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DCCA
presents music and history of Great Lakes in schools
Troubadour Lee Murdock will share songs and stories revealing the
history of the Great Lakes and the people who live, work, and play
around these freshwater highways with fourth- to sixth-graders in all
local public schools March 4 through 8. The final presentation of Darke
County Center for the Arts’ Arts In Education series for this school
year, this entertaining, informative program is presented without
charge to students.
According to DCCA Artistic Director Keith Rawlins, Lee Murdock’s
research into the Great Lakes and the role of the waterways in the
settlement of North America provides the background for an interactive
experience that enhances the study of regional history. “Lee inspires
listeners to visualize the history that lies on the pages of their
textbooks, bringing to life the people of the Great Lakes-- farmers,
sailors, canal builders, and woodsmen and their families, heroes, and
legends,” Mr. Rawlins stated.
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, 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, DCCA memberships, and all Darke
County and Greenville City public schools, 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.
Lee Murdock will also perform in concert at Arcanum Historical
Society’s Wayne Trail House on Thursday, March 7, as part of DCCA’s
casual and intimate Coffeehouse Series; tickets for this show, which
begins at 7 p.m., cost $10. Start times for Lee Murdock’s Arts In
Education programs are coordinated with school schedules; for more
information, contact DCCA at 937-547-0908 or dcca@darkecountyarts.org
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