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- Opening Registration and Soliciting Speakers for Ohio Mathematics Contest (OMC)
- (Feb. 9) FW: Reminder: MLK School Program Awards Ceremony
- FW: [New announcement] CEO Survey
- FW: Call For Entries: One Small Voice
- FW: Cheap Seats February 2018
- FW: Library Links Newsletter: Tax Help, Black History Month, and Food for Fines
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Registration is now opened for
Ohio Mathematics Contest
Saturday, April 7, 2018
Sinclair Conference Center (Building 12)
Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH 45402
This year's OMC will be held at the Conference Center, Sinclair Community College on April 7. The check-in of the pre-registered students will begin at 12:30 pm and ends at 1:20 pm. All students are required to be in the orientation that will be given in the Smith Auditorium in Building 12. The test will begin at 2:00 pm sharp. If you have taken the OMC before, please note that the venue is changed to the Sinclair Community College, instead of Wright State University. To claim any awards, the contestants MUST be at the Award Ceremony beginning at 5:00 pm.
The parking will be different from parking at the WSU. Please allow some extra time if you are new to the Sinclair Community College campus.
The OMC is open to all students of grades 4th through 11th. If you want to register online, please visit https://www.ksea.org/NMSC/registration.asp, select 'Dayton-OH' radio button and then click 'continue' button at the bottom of the page. If you select to pay fee 'on Site', it will be considered as on-site registration and the fee will be $40, instead of early registration fee of $30. Please visit www.mpen-ohio.net/OMC for more details. If you want to register by USPS mail, please use one of the attached forms (that can also be downloaded from the website).
Finally, we also accept applications for Physics exam. Unlike Math contest, the Physics exam allows 12th graders, but from the 9th grader and with only one exam competing all participating students together. The exam will be given before the Math exams, say between 10:30am and 12:30 pm.
Please feel free to contact Mrs. SangHee Strobel (sanghee7@gmail.com), Vice President of KSEA-Dayton Branch, if you have any further questions.
Soliciting for Speakers at Ohio Mathematics Contest (OMC)
The annual Ohio Mathematics Contest will be held on Saturday, April 7, 2018 at the Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio.
During the time when students take the tests from 2:00 pm, their parents are free until students finish their exams (at 3:00 pm for grades 4 through 8, and at 3:30 pm for grades 9 through 11). And then, students and parents will wait --- for the period when we score students' answers, record their scores and determine winners --- until the Award Ceremony which will begin at 5:00 pm.
As you may be aware of, the Mathematical skills form a backbone knowledge on pursuing careers in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The purpose of the OMC is to stimulate interests in mathematics among upper elementary, middle and high school students and to recognize those who exhibit exceptional talents in Mathematical skills. To enrich these students of highly talented in Mathematics, as well as to enlightening their parents' knowledge and interests, we have been offering seminars, workshops and/or demonstrations related to the STEM fields.
To this end, we need highly motivated persons to give:
1. a 50-minite presentation to the parents between 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
2. a few presentations to lower-grade (possibly to upper-grade) students
3. a few presentations to upper-grade (possibly to lower-grade) students.
As far as concerning contents, you may choose any topic to promote parents' knowledges and interests to guide their children to go into STEM fields and promote students' enthusiasm in learning Mathematics. The time duration would be in 20, 30, 45 and 50 minutes depending on your preparations. If you are interested in, please contact me at Munsup.seoh@wright.edu
We also need your help with these tasks: (1) Greet and check-in students before the test (12:30 pm– 1:50 pm), (2) Proctor exams and grade papers (1:30 pm -4:30 pm) and (3) Help Award Ceremony (5:00 pm – 6:00pm). We still need a few more volunteers. Please let me (mseoh@siscom.net) know with your choice of task to help us.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any further questions.
From: MARGARET PETERS
Subject: FW: Reminder: MLK School Program Awards Ceremony
Just wanted to send a reminder that the 33rd Annual Margaret Peters MLK Youth Art/Poetry/Prose/Scholarship Awards Ceremony is this Friday, February 9 7-9PM at Thurgood Marshall High School. If you would like to volunteer to help set-up, please arrive to the school at 6PM.
Please share the facebook event page: https://www.facebook. com/events/1505495402881647/ with your communities and networks - this is a great opportunity to support our youth and our honor our elders in the midst of some challenging times in our city and district. Now more than ever we need to come together and strengthen our community ties.
From: Sinclair Workforce Development
Subject: [New announcement] CEO Survey
Announcement in Sinclair Workforce Development
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From: Victoria Theatre
Subject: Call For Entries: One Small Voice
Aspiring female singer-songwriters in the Dayton region, ages 13 and up:
Be one of up to 20 participants selected to participate in a month-long song writing boot camp that will immerse you in the music industry, culminating in the creation of a signature song which you will have the opportunity to professionally record and share live.
Complete an online submission form and upload a 60-90 second video of yourself singing and accompanying yourself in a song of your choice.
SUBMISSION FORM WILL BE LIVE ON FEBRUARY 5 AT 10 A.M.
Visit victoriatheatre.com/one-small-voice for complete details!
This project was inspired by BEAUTIFUL – THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL (at the Schuster Center May 22-27, 2018) which centers around Carole King's real-life journey from writing songs with her then-husband (Gerry Goffin) for other artists to finding her own voice as a solo artist after her marriage ended. This project aims to give women the confidence to find and use their musical voices as a creative force in the world.
From: Ticket Center Stage
Subject: Cheap Seats February 2018
HOW IT WORKS
Dayton Power & Light Company CHEAP SEATS are $10 seats available mostly in the upper balcony at the Schuster Center and balcony at the Victoria Theatre for select performances. These seats are only available to purchase online and are limited in quantity. Seats are sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
Here's how it works:
- You'll receive one email a month with information about what $10 tickets are available for the next month's performances.
- $10 ticket are available while supplies last or until 48 hours before the performance.
- There's no charge to receive alerts.
- You can only buy DP&L Company CHEAP SEATS online. They are not available at the Box Office or by phone. DP&L Company CHEAP SEATS can be purchased by clicking the "Buy Now" buttons on this email or by clicking here.
- You will not be able to select specific seating locations, they are first-come, first-served and assigned by Ticket Center Stage. If you have special seating needs, please indicate this on your order by selecting the special needs ticket type.
- Tickets must be purchased together to be seated together.
- You can buy up to four (4) $10 tickets per show. Accounts found to have multiple orders with the total of tickets exceeding will be subject to cancellation.
- There is a $2 fee per order.
Your tickets will be available at the Box Office the day of the show, between 10 a.m. and showtime Monday through Friday and two hours prior to your performance on Saturday and Sunday.
CHEAP SEAT PERFORMANCES |
Paula Poundstone
Fresh on the heels of the release of her hilarious new book, The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness, comedian Paula Poundstone returns with her hilarious brand of unpredictable, improvisational humor. Poundstone can be heard regularly on NPR's No. 1 show, the Peabody-award winning weekly comedy news quiz "Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me!" When asked about Poundstone, "Wait, Wait" host Peter Sagal replied, "Paula Poundstone is the funniest human being I have ever known. Everything she does, thinks, or says is hilarious. She is made of funny. If you chopped her into bits, each piece would be hilarious. (But don't.) Air becomes funny having been breathed by her."
Victoria Theatre
February 10, 2018
Limited $10 Seats Available
Other seats available starting at $39
Cirque D'Or
With an array of the worlds greatest acrobats, contortionists and aerial artists, Cirque D'Or has been entertaining fans around the world with tremendous popularity. Their electrifying and mesmerizing stunts have been performed live on and above the stage with breathtaking aerial performances. The show travels with a cast of 30 performers from around the world and is a thrill-a-minute spectacle.
Victoria Theatre
February 11, 2018
Limited $10 Seats Available
Other seats available starting at $35
Bertie Gregory: A Wild Life
Photographer Bertie Gregory specializes in intimate shots of animals in their natural environment, whether that's a frigid Vancouver beach or the streets of London. In fact, it's in those spaces where nature and humanity coexist that he thrives -- a result, no doubt, of his teenage years chasing urban swans and pike with his camera. From up-close footage of a leopard stalking through Mumbai to evocative portraits of Vancouver's elusive coastal wolf, he has mastered the art of capturing what binds animal and human together.
Victoria Theatre
February 18 & 19, 2018
Limited $10 Seats Available Sunday 3 p.m. Performance Only
Other seats available starting at $27
Tribute To The Brill Building Songwriters: Sedaka, King, Bacharach And More
In Manhattan, near the intersection of Broadway and W. 49th, sits the Brill Building. A conglomeration of offices within this building belonged to companies in the music industry. And it was within these music businesses that singer-songwriters including Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Laura Nyro, Paul Anka, Dionne Warwick, Neil Sedaka, Carole King, Marvin Hamlisch, and Barry Mann blossomed. This evening's concert features some of the most well-known and pivotal songs from the late 1960s and early 1970s. It's an evening filled with music that you would have listened to on your radio while driving, sitting on your porch, or just lying back in your beanbag chair.
Mead Theatre - Schuster Center
February 23 & 24, 2018
Limited $10 Seats Available
Other seats available starting at $23
Reunited
Many gifted dancers have graced DCDC's stage over the decades. To honor their part in the company's long history, DCDC invites them to come back home and perform in the 2017-2018 winter concert, Reunited. Former DCDC dancers who still perform professionally will share the limelight with the current company.
Victoria Theatre
February 24, 2018
Limited $10 Seats Available
Other seats available starting at $27
The Barber Of Seville
"Figaro! Figaro! FI-GA-RO!" Mischief and matchmaking run rampant when opera's most famous barber returns to Dayton. Figaro not only cuts hair but is also a schemer and a matchmaker like no other. When the ardent young Count Almaviva needs a hand wooing high-spirited Rosina, he turns to Figaro to help him outwit Rosina's selfish old guardian, Dr. Bartolo. Buoyed by Rossini's bubbling music, this zany romance sweeps you along through unexpected twists and turns until an ending that leaves everyone happy. You'll be smiling, too!
Mead Theatre - Schuster Center
March 2 & 4, 2018
Limited $10 Seats Available
Other seats available starting at $28
Dailey & Vincent
Dubbed by CMT as the "Rock stars of Bluegrass," the Dailey & Vincent duo has been hailed throughout the music industry as one of the most exciting, reputable and elite bluegrass bands in America, having won numerous awards including three Grammy Award nominations for the 2014 Bluegrass Album of the Year; 14 IBMA Awards (International Bluegrass Music Awards); and four Dove Awards. And that was all in 2014. Since then, the duo started their national PBS special "Dailey & Vincent ALIVE! – In Concert." Dailey & Vincent also premiered their first national television series, "The Dailey & Vincent Show," on RFD-TV in early September of 2015. They were inducted into the Grand Ole' Opry in early 2017.
Victoria Theatre
March 4, 2018
Limited $10 Seats Available
Other seats available starting at $25
Bachelorette
Ten years out of high school, Regan, Gena and Katie convene in the luxurious bridal suite of their old friend, Becky, the night before her wedding in New YorkCity. Fueled by jealousy and resentment, the girls embark on a night of debauchery that goes from playfully wasted to devastatingly destructive. Their old fears, unfulfilled desires and deep bonds with each other transform a prenuptial bender into a night they'll never forget. A wicked black comedy about female friendship and growing up in an age of excess. This show is rated R for language, alcohol and drug use, sexual content, and nudity.
Mathile Theatre - Schuster Center
March 8-11, 2018
Limited $10 Seats Available
Adult $20 | Military, Student, Teacher/Educator $15
Swan Lake
Dayton Ballet is beaming with pride to present Pyotr Tchaikovsky's classic and stunning story ballet, Swan Lake! For the first time ever, this full-length masterpiece will be performed on the Mead stage of the Schuster Center to live music performed by the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra. The full professional Dayton Ballet company takes the stage with grace and athleticism for a presentation that will include, among other highlights, the full corps of 16 swans in the famous White Acts. What an incredible honor for the Dayton community to have this prestigious full-length ballet presented here by its own hometown ballet company. This epic event is a performance not to be missed!
Mead Theatre - Schuster Center
March 9-11, 2018
Limited $10 Seats Available
Other seats available starting at $17
Something Rotten!
With 10 Tony Award nominations including Best Musical, SOMETHING ROTTEN! is a "big, fat hit!" (New York Post). Set in the '90s -- the 1590s -- this hilarious smash tells the story of Nick and Nigel Bottom, two brothers who are desperate to write their own hit play while the "rock star" Shakespeare keeps getting all the hits. When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world's very first MUSICAL! With its heart on its ruffled sleeve and sequins in its soul, SOMETHING ROTTEN! is "The Producers + Spamalot + The Book of Mormon. Squared!" (New York Magazine).
Mead Theatre - Schuster Center
March 20-25, 2018
Limited $10 Seats Available
Other seats available starting at $25
Ticket Center Stage is the official ticketing outlet for events at the Schuster Center, Victoria Theatre and The Loft Theatre. When buying online or by phone, a service fee is added to each ticket. Some additional restrictions and additional fees may apply. Subject to availability. Prices subject to change.
From: Greene County Public Library
Subject: Library Links Newsletter: Tax Help, Black History Month, and Food for Fines
Letter from the Director
Dear Greene County Public Library Friends and Family,
The holidays have passed, but the season of giving continues here at Greene County Public Library. We are excited to bring our most popular and successful programs to you again this year, as well as the very best in books, movies, and music. Many of our programs this time of year focus on giving back.
It's tax time, and once again the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program will be in the Xenia Library from January to April helping community members to prepare their taxes. This award winning service has become an important part of helping people claim their returns.
February 11 to 17 will be Food for Fines Week! For every canned good a patron donates, one dollar will be deducted from their fines. Last year, this program brought in over 2,200 canned goods. The non-perishable food items are donated to each community's local food pantry. This year we are adding a pay-it-forward component to Food for Fines, so we can all do more together to fight hunger!
Speaking of giving back to our community, the Xenia Community Library is hosting a series of events during their Random Acts of Kindness Week. Each event focuses on giving back to a part of our community—Children's Hospital, Greenwood Manor Nursing Home, and the Family Violence Prevention Center. Check out the program calendar for more information.
Thank you for being the best friends a library could ask for.
Karl Colón, Director
Black Authors of Ohio
Ohio is not just the cradle of the presidents, but also the birthplace and home to many beloved African American writers. Ohio's black authors can boast many literary prizes, spanning from poetry awards to Nobels to Newberys. You'll also notice most of the writers are women. In celebration of Black History Month in February and Women's History Month in March, here are a few of Ohio's most revered writers:
Jacqueline Woodson is the Newbery Honor winning author of Brown Girl Dreaming, After Tupac and D Foster, Feathers, and Show Way. She was recently named the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature for the Library of Congress. Woodson continues to be active in the writing community and loves to promote the work of public libraries.
Virginia Hamilton, a local children's author, was awarded the Newbery Medal, the National Book Award, the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, and many more. The farmlands of southwestern Ohio had been home to Hamilton's family since the late 1850s, when her grandfather came to Ohio as an infant via the Underground Railroad. In 1969, Virginia and her husband and fellow writer, Arnold Adoff, built their "dream home" in Yellow Springs. The Greene County Public Library honors Virginia's legacy with a dedicated area inside Yellow Springs Community Library. Along the street outside is an historical marker noting her connection to the community.
Rita Dove was born in Akron, Ohio. Dove writes poetry, essays, and fiction. She attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, before publishing her first book of poetry in 1980. In 1987 she won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Six years later, Dove was named US Poet Laureate. At forty years old, she was the youngest poet ever elected to the position.
Toni Morrison was born in Lorain, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. Morrison is one of the most prestigious writers to hail from the Buckeye State having been awarded the Pulitzer, Nobel, and several other literary honors. Morrison has written novels, plays,
nonfiction, and children's books.
Paul Laurence Dunbar, the son of two former slaves, was born in Dayton, Ohio. He was taught to read by his mother, Matilda Murphy Dunbar. Dunbar published eleven volumes of poetry. Wright State University honors Dunbar by naming their library after him. You can tour Paul Laurence Dunbar's house in Dayton where you can see his personal treasures, including a bicycle given to him by the Wright brothers.
Tax Help
Greene County Public Library is once again coordinating with Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program (VITA) personnel to offer free tax assistance to area residents. Since first partnering with the library in 1986, VITA has helped area residents claim millions of dollars in tax returns. Xenia Head Librarian Melissa Fasanella is enthusiastic about the program. "Last year VITA assisted more than 2,700 people here at the Xenia Community Library. They were able to secure over three million dollars' worth of refunds and nearly one million dollars in earned income credit. That makes a big difference in our community and in peoples' lives."
VITA clients can expect assistance with most aspects of the tax filing and return process. Tax volunteers are trained in Federal, State [Ohio] and School District Income Tax Returns preparation, and can e-file all three returns for their clients. Clients can rest assured their returns are prepared in accordance with tax law and securely transmitted via computer. In some instances, people already have their taxes completed and only want someone to double-check them. Volunteers will be glad to assist those clients as well.
Xenia Community Library: VITA personnel will be at the library on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, starting January 26 and continuing through April 16, 2018. First come, first served. Please line up at the east (parking lot side) entrance. The schedule is as follows:
Mondays: 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Wednesdays: 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Fridays: 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Beavercreek Community Library will also have a few VITA sessions on select days. Patrons must schedule an appointment for a VITA session at Beavercreek. You may stop by or call the Beavercreek Reference desk at (937) 352-4001, option 3, to make an appointment. Registration begins on February 3 at 10 a.m.
Saturday, Feb. 17, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 24, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 25, 1 - 5 p.m.
Saturday, Mar. 3, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
You must have the following documents to receive VITA assistance:
1. Your Social Security card and the Social Security cards for everyone in your family that you will be claiming (no exceptions).
2. A valid photo ID.
3. All W-2 forms, Social Security statements, or proof of any other source of income.
4. Last year's tax return.
If you do not have this information, the VITA personnel will be unable to assist you.
From February 11-17, patrons with existing fines will receive $1 credit toward their fines for each canned good they donate. Credit will not be applied toward fees for lost or damaged items. If you're fine-free, you can still contribute to area food banks. Pay it forward by dropping off canned goods at the circulation desk. Librarians will put the overflow canned goods on display, which other library patrons may use to pay down their fines.
Online Book Club
The Online Book Club meets exclusively online. On the first of each month, we unveil a new book. On Mondays, we post blogs with videos, pictures, and questions to enhance your reading experience.
Upcoming Titles:
February: Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty & March: The Underdogs by Melissa Fay Greene
End of MPEN e-Newsletter
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