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The Drowsy Chaperone Opens This Weekend in Springboro

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With the houselights down, a man in a chair appears on stage and puts on his favorite record: the cast recording of a fictitious 1928 musical. The recording comes to life and The Drowsy Chaperone begins as the man in the chair looks on. Mix in two lovers on the eve of their wedding, a bumbling best man, a desperate theatre producer, a not-so-bright hostess, two gangsters posing as pastry chefs, a misguided Don Juan and an intoxicated chaperone, and you have the ingredients for an evening of madcap delight.

 

Burkhardt Branch Library Now Open!

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The Dayton Metro Library’s new Burkhardt Branch will open to the public on Monday, April 25 at 9:30 am, thus resuming its regular operating hours. The 17,800 square-foot building is East Dayton/Riverside’s newest asset to offer library services and community meeting space.

Amenities in the new Burkhardt Branch include:

  • Opportunity Space
  • Quiet reading room with a fireplace
  • Community Room
  • Free meeting spaces
  • Open common area
  • Enclosed outdoor reading terrace
  • “Soaring Beyond” themed Children’s Area
  • TeenEDGE area with a gaming system
  • Copy nook
  • Increased number of laptops
  • Early literacy computers
  • Presentation equipment
  • Bookstore-style displays
  • Ample parking

Additionally, the Branch is home to four original art installations as part of the ReImagining Works project from artists Carrie Longley, Deborah Dixon, Tracy-Longley-Cook, and InsideOut Studio.

The new Burkhardt Branch location is 4704 Burkhardt Avenue, right across Shedborne Avenue from the original location. It is the latest new Branch to be completed as part of DML’s Libraries for a Smarter Future multi-year facilities project. Two remaining Branches will receive new buildings as part of this project: Northmont and Huber Heights.

Regular operating hours are Monday/Tuesday/Thursday: 9:30 am – 8:30 pm, Wednesday/Friday/Saturday: 9:30 am – 6 pm, and closed Sunday. Programming at the new Branch will begin soon.

Alan Parsons Live Project

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Alan Parsons, the Grammy Award-winning legendary music icon and “sonic master of progressive rock,” was born into a family with an impressive history in entertainment. Alan had dabbled with live performance in his late teens as a folk/blues acoustic player and as a lead guitarist with a blues band called The Earth in the late sixties in his hometown of London. (Their only album, Elemental, surfaced recently and was released by Record Collector Magazine in 2016.) But as soon as he landed a job at the famous Abbey Road Studios at the age of 19, it became clear that the world of sound recording was to dominate his career.

Ronan Donovan: Social By Nature

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Chimpanzees, wolves, and gorillas are among the most charismatic of the mammals we know. We identify with them as species, groups, and even as named individuals. They’re also under threat. Join biologist-turned-photographer RONAN DONOVAN as he talks about his work in documenting these animals and what we, as fellow social mammals, can learn from them.

Mudlick Tap House Debuts Horse Trailer Bar

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Mudlick Tap House is rolling out a vintage horse trailer bar to bring the wow factor to your next outdoor party. This converted horse trailer is a fully functional mobile bar.

The Mane Bar is a full-service bartending service. Their packages provide combinations that will make all of your guests happy, such as craft cocktails, local brew ideas, wine recommendations and more. Best of all, with our full-service offerings, we’ll take care of every last detail. We’re a “Dry Bar” which means you bring the booze, we’ll bring everything else-from the ice to beautiful garnishes.

When you rent the Main Bar here’s what it includes:

  • 2 Professional Bartenders
  • Set-Up & Tear Down of Bar Area
  • 2 draft selections
  • Unlimited Package Beer/Wine selection
  • Fresh Garnishes
  • Trailer Decor
  • Custom Menu
  • Menu Planning and Alcohol Shopping List
  • All Bar Ice
  • Self-Serve Water at Bar
  • Mixers, Juices and Garnishes for Signature Cocktails
  • Disposable Drinkware
  • Bar Napkins
  • General and Liquor Liability Insurance
THE PERFECT POUR

For those who don’t need liquor at their event, this is best for wine & craft brew enthusiasts. Sit back and sip your favorite drinks from professional bartenders. Offer a small menu or a variety of tastes to your guests of champagne, wines, and brews from our two tap kegerator system as well as unlimited packaged beer/wine options. This package runs $1500 for four hours.

