{"id":29468,"date":"2017-06-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/news\/mike-mcclure-headlines-tarletons-2017-backyard-summer-mix-june-22\/"},"modified":"2021-11-12T02:22:42","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T02:22:42","slug":"mike-mcclure-headlines-tarletons-2017-backyard-summer-mix-june-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/mike-mcclure-headlines-tarletons-2017-backyard-summer-mix-june-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike McClure headlines Tarleton’s 2017 Backyard Summer Mix June 22"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TAA<\/a><\/p>\n

TAA Backyard Summer Mix <\/p>\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, June 15, 2017<\/p>\n

STEPHENVILLE, Texas—Get into the swing of summer Thursday, June 22, when Red Dirt artist Mike McClure takes the stage at Tarleton State University Alumni Association’s first Backyard Summer Mix of the season.<\/p>\n

The free, family-friendly get-together kicks off at 6 p.m. at the Alumni House, 343 N. McIlhaney St. in Stephenville. Fans are encouraged to wear purple and bring lawn chairs. The Tarleton Alumni Association (TAA) will provide refreshments and games such as corn hole, washers and horseshoes.<\/p>\n

The second Backyard Summer Mix of the season takes place Thursday, July 20—same time, same place.<\/p>\n

A native of Tecumseh, Okla., McClure has produced albums by other Red Dirt artists such as Stoney LaRue, Jason Boland & the Stragglers, Scott Copeland, Johnny Cooper, Whiskey Myers, and the Turnpike Troubadours. Garth Brooks recorded McClure’s “I’d Rather Have Nothing” for his 2005 Limited Series Box Set on the album The Lost Sessions<\/em>, selling more than 2 million copies.<\/p>\n

For more information, contact Jessica Evans, director of alumni engagement, at 254-968-9682 or email jevans@tarleton.edu<\/a>. To join the Tarleton Alumni Association or update alumni directory information, visit www.tarleton.edu\/org\/alumniassociation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tarleton, a member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven educational experience marked by academic innovation and exemplary service, and dedicated to transforming students into tomorrow’s professional leaders. With campuses in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian and online, Tarleton engages with its communities to provide real-world learning experiences and to address societal needs while maintaining its core values of integrity, leadership, tradition, civility, excellence and service.<\/p>\n

#<\/p>\n

Contact: Jessica Evans, Director of Alumni Engagement
254-968-9682
jevans@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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