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Click here to download an application for Art in the Park 2008
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Located downtown, the Meridian Mus  eum of Art offers a wide variety of exhibits that are changed regularly. The Museum also offers many educational programs for both students and adults. |
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| MMA Calendar of Events | 628 25th Avenue Meridian, MS 39301 601-693-1501 www.meridianmuseum.org |
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 In fall of 2006 and after a $25 million renovation, the curtain rose on a star attraction in downtown Meridian -- the Riley Center for Education & Performing Arts. Incorporating the historic Grand Opera House and Marks Rothenberg Building, the Riley Center will host a variety of arts and entertainment presentations, educational programs, conferences and meetings. Operated by Mississippi State University, the Riley Center will provide a special place for social interaction, to enjoy the arts and further individual growth and learning that all residents can be proud to call their own. The MSU Riley Center is now the home of Meridian Symphony Orchestra concerts as well. |
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| www.msurileycenter.com | 2200 5th Street Meridian, MS 39301 601-696-2200 |
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| Named in honor of Ronnie Miller, an instructor of theatre and speech and long-time supporter of the Arts at MCC and in the Meridian community. The Miller Gallery hosts annually 6 exhibits of varying art and artists from Mississippi and throughout the US. The Gallery is a teaching extension of the MCC Fine Arts Dept. and the community. Curator for the gallery is John Marshall. For more information contact Mr. Marshall at (601) 484-8647 or email: jmarshal@mcc.cc.ms.us |
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| 910 Hwy 19 N Meridian, MS 39301 601-484-8647 |
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| Variety of plays, lectures & musical events at Meridian Community College. | ||
| Arts & Letters Calendar | MCC 910 Hwy 19 N Meridian, MS 39301 Office: 601-484-8696 Fax: 601-481-1381 E-mail: ihill@mcc.cc..ms.us |
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 St. Paul's Music Series "Brown Bag" Concert features different artist each concert and is held at St. Paul's Epicopal Church, 1116 23rd Ave. The concerts start at 12:05 p.m. and end at 12:50 p.m. Free / Bring your own "Brown Bag Lunch." |
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| St. Paul's Epicopal Church 1116 23rd Ave. Meridian, MS 601-693-2501 |
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 Meridian Little Theatre, the state's largest subscription community theatre is located on Hwy 39 North in a theatre building that is second to none. MLT produces 4 regular plays and 1 youth play each year. Season Tickets are sold each year but a limited number of individual play tickets are often available. The theatre "Green Room" is available for rent for receptions and parties except when a play is being performed. Call 601-482-6371 for season ticket, play, try-out and green room rental information. |
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| Meridian Little Theatre Calendar of Events | P.O. Box 3157 Meridian, MS 39303 601-482-6371 |
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Wechsler is the first brick building built in the State of Mississippi with bond money to provide the opportunity to African American children to get an education all the way through to a high school degree. Wechsler has played an important role in the development of thousands of students who have gone through its portals. Many have become lawyers, doctors, teachers and other professionals. It is important to restore this historical building because it can play a vital role in the restoration of a once thriving neighborhood. It can also restore the pride that once permeated the area. This building will offer a showcase of historical value when tourists visit our city. The building is already the home to many art and cultural programs for the neighborhood and city. |
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| Contact Jesse Brewster at 601-479-7952 for more information. | ||
The Wechsler Community Arts Center Association is a 501 C (3) non profit organization that is dedicated to restoring and renovating the historical building known as Wechsler.
