Downtown Dayton Partnership

Ice Skating
2024-11-29 | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Sheltered under the covered pavilion, the MetroParks Ice Rink sets the scene as a perfect winter wonderland in downtown Dayton. While the rink is open, you can enjoy delicious treats from the concession area, including a cup of hot chocolate. Take advantage of fun skating activities, such as lessons, themed skating nights and more. Visit metroparks.org/ice-rink to learn more, find daily open hours, and see a schedule of events. Admission: $7 daily, ice skate rental: $3 daily. Season passes available. Ages 3 and under are free with a paying adult. 278-2607.

Learn to Ice Skate! Children’s Course
2025-01-05 11:00 - 11:30 (America/Detroit) | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Learn to Ice Skate! Children’s Course
11:00am – 11:30am
AGE: 5-8 | $50.00
This program will teach you ice skating skills, include skating forward and backward edges on a circle, three-turns, backward stops, bunny hop, lunges, and front and back crossovers! The registration fee includes use of skates and lessons on January 5, 12, and 19, with a potential makeup date on January 26. Please arrive 15 minutes early to prepare for the lesson. Weather Dependent.

Learn to Ice Skate! Youth Course
2025-01-05 11:40 - 12:10 | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Learn to Ice Skate! Youth Course
11:40am – 12:10pm
AGE: 9-13 | $50.00
This program will teach you ice skating skills, include skating forward and backward edges on a circle, three-turns, backward stops, bunny hop, lunges, and front and back crossovers! The registration fee includes use of skates and lessons on January 5, 12, and 19, with a potential makeup date on January 26. Please arrive 15 minutes early to prepare for the lesson. Weather Dependent.

Learn to Ice Skate! Teen/Adult Course
2025-01-05 12:20 - 12:50 | RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E Monument Ave, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Learn to Ice Skate! Teen/Adult Course
12:20pm – 12:50pm
AGE: 14 and up | $50.00
This program will teach you ice skating skills, include skating forward and backward edges on a circle, three-turns, backward stops, bunny hop, lunges, and front and back crossovers! The registration fee includes use of skates and lessons on January 5, 12, and 19, with a potential makeup date on January 26. Please arrive 15 minutes early to prepare for the lesson. Weather Dependent.

Six
2025-01-14 19:30 | The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center, 1 West Second Street, Dayton, OH, 45402
Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived.
From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix 500 years of historical heartbreak into a euphoric celebration of 21st century girl power! This new original musical is the global sensation that everyone is losing their head over!
SIX won 23 awards in the 2021/2022 Broadway season, including the Tony Award® for Best Original Score (Music and Lyrics) and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical.
The New York Times says SIX “TOTALLY RULES!” (Critic’s Pick) and The Washington Post hails SIX as “Exactly the kind of energizing, inspirational illumination this town aches for!”
The SIX: LIVE ON OPENING NIGHT Broadway album debuted at Number 1 on the Billboard cast album charts and surpassed 6 million streams in its first month.

Muse Machine Presents Cats
2025-01-16 19:00 | Victoria Theatre, 138 N. Main St., Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Once a year, beneath the Jellicle moon, a tribe of cats comes together to tell their stories, to brag, to entertain and astonish… for the chance to be reborn to a brilliant new life! Winner of seven Tony Awards, including best musical — CATS is called “spectacular yet sophisticated” (The New York Times). Praised as “a performing arts all-star effort” (Dayton Daily News), Muse Machine brings an enormous cast of young people from across the Miami Valley to create a fast and funny reimagining of CATS to celebrate the 40th Muse musical!

Living Wall Art Workshop
2025-01-19 16:30 - 18:30 | Now and Zen DIY Studio, 121 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Discover the magic of designing your very own living masterpiece in our most popular workshop! In this signature class, you’ll craft stunning wall art using live air plants, vibrant preserved moss, and a variety of unique embellishments. The result? A one-of-a-kind creation, designed by you, that will captivate and transform any space into a conversation-worthy showcase. What’s included: Hands-On Fun: Approx. 2 hours of step-by-step guidance – Learn & Care: Gain knowledge on how to care for your living art – All-Inclusive: Supplies, plants, moss, stones, and embellishments provided – Your Creation: Leave with a completed 8” x 10” living wall art piece – Bring your favorite snacks and drinks—this is your time to unwind and create! $47. https://www.shopnowandzen.com/open-workshop

Polar Bear Express
2024-11-07 | Downtown Dayton
Thru Feb. 28 • Polar Bear Express
Routes throughout downtown; call for dates, times, and cost.
Book a ride aboard the abominably decorated Pedal Wagon for a 2-hour pedaling adventure through the festive streets of Dayton and to the best bars and restaurants. Reservations required. pedalwagon.com/dayton. 388-3006.

