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\nOXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi freshman Jackie Boyce walked
\nright up to award-winning composer Marvin Hamlisch after his recent
\nperformance at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts and
\nasked him to autograph her ticket; he was happy to oblige.
\n
<\/p>\n

\n“It definitely made the ‘average concert’ more personal,” said Boyce,
\nan international studies and German major from Oxford who had the
\nchance to meet Hamlisch through her enrollment in the university’s new
\nCultural Passport program.\n<\/p>\n

\nA cultural passport, which is available to students for $5 per semester
\nand free to faculty, offers deeply discounted tickets to many Ford
\nCenter events. It also provides access to the Ford Center Cultural
\nCafe, which allows students to meet performers during intermission and
\nfollowing many shows, including the upcoming “Camelot,” “Cabaret,” “The\n<\/p>\n

\nRFK Project” by L.A. Theatre Works, “Porgy and Bess,” Soweto Gospel
\nChoir and Tao, The Martial Art of Drumming. About 400 students and 30
\nfaculty members have signed up so far.\n<\/p>\n

\n“The purpose of the Cultural Passport program is not just to
\nincrease attendance at cultural events but also to promote connections
\nbetween artistic expression and academic endeavors by providing a forum
\nfor discussion and inquiry,” said Norm Easterbrook, director of the
\nFord Center and developer of the passport program. “Our hope is that
\nstudents and faculty from a broad variety of academic disciplines will
\nparticipate in the program.”\n<\/p>\n

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\nUM students and faculty visit with actors from the Montana Repertory Theatre’s recent production of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ backstage at the Ford Center as part of the Cultural Passport program.<\/b> UM photo by Kate Meacham.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\nPassport holders also can gain access to additional information
\nabout cultural events through journal articles, Web site links, study
\nguides, and book, music and movie recommendations through the online
\nlearning system Blackboard. They can participate in online discussions
\nabout events and, as extra incentive, students receive free exam
\nsupplies at the end of the fall and spring semesters.\n<\/p>\n

\n“I like the idea of using the cultural passport to connect students
\nwith faculty and staff members from diverse disciplines,” said Greg
\nJohnson, associate professor and curator of the university’s Blues
\nArchive. “I have let my class know about the program and have
\nencouraged them to sign up. I also plan to tie in the Blues Archive
\nwith certain related events. When (jazz vocalist) Cassandra Wilson
\nperforms on campus next year, I plan to showcase some blues items at
\nthe Ford Center to enhance the musical program. And, to be honest, I
\nlike the idea of discounted tickets.”\n<\/p>\n

\nWhile the program’s greatest perk might be discounted tickets, “it’s
\nnot a discount program,” Easterbrook said. “Successful registration is
\nbased upon participation.”\n<\/p>\n

\nBesides theatre arts and music majors, Easterbrook said he would like
\nto see students from all disciplines across campus participate. History
\nand political science students, for example, could research Robert
\nKennedy before and after “The RFK Project,” which chronicles Kennedy’s
\ntransformation from indifference toward to champion of the civil rights
\nmovement.\n<\/p>\n

\n“There are all kinds of ways the classroom experience can be woven into ‘The RFK Project,'” Easterbrook said.\n<\/p>\n

\n“I’ve been really excited to be part of the cultural passport program,”
\nsaid freshman Kathy Trabue, an international studies and Spanish major
\nfrom Columbia, Mo. “I love going to shows, concerts and other cultural
\nevents. The best part of the program for me would be the discounted
\nprices as well as the chance to meet with the performers. It was great
\nto be able to see Marvin Hamlisch in person as well as (vocalist)
\nStephen Lehew. I also really enjoyed meeting with teachers who were at
\nthe event. I even got to personally meet the new chancellor and his
\nwife that evening.”\n<\/p>\n

\nEasterbrook said he hopes to expand the program to include events campuswide.
\n“We’re starting at the Ford Center because we have a way to monitor
\nactivity and attendance, (but) a cultural experience can be a lecture,
\nit can be attending an art gallery. Anything that broadens the
\nclassroom experience is good to go.”\n<\/p>\n

\nFor more information about the Cultural Passport program, call
\n662-915-2787. For a complete listing of Ford Center events and
\nassociated UM courses, visit http:\/\/www.olemiss.edu\/<\/wbr>fordcenter\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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