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Sidney auto shop offers quality repairs Owner Brian Mantor learned trade in Army, offers military discounts BY LINDY JURACK iN75 Editor SIDNEY — Mantor Auto and Truck Repair, 825 W. Russell Road, prides itself on being a veteran- and family-owned business that offers quality work at an affordable price. The business offers gas and diesel engine repair on anything from small cars to big trucks, and a number of other services, including transmission, rear axle work, steering, suspension, heating, air conditioning and more. A 24-hour towing service is offered for light and heavy duty vehicles anywhere in the United States. The shop also sells tires. “We do everything but body work,” said Brian Mantor, who owns the business with his wife, Michelle. Mantor Auto and Truck Repair services individually owned vehicles and business fleets, offering a discounted rate for compa-
nies. Discounts also are given to all active and retired military, police, fire and EMT squads, as well as their immediate family. “I’m a veteran, so that’s why I do that,” Brian said. The military is where Brian learned much of his skills around cars and trucks. Before joining, he earned an associate degree in automotive from Sinclair Community College. He served in the Ohio Army National Guard for 11 years, working as a combat engineer and also working in heavy equipment construction and repair. The Army sent him to school, and he expanded his knowledge while he was overseas. “I got a lot of experience over there working in the desert with limited equipment,” Brian said. He puts all that knowledge to use by being very hands-on in the shop and performing much of the work. His No. 1 priority is all about quality at a good price.
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Mantor Auto and Truck Repair offers engine repair on small cars to large trucks, as well as 24-hour towing services. “I make sure the repair work gets done correctly at a price people can afford,” he said. “We try to take care of people because in today’s economy, they just can’t afford it.” Michelle recently worked at Compassionate
Care in Sidney before leaving to work at her husband’s business. Providing excellent customer service is at the top of her to-do list, as well as the company’s books and other business related tasks. The company also has two
other technicians who have more than 30 years of combined experience between them. Brian and Michelle, who both grew up in Sidney, have been married for 15 years. After leaving the military, Brian wanted to
go into business for himself and opened the shop in 2007 in Lockington. That location suffered a fire in August 2010, but the Mantors got back on their feet quickly. “We lost seven cars in that shop. We were worried about our customers first before anything else,” Brian said. They moved the business into Sidney and rented part of the Quick Credit Auto Sales building on West Russell Road. Last May, the building across from Quick Credit became available, and the couple seized the opportunity. It wasn’t previously an automotive shop, so renovations were needed, including putting in hoists, tire machines, air compressors and more. Mantor Auto and Truck Repair is open Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to noon. Towing services are offered 24 hours a day. Call the shop at (937) 4923500 for more information.
Piqua Arts Council seeks artists for exhibiting, performing, teaching PIQUA — The Piqua Arts Council currently is looking for artists, musicians, writers and performers to exhibit, perform and teach in a variety of upcoming programs. Recently the PAC identified major goals that pertained to the mission of the council, one of which was connect area artists to the community and the community to the arts. Through new programming and old, the Piqua Arts Council seeks to do just that. Familiar to many in the region, the annual art show is being held in September of this year. Artists currently are able
to register their work for exhibition. All visual art mediums are accepted for the exhibit. and the deadline to register is Aug. 31. The exhibit opens to the public Sept. 14 and runs through Sept. 21. The arts council also is soliciting artists who want to participate in the upcoming ARTWALK series. The first ARTWALK will be Sept. 14 with a second to follow in December. All sorts of artists and entertainers are welcome to submit their applications for participation. There are a few spots left for the September
event and plenty available for December. The ARTWALK will feature musicians, performers, visual artists, writers and more. The Piqua Arts Council is taking a new approach to exhibiting youth art. In the past, the council has worked with the schools to exhibit artwork in conjunction with the annual art show. This year, the PAC has an open call to artists younger than 18 who wish to exhibit their works. “There are many young artists in and around the Piqua community that excel at artmaking and produce work out-
side of school. We want to provide the opportunity for those young artists to participate in real art show,” said PAC Executive Director Vicky Fanberg. Any artist younger than 18 is welcome to participate and can drop off his or her work at the PAC office, 427 N. Main St. on Sept. 5 and 6. More information about entering can be found on the PAC website. The exhibit will take place at the Piqua Arts Council from Sept. 14 to Oct. 3. The PAC will host a reception, open and free to the public, on Sept. 14 from 5 to 9 p.m. during ARTWALK.
