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Downtown Events Calendar
Wednesday’s Child
Dayton Theatre Guild 430 Wayne Avenue, Dayton, OH, USAWhen Becca is found dead, a homicide investigation digs into the lives of everyone who knew her. As the detectives ...
Riverway Food-n-Brew Challenge
Downtown DaytonWe challenge you! September 15 - November 15 The more you places you visit, the more chances you have to ...
Jobs from A to Z – A Bill Franz Exhibit
Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OHThe work of Dayton artist Bill Franz returns to Dayton Metro Library in a new exhibit, Jobs from A to ...
Exhibit: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: The Birth of Modern Paris
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesOctober 21, 2023–January 14, 2024 Known internationally as one of the leading Post-Impressionists, the art of Toulouse-Lautrec explores the cabarets, ...
Life in Letters: A Typographic Poster Exhibition Featuring Paul Laurence Dunbar
Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OHDayton Metro Library will host Life in Letters: A Typographic Poster Exhibition Featuring Paul Laurence Dunbar, a community-based, experiential-learning exhibit ...
Exhibit: Shon Walters: The Hole Belly
The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United StatesThe Contemporary Dayton presents an ambitious exhibition of new work, created to fill the entirety of the Co’s four galleries ...
Vinyl Vinyl Sunday
The Barrel House 417 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, United StatesSundays are for taking it slow with a killer beer, your favorite LP, and a free donut. We’ve got the ...
Skinner Pipe Organ Performance
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesHear the museum’s restored Skinner pipe organ and see the beautifully renovated Mimi and Stuart Rose Auditorium. Matt Dierking from ...
Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous
The Human Race Theatre Company 126 N. Main St., Dayton, OHOCTOBER 26 - NOVEMBER 12, 2023 Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous BY PEARL CLEAGE DIRECTOR TORIE WIGGINS After decades of ...
Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
Victoria Theatre 138 N. Main St., Dayton, OH, United StatesDayton Opera presents Stephen Sondheim’s hit musical thriller, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street. Performed on Broadway and in ...
Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Victoria Theatre 138 N. Main St., Dayton, OH, United StatesDayton Opera presents Stephen Sondheim’s hit musical thriller, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Performed on Broadway and in ...
Wednesday’s Child
Dayton Theatre Guild 430 Wayne Avenue, Dayton, OH, USAWhen Becca is found dead, a homicide investigation digs into the lives of everyone who knew her. As the detectives ...
Children’s Historical Publishing Annual Fundraiser Dinner Reception: Lincoln, Leadership and Legacy
The Dayton Woman’s Club 225 N Ludlow St, Dayton, OH, United StatesPlease join us for our Annual Fundraiser Dinner Reception to support Children's Historical Publishing, which has donated over 600,000 books ...
Dayton Poetry Slam presents Matthew Vaughn
Yellow Cab Tavern 700 E 4th St, Dayton, OH, United StatesJoin us for an evening of open mic poetry and a featured performance by Matthew Vaughn. We'll have two rounds ...
Riverway Food-n-Brew Challenge
Downtown DaytonWe challenge you! September 15 - November 15 The more you places you visit, the more chances you have to ...
Life in Letters: A Typographic Poster Exhibition Featuring Paul Laurence Dunbar
Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OHDayton Metro Library will host Life in Letters: A Typographic Poster Exhibition Featuring Paul Laurence Dunbar, a community-based, experiential-learning exhibit ...
Artist in Training Afterschool Classes
K12 Gallery & TEJAS 341 S. Jefferson St., Dayton, OHThe AIT program is an after-school art club for students in grades 6-12. Students will have the opportunity to explore ...
Playwright’s Night: Waiting For Ella
The Human Race Theatre Company 126 N. Main St., Dayton, OHSet in a waiting room at Kettering Hospital, WAITING FOR ELLA is the story of four Native American friends living in Dayton, ...
Cult Movie Monday
THE NEON , United StatesCult Movie Monday is a mini film fest hosted every Monday at The Neon in Downtown DaytonFeaturing director and artist ...