Downtown Dayton Partnership

A Place and a Piece for Everyone
2024-01-25 15:00 - 20:00 (America/Detroit) | The Mosaic Institute of Greater Dayton, 260 Oak St., Dayton, OH, 45410
The Seed of Life” artist team invites you to come together for a time of peace and healing by placing the first tiles of the large ground mosaic that will be installed in the ground near The Trolley Stop. The Oregon District 8-4 Memorial is in honor of the nine victims, first responders, families, and all those affected by the senseless violence of the August 4, 2019 Oregon District shooting.
Being place-makers and peacemakers has been foundational for The Seed of Life team (consisting of sculptor Terry Welker, poet laureate Sierra Leone, designer James Pate, and mosaic artist Jes McMillan) Their team statement reads, “We are place-makers and peacemakers. In order to create a place of peace and healing, we must first heal the place. Rather than simply placing an object in the existing setting, we’ve chosen to recreate the entire plaza within the existing site.” The Seed of Life, the name of the memorial and the sacred geometric symbol chosen for the mosaic, represents the cycles of life and the interconnectedness of all things, an excellent reminder when searching for a place and peace in life.
YOU ARE INVITED where there is A Place and a Piece for Everyone.
The Mosaic Institute of Greater Dayton
260 Oak Street, Dayton, Ohio 45410
Sunday, January 7, 2024
from 1pm-6pm.
Refreshments will be provided.
THE DAYTON METRO LIBRARY MAIN
215 E 3rd St, Dayton, Ohio 45402
Thursday, January 25th, 2024
from 3pm-8pm. (Opportunity Center)
FREE Sound bath and grief release focused meditation 7p.
More details about the Oregon District 8-4 Memorial “The Seed of Life” can be found at www.8-4memorial.com . Sign up to VOLUNTEER with us at www.midayton.org.

A Place and a Piece for Everyone
2024-01-25 15:00 - 20:00 | Dayton Metro Library – Main Library, 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH, 45402

Artist in Training Afterschool Classes
2024-01-25 15:00 - 18:00, 2024-01-24 15:00 - 18:00, 2024-01-23 15:00 - 18:00, 2024-01-22 15:00 - 18:00, 2024-01-18 15:00 - 18:00 | K12 Gallery & TEJAS, 341 S. Jefferson St., Dayton, OH, 45402
The AIT program is an after-school art club for students in grades 6-12. Students will have the opportunity to explore a variety of media while working at their own pace. By learning some of the techniques used by artists, they will train to become better at their own art making. These classes are perfect for both beginners and students who already make lots of art! The collaborative environment in our studio allows students to forge friendships, build self-confidence, and experience new perspectives while making art. Students can opt to attend one day per week, two days, or all sessions. Students are welcome to join at any point in the year. Classes are $15 for members or $30 non-members. 5 class and 10 class passes available.
Scholarship information available at https://k12tejasgallery.org/artist-in-training-afterschool-art-classes/

Rock Night with George Balog
2024-01-23 19:00 - 23:00 | The Barrel House, 417 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Join us on Tuesday, January 23rd for an evening of vintage rock vinyl spun by Dayton’s king of cool, George Balog. Music starts at 7pm, and full draft flights are $5 off until 9pm!
Bar open 11am – 12am, no cover

Art Workshop with Mike Elsass
2024-01-23 13:00 - 16:00 | OH
Join us for an exciting art workshop with the renowned artist, Mike Elsass. This in-person event will be held in the Dana L. Wiley Gallery Featuring Mike Elssas, a perfect venue to inspire your creativity.
During the workshop, you’ll have the unique opportunity to learn directly from Mike Elsass himself. He will share is techniques and tips for creating stunning artwork. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced artist, this workshop is designed to help you explore your artistic potential.
Don’t miss out on this incredible chance to learn from one of the best in the industry. Reserve your spot today and get ready to unleash your artistic talents. All supplies are provided. Two 8” squares to take home and a free drink from Gather By Ghostlight.
Register through EVENTBRITE.
January 9 – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-workshop-with-mike-elsass-tickets-775880839477
January 23 – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-workshop-with-mike-elsass-tickets-775907549367
The gallery is Located in the beautiful Dayton Arcade, 39 W. 4th St., Dayton, OH 45402. For questions, contact us at danalwileygallery@gmail.com.

