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13th Annual Soup Dressed Up Benefit

April 29, 2013 By Dayton Most Metro Leave a Comment

Stivers School for the Arts, located at 1313 E. Fifth Street, will host the 13th annual “Soup Dressed Up” fund-raising event, from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, May 3rd.

Student and staff at Stivers have created hundreds of bowls for you to choose from, each one unique and artistically prepared. Each guest may choose a handmade ceramic bowl and fill it with soup, bread and dessert generously donated from local restaurants, like Lucky’s CoCo’s, Elsa’s, Christopher’s Roost, Olive Garden, Red Lobster, EarthFare, Big Sky Bread, and Dorothy Lane Market.

Enjoy dinner, music by Gathering Mercury, bid in a silent auction, take a studio tour, and check out wheel throwing demonstrations and award-winning student artwork in the Fifth Street Gallery (located within the school).

Victoria Theatre Association and Human Race Theatre team up to present NEXT TO NORMAL

April 29, 2013 By Dayton Most Metro Leave a Comment

Victoria Theatre Association presents NEXT TO NORMAL, a show considered to be the “rarest of Broadway species” (TimeOut New York). Produced by The Human Race Theatre Company, NEXT TO NORMAL appears on the Victoria Theatre stage May 7-19, 2013 as part of the Premier Health Broadway Series. Tickets are on sale now at the Ticket Center Stage Box Office, by phone at (937) 228-3630, toll-free (888) 228-3630 or online athttp://www.ticketcenterstage.com.

“I am thrilled to be a part of this production” said Trisha Rapier who plays Diana, a mother who is coping with bipolar disorder. “NEXT TO NORMAL is a rock musical that will take the audience on a journey of discovery through the lives of the Goodman family who are dealing with the mental illness of their mother. To accurately portray a woman whose emotions have such extreme highs and lows, and ultimately make the audience root for Diana as she takes the painful steps to get better is a challenge, and as an actor, it’s a dream!”

Director Scott Stoney said he is “delighted to be directing this incredible collection of artists—designers, musicians and actors—in producing this landmark new musical. NEXT TO NORMAL clearly demonstrates how flexible the form is as it tackles mental illness within the American family using rock musical idioms as its language. Though the journey is complex and difficult, the outcome is ultimately rewarding and hopeful. I guarantee you have never seen or heard anything like this show before.”

A musical with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt, NEXT TO NORMAL is one of the most talked about new show on Broadway. Produced by The Human Race Theatre Company, this is a musical “that pushes Broadway in new directions” (Rolling Stone). This riveting musical won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2009 Tony Award® for Best Score.

NEXT TO NORMAL contains strong language and adult themes, and may not be suitable for all ages. Age recommendation is for ages 17 and up.

Don’t forget about Chase Background on Broadway! One hour prior to select performances, the Education & Engagement Department provides informative and entertaining talks by theatre professionals, focusing on production history, musical highlights, and insider anecdotes of the show. These pre-show chats are free and open to all ticket holders. These talks will take place Tuesday-Friday, May 14-17 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, May 18 at 1 p.m.

The Human Race Theatre Company is the Dayton region’s professional theatre company. In their 26th season, this company offers an alternative to mainstream theatre in the Dayton community by providing productions that are thought provoking and challenging. As their name suggests, they present universal themes that explore the human condition and startle us all into a renewed awareness of ourselves.

Tickets for NEXT TO NORMAL start at just $40. Tickets are available at the Ticket Center Stage Box Office, by phone at (937) 228-3630, toll-free (888) 228-3630 or online at http://www.ticketcenterstage.com. Ticket Center Stage Box Office hours are Monday – Friday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Saturday noon – 4 p.m., and two hours prior to each performance.

Newest Pop-Up Shops Announced Downtown

April 25, 2013 By Dayton Most Metro Leave a Comment

Two new businesses will open downtown on Friday, May 10, as part of the fourth phase of the Pop-Up Project.

Peace Pilates will offer small group and private Pilates classes in their new studio space. Owner Vanessa Corrigan has been teaching Pilates for 12 years, including private lessons out of her home loft and is looking forward to starting a storefront. Workouts are custom created based on clients’ needs and goals. Peace Pilates will be located at 27 S. St. Clair St. in the St. Clair Lofts.

Green Baby’s philosophy

Green Baby will offer environmentally friendly products for the family, including cloth diapering, baby carriers, and products for holistic approaches to health and healing. The store also plans to host classes and community events. Green Baby will be an advocate for local businesses and producers, as 100% of their products are made in the U.S., many being developed in the Dayton area. Green Baby will be located at 31 S. St. Clair St. in the St. Clair Lofts.

The opening of Green Baby and Peace Pilates builds on the success of the Pop-Up Project’s first three phases, launched in November 2011, May 2012, and September 2012. Two of the initial three businesses in the pilot are still thriving: Beaute Box, 116 W. Fifth St., and Peace on Fifth, 508 E. Fifth St. American π, 37 S. St. Clair St, and Sew Dayton, 16 Brown St., are both still open from the second and third phases of the project.

Activated Spaces’ Pop-Up Project, which has helped fill 10,285 square feet of first floor retail space during its four phases, is led by volunteers from the young professional organizations Generation Dayton and UpDayton. The project is a strategic effort to fill vacant street-level space and spur interest in opening a business downtown that’s part of the Greater Downtown Dayton Plan, a strategic blueprint for the future of downtown.

