The University of Mississippi's Institute for the Arts is honoring Oxford Mayor Robyn Tannehill on April 22 with the university's highest award recognizing excellence in the arts and arts advocacy.
The institute will present Tannehill with the Medal for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. April 22 in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. The ceremony and concert is produced by the university's Living Music Resource.
Tannehill created the Double Decker Arts Festival, which showcases Oxford as a town that supports the arts, in 1996. As then-director of the Oxford Tourism Council, she grew the festival through ingenuity, perseverance and grassroots efforts with community partners to promote music, food and art.
Tickets to the ceremony and concert are $20 for general admission and $5 for university affiliates. They can be purchased at the UM Box Office in the Ford Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; by calling 662-915-7411; or online at https://olemissboxoffice.universitytickets.com.
For assistance related to a disability, contact Music Department: music@olemiss.edu | 662-915-7268
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