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Jewish Federation Presidents Dinner With Olympic Gold Medalist Kerri Strug

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The Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton is pleased to present the 2023 Presidents Dinner on:
Sunday, May 21, at 6 p.m., at the Boonshoft Center for Jewish Culture and Education.
This year’s keynote speaker is Olympic Gold Medalist Kerri Strug. Kerri Strug earned nationwide stardom for her heroic efforts at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. After injuring her ankle on her first vault attempt, Kerri needed to land her second and final vault in order to seal the victory over Russia for the team combined gymnastics gold medal. With millions of people watching, and two torn ligaments in her leg, Kerri got the job done with a solid landing before collapsing to her hands and knees. She was carried to the award ceremony where she received her first gold medal. It was the first time the U.S. Gymnastics Team won gold.
Kerri received her Bachelor’s Degree in Communications and a Masters Degree in Social Psychology at Stanford University. She currently works for the United States Juvenile Justice Department and formerly worked at the White House in Student Correspondence. Kerri is the mother of two young children.
Kerri will talk about her career and touch on the role Judaism has played in her life. Kerri was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2008. She is one of only three gymnasts to receive this honor.
General admission tickets are $100, with a special admission price for young adults aged 35 and under of $50. Tickets include a delicious kosher dinner catered by Bernstein’s Fine Catering and includes an open bar.
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How To Get Your House A Starring Role In A Movie

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As for how long the filming process takes, Grigsby says it depends entirely on the shoot.

“If they’re filming for three weeks, there’s generally  three days of prep and a wrap of three days after. You could be out of the house for an entire month if you’re willing to do that,” she said.  Most shoots in the Miami Valley last two to four days. Financial compensation for locations depends on the kind of house, the kind of scene and the size of the film. The key is to negotiate a rate that makes both parties happy, she said.  It’s not unusual to have a production pay to put you up in a hotel while they use your house.

While some people may be wary of handing over their property to film crews, Grigsby says the industry standard is to return the house exactly as it is found. Professional film companies will draw up a formal contract and provide insurance to cover any damage that could happen in the house, he said. Crews work professionally in the space and often cardboard-up walls and cover floors, she added. “By the end of it, your house should be back to normal in every way,” Grigsby explains.

Registering your house

Registering your property is done through an online registry run by FilmDayton and is free. The first step is creating a digital photo tour of your property, featuring as many wide shots as you can. If you can show multiple rooms in one shot, that’s great because then you can show action in different areas when you’re filming. Special features like pools, stairways, or interesting architectural details should be highlighted.  Here’s an example of what a listing looks like:

FilmDayton is hosting an information session this Monday night at their space on the 2nd floor of the Dayton Mall from 6-7pm.  Grigsby will talk about how the process works and what it means to list in their database. This event will provide property owners the opportunity to have their house, farm, cabin, trailer listed in our FilmDayton location database.  You are welcome to bring digital photo’s of your property and they’ll help you fill out the property information forms required to be in the database.   No contact info is shared with the public.
If there is any interest in your house, the commission will contact you directly to share production contacts with you.

 

Sonic $2 & $3 Crave Menu

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Sonic introduced their Under $2 Craves menu concept this past December and and have just introduced a new Under $3 Craves menu.

The Under $2 Craves menu include:

  • Jr. Cheeseburger: A Jr beef patty, ketchup, mustard, pickles and a cheese slice on a lightly toasted plain bun for $1.99
  • Fritos Chili Cheese Jr. Wrap: Chili and melted cheddar cheese are all wrapped up in a warm flour tortilla for $149.
  • Oreo Cookie & Chocolate Sweet Mini Sundae: A mini sundae topped with Oreo Cookie Pieces and Chocolate Syrup for $1.99.
  • Snickers Bars & Caramel Sweet Mini Sundae: A mini sundae topped with Snickers Bars Pieces & Caramel Syrup for $1.99.

And now Sonic has introduced a Under $3 Craves menu, you can enjoy the following select menu items for $2.99 each:

  • Quarter Pound Double Cheeseburger: Two 100 percent pure beef, seasoned patties layered with two slices of melty American cheese, pickles, ketchup, and mustard on a golden, toasted bun.
  • Chicken Slinger: 100 percent all-white meat chicken, crinkle-cut pickles and creamy mayonnaise all served on a warm brioche bun.
  • Chili Cheese Coney: An all-beef hot dog topped with warm chili and melty cheddar cheese served in a soft, warm bakery bun.

Just keep in mind that when ordering online, the discount will be applied at checkout.

 

SUPERHERO C.A.P.E. 5K WALK / RUN

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Family Violence Prevention Center invites all of you to come out and run/walk with us on April 1, 2023. Comfortable Superhero Costumes are Encouraged!
Location of start and finish is Beavercreek High School. Park in lot. Start time is 9 am. Registration will begin at 7:30 am.
This is a 5K course that runs through a neighborhood with some hills.

