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Join The Winds Cafe and Bakery in Yellow Springs for this very special afternoon tasting on Sat, Dec 5th at 3pm. You’ll get to taste some authentic, grower Champagnes, but we’ll also taste some very affordable sparkling wines from around the world. See how beautifully sparkling wine pairs with a wide variety of dishes.
Cost is $50 per person. For information and reservations call 937-767-9441. Events like this at The Winds always sell out, so be sure and reserve early!
Stop in for a delicious lunch or dinner at either (or both!) of the Chili’s locations November 23-25 and 10% of your purchase will be donated to Dayton Children’s.
You will need to bring a voucher along with you. Vouchers are available at www.childrensdayton.org/fundraisers under the Chili’s Pepper Profit program area.
Addresses for the Chili’s locations in the Dayton area:
2762 N. Fairfield Rd., Beavercreek
1110 Miamisburg Centerville Rd., Dayton
The festivities begin Sunday, Nov 22, 5-8pm, at the Kettering Family Education Center in Carillon Historical Park. Start with an assortment of heavy Hors d’oeuvres … finish with the anticipated “Dayton’s Most Delightful Dessert” Contest.
Dessert Contest Participants:
Bellyfire Catering
Chocolate Slice of Heaven
Sliced chocolate mousse with butter cookie crunch and
mouth-watering raspberry sauce.
Benham’s Catering
Hazelnut Caramel Dessert Roll
White sponge cake filled with hazelnuts, apricots, golden raisins, and Frangelico-flavored whipped cream. Iced with caramel butter cream and served with Frangelico caramel sauce.
Brock Masterson’s Catering & Events
Eggnog Mousse with Irish Crème Anglaise
Eggnog mousse complimented with pecan short bread and drizzled with Irish coffee crème anglaise.
Dayton Marriott
Marriott’s Traditional Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce
Rich, flavorful, and delicious- a magical bread pudding
to enchant the senses.
Dayton Woman’s Club
Sweet Escape Chocolate Cake
Delectable chocolate cake infused with raspberry, caramel,
and chocolate sauces.
Karen’s Culinary Creations
Pumpkin Cheesecake Petites
Luscious pumpkin cheesecake made with fresh homemade graham crackers.
Relax and enjoy live entertainment with family and friends. Visit the open bar, serving up martinis, select beers, wines or non-alcoholic drinks. Or warm up to our premium coffee bar while bidding on enticing silent auction packages.
Tickets
Dayton History Members – $45 per person ($15 tax deductable)
Non-Members – $55 per person ($25 tax deductable)
Reservations
For reservations call 937-293-2841 or click here to download, print and mail the event RSVP card.
On Tuesday, Nov 17th Chin’s Ginger Grill in Tipp City will host a a special buffet dinner featuring Aullwood Audubon Farm’s healthy meats — free-range organically certified chicken and turkey and all natural, hormone-free beef and lamb. Chin’s will donate 20% of all sales, including alcohol, to support Aullwood’s education programs for children. A raffle with wonderful prizes will also benefit Aullwood.
The dinner will begin at 6:30 PM. Appetizers include Lamb Spring Rolls,Tempura-Battered Boneless Wings and a Baby Greens Salad. Entrees feature Roast Turkey and a Beef Tenderloin Kabob. Sides include Stir-fried Vegetables, Garlic- Smashed Potatoes and Toasted Sesame Fried Rice. Dessert features a Jasmine Rice Pudding with Gala Caramel Apples. (Menu may be subject to change).
The cost is $30/person and does not include drinks or tip. Seating is limited to 50 people and reservations are required. RSVP at 937-667-6664. Chin’s is easy to get to, just head north on I 75 to exit 68 Tipp City, turn right off the ramp, they are located 100 yards on the left in a small strip center.
Thursday, Nov 19th is Beaujolais Nouveaus Day, and a great reason to host a holiday tasting, and that’s exactly what the ladies who run A Taste Of Wine in Miamisburg have planned.
