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Buddy Guy, Huey Lewis & The News and Brit Floyd Dates Announce

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It was big morning of announcements for The Rose Music Center!  Here are the latest additions to the summer schedule for the Huber Heights Ami

 

Friday, May 11th –  BRIT FLOYD – ECLIPSE WORLD TOUR 2018
                                   45 YEARS OF THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

Tuesday, June 26th – HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS

Wednesday, July 11th – BUDDY GUY & JONNY LANG

 

ABOUT Huey Lewis and The News

Huey Lewis and The News – one of America’s greatest rock & roll bands – will return to Rose . As they enter their 39th year together, their contagious brand of music has outlasted countless trends, and is as fresh today as ever.

Formed from two rival Bay Area bands in 1979, Huey Lewis and The News continue to thrill audiences worldwide, selling over 20 million albums in the process, earning them the right to mark their place on the pop history map.

These Grammy Award winners have written and performed such classic Top Ten Hits as “Heart of Rock & Roll”, “Stuck With You”, “I Want A New Drug”, “If This Is It”, “Hip To Be Square” “Do You Believe In Love” and “Workin’ For A Livin”. The group also wrote and performed “The Power of Love” and “Back in Time” for the hit film Back To The Future. “The Power of Love”, nominated for an Academy Award, went to #1 on Billboard’s singles chart, and was a smash hit worldwide.

 

GRAMMY award winning guitarists Buddy Guy and Jonny Lang are teaming up for a not-to-be-missed co-headline show at the Rose  on Wednesday, July 11th.

ABOUT BUDDY GUY:

At age 81, Buddy Guy is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, a major influence on rock titans like Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, a pioneer of Chicago’s fabled West Side sound, and a living link to the city’s halcyon days of electric blues. Buddy Guy has received 7 GRAMMY Awards, a 2015 Lifetime Achievement GRAMMY Award, 37 Blues Music Awards (the most any artist has received), the Billboard Magazine Century Award for distinguished artistic achievement, a Kennedy Center Honor, and the Presidential National Medal of Arts. Rolling Stone Magazine ranked him #23 in its “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.”

Buddy Guy is a genuine American treasure and one of the final surviving connections to an historic era in the country’s musical evolution.

“I worry a lot about the legacy of Muddy, Wolf, and all the guys who created this stuff,” he says. “I want people to remember them. One of the last things Muddy Waters told me—when I found out how ill he was, I gave him a call and said, ‘I’m on my way to your house.’ And he said, ‘Don’t come out here, I’m doing all right. Just keep the damn blues alive.’ They all told me that if they left here before I did, then everything was going to be on my shoulders. So as long as I’m here, I’m going to do whatever I can to keep it alive.”

ABOUT JONNY LANG

It is hard to believe that at 36 years old Jonny Lang has already had a successful career for two decades. Easier to believe when you learn he released his first platinum record at 15 – an age when many young people are just beginning to play music. Lie to Me revealed a talent that transcended the crop of blues prodigies floating around in the late Nineties. No flashy re-hasher of classic blues licks, even at that early age Lang was a full-blown artist with a style of his own.

What began as a bluesy sound, influenced by electric pioneers like Albert Collins, B. B. King, and Buddy Guy, evolved over those recordings into a modern R&B style closer to Stevie Wonder and contemporary gospel music. Lang’s distinctive, blues-inflected licks appeared on every album, but became one element in a sea of passionately sung and tightly arranged songs.

ABOUT BRIT FLYOD:

Brit Floyd, the world’s greatest Pink Floyd tribute show returns to the stage in 2018 for a very special ’45th Anniversary’ retrospective of Pink Floyd’s iconic 1973 album, The Dark Side of the Moon.

Having sold in excess of 45 million copies and judged by many as the greatest rock album of all time, The Dark Side of the Moon was an ambitious psychedelic masterpiece that redefined rock itself and propelled Pink Floyd and its members to rock immortality.

Each night Brit Floyd will perform classic tracks from The Dark Side of the Moon alongside gems from Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall and The Division Bell plus lots more.

The Brit Floyd show has truly become a phenomenon, widely regarded as the world’s greatest live tribute to Pink Floyd. Faithfully recreating the scale and pomp of the final 1994 Division Bell tour, complete with a stunning million dollar light show, large circle screen and arch plus moving lights, lasers, inflatables and theatrics. A Brit Floyd show really is as close as fans will get to experiencing the magnificence of a Pink Floyd show live.

