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Montgomery County Fair – Win Tickets

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Congrats to our winners: Amy, David, Rebecca, Maribeth and Kristi!
The marketing representatives at the fair will e-mail you for your mailing address.

It’s county fair time and thanks to the great connections of our Rural Life correspondent,  DaytonMostMetro.com has FIVE carload passes to the Montgomery County Fair to give away.

The Montgomery County Fair runs September 1-6 at the fairgrounds in downtown Dayton. Free, on-site parking is available off the Main Street gate.

Attractions include livestock shows, demolition derby, truck and tractor pull, garden club flower show, midway rides, food concessions, harness racing, prize vegetables and much more. New exhibits this year include the COSI on Wheels Science Spot, the Kidbucks Game Show and Kachunga the Alligator. Kids under 12 are admitted FREE every day.

To win a carload pass, comment below with your favorite fair attraction:  animals, rides, vegetable display, food, demo derby, etc. Five commenters will be selected at random. MAKE SURE you use your real email address.  We won’t make your email public but will use it to contact you if you win.  Comment before Thursday, August 26 – we’ll announce the winners on that day.

The 158th Montgomery County Fair offers six days of smiles.

For more giveaways and the scoop on this year’s fair, follow the Montgomery County Fair on Facebook.

Don’t forget to comment below and get entered in our drawing for a carload pass.

Local Restaurant puts Dayton on the map in Bon Appetit

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In the September issues of this national food magazine, which will be on newstands soon, writers  highlight the best nightly specials at restaurants across the county.  On Monday they suggest Veal Schnitzel with Herbed Spaetzle in Dallas, Texas, Tuesday ‘s best bet, Roast leg of lamb, can be found in Brooklyn, on Wednesday it’s meatloaf in Philly.

The magazine, which dubs this their “restaurant issue” then names the 10 Spots for Fantastic Daily Specials and right there at #6 is Dayton’s very own Rue Dumaine. Those of you who’ve had the pleasure of dining here, will know that Chef Anne Kearney takes great pleasure in creating daily specials, which she sends out in her weekly email and posts daily via facebook and twitter.

To see if you agree with Bon Apetit check out this Saturday, August 21st’s special:

Pan-seared veal sirloin*, corn** pudding and a ragoût of tomato**, shiitake mushroom and Blue Lake green beans**-$27

And in Chef Kearney’s own words the asteriks denote “local – fine folks are making it happen for us and OUR OHIO community!”

This is not Chef Kearney’s first mention in Bon Appetit- you may have seen her listed in a round up of Chef’s sharing their favorite packaged recipe components .  Here was that mention:

16 Secret Supermarket Ingredients Chefs Love:

Anne Kearney, Rue Dumaine; Dayton, Ohio
WHAT Birds Eye frozen pearl onions, $3 for a 16-ounce bag
HOW For Sherry-braised veal shank with artichokes and grape tomatoes
WHY “Peeling fresh pearl onions is really time-consuming, and individually quick-frozen ones are surprisingly good.”
Visit Rue Dumaine:
1061 Miamisburg Centerville Road
Washington Twp, OH 45459-6711
(937) 610-1061 – reservations are suggested

Hours:

Dinner:
Tuesday thru Thursday: 5pm ‘til 9pm
Friday & Saturday: 5pm ‘til 10pm

Lunch: Every Friday
11:30am ‘til 1:30pm



…a play without boundaries

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The Syringa Tree - SEED Theatre ProjectThe Syringa Tree

THE SEED THEATRE PROJECT

This weekend, The SEED Theatre Project will present the regional premiere of The Syringa Tree, by Pamela Gien.  The thought provoking play is performed by one actress, Robin Smith, who portrays twenty-four different characters, all of whom speak, and sing, in a variety of languages & dialects.  To further complicate this actress’ task, she performs without physical scenery and props, allowing the voices of her characters free to tell the story of Elizabeth Grace with only the external impact of light and sound to place these people in a time and place.

