Category Archives: Local Artists

This Day in History – June 27th, 1872

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Paul Laurence Dunbar was born on June 27, 1872 in Dayton, Ohio on Howard Street. His parents were former slaves who escaped from Kentucky, then met in Dayton after the war. He published his first works in 1892 while working as an elevator operator. Overall, Dunbar wrote twelve books of poetry, four books of short stories, five novels, and a play before his death in 1906.

My lady love lives far away,
And oh my heart is sad by day,
And ah my tears fall fast by night,
What may I do in such a plight.

Why, miles grow few when love is fleet,
And love, you know, hath flying feet;
Break off thy sighs and witness this,
How poor a thing mere distance is.

My love knows not I love her so,
And would she scorn me, did she know?
How may the tale I would impart
Attract her ear and storm her heart?

Calm thou the tempest in my breast,
Who loves in silence loves the best,
But bide thy time, she will awake,
No night so dark but morn will break.

But though my heart so strongly yearn,
My lady loves me not in turn,
How may I win the blest reply
That my void heart shall satisfy.

Love breedeth love, be thou but true,
And soon thy love shall love thee, too;
If Fate hath meant you heart for heart,
There’s naught may keep you twain apart.

Local Artist, Christina Lewis

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Christina Lewis is a local artist whose talent speaks for itself.

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Christina’s talent is not limited to her painting, she is also a writer. She is currently involved in a collaborative book with Rachael Redolfi called The Tchacata Machine. The Tchacata Machine is an online serial novel described as sci-fi and spans multiple planets, includes alien races and has been described using terms such as: space opera, derelict Appalachian small towns, caves, gore, and horror.

Christina will be showing her artwork in Sideshow, which starts tonight!

Where:
Yellow Cab Tavern
700 East 4th Street
Dayton, Ohio 45402

When:
Friday, May 24th from 5pm to 1am
Saturday, May 25th from 3pm to 1am

Check out the Sideshow Facebook Page for more details of the event!

Gem City Made Craft Show

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We went to the Gem City Made craft show on May 4th and saw so many great and creative things!

Some of our favorite vendors were:

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Don’t forget this weekend is the 46th annual World A’Fair!! This international festival will have over 50 countries/cultures represented this year.

Where:
Dayton Convention Center
22 E 5th Street
Dayton, OH 45402

When:
Friday, May 17th from 5pm to 11pm
Saturday, May 18th from 11am to 11pm
Sunday, May 19th from 11am to 6pm

Dayton Crafty Con 2019

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We went to Crafty Con on April 5th, and had a blast!

As we do every year, we absolutely loved all of the fantastic scented lotions, candles, waxes, and soaps at Tasha’s Common Scents – especially the Black Ice, Volcano, and Thunderstorm scents!

We also had an absolute blast talking to Sew Late at Night learning all of the backstories of the creatures they make.

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“Realign” by Matt Penny

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Releasing today! Realign is an instrumental album by local artist, Matt Penny. We talked to Matt and asked for some information about his album and honestly, he said it best:

“Realign has been the longest project I’ve ever worked on. I started initially in late 2015. I realize now I was way too ambitious when it came to my expectations. I had released some stuff in high school, but I wanted something that sounded a little more professional. I had been in recording studios before and thought you basically just turned knobs until it sounded good. I had no idea that mixing/mastering/engineering music was a whole other level of skill. It’s an art in itself, just like song writing.

Matt Penny

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