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Book a Serenade For Your Sweetheart

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The Dayton Metro Barbershop Chorus Presents: Sweetheart Serenades.
For $40, a quartet of singers will deliver two songs and a personalized card to your sweetheart.
They are taking orders for Friday, February 11 through Monday, February 14.
They’ll deliver anywhere within 20 miles of Dayton (plus a small travel charge for anything farther away).  You can also book a virtual serenade.  Use their online form to book your Serenade.

Slice of Springfield

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Sample pizza from up to ten area pizza shops, then vote for your favorite while enjoying live entertainment.

Pizza competition will be held from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m., with live music from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person. Tickets purchased before Janurary 20 will receive a free beer, wine or cider ticket. Tickets usually sell out before the event, so buy your tickets now.

Tickes for kids under 12 can be purchased at the door, the evening of the event for $10 each, including a free non-alcoholic beverage.

 

Benefits Partners for the Parks supports Clark County parks through National Trail Parks and Recreation District.

The Adventure Speaker Series: El Camino de Santiago – Two Styles of Travel

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The Adventure Speaker Series kicks off this winter and will feature incredible tales of exploration from across the globe. Be inspired by local speakers sharing their adventures – and sometimes misadventures.
El Camino de Santiago – Two Styles of Travel by Diana Glawe and Emily Foubert
El Camino de Santiago is a 1,200-year-old pilgrimage across Europe culminating at the final resting place of the Apostle St. James. Diana Glawe and Emily Foubert will share their distinct experiences on El Camino as they both chose different styles of travel. Glawe stayed in pre-arranged private room lodging, while Foubert stayed in albergues (hostels for pilgrims). Glawe paid for her belongings to be transported, while Foubert carried her belongings in a backpack. They both began their journey in France; hiked over the Pyrenees; wandered the plains of the Meseta; and met incredible people from all around the world. Glawe and Foubert will share their experiences, planning information, and practical tips for an enjoyable Camino adventure – whichever style you choose.
Location: Wright State University Student Union, Endeavour Room
Admission: Free and for all ages.
Additional information: http://theadventuresummit.com/

There’s a New Bloody Mary Champ in Town!

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Today over 400 guests celebrated the beloved brunch cocktail. A bloody mary, at its essence, is built of tomato juice and vodka. Some add Worcestershire sauce, some citrus or spices and these drinks are often further embellished by all sorts of add-ons, twists and turns as garnishes. And that’s just what a dozen local bartenders did today, using  Lily Water Vodka  from Dayton Barrel Works. Planned2Give Co-founder and event co-producer Jeff Jackson said, “it’s great to bring this back after 2 years off due to covid, and even more gratifying to know that so many people came enjoy some bloody mary’s for a great cause.”

Participating bartenders came from Another Broken Egg,  Blox Spiked Ice, Brixx Ice Co, Dublin Pub, Fifth Street Brewpub, Jaqua’s at the Greene, Loose Ends Brewing Company, Mercenary Bartenders, RADS, The Roosevelt Room, W. Social Tab and Table and Wheat Penny.

Variations included Fifth Street Brewpubs Bloody McLain made with Mezcal, Wheat Penny’s that was made with a frozen sorbet, Another Broken Egg used a pepper infused vodka, while others had secret recipes they wouldn’t share.  And the garnishes, grilled cheese sandwiches, fruit, cheese, vegetables, bacon and so much more. Scott Conrad, from The Vue Ultra Lounge,  who tied for the winner of this event  its second year tied with Scott Conrad, and in year 3 Scott took the undisputed  top prize, was back as an alumni serving up  his Rad’s Bloody Mary Mix, which he launched after his success at the Showdown.  While he’s not eligible to win any more now that’s he’s gone commercial with his RAD’s Bloody Mary mix, he may have had one of the coolest treats at his table, a gravy fountain to go with the biscuits he was serving up provided by Centerville Pizza.

Newcomer to the event, Blox Spiced Ice‘s Stephanie Brown, truly took it over the top with her garnish and it was a hit and took the best garnish title. On a fleurs de lis skewer you got bourbon chicken, andouille sausage, creole spiced shrimp, pickeled okra and a crawfih risotto ball.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They always say you eat with your eyes first so having an inviting table is a big deal and for The Roosevelt Room, located in Liberty Center, they walked away with Best Table Decor.

As a special treat, Speakeasy Sweets was on hand with their Bloody Mary Muffins.

And voted for by the people, Dayton Best Bloody Mary winner by a landslide was made by , Loose Ends Brewing Company! General manager Kent Loose says he attributes their win to “having a well balanced cocktail mix.” They walked away with $500 cash and bragging rights!  Well at least until we do it all again on Sunday, January 28, 2024.

Proceeds from the Bloody Mary Showdown were donated to The Castle, a gathering place of trust and friendship which supports people with mental illness and disorders to achieve their highest level of competence  and independence.”

