Darke County Center for the Arts “Barbecue & Blues”

Darke County Center for the Arts invites music lovers to a picnic on the lovely grounds of Turtle Creek Golf Club on Friday, July 12. DCCA's “Barbecue and Blues” will kick off at 6:30 p.m. with music by local favorites Frohna and Warner followed by Cincinnati-based blues rockers Amy McFarland and the Blues Merchants. The kitchen at Turtle Creek will have available for purchase pulled pork sandwiches and barbecue chicken, with baked beans and cole slaw rounding out the menu. Tickets for the event which is a fund-raiser for DCCA are $10; Turtle Creek's food offerings cost an additional $10. Additionally, the Golf Club will offer for sale a full range of drinks.

The musical performances are made possible by “Barbecue and Blues” sponsors Matt and Angie Arnold, Tom and Jennifer Bish, George and Becky Luce, and Bob and Jean McLear. Frohna and Warner will perform a wide variety of rock favorites; Milwaukee native Aaron Frohna's outstanding voice and excellent guitar skills are backed up by accomplished native son, percussionist David Warner. Amy McFarland is known as one of Cincinnati's best vocalists; her match-up[with the veteran musicians of The Blues Merchants has earned high praise across the region.

“Barbecue and Blues” will take place rain or shine; the event will move into Turtle Creek's comfortable clubhouse in the event of inclement weather. Tickets may be reserved by contacting DCCA at 937-547-0908 or dcca@centerforarts.net, and are on sale at Turtle Creek Golf Course; tickets will also be sold at the gate the night of the event.