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Bow Meow Brunch at Brio

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sicsaJoin The Society for the Improvement of Conditions for Stray Animals (SICSA) for Brunch at Brio on Sun, March 7th from 11am – 2pm at the annual Bow Meow.  Brio will be serving up delicious golden brown stuffed French toast, housemade fluffy mini pancakes with fresh fruits, eggs and grilled breakfast meats. A sampling of different flavored housemade creme brulees, muffins and mini desserts. Brio Chef’s selections of housemade bruschettas, grogonzola lanb chops and Chicken Chipotle Panini. Served up  fresh juices, sodas, coffee, tea and a cash bar.

Tickets are $25 each or or 2 for $40 and can be picked up at Brio or SICSA or your can RSVP to Debbie at 937-294-6505 extension 12

Rare Dead Guy Ale To Be Tapped at Chappy’s

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images-90Rogue Ales is an craft brewery in Oregon known for fun, full flavored beers.  The brewmaster at Rogue believes “variety is the spice of life,” so they brew over 60 different ales from all natural ingredients.  This special keg release part at Chappy’s Tap Room and Grille in Moraine on Wed, March 3rd at 6pm is for a very special Rogue Dead Guy Ale-in the style of a German Maibock, using Rogue’s proprietary Pacman ale yeast. Deep honey in color with a malty aroma and a rich hearty flavor.

From the Rogue site:

“In a collaboration of crafts, Rogue Brewmaster John Maier and Rogue Spirits Master Distiller John Couchot have joined forces to create a distinct, innovative series of brews called John John Ales. The series will take Rogue Ales legends and age them in Rogue Spirits barrels. A 3,100 gallon batch of John John Ale produces 1357 cases of beer. The first of the John John series is John John Dead Guy Ale, Rogue’s award winning Dead Guy Ale matured in Rogue’s award winning Dead Guy Whiskey barrels.”

Having never tried beer aged in a whiskey barrel I looked for advice from the net and here’s what I found out from my friend Michelle at Drink of the Week:

“Since Dead Guy Ale is brewed in the German Maibock-style–a lighter version of traditional bock–the beer flavor does not overpower the whiskey notes, they just go together like beans and rice. The whiskey is definitely present with its warm smoke, but the ale offers a nice brightness that makes this pairing very smooth and drinkable.”

I say let’s go check it out oursevles, so see you at Chappy’s!


Adopt a Pet – It Could Save Your Life!

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Adopt a PetAnimal lovers have long understood that pets enhance the quality of life. For many years, this “fact” was an intuitive knowing, but a 1980 study conducted by Alan Beck, head of Purdue’s Center for the Human-Animal Bond at the School of Veterinary Medicine was the first objective measure showing the survival rate one year after a heart attack was 94% among pet owners, but only 72% for those who did not own pets.

In 2004, Dr. Edward Creagan, oncologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, began speaking publicly on the benefits of relationships between humans and animals. His studies have concluded that animals not only boost emotional well-being, but they also play a special role in physical health and recovery from illness. Dr. Creagan prescribes pets to his cancer patients to help them cope with the rigors of the disease, according to PAWSitive InterAction, a non-profit group dedicated to celebrating and promoting the human-animal bond.

University of Buffalo in New York conducted a study in 2004 that added to the mounting evidence that pets can be good for health. In the study, 48 male and female stockbrokers with no medical conditions other than hypertension, who lived alone and did not have a pet in the previous five years. Half the stockbrokers took home a cat or dog, while the other half remained alone. Six months later, researchers found the stockbrokers caring for a pet had significantly lower blood pressure than those without pets.

Several studies have concluded that a person’s blood pressure often decreases while they are stroking an animal. In addition, such stroking reduces anxiety and produces a feeling a general well-being. Research also shows that people find talking to animals less stressful than talking to people.

