Rodgers And Hammerstein’s South Pacific
2024-09-21 19:30, 2024-09-22 14:30 (America/Detroit) | The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center, 1 West Second Street, Dayton, OH, 45402
In celebration of the 75th anniversary of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical SOUTH PACIFIC, Dayton Opera and Wright State University present this award-winning classic. A favorite among opera and musical theatre fans alike, SOUTH PACIFIC features Dayton Opera artists alongside an ensemble from Wright State, with the Philharmonic performing its lush and beautiful score. Don’t miss beloved tunes such as “Bali Ha’i,” “Some Enchanted Evening,” “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair,” and many more!
Presented in collaboration with Wright State University’s School of Fine and Performing Arts.
Joe Deer, Director
Neal Gittleman, Conductor
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra

HeartSiq presents Queer Romance Mixer
2024-09-21 20:00 | The Barrel House, 417 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
We’re incredibly excited to be partnering with The Barrel House to host our next Queer Romance Mixer on Sept 21st at 8pm!
DJ Trade Like Qualities will be curating the sounds and Barrel House will be providing the beverages with an amazing mix of N/A, beer, wine, and cocktails!
Entry is free and we would love to see everyone there! It’s a perfect opportunity to meet new people and make new friends in Downtown Dayton!
Learn more about Heartsiq at heartsiqdyt.com

Terrapin Moon
2024-09-21 21:00 | Yellow Cab Tavern, 700 E 4th St, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
TERRAPIN MOON, Ohio’s premier Grateful Dead tribute band since 2007, returns to Yellow Cab Tavern on Saturday Sept. 21st following the Dayton Birria Fest!
$10 cover charge at the door (no pre-sale ticketing for this show)
Times:5PM – 9PM Dayton Birria Fest9PM Doors for Terrapin Moon9:30PM – 1AM Terrapin Moon
http://www.terrapinmoon.nethttps://www.yellowcabtavern.com

Church of Funk
2024-09-22 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.

We’re Doing It ALL Wrong® – 4th Annual Art Exhibition
2024-09-22 12:00 - 17:00, 2024-09-26 12:00 - 17:00, 2024-09-26 15:00 - 20:00 | 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.

Pedal Wagon Dayton: Specters and Spirits
2024-09-22 18:00 - 20:00
Join us for this “Specters & Spirits” haunted pedal wagon ride through downtown Dayton.
Bring your ghouls and guys to ride along as local author and ghostie Sara Kaushal and Paula Dytko, paranormal investigator extraordinaire- team up to take you around to some of the great haunted places this city has to offer all while onboard the Pedal Wagon!
You will learn about Dayton’s hanging grounds, the haunted Victoria Theatre, and many more haunted stories. All with enough time to stop by a couple of watering holes for those other kinds of Spirits.
Your booking cost covers The Pedal Wagon rental and a guide.
Want a Family Friendly & Minor welcome cruise option?! Book the 6pm time slot, either Private or Public. 8:15pm is for 21 and over only!
We need 8 riders to launch a public cruise.

Bootcamp with The Unit
2024-09-23 18:00 - 19:00 | 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.

Yoga with Passaddhi Yoga
2024-09-23 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.

Sober Trivia Night
2024-09-23 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.
Sober Trivia Night, Monday, September 23, 6-8 pm, Main Library, Conference Room 3A: Patrons who are in the mood for LGBTQIA+ trivia but don’t want to go to a bar will enjoy this program. Bring friends and allies!

Kayak Rentals at RiverScape with Taiter’s Kayak Solutions
2024-09-24 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.

Tai Chi & Qigong at the River
2024-09-24 18:00 - 19:00 | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Part of RiverScape Community Fitness series
Tai Chi & Qigong at the River
6:00pm – 7:00pm
AGE: All ages | FREE
Offered by Immortal Tree Qigong. Each hour-long Tai Chi & Qigong session will start with breathing exercises, warm up, and gentle stretching. You will then be guided through flowing movements mixed with short standing meditations. We will end with a slightly longer guided standing (or sitting) meditation. This should leave a few minutes to answer questions or discuss any insights. Qigong doesn’t require any special skills (other than breathing) or equipment (other than your body). Find “Immortal Tree Qigong” on Facebook or Instagram for more information! Weather Dependent.

Live Music from Danny Voris
2024-09-24 19:00 - 21:00 | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Part of Tuesday Nights in the Park series
Live Music from Danny Voris
7:00pm – 9:00pm
AGE: All ages | FREE
Join us at RiverScape on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month from June-October for live music, food, drinks and fun! Come support local musicians, try some delicious food from the Cafe, and challenge your friends to some giant lawn games. As part of the Downtown Dayton DORA, the RiverScape Cafe will also be offering a variety of cocktails, wine, beer and more for those 21 and over. You can catch Danny Voris, local guitarist at RiverScape on July 23rd, September 24th, and October 22nd from 7 to 9 PM. Admission is free! Weather Dependent.

CURTIS MANN: Precious Blood
2024-09-25 11:00 - 18:00, 2024-09-26 11:00 - 18:00, 2024-09-27 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
2024-09-25 11:00 - 18:00, 2024-09-26 11:00 - 18:00, 2024-09-27 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

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.

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 | 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.
