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A CHORUS OF COOKS

Celebrating their 27th season, the Mississippi Chorus has just launched their first cookbook, A Chorus of Cooks. The volunteer organization, which has 100 volunteers of all ages, travels to different venues within a five-county area singing classical choral music for all types of events and occasions. The cookbook features 230 recipes and has more than 70 contributors.

ON HIS TOES

David Keary is a Northside native, former dancer and current Ballet Mississippi artistic director. He was 12 when Edward Villella came to town with the Jackson Ballet. He told his dad that was what he wanted to do. Keary’s father explained that ballet is tough, requiring endless hours of effort and willpower, that dance life is short, hard and ruthless, and most likely David would end up running a dance studio. As it turns out, Keary’s father wasn’t far from the mark.

BALLET MISSISSIPPI

Ballet Mississippi brings E.T.A. Hoffman’s classic holiday story, “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” (1816) to life December 4 - 6 with its annual holiday performance of “The Nutcracker.” This year’s guest artists, performing the roles of the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier, are international stars Adiarys Almeida and Carlos Lopez.

THE MISSISSIPPI METROPOLITAN BALLET

The Mississippi Metropolitan Ballet will present their annual production of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” on December 12-13 at the Jackson Academy Performing Arts Center. Guest artists Mayara Pineiro and Arian Molina from the Pennsylvania Ballet will dance the lead roles of the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier. Kendall Britt, of Ballet Memphis, will dance the role of The Nutcracker.

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Engagement Party An engagement celebration honoring Paige Primos and Drew McWay was held August 22 in the home of Sally and Darden North.

Jackson Symphony League

The Jackson Symphony League past presidents were hosted by Regina Boyles.

Sister Schubert

Rise to the Occasion, an evening with Sister Schubert, was held at Broadmoor Baptist Church.

Annual Evening Honoring the Judiciary Dinner

The Capital Area Bar Association and the Jackson Young Lawyers hosted their annual Evening Honoring the Judiciary dinner.

Mistletoe Sponsor Party

The Mistletoe Marketplace corporate sponsor party was held recently at the Governor’s Mansion. Presented by the Junior League of Jackson.

Jackson Symphony League Ball

The Jackson Symphony League’s 56th annual Symphony Ball was held at the Country Club of Jackson.

Medical Alumni Awards The University of Mississippi Medical Center Alumni Affairs hosted the Medical Alumni Awards for UMMC at River Hills Club.

Boy Scouts of America

The Andrew Jackson Council Boy Scouts of America hosted the 2015 Distinguished Citizen Award Dinner at the Jackson Hilton.

YMCA Luck Of The Draw

Luck of the Draw, art benefit for the Metropolitan YMCAs of Mississippi, was held at St. James Episcopal Church.

Catholic Charities

Father Jonathan Morris was the guest speaker at this year’s Journey of Hope luncheon for Catholic Charities Jackson, held at the Jackson Marriott.

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The third annual Wine with the Blind wine-tasting fund-raiser was held at BRAVO! All funds raised benefit the MIB Foundation for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

Bottom Line

The 27th annual Bottom Line for Kids benefit dinner and auction to benefit Southern Christian Services for Children and Youth Inc., was held at the Country Club of Jackson.

Fondren Art Show

An opening reception was held for The Cedars 2015 Juried Art Exhibition featuring the works of Mississippians and juried by Myrna Colley-Lee.

MS Opera Dance With The Stars

Mississippi Opera presented its fifth annual Dance with the Stars at the Country Club of Jackson.

Children’s Museum Off To Neverland

The Mississippi Children’s Museum fall festival was held at the museum.

Ovarian Cycle

Newk’s Cares and St. Dominic’s hosted the second annual Ovarian Cycle Jackson spin event.

Bethany Fund-raiser

The annual Bethany Banquet benefit dinner was held at the Country Club of Jackson.

Sanderson Farms Volunteer Party

The Sanderson Farms Championship toasted the volunteers who signed on to help make this year’s event a success.

Wellsfest Art Show

WellsFest Art Night was held at Duling Hall in Fondren.

Participants enjoyed a preview party, live music plus a live auction and refreshments.

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elebrating their 27th season, the Mississippi Chorus has just launched their first cookbook, A Chorus of Cooks.

The volunteer organization, which has 100 volunteers of all ages, travels to different venues within a five-county area singing classical choral music for all types of events and occasions.

The cookbook features 230 recipes and has more than 70 contributors. Recipes include beverages, appetizers, entrees, and desserts. “It’s not just for holidays, it’s a whole range,” said board member Barry Plunkett. “You could do an entire dinner party from the book.”

For those wanting to learn to cook, the inside covers also have helpful hints including weight and measurement conversions, roasting charts, substitution lists, common cooking times, storage timelines for different foods, and nutritional facts. “For a person who wants to cook and hasn’t been cooking it’s got a lot of good recipes and information,” said Plunkett.

The cookbook is also a small, hard-bound, three-ring binder as opposed to being a hardback book. “This means you can open it to any recipe and it stays open, which makes it so much easier,” Plunkett said.

The chorus is currently trying to broaden their repertoire, Plunkett said, in order to create a broader comfort level for more people.

“The Christmas season has some familiar tunes rather than just very highbrow, classical things, which might help pull people in who are intimidated by the classical arts.”

Gwen Anderson, the chorus manager, came up with the idea for the cookbook as a way to both promote the Mississippi Chorus and to help the volunteer groups raise funds. “The ticket sales don’t support what it does,” Plunkett said. Chorus members, board members, and friends all contributed to the compilation of recipes.

Featuring many different cooks and chefs, all of them are local and have well-known eateries throughout the Jackson area. Famous cooks from the area include Derrick Emerson who is the executive chef and owner of Walker’s Drive-In, Nathan Glenn who runs Rooster’s and Basil’s, Dan Blumenthal who works as co-owner and head chef at Bravo, and Tony Harris, chef and OPS manager at St. Dominic Health Services.

The Mississippi Chorus launched the cookbook on October 15 at Interiors Market. “It went well,” said Plunkett. “We had lots of volunteer members from the chorus who acted as hostesses and we had a guitar player who just gave nice background music.”

Samples from the cookbook that were made and taste-tested during the launch included spiced pecans, a hot German potato salad, sausage casserole, several dips including corn dip, shrimp dip, and fluffy pumpkin dip, coconut cake and salty chocolate pecan candy.

The cookbooks are priced at $20 each, and can be ordered by calling the chorus at 601-278-3351.

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CHIPS 2 tablespoons white sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon Flour tortillas Butter flavored cooking spray Spray both sides of tortillas with butter spray.

Combine cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle on tortillas. Bake at 350 for 5-10 minutes or until crispy.

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flakes as “scales” and a sliced green olive with pimiento center for an “eye.” Serve on a plate garnished with Panko breadcrumb “sand.” Serve with Melba toast or wheat thin crackers. Michele Baker and Dr. Fran Baker modified this recipe from a family recipe offered by Marian Hankins of Jackson. Almost any spice that goes well with fish may be included to alter the flavor, but be judicious with salty spices (the liquid smoke already lends a salty flavor). Wrap tightly with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator. If taking to a party, make a day ahead to allow the flavors to meld. Go ahead and form the fish, but wait to decorate until closer to serving time.

PARTY SALMON PÂTÉ Michele Baker

FRUIT SALSA

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SALSA 1 Fuji apple, cored and diced 1 cup chopped fresh strawberries 2 kiwis, peeled and chopped 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice 1/2 cup blueberries 3 tablespoons fruit preserves Clean and prepare fruit. Toss with lime juice and preserves. Refrigerate.

1 (14.75-ounce) can pink salmon 12 ounces cream cheese, softened (1 1/2 bricks, can be “light”) 2 teaspoons minced horseradish 1-2 teaspoons liquid smoke flavoring 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1-2 tablespoons minced, dried onion (use 3 tablespoons if fresh onion) 1-2 tablespoons chopped, dried parsley (use 3 tablespoons if fresh parsley) Dash of hot sauce (optional) Drain and carefully remove skin and bones from the canned salmon. Mix thoroughly with softened cream cheese and all spices. Mix well, kneading with fingers if necessary, to achieve a smooth paste. Form into the shape of a fish (approximately 8” long) and sprinkle with paprika to mark the “tail” and “fins.” Use additional dried parsley

FROZEN CRANBERRY SALAD Janet Davis

6-ounces cream cheese, softened 2 teaspoons butter, softened 2 teaspoons sugar 1 (16-ounce) can whole cranberry sauce 1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained 1 cup chopped walnuts 1 cup heavy whipping cream 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Cream together cream cheese, butter and sugar.

Stir in cranberry sauce, pineapple and nuts. In a separate bowl, whip heavy cream with powdered sugar and vanilla until soft peaks form. Fold in cranberry mixture. Pour into a 9x5 inch loaf pan.

Freeze until firm. Slice and serve frozen.

DOLCE CAULIFLOWER PEAR CASSEROLE Clare Sanders

1 large cauliflower 3 unripe pears, peeled, cored and sliced 4 eggs, beaten 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

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1/2 teaspoon nutmeg Dash allspice Cajun seasoning 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper 4 tablespoons breadcrumbs* 2 green bell peppers Black olives, sliced Onion, thinly sliced Parsley Asiago cheese * I make my own breadcrumbs: toast a slice of homemade bread; then break up into pieces and place in food processor. Add to this garlic salt and olive oil. Boil cauliflower for 10 minutes; then add pear and cook until tender. Drain and combine all ingredients through breadcrumbs in blender or large food processor. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease baking dish. Place blended cauliflower topped with remaining five ingredients in lasagnalike layers. Bake for 30-45 minutes.

Note: This casserole has a very light and delicate flavor. It is best paired with a strong flavored entree or side dish to enhance contrast and really bring out its subtle flavors.

1/2 cup diced Granny Smith apples (not peeled) 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion 1 small can crushed pineapple with juice 1 cup chopped pecans 1 cup chopped fresh orange 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar 2 tablespoons honey or brown sugar 1 tablespoon orange zest 1/8 teaspoon ginger 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon Do not drain any of the ingredients. Mix all of the above together in a large container and refrigerate overnight. Before serving, drain well in a colander, reserving liquid. Serve the chutney garnished with additional orange and/or lemon zest.

Note: For a delicious cranberry cocktail, strain the reserved liquid. It adds the perfect flavor to your favorite vodka or rum drink. Add a splash of club soda or ginger ale and garnish with lemon, lime or orange. Really celebrate and use all three.

1 stick butter 1 cup flour 1 1/3 cups chopped pecans Mix and spread in 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes. Cool.

FILLING 8 ounces cream cheese 1 cup Cool Whip 1/3 cup Amaretto 1 cup powdered sugar Mix all ingredients and spread over crust.

TOPPING 2 packages instant coconut pie filling 3 cups milk 8 ounces Cool Whip Shredded coconut Mix pie filling and milk and spread over filling.

Then spread Cool Whip over the top and sprinkle with shredded coconut.

PORK TENDERLOIN WITH CRANBERRY CHUTNEY Barry Plunkett

PORK TENDERLOIN 1 1/2 pounds pork tenderloin, trimmed 8 ounces coarse ground Country Style Mustard Coarse ground black pepper Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line baking dish with foil. “Ice” all three exposed sides of the tenderloin with the mustard, about 1/8 to 1/4-inch thick in mustard. Cover the “iced” tenderloin in black pepper (not lightly, but generously). Bake 20-25 minutes with a loose tent of foil on top of meat. Last five minutes remove tent so coating begins to crust. Let stand five minutes before cutting. Serve with Cranberry Chutney.

CRANBERRY CHUTNEY 1 (14-ounce) can whole cranberries 1/2 cup diced crisp red apples (not peeled)

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“ When I was 12 Edward Villella came to town

with the Jackson Ballet. That was beyond my understanding. I just remember looking at my dad and saying, that’s what I want to do,” he said.

A Northside native, former dancer and current Ballet Mississippi Artistic Director David Keary had already begun dance classes when he witnessed the athleticism and grace of Villella, but had never been shown ballet at such a professional level. “I’d never seen anything like that. We didn’t have anything like that because we didn’t have it

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here. The crowd, the audience was on their feet in a second. This man just lit a stage. It was literally like the stage was on fire.”

Villella, a danseur and choreographer, was inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame in 2007.

Keary first learned of ballet when his mother casually asked him about it while working with former Jackson Ballet Director Albia Kavan. “She came into my room one night, I’ll never forget it, and she said, ‘What do you think about dance?’ I said, ‘Oh, I love it. I love to watch it in the movies

and I love the movement.’ She then asked if I’d ever heard of ballet. I said, ‘No, what is it?’ And she said, ‘It’s very disciplined. You have foot positions and everything.’ I said, ‘Cool,’ and she asked, ‘Think you might want to look at it?’ I said, ‘Yeah, sure.’ I thought I was just blowing her off. Next thing I know I’m at some dance studio, and I’d started my combo tap, jazz, and ballet classes around ages seven or eight.”

