons” Creating color in the landscape from grass to trees and everything in between.

Yoknapatawpha Arts Council Calendar of Events:

Wednesday, February 3rd • 7pm-pm • Art Class with Hilary Maslon• $75 YAC Members, $85 Non Members, does not include supplies. A minimum of 4 students must be registered for class to occur. Registration Form attached.

February 26-28 • Theatre Oxford presents "Seven" • Advance tickets are $10 pr $12 at the door, children and student tickets are $6.

Friday, February 12 • 6pm • Fundraiser for Cedar Oaks Historic Home in the St. Peter's Episcopal Church Parish Hall • Tickets are $20 and includes a concert ticket and a snack supper. Tickets can be purchased at the Weathervan, Mimosa Flowers and Gifts or by any Cosmopolitan Club or Centennial Club Member.

Mark Your Calendar for the Spring Indoor Yard Sale • Oxford Conference Center • Saturday, May 22, 2010 • 9am-10am for early birds and 10am-3pm

Individuals or organizations can purchase a 10x10 booth for $30 or a 10x20 booth for $45. Sign up today! Early bird wrist bands are $10 (admission from 9am-10am) and general admission wristbands are $2(admission from 10am-3pm). Spaces are limited. Contact Hayden Hiter or Kinney Ferris at 662-232-2367 to reserve your booth today.

Announcing a Special Opportunity at the L.Q.C. Lamar House for Clubs, Associations, and Social Groups• Fall 2009-Winter/Spring 2010

Your club is invited for a private guided tour of the recently restored National Historic Landmark in conjunction with one of your regular or special meetings. A Lamar House docent will tell your group the important story of how the house was saved, how the Lamar family lived in the house, and what distinguished the career of L.Q.C. Lamar.The combined tour and meeting space is offered at the cost of just the regular $5 house admission for each member of your group. For more information or to reserve your meeting space and tour, contact Mary Allyn Roulhac at 232-2477. Click here to read an article, published in the Oxford Eagle.

Walter Anderson and World Literature Art Exhibit •

3rd Floor of the J.D. Williams Library • March 2009-January 2010 • Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

An exhibit of work by Mississippi native, Walter Anderson, one of America's greatest artists. The exhibit opened during the 16th annual Oxford Conference for the Book, which celebrated Anderson's life and work. The exhibit will remain open through January. For more information, contact Archives and Special Collections in the J.D. Williams Library at 662-915-7408

Mississippi Mass Choir; Favour, University of Mississippi Gospel Choir; and an all inclusive community choir • Ford Center for the Performing Arts• April 23, 2010 • 7pm

The Worship Experience featuring the Mississippi Mass Choir, Favour, University of Mississippi Gospel Choir, and an all inclusive community gathered for the purpose of ministering in songs. The funds received will support the renovation and operation of the Burns-Belfry Heritage Cultural Center in Oxford. Tickets start at $20 and can be purchased at the UM box office by calling 662-915-7411.