Riccards to Speak on Sinatra
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Frank Sinatra will be the topic on Saturday, September 25, when Hall Institute Executive Director Michael P. Riccards speaks at the 11th Annual Mercer County Italian-American Festival.
Riccards, the author of a study titled Frank Sinatra and the Moods of America, will speak at 4 p.m. at the festival, which takes place at Mercer County Park in West Windsor,
“For more than two generations of Americans, Frank Sinatra was a highly visible celebrity and artist, far outlasting any other entertainer in U.S. history,” Riccards said. “My essay seeks to explain Sinatra’s longevity as a performer and the reasons why he was so successful throughout a very tumultuous era.”
The festival runs from Friday, September 24, through Sunday, September 26.
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