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Sled Dog racing
champion opens DCCA’s Arts in Education Series
Darke County Center for the Arts will present the first performance of
their 2016-2017 Arts In Education Series during the week of October 10
when sled dog racing champion and educator Tasha Stielstra performs her
program "Pulling Together" for fourth through sixth graders in all
local public schools. In addition to providing hands-on
activities with actual mushing equipment, the show will feature a sled
dog athlete to demonstrate teamwork. This performance is free and
open to the public.
"Students will relate to Tasha and her incredible dog as she teaches
the core values of being safe, kind, and responsible citizens," said
DCCA Artistic Director Keith Rawlins. "She has combined her
years of classroom teaching with her experience of mushing to create an
interactive multi-media presentation that will educate the youngsters
while they are having a lot of fun," concluded.
DCCA's Arts In Education series annually presents performing artists to
students in every grade of all Greenville City and Darke County public
schools at no cost to students. In addition to "Pulling
Together," this season's programs include We Banjo 3 introducing
high school students to Irish music and culture January 30 through
February 2, and Jason Farnham exploring piano rhythms and
melodies with kindergarten through third grade classes April 6 through
10. Also Audio Body will synthesize music and technology for
junior high students in four performances at Henry St. Clair Memorial
Hall on December 14 and 15.
Sponsors of DCCA's Arts In Education program are DP & L Company
Foundation, Greenville Federal, Maid Rite, Edison State Community
College, The Mandy Green Fund of the Darke County Foundation, The Helen
Hawkey Music Project, Richard Baker, BASF, and Littman Thomas
Agency. 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; the
A.I.E. program is also funded by DCCA memberships and local
schools. 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.
DCCA officials schedule Arts In Education programming in cooperation
with the schools; for more information regarding exact times for
in-school performances of "Pulling Together," contact DCCA at
937-547-0908 or dcca@centerforarts.net.
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