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The Bach Society of Dayton will present “Sweet Sounds of the Holidays.” Special guests: The Kettering Children’s Choir; The Kettering Advent Ringers. Sunday, Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m. Kettering Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 3939 Stonebridge Road. $15- adults; $10- students; 12 and under- FREE. 937-294-BACH (2224).
The public is cordially invited to view the work of and attend a reception for Kate Burch and Susan Schaller of Oakwood, Ron Lundquist, Carroll Schleppi and Winnie Fiedler from Kettering, Ann Hubler of Washington Twp., Fran LaSalle of Yellow Springs, Peri Switzer and Molinda Lauxmiller of Dayton and Ronnie Doyal from Centerville. All are members of the Miami Valley Art Quilts Network and will have their respective works on display at the Kettering City Building, 2000 Shroyer Rd. from Nov. 28 to Jan. 10.
The group meets monthly at Wright Library on Sunday. For more information call Carroll Schleppi at 294-1137.
A Meet the Artists reception will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 5 from 5 to 6 p.m. Admission is free.
The Oakwood Athletic Boosters will be having a holiday shopping sale at the high school on Thrusday, Nov. 30 and Friday, Dec. 1 from 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Items include infant, toddler, youth, and adult clothing plus so much more. New inventory is being brought in for this event for the best selections for everyone on your holiday shopping list.
As always, if you are unable to make this event, call Kay Huber at 294-3042 or Pinny Miller at 299-0811 for your shopping needs.
Once upon a time, the holiday season was simpler, and focused more on family, friends and home than on shopping malls, to-do lists and packed schedules. You can relive those pleasures when you attend Historic South Park’s Holiday Home Tour, “An Old-Fashioned Christmas.”
This spectacular event—the largest holiday home tour in the Miami Valley—will take place Saturday, Dec. 2 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. This year, more than a dozen homes will be lavishly decorated for the holiday. For those who have attended South Park’s holiday home tours in the past, nearly all of the homes are first-time participants ensuring that there will be many new sights to enchant you. The nostalgic RTA Wright Trolley, trimmed in brass and mahogany, will travel the tour route, providing rides (included in the price of admission) as well as fascinating details about South Park, its colorful history and its vibrant present. Along the self-guided walking tour, you’ll enjoy a holiday dessert buffet, listen to street-corner carolers, visit the neighborhood antique shop, and browse for holiday books at the Dayton Metro Library’s Kids’ Bookmobile.
Situated one mile north of Oakwood, Historic South Park is the largest of Dayton’s historic districts, and has a wide variety of housing styles represented in its boundaries. Eileen Whalen, a musician with the Dayton Philharmonic, looks forward to sharing her cottage built in 1898, which she has renovated and updated while retaining its old-world charm.
Tickets are $10 if purchased in advance or $15 the day of the tour. Advance tickets may be ordered from the Historic South Park website (www.historicsouthpark.org) or requested by mail to HSPI, 345 Morton Avenue, Dayton, OH 45410 (make checks payable to HSPI). Additional information on the tour, as well as purchasing information, may be obtained by calling 228-3501. On the day of the tour, tickets may be purchased at Hope Lutheran Church at 500 Hickory Street, the starting point of the tour.
Join Chabad of Greater Dayton for a family Shabbat experience Friday evening, Dec. 1 at 6 p.m. Together with the spirited Shabbat melodies and traditional Shabbat foods we will listen to our guest speaker, author Rabbi Simcha Weinstein speak about his new book “Up, Up, and Oy Vey!.” The Shabbaton will be held at the Weprin Family Center for Jewish Life and Learning, 2001 Far Hills Avenue in Oakwood.
Rabbi Simcha will also be speaking on Saturday night, Dec. 2 at 6:30 p.m. at Chabad. He will discuss his life story from beginning as a TV producer until he became a Chabad Rabbi.
Simcha is a witty, entertaining, and much sought-after public speaker. He has been a featured Scholar-in-Residence at many universities and synagogues in North America. Rabbi Weinstein lives in Brooklyn Heights, New York, with his wife and two children.
Both teenagers and adults, especially those that are history enthusiasts, pop culture fans, seekers of Jewish spirituality, and of course, comic book readers, will enjoy listening to the account of the birth and mythical origins of the comic book and its superheroes.
Come experience that lively spirit that revivifies us each week, and gives us a taste of the kind of joy and happiness that make life worth living and all our hard work worthwhile.
Some of Rabbi Weinstein’s earliest memories involve comic books, superheroes, and (the now valuable) vintage Batman and Superman toys. While some of his childhood friends abandoned these “fads” as soon as new toys came along, Simcha’s devotion to these superheroes only grew stronger as he grew older. His hobby inspired him to such a great extent that he chose to study film and photography in college, and he ultimately received his bachelor’s degree in Film History from Manchester Metropolitan University in England.
