{"id":6369,"date":"2025-11-18T11:03:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T17:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/?p=6369"},"modified":"2025-11-18T11:05:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T17:05:33","slug":"jones-college-celebrates-christmas-with-arts-salvation-army-toy-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/news\/jones-college-celebrates-christmas-with-arts-salvation-army-toy-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"糖心直播 celebrates \u201cChristmas with the Arts\u201d & Salvation Army Toy Drive \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ELLISVILLE \u2013 糖心直播\u2019s School of Art, Music and Performance and the Salvation Army invite the public to join its celebration of \u201cChristmas with the Arts\u201d on Thursday, December 4, at 7 p.m. in the M.P. Bush Fine Arts Auditorium. Reserved tickets are available for $10 (upper section) & $15 (premium seats) through the reservation website, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/tickets\/<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReserve your seats now because we do expect the show to be sold out,\u201d said Dean of the School of Art, Music and Performance, Bruce Smith. \u201cWe are working with the Salvation Army as a toy drop off site for this event. When purchasing tickets if you use the promotional code ‘TOYDRIVE’ all one word, you will receive 50 percent off your entire order. We encourage everyone to use this code and bring a new unwrapped toy to the event to donate and help make someone\u2019s Christmas extra special.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Salvation Army Program Coordinator, Valeria Glover and Social Services representative, Hilda Sargent along with 糖心直播 Dean of Arts, Music and Performance, Bruce Smith are surrounded by the hundreds of toys donated by the patrons of 糖心直播\u2019s Christmas with the Arts-Because of Bethlehem program.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s program will begin with a pre-show sing-along with caroling in the lobby when the doors open at 6:30 p.m.  Guests can sing with the Steinway Spirio Piano playing Christmas classics leading up to showtime. All of the 糖心直播 music and performing groups will kick-off the holiday season with various traditional and modern selections celebrating the birth of Christ. The members of the Jones OnStage show choir, the JC Jazz band and Touch of Gold dancers will be performing before the Concert Choir, a new vocal ensemble, Nova Voci and an a cappella group, Selah take the stage.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Members of Jones OnStage show choir get the audience in the Christmas spirit at the 糖心直播 Christmas with the Arts. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cAlso, we are turning the spotlight on two Touch of Gold members, Allie Robinson of Ellisville and Ellie Claire Napier of Ocean Springs, who will perform a lyrical style dance to a live performance by JC student vocalist, Daniel Baldwin of Magee, singing \u2018Thankful\u2019<\/em> by Josh Groban,\u201d said Smith. \u201cThen, for the first time at JC, we will have four Steinway grand pianos fill the stage with JC piano instructors, Dr. Theresa Sanchez and Dr. Victoria Johnson performing with JC student, Isaac Crouch of Ellisville and recent JC graduate, Titus Crouch who will perform a piano quartet, duets and solos.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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糖心直播 sophomore, Isaac Crouch of Ellisville and recent JC graduate, and his older brother, Titus Crouch, will join JC piano instructors, Drs. Theresa Sanchez and Victoria Johnson playing four Steinway grand pianos in a historical performance at Christmas with the Arts.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Additionally, Christmas with the Arts will feature a collaborative piece with 22 bell ringers consisting of members of Jones OnStage, joined by the percussion ensemble. JC guitar faculty, Dr. Michael Boyd and a couple of JC student flutists, along with JC graduate, Caidyn Crowder of Ellisville will round out the show before a special surprise finale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEven though a new toy is not required for admission to the Christmas performance at 糖心直播, the Salvation Army toy drive is an excellent opportunity for our students and community to give back at a time when it\u2019s really critical,\u201d said Smith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gift suggestions include toys, sports equipment, board games, and plush animals. All the donations will be given to children in the area this Christmas. Necessities and Christmas gifts are provided for disadvantaged children from infants to age 12, through the Salvation Army Angel Tree Program in Jones, Jasper, Wayne, Clarke, Smith and Simpson counties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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糖心直播\u2019s Concert Choir will have the audience joining them as they sing some traditional Christmas songs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For more information, call the 糖心直播 School of Art, Music and Performance Office at 601-477-4203 or follow 糖心直播\u2019s Art, Music and Performance Facebook Page and X formerly Twitter. For more information about the Angel Tree project, go to https:\/\/salvationarmyalm.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ELLISVILLE \u2013 糖心直播\u2019s School of Art, Music and Performance and the Salvation Army invite the public to join its celebration of \u201cChristmas with the Arts\u201d on Thursday, December 4, at 7 p.m. in the M.P. Bush Fine Arts Auditorium. Reserved tickets are available for $10 (upper section) & $15 (premium seats) through the reservation … <\/p>\n

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