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Wednesday, April 24, 2008
Lots and lots going on in 39202!
Looks like another great yard sale event this Saturday! 23 locations
(St. Ann and St. Mary will be hopping, with 9 sales between them!) and
more than 3 dozen people recycling all sorts of treasures. You can
furnish a dorm room, first apartment or vacation home; redecorate your
home or office; upgrade your kitchen utensils; expand your wardrobe or
your horizons! All in Belhaven this Saturday, April 26. Daylight til
noon, rain or shine! Among the fabulous things awaiting Saturday's
shoppers: a working Chambers Stove (it works!); Waterford crystal and
Wedgewood china; a clothes dryer, vacuum, camera and adult bicycles,
(all in excellent condition); a small trampoline and a set of golf
clubs; a dinette set, occasional chairs and other furniture; potted
plants for the porch or patio ... and the usual eclectic collection of
bric-a-brac, household goods, decorative accessories (framed art, rugs,
lamps & more), books, linens, clothes and shoes for all ages and sizes,
you name it! Ya'll come!
Millsaps Singers Concert: Carl Orff's Carmina Burana on Friday, April 26
at 7:30pm - Millsaps College - Ford Academic Complex - Recital Hall. In
their final concert of the season, Millsaps College's 70-voice stage
choir spins the charms and blows of fate's whirling wheel of fortune in
Carl Orff's wildly popular secular cantata Carmina Burana. The Millsaps
Singers are joined by youth choruses from St. Francis of Assisi and
Mississippi Talent Education in their performance of this exciting and
rhythmic choral work with accompaniment by two pianos, timpani and
percussion. Soloists and ensembles include Millsaps students Rachel
Alexander, Jaclyn Bethany, Matthew Black, Jacqueline Coale, Jensen
Curtis, Zach Davis, Larry Denman, Justin Huckaby, TJ Jackson, Hyland
Keen, Richard Kemp, Will King, Katia Kotcherguina, Walt Lott, Ben
McNair, Brenna Spell, and Rachel Tillay. Free admission ($5 donations
accepted at the door).
Millsaps College Spring Enrichment Program will offer a course on
Effective Grant Writing, beginning Tuesday, May 6, and meeting for six
Tuesday evenings, 6-7:30 p.m. on the Millsaps campus. Teaching this
class is Kenneth Wheatley, president and CEO of Project Solutions, Inc.,
which offers grant writing, grant writing training, grants
administration, and project management services. Wheatley has a master
of public policy and administration degree and bachelor of arts degree
in political science from Mississippi State University. The class cost
is $100 plus a $25 materials fee. To register, call Millsaps College
Continuing Education Office at 601-974-1130.
New Stage Theatre Presents First Baptist of Ivy Gap (performances April
24 and 25 are already sold out!): Meet the women of a Tennessee Baptist
Church as they gather during the waning days of World War II to prepare
surgical bandages for the Red Cross. While performing their duties, they
share secrets, aspirations and desires as they plan the 75th anniversary
of the church. Twenty-five years later, it's the Vietnam War and the
church's centennial. The "First Baptist 6" reunite to discover that the
love they share can overcome even the most difficult problems. This
wonderful new play has funny and heartfelt humor, drama, warmth and six
of the most wonderful characters you'll ever know. For tickets, call
601-948-3531 or online at www.newstagetheatre.com
You Can't Be Too Careful how you spend your Friday nights. Power
A.P.A.C. Theatre Arts Department is presenting its first dinner theatre
offering of You Can't Be Too Careful on Friday, April 25, 2008. Dinner
will start at 6:30p.m. and the show will start at 7:30 p.m. at Power
APAC Auditorium, located at 1120 Riverside Drive. Admission is $10.00
which includes a buffet style dinner and the show.
