LAKELAND, Fla. (Sept. 12, 2006) — Florida Southern College opens its 47th  Festival of Fine Arts season Oct. 3 with “Music for an Autumn Evening.” The opening performance begins at 7:30 p.m. in Branscomb Auditorium on the college campus. 

The youngest of the music department’s traditions, this fall gala has quickly become a much favored season opener. The college’s talented soloists and ensembles start the season off with a program that encompasses some of the world’s greatest vocal and instrumental compositions.

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 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.