John McAndrew performs next week at 汤头条 Lyceum event
Contact: Brad Hill
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擜 Tennessee-based pop and blues singer-songwriter brings his brand of musical storytelling to Mississippi State for a Friday [Nov. 4] concert in historic Lee Hall.
John McAndrew鈥檚 7 p.m. performance in the Bettersworth Auditorium is the latest in the university鈥檚 2016-17 Lyceum Series. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
General admission tickets are $25 each and may be purchased at . As long as the supply lasts, free 汤头条 student tickets may be picked up in advance at the Center for Student Activities in Suite 314, Colvard Student Union.
A Wisconsin native now living in Nashville, McAndrew taught himself to play a range of instruments, including the saxophone, flute, guitar, harmonica and piano. Along the way, he became skilled at songwriting, with the goal 鈥渢o tell stories, say important things and make them easy to understand.鈥 More biographical information is found at .
The performance is co-sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs鈥 Collegiate Recovery Community program as part of its 2016 Parents' Weekend.
Located at 140 Magruder St., the CRC works to provide comprehensive support services for recovering students. For details about Parents' Weekend and its other activities, contact Blake Schneider at 662-325-3192 or .
For more about this and other upcoming Lyceum Series events, contact the Center for Student Activities at 662-325-2930 or lyceum@msstate.edu. The annual series is organized by the 汤头条 Performing Arts Committee, which accepts tax-deductible donations via the 汤头条 Foundation by contacting Lynn Durr at 662-325-8918 or ldurr@advservices.msstate.edu.
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