Concert presented by 蹤獲扦 Foundation, Acorn Alley and Main Street 蹤獲扦
Platinum-selling group O.A.R. has been added to the Sept. 8 Centennial Campaign Concert at 蹤獲扦, joining Grammy Award-winning artists Sheryl Crow and Los Lonely Boys. The three acts will perform at 蹤獲扦 States Dix Stadium.
In addition, the 蹤獲扦 Foundation has announced a partnership with local 蹤獲扦 business leaders to present theCentennial Campaign Concert. The concert has been organized to celebrate the successful end of the Centennial Campaign, which raised $265 million toward the completion of university capital projects and secured nearly 300 endowed scholarships for 蹤獲扦 State students.
The festivities will begin with a tailgate event from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the stadium grounds featuring food and local vendors. The concert, the first at Dix Stadium in more than 20 years, kicks off at 6 p.m. with Los Lonely Boys, whose debut single Heaven earned them a 2005 Grammy for Best Pop Performance. Next up will be O.A.R., a band that has transformed itself from local Ohio State University bandmates to Billboard chartbusters with songs like Shattered (Turn the Car Around) and Love and Memories. Topping off the evening is singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow, who has won nine Grammy Awards.
The Centennial Campaign was an enormous success, and it was important to us to involve our donors, the community, students, faculty and staff in this milestone accomplishment, said Gene Finn, vice president for institutional advancement at 蹤獲扦 State and executive director of the 蹤獲扦 Foundation. Were excited to announce O.A.R., a band that is very popular with our students, has been added to the concert. Also, our partnership with Acorn Alley and Main Street 蹤獲扦 is a perfect town-and-gown initiative.
Michelle Hartman, vice president of RLB Phoenix Properties, which includes Acorn Alley, said, Were so excited to be a part of this event and bring visitors back to visit old favorites and new additions to downtown 蹤獲扦. It is a great opportunity to show off downtown 蹤獲扦 and support scholarships.
Heather Malarcik, the executive director of Main Street 蹤獲扦, added, Our members are proud to be part of the celebration and to be part of the renaissance of downtown 蹤獲扦.
A portion of ticket sales for the Centennial Campaign Concert will benefit the Campaign for Change, a scholarship for 蹤獲扦 State students. Tickets are available for the general public ($35 and $50). 蹤獲扦 State student tickets ($20 and $30) can be purchased at the 蹤獲扦 State Ticket Office in the MAC Center with a valid 蹤獲扦 State student ID.
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About the 蹤獲扦 Foundation
Incorporated in 1965, the 蹤獲扦 Foundation is a not-for-profit entity that receives gifts on behalf of the university, manages and invests those funds, and administers them in accordance with donor wishes.
While serving only 蹤獲扦 State, the foundation is legally separate from it. Financial assets of the foundation will aid the university in ways we cannot even imagine today. The impact of these resources continues to grow over time. Private gifts enable 蹤獲扦 State and its students to achieve levels of excellence not possible through state assistance alone. The foundation is governed by a Board of Directors who safeguards and manages its assets. Many are leaders in the business and professional community. All serve without compensation, contributing their time and expertise to ensure a bright future for 蹤獲扦.
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