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What new forms of exercise will you attempt in 2013?

By Stacey Ritz

 “I will continue my commitment to live a fit and healthy life in the New Year!” shared Kaitlin Rohrer of Dayton. “In 2012 I not only ran my first 5k but also my first half marathon! It was so rewarding to set a goal and actually achieve it!” Rohrer goes on to explain, “I feel much better after exercise – both mentally and physically. And running is a great low cost form of exercise. All you need is a good pair of shoes and you’re ready for a good cardio workout.”

Always exploring new forms of exercise outside of the realm of running, Rohrer is taking a strong interest in a new fitness craze called Zumba. Zumba is a Colombian dance fitness program involving dance and aerobic elements. It incorporates hip-hop, salsa, merengue, mambo, martial arts and some belly dancing moves as well. “Zumba is a lot of fun! With multiple classes offered throughout the week, you are able to work it into your busy schedule. It is a great workout and very challenging. I am attending Zumba 2-4 times a week,” said Rohrer. “Some benefits I have seen have been weight loss, muscle toning, less stress and more energy!” Entering 2013, who doesn’t want to feel those benefits?

Tina and Ali Asgough look to become more active with Zumba in the New Year. “We do Zumba on the Wii and on Xbox.” Melissa McFarland also considers Zumba a part of her New Year’s Resolution, attending classes regularly at the local YMCA.

Water aerobics is the latest fitness craze that has hooked Camille Culbertson. “I just started water aerobics. I didn’t think I would like it, but I really do!” Water aerobics is a type of resistance training performed in the shallow waters of a swimming pool. If you love the water, but swimming lap after lap doesn’t appeal to you, water aerobics may be your calling.

Is jump-roping considered exercise? It sure is. Jump-roping and hula-hooping are some of the latest fitness crazes to make a comeback this New Year. When was the last time you hula-hooped? It’s quite possible that it was in elementary school, but not for some individuals like Amy Rayle. “I know it sounds funny, but I am 34 years old and I just bought a hula-hoop. I practice in the evenings and I think it’s a great cardio workout. It also takes focus and concentration. I am really enjoying it.” Jump-roping competitions between friends (how many jumps you can do in one-minute) are becoming a new trend locally as well. It may sound easy, but have you tried jump-roping lately? Can you jump more than 180 jumps in one minute? Dayton exercise enthusiast Kim Straw can.

Spinning is another popular New Year’s Resolution this year – and no, I don’t mean spinning in circles. Spinning is an exercise craze where you ride an indoor bike in a class setting. It’s a high-intensity cardiovascular workout that doesn’t place the pounding or pressure on your legs, unlike impact sports such as running.

“Yoga stretches my body and quiets my mind. I love how yoga makes me feel,” explained Linda Mohr. “A peaceful and centered feeling. A notion that I can tackle any hard or uncomfortable challenge and breathe my way through it. I am more flexible, stronger and taller. I can easily reach the top clothing rod in my closet now. My posture is improved.” Mohr views yoga as a lifetime exercise. “Yoga class trumps everything else that night … Yoga has been life changing for me in just a short time – both mentally and physically.” Mohr also hopes to take a stretching class in 2013.

Monica Hasek is the director of Yoga Springs Studio located in both Yellow Springs and Springfield. “We’re offering a New Year’s Cleanse package which includes a 7-day cleanse kit and 30 days of unlimited yoga in January. We’re kicking it off with an informational workshop on January 13th,” Hasek excitedly shared. “We tend to have students we have not seen in a while as well as people trying yoga for the first time after the holidays. Everyone is ready to start the New Year with wellness … the key is sticking with your intentions throughout the year to really reap the benefits of this practice.” Yoga Springs has more than 15 teachers that help guide individuals on the path of yoga, from beginners to advanced practitioners. Hasek recommends practicing yoga a minimum of twice a week or ten-minutes per day, stressing that it is best to find what works with your schedule.

