Nunsense
October 8-12

What happens when a handful of wacky nuns stage a variety show to raise enough money to pay for the funerals of their dearly departed sisters who were accidentally killed off by a pot of sister Julia's tainted soup? The question can only be answered October 8-12 at the Selmer Community Center!

Arts in McNairy proudly presents five performances of Nunsense under the direction of Tom Cook. Cast members include Patty Cook as Mother Superior/Sister Mary Regina, Christy Carmack as Sister Mary Hubert, Melaine Murray as Sister Robert Anne, April Riley as Sister Mary Amnesia and Sarah Lemons as Sister Mary Leo. Nicole Feeney and Shelby Fox contribute supporting roles.

The show is a, laugh-a-minute, musical comedy that involves audience input and participation. Since the variety show takes place in Mount Saint Helen's school auditorium, the performing arts committed elected to use the gym and stage at the community center to lend the set an air of authenticity. It works! This is the first AiM show to be staged in a venue other than the little theatre in almost eight years.

Show times are 7:30 pm, nightly with a Sunday matinee at 2:00 pm on Sunday. Tickets are $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for students, available at the door. Open seating will be available in the old school gymnasium. Come join the fun!

Call for Art - Traveling Art Show

The Arts in McNairy Visual Arts Committee is issuing a call for art for a traveling show to begin this fall. A number of McNairy County businesses who offer excellent display space have offered to host the exhibit to help develop local appreciation for visual arts. The traveling show is open to all artists but AiM membership is encouraged. Yearly student, individual and family memberships begin as low as $10. There are no other exhibit fees. All pieces should be suitable for general public viewing and final decisions as to appropriateness rests with the Visual Arts Committee. If an artist has an interest in selling the piece/pieces, a 3 X 5 card should be attached containing price, artist name, and contact information. Artists may also place a NFS (not for sale) tag on work. All purchase agreements will be negotiated by the individual artists and potential buyers. Ownership of piece will rest with exhibiting artist until such time as all arrangements are made.

Arts in McNairy has purchased several new easels and pedestals to be used in the traveling display and later in the gallery at the visitors and cultural center (Latta Building). More will be added as the need arises. Patrons of the arts are being offered the opportunity to sponsor an easel or pedestal (in memoriam, donated by, in honor of, etc.). The cost is $25 for each easel and $50 for each pedestal. A bronze plate will be affixed to the easel or pedestal to serve as a lasting legacy.

Please contact Vicki Cowan, AiM Visual Arts Chair, @ 646-1815 or Leanne Emmons, AiM President, @ 646-3851, if you are interested in exhibiting/selling artwork or sponsoring easels and pedestals. All other questions regarding AiM’s Visual Arts Committee are also welcome.

15th Annual Broomcorn Festival
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday September 18, 2010
Selmer City Park and Stage
South Intersection of Hwy 45 and 64 in Selmer, TN
Admission is $3.00 (FREE for children through 8th grade when accompanied by an adult)

Featuring: Lye Soap makerJulia Jarvis; Leatherworker Irv McKee; Textile Artists Ray & Jean Ragen; Handcrafted Glass Jewelry by Marti Thweat & Liz Redmon; Native American Flint Knapping Techniques by Brian Bates; Needles-N-Pins Quilting Club; Pine Needle Baskets by Cindy Middleton; Old Fashioned Donuts by Don Carden; Wood Carver and Turner Bob Reynolds; Crochett by Janice Wintermute; Native American Beadwork by Linda Craig; Handmade White Oak Baskets and Chair Caning by Laura Rushing; Blacksmithing by National Ornamental Metal Museum Artists; Constance Beck Spinning and Weaving; Wood Turner Hershel Miller; Textile Artist Darla Pinckley; Bobbin Lace Making by Debbie Todhunter; Hand Thrown Pottery by 2-B Pottery; Stained Glass Artist Karen Jones; Craig Howell Wood Carver; Mark Alonzo Pottery; Michael Altom Mammoth Ivory Carver; Hand Carved Gourds by Joan Appelt; Mrs. Leroy Barns Chair Caning; White Oak Baskets by Janis Milligan; Bobby McCommon Grist Mill Opeator; Petting Zoo; Pony, Wagon and Train Rides; 1915-1927 Model T cars (from 10 am - 12 pm only); One Man Old Fashioned Band Saw Demonstrations by Steve Patrick, Food Vendors; Locally Made Honey and Sorghum Molasses; Live Music All Day and Much, Much, More.

Live Music Schedule*

10:00 The Base Praise Band (Gospel)
11:00 Music Highway Band (Rockabilly)
12:00 Hatchie Bottom Boys (Bluegrass)
12:45 For His Joy (Dance Team)
1:00 Hatchie Bottom Boys (Bluegrass)
2:00 Willie Eubanks (Bluegrass)
3:00 Don McMinn (Beale St. Blues)
4:00 Lorina Rae & Friends (Blues & Gospel)

*Sept. 12-18 is also Rockabilly Highway Homecoming Week in McNairy County. Join local music legend Bo Jack Killingsworth and friends for a live Rockabilly show 6:30 pm, Friday Sept. 17 at the Selmer Community Center. Proceeds benefit Selmer's Rockabilly Highway Revival fund.