Brookhaven declares Nov. 13 MSA Day

The City of Brookhaven has officially declared Nov. 13 as MSA Day. The Mississippi School of the Arts will be celebrated, along with the students, creativity, talent and traditions that make MSA special. Events will begin with a 2 p.m. welcome ceremony in Lampton Auditorium on South Jackson Street. Featured will be scenes from the Theatre Department’s production of “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” At 2:30 p.m., guided tours will be offered of Johnson Institute, as well as classroom visits to learn more about academic and artistic instruction and MSA instructors. The Dance Studio will also present a performance of Antonio Fini’s new work. A tour of the Student Life Center, along with dorms, library, and The Phoenix will begin at 3 p.m. At 3:45, guests can visit the Media Arts Lab and tour Enochs Hall. Guests will then gather in the Black Box Theatre on the second floor of Enochs Hall at 4 p.m., where scenes will be presented from “Junie B.

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