Rick's past school visits and appearances calendar

    2008 September 4,5,6...Pinnacle Hills Art Festival, Rogers, AR confirmed

    2008 Sept 27,28...17th St. Art Fair in Atlantic Station, Atlanta, GA  confirmed

   2008 October 4,5...Cottonwood Park Art Festival, Richardson, TX  confirmed

    2008 October 18,19...Kentuck Art Festival, AL (wait list) confirmed

    2008 October 22,23...MS Arts Commission Fall Retreat...Presenter, Meridian, MS

    2008 October 31,  Drummond Elementary, Illustrator Visit 

    2008 October 31-November 2, River Arts Fest, Memphis, TN ..confirmed

   2008 November 8,.MS Art Education Association...Keynote, MS Museum of Art

    2008 November 15,16...Three Rivers Art Festival, Covington, LA (wait list

    2008 November 21, Munford Elementary School Visit, Munford, TN

    2008 Dec 8,(Monday) Illustrator Visit... Petros-Joyner school, Morgan County, TN

    2008 Dec 9 (Tuesday) Illustrator Visit. Moreland Heights Elementary, Knoxville, TN.

    2008 Dec 10,11.. East Title I Conference, Gatlinburg, TN (presenter )

    2008 Dec 12 Riverside Elementary School Visit...TN

   2009 Jan 20-23 Tampa  Elementary schools -Tampa,

    2009 Feb 6, Young Authors Celebration, Presenter, William Carey University, Hattiesburg,

MS

   2009 Feb 9, Ft Smith Arkansas School Visit, Ft. Smith AR

   2009 Feb 10, Charleston, AR, School Visit, Tentative

    2009 Feb 12 National Art Honor Society Keynote 6:00 pm

   2009 Feb 21-25 International Reading Association Conference,  West, Phoenix, Arizona

    2009 Feb 26, Cedar Grove Elementary School Visit, Smyrna, TN

   2009 March 2, Read Across America Madison Ave Upper Elem., Illustrator Visit, Madison, MS

    2009 March 6, Charleston Middle School Visit, Charleston, MS

    2009 March 25, Mississippi College, Keynote, "Art and Success With the Dyslexic  Student"

                                                                                         (working title)

    2009  March 27 Madison Ave Lower Elem, Illustrator Visit, Madison, MS

    2009 April 1, 2, 3, Children's Book Festival, Hattiesburg, MS Presenter

    2009 April 18, Crosstie Art Festival, Cleveland, MS

    2009 April 20, 21, 22, 23, 24...Ask 4 More Arts...Walton Elementary, Jackson, MS

    2009 April 25, Double Decker Art Festival, Oxford, MS

    2009 May 16,17, Gum Tree Art Festival, Tupelo, MS

    2009 May 31-31, Renaissance Art Festival, Ridgeland, MS

    2009 June 18-21, Virginia Beach Boardwalk Art Festival, Virginia Beach, VA

    2009 July 6,7,8,9 - Value Plus Schools Summer Intensive, (Presenter) Dickson, TN

2007 / 2008

July 1 Art Exhibition Opening featuring my work, MLC, Jackson, MS

     July 16, MS Whole School Summer Workshop, Presenter, Oxford, MS

     July 17, MS Whole School Summer Workshop, Presenter, Oxford, MS

     July 31, Artist Reception-One Man Show-MS Library Commission, Jackson, MS

     August 15, School Visit & Teacher In-Service, Quitman Elementary School, Meridian, MS 

     September  11, Clark Memorial Elementary Parent night out/open house 4:30-7:30, Franklin, Co. TN

     September  12, Clark Memorial Elementary School Visit, Franklin County, TN

     September  13, Dechard Elementary School Visit - Franklin County, TN

     September  14, Cowan Elementary School Visit - Franklin County, TN

     September 18, 19, Popular Springs Elementary School Visit, Meridian, MS

       September 24, 25, 26, 27 & 28, 2007,Alabama Library Expo Tour,  Presenter - all locations

     October 10 & 11, St. Richard Catholic School Visit/Teacher In-service Jackson, MS

     October 17, Quitman Upper Elementary School Visit & Teacher In-service, Quitman, MS

     October 13, Three Foot Art Festival, Meridian, MS

     November 7,8, 9,10, Delta Children's Book Festival, Cleveland, MS- Presenter

     November 13,14,15,16, Reid Elementary, Tanner High, Creekside Elementary, Limestone County AL

