City Life Sculpture Exhibit to Appear in Downtown Dayton AgainBronze Sculptures of J. Seward Johnson, Jr. Headed to Dayton for Three Month Exhibit Dayton
– April 18, 2008 – Downtown Dayton is bringing the arts to life again
in 2008 with the sculptures of J. Seward Johnson, Jr. Back by popular
demand, City Life is a walking public art exhibition that will be on
display downtown for the community to enjoy from May 16-August 15,
2008. Twenty of this world-renowned artist’s sculptures will be
temporarily installed in key areas throughout downtown for the free
exhibition. City Life debuted in downtown Dayton during the summer
of 2007, and tens of thousands of people came to enjoy the unique works
of J. Seward Johnson, Jr. Twenty unique life-size bronze sculptures
that capture human gestures in a realistic way will be featured in this
year’s exhibit, creating an experience for all ages to enjoy. The
figures represent people of all ages in day-to-day activities,
including a man painting a picture, a woman knitting a blanket, a woman
pushing her child on a swing, and a man reading the newspaper with his
dog. The sculptures have an effect that makes them difficult to
distinguish from live people, and the impact they have made in other
communities has been significant in drawing people downtown and
introducing them to public art. “I am so excited that we are
bringing City Life back for a second year,” said Mayor Rhine McLin.
“They were a huge hit last year and it was a great way for us to get
the community to come explore our downtown and enjoy art at the same
time.” 
City Life brochures will include a map that highlights
all of the locations of the twenty sculptures that are part of the
exhibit. The brochures will be available in early May at www.downtowndayton.org,
and hard copies will be available closer to the start of the exhibit at
Courthouse Square, RiverScape, and in other key areas downtown. Johnson
began his sculpting career in 1968 after years of painting. He has
created more than 200 individual life-size sculptures like the ones
that will be on display in Dayton. His works have been featured in
museums and private collections throughout the world, as well as in
prominent public art placements like Rockefeller Center in New York
City. Dayton will join other cities across the country and world in
creating a fun, exciting opportunity for area residents to engage and
interact with these extraordinary pieces of art. City Life is
presented by the City of Dayton, Montgomery County, the Downtown Dayton
Partnership, and Culture Works, with major sponsorship support from
WDTN-TV-2. Area businesses are helping make the project possible by
sponsoring the individual sculptures. A walking map that highlights all
of the statue locations will be available at the beginning of May, as
well as information on a photo and essay contest that will take place
in conjunction with exhibit. For more information about the exhibition,
visit www.downtowndayton.org or call the Downtown Dayton Partnership at (937) 224-1518. What do you think of the J. Seward Johnson sculptures? Join the conversation here...
The Young Lawyers
Division ("YLD") of the Dayton Bar Association is sponsoring the Second Annual 5
for the Kids, 5k (3.1 mile) run/fitness walk, with all proceeds to benefit CARE
House, our community's child advocacy center.
The race will be
held on Friday May 30, 2008 at Brixx Ice Company at 500 E. First Street in
downtown Dayton. The cost is $20.00 for pre-registered participants
(includes t-shirt, 2 free beer tickets and post-race party) and $25.00
the day of the race (includes t-shirt, 2 free beer tickets and post-race
party). Registration will begin at 5:30 p.m.and the race will start at 7:00
p.m. Following the race there will be a post-race celebration with
"refueling station" awards and live entertainment. All individuals who
bring a new stuffed animal to donate to CARE House will be entered into a
drawing to win gift certificates and products from local
businesses.
DATV will be holding its first ever Telethon on Thursday, March 6th from noon to midnight in celebration of its 30th Anniversary.
“It is with excitement and apprehension that DATV will be celebrating its
30th Anniversary in 2008,” said Rick Hayes, Executive Director. “ The excitement comes from the celebration of our 30th
Anniversary, the over 500 members of DATV and the many new programs and
services DATV will be launching in 2008. And the apprehension comes
from a new legislative environment that forces DATV into the task of
creating new revenue streams to help support our community service.” DATV
is facing a $150,000 reduction in revenue in 2008 due to the passage of
a State law (SB117) that effects how access channels receive franchise
fees from cable companies in exchange for the use of the public
right-of-way.
In response to that fact and in light of 2008
being DATV's 30th Anniversary in the community we will be holding our
first ever Telethon on Thursday, March 6th from Noon until Midnight.
The program will air on DATV, channel 20, Dayton Spiritual Television
channel 12 and be streamed live on the internet at www.datv.org.