I spoke with Robin, along with Adam Leigh (director), Amy Brooks (dramaturg/assistant director) & Michelle Leigh (production manager) last weekend about The Syringa Tree.  I am curious about the concept of this show, and I am very much looking forward to attending the performance to hear this amazing tale spun by so many characters on an empty stage with only one actress.

A description of the show, provided by SEED:

The Syringa TreeThe Syringa Tree is a personal, deeply evocative story of an abiding love between two families, one black, one white, and the two children that are born into their shared household in the early 1960’s South Africa. Seen first through the eyes of a child, six-year old Elizabeth Grace, as she tries with humor and sometimes palpable fear, to make sense of the chaos, magic and darkness of Africa, we follow their destinies in a story that spans four generations, from early apartheid to the present day free South Africa.

Robin Smith - THE SYRINGA TREE - The SEED Theatre Project Resident Artist Robin Smith will portray twenty-four very different characters (black, white, old, young, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Zulu, English, Jewish, etc.) in the telling of this story.

The SEED crew is highly passionate about this piece, pointing out the similarities of the time & place of the story with our lives in Dayton, 2010.  The play takes place in apartheid-bound Johannesburg, South Africa from the 1960’s through the mid-1990’s, as apartheid was lifted.  The production staff points out that even as the characters in this play live in a world where boundaries are all they know, there is a love in this script that defies all racial boundaries…the play becomes timeless and boundless.  It concerns itself more with the interconnectedness of people in a time and place where the disruption of apartheid created a disconnectedness with the land.

The Syringa TreeIn their research on this work, Adam & Michelle Leigh began looking into the South African community within the Miami Valley.  They were surprised to find out how many refugees are living in the Dayton area, some by choice and some by force.

“…it’s not over in South Africa.  It’s not on the 6:00 news, but it still exists.  Americans know apartheid exists, but not the details.”

Adam Leigh, the show’s director and founder of SEED states that their mission is to present entertainment, but at the same time taking the audience on a journey so that when they leave, they understand that we, in Dayton, experience the exact same issues today.  The SEED Theatre productions will feature an Enter-Action Forum following each performance.  The forum will be a time for the audience, the actors, the staff and other guests to discuss the issues presented in the play.

For more Information & Tickets, visit:

The SEED Theatre Project, Dayton, OhioTHE SYRINGA TREE (8pm, August 20-21 at the Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center) Tickets: $12  Call (937) 823-0081 or by visiting their ONLINE BOX OFFICE:  ShowTix4u.com.

Please Note: This production contains adult language and themes. Viewer discretion is advised.

Visit http://www.seedtheatreproject.org for more information about the organization.

Visit The Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center for information about this amazing community center now open in Dayton. The Kroc Center is located at 1000 North Keowee Street, Dayton, Ohio  45404.

The Syringa Tree will be the first theatrical production to take place in the center.  The staff of SEED Theatre indicated that they were very fortunate to the gracious people of the Kroc Center.

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Shane Anderson & David Brush work with locally based Encore Theater Company. ETC recently moved into the new arts collective space in the Oregon District, along with Zoot Theatre Co. & Rhythm in Shoes. Anderson, Brush & ETC just concluded their summer season of new musicals in downtown Dayton, which featured Johnathan Larson’s RENT, [title of show] & the new musical in development Next Thing You Know.

Would you like to submit theater news for DaytonMostMetro.com’s onStageDayton features?  Email Shane & Dave at [email protected]

Friday: Shrug with Jesse Remnant and the Trainwrecks

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Jesse Remnant and the Trainwrecks

Jesse Remnant and Trainwrecks have been busy prepping a new album, but that hasn’t kept them from performing live shows around town.  This Friday you can catch them at Canal Street Tavern beginning at 9:30pm.  Also on the bill is Shrug (with whom the Trainwrecks share several members).

Check out Jesse Remnant and the Trainwrecks performing their song, Ohio 35 earlier this year.

