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 PINE GROVE
FESTIVAL
EMCC celebrated the annual Pine
Grove Arts Festival on its Scooba and
Golden Triangle campuses April 6-9.
Here's a look at some of the events:
n Photos: Scooba campus
n Photos: Golden Triangle campus
Nicholas Becton of Philadelphia belts out a saxophone solo during a Pine Grove concert.
. . PINE GROVE FESTIVAL
Scooba events: Theatre production, "Unhappily Every After"
Monday, April 6
The cast of "Unhappily Ever After" poses for a photo during
the Pine Grove Festival. On the first row is Marie Gordon, director
and theatre instructor. On the second row are Wendy Smith,
music instructor; Arael Bland of Brooksville; Tasha Watkins of
Macon; Rickia Morgan of West Point; Hailey Fulton of Philadelphia;
and Carlton Fisher of Starkville. On the third row is Leslie Howington
of Little Rock, Miss. On the fourth row are Austin Pace of Louisville;
Kala Cunningham of Columbus; Kirsten Dickerson of Columbus;
Emily Hunter of Macon; Carla Caldwell of Columbus; Jennifer
Fox of Calhoun City; Carzell Lee of Columbus; Chanetta Stevens
of Quitman; and Kayla Brown of Meridian.
Carzell Lee as the Frog Prince and Jennifer
Fox as the Pond Princess
Carzell Lee as the Frog Prince, Arael Bland as
Prince Ling, Kayal Brown as Sleeping Beauty,
Austin Pace as Prince Charming, and Hannah
House as Cinderella's stepmother
Carla Caldwell as Snow White, Kirsten Dickerson
as the counselor and Emily Hunter as Ms. Scribe
Kala Cunningham and Chanetta Stevens as Cinderella's
stepsisters and Hannah House as the stepmother
.jpg "Unhappily 415-3(1)")
Kirsten Dickerson as the counselor
Rickia Morgan as Little Bo Peep and Carlton Fisher
as Rumpelstiltskin
Arael Bland as Prince Ling and Kayla Brown as
Sleeping Beauty
The fairy tale cast in the opening scene
Hailey Fulton as Little Red Riding Hood and Leslie
Howington as Little Miss Muffet
Carzell Lee as the Frog Prince, Kayla Brown as Sleeping
Beauty, Jennifer Fox as the Pond Princess and Arael
Bland as Prince Ling
Tasha Watkins as Cinderella, Emily Hunter as
Ms. Scribe, Kirsten Dickerson as the counselor,
Austin Pace as Prince Charming, and Hannah
House as the stepmother
Art reception for Kent and Winki Allen
Tuesday, April 7 Art Reception and opening of exhibit of work by Kent and Winki
Allen in Aust Hall. Both are longtime members of the Craftsman’s
Guild of Mississippi and teach in Lauderdale County schools.
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Winki Allen demonstrates weaving to a group of EMCC students.
“How could I not love fibers?” Allen said, “As I child, I sat in my
mother’s lap as she sewed gingham dresses for my sister and me.
My grandmother, Abbie, taught me at a very young age to crochet
and tat. My great aunts – Mattie, Lillie and Callie – were knitters,
lace-makers, teachers, poets and storytellers. I learned many
things from the wisdom of their hearts and voices and from the
skills of their hands.”
Winki Allen and EMCC instructor James Skipper 
"Grandmother Shawl," left, and untitled work, both by
Winki Allen
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Ceramic artist Kent Allen poses with some of his work. “Clay
is a good thing," Allen said. "Several weeks ago, I was exploring
a Mississippian Culture site littered with centuries-old bits of
stamped and incised pottery. Shortly after that, I was visiting the
Mississippi Crafts Center admiring rows of contemporary and
traditional ceramics. Clay has a universal appeal. It is an easily
approachable medium that offers unlimited creative opportunities.” 
Self-portrait, by Kent Allen
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"Bust with Green Hat," by Kent Allen
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EMCC President Dr. Rick Young, left, vists with Kent and
Winki Allen.
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Savannah Monroe, left, and Jerry Roberson at the reception
EMCC art instructor Terry Cherry tries his hand at the loom.
EMCC art instructor Terry Cherry, left, with students Charles
Jenkins, Matt Hall and Rainer Hagewood.
Concert: EMCC Band, Jazz Band, Concert Choir
and Reflection Singers
Tuesday, April 7 Concert by the EMCC music department in Stennis Auditorium
featuring the concert band, stage band, concert choir and
Reflection Singers. Selections range from spirituals and hymns
to jazz, Broadway, classical and pop music. These photos
were taken during the final rehearsals. .