Revenue
from the event will help further DATV’s goals of providing Dayton area
residents the opportunity to create meaningful local media that helps
celebrate, document and contribute to daily life in Dayton. DATV provides the training, equipment and facilities for local residents to produce their own noncommercial television programs.The program will originate live from DATV's Studios and feature live local performances from various artists, appearances by
numerous local celebrities, historical vignettes and highlights of DATV programming. Scheduled performers include; The Eddie
Brookshire Orchestra, McGovern Ceili Dancers, Chris Dunnett, Clarence
Young III, Bruce Anthony Davis, Stillwater United Methodist Church,
Indignation, Bronze Application and many more!
Viewers may donate during the Telethon by calling 223-5311 or now through March 6th by visiting DATV’s web site www.datv.org.
All donations of $75 or more will receive a commemorative 30th Anniversary T-Shirt (while supplies last) as our way of saying thank you. In addition special prizes will be randomly awarded for various donation amounts.
The
event would not be possible without the help of our many Sponsors and
Donors. Sponsorship support provided by Champions Auto Service, Our
Common Heritage and Dayton Door Sales. Donors may also win special prizes provided by the Victoria Theatre Association and Hara Arena.
It’s not too late to help! If you have a business that would like to contribute contact Dan Suffoletto at 223-5311.
Dayton's creative life took a turn for the better last year when the Dayton Circus - an extension of founding member Laurana Wong's project "The Sideshow" - began plotting an urban creative revival for our fair city. I heard about it at one of Jennifer Breman's famous vegan potlucks, and was immediately taken with the conspiracy: a handful of committed people working with creative types from all over the city to transform the artistic, social and creative landscape in Dayton in a positive way.
In 2007, we incorporated as an Ohio non-profit (and got the ball rolling on 501(c)3 status), hosted several wonderful creative events at the Pearl nightclub downtown, and collaborated with Urban Nights twice: first a performance art gallery in May, then "The Sideshow II" in September. To round out the year, an anonymous donor blessed us with a $10,000 grant in December.
2008 is stacking up to be an explosive year for us, too. Working with the City of Dayton, the Dayton Circus will be enhancing the visual landscape of the Oregon District by taking over the abandoned lot just south of the train tracks on Wayne Ave. We'll be planting an organic, permaculture garden there in Spring, and look forward to hosting some fair-weather events come Summer. We're also looking for a space to call home, and once this has manifested you can bet the grand opening will be a sock-hop to remember. Already we're planning for "The Sideshow III", an event of grand proportions to be held in conjunction with Urban Nights in May. Look forward to music, static and performing arts of all kinds, good food and great people in a creative atmosphere. Do you have a creative vision to share with Dayton? We're taking applications.
 I went on down to South Park Tavern, where the 2nd Pizza Factory
location used to be, Friday night with a few friends. Immediately you
notice the warm feel inside that matches the bright orange exterior.
It was a nice scene—locals laughing, walking around, chatting and
making new friends. We realized we needed to seat ourselves after about
20 seconds and made our way for a booth near the bar. After about 5
minutes of no one approaching us to see if we needed anything Drew and
I went up to the bar to get drinks. The barman almost intentionally
asked everyone else if they needed anything before coming to us.
Regulars favoritism? I tried to get a Blue Moon and gin and tonic but
apparently their liquor license doesn’t cover hard stuff. I’ve never
heard of that but no big deal though. We waited about 10–15 minutes,
drank our beer and left. No one once asked if we wanted to order
anything. Am I totally in the dark as to the process they use for
getting a bite to eat or is the service really that horrendous? People
were eating dinner right and left so I feel really confused about the
whole thing. I really want to go back. I feel like it has potential and
could be a great spot to hang out. Some places just have the right feel
and I’m willing to give them another chance after a total bomb. I think
I may have seen David Esrati there but I’m not totally sure it was him.
Was it you? And more importantly how did you manage to catch the
attention of the wait staff?!
