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Paragon Ragtime Orchestra in Meet Me at the Fair!: Music from the Great World's Fairs

Presented by Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College at Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College, Overland Park

November 17, 2024

"Meet Me at the Fair!" is a two-hour spectacular musical celebration of the world's fairs, including the 1876 Centennial Exhibition, 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, and 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition.

Musical exhibits rotate, but works by Offenbach, Joplin, Moses-Tobani, and Sousa are the core attraction, performed by Rick Benjamin and the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra (PRO), the official orchestra and conductor of the U.S. Pavilion of the 1992 World’s Fair. Music played a key role in the success of these international festivals, launching both hit songs and the illustrious careers of many American musicians (including Scott Joplin and John Philip Sousa).

"Meet Me at the Fair!" is a two-hour spectacular musical celebration of the world's fairs, including the 1876 Centennial Exhibition, 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, and 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition.

Musical exhibits rotate, but works by Offenbach, Joplin, Moses-Tobani, and Sousa are the core attraction, performed by Rick Benjamin and the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra (PRO), the official orchestra and conductor of the U.S. Pavilion of the 1992 World’s Fair. Music played a key role in the success of these international festivals, launching both hit songs and the illustrious careers of many American musicians (including Scott Joplin and John Philip Sousa).

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Dates & times

Sun, Nov 17 @ 2:00 pm

Admission

Tickets start at $25

(913) 469-4445

tickets@jccc.edu

Ticket Website

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