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Sculptures on the Square is backLife-like bronze statues decorate streets of downtown Troy

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TROY — DowntownTroy has turned into anoutdoor art gallery forsummer as Sculptures onthe Square has returnedto the city, featuring inter-nationally acclaimedartist Seward Johnson’s“Man on the Street”bronze statues.

In the sixth installmentof Sculptures on theSquare, presented by TroyMain Street Inc., a selec-tion of 20 sculptures wereplaced on display in down-town Troy last weekend.The figures are on thesidewalks of the publicsquare and along Mainand Market streets withintwo blocks of the Troy’scenter fountain, and willremain through Sept. 2.

Johnson is an Americanartist widely recognizedfor his life-size statues,which are castings of liv-ing people of all ages de-picted engaged inday-to-day activities, suchas doing yard work, paint-ing, flying a kite, readingthe paper and taking aphotograph.

The realism of the tex-tures and details, achievedwith hours of intenselabor, is the hallmark ofJohnson’s art. The sculp-

tures are “colorized”through a chemical etch-ing process, which is virtu-ally indelible. They areextraordinarily heavy anddurable and were createdto be displayed outdoors.Their routine poses makethem a novel, yet natural,selection for a public artdisplay in a setting suchas the sidewalks of historicdowntown Troy.

This year is the thirdtime the sculptures ofJohnson have been exhib-ited in downtown Troy,however, the majority ofthis year’s statues havenot been to Troy before.

“There are two or threeout of the 20 that havebeen seen before,” saidKarin Manovich, directorof Troy Main Street. “Thestatues are in high de-mand, and our selectioncommittee negotiated backand forth with the Sculp-tures Foundation to ac-quire new and interestingfigures for this year’s ex-hibit.”

The Sculptures Com-mittee has more than adozen volunteers from thecommunity, and a smallsub-committee reviewedhundreds of sculptures todecide which ones shouldcome to Troy. They basedtheir selections on avail-

ability, attractiveness, ap-propriateness and unique-ness. The full committeethen approved the selec-tions.

Thousands of visitorswere drawn to Troy in2003 and 2005 when hisstatues first appeared inSculptures on the Square,and it had a significantimpact on the local econ-

omy. While the purchase ofa Johnson sculpture cancarry a price into the hun-dreds of thousands of dol-lars, his work is accessiblethrough traveling exhibi-tion. Manovich said Troyresidents and businesseshave been requesting thereturn of Johnson’s stat-ues for the last eightyears.

“From an economic de-velopment standpoint, Se-ward Johnson’s statuesbring tourists and resi-dents to downtown Troy bythe thousands,” Manovichsaid. “That helps ourdowntown to be vibrantand successful, which ispart of Troy Main Street’smission. The authenticlook of the statues, soclosely resembling a realperson, makes the exhibitpopular worldwide and inTroy. The community hasrequested the exhibit, andwe were fortunate enoughto secure it and fund itthrough the generosity ofthe Troy Foundation.Without their support, theexhibit would be cost pro-hibitive.”

The exhibit is on loanfrom the Sculpture Foun-

dation Inc. and is madepossible by a grant fromthe General Fund of theTroy Foundation. Nearly50 local businesses, organi-zations and individualscontributed to bring theexhibit to Troy, Manovichsaid.

Presented by Troy MainStreet in partnership withthe city of Troy, Sculptureson the Square is a biennialpublic art exhibit in his-toric downtown Troy. Itspurpose is to draw foottraffic to downtown Troywhile celebrating and sup-porting public art. Thefirst two years of the ex-hibit featured Johnson’sstatues. WACO airplaneswere sculptures in 2007. Avariety of sculptures werefeatured in 2009, and in2011, decorated doorslined the streets.

“The event is good forthe community in manyways,” Manovich said. “Itis great family entertain-ment. Kids enjoy the life-like statues, and manypeople pose with the stat-ues and photograph them.It draws visitors to down-town, which fill ourrestaurants and generatesbusiness at our retailstores. It brings visitors toTroy from around the re-gion and beyond, and thattranslates into a signifi-cant destination market-ing opportunity.”

