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Gather: March 2018
Gather: March 2018

March means spring, and for Jackson, that means more races, concerts, shows, and overall fun for our community. Find out what special guests are heading to West Tennessee this month, what organizations you can support, and how your family can celebrate St. Patrick's Day. (It's on a Saturday this year!)

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On Point(e)
On Point(e)

As I walked into the bustling and brightly colored waiting room of Pat Brown’s dance studio, I was immediately hit by a rush of memories from my days in leotards and tights. I heard the combinations being called out with extreme zeal in the studio, an extremely familiar sound for the sixty dancers who make up the Ballet Arts of Jackson troupe. The older group of dancers were hard at work rehearsing a routine to Thriller for a Halloween event while younger girls peeked in from the hallway.

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StoriesNatalie PflastererJackson TN, Tennessee, Natalie Pflasterer, Our Jackson Home: The Magazine, Vol. 2 Issue 4, Katie Howerton, ballet, dance, Ballet Arts of Jackson, Pat Brown Seltzer, children, kids, teen, production, Carl Perkins Civic Center, The Nutcracker, girls, Christmas, holiday, Pat Brown School of Dance, choreography, parents, the arts, fundraising, poverty, Alice in Wonderland, Arts Commission, Jackson Arts Council, exercise, athletics, Women's History Month, female entrepreneur, Tourism Guide 2020
An Electrifying Production
An Electrifying Production

Madison Academic Magnet High School is presenting the musical Grease this week, directed by Becky Fly. This is truly a Madison Academic Fine Arts Department production. Music Direction has been led by Kristy White (Band Director at Madison) and Lindsey Patterson (Choral Director at Madison), and the Art Department helped with the sets. The production consists of thirty students and ten crew members. Becky likes getting students involved in theatre because they learn more than just acting skills.

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ReviewsRenae AdelsbergerJackson TN, Tennessee, theatre, Madison Academic Magnet High School, high school, teen, musical, play, Becky Fly, Kevin Adelsberger, Renae Adelsberger, the arts, music, Kristy White, Lindsey Patterson, art, Andrew Garner, Ciera Fielding, students, The American Musical and Dramatic Academy, Jackson Theatre Guild, Broadway, Chandelier Café & Catering, dance, UT Martin, choreography, education, Ballet Arts of Jackson, Brian Hannah, Renée Brooks, USJ, University School of Jackson, Union University
Ballet Review: Alice in Wonderland
Ballet Review: Alice in Wonderland

The journey down the rabbit hole is one that most American children can recall vividly. Alice in Wonderland is a story that is colorful and bizarre in the very best ways. The Ballet Arts of Jackson performance this weekend was exceptional in the way they brought all of those iconic characteristics to the Civic Center stage.

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