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Make BBB-Dayton’s Free Shredding Event Part Of Your Spring Cleaning Ritual

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It’s the time of year when we tackle spring cleaning at home and in the office. As you’re cleaning out those old files and going through the stacks of paperwork, make plans to join Better Business Bureau serving Dayton/Miami Valley for free shredding and identity theft tips at…

Secure Your ID Day presented by Routsong Funeral Home, Inc.

Saturday, April 27, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. (dependent on truck capacity)

Routsong Funeral Home, Inc., 81 N. Main St., Centerville

This popular event is a great way to dispose of your files – credit card statements, old checks, IRS tax returns, etc. – safely. You can bring up to five boxes or bags of documents to be shredded free at the event. (If you have more than five boxes, you’re welcome to go through the line again.) The first 350 cars in line are guaranteed shredding. Others will have materials shredded dependent on the trucks’ capacity. Once trucks meet capacity the event will end and cars may be directed to alternative shredding options.

Documents to be shredded should be removed from binders, but staples and paper clips are okay to be shredded. Electronics and batteries cannot be included in material to be shredded. Shredded documents will be recycled. Invite your family and friends to take advantage of this free shredding event.

BBB staff will be on hand to provide identity theft advice and tips.

TESLA Brings “Shock Tour” to Rose Music Center

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Legendary rock band TESLA is hitting the road in 2019 in support of their new album, SHOCK, out now on CD, vinyl, digital download and across streaming platforms. TheSHOCK Tour will make a stop in Huber Heights, OH at Rose Music Center on Tuesday, August 6th. Produced and co-written by Phil Collen (Def Leppard), SHOCK features 12 new songs including the electrifying first single, “Shock.” Download/steam HERE.

It’s been said that lightning never strikes the same place twice. However, it does in the case of TESLA the band.

Over the course of their thirty plus year career, the critically acclaimed iconic Sacramento melodic hard rock quintet—Frank Hannon [guitar], Brian Wheat [bass], Jeff Keith [lead vocals], Troy Luccketta [drums], and Dave Rude [guitar]— have sold more than 25 million albums and performed to sold out crowds across the world. Since the 2016 release of their album, Mechanical Resonance Live! which features the track “Save That Goodness” produced by Phil Collen of Def Leppard, TESLA has been touring nonstop. They have shared stages with STYX, Deep Purple, Cheap Trick, Joan Jett, REO Speedwagon and have performed headline shows the past 3 years consistently. Their recent tours have further solidified TESLA as a live concert Tour de Force.

In order to fully celebrate their 30+ year history, TESLA not only performs their radio hits, but also includes a stripped-down acoustic set of 5 Man Acoustic Jam – the bands biggest selling album that spawned the unplugged trend of the 1990s – songs from their Forevermore and Psychotic Supperalbums, and much more.

Lead vocalist Jeff Keith’s voice is still as raspy and soulful as it was in the beginning and the band prides themselves in performing live without the aid of prerecorded backing tracks.

The 21st century has become something of a renaissance for Tesla. 2014’s Simplicity bowed at #14 on the Billboard Top 200. The group ignited ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel LIVE! in addition to scorching stages at festivals such as Rocklahoma, Graspop Metal Meeting, and Sweden Rock Festival as well as the cruise Monsters of Rock! They simply never stop.

“I want people to feel like Tesla is still full of energy these days,” concludes Frank. “That’s it.”

“This is a band we started in Frank’s garage when I was 18, and Frank was 15,” Brian leaves off. “I’m proud we’re still standing this many years later. It’s a pretty cool place to be. I’d love for people to think, ‘That band has managed to stay in the game for 30 plus years, and they’re still playing great shows and putting out quality music.’ Now, just turn the music up when you listen to it. It was made to play loud.”

Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning at 11am on Friday, March 29th atTicketmaster.com and RoseMusicCenter.com. Dates, times and artists subject to change without notice. All events rain or shine.

 

Dragons 20th Season Celebration Game

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The game will feature the 2019 Dragons (“Team 20”) vs. a team of Dragons alumni who are still playing in the Cincinnati Reds minor league system.

