Today is the birthdate of Florence Price, American composer (Wanamaker Prize, 1932) and first African-American woman to have a composition played by a major orchestra. Here is her work, "Dances in the Canebrakes," which if full of ragtime era syncopations and performed recently by the University of Michigan Symphony Band. (fb)

It's not to late to register your Model T-era vintage car to participate in this year's Ragtime Extravaganza and Adrian Bicentennial Celebration! Join the fun on the PlaneWave Instruments campus in Adrian, Michigan on Saturday, July 5th. There's no registration fee and we have room to store your trailers. Contact info@r4ragtime for more information. City of Adrian Government PlaneWave Instruments INC (fb)