OZARK-An opportunity to celebrate the rich musical and theater history of Dale County is set for June 17 at the historic Holman House on Broad Street in Ozark.
Billed as “A Delightful Gathering,” the Ozark Area Chamber of Commerce and the Dale County Performing Arts Council event will honor the 11 musical and theater greats depicted on the music and theater mural painted by Dothan muralist Wes Hardin on the brick wall across from First Ozark United Methodist Church on Broad Street in downtown Ozark.
People are also reading… The second mural, completed in 2022, depicts some of the Dale Countians who have excelled in music and/or theater and features Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton, Blues Hall of Fame inductee; Lew Houston Childree, steel guitarist; Judge Jackson, Sacred Harp musician; Gordon Dodson, Steel Guitar Hall of Fame’s Bill Simmons Horizon Award winner; Dewey Williams, Sacred Harp musician; Margie Benson, award winning theater teacher, producer and artistic director; Julian Tharpe,...
For instance, Benson said, Pea River Electric Cooperative recently donated $10,000 which was used to purchase a much-needed new sound system center. The theater production, “Nun Sense” was intended to be a fundraiser for the new sound system but soon after final curtain fall, Benson learned that the funds generated would instead need to be used for operating expenses. Benson calls the Pea River donation “truly a God-thing.
“By April of 1986, all of the money had been raised, all of the hard work had been put in, and the doors to the new Flowers Center for the Performing Arts opened to sellout performances for ‘Hello Dolly,’” Benson said. “It was a proud day not only for Carroll High School, but for the city of Ozark. The young people of Ozark finally had a remarkable home in which to showcase their talents.” Benson estimates that some 3,400 students have participated in the theater program since its inception.
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