Anyone interested in teaching workshops or classes for children or adults is welcome to submit proposals. The arts council will hold its first workshop in the Workshop Wednesday series in October. Additional opportunities for artists to use the PAC space for club or guild meetings are available. For all opportunities, visit www.PiquaArtsCouncil.com for more information. Inquiries also can be made through email or phone at piquaartscouncil@woh.rr.com or (937) 7739630.
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Experience an evening canal boat ride, needle arts at Johnston Farm PIQUA — The summer might be halfway over, but Johnston Farm & Indian Agency in Piqua still has some exciting events going on this season, including its Evening of Feasting, Music and Canawling and a needle arts exhibit. An Evening of Feasting, Music and Canawling will PROVIDED PHOTO take place Aug. 11 from Scott Grissom does demolition work on the Canal 6:30 to 9 p.m. Guests will Walk property. enjoy a relaxing dinner in the Historic Indian and Canal Museum, and then continue their evening with a twilight ride on the replica canal boat General provides a unique space to PIQUA — Visitors and Harrison of Piqua as it hold special community shoppers to downtown plies the entire length of events and gatherings. Piqua will notice a flurry Grissom Construction, the restored stretch of the of activity to the rear of Miami and Erie Canal. a local contractor located the buildings along Canal Passengers will be enwest of Piqua, has been Place, and in the very tertained with the peaceful hired to complete the near future the entire music of a Native Ameriarea will look significantly work. can flute as they experi“We are very excited different. ence the canal from an about this project,” said Canal Place, originally entirely different perspecMainstreet Piqua Board constructed in 1977, is a Chair Ruth A. Koon. “The tive. public parking facility This unique opportunity beautification committee with a large concrete has been working on this is offered once each season plaza located behind the and is a reservation only project for almost two businesses along Main event. Call (937) 773-2522 years now and it is excitStreet between Ash and ing to see construction fi- by Aug. 7 to book your pasHigh streets. The once atsage. The cost is $30 for nally under way.” tractive area now is in adults, $25 for children 6Work on the project need of reconstruction. will be completed by early 12 and $25 and $20 for Mainstreet Piqua has Johnston Farm Friends September. partnered with the city of Council and Ohio HistoriThe project is being Piqua and the adjacent cal Society members. property owners, and soon paid for by donations to This summer, Johnston the Friends of Mainstreet the concrete plaza area, Farm is giving visitors a referred to as Canal Walk, Piqua beautification prochance to explore the neegram along with grant will be transformed into a dle arts in a special exsupport from the Piqua beautiful public space hibit. If idle hands are the Community Foundation complete with tree plantdevil’s workshop, women of and Lundgard Foundaings and rain gardens. It past centuries had no fear tion. The Girl Scouts of will provide a public Western Ohio, Piqua-Cov- for their mortal souls. Durdemonstration project ington Service Unit, and- ing their routine daily highlighting the benefits chores of child care, garPiqua Storm Water and of storm water manageElectric departments also dening, cloth production ment practices. and eight to 10 hours of Mainstreet Piqua’s goal are contributing to the cooking, they perfected is to make the Canal Walk project. their needle arts. Call the Mainstreet area a community Piqua office at (937) 773amenity that serves the These included sewing, 9355 for more details. downtown businesses and tatting, knitting, crochet-
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ing, beading, cross stitch, embroidery and needle point candlewicking. While these skills produced utilitarian goods, many beautiful items were produced as well. The exhibit showcases the work of Doris Gordon Davis, who prior to her death in 2006, volunteered at the Johnston Farm demonstrating her stitching skill. She was adept at all types of needlework and knowledgeable about samplers and their history. She made trips to Williamsburg, Va., and England to study various needle arts. Also on display are
works from the Tapestry Angel, Piqua’s own needlework shop located at 516 Spring St., as well as work by Johnston Farm staff and volunteers. On loan from the Piqua Public Library and Museum is a Piqua Coverlet. While at the Johnston home, visitors can learn how the rest of the family lived, engage in some craft activities of their own from the Johnston era and take in the Historic Indian and Canal Museum to gain insight imto the lives of some of the first people to call Ohio home. Summer hours for the Johnston Farm & Indian
Agency are Thursday and Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Admission to the site is $8 for adults, $4 for children 6-12 and free to Johnston Farm Friends Council, Ohio Historical Society members and chlidren 5 and younger. AAA and senior discounts also are honored. The Johnston Farm & Indian Agency is located just off Ohio 66, 3 miles north of Piqua at 9845 N. Hardin Road. For additional information about events and activities, visit www.johnstonfarmohio.co m or call (937) 773-2522.
