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Nominate an Educator!
The Opening Nights at Florida State University Arts Advocate Award celebrates an outstanding Leon County Schools educator who goes above and beyond to inspire students through the arts. Whether they teach music, theatre, visual art, dance, or creatively integrate the arts into another subject, we want to honor the teachers who make a lasting impact on students and their school communities.
Noah Verrier: Chain of Parks Featured Artist
Noah Verrier is a former Art Professor and full time working Artist. Noah holds a BFA and MFA (the highest attainable degree for a working Artist), specializing in oil painting. Verrier’s work has been exhibited around the world, including in NY, Japan, Australia, India, Canada, the UK, Germany, Switzerland, and France, and has been collected by thousands, including celebrities and noteworthy collectors like William Tomicki, the former Vice President of Tiffany & Co., and the current Executive VP of Sotheby’s, Mari Claudia Jimenez.
Pete Holmes: The Pete Here Now Tour
Sponsored By: Earl Bacon Agency
Pete Holmes is the creator and star of HBO’s Crashing (produced by Judd Apatow) and TBS’ The Pete Holmes Show (produced by Conan O’Brien). He’s also the star of CBS’s’ How We Roll as well as two HBO stand-up comedy specials. Pete’s also the voice of the e*trade baby and was a guest writer/star on multiple episodes of The Simpsons. He’s also proud to be the dumbest Batman on YouTube (Badman), the host of the wildly popular You Made It Weird podcast, and the author of Comedy Sex God. He wrote this bio in third person. He napped shortly thereafter.
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Symphonic Blues and Creative Careers
FSU students attended a guest lecture with Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience executive producer Eric Meier, conductor Martin Gellner, and blues musician Keith Johnson on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025.
WFSU Interview with Okorie "OkCello" Johnson
Okorie "OkCello" Johnson discussed his upcoming performance through Opening Nights at Florida State University.