Jazz Night with George Balog

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Our dear friend and professional jazz nerd, George Balog is back behind the decks for his first jazz night at The Barrel House of 2023! He’ll be spinning an all-vinyl jazz set and we’ve got no shortage of drinks to soak it up with.

Taco Bell $5 Cravings Trios

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The fast-food chain announced the new $5 “Build Your Own Cravings Box,” available on the Taco Bell app for rewards members now. Other digital customers can build their box beginning Feb. 11.

There are 18 variations of the limited-time box, available for app or web and pay-ahead orders. There are vegetarian options by swapping protein for beans.

“As we see it, there aren’t a lot of choices out there when it comes to value, forcing customers to play by others’ rules,” Nikki Lawson, Taco Bell’s chief global brand officer, said in a news release. “But when your fans have different favorites on the menu, why not celebrate that?”

$5 Cravings Trios  options:

Crunchwrap Supreme® Cravings Trio:

Includes a Crunchwrap Supreme, a Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos, and a medium fountain drink.

 

Cheesy Gordita Crunch Cravings Trio:Includes a Cheesy Gordita Crunch, a Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos, and a medium fountain drink.

Burrito Supreme Cravings Trio:
Includes a Burrito Supreme, a Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos, and a medium fountain drink.

You can find all three new $5 Cravings Trios at participating Taco Bell locations nationwide for a limited time.

Rewind: Celebrating The Music Of The ‘80s

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Step inside the Schuster Center and into our musical time warp and be transported back to a time when hair was big, leg warmers were the accessories of choice, and parachute pants ruled. Celebrate a decade of iconic pop culture in a whole new way with the electricity of a full orchestra behind the charting topping hits of the 1980s!

Coffee Shop Brings Back Music After Hours

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When it first opened at its Historic Wayne Avenue location, Ghostlight Coffee was known for staying open late, rearranging the seats, and creating a local music scene of its own. Now, over 10 years later, the team at Ghostlight is bringing live music back to their Wayne Avenue shop as a part of their continue efforts to support local artists and build community.

The first Ghostlight After Hours show will take place this Friday, February 3, featuring local singer-songwriter Emi. moving forward, the team aims to host After Hours every other Friday featuring different local musicians. A variety of zero-proof drinks and cocktails will be available via The Bottleshop by Ghostlight as well as a limited coffee menu. The coffee shop will close for regular service at 4pm and reopen for After Hours at 6:30pm.

About Emi:

 

“My name is Emi, I’m a Dayton local Singer/Songwriter. For me, music is primarily therapeutic. I travel to the introspective landscape of my anxiety and depression and mix it up with an upbeat indie-pop vibe.

I’m inspired by artists like half•alive, Death Cab for Cutie, Cage the Elephant, and Tessa Violet. And I shamelessly still listen to some early 2000’s Pop hits.

 

I’ll be performing a collection of some favorites from artists that have influenced me over the years, peppered in with a few originals to spice it up a bit!”

Ghostlight Coffee South Park

1201 Wayne Ave
Dayton, OH 45410

Doors open at 6:30pm for the after hours music show.

DAYTON BOTB – WEEK 4 – JAZZ / BLUES / WORLD / ELECTRONIC

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If you haven’t made it out to a qualifying round yet,👇 this week👇 offers a little bit of everything! From a 10-piece jazz band to a solo electronic artist and more, you can help us decide who moves onto the Finale!
Discounted presale tickets are available here: https://www.daytonbattleofthebands.com/the-battles – and include your ballot! It’s all happening Thursday, February 2nd at The Brightside Music & Event Venue. Doors open at 7pm. Music starts at 7:30pm.

Black History Month Art Exhibition

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Ed Dixon, owner of the Edward A. Dixon Gallery in Downtown Dayton has curated a Black History Month art exhibition for this February featuring several local artists from the Dayton area.

The artwork featured in the exhibition includes pieces from Clifford Darrett that center on the distinguished military service of Black Americans, artwork from Gregory DeGroat highlighting culturing figures and many other artworks that focus on Black History from the 20th century to present.

They Gave the Supreme Sacrifice by Clifford Darrett

“It’s a great collection of artwork. I not only encourage people to come see the exhibition and read the descriptions, but also take the opportunity to do further research on the people, places and events covered in the show. There are many layers to history beyond the highlights we often receive that can give us a better context and knowledge into who we are, how we got here and where we can go.” ~ Ed Dixon

Ben Carson – by Clarice Moore

This is the first formal exhibition at the gallery since moving to its new location at 222 N. St. Clair Street. The gallery initially moved from its original location next the Dayton Arcade to a small space inside the Talbott Tower when the COVID-19 pandemic started taking its toll on most businesses in 2020. When the country began to recover, a new location was scouted, secured and opened for business in August 2022.

