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Dayton Region’s Walk of Fame Nomination Due Feb 5th

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The deadline to nominate a Daytonian for the Dayton Region’s Walk of Fame is 5pm on February 5, 2020. The online nomination form and narrative, along with any accompanying materials must be emailed to [email protected]  
NOTE: Nominations will be considered active for three years from the date of submission after which a new form must be submitted, officials from Wright Dunbar, Inc. advised.
The Walk of Fame began in 1996 as part of the Dayton Bicentennial celebration. The Walk honors individuals or groups from the Dayton region who have spent a significant amount of time in the region and have made an enduring impact on the local community, the region, the nation and/or world. Memorial stones for each honoree are placed in the sidewalks of Dayton’s historic Wright-Dunbar District along West Third Street between Shannon and Broadway Streets.
“We look forward to the community nominating those who have done great work in support of the region, the nation, and the world,” said Harry Seifert, Wright Dunbar Inc. president and chair. “We know there are many in business, community service and other actives who deserve to be recognized. The region’s Walk of Fame provides recognition to those who are worthy and helps motivate a new generation to do great things.”

The Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Betsy Whitney, John Gower and Jessie Gooding were the class of 2019 Inductees.

Nominations may be made in the categories of arts and culture, aviation, business and corporate, education, entertainment and media, environment, government and military, invention and innovation, law, medicine, philanthropy, science, significant personal achievement, and sports.
Nomination forms are available for download at: https://www.daytonwalkoffame.citymax.com/walk-of-fame-application.html . The website includes a list of past inductees.
The 2020 inductees will be honored at a luncheon at Sinclair Community College on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020.

Dayton’s Best Rock Bands Unplug for Rare Acoustic Show

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On Saturday February 1st, three of Dayton’s coolest original rock bands join together for a rare “unplugged” show at The Brightside. This intimate, all acoustic showcase featuring The New Old Fashioned, Salvadore Ross and RIND, is one of the “don’t miss” shows of the weekend.

When they describe this as a rare show, they mean it. Salvadore Ross has never performed acoustic before. And rumor has it, the headliners, RIND, are busting out percussion instruments they normally wouldn’t be able to use when performing electric. Their friends, The New Old Fashioned, rounds out and kicks off this truly unique evening in The Brightside’s cozy listening room!

This show kicks off a series of date night friendly concerts in February at this new downtown venue. Libby Ballengee, the music programmer at The Brightside explained: “We’ve hosted a lot of really great rock shows recently, but they’ve definitely been on the harder side. February is a romantic month, so we’re exploring a softer side this month. We are thrilled to start the month with this special ”

HOW TO GO?

WHEN: February 1, 2020. Doors 7pm. Show 8 – 11:30pm.

WHERE:  The Brightside –  905 E 3rd St, Dayton, OH

WHO: All ages welcome!

COST:  $10 presale, 15 day of show.

TICKET LINK: https://www.soundvalleydayton.com/events/unplugged-at-the-brightside-rind-salvadore-ross-the-new-old-fashioned

Free Rise & Shine Yoga

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Grab a friend and come feed your body and mind at DLM with FREE yoga at DLM Springboro the first Saturday of the month with certified yoga instructor, Angel Godzik. Everyone works to his or her own ability and comfort level. Please bring your own yoga mat.

Super Bowl Dining Deals

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Super Bowl is this Sunday and many restaurants are offering up deals and freebies for consumers. Our friends over at Promocodes.com have rounded up deals for those looking to score a deal this year. Some deals end tomorrow, don’t fumble these savings.

  • Applebee’s – 40 free classic buffalo boneless wings with every $40 delivery. Use promo code: FREEWINGS at checkout. Deal ends 2/2/2020.
  • Auntie Anne’s – Enjoy two medium drinks on us when you purchase any variety Pretzel Bucket. Offer only “for a limited time”.
  • BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse – Get $10 off any $40 order. Valid for dine-in, takeout or delivery. Deal runs 1/9/20-2/9/20.
  • Buffalo Wild Wings – Free wings on February 17th if the Super Bowl goes into overtime. For any American or Canadian dine-in customers between the hours of 4-7 p.m. local time. Deal ends 02/02/20.
  • Carrabba’s Italian Grill – Join us Sunday for endless glasses of blackberry, peach or red sangria all day for $12.99 with the purchase of an entrée. Price and participation may vary by location.
  • Fox and Hound Bar and Grill – “Bag of Bones” carry-out special just for the big game. Deal ends 02/02/20.
  • Giordano’s – 25% coupon for future orders when ordering take-out or delivery on game day. Deal ends 02/02/20.
  • Hooters – Six free wings if the game goes into overtime. Deal ends 02/02/20.
  • Long John Silver’s – All the food you can eat starting at $7.99 – fish, chicken, sides and hushpuppies. Pricing and participation may vary. Please contact your local LJS to confirm.
  • O’Charley’s – Prime rib dinner for two $13.99, served with a side item and an appetizer to share.
  • Panda Express – $10 off a family feast with coupon SCOREBIG. Deal ends 02/02/20.
  • Pizza Hut – Order pizza for the Big Game to get 20% off http://NFLShop.com merchandise through 2/28. Deal ends 02/28/20.
  • Red Lobster – Limited edition Snap Tackle Claws for $10 and 15% off to-go and delivery orders. Deal ends 02/02/20.
  • Wing Zone – Get 10 free boneless wings when you pre-order by January 31st! Deal ends 01/31/20.