“The Pop-Up Shops have helped enliven downtown while building on growing momentum for the center city,” said Tom Razauskas, who owns the building housing Beaute Box. “It has been refreshing to work with volunteers and business owners who really believe in downtown and are excited about its future.”

“The Pop-Up Project provides a low-risk, low-cost, flexible way to showcase local businesses while adding vibrancy to downtown,” said Shanon Potts, a past chair of Generation Dayton and Activated Spaces volunteer. “The long-term goal of the project is to convert temporary leases into traditional leases, while establishing downtown as a regional destination for shopping for one-of-a-kind items and retail services.”

“This project also supports local, creative entrepreneurs as they take a risk and test out their business concepts while bringing renewed life to downtown storefronts,” said Scott Murphy, past chair of UpDayton and Activated Spaces volunteer. “Visitors who support these pop-up shops will help to spur a more permanent retail environment in our downtown ― the next step in downtown revitalization.”

Visit www.activatedspaces.org or e-mail [email protected] for more information about Activated Spaces.

Glow, Bark & Brew 5K

April 22, 2013 By Dayton Most Metro Leave a Comment

Bring your glow sticks, jewelry, paints, friends and your dog to this first annual fun event in downtown Miamisburg on Saturday, April 27, 2013. Sponsored by Michelob Ultra, proceeds benefit the Society for the Improvement of Conditions for Stray Animals (SICSA) Pet Adoption Center. is excited to announce the inaugural Glow, Bark & Brew 5K, sponsored by Michelob Ultra with proceeds benefiting the SICSA Pet Adoption Center.

Registration includes entry to the run, T-shirt (while supplies last) and one complimentary Michelob Ultra (to those 21 and over). Register here prior to the event, or starting at 6pm the day of at the parking lot of the Farmers and Merchants Bank at 41 S. 1^st Street in Miamisburg. Early registration (through 4/25) is $30, and event-day registration is $35. Pre-event registration is available online, at http://www.active.com/5k-race/miamisburg-oh/glow-bark-and-brew-5k-2013.

The Glow, Bark & Brew 5K will also feature an after-party aglow with music, a Michelob Ultra Beer Garden, and numerous local vendors.

For more information about the Glow, Bark & Brew 5K, visit www.sicsa.org and http://www.active.com/5k-race/miamisburg-oh/glow-bark-and-brew-5k-2013, or call SICSA’s main office number at (937) 294-6505. Don’t miss this chance to Glow, Bark, and enjoy a Brew—all for a great cause!

About SICSA

Originated in 1974, SICSA was started as an alternative to the traditional animal welfare system with a mission of improving the lives of stray animals and promoting adoption. The organization runs an Animal Adoption Center in Kettering at 2600 Wilmington Pike, which is open seven days a week to the public for those interested in bringing a companion animal into their home. For more information about SICSA, please log onto their website at www.sicsa.org or call the Adoption Center at (937) 294-6505.

Food Matters Screening & Expert Panel

April 22, 2013 By Dayton Most Metro Leave a Comment

The Culpeper House, in association with Antioch University Midwest, present a free, public screening of the thought provoking documentary film, Food Matters, to be followed by an expert panel discussion featuring some of the Miami Valley’s most important voices in holistic healthcare, nutrition, and organic farming. The event will take place in PNC Bank Auditorium at Antioch University Midwest in Yellow Springs. The screening will begin at 6:00pm with the panel discussion to follow. Coffee and tea will be available in the AUM lobby beginning at 5:30pm.

Please direct questions to The Culpeper House at admin @ culpeperhouse.com or 937 536. 9369. RSVP is encouraged, at http://foodmattersscreening.eventbrite.com/

About the Film, by Food Matters:

‘Let thy Food be thy Medicine and thy Medicine be thy Food’ – Hippocrates. That is the message from the founding father of modern medicine echoed in the controversial new documentary film Food Matters from Producer-Directors James Colquhoun and Laurentine ten Bosch.

With nutritionally-depleted foods, chemical additives and our tendency to rely upon pharmaceutical drugs to treat what’s wrong with our malnourished bodies, it’s no wonder that modern society is getting sicker. Food Matters sets about uncovering the trillion dollar worldwide ‘sickness industry’ and gives people some scientifically verifiable solutions for overcoming illness naturally.

‘With access to better information people invariably
make better choices for their health…’

In what promises to be the most contentious idea put forward, the filmmakers have interviewed several leading experts in nutrition and natural healing who claim that not only are we harming our bodies with improper nutrition, but that the right kind of foods, supplements and detoxification can be used to treat chronic illnesses as fatal as terminally diagnosed cancer.

The focus of the film is in helping us rethink the belief systems fed to us by our modern medical and health care establishments. The interviewees point out that not every problem requires costly, major medical attention and reveal many alternative therapies that can be more effective, more economical, less harmful and less invasive than conventional medical treatments.

The ‘Food Matters’ duo have independently funded the film from start to finish in order to remain as unbiased as possible, delivering a clear and concise message to the world. Food Matters.

Trailer available at http://www.foodmatters.tv

HBA Spring Parade of Homes

April 19, 2013 By Dayton Most Metro Leave a Comment

April is National New Homes Month and you can be a part of this experience by visiting the Home Builders Association of Dayton’s annual Spring Parade of Homes taking place the next two weekends, April 20 & 21 and 27 & 28.

