Downtown Dayton Partnership

SEAN WILKINSON: Flora
2024-09-25 11:00 - 18:00, 2024-09-26 11:00 - 18:00, 2024-09-27 11:00 - 18:00, 2024-09-28 11:00 - 18:00 (America/Detroit) | The Contemporary Dayton, 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
SEAN WILKINSON: Flora

THE MITOSIS GALLERY

SEP 6 – DEC 21, 2024

Wilkinson’s ongoing series of photographs, Flora (2020-2024) are the artist’s response to the exuberant vitality of plants, their thrusting and thriving, their boundless energy and raw power, their elegance and grace, their constant changing, and their utter disregard for anything to do with the human world. Photographed over many seasons at Dayton’s Five Rivers MetroParks, Wilkinson brings attention to change, the overlooked, the undisturbed, and how profoundly meditative life can be. Curated by Jeffrey Cortland Jones.
Wilkinson is a Distinguished Service Professor and Professor Emeritus at the University of Dayton, where he served as chair of the Department of Visual Arts and as the Graul Endowed Chair in Arts and Languages. He is the recipient of several Ohio Arts Council and Montgomery County Fellowships among many other awards and prizes. His work has been widely exhibited and housed in over twenty-five significant collections.

OPENING NIGHT / SEP 6

Members Preview with the Artist 5-6 pm / Public Reception 6-8 pm

ARTIST TALK / NOV 22 / 6:30 pm

Curtis Mann and Sean Wilkinson in Conversation with artist and writer, Carmen Winant
Doors open 6 pm / Reception immediately following ‘til 8 pm / FREE & open to all / The Tank at The Dayton Arcade

CURIO Midweek Mix
2024-09-25 16:00 - 18:00 | Courthouse Square, Third & Main Streets, Dayton, OH, 45422, USA
Throughout the summer months, fun, out-of-the-box entertainment can be found on Courthouse Square, with CURIO serving as the hub of community, connection, and collaboration!
CURIO at Courthouse Square is the next evolution of programming formerly known as “The Square Is Where.”
Big ideas can come in small packages, and CURIO is the first step in a larger, longer-term plan to revitalize Courthouse Square. This shipping container transformed into an event hub has been combined with new outdoor seating and other touches to create downtown’s newest summer hotspot!
CURIO Midweek Mix provides weekly social hours featuring adult beverages and a mix of events at the end of the workday, including markets, CURIOKE, arts, cash bingo and pets, spotlight performances, and more.
Unwind after work – Meet up at the Midweek Mix!
The CURIO Midweek Mix brings fun, themed social hours on Wednesdays from 4 to 6 p.m. each week.
Grab a DORA beverage, socialize, and take part in this week’s themed activities while gathering with old friends and meeting new ones.

Find a full schedule of upcoming entertainment at https://downtowndayton.org/things-to-do/curio/

SWERK with MVP Dance Fit
2024-09-25 18:00 - 19:00 | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Part of RiverScape Community Fitness series
SWERK with MVP Dance Fit
6:00pm – 7:00pm
AGE: All ages | FREE
SWERK (Sweat, Work, Twerk) combines current HipHop style dance moves with lower body toning exercises to bring you one Booty-licious bod. A true “lift your booty, love your body” experience. Beyonce’s welcome. No previous dance experience necessary, just come MOVE and have FUN. We can’t wait to SWERK with you! Weather Dependent.

College Prep Night
2024-09-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Day Air Ballpark, 220 North Patterson Blvd., Dayton, OH, 45402
The Dayton Dragons and Day Air Credit Union will hold College Prep Night, a FREE educational event for prospective college students, at Day Air Ballpark on *_Wednesday, September 25 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. *_Day Air Credit Union’s mission is to serve the financial well-being of their members and the community. Decisions about higher education are as difficult as they are important. We are excited to provide this opportunity to our area students.
College Prep Night is a one-stop college resource event to guide prospective college students and their parents through the process of planning an educational path. High school students can talk to representatives from colleges and universities from all over the nation, those who RSVP before the event will be entered to win one of two, $1,000 scholarships. Students must pre-register for the event online and attend to be considered.
More than 1,000 students and their guests attend, and more than 70 colleges and universities participate in this FREE event. Representatives will be on hand to answer whatever questions students might have about college life at each particular school.

