Bored Teachers: The Struggle Is Real! Comedy Tour
2024-09-19 19:30 (America/Detroit) | Victoria Theatre, 138 N. Main St., Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Bored Teachers are BACK with all new material on their THE STRUGGLE IS REAL! COMEDY TOUR. For years, Bored Teachers Studios has brought a sense of humor to teachers around the world to ease their daily struggle in the classroom. They’ve amassed over a billion views on their viral videos on social media, over 10 million followers, and the #1 ranked teacher-comedy podcast – #6 of all stand-up comedy shows on Apple Podcasts. Since 2022, Bored Teachers has been selling out comedy clubs and major theatres across 49 states, bringing laughter to over 150,000 teachers throughout the school year and has become the main event to attend in all of teacher world. Even non-teacher fans have reviewed it as one of the funniest stand-up shows they’ve ever seen! The Bored Teachers show is a comedy powerhouse that anyone who’s ever been in a classroom can relate to.

CURTIS MANN: Precious Blood
2024-09-20 11:00 - 18:00, 2024-09-21 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
2024-09-20 11:00 - 18:00, 2024-09-21 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
2024-09-20 12:00 - 17:00, 2024-09-21 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
2024-09-20 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.

We’re Doing It ALL Wrong® – 4th Annual Art Exhibition
2024-09-20 15:00 - 20:00, 2024-09-21 12:00 - 17:00, 2024-09-22 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.

Comedy Night at the Gallery
2024-09-20 19:30 - 21:00 | Gather by Ghostight, 37 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Gem City Comedy, Gather by Ghostlight, & the Dana L. Wiley Gallery are proud to bring you… COMEDY NIGHT AT THE GALLERY A locally-produced comedy show at one of the city’s most accomodating art installations, featuring some of Dayton’s funniest comedians! Your host for the evening will be Mike Shea, with special guests: Matthew Zane Joe Young Leyla Ingalls …and the big finale for the night will be local headliner Jerrel Beamon! Come enjoy a coffee or a cocktail, grab a baked good, take in some of the art, and then grab a seat for a stellar night of comedy! THIS SHOW IS 18+ ALL GUESTS MUST HAVE A VALID ID. Tickets are $5 pre-sale and $10 at the door.

TEAM VOID And The Haunted Taxi Cab Cruising With Debbie DeCasio, Darlene and The Primetime Blues Band
2024-09-20 20:00 | Yellow Cab Tavern, 700 E 4th St, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Join us at one of Downtown Dayton’s coolest indoor-outdoor club Yellow Cab Tavern on Friday, September 20th for TEAM VOID And The Haunted Taxi Cab Cruising With Debbie DeCasio, Darlene and The Primetime Blues Band!!!!
Living The Dream Summer 2024 everyone come celebrate September Birthdays including the BIG 65 For Louie Lerma- Dayton’s Adopted Virgo-Son!
TEAM VOID And The Haunted Taxi Cab Show will blow your mind with such a good time! Brace yourselves for a wild ride…
What a great chance to enjoy the last weekend of the Summer 2024 having fun with all your friends, families, yourselves and 4 great veteran SW Ohio acts!! – 3 Ohio Indie Bands are from Dayton and Darlene is coming up from Northside- Cincinnati!
Enjoy the night with TEAM VOID And The Haunted Taxi Cab Show Emcee by Louie Lerma himself! Up for your entertainment pleasure at 9:00PM Sharp…
Debbie DeCasio performs her tunes on Casiotone keys also flute! Debbie delivers an 80s groove channeling dance beats and get-down brave sing outs from Debbie DeCasio!
Darlene* is a Cincinnati-based 3 Piece DIY Art Rock Band. Two Girls One Boy. Melodic Harmonic Noisy Post-Punk Brit-Pop 90s Indie Shoe-Gaze Knee- Socks-Style.*Darlene takes their name from the sardonic middle child who dropped out of art school. They wear their hearts on their sleeves.
The Primetime Blues Band will bring a solid set to Dayton Hometown Rockers! Hear a ‘Chicago style’ blues backbone blending original songs & blues classics. Fronting the band is Tony Houston, long time Dayton Blues and Rock Legend and friend of your host, Lou when they performed as members of Blackmale and The Rockafellas…
Champions of Lucha Rock-N-Roll, Cursed To Rock The Living, TEAM VOID closes the show! Be There for an intense, exciting phenomenon of Lucha Rock Hits including crazy surprises for everyone- it is a birthday party ya know!
EL MUERTO, INFINITY, and DRUMMER X are gonna haunt the joint!
Friday September 20th!!!!Yellow Cab Tavern Doors open at 8:00 PM–*Ages 16 and Up–*15 and Under with Guardian are welcomeShowtime at 9:00 PM$10 – 4 BandsSee You All At YCT-Louie Lerma

Hunger Action Month at the 2nd Street Market-Miami Valley Meals
2024-09-21 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. Miami Valley Meals will be on hand this Saturday to take your donations. Miami Valley Meals provides bulk meals to organizations that feed the hungry.

