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Lonely Hearts Club Coming Soon!

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Xenia Merchants Morning Coffee Meeting Thursday April 3 @ Express Yourself Cafe

The Xenia Area Merchants Association will meet for coffee and conversation next Thursday (April 3) at 8:00 AM at Express Yourself Coffeehouse Gallery, 78 East Main St.

On the agenda will be a discussion about the visitor’s guide, the formation of a Xenia Area Mural Society, Mothers Day coordinated events, and Old Fashioned Days.

And, as always, anything else anyone has to share or gripe about…

Does that sound fun or what! I mean the griping part at Express Yourself Cafe.

Be there or be left out.

The Cavern proudly Presents An All-Xenia All-Stars Rock Show This Friday Night

Three of Xenia’s Finest bands will be performing on Friday night. 2006’s Project Rock champions Psylis will be headlining a bill featuring Orange Orange Aqua and Hidden Empire. Show begins at 8 and the admission is only $5 at the door. Capacity is limited, so come early to ensure you make it inside. The Cavern is located in the basement at 78 E. Main St. in Hospitable downtown Xenia.

For more info, go to The Cavern Club on Myspace.com. (Gotta love the pics!)

Easter Today and Tomorrow

Today is a day of vision. Children came to Hospitality East seeing chocolate eggs, chocolate bunnies, tasty jellybeans, and other fantasies children envision during the Easter season. Unfortunately, dark clouds above and raindrops below spoiled the screaming excitement of the annual hunt for the most colorful eggs. Those are the kind bunnies don’t lay.

Hospitality East is where my young 93 years of age father resides. Don’t tell him he is not young; it’ll spoil all of the fun….

Residents like my Dad saw many little festive faces pass by their wheelchair seeking chocolate filled eggs. The joy of seeing those smiling little eyes and hearing thank you was simply delightful. The opportunity to give the sought for candy brought back memories of even more joyful Easters when their own children where on the quest for the delicious treasurers. For many, it was like an NFL instant replay.

But what of tomorrow? What will Easter mean to the aged and young tomorrow? For Easter is not really about bunnies and their tasty eggs. Easter is about new life. When America was a more agrarian society, new life was represented by budding of trees, of flowers, and the beginning of a new harvest season. Few children living in our man-made desert of mostly wood, steel, concrete and asphalt have much appreciation for nature’s natural resurrection. The drab barrenness of grass, trees, and sky reflects the prospects of the aged. Sun may shine and the grass reborn but only on their wilting aged frames.

The ray of hope that Easter brings is a new morning of life without pain, illness, poverty, loneliness, or alienation. Easter sunrise beams the warmth of God’s love manifest in the death and the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus offers a tomorrow of life after death. Jesus gives an eternal tomorrow without the pain of death, whether that death came by the consequences of wrongdoing, or by divorce, or by illness, or by some other circumstance. Jesus became poor so that we may have an abundant life. While Jesus’ death satisfies God’s justice for every moral crime, his resurrection is assurance that he who has suffered as we often do will guide us to life restored to God.

Tomorrow–Easter Sunday–is a day to remember that new life is possible through Jesus. Those who accept Jesus as their covenant with God have seen the vision of tomorrow; and they still see that today’s troubles are temporary in light of the reward of eternal life with Jesus in God’s kingdom.

The aroma of grass reborn and plant life budding anew is another reminder of God’s promise of a glorious tomorrow born of Jesus’ victory over alienation, pain, shame, and death. That promise is one confirmed throughout the life of experienced faith today.

by Daniel Downs

XAMA Events Meeting At Oasis Cafe – Mechants and Citizens Invited

Xenia Area Merchants Association is holding its next planning meeting for 2008 Xenia Merchant events on Wednesday March 19 at the Oasis Cafe at 6:15 PM. Events to be discussed include Hometown Mother’s Day, Old Fashioned Days, & Hometown Christmas. Barb Zajbel of the Xenia Area Chamber of Commerce will be updating us on some ideas concerning the Downtown Murals project with a short presentation. All Xenia Area Merchants and concerned citizens with a willingness to help are invited to attend.

Dinner is available at:
The Oasis Cafe
13 E. Main St.
(937) 372-6500.

