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The West Chester Liberty Rotary Club and the Cincy Blues Society will host the Backyard Bash at the Voice of America Museum in West Chester from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.

Award-winning blues bands, including Chuck Brisbin and the Tuna Project, G. Miles and the Hitmen, Leo Clarks Band and Them Bones will perform throughout the Bash.

There will be activities for children, including inflatable rides, pony rides and face painting.

Furthermore, there will be K-9 demonstrations, little league hitting and pitching instruction, a petting zoo and balloon artists.

BBQ platters will be provided by City Barbeque, with proceeds going to charity. There will also be ice cream, kettle corn and local beer.

Admission is $5 per car or $2 for walk-ins. Visitors can bring chair and blankets, but cannot bring coolers or pets.

The VOA Museum is located in Voice of America Park at 8070 Tylersville Road.

For more information, visit www.backyardbbqbash.org.

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The West Chester Liberty Rotary Club and the Cincy Blues Society will host the Backyard Bash at the Voice of America Museum in West Chester from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 19.

Award-winning blues bands, including Chuck Brisbin and the Tuna Project, G. Miles and the Hitmen, Leo Clarks Band and Them Bones will perform throughout the Bash.

There will be activities for children, including inflatable rides, pony rides and face painting.

Furthermore, there will be K-9 demonstrations, little league hitting and pitching instruction, a petting zoo and balloon artists.

BBQ platters will be provided by City Barbeque, with proceeds going to charity. There will also be ice cream, kettle corn and local beer.

Admission is $5 per car or $2 for walk-ins. Visitors can bring chair and blankets, but cannot bring coolers or pets.

The VOA Museum is located in Voice of America Park at 8070 Tylersville Road.

For more information, visit www.backyardbbqbash.org.

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City Barbeque and Raymond’s Pizza will participate in a pair of upcoming fundraisers that will support Lakota West athletics.

The Lakota West softball program will benefit from a fundraiser hosted by City Barbeque, 7796 Voice of America Centre Drive in West Chester, Monday.

During the event, City BBQ will donate 25 percent of each customer’s purchase back to the softball program. Customers, however, must present the fundraiser’s flier at the time of the order to receive credit for the sale. The promotion will take place all day and will include dine in and carry out orders.

• Lakota West baseball Valentine’s Dance Feb. 4

Meanwhile, the Lakota West athletic boosters will host a spaghetti dinner fundraiser in the Lakota West High School cafeteria from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7. The fundraiser will take place prior to the Lakota East vs. Lakota West boys’ basketball game.

Tickets for the dinner cost $7 for adults and $5 for students (children under 5 are free). Tickets are presale only and can be purchased through Lakota West Athletic Department or at the Lakota West High School basketball concession stand during home games.

Raymond’s Pizza, 7328 Yankee Road in Liberty Township, will prepare the spaghetti dinner.

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Students of the Lakota West Theatre program will continue its performance of the play “Picnic” Nov. 19-20 at Lakota West High School. Both shows begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for children and seniors.

According to the school’s press release, “Picnic” is a story about a girl named Madge Owens, who is ready to settle down with her steady, sensible boyfriend when the wild stranger Hal Carter breezes into town, igniting feelings in Madge she never knew she had. The annual Labor Day Picnic becomes a backdrop for a tale of longing and regret in this poignant drama, the winner of the 1953 Pulitzer Prize and the Critics Circle Award.

Tickets are available at the door or online on Lakota West Theatre website.

The Lakota West Theatre program will also be sponsoring a “Dine and Donate” event Dec. 7 at City Barbeque, which is located at 7796 Voice of America Center Drive in West Chester. The theatre program will receive 25 percent of any food purchase.

Customers are being asked to show a coupon for the promotion. Those coupons can be downloaded at LakotaWestTheatre.com.

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The “Dine Around for Charity” event continues tomorrow, Nov. 16, at City Barbeque in West Chester. Customers at City Barbeque will have 25 percent of their check donated to The Angel Fund at the Community Foundation of West Chester/Liberty.

City Barbeque asks that customers bring in the coupon flier for the event. Fliers can be printed off at the Community Foundation of West Chester/Liberty website at www.wclfoundation.com.

The next opportunity to help The Angel Fund will be at UNO Chicago Grill, located at 9246 Schulze Drive in West Chester, Nov. 23-24. UNO will donate up to 20 percent of the check to the charity.

According to the event’s press release, The Angel Fund benefits residents and/or persons employed in West Chester/Liberty, who are in an extraordinary, unusual or urgent situation and have not been able to secure assistance by any other means. Recipients are nominated by a friend, neighbor, school official, employer or some other who becomes their Angel. Some recent Angel Fund beneficiaries were homeless and needed shelter, could not afford a funeral for a loved one, or needed a car fixed so that they could get back to work.

For more information visit the Community Foundation of West Chester/Liberty website at www.wclfoundation.com or call 513-874-5350.

City Barbeque is located at 7796 Voice of America Center Drive.

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The “Dine Around for Charity” event continues today, Nov. 8, and tomorrow, Nov. 9, at Bob Evans in West Chester. Customers at Bob Evans will have a portion of their check donated to The Angel Fund at the Community Foundation of West Chester/Liberty.