 

Ali – by Gregory DeGroat

The Black History Month art exhibition is slated to open to the public on Thursday, February 2nd and run until February 25th. There will be a public reception and artist talk with light refreshments on Friday, February 17th from 6pm-8pm.

A university student exhibition is also planned for the Spring and the 3rd Annual We’re Doing It All Wrong® art exhibition will open in the Fall.

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss at The Rose May 3rd

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On the heels of a triumphant year that saw Robert Plant and Alison Krauss reunite for their first international tour in more than a decade, the duo has announced new tour dates for 2023.

Kicking off in April, this latest run will bring the music of 2021’s T Bone Burnett-produced, Grammy-nominated Raise the Roof and 2007’s Grammy-sweeping Raising Sand to audiences across the US, including a stop in Huber Heights, OH for a performance at Rose Music Center on Wednesday, May 3.

Taking Robert Plant and Alison Krauss’ return to the road, which included sold-out shows at NYC’s Beacon Theatre and LA’s Greek Theatre as well as headline slots at festivals such as Bonnaroo, Glastonbury, and Roskilde has been heralded as “a collaboration that should last for ‘Evermore,’” (Variety), and “a master class of a concert” (Chicago Tribune).

Backed by an all-star band of guitarist JD McPherson, drummer Jay Bellerose, bassist Dennis Crouch, string player Stuart Duncan, and Viktor Krauss on keyboards and guitar, setlists have included favorites from both Raising Sand and Raise the Roof, as well as reimagined arrangements of Led Zeppelin classics.

A highlight of their recent tour was the band’s performance at Denver’s storied Red Rocks Amphitheatre on September 1. Now, for the first time, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss: Live at Red Rocks will be available to stream in its entirety on March 16 at 8:00 PM GMT for viewers in the UK/Europe and 8:00 PM ET for US viewers, exclusively via Mandolin, the music industry’s leading digital fan engagement platform. Tickets for the stream, which will have a viewing window of 48 hours from its premiere, will be available for purchase starting on February 14. For more information, go to https://mandolin.com/

Raise the Roof is currently nominated for three GRAMMY Awards and was the #1 most played album at Americana radio in 2022, having occupied the #1 spot on the Americana radio chart for 21 consecutive weeks. Last week, Raise the Roof was named Best International Album at the UK Americana Awards ceremony in London. Since its release, the record has amassed critical acclaim from The New York Times, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Variety, Pitchfork, NPR, and more. Additionally, Plant & Krauss appeared on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Kelly Clarkson Show, CBS, PBS, MSNBC, BBC, and beyond, and closed out the year with a special 90-minute episode of CMT Crossroads.

Tickets will go on sale to the public beginning at 10am on Friday, February 3 atTicketmaster.com and RoseMusicCenter.com.

Dairy Queen’s $7 Bacon Queso Cheeseburger Meal Deal

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Dairy Queen introduces the new Bacon Queso Cheeseburger as part of the brand’s new $7 Meal Deal.

The Bacon Queso Cheeseburger features a 100 percent seasoned beef patty topped with zesty queso and thick cut applewood-smoked bacon, served on a warm, toasted bun.

You can enjoy the Bacon Queso Cheeseburger a la carte, or as part of a $7 Meal Deal where you get one Bacon Queso Cheeseburger, plus a side of fries, a drink, and a small sundae for 7 bucks.

https://youtu.be/7T7hVZ56Wmg

Nutritional Information – Bacon Queso Cheeseburger

  • Calories: 430
  • Fat: 23g
  • Calories from Fat: 200
  • Carbs: 35g
  • Sugar: 5g
  • Protein: 21g
  • Sodium: 1000mg

City Offers Free Tax filing for Income-Eligible Dayton Residents

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Presented by KeyBank and the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Coalition (VITA). Super Refund Saturday and other tax preparation opportunities are designed to help working taxpayers take advantage of the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit. The federal tax credits are two of the nation’s largest anti-poverty programs, helping to lift over six million people out of poverty each year, including more than three million children.

Taxpayers earning up to $59,187 may qualify for free tax return preparation and filing even when not claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) or Child Tax Credit (CTC). Tax returns are prepared and filed immediately by IRS-trained volunteers. Eligible taxpayers can get free tax preparation and filing by IRS-trained volunteers at Super Refund Saturday, on Feb. 4, from 9 am to 3 pm, at the Job Center (1111 S. Edwin C. Moses Blvd).

The tax credits are more valuable than ever, ranging from $560 for workers with no dependents to $6,935 for some families. Eligible taxpayers must file a federal income tax return in order to claim the credits.

Presented by KeyBank and the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Coalition.

WHAT INFORMATION MUST I BRING TO THE TAX PREPARATION SITE?