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ity to play piano by ear. “I could go to a piano keyboard and play by ear, but I couldn’t read a note. I could sit down and work it out in just a few seconds.” Young Keary enjoyed watching musicals and briefly studied piano when he was around five or six years old.

Keary’s mother, Nell, often performed in the Jackson Little Theater, now New Stage Theatre, and studied voice. Keary’s father, K.B., played the clarinet and enjoyed playing in the marching and orchestral bands while in school and throughout college at Mississippi State University. Keary’s father also later directed a dance orchestra at State called the Southern Aires, and worked as an independent geologist.

He also had a fondness for sports, especially football.

“I was one of the kids who knew every football player on every team. I had a great admiration for the Colts quarterback.”

Around the age of 10, Keary noticed that a couple of his neighborhood friends had picked up guitar lessons.

By 13, he became serious about his musical endeavors.

“My dad sat me down and said, ‘OK, son, there’s music

and there’s ballet, but there’s not music and ballet.’ He said I had to pick, put all of my eggs in one basket for a year. ‘If after a year you don’t like it, fine. But you can’t do them both at the same time.’ ” Keary’s father explained that both paths require endless effort and willpower. “‘Ballet,’ he said, ‘this is tough…Dance life is short and it’s hard and it’s ruthless and most likely you’re going to be running a dance studio.’ He said I was also going to have get a dance and business degree, too.”

As it turns out, Keary’s father wasn’t far from the mark. “He had done his work. My father was a brilliant man.”

Keary did attend college at Millsaps and received his graduate degree at Jackson Ballet 1976 Mississippi College School of Law, but not before developing his career as a professional dancer, and his guitar lessons eventually became the foundation for his current band, Swing de Paris.

After deciding to focus on ballet for at least a year, Keary began his training at the Jackson Ballet. The Jackson Ballet was founded in 1964 with Albia Kavan Cooper as artistic director.

In 1983, members of the board of directors of the Jackson Ballet and Mississippi Ballet Theater merged to establish Ballet Mississippi, whose primary focus was to further develop a professional school and company.

Keary danced at the Jackson Ballet through his graduation from Woodland Hills Baptist Academy at 18, and left in 1978 at age 20 to begin his apprenticeship at the New York City Ballet.

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ty to begin his work at age 13 with Albia Kavan Cooper, a Chicago native who, along with her Jacksonian husband, helped found the Jackson Ballet in 1964. “Albia was one of George Balanchine’s first ballerinas in Ballet Caravan and later Ballet Society, which was the precursor to the New York City Ballet,” explained Keary.

Balanchine was one of the most prolific choreographers of the 20th century. Having studied at the Imperial Ballet School, Balanchine fused what he learned with other techniques, forming his signature neoclassical style.

With Cooper’s training, Keary gained his “first glimpse” of the Balanchine ballets, and the style and with which to approach them. “The method/style/man-

ner/musicality and, perhaps most importantly, attack, are what I would need to learn to approach the Balanchine ballets.” The use of the word attack denotes aggressiveness in approaching the ballet technique.

Keary said on looking back, Cooper was both demanding and relentless about precision and working.

“But whereas some teachers only demand the repetitiveness of the combinations or the technique, Albia would give you insight as to the ‘why,’ and right when you thought you could relax, she was on you.

Underneath that hard exterior was a very delicate, loving woman.”

Around the age of 17, Keary also worked with Thalia Mara, a teacher he’d met in 1975 while studying at the School of American Ballet for a five-week summer session, the official school of the New York City Ballet.

Initially, Mara seemed reserved.

“Once she got to Jackson, things were very different,” said Keary. “She was a drill sergeant, a task master, and relentless about making us work.”

Mara’s influence was an important piece to Keary’s success and musical knowledge. “She taught me how to read a musical score, how to break the classical music structure down into phrasing, voices and development.”

Mara seldom gave out compliments, and her positive remarks always began with “well” and were followed with a “but”: “Well, that’s better, but…”

Under her instruction, Keary learned the role of Von Rothbart for the second act of “Swan Lake.” “She worked out the role, which was the transformation

from evil sorcerer into the form of an owl, worked my arms and then sent me to the upstairs studio and said, ‘Don’t come down until you have this right, at least a couple of hours.’ ” When Keary returned to the studio, in costume and drenched with sweat, he danced the choreography only to hear, “Well, it’s better but you’ve got a lot of work to do yet…”

Mara also made Keary teach a class of 10 boys. “I had no clue what I was doing in many aspects, but, on the other hand, I think she instinctively knew that I was a natural teacher. She watched me teach, gave me corrections and insight, turned me loose and would come back a week or so later to check up on me.” Keary’s class of 10 eventually grew to 15 or 20.

After Keary left Jackson in 1978, he and Mara continued to correspond and remain close.

He finally received validation from Mara almost 25 years later, around 2002, when he directed a production of Dido and Aeneas with the Mississippi Opera.

Following the production, Mara told Keary about his dancers in the performance, “You’ve done a wonderful job. Their arms are beautiful!”

In 1978, Keary moved to New York to study at the School of American Ballet (SAB). In 1979, Keary was able to meet Balanchine. “He came to the school to choose boys for the upcoming opera ballets with the New York City Opera, Dido and Aeneas and Le Bourgeous Gentilhomme, which were to be choreographed on the great Russian male-icon dancer, Rudolph Nureyev.”

Keary was selected along with eight other male dancers for those productions. During his time at the SAB, Keary worked with Nureyev as well as other renowned dancers such as Mikhail Baryshnikov, Peter Martins, Fernando Bujones, Peter Schaufuss, Jacques d’Amboise, and many great European, New York City Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre dancers who came to study with his teacher Stanley Williams.

“Rudy, in particular, would stay after class working. His ankles were always so swollen that the elastics were buried within his skin around the ankle. But the wonderful thing was that he took an interest in us and worked with us.”

“Studying at SAB was perhaps the most exciting, thrilling and joyful time of my life. There is absolutely no way to explain how great the school was, nor can I express what a great impact it was to be around the quality of the Russian, French, English, Danish and American teachers.”

Once Balanchine selected Keary as an apprentice for the New York City Ballet (NYCB), Keary’s career with the company began.

“Company life was extraordinarily different from the school and company class was a must,” he said.

Although Balanchine did not often teach or choreograph because of health issues, Keary recalled that classes were packed whenever Balanchine arrived to teach that day. “Dancers who I didn’t even know were around showed up in one form or another, either at the barre or observing. Mr. B was demanding but he was also such a pure classicist. There was nothing overtly complicated about his method – being straightforward, direct, and most often very grueling.”

Balanchine observed ballet rehearsals, and it was from Balanchine that Keary relearned his technique at a more demanding and pronounced level. “To be onstage dancing his ballets and seeing him in the wings is not a feeling one can easily explain. It’s beyond exhilaration, perhaps the best ‘high’ one can have.”

While dancing for the NYCB, Balanchine, and Jerome Robbins, Keary said every ballet felt good, perhaps even light years beyond good. “But what I enjoyed the most was watching the ballets from the wings because it was there that I learned the concepts of design, structure and order. I saw the music when I would watch Mr. B’s ballets. [Robbins] was a master at creating an ambience within the ballet, or a sense of humanity between dancers.”

Throughout his career, Robbins choreographed multiple works on Broadway including “West Side Story,” “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Peter Pan,” and “Fancy Free.”

“Where as Mr. B’s ballets were seldom if ever about a ‘story,’ you could always find the story. To me, Jerry developed the story through the dance – a stated purpose. And in rehearsal he would mold and shape his work relentlessly.”

In 1980, Keary also had the opportunity to work on Broadway with Natalia Makarova, who created a small, temporary company of dancers. “Working with Makarova was life changing,” Keary recalled. “She was dynamic, demanding, loving, critical and caring.”

Principal dancers with the company included Anthony Dowell, Peter Schaufuss, Fernando Bujones, Cynthia Gregory and Karen Kain. John Lanchbery served as the company’s conductor. “We performed ballets by Balanchine, Lorca Massine, and Marius Petipa. We also featured music soloists Andrew Litten and Nadja Salerno Sonnenberg.” The company’s performances were held in the Uris Theatre.

Keary danced at the New York City Ballet until he was 27 in 1985, two years after Balanchine’s death.

“To me I had been dancing a long time and I had many interests in many other areas,” said Keary. Two close friends had said they were heading to Fort Worth, Texas, to run the Fort Worth Ballet.

“They called me and said, ‘Why don’t you come down and look at what we’re doing? We need a principal male

Fort Worth Ballet Nutcracker 1985 Michel, Kathleen, David and Nanette

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dancer and we’re doing a high-Balanchine repertoire.’

And I took it. I was tired of New York, tired of the winters, tired of the claustrophobia.”

Keary knew he had accomplished a reputable career over the past seven years he had danced for the New York City Ballet, and knew he didn’t want to stay. “New York was not my home, and so I thought ‘What the heck?’ ” After about two years, Keary left the company because of changes that were being made throughout the organization. “I was hitting about 29. My back was hurting, my hips were hurting, my legs were hurting, you name it, it was all hurting. I was tired and I wanted a change.”

He finally took the opportunity to land himself in college at Millsaps, where he obtained his English degree in 1990 before taking the LSAT to get into Mississippi College School of Law. “They told me I probably wouldn’t make it past the first semester based on my LSAT

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scores but I made it all the way,” he said.

In 1994, Keary had completed his law degree. He became the first law clerk as an intern at the Mississippi Supreme Court with former Chief Justice James Smith Jr. “This is before he became a chief justice. They have an internship program there now.”

After taking an educational break from dancing, Keary was back at Ballet Mississippi, formerly the Jackson Ballet. “Ballet Mississippi had crashed and I came into the organization as an advisor and I ended up being a president of the board, which shouldn’t have happened.” Keary walked into Ballet Mississippi during a tumultuous period of financial troubles. “It was 1994, I was going in at 36. I really had my law career in my head and had not planned on going back to ballet.”

However, he decided it was his turn to try and restore Ballet Mississippi. “I thought, ‘This was put on my plate for a reason. We have to resolve it.’ ” At the time, Ballet Mississippi was $150,000 in debt, $80,000 of which was six months of uncollected tuition. “We were eventually able to collect about $50,000 of it. A lot of people had left and no one was manning the house.” Besides the debt, Ballet Mississippi was unable to financially support the three hired dancers and artistic director at that time. “The company budgets were pretty strenuous.

[The former arts director] had wonderful taste but when you look at it from a business standpoint it wasn’t a good business decision,” said Keary.

“To combat everything, I appealed to then-head of the Ballet Mississippi Foundation and said, ‘We need help here.’ It was only going to take three or four creditors to throw us into bankruptcy, and this was before I knew we had $80,000 worth of tuition hanging out there.”

Keary decided to regroup and rebuild with a school.

Through the school, Keary was able to secure a loan for Ballet Mississippi to pay off the debt. However, everyone who worked there would have to wait to get paid. “In that six-month period, I was holding creditors at bay with the tuition we were getting, and nobody was getting paid.” In October, Keary was finally able to pay the loyal employees who still worked at the company.

Once the company regained its financial foundation, 25 students were enrolled. “In the early summer of 1995, I looked at the kids and said, ‘You know, we might be able to do a Nutcracker one year.’ We started the enrollment process for the fall and enrollment had jumped up to 90 students. I looked at one of my coworkers at the time and said, ‘What the heck is going on?’ She said, ‘Well everyone said you’re doing a Nutcracker this year.’ And I said, ‘Well, I guess I’m doing a Nutcracker.’ ” However, despite being the first year he’d conducted “The Nutcracker,” Keary also didn’t know where the

costumes, sets or lights had been located. “It was October, we were already promoting it, and I knew where nothing was.”

But Keary had already sat down to choreograph and stage the performance. “I pulled the piano score and the historical documents, and I started sketching out how the ballet was going to look. I choreographed the dance from there, going through a lot of orchestrations. That was how I basically started putting that together.”

Keary eventually found the sets and costumes in the old Coca-Cola warehouse on Highway 80. “The roof had a hole in it, pigeons were coming in, and some of the crates were standing in four to five inches of water.”

The sets were usable, although many had to pitch in to help with the costumes.

“That first year we got by, and it was by the skin of our teeth,” he added.

“The Nutcracker” performance of 1995 began to bring in cash flow and more students. By 1996, enrollment had risen from 90 to 120. “We stayed around there for about four to five years. Then Janice Nash came on, and we got another studio in the Odyssey on Pear Orchard Road. We started hitting 180 students, and “The Nutcracker” production went through a lot of different changes.”

Janice Nash worked with Keary from 1997 to 2007, helping build enrollment for young students and working tirelessly with students ages three through eight.

“She was brilliant,” Keary recalled. “She and my current co-artistic director Cherri Barnett are the best decisions I’ve made for Ballet Mississippi.”

For the 10 years following Ballet Mississippi’s first Nutcracker production, Keary worked on marketing, financing, fund-raising, and development for Ballet Mississippi. With the help of Bill Barron, Keary eventually tempered the company’s financials. “By 2005, everything started to solidify. Now, it is a well-greased machine.”

