March 2008
Mar 1, Sat., 9:00 a.m. – 12 noon, Union University Community Art Program presents “Great Big Art” Ages 4-8. Event Location: Union Univ Dept of Art. For details contact Debra Tayloe 731-661-5076. Tuition: $65 (includes all materials). Students will study large-scale painting and sculpture.
Mar 1, Sat., 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Union University Community Art Program presents “Wire Sculpture for Ages 9-12”. Event Location: Union Univ Dept of Art. For details contact Debra Tayloe 731-661-5076. Tuition: $65 (includes all materials). Children will create a wire sculpture based on contemporary sculptors’ work.
Mar 3, Mon – Mar 31, Mon, Jackson Art Association presents “Annual Spring Show and Sale” at the Jackson City Hall. Reception will be held Mar 9, Sun, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Contact: 731-424-2393.
Mar 3, Mon – Mar 21, Fri, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Lambuth University Visual Art Dept presents “Senior Art Exhibition: Elizabeth Armstrong” at Ione-McRae Brown Gallery of Art. Contact Larry Ray, 731-425-3275. Admission Free. Art Exhibition: Fine Arts Studies-Arts major.
Mar 4, Tues. 7:00 p.m., Jackson Art Association “Regular Monthly Meeting” at the Carnegie. Contact Jennie Mitchell 731-424-2393. Visitors are always welcome.
Mar 6, Thur, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Jackson Story League presents “Storytellers: Ginger Fiorvanti and Alice Earnest” at Jackson Madison County Library (downtown) for details contact 668-5695. Free Admission.
Mar 6, Thur, 12:00 p.m., Jackson-Madison County Librar/ Friends of the Library presents “First Thursday Book Review”. For more details call 731-425-8600. The event will be held in the Program Center. A group of children’s writers (including Pat Winston, Joan Hartman, Jill Taylor, Ann-Beverly Stamps) will display and sign their books.
Mar 7, Fri, Jackson Art Association presents “Painting with Palette Knives” with Lendoe Noe at the Carnegie. Contact Jennie Mitchell 731-424-2393.
Mar 8, Sat, 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., Union University Community Art Program presents “Family Art--Keeping Box”. Location of event is Dept of Art. Contact Debra Tayloe 731-661-5076. Tuition: $50 (includes all materials.) Adult with child will study texture and design and visit to gallery.
Mar 8, Sat. 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Penwomen’s Association presents “Quarterly Meeting” at the Norma Dennison Art Studio, 427-5774. Free Admission. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. To welcome new members, share poems, writings and awards in art.
Mar 8, Sat. 7:30 p.m. Jackson Symphony Association presents “Firebirds and Butterflies” at the Carl Perkins Center. Contact Matthew Stover 731-427-6440. $20 General Admission/Balcony; $12 Student/Senior. TJS Concertmaster, Sue-Jean Park, performs “The Butterfly Lovers” violin Concerto that tells the tragic story of young lovers in ancient China. This concert also features Starvinsky’s magical “Firebird Suite”.
Mar 18, Tues, 6:30 p.m. Casey Jones Barbershop Chorus presents “Dinner Entertainment” for patrons of the Old Country Store. For details contact: Larry Lewis 234-0360. Free to patrons of the Old Country Store. Barbershop songs sung by barbershop chorus for patrons of the Old Country Store.
Mar 29, Sat, 7:00 p.m.; Mar 30, Sun, 2:00 p.m., Ballet Arts, Inc. presents “Alice in Wonderland” at Carl Perkins Civic Center. Tickets online at www.balletartsjackson.org or at Special Occasions. Phone 668-3240.
Mar 31, Mon – Apr 11, Fri, 8:30 a.m. p 4:30 p.m. (weekdays). Lambuth University Visual Art Dept presents “Senior Art Exhibition: Lindsay Sears” at the Ione-McRae Brown Gallery of Art. Contact Larry Ray – 731-425-3275. Free Admission. Art Exhibition: Art Education major.