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DIY: DENIM JACKET

CIVIC CENTER 32 MAGNOLIA When Justin Bartlett was in high school, he

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Maybe it’s the warm air, the scent of blooming flowers or the feeling of renewal as the heavy blanket of winter is lifted away, but there’s something about the springtime that calls for light, refreshing meals. No matter what the occasion, we’ve got a collection of recipes perfect for the season.

With winter’s cold thawed but summer’s sweltering heat yet to roll in, there’s no better time to rock a denim jacket, and there’s no better way to rock a denim jacket than with a little fringy flair.

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REFLECTING THE LIGHT

Oxford native and Seattle resident Morgan Fyfe Powell paints her landscapes and abstracts in layers of gold, silver and acrylic. Her beautiful works capture light and reflect the essence of springtime.

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April 2022 ON THE COVER

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Q&A: DOUBLE DECKER TURNS 25

Oxford’s popular annual arts festival, Double Decker, is a quarter-century old this year. We spoke with the upcoming event’s executive director about the long-running festival’s legacy and future.

Celebrate the return of warmer temperatures with our Spring Fashion Preview. Cover Photo by Ryan Coon.

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s we spring forward into, in my opinion, the most beautiful season, I hope you can find inspiration in the blooming Earth that surrounds you.

The newest spring fashion trends include the pinks and blues of hydrangeas and the soft whites of gardenias with the bright oranges and yellows of daylilies making an appearance. The varying purples of Japanese magnolias have also found their place in this season’s style, and you can’t forget the classic ivory of our beloved Mississippi magnolia.

Regardless of the current trends, fashion and art remain what we make it.

From women’s flowy dresses and stylish rompers to men’s comfortable loungewear and spiffy suits, Mississippi fashion has, in many ways, kept up with the runways of New York while remaining true to the deep roots planted many moons ago.

One thing that will never go out of style, however, is Mississippi’s charm.It spans beyond our wardrobe choices and making itself evident in the beauty that surrounds us.

If you have any thoughts about this issue, please email us at editor@mudandmag.com.

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GRILLED CORN AVOCADO SALAD INGREDIENTS DRESSING 1 tablespoon lime juice 1/4 cup olive oil 1 large clove garlic, minced 1/2 teaspoon dried chili akes 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro SALAD 2 ears of corn, grilled 4 medium avocados, peeled and sliced 7 ounces cherry tomatoes, halved 3 1/2 ounces crumbled feta cheese (optional) DIRECTIONS For the dressing, mix together lime juice, dried chili akes, olive oil, minced garlic, salt, pepper and cilantro. Set aside.

For the salad, use a knife to cut the kernels off he corn. Break it up a bit and put in a bowl.

Add the avocados, tomatoes and feta, if using.

Drizzle the dressing over the salad and then

mix together. Taste and adjust the seasoning, if needed. Serve immediately or keep in fridge, covered, until needed. Serves 6.

ASPARAGUS TART INGREDIENTS 1 sheet frozen puff astry, thawed 1/3 cup Boursin cheese 1/3 cup mascarpone Zest of 1 lemon 8 ounces thin asparagus, trimmed 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 teaspoons maple syrup or honey Kosher salt Fresh thyme leaves, for garnish DIRECTIONS Unfold the thawed puff astry on a piece of parchment paper and roll the dough out to roughly a 9x13-inch rectangle (a little bit bigger than its original size). Transfer the dough with the paper to a baking sheet. Using a butter knife, run it around the pastry to form a border, about 1-inch in from the edge (don’t cut all the way through).

In a small bowl, mix the Boursin and mascarpone. Spread a layer over the pastry, inside the border. Grate the lemon zest over it. Arrange the asparagus over top of the tart. In a cup,

whisk together the olive oil and maple syrup.

Brush the asparagus and edges of the tart lightly with oil mixture. Sprinkle with salt.

Bake at 400 degrees until pu ed and golden, 15 to 18 minutes. Sprinkle with fresh thyme leaves. Serves 6.

FRENCH 75 INGREDIENTS 1 1/2 ounces gin 3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice 3/4 ounce simple syrup 2 ounces Champagne DIRECTIONS Long spiral lemon twist, for serving Combine gin, lemon juice and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker. Fill shaker with ice, cover, and shake vigorously until outside of shaker is very cold, about 20 seconds.

Strain cocktail into a ute. Top with Champagne; garnish with lemon twist. Makes 1.