Whether you opt for a traditional exercise such as running or a fitness craze like Zumba, the key to success is to keep your commitment to these New Year’s Resolutions. How will you continue on your path to health and wellness in 2013? Will you workout with a friend?  Keeping resolutions realistic and reasonable is essential to success. Whether you are exercising for weight loss, stress relief, heart health or all of the above, any form of exercise you choose will undoubtedly be better than sitting on the couch. Linda Mohr explained, “I set intentions for the year as well as select a key word to describe how I want to live the year. Yoga is part of my 2013 intentions, and my word is peace.”

The Christmas Lights at Clifton Mill

By Emma Jarman

Eleven months out of the year, Clifton, Ohio, is just like any other small town. There’s a waterfall, a coffee shop, a stoplight and a few historic buildings with limited historic significance; though, in this case, even that is a stretch since the Village of Clifton has a total area of only 0.2 square miles. But Clifton, Ohio, nestled about 30 miles east of Dayton and only three miles east of Yellow Springs, has more than one claim to fame. Not only is it home to one of the largest water-powered grist mills left standing but every December, 3.5 million lights are strung in, out and around the village to twinkle through the holiday season for one of the country’s finest displays.

Impressive enough to have been featured in Midwest Living and Ohio Magazine, the lights illuminate the Miniature Village and the Santa Claus Museum. They cascade over the 100-foot waterfall, swing through the old covered bridge and dance to a choreographed musical spectacular. Every night until Christmas Eve, Santa and his elves work by the light of the luminescent strands to get through to the very last hour of the busy season. Three and a half million lights blanket the old mill, the gorge, the riverbanks, trees and bridges, washing the 0.2 square-mile village in a rush of holiday shock and awe.

Last year, flooding threatened the light show, even shutting it down temporarily as the banks of the Little Miami River flooded over and damaged thousands of strands of lights on the mill. This year, necessary repairs have all been made and the season is expected to run smoothly, disregarding the unpredictability of the thermometer. The beauty of snow falling through rainbow shades of twinkling light strands almost makes you forget how cold it is and must be for the snow to be falling in the first place. For more than 20 years, the lights at Clifton have been taking visitors’ minds off the bitter cold and directing them towards the warmth of holiday cheer and the hot chocolate at the mill.

If you’re looking to join a throng of holiday-goers and have a shared experience of oohs and aahs, shoulder to shoulder, sharing warmth like a herd of penguins, weekend nights are the best to go. But if you prefer to meander the sights and experience the darkness of the musical break, followed by the pseudo-religious experience of millions of lights slowly skipping back on to the tune of classical music in a little more private atmosphere, make the journey Monday through Thursday when the roads and walkways are a little clearer. The display is wheelchair accessible, so weekdays are the best times to go to ensure the most comfortable journey through Clifton’s winter wonderland.

Be sure to check out the miniature village at Clifton Mill, complete with recreations of many of Clifton’s historic buildings including a ‘50s-style diner, an illuminated mini-Main Street and operational trains circling the display. The Santa Claus Museum is another must-see. The private collection of the Satariano family has taken almost 40 years to reach its current state and includes more than 3,000 mechanical, toy and advertisement-related Santa Clauses ranging in genre from strange to spectacular. Concessions will serve hot dogs, BBQ pork sandwiches, soup, cornbread, hot chocolate, cookies, pie, popcorn and soft drinks — furthering the reminder that the holidays are officially here with the annual, inevitable calorie-bomb that is the American month of December.

It takes six men about three months to arrange the production, with the show opening the day after Thanksgiving — Nov. 23 this year — and the lights are on every night through New Year’s Day —Jan. 1 next year. Gates are open at 5 p.m. so everyone can filter in and find a spot before the lights come on at 6 p.m. The gates close at 9:30 p.m. with the lights shutting off at 10. The only days to break that schedule are Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve, on which the gates will close at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $10 per person to get in the door. Children six and under can leave their wallets at home, the show is at no cost to them. Tickets can be purchased with cash, credit and debit cards, and also Clifton Mill gift certificates, should you have one or be interested in purchasing one as a gift for a party member. There is a group discount of $1 per person in parties of 15 or more, as long one person pays for the entire group. Parking is free.

