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Race Cars and Future StarsStif Racing expo hits Piqua mall this weekend

PIQUA — Stif Racingand Miami Valley CentreMall in Piqua will show-case race cars, drivers andracing memorabilia at theninth annual Race Carsand Future Stars Expo.The expo begins Thursdayand continues during mallhours through Sunday. Thecars will be locatedthroughout the mall, andthe show is free to theviewing public.

Karts, midgets, quartermidgets, stock cars, drag-sters, modifieds, late mod-els, legends, sprints,mini-sprints and manyothers will be available forviewing. Drivers will be atthe show Saturday from 7to 9 p.m. to meet and greetthe public. Last year, 70race teams participated,and this year promises tobe bigger and better, organ-izers said. Race memora-bilia also will be displayedand for sale.

If you have ever had theurge to sit in a race car andzoom around the track nowis your chance. Guests willbe able to settle into a par-tial mock-up of a sprint carand compete against othersin the simulators at theshow. For a nominal feeyou can race against yourbuddy.

The race expo will havea neat feature for all simu-

lator competitors. Racersposting the fastest times,Thursday, Friday and Sat-urday will compete Sunday,and cash prizes will beawarded to the top threefinishers. On Sunday after-noon, all participating raceteams at the expo will com-pete for the top three spotsand cash prizes.

Anyone wishing to be-come a Dayton Auto RaceFan Club member may doso while attending theexpo. Members will be on

hand to sell single andfamily memberships. Mem-bership entitles you to at-tend races at manyracetracks on specifieddates at reduced prices(some even have free ad-mission), receive the clubnewsletters and attend themonthly club meetings.

Also attending Saturdayand Sunday will be DaytonSpeedway Lives. See alarge display from the oldtrack, browse through oldphotos and meet several

retired drivers from the oldDayton Speedway.

For more information,contact Steve Stiefel at(937) 778-8280 or race-expo@hotmail.com for in-formation. Proceeds for theexpo will be donated tolocal charities. Most raceteams have a number ofsponsors and this show isan opportunity to showtheir appreciation for theirvaluable support and helpraise funds for a worth-while charity.

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PIQUA — Edison Com-munity College will host itsannual CareerExpo March 20from 11 to 3 p.m.in the North Hallof the Piqua Maincampus.

More than 50organizations ranging frommanufacturing, business,financial services, healthcare, social services, retailand the armed forces willbe in attendance, repre-senting a wide range of jobopportunities for west cen-tral Ohio area residents.

This year, the expo issponsored by Edison, theUpper Valley Career Cen-ter, area job centers andthe Rehabilitation ServicesCommission. ShelbyCounty and Darke Countyrepresentatives will be onhand to provide resumehelp and job search assis-tance. Additional re-sources, including onlineaccess, are available attheir facilities.

“This event is really oneof the premier career exposin the region and we’revery happy to bring it backto the Edison campus thisspring,” said PamGibellino, coordinator of ca-reer services at Edison.“This is a great way tobring employers and jobseekers together in oneplace.”

More than 500 job seek-ers are expected to attendthe free event. Representa-tives from organizationssuch as Crown Control,Emerson Climate Tech-nologies, Evenflo Co. Inc.,Hartzell Industries, Plasti-pak Packaging Inc., UpperValley Medical Center,Midmark Corp., Norcoldand Jackson Tube Services.There also will be staffingservices featured including

Associated Staffing andStaffmark.

Also in atten-dance this yearwill be represen-tatives fromsome of theareas four-yearcolleges and

universities, who will beassisting students with in-formation on credit trans-fers and various degreeprograms.

Edison’s Career Serv-ices department providesresources to the commu-nity in the areas of careersearching and advising. In-dividuals can come to thedepartment for guidancewhen they are consideringa career change or have ex-perienced a job loss.

Skilled career advisersguide them through a ca-reer assessment processand links to significantdata on career fields andthe job market. Cus-tomized workshops alsoare offered in the commu-nity, on topics such as busi-ness etiquette andmid-career job changes.

“Edison is pleased tohave the opportunity toagain work with the UpperValley Career Center, areajob centers and Rehabilita-tion Services to bring thisevent to the community,”Gibellino added. “Withmore than 50 organizationsparticipating this year,we’re expecting a bigturnout from people in thecommunity who are on thehunt for a new job or arejust looking for informationabout who’s hiring andwhat kinds of positions areavailable.”

For more information onthe 2012 Career Expo, con-tact Edison at (937) 778-7856 or go online towww.edisonohio.edu/career.

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“The CompleteWorld of Sports (abridged)” presentsa quick, comedic look at all sports on Friday evening.

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NEW BREMEN —Sports and laughter makeup the grand finale forLock One Community Arts2011-12 performance sea-son with the comic per-formance “The CompleteWorld of Sports (abridged)”Friday at 7:30 p.m. at theJames F. Dicke Auditoriumat New Bremen HighSchool.

The Reduced Shake-speare Company bringsfans a new championshipcomedy that sprintsthrough the world of sportsat record-breaking speed.It’ll be a marathon of mad-

ness and mayhem as theworld’s great sportingevents are shrunk down totheatrical size.

The Reduced Shake-speare Company, a comedictheater troupe, is nation-ally known for writing andperforming hilarious con-densed versions of hugetopics, such as “The Com-plete American History”and all the works ofWilliam Shakespeare.

