LOU FOURTH OF JULY COMMUNITY EVENTS
A Greener LOU – Red, White & Blue
Street Dance on the Square• Friday July 3• 7-9 p.m. joi us on the Oxford Square for a streetdance featuring featuring Soule
Firecracker Ball• The Lyric • 8 p.m.-Midnight
A Fundraiser for Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi featuring the Bouffants. For more information or ticket information call 662-232-2777 or email megfrazier@msdiabetes.org
Annual Stars and Stripes on the Square 5K Classic, and Family Fun• Saturday July 4 • Registration 6:45-7:45AM, Starts at 8 a.m.
Run Benefiting The Oxford Humane Society, For more information call 662-236-7631.
Kid Friendly Independence Day Parade • 10 a.m.
The Parade begins and ends at the Oxford Square. To enter or for more information call 662-801-0340 or email abash@abashevents.com or megan@OxfordMS.net
Family Picnic in the Grove • 4 p.m.• The Grove
Celebrate the 4rth of July with Live Music, Children’s’ Activities & Food Vendors, Featuring the LOU Community Band
Patriotic Independence Day Ceremony • 6 p.m.
A ceremony featuring Local Dignitaries and Honoring our Independence
Live Concert in the Grove• 6:30 p.m.• Grove Stage, Univerisity of Misssissippi Campus
a free concert featuring the music of Mississippi Lions All-State Band.
Fantastic Fireworks Show• Nightfall
The night ends with a firework show over Oxford-University Stadium.
Interdenominational Spiritual Service• Sunday, July 5th• 6:30 p.m
The worship service will take place at Paris-Yates Chapel followed by an Echo Taps Ceremony & Refreshments on the Quad.
Plein Air Classic Bicycle Race • Weekend of July 4th
The anugrual professional bicycle race consists of a series of races that will take place over a two day period in Taylor, MS. Its expected to attract hundreds of top professional riders from around the southeastern area.
On Friday night, July 3, there will be pre-race registation at the Plein Air Neighborhood in Taylor with catered food from Emileigh's Bakery. Most of the races will take place on Saturday and there is even a bike race for kids. Spectators of the event can enjoy the Taylors Farmer Market, food vendors, live music, and a moon bounce for the kids.
For more information, contact Campbell McCool at 662-832-2772 or visit www.pleinairclassic.com
L.Q.C. Lamar House Museum • Tours and Upcoming Exhibits
The Lamar House is open for guided tours Thursday-Sunday 1pm-5pm. Admission is $5. For more information, please visit the L.Q.C. Lamar House website at www.lqclamarhouse.com.
Rescued by the Oxford-Lafayette County Heritage Foundation in 2004, this national landmark's restoration was completed in spring 2008. Plans call for the house to be made a historic house museum that will reveal the life and times of its namesake, Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar. Read more...
Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America Teaching Trunks now available for teachers to checkout for classroom teaching
As host for the traveling exhibit, "Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America", the L.Q.C. Lamar House was given two teaching trunks filled with replica objects and documents. Click here for more inforrmation TEACHING TRUNKS FOR LINCOLN BICENTENNIAL or contact Mary Allyn Roulhac at 662-232-2477 or tourism@oxfordcvb.com.
Guided Walking Tours of North Lamar Historic District• Every Saturday• May-July 10:30
Guided walking tours of Oxford's North Lamar Historic District will be offered every Saturday morning this spring at 10:30, departing from Skipwith Cottage, next to City Hall on the historic Oxford Square. Guides will point out architectural features, introduce some prominent people from Oxford's past, and explain why two houses have been declared National Historic Landmarks.
Sponsored by the Oxford Convention and Visitors Bureau, guided walking tours are offered as part of its heritage tourism program. Travelers are given a personal, up-close introduction to Oxford, and residents can learn a little more about local history.