This year’s Parade of Homes, which is absolutely FREE to the public, features a variety of new and recently remodeled homes. Featured homes are scattered throughout many wonderful locations in the Dayton region.

The Parade information is included in the April 14 Real Estate Plus section of the Dayton Daily News, along with a Parade home locator map that you can use to plan your tour. This year there are 21 homes in the Parade — nearly twice as many as last fall’s event. “We had 13 in the fall,” said Walt Hibner, executive director of the Home Builders Association of Dayton, which coordinates the event. “(This time) we would have had 23 but two of them sold, which is good news. “And out of these 21 homes, 10 have not been in the show before.” Homes

Explore The Science Behind Some Of Your Favorite Spirited Concoctions!

April 18, 2013 By Dayton Most Metro Leave a Comment

Put a spark in your Saturday and spend the evening with young professionals as you explore the science behind some of your favorite spirited concoctions. Celebrate science in style as you sip signature drinks while masterful “mixologists” explore the physics, chemistry, and temperature that transforms your standard bar beverage into a classy cocktail with a scientific twist.

With a flair for fun and a passion for exploration, the Boonshoft Museum invites you to experience out-of-this-world digital technology in the Boonshoft Museum’s Science Theater, witness experiments that ignite in the DO-Lab, and meet the sometimes weird, always wild animals of the Discovery Zoo, all while mixing it up with your friends and fellow creatives.

$20 is the admission and that includes food and your first beer/wine. The menu will be provided by some of our favorite Dayton restaurants, including: Beef O’Brady’s, Lucky’s, Pizza Factory, and Dayton Racquet Club.
Featured Spirit: Bluecoat Gin

Other fine spirits:
Bak’s Bison Grass Vodka
888 Scotch
Concannon Irish Whiskey
James E Pepper Rye
Dos Lunas Tequila
Black Roberts Spiced Rum

Menu:

Lucky’s:
Tequila Chili

Dayton’s Original Pizza Factory:
Assorted Specialty Pizzas

Beef O’Brady’s:
Assorted Sandwich Wraps, Chips & Salsa

Dayton Racquet Club:
Gougeres hors d’ ouevres (cream puff filled with mascarpone)
In addition, the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery’s Associate Board will provide a Dessert Extravaganza, so be sure to bring your sweet tooth!

Record Store Day 2013: A Guide To Celebrate The Music Holiday

April 18, 2013 By Dayton Most Metro Leave a Comment

Remember your first experience visiting a local record store shop. Remember that day. The mystifying styles of music blasting through the speakers placed all around the building. The abundant rows of compact discs alphabetically placed by band name and genre. The sections of vinyl records that contain music from all generations. The smells of hundreds of incents in clear glass jars waiting to be fired up. Remember the individuals that were always in the shops. You had the clusters of people standing around flipping thru the vinyl records, with a focused look on their faces. They have been given a special assignment-find the albums that will be just perfect. You see another group of people standing around, conversing about music. The windows of the structure are splashed with flyers of upcoming shows around town and promotional posters of an upcoming album.

Good memories, huh?! Now remember how comfortable you were hanging at a record store. You met people that have equivalent thoughts about music as you. You came across individuals that vowed to change your views on artists that were on the fence in your mind. You had spirited debates with the patrons, knowing that you were going to be enlightened with someone’s thoughts and beliefs. You didn’t demean them. You just enjoyed having the discussion. You meet people that recreate experiences of attending a show that they recently attended. You listen how that show was either good or bad, who they went with, etc. The storyteller talks about the moments throughout the show that made them have moments of emotion-either good or bad. You become comfortable being around these people. You become friends. Better than that-you become family.

On April 20^th people will migrant to their local shops to celebrate what is consider to many to be Christmas-Record Store Day. Record Store Day started in 2007, and it has become a day to celebrate independently owned record stores and music. Bands and artists will perform during the course of the day, while special vinyls, CDs, and various promotional products are sold exclusively for this day. Record Store Day is now celebrated the third Saturday every April every year. We here in Dayton and the people in Yellow Springs are lucky enough to have magnificent events going on throughout the day and evening that will give each and every music lover no reason but to fasten themselves in for a day of fun and enjoyment with others.

Omega Music is located in the Oregon District off 5^th Street in Dayton, and the company has become a staple of the Record Store Day festivities. Starting at 9am, consumers can come to the establishment and sink their teeth into great deals and exclusives. If you bring a canned food item, all used merchandise will be 15% off. Harvest Mobile Cuisine, one of the up and coming food trucks that provides specialty comfort foods prepared with locally grown products, will be in front of the store all day. Starting at noon, there will be some tremendous local music played live. Good English, Giant Steps, Goodbye, King Elk, Wheels, The New Old Fashioned, The Story Changes, The Seedy Seeds, My Latex Brain will perform, with a special performance from Buffalo Killers starting at 4:20.

Record Gallery is just steps away from Omega Music, located at 16 Brown Street across from Thai 9. This establishment gives the patrons that visit them an intimate atmosphere, with vinyl littered all over. There isn’t a space in the store that you won’t walk into that doesn’t have a large collection of vinyl. For the die hards, Record Gallery is a place to check out for your music needs. On Saturday, the shop will be participating in the glorious day with great specials. $1.00 records and 45s will be 50% off, along with all 2011 record stock being 50% off. The Record Gallery also has books CDs, DVDs, and most will be reduced to 20% off.