For more information, contact Carolyn at Cecarolyn@aol.com

Caroline is owner of C J’s Boutique 72 S. Detroit Street Xenia, Ohio 45385 937-620-5017
Store Hours: Tues – Fri 10:00 -5:00 Sat. – 10:00 – 3:00 Closed Sun. and Mon.

XAMA Planning for Old Fashioned Days and More…

The Xenia Area Merchants Association (XAMA) met on Thursday March 6 at the Xenia Public Library. During the lively Events Committee meeting, they discussed how to involve the downtown area in this year’s Old Fashioned Days. A number of activities were proposed including a “battle of the banks,” battle of the bands, something involving old-fashioned bicycles, and a civil war reenactment.

Next, Ed Marrinan of the Greene County Community Foundation talked to the committee members about benefits of non-profit status and various options of incorporation. Committee members took the initial step of selecting association officers including Elizabeth Svendsen owner of Blue Jacket Books as secretary/treasurer and Alan King of Express Yourself Coffee House, Tim Sontag of Xenia Shoe & Repair, and Sonja Pershing of Oasis Café as co-chairpersons.

XAMA is progressing in other areas as well. One member presents marketing plans for member businesses. Adam Martin is working on the association’s logo and advertising plans. Elizabeth Svendsen presented a rough draft of the proposed Xenia visitor guide. The guide will list all shopping, dining, lodging, and entertainment available with each establishment identified on a map of Xenia.

The next XAMA Events Committee meeting will be held at the Oasis Cafe at 6:15 PM on Wednesday March 19 to discuss upcoming events including a “Hometown” Mothers’ Day on Saturday May 10 and to also see a short presentation by Barb Zajbel of the Xenia Chamber concerning possible urban murals. Merchants and citizens who wish to help grow their businesses and their hometown are cordially invited to attend.

Up Coming Events On March 10-11

CLOSE TIES, a family comedy/drama by Elizabeth Diggs

Personalities clash as three generations gather in the family cabin for a long summer weekend. Mothers and daughters confront forgotten dreams and romantic interests. At the center of it all is the big question of how best to take care of the elderly matriarch.

When: March 10 and 11 at 7:00 pm
Needed: 3 men, 5 women, ages 30 and above.
Show Dates: May 23, 24, 30, 31
Where: Xenia Area Community Theater
45 E. Second St. Xenia, Ohio
Auditions are cold readings.

Up Coming Events On March 3

Hi everybody….

There will be a Xenia Rail & Art Fest meeting Monday March 3 at 4:30 PM at the X-act building on Second St. We need all people to attend if possible so we can get things started for this year. We will be working on a budget as well as a sponsors list.
If you have any names of vendors with great items that you thing would sell and fits our needs and requirements, bring that info.
We hope to keep the meeting as short as possible but get a lot done.
Orion Monroe is heading up the Fest this year but I will be helping him.
See you Monday…
Dick Strous..

Up Coming Events On March 1

From Xenia Express Yourself Cofffee Gallery

Jazz Night at The Cavern

Saturday Mar 1 the Central State Jazz Ensemble will be performing again at The Cavern, located in the cellar of Express Yourself Coffeehouse Gallery in downtown Xenia. Their January performance was so well received by the audience that they have been invited back for an encore show. Come enjoy some real “coffeehouse” ambience and some cool jazz at 8 PM. Seating is limited, so arrive early and get your espresso drinks upstairs before the show. Admission is $5 Express Yourself is located at 78 E. Main St. just one block from the Greene Co. Courthouse. For more information phone (937) 372-7446.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

Don’t miss this uproariously funny farce which attempts to deliver all of the Bard’s works in a single slapstick performance by three manic men in tights and askew wigs. Xenia Area Community Theater is hosting this fun fest at the Xenia Adult Recreation and Services Center (Senior Center) on E. Church St across from the Xenia YMCA on Saturday Mar 1 and Fri and Sat, Mar 7 & 8. Be prepared to laugh out loud and perhaps be drawn onstage as these maniacs give their whirlwind interpretation of these classics in a whole new way. Show begins at 7:30 and admission for limited seating is $12 for general admission and $10 for seniors, students, and X*ACT members. For reservations or information call (937) 372-0516 or visit XeniaAct.org