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Downtown Events Calendar
Dayton Dragons vs. Fort Wayne Tincaps
Day Air Ballpark 220 North Patterson Blvd., Dayton, OHCatch one of the hottest tickets in sports – see the Dayton Dragons play baseball at Day Air Ballpark! For ...
Natalie Cressman & Ian Faquini
The Brightside 905 E. Third St., Dayton, OHJoin us on Wednesday, Sept 6th for a Brazilian jazz night with world famous artists Natalie Cressman & Ian Faquini! ...
New Beginnings: An American Story of Romantics and Modernists in the West
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesNew Beginnings An American Story of Romantics and Modernists in the West February 18, 2023–May 21, 2023 New Beginnings is a ...
Exhibit: Reflections in Time: Dayton Unit NAACP Celebrates History
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesJune 16 – September 10, 2023 The Dayton Art Institute Celebrates Juneteenth with this distinct, collaborative Focus Exhibition with the ...
Exhibit: Washi Transformed: New Expressions in Japanese Paper
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesJune 24- September 17, 2023 Washi Transformed explores the astonishing potential of washi, traditional Japanese paper, in thirty-five highly textured two-dimensional works, ...
Exhibit: Born of Fire: Contemporary Japanese Women Ceramic Artists
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesJune 24- September 17, 2023 Born of Fire features a diverse selection of fourteen works by both emerging and internationally established ...
Exhibit: vanessa german with Sandra Keat German (1948-2014): THE BLUE MOTHER
The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United Statesvanessa german with Sandra Keat German (1948-2014): THE BLUE MOTHER Courtesy of the artist Jul 14, 2023 – Oct 1, 2023 ...
Exhibit: Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin De Burca: Swinguerra
The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United StatesBárbara Wagner & Benjamin De Burca: Swinguerra Courtesy of the artist Jul 14, 2023 – Oct 1, 2023 THE JACK W. ...
All Day Beer Specials
Zen Lounge 121 N. Ludlow St., Dayton, OHZen Lounge features all-day beer specials every Thursday.
Exhibit: Art by Cameron Combs
Skeleton Dust Records 133 E. Third St., Dayton, OHCome check out new paintings by local artist Cameron Combs at Skeleton Dust Records! Art will hang in the shop ...
Kayak Rentals at RiverScape with Taiter’s Kayak Solutions
RiverScape MetroPark 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, United StatesPart of RiverScape Kayak Rentals series Kayak Rentals at RiverScape with Taiter's Kayak Solutions AGE: 0-18 | $12.00 Paddle under the fountains ...
Artini Dayton 2023
Dayton Arcade 35 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OHJoin us for a night of art-inspired cocktails in the historic Dayton Arcade! Local artists will be teaming up with ...
Director’s Cut
Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OHDCDC will present Director’s Cut Featuring DCDC’s First Company in the Main Library’s Eichelberger Forum, Thursday, September 7, from 6-7 ...
Tuba Skinny
Levitt Pavilion Dayton 134 S. Main St., Dayton, OHTuba Skinny September 7 @ 7:00 PM FREE ADMISSION / SERIES: BRYTUS-WILKINSON FAMILY JAZZ SERIES GENRE: JAZZ/NEW ORLEANS Right off ...
Legacies of War
The International Peace Museum 10 N. Ludlow St., Dayton, OHDayton Dragons vs. Fort Wayne Tincaps
Day Air Ballpark 220 North Patterson Blvd., Dayton, OHCatch one of the hottest tickets in sports – see the Dayton Dragons play baseball at Day Air Ballpark! For ...
This is Tom Jones!
The Human Race Theatre Company 126 N. Main St., Dayton, OHSEPTEMBER 7 - 24, 2023 This is Tom Jones! BOOK, LYRICS & MUSIC BY MARK BROWN MUSIC BY PAUL MIRKOVICH ...
New Beginnings: An American Story of Romantics and Modernists in the West
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesNew Beginnings An American Story of Romantics and Modernists in the West February 18, 2023–May 21, 2023 New Beginnings is a ...
Exhibit: Reflections in Time: Dayton Unit NAACP Celebrates History
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesJune 16 – September 10, 2023 The Dayton Art Institute Celebrates Juneteenth with this distinct, collaborative Focus Exhibition with the ...