Dogwood Festival

  • Dogwood Festival

    Dogwood Festival 2014

    Our Hills are Alive May 1-9, 2014 Spring is slow to unroll this year but a harbinger of the season, the Pomerene Center for the Arts’ Dogwood Festival, begins May 1, right on time. For the 29th year, the Coshocton community will come together to celebrate the visual, literary & performing arts.   The theme of this year’s Dogwood Festival, “Our Hills are Alive,”  plays off the Triple Locks Theater production of “The Sound of Music” but alludes to the lively cultural and artistic  life in Coshocton County. Phil Cogley, a Columbus, Ohio musician,  underscored this reality when after performing at the Pomerene he commented, “Thanks for introducing me to the…

  • Dogwood Festival,  Exhibits

    PROGRESSIVE GOURMET GALA DINNER following the Coshocton historic mural trail

    Progressive Gourmet Gala Dinner, Saturday, May 4, 5:30-8pm Venue: Starting @ Chase Bank This is a Bring Your Own Beverage Event $50. Reservations required. Purchase below or call 740.622.0326  or email pomerenearts@gmail.com  see what else is going on during Dogwood Festival This little party highlights the Coshocton Historic Mural Trail, the culinary artistry of our local chefs, and the musicianship of Johnny Dotson. Just in case the above image is not enough to give you a picture of the party–here are some definitions: PROGRESSIVE DINNER: An on-the-move dinner party where each course is eaten in a different place. You spend most of the party indoors (just in case the weather does…

  • Dogwood Festival,  Performances

    On the Taylor & Boody Tracker Organ

    Bradley Hunter Welch| Sunday, May 5, 3pm Venue: Coshocton Presbyterian Church Sanctuary free see what else is going on during Dogwood Festival Bradley Hunter Welch comes to Coshocton to play on the extraordinary Taylor & Boody Tracker Organ. Playing this organ is an athletic endeavor. There are no mechanical devises between the organist’s fingers & feet, keys & pedals, and the valves that open to let the air flow through the pipes. You don’t need to be an organ aficionado to enjoy the rigors of this performance. Mr. Welch promises to play a good helping of Bach and Buxtehude and likely a couple of piece by William Albright (Nocturne and…