NBFY Expressions of Peace Expo 2024
2024-09-21 09:00 - 21:00 | Dayton Convention Center, 22 East 5th Street, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Join us at the Dayton Convention Center for a day filled with peaceful expressions, practices, and programs! The EPEX2024 event will showcase artwork and performances and offer workshops and presentations promoting harmony and unity. Connect with like-minded families, individuals, and organizations and spread positivity through various activities. Whether you’re an organization, artist, performer, or simply passionate about peace, this expo is the place to be. Mark your calendars and be a part of this inspiring event!

Author and Writers Symposium
2024-09-21 10:00 - 17:00 | Dayton Metro Library – Main Library, 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH, 45402
Dayton Metro Library is excited to host its second annual Author and Writers Symposium on Saturday, September 21, from 10 am-5 pm, at the Main Library. Aspiring writers can expect a jam-packed day with workshops and writing-themed activities. Over 30 local writers are scheduled to attend, many of whom will facilitate workshops throughout the day and/or will have books for sale.

Workshops

So you want to be a writer?

This Q&A session will give guests a chance to gain insight from others, learn tips and tricks of the trade, and learn how to stay motivated.

Guerilla Publishing

Discussion of the basics of publishing, including obstacles and how to kickstart projects.

Crafting Compelling Characters: A Guide to Creating Memorable Figures in Novels

Explore the essential elements of building characters that resonate with readers and drive a story.

Beyond Books: Exploring Untraditional Formats in Writing

Panelists will discuss creative possibilities beyond traditional prose.

William D. Cornwell III, a local writer returning for his second year, comments further on what aspiring writers can expect. “You’ll be able to spin a prize wheel, color your own bookmark, or explore the Unmasked Heroes Exhibit presented by the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center. If that isn’t enough […] each featured author will have their own vendor table where you can purchase books, pick up trinkets or candy, or maybe just say hello and have a chat.” Cornwell adds that one of the best things about the symposium is the “feeling of community” that is created.

DML’s Author and Writers Symposium is free to attend and registration is not required. The Main Library is located at 215 East Third Street, Dayton, 45402, with a free, attached parking garage located on the St. Clair side of the Library. Free parking on the street will also be available. Aspiring writers can find a schedule of events and a list of attending writers at DaytonMetroLibrary.org. Additional questions may also be directed to the Library’s Ask Me Line at 937.463.2665.

Special Collections Natural History Vault Tour
2024-09-21 11:00 - 12:00 | Dayton Metro Library – Main Library, 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH, 45402
Special Collections Natural History Vault Tour, Saturday, September 21, 11 am-12 pm, Main Library, Conference Room 1B: Check out the Library’s Rare Book and Local History Collections, including an Audubon Birds of America set, John Van Cleve’s field books, and more. Registration is required – limited spots remain.

Hispanic Heritage Festival
2024-09-21 11:00 - 23:00 | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
A day-long celebration of Hispanic/Latino culture at RiverScape MetroPark in the heart of Downtown Dayton! This event kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month! There will be a parade, live music, dancing, entertainment, and authentic Latin food all day (11am-11pm), and much, much more!
The Hispanic Heritage Festival benefits the Puerto Rican, American, and Caribbean Organization (PACO). PACO is a non-profit organization dedicated to the success of the Hispanic/Latino community in the Dayton, OH area. This Festival is PACO’s largest fundraiser of the year and it enables PACO to fulfill its mission through scholarships to local students, events to support the local Hispanic/Latino community and promote Hispanic/Latino culture, and other charitable initiatives. PACO is entirely run by volunteers. If you’d like to volunteer at this Festival, please message us!

Draw from the Collection
2024-09-21 13:00 - 15:30 | The Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, 45405, United States
Get inspired, get creative, get sketching! Learn about a variety of drawing concepts and techniques with the guidance of a Museum Educator while exploring the artworks of a highlighted collection gallery each month.

Each month is an in-depth study with the objects, ideas, or processes featured in the collection galleries. Each month features a different gallery and a different drawing theme. Guests will create sketch studies of artworks featured in the gallery, then proceed to the studios to do an in-depth examination of the drawing processes and ideas featured for the month. All drawing experience levels welcome!
All materials provided, but guests may bring their own sketchbook. Open to all abilities and interests. Draw from the Collection is best for ages 12 and up. Advanced registration encouraged; drop-ins welcome.

