Northside Elementary School presents the musical, “A Country Explosion,” on Tuesday, May 4th at 6:30 p.m. in the NES gymnasium. The fifth grade students will present a tribute to country musicians and their music of yesterday and today.
DeKalb County does not have a theater for public performances of the arts; however, Northside Elementary School’s spring musical provides our students with the opportunity for artistic expression. This year’s production is comprised of approximately one hundred seventy-eight fifth grade students plus staff. “A Country Explosion” is a student-based community project, combining the talents of Northside students, faculty, and staff, as well as the talents of several Smithville community members.
Smithville’s Darrin Vincent of the award-winning bluegrass group, Dailey & Vincent, will be performing in Northside’s musical. In addition, Joe Dean, one of the musicians in Dailey & Vincent, will also be performing in this year’s fifth grade musical. Dailey & Vincent took home seven awards at the 2008 International Bluegrass Music Awards Show and in 2009, they won Entertainer of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year, and Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year (“On the Other Side”). They will be performing on July 15th at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. They will also perform on October 2nd at Jackson County High School at a benefit concert, where proceeds will go to help the children of Jackson and DeKalb Counties. NES Music Director, Kelly Jo Birmingham says, “It’s an honor to get to work with Darrin and Joe. They are incredibly talented musicians and they are also very wonderful people. They have been really supportive of our school and students this year and we appreciate them taking time out of their busy schedule to help us.”
Admission to the NES musical is free to the public. Come support the arts at Northside Elementary School on Tuesday May 4th.
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