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DECEMBER 2018

F E AT U R E S

— Discoveries Along and Beyond — Gifts of More than 100 Works of Folk Art Celebrated at 31st Annual Rembrandt Society Dinner pages 36 - 39

Kitchen Memories Bringing Love and Laughter to Christmas pages 40 - 43

A New Ambiance for Treasured Traditions and Collections pages 46 - 52 Bluffs & Bayous { December 2018 { Page 5

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DECEMBER 2018

F AV O R I T E S G’s Fare Christmas Magic and Tasty Treasures ............................................................. 10-14

In the Garden Gorgeous Winter Color with Nandina Shrubs ......................................................22

Legal Notes Vulnerable People ................................................................................................18

Christmas Magic and Tasty Treasures pages 10 - 14

Southern Sampler Christmas Traditions in Transition: Low Key...Still Lovely ..................................66

The Social Scene Miriam Montgomery’s Birthday Celebration .................................................. 16-17 Natchez Witches Ride .................................................................................... 20-21 Trinity Episcopal School 1950-2018: A Farewell Reunion Celebration ............. 24-25 38th Annual Mississippi Artists Exhibition .........................................................32 Vicksburg Chamber After-Hours .........................................................................54

The Wedding Scene “Fall in Love” Engagement Party........................................................................26

Vulnerable People page 18

Engagement Party for Emily Louise Fordice .......................................................28

Up & Coming Louisiana Up & Coming ................................................................................. 56-58 Mississippi Up & Coming ................................................................................ 60-65

ON THE COVER A traditional, bright and shiny, decorated Christmas tree sets the festive tone in the dining room of the Stutzmans’ new home as they honor traditions with a new twist. Photo by Cheryl Rinehart

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PUBLISHER Cheryl Foggo Rinehart COPY EDITOR Jean Nosser Biglane GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Jan Ratcliff

Anita Schilling

S TA F F P H O T O G R A P H E R S Tim McCary

Bill Perkins

Cheryl Rinehart

Lisa Adams Whittington

SALES STAFF Cheryl Rinehart

Donna Sessions

CONTRIBUTORS Dr. Gary R. Bachman

Lucien C. “Sam� Gwin III

Becky Junkin

JoAnna Sproles

Jennifer J. Whittier

Dr. Gary R. Bachman

Alma Womack

Cheryl Rinehart

Jean Biglane

Donna Sessions

Jan Ratcliff

Anita Schilling

Tim McCary

Lucien C. “Sam� Gwin III

Becky Junkin

Bill Perkins

Jennifer J. Whittier

Alma Womack

Lisa Adams Whittington

Bluffs & Bayous is published monthly to promote the greater Southern area of Louisiana and Mississippi in an informative and positive manner. We welcome contributions of articles and photos; however, they will be subject to editing and availability of space and subject matter. Photographs, comments, questions, subscription requests and ad placement inquiries are invited! Return envelopes and postage must accompany all materials submitted if a return is requested. No portion of this publication may be reproduced without written permission of the publisher. The opinions expressed in Bluffs & Bayous are those of the authors or columnists and do QRW QHFHVVDULO\ UHà HFW WKH YLHZV RI WKH SXEOLVKHU QRU GR WKH\ FRQVWLWXWH DQ HQGRUVHPHQW RI SURGXFWV RU VHUYLFHV KHUHLQ :H UHVHUYH WKH ULJKW WR UHIXVH DQ\ DGYHUWLVHment. Bluffs & Bayous strives to insure the accuracy of our magazine’s contents. However, should inaccuracies or omissions occur, we do not assume responsibility.

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G’S FARE

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Christmas Magic and Tasty Treasures ’TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, WHEN ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE NOT A CREATURE WAS STIRRING, NOT EVEN A MOUSE;

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POMEGRANATE MIMOSAS We substituted frozen fresh cranberries for the pomegranate seeds and also cranberry juice for pomegranate juice. 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds 6-8 sprigs of rosemary Pomegranate juice 1 bottle of champagne To each glass, add 1 tablespoon of pomegranate seeds, a rosemary sprig, and 1 1/2 ounces of pomegranate juice. Top with champagne. Serve!