 

Warped Wing Brewing Company  is offering  Party Packs. Each Party Pack includes 3-5 sauces of your choice. Add a qt. of housemade ranch or bleu cheese for just a little extra!  Add your choice of 6pk to any Party Pack for just $6! (????? ????? ???? ???? ??? ???????? ?? ? ????? ???? ?? ?/?)

 

$24 – Warped Chunks Party Pack
choice of buttermilk fried boneless chicken chunks or grilled chicken chunks (serves 3-5 people)

$30 – Warped Wings Party Pack
bone-in chicken wings (serves 4-7 people)

$35 – Smoked Warped Wings Party Pack
bone-in chicken wings (serves 4-7 people)
*PRE-ORDER SMOKED WINGS BY 1/31 TO GUARANTEE AVAILABILITY*

Please contact [email protected] for pre-orders

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Next Ethnosh Experience Explores Peruvian Cuisine

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Chef Margot. Photo by Bobby Tewksbury

Originally a fashion designer hailing from the capital city of Lima, Peru, Margot Blondet has always been passionate about creating beauty. After spending some time in France, she decided to leave fashion behind and return home.

When her best friend opened a culinary school with Le Cordon Bleu, Margot saw it as a golden opportunity to pursue something she enjoyed while spending time with a beloved friend. After studying and working for nearly two years, word got around of her delicious food. People started asking Margot to come to their house to cook, all while she continued to take classes at the culinary institute. Becoming a chef wasn’t her first path, but it became clear this was a world in which she could weave together her love for cooking and making beautiful things.

“It’s a lot of thinking. Every dish needs to be pretty, not just good,” states Margot Blondet, Executive Chef and Owner. She spends the next hour describing to me all that truly goes into designing the perfect experience when dining at Salar. “It’s a theater” she states. No detail is too small.

“Coming to a restaurant is not only about the food, I think it’s about the space, where you’re sitting. It’s about the plates you are being served on. It’s about the lights, music, the service, the smell.” Salar Restaurant and Lounge is located in the ever-popular Oregon District in Dayton. The area is filled with many eateries but one glance inside Salar and you won’t be able to deny the unique elegance and charm.

In 2005 Margot elected to relocate herself and her children to Florida for a much-needed change. She had only planned on staying just a few months, but life had a surprise in store for her. She reconnected with her high school sweetheart, and they picked up their relationship and fell back in love. When he was offered a job in Ohio they moved together and got married.

Margot did some catering for some time when she met the owner of Sidebar. She was asked to help open the restaurant here in Dayton and one in Columbus for him. Although that establishment closed, the owner of the building was so impressed with her work, he offered the space to her if she was interested in opening a restaurant of her own, and that is how Salar was born.

Photo by Bobby Tewksbury

Salar, which means to salt, or season, was opened in 2013. “I love salt. Salt is the essence of life.” Margot points out the many pictures of salt around the restaurant. Most of the pictures were of the salt mines in Peru, which Margot has visited herself. The salt mines are still active, as they have been since the time of the Incans. Chef Blondet has many varieties of salt in her kitchen, all with a distinctive flavor of their own.

When asked what she loves most about cooking she tells me that she is not the most patient person. Delayed gratification is a difficult thing, but with cooking, you get rewarded straight away. She goes on to say, “You feed somebody, and they try it and they like it. You see their face and its immediate.” Feeding someone a good meal is satisfying, “The restaurant came after the food by logic.”

The food at Salar isn’t strictly traditional Peruvian cuisine if there ever was such a thing. Margot describes Peru as “the catalog of the world.” Everything from their culture to their dining has been influenced by immigrants from all over the world. “We have a lot of Chinese immigrants. A lot of Italian immigrants… We were conquered by the Spanish too.” They also have influences from Africa, and the Middle East. In addition to all the cultural influences, Peru is known for its over 90 microclimates. Microclimates are pockets of weather conditions that differ from atmospheric conditions nearby. These variations mean the food available locally is entirely dependent on what part of Peru you reside in. “I haven’t even eaten all the food”, Margot chuckles.