Jesse Remnant and the Trainwrecks – Ohio 35 from Jill Stahl on Vimeo.

Social Media 140Conf Road Trip – Dayton

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Blind Bob’s in the Oregon District of Dayton, Ohio will host Jeff Pulver, Internet celebrity and 140 Character Conference organizer, this coming Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010.

Dayton was selected as one of the stop-over cities by Pulver for his road trip leading up to the Detroit 140conf in October, 2010.

The Dayton meetup is scheduled from 3 to 5 p.m. at Blind Bob’s, 430 E. 5th St. in the Oregon District. Attendees work in many fields of interest, including technology, youth sports tournaments, photography, journalism and business.

You can RSVP and see who else is attending here.

Pulver is an internationally known technology leader is is co-founder of Vonage, the company that provides telephone service over the Internet.

Pulver asked followers on Twitter to suggest places to stop during his road trip. Several dozen Dayton-area residents replied back with pleas to stop in Dayton. Within minutes, Pulver decided that Dayton, Ohio was on his 140conf Road Trip map, along with Cleveland and Cincinnati.

Dayton is home to a growing community that uses social media for personal communication and business. Social media includes Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, blogs and various other community websites and Internet tools. Leading the charge in the Dayton area is a group known as New Media Dayton (http://newmediadayton.com/) which hosts regular ‘tweetups’ at local restaurants to share ideas, techniques and build connections among participants.

For more information about the Dayton 140conf Road Trip, including a short welcome video by Blind Bobs, visit http://www.dogwalkblog.com/

ABOUT JEFF PULVER

Jeff Pulver is the Chairman and Founder of pulver.com, and one of the true pioneers of the VoIP industry and a leader in the emerging TV on the Net industry. Leveraging well over a decade of hands-on experience in Internet/IP communications and innovation, Mr. Pulver is a globally renowned thought leader, author and entrepreneur. He is the organizer for the 140 Character Conference.

CONTACTS for more information:

Carole Baker-Hicks, Owner

OH! Social

937-620-2320

[email protected]

Chris Celek, Owner

Celek Media Consulting

937-681-4120

[email protected]

Gerard McLean, CEO

Rivershark Inc

937-836-6255

[email protected]


Jeff Pulver

140 Characters Conference

http://140conf.com

http://140roadaug22l.eventbrite.com/

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Local nominations for the Ohio Hip Hop Awards

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The 2010 Ohio Hip Hop Awards and Music Conference is slated for mid-September in Cleveland.  The nominations for the awards portion of the event were recently announced, and Dayton got two nods this year.  Status Flo Entertainment was nominated in the Best New Group category.  Additionally, The Lady T Show on WWSU 106.9FM (Wright State’s student-run radio station) was nominated as Best College Radio Show.  You can vote on the winners in each category from now until September 13th.

Do you have a favorite local hip hop artist?  Tell us about them in the comments.

Three shows for your Thursday

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The Black Who's?

Why wait for the weekend to see some live music?  This Thursday our local musicians will be serving up some great tunes at the following shows:

  • The Black Who’s? are hosting two bands from Atlanta at Blind Bob’s.  They’ll be joined onstage by The Biters who are currently touring with The Booze. Take the next 24 hours to practice saying, “I’m going to see The Black Who’s at Blind Bob’s with The Biters and The Booze” five times fast.
  • If you’re craving something harder, South Park Tavern may be the place for you.  Turlock, California hardcore band Verona will be stopping by to play with By Way of Sunstorm, who are finished up their first full length album.
  • The Dayton Band Playoffs are getting down to wire.  Thursday marks the last show of Round 3 and will determine who the last band is to move on to the Semi-finals at Canal Street Tavern.  A Shade of Red and Less Than 3 are on the bill so go out and put your vote in for one of these local bands.

What are your plans for Thursday night?