DELICIOUS CROCKPOT HOT CHOCOLATE FOR A CROWD You can also make this recipe using white chocolate, butterscotch, or even mint chocolate chips. The possibilities here are endless! 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk 6 cups milk 1/1/2 teaspoons vanilla 2 cups chocolate chips, milk chocolate or semi-sweet Marshmallows, optional Pour all the ingredients into a crockpot, and whisk together until well combined. Cover and cook on low for 2 hours, stirring occasionally, until mixture is hot and chocolate chips are melted. Whisk well before serving. Garnish as desired (which means marshmallows of course!) From onegoodthingbyjillee.com / Cook Time 2 hours / Serves 12

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THE STOCKINGS WERE HUNG BY THE CHIMNEY WITH CARE, IN HOPES THAT ST. NICHOLAS SOON WOULD BE THERE;

ROLO STUFFED RITZ CRACKERS This easy-to-make salty-sweet, caramelchocolate combo makes a great party snack. 10 Rolo candies 20 Ritz crackers Chocolate dipping or chocolate almond bark, optional Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place half of the Ritz crackers on a baking sheet face side down; then, top each one with a Rolo Candy. Bake for 3-5 minutes until chocolate is soft and not melted. Remove from the oven and immediately top with remaining crackers, and press down to create a sandwich. Cool completely. After they cooked, I dipped ½ of each cracker-cookie into chocolate candy coating. I bought the cup of chocolate dipping in the baked goods section of the grocery and followed directions, or you can use chocolate almond bark and melt. From cakescottage.com / Prep Time 2 minutes / Cook Time 3 minutes / Serves 10

SPICED DARK CHOCOLATE CHERRY SALTINE TOFFEE 1 sleeve of saltine crackers (about 40) 1 cup (2 sticks) plus 1 tablespoon unsalted butter J\W SPNO[ IYV^U Z\NHY ÄYTS` WHJRLK 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste V\UJLZ ÄULS` JOVWWLK WLYJLU[ KHYR JOVJVSH[L VY KHYR JOVJVSH[L JOPWZ 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/2 cup chopped pecans 12 cups dried cherries [LHZWVVU ÅHR` ZLH ZHS[ Z\JO HZ 4HSKVU Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a rimmed 13-by-9-inch baking pan with nonstick foil, or spray with cooking spray. Arrange the saltines, salt side down, in a single layer in the pan. Set aside. Melt 1 cup butter in a large heavy-duty saucepan over medium heat. Add the brown sugar and cayenne pepper, and raise temperature to high to bring to a boil. Cook for 3 minutes. 0TTLKPH[LS` WV\Y [VɈLL TP_[\YL V]LY [OL ZHS[PULZ HUK IHRL MVY TPU\[LZ 9LTV]L MYVT V]LU HUK U\KNL [OL ZHS[PULZ IHJR [VNL[OLY PM [OL`»YL ÅVH[PUN PU [OL [VɈLL Set aside for 3 or 4 minutes. Melt the chocolate over medium heat in the top of a double boiler set over a pan of simmering water. (Or place the chocolate in a microwavable container and melt on low power until smooth, about 3 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds.) Add the remaining tablespoon of butter and the black pepper to the melted chocolate. 7V\Y V]LY [OL [VɈLL HUK ZWYLHK PU HU L]LU SH`LY ^P[O HU VɈZL[ ZWH[\SH ;VW ^P[O WLJHUZ and dried cherries. Let stand to cool slightly, and then sprinkle with sea salt. Transfer to the refrigerator to harden completely, about an hour. Pop loose from the pan, break into pieces, and store in an airtight container separated with sheets of waxed paper or parchment paper. From Garden & Gun magazine recipe by Virginia Willis author, “Secrets of the Southern Table” story by Kathleen Purvis (October/ November 2018)

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CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE 3 sticks butter 1 8-ounce cream cheese 3 cups sugar 6 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla J\WZ WSHPU ÅV\Y Cream butter and cream cheese together, add sugar, 2 eggs, and [OLU J\W ÅV\Y YLWLH[PUN \U[PS HSS LNNZ HUK ÅV\Y OH]L ISLUKLK )HRL PU H NYLHZLK [\IL WHU H[ KLgrees for 1 hour, then 300 degrees for 1 hour. Do not preheat the oven. From Trinity Episcopal School Cookbook Becky Junkin, mother of four and grandmother of eight, is a lifelong Natchez resident, a retired elementary teacher of twenty-four \HDUV DQG FHUWLÀHG 3LODWHV LQVWUXFWRU

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THE social SCENE NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI

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Miriam Montgomery’s Birthday Celebration he children of Miriam Montgomery hosted her 90th Birthday celebration on October 27, 2018, at Magnolia Bluffs Hotel in Natchez, Mississippi. Guests and family members enjoyed the hotel’s fine dining and were entertained by Dan Gibson. Natchez Mayor Darrell Grennell honored Montgomery with an official certificate declaring October 8, 2018, as Miriam Montgomery Day. Photography by Lisa Whittington

