April 11th - Don Drumm's 90th Birthday
Don Drumm is turning 90 this coming Friday, April 11th. Still working every day and creating new pieces too.
To give you a little insight about Don, here's a condensed history of his life. He was born Donald Dean Drumm in Warren, Ohio, on April 11, 1935.
Donald graduated from Chalker High School in 1952. Following this, he studied medicine for two years at Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio. He then transferred to Kent State University where he received a B.F.A and an M.A. He married Elizabeth (Lisa) Plavcan on April 30, 1960 and raised three children, Elisa, Tamula, and Leandra. They provided him with four grandchildren: Cory, Addison, Logan, and Alexandra and four great grandchildren; Theo, Ozzy, Lucca and Poppy.
Don initially worked as a designer for the Industrial Design firm “Smith, Scherr and McDermott” for two years. In 1960 Drumm opened his own studio, as a full time practicing sculptor and designer/craftsman in Akron, Ohio. In 1971, together with his wife, Lisa Drumm, he expanded the studio to incorporate a one-room gallery. Since then the gallery has grown and now embraces two buildings, representing the work of over 600 artists and studio space for three resident artists.
We invite you to register for a special birthday celebration to be held at Don Drumm Studios & Gallery on his birthday.
Due to limited parking/space, we'll be serving ice cream at scheduled times (1pm, 2pm, and 3pm) to those who have registered. This event will occur - rain or shine.
As part of this event, Pav's ice cream truck will be visiting the gallery and serving their delectable ice cream. Each scheduled time will have the option of getting a free ice cream cone or if you purchase one of the collectable Pav's ice cream bowls that Don created, you can get Don's signature sundae along with your ice cream bowl.
We're asking those that are registered to come for their ice cream during their scheduled time.