CURTIS MANN: Precious Blood
2024-09-26 11:00 - 18:00, 2024-09-27 11:00 - 18:00, 2024-09-28 11:00 - 18:00 | The Contemporary Dayton, 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
CURTIS MANN: Precious Blood

THE DR. ROBERT L. BRANDT JR. FAMILY GALLERY
THE IRA & SUSAN THOMSEN FAMILY GALLERY

SEP 6 – DEC 21, 2024

Dayton native, Curtis Mann, returns home to present an experimental new body of work inspired by reflections on his childhood attending Parochial schools, his mother’s Catholic funeral services this past May, and the challenges he faced hiding and then embracing his atheism. Using a mixture of personal family photographs, found, and AI-generated images, Mann has cut and affixed them to shards of glass to create sculptural collages. The work presents us with questions about what a photograph is, about the precarious space between the image and the object, and about the larger ideas of absolute faith, its teachings, and leaders. The work also serves as a love letter to his mother and his own feelings of mortality. Curated by Jeffrey Cortland Jones.
Mann is a graduate of the University of Dayton, where he worked under the mentorship of Sean Wilkinson, whose work is on view in the companion exhibition, Flora, also on view. His work has been exhibited widely, most notably at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago.

OPENING NIGHT / SEP 6

Members Preview with the Artist 5-6 pm / Public Reception 6-8 pm

ARTIST TALK / NOV 22 / 6:30 pm

Curtis Mann and Sean Wilkinson in Conversation with artist and writer, Carmen Winant
Doors open 6 pm / Reception immediately following ‘til 8 pm / FREE & open to all / The Tank at The Dayton Arcade

We’re Doing It ALL Wrong® – 4th Annual Art Exhibition
2024-09-26 12:00 - 17:00, 2024-09-26 15:00 - 20:00, 2024-09-27 15:00 - 20:00, 2024-09-28 12:00 - 17:00 | Edward A. Dixon Gallery, 222 N. St. Clair St., Dayton, OH, 45402
This 4th Annual art exhibition kicked off with an Opening Reception on August 2nd and will be open to visitors every week until September 28th.
Artwork chosen by a jury panel of art professionals, including photographer Stacy Kranitz and U.D. Art History Professor Judith Huacuja, are featured in this exhibition that focuses on some of the issues that plague our world. The exhibition features artists from all over the United States who touch on a range topics using various mediums and styles.
Regular exhibitions hours are 12pm-5pm from Thu-Sun except Fridays 3pm-8pm.

Kayak Rentals at RiverScape with Taiter’s Kayak Solutions
2024-09-26 16:00 - 20:00 | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Part of RiverScape Kayak Rentals series
Kayak Rentals at RiverScape with Taiter’s Kayak Solutions
4:00pm – 8:00pm
AGE: 14 and up | $12.00
Paddle under the fountains with Taiter’s Kayak Solutions all summer long at RiverScape MetroPark! Regular walk-up rental hours will take place Tuesdays from 2-6pm and Thursdays from 4-8pm, June-October. Launch from under the Riverside Bridge along the Great Miami Recreational Trail. The cost to participate is $12 per person per hour. Taiter’s Kayak Solutions staff will provide visitors with brief instructions prior to entering the water, which will include a safety tutorial, and help visitors get into their vessels. All visitors will be required to wear a properly fitted life jacket. Swimming is prohibited in the Great Miami River, but visitors should come prepared to get wet. Those renting will not be permitted to go through the RiverScape River Run whitewater feature. No lifeguards are on duty, and paddling is at all visitors’ own risk. All visitors must sign a waiver to participate. Visit Facebook.com/TaitersKayakSolutions for more information. Weather Dependent.

Board Games for Social Change
2024-09-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Dayton Metro Library – Main Library, 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH, 45402
For adult patrons who like to play a variety of games but don’t know where to go for a fix, look no further – Dayton Metro Library is a one-stop-gaming paradise.
Board Games for Social Change, Thursday, September 26, 6-8 pm, Main Library, Community Room: Have fun and change the world at the same time by playing Beautiful Trouble – a tabletop game designed by over 150 community organizers across five continents. Registration is required.

