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Dang, what a month
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 much fun it was around here in October?
— DAYTON MUSIC FEST: The month started with a downtown bang when eight bars opened up to more than 30 local indie-rock bands for a great night full of music on Saturday, Oct. 3. The clubs were hopping as bands from the Smug Brothers to Yakuza Heart Attack to — hell, you name it, they were probably playing. My favorite of the night was catching up with the flat-out punk of Luxury Pushers, who rocked the ‘Weed and packed ‘em in. Seeya next year.
— YELLOW SPRINGS STREET FAIR: Where else do you get the mixture of people of all sorts and diverse varieties, than what you get at this event? Downtown YS bubbles over with folks, and this year the picture-perfect fall weather on Saturday, Oct. 10 made the event even more shoulder-to-shoulder. Whether you’re into belly dancing, petition-signing or munching a sloppy sandwich, this event gets better every year.
— MASQUERAGE: The best dress-up-and-dance-your-butt-off party in Dayton moved back to the round barn at the Fairgrounds this year, a great spot for the festivities. With an appropriate “freak show” theme, you got knife-throwers, bearded ladies and circus geeks galore to mix it up with the pole dancers and the barely-clad booty-shakers who kept it all interesting. Oct. 17 was the night, and yet again — the AIDS Resource Center sure-nuff knows how to throw a par-tay. Do not miss this one.
— CREATIVE SOUL OF DAYTON: This community art show of some 200 works from 130 artists was one of many cool outgrowths of the DaytonCREATE movement, and it filled the top floor of the Armory building with tons of great locallly made art. Closing reception and your chance to see it is this Friday, Nov. 6, from 5-10 PM on First Friday. Very good stuff on display, and from some artists you’ve not necessarily seen before. www.creativesouldayton.com for more. Oh yeah, it’s free.
— HARVEST TAVERN DINNERS: My wife and I had the chance, after years of association with Dayton History (full disclosure: I’m on the board) and Carillon Park, to attend one of the “Tavern Dinners” they throw there. You get to eat fare from recipes from the 1830s, right inside Dayton’s oldest building — Newcom Tavern. It’s a fun evening of learning and camaraderie with new friends. Roast bison cooked on an open fire? You want to try it.
OK, those were just a few of things that went on. You also had the Sauerkraut Festival and the Ohio Renaissance Festival, which I didn’t a chance to visit this year, alas. You had the opening of the new “Hello World!” show of attic treasure artworks at the Dayton Art Institute, a very fine show. You had the Garlic Festival at Cox Arboretum and tons of other festivals in the area…
And yep, you also had all that amazingly gorgeous autumnal color and wonderful weather, too.
October in SW Ohio? It’s my favorite month of the year; how about yours?
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By FreeSpirit
November 4, 2009 7:05 PM | Link to this
The pumpkin display behind the Greek Orthodox Church was amazing…412 carved this year!