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Nearly $70,000 Raised Thanks to Benefit Concert

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The Dayton Oregon District Tragedy Fund of The Dayton Foundation received an additional $68,634 in contributions on Sunday, August 25, thanks to thousands of Dayton-area residents who attended the Gem City Shine Oregon District Benefit Concert hosted by Dave Chappelle, the Oregon District Business Association, Downtown Dayton Partnership, City of Dayton, Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce and others. One hundred percent of all contributions to the fund will assist the families whose loved ones were taken and individuals who were severely injured in the August 4 Oregon District mass shooting.

“Gem City Shine was an incredible event for our citizens to come together to honor the lives that were lost in the tragedy and show support for our community,” said Phil Parker, president and CEO of the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce. “We sincerely thank our other partner organizers of this event, as well as the dozens of other businesses and organizations both near and far for helping to raise charitable dollars for the Dayton Oregon District Tragedy Fund. The outpouring of support and compassion for the victims, their families and our community has been heartwarming.”

Thanks to donations received to date, plus pledges and other contributions, the fund’s assets have surpassed $2.5 million. Donations to the fund may be made online at www.daytonfoundation.org/oregontragedy or by texting DAYTON to 20222 for a one-time $10 donation. Checks also may be sent to The Dayton Foundation (please note the new address) 1401 S. Main Street, Suite 100, Dayton, OH 45409. “Dayton Oregon District Tragedy Fund” should be designated on the check or in the credit card form”s fund name field. The Dayton Foundation is waiving all administrative fees and paying all credit card processing fees for donations to the fund.

Tour De Gem Biking Fundraiser

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Tour de Gem is an annual bike tour of Dayton for the benefit of local charities.

  • An event created to foster a sense of community, history, pride and healthy living through cycling, while establishing an ongoing fundraising vehicle for local charities
  • A well supported, enjoyable ride attracting cyclists of all ages and abilities from throughout the Region
  • The Start/Finish be at RiverScape in downtown Dayton. The routes will take riders through many local communities spotlighting a wide variety of local area Gems!

Is Your Chili Award Winning?

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Our 9th Annual Chili Cookoff is schedule for Saturday, September 7th in Centerville. If you think YOUR chili recipe is worthy of becoming OUR chili for one year, you need to enter! Email [email protected] for more information. Feel free to pass along or tag anyone else you think may want to enter. Oh, and we’ll give you $250 cash if you win and your chili on the Archer’s menu for a year !

DAI Joins “Museums For All Program”

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As part of its ongoing efforts to make the museum accessible to all in the Dayton community, the Dayton Art Institute has joined the Museums for All program and announced the creation of Art Connections, a special discounted family membership available for anyone who receives SNAP benefits. 

Museums for All is a signature access program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), administered by the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM), to encourage people of all backgrounds to visit museums regularly and build lifelong museum-going habits.

The program supports those receiving food assistance (SNAP) benefits by offering discounted admission at participating museums, for up to four people, with the presentation of a SNAP Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card. The DAI will offer a discounted admission rate of $3 per adult, with free admission for youth ages 17 and younger, when a SNAP EBT card is presented at the museum’s Guest Services Desk.

The DAI is the first museum in Dayton to be part of this initiative; other participating Ohio museums include the Cincinnati Museum Center and the Akron Art Museum

In conjunction with its participation in Museums for All, the DAI will also offer a special Art Connections Family Membership for anyone in the community who is currently receiving SNAP benefits. Art Connections offers a specially discounted family membership for only $10 per year.

Art Connections memberships may only be purchased at the DAI’s Guest Service Desk, during regular museum hours. A valid SNAP EBT card must be presented at the time of purchase to receive this membership discount.

“Participation in Museums for All is part of the Dayton Art Institute’s broad commitment to seek, include, and welcome all audiences,” said Michael Roediger, CEO and Director of the Dayton Art Institute. “As the museum celebrates its centennial and looks ahead to its next 100 years, it’s important that this community resource is accessible to all.”

The Museums for All program helps expand access to museums and also raise public awareness about how museums in the United States are reaching their entire communities. More than 250 institutions participate in the initiative, including art museums, children’s museums, science centers, botanical gardens, zoos, history museums, and more. Participating museums are located nationwide, representing more than 40 states.

For more information about the Dayton Art Institute and these programs, please visit www.daytonartinstitute.org or call 937-223-4ART (4278).

