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It’s Back to School! By now, most returning to school have About the Cover : already completed their shopping. But not Back to School season means me. Now is the time for scouring the clearshopping for all those supplies. ance isles and taking advantage of all those Then those shelves will begin to discounts. By the time the year is over, my make room for the Halloween cosstash is usually depleted. tumes and treats. Stay The crayons, markers, and shaped erasers tuned...Next month will be featuralways make great stocking stuffers at ing Haunted Happenings! Christmas time as well. According to a Backto-School Shopping study I read, at least 50% of parents feel the stress of getting their kids back to the classroom. Shopping for clothes, Now on Facebook! supplies and school luncheables were listed at the top of the list. More than 80% look for bargains and use coupons. So when the pocketbook and credit cards feel The Weekender Published monthly online by Barnett PRO, 71 the stress of back-to-school preparations, it’s time to look for a weekend getaway that offers free or Plymouth St., Plymouth, OH 44865. PHONE/FAX: 419-6870002 Email: info@barnettpro.com less expensive activities. Ohio still abounds with harvest festivals, local street celebrations and Publisher: many events which offer free entertainment the Michael Barnett Sr. email: mike@barnettpro.com whole family will enjoy. The next few pages are Managing Editor: filled with ideas for places to go and things to do Mike Arnold throughout September. email: editor@theweekendermagazine.com A family movie at home with popcorn and bevAssistant Editor: erages was voted #1 among our survey as an Sheeree Oney • Norman Reed inexpensive way to spend a weekend evening. It Photojournalists: also helps settle the kids down and helps adjust Robert Oney • Lee Offenburger to an earlier bedtime schedule. A trip to the Advertising Director library and a family board game night were also Doyle Salyer listed. Visit our Website for event coverage If you are looking for a Fall craft to start or a between regular issues new project to make for a home decoration or www.theweekendermagazine.com perhaps even a Christmas gift for someone speOnline Subscriptions are FREE! Submit your cial, now is the time to think about getting the supplies. The holidays are just around the corner. name and email address & we’ll also enter it in our monthly drawing for a FREE getaway! Next month will be filled with Halloween party ideas and “Haunted Happenings” Then comes Copyright ©2012 by Barnett Productions. All rights recipes and decorating tips for Thanksgiving. reserved. Reproductions of any material from this issue And before you know it, (and before I’m close to expressly forbidden without permission of the publisher. being ready) Christmas time will be upon us. So Advertisements in this publication do not necessarily stay tuned... There’s LOTS of exciting things in carry the endorsement of the publishing company. the planning stages at The Weekender !
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NEA Jazz Master, renowned Grammy Award速-winning saxophonist and Tony Award速 nominee BRANFORD MARSALIS is one of the most revered instrumentalists of his time. Leader of one of the finest jazz quartets today, and a frequent soloist with classical ensembles, MARSALIS and his Quartet of musical friends recently released Four MFs Playin' Tunes. On this new album, the song takes center stage, with the band members bringing their considerable musical expertise to bear, as they focus on each tune as an important musical entity unto itself and not merely a vehicle for showcasing individual talent. Please join us for an astounding performance at 7:30 p.m. of one of the most innovative and forward-thinking jazz ensembles around today! Tickets are $51-66. BEFORE THE SHOW Join us before the show for a wine tasting at 6:30 p.m. Tickets to PreShow Tastings are sold separately and are $10 each. Click here to find out more about the pre-show wine tasting. BRING A GROUP Group discounts are available for groups of 10 or more! Just call Betty Gould, Victoria Theatre Association Group Sales Manger, at (937) 4618295 or send her an email at betty.gould@victoriatheatre.com. September, 2012
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DAYTON - The Downtown Dayton Revival Music Festival announces the lineup for its inaugural year, including performances by Train, John Legend, Guided by Voices, Guster, Rusted Root, Tony Lucca, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, and many more! This two-day street festival is scheduled for Sept. 8-9, when three stages will be set up in downtown Dayton. Performances will occur between noon and 11 p.m. both days. “We are very excited to fill the streets of downtown Dayton with exceptional music from a wide variety of artists. From Grammy winners to local talent, and everything in between this will be a weekend to remember,” said Matt Luongo, President, Downtown Revival, LLC. “The Downtown Dayton Revival Music Festival is a perfect fit for our center city, which is the region’s premier destination for arts and entertainment,” said Sandy Gudorf, president of the Downtown Dayton Partnership. “We are so pleased the festival organizers chose downtown Dayton as the site for this event. We look forward to welcoming the festival’s guests to downtown and showing off its many attractions.” Festival organizers hope the event brings Dayton into the national music scene. In addition to more than 30 bands, organizers are planning familyfriendly events, as well as other activities to be announced. Festival attendance will be limited to 40,000 for the weekend. All tickets are two day passes and will be available at www.downtownrevival.com Early bird ticket prices are $55 and will include entry into a contest for a VIP package upgrade including reserved seatPage 6
ing, VIP hospitality tent, invitations to a Friday night preview party, artist meet and greet, and other exciting upgrades. Early bird tickets are limited in quantity and will be on sale until May 31st or until sold out. Weekend pass prices are $55 – $75 Follow on Twitter or Facebook and visit the official website at www.downtownrevival.com.
