Arts in McNairy has partnered with McNairy County’s oldest music organization, Stephen Foster Music Club, to present Dr. Terry McRoberts, pianist who will be performing piano compositions of Bach, Mendelssohn, Debussy, Yi and other important and contemporary composers. The concert is scheduled for February 23 at 7:30pm. The Stephen Foster Music Club is also hosting a reception in the Latta Gallery before the concert for Dr. McRoberts AT 6:30pm. This will mark the first time classical music has been presented at the Latta Theater of the McNairy County Visitor’s and Cultural Center.
Dr. Terry McRoberts is University Professor of...
Arts in McNairy Performing Arts kicks off the new year by presenting a dinner theater presentation of “And then There Were None” by Agatha Christie at the Latta Theater of the McNairy County Visitor’s and Cultural Center on February 15, 2013. Audience will be able to purchase tickets for this dinner and performance by accessing the order form on the home page of AiM’s website, www.artsinmcnairy.com or pasting the online invitation address, http://tinyurl.com/aglrzup, into their...
AiM Book Club Committee Chair, Leanne Emmons, Announced the list for 2013
Jan. 15 Deep Creek - Dana Hand
Feb. 19 The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos R. Zafon & Lucia Graves
March 19 A Little Death in Dixie - Lisa Turner
April 16 The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver
May 21 The $80 Champion - Eliza Letts
June 18 Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
July 16 Snow Falling on Cedars - David Guterson
Aug. 20 The Last Child - John Hart
Sept. 17 Auschwitz - Dr. Miklos Nyiszli
Oct. 15 The Hangman’s Daughter - Oliver Potzsch &Lee Chadeayne
Nov. 19 The Christmas Train - David Baldacci
Book club will meet...
“AiM is very excited to bring the Wood & Strings Puppet Theater to the Latta,” said Paige Holmes, AiM Managing Director. “Through financial help from the Tennessee Arts Commission and the partnership of Selmer Elementary School, we are able to afford to have this high-quality artistic theater group here in McNairy County. We hope that as many students as possible from all McNairy County schools can come to see the Friday night play.”
According to W&S Producer, Clarissa Lega, the “Baby’s First” production is about the emotions and thoughts conveyed to the audience through the physical...
Arts in McNairy will soon celebrate six months of residency in the Latta Visitor's and Cultural Center in Downtown Selmer. What a great six months it has been! AiM has had two very successful plays, "Into the Woods" and "The Hobbit" as well as many gallery shows and a new movie series "Terry Burns Presents...", a joint venture with McNairy Regional Alliance. The best part of all, we have enjoyed great community support. We appreciate our partners and patrons. We have many wonderful things planned for the rest of 2012 and 2013.
AiM needs your support, not...
Arts in McNairy Shows that Arts Involve, Invest and Inspire through It’s Many
Programs and Events
SELMER – October 8, 2012 – “Arts in McNairy growth has reached a new pinnacle as our programs have involved, invested in and inspired our neighbors in McNairy County. A new level of funding for AiM is necessary as this growth continues. AiM is faced with meeting financial obligations and opportunities to provide high-quality arts programs in our...
Please Join AiM for this historic event.AiM’s Music Homecoming at the Latta Visitor’s and Cultural Center will Celebrate Stanton Littlejohn Recordings
SELMER- Arts in McNairy will present a Music Homecoming concert on Saturday, October 13, 2012 to celebrate the recordings made by Stanton Littlejohn of Eastview, TN in the 1940’s and 50’s. These recording are historical treasure trove of radio broadcasts, live performances and voice recordings of the music that eventually became Rockabilly. Artists who are featured in these recordings will take the Latta stage on the October...
First of all, Thank you so much for Auditioning for this Show. I was so pleased with the talent that came out. The cast list is included below, but before that I would like to wish you a Happy Hobbit day. You see today is the birthday both Bilbo Baggins and Frodo Baggins. Kind of fitting to be posting this today Huh?
Bilbo Baggins- Dawson Dickey
Gandalf the Grey- Omar Bakeer
Grocery Boy- Sammy Bakeer
Hobbit Children: Clara Feeney, William Feeney, August Feeney, Daniel Walters
Gollum- Matthey Frye
Smaug-Himself
Dwarves:
Thorin Oakenshield – Andrew Atkinson
Dori- Hunter Steele
Ori- Trey...
Welcome to the Arts in McNairy-AiM website! The AiM Board of Directors and I hope that you will find it informative and entertaining. Our goal is to keep you informed and involved in the vibrant arts community in McNairy County and our entire region.
Please look through each of the pages for facts, events and other ways to interact with AiM through the world wide web! AiM's founders continually tell me that they are amazed at the growth of the organizations since 2001. They are hopeful that this website, the new Latta Visitor's and Cultural Center building, and...