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Hallow’s Eve Tea at Patterson Homestead

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Throughout history, many have remembered the souls that have departed this earth on All Hallow’s Day with many traditions forming around this day, and All Hallow’s Eve the night before. Come enjoy a warm cup of tea and tour through the Patterson Homestead while learning about the rituals the Patterson family would have observed during the Victorian Era.
This historic house museum provides a glimpse into the multi-generational lives of Dayton’s influential Patterson family, who lived on the site from 1804 to 1904. The Federal style house, which was constructed in three major components between 1810 and 1850, was originally the home of Revolutionary War veteran Colonel Robert Patterson and his wife, Elizabeth Lindsay Patterson.

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1815 Brown Street, Dayton, OH
October 27 & 28, 2012
2:00pm-4:00pm
$18 for Dayton History members
$20 for Non-members
Call 937-222-9724 for Reservations
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[/dropshadowbox]Frank J. Patterson’s son, Jefferson, donated the house and its 8.5 acres to the City of Dayton in 1953 for use as a meeting center and family memorial. At the time of donation, the house was presented fully furnished with 18th and 19th century antiques along with several original family pieces. Over the years, the artifact collection has grown to include more family-related artifacts that are housed in six period rooms.

Folk Musicians Susan Werner and David Wilcox Kickoff Club Kuss Series

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Susan Werner and David Wilcox

Friday, October 12th marks the first show in this year’s Club Kuss Series featuring singer-songwriter-guitar-playing duo Susan Werner and David Wilcox.  The concert will take place on Friday, October 12, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. at the Clark State Performing Arts Center, Kuss Auditorium in downtown Springfield.

Called the ‘empress of the unexpected’ by NPR, singer-songwriter, pianist, harmonica- and guitar-playing artist Susan Werner turns a corner in her multifaceted musical career with her vibrant new album, Kicking the Beehive. It’s an 11-song collection of provocative, poignant, lyrical originals that are infused with the rustic roots of American folk, blues and country music. Like many songwriters with a literary bent, Werner worries that much of pop music is a mile wide and an inch deep. “But seems to me, the best songs are more like an inch wide and a mile deep,” she says. Produced by Rodney Crowell, recorded in Nashville and featuring such all-star guests as Vince Gill, Keb’ Mo’ and Paul Franklin, Kicking the Beehive is a personal project where Werner intuitively explores the full impact of looking beyond the superficial and delving into soulful honesty. There are few performers out there today that have the voice, musicianship and songwriting abilities that Susan Werner has.

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Susan Werner & David Wilcox
Purchase Tickets
$30 for adults, $24 for seniors and $15 for students
Icludes a pre-show lobby party beginning at 6pm.
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Considered a ‘songwriter’s songwriter’, David Wilcox’s songs have been covered by artists such as k.d. Lang and many others. In addition to his writing prowess, his skills as a performer and storyteller are unmatched. He holds audiences rapt with nothing more than a single guitar, thoroughly written songs, a fearless ability to mine the depths of human emotions of joy, sorrow and everything in between, all tempered by a quick and wry wit. Reflecting on well over 20 years of record-making and touring extensively around the US and the world, Wilcox says, “Music still stretches out before me like the headlights of a car into the night. It’s way beyond where I am, but it shows where I’m going. I used to think that my goal was to catch up, but now I’m grateful that the music is always going to be way out in front to inspire me.”

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Fifth Annual Jewish Cultural Arts and Book Festival

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The Fifth Annual Jewish Cultural Arts and Book Festival will open at the Boonshoft Center for Jewish Culture and Education (CJCE) on Thursday, October 11 at 7 p.m. The festival (running from October 11 through December 4) will bring to Dayton a colorful array of cultural events for all ages, including bestselling authors, a local film premiere and musical entertainment the whole family can enjoy. Festival events will be held at the Boonshoft CJCE, except for the Dayton premiere of local filmmaker Aileen LeBlanc’s documentary Take Us Home, which will be held at the Dayton Art Institute on Thursday, November 15 at 7 p.m.

David F. Chapman

Opening night (Thursday, October 11, 7 p.m.) at the Boonshoft CJCE will feature a solo performance of Raoul Wallenberg: Letters From Young Men by New York based director, writer and performer David F. Chapman. Honoring his 100th birthday, the performance tells the story of Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish humanitarian who chose to act and saved thousands of Jews from extradition to Nazi death camps. The performance humanizes the Holocaust hero by combining theatre, historical events, selections from a recently published archive of Wallenberg’s letters, and Chapman’s own childhood diaries.

The nationally-known a cappella group The Maccabeats will kick off his year’s 2013 United Jewish Campaign at the Boonshoft CJCE on Sunday, November 4, 2:30 p.m. Known for their family-friendly musical stylings, The Maccabeats inject Jewish culture into current pop-music favorites, creating comedy and history lessons every generation can enjoy and learn from. During the event, community members will have the opportunity to make their 2013 pledge to the United Jewish Campaign, which provides funds to Jewish agencies and social services in Dayton, Israel, and around the world.

The Maccabeats

The line-up, spanning from October through December, also includes four author events that cover genres such as history, post-apocalyptic political and historical fiction, lighthearted romantic satire, and deep personal loss and recovery.

The Jewish Cultural Arts and Book Festival is presented annually by the Dayton Jewish Community Center (DJCC). “On behalf of the Dayton Jewish Community Center, we are excited to bring an array of thought provoking events to the community. Our festival allows participants to immerse themselves in rich, cultural activites that everyone can enjoy.” says Cheryl Carne, director of the DJCC.
The chairperson of this year’s festival, Dr. Martin Jacobs, says, “Each year we try to feature a diverse collection of interesting authors and performers. We want not just the Jewish community but anyone and everyone in the area to feel welcome and engaged by the activities. Our goal is something for everyone!”
Tickets for events are available at the door or in advance online at www.jewishdayton.org. For more information, please call the DJCC at 937-853-0372.

