ORLANDO, Fla. — Rollins College Department of Music will again host Mister Rogers: The Musician concert series this weekend to celebrate World Kindness Day on Saturday.

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Rogers graduated from Rollins College in 1951 with a degree in music composition and wrote several songs while at Rollins including an opera titled “Josephine the Long-Necked Giraffe,” which he wrote in French, according to Rollins College.

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Musical selections will be performed by faculty and students during two special performances at the College’s Tiedtke Concert Hall at 1 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday.

The concert is free and tickets are not required. However, due to COVID-19 protocols, seating is limited to 200 people and visitors will be asked to self-screen for symptoms prior to entry, Rollins said.

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Mister Rogers Statue A Mister Rogers Statue has been unveiled at Rollins College. (Rollins College/Rollins College)

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