 

Tickets for all three of these shows at The Rose  will go on sale to the public beginning 11am on Friday, February 2nd atwww.Ticketmaster.com and www.Rosemusiccenter.com. Charge by phone at 1.800.745.3000.

Dayton Creates Preferred Rental Property Program

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The City of Dayton is launching a new initiative aimed at boosting responsible rental property management and reducing negative impacts rentals can have on neighborhoods.  The Preferred Property Program offers qualifying properties a “stamp of approval” to help with marketing and a free listing on the City website, daytonohio.gov.

Acceptance to the program indicates a property meets requirements including structural soundness, no housing violations, and a safety assessment by the Dayton Fire Department. The program is designed for properties of four units or fewer.In addition to the free online property listing, property owners and managers have access to services of the Dayton Mediation Center and are invited to quarterly discussions with City staff. Tenants may also attend the Good Tenant Training offered by the Mediation Center.

Participating owners or managers must complete a property management training course offered by the City of Dayton (or an equivalent), complete all appropriate inspections, and register properties with the Montgomery County rental registry.
“The Preferred Property Program is one more way the City of Dayton is responding to resident needs and working with the community to build stronger neighborhoods,” said Commissioner Matt Joseph, who proposed the initiative.
Acting in response to concerns from residents about the condition of rental housing, Joseph convened an inter-departmental City team and members of the Greater Dayton Apartment Association and the Greater Dayton Real Estate Investment Association to develop effective ways of working with landlords to improve the quality of city rental housing.
For more information, including an online application, go to daytonohio.gov/preferredproperty.

Beehive: The Sixties Musical

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The Dayton Playhouse is excited to kick off 2018 with BeeHive: The 60’s Musical created by Larry Gallagher  which runs through Feb. 4.

What better way to warm up those mid-winter blues than celebrating the female musicians of the 1960’s with such classics as “My Boyfriend’s Back” and “Me and Bobby McGee.” Beehive runs chronologically through the 1960’s beginning with the beehive hairdos of girl groups (the Chiffons, the Shirelles and the Supremes) and wrapping up with the solo work of Janis Joplin, Tina Turner and Aretha Franklin. 

The musical revue of the female artists of the 1960’s will have the audience wanting to sing along and reminisce. The days of miniskirts, transistor radios, juke boxes and flower power will come rushing back as Beehive slides nostalgically through the decade. The Washington Times said, “This hit-parade revue swings from the sweet sounds of the Supremes to Janis Joplin’s heart-rending rasp. From the Aquanet coiffures of the start of the decade to the flowing hippie locks of the Vietnam era, it’s all about the hair, baby.”

Friday and Saturday shows are at 8 pm and Sunday shows at 2 pm.

Tickets can be purchased at www.daytonplayhouse.com, or by calling 937-424-8477. Box office hours are 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm Monday and Wednesday, however messages may be left at any time and calls will be returned. Individual show tickets are $18 for adults and $16 for seniors, students and military. 

The Dayton Playhouse is located at 1301 E. Siebenthaler Ave, Dayton, OH 45414 in the Wegerzyn MetroPark. The Dayton Playhouse is a community theatre providing outstanding theatrical productions to Miami Valley audiences of all ages for more than fifty years. The Playhouse is nationally recognized for FutureFest, an annual festival of new plays.

Nominations Being Accepted For Dayton Region’s Walk of Fame

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TheDayton Region’s Walk of Fame began in 1996 as part of the Dayton Bicentennial celebration, with over 170 people or groups having been recognized since then. Memorial stones are located in the sidewalks along Third and Williams Streets in the Wright Dunbar Business District. A mural designed by artist James Pate highlights the Walk at the corner of West Third and South Williams.

photo by Cathy Ponitz

Wright Dunbar, Inc. announces that 2018 Dayton Region’s Walk of Fame nomination forms are now available online . A list of past inductees is available on the same website.

Paper nomination forms are also available at the Wright Dunbar, Inc. office, 1139 West Third Street, Dayton, OH 45402. Nominations must be received by noon on Thursday, March 1, 2018 online or in the Wright Dunbar office.

