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DCCA to Receive Funding from Arts Midwest Touring Fund
Darke County Center for the Arts (DCCA) has been selected to receive
funding from Arts Midwest Touring Fund, a program of Arts Midwest,
generously supported by the National Endowment for the Arts with
additional contributions from the Ohio Arts Council and the Crane Group.
Arts Midwest Touring Fund engages people in meaningful experiences with
the fine arts of dance, music, theater, and other performing arts
forms. Inter-state touring and the engagement of professional artists
is central to the work of Arts Midwest.
Arts Midwest Executive Director David J. Fraher says, “Arts Midwest is
proud to support Darke County Center for the Arts in their upcoming
engagement of VoicePlay. Arts events like this not only provide
uplifting experiences for audiences, they also create meaningful jobs
for those employed in the arts industry – thus amplifying the
effectiveness of our funding.”
Darke County Center for the Arts will present award-winning a cappella
quintet VoicePlay in concert at Henry St. Clair Memorial Hall on
Saturday, December 14; this special holiday event begins at 8 p.m.
“Their hilarious on-stage theatrics and amazing musical skills combine
to create inventive, unique, and memorable performances; that probably
explains why our audience demanded that we bring VoicePlay back to our
community,” said DCCA Artistic Director David Warner. “This holiday
concert is like no other, but without doubt will inspire the joy of the
season and spread holiday cheer,” he stated.
VoicePlay originally gained fame as a finalist on season four of NBC’s
The Sing-Off, and has continued to win acclaim touring across the U.S.
and around the world. According to Mr. Warner, the group’s members,
Earl Elkins, Jr., Eli Jacobson, J. None, Geoff Castellucci, and Layne
Stein, use only their own voices to create a fully orchestrated sound
while performing songs from many eras in a broad variety of styles.
“They have a lot of fun emoting and vocalizing and creating their own
musical accompaniment, and that sense of fun is transmitted to the
audience which can’t help but get caught up in the magic,” Mr. Warner
commented.
Tickets for the VoicePlay Holiday Concert are $30, and can be obtained
by contacting DCCA at 937-547-0908 or online at
www.darkecountyarts.org. If any remain by show time, tickets can also
be purchased at the door prior to the performance. Patrons are reminded
that parking is now available at the new St. Clair Memorial Hall
parking lot, which can be entered from Armstrong Street and Central
Avenue.
Based in Minneapolis, Arts Midwest is one of six nonprofit regional
arts organizations in the United States. Its mission is to promote
creativity, nurture cultural leadership, and engage people in
meaningful arts experiences, bringing vitality to Midwest communities
and enriching people’s lives. Since its establishment more than 30
years ago, Arts Midwest has been serving audiences, arts organizations,
and artists throughout the nine states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and
beyond. For more information on ArtsMidwest please visit
www.artsmidwest.org.
The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to
supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established; bringing
the arts to all Americans; and providing leadership in arts education.
Established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal
government, the Endowment is the nation’s largest annual funder of the
arts, bringing great art to all 50 states, including rural areas, inner
cities, and military bases.
Darke County Center for the Arts presents and promotes performing and
fine arts encouraging cultural enrichment. For more information
on their 2019-2020 Kaleidoscope season and to purchase tickets, contact
the DCCA Office at (937) 547-0908 or visit their website at
DarkeCounty Arts.org.
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