Ketrow Foundation
Sponsors Toledo Symphony Orchestra & DCCA Arts Programs
Darke County Center for the Arts recognizes the Ketrow foundation for
their support of the arts in Darke County. DCCA thanks the Ketrow
foundation for their contribution to the 2014-2015 season and
forwarding DCCA’s mission to encourage cultural enrichment in the
community. “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. The Ketrow
Foundation 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, “The Ketrow Foundation’s support of children’s
programming makes it possible for us to present wonderful, creativity
enhancing Family Theatre Series programs at an affordable ticket price,
and enables all Darke County public school students to experience a
professional artistic program each year.” Jordan continued, “We
are absolutely thrilled to see the children in our community receive
the benefit of their generosity and ensuring the opportunity to learn
and grow through the arts.”
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!
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.
Greenville Federal, Jim and Enid Goubeaux and Ami McClurkin are also
sponsors of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra performance. The
performance is also sponsored by the 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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