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LEGAL NOTES

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well as vulnerable people residing in private residences. The following, though not exhaustive, are examples of potentially actionable cases of abuse by caregivers: beating or hitting a nursing home patient or homebound elder; leaving a physically incapacitated person in a bed for a long period of time; not assisting with personal hygiene of a bedridden person; isolating mentally or physically challenged people; depriving vulnerable people of food, water, clothing, and hygiene needs or shelter; stealing, embezzling, controlling, conning, or wrongfully using a vulnerable person’s money, property, or assets for one’s own personal gain; and mentally abusing or torturing a person through psychological means. Again, the list could go on, but you get the idea. ,Q 0LVVLVVLSSL WKH ODZ UHTXLUHV DQ\ SHUVRQ ZKR NQRZV RU VXVSHFWV WKDW D YXOnerable person is being abused is required to notify the authorities, who in turn are required WR LQYHVWLJDWH WKH VLWXDWLRQ <RX FDQ DQG VKRXOG UHSRUW DQ\ DEXVH RU QHglect to local law enforcement or to the state or local Department of Human Services, who in turn are required to inYHVWLJDWH ,I WKH\ Ă€QG D FDVH LV DFWLRQDEOH then the department is required to report WKH FDVH WR WKH $WWRUQH\ *HQHUDO¡V 2IĂ€FH or local district attorney.

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Lucien C. Gwin III

,W LV LPSRUWDQW WR NQRZ WKDW LI D FLWL]HQ reports a case in good faith to the authorities, the citizen cannot be sued or found civilly or criminally liable. On the other KDQG VKRXOG D SHUVRQ Ă€OH D UHSRUW ZLWK DQ\ NLQG RI PDOLFH RU IUDXG WKDW SHUVRQ FDQ EH subjected to a civil verdict and possibly punitive damages. One interesting point of the law is that, if a caregiver in a nursing home or care facility receives from a patient or resident a gift with a value of more than $25.00, the caregiver must within twenty-four hours Ă€OH D ZULWWHQ UHSRUW RI WKH JLIW ZLWK WKH DGministrator, who in turn must report the gift WR D UHVSRQVLEOH SDUW\ RU QH[W RI NLQ RI WKH SDWLHQW UHVLGHQW ,I WKH SHUVRQ UHFHLYLQJ WKH gift fails to report it, then that person can be guilty of a misdemeanor which carries a penalty of $500.00 and/or one year in jail. This law does not apply to caregivers’ actual stealing or theft. 7KH ODVW SRLQW , ZRXOG OLNH WR PDNH LV what the consequences are for a person who “willingly commits an act or willingly omits the performance of a dutyâ€? either of which contributes to or results in “neglect, physical pain, injury, mental anguish, unUHDVRQDEOH FRQĂ€QHPHQW RU GHSULYDWLRQ RI services which are necessary to maintain the mental or physical health of a vulnerable person.â€? 7KH DQVZHU LV WKDW IRU D Ă€UVW RIIHQVH the consequence is a misdemeanor with D Ă€QH DQG RU XS WR RQH \HDU LQ MDLO ,I HPEH]]OHPHQW RU H[SORLWDWLRQ RI D YXOQHUDEOH SHUVRQ RFFXUV WKHQ WKH Ă€QH FDQ be $5,000.00; and/or the person may face ten years in prison. Any willful assault and battery on a vulnerable person by a caregiver can warrant from one to twenty years in prison. My Thoughts: This law is not utilized enough to proseFXWH WKRVH ZKRP , PHQWLRQ LQ WKH EHJLQQLQJ WKRVH ZKR DUH VR EROGO\ WDNLQJ DGYDQWDJH RI WKH ZHDNHU SHRSOH RI RXU VRFLety. This law is one way to try to curb so much overreaching abuse and neglect going on in our state today. Lucien C. “Samâ€? Gwin III was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1981 and has been practicing many aspects of the law at the firm of Gwin, Punches & Kelley in Natchez, Mississippi, ever since.

