{"id":31803,"date":"2016-02-24T16:40:52","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T22:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=31803"},"modified":"2016-02-24T16:40:52","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T22:40:52","slug":"world-championship-old-time-piano-playing-contest-comes-to-oxford-ms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/world-championship-old-time-piano-playing-contest-comes-to-oxford-ms\/","title":{"rendered":"World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest comes to Oxford, MS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The <strong>University of Mississippi<\/strong> will host the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/oldtimepianocontest.org\/\">World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest<\/a><\/strong> comes to Oxford, MS on May 26\u201330.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The contest is open to any who wish to compete in at least one of the five contests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Throughout the weekend, events will be occurring at <strong>Nutt Auditorium<\/strong>, <strong>Proud Larry&#8217;s<\/strong>, <strong>Local&#8217;s<\/strong>, and <strong>Shelter on Van Buren.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">To launch the weekend off on Thursday, Proud Larry&#8217;s will host the tune-up party where contestants and guests warm up for the weekend. Admission is $10 advance and $15 at the door.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In addition to competitive piano playing, the championship will also offer\u00a0workshops, guest artist concerts, a sing-along variety show, a double-decker bus tour of historic Oxford, the Ring of Ragtime on the <strong>Oxford Square<\/strong> and a chance play in the Old-Time Orchestry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Marketed as\u00a0&#8220;a weekend packed with Ragtime, Tin Pan Alley and Standard tunes played by amazing piano players,&#8221; there should be something to draw you out for a great time of Oxford culture and classic rag-time tunes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em>Early bird weekend passes are $105 until May 1. Single event passes can be purchased, ranging from $10\u2013$35 depending on event. 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