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DIRECTIONS Sprinkle both sides of salmon llets lightly with salt and lemon pepper. Place our in a shallow dish; dredge the salmon in the our to evenly coat. Shake off xcess.

Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a large nonstick pan or skillet over medium-high heat.

Add olive oil and swirl to mix through the butter.

Sear salmon for 4 minutes on each side or until cooked to your liking. Transfer salmon to a warm plate; tent with foil and set aside.

Melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter in the pan. Saute garlic for 1 minute, until fragrant.

Add wine; bring to a boil, scraping any browned bits off f the bottom of the pan.

Cook until liquid almost evaporates, stirring occasionally.

Add 1 cup broth to the pan along with the lemon juice; bring to a boil and cook for a further 3 minutes.

Whisk cornstarch together with the remaining 1/4 cup stock/broth. Pour the mixture into the pan, stirring through the liquid to create a sauce. Cook for 1 minute or until slightly thickened. Remove from heat.

Stir capers through the sauce. Place the salmon llets back into the pan, gently turning each llet to evenly coat in the sauce. Serve with lemon slices. Serves 6.

WINE-GLAZED CAKE INGREDIENTS 1 box Duncan Hines yellow cake mix 1 small box vanilla instant pudding mix 3/4 cup water 3/4 cup vegetable oil 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 4 large eggs 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar, divided 3/4 cup white wine, divided 1 stick butter

BLT DEVILED EGGS INGREDIENTS 6 hard-boiled eggs 3 tablespoons mayonnaise 1 tablespoon ranch dressing 1 teaspoon vinegar 2 cherry tomatoes, seeded and minced 2 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled 2 tablespoons nely shredded lettuce DIRECTIONS Cut boiled eggs in half lengthwise; place egg yolks in a bowl. Mash yolks with a fork; stir in mayonnaise, ranch dressing and vinegar.

Arrange egg white halves on a serving platter; spoon yolk mixture into egg whites. Top each with diced tomato, crumbled bacon and shred-

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ded lettuce. Refrigerate, covered, until ready to serve. Makes 12.

SALMON PICCATA INGREDIENTS 6 (6-ounce) skinless salmon llets Kosher salt and lemon pepper 1/3 cup all-purpose our 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil 6 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 cup dry white wine 1 1/4 cups low-sodium chicken stock or broth 4 to 5 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch 6 tablespoons capers, drained Lemon slices, to serve

DIRECTIONS Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Beat the cake mix, pudding mix, water, oil, brown sugar, cinnamon, eggs, 1/4 cup of the granulated sugar, and 1/2 cup of wine with an electric mixer at a medium speed until just blended, about 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium-high, and beat about 2 minutes.

Pour the batter into a greased and oured 10-cup Bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.

While the cake is baking, melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the remaining 1 cup granulated sugar and 1/4 cup wine.

Pour the butter mixture over the hot cake in the pan, and cool completely, about 1 hour.

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3. Cut four long strips of sequin trim to go along the back seam of each sleeve (two per sleeve), avoiding the cu . Cut one long strip to span the back seam of the jacket as well.

4. Horizontally glue the two long sleeve strips to the back seams of each of the jacket’s sleeves. Gradually glue the strips down to each sleeve starting from the edge so the glue is fresh for each section.

5. Start vertically gluing the three different sized strips to the back middle of the jacket, starting with longest strip on the edges and alternating with the medium and short strips to create the dangling fringe. Go back and forth between each side until you reach the middle. Use the Popsicle stick to press down each piece as to avoid getting glue on your fingers 6. Finish the jacket by horizontally gluing the remaining long sequin strip directly above the varying strips on the middle of the jacket to cover any uneven places or glue marks. Glue gradually as mentioned in step 4.

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hen Morgan Fyfe Powell was a little girl living in Oxford, she tried all kinds of sports, but wasn't particularly good at any of them.

“I was the kid on the soccer field with a bow in my hair, picking wildflowers," said Powell, 27.

When she was in fourth grade, she began taking art lessons after school from Taylor Ricketts.

“I was creative as a kid, but I didn't think I'd ever be an artist," she said.

She was wrong.

Today, art is Powell's full-time job. She works out of a studio in the home she and her husband, Jesse, share in Seattle. But she hasn't abandoned her roots and will be bringing her talent to two art festivals in Northeast Mississippi this spring.

She'll be at the Double Decker Arts Festival in Oxford on April 23, and at the Gumtree Art and Wine Festival in Tupelo May 6-8.

“I'm so excited to do shows again, to meet people and show my work and get to learn other artists' stories," she said.