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THE social SCENE NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI

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Natchez Witches Ride n October 26, 2018, the Third Annual Natchez Witches Ride was held in downtown Natchez, Mississippi, with proceeds benefiting the Mississippi Spay and Neuter Natchez Fund. Both witches and warlocks dressed in their finest and rode or walked the parade route, throwing candy to the crowds. At the end of the parade, patrons attended the after-party at Bowie’s Tavern where everyone had a “howling” good time. Photography by Bill Williams

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20 Cammie Hanks, Vicki Caskey, and Martie Clary 21 Amber Brown and Garrett Robinson 22 Felicity Ballard, Macy Carter, and Olivia Ballard 23 Shelby Parsons and Elaine Adair 24 David and Shanette Pinkston (Best Overall Costume Award) 25 Nancy Laird, Susan Hogue, Olivia Broussard, Grant Clary, and Martie Clary 26 Front—Ann Loughlin, Rhonda Binns, Rhonda Smith, Marie Gasquet, Norma Williams, and Carolyn Guido; back— Linda Kennon, Paige Dearing, Cammie Hanks, Sheri Terrebonne, Martie Clary, Vicki Caskey, Amy Murray, and Emory Fuller

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IN THE GARDEN

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Dr. Gary R. Bachman

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Dr. Gary R. Bachman

Gorgeous Winter Color with Nandina Shrubs

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bisected, adding to its charm. The intensity of foliage color depends on whether it is planted in full sun or partial shade. Colors DUH PDUNHGO\ PRUH YLYLG ZLWK LQFUHDVLQJ sunlight. 1DQGLQD GRPHVWLFD Ă RZHUV LQ WKH VSULQJ with big panicles of white clusters. The red berries are the main event in the fall and winter. These clusters start upright; and as the berries mature, they weigh down the canes. ,I WKHUH LV RQH SUREOHP LW LV WKH SRWHQtial for some weediness from the heavy fruit production. Several states have identiĂ€HG KHDYHQO\ EDPERR DV LQYDVLYH ,I \RX KDYH D VPDOO VSDFH \RX¡UH LQ OXFN because dwarf nandina varieties have been developed to increase the landscape options. The foliage colors are even more exciting than the straight species. However, PRVW RI WKH GZDUIV GR QRW Ă RZHU FRQVLVWHQWly, if at all; so they do not have the gorgeous fruit production of regular species. One of the better dwarfs, in my opinion, is an old favorite called Firepower. ,W LV D JUHDW FKRLFH IRU D VPDOO IRFDO SRLQW RU IRU PDVV SODQWLQJ WR PDNH D VWDWHPHQW Firepower grows about two feet tall and wide with a compact mounding habit. 2WKHU JRRG FKRLFHV DUH %OXVK 3LQN and Gulf Stream. A new and totally different colored nandina is Lemon Lime.

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Left—Winter’s cold temperatures bring out the red and purple colors of nandinas thriving in Mississippi landscapes. Right—The small size of the dwarf nandina )LUHSRZHU DOORZV LW WR ÀW LQ ODQGVFDSHV ZKHUH other nandinas are too large.

The lime-green foliage of this beauty will EULJKWHQ DQ\ GDUN VSDFHV LQ WKH ODQGVFDSH Because nandina tends to be a slow grower, my advice is to buy the biggest plants you can afford. Sometimes, homeowners buy smaller plants and place them FORVH WRJHWKHU WR ÀOO DQ DUHD 7KHVH SODQWV though, ultimately become crowded; and some have to be removed. Buying large plants and transplanting them according to their mature size actually results in better ÀOO LQ ZLWK IHZHU SODQWV As with all landscape shrubs, plant in well-drained soil; and use a layer of organic mulch after planting. Scratch a little slow-release fertilizer into the soil around WKH SODQW HDFK VSULQJ WR NHHS \RXU QDQGLQD shrubs well fed. Columnist Dr. Gary R. Bachman is an assistant extension professor of horticulture at Mississippi State University’s Coastal Research and Extension Center in Biloxi, Mississippi.

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THE social SCENE NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI

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Trinity Episcopal School 1950-2018: A Farewill Reunion Celebration rinity Episcopal School classes from 1971 to 2018 gathered recently in Natchez, Mississippi, to commemorate their alma mater. Trinity School, a notable educational institution for Natchez area students since 1950, closed its doors in May 2018; and alumni held a Farewell Reunion weekend October 26 and 27, 2018, that included individual class parties Friday evening, Trinity School Open House Saturday morning from 7:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m., and a final celebration Saturday evening at Magnolia Hall, which once held the elementary classes for Trinity Episcopal School. The Trinity Family included graduates, former students and their parents and grandparents, former teachers, staff, board members, and other loyal fans and supporters of the school. The Saturday evening cocktail event was festive with music by Roscoe, heavy hors d’oeuvres, and loads of picture-taking and reminiscing throughout the antebellum home. Photography by Lisa Whittington