PLAYERS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR:
Hunter Greene headlines a list of 21 Additional Names on Dragons Alumni Team scheduled to appear including Reds top prospects: OF Taylor Trammell, 3B Jonathan India, C Tyler Stephenson, and OF T.J. Friedl.

LunaFest- Short Films By Women

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This is our 10th year sponsoring LUNAFEST, the annual women’s film festival  We are fortunate this year to also have Tragic Refuge,a short film about incarcerated victims of domestic violence. This insightful film was shot in Dayton and Marysville Ohio and produced by Chinonye Chukwa, who recently made history at Sundance Film Festival as the first black woman to win their top U.S. Grand Jury Prize in the category of  Dramatic film.  Chukwa was featured at a previous LUNAFEST event at the Neon when she presented short films from incarcerated women that she mentored at the Dayton Correctional Institute through Pens to Pictures. A short Q&A with co-producer Nancy Grigsby will follow. Proceeds will benefit the Ohio Domestic Violence Network and Chicken & Egg Pictures, a nonprofit that supports women nonfiction filmmakers whose innovative storytelling catalyzes social change.

Stock Up On Young’s Ice Cream During Annual Pint Sale!

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It’s time for Young’s Jersey Dairy’s annual homemade ice cream sale.  Stock up on $2.39 pints this Thursday – Sunday!

All you care to buy, while supplies last. They start with several thousand pints of ice cream. This is a once a year sale, so don’t miss out! Stock up on Young’s homemade ice cream!  The Dairy store is open Sun-Thur 7am-10pm and stays open until 11pm on Friday and Saturday.

Flavors that will be ready for pick-up:

  • Vanilla
  • French Vanilla
  • Chocolate
  • Mint Chocolate Chip
  • Cookie Dough
  • Chocolate Peanut Butter
  • P-Nut Butter Cup
  • Strawberry
  • Lemon Sorbetto
  • Cookies & Cream
  • Black Raspberry
  • Butter Pecan
  • Cow Patty
  • Black Walnut
  • Cotton Candy
  • Orange Sherbet
  • No Sugar Added Vanilla
  • Sea Salty Caramel
  • Bubble Gum
  • Coffee
  • Cherry Vanilla
  • Peaches & Cream
  • Kooky Creamy Line
  • Lemon Custard
  • Salty Caramel Pretzel Crunch
  • Chocolate Fudge Brownie
  • Tiramisu Gelato
  • Cappuccino Latte Gelato
  • Caramel Chocolate Toffee
  • Chocolate Fudge Brownie

Amos Lee and Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers Bring Summer Tour to The Rose

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Amos Lee has announced a new string of summer tour dates with Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers, extending an already busy stretch this spring. The newly announced shows will include a stop in Huber Heights, OH at Rose Music Center on Tuesday, July 16th.

Amos Lee’s new album My New Moon is out now on Dualtone and has received some of the highest praise of his career, with Billboard calling it “the most personal and deeply felt of his seven studio albums.” The record debuted at #1 on their Rock and Americana/Folk charts and #2 on the Independent Album chart, with raves elsewhere from Salon (“music to help listeners heal”), NPR Music (“soulful voice and empathetic lyrics”), Rolling Stone (“haunting folk songwriting”) and beyond.

Watch Amos’ recent performance on Rachael Ray, where he played his single “Little Light” — a My New Moon highlight dedicated to a nine-year-old girl named Maya, who Amos grew close with as she battled and beat cancer: https://rach.tv/2HC2TEK

And listen to the track’s newly released “Mighty Maya Mix” here, featuring vocals from Maya herself: https://spoti.fi/2OgeVVK

Amos just kicked off his first run of 2019 shows over the weekend, but his tour is already getting buzz with the Philly Inquirer naming his hometown stop one of the “biggest concerts coming to Philadelphia” this year. The Indianapolis Star-Tribune and New Orleans Magazine also highlighted him as a must-see act this year. In their review of his recent performance at The Ryman, Nashville Noise says “he’s sure to make your night a religious experience.”

Bruce Hornsby, the creatively insatiable pianist and singer-songwriter, always has succeeded on his exceptional gifts, his training, and his work ethic. He became a global name in music by reimagining American roots forms as songs that moved with the atmospheric grace of jazz. “The Way It Is” defined sonic joy on the radio, however as a hit record it also evidenced a thrilling re-structuring, and during the years afterward Hornsby, in staggeringly diverse ways, has kept going.

