Get a head start on holiday celebrating, get away from the stress of the season and join us in historic downtown Middletown for our BLITZEN Cookie & Cocktail Walk. After checking in at the beautiful Windamere, you will walk to different shops, eateries and establishments to get 8 different cookies, lovingly prepared from our delicious downtown bakeries and eateries! Each “Cookie Stop” will have a specially selected cocktail pairing available for purchase (not included in ticket price, sold separately at each location). Cookie in one hand……paired cocktail in another…….does that sound like something at the top of your Christmas List?!
Archives for December 2019
Starbucks BOGO Happy Hour Today
On Thursday, December 26, Starbucks is running there last Happy Hour of the year. These come every now and then, but throughout December the ubiquitous coffee chain has done one every Thursday. The alcohol-free Happy Hour offers you a buy-one-get-one-free (BOGO) deal on all handcrafted drinks size grande or larger from 2-7pm local time at participating locations.
Here’s how to get the deal: Open the Starbucks mobile app — you have to have the app to participate in Happy Hour — open your account to find the offer in your inbox. You don’t have to be a rewards member to get the BOGO deal. Though, of course, you will get points toward even more free drinks if you’re a member.
Learn TO Brew: A Four Class Series at Star City Brewery
Ever been interested in making your own beer? The state of Ohio permits you to make up to 100 gallons of beer a year for personal consumption, so why not take advantage of it? This is your opportunity to learn just how it’s all done, and how you can do it for yourself! Join us with our friends from HBYOB “Home Brew Your Own Beer” as our head brewer Chad Klehamer guides you through the steps needed to turn grain into one of the world’s most ancient and delicious beverages.
McCoy on Movies: The Rise of Skywalker
Nostalgia, battle sequences likely enough to send longstanding
fans home happy with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
WATCH THE TRAILER(S) HERE:
Then again, the presence of the previously thought to be deceased Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) may change both of their plans forever if he has his way.
THE REVIEW: You have four types of people when it comes to Star Wars: (1) The uninitiated/unconcerned, a.k.a. the people who have ever never seen a Star Wars movie, don’t care to see another Star Wars movie and/or don’t even know The Rise of Skywalker is here; (2) The relatively familiar – people who have seen one or two of the films, most likely the “original” three from the 1970s and 80s and are good with that; (3) the generally knowledgeable – they’ve seen all the films, but are not dedicated fans who can rattle of planet names or easter eggs from one film to the next; (4) the Comic Book Guys (or Girls). So named for The Simpsons-inspired character inspired in part by Star Wars-obsessive fans, they are protective of the franchise the way parents are a first-born child, love and hate different aspects of the series with the passion of a young Olympic boxer pursuing a gold medal and know so much Jedi/Sith trivia they would make Ken Jennings Jeopardy run look like child’s play.So, that all being said, as someone who falls into category 3 and knows plenty of people that fit into categories one, two and four, my spoiler free assessment of the last installment in the main Star Wars canon is this: Episode IX (nine for those who don’t remember their Roman numerals), while not perfect, contains enough positives to satisfy the people in the last two groups while perhaps making those in the first two groups curious enough to at least wonder what all the hype is about.
The previous Star Wars film, The Last Jedi, is a divisive issue among the hardcore fans as for as many people loved it, just as many seemingly did not – leading to it to serve as an “OK Boomer”-style case study in letting go of old things vs. embracing new possibilities. (You can read more about that here, here and here. Abrams has shared his thoughts on the matter extensively.) Whether that unconsciously (not likely) or consciously (most likely) played a factor in J.J. Abrams’ approach to the final installment may be up for debate, it won’t feel like it watching The Rise of Skywalker as the film tries to bridge a nostalgia gap for the old guard of fans while finishing the new work.
Here’s what most of you will care to know in regards to the actual quality of the film: The action sequences work well, Ridley proves herself capable of earning the massive responsibility her character is thrust into, Driver makes his character more than a Darth Vader clone and the classic elements of good vs. evil – complete with dad jokes aplenty courtesy of C-3PO. There are sky battles, ground battles, journeys across the galaxy to find missing pieces of information, character revelations, homages to the past … It’s a basic 2-and-a-half hour blowout of the things most fans have come to enjoy about the franchise.
Yes, it would be nice if Fisher hadn’t passed away before the filming finished (luckily for Abrams the cut footage from previous films fits in nicely). Likewise, some people may take issue with the incorporation of past characters into the film and their usage and the Palpatine situation may serve as the stuff of blogs and YouTube videos for many eons to come. Then again, when you’ve got over 40 years’ worth of cinematic history coming to an end, there is no way you’re going to satisfy everyone.
