Dayton Track Club is hosting a 5k on Memorial Day in 2022. Run from Eastwood MetroPark along the Mad River for this 5K on Memorial Day, and get a tri-blend race tee.
Dayton Police to Conduct Juvenile Curfew Sweep

Heinz Offering $25,000 For Your Best Burger Creation
The Heinz Art of the Burger contest returns! – heavy emphasis on the “Art.” Using Heinz sauces, create a #HeinzArtBurger inspired by one (or more!) of these artistic themes: Classical, Maximal, Minimal, Sculptural, and Experimental.
Capture your work of burger art with a museum-worthy photo, and then share your delicious masterpiece either here or on social media to enter the grand prize running of $25,000 and a feature on participating BurgerFi** menus! Plus, 50 runners-up will get bespoke Heinz Art of the Burger merch.
Every burger is a blank canvas. What kind of #HeinzArtBurger will you create?For inspiration, Heinz is encouraging burger lovers to “unleash their inner culinary artist,” by inspiring fans “to visualize every burger as a blank canvas, and its condiments as the accoutrement that can transform any burger into a work of art.” Official rules here.
Burger submissions will be judged on the following criteria:
IMAGINATION– Use your imagination to create a burger that falls into one of the following categories, or a category of your own design: maximalist, minimalist, sculptural, classical, experimental.
PRESENTATION – Submit a photo of your burger that truly captures the essence of your (and its) creativity. In other words, the submission photo should be captured with taste.
USE OF SAUCE – The sauce(s) you choose to use should be central to the theme of your burger. Ideally, your sauces will also be used in an unexpected, unique, and delicious way.
BUILD – The build (ie. the ingredients and composition) of your burger should justifiably convey your burger’s identity.
For a chance to win, burger lovers can simply submit a picture of their best burger creation to HeinzArtOfTheBurger.com or post on Twitter or Instagram using the hashtags #HeinzArtBurger and #contest. The “Art of the Burger” competition runs now through July 12, 2022.
Two New Additions to The Rose Schedule
Country music superstar Martina McBride will kick off Independence Day weekend in Huber Heights, OH with a live performance at Rose Music Center on Friday, July 1. With hopes to create a special memory for her fans, McBride said the audience can expect to hear a combination of her hits, cover songs and songs from “Timeless,” her classic country record.
Multiple Grammy® nominee Martina McBride has sold over 23 million albums to date, including 20 Top 10 singles and six #1 hits. Martina McBride has earned more than 15 major music awards, including four wins for Female Vocalist of the Year from the Country Music Association and won three Academy of Country Music for Top Female Vocalist. Martina has been awarded 14 Gold Records. Nine Platinum honors, three Double Platinum Records, and two Triple Platinum Awards. Martina was awarded the Covenant House Beacon of Hope Award and Music Business Association’s prestigious 2015 Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award for her philanthropic efforts on behalf of domestic violence. Martina has released two cookbooks – the first, Around the Table, a full-color illustrated collection of her favorite recipes, hosting tips, practical menu planning advice, and themed décor inspiration. She released her second book, Martina’s Kitchen Mix: My Recipe Playlist for Real Life, in October 2018. Most recently, Martina was honored with the Cliffie Stone Icon Award at the ACM Honors event for her impactful contributions to country music.
Tickets will go on sale to the public beginning at 10am on Thursday, May 26th at Ticketmaster.com and RoseMusicCenter.com.
Multi-Platinum, award-winning hitmaker Sam Hunt will bring his “Live 2022” Tour with special guest Ryan Hurd to Huber Heights, OH for a performance at Rose Music Center at the Heights on Saturday, October 1.
Sam Hunt’s sophomore album SOUTHSIDE debuted to critical acclaim and was one of the top country albums of 2020 landing at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. Named one of the Best Albums of the Year by The New York Times and US Weekly, the Platinum-selling project features 12 songs all written by Hunt including his No. 1 hits “Kinfolks,” “Breaking Up Was Easy in the 90’s,” one of NPR’s Best Songs of 2020 “Hard To Forget,” and his three-week No. 1, 8x Platinum-selling, GRAMMY-nominated smash, “Body Like A Back Road” and Hunt’s latest No. 1 song “23.”