New Date For Walk Of Fame Induction Luncheon

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The Dayton Region’s Walk of Fame has set Thursday, Oct. 31, as the new date for its induction ceremony and luncheon at Sinclair Community College.

Wright Dunbar, Inc., which organizes the annual event, changed the date to accommodate a statewide pediatric mental health summit organized by Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Children’s Hospital Association.

Coming in the wake of a deadly tornado outbreak earlier this year followed by a mass shooting in Dayton’s Oregon District, the summit was scheduled in Dayton at Sinclair on Sept. 26, the original date of the Walk of Fame ceremony.

“We apologize for the change,” said Harry Seifert, president and CEO of Wright Dunbar, Inc. He added, “When we were contacted by Sinclair College and the governor’s office asking us to change our event to another day so the Sinclair Conference Center could be used for the governor’s conference, we immediately knew that it was the right thing to do.

“We thank Sinclair for accommodating us on Oct. 31, and we hope our inductees, guests, sponsors, and attendees will understand the necessity for this change,” Seifert said.

The Walk of Fame program recognizes individuals and groups for their outstanding and enduring personal or professional contributions to the community, nation and the world and honors them by setting memorial stones in the sidewalks of Dayton’s historic Wright-Dunbar District.

As previously announced, three individuals and one performing arts organization will join the Dayton Region’s Walk of Fame. They are Jessie Gooding, John Gower, Betsy and Lee Whitney and the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company.

“We have another year of outstanding inductees.  They are all excellent examples of the exceptional people who make this area a great place to live and raise a family,” Seifert said.

The 2019 inductees

Jessie Gooding (1926-)

One of the Dayton region’s foremost civil rights leaders, Jessie Gooding was born and raised in Minden, La. After serving in the segregated U. S. Army, he studied at Wilberforce University and became a chemist at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Witnessing—and experiencing—discrimination in the workplace, Gooding established equal employment opportunity and sensitivity training, which became mandatory in the Air Force in the 1960s. He also advocated for the Air Force to recruit top science and engineering students from historically black colleges and universities. Gooding is the longest serving president of the Dayton chapter of the NAACP (1982-2002.) Under his leadership the Dayton NAACP increased voter registration and pressed for reforms to end discrimination in education, employment, housing and law enforcement. He is co-author with Rosalind Vera Osinubi of Freedom and Justice for All: My Life and Dayton Civil Rights History.

John Gower (1953-)

John Gower is a life-long Dayton resident who has devoted his career as an urban planner to preserving Dayton’s history and making it a more enjoyable place to live. His advocacy for Dayton began as a student at the University of Cincinnati’s School of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning, when he volunteered weekends in Dayton to board up abandoned homes in his Dayton View neighborhood. He has worked as Dayton’s downtown planner, director of community development, urban design coordinator, and most recently as reimaging strategist. The Living City Project he led has been called a catalyst for revitalizing downtown housing. He led architectural preservation efforts that resulted in the city’s Historic District Zoning and Landmarks Commission. His preservation advocacy continues even in retirement, and he has been a leading advocate for restoring the downtown Dayton Arcade.

Betsy and Lee Whitney (1930-, 1930-2018)

Betsy and Lee Whitney have been exemplary leaders in arts, social services, history and business organizations. Born in Yellow Springs, Betsy Baldwin  met Leon “Lee” Whitney in college at Ohio Wesleyan. They married in 1953. Lee joined his father-in-law’s insurance company, which grew to become Baldwin and Whitney with Lee Whitney as president. The Whitneys have been generous with their talents and resources.  A past president and board chair of the YWCA, Betsy served on boards and/or fundraising committees for the Dayton Art Institute, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Dayton Visual Arts Center, Human Race Theater Company, Victoria Theatre Association, Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce, Dayton History, Leadership Dayton, Dayton Foundation and Wright-Dunbar Inc. Lee served as president of Dayton Children’s, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Downtown Dayton Partnership and the YMCA, and as a board member of the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance, United Theological Seminary, and Westminster Church. Through his countless volunteer hours at Carillon Historical Park. He saw the need for a picnic shelter for schoolchildren. The Whitney Pavilion there now proudly serves visitors of all ages. Both Whitneys served on additional nonprofit boards and committees too numerous to list here.

