February 2009
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2/6 - Toledo Jazz Orchestra - DCCC Performance Series
This 18 piece big band has a reputation as one of the finest jazz ensembles in Ohio. They have appeared with Jon Hendricks, the Four Freshman, Clark Terry, Jeff Hamilton, and Joe Williams and present the annual Art Tatum Jazz Heritage Festival as well as the Jazz in the Garden series. They play the classic charts of Stan Kenton, Duke ellington, Glenn Miller, Count Basie, and Maynard Ferguson. This performance will be a Count Basie Tribute.
Hours 7:30 pm - Defiance Community Auditorium

2/12 - Lincoln Celebration: The Role of Location in the rise of Political Power
Randall L. Buchman will speak about Lincoln's Ohio connections. He is a distinguished Professor Emeritus from Defiance College and well known throughout Ohio for his presentations on Lincoln. The exhibit will be based on the reprints of articles published in the Defiance Democrat during the Lincoln years. The materials represent local reaction to Lincoln's position of issues during his presidency.
7:30 pm - Schomburg Auditorium on the Defiance College Campus - Free and the Public is Welcome

2/15 - Julia Sakharova, violin - DCCC Performance Series
This dazzling Russian violinist was born in Moldova and raised in Zheleznovodsk and is a graduate of the renowned Tchaikovsky Conservatory. Having performed on four continents, she is recognized as one of the most prolific artists today, performing frequently as an orchestral soloist as well as a chamber musician. She is a recipient of the Louis Kaufman Prize for outstanding performance in chamber music three consecutive years.
Hours: 7:00 pm at the arts & Media Center@ 319 Wayne Street

March 2009
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3/5 - Bands Bands Bands - Big Band Sound of the DCCB
With all its 18 members from the Defiance College Community Band, this group has played for capacity crowds the past three years. Led by local music educator and trombonist, Scott Rogers, the group features Dorsey, Miller, and Wellington as well as other big band classics. Featured vocalist is Ken Wetstein, Dean of Students at Defiance College.
Hours 7:30 pm - Schomburg Auditorium on the Defiance College Campus

3/12 - Lincoln Celebration: Humor as a Part of Humanitarians
Jan Younger, PhD, will speak on the humor of Lincoln. He is a Professor of Speech at Heidelberg College. He has been a guest speaker on presidential humor at Hofstra University's Presidential Conferences. The exhibit will focus on humorous cartoons of the Lincoln era. The exhibit will be a collection of editorial cartoons about Lincoln.
7:30 pm - Schomburg Auditorium on the Defiance College Campus - FREE - Public welcome.

3/17 - Schomburg Series
David Munnelly Band - Schomburg Auditorium 7:00 pm

3/22 - Sunday at the Center - Nathan Carterette, piano - DCCC Performance Series
Carterette has studied piano since age 11 with the renowned Birute Smetona and won the Steinway Society competition of Massachusetts as well as the Bartok-Kabalevsky-Prokofiev Competition. He has appeared at New York's Weill Recital Hall, Virginia's Radford University, and Berkeley School of Music. He has captivated audiences in Europe and across the United States.
7:00 pm at the Arts and Media Center@ 319 Wayne Street

DCCB Cabaret - Concert
Weaner Common Center - 7:30 pm

April 2009
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4/2 - Bands Bands Bands - Maidens IV, Celtic Band
These four young, charming sisters feature four voice, four instrument, four part harmony. Their original compositions and unique arrangements give their sound a distinctive fire, and "fans the flame of Celtic and fold music." Of them it has been said, "tradition meets flair!"
Hours 7:30 pm - Historic Valentine Theater

4/7 - Schomburg Series
Ernie Hawkins - Schomburg Auditorium 7:30pm

4/16-19 - Fort Defiance Players - Sound of Music
Defiance Community Auditorium

4/26 - Lincoln Celebration: The role of Myth Versus Reality
William C. Harris, PhD, will speak on Lincoln, Myths and Reality. He is a Professor Emeritus from North Carolina University and a recognized Lincoln Scholar. He is a recipient of the Lincoln Prize and was awarded the Abraham Lincoln Institute Award for his work. The exhibit will focus on the multitude of books in print with Abraham Lincoln as the subject.
7:30 pm at the Schomburg Auditorium on the Defiance College Campus - FREE - Public Welcome

4/27 - Defiance Community Cultural Band
Pop Concert - Community Auditorium - 7:30pm

May 2009
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5/8 - Au Glaize Village - Days of Yesteryear

5/9 - 4th Annual Lilac Festival
Downtown Defiance. Click HERE for more info or to become a vendor!

June 2009
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6/6 - AuGlaize Village Steam & Gas Show

6/24-27 - Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure (GOBA)
More information coming soon!

6/25 - 29 - Fort Defiance Players
Mouse Trap - Schomburg Auditorium 8:00 pm

6/27 Movie by the River
More information as available

6/28 - Art in the Park
Located on the historic Fort Grounds at the Defiance Public Library. 10am - 5pm rain or shine.

June 28 - July 3 - Summer Fest
More information coming soon!

July 2009
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July 3 - Community Fireworks Display

7/12 - AuGlaize Village Car Show

7/25 - Movie by the River

7/30 - 8/2 - Fort Defiance Players - Nunsense Dinner Theatre
Serrick Campus Center

August 2009
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8/ 22 - Movie By the River

8/23-29     Defiance County Fair

September 2009
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9/1 - 30 - Lincoln Exhibit
Focus - Lincoln's Early Life
Defiance College Womens Commission Gallery

9/10 - Lincoln Celebration
The Impact of a Spouse - Schomburg Auditorium 7:30pm

9/25 - Defiance Fall Rib Fest
Downtown Defiance - for more information click HERE.

October 2009
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10/3 - 4 - AuGlaize Village - Johnny Appleseed Festival

10/11 - Lincoln Celebration
Idealism Expressed
Schomburg Auditorium - 7:30pm

10/15 - 18 - Fort Defiance Players
Man of La Mancha - Defiance County Auditorium - 7:30pm

10/29 - Lincoln Celebration
The Need for Education - Schomburg Auditorium 7:30 pm

10/31 - Defiance Lions Club Halloween Parade
Downtown Defiance - 7:00 pm

November 2009
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11/10 - Defiance Community Concert Band
Veteran's Day - Defiance Community Auditorium 7:30 pm

11/11 - Lincoln Celebration
Counter Movements - Schomburg Auditorium 7:30 pm

11/12 - 14 - Downtown Defiance Holiday Open House Weekend
More information coming soon!

11/18-21 - 11th Annual Festival of Trees
Defiance Eagles

December 2009
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12/4-5 - Fort Defiance Players - Madrigal Feast

12/5 - Santa Arrives in Downtown Defiance

12/13 - Community Messiah Performance
St John UCC 7:30pm