Brochures are availablefor self-guided walkingtours of the outdoor ex-hibit in most downtownbusinesses through TroyMain Street and throughthe Miami County VisitorsBureau. For further infor-mation, call (937) 339-5455 or visitwww.troymainstreet.org.

PROVIDED PHOTO/©1984THE SCULPTURE FOUNDATION INC. WWW.SCULPTUREFOUNDATION.ORGSeward Johnson’s bronze statues, including “Generation Bridge” picture here,are decorating the streets of downtownTroy in this summer’s Sculptures onthe square exhibit.

• “Sidewalk Judge,” by Seward Johnson ©1991 TheSculpture Foundation Inc. www.sculpturefounda-tion.org• “Let’s Just Skip The Meeting,” by Seward John-son ©1990 The Sculpture Foundation Inc.www.sculpturefoundation.org• “Gotcha,” by Seward Johnson ©1993 The Sculp-ture Foundation Inc. www.sculpturefoundation.org• “God Bless America,” by Seward Johnson ©2005The Sculpture Foundation Inc. www.sculpturefoun-dation.org

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The most common cause of itching,and easiest to prevent, is fleas. Closelyinspect your pet with a flea comb, payingextra attention behind the ears and thebase of the tail. Then look at your pet’sbelly where there is less hair and see ifyou can detect any fleas on the skin. Ifyou find fleas, or just want a good preven-tative, call your veterinarian and askwhich product they recommend. Neverput a flea product for dogs on cats — itcan be fatal.

No fleas, but still lots of scratching?Allergies are another common cause foritching.What you can do about it depends

on the severity. Some pets do fine with anantihistamine for mild seasonal irrita-tions. If your pet has a more severe reac-tion, a change of diet or allergy serumsmay be needed to get your pet comfort-able. Just as in humans, allergies in petscan be controlled, but not cured. You willneed to work closely with your veterinar-ian to determine the plan that is best foryour pet.

The last common cause of itching is askin infection. You may notice that thehair coat looks and feels greasy, the skinis flaky and there is an odor that persistseven after bathing. This condition re-quires medical attention that may in-clude antibiotics and medicated baths forthe next three to four weeks.

As you can see, pets become itchy forseveral different reasons. Please do notignore your pet’s symptoms. Keep yourpet comfortable and happy with appropri-ate preventatives and treatments.

Find out what’s causingyour pet to itch and stop itTROY — Those seeking fine arts and

crafts as well as culinary delights willfind it when the Miami County Park Dis-trict holds the third annual Art Fair Sat-urday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at HobartUrban Nature Preserve, 1400 Tyrone, justoff of Dorset Road.

Guests are invited to come out for a dayof shopping, music, food and an opportu-nity to find the perfect Mother’s Day gift.

“This beautiful outdoor setting is theperfect place to spend a relaxing day,” saidTama Cassidy, assistant education direc-tor for the Miami County Park District.

More than 20 artisans at the fair willsell everything from jewelry and apparelto garden decorations and cards.

Dottie Brown, owner of Patty Cake andMorning Glory’s, conceived the Art Fair.

“I just thought the preserve was theperfect setting for an art show,” Brownsaid. “We don’t have anything like this inour area. My vision for the show is tohave it be a total experience of thesenses.”

In addition to the arts and crafts for

sale, the fair will feature music, demon-strations and food by LeDoux’s.

“A great deal of attention to detail isput into creating an event where peoplewalk away having experienced somethingextraordinary,” Brown said.

New this year is the pairing of the pop-ular Red Barn Melodies music programwith the Art Fair. This program featuresperformances by local musicians, includedfeatured performances by Megan Osman,Mystic Flutes and Trial Drums, the Gig-gle Grass Band and Shades of Grey.

Hobart Urban Nature Preserve is an82-acre, award-winning park located inthe heart of Troy near Main Street. Themain entry brings visitors into the pre-serve via a country lane experience that isflanked by oak trees and a waving prairie.There are four welded steel sculptures do-nated from the collection of the HobartWelding Institute placed in four distincthabitats. These sculptures highlight therelationship between nature and art.