Barron is the vice president of Metropolitan Bank and a longtime Ballet Mississippi board member.

Ballet Mississippi now has more than 250 students and 75 in outreach. “Our guild is phenomenal. Our board is always going through redevelopment with new members and new ideas but has been very supportive.

Our sponsorship base is very strong. Our grants have done extraordinarily well. We’re doing things in the inner city that is a great foundation for more to come.

We’re laying the foundation to really do some good things,” Keary said.

Currently, the biggest challenge for Ballet Mississippi is space for all of its students. “I think at some point we’re going to have to either get our own building or look at other available options.”

While continuing to work as Ballet Mississippi’s artistic director, Keary still follows his second passion for guitar. Keary continued to keep up the talent he began developing at a young age throughout and following his dancing career.

Around the age of 22, while dancing for the NYCB, Keary realized he had about a month’s worth of extra free time. “It was one of the spring seasons. I didn’t have a lot of ballet repertoire so I had a lot of time on my hands because rehearsals weren’t going all day long.”

Keary found a guitar studio within walking distance of his apartment. After taking an entry-level class, Keary began auditing other classes as well. “In three weeks, I was on it.” He then took a jazz improvisation class with only two other students, beginning his knowledge of what would become the basis for his band, Swing de Paris. In that class, Keary studied old Delta blues songs from artists like Charlie Patton, Bukka White, and John Hurt.

Keary continued to play until around 1985, when he moved to Fort Worth, and didn’t play again until after his father’s death. “There was a lot of transition in the family and it was really tough. It had been about 15 years since I picked up a guitar. What prompted it was listening to the radio. John Denver, the ’70s singer and guitar player, came on, ‘My old guitar taught me how to sing a love song,’ and I just broke down crying.”

Taking advantage of the transition Keary and his fami-

ly were going through, he called current band member Tim Avalon asking if he had any space for Keary to learn. After months of not having space, Keary and Avalon finally began working, with Avalon teaching Keary about the music of Django Reinhardt. Reinhardt was a European jazz guitarist who made influential contributions to the development of the guitar genre.

Keary’s immersion in the music allowed him to progress quickly. “Because of my A-type personality, I went home and started Internet searching Django Reinhardt. I learned where he was from, how he got his fingers burnt, and I started looking at his repertoire. I bought probably 15 CDs within the span of a week and I’d listened to every single one of them. Within a month, Timmy and I had had about 10 to 15 songs down.”

Avalon and Keary eventually played together at Finian’s Pub, and began playing more and more. Keary was even able to produce and direct a ballet based on the strict, hot-club jazz format in 2007. “The people loved the music, they liked the dance, I think I’m the second person in the world to ever choreograph to that

music,” he said.

Finally, Keary and Avalon found a vocalist for their band: Alison Jenkins. “We’ve kind of transitioned our music from the strict Django Reinhardt to American standards. It’s great music and we’ve just evolved.”

Keary and his band play once a month at Hal and Mal’s.

“It’s usually the first Friday of every month,” he added.

Keary has also had the opportunity to play with local musicians Raphael Semmes at Table 100 as well as Bill Ellison and Barry Leach. “It’s opened up a whole new world here that I didn’t have before. I’ve been extraordinarily lucky and blessed in all this. If today God said, ‘OK, time’s up,’ I’d say, ‘OK thank you. What’s next?’ ” Besides directing “The Nutcracker” and playing with his jazz band, Keary takes an interest in outdoor photography.

He also has two brothers, Jon and Kent. “They are both six to eight years older than I am and grew up in the ’60s, so when I think about the fact that their younger brother was taking dancing lessons, which included ballet but on a very small scale, that was just not cool,” said Keary. “I’m sure they took a lot of heat on this but they have always supported me and we’re all very close.”

Keary’s brothers have both found their professions in the oil business. His brother Jon has been in the oil business his entire career. Kent began his professional career as a successful homebuilder before finding his way to oil. Kent also worked with their father for many years in the oil business.

Jon Keary learned to play guitar while in the Navy, having learned the basics from David. “The next thing I know, he’s playing James Taylor. His love was the classical guitar,” Keary mused. Kent Keary’s musical interests lie with songwriters. “His knowledge is impeccable.”

Both brothers also studied piano as children. “It was pretty much required in our family.”

Keary has a nephew, Jason, from his brother Kent.

Jason is currently a singer and songwriter in Nashville.

“He’s been very successful co-writing with some really big names in his field,” vouchsafed Keary. “He is a whiz at music production.”

Keary also has two nieces, Nancy and Katie, from his brother Jon. “Katie is very musically talented as well. It’s all in the family.”

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Ballet Mississippi THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING Ballet Mississippi brings E.T.A. Hoffman’s classic holiday story, “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” (1816) to life December 4 - 6 with its annual holiday performance of “The Nutcracker.” Dazzling young and old alike with spectacular sets, costumes, music and dancing, this performance has become a Mississippi tradition. This year’s guest artists, performing the roles of the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier are international stars Adiarys Almeida and Carlos Lopez.

“The Nutcracker” ballet is based on the story of a young girl, Marie, who dreams of a Nutcracker prince and a fierce battle against a Mouse King. Prepare to be swept away to a magical world where toys come to life under a giant Christmas tree, snowflakes dance in a winter wonderland, and the Sugar Plum Fairy entertains in an enchanting Land of Sweets.

Ballet Mississippi’s performances feature an opportunity to see the talents of professional guest artists joined by an ensemble of more than 100 of Mississippi’s finest youth and community dancers.

Artistic Director David Keary, who has been with the company for 21 years says, “ ‘The Nutcracker’ is a ballet for the young and the young at heart as we relive some of our most wonderful holiday memories: the excitement of our families coming together, the quiet moments around the Christmas tree, and the peaceful aftermath of Christmas.”

Friday, December 4 Nutcracker performance is “Ballet, Blue Jeans, and Beer Night.” Ballet Mississippi invites patrons to dress in casual attire to attend. This “casual night at the ballet” will include a little jazz music pre-performance, hors d’oeuvres from local restaurants, and a cash bar. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the performance begins at 7:30 p.m.

Adiarys Almeida will dance the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy. Almeida is a former Cincinnati Ballet and Corella Ballet principal dancer and first soloist with Boston Ballet. Almeida has been invited to perform as a principal guest artist with Tartar Opera in Kazan, Russia, Balleto Della Opera Di Roma, Ballet Concerto

de Puerto Rico, the Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami, Ballet Mississippi, the Miami International Ballet Festival, Florida Classical Ballet, the Baltic Ballet Festival, Ballet Tech Ohio, the NBA Ballet in Japan, the Slovene National Opera and Ballet, the Mississippi Metropolitan Ballet, the Stars of the 21st Century Ballet Gala in Bucarest, Ballet Rosario Suarex, the USAIBC galas, Open Dance Festival in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Festival Ballet of Providence, Ballet Met, the Beijing International Ballet and Choreography Competition, and many other galas and stages around the world.

Carlos Lopez was born and raised in Madrid and lives in New York, where he works as a ballet master of the American Ballet Theater Studio Company and performs as guest artist with various companies. At the age of 15, he joined the Victor Ullate Ballet, and remained until 2001, being promoted to principal dancer in 1996. With this company, he toured Argentina, Belgium, Cuba, England, Germany,

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Holland, Italy and the United States. Carlos joined American Ballet Theatre in September 2001 and danced as a soloist from 2003-2011. In 1996, he won the Silver Medal at the Paris International Ballet Competition and he was awarded the Les Etoiles de Ballet 2000 Prize in Cannes in 2004.

This past January, Carlos was a master teacher for “Youngarts” Miami and judged at the Youth American Grand Prix competition. In March, he traveled with the ABT Studio Company to London, to participate in an exchange with the Royal Ballet School.

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TEA PARTY DECEMBER 6 AND 7, NOON The Ballet Mississipi Guild hosts the Sugar Plum Fairy’s Tea Party at the Mississippi Museum of Art prior to the Saturday and Sunday matinee performances.

The party includes a seated lunch, live musical entertainment, and visits with “The Nutcracker” characters.

TICKETS: $30 per person. Ten people per table.

For tickets, visit www.balletms.com or call 601-960-1560 for information.

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This is Ballet Mississippi’s 33rd year performing “The Nutcracker” • In some productions, “Clara” is the name of the lead character and not “Marie.” However, in the original story, Marie is the name of the girl and Clara is the name of her doll.

• Rehearsals for our production of “The Nutcracker” begin in early September.

• This year’s production includes more than 110 cast members and more than 200 costumes.

• Approximately 30 people work backstage to assist with music, lights, costume changes, and sets.

• Marie has three dreams. The first dream begins when the jack-in-the-box awakens her. The second dream begins when the first group of mice enters until the end of the battle scene. The last one is when she gets back on the bed and goes back to sleep before waking up before the prince.

• The Mouse King has seven heads. There is one large one with six additional heads protruding from it.

• In order for Marie’s bed to move, someone gets underneath to steer it. Usually it’s our artistic director.

• Mother Ginger’s dress is in two pieces, the upper bodice that actually fits the Mother Ginger character and the skirt. The skirt fits over an oblong stage set made of wood that sits on top of the actual moving part which someone steers from underneath.

• It takes about 10 hours to steam the wrinkles from Mother Ginger’s skirt.

• The Sugar Plum Fairy’s costume has 32 pieces of beaded candy decorating the tutu.

• The week of “The Nutcracker,” our dancers collectively go through about two pounds of bobby pins (hair pins).

• In 2012, 3,316 students from 26 Mississippi municipalities and 20 counties attended the school performances of Ballet Mississippi’s “The Nutcracker.”

• Thalia Mara Hall, the auditorium where “The Nutcracker” is performed, is named for Ballet Mississippi’s first director, Thalia Mara. Later, she brought the International Ballet Competition to Jackson, which still occurs every four years. Jackson Auditorium became Thalia Mara Hall to honor her contribution to Jackson’s cultural life.

• Peter Illyitch Tschaikovsky is the composer who wrote the music for the ballet. “The Nutcracker” was first performed in Russia in 1892, and was considered a failure. Tschaikovsky died less than one year later; therefore, he never knew what a huge success and popular holiday tradition the ballet later became.

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by Tchaikovsky

The Mississippi Metropolitan Ballet (MMB), under the direction of Jennifer Beasley, will present their annual production of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” on December 12-13 at the Jackson Academy Performing Arts Center, on Ridgewood Road. Guest artists Mayara Pineiro and Arian Molina from the Pennsylvania Ballet will dance the lead roles of the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier. Kendall Britt, of Ballet Memphis, will dance the role of The Nutcracker.

Performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, December 12, with matinee performances at 2 p.m.

Saturday, December 12 and Sunday, December 13. The “Nutcracker Sweet” Tea Parties presented by Ergon will follow the matinee performances on Saturday and Sunday at 4 p.m. The tea party includes a whimsical candy buffet, savory appetizers and pastas, festive decorations, and the opportunity to meet the characters from the ballet.

The timeless story of Clara and the Nutcracker Prince

has delighted audiences of all ages for more than 100 years. MMB’s version of the grand ballet takes Clara and the audience from the festive party scene of toys, soldier dolls, and puppets, through the magical Land of Snow and finally to the Land of Sweets. From the wondrous beauty of the Sugarplum Fairy, to the excitement of the mice and soldier battle scene, to the comical Mother Ginger and her Polichinelles, there is something to entertain everyone.

Mississippi Metropolitan Ballet, a nonprofit ballet company based in Madison and a member of the prestigious Southeastern Regional Ballet Association, presents its annual production of “The Nutcracker” with participation from more than 100 dancers from the metro Jackson area. Dancers are selected through an audition process from Mississippi Metropolitan Dance Academy students. The Mississippi Metropolitan Dance Academy is the official school of the Mississippi Metropolitan Ballet.

The Mississippi Metropolitan Ballet has been under the artistic direction of Beasley since 1997. She danced professionally with Louisville Ballet and for five years with Ballet Mississippi, including the final year of the professional company’s existence when the organization was led by dance legend Fernando Bujones. Since taking the helm at MMB in 1997, the company has more than tripled in size and, in addition to “The Nutcracker,” annually presents a full-length spring production.

Past ballets that have been presented include “Cinderella,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Little Mermaid,” “The Princess and the Pea,” “Swan Lake,” Act 3, and “Don Quixote,” Act 3. The company will premiere “Frozen Heart: The Tale of the Snow Queen” in April 2016, based on the famous Hans Christian Andersen story that was made wildly popular by the recent animated film “Frozen.”

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Ballet, who will appear in the party scene of “The Nutcracker” along with MMB faculty member Erik Kegler, also a former professional dancer with the Cincinnati Ballet, who will perform the role of Herr Drosselmeyer.

Guest artists Pineiro and Molina both trained at the prestigious Cuban National Ballet School, and are currently members of Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania Ballet where Molina is a principal dancer and Pineiro is a soloist. Molina was formerly a principal dancer with the National Ballet of Cuba before coming to the United States. Pineiro danced with the National Opera of Bucharest and with the Milwaukee Ballet before joining Pennsylvania Ballet. Both dancers have won numerous medals in International Ballet Competitions, and recently performed for the Pope during his visit to Philadelphia in September 2015.

