Saturday, February 4, 2012

Skyline photo by Andy Snow

Stivers School for the Arts Jazz Orchestra – Bound for NYC

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(from The Seedling Foundation) The Stivers School for the Arts Jazz Orchestra is going to New York to perform at Lincoln Center as distinguished student artists with the New York City Jazz Festival.  The festival features the best of college jazz performers plus four selected high school ensembles, and as winners of the 2010 Berklee… (continue…)

Mayor to Get Nails Painted – You Pick the Color!

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(Most content taken from the Activated Spaces Web site) On Friday, December 2nd, Mayor Leitzell will help raise funds for Activated Spaces by getting his nails painted at Beaute Box, one of the Activated Spaces Pop-up shops. Donate online now! The more they raise prior to the event, the crazier the color, plus you’ll help… (continue…)

Cookies For A Cause

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Once a year you have an opportunity to indulge in scrumptious little bites of holiday heaven!  And that time is coming up on Sat, Dec 3rd  from 10am – 2pm for the annual We Care Arts Cookie Walk at the 3035 Wilmington Pike headquarters.  Visitors have the opportunity to stock up on holiday cookies while… (continue…)

Hot Talent Cool Gems Fundraiser Returns to Dayton

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The seedling Foundation has announced the return of the Hot Talent Cool Gems fundraising auction to support Stivers School for the Arts. The event is back by popular demand and is sure to be an evening to remember. The seedling Foundation fundraiser is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Saturday, November 5th at Dayton’s Packard Museum with… (continue…)

Sleepless in Stratford-upon-Avon…errrr, Dayton

24-7 of Shakespeare to Benefit Relay for Life Free Shakespeare! aims to read all of the Bard’s work during one week in October. Dayton, Sept. 7, 2011 ― Free Shakespeare! and Optum Nurses for a Cure, a registered team with the Centerville chapter of Relay for Life, will present Shakespeare for Life, a marathon relay reading of the Bard’s works, starting at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, and running 24 hours through 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at the Blue Sky Gallery, 33 N. Main St., in downtown Dayton. The event will start with a reading of Julius Caesar, with the goal of reading all 37 plays, 154 sonnets and five poems credited to William Shakespeare. While the readings will be organized into four-hour segments with some assigned readers, the public is invited to stop by anytime and read ― or just listen. Participants are asked to gather at least $25 in pledges to benefit a both Optum Nurses for a Cure and Free Shakespeare! A silent auction also will be held during the event. “We intend to read every word Shakespeare ever wrote,” said Chris Shea, founding artistic director of Free Shakespeare! “My father died from colon cancer, so I really wanted to find a way to help find a cure for cancer. “Cancer is everywhere and affects everyone, and on the lighter side of that, Shakespeare is everywhere and affects everyone,” Shea added. “Once I made that connection, this seemed a natural fit. This also is a community outreach and educational event. We want to raise awareness about Shakespeare and cancer prevention, while raising money for two great causes.” To volunteer for Shakespeare for Life, contact shakespearerelay@gmail.com. Free Shakespeare! is a sponsored project of Involvement Advocacy. Contributions can be made at the event or by mailing a check, made out to Involvement Advocacy (memo: Free Shakespeare), P.O. Box 10506, Dayton, OH, 45402-7506. Free Shakespeare! is a professional, nonprofit theater company devoted to presenting performances of the works of William Shakespeare. The company strives to make these works accessible to a contemporary society and deepen the understanding of our linguistic and cultural origins. We are committed to projects either penned by Shakespeare or inspired by his work. ###

SHAKESPEARE FOR LIFE Free Shakespeare! 24-7 of Shakespeare to Benefit Relay for Life Dayton, Sept. 7, 2011 ― Free Shakespeare! and Optum Nurses for a Cure, a registered team with the Centerville chapter of Relay for Life, will present Shakespeare for Life, a marathon relay reading of the Bard’s works, starting at 8 p.m. Friday,… (continue…)

The Boonshoft Museum Wants You To Win This Car!

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Support the Museum with the purchase of a $100 raffle ticket and get a chance to win a 2012 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible or one of dozens of other great prizes, including jewelry from Stafford’s Jewelers, a round of golf for four, spa certificates, and a night out on the town! Drawing will be held at… (continue…)

Men For Sale… (for a good cause, of course)

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For those ladies out there that want to give to a good cause AND get a date out of it, the Dayton Racquet Club is the place to be this Friday August 19th as PUSH holds their second annual Men in the City Bachelor Auction event where 17 eligible bachelors will be sold… er, “auctioned”… (continue…)

McKenzie’s 6th Annual Lemonade – Fighting Childhood Cancer

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McKenzie has been holding lemonade stands since she was four to raise money for pediatric cancer research. Inspired by her dad sharing the story of  Alex and her amazing Lemonade stand. Alex was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma when she was a year old.  When she was just 4 years old she told her parents she wanted to… (continue…)

Will You Help Fund the 5th Annual Horror Movie Marathon?

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Since 2007, the Little Art Theatre, now a nonprofit cinema, has hosted a horror movie marathon each October. The marathon has featured at least seven feature-length films annually, in addition to dozens of classic trailers, a costume contest, concessions, and more. Films have included classics as varied as Psycho, The Shining, Jaws, Videodrome, The Evil Dead,… (continue…)

SICSA’s 13th Annual Walk for Strays Needs You!

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Join  fellow animal lovers for the 13th annual charity walk beneffiting SICSA’s homeless dogs and cats on Saturday, June 4th.  The Walk follows a 1.2 mile path around the green fields and fishing pond of Kettering’s Delco Park.   Following the Walk there are many activities to participate in and enjoy including: “Dressing to the K-9′s”… (continue…)