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Florida Southern College hosts exhibition
of Lakeland Art Guild

LAKELAND, Fla. (Feb. 19, 2002) - Florida Southern College will host the annual Lakeland Art Guild Juried Exhibition in the Melvin Art Gallery beginning March 5 and running through March 29. An opening reception, which will be attended by the artists, takes place March 5 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

"The Lakeland Art Guild has had its spring show at Florida Southern College for many years," said Dr. James Rogers, art department chair. "FSC faculty and students are regular participants in the show, which represents a cross section of the excellent art that is being produced in our community."

The Melvin Art Gallery is open weekdays from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. and before and during intermissions of most performances of the FSC Fine Arts Series.

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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