Additional guest artists include Kendall Britt, professional dancer with Ballet Memphis, as The Nutcracker and Dexter Bishop, a Clinton native and MMB alumnus currently dancing professionally with Missouri Ballet Theatre, in the Russian divertissement.

The role of Clara will be danced by 14-yearold MMB dancer and MMDA student Laura Hart, who is in the eighth grade at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School. Hart is a resident of Jackson and has studied at MMDA since she was six years old. Last summer she was

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awarded a scholarship to study at the Colorado Ballet Academy, and she is also a scholarship recipient from the Next Generation Ballet for summer study in Tampa, Fla., in 2016. Mary Kate Shearer, a junior at Ridgeland High School, will perform the role of the Snow Queen, and Amber Lincoln, a senior at Northwest Rankin High School, will perform the role of the Dew Drop Fairy.

“At the heart of Mississippi Metropolitan Ballet’s mission is our quest to share the magic of dance with the people of our community, and to encourage a love of the arts in the hearts and minds of our audience members,” Beasley said. “We are proud to again be presenting our annual production of “The Nutcracker” to our community; it is both our most important outreach tool, offering many in our community their first exposure to the ballet, but also a time-honored holiday tradition. It is just not the holiday season without ‘The Nutcracker.’ ” Tea party seating is reserved at tables of 10.

Tickets for the tea party must be purchased in advance, and are sold separately from performance tickets. Performance tickets are available for $20 or $22, with discounts offered for senior citizens. Tickets for the tea party are $25. Tickets can be purchased online at www.msmetroballet.com or by calling 601853-4508.

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ou have all probably heard “Tennis is the Sport for a Lifetime” at some point in time. Well, Joy Turner Smith from Clinton is the epitome of this motto. Joy has been playing tennis since she was 11 years old. Now, most ladies aren’t keen on giving their age, so we will just say she has been playing tennis for more than 75 years. Yes, and she is still playing competitive tennis on a Gold Jackson Ladies Tennis Association (JLTA) team, the Center Courts, which was formed in 1982. In addition to JLTA, Joy played “night tennis” known 35 years ago as Volvo League Tennis.

This league was before USTA League tennis took the country by storm.

Joy started her tennis in Houlka and continued her play when attending Belhaven College. While there, she was very active in many areas. She was a member of ŠLes Petites Soeurs (a club for mothers or sisters who were also Belhaven girls); she was captain for the Green Team; a member of Amanuenses Club for business majors/minors; “B” club, which was the executive council of the athletic association where she served as vice president her senior year; Current News Forum; treasurer of her class in her senior year;

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and was on staff for “The Belhaven Miss,” which was a bi-weekly news organization for the student body that presented news, advice columns, and alumni updates. She received a bachelor’s degree in business in 1948.

After graduating from Belhaven, she went to work at Deposit Guaranty National Bank (DGB) as a secretary. It was there she met her future husband, Cecil Smith. Cecil worked with DGB from high school until he retired 43 years later, having served in most major departments of the bank. He retired as a senior vice president.

They enjoyed a nice “courtship,” fell in love, married and raised their five children, Brad, Pam, Barry, Tanya and Jan. Both Joy and Cecil enjoyed playing tennis but he was especially glad she had her tennis because his first love, outside of family, was deer hunting. Both having hobbies outside of the home could have been one of their secrets to 63 blissful years of marriage. He passed away three years ago. “When my dad’s health began to decline mom’s tennis kept her both physically and mentally fit. It really helped her to be able to care for him,” says daughter Jan. Joy worked from

Tennis is the sport for a lifetime and Joy Smith from Clinton is the epitome of this saying. She has been playing tennis since she was 11 years old and has been playing for more than 75 years. Joy still plays competitive tennis on her JLTA team, Center Courts playing out of Cascades Tennis Club in Clinton. Joy played tennis at Belhaven College, she played “Volvo Night League” tennis more than 35 years ago, and she is a charter member of JLTA.

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All of their children grew up “on the courts” watching their mom play tennis, however none of them really picked up the sport themselves. They will go out and hit around sometimes, but no formal league players. Joy is very proud that her granddaughter Jennifer Holland played in high school and college and that her great-granddaughter, Cammy Roberts plays for North Pontotoc High School. Jan says she grew up on the courts. “My mom would take me in my stroller to the courts at Mississippi College. Having a toddler wasn’t going to keep her off the courts.”

One of Joy’s fondest tennis memories was playing in the Mississippi state tournament at Bridges with her second cousin, Michelle Guyton, about 10 years ago. They made it to the semifinals before losing and being knocked out of the tournament. One day, one of her sons-in-law overheard someone talking in an elevator at Baptist Hospital. They were talking about some “little old lady” who had kicked them that day on the tennis courts. Somehow or another, it came to be that they were talking about Joy Smith, and he proudly told them that it was his mother-in-law who had just beat you.

So it’s no wonder that Joy is known as the “Tiny Torpedo” on the courts.

Joy is a “Charter JLTA” member. She started playing JLTA 36 years ago out of Clinton Park, then in 1982 the Center Courts out of Cascades were formed. She and Kathleen Cowling are the only “original” members still playing together. Though members have come and gone, the Center Courts are and always have been there for each other through thick and thin, good and bad. Kathleen has this to say about her dear friend, “Joy is a wonderful Christian lady who truly exemplifies all the ‘fruits of the Spirit’ in tennis, as well as in her personal and family life. She has been an inspiration to all of us who have known her over the past 35 years in so many ways. Putting God first, Joy has always had a prayer for the team before each match, inspiring us to do our best and to always be thankful for our health and many blessings of tennis friendships. A truly remarkable player in outstanding ability and sportsmanship, Joy has truly set the example of being our role model in tennis. We love you Joy, and thanks for inspiring us with the hope of following your example and still being able to play tennis at 87. May God continue to bless you today and always.”

From teammate Valerie Box, “Joy is an inspiration to so many people. It is not very often you have an 87-year-old player on your JLTA team that plays great and is competitive and all the while never complains of ailments or tiredness. Everyone loves Joy.” Former teammate and one of the original Center Court team members, Carol Pope said, “Joy is the nicest person you could have as a partner. She is very competitive and she always gives 100 percent on the court. Carol moved to Madison 17 years ago, but she always enjoys seeing Joy when they play the Center Courts in Clinton. One of her current teammates overheard Joy recently saying, “My forehand just isn’t as good as it used to be. I’m not sure if it’s my arm or my age that’s causing the problem.” At her age, the fact that she is still on the court is amazing.

Joy’s favorite pro is Andre Agassi. A trip anywhere to see him play tennis was at the top of her bucket list. In 2014 she was able to check it off. Her daughter Tanya and her husband, Steve, got tickets to take her to Houston to see Agassi play in an exhibition match. Sister Pam went with them as well. Tanya’s husband knew someone from his team who was also going to the match, James Sullivan and his wife. There was a drawing held, in conjunction with the event, and the winner got to meet Agassi and have a picture taken with him. Sullivan won the drawing and they arranged for Joy to go with him to meet Andre and have her picture made with him. She told Andre, “My bucket list is now complete.” His response, “That’s the sweetest thing anyone has ever said to me.” Now that’s a memory.

Tri-Level Southern Sectionals were held in Ridgeland and Jackson October 16 -18. Ridgeland Tennis Center and Bridges Tennis Center were the host sites, with the Hyatt Place in Ridgeland as the host hotel. Around 500 players from eight of the nine southern states came to play in the three-day tournament. Lindsey Sartain, director of adult programs for USTA MS, organized the event. “We are very happy for the opportunity to have players from across the southern section come to Mississippi. There’s so much to

Mississippi was the host for the 2015 USTA Southern Tri-Level Sectionals Championships.

Teams from across the southern states came to compete in the three-day tournament.

Mississippi had three teams crowned champions, two from the Northside and one from the Pinebelt area.

Brad Castle was the captain of the men’s 3.5-4.5 18 and over team. Stephen Fausel, Jeffrey Rickels, Michael Haddox, Brooks Buffington, Cole Mockbee, Hunter Leake, Brent Clark; (front) Judson Jones, Brad Castle, Paul Kimble, Justin Brown, Mitch Peters

Brad Castle was the captain of the men’s 3.5-4.5 40 and over team. Bryan Liles, James Turnbull, Bruce Black, Brad Castle, Jeff Redding, Pax Mogenson, Jim Page; (not pictured) Tim Davis, Ken McCoy, Frank Biggs

Elizabeth Porter is the captain for the women’s 2.5-3.5 18 and over team. Lori Duke, Rebecca Ozier, Jill Nicholson, Kelsey Roberts; (front) Saia Stetelman, Alison Chandler, Elizabeth Porter, Amanda Maksi, Kellie Proctor; (not pictured) Kelsey Rogers, Shannon Sims, Melinda McRaney d e c e m b e r

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show off in the tri-county area, we are very excited.” Ridgeland Tourism USTA Southern and Wilson Sports were the sponsors. Winners in the 18 and over division will travel to California in 2016 to play the Tri-Level Invitational Championships during the BNP Paribas Open. Three teams from Mississippi won their divisions, Brad Castle was the captain for two teams that won his 18s 3.5-4.5 and 40s 3.5-4.5 teams. Elizabeth Porter from the Pine Belt area was the winning captain for the women’s 18s 3.5-4.5 team.

Congratulations to all the winning teams. Plans are already under way for next year’s sectional tournament.

The USTA League championship season is just about over. The last championship for 2015 is the Southern Combo Doubles Championship, which was held in Ridgeland and Jackson in November.

Again this year, all of the age groups came to the tri-county area on one weekend so this was a huge tennis weekend. The tournament committee worked for close to a year planning this championship and were excited about the weekend events. “Southern Combo Doubles continues to be one of our players favorite leagues,” Sartain said. “We have around 1,200 players coming to the Northside to compete during the four-day event. This tournament is a great economic boost to the area,” continues Sartain.

Chairman of the committee is Carrie Starks Moore and committee members are Terry Overcash, Anita Stamps and Gayla Elliott.

Mina Thorgeson with the Ridgeland Tourism Commission has put in many hours assisting the committee during the year as well. Volunteer members of the committee have worked hand in hand with Thorgeson as well as Lindsey Sartain. Host hotel was Hyatt Place in Ridgeland. Host sites were Parham Bridges Tennis Center and Ridgeland Tennis Center. Obtaining sponsors is an ongoing opportunity, thanks to Capital City Beverage for their continued support. New this year was a draw down during the player party to benefit the Tennis Foundation of Mississippi. “Our foundation supports junior players in Mississippi who may not be able to pursue their passion for tennis due to economic issues. The funds we raise for the draw

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down will go directly to the foundation in support of junior tennis in Mississippi,” says foundation President John Cox of Cleveland. “We were thrilled to partner with the combo doubles player party at Cool Water Café to draw the lucky winner/winners,” Cox continues. The weekend was full of great tennis at the Bridges and the RTC. It’s hard to believe, but Christmas is now just around the corner. Stop by any of the local tennis shops/facilities and pick your Christmas gifts up for the tennis players in your life. Remember, for all of your tennis needs go to mstennis.com or you can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram; ustamississippi.

Little Rock, Ark., hosted a Mixed Doubles 55s and 65s Sectional Invitational in October.

Reveland Wheat and her team finished in second place in the 65s.

Peggy Carman, Bill Gressett, Reveland Wheat, Richard Wells, Cheri Williams, Randy Morgan, Faye Hudson, and Robert Hudson.

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few years back we were having some trouble with the store’s phones and Internet services. I called an 800 number and pushed a bunch of buttons to get to the right department only to be asked the same information 20 minutes later - once I was connected with a live customer service representative. After the gentleman and I exchanged account information and service address, he asked for the secret password. Much to my surprise, it was not my mother’s maiden name.

“Who was your favorite childhood superhero?” he asked. “Martha Stewart,” I replied confidently. “Mam, Martha Stewart is not a superhero,” was the last statement I recall the representative making before I lost it. No wonder our fax line picked up every time someone called the store - they had some fella contradicting the fact that Martha Stewart is nothing short of incredible. Soon after, we canceled our service with the company and I do hope that they recorded my call for training purposes.

From the time Martha’s TV show aired on PBS, following the painting program with the guy with the poufy hair that painted landscapes full of happy trees by tap,

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tap, tapping his fanned paintbrush, I was in awe (of her mostly because she was perfect and he seemed more like a happy accident).

I know many people (aside from telecommunication customer service representatives) that are not fans of Martha Stewart. Not everyone can appreciate the accomplishments of a woman that was a former model, stockbroker, caterer, author of numerous New York Times best sellers, magazine editor, television personality, syndicated newspaper columnist, radio show host, Internet mogul, purveyor of millions of private labeled products from cookie cutters to comforters, Chairman and CEO of a publicly traded company, board member of the New York Stock Exchange, in addition to being a former federal inmate.