While the Jewish contribution to film, theater, music, and comedy has been well-documented, the Jewish role in the creation of the All-American superhero has not been—until now! From the birth of Krypton in Cleveland to the Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man, the X-Men, and more, Up, Up, and Oy Vey! chronicles the uncanny story behind the origins of the planet’s most famous superheroes. This new book explores how and why Jewish history, culture, and values helped shape the early years of the comic book industry.
A project of Chabad of Greater Dayton, the Dec. 1 dinner with Rabbi Simcha costs $10 for adults and $7 for children under twelve. For more information or to make reservations, visit www.chabaddayton.com or contact Rabbi Levi Simon at 937-643-0770 or rabbilevi@chabaddayton.com
How often have you wished for more free time? Let the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery Education staff grant your holiday wish!
Take time away from the kids to shop, run errands, have lunch with a friend or just relax - guilt free. While you take advantage of the gift of time, your child will enjoy experiments, games, crafts, a snack, and more. Children will make at least two gifts, which will be wrapped before they leave so they can surprise the recipients!
According to families who brought their children last year “the gifts were a wonderful surprise and they were already wrapped—in paper the kids made!”
Programs are offered now through Dec. 20
Wednesdays: Thru Dec. 20, noon - 3: 00 pm for ages 3 to 5 years
Saturdays: Dec. 2 and Dec. 16, 9:30 am-12:30 pm for ages 3 to 12 years
Sunday: Dec. 10, 2-5:00pm for ages 3 to 12 years.
Cost: $20/child for members and $25/child for non-members.
Each additional child in the same family receives a $5 discount.
Registration must be made at least 3 days in advance. Children must be potty trained.
The Human Race Theatre will present a special Family Day edition of the hit musical Big River, Sat. Dec. 2 at 3 p.m. at The Loft Theatre, 126 N. Main St., Dayton. All tickets to the fun-filled saga of Huckleberry Finn, with music by country legend Roger Miller, will be $15.50 for Family Day. Tickets available at 888-228-3630, ticketcenterstage.com, or the box offices at the Schuster Center or Victoria Theatre. More info at humanracetheatre.org
The DESC 25-Year/Retirees Club will hold its annual Christmas Luncheon Friday, Dec. 8, 11:30 a.m., at the Presidential Banquet Center, 3548 Presidential Way, Kettering. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. Retirees and former employees of DESC (Defense Electronics Supply Center) and Gentile Air Force Station, and their guests, are invited to attend.
Reservation deadline is Dec. 1 and may be made by calling Fran Hageman, 937/426-2492.
Originally formed as a social activity, the club performed more of an official function by enabling Center employees to “put a face with the name on the phone” when coordinating the numerous official activities of the Center. It is part of the reason DESC had a “family atmosphere” rather than serve as “just another place to work.”
BookLetters is an exciting service that delivers news about your favorite books and authors directly to your e-mail box. Each newsletter includes a link to the library’s catalog where you can place a hold on the new books you would like to read. You can also read BookLetters any time on Wright Library’s web page.
Join the new Adventure and Suspense Book Club at Wright Library! the book Club will meet the first Monday of each month from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. in the library meeting room.
Register in advance by calling the Reference Desk at 294-7171 or register online at www.wrightlibrary.org. Participants are encouraged to bring a brown bag dinner.
Cookies and coffee will be provided. Anyone with questions may contact the library at (937)294-7171.
Join the OCC Saturday, Dec. 2 for a Candy Cane Hunt at Shafor Park. Ages 6-8, 2 p.m., ages 3-5 2:30 p.m.
Knitting is a joyful and creative activity that is highly addictive. This class will cover the basics of continental knitting; matching yarns & needles, gauge, casting on, the knit stitch, increasing, decreasing, the purl stitch, and binding off. While you learn you will be creating an elegant eyelash scarf, suitable for wearing to the opera. Adults 18 and Over. Mondays: Session 1 Dec 4-18; Session 2 Feb 9-19.
Seniors are invited to the Oakwood Community Center’s annual Holiday Luncheon Wednesday, Dec. 6, at 11:30 a.m. This is free for Oakwood seniors age 60+, and $6 for non-seniors or non-residents. Call 298-0775 to make your reservations.
Youth open gym begins Sunday, Dec. 3, noon-3 p.m. at Edwin D. Smith School.
Adult open gym begins Tuesday, Dec. 5, 8:30-10 p.m. at Edwin D. Smith School. Open gym is open to area men and women interested in a pick-up game or two. There is no residency requirement, but proof of residency is required.
State ID or drivers license only. $1 for Oakwood resident, $2 for non-residents.
