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Samurai, Ghosts and Lovers On Display at DAI

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The Dayton Art Institute (DAI) begins its 2020 Special Exhibition season with tales of heroism and humor, love and loss, and mystery and magic from 19th century Japan–Samurai, Ghosts and Lovers: Yoshitoshi’s Complete 100 Aspects of the Moon, opened this weekend  and is on view at the DAI through May 3.

This special exhibition, organized by the DAI, provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see all 100 works in Tsukioka Yoshitoshi’sepic series 100 Aspects of the Moon. One of the outstanding series in the history of Japanese woodblock prints, it represents the culmination of the artist’s career.

This series is a tour-de-force, combining diverse, striking designs with dramatic, historical and mythical stories from Japan’s past, including samurai warriors and court ladies. The prints depict Shakespearean emotion–valor and wit, stories of the heart, drama and enchantment–and they are all linked by the presence of the moon. Together they form a concentrated introduction to Japanese culture, including its history, aesthetics, music, literature, performing arts, religions, and festivals.

 

“There is something for everyone to love with this exhibition,” said Dr. Peter L. Doebler, the DAI’s Kettering Curator of Asian Art and curator for this exhibition. “Yoshitoshi’s 100 Aspects of the Moon shows the full range of the artist’s imagination—from scenes of military prowess and playful animals to quiet contemplation and natural beauty—along with the exquisite work of the engravers and printers he collaborated with. Each artwork has its own fascinating story, so repeat visits to absorb the entire scope of Yoshitoshi’s masterpiece are encouraged!”

 

“Samurai, Ghosts and Lovers is an exceptional opportunity provided by the DAI’s recent acquisition of a rare, complete album set of100 Aspects of the Moon,” said DAI Director & CEO Michael R. Roediger. “The DAI will be the only venue for this exhibition, so don’t miss the chance to see this entire series displayed together. It is a fitting way to wrap up the museum’s centennial celebrations and begin our next century!”

 

A selection of works from the DAI’s extensive Japanese collection, as well as loans of swords, helmets and rare Samurai suits, will further enhance the experience of these endlessly fascinating masterpieces of Japanese art.

 

A suite of related programs will encourage visitors to further connect with the artworks in meaningful ways, including screenings of classic Japanese films, a Japanese print demonstration, a talk about the strange and supernatural in Japanese literature, and a performance of traditional Japanese instruments. Scheduled programs include:

 

  • ARTventures: “Out of this World” Printmaking, February 22, 1–3 pm
  • Trivia Night, March 13, 5:30–8 pm
  • Film Series: The Ballad of Narayama (Kinoshita, 1958), March 14, 1 pm
  • Film Series: Ugetsu (Mizoguchi, 1953), April 18, 1 pm
  • Demonstration: Traditional Japanese Woodblock Printmaking w/ Andrea Benedict-Starkey, March 22, 12:30–2:30 pm
  • Performance: Traditional Japanese Instruments, April 2, 6 pm
  • ARTventures: Japanese Ink Painting and Cherry Blossom Trees, April 11, 1–3 pm
  • Language of Art: One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each: A Treasury of Classical Japanese Verse, April 25, Noon–1 pm
  • Talk: “The Supernatural in Japanese Literature and Kaidan, Tales of the Strange,” by Dr. Noriko Tsunoda Reider, Professor of Japanese, Miami University, April 30, 6 pm

 

Admission to Samurai, Ghosts and Lovers is included in the museum’s general admission: $15 adults; $10 seniors (60+), active military and groups (10 or more); $5 students (18+ w/ID) and youth (ages 7–17); free for children (ages 6 & younger). Admission is also free for museum members. Prices include admission to the Special Exhibition, all Focus Exhibitions and the museum’s collection galleries.

 

Guided tours of the special exhibition are available. For more information or to schedule a tour, contact Rique Hagen, at 937-223-4278, ext. 332 or [email protected].

 

‘Joseph’ Review – Sinclair Community College – Favorite Son, Favorite Coat

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Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s delightfully breezy musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, based on the biblical tale concerning family, faith and forgiveness, receives a joyful, surprisingly moving presentation under the direction of Kimberly Borst at Sinclair Community College.

