Editing Wilmington, Ohio (section)

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Murphy Theater.JPG|thumb|[[Murphy Theatre]] first opened in 1918]]
Wilmington is situated within one hour driving distance to Dayton, Cincinnati, and Columbus. In the mid 1990s, the annual Banana Split Festival<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bananasplitfestival.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020602204220/http://www.bananasplitfestival.com/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 2, 2002|title=Banana Split Festival|access-date=June 25, 2009}}</ref> was started to commemorate the town's alleged creation of the famous treat in Wilmington in 1907. In addition, each year the city hosts the Clinton County Corn Festival, which pays homage to the agricultural tradition of the county.<ref>{{cite web |title=Attractions |url=https://clintoncountyohio.com/attractions/ |website=Clinton County Ohio |access-date=March 8, 2022|quote=Clinton County honors agriculture, the area’s biggest industry, with a three-day extravaganza the weekend after Labor Day. Antique farm machinery, all types of food made from corn, antiques, crafts and the Corn Olympics.}}</ref> In 2007, a new festival, the Hometown Holidazzle, was started, taking place in the late fall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hometownholidazzle.com/|title=Wilmington's Hometown Holidazzle|access-date=June 25, 2009}}</ref> Aside from the annual events, Wilmington played host to a festival each year that a new ''[[Harry Potter]]'' book was released. Thousands would gather in downtown Wilmington at the Books 'N' More bookstore and surrounding businesses to celebrate each release.<ref>{{cite web |title=DEATHLY HALLOWS RELEASE PARTY IN THE WORKS! |url=http://www.hp-ohio.com/wilmington.html |website=Wizarding Wilmington Ohio |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070222055621/http://www.hp-ohio.com/wilmington.html |archive-date=February 22, 2007}}</ref>

Located in the downtown business district is the historic [[Murphy Theatre]], which can be seen in the film ''[[Lost In Yonkers]]'', part of which was filmed in the city in the early 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107443/locations|title=Lost in Yonkers filming locations|website=IMDB|access-date=June 25, 2009}}</ref> It is also the setting of [[Michael Moore]]'s 2016 documentary film, ''[[Michael Moore in TrumpLand]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/20/movies/review-michael-moore-in-trumpland.html?_r=0|title=Review: 'Michael Moore in TrumpLand' Isn't About Donald Trump|newspaper=New York Times|date=October 19, 2016|access-date = 17 November 2016|author=Genzlinger, Neil}}</ref> The Murphy Theater stages productions throughout the year from various acts and ensembles as well as staging musicals and plays from neighboring school districts in the county. More recently, the Murphy is home to free screenings of classic movies, sponsored by a community group. The Murphy Theatre saw the marriage of actor [[John Ritter]] and wife [[Amy Yasbeck]] on September 18, 1999, with the marquee simply stating "Congratulations John and Amy."<ref>{{IMDb name | 0001865 | Amy Yasbeck | section= bio }}</ref> Nearby in downtown Wilmington is the historic General Denver Hotel, which is named in honor of General [[James W. Denver]], founder of the city of [[Denver, Colorado]]. General James Denver is also buried in Wilmington.

===Sports===
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Wilmington is home to [[Wilmington College (Ohio)|Wilmington College]], a member of the [[Ohio Athletic Conference]] and participant in [[NCAA Division III]] sports. In 2004, the Wilmington College women's basketball team won the [[NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship]], the most prestigious national title won by a Wilmington sport team. In the summer of 2008, the Quakers football home, [[Williams Stadium (Wilmington)|Williams Stadium]], underwent a major renovation, with new stadium lights and artificial playing field installed.