Downtown Dayton Partnership

Exhibit: Tess Cortés: Vanishing Point
2024-08-02 11:00 - 18:00, 2024-08-03 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.

Kayak Rentals at RiverScape with Taiter’s Kayak Solutions
2024-08-02 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 Taiter’s Kayak Solutions
4:00pm – 8:00pm
AGE: 14 and up | $12.00
Paddle under the fountains with Taiter’s 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. Taiter’s 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.

First Friday at Front Street
2024-08-02 17:00 - 21:00 | Front Street Galleries, 1001 E. Second St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Enjoy an evening of live music, food trucks, studio and gallery hopping, shopping, and more! It is always free to attend and park at our art hops. We are a family and pet-friendly community. With artwork and handmade goods from more than 250 artists, you’re going to want to get here early!

Front Street’s 6th Annual “Life in the City”
2024-08-02 17:00 - 21:00 | Front Street Galleries, 1001 E. Second St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Twenty Seven artists take us on a journey of exploring diverse urban lifestyles, architecture, and culture through a variety of mediums in Front Street’s 6th Annual “Life in the City.” This year’s show features a large scale installation, sculpture work, paintings, mixed media work, glass and more. Open houses are August 2nd 5-9PM, and August 18th 11am – 4pm.

Donatos Movie Night
2024-08-02 18:00 | Day Air Ballpark, 220 North Patterson Blvd., Dayton, OH, 45402
Friday, August 2
Gates open at 6:00pm, Movie starts at 8:00pm
Order a pizza from a Dayton-Area Donatos location between July 1 and August 2 to claim your 5 FREE TICKETS. This exclusive invite is compliments of Donatos Pizza.

The Ultimate Movie Theatre
Mark your calendars for Donatos Movie Night on Friday, August 2. Day Air Ballpark will be turned into the ultimate movie theatre. Bring a blanket, sit on the outfield grass, and come watch the family favorite, “Kung Fu Panda 4” (rated PG) on the 2,000-square-foot HD video board.
A Movie Experience Unlike Any Other
The gates for the event open at 6:00pm and the movie will begin at 8:00pm. Come before the movie to hang out with Heater and Gem, enjoy kids games and activities, enter a raffle for great Dragons, Donatos, and Kung Fu Panda prizes and more! There will also be delicious ballpark food and Donatos pizza available for purchase.
How Do I Get Tickets?
Order a pizza from a participating Dayton-Area Donatos location between July 1 and August 2, 2024 (delivery or carry-out) to receive a box-top form to claim up to 5 FREE TICKETS. The box-top form will have a space to fill out your information. Once completed, email or drop off the form to the Dragons. It will also include instructions on how to request your tickets online. Offer valid 7/1/24 – 8/2/24 only.
You may also purchase a Donatos pizza at Day Air Ballpark when you attend Dragons games between June 11 and July 28 to receive a box-top form to claim up to 5 FREE tickets to the event.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):
How long are tickets available?
• This exclusive offer will only be available July 1 through August 2, 2024.
• All tickets for this event will be mailed to the address provided on the form.
• Box top forms must be received by 5 PM on Friday, August 2.
• Tickets requested between July 29 and August 2 will be placed in will call at the event.
What seating options do you have?
• Fans can bring a blanket to lay on in the outfield or sit in stadium seating on the lower level.
• Lawn chairs and blow-up furniture are prohibited to protect the playing field.
What food and drinks are available? Can I bring my own?
• Food/drinks cannot be brought in from the outside.
• You can bring an empty water bottle and fill it up at one of our water fountains.
• We will have food and beverages for sale at the concessions like a normal Dragons game.
• Strollers/wagons are allowed at the event, but they will not be allowed on the field itself. You can store your stroller or wagon on the warning track of the field during the movie.
What costs are there?
• Concessions are open at regular game costs.
• Kids Play Passes will be available for $10 each. This will give them unlimited fun with games and inflatables.
• Raffle ticket costs: 3 for $5, 10 for $10 and 40 for $20.