Rin addition to having wine and/or two tapped brews. There is minimal space in the trailer, so a set cocktail menu of creative libations to thrill your guests and please every palate is best. Cost for this package is $1750 for four hours.

These package prices apply within 60 miles of Dayton, it’s $3 per mile after 60 miles.

The Mane Bar
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An Evening of Archery!

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Four agencies are teaming up for an evening of archery! Join us for inflatable archery, vendors, a food truck and opportunities for basic archery classes on the range. Classes are every 30 minutes and will be first-come-first-served. Class registration is at the Centerville-Washington Park District tent.

Celebrate Mom with Tea at Boosalis Baking!

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Boosalis Baking and Cafe in Centerville is hosting  special Tea with Mom on Sunday May 1st and May 7th. Show Mom how much you appreciate her by making reservations for this special lunch.  You’ll be served a variety of tea sandwiches, fresh fruit, mini scones, various pastries and cookies, hot or iced tea, and coffee.  Guests 12 and up only, please

There will be two seatings each Sunday at noon or 3pm.  $35/person
Reservations Required

Boosalis Baking and Cafe

175 E Alex Bell Road #280
Centerville, Ohio 45459

937-424-0636

Hours:
Tuesday – Friday:  7am-4pm
Saturday:  8am-2pm

Peppercorn’s Diner Now Open in Urbana

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Amanda Lou Peppercorn and her partner Steve Williams have opened a family style diner in the heart of Urbana.  Peppercorn’s Diner is in the spot previously occupied by the Rock’n Robin. According to their facebook page they “are are two self per-claimed chefs & foodies offering home cooking along with our personal favorite creations. We love to share our passion of food, thrive to make new friends in the community & beyond!”  They have also declared themselves the  Home of the $.99 Coffee!

Here’s a peek at their menu:

Peppercorn’s Diner

1010 Scioto St
Urbana, OH 43078

(937) 484-7625

Friday – Monday 7am – 7pm

New Spring Menu at Tipp City’s Coldwater Cafe

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The Coldwater Cafe’s Chef Katy has just release a new lunch and dinner menu you can enjoy while relaxing with friends in the European styled dining room or unique Bank Vault dining room. Regulars will rejoice the return of the fried green tomatoes to the menu along with lots of new dishes to try.

After dinner, enjoy one of the many homemade desserts and an after dinner cocktail.

Coldwater Cafe

19 E Main St
Tipp City, OH 45371
(937) 667-0007
Tuesday – Thursday 11am – 8pm
Friday & Saturday  11am – 9pm 

MJ LIVE! Michael Jackson Tribute Concert

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Returning by popular demand! Experience Michael Jackson’s legacy of music, dance, love and unity, in this evening celebrating the songs, energy, excitement and spectacle that is MJ LIVE!

Performing nightly at the Stratosphere in Las Vegas, MJ LIVE! features #1 Vegas impersonator Jalles Franca, capturing the essence of MJ as he sings, spins and moonwalks through Michael’s early Jackson 5 hits including “I’ll Be There,” “ABC,” and “I Want You Back,” all the way through “Bad,” “Beat It,” “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough,” “Smooth Criminal,” “Thriller,” “Billie Jean,” and many more.

Complete with the MJ LIVE! band, back-up singers, dancers and dazzling choreography, MJ LIVE! recreates the magic of the legendary King of Pop!

Roadtrip: Ukranian Food Festival in Cincy

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Take a little road trip south for an afternoon full of family fun – and for a good cause!
This Sunday from noon – 4pm you can learn about the colorful Ukrainian culture, dance to the music, feel the energy of their folk songs and try delicious foods!
This initiative was organized by joined efforts of two local charitable organizations – Cincy4Ukraine and Hope4Ukraine. Amidst of all the destruction caused by bombing and cruelty of the invaders, Ukrainians need our help.
The goal is to raise funds for medical equipment and supplies for areas of the country most affected by war.The hope is to save precious lives in the war-torn Ukraine.

