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DCCA
will present Toledo Symphony Orchestra performing “A Ruby
Celebration” at Henry St. Clair Memorial Hall in
Greenville on
Saturday, May 11. The final concert of DCCA’s ruby anniversary season,
the show will feature soloist
Joan Ellison singing songs made popular
by Judy Garland, including music from The Wizard of Oz, a movie in
which ruby red shoes played a significant role. The show begins at 8
p.m.
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DCCA
celebrates Ruby Anniversary with Toledo Orcehstra
Darke County Center for the Arts will present Toledo Symphony Orchestra
performing “A Ruby Celebration” at Henry St. Clair Memorial Hall in
Greenville on Saturday, May 11. The final concert of DCCA’s ruby
anniversary season, the show will feature soloist Joan Ellison singing
songs made popular by Judy Garland, including music from The Wizard of
Oz, a movie in which ruby red shoes played a significant role. The show
begins at 8 p.m.
“Toledo Symphony Orchestra crafted this show especially for the finale
of our fortieth anniversary season,” explained DCCA Artistic Director
Keith Rawlins. “Joan Ellison has been a Judy Garland fan ever since she
was a little girl, and she has the vocal chops to render appropriate
homage to her idol,” he continued. “Her big clear voice sounds tender
and sincere, and she is totally capable of the stunning vocal
athleticism for which Garland was renowned,” Mr. Rawlins concluded.
The celebration will be heightened by the presentation of a ruby
necklace donated by Wieland’s Jewelry to one lucky season ticket
holder, whose name will be drawn during the concert; this exquisite
piece was crafted by Dean Bankson in honor of DCCA’s anniversary
season. Additionally, local pastry chef Holly Crain will create sugar
cookies shaped into ruby red slippers which will accompany the fresh
coffee donated by The Coffee Pot to be served at intermission, adding
to the festivities.
Sponsors for “A Ruby Celebration” with Joan Ellison are Harry D. and
Esther Stephens Memorial, Greenville Federal, and Greenville Technology
Inc.. The Ohio Arts Council helps fund this program with state tax
dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and
cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. DCCA also receives funding from
the Ketrow Foundation, Lydia E. Schaurer Memorial Trust Fund, and the
John R. and Miriam H. Knick Fund of Darke County Foundation. DCCA
membership contributions also help support this show.
Tickets for TSO’s “A Ruby Celebration are $35 (half price for
students), and can be reserved by contacting DCCA at 937-547-0908 or
dcca@darkecountyarts.org; tickets are also available online at
www.darkecountyarts.org and will be sold at the door if any remain by
showtime. Patrons are reminded that parking is now available at the new
parking lot at the site of the now-demolished junior high building,
including four handicap-accessible spaces just outside the now readily
accessible entrance on the west side of St. Clair Memorial Hall; the
lot can be entered from Armstrong Street and Central Avenue.
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