We felt a little dejected as we left but were still willing to try
our luck at another place we hadn’t been before. We drove a few blocks
west to Cornerstone Bar & Grille on Brown Street. We had a much
better experience. Our waiter (his name was either Nick or Tony) was
attentive and had a killer attitude. Drew made history and actually
bought an appetizer. Believe me, this sort of thing just doesn’t
happen. He’d heard that the Paisano Pasta Chips were the house
specialty, the stuff legends were made of, and figured what the heck,
he wasn’t driving. They had an asiago cream sauce and were awesome! I’m
not big on sausage but that was easy enough to move aside. I got the
Philly as it is only fitting for someone with my name to do so. It was
quite nice. Nothing will ever compare to Penn Station so don’t set
yourself up for a let down. It was definitely a decent bit better than
one I had at McGillicutty’s (what kind of crazy name is that) the week
before. There’s still a few independents left on Brown Street and
Cornerstone is definitely one that’s worth making a trip to. Next up:
Wafu! You may have to double-dog dare me though.
Have you ever thought about buying a German beer but then decided not to after you saw stranage words like Weizen, Berliner Weisse, Helles, Schwarzbier, Pilsener, Dunkel, Doppelbock, and Märzen? What does is it all mean? Does it even taste good? What better way to try those German beers than at a beer tasting?
The Dayton Liederkranz-Turner is presenting Bierfest, a German Beer tasting event, on Friday, January 11, 2008. This is your chance to sample a wide variety of German and German style beers as well as a special home brew selection.
The Bierfest sampling tour will begin at 6:00pm. The special guest speaker is beer expert, home brewer, Dayton’s leading purveyor of fine beers (Belmont Party Supply) and Liederkranz member, Mike Schwartz. He will be supported by Joe Waizmann, founder of Alefest. Our mission is to focus is on good German beer and Gemütlichkeit!
The Bierfest event will include free snacks and door prizes! DLT’s famous giant brats will be available for purchase. The DLT bar will be open with pop and beer for purchase.
Event Details:
When: Friday, January 11, 2008
Doors Open: 5:30 pm
Bier Tour Begins: 6:00 pm
Where: The Dayton Liederkranz-Turner
1400 East Fifth Street
Dayton, OH 45402
Admission: $13.00 per Person, Admission for Designated Drivers is FREE. Reservations are not required but are strongly encouraged. Please call John Koerner: 937-429-9251 or contact him by email: jabkoerner@aol.com.
For more information also visit The Dayton Liederkranz Turner Website. Come back and tell us which beer was your favorite!
That's right - the gelato joint in the OD is moving over by UD (to try to compete with Cold Stone and Ben & Jerry's) after only one year on 5th Street. But the space will not be vacant for long, because Loretta Puncer is moving there from the Cannery to open Gallery 510 Fine Art. Loretta is one of the people behind the First Fridays that are held at the Cannery and recently started the Town & Country Fine Art Center in Kettering with Mike Elsass. As many of you know, Mike is part of a group who is transforming 5th Street into an arts district, and it looks like Gallery 510 Fine Art will be one of the first new places to be part of that effort.
Loretta will be having a "preview" of the new gallery this coming Friday January 4th as part of the on-going First Friday open house party. And we'll be following up soon on the rest of this new arts district in the OD. If anybody out there knows Nathan Smallwood, can you send him an invite?
 I've been looking forward to this for weeks; should be a great time. Come keep warm with the artists of Front Street and support a good cause.
From www.golokagallery.net Goloka Gallery presents:
"FRUIT FOR THE EGG"
A benefit for Stivers School for the Arts
Friday & Saturday, December 14th and 15th - 6pm to 3am
1001 East Second Street C-D Door
Don't miss this extraordinary 2 day multi-media event put on by some of the countries top artists, musicians, actors, dancers, and writers to help support the continuation of the adjunct staff at Stivers.
The show will feature works from both international and local artists. Performance art ranging from theatre to dance to music. Also showcasing performances from all of the Stivers departments and a student gallery from all departments. Enjoy an eclectic buffet from over 40 cooks. Everyone is invited to attend and please bring friends and family.
The show will be presented at the Front Street Arts Complex 1001 East Second St. Dayton, Door C-D, just 2 blocks south of Stivers. Show will begin at 6pm and end at 3am. Cost is a 5$ donation at the door.
559-7810
A Call To All
If anyone would like to help out with cash donations, donations for our silent auction, the bar or bring food or dessert, it would be most appreciated. We will be able to provide you with a donation receipt that will be honored as a tax write off. Any questions please call 559-7810.
About Adjuncts
Adjuncts are people among the community who are professional working artists. They work 15 hours a week at a modest pay without health benefits. Most adjuncts work over their hours volunteering their time. They work directly with the teachers and students to provide the best education in their field as they can give. Some of the departments have no other teacher besides the adjuncts. These departments and classes would not exist without them. Without these individuals there would be a great loss to the art education of our schools. This would have a direct impact on our children's development as students and as our future pillars of the community.