Dayton Contemporary Dance Company

Nationally and internationally acclaimed local group on the dance stage and in film, DCDC has been a recognized cultural amenity in the Dayton arts scene for over 50 years. Few individuals or arts organizations in the region have represented Dayton on a larger scale. DCDC represents the Dayton region around the world. In this decade it has toured in Chili, China, Russia and Kazakhstan. PBS featured DCDC in the 2007 documentary “Dance in America: Dancing in the Light.” The film documentary “Sparkle,” which featured DCDC dancer Sheri “Sparkle Williams,” was selected to screen at Silverdocs, America’s largest and most prestigious documentary film festival in 2012. DCDC won the prestigious 2016 “Bessie” Award for Outstanding Revival for its performance of “Rainbow ‘Round my Shoulder” at the David H. Koch Theater in New York. DCDC was founded by Jeraldyne Blunden (1940-1999,) who was inducted in the Walk of Fame as an individual in 1999.

About the Walk of Fame and Wright Dunbar, Inc.

Since its inception in 1996 as a part of the City of Dayton’s bicentennial celebration, the Dayton Region’s Walk of Fame has recognized individuals and groups for their outstanding and enduring personal or professional contributions to the community, nation and the world. The Walk of Fame honors them by setting memorial stones in the sidewalks of Dayton’s historic Wright-Dunbar District. The stones can be enjoyed year-round on West Third Street between Broadway and Shannon and on North and South Williams Streets.

Wright Dunbar, Inc. a private non-profit organization, serves as a catalyst for economic development on West Third Street and manages the Walk of Fame as part of its mission in Dayton’s historic West Third Street Corridor in the neighborhood of Wilbur and Orville Wright and Paul Laurence Dunbar.

Dayton United: Benefit for The Dayton Foundation

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Come join us for a night of healing and unity at Dayton Masonic Live as Dayton United hosts a benefit for The Dayton Foundation with confirmed acoustic performances from Anthony Raneri from Bayside, Vinnie Caruana from Official: The Movielife and I Am the Avalanche, Geoff Rickly from Thursday, Chris Conley from Saves The Day, Joe Anderl of The 1984 Draft and possible others.

The Symbolism Behind the Gem City Shine Logo

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Dave Chappelle’s son, Sulayman, collaborated with Ron Bass, a popular visual artist/designer, to create the look.

Symbolism:
– The bright yellow sun connotes a new day in the District
– The muscular arm reinforces the #DaytonStrong message
– The person with the flower suggest growth for the community
– The No Fear sign signals that we won’t abandon our neighborhood
– Love and Hope will keep us together as represented by the two people hugging the heart
– The airplane is a nod to Dayton as the birthplace of aviation
The Oregon Sign welcomes all to the District
– The Gem represents the brilliance of the people in Dayton, Ohio

People can get these commemorative T-shirts with a minimum donation of $20 at the event Sunday in the Oregon District. Proceeds will benefit The Dayton Foundation’s Oregon District Tragedy Fund.

Updated- Have Tix for Gem City Shine- What You Should Know

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So this event has been put together rather quickly and we are doing our best to share with you the most helpful info we have.  We’ll keep updating this as we know more, but here’s what we can share so far:

Map of Fenced Areas:

ENTRY

The gates at the three entrances (Wayne & 4th, Wayne & Van Buren, 5th & Patterson) will be opened at 10am on Sunday. All guests will  have to enter through these three gates.  This is a weapon-free event. There will be five metal detectors at each gate that EVERYONE entering the district will have to go through. Gates will be closed once capacity reaches 20,000, organizers explained.

Fifth Street will be closed between Patterson Boulevard and Wayne Avenue beginning as early as 6 am Sunday, Aug. 25.

The Police are not allowing any BAGS or BACKPACKS  through the GATES.  Wallets and wristlets no larger than 5″x8″x1″ are allowed.  You can NOT bring chairs or umbrellas into the event either. If a guest has medical or dietary needs, related items may put in a bag (no larger than 14″x14″x4″) which will be searched and inspected. Val Beerbower from the Downtown Dayton Partnership says “the police may make exceptions for diaper bags and oxygen bags.”  Guests are permitted to bring water bottles, according to Natalie from Corner Kitchen.

All persons and items being brought in are subject to screening and inspection by law enforcement.
If a guest has medical or dietary needs, related items may put in a bag (no larger than 14″x14″x4″) which will be searched and inspected.

Volunteers will  start manning the gates at 1pm  to check/scan tickets.  Children 6 and younger can attend with a ticket-holding parent; children 7 and older will need their own ticket to attend.  There is no re-admission.

No professional cameras other than credentialed members of the media will be allowed.

People can get commemorative T-shirts with a minimum donation of $20. Proceeds will benefit The Dayton Foundation’s Oregon District Tragedy Fund.