Superman may have Kryptonite, but Martha’s got a little secret arsenal that has propelled her success. Although, I admire Martha immensely for many of her professional accomplishments, I have never for one moment been a believer that any human being could do all of the things outlined in Martha’s published monthly calendar in addition to staying sane.

Even Encyclopedia Britannica states that, as Martha built her business through perfectionism, comprehensive knowledge, and bottomless capacity for work, she was not universally admired. She was censured for setting an impossible model for working mothers and her glorification of a home-centred existence seems, to some, a step backward for women. But even her many criticisms have been swept away by the personal appeal that has made Martha Stewart a commercial success.

You may not have noticed, but Martha and I have a lot in common. Well, not really, aside from the fact that I did model once in the ninth-grade for one of my mom’s friends at the Greenwood Convention Center, cater my own wedding, and I work with some of the most amazing people that share my vision.

While they may not always know my vision, because I don’t like staff meetings or e-mail; somehow, they just get it. Most of the time they get it right and sometimes they just nail it. Like the other day, when I mentioned I wanted to do a holiday cookie swap at The Everyday Gourmet, not only did they coordinate recipes and baking, but the photography too. I have a feeling this is how it started with Martha Stewart all those years ago.

Watch out ladies, I just got my proxy statement in the mail: Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia has sold to a new group. Marlana Walters Living may not have the same ring, but Everyday Gourmet Living Omnimedia has potential…

DYAN’S ST. NICK COOKIES INGREDIENTS 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup sugar 2 tablespoons milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup dried red cherries, chopped 1/2 cup pecans, chopped 1 cup coconut flakes DIRECTIONS In a large bowl, combine butter and sugar, and mix until creamy. Stir in milk

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Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cut dough into ¼ -inch slices. Place on prepared baking sheets. Bake 12-14 minutes. Allow cookies to cool completely before removing from baking sheet.

GLYNDA’S COWBOY COOKIES INGREDIENTS 1 cup butter, softened 2 eggs, room temperature 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed 3/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon allspice 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 cups rolled oats 1/2 cup coconut flakes 2 cups semisweet chocolate chip 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, eggs, sugars and vanilla. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, cinnamon, allspice, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to egg mixture and mix well. Fold in rolled oats, coconut, chips and nuts and mix well. Using a large cookie scoop, drop dough onto prepared baking sheets. Bake 15 minutes. Allow cookies to cool completely before removing from baking sheet.

JANET’S SNOWDROPS INGREDIENTS 1 cup butter 1/2 cup confectioners sugar, sifted 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup confectioners sugar for dusting

DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large mixing bowl, combine butter, sugar and vanilla mix until creamy. Gradually add flour and salt. Stir until mixture is smooth. Form dough into one-inch balls, dredge in confectioners sugar and place one inch apart on prepared baking sheets. Bake 12-15 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Do not over bake or allow cookies to become brown. Transfer cookies to wire racks lined with wax paper. While cookies are still warm, sprinkle with confectioners sugar. Allow cookies to cool completely, before dusting generously with additional confectioners sugar.

JENNIFER’S RED VELVET CRINKLE COOKIES INGREDIENTS 3 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 3/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup butter, softened 1 1/3 cup sugar 3 large eggs 1 tablespoon milk 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla 2 teaspoons lemon juice 5 teaspoons red food coloring 1 cup white chocolate chips 1 cup confectioners sugar DIRECTIONS Whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder, soda and salt in medium mixing bowl and set aside. In large mixing bowl, combine butter and sugar and mix until creamy. Add eggs one at a time and beat after each addition. Add milk, vanilla, lemon juice and red food coloring. Slowly add the dry ingredient mixture and stir until fully incorporated.

Gently fold in white chocolate chips. Cover and chill for two hours.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pour confectioners sugar into a small bowl.

Form dough into two-inch balls and dredge evenly in confectioners sugar.

Transfer to prepared baking sheets two inches apart, flatten slightly and bake 1314 minutes. Allow cookies to rest on baking sheet several minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

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MELISSA’S MEME’S CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES INGREDIENTS 1 cup butter, softened 3/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 eggs 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips 1 cup pecans, chopped DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large mixing bowl, combine butter, sugars and vanilla and mix until creamy. Add eggs one at a time and beat after each addition.

Gradually add flour, soda and salt to the mixture. Fold in chocolate chips and pecans. Using a small cookie scoop, drop dough onto prepared baking sheets.

Bake 12-14 minutes until light golden brown. Allow cookies to cool completely before removing from baking sheet.

NANCY’S PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup peanut butter 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed 1 egg, well beaten 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, sifted 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt DIRECTIONS In medium mixing bowl, combine butter and peanut butter. Gradually add sugar and cream together. Add egg, flour, soda, baking powder and salt and mix until dough is fully incorporated. Cover dough and chill for 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Form dough into 1-inch balls. Place on prepared baking sheets two inches apart. Using a fork dipped in flour, flatten balls by making a criss-cross pattern. Bake 10-12 minutes. Allow cookies to rest on baking sheet several minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

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SHERYL’S NO BAKE COOKIES INGREDIENTS 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup butter 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 3 cups rolled oats 1 cup peanut butter 1 tablespoon vanilla 1 pinch salt DIRECTIONS In a large saucepan, bring sugar, milk, butter and cocoa to a boil for one minute. Remove from the heat, add the oats, peanut butter, vanilla and salt, and stir until all ingredients are fully incorporated.

Carefully drop by teaspoonful onto parchment paper, allow cookies to cool completely and harden, about 30 minutes before removing. Store in refrigerator in an airtight container for up to three days.

NOTE: Butter = Unsalted Butter, Eggs = Large Eggs, Peanut Butter = Creamy Peanut Butter, Milk = Whole Milk, Salt = Kosher Salt, Coconut Flakes = Sweetened Coconut Flakes, Prepared Baking Sheet = Baking sheets lined with parchment paper or Silpat baking mat.

Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. Britannica 1994-2015 (The Editors of The Encyclopædia Britannica) Last Updated June 23, 2015.

Recipes and photos provided by: Kelli Stout, Dyan Melton, Glynda Mosby, Janet Gilmore, Jennifer Holland, Lindsay Naegele, Melissa Applewhite, Nancy Russel and Sheryl Ashley.

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Escorted by her father, the bride wore a designer gown of ivory lace with a sweetheart neckline, delicate sleeves and a dramatic key hole back. Her hair was adorned with wildflowers that matched her bouquet. She carried a bouquet of a mixture of pastel roses, lambs ears, and wildflowers tied with lace that matched her dress. Maid of honor was Aiden Christine Winford, sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were Leslie Anne Aker,, Katie Alexander, Maribeth Barfield, Allison Boyd, Leigh Dexter Morson, Anna Reid and Jennifer Reid. They wore lace sundresses of various styles in crème, and carried smaller unique versions of the bride’s bouquet. The bride’s proxy was Brinley Harris, cousin of the bride. Maleah Harris and Olivia Winford, cousins of the bride, were attendants. Flower girls were Addison Sulcer, cousin of the bride, and Emma Blanco.

The bridegroom’s father was best man. Groomsmen were Austin Herrington, brother of the bridegroom; Garner Bell, Robbie Jefcoat, Sawyer Smith and Seth Steelman. Ringbearers were Dylan and Tristan Sulcer,, cousins of the bride.

Following the ceremony, the bride’s parents hosted a reception on the family grounds. A bridesmaids luncheon was held at Mint the day before the wedding. Hostesses were friends of the mother of the bride. On the eve of the wedding, the bridegroom’s parents honored the couple with a rehearsal dinner at the Old Capitol Inn. Following a wedding trip to the Dominican Republic, the couple is at home in Ridgeland.

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aurie Allison Selman and Eric David Nimon were united in marriage June 8 at the Fairmont Kea Lani Maui in Wailea, Hawaii. The sunset ceremony was held on the Pacific Terrace overlooking Polo Beach and the Pacific Ocean, with the islands of Lanai, Molokini and Kahoolawe in the background.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Barry Selman of Madison. The bridegroom is the son of Carol Nimon Scott of Zephyrhills, Fla., and the late Ralph David Archie Nimon.

The double ring ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Ronald Winckler of Maui. The couple exchanged traditional vows and participated in the historic Hawaiian lei exchange.

A Hawaiian ukulele was played as the bride was escorted by her father. She was given in marriage by her parents. The bride wore a designer gown. Her jewel-encrusted bodice flowed across the shoulders to form a cap sleeve, while the lace shirt evolved into the train. The bride’s hair was stylized in a simple updo. Her head was adorned with a Swarovski crystal-encrusted headpiece and an English tulle veil that trailed behind her. She carried a hand tied cascading bouquet composed of Stargazer lilies accented by red and white roses. She wore a diamond drop necklace, a wedding gift from the bridegroom.

A celebration dinner was held following the ceremony at the Ko restaurant.

The wedding trip was in Hawaii, exploring the islands of Maui and Kauai.

Following their return home, the bride’s parents hosted a wedding reception at the Country Club of Jackson. The band Almost Famous of Memphis, presented the music.

The couple live in Brandon where the bride is a nurse practitioner at Women’s Specialty Center and the bridegroom is the co-owner of Innovative Practice Solutions.

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annah Marie Neely and Harley McDonald White were united in marriage at 5 p.m. May 9 on the private beach at Gulf Place in Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. Pastor Eric Partin officiated the ceremony.

The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Johnny Dee Neely of Jackson. She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Jordan Williams of Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas David Neely of Braxton.

The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Branch White of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., and Mrs. Jamie McDonald White of Mobile. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Mann Q. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Briscoe White Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Avery Bugg, all of Richmond, Va., and the late Mr. and Mrs. James Harley McDonald of Mobile.

Traditional wedding music was provided by violinist Adam Purvis. Mary Pearson Moore, sister of the bridegroom, was the Scripture reader.

Given in marriage by her parents, the bride was escorted by her father to a white arbor on the beach that was draped with white fabric tied back with long natural tassels. Placed at the top center front, the arbor was finished with a large cross adorned with cut glass, seashells and beads made by her aunt, Kay Allen. She wore a gown of English net embellished with handplaced lace motifs that cascaded down the fit and flare silhouette. The ivory lace over rose gold lining featured a keyhole back, sleeveless neckline and a scalloped hem that flowed into a chapel length train. Her bouquet consisted of white hydrangeas with ivory garden roses, creamy polar star roses, white stock, ivory spray roses, and white ranunculus all pulled through the hydrangea. The stems were bound with an off-white ribbon with an off-white lace overlay and finished with two vintage brooches that belong to each of her grandmothers.

Maid of honor was Jordan Lynn Eiland. Matrons of honor were Haley Crosby Carpenter and Ann Louise Stacy McNamara. Bridesmaids were Rebecca Marie Aaron, Corey Allen Aiken, Katherine Ann Belk, Kathryn Virginia Ann Burke, Martha Frances Dalton, Kaitlin Dennis Monsour, Betsy Jones Jones, Anna Terrell Wilson Rea, Sarah Elizabeth Rogers, and sister of the bridegroom, Elizabeth Branch White. They wore long one shoulder coastal chiffon knit gowns with a gold metallic belt finished with a crystal plate buckle, and carried hand-held bouquets of all white hydrangeas.

The stems were bound with a matte gold ribbon and a simple pearl closure. Program attendants were Mary Pearson Moore and Bonnalyn McGaughey Moore, sisters of the bridegroom. Proxy bride was Kayla Leigh Skeen.

The bridegroom’s father was best man. Groomsmen were brothers of the groom Christopher Branch White Jr. and William Avery Moore, brother of the bride David Reid Neely, Richard Mark Foster Jr., Carter Owen Franklin, Andrew David Granberry, Todd Andrew Gross, Howard William Guth, Thomas Radcliff Latham, Richard Mitchell Martindale, Hunter Davis Omainsky, Robert Shackelford Adusten Rogers, Mark Jacob Sheridan, Zachary Lamon Spear, and Kyle Jordan Stoudenmire.

Following the ceremony, the bride’s parents hosted a reception on The Green at Gulf Place for lounging, dining, and dancing. Guests enjoyed food and danced to music by The Atlanta Pleasure Band of Atlanta.

On the eve of the wedding, the bridegroom’s parents hosted a rehearsal dinner for the wedding party, family and friends at the VUE on 30A restaurant in Santa Rosa Beach.

Guests were entertained with music by guitarist Aaron Bostic.

After a wedding trip to Anguilla, Bristish West Indies, the couple is at home in Jackson, where the bride is a registered nurse at St. Dominic Hospital while completing her master’s degree, and the bridegroom is in commercial real estate development.

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aylor Lauren Baronich and Caleb Asher Alsobrooks were united in marriage on September 12, in Jackson. The bride is the daughter of Maria T. and B. John Baronich Jr. of Madison. She is a 2007 graduate of Jackson Prep, and a 2011 graduate of Auburn University, where she was graduated summa cum laude with two bachelor’s degrees, political science and Spanish. She achieved her juris doctor, cum laude, from the University of Mississippi Law School in May 2015 and has joined the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through their Legal Honors program. The bridegroom is the son of Lisa M. and T. Paul Alsobrooks. He is a 2015 graduate of the University of Mississippi, and has begun his career in contracting and procurement with Alcon Pharmaceuticals.

