BETHEL — Donald Knaack, a.k.a. The Junkman, will perform for the K-12 students of Maine School Administrative District #44 on Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 25 and 26. The performances are open to area home school and charter students.

The Junkman travels to the beat of a different drummer. As a conservatory-trained percussionist who has been a member of the Louisville Orchestra and the Buffalo Philharmonic and a studio percussionist and drummer in the studios of Hollywood, he now exclusively composes for and performs on junk and recycled materials. It’s called Junk Music and it’s a unique collection of infectious grooves and musical styles that’s gaining audiences from every spectrum of the music business — from rock to jazz to world music.

Impossible to categorize, worldwide audiences are recognizing Junk Music as eye-opening, provocative and entirely new. He offers the following programs: interactive concerts, school residencies, making sound sculptures from recycled materials and customized performances/residencies.

The October performances, presented by the Mahoosuc Arts Council, will be funded in part by a grant from the New England Foundation for the Arts through the New England States Touring Program. Other funding includes support from Gould Academy, Franklin Savings Bank and private donors.

Area home schooled and private school students are asked to RSVP with the council. For links and more information, visit www.mahoosucarts.org or call 824-3575.

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