Attendees will get:
4 x 1 oz pours
Educational SWAG
Cocktail Samples
$25 For Non Members
Patterson Pub
970 Patterson Rd
Dayton, OH 45419
(937) 296-9476
Open 7 days a week
1:00pm – 2:30am
By Lisa Grigsby
970 Patterson Rd
Dayton, OH 45419
(937) 296-9476
Open 7 days a week
1:00pm – 2:30am
The Dayton Dragons, along with East Coast Entertainment/The Comedy Zone, today announced that Day Air Ballpark will host the first-ever comedy show at the ballpark on Sunday, May 9th at 8:00 pm.
America’s Got Talent finalist, Preacher Lawson (along with an opening act), will take the stage at Day Air Ballpark. Ticket prices are $50.00 for on-field seating, and $30 for stadium seating bowl. Tickets are now on sale at the Dayton Dragons Box Office and via Ticketmaster. Preacher is family-friendly, suggested age of 14-years and up.
Preacher Lawson was born in Portland, Oregon but raised most of his adolescence in Memphis, Tennessee. He moved 20 times before the age of 10, but if you asked him what city he is from he would say Orlando, Florida because that is where he grew as a comedian. Preacher is best known for his appearance on season 12 of NBC’s hit series, AMERICA’S GOT TALENT (2017) where he made it to the final rounds. Based off his stellar performance in season 12 Preacher was invited to compete on AMERICA’S GOT TALENT: THE CHAMPIONS (2019) and BRITAN’S GOT TALENT: THE CHAMPIONS (2019) where he advanced to the finale after he received the most votes from the fans. Preacher was the host of the Facebook Watch series WORLD’S MOST AMAZING DOGS (2019) with George Lopez and Lisa Vanderpump and has built a following on YouTube of over 500,000 subscribers. In 2019 Preacher shot his first stand-up special which premiered on BET+ and continues to perform at sold-out venues around the country. Currently, Preacher can be seen starring in the NBC series CONNECTING and as a judge on the new Nickelodeon competition show UNLEASHED!
“We are very excited to host the first-ever comedy show at Day Air Ballpark,” noted Dragons team president, Robert Murphy. “This will be a fun way to usher in the 2021 Dayton Dragons season [the Dragons begin home play on Tuesday, May 11th], and after the year that everyone has had, we could all enjoy some good laughs.”
In accordance with new COVID guidelines, tickets will now be digital. Due to Governor’s order on socially distancing at outdoor athletic events, the stadium seating bowl will be limited in its capacity, and it is highly encouraged for fans to get their digital tickets as soon as possible.
By Lisa Grigsby
Founded in 2004, the Dayton Gay Men’s Chorus (DGMC)is committed to continually reaching for excellence in choral music, forging active community partnerships and educating others about the value of diversity. They offer a broad range of musical styles from serious to the sublime—heavy to hysterical.
Now that spring is FINALLY here and the DGMC are excited that they are able to forge forward with their annual fundraising flower sale this year, thanks to an amazing partnership with Furst Florist!
Until they are able to perform agin this is a way they can connect and deliver the amazing flowers that Furst grows for them. They have also moved into the digital world and the flower sale is ONLINE!! This makes it as easy as a click to get your hanging baskets, flats or tomato plants!
Annual Flats (36 plants – 12 packs of 3)
Red Geranium Flats (18 plants – 3 packs of 6)
4.5″ Potted Plants
10″ Blooming Hanging Baskets
Patio Pots
3″ Tomato & Cucumber Flats
Potted Perennials-Quart containers
4″ Potted Herbs – basil, chives, cilantro, dill, oregano, parsley, rosemary and thyme
Just click HERE and start ordering. Pick-up will be a St. John’s UCC on May 8th from 9 am till noon. Delivery is available for orders $70 and over. You better hurry, they are only taking orders until May 2nd.
If you can, it is a good time to get outside, take a stroll, and clear your head. There is plenty of space for social distance in one of the many parks and the trails along the Great Miami Riverway. Here are four for you to visit next.
Search For The First Spring Wildflowers in Hamilton
About four miles northeast of the City of Hamilton’s pretty waterfront and historic downtown along SR 4, lies the MetroPark of Butler County’s Rentschler Forest MetroPark. The park includes over 400 acres of woodland where you can hunt for the first spring wildflowers of the year. The park also includes the Great Miami River, remnants of the old Miami-Erie Canal, a prehistoric Indian earthwork, a reconstructed wetland, and ample opportunities for outdoor recreation.
Motor Vehicle Permit Required. FREE to Butler County Residents. Non-Residents $5/daily or $10/annually.