Party on the Patio
2024-08-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Downtown Dayton
Enjoy live music from 6 to 8 p.m. on some of your favorite downtown patios, including:

Gather by Ghostlight, 37 W. Fourth St. (Rotunda Patio): Miah Qumsieh (Acoustic singer/songwriter)
Heart Mercantile, 601 E. Fifth St.: Faye Williams (Indie rock)
Lily’s Dayton, 329 E. Fifth St.: Viva la Strings (String instruments)
Winans Coffee & Chocolates, 221 N. Patterson Blvd.: Dan Rivers (Acoustic singer/songwriter)

Exhibit Opening: We’re Doing It All Wrong®
2024-08-02 18:00 - 20:30 | Edward A. Dixon Gallery, 222 N. St. Clair St., Dayton, OH, 45402
4th Annual Art Exhibition, Opening Reception

Pickin’ in the Park featuring Whiskey Bent Valley Boys and My Brother’s Keeper
2024-08-02 18:00 - 21:00 | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Part of RiverScape Summer Music series
Pickin’ in the Park featuring Whiskey Bent Valley Boys and My Brother’s Keeper
6:00pm – 9:00pm
AGE: All ages | FREE
Pickin’ in the Park returns to RiverScape on August 2nd from 6-9 PM! Featuring two exciting bluegrass groups and delicious food from El Buen Taco food truck, it’ll be a fun night you won’t want to miss. Whiskey Bent Valley Boys will kick-off the show from 6-7:15 PM, followed by My Brother’s Keeper from 7:45-9 PM. The RiverScape CafÃ© will also be open and offers snacks and refreshments, plus beer, wine and cocktails for those 21 and over. Seating is limited, so we recommend bringing those lawn chairs. Admission is FREE! The RiverScape Summer Music Series is sponsored by the Jack W. & Sally D. Eichelberger Foundation and Enterprise Roofing. Weather Dependent.

Opening Reception
2024-08-02 18:00 - 22:00 | Edward A. Dixon Gallery, 222 N. St. Clair St., Dayton, OH, 45402
See the opening reception for the “We’re Doing It ALL Wrong® – 4th Annual Art Exhibition” from 6-10 m. Light refreshments will be provided. Free street parking is available.

Jesse “JT Jazz” Thompson
2024-08-02 19:00 | Levitt Pavilion Dayton, 134 S. Main St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Born and raised in Dayton, Ohio, known in music circles as the land of funk, Jesse Thompson couldn’t help but be influenced by the city’s great R&B pioneers – including Slave, Ohio Players, Lakeside and Zapp featuring Roger Troutman. For the past 20 years, the multi-talented composer, pianist and keyboardist manifested these inspirations – and helped bring the legacies of these legendary bands forward – as a former member of the popular and prolific, constantly gigging Columbus-based R&B/jazz ensemble NexLevel.
In addition to releasing two full length albums and multiple singles, the band has performed and shared stages with everyone from Boys II Men, Fourplay and Spyro Gyra to Mindi Abair, Warren Hill, Tim Bowman and late greats Jeff Golub and Wayman Tisdale. Thompson’s success with NexLevel has led to a multitude of opportunities to perform and tour regularly with genre greats Eric Darius, Adam Hawley, Althea Rene, Paul Taylor and the late Nick Colionne. He also appears on saxophonist Jeanette Harris’ latest album Saxathrone.

Cab Grass Concert Series – The Barnharts
2024-08-02 19:00 | Yellow Cab Tavern, 700 E 4th St, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Cab Grass is proud to present an evening with The Barnharts on Aug 2nd at the Yellow Cab Tavern!
Cover starts at 7pm, music starts at 8pm and tickets are $9 in advance and $12 at the doors.
*All ages welcome with a guardian.
Presale tickets available at https://ten-high-productions.square.site/
**Discounted presale tickets end at Midnight on Aug 1st.
Yellow Cab’s resident truck, The Pizza Bandit, will be set up and serving through 11pm.

The Quiet World of Edward Hopper
2024-08-03, 2024-08-04 | 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.

Riveting: Women Artists from the Sara M. and Michelle Vance Waddell Collection
2024-08-03, 2024-08-04 | 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.

