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each week at a salon in Chinquapin, La. to gossip, tease, laugh, fight, cajole and comfort each other as they experienced life’s big joys and challenges. USF Office of Admissions staff member Kristen Jones joined a cadre of community actresses, TJ McCombs, Molly McCray and Suzan Moriarty, in playing the strong principal roles. The beautiful theater will be a decided plus as USF expands its usage of the facility, Beauchamp said. “It’s a beautiful auditorium and will give our students a wealth of opportunities for hands-on experiences they wouldn’t have had before.”
Photos by Tim Brumbeloe, Steve Vorderman and William Bryant Rozier
A national act caught the lights in April, when USF’s Campus Ministry sponsored a concert by Grammy-winning Christian rock band Jars of Clay in a multi-band venue as part of Spring Fling Week. The performance drew a large crowd for its blend of alternative rock, folk, acoustic and rhythm and blues styles in a musical celebration of God. Deriving its name from II Corinthians 4:7 in the New International Version translation of the Bible, the band has sold millions of recordings from its song collections, including the latest, “The Shelter.” Performing with them were special guests Leagues and Matthew Perryman Jones, both of whom joined Jars on the road nationally in the spring.
saint francis magazine | fall 2012
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