Carillon Park’s 1830s-style tavern dinners By Joyell Nevins Photo: Brandi Picek [left] and Andrea Green [right] prepare food for Carillon Park’s 1830s-style tavern dinners; photo: Dayton history How would you like to experience history where Dayton history began? The Newcom Tavern, the oldest standing building in Dayton, is now the gathering place for Carillon Park’s tri-annual Tavern […]
Silent Lions returns to Dayton with The Compartments By Zach Rogers Photo: Silent Lions performs at Blind Bob’s on March 16; photo: Doug Coombe In 2012, Toledo/Detroit-based duo Silent Lions released their debut EP, The Parliaments. Full of fuzzed-out bass, pounding rhythms and swirling, atmospheric singing, the group – consisting of bassist/vocalist/effects wizard Dean Tartaglia and […]
DCP’s guide to spring beers By Kevin J. Gray Photo: Consecrator is a Midwest-brewed doppelbock true to its German roots; photo: Kevin J. Gray As the snows thaw and the weather warms, brewers turn from imperial stouts, winter warmers and barleywines – staples of cooler months. Instead, out come the spring seasonals. Unlike fall, with its […]
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra’s Mozart & Beethoven at Masonic Center By Pat Suarez Photo: Ludwig van Beethoven Here’s how extraordinary the more than two dozen piano concerti of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are: E. Dane Harvey – French horn player, Mozart aficionado and raconteur – once said when he listened to a Mozart symphony, he was always waiting […]
What will the next 12 years look like for some of the winners? By T.T. Stern-Enzi Photo: Lupita Nyong’o in “12 Years a Slave” The latest Oscar telecast unfolded with somewhat muted fanfare – although the performance of Pharrell’s Best Original Song nominee “Happy” included spirited and carefree singing and dancing both onstage and in the […]
By Sarah Sidlow Photo: El Puente, spanish for “the bridge” is a Dayton program aimed at helping Latino children learn English Dayton City Paper’s exploration ofthe Dayton area’s ethnic communities continues this week with the Latino community, with a focus on El Puente – an English-language volunteer program aimed at providing Spanish-speaking youth the language tools […]
Cedric Watson brings Louisiana noise to UD By Zach Rogers Photo: Cedric Watson and Bijou Creole performs March 12 at UD’s Kennedy Union Boll Theatre; Photo by: Jack Hirschorn Zydeco. At first glance, you might think that’s a typo. But no, it’s correct. Zydeco. Even though a lot of people don’t know what the word means, I’ll […]
Beavercreek’s unique weekend of jazz returns By Benjamin Smith Photo: Spyro Gyra; Photo: Brian Friedman/B-Freed Photography Fact: the three toughest things on the planet are diamonds, silicon carbide and jazz. Obviously that’s an exaggeration, but even distortions reflect some truth. Jazz is challenging to learn, challenging to play and occasionally challenging to enjoy or even comprehend. […]
Ma Crow and the Lady Slippers at Mayflower Arts Center By Rick Eichhorn Photo: [l - r] Vickie Abbott, Ma […]
By Amy Alkon Urning curve My boyfriend of eight months was with his ex for almost five years. Unfortunately, she […]
With Chuck Shepherd Lead Story – Spidey sense gets real Among the breakthroughs demonstrated by the computer chip company Intel’s […]
The 7 highly effective habits of the longest losers By Jayne Powers You’d think after 21 years of research by […]
By Chuck Shepherd Man’s other best friends People’s love for their pets reached a new high in December when a […]
Get more in the know about your dough By Jayne Powers Sometimes, we don’t know when we think we did […]
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