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2012 Cultural Arts and Book Festival Lineup

 

Thursday, October 11 Raoul Wallenberg: Letters From Young Men

7 p.m. Boonshoft Center for Jewish Culture & Education

Co-sponsored by the National Conference for Community and Justice

Event Details

 

Tuesday, October 16 Sweet & Meet with Author Rich Cohen

7 p.m. Boonshoft Center for Jewish Culture & Education

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Sunday, November 4 The Maccabeats

2:30 p.m. Boonshoft Center for Jewish Culture & Education

 

Wednesday, November 7 Perfect is Overrated with author Karen Bergreen

7 p.m. Boonshoft Center for Jewish Culture & Education

 

Thursday, November 15 Take Us Home

7 p.m. Dayton Art Institute

A collaborative sponsorship: The Dayton Art Institute; FilmDayton; WYSO; the DJCC’s Cultural Arts Department and the Jewish Community Relations Council

 

Thursday, November 29 The Aftermath of 9/11 with author Jennifer Gardner Trulson

7 p.m. Boonshoft Center for Jewish Culture & Education

Sponsored by the Brandeis-Joffe Scholarship Fund of the Dayton Jewish Federation Foundation in memory of Eugene and Pearl Joffe

 

Thursday, December 6 The Truth About Fiction: An Interactive Panel Discussion with authors Martha Moody and Eileen Pollack

7 p.m. Boonshoft Center for Jewish Culture & Education

Get Your Craft Beer On at the Big Beers and Barley Wines 2012 Beer Fest

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Now in its fourth year, the Big Beers and Barley Wines Beer Fest is happening this coming Saturday, October 6th at 4-8pm at the Montgomery County Fair Grounds Round House.   This craft beer tasting continues to grow, with over 150 quality craft beers that will get even the biggest beer geek excited.  Names like 21st Amendment, Chimay, Founders, Lambic X, Zymatore and many others will make an appearance, and most of the beers are STRONG – over 7% alcohol!  Click here for the full beer list!  Not to mention that most of Dayton’s most popular craft beer bars will be there as pour sponsors – as will Dayton Most Metro!  Be sure to stop at our table to say hi – we’ll have DMM Publisher Bill Pote and our Food Adventure guys Super Fry and the Big Ragu pouring beers!

Tickets are $35 and can be purchased online(or for $40 at the door).  Money raised goes to benefit Resident Home Association (RHA)  – the first private, nonprofit agency to provide residential services and supports for people with developmental disabilities in Montgomery County.  They focus on creating and maintaining safe and nurturing home environments that include family relationships and that enhance personal choices for their residents.

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Dayton Most Metro Ticket Contest

As one of the media sponsors for Big Beers and Barley Wines Beer Fest, Dayton Most Metro has TWO PAIRS of tickets to give away – just fill out the form below, and leave a comment saying that YOU want to win tickets to the Big Beers and Barley Wines Beer Fest from Dayton Most Metro.  We’ll announce winners on Friday 10/5 after 1pm – GOOD LUCK!

CONTEST CLOSED

Congratulations to our winners!

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Michelle Mildon Sweigart

 

2012 Haunted Houses and Halloween Attractions in the Dayton Region

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The Dayton Region has several Halloween attractions for people of all ages, from kid-friendly hayrides during the day to terrifying haunted houses and trails until midnight.  Check out the list below for Halloween attractions in the region in 2012 including a chance to WIN TICKETS to our Featured Halloween Attraction “Land of Illusion Haunted Scream Park”!  And if we’re missing any attractions, let us know in the comment section below so we can add it to the list.

Update 10/1/2012 8:45pm: Added “Haunted Caves at Lewisburg” (thanks Ben T. Adams for the tip)

Update 10/6/2012 9:00am: Added “Oregon District Hauntfest on 5th”

Dayton Region Haunted Attractions Map

FEATURED ATTRACTION: Land of Illusion Haunted Scream Park

Where: 
8762 Thomas Rd.
Middletown, OH 45042
(513) 423-9960

When: 8/31 – 11/3  Fri/Sat 8pm-1:30am; Sun 8pm-11pm (October Only)

Price:  General Admission: $34.00 | VIP Fast Pass: $44.99 | Sunday: $24.99 (Parking All Days: $3)

Description: On the outskirts of Middletown, Ohio, lies a parcel of haunted land cursed by ancient spirits. Not a typical Halloween haunted house but a demonic haunted theme park, a wasteland of ghostly beasts, madmen, evil spirits and bloody monsters.

Links:  Official Website | Facebook Page | OhioValleyHaunts.com Review | Video

Dayton Most Metro Ticket Contest

We have TWO PAIRS of General Admission tickets for the Land of Illusion Haunted Scream Park ($68 value) to give away EVERY Wednesday of the month of October!  Just fill out the form below, and then leave a comment at the end of this article that says YOU want to win tickets from Dayton Most Metro to the Land of Illusion!  We’ll announce winners on Wednesday after 4pm – GOOD LUCK!

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TICKET WINNERS:

10/3/2012:  Ashley Urbansky and Sarah Muench

10/11/2012:  Tameka Nooks and Susan Steinmetz

10/17/2012: Sue Harmeyer and Maria Koogler

The Chambers of Horrors


Where: 
1601 South University Boulevard
Middletown, OH 45044
(937) 232-8102

When: 9/14 – 10/31  Mon/Tue/Wed/Fri: Dusk to Midnight; Sat: Dusk to 1am

Price:  $12.00 ($1 Coupon)

Description: Don’t miss out on one of the scariest haunts you’ll visit this year! Rated “the scariest” by our customers, not the fabricated review boards! With over 30 rooms, over 100 doors and 30 minutes long. See if you can find your way out this year.