David Shockey as Joseph in Sinclair Community College’s production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” (Photo by Patti Celek)

In the deceptively demanding titular role requiring the utmost in personality and vocals, tenor David Shockey certainly masters the art of charmingly arrogant bravado. In his capable hands, there’s no question that Joseph adores being the center of attention and overzealously embraces his unique gift for interpreting dreams, attributes contributing to his downfall at the hands of his 11 treacherous, non-fashionable brothers. In addition to creating an arc believably grounded in various stages of distress from torture to slavery to imprisonment, Shockey sings terrifically throughout. In fact, he sincerely fuels the emotional drama of the gorgeous ballad Close Every Door and provides a wonderfully touching rendition of the heartwarming finale Any Dream Will Do, giving beautiful credence to Joseph’s enduring hope of one day reuniting with his father Jacob (CJ Suchyta).

Callista Kinney (center) with members of the Women’s Ensemble and David Shockey in Sinclair Community College’s production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” (Photo by Patti Celek)

Furthermore: Soprano Callista Kinney, a memorable Glinda in Brookville Community Theatre’s The Wizard of Oz earlier this season, sings with ease, grace, humor, and passion as the Narrator with a lovely rendition of Pharaoh Story among her many standouts; Joseph’s energetic, dastardly, kooky, and close-knit Brothers, enjoyably coalescing to the hilt for the Parisian-inspired Those Canaan Days, compatibly consist of Russell Paquay (strongly leading Benjamin’s Calypso as Reuben), Patrick Greco (Simeon), Chase Niemitalo (Levi), Kofi Gunter (Napthali), Rafael Santillan (Issachar), Gabriel Hrin (Asher), Matt Poliachik (Dan), Connor Gray (Zebulon), Mark Kreutzer (Gad), Micah Koverman (Benjamin), and Kasaahn Johnson (Judah); Raushawn Parker appears opposite Shockey as the dutiful Guard; The Women’s Ensemble/Wives are effectively portrayed by Rachel Charles, Riley Karr, Zoe Miller, Mackenzie Moore, Alexis Paige, Kylee Pauley, Trinity Rice (the striking soprano of One More Angel in Heaven), and Lilly Robillard; and the adorable, impressively focused Children’s Choir, unexpectedly given a great deal of interactive stage time especially in Borst’s contemporary-centric Prologue, consists of George Giese, Sasha Greco, Maria Greely, Sadie Hornick, Kaydence Kinney, Carmen Medina, and Rachael Updike.

In dual roles, Santillan excellently exudes expressive, masculine flair and fury as sophisticated Potiphar, Pauley seductively lures as Mrs. Potiphar, Gunter and Paquay respectively bond as the inquisitive Butler and Baker, and Greco playfully evokes the spirit of Elvis Presley in the aptly titled Song of the King.

Patrick Greco (Pharoah) leads “Song of the King” in Sinclair Community College’s production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” (Photo by Patti Celek)

In addition to an inspired use of the orchestra pit as a storytelling device, Borst assembles a first-rate production team. Choreographer Jessica Eggleston, creating flavorful movement even in the smallest, synchronized instances within Joseph’s Dreams, The Brothers Come to Egypt and Who’s the Thief?, particularly supplies nifty odes to Bob Fosse’s Chicago (Potiphar) and Michael Bennett’s Dreamgirls (Pharaoh Story). Music director David Brush’s solid if muted nine-piece orchestra keeps the dandy score pulsating. Scenic designer Terry Stump’s scaffolding and staircases efficiently aid the action in look and scale. Kevin Alberts’ outstanding costumes including the snazzy titular coat are courtesy of Utah Shakespeare Festival and coordinated by Kathleen Hotmer. Jessy Henning’s vibrant lighting is exemplary, especially the spine-tingling radiance of Joseph’s Coat. Dan Brunk’s sound design and William Bierley’s property design are also noteworthy.
Perfect for families, Joseph stands as a feel-good testament to Webber and Rice’s tuneful legacy plus a valid reason why Sinclair should do more musicals.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat concludes today at 7 p.m. in Blair Hall Theatre, Building 2, of Sinclair Community College, 444 W. Third St., Dayton. Act One: 40 minutes; Act Two: 30 minutes. Tickets: $18 for adults; $15 for students and seniors. For tickets or more information, visit Sinclair.edu/tickets

Jekyll & Hyde Auditions

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Auditions will take place next door to the Playhouse in the Wegerzyn Administrative building. Please follow the signs that will lead you to the audition room. Callbacks if needed will take place on Wednesday evening. If you are or will be cast in another local performance of Jekyll and Hyde please feel free to contact us as an audition from you will not be necessary. A few of our artistic team will be attending those local performances and will consider that your audition. If you fit into the parameters of our vision you can begin rehearsal upon closing of your show. We will only cast principals from outside our auditions if the roles cannot be adequately cast from what is presented to us during our auditions. All sides and songs for callbacks will be posted to this event at a later date.