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13 Dana Nelson Chamberlain and Jo Nelson 14 Joe and Donna Ballard Maselli with Fraser Smith 15 Ann and Robert Paradise, Melanie Pintard Hall, Lynn Marchbanks, and Cynthia McCormick 16 Bill Jonson, Julie Potter, Dee White, Susan Johnson, and Lee White

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THE wedding SCENE WESSON, MISSISSIPPI

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“Fall in Love” Engagement Party

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“Fall in Love” themed engagement celebration was recently held on October 27, 2018, in honor of Brooke King and Jacob Morse in the lovely home of Jaymie and Amy Heard of Wesson, Mississippi. Friends, family, and bridesmaids attended the celebration to congratulate the couple. Brooke King is the daughter of Scott and Sharon King of Wesson; and Jacob Morse is the son of Darrell and Twyana Morse of Brookhaven, Mississippi. The couple will exchange vows June 15, 2019, at Wesson Baptist Church, in Wesson.

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1 Brooke King and Jacob Morse 2 Lucas and Leah Calvert 3 Linda Dykes and Brooke King 4 Brooke King, Jaymie Heard, and Brittany Williams 5 Jacob Morse, Scott King, and Jeff Williams 8 6 Peyton Morse; Darrel and Twyana Morse; Mindy, Korbin, and Kinley Lofton; Brooke King; Jacob Morse; and Regan Morse 7 Paxton, Jeff, and Brittany, Parker, and Payton Williams; Scott and Sharon King; and Brooke King and Jacob Morse 8 Sharon King, Ginger Heard, Jaymie and Amy 10 Heard, and Linda Brent 9 Teri Ellison, Jennye Greer, Pat McCreary, Debbie Chrestman, and Becky Ruggles 10 Leah Greer, Anita Cliburn, Chelsea Lucas, Lindi Lane Smith, and Brooke King 11 Zack Smith, Mary Beth Munn, Elise Munn, and Jessica and Caleb Broome 12 Ginger and Dale Heard, Marilyn and Jimmy Barker, and Billy and Teri Ellison

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THE wedding SCENE VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI

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Engagement Party for Emily Louise Fordice

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wine-and-cheese engagement party was held recently in Vicksburg, Mississippi, to honor Emily Louise Fordice, bride-elect of Thomas Bruce Payne lll of Madison, Mississippi. The party was held at the home of Dr. Albert and Cindy Windham. The centerpiece of white roses for the dining room table was designed by Dr. Windham.

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THE social SCENE VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI

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38th Annual Mississippi Artists Exhibition he 38th Annual Mississippi Artists Exhibition, hosted by the Vicksburg Art Association (VAA), began with the opening reception Saturday evening, November 3, 2018. Displayed against the historic walls of the (Old) Constitution Firehouse, one of Vicksburg’s first firehouses and now the home of the VAA, were over one hundred pieces of art. Media categories included 3D, Acrylic, Computer Graphics, Drawing, Fiber, Fine Craft, Mixed Media, Oil, Print, Photo Color, Photo Monochrome, and Watercolor. Kate Cherry, Executive Director of the Meridian Museum of Art, was the guest judge. The Fall Show Chair was longtime VAA member James Smithhart. Winning Best of Show with her Mixed Media piece “Alaska Shoreline” was Vicksburg artist Elke Briuer. Vicksburg Art Association encourages the community and members (new and old) to follow its activities on Facebook or check the website (www.vicksburgartassociation.org) for future events.

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Discoveries Along and Beyond

Gift of More than 100 Works of Folk Art Celebrated at 31st Annual Rembrandt Society Dinner

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ZRUN ZH DFTXLUHG DQG ZH IHHO WKDW WKLV collection contains extraordinary examples of the expression of human spirit that these artists embodied. This group of ZRUNV LV QRW D VXUYH\ RI IRON DUW EXW WKH UHsult of a personal quest to understand artPDNLQJ Âľ VDLG 'H0RQWH “We are honored to permanently house these objects, which add great depth to the Museum’s holdings of Southern self-taught art,â€? said Museum Curator of American Art Elizabeth Abston. ,Q DGGLWLRQ WR D FRQYHUVDWLRQ ZLWK WKH artists led by Museum Director Betsy Bradley, Rembrandt Society members

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Discoveries Along and Beyond Artist Ed McGowin, Museum Director Betsy Bradley, and artist Claudia DeMonte with a donated work, Bill Traylor’s “Untitled,� currently on view in the gallery of “Due South: Highlights of the Permanent Collection�

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Discoveries Along and Beyond Claudia DeMonte, Betsy Bradley, and Ed McGowin address attendees of the 31st Annual Rembrandt Society Dinner at the Mississippi Museum of Art.