Eat Sugar//Shadowside

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…well, we thought we might try and jumpstart yr week with a new track from Cincy faves, Eat Sugar. The quartet have a new digital-only release due out on August 24 entitled Levantese! Working again with Dayton alumni John Schmersal, the album finds Eat Sugar boiling their high-energy aesthetic to reveal an propulsive, sensual rhythmic [courtesy of bassist Jim Reynolds & drummer Greg Poneris workout shrouded in menacing clouds of synths [provided by Mike McBride]. At the epicenter as narrator, Aidan Bogosian croons and howls out seductive tales of modern confusion. Dig the track “Shadowside” below and head over to the Eat Sugar website to grab the free download. The band will be at South Park Tavern this Saturday, August 21 with The Fervor [Louisville] and locals The Turkish Delights. See you there….

MP3: Eat Sugar “Shadowside”
Download audio file (Shadowside.mp3)

Dayton Beer Week

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As Dayton’s beer connoisseurs get ready for the 12th Annual Dayton Ale Fest on Saturday August 28,2010, festival founder Joe Waizmann has announced the very first Dayton Beer Week, during which several local establishments will be featuring tastings, pairings, tapping and even parades that celebrate one of America’s favorite past times – BEER!

Prominent suppliers have been invited to participate & showcase their brands, and supportive distributors include: Heidelberg AB Division, Heidelberg Wine, Allied Division of Heidelberg, Premium Beverage Supply, Bonbright Distributors, & Cavalier Distributing.  Finally – all net funds will be donated to Miami Valley Restaurant Association ProAdvantage Scholarship Fund.

The following is a full schedule of all of the beer goings-on across the region, with links to our event calendar listings that you can share with your friends on FB, add to your own personal calendar with a single click, and get directions to the venues.

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Culinary Company: Sierra Nevada tasting from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. For more info: (937) 433-4335.

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Beer Pride Parade: begins at 4:30 Thai9 parking lot. Join Mayor Gary Leitzell & Joe Waizmann on 4 block stroll through Oregon Historical District, led by Carillon Historical Park’s Model T draught truck,

Dave Greer’s Classic Jazz Stompers (unconfirmed as of 8.9.10), & numerous floats, followed by Thai Rob’s VW Van w/Nimrod Camper.  Wear your beer gear & be a part of this funtastic way to kick off Dayton Beer Week.

Thai9: Special Tapping/Opening Ceremonies- Bell’s Two Hearted Ale Cask & a number of exceptional craft draught beers will be tapped beginning at 5:00 PM. For more info: (937) 222-3227

Monday, August 23, 2010

Miami Valley Restaurant Association Beer Bus Tour: (working)

Chappys Tap Room & Grille: Sierra Nevada special tasting featuring 30th Anniversary Series-Fritz & Ken Ale, Charlie, Fred & Ken’s Bock, Southern Hemisphere Harvest, & Tumbler Seasonal Brown Ale with Lee Hill.  For more info: (937) 299-7427.

South Park Tavern: Special tapping of Stone, Dogfish Head, & Victory Beers. For more info: (937) 586-9526.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Biking for The Beer of It: Goose Island sponsored 10 mile loop from West Carrolton to A Taste of Wine in Miamisburg. Beer sampling & appetizers at midpoint. Starts: 6:00 PM Sharp, begins across from Roberd’s next to West Carrollton Post Office on East Central Avenue. Cost is $20 & is limited to first 50 cyclists.

All riders will receive a Goose Island 312 Pint Glass, 312 Water Bottle, & 312 T-Shirt upon return.

For reservations, email Eddie Anderson @ [email protected].

Blind Bob’s: Flying Dog Night, Firkin of Doggie Style with specialty draught including Dog Schwartz, Imperial Coffee Stout, and Hop Back Doggie Style. For more info: (937) 938-6405.

The Pub at The Greene: Brewery Ommegang tasting featuring Zuur, Tripel Perfection, Biere de Mars, and more with John Mediate from 6:00 to 8:00 PM For more info: (937) 320-1199.