The lights at Clifton Mill, 75 Water St., Clifton, are open rain or shine, barring torrential downpour or severe winter weather. For more information call 937-767-5501.

Reach DCP freelance writer Emma Jarman at EmmaJarman@daytoncitypaper.com

Forsooth, the Ohio Renaissance Festival is again upon us!

By Kevin J. Gray

As you walk along the dirt road, you see quaint shops with wooden signs selling handcrafted objects. Two men in full suits of armor are about to mount their steeds and joust, and a guy who looks like Friar Tuck is gnawing on an enormous roasted turkey leg. Are you hanging with the extras on the set of “The Hobbit?” Have you been transported to Hogsmeade? Nope. More likely, you are at the Ohio Renaissance Festival, the annual fall festival held in Harveysburg, Ohio.

The festival, held for eight weekends from Sept. 1-Oct. 21, takes place on a 30-acre permanent village made to look like England, circa 1572. Now in its 23rd year, the festival attracts between 8,000 and 12,000 visitors per year. Cheryl Bucholtz, vice president of marketing for the event, explains the attraction and why she loves the event: “I’ve been here for 12 seasons. It’s so unique and so different. You are not sitting in a movie theater watching the screen; you are not sitting at home in front of the TV playing video games. It is live action interaction, 100 percent, while you are here. You are not going to see this anywhere else.”

Cheryl’s right. What the event offers is truly unique and looks like something out of the movies or a video game. When you walk through the gate, you are transported back more than 400 years to a time before the Internet, before the electricity, even before cars and bikes. Hundreds of shops line the lanes, selling clothing, jewelry, decorative items, books and pottery. Watch bootmakers, blacksmiths and glassblowers create their wares.

The food is also spectacular. Bucholtz recommends arriving hungry so you can taste the authentic-based food offerings. The giant roasted turkey legs are hands down a fan favorite, but there are a lot of other options to choose from, including bread bowls loaded with soups and stews, steak on a stick, fish and chips and Scotch eggs. New this year, the festival is offering macaroni and cheese in a bread bowl and dragon dip and chips. Meads from Valley Vineyards and hearty ales from Guinness, Harp and Smithwick’s, as well as more traditional American lagers, are for sale in the pubs, and children of all ages can quench their thirst with fresh apple cider.

But the entertainment is the real draw. As you stroll the lanes, you may encounter more than 100 costumed cast members, dressing the part of 16th century English villagers. The cast members will explain what it is they do in the village, all while keeping in character. Good luck explaining what your smartphone is to these folks.

In addition, there are nearly 100 engaging, live shows daily on eleven stages scattered throughout the village. Highlights include:

-The KamiKaze FireFlies, new this year, who juggle interesting objects, eat fire, juggle fire and try some pretty funny stunts. The best part of the show is the grand finale, where one of the team members, a world-record holder in the event, creates a bologna sandwich made with an interesting utensil (hint: his hands never touch the sandwich).

-Also new this year, swords, rope swings, gunfire and comedy burst from the decks of a 65-foot pirate ship during the Pirate Comedy Stunt Show. How did the ship get dry-docked in central Ohio? Turns out these pirates are terrible navigators. Learn more at the show.

-One of the most popular events every year is the jousting. The Knights of Valour joust in full armor three times daily. And this jousting is real. Nothing staged here, so be prepared for some bone-crunching hits as your favorite knight rides atop his 2,000 pound warhorse.

-Throughout the lanes and filling the pubs, listen for the sounds of the Rogues of Rafferty. These young lads, new this year, perform traditional Irish folk music that will get you dancing or singing along.