Music lovers that want to take a break from the live music and want to grab a beer don’t have to go far. Blind Bob’s Bar, along with Ghettoblaster Magazine editor & co-publisher, David C. Obenour will be hosting music trivia, starting at 4. Blind Bob’s is one of the perfect establishments to come at the Oregon District. The vintage wooden floors, along with the exposed brick walls give the tavern some of the great American characteristics that the area some of the charm that you come to expect. The owners, Bob and Lisa Mendenhall, have given the townspeople a gem to come to when they want to see fantastic live music, and have great beer on a nightly basis. Each round of the music trivia will give the winner prizes, plus a grand prize of the Golden 7” and two tickets to this year’s Nelsonville Music Festival, which the lineup includes Wilco, and Cat Power. The festival always brings great indie rock, and this year shouldn’t be any different.

To close up the day, just walk right over to one of the best movie theaters in the United States, The Neon. The Neon is located right on East Fifth Street. The theatre showcases of the great independently produced movies, locally and nationally. Starting at 10:15, The Neon will be playing the music documentary I Need That Record! The documentary, directed by Brendan Toller, examines the reasoning of 3000 independent record stores closing across the U.S. in the past decade. I Need That Record! dives into record labels, media consolidation, radio, and the digital age blowing up causing these shops to close. The movie also shows the way that these places are making a comeback. Toller explores how the impact of record stores through the eyes of the employees and the consumers. The stories of the employees watching their dream job coming to an end is gut wrenching. However, there is some positivity that comes from the sadness. It’s an excellent documentary that should be viewed by people that love record stores. The viewing of the movie is free, and is first come, first serve. Don’t miss this showing as it will be a great way to cap the day.

For the folks that will not be able to make it into the festivities in the Oregon District, make sure you visit the small, unique town of Yellow Springs. The town has some of the best shops that you go and check out. Go and grab a slice of pie over at Haha Pizza or Bentinos Pizza. Also, go grab some music over at Toxic BeautyRecords, located on 220 Xenia Ave. The good folks at this record shop will be in the mix celebrating the day by giving discounts on their music. Also, they will be having two ticket contests, where the winners will a pair of seats to go see either Alabama Shakes at one show, Grizzley Bear and The xx at another show.

Record Store Day is a day to embrace those deep connections that we have with the local shop. If you haven’t been to a record store as of late, April 20^th is the day to do it. Rekindle those fond memories of the days when you went to grab the latest music to come out. Revisit friendships that you created when you spend hours and hours at the shop, just standing around and talking about music. Also while you are at the record shop, buy some local music. Support the local scene. Overall, come and celebrate music in all its beauty, and come support the places that continue to give Dayton the title as one of the best that everyone calls ‘home’.

Cityfolk Musicians to Perform at ArtStreet’s 1World Celebration

April 18, 2013 By Dayton Most Metro Leave a Comment

Celebrate the intercultural experience of 1World Celebration, the University of Dayton ArtStreet’s spring festival coming up this Friday, April 19, from 7-11pm. Complete with food, fashion, and music from around the world, the celebration will kick off with a unifying intercultural walk through the University of Dayton’s student neighborhood and end with a stunning release of Thai paper lanterns into the Dayton sky.
The festival will feature collaborative musical performances, produced in partnership with Cityfolk, combining the sounds of Michael Bashaw and Puzzle of Light (jazz/world music), Son del Caribe (salsa), Seefari (reggae), and Michael Kotur (blues).

Michael Bashaw is the charismatic front man for Puzzle of Light, a Dayton local band comprised of musicians as varied as they are talented. With musical backgrounds ranging from rock to folk, this band strives to produce an easy to listen to sound that spans cultures and emanates peace and harmony. Acclaimed across the Midwest and the winner of a People’s Choice Award for best local jazz band, Puzzle of Light’s music has been described as “…a melting pot which mixes jazz, world, and folk music in a perpetual movement of invention and transformation.”-Gerard Nicollet for Ecouter Voir Dossier

Son del Caribe is a lively Cincinnati Latin music ensemble that is sure to keep you moving. Cited by many as the top salsa band in Ohio, their pan-Caribbean and pan-American sound includes not only salsa music but other forms of Latin dance music as well. Group leader Jaime Morales is an assistant professor of music at Miami University, a classical music composer, and a top salsa musician from Puerto Rico. Son del Caribe not only performs regularly at Latin dance clubs, but has also performed in Cincinnati’s Salsa Festival and Salsa on the Square.

Seefari is a nationally renown reggae performer from Dayton hailed as “Miami Valley’s own Bob Marley” by WYSO. This passionate veteran of the stage leads a Bob Marley tribute band whose most recent album has won three AMMA awards and reached the top of the charts for reggae music. With a reputation of being a crowd pleasing performer, Seefari puts on unique performances which have been described by audience members as energetic and fun for people of all ages and backgrounds.

Dayton musician Michael Kotur adds to the mix with his experimental style blues music, a sound that draws from jazz, country, and world music. With over twenty years of experience in performing, the talented Michael Kotur has developed a distinct, sometimes called “unusual,” style of guitar playing. His diverse style is sure to capture the attention of any audience member.