Spinoza’s Pizza & Salads: Dogfish Head beer dinner with Donn Biechel Begins 7:00 PM.  Cost: $26.95. For more info: (937) 426-7799.

Chappys Tap Room & Grille: Founders beer dinner with John Host featuring a cask of Red’s Rye & Kentucky Breakfast Stout draught. For more info: (937) 299-7427.

Leaf & Vine: Brooklyn Brewery tasting of 8 beers includes pint glass. For more info: (937) 524-6443.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Culinary Company: Beer & Wine Throwdown event with Eddie Anderson of Goose Island.

For more info: (937) 433-4335.

Thai9: Stone Beer Dinner with Jay Ashemore. For more info: (937) 222-3227.

Bruning’s Wine Cellar: Brooklyn Brewery tasting featuring Local 1, Local 2, Sorachi Ale, & Black Ops

with Greg Mohler from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. For more info: (937) 426-4950.

Chappys Tap Room & Grille: Stone 090909 Vertical Epic tapping at 9:09 PM with Jay Ashemore.

For more info: (937) 299-7427.

Fox & Hound: Brooklyn Brewery Oktoberfest Release Party with Greg Mohler from 8:00 to 10:00 PM.

For more info: (937) 426-4145.

Champps Americana: Introductory beer sampler program-any 6 draught samples.

For more info: (937) 433-2333.

Dorothy Lane Market Springboro: Dogfish Head beer dinner with Donn Biechel

from 5:00 to 8:00 PM. Cost: $35. For more info: (937) 748-6800.

South Park Tavern: Petrus Oak Aged Pale, 40th Anniversary draught &

cask/firkin of Flying Dog Gonzo. For more info: (937) 586-9526.

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Jay’s Seafood: North Coast beer dinner with John Bisson. For more info: (937) 222-2892.

South Park Tavern: Which Bastard are you, Dirty or Arrogant? Founders & Stone tasting with

Mike McAllister & Aaron Spoores. For more info: (937) 586-9526.

Kroger Fresh Fare @ Town & Country: Sierra Nevada Tasting with Lee Hill from 2:00 to 5:30.

For more info: (937) 299-7475.

Dorothy Lane Market Oakwood: Tröegs tasting with Mike Walters 5:00 to 8:00 PM.

For more info: (937) 299-3561.

McCormick & Schmick’s: Sierra Nevada Beer Dinner with Lee Hill from 6:30 to 8:30.

For more info: (937) 431-9200.

Trolley Stop: Bell’s The Big O Tasting with Veronica Sanders featuring Oarsman, Oracle, Oberon, Bourbon Barrel Hell Hath No Fury, & Cask of Bell’s Amber. For more info: (937) 461-1101.

Spinoza’s Pizza & Salads: Goose Island beer & cheese pairings with Lindsey Shafer 6:00 to 8:00 PM.

For more info: (937) 426-7799.

Kroger Marketplace Englewood: Stella Artois, Abbaye d’Leffe, & Hoegaarden

pairing with cheeses from Murray’s Cheese Shop with Jim Deis from 2:00 to 7:00 PM.

For more info: (937) 832-4060.

Tank’s Bar & Grille: Great Lakes Brewing Company pint night featuring

Aloha Summer Ale with Head Brewer Luke Purcell & Lisa Farmer from 8:00 to 10:00 PM.

For more info: (937) 252-2249.

A Taste of Wine: Featuring the beers of Mt. Carmel with Mike & Kathleen Dewey from 7:00 to 9:00 PM.

For more info: (937) 247-1120.

Manor Wine & Spirits: Goose Island beer tasting from 3:00 to 5:00 PM featuring

Pere Jacques, Sofie, & Matilda. For more info: (937) 254-5556.

Taffy’s: “Thirsty Thursday” 4:00 to 7:00 PM. 10% off any Beer (over 100 to choose from).