But, much like everyone’s favorite little green friend re-invented as a child on Disney+ once famously said, “Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” Thus, if you don’t embrace some change over the course of nine films, you’ve probably missed what Abrams and company have attempted to do: Deliver a fitting end to a story with plenty of history while giving it some fresh life along the way. After all, one must “Do or do not. There is no try.”
Keeping that sage-like wisdom will likely send most longstanding fans home happy from this galaxy to the next.
Hoagie’s Pizza House Quietly Turns 50
How could Dayton have a pizza place for 50 years, and most people have not been there ?
Hoagies Pizza House on North Dixie is doing just that. This relatively unknown pizza parlor is celebrating 50 years in business. We knew we had a Food Adventure at hand !!
Let’s break it down with our original bullet form platform we have used since 2008.
HERE’S THE SKINNY on HOAGIES PIZZA HOUSE:
— There is one Hoagies Pizza location that is left. It is located at 6128 North Dixie Drive. Other locations in
Dayton on N. Main St, Airway Rd, and Brandt Pike have closed over the years.
— They do a lot of business, when patrons get “to go” orders then drive across the street from the Dixie Twin Drive In Theater. Pizza and car drive in’s are a great combo.
— There is a small dining room inside if you go up a few steps. Most orders look like they are placed “to go.”
— Hoagie’s Pizza Dough is made fresh each day, as is the sauce. Family owned for 50 years, and dough is made by the same family.
We have now been to Hoagies Pizza House three times to get exclusive photos and scoop as always. Not a drive by, we have eaten our way through each visit.
After sampling most of the menu, we have come up with “Must Eats” for every Dayton Foodie to enjoy.
“MUST EATS” at HOAGIES PIZZA HOUSE:
— THEIR PIZZA, ANY PIZZA , ANY TOPPINGS:
Whether it is the deluxe, or a pepperoni, this is the main attraction. One of the best pizzas we had here was a pepperoni, anchovy, onion, green pepper and mushroom pizza. It was epic. May we suggest extra sauce and well done on all you pizzas?
— THE LASAGNA:
It has a meat sauce and is served with a salad. This baked dish wan much better than we expected. Lots of gooey cheese and sauce, it was a little like our grandma’s lasagna. Get an order of garlic bread and go to town on this dish. It might be worth asking for extra sauce, because there is plenty of cheese on this bad boy. They even give you packets of Parmesan Cheese too.
— THE FAMOUS HOAGIE SANDWICH:
This is their most popular sub or sandwich on the menu. Meats include Ham , Salami and Pepperoni, served with provolone cheese, onion, tomatoes, lettuce and green peppers on a toasted french sub bun. Other toppings include hot banana peppers, green olives and mayo.
We finally got to try Hoagie’s Pizza House, 50 years in the making ! Don’t wait as long as we did to try this pizza !
Give it a carryout shout yourself, and if you are going to the Dixie Twin Drive In .. fawghetabout it and get a pie for sure. Pizza and a show is the way to go.
Enjoy !!
Feel free to browse our original photos below.
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Dayton’s Eagle
A pair of eagles are appearing almost daily at Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark and Donna and Ray Riddlebarger are taking some incredible photographs of them.
According to Jim Weller “the eagle in the image above is Orv, the Carillon Park male. He visits Wegerzyn daily to keep an eye on the nomadic eagles that pass through in the fall and winter. There are a number of juvenile, immature, sub-adult and adult bald eagles that have found the tornado damaged trees there to be excellent perches. The Eastwood nest has fledged 18 eaglets since 2011 and should produce more in 2020. They were Dayton’s first resident eagles in 7 decades! Both Carillon eaglets were lost last year but they successfully fledged 2 this past summer. I fully expect that Wegerzyn, Triangle or Island park will have a nesting pair within a few years. Please be aware though that disturbing nesting eagles is a federal crime and just a few minutes of exposure to the elements may destroy the embryonic or recently hatched eaglet. Carillon Park (where I serve as their ‘eagle expert’) is unique in that the breeding adults there are so accustomed to human activity in the area that eagle watchers produce no stress for the birds. Please, never approach an isolated nest or a perched eagle. Eagles can safely be viewed within parks from a reasonable distance or anywhere along our river systems. They are simply majestic! Here is a closer look at Orv for identification. The darkness near his nares is key.”
