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at Lynn Meadows Discovery Center
story by Lynn Lofton
Get ready to glow 80s style. Lynn Meadows Discovery Center is preparing to crank up the tunes and jam into the 1980s with its annual adult fundraiser, Boogie Night. The event will take place at the Center’s WINGS Performing Arts and Education Building on April 5 starting at 8:00 p.m. The band Category 6 from New
Orleans will
play hits from
the 80s to today.
There will
also be a silent auction, fabulous food and Boogie Party pictures
in your best 80s threads with Snaparazzi Photo Booth.
Tickets are $75 per person and $125 a couple with reserved tables available. All proceeds benefit the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center’s exhibits and programming for the museum, early childhood education, and WINGS Performing Arts program. “We celebrated our 20th birthday last year and look forward to growing and changing as we further commit to our mission of inspiring children, families and communities through the arts, interactive educational experiences and exploration,” Executive Director Cindy DeFrances said.
Lynn Meadows Discovery Center
Tickets for Boogie Night
Penny Patterson, 228.897.6039 ext. 312 www.lmdc.org
story by Lynn Lofton
For six years Taste of South Mississippi has been raising funds for The Salvation Army Kroc Center’s scholarship program. This year’s Taste will be March 28, 5:30 to 8:00 p.m., at the Kroc Center.
The scholarships allow free memberships and free program participation at the center. In 2018, 40 scholarships funded 175 members and more than $9,200 paid to enroll children in after school and camp programs.
“The more people who participate in Taste of South Mississippi with sponsorships, being a participating restaurant, donating or purchasing a silent auction item, purchasing tickets to the event, or donating
to our cause — the more awareness is brought to what the Kroc Center does for the community,” Kroc Center Director Danielle Emery said.
Event Chairman Charles O’Hala adds, “This includes helping children with school supplies, clothing, and food; letting youth participate in sports; engage in the fine arts, attend special events, and all that happens in the Kroc Center year round.”
A highlight of this year’s event will be music by Gram Rea and the St. John’s AME Men’s Choir. Tickets are $30 each.
The Salvation Army Kroc Center
575 Division St., Biloxi 228.207.1218 www.krocmscoast.org
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