The By-Jo Theatre is extremely excited about Thursday, April 28th!!! That is when award-winning, Grand Ole Opry playing, and all-around great folk will be gracing the By-Jo stage. Vernon McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass will be live for one night only (April 28th, the show starts at 7 with doors opening at 6:15)!!!
Woodland Offers Headstone Cleaning & Restoration Class
Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum is again offering a gravestone restoration class with expert Misti Spillman. Misti has a background in researching and restoring cemeteries. She worked as an AmeriCorps member at the Ohio History Connection and serves as a reference and liaison to numerous museums and historical societies throughout Ohio. Misti is the owner of Reviving Cemeteries, LLC.
You will receive hands on, one-on-one and group instruction on headstone preservation techniques including fixing breaks, resetting, cleaning and how to mix proper mortars for stone repair. You will also receive a Headstone Cleaning Starter Kit that will include all the tools needed for the day.
The entire workshop will be spent in the cemetery. A break for lunch will be provided. Please feel free to bring a lunch or visit any of the restaurants on Brown Street.
This workshop will be conducted at Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum from 10 am.to 3 pm on Saturday, May 7, 2022. Cost is $30 per person for the Beginners class. This class is limited to 30 people.
To make your reservation, please click here.
Kings Island Concert Series Announced
The Avett Brothers
Tuesday, June 28 – Gates 7 p.m. | Music 8 p.m.
American folk rock band The Avett Brothers made mainstream waves with their 2009 major label debut, I and Love and You, landing at No. 16 on the Billboard Top 200 and garnering critical acclaim. True Sadness (2016) achieved The Avett Brothers’ highest career debut to date hitting No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Albums Chart, No. 1 Top Rock Albums Chart, No. 1 Digital Albums Chart, No. 3 on Billboard Top 200 and scoring two GRAMMY® nominations.
Berlin & A Flock Of Seagulls
Saturday, July 9 – Gates 6 p.m. | Music 7 p.m.
This Los Angeles-based synth pop group Berlin, founded by bassist John Crawford, singer Terri Nunn, and keyboard player David Diamond, topped the charts in 1986 with the single “Take My Breath Away,” the love theme from the Tom Cruise movie Top Gun. A Flock Of Seagulls may well be known for their bizarrely teased haircuts as much as their hit single “I Ran.” A Flock Of Seagulls were one of prime movers in the ‘80s new wave era.
3 Doors Down with special guest Candlebox
Friday, July 22 – Gates 6 p.m. | Music 7 p.m.
Grammy Award®-nominated multi-platinum Mississippi rock band 3 Doors Down first found their own voice in 1995. It’s only gotten louder over the past two decades. Everything kicked off with their 2000 debut, The Better Life. The album went six-times platinum and introduced the world to their now-classic “Kryptonite.” Their fan base continued to grow with 2002’s triple-platinum Away from the Sun—which yielded the smashes “When I’m Gone” and “Here Without You.”
Skillet with special guest Jordan St. Cyr
Saturday, July 23 – Gates 6 p.m. | Music 7 p.m.
Skillet is an American Christian rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1996. The band currently consists of husband John Cooper and wife Korey Cooper along with Jen Ledger and Seth Morrison. The band has released eleven albums, two of which, Collide and Comatose, received Grammy nominations.
Five for Fighting with special guest The Verve Pipe
Saturday, August 20 – Gates 6 p.m. | Music 7 p.m.
Proceeds from this concert will benefit A Kid Again
John Ondrasik, the songwriter and performer known as the platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated, Five For Fighting, has penned major hits including the chart-topping “Superman (It’s Not Easy),” “100 Years,” “The Riddle,” “Chances,” “World” and “Easy Tonight,” which have earned tens of millions of streams and place him as a top-10 Hot Adult Contemporary artist for the 2000s. Five For Fighting’s music has also been featured in more than 350 films, television shows, and commercial.
The Drowsy Chaperone Opens This Weekend in Springboro
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!
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
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
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.
Urban Artifact Beer Dinner at Lily’s
Lily’s Head Chef James has created a beautiful 5-course menu that highlights springtime’s bounty and pairs it with Urban Artifact’s insanely delightful sours!
Mudlick Tap House Debuts Horse Trailer Bar
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.
An Evening of Archery!
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!
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
175 E Alex Bell Road #280
Centerville, Ohio 45459
Hours:
Tuesday – Friday: 7am-4pm
Saturday: 8am-2pm
Auditions For Epiphany Lutheran Church’s 31st Summer Production
Auditions are open to the community. Continuing our tradition of inter-generational experiences, adults, teenagers and children of all theater experience levels are encouraged to audition. Children must be completing first grade and at least seven years old to audition.
Friday, April 22: 6-8 p.m.
Peppercorn’s Diner Now Open in Urbana
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
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.
Friday & Saturday 11am – 9pm
MJ LIVE! Michael Jackson Tribute Concert
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!