Name:  Roy Underhill Woodworking Demonstrations
Date:  Saturday, October 27, 2007 at 11am and 2 pm
Place:  Dayton History’s—Carillon Historical Park

For over 25 years, The Woodwright Shop and PBS celebrity Roy Underhill has shared his love for American woodcraft with America.    Think^TV, in partnership with Dayton History, is bringing Roy Underhill to Carillon Historical Park on October 27th to kick off the Newcom Tavern Preservation Project.  At over 200 years old and after enduring two moves, Newcom Tavern is in need of protective work that will safeguard this landmark for generations to come. 

Come to Carillon Historical Park on Saturday, October 27th to see Roy in action during two woodworking demonstrations in front of Newcom Tavern at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.  Roy will demonstrate the use of early American hand tools in an interactive and entertaining format.  Book signings will follow each 45-minute demonstration in the Kettering Family Education Center. 

Carillon Historical Park members will be admitted at no charge.  If you are not a member you may apply for membership or pay a one-day only admission fee.

Think^TV is pleased to announce its collaboration with Jr. League of Dayton and Times Community Newspapers for the 2007-2008 Town Hall Lecture Series. . . held at the Schuster Center on Thursday mornings at 10:00 a.m.    This year’s speakers will take you to new worlds or revisit old.  They will give you information on current interests or inspire a passion for something new…And, your ticket purchase provides funding for programs with community-wide impact!

October 11—Dr. Loretta Long, Susan from Sesame Street, speaks about her life as a nurse, educator and consultant.

Three of these exciting guest speakers are PBS personalities and Think^TV is proud to be a collaborative partner on this series.  Reserved seats (available for the entire series or individually by calling 937-228-3630) are Jr. League’s #1 fund-raising project.   100% of the funds raised by Jr. League are given back to our community.  Call for your tickets today—Enhance your life while improving the community!

ALSO! Keep checking this site for additional events planned around these speakers!!

About the Junior League of Dayton:  The Junior League of Dayton, Inc. is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.  Its purpose is exclusively education and charitable.  Currently, the JLD is improving communities through a collaborative effort with the Children’s Medical Center of Dayton called POWER (Program of Wellness Education and Resources).  It is an advocacy program, a curriculum building program and a hands-on educational program that informs children, teenagers and their families of the importance of practicing a safe and healthy lifestyle.  Visit www.jldayton.org for more information.

Speaking of Women’s Health, a national conference designed to educate and entertain women in the issues of health, education and personal safety is hosted by Think^TV. The 2007 conference was held on September 15, 2007. If you are interested in volunteering at next year's event or simply want more information, please e-mail Angie Hoschouer at ahoschouer@thinktv.org or call 937-220-1651.

Click here to read more about this year's event!

If you are a child-care provider. . .You may be interested to know that each year we present many free workshops, open to the public, geared for parents, child-care providers and center staff.   Below is a summary of dates, times and locations of the workshops scheduled through June of 2007. 

Ready To Learn Workshop Dates