Downtown Dayton Partnership

Exhibit: Experiencing Veterans & Artists Collaboration (EVAC) Project
2024-12-13 08:00 - 18:00, 2024-12-14 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Detroit) | Galleries at Sinclair College, 444 W. Third St., Bldg. 13, Dayton, OH, 45402
The Sinclair Community College Art Department proudly announces new exhibits featuring works from the Experiencing Veterans & Artists Collaboration (EVAC) Project and contemporary steel sculptures by artist Chris Mohler.
The exhibits will be displayed in the Burnell R. Roberts Triangle Gallery and the Works on Paper Gallery from November 8 through December 14, 2024. The EVAC Project uses storytelling and art to bridge the gap between veterans and civilians.
Through the collaboration, over 60 veterans share their life stories, which are then interpreted into visual artwork by talented artists. As visitors explore these powerful stories alongside the artwork, the exhibit fosters empathy and a deeper connection with the experiences of veterans. Chris Mohler’s collection of steel sculptures shares a common theme of personal storytelling. Each piece reflects a chapter of Mohler’s life, inspired by topics such as current events, human existence, science, politics, personal joys, sacrifices, and social injustices. Mohler, however, encourages viewers to derive their own meanings from the works, allowing for an open-ended exploration of the art.
A virtual artist talk will take place on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. via Zoom. More details can be found at Sinclair.edu/ArtGalleries.
The exhibitions are free and open to the public.
Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Both galleries are located on the fourth floor of Building 13 at the corner of West Fifth and Perry Streets in downtown Dayton.

Base Camp Presents: Cruisin’ with the Colemans “Camino 101”
2025-03-20 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Base Camp Outdoors Co., 420 E. First St., Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
The Colemans Are Back for Part 3 of Their Speaking Series!

“So, You’re Ready to Book Your First Camino—Now What?”

Planning your first Camino can be overwhelming. How do you train? How much time do you need? Where will you sleep? What will you eat? Will you have cell service?
With six Caminos under their belts—covering over 3,000 miles across four different trails in three countries—Michelle and Brian Coleman are here to guide you through it all. In this session, they’ll help you prepare, set expectations, share Camino history, and highlight their favorite moments from their journeys.

As an added bonus, Burnt Out Winery will be on-site offering libations for the evening.
Donations Encouraged || BYO Camping Chair

Sinclair Community College 24th Annual Career Fair
2025-04-09 12:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Sinclair College, 444 W. Third St., Dayton, OH
Connect with top employers at the Sinclair Career Fair, where over 90 local businesses are eager to meet you! Whether you’re looking for full-time, part-time, seasonal, or internship opportunities, this is your chance to discover positions that fit your career goals.
You do not need to be a student to utilize this free resource.
Career Fairs are a great place to meet multiple employers at once. Employers in attendance are ready to hire Sinclair students and alumni, and 1 in 5 job seekers find employment at Career Fairs.

Free concert: Sinclair Jazz Ensemble and Youth Jazz Ensemble
2025-04-13 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Blair Hall Theatre – Sinclair, 444 W. Third St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Enjoy free music from Sinclair Jazz Ensemble and Youth Jazz Ensemble with vocalist Felita LaRock and saxophonist Greg Pflugh
Directed by Bill Burns
Blair Hall, Building 2
Full concert season at https://www.sinclair.edu/academics/divisions/lcs/mus/current-concert-season/

LaunchPad
2025-04-17 09:00 - 17:00, 2025-05-15 09:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | The Hub powered by PNC Bank, 31 S. Main St., Dayton, OH, 45402
LaunchPad is a free, monthly event designed for entrepreneurs, small business owners, creatives and startup founders looking to grow, learn, and connect.
From April to August, each event will focus on Marketing, Money, or Business, featuring expert speakers, panel discussions, and networking opportunities.

These events lead up to Launch Dayton Startup Week on September 9-10—the 10th anniversary of Dayton’s biggest gathering for entrepreneurs—so, mark your calendars!

Montgomery County Spring Job Fair
2025-04-17 12:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | UD Arena, 1801 Edwin C. Moses Blvd., Dayton, OH, 45417
Join us at the Spring Job Fair at UD Arena, featuring over 120 local employers from various industries, including aerospace, healthcare, manufacturing, nonprofit, logistics, and more! Employers like GE Aerospace, United Way, Premier Health, USPS, and DMAX will be there, ready to connect with talented individuals like you. Don’t miss this opportunity to network, explore career paths, and find your next job!
Food trucks will be outside of the arena. You also don’t have to pre-register to come to this event.

SWAY Art Exhibition Closing Reception
2025-04-26 16:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Edward A. Dixon Gallery, 222 N. St. Clair St., Dayton, OH, 45402
SWAY Closing Reception. 4pm-7pm. This exhibition by Susanne Scherette King will close the weekend of April 26th. Come in and visit for your final opportunity to see this amazing show and mingle with other art lovers and the artist, as well.
Free and Open to the Public. On-street parking and lot next to building.