Comedian Ryan Singer – Home For The Holiday
Ryan Singer is the rarest of breeds: A comic’s comic who electrifies mainstream audiences with material that is both uncompromising and unpretentious. LaughSpin says, “With his high-energy delivery and unpretentious leanings, there’s not a lot to dislike about comedian Ryan Singer. And it’s not just us saying it: In the last few years, he’s won over audiences headlining the nation’s finer comedy clubs and was hailed by Marc Maron in Rolling Stone as a comedian “Who Should Be Big.”
Ryan has released his 3rd full-length album IMMORTAL FOR NOW after his debut album HOW TO GET HIGH WITHOUT DRUGS and sophomore release COMEDY WONDER TOWNwere selected as Top 10 Comedy CD’s of the year (2010 & 2012). He is the creator and host of one of the top Science & Medicine podcasts on iTunes, ME & PARANORMAL YOU, the twice-weekly mindcast (podcast) in which he has in-depth interviews with people who possess paranormal abilities or have had extraordinary experiences. He was selected by LA Weekly as one of “10 LA Comics to Watch” for 2014, was mentioned in NY Magazine as a “Comic to Watch,” was one of 4 finalists in the original CMT’s Next Big Comic Contest, is a frequent guest on the WTF Podcast w/Marc Maron and the Bob & Tom Show, and his joke “United Snacks of America” has over 7.5 million listens on Pandora.
Wiley’s Comedy Club
101 Pine Street in the Oregon District
(937) 224-5653
Fri, Dec 20, 2019 8:00 PM
Sat, Dec 21, 2019 7:15 PM 9:30 PM
Tickets $10 plus a 2 item minimum
The Dayton Foundation Opens ScholarshipCONNECT for 2020-2021 Applications
The Dayton Foundation has launched its 2020-2021 scholarship application process and is pleased to once again offer students access to ScholarshipCONNECT, an online scholarship search and college readiness resource. Students can access ScholarshipCONNECT by visiting www.daytonfoundation.org/scholars.
ScholarshipCONNECT offers more than 200 scholarship opportunities through The Dayton Foundation and educational foundations that are part of the Foundation. The system uses a detailed questionnaire to match students, based upon their educational interests and background, to possible scholarship opportunities. Students and parents also can help plan and pay for college by accessing links to online financial aid, scholarship and loan resources, and tools, such as a college debt calculator.
In fiscal year 2018-2019, The Dayton Foundation and the Dayton-Montgomery County Scholarship Program, a component fund of The Dayton Foundation since 2006, have awarded more than $2.1 million in scholarships to help more than 1,400 students advance their educational goals.
The deadline to submit a completed ScholarshipCONNECT online application for scholarships for the 2020-2021 school year is March 6, 2020. For more information and success stories from previous years’ scholarship recipients, visit ScholarshipCONNECT, or connect with The Dayton Foundation on Facebook and Twitter.
Holiday Sweater Gets You A Deal at Melting Pot
Drag out that festive holiday sweater and let it work for you!
When you visit The Melting Pot today through Thursday Dec. 19th wearing a holiday sweater you’ll be able to get a 4 course meal for just $29.95.
MENU:
1st course is our Fiesta cheese served with breads, apples, and veggies.
2nd course is our house salad with choice of Ranch or our Sweet and Tangy dressing.
3rd course is an entrée of Buffalo Chicken, White Shrimp, Teriyaki Marinated Sirloin, and seasonal vegetables served with our Court Bouillon cooking style.
4th course is your choice of pure milk, white, or dark chocolate served with delicious dippers.
No holiday sweater? You’ll get the first 3 courses for $29.95.
453 Miamisburg Centerville Rd
A Very Soulful Christmas with Kenneith Perrin
It’s going to be a very souful Christmas indeed, with the sensational soul singer Kenneith Perrin. He’s back home in Dayton for this exclusive holiday performance!
Thursday December 19th at The Brightside – 905 E 3rd St Dayton, OH. Doors 7pm. Show 7:30-9pm. All ages welcome!
Tickets $10, available here: https://www.soundvalleydayton.com/events/a-very-soulful-christmas-with-kenneith-perrin
Handicapped accessible. On site parking available.
Learn To Curl
Come out and learn curling with the crew from Curl Troy, celebrating their 10th year as your curling club in The Miami Valley. This session is an introductory session and no experience is required. All you need is to have a clean pair of tennis shoes, comfortable clothing, and be ready to have fun. Each Learn to Curl Session will take you out on the ice where you will learn the basic rules of the game, learn how to throw a stone, learn how and why to sweep a stone, and some simple strategy as well.
