Arts & Theater
Tony Bennett to perform locally
Tickets go on sale next weekend for a Fraze Pavilion concert starring legendary crooner Tony Bennett.The Kettering venue located at 695 Lincoln Park Blvd. announced the 7:30 p.m. August 25 show today.Born Anthony Dominick Benedetto, Bennett is known for a long list of classic songs, including “I Left My Heart ...
Reinventing Dayton on the web
An innovative new web site devoted to a Midwestern city in the process of reinventing itself was unveiled this week, thanks to major funding from some prestigious organizations and an enthusiastic and creative local production team.The city is Dayton, Ohio — one of only two small cities in the country ...
“The Clock” comes to Columbus for first Midwest show
A “timely” video installation that’s been intriguing audiences throughout the world is being presented in the Midwest for the first time at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus.“The Clock,” which was the winner of the Golden Lion award at the 2011 Venice Biennale, was recently viewed by 48,000 ...
Celebrating 10 years
It was 10 years ago this week — on March 1, 2003 — that the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Center for the Performing Arts opened its doors at Second and Main streets in downtown Dayton. In the decade since, the Schuster has established itself as a popular community gathering place ...
Audra McDonald to shine at Schuster 10th anniversary gala
The last time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald came to Dayton, she serenaded voters in the basement of the Montgomery County Administration Building while she observed the early voting process on behalf of President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign. Some fans recognized her and asked, astonished, “What are you doing here?” ...
New curator introduces opening exhibit at Afro-American Museum
The new mixed media art exhibit at the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center titled “How I Got Over” demonstrates the variety of ways in which African-Americans have faced and overcome obstacles. The museum itself is an excellent case in point. Plagued by budget cuts from the state, a series ...
‘War Horse,’ ‘Memphis’ coming to Dayton stage
Two Tony Award winners — for Best Play and Best Musical — will be among the offerings for the Victoria Theatre Association’s 2013-14 season. The full schedule of shows — including the Premier Health Broadway Series, the Projects Unlimited Variety Series, the PNC Family Series and, The Frank M. Tait ...
Terror from the river, Jamie Simpson describes flood that destroyed downtown Dayton
There were floods in Dayton long before the levees broke and water rushed through downtown streets nearly 100 years ago and terrorized a city. “They had flood after flood after flood,” Storm Center 7 Chief Meteorologist Jamie Simpson said. “It was a flood prone city before 1913.” Floods were documented ...
The Dayton Ballet’s resident costume designer talks about his life and art
The ooh’s and aah’s that greet an opening curtain at the Dayton Ballet are often a reaction to the beautifully designed costumes that seem a perfect fit for the drama about to unfold. For many years, those fanciful designs have come from the rich imagination and talented hands of Lowell ...
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