He has returned to traditional American roots forms, collaborating with Ricky Skaggs. He has played with the Grateful Dead. He has fused the plunk and dazzle of twentieth-century modernist classical composition to singer-songwriter emotional inquiries. He has scored films. He has performed with symphony orchestras. If the sound of an arrogant air-conditioner or a stretch of rude playing caught his ear, he has entered the hallowed doors of the conservatories of punk. So, when Hornsby describes Absolute Zero, his new album, as “a compendium of what I like and moves me,” don’t expect perhaps a thing or two new. Prepare for a multi- faceted ride.

There is precedent for musical artists moving from the mainstream of popular music to… somewhere else. This stripe of music evolution over time clearly has another member to add to its small and restless club. It’s Bruce Hornsby, a great re-structuralist from the beginning and onward. Absolute Zero constitutes absolute 2019 proof. And all you need to hear it is a set of open ears.

Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning at 11am on Friday, March 22nd at Ticketmaster.com and RoseMusicCenter.com. Dates, times and artists subject to change without notice. All events rain or shine.

 

Backpacking Basics: “Trip Planning, Safety & Logistics”

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Learn the basics of planning your day trip, staying safe on the trail, and logistics to get you on and off the trail!

Great Miami Outfitters offers this FREE class to help you get started in backpacking or to refresh you on the latest in gear, apparel, backpacks, stoves and more! Our classes are held in our location at Cross Pointe Centre in Centerville.

Arrive Safe Program – St Patrick’s Day Edition

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Arrive Safe will be offering free cab rides for Montgomery County residents this St. Patrick’s Day Weekend. These free cab rides will begin at 5pm on Friday, March 15th and run through 6am on Monday, March 18th.

Prosecuting Attorney Matt Heck, Jr says, “This St. Patrick’s Day weekend, it’s simple to make a responsible choice-have a designated, sober driver or call Arrive Safe at 449-9999 and request a free ride home.  We will pay the cab fare up to $50.  Remember, the life you save may be your own.”

Since  Heck started Arrive Safe in December of 2007 there have been over 7200 free cab rides given to Montgomery County Residents.

Nationally, during St. Patrick’s Day, nearly 69% of fatal traffic crashes involve impaired drivers, and of those, 75% involved a driver whose blood-alcohol content was two times or more over the legal limit.  Shockingly, over one-third of pedestrians who were killed in traffic crashes had a blood- alcohol content of .08% or more.

Buttermilk Pie For a Limited Time at Cracker Barrel

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Cracker Barrel has rolled out a southern favorite, adding  buttermilk pie to it’s menu-for a limited time.  This dessert features  a creamy, custardy filling in a buttery, flaky pie crust, topped  off with fluffy whipped cream and fresh sliced strawberries. Grab a slice for just $3.99, but beware – it’s only available until May 19.

Also available for a limited time is Cracker Barrel’s French toast latte. Served iced or hot, this drink blends sweet cinnamon flavor with rich espresso. Top it off with whipped cream, cinnamon crumbles, and a drizzle of pure natural syrup for a toasty treat.

5770 Wilmington Pike, Centerville  (937) 432-2431

7171 Miller Ln, Dayton  (937) 890-0047

3280 Towne Blvd, Middletown (513) 727-4727

105 West Leffel Ln., Springfield (937) 325-8221

Vectren Dayton Air Show lands two “BIG” Air Force Demonstrations

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C-17 Globemaster III Flight Demonstration

The United States Air Force has confirmed it will add a C-17 Globemaster III and KC-135 Stratotanker flight demonstration to the 2019 Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger lineup. The 45th annual show will be held on June 22nd and 23rd at the Dayton International Airport. The aircraft will perform separately and together, a first for the Dayton premier summer event.

