Each Mid-Day Arts Café begins with a delicious lunch box provided by Citilites at the Schuster Center at 11:30 a.m., with the presentation starting promptly at noon. Audiences will enjoy at program led by Dayton ballet Artistic Director, Karen Burke who will lead a demonstration of a ballet class and discuss the delicate technique of dancer partnering. Information about Dayton Ballet's presentation of The Nutcracker and remainder of their season will be available. A short Q&A session will conclude the luncheon.
New Lunch Menu:
New lunch options from Citilites at the Schuster Center are available to Mid-Day Arts Café patrons and include: turkey on ciabatta; ham and cheese on croissant; chicken curry on croissant; vegetarian harvest sandwich; vegan harvest sandwich; chicken Caesar salad; and a gluten-free chicken Caesar salad.
Doors open at 11:30 a.m. with the event starting promptly at noon in order to conclude by 1 p.m. For more information on the 2015-2016 Mid-Day Arts Café season, please visit www.victoriatheatre.com.
Tickets are $15 each or $12 for current VTA Season Ticket Holders and includes a complete box lunch provided by Citilites at the Schuster Center and discounted parking in The Arts Garage, located on the corner of Second St. and Ludlow. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Order online at www.TicketCenterStage.com or call Ticket Center Stage at 937-228-3630.
2015-2016 Mid-Day Arts Café presentations
Dec. 8, 2015 Muse Machine
Jan. 5, 2016 Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
Feb. 23, 2016 Dayton Opera
Mar. 1, 2016 Dayton Contemporary Dance Company
April 12, 2016 Stivers Dance Ensemble
May 24, 2016 Metaphorically Speaking
Mid-Day Arts Café is a series presented by Victoria Theatre Association offering a variety of performances from local Dayton arts groups. In cooperation with the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance (Dayton Ballet, Dayton Opera and Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra), Muse Machine, Dayton Gay Men's Chorus, DCDC, Stivers Dance Ensemble, and Metaphorically Speaking, Mid-Day Arts Café offers the chance to network with area arts lovers, view sneak peeks of upcoming performances, and get out of the office for an enjoyable lunch time!
Victoria Theatre Association is one of Dayton's premier arts organizations, presenting the Premier Health Broadway Series, the Morris Family Series, the Cool Films Series, the Projects Unlimited Star Attractions, National Geographic Live Series, and The Frank M. Tait Foundation Discovery Series, which features curriculum-enhanced live theatre productions for school children. In addition to the performances it presents, Victoria Theatre Association also manages the historic Victoria Theatre, the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center, and the Metropolitan Arts Center, which houses The Loft Theatre. Victoria Theatre Association receives funding from a variety of diverse public, corporate, individual and private sources, including the Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District and the Ohio Arts Council. The Ohio Arts Council and The National Endowment for the Arts helped fund this program or organization with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
October 6 - 11 - PIPPIN - Premier Health Broadway Series - Schuster Center
October 23 - THE WHISPERS - Schuster Center
October 17 - THE BERENSTAIN BEARS LIVE in FAMILY MATTERS The Musical - Morris Family Series - Victoria Theatre
October 24 - COMEDIAN MIKE EPPS - Schuster Center
October 28 - THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE - Frank M. Tait Foundation Discovery Series - Victoria Theatre
November 3 - 8 - BULLETS OVER BROADWAY - Premier Health Broadway Series - Schuster Center
November 5 - 6 - EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL - Projects Unlimited Star Attractions - Victoria Theatre
November 19 - MADELINE AND THE BAD HAT - Frank M. Tait Foundation Discovery Series - Victoria Theatre
For more info, go to www.victoriatheatre.com or buy online at www.ticketcenterstage.com.
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