In the wine world the third Thursday of Novemeber is Beaujoulais Nouveau Day– a quasi-holiday for many wine aficionado’s. This is a young wine (only 6 weeks old), grown from the Gamay grape, and is very fruity, light-bodied, and virtually tannin-free making for an extremely easy-to-drink red wine. It is best served chilled to really bring the fruit forward and is a popular complement to Thanksgiving dinners, in part due to its annual release date and in part due to its food-friendliness.
They’ll have many of the Beaujolais Nouveaus for you to taste along with other wines perfect for your party plans, and gift giving. Paired with the perfect food, just in time for your holiday party planning.
They would really appreciate RSVPs by calling 937-247-1120. $20 includes tasting, food, and 
a fun time. A Taste of Wine is located at the corner of Main & Linden in downtown Miamisburg and has a very homey, comfortable atmosphere.
Proprietors Bonnie Nolan and Kim Broomhall wanted “a shop where people could come and enjoy a taste, a glass or a bottle with fiends and family…a place for special gatherings where wine, food and fellowship and passions could mix” and they’ve created it!
Girl Scouts of Western Ohio, Dayton Region, is looking for a guest speaker to discuss and lead an activity about CROCHET as a hobby to girls in grades 1-3. This is a three-week series, with girls learning about a different hobby they can participate in each week taking place at our program center, 450 Shoup Mill Rd, Dayton, OH 45415.
Volunteers must be available from 6p-8p on January 6, January 13, and January 20. Please contact Michelle VanHuss, Program Services Specialist, at 937-279-6528 if you are interested in this opportunity.
Skills Needed: Volunteer should be proficient in crochet techniques and able to teach young girls a few basic skills.
All supplies for the girls will be provided. Staff member will work with volunteer to ensure a quality experience for girls.
Dayton Regional Green Task Force hosts their monthly networking event, Dayton Green Drinks at Thai 9 on Wed, Nov 8th. Thai9 will feature appetizers provided by Vectren, and a CASH BAR will be available for you to order beverages.
Around 6:30pm, Matt Lindsday will speak about Biking in Dayton. Matt Lindsey founded the group Courteous Mass, Dayton’s bicycle advocate group that aims to do monthly group rides in the urban core of Dayton.
Green = Good
Drinks = Good
Green Drinks = Excellent!
What: Dayton Green Drinks
How: Walk, cycle, bus, car (though DO try to carpool!)
Who: Anyone working on environmental issues or interested in them
Why: Fun, contacts, alcohol, info, gossip, inspiration, business & pleasure … plus free appetizers provided by Vectren. CASH BAR
.Just go up to someone and say, “Are you green?” You’ll be made welcome!
This is an informal, self-organizing network that is now active in 582 cities worldwide!
For more information, check out www.greendrinks.org
Oakwood’s Dorothy Lane Market will host their monthly tasting on Wed, Nov 18 from 5:30 to 8:30pm with special guest John Bisson of North Coast Brewing Company. This California brewer is a pioneer in the craft beer movement, started in 1988 as a local brewpub in the historic town of Fort Bragg, located on California’s Mendocino Coast.
Featured beers will include Old #38 Stout, Blue Star Wheat, Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout, Old Stock, PranQster Belgian Style Ale, Red Seal Ale, and Scrimshaw Pilsner.
No reservations necessary, a nominal tasting fee will be charged.
The YWCA Dayton is seeking nominations for its 2010 Women of Influence Awards. This award honors women in the greater Dayton community who have made a positive impact on the lives of people in the Miami Valley through their community service.
Nominations are accepted from the community and honorees are selected by a panel of community leaders. Nominees do not have to be active in the YWCA. They should reflect the YWCA’s mission of eliminating racism and empowering women and should also exemplify community spirit, leadership, volunteerism and making a difference in the lives of others. To nomiate a Woman of Influence, go to the YWCA Dayton website: www.ywcadayton.org and complete the online nomination form. Deadline to submit a nomination is Friday, December 4, 2009.
A luncheon celebration will be held on March 18, 2010 at the Dayton Convention Center to honor the award winners. For more information on tickets and sponsorship, please call Angie Hoschouer at 937-461-5550, ext. 179.