The Rembrandt Society Dinner, held annually, honors the Mississippi Museum of Art’s highest level of membership.

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Kitchen Memories Bringing Love and Laughter to Christmas by JoAnna Sproles

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BROOKHAVEN EVENTS December 1 Movie on the Lawn MSA Campus Caroling & TUBA performance Santa & Photos 5 – 7 pm / Free msabrookhaven.org

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A New Ambiance for Treasured Traditions and Collections Story and Photos by Cheryl Rinehart

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*DPPLOO ZKR ZRUNHG ZLWK WKH FRXSOH from the very beginning, strove to underVWDQG WKH VLJQLÀFDQFH RI VSHFLDO IDPLO\ mementos and to incorporate them into the home’s modern dÊcor, creating a stunQLQJ EDFNGURS IRU WKH &KULVWPDV GHFRUDtions. Two Christmas trees were erected in the house, one in the sun room off the main living space and one in the dining room. The sun-room tree was decorated in blues, whites, and a touch of gold, blending with the draperies and upholstery of the room. On the console, white, snow-covered village pieces rest on one end, and on the other end, an inspirational Nativity scene, one of many in a collection of renditions that grace the home.

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Enjoyed year round but especially by extended family members and guests during the holidays, are Terry’s collection RI KHU IDWKHU·V ZRRG FDUYLQJV RI GXFNV GLVSOD\HG DV D WULEXWH to him, and her collection of his hand-carved wooden crosses WKDW VKH KDG IUDPHG IRU D XQLTXH ZDOO GLVSOD\ 7KHVH NHHSVDNHV are located in the hallway just off the home’s family room.

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0D\ ORYH DQG KDSSLQHVV ÀOO your heart this Christmas season as you enjoy the old and the new or renewed in your family traditions treasured from one generation to the next.

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THE social SCENE VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI

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DECEMBER Louisiana Up & Coming! December 15 – 16 & 22 – 23 New Orleans Ballet Theatre The Nutcracker Orpheum Theatre 2 & 7 pm 504.274.4871 neworleansballettheatre.com Through January 1 Celebration in the Oaks City Park Fri. & Sat. 6 – 10 pm Sun. – Thur. 5 – 11 pm neworleanscitypark.com PORT ALLEN Throughout December westbatonrouge.net westbatonrougemuseum.com ST. FRANCISVILLE Throughout December westfelicianahistoricalsociety.org stfrancisville.us audubonstatehistoricsite.wordpress.com December 7 – 9 Christmas in the Country Downtown Christmas Parade, Carolers, Live Walks through Nativity Dec. 8 Library Tour of Homes 10 am – 4 pm / $25 eventbrite.com / 225.635.3873 VIDALIA Throughout December cityofvidalia.com (YHU\ :HGQHVGD\ Delta Farmers Market Old Courthouse 8 am – Noon December 2 Annual Christmas Parade “A Groovy Christmas” 3 pm

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DECEMBER Mississippi Up & Coming! visitmississippi.org BROOKHAVEN Throughout December facebook.com/VisitBrookhavenMS visitbrookhavenms.com brookhavenrecreation.com 2nd Saturday Storytime Lincoln Library &KLOGUHQ·V 'HSDUWPHQW 10 – 10:30 am lif.lib.ms.us December 1 Movie on the Lawn MSA Campus Caroling & TUBA performance Santa & Photos 5 – 7 pm / Free msabrookhaven.org December 6 The Cure for Christmas Chaos Live Orchestra and Guest Performers The Brookhaven Building 1154 Beltline Rd. 2 & 7 pm / $18 Adv. / $20 Door EODNHVFDÀGHO FRP WLFNHWV December 9 Milk & Cookies with Santa Hosted by Junior Auxiliary Chamber of Commerce Building 4 – 6 pm December 9 Singing Christmas Tree “Joyful, Joyful” First Baptist Church Choir & Orchestra 6:30 pm )(51:22' fernwoodcc.com JACKSON Throughout December dulinghall.com msmuseumart.org visitjackson.com jacksonfreepress.com/calendar December 6 Fondren After 5 5 pm fondren.org