Tim McCord and Trio Pi at Hidden Gems

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Tim McCord bring his sax prowess back to The Hidden Gem with an excellent backing group comprised of Rob Allgeyer, Mike Sharfe, and Jim Leslie this Sun, March 26th.

Doors open at 6pm, Music at 7pm

$10 all ages

Additions to Fraze Summer Line Up

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Fraze announces two more shows:

38 Special & Loverboy

Mix 107.7 SummerFest Kick-Off Concert

SATURDAY, JUNE 3 at 8pm

38 SPECIAL continues to bring their signature blast of Southern Rock to over 100 cities a year. Their many Gold and Platinum album awards stand in testament to the endurance of a legendary powerhouse with their arena-rock pop smashes including “Hold On Loosely,” “Rockin’ Into the Night,” “Caught Up in You,” “Fantasy Girl,” “If I’d Been the One,” “Back Where You Belong,” “Chain Lightnin’,” “Second Chance,” and more!

Guitarist/vocalist DON BARNES says it’s all about maintaining that intensity in their live shows. “We never wanted to be one of those bands that had maybe gotten a little soft or complacent over the years. We’re a team, and it’s always been kind of an unspoken rule that we don’t slack up, we stack up. We go out there every night to win.”

$65 – Plaza & Orchestra
$45 – Lawn & Terrace
(Ticket prices increase $5 day of show)
Limit 4 tickets per person first day of sale.

TICKETS GO ON SALE 4/1 – 10:00 AM

Boney James & Lalah Hathaway

with special guest Damien Escobar

SUNDAY, JULY 23 at 7:30on

Boney James

Detour, on Concord Records, is chart-topping jazz/R&B sax player Boney James’ 18th studio album. Appropriately titled, this latest album is a subtle stylistic turn that builds on the commercial success of 2020’s Solid, his highest charting release ever on the pop charts, peaking in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200.

“The urge to write again came from the joy of being back on the road, performing in front of live audiences,” explains Boney. “I had shut down creatively when the pandemic hit. It was the disruptive and disorienting detour we all took when the world locked down, and that’s reflected in the more experimental directions some of the new music takes. The thing about a detour, you may take a different route, but you still get to your destination.”

Lalah Hathaway

Lalah Hathaway is a 5x GRAMMY award-winning singer/songwriter and producer and 10-time nominee. Undeniable music royalty and a 30-year music industry veteran, Lalah’s music transcends genre – from R&B ballads to pop standards and soulful jazz – she has collaborated with today’s top hitmakers, including Pharrell Williams, Kendrick Lamar, Dr. Dre, Anderson. Paak, Robert Glasper, Rapsody, Snoop Dogg and Esperanza Spalding. Lalah has also shared the stage with music legends, from Prince to Stevie Wonder to Herbie Hancock, and was recently decorated with an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music. Lalah’s song “Show Me Your Soul,” from the hit documentary ‘Mr. Soul!,’ was featured on the Oscars 2021 shortlist for Best Original Song and in December 2022, the video dropped for Lalah’s new single ‘This Christmas’ – a duet with her late father, Donny Hathaway, made from a previously unreleased version of his classic Christmas anthem.

$75.50 – Plaza & Center Orchestra
$70.50 – Side Orchestra
$40.50 – Lawn & Terrace
(Ticket prices increase $5 day of show)

TICKETS GO ON SALE 4/1 – 10:00 AM

Relativity Opens at Dayton Theater Guild

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In 1902, Albert and Mileva Einstein had a daughter. After 1904, the child was never seen or spoken of again. It is now 1942, and a reporter has come to interview Einstein about his mysterious family history, only to discover far more secrets under the surface. As the reporter questions Einstein about his theory of relativity and personal past, she develops a new, more pressing query: To be a great man, does one first need to be a good man?

Verletta Jackson Named City Commission Chief of Staff

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The Dayton City Commission has appointed Verletta Jackson as their Chief of Staff. Ms. Jackson will lead the City Commission Office and provide policy direction to the Commission agencies.

Ms. Jackson joins the City Commission Office after 33 years with the City of Dayton, where she began as a Recreation Aide. Most recently, Ms. Jackson lead the newly created Community Engagement Division of the Department of Planning, Neighborhoods and Development where she built a team of staff responsible for engaging with Dayton residents. Over her time with the city, Ms. Jackson has led the Neighborhood Leadership Institute, EITC (the city’s free tax preparation program), and the Neighborhood Mini Grants program.

“Ms. Jackson is a lifelong public servant of the City of Dayton and her track record both within the community and at city hall speaks for itself,” said Dayton Mayor Jeffrey Mims. “She will be a natural fit in this new role and will also make history as the first African American woman to serve in this capacity. I look forward to her leadership in the very important work of improving our community.”

