Mark Metzger: The RecPlex, Town Hall and Americana

Mark grew up in Wooster, Ohio and came to Dayton to attend Wright State University to study Theatre Directing and Management. This led to employment in 1996 to provide programming to the newly renovated Washington Township Town Hall Theatre. In 2016, Mark became the recreation director for the Township, where he oversees Town Hall Theatre along with a wide variety of activities, programs and facilities that make up the RecPlex. He and his wife Annie and three boys moved to Washington Township recently to be closer to Incarnation Elementary and the RecPlex. Mark serves as president of the Americana Festival Committee and is a member of the Centerville Noon Optimist.

Chapters

• 0:35 Introduction
• 1:43 Working at Town Hall Theatre
• 4:48 History of Town Hall
• 8:32 History of the Rec Plex, Tom Stolz
• 10:56 Rec Plex West, Joyce Young Center - Renovated Movie Theatres
• 12:32 Stolz building
• 15:16 Log Cabin at Countryside Park
• 16:56 Levy and upcoming improvements
• 19:34 Fitness space improvements
• 22:45 Woodland lights
• 25:55 Americana Festival and Parade - Jim Reppert
• 29:29 When things go wrong! (Fireworks)
• 33:32 The importance of community involvement
• 37:27 Relaxing on the farm
• 42:06 What makes this community special?