The Oakwood Adult Co-Ed Volleyball League combines recreation and competition in an enjoyable, community setting with an emphasis on good conduct and friendly play. Games are played at Edwin D. Smith Elementary School, 1701 Shafor Blvd. Due to space limitations, the league will be limited, to eight teams. Spaces will be assigned on a first come first served basis after registration opens. There is no guarantee of placement in the league even for returning teams. Registration deadline is Sunday, Dec. 17, 5 p.m.
On Sunday evening, Dec. 10, the Holiday of Lights festivities will take place at Shafor Park, beginning at 6: 30 p.m. Mayor Judy Cook will welcome those attending, followed by the lighting the holiday tree. Entertainment will be provided by “the “Mini Pops”, ages 4 and 5, directed by Aimee Millard.
Additionally, the Oakwood High School Choir and Band will perform holiday songs and entertainment. This will be followed by a visit from Santa Claus arriving on the Oakwood fire truck. Children will be able to talk with Santa, after his arrival in the park. Hot cocoa and popcorn will be served.
Also, this year, there will be horse drawn carriage and wagon rides for the family going throughout the community to see the beautiful display of luminarias decorating and lining the streets of the community. The public is encouraged to attend this community event.
Luminarias are now on sale at the Oakwood Community Center, 105 Patterson Road. The cost is $3.25 per dozen and includes the white bags, sand and 10 hour burning candles. Residents may pick them up at the Community Center during regular business hours. Luminarias will be sold up until the end of the business day on Sunday, Dec. 10 or until sold out, which ever comes first. The response to this project has been tremendous and residents are encouraged to participate.
Instructions for the placement of luminaria, if placed in the right of way area, is at every crack in the curb area, or, at approximately 7’ intervals about one foot from the curb. Some residents may prefer lining their sidewalk instead and the same rule of thumb for placement goes for that area, too.
The ‘Lighting of Oakwood’ will take place on Sunday evening, December 10, beginning at 6 p.m. Oakwood residents are encouraged to celebrate “community” by participating in this seasonal tradition. As a part of this event, the City of Oakwood and the Oakwood Environmental Committee will have a display of luminarias lining the boulevards on Far Hills Avenue, Shafor Boulevard, Shroyer Road as well as the city building, OCC, Smith Gardens, Huffman Park, city parks and other areas around the community. This holiday lighting event has become a tradition in an effort to brighten the entire community at the onset of the winter season. We hope all can participate and enjoy the efforts put into this project.
Any resident interested in helping with this project should call Carol Collins at the Oakwood Community Center at 298-0775.
Galleries & Museums
4400 Shakertown Rd., Dayton 320-5405
Nov 29 thru Jan 3 - Creches International. Over 36 Christmas settings from around the world. 320-5405
2600 DeWeese Pkwy., Dayton 275-7431
Thru Nov 26 - Meteorites - see how processes that took place over 4.5 billion years ago can be traced in great detail on Earth today.
10100 Montgomery Rd., Cincinnati 513-891-5531
Thru Dec - John Stobart - "Maritime Heritage Prints" being released...oil on canvas.
458 Belmonte Park North, Dayton 228-5277
Thru Feb 2007 - Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art: Treasure from the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
Lower level of Dayton Art Institute, 458 Belmonte Park North, Dayton 223-5277
Dutch Treat: Rembrandt and Friends, a hands-on exhibit allows children to dress up in Baroque-style clothing paint self-portait.
1000 Carillon Blvd., Dayton 293-2841
Carillon Park houses 24 buildings that contain artifacts that have been preserved to tell the story of Dayton's history. Carillon Historical Park, Montgomery County Historical Society, Patterson Homestead and the Archive Center have consolidated their efforts to present the history of Dayton.
208 W. Monument Ave., Dayton 227-3223
”The Faces of Iran” featuring large format photos of the Iranian people, cities, and architecture, also on exhibit - “King, Gandhi and Ikeda”, as well as children’s room and peace library.
DAYTON VISUAL ARTS CENTER (DVAC)
118 N. Jefferson St., Dayton 224-3822
Thru Dec 30 – ARTtoBUY Holiday Gift Gall.
FIFTH STREET GALLERY
Stivers School for the Arts, 325 Homewood Ave., Dayton
Thru Dec 14 – Connections, welcomes artists Jeffrey Cortland Jones, Kyle and Kelly Phelps, Joel ... and Erin Holscher from the University of Dayton to Stivers School for the Arts.
ROSEWOOD GALLERY
2655 Olson Dr., Kettering 296-0296
Thru Dec 15 - Earth in Balance 2006: A Regional Clay Competition.
SINCLAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE ART GALLERIES
444 W. Third St., Dayton 512-5381
WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERIES
A132 Creative Arts Center, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Fairborn
Thru Jan 7 – Albert Kresch, recently exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, 50 years Kresch has searchd for a seamless resolution of the paradox in painting between structure and freedom.