Other research has correlated pet ownership with the following health benefits:

  • Lower blood pressure
  • Lower cholesterol levels
  • Better psychological health
  • Lower heart attack rates
  • Higher survival rates following coronary heart disease
  • Enhanced self-esteem and social interaction (58% of pet owners say they get to know people and make friends through having pets)
  • Better physical stamina from recreational walks with pets

Many of the studies conducted have been about dogs, but the University of Minnesota’s Stroke Research Center presented in 2008 at the American Stroke Association meeting found that people who had previously or currently owned cats were less likely to die from heart attack and other cardiovascular disease. The study examined data from 4,435 people, ranging in age from 30 to 75, participating in ongoing research with the National Health and Nutritional Examination Study. The researchers found that over a 20-year period, participants who had never owned a cat were 40 percent more likely to die from heart attack, and 30 percent more likely to die from any kind of cardiovascular disease.

The Humane Society of Greater Dayton sees everyday first-hand how animals enhance the quality of life. There are hundreds of animals today in our community waiting for forever homes. Please consider adopting a shelter animal into your family so you experience the joy and health benefits that accompany the unconditional love of an animal.

(Submitted by Kelly Marie Weiler from the Humane Society of Greater Dayton)

Dayton’s Airborne Bicycles Back in Business

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If you live in the Dayton Region and ride bikes then the probability of you riding with someone on an Airborne is pretty high.  When I moved to Dayton a few years ago I kept seeing these beautifully crafted, simplistic natured, high end bikes all over and I had never heard of the company.  Of course while riding downhill and free-ride in the Pacific Northwest one wouldn’t necessarily come across one anyways, regardless I was intrigued.  What intrigued me was that Dayton had a hometown bike shop –  Airborne – an authentic, real deal, small manufacturer that makes the bike industry so interesting to me, making me proud to live in this city.IMG_0524

I will be the first to admit I am not very familiar with their history, roots, or owners but I loved the fact that they were made in Dayton.  When the time came that I was considering purchasing an Airborne,  I got word from the bike community (I think on a forum or blog!) that they were no longer in existence.  How did I not know about this?  Why did this happen?  I recently felt very similar when I heard Gem City Records was closing it’s doors, you know what I mean.  No, I didn’t loose faith in the greatest outdoor/bike town in the Midwest but that blog post really burst my bubble (at least it wasn’t from DDN).

So, for anyone who also might have been affected by Airborne closing up shop, I am happy to announce that they are back in business.  They have some seriously slick rides and word is they will be launching a Cyclo-Cross line, which is blowing up in the Midwest.

Not much is up on their website yet but you can find them on facebook to get updates on the companies progress and newest additions to this awesome bike fleet.  www.airbornebicycles.com

2010 product launch is April 15th.  Don’t miss it.

Get you butt in the saddle!

Pancakes all over town Feb 28th

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docposter2010Day of Caring is an ongoing effort to feed the hungry and homeless in our community. Their main fundraising event is an annual Pancake Brunch. The Pancake Brunch, held on the last Sunday in each February, is in fact many brunches held at various locations around the tri-state area.

Established in 1991 by Janaki Venkayya, Day of Caring is a grass roots organization made up of volunteers committed to increasing personal awareness and involvement toward confronting the ever-increasing national plight of hunger and homelessness.

From the first pancake brunch with 12 locations, to the 34 sites participating this year, Day of Caring is continually growing. As in the past, churches, community organizations, and public foundations host, prepare, and serve the annual pancake brunch. The hope this year is to raise $30,000 for local emergency hunger and housing coalitions. Many new sites have been added. In addition to Montgomery County and the City of Dayton, Greene, Preble and Clark counties are also involved. Sites in Cincinnati and Richmond, Ind., are also participating with money from ticket sales going back to the county in which they were raised.

Venkayya said the “Day of Caring” committee is now focused on increasing volunteers, especially younger people. More than 1,000 volunteers help out. During the past 13 years, the project has received about $1 million of in-kind donations — from paper napkins and coffee to orange juice and plastic utensils.

