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December 2009
Video contest has payoff
Wright-Patt Credit Union, which is distributing $4 million to its members (account holders) due to stellar 2009 financial results, is inviting Dayton area filmmakers to help boast about it.
It has announced an original video contest with a $2,009 first prize and a $1,000 second prize. Submissions need to “tell the world why you love Wright-Patt’s $4 million special patronage dividend.”
Winning videos may also be shown at the company’s 22 offices, on its website, or on television.
There’s one catch: you need to be a Wright-Patt member. Finished videos must be no longer than two minutes and be submitted to www.youtube.com/wpcu. Use the tag “WPCUPD_Contest.
Winners will be chosen Feb. 19 based on voting, which begins Jan. 26 and ends Feb. 15. One vote per email address can be cast per day.
For more rules and guidelines, go to http://www.wpcu.coop/files/giveback.pdf
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TweetExhibition dates changed at DAI
The opening date for the Dayton Art Institute’s special exhibition, “All Things Bright and Beautiful,” has been changed. The exhibit of California Impressionist Paintings from the Irvine Museum, will open on Saturday, Feb. 27 and run through the originally scheduled closing date of June 13.
The show is comprised of 60 lush landscapes from the only museum in California dedicated to Plein-Air painting, a regional variation of American Impressionism that was popular in California from 1890 to 1930.
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TweetARTventure 2010 Calls for Entries
If you’re an artist and love the outdoors, you’ll be interested in ARTventure, the juried art exhibit that takes place during the Adventure Summit and shows off artistic representation of outdoor activities such as kayaking, hiking, climbing, fishing, etc.
The contest is open to all Dayton area artists working in 2D media; the Summit will take place March 5-6 at Wright State University’s student union.
The free event is sponsored by Five Rivers MetroParks and Wright State. Digital entries are due by Friday, Feb. 5. For more info, check out artventure@metroparks.org
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TweetBrooks & Dunn, Trace Adkins come to area
Country Concert at Hickory Hills Lakes has added a slew of performers to the 2010 show, which will run from July 8-10.
Brooks & Dunn will perform at 10 p.m. on Thursday, which is a pretty big deal considering this is their farewell tour. Gary Allan will perform before the duo on Thursday.
Trace Adkins and Billy Currington were added to the Friday lineup.
Keith Urban was already announced as the Saturday, 10 p.m. headliner. Joining him on Saturday will be Jo Dee Messina, Justin Moore and Joe Diffie on Saturday.
In 2010, the concert in Fort Loramie will run three days instead of the traditional four, but camping is still available as are tickets for the shows only.
Go to CountryConcert.com for information on the many ticket pricing options or to buy tickets.
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TweetCrisp ‘Nutcracker’ sharpens focus
One of the things that sets the Dayton Ballet’s “Nutcracker” apart from others is the scene in which the rats take over the house late in Act 1.
What used to be a home invasion during which they carted off a family’s Christmas now seems more like a renovation project. The rodents clear the floor and knock down the walls to facilitate a transformation from Dayton in 1915 to the timeless Land of Snow.
Several nips and tucks have been made in the two-act, less than two-hour work by Dermot Burke and Karen Russo Burke, adding up to a brisk, lively and focused show with few empty or muddled moments.
The opening party sets the tone with a sharper profile, more dancing and a budding relationship between Uncle Drosselmeyer (Lowell Mathwich) and Aunt Byrd (Christie Forehand); plus more prominence for the opening night’s vivacious young trio of Erin Donnelly, Mary Grace Donnelly and Kaylee Palmer as Jinny (the Clara character in other “Nutcrackers”), Josephine and Hermene.
The girls are based on then-future Dayton arts leaders Virginia Kettering, Josephine Schwarz and Hermene Schwarz.
Dancing by the principals was technically excellent and dramatically satisfying for the most part — led by Erika Cole as the Sugar Plum Fairy and Grant Dettling as the Cavalier, Halliet Slack as the Snow Queen with Dillon Anthony as the Snow King, and Katie Keith as the Dew Drop Fairy. Leading roles are double cast.
The toy soldiers marched crisply with high knees, the little mice were cute and the lambs drew chuckles with their antics.