Erica Keener and Emily Moores Exhibit Artwork at Sinclair Community College
2025-01-06 | Galleries at Sinclair College, 444 W. Third St., Bldg. 13, Dayton, OH, 45402
The Sinclair Community College Art Department is pleased to present works by Erica Keener in the Works on Paper Gallery and Emily Moores in the Burnell R. Roberts Triangle Gallery. Erica Keener is exhibiting a collection of paintings made from pastels. Looking to the ordinary and her everyday surroundings, Keener focuses on observing the extraordinary. Her works often feature the sky, landscapes, and other natural beauty, which she hopes the viewer will find a connection to something larger than themselves. Emily Moores’s large scale collage-style installation features everyday materials like paper, fabric, and plastic. Her bright colors and varied textures create a whimsical space for viewers to experience feelings of joy and play as well as centering them in their physical space. There will be a virtual artist talk via Zoom on Friday, January 17, 2025, at 12pm. Visit www.sinclair.edu/artgalleries for details. The exhibitions will be on display from January 6–February 5, 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.

First Degree Mistletoe
2024-12-02 19:00 | Spaghetti Warehouse, 36 W. Fifth St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Holidays can be killer, especially for Detective Garnet Frost. She follows a trail of puzzles to solve what happened to her beloved Aunt Coco. The townspeople of Mistletoe, so named because of all the bushes that grow in the area, seem to be hiding something. Join the cast of First-Degree Mistletoe at the Spaghetti Warehouse in downtown Dayton. Mayhem & Mystery performs Monday evenings at 7:00 PM through January 27, 2025. Additional performances added on Wednesday, December 11 and Friday, December 27, 2024, and January 24, 2025. Three-course dinner and interactive mystery show only $39.95 plus tax and gratuity. Reservations are required. Call 937-461-3913 to make reservations.

Lost in Paradise – Pop up Tiki Bar at Joui Wine
2025-01-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Joui Wine, 117 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, 45402
Tired of the cold, dreary, midwestern winter? Need a little warm tropical escapism, with a tiki drink in hand? No need to book an airline ticket…TheatreLab Dayton and Joui Wine are bringing the vacation to you! On Tuesday, January 21st, come get ‘Lost in Paradise’ with us. Tickets include your first tiki drink and hours of live entertainment. TheatreLab will be transporting us with the sunny tunes of the surf, distant Polynesian islands, and even something for the Parrot Heads. Joui Wine will have an expertly curated menu of tiki classics. Come dressed the part with your favorite Hawiian shirt, grass skirt, vintage resort wear, or beach attire. Prizes for best dressed and other contests will be handed out. $45, includes first drink and entertainment

Unleash Your Passion: Discover Your Inner Dancer Through Movement
2025-01-21 18:30 - 19:30 | Dayton Metro Library – Main Library, 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH, 45402
Unleash Your Passion: Discover Your Inner Dancer Through Movement, Tuesday, January 21, 6:30-7:30 pm, Main Library, Opportunity @ St. Clair: Countess Winfrey will lead participants through movement inspired by the essays and speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tap into a passion for movement, embrace the joy of dance, and discover the power of creative expression. Registration is required. (Adults)

Trivia Tuesday
2025-01-21 19:00 | OH
Trivia Tuesdays are fun for everyone at The Dayton Beer Company! Get $3.50 DBC Pints every Tuesday with trivia starting at 7:00 p.m. Cheers!

Susan B. Byrnes: Lightness and Weight
2025-01-17 | The Contemporary Dayton, 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
A groundbreaking exploration of the paradoxes inherent in the human experience drawing from themes in Milan Kundera’s novel, “The Unbearable Lightness of Being,” Lightness & Weight will feature three new sound and sculptural installations that explore the complexities and dualities of the human condition. The exhibition will include a variety of non-traditional materials including cast iron, tulle, artificial hair, glass, smoke, video, and sound. Byrnes, a sculptor and audio producer who most often uses her work to challenge and reflect on the burdens of sexism and the resilience of the female body, will launch a companion podcast series featuring interviews with women artists across various media and backgrounds. Created through a new partnership between The Co and WYSO 91.3 FM, the flagship National Public Radio (NPR) member station for the region, the podcast will provide an important platform for female voices in the arts, fostering dialogue and community engagement. Byrnes is a Cincinnati-based visual artist whose diverse body of work spans sculpture, multimedia installation, radio broadcasts, writing, and curatorial projects. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums across the Midwest, including the Korean Cultural Center of Chicago, the Dayton Art Institute, and the Weston Gallery, Cincinnati. OPENING NIGHT / JAN 17, 2025 Members Preview with the Artist 5-6 pm / Public Reception 6-8 pm

A Zachary Armstrong Curatorial Project
2025-01-17 | The Contemporary Dayton, 25 W. Fourth St., Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Intricate. Intimate. From the heart. The Co presents the reveal of a new project by Zachary Armstrong—an enigmatic force whose work features the ritualistic repetition of symbols and motifs rooted in recollections of his childhood and family, of people and places, of rural Midwest Americana. While the details remain under wraps, we promise a love letter to technical innovation, imagination and memory as a means of connecting. Armstrong lives and works in Dayton, Ohio. Recent solo exhibitions include GNYP Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium (2023); Tilton Gallery, New York, NY (2022, 2018, 2016); Faurschou Foundation, New York, NY/Beijing, China (2022, 2021); and The Contemporary, Dayton, OH (2021); among others. FRIENDS & FAMILY RECEPTION / Jan 3, 2025 / 6-8 pm OPENING NIGHT / Jan 17, 2025 / 6-8 pm

Puzzle Feud
2025-01-22 19:00 - 21:00 | 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!
