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September 8, 2010 by Jonathan McNeal
closeAuthor: Jonathan McNeal
Name: Jonathan McNeal
Email: theneon@msn.com
Site: http://www.neonmovies.com
About: Jonathan McNeal, a graduate of Wright State's Motion Picture Production program, has been managing THE NEON in downtown Dayton since the Fall of 2001. Having grown up in a small town in northeast Ohio, the idea of an independent movie theater that showed hard-to-find films seemed like something that could only be found in a major metropolis. Upon moving to Dayton in the early 1990's, finding THE NEON was a was like finding a new home.
McNeal's film work includes the documentary of Dayton's beloved drag troupe - THE RUBI GIRLS. The doc premiered in San Francisco in 2003 and played across the country and as far away as Australia. The film continues to be played at night clubs and on college campuses as an educational and outreach tool.
McNeal himself has been a part of the performance troupe since 1997.See Authors Posts (20)
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Hello Everyone.
We’re holding steady this week. Both GET LOW and GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE were hits over the holiday weekend! If you haven’t had the chance to see them (or need to see them again), hurry down…we plan to open JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK on Sept. 17.
Next Wednesday, September 15th at 7:30 [...]
September 8, 2010 by Jonathan McNealcloseAuthor: Jonathan McNeal
Name: Jonathan McNeal
Email: theneon@msn.com
Site: http://www.neonmovies.com
About: Jonathan McNeal, a graduate of Wright State's Motion Picture Production program, has been managing THE NEON in downtown Dayton since the Fall of 2001. Having grown up in a small town in northeast Ohio, the idea of an independent movie theater that showed hard-to-find films seemed like something that could only be found in a major metropolis. Upon moving to Dayton in the early 1990's, finding THE NEON was a was like finding a new home.
McNeal's film work includes the documentary of Dayton's beloved drag troupe - THE RUBI GIRLS. The doc premiered in San Francisco in 2003 and played across the country and as far away as Australia. The film continues to be played at night clubs and on college campuses as an educational and outreach tool.
McNeal himself has been a part of the performance troupe since 1997.See Authors Posts (20)
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Hello!
After one slight delay, I made it to Toronto and have begun to map out my 1st day – which will start bright and early tomorrow. I plan to screen 3 or 4 films – barring no problems with my check-in (TIFF has rearranged everything geographically this year…so there will be a new learning curve).
I [...]
September 7, 2010 by onStageDayton
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Name: Shane Anderson and David Brush
Email: onStageDayton@gmail.com
Site: http://www.encoretheatercompany.com/
About: Shane Anderson & David Brush work with Encore Theater Company in downtown Dayton. ETC works out of the new Arts Collective on Fifth Street, alongside Zoot Theatre Company & Rhythm in Shoes.
ETC's mission is to participate in the development of new works of musical theater through three arms: a new musical reading series, mainstage productions & MusicalWorld podcast (which highlights new shows, composing teams and performers).
ETC is currently preparing for it's production of Johnathan Larson's RENT, which will be performed June 3-5 in downtown Dayton's C{space. You can get more information and tickets by visiting www.RENTdayton.orgSee Authors Posts (12)
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Top 14 Picks for the 2010-11 Local Theater Season
Shane Anderson & David Brush
So there is all this talk about how great the arts are in Dayton. You keep hearing how that for a city of it’s size, Dayton is like numero uno for arts organizations, but you never know quite for sure what show you [...]
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September 6, 2010 by Jonathan McNealcloseAuthor: Jonathan McNeal
Name: Jonathan McNeal
Email: theneon@msn.com
Site: http://www.neonmovies.com
About: Jonathan McNeal, a graduate of Wright State's Motion Picture Production program, has been managing THE NEON in downtown Dayton since the Fall of 2001. Having grown up in a small town in northeast Ohio, the idea of an independent movie theater that showed hard-to-find films seemed like something that could only be found in a major metropolis. Upon moving to Dayton in the early 1990's, finding THE NEON was a was like finding a new home.
McNeal's film work includes the documentary of Dayton's beloved drag troupe - THE RUBI GIRLS. The doc premiered in San Francisco in 2003 and played across the country and as far away as Australia. The film continues to be played at night clubs and on college campuses as an educational and outreach tool.
McNeal himself has been a part of the performance troupe since 1997.See Authors Posts (20)
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Hello Everyone,
I’ve got a long list of things that need to be done before leaving for Toronto…and testing out the blog is one of them.
On Wednesday afternoon, I’ll fly out of Dayton to Toronto. On Thursday morning, I’ll pick up my pass and start seeing movies. I’m excited to see new films from some of [...]