The massive Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is the newest and one of the largest aircrafts in the Air Force inventory. Weighing in at a maximum takeoff weight of 585,000 pounds and flying as fast as 590 mph the 200-foot-long C-17 will show off its impressive aerial capability. The C-17’s primary mission is to transport equipment, supplies and troops around the world. Dayton’s Wright-Patterson AFB is the home base for the 445th Airlift Wing that flies C-17’s. The aircraft last performed an aerial demonstration at Dayton in 2010.

The KC-135 Stratotanker is the core aerial refueling aircraft for the United States Air Force and has excelled in this role for more than 60 years. This large aerial tanker provides the U.S. Air Force capability to accomplish its primary mission of global reach. It provides aerial refueling support to all Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps aircraft. The KC-135 weighs 322,500 pounds. The heavy refueler flies at a speed of 530 mph. The KC-135 has never performed an aerial demonstration at Dayton.

KC-135 Stratotanker Flight Demonstration

The demo aircraft and crews will be traveling to Dayton from the 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The C-17 and KC-135 will also both be on display so spectators will have an opportunity to tour them and talk with the flight crews. They promise to be a big hit with air show fans.

“We are pleased to announce these two big additions to the 2019 show lineup” stated Scott Buchanan, Chairman of the USATS Board of Trustees. “The C-17 is a hometown aircraft. To see it fly at the show alongside the KC-135 will be awesome.” he added.

The Air Force C-17 and KC-135 will join a host of other top attractions previously announced including the world-renowned U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, U.S. Army Golden Knights, British Sea Harrier, GEICO Skytypers, Jacquie B Aerobatics, Team Oracle, Shockwave Jet Truck and Skip Stewart Aerobatics. Air show officials plan to announce other aircraft that will fly and appear on static display during the 2019 feature show in the months ahead.

June 22nd and 23rd at the Dayton International Airport 2019 Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger tickets including the popular Pavilion and Blue Sky Chalet specialty seating options and bargain Synchrony Family Four Packs are now on sale at the show’s website, www.daytonairshow.com. Customers can enjoy print-at-home or print-to-mobile options available for website purchases.

Beginning May 13, 2019 customers can conveniently purchase discount general admission tickets at area Kroger stores. This Kroger exclusive offers $3.00 off adult and children tickets at over 100 Kroger stores in the Dayton/Cincinnati region. Kroger discount tickets are good for either Saturday, June 22nd or Sunday, June  23rd admission.

Big Head Todd and The Monsters and Toad The Wet Sprocket Coming to Town!

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Big Head Todd and The Monsters and Toad The Wet Sprocket have announced plans for their 2019 Summer Tour. The co-headline run will include a stop in Huber Heights, OH at Rose Music Center on Wednesday, June 12th.

ABOUT BIG HEAD TODD AND THE MONSTERS

Big Head Todd and the Monsters are not that big on anniversaries, so there won’t be any big hoopla over the fact that the band is officially crossing the three-decade mark this year. Thirty years would seem like something to commemorate, especially with the same core lineup, an achievement few other name-brand bands can boast of. Yet right now they’re less about celebrating stability than volatility, in the form of their eleventh studio album, New World Arisin’, which makes good on its forward-facing title with what might be the brashest rock and roll of their career. The old world can’t rest on any laurels, and neither will they.

If there’s a dominant musical motif to New World Arisin’, it’s “straight-up rock-pop,” says Mohr. That contemporary approach might come as a slight surprise to hardcore fans that saw the Monsters take a seriously rootsy turn or two in the last 10 years. The band embarked on a side project, dubbed Big Head Blues Club, that saw them paying homage to Robert Johnson and bringing in venerable guest collaborators like Charlie Musselwhite and the late B.B. King. The heavy blues influence that dominated their alter-ego band carried over some into the last actual Big Head Todd and the Monsters album, 2014’s Black Beehive. That element isn’t altogether missing in New World Arisin’. But this time the blues take a definite back seat to the unapologetically mainstream instincts that had Big Head Todd going platinum in the mid-’90s with the album Sister Sweetly, which spawned the rock radio hits “Broken Hearted Savior,” “Bittersweet,” and “Circle.”

