Downtown Dayton Partnership

Karaoke
2025-05-15 18:30 - 21:30 (America/Detroit) | OH
Join us for Karaoke Thursdays at The Dayton Beer Company, hosted by Limelight Entertainment from 6:30 p.m.-9:30p.m. Cheers!

National Bike to Work Day Pancake Breakfast
2025-05-16 07:00 - 09:00 (America/New_York) | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Bike to work on National Bike to Work Day, May 16, and let your Five Rivers MetroParks treat you to a delicious pancake breakfast at RiverScape MetroPark from 7 to 9 AM. Enjoy flying pancakes, live music, meet fellow cyclists, learn about community cycling resources and how you can be kinder to the environment by opting to bike to work.
You can save time and get to the pancakes sooner by pre-registering your ride. You will need to check-in when you arrive. The first 400 riders to check-in will receive a free gift. Pre-registration is not required and will be accepted on site.
This event is free and for all ages. Pre-register here: https://www.metroparks.org/…/celebrate-national-bike…/

Exhibit: Laura Sanders: Force of Nature
2025-05-16 08:00 - 17:00 (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.

Workshop for Black Women Filmmakers
2025-05-16 16:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Dayton Metro Library – Main Library, 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH, 45402
Dayton Metro Library will host a Workshop for Black Women Filmmakers on Friday, May 16, 4-7 pm, in the Main Library’s Bassani Theater Off Third, 3rd Floor. Registration opens on Tuesday, April 1 – spots are expected to fill up quickly for this unique event.

DML has partnered with the Dayton Black Women’s Film Festival to present this hands-on workshop led by two accomplished Black women filmmakers: Kaliah Ware and Selena Burks-Rentschler.

This interactive workshop will be divided into three key areas of focus: directing, writing, and acting, while providing an inspiring and interactive environment. Participants will be encouraged to engage with each discipline and collaborate with fellow creatives. Ware and Burks-Rentschler will give real-time feedback and share insights from their experience in the industry.

For more information and to register, visit DaytonMetroLibrary.org or call the Library’s Ask Me Line at 937.463.2665.

Tab-a-pull-ooza at the Market
2025-05-17 09:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | 2nd Street Market, 600 E. Second St., Dayton, OH, 45402, USA
Support The Ronald McDonald House by dropping off your aluminum can tabs at the Market. Drop-off bin is located at the East end of the Market along with other family fun activities.

Fitness in the Park: Sculpt with Speakeasy
2025-05-17 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Sculpt is a low-impact, high-intensity full body workout that combines elements of barre, pilates, and various body weight exercises. Each class with M’Le is set to an upbeat playlist and led by the rhythm to keep you inspired every step of the way. Whether you’re a seasoned fitness fanatic or just getting started, all levels are welcome and will enjoy a well-rounded fitness experience!
Classes are free, no registration required. Please bring a mat and water.

Children’s Free Book Fair
2025-05-17 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!

Reni Gower and Kate Santucci Exhibit
2025-05-19 | Galleries at Sinclair College, 444 W. Third St., Bldg. 13, Dayton, OH, 45402
The Sinclair Community College Art Department is pleased to present “GEOmatrix: a Perfect Proof” by Reni Gower in the Burnell R. Roberts Triangle Gallery and “Waxing On” by Kate Santucci in the Works on Paper Gallery. Gower’s “GEOmatrix: a Perfect Proof” recognizes geometric perfection as the matrix of humanity and the blueprint of the cosmos. Large hand-cut papercuts, stencil-masked pulp paintings, and machine cut vinyl decals are imbued with repetitive, geometric pattens. These tessellations, similar to decoration across many cultures, offer a calming, luminous, and contemplative respite from these unprecedented times. Working with colored beeswax and resin layered with pigments and oil paint, Santucci reveals and obscures symbols and images formed through drawing, mark making and hand-cut stencils. The multi-layered encaustic works exhibited in “Waxing On” explore themes such as communication, time, place, and the perception of the way things change, both in the short and long term. There will be a virtual artist talk via Zoom on Friday, May 23, 2025, at 12pm. Visit www.sinclair.edu/artgalleries for details. The exhibitions will be on display from May 19–June 23, 2025. Galleries are located on the fourth floor of building 13 (located at West Fifth and Perry Streets). The galleries are free and open to the public from 8am–6pm Monday–Friday and 9am–12pm Saturdays.

Trivia Tuesday
2025-05-20 19:00 (America/Detroit) | OH
Trivia Tuesdays are fun for everyone at The Dayton Beer Company! Get $3.50 DBC Pints every Tuesday with trivia starting at 7:00 p.m. Cheers!