For more info: (937) 456-1381.

Friday, August 27, 2010

Thai9: Smuttynose Beer Dinner with Bob Gera. For more info: (937) 222-3227.

Trolley Stop: Extraordinary tapping of numerous rarities including beers from Founders, Bell’s, Victory, 21st Amendment, Dogfish Head, Thirsty Dog, & others TBA. For more info: (937) 461-1101.

Dublin Pub: Great Lakes pint night with Head Brewer Luke Purcell & Lisa Farmer from 8:00 to 10:00 PM.

For more info: (937) 224-7822.

The Pub at The Greene: Eurobrews Holy Grail & Hobgoblin draught &

special glassware with Larry Fletcher. For more info: (937) 320-1199.

5th Street Wine & Deli: Goose Island tasting with Lindsey Shafer. For more info: (937) 220-9333.

Brewtensils: Interview to be posted online with Luke Purcell, Head Brewer at Great Lakes Brewing Company begins at 2:00 PM sharp-limited space-please arrive early. For more info: (937) 252-4724.

Dorothy Lane Market Centerville: Great Lakes Brewing Company cheese & beer pairings with Lisa Farmer

from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. For more info: (937) 434-1294.

Taffy’s: Shrug Acoustic Live in Concert featuring Sierra Nevada brews begins 8:00 PM. For more info: (937) 456-1381.

Saturday, August 28, 2010

12 Annual AleFest Dayton & post AleFest celebrations at your favourite establishment throughout the city.

Taffy’s: James Murrell Live in Concert – Featuring Blue Grass Bourbon Barrel Stout. For more info: (937) 456-1381.

Weeklong Events:

Belmont Party Supply: Daily release of limited & rare aged beers.

Milano’s Atlantic East Coast Subs & Pizza (all Dayton locations): Various Sam Adams Seasonal draught

paired with Cheese Steak Pizza.

Harrigan’s South: $2 bottles of J.W. Dundee Honey Brown and J.W. Dundee Summer Wheat.

Buffalo Wild Wings (all Dayton locations): Stella Artois paired with wings coated with

Desert Heat Dry Seasoning.

Bunker’s Bar & Grille: Stella Artois paired with 3- Petite Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches

seasoned & grilled with French fries.

Buffalo Wings and Rings: $3.25 Pints of Sam Adams Boston Lager and Sam Adams Seasonal.

The Amber Rose: Stella Artois draught paired with sauerkraut balls select herb breaded &

Amberbock draught paired with potato pancakes garnished fully.

Clancy’s Tavern: German bucket week promo-St. Pauli Girl, St. Pauli Dark, Bitburger,

Hofbräu Original, & Hofbräu Hefe Weizen for $10.

Ned Pepper’s: Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Boston Beer Company with

$3.25 bottles of Sam Adams Boston Lager or Seasonal.

The Dublin Pub: Czechvar paired with select food &

Goose Island Honkers Ale paired with select food.

Bar Louie: Brooklyn Brewery Lager Pint feature.

Dayton Spiritual Leader Celebrating 25 Years

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In 1985, Father Tandoh completed his Novitiate year in the religious order of the Holy Sprit Congregation in Ghana. He took his first vows of poverty, chastity and obedience as a layman before he began his studies at the School of Philosophy in Insukka, Nigeria.

Dayton became Fr. Tandoh’s home in 2000 when he became the Religious Education Director at Resurrection Catholic School. By the end of the year, he was appointed the Pastor of Resurrection and St. James parishes. Today, he is the pastor of five parishes in Montgomery County: St. Mary’s Camden, St. Mary’s Dayton, Holy Family, St. Augustine and St. Benedict the Moor.

To improve the quality of life for the first community that welcomed him, Fr. Tandoh lead a $4.5 million fundraising campaign to build a new church for the 500 families of St. Benedict the Moor parish. Completed in 2005, it stands as the only predominantly African-American Catholic Church in Ohio built by African-Americans. During this time, Fr. Tandoh continued to serve the children of the Dayton urban area by teaching at Mary Queen of Peace School.

