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want to take a moment to thank all of those who donated to our “Love for the Performing Arts” campaign and submitted songs to our “Greatest Love Songs of All Time” playlist. Opening Nights collected over 100 songs for our playlist. Gifts to the Opening Nights Distinguished Artists Fund will help mitigate losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic and help ensure the quality and stability of the coming season. To donate to the Opening Nights Distinguished Artists Fund, visit give.fsu.edu/OpeningNights. We continue our March performances with Jeanne Robertson, sponsored by Earl Bacon Agency. Known for her firecracker personality and vivacious sense of humor, Jeanne Robertson’s witty depictions of everyday life have made her a national favorite and never fails to have audiences rolling with laughter. Her humor is family friendly, making for an evening of laughs for the whole family. You may have heard her on SiriusXM Satellite Radio’s Family Comedy and Blue-Collar Comedy channels.
Then, Streetlight Cadence, a young up-and-coming punkfolk group will perform at The Moon on March 27. This three-piece group features violin, cello, guitar and drums that are played together to create a uniquely energetic and exciting performance. Streetlight Cadence is an evening of exciting music you don’t want to miss! We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming shows and continuing to enjoy the arts safely together. We appreciate your continued encouragement and belief in the power of the live performing arts.
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Jeanne Robertson reached her 6’2” stature at age thirteen. Perhaps it was an indication of a future speaking career that would soar to great heights. No, professional speaking might not have been predicted when Jeanne was in the seventh grade in Graham, North Carolina, where she would have been voted most likely to make the basketball team and least likely to be a contestant in the Miss America Pageant. She did make the team—averaging more than thirty points per game in her junior and senior years—but as Miss North Carolina 1963 she also competed in the Miss America Pageant where she was named Miss Congeniality. It was her participation in and perhaps even her losing of the Miss America title that turned Jeanne’s life into a succession of events which led her to be one of the funniest, busiest and most popular professional speakers in America today. Because she was asked to speak every day as Miss North Carolina, Jeanne traveled
her native state for one year speaking at pageants and addressing civic clubs and corporations. When that time was over, she found that people were willing to pay her to come and address their groups and conventions and loving every laughing minute of it. They wanted Jeanne—not just a title holder—and they wanted her because she made them laugh. At that point, Jeanne still viewed speaking as a way to make a little money while continuing her education. She received her degree at Auburn University and taught physical education in high school and college, a career she enjoyed for nine years. But throughout those years, the requests continued to pour in for her to speak. In 1976, she stopped teaching and entered professional speaking full time. With the flexibility to speak more often, Jeanne’s rise in the speaking profession was nothing short of phenomenal. Clients and speakers alike were quick to recognize her ability. In addition to a full speaking schedule year after year, she has been awarded every top honor and designation in her profession including the Certified Speaking Professional
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