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Darke County Center for the Arts will present award-winning
singer/songwriter Jonathan Kingham November 12 through 15 in
all local
high schools.
DCCA presents
songwriting workshop in local high schools
Darke County Center for the Arts will present award-winning
singer/songwriter Jonathan Kingham November 12 through 15 in all local
high schools. He will be assisted in these free-style songwriting
workshops by Ryan Shea Smith, another recipient of multiple songwriting
awards. According to DCCA Artistic Director Keith Rawlins, the duo
received lavish praise from students and educators alike at their
previous appearances in DCCA’s Arts In Education program. “Frankly, the
kids were having so much fun that they didn’t realize how much they
were learning during the lively Arts In Education sessions a few years
ago,” Mr. Rawlins remarked. “We are looking forward to another series
of memorable performances this time around,” he concluded.
Jonathan Kingham has won international acclaim as a songwriter and
performer, and is known for his smooth blend of folk, country, pop, and
jazz styles; additionally, he plays keyboard and guitar with
alternative rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket. Ryan Shea Smith maintains
a steady touring schedule, and is known for his singing as well as his
impressive command of keyboard and guitar. The songwriting sessions
will result in students cooperatively creating a song that they will
help perform at the end of the creative session.
DCCA’s Arts In Education series annually presents high quality
professional artists to students in every grade of all local public
schools; these programs are free and open to the public. Arts In
Education is sponsored by Bach to Rock, DP&L Company Foundation,
Richard Baker, Greenville VFW Post #7262, Greenville Federal, Maid-Rite
Sandwich Shoppe, Midmark, Gordon Orthodontics, the Wes & Patti
Jetter Fund, the Mandy Green Fund, Edison State Community College, The
Early Bird & Blue Bag Media, Littman-Thomas Agency, and Wayne
Health Care. DCCA also receives local support from the John R. and
Miriam H. Knick Fund of the Darke County Foundation, The Ketrow
Foundation, Lydia E. Schaurer Memorial Trust, Harry D. Stephens
Memorial, and DCCA memberships, as well as funding from the Ohio Arts
Council, the state agency that funds and supports quality arts
experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally,
and economically.
Jonathan Kingham will also perform at Montage Cafe on Thursday,
November 15, as part of DCCA’s casual and intimate Coffeehouse Series;
tickets for this show, which begins at 7 p.m., cost $10. DCCA’s Arts In
Education presentations are free and open to the public. Start times
for A.I.E. programs are coordinated with school schedules; for more
information, contact DCCA at 937-547-0908 or dcca@darkecountyarts.org.
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