Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation
July 2005
4TH OF JULY WEEKEND CELEBRATION
The weekend begins with The Navy Band on Friday, July 1 performing an outdoor patriotic concert on the steps of the Old Courthouse Museum at 7:00 p.m. Bring your lawn chairs and your blankets to settle in for a great performance. During the heat of the day on Saturday, July 2, come to the cool SCHF Auditorium for The Navy Band Swing Concert at 2:30 p.m. to be followed with cake and lemonade served by the Vicksburg Red Hatters. We’ll be sure to leave space for a dance floor! Sunday, July 3, SCHF will host the Myles Family Gospel Singers at 4:00 p.m. followed by an Old-time Ice Cream Social sponsored by The Purple Ladder. Daytime festivities will also include:
Monday, July 4, the festivities begin with the Miss Mississippi Contestant Parade at 6:00 p.m. on Washington Street followed by the Contestants’ Autograph Party at Horizon Casino and Hotel. The 4th of July Celebration begins at 7:45 p.m. on the Depot Stage on Catfish Row with announcements and the Miss Mississippi Contestants’ patriotic performance.
Followed by the A Star Spangled Spectacular
Complete with cannons Firework Extravaganza Over the River Sponsored by Ameristar Casino This will be one weekend you will not want to miss in downtown Vicksburg! For more information, please call the SCHF office or the Vicksburg Convention and Visitor’s Bureau at 601-636-9421. Celebration Weekend Sponsored by:
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2005 WINDOW RESTORATION PROJECTThe academy building of the Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation will soon have a facelift. The 73 windows of the 1937 academy building will soon be sanded, re-glazed, primed, and painted thanks to the support and contributions of those who once spent many a day gazing out of them.
Many SCHF members and directors have noticed the need
for repair to the old classroom windows. The work on the 4x8 foot windows
will cost between $100 and $140 per window. The expense is more than SCHF
can spend, yet the work is badly needed. The enthusiasm and passion Linda felt toward the project and toward her old school was equally met through the many replies and contributions received. To date, the project has raised $6,615. Following is a list of the generous alumni who are responsible for saving the windows, and ultimately the classrooms and buildings, for use by future generations. Each year over 180 children take part in the free after school program offered in the academy building. Close to 100 children each week are spending time in the building this summer for various art and music classes. Thanks to these special contributors, these buildings will remain in use. The SCHF staff and Board of Directors join with Linda Styron in thanking those who have contributed so far to the 2005 Window Restoration Project. We have not yet met our goal, if you would like to be a part of this project, please send your tax-deductible gift to the SCHF office at 1302 Adams Street, Vicksburg, MS 39180. Please be sure to mark your check “Window Paint Project.” |
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Ann Ammons Linda L. Caimano Mrs. Robert Cunny Joyce M. Davis Barbara Dickens Feeney P. Elliott Dutch Farish |
Shirley
Farish Dooley Fava Helen Gilmore Norma L. Head Edna Hosemann Thelma Koestler Glenda LaGarde Bernice Logue |
Mrs. Sam
Lusco |
Mrs. Mady
Ross |
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Make
plans now to join us for Vicksburg’s greatest 4th of July Celebration! SCHF
is teaming up with Four Seasons of the Arts to plan a weekend-long patriotic
celebration leading up to the 4th of July.
One
month into the Mini Monday Art Camp, the program is a great success!
Children work with different local art instructors each Monday from 2 - 4
p.m. and work on a variety of projects ranging from painting, collage,
crafts, drawing, ceramics, and sculpture.
Ballroom
Dance
The
SCHF offers monthly ballroom dance classes. James Frechette, owner of
Applause Dance Factory in Ridgeland, teaches classes in ballroom, Latin,
swing and many other styles of dance.