Free concert: Sinclair Concert Band
2025-04-28 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Blair Hall Theatre, 444 West Third Street, Dayton, OH, 45402, USA
Enjoy a free live concert from the Sinclair Concert Band With Greenon High School Wind Ensemble
Michael Berning, conductor
Blair Hall, Building 2
Full concert season at https://www.sinclair.edu/academics/divisions/lcs/mus/current-concert-season/

Free concert: Sinclair Wind Symphony
2025-04-30 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Blair Hall Theatre – Sinclair, 444 W. Third St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Enjoy a free concert with the Sinclair Wind Symphony With Troy High School Wind Ensemble
Michael Berning, conductor
Blair Hall, Building 2
Full concert schedule at https://www.sinclair.edu/academics/divisions/lcs/mus/current-concert-season/

Montgomery Co. Youth Job Fair
2025-05-01 11:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Day Air Ballpark, 220 North Patterson Blvd., Dayton, OH, 45402
The Dayton Dragons and Montgomery County are once again hosting a Youth Job Fair at Day Air Ballpark on Thursday May 1st from 11AM to 2PM.
The job fair is geared for young adults between the ages of 17-24. It is the perfect opportunity to see which companies are hiring and what positions are available.
Registration is free and available online at https://thejobcenter.org/youthjobfair/

Free Yoga – Arcade Arts & Wellness
2025-05-07 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-06-11 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Dayton Arcade, 35 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, 45402
The 2025 Arcade Arts & Wellness Series is a rejuvenating journey with a variety of local yoga instructors amidst the timeless charm of this iconic landmark. Come and join us for these exciting events!
Traditional Yoga with Michelle Daniel of The Lifestyle Technique | The Arcade’s Rotunda, 35 W. Fourth St. Wednesday, May 7 – 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Wednesday, June 11 – 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Wednesday, July 2 – 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
This series is free and open to all but may require Eventbrite pre-registration and on-site waivers. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/arcade-arts-wellness-yoga-tickets-1279326974419?aff=oddtdtcreator
Doors open to registered participants 15 minutes before the start of each class. Equipment will not be provided. Always consult your physician before beginning any exercise or wellness program. After your practice ends, plan to shop from a curated selection of vendors. We’ll see you at the Arcade on the mat soon!
Series Presented by: The Contemporary Dayton, Friends of the Dayton Arcade, and The Hub Powered by PNC Bank

Free concert: Sinclair Classical Guitar Ensemble
2025-05-07 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Blair Hall Theatre – Sinclair, 444 W. Third St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Enjoy a free concert from Sinclair Classical Guitar Ensemble
Noah Ward, director
Blair Hall Theatre, Building 2
Full concert schedule available at https://www.sinclair.edu/academics/divisions/lcs/mus/current-concert-season/

Exhibit: Laura Sanders: Force of Nature
2025-05-16 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-05-16 11:00 - 2025-08-23 18:00 (America/New_York) | The Contemporary Dayton, 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
The Contemporary Dayton is proud to present a mid-career survey of work by Laura Sanders, an artist whose lush, photorealistic oil paintings of women and girls immersed in natural environments merge the genres of landscape and figurative work. Her subject matter considers the complex realities of women venturing beyond perceived safe places, as well as environmental concerns and the effects of consumerism. Another theme evident in this exhibition is the passage of time, as depicted in the portraits of her model, her daughter Elena, from a young child to an adult woman.
Laura Sanders is a Columbus-based artist who also maintains a studio in New York. She is a graduate of the Columbus College of Art and Design. Her work has been exhibited at Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, NY and Nino Meier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA and is in the permanent collection of the Columbus Museum of Art and the Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection, West Palm Beach, FL, as well as many other public and private collections.
In conjunction with the exhibition, The Co will produce a catalogue with an essay by Heather Jones. Both the catalogue and a selection of prints by the artist will be available for purchase in The CoSHOP Pop-up Print Shop.

Exhibit: Erin Holscher Almazan: What These Arms Hold
2025-05-16 11:00 - 2025-08-23 18:00 (America/New_York) | The Contemporary Dayton, 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
The Contemporary Dayton is proud to present a new body of work by Erin Holscher Almazan. In these gestural oil paintings, Holscher Almazan examines the physical and emotional changes that naturally occur between a mother and her children, while reckoning with the fact that as her sons grow older, they also become more independent. In this series, she navigates this emotional space of attachment and detachment, of holding and letting go, through the use of color with an emphasis on hands and touch.
Erin Holscher Almazan is a Professor of Drawing and Printmaking at the University of Dayton. A native of North Dakota, she received a BFA in Fine Arts from Minnesota State University Moorhead and an MFA from Rochester Institute of Technology. She resides in Dayton with her husband and two sons. In conjunction with the exhibition, a selection of prints by the artist will be available for purchase in The CoSHOP Pop-up Print Shop.