Individuals or groups from the Dayton region or who have spent a significant amount of time in the region and have made an enduring impact on the local community, the region, the nation and/or world are eligible for nomination. Arts/Culture, Aviation, Business/Corporate, Education, Entertainment/Media, Environment, Government/Military, Invention/Innovation, Law, Medicine, Philanthropy, Science, Significant Personal Achievement and Sports are the categories highlighted. Last year’s honorees were Oscar and Marjorie Boonshoft, Brigadier General Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., Cathy Guisewite, The Honorable David L. Hobson, Allison Janney and Tecumseh.

The Walk of Fame began in 1996 as part of the Dayton Bicentennial celebration, with over 170 people or groups having been recognized since then. Memorial stones are located in the sidewalks along Third and Williams Streets in the Wright Dunbar Business District. A mural designed by artist James Pate highlights the Walk at the corner of West Third and South Williams.

Harry Seifert, president and chair of the Wright-Dunbar, Inc. board, said, “The Dayton Region’s Walk of Fame serves as a great way to educate the public and instill pride in the accomplishments of the innovative contributions to society that have been made by the region’s outstanding citizens. Celebrating them motivates all us as well to do our best for the region.”

2018 winners will be honored at a luncheon at Sinclair College on Thursday, September 27.

Bloombead|freezeframe Returns to Its Roots!

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Local family-owned company, Bloombeads|freezeframe, has announced a return to offering 3-dimensional freezeframing flower preservation services after suspending the service for the last year. Freezeframing services involve preserving a client’s meaningful blooms by freeze drying them, re-enforcing and color-stabilizing them, and then arranging them in a protective and decorative display.

Bloombeads| freezeframe suspended the service in 2017 due to an overwhelming demand that led to extended turnaround times for completed orders. The team at Bloombeads|freezeframe spent 2017 completing the backlog, and is excited to announce that they have reopened this service to local customers. Bring your wedding, memorial, or special occasion flowers into their renovated showroom at 905 E. Third Street for a consultation with their team. You can see samples of all of their 3-dimensional offerings, as well as their full line of Bloombeads flower petal jewelry.

Specializing in the field of floral preservation as jewelry and art for over two decades, the Bloombeads|freezeframe team is excited to return to working with the 3-dimensional blooms again. When asked about saving wedding flowers, Bloombeads|freezeframe founder and co-owner Nanci Hames says “It’s not every day that we spend money surrounding ourselves with our favorite flowers, so yes, wedding flowers are incredibly unique, and we have always felt privileged to offer a service that allows our clients to enjoy those blooms for years after the wedding.”

But it’s not just the wedding community that seeks this kind of service. Customers seek out preservation of flowers as jewelry or art for flowers from memorials, births, retirements, anniversaries, etc. “Each of us has relationships that mean the world to us, and sometimes there are flowers that symbolize the importance of those relationships. When flowers help us make and keep those connections, we want to save them. Our company has grown organically over the last 25 years in response to the customer demand for authentic and customized ways to celebrate our connections to one another,” says Bloombeads by freezeframe co-owner Carli Dixon.

Relocating from their original 6,000-square foot building in Clayton, Ohio, to their new home downtown at 905 E. Third Street in 2013 was a dream realized for the ever-expanding company. After 4 years in their downtown location, an 18,000-square foot, late 19th-century warehouse, Dixon & Hames are more excited than ever to see what their future holds. The new location has not only allowed them to expand their Bloombeads flower petal jewelry service nationally, but has also afforded them a unique opportunity to cultivate a venue space as well, called The Brightside Music & Event Venue.


The venue has one room already open and available for intimate parties and events. With a full D5 liquor license, ample off-street parking, and a large adjustable performance stage, the Brightside has hosted rehearsal dinners, fundraisers, intimate concerts, and birthday parties. The larger room is slated for completion by June 2018, and will fill a niche in Dayton for DIY Industrial Chic wedding and event space, with concrete floors, exposed brick walls and expansive wooden beams. “We can’t wait to introduce this space to the community, and to share it with all the talented wedding and event vendors we have come to know over two decades working in this local industry,” says Dixon.

More information about The Brightside Venue can be found on their website. To schedule a tour or book an event, email Carli Dixon.

