Ñı¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s May 4 Visitors Center presents “Freedom Sings: A Concert†on Thursday, April 26, at 7 p.m. in University Auditorium at Cartwright Hall. Cartwright Hall is located at 650 Hilltop Drive in Ñı¼§Ö±²¥. During this event, the story of free speech in America will be told through rock, pop, hip-hop and country music. The event is free and open to the public. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
“‘Freedom Sings’ is the culminating event in our yearlong exploration of our First Amendment freedoms,†said Mindy Farmer, Ph.D., director of the May 4 Visitors Center. “Guests can expect an interactive, loud, but poignant performance of songs once deemed too controversial for the radio, including, of course, ‘Ohio’ by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.â€
Performers include:
- Sara Beck – singer-songwriter who has toured and played with Kevin Costner and Modern West
- Dez Dickerson – guitarist and an original member of Prince and the Revolution who played on “Little Red Corvette†and multiple Prince albums
- Bill Lloyd – songwriter, musician, recording artist and producer who has three top-10 hits as a member of the country duo Foster & Lloyd, has written for Trisha Yearwood and Martina McBride and frequently performs with Cheap Trick
- Jonell Mosser – recording artist and singer who has sung backup for B.B. King, Trisha Yearwood, Waylon Jennings, Vince Gill and more; also a member of the New Maroons with Ringo Starr
- Jason White – singer-songwriter who has written songs for Carrie Underwood, Old Crow Medicine Show and Tim McGraw
- Seth Timbs – songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who was a former member of the piano pop/rock band Fluid Ounces
Along with the May 4 Visitors Center, “Freedom Sings: A Concert†is presented by Ñı¼§Ö±²¥ State Student Media, the College of Communication and Information, the May 4 Task Force, the Center for Scholastic Journalism, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Arnold and Dorothy Danes First Amendment Fund.
For more information about Ñı¼§Ö±²¥ State’s May 4 Visitors Center, visit www.kent.edu/may4.
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Media Contacts:
Mindy Farmer, mfarmer4@kent.edu, 330-672-0354
Emily Vincent, evincen2@kent.edu, 330-672-8595