Walk The Historic Dayton River Walk
Bird watching. People watching. Breath-taking skyline views. That is the Miami Conservancy District’s River Walk in the heart of downtown Dayton. The nearly 1.25-mile loop follows the levee tops on the south side of the river from Main Street to the Monument Avenue Bridge, across the bridge to Riverview Avenue, then back over the Main Street Bridge. River Walk users can begin their loop at several different points. They also can enjoy Five Rivers MetroParks’ River Run whitewater paddling feature from both river banks and from the Monument Avenue Bridge.
Look For Birds Returning From Their Winter Getaway in Miami County
Head north along the Great Miami River to the Miami County Park District’s Farrington Reserve Park near the City of Piqua. Farrington is 27 acres and plenty of wooded sections along the river for crucial habitat for wildlife and migrating birds. There is a scenic waterfall! You can also hop on the Great Miami River Recreation Trail from their convenient parking lot.
Discover A Great Place To Relax Or Play – and a REALLY Big Rock in Sidney
Visit the City of Sidney’s Tawawa Park, which includes 220 acres of walking trails through beautiful woodland. Take your kids to the playgrounds to burn off some energy, or fish at Tawawa and Amos lakes. Make sure you take a selfie at the covered bridge or Big Rock!
From all of us here at the Great Miami Riverway: Please stay well, and Find Your Way….to a park or trail near you! For more places to get outdoors, visit our interactive Riverway Map.
Come see Nashville Recoriding Artist “JAYME” and listen to their own brand of country original music!! Plus all your favorite multi-genre hits!! From Miranda Lambert to Janis Joplin! JAYME has something for everyone!
By Lisa Grigsby
Elizabeth, an experienced pizzaiola, built her first outdoor brick oven 8 years ago. Since then she has diligently practiced and refined her skills as a pizza maker. Her 1-acre garden is filled with only the freshest, organic vegetables that she shares with you in every bite!
Virtually join the DSA for an book making workshop over Zoom! Meet instructor, Bridgette Bogle and learn about her artistic practice. Follow along and use the kit included in registration to create your own 5.25″x 5.25″ accordion book. The book will be based on a poem or song.
Registrants will pick up their kits from the High Street Gallery (48 High Street, Dayton) 12pm-5pm: Friday, April 5 or Saturday April 6, 2021
Registration is limited. Registration is only $5 thanks to an MCACD Special Projects Grant! (If the $5 is cost prohibitive, e-mail [email protected] or call 937-228-4532 for free registration!)
Accordion Book Kit Includes
Additional Materials Needed
Bridgette Bogle
Bridgette Bogle was born in Roswell, New Mexico in 1977; thirty years after the space aliens crashed there and caused such a ruckus. Bogle received her MFA from the Ohio State University in painting and drawing in 2003. She has participated in numerous solo, two person and group exhibitions nationally, including, Sentimental and not, Rueff Gallery, Purdue University, West Layfayette, Indiana. Bogle recently was awarded an Artist Opportunity Grant from the Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District.
Bogle currently serves as an Associate Professor of Art at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio.
As a busy mom, life coach and lover of the outdoors, Nailah wants everyone to get outside but it can be difficult with kids. Nailah will share how you can keep up your outdoor adventure lifestyle with children and still have fun.
Nailah Blades Wylie is a Life & Leadership coach, consultant and the founder of Color Outside, a coaching practice for ambitious women of color who are ready to create unapologetic, soul stirring lives through outdoor adventure. Nailah started Color Outside as a safe place for women of color to come together and unlock where they’re feeling stuck so that they can fully step into their joy and shine. When she’s not leading adventure retreats or consulting with brands you can find her hiking with her husband or playing intense games of hide-n-go seek with her two tiny kids.
Until Rust plays your favorite Rock classics from the 70’s on up to present day along with some country and many more things to come in our ever expanding cover and original song book!
In response to a growing appetite for genuine local connection, the team behind IndigoLife TV has announced today that they are evolving their popular digital streaming platform into a collaborative, multi-faceted digital and in-person experience called Nearu TV.
Popular flagship programming including Decoding Dayton, I Am, The Voices Project, Behind the Drag and Revolutionist will become foundational programming on the new digital streaming platform, which will both replace the Indigo Life Network and evolve the experience into one that goes well beyond the traditional digital streaming experience.
“Nearu TV is more than a window into the stories of our community, it is an opportunity to come a little closer and be a part of it,” said co-founder Andrew White, who worked with his partner Lauren White to launch the new experience. “We wanted to create a platform that gives people a chance to celebrate what is near them, engage in content that captures the region, share stories, connect with neighbors and participate in events.”
White said part of this transition is a vision to celebrate and support other local creators producing regional video content. Creators will be able to submit their finished works to be considered by a community advisory panel for syndication. Accepted content will then receive complimentary marketing via the channel, as well as a portion of subscription revenue.
“The true story of a community comes from including many different perspectives,” Lauren White said. “Nearu TV is a collaborative platform. We are actively engaging other producers, local filmmakers, documentarians and creatives to join the platform as a way to syndicate and share their content as well, and we have high hopes that this will evolve to be a way to access inclusive stories from all areas of the community.”
