The Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation presents a cooking
workshop led by Kristin Gluck. The class, The Taste of Spring, will be held
in the SCHF Academy Building on Thursday, March 20th from 5:30 p.m. - 7:00
p.m.
Kristin Gluck enjoys creating foods with interesting flavor
combinations using fresh and healthy ingredients. On this first day of
spring, she will prepare delectable recipes perfect for the season. Gluck
will be offering seasonal cooking workshops over the course of the year at
SCHF.
Space is limited and reservations are required for the class.
The fee for the class is $30 for SCHF members and $35 for non-members.
To register or for more information, please call the SCHF
office at 601-631-2997 or email
info@southernculture.org.
 Cancelled.
SCHF
will host a course on sustainable living principles and techniques presented
by Green Footprints LLC. Permaculture is the conscious design and
maintenance of cultivated ecosystems which have the diversity, stability and
resilience of natural ecosystems. It is the harmonious integration of
landscape, people and appropriate technologies, providing good food,
shelter, energy and other needs in a sustainable way. Permaculture teaches
participants how to create their own personal "Garden of Eden."
 Dr.
Rebecca Habeeb Chabot, Vicksburg native, and her husband Akia Chabot have
settled in Vicksburg from Australia. They are offering courses and workshops
as part of their permaculture design consultancy. The upcoming course will
be held over the 5 weekends beginning Saturday the 5th of April and
finishing Sun the 4th of May. The course will be held at the SCHF and the
permaculture demonstration site the Chabot's are creating at their suburban
property.
The courses include lectures and hands-on activities, field
trips, guest lecturers, a book of readings, and after course support. This
will be the third Permaculture design course ever to be held in MS. Cost
$600.
For more information please visit the Green Footprints
website at gfootprints.com or contact Akia at 601.636.4302 or email at akia@gfootprints.com.
Tuesday, May 6th,5:30-7pm
Digital camera ‘how to’ class
 In
this two-hour class session, students will bring whatever digital camera
they have to learn how to take better pictures. We will discuss cameras,
ideas, techniques, and then photograph around the SCHC grounds. After
shooting, we will return to the classroom to discuss what was shot and each
student will get to print a 4x6 of one of their images.
The workshop’s
purpose is to help each student get more comfortable with their camera and
to learn about photographic and ascetic basics. All ages are encouraged to
attend with any questions about digital photography. Each person needs to
have a digital camera and be sure to have fresh/freshly-charged batteries.
$30 per person for SCHF members and $35 for nonmembers.
Thursday, May 8th, 5:30-7pm
Hand-coloring Photographs
 In
this class session, the instructor will share techniques for tinting
photographs. Calnan will bring a hand-printed, black and white art print
from her own collection for each student to work on and take as a souvenir.
Students are encouraged to bring a photo (black and white work best) that
they would like to add color to (any finish will suffice).
The class be working
with Marshall Oils, watercolor pencils and pastels. Participants will
discuss and try different approaches to tinting and toning. Techniques for
sealing and preserving tinted photos will also be discussed. $30 per person
for SCHF members and $35 for nonmembers.
Instructor, Camilla
Calnan, graduated in 1997 as salutatorian of St. Aloysius High School. She
attended the University of Southern Mississippi for 2 ½ years, studying
Literature and Photography, and during which Calnan worked at the Vicksburg
Post as a photojournalism intern and later as a staff photographer. She
then transferred to the University of North Carolina at Asheville and
graduated through an independent degree program of Art Photography,
Literature, and Photojournalism in May of 2002.
In Asheville, Cami
has been building her photography business shooting weddings and portraits
as well as selling fine art prints and teaching photographic workshops to
share her 14 years of photo experience. Calnan works with images taken in
Vicksburg and Asheville, exclusively. She sells work in Vicksburg at Art
and Soul of the South and at the Cinnamon Tree, both on Washington Street.
www.camiphoto.com
camiphoto@charter.net
(828) 242-2308
 The
2008 Traveling Exhibit is a juried art show comprised of those chosen
selections from artists across the state and the region.
The exhibit will open
at the Cultural Center, May 13. It will be on display through the middle of
June.
The Traveling Exhibit
is open to the public and free of charge. The exhibit will be available for
viewing during SCHF operating hours from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm
to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday or by appointment. Please use the
courtyard entrance from Adams Street.
For more information,
please call the SCHF office at 601-631-2997 or stop by at 1302 Adams Street.
Student groups are encouraged to attend. Special group viewings can be
arranged by reservation.
 The
Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation presents the inaugural “Holly Days”
Arts and Crafts show. The Show will be held Saturday, December 6th. The
hours of the show will be 9:30am-4:30pm. “Holly Days” will feature a variety
of vendors from the city and state to showcase their talents. The show will
precede Vicksburg Main Street’s Annual Christmas Parade at 5pm.
“We welcome the SCHF’s Holly Days Arts and Crafts Show, as it
will enhance Vicksburg’s Annual Christmas Parade of Lights ”, said Rosalie
Theobald, Main Street Director, “The Show will be an extra opportunity to
shop downtown, where truly everything is waiting for you.”
Vendor applications are now being accepted. Space is
limited and acceptance to the Show will be based on the images of the
crafts/art submitted with an application.
Exhibit space is $40 for SCHF members and $50 for
nonmembers. To be considered, vendor applications must be turned in no
later than September 1st. Vendors will be notified no later than September
10th with an acceptance letter. Contact the SCHF office at 601-631-2997 for
an application or for more information. An
application is enclosed with this
newsletter.
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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. This month the dance will be the
Tango.
The
Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation presents “Line Dancing by Kay”. These
classes will meet from 6 to 7 pm on Tuesdays, March 18, 25, and April 1, 8,
22 and 29. Local instructor, Kay Bennett, will instruct the class.