The 1World Celebration will be held on Friday, April 19, at 7:00 p.m. at the ArtStreet Amphitheatre located on the University of Dayton’s campus. This event is free and open to the public.
For more information about ArtStreet events at the University of Dayton, visit http://www.udayton.edu/artstreet .

Submitted by Lauren Glass, a senior at the University of Dayton who is studying journalism. Currently working as a social media assistant for ArtStreet, she enjoys music, writing, and photography.

2013 UpDayton Summit: Step Up to the Challenge

April 16, 2013 By Dayton Most Metro Leave a Comment

Hundreds of Dayton’s young talent will join together as community advocates to improve and strengthen the Dayton region during UpDayton’s 2013 Summit. This year’s event takes place on Friday, April 19th at the Dayton Art Institute from 2:00-6:00 PM.

For the past five years, UpDayton has hosted this high-energy event, bringing together young professionals and students to engage in discussions addressing viable and creative solutions to regional problems.

At this year’s Summit, attendees will have the option to take on one of three “challenges” that focuses on key issues in Dayton: the “Livability Challenge,” “Campus Challenge,” and “Entrepreneurship Challenge.” The solutions to these Challenges, which will evolve out of the creative process at the Summit, aim to build the region’s vibrancy, catalyze off-campus student involvement, and encourage local entrepreneurs. These Challenge teams will then embark on a year-long journey to implement their vision with the ultimate goal of spurring economic growth by attracting and retaining young talent.

“The format of this year’s Summit will look a bit differently than it has in the past,” explained Laura Estandia, executive director of UpDayton. “We are really trying to foster the creation of meaningful, sustainable projects that will specifically address some of the issues that we believe UpDayton can impact.”

In addition to a adopting a new structure to facilitate the creative process, UpDayton is presenting a keynote speaker, Mayor John Fetterman. Fetterman is a pioneer in the field of rust-belt revitalization after becoming the mayor of Braddock, PA. Despite the town being economically ravaged by a collapse in the steel industry, he mobilized a revitalization effort that has helped create a safer, more creative Braddock. His ideas on urban renewal and economic development are at the forefront for community building. Fetterman will speak on leadership and community development.

“We are so honored that Mayor Fetterman is our keynote speaker at this Summit. I think his perspective will be pertinent and inspirational to all the Summit attendees,” said Estandia.

Tickets to the Summit are $15 and $5 for students. Attendees are encouraged to ask their employers to sponsor their tickets to the Summit. Tickets can be purchased through the UpDayton website at http://updayton.com/summit. Best of all, the Summit will be followed by an after-party, at Therapy Cafe offering networking opportunities, food, drink, and the chance to earn a free gifts from local businesses!

Sponsors for this event include SOCHE, CareSource, Vectren, Dayton City Paper, Dayton Business Journal, CreativeFuse, DaytonMostMetro, Pepsico, Dayton Development Coalition, RTA, Brixx Ice Company, the University of Dayton, Wright State University, Strayer University, Five Rivers MetroParks, The Business of Ohio, Essex Electric Company, and 91.3 WYSO.

EarthFest 2013 @ Garden Station Community Garden & Art Park

April 15, 2013 By Dayton Most Metro Leave a Comment

This Saturday will mark the largest public Earth Day event in Dayton’s history with over 25 free workshops and 30 organizations participating.
EarthFest grew out of last year’s Sunday Market at Garden Station. The participating urban farmers collaborated to buy seeds together and grew extra plants for a plant sale. With 23 workshops under their belt from last season, Garden Station organizers had a base to expand on for EarthFest.

“The whole purpose of the event is to provide basic, easy to use, hands on information to help our residents “Go a Shade Greener” says Garden Station founder, Lisa Helm, “That will make us all more self sufficient and consequently our region more resilient and reduce our carbon footprint. ALSO it can help our residents connect with local organizations to help them on their ongoing quest to become more sustainable and connect our organizations to each other for future collaborations and sharing of resources.”

EarthFest will host over 25 free workshops on a variety of topics including multiple aspects of gardening, beekeeping, composting, backyard chickens, juicing, solar panels, natural building, home brewing, whole food cooking, fermented foods, recycling, crafts for kids and more!

In addition, more than 30 organizations are participating by teaching, providing information tables or sponsoring the event including The Montgomery County Commissioners, Square One Salon, Montgomery County Solid Waste District, 5th Street Brew Pub Co-op, Three Rivers and Stone’s Throw Food Co-ops, and more.

Cityfolk is participating by programming local music for the event including Armando Garcia, The Odyssey, The Good Time Accordion Band, The Corndrinkers, Seefari and the Stivers Jazz Combo. For the whole list of participants checkhttp://www.GoAShadeGreener.org

Also happening at EarthFest is the international event, The Great Cloth Diaper Change at 11:00 am, serving to promote more eco-friendly cloth diapers over disposables, as well as The Really Really Free Market.
The Greater Dayton Urban Farmers will have fresh local produce available as well as Fedco Certified Organic seeds and Non- GMO and Non-Monsanto owned varieties of vegetable bedding plants for sale.
New visitors to Garden Station will find there’s a lot more than just EarthFest to see, including 600′ of murals, sculptures, new mosaics, a greenhouse made of pop bottles, and a straw bale shed with a glass bottle wall and green roof.

Garden Station is on the NE corner of 4th Street and Wayne Avenue in downtown Dayton, a block from the Oregon District. EarthFest will run from 10am – 6pm, April 20. In case of inclement weather EarthFest will be at the Yellow Cab building across the street.

