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Festival of Fine Arts presents 
Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess"

LAKELAND, Fla. (Oct. 30, 2003) - Florida Southern College and the Festival of Fine Arts present Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess," performed by Living Arts Inc., a professional touring cast and orchestra. The performance takes place Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Branscomb Auditorium. 

Based on the DuBose Heyward novel about the crippled Porgy and the residents of Charleston's Catfish Row, the folk opera introduced Gershwin classics such as "Summertime," "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin," and "It Ain't Necessarily So." 

Tickets are $20. FSC students are admitted free of charge; non-FSC students pay half price. For ticket information, please contact the Branscomb Auditorium box office at (863) 680-4296. 

About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world. 

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