Ages: 16 and up
Cost: $25 members, $30 non-members

Ned Peppers 30th Anniversary Celebration
2024-09-21 14:00 - 2024-09-22 02:00 | Ned Pepper’s, 419 E. Fifth St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Ned Peppers 30th Anniversary CelebrationSAT SEP 21 • 2PM ‘til 2AM
GIVEAWAYS • VENDORS • TIKI COOKOUT • TITO’S SAMPLES • MUSIC and more!
Draft beer at ROCK BOTTOM prices with $2 Bud Light 16oz Draft, $3 Rolling Rock, $4 Mystery Seltzers, and several of Ned’s specialty drink and shot specials. These specials are all day and all night long!
Doors open at 11AM, and festivities will kick off at 2PM where our friends at Tito’s Handmade Vodka will have a FREE specialty Tito’s Prickly Pear Lemonade for you to sample!
Our bartenders will have various SWAG GIVEAWAYS available throughout the afternoon, so be sure to get in early to grab yours while they last!
Tiki Bar, our second bar on the back patio will have a TIKI COOKOUT going on, grab yourself some grub while it lasts!
At 9PM, our resident CUEST will be playing all the hottest hits and your favorites all night through 2AM!
Make those plans and help us PACK THE HOUSE for our 30th Anniversary Celebration Saturday, September 21!
Thanks Dayton and the Miami Valley for three decades of serving beer, pouring spirits, and having good times in the heart of Downtown Dayton’s Historic Oregon District! We are grateful for your continued support, and look forward to seeing everyone’s faces throughout the day and night on this very special occasion!
Ned’s 30th Anniversary Celebration Saturday, September 21, 2024 2 pm ‘til 2 am • All Day/All Night 419 E Fifth Street Dayton, OH 45402 The Oregon District in Downtown Dayton 21+

Dayton Summerfest
2024-09-21 15:00 - 20:00 | Levitt Pavilion Dayton, 134 S. Main St., Dayton, OH, 45402
The Dayton Rotary Club presents a free family friendly afternoon music festival! Come on down to the Levitt Pavillion from 3-8pm on September 21st for music, fun, and food trucks! We will have soul, blues, and funk music played by the incredible Heather Redman & The Reputation, Noah Wotherspoon Band, and Dayton Funk All Stars. 6 food trucks will be available for all you foodies out there. And we’ll be having a 50/50 raffle as well!

Rain date: Sunday September 22

21st Annual United Rehabilitation Services Rubber Duck Regatta
2024-09-21 16:00 - 17:30 | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
21st Annual United Rehabilitation Services Rubber Duck Regatta
4:00pm – 5:30pm
AGE: All ages | FREE
At least 20,000 rubber ducks will be dropped from the bridge for a race to the finish at RiverScape MetroPark, in conjunction with the Hispanic Heritage Festival. Proceeds from this family-friendly event benefit local children and adults with disabilities! Weather Dependent.

Dayton Birria Fest 2024
2024-09-21 17:00 - 21:00 | Yellow Cab Tavern, 700 E 4th St, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Dayton Birria Fest 2024Sept 21st – 5 to 9pm
Get all of the details: yellowcabfoodtrucks.com
We’re celebrating 11 years of The Yellow Cab Food Truck Rallies with specialty food fests all year long!
Join us on Sept 21st from 5 to 9pm for Dayton Birria Fest, happening at the Yellow Cab Tavern on Sept 21st, from 5 to 9pm!
Entry is always FREE to our family friendly food festivals at The Yellow Cab Tavern!
With tons of vendors serving Birria tacos and dishes in addition to their standard menu favorites, this will be a foodie event that you will not want to miss!
Vendors
Pizza BanditHome Cooked VibesCruisin CuisineLet’s Eat Food TruckThe Food PittQueen’s Table FoodtruckEl Bueno TacoEl ReyEl Cardenal TaqueriaLittle Boijon Asian CuisineNourishing Souls Mobile Juice BarI Heart Ice CreamChilders’ Chimney CakesNorman BakeryC Maries Sweet SeductionsQui Cakes
*Please note: Food truck lineup is subject to change
Our beer garden patio and covered party tent at The Yellow Cab Tavern will be open for everyone to hang out in during the festival!
Hope to see everyone out for what will surely be one of the BIGGEST and tastiest events of the year in Downtown Dayton!

Rodgers And Hammerstein’s South Pacific
2024-09-21 19:30, 2024-09-22 14:30 | 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.

Pedal Wagon Dayton: Specters and Spirits
2024-09-22 18:00 - 20:00 | OH
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.