In the spring of 2006 the couple met at a St. Richard Church Confirmation retreat. Taylor realized that neither of them knew many of the people attending, so she decided to walk up and introduce herself to the cute guy wearing a soccer t-shirt. They would at least have one thing to talk about. After meeting at the retreat, they exchanged numbers and began playing soccer together and talking a lot on the phone “as friends.” Taylor was intrigued by Caleb – she had never met another guy that she found to be as genuine, kind, mature, and a strong Catholic. He, also intrigued by Taylor, saw her as flirty and fun, spunky, and someone who takes her faith seriously - and she played soccer. In 2007, Taylor moved to Auburn University while Caleb stayed in Jackson finishing high school and starting college. They talked every week – Taylor constantly keeping Caleb up-to-date with her new life in college. Even though she met lots of new people, she couldn’t help but want to keep her friendship with Caleb. She appreciated his honesty, and how he kept her grounded when she was stressed. For three years, Taylor and Caleb kept a casual friendship, talking at least every couple weeks and seeing each other “as friends” during breaks from school. Their friendship that started in high school matured with new life experiences. Helping each other in hard times and celebrating the good, the two knew that something greater than friendship was developing, though neither would admit it.

In the spring of 2010, Caleb and Taylor stopped their friendship. Taylor was dating someone else, off in New York City interning, and then in Costa Rica studying abroad. Caleb decided he could not just remain friends without also dating. Caleb stopped calling her, and did not return her calls. Taylor, of course, was confused and upset. Little did she know that this halt in their friendship was for the best – it helped them grow. In the fall of 2010, Taylor called Caleb for the first time in months. Their conversation finally led to the realization that they had liked each other for years. In the spring of 2011, Taylor was graduated from Auburn University and moved back to Jackson, before moving to Birmingham for a new job.

They survived their long-distance relationship, and in August 2012, they both started school at Ole Miss.

This period would prove to the hardest time for their relationship. Not only were they both in difficult academic programs, they were also trying to decide if they should get married. The decision was made on April 15, 2014, when Caleb proposed inside St. John’s Catholic Church in Oxford. After nearly a decade of friendship, Caleb and Taylor were united in the covenant of marriage September 12, celebrated by a Nuptial Mass at the Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Jackson. Fr. Joe Tonos celebrated the Mass.

The bride wore a ballgown of English lace and ethereal tulle encrusted with Swarovski marguerite crystals.

She wore her mother’s chapel length veil of embroidered lace embellished with Swarovski crystals. She honored the traditions of “something old” by carrying her grandmother Anna Marie Andrews’ First Communion rosary; she embraced her “something new” as her gown hand-beaded by her mother. Her “something borrowed” was her mother’s wedding veil and her father’s handkerchief embellished with her mother’s wedding lace; and integrated “something blue” as the wedding date in blue Swarovski crystals beaded into her gown by her mother.

Lindsey Baronich Bunting, sister of the bride, was matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Ruth Abrahams, Erin Bachus, Danielle Brown, Ashley Kovaleski, Rebecca Newton, Kelley Rehm, Caralyn Towey, and junior bridesmaid Lauren Brooks.

Jack McCafferty was best man. Groomsmen were Kolbe Alsobrooks, Danny Bolaños, Kevin Brooks, Virgilio Guardado, Chris Pichon, Joshua Pichon, Harris Swayze, and Nathan Wofford.

Following the ceremony, the bride’s parents hosted the celebration dinner and reception at the Mississippi Museum of Art. Following their wedding trip to the Dominican Republic, the couple live in Grapevine, Texas.

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worship service celebrating the covenant marriage of Alyssa Leigh Davant and Jacob Luke Johnson was held June 20 at 5 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Jackson. The Rev. David Lanier Felker performed the ceremony.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hamilton Davant III of Jackson. She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hamilton Davant Jr. and the late Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Hunt Maddux.

The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Steven Johnson of Roswell, Ga. He is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lanier Johnson and Mrs. Robert Luke Allgood and the late Mr. Allgood.

Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore her mother’s wedding gown redesigned especially for her. The antique white, satin dress featured a Queen Anne bodice covered in reembroidered Alencon lace. The A-line skirt of her gown swept into a cathedral length train edged entirely in lace and was highlighted by lace appliqués. The bride’s cathedral length veil was also trimmed in ivory lace. She wore a diamond and ruby necklace. The diamond was from her great-grandmother’s engagement ring and the rubies were from her grandmother. The bridal bouquet consisted of stock, peonies, ivory garden roses, and señorita blush roses wrapped with an antique lace handkerchief that has been in the groom’s family and passed from bride to bride since 1910.

Maid of honor was Natalie Loran Davant, sister of the bride. Matron of honor was Ashlyn Watkins McClellan. Bridesmaids were Natalie Grace Ethridge, Josey Danielle Frazier, Courtney Michelle Griffin, Caroline Claire Holmes, Joanna Kimes Johnson, Kaitlyn Danielle Kilbourne, Jourdan Lee Schulte, and Rachel Elizabeth Wade.

The bridegroom’s father was best man. Groomsmen were Jordan Layne Hanson, Daniel Clinton Hart, Steven Joshua Johnson, Landon Gray Kennedy, Roy Grantham Krag, John David Lewis, William Matthew McClellan, William Kyle Stover, and Judkins Bruce Williams III. Thomas Lance Allen and William Reed Krosp were ushers.

Nuptial music was presented by Connie Stringer Wadsworth, organist; and Kathryn Minyard Edwards, pianist. Soloist Jeffery Clinton Pride performed “The Majesty and the Glory” and “How Deep the Father’s Love.”

Following the ceremony, a reception hosted by the parents of the bride was held at the Fairview Inn. The Blue Silk Band presented the music.

On the eve of the wedding, the bridegroom’s parents honored the couple with a rehearsal dinner at The Iron Horse Grill.

After a wedding trip to Playa Mujeres, Mexico, the couple is at home in Jackson.

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mie Gray Marchetti and Tyler Lewis Blocker were united in holy matrimony at 6 p.m., February 7, at Trinity Presbyterian Church. The double ring ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Brian Sorgenfrei.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Emmett Marchetti of Jackson. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gray Marchetti of Jackson and Mrs. Sam Crawford Lloyd Jr. of Greenville. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Nason Blocker of Carthage. He is the grandson of Violet Blocker DeMarco and Mrs. Homer Showalter Arthur Jr. of Carthage.

Escorted by her father, the bride wore an ivory, beaded lace designer gown featuring a soft sweetheart neckline with a tulle and organza skirt. The gown was finished with a chapel length train and satin buttons down the back. She carried a bouquet of white garden roses, white O’Hara roses, vendella roses, white hydrangea, white freesia and seeded eucalyptus. She wore diamond stud earrings, a gift from her bridegroom, and a double strand pearl bracelet, borrowed from her mother.

Matrons of honor were Mary Virginia Felker and Katherine Ross Puckett. Maid of honor was Douglas Strahan Loftin.

Bridesmaids were Louise Lamb Adams, Macey Baird Benton, Laura Grace Craig, Libbo Haskins Crosswhite, Anna Steely Culver, Sarah Stone Edwards, Catherine Randall Fandel, Elizabeth Fair McIntosh, Victoria Whitney Vance, Kelley Brooks Voelkel, Kimbell Bingham Waters, Callie Mounger Wesson and Carrie Shumaker Wynn.

The bridegroom’s father was best man. Groomsmen were Maxwell Ryan Douglas Armstrong, James Casson Arthur, James Edgar Lee Baker, Nicholas Arthur Barham, John Parker Davis, Matthew George Dowell, Ryan Winston Eyles, Paul Caleb Koonce, Christopher Ray Loftin, Joseph Lloyd Marchetti, Robert Emmett Marchetti II, Clifton Lee Norman Jr., Jonathan Paul Rhea, Patrick Ross Thurmond and Paul Bennett Witcher.

Junior groomsman was William Reece Barham.

Program attendants were Kelly Lloyd Cadden, Jamie Lloyd Lancaster and Lauren Sinclair Lloyd, cousins of the bride. Soloists were Jessica Bintz Armstrong and Meriwether Louise Marchetti, cousin of the bride, accompanied on guitar by Joseph Lloyd Marchetti, brother of the bride.

Following the ceremony, the bride’s parents hosted a reception at the Old Capitol Inn. On the eve of the wedding the bridegroom’s parents hosted a rehearsal dinner at The South Warehouse.

Following a wedding trip to Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, the couple will make their home in Arlington, Tenn. The bride is the program director of two nonprofits in Memphis: Coaching for Literacy and the WiseHeart Foundation. The bridegroom is a nurse anesthetist at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tenn. d e c e m b e r

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Katherine Nichols Sneed & Hunter Wooten Worley DECEMBER 5, 2015 SEASIDE, FLORIDA

r. and Mrs. William Franklin Sneed announce the engagement of their daughter, Katherine Nichols Sneed, to Hunter Wooten Worley, son of John Darle Worley Jr. of Collierville, Tenn., and Penny Worley Beddingfield of Spring Hill, Tenn.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Thomas Vernon Nichols Jr. and the late Mr. Nichols of Canton, and the late Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Sneed of Jackson. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Troy Edward Castleberry of Memphis, and John Darle Worley Sr. of Athens, Ala., and the late Mrs. Worley of Memphis.

Miss Sneed is a 2006 honors graduate from Jackson Preparatory School. She was graduated cum laude from the University of Mississippi in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in accountancy. At Ole Miss, she was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority where she served as rush chairman, and was also selected for Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. She received her master’s of accountancy in 2011. Miss Sneed was presented by the Debutante Club of Mississippi. She is a member of the Junior League of Birmingham and attends Cahaba Park Presbyterian Church.

Worley attended Briarcrest Christian School in Memphis, and was graduated in 2004. He is a 2008 graduate of the University of Alabama with a major in business administration. At the University of Alabama, he was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity, and served as rush chairman. Worley is associated with Kirkpatrick Concrete Inc., in Birmingham, and attends Cahaba Park Presbyterian Church.

The couple will exchange vows December 5 at the chapel in Seaside, Fla.

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Lindsey Lea Baas & Christopher Hardy Clarke FEBRUARY 20, 2016

FAIRVIEW INN • JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

r. and Mrs. John Alan Baas of Ridgeland announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsey Lea Baas, to Christopher Hardy Clarke, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hardy Clarke of Madison.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy D. Newman of Gillsburg, and Mr. and Mrs. John O. Baas of Ridgeland.

The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Clarke of Madison, and the late Mr. and Mrs. William P. Jenkins of Prentiss.

Miss Baas is a 2007 honor graduate of Ridgeland High School. She attended Mississippi State University where she was a member of Chi Omega sorority. She received a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Mississippi Medical Center and completed her master’s as a family nurse practitioner in May. She is a family nurse practitioner at Baptist Medical Clinic in Madison.

Clarke is a 2003 graduate of Terry High School. He was graduated from the University of Mississippi with a degree in business administration. Clarke is the health safety and environmental coordinator with Cintas in Jackson.

The couple will exchange vows at 6 p.m. February 20, at the Fairview Inn with a reception following.

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rs. Michael and Angela Graeber of Ridgeland announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsey Shay Graeber, to Joshua-Dallas Earle Goodwin, son of David and Winifred (Winnie) Goodwin of Madisonville, La. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Roger and Judy Graeber of Picayune, and Etta Lunamand of Memphis. She is a graduate of St. Andrew’s Episcopal School and was graduated cum laude from Rhodes College in Memphis, where she received a bachelor’s degree in business. She was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority at Rhodes.

The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Earl and Martha Goodwin of Conroe, Texas. He is a graduate of Mandeville High School and a graduate of Rhodes College, where he received a bachelor’s degree in commerce and business. He is in graduate school at Texas A&M Galveston for a master’s in maritime administration and logistics as well as a third mate’s license. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and senior captain of the Rhodes College baseball team.

The couple met in Spanish class at Rhodes College in the fall of 2010. They now live in Galveston, with their Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Sydney.

The couple will exchange vows December 19 at The Ivy in Flowood.

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GALLOWAY MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH • JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

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r. and Mrs. James Spencer Jones of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Jane Elizabeth Jones, to Jonathan Andrew Marchetti, son of Mrs. Nancy Beaudoin Marchetti of West Hartford, Conn., and Drew Philip Marchetti of Shelton, Conn.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Janie Eubank Sage and the late Thurman Knight Sage of Union City, Tenn., and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Spencer Jones Sr., and the late Mrs. Elizabeth Griffin Jones, all of Jackson. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Beaudoin of Bristol, Conn., and Mrs. Antoinette Marchetti and the late Chester Marchetti of Greenville, S.C. A 2008 graduate of St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, Miss Jones was graduated cum laude in 2010 from Boston University, where she earned dual degrees in journalism and political science. She was presented in 2009 by the Debutante Club of Mississippi. Miss Jones began her investment management career at Wellington Management Company in Boston, subsequently serving as an investment associate at Rice Hall James and Associates in San Diego. She has recently returned to Jackson and consults for clients including Rice Hall James.

