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Jason REVOK: Mutually Exclusive

The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United States

The Contemporary Dayton is proud to present new paintings by Jason REVOK. Self-taught, REVOK is known for pushing creative boundaries ...

Paul Verdell: Tabernacle

The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United States

The Contemporary Dayton is proud to present a new body of work by Paul Verdell. In these gestural paintings, Verdell ...

Jamea Richmond-Edwards: Leviathan

The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United States

The Contemporary Dayton is proud to present Leviathan, a film by interdisciplinary artist Jamea Richmond-Edwards. Known for her monumental paintings ...

The Future of Female

Dayton Society of Artists 48 High Street, Dayton, OH, United States

The Dayton Society of Artists (DSA) is proud to present The Future of Female, a juried exhibition highlighting the perspectives, ...

Pride Brunch

Bistecca 137 N. Main St., Dayton, OH

As Dayton Pride returns downtown, Bistecca is inviting the community to kick off the celebration with a festive Pride Brunch ...

Instructed Nude Figure Drawing

Dayton Society of Artists 48 High Street, Dayton, OH, United States

Instructed Nude Figure Drawing Instructor: Greg Dearth Join us for a focused and immersive experience in academic figure drawing. This ...

Open House at the Front Street Studios

Front Street Galleries 1001 E. Second St., Dayton, OH

Let the Front Street Studios be your one-stop-shopping location for art, crafts, photography, vintage retail and so much more. Front ...

Dayton Pride 2026 – Pride Festival

St. Clair Street St. Clair Street, Dayton, OH

The Pride Festival keeps the celebration going after the parade, with live entertainment, more than 130 local vendors, and plenty ...

PRIDE on 5th 2026

Oregon District Fifth Street, Dayton, OH

Join us for another year of celebrating PRIDE in The Oregon District! 1:30p - Cloggers!2-4p - Main Stage Drag Show ...

The Beacon

Dayton Theatre Guild 430 Wayne Avenue, Dayton, OH, USA

The Beacon By Nancy Harris On a storm-battered island off the Irish coast, a renowned artist retreats to a skeletal ...

For Dayton By Dayton

Levitt Pavilion Dayton 134 S. Main St., Dayton, OH

For Dayton By Dayton June 6 @ 5:00 PM Free Admission / Series: PNC Community Series Genre: Various For Dayton, ...

The Hot Wing King

The Human Race Theatre Company 126 N. Main St., Dayton, OH

JUNE 3 - 14, 2026 The Hot Wing King Playwright: Katori Hall Director: Darnell Pierre Benjamin It’s time for the ...

Mahler 5 & Charles Yang

The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center 1 West Second Street, Dayton, OH

Prepare to be blown away! Violin virtuoso Charles Yang – of the genre-defying supergroup Time For Three –takes the stage ...

Pride Night at The Barrel House

The Barrel House 417 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, United States

10% of bar sales from open to close donated to the good folks at PFLAG Dayton, a crazy good taplist, ...

Vinyl Vinyl Sundays

The Barrel House 417 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, United States

Sunday – Vinyl Vinyl Sunday – bring your records, we’ll play ’em