Details
Artists ::
Amy Kollar Anderson - installation room with acrylic paintings
Susan Brynes - director of Art Street University of Dayton, installation room
Bradley Cahill - from Chicago, mixed media sculpture
Andy Dedominici - mixed media piece and performing in a performance
Dustin Harris - Stivers ceramic teacher, ceramic works
Mike Elsass - paintings on rusted steel
Sabrina Pryor - oil paintings
Erich Reith - founding partner of Goloka, wood sculpture
Shon Walters - founding partner of Goloka, wood sculpture and furniture
Jud Yalkut - art writer for Dayton City Paper, collage
Performance Art ::
Tyler Peffley - Stivers Printmaking teacher
Laurana Wong - Founder of Circus Collaborative Collective
Works from the collection of Robert Shiffler
Joel Otterson - Sculpture professor UCLA, mixed media furniture
TODT mixed media sculpture
Comedy ::
Comedy Catastrophe
Music ::
Captain of Industry, Chicago Afro Beat Project, Goat herd, 2nd story attic, Sleepybird with stage play written by Tristan Cupp with Zoot Productions and members of Human Race Theatre
Stivers Performance
Stivers Pianists, Stivers String Trio, Next Wave Strings, Stivers Jazz Orchestra, Stivers Dance Ensemble, Stivers Theatre Department, Stivers Choir
Also :: A student gallery with work from all departments
I’ve wanted to go to Tickets
in Fairborn for the past few years. A weird desire, I know. I was a
little nervous to go inside the first time I noticed the place so I
continued on down the street to Giovanni’s.
Does anyone else experience that? Fear of going into little
neighborhood bars/restaurants for the first time? I’m nervous the
locals might eat me. No, but you know what I mean, right? No? There
should be a term for that. Restaurant trepidation. Coined here, kids.
So, before you got me sidetracked I was relating that I had restaurant trepidation
about Tickets. The windows are tinted. Come on, why? But I went in a
few weeks ago. And it was okay. I didn’t die and the food was decent
too. The places kinda skews toward the Greek side in addition to normal
pub grub. So I got a nice gyro and fry. It was tasty and the pricing
was appropriate. I went with people of varying palettes so the review
may be better or worse depending upon which of us you talk to. The
interior is fairly dim and authentic (old). If I ever find myself
hungry in Fairborn again I’ll definitely give it another go. It’s the
sorta place where you could sit around at the bar for hours. I like
that. Plus I’ve got a little soft spot for Fairborn. It’s no Tank’s or
Stockyard Inn but certainly a valid place to have a sandwich and drink.
We just got back from eating breakfast and The Brunch Club - formely known as The Breakfast Club - over at 601 S. Main Street just south of Downtown. We were big fans of the old Breakfast Club - it was truly a local gem here in Dayton. In a land of generic Dennys, WaffleHouses and IHOPS - this locally-owned joint was a locavore favorite. And although we were faithful regulars there, we did sometimes hear from others that the staff wasn't always on their A-game and seemed like they were not happy working there. After hearing about how the former owner was basically absent from the place while focusing on his Lebanon location, it stands to reason that employee morale would be low.
Well, I'm here to tell you that not only does the new Brunch Club have all of the great things that we liked about the old Breakfast Club, it improves on the service complaints others had in the past. The new wait staff is upbeat, energetic and genuinely appeared to enjoy their jobs. Our server was friendly and polite, very attentive and extremely efficient. And we did see at least one familar face from the old place. The menu was slightly different than the old one, but had a wide variety of breakfast and lunch fare. I had a Breakfast Sandwich with a side of hash browns while Shannon had a Build Your Own Omelet with egg beaters. Our food was delivered quickly and was delicious. In fact, though we were there at the prime time hour of 10:30am on a Sunday we were still out of there by 11am! And we couldn't figure out if they had different lighting or simply added a fresh coat of paint, but the place seemed much brighter than before. Sure, parking is still tight but I see that as part of its charm. As an urban dweller, I don't have the same parking hangups that others have - just park down the street and WALK!!!
The Brunch Club had a decent amount of customers while we were there but did not have the typical line out the door that the old place had. Hopefully as the former regulars discover that the place is open again under new management, those lines will return - as long as they don't get TOO long! As for Tanks - don't worry, we aren't taking you out of the mix... just spreading the locavore love around! Go check out the new Brunch Club when you can - I don't think you'll be disappointed.
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