Marchetti is a 2005 graduate of Southington High School in Southington, Conn., and a 2009 summa cum laude graduate of Bentley University, where he earned degrees in economics and finance, captained the men’s soccer program and was named to the Academic All-Conference team. Prior to joining the U.S. Navy in 2013, he worked for several years at Wellington Management, where he managed the Bulls soccer team through which the pair met.

The couple will be wed December 21 at Galloway Memorial United Methodist Church.

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Sara Samuels Rodriguez & Steven Hanley Ludlam Jr. JANUARY 2, 2016

TOWN HALL • ROSEMARY BEACH, FLORIDA

r. and Mrs. James Franklin Brower of Nashville announce the engagement of their daughter, Sara Samuels Rodriguez, to Steven Hanley Ludlam Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Hanley Ludlam. Miss Rodriguez is also the daughter of the late Dr. Richard Michael Rodriguez.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jack Shapiro of Westfield, N.J., and the late Mr. and Mrs. Israel Rodriguez of Kingsville, Texas.

The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Joseph Lewis Fant III of Columbus, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Warren Van Gilder Ludlam Jr. of Jackson.

Miss Rodriguez is a graduate of the Harpeth Hall School in Nashville. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Auburn University in 2007, and her M.Ed from Lipscomb University in 2014. She teaches kindergarten at Hapeville Elementary School in Hapeville, Ga. Ludlam is a graduate of Jackson Preparatory School. Graduating from the University of Alabama in 2008, he earned his bachelor’s degree in communications with a major in telecommunications and film.

At Alabama he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. Ludlam is associated with Turner Studios in Atlanta as an assistant editor.

The couple will exchange vows January 2 at the Town Hall in Rosemary Beach, Fla.

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PARTIES AND CELEBRATIONS

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An engagement celebration honoring Paige Primos and Drew McWay was held August 22 in the home of Sally and Darden North.

Co-hosts and hostesses were Kay and Jimmy Allen, Dea Dea and Dolph Baker, Annelle Barnett, Jean and Glen Bush, Joy and Don Cannada, Janie and Arthur Davis, Nancy and Preston Derivaux, Vicki and Tim Ellis, Mary Jane Finney, Barby and Jud Grace, Lynn and Jim Grenfell, Paula and Jimmy Hood, Cindy and David Hutchison, Elizabeth Knight, Kathryn and Mickey Koury, Phoebe and Stephen Kruger, Irene

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Caroline Rush, Paige Primos

Deetsa Molpus, Kandy Sims

Woodie McDuffie, Richard Russ, Steve and Betsy Rosenblatt, Glen Bush, Lynn and Jim Grenfell, Robert Murphree, Buddy Mangum, Ann McDuffie, Mike Tramel, Frank York; (middle row) Mollie VanDevender, Sue Russ, Jean Bush, Sally and Darden North, Irene Mangum, Melissa Murphree, Karan York, Ginger Tramel, Mary Jane Finney; (front) Drew McWay, Paige Primos

Drew McWay, Paige, Kap, Rachel and Mary Claire Primos

Caroline Rush, Lauren Elliott, Sara Tyson Husband

John Wooley, Don Primos, Becky Wooley

Drew McWay, Paige Primos, Sally and Darden North

Mike and Ginger Tramel, Paige Primos, Drew McWay

Virginia Primos, Robert and Cathy Sumrall

Grant Ridgway, Neal Wise, William VanDevender, Stewart Strange, Andrew Weeks, David Davis, Austin Ellis, Reed Bowen, Benton York; (front) Sarah Frisbee, Emily Huff, Matthew Koury, Caroline Rush, Paige Primos, Sara Tyson Husband, Lauren Elliott

Logan, Genny and Frances Phillips, Drew McWay, Paige Primos, Meg and Len Reeves, Mary Claire Primos

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EVENTS JACKSON SYMPHONY LEAGUE The Jackson Symphony League past presidents were recently hosted by Regina Boyles for a gettogether. Michael Beattie, president and executive director of the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, attended. Kathryn Merrell Simmons is the JSL president for 2015-16. Shown are scenes from the event.

Jean Bush, Michael Beattie, Regina Boyles

Earline Raines, Deery Walker

Regina Boyles, Pat Evans

Cheryl Welch, Ruth Tant, Stacy Ferreri

Mary Jabaley, Gay Drake

Kathryn Simmons, Sally O’Callaghan, Lisa Rotolo

Hilda Connerly, Judy Ritter

Faira Bishop, Nell Wall

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EVENTS SISTER SCHUBERT Rise to the Occasion, an evening with Sister Schubert, was held recently at Broadmoor Baptist Church. Shown are scenes from the event.

Patricia Barnes, Amanda Layton

Shelby D’Amico, Anna Shepard

Sarah Cheek, BC Rogers, Elizabeth Bryant

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Kimberly Alford, Justin Suber

Mary Beth Graves, Mary Prather

Judy Honeycutt, Connie Bush, Gayle Hart

Deborah Gilbert, Sally Burnet, Cathy Ghaffarian, Ruth Burger

Destiny York, Diane Cushing, Teresa Fortney

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Blake Price, Deena Li

Sara Beth Clark, Susan Lee, Stephanie Jones

Amelia Jarvis, Bailey Salmon, Scott Parenteau

Amy Loflin, Anne Day, Nancy Alford

Kay Kelly, Jennifer and Malory Fisher

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EVENTS ANNUAL EVENING HONORING THE JUDICIARY DINNER The Capital Area Bar Association and the Jackson Young Lawyers recently hosted their annual Evening Honoring the Judiciary dinner.

Paulette Brown, president-elect of the American Bar Association, was the featured speaker.

Shown are scenes from the dinner.

John McCullouch, Dean Deborah Bell, Dean Richard Gershon

Tiffany and James Graves

Amanda Green Alexander, Pat Evans, Mike Malouf Jr.

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Laura McCarthy, Steve Orlansky, LaToya Slay

Sherry Johnson, Debbie Riddick

Lindsay Dowdle, Lane Staines

Abram Orlansky, Sam Gregory

Judge Joe Lee, Justice William Waller

William Wright, Collins Wohner

ANNUAL EVENING HONORING THE JUDICIARY DINNER

Gretchen Kimble, Amanda Green Alexander

Julia, William, and DeAnn Wright

Amanda Green Alexander, LaVerne Edney, Paulette Brown

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EVENTS MISTLETOE SPONSOR PARTY The Mistletoe Marketplace corporate sponsor party was held recently at the Governor’s Mansion. Presented by the Junior League of Jackson, Mistletoe Marketplace was held in November at the Mississippi Trade Mart.

For more information visit MistletoeMarketplace.com. Shown are scenes from the sponsor party.

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Stuart Kellogg, Jim and Janice Ingram

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First Lady Deborah Bryant, Susan McNamara, Lindsay Hamm, Gov. Phil Bryant

Ryan and Catherine Florreich

Melanie and Locke Ward

Danielle and Chris Correro

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EVENTS JACKSON SYMPHONY LEAGUE BALL The Jackson Symphony League’s 56th annual Symphony Ball, “From Bollywood to Hollywood” was held recently at the Country Club of Jackson. The Symphony Ball is the league’s largest fund-raiser of the year and benefits the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra. In addition to the live entertainment, attendees enjoyed a seated formal dinner, dessert buffet, live and silent auctions, and dancing to live music. Shown are scenes from the ball.

Jack and Jackie Root, Jean and Glenn Bush

Mona Graham, Rubina Sethi

Kathy and Bill Price, Sujith and Mona Reddy

Chris and Stephanie Scott, Olivia and Jerry Host

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Barry and Barbara Plunkett, Mary Helen and Bo Bowen

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Deidra Bell, Alon Bee, Pam Partridge

Mark and Melissa Skaggs

Jaya and Jerry Patel

JACKSON SYMPHONY LEAGUE BALL

Nora Frances McRae, Manisha Sethi-Malhotra

Sophie, Emilie and Uwe Blecker

Sean Roland, Brian Beckham, Alan Burrow

John and Mei-chi Piletz, Kim and Trey Porter

Shinn, Grace, Lynn and Edmund Lee

Allen and Misty Langford

Kim Holman, Mona Reddy

Wayne and Danielle Carol

Bryan and Jackie McDonald

Doug and Crisler Boone

Andy and Karen Taggart

Will and Leigh Ann Longwitz

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Larry and Patty Piddles

Mayo and Renee Flynt

Gay and Anna Drake

Bob Graves, Lynda Costas

Anky and Mary Ann Petro

John and Dorothy Hawkins

Tate and Elee Reeves

John and Kim Sewell

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EVENTS MEDICAL ALUMNI AWARDS The University of Mississippi Medical Center Alumni Affairs hosted the Medical Alumni Awards for UMMC recently at River Hills Club.

The Distinguished Medical Alumnus, Dr. Claude Brunson, was honored as well as Medical Hall of Fame inductees Dr. Jim Hughes, Dr. John Jackson, Dr. Hilmon Castle, Dr. Richard Boronow (deceased), and Dr. Karl Evers (deceased). Shown are scenes from the event.

Judy and Gene Wood, Jean Hill

Markie and Jim Spell

Felicia Anderson, Claude and Christin Brunson, Marcus Williams

Ralph and Millie Didlake

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Kathryn and John Long

Lisa and Ken Lippincott, Susan Rish

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Chris and Lisa Gannett, Anne Howard, Dave Muscari, Amy, Kathryn and Carmi Boronow

Barbara Goodman, Tim and Rebecca Kerut, Erik and Jennie Richardson

Patrick Smith, Ed Hill, Tessie Smith

Lee Voulters, Tammy and John Cook, Van and Lynn Lackey

Tommy Cobb, Bob Boronow

Brian and Mary Ghere, Mary and Robert Elliott

Millie and Ralph Didlake, Jona and James Keeton, Barbara and Grace Goodman

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Jim and Virginia Hughes

John, Marshall and Mary Jackson, Karen Stindt, Patti Jackson

David Reeves, Tommy and Mary Cobb, Carol Reeves, Alton Cobb

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Jesse Morrison, Meagan Hewey, Maribeth Barfield, Natalie Ethridge, Dana Smith, Jarrett Morgan

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EVENTS BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA The Andrew Jackson Council Boy Scouts of America hosted the 2015 Distinguished Citizen Award Dinner recently at the Jackson Hilton.

The event honored Tate Reeves, lieutenant governor of Mississippi. Reeves and his wife, Elee, are the parents of three daughters, Sarah Tyler, Elizabeth Magee and Madeline Tate. Shown are scenes from the dinner.

Kim Wolford, Sara Fox, Sweyn Simrall

Mike Chaney, Robert Leslie

Tate Lewis, Kathryn Wise

Ben Walton, Joey Shelton, Jim Walden

Kim and Marty Miller

Donnie Dear, Jordan Watts, Joshua Bridges, John White

Christy Bridges, Jamie Butler, Gray Macoy, Tyler Steed

Tom Watson, Bain McHale, Wil Peery, Declan Ward, Matthew Prater, Christian Watson, Yancey Nolan, Blake Wilson

Sherry and Joel Downs, Stanley Shows, Steve Guyton, Tommie Shows

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Blake Wilson, David Gates

Clyde Muse, Rubye Moss, Paul Stockwell

Justin Bowden, Anthony Holloman

Joe and Ann Wilkins, Will Longwitz, Larry and Rita Johnson

Anthony Haines, Elee and Tate Reeves, Steve Zachow

Terry and Pamela Reeves, Chris Zachow, Leslie Haines

Newell Simrall, Grant Fox, Wally Majors, Glenn McCullough Jr., Wayne Weidie

Thomas and Tony Morgan, Ron Michael, Thomas Bond

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EVENTS YMCA LUCK OF THE DRAW Luck of the Draw, the sixth annual art benefit for the Metropolitan YMCAs of Mississippi, was held recently at St. James Episcopal Church. Participants who purchased a draw ticket were entitled to choose a one-of-a-kind piece of art from the Big Wall of Art with signatures of the artists on the back of the pieces.

Shown are scenes from the event.

Meg Outlaw, Melissa DiFatta, Roxie Routt

Art Minton, Laurie Alley

Keith Burton, Susan Wellington, Linda Blackwell

Barber Boone, Laura Dixon, Elizabeth Boone, Patrick and Lisa Farley

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Paula and Mike Boulanger

Buster and Susan Wellington, Danny and Gina Myrick

Tim and Sarah Sterling

Mickey and Kim Paduda

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Kim Sewell, Rachel Misenar

Gina and Jimmy Halfacre

Sara Brantley, Libba Wilkes, Charley Frye

Jill and David Morgan

Melissa Brewer, Pat Lovitt

Alice Ager, Ashley McLendon

Melissa and Anthony DiFatta

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EVENTS CATHOLIC CHARITIES Father Jonathan Morris, an American Roman Catholic priest currently serving in the Archdiocese of New York, was the guest speaker at this year’s Journey of Hope luncheon for Catholic Charities Jackson, which was held recently at the Jackson Marriott. Best known as a commentator on religious matters in the media, he has been a contributor and analyst for the Fox News Channel since 2005. Catholic Charities also hosted a meet and greet sponsorship gathering at the Old Capitol Inn downtown. The mission of Catholic Charities is to be a visible sign of Christ’s love, and services are offered regardless of faith, race or age.

