Dayton Literary Peace Prize 20th Anniversary Event
2025-05-15 17:30 (America/New_York) | Roger Glass Center for the Performing Arts, 29 E. Creative Way, Dayton, OH, 45469
Dayton Metro Library is excited to partner with Dayton Literary Peace Prize and the University of Dayton to welcome 2016 Nonfiction Dayton Literary Peace Prize Winner Susan Southard to host a Dayton Literary Peace Prize 20th Anniversary Event on Thursday, May 15, from 6:30-8 pm, at the University of Dayton Roger Glass Center for the Performing Arts.

Southard’s winning book, Nagasaki – Life After Nuclear War (2015), will be discussed in commemoration of the 80th remembrance of the dropping of the bomb on Nagasaki. She will take the audience through the days leading up to and following the event. Southard’s work makes a profound inquiry into the extremes of human violence and what it does to both victim and victimizer.

A reception will be held at 5:30 pm, with the main event beginning at 6:30 pm. The University of Dayton Roger Glass Center for the Performing Arts is located at 29 Creative Way, Dayton, 45479. Those interested in attending are asked to fill out a complimentary RSVP at https://am.ticketmaster.com/rogerglass/buy/dlpp25. Copies of Nagasaki – Life After Nuclear War are also available for checkout at any DML Branch.

For more information about this event, visit DaytonMetroLibrary.org or call the Library’s Ask Me Line at 937.463.2665.

Community Workshop – Flourish and Flow: An Oil Painting Journey
2025-05-15 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.

Pop. Pour. Paint.
2025-05-15 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | AC Hotel Dayton, 124 Madison St., Dayton, OH, 45402
UNCORK YOUR CREATIVITY THIS SPRING.
MAY 15 | 6–9 PM | AC HOTEL DAYTON
$40 PER PERSON | RSVP BY MAY 9
AN EVENING OF W INE, BRUSHES , AND A
LITTLE BUZZ OF INSP IRATION.
Your ticket includes:
A guided painting experience with all supplies provided
One complimentary glass of wine + a charcuterie cup
Happy Hour pricing: $1 off domestic beer and house wine
Full cocktail and food menu available for purchase
WHETHER YOU BRING A FRIEND OR GIF T THE
EXPERIENCE FOR MOTHER’S DAY, IT ’S A
CREATIVE NIGHT OUT WORTH TOASTING TO.
Presented in partnership
with The Pretty Palette
Email: dparrott@shanercorp.com with name, number of attendees, and phone

Karaoke
2025-05-15 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!
