Downtown Dayton Partnership

Campaigns, Inc.
2024-10-11 20:00, 2024-10-12 20:00, 2024-10-13 15:00 (America/Detroit) | Dayton Theatre Guild, 430 Wayne Avenue, Dayton, OH, 45410, USA
Fake news and dirty tricks are tools of the trade for political consulting firm, Campaigns, Inc. Daytonian Will Allan’s new comedy is a jaw-dropping look at the underbelly of politics as the firm constructs the country’s first star-studded smear campaign.

Exhibit: America the Borderland
2024-10-12, 2024-10-13, 2024-10-14, 2024-10-15 | OH
Dayton Metro Library is hosting an exhibit titled America the Borderland in the Main Library’s Atrium. It is a multiplatform storytelling project that shines light on changemakers positively impacting their communities along the border between Mexico and the United States. At a time when immigration is at the forefront of a volatile and polarized national debate, the stories of these changemakers, shared in their own words, provide a nuanced and authentic perspective that is often missing from mainstream coverage.

America the Borderland was created after a team of University of Dayton undergraduate students traveled to El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, along with faculty members and practitioners in May 2018, as part of the Moral Courage Project. The student team was trained in interviewing techniques, fieldwork and documentary ethics, and border politics and history. They collaborated with grassroots organizations, immersed themselves in immigrant communities, collected testimony from everyday changemakers and documented the experience through photography – the result being America the Borderland.

The Moral Courage Project also created the exhibit Ferguson Voices: Disrupting the Frame, their first, which was also on display in the Main Library in August. With Borderland, The Project iterated the same model of first-person storytelling and distribution by shifting the lens south to capture visual stories that was used in Ferguson.

America the Borderland will be on display through Tuesday, October 15, at the Main Library, located at 215 E. Third St., Dayton, 45402. Information in this release was provided by Joel Pruce, Human Rights Center, University of Dayton. For more information about this exhibit, call the Library’s Ask Me Line at 937.463.2665.

Dayton Music Fest
2024-10-12 | The Brightside, 905 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, 45402
The 20th Annual Dayton Music Fest is back on Oct 11th and 12th including stages at The Brightside, Blind Bob’s, Yellow Cab Tavern, Oregon Express, and Trolley Stop Dayton! A portion of all proceeds benefit our friends at WYSO Public Radio as a thank you for all of the support they show local music year round!
We’re excited to present 32 local bands, singer songwriters, MCs, DJs, artists, and more, with exciting reunions and amazing new up and coming artists playing side by side over two days at five Downtown Dayton venues!
Tickets and more details available at daytonmusicfest.com
Weekend passes are $25 in advance and $30 at the doors. Each single night is $20 at the doors.
*Discounted presale weekend pass sales end on Oct 10th at Midnight.
*All tickets are will call / check-in and you will not be emailed physical tickets.
Dayton Music Fest 2024 Line-up:
Friday – Oct 11thDoors and VIP badge pick up starts at 5:00
The Brightside
Freya’s Felines – 5:30Tronee Threat – 6:001984 Draft – 6:30Zac Pitts – 7:00Crabs Without legs – 7:30Paige Beller – 8:30Salvador Ross – 9:30Smug Brothers – 10:00The Nightbeast – 10:30Kim L – 11:30
Saturday – Oct 12th
Blind Bob’sLilito – 8:15Palm Ghosts – 9:05Abertooth Lincoln – 9:55Roley Yuma Reunion – 10:45Mr. Gnome – 11:45
Yellow Cab Tavern
Stoneface Syd – 6:20Motion Club – 7:10Ruetschle – 8No Balance – 8:50Exit Angles – 9:40OH Condor – 10:30Sam King and the Suspects – 11:15
Oregon Express
Woovs – 7:55Rat Bath – 8:45Parade Rainer – 9:35Aaron Magical – 10:25The Funkgi – 11:15
Trolley Stop
Arianna Holiday – 7:45Tori Lee – 8:35Tim Pritchard – 9:25Nick Kizirnis and Kyleen Downes – 10:15Max Nunery and Friends – 11:05
Cover starts at 5:00pm on both nights. Weekend passes can be picked up at The Brightside anytime after 5:00pm on Friday, Oct 11th. Full price weekend passes can be purchased at The Brightside as well.
Blind Bob’s kitchen is open until 11pm, Trolley Stop’s Kitchen closes at 10pm, Oregon Express’ kitchen closes at midnight, and Yellow Cab’s resident food truck, The Pizza Bandit, will be set up and serving through 11pm.
Produced by Level Up Productions
Venues:
The Brightside – 905 E 3rd St, Dayton, OH 45402Blind Bob’s – 430 E 5th St, Dayton, OH 45402The Yellow Cab Tavern – 700 East 4th Street Dayton, Ohio 45402Oregon Express – 336 E 5th St, Dayton, OH 45402Trolley Stop – 530 E 5th St, Dayton, OH 45402