Exhibit: Part of a Whole: 2/2
2024-08-03 | Dayton Society of Artists, 48 High Street, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Part of a whole: 2/2
Dsa’s annual members show
The Dayton Society of Artists (DSA) is thrilled to present PART OF A WHOLE: 2/2, the second segment of our annual members’ exhibition. This unique two-part event showcases the diverse and vibrant talents of our member artists, encompassing a wide range of mediums, techniques, and styles.
We are honored to have Marsha Pippenger, past president of the DSA, as our juror for this exhibition and this year, DSA has divided the annual members’ exhibition into two parts to ensure all members have the opportunity to present their best work.
PART OF A WHOLE: 2/2 runs from Friday, August 2nd to Saturday, August 24th. Our gallery is open to the public on Fridays and Saturdays from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM, with additional viewing times available by appointment (email info@daytondsa.org to schedule).

Art in the City Juried Art Show
2024-08-03, 2024-08-04 | Downtown Dayton
August 2-16- Art in the City Juried Art Show
Multiple locations throughout downtown Dayton; call for individual businesses’ hours
YOU decide the best artist in the Art in the City juried show! This juried art show, organized by the Dayton Society of Artists, features pop-up galleries by local artists placed in downtown businesses. Visit participating businesses to see works by local artists, then go to DowntownDayton.org or Dayton.com to vote for your favorite artwork. The winning artist will be announced after voting ends and will receive a cash prize. Voting opens at 5 p.m. on August 2, and ends at noon on August 16. Find a map of all the Juried Art Show locations here. For more information, visit Dayton.com or DowntownDayton.org.

Yoga in the Park
2024-08-03 10:00 - 11:00 | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Part of Fitness in the Park series
Yoga in the Park
10:00am – 11:00am
AGE: All ages | FREE
Enjoy fun, effective and FREE outdoor workouts under the pavilion! Center yourself on yoga days with Tori Reynolds of Speakeasy Yoga. Remember to bring your own mat, water bottle and towels. Weather Dependent.

Second Look Saturday
2024-08-03 11:00 - 16:00 | Front Street Galleries, 1001 E. Second St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Second Look Saturday is your opportunity to check out the shows, studios and shops across Front Street’s campus that you weren’t able to explore at the Art Hop the night before. Creatives are open across campus and Kool Beanz Cafe is open to serve you. Front Street is a family and pet friendly community. Our campus offers free parking. Visit frontstreet.art for more information.

Exhibit: Katherine Kadish & David Leach: Crossroads
2024-08-03 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
2024-08-03 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.

Kitten Palooza Adoption Event
2024-08-03 12:00 - 15:00 | Wild Whiskers, 33 S. St. Clair St., Ste. 2, Dayton, OH, 45410, United States
Join Wild Whiskers and The Humane Society of Greater Dayton for a kitten adoption event!
On Saturday, August 3rd, Wild Whiskers (33 S. Saint Clair Street) will be hosting a kitten adoption event from 12pm-3pm. We have so many adorable babies looking for their forever homes!

You can fill out an application ahead of time on the Humane Society’s website: https://hsdayton.org/adopt/adoption-application/ or fill one out in person at the event.

All adoptions are done on a first come, first serve basis at the event

6888 Summertime Marketplace
2024-08-03 12:00 - 16:00 | 6888 Kitchen Incuabator, 32 S. Ludlow St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Join us for the 6888 Summertime Marketplace with special hours on Saturday, August 3rd from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM! We’re excited to coincide with the Art in the City event, offering a vibrant mix of fresh produce, baked goods, artisan crafts and more. Don’t miss out on delicious lunch options provided by Side Piece Soul Cafe.
Date: August 3, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: 32 S. Ludlow Street, Dayton, OH
Explore new vendors, enjoy amazing food, and soak in the creativity of Art in the City.

Art in the City
2024-08-03 13:00 - 19:00 | Downtown Dayton
Discover the visual and performing arts experience in downtown Dayton at Art in the City, presented by AES Ohio, on Saturday, August 3, from 1 to 7 p.m.!
Celebrating its eighth year, Art in the City’s full day of offerings will include a variety of Dayton’s best artistic talent – from painting and drawing to spoken word poetry and dance – all together filling the streets of downtown Dayton and multiple stages with:

– Live performances (dance, theater, music & more)

– Live demonstrations (painting, sculpting, and other art-making)
– Hands-on & interactive activities
– Art Full Circle: A Fine Arts Showcase in the Dayton Arcade