For more information, visit www.mi-amicountyparks.com.

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PIQUA — Celebrateyour mom this weekendwith a unique and per-sonal gift from ReadmoreHallmark in downtownPiqua. Shoppers will beable to find a gift for anymom at this one-stop shop.

Hallmark, 430 N. MainSt., will be open specialhours this weekend in an-ticipation of Mother’s Day.Hours will be 9 a.m. to 9p.m. Friday and Saturdayand 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sun-day. Manager Mary BethBarhorst will have freshflowers from Hallmark,candy and refreshments, inaddition to great gifts formom.

“A lot of dads like tocome with the kids and

have them pick out a gift,”Barhorst said.

Hallmark has a fewnew gift items that kidscan personalize with theirown fingerprints, voicesand photographs. Hall-mark’s new Magic Printsitems include a way forchildren to send a hand-print or footprint to theirmom or grandmother.Shoppers can pick out aMagic Prints card, pictureframe or journal, and fol-low the instructions in-cluded. It comes with amitt of magic mess-free so-lution that coats the handor foot. When it is pressedto the paper provided, thechild’s print magically ap-pears.

“It’s great, especially ifyour mom or grandma isout of town,” Barhorst said.

This year, Hallmark haspartnered with Shutter-fly.com, where visitors canmake their own customphoto books, cards, sta-tionery and more. Togetherthe two companies are of-fering unique photo framesyou can customize online.At the Hallmark store, youcan pick out a woodenblock frame that reads“mom,” “dad,” “home” or“love.” The letters have aclear piece on the front toinsert one big photo that iscut out to match the shapeof the letters. A family treeframe also is available.

Once you get home, logon to shutterfly.com andfollow the instructions thatcame with the frame. Youcan upload your photos,and Shutterfly will print itand send it to you at no ad-

ditional cost.Kids who want to have

a little fun with the photosthey take can get a Hall-mark Pics & Props setfrom the store. It comeswith props to take photoswith, such as a sign thatsays “grandma” and achalkboard heart they cancustomize. The kit alsocomes with a photo frameto display the photos youtake with the props. Pics &Props sets also are avail-able to celebrate Father’sDay, prom and graduation.

Recording your child’syoung voice also can makea priceless gift for mom.Hallmark has new record-able conversation booksthis year geared towardmoms, dads, grandmas andgrandpas. The books asksquestions such as, “If you

and mom found a genie ina magic lamp, what threewishes would you make?”and “If you and mom madethe world’s grossest pizza,what would you put on it?”There’s a button to push torecord your child’s answerto the questions.

“Hallmark likes tomake memories,” Barhorstsaid.

Recordable buttons withspace for a photo also areavailable this year at Hall-mark. They make a gooddesk accessory for anymom’s office.

Jewelry-loving momswon’t be disappointed witha gift from Lotti Dotties, anew line of interchange-able magnetic jewelry nowavailable at ReadmoreHallmark. It includesrings, pins, earrings,

bracelets and necklacesthat all have an emptyspace for a magneticcharm, which you canswitch in and out. Severalcharms, or Dotties as theyare called, are available,and they celebrate every-thing from birthstones, ini-tials, family and friends,faith, animals, food, sports,holidays and more.

“It gets addicting forpeople, and it’s reasonablyprice,” Barhorst said.

Hallmark also has itsBlooming Expressionsflowers and a huge selec-tion of cards for Mother’sDay. Gifts for grads anddads also are stocked onthe shelves. Stop by thestore this weekend to findthe perfect gift, or callHallmark at (937) 615-0820 for more information.

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PIQUA — You have tobe doing something right ifyou have been in businessfor almost 30 years, and inthe case of the TapestryAngel in downtown Piqua,it has been doing lots ofthings right.