“The Complete World ofSports (abridged)” is anaudience-interactive, fam-ily-friendly show for allages “blending slapstick,

sight gags, hernia-inducingpuns and genuine verbalwit,” according to BostonGlobe. The show has beenfeatured in both ESPN andAmerican Theatre maga-zines.

Tickets are $20 foradults and $12 for stu-dents, and are available atWestern Ohio True ValueHardware in Minster. Formore information or forgroup rates, call (419) 733-0252, visitwww.lockone.org or likeLock one on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/Lock-OneCommunityArts.

SPRINGBORO — Sid-ney native Dale Given isplaying a lead role in La-Comedia Dinner Theatre’scurrent production of themusical “Titanic.”

This April marks the100th anniversary of thesinking of Titanic, and La-Comedia is remembering“the ship of dreams” bypresenting the musicalnow through April 29.

Given is portrayingCaptain Edward J. Smithin the Tony award-win-ning show, which won forbest musical in 1997. Forthe last few years, Givenhas been traveling thecountry performing, hav-ing first performed for La-Comedia as Mayor Shinnin “Music Man” in 2004.He is actually a bityounger than CaptainSmith was when he wentdown with the ship.

“Smith had been onboard ships for 43 yearswhen he helmed Titanic,”Given said. “He startedout as a cabin boy.”

Given doesn’t mind

playing the older roles inshows.

“I knew when I decidedto act full-time I was al-ready too old for the glam-orous leading man roles,but there are many, manygood character roles outthere. And in these eco-nomic times, being a work-ing actor is actually a rarecommodity,” he said.

Having most recentlytoured with “ChurchBasement Ladies II: ASecond Helping” as thepastor, Given has spentthe last six years at Dolly-wood in Tennessee, por-traying a variety ofcharacters for Christmasproductions. He spent fiveyears as host of the“Medora Musical” inNorth Dakota, and hasalso performed with theBroadway Palm DinnerTheatre in “Best LittleWhorehouse in Texas” and“The King & I.”

“Titanic” is a musicalwith music and lyrics byMaury Yeston and book byPeter Stone. It is set on

the ocean liner RMS Ti-tanic, which sank on itsmaiden voyage on April15, 1912. Yeston’s interestin writing a musical aboutthe famous disasterstarted with the discoveryof the wreckage in 1985.The show opened onBroadway in April 1997 tomostly negative reviews,but later became a sur-prise hit.

Given portrayed Ti-tanic owner Bruce Ismayin Van Wert Civic The-atre’s production of “Ti-tanic” in 2001 anddesigned the award-win-ning set.

Even though everyoneknows the ending of theshow, the memories of hercourageous passengersand crew are honored inthis grand musical featur-ing a wonderful musicalscore, stunning costumes,beautiful sets and daz-zling special effects. With-out actually knowing anyone person involved withthis tragedy, the showbrings the audience on-

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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

The almost-spring holi-day where everyone wearsgreen or risks gettingpinched is nearly here.This year it falls on a Sat-urday, which is good newsto those who plan onchecking out a few parties.Here are a few events youcan go green for, and turna couple pages to find moredetailed information aboutthe big bashes at Dun-away’s and Buffalo WildWings.

While to tried to com-pile a full list, we are surewe missed a few partiesaround town, so check outyour favorite local hangoutfor more St. Patrick’s Dayfun.

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TYVILLE — The29th annual St. Patrick’sDay celebration in McCar-tyville will be held Thurs-day, Friday and Saturday.An Irish sing-along willkick things off at Patrick’sPub Thursday at 7 p.m.The Knights of Columbuswill host a fish fry Fridayat 4:30 p.m. in the churchbasement. Carryouts willbe available. Guests cantoast the queens at 7 p.m.at Patrick’s Pub, and anew queen will becrowned at 7:30 p.m. inthe church basement.Music will be provided byRon O’Wolters. The IrishJog, a 3-mile run, will beSaturday at 11 a.m. fromSt. Patrick to McCar-tyville. The Irish paradewill step off Saturday at 1p.m., led by grand mar-shall Leo Buehler, of Ket-tlersville. After theparade, the band CrackerJax will play at the shel-ter house.

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SIDNEY —The Senior Center

of Sidney-Shelby County ishosting a St. Patrick’s Day

Dance at the center Friday.The dance will begin at 7p.m. at 304 S.West Ave.Bill Corfield will providethe entertainment. Thecost is $5 for members and

$7 for non-members. Thepublic is invited to join thefun.

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TROY — Thepublic is invited to a

St. Patrick’s Day Dance atthe St. Patrick Parish Cen-ter in Troy Saturday from7 p.m. to midnight. Ticketsare $25 or a table of eightfor $180. Admission in-

cludes appetizers, beer andpop and live music fromThis Side Up. There will bea silent auction and 50/50raffles. All proceeds fromthe dance benefit thesixth-grade class at St.Patrick Catholic School forits upcoming Washington,D.C., trip. Requests fortickets can be sent tostpatsdance2012@gmail.com.