Dayton Artists United: Matthew Birdsall
Matt is a reader, writer, teacher, lover, and liver, not necessarily in that order. He is eager to read your comments and hopes you enjoy his thoughts, ideas, and positions. Matt believes that life is open to interpretation, and he hopes you take time to disagree with yourself every chance you get!
Matt has been a little corny his whole life. He blames Ohio. In fact, his first word was “combine.” Almost a year old, driving with his mom and dad in an old, green Chevy Chevette, he looked into a cornfield, saw a large machine, and said, “combine.” Neither his mom nor his dad were too pleased that their son recognized farm machinery before he recognized them, but they were pleased with the number of syllables he’d used. Matt still tries to disappoint his parents, but now he uses words like “mother” and “father” to lay it on thick.
Matt is the Managing Editor of the Mock Turtle Zine. Matt has recently published poetry in The Main Street Rag and The Poydras Review. When he’s not writing or spending time with his family, he works in educational publishing, and oversees a tutoring program for homeless children.
Matt recently sat down with Artist United for this interview:
AU–Mock Turtle Zine calls itself “A literary and arts magazine dedicated to supporting Miami Valley creatives,” tell me about it.
MB–We’ve been around for just over ten years. Each year we produce 2 issues. We’re coming up on Issue 21. Mock Turtle Zine was founded by Christina Dendy. Initially, I was published in the first two issues, and then I started helping with the publication. The current team and I took over the zine about 2 years ago. As always, we are an all volunteer staff. The Zine is free to everyone. All submissions are read blindly and judged on their merits. We accept submissions from all over, but the Miami Valley gets first dibs.
AU–Tell me about the name Mock Turtle.
MB–The Mock Turtle is a sub-character in Alice in Wonderland. It originally came up in a conversation between Christina and Ron Rollins. I think Ron takes about 80% credit for coming up with the name. I like the name, but we are considering a change, just considering it for now, because we would like it to reflect Dayton.
Stay tuned…
AU–You said that Mock Turtle was your labor of love, do you want to talk about your day job?
MB–No, thanks. I talk about my day job way too much. Let’s just say that I work in educational publishing and technology. I love it. Let’s leave it at that.
AU–OK then, let’s go back to the Zine. You said that submissions are open, and the works are blindly judged, but what are you looking for?
MB–It depends, really. We value craftsmanship and originality. But, c’mon–who doesn’t? When I dive into a piece, I want to be shocked by the frigid water in the deep end of the artists’ creative swimming pool. After I surface and catch my breath, the piece should allow me to float, but there needs to be a current pulling continually tugging at me from below. With all that said, folks need to know that there are times when a work that is really strong just doesn’t fit how the Zine is coming together. Maybe the work is too long for how much space we have. Heck, sometimes the flow just appears organically within the submission pile that overrides the merit of any one work.
AU–Do you provide feedback on works not published?
MB–Sometimes. If someone asks for it. I think feedback is a double-edged sword. It forces you to provide a rationale for what you’re doing, and that doesn’t necessarily help. I think the thing I most want to say to people who get told “no” is that “no” doesn’t mean “stop”. Don’t get discouraged. There are so many reasons the answer might be “no”. I implore everyone to read “no” as “try again.”
AU–Good to know. Besides open submissions how do you reach out to authors and artists?
MB–We actively participate and engage with our community. Mock Turtle is all about community. We love to attend local events. For instance, this week was the Winter Solstice Poetry Reading. Every year, friends of the Tecumseh Land Trust and Glen Helen gather for an evening of poetry in honor of the Winter Solstice. The lineup this year included the first poet laureate of Cincinnati, Pauletta Hansel, a Dayton Literary Peace Prize nominee, Moriel Rothman-Zecher, the president of Ohio Poetry Association, Chuck Salmons, and the mother-daughter team Karen and Alexandra Scott.
We are also proud to have judged the annual Dayton Metro Library Poetry Contest in the past. The contest is held (almost) every year in April in honor of National Poetry month. Winners are published in the Zine. It’s one way we reach out to new authors. We hope that those authors will come back to us–sometimes they do. We have rotating readers for each issue–all volunteers.