     November 19, 2007 Southside Elementary School Visit, Shelbyville, TN

2008

     January 14, Sacred Heart School, HS Workshop/Teacher in-service, Hattiesburg, MS

     January 15, Oak Grove Primary School Visit, Hattiesburg, MS

     February 1, William Carey University, Young Author's Fair

     February 18, Roane County, TN...School Visit

     February 25-26, Pike County Arts Council, McComb, MS...25th- Artist Painting Workshop

     April 18-20, Barefoot in the Park Fine Arts Festival, Atlanta, GA

     April 26, Double Decker Art Festival, Oxford, MS

     May 5, Young Authors Conference, Athens, Tennessee, Presenter

     May 7, Joyner Elementary Illustrator School Visit, Tupelo, MS

     May 8, Painting & Drawing workshop- Ray and Helene Felder's Studio, Boonville, MS

     May 10,11, Gum Tree Festival, Tupelo, MS

     June 16-17, Wilbur Mills Educational Service Center - Teacher in-service, Beebe, AR

2005-2006 Calendar

September 16...Jackson Public Schools... HS Illustrator Workshop

September 17...Jackson Public Schools...HS Illustrator Workshop

October 7-8...Jackson Public Schools...HS Illustrator Workshop

October 9-10...Southeast Book Festival...Memphis, TN

October 18...Delta State University

October 19...Benoit Public Schools...Elementary & High School

November 15...Blue Springs, MS

December 5, 6,7,8, 2004...Featured Illustrator, Mississippi Reading Assoc. Conference...Selected to design the cover art for the program.  Rick's presentation is December 6 at 8:00-9:00 at Magnolia room H...Biloxi, MS

January 8, Saturday, 2005...Made for television Interview with America's Movers and Shakers at Barnes and Noble, 1:00 p.m. Jackson, MS

February 2, 2005, America Reads Mississippi Presentation, Rongeanette Taylor, coordinator 

February 4, 2005, illustrator school visit, Power Magnet School, Jackson Public Schools, Jackson, MS

March 16, 2005 Collinwood Elementary, Collinwood, TN

March 17, 2005 Milan Elementary, Milan, TN

March 18, 2005 Barksdale Elementary, Clarksville, TN

March 19, 2005 TN TESOL, Clarksville, TN

March 31, 2005 ...Presenting at the Parents as Readers Seminar, Jackson, MS

April 6,7,8, 2005...Presenter at the 38th Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival, and will be at the Author/illustrator's alley. Rick is scheduled to present at 2:30 the first day...Hattiesburg, MS

April 28, 2005...Family Reading Night, Read Across the District

West Bolivar Elementary School, Rosedale, MS

May 7, 2005...Church Elementary, Tupelo, MS
 

May 8, 9, 2005...Gum Tree Festival, Tupelo, MS, and in-service programs with some of the Tupelo schools May 6-7

May 20, 2005...MS State Reading Fair, Jackson, MS

June, 2005, MS State Department of Education's MEGA Conference, Beau Ravage, Biloxi, MS

June, 2005...Rick will be conducting teacher in-service workshops with the DeQueen Educational Cooperative in Gillham, AR.

July 7, In-service workshop.. Art and No Child Left Behind, Hernando, MS

August 5,2005 Warren Elementary...Teacher in-service

September 13, 2005 Warren Elementary Presentation

September 20, 2005, Clinton Public Library "Friends of the Library

October 4, 2005, Illustration workshop, Provine & Forest Hill H.S. Jackson, MS

October 13, 2005, Northside Elementary, Clinton, MS

October 17,18,19,20...Mississippi LAMP Tour...Hattiesburg, Jackson, Batesville, Tupelo

October 21, 2005...Parkway Elementary School, Tupelo, MS

October 22, 2005, Borders Books, Dogwood Festival Shopping Center, Flowood, MS

         Discover Mississippi National Campaign for Sleeping Bear Press

October 24, 2005, Illustration workshop, Jackson, MS

October 26, 2005, MS Library Association Conference Vicksburg, MS (Cancelled due to Hurricane)

November 2-5, Mistletoe Marketplace, Mississippi Trade mart building, Jackson, MS

November 17, School visit at West Bolivar Elementary School

January, 2006..."D is for Diamond" painting will be on tour with the Meridian

International traveling exhibition beginning in  Washington, DC, and will tour for two years throughout the US and internationally

Jan 9, 2006 Mississippi Reading Association Conference, Tunica, MS... Featured speaker 1:45-2:45 pm

