Lagasses add a dash of excitement to Lynn Meadows Discovery Center theater capital campaign. (Southern Scrapbook).BAM Bam (bäm), town (1996 pop. 70,100), Kerman prov., SE Iran, on the intermittent Bam River. Located on the western edge of the Dasht-e Lut, Bam is a trade center in a henna-growing region. Dates and other fruits are also grown; camels are raised. ! With his trademark wit and lively personality, television chef and part-time Gulf Coast resident Emeril Lagasse Emeril John Lagasse (born October 15 1959, Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S.) is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, television personality, and cookbook author. A regional James Beard Award winner, he is perhaps most notable for his Food Network shows Emeril Live , along with his wife Alden, recently launched a $2 million capital campaign aimed at creating a theater of the performing arts at the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center in Gulfport. The WINGS Performing Arts and Education Center for Children, which will be housed in a gymnasium adjacent to the museum, will be the first of its kind in the state, museum officials said. The Lagasses will co-chair the fund-raising effort Noun 1. fund-raising effort - a campaign to raise money for some cause fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive crusade, campaign, cause, drive, effort, movement - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported . "Alden and I wanted to be involved with the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center because we admire everything the Discovery Center stands for, and because of Alden's connection with Lynn Meadows," Lagasse said. "It's about the future of children--educating and enriching the lives of kids and giving them opportunities to grow." Situated in a converted early 20th-century school building on six acres in Gulfport, the Discovery Center features state-of-the-art, interactive experiences for children. The center has drawn more than 330,000 visitors since opening in 1998 and has been named one of the top 50 children's museums in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The performing arts center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. will add an exciting new dimension to the museum's offerings, officials said. "This is a defining moment in the history and future of the Discovery Center," said Carolyn Meadows, who was the driving force behind the creation of the museum after her daughter Lynn was killed in an automobile accident Ask a Lawyer Question Country: United States of America State: Utah Say you're at a red light in a left hand turning lane and the light turns green so you let up slightly on the break antedating moving forward and the vehicle . Alden Lagasse, a Gulfport native, was a friend of Lynn Meadows. "Our kids deserve the best, and that's what we're going to give them," said center director Betsy Grant. Under the guidance of Gulf Coast actress and drama instructor Tonya Hays, the center's WINGS Performing Arts Program students write, perform and produce at least three theatrical productions a year. The program offers young people ages three to eighteen lessons in acting, voice, dance, and violin, as well as technical design and stagecraft stage·craft n. Skill in the techniques and devices of the theater. stagecraft the art or skill of producing or staging plays. See also: Drama Noun 1. . "In addition to giving them skills and training, whether it's technical theater or performing skills, we try to foster a sense of commitment to the community," said Hays. Those skills were on display during the campaign kickoff, as students and members of the local theater community performed a musical variety show at the Beau Rivage The Beau Rivage is a waterfront casino in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA. It is owned and operated by MGM Mirage. Beau Rivage was rebuilt and re-opened a year after Hurricane Katrina (see details below). The Beau Rivage hotel is currently the tallest building in Mississippi. Resort before an audience of about 1,600 people. In pledging his long-term commitment to the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center, which he described "as one of the best in the country," Lagasse spoke of the possibility of overseeing food services food services Hospital services A 24/7 department in a hospital that provides for the nutritional needs of inpatients–eg, those needing special diets, preparing meals and transporting them to the floor and, through the cafeteria, the hospital staff and at the proposed theater, and of upcoming fund-raisers. "We will be hosting an event this summer, and one in December with special guest Andre Agassi," said Lagasse. For more information, contact the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center at 228/897-6039 or see www.lmdc.org. |
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