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Darke
County Center for the Arts will bring storyteller, actor, mime,
and mask maker extraordinaire
Doug Berky to local schools during the
week of September 22 – 26 to present his program “Gems:
The World's
Wisdom Stories” for kindergarten through third grade students.
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DCCA Arts in
Education presents Doug Berky
Darke County Center for the Arts will bring storyteller, actor, mime,
and mask maker extraordinaire Doug Berky to local schools during the
week of September 22 – 26 to present his program “Gems: The World's
Wisdom Stories” for kindergarten through third grade students. “We are
excited to bring Doug back to our community where he has been
exceedingly well-received in the past by students and educators,” said
Keith Rawlins, Artistic Director for DCCA. “Doug weaves together many
art forms to create the fabric of his stories, but the most memorable
component of his art has to be his incomparable imaginative yet
life-like masks that make his one-man performance seem populated by a
whole troupe of actors,” Rawlins explained.
DCCA's Arts In Education series annually provides performances by
professional artists for students in all grade levels in every public
school within in Darke County. Inspired by the vision of local educator
William Combs, the program has been enlightening and entertaining
students since 1983. “The importance of the arts in enhancing lives is
well-known; by taking the performance to the audience, DCCA's Arts In
Education shows offer the benefits derived from artistic exposure to
many youngsters who would not otherwise have the opportunity,” stated
DCCA Executive Director Andrea Jordan. Other A.I.E. performances this
school year include Poetry Alive bringing poems to life for high school
students October 13 – 16, “Zydeco For Kids” presented by famed musician
Terrance Simien to fourth-through-sixth graders October 27 – 31, and
the thrilling recycled percussion of Scrap Arts Music March 12 – 13 for
those in junior high.
DCCA's Arts In Education presentations are sponsored by Target,
DP&L Company Foundation, Vectren Foundation, Greenville Federal,
Maid Rite Sandwich Shoppe, The Andersons, Edison Community College,
Richard and Shirley Baker, The Oliver Family Fund of the Darke County
Foundation, BASF, Family Health, Littman-Thomas Agency, and Mercer
Savings Bank, and the Mandy Green Fund of the Darke County Foundation.
Additional funding is provided from DCCA memberships and the schools.
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 as well as funding from the
Ketrow Foundation and Lydia E. Schaurer Memorial Trust Fund.
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