Springfield Symphony Orchestra’s American Style By Sarah Sidlow Photo: Pianist Awadagin Pratt will perform with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra on Oct. 4 For centuries, musicians have taken on the task of answering the question; just what is “American” music? The challenge, both intellectual and creative, stems from a desire to represent an American ideal, and […]
Pakistan’s Khumariyaan brings hyper folk Music to UD By Gary Spencer Photo: Khumariyaan will perform at University of Dayton’s Boll Theatre on Oct. 2; photo: Ammar Shareef American poet Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Music is the universal language of mankind.” And since Emerson uttered this mantra, many musical artists have taken this assertion to […]
Reviews of the New York Spring 2015 collections by Christopher Aaron Blackmon Photo: Costello Tagliapietra presented ruching along the panels of tight dresses; photo courtesy of Costello Tagliapietra I was walking back to the office down Fifth Avenue on a particularly hot day here in New York, and was struck by the line that snaked […]
The Signature brings acoustic soul to new show By Chelsea Davis Photo: Singer/songwriter Leon Timbo will perform in The Signature: A Poetic Medley Show’s Signature Acoustic on Sept. 26 The Signature is at it again! This time around, The Signature: A Poetic Medley Show, is giving the audience an acoustic show unlike any they’ve seen before. […]
The proud and the playwrights By Jacqui Theobald Photo: [l-r] Ariqa Bowens as Elizabeth Bennet and Shaun Diggs as Mr. Darcy in “Pride and Prejudice” at Sinclair Community College; photo: Sam McConnell Hear the people sing How do you celebrate the 25 years of a community orchestra? “We’re aiming BIG,” Miami Valley Symphony Orchestra’s John Root […]
Dayton Performing Arts Alliance season opens By Janell Ward Photo: Dancers from Dayton Ballet take the stage in Cinderella, choreographed by Karen Russo Burke; photo: Scott Kimmins Exciting performances await your arrival at the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance. This year, the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance (DPAA) will open its New Horizons season with Russian Panorama. […]
Dayton World Soccer Games returns By Melissa Markham Photo: Players from team Germany (left) and Burundi (right) fight it out on the field. Photo: Neal (Scooby) Daniels With the 2014 FIFA World Cup just behind us and more teams competing this year than ever before, the anticipation for this year’s Dayton World Soccer Games games […]
Mike Birbiglia thanks God for jokes at Victoria By Gary Spencer Photo: Comedian Mike Birbiglia will perform at the Victoria Theatre on Sept. 12; According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the word “religious” has a few synonyms, two of which are the words “devotional” and “sacred.” Most comedians could be said to feel religious about their […]
A review of Human Race’s Miracle on South Division Street By Jacqui Theobald Photo: [l-r] Lauren Ashley Carter as Ruth, Wendy Barrie-Wilson as Clara and Kyle Nunn as Jimmy in “Miracle on South Division Street”; photo: Scott J. Kimmins. A miracle of big laughs and knowing chuckles occurred at the Loft Theatre opening night as […]
Variations on Likeness at DVAC By Joyell Nevins Photo: Julie Renee Jones, “Mere” A portrait can be more than just a picture of what a person looks like on the outside – it can be an insight into their soul. That insight, coupled with the diversity of the human condition, is what Dayton Visual Arts […]
Steal anything At a local auto-parts store, a car radio was shoplifted. The thief suspiciously perused through the aisles and […]
By Michelle Strauss Pissed off Just a few weeks ago, someone broke into a local residence. The trespasser-turned-burglar began his raid, […]
A game of telephone Last week, on a particularly scorching hot afternoon, a man was driving his ex-girlfriend home. The […]
By Michelle Strauss Music man In a local apartment complex, alarms went off and alerted the police that a robbery […]
What a mouthful Believe it or not, in a local residence, a boyfriend kept his girlfriend’s dentures hostage. Earlier […]
