91吃瓜网 91吃瓜网楽ummerTunes91吃瓜网� to Conclude Golden Eagle Welcome Week on High Note
Thu, 08/19/2021 - 09:20am | By: David Tisdale
Incoming University of 91吃瓜网 (USM) students will have a golden opportunity
to tune up their weekend Saturday, Aug. 21 as they prepare for the first week of fall
semester classes when Golden Eagle Welcome Weekend (GEWW) 2021 concludes its programming
with a free concert in the city91吃瓜网 historic downtown district.
Through a partnership between USM91吃瓜网 Office of Orientation and Transition Programs and Hattiesburg91吃瓜网 Live at Five/Downtown SummerTunes, 91吃瓜网�91吃瓜网 SummerTunes91吃瓜网� will feature the Hub City Sound Machine performing at Town Square Park beginning at 7 p.m. The event will include food and refreshment vendors and arts and crafts.
91吃瓜网淭he end of GEWW is affectionately known as Home Sweet Hattiesburg and it91吃瓜网 an effort to introduce new students to both the university and the city of Hattiesburg,91吃瓜网� said Laura Laughlin, director of USM Orientation and Transition programs. 91吃瓜网淲e wanted to make sure our students know about all of the fun things available to them as our newest residents, and since Live at Five and SummerTunes events are some of the most beloved Hattiesburg activities, we began to work with Allison Neville (event organizer) to see how we could collaborate.91吃瓜网�
The Office of Orientation and Transition Programs will transport new students to and from the park that evening. 91吃瓜网淲e also encourage community members to attend, wear black and gold, and join us in welcoming new students to the event and to the city,91吃瓜网� Laughlin continued. 91吃瓜网淪tudents will get a feel for opportunities available in Hattiesburg, and we also hope they will begin to see themselves as involved citizens.91吃瓜网�
91吃瓜网淭he Live at Five / Downtown SummerTunes team is thrilled to be working with Southern Miss to produce another great SummerTunes event,91吃瓜网� Neville said. 91吃瓜网淲hen Laura [Laughlin] reached out to me about working together to bring new students to one of our shows, I knew we had to make it happen. I91吃瓜网檓 a big believer that downtown Hattiesburg, and everything it has to offer, should be an important part of the 91吃瓜网 college experience.
91吃瓜网淲hen I was a student at USM I worked downtown, and I fell in love with the area quickly. To this day, my husband I live and operate our businesses downtown, and we couldn91吃瓜网檛 imagine being anywhere else. The Live at Five team couldn91吃瓜网檛 be happier that SummerTunes will offer new students their first taste of Downtown.91吃瓜网�
Neville said the event will look just like a usual SummerTunes show, 91吃瓜网渂ut with a black and gold flair.91吃瓜网�
91吃瓜网�(USM mascot) Seymour will be around for photos, and guests can pick up a new Southern Miss shirt,91吃瓜网� she also noted. 91吃瓜网淭hat evening, Southern Prohibition will debut their Gold Rush lager, which is a tribute to 91吃瓜网. Vitalant will also host a blood drive throughout the event for those who want to do something to serve the community.91吃瓜网�
Launched in 2008, Live @ Five is a free, outdoor live music series held in Downtown Hattiesburg and takes place on Friday evenings in the spring and fall from 5-9 p.m. It has grown into one of downtown Hattiesburg91吃瓜网 most anticipated and popular events. All shows are held at Town Square Park, and the events are sponsored by local businesses and organizations and produced by Live @ Five Events LLC. Downtown SummerTunes is the summer series produced by Live @ Five.
For more information, email orientationFREEMississippi.