For your audition please prepare 16-32 bars of a song in the style of the show and character in which you are auditioning. Due to time constraints we will not allow ANY audition to go over the 32 bar limit. All music must have sheet music clearly marked and no acapella or digital tracks will be permitted. The audition form will be available online for you to print and fill out ahead of your audition.

Leap Day Race

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Join us at the race that only happens once every four years! You can run/walk the 2.29K or the 2.29M distance or run the 20.20K. You’re guaranteed to earn a PR! This is a family friendly event, so bring your kids for the free kids run! Your registration includes an infinity band (similar to a Buff) and post race celebration (details pending).

Three frogs will start the 20.20K race 30 seconds ahead of everyone. Think you can beat them? If you do, you’ll receive a special award!

Nat Geo Live: Anand Varma with Beauty And The Bizarre

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When ANAND VARMA takes a photograph of a parasitic wasp consuming a caterpillar from the inside, he doesn’t want to you to be disgusted. He wants you to be astonished. After all, he’s devoted years of his life to perfecting his techniques to create dramatic, bizarre — and beautiful — images of the miniature world around us. In these truly unique images, he reveals the secret life cycle of the honeybee, captures the lightning-fast behaviors of hummingbirds, and offers a rare glimpse at our world’s small wonders.

Regional Premiere of Gloria: A Life

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The Human Race Theatre Company is continuing its 2019-2020 “Women of Influence Season” with the Dayton premiere of Gloria: A Life, a new play celebrating the life and legacy of one of the most important figures of America’s feminist movement.

Fifty years after Gloria Steinem began raising her voice and advocating for others, her vision is as urgent today as ever. Described simply as “History. Her Story. Our Story,” Gloria: A Life is a richly detailed tapestry that’s both inspiring and remarkable.

The Cast. photo by Heather N. Powell

Written by Tony Award-nominee playwright Emily Mann, Gloria: A Life opened Off-Broadway in 2018 to critical acclaim. Kappy Kilburn, Executive Director of The Human Race Theatre Company, played an instrumental role in bringing Gloria’s story to the stage in New York City, and now to Dayton, Ohio. The Human Race Theatre’s production will mark the first performances of Gloria: A Life beyond its original creative team. 

“It was a privilege to be a part of the journey to the world premiere of Gloria: A Life as I packed up to leave NYC for Dayton,” said Kilburn. “And through that relationship, it is now my honor to present it here, at The Human Race Theatre Company, and continue the powerful conversation this play elicits.”

Gloria believes in the necessity of conversation as a catalyst for change, and the powerful play offers us all a path forward in a way that only live theatre can provide. This regional premiere features a dynamic all-female cast, led by Jennifer Johansen as Gloria Steinem and directed by Marya Spring Cordes.

“When we work together, anything is possible,” said Cordes. “While a good deal has changed for the better, every worthwhile fight is three steps forward and one step back. We are still fighting for a good deal of the same gender and civil rights issues all these years later.”

“Gloria: A Life humanizes and contextualizes the iconic history of Gloria’s life, shining as an example of how rewarding and challenging it can be to lead a fully human, active life,” she added.

The entire community is invited to join The Human Race Theatre in celebrating this award-winning journalist, social political activist, and nationally recognized leader of the American feminist movement and Toledo, Ohio native.

GLORIA: A LIFE is rated PG-15. Parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under the age of 15.

Biographies on the cast and creative team can be found on The Human Race Theatre Company’s website under GLORIA: A LIFE.

They Pay What You Can Preview is Wed, Feb 26th, Opening night is Friday, February 28.