White said the launch of the new platform times perfectly with the addition of new programming like the FonDana Show and a spinoff of Decoding Dayton focused on Nature coming this summer.
The FonDana Show, a collaboration with The Rubi Girls will launch on Nearu TV this spring. The premiere of the new series will be celebrated with a drive-in screening inviting members of the community to watch the first episode during a safe and social distanced in person event on April 13 at 8:00pm in the parking lot at Top of the Market.
These types of shows and experiences are just one example, White said, of the type of collaboration and connection Nearu TV is hoping to achieve in the future.
White said especially in the past year, there’s been a huge push for digital experiences that open the door for people to feel more deeply connected to both their communities and each other. Nearu TV is a platform that pulls that all together.
“One of the most exciting things about Nearu is the opportunity to connect digital experiences with in-person events,” Andrew White said. “It’s easy to become too attached to a screen and forget that these stories are windows into real life. One of the driving forces behind the evolution of Nearu TV is that ability to discover online and connect offline. We can’t wait to invite connections through real life experiences using the digital content as a catalyst.”
“We all have a story,” Lauren White said. “And that story can impact others around us. While the screen has the power to share that story to many viewers, it’s also an opportunity for us to connect on a human level. If we can use the screen as a catalyst to invite people to come a little closer, then we’ve achieved what we set out to do.”
For more information about Nearu TV, to start watching and engaging with content or for information about how to submit your own content for consideration for syndication, visit NearuTV.com
Five Rivers MetroParks’ annual Earth Day celebration, Adopt-A-Park, will return this year — but in a different way. The public is invited to participate and help MetroParks protect the region’s natural heritage by registering for and picking up free Adopt-A-Park service kits.
Each Adopt-A-Park service kit includes enough materials for a family of four to participate. Materials are packed in a reusable MetroParks bag and include:
Rather than hosting an in-person event, MetroParks chose to offer the Adopt-A-Park service kits as a safe alternative. This year’s event follows the national Earth Day theme, Restore Our Earth. Using the service kit materials, volunteers can mask up and clean up their favorite parks, trails and greenspaces.
While the kits are free, registration is required and available at metroparks.org/adopt. Registration runs through April 16. Kits will be available for pick up during the following dates/times at Cox Arboretum and Wegerzyn Gardens MetroParks:
After participants clean up outdoor spaces on their own time, they’re asked to report how much they collected so MetroParks can track the impact of the Adopt-A-Park service kits.
“While this year’s Adopt-a-Park celebration will be different, it’s important for MetroParks to offer volunteers safe, fun ways to be a part of MetroParks’ mission to protect the region’s natural heritage,” said Jenny Hymans, human resources and volunteer services manager. “I think the flexibility that the service kits provide will encourage people to beautify their favorite greenspaces and maybe find new places in the parks to explore.”
Five Rivers MetroParks is a conservation agency protecting more than 16,000 acres of land. The public’s participation in the Mask Up, Clean Up Challenge helps MetroParks meet its mission and improves our local environment.
Traditionally a one-day clean up event, MetroParks’ Adopt-a-Park is its largest annual day of service, attracting 2,000 volunteers who collect thousands of pounds of trash and recyclable materials. Due to the pandemic, MetroParks had to cancel Adopt-a-Park in 2020. For the safety of its staff, volunteers and the public, MetroParks has engaged its volunteers in a limited capacity during the past year.
“Our volunteers are a part of the MetroParks family,” Hymans said. “We look forward to welcoming returning and existing volunteers back to our parks and facilities when it’s safe to do so.”
For more information about becoming a MetroParks volunteer, visit metroparks.org/volunteer.
It doesn’t get much better than quality time outside with man’s best friend and a cold drink in your hand. With the heatwave over and temperatures falling back to normal, some of our most comfortable patio days are ahead of us. Not sure what patios are dog friendly? Have no fear! Listed below are a few of our favorite canine friendly patios in the area. Be sure to check back as our list is sure to grow:
If you know of other pup friendly patios, post them in the comments below so we can add them.
After his college career ended, Cris was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round (thirty-seventh pick overall) of the 1981 NFL Draft. At six feet, five inches in height, Collinsworth often created mismatches against much smaller cornerbacks. In addition to his height advantage, Collinsworth was a legitimate deep threat due to his speed. During his eight year career with the Bengals, he was named to the Pro Bowl three times, and surpassed 1,000 receiving yards four times. He also played in Super Bowl XVI. In 1985, Colllinsworth signed with the Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League, but the contract was voided when he failed the physical due to a bad ankle. He returned to the Bengals and played for them until the end o the 1988 season. During his eight year career with the Bengals, he was named to the Pro Bowl three times, and surpassed 1,000 receiving yards four times. He also played in Super Bowl XVI.