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Friday, December 17, 2010
DAI seeks donations, shuts on Tuesdays
Beginning Feb. 1, 2011, the Dayton Art Institute will request donations from visitors and will close on Tuesdays.
The museum is already closed on Mondays.
The moves were announced Friday, Dec. 17, in response to financial pressures that have seen the museum finish the past four years with budget deficits.
Admission is currently free, except for special exhibitions.
Janice Driesbach, director and CEO, said visitors “will be asked for a suggested donation” of $8 for adults and $5 for seniors and students.
Members, children 12 and under and visitors purchasing tickets to special exhibitions will not be asked for a donation.
Access to the museum’s permanent collection will remain free of charge for visitors who do not wish to contribute. The DAI has offered free admission since receiving a grant supporting that policy in 1994 from Bank One, now JP Morgan Chase.
For more information about the museum, which is located at 456 Belmonte Park North in Dayton, call (937) 223-4278 or visit www.daytonartinstitute.org.
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TweetDCDC featured in New York
The Dayton Contemporary Dance Company was scheduled to perform Friday night, Dec. 17, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York as part of a 25th anniversary celebration for internationally known dancer-choreographer Ronald K. Brown’s troupe Evidence.
DCDC was featured Thursday, Dec. 16, in a New York Times article by reporter David Belcher about the Dayton company’s 40 years and its status as a living repository of African-American dance works.
To read the article, which was headlined “A dance troupe thrives in Dayton,” go to http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/16/arts/dance/16dayton.html .
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TweetFraze books Adkins, Skynyrd
Fraze Pavilion in Kettering has booked concerts by country star Trace Adkins and rock legend Lynyrd Skynyrd as part of its 20th anniversary season in 2011.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Jan. 8 for both at the Fraze ticket office and all Ticketmaster outlets.
Adkins, whose hits include “The Rest of Mine,” “I’m Tryin’,” “(This Ain’t) No Thinkin’ Thing,” “Chrome,” “Then They Do” and “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk” will perform at 7:30 p.m. July 16. Prices are $60 for the plaza, $55 for orchestra and $35 for lawn/terrace.
The band Lynyrd Skynyrd, of “Sweet Home Alabama” and “Free Bird” fame, will bring its triple-guitar attack to the Fraze on Sept. 2. Prices are $81, $66 and $46.
Visit www.fraze.com for more information.
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