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Date 4-20-06
'Passions of the Palette' Fund-raiser Set for April 25
at Hattiesburg Convention Center
Ticket Prices Lowered For Tasting Event; Prizes Available
Hattiesburg—A
sampling of premium recipes and other refreshments, along with the
opportunity to win vacation packages to highly popular resort destinations,
will be the highlights of a University of Southern Mississippi convention
management class tasting dinner and fund-raiser, “Passions of the
Palette,” Tuesday, April 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the Hattiesburg Lake
Terrace Convention Center.
Proceeds from
the fund-raiser will benefit students with special needs, including
those in the Department of Tourism Management impacted by Hurricane
Katrina, with scholarships to national, regional, and state professional
association meetings. The class, taught by Southern Miss hospitality
management professor Dr. Catherine Price, is planning the tasting
dinner and fund-raiser.
“Passions of
the Palette” will feature a sampling of recipes from Southern
Seasons, Robert St. John’s new cookbook (scheduled for release
in 2007) and a chance to see renowned artist Wyatt Waters demonstrate
his watercolor painting technique. Those in attendance will also
have the opportunity to bid on items in the silent auction, including
a travel packages to the Ritz Carlton in Naples, Fla., Paris Casino
Resorts in Las Vegas, Nev., and a Chicago package featuring tickets
to a taping of the Oprah Winfrey show and a complimentary pair of
designer jeans and private champagne fitting at Jake, and upscale
Michigan Avenue boutique. Other auction items include dining packages
from local restaurants, artwork, wine, and house ware items.
Hattiesburg
resident Pam Rouse attended the event last year and is planning
on attending this year. “We went with friends and it was a very
special night,” Rouse said. “Robert and Wyatt did a great job, and
the auction items were great. It was spectacular.”
Tickets prices
have been lowered for the event to $55 per person and $100 per couple
for faculty and staff, with $75 per person and $140 per couple for
the general public. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Convention
Center at 601.268.3220
For more information
contact Dr. Catherine Price at 601.266.5008.
Two
Concerts to Be Presented by Southern Miss Guitar Studio
Hattiesburg—The
University of Southern Mississippi’s School of Music will present
two guitar recitals featuring students of Nicholas Ciraldo, its
new assistant professor of guitar. The studio’s end-of-the-semester
performances include solo classical guitar performances at 7:30
p.m., April 29, and classical guitar in various chamber music settings
at 7:30 p.m., April 30 in Marsh Auditorium on the Hattiesburg campus.
“Both recitals
reflect a great amount of time, effort, and talent given by a select
group of Southern Miss guitar students,” Ciraldo said. For the solo
concert, he has several soloists that will present an “eclectic
selection of guitar music.” The students range from sophomores to
doctoral level. The program will include music that dates from the
1700s to the last 20 years.
The chamber
recital will showcase ensembles consisting of three guitar quartets
and two guitar/flute duos. The duos will open the concert. The first
group will play a large work of theme and variations from the Classical
era. The second ensemble will perform tango music by a modern composer.
Following the duos, three quartets will perform works of various
styles ranging from Baroque to Ragtime.
Admission is
free and open to the public. For more information, call the Southern
Miss guitar studio at 601.266.5401.
Sculpture
Symposium Opens at Southern Miss
Hattiesburg—The
Department of Art and Design at the University of Southern Mississippi
will open its first Sculpture Symposium April 27-29 to celebrate
3D arts.
The three-day symposium will be held at the Structural Steel Services
3D Arts Building on West Fourth Street in Hattiesburg and includes
workshops and lectures with nationally and internationally known
artists and materials to cast one 50-pound sculpture. Also included
is the inaugural firing of the university’s mega iron pouring cupola,
a gift from Tommy Dulaney and Structural Steel Services and one
of the world’s largest university-run blast furnaces for pouring
molten iron.
During the symposium,
an exhibition of cast iron and other metal arts sculpture is planned
at Southern Miss and other local Hattiesburg galleries, including
a public opening reception and lecture at the Cultural Arts Center,
downtown Hattiesburg, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on April 27. Some of the
national and internationally known artists and speakers include
LeeAnn Mitchell, Jim Buonaccorsi, Donnie Keen of Keen Foundries,
Durant Thompson, and Skip Van Houten, to name a few. Also open to
the public, beginning at 10 a.m. through the afternoon, will be
iron pouring demonstrations at the Southern Miss 3D Building.
For more information,
call Jennifer Torres at 601.266.6032 or e-mail Jennifer.torres@usm.edu.
Symphony,
Choirs Present Masterworks in Multi-University Concert
Hattiesburg—The
final Symphony Orchestra season concert of the academic year at
the University of Southern Mississippi features a unique collaboration
between Southern Miss, Delta State University, and University of
Mississippi choirs. “Choral Masterworks” will be presented at 7:30
p.m., April 27 at Main Street Baptist Church in Hattiesburg.
Gregory Fuller,
director of choral activities at Southern Miss, is excited about
the collaboration. “This is the first time I know of that three
Mississippi universities have collaborated on a choral/orchestral
program. More importantly, the event has been presented at all three
campuses.”
The Hattiesburg
program opens with the Delta State performance of Ralph Vaughn Williams’
“Lord Thou Hast Been Our Refuge,” under the direction of conductor
Richard Waters. Rounding out the first half of the concert will
be the University of Mississippi choir’s performance of Johannes
Brahms’ “Schicksalslied, op. 54,” led by conductor Donald Trott.
After intermission,
an all-Beethoven program will be presented with choir and orchestra.
The Southern Miss Choir, under the direction of Doctor of Musical
Arts candidate Darryl Harris Sr. will perform “Egmont Overture,
op. 84.” The grand finale will feature the orchestra with an ensemble
of voices, representing each university, performing “Choral Fantasy,
op. 80.” Under Fuller’s baton and accompanied by pianist Amber Shay
Nicholson, the ensemble includes Michelle Chapman, April Hill, Beth
Everett, Hunter Graybeal, Andrew Jensen, and Aaron Dugan.
The Symphony’s
2005-06 season is sponsored by BancorpSouth. Tickets are $18/$16/$14
and may be purchased at the Southern Miss Ticket Office by calling
601.266.5418 or 800.844.8425.
College
of Business Recognizes Students for Academic Achievements
Hattiesburg—The
College of Business at the University of Southern Mississippi recognized
more than 40 students for exceptional academic performance during
its annual awards banquet March 28.
Four students
with the highest grade point average were awarded the Delta Sigma
Pi Scholarship Key Award, the college’s top academic honor. Recipients
are Charity Butler, a senior business administration major from
Pensacola, Fla.; Ashley Herring, a senior accounting major from
Purvis; Daniel Lambert, a senior accounting major originally from
Liberty; and Pamela Martin, a senior accounting major from Laurel.
Dr. Sean Salter,
assistant professor in the Southern Miss Department of Economics,
Finance and International Business, was named recipient of the BellSouth
Outstanding Faculty member award. This award is selected by members
of the Business Student Advisory Council and is based on teaching,
research and service to the college. Salter has been a member of
the Southern Miss business faculty since 2002 and teaches courses
in corporate finance and real estate.
In addition,
47 students were inducted into the Southern Miss chapter of Beta
Gamma Sigma, a business honor society, during ceremonies preceding
the banquet. Membership in the society is limited to the top 7 percent
of business administration juniors, the top 10 percent of seniors
and the top 20 percent of graduate students.
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