http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/ Writer and editor Ron Rollins has covered entertainment and the Dayton arts scene for more than a decade. Find things to do In a hurry? ActiveDayton.com's twice-a-week e-mail newsletter lets you know the top five things to do in the area twice a week. Sign up en-us rrollins@daytondailynews.com 2009-11-13T14:25:12-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/entries/2009/11/13/peace_prizes_ga.html There was plenty of interesting stuff going on in town last weekend, but the main event had to be what was happening on the stage at the Schuster Performing Arts Center Sunday night, Nov. 8. That was where the 2009... 15693603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/ 2009-11-13T14:25:12-04:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/entries/2009/11/10/um_but_arent_th.html OK, I’ve gotten lots of goofy entertainment-related press releases and story pitches over the years, but this one from a PR company in NYC that will remain unnamed goes thusly: Are Vampires Leading Young Girls to a Poor Body Image?... 15647703@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/ 2009-11-10T13:21:03-04:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/entries/2009/11/09/the_world_could.html Funny!... 15639603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/ 2009-11-09T23:17:34-04:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/entries/2009/11/07/mass_murder_as.html You know, as I was reading the stories about Ft. Hood, I really hadn’t thought about the incident from the point of view this writer takes in a fascinating essay from The Daily Beast… What do think? Does he have... 15604003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/ 2009-11-07T09:45:35-04:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/entries/2009/11/06/whats_the_libra.html Since Wednesday, the Dayton Metro Library’s home page has sported a big, red-white-and-blue “Thank you” to voters for their support on Nov. 3 of the system’s tax levy — followed by, “We would hug you if we could. Really.” That’d... 15588003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/ 2009-11-06T13:47:24-04:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/entries/2009/11/03/love_your_email.html Personally, I love mine. But either way, there’s something in this interesting essay for you… Read all the way to the bottom, and see if you agree.... 15533203@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/ 2009-11-03T20:16:13-04:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/entries/2009/11/02/dang_what_a_mon.html Well, now that we’re into November, voting happens tomorrow and the clocks are reset, it seems as though we’ve begun the slow slide into Thanksgiving and the holidays… A very nice time of year. But dang, did anybody notice how... 15514703@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/ 2009-11-02T18:16:38-04:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/entries/2009/10/30/peek_behind_the.html As you wander through its clean, spacious galleries, the Dayton Art Institute surely seems a big enough place to show off whatever artworks it has to, well, show off. Ain’t so. The museum has more than 22,000 items in its... 15475203@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/ 2009-10-30T14:20:44-04:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/entries/2009/10/27/monsters_monste.html We all love a good scary flick, right? Or actually, not all of us do … and yet, it seems they keep on coming in a pretty steady stream. Here’s a pretty thoughtful, interesting essay on why we enjoy monsters,... 15423103@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/ 2009-10-27T12:51:36-04:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/entries/2009/10/23/local_mystery_w.html Hard as it is to crack the very tough book business and make it as a published novelist, there are several Dayton-area writers who have pulled it off. Some, such as the literary writer Katrina Kittle and mystery writer Sharon... 15375003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/ 2009-10-23T14:40:08-04:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/entries/2009/10/23/is_daytons_xmas.html Hey, that pine you’ve been thinking mars the view in your yard? Well, have a look at this news release that just crossed our desk: Chop! Chop! Dayton Holiday Festival Last Chance to Nominate a Perfect Tree to Adorn Courthouse... 15370503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/ 2009-10-23T11:21:45-04:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/entries/2009/10/22/a_first_anne_fr.html This is amazing… Have a look. Then watch it again.... 15364903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/ 2009-10-22T22:57:42-04:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/entries/2009/10/20/a_few_random_da.html Thought I’d share these, which I got off the latest Dayton History newsletter (I’m on the board there, btw, but figured that facts is facts, and besides… it’s a slow day in the blogosphere!) Did you know these already? Got... 15321003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/ 2009-10-20T14:00:57-04:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/entries/2009/10/19/paris_new_york.html A friend passed along this movie review from the Times last week… Be sure to read down a few paragraphs in, to get the full context. Who knew we were in such good company? I’ll go see that movie, if... 15307303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/ 2009-10-19T14:30:02-04:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/entries/2009/10/16/dayton_poetry_s.html You may have forgotten about the Dayton Poetry Slam, or thought it had gone away. Not to take anything away from the efforts of the folks who were trying to keep it going for a few years, but the event... 15273803@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/ 2009-10-16T14:02:24-04:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com