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 The Cleveland Teen Trio will be performing Friday night, May 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the Oakwood High School Auditorium. The free concert will last about an hour and will feature piano trios by Bridge, Schubert and Beethoven, as well as violin, cello and piano solos.
The trio is comprised of two former Oakwood residents, Elisabeth Evans (violin, left) and Erica Evans (cello, right). They will be joined by pianist Megan Beus (center). The three are giving concerts to raise money to build a school for AIDS Orphans in Kitwe, Zambia. An estimated 650,000 children have lost a parent to AIDS in Zambia where 20 percent of adults suffer from AIDS/HIV. Midway through the concert a basket will be passed to collect donations.
The trio won first prize in the NEO Chamber Music Invitational in 2007.
Meet vaudevillian, dancer, singer, musician and author Bud Mercer at Wright Library on Tuesday, May 29 at 10:30 a.m. Mr. Mercer was born in Dayton in 1913. His new book Tripping the Light Fantastic is a memoir of his years in show business. He and his brother, Jim, performed as The Mercer Brothers and entertained audiences for more than 70 years, from Vaudeville to MTV.
Mr. Mercer will give a talk about his career in show business and then copies of his book will be available
for sale and he will autograph them. The program will be held in the library meeting room. No advance registration is necessary. Refreshments will be served. Anyone with questions can contact the library at (937)294-7171.
Fans of “Antiques Roadshow” and collectible books are in for a treat when Wright Library hosts a program by Owen Kubik, dealer in fine and antiquarian books. The program will be held on Wednesday, May 23 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Mr. Kubik will give a brief presentation about collecting and appraising rare books. He will then allow each person in the audience to bring up one book for appraisal in front of the group.
The program will be held in the library meeting room. Advance registration is necessary and will be limited to the first 40 people. To register, stop by the library’s reference desk, call the library at (937)294-7171, or send an email to reference@wrightlibrary.org.
Come to the OCC, this Thursday, May 24 to receive a free Blood Pressure check and or Blood Sugar
Test. Free and open to the public from 11 A.M. – 1 P.M. Laura Taylor, Senior Nursing Student from Wright State University will be conducting the tests. Call 298-0775 for more information.
Gardner Pool opens Memorial Weekend with new Open Swim Hours 12 noon-8 p.m. daily. Come in to the Oakwood Community Center, 105 Patterson Rd. to buy your pass today!
Youth Talent Contest
The 2007 City of Oakwood “Youth Talent Show Contest” incorporation with MVRAC “Miami Valley Recreation Activities Council” will be held Friday, June 8, 2007, 6 P.M. at the Oakwood Community Center. All participants must be registered by Sunday, June 3, 5 PM.Tennis Lessons at Shafor Courts
Taught by the excellent staff of the Kettering Tennis Center & Quail Run. The pro staff of KTC/Quail Run is known for consistently producing some of the areas finest champions, while teaching hundreds of youth and adults the joy of developing a lifelong sport. Adults lessons begin May 30th, and youth lesson begin June 18th.
The Oakwood Community Center is currently taking registrations. For more information about these camps, or any program/class, please stop by the Oakwood Community Center 105 Patterson Rd., or call 298-0775.
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