Events
MONTGOMERY WOMAN’S CLUB TOWN HALL LECTURE Call for times. James Bradley,
author of Flags of Our Fathers and Flyboys on “Achieving the Impossible. ”Wed. & Thu.
morning at King’s Island. Wed. evening at Sycamore Junior HS, 5757 Cooper Rd.,
Montgomery. King’s Island.
513-684-1632
BIG RIVER: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 8 pm. Preview performance Huck’s journey down the Mississippi. Songs by country music legend Roger Miller. Presented by the Human Race Theatre Company. Loft Theatre, 126 N. Main St. 228-3630. Thru Dec 23
DAYTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA 8 pm. “Hometown Virtuoso.” Charles Wendelken Wilson guest conducts violinist Lucas Alemán in a performance of the Glazunov Violin Concerto in A minor. Also Brahms: Tragic Overture and Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor. Schuster Center, One W. Second. 224-3521.
BIG RIVER: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 8 pm. (See 11/30 Thu)
INSPECTING CAROL 8 pm. Producing a “Christmas Carol” causes mix-ups, tempers, laughter in this holiday farce. Playhouse South, 15 S. First St., Miamisburg. 888-262-3792
A LITTLE PRINCESS 7:30 pm. A heartwarming play about a little girl who overcomes a mean, miserly headmistress. Town Hall Theatre, 27 N. Main St., Centerville. 433-8957
K-12 GALLERY Call for time. Winter Wonderland – paint a winter sport snow scene. 510 E. Third St. 461-5149
APOLLO OBSERVATORY 8-11 pm. 50 cm Dall-Kirkham Telescope open to
the public every clear Friday night. Boonshoft Museum of Discovery,
2600 DeWeese Parkway. 275-7431 x122
SOIREES MUSICALES 8 pm. Pianist Eric Himy plays a program in homage to Mozart and Schumann. Shiloh Church, N. Main St. at Philadelphia Dr. 228-5802
DAYTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA 8 pm (See 12/1 Fri)
DAYTON PHILHARMONIC JUNIOR STRINGS ORCH. 2 pm. “The Music Of Rembrandt’s Time” with brief commentary by Director Karen Young linking Baroque music and art. Free. Dayton Art Institute,456 Belmonte Park N. 223-5277
EBONY HERITAGE SINGERS 7 pm. Donna Cox, conductor. Kennedy Union Ballroom, Univ. of Dayton. Free. 229-3936
INSPECTING CAROL 8 pm. (See 12/01 Fri)
BIG RIVER: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3 & 8 pm. (See 11/30 Thu)
A LITTLE PRINCESS 7:30 pm (See 12/01 Fri)
Family Day: Toys & Games 11 am-3 pm. SunWatch Indian Village, 2301 W. River Rd.. 268-8199
WAYNESVILLE CANDLELIGHT TOUR Call for time. Caesar’s Creek Pioneer Village. 513-897-8855
BACH SOCIETY: SWEET SOUNDS OF THE HOLIDAYS 7:30 pm. The Kettering Children’s Choir and the Kettering Advent Ringers join the Bach Society for this holiday treat. Seventh-day Adventist Church, 3939 Stonebridge RD., Kettering. 294-2224
DAYTON PHILHARMONIC YOUTH ORCHESTRA 3 pm. Patrick Reynolds conducts works by Offenbach, Mozart and Copland. Schuster Center, One W. Second, downtown Dayton.
224-3521 x-136.
DAYTON JAZZ ENSEMBLE 3 pm. Vocal improvisation workshop. Willie Morris III, conductor. Boll Theatre, Univ. of Dayton. Free. 229-3936
BRASS NIGHT 7 pm. Richard Chenoweth, Michael Keener & Patrick Reynolds, conductors. Sears Recital Hall, Univ. of Dayton. 229-3936
INSPECTING CAROL 3 pm..(See 12/01 Fri)
BIG RIVER: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 2 pm. (See 11/30 Thu)
A LITTLE PRINCESS 3 pm. (See 12/01 Fri)
HOLIDAY DINNER AT THE HOMESTEAD 5:30-8 pm. Candlelight tour of the boyhood home of John H. and Frank J. Patterson, NCR founders. 3-course dinner follows. 1815 Brown St. 222-9724.
PIANO ENSEMBLE RECITAL 7 pm. Phillip Farris, coordinator. Sears Recital Hall, Univ. of Dayton. Free. 229-3936
| The Queen, drama surrounding the royal reaction to the death of Princess Diana, starring Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth and Michael Sheen as Tony Blair
Showtimes: Wed., Thurs.: 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40
Fri., Sat., Sun.: 1:00 plus above times. For Your Consideration, comedy starring Catherine O’Hara and Harry Shearer that “satirizes the absurdities of how movies are made these days.
Showtimes: Wed., Thurs.: 3:15, 5:30, 7:40, 9:45
Fri., Sat., Sun.: 1:15 plus above times. |
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