Monday, May 27, 2013 | 1:28 p.m.
In partnership with: daytondailynews.com
Hi, (not you?) | Member Center | Sign Out
Find fun things to doin the Dayton, OH area
Theater, art and museum news
Farcical ‘Forum’ to wrap Dayton Playhouse season
The Dayton Playhouse concludes its season with composer Stephen Sondheim and librettists Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart’s 1962 Tony Award-winning musical “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” beginning Friday.Deemed by many theater historians and devotees as one of the funniest musicals ever written, “Forum,” set in ...
Raffle with prizes valued at minimum of $100 among new features at Art Ball
For the first time in the history of the Dayton Art Institute’s festive Art Ball, people throughout the community can buy raffle tickets for the 100 prizes awarded on the night of the event without being present to win. This year’s ball, one of the area’s premier gala events, is ...
How technology is changing visitors’ experiences at the Dayton Art Institute
Technology is changing art museums, just as it’s changing so many other aspects of life. A great case in point is “What is a Masterpiece?” a new initiative at the Dayton Art Institute that allows visitors to learn a lot more fascinating information about 50 of the museum’s greatest treasures. ...
Dayton Gay Men’s Chorus to celebrate 10 years
The Dayton Gay Men’s Chorus will celebrate its 10th anniversary Saturday at the Victoria Theatre with its spring concert, titled “Turn It Up!” DGMC, organized in 2003 by former managing director Fred Poland, will render familiar favorites as well as new compositions specifically commissioned for Gay Men’s Choruses across the ...
June events calendar
June brings the official start of summer, festivals of all kinds, Pride, an Art Ball, Father's Day, the Dayton Air Show and wraps up with the Cityfolk festival. And if none of that appeals to you, there are plenty of other things happening throughout the month to keep you and ...
New interactive exhibit blends music and art
Thursdays are a special time for Jessica Roller and her 2-year-old daughter, Wren.“We come every week for Tiny Thursdays,” said the Kettering mom, an artist who enjoys spending time in a museum environment.On a recent Thursday, the trip was extra-special: the Dayton Art Institute had just opened “I See the ...
Zoot announces summer series at DAI
The folks at the Zoot Theatre Company will be expanding their programming to include a summer series entitled “A Box, Bottle & Play.” Three outdoor productions will be staged in the newly renovated Hale cloister at the Dayton Art Institute. Those of us who grew up in Dayton have fond ...
Bruce Evans, former Dayton Art Institute director, dies at age 72
Bruce Haselton Evans, who served as the director of the Dayton Art Institute from 1974 to 1991, died Tuesday, May 14, in Brevard, N.C., at the age of 72. Evans, who began his Dayton career as a curator at the museum in 1965, is credited with a last-minute rescue of ...
Memorial Day weekend special edition: The top 10 things to do this week
Memorial Day is a time for celebration. It is a time to remember military personnel who died during active service, and it is also a reminder that summer is less than a month away. If you are still looking for some last-minute activities for the long weekend, there here are ...
Experimental theater will let its freak flag fly
The Cincinnati Fringe Festival, presented by the Know Theatre of Cincinnati, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, and the staff at the Know plan to commemorate the milestone accordingly.“Our kickoff party will be the birthday party,” said Alexandra Kesman, managing director of the Know Theatre. “There will be cake, ...
10,000 10-year-olds take over the Schuster
Yellow school buses surrounded the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Center this week as 10,000 10-year-olds descended on the popular downtown Dayton venue.The idea was to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Schuster by entertaining 10,000 children who were born in the year the Schuster Center was built. School groups from ...
Kettering adding works to public sites program
Jean Koeller is busy painting, not that this activity is different from any other time in her adult life. But this time she is creating art for CitySites, and all three paintings will be permanently housed in the lobby of the north building of the Kettering Government Center."The subject is ...
Fairborn show calls for outdoor entries
An awareness of Fairborn’s local green spaces and the need to preserve them led to the establishment of an En Plein Air competition in 2009. The collaboration between B-W Greenway Community Land Trust and the Fairborn Art Association continues with the fourth annual En Plein Air Show this summer.Each year ...
Visit Midwest’s only wake-boarding park, explore underground treasures, zip along scenic trails
For those who thrive on an adrenaline rush, southwestern Ohio has a wealth of thrill-seeking adventures.The state boasts five major zip-line canopy tours — Columbus, Hocking Hills, Loudonville, West Liberty, the Wilds — but one of the most breathtaking views can be found at Oregonia’s Ozone Zipline Adventures, which stretches ...
Dayton resident portrays Beethoven in Michigan
The Purple Rose Theatre Company in Chelsea, Mich., currently has a touch of the Gem City in its midst, thanks to Dayton resident Richard McWilliams.McWilliams portrays Ludwig van Beethoven in its production of "33 Variations," a compelling play-with-music by Moisés Kaufman ("The Laramie Project").A 2009 Tony Award nominee for Best ...
Victoria announces Cool Film series
The names of the 12 films that will be shown this summer at the Victoria Theatre Association's popular Cool Films Series have just been announced.New this year is "Reel Late At the Vic," a series of films that will screen at 10:30 p.m. They include Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" on ...
More than 150 things to do in Ohio this summer
Grab your sunglasses and get ready for some outdoor adventures.With Memorial Day weekend quickly approaching and the official start to summer right behind it, now is the perfect time to plan some summer escapes that are close to home or worth a short drive.For the fourth year in a row, ...
Special event to share tales of stolen art
Federal courts are increasingly faced with claims from owners of artwork stolen by the Nazis during World War II.The Dayton Art Institute will host a special event Tuesday that will help you learn about stolen art cases from an expert in the field.Masterpieces & Mystery: Recovering Art Stolen from Victims ...
Big hair, big tunes accent ‘Rock of Ages’
Expect nothin' but a good time as the latest national tour of the 2009 hit jukebox musical "Rock of Ages" receives its local premiere at the Schuster Center on Tuesday and Wednesday as a special Star Attraction courtesy of the Victoria Theatre Association. The recipient of five Tony Award nominations ...
The top 10 things to do this week
1) A World A’fair Each spring for four decades, A World A’Fair has provided Daytonians with the opportunity to sample a cross-section of international culture without bothering with pesky airport lines or hassles with customs officials and this year is no exception. The long-running festival returns to the Dayton Convention ...
Editor's Picks
Find something to do
© 2013 Cox Media Group. By using this website,
you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices
.
You're Almost Done!
Select a display name and password
{* #socialRegistrationForm *} {* socialRegistration_displayName *} {* socialRegistration_emailAddress *} {* traditionalRegistration_password *} {* traditionalRegistration_passwordConfirm *}Tell us about yourself
{* registration_firstName *} {* registration_lastName *} {* registration_postalZip *} {* registration_birthday *} {* registration_gender *} {* agreeToTerms *}