Tickets for GLORIA: A LIFE start at $14. Prices vary depending on the day of the week and seating location. Group discounts are available for parties of 10 or more. Student tickets are available at 50% off regular adult prices and a student I.D. must be presented when picking up at the Box Office. The Sunday, March 1 7:00 p.m. performance is “Sawbuck Sunday,” when any available seat can be purchased in person for just $10 at the Loft Theatre box office two hours prior to the show. Discounts are subject to availability and some restrictions apply.

All performances are at the Metropolitan Art Center’s Loft Theatre, located at 126 North Main Street in downtown Dayton, Ohio. Show times for GLORIA: A LIFE are 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings. Performances on Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings begin at 7:00 p.m., and at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday matinees.

Tickets and performance information for GLORIA: A LIFE are available at www.humanracetheatre.org or by calling Ticket Center Stage at (937) 228-3630, and at the Schuster Center box office.

Katie Gast Offers Nighttime Photography Walk & Learn Class

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Photographer Katie Gast

Local photographer Katie Gast has been posting some pretty amazing photo’s on social media lately and that inspired us to meet up with her and find out more about her and her pictures.  Katie has worked as a photographer for the past 15 years, starting out in a mall store and winding up branching out on her own. Her primary subjects are children, seniors, families, and weddings.

She spent many years living in the Oregon District and like many of us was really affected by the tragedy this past summer.  To honor those affected she is donating prints of this photograph to Safe and Sound Schools.  If you’d like to purchase a print, click here.

We asked Katie to tell us more about her journey into photography and she was kind enough to share her thoughts with us:
Tell us about the first time you picked up a camera?
  • When I was in high school, around 1999, I chose photography as my 4-H project. At judging, I was asked what kind of film I used. I had no clue and I think I failed the project because I couldn’t answer that basic question (the correct answer was 35mm). Duh!
  • The first time I was paid to take pictures was at a little store in the Mall at Fairfield Commons…you remember the place…the employees had to wear beanies. I loved that job. Medium format film.
  • I bought my first digital camera in 2009 (Nikon D40) and haven’t looked back.
What inspires you as a photographer?
  • Everything from facial expressions, how and where the light hits, colors, shadows, shapes, details, and the occasion. You’re only limited by your imagination.
Is there a feeling you get when you know you’ve got a great shot?
  • I’m a second guesser by nature so I’m never totally satisfied with the way things look, but when an image matches the vision in my head…that’s a pretty cool feeling. Sometimes I sit there for a few minutes and smile and nod at my computer like a crazy person.

What’s your favorite thing to shoot?
  • I photograph people 99% of the time so that’s always been my favorite. But lately I’ve been shooting architecture and nighttime scenes which are my current favorite.

What’s your least favorite shoot to do?
  • I don’t have a least favorite, but I have the least experience with newborns. I’ve tried doing model calls and complimentary shoots in the past but there hasn’t been quite enough interest to fully explore that facet.

 

What should we know about you as a photographer?
Three things:
  1. If we aren’t able to work together this time, please know that I will help you to the best of my ability to find the right person for the job.
  2. Don’t feel obligated to hire me just because we know each other. I’d rather be hired because you like my work rather than because we are Facebook friends.
  3. Even though I like volunteering, this is my job and I cannot afford to work for free all the time. Exposure is always appreciated, but so is gas in my car, food on my plate, and a roof over my head!

Katie is so passionate about photography she’s launching a new venture- teaching others how to get more out of their camera.  Her first class is Friday, March 6th and will focus on capturing night time sights. Katie will lead a  night walk around Dayton’s historic Oregon District and the surrounding area.

She’ll  teach you to use manual settings for low light and talk a little about the history of downtown Dayton.  This event is only for beginner DSLR owners who want to feel more comfortable with their cameras – point and shoot cameras won’t work for this event, sorry!  You can reserve you spot for this two hour class by purchasing your $20 ticket online.

Yankee Trace Winter Blues Fest

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a tap takeover by Crooked Handle Brewing Co., open Golf Simulators and a live band Until Rust. Please register at the eventbrite link

 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/yankee-trace-winter-blues-fest-tickets-94684009421?fbclid=IwAR0nm2Aem6AWzECG3vxNcoCCQ5id7QJifyc_zstexls1Kvx22mP5vKDoImc

Venue

Yankee Trace Golf Club
10000 Yankee St
Dayton, OH 45458 United States
Phone:
438-3585
Website:
http://www.yankeetrace.or

Artist’s Reception | Amy Kollar Anderson

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Join us for the gallery opening for local artist Amy Kollar Anderson!

