Cognitive Contemplation curated by Sydney Summers
Front Street Galleries 1001 E. Second St., Dayton, OHCognitive Contemplation is a collection of artworks that have been created with a focus on form, color, texture, and composition, ...
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First Friday at Front Street
Front Street Galleries 1001 E. Second St., Dayton, OHExplore three industrial-sized buildings from 5 to 9 p.m. full of working art studios, galleries, workshops, and boutiques. Check out ...
HEARTSIQ’s Mixtape – A Queer Arts Festival during Dayton Pride
Yellow Cab Tavern 700 E 4th St, Dayton, OH, United StatesHEARTSIQ is a Queer focused art, music, and performance group that has organized monthly events at the Yellow Cab Tavern ...
Cynthia Kukla – Separating the Earth from the Heavens
Edward A. Dixon Gallery 222 N. St. Clair St., Dayton, OHOpening Reception for Cynthia Kukla's solo art exhibition "Separating the Earth from the Heavens" will be held on June 2nd ...
Edy Martin: Retrospective Art Show and Sale
Dayton Society of Artists 48 High Street, Dayton, OH, United StatesThe Dayton Society of Artists is pleased to announce Edy Martin: Retrospective Art Show and Sale will be featured in ...
The Repeating Arms with The Shady Pine
RiverScape MetroPark 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, United StatesPart of RiverScape Summer Music series The Repeating Arms with The Shady Pine 6:00pm - 9:00pm AGE: All ages | FREE Spend your First ...
Exhibit Opening
Edward A. Dixon Gallery 222 N. St. Clair St., Dayton, OHYou are invited to the opening of Cynthia Kukla’s “Separating the Earth from the Heavens” exhibit from 6-9 p.m. See ...
Summer First Fridays at The CO with Scripted in Black
The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United StatesThis summer, immerse yourself in the captivating world of creative and performing arts. The Co is proud to present Summer ...
Garth. w/ Yvette Diva Williams Opening
Levitt Pavilion Dayton 134 S. Main St., Dayton, OHGarth. w/ Yvette Diva Williams Opening June 2 @ 7:00 PM FREE ADMISSION / SERIES: PROJECTS UNLIMITED GEM SERIES GENRE: ...
Nate Bargatze: The Be Funny Tour
The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center 1 West Second Street, Dayton, OHHailing from Old Hickory, Tennessee, stand-up comedian NATE BARGATZE is selling out shows across the world. In July 2020, the comedian teamed ...
Dayton Dragons vs. West Michigan Whitecaps
Day Air Ballpark 220 North Patterson Blvd., Dayton, OHCatch one of the hottest tickets in sports – see the Dayton Dragons play baseball at Day Air Ballpark! For ...
Hedda Gabler
Dayton Theatre Guild 430 Wayne Avenue, Dayton, OH, USADirected by David Shough Showing weekends: June 2-18, 2023 This Broadway adaptation of Ibsen’s timeless drama presents a sympathetic, yet ...
Nate Bargatze: The Be Funny Tour
The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center 1 West Second Street, Dayton, OHHailing from Old Hickory, Tennessee, stand-up comedian NATE BARGATZE is selling out shows across the world. In July 2020, the comedian teamed ...
Exhibit: Woodblock Prints of Saitō Kiyoshi
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesJanuary 28–July 16, 2023 With a career spanning six decades, Saitō Kiyoshi (1907–1997) was one of the most prolific Japanese ...
New Beginnings: An American Story of Romantics and Modernists in the West
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesNew Beginnings An American Story of Romantics and Modernists in the West February 18, 2023–May 21, 2023 New Beginnings is a ...
Exhibit: Arturo Herrera: Between
The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United StatesArturo Herrera: Between Apr 14, 2023 – Jul 2, 2023 THE DR. ROBERT BRANDT, JR. GALLERY The Contemporary Dayton presents Between, recent ...
Exhibit: Tyler Macko: A voice from I don’t know where
The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United StatesTyler Macko: A voice from I don’t know where Apr 14, 2023 – Jul 2, 2023 The Contemporary Dayton is pleased ...
Exhibit: Kevin Jerome Everson: films
The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United StatesKevin Jerome Everson: films Apr 14, 2023 – Jul 2, 2023 THE JACK W. AND SALLY D. EICHELBERGER FOUNDATION VIDEO GALLERY ...
Exhibit: Americans and the Holocaust
Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OHDayton Metro Library is one of 50 U.S. academic and public libraries selected to host Americans and the Holocaust, a ...
Dayton Pride 2023 – United We Can
Downtown DaytonDayton Pride: United We Can kicks off Friday night with the Rubi Girls performing on Courthouse Square. It resumes on ...