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| The Barber Shop Chorus was established in 2000 at Central United Methodist Church . The Chorus has 20 active members ranging in age from 13-87 years. They perform 15 or more times a year. Their performances are for civic clubs, churches and private parties. The Barber Shop Chorus makes donations to Hope Village for Children and other organizations in the community as well as participating in events that benefit local organizations. They are always looking for new members. Auditions are held from time to time to solicit new members. All of their music is performed accapella. | ||
| Director-Ken Patterson, 601-485-4113 or Manager-Billy Melton-601-485-2312. | ||
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| A professional association of musicians performing classic symphony concerts and events incorporating other performing arts such as jazz, opera, Broadway music and ballet. The orchestra is under the direction of internationally acclaimed conductor Claire Fox Hillard. | ||
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P.O. Box 2171 Meridian, MS 39302 601-693-2224 fax 601-484-8840 mdnsymph@mississippi.net |
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| The girlchoir meets weekly in Hattiesburg and Meridian. In Hattiesburg we meet at Woodland Presbyterian Church and in Meridian we meet at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Our first project will be to participate in the opera "La Boheme" with the Mississippi Opera Co. and the Mississippi Symphony in November. Our wonderful accompanist, David Ward, studied piano at Julliard. The Southern Girlchoir provides a unique and challenging program of choral music education for girls and young women ages 8 to 18. Southern Girlchoir inspires singers to strive for personal and artistic excellence by providing rewarding performance experiences regionally, nationally and internationally, valuing the tradition of live performance featuring the compelling sound of young women’s voices. We provide challenging, eclectic programming with diverse repertoire and are committed to fostering relationships between living composers and singers. With this dedicated group of young artists, we are creating the choral community of the future while giving girls and young women a distinct voice in the community today. Presenting songs from a wide range of choral repertoire from classical composers to American folk songs to world music, Southern Girlchoir offers something for everyone! |
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| www.Southerngirlchoir.com | Contact Vivian Hurley at 601-693-7910 for more information. | |
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The Art in the Park Festival begins at 9:00 a.m. on the first Saturday in April at 9:00 a.m. and continues until 6:00 p.m. Attractions include Hands on Art for Children, a juried art exhibit and competition, a student art competition and exhibit, a special local entertainment stage, a separate stage for the Jimmie Rodgers Foundation Gospel Competition, children's paid activities and food vendors. |
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| Bonita Lakes 601-693-2787 or 601-485-1944 |
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 Upbeat offers individuals an opportunity to learn to play a stringed instrument as well as participate in a group that performs throughout the community. The group ranges from beginning students to those who have played previously in symphony orchestras. |
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| YPOP, National Recording Choir, has been in existence 6 years. It was founded by William Myles. The choir is made up of 30 young people from different backgrounds and locations. They travel throughout the state of Mississippi and southern regions of the US providing a message of hope and inspiration to many young people. | ||
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Contact William Myles at 601-693-9648 for more information. |
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The Wesley Belles are “singing ambassadors” for Wesley House Community Center Inc. We strive to bring help for those in need through donations made to this ministry and in turn offer musical programs that are both inspiring and uplifting to the human spirit. All donations go directly to services for the less fortunate. Above all, we love God and try to please Him, in thought, word and deed, striving to love others as He loves us and working as unto Him. The Wesley Belles have recorded 2 CDs and donate all proceeds from their sales to the Wesley House. Community service is important to the Wesley Belles. They sing for children in the hospital, shut ins and residents at Aldersgate Retirement Community. |
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| For more information contact, Ginger Stevens, 601-485-4736 | ||
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 The Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Center, a $50 million development to be located on 175 acres at Bonita Lakes, will feature a Hall of Fame honoring Mississippi artists, an outdoor amphitheatre, an indoor concert hall and an artists-in-residence village. This ambitious project will celebrate the achievements of Mississipppi's many creative geniuses and provide a forum to nurture future generations of writers, musicians, actors, dancers and other artists.  |
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| www.msarts.org | Bonita Lakes | |
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| A group of artists and interested citizens of the East Central Mississippi and West Central Alabama area who are dedicated to creating a greater community awareness of the arts and art and cultural related events in this area. We are a nonprofit, volunteer-run organization. The Meridian Artists' Co-op was also founded to promote local artists and to provide much needed exhibit space for part- and full-time local artists. We strive to meet this need and bring a wide range of art media by regional artisans into the public eye by offering exhibits, openings, lectures, workshops, and demonstrations. |
Secretary, Meridian Artists Co-Op |
