http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Our arts critics share impressions, analysis, news and reviews of theater, music, dance and visual arts events happening in Dayton, Ohio and the greater Miami Valley. We'll give you our call, you give us yours. en-us kmargolis@coxohio.com 2009-11-06T18:01:10-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2009/11/06/win_tickets_to_the_nutcracker.html Children can win free tickets to the Dayton Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker’ by entering a coloring contest. Dayton Ballet and WHIO-TV are sponsoring the Sugar Plum Fairy Coloring Contest in conjunction with Dayton Ballet’s The Nutcracker which returns to the Benjamin... 15594503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Dance 2009-11-06T18:01:10-04:00 kmargolis@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2009/11/05/air_force_band_to_play_for_vet.html The U.S. Air Force Band of Flight will present a “War in Remembrance” concert Nov. 6 and 7 in honor of Veterans Day. The performances will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Modern Flight Gallery of the National Museum of... 15564203@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Events 2009-11-05T13:22:56-04:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2009/11/04/200_kids_sought_for_oz_musical.html Youth tryouts for roles as munchkins and flying monkeys in local performances of a touring production of “Oz: The Musical” will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, and 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel,... 15549103@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Theater 2009-11-04T15:09:04-04:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2009/11/04/cedar_point_seeks_talent_at_ws_1.html Talent scouts from Cedar Point amusement park will seek entertainers and technicians during auditions from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Wright State University. Location is Room T251 in the Creative Arts Center. Singers, dancers, musicians, stage... 15548503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Theater 2009-11-04T14:51:21-04:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2009/11/02/kings_island_wants_entertainer.html You won’t have to ride a roller coaster to land a job at Kings Island next season. You will have to audition. Tryouts and interviews for prospective singers, dancers, entertainers, costumed Peanuts characters, costumers, sound operators, lighting operators and stage... 15509903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Dance 2009-11-02T15:38:37-04:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2009/11/02/keith_urban_coming_to_country.html Keith Urban is the first artist to commit to perform at Country Concert at Hickory Hill Lakes in July 2010. Urban will play in a Saturday night slot, designated for the headliners of the concert. The rest of the lineup... 15504603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Music - Country 2009-11-02T11:10:09-04:00 kmargolis@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2009/10/30/ballet_offers_sobering_hallowe.html There’s nothing pink about the Dayton Ballet’s program “Tales from the Shadows.” Dark as a raven’s feathers is more like it. The double dance-drama premiere that opened the company’s 72nd season Thursday, Oct. 29, took inspiration from literature — stories... 15473403@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Dance 2009-10-30T12:01:44-04:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2009/10/30/wicked_tickets_do_brisk_busine.html The Victoria Theatre Association did well over a half-million dollars in business Friday, Oct. 30, on the first day of ticket sales for the local premiere of the musical “Wicked.” As of mid-afternoon, $425,000 worth of tickets had been sold... 15471603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Theater 2009-10-30T09:10:33-04:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2009/10/29/wicked_tickets_go_on_sale.html Tickets to the Dayton premiere of the musical “Wicked” go on sale to the general public Friday, Oct. 30, the sixth anniversary of the show’s Broadway opening. The Victoria Theatre Association will present 24 performances of the smash hit by... 15447903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Theater 2009-10-29T06:00:06-04:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2009/10/28/gossip_girl_draws_ketterings_s.html Among other things, the CW series “Gossip Girl” just says New York. It takes place and is taped on location there. Sherri Saum had just moved from New York to Los Angeles a few weeks ago when she landed a... 15440403@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Television 2009-10-28T14:06:20-04:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2009/10/27/michael_jackson_film_opens_ton_1.html Five area theaters will be showing the premiere of “Michael Jackson’s This Is It” at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28: Cinema De Lux at the Greene, Regal Hollywood 20 at Fairfield Commons, Movies 5 in Troy, Cinemark in Piqua and... 15425103@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Film 2009-10-27T15:05:54-04:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2009/10/26/local_woman_lands_gossip_girl.html Television and film actress Sherri Saum, who grew up in Kettering, has been signed for three episodes of the television series “Gossip Girl.” Saum, a 1993 graduate of Kettering Fairmont High School who recently completed work on the film “Ten... 15411103@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Television 2009-10-26T16:52:33-04:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2009/10/21/little_art_theatre_receives_no.html The Little Art Theatre in Yellow Springs may look just the same as it did last month, but one major change has happened that you won’t see just by looking at it. The theatre, which has been showing films for... 15333303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Film 2009-10-21T10:19:29-04:00 alarsen@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2009/10/08/last_truck_screenings_set.html Area screenings of the Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert film “The Last Truck” have been scheduled on Oct. 24. Times and places are: Noon and 1:30 p.m. at the Neon Movies, 130 E. Fifth St. An additional nine-minute piece will... 15159603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Film 2009-10-08T13:57:30-04:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2009/10/04/dcdc_reconnects_with_base.html The Dayton Contemporary Dance Company opened its 41st season with a single performance Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Centerville Schools Performing Arts Center. The program of four works included two that are part of the company’s foundation: the all-female “Vespers”... 15091803@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Dance 2009-10-04T21:14:05-04:00 tmorris@coxohio.com