To see samples of preserved flowers as framed art and jewelry, stop into the Bloombeads|freezeframe showroom, open Monday from 9:00 to 6:00, Tuesday – Thursday from 10:00 to 5:00 and Saturday from 10:00 to 2:00. More information about the company as well as photos and samples can be found at Bloombeads.com.

Bloombeads|freezeframe and The Brightside will also have work displayed and information available at the Prime Time Bridal Open House on March 10th from 9-2 at Prime Time Party Rental, 5225 N. Springboro Pike West Carrollton, OH 45439.

A New Kind of Happy Hour

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There’s a brand new happy  hour debuting tonight which is focused on wellness and feeling good! 

According to their facebook page, Tonic is a pop-up, traveling “happier hour” in Dayton, where the wellness crowd is gathering to connect, network, learn, and unwind consciously. The concept for these gatherings began last fall and tonight they will share the concept for these recurring events with the public.  Tonight’s schedule includes:

Each event will feature a new collection of local “talent” and artists and feature a themed “playshop” at the start. Playshops range from art classes, to yoga nidra (relaxing and restorative yoga), to laughter meditation, to psychotherapy, to nature and adventure workshops, to educational wellness talks.

Tonights event will start with Matt Parente for Yoga and a Playshop!

Marianne Fink of Wellness Studio at Harmony Farm will lead a very special wellness discussion. Each playshop will be 30 minutes, followed by time to enjoy music, dance, and peruse wellness arts and refreshments.

Refreshments will include healthy options from local restaurants and food trucks as well as unique herbal tea concoctions, Kombucha, coconut and seasonal maple water. Join us and get your weekend of to a healthful start.  Chef Matthew Hayden of Meals From Scratch will be bringing some amazing healing treats tonight that you won’t want to miss!

This Friday, after a 10-year hiatus, Andrew White will come out of retirement to mix tunes at the 1st Tonic happier hour!

This will be  a traveling event. If you’d like to host one at your venue downtown let the organizers know!

Tonic’s first event will be hosted at WellSpace Dayton at 116 N. Jefferson St. on Friday, January 19th from 5:30-8pm.  Tickets for this event are on sale for $20 online. 

US Postal Service Price Increase Starts Jan 21st

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The United States Postal Service  price changes to take effect Jan. 21, 2018. The new prices include a one cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp from 49 cents to 50 cents.

Postcard stamps and metered letters will also have a one cent increase.

The next couple of days would be a great time to head to the post office and buy some forever stamps, while they are still 49 cents each.  Check out the great array of forever stamps available:

 

 

Don’t have time to make it to the post office? You can always buy online.

All You Can Eat Crab Legs Are Back!

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Back by popular demand, Basil’s On Market is bringing back their Friday night All-You-Can-Eat Snow Crab legs night!

Starting on January 19th, seafood lovers’ will be able to enjoy this treat from 4-9pm . They will also be featuring their signature truffle fries along with the crab legs.  This special will run  every Friday through March 30th for $30.

Basil’s on Market opened in August of 2016 and  shares a building with PNC Bank overlooking the Great Miami River. It’s part of the Water Street mixed-use development along the river with parking available on the street or in the Water Street parking lot.

The 4,800-square-foot restaurant seats 150 inside, and another 120 or so on a 2,200-square-foot patio overlooking the river and its fountains, when the weather cooperates. The bar has 20 taps of rotating craft beers, as well as a menu of craft cocktails.

No reservation are required, just stop in and enjoy as much crab as your heart desires!

Basil's logo with large B and basil leaf

Basil’s On Market

937.818.4390
312 N. Patterson Blvd.
Dayton, OH 45402

Basil’s Hours
Mon-Thu: 11 AM – 8 PM
Fri: 11 AM – 9 PM
Sat: 11 AM – 9 PM
Sun: 10 AM – 3 PM (Brunch Only)

Tour de Donut is Growing!

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For its 12th anniversary and its second year in Troy, the Tour de Donut is planning an event bigger and better than ever. The ride will start and end around the square of historic downtown Troy on Saturday, August 25, 2018. Registration for this very unique event is now open.  The inaugural event in Troy brought 2300 riders, the largest participation number to date. This number is expected to increase as the demand of interested cyclists grows. Being Ohio’s largest one-day bicycle event, cyclists travel to the Tour de Donut from 30 states.

