Circus archetypes and philosophical tubes at Rosewood Gallery By Jud Yalkut Never be surprised that the Rosewood Gallery will stretch the aesthetic envelope with unconventional indi-vidual visions in its scheduled exhibitions. Running through Friday, October 8 are two concurrent shows by Laine Bachman of Columbus, with her detailed and quirky circus watercolors, and Jean Ann [...]
The Spitfire Grill By Russell Florence, Jr. Beavercreek Community Theatre will open its 15th season September 17-26 with James Valcq and Fred Alley’s 2001 off-Broadway musical The Spitfire Grill, based on the 1996 film of the same name. Wright State musical theater alum Sydney Lanier will star as Shelby, a young ex-convict who starts a [...]
Sharen Eninger’s Fiver Works in Waynesville By Jud Yalkut Sharen Eninger has been a powerful cultural force since she navigated the Fish House Art Gallery in Waynesville, Ohio from 2000 to 2007. She continues her active career as a part-time instructor at the We Care Heal-ing Arts Center inDayton since 2003, as the Head of Art Ministry [...]
Shakespeare in South Park Troupe prepares ‘Romeo And Juliet’ By Katie Maurer Romeo and Juliet will make an appear-ance in South Park this weekend, but it won’t be the Romeo and Juliet we are used to. Director Daniel Wilson has decided to go with a Civil War theme for the Shakes-peare in South Park Company’s mini-malist interpretation [...]
PETER GOOCH CAPTIVATES WITH ‘PROJECT ETHIOPE’ AT UD ARTSTREET By Jud Yalkut Peter Gooch is a unique painter who has for 25 years distilled his recollections of travel in such varied places as Siena, Italy, Cambodia, Malta, coastal Maine, and the Georgian Bay of Canada into striking and colorful abstractions. An associate professor at the [...]
Urban Nights Showcases Downtown Dayton By Lara Donnelly As the nights start to cool off and students head back to school, the city of Dayton is giving summer one last hurrah. On Friday, September 10 from 5 to 10 p.m., downtown Dayton, the Oregon District and the Wright-Dunbar neighborhood will be the stage for the [...]
The Struggle For Equality Goes On By Christopher Johnson Presently, House Bill 176, the Equal Housing and Employment Act, sits in Ohio Senate President Bill Harris’ office collecting dust. Meanwhile gays that come to or stay in Ohio particularly to further their educations continue to jump ship upon graduation. I was never so aware of [...]
Dayton Opera Offers Promising Anniversary Season By Eric Street Do your friends complain that the papers only print bad news? Tell them this: the Dayton Opera is celebrating its 50th anniversary this season with three must-see operas and a Star Gala featuring leading singers from recent Dayton Opera productions. “Our 50th season will truly be [...]
Dayton Dance Companies Prepare Diverse Roster By Jeff Huntington For most people summer time means a long goodbye – to flip flops, time away from school, teeny bikinis and sunscreen. But while warm weather may be wrapping up, the start of fall marks the beginning of fresh seasons for dance companies spread throughout the Dayton [...]
Classical Contenders Promising Lineup Across The Region By Jeff Huntington The Greater Dayton area has for years been one of the best in the nation for access to the arts, and I’m proud to report that classical music is holding up very well through the Great Recession. We lost Don Hageman’s Soirees Musicales piano series, [...]
High Fructose Corn Syrup By Megan Garrison The FDA recently rejected a bid to officially change the name of high [...]
Walker was Victorious in Wisconsin Because His Reforms Worked By David H. Landon The folks at MSNBC had a bad [...]
It Takes More than a Tweet By Rana Odeh The victory of Republican Governor Scott Walker over Milwaukee Democrat Mayor [...]
What are the Consequences of Recall Election in Wisconsin? Last Tuesday, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) prevailed in an unusual [...]
Obama’s Support of Same Sex Marriage Will Cost Him Swing States By David H. Landon By Election Day, the President’s [...]
President Obama Announces Support of Same-Sex Marriage Most pundits believe that this Presidential election will be decided on the issue [...]
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