Tasting Colour
2024-09-26 20:00 | The Brightside, 905 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, 45402
You’re invited!! We are celebrating Libby Ballengee’s birthday this year at The Brightside with the new Dayton band, Tasting Colour ! This is going to be a fun patio party, weather permitting. These parties are always a blast at the venue. Doors will open at 7pm and music will start at 8pm. Hope to see you there! Tasting Colour is an up and coming top shelf cover band that adds high energy improvisational elements to a wide variety of covers spanning many different genres! Although the band is hot right off the press, it is comprised of a veteran roster of musicians from former bands such as Jahman Brahman, The Goods, and The Maji. This will be a show you definitely will not want to miss! Sept 26, 2024 at The Brightside Doors 7pm / Music 8pm All ages welcome $10 pre-sale. $15 at the door.

Dayton Art Institute 2024 Oktoberfest Lederhosen Lunch
2024-09-27 11:00 - 13:30 | The Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, 45405, United States
Dayton’s favorite fall festival is just around the corner! The celebration begins on Friday, September 27, as we kick off Oktoberfest weekend with the annual Lederhosen Lunch, from 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lederhosen Lunch, presented by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Professional Realty – The Sharp Group
Admission to the Lederhosen Lunch is FREE. Drinks and a variety of foods are available for purchase, including brats, metts, schnitzel sandwiches, German salads and homemade noodles. The main beer truck will be tapped for the Lederhosen Lunch, offering the first Oktoberfest beer of the weekend! Lederhosen Lunch also features live music and the opportunity to purchase Oktoberfest tickets, mugs and t-shirts. Prost!
For more info about all Oktoberfest Celebrations: DaytonArtInstitute.org/Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest Lederhosen Lunch
2024-09-27 11:00 - 13:30 | The Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, 45405, United States
Raise your glass for the return of Oktoberfest, presented by Miller Lite, taking place September 27-29 on the museum grounds.
A Dayton tradition established in 1971, DAI’s Oktoberfest is southwest Ohio’s longest-running Oktoberfest celebration, and the museum’s largest annual fundraiser. Money raised by Oktoberfest helps support everything we do at the Dayton Art Institute.
The DAI Oktoberfest features all the things the community has come to love about the festival, as well as some new additions for 2024! The celebration kicks off on Friday, September 27, with the Lederhosen Lunch from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and the Preview Party from 7 to 11 p.m., followed by two full days of Oktoberfest fun, from noon to 11 p.m. on Saturday, September 28 and noon to 7 p.m. on Sunday, September 29.

Exhibit: Midwest Americana
2024-09-27 12:00 - 17:00, 2024-09-28 12:00 - 17:00 | Dayton Society of Artists, 48 High Street, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Midwest Americana
SEPTEMBER 13 – OCTOBER 26
The Dayton Society of Artists (DSA) is pleased to present MIDWEST AMERICANA, a regional call for lens-based artwork. All artists, 18 years or older and living or working in Ohio, Indiana, or Kentucky were eligible for entry. Each piece must be lens-based (including but not limited to photography, computer edited photos, video, etc.) but may have other mediums or techniques incorporated into the work. Traditional and non-traditional approaches are welcome, and the medium may be interpreted broadly. Support for this exhibition is provided by FotoFocus.

Wine Down Fridays
2024-09-27 12:00 - 19:00 | Mintha’s Boutique, 520 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Grab a glass and shop the new arrivals at Mintha’s Boutique!
Every Friday in September is Wine Down Friday from 12-7 p.m.

