Join Yule Tide as he hosts his always popular holiday game show, YuleTide Yammerings. Contestants debate holiday traditions. If they can’t convince the audience to believe their side, they choose champions to “Play It Out!”. Magi Myrrh is a huge fan and will do anything to be on the show. Noel King plans and runs the games. Are he and Yule friends or foes? Yule is hoping to get a new network deal. Is the new contestant Holi Day the one? Or is she just here because she knows one of the them from the past? Join us for the holiday fun and see. When someone suddenly can’t seem to breathe, is it natural causes or something more sinister? See if you can solve the mystery. 29.95 for dinner and the show (tax and gratuity not included. Call 937-461-3913 for tickets.
Spaghetti Warehouse
Spaghetti Day Dining Deals Today
The first Western pasta was likely long, thin forms made in Sicily around the 12th century; till this day, spaghetti is the most common round-rod type of pasta and in Italian, “spaghetti” means “little lines.” However, the popularity of pasta only spread across the whole country of Italy after the establishment of pasta factories in the 19th century, substantially shortening the time needed for making dishes like spaghetti and enabling the mass production of pasta for the Italian market.
Friday, January 4th Celebrate National Spaghetti Day at The Warehouse and take home FREE a Classic Spaghetti Entree with the purchase of any entree at regular menu prices and a coupon!
Choose your FREE Spaghetti Entree from one of 3 Classics, Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, Spaghetti with house-made tomato sauce, or Spaghetti with Marinara. Each is prepared fresh, then chilled and ready to take home. Soup, salad or Sourdough bread are not included. Click here for your coupon! http://bit.ly/2F3ou8D
Carrabba’s Italian Grill
937-438-9690
900 Miamisburg Centerville Rd
Washington Township, OH 45459-6554
Open for weekend lunch11AM – 11PM
Celebrate with $10 Pasta Dishes
Enjoy Spaghetti Pomodoro, Linguine Positano or Penne Alfredo — all freshly sautéed-to-order, so every bite is full of flavor.
Will be offering a Scottish smoked salmon spaghetti carbonara as their special.
Mamma DiSalvo’s would usually appear on this list, but they are closed for their winter vacation. We did not hear back from Giovanni’s or Franco’s or Troni’s when we requested information about spaghetti day specials.
The Phantom of the Festival presented by Mayhem & Mystery
Celebrate National Spaghetti Day with $5 Meal
Spaghetti Warehouse is celebrating National Spaghetti Day for TWO Days!
Wednesday, January 3rd and Thursday, January 4th! Enjoy any Spaghetti Meal for only $5 with coupon. Choose their World Famous Spaghetti & Meatballs or any Original Recipe Spaghetti Entree including your choice of salad or soup and sourdough bread. They say they are celebrating for TWO days because Spaghetti is in our name! Besides who else has served over 22 million plates of Spaghetti in the last 44 years? They’ve been serving up pasta at this Fifth Street location for over 24 years! The restaurant seats over 250 people and is just perfect for large groups. For some real Dayton trivia, ask to be seated in the old Trolley car, that used to run the streets of Dayton.
Spaghetti Warehouse
36 West 5th St.
Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 461-3913
11am – 10pm, Sun – Thurs
11am – 11pm, Fri & Sat
National Spaghetti Day 1/3-1/4 $5 Spaghetti at The Warehouse, $5 with coupon. Click here for your coupon! http://bit.ly/2CDOV0u
Twas the Night Before Christmas, What Dayton Restaurants Will Be Open?
Take a much-needed break from the last-minute present-wrapping and feast-prepping, and let the area’s best chefs create the main culinary event for you and your loved ones. Below, are our top picks for dining out on Christmas Eve and even, a few notable spots opening up their doors on Christmas Day. We also suggest you call for reservations, as many places will be booked up.
