Area comedian not ‘Next Big Comic’

By Kim Margolis | Monday, March 15, 2010, 04:01 PM

Local comedian Ryan Singer is not CMT’s Next Big Comic.

A comedian named Pete Lee beat out West Carrollton’s Singer and two other finalists in a national, online competition.

You’ll still be able to see Singer locally and online. He performs at Wiley’s and the Funny Bone, and even Canal Street. He also tours across the country.

He released a comedy CD, “How to Get High Without Drugs,” in 2009 which received good online reviews. He has a Web site with sketches at RyanSingerComedy.com.

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Human Race sets 2010-11 lineup

By Terry Morris | Monday, March 15, 2010, 11:24 AM

Dayton’s Human Race Theatre Company has announced its 2010-11 season, the Eichelberger Loft Series.

Previously announced, the opener will be the local premiere of the prize-winning Tracy Letts play “August: Osage County.”

Other productions will be:

Sept. 23-Oct. 10: “The 39 Steps,” the local premiere of the comedy based on the 1935 Alfred Hitchcock movie.

Oct. 21-Nov. 7: “8-Track: The Sounds of the ‘70s,” a four-person musical revue.

Jan. 27-Feb. 13, 2011: “Twelfth Night,” by William Shakespeare.

April 14-May 1, 2011: “Permanent Collection,” a drama by Thomas Gibbons about artistic, historic and racial conflict set in a museum.

May 26-June 12: “right next to me,” a new musical by Gregg Coffin that was partially developed in Dayton.

“August: Osage County” will be presented in Wright State University’s Creative Arts Center. All other productions will be at The Loft, 126 N. Main St.

The season is sponsored by The Jack W. and Sally D. Eichelberger Foundation. Subscriptions are available in three-, four-, five- or six-show packages by calling Ticket Center Stage at (937) 228-3630 or toll-free at (888) 228-3630; online at www.ticketcenterstage.com, or in person at the Schuster Center Box Office, Second and Main streets.

For more information about The Human Race, go to www.humanracetheatre.org.

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Alice Cooper coming to the Fraze

By Kim Margolis | Monday, March 15, 2010, 10:59 AM

Alice Cooper will perform at the Fraze Pavilion in Kettering on Sunday, July 18 at 7:30 p.m.

The rock icon’s songs include ‘School’s Out’ and ‘I’m Eighteen.’ Cooper is known for creating a theatre-like rock concert and has had strong influences on heavy metal.

He has released 25 albums.

Tickets are $59.50, $49.50 and $27.50 and go on sale Saturday, March 20 at 9 a.m. Call (937) 296-3300 or go to Fraze.com.

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Win tickets to Crow concert

By Kim Margolis | Monday, March 15, 2010, 09:51 AM

There’s a chance to win tickets to the Sheryl Crow concert this year at the Fraze Pavilion.

The Kettering Moraine Oakwood Chamber of Commerce will give away two tickets to the Tuesday, June 15 concert.

To enter the drawing, go to www.kmo-coc.org and click the “Sign up for our Monthly Drawing” link at the bottom of the page. The winner will be drawn on April1.

For more information, go to www.kmo-coc.org or call (937) 299-3852.

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Fest wants student films

By Terry Morris | Friday, March 12, 2010, 04:33 PM

Students in grades eight through 12 are invited to submit short films for the Sundog 7 Regional Film Festival and Competition.

Entries must be on DVD, be less than 10 minutes long and not have been previously entered in a contest or festival, except the Scholastic Art & Writing and Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibitions.

Categories include: experimental, narrative, documentary, self-portrait, music video, public service announcement, film animation, computer animation, photo essay and dogs.

Entry fee is $3 per film. Films must be sent or delivered by 5 p.m. April 26 to Yellow Springs High School, 420 E. Enon Road, 45387. Judging will begin at 9:15 a.m. April 28 at Kettering Fairmont High School, 3301 E. Shroyer Road.

More than $2,000 in cash and prizes will be given to the winners. A special award will be presented for the best dog-themed entry. Winners will be announced May 15, but those chosen to be shown will be notified earlier.

Selected films will be screened at 2 p.m. May 15 at the Little Art Theatre, 247 Xenia Ave., Yellow Springs, and at 3 p.m. May 16 during the Film Dayton Festival at the Neon Movies, 130 E. Fifth St.

Guidelines and entry forms are available at www.sundogfilmfestival.org. Sponsors are needed. Contact festival director Melina Elum at: melum@ysschools.org for information.

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Kristofferson, Huey Lewis coming to Fraze

By Kim Margolis | Friday, March 12, 2010, 12:00 AM

Kris Kristofferson and Huey Lewis are the latest artists to commit to performances at Fraze Pavilion this summer.

Kristofferson will perform on Thursday, June 10 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $35 and $25.

Kristofferson’s songs include ‘Me and Bobby McGee’, ‘Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down’ and ‘Help Me Make It Through the Night.’

Huey Lewis & The News are scheduled for a concert on Sunday, July 25 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $50 and $30.

Songs include, ‘I Want a New Drug,’ ‘The Power of Love’ and ‘If This Is It.’

Tickets for both concerts go on sale Saturday, March 20 at 9 a.m.

For more information, go to Fraze.com or call (937) 296-3300.

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‘Antioch Review’ up for major prize

By Terry Morris | Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 04:28 PM

“The Antioch Review” has been named a finalist in the 2010 National Magazine Award. It was nominated in the “fiction” category for “The Coat,” a story by Uwe Timm translated from German by Robert Conard, professor emeritus at the University of Dayton.

It was published in the summer 2009 issue. The other nominees are “The New Yorker,” “McSweeney’s” and the “Virginia Quarterly”.

Founded in Yellow Springs in 1941 and one of the oldest continuously published literary magazines in the United States, the “Review” is the smallest publication in any awards category. Editor Robert S. Fogarty said the award will be announced in New York in April.

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