This year instead of the annual Holiday cooking class before Thanksgiving, they’ve decided to do all the work and offer an El Meson Holiday Dinner. So you can enjoy their holiday spread this Fri, Nov 13th or Sat, Nov 14th from 5-10pm.
Including Tequila Turkey, Crandberry Salad, Three Root Mash, Pumpkin Muffins, Chino Latino Fried Rice, and Brussell Sprouts Cassarole
Cost $25 per person plus beverage, tax and gratuity. Call 859-8229 to reserve your space.
The Three Amigas are Marie Clay, Mercedes Henriquez, and Yvette Williams. These ladies are certified fitness instructors and personal trainers who strive to empower others through fitness. Call it a ministry of sorts, each “Amiga” has their own fitness testimony. Marie is a certified personal fitness trainer, certified in Zumba instruction, cardio kick boxing and hatha yoga. Mercedes is a certified group aerobics leader as well as Zumba certified. Yvette is Zumba certified and is also a certified personal fitness trainer and sport nutritionist. The trio loves Latin dance and incorporates it in as many of their fitness routines as possible.
On Sat, Nov 21st the Three Amigas will host the first Zumba-thon for domestic violence
at the Residence in Praise Performing Arts Studio at 7 Stuckhardt Road in Trotwood.
The women point out that this is not a “female only” event. Men are welcome, as this issue affects everyone.
DJ Danny D. from Miami Beach Florida will be the live DJ for the event. He is the Latin DJ at Therapy Cafe for Salsa Saturdays. He will use his mix-ology to give this event a special energy that only he can bring.
The cost for the event is $15. All proceeds will benefit the Dayton chapter of “Cut It Out.” This organization of hairdressers assists victims of domestic violence. They service the Dayton YWCA as well as The Artemis House.
If you simply wish to donate, please visit www.yvettewilliams.com, go to STORE, and donate any amount under either CD. In a subject line please type “zumba donation.”
Guest Zumba instructors include:
Christi Siler (Zumba w/Christi)
Necy Kimbough-Woodward
and your Three Amigas fitness trio
Everyone is welcome, there is no age limit.
This U.S. holiday stretches back to the end of World War I and commemorates the nation’s thousands of combat veterans who fought in the service of their country.
It is estimated that there are 23.2 million military veterans in the United States and local restaurants have found a way to say thanks and generate traffic for their restaurants by doing so.
So for all that served, Thanks and enjoy some free eats!
Applebee’s
free meal
Barbie’s Bistro
50% off with valid military ID
Bar Louie
complimentary lunch or dinner
Krispy Kreme
free doughnut
Outback Steakhouse
free blooming onion and a beverage
Rue Dumaine
20% off to Veterans and Active Duty Military
Golden Corral
Mon, Nov 16th 5-9pm free Meal to all who serve
Long before themed dinners became the staple of restaurants, Mary Kay Smith started offering a Garlic inspired dinner. Folks flocked to Yellow Springs for those garlic inspired dishes, and now 20 years later, the same thing will happen this Tues, Nov 10th – Thurs, Nov 12th.
The menu for the 10th Annual Garlic Dinner at the Winds Cafe & Bakery:
Garlic Fritter with Tangerine Garlic Aioli
Garlic Roasted Shrimp with Spanish Black Rice
Garlic Rubbed Grilled Duck Breast with Mostarda di Frutta
Winter Greens with Roasted Garlic Shallot Vinaigrette
Cheeses
Profiterole with Jeni’s Lemon Yogurt Ice Cream, Fresh Raspberries and Lemon Verbena Syrup
And because The Winds are also good neighbors, they serve altoids after the meal, so you won’t offend on your way out. Enjoy the above meal with coffer of tea for $55/person or order it with the suggested wine pairings for $65.
Innovation is a new way of doing something that results in improved value or quality. It employs “out-of-the-box” thinking to generate positive changes in thinking, products, processes, organizations, and society. It makes creative thinking a useful reality.
Wright State University is embracing innovation by declaring Mon, Nov 16th as the Day of Innovation. They’ll start the day off with a news conference at 10:30am then invite both students and the community to join them, either in person or online, to spend the day defining issues that they will work on to help improve the Miami Valley.