For more information about volunteering at Garden Station and other events, please visithttp://www.facebook.com/GardenStation or email [email protected].

36 Local Artists Create Keith Haring Inspired Art To Benefit ARC Ohio

April 12, 2013 By Dayton Most Metro Leave a Comment

Local artist and promoter Matt Freeman is known for his inventive, unusual events. And this time he’s using that creativity to inspire local artists to apply their talents to design a piece of artwork to pay homage to 80’s Pop artist Keith Haring. Throughout his career, Haring devoted much of his time to public works, which often carried social messages. He produced more than 50 public artworks between 1982 and 1989, in dozens of cities around the world, many of which were created for charities, hospitals, children’s day care centers and orphanages. The now famous Crack is Wack mural of 1986 has become a landmark along New York’s FDR Drive.

By expressing universal concepts of birth, death, love, sex and war, using a primacy of line and directness of message, Haring was able to attract a wide audience and assure the accessibility and staying power of his imagery, which has become a universally recognized visual language of the 20th century. Haring was diagnosed with AIDS in 1988. Haring enlisted his imagery during the last years of his life to speak about his own illness and generate activism and awareness about AIDS. He died of AIDS related complications at the age of 31 on February 16, 1990.

When Freeman put the call out to local artists to encourage them to participate in Art Salvo, A 22 Day Silent Art Auction to Benefit ARC Ohio, he originally hoped to get at least 20 participants. Response was overwhelming, and the 30+ pieces of art on display at Clash Consignment Co, located at 521 E. Fifth St. in the Oregon District, show the creativity and talent of many local artists. The exhibit debuts on Fri, April 12th and will continue until Friday, May 3rd, when all of the art will be auctioned off to benefit our local AIDS service organization. Here are just a few highlights of what you’ll see:

Ben Riddlebarger:

DMM: Where did you find inspiration to complete your Keith Haring inspired piece?
Keith was well know because he would take popular iconic ideas or situations and create new ways of looking at them. Well,I have always been a huge comic book dork since before I was born. I remember when I was in gestation and I would combine different particles floating around and mash them together to form different superheroes and make up stories about them, so when the time came to do an inspirational piece inspired by Keith Haring it was only natural for me to do the x-men and their villains. My work usually is painstakingly detailed and it was nice to be able to just create something that was a simpler design and aesthetic, edit myself down to focus on basic shapes and to convey much more detail through just a couple lines and curves.

Kevin Pittman

DMM: How complicated was it to created a piece which combined your unique style with those of Keith Haring’s?
I wouldn’t say anything was complicated in a technical aspect of the work. Haring used a lot of repeated symbolism to express his messages. knowing that its really a matter of employing it… much like communication and how it first began… some people utter some sounds… the other understands it… then repeats it back… All im doin with this is trying to use his symbolism in a way to convey my own thoughts. My personal style doesnt seem work with this project so i abandoned it.

Tracy McElfresh

(Model Leslie Randall, photographed by Shana Ramsey)

DMM: Where did you find inspiration to complete your Keith Haring inspired piece?
Vintage Vogue and Keith Haring inspired fabric and color!

DMM: Do you personally know anyone who has ever been directly affected by HIV / AIDS?
Yes I had a cousin by marriage pass away in “92

How complicated was it to created a piece which combined your unique style with those of Keith Haring’s?
I really enjoyed this project and it came with ease, I’m fortunate.

DMM: How long have you considered yourself an artist?
I have been exploring the art of dress making for 12 years

Liz Dearth

DMM: Where did you find inspiration to complete your Keith Haring inspired piece?
I found a heart graphic he had done and make it and I thought it might be cool as a candle holding piece. The hearts and action lines of all the people let light pass through when a candle is lit within the wall sculpture.

DMM: How complicated was it to created a piece which combined your unique style with those of Keith Haring’s?
I may have failed that part! I make a lot of ceramic lanterns, this was my attempt to make an “interactive” haring piece of art, making “it” into a lantern.

Adam Redding

DMM: How complicated was it to created a piece which combined your unique style with those of Keith Haring’s?
It was somewhat complicated. In the end I felt that using some subtle cues and elements from his work translated well for my piece.

DMM: What Galleries / Venues have you been involved with, or displayed your art?

Rosewood Art Center, Dayton Society of Painters and Sculptors.

RökenRõl

DMM: What made RökenRõl want to sponsor this exhibit?
Our mission is to provide the world with creative and authentic lifestyle street wear reflecting our influences, that made us who we are today.
At the heart of RökenRõl comes a recognition of the commonalities within us all, while celebrating our own unique individuality. This is what influenced us to create the RökenRõl brand and share it with those who have these same appreciations.

DMM: Whats next for RokenRol?

The future for RökenRõl looks bright. We are currently in the process of updating our web site and store. RökenRõl is producing limited edition skateboard decks from artists Jeff Richard and Mike Guidone and hand made belt buckles by artists Craig Tirey. We are sponsoring and cross-promoting with bands such as The Gas Light Anthem and Hawthorne Heights, and recently signed an agreement to create back to school products for international markets. Those involved in RökenRõl have a passion for the co-creative process. From conception to the finished product we enjoy seeing our visions take shape.
As you can see here, there are many people that have come together to bring Art Salvo to life. So head out to Clash and bring your wallet to support AIDS Resource Center Ohio. 40% of new HIV infections today are among young people ages 13 – 29. Funds raised will help them continue to offer FREE HIV/AIDS testing and work with our youth about safe sex and getting tested. Visit www.arcohio.org for testing times and locations and encourage a young person to get tested today!

