Oxford Community Arts Center
10 South College Ave, Oxford.
Extended play: this piano will be available until September 17.
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The Art Shop Cooperative will also be open to “Meet the Artists”.
Art on exhibit includes the Ohio Valley Wood Turners Guild, “Let’s Turn To Wood”; Kelsey Gilbreath, photography and Jim Brown, photography and watercolor.
A Children’s Harvest Party will be in full swing in the Children’s Garden at OCAC. Food, entertainment and educational exhibits will be offered all afternoon. Gourd musical instrument making (Dr. Larry Sherman) , monarch butterfly adoption (McGuffey Foundation School) and the Joy Family Entertainment Company are only some of the activities planned for the day. All children in the area are invited to join the OCAC Gardeneering Campers for this afternoon of fun and harvest sharing.
Shademakers Nursery and Landscaping will be set up along the slant walk in the garden area . Their friendly and knowledgeable staff will be there to assist you with your gardening questions. They will also have plants and garden ornaments for sale. Shademakers has been involved with the children’s garden from the very beginning of the project, donating compost, topsoil, and just about anything the children need for their garden.
Nate DeVore of DeVore Land and Water Gardens will also be at the Arts Center. Most recently, Nate and his father, John DeVore designed and implemented the water remediation garden as a donation to the Arts Center. Nate will have information about our water remediation garden and other design and garden issues.
Although there is no charge for the event at OCAC, everyone is encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item to share with the Oxford Community Choice Pantry.
For more information about Community Arts Centers Day, a complete list of the community arts centers involved, and details about programming for the day, please visit www.findyourcenternow.com. FindYourCenterNow.com is a shared website designed to build awareness for the community arts centers across the region and will have its official launch with Community Arts Centers Day on September 12, 2010.
Art centers throughout the region will open their doors on Sunday, September 12 sharing music, dance, theatre, crafts, and galleries with their communities as part of Community Arts Centers Day. Twenty-six community arts centers are participating in the day’s activities. Each center will open its doors from noon to 4:00 pm with free activities for families, friends, and neighbors to enjoy.
Community Arts Centers Day celebrates the benefits of arts centers throughout the region. “On that day people all across Greater Cincinnati will have a chance to visit these wonderful neighborhood assets,” says Ruth Dickey from the Clifton Cultural Arts Center.
Community Arts Centers enliven neighborhoods throughout our region, make the tri-state area a great place to live, work, play, and visit, and provide access to a wide range of art opportunities which bring people together to share experiences and ideas; inspire children, adults, and families; and help to create vibrant and connected communities. Currently eleven cities, townships, and villages have officially proclaimed September 12, 2010 as Community Arts Centers Day.
The Oxford Community Arts Center (OCAC) has a number of things scheduled for the day. Front Porch Performances from 12:30 through 4:00 pm include the Oxford Drum & Gourd Ensemble, “Where’s Johnny” and Rohit & Oscar Menezes. Both the Oxford Drum & Gourd Ensemble and “Where’s Johnny” have performed at the Arts Center many times. Their fun and entertaining styles are miles apart, but their love and enthusiasm for the music they produce is both infectious and entertaining.
First time OCAC performers Rohit and Oscar Menezes bring a wealth of musical experience to the Center. Rohit was born in Pune, India and began sneaking into the neighbor’s basement to play their piano when he was four years old, and began taking piano lessons when he was six. Currently a music education teacher at Laurel Elementary School in Laurel Indiana and pianist at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Oxford, Rohit earned his Masters of Arts in Teaching in Music Education at Indiana University. Rohits father, Oscar Menezes was born in Belgaum, India and is an Engineer by profession, but his main passion is singing. He is a well known baritone and is at home in both a solo and choral setting. He has been involved in various local musical productions including 'My Fair Lady', 'Cats', 'She Loves Me', and 'Kiss of the Spider Woman'. Oscar's singing repertoire is vast, including music from the 1940s.
Sunday September 12th - 3pm ( FREE Concert )
Oscar & Rohit MenezesOscar Menezes is a well known Baritone in Bangalore, India where he currently resides. He has been singing for many years and has also been in various local musical productions like 'My Fair Lady', 'She L...oves Me', 'Kiss of the Spider Woman', and 'Cats'.
Oscar will be accompanied by his son, Rohit Menezes. Rohit has been the music teacher at Laurel Elementary and Junior High, in Laurel Indiana since January 2000 and he plays the piano at St. Mary's Church. This performance is part of the Community Arts Centers Day Celebration!
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