Media Advisory
For Saturday, March 28, 2015, 1-4pm
Media Contacts:
* Beth Spezia, WSIU Outreach Coordinator, (618) 453-5595, beth.spezia@wsiu.org
* Sara Blackstad, WSIU Outreach Assistant, (618) 453-5595, sara.blackstad@wsiu.org
* Monica Tichenor, Public Information & Promotions Coordinator, (618) 453-6160, monica.tichenor@wsiu.org
* Jennifer Sarver, Education Director, Cedarhurst, (618) 242-1236, jennifer@cedarhurst.org
* Sarah Sledge, Communications Director, Cedarhurst, (618) 242-1236, sarah@cedarhurst.org
Math, Music & Me! Is This Saturday, March 28, 1-4pm
Free Family Event at Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, Ill. to Feature PBS KIDS Host Mr. Steve, PBS KIDS Costume Characters Peg + Cat & Curious George
Carbondale, Ill. -- Reporters, camera crews, and photographers are invited to cover Math, Music & Me!, a free family event featuring PBS KIDS host Mr. Steve and PBS KIDS costume characters Peg + Cat and Curious George. The event will take place this Saturday, March 28 from 1-4pm – rain or shine – at Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, 2600 Richview Road in Mt. Vernon, Illinois.
Sponsored by WSIU Public Broadcasting, the public media arm of Southern Illinois University, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, SIU Credit Union, and Modern Woodmen of America, the event will feature musical performances by PBS KIDS host Mr. Steve, appearances by PBS KIDS characters Peg + Cat and Curious George, art projects, including painting a large outdoor mural, math games, and activity stations for CitiBlocs, kite flying, sidewalk chalk, jump rope, hula hoop, and PBS KIDS videos and books.
Interview opportunities include:
* PBS KIDS Host Mr. Steve (Steve Roslonek)
* Beth Spezia, Outreach Coordinator, WSIU Public Broadcasting
* Sara Blackstad, Outreach Assistant, WSIU Public Broadcasting
* Jennifer Sarver, Education Director, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts
* Representatives of SIU Credit Union & Modern Woodmen of America
* SIU Student and Community Volunteers
• Event Guests
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