Dayton Restaurants Open Christmas Eve
1535 Miamisburg Centerville Road, Dayton, OH 45459
(937) 433-7099
Noon to 7pm
5 South Market Street, Troy , OH 45373
(937) 552-7676
3- 8pm Christmas Buffet Only
Adults – $20.95, Children 5 to 12 – $9.95, Under 5 Free
For all those folks who may not celebrate Christmas, or just don’t want to cook that day, there are indeed a few restaurants that will be open for your dining pleasure. Of course you can always dine at Waffle House- they never close, but no matter where you dine out, please remember that the staff of these places have given up their holiday to serve you, so please tip generously, as working on a holiday is never fun, but should at least be profitable for those away from their families.
As always, if you know of a place we missed, feel free to add it in the comments!
Dayton Restaurants Open Christmas Day
4429 Cedar Park Drive (at The Greene) Beavercreek, OH 45440
(937) 431-9200
11am – 8pm
Murder on The Menu every Monday
Looking for a fun and mysterious way to spend your Halloween evening? Dress up in your best Halloween costume and head to Dayton’s Spaghetti Warehouse to enjoy Mayhem & Mystery’s hilarious and interactive dinner theater show. Guests will enjoy a full meal while getting involved in a spooky yet humorous murder mystery that is sure to entertain family members of all ages.
Mayhem & Mystery is an Ohio-based acting company that was founded about 12 years ago. The actors perform an improv show while guests enjoy a salad, a main course, and dessert. It is a very interactive experience – actors never break character, even while having individual conversations with the audience members. The audience participates in games and contests throughout the show and are asked to solve the murder mystery at the end. Three winners are chosen and each receives a certificate and a prize. Each show is themed for the season and runs for two months, allowing time for six different productions each year. It is now operated by Tamra and Jerry Francis, who have been with the company since it began. Tamra and Jerry write all the scripts themselves while also participating in the shows, and rotate the rest of the cast between four or five actors.
“We’ve never repeated a script,” says Tamra.
I attended the Halloween-themed show entitled “Costume Carousing,” where guests were invited to Morana Toggery’s annual costume party and encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes. We were seated at long tables in a back room, giving a true party-like atmosphere to the experience.
Guests were enjoying their salad when a tall woman dressed entirely in black entered the room and welcomed all of us to her Halloween costume party. Morana Toggery, continued on to introduce herself and inform us about her dark family history and hidden family fortune. We were soon joined by her neighbor, Dolorous Peacock, who wasted no time in showing us her dark and dry sense of humor and love for all things eerie and weird. A loud, obnoxious woman entered the party, belting out country tunes and introducing herself to everyone as Ethel Mae Chatman. The actors bantered back and forth with each other and with the crowd, decorating each table and guest with cobwebs and dust in order to set the Halloween mood. Morana’s husband – a tall, Frankenstein look-alike named Frank – joined the party and provided endless comic relief with his corny jokes and loud, entertaining demeanor.
After introducing themselves to the audience, the actors exited while dinner was served. The cast returned later and wasted no time in making the guests feel right at home – guests were chosen at random to participate in games such as a costume contest, and were constantly interacting with the actors. The dark and witty humor entertained the audience and kept us laughing throughout our meal, while also introducing a mysterious storyline and prepping the audience for what was to come. The actors played off each other and the guests, bouncing back and forth from well-rehearsed lines to on-the-spot jokes and conversations. I do not want to give away the end of the show, but as is custom for Mayhem & Mystery, one of the actors was “murdered” and guests were asked to solve the crime. I was one of the three winners for the night! I received a Comedic Criminology certificate signed by the cast and a free ticket to attend another show later this year.
“It’s a part time fun job and hobby,” says Tamra. “It’s still a production, we still have a script, but it’s a different show every night.” All shows are written to be family friendly, and audience members of all ages are welcome.
The next Costume Carousing Halloween-themed show is on October 31st at 7 p.m., at the Spaghetti Warehouse in downtown Dayton. The cost of a ticket is $25.95 and covers the meal and the show. Mayhem & Mystery perform their shows in Dayton on Monday and Friday nights and perform in Columbus on Tuesdays. They perform these public shows and also at hotels, catering companies, and corporate events.
