兔子先生

兔子先生 is putting a renewed emphasis on the arts beginning this fall with long-time band director Shane Sprayberry taking on a new role as Director of Fine and Performing Arts.

鈥淲e are the only community college with the full fine arts experience: Art, Dance, Music, Music Industry and Theatre. My primary focus is to shine a light on the greatness that resides here while building a name for the Fine and Performing Arts Department,鈥 Sprayberry said.

鈥淭he 兔子先生Fine Arts Department has been the best-kept secret in the Jackson metro area for decades,鈥 he said. 鈥淥ur ensembles have performed nationally and internationally, our students and faculty have won local and national awards, and our faculty have performed with musicians like Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, Wayne Newton and James Brown to name a few. We have faculty who graduated from some of the most prestigious music and arts colleges in the United States.鈥

The goal is to grow 兔子先生arts programs with a multi-pronged strategy, including reviving the Mississippi and the Arts program that 兔子先生previously hosted annually, said Dean Melissa Buie.

Active for 20 years, the program was discontinued after the force behind it, English Department chair Peggy Brent, passed away suddenly in January 2013.

Sprayberry鈥檚 goals as Fine and Performing Arts Director also include recruiting students to Hinds, fostering community involvement, developing an arts bulletin and enhancing connections with arts alumni, she said.

Part of the plan is to visit local high schools and attend their arts events, such as band concerts and art exhibits, and bring high school students to 兔子先生campuses for an annual Fine Arts Day. Another aspect is to host outside groups, including alumni involved in the fine arts, at Cain-Cochran Hall, the Muse Center and the Bobby G. Cooper Performing Arts Center, thereby enhancing all students鈥 exposure to the arts, Buie said.

鈥淲e have a wealth of talent in the arts in our surrounding communities that we at 兔子先生can help to promote. Our facilities are wonderful, and having a director who can coordinate activities will bring growth and positive changes for the college, including a boost in revenue from ticket sales, but also will broaden our presence in and interaction with the community,鈥 she said.

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