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Mississippi Up & Coming! DECEMBER

December 2 Amahl & the Night Visitors Mississippi Opera Bellwether Church 3 pm FB: Mississippi Opera December 7 – 9 The Nutcracker Ballet Mississippi Thalia Mara Hall Fri. 7:30 pm / Sat. & Sun. 3 pm balletms.com December 8 – 9 Ballet Mississippi 6XJDU 3OXP )DLU\·V 7HD 3DUW\ 7KH :HVWLQ -DFNVRQ 1:30 pm 601.960.1560 / balletms.com December 15 & 16 %DOOHW 0DJQLÀFDW The Return of the Snow Queen Thalia Mara Hall 2 pm EDOOHWPDJQLÀFDW FRP December 20 Cirque Musica presents Wonderland Thalia Mara Hall 7:30 pm jacksonbroadway.com MADISON madisonthecity.com December 1 Madison Christmas Parade 9 am madisonthecity.com MCCOMB Throughout December pikeinfo.com mccombarts.com mcrrmuseum.com Every Monday Story Hour / Toddlertime McComb Library 11 am pawls.org

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DECEMBER Mississippi Up & Coming! Every Thursday Story Hour / Preschool Age McComb Library 10 am pawls.org

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Saturdays Free Yoga in the Park / MS Mud Yoga Edgewood Park 8 – 9:30 am FB: Free Yoga in the Park

December 1 Christmas Parade Delaware Avenue 10 am 601.684.3056

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Throughout December visitnatchez.org Throughout December Christmas in Natchez For Events: christmasinnatchez.com 1.800.647.6742 or 601.446.6345 Through January 6 Jeweled Christmas Tour The Towers 2 pm Wednesdays 10 am & 2 pm Fridays 10 am, 2 & 4 pm Saturdays $20 Adult / $15 Ages 12 - 15 / Under 12 Free 601.446.6345 thetowersofnatchez.com December 1 Christmas Parade Downtown 5:30 pm December 1 Christmas Celebration: Still First Baptist Church Sanctuary 6 – 7:30 pm fbcnatchez.org December 2 Christmas Tour of Homes Friends of the Library 2 – 5 pm / $20 601.445.8862 natcheznibrarnFriends.org December 2 Alcorn Choir Christmas Concert St. Mary Basilica 105 S. Union St. 7:00 pm 601-445-5616 / stmarybasilica.org stmarybasilica@cableone.net December 7 Annual Holiday Christmas Luncheon The Natchez Garden Club Magnolia Hall 11:30 am – 1 pm / $20 Soup & Casserole Sale For Pre-sold Tickets: 601443-9065 Tickets Available at Door December 13 – 15 Jefferson Street United Methodist Church Live Nativity Corner of Jefferson & Union 5:30 – 7:30 pm

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DECEMBER Mississippi Up & Coming! December 28, 29 & 30 Holiday Murder Mystery Dinner *OHQÀHOG 3ODQWDWLRQ 7 pm / 4-course meal Cash Bar / $69 / BYOB / Corkage Fee $10 JOHQÀHOGSODQWDWLRQ FRP December 31 Krewe of Phoenix 1HZ <HDU·V (YH 3DUW\ Natchez Community Center 8 pm – 1 am / $75 per person Must be 21 yrs. or older Tickets: 228-326-5371 or 601-443-1541 OSYKA December 8 Christmas in Osyka Parade & Festival Classic Car & Truck Show 10 am Pictures w/Santa 10 am @ Library &KLOGUHQ·V 3DLQWLQJ &ODVV DP Adult Painting Class $30 Decorate Cookies w/Santa 11 am Parade 4 pm Pyrotechnic Display 7 pm

PORT GIBSON FB: portgibson.chamber RIDGELAND Throughout December visitridgeland.com SUMMIT Throughout December pikeinfo.com summit.org December 6 David Phelps It Must Be Christmas 20th Anniversary Tour First Baptist Church 7 pm ticketbud.com December 7 – 9 JCUMC Live Nativity Johnston Chapel Road 6 – 8 pm

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December 16 /LJKW +DV &RPH ² $ &KULVWPDV :RUVKLS Musical First Baptist Church 6 – 7:30 pm 7</(572:1 Through December 31 Christmas in the Park 6 – 8:30 pm / $5 Adult / $2 Child Entrance on Hwy. 48 FB: Christmas in the Park Tylertown VICKSBURG Throughout December southernculture.org visitvicksburg.com vicksburgartassociation.org tarawildlife.com vicksburgtheatreguild.com downtownvicksburg.org