Fr. Tandoh’s civil rights service has been greatly demonstrated by his work with Leaders for Equality and Action in Dayton (L.E.A.D.). One of his first acts with L.E.A.D. involved working with the city commissioner to increase the removal of dilapidated homes from 75 in 2004 to 800 abandoned structures in 2008. He called upon the Dayton Police Chief in 2008 to outline a plan to implement a Community Problem Oriented Policing (CPOP) program in the city. Chief Richard Biehl has reported that the first steps of the program have begun.

Montgomery County has no publicly funded medical detox program for the thousands who suffer from drug addiction. Fr. Tandoh asked Dayton Commissioner Dan Foley to create a comprehensive plan to provide effective, quality treatment for those suffering from substance abuse. Commissioner Foley and his task force have devised a plan and started implementing it.

Throughout his service to the community, Fr. Tandoh has used the power of his vows to help him, “Vows make your life easier. In every situation, you know the right thing to do because of the vows. No confusion. Just do the right thing.”   His 25 years of spiritual service will be celebrated during the Sunday service on August 22 at 12:30pm at St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church, followed by a reception.

Want To Help?

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The Ronald McDonald House provides a temporary home-away-from-home for families of critically ill, hospitalized children and supports efforts that improve children’s health within our region.

Over the next 4 weeks they are in need of volunteers to help them on a large upcoming project.  Volunteers are needed between 8am – 5pm Monday through Friday.  If you’ve got as little as 2 hours to help, you’ll be put to work on a mailing project or perhaps making phone calls.  Minimum age is 16 and small groups are welcome to volunteer together.

If you are available please contact Brandy McFall at 937-224-0047 x 20 or email her.

The Ronald McDonald House in Dayton, Ohio is able to keep the doors open for families in the Miami Valley Region because of generous donations from individuals, groups, businesses and corporations in our community.

They are an independent, not-for-profit organization. The families that utilize our facilities while their children are hospitalized do so at no cost. There are many ways you can help provide this home-away-from-home for families in their time of need. If you are not available at this time, please keep them in mind for future volunteer projects.

It’s a Firkin Tasting!

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Chin’s Ginger Grill will be hosting a beer tasting on Thursday August 17th and the star of the show is a firkin of Bells Amber Ale. Unlike most draft beers, cask ales, or firkin beers, are not injected with carbon dioxide, filtered, pasteurized, stored in pressurized kegs and served through gas-powered taps.  Instead, a firkin beer is unpasteurized, unfiltered and naturally carbonated, or conditioned, in its cask.

Along with the firkin of Bells Amber Ale, also on the tasting menu are:
Flying Dog Dogtoberfest Marzen…true German flavor!
The Brew Kettle Production Works Tunguska Imperial Stout...from Strongsville, distributed only in Ohip

Southern Tier Pumking….a pumpkin ale!

Founder’s Porter…an American porter

Other beers will be sampled and snacks will be avaliable. All beers tasted will be avaliable for sale and your $20 tasting fee includes a full pint of the cask conditioned ale.
Chin’s Ginger Grill
965 W. Main St.
Tipp City, Ohio

937-667-6664

Training Tuesday: Before & After the Run

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This week we will be looking at what to do before, and after your run. It is very important to be well-prepared before you go running, as it is also important to recover from your run properly.

Any run needs to start with a good night’s rest, which is obviously important for giving you optimal energy for your run. Six-eight hours of sleep is optimal for maximum performance, although some people can run on less. After the wake-up, it’s important to eat and drink something to give you a little energy. A light meal of peanut butter on toast works best for me, but you can also try a small granola bar (like a Clif Bar), a citrus fruit or trail mix. This should be eaten more than an hour before the run. Make sure to also drink plenty of water before the run, up to about 20 minutes before the run.

