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Downtown Events Calendar
How Mindset and Social Connection Impact Aging
Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OHHow Mindset and Social Connection Impact Aging, Thursday, May 15, 10-11:30 am: Roundtable discussions will provide know-how and know-who as ...
How Mindset and Social Connection Impact Aging
Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OHDayton Metro Library will host The Changing Face of Retirement, a series presented by Age Well Dayton. This series is ...
How Mindset and Social Connection Impact Aging
Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OHHow Mindset and Social Connection Impact Aging, Thursday, May 15, 10-11:30 am, Main Library, Opportunity Center: Another installment of Age Well ...
Noonday Organ Recitals
Westminster Presbyterian Church 125 N. Wilkinson St., Dayton, OHNoonday Organ Recitals Four Thursdays in May – 12:10-12:35 Lunch served following each recital. May 1 – Laura Bottei, Organist, ...
Sunset at the Market
2nd Street Market 600 E. Second St., Dayton, OH, USAJoin us this Thursday evening from 5pm until 8pm for shopping, dining and listening to music. The Market will be ...
Dayton Literary Peace Prize 20th Anniversary Event
Roger Glass Center for the Performing Arts 29 E. Creative Way, Dayton, OHDayton Metro Library is excited to partner with Dayton Literary Peace Prize and the University of Dayton to welcome 2016 ...
Community Workshop – Flourish and Flow: An Oil Painting Journey
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesOur artist-led workshops are designed to make community connections between our guests, local artists, and The Dayton Art Institute through ...
Pop. Pour. Paint.
AC Hotel Dayton 124 Madison St., Dayton, OHUNCORK YOUR CREATIVITY THIS SPRING. MAY 15 | 6–9 PM | AC HOTEL DAYTON $40 PER PERSON | RSVP BY ...
Music Bingo Thursdays
The Trolley Stop 530 E. Fifth St., Dayton, OH, USAWe have music bingo every Thursday! It’s free to play, lots of fun, hosted by KG, and there are prizes ...
Exhibit: Jamie Wyeth: Unsettled
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesMarch 15–June 8, 2025 A distinguished figure in contemporary art, Jamie Wyeth is recognized for his fiercely independent, realistic approach ...
Exhibit: Enduring the Seige of Sarajevo – Snapshots of Survival
The International Peace Museum 10 N. Ludlow St., Dayton, OHExhibit: SELFie: The Power Within
Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OHThe museum’s pop-up exhibit, SELFie: The Power Within, will be in the Main Library’s Opportunity Space @ St. Clair in ...
Out on 5th
Oregon District Fifth Street, Dayton, OHWhat is Out on 5th? Out on 5th is the street closure of Fifth Street in the Oregon District of ...
Dayton Black Women’s Film Festival
THE NEON , United StatesFounded in 2023 by Angelina Mitchell, a film student at Wright State University, the Dayton Black Women’s Film Festival (DBWFF) ...
National Bike to Work Day Pancake Breakfast
RiverScape MetroPark 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, United StatesBike to work on National Bike to Work Day, May 16, and let your Five Rivers MetroParks treat you to ...
Exhibit: Laura Sanders: Force of Nature
The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United StatesThe Contemporary Dayton is proud to present a mid-career survey of work by Laura Sanders, an artist whose lush, photorealistic ...
Workshop for Black Women Filmmakers
Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OHDayton Metro Library will host a Workshop for Black Women Filmmakers on Friday, May 16, 4-7 pm, in the Main ...
Guided Downtown Dayton historic walking tours
Dayton Arcade 35 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OHMany of the places that helped make Dayton a center of innovation were lost to history, while others survived and ...