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Arcade Launches Loyalty Card

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If you shop at Arcade between now and May 31st ask one of the four merchants for a loyalty card. Make a $5+ purchase from each participating Arcade retailer, fill your card, turn it in to one of the merchants and you’ll be entered to win one of two $50 Downtown Dollars prizes!
Support local businesses and get rewarded—pick up your punch card at any of these four locations:
The Contemporary Dayton | 25 W. Fourth St.
Gather | 37 W. Fourth St.
Table 33 | 45 W. Fourth St.
6888 Kitchen Incubator | 32 S. Ludlow St.

A New Place To “Gather” in the Dayton Arcade

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It’s been a long time coming, between COVID, supply chain issues and more, but GATHER by Ghostlight will officially host a ribbon cutting at 11am Thursday, August 31. Described on their website as “A gathering place that offers craft coffee, fast casual breakfast & lunch, as well as sharable small plates, wine, beer, and cocktails in the evening, with local art, live music and events.”  Mike Elsass Studio here for a meet and greet and  a Jazz ensemble staring at 8pm. They’ll be open until 10pm Thursday celebrating.

 

Owner Shane Anderson is creating a caffeine inspired empire here in the Miami Valley. The original Ghostlight Coffee opened on Wayne Avenue in 2011.  He then added a second shop, Ghostlight Midtown on Patterson in 2019.  In 2021 Ghostlight Centerville Coffee Bar & Bagel Shop opened inside Dot’s Market. May of 2022 brought on Dough, located in the 2nd Street Market. In June of 2023  he opened a new production facility in the former space of Belmont Bakery. The vision he had for Gather
was a more upscale spot that could infuse the culture, history, and flavors of coffee and the traditions of European apéro into its Arcade location.  He  had the vision he wanted to develop and he brought in some heavy hitters to consult with him to make it happen.

Evan Danielson, who many may remember from when he worked at the original Ghostlight coffee shop on Wayne Avenue a dozen or so years ago, then moved to Nashville, became a sommelier and now works in the wholesale beverage industry has bee tasked with creating the beverage program for Gather.The restaurant will feature a selection of both regular and zero-proof beer, wines and spirits, with an added focus on aperitifs, spritzes and digestifs.  The wine menu will be mostly European wines which Evan says are more food friendly, with 8-10 whites and reds by the bottle, a few sparkling and roses as well as wines by the glass and will change often. Look forward to tasting experiences to come in the attached  Dana L. Wiley Gallery space.

To help set the food menu, Shane hired Chef Jenn DiSanto, who ran her own Fresco catering business, cooking for many high end events in the community. “After the last few years, we’re all still learning how to Gather and I look forward to us setting the standard for how we can do that,” shared DiSanto.

Following Shane’s vision for European flair, she’s including trends she spotted on a recent family vacation to Europe.  She, along with kitchen manager Chris Coherd have worked to bring forth a menu that will be inspired by seasonal product availability. They’ve pulled together a talented kitchen crew, with 2 CIA graduates, a current Sinclair Culinary student and a couple of Ghostlight veterans.

I got to try the Mojo Braised Pork sandwich when I visited and I was totally impressed with the flavors that melded together to make this a must-try sandwich.

A peek at the opening menu, which is a work still in progress:

Additionally, Gather by Ghostlight will welcome   – featuring Mike Elsass in the 39 W. Fourth Street portion of the space. Guests will enjoy the works of Elsass and other featured artists in addition to private events, programmed talks, and live music amongst the curated art.

When I visited yesterday the bar staff were setting up, opening boxes of glassware and looking forward to mixing drinks and introducing the Apero hours to Dayton.

 

 

So excited for this exciting new concept to open!

Gather by Ghostlight

in the Dayton Arcade
37 W 4th Street
Dayton, OH 45402-1801

Hours:

Monday-Wednesday 7am-7pm
Thursday-Saturday 7am-10pm
Sunday 8am-2pm

ST. VINCENT (Starring Bill Murray) & PRIDE (With Amazing British Cast) Start Friday at THE NEON!