-The whole family should check out The Adventures of Robin Hood, where Robin Hood and Maid Marian transform audience members into the stars of tales of yore, with a comedic twist.

-For more audience participation, don’t miss The Da Vinci Bros Comedy Operas. In these hysterical shows, the audience provides the orchestra and the sound effects.

-Feeling dirty? Head to The Mudde Show where cast members perform “Beowulf,” Dante’s “Inferno” and the muddiest show of them all, “The Viking Show,” in the tri-state area’s only Olympic-sized Muditorium.

-Throughout the village pubs, keep an eye out for The Other Woman performing music and comedy. But be warned, this maiden is always searching for her next true love. It just might be you.

-Young lads and lasses will want to see The Swordsmen, who offer sharp rapiers and even sharper wit. Learn the proper way to offer a kiss upon the hand and how to engage in a duel.

Finally, don’t miss the games and rides. Test your skill with a bow and arrow, or chuck tomatoes at a poor, unfortunate soul at Vegetable Vengeance. Kids will like the frog pond. And be sure to ride the rides. Remember, there is no electricity, so all rides are human-powered. See what makes them work.

The Ohio Renaissance Festival runs each Saturday and Sunday through October 21st from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., with a different theme each weekend. Tickets are $19.99 for adults (13 and over) and $9.99 for kids (aged 5-12), with rides, parking, and concessions extra. Discount tickets are available at all Ohio Kroger stores. Check their website at renfestival.com/ for full details and directions.

Reach DCP freelance writer Kevin Gray at KevinGray@daytoncitypaper.com

Cocktails, food and dancing at Springfield Museum’s annual Art Ball

By Rusty Pate

The Springfield Museum of Art will hold its 43rd annual Art Ball on Sept. 8. The event will be held in the Museum, 107 Cliff Park Road in Springfield.
The black-tie affair serves as the largest fundraising event of the year, according to Ann Fortescue, the museum’s executive director.
“We’re seeing people from both the city of Springfield and the Springfield region, but also we’re beginning to draw some folks from outside the immediate Springfield area,” Fortescue said. “I think our attendees and guests are seeing this as a wonderful celebratory event.”
The event consists of a cocktail hour, a formal dinner and dancing.
“For the second year in a row, we will be dining in the museum’s largest gallery,” Fortescue said. “It is a wonderful space.”
The McGregor Gallery, named for former board member Jim McGregor, is a 100-foot-long hall with a curved wall that follows the contours of Buck Creek, which runs just outside the Museum.
The event features a tiered pricing structure, with grand patrons (ages 41 and older) tickets costing $185 and young patron (ages 40 and under) tickets costing $145.
In recent years, the Art Ball demographics have been trending increasingly younger, according to the event’s co-chair Jeff Smith.
“The event’s beginning to attract an increasingly younger audience, which has been terrific,” Smith said. “There has been a long tradition of the established generation having been the primary art ball attendees, but over the last few years, more and more younger individuals are coming.”
It is a trend welcomed by all involved.
“I will use my one-year experience with this event, as well as comments from guests last year,” Fortescue said. “There were quite a number of people who were attending Art Ball either for their first time or this might have been their second time. A number of long-time attendees were just delighted at the number of younger and first-time attendees to the event.”
Smith believes the discounted price for younger attendees represents just one factor as to why this is happening.
“Over the last few years, the chairs of the event have been younger couples,” Smith said. “The advantage of that has been those couples have drawn in their friends and contacts. I think also the selection of the band has helped. The Red Hot Rhythm Review has provided terrific entertainment over the last two years and we certainly look forward to that this year.”
One of the responsibilities of the chairpersons is to select a theme. In years past, it may have been a wide-scoping subject, such as the Greek Isles, but last year’s choice to feature one particular work seems to have caught on.
“Last year, the chairs at the time focused on a painting the museum had acquired within that previous year and I really liked that idea,” Smith said. “It gives another opportunity to highlight the museum as an active museum in terms of actively acquiring artwork – artwork that fits with the theme and mission of the museum.”
This year’s theme revolves around Blanche Lazzell’s 1926 print of “The Monongahela.”
“This Lazzell is a playful, bright, colorful woodcut. It’s a piece of Midwestern regional art done by a woman that just really caught our eye,” Smith said.
The museum will also participate in the Smithsonian’s upcoming Museum Day Live! The event takes place on Sept. 29 and allows anyone with an interest and Internet access to have their own museum experience. Tickets can be downloaded for free from Smithsonian.com.
The Springfield Museum of Art serves as an affiliate of the Smithsonian and is the only art museum in Ohio to carry such a distinction.
Smith believes the role of visual arts and those charged with curating and protecting these works becomes even more important in the modern, over-stimulated world.
“We are inundated with visual images, and in so many cases there is not a lot of thought given to what the visual images look like,” Smith said. “So, for an art museum to support, promote and protect artwork that is a visual representation with visual meaning is so important.”
Art becomes expendable when viewed in terms of spreadsheets and cost-effective analyses. Smith believes the dollars saved come at a high intellectual and societal cost.
“From a purely capitalistic point of view, many builders and developers don’t see a purpose for including art, and yet visual art is so important in today’s society to provide a visually appealing, aesthetically appealing society,” Smith said.
The Springfield Museum of Art’s annual Art Ball will be held on Saturday, Sept. 8 at 6:30 p.m. For more info visit www.springfieldart.museum or call (937) 325-4673. Museum Day Live! takes place on Sept. 29 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, visit www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/.
Reach DCP freelance writer Rusty Pate at RustyPate@daytoncitypaper.com

