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This briefs package highlights timely news and events from The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast. For more information on any of the stories below or for assistance in arranging interviews, contact the Department of Marketing and Public Relations at 228.865.4573.
• Local Artists, Vendors Invited for May 2 Jazz and Blues Festival
• Gulf Coast Library to Celebrate National Library Week
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Local Artists, Vendors Invited for Southern Miss Jazz and Blues Festival May 2 LONG BEACH, Miss. – Local artists and vendors are invited to be part of the Southern Miss Jazz and Blues Festival on Saturday, May 2, at The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park campus in Long Beach. The fee to set up a booth at the festival is $25. The festival, sponsored by the Southern Miss Gulf Coast Student Government Association, will be free and open to the public. A portion of proceeds received will benefit the Mississippi Gulf Coast Youth Development Coalition, and remaining proceeds will be used to further develop the Gulf Coast Student Government Association. For vendor forms or additional information on the Southern Miss Jazz and Blues Festival, visit www.usm.edu/gc/jazz-n-blues/ or call 228.214.3260.
Southern Miss Gulf Coast Library to Celebrate National Library Week LONG BEACH, Miss. – The Gulf Coast Library at The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park campus will celebrate National Library Week with book talks, book signings and a creative writing workshop on Tuesday, April 14 in room 204 of the library. The book talks, scheduled from noon - 1 p.m., will feature Ronda Hatch, Terry I. Miles and Betty O’Brian. Hatch, a Long Beach native who has lived on the Gulf Coast for more than 50 years, has documented her life’s miracles in the book “By His Grace: Miracles Unfolding.” Miles, an accomplished actress for coast community theater, is the author of nine books in the Cozy Little Murder Mysteries series. Herbalist O’Brian offers assistance to anyone interested in using safe and natural therapies to bring their body into balance. The book signings, scheduled from 1 - 2 p.m., will feature Kandi Anderson, Dr. Robert Pauly, Hatch, Miles and O’Brian. Anderson, who works with local American family radio station WAOY, writes and shares spiritual moments with others. Pauly, director of the international development doctoral program at Southern Miss, has authored and co-authored four books, including “U.S. Foreign Policy and the Persian Gulf” and “Islam in Europe: Integration or Marginalization?” The free creative writing workshop will be presented by Dr. Elaine White from 2-3 p.m. White, an associate professor of English and director of the Live Oak Writing Project at Southern Miss Gulf Coast, is co-author of the book “Making Your First Year a Success: A Secondary Teacher’s Survival Guide.” For more information on National Library Week at the Southern Miss Gulf Coast Library, call the library at 228.214.3450. About The University of Southern Mississippi
The University of Southern Mississippi, founded in 1910, is a comprehensive doctoral and research-extensive university fulfilling its mission of being a leading university in engaging and empowering individuals to transform lives and communities. In a tradition of leadership for student development, Southern Miss is educating a 21st century work force providing intellectual capital, cultural enrichment and innovation to Mississippi and the world. Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Miss., with an additional campus and teaching and research sites on the Mississippi Gulf Coast; further information is found at www.usm.edu.
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