Exhibit: Tess Cortés: Vanishing Point
2024-06-20 11:00 - 18:00, 2024-06-21 11:00 - 18:00 (America/Detroit) | The Contemporary Dayton, 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Using digitized family movies, photographs, and computer-generated 3D models of heirloom objects, Cortés invites viewers to contemplate the intersection of memory, perception, and the passage of time. Both recollection and imagination, Vanishing Point’s never-ending scroll along the screen symbolizes the convergence of past and present.
In conjunction with the exhibition, the artist has also produced a limited edition video print available for purchase in The CoSHOP Pop-up Print Shop.
Tess Cortés is an award-winning Dayton-based digital media artist and Instructor of Motion Design at the Modern College of Design, Kettering.
Work on display through August 10, 2024.

CURIO Lunch Box
2024-06-20 12:00 - 14:00 | 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 Lunch Box provides free lunchtime entertainment Tuesdays-Thursdays from noon to 2 p.m., including Trivia Tuesdays, Workout Wednesdays, and Unplugged Thursdays.
Bring your friends and coworkers for a midday break outside!
Similar to the former “The Square Is Where” programming, CURIO Lunch Box features free lunchtime entertainment from noon to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays each week during the summer months.
Food vendors also set up on Courthouse Square each weekday, allowing downtown workers and others to grab lunch from a vendor or a downtown restaurant and take in the entertainment while enjoying the outdoors downtown.
Find a full schedule of upcoming entertainment at https://downtowndayton.org/things-to-do/curio/

Volunteer: Installation of Oregon District 8/4 Memorial
2024-06-20 13:00, 2024-06-21 10:00 | Oregon District, Fifth Street, Dayton, OH, 45402
Please meet outside, next to Trolley Stop at the site. We will be grouting the 500 square foot mosaic into the ground. Please be prepared for hard work if you show up! This includes getting on hands and knees and rubbing the grout in between each of the pieces of the mosaic! We can use all the help we can get. We will provide the necessary supplies.

Thursday, June 20, 2024 – 10am start time – grouting mosaic into ground
Thursday, June 20, 2024 – 1pm start time – grouting mosaic into ground
Friday, June 21, 2024 – 10am start time – cleaning & sealing mosaic

Kayak Rentals at RiverScape with Taiters Kayak Solutions
2024-06-20 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 Taiters Kayak Solutions
4:00pm – 8:00pm
AGE: 14 and up | $12.00
Paddle under the fountains with Taiters 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. Taiters 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.

Thirsty Thursday at Corner Kitchen with Tori Lee
2024-06-20 16:00 - 22:00 | Corner Kitchen, 613 E. Fifth St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Thirsty Thursdays with fantastic Tori Lee! Enjoy curated drinks, plates, and tracks from Tori and the CK team every Thursday starting March 14th! Specials include 9 Artisanal fat washed martinis, $5 off Prime Cuts, $9 small plates at the bar, $5 wine pours and $3 drafts.

Wildermiss w/ Gem Series Opener Smug Brothers
2024-06-20 19:00 | Levitt Pavilion Dayton, 134 S. Main St., Dayton, OH, 45402
“Wildermiss, an human indie rock band originally from Denver and now based in Nashville, released their first full-length LP in October 2023. Fronted by the human Emma Cole on vocals and synth, with fellow humans Joshua Hester on guitar and Caleb Thoemke on drums, their musical journey has taken them far and wide, accumulating more miles than you can imagine. With their undeniable talent and unwavering dedication, Wildermiss has become a beloved fixture in the hearts of their human fans. Prepare to be captivated by their album, a testament to their creative evolution and a sonic adventure unlike any other.” -ChatGPT

Projects Unlimited Gem Series Opener: Smug Brothers
Riding the seismic waves of the first British Invasion, ‘70s power-pop, ‘80s post-punk, and ‘90s indie, Smug Brothers continue to fly the flag for guitar-centric rock n’ roll into the 21st century. Now in its 20th year, the band has connected with listeners worldwide over 10 albums, 6 EPs, and 6 singles, keeping one foot firmly in its roots while expertly expanding the band’s sonic range into the future. Led by songwriter Kyle Melton and longtime drummer Don Thrasher [ex-Swearing At Motorists/Guided By Voices], and joined by bassist Kyle Sowash and guitarist Ryan Shaffer, Smug Brothers are poised to release their “Another Bar Behind The Night” EP in July 2024. Tune in at smugbrothers.bandcamp.com.