The EMCC Jazz Band played "Rubber Band," "Mercy, Mercy,
Mercy," "I Can't Stop Loving You" and "The Theme from Sanford
and Son." Pictured above is the saxophone line, Hannah House,
Brittney Jefferson, Audrey Clark, Shawntell Triplett and Nicholas
Becton.
Cameron Brown, Kemper County High School, jazz piano 
Samuel Jackson, trombone
Community member Fred Gossett, bass 
Eric Long, trombone
Johnny Skinner, drums 
Audrey Clark, tenor saxophone
Hailey Fulton and Charles Sims, trumpet 
Robin Gray, director of the EMCC Band, and Carey Eldridge,
director of the EMCC Jazz Band
Wendy Smith, director of the EMCC Concert Choir and EMCC
Reflection Singers. The Concert Choir sang "Here's One,"
"The Cloths of Heaven," "Shennandoah" and "For the Beauty
of the Earth." The Reflection Singers' selections were "September,"
"The Pink Panther" and "Make a Joyful Noise." 
Carey Eldridge accompanies the choir.
Shenetha Coffey
First row: Rickia Morgan, Brittany Jefferson, Tasha Watkins,
Kirsten Dickerson, Anthony Brown. Second row: Hannah House,
Charmagne Hoskins
Rickia Morgan, Brittney Jefferson, Tasha Watkins
Samuel Jackson and Shannon Blevins
Cameron Shumpert and Trave Williams 
Anthony Butler, Tre Vance and Justin Hampton
Tasha Watkins, Kirsten Dickerson and Anthony Brown
Shawntell Triplett, Hannah House and Charmagne Hoskins
Lonice Hill and Ashley Martin
Caprisha Mullen
Hailey Fulton and Emily Hunter
Wendy Smith warms up the choir. 
The EMCC Concert Choir and Reflection Singers
Hailey Fulton, Emily Hunter, Carpisha Mullens and Shenetha
Coffey
Robin Gray conducts the EMCC Band, which performed a
march called “Brighton Beach,” a patriotic selection called
“Amber Waves” and a contemporary band piece called
“Oxford Point.”
Brittney Jefferson, 1st chair clarinet
Samuel Jackson, French horn
Taurus Jones, tuba
Shannon Blevins, Laura Farrow and Charles Sims, trumpet
C.J. Robinson, bass drum
Shaqueta Robinson and Tamarie Phillips, clarinet
Leslie Howington and Hailey Fulton, French horns
Hannah House and Crystal Phillips, flute
Rickia Morton, bells
Charles Sims, 1st chair trumpet
Jesse Conner, wind chimes
Audrey Clark, tenor saxophone
Shanae Sykes and Roxanne Wright, flute
Tyra James and Eric Long, trumpet
Kenyatta Blair, suspended cymbal
QEP Scavenger Hunt: "Bringing Back the Proof"
Wednesday, April 8 The scavenger hunt was a new event to Pine Grove Festival.
Sponsors had an overwhelming response from the students --
10 teams of five students each preregistered and at least two
other teams came the day of the event to participate. In fact,
sponsors had to scramble to ensure all teams had clipboards and
shirts. The students had a fun time running around campus
snapping pictures from a list of items ranging from a security
guard and a 1942 EMCC yearbook, to the instructor who was once
Miss Louisville and the original location of the gymnasium.
Crawfish boil
Wednesday, April 8
Ray Knight of Columbus; Robert Elam of Atlanta, Ga.; and
Tarvorise Giles of Scooba
Wesley Walker of Raleigh, John Irwin of Long Beach
and Kyle Tally of Raleigh
Billy Beard of New Hope; and Cody Bennett, Nathan Riley
and Matt Wigington, all of Hernando
Alfred Green of West Point and Jonathan Booth of Collins
Marqueta Tallie and Shaunta White of West Point; Woodie
Howard, CoCo Ware and Tommie Cotton of Starkville; and
Brittney Strong of West Point
EMCC's Ed Square
Mauri McBride and Courtney Nunn of Jonesboro, La.;
Brooke Lee of Meridian; Regan Shows of Beaumont
Field Trip: Meridian Museum of Art, Riley Center
Thursday, April 9
EMCC's Ed Square and Eric Davis of West Point
Tiffany Gibbs of McCool and Teri Mitchell view the
painting of EMCC art instructor Terry Cherry.
Ferris Rich of Starkville and Almesha Vickers
of Shuqualak
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