Sesame Street comes to Keesler Published Aug. 13, 2008 By Susan Griggs Keesler News KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, MISS. -- "The Sesame Street Experience for Military Families" is coming to Keesler, 6 p.m. Sept. 3-4 at Welch Auditorium. Sesame Street is partnering with the USO to bring the furry, fuzzy, friendly characters to entertain military families at about 40 military installations across the country. Although admission is free, tickets are required. There are 650 tickets available for each performance through Aug. 29. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the airman and family readiness center in Sablich Center for families of deployed members, who receive priority seating for the hour-long event. Tickets are also available for military families at the child development center and youth center. Staff Sgt. Laureen Hardee from the mental health flight is project officer for the program. She said the Keesler Integrated Resource Team submitted a request last year to bring the event to Keesler. "The presentation is intended to entertain military families and to educate the base community to help children cope with the challenges of homecomings, deployments and changes," Sergeant Hardee explained. "There's a live 20-minute Sesame Street mini-show with special songs and dance, plus free Sesame Street giveaways and educational resources on various important topics." For more information, call 376-0385.