Links:  Official Website | Facebook Page | OhioValleyHaunts.com Review | Video
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Foy’s Halloween Store

Where: 
208 West Main Street
Fairborn, OH 45324
(937) 878-4534

When: Multiple stores with different schedules – check website for details

Description:   Foy’s is an old-fashioned variety store and is the oldest store in Fairborn. The variety store is one of seven different Foy’s stores, including a restaurant, that is located in Fairborn and based around a Halloween theme.

Foy’s is now entering it’s fourth generation. From Albert to Norman to Michael to Michael Jr. Foy’s is still Foy family owned.

From costumes and masks to candy and toys, Foy’s has something for everyone. Stop in and step back in time to your childhood memories.

Links:  Official Website | Facebook Page | Video

 

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Haunted Caves at Lewisburg

Where: 
4392 Swisher Mill Road
Lewisburg, OH 45338

When: 9/21 – 10/27  Fri/Sat 7pm-Midnight

Price:  Adults – $15.00; Children (age 10 and under) – $5.00

Description: Beneath the peaceful village of Lewisburg, Ohio, the Haunted Cave is the longest running, most highly-rated underground Halloween attraction in Ohio. Located 80 feet below ground in a long-abandoned mine, the Haunted Cave is home to over 30,000 bats, and possibly as many ghosts and ghouls. The Haunted Cave is Ohio’s longest, darkest, creepiest and scariest Halloween event, period!

Links:  Official Website | Facebook Page | OhioValleyHaunts.com Review

Horror Acres / Maze of Insanity

Where: 
6995 Springfield-Jamestown Road ( state route 72 )
Springfield, OH 45502
(937) 206-4066

When: 9/28 – 11/3  Fri/Sat 8pm-Midnight

Price:  Maze of Insanity:$10; Horror Acres: $15

Description: Come see what Freddie, Leatherface and more have instore for you this year. Don’t get lost in the cornmaze, and attempt to excape the chainsaws ! Unless you are too scared!

Links:  Official Website | Facebook Page

Masquerage

Where: 
Montgomery County Fairgrounds – Round House
1043 South Main Street
Dayton, OH

When: Saturday 10/20

Price:  General Admission: $50; Red Ribbon Lounge VIP: $150

Description: Dayton’s Party of Parties 
will once again rock the RoundHouse at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds! This years theme is Vixens & Villains, so don’t waste any time waiting to plan out what you’ll wear!

Links:  Official Website | Facebook Page

Nightmare on Valley Street Haunted Trail

Where: 
4355 Valley Street
Dayton, OH 45424
(937) 397-2273

When: 9/14 – 10/29  Trail & Rat Trap: Fri/Sat Dark until Midnight; Hayride: Sat/Sun Noon until Midnight

Price:  Trail: $12 | Rat Trap: $10 | Hayride: $10 | Combo (all three): $20 (Free Parking)

Description: NIGHTMARE ON VALLEY STREET continues its nineth year as Dayton’s only premier haunted trails! Located on Valley Street near Harshman Rd. Just one mile behind Stebbins High School & three miles east of the Children’s Medical Center. All new trails, attractions and scares for 2012! This year’s guests will hike the “Haunted Trails” for 20+ scenes with more than 40 live monsters!” Many scenes that will play with your senses and emotions. The trail takes 30 minutes to walk thru the woods!! Rat Trap is 200 x 100 feet!! The Hillbilly Hayride is an offroad experience, un-haunted, pitch black at night, family friendly in the day!! We Will Scare The Yell Out Of You

Links:  Official Website | Facebook Page | OhioValleyHaunts.com Review | Video

 

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Oregon District Hauntfest on 5th

Where: 
Oregon District – 5th Street
Dayton, OH 45402

When: Saturday 10/27  7pm-2am

Price:  Advanced Tickets (available at select 5th Street businesses): $5; At gate before 10pm – $5; At gate after 10pm – $10

Description: Put on your costume and head to Fifth Street in the Oregon Arts District for the region’s largest and longest-running Halloween street party! Enjoy live music, food, drinks, a costume contest with emcee Jim Bucher, and thousands of your closest friends! Most of the taverns in the District will waive their cover charges until midnight.

Links:  DMM Event Calendar | Facebook Page | Facebook Event

Rainbow Haunted Lakes

Where: 
3491 Ohio 235
Fairborn, OH 45424
(937) 318-5757

When: 10/5 – 10/31  Fri/Sat Dark until Done (plus Weds 10/31)

Price:  $12 ($10 with Coupon)

Description: The Haunted Lakes is designed to entertain you with both funny & frightening scenes for one low price..!30 minutes of fun & fear – 50 acres of lakes & woods. With the purchase of your ticket you will first walk through a number of attractions while listening to Erie music, then you will proceed past the witches’ cauldron, the deck of doom and through the tunnel of darkness. When you emerge you will venture into the Haunted Lakes, past the bone yard and the wall of torture, the guillotine execution and others, then into the forbidden forest, beyond the lake of the dead and past the boggy swamp cemetery, see the death pit being guarded by the grim reaper, the scare crows field of horror, you will see Jason’s machete mutilation, walking zombies, chain saw maniac’s and dead bodies everywhere…….and numerous other special scenes too good to expose here…!

Links:  Official Website

Riverside Jaycees Haunted Castle of Carnage & Trail

Where:
1213 Old Harshman Rd.
Dayton, OH 45431
(937) 254-2576

When: 9/21 – 10/28  Fri/Sat: Dark until Midnight; Sun: Dusk until 10pm

Price:  $10

Description: This is our 26th Anniversary. We are still in the same location and our same group is running the haunts. We offer two Great attractions for one low price. Come on out and join us this season and support your local community.