The Taste at Fraze dishes out 25 years of local cuisine

By Emma Jarman

Have you ever wondered what the Fraze tastes like? If you answered no, then I’m with you. But there are a number of restaurants in the Miami Valley I am curious about that will be showcasing their fare at this year’s 25th annual The Taste event in the park at the Fraze, Thursday, Aug. 30 starting at 5 p.m.

Put on by the Kettering Moraine Oakwood (KMO) Chamber of Commerce, The Taste is a remarkably unique venue for attendees to sample a wide variety of cuisines. It can only be likened to speed dating, but for palates. For the $25 cost of a wristband at the door ($10 for children 10 and under), attendees can try any one, two or 50 different offerings from each and every vendor.

“Normally, you would pay as you go,” said Ann-Lisa Rucker, president of the KMO Chamber of Commerce. “You would buy tickets or pay at each booth for a taste. This one you get a wristband and you don’t have to mess with that the rest of the evening. It makes it more social.” It’s one of the more unique aspects of The Taste compared to other community restaurant showcasing events.

So with your wallet firmly planted in your deepest pocket, make your rounds past each table, nibble samples and question the chefs. Talk about them with your friends once you’ve walked away. Make notes on a tiny card as to which restaurant you might be interested in seeing again. And the best part about speed tasting? Everything you taste is going to like you. Should you so decide, you can schedule another date at any or all of the establishments you meet at The Taste.

There is something for everyone at The Taste, assured Rucker. “[The Taste] runs the whole gamut between deserts, appetizers, pizza, there’s a lobster ravioli, usually a steak or a prime rib. But the nice thing about the event is most of the restaurants present their nicest fare,” she said.

Vendors come from far and wide across the Miami Valley. Young’s Jersey Dairy, for instance, makes an appearance. There are catering companies, candy companies, personal chefs, dietitians, even the Atrium Grove from inside the Kettering Medical Center comes to surprise people with the quality of their hospital food. (I, personally, would love to see a farmers market make an appearance. And since the Chamber can add vendors as late as the week before the event, if anyone’s reading this and considering it, I beg you to consider it a little more seriously. Go locavore!)

