Mississippi State’s 2015-16 Lyceum Series begins Sept. 3 with a concert featuring singer-songwriter ZZ Ward. The event also will feature The Young Wild and Marc Scibilia.
As with all Lyceum events this season, the performance begins at 7 p.m. in Lee Hall’s Bettersworth Auditorium. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $25 each, available in advance via lyceum.msstate.edu. MSU students can purchase tickets from the Center for Student Activities for $10.
MSU Music Maker Productions and the Student Association are co-sponsoring the campus appearance by Ward, a Pennsylvania native who began her musical career in 2007.
In 2012, she debuted both an extended-play album, “Criminal,” and album, “Til the Casket Drops.”
“Put The Gun Down,” her first single, broke into the Top 10 in early 2013 and remained there for 10 weeks. It also was a Top 40 entry on the Billboard Alternative chart.
Ward was featured at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Colorado and Tennessee’s Bonnaroo Music Festival, as well on a brief tour with rock guitar legend Eric Clapton. For more, visit zzward.com.
The Lyceum Series will also hold a Twitter contest for a chance to win a pair of passes to meet ZZ Ward. Contest participants must purchase tickets to the show to be eligible to win; winners will be chosen Aug. 28. Find official contest rules at lyceum.msstate.edu.
Other events
Following Ward’s appearance, five other Lyceum events are scheduled during the school year. They include:
Selected by the MSU Performing Arts Committee, annual Lyceum programs are designed to expose residents of campus and surrounding communities to national and international artists in dance, music and theater. Follow the series on facebook.com/MSULyceumSeries or twitter.com/MSU_Lyceum.
For more information, contact the Center for Student Activities at 662-325-2930 or lyceum.msstate.edu. The office is located in Colvard Student Union, Suite 314.
Support for the Lyceum Series also is provided by MSU’s Division of Student Affairs, Richard Holmes Cultural Diversity Center and the Judy and Bobby Shackouls Honors College, as well as Starkville arts patron Ida Cunetto. The performing arts committee also accepts tax-deductible donations via Lynn Durr of the MSU Foundation at 662-325-8918 or [email protected].
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