O’Club 55TROY — For

one day only,Club 55 will be-

come the O’Club 55Bar & Bistro. The partystarts at 4 p.m. and contin-ues until 2 a.m. Dancing tothe best video DJ in townwill start at 9:30 p.m. Foodspecials will include sometraditional Irish fare, suchas corned beef chowder(known as Limerick Chow-der on the other side of thepond) and a trio of reubensliders. And of course, theIrish celebration will in-clude specials on bottles ofGuinness, pitchers of greenbeer, Irish Car Bombs,Emerald Isle Martinis andGrasshoppers. Look forcoupons for $2 off a 10-inchpizza or $3 off a 14-inchpizza. Pizzas include threecheese, pepperoni ordeluxe. The O’Club 55 is lo-cated at 845 W. Market St.in Troy.

O’Caroline’sTROY —

O’Caroline’s iscelebrating St.

Patrick’s Day Fridayand Saturday with drinkspecials and Irish foods.O’Caroline’s, 5 S. MarketSt., will be serving from 4to 10 p.m., with the bar

STAFF PHOTO/LINDY JURACKMcCartyville Irish parade grand marshal Ralph Bornhorst tips his hat to specta-tors Saturday.

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STAFF PHOTO/LINDY JURACKTony and Gloria Zenders are hosting a grand re-opening at Zenders in downtown Piqua today.Thedoors open at 11 a.m. Zenders will offer $2 lunchand dinner appreciation specials, as well as spe-cials on beer and beer buckets. Zenders also isfeeding the National Guard.

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opening at 3 p.m. Fea-tured will be pints ofGuinness, Little Guin-ney’s and other littlebeers. Dinner specialswill include rueben stewtopped with shreddedSwiss and rye croutons;bangers and mash withGuinness jus; cabbagerolls with tomato sauce;hand-carved corned beefwith stout braised cab-bage, redskin potatoesand horseradish sauce;and fish and chips withfrench fries and coleslaw.

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TROY — TheFilling Station in

Troy will be “Shamrock-ing the Station” Saturdaywith live music, games,raffles, a 50/50 and more.Entertainment includesDJ Ken Ryan, PearlStreet, Paul David Bachwith Miss H, McGovernIrish Dancers, ClarkManson and Sellout. TheLost Creek Chrome Divaswill be at the party allday. Cabbage rolls,ruebens and Irish stewwill be available. Drinkspecials include Celticcoolers, mini Guini’s, Irishcar bombs, lil’ lep-rechauns and Jell-Oshots. Green gear will beavailable.

High StreetCafe andBakery

COVINGTON— High Street Cafe andBakery, 109 N. High St.,is celebrating St. Patrick’sDay by having its grandopening under new own-ership on Saturday. Thecafe opens at 5:30 a.m.and will have many greenfood items, as well asphoto opportunities withthe “donut guy.” The cafefeatures Boston Stokercoffee and Jim’s Donuts.

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Vandalia is hosting a St.“Patrock’s” Day Partywith Diddley, a five-pieceband. Diddley performsclassic rock, current rockand original songs. Every-one is invited to weartheir finest green. Oscar’sis located at 320 N. DixieDrive.

Irish Club ofDayton

DAYTON —The Irish Club of

Dayton’s St. Patrick’s Daycelebration will be Satur-day starting at 9 a.m. forbreakfast. Several bandsare scheduled throughoutthe day. Fintan will per-form from noon to 2 p.m.Rodney Band will enter-tain from 4 to 7 p.m. Du-lahan will perform from 8to 11 p.m. The DwyerSchool of Irish Dancerswill perform at 9 p.m.Drink specials and foodwill be available all day.The cover charge is $5.The Irish Club is locatedat 6555 Dog Leg Road.

Flanagan’s PubDAYTON —

Flanagan’s Pubin Dayton is

hosting its KilliansIrish Red-WTUE St. Pa-tROCK’s Day Party Satur-day from 9 a.m. to 11:30p.m. Entertainment will

be provided by TheMenus, Magic Jackson,The White Soots, The RickFannin Group presents aTribute to Fannigan’s Isle,My 3 Sons and Matter ofChance. The Celtic Acad-emy of Irish Dancers willmake an apparence, aswell as the DiamondDolls. Admission is $10.Visit www.WTUE.com formore details.

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CREEK — ThePub at TheGreene is hosting

a “historically accurate”St. Patrick’s Day celebra-tion Saturday. Kegs andEggs will be availablefrom 8 to 10 a.m. Irishfood specials begin at 10a.m. Free face paintingand live music will begoing on all day. Drinkspecials include greenbeer while it lasts, Guin-ness, Smithwicks andHarp, car bombs, Jamesonshots, Jell-O shots andBud Light.

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CREEK — AdobeGila’s at The

Greene is planning spe-cials on several drinks forSt. Patrick’s Day, includ-ing, Irish car bombs,Jager bombs, cherrybombs, Jameson, BudLight and Guinness. Theparty starts at 11 a.m.and a DJ entertains from10 p.m. to close.

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Springs will host a Sham-rocks and ShenanigansPub Crawl all day Satur-day. With six participat-ing bars and restaurantsall within walking dis-tance, and more than 60unique shops, there isplenty to do to make anentire day of it. The Sun-rise Cafe will serve

breakfast from 8 a.m. to 2p.m. and dinner from 5 to9 p.m., featuring festivedrink and tapas specialsat its speakeasy at 9:30p.m. The Tavern will openat 11 a.m. with Irish food,green beers and freedessert with an Irish en-tree. Peach’s will open at11 a.m. and will be pre-senting an entire day ofIrish entertainment, in-cluding Celtic dancers,Irish music and a menu ofcorn beef and cabbageand Guinness stew, aswell as Irish drink spe-cials. Basho will bescreening limited runShamrocks and Shenani-gans T-shirts, live atPeaches. The Winds Cafewill serve lunch from11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. andwill reopen from 5 to 10p.m. for dinner.

