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10 Community March 12, 2022 Randy Rogers Band to Headline SWOSUpalooza on March 25 SWOSUpalooza on Friday, the day of the show will be $25. lions and a reputation for must- March 25, will be headlined by The concert is open to everyone. see country-rock performances, the Randy Rogers Band. Fronted by singer-songwrit- the band has charted seven sin- The annual concert in the er Randy Rogers and featuring Pioneer Cellular Event Center Geoffrey Hill (guitar), Jon Rich- gles on the Billboard Hot Coun- on the Southwestern Oklaho- ardson (bass guitar), Brady Black try Songs chart, two Top 10 hits ma State University campus in (fiddle), Les Lawless (drums) at national Country radio and Weatherford will also feature and Todd Stewart (guitar, fiddle, numerous Texas Country Radio Triston Marez and Cam Allen. mandolin, keyboards), the Ran- chart #1s, securing its place in SWOSUpalooza, sponsored dy Rogers Band was founded in by the Student Government San Marcos (TX) and has spent the pantheon of Texas musical Association and the Panorama the last 20 years bringing the giants. Series, will begin at 7:30 with Texas country tradition to dedi- For additional information music by the Cam Allen Band cated fans around the nation and about sWOSUpalooza, visit followed by Marez and then the beyond. Randy Rogers Band. With eight studio albums stubwire.com or call the SWOSU Advance tickets on stubwire. behind them, global streaming Public Relations & Marketing com are $15, and all tickets on numbers in the hundreds of mil- Office at 580.774.3063. SWOSU to host School of Business Now is the time for and Technology Career Fair 2022 that new dream Southwestern Oklahoma SWOSU Career Exploration and internship positions. State University’s Career Ex- Coordinator Heather Hummel Everyone is invited. For addi- ploration Office is hosting the said this is a great opportunity tional questions, call the Career Business and Technology Career to talk to prospective employers Exploration Office at (580) 774- Fair 2022 held in the Memo- about their company and pos- 3259. sible employment opportunities. rial Student Center Ballroom on Hummel said professional ‘Wednesday, Mach 23, from 10 Employers in attendance will be dress is not required to partici- am. to1p.m. looking to fill full time, part time, pate in the event but is highly en- Use your financial strategy like GPS When you're driving these want to go and the routes to home stay or the services of a days, it’s pretty hard to get lost help you get there. And it’s home health aide. 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