DLCA Performance: School Of Rock — Young Actors Edition
PNC Arts Annex 46 N. Ludlow St., Dayton, OH“Rock got no reason, rock got no rhyme… You better get me to school on time!” Andrew Lloyd Webber’s SCHOOL OF ...
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Motown Concert with The Motown Sounds of Touch
RiverScape MetroPark 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, United StatesPart of RiverScape Summer Music Series series Motown Concert with The Motown Sounds of Touch 7:00pm - 9:00pm AGE: All ages | FREE Join ...
Dayton Silent Disco – In Space
The Brightside 905 E. Third St., Dayton, OHGet ready to blast off! Dayton's Silent Disco is going to outer space on July 31st! Bust out those board ...
Friday Night Karaoke at Two Social
Two Social 123 E. Third St., Dayton, OHThe weekend just got louder — step into the spotlight at Two Social's Friday Night Karaoke, Dayton's best late-night sing-along ...
Threads of History: Quilts by Carolyn Mazloomi
The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United StatesJune 12-September 12, 2026 Threads of History: Quilts by Carolyn Mazloomi is a landmark solo exhibition by award-winning artist, historian, ...
Fighters for Freedom: William H. Johnson Picturing Justice
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesJune 27–September 13, 2026, Gallery 120 William H. Johnson (1901–1970) painted the Fighters for Freedom series in the mid-1940s as tribute to ...
Captivating Clay: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics from the Horvitz Collection
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesApril 13, 2024–January 3, 2027, Gallery 106 Today, Japanese ceramic artists are building on centuries of tradition and taking the art ...
Exploring Feminism
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesFebruary 7, 2026–January 31, 2027, Gallery 118 Feminism feels like a loaded term that, when presented to people, often triggers ...
All the World’s a Stage
The Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, United StatesMay 16–August 9, 2026, Gallery 117 Across cultures, the performing arts—drama, dance, music—have entertained and educated, bringing people together in ...
Niki Johnson: Pillars of Democracy
The Contemporary Dayton 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, United StatesThe Contemporary Dayton is proud to present Niki Johnson: Pillars of Democracy, a series of four large-scale collaged portraits envisioning Liberty, ...
Liz Quay, Jayne Struble, and Kathy McGhee Art Exhibits
Galleries at Sinclair College 444 W. Third St., Bldg. 13, Dayton, OHThe Sinclair Community College Art Department is pleased to present “Marks & Stitches” by Liz Quay & Jayne Struble in ...
Exhibit: Our Fire Is Stronger Than Your Bombs
The International Peace Museum 10 N. Ludlow St., Dayton, OHOn February 24, 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The war continues until now, ruining the lives of ...
Future Is Now X Museum Group Exhibition
118 N. Jefferson St. 118 N. Jefferson St., Dayton, OH +1 moreFuture Is Now X Museum presents its inaugural Group Exhibition, an eight-day multimedia event uniting 154 visual artists, live musicians, ...
Exhibits: “Tangled Up in Blue: Message & Images to Our Future Selves” and “OPEN CALL 2026”
Dayton Society of Artists 48 High Street, Dayton, OH, United StatesIn the Project Space, visitors will experience Welker’s Tangled Up In Blue: Messages & Images to Our Future Selves. Moving beyond ...
The Photography of Jake Schneider
Blind Bob's 430 E. Fifth St., Dayton, OH, United StatesWe're excited to welcome the photography of Jake Schneider to our walls for the month of August. Get to know ...
Movies at THE NEON
THE NEON , United StatesDowntown Dayton's independent movie theater has a great lineup of films showing every day. Visit neonmovies.com for a schedule of ...
Art in the City Juried Art Show
Dayton Arcade 35 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OHIn this special juried exhibit, you can vote for your favorite piece of artwork submitted by local artists! These pieces ...
LeMonde Light Lane
Third Street Third Street, Dayton, OHLight Lane is an interactive public art installation created by LeMonde Studio. It combines stationary bicycles, projection mapping, lighting, and sound ...
Instructed Nude Figure Drawing
Dayton Society of Artists 48 High Street, Dayton, OH, United StatesJoin us for a focused and immersive experience in academic figure drawing. This instructed nude figure drawing session offers artists ...
Sculpt with Speakeasy
RiverScape MetroPark 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, United StatesPart of Fitness in the Park series Sculpt with Speakeasy 10:00am - 11:00am AGE: All ages | FREE Sculpt is a low-impact, high-intensity full ...