July 30, 10 am: The Guitar Man performs at the
Washington Township Recreation Center.
August 9: Jim performs at a private function at NCR Country Club.
August 10: Jim is guest soloist at Heritage Presbyterian Church, Centerville.
August 15: The Guitar Man returns to World
of Love Preschool, Kettering.
August 17, 7 pm: Jim performs at
Beavercreek's Lofino Park as part of their summer series. FREE!
August 24, 7 pm: Jim performs a solo
concert at Smith Gardens, Oakwood.
August 29, morning: The Guitar Man
performs at Momtopia at Fairfield Commons.
August 31, 10:30 am: Jim is guest soloist
at Heritage Presbyterian Church, Centerville.
September 6, late afternoon: Jim performs
at the Hardin County Fair
September 7, 4-7 pm: Jim performs at
GuitarFest 2008.
September 10, 7 pm: The Guitar Man
performs an evening concert at Centerville Primary Village North.
September 15, 11:30-1: Jim performs at Miami
University Middletown luncheon.
September 18: Jim performs for a senior
group at Hyde Park Methodist Church, Cincinnati
September 21,: Jim is guest soloist at
First Presbyterian Church of Yellow Springs (International Day of Peace).
September 26, 7-9 pm: Jim performs a
song-along for families at Grant Park for the Centerville-Washington Park Park
District.
October 3, 4 & 5: Jim performs at Middfest
International Festival, City Centre, Middletown.
October 4, 6-7 pm:: Jim performs at the
Spring Valley Potato Festival
October 11: Jim plays at a wedding.
October 12: Jim performs at the WSU
Medical School Anatomical Gifts Memorial Services.
October 17: Jim performs at Mt. Pleasant
Senior Center in Cincinnati.
November 2: Jim performs at a wedding and
reception
November 10-15: Jim is artist-in-residence
at Franklin-Monroe Elementary School.
November 25: The Guitar Man performs at
Kiddie Campus.
December 5, 6 to 9 pm: Jim performs at
Alley Frame in Springborofor an opening of
December 7: The Guitar Man performs for
Dayton Firefighters' children.
December 4: Jim performs for Miamisburg
Mound Christmas party.
December 10: Jim performs at a private
Christmas party.
December 11-14: Jim performs at the Wright
State University Madrigal Dinners.
December 13: The Guitar Man performs for
Lunch with Santa at the Lathrem Center, Kettering.
December 16: The Guitar Man does science
at Barrington Elementary School in Upper Arlington.
December 17: Jim performs at a private
Christmas party
December 18: Jim performs an after-lunch
program at Covenant House.
December 24, 3 pm: Jim performs at
Epiphany Lutheran Church in Centerville.
2009
January 3: Jim plays for a wedding and a
reception.
January 12: The Guitar Man performs for
preschoolers and young elementary students at the Beavercreek Christian Learning
Center, Beavercreek.
January 17: Jim provides music for a
wedding.
January 22 and 26: The Guitar Man does a
residency at Dennis Elementary School in Springboro showcasing the guitar family
and doing science of music workshops.
February 14-15: Jim performs Science of
Music concerts for kids at TechFest at Sinclair Community College. Free
admission to this outstanding hands-on event featuring scientists and engineers
from all around the Miami Valley. Performance times to be announced.
February 26: Jim performs a residency at
Grafton-Kennedy ES.
March 2-6: The Guitar Man does a residency
at Overfield Early Childhood Preschool in Troy.
March 26: The Guitar Man returns to Simon
Kenton Early Intervention preschool.
March 27: The Guitar Man performs at
Fairfield Commons Momtopia event - shows at 10:30 and 11:30 plus a table from
McCutcheon Music.
April 30: The Guitar Man performs at
Louisa Wright Kindergarten (Lebanon Schools).
May 3: Jim performs at the University of
Dayton Kennedy Union Ballroom for the Dayton
International Peace Museum Pete Seeger Birthday Concert.
May 5: Jim performs for senior citizens at
10 Wilmington Place
May 7: The Guitar Man performs for Troy
City Schools
May 8: Jim performs for a Foster Parent
Appreciation dinner
May 11-15: The Guitar Man does a residency
for The Muse Machine at North Star ES in Versailles OH.
May 20, 10:00 am: The Guitar Man performs
at Eastwood Park in Dayton presenting a free program for kids and their parents.
May 20, 6-8 pm: Jim performs at the
Fairborn Library (1 East Main Street)
May 30: The Guitar Man performs at Bright
Beginnings preschool in Beavercreek.
June 1: Jim performs and presents a talk
on performance related injuries of musicians with Dr. Matthew Lawless, M.D., at
The
First Annual Wright State University Music and Medicine Symposium: Improvisation
in Music, Medicine, and Life
June 6: Jim performs at a rehearsal dinner
in Dayton with flutist Joyce Long.
June 10, 6:30 pm: Jim performs a family
concert at Wright Library in Oakwood. Free!
June 13, 6:45-8:30: Jim performs at the
Dayton Art Institute Art Ball.
June 15: Jim performs at a dinner for the
UD School of Education.
June 20: Jim gives a lecture at the Guitar
Foundation of America National Conference in Ithaca.