The Chief of Staff position replaces the Director of the City Commission Office, which is being vacated by Torey Hollingsworth.

Blues & Bluegrass Announced For The Rose

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Blues Rock icon and five-time Grammy-nominated guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd has announced his second annual Backroads Blues Festival featuring veteran blues guitarist Eric Gales and NYC-based blues star King Solomon Hicks. The tour will make its way across the US, stopping in Huber Heights, OH on Wednesday, June 7 for a performance at Rose Music Center.

“I wanted to offer a traditional touring blues festival,” Shepherd shares. “One that will give people a chance to see the best of the best all in one place.” The announcement follows a hugely successful inaugural run of the Backroads Blues Festival in 2022, which featured Buddy Guy and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram.

The Backroads Blues Festival is an extension of Shepherd’s award-winning, Platinum-selling 10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads film and album project, which saw him travel the country with his band and a portable studio alongside the world’s most renowned blues players, as well as some of the genre’s lesser known, but rare and towering talents. Featured artists included Etta Baker, Pinetop Perkins, Honeyboy Edwards, Lazy Lester, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, Hubert Sumlin, and B.B. King, among others.

 

Greensky Bluegrass is thrilled to announce summer tour dates with special guest Neighbor. This year the band will stop in Huber Heights, OH for a performance at Rose Music Center on Friday, June 30.

 

Greensky Bluegrass are widely known for their thoughtful lyricism, edgy and genre-expansive sound, dazzling live performances and relentless touring schedule.

However, that is only the tip of the complex tale of the five musicians that make up Greensky Bluegrass: Anders Beck [dobro], Michael Arlen Bont [banjo], Dave Bruzza [guitar], Mike Devol [upright bass], and Paul Hoffman [Mandolin]. The five are connected through a deep bond, just as they are seasoned road warriors, they’re a band of brothers who have seen each other through decades of ups and downs, personal and collective highlights, and the moments when life turns it all upside down.

For the past century, bluegrass music has traditionally relayed real tales of American life, struggle, tragedy, and triumph. It gives a voice to the quiet, yet colorful stories woven into the fabric of the country itself. Greensky Bluegrass live these stories through their records and performances.

“Greensky is and always has been very unique in our world,” says Paul Hoffman. “We put our love, energy, and focus into what we appreciate about our music. We come together as a band in a way that’s organic. We take a lot of pride in how we grow and challenge each other too. We’re maturing together. I think we get more Greensky all of the time.”

NEIGHBOR

With a diverse catalog of hundreds of songs, the musical juggernaut Neighbor has become one of the most exciting and unpredictable live bands on the music scene today. Grown in large part by the passion and devotion of the fans called Neighbors, their symbiotic relationship inspires and touches every performance. The creation of childhood neighbors Richard James (vocals, keys) and Lyle Brewer (guitar), Neighbor combines ambitious composition, soulful balladry, and a fearless approach to their lengthy improvisations. The quartet is rounded out by Dan Kelly (bass) and Dean Johnston (drums) who fuel the groove and lay a solid foundation for Neighbor’s “down home” sound. Come see what’s good in the neighborhood.

Tickets will go on sale to the public beginning at 10am on Friday, March 24 at Ticketmaster.com and RoseMusicCenter.com.

 

Cincinnati Zoo Offers Breakfast with the Animals

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Enjoy a unique breakfast experience at the Cincinnati Zoo that includes exclusive keeper chats at your favorite animal habitats! Events take place from 7-9am.

Start your morning with a catered breakfast on the Africa Deck overlooking the savannah.

Menu:

  • Glier’s Goetta, Egg & Cheese on Buttermilk Biscuit
  • Biscuits & Glier’s Goetta Gravy
  • Cream Cheese & Chive Scrambled Eggs
  • Applewood Smoked Bacon (GF)
  • Tater Tot Casserole (GF, V)
  • Cinnamon Rolls (V)
  • Assorted Muffins and Bagels
  • Seasonal Fruit Cup (Vegan)
  • Beverages: Coffee, Orange Juice and Water

Breakfast with the Animals Available Dates:

 

Friday, June 9th  Elephant & Giraffe
Thursday, July 20th Gorilla & Manatee

Friday, Aug 18th Red Panda & Ambassador Animal

After breakfast you’ll then split off into your tour group to visit your first animal habitat where you will meet up with a Zookeeper to hear fascinating stories about their personal experiences, learn fun facts about the animals in their care, and watch your favorite animals enjoy enrichment.

After your first keeper chat, your guide will lead you to another animal habitat where you will meet a second Zookeeper and learn about the animals in their care.Early Entry and parking are included which guarantees your reservation for the Zoo that day.

(Reservations are limited to 80 people; Each tour group will have no more than 40 guests.)

Guests will receive tour group assignments via email prior to the event.

