The Dreadful Yawns at Blind Bob’s By Leo DeLuca Photo: Ben Gmetro, Clayton Heuer and Rick Spitalsky of the Dreadful Yawns; photo: Kurt Curtis Ben Gmetro’s calloused fingers rest atop a rickety table. The fingernails on his right-hand are carefully grown-out, long and lopsided with the left – it’s a utilitarian move; the Dreadful Yawns frontman […]
After 23 years, Fraze Pavilion continues to impress By Leo DeLuca Photo: The Turtles featuring Flo and Eddie will perform as part of the Happy Together tour at Fraze Pavilion on Aug. 6, 2014 Wind whistles low, visiting the tops of trees, as the sun sinks off in the horizon. Concertgoers gather near and far, seeking […]
Summer extras: Dinner and a show, auditions and awards By Jacqui Theobald Photo: Tamra Francis and Heather Gorby in Mayhem and Mystery’s “Reunion Reckoning”; photo: Jerry Francis Mayhem and Mystery at Spaghetti Warehouse Mayhem and Mystery is in its own category – it’s not dinner theatre in the usual sense, but plays presented in restaurants, one […]
‘The Dead Guy’ by Eric Coble By Jacqui Theobald Photo: [l to r] Christopher Hahn as Eldon and Amy Askins as Gina during a dress rehearsal of “The Dead Guy” at the Dayton Theatre Guild; photo: Peter Wine/MediaMoments.com How would you feel about a reality show with a million dollar bonus, but the ultimate cost of […]
Million Dollar Quartet at Schuster By Brian Sharp Photo: John Countryman as Jerry Lee Lewis, James Barry as Carl Perkins, Cody Ray Slaughter as Elvis Presley and Scott Moreau as Johnny Cash in Million Dollar Quartet; photo: Jeremy Daniel What happens when Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis just happen to stop […]
Dayton Gay Men’s Chorus honors Harvey Milk with Midwest premiere By Eric Street Photo: Tony and Grammy award nominee Andrew Lippa wrote the words and music for I Am Harvey Milk Here’s your chance to celebrate history while seeing it being made! Join members of the Dayton Gay Men’s Chorus and the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra as they present […]
Vanguard Concert Series presents Lincoln Trio at DAI By Josher Lumpkin Photo: The Lincoln Piano Trio will perform on May 23 at the Dayton Art Institute; photo: Marc Hauser The Dayton Art Institute’s Vanguard Concert Series has an impressive history of providing live chamber music in an intimate setting for over 52 years. In this time, […]
‘Beauty and the Beast’ at Schuster By Brian P. Sharp Photo: “Beauty and the Beast” will be performed at the Schuster Center May 27 through June 1; photo: Amy Boyle Disney’s “Beauty and The Beast” is taking the stage at the Schuster Center from Tuesday, May 27 through Sunday, June 1. This timeless story of romance […]
Openings, premiers and summer camp – oh my! By Jacqui Theobald Photo: Children in the 2013 Human Race Theatre Company summer camp perform “The Wizard of Oz” PARTY IN XENIA If you happen to be turning f-f-f-fifty in 2014, The Xenia Area Community Theater, X*ACT has a birthday special just for you. If you’ve already had […]
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra closes season with Beethoven’s great Ninth By Pat Suarez Photo: The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra presents Beethoven’s Ninth on May 16 and 17 in the Mead Theatre of the Schuster Center Try this: Put a blank sheet of musical staves (those five horizontal, parallel lines separated by four spaces), enough for an orchestra’s woodwinds, […]
By Chuck Shepherd The Unhoneymoon A Saratoga Springs, New York, resort has begun accepting totally defeated husbands and wives for […]
Dayton’s police blotter, reported verbatim By Researched and reported by Charles Grove Plausible deniability Officers responded to a nuisance call. […]
By Amy Alkon The Wicked Witch of the Westin There’s a girl who works at the hotel where my co-workers […]
Eating has a mind of its own By Jayne Powers How food and eating manifest themselves in our lives and […]
National Sing-Off Live Tour in Troy By Tara Pettit Photo: Street Corner Symphony will perform at Hobart Arena as part of The […]
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