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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
‘Project Runway’ contestant to speak at local Breast Cancer Awareness Month event
“Project Runway” contestant Althea Harper will be very busy when she swing by her hometown later this week.
First the Oakwood native will give a talk as part of the Stitching Post’s grand opening celebration 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, at 101 E Alex Bell Road, Centerville.
The next day, Saturday, Oct. 3, the 25-year-old will help kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month at JennaClaire Handbag Studio, 4382 Juniper Way, Beavercreek, with a discuss that begins at 10 a.m.
Both events are free, but seating is limited.
Click here for more on the Stitching Post event.
Tickets will be issued first-come, first-served started at 8 a.m. JennaClaire Studio which is located in the Greene. The business will donate 5 to 10 percent of its profits collected in the month of October to the Women’s Wellness Fund.
A bag design by Harper will also be raffled during the month to raise funds for breast cancer.
Harper has been doing well on the show. On one recent episode, her work received praise from guest judge Tommy Hilfiger.
“That definitely made my day,” Harper said in a recent interview. “It definitely feels good to have someone recognize what you are doing.”
But it hasn’t all been so sweet. In another episode fellow contestant Irina Shabayeva ragged on Harper’s challenge-winning three-piece skirt suit, saying it would look better if she stapled it together.
Harper said the negative comment surprised her because she and Shabayeva got along. Still it wasn’t Earth shaking.
“It’s nothing that I am that upset about,” she said.
Read more from our interview with Althea Harper and about her upcoming local visits later this week in the Dayton Daily News.
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Beer Fest for charity
Here where drinking beer can be helpful.
Mike and Donna Schwartz of Belmont Party supply have teamed with the Resident Home Association in planning the first Miami Valley Beer Fest 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Roundhouse at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds, 1043 South Main St., Dayton.
Participating businesses include Cavalier Distributing, Heidelberg Distributing Company, Premium Beverage Supply, P.S. Creative, Boston’s Bistro, Chappy’s Tap Room, Dublin Pub, The Filling Station, Harrigan’s Tavern, Pizza Factory, South Park Tavern, The Pub and The Trolley Stop.
Tickets are $35 and available at Belmont Party Supply, 2621 S Smithville Road, Dayton, and participating bars and restaurants.
The event will feature craft beers and barley wines.
All proceeds from the event will benefit The Resident Home Association, a non-profit agency that provide residential services and supports for people with developmental disabilities in Montgomery County.
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Video: Conan O’Brien falls hard on ‘Tonight Show,’ jokes about it
Show bizzness can be dangerous.
Conan O’Brien found that out Friday when he fell during a footrace with Teri Hatcher during a taping of the Tonight Show.
O’Brien was treated at the hospital and a rerun aired Friday.
Things seem back to normal now.
Everyone’s favorite super tall host laughed the whole thing off Monday, Sept. 28, and rolled the tape for the audience. Conan joked that he struck his head so hard “that for five seconds I actually understood the plot of `Lost.’”
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Oakwood teen featured in national magazine
Oakwood native Christina-Marie Drake has lived a fantasy held by many teenage girls.
The 19-year-old is featured in Seventeen Magazine.
The musician is recognized in the Seventeen’s October edition among 9 other Mission Award winners.
The award recognizes young women who make a difference in their school, town, or community. Each recipient is awarded a $1,000 scholarship.
Drake has raised more than $15,000 organizing musical benefits for charitable causes ranging from dating abuse to cancer and diabetes.
Watch for more on this story later this week in the Dayton Daily News.
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