Emergency services will be on hand to address any medial issues. Behavioral health specialists also will be available for any emotional or mental health needs that may arise. Look for the signs.

FAMILY ZONE

A family zone with special activities, including a community art project and live entertainment, will be located in the large parking lot on the western end of Fifth Street near the Patterson Boulevard.

A food pavilion will be located in the parking lot near Omega Music, 318 E. Fifth St. This is also where the community art project, led by  The Contemporary Dayton and The Mosaic Institute, a collaborative mosaic that will be embedded in the sidewalk as a permanent memorial honoring those that were taken from us. Team Mosaic will finish the doves this week in the studio, and the community will be asked to fill in the rest Sunday during Gem City Shine. “You will be able to write a message on the back of your tile before you place it in the mosaic memorial,” says Jes McMillan of the Mosaic Institute. “In this memorial, we can place our pain, our anger, our prayers and hope for healing. Please join us.”

FOOD & DRINK

Beer trucks, soda and water stations, T-shirt stations, and donation stations will be located at several places throughout the District and in the Wiley’s Comedy Club Parking lot.

FAMILY ZONE

A family zone with special activities, including a community art project and live entertainment, will be located in the large parking lot on the western end of Fifth Street near the Patterson Boulevard intersection.

PARKING

There will be NO access to the parking lots in the Oregon District.  The Transportation Center garage will be FREE and OPEN all day on Sunday, so please encourage your employees to park there and give themselves plenty of time to get to work.

Shuttles
Free parking  will be available at the University of Dayton Arena lots A, B and C, with complimentary shuttles provided by Greater Dayton RTA.

Ride Sharing

There will be designated ride-sharing pick up/drop off zones outside both the North & South Wayne Avenue entrances.

 

Street Closures

Now until Monday, August 26 at 0600 hours Walnut, between 4th & 5th Streets

Sunday, August 25 at 0600 hrs – Monday, August 26 at 0600 hrs (approx.)

E 5th Street
Wayne Ave
Brown St
Jackson St.
Pine St.
Gates St.
Oregon District Neighborhood — Restricted Access

 

We know there are still a lot of questions and we are trying to get more answers, so check back, we’ll update as we find out.  Thanks!

 

 

The Bison and The Boar Hires Chef Don Warfe

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Chef Don Warfe

Bringing quality fine dining to Preble County, The Bison and The Boar is excited to introduce a number of new offerings and initiatives as they welcome long-time area chef, Don Warfe to the back of house.

“It’s been exciting to see how our friends and neighbors have responded to what we’ve introduced with The Bison and The Boar over the last half year,” said owner Dan Appenzeller. “We’re constantly looking for ways to better serve the community and offer something truly unique, which is one of the reasons that we’re so excited to welcome Don as our executive chef.”
With decades of experience as a head chef and consultant for restaurants around the greater Dayton area and as a consultant for Fox’s Kitchen Nightmares, Don Warfe brings with him a passion for utilizing local ingredients.
“One of my biggest areas of focus over the years has been utilizing local seasonal ingredients from farms close by,” Don Warfe said. “I strongly believe that as a chef, it’s my responsibility to provide food that is fresh, healthy, and delicious. Using local ingredients supports our guests and the local economy, and it’s exciting to cook with great ingredients from the neighborhood.”
The Bison and The Boar is also introducing a number of new offerings this late summer with Weekly Specials on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, new Friday lunch and Saturday brunch hours, The Crust and The Vine pie and wine shop, and Preble County Catering Company.

Prime Rib

Weekly Specials:

Tuesdays: Boar Belly and Cheers Curds,  glasses of Maker’s Mark are $5
Wednesdays:  Half off all wines by the bottle or the glass
Thursdays:  Prime Rib Night while supplies last.
Other new weekly happenings include hours for Friday lunch from 11am to 2pm and Saturday brunch from 10am to 2pm.
The Vine and Crust: A Country Wine and Pie Shop will be at the front of the restaurant and feature a selection of fine red and white wines in addition to a rotating selection of seasonal pies, available for purchase and take out. The kitchen will also start offering catering as the Preble County Catering Company, available to service parties for takeout, delivery and onsite catering.
“It’s a lot of exciting new things for the restaurant,” Appenzeller said. “We’re excited for you to come join us!”