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TROY — For 20 years,Dunaway’s, Troy’s Irishpub, has been throwing aparty for St. Patrick’s Day,and this year is no differ-ent, though a few newthings have been added tothe celebration.

Dunaway’s, 508 W. MainSt., opens its doors Satur-day at 9 a.m. The partyhappens in the bar, alreadyconveniently decorated forthe occasion, and outsidein a tent that will be set upin the parking lot. Thetent, set up by WolfAwning, will have tablesand chairs, and heat if nec-essary.

“Come celebrate St.Patrick’s Day with us,” saidowners Sandy Dunawayand Brenda Ludwig. “We’reready for you.”

Green Miller Light andBud Light will be on draft,along with Killian’s andGuinness. Irish car bombs,Celtic coolers and otherdrinks will be available atthe bar.

“We’ll have pitchers ofgreen beer you can sharewith your friends,” Brendasaid.

Local bands will enter-tain the crowd from 11a.m. to midnight. Music inthe tent starts at noon.Bands to perform are GaryHill, 3 AM, Frohna andWarren, Pearl Street andSee Alice Jones.

Hamburgers, hot dogsand Irish bangers will beon the grill all day. Shep-herd’s pie and Irish stew,which aren’t usually on themenu, will be served onSaturday. New this year,Dunaway’s full menu willbe available to order frominside the bar and outback.

Also new for 2012 is aphoto booth set up forguests to record theirmemories. A couple ven-dors will be on hand, in-cluding a glass blower whowill have glass for sale.The Monster Girls andBud Girls also will makean appearance at theparty.

Dunaway’s recently cel-ebrated it’s 20th year ofbusiness, and it has beenhosting a St. Patrick’s Daybash since its first year.The party has grown quitea bit since then, andthey’ve had to spread itoutside for about 15 years.

“Every year has beatthe year before for 20years,” Sandy said.

He and Brenda expectto see 1,500 people come inthe bar this Saturday. Theyare hoping for goodweather, which they say al-ways makes for a biggerand better party. They’veseen it all, including snowpiled on the tent and windthat wouldn’t even let thetent stay up. They’re alsoexcited the green holidayfalls on the weekend.

“It hasn’t been on Sat-urday in six years,” Brendasaid.

The Dunaway’s party isthe biggest St. Patrick’sDay celebration north ofDayton.

“You don’t have to go allthe way to Dayton for aparty,” Sandy said.

Drinking and driving isalways a worry on St.Patrick’s Day, and Dun-away’s has a way to avoidany danger. Gofers Chauf-feurs will be at the bar togive guests a safe ridehome. People also canarrange to be picked upand brought to the party.

For more information,call Dunaway’s at (937)335-8608.

Dunaway’s puts on20th annual bash

SIDNEY — Tickets are still availablefor the second of Sidney Altrusa Club’sthree-part luncheon Enrichment Serieson Thursday featuring Jim Bucher fromWDTN-Channel 2.

Bucher will share many of his life ex-periences while working for WDTN forthe past 20 years.

He joined Channel 2 in 1984 and haswon numerous Ohio News PhotographerAssociation awards and an Emmy. Out-side of his Channel 2 duties, he is veryactive in the community.

The luncheon seminars will be catered

by The Spot and held at St. Paul’s UnitedChurch of Christ, 707 N. Ohio Ave., from11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Tickets are $20 for Thursday’s semi-nar and may be purchased from any Al-trusa member or at CR Frame Gallery orSchool’s Locker Stocker in Sidney.

Altrusa International is a nonprofitservice organization with special interestin literacy. The Sidney Club engages inmany varied philanthropic and serviceenterprises of local benefit with a specialinterest in scholarships for higher educa-tion for deserving local students.

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TROY — For the firsttime, Buffalo Wild Wingsin Troy is embracing thespirit of St. Patrick’s Dayand opening early in themorning for all those whoare Irish — which iseveryone this Saturday.The celebration will beginat 8 a.m.

The St. Patrick’s Dayparty lasts all day, butmost of the activities areplanned for the morning.From 8 to 10 a.m., thekitchen will serve up EggsO’Brien to guests for free.

Drink specials will in-clude green beer, Guin-ness, Irish car bombs, pot

of gold, wee beers andmore. Drink specials rununtil 9 p.m. All party-goersmust be 21 or older.

Brian Keith, of NameThat Tune, will be themaster of ceremonies forthe morning. He will playmusic and games and keepthe party going.

A real pot of gold willbe the coveted prize of themorning. Guests will havethe chance to win the potof 100 $1 gold coins byparticipating in a photoscavenger hunt game. Upclose photos have beentaken of small details inthe restaurant and will bedisplayed on Saturday. Toplay, just guess what thephotos are of, and if you

guess everything correctly,your name goes into thedrawing for the pot of gold.

Buffalo Wild Wings’ op-erations manager KellyGressett and service man-ager Darcy Bruns encour-age everyone to “wear yourgreen to win our green.” Amoney tree will be set upat the bar, and guests cando things to get BuffaloWild Wings staff to putmoney on it, such as wear-ing green or dancing anIrish jig.