 

New for 2018, the Tour de Donut welcomes Be The Match as their official charity partner. For the runners/walkers out there, Be The Match invites you to participate in the Buckeye Donut Dash. This 5k will begin in downtown Troy at 8:30am on Saturday, August 25, 2018 running simultaneously with the Tour de Donut. Registration is now open and information can be found  here . The Buckeye Donut Dash raises funds to help patients in need of a bone marrow transplant. With your support in fundraising, you help more patients afford transplants, add potential marrow donors to the Be The Match Registry and make more life-saving research possible.

Mallory Lynn eats a donut during a stop at Gordon United Methodist Church, during the Tour de Donut last fall. Photo from Troy Daily News.

The Tour de Donut is a unique bicycle event in which participants’ ability to eat donuts is just as important as their ability to ride their bicycle. During this timed bicycle event, riders visit donut stops along the course. For each donut the rider will eat (and keeps down), five minutes will be deducted from their ride time. The Glazer, a special donut stop, will return by popular demand. Each donut eaten at this stop is worth a ten minute deduction in ride time. A competition will be held between area donut shops during the Troy Strawberry Festival in June to choose the coveted special glazer donut.

Event organizers will offer three different distances for cyclists in 2018. New and improved routes are being designed, free of trains, that will offer riders a fun, challenging experience through beautiful, rural Miami County.

The Donut Mini, a 16-mile course, will return with one donut stop. The Mini awards its own prizes and allows younger riders and families to take part in the fun due to the shorter distance.

The 32-mile course, the Tour de Donut, will offer two donut stops. And, for the experienced cyclist, the Double D Challenge is a 64-mile ride with three donut stops. Prizes will be awarded for these courses in age group classes. Special awards will be given for the most donuts eaten, fastest time (without donuts), and the coveted golden Tour de Donut championship belt for the best adjusted “donut time”.

A free children’s event will take place at 8 am on N. Market Street. All children participating will receive a free T-shirt, finisher medal and all the donuts and milk they care to eat courtesy of Orthopedic Associates of Southwest Ohio.

Online registration is open. Cyclists should visit www.thetourdedonut.com and runners/walkers should visit www.bethematchfoundation.org/TheBuckeye to get registered.

If your group is interested in assisting with the ride at a donut stop, or would like to volunteer with organizers, please contact the Head Donut.

 

David Byrne Coming To Rose Music Center This August

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David Byrne has announced an extensive world tour in support of his forthcoming solo record, American Utopia. David will perform songs from the new album, which is out March 9 via Todomundo/Nonesuch Records, as well as classics from his solo career and his days with Talking Heads. A twelve-piece band will also join David on stage for a choreographed concert that he has called “the most ambitious show I’ve done since the shows that were filmed for Stop Making Sense.” The American Utopia Tour will include a stop in Huber Heights, OH at Rose Music Center on Saturday, August 11th.

Last week, Byrne announced the release of American Utopia during a presentation of “Reasons To Be Cheerful,” an ongoing series he curates of hopeful writings, photos, music, and lectures. The presentation was given at New York’s New School to a live audience and also was streamed via hisFacebook page.  He also released the first track from the album, “Everybody’s Coming To My House”— co-written with Brian Eno, featuring contributions from TTY, Happa, Isaiah Barr Leader of the Onyx Collective, Daniel Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never), Mercury Prize winner Sampha, and others. The song’s visual companion piece can be seen here. “Everybody’s Coming To My House” is available to download instantly with pre-orders of American Utopiaon iTunes and at nonesuch.com. Nonesuch Store pre-orders also include an exclusive print facsimile of an early handwritten lyric sheet to the song.

Tickets for the Huber Heights show will go on sale to the public beginning 11am on Friday, January 19th at www.Ticketmaster.com andwww.Rosemusiccenter.com. Charge by phone at 1.800.745.3000.

Beer + Donuts Tasting Event

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Pairing two of the best things ever made by man, Star City Brewing Company is partnering with  Bear Creek Donuts for Beer + Donuts: A Miamisburg Pairing on Saturday, January 20 from 1-4pm.

“Being from Miamisburg and occupying the old Peerless Mill, where we are, has always been central to who we are as a business,” said Justin Kohnen, owner of Star City Brewing Company. “There are so many great things going on in downtown Miamisburg too. We’ve been throwing around the idea of doing an event with Ryan Tripp from Bear Creek Donuts for a while now and are excited to see it come together for Beer + Donuts.”