The Bison & The Boar

3377 US Route 35 E
West Alexandria, Ohio
(937) 839-4500
Tues- Thursday 4-9pm
Friday 11am – 2pm and 4-10pm
Saturday 10am-2pm and 4-10pm

“Gem City Shine” A Benefit Concert To Reclaim the Oregon District Hosted by Dave Chappelle

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In the wake of recent tragedy in Dayton’s Oregon District, several community partners have come together to present Gem City Shine, an Oregon District Benefit Concert and Community Event, hosted by Dave Chappelle, on Sunday, August 25, from 4 to 10 p.m. This event is free, but a ticket is required for admission. Visit Ticketmaster.com to secure up to two free tickets for the event. Tickets to this event are restricted to residents of Dayton, Ohio, and the surrounding areas. Patrons must register via Verified Fan on Ticketmaster.

Here’s how the Verified Fan registration works”
 Click the link above, enter your contact details.  You’ll get a code by text which you enter in and then you’ll receive an email that says you’re a confirmed.

While Verified Fan does not guarantee that everyone will get a ticket, it does help ensure only fans are invited to redeem tickets.

On the evening of Thursday, August 22, you’ll receive an email confirming whether you’ve been verified and whether you’ve also been selected to participate in the onsale.

If you are verified and selected, you will also receive a text with your personal access code.

The Verified Fan Onsale begins on Friday, August 23 @ 10AM ET. There is a two (2) ticket limit per code.

This event will honor the lives lost and to reclaim the community’s favorite places to shop, dine and enjoy time with family and friends. There will be several ways for attendees to contribute to both The Dayton Foundation’s Oregon District Tragedy Fund and Oregon District Business Association, which is assisting local businesses with recovery.

 

Local and national entertainment will be featured on a main stage located near Fifth Street and Wayne Avenue, with performances throughout the late afternoon and evening.

 

In preparation for the event, Fifth Street will be closed between Patterson Boulevard and Wayne Avenue as early as 6 am Sunday morning, with additional closures along Wayne Avenue between Fourth and Van Buren streets, and will reopen late Sunday night to early Monday morning. Free parking is available at the University of Dayton Arena lots A, B and C, with complimentary shuttles provided by Greater Dayton RTA.

 

Event guests are encouraged to shop at Oregon District stores and dine at the many restaurants and pubs. Additional food vendors and beer trucks will be on hand to provide refreshments for purchase. Commemorative t-shirts will also be free with a minimum donation of $20, with proceeds benefiting the tragedy fund at the Dayton Foundation. The food pavilion and family entertainment area will be located in the parking lot adjacent to Omega Music near the Fifth and Patterson intersection on the east side of the District. Guests are encouraged to visit this location to participate in a community art project.

Beer trucks, soda/water stations, t-shirt stations, and donation stations will be located at several places throughout the District.

Volunteers are needed to make this event a success! Visit DowntownDayton.org to sign up for a preferred activity and time shift.

 

This is a weapon-free event; security stations with metal detectors will be set up at each gate. Attendees should plan for extra time to check in. For safety concerns, and to expedite the check-in process, please do not bring large purses, backpacks, or other large bags.

No professional cameras allowed except for credentialed members of the media.  For the enjoyment of all audience members, Dave Chappelle encourages the attendees to “live in the moment” and simply enjoy the experience rather than record via cellphone.

Gem City Shine is organized and hosted by the Oregon District Business Association, the Downtown Dayton Partnership, the City of Dayton, the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce, Dayton Police Department, the Dayton-Montgomery County Convention & Visitors Bureau, The Dayton Foundation, Greater Dayton RTA, and numerous other partners and donors.

 

Storytelling for the Stage” Workshop Kicks off 4th Story Slam Season

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Story Slam Dayton kicks off it’s 4th season with a “Storytelling for the Stage” workshop on September 3 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.

Story Slam Dayton is Dayton’s monthly open-mic storytelling event held at Wiley’s Comedy Club in the Oregon District. Modeled after The Moth storytelling events, the open mic event welcomes storytellers of all ages and experience levels to share a story from the stage. So far Story Slam has done 31 shows,  2 clinics and spurred a half dozen Moth Storytellers, and hosted more than one hundred tellers to our stage.

Left to right: Becky Koop, Nicole Ruttencutter, Allie Hundley, Faith Robertson (winner) and Sandra Combs.

The September 3rd workshop, led by Story Slam producer Bryan Suddith, will cover the basics of crafting a 5 minute personal story for the Story Slam stage. The two hour event will give you the tools to create a story, practice and take the stage with confidence under the lights.

