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Thru April 30 •
Exhibit: At Table
Dutoit Gallery, 1001 E. Second St., Third Floor, call for times.
Join us for a solo exhibition of photography by Glenna Jennings. At Table (2004-2018), is a series of photographs that document everyday spaces of congregation, conversation and expression. In locations including the USA, Mexico, Canada, Chin and Europe, Jennings has used her lens to navigate and document from a perspective that is local in depth but global in breadth.
Thru May 11 • Exhibit:
Mike Peters - "What a Hoot!"
Dayton Metro Library - Main Library,
215 E. Third St.; during open hours.
A half century of Mike Peters' artwork is celebrated in a retrospective of his work. The exhibit features more than 90 pieces - from notebooks and sketches to editorial cartoons and comic strips. Free and open to the public. Mike Peters has drawn nine U.S. Presidents and created a successful comic strip, Mother Goose and Grimm, which has been published worldwide since 1984. 463-2665.
Thru May 18 • Dayton Jewish Film Festival
The Neon, 130 E. Fifth St., and other locations; call for times.
The 17th Annual Dayton Jewish Film Fest will bring to Dayton the best in Jewish and Israeli cinema, including an international selection of feature and documentary films. Most of these films will be shown at The Neon downtown, with a couple of additional events at The Little Art Theatre and Cinemark at The Greene. For more info, including film titles, descriptions and times, please visit jewishdayton.org. Single Tickets $9, Student Tickets $8, Season Pass $75 (includes all films).
Thru May 20 • Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End
Caryl D. Philips Creativity Center,
116 N. Jefferson St.; call for times.
Dayton’s own Erma Bombeck takes center stage in this touching one-woman comedy. Human Race Resident Artist Jennifer Joplin stars as the literary icon whose candid commentary on life as a woman, spouse and mother made her the champion of suburban housewives everywhere and her newspaper columns a mainstay on kitchen refrigerators for over thirty years. Full of personal anecdotes and sprinkled with plenty of Bombeck’s famous one-liners, it’s a charming biography that proves “if you can’t make it better, you can laugh at it.” $25. ticketcenterstage.com. 228-3630.
Thru May 26 • Exhibit: African-American Visual Artists Guild Exposition through Art
Edward A Dixon Gallery,
12 S. Ludlow St.; call for times.
Exposition Through Art is a program of the African American Visual Artists Guild with the purpose of paying homage to ideas, places and/or facts that have built or are building positive cultural perspectives for coming generations of African Americans. Each work has been inspired by the architecture, history, personalities and/or places of interest of the Wright Dunbar Village and Wolf Creek areas of west Dayton. 985-2115.
April 27 • Fourth Fridays
Free Work Day @444
444 E. Second St.; 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Join us each month @444 to connect with some of Dayton's most creative entrepreneurs, engineers, designers, developers, and difference makers. Join in on discusssions starting at 7:30 a.m., or just spend the day in open coworking. Check out the schedule here.
April 27 • Intro to
Tangram Flex @444
444 E. Second St.; 10-11 a.m.
Join us for an introduction to Tangram Flex - a newly established spinoff from Galois, Inc. Tangram has been created to make the construction, reconfiguration, and validation of systems easier. Our solution manages the engineering flows across teams while utilizing existing tools and processes. We will explore how Tangram’s tooling streamlines system delivery, cyber-retrofitting, and validation. By utilizing our workflows and code interface generation techniques, Tangram can quickly swap components within embedded systems which drastically decreases the time and effort necessary to integrate new capabilities.
April 27 & 28 • An Evening with Jackie Evancho
Dayton Performing Arts Alliance; Schuster Performing Arts Center, Second & Main sts.; 8 p.m.
The success of the “little blonde girl with the big voice” from Pittsburgh has defied the odds. The Dayton Philharmonic has the distinct pleasure of welcoming this young artist with the voice of an angel for a dazzling performance with the power of the full orchestra behind her. $29-79. ticketcenterstage.com. 228-3630. |
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April 27 & 28 • Bill Squire
Wiley's Comedy Joint, 101 Pine St.;
Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 7:15 & 9:30 p.m.