An extremely important thing that a lot of people just throw by the wayside is stretching. An extensive stretch routine can be the difference of pulling a muscle while running that will put you out of commission for weeks, to being able to run farther. Here is a simple stretch routine that I make sure to do before every run (hold each one for 20-30 seconds):

  1. Start off by sitting on the ground with your feet stretched forward. Stretch out your arms so that you touch your fingers to your toes.
  2. Next in the same position, fold one leg in at a time while the other leg is outstretched. Touch your fingers on one hand to the toes on the other foot. Repeat with the other leg.
  3. Now stand up and stretch out each leg, one at a time, on an elevated ledge in front of you.
  4. Do the same stretch but this time put your leg up on a ledge angled to the side.
  5. While standing, reach behind your back and grab your leg and bring it up towards your back. Do one leg at a time.
  6. For the next one, stand up and lean to each side of your body, stretching out the groin.
  7. While standing touch your fingers to your toes, trying to keep your legs as straight as possible.
  8. Lastly, stretch out your arms forward and back so that they don’t become sore while you run.

Stretch number 2

Stretch number 6

Doing all of these stretches should make it a lot less likely for injury during the run. Make sure to do an abbreviated version of the above routine after your run, as you need to ease the recovery period. A meal with lots of protein is a good for recovering after a run. You should also make sure to drink water or a sports drink to rehydrate yourself after.

Music Video Monday: August 16th edition

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For this week’s video, we’re going to travel back in time to last Monday.  Okay, so the video wasn’t shot last Monday, but I had the idea for this week’s feature while re-discovering yet another one of the great things to do in Dayton.  Have I totally confused you yet?  Here’s the story:

Last Monday evening I found myself at Therapy Cafe on Third Street.  When I arrived I vaguely remembered that Ben Rivet who performs under the name BJSR does a gig on Monday nights.  What I didn’t know was what a great start to the week it would be.  It’s a free show every Monday night that gets started around 8pm.  The atmosphere is very relaxed and the music is both fun and soothing – like I said, a great way to start the week.  If you happen to check it out this week, you’ll get a special treat as Rivet will be accompanied by Kelly Fine.  The two have a collaboration called Honey and the Milk.

So this week’s video comes from BJSR.  It was shot in a large empty house in Dayton as part of a series called the Empty House Sessions (which reminds me of the Burn to Shine series by Trixie Films) that I hope to see more videos from in the future.

As always, if you’ve got a video suggest leave a comment, connect on Facebook or email [email protected]

Okay Lindon//Rotating Dates

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ALBUMCOVER
…in a year that’s seen a flurry of releases fro Dayton acts, Okay Lindon jumps on the heap with an excellent new disc, Rotating Dates. Although largely the brainchild of Dustin Smith, he’s established a steady crew of contributors over the past year that have accompanied him on an increasing number of live performances in the area. While their 2009 release Everything in Moderation showed exceptional promise, Rotating Dates is a quantum jump for the band in terms of songwriting, performance, and production. Opener “Sad Songs” introduces a prickly guitar riff that outlines tales of Smith’s adventures balancing his trucking operation with operating a rock band. On “Talk of the Weather”, the loping jangle traces a moody shadow along the fringes of a somber reflection of current conversational topics. From head to hilt, Rotating Dates is classic contribution to the Midwestern rock aesthetic: earnest songwriting framed by bare-bones arrangements that connect with raw immediacy. Rotating Dates will be released on Knoxville imprint Arcade Sound LTD. Okay Lindon stopped into the WYSO studios earlier this week for a chat with Juliet Fromholt on the Kaleidescope program, which you can listen to here. You can catch Okay Lindon’s CD Release show tomorrow evening at Blind Bob’s along with Jesse Remnant & the Trainwrecks [who are currently holed up in the studio working on their new album] and Dayton Original, Drexel. See you there…

MP3: Okay Lindon “Sad Songs”
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MP3: Okay Lindon “Talk of the Weather”
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