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NewFound Road
One of the most exciting bands to emerge on the national bluegrass scene in the new millennium, NewFound Road specializes in a powerfully streamlined sound delivered with heartfelt honesty and passion. NewFound Road is contemporary bluegrass at its most soulful and sincere.
"...a sound at once effortlessly modern and deeply traditional." - AllMusic Guide
"Led by the remarkable lead singing of Tim Shelton, this quartet shines with deep gospel roots and bluesy material, tight harmonies, and a driving groove." - CMT Magazine
Implications of the Deepwater Horizon Incident on the Ecology of the North Central Gulf of Mexico
The Sun Herald and the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast, in conjunction with the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center will present the Issues + Answers lecture “Ecosystem at Risk? Implications of the Deepwater Horizon Incident on the Ecology of the North Central Gulf of Mexico” Thursday, July 29 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center in Ocean Springs. The lecture will feature a panel of experts from the Southern Miss Gulf Coast Research Laboratory. The panel will feature Dr. Bill Hawkins, moderator; Harriet Perry on crustacean and shellfish life cycles; Jim Franks on finfish stocks; Dr. Joe Griffitt on aquatic toxicology; and Dr. Jay Grimes on biomediation. Following the panel discussion, the experts will be available for a question-and-answer session to address questions on how the Deepwater Horizon incident has impacted the biology of the North Central Gulf, how it works and the implications of this event.
Issues + Answers lectures are free and open to the public. The Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center is located at 1600 Government Street in Ocean Springs. For more information on this lecture or the Issues + Answers lecture series, online visit www.usm.edu/gc/lectureseries.html or call 228.865.4573.
Thursday, July 29 – 7pm-9pm
Thacker Mountain Radio – live from the Mary C!
Thacker Mountain Radio is a live, unrehearsed broadcast that features author readings and a wide array of musical performances – usually held on the Square in downtown Oxford – now doing a special broadcast from the Mary C’s Trent Lott Theater! The show will be taped and then rebroadcast on MS Public Broadcasting which is run statewide, Saturday nights after "A Prairie Home Companion." Previous guests on Thacker include authors: Rick Bragg, Larry Brown, Roy Blount Jr., and musical guests: Marty Stuart, Elvis Costello, and the Avett Brothers-- just to name a few. Our guests for this special show will include author Tom Piazza (writer from Treme, City of Refuge) and musical guests: Caroline Herring (co-founder of TMR, recent guest on A Prairie Home Companion) and the Homemade Jamz (theyoungest blues band to sign with a major record label and to be nominated for a Blues Music Award).
FREE TO PUBLIC!
Sponsored by the R & B Feder Foundation for the Beaux Arts
Saturday Art Market
Enjoy browsing & shopping the work of over 30 local artists – on the front lawn, lobby and halls of the Mary C!
10am – 4pm – east lawn, lobby and halls
Free to the public!
Saturday, August 7th – 10am – 4pm
Film screening: Sketches of Frank Gehry
Co-presented by the Mary C and the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art
Acclaimed film director Sydney Pollack took a five-year break from the realms of fiction to assemble a lovingly crafted tribute to longtime friend and acclaimed architect Frank Gehry in this documentary born from the sketches of its talented subject. A notoriously shy craftsman whose impressive body of work includes the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Gehry is shown working in his studio unobstructed as Pollack attempts to capture the very essence of the artist's bold works through use of film and digital video. Driven by an intimate but informal series of discussions between Gehry and Pollack, Sketches of Frank Gehry uses the subject of architecture as a launching point to discuss the creative process, and paints a fascinating portrait of how one humble man was able to create some of the world's most awe-inspiring structures.
Return of this Coast favorite, who sold out every seat when they last played the Mary C in July! They return with an all-new show. Don’t delay – buy your tickets early!
Mississippi Gulf Coast 25 piece big band orchestra that recreates the swinging
jazz sounds of the fabulous big band era.
In the tradition of great big bands, The Coast Big Band consists of saxophones,
trombones, trumpets, guitar, bass, piano, drums with vocalist David Delk and Shari Pol.
Mark Nizer has changed the way people view the world. The impossible is possible, the improbable is probable. Since winning the International Juggling Championships Mark has taken his one man show to thousands of venues around the world, including The Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, 3 times.