Everyone who comes tothe party will get a raffleticket, and at 10:45 a.m., aticket will be drawn andthe winner gets the tree.The pot of gold winner alsowill be drawn at 10:45

a.m.Winners must bepresent to claim theirprize.

Buffalo Wild Wings alsowill have giveaways topass out, including T-shirts, beads and basket-ball items to celebrateMarch Madness.

Bruns said Buffalo WildWings always has a goodturnout on St. Patrick’sDay, and this year, theyare putting customer re-quests to open early intoaction.

“We always have tofocus on March Madness,and this way we can doboth, accommodate every-body and have a greattime,” she said. “Comecheer on your favorite

team as you celebrate St.Patrick’s Day.”

Speaking of MarchMadness, Buffalo WildWings is hosting a bracketcontest and today is yourlast chance to enter. Stopby the Troy location to

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will perform at Cruizer’sBar and Grill in RussiaSaturday evening. 115North St. � Saturday 9 p.m.to 1 a.m. � (937) 526-4800

DPO goes CelticDAYTON — Dayton

Philharmonic Orchestrawill present “Celtic Vistaswith Cathie Ryan” Fridayand Saturday at theSchuster Center. Amongthe many, many bouquetstossed her way by thepress, The HartfordCourant has stated it best,“Cathie Ryan has the soulof a true folksinger and acrystalline voice that turnseven simple songs intogems … One hears in Ryanthe sounds of the new and

the old worlds.” Just intime for St. Patrick’s Day,Ryan and her talentedband join DPO. A true orig-inal, she is born of Irishparents and served as leadsinger for Cherish theLadies at their inception.Ryan is a singer, song-writer, teacher andShanachie Records record-ing star. Dancers from theRichens/Timm Academy ofIrish Dance add flash andmotion to the festivities. 1W. 2nd St. � Friday andSaturday 8 p.m. � Ticketsfrom $23 � www.dayton-philharmonic.com � (937)228-3630Spring Equinox concertTROY — Brukner Na-

ture Center hosts itsSpring Equinox concertTuesday evening. Comecelebrate the new season

with wine, nature and songin the beautiful candlelitHeidelberg Auditorium andenjoy the camaraderie andfun of local sensation RumRiver Blend. Rum RiverBlend bills itself as “unpro-fessional entertainment.”The band performs a blendof traditional bluegrass,folk, gospel and children’ssongs. Linda Tatarian, theleader of the band, plays 5-string banjo and sings likea good Minnesotan should.Chris Tatarian playsrhythm guitar and singsback-up vocals in a Califor-nia style. The bass beat forthe band is provided by“Smiling” Bill Benning,playing acoustic/electricbass guitar with a flair de-veloped over time playing awide variety of musicaltypes with many differentbands. Carl Phillis, profes-sor of bluegrass fiddlemusic at Sinclair College,joins the band on fiddle.5995 Horseshoe Bend Road� Tuesday 7 p.m. � Admis-sion is $5 for BNC mem-bers, $10 for non-members� www.bruknernaturecen-ter.com � (937) 698-6493

StageDayton Ballet

DAYTON — DaytonBallet kicks off it’s 75thAnniversary Diamond Cel-ebration with its SpringSeries Thursday throughSunday at Victoria The-atre. Come prepared to

this performance for re-freshingly new ballets toDayton Ballet’s repertoire.Dayton Ballet’s Spring Se-ries kicks off the anniver-sary celebration season.Highlights of the produc-tion will be a classical bal-let choreographed byDayton Ballet companyveteran Justin Michael Ko-ertgen, “Hot Riffs and BlueNotes” by Dayton favoriteGregory Robinson andpiece by New Music NewDance competition winnerSusanne Payne. 138 N.

Main St. � Thursday andFriday 8 p.m., Saturday 3and 8 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m.� Tickets from $24 �

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(937) 228-3630‘Click, Clack, Moo’DAYTON — “Click,

Clack, Moo: Cows thatType” will be on stage inthe Schuster Center’sMathile Theatre this week-end. In the show, FarmerBrown’s disgruntled laborforce gets their hooves on atypewriter and lickety-split, the farm’s headed fora union show-down. Theshow is recommended forages 4 and older. 1 W. 2ndSt. � Friday 7 p.m., Satur-day 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.,Sunday 3 p.m. � Adults$15, children $10 �

www.victoriatheatre.com �

(937) 228-3630‘Rite of Spring’

CINCINNATI —Cincinnati Ballet, alongwith the Cincinnati Sym-phony Orchestra, will pres-

ent “Rite of Spring” Fridayand Saturday at theAronoff Center for theArts. Cincinnati BalletResident ChoreographerAdam Hougland returnswith his design partnerMarion Williams. Theirchoreography and designfor Stravinsky’s “Rite ofSpring” premiered inLouisville in 2009.Williams and Houglandhonor the composition’sprovocative history by cre-ating around it a bold anddaring world, expressingnot a reverence of nature,but instead the dire conse-quences of turning one’sback on it. 650 Walnut St.� Friday 8 p.m., Saturday2 and 8 p.m. � Tickets from$30 � www.cballet.org �

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TROY — Brukner Na-ture Center’s art gallerywill feature photographer

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STAFF PHOTO/LINDY JURACKCows who learn to type go on strike against Farmer Brown in“Click, Clack, Moo:Cows that Type,” which is on stage at the Schuster Center this weekend.