Cleveland native Bill Squire has been a comedian for over twelve years, along with co-hosting The Alan Cox Show on 100.7 WMMS in Cleveland. $10. 223-5277.
April 27-29 •
Dayton Dragons vs.
Fort Wayne Tincaps
Dayton Dragons Professional Baseball; Fifth Third Field, 220 N. Patterson Blvd.; 7 p.m. Fri. & Sat., 2 p.m. Sun.
Catch one of the hottest tickets in sports - see the Dayton Dragons play baseball at Fifth Third Field! The firebreathers host the Fort Wayne Tincaps April 27-29. For tickets and more information, visit daytondragons.com or call 228-2287.
April 27-May 3 •
This Week at the DAI
Dayton Art Institute,
456 Belmonte Park North; call for times.
The DAI features its latest exhibit, Above the Fold: New Expressions in Origami. Saturday, April 28, take your family on an ARTventure or hear a free, 20-minute gallery talk at Sound Bites: Short Talks about Art. Thursday, May 3, is the next Tiny Thursdays program for children and their parents or caregivers. Suggested admission to the museum is $8 for adults; $5 for seniors and groups; museum members, students (18+), and children/youth 17 and younger are free. Prices for special exhibitions and events vary. 223-5277.
April 27-May 3 • Music & More at Blind Bob's
Blind Bob's Tavern, 430 E. Fifth St.;
call for times
Friday, April 27, Blind Bob's presents live music from Grenades!?, Moira, Sidekick Complex, Bukoo Yawe, and Maxwell Stamey. Saturday, April 28, come hear Nightbeast, Jack O’Shea, and Steve Soboslai. Sunday, April 29, it's Black Sire, Matter of Planets, Enhailer, and Stonecross. Every Tuesday, join us for Best. Trivia. Ever, and every Wednesday it's your chance to take over the mic during Karaoke with Nancy. Thursday, May 3, come for music from Water Witches, Jeremy Porter and The Tucos, and Dirty Socialites. Call for costs.
938-6405.
April 27-May 3 • Music & More at
The
Dublin Pub
The Dublin Pub,
300 Wayne Ave.;
call for times.
Friday, April 27, join the Pub for music from Tempest. Saturday, April 28, come hear Dulahan. Monday, April 30, come for Trivia with a Twist. Thursday, May 3, the pub welcomes Nick Mitchell. Call for costs. 461-1101.
April 27-May 3 •
Music & More
at the OE
Oregon Express, 336 E. Fifth St.;
call for times
Friday, April 27, the OE welcomes Dave Greer & The Jazz Stompers, and California Honey with Ben Clonch & Friends. Saturday, April 28, come see Darlene, Mummula, and Team Void. On Tuesday nights, give your brain a workout with Live Trivia. On Thursday, May 3, stop by for Theology on Tap. Call for costs. 223-9205.
April 27-May 3 • Music & More at The
Trolley Stop
The Trolley Stop, 530 E. Fifth St.;
call for times.
Friday, April 27, The Trolley Stop presents live music from The Doug Hart Band. Saturday, April 28, it's Wheel Hoss. On Wednesday, May 2, sample some brews at the Beer Tasting with Stone Brewing and then enjoy music at the Old Time Acoustic Jam. Thursday, May 3, take the mic at It's Gonna Be May: Boy Band Karaoke. Call for costs. 461-1101.
April 28 • Dayton Public Schools 5K
Welcome Stadium, 1601 S. Edwin C. Moses Blvd.; 8:30 a.m.
The Kids’ Run starts at 8:30 a.m., followed at 9 a.m. by the official 5K that can be run or walked. Come support the school's music department as they raise funds to expand their instrumental and choral programs. Register at speedy-feet.com.
April 28 • StoryCon: Teen
Dayton Metro Library - Main Library,
215 E. Third St.; 12-5 p.m.
This free festival of teen writing, illustrating and publishing starts with a panel presentation, then participants can choose from several workshops to attend. Teens can learn more about writing fiction, graphic novel illustration, and the process of creating a comic book from professional authors and illustrators. 463-2665.
April 28 • Video Game Night
Proto BuildBar, 534 E. First St.;
6 p.m.-midnight.