Working closely with Bear Creek Donuts, the suggested pairings for the event include the Mound’s RTG Stout with two chocolate/coconut donut holes, the Great Miami Gose with two sea salt inspired donut holes, the Sweet Cider with a mini apple fritter, and the Hip-Hop-O-Potamus Session IPA with two citrus based donut holes.

“After you’ve finished the pairings, Bear Creek has the literal icing on top for us,” said Kohnen. “Ryan worked with our head brewer, Chad Klehamer and created an exclusive donut just for this event using one of our beers. We’re keeping it a surprise for the event, but you won’t be disappointed.”

For those interested, Beer + Donuts: A Miamisburg Pairing will take place at Star City Brewing on January 20 from 1-4pm. Tickets are $15 at the brewery or online.

MIDWEST-MADE FUNNYMAN

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MIDWEST-MADE FUNNYMAN
Ricarlo Flanagan to headline Wiley’s Comedy Club Saturday, Feb. 3

At 6’3” with a deep voice to match his frame, Ricarlo Flanagan might seem like an imposing figure at a glance. But to hear the Cleveland-born, Michigan raised comedian tell it, his presence is simply the doorway to getting to know the real him.

“I’m also fat or husky as they like to say, so my weight gives me a look (that’s) kinda jolly to most people,” Flanagan says. “That allows me to connect my personality to the crowd.”

Flanagan plans on bringing all his personality – and a collection of jokes – when he headlines Wiley’s Comedy Joint next month.

Joined by host Meldon Williams and feature act (and MostMetro.com film reviewer) Tabari McCoy, Flanagan takes the stage for two shows at 7:15 and 9:30 pm Saturday, Feb. 3. Flanagan, who gained national stand-up exposure in 2015 on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, has also ventured out into the acting world with roles here and there– his size often serving as a key component of his character.

That should explain why he enjoyed his roles a security guard on an episode of The Mick on Fox and as a bouncer on The Carmichael Show, he’s proudest of his recurring role as Davey, a new friend of Debbie (Emma Kenney) who always had some advice for her in a humorous fashion.

Calling acting a “great” experience overall, Flanagan sees his character on the show relationship to Debbie similarly to the way he approaches his act on stage.

“That’s kind of who I am as a person. I’m always saying something uncomfortable or let the air out of the room,” he says. “The things I may say may be uncomfortable, but there’s some good advice between that’s framed in a way you can enjoy it.”

Flanagan hasn’t “gone Hollywood” by any means, though, saying the biggest difference he’s notice between the Midwest and Los Angeles deals with the state of people’s mentalities towards their own image. “People in the Midwest seem to be at peace with aging with grace. People in LA want to look 21 at 60 – also it’s not cold out west; it’s cold as Jarred Kushner’s heart in Michigan.”

Now ready to play the oldest comedy club in Ohio, Flanagan appreciates the chance to perform again back in the Midwest.

“I can feel the history in the room. Some of the best have put 10 toes down on that stage and it inspires me to leave my mark,” he says. “People who enjoy comedy in its purest form should come out because I have every intention of leaving you with an experience that will stick with you for a lifetime.

Want to know what experience has stuck with Flanagan? It might not be what you expect – but it’s one he still appreciates.

“I saw (actresses) Nicole Ari Parker and Salli Richardson in the same day … A single tear comes out of my eye every time I think about it.”

THE FACTS

Who: Ricarlo Flanagan
Where: Wiley’s Comedy Joint, 101 Pine St., Dayton, OH 45402
When: 7:15 and 9:30 pm, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018
Cost: $10 in advance; $15 at the door
For tickets and more information: Visit Wiley’s website or call (937) 224-5653.

Eat. Drink. Arts!

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Next week, join Culture Works for the first ever Eat.Drink.Arts—a collaborative effort bringing together culinary, visual, and performing artists to cultivate and enhance resources for our visual and performing arts community.

January 16-21, 2018, enjoy creative cocktails, inspired menus, and one-of-a-kind arts experiences at your favorite Dayton-area restaurants. A smorgasbord of area eateries are partnering with Culture Works to satisfy your palate and stimulate your artistic senses—all while supporting local arts organizations.

