Concours d’Elegance to feature Marmon, Morgan and Mini

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Concours d’Elegance to feature Marmon, Morgan and Mini

Marmon, Morgan and Mini will be the featured marques for the third annual Dayton Concours d’Elegance at Carillon Park presented by Miami Valley AAA. In conjunction with the concours, the Marmon Club will hold its 29th Marmon Muster in Dayton. The concours will be held Sept. 20, while the Marmon Muster will run Sept. 19-23.

The Dayton concours weekend will kick off with a driving tour and visit to a local automotive museum. Saturday evening will feature a casual party, open to the public, on the grounds of the Carillon Historical Park offering a preview of automobiles, an automotive art pavilion, live music, food and beverages. Saturday evening’s Preview Party will be held from 6:30 to 11 p.m. Cost is $65 per person; reservations are required.

The concours will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday and will also feature live entertainment, an automotive art pavilion, sponsor exhibits, a variety of local food and beverages and all exhibits at the park will be open. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 3 to 17. Children younger than 3 are admitted free. A commemorative program is included with admission.

Nominations are being accepted for the 26 classes of automobiles and motorcycles to be shown. Entries are limited to 175 vehicles. For more information, visit www.daytonconcours.com or call (937) 293-2841.

JULY 18

Car and Bike Show and Music Festival, show registration 1 to 2 p.m., Optimist Club of Fairfield clubhouse, 194 Joe Nuxhall Way, Fairfield. Outdoor music festival 2 to 10 p.m. Bruce Knolle, (513) 593-2591.

Cruise-in, 6 to 9 p.m., Dream Cup Coffee Shop, 1821 W. North St., Springfield. Door prizes, drinks, food and music provided by Richard “Hot Dog” Ryman. (937) 521-1478.

Cadillac Jack’s Chrome and Thunder Cruise-in, starts at 4 p.m., Cadillac Jack’s, 2335 S. Smithville Road, Kettering. Free T-shirt to first 25 custom, classic or sports cars. Also Aug. 16 and Sept. 20. (937) 256-2953.

2nd annual Car Show and Shine for Charity, Arena Dodge, 924 Shiloh Springs Road, Harrison Twp. Sponsored by Arena Dodge/Viper Club of America Ohio Region. Vehicle registration fee $10, spectators free. Registration begins at 10 a.m. Door prizes, 50/50 raffle, deejay, dyno machine. Randall Arnold, (937) 470-8306. www.viperclubohio.org.

Weekly Ryler Racing and Car radio Show, 10 a.m. to noon, patio of Carmels Southwest Grill, 1025 Shroyer Road, Dayton, with Brian Casey and Eric the Great on ESPN Radio 1410 AM. (937) 294-1261.

JULY 19

Stillwater Center annual Cruise-in, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., frontage of Stillwater Center, 8100 N. Main St., Harrison Twp. $10 vehicle registration fee. Registration 9:30 a.m. to1:30 p.m. Hosted by Stillwater Center Families and Friends Inc. Dash plaques for first 75 cars, prizes, giveaways, raffle, bake sale. Jim Conner, (937) 547-1635. Randy Clark, (937) 248-4803.

Ohio Corvette Club Alliance Corvette Gathering VI, historic downtown Lancaster, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., $10 registration; commemorative plaque to all participants; door prizes, 50/50 drawings, silent auction; lodging at Hampton Inn, all rooms $82. Mention Corvette G VI, (740) 654-2999. Darel Bono, (513) 868-2629. Doug/Carole Burke, (937) 964-8169. www.OhioCorvetteClub-Alliance.com.

Second annual www.GuylerBuick.com Cruise-in, noon to 5 p.m., 3456 S. Dixie Hwy., Franklin. Free, all cars eligible. Food. jrothwell@guylerbuick.com.

Concord Community Summerfest 2009 Car Show, registration 1 to 2 p.m., show 2 p.m., 3263 Ohio 560, Urbana. Donation for registration fee, hosted by Concord Community Center. Food, raffle, arts and crafts show, music, motorcycle display, kids’ games and activities. Jim Chamberlin, (937) 362-2080.

JULY 22

Going Hogwild, 5:30 to 9 p.m., F&S Harley-Davidson, 7220 N. Dixie Drive, Butler Twp. $250 per couple. Door prize is a H-D FXDB Street Bob. Only 200 tickets available. Proceeds benefit Dayton EPI Foundation. (937) 226-8253. bwiford@dacc.org.

JULY 24-26

Fifth annual Porsches 2 Oxford to benefit American Cancer Society. www.porsches2oxford.com.

JULY 25

K-C Raceway invitation to Dayton Auto Racing Fan Club, members admitted at half-off general admission fee. K-C Raceway is located just south of Chillicothe. To join DARF, call membership secretary Linda Berry, (937) 698-2237. Membership is $15 for a single or $20 per couple. Application at www.darfnews.com.

Irish Club’s second annual Car, Truck and Bike Show, vehicle entry fee $10, registration noon to 2 p.m., Irish Club, 6555 Dog Leg Road, Butler Twp. Awards at 5 p.m., door prizes, music by “Rockin’ Rodney.” Proceeds go to breast cancer research. Russ, (937) 248-3288. Toby, (937) 266-6761.

Cruise the ’Burg, downtown Miamisburg cruise-in for cars and trucks, 2 p.m., show 4 to 9 p.m. Enter at Ferry and Main streets. Entertainment by DJ Fast Eddie, the Key of E, 5 to 8 p.m. Upcoming dates: Aug. 22, Sept. 26. (937) 672-1919.