Links:  Official Website

Slash Moraine

Where:
3800 Main Street
Dayton, OH 45439

When: 10/12 – 10/27  Fri/Sat: 8pm-12:30am

Price:  $7 ($1 Coupon)

Description: None Available

Links:  Official Website | Facebook Page

Springboro Haunted Hay Ride & Black Bog

Where:
6070 Springboro Rd
Lebanon, OH 45036

When: 9/21 – 10/27  Fri/Sat: Dusk to 11:30pm

Price:  $12 Hayride | $10 Black Bog | $20 Combo Ticket

Description: None Available

Links:  Official Website | OhioValleyHaunts.com Review | Video

 

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Stoddard Avenue Pumpkin Glow

Where:
Stoddard Avenue (Grafton Hill)
Dayton, OH 45405

When: 10/30, 10/31 – Dusk

Price:  Free

Description: Over five hundred jack-o-lanterns are carved, lit and set out covering the hill behind the Greek Orthodox Church in the Dayton historic district of Grafton Hill on October 30th where they can be viewed for two nights. Visitors from all over the region and beyond make the annual trek to see this amazing display created by volunteers from the neighborhood. Check out more in our DMM Feature: “Of Soft And Golden Hue” by J.T. Ryder in 2010, and look for this year’s photos shortly afterward.

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Village of Screams

Where:
1166 Dayton Xenia Rd
Xenia, OH 45385
(937) 938-7237

When: 10/5 – 10/28  Fri/Sat: 7pm-Midnight; Sun:7pm-10pm

Price:  House of Screams: $12 | Prison Yard of Doom: $12 | Combo Ticket: $20

Description: The Village of Kil-Kare was just a quiet little village where nothing ever happened. People played with their kids in the front yard, planted flowers, and went about their normal every-day lives. That is, until “The Event” happened.  “The Event” made all the village residents go crazy. Some killed themselves, and others killed their neighbors. The villagers like to do one thing, and that is kill.

Eddie Hacksell was the very first casualty of “The Event,” and that’s why he got the nickname “Crazy Eddie.” See, Eddie was a lumberjack who had a very nice collection of axes and saws. After “The Event,” dead bodies started showing up with Eddie’s axes stuck in them. Before the other villagers went crazy, they convicted Eddie of murder. As punishment, Eddie was sentenced to death by hanging, but Eddie just wouldn’t die that way. Next, the villagers tried to electrocute Eddie in The Chair, but that didn’t kill him either. They tried burying him, burning him, and chopping him up into little pieces, but Crazy Eddie just kept coming back to terrorize the villagers. No one has seen Eddie in while, so keep an eye out for him.

Links:  Official Website | Facebook Page

Wayne Ave. Haunted Butcher House

Where:
508 Wayne Ave
Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 848-1134

When: 9/14-10/27 Fri/Sat: 8pm-Midnight

Price: $12

Description: Dayton’s Haunted Butcher House features 22 rooms of terror and over 30 blood soaked ghouls. We are located conveniently with in walking distance to Dayton’s Historic Oregon District. Voted Best Haunted House in Active Dayton 2011.

Links:  Official Website | Facebook Page | OhioValleyHaunts.com Review | Video

 

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Wilmington Haunted Hollow Ride

Where:
1261 W. Dalton Rd.
Wilmington, Ohio 45177

When: 9/21-10/27 Fri/Sat: Dusk-11:45pm

Price: Bus Ride: $12; Nightmare Penitentiary: $10; Slaughter Hotel: $10; Combo Package: $20; VIP Combo Package: $30

Description: Located on W. Dalton Rd. off of Route 68 in Wilmington, The Wilmington Haunted Hollow Ride not only takes you on a bus ride through the hollows of Wilmington– where the monsters and freaks of the night like to play; but through the rumored thirteenth floor of Dr. Slaughter’s twelve story underground hotel, and a penitentiary where the very souls of the most demented prisoners are trapped for eternity.

But the scaring doesn’t start with the bus, or the hotel, or even the penitentiary. It starts as soon as you leave your car! Can you survive all three haunts? Or will you chicken out at the bus ride? Just remember, no matter where you sit, they WILL get you! Come early! The lines grow fast! Delicious food and concessions available!

Links:  Official Website | Facebook Page | OhioValleyHaunts.com Review

Yoga On The Boulevard in South Park

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Join us for outdoor yoga at Historic South Park’s most iconic spot, the Olmsted-designed boulevard on Park Dr. Previous yoga experience is helpful, but not necessary! This is a FREE class, thanks to the generosity of our friends at Practice Yoga on 5th, although donations will be accepted. Please bring your own mat! We’d appreciate if you’d RSVP, but there’s no class size limit— the more, the merrier!

Zoot Theatre Company Brings Some Tolkein To Dayton With “The Hobbit”

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The Zoot Theatre Company, Dayton’s only professional puppetry and mask company will produce J.R.R. Tolkein’s classic tale of THE HOBBIT in the Dayton Art Institute’s NCR Renaissance Auditorium, Zoot’s new home. THE HOBBIT opens on Friday, September 28.  Join Zoot Theatre in Middle Earth, as we tell the tale of Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit who is much like the rest of us: he would rather sit at home and avoid any kind of adventures. When the wizard Gandalf and his company of 13 dwarves make a surprise visit, Bilbo is dragged unwittingly into an adventure that includes goblin dodging, battles and dragon slaying. This is J. R. R. Tolkien’s masterpiece brought to life as only Zoot can do! THE HOBBIT will feature more than 25 life-size puppets and 11 live actors. It is being directed by resident artist, J. Gary Thompson and Zoot’s Artistic Director, D. Tristan Cupp. Known for its creative and imaginative puppets and masks used in each show, Zoot fulfills its Mission by blending the visual and performing arts into a single medium. Dozens of local artists have been working day and night under the guidance of Zoot’s Artistic Director to bring the hobbit, dwarves, goblins, Gandalf the wizard, and the dragon to life as stunning, life-sized puppets that are sure to amaze people of all ages.

THE HOBBIT opens on Friday, September 28 and runs Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays through Sunday, October 14. Show times are 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays.  All performances are held at the Dayton Art Institute’s NCR Renaissance Auditorium.

Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online at www.zoottheatrecompany.org and over the phone by calling 937.223.5277. Both single performance tickets and subscriptions are available. Groups of 10 or more can receive a special discount by calling 937.512.0140.  Tickets prices for THE HOBBIT and the 2012-13 Zoot MainStage Season are: $18.00 for adults; $15.00 for seniors; $15.00 for students with a valid ID; and $12.00 for children 12 and under.

For more information, please visit www.zoottheatrecompany.org or call the Zoot Offices at 937.512.0140.

Dayton Most Metro Ticket Contest

We have THREE PAIRS OF TICKETS to give away to see The Hobbit by The Zoot Theatre Company – simply fill out the form below and then leave a comment saying that YOU want to win tickets to see Zoot Theatre’s “The Hobbit” from Dayton Most Metro.  We’ll draw a random winner on Wednesday 9/26/2012 after 4pm – GOOD LUCK!

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Dine and Dish with The League of Women Voters

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Since 1916, when the first woman was elected to the US Congress, fewer than 10 percent of all members have been women. Why is this number so extraordinarily small? And how has the presence of women in the electoral arena changed over the past hundred years?  The League of Women Voters welcomes Barbara Palmer, co-author of Women and Congressional Elections: A Century of Change to Dine & Dish on Friday, Sept 28th from 5:30-7pm at Sa Bai Asian Cuisine on the corner of Fifth & Jefferson Streets.

Join Barbara in a discussion about the unexpected consequences that shape the integration of women into political offices. Heavy appetizers, wine and a chocolate buffet will round out the evening.  Pay online using the PayPal link. Questions? Call the League Office at 228-4041.

 

Dayton Playhouse Presents “Dracula”

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(left) Alex Carmichal, Dracula, and Jared Mola, Renfield, rehearsing for the Dayton Playhouse production of Dracula

The Dayton Playhouse will present Dracula, October 12-21.  This version of the well-known play was adapted by William McNulty, originally dramatized by John L. Balderston and Hamilton Deane from Bram Stoker’s novel.

The action of the play engulfs the audience as Professor Van Helsing and his brave comrades must hunt down and destroy the evil Count Dracula.  However, the Count is exceedingly resourceful, employing superhuman strength and psychic powers to confound his antagonists.  The action culminates in a shocking confrontation between the King of Vampires and those who would rid the world of him.

David Shough, director of this production, and Jennifer Lockwood, assistant director, have assembled a seasoned cast including: Alex Carmichal as Count Dracula, Jared Mola as Renfield, Sara Parsons as Lucy, and Saul Caplan as Van Helsing.   Rounding out the cast are Margaret Foley, Matthew Glenn, David Hallowren, Carolyn Anne Hoogsteden, Matthew Lindsay, Heather Martin, Cari Meixner, Debra Strauss, David Thomas and Addison Paige Wheeler, Shough has incorporated many audio visual effects to heighten the drama.  According to Shough, “This is an intense and faced-paced version of the Dracula legend.  It will be a complete theatrical experience of the typoe seldom seen on this stage.  Not for the faint of heart.”

Projections for the opening narrative of this production were designed by Miamisburg artist, Chris Newman.  Some of the original pen and ink drawings will be raffled off in the lobby during the run of the play.  Proceeds from the raffle will go to the Dayton Playhouse Celebrate 25 capital campaign.  Tickets for the raffle will be $2 each, or three for $5.

Performances of Dracula will be Friday through Sunday, October 12-21.  All performances are at 8:00 p.m. except Sundays, which are at 2:00 p.m.  (see full schedule here)  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.

Dayton Most Metro + Liftoff Entertainment + Bud Light = Mobile Photo Booth Fun!

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A new partnership between Liftoff Entertainment and Dayton Most Metro is making memories on the move at many upcoming Dayton community events with the addition of a Mobile Photo Booth, Liftoff’s newest product.

Liftoff Entertainment was started in early 2010 by Jay Nigro, a Dayton transplant originally from St. Louis, as a Disc Jockey company.  A year later, Liftoff expanded with an Open Air Photo Booth.  The Liftoff Photo Booth debuted at Urban Nights in the spring of 2011 and has been a hit at over 90 events since its launch.
Along with the addition of a second photo booth, Liftoff has launched a new backpack style photo booth, named the Liftoff Mobile Booth in 2012.  The Mobile Booth has been compared to a combination of a Kings Island Photographer and Inspector Gadget.  A Liftoff Entertainment staff member wears an army style backpack frame which has an IPad attached to the front.  The photographer captures a photo which a guest can then preview moments later.  The Liftoff Mobile Booth completed a successful test run at the Downtown Revival this past month and thanks to Dayton Most Metro and Bud Light, the Liftoff Mobile Booth will be making appearances at local events throughout Dayton in the next couple of months.  The DMM/Liftoff Mobile Booth (presented by Bud Light) with make its official debut at the Oktoberfest Preview Party this Friday at the Dayton Art institute.  Photos will be posted shortly after the event on Dayton Most Metro’s Facebook page.  PLUS – we’ll be doing a contest with these pictures taken tonight, with the winner getting a gift certificate to Olive, An Urban Dive!  So make sure you get YOUR pic taken!

Thank God It’s Funky – Ruckus Roboticus

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The guy behind the Roboticus – Dan Haug

The technology age that we are living now is well beyond our wildest dreams.  Seriously-think about it.  Vinyl gave way to cassette tapes.  The cassettes then stepped aside to give CDs their day in the sun.  Now, downloading music from the internet is the current craze.  Music also experiences changes.  Elvis shake, rattled, and rolled to become the king of rock and roll.  The 70s paved John Travolta to become a mega superstar.  The 90s was the grunge era.  Currently, electronic dance music is starting to put its footprint on the music scene.

Deadmau5, and Skillrex have become extremely popular as the electronic dance movement has started picking up speed.  Top 40 artists and producers are including the up-tempo vibe, and drum beats DJs are creating.  Also, seeing an EDM show is simply stunning these days, with the light and sound shows being produced.  The quickness you can download it, and the amount of music you can get online just makes things easier for DJs to set up their sets.