The history of the group actually stretches farther back from the 1987 point at which they took their name. The core members came together at such an early age that it’s hard to know exactly how many candles to put on their collective cake. They began playing original music in earnest in a nascent Colorado music scene that then consisted almost entirely of cover bands. A debut album, Another Mayberry, arrived in 1989, though it would be another four years before Sister Sweetly made them a national phenomenon. The only personnel change in these three decades has been the addition of a fourth member, putative “new guy” Jeremy Lawton, in 2004.

While they enjoy a robust fan base around the country, their success is outsized in Colorado, where they’re practically the unofficial state band. That’s evident in their ability to sell out Red Rocks, the most revered amphitheater in the nation, where they’ve headlined 19 times.

What’s clear is that Big Head Todd is one multi-headed rock monster, easily traversing the most accessible hooks and the heaviest grooves. It’s not surprising that they would appeal to any audience or sub-audience that values durability over flavors of the moment.

ABOUT TOAD THE WET SPROCKET

Celebrating 30 years as a band, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still making music and touring with the same spirit of unwavering independence that started it all over three decades ago. 2019 marks two important milestones for Toad. One is the 25th Anniversary of their Platinum albumDulcinea, originally released in 1994, which featured the hits “Fall Down” and “Somethings Always Wrong”. The second is the 30th Anniversary of the band’s very first album Bread & Circus, which was re-released commercially in 1989.

The band is thankful for the continued help and enthusiastic support of their fans, which helped spur the release of All You Want and also serves as inspiration for the band to tour and play live. They also continue to support their most recent releases, New Constellation (2013) and The Architect of Ruin EP (2015). Toad the Wet Sprocket share in the kind of musical chemistry that can only come from meeting in high school and writing, recording and touring on albums over the course time. After Bread & Circus, they followed with Pale in 1990, fear in ’91, Dulcinea in 1994, and Coil in 1997, as well as some compilations along the way. While most will still feel the comforting familiarity of the Billboard-charting hits, “Walk on the Ocean”, “All I Want”, “Something’s Always Wrong”, and “Fall Down”, fans will also be well familiar with tracks with lyrics that resonate for so many life milestones like “The Moment”, “I Will Not Take These Things for Granted” and so many more.

Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning at 11am on Friday, March 15th at Ticketmaster.com, RoseMusicCenter.com. Dates, times and artists subject to change without notice. All events rain or shine.

 

Paddling Film Festival Comes To Neon Thursday

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Tomfoolery Outdoors and Massie Creek Paddlers present the 14th annual Paddling Film Festival at the historic NEON in Dayton, OH on March 14 at 7:00 pm.

The Paddling Film Festival is an international adventure film tour presenting the world’s best paddling films of the year – whitewater, sea kayaking, canoeing, SUP, action, and lifestyle – in more than 120 cities and towns across Canada, United States and around the world.

 

With 26 inspiring paddling films shortlisted for the World Tour, including the 10 festival category winners, audiences will see hairy whitewater action, sea kayakers exploring remote coastlines, northern river canoe expeditions, international river travel films, motivating environmental documentaries and grueling kayak fishing battles. Tickets can be purchased online for $11.

 

A Paddling Film Festival pre-party will be held at Mudlick Tap House in Downtown Dayton inviting guests to join the local paddling community for drink specials, a delicious meal and raffle prizes courtesy of our sponsors. Wear your lifejacket to the event to promote safety and be entered for a chance to win unique Tomfoolery Outdoors surprises. Please join us for an urban hike to The NEON from Mudlick Tap House to add a little adventure to your evening. Hike begins at 6:30 pm. It is a 1-mile round trip experience.

Attracting paddlers and outdoor enthusiasts, audiences can expect a fun, social and entertaining event inspired by compelling films like:

100 miles

Features an Alaskan expedition using packrafts to explore and fish a remote and braided river system

 

Big World

David Morton and his seven-year-old son, embark on a week-long standup paddleboard journey down the Karnali and Bheri Rivers in western Nepal.

Feel of Vision

A former Navy Petty Officer turned extreme adventure athlete, became the first blind person to whitewater kayak the entire length of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon in a solo kayak.

 

Junk Paddle

An Australian outdoor educator demonstrates how to build a paddle by collecting rubbish wood between a train station and his office.