Gem City Rockets All Cars and Trucks Show, registration 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., judging 1 to 3 p.m., awards at 3 p.m., hosted by Quaker Steak & Lube, 3725 Presidential Drive, Beavercreek. Entry fee $10 which gets a 20 percent discount on all food orders. Dash plaques to the first 75 entries and trophies for the top 40. Ron, (937) 436-2116.

55th Annual Antique and Classic Car Parade, Antique and Classic Car Club of Butler County assembles 8:30 to 11 a.m., Hamilton West Shopping Center, parade starts 1 p.m. Parade vehicles judged in 66 classes for three trophies per class. No registration fee for pre-1942 vehicles. Preregistration of 1946-1983 vehicles is $10. www.antiquecars.org.

Myers Auto Body Cruise-in and Open House, 4 to 8 p.m., 3939 S. U.S. 68, Urbana. Cars, trucks and motorcycles welcome. Music by Mike Stooksberry, food, 50/50, door prizes. Terry or Kay Myers, (937) 508-4600.

AUGUST 1

25th British Car Day, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Eastwood MetroPark, 1385 Harshman Road, Dayton. Largest all-British show in the Midwest with 350-plus cars, presented by MG Car Club-SW Ohio Centre, Miami Valley Triumphs and Five Rivers MetroParks. Featured marques this year will be Morgan, in honor of its 100th anniversary, and the Mini, honoring its 50th anniversary. Show also will play host to North American Spitfire Squadron 2009 Spit-Together.

Vendors with parts and memorabilia, full-service concessions. Dash plaques guaranteed for first 325 entries.

Day-of-show registration open until noon at $15 per car. Spectators admitted free. General/show information: Skip Peterson, (937) 293-2819. dayton25bcd@aol.com. Registration: Stan Seto, (513) 683-7974. dayton25bcd@aol.com.

AUGUST 2

U.S. Route 40 Mini-Nationals Car, Truck and Bike Show, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tecumseh High School, 9830 W. National Road, New Carlisle. Registration $10, awards at 4 p.m. Dash plaques to first 300 registered. Awards to top 40 vehicles. Food, music, 50/50, $500 in gas card door prizes. us40carshow@yahoo.com.

AUGUST 4

Cruise N’ For A K-9 Car Show, 6-9 p.m., Indian Valley Middle School, 510 Enon-Xenia Rd, Enon

The car show is to raise money so the Enon Police Dept. May obtain a K-9 Unit. The car show is presented by the Enon Police Dept., Hackney Insurance Agency & Bailey Animal Clinic. There will be door prizes, 50/50 Raffle, DJ & C&C Cook-Outs. Motorcycles Welcome!

$10.00 Registration Fee 1st 50 get T-Shirt & Dash Plaque

Contact Vicki at Hackney Insurance (937)864-7331 or Vikki at the Enon Police Dept. (937)864-5577

AUGUST 8

Stingers 2 Sports Lounge first annual Car Show, 4 to 8 p.m., Patrick Plaza Shopping Center, Urbana. Trophies for top 10 cars, prizes. (937) 653-8448. www.stinger2.com.

George’s Family Restaurant Cruise-in, 4 to 8 p.m. and every second Saturday of the month through Sept. 12, 5216 N. Dixie Drive in Harrison Twp., just south of Needmore Road. Food specials, trophies, smart cars. (937) 275-0705.

AUGUST 9

Cruise’n with E-Rider Car-Truck-Bike Show and Pinstripers Auction for The Children’s Medical Center, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Centennial Park, 205 Union Road, Englewood. More than 150 artist and food vendors, live music, deejay. Open to all makes, models and years. www.myspace.com/cruisenwith. Ray, (937) 837-2897.

AUGUST 21

AMVETS Post 1789 Monthly Cruise-in, 6 to 10 p.m., third Friday every month, 715 Market St., Brookville. Entertainment and food. Cars and motorcycles welcome. John Cole Childers, (937) 833 5765.

AUGUST 22

Cruise the ’Burg, downtown Miamisburg cruise-in for cars and trucks, 2 p.m., show 4 to 9 p.m. Enter at Ferry and Main streets. Free entertainment by DJ Fast Eddie, the Key of E, 5 to 8 p.m. Upcoming date: Sept. 26. (937) 672-1919.

AUGUST 23

Kil-Kare Dragway 50th Anniversary Meet, gates open at 8:30 a.m., 1166 Dayton-Xenia Road, Xenia. Old-time drags, car show, swap meet, Hall of Fame inductees. Ed Crowder, (937) 426-3087. www.kilkare.com.

OCTOBER 2-4

Dub Dash 2009, Dayton Motorcycle Club, Dayton. Camping Oct. 2 after 3 p.m. Dub Dash rallye Oct. 3, driver meeting 12:30 p.m., first car out at 1:30 p.m. Dub Dash Bash that evening. Dub Dash Car Show Oct. 4. www.DubDash.com.

MISCELLANEOUS

Recently the Miami Valley Chapter National Corvette Restorers Society was awarded the prestigious Chapter Top Flight Award for 2008. This award is given to chapters which complete a rigorous set of criteria for the year. Information about the NCRS or becoming a member at www.ncrs.org/mvc.

AARP Driver Safety classes, 4.5 hours long. For class locations in the greater Dayton/Springfield area, call (937) 299-1376. For locations in the Cincinnati area, call (513) 752-2756. $12 for AARP members; $14 for others. Upcoming classes:

• July 20, 1 to 5:30 p.m., Preble County Senior Center, 800 E. St. Clair St., Eaton. Mary Jane Frost, (937) 456-4947 to register.

• July 24, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Fairborn Senior Center, 325 N. Third St., Fairborn. (937) 878-4141 to register.

• July 31, 1 to 5 p.m., Spring Valley Senior Center, 1498 W. Spring Valley-Paintersville Road, Spring Valley. Rosemary Smith, (937) 862-4475 to register.