That said, and with the mention of the under 10 years old wristband price, it should also be noted that the target audience for The Taste is a slightly more mature palate. While there is something for everyone, including vegetarian dishes, unless your tween loves truffled mac and cheese or umami-rich stir fry’s, it may be best to invite an adult companion. Vendors at this event tend to roll out samples of their higher-end menu offerings and a more refined and adventurous palate will appreciate the flavors more than someone who, within the last decade, liked to eat play-doh or lick markers that smelled like fruits.

“It’s a really cool date night,” said Rucker. Many people come straight from work to meet friends or spouses for a unique alternative to the typical sit-down dinner date. There is also a lot of core networking that takes place, not just between the competing chefs and vendors, but between those in attendance.

Live music will be pumped through the area courtesy of the Chris Bowman Band. “He does a very nice job with some cover music,” said Rucker. “He does some of his own music and then does some soft jazz. He’s really dynamic, he’s the perfect fit for this event. It’s just ‘feel good’ music.”

Furthermore, the vendors are encouraged to decorate their spaces in keeping with the ambiances of their establishments. This year, the more than 40 participants will do anything from hang floral arrangements to literally rolling out a red carpet to guide their expected line towards a highly-anticipated taste.

Concessions are the one thing that must be paid for outside of admission. Beer, wine and alcoholic beverages, along with soft drinks and water will be available through Fraze vendors and will be for sale throughout the evening.

As the biggest fundraiser the KMO Chamber of Commerce holds each year, all proceeds from wristband sales and from the high-end basket raffles and silent auction items are put towards their work on programming that directly helps people with resource tools for their business, said Rucker. Gift baskets are typically valued between $1,500 and a couple of thousand dollars.

Not only does The Taste at the Fraze give the community a great date night and showcase area restaurants and food makers, it serves as a fundraiser for the chamber while tying directly into their mission: “To foster prosperity in our community.”

To purchase tickets to The Taste, go to the KMO Chamber of Commerce, 2977 Far Hills Ave. in Kettering, the Fraze Box Office, or visit www.etix.com. For more information visit www.fraze.com/the-taste.

Reach DCP freelance writer Emma Jarman at EmmaJarman@daytoncitypaper.com

The Fair at New Boston

By Benjamin Smith

When thinking about the American Revolution, the words “Miami Valley” may not automatically spring to mind – yet our region has surprising connections to the War for Independence. The Gem City’s namesake, Jonathan Dayton, served in the conflict; Dayton’s Wayne Avenue and St. Clair Street are named after Revolutionary generals “Mad” Anthony Wayne and Arthur St. Clair, respectively; and on Aug. 8, 1780, the largest Revolutionary battle west of the Allegheny Mountains was fought near present-day Springfield, when General George Rogers Clark and an army of about 1,000 Kentucky soldiers attacked and defeated British-allied Shawnee Indians in the village of Peckuwe.

A marker later erected by the Clark County Historical Society summarizes the importance of Peckuwe: “The battle was a significant one in the struggle of the pioneer for the West and in the struggle of the American colonies for ascendancy over the British during the American Revolution. The permanent settlement of the area of Ohio began within a decade and a half after General Clark’s victory.” In 1809, the town of New Boston was founded close to where Peckuwe had stood, only to be eventually abandoned after Springfield was selected Clark County’s seat and, in 1924, George Rogers Clark Park was established on the battle site. In 1982, the George Rogers Clark Heritage Association started the park’s annual Fair at New Boston over Labor Day weekend to teach the public about 18th-century life. Of course, the Fair has also introduced many people to the Miami Valley’s own often-overlooked American Indian, Revolutionary and frontier history. This year’s event – held on Sept. 1-2 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m – marks the Fair’s 30th anniversary.

“We’re pulling out all the stops,” said Pam Cottrel, Marketing Director for the George Rogers Clark Heritage Association. “We have extended the Fair’s time period to 1812 to observe the bicentennial of the War of 1812 … a time when the British were on our doorsteps again.”