The Economic Impact of Arts & Culture in the Dayton Region
2024-01-23 09:30 - 10:30 | The Tank at The Dayton Arcade, 35 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Join Culture Works as they host Randy Cohen, Vice President of Research for Americans for the Arts, in the Arcade Tank to share results of the Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 Study for the Dayton Region. This study is a comprehensive economic impact study of the nonprofit arts and culture industry. Cohen will share local results from surveys conducted by Culture Works and compare them with the national data, supporting the concept that arts and cultural organizations are businesses. These businesses employ people locally, purchase supplies and services, and produce authentic cultural experiences that are magnets for visitors, tourists, and new residents.
Founded in 1960, Americans for the Arts is the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education.
Culture Works is the United Arts Fund and Local Arts Agency serving Dayton, Montgomery County, and the surrounding region.

Arts and Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6) Study

The Office Trivia
2024-01-22 19:00 | Toxic Brew Company, 431 E 5th St, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
You know the lines, the scenes, the gags… let’s face it, you’ve probably already got your trivia team name for this. So get to Toxic Monday, January 22 by 7:00 and win some prizes to finally have something to show for all that Office nerdom. We’ll be giving out prizes for the winning team of each of the 3 rounds, and a grand prize for the overall winning team.
Try to keep your teams to 6 members tops, and get here early to get some grub from Dayton BBQ Co. They start cooking at 6:00, and we have Monday drink specials on Mules, Fernet and select guest brew cans all night.

Garden Design
2024-01-22 18:00 - 19:00 | Dayton Metro Library – Main Library, 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH, 45402
Garden Design

Main Library, Conference Room 1A, Monday, January 22, 6-7 pm

OSU’s Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension office provides tips on companion planting and how to make the most of space.

Maggie’s Magnificent Monday
2024-01-22 18:00 | The Barrel House, 417 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Meet Maggie, an excitable two year old squirrel enthusiast who tore both of her ACLs while chasing her furry obsession. We’re opening on a rare Monday evening to help raise funds for her surgery. We’ll be donating $1 from every pint served, and 100% of tips will be donated to the cause. There will be a raffle will all of the funds going toward Maggie’s surgery bills.
Fake DJ Greg is spinning 6-10pm!

Winter Restaurant Week presented by Buckeye Vodka
2024-01-22 | Downtown Dayton
Winter Restaurant Week January 21-28 –# course meals starting at $20.24– $1 from each rw meal sold is donated to the Dayton Food Bank
Downtown Dayton restaurants participating:
Roost Modern Italian
Salar Restaurant and Lounge
Corner Kitchen
Jay’s Seafood
Franco’s

Restaurant Week

Technology Futurist Jamie Metzl: How AI, Genetics, And Biotechnology Will Transform Our World
2024-01-21 15:00 | Victoria Theatre, 138 N. Main St., Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
The rapid growth of new AI systems like ChatGPT and Google Bard have made most people realize significant change is on the horizon. But while most people still think of these AI capabilities as improved internet search tools, the implications are far more profound. Just like the agricultural, industrial, and computer revolutions before it, the AI revolution will transform almost every aspect of our personal and professional lives. Along with our new capabilities in genetics and biotechnology, it will change how we live and work, our economies, our healthcare, the foods we eat, and our interactions with the world around us. In this both far-reaching and highly practical talk, leading futurist Jamie Metzl explores the big-picture implications of this transformative moment in human history and how individuals, companies, and societies can best ride the wave of this change rather than be subsumed by it.
Jamie Metzl is one of the world’s leading experts on the implications of the intersecting AI, genetics, and biotechnology revolutions and how governments, corporations, organizations, and individuals can best ride the wave of these unprecedented transformations to build their best possible futures. A technology and healthcare futurist, he is the author of the international bestseller, Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity, the genetics sci-fi thrillers Genesis Code and Eternal Sonata, and other books. His highly-anticipated new book, Superconvergence: How the Genetics, Biotech, and AI Revolutions Will Transform Our Lives, Work, and World, will be published in June 2024.
Jamie is the Founder and Chair of the global social movement, OneShared.World, a Senior Fellow of the Atlantic Council, a faculty member of NextMed Health, and a Singularity University expert. In 2019, he was appointed to the World Health Organization expert advisory committee on human genome editing. A former partner in a global private equity firm, he sits on advisory boards for multiple biotechnology and other companies and helped establish and serves as Special Strategist to the WisdomTree BioRevolution Exchange Traded Fund. Called “the original COVID-19 whistleblower,” Jamie’s pioneering work raising common-sense questions about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and advocating for a full investigation has been featured in “60 Minutes,” The New York Times, and most major media across the globe, and he was the lead witness in the first congressional hearings on pandemic origins in March 2023.
Jamie appears regularly on national and international media and his syndicated columns and other writing in science, technology, and global affairs are featured in publications around the world. He holds a Ph.D. from Oxford, a law degree from Harvard, and an undergraduate degree from Brown, and is an avid ironman triathlete and ultramarathon runner.