Located on SpringStreet, the Tapestry Angelis a specialty store special-izing in cross-stitch,needlepoint and pictureframing. Business ownerMary Teach purchased thestore from its originalowner almost 20 years ago.She said when the Tapes-try Angel first opened, itwas one of a number ofsmall shops on the street,which featured dolls, quiltsand antiques. As you mightexpect with such a special-ized niche, the businesshas a large following.

“We are the only inde-pendent store of this typefor 100 miles of this loca-tion and as a result, wehave customers from as faraway as Toledo, Cincinnatiand Richmond, Ind.,” Teachsaid.

Ever since she was ayoung girl, Teach has beencross-stitching. She doesn’tremember learning theskill exactly; it was justsomething she did, espe-cially during summers ather grandmother’s house.Her favorite thing aboutcross-stitch is seeing thefinished product.

Teach thinks people gethooked on the hobby be-cause it’s relaxing, but alsobecause it doesn’t take alot of creativity. “It’s justX’s,” she says. She remem-bers the time a young mancame into the store aftervisiting an art show.

“He wanted to be anartist, but he couldn’t draw,so he came in and startedpicking up patterns,” she

said. “It’s a left brain skill,so if you’re not artistic, it’sstill something you can doand still have a nice fin-ished artistic product.”

Teach says the biggesttrend she is seeing now isa tendency for her cus-tomers to take on moresmaller projects ratherthan one large project thattakes a lot of time.

“We know that everyonehas less time than theyused to so now we arespecificallybuying chartsand kits forsmaller,quicker proj-ects,” shesaid. “Thereare a numberof new de-signers on themarket andtheir designsare some ofthe best Ihave seen inyears, espe-cially theprimitive,easy patterns.We have anumber of younger cus-tomers, and these lesscomplex projects are greatway for them to get intoneedlework.”

Another trend Teach no-ticed on her recent buyingtrip to the national marketin Nashville, Tenn., wasthe increase in the numberof designers who are put-ting complete kits togetherwith the thread, designand fabric all included.And new designs were notthe only thing Teach foundat the needlework market.

“There are a number ofnew fabrics on the marketincluding over-dyed fabricsthat give the background ofthe designs added dimen-sion and texture,” she said.

She also found a line ofpatterned fabric, several

new lines of hand-dyedflosses and of course, newembellishments.

Attendees of this partic-ular needlework show inNashville are treated to anumber of different educa-tional opportunities, in-cluding advanced framingclasses and sessions on dif-ferent stitching techniquesand copyright laws. Thisparticular show has theadded bonus of being acash-and-carry market, so

there are plenty of newitems in the store from thenew lines, and even thosethat had to be orderedhave already arrived.

“One of the strengths ofour store is the variety ofitems we offer. Generallywe are only required topurchase three patterns ofeach design, and so we can

purchase alarge varietyof differentkinds of pat-terns,”

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Angel has been around forthree decades, most peoplehear about the storethrough word of mouthfrom other cross-stitch en-thusiasts, but Teach saysshe is fortunate to havethe store listed on the web-sites of all the major de

signers she carries. Also,since the store has beenopen for so long, it has anumber of designs andcharts that have been outof circulation for a longtime, and the newer storessimply do not have them.

The Tapestry Angel, 516

Spring St., carries a com-plete selection of cross-stitch and embroideryembellishments, includingbuttons, glass beads andbrads, as well as metallicthreads and a couple of dif-ferent lines of regularcross-stitch floss.

Tapestry Angel still stitching in Piqua

STAFF PHOTOS/LINDYWAGNERMaryTeach, owner ofTapestry Angel, works on a cross-stitch piecein the store. She has been stitching since she was a young girl.