The food at Salar Restaurant and Lounge is all house-made. “If you want French fries, you have to peel the potatoes.” Margot is dedicated to sourcing the best ingredients in the market, as flavor and quality are priorities for her. Even the cocktails are made completely from scratch. “I put a lot of love. This is like my second house”.

Owning a restaurant has not come without adversity. In 2017 Margot was awoken with a phone call letting her know her restaurant had caught fire. “I thought it was a prank at first.” Sadly, this was no joke. This was a very painful process for her, especially because she felt responsible for her employees. It took 9 long months to get the restaurant open again. As difficult as that was for her, Margot’s mindset looking back at the whole experience is impressive. “It was an opportunity, as much as it was a bad thing, in the end, once you pass it, you see it as a good thing because everything is brand new. You build something better.”

Photo by Bobby Tewksbury

 

Through the course of the remodel, Margot gave special attention to every aspect from the Peruvian art adorning the walls to the stunning chandelier hanging in the Pisco bar that Margot put together with her own hands. Pointing to an alluring waterfall feature, she informs me that it’s not just for aesthetics, but also doubles as an air purifier. Everything in the entire space has been chosen with much thought, all intended to cultivate an atmosphere and give the diner much more than a delicious meal. “That’s the whole mentality here that we try to do. From him (pointing to the gentleman greeting the customers at the door) with a big smile to welcome you.”

Margot gives me a tour of the restaurant, and somehow each room is more lovely than the last, ending at the intimate outdoor patio space. I marvel at how she has pieced together each component of the experience together like a puzzle. “The food is just one piece of it. The food is a start. It wouldn’t be possible without all the other elements.”

SALAR RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE

Photo by Bobby Tewksbury

400 East 5th Street
Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 203-3999

NoshUp at Salar  Sun, Feb 23

Get a plate full of some great Peruvian cuisine and meet Salar Chef-Owner Margot Blondet, who will share her story of Lima to Dayton and fashion to food.

SEATINGS & INFO

There are 3 seatings for this event:

Seating 1: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
60 ticket capacity
Seating 2: 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
60 ticket capacity
Seating 3: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
60 ticket capacity

Buy your tickets online here. 

Vegan and Vegetarian plates are available. Please be sure to select your preferred option on your ticket order form.

For those interested in adding an adult beverage, Salar will have beer, wine and select Peruvian-influenced cocktails available from their bar.

NPR’s Ira Glass and The Moth Coming to Town

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Public radio station WYSO 91.3 will bring two returning public performances to downtown Dayton this year.

Ira Glass, host of public radio storytelling show This American Life which airs Saturdays at noon on WYSO, will present Seven Things I’ve Learned on Saturday, July 11 at the Schuster Center.  Considered one of America’s foremost storytellers, Glass’ presentation will use audio, mixed live on stage, to explore creativity and the power of listening.

“Ira Glass has been a beloved voice for WYSO listeners since we started airing This American Life in the ‘90s,” said Luke Dennis, WYSO General Manager. “As with any voice you’ve been hearing for years, it’s a treat to see and hear them in person. Ira hasn’t done a live show in Dayton since 2011, when he sold out the Victoria Theatre. I’m so glad he’s coming back.”

On Thursday, November 12, storytelling showcase The Moth will return to the Victoria Theater for its second “Moth Mainstage” show in Dayton.  WYSO, which airs the Moth Radio Hour Wednesday at 11pm and Saturdays at 2pm, first brought The Moth to Dayton in 2019 in a performance that featured local and national storytellers.

“The response to the Moth performance last year was so positive that we invited them back right away. They’ll present an entirely new roster of storytellers when they return,” said Dennis.

Tickets for both events will be available through ticketcenterstage.com and the Victoria Theatre Association box office. VIP ticket packages for Ira Glass’ Seven Things I’ve Learned will be offered as thank you gifts during WYSO’s Spring Membership Drive, March 10 -14. The remaining tickets will go on sale March 19. Tickets for The Moth will go on sale in August.

Established in 1958 by Antioch College students, WYSO is a community-owned NPR affiliate with a weekly listening audience of more than 70,000 and 6,000 member households. In September, the Federal Communications Commission approved the station’s application to form the community-based nonprofit Miami Valley Public Media Inc., which took ownership of WYSO’s license from Antioch College. Neenah Ellis, formerly the station’s general manager, is now president of Miami Valley Public Media and will be the director of the new Eichelberger Center for Community Voices.

