Twelve Troy University art and design students are showcasing their work in Malone Gallery during the Fall Senior Thesis Exhibition that runs through Dec. 14.

The senior projects are required for graduation and each reflects the students' personal interpretations of the world around them. The exhibit, which is free and open to the public daily from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. runs through Dec. 14.

A reception honoring the seniors is slated for 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. on Dec. 13 in Malone Gallery.

Seniors exhibiting are:

• Hillary Andrews, a design, technology and innovation major from Montgomery, whose mixed media project focuses on branding and marketing for Head on the Door, a local Montgomery lounge.

The second annual Wiregrass Blues Fest, December 8, 2012, at Cultural Arts Center in Dothan, will honor Big Mama Thornton, who had her roots in Ariton, Alabama. The evening will start at 7pm with a free educational presentation and discussion of the life, career and impact of Big Mama Thornton. Music (for which tickets are required) will begin at 8pm.

Headlining the festival will be Mac Arnold and Plate Full O' Blues. Mac has had a long career in the blues, including touring with Muddy Waters and sharing the stage with many blues greats, including Howlin' Wolf, Elmore James, Jimmy Reed, Junior Wells, Big Joe Williams, and Big Mama Thornton, to name a few. Expect to hear some great blues and some stories about Big Mama from Mac.

Other performers will include Debbie Bond, SharBaby, Rachel Edwards and Little Jimmy Reed.