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pride_ver3Hello Everyone,

If you’ve liked films like BILLY ELLIOT and THE FULL MONTY, I’m pretty certain you’re going to absolutely love PRIDE. The standing ovation at the screening I attended in Toronto was invigorating, and the film is more than just warm and charming – it’s inspiring. I hope you’ll come and support it this weekend. In addition to PRIDE, we will open the new Bill Murray comedy – ST. VINCENT. This film was also a crowd-pleaser when I saw it in Toronto, and I think Dayton audiences will like it as well. If you still need to see THE SKELETON TWINS, LOVE IS STRANGE, MY OLD LADY or THE TWO FACES OF JANUARY, you only have until Thursday to see them at THE NEON. Visit www.neonmovies.com for this week’s remaining showtimes.

As a reminder, we will have a special preview screening of ST. VINCENT on Thursday, Oct. 23 at 8:00. Regular ticket prices will apply…and we’ll have some fun prizes to give away!

Synopsis for PRIDE: “PRIDE is inspired by an extraordinary true story. It’s the summer of 1984, Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers is on strike, prompting a London-based group of gay and lesbian activists to raise money to support the strikers’ families. Initially rebuffed by the Union, the group identifies a tiny mining village in Wales and sets off to make their donation in person. As the strike drags on, the two groups discover that standing together makes for the strongest union of all.” This film stars some real heavyweight British actors like Imedla Staunton, Bill Nighy, Dominic West and Paddy Considine. Click this LINK to visit the film’s official site.

Synopsis for ST. VINCENT: “Maggie (Melissa McCarthy), a single mother, moves into a new home in Brooklyn with her 12-year old son, Oliver. Forced to work long hours, she has no choice but to leave Oliver in the care of their new neighbor, Vincent (Bill Murray), a retired curmudgeon with a penchant for alcohol and gambling. An odd friendship soon blossoms between the improbable pair. Together with a pregnant stripper named Daka (Naomi Watts), Vincent brings Oliver along on all the stops that make up his daily routine – the race track, a strip club, and the local dive bar. Vincent helps Oliver grow to become a man, while Oliver begins to see in Vincent something that no one else is able to: a misunderstood man with a good heart.” Click on this LINK to visit the film’s official site.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5BVn-eyAxA

By now, many of you are familiar with Gathr and Tugg – platforms used to bring films to town that might not otherwise screen in our market. When you visit these sites, you can reserve a ticket that will help bring the film to THE NEON. If not enough tickets are reserved, the screening doesn’t go forward and your card is never charged. Here are 2 upcoming films that are attempting to come to town:
CULTURE HIGH, a film about the modern day marijuana debate – Wed. Nov. 5 at 7:30 – LINK for CULTURE HIGH
PENTON, a film about the American icon and motorcycle pioneer (this is an encore screening due to the sold-out success of the screening a month ago) – Thursday, Nov. 6 a 7:30 – LINK for PENTON

VSOP Music & Film is bringing HARLEM STREET SINGER – THE STORY OF REVEREND GARY DAVIS to THE NEON for a one-time screening on Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 7:30. “The film tells the story of the blind, self-taught musician Reverend Gary Davis. It chronicles his hardscrabble life and the profound impact he made on musicians eager to explore his technique – a homegrown guitar style forged from ragtime, gospel and blues. In addition to archival footage and interview segments with Bob Weir, Jorma Kaukonen, John Cohen, David Bromberg, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott and others, the film features newly recorded versions of songs Davis was closely identified with performed by a band led by Woody Mann. Blues and jazz historian (and frontman for the Classic Jazz Stompers) Dave Greer will lead a Q&A following the screeing.” (taken from VSOP Press Notes) Tickets will be $8 each and available starting Oct. 22 at THE NEON’s box office.

Thanks for your continued support!

We hope to see you soon,
Jonathan

SHOWTIMES for Friday, Oct. 24 – Thursday, Oct. 30:

PRIDE (R) 1 Hr 57 Min
Friday & Saturday: 12:00, 2:20, 4:50, 7:15, 9:45
Sunday: 12:00, 2:20, 4:50, 7:15
Monday – Thursday: 2:45, 5:15, 7:45

ST. VINCENT (PG-13) 1 Hr 42 Min
Special Preview screening Thursday, Oct. 23 at 8:00!
Friday & Saturday: 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50
Sunday: 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30
Monday – Thursday: 2:50, 5:10, 7:30

COMING SOON:
(All Dates Are Tentative. Dates Often Move And Sometimes Disappear.)

Nov. 7 – BIRDMAN
Nov. 14 – WHIPLASH
Nov. 28 – THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
Dec. 19 – THE IMITATION GAME
Jan. 9 – FOXCATCHER