Venue: Fleming Road United Church of Christ

691 Fleming Rd, Cincinnati

Dayton Area Chamber Awards Supporters and Volunteer of the Year

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The Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed its membership to the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Center for its 116th Annual Meeting today (April 20, 2022), to review the chamber’s work supporting businesses in 2021, and look ahead to the remainder of 2022.

Keynote speaker Suzanne Clarke, first female president & CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Dayton native, spoke to the crowd about the role chambers of commerce play in defending free enterprise and ensuring a business-friendly environment.

2021 brought with it opportunity for the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce to weigh in on impactful legislation that allowed businesses to navigate the effects of the pandemic more effectively. The chamber highlighted this work for an audience of nearly 500 people.

The chamber released its 2021 video Annual Report. Below are a few of the highlights of the chamber’s work in the previous year:

 

  • Business Advocacy

o   Successfully advocated for Senate Bill 105, which provides reciprocity for minority-, women- and veteran-owned businesses. Bill signed in January 2022.

o   Successfully advocated to pass H.B 2, creating Ohio’s first residential broadband expansion grant program.

o   Successfully advocated to expand the eligibility threshold for publicly funded childcare as part of HB 145, ensuring that more parents had the childcare necessary to return to work.

o   Opposed HB 248 and strongly advocated for policies which allowed businesses to manage their own vaccine and mask policies

o   Advocated to end the COVID-19 federal unemployment assistance benefit to get people back to work.

o   Advocated for an extension of the PPP application deadline and continued technical assistance for businesses navigating the process

  • Talent Alignment & Attraction

o   19 Empower graduates; 52 Leadership Dayton graduates; 160 members of Generation Dayton

o   Launched cohesive branding initiative called “Livability Dayton,” taking a more modern approach to marketing the region to talent nationally

o   Via Talent360 and the Workplace Diversity and Inclusion Forum, over 200 business leaders were connected with best practices and resources to attract, retain and promote the talent they need

o   Chaired the Business Leaders United (BLU) Statewide Workforce Advocacy Committee

  • Business Success

o   Members saved more than $5 million in business expenses through chamber savings programs

o   Launched the Winsupply Award from Entrepreneurial Excellence- recognizing two outstanding entrepreneurs in our community

o   Launched Project Enginuity, a national Small Business Innovation Research initiative, in partnership with JP Morgan Chase, targeting Black, Hispanic and women founders – providing SBIR training to 57 businesses

o   Worked with a Del Mar Fellow, Cleveland State University & Claritas to identify barriers to success for minority businesses

o   Gathered business profile information for minority businesses in order to better access them, and quantify resource success

  • Organizational Accomplishments

o   Received a 5-Star Accreditation from U.S. Chamber of Commerce

o   Hosted 113 events with 2700+ attendees

o   Exceeded new member goal with 160 new members

o   Achieved 92% member retention rate

o   Doubled our reach on Facebook

o   17% increase in LinkedIn followers

o   117 earned media placements

With 2,200 business members, the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce continues to be among the top 25 largest chambers in the nation and one of only 200 chambers of commerce in the country with a 5-star accreditation, as awarded by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

 

This year’s video featured local spoken word artist, Mariah J. Mariah is a Dayton Public Schools employee, and a graduate of Stivers School for the Arts and Wright State University.