Mayor Nan Whaley To Recieve ORA Outstanding Public Official Award

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On February 23, 2020, the Ohio Restaurant Association is hosting it’s annual awards celebration spotlighting the hard work, dedication and outstanding professional & community services of their members. They will  recognize extraordinary contributions and innovative ideas:  use of technology, charitable contributions, transformative products, and dedication to education. 

Through a lifetime of passion and leadership, these champions of the Ohio restaurant, foodservice & hospitality industry exemplify what it means to be the best. The ceremony will take place on at the Hilton Columbus Downtown, with the cocktail hour starting at 5:15pm, followed by dinner and awards. 

Honorees will be honored in the following categories:

The Claude F. Morton, Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award: The ORA’s highest award given to one restaurateur for exceptional lifetime service to the restaurant industry and his/her community. Nominees must have been an ORA member for 10+ years.
 
Outstanding Restaurateur Award: A restaurateur(s) recognized for his/her extraordinary contributions to the restaurant industry – a leader that implements innovative ideas, demonstrates passion for the industry and their community. One winner selected from the following regions: Northern Ohio, Central Ohio and Southern Ohio.
 
Outstanding Vendor Award: A company recognized for its exceptional service to the restaurant community.
Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley has been named the Outstanding Public Official Award: This award honors public officials who fight for the best interest of small business owners and the restaurant community.

Outstanding Industry Educator: This award honors an educator who has demonstrated exceptional dedication to the advancement of the Ohio foodservice industry.

Industry Innovator: This award is presented to an individual or company that has applied a new product or creative approach, resulting in the growth or transformation of their business.

Sparkle Award: This award honors a restaurant or company with an outstanding cleanliness and food safety record.

Tech Titan: Recognizing an individual or organization for their use of technology to enhance their business or impact the foodservice industry.

Rising Star: Honors an emerging leader in the foodservice industry – one whose work demonstrates ongoing exceptional growth and high potential for future impact.

Nourishing the Community: Recognizing an individual or organization for their outstanding contributions through community service or charitable involvement.

Front of House Award: Serves as a model employee by displaying an outstanding work ethic, excellent customer service and is a leader among their peers. Nominees must be in a non-managerial position at an Ohio Restaurant Association member restaurant.

Back of House Award: Serves as a model employee by displaying an outstanding work ethic, excellent attention to detail and is a leader among their peers. Nominees must be in a non-managerial position at an Ohio Restaurant Association member restaurant.

Hall of Fame: The ORA’s Hall of Fame was founded in 2018 with a purpose of recognizing the best and brightest leaders in the industry who have served with distinction and align with the ORA’s core values. To be nominated and considered for this prestigious designation, an individual or entity must have operated in the restaurant, foodservice and hospitality business in Ohio for at least 25 years and be an ORA member.

Ohio Restaurant Association Industry Awards Celebration

 
George Bellowes Ballroom
401 N High St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Located in the George Bellows Ballroom on the lower level of the Hilton Columbus, Downtown

Cocktail Hour: 5:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Dinner: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Awards: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Tickets run $125 for an individual or $950 for a table of eight. For information about sponsoring a table for the event, please contact Melissa DeGraw; 614-246-0130 or [email protected]

 

One Of A Kind Bourbon at Dewberry 1850

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Maker’s Mark Distillery

Attending college in Kentucky introduced me to bourbon before beer. Bourbon and whiskey was prolific in far western Kentucky where I spent 5 years in the early 90’s before bourbon became trendy. In dry Calloway County bourbon was popular in frat houses and backyard parties before there were release parties and long lines for the latest small batch.

I took a liking to Maker’s Mark. For my palette the nearby Maker’s Mark was a great fit. Smooth and caramel sweet on the front, a slow spice finish. It was my go to. By 2005 I had become an official Maker’s Mark Ambassador. Telling the world about Maker’s Mark.

That brings me to Dewberry 1850 and their new bar and restaurant. To my delight they have created and bottled their own Maker’s Private Select recipe and it is tasty. This one of a kind bourbon is only available in the contemporary and well appointed bar in the lobby of the Dayton Marriott hotel.

Unlike everyday bottles of Maker’s 46, Dewberry’s Private Select isn’t as sweet up front, heavier notes of vanilla and chocolate with a smooth yet peppery finish. I liked it alongside one of their Red Velvet cupcakes. The warm spice played well against the sweetness of the cupcake. Who doesn’t love cake and bourbon at lunch?

Here is their Makers Private Select recipe: 5 Seared French Cuvee, 2 Maker’s 46, 2 Roasted French Mocha and 1 Toasted French Spice. The staves are flavored via the amount of toasting or searing the oak pieces get from a flame.

In response to the growth of bourbon and the need to further differentiate themselves from a dozen other distilleries Maker’s Mark brought the world Maker’s 46.

