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The Kid & The Riff Raff premieres in benefit concerts
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PIQUA The coronavirus pandemic negatively impacted artists of all mediums this past year, especially musicians. More than $150,000 in entertainment budgets for Miami and Montgomery County nonprofits wasn’t spent in 2020. Over the past year, nonprofits were unable to host events and support musicians. This does not include the countless opportunities in restaurants and music venues across Miami and Montgomery Counties that were removed from musicians. The economic impact spills over into multiple other areas including restaurants, hotels, parking, and more. One of our main goals with this program is making sure musicians know they’re valued and appreciated by helping them regain some of their lost revenue from 2020.
Local band Zack Attack to kick off Piqua Arts Council’s Musicians’ Benefit Concert
PIQUA Piqua Arts Council will host their Musicians’ Benefit Concerts this year, which will raise more than $100,000 to support the musicians of Miami and Montgomery Counties who have been impacted by the pandemic.
The first concert of the video concert series premieres Friday, April 30, at 7 p.m. with a performance from Zack Attack. The group performs R&B, Rock, Hip-Hop, Pop, and Alternative music. They are a throwback party band, who bring back hits from the 90s and more. Zack Attack always brings their highest energy to shows musically and visually, as well as keeping it in the atmosphere.
Piqua student wins annual poetry competition
Lexi Gastelu, of Piqua, performs poems by George Marion McClellan and Carolyn Wells at the 2021 Poetry Out Loud competition, held at Edison State Community College.
PIQUA Piqua Arts Council hosted the West Central Regional Final of the National Endowment for the Arts’ Poetry Out Loud Competition on Thursday, Feb. 11 at Edison State Community College.
As part of the competition students from four of the region’s high schools participated in reading poems. Competing were Daniel Nauseef from Chaminade Julienne High School, Hibachi Loukssi from Xenia High School, Lexi Gastelu from Piqua High School and Abigail Lay from Springfield Clark Career and Technical College. The students competed in two rounds of poetry recitation with the judges for the evening also presenting.