Jan 10, 2006 Our Lady of Fatima School, Lafayette, LA

Jan 11, 2006 St. Pius X School, Lafayette, LA

Jan 12-13, 2006 Cathedral-Carmel School, Lafayette, LA

Jan 17, Lanier HS...Illustration workshop

Jan 18, Provine HS & Forest Hill HS...Illustration workshop

Jan 24, Lanier HS...Illustration workshop

Jan 30, Bailey HS...Illustration workshop

Feb 1,  Callaway HS...Illustration workshop -morning

Feb 1, Murrah HS...Illustration workshop - afternoon

Feb 10, Civitan Club Breakfast,  Speaker,  Clinton MS

Feb 27, Timberlawn, Sykes, Wilkins Elementary, Speaker. Read Across America...National Association of Educators

Mar 3,  Walnut Grove Elementary School, Franklin, TN   School visit

March 30, St. Andrews Middle School,  Assembly program, Jackson, MS

April 19,2006, Provine HS & Forest Hill HS...Illustration workshop

April 21, Barr Elementary, School visit, Jackson, MS

May 10, Murrah HS (afternoon)  Callaway HS (morning)

May 11, Bailey HS (morning)

May 12, Tupelo School Visit

May 12, 13, 14, Gum Tree Festival Tupelo, MS

May 30, Sail Lower Elementary School Visit, Washington, DC

July 18, 2006, Whole School Presentation, Hattiesburg, MS

August 24, 2006 McWillie Elementary School visit, Jackson, MS

October 5, 2006-2007 school year, Sale Elementary, School Visit, Columbus, Mississippi

October 14, Four Feet Outdoor Art Festival, Meridian, MS

October 15,16,17, 2006, 25th IRA regional conference, Mobile, Alabama, presenter

December 6,7,8,2006, Tennessee Title I Conference, Gatlinburg, TN

2007 Calendar

January 7.8.9.10 MS Reading Association Conference, Biloxi, MS -Beau Ravage

            Program Cover Artist,  & Two Presentation Times....

                                        Session Monday, January 8, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Azalea B

                                        Session Tuesday, January 9, 10:30 - 11:45 a.m. Magnolia C

     February 15,16, 17, Georgia Reading Association Conference,  Featured Speaker, Atlanta, GA

                                 February, 16, 3:30-4:30

     February 22, 2007 Eastside Elementary School Visit, Clinton, MS

     February 23, 2007, Young Author Conference, Keynote,  William Carey College, Hattiesburg, MS

     March 1,  2007,Venture Program, McLaurin School Visit, Florence, MS

     March, 2, 2007 McLaurin PreK-5 School Visit, Florence, MS

     March 5, 2007  Gordonsville Elementary School Visit,  Gordonsville, TN

     March 6, 2007 Lincoln Heights Elementary School Visit, Morristown,TN

     March 7, 2007, Grand Oak Elementary School Visit, Clinton, TN

     March 8, 2007, Thomas Intermediate School, School visit and Parent night, Shelbyville, TN

     March 9, 2007, Robert E. Lee Elementary School Visit, Tullahoma, TN

     March 21, 2007, Clanton Elementary Illustrator School Visit, Clanton, Alabama

     March 23, 2007 Florence Alabama Illustrator school visit

     March 30, 2007, Pearl Upper Elementary School Visit, Pearl, MS

     April 4, 2007, Mars Hill Bible School, Florence, Alabama, School visit

     April 5, 2007, Mars Hill Bible School, Teacher in-service workshop, art across the curriculum and

                         curriculum development

     April 19, 2007, Southside Elementary School Visit, Cabot, Arkansas

     April 21,22, 2007, Arkansas Literary Festival, Little Rock, Arkansas, Presenter

     April 23, 2007, Kingsland Elementary School Visit,  Kingsland, Arkansas

     April 28, 2007, Double Decker Arts Festival,  ...Oxford, MS

     May 2, West TN Title I Conference/ Presenter

     May 5, Brick Streets Fine Arts Festival, Clinton, MS

     May 11, 2007, Saltillo Elementary School Visit, Saltillo, MS

     May 12, 13. 2007, Gum Tree Festival, Tupelo, MS

     June 4,  St. Andrews Art Camp. Presenter, Jackson, MS

     June 12, MS State Dept of Education- MS Rising Summer Conference, Presenter, Biloxi, MS

     June 19, Baldwin County Schools, Alabama, School Visit-Teacher In-Service Workshop

     June 21, Attala County, MS Library summer program, presenter