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Festival melds the arts and education to promote diversity<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Celebrating its fifth year, Sarahfest<\/strong>, the annual arts and music festival organized by the University of Mississippi<\/strong>\u2019s Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies<\/strong> alongside campus and community partners, returns with a series of free events showcasing art, music, and media that embrace diversity in local and statewide communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The festival\u2019s origins can be traced back across two decades, when gender studies minors and faculty members organized a benefit concert on the Oxford Square. Local businesses offered their support, and by working together, they built a bridge between the university and the larger community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Isom Center\u2019s theme for the year is \u201cCrossing Borders,\u201d and associate director Theresa Ann Starkey<\/strong> says this is the perfect introduction to Sarahfest: \u201cIt reminds us of how the first Sarahfest evolved out of the boundary crossing done by gender studies minors and affiliates.\u201d The spirit of collaboration among our campus and community partners is key to Sarahfest\u2019s success. \u201cOur partners support the idea that music and the arts can create transformative spaces for learning in which we can envision a more equitable future,\u201d Starkey added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The festival began on September 4 at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center<\/strong> with the opening of the Sarahfest Art Show<\/strong>, which features the works of Lee Harper<\/strong> and Megan Wolfe<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harper creates intricate dioramas using miniature skeleton figurines constructed from found bones in her yard to engage in both local and national history. Megan Wolfe returned to Mississippi after eleven years as fine arts photographer in San Francisco. She will showcase a collection of photographs that challenge audience perception. A reception will be held on Tuesday, September 24 from 6\u20138 pm.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The festival continues into October, with the dynamic music of Ch\u00f3cala<\/strong>, a Charlotte-based Latin band. They describe their sound as \u201csonic amalgamation of Latin rhythms, rock, and jazz, with a touch of tropical psychedelia.\u201d Their three-day residency from October 10\u201312, includes a performance on Thacker Mountain Radio<\/strong>, a concert in conjunction with Living Music Resource<\/strong>, and an LMR™ LIVE session where they will discuss their music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ch\u00f3cala will share their psychedelic Latin rhythms during their three-day stay in Oxford.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sarahfest will also host Dr. Lisa Costello<\/strong>, who will speak at Comicana: Comics and Graphic Novels Across the Humanities<\/strong><\/em>, a week-long interdisciplinary conference hosted by the University of Mississippi\u2019s Departments of Art and Art History, Classics, English, Philosophy and Religion, and Writing and Rhetoric. Her panel, \u201cWhy Comics Matter\u2026\u201d is scheduled for 2 pm on Friday, October 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Samantha Allen<\/strong>, a GLAAD-Award winning journalist and author of Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States,<\/em> will give this year\u2019s Queer Studies Lecture on October 17 at 4 pm. Los Angeles Times <\/em>called Allen\u2019s travelogue \u201ca book necessary for anyone in or allied with the queer community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All Sarahfest events are free and open to the public. For more information about location and dates, or to learn more about the artists, performers, or speakers visit sarahfest.rocks or contact the Isom Center at (662) 915-5916 or isomctr@olemisss.edu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABOUT SARAHFEST:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sarahfest aims to strengthen community bonds by celebrating and embracing diversity in all its variations. By blending the arts with education, the festival seeks to create dynamic spaces for change and to envision new realities that reflect a more equitable world for all. The festival begins in September and runs throughout the semester offering variety of free community events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Samantha Allen, a GLAAD-Award winning journalist and author of Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States,<\/em> will give this year\u2019s Queer Studies Lecture.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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