Also, for another theatre offering, check out FINAL CUT by Lauri Trott
and Alahna Stewart - an original dinner theatre murder mystery: A
talented, control freak director, Bill Dosure, is filming a Television
commercial at Basil's Restaurant, the restaurant in Belhaven. To assist
him he has a crew of questionable characters: Suzy Spud, a past "Miss
Mashed Potato Queen"; Erin Ann Tools, head gopher girl; Wanda Bee, a
Waffle Towne waitress turned actress- just like her idol Marilyn Monroe;
and where are his extra's?? We may have to ask for some volunteers to
join this crew. Where did his producer, Marty Scorecheese, find such a
group? Who will be left standing when the director films the "final
cut?" Final Cut to be presented Sunday, May 18th, at 6:00pm. Price is
$37 and includes 3-course meal and the show. Tax and tip not included.
Seating begins at 6:00pm, show begins at 6:30pm. Basil's is located
next to McDade's Grocery on Fortification. Call 601-352-2001 for
reservations.
Hinds County Relay for Life starts 6 p.m. Friday at the Millsaps College
Track and continues through Saturday at 6 a.m. Contact Shelly Aaron,
shellyaaron@cancer.org for information.
On Saturday, May 3, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., come see some "Gardening,
Victorian Style" at the Manship House Museum. Come listen to experts
provide insight into roses, herbs, and native plants of the Victorian
time period. Come and enjoy an old-fashioned plant swap on the grounds
of the museum. For more information contact the Manship House Museum
downtown Jackson at 601-961-4724. Come celebrate Spring Victorian
style!
Thursday, February 6, 2008
Officer Ella Small with JPD's Precinct 4 has been a great help with a number of code enforcement projects and has been a regular and interested participant in our monthly BIA meetings. Officer Small recently lost nearly everything in a house fire. Almost all her possessions were either burned or have suffered major smoke or water damage. If anyone wishes to donate items to her family, they would be welcome; BIA board member Matthew McLaughlin has volunteered to accept donated items and get them over to Commander Goodrum at Precinct 4, who is receiving all donations for Officer Small. To donate, drop items at Matthew's house at 1609 Lyncrest. If you want to drop items for Officer Small off at Matthew McLaughlin's house (1609 Lyncrest), please do so on SUNDAY AFTERNOON so that he can get them all together at once. If that's not convenient, you can also take them to Precinct 4 on North State Street. If you have furniture or other large items that you would like to donate, please check with Belmont Trapp who is working to coordinate that effort. Belmont's email is belmont53@aol.com
Here is a partial list of items needed:
Clothes: boys' size 14 regular and 16 regular trousers; boys' large and XL shirts; boys' size 4.5 and 5 shoes; ladies' size 10 trousers, medium shirts, and size 8.5 shoes; men's size 50 trousers, size 3XL shirts, and size 13 shoes.
Household goods: the kitchen and den were a total loss - any furniture, cooking equipment, appliances, etc. would be welcome; queen size sheets and/or mattresses; towels and other bath linens; curtains size 48" x 84" (3 sets).
Some other info from Belmont Trapp at Precinct 4's Community-Oriented Policing Group: Belmont will keep a list in case someone wants to give her big items like a couch or bed. She says, "I am sure she can accept gift cards from Wal Mart or Target as well. I would suggest that anyone who wishes to donate items to Officer Small include the sales receipt in the bag so that if she gets a duplicate of an item and needs to exchange it, she will be able to do so.
The Mississippi Improv Alliance and the Jackson Arts Collective are bringing together a variety of musicians, dancers, digital media artists and vocalists in a series of spontaneous creative improvisations. Each Wednesday in February, a different mix of artists will present unscripted performances to explore interconnection and synchronicity. The purpose is to present a stream-of-consciousness exercise in listening and reaction to inspire the audience to reflect and assert anew each moment in their everyday lives. Audience participation is welcomed. Performers for the series include Chris Alford, the Belhaven College Dance students, Bruce Golden, the Blaque Butterfly, Daniel Guaqueta, daniel johnson, dj DYVRS, Michael Morrison, Cynthia Newland, Kenny Richardson, Skipp Coon, Steve Smith, Tyler Tadlock, Vision, William Thompson, Jarad Wilson, Jamie Weems, Walter Young and others.