In philosophy, Day of Caring is similar to Thanksgiving, where one day a year we come together as a nation to give thanks for our good fortune. Likewise, Day of Caring, through its ever increasing number of volunteers, sets aside one day – the last Sunday in February – where we, the community, can come together to help our less fortunate neighbors.

A variety of churches and service organizations host a Pancake Brunch and all proceeds from these Brunches benefit the local community’s Hunger and Housing Coalitions. Cost of the brunch is $6 for an adult, $4 for seniors and children. we

At the House of Bread, thanks to Merrill Lynch, a free breakfast will be served. A complete list of brunch sites and the times they will operate can be found at the Day of Caring web site. For more information, call (937) 320-1687.

Financial support comes from various businesses and individuals through either underwriting of a Brunch site’s expenses or in-kind donations.

2010 Underwriters

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Buddha Den NTRO/XPO Moves in March

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The Buddha Den…after 18 months at Oregon Express, tonight will be our final edition of The Buddha Den NTRO/XPO at that location. Tonight we will wrap up our February Residency with Brandon Hawk performing a solo acoustic set and also with his band, By Way of Sunstorm. Certainly, this will be the icing on the cake of our stint at the Oregon Express. We’d like to thank Joe Bavarro and the staff at OE for providing us with such an incredibly opportunity and an amazing room in which to host this event. Thank you to everyone that came out and supported the event and thanks to all the musicians that took time out of their week to come by and play. It’s been an incredibly rewarding experience and we learned a lot about hosting shows and just exactly how much incredible talent there is in Dayton…

…as we move into March, we’ll be moving The Buddha Den NTRO/XPO across town to the cozy confines of South Park Tavern. Additionally, we will be changing the night of the week for the NTRO/XPO from Wednesday to Tuesday. The event will continue to be FREE, however, and will now also be ALL AGES. We will kick off our March Residency on Tuesday, March 9 with an amazing young band that we recently discovered, Roley Yuma.

Soup For You!

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peacemuseum-1A Soup Supper to benefit the Dayton International Peace Museum and Dayton FoodBank will be held on Sat, Feb 27th starting at 7pm, hosted by Miami Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Guests will take home a beautiful handmade pottery bowl after enjoying soups (including vegetarian options. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children, with advance purchase reequired.

Delicious Soups donated by:

* Cafe Monet
* C’est Tout Bistro
* Coco’s Bistro
* Flavors Restaurant
* The Meadowlark Restaurant
* One Lincoln Park
* Savona Ristorante
* Thai 9
* Boosalis Baking Company
* Rahn’s Artisan Breads
* Reeve’s Catering
* Sisters’ Catering
* Boston Stoker

For Tickets call: 937-227-3223 or 937-436-3628bowls-of-hope
Email: [email protected]
or [email protected]

Information at websites:
www.DaytonPeaceMuseum.org
www.MVUUF.org

Realtors and the Kitchen Table Confidential

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“Jim gave me your name. I need to talk to a Realtor who will be absolutely honest with me. I’m in a situation…”

If a Realtor is doing her job properly- that is, helping people with real estate transactions, creating educated, informed, knowledgeable clients, developing happy and satisfied clients- our clients often refer us to their friends and relatives100_3198 and acquaintances. This is a big deal, not something to take for granted, nor is it something to be expected. I don’t know about you, but I have to be very satisfied with the work someone does for me and I have to trust that the quality of work is consistent in order to refer people here or there, regardless of business. I don’t expect my clients to be any different. I want them to be comfortable referring their loved ones to me, but I understand that I have to have earned that right.

The caller said our mutual friend, Jim, thinks of me as a brutally honest Realtor. I suppose that’s true. I’m more proud of the honesty than the brutal, but either way Jim trusts me to tell his friend the truth. The caller, let’s call him Frank, was in a situation – the economy has created changes in many people’s lives, and even if you are not alone in your struggles it can be a difficult time. I know that he and Jim had discussed the possible outcomes because they both told me in separate phone conversations that Jim knew some details of Frank’s financial situation.

