CULLOWHEE — Platinum-selling guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd will serve up his mix of blues with a hard rock edge at Western Carolina University at 8 p.m. Friday.

The concert will be in the Ramsey Regional Activity Center, and doors will open at 7 p.m.

Shepherd is “Mr. August” in this year’s Rolling Stone Magazine calendar and is featured on the CD “Les Paul and Friends: American Made,” along with other renowned guitarists, such as Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Keith Richards.

General admission tickets for the event are $15 for arena seats and $20 for floor seats. WCU students with valid identification can purchase arena seats for $10 and floor seats for $15. For tickets, call 227-7722 or visit http://ramseycenter.tickets

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