The first program is TONIGHT (Feb. 6th) from 7-9pm @ Belhaven College Bitsy Irby Bldg. and features Bruce Golden, Will Thompson, Daniel Johnson - introducing, Chris Alford, Jarad Wilson, and Steve Smith. The next is Feb. 13th 7-9pm @ Studio 121 in the Millsaps Arts District, featuring Will Thompson - introducing, daniel johnson, Jamie Weems, Tyler Tadlock, Skipp Coon, and dj DYVRS.
Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008
On the lost and found pets front, several items: From Joan Young: "our dog got out this morning between 9 and 1. We live on Park Avenue next to Millsaps. I have driven the neighborhood and not been able to find anyone who has seen him. He has no collar on. He is a off white shaggy dog. The breed is a soft haired wheaten terrier and he weighs about 40-45 lbs. His name is Oscar. If you have seen Oscar, please contact Joan at joanyoung.ai@gmail.com or 601-594-2913."
From Laura Christel: Found: young tabby cat in Belhaven Heights (flea collar but no other ID; very friendly). Contact Laura Christel Horlings at 601.672.4438 if this is your cat.
And, from Nora Frances McRae (nadiafaye@aol.com): “We have a really cute, friendly, golden shorthaired dog hanging around Popcorn Alley (just off Park Avenue by Millsaps). It (she?) looks like a boxer mix, young dog but also pretty skinny.” If anyone recognizes it or is interested, please let Nora Frances know.
Belhaven College students are participating in their annual MLK Community service day today - students are to mulch trees along Riverside Drive, and do some other cleanup and painting projects. Thanks, folks!
The agenda for the February meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission is below the signature block. If you have questions about any of the listed cases or if you want information about how to apply for your own COA (required for almost all exterior renovations & additions of your Belhaven home, except for changes to paint color -- ask to be sure!), please contact Biqi Zhao at bzhao@city.jackson.ms.us
Millsaps is offering more community enrichment classes - something for everyone here! Classes starting Tuesday, 1/22 include Portrait Drawing, Beginning Harmonica, Efficiency with EXCEL, Kitchen Design Basics, Landscape Design with Rick Griffin, Organize Your Life-compact format, Self-Empowerment for Women, Strictly Swing Dancing, Conversational French, and Yoga for Everyone. Call Millsaps Continuing Education Office at 601-974-1130 to register.
Congratulations to students and faculty of Power APAC Visual Arts Department, recipients of 24 recognitions in the recently announced Mississippi Scholastic Arts Competition. Middle and high school students captured 10 Gold Keys, 6 Silver Keys, 4 Certificates of Merit and 4 Honorable Mentions. Wow! Kudos to APAC Visual Arts Chair, Kay Franz, Instructors Frank Neal and Martha Jane Hamburg and their award winning students! Applications for enrollment at APAC in the elementary academics and arts programs are available now; they are due on January 24. Call 601-960-5387 for information.
New Stage Theatre Presents Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, Adapted for the stage by Kevin Kling from the book by Kevin Henkes and directed by Chris Roebuck, on January 26 & 27 and February 2 & 3 at 2 p.m. Everyone hide your no frills cheese balls, ‘cause Lilly’s coming! This spunky little mouse is sure to delight and entertain everyone, and why not? She’s the queen and she likes everything–just ask her. Join her, her friends Chester and Wilson, her teacher Mr. Slinger, and even her lump of a baby brother Julius on a nonstop rollercoaster ride through all the realms of imagination and numerous stops at the Lightbulb Lab! And we haven’t even gotten to that purple plastic purse of hers. Lilly birthday packages are still available on Sunday, January 27 and February 3 following the performances. Please call Ali Dinkins at (601) 941-9204 for pricing and more information.
