WVU steps in to sponsor Multifest
By Zack Harold, Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va. | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
The three-day festival will be
"We think that it's an important event for
Staples said the board was worried for a time it would not raise enough money to hold an event this year.
But
The
"These events are very difficult to put on because you rely on sponsorships," Staples said. "There's a lot of overhead with putting on the event. The infrastructure, stage, the generators, the lighting, the sound and then the acts."
"There's been a lot of questions about it," Jones said. "Some really good people stepped up here."
"We think it's a great thing," he said.
Staples said the event is still looking for additional sponsors.
Organizers also announced this year's headlining acts on Tuesday.
On Saturday, bestselling R&B singer
Gospel singer
For more information, visit www.multifestwva.com.
Multifest's future has been in question since
Her husband,
Staples said the event has moved on from that scandal.
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