Jazz at Gather
2024-06-20 19:30 - 21:30 | Gather by Ghostight, 37 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Every Thursday evening, Gather at the Dayton Arcade hosts live jazz from 7:30-9:30pm.
1st Thursdays – The Kelli Campbell Quartet OR The Blue Note Collective
2nd Thursdays – The Erik Augis Trio
3rd Thursdays – Puzzle of Light
4th Thursdays – The Patricia Berg Trio

Exhibit: What’s New?
2024-06-21, 2024-06-22 | Dayton Metro Library – Main Library, 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH, 45402
As part of Dayton Metro Library’s celebration of Juneteenth, the Library welcomes a traveling exhibit, What’s New?, from the African American Visual Artists Guild (AAVAG), that will be on display in the 2nd Floor Gallery of the Main Library through Thursday, June 30.
What’s New? is the fourth project for the AAVAG under their Exposition Through Art Program (ETAP), which celebrates the ideas, places, personalities, and facts of the AAVAG community. What’s New? specifically focuses on both a visual and written view of its artists – representing “what is new” in their lives, the community they live in, their world of art, and/or any new viewpoints the artists may have developed regarding social, political, and religious ideals.
Additionally, DML will host Artists Talk at Bassani Theater on Thursday, June 13, from 6-8:30 pm at the Main Library, in the Bassani Theater Off Third, 3rd Floor. AAVAG artists Andrea Cummings, Nathan Connor, Clarice Moore, and Cedric McGhee will discuss the various themes found in their artwork that is included in the AAVAG’s traveling exhibit. Moderated by DML’s Karen D. Brame from Special Collections, this program is for all ages.
For more information, visit DaytonMetroLibrary.org or call the Library’s Ask Me Line at 937.463.2665.

The Quiet World of Edward Hopper
2024-06-21, 2024-06-22 | The Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, 45405, United States
June 15–September 8, 2024

Few artists have been able to convey a distinct vision of the world as directly as Edward Hopper (American, 1882–1967). With great clarity, Hopper expressed a deeply personal response to modern life with his enigmatic depictions of urban and rural environments. The everyday, even mundane slices of life and ordinary subjects regularly indicate a psychological state of mind, most often suggesting a sense of isolation or loneliness. He rejected the influences of European modernism to work in a realistic, representational style, and create a uniquely American point of view that expresses his response to living in the twentieth century.
The Quiet World of Edward Hopper, an exclusive exhibition to the DAI, will feature the holdings from the DAI collection, which include a drawing, etchings, watercolor figure studies from his early years as an illustrator visiting Europe, along with the celebrated painting High Noon, 1949. The exhibition will also have key loans from other museums and private collections.

Bookmobile at the Market
2024-06-21 11:00 - 13:30 | 2nd Street Market, 600 E. Second St., Dayton, OH, 45402, USA
Visit the Market on June 7th and 21st this month to visit with the Dayton Public Library’s Bookmobile.

Exhibit: Katherine Kadish & David Leach: Crossroads
2024-06-21 11:00 - 18:00 | The Contemporary Dayton, 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
The Contemporary Dayton is proud to present new and recent work by two of the area’s most esteemed artists, each and together exploring recent “crossroads” in their lives. The exhibition will feature Kadish’s evocative monotype and painted colorscapes paired with Leach’s abstracted landscape, architecture, and interior drawings and prints; as well as two new monotypes the artists created collaboratively for the exhibition.
Both artists have exhibited widely and are featured in prominent public and private collections all over the world. Kadish is based in Yellow Springs and often collaborates with Lisa Mackie, Master Prints, NY. Leach is based in Dayton, is Emeritus Professor, Wright State University, and an active member of the Dayton Printmakers Co-op.
In conjunction with the exhibition, a selection of monotypes and prints by the artists will be available for purchase in The CoSHOP Pop-up Print Shop.