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Nina Harfmann in an ex-hibit that opens Tuesdayevening. Harfmann is aphotographer, writer andnaturalist from southwestOhio. Her work is fea-tured in Brukner’s ownnewly renovated exhibitspace, as well as the 2012Ohio Wildlife LegacyStamp. Beside Little Pondby Nina Harfmann is apresentation of imagesstrung together like beadson a cord with a line ofsimple, original text.Taken over a 3-year pe-riod as she repeatedlymade visits to a smallarea on the bank of a ver-nal pool in her own back-yard, the sequence ofphotographs captures thechange of season and thequiet beauty of the pool’schanging life. BruknerNature Center invites thepublic to meet Harfmannand enjoy her images fol-lowing the Spring Equi-nox concert on Tuesday.The exhibit is open to thepublic during InterpretiveCenter hours and will runthrough June 17. 5995Horseshoe Bend Road �

Tuesday 8 p.m. �

www.bruknernaturecen-ter.com � (937) 698-6493

GAC gallerySIDNEY — Gateway

Arts Council is hosting ashow by ChristopherLeeper in its gallery inMarch. The reception isFriday and the exhibitopens Monday. Eventhough he’s a teacher atYoungstown State Univer-sity, Leeper is quickly be-coming a regular face toknow in West CentralOhio. Teaching multipleworkshops in the areaand jurying the WesternOhio Watercolor exhibit,keep Leeper constantlyactive in the area. 216 N.Miami Ave. � Mondaythrough Friday 9 a.m. to 5

p.m. through March �

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www.gatewayartscouncil.org � (937) 498-2787

Nature = ArtTROY — The Troy-

Hayner Cultural Centeris hosting the art exhibitNature = Art. This exhibitfeatures wildlife photo-graphs by Barbara Bailey;contemporary oil land-scapes by Jean Koeller;and Nantucket basketsfrom a local collector. Bai-ley is returning to Haynerwith photographs of theanimals she came in con-tact with while travelingin remote areas all overthe world. Koeller’s color-ful paintings are influ-enced from trips toFrance, Italy and Indiaintermingled with nearbyviews from land aroundher home. 301 W. Main St.� Now through April 15 �

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(937) 339-0457

Family funCircus

TROY — The 2012 Jor-dan World Circus comesto Troy’s Hobart ArenaMonday night. 255 AdamsSt. � Monday 6:30 p.m. �

Tickets $16 for adults, $12for youth 12 and younger� www.hobartarena.com �

(937) 339-2911Night hike

TROY — Brukner Na-ture Center hosts a nighthike called “Who’sAwake?” Saturdayevening. Come explore thenight woods in search ofnocturnal critters. Haveyou ever seen an animal’seyes glow at night? Manynocturnal animals have atapetum lucidum or aneyeshine that makes theireyes seem to glow. Eye-shines vary in color andhelp these nocturnal ani-mals to better hunt and

forage in the dark. JoinBrukner staff in thewoods and look for eye-shines and listen for cluesto find out who wakes upwhen we go to sleep.Come dressed for weather.5995 Horseshoe BendRoad � Saturday 8 p.m. �

Free admission �

www.bruknernaturecen-ter.com � (937) 698-6493

Kite ManiaWRIGHT-PATTER-

SON, AFB — The Na-tional Museum of the U.S.Air Force hosts FamilyDay: Kite Mania on Sat-urday. Guests can cele-brate spring with kites asthey watch fascinatingdemonstrations of the artof indoor kite flying, andbuild their own kites. Theday also features story-time and aerospacedemonstration stations.1100 Spaatz St. � Satur-day 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. �

Free admission � www.na-tionalmuseum.af.mil �

(937) 255-3286Monster Jam

FAIRBORN—AdvanceAuto Parts Monster JamThunder Nationals will beheld Saturday at WrightState University’s NutterCenter Friday and Satur-day. The show featuresUSHRA Monster Trucksincluding Grave Diggerdriven by Chad Tingler,Spider-Man driven by BariMusawwir, El Toro Locodriven by Becky McDo-nough, Advance AutoParts Grinder driven byJohn Seasock, Shock Ther-apy driven by Jon Zimmer,Nitemare driven by AndyHoffman, Bad Habitdriven by Joe Sylvesterand Lil’ Miss Dangerous isHigh Maintenance drivenby Jocelyn Perrin. 3640Colonel Glenn Highway �

Friday 6:30 p.m., Saturday1 and 6:30 p.m. � Ticketsfrom $15 � www.monster-

jam.com � (800) 745-3000Woodcock WalksDAYTON —Woodcock

Walks will be held Thurs-day and Friday eveningsat Aullwood AudubonCenter. This small, myste-rious bird is a true har-binger of spring.Woodcocks are private lit-tle birds and hard to seeduring most of the year,except on early springevenings when theircourtship rituals begin.1000 Aullwood Road �

Thursday and Friday 7:30p.m. � Admission $4 foradults, $2 for children,free for members � aull-wood.center.audubon.org� (937) 890-7360

Spring walkDAYTON —Aullwood

Audubon Center will hostits Spring Equinox Walk

Tuesday afternoon. Enjoyan invigorating afternoonwalk to celebrate the be-ginning of spring. Look forswelling tree buds, earlyblooming wildflowers,greening grass, singingbirds and other naturalsigns that signal thatspring has finally arrived.1000 Aullwood Road �

Tuesday 2:30 p.m. � Ad-mission $4 for adults, $2for children, free for mem-bers �

aullwood.center.audubon.org � (937) 890-7360

PalatepleasersMid-Day Arts CafeA noontime collabora-

tion between VictoriaTheatre Association, Day-ton Philharmonic Orches-

tra, Dayton Opera, Day-ton Ballet, FilmDayton,Zoot Theatre Company,Human Race TheatreCompany and Muse Ma-chine, Mid-Day Arts Cafeexplores a new topic onthe third Tuesday of eachmonth. March’s focus isthe Zoot Theatre Com-pany. You’ll also enjoy abox lunch from CitilitesRestaurant & Bar and achance to network withfellow arts lovers whileDayton’s arts companiesshow off their talents, telltheir stories, preview up-coming performances andanswer questions. Ticketsmust be purchased in ad-vance. 1 W. 2nd St. �

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Opening Friday

Still showing

‘21 Jump Street’Schmidt and Jenko are more than ready to leave their adolescent problems behind.

Joining the police force and the secret Jump Street unit, they use their youthful appear-ances to go undercover in a local high school. As they trade in their guns and badges forbackpacks, Schmidt and Jenko risk their lives to investigate a violent and dangerous drugring. But they find that high school is nothing like they left it just a few years earlier, and nei-ther expects that they will have to confront the terror and anxiety of being a teenager againand all the issues they thought they had left behind.Starring: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice CubeGenre, rating: Action/comedy, R

ChanningTatum and Jonah Hillin “21 Jump Street”

‘John Carter’War-weary, former military captain John Carter is

inexplicably transported to Mars where he becomes re-luctantly embroiled in a conflict of epic proportionsamongst the inhabitants of the planet, including TarsTarkas and the captivating Princess Dejah Thoris. In aworld on the brink of collapse, Carter rediscovers hishumanity when he realizes that the survival of Bar-soom and its people rests in his hands.

Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, ThomasHaden Church,Willem Defoe

Genre, rating: Sci-Fi/action, PG-13

‘Silent House’Sarah is a young woman who finds herself sealed inside her family’s secluded lake house.With

no contact to the outside world and no way out, panic turns to terror as events become increas-ingly ominous in and around the house.

Starring: Elizabeth Olsen, Adam Trese, Eric Sheffer StevensGenre, rating: Thriller/horror, R

‘A Thousand Words’Jack McCall is a fast-talking literary agent who can close any deal, any time, any way. He has

set his sights on New Age guru Dr. Sinja for his own selfish purposes. But Dr. Sinja is on to him,and Jack’s life comes unglued after a magical Bodhi tree mysteriously appears in his backyard.With every word Jack speaks, a leaf falls from the tree and he realizes that when thelast leaf falls, both he and the tree are toast. Now Jack’s got to stop talking and con-jure up some ways to communicate or he’s a goner.Starring: Eddie Murphy, Clark Duke, Allison Janney, Kerry WashingtonGenre, rating: Comedy, PG-13

‘Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax’A boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of

his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charmingcreature who fights to protect his world.Starring: The voices of Danny DeVito, Ed Helms, Zac Efron, Taylor Swift

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It doesn’t matter ifyou’re Irish “in some way”or Irish for the day, youhave to admit St. Patrick’sDay is a fun holiday acrossthe board. From big toughguys serving up green beer,to their Irish wannabe bud-dies to the classroom momsthinking of new and differ-ent party ideas, green isthe color of the day andshamrocks are everywhere.

It is time my friends tohead to the grocery storefor green food coloring.Tinting white food such asyogurt, milk and evenbread is a fun way to startthat day. Put a few drops offood coloring in scrambledeggs or a little in creamcheese for that morning

bagel. Load your kids’school lunches with slicedgreen peppers, cucumbers,broccoli and even greenpopcorn. Fun!

I, of course, always havecorned beef and cabbagefor dinner that day. Thisyear, I may add a little tomy Irish soda bread to giveit that green hue. If youlike pesto, you can add asmall amount to your fa-vorite pasta for a little holi-day tribute. That would beyour Italian/Irish meal ofthe day. It’s OK to crossover a little. Oh, and don’tforget spinach!

This is a good time toserve a nice spinach saladwith a little Irish stew, re-membering green is thecolor of the day. Spinachsalad is so easy to assem-ble these days as it comesalready washed andcleaned in the bags. I liketo boil a couple of eggs,slice a red onion, crumblethree strips of turkeybacon over a nice bed ofspinach. A simple dressingis some red wine vinegarwith olive oil, sugar andcelery seeds.Whisk as youadd in the olive oil. Thisrecipe has no directions asI do it to taste.We like oursa little tart. But trust me,you will love it on spinachsalad.

No matter what yourplans are for the day, stopand thank St. Patrick for aday that we can forgetabout our worries andstrife, and celebrate withfamily and friends.