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MuleskinnerTIPP CITY — Celebrate

National Bluegrass Monthat the Tipp Roller MillTheater when it opens forits 18th season with theMuleskinner Band Satur-day evening. Bill Purk,playing guitar and man-dolin, leads this Urbana-based band with JimPeterson playing banjo, EdWeisenbach from Spring-field on guitar and GaryMarkin on bass and vocals.Audiences will enjoy theirbluegrass, country andgospel music in an easy-lis-tening style. The Mule-skinner Band seems anatural for the Roller Mill,which was originally agristmill on Canal Lock 15of the Miami Erie Canal.The band derives its namefrom the drivers, or mule-skinners, of the muleteams that pulled canalboats. 225 E. Main St. � $8for adults, $4 for studentsK-12 and younger � (937)667-3696

DAI Jazz & BeyondDAYTON — Dayton Art

Institute’s Vectren Jazz &Beyond series will intro-duce you to a new genera-tion of talented young jazzmusicians at the Center-ville High School JazzNight Thursday. Join theaudience for a night ofgreat music featuring banddirector Bill Burns withCenterville’s Jazz Comboand Ensemble. 456 Bel-monte Park North � Thurs-day 5:30 p.m. � Free formuseum members, $8 fornon-members � www.day-tonartinstitute.org � (937)

223-5277Jupiter String Quartet

DAYTON — The Day-ton Art Institute’s Van-guard Concerts seasoncomes to a stellar conclu-sion Saturday with theJupiter String Quartet.This tightly knit ensemblereturns to the VanguardConcerts stage in its 11thyear of music-makingacross the United States,Canada, Europe, Asia andthe Americas. They’veplayed the world’s greathalls and music festivals,and are members of theLincoln Center ChamberMusic Ensembles. Theywere recently appointedQuartet in Residence atthe Oberlin Conservatory.The Dallas Morning Newswrote, “Every so often aperformance leaves us inawe of its attention to thefinest details of balanceand expression. And that’show it was with theJupiter String Quartet’sperformance.” 456 Bel-monte Park North � Satur-day 8 p.m. � $20 for adults,$15 for students �

www.daytonartinstitute.org� (937) 436-0244Dayton Opera Star Gala

DAYTON — DaytonOpera will host its StarGala Sunday afternoon atthe Schuster Center, fea-turing Stephanie Blythe.Blythe’s sumptuous mezzo-soprano has captivated au-diences at the Met and theworld’s greatest operahouses. This Mother’s Day,take a sentimental journeyas Blythe pays a personaltribute to the songs madefamous by Kate Smith, thepopular music icon whosestirring voices helped thecountry through the GreatDepression and World WarII. Enjoy favorites like“When the Moon ComesOver the Mountain,” “GodBless American” and somany more. The New York

Times wrote, “Ms. Blythewas in some ways an evenbetter Kate Smith thanKate Smith.” 1 W. 2nd St. �

Sunday 3 p.m. � Ticketsfrom $36 � www.dayton-opera.org � (937) 228-3630

Bluegrass Tymes IIDAYTON — CityFolk

presents “Bluegrass TymesII” Friday evening at theDayton Masonic Center.Enjoy award-winning,modern bluegrass as one ofthe newest bands in blue-grass opens for one of themost established. Now cel-ebrating its 22nd year as aband, Russell Moore &IIIrd Tyme Out is one ofthe most successful andcelebrated bluegrass en-sembles of the last quartercentury. Mentored byaward-winning guitaristTim Stafford of Blue High-way, the Sons of Bluegrassare heralded as one of thebest upcoming bluegrassbands in the country. 525W. Riverview Ave. � Friday8 p.m. � Reserved singleseats $25 �

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496-3863May Festival

CINCINNATI — TheCincinnati May Festivalopens this weekend withthe May Festival Chorus,May Festival Youth Chorusand the Cincinnati Sym-phony Orchestra. Theweekend beings with“Eternal Comfort” Fridayevening with the chorus,youth chorus and orches-tra. Saturday’s perform-ance is “The Pity of War”with the chorus and or-chestra, as well as theCincinnati Children’sChoir. “Sacred Sounds” isthe title of Sunday’s per-formance with the cham-ber choir, youth chorus andmembers of the orchestra.Friday and Saturday’s per-formance’s will be at MusicHall, and Sunday’s showwill be at Cathedral Basil-ica of the Assumption. TheMay Festival continueswith performances May 17and 18. 1241 Elm St. � Fri-day, Saturday and Sunday8 p.m. � Ticket prices vary� www.mayfestival.com �

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LIMA — The Lima AreaConcert Band will performa concert Saturday eveningat Crouse PerformanceHall. 7 Town Square � Sat-urday 7:30 to 9 p.m. �

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LIMA — Lyn’s School ofDance will perform twoshows at Crouse Perform-ance Hall in Lima Sundayafternoon. 7 Town Square� Sunday 1 and 6 p.m. �

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Stage‘Next to Normal’

DAYTON — VictoriaTheatre Association willpresent “Next to Normal”through May 19 at VictoriaTheatre. One of the mosttalked about new showsfrom Broadway is “Next toNormal,” the acclaimed,groundbreaking musical“that pushes Broadway innew directions,” accordingto Rolling Stone. The musi-

cal tells the story of amother who struggles withbipolar disorder and the ef-fect her illness has on herfamily. This contemporaryPulitzer Prize and Tony-winning musical is anemotional powerhouse thataddresses issues such asgrieving a loss, ethics inmodern psychiatry andsuburban life. Withprovocative lyrics and athrilling score, this musi-cal shows how far two par-ents will go to keepthemselves sane and theirfamily’s world intact. “Nextto Normal” is produced bythe Human Race TheatreCompany. 138 N. Main St.� Tuesday through Friday8 p.m., Saturday 2 and 8p.m., Sunday 2 and 7:30p.m. � Tickets from $40 �

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Street Live” comes toLima’s Veterans MemorialCivic Center for perform-ances on May 14 and 15.The show includes “Can’tStop Singing,” “ElmoMakes Music” and Elmo’sSuper Heroes.” 7 TownSquare � May 14 at 7 p.m.,May 15 at 10:30 a.m. and 7p.m. � www.limaciviccen-ter.com � (419) 224-1552

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Comedia Dinner Theatrepresents “The Sound ofMusic” now through June30.When Maria leaves theconvent to govern theseven mischievous childrenof widowed Captain vonTrapp, she brings music,laughter and love back totheir home in this musicalmasterpiece. The memo-rable score by Rodgers andHammerstein featuressuch beloved songs as “MyFavorite Things,” “Do ReMi,” “Edelweiss,” “ClimbEvery Mountain” and ofcourse, the title song. 765

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Hayner Cultural Center ishosting the Ohio Water-color Society’s 35th Trav-eling Exhibition, which isan extremely popular Mayevent at the Hayner, nowthrough May 26. The OhioWatercolor Society Exhibi-tion will have on display40 eclectic watercolorsthat include landscapes,still lifes, portraits and ab-stracts with paintingstyles ranging from verytraditional watercolor tounconventional methodscombining acrylics, inks,prisma pencils and over-lays with the watercolorpaint. Miami Valleyartists include Peter Fred-erick, of Dayton; MisukGoltz, of Xenia; Yuki Hall,of Beavercreek; and for-mer Troy resident AngelaChang. The travelingpaintings are part of theOWS competition thatwas selected from morethan 300 entries by artistsfrom all over Ohio andsurrounding states. Thisis one of the finest water-color exhibits in the area.301 W. Main St. � Nowthrough May 26 � Free ad-mission � www.troy-

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GAC Spring FlingSIDNEY — Gateway

Arts Council’s 13th an-nual Spring Fling FineArts Exhibit and Sale isopen to the public nowthrough June 7. Thearea’s premier fine artshow features works bymore than 70 area artists.Prizes were awarded ineach category for first,second and third place atthe opening reception Fri-day. A best-of-show awardalso was given. A people’schoice award ribbon willbe given to the artistwhose work garners themost votes from exhibit-goers. 216 N. Miami Ave. �

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

Art at the MillGREENVILLE — Con-

temporary pottery basedon the historic art ofwhiskey vessels will bepaired with watercolorsby beloved Tipp Cityartist Roger Haas for anexhibit at Bear’s Mill nowthrough May 26. The pot-tery was done by artistsJulie Clark, Rita Wiley,Loretta Wray and DionneFleming. 6450 Arcanum-Bear’s Mill Road � Daily11 a.m. to 5 p.m. throughMay 26 � Free admission� www.bearsmill.com �

(937) 548-5112Student aviation

exhibitDAYTON — Nearly

200 pieces of art createdby local students fromschools across the MiamiValley will be on displayat the National Museumof the U.S. Air Force dur-ing the 30th annual Stu-dent Aviation ArtCompetition and Exhibi-tion, on display nowthrough Sunday. Studentartists from both privateand public schools inClark, Greene, Miami,Montgomery and Warrencounties created artworkbased on the theme “X-Planes.” 1100 Spaatz St. �

Now through Sunday �

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

(937) 255-3286BNC art exhibit

TROY — Brukner Na-ture Center is featuringthe work of “ThreeWomen in the Woods:Words & Images” in itsart gallery. Come explorethis wonderous exhibit ofpoetry by Jill Sell, photog-raphy by Jane Rogers andwatercolors by PatriciaHanahan Signier, that il-lustrates the need to pre-serve and conserve thebeauty of the woodlands.5995 Horseshoe BendRoad � Through June 16� www.bruknernaturecen-ter.com � (937) 698-6493

Family funWACO lecture

TROY — WACO His-torical Society will hostguest speakers formerU.S. Army Chief WarrantOfficer Jim Miller and for-mer Marine Corp. MajorRobert Burkman May 15as part of WACO’s AdultLecture Series. Miller andBurkman are both recipi-ents of the DistinguishedFlying Cross, our nation’s

highest military award forheroism in airmanship.The speakers will discussthe Distinguished FlyingCross Society and the em-inent aviators who havebeen awarded thesemedals in the past. BothMiller and Burkman re-ceived their DFC awardsduring the Vietnam con-flict for heroism and ex-traordinary achievementin aerial flight. Lightsnacks and beverages willbe provided. Donationswill be accepted to benefitWACO Historical Society.1865 S. County Road 25-A� May 15, 7 p.m. � Freeadmission � www.wa-coairmuseum.org

BNC’s Big Sit andmigratory day

TROY — Brukner Na-ture Center will host itsBig Sit Saturday, followedby International Migra-tory Bird Day. Come joinsome intrepid BNC staff,bird club members andvolunteers as they sit in a17-foot circle in the park-

ing lot and tally everybird species seen or heardfrom that small island.This annual 15-hourfundraising event is heldto share the fun and ex-citement of bird watchingwith others, to encouragean interest in this lifelonghobby and to raise fundsfor the center’s wildlifeambassadors. BNC hasmore than 50 wildlife am-bassadors, which are per-manently injured wildanimals that are the starsof BNC’s educational pro-grams. Following the BigSit, BNC will celebrateInternational MigratoryBird Day, which brings at-tention to one of the mostimportant and spectacu-lar events in the Americas– bird migration. Publicawareness and concernare crucial components ofmigratory bird conserva-tion. Guests will experi-ence a live birdpresentation, visit thetree-top and ground-levelvistas and explore birding

optics. 5995 HorseshoeBend Road � Saturday,Big Sit from 6 a.m. to 9p.m., International Migra-tory Bird Day 11 a.m. to 3p.m. � Free for BNC mem-bers, non-member admis-sion $2.50 per person or$10 per family �

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

Hayner film seriesTROY — The Troy-

Hayner Cultural Center’sfilm series Lets Go to theMovies at Hayner con-cludes for the season witha showing of “The GlennMiller Story” Fridayevening. The evening willstart out with an intro-duction of the film. Afterviewing the film, a shortdiscussion may follow.There will be cafe-styleseating with popcorn andsoda pop. The film seriesis intended for adult view-ership and may not be ap-propriate for childrenyounger than 13. 301 W.Main St. � Friday 7:30p.m. � Free � www.troy-hayner.org � (937) 339-0457

Piccadilly CircusDAYTON — The Pic-

cadilly Circus is comingto Hara Arena Saturdayand Sunday. PiccadillyCircus has everythingyou’d expect to see at aCircus. It is returningwith an all new showcalled “Blammo!” Audi-ences will see the CossakWarriors on horseback,Motorcycle Nitro Cow-boys in the globe of death,camels and zebras per-forming with ponies,clowns and comedy actsand much more. 1001Shiloh Springs Road �

Saturday at 1:30, 4:30and 7:30 p.m., Sunday at1, 3:30 and 6 p.m. � Adulttickets from $28, chil-dren’s tickets from $8 �

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We are fast approachingthe “season of parties” —graduations, wedding recep-tions and spring birthdayparties. I had alwayswished I would have beenborn in a warm month tohave one of those wonderfuloutdoor birthday parties,like my August birthdaysisters had with fresh flow-ers on their cakes, friends,fun and sun!

My January birthday al-ways consisted of a birth-day cake in the middle ofthe kitchen table, a half-sung happy birthday songand watching my dadshovel snow. I didn’t have aactual party with friendsuntil my sweet 16 birthday,

and what a party it was!My parents said five or sixlittle friends … hahaha. Ihad 35 of the best friendsever.

My dad said, “Do youwant me to set up someboard game tables?”

“Nope! We are going toplay ‘post office,’” I said.

“Oh, OK,” he said, notknowing what it was untilhe caught a couplesmooching on the basementstaircase.

My little friends wenthome at 9 p.m., and fromthat time on, it was back tothe birthday cake in themiddle of the kitchen table.

No matter what kind ofparty you will be hostingthis spring and summer, thekey is to make it stress-freefor yourself. There are somany nice, low budget deco-rating ideas on the web, likePinterest, that will makeyour party the talk of thetown without busting thebudget. Below are a few ofmy favorites.

Happy cooking! Emailme at [email protected].

• To keep ice cubes frommelting at a party, put themin a bowl and then set thatbowl in a larger one filledwith dry ice.

• Slice a loaf of Frenchbread lengthwise, fill withyour favorite filling (I usehomemade chicken salad)and use an electric knife for

easy slicing.• Freeze leftover wine in

ice cube trays, and thenstore the cubes in freezerbags. Use the wine cubes inwine coolers or any dishthat calls for wine.

• Are you serving adessert that needs to beflambéed? I soak sugarcubes in lemon or orangeextract that contains alco-hol, then set them on thedessert. Carefully light thesugar cubes with a matchfor the beautiful fire effect.

• Use cookie cutters forkids sandwiches. They arealways a party hit!

• Roll nice-sized grapes(red, black and green) ingranulated sugar, thenfreeze. This makes a won-derful decoration for anyplate and they are deliciousto eat.

Lime Punch1 large bottle 7-Up1 gallon lime sherbet1 can lime concentrate3 limes, quarteredMix all ingredients to-gether. Use green food col-oring to make green icecubes.This is great for achildren’s party!

Hot Beef Dip2 8-ounce packagescream cheese, softened1 8-ounce container sourcream2 2.5-ounce jars driedbeef, chopped or shredded3 tablespoons mincedonion

1 bell pepper, finelychopped3 tablespoons butter,melted1 cup finely chopped nutsPreheat the oven to 350degrees. Combine creamcheese, sour cream, beef,onion and bell pepper.Place in baking dish. Stirtogether butter and nutsand sprinkle over creamcheese mixture. Bake 30minutes or until hot. Servewarm with crackers.

Cheese Puffs2 cups medium sharpcheddar cheese, grated1/2 cup soft oleo1 cup flour1/4 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon paprika45-50 small olivesMix all ingredients butolives.Wrap dough around

olives and put on cookiesheet. Bake in oven at 400degrees for 12-15 minutes.Serve warm.

Spinach Balls2 packages choppedfrozen spinach2 cups seasoned stuffing6 eggs, beaten1 onion, chopped1 tablespoon pepper1 tablespoon accent1/2 teaspoon thyme

1 tablespoon garlic pow-der1 tablespoon Parmesancheese3/4 cup margarine,meltedCook and drain spinach.Mix all ingredients withspinach. Shape into ballsabout the size of a walnut.Bake at 350 degrees for 20minutes.These can befrozen until your party.

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