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Jeff Kniese, President and CEO of Greenville Federal presents a check
to DCCA Executive Director
Andrea Jordan and DCCA Artistic Director
Keith Rawlins.
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Greenville Federal
Sponsors Toledo Symphony Orchestra & DCCA Arts Programs
Darke County Center for the Arts recognizes Greenville Federal as an
Impresario sponsor of the upcoming “A Night at the Oscars” performance
by Toledo Symphony Orchestra, at Henry St. Clair Memorial Hall,
Saturday, April 25 as the final show in DCCA’s 2014-2015 Artists
Series. Greenville Federal also supports DCCA’s Family Theatre
Series and Arts in Education programs, which benefit Darke County youth
and their families. According to DCCA Executive Director Andrea
Jordan, “DCCA is grateful for Greenville Federal’s sponsorship at the
Impresario Level, DCCA’s highest level of sponsorship, which helps
enable our efforts to provide culturally enriching experiences for the
citizens of our community.”
Toledo Symphony Orchestra will fill the stage at St. Clair Memorial
Hall to perform “A Night At the Oscars,” a performance of Academy
Award-winning music. Formed in 1943 as The Friends of Music, the
Toledo Symphony now in its seventy-first season, reaches an audience of
more than 260,000 annually, and has built a strong national reputation
for its artistic excellence and community programming. Tickets
for the Saturday, April 25, 8:00 PM concert are $30/$15 students.
DCCA’s Family Theatre Series presents three shows each season to
inspire the imaginations of the young and young at heart, encouraging
the expression of creativity. The series attracts a wide-ranging
audience that includes many preschool children enjoying their first
theater experience, as well as senior citizens who enjoy the shows’
strong depiction of traditional values. The 2014-2015 series
included three performances; Theatreworks USA presented Skippy Jon
Jones, Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar and
Schoolhouse Rock Live!
“Greenville Federal allows DCCA to not only provide quality
performances to families, but also take our Arts in Education outreach
programs to every student in the Darke county public schools,” stated
Jordan.
DCCA’s Arts In Education program annually takes professional performing
artists to all grades of all Greenville City and Darke County
schools. Programs for 2014-2015 included Mime, Mask &
Storytelling with DOUG BERKEY performing for students in grades K
through 3; Creole for Kids with Zydeco Artist, TERRANCE SIMIEN
performing for students in grades 4-6; Words & Actions for Literacy
with POETRY ALIVE! who performed for High School students; Canada’s
internationally-acclaimed invented instrument, power percussion company
SCRAP ARTS MUSIC performed for Jr. High students at St. Clair
Memorial Hall.
Jim and Enid Goubeaux and Ami McClurkin are also sponsors of the Toledo
Symphony Orchestra performance. The performance is also sponsored
by the Ketrow Foundation and Lydia E. Schaurer Memorial Trust Fund.
Additionally, the Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state
tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and
cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. DCCA also receives operating
support from the Harry D. and Esther Stephens Memorial.
For more information on Darke County Center for the Arts contact the
DCCA office at (937) 547-0908 or visit our website CenterForArts.net.
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