– Patio performance parties

– A local Art Bazaar

– A Family Zone with art activities for kids and families

– New this year: “Chalk Walk” – Vote for your favorite chalk mural, completed by local Dayton artists, found throughout the Art in the City event footprint! (See details below)

– A Juried Art Show
(sponsored by Dayton.com and the Dayton Society of Artists)

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Find art everywhere!
Artists and performers of all kinds will be sharing their talent on stages and sidewalks throughout Art in the City. Stages operating throughout the event footprint will feature music, spoken word, dance, theatre, and more. Street performances and other activities are planned between each stage and active area so visitors can easily follow the entertainment from one of the following art hubs to another.
Download the complete Art in the City event guide, map, and schedule now to start making your plan to see as much as possible during the event!

Download the Art in the City Event Guide

Art Hubs & Hot Spots
The Dayton Arcade
Art Full Circle: A Fine Arts Showcase – Twelve rotating artists perform demonstrations of their respective mediums
Dayton Metro Library
Dance performances – See dancers of all kinds take the stage. Participate in a multitude of hands-on activities

Schuster Center Wintergarden
Interactive Dance Stage – Pick up some steps and learn a variety of dance styles, along with a sketching workshop from Urban Sketchers Dayton and an Instrument Petting Zoo
Levitt Pavilion Dayton
Family Zone – Activities for all ages including a bubble zone, face painting, hula hooping, music, and more!
RiverScape MetroPark
Paint-a-Park activity, comedy improv, music, and more!
Courthouse Square
Live music, food trucks galore, and grab a DORA beverage! Play giant games and get your face painted while you’re here!
The International Peace Museum
Spoken word, poetry, healing and meditation with relaxing live performances
Oregon District
Art Bazaar on 5th – More than 40 local artists share their goods for sale and host live demonstrations. Participate in hands-on activities, too!
Dayton Convention Center
Live music and art demos, free caricature art, a photo booth, and more!
Fire Blocks District and St. Clair Lofts Businesses
Art pop-ups and street entertainment – Live musicians fill the street with sound as you travel Art in the City

Make your own creative mark!

Aspiring artists and art lovers of all ages are invited to get involved with hands-on community projects. Projects selected and funded through the 2024 Experiential Grant Program were chosen with YOUR participation in mind!
Unity Gem Mosaic Installation with The Mosaic Institute of Greater Dayton
5 years ago at Art In The City, more than 1000 Daytonians came to Courthouse Square to place a piece of tile in the Unity Gem. The very next day we lost nine lives in the Oregon District and the city was changed forever. The DDP and The Mosaic Institute have teamed up to install this Mosaic right where it was made, across the street from the final entrance of the Dayton Arcade.
3rd Annual Playwright’s Race with The Human Race Theatre Company
Be on the lookout for The Human Race Theatre Company’s pop up performances! We’ve shaken it up and asked our playwrights to write about the juried artworks! Art and Theatre come alive with these interactive, site-specific performances.
Vibro-Vision with OKO STUDIO
A mysterious substance was found with a note reading “✋︎●︎□︎❖︎♏︎⬧︎□︎◆︎■︎♎︎” and the goo only seems to respond to sound?! Come see, hear, and interface with this fun and interactive experiment.
Moveable Figure Paper Collage with African American Visual Arts Guild
Create a fun landscape paper collage with movable dancing figures that you can take home.
Marbling Paper with Leesa Haapapuro
Experience the art of Marbling Paper. Swirl paint over top of a tray of water to create a colorful pattern over paper. Take the paper out of the tray to see what magic has been created!
Dayton, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and the Phoenix: Symbols of Rebirth with Sarah Brashears
Create your own mixed media Phoenix Fire Bird while listening to a storyteller from Dayton Metro Library! All ages are welcome for this hands-on activity featuring the themes of perseverance and empathy.
Bubble Zone with Bubble Fun Events
Join Bubble Fun Events in creating your very own cool bubble art piece and then stop by the bubble wand making station. Don’t forget to play in the sea of magical bubbles. Fun for all ages!
Try Wheel Throwing with MADE a ceramic art studio
Try your hand at learning how to throw your very own masterpiece on a pottery wheel! Watch as talented artists demonstrate their craft on the wheel.
Birds of a Feather, Paper Bag Dragon and Bracelet Making with Delora Buford Buchanan
Join Delora and her daughters, Jacobee Buchanan and Peggathee Crutchfeld, in using paper bags to create fun art pieces, such as designing a beautiful bird from paper bags. Helping to construct a larger than life paper bag dragon. And while there, you can also craft beautiful bracelets wrapped in cloth.
Belly Dance Blast! with Belly Dance by Bronwen
Have a blast learning belly dance choreography by professional Belly Dancer Bronwen for fun and fitness! All levels including complete novices will leave with some moves. No experience required. Come ready to have fun!
Art Parkd in the City with Art Parkd
Art Parkd in the City is a creative community experience that welcomes everyone. Live music, dancing, interactive art experiences, art vendors, face painting and more in a parking lot near you.
Express Creativity with Dayton Art Institute
‘Express Creativity’ is an art-making activity for youths and families to make and produce a homemade badge featuring a piece of the DAI’s collection, or an original creation.
Button It Up Button Mosaics with Dayton Sewing Collaborative
Add colorful buttons to help create a series of large button mosaics. While you’re there, use the buttons to fashion a take home accessory like button flowers, bracelets and hair clips.
Rock Face Sculpture with Elexus Renner
Create a personal face sculpture using nature’s very own ROCKS! You can take your masterpiece with you to display at home or you can add it to the community “Faces” art piece that will be displayed at a later date!
Spin-Art T-Shirts with Front Street
Use paint markers to customize a t-shirt with your own artwork. Then put the shirt in a spinning drum and watch in awe as the paint creates a tie-dye design! You can take home your shirt once it’s dry.
Color Chaos: The Ultimate Splatter Painting Experience with Picture Perfect Paint Parties
Join us for an unforgettable day of colorful chaos at the ultimate platter painting experience in the heart of the city! Become the artist as you use paint to produce your very own take home splatter paint canvas.You can also help to create a larger collaborative art canvas.