 

View the chamber’s 2021 Annual Report video

 

Award Recipients

 

During the chamber’s Annual Meeting, the following individuals and business members were also recognized:

 

  • altafiber – John H. Patterson Corporate Partner Award
  • Miami Valley Child Development Centers – Jonathan Dayton Public Partner Award
  • Evelyn Ritzi, The Ohlmann Group – Phillip L. Parker Volunteer of the Year
  • Sentinel – Soin Award for Innovation (Additional Press Release Available)
  • Mile Two and Skanska USA – Premier Health Diversity & Inclusion Award

 

2021 Retiring Board Members 

  • David Abney, Wise Construction Co.
  • Jo Alice Blondin, Clark State University
  • Jocelin Dean, Sinclair Community College
  • Dennis Grant, United Rehabilitation Services of Greater Dayton
  • Beth Grubb
  • Jennifer Harrison, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
  • Erin Rolfes, Kroger
  • Nan Whaley
  • Bill Whistler, Shook Construction Co.

2021 Retiring Committee Chairs

  • Antoinette Hampton (Chamber Challenge Golf Outing)
  • Jocelin Dean (Generation Dayton)
  • Doug Anspach (Leadership Dayton)
  • Diane Pleiman (Legislative & Regulatory Affairs, Public Policy Oversight)
  • Dave McNerney (Marketing & Communications Oversight)
  • Doug Barry (Membership Oversight)
  • Jacqueline Gamblin (Governance Oversight)
  • Lisa Couture (Volunteerism)
  • Doug Cleaves (Workforce & Economic Development Oversight)

 

 

 

No Preble County Pork Festival in 2022

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Traditionally the third week in September, word has just been put out the Preble County Pork Festival will NOT happen this year.  Here’s what was posted on their website and Facebook page:
“The Preble County Pork Festival Board of Directors has made an incredibly difficult decision to suspend the festival for 2022. The continuing rise in cost of products has made it impossible to maintain our aging equipment, purchase new equipment and continue the festival in a traditional fashion. As with the rest of you, we continue to question the economic stability of the future and have financial uncertainties in regard to our outlook. The lack of volunteers, start up cost and overhead costs have forced an uncomfortable situation for all who have dedicated time, talent, and money to the festival.
This decision was not made easily, nor spontaneously. We are truly thankful for all who have volunteered endless hours, donated products and services, and supported the festival over the last 50 years. The Board of Directors will continue to discuss future festivals.”

The History of the Festival:
The Preble County Pork Festival, as we know it today, was born in 1970 when the committee that organized Farm-City Day (the precursor of the Pork Festival) met to discuss ways to improve or redefine the annual event. It was decided that a grand Pork Festival celebrating Preble County’s proud pork-producing industry and history was the way to go.

In 1975 to honor former Preble County Extension Agent, Wilbur Bruner, Bruner Arena was constructed. Today Bruner Arena is used during the Preble County Fair to house the swine department. During the Pork Festival Bruner Arena is used to house the education aspect of the festival.

Wilbur Bruner, who later became a swine specialist with The Ohio State University cooperative Extension Service), we have been known as The Home of Swine Improvement in America. The early efforts of Bruner and participating local farmers helped bring leaner, higher-quality, more nutritious pork to the world.

In 1978, the Festival enclosed the swine barns off the back in of the Bruner Arena. In 979 the festival financed the electrical distribution system for the fairgrounds. 1984 saw  Two Pavilion-Type Building  constructed on 27-acre tract of land on Wayne Trace Road.

In 1992, a festival storage building was build and another building on the fairground was refurbished for a kitchen facility.  In 1994, an addition was added to provided meeting and office space along with an expanded restroom facilities. The addition was completed in 1995.

Construction began in 2002 on the Expo Building. Once it was finished in 2004, the Preble County Fair housed its beef cattle department in the barn. That same year, the festival began using the building for vendors, along with selling some of the festivals foods.  In 2019 Committed $50,000 to the Expo addition. Financed lighting upgrade to the Expo.

Goat Yoga

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Enjoy the serenity of Secret Eden with our one hour easy flow yoga practice (all levels) as our herd of Pygmy and Nigerian Dwarf goats and kids meander among you under a cover of pine and catalpa trees. The yoga pasture overlooks a large pond filled with water lilies and lotus. Following yoga enjoy a short hike around the pond with the goats. Plan to arrive a half hour early to sign in and spend time taking selfies and meeting the herd. Practice having goats on your back. Cost per session is is $30 cash, check or credit/debit card.