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Friday, August 7, 2009
Free R&B concert at Dayton MetroPark
By Kim Margolis
Staff Writer
Island Metro Park will host a free night of R&B on Saturday, Aug. 15.
The concert will feature The Deele, Maque and Touch.
It will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. and is sponsored by WROU 92.1, Gilly’s and Five Rivers MetroParks, said MetroParks spokesperson Valerie Hunt,
Headlining the evening will be a group originally from Cincinnati, The Deele. The group had success in the 1980s with “Body Talk” and “Two Occasions.”
Early members included Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds and Antonio “L.A.” Reid, who have gone on to be major producers and in Edwards’ case, a successful solo performer. The rest of the group include Carlos “Satin” Greene, Darnell “Dee” Bristol, Stanley Burke, and Kevin “Kayo” Roberson.
Opening the evening of will be Dayton-born, soulful singer Shaunie Maque, Hunt said. Maque has performed with The Deele and other groups and has recorded an album.
TOUCH will also perform a set of old school Motown with songs originally by The Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations and Jackson 5, Hunt said.
Food vendors will be on site. Bring blankets or chairs for seating. Coolers nor pets are permitted.
How to go
An evening of R & B
Island MetroPark, 101 E. Helena St.
6-9 p.m. Saturday, August 15
For details, call (937) 274-0126.
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Public can RSVP for HBO’s GM film
Reservations for the sneak-peek premiere of the documentary “The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant” are now open to the general public.
The HBO presentation by Yellow Springs filmmakers Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar will be shown Aug. 19 at the Schuster Performing Arts Center, Second and Main streets. It’s about the final days of GM’s SUV assembly plant in Moraine.
Doors will open at 6 p.m. The screening will begin at 6:30. Admission is free, but seating is limited and reservations are required. The number for non-GM workers to call is (866) 717-6072. As announced previously, GM workers should call (866) 518-4081 or go to https://www.homeboxoffice.com/rsvp/thelasttruck_dayton.
HBO will broadcast the film nationally on Labor Day, Sept. 7.
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