Dayton Art Institute 2024 Oktoberfest Preview Party
2024-09-27 19:00 - 23:00 | The Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, 45405, United States
Join us for Dayton’s best party as we kick off Oktoberfest weekend! The annual Oktoberfest Preview Party, presented by PNC, takes place on Friday, September 22 from 7-11 pm.
Advance Tickets for the Oktoberfest Preview Party are $55 for museum members, and $75 non-members. All tickets purchased at the gate are $95.
TICKETS GO ON SALE AUGUST 1!
Tickets are available online or at the Dayton Art Institute during regular museum hours.
Space is limited and advance ticket purchase is recommended! Must be 21 with a valid ID to enter the Preview Party. All sales final – no refunds.
Preview Party guests enjoy great socializing in a casual, less-crowded atmosphere. Celebrate 53 years of art, cheers and beers with great food, complimentary draft beer, wine and soft drinks and live entertainment by Mojoflo. Prost!
For more info about all Oktoberfest Celebrations: daytonartinstitute.org/Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest Preview Party
2024-09-27 19:00 - 23:00 | The Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, 45405, United States

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse In Concert
2024-09-27 19:30 | The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center, 1 West Second Street, Dayton, OH, 45402
Building on the success of the sold-out global shows of the first Oscar®-winning Spider-Man™ animated Spider-Verse film, comes the highly anticipated sequel: Spider-Man™: Across The Spider-Verse, set to captivate audiences in concert venues worldwide.
These films have garnered immense popularity, largely due to their groundbreaking soundtracks praised for their innovative fusion of orchestral and electronic elements alongside scratch DJ techniques.
The upcoming spectacle will feature the movie showcased on a colossal HD screen, complemented by a diverse ensemble of musicians and instrumentalists performing the film’s iconic score and soundtrack live. This extraordinary lineup includes a full orchestra, a skilled scratch DJ on turntables, as well as percussion and electronic instrumentalists.

Hunger Action Month at the 2nd Street Market-The Evangel Church of God
2024-09-28 09:00 - 15:00 | 2nd Street Market, 600 E. Second St., Dayton, OH, 45402, USA
September is Hunger Action Month, a nationwide campaign by Feeding America. Help raise awareness and bring your non-perishables to the Market to help eliminate hunger in our community or purchase items from our Market vendors and donate. The Evangel Church of God Food Pantry will be on hand this week to take your donations on Saturday.

Catrina Face Painting Workshop
2024-09-28 11:00 - 14:00 | Dayton Metro Library – Main Library, 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH, 45402
Catrina Face Painting Workshop, Saturday, September 28, 11 am-2 pm, Main Library, Opportunity Center: Practice face painting for DML’s annual celebration of Día de los Muertos! (All Ages)

Jellyfish Terrarium Workshop
2024-09-28 11:00 - 15:30 | Now and Zen DIY Studio, 121 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Join us for a splash of creativity as you craft your very own whimsical floating jellyfish terrarium! Pick from a treasure trove of vessels and delightful urchin/air plant ‘jellyfish’ to make your artistic vision come alive. Let the creativity flow! Appropriate for age 5 and up! Walk-in anytime – No reservations needed.

Neighborhood Pet Store Day
2024-09-28 11:00 - 17:00 | Wild Whiskers, 33 S. St. Clair St., Ste. 2, Dayton, OH, 45410, United States
Join Wild Whiskers to celebrate Neighborhood Pet Store Day!
Shop special one day sales in store from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and visit Adopt-A-Pit and their adoptable dogs from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Dayton Art Institute 2024 Oktoberfest
2024-09-28 12:00 - 23:00 | The Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, 45405, United States
Raise your glass for the return of Dayton’s favorite fall festival, Oktoberfest, presented by Miller Lite, taking place September 27-29 on the museum grounds.
A Dayton tradition established in 1971, DAI’s Oktoberfest is southwest Ohio’s longest-running Oktoberfest celebration, and the museum’s largest annual fundraiser. This community event boasts artisans, unique foods, ample domestic, international and craft beers, international wines, kid-friendly art activities, live music throughout the weekend, and much more! Money raised by Oktoberfest helps support everything we do at the Dayton Art Institute. Prost!
OKTOBERFEST HOURS:
Saturday, September 28: Noon – 11:00 pm.
Sunday, September 29: Noon – 7:00 pm.
ADMISSION
Advance Tickets: $8 adults, $5 seniors (60+) & youth (7-18)
At the Gate: $10 adults; $7 seniors (60+) & youth (7-18)
Children 6 and under admitted free
TICKETS GO ON SALE AUGUST 1!
*Presale General Admission tickets for Saturday and Sunday are available online or at the Dayton Art Institute during regular museum hours.
For more info: Daytonartinstitute.org/Oktoberfest