Powell's journey from art student to artist was winding. She took some art classes in high school and found them to be a welcome challenge.

“I felt I was getting better, and I was encouraged by teachers, but art was just a hobby," Powell said.

In high school, she had created several paintings for her parents, Lea and Richard Fyfe of Oxford. Someone saw one and asked Powell if she'd paint something for them while she was a student at Ole Miss.

“I always had a little studio in my room in college," she said. "It was a healthy outlet for me. It let me be creative."

She accepted that commission. And then someone else saw that painting and asked her to do six pieces for an investment property.

“They were divine encounters," Powell said. "And it was a way for me to fund things in college that were fun without having to ask my parents for money."

Powell majored in social work, and after graduation, she moved to Seattle to take a job in marketing.

“I moved here for a boy, but I wouldn't admit that until after Jesse and I married," she said. "I used to say I moved here for work."

In Seattle, she continued to do artwork on the side as she worked full time.

“At the end of 2019, I was working some pretty long hours and weekends, and I realized I didn't love marketing," she said. "I knew I didn't want to do that for the long haul."

With some good advice and guidance, Powell quit her job and become a full-time artist at the beginning of 2020.

“It was an interesting journey," she said. "You build yourself up and are so excited for the transition. But then there's this pressure to create really good work something I could be proud of."

So Powell began creating work without pressure. She just started showing up in her studio every day. If she created something she liked, wonderful. If she created something she didn't like, at least she'd showed up.

Her artwork soon took on a different look. She would begin a painting with a full layer of gold and silver leaf, then use heavy body acrylics over the gold.

Opeing Page: “Gold Plains" landscape is 18x24 inches. This spread, clockwise from left: Morgan Fyfe Powell puts finishing touches on a landscape in her studio in Seattle.; “Morning Grove" landscape is 24x30 inches.; Morgan Fyfe Powell works on a landscape in her studio in Seattle.; “Cheers to Here" abstract is 48x48 inches.

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“I had no idea when I was painting with gold what that meant, but I think I do now," she said. "When I moved to Seattle, I don't know if I could have found a place more different than the South. It's really gray here, and people keep to themselves. You don't meet people as easily, and they're not very warm. I decided if I'm not going to find that here, I'm going to be that here. When you put a painting with gold on it in a room, it reflects the light it's in.

I feel like that's me."

Powell specializes in two kinds of paintings: abstracts and landscapes. For the landscapes, she draws from the beauty of both the Pacific Northwest and the South.

“It's really easy to be inspired," she said. "I take what they represent from my point of view. I know what it's going to look like at the end of the painting, but it's hours and hours before I get there.

What story do I really want this painting to tell?"

Powell will do a large batch of landscapes, then go back to abstracts.

“The abstracts are so freeing because I don't know what they're going to look like," she said. "So it's a good balance. It may take me years to finish one.

I may work on 30 paintings at one time. I like the flow of constantly moving from one to another. And that's also a way not to waste paint."

Now that COVID-19 restrictions are lifting around the country, Powell is eager to participate in art shows again. She had applied to several in 2020, but they all got canceled. She was able to attend two shows in Seattle in 2021.

At the art festivals in Oxford and Tupelo this spring, Powell will have everything from 4-by-4inch paintings to 48-by-60-inch paintings as well as stationery card prints.

“I want to have a range for people's space and budgets," she said. "I feel like art is an investment, not just financially, but also an investment in the space in your house."

Powell and her husband don't have a lot of wall space in their townhouse on a beach in Seattle. She has one painting hanging, and it isn't even one of her own.

“When we grow out of this house, I'd love to support other artists," she said. "I want to have their work on my walls." M Top Photo: Morgan Fyfe Powell uses golf leaf in the background of many of her paintings. Bottom Photo: Artist, Morgan Fyfe Powell

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With the flick of a switch, the auditorium was awash in red, transforming the walls, stage and all 390 seats into a scene from an Argento film.

From behind a small control panel in one corner of the balcony, Justin Bartlett’s voice echoed throughout the Magnolia Civic Center and Cine Theatre’s 73-year-old auditorium.

“If that’s too dark, we can change it,” he said.

Suddenly, the room shifted colors, from red to pink, pink to blue.

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“We have concert grade everything,” Bartlett said from above. “Pretty much anything that we can make the audience ‘ooh’ and ‘aah’ about.”

When Bartlett took over as the New Albany nonprofit theater’s manager late last year, he already had a plan in place for the first five years of his leadership. His goal is to transform the city-owned venue into a facility unlike any other in the area, complete with an array of technical wizardry that can carry audiences away or pull them in.

