<B>Schuster plans gala start</B> <BR>Arts center to give names of stars later <BR>By Carol Simmons in The Dayton Daily News<P><BR>DAYTON | The curtain will go up on the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center’s first public concert on March 1, 2003.<P>A grant of $600,000 from the Miriam Rosenthal Trust Fund will help pay for a series of events to mark the opening.<P>The time frame for the $120 million performing arts center’s completion, as well as the significant financial gift from the Rosenthal Trust, were announced Monday at Victoria Theatre.<P><A HREF="http://www.activedayton.com/ddn/local/0115schuster.html" TARGET=_blank><B>click for more</B></A><BR>

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Dayton arts center prepares for takeoff<BR>The $121 million complex, opening next year, will be home to symphony, opera and ballet and gives the city a place to pin its hopes<P>Janelle Gelfand, Cincinnati Enquirer<P> DAYTON — Even with the din of jackhammers and an obstacle path of construction debris, the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Center for the Performing Arts is a breathtaking accomplishment.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><a href=http://enquirer.com/editions/2002/04/07/tem_dayton_arts_center.html target=_blank>More</a>

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Schusters have ties to Cincinnati<P>Janelle Gelfand, Cincinnati Enquirer<P> DAYTON — Benjamin and Marian Schuster are two of the driving forces behind Dayton's new performing arts center, which bears their name.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><a href=http://enquirer.com/editions/2002/04/07/tem_schusters_have_ties.html target=_blank>More</a>