The reception is free to attend and open to the public, hosted in the upstairs gallery, where Amy will be on site to discuss her work! Light hors d’oeuvres will be served; wine and cocktails will be 20% off for this event!

Amy Kollar Anderson creates surreal narrative paintings inspired by natural forms, decorative arts and her love of animals. Her work has been shown internationally and featured in the publication, Imagine the Imagination: New Visions of Surrealism. Anderson was awarded three of the ReImagining Works commissions for the Dayton Metro Library in 2014-17 and the Montgomery County Artist Fellowship Grant in 2007.

She received her B.F.A. from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and a Master of Humanities, with a focus in Fine Arts, from Wright State University.

Amy Kollar Anderson lives with her husband and their three cats in the birthplace of aviation, Dayton, Ohio. Until recently, she was the Gallery Coordinator for the Rosewood Gallery, but left that position to pursue her art career full-time.

Read more about Amy and her work here: http://www.kollaranderson.com/

Huge News for Theater Couple with Dayton Roots!

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DaytonMostMetro has been covering the Bengson’s for a long time as Ghostlight Coffee Owner Shane Anderson reminded me this afternoon after sharing their big news! For those of you who aren’t familiar with Anderson’s theatrical history, he was the co-founder of the Encore Theater Company here in Dayton, and at times a theater writer for DMM.  Today he reached out to us to share the fabulous news for Shaun & Abigail Bengson.

Today Playbill shared that the American Theatre Wing has announced the recipients of the 2020 Jonathan Larson Grants, named for the late composer of the Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Rent to honor emerging composers, lyricists, and book writers.The Bengsons (Hundred Days; The Lucky Ones; Sundown, Yellow Moon) were one of the four recipients  in the Music and Lyrics category. The grant is awarded to musical theatre composers, lyricists, and librettists, or writing teams, early in their career, to support artistic endeavors and safeguard long-term music writing careers.

Each recipient will receive an unrestricted grant of $10,000 as well as additional support in the form of residencies, concerts, and recording grants. The grants will be presented March 23 by the Wing at a private event in New York City that will feature special performances of their work. This year, all four recipients will also receive a $2,500 Saw Island Foundation Recording Grant.

Abigail Bengson and Shaun Bengson. photo by Joseph Marzullo/WENN

 

For a little history of Shaun and Abigail’s Dayton history check out these previous MostMetro.com stories:

AIN’T THAT GOOD NEWS…?  June, 8, 2010

Shaun McClain Bengson was a local boy.  Bellbrook.  You might’ve even seen him perform as a kid…BHS marching band & theater productions, Sinclair Jazz Combo, community theater groups. In 2001 he began to explore beyond the Miami Valley.  First he attended college at Indiana University (studied Ethnomusicology & Traditional Indiana Fiddling), then after graduation Shaun moved to New York City as a part of the city’s teaching fellows program.  He became a music teacher in NYC.  He was assigned to a school for special education students, in a unit for students with Autism.  It was in this unit where Shaun crafted programs such as “Little Kids Rock!” and then “The New Manhattan Music Project,” where his students wrote, produced & performed their own musicals.  It was at the performance of these musicals where Shaun found love.  In walks Abigail Nessen, out walks “The Bengson’s,” and a new band called the “Zombie Nationalists.”  They were engaged within two weeks and writing their first musical.

 

A Testimony To Our Time Remaining  BY 

The Bengsons Perform The Proof

The Bengsons CD Release Party w/Walk The Moon
Thursday, January 20 · 8:00pm – 11:30pm

Shane Anderson, the technical director for the Encore Theater Company called me one late afternoon last October saying that I needed to come down to the Oregon District to check out the Bengsons. He said they were a husband and wife musical duo that were rehearsing their latest project, The Proof.

The premise caught me by surprise by its complexity. This was a story about two lovers who, upon finding out that the husband was suffering from a terminal disease, consciously decided to compress the sixty years or so that they once imagined that they together into a single year, which was what reality and circumstance had afforded to them. As they launched into an condensed version of the whole poetic précis, I felt the same loss of adjectives to describe what I was witnessing that Shane had had earlier.