Locally, we have a crop of DJs that have honed on the skill of dubbing music together and mixing drum sounds with it.  One DJ that is currently making some noise is Dan Haug.  In case you don’t recognize that name, you probably know him as Ruckus Roboticus.  Tonight (September 20, 2012), Roboticus is going to be releasing his newest single and video for the song ‘T.G.I.F. (Thank God It’s Funky) at One Eyed Jacks in Fairborn, Ohio.  With the release, Roboticus will also be performing all night with another local DJ Jay Madewell.  Both plan on bringing the dance jams all night for the patrons that visit the intimate establishment.

‘I started DJ-ing in 1998’, Haug told me during a phone conversation.  ‘I started to discover electronic music, rap music, and I wanted to make stuff.’  Haug saved up money to buy a turntable, and started to work on his craft.  By bringing in old school rap from the rap pioneers N.W.A. and Run DMC, he slowly started to bring his touch on DJ-ing.  He went to parties, dancehalls, and clubs to perform.  He would practice with friends hanging around.

The practice started to pay off as Haug started to get work outside of town.  Some of his work includes remixing with bands Bloc Party, and Vampire Weekend, game developer Rockstar Games, and car company Scion.  He’s done shows on stage with other acts like DJ Jazzy Jeff.  In 2008, he released his first album, Playing with Scratches.  All this praise and good fortune hasn’t got to Haug’s head, he says. ‘It’s great that I have gotten to where I am, but I know that I need to keep getting better.  I don’t want it to ever to get to my head.  It’s not me.’

Currently, Haug is working on his next album, Phantom of the Disco.  Disco will be a concept album, telling the story of a dark and mysterious man.  ‘The album will talk about the nightlife and clubs at night’, Haug explained.  ‘It talks about shady people.  Greedy people who are in these clubs just for the money.  The phantom steals from the show, brings the love of music to them.’  There isn’t a
release date yet for the album.  Haug will be doing a few shows around the area, and then pack up and move to Los Angeles in the middle of October.  ‘I have been thinking of moving to Los Angeles for the last couple of years’, explained Haug. ‘There’s a lot of great things happening there for DJs, and I feel that it would be great to move there, get some great experience, and network.’  Haug then told me that he still will have family here in town, and he will coming to visit.

One Eyed Jacks in Fairborn, Ohio will be generating a lot of people getting their dance on with old school rap and electronic dance beats and also celebrating the single release of Ruckus Roboticus new song, ‘T.G.I.F. (Thank God It’s Funky) at 9pm.  The video for the song is also being shown at the show, starting at 9:30pm.  Also, Roboticus will be performing at the Trolley Stop on October 6th, as he will be part of the 2012 Dayton Music Fest.

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PARK(ing) Day 2012 – Dayton Edition

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A much better use of a parking space...

In cities around the globe today, artists, activists and citizens will temporarily transform metered parking spaces into public parks and other social spaces, as part of an annual event called “PARK(ing) Day.”

Originally invented in 2005 by Rebar, a San Francisco-based art and design studio, PARK(ing) Daychallenges people to rethink the way streets are used and reinforces the need for broad-based changes to urban infrastructure. “In urban centers around the world, inexpensive curbside parking results in increased traffic, wasted fuel and more pollution,” says Rebar’s Matthew Passmore. “The planning strategies that generated these conditions are not sustainable, nor do they promote a healthy, vibrant human habitat. PARK(ing) Day is about re-imagining the possibilities of the urban landscape.”

This year Garden Station‘s Project Manager, Lisa Helm, has has coordinated several local organizations to sponsor parks. The Main Branch of the Dayton Metro Library is sponsoring a park in front of the library on St Clair. Garden Station is sponsoring a park in front of Blind Bob’s in the Oregon District, and City Hall is sponsoring a park on Ludlow Street. MetroParks is loaning plants for the day and Green Velvet Sod Farms has donated sod, which will end up at Garden Station. The Oregon District PARK(ing) Day park will have programming throughout the day including kids activities, yoga class and concerts. This is the fourth year Dayton will participate in the event.

Since 2005, the project has blossomed into a worldwide grassroots movement: PARK(ing) Day 2011 included 975 “PARK” installations in more than 160 cities in 35 countries on six continents. This year, the project continues to expand to urban centers across the globe. PARK(ing) Day is an “open-source” user-generated invention created by independent groups around the globe who adapt the project to champion creative, social or political causes that are relevant to their local urban conditions. More information regarding local PARK(ing) Day activities can be found on Facebook  and a global map of all participating cities are available on the PARK(ing) Day website.

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2012 Downtown Dayton Revival Festival Recap

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Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk (Photo Credit: Tracy Malott/Blush Boudoir)

The music scene in Dayton has always been packed with great talent. From the new-age bluegrass and folk artist Todd the Fox, to the great indie rock band Me and Mountains, to the energy Orange Willard brings to each set-the Dayton music scene is impressive.

However, a lot of people outside Dayton don’t see that way.  Actually, they don’t see anything.  The popularity of the music scene in town has dropped some, to where only the people in the town are really the only ones that pay close attention to what’s going on.  And with the accessibility of local music (websites, Facebook, record shops), the scene isn’t what it once was.

Matt Luongo noticed this dilemma, and wanted to change it.  For eight years Matt crafted an event that would bring Dayton music back to the way it used to be, and also have major recording acts come to the party as well.  Thus, the Downtown Dayton Revival Festival became reality.  The festival just had their first weekend take place on September 8th and 9th.

The first performance to get the festival started was Dayton’s own, The Giant Steps.  Their slow, psychedelic sound made the early crowd slowly ease themselves into getting ready for a full day of music.  The Giant Steps blasted the stage with smooth guitar play that was well beyond their years of age (the oldest members are close to, if not already, 17 years old).