Besides the Fair’s usual activities and attractions – which include food vendors, merchants, performers, historical impersonations, wagon rides, battle reenactments, a stockade and a “Woodlands Indian Village” – the 2012 event will feature the presentation of an 18th-century play titled “The Old Maid,” performed by The New Boston Players, a group of amateur actors and volunteers from the Springfield area.

“I think attendees will enjoy the play because it’s a farce – a type of play that we don’t see much today,” said Mary Pacinda, who performs the role of Miss Harlow in this comedy of errors. “It’s representative of a type of entertainment people enjoyed in the late 1700s. It makes great use of ‘the aside,’ in which actors speak directly to the audience.”

Other new additions to the 2012 Fair are regularly scheduled duel reenactments. “Dueling was such a problem back then,” explains Cottrel.

Although some historians bemoan a general lack of interest in our nation’s past, the Fair at New Boston has proven to be a very popular attraction, sometimes drawing more than 20,000 visitors to the park over the weekend.

“Some people come specifically for the [period-specific] food, such as turkey legs, buffalo, cream puffs, and ginger cakes,” says Cottrel. “Others spend the day sitting in the shade and listening to historical presentations, or roam from entertainer to entertainer. The Fair’s artisans have a serious following of people who want to see how things were made back then, and a growing number of visitors head straight to the Woodlands Indian Village and stay there all day. Yet the Fair’s biggest draw are probably the military tacticals or battle reenactments—complete with cannons—that happen late each afternoon.”

The schedule of demonstrations and performances for this year’s Fair (both days) is as follows:

10:30 a.m.: Opening Ceremony; Native Cooking

11 a.m.: Dr. Balthasar, Quack Doctor; 18th-Century Dancing

11:15 a.m.: Clockwork Clowns; Faire Wynds

11:30 a.m.: Mr. Bailey, Magician; Eva Lail, Shawnee Captive; Jack Salt & the Captain’s Daughter; Dueling Swords

11:45 a.m.: Signora Bella, Slack Rope Walker

Noon: The New Boston Players present “The Old Maid”

12:15 p.m.: George Rogers Clark (Saturday); Simon Kenton (Sunday)

12:45 p.m.: Clockwork Clowns; Mad Anne Bailey

1 p.m.: Phillis Wheatley, A Voice of Her Own; Faire Wynds; Native Dance and Drum

1:15 p.m.: The International Theatre Troupe, “Mummer Show”

1:30 p.m.: Canebreak Revivals; Signora Bella, Slack Rope Walker

1:45 p.m.: Letters from Lydia Bacon

2 p.m.: Dr. Balthasar, Quack Doctor

2:15 p.m.: Clockwork Clowns; Eva Lail, Shawnee Captive

2:30 p.m.: Jack Salt & the Captain’s Daughter

2:45 p.m.: Mr. Bailey, Magician; 18th-Century Dancing

3:15 p.m.: Daniel Boone; Dueling Swords

3:30 p.m.: The International Theatre Troupe, “Mummer Show”; Clockwork Clowns; Faire Wynds

4 p.m.: Quill Work Demo; Military Tacticals

4:15 p.m.: Dr. Balthasar, Quack Doctor; Signora Bella, Slack Rope Walker

4:30 pm.: Faire Wynds

5 p.m.: Mr. Bailey, Magician; Bow Shoot; A Pistol Duel

5:45 p.m.: Closing Ceremonies

The Fair at New Boston will take place Saturday, Sept. 1 and Sunday, Sept. 2 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. Tickets $8 for adults, $5 for active military personnel with I.D., $3 for children ages 6-12. Children 5 and under are free. Cash only. No pets allowed. For more information and directions to George Rogers Clark Park, visit www.fairatnewboston.org or call 937-882-9216.

Reach DCP freelance writer Benjamin Smith at BenjaminSmith@DaytonCityPaper.com