Masa Kathryn Hensley is a photographer who loves to travel and make the world a better place through missions work. She is married and has two sweet dogs.

Jasmine Matthews has had a passion for art since she was a child. She has graduated from Aberdeen High School and Itawamba Community College, and she is currently earning a Bachelor's Degree in Art Education from MUW.

Avery Dennison graduated from Mississippi School of the Arts in 2012 and is now a Fibers major at Kansas City Art Institute.

Mendy Beatty is an interventionist at New Hope Elementary. She has a Business Administration degree from MUW and is married to Tim Beatty. She enjoys all types of music.

Britney Frazier grew up outside Senatobia, MS, in a small town called Strayhorn. She is currently attending MUW for a degree in Fine Art with an emphasis in Photography and a Business minor in Entrepreneurship. After graduation, she would like to teach while doing photography and other crafts on the side for fun and a little extra income.

Brandon McAninch is a senior at MSU, where he studies Broadcasting and Theater. He has served as the short form and head director of the MSU campus comedy troupe, Lab Rats Comedy. He has studied improv for two years and has learned from performers from all over the country.

Gwen Sisson is a veteran Summer Arts Camp instuctor. She holds a Master's degree in Education and taught for over 20 years. She has been married to David Sisson for 32 years. Her three sons are now attending college. She considers Art Camp to be a fun way to spend time with children.

Robert J. Damm is a professor of Music and Director of Music Education Partnerships at MSU. He has studied music and culture in Cuba, Ghana, and Mali.

Miranda Dempewolf is a senior at MSU, where she studies Psychology. She has served as the sketch, long form, and head director of MSU's Lab Rats Comedy. She has studied improv for three years.

Danielle Rivera earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Education with an emphasis in Theater at the University of Northern Colorado. She taught theater for three years in Texas before moving to Mississippi with her husband, who is in the Air Force. She specializes in acting, directing, and stage make-up.

Nisa Moody graduated from MUW in 2013 with degrees in English and Fine Art. She currently works as a Residential Adviser at MSMS, and she spends most of her time doing fun, crafty activities with her “babies” there.

January 14, 2015

The Big Read

We and our project partners are excited to invite our community to join in "The Big Read" kicking off this month and continuing into March. Our focus book, Thornton Wilder's "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" is a great American classic
which won Wilder his first Pulitzer Prize in 1928. Since it's first printing in 1927, the book has NEVER been out of print! The story is well written, immersing us into Peruvian culture and creating fascinating character studies--all in a fairly short read.
For more information follow this link
"The Big Read" is a grant program established by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
in 2006 in response to studies reflecting the sad rapid decline of reading in America.
The program was developed to provide organizations with the means to develop community
wide reading programs. Through the focus on one book, we can encourage community
reading, discussion and participation amongst diverse audiences. From this we can all
come together to learn about the worlds encompassed in one story, and hopefully encourage
a renewed interest in reading.

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