The holiday show, Forties Yuletide Frolics, will begin on November 7th and run through New Year’s Eve. Tamra says the holiday show is her favorite show of the year, and the cast puts in a little something special for the show on New Year’s Eve. Wednesday night performances at the Dayton Spaghetti Warehouse are added in December, but Tamra warned me that tickets sell out quickly during this time, so hurry and make your reservations while they’re still available!
If you’re interested in booking Mayhem & Mystery for an event, attending a show, or auditioning for the cast, contact Tamra Francis at [email protected] or check out the website at www.mayhemmystery.com.
Jane’s Best Bets (12/22 – 12/26)
It’s so hard to believe that Christmas is this week! I bet many of you are continuing to do your Christmas shopping, gift wrapping, and decorating, so I’m going to keep it brief. Here are a few entertainment options if you can make some time during this busy week!
On Wednesday, to get in the true spirit of Christmas, attend At the Manger or the Narrative Enchantment: Nativity Stories in Gold and Blue, both at the University of Dayton. If you need to unwind after all that Christmas shopping, attend the Wine Tasting at Dorothy Lane Market, the Weekly Wine Tasting at The Wine Gallery, or the Naughty & Nice Beer Tasting at Heather’s Coffee & Café. I know some geese can get on your nerves, but if you don’t mind them, attend the Annual Goose Dinner at C’est Tout. And if you’d like to add a little mystery to your dinner, attend the Mayhem & Mystery Dinner Theatre ‘Hollywood Holiday’ at the Spaghetti Warehouse.
On Thursday, do some holiday “sightseeing” by checking out Virginia Kettering’s Holiday Train Display at the Kettering Tower, the Washington Township Woodland Lights, or Wonderland Windows at the Schuster Center. My almost 7-month old niece went last week to see the windows and she told me she had a good time. In order to complete your holiday shopping, visit The Tike’s Shop at the Schuster Center, the Beer & Peanuts Shopping Party at the Dayton Visual Arts Center, or Live Art, Give Art! at the Cannery Art and Design Center. If you would like to make the holidays better for those less fortunate, bring a non-perishable item as part of Food for Friends at PNC 2nd Street Market or as part of the Holiday Food Drive at the Cannery Art and Design Center. And if you’re a music lover, attending Holidayton at Blind Bob’s is a must, as several bands/musicians will be performing!
On Christmas Eve (Friday) and Christmas Day (Saturday), hopefully you’ll be celebrating with your family/friends! I wish you all a very Merry Christmas! Please be sure to celebrate responsibly! If you plan to celebrate the holidays with alcohol, have a DD or take advantage of the “Arrive Safe” program. From December 24th-26th, Montgomery County residents can get a free cab ride (up to $50). Just program 449-9999 in your cell phone!
On Sunday, I’m guessing you’ll probably want to relax or get up early to get some good shopping deals, return/exchange that ugly Christmas sweater, and/or use any gift cards you may have gotten! If you are sick and tired of all things Christmas and feel like doing something totally unrelated, you can head over to the Dayton Art Institute for one of their exhibits, including 100 Years of African-American Art: The Arthur Primas Collection, Marking the Past/Shaping the Present: The Art of Willis ‘Bing’ Davis, or the Max May Memorial Holocaust Art Exhibition. And if you would like to remain in the spirit of Christmas, check out the Washington Township Woodland Lights, Virginia Kettering’s Holiday Train Display at the Kettering Tower, or Irving Berlin’s White Christmas at La Comedia.
And now it’s time for the Dumb Joke of the Week. Drum roll please…
Why is it so cold at Christmas?
Because it’s in Decembrrrr!
These are just a few best bets from the DMM Calendar. There are plenty more events listed there, so if you haven’t, I encourage you to check it out today! Also, if you have an event to share or promote, please submit it– it’s great marketing and better yet, it’s FREE! And finally, if you have a dumb joke to share, I’m all ears!
Have a great week Dayton!