I visited Frank. Toured his property, sat down at the kitchen table and listened to Frank’s story. He had done the right things for years, helping out his family, working hard…unfortunately the economy had taken it’s toll. He shared intimate details of his finances. It’s a delicate situation to be sure, listening to private details of another person’s life. It means I’ve been trusted. Trusted to keep these details to myself, trusted to use these details to help this person above my own needs. I take that seriously, after all – it’s my duty.

After meeting Frank, I called Jim to thank him for the referral.

“Did he tell you about his situation?” Jim asked.

“Yes.”

“What do you think? Can you help him?”

“Jim, Frank is a client,” I told him. “I have a fiduciary duty to him, that means I can’t discuss our conversation with you.”

“But I’m on my way to see him right now! He’ll tell me all about it anyway!”

That’s fine. See here’s the thing (which I explained to Jim) – it’s one thing if Frank wants to discuss his business with Jim- it is HIS business after all, but as a Realtor I can’t.  Part of my fiduciary duty to my clients is confidentiality.  I was trusted and entrusted with information.  I’m going to honor that and I suspect that is a big part of why Jim felt no hesitation in referring me in the first place. Jim knows it’s my business to keep confidential information confidential.

Did Frank ever tell Jim about our conversation? I don’t know, I didn’t ask.  After all, that is really none of my business.

Photo credit: Teri Lussier, TheBrickRanch.com

Girls Just Want to Have Sun

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n280213528590_4699Hannah’s Treasure Chest, the Miami Valley area’s highly esteemed children’s charity, will host its 5th Annual Diva’s Day Out fundraiser event from 12 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 14, 2010. The event will unfold at the Presidential Banquet Center, 4572 Presidential Way, Kettering, Ohio.

Diva’s Day Out is a fun-filled luncheon and auction especially for the enjoyment of moms, grandmothers, aunts, and girls ages 8 and older. Shake your winter blues with the event’s tropical theme, “Girls Just Want to Have Sun!” Enjoy a scrumptious lunch menu and frosty drinks, celebrity MC’s, raffles, silent and live auctions, tween’s corner, and more . . . all set to the music of steel drums.

Proceeds from this event will fund the mission of Hannah’s Treasure Chest – a huge Miami Valley asset that delivered 184,000 items to children during 2009.
Hannah’s Treasure Chest responds to the needs of children by providing clothing, furniture, toys, books, and other essential items. To maximize the effectiveness of its outreach, Hannah’s Treasure Chest partners with numerous local social service agencies. When a partner agency identifies a child in need, Hannah’s provides essential items to the agency, which in turn delivers the items to the child.

Make reservations before February 1 and become eligible to win one of four “Diva Dollars” gift certificates worth $25 each. Winners will be announced at the event.

Reserve your seat or table for eight by March 5, 2010! Here’s how! Contact Hannah’s Treasure Chest at 937-438-5039, by email [email protected] or through www.hannahstreasure.org. Group and child rates are also available by telephone order. Seating is limited and available on a first come first serve basis.

There is still some time for corporate and business sponsorships! Contact Tina Marker of Windward Design Group at 937.456.2301 or [email protected] for a 2010 Diva’s Day Out marketing package. Donations are tax-deductible.

The Utterance Project: February’s lineup

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Local slam mistress Miss Purity follows up last month’s sizzling poetry/spoken word show by serving up a hot bowl of word stew on Feb. 26, at North River Coffee House.

This month’s “Utterance Project” features two accomplished poets: Ill Poetic and Huntor Prey.

8834_176063114713_77024969713_3637655_3385602_nDayton native Ill Poetic is a poet and an underground hip hop artist and producer, blending rock, soul and jazz with an introspective lyrical style.  His musical influences are diverse – ranging from rhythm and blues singer Curtis Mayfield to multi-platinum rapper Jay-Z.

“I never really thought of my music as thoughtful,” he says on his myspace page. “I think what I produce or write is usually an extension of me. I usually just try and let my personality bleed into a song, because that’s what instantly separates it from anyone else’s music.”