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DAYTON — After many months of intensive planning, the first steps have been put in motion to move NASA’s first Shuttle Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT-1) from Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton. For more than 30 years, CCT-1 was housed in Johnson Space Center’s Space Vehicle Mockup Facility and was used to train crews from STS-1 through STS-135 as a high-fidelity representation of the Space Shuttle Orbiter crew station for on-orbit crew training and engineering evaluations. Here, astronauts learned how to operate many of the orbiter sub-systems in more than 20 different classes. Three trainers were built to train astronauts for space missions – CCT1, CCT-2 and a Full Fuselage Trainer (FFT), which
also contained a crew compartment. CCT-1 is scheduled to arrive later this summer at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. In order to prepare the more than 24,000-pound trainer for flight to the museum, engineers first needed to design a specialized adapter to allow it to be transported on NASA’s Super Guppy aircraft. According to Johnson Space Center’s Space Vehicle Mockup Facility Mockup Manager Jill MacGregor, planning to move an object that wasn’t designed to be moved again after it had arrived in Houston, Texas, has proven quite challenging. “Really the most difficult part of moving the CCT-1 is coordinating all of the different parties involved,” MacGregor said. “You’ve got folks from Johnson Space Center transportation who are
going to box-up all of the small items; you’ve got JSC riggers who do all of the lifting and the truck moves; you have aircraft loadmasters and engineers that have to be involved with how to orient the trainer into the aircraft, how to chain it down and how to analyze all of the loads to make sure it flies safely.” The shipping process began with the removal of all of the items from the inside of CCT-1, which will be shipped to the museum separately. The trainer was then recently shrinkwrapped to protect it from the elements. Current plans call for CCT-1 to be loaded onto a truck soon and stored in Light Manufacturing Facility near Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, and later mounted onto the specialized adapter for its flight • See Trainer on page 5
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• CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 to Ohio. From there, the CCT-1 will be transported over to Ellington Field, loaded into NASA’s Super Guppy aircraft and then flown to the museum. “CCT-1 was designed to turn vertical and it has some structure on the bottom that is not even, so that makes it a challenge to put it on a truck and drive it up to Ellington Field, while keeping it low enough to the ground to avoid hitting trees along the way,” MacGregor said. “And all of the moves have to done in the middle of the night because of traffic concerns.” After arrival, museum and NASA technicians will offload the trainer, reassemble the interior and place it on interim display in the Cold War Gallery. Later, CCT-1 will be moved to a new Space Gallery in the museum’s planned fourth building. According to National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Director Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jack Hudson, the CCT-1 will be a great addition to the museum because the Air Force has been a major partner with NASA in space. “CCT-1 will really help us tell the story of the Air Force in space, and by doing that it will motivate, educate and inspire our youth toward the Air Force, as well as in careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM),” Hudson said. According to Hudson, plans call for the museum to build a mock-up of the payload bay and when the CCT-1 exhibit is completed, it will allow the public to have a look into the cockpit and mid-deck areas of a shuttle and
learn how astronauts trained for their missions. “Visitors will actually be able to walk up inside the payload bay mockup and see everything up close, and also really get an idea what the crew station was like, how big it was and how it was designed,” Hudson said. The new Space Gallery, where the CCT-1 will eventually reside, is a part of a multi-phase, long-term expansion plan and will house the museum’s growing space collection. The gallery will include a Titan IV space launch vehicle, Mercury, Gemini and Apollo spacecraft, and many recently retired NASA artifacts such as a nose cap assembly, landing gear strut and a variety of astronaut equipment. In addition, a range of satellites and related items will showcase the Air Force’s vast reconnaissance, early warning, communications and other space-based capabilities. The Air Force Museum Foundation is in the process of raising the funds to meet the growing requirements of the museum. Currently $38.9 million has been secured by the foundation for the fourth building project, which is expected to cost an estimated $48.7 million. According to MacGregor, museum visitors should be excited about acquiring the trainer as their newest space artifact. “I think the folks in Dayton should be thrilled to have this trainer,” MacGregor said. “It’s been invaluable to the space shuttle program, and so it’s neat that you are going to have it there for the public to see.”