Also, New Stage is offering a class on Public Speaking for Business Professionals, taught by Denise Halbach on Mondays from 6 to 9 p.m. for six (6) weeks March 17 - April 21. Cost: $300. Designed to help professionals with speech and business presentations—diction, articulation, breath control, dialect reduction, timing, quality of voice, projection and content development will be some of the skills covered. Participants will also receive one individual session.
Finally, a cautionary tale: all those warnings not to put your loose leaves in the gutter were serious, as neighbor Rebecca Taylor can attest: she writes, “Today I had a flood in my basement caused by a blocked street drain. The drain was blocked by leaves. When the city came out to clear it they said the clog was caused by neighbors up the hill from me who had raked their leaves into the street. The rain washed the leaves down the hill. Would it be possible to post something asking that the leaves be bagged? … I hate to inconvenience anyone, but I had (no exaggeration) a spout of water about the thickness of a finger spewing from my basement wall like something the Little Dutch Boy would stick his finger in.” So please, bag or compost your leaves or at the very least, DO NOT pile them in the gutter or street. Thanks very much.
Wednesday Janurary 9, 2008
Get the Juice: Later in January, Entergy will be trimming trees in the Greater Belhaven area. The trimming is done about every three years to clear tree branches and limbs away from electric power lines to help prevent outages during storms. The trees that are being trimmed are under power lines and are located in an easement held by Entergy. Join us for "The Juice" every second Tuesday of the month at the Greater Belhaven Neighborhood Foundation office, 954 Fortification to explain the tree-trimming process and answer questions. Also, prior to trimming, Entergy's contractor will contact each homeowner. Get the Juice starts at 7:30 a.m. at GBNF's offices at 954 Fortification Street - park at McDade's and walk up the hill to the third cottage on the north side of the street.
Thursday Janurary 3, 2008
A very lovable white cat (fully grown, very affectionate and talkative; all white with no collar or other identification) has taken up residence in our back yard. Neighbors on our street tell us that he was left behind when a renter moved away recently. He's got a great personality, seems to get along fine with kids, and would like to be friends with our current cat (but she's not having any). At age 16, our kitty isn't ready for a new sibling. If you would be interested in giving the white cat a home, please reply to this email address
At the request of an "ecologically confused" neighbor, here's a link to the City of Jackson's Solid Waste division with information about curbside recycling, hazardous waste drop-off facility hours, and more:
http://www.city.jackson.ms.us/government/publicworks/solidwaste
Curbside recycling pickup is THIS Friday.
If you bought a few too many white lights for your tree this year (or if you're shopping for more at the post-holiday sales), please consider donating a few extra strands of white lights to GBNF for use during Bright Lights, Belhaven Nights. Our annual street party uses thousands of white lights - the more the better. Please drop your new or gently used but untangled and wrapped lights off at 954 Fortification Street during business hours, or call 601-352-8850 for more information.
Friday December 14, 2007
"Zip Code Rubbish Collection Starts in 39201 and 39202 on Monday, Dec 17, 2007. The Solid Waste Division will begin picking up rubbish items on Monday, December 17, 2007 in the 39201 and 39202 ZIP code. To ensure pick-up, residents in the area are encouraged to place material at the curbside by 6:00 a.m. Items accepted in the Rubbish Collection Program include Appliances (stoves, refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners), furniture, televisions, DVD players (and other electronic items), mattresses, carpet, toys, building materials and tires. Residents are requested NOT to place household garbage, liquid waste, household hazardous waste (paints, oil, gas, etc.), auto parts, junk vehicles, limbs or tree cuttings, or computers/monitors on the curb. These items will not be picked up. For more information on compliance regulations or if you have any questions, contact the Solid Waste Division at 601-960-1193.
Solid Waste also advises that the leaf vacuum truck has ALREADY BEEN THROUGH Belhaven - yes, that's right, they picked up leaves in our neighborhood in late November. So please, don't pile those leaves up by the curb or in the gutter - they will not be vacuumed, but instead will end up clogging storm sewers and drains. Please bag or compost your leaves rather than putting them in the gutter or on the curb.
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