Along with his own solo releases, Ill Poetic boasts an impressive array of collaborative efforts, producing and/or providing remixes for artists including Slum Village, Lyricist Lounge emcee Wordsworth and a host of others.

Having toured nationally and internationally, with acts like Pharoah Monche, Talib Kweli, Chuck D and GZA, Ill Poetic is poised to be a major player in the music scene in 2010.

Joining Poetic is Toledo native Huntor Prey.  This internationally-known poet infuses his lyrics with a funky spiritualism intended to motivate and stimulate his audiences.

n310700629349_2354“The Utterance Project” is a monthly series of showcases featuring local and regional poets, spoken word artists and musicians. The event is held every fourth Friday from 5 to 8 pm.

Admission  for this all ages event is free.  Food and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase.

Replace those winter blues with a hot night of rhythm and blues.  And as always, tell ’em Dayton Most Metro sent ya!

Daytonians Sowing Big Dreams

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Fresh FoodWhat better topic to discuss on a bone-chilling February night in Dayton, than growing beautiful, luscious food in your own garden?  That is exactly what a group of urban Daytonians did on Thursday night, in the South Park historic district.  What started as a Facebook status update by Carli Dixon, South Park resident and local small business owner, quickly erupted into a flurry of dialogue on the topic. The post by Dixon referred to attending the annual OEFFA Conference (Ohio ecological Food and Farm Assn) and meeting Joel Salatin, the inventive farmer highlighted in recent documentary films, Food, Inc. and Fresh.

If you haven’t seen the movies, you may find it baffling that 10 young, talented women from the Dayton region would consider a West Virginia farmer a ROCK STAR, but it is in fact the words of that Rock Star, Joel Salatin, that ultimately united them all last night. The loosely knit group of neighbors and friends converged at Dixon’s home to hear what Salatin had to say at the OEFFA conference, as well as to share information and ideas relating to the topic of creating sustainable food systems for our region.

For some, like Winter Rowley of South Park, sustainable food systems include developing a vermicompost (worm composting) site in the region, which she has started with 1 lb. of worms currently residing in her basement. Additionally, Rowley sees food as means to bridge the gap between urban dwellers that span a wide range of socio-economic terrain.  For others, like Nakia Angelique and Shannon Pote, the focus is on children and healthy food; how to improve the food made available to children in our local school systems, and the positive impact that effort could have.

Inviting the participation of school children in the process of growing, harvesting  and enjoying the garden is the passion of another meeting attendee, Jenn Olt. As a local Montessori school teacher, and active mom, artist and gardener, Olt sees real value in the aesthetic and educational contribution that thriving urban gardens can make to our region.

Others in attendance are actively pursuing development of visible downtown sites for vegetable and flower gardens.  Kate Ervin and Amy Lee, South Park residents and active contributors to the urban creative and gardening scene, are pursuing their aspirations to start a small scale farm in the old Cliborne Manor site in South Park. They hope to invite participation from residents in the surrounding neighborhoods and encourage a partnership with the catering department of Miami Valley Hospital. And lastly, Carli & Hamilton Dixon, who recently acquired an urban lot on E. Third Street, intend to install raised beds for this season, and begin the process of small scale intensive growing on what used to be a parking lot, with a broader vision that includes leasing those plots to downtown residents and installing a summer kitchen for learning the art of canning and dehydrating.

Big dreams, by capable Daytonians, and the first seeds have been sown.

Submitted by Carli Dixon

Winter Art Show at Club Vex

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Club Vex presents “Winter Wonderland“, an art show featuring work from several local artists this Thursday night at 9 p.m.  Thursday nights at Vex showcases art and music from regional artisans and DJ’s.  Cover charge is only $5.

Peep the lineup below:

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What better way to cure cabin fever than a little art gawkin’ and ass shakin’?  And as always, tell em’ DaytonMostMetro.com sent ya!