47 years of Marion’s pizza Troy location is top restaurant in the chain BY LINDY JURACK iN75 Editor TROY — Marion’s Piazza just opened in Troy this past February, but the company is observing its 47th year in business this week, and residents of the Northern Miami Valley have more to celebrate than just the anniversary. “The Troy store is the No. 1 store in the chain,” said Marion’s CEO Roger Glass (pictured on iN75 cover). “It is doing excellent, and we couldn’t be happier. It’s been terrific.” To celebrate its 47th anniversary, the popular pizza chain is offering coupons for 47 percent off pizzas at all of its eight locations. The coupon is printed inside today’s iN75, and will be printed in the Piqua Daily Call and Sidney Daily News this Saturday and the Troy Daily News and Tipp City/West Milton Weekly Record Herald on Sunday. Customers can redeem the coupons Aug. 5-9. The limit is two pizzas per coupon. “That’s almost buy one get one free,” Glass said. “This is a way to give back to our customers for being so loyal. It’s a way for us to say thank you.” Last year, Marion’s offered a similar deal with 46 percent off coupons. “It was a huge success,” Glass said. Prior to that, the company celebrated every five years by going back to the original prices from 1965. It will celebrate its 50th anniversary that way in 2015. Menu prices are the only thing that has drastically changed at Marion’s.
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Employees at Marion’s Piazza spread cheese over several pizzas waiting to go in the oven. Marion’s has been serving up the same pies since 1965. In 1965, a small plain pizza cost 80 cents and a large deluxe set you back $2.50. A half a sandwich was 50 cents; $1 for a whole. Spaghetti was 75 cents. Not much else has changed at Marion’s in the last 47 years. Glass’ father Marion started the pizza parlor with an idea in mind that would set him apart from all other pizza places — to offer inside dining. “As a kid, I remember going to get a pizza after a movie and eating it in the car and getting it all over,” Glass said. His dad opted to give diners a place to not just order a pizza, but eat it, too. It was a new concept in Dayton at the time, but the elder Glass knew pizza was better if you ate it right out of the oven. He was right, of course.
“It was a success right from the beginning,” Glass said. After opening the first Marion’s Piazza on Patterson Road at Shroyer, the business took off. Over the course of several years, locations were added on North Dixie Drive, near the Dayton Mall, in Centerville, Beavercreek, Englewood, Town and Country in Kettering and, finally, Troy. Construction
is now under way at a new restaurant in Mason. Once the Mason spot opens in November, Glass will look into future expansion. One thing that changed the pizza industry was the idea of delivering pies to customers, but Marion’s stuck to its roots and never added that service. “I think people still enjoy going out to dinner • See Marion’s on page 6
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and having pizza,” Glass said. “You get out of the house and you don’t have to clean up afterward.” Marion’s will make large deliveries of more than $50 to businesses, schools, churches or other groups. All the Marion’s locations are big enough to seat all the customers craving pizza on a given night. The Troy location alone seats 520 diners in an Italian courtyard atmosphere you’ll find in all Marion’s restaurants. When Glass’ father started the chain, he wanted to bring a little bit of the outdoors inside. Though the Troy Marion’s, 1270 Experiment Farm Road, is more open and airy than the others, it features some of the same decor, including outdoor scenes painted in murals on the walls, brick arches, wrought iron detail, artificial trees and streetlights among the tables. “The design has evolved into the 20th century,” Glass said. “We’ve changed but when people walk in here, they look around and go, ‘Oh, this is a Marion’s.’” The new restaurant in Mason will look much like the Troy location, which includes a private banquet room that can be rented out and an outdoor patio. Both the party room and the patio have been big successes in Troy. The original Marion’s on Shroyer Road is due to be renovated this fall. Old photos of Dayton will be placed around the walls. Another big change in the pizza industry, and the restaurant business in general, in the last four decades is the competi-