Chalk Walk
Visit local artists as they create stunning, larger than life chalk murals throughout the Art in the City footprint. Vote for your favorite – The winning artists with the most votes will receive a grand prize of $300, 2nd place $200, and 3rd place $150!
– Melissa Robison – “A ‘Coy’ Pond” – corner of Fourth & Main sts.
– Jennifer Carine – “Gem City Funk Bubble” – corner of Jefferson & Fifth sts. near Levitt Pavilion
– Paul Arnold – “Kurt Cobain ‘Chalk As You Are’” corner of Third & Main sts. near Courthouse Square
– Tiffany Kelly from Chalk N’ Awe – “Alice Through the Stained Glass” outside of Rabbit Hole Books, 29 W. First St.
– Nichole Mix – “Mandala Blossom” – corner of Main & Second sts. near Schuster Center
– Jamaar Durr – “The Void”- corner of Fifth St. & Patterson Blvd. near Arby’s
– Melissa McWilliams – “bodhisattva” – corner of Third & S. St. Clair sts

Vote for your favorite Chalk Walk mural

Art in the City Juried Art Show
August 2-16
Starting on August 2, you can vote for your favorite piece of artwork submitted by local artists. These pieces will be displayed at businesses throughout downtown Dayton, as part of the AES Ohio Summer in the City – Art in the City event. Voting will be open until noon on Friday, Aug. 16 via Dayton.com.
Art in the City is a program of the Downtown Dayton Partnership, and the Juried Art Show is organized by the Dayton Society of Artists.
**Please note the following change: Number 8 on the map, “Beautiful Korean, Yu Ji-in” by Lydia Moon Hee Kim, is now located at 6888 Kitchen Incubator at 32 S. Ludlow Street.**

Download a Map of Juried Art Show Locations & Info

Vote for your favorite artwork

Art in the City is a program of the Downtown Dayton Partnership, presented by AES Ohio and sponsored by Dayton.com, Montgomery County, the Ohio Arts Council, and Dayton Live.
Supporting sponsors include PNC and the Jack W. & Sally D. Eichelberger Foundation.