JUST ANNOUNCED: 3 Doors Down Coming To The Rose

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This summer, 3 Doors Down celebrates its sophomore album, Away From The Sun, by hitting amphitheaters in major markets across the US for the Away From The Sun Anniversary Tour. The band will be playing all of the songs from the album throughout the performances, plus all of their biggest hits. The multi-platinum rock band will return to Huber Heights, OH for a performance at Rose Music Center on Friday, July 7.

Away From The Sun features “Here Without You,” which reached No. 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was certified 6x platinum in the US. The lead single, “When I’m Gone,” peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent seventeen weeks on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, becoming one of the longest-running number-one singles.

Special guest Candlebox will be supporting 3 Doors Down on the Away From The Sun Anniversary Tour for what is slated to be the band’s last US tour to promote the 30th anniversary of the band and their final farewell studio album being released later this year by Round Hill Records.

“Away From The Sun has always been a personal favorite of mine because of how much it resonated with our country’s service members,” shares 3 Doors Down’s Brad Arnold. “We are so blessed to be able to celebrate these significant milestones because we were very young making these albums, and we still have so much more life to give our fans.” Arnold continues, “The show we are planning will be next level this year. It’s going to be incredible to have Candlebox on tour with us. I’ve been  a fan of theirs since I was a teenager..“

3 Doors Down will also star in Season IV of television’s most successful nationally syndicated music-driven series, THE SONG, on March 25. THE SONG takes a quintessential look at the indelible legacies of celebrated recording artists and the music that made them famous. THE SONG airs on major network affiliates in 150 markets across the country. Click HERE for more information.

Formed in 1996, Grammy Award®-nominated multi-platinum Mississippi rock band 3 Doors Down consistently captivates audiences worldwide. The quintet’s many accolades include selling more than 20 million albums globally, receiving a Grammy nomination, two American Music Awards, and five BMI Pop Awards for songwriting, including ”Songwriter of the Year.” Their debut, The Better Life, became certified seven times RIAA platinum and was fueled by the success of juggernaut hit ”Kryptonite.” Away From The Sun has been certified five times platinum. In 2023, to celebrate the anniversary of Away From The Sun, the band will play all the songs from the album and all their hits in Amphitheaters across the US.

Tickets will go on sale to the public beginning at 10am on Friday, March 24 at Ticketmaster.com and RoseMusicCenter.com.

 

PRG Blooming with a Purpose Fundraiser

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Join the Pink Ribbon Girls for their Blooming with a Purpose event on Wed, March 22nd to support families suffering breast and gynecological cancers in the Dayton region.

You can support a great cause at PRG Dayton’s first ever Blooming with a Purpose event! Funds raised will support PRG in providing essential services for families battling breast and gynecological cancer in the Dayton region.

Attendees will enjoy acoustic music, charcuterie, mocktails, a flower crown tutorial, the essence of a photoshoot at Furst’s greenhouse, and lots of fun! Individual tickets will be $50.00. This would be a great mother daughter date or best friend date! We encourage you to bring someone special to you!

Pink Ribbon Good provides meals, rides to treatment, housecleaning essentials and peer support FREE of charge to breast cancer or gynecological cancer patients at their time of greatest need.

Please contact Cara Salazar Community Engagement Coordinator, Dayton [email protected] with any questions.

Get Tickets online

Wednesday, March 22 · 5:30 – 7:30pm

Furst The Florist & Greenhouses
1306 Troy Street
Dayton, OH 45404

Yoga & Wine Wednesday

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Announcing our next Yoga & Wine Wednesday in our UpSide Loft! Join us on March 29th with Elesha Snyder for a stretch and some socialization! 🧘‍♀️ Admission is $20 and you can venmo Elesha directly to save your spot!

Paddling Film Festival at The NEON

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The Paddling Film Festival is returning to the historic NEON theatre in Downtown Dayton, Ohio on March 23. Thanks to a partnership with Massie Creek Paddlers, Mudlick Tap House and Bonbright Distributors we are stoked co-host 2.5 hours of the best paddling films of the year.
The films offer something for every interest and skill level of paddling enthusiast; from armchair adventurer, hair on fire whitewater paddler, kayak angler to long distance traveler and conservationist. We have no doubt you will leave the NEON ready to protect our waterways and grab a paddle the first chance you get!
Be sure to join our pre-party at Mudlick Tap House for happiness hour, contests and a group hike led by Surf Dayton to the film festival. Bonbright Distributors will make sure you don’t go thirsty!
Get your tickets online at www.neonmovies.com

23rd Annual Ceramic Fundraiser Soup Dressed Up

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Students and staff have created hundreds of bowls fro you to choose from, each one unique and artistically prepared.  Select a bowl and enjoy bread dessert and soup that have been generously donated from local restaurants.

Enjoy dinner and bid in our silent auction with magnificent works from local artists.