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tion. Neither Dayton nor Troy had the number of restaurants 47 years ago as it does today. “We had the corner market on pizza. Not so anymore,” Glass said. “But between our product, our service and providing a nice atmosphere to enjoy our pizza in — that’s our key to success.” Another key on the success chain is consistency. Aside from adding deli sandwiches in the early 1980s, the menu has not changed, nor has the pizza. In order to keep its focus on making great pizza, Marion’s has never added breadsticks, wings or other fare to its menu. It simply offers pizza, salad, sandwiches and spaghetti. In the early days, the staff used to slice pepperoni and chop onions by hand in the kitchen, and though the restaurants are now too busy to do that, they still use the same suppliers of their ingredients and toppings. “If companies are good to us and keep their quality up, we stick with them,” Glass said. “We don’t try to buy the cheapest; we buy the best quality.” That quality is what has won Marion’s dozens of awards throughout its 47 years, including a first place win in the pizza category in the Troy Daily News and Piqua Daily Call Reader’s Choice Survey earlier this year. “We were very pleased
to win that,” Glass said. Marion’s has won best pizza titles in local surveys 31 times. The restaurant also is ranked second in the nation of independent pizza restaurants in Pizza Today magazine’s annual list. Glass’ goal is to be No. 1. Marion’s Piazza only exists in the Dayton area, but natives who have moved away or travelers passing through who have fallen in love with the crispy crust and square slices can get pizzas shipped to them across the country. Marion’s will half bake and freeze pizzas to be shipped anywhere in the continental U.S. The pizzas don’t hold up long enough to be shipped to Hawaii or Alaska. Frozen pizzas can be ordered at any Marion’s location. They are popular with customers especially at the holidays, Glass said. People home for the holidays come in before and after Thanksgiving and Christmas to get their Marion’s fix, and then order several to take home. With the success Marion’s has had for 47 years, Glass assumed the Troy location would be popular, but he couldn’t have predicted it would be the No. 1 store in the chain. “We were hoping to be busy, and we’re just blown away,” he said. “We’re so happy to be up here. The people in Troy, Piqua, Tipp and Sidney are just lovely people.”
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This summer, iN75 is printing a Summer Fun Calendar at the beginning of each month for you to cut out and display in your home. It will assure you don’t miss the fun at any of the local festivals this season! You can still refer to Get Up & Go each week for more details on these events and more. If you have an event you’d like to get on the September calendar, email the details to ljurack@ohcommedia.com by Aug. 22 for consideration. The September calendar will be the final one of this season.
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GET UP & GO Rhythm Berachah Valley TROY — The TroyHayner Cultural Center is delighted to host the return of Berachah Valley Friday evening on Prouty Plaza in historic downtown Troy. Berachah Valley plays traditional bluegrass, gospel and traditional renditions of current favorites. The audience will enjoy a uniquely smooth combination of musicianship and female vocal harmonies influenced by the recordings of the Isaacs, the Forbes Family, Emmylou Harris, the Whites, Seldom Scene, Longview, Ricky Skaggs, Vince Gill, the Bluegrass Cardinals and others. Prouty Plaza ◆ Friday 7:30 p.m. ◆ Free ◆ www.berachahvalley.com ◆ (937) 339-0457 Lee Dynes TROY — Lee Dynes and the Acoustic Project will perform Tuesday evening in the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center Courtyard. Berklee College of Music alumni Lee Dynes, Amanda Addleman and David Goldberg, will perform a mix of jazz standards, pop favorites and bluegrass traditionals. Each performance is one of a kind as audiences are treated to their remarkable abilities with intricate guitar lines, fast flowing
mandolin, powerful vocals and spontaneous interplay. The Acoustic Project covers a wide spectrum of music creating a concert full of youth and virtuosity. For more information about the artists, visit www.leedynes.com/id69.html and www.amandaaddleman.co m. The family of Brad Huffaker is sponsoring this concert. Huffaker, a 1977 graduate of Troy High School, is remembered for his love of music, especially jazz. His family is sharing that love in this concert as a tribute to him. 301 W. Main St. ◆ Tuesday 7:30 p.m. ◆ Free ◆ www.troyhayner.org ◆ (937) 339-0457 Filling Station TROY — Coming up at the Filling Station this weekend is bike night with Reece Lincoln Thursday from 6 to 10 p.m. with specials on pulled pork; the Rick Frazier Band Friday from 7 to 11 p.m. with specials on fried shrimp; and blues and barbecue with Miss Lissa and Co. Sunday from 6 to 10 p.m. 2331 W. Market St. ◆ Various dates and times ◆ www.facebook.com/troyfillingstation ◆ (937) 339-4800 Cruizer’s RUSSIA — Vice Presidents, members of Karma’s Pawn, will perform on the outdoor patio (weather permitting) at Cruizer’s Bar
