{"id":107552,"date":"2020-11-24T12:05:38","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T18:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=107552"},"modified":"2020-11-24T12:05:43","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T18:05:43","slug":"ford-center-friendship-ornament-goes-on-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/ford-center-friendship-ornament-goes-on-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford Center Friendship Ornament Goes on Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

New 2020 edition celebrates role arts play in bringing people together<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts<\/strong> at the University of Mississippi<\/strong> is offering its 2020 Friendship Ball<\/strong> just in time for the holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This is the Ford Center’s third limited-edition cloisonne ornament that we call our Friendship Ball,” said Julia Aubrey<\/strong>, Ford Center director. “I chose the theme ‘The Arts Bring Us Together’ to emphasize that music, theater, dance and visual art transcend all boundaries.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aubrey said her design features figures of artists dancing, playing instruments, singing and conducting, and an actor \u2013 representing Hamlet addressing Yorick \u2013 all circling the globe connected by a string of musical notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The colorful custom orb was created by Kitty Keller Designs and makes a beautiful presentation on a tree or as a conversation piece,” she said. “We consider this annual project to be an important opportunity to celebrate the arts with the Oxford and university communities.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The balls \u2013 both 2019 and 2020 \u2013 can be purchased online through the Central Marketplace<\/a>\u00a0and at the Ford Center during open hours. They are also available during the weekends as part of the performing arts center’s Holiday Village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2020 ball is $50, and the 2019 costs $35. Customers who buy both balls, get the 2019 edition for only $25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The 2018 version sold out, so I would encourage people to get them soon,” Aubrey said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Edwin B. Smith<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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