It’s that moment - when the theater walls, the seats, the audience disappear – that Bartlett lives for.

“When you get that reaction from the audience, it’s all worth it,” he said. “You know that you’ve done your job.”

JUSTIN BARTLETT WONDERS ‘WHAT IF?’ Standing near the balcony railing, Bartlett motioned toward the stage, still awash with color.

“I used to sit up on that stage in high school, and we would just talk about ‘what-if,’” he said. “What if we could do this in the theater, or what if we could do that to the theater.”

He grinned, just slightly.

“You know what?” he said. “I’m in the position now. I’m going to do it.”

When Bartlett took over leadership of the Magnolia Civic Center in October, the theater was undergoing renovations. It had a new stage and curtains and traditional theater lighting.

Bartlett immediately set about expanding on those renovations while incorporating his own ideas of what a modern theater should be. With the approval of the theater’s board of directors, Bartlett had installed the equipment necessary to create what he called “4-D shows.” At the touch of a button, Bartlett and a small team of stagehands can summon snow or make bubbles rain down from above. They can fill the air with smoke and the scent of burning wood, shower the audience in confetti or bathe them in a sea of colors.

“I wanted to license us back to showing movies and that sort of thing, but I didn’t want to do it traditionally,” he said. “We already have a movie theater here in the city, so I wanted to do something a little bit different.”

Eventually, he wants to equip the auditorium for a relatively new trick in the world of showmanship: projection mapping, a growing technology that allows for images to be cast on different surfaces to create the illusion of change. Suddenly, a brick wall might crumble away or become frozen in a block of ice.

Ivy may crawl along the stage or flames engulf the ceiling.

It makes everything more immersive, Bartlett said, and will set the Magnolia Civic Center apart.

“I don’t know of anybody else who’s using projection mapping right now,” he said. “Entertainment is entertainment; it’s just the level of professionalism that’s different.”

When it comes to that, Bartlett learned from arguably the best in the business.

This spread: Justin Bartlett, Director of the Magnolia Civic Center

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FROM CRUISE LINE TO CIVIC CENTER Much of Bartlett’s enthusiasm for showmanship comes from the 31-year-old’s previous work with Disney Cruise Line. Before joining the Civic Center last October, Bartlett spent three years entertaining guests in the way only the Walt Disney Company and its nearly 70 years in the theme park and live entertainment business can.

“I’ve worked at a whole lot of different places, but I’ve never experienced something so extensive,” Bartlett said of his time with Disney.

Once hired, his new employers sent him to school for a week to learn about Disney history – Disney University, it’s called – and instill in him four key tenets: safety, courtesy, show and efficiency.

Bartlett said he’s brought those tenets, and what he learned as a showman, to New Albany.

“They trained me and taught me very well,” he said of Disney. “A lot of the ideas come from, not just experiences on the ship… But when you work for that company, they give you a mindset for how to develop that into entertainment.”

Although Bartlett may have brought Disney to the Civic Center, it was the Civic Center that brought Bartlett to Disney.

“I actually grew up in this facility,” Bartlett said, speaking of his time with the local school’s theater program. “I guess I was in ninth grade, 10th grade whenever I started. It was a long time ago.”

Although initially hesitant to be a part of the theater program, Bartlett said he quickly fell in love with the magic of showmanship.

“I absolutely fell in love with theater. Fell in love with the production side of everything,” he said. “Performing was fun, but I fell in love with the special effects, the lighting, the audio. All that type of stuff. That’s kind of what led me to Disney.”

Like he said, it’s the “oohs” and “aahs” Bartlett lives for.

“When you put an actor on stage, of course, they’re portraying their talent, their art,” he said. “But once you start adding those special effects and that lighting and that audio, it starts bringing the whole show together. That is what I like.”

THE CIVIC CENTER’S PAST AND FUTURE If it weren’t for the community around it, there’s a good chance the Magnolia Civic Center would have shuttered long ago.

The building, now officially a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is funded through a combination of city allotted funds and donations.

“It’s the history of this place,” Bartlett said of the Civic Center’s

ongoing support from both the city and individuals from the community. “When I speak to anyone of the older generation, they have a story to tell me about this place.”

That history pressures Bartlett to push the Civic Center toward what he believes is its full potential as a venue. Along with a slate of programming for the coming year, ranging from 4-D movies to concerts to plays to a localized version of “America’s Got Talent,” the theater is also set to undergo a physical transformation.