Join us every 2nd and 4th Saturday for Video Game Night at Proto, with competition and prizes, vintage and current games, and cocktail and beer specials. |
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April 28 • Opera Ball 2018
Dayton Metro Library - Main Library,
215 E. Third St.; 6:30-11:30 p.m.
This fundraiser will unfold with a cocktail reception including time for conversation and shopping at the expansive silent auction. A gourmet dinner by Elite Catering will follow. Next the live auction will offer unique choices of luxury items including a smaller scale residential Fractal Rain-like sculpture including installation by Welker. Arthur Murray Dance Studio will perform a special dance number on the Grand Staircase before attendees are invited to dance. $175-250. Click here to make reservations.
April 28 •
I Love Sex & Poetry
Victoria Theatre, 138 N. Main St.; 7 p.m.
Now a mainstream term, sapiosexual is how people describe themselves on dating websites and singles chat rooms. Finding intelligence sexually attractive or arousing is a hot new trend. It is erotica of the mind that leads wherever two mature adults choose to take it. Join Metaphorically Speaking for I Love Sex & Poetry, where sapiosexuality comes alive through music, dance, and visual arts and sex meets poetry center stage. ticketcenterstage.com. 228-3630.
April 28 • The Boxcar Suite Album Release Party
Yellow Cab Tavern, 700 E. Fourth St.;
8 p.m.
The Yellow Cab Tavern is excited to host The Boxcar Suite’s album release part for Further In and Farther Out, with support from Speaking Suns and Seth Canan & The Carriers. $7-10. 424-3870.
May 1 • Knit, Sip, Repeat
The Barrel House, 417 E. Third St.;
7:30-9:30 p.m.
Join us each Tuesday for an informal knit/crochet gathering. Also enjoy half-priced pretzels and $1 off 12-oz beer and wine pours all day. For more info, call 222-GRWL.
May 1 • Bingo
Lucky's Taproom and Eatery,
520 E. Fifth St., 9 p.m.
Every Tuesday at Lucky's, stop in and play a few rounds of bingo during the evening. Win prizes while enjoying great beer. Plus, every Tuesday is also Taco Tuesday! Enjoy your choice of meat/fish/vegan options in soft or hard shell tacos. 222-6800.
May 1-3 • High School Baseball at Fifth Third Field
Dayton Dragons Professional Baseball; Fifth Third Field, 220 N. Patterson Blvd.; 7 p.m.May 1-3, 4:30 p.m. May 2.
Support your local high school team at one of this year’s high school baseball games hosted at Fifth Third Field! Click here for a schedule of teams and times. Admission is free. 228-2287. daytondragons.com.
May 2 •
Wellness @ Work Technical Assistance Course
Montgomery County ADAMHS,
409 E. Monument Ave, #102.,
9 a.m.-4 p.m.
In an effort to address the safety and economic threat of drug abuse in the workplace, Montgomery County Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) is launching the Wellness at Work Initiative. This initiative empowers businesses to create systems that will prevent and respond to workplace substance abuse issues in a legally sound and meaningful way. For questions, contact Cindy Mockabee, Program Coordinator, at cmockabee@mcadamhs.org or 443-0416 ext.141.
May 2 • DBC Spring Shuffleboard League
Dayton Beer Company, 41 Madison St.; 5:30-10:30 p.m.
DBC’s Wednesday night spring shuffleboard league runs March 28 through the tournament on May 9. Come watch as ten teams throw pucks to vie for the coveted spring league title. A new match pits two different teams against each other every hour. 228.2337.
May 3 • Manxmouse: The Mouse Who Knew No Fear
Victoria Theatre, 138 N. Main St.;
9:30 & 11:30 a.m.
Manxmouse is an adventurous play about a brave mouse. He may have failed as a mouse, but nevertheless, he succeeds very well at being Manxmouse! Based on the novel Manxmouse by Paul Gallico, this play has many puppets, animation and music. ticketcenterstage.com. 228-3630.
May 3 • The Miami Valley National Day of Prayer
Courthouse Square, Third & Main sts.; 12-1 p.m.
The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting people of all faiths to pray for the nation. Join us in prayer for unity in church, family and nation. |
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