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Molly Jackson, the 2021 Beaux Arts Ball queen, will crown her successor at this year’s ball, “Sapphire Soiree,” on Saturday, April 23. The reigning queen is the daughter of Edward and Amy Jackson of Jacksonville.
The 2017 graduate of Jacksonville High School earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications with a concentration in journalism and media studies, graduating Cum Laude and with an award for academic excellence from Saint Louis University.
While at SLU, Molly was a member of the Diversity and Global Citizenship Learning Community, the aim of which is to create an open-minded environment that celebrates diversity and promotes cultural education. Molly was also a member of Alpha Phi Omega, a service fraternity focusing on service, leadership, and friendship. During her sophomore year at SLU, Molly spent a semester abroad, studying in Madrid, Spain, and traveling in Europe. During her senior year, Molly was inducted into Lambda Pi Eta, a national honor society in communication. She also hosted her own radio show on KSLU, the campus radio station, in which she featured the music of Broadway.
Molly is a lifelong member of Central Christian Church in Jacksonville, where she enjoys serving as worship leader during breaks from school. She has also been active through the years with The Art
Association of Jacksonville, volunteering her time to work gallery hours and help with “Art in the Yard,” as well as participating in pottery class and Phoebe’s House art classes as a young child.
Molly has participated in three previous Beaux Arts Balls. She was a flower girl in 2005 in “Spring Beauties,” a junior attendant in 2013’s “Hollywood Nights,” and a senior maid in “Pop Revolution: Revive the Movement” in 2017.
Molly’s parents are sustaining members of The Art Association of Jacksonville. Her mother was co-chairman of the 2016 Beaux Arts Ball, “Glitz, Glamour, Gatsby” and co-chairman of the 2019 Annual Lawn Party, “Viva la Vida.”
Molly resides in St. Louis and works in digital marketing for Novashine
Patron and general tickets will be available at Annie Merner Chapel prior to the Beaux Arts Ball on Saturday, April 23, where the coronation will begin at 7 p.m. Patron tickets are $40 and include admission to the coronation, reception, and dance. General tickets are $10 and include the coronation and reception. An interpreter will be available at the coronation for the hearing impaired and accessible seating will be available. Call the Strawn Art Gallery office at 217.243.9390 for more information.
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