He’d like to completely remodel the auditorium, giving it a fresh coat of paint, red panels on the walls, new audio equipment and brand new seating. He’d like for the balcony to serve as a sort of VIP seating area.

His plans don’t stop inside the auditorium, however. Bartlett wants to transform an empty space near the entrance – “the gallery,” he called it – into a sort of museum celebrating the Civic Center’s long history. The outside of the building will receive a facelift, and the theater recently began utilizing a new online ticketing system.

“We are nowhere near completion. Not even close,” Bartlett said of his plans for the theater. “I would say, in the next six months, anyone who steps into the theater who hasn’t been here in a while won’t recognize the facility. It will be completely different.”

MAGIC THROUGH SIGHT AND SOUND Countless stories have been told in the Civic Center’s auditorium.

Thousands of people have laughed, gasped, cheered at performances on that stage. It’s a history that should be celebrated, even as the venue grows and changes.

“You don’t want to necessarily take away all that stuff that people have worked for,” Bartlett said of previous changes to the Civic Center. “We wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for all those people.”

Despite his grand ambitions, Bartlett’s vision for the Magnolia Civic Center doesn’t veer far from those of his predecessors over the past 73 years.

Theater is meant to thrill. To delight. To create magic through sight and sound.

“When the lights come up,” he said, “or the film starts, or the very first special effect happens, and the kids go ‘oh’ and they get excited – I don’t care if I worked 200 hours on that show and I’m exhausted.

It doesn’t matter. That’s the payback.” M

This spread from left to right: Magnolia Civic Center in New Albany's Downtown district. Manager of New Albany's historic Magnolia Civic Center and Cine Theatre introduces new tech to old theater.

A range of new technologies will bring 4-D experience to New Albany.

Next Page: New lighting brings the opportunity for varied ambience at the Magnolia Civic Center.

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Double Decker Arts Festival has been a long-standing tradition in Oxford, Mississippi since 1996. After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the festival will return with art, food and live music the weekend of April 22 and 23 around the historic Courthouse Square.

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“Double Decker is happening Friday, April 22 and Saturday, April 23. One thing we want everyone to know is the main art vendors will just be there on Saturday. There’s live music Friday and Saturday night. On Friday, we will have demonstrations and the Oxford Artists' Guild set up by the Oxford Visitors Center with demos. That starts Friday at 10 a.m., and it goes until 4 p.m. The Artist Guild will also be selling goods during that time."

What kind of music will attendees be listening to?

“On Friday evening starting at 6:15 p.m. until 10 or 10:30 p.m., we will have a country music night. The Wilkins Sisters, 49 Winchester and country music star Brett Young will be performing on North Lamar. Saturday's music starts at 11 a.m. and lasts until 10 p.m. The Revivalists will be headlining that day. That’s a little more of a mix of genres with local music, including Oxford band Happy Landing and some good rock and blues music.

It’s a little bit of everything during the day."

Can you talk about the festival's food?

“All food will be right around the courthouse. From BBQ to popsicles to funnel cakes to sliders to pizza to chicken salad to ice cream, we'll have a little bit of everything! We’re excited to include local restaurants every year. Taylor Grocery will be there in addition to lots of other local food joints."

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What will the art scene look like this year?

“There will be 180 booth spaces. You can basically find any kind of handmade art. The artists have gone through a process to be selected and are from all over the region. Different types of painting techniques will be represented, along with a diverse selection of art. It's a great time to support local artists who haven't had a chance to get their art out in the last few years."

What else can Double Decker attendees look forward to?

“The Double Decker Spring Run will be Saturday morning. Also, the kids area will be set up from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. downtown that same day. There'll be a 'Best Dressed Pet' contest for anyone who's interested in dressing up their furry friend!

One new addition is the Blue Delta Blues Alley where you can listen to blues music. Also, shuttles will be picking up at the old Baptist parking lot (University South Campus), and there will be a shuttle that drops you off at Something Southern. You can also be picked up at Something Southern and taken back to your car. There’s also a pickup at the high school which will take you to Something Southern.

One important thing to remember is we do expect big crowds, especially after two years, so we’re encouraging people to use the shuttle to make it a better experience for everyone."

And finall , what will it cost to attend?

“It's free!"

For more Double Decker info, follow Visit Oxford and Double Decker Arts Festival on social media. @visitoxfordms on Facebook and Instagram @doubledeckerfestival on Facebook and @doubledeckerart on Instagram M

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