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DCCA
is bringing it’s annual fun-filled fundraiser “Barbecue and Blues”
to downtown Greenville this year
featuring blues music by the Doug Hart
Band and special guest Austin “Walkin’ Cane.” The event will be held
Friday, July 13 on the spacious lawn at the Greenville Public Library,
520 Sycamore Street; the fun begins at
6:30 p.m. Food vendors include
Main Street Greenville businesses The Coffee Pot, Merchant House, and
Romer’s Catering, and local food truck favorites Kona Ice and Nacho
Pig; wine will be available as well as
micro brews from Moeller Brew
Barn.
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DCCA’s Barbecue
& Blues moves downtown
Darke County Center for the Arts is bringing it’s annual fun-filled
fundraiser “Barbecue and Blues” to downtown Greenville this year. The
event will be held Friday, July 13 on the spacious lawn at the
Greenville Public Library, 520 Sycamore Street; the fun begins at 6:30
p.m. Food vendors include Main Street Greenville businesses The Coffee
Pot, Merchant House, and Romer’s Catering, and local food truck
favorites Kona Ice and Nacho Pig; wine will be available as well as
micro brews from Moeller Brew Barn. Music will be provided by the Doug
Hart Band and special guest Austin “Walkin’ Cane.”
“’Barbecue and Blues’ has always been a great party, but the move
downtown makes it even more exxciting; grab your blanket or lawn chairs
and come out to celebrate summer with us,” said DCCA Executive Director
Andrea Jordan. “The food will include scrumptious specialty items
befitting a barbecue as well as the usual fare that our community
enjoys from our vendors; in addition to creative and varied regular
menu items, vegetarian and gluten-free options will also be available,”
Ms. Jordan stated.
According to DCCA Artistic Director Keith Rawlins, Doug Hart and his
band blend the blues with rock to create a passionate, soulful sound.
“Doug has earned several awards in Blues Challenges around the region;
his dynamic, energetic style will really get our “Barbecue and Blues”
crowd jumping,” Mr. Rawlins said. Mr. Rawlins also stated that special
guest Austin “Walkin’ Cane” has won quite a local following due to
several previous performances for DCCA. “This Clevelander sounds like
an early blues singer from the Delta; his story-telling abilities pull
audiences in and his smooth baritone keeps them listening and leaves
them begging for more,” Rawlins explained.
An additional component adding to the evening’s excitement will be a
drawing for a mosaic guitar created by Bowling Green-area artist Gail
Christofferson and featuring a likeness of guitar great Jimi Hendrix;
raffle tickets costing $5 are currently on sale at the Welcome Center
in downtown Greenville and will be available at “Barbecue and Blues.”
Also, art work inspired by the blues in nature and created by
youngsters participating in a creative art camp sponsored by Darke
County Parks in conjunction with the Anna Bier Gallery will be
displayed for viewing at the festive event.
Sponsorship for the musical performances is provided by Merry Lee Cross
and Shaun Hayes of BHHS Professional Realty, Matt and Angie Arnold, and
George and Becky Luce. The event venue is provided by Greenville Public
Library; other sponsors are Erwin Brothers, Rumpke, and the John R. and
Miriam H. Knick Fund. Proceeds from “Barbecue and Blues” support DCCA
programming, helping make possible DCCA's Arts In Education program as
well as the Family Theatre Series and a summer theatre residency by
Missoula Children's Theatre.
Tickets for the event are $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and
under; food and drink are not included in the ticket price. A limited
number of reserved tables are available for purchase. In case of
inclement weather, “Barbecue and Blues” will move inside Henry St.
Clair Memorial Hall. Although tickets will be available at the gate,
DCCA strongly recommends purchasing them in advance. Tickets &
tables can be purchased by contacting the DCCA office at
937-547-0908.Tickets are also on sale at Greenville Public Library,
Readmore's Hallmark, and Darke County Welcome Center.
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