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Entertainment Set for 2016 Prairie Days
Looking for some local, free entertainment? Prairie Days has a full
schedule of entertainers on the outdoor stage and around the festival
grounds. Visit Shawnee Prairie for the festival, from 10:00 am to 5:00
pm on Saturday, September 24th and from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm on Sunday,
September 25th. Admission and parking are FREE!
Darke County Civic Theater will present an old fashioned melodrama
three times during the festival. Saturdays performances will take place
at 11 am and 2:30 pm, and Sundays performance will take place at 3:30
pm "A Penny Saved...Or...The Widow Rootstock Fully Loaded" is the title
of this year’s melodrama and is produced with special arrangements by
Pioneer Drama Service, Inc. Dastardly villain Fourberie Blackguard
visits the home of the Widow Rootstock, demanding she pay back money
that the late Mr. Rootstock borrowed from him. (At least that’s what he
claims!) Of course, the poor widow doesn’t have the money, leaving her
no choice but to turn over the deed to the ranch. Luckily, the three
Rootstock daughters aren’t willing to give in so easily! The chase is
on when young Penny swipes the deed and runs off to "the secret hiding
place’ with it! Blackguard tries every trick in the book to force the
oldest daughter to fetch her sister and return the deed, but she’s no
shrinking violet. Shirley is as clever as her sisters, so when she
figures out she’s being followed as she takes food to Penny, she leads
Blackguard’s sidekick on a hysterical, wild journey over hill and
cliff. So with the girls so ably handling Blackguard’s devious
attempts, what is our hero, Deputy Dewey Dauntley, to do? Why he’s out
rescuing Biddy, the Rootstock’s maid, from snakes, horses, bees and
even chickens! Doesn’t he understand that heroes are supposed to rescue
heroines in melodramas?!
There are also several musical performances to enjoy. Saturday at
1:00pm delight in a concert from the Silver Grass Band. Sunday features
back to back performances. At 12:30pm Berachah Valley, a bluegrass,
Americana, and gospel band will perform followed by the Thien Snipps at
2:00pm. All of these performances are free and fun for the whole
family. For more information on Prairie Days, please contact the
Darke County Park District at (937) 548-0165 or visit their website at
www.darkecountyparks.org.
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