Those of you who attended the June 2010  production of RENT in C{space got  a glimpse of Shaun & Abigail.  Shaun led the rockin’ band, giving this version of RENT an instrumental style of it’s own.  Abigail portrayed “Mimi.”  Her Mimi was perhaps a tinge “Joplin-inspired.”  She took the dark role & gave it a fierce, hard edge that was probably more truthful to the character than “glam’d” for Broadway.production of RENT in C{space got just a glimpse of Shaun & Abigail.  Shaun led the rockin’ band, giving this version of RENT an instrumental style of it’s own.  Abigail portrayed “Mimi.”  Her Mimi was perhaps a tinge “Joplin-inspired.”  She took the dark role & gave it a fierce, hard edge that was probably more truthful to the character than “glam’d” for Broadway.

 

Botched But Indestructible .  BY 

…This musical is often considered a one-man show, but has always been a solid two-hander due to the presence of Yitzhak, Hedwig’s obsessive, occasionally bickering husband superbly portrayed with crazed, wide-eyed intensity by the mesmerizing Abigail Nessen Bengson, who took Dayton by storm last season as Mimi in Encore’s production of “Rent.” Yitzhak is primarily a reaction role, but Bengson, while never stealing focus from Parkey or reducing the compatible rapport they establish, commands attention with every dynamic, character-specific move she makes.

Branch & Bone nominated in USA Today 10 Best Readers Choice Awards 

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Just last week Brand & Bone Artisian Ales was recognized by RateBeer for Best New Brewer in Ohio.  This week a panel of experts and 10Best editors have chosen Branch & Bone Artisan Ales as a nominee for their 2020 10Best Readers’ Choice award for the Best New Brewery.

Voting is open until Tuesday March 17th and currently they are ranked 3 out of 20.  There is no registration needed to vote and it just takes a second. Let’s get them to #1 –  vote here:

https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-new-brewery/branch-bone-artisan-ales-dayton-ohio/

“At Branch & Bone we are very passionate about what we do so it is very humbling to receive recognition at this level. If you appreciate what we do please vote early and vote often” Trevor Sutherland Director of Sales

 

Helping bring new life into a historic neighborhood, Branch & Bone is a 7-barrel brewery and taproom located in Dayton,Ohio.  Opened in June of 2018, Branch & Bone creates a wide array of beer styles while specializing in wild and mixed fermentation offerings. In just the short time since opening, Branch & Bone has garnered national recognition with a Bronze medal for their wine barrel aged saison, Silence Mill, at the prestigious Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer competition and was just named RateBeer’s “Best New Brewer in Ohio”.

 

 Branch and Bone

Founded in 2018, Branch & Bone Artisan Ales is an independently owned brewery located in the Historic South Park neighborhood of Dayton, OH. Constantly striving for perfection through experimentation, Branch & Bone Artisan Ales combines the ingredients of earth and the work of humankind to craft subtle, yet flavorful ales.  Inspired by European traditions and modern American eccentrics, we brew a range of ales that will encourage exploration.

Branch & Bone Artisan Ales

(937) 723-7608

905 Wayne Ave
Dayton, Ohio 45410

Tues- Thurs  4-10pm
Fri & Sat noon – 11pm
Sun noon – 8pm

Founded in 2018, Branch & Bone Artisan Ales is an independently owned brewery located in the Historic South Park neighborhood of Dayton, OH. Constantly striving for perfection through experimentation, Branch & Bone Artisan Ales combines the ingredients of earth and the work of humankind to craft subtle, yet flavorful ales.  Inspired by European traditions and modern American eccentrics, we brew a range of ales that will encourage exploration.

30th Annual Day of Caring Pancake Breakfasts All Over Town

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Established in 1991 by Jan Venkayya, Day of Caring is a grass roots organization based in Beavercreek, made up of volunteers committed to increasing personal awareness and involvement toward confronting the ever-increasing national plight of hunger and homelessness. This years event will take place on Sunday, Feb 23rd all over town.  All proceeds from these Brunches benefit the local community’s Hunger and Housing Coalitions.

 

From the first pancake brunch with 12 locations this event has grown  to  locations in over 7 counties. As in the past, churches, community organizations, and public foundations host, prepare, and serve the annual pancake brunch.  “Each year, 500 volunteers get together to serve over 7,000 meals,” Day of Caring 365 Trustee Steve Pax said in a news release. “Those who are homeless or hungry find a generous support from our community during Thanksgiving and

Christmas, however The Day of Caring Pancake Brunch takes the last Sunday in February to remind the needy that we don’t forget about them. We show that we care 365 days a year.”