The Dayton Playhouse Presents “The Retreat from Moscow”

April 11, 2013 By Dayton Most Metro Leave a Comment

The Retreat from Moscow is the story of a thirty-three year marriage at the breaking point. How well do we know the people we marry? Is it wrong to decide it’s time to be honest? Is love enough to save a family? This celebrated author of Shadowlands tells the powerful story of a husband who decides to be truthful in his marriage, and the wife and son whose lives will never be the same. With coiled intensity and embracing empathy this drama shines a breathtakingly natural light on the fallout of a shattered marriage. “Riveting…subtle and powerful, (with) marvelous emotional complexity.” – The New Yorker

The cast includes Charles Larkowski as Edward, Jennifer Lockwood as Alice and Matt Lindsay as Jaime. Assistant director is Brian Sharp and Bill Brewer is artistic consultant.

Performances of The Retreat From Moscow will be Friday through Sunday, April 12 – 21. All performances are at 8:00 p.m. except Sundays, which are at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $17 for adults, $15 for seniors and students. Tickets can be purchased online at www.daytonplayhouse.org, or through the box office, 937-424-8477. The box office is staffed Monday’s and Wednesday’s from 2-5 p.m., however messages may be left at any time. The Dayton Playhouse is located at 1301 E. Siebenthaler Ave., Dayton, OH 45414.

TICKET CONTEST

Contest Closed – Congratulations to our winners!

Annette Looper
Terry Lupp
Mimi Anderson

Musician/Filmmaker Henrique Couto Has Halloween Come Early With ‘Babysitter Massacre’

April 11, 2013 By Dayton Most Metro Leave a Comment

Scene from “Babysitter Massacre”

In just a little over seven months from now, people will put on costumes of the usual choices-policeman, firefighter, doctor, witches, devils, etc. There will be an overly large group of people who will be dressing up like their favorite character from the hit show ‘The Walking Dead’, along with the possibility of dressing as a ‘walker’. And don’t forget about the vampires. Once the costume is chosen, the fake blood is applied, among a few other features to add to the whole presentation. From that point, those individuals are ready to celebrate Halloween.

So, you are probably wondering why Halloween would be spoken about in April. Most folks just want the sun to stay out and help the temperatures rise to a point where we don’t see our breath in the air anymore. Well, Halloween is a holiday that clusters of the general public around the world celebrate year-round. The scare and horror factors are what give the day its unique charm. People come in droves each year to the haunted attractions that are sprinkled all around the area, from mazes to abandoned hospitals. Local musician/filmmaker Henrique Couto will be adding his stamp on the calendar day with his upcoming horror film, Babysitter Massacre. “I was watching some of these slasher/horror movies on Netflix, and I felt like I could make one that could be there with them. So, I went to work on the script, and it really took off from there”, Couto explained when I asked him about how the idea for the movie came up. The movie will be having its world premiere on April 12th at Englewood Cinemas in Englewood, Ohio starting at 10.

Scene from “Babysitter Massacre”

Babysitter Massacre’s storyline takes place in the small town of Ray Falls, Ohio. A group of young women that belonged to the same babysitting club in high school have gathered together on Halloween evening. The group split from one another when one of the girls died suddenly. Unfortunately for the ladies, a masked man is coming after the women and killing them one by one. The question is-who is this killer?! Why is he coming after the women who were part of the babysitting group?! Can anyone stop this person?! “The movie is going to be a bloodbath”, Couto said jokingly when we recently sat down together to talk about the movie.

Couto is a duel threat in the area. He has recorded a couple of albums playing his signature insturment-the raging electric ukulele. Its unique in its way, and his music is full of angst and snarky lyrics. However, working on films has been his top priority for most of his life. When he was old enough to drive, he packed his bags and moved to New Jersey to work at a production studio. At the production studio he would work on post-production and also go work at conventions to help promote the production companies upcoming movies. Years being with the company gave Couto the experience that he would need to begin his own journey into the filmmaking business. His move back to Dayton only has made the process much more enjoyable. “This town (Dayton) really seems to be the place for me, with lots of supportive and creative people to work with.”

Henrique Couto and his team

The horror aspect of the movie won’t be new for Couto. HeadCheese, Slumber Party Murder Mania, Faces of Schlock, Marty Jenkins and the Vampie Bitches are some his films that are part of the increasing collection of the genre. One thing that sets them apart from other horror films is an element of sarcasm to them. Watching them you can’t help but laugh at times at the dialog with the characters. The films tend to lean on the side of not taking themselves too seriously. Then without warning-Couto will send the shock value and supply some frightening moments.

Bleeding Through and Depression: The Movie took a different path than the earlier films. Bleeding Through was a thriller about a young woman who descends into a life of chaos when her parents pass away. Depression was a comedy that centered on a group of people whose lives are anything but smooth. With Babysitter Massacre, Couto will be returning to his roots. With this film, he will be making his viewers try to squirm and turn away to a new level. “The torture scenes are very hard to watch, I am not going to lie”, mentioned Couto.