 

Global Water Consortium #SUP4Water

Local outdoor enthusiast Pete Savard leads a team (including his 15 year old daughter) down 444 miles of the Susquehanna River on Stand Up Paddleboards to raise awareness and funding for a sustainable clean water initiative in developing countries.

 

Live the Moment

A group of women paddlers gather together on a white water river adventure in Quebec to share their mutual values and love for paddling.

 

The Passage

Nate Dappen and his brother join their father and uncle on a canoe trip along the Inside Passage from Washington to Alaska, completing a journey started in 1974.

 

Confluir

The Marañón River in Peru cuts through the Andes Mountains as it flows into the mighty Amazon River. 20 proposed dam projects threaten this free flowing gem of a river. An international team of scientists raft the river while documenting the natural and cultural resources that would be affected by proposed dam projects.

 

We are Send

A group of extreme whitewater kayakers paddle the world’s biggest whitewater and tackle numerous waterfalls in this intense short film

Los Lobos and The Mavericks Coming To The Rose

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Genre-defying groups Los Lobos and The Mavericks are teaming up for a not-to-be-missed co-headline showat Rose Music Center in Huber Heights, OH on Tuesday, July 23rd.

 

Louie Perez, the “poet laureate” and primary wordsmith of Los Lobos, once called their powerhouse mix of rock, Tex-Mex, country, folk, R&B, blues and traditional Spanish and Mexican music “the soundtrack of the barrio.” Three decades, multiple Grammys, the global success of “La Bamba”, and thousands of rollicking performances across the globe later, Los Lobos is surviving quite well — and still jamming with the same raw intensity as they had when they began in that garage in 1973.

A rare example of longevity in a volatile music world that stresses style over substance, Los Lobos’ lineup has remained uninterrupted since 1984, when Steve Berlin joined original members Louie Pérez, David Hidalgo, Cesar Rosas and Conrad Lozano, each of whom had been there since the beginning in 1973.

“This is what happens when five guys create a magical sound, then stick together for 30+ years to see how far it can take them,” wroteRolling Stone, and indeed, Los Lobos is a band that continually reboots itself and expands its scope with each passing year, while never losing sight of where they came from. Through sheer camaraderie and respect for one another’s musicality, they’ve continued to explore who Los Lobos is and what they have to offer, without succumbing to the burnout that plagues so many other bands that stick it out for any considerable length of time. Their influence is vast, yet they remain humble, centered and dedicated to their craft. Each new recording they make moves Los Lobos into another new dimension while simultaneously sounding like no one else in the world but Los Lobos. As All About Jazz raved, “The genius of Los Lobos resides in their innate ability to find the redemptive power of music, no matter the style they choose to play.”

More than three decades have passed since Los Lobos released their debut album, Just Another Band from East L.A.. Since then, they’ve repeatedly disproven that title—Los Lobos isn’t “just another” anything, but rather a band that has consistently evolved artistically while never losing sight of their humble roots.

 

As Entertainment Weekly noted in 2017, “‘What kind of music do The Mavericks record?’ is a question with no real answer. On the one hand, the Miami-bred outfit records bits of everything: Elvis Presley-esque rock, Roy Orbison-style balladry, Latin-fusion party tunes, throwback country, irresistible pop. On the other hand, a vocabulary for their style remains out of reach.”

The band has resolutely defied pigeonholing since their founding in 1989; they played their earliest dates in Florida’s alternative rock clubs, where their on-stage contemporaries included another new act on the scene, Marilyn Manson.

The Mavericks’ eclectic sound – fronted by a Cuban-American vocalist and songwriter who drew strongly on his Latin/Caribbean roots and flexing a panoply of influences drawn from rock ‘n’ roll, rockabilly, pop balladry, blues, R&B, and jazz — ultimately fit most comfortably in a country pocket. The Mavericks’ unique, swaggering fusion of American and Latin styles and sounds garnered praise from both music critics and their industry peers.

With their 30th anniversary looming on the horizon in 2019, The Mavericks abide as an American musical treasure, with an all-encompassing sound that’s as deep, rousing, and entertaining as it is stubbornly impossible to pin down.

Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning at 11am on Friday, March 15th at Ticketmaster.com,RoseMusicCenter.com. Dates, times and artists subject to change without notice. All events rain or shine.