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Mary Ruhl, Angela Griffin, Danielee Armistad

Beverly McMullan, Gerry Gray-Lewis, Beth Watters, Janis Berlin

Sarah and Kevin O’Donnell

Dana Martin, Gwen Hayns, Barbara Pigott

Mary Louise and Arthur Jones, Lisa Ratzlaff, Ellen Bartlett

Laura White, Dottie Carlisle, Carol Robertson

Victor Gray-Lewis, Clinton Smith

CATHOLIC CHARITIES

Karen Kegley, Rosemary Harvel, Mary Frances Ellis, Sharon Hopkins

Libba Wilkes, Karen Simmons

Amelia Rizor, Jamie and Kenny Robbins

Jasmine Harvey, Ann Wilson, Tamica Foster

Mary and Ray Trepanier

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EVENTS WINE WITH THE BLIND The third annual Wine with the Blind winetasting fund-raiser was held recently at BRAVO! All funds raised benefit the MIB Foundation for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Shown are scenes from the event.

Jane Hawthrone, Pat Ladnier

Tracy Kane, Cheri Russell, Joyce Granger

Liz Hill, David Barham, Judy Denson

Ryan and Ramona Brister

Jeff James, Denise Caracci, Tina Brown, Rhonda Hamilton

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Cheryle Burrow, Stephanie Deshazer, Susan Hermes

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Nakesia Elli, James Butler

Angie and Chris Nix

Stephanie Gilbert, Elton Sims

WINE WITH THE BLIND

Lisa Chesney, Amanda McDonner

Beth Prestage, Emily Homan, Brandon Mitchell

Dick Tinsley, Sue Hilton

Debra Martin, Martha Fincher

Shenika Cleveland, Delexis Hardy, Joy and Ron Sennett

Phillip and Marlena Pickering

Hope Ladner and Luke Baker

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EVENTS BOTTOM LINE The 27th annual Bottom Line for Kids benefit dinner and auction to benefit Southern Christian Services for Children and Youth Inc., was held recently at the Country Club of Jackson. Jeff Good was master of ceremonies.

Jim Wilkirson was the auctioneer. The painting “Autumn Reflections� by artist Alfred Nicols was a featured auction item. Shown are scenes from the dinner.

Courtney Wright, Amanda Kaminer, Tori Heard

Jeff Good, Jessica Easterling, Stephen Smith

Randy and Chan Vessell

Kirby Keith, Scott Lee, Summer Gorman, Bill Bethany

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Paul and Suzanne Maczka

Jeremy and Erica Ory, Amanda and Lee Nicols

Bryant and Jamie Himes

Shelby and Beth Watts

Chip and Beth Pickering, Hank Holman

Michael and Marirose Hutchison

Mary and Clay Lewis

BOTTOM LINE

Eric and Anna McDonald

Sue Cherney, Debbie Dobbins

Elton Sims, Stephanie Gilbert, Andrew Annison

Freda and Nia Bush, Kim Coalter, Lee Bush

Jason and Amy Russell, Christina Johnson

Lynette Fountain, Deborrah and Johnny Wray, Chris Fountain

Danny and Gina Myrick, Kathie and Jimmy Young

Terryce Walker, Debra Gibbs, Maggie Terry Harper

Kathie Young, Martha House

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Buster Wellington, Kreig and Megan Bell, Pat Busby

Alan Ramsay, Sue Lobrano Womble

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Jackie Holloway, Sharon Bisler, Myra Mabry, Debbie Dobbins, Patti Pankiewicz

Steve Denham, Barnett Taylor, Oree Jackson

Terri Coalter, Ruth Hobbs, Kate Royals

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EVENTS FONDREN ART SHOW An opening reception was held recently for The Cedars 2015 Juried Art Exhibition featuring the works of Mississippians and juried by Myrna Colley-Lee. This show was part of The Four Seasons of The Cedars Performing and Visual Arts Series and made possible by Fondren Renaissance. The show hung through September 30. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Betsy Bradley, Robert Langford

Emily Mosley, Dyann Gunter, Jim Wilkerson

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Gloria Harvey, Dan Piersol, Maureen Donnelly

Jonathan and Lisa Berry

Laura and Al Underwood

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Frank Fillingham, Milton Hairston

Beverly Varner, Nanette Sullivan, Dot Pecoul

Allen and DeVane Yates, Wanda and Bobby Lowery

Debora Spencer-Searcy, Terri Herring

Alana Miles, David Creel

Gary and Angi Delancey

Becky Cupples, Renee and Donny Moore

Mike Lundrigan, Nancy Lawrence

Zan Phillips, David Gulledge, Fred Wiggins

Tony Perkins, Sunny Palisomo

Gwen Anderson, Leah Greer

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EVENTS MS OPERA DANCE WITH THE STARS Mississippi Opera presented its fifth annual Dance with the Stars recently at the Country Club of Jackson. Local celebrities “tripping the light fantastic” at the black-tie gala fund-raiser included Tom Ramsey, John Christopher Adams, Natalie Long and Maryann Kyle.

Judges were Howard Ballou, and Lisa and Mike Day. Rick and Kim from MISS 103 radio emceed the event. Music was provided by the Jackson Allstars Band with participants enjoying dancing after the celebrity dance competition and a silent auction.

Anthony Cloy, Kim Allen

Elaine Gemmelt, Diana Glaze, Vance Custer

Bill Henley, Linn Wentworth, Mike Marsh

Kevin Breazeale, Maryann Kyle, John Christopher Adams, Shawntel McQuarter, Torry Holland Isaac, Ivey Swan, Jimm Frechette, Jenna Skirtech, John Malone, Amy Buller, Tom Ramsey, Tatiana Kuriger

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Allen Bridgeforth, James Pettigrew

Tolliver and Lindsey McMullen

Mary O’Neal, Cheryl Coke

Tom and Sandy Taylor

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Tippy Garner, Merina Dillard

Jeff Klingfuss, Ellen McLean, Bob Garner

Mary Lessley, Patti Wentworth, Salena Edwards, Bill Fortenberry

Lisa and Mike Day, Margaret and Harris Collier

Elliot Haller, Sidra Sarker

Michael and Elaine Gemmelt

Jane Woosley, Connie and Robin Roberts, Maryann Kyle

Ben Skirtech, Mariana and Arne Greaves, Eleanor Sutherland

James Pettigrew, Bobbye Henley

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Stephen Manuel, Nicole Burges, Mari Irby, Betty Bivins

Jean Bush, Margee and Collins Wohner, Lisa and Mike Day, Deborah and Howard Ballou

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Scott Ashford, Zoey, Millie and Randy Swan

Don and Sharon Pratt, Barbara Travis

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EVENTS CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OFF TO NEVERLAND The Mississippi Children’s Museum “Off to Neverland” fall festival was held recently at the museum. Shown are scenes from the event.

Jennifer Anderson, Leigh James, Shannon Ingram

Bucky, Lynda, Buckley and Charley Stewart

Janice, Jack Cash and Gary Jones

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Jeremiah, Michelle, Liam and Collin Rayner

Jason, Elizabeth and Georgia Weeks

Brian and Lindsay Hamm with twins Teddy and Addie

Logan Tompkins, Emma Rose Lehnerer

Logan and Jason Butler

Courtney and Melanie Burrow

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Nacherrie and Destiny Cooper

Gavin, Amber, Scarlett and Eric Rodriguez

Erin and Noelle Quinn

Jamie, Lindsay and Bennett Rodgers

Natalie Dupratt, Josh Clark, Lacey, Jude and Laurel Bergin

Beate Pettit, June and Casandra Carnley

Charley Frye, Patti Reiss, Greg Walker

Samuel and Melissa Amos

Jamey Burrow, Rick and Margie Largent

Heather and Emma Potts

Avery Pearson, Baileigh Smith

Alex, Julieta, and Camila Chade d e c e m b e r

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Ollie, Amanda and Emzy Woods

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EVENTS OVARIAN CYCLE Newk’s Cares and St. Dominic’s recently hosted the second annual Ovarian Cycle Jackson spin event. This event’s goal is to spark awareness and support for research in the battle against this relatively silent killer through a communitywide spin event. Newk’s Eatery CEO Chris Newcomb and his wife Lori’s personal battle with the disease inspired the Newk’s Cares movement. Participants in the event spun for 45-minute slots at The Club at The Township.

All of the effort is in support of finding a cure through the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, which is where the event proceeds go.

Lori Newcomb, Brian Rippee

Tonya Bell, Kelsey Coomber, Brandi Barnet, Renee Coleman, Tracey King, Brandi Davis

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Leigh Ann Griffith, Mechale Mayfield, Candice Parker

Brenda Browning, Lori Newcomb, Blair Hederman

Loicka Hodges, Kerry Parker

Alan Wright, Callie Smith

Lori Newcomb, Jana Brady

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Allison James, Becky Weathersby

John Pee, Susan Ruffin

Grant Myrick, Doug Hederman

Katie Lovelace, Rachel Myrick

Diane Olson, Anna Henson

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EVENTS BETHANY FUND-RAISER The annual Bethany Banquet benefit dinner was held recently at the Country Club of Jackson. The event featured a silent auction, followed by a seated dinner and live auction, showcasing an original painting by local artist Ginny Futvoye. Shown are scenes from the event.

Andrew and Nikki Nordquist

Maggie and Nancy Selph, Lynn Mullins

Shonda and Bernard Kines, Lydia Warren

Mason Crowe, Tammy and Barri Shirley

Eddie and Sarah Carlisle, Kristi Jordan

Chris and Julie Wyatt, Cecil and Carolyn Heidelberg

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Jack Haynie, Eddie Moran

Sarah Linfield, Mary Tison Brown

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Bob Walton, Emily Nicholas

Meredith Henry, Candace Strong, David Collip

David and Ann Vincent, Lane and Carol Stephenson, Carol Jussely

Merry Cline and Patrick Coffee

Paul and Sandi Jones

Travis Woods, Bill and Gayla Stone, Libby Waldell, Courtney and Rob Love

Tuan La, Step Morgan, Andrew Vincent

Catherine Cobb, Rachel Bearden, Betsy Cobb, Jill Moran

Evelyn Cage, Betty Johnson

Mallory and Tyler Rosamond

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John and Samantha Kalahar, Nikki Nordquist, Laurie Sheffield

Lydia and Terry Warren

Margaret Hitt, Karen Stewart, Teresa Adams, Peggy McKey

Travis Burdick, Mary Beth Russell, Katherine Royer, Mary Ealey

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Ray and Melva Bailey, Sean Welch

Meredith Henry, Jim Alvis, Amy Russell, Paul and Fair Hurst

Brian and Casey McGee, Step Morgan

EVENTS SANDERSON FARMS VOLUNTEER PARTY The Sanderson Farms Championship recently toasted the volunteers who signed on to help make this year’s event a success. Volunteers were treated to dinner and live entertainment at the Country Club of Jackson as a thank you for their support. Shown are scenes from the party.

Chip and Liz Walker, Bev Evans

Lauren Neighbors, Emily Moore

Alan Wilkinson, Jim Bloodworth, David Wasson

Gaylyn Parker, Susan Cole, Coleen and Tony Alley

Renee D’Agostino, Ruby Paice

Larry King, Renee Hodge

Twila Williams, LaSha Ward

Allan Cole, Barbara Cook, Ginger Parker, Greg Weaver, Grant Standiford, Billy Chandler

Mike and Karen Jones

Kallie Law, Kaehlene Smith

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EVENTS WELLSFEST ART SHOW WellsFest Art Night was held recently at Duling Hall in Fondren. Participants enjoyed a preview party with buy-now section and live music plus a live auction and refreshments. Wyatt Waters painted a watercolor on site for the final auction item. All proceeds benefit Harbor House.

Shown are scenes from the evening.

Ouida Watson, Carolyn Harrison, Pat Ladnier

Sonia and Ray-Scott Miller

Dalton and Lisa Thames, Sarah Porter

Chuck Perkins, Keith Tonkel, Peggy Hampton, Jim Pollard

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Wanda and Courtney Laseter

Bob Kersh, Janice Moore, Art Minton, Lulu Pyron, Leigh Taylor

Bud Coury, Suzy Hubbard

Bruce and Trenia Reynolds

Eleanor and Kevin Anthony

Mary Hellen and Elaine Blossom

Ken Hodges, Sha Pollard

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BJ Curtis, Beth Elliott

Jessica Crosby and JC Pitchamootoo

Morella Henegan, Albert Smathers

Sarah Friedler, Allison and Riley Thurman, Trost Friedler

Emily Monsour, Vaughan Hines

Judi Adams, Vickie Steward, Janice Moore

John Olliver, Emmerson Daily

Katharine Henry, Sarah Attman

Leigh Taylor, Lulu Pyron

Ashley Hewitt, Jarrod Rogers

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