Yankee Doodle Dandies!

Dayton, OH -- (SBWire) -- 06/02/2010 -- This week the Dayton Gay Men’s Chorus announced their final concert of the season, “Yankee Doodle Dandies”, June 5th. The concert will be held June 5th, 2010 at 8 PM in the historic Victoria Theatre, downtown Dayton.

Dayton Gay Men’s Chorus will cap-off Dayton’s Pride Day activities with their final concert of the season, “Yankee Doodle Dandies”, at the landmark Victoria Theatre. The concert features time-honored American Anthems/Ballads, which celebrate our country’s diverse cultural heritage. The music selections range from traditional patriotic and spiritual anthems, wild-west ballads, to contemporary country rock classics and have been selected to appeal to a broad audience of all ages.

Artistic Director, Jason Schuler, has crafted an inspiring choral program, which gives voice to the idea that “America is in all of us”. Schuler states that “Yankee Doodle Dandies truly promises to be a revolutionary performance of American song, exemplifying a celebration of where we have come from, rights we have fought for and a testimony to the continued struggle for equality.” Come join the DGMC for an entertaining evening of tradition, inspiration, and participation in “America, the home of the free and the brave.”

For tickets to YANKEE DOODLE DANDIES, call Ticket Center Stage at 937/228-3630 or 888/228-3630, order online at www.ticketcenterstage.com or in person at the Ticket Center Stage box office, located in the Wintergarden of the Benjamin and Marion Schuster Performing Arts Center. Or find any member of Dayton Gay Men’s Chorus. Tickets purchased in advance are $15.00, and at the door for $20.00. Children 7 and under are admitted free of charge.

Grant funding for this project came through the Ohio Arts Council and the Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District.

Victoria Theatre Association is one of Dayton’s premier arts organizations, presenting the Miami Valley and Good Samaritan Hospitals Broadway Series, the Young at Heart Family Series, the Michelob Ultra Cool Films series, Star Attractions, the Universal 1 Variety Series, KeyBank African-American Festival, and the Physicians for Kids Discovery Series, which features curriculum-enhanced live theatre productions for school children. Victoria Theatre Association is proud of its alliance with the Dayton Opera. In addition to the performances it presents, Victoria Theatre Association also manages the historic Victoria Theatre, the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center, and the Metropolitan Arts Center, which houses The Loft Theatre. Victoria Theatre Association receives funding from a variety of diverse public, corporate, individual and private sources, including the Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District and the Ohio Arts Council. The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program or organization with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.