Paint-A-Park: Art in the Park
2024-08-03 15:00 - 17:00 | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Part of Paint-A-Park series
Paint-A-Park: Art in the Park
3:00pm – 5:00pm
AGE: All ages | FREE
The City is full of color and sound and life abundant! Come out to Riverscape MetroPark for Dayton’s Art in the City and add your own colors, sounds and life. Art supplies will be provided on sight for you to borrow and explore the park with. Then at the end of the program all participants will be given the opportunity to share their art work on our digital gallery. We will be meeting under the big pavilion. The program is first come, first serve while supplies last. Weather Dependent.

Scythian – Art in the City
2024-08-03 19:00 | Levitt Pavilion Dayton, 134 S. Main St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Prior to the Scythian concert is Art in the City from 1 – 7 p.m.! Levitt Dayton will serve as the Family Zone for Art in the City with activities for all ages including a bubble zone, face painting, hula hooping, music, and more!
Named after Ukrainian nomads, Scythian (sith-ee-yin) plays roots music from Celtic, Eastern European and Appalachian traditions with thunderous energy, technical prowess, and storytelling songwriting, beckoning crowds into a barn-dance, rock concert experience. Nashville’s Music City Roots says Scythian is ‘what happens when rock star charisma meets Celtic dervish fiddling’, and the Washington Post claims “Scythian’s enthusiasm is contagious, and shows seem to end with everyone dancing, jumping around or hoisting glasses.” The foursome made up of Alexander Fedoryka (Vocals, Fiddle, Mandolin, Harmonica), Danylo Fedoryka (Vocals, Guitar, Accordion), Ethan Dean (Vocals, Upright and Electric Bass, Percussion, Guitar) and Johnny Rees (Vocals, Drums, Percussion) brings various influences together to create a conglomerate which is technically precise and steeped in various folk traditions: The classically trained Fedoryka brothers grew up on Ukrainian folk music and bluegrass, while Ethan Dean was raised on the greats of 60’s & 70’s folk-rock. Lafayette LA raised Johnny Rees brings a Cajun backbeat to the Celtic-Americana fusion giving Scythian yet another dimension which keeps audiences entertained and moving. Scythian is coming off its most prolific year in 2020 with over 1,000 hours of live streams during the Covid Lockdowns, release of two new albums (Roots & Stones and Quaranstream: The Album) and four new music videos. You have to catch the live show to understand why The Cammel City Dispatch said of their Merlefest performance: “[Scythian gives] no quarter in their quest to entertain and bring a joy to their music that gives it an irony-free, wide open feel of manic possibility. The playing is technically brilliant, but it is the energy that carries the day.”

Ye Olde Yellow Cabaret XXIV
2024-08-03 19:00 | Yellow Cab Tavern, 700 E 4th St, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Step into a glittering cosmos of celestial wonder where dreams collide with meteors and imagination dances among the planets. Witness the stars twirl, planets shimmy, and solar flares that light up the night at the most enchanting celestial soirée this side of the Milky Way!
Show off your cosmic couture! Wear your best intergalactic attire – shimmering gowns, metallic suits, or even a cloak made of stardust. Let your inner star shine for a chance to win a prize!
PERFORMERS:TROUPE ROJA – Belly DanceLILY DATURA – BurlesqueAURORA MAUR – BurlesqueDAHLIA DEVINE – BurlesqueVELVET DIOR – BurlesqueMORGAN LEIGH – LED HoopingMISS STIXEN STONES – DraglesqueMANUKA HONEY-STIX CHIMERA – DraglesqueAURORA FIRE – Fire/Flow ArtsPYRADIGM – DJTANTILIZING TIGERS – Aerial ArtsDRACMINA – Band
VENDORS:SOLACE SPARKLESSILVER SERPENT CHAINMAILLESCAVENGING HANDMINOR INDULGENCESTAROT BY LALAECLECTIC ARTIFICERSDESIGNS BY DESMONSTER BABY DONUTS
Tickets will be available for $30 at the door the day of the show (cash or card)!

Church of Funk
2024-08-04 11:00 - 14:00 | Oregon Express, 336 E. 5th Street, Dayton, OH, 45402, USA
Cooley the Curator, *Aka Pastor Cooley,* will be presiding over the wheels of steel between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Entry is free! He’ll be offering up the finest Funk, Soul, & Reggae during our Sunday lunch service! Join us for the Funk but stick around for special themed drinks and food specials.