Maker’s Mark 46™ was created in 2010 by Bill Samuels, Jr., In order to create something new, aged Maker’s Mark was re-barrelled and 10 seared French oak staves were added to the barrel and aged for an additional nine weeks. The product was a more robust and unique Maker’s. 46 represented the number of recipes (variations of seared and toasted staves) used to find the right combination.

Recently Maker’s opened up the “46 process” to bars and restaurants under the Private Select Product. The opportunity to create a unique version of Maker’s Mark 46. This recipe is created by altering the combinations of the wood staves added to the barrel.

While you can’t buy a bottle of Dewberry’s Private Select, you can grab it neat, over ice or in a cocktail at their bar in Dayton’s Marriott at UD. Beyond some delicious Maker’s Mark, they have their own barrel of Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve. Aged 9 years and really small batch (one barrel) it will be hard to find an exact replica of this bourbon anywhere else.

The Dewberry 1850 is the perfect spot for an after work drink with small plate and happy hour specials all week. Bring your laptop and stay late as the bar is equipped with an espresso machine with great coffees (and wifi) for those needing a place to plug in for late night work after the other coffee shops have closed. Bar is open until midnight.

Check out their bar specials, cocktails, small plates and more at https://dewberry1850.com/

‘Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting’ Review – Dayton Theatre Guild – Great Debate

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Brooklyn Dodgers owner Branch Rickey’s crucial, monumental decision to integrate Major League Baseball by signing Jackie Robinson is the fascinating catalyst of Ed Schmidt’s relevant and riveting 1989 drama Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting, impressively presented by the Dayton Theatre Guild.

(left to right) Robert-Wayne Waldron (Joe Louis), Saul Caplan (Branch Rickey), Shaun Diggs (Jackie Robinson), Edward Hill (Paul Robeson), Franklin Johnson (Bill “Bojangles” Robinson), and Robert Culpepper (Clancy Hope) in Dayton Theatre Guild’s production of “Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting.” (Photo by Craig Roberts)

Shaun Diggs (Jackie Robinson) opposite Edward Hill (Paul Robeson) in Dayton Theatre Guild’s production of “Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting.” (Photo by Craig Roberts)

Set in April 1947 at New York City’s Roosevelt Hotel (spaciously designed by Chris Harmon) six days before Robinson made his major league debut at age 28, this imaginary Meeting overseen by Rickey (Saul Caplan) with Robinson (Shaun Diggs) as sidekick involves key input from three influential African-American icons: Joe Louis, the world’s heavyweight champion (Robert-Wayne Waldron); popular vaudeville entertainer Bill “Bojangles” Robinson (Franklin Johnson); and celebrated actor-activist Paul Robeson (Edward Hill). Rickey desperately seeks the trio’s support before announcing his decision, but intriguing questions and motives loom large, particularly regarding the future of the Negro National League. Sparks quickly fly and particularly compelling subtext arises when conversation shifts toward the African-American community’s reluctance to trust powerful white males to keep their promises. Rickey provides a unique opportunity to change the course of sports history for African-American athletes, but his chief desire for “slow, orderly, long-term progress” in which “long-term, lasting change happens one man at a time” sounds like defeatism to those in the room, particularly in the eyes of Robeson, a former Rutgers football player. Ultimately, a harsh reality isn’t lost on Jackie. “It ain’t up to us,” he reminds his fellow legends. “It never was. It never will be.”

(left to right) Shaun Diggs (Jackie Robinson), Robert-Wayne Waldron (Joe Louis), Franklin Johnson (Bill “Bojangles” Robinson), Edward Hill (Paul Robeson), and Robert Culpepper (Clancy Hope) in Dayton Theatre Guild’s production of “Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting.” (Photo by Craig Roberts)

Historical characters are the centerpiece, but director Rick Flynn effectively opted not to cast actors who are literal representations. Just as Chevy Chase hilariously embodied President Gerald Ford on Saturday Night Live, the essence of the characters takes precedence over exact physical likeness. Caplan, authoritatively intimidating, wonderfully captures the spirit of Rickey’s ambitious aims, including his genuine admiration for Jackie and a slew of strict rules as well as an unyielding determination to embrace baseball open-mindedly. Diggs, believably athletic, paints an excellently vivid portrait of a man refusing to limit his talents, his American Dream, in spite of an onslaught of racism. Hill, in a dynamic breakthrough performance, is a sophisticated voice of reason and ridicule, sometimes unnervingly in the same breath. Johnson, bubbly, agile and raspy, credibly evokes Robinson’s happy-go-lucky showmanship. Waldron, gruff and imposing, is enjoyably understated. Robert Culpepper, charmingly wide-eyed and crisply costumed in period by Carol Finley, completes the cast as excitable, starstruck bellhop Clancy Hope. Interestingly, based on the standout merits of Caplan and Hill, this Meeting would be just as gripping as an intimate two-hander. After all, Rickey and Robeson’s dueling perspectives from politics to power plays deserves expansion, particularly Robeson’s defiant view that Rickey waited 40 years too late to integrate. I suspect Schmidt was heavily inspired by August Wilson’s Fences when writing Robeson’s fiery arc, which includes many Troy Maxson-esque sermons fueled by issues of class, identity, race, and resentment.
African-American athletes have come a long way since Robinson paved the way, but that doesn’t mean the fight for social justice is over. It’s important for owners and players across all leagues to continue to make strides for the sake of future generations, especially minorities longing to join a coaching staff or become an executive. If not, inequality, in words famously sung by Robeson, just keeps rolling along.

Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting continues through Feb. 9 at Dayton Theatre Guild, 430 Wayne Ave., Dayton. Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays; 5 p.m. Saturdays; and 3 p.m. Sundays. The production runs 90 minutes without intermission. Tickets are $13-$20. Patrons are advised the show contains strong language. For tickets or more information, call (937) 278-5993 or visit daytontheatreguild.org

 

Deadline to Nominate STEM Teacher of the Year is Feb 1st

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The Big Hoopla STEM Teacher Of The Year award recognizes the great contributions K-8 teachers make in STEM classrooms in the Dayton region. The program recognizes and honors K-8 teacher excellence. It identifies, from among the countless peers in the region, a group of teachers to serve as a visible representation of innovation, persistence, and commitment to STEM education in classrooms in the region. Additionally, selection of The Big Hoopla STEM Teacher Of The Year brings great recognition to the teacher’s school district or system.

The 2019 Hoopla STEM Teacher of the Year was Beth Allaire, a STEM teacher at Bishop Leibold Elementary School in Miami Township.

Why Apply: Recipients of the award receive the following:

  • A $1,000 grant from Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School and The Big Hoopla Local Organizing Committee to be used to improve STEM learning in the classroom
  • An official Big Hoopla STEM Teacher Of The Year plaque awarded at the Big Hoopla STEM Challenge
  • 50 Upper Arena tickets for each of the First Four March Madness games, to be shared by the teacher with his/her students and families
  • 4 Hoopla Central VIP Passes for one evening

How to Apply: Complete the nomination form below.  Students, Parents, Colleagues, Administrators can nominate a teacher.  Application deadline is February 1, 2020.

Teacher of the Year will be awarded March 15, 2020!

 

Epic Do-It -Yourself SuperBowl Wings

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San Fran Chinatown Wings

We have 2 epic wing sauce mix suggestions – one represents the CHIEFS and the other represents the 49ERS !
You can serve them both at your Super Bowl party …..

And the best part … IT IS EASY !!!

Chicken Wings are a popular Super Bowl Food Adventure and we have a do-it-yourself recipe that leaves more times for football and less time in the kitchen.

Best to fry the wings and set them in the oven on warm and toss them in sauce just before serving …

We have two recipes the BIG RAGU  swears by for this Super Bowl party:

Cutting the whole wings

KANSAS CITY BBQ HOT WINGS and SAN FRAN CHINATOWN WINGS

Both are unique and fun flavors and you can tweak it your own liking and experiment with flavors, but these are simple.

INGREDIENTS:
Pack of 24 Fresh Whole Wings in the meat department (fresh not frozen)
Salt
Pepper
Large Bottle Vegetable oil
1 cup of flour (optional)

Putting crispy wings into the sauce

COOKING THE WINGS:

  1. Fill Deep Fryer 2/3rd up with vegetable oil and heat to 425 degrees.
  2. Use paper towel to dry off wings or you can lightly coat them with flour
  3. Cut the whole wings in half on the joints to render 48 total pieces (flappers and drums)
  4. Season with salt and pepper
  5.  Drop 8 wings at a time into the fryer for 9 minutes or until crisp and golden brown
  6. Place on cookie sheet and put in oven on warm until close to party serving
  7. When ready to serve, toss wings in a bowl of your favorite sauce

 

SAUCES:

Kansas City BBQ Hot Wings


KANSAS CITY BBQ HOT SAUCE
8 TBS Montgomery Inn BBQ Sauce
1 TBS Sriracha Sauce
1/2 TBS of Ground Red Pepper
Mix and toss wings in this …

 

SAN FRAN CHINATOWN SAUCE:
6 TBS of “Soy Vey” Teriyaki Sauce (available at Walmart)
2 TBS of Peach Preserves
Mix and toss wings in this.