Other participating restaurants will host similar promotions throughout the month. Bob Evans and those restaurants ask that customers bring in the coupon flier for the event. Fliers can be printed off at the Community Foundation of West Chester/Liberty website at www.wclfoundation.com.

The next opportunity to help The Angel Fund will be at City Barbeque, located at 7796 Voice of America Center Drive in West Chester, Nov. 16. Then UNO, located at 9246 Schulze Drive, will donate to the charity Nov. 23-24.

According to the event’s press release, The Angel Fund benefits residents and/or persons employed in West Chester/Liberty, who are in an extraordinary, unusual or urgent situation and have not been able to secure assistance by any other means. Recipients are nominated by a friend, neighbor, school official, employer or some other who becomes their Angel. Some recent Angel Fund beneficiaries were homeless and needed shelter, could not afford a funeral for a loved one, or needed a car fixed so that they could get back to work.

For more information visit the Community Foundation of West Chester/Liberty website at www.wclfoundation.com or call 513-874-5350.

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Tags: Tags: Angel Fund, Bob Evans, business, charity, City Barbeque, Community Foundation WCL, Community Foundation West Chester/Liberty, UNO, WCL Community Foundation

The Lakota East music program will receive 25 percent of all food and product purchases tomorrow, Nov. 9, at the City Barbeque in West Chester. Gift card purchases are not eligible in this promotion.

In order for the Lakota East bands to receive credit, guests must turn in a copy of the promotion’s flyer. Copies of the flyer can be found on the Lakota East bands’ website at www.lakotaeastbands.org.

Food can be ordered in advance by using the City Barbeque online ordering feature.

The promotion will take place the entire day.

City Barbeque is located at 7796 Voice of America Center Drive in West Chester.

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The “Dine Around for Charity” event will begin this Wednesday, Nov. 3, and continue on different dates throughout the month. On certain dates, people can dine in or receive carryout at local restaurants and have a portion of their check donated to The Angel Fund at the Community Foundation of West Chester/Liberty.

The first opportunity to donate while you dine will be Nov. 3 at TGI Fridays, which is located on Cox Road. TGI Fridays and other participating restaurants ask that you bring in the coupon flier for the event. Fliers can be printed off at the Community Foundation of West Chester/Liberty website at www.wclfoundation.com.

The next opportunity will be Nov. 8-9 at Bob Evans, located at 9223 Schulze Drive in West Chester. City Barbeque, located at 7706 Voice of America Center Drive in West Chester, will donate 25 percent of the check Nov. 16 and UNO, located at 9246 Schulze Drive, will donate 20 percent of the check Nov. 23-24 to benefit The Angel Fund.

According to the event’s press release, The Angel Fund benefits residents and/or persons employed in West Chester/Liberty, who are in an extraordinary, unusual or urgent situation and have not been able to secure assistance by any other means. Recipients are nominated by a friend, neighbor, school official, employer or some other who becomes their Angel. Some recent Angel Fund beneficiaries were homeless and needed shelter, could not afford a funeral for a loved one, or needed a car fixed so that they could get back to work.

For more information visit the Community Foundation of West Chester/Liberty website at www.wclfoundation.com or call 513-874-5350.

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The Best of the Blast Awards were named last night, Aug. 2, at a food tasting event, which featured local restaurants, at the Cincinnati Marriott North Hotel in West Chester.

The event featured food from Luigi’s Olde World Market, Stone Creek Dining Company, Graeter’s, Smokey Bones, Jag’s Steak & Seafood, White House Inn, Dingle House Irish Pub, City Barbeque, Raymond’s Pizza,  Savannah Center, Jet’s Pizza, Bruster’s, Willie’s Sports Café and Bravo.

People, who attended the event, were given a ballot to vote for their favorite dishes.

“There were a lot of people, who left the event very full,” said Hague Atkinson, producer of the Best of the Blast. “The running joke was that people kept telling me that they couldn’t judge it all because they couldn’t possibly taste everything.”

Enough votes were tallied and the winners of the awards were recently announced.

Best of the Blast Awards – 2010

Judges’ Choice Award: City BBQ
People’s Choice Award: Jag’s Steak & Seafood
Best Starter: Jag’s Crabcake & Portebello
Best Entrée: Luigi’s Ribeye Sandwich
Best Dessert: Stone Creek Carrot Cake (photo)
Best so Bad its Good: Bruster’s Strawberry Cheese Cake Ice Cream
Best Fried Dish: Dingle House Irish Egg Roll
Best Healthy Dish: Savannah Center Chicken Salad
Best Green Dish: Bruster’s Chicago Dog (Nathan’s)
Best Kids Food: Jet’s Pepperoni Pizza

The event served as a preview of the food options that will be available at West Chester’s biggest summer festival, the Union Centre Boulevard Blast.

Previously known as the Bash, the Blast will feature 30 different local restaurant choices at the festival. Last year, the Bash had fewer than 10 options.

The Union Centre Boulevard Blast will take place Aug. 13-15.

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