Learn more at the website for the Day of Innovation.
Virtual Brainstorming Sessions
Monday, November 16, 2009
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
We’ll pose questions, tackle problems, and toss around ideas and possible solutions for issues affecting our region. Get involved from your own desktop! Or join us on campus at one of the brainstorming kiosks available in the Student Union Atrium.
| 11 a.m.–1 p.m. | Technology |
| 1–2 p.m. | Education |
| 2–3 p.m. | Health Care |
| 3–4 p.m. | Quality of Life |
Virtual Brainstorming Sessions will be held in the Student Union Atrium and online.
The Brainstorming will be followed up by a seminar with:
Peter Hancock
Expert on human-technology relations
November 16, 2009
7 p.m., Student Union Apollo Room,
An expert on the relationship between human beings and technology, Peter Hancock, D.Sc., Ph.D., heads the Minds in Technology/Machines in Thought (MIT²) laboratory at the University of Central Florida. Hancock studies how humans shape technology, and how technology shapes us. He poses that technology “is the gatekeeper that acts to decide who shall have and who shall have not…. Whatever we are to become is bound up not only in our biology but critically in our technology.” The possible future of this symbiosis is the subject of his latest book, Mind, Machine and Morality: Toward a Philosophy of Human-Technology Symbiosis.
Hancock is Provost Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Psychology and the Institute for Simulation and Training at the University of Central Florida. In 2009, he was named University Pegasus Professor, the highest award given by the university. Visit the Presidential Lecture Series page to learn more.
All events are FREE and open to the public.
Award-winning filmmaker and former Daytonian Tony Heriza returns to the Gem City to premiere his new documentary “CONCRETE STEEL & PAINT” at noon on Saturday, November 14 at the NEON movies. Following the film is a discussion with the director Tony Heriza and with Public Defender Carl Goraleski, and University of Dayton Law Professor Vernellia Randall. Admission is $5.00. Clilck to view the trailer: Concrete, Steel & Paint
“CONCRETE STEEL & PAINT” – filmed in Graterford prison and in the city of Philadelphia – documents a unique collaboration. When men in a prison art class agree to collaborate with victims of crime to design a mural about healing, their views on punishment, remorse, and forgiveness collide. At times the divide seems too wide to bridge. But as the participants begin to work together, mistrust gives way to genuine moments of human contact and common purpose. Their struggle and insights gained are reflected in the art they produce. The documentary is edited by local filmmaker and two-time Oscar nominee Jim Klein. Tony Heriza is one of the founders of CITYFOLK.
This Centerville seafood house, run by Ron & Christy Sweeney, is best known for its laid back atmosphere, friendly service and reasonable prices. Voted Dayton’s Best Seafood on ActiveDayton.com they don’t do many wine dinner’s so when they do, expect a really special evening. And that’s exactly what they have planned for Monday, Nov 9th starting at 6pm. So call 291-FISH to get your reservations quickly!
Here’s the menu for Sweeney’s fall wine dinner:
RECEPTION AT 6:00
COMPLIMENTARY HORS D’EUVRES
SEATING AT 6:30
1st course: PUMPKIN SOUP TOPPED WITH CINNAMON CREME FRAICHE &
TOASTED PUMPKIN SEEDS
BRIDLEWOOD VIOGNIER
2nd course: FENNEL, FRISEE AND ESCAROLE SALAD TOPPED WITH A SHALLOT DRESSING AND
SMOKED RUBY RED TROUT
HOPLER GRUNER VELTLINE…
3rd course: BLACKENED WAHOO TOPPED WTIH A CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE
CRUZ DE PIEDRA GARNACHA
4th course: STUFFED PORK TENDERLOIN TOPPED WITH RED WINE REDUCTION SAUCE SERVED WITH WILD RICE and BAKED CANDIED APPLE
MARQUES DE CASA CONCHA MERLOT
5th course: BERRY FILLED MINI CAKE TOPPED
WITH A WHITE CHOCOLATE GRENACHE
NICH FEUILLAIT ROSE BRUT
$55.00 PER PERSON
DOES NOT INCLUDE TAX AND GRATUIlY