CONFIRMED ARTISTS: John Legend / Train Guided By Voices / Guster Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk / Rusted Root Heartless Bastards / Mat Kearney Red Wanting Blue / Griffin House The Werks / The Ohio Players Robert Randolph & the Family Band Cowboy Mouth / Buffalo Killers Good English / The Cliftones The Giant Steps / Crusher Andy Grammer / Kristy Lee Tony Lucca / Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe / Motel Beds Bronze Radio Return / Needmore Brent James and the Contraband Burnt Sugar / Bad Sines Wheels / Lauren Eylise Customer Service and the Gem City Horns Jordan Hull/Prima Luce Green Light Morning / The Right Now
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Save Now...Scream later! CINCINNATTI – OK … you can scream now too! Get a 2013 Gold season pass for Kings Island attractions online today for as low as six easy payments of just $13.33. A Gold season pass allows for unlimited admission to Kings Island and the Soak City Waterpark during 2013 public operating days and a variety of VIP perks like free season-long parking (a savings of $39.99). Buy now and get the best price we’ll ever offer on a 2013 Gold season pass. But hurry! Prices go up and the six-month easy pay goes away October 28! This deal is only available online. All 2012 season passholders can instantly renew their pass online. The sixth season of Halloween Haunt at Kings Island begins September 21. Once you experience the evil of Halloween Haunt nothing else seems scary. This highly-intense event features more than 500 gruesome monsters emerging from the darkness, 13 spine-chilling haunted attractions and 20
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thrill-inducing rides like the Beast and Diamondback roller coasters. Highlighting the new attractions at this year’s Halloween Haunt is Madame Fatale’s Cavern of Terror. You’re on the guest list for the grand re-opening of her museum of oddities and wax. She and her friends will be dripping mad if you don’t show up! campaign. (Note: Kings Island is now closed until Sept. 21.) Trick-or-treat with the dinosaurs Sept. 23-Oct. 28. For more information, go to visitkingsisland.com.
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COLUMBUS - Nine Holes = Nine Drinks! Join us for the 1st Annual Pub Golf Crawl! Practice round begins at 5pm at Big Bang! Don't forget to also complete your two holes! Next stop, Gordon Biersch to complete a hole, followed by two holes each at R Bar, Three-Legged Mare, & 343 Front Street! Come dressed in your best golf attire. This is a 9 hole game! This golf game is scored by chugs, not swings! Prizes will be awarded! RSVP today! 30 salads and 12+ meat options at Rodizio Rodizio Grill is the first authentic Brazilian style steakhouse in the U.S. Its all-inclusive menu offers unlimited appetizers, over 30 gourmet salads, and a dozen plus rotisserie grilled meats, served tableside by Brazilian Gauchos. Looking for something authentic? At Ted's Montana Grill, authentic is something you'll experience. It's also something you'll taste. American favorites made 100% fresh, handprepared and served with pride. Go gather up your friends and family, and we'll get your table ready! Attention Vegans! Sunny Street Cafe is serving up Vegan brunch every Saturday from 6:30am - 2pm! The menu Page 08
includes Patio weather is quickly disappearing, so come out today to enjoy a delicious breakfast or lunch.....we have new menu items too! For more information at the Arena District, visit online at .arenadistrict.com
OTHER ARENA DISTRICT EVENTS Hello My Name Is at 343 Front Street Sat. Sept. 8, 9:30pm ZZ Ward at The Basement Tues. Sept. 11, 6:30pm SafetySuit at The Basement Sat. Sept. 15, 7pm Jesse Bruton & Friends at 343 Front Street Weds. Sept. 12, 5pm RUSH at the Nationwide Arena Thur. Sept. 20, 7:30pm Brad Paisley at the Nationwide Arena Fri. Oct. 5, 7:30pm
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People to See: The daughter of Tammy Wynette and George Jones will perform on Saturday, September 15, at 7:30 pm at the historic Murphy Theatre. See for yourself that the family's musical legacy is in fine hands. Tamala Georgette has been singing with one or both parents since the age of three. She recorded her first single with her Dad, “Daddy Come Home” when she was only ten years old and performed it on an HBO special. More recently Georgette has recorded 2 cd's with Heart of Texas Records "A Slightly Used Woman" and "Strong Enough to Cry." Georgette’s new tribute album to her mother will be out next month while her most recent CD “When Tractors Fly” is still popular and will be featured during her concert. For tickets call 877-274-3848 or visit www.themurphytheatre.org. Tickets range from $26 to $35.50. The Murphy is located at 50 W. Main St., Wilmington, OH 45177 It may have been the goal of clearing her parents' name that made Georgette Jones decide to write a book about her family life with country stars, she said, but that in the long run it became a way of becoming closer to her family. "Initially, (writing the book) was to clear their name or let people know that the images from the media about their past were different," she said. "The media showed my mom as this tragic woman of divorce and my dad as the partying outlaw." Her new book, "The Three of Us: Growing Up with Tammy and George" is now on sale. For more information, visit www.georgettejonesmusic.com September, 2012
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Hear Ye, Hear Ye! HARVEYSBURG - Ye olde Renaissance Festival is now in full swing. Prepare thyself for a non-stop, day-long adventure! Queen Elizabeth and over 150 costumed characters invite you to this 30-acre re-created 16th Century English village where you can enjoy over 400 years of fun in a single day! Featuring nearly 100 shows daily on 11 stages, over 135 unique arts and crafts shops, hearty food and drink fit for Kings, games of skill and human-powered rides to amuse all ages, the Ohio Renaissance Festival offers something for everyone! Join us for a time traveling experience your family won't soon forget! Voted "Best Entertainment Value," Jousting knights, maidens in distress, dueling swordsmen and merry minstrels all have visitors stepping back in time to 1572 England. Enjoy games of skill and human-powered rides. Hold your breath while watching the daring fire jugglers. More than 135 world-class artisans will be present at this year’s festival providing the most unique shopping experience found anywhere. Find hand made wares such as clothing, jewelry, pottery, weaponry, home dÊcor, art, and more. Demonstrations of time honored crafts like coin striking, glass blowing, stone carving, leather tooling, boot making, candle making, blacksmithing, metalsmithing, and weaving can also be seen. Open 10:30am to 6pm, rain or shine, discount tickets are available at www.renfestival.com or at your local Kroger. Admission at the gate is $19.99 for adults and $9.99 for children ages 5-12. The event runs weekends through October 14. For more information visit online at www.renfestival.com or call 513-897-7000. Page 10
Thrill to the death-defying full armored joust! Hard hits delivered three times each day by the gallant knights and gorgeous steeds of the Knights of Valour, led by World Champion and host of TV's "Full Metal Jousting", Shane Adams.
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Places to Go: The Adena Mansion
is an all new presentation co-written by Stephanie Watters and Geoff Smith,
both familiar faces in Southeastern and Chillicothe High Schools. The writers will also codirect the dramatic event. Several experienced actors will be doing their best to convince you that they didn’t do it. Tickets are available for either September 14th or 15th by contacting The Adena Mansion Visitors’ Center in person at 847 Adena Road, Chillicothe, or by telephone at 740772-1500 extension 102. Seating is limited and reservations are strongly suggested. The mystery part of the evening will begin at 6 p.m. and dinner will follow at 7
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SOLVE A NEW MYSTERY AT THE ADENA MANSION Adena Dinner and Murder Mystery CHILLICOTHE - The Adena Mansion once again will become the place to be if you wish to hone your skills as a rookie crime solver in an entertaining atmosphere filled with great food and a murder mystery. This year’s murder mystery will be “The Case of the
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p.m. Tickets for AMGS members are $40 per person and non-member tickets are $45. Admission includes both the mystery and the dinner. Prizes will be awarded each evening at the conclusion of the program. For more information, please call 1-800-319-7248 or check out www.adenamansion.com Adena Mansion & Gardens was the home of Ohio’s 6th governor, Thomas Worthington. For more information, please call 1-800319-7248 or check out www.adenamansion.com. Adena is located at the south end of Adena Road, off Pleasant Valley Road, which is the first road off State Route 104, just north of the US 35 interchange at the north edge of Chillicothe.
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Butler County Visitors Bureau www.gettotheBC.com HAMILTON – Butler County welcomes the return of the Great Miami River Days, September 8-9 on the banks of the Miami River in Hamilton. This year’s river festival promises to be the most exciting year yet. This year, the festival will host drag boat races featuring the biggest and loudest speedboats in the area, skydiving from Team Fastrax, and a fantastic fireworks display by the award winning Extreme Pyrotechnics. In addition to high speed water races and a fireworks display, the festival will include hang glide demonstrations from the Ohio Flyers, a pontoon plane, a jet ski show, wake boarding, rowing, live music, a beer garden, and more. “River Day’s is one of Hamilton’s biggest events. The festival is perfect for families because it offers a big list of activities for kids and adults,” said Tara August, 2012
Meier, Marketing Director for the Butler County Visitors Bureau. “You get the opportunity to see some really unique water sports and water events that only happen once a year during this event.” Come hear the Miami River roar at this years’ Great Miami River Days. Great Miami River Days run on Saturday, September 8 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Sunday, September 9 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Proceeds from the festival benefit the Miami Conservancy District’s Great Miami River Recreation Trail. For more information about Butler County events and festivals or planning your next trip to Butler County, visit www.GetToTheBC.com. For more information about the Great Miami River Days visit www.greatmiamiriverdays.org. www.TheWeekenderMagazine.com
The Butler County Visitors Bureau (BCVB) is a destination marketing organization dedicated to creating exceptional tourism experiences for visitors throughout Butler County. VISION: Trailblazing in tourism through industry-leading visitor services that set new performance benchmarks for... • Contributions to the economic development of Butler County • Capabilities of the staff we employ and the systems we use • Contentment from the visitors we serve MISSION: Crafting exceptional experiences, start to finish, professional to recreational, for visitors throughout Butler County with our... • Visitor Experience Enhancement ProgramTM (VEEP) • Philosophy: coupling great experiences to our destination • Process: discovering opportunities; defining goals; designing visits; delivering excellence • People: satisfying every visitor we serve •Places: encompassing all regions of Butler County Page 13
Calendar of Events: CLINTON COUNTY CORN FESTIVAL
MAYHEM & MYSTERY DINNER
Sept. 7-9/WILMINGTON - At the Clinton County Fairgrounds. Help us celebrate our agricultural heritage as we honor one of the area’s biggest industries with a threeday extravaganza. This festival features antique farm machinery, a parade, games, all types of food made from corn, a quilt show, musical entertainment, antiques, crafts and the Corn Olympics! Admission is $4 daily or a weekend pass can be purchased for $7. For more information call 937-383-5676.
Sept. 17,21,24/DAYTON - Eighties Epilogue 7-9:30 p.m. Oh yes, it s Eighties Night. Against all odds, Jessie always hopes in one way or another to pull in a big crowd for the celebration at the Come Dancing Club. Jessie s former business partner knows there is something going on. It s inevitable; and only time will tell if Jessie s not going to take it or if this is the time to be starting over. One careless whisper causes them to go round and round until someone hits with their best shot. Who can it be now? Our lips are sealed until you solve the crime. Script written by Jerry and Tamra Francis. Performances presented at The OKTOBERFEST Sept. 28-9/WILMINGTON - 7 - 11p.m. Friday and Spaghetti Warehouse, 36 W. Fifth St. Tickets are $25.95 noon to 11 p.m. Saturday. Located at St. Columbkille per person for dinner and Mystery Show; tax and gratuity Catholic Church, 73 N. Mulberry St., this celebration not included. Call 937-461-3913 for reservations. blends a time-honored German festival with the vitality DISCOVERY KIDS and charm of small-town America. Featuring traditional Sept. 19/TRENTON - Explore the wonders of the natGerman polka and other styles of music and authentic German or traditional festival foods. There are also many ural world through stories, crafts, songs, snacks and fun games of chance, Monte Carlo tournaments and kids hands-on activities! 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. or 1-2 p.m. $2 per games. Admission is free. child activity fee. Call 513-867-5835 for more information. www.yourmetroparks.net. www.wilmingtonoktoberfest.org
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