Puzzle Feud
2025-10-22 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Detroit) | OH
Calling all puzzle fans! Join us for Puzzle Feud every Wednesday from 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. (or until the first puzzle is completed). Complete a 500-piece puzzle of your choice with teams of up to 4 with a 2-hour limit. All teams must sign up at the bar on the day of and teams must go to the bar once their puzzle is completed. The winning team receives a prize. Cheers!

Wu-Tang Wednesdays
2025-10-22 19:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | The Barrel House, 417 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Dayton’s legendary Ike B spins old school hip hop and whateva else he wants.

Water Street District Pint Path
2025-10-23 | Water Street District
Sip your way through local brews, grab a bite at buzzworthy spots and discover why Water Street District is where Dayton comes to play. Pick up a free Water Street District Pint Path passport from any participating business. Once a passport has been picked up, purchase a menu item of choice at each stop to receive a stamp on the passport. Once you’ve sipped and stamped at all 14 locations, turn in your passport to Water Street District’s leasing office (115 Madison Street) to claim your prize. Pint Path Passport stops can be completed at the leisure of each participant. Cheers! Please remember to drink responsibly. Find a list of participating businesses and more details here: https://www.waterstreetdayton.com/wsdpintpath

Exhibit: The Triumph of Nature: Art Nouveau from the Chrysler Museum of Art
2025-10-23 | The Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park N, Dayton, OH, 45405, United States
October 18, 2025–January 11, 2026
The Triumph of Nature presents the refined, ever-popular and elegant curvilinear designs and nature-based motifs of Art Nouveau. From the rich holdings of the Chrysler Museum of Art, more than 120 turn-of-the-20th century treasures are included, with works by Tiffany, Mucha, Gallé, Beardsley and many others. Furniture, paintings, sculpture, mosaics, books, posters, prints, lamps, glass art and more highlight the innovative ways artists made harmonious visual arrangements. The DAI is the exclusive Ohio venue for this major traveling exhibition.

Ding Chao and John Tronsor Exhibit
2025-10-23 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Galleries at Sinclair College, 444 W. Third St., Bldg. 13, Dayton, OH, 45402
The Sinclair Community College Art Department is pleased to present The Dialogue by Chao Ding in the Burnell R. Roberts Triangle Gallery and limen series by John Tronsor in the Works on Paper Gallery. The Dialogue is a visual diary of paintings exploring evocative moments and fragments of time in the artist’s life. Ding explores loneliness and mystery through textural layers and subtle colors, focusing on revealing forgotten beauties and poetic significance through deserted spaces in the work. Tronsor’s limen series is a collection of photographs created during a period of self-quarantine focusing on his apartment windows, which were sealed shut and covered with a white semi-opaque film. The resulting photos reflect landscapes paralleling tundras or oceans with their own depth and singularity. There will be a virtual artist talk via Zoom on Friday, October 3, 2025, at 12pm. Visit www.sinclair.edu/artgalleries for details. The exhibitions will be on display from September 29–October 28, 2025. Galleries are located on the fourth floor of building 13 (located at West Fifth and Perry Streets). The galleries are free and open to the public from 8am–6pm Monday–Friday and 9am–12pm Saturdays. Free and accessible parking is located in Parking Lot K.

Kayak Rentals at RiverScape with Taiter’s Kayak Solutions
2025-10-23 16:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | 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: 10 and up | $15.00

Paddle under the fountains with Taiter’s Kayak Solutions all summer long at RiverScape MetroPark! Kayakers launch from under the Riverside Bridge along the Great Miami Recreational Trail, and the cost to participate is $15 per person per hour. Taiter’s Kayak Solutions staff will provide participants with brief instructions prior to entering the water – including a safety tutorial – and will help participants get into their vessels. All participants will be required to wear a properly fitted life jacket. Swimming is prohibited in the Great Miami River, but participants should come prepared to get wet. Participants will also not be permitted to go through the RiverScape River Run whitewater feature. No lifeguards are on duty, and paddling is at all participants’ own risk. All participants will be required to sign a waiver before entering their vessel, and all minors must have a parent/guardian present. Regular walk-up rental hours take place Tuesdays from 2-6PM and Thursdays from 4-8PM, June-October. Visit Facebook.com/TaitersKayak or TaitersKayak.com for more information. Weather Dependent.
Paddle under the Fountain of Lights with Taiter’s Kayak Solutions all Summer Long at RiverScape MetroPark.

CURIO Social: Monster Mash
2025-10-23 16:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Courthouse Square, Third & Main Streets, Dayton, OH, 45422, USA
The finale for the 2025 CURIO season is getting a little spooky! Join us for the final CURIO Social of the year and some free pre-Halloween fun. Costumes are encouraged! Enjoy themed cocktails from Lily’s Dayton. Try Paint Your Pet Sugar Skulls with the Mosaic Institute. Zombie caricatures. Get photos with Jack and Sally Skellington. Enjoy food from Lumpia Queen. Meet Sara K. Kaushal, author of Dayton Ghosts & Legends, and pick up your copy! Play Halloween trivia and PLINKO with Dayton merch and local gift cards up for grabs. Grab some candy! And much more spooky CURIO fun.

Culture & Community Gatherings
2025-10-23 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Dayton Metro Library – Main Library, 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH, 45402
As part of its Native American Heritage and Culture programming, Dayton Metro Library will hold Culture & Community Gatherings through October. Hosted by Stephanie Van Hoose, patrons will gather to discuss ways to create the community they want by exploring commonalities through art. By honoring the original caretakers of the land and inviting them into the Library’s space, knowledge and experiences will be shared. Van Hoose is an Indigenous advocate who has hosted several programs with DML in the past. Culture & Community Gatherings will be held on Thursdays from 5:30-7 pm, in the Main Library’s Opportunity Center on the following dates:
March 27
April 24
May 22
June 26
July 24
August 28
September 25
October 23
All ages are welcome to attend. Registration is not required. 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
2025-10-23 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.
