Free concert is open to public
Jovonta Patton, a five-time Billboard chart-topping gospel recording artist, composer, producer and entrepreneur, will perform during “Maverick Gospel Night” Friday, Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. in Minnesota State University, Mankato’s Centennial Student Union Ballroom.
Maverick Gospel Night, held in celebration of Black History Month, is free and open to the public.
The concert, presented by Minnesota State Mankato’s Student Events Team and African American Affairs, is for all ages. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. on concert night. Parking will be available in Lots 4 and 11.
For more information on this event, please contact Student Events Team concerts chair, Will Keebler, by phone at 507-389-6076 or by email at william.keebler@mnsu.edu.
According to the biography published on his website, Patton’s album “Finally Living” made him the first independent gospel artist to have a number one album on the Billboard gospel charts. His 2018 independent single “Way Maker,” promoted exclusively through social media, became the No. 1 digital gospel song and was included on the album, “The Best Me.” Patton also has millions of plays on YouTube for his viral version of “My Hands Are Lifted Up.”
Patton’s bio describes how he was asked to revive a choir for a local high school, which led him to found Deliverance For Youth (DFY), a youth choir impacting the Midwest region. Patton established a reputation of community service and garnered attention from then Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton, who declared July 31, 2016, as Jovonta Patton Day, an honor previously granted to artists such as Prince and Adele.
Minnesota State Mankato’s Student Events Team is a student-led organization that produces fun, interactive, educational events where students make lifelong memories and celebrate their Maverick pride.
African American Affairs at Minnesota State Mankato develops events, programs, and direct services that promote identity development by encouraging students to explore the varying levels of their pan-African ethnic and cultural identities.
Minnesota State Mankato, a comprehensive university with 14,546 students, is part of the Minnesota State system, which includes 30 colleges and seven universities.