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Lee Dynes will perform in the courtyard of the TroyHayner Cultural Center Tuesday evening. and Grill in Russia Thursday evening. The bike/steak night will feature ribeye steaks on the grill, baked potatoes and a side salad from 6 to 8 p.m. 115 North St. ◆ Thursday 7 to 9:30 p.m. ◆ www.cruizersbarandgrill.com ◆ (937) 526-4800 Community Night TIPP CITY — Downtown Tipp City’s August Community Night Friday will feature music by Raggedy Edge, followed by the Tom Daugherty Orchestra and swing dancers. Raggedy Edge is made of singer-songwriters Lynn Perdzock and Bob Farley, an Americana acoustic duo that plays original music and popular standards from the ’20s through today. The duo’s 12-song CD “With You” is due out Aug. 11. The Tom Daugherty Orchestra is a 17piece show and dance band. Its show “Big Band Legends” is a tribute to the big band era, featuring the original arrangements of Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Harry James,
Woody Herman, Artie Shaw and Benny Goodman. The orchestra is under the direction of trombonist and musical arranger Tom Daugherty. Along with the open-air concert, the United Methodist Church will have its annual ice cream social at the corner of Third and Main streets, and guitarist Wes Arblaster will perform in front of the Hotel Gallery. The event, sponsored by Tippecanoe Main Street, also will feature art demonstrations, carriage rides and refreshments. Lawn chairs are encouraged. In case of inclement weather, the concert will be cancelled. downtown Tipp City ◆ Friday 6 p.m. ◆ Free ◆ (937) 667-3696 Ragtime River Boat Rats TIPP CITY — The Tipp Roller Mill Theater presents the Ragtime River Boat Rats Saturday evening. The band will perform a program reminiscent of the showboat era with good old ragtime music, some Jolson, Americana and a strong flavor of patriotism. The group has been performing since the early 1980s and feature music that is fun and has stood the test of time. The music and the mood are happy, lively and toe tapping. It is the intent of the group to preserve and promote a style of music extremely popular and loved by generations of the last century. Audiences delight in the distinctive and unique sound of the fourstring banjos featured by the group. 225 E. Main St. ◆ $7 for adults, $4 for students K-12 ◆ (937) 6673696 Happy Together Tour KETTERING — Fraze
Pavilion hosts the Happy Together Tour 2012 Thursday evening. The evening celebrates the music of the 1960s with the Turtles, featuring Flo and Eddie, the Monkees lead singer Micky Dolenz, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, the Grass Roots and the Buckinghams. 695 Lincoln Park Blvd. ◆ Thursday 8 p.m. ◆ Tickets $25 ◆ www.fraze.com ◆ (937) 296-3300 Dave Koz KETTERING — Saxophonist Dave Koz returns to Fraze Pavilion Saturday evening with special guest BeBe Winans. In a career that spans 20 years and a dozen albums, Koz has established himself as one of the most prominent figures in contemporary music. But as noteworthy as his body of recorded work and as entertaining as his live performances and other past accomplishments might be, Koz finds himself in an era of dramatic and sweeping change where everything once taken for granted is suddenly up for grabs. 695 Lincoln Park Blvd. ◆ Saturday 7:30 p.m. ◆ Tickets from $25 ◆ www.fraze.com ◆ (937) 296-3300 $2 Tuesday KETTERING — The Naked Karate Girls will perform in the next $2 Tuesday concert at Fraze Pavilion. The group is made of four city slickers from Cincinnati who have been bringing the fun in other bands for years. Now, united by three-piece suits, Schlitz beer and a mastery of mustache grooming skills, NKG has come together to form the ultimate undercover party force and play the best music from all decades. 695 Lincoln Park Blvd. ◆ Tuesday 8 p.m. ◆ $2 ◆ www.fraze.com
(937) 296-3300 Peter Frampton KETTERING — Grammy winner Peter Frampton is performing only six shows this summer, making one of the stops at Fraze Pavilion Aug. 8. In 2011, his successful world tour celebrated the 35th anniversary of his multiplatinum selling live album “Frampton Comes Alive!” Frampton remains one of the most celebrated artists and guitarists in rock history. 695 Lincoln Park Blvd. ◆ Aug. 8, 8 p.m. ◆ $27 ◆ www.fraze.com ◆ (937) 296-3300 Cincinnati Pops CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra will perform “A Lotta Night Music” Saturday at Riverbend Music Center. From “West Side Story” to “On the Town” and “Sweeney Todd” to “A Little Night Music,” John Morris Russell and the Cincinnati Pops deliver a whole lot of music from two of Broadway’s best — Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, featuring amazing vocal talent straight from Broadway including Christiane Noll, Ryan Silverman and Tony winner Debbie Gravitte. 6295 Kellogg Ave. ◆ Saturday 8 p.m. ◆ Tickets from $20 ◆ cincinnatisymphony.org ◆ (513) 381-3300 Coming up at Riverbend CINCINNATI — Riverbend Music Center is hosting three performances this week by well-known stars. Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band will take the stage Thursday night. Sugarland is performing Friday with Lauren Alaina and Canaan Smith. On Aug. 8, Train will perform with Mat ◆