SOUTHSIDE follows Hunt’s GRAMMY-nominated, Triple-Platinum-selling debut album, MONTEVALLO, which also topped the Billboard Country Albums chart and produced four No. 1 singles. All ten tracks on MONTEVALLOare RIAA certified with six achieving Platinum or Multi-Platinum status including “Leave the Night On,” “House Party,” “Take Your Time,” “Break Up In A Small Town” and “Make You Miss Me.”
Called “stylistically provocative” by The New York Times and “deceptively phenomenal” by The Washington Post, Hunt has received accolades from Associated Press, Billboard, Esquire, Entertainment Weekly, Los Angeles Times, NPR, Rolling Stone, SPIN Magazine, Village Voice, The New York Times, The Washington Postand more. Since MONTEVALLO’s 2014 release, Hunt has accumulated over 12 billion global streams and has earned 39 million RIAA certified units.
Tickets will go on sale to the public beginning at 10am on Friday, May 27th at Ticketmaster.com and RoseMusicCenter.com.
Solistic
Solistic begins their Summer Shows as the Brightside kicks off their Thursday Summer Patio Series!
Wind down from work & Get your weekend rollin’ early.
**If inclement weather, show will be inside- Vaudeville Bar Room**
Tai Chi & Qigong at the River
Head to RiverScape for Tai Chi and Qigong at the River. Each hour-long Tai Chi & Qigong session will start with breathing exercises, warm up, and gentle stretching. You will then be guided through flowing movements mixed with short standing meditations.
We will end with a slightly longer guided standing (or sitting) meditation. This should leave a few minutes to answer questions or discuss any insights. Qigong doesn’t require any special skills (other than breathing) or equipment (other than your body)
Steve Martin & Martin Short at Fraze
Icons, collaborators, and dos amigos Steve Martin and Martin Short have teamed up once again, and they’re bringing it to venues across North America in 2022 and beyond! Promising a bit of music, plenty of new sketches, and tons of laughs, the duo’s new show is a delight for comedy nerds and casual fans alike — and should absolutely be on your schedule. After all, how often does a hilarious Steve Martin tour costarring his rubber-faced friend Martin Short come along?
The Piano Men, featuring songs of Elton John and Billy Joel
The Piano Men is a musical celebration of the 1970’s- year by year, hit by hit- from the songbooks of Billy Joel and Elton John.
Award winning Canadian recording artist Jim Witter and his incredible band lead an expertly crafted tour of an entire decade that begins with “Your Song” and winds us along on a musical time machine, saluting two of the century’s most popular contemporary songwriters.
Utilizing spectacular visuals on a giant screen behind Witter and his band, we return to the newspaper headlines, the automobiles, the people, the events, the toys and even the TV shows that shaped a decade. Along the way, the sounds of “My Life”, “Candle in the Wind”, “Rocket Man”, “Just the Way You Are”, and many more classic hits create an evening that’s so much fun, you won’t want it to end. By the time you hit 1979, you’re begging these musicians to move back to 1970 and start all over again. With Witter at the grand piano and his incredibly talented band mates, the music is not an attempt to “recreate” or “mimic” the evening’s long list of familiar hits. Instead, Witter unleashes his golden tenor on hit after hit to recreate fully-formed mental and emotional return visits to specific landmarks in a pop culture timeline.
Grist Hosting Summer Ingredients Dinner
Grist Provisions is hosting a fantastic evening celebrating early summer ingredients. The tasting menu will be offered on Friday, May 27th and Saturday, May 28th from 6:30-8:30pm, and includes techniques that celebrate the best part of summer and each course will be paired with a glass of wine to make the night truly magical.
Menu:
Charred Watermelon and Tomato Gazpacho with Cucumber Granita, Whipped Burrata, Black Olive Oil & Seeded Sourdough
*Jeio Prosecco Rose Brut 2020
Summer Corn & Nettle Raviolo with Black Garlic Butter, Burnt Pepper Relish, Pecorino Romano, & Summer Truffle Confit
*Catena White Clay Semillon-Chenin 2021
Pan Seared U-10 Scallops with White Asparagus, Smoked Potato, Tomato Conserva & Chervil Oil
*A to Z Oregon Rose 2021
Warm Pistachio & Dark Chocolate Cake with Roasted Strawberry Jam, Tahitian Vanilla Crème Fraiche, Anise Hyssop
*Grist Coffee Digestivo featuring Rezas Coffee
Tickets are $95 and you can book your seat online.
