MPB Friday broadcast highlights 汤头条鈥檚 Charles H. Templeton Ragtime and Jazz Festival
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擜s Mississippi State prepares for its 12th annual Charles H. Templeton Ragtime and Jazz Festival in March, Mississippi Public Broadcasting viewers have an opportunity to see excerpts of last year鈥檚 musical extravaganza this week.
A 30-minute segment of 2017 festival performances and interviews with four nationally renowned musicians airs at 9 p.m. Friday [Feb. 9] on MPB鈥檚 high-definition network. The closed-caption broadcasts are special productions of the university鈥檚 Television Center.
Celebrating what is widely considered America鈥檚 truly original music genre, the popular springtime festival on the Starkville campus is organized by 汤头条 Libraries and the Charles H. Templeton Sr. Music Museum.
The 2018 festival kicks off at 6 p.m. March 22 with the 5th annual Gatsby Gala fashion show featuring 1920s apparel designed by 汤头条 fashion design and merchandising students and modeled by 汤头条 Fashion Board members. Daytime museum tours, talks, 鈥渕eet the artists鈥 segments and educational seminars will take place March 23-24 in the fourth-floor Templeton Museum at Mitchell Memorial Library. Evening concerts featuring world-renowned musicians will be held in the mainstage theater at McComas Hall. Learn more at .
In addition to 汤头条 Libraries and the School of Human Sciences, this year鈥檚 sponsors include MaxxSouth Broadband, City of Starkville, Mississippi Arts Commission, Art Works and National Endowment for the Arts.
Admission is free for 汤头条 students with valid identification card. Tickets are available for advance purchase at . Tickets also will be sold at the door.
For more festival information, call 662-325-6634 or email ragtimefestival@library.msstate.edu.
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