For the past few years, there have been fewer and fewer visual art submissions. However, we keep up with the Miami Valley Art scene. For the last three issues, we have personally reached out to prominent artists in the community for cover submissions. Hopefully, working with Artists United will bring in more art submissions. We want to publish creative works of all mediums.
AU–And the Zine is free? How are you funded?
MB–Our funding comes from donations, sponsorships, and advertisements. Recently, we’ve supercharged our advertising online–we like cross pollinating–so our vendors get lots of social media exposure. We’ve also revamped our website to facilitate deeper community engagement. The new site makes it easy to donate or offer sponsorship.
AU– How long does it take to produce the Zine?
MB–Mock Turtle Zine publishes twice a year, spring and fall. Submissions come in all the time, so we have lots of material. The spring issue hangs a bit on the Dayton Metro Library’s poetry contest, but with our great staff of readers and the attention to detail and layout skills of our Artistic Director, Melissa Bautista, it all comes together in four to six weeks. I am excited to see what the next issue holds…
Breakfast Santa’s
Some days rolling through Facebook can be unnerving. Then there are the days where something catches your eye. You open the post, read the story and think – what a great idea! Someone should do that. Well, recently there was a story just like that. One of those stories that touch the heart. It was the story about a group of friends that get together and go out to breakfast. On the surface that may not sound so touching or special. However, this group was different. In this group each person was willing to make a $100.00 investment. But an investment or breakfast? Both!
In this group once they arrive at the selected location – they each put their $100.00 in a gift bag or envelope. They each order breakfast (everything on one check) – and then pay the bill out of that bag. What is left is roughly $1500.00 which this group of Breakfast Santa’s gives to the server, as a tip.
I read this and thought what an amazing idea in the true spirit of giving.
So, unbeknownst to me, my friend Vicki had read the same article and posted the story with the message…” who’s in?” – I just had to be a part! And so, the planning begins. Where to go, how many will respond? In our community, where we have suffered this year, there are plenty of places to go to make an impact where tornadoes have had a devastating effect.
Today was the day. Seventeen Facebook acquaintances and friends converged on a local restaurant and made it happen. There were two servers (one who was called in to cover a shift) and another. Both gave excellent service. Taking great care of us without ever knowing what was in store. At the end of breakfast, the bill was paid, and the servers called over to the table. They were presented with “the bag”. Through teary eyes they realized this wasn’t a joke, but a gift.
While our group set out to touch the lives of a server or two, and we did. It was our lives that were touched. We have been blessed and were able to be a blessing. Through our tear-filled eyes, we hugged our servers wishing them a very Merry Christmas…and then we hugged each other, grateful for being a part of such amazing holiday fun. Thanks for posting Vicki, and for being the kind of person that always finds ways to give back and help others. Thanks for including all of us!
Dayton Battle of the Bands Announced for 2020
Dayton is well known for our impressive history of pushing musical boundaries, from the invention of Funk to the incalculable influence of early 90s alternative bands Guided by Voices and The Breeders. As a new decade launches, a group of Dayton music enthusiasts are joining forces to launch the next generation of local music.
Local music promoter Libby Ballengee (of Venus Child Productions) recently partnered with The Brightside, a new mid-size, multi-purpose event venue located in downtown Dayton. “I was so excited when The Brightside opened because there was finally a place downtown that could hold 500 person concerts. It’s the perfect size for grassroots promoters like me.”
The key assets of The Brightside are its enormous stage and top-notch sound engineers. It’s a quality experience for performers and the audience alike. However, for new bands, it’s a big leap in cost and attendance to get up on that big stage. Ballengee felt bad about having to turn away inquiries, and sought a way to support new bands looking for a break.
In conversations with fellow promoter and ticketing agent Zac Pitts from Sound Valley Dayton, and The Brightside’s owner Carli Dixon, Ballengee realized that they shared a mutual vision for the future of Dayton’s music community. Given Dayton’s rich musical history and impressive talent pool, how could they support the next generation of Dayton musical innovators?
The idea for a Dayton Battle of the Bands rose to the surface. Many Daytonians remember Canal Street Tavern’s Dayton Band Playoffs, although some like Pitts, were a bit too young to attend himself. While inspired by the idea, the group wants to use the platform of a competition to be more of an incubator for new bands. Bands will receive feedback from music industry experts during the playoff rounds, and the winner will get a full promotional package to take them to the next level.
On December 6th, 2019, a call for submissions will begin via daytonbattleofthebands.com. Bands or musical acts of any genre, that have been established 5 years or less and within a 35 mile radius of downtown Dayton are eligible to apply. There is no fee to apply or perform. Online registration opens December 6, 2019 and closes on December 22, 2019.
