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Downtown Events Calendar

Event Series Les Misérables

Les Misérables

The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center 1 West Second Street, Dayton, OH

Still the world’s most popular musical! Cameron Mackintosh presents the acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning ...

Launch Motor

The Hub powered by PNC Bank 31 S. Main St., Dayton, OH

Hello! We are celebrating the official launch of Motor in the Dayton/Miami Valley area. We are a new electric vehicle ...

Rabbit Hole Books Grand Opening

Rabbit Hole Books 27 W. First St., Dayton, OH

Come see us on Thursday, February 2 at 4 p.m. as we celebrate the Grand Opening of Rabbit Hole Books. ...

Irish First Fridays

The Dublin Pub 300 Wayne Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

Live music at the Dublin Pub! Stop by for a pint and listen to live music for Irish First Fridays. ...

Black History Month Art Exhibit Opening

Edward A. Dixon Gallery 222 N. St. Clair St., Dayton, OH

First Friday hours from 5pm-8pm celebrating the opening of the Black History Month art exhibition. Artwork from local artists recognizing  ...

First Friday Art Hop

Front Street Galleries 1001 E. Second St., Dayton, OH

Art Hops at Front Street feature live music throughout the complex as you explore studios and galleries, and shops!  Shop ...

Diva Night

RiverScape MetroPark 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, United States

Diva Night 7:00pm - 10:00pm AGE: All ages | $10.00 Come celebrate music's greatest female artists for Diva Night! Skate along to some of ...

Black History Month-Music at the Market

2nd Street Market 600 E. Second St., Dayton, OH, USA

10:30am - 1:30pm AGE: All ages | FREE Music at the Market with Eddie Osborne. Eddie is an accomplished R&B Jazz musician, he's multifaceted, ...

Rewind: Celebrating The Music Of The ‘80s

The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center 1 West Second Street, Dayton, OH

Step inside the Schuster Center and into our musical time warp and be transported back to a time when hair ...

Paint-A-Park

RiverScape MetroPark 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, United States

Paint-A-Park 2:00pm - 5:00pm AGE: All ages | FREE Winter may be cold but there is still beauty to be found in it's depths. ...

Maria Callas: A Centennial Celebration

The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center 1 West Second Street, Dayton, OH

Dayton Opera celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Maria Callas with a concert of some of the diva’s ...

Startup Storytellers

The Hub powered by PNC Bank 31 S. Main St., Dayton, OH

The Entrepreneurs' Center is pleased to invite you to the first annual Startup Storytellers and the launch of the Entrepreneurial ...

Jazz Night with George Balog

The Barrel House 417 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, United States

Our dear friend and professional jazz nerd, George Balog is back behind the decks for his first jazz night at ...

So You Wanna Be A Rocket Scientist?

Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH

Main Library, Children's Creativity Space, 1st Floor Wednesday, February 8, 4-5 pm Follow in the footsteps of NASA greats like ...

Black Owned Business Workshop: EXP IT  

Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH

  Main Library, Conference Room 3A, 3rd Floor Thursday, February 9, 4:45-6 pm Learn tips and resources with the creator ...