Gala will celebrate 40 years of Dayton public television
An upcoming gala will celebrate 40 years of public television in Dayton.
DATV will host Brews, Brains, & Broadcasting, a fundraiser for the station, at The Steam Plant, 617 E. Third St., Nov. 8 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The evening will feature music from the Stivers School for the Art Jazz Combo, a silent auction, and a competition to see who knows the most trivia from 1978, the year the station was founded.
Amelia Robinson, a reporter and columnist for Dayton.com and the Dayton Daily News, will be mistress of ceremonies. Individual tickets cost $55 and include two drink tickets and heavy hors d’oeuvres. A cash bar will be available during the evening.
DATV’s non-profit mission is to serve as a community forum that empowers all citizen to learn, create, and express their ideas through electronic media.
The organization provides training, equipment and facilities for local residents to create non-commercial local cable TV programs.
Tickets and more info: datv.org/2018gala
The Human Race Theatre Company announced Monday Katherine “Kappy” Kilburn has been selected as the new executive director.
Kilburn has a background in theatrical management experience and will move to Dayton from New York City, where she most recently worked with Snug Harbor Productions and Puppet Phactory, a group focused on multi-disciplinary storytelling.
“We are delighted to be giving Kevin Moore, president and artistic director, the management partner he has wanted for many years. The job is too big for any one person and Kappy will be Kevin’s perfect complement,” Anne Brown, president of the board of trustees, said in a press release. “She is bright, energetic and loves the idea of making a difference in the Dayton community through The Human Race.”
Kilburn, whose father grew up in Dayton, holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri in Technical Theatre and a MFA from Columbia University in Theatre Producing and Management.
“Theater (and art in general) is always important in communities,” Kilburn said. “It reminds us that we are humans at our core and need to connect.
The Human Race Theatre Company is a place to encourage and allow civil conversation and connection in these trying times. Having spent the last four years working between the not-for-profit and commercial theater worlds, I look forward to bringing a fresh insight on managing work at the highest level of quality.”
Kilburn’s new role will allow Moore to focus on the artistic functions of the company.
“For the past eight years, I have worn two hats as both artistic director and executive director of The Human Race,” Moore said. “In that time, there have been many challenges for the company and the community. I look forward to passing the executive director hat to Kappy Kilburn, whose diverse theater background makes her a perfect addition to The Human Race family.”