True West
2024-01-21 15:00, 2024-01-20 17:00, 2024-01-19 20:00 | Dayton Theatre Guild, 430 Wayne Avenue, Dayton, OH, 45410, USA
Forty miles east of Hollywood, sibling rivalry takes a hellish turn when a screenwriter is forced to pen his outlaw brother’s wild Western movie script. Tensions rise like the desert heat as the brothers showdown in Sam Shepard’s darkly funny Pulitzer Prize finalist.

Family Skate Day
2024-01-21 13:00 - 17:00 | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Family Skate Day
1:00pm – 5:00pm
AGE: All ages | $10.00
Join us on various Sundays for themed Family Skate Days! Our next theme continues with a “Storybook Skate”. Warm up in the Comfort Tent and hang out with the Dayton Metro Library for story-telling, library card sign-ups and more! Plus, the first 100 kids can receive a free craft bag! Enjoy a hot cocoa and other concessions from the RiverScape Cafe . Admission is $7 and skate rental is $3. Ages three and under skate free with the purchase of an adult admission! Thanks to our Access to Nature program, residents who receive EBT/SNAP benefits can simply show their card to the rental attendant to receive half-off admission and skate rental. Weather Dependent.

Learn to Ice Skate! Teen/Adult Course
2024-01-21 12:20 - 12:50 | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Learn to Ice Skate! Teen/Adult Course
12:20pm – 12:50pm
AGE: 14 and up | $50.00
Skills include skating forward and backward edges on a circle, three-turns, backward stops, bunny hop, lunges, and front and back crossovers. Register for this program and receive two free skating admissions! Fee includes use of skates and lessons on January 7, 14 and 21. The makeup date in the case of inclement weather will be 1/28. Please arrive 15 minutes early. Weather Dependent.

Learn to Ice Skate! Youth Course
2024-01-21 11:40 - 12:10 | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Learn to Ice Skate! Youth Course
11:40am – 12:10pm
AGE: 9-13 | $50.00
Skills include skating forward and backward edges on a circle, three-turns, backward stops, bunny hop, lunges, and front and back crossovers. Register for this program and receive two free skating admissions! Fee includes use of skates and lessons on January 7, 14 and 21. The makeup date in the case of inclement weather will be 1/28. Please arrive 15 minutes early. Weather Dependent.

Art Hop at Front Street
2024-01-21 11:00 - 16:00 | Front Street Galleries, 1001 E. Second St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Explore studios, galleries, shops and boutiques right in the heart of Dayton’s Arts District! Visit with more than 250+ artists, creatives and curators. This month the Front Street Gallery presents “Bible Road”, a solo show featuring work from American Folk Artist Pilgrim Fairchild, curated by Bill Cunningham. Hungry? Grab a bite to eat from Kool Beanz Cafe. Front Street is a family and pet friendly community. Arthops at Front Street are free to attend. Our campus offers free parking. Visit frontstreet.art for more information.

Learn to Ice Skate! Children’s Course
2024-01-21 11:00 - 11:30 | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Learn to Ice Skate! Children’s Course
11:00am – 11:30am
AGE: 5-8 | $50.00
Learn the basics of skating so that you can get out there and skate on your own. This three-week session will cover how to get on and off the ice, how to fall safely and get up on your own. Register for this program and receive two free skating admissions! Fee includes use of skates and lessons on January 7, 14 and 21. The makeup date in the case of inclement weather will be 1/28. Please arrive 15 minutes early. Weather Dependent.

Thunderlover, Sadbox, and The Filthy Heathens
2024-01-20 20:00 | Yellow Cab Tavern, 700 E 4th St, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
We’re excited to welcome Thunderlover for their Yellow Cab Tavern debut on Jan 20th with support from Sadbox and The Filthy Heathens for a full evening of Rock n’ Roll!
Cover starts at 8:00pm on Jan 20th with performance starting around 9:00pm!
Tickets are $9 in advance and $12 at the doors.
Tickets are available at https://www.yellowcabtavern.com/event-tickets
*All ages welcome with a guardian.
**Discounted presale tickets end at Midnight on Jan 19th
Yellow Cab’s resident truck, The Pizza Bandit, will be set up and serving through 11pm.