 

Have some celery, carrot sticks, ranch and bleu cheese on hand to compliment your wings.
Have a great time at your do it yourself, Superbowl Wing Party and Food Adventure.

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Do it yourself wings

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First Tee Coach Program Looking For Volunteers

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This past summer, The First of Greater Miami Valley (TFTGMV), served over 550 youth participants in our summer programs at 10 golf facilities in Butler, Montgomery and Warren counties. This summer, we are looking for positive and enthusiastic role models who love to be around kids to become coaches for TFTGMV! 

Currently, there are more than 3,700 coaches signed up with The First Tee across the United States, including PGA and LPGA pros, as well as volunteers. With The First Tee Coach Program, you don’t need any experience, we will provide the training needed to succeed. Our programs focus on educating youth with nine Core Values & nine Healthy Habits that can be implemented in the game of gold and life.  

If interested, the following requirements will apply: complete an application, submit and pass annual background check, sign a Coach Agreement, and complete The Safe Sport Act Training. For more information on becoming a coach, visit TheFirstTeeGMV.org/Coach or contact our Director of Programming, Wendy Mockabee, at 937-432-9600. 

 

About The First Tee of Greater Miami Valley: TFTGMV is a non-profit youth development organization whose mission is  to impact the lives of young people by providing educational programs that build character and instill life-enhancing values through the game of golf. The First Tee has over 150 Chapters nationwide and the Greater Miami Valley Chapter covers Warren, Butler, and Montgomery Counties and continues to grow through sponsorships, grants, charitable donations, and fundraising events.  

For more information, LIKE and FOLLOW @TheFirstteeGMV on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, visit TheFirstTeeGMV.org or call 937-432-9600. 

 

The News from Charlie Campbell

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Hello February and It’s Great In Dayton!  Please enjoy the latest from Charlie Campbell!

 

 
Pure Healthcare provides unique adaptable healthcare to patients living with chronic illness. They are at 2200 Miami Valley Drive, Centerville and have open houses on Tuesday, 4 to 7pm and Saturday, 11am to 2pm.
Lev Golinkin and his memoir, A Backpack, A Bear, And Eight Crates of Vodka is a compelling true story of two intertwined journeys: a Jewish refugee family fleeing persecution and a young man seeking to reclaim a shattered past. His book is the vivid, darkly comic, and poignant story of a young boy in the confusing and often chilling final decade of the Soviet Union. The event is at the DAI on Wednesday, 7 to 9pm.
Skeleton Dust has local experimental musician Rusty Skelding (Noisteria Emission) kick off the series with a night of noise and experimental music. Thursday, 7 to 9pm.
Come and explore beautiful artwork created by local artists! This is “an art affair” organized by the Tipp City Arts Counci at the Zion Lutheran Church 14 W Walnut Street Tipp City on Saturday 10am to 4pm.
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Art at the Trace. The Centerville Arts Commission organizes the event to feature hundreds of works of fine art including photography painting sculpture and jewelry. Everything on display is available for purchase. This is at Yankee Trace Saturday 6:30 to 8:30pm.
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Body Garage is a regenerative bio-boutique that restores health and vitality by removing trauma from the body. It’s here where the ancient healing modalities of the past are paired with rare, life-changing pieces of cutting-edge technology.
Blue Ox Axe Throwing has signed a lease to occupy 4600 square feet on the ground floor of 804 E. Monument Avenue.
Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting. In a NYC hotel room in the spring of 1947 Branch Rickey owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers meets with four prominent African-Americans to discuss breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball. He wants support from their community to help with the controversy he knows will ensue. Jackie Robinson Joe Louis Paul Robeson and Bill Robinson aka Mr. Bojangles attend the meeting – but it isn’t an easy fix. Dayton Theatre Guild now to February 9.
Register for Ecocamp Today! Give the gift of adventure to a child in your life!
For more information about upcoming concerts and ticket information visit mvcconcert.org
Saturday Discovery Classesmeet every Saturday for 8 weeks from Feb. 1 to March 21 at the PNC Arts Annex. – Winter Session.
Gem City Vet is looking for a Veterinarian. The goal is to help Dayton become a no-kill community by making veterinary services more accessible to everyone.
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park will be hosting a creative thinkers workshop for high school students in June. The application deadline is March 31st.
(It’s not the real ones but it’s a show!)
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ZZ Top To Return to The Rose

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Rock and Roll Hall of Famers ZZ Top are hitting the road this summer following their widely successful 50th Anniversary Tour in 2019. The tour will include a stop in Huber Heights, OH at Rose Music Center on Wednesday, July 1st.

