LAKELAND, Fla. (Jan. 5, 2005) — Florida Southern College presents “An Evening with Carol Channing,” Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Branscomb Auditorium, as part of its Festival of Fine Arts Series.

Florida Southern College welcomes this Tony Award-winning Broadway legend to its stage for an evening of repartée and song. Best known for her spirited warmth, her distinctive baritone voice, and roles in the highly successful Broadway musicals “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” and “Hello, Dolly,” Channing’s musical revues and comedy acts are long-running hits on the international nightclub and concert hall circuit.

Tickets are $30. FSC students are admitted free. Non-FSC students pay half price. For ticket information, please contact the Branscomb Auditorium box office at (863) 680-4296. 

About Florida Southern College
Founded in 1885, Florida Southern College is a private, comprehensive, United Methodist college with a liberal arts core. The college maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 38 undergraduate majors and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, and nursing. Florida Southern has a 14:1 student/faculty ratio, provides strong student/faculty mentorship programs, boasts 25 NCAA Division II national championships, and is ranked by U. S. News and World Report as one of the top ten Southern Comprehensive Colleges-Bachelors and by the Princeton Review as a “Best Southeastern College.” Located on scenic Lake Hollingsworth, Florida Southern is the home of the world’s largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture.