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Please join us for a very special evening celebrating the highly anticipated debut album release “Honey & Sage” by The Luv Locz Experiment. This album is the fruit of years of labor, so we’d love to see you out to support this up-and-coming Dayton reggae band at the newly renovated Brightside Music & Event Venue downtown!
Route 88 is a southwest Ohio group fueled by bourbon and great music. Our music appeals to music lovers of all ages and consists of everything from rock to country with a few other surprises in between.
The City of Springboro’s popular Concerts in the Park Series at the North Park Amphitheater, 195 Tamarack Trail, is set to kick off on June 25. Sing along to your favorite tunes as the City of Springboro and Park Board present a terrific lineup that includes 11 FREE concerts. Bring your own seating—we’re ready for summer! Here’s the lineup:
Friday, June 25 Face to Face – Tribute to Elton John & Billy Joel
Saturday, June 26 122nd Army Reserve Band
Sunday, July 4 Elvis Tribute & fireworks display
Tuesday, July 6 Blackwater Band
Friday, July 9 Slippery When Wet –The Ultimate Bon Jovi Tribute
Tuesday, July 13 Fleetwood Gold – Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
Friday, July 16 McGuffey Lane
Tuesday, July 20 Bohemian Funk
Friday, July 23 Hotel California – Original Tribute to the Eagles
Tuesday, July 27 The Little Mermen, featuring all Disney music
Friday, July 30 Resurrection– A Journey Tribute
Tuesday and Saturday concerts start at 7 pm and Friday and Sunday concerts begin at 7:30 pm. New this year is a July 4th concert ending with a fireworks display.
In addition, the City is planning a variety of free entertainment in the outdoor area at Wright Station to start in late June.
In response to COVID-19 restrictions, the City will follow all guidelines from the State which include monitoring the number of attendees, requiring facial coverings and social distancing in the seating areas and food and beverage lines, and providing hand sanitation stations in the concert area. There will be one entrance and one exit for the seating area.
Come enjoy a night of blues with The Doug Hart Band 
$3 fireball until 9 
Come see Nashville Recoriding Artist “JAYME” and listen to their own brand of country original music!! Plus all your favorite multi-genre hits!! From Miranda Lambert to Janis Joplin! JAYME has something for everyone!
Until Rust plays your favorite Rock classics from the 70’s on up to present day along with some country and many more things to come in our ever expanding cover and original song book!
Old Seed will play Stuart’s Opera House on Thursday, April 1, 2021 at 7:30pm (both in-person and livestream options available)! Old Seed is Zeke Hutchison, Matt McElroy, and Joe Burdock having a fun time playing tunes from the region and remembering players who played the music in the past. They are all neighbors in the western part of Athens County, Ohio.
Per health department recommendations, we are permitted to host 100 guests for this live show. Guests will be admitted to the theater on a first come, first served basis. In addition to the live, in-person performances, we will also be livestreaming this show at stuartsoperahouse.org. Both the in-person show and the livestream will be available to watch free of charge at stuartsoperahouse.org, but donations to Stuart’s Opera House are welcomed and encouraged.
Zeke (Zekey) Hutchison has been playing the mandolin since he was a kid. Grandson of Ohio fiddler John W. Hutchison (the Seed) and son of banjo player Robert (Zeke) Hutchison.
Matthew McElroy over the last couple of decades has performed, taught & recorded across the United States playing either the guitar, the fiddle or the 5 string banjo. When he is not doing whatever he was doing he is doing something else while always spinning at 78 rpm.
Joe Burdock started busking at age 16 traveling and playing all over, while the traveling made place, people, and the musical connection a small obsession. He now is a dance caller, multi instrumentalist, and mild homesteader.
IMPORTANT INFO:
Stuart’s Opera House, like all performance venues, have been shuttered since March of 2020. The only way we can all safely get the live performance industry back is if everyone agrees to adhere to strict safety protocol. We greatly appreciate your respect for and support of the following guidelines.
This is a socially distanced event that will take place indoors in our historic theater. You should enter with the guest(s) you intend to sit with for the event. A nose and mouth covering is required to be properly worn for all of those in attendance. No one will be allowed entry without a face covering. Stuart’s Opera House will have face coverings available for guests who need one. The mask must be worn at all times, including in the Theater and the Grand Lobby. If you are taking a drink, the mask may be removed to do so, but must immediately be put back on after you are done taking the drink.
The historic Sorg Opera House is proud to present Willie and Family Live! A tribute to Willie Nelson. Michael Moore’s tribute to the legendary Willie Nelson brings a night of classic country hits from the red headed stranger to the storied stage inside the Sorg Theater. Catch all of Willie’s hits, including “Whiskey River,” “Good Hearted Woman,” “Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys,” “Beer for my Horses,” “Georgia,” “Always on My Mind,” “On the Road Again,” and many more! It’s real outlaw country in a truly must see show.
Dayton Opera is thrilled to celebrate its 60th Anniversary with an Opera Star Recital featuring the sensational soprano, Angel Blue. This recital will also celebrate a special 25th anniversary of Artistic Director Thomas Bankston’s leadership of Dayton Opera.
Acclaimed for the beauty of her voice and her stunning stage presence, Angel Blue is quickly rising to the top of her profession. Placido Domingo has described the versatile soprano as “the next Leontyne Price,” and critics speak enthusiastically of her shining, agile upper register and “smoky” middle register.
An opera star in high demand worldwide, Angel Blue has performed in over 35 countries in the last six years, including appearances with the Berlin Philharmonic, Israeli Philharmonic, Teatro alla Scala, Vienna Stadtsoper, Dresden Semperoper, London Philharmonic Orchestra, and San Francisco Opera. Ms. Blue made her Royal Albert Hall debut as a featured guest at the “Classic FM Live” concert in April 2015. She is a regular host/presenter for the BBC Proms and appears frequently on BBC television. Last season, she performed the lead role of Bess in the critically acclaimed and Grammy Award-winning production of the Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess at The Metropolitan Opera.
Wood n Steel Revival, Featuring Once Again, A Legend. The Lonzo Solo, “Lonnie Helton” From the Sideshow Band!! Bringing to you Acoustic Solo Live Rock and Country Music. Come Join Us For Some Fun!! Remember To Tip Your Bar Tender!!
