Weekend Calendar of Events

Start the day off with a jog in the Rush to Brush 5K, organized by the University of Mississippi Dental Students.  I've run in this race several times.  The dental students put on a great race, and they usually have door prizes worth waiting for. 

If you are a tough guy, and would rather run a longer race on the Ridgeland Trails, then show up for the Groundhog Day 8K run benefiting the Blair E. Batson Children's Hospital. 

Begin hunting now for the perfect photograph at the Mississippi Natural Science Museum.  Their annual photo contest begins Saturday.  The Back to Nature Photography Contest is designed to encourage Museum visitors to venture out and capture the natural beauty of the wildlife and habitats seen on the grounds of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science and along the trails of Lefleur's Bluff State Park.  Also, the new Rainforest Exhibit is up and running at the Museum; it's time to take your kids back out to see everything new.

Question it! Discover it! will take place at the Mississippi Children's Museum between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.  Kids will learn all about their heart and how it works.

Below is the write up for the Mississippi Museum of Art's Art By Choice event.

Saturday, February 2, 2013
Art by Choice Sale and Live AuctionMississippi Museum of Art
10 AM Art by Choice exhibition opens for public viewing
6 PM VIP Reception
7 PM Sale Opens
8 PM Live Auction
This night presents a live art auction and the first opportunity to buy the art in the Art by Choice sale. Choose from more than 100 museum-quality works, including selections from the Winston Wilkinson Collection, and from galleries in Boston, New Orleans, and New York. Artwork is available for every taste and budget. Cocktails and heavy hors d'oeuvres are served. Reservations are $50 per person, with a VIP reservation available for another $50. A VIP reservation entitles you to view and purchase artwork beginning at 6 PM before the other reservation holders are allowed in at 7 PM. The live auction begins at 8 PM. The art sale and exhibition will continue through February 24, 2013. For more information or to make a reservation, please call 601-960-1515.

Anytime is always a good time to visit the Mississippi Craft Center.  Mississippi made crafts make the best gifts.  

Oh, and something called the Super Bowl is on the TV Sunday evening.  Is this something people watch?  Is it better than Downton Abbey?

Speaking of, the Salvation Army's Souper Bowl is Sunday, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.  Write up below:

The Salvation Army (Jackson Corps) presents the 16th Annual SOUPer BOWL to benefit our Feeding Program throughout the year.  We are still on Super Bowl Sunday, February 3 from 11 am to 2 pm at the new Corps Center located at 570 E. Beasley Road, Jackson, MS.

 

BankPLUS continues to be the Grand Event Sponsor for the 16th year.  Specialty Soups from 24 local Restaurants have been provided for the event.  McAlister’s will once again ramrod the Soup line with a great volunteer staff and provide their signature TEA.

 

This year’s SOUPer BOWL will Spotlight the first ever “Fashionista” Fashion Show, with incredible clothes modeled from The Salvation Army Family Thrift Store. We will have the “Silent Auction” and many “surprises” to come!

 

This is a special event to share with our community of friends who care about their neighbor.

 

. . . I was hungry and you gave me food . . . then the King will answer, “Truly I tell you, anything you did for even the least of my people, you also did for me”.       Matthew 25:40

 

Tickets may be purchased at the door or on-line for Adults $10. – Children $5.   For more information, please call The Salvation Army 601 982-4881.