There is one more informational sessions for bands to get more information about the competition on Tuesday, December 17th. A band representative MUST attend one of these sessions to show proof of residency and to review how competition will work. Bands have a few days after the December meeting to complete their online registration.
Twenty bands will be selected by a review process by local judges, which includes Dr. Samuel N. Dorf, Associate Professor of Music at the University of Dayton, Tiffany Johnson, CEO of GigMerge and former VP of A&R for a Sony affiliate, Don Thrasher, longtime musician and journalist at the Dayton Daily News, among many others.
Once the 20 participating bands are selected, they will be scheduled to perform a 20 minute set in The Brightside’s listening room, over a 5 week period January 14th, 2020 – February 11th, 2020 on Tuesday evenings. Four bands will play their best originals each week, the winners moving onto the finale will take place on February 25, 2020. Bands proceeding to the finals are picked through an equal mix of audience and judge’s votes. The Final winner will be selected by audience votes only.
This is a wonderful promotional opportunity for all 20 bands that participate! The winner will receive a full promotional kit including their very own EP recording session with Reel Love Recording Studio, a music video by Sound Valley, a professional photo shoot, and a chance to play the BIG stage at The Brightside during the Sound Valley Winter Music Festival on Saturday March 7, 2020.
Exciting details and updates to come! For additional details follow: https://www.daytonbattleofthebands.com
NEXT EVENT:
Musician Open House and Dayton Battle of the Bands Sign Up
at The Brightside – 905 E 3rd St Dayton, OH
Tuesday December 17, 2019 from 6:30-8:30pm.
Free Admission!
YWCA honors Betsy Whitney
YWCA Dayton recognized its longest-serving volunteer, Mrs. Betsy B. Whitney, with an honorary street designation during a reception and unveiling ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, at YWCA Dayton (141 W. Third St.).
As approved by the City of Dayton Commission, North Wilkinson Street (from West Third to West First streets) will be designated Betsy B. Whitney Way. This location is significant as it touches both YWCA Dayton’s central building and Westminster Presbyterian Church (at 125 N. Wilkinson St.); Whitney has been a longtime parishioner of the church, which in 2001 received YW’s Women of Influence Lifetime Achievement Award. It is one of only four organizations to have received that honor.
Whitney’s contributions to YWCA Dayton, and the greater Dayton community, are unparalleled. She first volunteered at YWCA Dayton in 1957 – “It was my first volunteer opportunity after moving to Dayton,” she has said – and joined its Board of Directors in 1969. She has served in that role continuously for 50 years and is YW’s longest-serving volunteer, having devoted more than 80,000 hours of service.
“Truly, Betsy is an icon in the lifeblood of YWCA Dayton,” said Shannon Isom, president and CEO. “Because of her leadership, we were the second YWCA in the country to open a shelter for battered women – today, YWCA is the single largest provider of domestic violence shelters and services nationwide. Because of her tenacity, our Salute to Career Women was born – an awards program that is now Women of Influence, the largest nonprofit luncheon in the Miami Valley. And because of her philanthropic support, generations of women and girls have always – and will continue to – know our central building as a refuge of safety and love.”
A 2019 Dayton Region Walk of Fame inductee, Whitney is an Honorary Emeritus Sustaining Member of the Junior League of Dayton and has served on the boards and/or fundraising committees of the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce, Dayton Art Institute, The Dayton Foundation, Dayton History, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Dayton Visual Arts Center, Human Race Theatre Company, Leadership Dayton, Victoria Theatre Association, Woodland Cemetery, and Wright-Dunbar Inc. – to name a few.
“How do you honor an icon whose name is synonymous with our mission? You make sure they can both be seen simultaneously,” Isom said. “The corner of West Third and North Wilkinson has been our home for 106 years. For more than half of those years, Betsy Whitney has been our sounding board, our trailblazer, our unfailing champion, and an uplifting force for gender and racial equality across Dayton. It is now our turn to lift her name accordingly.”
Free Kettering Children’s Choir Christmas Concert
Kettering Children’s Choir Christmas concerts this Sunday, Dec. 15! The concerts will be at 2PM and 4PM at Kettering Seventh Day Adventist Church (3939 Stonebridge Road, Kettering, OH 45429), and they’re FREE! The choirs have worked hard, and they’re ready to spread some Christmas cheer!! You will not. be. disappointed.