TheatreLab Dayton presents: Something Rotten
Welcome to the Renaissance and the outrageous, crowd-pleasing musical farce, Something Rotten! Two brothers set out to write the world’s first musical in this hilarious mash-up of sixteenth-century Shakespeare and twenty-first-century Broadway. SOMETHING ROTTEN features large song and dance numbers, and a wacky cast of over-the-top characters, each given his or her own special moment in the show to shine. It was lauded by audience members and critics alike, receiving several Best Musical nominations and hailed by Time Out New York as “the funniest musical comedy in at least 400 years”.
2022 Dayton Region Walk of Fame Inductees Announced
Since its inception in 1996 as a part of the City of Dayton’s bicentennial celebration, the Dayton Region Walk of Fame has recognized individuals and groups for their outstanding and enduring personal or professional contributions to the community, nation and the world. The Walk of Fame honors them by setting memorial stones in the sidewalks of Dayton’s historic Wright Dunbar District. The stones can be enjoyed year-round on West Third Street between Broadway and Shannon and on North and South Williams Streets.
“We have another year of outstanding inductees,” said Harry Seifert, president and CEO of Wright Dunbar, Inc. “They are all excellent examples of the exceptional people who made great strides in their personal lives and have remembered the Miami Valley as their home.”
The 2022 class of inductees are:
Phyllis G. Bolds (1932 – 2018) an African American woman, was internationally known in the field of aircraft dynamics. Known as Phyllis Allen, she was a member of the High School National Honor Society and Valedictorian of her 1950 graduation class at Dunbar High School. She was the recipient of the first ever Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s Debutante Scholarship. In 1954 she graduated Magna Cum Laude from Central State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics. She furthered her education by earning a Master’s of Science in Computer Science from the University of Dayton and a Middle Management Program Masters from Simmons Women’s College in Boston. Mrs. Bolds began her career as a physicist with the United States Air Force in November 1955. While working at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, her achievements were numerous and astounding and included the publication of 30 technical documents. Bolds worked at Wright-Patterson’s flight dynamic laboratory from 1957 until her retirement in 1987. She succeeded in a field that, at that time, was predominately male and she always remarked that she did not allow that to bother her. Bolds also said that one of the most important Air Force scientific achievements she worked on was with the over 40,000 scientists, scholars, and experts on the design, development and deployment of the B-2 Stealth Bomber.
Neal Gittleman (1955 – ) Artistic Director and Conductor of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, has given the Dayton region a world-class orchestra and educational programming for almost three decades. One of his initiatives was the development of the Stained Glass Concert Series which brings the orchestra to Dayton’s African American community through concerts at neighborhood churches and in conjunction with the church’s choir. Mr. Gittleman was a supporter and leader in the merger of the Dayton Philharmonic, Dayton Ballet, and Dayton Opera into the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance. The merger significantly broadened those organizations’ reach and offerings through collaborative efforts. Gittleman initiated the SPARK program (School Partners with Artists Reaching Kids) which integrates the orchestra’s musicians with eight area schools’ musical curriculum. Although Mr. Gittleman has spent the last 27 years in Dayton, he has conducted many of the country’s leading orchestras including the Philadelphia Orchestra; the Chicago, San Francisco, Minnesota, Phoenix, Indianapolis, San Antonio, and Omaha Symphony Orchestras; and the Buffalo Philharmonic. He has also conducted in Germany, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Japan, Canada, and Mexico.
Roger Glass (1943 – ) is a pillar of the Dayton business and philanthropic community. As president and CEO of Marion’s Piazza, his focus on quality and consistency has created a recipe for success that has earned both national and local recognition. He is a caring leader serving as a mentor and guide to junior employees and is generous with his time and his investment in people. Glass was a founding board member of Aids Resource Center Ohio, now Equitas Health, and championed the rights and dignity of those affected by HIV/AIDS from the early 1980s on. He has been instrumental in creating an organization that focuses on care support, funding, and education for those living with the disease. Mr. Glass is an ardent supporter of Chaminade Julienne High School and the University of Dayton serving on boards and committees for both organizations. Glass believes in the power of learning and his business acumen provides vision, structure, and direction for the non-profits he serves. He also is a frequent supporter of numerous local arts organizations. His philanthropy in Dayton is not for any recognition but is truly a gift of sincerity and from the heart.
