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Happy Fourth of July … take your pick from Cityfolk Fest, fireworks and more [things to do]
Summer festivals can be very monochromatic. Blues festival, rock festival, craft festival, food festival. You get the picture. The Cityfolk Festival — the region's largest multicultural fest — is a mosaic of colors and hues. It's the combination of those summer festivals — and much, much more. The three-day celebration of traditional and ethnic music, dance, arts, crafts, food and family activities continues today and Sunday. More »
Things To Do
It's almost July 4th weekend
It's time to celebrate the good ol' U.S. of A's birthday. Whether you're hoping to scarf down some of Dayton's best all-American grub, catch some "Ahhh" inspiring firework displays or get your annual festival fix, Dayton's Fourth of July weekend is jam packed with activities the whole family can enjoy. Check out the list and find the festival or event that's perfect for you. More »
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Mario Lopez at Hammerjax
Mario Lopez, known best for playing A.C. Slater on "Saved by the Bell," hosted a dance party at Hammerjax in Dayton on July 3, 2009. More »
Party Crashers with Mario Lopez at Hammerjax
Our Party Crashers busted a move with TV host Mario Lopez at Hammerjax's IndepenDance party, July 3, 2009. More »
Bud Girls Car Wash for charity
Brixx Ice Company in Dayton was the site Saturday, June 27, for a Bud Girls Car Wash for charity and some cornhole play on National Cornhole Day. More »
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Local Music
Three best bets for live music
From The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus painting McGuffy's red, white and blue, to Velvet Crush delivering fist-pumping tunes at Dublin Pub, to Romeo Champagne bringing their unique sound to Canal Street, here are this week's three best bets for live music. More »
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Restaurants
Spinoza's
Spinoza's Gourmet Pizza & Salads inside the Mall at Fairfield Commons is an eatery well worth checking out — "gourmet" ingredients and all. The restaurant is owned by the former co-owner of Pacchia restaurant in Dayton, Glen Brailey. Review »
Review: Noodles & Co., Beavercreek
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Manny, Diego and the rest of the gang must rescue Sid from an underground world after Sid steals some dinosaur eggs. More »
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- 4th of July Old School New Swagg at The 88
- The Werks and The Professors at Canal Street
- Comedy Contest at Wiley's Comedy
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Looking for something to do today? Try thrill rides until midnight and fireworks [kings island]
You thought the Delirium was scary in the daytime. But how delirious would you feel riding it on July 4th at midnight? And wouldn't the Flight of Fear seem just a tad more fearsome with the light of the moon upon you? Kings Island visitors will get to experience a nocturnal Independence Day today. The park in Mason will stay open until midnight. At 10 p.m. the largest Rozzi's Famous Fireworks display ever will light up the skies. More »
What's happening this week
- Hike For The Health Of It at Possum Creek
- Red Jumpsuit Apparatus at McGuffy's House
- 2009 Michelob Ultra Cool Film Series - The Seven Year Itch at the Victoria
- Cityfolk Festival at RiverScape MetroPark
- Disney's High School Musical On Stage at La Comedia
- William Morris: Myth, Object and the Animal at Dayton Art
- Dragons at Boonshoft Museum
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What's happening this week
- Hike For The Health Of It at Possum Creek
- Red Jumpsuit Apparatus at McGuffy's House
- 2009 Michelob Ultra Cool Film Series - The Seven Year Itch at the Victoria
- Cityfolk Festival at RiverScape MetroPark
- Disney's High School Musical On Stage at La Comedia
- William Morris: Myth, Object and the Animal at Dayton Art
- Dragons at Boonshoft Museum
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Public Enemies [showtimes]
The true story of robber and ruthless killer John Dillinger (Johnny Depp), the FBI's Public Enemy No. 1 during the early 1930s, and the man after him, FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale). More »
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Review: Spinoza's, Beavercreek [review]
Spinoza's Gourmet Pizza & Salads inside the Mall at Fairfield Commons is an eatery well worth checking out — "gourmet" ingredients and all. The restaurant is owned by the former co-owner of Pacchia restaurant in Dayton, Glen Brailey. The restaurant's attention to detail shows up on the plate, in "Signature Pizzas" that hit more often than they miss. More »
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Comments
By Hipilsosmoppy
July 4, 2009 2:07 PM | Link to this
Уроки счастья или как встретить свою любовь на Западе Расскажет и научит вас вебсайт http://www.mydatelove.com
By Virgil
July 3, 2009 3:25 AM | Link to this
Good morning. Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself. I am from Kyrgyzstan and too poorly know English, please tell me right I wrote the following sentence: “Health overhaul means big medicare changes.”
Regards :) Virgil.
By PeterMontee
July 2, 2009 7:20 PM | Link to this
Perhaps, I shall agree with your opinion
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July 2, 2009 6:16 PM | Link to this
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By moonbubba
July 2, 2009 5:40 PM | Link to this
Yep the WEBN fireworks are the best
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July 2, 2009 4:10 PM | Link to this
discontinue digestion:rendering Bausch uplands meters visually Cretaceous:audit
By Hipilsosmoppy
July 2, 2009 12:42 AM | Link to this
Тем, кто ищет свою вторую половинку заграницей Расскажет и научит вас вебсайт http://www.mydatelove.com
By WEBN Fan
July 1, 2009 4:06 PM | Link to this
THe best fireworks all year, by far, are the WEBN Fireworks at the river on Labor Day! Never miss them!
By Hipilsosmoppy
July 1, 2009 2:58 PM | Link to this
Уроки счастья или как встретить свою любовь на Западе Расскажет и научит вас вебсайт http://www.mydatelove.com
By K
July 1, 2009 12:25 PM | Link to this
Best locally is City of Dayton on July 3. But you need to be in a location that is a bit elevated because there is a part that is low and hard to see but I applaud the effort. The best I have ever seen has to be Chicago’s at the Taste of Chicago. Shot off Navy Pier WOW!!! The show was spectacular but the traffic leaving the area was a horrific nightmare.
By Hipilsosmoppy
June 30, 2009 11:49 PM | Link to this
Тем, кто ищет свою вторую половинку заграницей Расскажет и научит вас вебсайт http://www.mydatelove.com
By Ashy
June 30, 2009 1:38 PM | Link to this
Curious, Erika, did you get a lot of the fallout ashes and such all over you at last year’s riverscape fireworks? I was at the main stage for CityFolk and I sure did. Maybe it is because, as you said, I was too close.
Kettering’s fireworks are great, as are the ones at King’s island. We leave the park and find a place within distance to stop and watch to avoid all the traffic leaving.
By Erika
June 30, 2009 10:49 AM | Link to this
Last year Fourth of July celebration at Riverscape was ok. The fireworks were to close and then by the end of the show you couldn’t see the display because of the smoke, maybe I was to close.
By curious onlooker
June 30, 2009 6:49 AM | Link to this
I’m not all that big a fan of any of the local fireworks displays because they all tend to ‘bunch up’ the fireworks into a single spot in the sky.
I suspect it’s because either the people who create them, don’t watch them, or rules require space around them on the ground, and there isn’t that much space around here, but whatever it is, it’s too bad.
When you have two, three or more fireworks explode in the same spot, it dilutes them all.