Schedule of Events

Tuesday, Jan 16th, 7pm – Blue Note Bistro & Lounge
Enjoy a meat and cheese plate and bottle of house wine for just $35/couple while you enjoy Deron Bell & Daniel Cook in a dueling piano battle. Request your favorite song and be prepared to sing along. Doors open at 5pm for seating.

Tuesday, Jan 16th, 5-9pm – Brixx Ice Company
Dine on an 8oz premium center-cut sirloin grilled to perfection with your choice of two sides. Dare to Defy will present scenes from their upcoming production of Tommy at 6:30pm. Just $15/person

Tuesday, Jan 16th, 6pm – Christopher’s Restaurant
Chef Don Warfe has created vegetarian cuisine dinner. First Course: Sweet potato pancakes topped with herbed ricotta and caramelized tomato jam.  Second Course: San Marzano tomatoes, broccoli, and grilled radicchio, over rigatoni. Smothered in porcini cream sauce and garnished with toasted walnuts and shaved parmesan. Third Course: Banana pecan crisp, with bourbon glazed figs and vanilla bean ice cream.

With a sneak preview of the Human Race’s upcoming Erma Bombeck show. $25/person meal only; $30/person with wine pairing.

Wednesday, Jan 17th, 6-9pm – Mudlick Tap House
Earth, Water, Fire & Air: A Food & Art Experience
A private four-course elements-themed dinner with select wine pairings! Featuring a sneak peek of the upcoming DVAC exhibition, Stratum, the artists Amy Kollar Anderson & Kate Huser Santucci will create a painting during the dinner in a lightning round collaboration. $55/person

Wednesday, Jan 17th 4-8pm Whole Foods
Bring the family by for this delicious Family Meal Deal (eat in or take to-go) which includes 1 Large Cheese or Pepperoni Pizza, 1 Bucket of Wings (Flavors: Plain, BBQ, & Buffalo) and 1 Two Liter of 365 Soda for $25 and for an extra $5 your kids can create their own work of art with the help of K12 Gallery- No advance ticket needed.

Thursday, Jan 18th, 6-8pm – Texas Beef & Cattle Company
Dine on authentic South Texas-style BBQ while watching The Mural Machine in action! Brisket, Sausage or Pulled Pork Plate (comes with 2 sides) for dinner with banana pudding and tea or lemonade. $20/person

Thursday, Jan 18th, 6pm – Old Scratch Pizza
A three-course dinner curated by Chef Nate. This will not be your typical pizzeria dinner! It will include a beverage, a special appetizer, salad, and a unique, arts- themed pizza –paired with music from a classical-jazz crossover quartet with violin, bass, guitar, and keyboard from the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra. $20/person

Friday, Jan 19th, 6:30pm – Amber Rose Restaurant
Enjoy a four-course dinner paired with a taste of the arts
First Course: Charcuterie Board, Second: Butternut Squash Soup, Third: Smoked Bone-in Pork Chop topped with Cinnamon Apple chutney served with Savory Smashed Sweet Potatoes, Fourth: Chocolate Mousse with fresh berries. Just $35/person
More details to come…

Sunday, Jan 21st, 11am and 1pm – Table 33
You’ll enjoy a brunch entree with a mimosa/cocktail and performance by Dayton Contemporary Dance Company. Seating at 11am or 1pm. $25/person

Sunday, Jan 21st – Dublin Pub
Enjoy brunch, lunch or dinner and 10% of your bill will be donated to Culture Works. Entertainment by Firecreek, a young bluegrass and traditional country band.

Join us and raise a glass for the arts. Together, we can keep art and culture thriving in the Dayton Region.

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Jeff Dunham, Peanut, Walter and the Gang Coming to Town

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Jeff Dunham, a Guinness World Record holder for “Most Tickets Sold for a Stand-up Comedy Tour,” has built an entertainment empire over years of non-stop touring and innovation. With over a million YouTube subscribers amassing over a billion views, he has carved out his own unique space in the comedy world leading to record-breaking viewership with his comedy specials on Comedy Central and NBC. His 2015 standup special, Jeff Dunham: Unhinged in Hollywood, debuted on NBC Primetime in the fall and ranked as the time period’s top non-sports program on the Big 4 in every key measure.