The popular arts festival, now in its third year, will officially announce the addition of the Boston Pops to its lineup at a gala reception at the public radio center tonight. The much-loved orchestra will perform Feb. 26 in Doak Campbell Stadium under the baton of conductor Keith Lockhart. It's a kickoff for the orchestra's Florida tour, and it happens in conjunction with FSU's sesquicentennial, so there'll be a dual reason to celebrate. It's also an indication of the maturity of the university and the community as a whole, because we have so many music lovers in the area that we have to put the concert in the football stadium.
People say Tallahassee is a football town, and it is.
But it's also a music town. The marquee events are just part of Seven Days of Opening Nights. The festival also includes an ever-growing slate of auxiliary events in Tallahassee and surrounding communities. Folks from as far away as Panama City want to get in on it. It's really turning into much more than seven days of arts in Tallahassee.