Space is limited, so reserve your spot in the workshop online, just $5.

Story Slam happens on the 3rd Tuesday of each month and they’ll kick off the season on Sept 17th.

Leadership Dayton Class of 2020

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Established in 1976 by  the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Dayton selects a class from a cross-section of the community and represent the diversity of the region’s business and nonprofit leaders. The program focuses on leadership, education, economic development, diversity, justice, the arts, government, health, and human services.  With more than 1,500 alumni, the mission of the program is to identify, educate, and motivate a network of community leaders, to increase the individual’s capacity to serve the Dayton region, and to advocate continual engagement in support of the Dayton region.

Having just finished up the opening retreat, Laura Rapoch, a member of the class of 2020 shared, ” I can undoubtedly say that we are all committed to bringing hope and healing to our city that has faced so much in such a short time.”

 

 

Members of the Leadership Dayton Class of 2020 are:

Jim Ahrns Think Patented
Mary Bane Dermatologists of Southwest Ohio (DSWO)
Denise Banks Verso Corporation
Timothy Bement App Architecture
Ashley Bielefeld Messer Construction
Chadwick Bocook Dayton Power & Light
Jyllian Bradshaw Porter Wright Morris & Arthur
Mary Butts PSA Airlines
Erin Davis Taft Stettinius & Hollister
Beth Duncan LIZard Apparel & Promotions, LLC
Cory Earl Dayton Business Journal
Nick Eden Danis
Susan Edwards Wright State University
Jenni Frazer Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Cincinnati Branch
Cindy Garner Clothes That Work
John Garrity Brixey & Meyer, Inc.
Patrick Gill The Dayton Foundation
Sarah Hackenbracht Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association
Timothy Henry Premier Health
Jesse Edel University of Dayton
Erin Kunkle JJR Solutions, LLC
Andy Lehman Kettering Health Network
Beth Ling CareSource
Carol Lundin Front Street Building Co. LLC
Mark Lyle Wright-Patterson AFB
Lindsay Maxam Junior League of Dayton
Joshua Nalls Dayton Public Schools
Michelle Niedermier Montgomery County JFS
Michael Osborn Coolidge Wall Co., L.P.A.
Michael Pabst Flagel Huber Flagel
Kunal Patel Coldwell Banker Heritage Realtors – Kunal Patel Group
Cory Paul American Red Cross, Dayton Area Chapter
Kayleigh Pratt Girls on the Run of Dayton
Laura Rapoch Crayons to Classrooms
Pamela Rath LexisNexis
John Schuermann Fifth Third Bank
Samantha Sommer Morris Dayton Daily News/Cox Media Group
Michael Stemen Rieck Services
Devon Stinson
Amy Thorson Dayton Children’s Hospital
Tracey Tomme Dayton Society of Natural History
Lee Lauren Truesdale The Foodbank, Inc.
Graig Tuschong Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley
Mariah Vogelgesang City of Centerville
Monica Walker The Dayton Art Institute
Terra Williams Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County
Janet Wirth Wright Patterson AFB
Brian Yeakley Miami Valley Financial Partners

Try Tennis For Free

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KTC/Quail Tennis Club is offering Beginners and Returning Players a FREE lesson on Sunday August 25th from 12:00-1:00PM @Quail Run Racquet Club! Come learn or relearn the wonderful sport of a lifetime! This class is offered to any adults or juniors who are not currently enrolled in a program at KTC/Quail. Juniors must be 5 years of age or older to participate.

9th Annual Biking For The Beer of It

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Starts: 5:00 PM sharp beginning at Devil Wind Brewing
Enjoy a recreational 10 mile loop for all skill levels & finish at brewery.

Cost is $30 & is limited to first 80 cyclists & includes a pint or flight at Devil Wind with appetizers provided by Nick’s following the ride: Mexican Street Food*
* Mexican Fruit & Veggie Tray * Mexican Spin Dip W/ Nacho Chips
* Lime-Chipotle Carnitas Tostadas * Chicken Tinga Tacos* Margarita Cheesecake Bites
All net proceeds will benefit Bike Miami Valley.

Driving Force Returns to OE!

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The Driving Force is back at the Oregon Express Bar & Restaurant on Saturday, August 24th from 8 – 12!!!!!! The Driving Force loves to play here because the servers are sweetest, the Oregon Express makes the best pizzas in Dayton, Ohio, and this is where the band played for their honeymoon gig! Come on down and let’s keep #daytonstrong!