A.B. Graham (1868 – 1960) a native of Champaign County, Ohio is considered the founding father of 4-H programs which serve youth in rural, suburban and urban communities in every state in America. In 1902 Graham began holding Boys and Girls Agriculture Club meetings in the basement of a building in Springfield, Ohio. These meetings were the precursor to 4-H. In 1905 Mr. Graham became the first superintendent of Agricultural Extension at The Ohio State University. He would later serve in the Extension office in Farmingdale, NY and nationally in Washington D.C. as the Federal Extension Director. It was the Extension Service development that made it possible for the “agricultural clubs” to be unified and nationalized as the official 4-H program in 1916. Graham was an enthusiastic teacher of values of rural and farm living. Graham High School in St. Paris, Ohio is named for him.
Sharon Rab (1946 – ) writer and educator, is the founder and co-chair of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, an award known throughout the world to recognize Dayton’s role in cultivating international peace and the outstanding individuals who have done so. Rab taught English at both Kettering Fairmont High School and Miami University, Oxford. She earned her BA in English at Miami University and Master of Education in Curriculum and Supervision at Wright State University. Rab was inducted into the Chester Roush Educational Hall of Fame and the Montgomery County Public Education Academy of Excellence. She has served on numerous local, state, and national boards in the areas of arts, literature and education, including the Dayton Council on World Affairs and the Dayton Peace Process Committee. Rab has also been the executive director of the Muse Machine’s Creative Education Institute. For 20 years Rab produced and hosted Writer 2 Writer, a cable television show in which she interviewed hundreds of local, national and international authors. In 2007 she was named one of the Top Ten Women in Dayton.
Guided By Voices (1983 – ) described as “forefathers of lo-fi rock,” Guided By Voices was founded by lead singer Rob Pollard, a Dayton native and Wright State University graduate. For over 30 years, this independent band has released 35 albums and has sold thousands of records on private labels. The group has maintained a massive cult following all over the world and has been praised as very influential by music publications including Spin, Harp, Magnet and Rolling Stone magazines, and MTV. The band made several television appearances including stints on Austin City Limits, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and Late Show with David Letterman. They also played on the X-Fest stage in Dayton in 1996 and 1999. The band continues to play and release albums with its latest album Crystal Nuns Cathedral released March 4, 2022.
The 2022 Inductee Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, October 12 at Sinclair Community College Conference Center in Building 12. Tickets for the event are available now with details on the Walk of Fame website at www.daytonregionwalkoffame.org.
Steak Thyme Bar & Grill Opens in Miamisburg
Musa and Huda Shteiwi, opened the original Steak Thyme restaurant on Wilmington Pike in 2005. Then Musa died in 2006 and twin brothers Jake and Jordan took over the business. They began planning a bar and grill concept and when the location on Springboro Pike opened up they both just new it was meant to be. The brothers, graduates of Miamisburg High School and were quite familiar with the building that previously housed Roosters and then Stacked Pickle.
Being able to expand their offering with a full liquor license, allowing them to have a dozen beers and two wine selections on tap. A larger dining room as well as new menu items excites the twins, who were both on hand today for the grand opening.
Jake shared that “wings, pizza’s, beer cheese items like the Bavarian pretzel with beer cheese, the Hold My Beer Cheesesteak, the mango habanero chicken philly and the 3 cheese cheesteak (pictured below).
The menu is huge, check it out:
103 N. Springboro Pike
Miamisburg, OH 45342
Mon – Thurs 11am -11:30am
Fri & Sat 11am – 12:30am
Sun 11am -8:3-pm
Half Thyme (happy hour)
Mon – Thurs 3-6pm
Kids eat free Sundays
The space was a former Stacked Pickle, an Indianapolis-based sports-themed restaurant chain that opened in 2019 and closed in 2021. Before Stacked Pickle, the space housed a Roosters Wings restaurant.
For more information, visit www.steakthyme.com or the restaurant’s Facebook page.