Exhibit: Christine Gaffney: Well-Balanced
2025-05-16 11:00 - 2025-08-23 18:00 (America/New_York) | The Contemporary Dayton, 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
The Contemporary Dayton is proud to present a solo exhibition of the work of interdisciplinary artist Christine Gaffney. Her sculpture and videos act as intimate self-portraits and reflections on her psyche and the dualities of female identities. Gaffney portrays the dichotomy of what we present to the public versus what we keep to ourselves, often employing her own body as a sculptural object to express agency and to collapse the relationship between object and maker.
Gaffney is an interdisciplinary artist from Dayton, Ohio. She holds an MFA from California Institute of the Arts where she studied Art and Technology and Integrated Media. Gaffney also studied Fine Art at Pratt Institute and the Columbus College of Art and Design. She earned a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Pittsburgh. Her practice embraces ideas around body image, body politics, feminism, and disability justice.

Children’s Free Book Fair
2025-05-17 10:00 - 19:00, 2025-05-18 10:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Rabbit Hole Books, 27 W. First St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Rabbit Hole Books is hosting a free book fair for kids! All children from infancy to 18 can choose five free books and the first hundred kids will also get a free canvas book bag.
We will be opening early both days at 10 AM to 7PM.
On Sunday at four, we will be drawing for a free hammock with stand, because summer reading in a hammock is something close to bliss!

Mental Health Brunch + Vision Session
2025-05-17 11:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | 5 Star Salon Academy, 125 E. Second St., Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Join 5 Star Salon Academy for a mental health brunch and vision space!
This event will have a focus on mental wellness, emotional clarity, goal setting, and more.
RSVP at https://www.5starsalonacademy.com/offers/6aWoX3bi/checkout

Pride Rocks!
2025-05-17 11:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Levitt Pavilion Dayton, 134 S. Main St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Join us for Pride Rocks!, a supportive community event dedicated to raising awareness and providing resources for mental health and suicide prevention within our LGBTQ+ community. This FREE, family-friendly event is open to everyone! ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛ: Join us in painting colorful, Pride-themed rocks with messages of hope and support. All materials will be provided! Fuel up with delicious eats from a variety of local food trucks, connect with local mental health providers and learn more about available mental health resources, browse unique crafts & products from local vendors, and enjoy live music from LGBTQ+ musicians.

Anniversary Beer Bash & Urban Smokeout
2025-05-17 12:00 - 23:30 (America/New_York) | Warped Wing Brewing Company, 26 Wyandot St., Dayton, 45402, United States
Warped Wing is throwing it back to where it all began – right here in the DYT – for a good old-fashioned Beer Bash & Urban Smokeout to celebrate 11 amazing years! Rain or shine – we’re taking the party outdoors with the Trotwood Trailer, a tented lot, & all the good vibes you’ve come to expect.
Stop by for cold beer, smokin’ good eats, and live music. Bring a lawn chair, bring your crew, & plan to hang a while. You won’t want to miss it!

Dayton Freestyle Kayaking Competition
2025-05-31 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Spectators are welcome as Dayton-area kayakers compete at RiverScape’s River Run for various awards. Stop by and watch as kayakers turn cartwheels, flips and rolls in the wave created by the drop, making for a fun, vibrant scene along our downtown riverfront and bikeway.

Susanne Scherette King on exhibit
2025-05-31 12:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Edward A. Dixon Gallery, 222 N. St. Clair St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Held Over – Susanne Scherette King Artwork – Art lovers still have a chance to view artwork from Susanne’s May 2025 solo-exhibition with select pieces still being available for acquisition. Free and open to the public.

Summer Band Series: Chris Yakopcic
2025-05-31 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | OH
Enjoy some live music at the Dayton Beer Company! Chris Yakopcic takes the stage for a free show from 7-10 p.m.

Pride on Fifth 2025
2025-06-07 12:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | The Oregon District, E. Fifth St., Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Join us for another year of celebrating PRIDE in The Oregon District!

We’ve got a ton of entertainment and activities in the works- retail vendors, kid’s activities, two stages with music and performances from our favorite local Queens and musicians and much more!

Stop in to the Trolley Stop from 1-3 p.m. and Blind Bob’s from 2-6 p.m. for live music!

On the main stage! Scarlett Moon Event Productions will be taking over from 2-4:30 p.m. for a FREE show with a meet and greet to follow!

SPECTRUM: A Pride House Party – Ages 21+
2025-06-07 21:00 - 2025-06-08 02:00 (America/New_York) | The Stage Door, 44 N. Jefferson St., Dayton, OH, 45402
SPECTRUM: A Pride House Party is an electrifying celebration where the vibrant energy of Pride meets the pulsating beats of house. Get ready for an inclusive and exhilarating night of music, dancing, and community spirit! Come as you are and dance for Pride! No frills, just simply dance!

21+ NO COVER

See you on the dancefloor!

Summer Tea Fundraiser
2025-06-21 12:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Rabbit Hole Books, 27 W. First St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Join us for a little party on the first day of Summer to celebrate the season and help us raise some money towards finding a new location for Rabbit Hole Books’ parent organization, Dayton Book Fair.
Enjoy free tea and a blind date with a book! $10 tea cups will be available as well as free will donations.
