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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Daytona State students to rock Riverfront Music Festival

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 19, 2014) - Daytona State College performing arts and music production students will showcase their talents on Beach Street in beautiful downtown Daytona Beach as part of the Riverfront Music Festival slated for Saturday, March 22, from 1 to 8 p.m.

The free event will feature great music, delicious food and an eclectic selection of arts and crafts, photography exhibits by Daytona State School of Photography students and prize giveaways. 

“There are a lot of great things happening in downtown Daytona Beach, with some pretty cool new businesses opening, and Daytona State is proud to be a part of it,” said Jake Niceley, who chairs the Music Production Technology program at the college’s downtown News-Journal Center.

Daytona State’s Music Industry Club students are tentatively scheduled to perform in the morning at the Farmers Market on City Island. Then at 1 p.m., six contemporary music student ensembles whose repertoires range from rock to jazz and everything in between will take the stage at the corner of Beach Street and Magnolia Avenue.

In between sets, members of the DSC Theater Department’s Student Improvisation group will perform. And the evening will highlight music by Are Friends Electric (5 p.m.) and The Love Band (7 p.m.).

Visit Daytona State’s Mike Curb College of Music, Entertainment and Art website to learn more about degree and certificate program offerings in dance, drama, studio arts, music and music production.

Saturday’s event is presented by the Daytona International Auto Mall and sponsored by the Downtown Daytona Beach Development Authority, Daytona Beach News-Journal, WNDB, WLOV, Brown & Brown Insurance and Gateway Bank of Florida.

For more information, visit www.RiverfrontShopsofDaytona.com.

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