Downtown Dayton Partnership

Karaoke
2025-04-17 18:30 - 21:30 (America/Detroit) | OH
Join us for Karaoke Thursdays at The Dayton Beer Company, hosted by Limelight Entertainment from 6:30 p.m.-9:30p.m. Cheers!

Parent/Child Communication Workshop
2025-04-17 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Dayton Metro Library – Main Library, 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH, 45402
Dayton Metro Library will hold a Parent/Child Communication Workshop on Thursday, April 17, from 6-7:30 pm in the Community Room of the Main Library. Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio educators will work with parents and youth to explore methods for starting and navigating around topics like consent and relationships. Learning objectives for the workshop include: For parents: recall consent laws in Ohio, name ways to start a conversation about consent, and utilize protocol for answering tough questions. For youth: define a trusted adult, identify a trusted adult, explain consent, and use “I” statements as a method of communication. Families are invited to attend. Registration is not required. This program is part of a series of programming called DML CARES (Consent Advocates Rallying for Education and Support) and is in partnership with Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio. For more information, visit DaytonMetroLibrary.org or call the Library’s Ask Me Line at 937.463.2665.

Community Workshop – Flourish and Flow: An Oil Painting Journey
2025-04-17 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | The Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, 45405, United States
Our artist-led workshops are designed to make community connections between our guests, local artists, and The Dayton Art Institute through conversation and artmaking. Flourish and Flow: An Oil Painting Journey Date: Thursdays, April 10, 17 and 24, and May 1 and 8 – 5:30–7:30 p.m Cost: $100 for museum members; $125 for non-members Ages: 18+ In this multi-session workshop series, local artist Jamaal Durr leads participants through an exploration of the fundamentals of oil painting. Sessions will focus on layering, blending, and texture while developing skills through the creation of personalized artwork featuring birth flowers. Jamaal Durr, a Contemporary Artist, is recognized for his figurative works that intimately blend reality and the surreal. Using materials like oil paint, charcoal, and graphite, he explores themes of identity and self-reflection through his timely narratives. Jamaal has expanded his capacity within the realm of Art, having also gained experience as a Curator, Teacher, and Muralist. Jamaal is primarily self-taught, having only received a couple of years of formal training at Stivers School for the Arts in Dayton, OH and a brief stint studying architecture at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY.

Montgomery County Spring Job Fair
2025-04-17 12:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | UD Arena, 1801 Edwin C. Moses Blvd., Dayton, OH, 45417
Join us at the Spring Job Fair at UD Arena, featuring over 120 local employers from various industries, including aerospace, healthcare, manufacturing, nonprofit, logistics, and more! Employers like GE Aerospace, United Way, Premier Health, USPS, and DMAX will be there, ready to connect with talented individuals like you. Don’t miss this opportunity to network, explore career paths, and find your next job!
Food trucks will be outside of the arena. You also don’t have to pre-register to come to this event.

Montgomery County Spring Job Fair
2025-04-17 12:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | UD Arena, 1801 Edwin C. Moses Blvd., Dayton, OH, 45417
Join us at the Spring Job Fair at UD Arena, featuring over 120 local employers from various industries, including aerospace, healthcare, manufacturing, nonprofit, logistics, and more! Employers like GE Aerospace, United Way, Premier Health, USPS, and DMAX will be there, ready to connect with talented individuals like you. Don’t miss this opportunity to network, explore career paths, and find your next job!

Discovery: Mayhem Poets
2025-04-17 11:30, 2025-04-17 09:30 (America/New_York) | Victoria Theatre, 138 N. Main St., Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
“Let’s go see a poetry show.” That is a sentence rarely proclaimed and usually responded to with cringes and excuses. The MAYHEM POETS are on a mission to change that. Having been dubbed “an amazing ride” by The New York Times, this mind-boggling performance has been described as ”‘The Simpsons’ meets Malcolm X at a Notorious B.I.G. concert.” These theatre trained, comedically gifted, lyrical virtuosos seamlessly blend raw elements of hip hop, theatre, improv and stand-up comedy to tell gut wrenching truths that leave audiences forever changed. The MAYHEM POETS’ unique approach to spoken word has landed them feature spots on the Today Show after winning first place and a grant for $100k in the Microsoft Idea Wins Challenge in 2006. Since then, they’ve been touring internationally and spreading their mission to reshape society’s view of poetry.

Managing Housing and Transportation Needs
2025-04-17 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Dayton Metro Library – Main Library, 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH, 45402
Managing Housing and Transportation Needs, Thursday, April 17, 10-11:30 am: Experts will weigh in on steps to make aging-in-place more likely. Explore questions to determine if/when downsizing is possible and look at local communities and costs.

LaunchPad
2025-04-17 09:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | The Hub powered by PNC Bank, 31 S. Main St., Dayton, OH, 45402
LaunchPad is a free, monthly event designed for entrepreneurs, small business owners, creatives and startup founders looking to grow, learn, and connect.
From April to August, each event will focus on Marketing, Money, or Business, featuring expert speakers, panel discussions, and networking opportunities.

These events lead up to Launch Dayton Startup Week on September 9-10—the 10th anniversary of Dayton’s biggest gathering for entrepreneurs—so, mark your calendars!

Hooks and Needles Social Hour
2025-04-17 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Dayton Metro Library – Main Library, 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH, 45402
Hooks and Needles Social Hour, Thursday, March 20 and April 17, 6:30-8 pm, Main Library, Conference Room 3 A: Fiber artists and skill levels of all kinds are welcome here. Work on projects, share recent creations, and discuss fiber arts. Patrons should bring their own supplies. (Adults)
