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Raffle with prizes valued at minimum of $100 among new features at Art Ball
For the first time in the history of the Dayton Art Institute’s festive Art Ball, people throughout the community can buy raffle tickets for the 100 prizes awarded on the night of the event without being present to win.This year’s ball, one of the area’s premier gala events, is slated ...
How technology is changing visitors’ experiences at the Dayton Art Institute
Technology is changing art museums, just as it’s changing so many other aspects of life.A great case in point is “What is a Masterpiece?” a new initiative at the Dayton Art Institute that allows visitors to learn a lot more fascinating information about 50 of the museum’s greatest treasures. Future ...
New interactive exhibit blends music and art
Thursdays are a special time for Jessica Roller and her 2-year-old daughter, Wren.“We come every week for Tiny Thursdays,” said the Kettering mom, an artist who enjoys spending time in a museum environment.On a recent Thursday, the trip was extra-special: the Dayton Art Institute had just opened “I See the ...
Bruce Evans, former Dayton Art Institute director, dies at age 72
Bruce Haselton Evans, who served as the director of the Dayton Art Institute from 1974 to 1991, died Tuesday, May 14, in Brevard, N.C., at the age of 72. Evans, who began his Dayton career as a curator at the museum in 1965, is credited with a last-minute rescue of ...
Homefull needs household goods
Homefull, once known as The Other Place, is marking a 25th anniversary of service to the community. The non-profit organization, which serves homeless men, women and children, got its start in the basement of Christ Episcopal Church in downtown Dayton in 1988. It was founded by Sister Dorothy Kammerer. The ...
A heart-wrenching decision
As we were reminded just one week ago, even the rich and famous can be faced with agonizing health decisions. In the case of actress Angelina Jolie, the critical question was this: Do I have my healthy breasts removed to reduce my chances of getting breast cancer? After testing positive ...
Victoria announces Cool Film series
The names of the 12 films that will be shown this summer at the Victoria Theatre Association's popular Cool Films Series have just been announced.New this year is "Reel Late At the Vic," a series of films that will screen at 10:30 p.m. They include Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" on ...
10,000 10-year-olds take over the Schuster
Yellow school buses surrounded the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Center this week as 10,000 10-year-olds descended on the popular downtown Dayton venue.The idea was to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Schuster by entertaining 10,000 children who were born in the year the Schuster Center was built. School groups from ...
McDonald House needs your pull-tabs
It’s that time of year when we remind you to gather up the pull-tabs you’ve been saving and deliver them to the pull-tab event at the PNC 2nd Street Market. Those little tabs can make a big difference in the lives of families of critically ill or injured hospitalized babies ...
Dayton has three winners at Ohio arts awards
Daytonians had reason to rejoice on Wednesday at a Columbus luncheon celebrating the 2013 Governor’s Awards for the Arts in Ohio. Three of this year’s eight honorees had Dayton connections. Awards went to Stivers School for the Arts for arts education, posthumously to Dr. Benjamin and Mrs. Marian Schuster as ...
Have you had BRCA testing?
In preparation for a health story related to Angelina Jolie’s decision to have a double mastectomy, we’d like to speak to women in our region who have had genetic testing and discovered they have a mutation in the BRCA gene that will increase breast cancer risk. We’d like to know ...
“Next To Normal” opens at the Victoria Theatre
An emotionally drained audience left the Victoria Theatre Tuesday night following the local premiere of the Tony-Award winning musical, “Next to Normal.”The show, on stage through May 19, isn’t your typical Broadway musical, and there were those who emerged visibly shaken and wiping away tears.Many arrived not certain what was ...
Youth music program pairs students with professionals
Nine-year-old Honesty Garcia never stops smiling when she talks about her viola — even after a long day at school and an hour-and-a-half rehearsal. “I like how it sounds,” she said. “It’s fun to play, and I keep coming because I don’t want to give up in the middle.” Honesty ...
The challenges, rewards of motherhood
Motherhood is both the best job in the world and also one of the hardest, social psychologist and author Susan Newman said. “For mothers, guilt is the biggest challenge,” said Newman, who blogs for Psychology Today Magazine and has most recently written “The Case for the Only Child: Your Essential ...
Clothes That Work needs clothing and accessories
More than 18,000 people have benefited from the services of Clothes That Work, the wonderful grassroots organization that since 1998 has been outfitting men and women who are seeking jobs. In addition to providing professional clothing that will help candidates look and feel their best when applying for jobs, the ...
“Next to Normal,” Tony Award/Pulitzer Prize winning musical, will premiere locally
One of New York’s most earth-shaking new musicals will have its local premiere when The Human Race Theatre Company presents “Next to Normal.” The rock musical will be on stage May 7-19 at Dayton’s Victoria Theatre as part of the Premier Health Broadway series. Heralded for bringing the often-suppressed subject ...
Classical 88.1 announces Young Talent Search winners
Congratulations to the seven winners of WDPR’s Fifth Annual Young Talent Search. These students will show off their talents in a free public concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19, at the University of Dayton’s Sears Recital Hall. This year’s honorees include two violists, a trumpeter, a soprano and three ...
PK Nights offer a community show-and-tell
Don’t be intimidated by the name — or the fact that you can’t pronounce it. A PechaKucha night offers an unusual opportunity to learn a little bit about a variety of intriguing subjects in a relaxed environment — all presented by everyday people who are passionate about the topics they’ve ...
Group seeks baby items for diaper bag drive
In recent weeks, we’ve encouraged readers to make a difference by voting for Hannah’s Treasure Chest, a finalist in the IKEA Life Improvement Co-worker Challenge. The non-profit organization, also known as HTC, teams with community partners in four counties to enrich the lives of children in need by providing essential ...
Actress with local ties part of cast of Tony Award’s top nominated production
NEW YORK (AP) — The Cyndi Lauper-scored “Kinky Boots” has earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations, with the British import “Matilda: The Musical” close behind with 12. “Kinky Boots” is based on the 2005 British movie about a real-life shoe factory that struggles until it finds new life in ...
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