Tours are approximately one hour and 15 minutes long and will run every Saturday beginning April 4, and continuing through July. For more information, contact Mary Allyn Roulhac at 662-232-2477 or tourism@oxfordcvb.com
Shakespeare Festival• Ford Center For the Performing Arts and Meek Hall, University of Mississippi• June 12-18, 2009
The Oxford Shakespeare Festival performs three Shakespeare plays this season: "Cymbeline," "The Tempest" and "Iolanthe." For more information or to purchase tickets visit
www.olemiss.edu/depts/tickets or call 662.915.5745 or purchase tickets in the theatre lobby box offices an hour prior to the performance or the UM box office in the Student Union, during business hours.
June 25th, THE TEMPEST, 2Pm at Meek Hall. Tickets, Adults $14, Seniors and Students $11
IOLANTHE at 8PM at the Gertrude C. Ford Center. Tickets, Adults $18, Students and Seniors $14
June 26th, CYMBELINE, 2PM , Ford Center Studio Theatre. Tickets Adults $14, Students and Seniors $11
IOLSNTHE, 8PM the Ford Center Main Hall. Adults $18, Students and Seniors $14
June 27th, THE TEMPEST, 2PM at Meek Hall. Adults $14, Seniors and Students $11
IOLANTHE, 8PM at the Ford Center Main Hall. Tickets, Adults $18, Students and Seniors $14
JUNE 28th, IOLANTHE, the Ford Center Main Hall. Tickets, Adults $18, Students and Seniors $1
"Get Fresh With the Locals" at the Taylor Farmers' Market • Every Saturday • May-October 8:00am
The Taylor Farmers' Market is a weekly celebration of local produce, food, arts, and music. Taylor, MS is only a few miles from downtown Oxford and easy to get to. Every Saturday morning from 8:00-12:00pm in the Plein Air Neighborhood of Taylor, MS you can see what local artists and crafters have to offer.
For more information or directions, contact the Taylor Farmers' Market at 662-832-8727.
Mid-Town Farmers Market • Saturdays 7:00 am-11:00 am and Wednesdays 2:00-5:00 p.m.
Located in the Mid-Town Shopping Center on North Lamar Avenue. Open May to September
Thacker Mountain Radio Show at Off Square Books
Thacker is on Summer Break. For more information on the show and the upcoming season contact Carol Mockbee at music@thackermountain.com
Thirty–Sixth Annual Faulkner & Yoknapatawpha Conference • Faulkner and Mystery • July 19 – 23, 2009
Held annually in July, this conference draws scholars and enthusiasts from all over the world to celebrate and explore themes in William Faulkner's writings.
3rd Annaul Yocona Interanational Folk Festival •
July 28- August 1. 2009
The Yocona International Folk Festival brings the world to North Mississippi. As Mississippi’s first annual International folk festival, we celebrate the world’s cultural heritage with exciting folk music and dance performances as well as captivating vernacular arts and crafts from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South and North America. For more information visit thier website
Hail to the Chief!: An Exhibit on Presidents and Mississippi in Presidential Elections •August 18, 2008-August 18, 2009
Located in the Faulkner Room on the 3rd floor of the J.D. Williams Library on the University of Mississippi Campus, an exhibit on Presidents and Mississippi in Presidential Elections. The Exhibit is open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.(except during school holidays).
The 3rd Annual Oxford's Town BBQ Throwdown • September 24-26, 2009 • Oxford Conference Center
More than just barbeque... featuring live music, a car show, carnival rides, motorcycle rally, a live broadcast of Thacker Mountain Radio and much more! contact kelly houston at 662.232.2367 for more information or visit the website.
Also Around Town...
Oxford Town
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The University of Mississippi
Visit their calendar website.
Oxford-University Transit System
For more information on the OUT Transit System, please go to website for a complete bus schedule.
OxfordMississippi.com
A local alt-publication focused on the sights, sounds, and stories of Oxford, MS.
Visit their website.
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