ZZ TOP a/k/a “That Little Ol’ Band From Texas,” lay undisputed claim to being the longest running major rock band with original personnel intact and, in 2004, the Texas trio was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Of course, there are only three of them – Billy F Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard — but it’s still a remarkable achievement that they’re still very much together after over 50 years of rock, blues, and boogie on the road and in the studio.  With the release of each of their albums the band has explored new ground in terms of both their sonic approach and the material they’ve recorded. ZZ TOP is the same but always changing.

The elements that keep ZZ TOP fresh, enduring and above the transitory fray can be summed up in the three words of the band’s internal mantra: “Tone, Taste and Tenacity.”  Of course, the three members of the band have done their utmost to do their part in assuring that ZZ TOP prevails.  As genuine roots musicians, the members of the band have few peers.  Billy is widely regarded as one of American finest blues guitarists working in the rock idiom.  His influences are both the originators of the form – Muddy Waters, B.B. King, et al – as well as the British blues rockers who emerged the generation before ZZ’s ascendance.  In his early days of playing, no less an idol that Jimi Hendrix singled him out for praise. Part mad scientist, part prankster, he’s a musical innovator of the highest order and a certified “guitar god.”  He’s a recurring small screen presence in the hit TV series Bones in which he plays a bearded, gruff, rock guitarist.  No type casting problems for Billy.

Dusty has long had an affinity for rock’s origins; his earliest performances as a child included Elvis songs convincingly performed.  Not only is he a bass virtuoso in his own right, his vocal prowess is awe-inspiring.  He’s the lead voice you hear on “Tush” and his ferocious vocals are heard, to great effect, on his idol Elvis Presley’s “Jailhouse Rock,” these days, often a concert encore number and recorded by the band on Fandango! Good natured and diligent, Dusty is the rock-solid bottom of ZZ TOP.

Frank has also been keeping the beat in that great tradition.  As both a roots and progressive drummer, he has been acknowledged as key to the band’s powerful on-stage and in-studio presence. He and Dusty, in their early years together, served as Lightnin’ Hopkins’ rhythm section which, as Frank tells it, was a life changing experience.  Frank, despite his last name, is the guy in the band without a beard.  But when you’re with him, you’re with a Beard.  He’s a rockin’ paradox who provides the pulse of ZZ TOP.

ZZ TOP’s music is always instantly recognizable, eminently powerful, profoundly soulful and 100% Texas American in derivation.  The band’s support for the blues is unwavering both as interpreters of the music and preservers of its legacy.  It was ZZ TOP that celebrated “founding father” Muddy Waters by turning a piece of scrap timber than had fallen from his sharecropper’s shack into a beautiful guitar, dubbed the “Muddywood.”  This totem was sent on tour as a fundraising focus for The Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, Mississippi, site of Robert Johnson’s famed “Crossroads” encounter with the devil.  ZZ TOP’s support and link to the blues remains as rock solid as the music they continue to play.  They have sold millions of records over the course of their career, have been officially designated as Heroes of The State of Texas, have been referenced in countless cartoons and sitcoms and are true rock icons but, against all odds, they’re really just doing what they’ve always done.  They’re real and they’re surreal and they’re ZZ TOP.

Tickets for the Huber Heights show will go on sale to the public beginning at 11:00am on Friday, January 31st at www.Ticketmaster.com and www.Rosemusiccenter.com. Ticket prices include parking and are subject to applicable Ticketmaster fees.  Dates, times and artists subject to change without notice. All events rain or shine.

Dayton at Work and Play: Brooke Coleman

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Brooke Coleman wants to cook for you.

Brooke has had some rough times in her life, including a stint at a homeless shelter five years ago, but now things are looking up. She’s opened a new restaurant StuffedEnuff LLC (2901 North Dixie). Brooke says the customer response has been great and she thinks she has the experience to make her restaurant a success. She has worked in quite a few restaurants, and she’s taken a lot of culinary classes at Sinclair Community College.

“I always wanted a restaurant but I wanted it to be different. I knew there was no place where you could create your own stuffed burger. I’ve been trying different recipes at home for family and friends, that’s where we got the Chef B’s signature burgers.” I tried one of her signature burgers – the Hawaiian – stuffed with pineapple and jalapeno peppers. It was amazing.

Brooke is trying to build her business without taking on any debt. That’s why the sign out front says “Kula!Kula!. That’s the name of the restaurant that was previously in this space.

To help her get money for a new sign, I plan to stop by regularly. But I will only come when I’m really hungry. One of her stuffed burgers is a big meal. Stuffed Enuff is open for lunch and dinner every day except Monday.

StuffedEnuff LLC

2901 N Dixie dr
Dayton, Ohio 45414
(937) 949-3018

Tuesday- Thursday 10am-11pm

Friday-Saturday 10am- 1am

Sunday 10am-9pm