Out Here Dayton Film Fest
2024-10-12, 2024-10-13 | THE NEON, United States
It’s our 19th year of celebrating the best of LGBTQIA+ films from around the world with the Miami Valley, and we found it so hard to make decisions that we decided to expand the festival by an extra day.
Join us at THE NEON during the long weekend of Oct. 10-13 for 9 different screenings – featuring 25 short and feature-length films. And don’t forget our Friday Night Party – this year at Lily’s Bistro.
Some special details are still in the works, but you can read about all of our films and find ticketing & scholarship details on this site. For the latest developments, be sure to check out and follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
We can’t wait to gather together and share these incredible films with the community!

CURTIS MANN: Precious Blood
2024-10-12 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

SEAN WILKINSON: Flora
2024-10-12 11:00 - 18:00 | 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

Exhibit: Midwest Americana
2024-10-12 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.

DLCA Performance: Heathers The Musical (Teen Edition)
2024-10-12 13:00, 2024-10-12 19:00, 2024-10-13 13:00 | PNC Arts Annex, 46 N. Ludlow St., Dayton, OH, 45402
HEATHERS THE MUSICAL (TEEN EDITION) is a dark and hilarious musical adaptation of the ’80s cult classic movie Heathers. This fun and dangerous romp through Westerberg High School follows Veronica Sawyer as her Senior year turns into a dangerous nightmare – with a body count. Watch as she navigates cliques, sudden popularity, and a new boyfriend with a dark side. This show is quickly becoming a favorite among teenage and young adult theatre goers. Come join us – it’ll be BIG FUN!
There are four performances for this show on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Hamilton
2024-10-12 14:00, 2024-10-12 20:00, 2024-10-13 13:00, 2024-10-13 19:00 | The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center, 1 West Second Street, Dayton, OH, 45402
A revolutionary story of passion, unstoppable ambition, and the dawn of a new nation.
Best ticket availability Tuesday, October 8-Sunday, October 13!
HAMILTON is the epic saga that follows the rise of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton as he fights for honor, love, and a legacy that would shape the course of a nation. Based on Ron Chernow’s acclaimed biography and set to a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B, and Broadway, HAMILTON has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education. HAMILTON features book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire. In addition to its 11 Tony Awards®, it has won a Grammy®, Olivier Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and an unprecedented special citation from the Kennedy Center Honors.

Sinclair College presents Broadway-bound musical, Alice by Heart
2024-10-12 19:00, 2024-10-13 14:00 | Blair Hall Theatre – Sinclair, 444 W. Third St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Sinclair Theatre is thrilled to announce the regional debut of Alice by Heart, a captivating new musical from the Tony and Grammy award-winning creators Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik, and Jessie Nelson. This groundbreaking production will run in Blair Hall from October 11-19, 2024, with performances at 7 p.m. (Oct. 11, 12, 15, 17, 18,19) and one Sunday matinee, Oct. 13, at 2 p.m.  ASL-interpreted performances are October 13 and 17. Set against the backdrop of the London Blitz during World War II, Alice by Heart tells the poignant story of Alice Spencer, whose teenage life is turned upside down when she and her dear friend Alfred are forced to take shelter in an underground tube station. As they navigate the chaos of war, Alice encourages Alfred, who is ailing and quarantined, to escape into their cherished book and embark on an imaginative journey down the rabbit hole to Wonderland. Inspired by Lewis Carroll’s novel, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, this show is directed by Kimberly Borst. The score is overseen by musical co-directors Lorri Topping and Bryon Dobbs. Jennifer Sydor provides dance choreography; Gary Minyard provides fight choreography; and Dr. Ariadne Calvana serves as the Intimacy Director. This production contains adult themes and mature subject matter; it is not intended for children 13 and under. “Taking on a project this complex and this new is always a risk as there isn’t a history of past productions to inspire a cast of student actors,” says director, Kimberly Borst. “But this cast has embraced all the unknowns and created a wonderful, imaginative, intriguing, and beautiful cast of characters that will inspire, frighten, and, at times, repulse the audience.  Every day I am inspired by their courage and energy as I watch them tackle very difficult music and choreography and make the famous Alice in Wonderland characters their own.  ‘By Heart’ is appropriately in the title because these actors really have given their whole heart to this production, and THEY are the heart of this production. I can’t imagine a more dedicated cast to tell this story and one that I am honored to work with.” The cast consists of Amelie de la Nuez, Dominick Griffin, Fae Bass, Edward Folkerth, Courtney Collinsworth, Valentine Rangel, Joy Wood, Emma Smith, Henry Ballard, Jorge Melo, Feather Norman, and Kailie Gould. The production staff includes Sinclair Theatre alums Sarah Caplan as stage manager and Jessy Henning as lighting designer. Sound design by Dan Brunk and costume design by Maria Fernanda Ortiz Lopez. Where: Sinclair Community College, Blair Hall Theatre (Building 2), 444 W. Third St., Dayton Ticket Information:  Adults: $20 Students/Seniors $15 plus $2 service fee. No at-the-door ticket sales. All tickets must be purchased online at: www.sinclair.edu/tickets  This production contains adult themes and mature subject matter; it is not intended for children 13 and under.

Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B
2024-10-12 19:30, 2024-10-13 14:00 | The Human Race Theatre Company, 126 N. Main St., Dayton, OH, 45402
This fast-paced romp re-examines the world’s most famous detective story with a bold new feminist lens. In this highly theatrical escapade, oddball female roommates Sherlock (yes, it’s also a girl’s name—wait, is it a girl’s name? Is it even a name?) Holmes & Joan Watson join forces. They emerge from the pandemic fog as a deeply codependent, quasi-dysfunctional Odd Couple adventure duo—solving mysteries and kicking butts, until they come face-to-face with a villain who seems to have all of the answers.
Prepare for an evening of laughter, suspense, and empowerment as ‘Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson, Apt. 2B’ takes you on an unforgettable adventure that redefines heroism, friendship, and the art of deduction.

Church of Funk
2024-10-13 11:00 - 14:00 | Oregon Express, 336 E. 5th Street, Dayton, OH, 45402, USA
Cooley the Curator, *Aka Pastor Cooley,* will be presiding over the wheels of steel between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Entry is free! He’ll be offering up the finest Funk, Soul, & Reggae during our Sunday lunch service! Join us for the Funk but stick around for special themed drinks and food specials.

Microgreens Workshop
2024-10-13 11:30 - 12:30 | 2nd Street Market, 600 E. Second St., Dayton, OH, 45402, USA
Join Mark Tarziers, owner of Dayton Microgreens, a 2nd Street Market vendor, as he talks about the benefits of using microgreens in your everyday meal planning. They may be small in size but they are big on nutrition and flavor. Samples will be provided.

Organ Recital by Joshua Stafford
2024-10-13 16:00 - 17:00 | Westminster Presbyterian Church, 125 N. Wilkinson St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Organ Recital by Joshua Stafford, Sunday, October 13, 4:00 p.m. – Westminster Presbyterian Church, 125 N. Wilkinson St., downtown Dayton. Open to the public at no charge.

Yoga with Passaddhi Yoga
2024-10-14 18:00 - 19:00 | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Part of RiverScape Community Fitness series
Yoga with Passaddhi Yoga
6:00pm – 7:00pm
AGE: All ages | FREE
Aleasha with Passaddhi Yoga will lead you in all-levels yoga flow. If you’re a beginner, she will guide you through modifications to ensure you are comfortable to help you to become more familiar with poses. If you’re experienced, she will help grow your current practice. This class is truly for everyone! Weather Dependent.

Bootcamp with The Unit
2024-10-14 18:00 - 19:30 | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Part of RiverScape Community Fitness series
Bootcamp with The Unit
6:00pm – 7:30pm
AGE: All ages | FREE
Join The Unit for an exciting boot camp workout that will take you through RiverScape in a whole new way. Whether you’re running the stairs, doing push ups near the reflecting pools, or stretching along the levee, this effective workout will keep you moving. Combined with the uplifting support of the community members that make up The Unit, this is a workout you will want to make part of your weekly routine. All fitness levels welcome and encouraged! Weather Dependent.

Kayak Rentals at RiverScape with Taiter’s Kayak Solutions
2024-10-15 14:00 - 18:00 | 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
2:00pm – 6:00pm
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.