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Coach Bob Knight KETTERING — Fraze Pavilion presents an evening with coach Bob Knight Monday. Knight presents a chance for you to gain insight into the career events that made him one of the greatest coaches to ever teach the game of basketball. From his early coaching years at West Point to his record setting years as head coach for the Indiana Hoosiers, and from his Olympic gold medal win to his final coaching years at Texas Tech, you’ll hear about the trials and triumphs Knight faced during his career. 695 Lincoln Park Blvd. ◆ Monday 7:30 p.m. ◆ Tickets from $20 ◆ www.fraze.com ◆ (937) 296-3300 Film series DAYTON — Victoria Theatre Association’s Cool Film Series is showing “Murder on the Orient Express” this weekend at Victoria Theatre. Agatha Christie’s best-selling novel is brought to life flawlessly. This is a starstudded film, with Academy Award nominees Albert Finney and John Gielgud and Academy
Eye candy Art at the Mill GREENVILLE —Art at the Mill at Bear’s Mill is featuring portraits by Botkins artist Lindsay Cooper and pottery by Julie Clark, Dionne Fleming, Rita Wiley and Loretta Wray. Cooper earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts at Bowling Green State University, and says her goal is to capture the emotion behind the face she is painting. The potters’ theme “Jars, Jars, Jars!” features pieces of all sizes, shapes and uses in a variety of glazes. 6450 Arcanum-
Bear’s Mill Road ◆ Now through Aug. 26 ◆ Free ◆ www.bearsmill.com ◆ (937) 548-5112 Superhero Ball DAYTON — Dayton Art Institute is hosting a Superhero Ball for Superkids and their Sidekicks as part of Superhero Summer at the museum. Make (or add to) your superhero costume with Zoot Theatre Company by creating superhero accessories, such as a cape, mask, cuffs or utility belt. Turn your chalk body outline into a superhero on the front drive, watch classic cartoons in the NCR Renaissance Auditorium and join Zoot’s fantastic puppets for a parade around the museum. 456 Belmonte Park North ◆ Saturday 1 to 4 p.m. ◆ $5 for members, $8 for non-members, parents and kids younger than 2 admitted free ◆ www.daytonartinstitute.org ◆ (937) 223-5277 ‘Sweaterman’ DAYTON — “Sweaterman” Mark Newport will be at Dayton Art Institute Saturday in his knitted costume demonstrating his fiber art while sitting in the special exhibition galleries. His knitted superhero costumes are part of DAI’s “You Are My Superhero” exhibit this summer. 456 Belmonte Park North ◆ Saturday 3 to 5 p.m. ◆ Admission included with exhibit admission ◆ www.daytonartinstitute.or g ◆ (937) 223-5277 ‘You Are My Superhero’ DAYTON — Dayton Art Institute shows off its super powers this summer with its “You Are My Superhero” exhibit, open now through Sept. 23. Beginning with images that
reflect the golden age of comics, the exhibition will look at how those popular superheroes from the 1940s to the 1970s relate to their predecessors and how they have changed over the years to reflect society. 456 Belmonte Park ◆ Sunday through Sept. 23 ◆ Adults $12, students/seniors $9, youth 717 $6, children 6 and younger and museum members free ◆ www.daytonartinstitute.org ◆ (937) 223-5277 Nature Art Gallery TROY — The Nature Art Gallery at Brukner Nature Center is featuring photographer Ray Mueller in an exhibit of his images of wildlife and local natural areas. The exhibit will be open to the public during Interpretive Center hours through Sept. 16. A percentage of the sales of these works will support the mission of Brukner Nature Center. 5995 Horseshoe Bend Road ◆ Thursday 8 p.m. ◆ www.raymondjmueller.co m ◆ (937) 698-6493 Art quilts DAYTON — Aullwood Audubon Center’s 20th annual art quilt exhibit is on display in the Marie S. Aull Education Center’s Hallway of Wonder now through Aug. 19. The theme “The Good Earth” celebrates our unique planet, with intriguing works of art. “Pearl of the Planet, Robinson Farm Girl,” “Mon Grand Pere,” “Apologies to Grandma Moses” and “Q Garden” are just a few of the 42 beautiful art quilts in this exhibit. 1000 Aullwood Road ◆ Monday though Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. ◆ Admission for non-members is $4 for adults and $2 for
children, Friends of Aullwood and National Audubon Society members are admitted free ◆ aullwood.center.audubon.org ◆ (937) 890-7360