Couto is already hard at work on a couple of other projects, including one titled A Bulldog for Christmas, which is scheduled to be released in December. The film is about a cynical college student being magically transformed into a bulldog until she learns the meaning of her family and the Christmas spirit during the holiday break. “I love talking animal movies, so I thought that it would be great to make one. Also, I needed something on the lighter side of things after working on Babysitter Massacre (laughter)”, Couto said. “We have some really funny ideas to have put in place with the movie. We also have a really cute bulldog. What more could you want?!” The project is currently going thru a fundraiser on the website IndieGoGo.com. The project has a few weeks left to make its goal, which will help pay for production cost and help manufacture DVD’s and Blu-Ray discs. To help contribute to the movie, go to this link.

To see the next great locally made slasher film Babysitter Massacre, come to the world premiere screening at Englewood Cinemas on April 12^th. Showtime is 10pm. To add some fun to the screening, and being as how that this is a Halloween themed movie, whoever comes in costume will receive a prize from Game Swap in Kettering and Are U Game in Piqua. Tickets for the showing are $8. To see the trailer, click below.

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Celebrate Spinoza’s 4th Anniversary

April 11, 2013 By Dayton Most Metro Leave a Comment

Thursday, April 11, 2013
4:00 pm Keg Tapping:
‘Rodenbach Grand Cru’ (World-Class 100 point rating!) & ‘Columbus Bodhi DIPA’ (World-Class 99 point rating!)
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FREE Spinoza’s Half Growler with purchase of any half growler fill.Music 7:00 to 10:00 pm:
Soul/Funk/R&B/Old School…
The David Simpson DuoFriday, April 12, 2013
Keep the Glass Night!
4:00 pm Keg Tapping:
‘Brew Kettle White Rajah’ served in our 4th Anniversary Commemorative GlassJim Volk
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Music 7:00 to 10:00 pm:
Ecstatic guitar with…
Jim Volk!
——————————————————————————————–Saturday, April 13, 2013 Puzzle
Music by…
Puzzle of Light!
(awesome world beat & jazz!)

Plus complimentary Hugo’s Ice Cream by Spinoza’s!

Cars & Cabernet – Ticket Contest

April 9, 2013 By Dayton Most Metro 3 Comments

Grab your “wine passport: and start tasting this Sat, April 13th! Cars & Cabernet is an upscale event will take you to five world renowned grape regions- each embodying the seductive flavor of their wines. You will have the opportunity to learn from industry professionals about the art of wine and food pairings, while experiencing The Taj Ma Garaj, Dayton’s only vintage Porsche museum, located downtown.

If you buy a standard passport ticket for $50 you can enjoy the even from 7-10pm with 15 wine sample opportunities with food pairings, choice of 2 regional glasses of wine, access to the 1st floor Taj museum and live entertainment. Chefs preparing food include Kellie and Karen, of Dream Dinners and Steve Bernstein of Berstein’s Fine Catering. Wine Pairing for all stops on your passport have been put together by the experts at Rumbleseat Wine.

You’ll have the chance to sample North America Cuisine:

Herb Crusted Flank Steak & Hummus and Pita

Your next top will feature food from South America:

Vegetable Paella & Toasted Ham & Brie Crostini

Your Australia/New Zealand stop will include:

Sweet Potato Stew and Lemon Chicken Piccata w/ Fettuccine

When visiting Europe you’ll dine on :

Peach Bourbon Chicken with Grilled Asparagus and Penne w/Chicken and Peanut Sauce

If you purchase the VIP “Passport” for $85 you’ll get admission to the event starting at 6pm , including 15 wine sample opportunities with food pairings, extended venue access to the 2nd floor gameroom, 3 glasses of wine you choose, exclusive hors d’oeuvres, and live entertainment.

Wine Tasting includes Food Pairings presented by
Matt Hayden, Executive Chef and Owner of
Scratch Event Catering

Chef Matthew HaydenCatering

Brazilian Chicken Linguica Sausage

Smoked Duck Profiteroles w/Soft Tallegio Cheese and Balsamic Syrup

Marinated Beef Schwarma served on Fresh Flatbread w/ Hummos and Roasted Tomatoes

Chocolate Espresso Mousse served on Black Cherry infused Pizzelle Cookies

Wine Pairings Include:
2007 Titus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

2009 Cameron Hughes “Lot #285” Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon – 91 points Wine Enthusiast

SONOMA CUTRER RUSSIAN RIVER CHARDONNAY 2011 – 91 points Wine EnthusiastLa Collina dei Lecci 2007 Sangiovese Grosso (Brunello di Montalcino) – 91 points Wine Enthusiast

All guests will also have the chance to bid on auction items throughout the evening including autographed sports memorabilia, a Dove hunting trip to Argentina or a condo in Traverse City.
One hundred percent of the proceeds from this event will benefit the services provided free of charge by the Epilepsy Foundation, such as an Emergency Prescription Assistance program, Community Education on Seizure First Aid and Recognition, School Nurse Training, Information and Referral, Support and Educational Groups and Advocacy. The Epilepsy Foundation serves an 11- county area including: Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Greene, Logan, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble and Shelby Counties.

DaytonMostMetro want you to have two of our readers enjoy this wonderful night of wine and food. If you’d like to enter our contest, please share this article on facebook and enter below. Winners will be announced this Thurs at noon.

Our ticket contest in now closed! Congratulations to our winner Michael Muncy from Huber Heights and Rebecca Hartzell from Dayton!