September 3, 2010 by Jonathan McNealcloseAuthor: Jonathan McNeal
Name: Jonathan McNeal
Email: theneon@msn.com
Site: http://www.neonmovies.com
About: Jonathan McNeal, a graduate of Wright State's Motion Picture Production program, has been managing THE NEON in downtown Dayton since the Fall of 2001. Having grown up in a small town in northeast Ohio, the idea of an independent movie theater that showed hard-to-find films seemed like something that could only be found in a major metropolis. Upon moving to Dayton in the early 1990's, finding THE NEON was a was like finding a new home.
McNeal's film work includes the documentary of Dayton's beloved drag troupe - THE RUBI GIRLS. The doc premiered in San Francisco in 2003 and played across the country and as far away as Australia. The film continues to be played at night clubs and on college campuses as an educational and outreach tool.
McNeal himself has been a part of the performance troupe since 1997.See Authors Posts (20)
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Hello Everyone.
The next several weeks are full of special events. In addition to seeing all of our engagements, you’ll want to get out your calendar to make certain you don’t miss many of these unique opportunities to see so many great films at THE NEON.
GET LOW – the new highly acclaimed film with Robert [...]
Hello, I’m Holly Michael - farm wife, mother, blogger , DMM crazy headline writer and communications professional who has worked at some of Dayton’s largest companies. I straddle the sometimes equally stinky worlds of agriculture and corporate life, so you don’t have to.
The 158th Montgomery County Fair started today. Along with rides, food, [...]
August 27, 2010 by Bill Pote
closeAuthor: Bill Pote
Name: Bill Pote
Email: bpote1@gmail.com
Site: http://www.daytonmostmetro.com
About: Bill is the founder and creator of DaytonMostMetro.com, and has written hundreds of articles about Dayton since 2006. An urban advocate, he has lived in Downtown Dayton with his wife Shannon and yellow lab Cody since 2003 (with a daughter added in 2007) and has been very involved with various committees and grasssroots efforts with the aim to improve the urban core of Dayton.
Professionally, Bill is the president of ResConnex, Inc. - a technology consulting firm that is now specializing in the use of project management methodologies and Internet technology to help organize and manage community-driven projects. In his spare time he enjoys bike riding and enjoying the many great things to see, do and get involved with in Dayton.See Authors Posts (126)
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On any given day or night in the Oregon District, bikes can be found fighting for a spot along the patio fence of Blind Bob’s, located at 430 E. 5th street in Dayton’s Oregon District. Bar owners Bob and Lisa Mendenhall talked to their manager, Nate Mendenhall, about commissioning a local artist to create a [...]
August 26, 2010 by Jonathan McNealcloseAuthor: Jonathan McNeal
Name: Jonathan McNeal
Email: theneon@msn.com
Site: http://www.neonmovies.com
About: Jonathan McNeal, a graduate of Wright State's Motion Picture Production program, has been managing THE NEON in downtown Dayton since the Fall of 2001. Having grown up in a small town in northeast Ohio, the idea of an independent movie theater that showed hard-to-find films seemed like something that could only be found in a major metropolis. Upon moving to Dayton in the early 1990's, finding THE NEON was a was like finding a new home.
McNeal's film work includes the documentary of Dayton's beloved drag troupe - THE RUBI GIRLS. The doc premiered in San Francisco in 2003 and played across the country and as far away as Australia. The film continues to be played at night clubs and on college campuses as an educational and outreach tool.
McNeal himself has been a part of the performance troupe since 1997.See Authors Posts (20)
Filed under Film
Hello Everyone.
We’ve got a lot going on in the next several weeks…and there are many more events in the works. These special events are going to keep us on our toes, but I’m certain you’ll be interested in many of them.
As predicted last week, COCO CHANEL & IGOR STRAVINSKY could only stick around [...]
Sometimes visitors to Yellow Springs ask, “Where’s the Art? I heard this was an art town but there aren’t rows of galleries like other art towns I’ve visited.”
Here’s my answer “the whole town is a gallery.” Art is everywhere in Yellow Springs, you sit on it – the mosaic benches and the painted daisy benches. [...]
Congrats to our winners: Amy, David, Rebecca, Maribeth and Kristi!
The marketing representatives at the fair will e-mail you for your mailing address.
It’s county fair time and thanks to the great connections of our Rural Life correspondent, DaytonMostMetro.com has FIVE carload passes to the Montgomery County Fair to give away.
The Montgomery County Fair runs September 1-6 at the fairgrounds [...]
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