  • Photo ID
  • All W-2 forms for wages earned in 2022
  • Social Security cards or Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITIN) for you and all persons in your family included on your tax return
  • Social Security Number or Employer ID Number (EIN) and address for any child care expenses in 2022. Bring payment documentation for the total amount you paid the Provider and the amount paid for each child
  • Any correspondence you received from the IRS in 2022 and 1098 and 1099 forms (if any)
  • If you want your refund directly deposited into your savings or checking account(s), bring your account number(s) with you to the tax site
  • If you are married filing jointly, both parties must be present in order to process the tax return

(EITC refunds do not count as income in determining eligibility for food stamps, SSI, Medicaid, cash assistance or public housing. The Child Tax Credit does not count as income for any federally-funded benefit program.)

More information on eligibility, Super Refund Saturday and other VITA tax preparation locations can be found at www.daytonohio.gov/eitc or by calling United Way HelpLink at 937-913-2000.

WSU Theater Arcadia Feb 3 – 12

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Wright State Theatre will present Tom Stoppard’s romantic play of ideas, ARCADIA at Wright State University’s Creative Arts Center from February 3-12. Stoppard is widely considered one of the greatest playwrights of the English language, and ARCADIA one of his most impressive works. Many audiences know Stoppard for his early play, ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD, or his screenplay for SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE. First produced in 1993, ARCADIA leaps artfully between the past and present, certainty and confusion, genius and unexpressed passion in what one critic called “Tom Stoppard’s richest, most ravishing comedy to date”.  The play explores the possibilities life offers as we make seemingly minor, but irreversible choices.

 

ARCADIA is directed by Marya Spring Cordes (Associate Chair of the School of Fine and Performing Arts), whose recent works at Wright State include SWEET CHARITY, THE WOLVES and THE CURIOUS INCEDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME. She is also a regular contributor at The Human Race Theatre Company, among other professional theatres. About ARCADIA she says, “Arcadia is a witty and thoughtful comedy that strikes you immediately with the beauty of the language and complexity of the relationships.  The audience moves between real time (of 1809) and a future reality decidedly set on exhuming the mysteries of the past. The play is emotionally riveting, Stoppard’s mystery keeps you on the edge of your seat and the payoff is stunning”. Set in a classic British manor home called Sidley Park, Stoppard has created a dual world of both the present day and 1809, which alternate and eventually overlap with each other in a theatrical experience that will leave audiences enraptured. Stoppard has the rare ability to make complex ideas of physics, philosophy, higher math and even chaos theory accessible and powerfully dramatic to all of us.

 

ARCADIA has scenic design by Michael Brewer (Wright State’s SWEAT, 9 TO 5 and others), costume design by senior Design/Technology major Sean Hannah, lighting design by Prof. Matthew Benjamin, properties design by John Lavarnway, sound design by James Dunlap, technical direction by Kevin Nedberg, and stage management by Isabella Myers.

 

Arcadia runs from February 3 – 12 in Wright State’s Creative Arts Center Festival Playhouse. For tickets, www.wright.edu/theatre or Box Office (937) 775-2500.

Bob Evans New Buttermilk Biscuit Sandwiches

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Bob Evans has introduced  two new Buttermilk Biscuit Sandwiches to its breakfast menu. Both breakfast sandwiches are served with hash browns, home fries or fresh cut fruit.

 

The Sausage Buttermilk Biscuit Sandwich features a fresh-cracked fried egg, American cheese and sausage patty on a flaky buttermilk biscuit

The Bacon Buttermilk Biscuit Sandwich features a flaky buttermilk biscuit sandwiching a fresh-cracked fried egg, American cheese and bacon.

You can also enjoy the new sandwiches as part of a Farmhand Biscuit Sandwich Platter or Buttermilk Biscuit Sandwich Bundle.

The Farmhand Biscuit Sandwich Platter includes two buttermilk biscuit breakfast sandwiches, one with sausage and one with bacon, plus a side of house-made sausage gravy for dipping and your choice of hash browns, home fries, or fresh-cut fruit.

The Buttermilk Biscuit Sandwich Bundle comes with six classic biscuit sandwiches with fresh-cracked fried eggs, American cheese and choice of bacon or sausage, plus your choice of family size home fries, hash browns or fresh fruit.

Brunch & A Show Returns to Coco’s Bistro

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Savor Your Sunday Brunches are returning to Coco’s Bistro this February.  Each Sunday the Stivers School for the Arts performing arts magnet students will perform, while the kitchen at Coco’s serve up brunch from 10am – 1:30pm

 

 

The brunch runs $40 per person, $15 of which is donated to The seedling Foundation of Dayton Ohio to support the unique needs of the students at Stivers School for the Arts.

Reservations are highly suggested, as these brunches have historically sold out quickly.

Menu has not been published yet, but these pictures have been shared:

Coco’s Bistro

250 Warren St,
Dayton, OH, 45402
937-228-2626