School of Rock Mason: Tribute to the Talking Heads “Stop Making Sense”
2024-01-20 19:30 - 22:30 | The Brightside, 905 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, 45402
School of Rock Mason debuts at The Brightside with an exuberant tribute to the famed Stop Making Sense concert performed by the Talking Heads 40 years ago. The concert was immortalized on film in one of the greatest rock concert movies ever. Talking Heads blended New Wave, funk, art rock, and world music to create a new music of their own. School of Rock Mason, which boasts some of the best young musicians in the area, will capture the spirit of the music and the performance of the original concert with their show.
Doors 7pm / Show 7:30pm
All ages welcome
Tickets are general admission and $10 in advance HERE: https://www.venuepilot.co/events/88882/orders/new
$15 day of the show (at the door)

Nimesh Patel: Fast & Loose Tour
2024-01-20 19:00 | Victoria Theatre, 138 N. Main St., Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Nimesh Patel is a comedian and Emmy-nominated writer who has risen the ranks to some of comedy’s biggest stages due to his unassailable joke writing, prolific output, and pioneering use of technology. In the past two years, Nimesh has self-released three stand-up specials and has charted a path from sold out comedy clubs to major theaters.
Nimesh most recently appeared on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” and before that made his late night debut on “Late Night with Seth Meyers.” His self-released specials “Jokes To Get You Through Quarantine,” “Thank You, China,” and “Lucky Lefty” have amassed millions of views.
His first writing job came after Chris Rock saw him perform standup and hired him directly to write for “The Academy Awards” in 2016 and tour with him. Since then, he has written for “Saturday Night Live,” “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” The White House Correspondents Dinner, and was a producer for “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee.”
Co-presented by Dayton Live and Live Nation.

Wild Whiskers Grand Opening
2024-01-20 11:00 - 17:00 | Wild Whiskers, 33 S. St. Clair St., Ste. 2, Dayton, OH, 45410, United States
Join us for the official grand opening of Wild Whiskers, 33 S. St. Clair St.!
What the Taco food truck will be open in front of the store from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and there will be awesome sales in-store for both dogs and cats.
The first 50 customers to make a purchase will receive a goodie bag full of coupons, brochures, samples, and freebies!

An Evening with Dead Centric
2024-01-19 19:00 | Yellow Cab Tavern, 700 E 4th St, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Join us for a full evening of jamming to The Grateful Dead as DeadCentric, out of Cincinnati, make their Yellow Cab Tavern debut on Friday, Jan 19th!
Cover starts at 7:00pm on Jan 19th with performance starting around 8:00pm!
Tickets are $10 in advance and $13 at the doors.
Tickets are available at https://www.yellowcabtavern.com/event-tickets
*All ages welcome with a guardian.
**Discounted presale tickets end at Midnight on Jan 18th
Yellow Cab’s resident truck, The Pizza Bandit, will be set up and serving through 11pm.

Dayton Battle of the Bands – Week 1 (Rock / Pop)
2024-01-18 19:30 - 22:00 | The Brightside, 905 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Dayton Battle of the Bands 2024 kicks off on Jan 18th with our ROCK & POP bands, featuring: Ace Slite – Arianna Holiday – Duke of Owls – The Bruins
Not familiar with any of the bands participating? That’s the fun! This is a cool way to check out new, local, original music! Each ticket buyer gets one vote (in person).
The winner of this round earns a spot at the Dayton Battle of the Bands Finale, among other prizes!
Week 1 is held on Thursday, January 18, 2024 The Brightside (905 E 3rd St, Dayton). Doors open at 7pm (NOTE: due to equipment load in, we cannot let patrons in earlier than 7pm). Show 7:30-10pm Please be prompt to see all the bands performing!
Tickets are $10 advance / $15 at the door. Advance tickets are recommended. Note – Ticket sales are used to cover production costs and prizes. Thanks for contributing!
Ticket link – https://www.venuepilot.co/events/94414/orders/new

Animal Habitats
2024-01-17 16:00 - 17:00 | Dayton Metro Library – Main Library, 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH, 45402
Animal Habitats
Main Library, Children’s Creativity Space, Wednesday, January 17, 4-5 pm
Families will pick an animal and create its ideal home out of a box; supplies provided.