The Werks

Bronze Radio Return made their presence known early in the day.  The band’s soulful, indie rock provided the crowd to get into the music early and often. After their set, the lead singer, Chris Henderson, met up with me and just raved about how the festival was going.  “This is incredible”, Chris mentioned.  “The people here are amazing.  I can’t wait for us to come back.”

Griffin House talked about being a waiter when he was younger.  He mentioned that he was just awful at it.  He was so bad that he knew that it wasn’t going to make enough to pay rent.  So, he took his guitar with him after work one night, went to a corner, and just playing and singing.  People started dropping money down for him, and he soon realized that this was going to help him make money (and pay rent).  House’s alternative, very mainstream-friendly sound had the crowd singing and dancing to his music.

One of the most powerful performances on the first day of the festival was the one that Kristy Lee gave.  Kristy immediately engaged the crowd that brought her in with open arms.  She talked about having gone through bad breakups, seeing her friends go through rough times, etc.  Her music was very Adele meets Tracy Chapman-stripped down vocals with amazing acoustic guitar play.  It was truly a performance that a lot of people, including myself, left talking about.

One act treated us to a show that was very much like seeing Phish-a psychedelic rock band with instrumental play that is simply out of this world.  The band is Dayton’s own, The Werks.  The chilled out band ripped on their guitars as if they were gods standing on the clouds of the sky.  The play of the bass was impressive.  The drum play was off the charts.  The crowd danced throughout the whole set with freedom and joy, as if they channeled themselves to the days of Woodstock.  The Werks had everyone in the palm of their hands.  For the people that follow them, this set was just another fantastic show.  To the others that were seeing them for the first time-they will make it a point to make it to see them time and time again from this point on.

Guided By Voices (Photo Credit: Tracy Malott/Blush Boudoir)

Wheels brought a show that made everyone in the crowd completely stunned.  The 5 member band from Yellow Springs brought a show that was filled with folk rock and bluegrass. The band showed their musical range throughout their set, including a brilliant Dr. Dog cover.  Their dreamy play of the harmonica and banjo only enhanced the experience of watching Wheels perform.

Guster has always been known to always have a show that is different.  During a recent tour, they requested their fans to bring things to put on the stage.  For example, they ask their fans to bring matchbox cars to put on the stage during one of their sets.  It’s fun for the band and their fans to have that interaction.  At the Revival Festival, Guster made a young girl become a fan for life.  The lead singer, Ryan Miller, noticed a young girl that was holding up a sign mentioning that this was her first concert.  Miller asked the young girl to come up on stage, and they wrote a song together on the spot.  Everyone in the crowd loved it.  If anything, this was the top 5 moments that the weekend brought us.

Guided By Voices came home to Dayton to be part of the inaugural event.  They haven’t lost a step after all these years.  Robert Pollard and crew took the stage as if they were still in the teen years.  With their garage rock influenced sound blaring through the guitars, their trademark short songs, and their punk-like attitude; it was simply tremendous to see the boys back home.  They gave their old fans more reason to keep trucking along with them, and it gave the younger generation to true sense on what Dayton music is all about.

John Legend (Photo Credit: Tracy Malott/Blush Boudoir)

The headliner on Saturday was John Legend.  The hometown boy (Legend is from Springfield, Ohio) gave a performance that was simply one word-sexy.  The singer brought the crowd to frenzy with his smooth, signature sound and his lyrics about love.  ‘Slow Dance’ featured a young lady that came from the crowd and danced with Legend on stage.

On the second day of the festival, another hometown act came home.  Heartless Bastards came in town and absolutely brought everyone to their knees with Erika Wennerstone’s haunting, Janis Joplin-like vocals, and the bands incredible instrumental play.  ‘My face is melting with excitement’, screamed people from the crowd.  I have to admit-one of those people was me.

Andy Grammer brought the crowd a performance that didn’t almost happen.  Grammer had some issues getting to town that day, and it seemed like he wouldn’t be coming to town.  Luckily, he got into town and gave the crowd an acoustic set that didn’t disappoint.

The Ohio Players (Photo Credit: Tracy Malott/Blush Boudoir)

Some other highlights on the second day of the festival included The Ohio Players bringing their signature funk sound to the Dayton festival.  It was a true honor seeing the band play.  Much like the way Guided By Voices, some of the young people in the crowd got a chance to see a band that has influenced many after them.  Rusted Root gave their ‘Fortunate Freaks’ another suburb show.  Buffalo Killers brought their signature sound, and made a few people in the crowd become diehard fans going forward.  Robert Randolph and the Family Band had a dance party break out on stage during their set.  They promised to bring a party, and they delivered.  Train performed a fun, energetic set that closed the weekend off in style.

The two day festival brought a lot to the people that attended.  It brought music that included folk, soul, R&B, alternative, rock, and so much more.  What the festival brought most of all was the awareness that Dayton is still alive and well in the music scene.  Walking around the festival, you noticed the attendees of the festival enjoying every act that took to the three stages.  You saw people old and young joining together to hear music from the past and present.  People from all around the United States came to this festival.  People who never heard of some the local acts got to see the fantastic music being played here. You can say the festival gave Dayton music the revival it needed.

An Evening with Branford Marsalis

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"An Evening with Branford Marsalis" - September 23, 2012 – Schuster Center

Victoria Theatre Association presents AN EVENING WITH BRANFORD MARSALIS with world-renowned saxophonist and National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Branford Marsalis and his quartet, Sunday, September 23, 2012 at 7:30 pm in the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center. Tickets are on sale now!

BRANFORD MARSALIS is one of the most revered instrumentalists of his time. Leader of one of the finest jazz quartets today, and a frequent soloist with classical ensembles, MARSALIS and his Quartet of musical friends recently released Four MFs Playin’ Tunes. On this new album, the song takes center stage, with the band members bringing their considerable musical expertise to bear, as they focus on each tune as an important musical entity unto itself and not merely a vehicle for showcasing individual talent.

