Mark your calendars for the

2011 Double Decker Arts Festival • Friday, April 29-Saturday, April 30

We will be sending out art vendors applications in November. If you would like to receive an application, please contact us at maryallyn@oxfordcvb.com.

Oxford Music Festival • Wednesday, September 1-Saturday, September 4 • Various venues in and around Oxford

Tickets are on sale now for the 3rd Annual Oxford Music Festival. To purchase tickets, or for the complete lineup visit www.oxfordmusicfest.com.

Fun in the Country • Monday, September 6th •10am-5pm (rain or shine)

Sponsored by St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Fun in the Country will take place off of Hwy. 6 West (turn at the Cheapo Depot) at 38 CR 362. $10 per car.

Activities include: market place (arts and crafts vendors), hay ride, pony cart, hot air balloon rides (weather permitting), Kids Kountry carnival games, and much more! For more information, visit their website.

Double Decker Bus Tour • Saturday, September 11 • 10am • Tour to depart from Skipwith Cottage

Join our guide and historian, Jack Mayfield, for a driving tour through Oxford and the University of Mississippi, on the Double Decker bus. The tour will begin at 10am and last approximately one hour and fifteen minutes. Admission is $5 for adults, and $2 for children. For more information, contact the Oxford CVB at 232-2477.

Other fall Double Decker Bus Tour Dates and times include:

October 9th at 1pm

November 13 at 1pm

All tours will depart from Skipwith Cottage.

Welcome Rebel Party • Friday, October 1st •7:30pm-12:00am • The Lyric Theatre

On Friday, October 1, 2010, Fête et Cie, LLC and Traveling Tailgate, LLC invite you to join us in sponsoring or hosting the rebirth of the annual Welcome Rebel Party at the Lyric, a throwback to the original party, formerly chaired by Governor Haley Barbour. The Welcome Rebel Party will feature the Memphis-based band Soul Shockers from 9:00pm-12 midnight. The night will allow alumni and fans both young and old to gather together and reconnect with friends.

The Welcome Rebel Party will be held at The Lyric Theatre, located at 1006 Van Buren Avenue, in downtown Oxford.

Friday, October 1st

7:30 PM – 12:00 AM

The Lyric Theatre - 1006 Van Buren Avenue

Oxford, Mississippi 38655

Soul Shockers

Four tiers of ticket packages are available to corporate and individual sponsors, as well as host and General Admission tickets. Sponsorship and hosts tickets will allow exclusive access to the Lyric Theatre’s upstairs balcony and bar with tables and seating, take-away gifts, and Chevron's Chicken-on-a-Stick. Only a limited number of sponsorship and host tickets will be available. A percentage of all proceeds will be donated to the Chucky Mullins Scholarship Foundation. For more information on sponsorship packages and tickets, please contact Ferriday McClatchy at Ferriday@feteofoxford.com.

Fall Indoor Yard Sale, Saturday, October 9th

The third Indoor Yard Sale, presented by the Oxford Convention and Visitors Bureau, will be Saturday, October 9th from 9am-1pm. General admission is $2. For more information, contact the Oxford Convention and Visitors Bureau at 232-2367.

The One Night Stand Motel Art Show Series, Saturday, October 23rd

The Motel Art Series is a one night art show where the artist is the curator. 12 artists. 12 rooms. Furniture is moved and a gallery unfolds. Since starting in Oxford in 2007, the Motel Art Show Series has branched out to Los Angeles in 2008. This year’s Art Show Series will take place at the Ole Miss Motel on Saturday, October 23. For more information, visit their website at http://www.iheartmotelart.com/motel_art_show_series/About.html.

13th Annual Southern Foodways Symposium: The Global South, October 22-24

The 13th annual Southern Foodways Symposium will be held October 22-24 in and around the town of Oxford and on the University of Mississippi campus.  Tickets can be purchased by visiting their website at https://southern-foodways-alliance.ticketleap.net/GlobalSouth. For a complete schedule of the symposium, visit their website at www.southernfoodways.com.

1st Annual Oxford Holiday Market • Saturday, November 13, 2010 • Oxford Conference Center

The First Annual Oxford Holiday Market will be held on November 13, 2010 at the Oxford Conference Center in Oxford, Mississippi.  The market will feature 40 spaces for vendors in additon to photographs with Santa Claus for children.  For more information, contact Ferriday McClatchy at ferriday@feteofoxford.com or visit her website.

Events at the University of Mississippi Museum:

Mitchell Wright’s: The Reconstruction

On display now – October 2, 2010

Free Admission for Everyone – Everyday, with suggested donation

Sponsored by: Honey Bee Bakery

Native Mississippian Mitchell Wright’s: TheReconstruction exhibition of enigmatic paintings and drawings was inspired by the William Faulkner short story Barn Burning (1939).  Born in Winona, Wright lives and works in New York City where Faulkner also wrote his famed short story.

For more information, visit the University Museum website.

Events at the Powerhouse Community Art Center:

The Arts Council is now accepting submissions for the 2011 gallery series. The gallery program offers artist the chance to submit works for a series of joint shows where several artists will be featured showcasing work based on a theme or for an individual show. Applications are available through the Arts Council office located in the Powerhouse.

There is no cost for submission to the series. The program is to support in party by a grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission, the City of Oxford, and Lafayette County. Deadline for submissions is September 15, 2010.

Upcoming events at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi

Wednesday, October 6, 8pm, The Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quartet

Friday, October 8, 8pm, Amy Grant

Saturday, October 16, 8pm, Strega Nona, The Musical

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the Ford Center’s website at www.fordcenter.org

Thacker Mountain Radio Fall Schedule•

Off Square Books • Thursdays at 6pm

Thacker Mountain Radio is a live, unrehearsed broadcast that features author readings and a wide array of musical performances. The FREE show is taped and broadcast every Thursday at 6:00 p.m. during the fall and spring before an audience of 200, who are seated in wooden chairs inside Off Square Books. Visit the show at 129 Courthouse Square in Oxford, Mississippi. Tune into the live broadcast on Rebel Radio 92.1 FM, or listen to the rebroadcast on Saturdays on Mississippi Public Radio at 7 p.m.

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
Author: Michael Knight
Musical Guest: George McConnell
Musical Guest: Chauncey and the Beast

Delta Blues Stearman Fly-In • October 14-16, 2010 • Oxford-University Airport

A weekend full of vintage aircraft. For more information, visit their website.

Mid-Town Farmer's Market • Wednesdays, 12pm-5pm and Saturdays, 7am-11am • April-October

Taylor Farmer's Market • Saturdays 8am-12pm

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

2010 Double Decker Arts Festival Merchandise is Still Available at City Hall or by calling 662-232-2477

The Following Sizes are Available:

Youth Medium-Grey and White

Adult Medium-White

Adult Large-Grey and White

Adult XL-Grey and White

Adult XXL-White

Posters, hats, and water bottles are also available!

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 wascompleted in spring 2008. Plans call for exhibits to be installed by late 2010. Read more...