Exhibit: Andy Snow: Time Mends, Space Blends
2024-06-21 11:00 - 18:00 | The Contemporary Dayton, 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
The Contemporary Dayton presents a series of blended photographs from the Flood of 1913 and present day Dayton, Ohio by Dayton-based artist, Andy Snow.
Exhibit on display through August 10.

Iced Tea Class
2024-06-21 11:30 - 12:30 | 2nd Street Market, 600 E. Second St., Dayton, OH, 45402, USA
Join Pat Frock from Sweet Emmy Herbals as she shows you how to make Iced Tea four different ways.

JAM Foodie Tour
2024-06-21 15:00 - 18:00 | Sueno, 607 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, 45402
JAM Foodie Tours are currently walking, talking, and eating on select Fridays and Saturdays in June and July @3:00p starting at Sueño. Every tour varies slightly, but aims to be wrapping up around 5:30-6:00p. Tickets are $100 per person.

JAM Foodie Tours strives to create a unique, communal culinary experience that feeds your mind and belly. Experience our local community while sharing food, exploring culture, and discovering history. Our goal is to create a business that supports and grows the fantastic food and culinary operations in Dayton, as well as enhance the economic development of the streets where we will walk and eat.

What’s Included

Tour guide
Scenic walking route
6-ish samples of food and/or drinks at various establishments in and around the Oregon District.
Education and history about the places we eat at and some of the places we walk by.

Guided Tours of The Delco
2024-06-21 17:00 - 19:00 | OH
Guided tours of The Delco, a new residential community at 115 Madison St. featuring studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments, are sponsored by Preservation Dayton and Crawford Hoying on Friday, June 21. Registration opens at 4:30 p.m. in the lobby of the AC Hotel by Marriott Dayton at 124 Madison St.
The program begins at 5 p.m. with a presentation by Chuck Johnson, who will share insights on this historic landmark, Delco Plant No. 2, built in 1915. Johnson, a retired engineering executive with 45 years of experience, began his career at the Charles F. Kettering Research Laboratory where he worked with Kettering for six years. Johnson is also a Carillon Park volunteer interpreter, was a charter member of Five Rivers MetroParks’ former “InvenTour Program” and is a former Woodland Cemetery guide. Kettering, a successful inventor, businessman, and philanthropist, founded the Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company, known as Delco, and held more than 300 patents.
Small group tours begin at 6 p.m. to visit the apartments, community spaces, rooftop pool and sundeck. Tours will be led by employees of Crawford Hoying, which purchased the site in 2022. Following the guided tours, guests are invited to the Moeller Brew Barn for a social hour with a cash bar/food. The cost is $10 for PDI members and $15 for non-members. Tickets are limited to 80 attendees and can be purchased in advance on Eventbrite at thedelcosneakpeek.eventbrite.com.
The Delco building was previously the Mendelson’s Liquidation Center, owned and operated by Sandy Mendelson for more than 40 years. Delco Plant No. 2 was constructed on the site of the former Swaynie House hotel, built in 1839. Its brush with history is that in 1840 Presidential candidate William Henry Harrison had dinner at the hotel before delivering a campaign speech that reportedly drew 100,000.
“This unique event features Chuck Johnson, a former senior research associate who worked directly with Charles F. Kettering for six years,” said Monica Snow, PDI’s vice president. “Chuck will share his deep knowledge of the Delco site and Dayton’s heyday of manufacturing innovation . Participants will also see how Crawford-Hoying has transformed this historic landmark into an innovative housing and commercial complex.” For information, call 937-232-7904 or email preservationdayton227@gmail.com.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-delco-sneak-peek-tour-tickets-900299188107?aff=oddtdtcreator

Mike Wade & the Nasty NATI Brass Band
2024-06-21 19:00 | Levitt Pavilion Dayton, 134 S. Main St., Dayton, OH, 45402
The Nasty Nati Brass Band is a New Orleans-style brass band based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 2014, the band is made up of a diverse group of musicians who share a love for the rich and vibrant music of New Orleans. The band’s name is a nod to Cincinnati’s nickname, “Nasty Nati,” the 1990 World Champion Cincinnati Reds “Nasty Boys” Baseball Team, and reflects the band’s commitment to celebrating and promoting the city’s unique culture and heritage.
The Nasty Nati Brass Band is known for its energetic live performances, which feature a mix of traditional New Orleans jazz, funk, and soul. The band’s high-energy sound and infectious rhythms have made them a favorite among audiences in Cincinnati and beyond. In addition to performing at local festivals and events, the band has also released several albums, including “Nasty Nati Brass Band” (2020) and “Bengal Anthem” (2021). With their unique sound and infectious energy, the Nasty Nati Brass Band is a true gem of the Cincinnati music scene and a testament to the power of community and collaboration in music.

