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First Esbenshade Series performance venue moved to Marietta College

by Gi Smith

Marietta, Ohio (10/11/2021) — In just a few weeks, Dyson Baudo Recreation Center will transform into a concert venue to welcome the brilliant and powerful singer, songwriter and musician, Amythyst Kiah, as the first performer of the 2021-22 Esbenshade Series. The concert is set for 3:00 p.m. Sunday, November 14th in the College's recreation center.

Because the College is mindful of everyone's health and safety, Marietta will continue the mandate for properly wearing facemasks indoors while on campus, as well as requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination for anyone inside the venue. The doors will open 45 minutes prior to the free concert, and vaccination cards will be checked prior to admittance.

Kiah, who recently performed her song, "Black Myself" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, released her third album - "Wary + Strange" - this year, following her 2017 release of "Her Chest of Glass" and her 2013 release of "Dig."

"We are excited to welcome Amythyst to Dyson Baudo for our first Esbenshade concert," said Tanya Wilder, Director of the Esbenshade Series. "It is an incredible honor to be able to provide our community with such an incredibly moving and talented performer - and it is possible thanks to the Esbenshade family."

The endowed Frederica G. Esbenshade Fund was established in 1980 by Harry H. Esbenshade, Sr. and Harry H. Esbenshade, Jr., husband and son, respectively, of the late Mrs. Esbenshade of Uniontown, Pennsylvania.

Located in Marietta, Ohio, at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, Marietta College is a four-year liberal arts college. Tracing its roots to the Muskingum Academy back in 1797, the College was officially chartered in 1835. Today Marietta College serves a body of 1,200 full-time students. The College offers more than 50 majors and is consistently ranked as one of the top regional comprehensive colleges by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, as well as one of the nation's best by Forbes.com. Marietta was selected seventh in the nation according to the Brookings Institution's rankings of colleges by their highest value added, regardless of major. Marietta College has also been named a Great College to Work For four consecutive years (2018-2021).

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