The two Stark County businessmen were recognized for their leadership in the EN-RICH-MENT Arts Education Center project, including donating the resources of their construction and HVAC companies towards the cause.

This past weekend Ryan Lott, the founder and band leader of the Oscar-nominated band Son Lux visited the 2024 Bluecoats at their Spring Training home, the University of Mount Union, in Alliance, OH. The visit, planned as a part of the bands two-year artistic residency at Bluecoats, included a masterclass with Ryan for the corps.

It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of our beloved board member Larry Rebillot, who lost his brief battle with cancer this morning. Our thoughts are with all of those whose lives have been impacted by Larry’s incredible spirit; few people have made as profound an impact on our organization and the drum corps activity. He will be forever remembered by the Bluecoats Community for his lifetime of dedicated service.

Today Bluecoats and EN-RICH-MENT announced a new affiliation between the organizations, launching a new future for performing arts and youth education programming in Stark County. This newly formed affiliation will restructure both organizations, creating an extraordinary spectrum of programming for youth that spans from local students' first experiences with the performing arts, to the world-renowned Bluecoats Drum & Bugle Corps.