Culture Builds Community
Upcoming Events

CBC and The Zoot Theatre Company are collaborating with three local communities to present a series of performances that tell the personal stories of Dayton’s residents. This project, Peoples’ Puppet-Play, will be presented in conjunction with the 2010 Cityfolk Festival’s material culture exhibit, About Face: The World of Puppets & Masks. The three participating communities and their community-based partner agencies are:

• Twin Towers – East End Community Services & Ruskin Neighborhood School Center
• The Near West Side (including Wright Dunbar, Wolf Creek, Roosevelt & surrounding neighborhoods) – Wesley Community Center & Dakota Center Inc.
• Walnut Hills – Cleveland Neighborhood School Center

Groundwork for the community-inspired plays is already in progress. If you are interested in getting involved in the Peoples’ Puppet-Play project, please contact the community project coordinators your neighborhood, listed on this information sheet.

There are two free public events:

Saturday, May 15
12:00 – 2:00 pm
Community Potluck/Picnic
East End Community Center
624 Xenia Avenue, Dayton, OH 45410

Saturday, July 3
1:00 – 2:00 pm (subject to change)
Peoples’ Puppet-Play at the 2010 Cityfolk Festival
RiverScape MetroPark (downtown Dayton)
In the new MetroParks Pavilion

For information or to volunteer, please contact Kelsa Rieger at (937) 223-3655 ext. 3008

Para más información o para voluntar, contacte a Kelsa Rieger a (937) 223-3655 ext 3008. (se habla Español)

Culture Builds Community is made possible by...

A host of community partners: Bing Davis Art Studio, Cleveland Neighborhood School Center, Dakota Center, Dayton Public Schools, Dayton Urban League, East End Community Services Corporation, Edison PK-8 Neighborhood School Center, Fairview Elementary Neighborhood School Center, Fitz Center for Leadership in Community at the University of Dayton, Ruskin Elementary Neighborhood School Center, Twin Towers Block Leaders, Twin Towers Neighborhood Association, Unified Health Solutions, Wright-Dunbar Inc., Sinclair Community College, and YMCA of Greater Dayton

Our generous supporters: Culture Works, The Dayton Foundation, MetLife Foundation, Montgomery County, and Ohio Arts Council.