THIS WEEK IN APRIL

  1. Sunday Feb 12 OPERA OVERTURE SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12; 5 PM @ The Greene An OPERA OVERTURE of Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet will be presented by Dr. Sam Dorf. Dayton Opera will perform the opera at The Schuster Center on February 24 and 26. For more...
  2. Sunday Feb 12 SECOND SUNDAY FREE WRITERS’ WORKSHOP SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12; 2 PM @ The Greene SECOND SUNDAY FREE WRITERS’ WORKSHOP Some of the staff and AWW faculty/trustees of the Antioch Writers’ Workshop will give a review of their Spring One-Day Workshop and their Summer Full-Week Workshop. They...
  3. Wednesday Feb 15 ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY INFORMATION SESSION WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15; 6 -7 PM @ The Greene ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY INFORMATION SESSION. People wanting to learn more about Antioch University are invited to this information session. Please call Oscar Robinson at 937-769-1823 to let him know you’ll be coming....
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OPERA OVERTURE

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12; 5 PM @ The Greene

An OPERA OVERTURE of Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet will be presented by Dr. Sam Dorf.

Dayton Opera will perform the opera at The Schuster Center on February 24 and 26. For more information, please call 937-228-3630.