R&B Night featuring Authorized Personnel
2024-06-21 19:00 - 21:00 | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Join us under the pavilion for the return of Authorized Personnel! Enjoy dancing along the Great Miami River to some of your favorite R&B and hip-hop favorites. Admission is FREE! Seating is limited, so we recommend bringing a lawn chair. The RiverScape Cafe will be open and offers hot snacks and refreshments for purchase. For those 21 and over, a variety of beer, wine and cocktails will also be available.

Authorized Personnel
2024-06-21 19:00 - 21:00 | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Part of RiverScape Summer Music series
Authorized Personnel
7:00pm – 9:00pm
AGE: All ages | FREE
Join us under the pavilion for the return of Authorized Personnel! Enjoy dancing along the Great Miami River to some of your favorite R&B and hip-hop favorites. Admission is FREE! Seating is limited, so we recommend bringing a lawn chair. The RiverScape Cafe will be open and offers hot snacks and refreshments for purchase. For those 21 and over, a variety of beer, wine and cocktails will also be available. The RiverScape Summer Music Series is sponsored by The Jack W. & Sally D. Eichelberger Foundation and Enterprise Roofing. Weather Dependent.

Wattano Dur Tour
2024-06-21 19:30 - 23:00 | Dayton Convention Center, 22 East 5th Street, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Come join us for fun concert on Friday, June 21st. Doors open at 7:30pm show starts at 8pm.

Superior Donuts
2024-06-21 20:00 | Dayton Theatre Guild, 430 Wayne Avenue, Dayton, OH, 45410, USA
Arthur Przybyszewski, a former 1960s radical, owns a rundown donut shop in Chicago’s Uptown. His only employee, an energetic but troubled young African American assistant, Franco, wants to update the establishment with lively music and healthy menu options. The writing is on the wall that things are going to change – maybe even for the better. Superior Donuts explores the challenges of embracing the past, and the redemptive power of friendship.

John Gassett Album Release
2024-06-21 20:00 | Yellow Cab Tavern, 700 E 4th St, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Join us for John Gasset (Makeher) Album Release Show at Yellow Cab Tavern! With special guests Randy Cornett (Roley Yuma) and Sam Stansfield.$10 Cover starts at 8pm with music starting at 9pm

Riveting: Women Artists from the Sara M. and Michelle Vance Waddell Collection
2024-06-22 | The Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, 45405, United States
June 22–September 8, 2024

Riveting presents extraordinary art by contemporary women artists drawn from the major, private collection of Sara M. and Michelle Vance Waddell. This bold exhibition expresses the collector’s personal interest in finding emergent artistic voices and powerful artistic statements that speak to prominent social issues of the day, including those relating to LGBTQ+ communities and reproductive rights. All major media are included: paintings, sculptures, works on paper, photographs and textiles, and themes range from humorous and irreverent to thought-provoking.
Internationally recognized artists include Cindy Sherman, Kiki Smith, Ana Mendieta and many others, featured alongside under-recognized and local artists. One of the highlights will be Carolee Shneemann’s Interior Scroll (1974/75), a groundbreaking achievement of feminist art that remains relevant and controversial to this day.

Family Summer Film Festival
2024-06-22 11:00 | THE NEON, United States

Masthead Summer Break
2024-06-22 11:00 | The Barrel House, 417 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Summer is officially here and we’re celebrating with crazy good beer from our pals at Masthead! Featured taps include:
Oni Giri – Rice LagerB&D – IPAHazy Headlines – Hazy IPAOld Timey – BarleywineSingle Origin – Coffee StoutLizard People, Dear Reader – NEIIPASpring – SaisonWhere’s My Wedding Cake!? – BA Pastry Stout
The homie Dave from Masthead will be here to talk shop and cheers beers with