Mississippi Up & Coming! DECEMBER

December 1 Holly Days Arts & Crafts Show Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation 1302 Adams St. 9 am – 3 pm 601.631.2997 / southernculture.org December 1 Parade of Lights :DVKLQJWRQ 6WUHHW 5 – 7 pm downtownvicksburg.org

December 3 Lebanese Cooking with Lana Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation 5:30 – 8 pm 601.631.2997 / southernculture.org

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December 8 Breakfast with Santa Vicksburg Convention Center $7 Adv. / $10 Door 601.630.2929

Throughout December townofwoodville.org FB: Woodville/Wilkinson County Main Street Association

December 10 +ROLGD\ %UHDNIDVW :RUNVKRS Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation 5:30 – 7:30 pm 601.631.2997 / southernculture.org

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SOUTHERN SAMPLER

BY

Alma M. Womack

Christmas Traditions in Transition: Low Key... Still Lovely

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store-bought tree with all manner of candy canes, put in place by their wee hands. They are ten years old now, so the decoration duties go to little JG, who is six. He loves to help; and even though most of the decorations are on one side of the tree, it is beautiful. We “oohâ€? and “ahâ€? when it’s done and can hardly wait to get some presents under it. They may not listen to me, but , DOZD\V OLNH WR WHOO WKHP DERXW WKH Christmas season and how it was celebrated by ancestors centuries ago in 6FRWODQG ,UHODQG (QJODQG DQG :DOHV According to ancestry.com, that’s where our people originally came from when they migrated to the colonies centuries ago. Of course, those ancient celebrations had nothing to do with the Christ Child but were celebrations held to give WKDQNV IRU WKH KDUYHVW DQG WR SUHSDUH IRU the long, cold days of winter. When Christianity came to the British ,VOHV WKH FHOHEUDWLRQ RI &KULVW¡V ELUWK ZDV added to the old pagan holidays so that &KULVWPDV WUHHV <XOH ORJV PLVWOHWRH FDQdles, etc., were combined for one festive, yet holy, occasion. All this history might

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be more than the boys want to listen to when their minds are on presents, presents, presents; but they are going to hear it anyway. ,W LV QRW ZURQJ WR DGPLW WKDW , ORYH all the beautiful decorations that a person sees in stores and malls and in other people’s houses. A person just won’t see much of them in mine. When my girls were children, decorating the KRXVH VWDUWHG DIWHU 7KDQNVJLYLQJ for we all participated in this exciting time of year. But the girls are all grown with families of their own. My husband passed away in 2013, so it’s MXVW PH ZLWK IRXU GRJV DQG D FKLFNHQ \DUG ZLWK WZHQW\ FKLFNHQV 7KH JLUOV and their children are in and out, especially Claire and JG; but as any person in my circumstances can tell, it’s just not the same environment as before. 1HYHUWKHOHVV , GR WU\ WR PDNH D IHZ spots festive with magnolia leaves, KDZWKRUQ EHUULHV DQG ZKDWHYHU HOVH , FDQ KDUYHVW IURP WKH \DUG WKH ODNH DQG WKH ZRRGV ,W VHHPV WR VDWLVI\ -* DQG WKDW¡V ZKDW FRXQWV 7KH GRJV GR OLNH \DUG GHFRUDWLRQV EXW , OHDUQHG ORQJ DJR WR SXW RXWVLGH decorations on trees and the walls of the buildings. Otherwise, the decorations will be undone, chewed up, and spread all over WKH JURXQG &KLFNHQV DV \RX PLJKW JXHVV GR QRW QRWLFH WKH QLFH ZUHDWK , DOZD\V KDQJ on their house. Decorations great or small are always IHVWLYH WR PH DQG , VKDOO HQMR\ WKH FUHDWLYLW\ RI RWKHUV \HW DQRWKHU \HDU , GR hope that the readership of this lovely, very special magazine, have a wonderful, EOHVVHG &KULVWPDV VHDVRQ Ă€OOHG ZLWK WKH ORYH RI IDPLO\ DQG IULHQGV $QG , KRSH WKDW there are lots of presents and good food and joyous Christmas programs at all the churches as we all celebrate the birth of Christ the King. Merry Christmas, one and all. Columnist Alma Womack lives on Smithland Plantation on Black River, south of Jonesville, Louisiana. In addition to her duties as maitresse des maison, she is the keeper of the lawn, the lane and the pecan orchard at Smithland.

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