Salem Avenue Peace Corridor "Summer of Abundance" Festival

WHAT'S A PEACE CORRIDOR? The Salem Avenue Peace Corridor™ initiative is a vitalization effort to establish Salem Avenue and its adjacent neighborhoods as Communities of Peace by cultivating safety, prosperity, community, and quality of life.

 

Friday, August 10, 2012 Kick-Off Musical Concert will feature two bands: Blind Karma and The Deron Bell Funk Band. Time: 5:30 to 8:30pm; Location: front lawn of Grace United Methodist Church. Free and open to the public. Food & refreshments will be available. Guest speakers.   

Saturday, August 11, 2012 Dayton's First Annual Belgian Ale & Food Festival will feature 23 Authentic Belgian Imported Ales and Belgian Dishes. Time: 4 to 7pm; Location: Miami Valley Golf Club. Ticket price: $50/person (available after July 20th at Belmont Party Supply & Brew, Tensils, Chappy's, Good Sam Hosp., Miami Valley Golf Club; limit 200 people)   

Sunday, August 12, 2012  Family Fun Festival  Located at Grace United Methodist Church

ENTERTAINMENT:

1:pm - Storytelling / Grace United Methodist Church

2:pm - Glen Helen Raptor Center

3:pm - The JKCO Fly Girls and Jr. Engineer Youth Dance Troupe

MUSIC: by Tim Jennings, Noon - 3:pm

FOOD & REFRESHMENTS:

• Kohler Catering (sandwiches and ice cream)
• Dogs for Dogs! (10% of sales support the Humane Society of Dayton and Sisca)
• Co-op Baked Goods and Produce Market presented by First Baptist Church of Dayton, First Baptist Church of Springfield, and Grace United Methodist Church
• Popsicles offered by UD Marianist Environmental Education Center Outreach
• City of Dayton Water Truck

FAMILY FRIENDLY INTERACTIVE ACTIVITY STATIONS (12:pm to 4:pm)

• Face Painting with Katherine Gale and the Dayton Police Department
• Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
• Girl Scouts of America
• Castle Bounce Inflatable
• Carnival Games
• Stilted Juggler and Balloon Artist  

ARTISTS:

• Caricatures by Dennis Porter, 1:pm - 2:pm ($5. each)
• Missing Peace Art Space - buyable art!  

DEMONSTRATIONS & COMMUNITY OUTREACH

• Dayton Police Department's HNT (hostage negotiation team) Bomb Squad Robot
• Dayton International Peace Museum's Peacemobile
• The Humane Society of Greater Dayton (information and pet adoption)

COMMUNITY INFORMATION

• Circle of VisionKeepers
• Community of Peace (COP)™ Garden and Salem Ave. Peace Corridor
• Dayon Public Library
• The Phoenix Project
• The Exchange Club of Dayton
• Union of Concerned Scientists/ UD Marianist Environmental Education Center     

NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS

• Dayton View Historic
• Dayton View Triangle Federation
• Jane Reese Neighborhood
• Mt. Vernon Neighborhood
• University Row Neighborhood
• The Phoenix Project

TOURS

• Historic, Guided, Neighborhood Trolley Tours presented by Dayton History, hosted by Dayton Mayor Gary Leitzell, from 2pm - 4pm departing from and returning to Grace United Methodist Church
• Mount Vernon Neighborhood Association guided Porch Tours (leaving from Mac Memorial Church) from 2pm - 6pm
• Miami Valley Golf Club guided Tours / Dinner available / 4:30 - 7:30 pm