Having gained initial acclaim through his work with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and his brother Wynton’s quintet in the early 1980s, Marsalis also performed and recorded with a who’s-who of jazz giants including Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, and Sonny Rollins. He has also collaborated with such diverse artists as Sting, the Grateful Dead and Bruce Hornsby. His expansive interests are further reflected in his explorations in film, radio and television, including his role as the musical director of “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” for two years in the early 1990s. Marsalis has also acted in such popular movies such as Throw Mama from the Train and School Daze, provided music for Mo’ Better Blues and other films and hosted National Public Radio’s syndicated program Jazz Set.

Tickets  for the AN EVENING WITH BRANFORD MARSALIS are on sale now at the Ticket Center Stage Box Office, located in the Wintergarden of the Schuster Center, by phone at (937) 228-3630, toll free (888) 228-3630 and online at www.ticketcenterstage.com.

For more information about Victoria Theatre Association’s 2012-2013 season, visit www.victoriatheatre.com

Dayton Most Metro Ticket Contest

We have ONE PAIR of tickets to see An Evening With Branford Marsalis and we’re giving it away to a lucky winner!  Simply fill out the form below and then leave a comment telling us that YOU want to win tickets to see Branford Marsalis from Dayton Most Metro.  We’ll do a random drawing at 1:30pm on Friday September 21st and announce the winner then.   GOOD LUCK!

CONTEST CLOSED

Congratulations to our winner – Laura Goostree !!

 

 

 

 

CPAM Presents “Annie – The Musical” at the Baum Opera House

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Leapin’ Lizards!!!  Children’s Performing Arts of Miamisburg is proud to present Annie the Musical – one of the world’s best-loved musicals!  With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan ANNIE charms everyone’s hearts, despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage, ANNIE escapes to the wondrous and magical world of NYC. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, ANNIE finds a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.

Annie will be performed by a cast of multiple youth performers from grades 4-12 at the Baum Opera House located at 15 S. First Street in Miamisburg. The show opens on September 21 – click here for full show schedule.

 

CPAM Cast in "Annie - The Musical"

Tickets are on sale now for all six performances on the website at: http://www.cpamburg.com. General admission seats are $13 each. Reserved seats are $15 each. The box office will be open for day of performance ticket purchases as well.

Dayton Most Metro Ticket Give-away

We have three pairs of tickets to give away to see the Children’s Performing Arts of Miamisburg presentation of Annie – The Musical!  Simply this article, then fill out the form below and leave a comment telling us you want to see this show.  We’ll announce winners on Wednesday September 19th after 4pm.  GOOD LUCK!

CONTEST CLOSED

Congratulations to our winners!

Kate Feldmann
Melissa Groveman
Heather Merz

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Cityfolk World Music Series Presents Fatoumata Diawara at UD

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Photo Credit: Phil Sharp

Malian singer, songwriter and guitarist Fatoumata Diawara, a resident of France since the late 1990s, has gained considerable momentum in world music circles over the past two years. She released her debut recording, an EP, Kanou, in Europe in May 2011, and followed that in September with Fatou, which won the prestigious 2012 Songlines Music Award for Newcomer of the Year.

Fatou was greeted with universal acclaim; the Telegraph says “this stylish debut doesn’t put a foot wrong,” the Times of London says “the air of wistful, understated beauty draws you in, and Mojo calls her a “spell-weaving new voice.” The album, which held the top spot on European world music charts for six months, was released in the U.S. last month by Nonesuch.

Born in 1982 in the Ivory Coast to Malian parents, Diawara joined her father’s dance troupe as a child and soon achieved local fame for her prowess in the didadi, an energetic dance from the Wassoulou region in southwestern Mali. She left her family at age 12 to move to Bamako to live with an aunt, an actress. This led to an acting career for the young girl; as an actress, Diawara has toured the world with the French theater company Royale de Luxe and appeared in such films as Taafe Fangan, La Genèse and Sia: The Dream of the Python.

During her travels with Royale de Luxe, Diawara began singing for her own enjoyment. She was overheard by the company’s director, who encouraged Diawara to begin singing in the ensemble’s shows. Encouraged by the audience reaction, she started singing in Paris clubs when she wasn’t touring. She also started playing guitar and writing songs.  Diawara met the famous Malian musician Cheikh Tidiane Seck at one of these Paris shows, and he hired the young singer to provide backing vocals on albums he was producing back in Mali by Dee Dee Bridgewater (the Grammy-winning Red Earth: A Malian Journey) and Oumou Sangare.

In addition to her work with Sangare and Bridgewater, Diawara has recorded with Damon Albarn, Herbie Hancock, AfroCubism, Bobby Womack and the Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou. She has toured with her own band, with Sangare and Bridgewater and with Damon Albarn in both his Africa Express project and the band Rocket Juice and the Moon with Tony Allen and Flea.

Photo Credit: Ellen Doherty

Diawara’s music blends funk, rock and world music touches with Wassoulou traditions, and like many Wassoulou women artists, Diawara writes and sings songs that forcefully advocate for women’s rights, an issue of fundamental importance for the young singer. And for an actress trained in a collaborative, scripted medium, writing and singing her own songs—and playing the guitar, too—represents the ultimate freedom. “To me it was a wonderful and daring thing,” Diawara says, of her decision to follow her musical instincts, “a Malian girl with an acoustic guitar. Why should the guitar be only for men?”

Fatoumata Diawara will be begin her U.S. tour at the University of Dayton on Thursday, September 20. The concert, sponsored by Cityfolk and the University of Dayton Arts Series, will take place at the Kennedy Union Boll Theatre at 8 pm. Tickets are $20;  $18 for seniors, military, UD faculty and staff; and $10 for students. For tickets, visit Cityfolk.org or call 937-496-3863.

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(thanks to UD senior Lauren Glass for input on this article)