Brunches run on average $6 for adults and $4 for seniors (over 60) and children (under 12). Most brunches include pancakes and sausages, coffee and juice,  but each location put their own spin on additional offerings.

 

 

Sheryl Crow Coming to The Rose

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Nine-time GRAMMY AWARD recipient Sheryl Crow will make a stop in Huber Heights, OH for the not-to-be-missed concert of the summer at Rose Music Center on Wednesday, June 17th.

Tickets for the Huber Heights show will go on sale to the public beginning at 10:00am on Friday, February 21st atwww.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.

Sheryl Crow is a true American music icon. Her first nine studio albums have sold 35 million copies worldwide; seven of them charted in the Top 10 and five were certified for Multi-Platinum sales. In addition to such No. 1 hits as “All I Wanna Do,” “Soak Up the Sun” and “The First Cut Is the Deepest,” Crow has lofted 40 singles into the Billboard Hot 100, Adult Top 40, Adult Contemporary, Mainstream Top 40 and Hot Country Songs charts, with more No. 1 singles in the Triple A listings than any other female artist.

For her current album Threads, Crow collaborated with a broad array of her musical heroes, including Stevie Nicks, James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Chuck D, Joe Walsh, Kris Kristoffersson, and even a duet of her classic song “Redemption Day” with the late legend Johnny Cash. Threads also features contributions by young artists shaping music today, including Gary Clark Jr, Brandi Carlile, Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell, Margo Price, Andra Day, St. Vincent, and Maren Morris.

“I became inspired to record an album of musical experiences with the legacy artists who inspired me to want to be a great songwriter, musician, and producer. It is a celebration with them, and a tribute to them,” said Crow. “Just as importantly, I wanted to work with younger artists on this record, who I believe will pick up the torch and continue to light the way for humanity with their stories and their songs for many years to come. Their music inspires me every day.”

Crow is known as well for her passionate support of multiple charities, including The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, The World Food Program, Feeding America, ADOPT A CLASSROOM, the Elton John AIDS Foundation, MusiCares, and the Delta Children’s Home and many other worthy causes.

Trace Adkins To Play Fraze!

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A Nashville icon for more than two decades, Trace Adkins has made his mark on the country-music industry. 11 million albums sold. Time-honored hit singles. Momentous, fiery and always memorable live performances. GRAMMY nominations. CMT and ACM awards. Nearly 200 million plays on YouTube. Hell, even a slew of movie and TV roles have come the Grand Ole Opry member’s way. But ask Adkins what’s left to prove in his career and the small-town Louisiana native says it’s simple: the itch remains. To create. To collaborate. To continually feel the excitement that comes after whipping up a new song out of thin air and laying it down to tape.

It’s what, after all these years, he says he still craves. “It’s an adrenaline rush and I love it,” says Adkins, “There’s nothing else like that,” the Louisiana native offers. “That is still my favorite thing to do in this business. Go into the studio with just some lyrics and a melody and then let the finest musicians in the world help take it and turn it into something magical. It liberates me. I just dig it!”

Working with some of Nashville’s most respected songwriters, Adkins continues to find ways to connect with his fans through music while recording what he describes as autobiographical songs throughout his career. “Over the years people have asked me ‘How could we get to know you?’ Well, if you really wanted to know who Trace Adkins is go back and listen to the album cuts on the records I’ve done over my career. Those are the songs that reflect where I was in my head at the time I made that record.”

The Way I Wanna Go Tour
Thursday, July 2, 2020
8:00 PM
Tickets $25 to $45*
Tickets go on sale Feb. 22 at 10 AM

Nugent To Return To The Rose!

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The Motor City Madman is back! Multi-platinum guitar icon Ted Nugent will bring the 2020 “Best @#%! Tour Ever” to Rose Music Center on Thursday, August 13th.

Ted Nugent has carved a permanent place in rock & roll history as the ultimate guitar-shredding showman, selling more than 40 million albums, performing over 6,500 high-octane live shows, and continuing to set attendance records at venues around the globe.

