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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 ...
Youth Orchestra marks 75 years
The Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra marks a 75th anniversary this weekend, and 90-year-old William Foster is one of many music lovers looking forward to the celebration. Over the years, nine conductors and more than 7,000 young musicians — including Foster — have shared their talents with the youth orchestra. Along ...
Common interests make book clubs special
Book clubs come in all sorts of configurations: some are organized by genre, some exist to maintain life-long friendships or foster new ones. Some groups prefer to read fiction, others non-fiction, some folks love a mix. They meet in libraries or book stores, in members’ homes, in restaurants. Today, we’re ...
FilmDayton Festival will include Sundog
The Sundog Film Festival, which celebrates the work of high-school students in the media arts, will be one of the featured screenings of the 2013 Eichelberger FilmDayton Festival Aug. 23-25. Submissions for student-made shorts are being accepted now. The project — now 10 years old — was the brainstorm of ...
African children’s choir to perform
The Watoto Children’s Choir will perform in Cincinnati, New Carlisle, Middletown, Kettering, West Chester and Dayton from May 2-5. The program, titled “Beautiful Africa: A New Generation,” is free and open to the public. It incorporates original African music, dance and stories and has a religious mission. The choir acts ...
Auditions set for ballet training company
Auditions for Dayton Ballet II, Dayton Ballet’s pre-professional training company, will be held Friday, May 10, in the downtown Dayton studio on the fourth floor of the Victoria Theatre, 140 N. Main St. Male and female dancers age 10 and up are encouraged to audition.DBII consists of a Junior Company ...
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