Family fun National Night Out TROY — The National Night Out Against Crime and Drugs will take place in Troy Community Park Tuesday evening. The event, which has the motto “Get the facts — stop crime in its tracks,” will feature food, fun and entertainment for the whole community. Troy Community Park on Adams Street ◆ Tuesday 5:30 p.m. ◆ Free ◆ (937) 339-7525. ext. 490 Creature Feature TROY — Brukner Nature Center’s Creature Feature Sunday will focus on amphibians. The word amphibian means two lives because these creatures, like frogs, toads and salamanders, spend part of their life in water and part of their life on land. Guests will discover the American toad and the spotted salamander during this
event. 5995 Horseshoe Bend Road ◆ Sunday 2 to 3 p.m. ◆ Free ◆ www.bruknernaturecenter.com ◆ (937) 698-6493 Auglaize County Fair WAPAKONETA — The Auglaize County Fair started on Sunday but continues this week through Saturday. The fair features livestock shows, rides, food, games, live entertainment and more. Check the website for a full schedule of what’s still to come. 1001 Fairview Drive ◆ Today through Saturday ◆ $8 per day, ages 9 and younger admitted free ◆ www.auglaizecountyfair.org ◆ (419) 738-2515 Gun show DAYTON — Bill Goodman’s Gun & Knife Show returns to Hara Arena, featuring war memorabilia, hunting accessories, guns, knives and other related items for gun and knife collectors. 1001 Shiloh Springs Road ◆ Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ◆ $8 for adults, $1 for children younger than 12 ◆ www.gunshow.net ◆ (937) 278-4776
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‘Step Up: Revolution’ Emily arrives in Miami with aspirations of becoming a professional dancer and soon falls in love with Sean, a young man who leads a dance crew in elaborate, cutting-edge flash mobs, called The Mob. When a wealthy business man threatens to develop The Mob’s historic neighborhood and displace thousands of people, Emily must band together with Sean and The Mob to turn their performance art into protest art, and risk losing their dreams to fight for a greater cause. Starring: Ryan Guzman, Kathryn McCormick, Adam G. Sevani Genre, rating: Drama/performing arts, PG-13
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It has been eight years since Batman vanished into the night, turning, in that instant, from hero to fugitive. Assuming the blame for the death of Harvey Dent, the Dark Knight sacrificed everything for what he and Commissioner Gordon both hoped was the greater good. For a time the lie worked, as criminal activity in Gotham City was crushed under the weight of the anti-crime Dent Act. But everything will change with the arrival of a cunning cat burglar with a mysterious agenda. Far more dangerous, however, is the emergence of Bane, a masked terrorist whose ruthless plans for Gotham drive Bruce out of his self-imposed exile. But even if he dons the cape and cowl again, Batman may be no match for Bane. Starring: Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman Genre, rating: Action/adventure, PG-13
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Home and Away with Dana Wolfe Cranberries: They’re not just for winter anymore
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Mark and I were busy nosing around all the beautiful old Catholic churches in that area (that’s another story), we found a marker close to St. Francis Catholic Church. I was shocked to learn that early Dutch and German settlers used this area as a fruitful cranberry bog. When you think of some of the states where this fruit comes from now, such as Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin, Ohio just doesn’t seem to fit the criteria of being cranberry central. The settlers called them “craneberry” after the shape of the plant blossom, which resembles the beak of a European crane. The berries grew abundantly until the swamps were drained to provide more fertile farmland. Cranberry Prairie is part of Ohio’s natural history, and a place that we should be proud of. Historians tell us that collecting cranberries during that time was brutal. The pickers’ hands would bleed for days after they picked. Years later they would crawl through the bogs with scoops and rakes and scoop the berries up. Today, we have modern machines, some called “eggbeaters,” that move through the flooded bogs and knock the berries off the vines. They are then cleaned, dried and marketed to all the local grocery stores. This process happens in late-September to mid-October, so we will have them by the holidays. The next time you want to take a “one tank of gas” trip, consider Shelby, Mercer and Auglaize counties, which are so rich of Ohio history. In the meantime,
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