Friday, May 18, 2012

Skyline photo by Andy Snow

Got Soul?

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… the Soul Rhythms team does, and these artists are working with Dayton’s youth – helping them to take on challenges and meet them. Culture Builds Community…

“We Need To Talk About Kevin” Opens Friday at THE NEON!

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Hello Everyone, Tilda Swinton was robbed!  One of the most disappointing omissions from this year’s Oscar nominations was Swinton’s performance in WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN. After several months of playing the trailer, a print is available and we’re finally able to open this chilling, masterfully crafted film. In addition to opening KEVIN, we… (continue…)

Son of Ohio Shock: Part 2 of a History of Horror Hosting in the Buckeye State

Baron Von Porkchop

I wrapped up my first article, Ohio Shock, at the beginning of the 80′s and presented hosts like the Ghoul, Dr. Creep, Mad Daddy, Fritz The Nite Owl and many more. Now it’s time to explore the next batch of hosts that kept the 80′s to present day scary for Ohioians.

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Comes To Dayton

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Dayton is in for a world-class performance when Cityfolk and the Victoria Theatre Association bring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis to the Schuster Center on Wednesday, April 25.

Landscapes Real and Imagined: Dayton Art Institute Exhibition Offers Rare Glimpse of Contemporary Chinese Art (Ticket Contest)

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The Dayton Art Institute’s current special exhibition, Changing Landscapes: Contemporary Chinese Fiber Art, offers a rare look at the world of contemporary Chinese fiber art. Check it out before June 17th…

Urban Arts Showcase Takes the Stage This Friday

HBO Def Poet Black Ice will headline this Friday's "The Signature: A Poetic Medley Show."

Oral Funk Poetry Productions will launch its fifth season of “The Signature: A Poetic Medley Show” at The Loft Theatre, 126 N. Main St., from 9 to 11 p.m. this Friday, April 20

I Was A White Knight…Once

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The Memoir of Comedian, Nathan Timmel   “The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and the heart of the child” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson               With a creak of the mail slot and a muffled thump on the foyer floor, comedian Nathan Timmel’s memoir, I Was A White Knight…Once, unceremoniously arrived into my… (continue…)

WWII Documentary Shot in Dayton – Shown in Dayton

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The creators of the Emmy Award winning PBS hit Red Tail Reborn have now created a new aviation program, The Restorers-They Were All Volunteers.  The documentary film centers on airplane restorers and the WWII heroes known as the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, and will now appear in theaters in select cities throughout the Midwest. What’s the… (continue…)

Support Local Artists at the Annual DVAC Art Auction

"Spring Garden" - Kim Vito

The Dayton Visual Arts Center (DVAC) presents the Annual DVAC Art Auction on April 27, 2012 at the Sinclair Community College Ponitz Center. And we have FREE TICKETS to this hot event – read more for details…

THE NEON is Cleaning House – 2 New Films Start Friday!

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Hello Everyone, I ran into a NEON regular at Meadowlark last week (you’ve been to their new, wonderful location, right?). He said, “Movies are comin’ and goin’ pretty quickly these days.” My response was simple. “That’s not a good sign.” When movies come and go, that means they’re not performing well…and that’s not to say… (continue…)