His invention of new juggling tricks and juggling technologies, combined with his unique wit have set him apart from his peers. Imagine, 4 Lasers being juggled at 1000 rpms, with the spinning laser beams dancing just above the audiences heads. You'll see why Performance Magazine called his show "nothing less than brilliant".
Original comedy, world class juggling , movement, music and technology, has made Mark's performance one of the most popular corporate and theatrical events in the entertainment market today. Whether it's 5 ping pong balls being thrown 20 feet in the air using only his mouth; or juggling a burning propane tank, a running electric carving knife and a 16 pound bowling ball, you'll never know what is possible until you see for yourself.
Adults: $25
Children 12 & under: $12
Reserved seating
Saturday, November 6th – 7:30pm
Southern Expressions Author Conference
Sponsored by the Mary C -- the IP Casino, Resort, & Spa -- the Gulf Coast Writers Association.
The first ever writing conference on the Mississippi Coast, Southern Expressions offers 30 sessions with 20 different speakers, including coastal and Mississippi favorites Neil White, Darden North, Bruce Keyes, Ken Davies, and John Floyd. Held in concert with the Peter Anderson Festival, admission includes Friday night cocktail party at the IP, all day Saturday sessions, evening cocktail party at the Mary C., and author brunch on Sunday morning. Oriented towards the beginner and intermediate writers, subjects include novels, short stories, poetry, non-fiction, children’s literature, news-reporting, editing, and agents. One-on-one sessions with facilitators available.
Lynn, a self-taught ventriloquist, brings together amazing figure manipulation and exceptional vocal skills to create a fascinating comedy act which delights young and old throughout the country. Writing and developing her own original and endlessly inventive routines, Lynn thrives on her interaction with the audience.
Lynn has been amazing audiences since 1977. Her agile brain, and even quicker fingers, allow her the ability to individualize her performance for each group she entertains . Dummies, puppets, inanimate objects, and unsuspecting by-standers become part of the wild world that Lynn Trefzger and her comical partners create.
Doktor Kaboom! is an interactive one-man Science variety show suitable for all audiences. The creation of Actor/Comedian David Epley, Doktor Kaboom! creatively blends theatre arts with the wonders of scientific exploration. Join him for a sidesplitting journey of increasingly spectacular, and often successful, experiments and demonstrations. Doktor Kaboom! keeps his crowds riveted with interest and rolling with laughter.
Doktor Kaboom! takes his audience on an amazing educational tour of the modern scientific method, using humor and comedy while demonstrating spectacular applications of the physical sciences. Whether he is performing for school children, families or Shakespeare sophisticates, Doktor Kaboom! leaves his audiences thoroughly fulfilled and cheering for more. A really unique act full of fun audience participation; great combo of educational science & wacky humor.
Ticket prices: Adults - $20 / Children 12 & under - $12
One of the Coast’s favorite annual events: the “Chocolate Ball”, a culinary and entertainment extravaganza. The front lawns of the Mary C are transformed into a romantic tableau, tables aglow by candlelight under the night sky, surrounding a large tent illuminated like a giant Japanese lantern. Upon its stage, Caution Swing Bridge’s elegant jazz tunes sound the siren call for couples to cavort on the dance floor dancing the night away beneath the awning of the live oaks. Rows of sumptuous gourmet food are laid out, complete with manned food carving stations. Bars inside the building and outside offer wine, champagne, and of course – chocolate martinis. Then there’s the chocolate itself. The chocolate displays, set up in the foyer of the Mary C, are veritable works of art, custom-fashioned by the IP’s finest confectioners and chefs, Guests may stroll about and find much going on throughout: Not to missed is the Silent Auction, which will be held in the Mary C’s Albert Duckett gallery, where art and various objects of desire shall be auctioned off. A most romantic outing indeed, for anyone wishing to bask in the idyllic, dreamy setting of gourmet dining, live music, dancing, indulging in chocolate under the moonlight.
The Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center
of Arts and Education
1600 Government Street,
Ocean Springs, Mississippi 39564 228.818.2878
228.818.2886 fax info@themaryc.org
