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Festival of Fine Arts holds 45th season opener

LAKELAND, Fla. (Sept. 24, 2004) - Florida Southern College opens its 45th Festival of Fine Arts season Oct. 9 with "Music of the Opera Meets Music of the Dance." The opening performance begins at 7:30 p.m. in Branscomb Auditorium on the college campus. 

The ensembles and soloists of the music department will perform familiar operatic excerpts and well-known ballet themes. 

Tickets are $20. FSC students are admitted free of charge; non-FSC students admitted at 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 24 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. Located on scenic Lake Hollingsworth, Florida Southern is the home of the world's largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture.

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