Darke County Center for the Arts recognizes Greenville Federal as an Impresario sponsor of the upcoming Special Event presentation of Motones & Jerseys: In Concert at St. Clair Memorial Hall on Saturday, February 26. Greenville Federal also supports DCCA’s Family Theatre Series and Arts in Education programs, which benefit Darke County youth and their families. According to DCCA Executive Director Andrea Jordan, “DCCA is grateful for Greenville Federal’s sponsorship at the Impresario Level, DCCA’s highest level of sponsorship, which helps enable our efforts to provide culturally enriching experiences for the citizens of our community.”
This show featured nearly fifty of the greatest songs of the twentieth century sung by two groups of stellar singers backed by an awesome band,” explained David Warner, DCCA Artistic Director. “The Motones sing songs made popular by the likes of Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, and Marvin Gaye; the Jerseys perform music from Franki Valli and the Four Seasons, the Beach Boys, the Beatles and more in a playful competition where everyone wins,” Mr. Warner concluded.
Presenting three shows each season, the goal of the DCCA Family Theatre Series is to inspire the imaginations of the young and young at heart, and encourage the expression of creativity, while introducing new audiences to the joy & wonder of live performances. Returning to St. Clair Memorial Hall in 2022 DCCA’s Family Theatre Series season opens with The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati’s Rapunzel’s Hairy Fairy Tale, featured the classic fairy tale of “Rapunzel” in an exciting world-premiere musical adaptation adventure. Running time for all Family Theatre Series shows is about one hour. Other Family Theatre Series presentations for this season include Virginia Repertory Children’s Theatre’s adaptation based on the true story of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad on Sunday, March 13, concluding on Sunday, April 24 with Mr. C making the ordinary extraordinary in his Full STEAM Ahead Live performance. General admission tickets for each of the Family Theatre presentations cost $5.
Through DCCA’s Arts In Education programs, professional artists perform for every grade level of every public school in Darke County. Inspiring students, and providing cultural enrichment, while aligning with school curriculum whenever possible. The 2021-2022 schedule presented in person the artists DCCA presented in a virtual format the fall of 2020. Including Zak Morgan (grades K-3) a Grammy nominated Children’s musician shared silly songs and stories of self-encouragement; Robert Post Comedy Show (grades 4-6) presented a one-man variety show which educated, entertained, engaged, and empowered students to explore their own potential; Shaun Johnson Big Band Experience (grades 7 & 8) performed at St. Clair Memorial Hall for Jr. High students; and The Moxie Strings (grades 9-12) presented a high-energy event redefining strings’ role in contemporary music.
Darke County Center for the Arts presents and promotes performing and fine arts encouraging cultural enrichment. For more information contact the DCCA office at (937) 547-0908 or visit our website DarkeCountyArts.org.