Friday, October 24, 2014

DCCA PRESENTS TROUBADOUR JOHN FLYNN AT THE COFFEE POT

Darke County Center for the Arts will present singer/songwriter/guitarist John Flynn at The Coffee Pot in Greenville on Thursday, November 6.

Darke County Center for the Arts will present singer/songwriter/guitarist John Flynn at The Coffee Pot in Greenville on Thursday, November 6. The second of DCCA's Coffeehouse Series presentations, the show begins at 7 p.m. “Known as 'a troubadour of justice, mercy and hope,' John addresses the times we live in through his songs,” said DCCA Artistic Director Keith Rawlins. “Those who remember the coffeehouses of the 1960s and '70's will love this show; those who missed out on that era when meaningful and sometimes humorous songs were all the rage can get an idea of the passion and joy generated by music that speaks deeply to the heart and the spirit,” Rawlins stated.

John Flynn's significant body of work includes funny songs, story songs, love songs, and music for kids in addition to his songs of social justice and meditations on loss, tolerance, faith and hope. “Every song I write always feels like my first,” Flynn says. “I guess that's why I love it so much; each song challenges you to seek and see new possibilities. After all these years, I feel like I'm just getting warmed up,” he concluded. Legendary singer/songwriter Kris Kristofferson describes his friend John Flynn as “one of a special breed of good-hearted artists whose reaction to the human condition finds kind, humorous expression” in the songs that he writes “with an eye for powerful imagery and anything funny.”

DCCA's Coffeehouse Series offers shows in casual social settings where food and drink are available for purchase, providing an opportunity to enjoy high quality professional performing artists in a relaxed atmosphere at an economical cost. The Coffeehouse Series is sponsored by Julie and Tom Graber, Eileen and Steve Litchfield, and Rodney Oda. The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. DCCA also receives operating support from the Harry D. and Esther Stephens Memorial as well as funding from the Ketrow Foundation and Lydia E. Schaurer Memorial Trust Fund.

Tickets for John Flynn's show at The Coffee Pot cost $10, and can be reserved by contacting DCCA at 937-547-0908 or dcca@centerforarts.net, or purchased at DCCA's office located within Greenville Public Library as well as online at www.CenterForArts.net. If any remain by showtime, tickets will also be available at the door prior to the performance.

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