Erin go bragh to myfamily in County Cork, Ire-land!Corned Beef Calzones2 teaspoons oil1 large onion finelychopped3 cups shredded greencabbage, chopped1 carrot, peeled andchopped

2 teaspoons Dijon mus-tard1/4 teaspoon salt1/8 teaspoon pepper1 cup shredded Jarlsbergcheese (4 ounces)1/4 cup chopped delicorned beef (2 ounces)Half of 32-ounce pack-age frozen pizza dough,thawedPreheat oven to 400 de-grees. In a large skilletover medium heat, heat oil.Add onion, and saute untilslightly softened, aboutthree minutes. Stir in cab-bage, carrot, mustard, saltand pepper. Cover and re-duce heat to low. Cookuntil cabbage is wilted(add water if needed toprevent from sticking). Un-cover and cook oneminute, stirring. Let coolslightly. Stir in corned beefand cheese.Shape dough into a 12-inch long log on a slightlyfloured board, adding flouras needed to prevent stick-ing. Divide into 12 equalpieces. Roll or pat out onepiece of dough into a 6-inch circle. Spoon 1/4 cupfilling over lower half ofround. Fold dough over toenclose filling. Pressedges firmly to seal. Crimpedges with a fork. Transferto ungreased baking sheet.Repeat with remaining in-gredients. Bake untilgolden brown and heatedthrough, about 20 minutes.Cool slightly before serv-ing.

Shepherds Pie1 1/4 pounds ground beef1 medium onion,chopped2 cloves garlic, minced1 envelope taco season-ing2 cups (8 ounces) shred-ded cheddar cheese, di-vided3 cups leftover or refrig-erated mashed potatoes,warmed

In a large ovenproof skil-let, cook the beef, onionand garlic over mediumheat until meat is no longerpink. Stir in water and tacoseasoning; heat through.Stir in 1 cup cheese.Combine potatoes andremaining cheese; spreadover beef. Broil 4 to 6inches from heat for five tosix minutes or until goldenbrown.

Irish Cream Recipe1 can (12 ounces) evapo-rated milk1 cup heavy whippingcream1/2 cup 2 percent milk1/4 cup sugar2 tablespoons chocolatesyrup1 tablespoon instant cof-fee granules2 teaspoons vanilla ex-tract1/4 teaspoon almond ex-tract1/2 cup brewed coffee foreach servingIn a blender, combine thefirst eight ingredients;cover and process untilsmooth. Store in the refrig-erator. For each serving,place coffee in mug. Stir in1/3 cup of Irish cream.Heat mixture in a mi-crowave if desired. Irishwhiskey may be added tothis recipe if desired.

Trainer Tammy’sTips: It has been an un-usually mild winter, anddaily I am noticing signs ofspring. The way the suncasts shadows, the greenpopping up in the grass,birds singing, are all giveme hope for spring. Thistime of year encouragesnew beginnings. Take a fewminutes to look at your fit-ness routine or lackthereof. Has it grown stag-nant, boring, non-existent?Maybe you need a change,a new beginning.

First of all, let’s not lookat the numbers of what is

recommended for a work-out. Sometimes we can getcaught up in the goal andnever get started.What doyou like to do, walk, bike,swim or hike? All are greatways to exercise. Grab yourspouse, a friend or dog andstart moving. Don’t worryabout the distance andtime. Enjoy your surround-ings. Enjoy your company.Notice how good it feels tomove.

Imagine yourself as aseed, raw with endless pos-sibilities. You are capableof anything you set yourmind to do or become. Holdonto that picture of your-self. Take that first step toa healthy lifestyle.Biscotti with Apricots1 cup hazelnuts1/2 cup (1 stick) unsaltedbutter at room temperature1 cup sugarFinely grated rind of 1lemon2 eggs1 teaspoon vanilla extract2 cups plus 2 table-spoons, all-purpose flour1 teaspoon baking pow-der1/4 teaspoon salt2/3 cup dried apricots,choppedPreheat oven to 350 de-grees. Spread hazelnutson a baking sheet andtoast in oven eight to 10minutes, until fragrant. Letcool slightly. Place nuts ina dishtowel and rub to-gether to remove some ofthe skin. Coarsely chop

and set aside.Place butter in the bowlof a stand mixer. Beat onmedium speed until softand creamy. Gradually addsugar and beat until lightand fluffy, about two min-utes. Add lemon rind andeggs, one at a time, beat-ing well after each addi-tion. Add vanilla and beatwell.Combine flour, bakingpowder and salt in a bowl.Stir to blend. Graduallyadd flour mixture to buttermixture, beating on lowuntil a smooth doughforms. Stir in hazelnuts andapricots.Divide dough in half.Withlightly floured hands, formdough into two 10-inch by2-inch logs. Place on anungreased baking sheet, atleast two inches apart.Bake 30 minutes, or untilgolden brown. Let cool onthe baking sheet 15 min-utes. Transfer logs to a cut-ting board. Using a sharpknife, cut straight downthrough the log to make 1-inch thick slices; discardend pieces. Arrange on abaking sheet.

Bake nine minutes oruntil lightly browned. Turnbiscotti over and continuebaking until lightly brownedon the other side, about 9minutes. Let cool com-pletely on the bakingsheets before serving orstoring. The biscotti storewell for one week andfreeze well.

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Canine and feline bloodwork usually includes acomplete blood count(CBC), a full or partialchemistry panel and some-times a thyroid level. TheCBC includes red andwhite blood cell counts,which reveal if there is in-fection or anemia. Thechemistry panel includesvalues that can indicate tothe veterinarian whetherthere may be a problemwith the liver, kidneys,

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