Things to do

• Victoria announces 2012-2013 Star Attractions series
  

  The Victoria Theatre Association has just announced its Star Attractions presentations for the 2012-2013 season. Productions range from jazz, Celtic and rock music to appearances by well-known television personalities, including the Travel Channel’s Anthony Bourdain and the Food Network’s Justin Willman.

• Check out 'Changing Landscapes' at DAI
• Art of Brunch at DAI
• Ten Huber Heights homes featured in Eco-Rehabarama Showcase in May
• Kings Island celebrates 4 decades of fun
• We want to hear about your spring, summer events
• Local heroes bring a touch of realism to 'Avengers' Cleveland set
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Local music

• Kuss and make up: LeAnn Rimes returns for show
  

  Launching a high-profile musical career as a child is not without its perils and pitfalls. However, aside from a few minor personal scandals related to her love life, country superstar LeAnn Rimes has managed to stay focused and productive.

• K99.1FM is looking for the next big thing in Country Music
• Smokey Robinson returning to Fraze this summer
• Free for all: Annual festival drops cover charge
• Rocker to perform at AFMC Freedom's Call Tattoo
• Colbie Caillat, DeGraw coming to Fraze
• 2012 CMT Award nominees announced
• Legend, Guided By Voices to play downtown
• Win tickets to the summer's hottest 80's concerts
• Find a place to karaoke
• >  More Dayton local music

Bars & Clubs

• Wiley’s celebrates 30th anniversary
  

  There must have been something in the local water supply in the early 1980s, because that’s when some of the city’s most enduring arts and entertainment staples began.

• New bar to bring diverse mix of entertainment downtown
• Remodeled Club Aquarius is now fully open
• Need a beer? Here are five places you may want to check out
• > Best margaritas in Dayton
• > Best sports bars
• >  More Dayton bar & club information

• Send us your nominations for upcoming Best of Dayton categories

Entertainment, celebrity news

• Chuck Brown, pioneer of 'go-go' funk music, dies
  
  Updated 22 min. ago

  WASHINGTON — Chuck Brown, who styled a unique mix of funk, soul and Latin party sounds to create go-go music in the nation's capital, has died after suffering from pneumonia.

• Viacom, Time Warner Cable settle dispute over app
  Updated 17 min. ago
• Rodin Museum in Philadelphia to reopen in July
  New 22 min. ago
• Correction: Carlos Fuentes-Reax Quotes story
  6:26 PM
• 'Death of a Salesman' recoups its investment
  6:01 PM
• > More national entertainment headlines

Restaurants

• The best dining is under sun, stars
  

  Diners throughout southwest and west-central Ohio, have embraced patio dining with gusto — and restaurants are increasingly eager to accommodate them.

• Oregon District brewpub moves closer to opening
• Cadillac Jacks closes to make way for new beer bar
• Former Jimmie's meets the wrecking ball
• New Dayton bakery opens today
• Centerville restaurant’s new owners will keep name, expand hours
• Eviction lawsuit against Sidebar restaurant dismissed
• After 4-year hiatus, restaurant reopens in downtown Dayton
• Hot Head Burritos opens in Fairborn
• >  Local restaurant listings, reviews

Get Active!

• Ohio State Parks: With 75 locations, there's an experience waiting for everyone
  

  Hiking, biking, geocaching, birding, swimming, fishing, boating, playing golf, tennis or basketball or maybe just enjoying some rest and relaxation, you can be as active or inactive as you like at the Ohio State Parks.

• Spring cycling tune-up
• Geocaching: Finding prizes with GPS a fun way to exercise
• Summer's coming: Time to learn to swim
• Tackle a new skill: Fishing in rivers, lakes
• Horseback riding provides a good workout
• Get your Zumba on
• TRX Suspension training classes a hit wih Kettering Rec exercisers
• Rockstar Pro arena offers wrestling, rock and more
• >  More ways to get active in the Dayton area

• The Avengers
  

  Nick Fury, director of S.H.I.E.L.D., initiates a superhero recruitment effort to defeat an unprecedented threat to Earth, including Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk, Thor, Black Widow and Hawkeye.

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At area art houses

• The Neon: Damsels in Distress, Jeff, Who Lives at Home and Footnote
• Little Art: Damsels in Distress