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(While Mike Arnold is on vacation at his home state fair party - an annual event in Missouri that he hasn’t missed in 10 years) I would like to visit with you a bit. As the county fairs and summer festivals wind down to make way for fall and harvest festivals and activities, many are returning from vacations and weekend getaways to start the back-to-school process. August is the month I take inventory of the wardrobe situation and take advantage of back to school sales. No, I don’t have kids in school anymore, but the grandkids make up for it. We just welcomed our 38th on my birthday. Welcome to our world, Khloe Barnett. She weighed 7 lbs, 3 oz. and was 20” long when born. Proud parents are Michael Jr. and Amanda Barnett. The calendar tells me there are only a couple weeks before school will be in session and the sports activities, fund raisers, and school concerts will also fill the days ahead. I see a lot of tired faces as I watch families stroll by our fair booths at various county fairs. I’m sure this summer’s heat has been hard on many. I encourage everyone to brouse through this last issue before school begins and get one last weekend getaway in before turning in the swimsuits and picnic baskets for schoolbooks or fall home improvement plans. Enjoy “Pink Days” at Kings Island and take a chance at winning a brand new 2012 Honda. See Page 7 for details. Take the whole family to the Miami County Fair for entertainment, Pig Races and lots of food and fun. See pages 9-11. Magic Mountain in Columbus celebrates Family Night on Fridays and unlimited mini golf or laser tag on Saturdays. See pages 14-15. Until next month, featuring Fall Home Improvement...
Great Miami River Days in Hamilton will host drag boat races featuring the biggest and loudest speedboats in the area. See details in article on page 13.
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2012-2013 Season Tickets Now On Sale!! CELTIC WOMAN April 23, 2013
AN EVENING WITH BRANFORD MARSALIS September 23, 2012
ROCK OF AGES May 21-22, 2013
MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL October 12-14, 2012
DREAMGIRLS June 4-9, 2013
OVER THE RHINE October 26, 2012 ANTHONY BOURDAIN November 18, 2012 IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS November 27-December 2, 2012 SHREK THE MUSICAL January 15-27, 2013 THE INTERGALACTIC NEMESIS: TARGET EARTH February 1, 2013 THE ADDAMS FAMILY March 5-10, 2013 GREEN DAY'S AMERICAN IDIOT March 12-14, 2013 EXPERIENCE THE BEATLES WITH RAIN March 26-27, 2013 August, 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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GO PINK!
CINCINNATTI – Now through August 25 during ‘Pink Days’ at Kings Island, guests can purchase pink rubber Snoopy’s for just $5 for one or 5 for $20 at the park, online or at Huntington Bank locations for a chance to win a brand new 2012 Honda Fit courtesy of Kings Honda and Performance Honda. The Snoopy’s are tossed into the Royal Fountain on International Street after they’re purchased. On August 25, one lucky Snoopy will be randomly selected from the fountain and the owner of that Snoopy will win the car. All proceeds from the Snoopy sales go directly to Susan G. Komen for the Cure Greater Cincinnati affiliate. While Kings Island specializes in thrill-inducing attractions with 200-foot drops, the park is also pretty good at raising hope. During ‘Pink Days’ at
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Kings Island now through August 25, guests can experience all the 364acre amusement and waterpark has to offer for just $31.99 when tickets are purchased in advance online – a savings of $22 off the regular adult front gate price!
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Things to Do Hand-throw Pottery WILMINGTON - The annual Wilmington Art & Pottery Festival is a two-day event which offers art at its finest. The festival location will again be at the Roberts Convention Centre on August 17 and 18. Specializing in high quality hand-thrown pottery, glassware, one-of-a-kind jewelry, sculpture, fabric arts, baskets, hand-painted apparel, blown glass, stained glass, wood creations, photography, wall art and more, this juried show delivers quality art items from functional to ornamental. Experience demonstrations from artist, such as potters, soap makers and basket weavers. Enjoy the delicious food and have a great time for
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all. Unique gift items and functional art from emerging artists as well as accomplished artists with world-wide acclaim will be on hand to answer questions and sell their wares. Admission is $4 per person for adults and children under the age of 12 will be admitted free. Parking will also be free. Produced by the Storer Family, of "Grandpa's Pottery" fame, the event began 10 years ago as a grassroots venture to bring a quality art show to southwest Ohio. Hours are Friday, August 17, noon to 9 p.m. and Saturday, August 18, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Roberts Convention Centre, 123 Gano Road, Wilmington,
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There are several unusual events and attractions taking place at at the Miami County Fair this year. If you've never been to a pig race, you're in for a real treat! Swifty and his friends don't do it for the money, what they really want is that Oreo cookie, waiting on a silver platter at the finish line! They run as fast as their little legs can take 'em, and then it's back to nap time to be ready for the next race! Swifty Swine travels all over the United States, bringing this unique form of family entertainment to their fans. They criss-cross the country in their shiny red trailer equipped with amenities not found in any barnyard. Be sure to get there early to get a good seat! The little piggies spend their youth at the race track, but never fail to bring home the bacon. Their careers last a single season, before they eat themselves out of a job. While some little piggies hang out in a muddy barn yard getting fat for their trip to the stockyards, Swifty Swine Productions, Racing Pigs are busy shaken the bacon around a 150 ft. oval track at some of the nations biggest fairs, festivals, and special events. Audiences will go hog wild as little Swifty (the swimming pig) plunges into the tank in an effort to break the current world record. These little superstars, enjoy such luxuries as air-conditioning, heating and their very own piggy potty.There’s even a color TV and stereo for the little piggies leisure time. They are bathed daily by their handlers, and while in training chow down or should we say pigout on high protein peg pellets, keeping them in tip top condition. If this isn’t enough, they are visited promptly every 30 days by a veterinarian who checks them over from snout to tail and updates their travel documents.Their every need is attended to by their handlers at their side 24 hours a day. August, 2012
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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
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