“The Nutcracker” will continue through Dec. 20 at the Schuster Performing Arts Center, Second and Main streets. Tickets are $37-$70 for adults at (937) 228-3630, toll free at (888) 228-3630 or www.ticketcenterstage.com.
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TweetVictoria opener boasts songs, voices
Good songs. Good singers.
It’s not true that the twain never meets.
It rarely comes together in a musical theater revue nearly as well as it does in the simply titled, but exceedingly pleasing “Broadway Holiday,” which opened Tuesday, Dec. 8, at the Victoria Theatre in the Miami Valley and Good Samaritan Hospitals Broadway Series.
The five main cast members aren’t household names — at least, not in most households — although Marc Kudisch, most recently of the musical “9 to 5,” comes close.
They are gifted, versatile, committed singers who can easily hold the stage on their own. They’re the real deal when it comes to delivering a showstopper with individual flair and thoughtful interpretation.
Many of the 29 numbers in the two-act presentation belong in that category. It’s a pleasure to see and hear them delivered with such presence and firepower.
Holiday songs are woven into the mix, but most of the 29 numbers in the two-act presentation are stage standards. Solo highlights include:
Norm Lewis singing “This Is the Moment” from “Jekyll and Hyde,” Danny Zolli in a truly amazing “Gethsemane” from “Jesus Christ Superstar,” Kudisch on “Some Enchanted Evening” from “South Pacific” and “I Was Here” from “The Glorious Ones,” Rita Harvey on “I Could Have Danced All Night” from “My Fair Lady,” and Carter Calvert singing “Fever” and “Memory.”
There are duets with a give and take between the performers and a quartet with a twist — Kudisch and Zolli joining Calvert and Harvey for “The Cell Block Tango” from “Chicago” (“He had it coming,” etc.).
Heather Liston, a sheriff’s deputy from Cedarville who won a talent search to be in the show, along with University of Dayton student Jackie Schneider, excelled in her solo from “Rent.”
“Broadway Holiday” also boasts four solid onstage musicians, including musical director Neil Berg as emcee at the piano, and some well chosen projections to accompany each song.
Performances will continue through Dec. 20 at the Victoria, First and Main streets. Tickets are $46-$83 for adults at (937) 228-3630, (888) 228-3630 or www.ticketcenterstage.com.
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TweetLocal lad in iCarly movie
Former Holy Angels Elementary School student Joey Luthman continues to rack up credits as an on-screen performer.
He will play a featured character named Dave in the movie spinoff of the Nickelodeon channel teen series “iCarly,” which will have its premiere Saturday, Dec. 5 on Nick.
“iQuit iCarly” will air at 8 p.m.
Joey, 12, speaks the first words in the following sneak preview clip from the show in a scene with star Miranda Cosgrove.
He has played a recurring role on Showtime’s “Weeds” and been featured on shows including “Private Practice.”
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TweetWhere’s Jim Bucher?
If you don’t see Jim Bucher on Channel 2’s 6 a.m. broadcast, don’t worry.
You’ll likely see him even more on WDTN’s noon and 10 p.m. broadcast.
‘He’s still going to be on,’ said News Director Steve Diorio. ‘He’s going to be really expanding his role here in the station.’
Diorio said Bucher will be doing other projects for the station in addition to his popular, ‘Bucher’s Beat.’
Some of the projects will have ‘community-oriented elements,’ Diorio said.
‘Honestly, you’ll probably see him a little bit more than he’s on now.”
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TweetDo you have ‘the look’?
Aspiring female models 35 and over are sought for the third season of television’s reality modeling show “She’s Got the Look.” Open auditions will be held Dec. 15 in Columbus from noon to 5 p.m. in the Garfield Room of the Hyatt Regency, 350 N. High St. Lineup will start at 11 a.m.
Those chosen to advance to the next round of tryouts must be available for callback interviews on Dec. 16.
With a quest of discovering “the next supermodel over age 35,” the show moves candidates into a house and puts them through weekly challenges. In the past, the winner has received $100,000 and a contract with a top-tier modeling agency.
For more information about the upcoming third season, go to www.TVLandPrime.com.
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