June 24: The Guitar Man performs for
preschoolers at Adventures Through Learning.
June 25, 11 am: The Guitar Man performs for the
summer reading program for Beavercreek libraries at Peace Lutheran Church, 3530
Dayton-Xenia
June 27: Jim judges Irish music at the
Dayton Feis, Sinclair Community College
July 1, 6:30 pm: Jim and students play at
the Township Hall 100-Year Anniversary Celebration in downtown Centerville.
July 4, 10 am: Jim and students appear in
the Centerville Americana Parade.
July 4, 3-5 pm: Jim performs at the
Centerville Americana Festival, Benhams Grove.
July 8, 10 am: The Guitar Man performs at
the Washington Township Recreation Center for the Sunshine Club!
July 8, 2 p.m.:
The Guitar Man
performs for kids and families at Kirkmont Presyterian Church,
3377 Shakertown Road in Beavercreek.
July 10, 7:30 pm: Jim performs a concert
for Fairborn Parks and Recreation at Community Park Amphitheater. 691 E.
Dayton-Yellow Springs Rd., FREE.
July 15: The Guitar Man performs at World
of Love Preschool
July 19, 7 pm: Jim performs at Lofino Park
in Beavercreek (Grange Hall Road next to the YMCA) as part of their summer
series. FREE!
July 20: Jim performs for the Centerville
Historical Society at Benham's Grove.
July 25: Jim performs at a wedding at the
Dayton Art Institute.
August 15: Jim performs at a wedding of a
former student!
August 16, 3-4 pm: The Guitar Man performs
a concert for children and their parents at Greenacres Arts Center in Madeira.
For details, contact Jackie Quay at 513-793-2787.
August 19, 10 am: The Guitar Man performs
at the Washington Township Recreation Center for the Sunshine Club!
September 13, 4-7 pm: Jim performs at
GuitarFest '09, Stubbs Park, West Spring Valley Road, Centerville. Free
admission - co-sponsored by the Dayton Classical Guitar Society and the
Centerville Arts Commission.
September 19: Jim performs at a wedding.
September 25, 10:30-noon: The Guitar Man
performs at Momtopia at Fairfield Commons in Beavercreek! FREE!
October 2: Jim performs at a rehearsal
dinner.
October 3& 4: Jim performs at Middfest
International Festival.
October 4, 4 pm: The Guitar Man performs a
show for children at the Spring Valley Potato Festival. FREE.
October 19 & 22: Jim performs a Science of Music
residency for 9th graders for the MUSE Machine at the STEM School.
October 25: Jim performs at the grand
opening of the 252 West Spa in Centerville.
November 8, 2 pm: Jim performs at the
Dayton Classical Guitar Society Member's Concert, Sears Recital Hall, University
of Dayton.
December 4: Jim performs at Alley Frame
and Art in Springboro.
December 6: Jim performs for the Dayton
Music Club at the Dayton Art Institute, 1:30 pm.
December 10-13: Jim performs at the Wright
State University Madrigal Dinner.
2010
January 11-15: The Guitar Man is in
residency at Overfield Early Childhood Preschool in Troy.
February 13 & 14: The Guitar Man returns
to TechFest at Sinclair Community College along with many regional scientists
and engineers who bring their toys for hands-on science demos for kids of all
ages. Free admission!
March 13, 3 pm: Beavercreek Library, Guitar Man Does Science for grades 3 and
up. Contact Carole Smith for more information
March 15 and18: Jim appears on the One Monday Morning Series.
March 15,
9:30 and 10:30 am: The Guitar Man performs for "One
Monday Morning" series for children,
Center for Jewish
Culture & Education:
525 Versailles Drive off Loop Road.
“The Guitar Man”
brings all sorts of stringed instruments to the stage-along with a love of music
that is contagious to audiences of all ages! He‘s a crowd pleaser and always a
favorite.
April 12: The Guitar Man appears at
Wright State's Mini-University.
May 9::
Jim solos at the Miami Valley Unitarian Fellowship, Yankee Street, Centerville
May 10: The Guitar Man is in residency at Simon-Kenton School for special needs
children in Hardin Country.
May 13, 6:30 pm: Xenia Community Library;
family program.
May
20: The Guitar Man performs at Kittyhawk Elementary School in Huber Heights.
May
22: Jim and flutist Joyce Long perform at the Atrium Medical Center,
Middletown..
June 17,
7 pm: Bellbrook Music in the Park. Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Community Center, 2751
Washington Mill Rd. Sponsored by the Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Park District. FREE.
June 18: Jim performs for the 307th Bomb
Wing Reunion.
June 19, 2-3 pm: Jim performs at Camp
Kern's 100th Anniversary. www.campkern.org
July 5: The Guitar Man and his students perform in
Centerville's Americana Festival Parade. Join the crowd at McCutcheon Music's 18
East Franklin Street open house starting at 10 am!
July 5-9: Jim presents "The Science of Music" for the Overfield Early Childhood
Project.
July 25: Jim performs at a wedding in Richmond, IN
July 28: The Guitar Man performs at World of Love preschool in Kettering and at
Washington Township Recreation Center.