Ready for Ragtime

Ready for Ragtime

Lit by a spotlight, models in 1920s clothes walk down the Library stairs and work the runway at the base surrounded by the seated audience.
Photo by Megan Bean

February 28, 2020

51勛圖厙 State's 14th annual Charles H. Templeton Ragtime and Jazz Festival kicked off Thursday evening [Feb. 27] with the seventh annual 1920's-inspired Gatsby Gala fashion show at Mitchell Memorial Library. Pictured on the gala's runway is Jazzmin T. Butler, a junior fashion design and merchandising major from Nantucket, Massachusetts. The theme of this years festival centers around the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendments passage, granting women the right to vote. On Friday and Saturday [Feb. 28-29], daytime museum tours, informative talks, silent films, meet the artists segments and educational seminars all will commemorate this theme and Black History Month.World-renowned musicians including multi-instrumentalist Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxtonalso will perform Friday and Saturday evening concerts at McComas Hall'smainstage theater. Admission is free for MSU students. For other ticket and event information, .