Whats up This Week…

Galleries & Museums

BOONSHOFT MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY

2600 DeWeese Parkway, Dayton - 275-7431

Thru 5/14 Engineer It! – Visitors of all ages explore the fun and creative sides of engineering by designing boats, windmills, airplanes, buildings and bridges and then testing their performance in wind tunnels, earthquake simulators and water tanks. Visitors can also experiment with gears and pulleys, operate a crane and learn about careers in engineering through video presentations.

THE CANNERY ART & DESIGN CENTRE

434 E. Third St., Dayton - 228-2232

Ongoing – Exhibits by more than 20 local artists. Purchase art for your home, find the perfect gift or just browse the latest creations, including painting, pottery, jewelry, sculpture and photography.

DAYTON ART INSTITUTE

458 Belmonte Park North, Dayton - 229-3909

On View Now 20^th Century Prints from the Ponderosa Collection – More than 100 prints from such artists as Warhol, Rauschenbert, Frankenthaler, Lichtenstein and Stella..

Thru 4/20 The Creative Eye: Photographic Works by Marc Suda & Sean Wilkinson – Dayton photographers works are exhibited in the Regional Gallery.

DAYTON VISUAL ARTS CENTER

118 N. Jefferson St, Dayton - 224-3822

Thru 4/5 Diane Stemper: Artist Books and Paintings

Thru 3/29 New Work/Ideas in Progress – Short Show: In the DVAC storefront with the artist onsite

GALLERY SAINT JOHN

Bergamo – Mt. St. John

4400 Shakertown Rd., Beavercreek

Thru 3/23 Standing in Awe: The beauty of our country in photographs by John Lemker SM

DAYTON ART INSTITUTE EXPERIENCENTER

456 Belmonte Park N. Dayton – 223-4278
Thru 4/30 Sitting Pretty Around the World – Hands-on children’s exhibition focuses on the chairs we sit on everyday, which take on many forms depending on their function or the culture that made them. Free

MARIAN LIBRARY

University of Dayton

300 College Park - 229-4214

Thru 3/30 When Words Become Pictures: Our Lady Calligraphed by Ann Bain, Dayton artist.

SINCLAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE

ZoneVI Photography Gallery

444 West Third Street, Bldg. 13, Dayton

512-5381

Thru 3/8 R.E.A.C.H – Stafford Hiroshi Smith: Reception 2/28 from 7-9 pm

Performing Arts & Events

3/25 Tue

Rabbit Hole 7 pm Winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. David Lindsay-Abaire, previously known for his deft comic touch, shows a deep understanding of the process of rising above grief, in this stirring drama of a family coping with the accidental death of a four-year-old boy. Thru 3/30 The Loft Theatre, 138 N. Main St., Dayton 228-3630

Gregory’s Piano Bar 6 pm TJ Hand is featured artist. 139 N. Main St. downtown Dayton. 443-2900

3/26 Wed

Rabbit Hole 7 pm (see 3/25)

3/27 Thu

Rabbit Hole 8 pm (see 3/25)

Gregory’s Piano Bar 9 pm (See 3/25)

3/28 Fri

Rabbit Hole 8 pm (see 3/25)

A Year with Frog and Toad 7:30 pm Frog and Toad are not at all alike. Frog’s a carefree sort and Toad, well, he’s a worrywart! Despite their differences, the two are very best friends. In this Tony award-winning musical, the two friends experience the seasons of the year planting a garden, raking leaves and sledding! Along the way, they learn that part of being good friends is celebrating those things that make each person different. Thru 3/30 Town Hall Theatre, 27 North Main Street, Centerville 433-8957

Dayton History “End of Winter Feast” Tavern Dinner 6 pm Travel back in time to Dayton’s most intriguing dining event at the city's oldest building, Newcom Tavern. Guests will enjoy a hearth-cooked and historically accurate, multi-course supper. Reservations required. Thru 3/29 Dayton History, Carillon Park, 1000 Carillon, Dayton 293-2841

Gregory’s Piano Bar 7 pm Miss Teresa Hunt is featured. 139 N. Main St. downtown Dayton. 443-2900

3/29 Sat

Soirees Musicales 8 pm Pianist Ann Schein performs selections by Beethoven, Schubert, Ravel, Debussy and Liszt. Shiloh Church, N. Main St. at Philadelphia Dr., Dayton 228-5802

Dayton Opera: The Barber of Seville 8 pm In one of the world’s most popular comic operas, Count Almaviva loves Rosina, but her guardian Doctor Bartolo plans to marry her himself! Enter Figaro, the town barber and notorious matchmaker, who, through disguises and comic twists (and the requisite onstage thunder storm), happily unites the young lovers. All is right in the world!!! Schuster Center, One W. Second St. 228-3630
Bach’s Lunch Noon Lunchtime music featuring the Woodwind Quintet. Cannery Art & Design Centre, 434 E. Third Street, Dayton 937.228.2232

America 8 pm Now in their fourth decade of making music, hear your favorite hits as well as new music that is attracting another generation of fans! Clark State PAC, 300 S. Fountain Ave., Springfield 328-3874

Wildflower Walk 10 am A guided walk throu Glen Helen to identify its flowers. Trailside Museum, 505 Corey St., Yellow Springs. 769-1902

A Year with Frog and Toad 7:30pm (see 3/28)

Rabbit Hole 8 pm (see 3/25)

Dayton History “End of Winter Feast” Tavern Dinner 6 pm (see 3/14)

Cityfolk: Steinway to Heaven Series – Bill Charlap and Houston Person 8 pm DAI Renaissance Auditorium, 525 Riverview Avenue, Dayton 496-3863.

A Year with Frog and Toad 7:30 pm (see 3/28)

Rabbit Hole 8 pm (see 3/25)

Dayton History “End of Winter Feast” Tavern Dinner 6 pm (see 3/21)

3/30 Sun

Chamber Music Yellow Springs 7:30 pm The Vogler Quartet of Berlin, top recording artists in Europe, will premier a new string quartet written for them by Yellow Springs composer Drew Hemenger. First Presbyterian Church, 314 Xenia Ave., downtown Yellow Springs. 937-374-8800

DPO Junior String Orchestra Call for time Kettering Seventh Day Adventist Church,

A Year with Frog and Toad 3 pm (see 3/28)3939 Stonebridge Rd., Kettering. 298-2167

Rabbit Hole 2 pm & 7 pm (see 3/25)

Robot Rumble 1:30 pm – 3 pm Build robots and make them dance, program a robot to navigate an obstacle course, and hone your driving skills while competing in a robot sumo wrestling match. Included with regular admission. Boonshoft Museum of Discovery, 2600 DeWeese Parkway, Dayton 275-7431

Bird Walk 9 am Discover the birds of Glen Helen. Trailside Museum, 505 Corey St. Yellow Springs. 769-1902

3/31 Mon

Alumni Artist Series 1 pm Performance by Howard Watkins, pianist. Sears Recital Hall, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton 229-3936

And Keep in Mind:

The Ponderosa Collection now on view at the Dayton Art Institute with drawings by some of the 20^th century’s most significant artists – Warhol, Rauschenberg, Frankenthaler, Lichtenstein and Stella