Club Vex

101 South Saint Clair Street

Dayton, OH 45402-2422
(937) 222-7620

Re:Vibe Special Benefit/Art Show

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From promoter/event coordinator Mary K. Burnside:

n281374010212_4638EDMOhio presents Re:Vibe, a dance party on the last Thursday of every month featuring techno, house, and other electronic music hosted by Gunner and The Snark, and featuring incredible special guest DJs.

Re:Vibe aims to help stimulate and restore the once thriving electronic dance music scene in Dayton, by providing a regular event for dance music lovers who are looking to go clubbing outside of the realm of typical top-40 music. Support electronic music in Dayton!

Based on the success of our January event, with amazing sets from our guests Tony DeSaro, Trepp, and Eric Heilman, we have decided to dedicate this month’s event to Bike & Build, a charitable organization which has contributed over 2.3 million dollars to affordable housing groups.

February has a fantastic lineup in store:

Ruckus Roboticus – When he’s not busy remixing the stars (Bloc Party, Lady Tigra, Vampire Weekend, Pase Rock), or winning “Best DJ Mix” awards from Rockstar Games, Scion, and Solid Steel Radio, this bot can be found tearing the roof off of your local dancehall, art gallery, fashion show, and house party with a fierce live-set. Ruckus has land countless shows across country, and even a few in the U.K., Canada and South Korea. He’s rocked on stage with Crystal Castles, RJD2, The Juan Maclean, Peanut Butter Wolf, Prince Paul, DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Food, The Rub DJs, DJ Premier, Mitsu The Beats, and Mr. Lif. And he has heads nodding to his beats featured on Nickelodeon, MTV, and a Progressive Car Insurance commercial… It’s no wonder his fans call him “the second hardest working man in show business.”

Matt Freeman – Matt has been ahead of the nightlife curve for 15+ years. His DJ career started in 1994 as the resident DJ at the infamous ASYLUM night club laying down top industrial & techno tunes. Along with travelling quite extensively through the U.S.,
Matt also held residencies at almost every nightclub that has popped up in his hometown of Dayton, Ohio including FOUNDRY, AREA 51, PEARL, CLUB VEX, EL DIABLO, DNA, & PARALLAX just to name a few.

John Chapel – This well-known local in the scene has been playing shows all over the Dayton area. Our favorite Therapy Cafe resident DJ joins us to share his energetic blend of progressive and electro-house.

Warmup sets provided by event hosts Gunner & The Snark.

In addition to the music, we will be hosting an art show and silent auction, with commissioned pieces by:

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Photo courtesy of clubvex.com.

Charlie Gast
Heather Lee Reid
Etch
Natasha Lee Evans
Lissa Lush
Kidtee Hello
Richard Lober’
Mike Betts
Tamra Wallace
Matt James
& More

Please join us in our cause to help boost Dayton’s dance music scene, and support this month’s cause! Cost is only $5 at the door, and the event is 18+.

Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 9:00pm

Club Vex

101 S St. Clair St.

Dayton, OH

Dayton’s National Park Offers Free Films for Black History Month

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Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park will showcase two free documentaries in our Dunbar Theater on Saturday and Sunday, February 20, 21 and 27, 28.

● February 20 and 21 at 10:00am and 2:00pm – “The Tuskegee Airmen”

tuskegee-airmenThis inspiring World War II story spotlights 450 men who fought on two fronts at once. Black American aviators, known as the Tuskegee Airmen, battled Axis powers in Europe and North Africa and then took on racism at home. Trained by the segregated military system as an experiment to see if blacks could fly in combat, these pilots made more than 15,000 sorties and 1,500 missions. Their success led to the integration of the U.S. armed forces.

untitled● February 27 and 28 at 10:00am and 2:00pm – “Harlem Renaissance”
In the 1920s, African-American literature, art, music, dance, and social commentary flourished in Harlem, NY. This cultural movement redefined African-American expression. Music became the centerpiece that this movement was built around, launching an artistic awakening rather than a social revolt.

These movies are free and open to the public and can be viewed at the Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center, located at 16 South Williams Street.

For more information, call the National Park Service at 937-225-7705.