McComb, MS: "Arts Alive '08"

On Saturday, May 3, 2008, McComb School District hosted "Arts Alive '08," a five-hour-long celebration of music and the arts.  Moved from the McComb Depot Pavilion to the MHS gym due to a threat of rain, the event proved to attract a great crowd, and everyone had a lot of fun! Artwork from students of all grades was displayed in the basketball gym's bleachers.  There was face painting, pottery and jewelry, and lots of food from tents lining Virginia Avenue between the gym and the football field.

Performance by "Sharpay" and "Ryan" from the smash MHS production of "High School Musical."

There were performances galore-Denman Junior High's Quest class performed a skit, and the Denman Dramatic Tigers and dance team, along with MHS drama students, displayed their acting skills.  Music filled the air all day long, with performances by the Higgins Middle School and Denman bands, the MHS band and pep band, and the Otken and Kennedy Elementary choirs.  A special performance by the phenomenal jazz group Ezra and Seven* from Jackson, MS, with MHS band director Robert Lamkin on trombone, got the crowd on its feet and dancing!

Robert Lamkin, left, with Ezra Brown.

Emcee Fern Crossley interviewing Superintendent Therese Palmertree.

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