ETSU banquet tickets available

• JOHNSON CITY — Tickets are still available for East Tennessee State University’s Black Faculty and Staff Association annual banquet and a presentation by the Rev. and Mrs. Robert Jones Sr. at 6 p.m. on Saturday in the ballroom of the D.P. Culp University Center.

Jones is an inspirational storyteller and musician dedicated to celebrating cultural diversity. His appearance at ETSU is in conjunction with Black History Month. He will be joined in a musical/storytelling presentation by his wife, Bernice.

In addition, lifetime achievement recognition will be presented to J. Fletcher Birchette III of Birchette Mortuary in Johnson City.

Tickets are $35 for adults and $10 for children through age 12. To purchase tickets, contact Dr. Keith Johnson at (423) 833-4979 or Dr. Lorianne Mitchell at (423) 218-2199. For disability accommodations, call the ETSU Office of Disability Services at (423) 439-8346.