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Downtown Events Calendar

Exhibit: Part of a Whole: 2/2

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

Part of a whole: 2/2 Dsa's annual members show The Dayton Society of Artists (DSA) is thrilled to present PART OF ...

Art in the City Juried Art Show

Downtown Dayton

August 2-16- Art in the City Juried Art Show Multiple locations throughout downtown Dayton; call for individual businesses' hours YOU ...

Yoga in the Park

RiverScape MetroPark 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, United States

Part of Fitness in the Park series Yoga in the Park 10:00am - 11:00am AGE: All ages | FREE Enjoy fun, effective and FREE ...

Second Look Saturday

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

Second Look Saturday is your opportunity to check out the shows, studios and shops across Front Street's campus that you ...

Exhibit: Andy Snow: Time Mends, Space Blends

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

The Contemporary Dayton presents a series of blended photographs from the Flood of 1913 and present day Dayton, Ohio by ...

Exhibit: Tess Cortés: Vanishing Point

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

Using digitized family movies, photographs, and computer-generated 3D models of heirloom objects, Cortés invites viewers to contemplate the intersection of ...

Kitten Palooza Adoption Event

Wild Whiskers 33 S. St. Clair St., Ste. 2, Dayton, OH, United States

Join Wild Whiskers and The Humane Society of Greater Dayton for a kitten adoption event! On Saturday, August 3rd, Wild ...

6888 Summertime Marketplace

6888 Kitchen Incuabator 32 S. Ludlow St., Dayton, OH

Join us for the 6888 Summertime Marketplace with special hours on Saturday, August 3rd from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM! ...

Art in the City

Downtown Dayton

Discover the visual and performing arts experience in downtown Dayton at Art in the City, presented by AES Ohio, on ...

Paint-A-Park: Art in the Park

RiverScape MetroPark 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, United States

Part of Paint-A-Park series Paint-A-Park: Art in the Park 3:00pm - 5:00pm AGE: All ages | FREE The City is full of color and ...

Scythian – Art in the City

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

Prior to the Scythian concert is Art in the City from 1 – 7 p.m.! Levitt Dayton will serve as ...

Ye Olde Yellow Cabaret XXIV

Yellow Cab Tavern 700 E 4th St, Dayton, OH, United States

Step into a glittering cosmos of celestial wonder where dreams collide with meteors and imagination dances among the planets. Witness ...

The Quiet World of Edward Hopper

The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United States

June 15–September 8, 2024 Few artists have been able to convey a distinct vision of the world as directly as ...

Art in the City Juried Art Show

Downtown Dayton

August 2-16- Art in the City Juried Art Show Multiple locations throughout downtown Dayton; call for individual businesses' hours YOU ...

Church of Funk

Oregon Express 336 E. 5th Street, Dayton, OH, USA

Cooley the Curator, *Aka Pastor Cooley,* will be presiding over the wheels of steel between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. ...

Vinyl Vinyl Sunday

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

Sundays are for taking it slow with a killer beer, your favorite LP, and a free donut. We’ve got the ...

Skinner Pipe Organ Concert

The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United States

Hear the museum’s restored Skinner pipe organ and see the beautifully renovated Mimi and Stuart Rose Auditorium. Matt Dierking from ...