Nugent was named Detroit’s Greatest Guitar Player of All Time by readers of MLive, and his no-holds barred career spans five decades of multi-platinum hits. From the ground breaking Amboy Dukes’ hit “Journey to the Center of the Mind,” to classics like “Stranglehold” (ranked in the Top 100 Classic Rock Songs and #1 Guitar Lick), “Cat Scratch Fever,” (32nd Best Hard Rock Song of All Time) Damn Yankees chartbuster “High Enough,” and cult classic “Fred Bear,” (the most requested song for radio airplay in Michigan & Wisconsin), Ted and his inimitable sound have been featured on VH1’s Behind the Music, A&E’s Biography and more.

For millions of passionate music lovers everywhere, Ted delivers the Ultimate Life Soundtrack. A Ted Nugent show is not just a performance — it’s a fire-breathing celebration!

Tickets for the Huber Heights show will go on sale to the public beginning at 11:00am on Friday, February 21st atwww.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.

10?’s with Chef Dane Shipp

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Chef Dane Shipp

Chef Dane Shipp is approaching his second anniversary in the kitchen of Lock 27 Brewery.  A graduate of the Sinclair Culinary program he’s been cooking around town for over ten years.  Having started at the downtown branch of Lock 27 in winter of 2018, he was recently promoted to Executive Chef, overseeing both locations of the breweries restaurants.   Having just rolled out 17 new menu items, he made some time to take on DMM’s Chef 10?’s interview:

 

1.  What is your favorite ingredient to cook with?

My favorite ingredient to work with is garlic! It’s one of the most flavorful ingredients out there! I use it in a lot of my dishes. Roasted, fried crispy for asian dishes, sliced raw, etc…

2.  What ingredient do you dread?

I’d have to say the ingredient I dread the most is beets! Only because it takes a long time to cook, and it will stain you and everything around you!

3. What’s your favorite dish to make?

My favorite dish to make is pad kee mao (drunken noodles) I’m obsessed with asian cuisine, and that’s my favorite noodle dish. Spicy, and fresh ingredients!

Steak ramen

 

4. What’s your favorite pig out food?
That would have to be tacos! I can literally eat 20 tacos! One of the best creations ever made!

 

5. What restaurant, other than your own, do you like to dine at in the Miami Valley?
I go to a lot of different restaurants in the Dayton area! Because of my plant based diet I’m limited, but to name a few, Wheat Penny, Tik’s Thai Express, Taqueria Mixteca, Linhs Bistro, and Little Saigon!

 

6. What’s your best advice for home chefs?
My advice to home chefs is to try cooking with new ingredients! Experiment with new flavors! Gotta fail in attempts at different recipes in order to get better!

Scallops with bacon jam and roasted carrots



7. If you could invite any 4 guests to a dinner party who would they be and why?

Lebron James– basketball was my first love, and I grew up watching him! He’s inspirational, and from a small town in Ohio like myself. I respect him a lot!
2 Chainz– I appreciate his taste in the finer things in life!  He not afraid to try different stuff, and I know he would appreciate my cooking!
Dave Chappelle– obviously everyone knows how funny this guy is! To be in a room with him would be a great experience! Comedians have different ways of thinking, and they are not afraid to say what they want. I respect his real ness
Barack Obama– Obama might be the coolest dude in the world! I just feel like he is always calm and chill! I feel like all those guys at a dinner party would create a really good vibe!

Lobster risotto


8. Who do you look up to in the industry and why?

Honestly I look up to the underdogs. They people who are famous chefs, or classically trained. I’ve never been trained by anyone, so I can relate to the people who just know how to cook really good from getting in the kitchen and working at your craft! I look up to people like action bronson, and Matty Matheson. I can relate to people like that.

 

9. What do you do in the Miami Valley on a day off?
On a day off, I usually will go to a bigger city like Columbus or Cincinnati, and enjoy the city! Eating food, drinking cocktails, and experience all the culture I can!

 

10. share a kitchen disaster, lucky break or other interesting story:
My lucky break was honestly coming to lock 27. I was at my previous job for 8 years, and they never let me showcase my creativity. When I came to lock, I was creating dishes within the first 2 weeks, and after a year I was the executive chef! So now I create 4-5 dishes every single week for both locations, and it’s a rare thing in Dayton, OH for a chef to have that much creativity that doesn’t own the establishment!