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As we begin to safely resume gathering and rediscovering all the great things downtown has to offer, we’re especially excited to get back to all the fun events we’ve missed so much!
There’s always something fun going on downtown! Below you’ll find a list of events scheduled for today. Use the filters at the top to find events by date, keyword, and more. You can also view the calendar by month or as a list of 20 events at a time.
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Downtown Events Calendar
October 2018
Be More Chill
With an upcoming premiere off-Broadway this summer, this coming-of-age musical tells the story of a nerdy teenager who, tempted by the prospect of popularity, takes a pill purported to make people more…chill. October 5-13, 2018 Sinclair’s Blair Hall Theatre Friday, Oct. 5, 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, 8 p.m.* Sunday, Oct. 7, 2 p.m.* Thursday, Oct. 11, 7 p.m.* Friday, Oct. 12, 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, 8 p.m. *ASL Interpreted More information and tickets at: www.sinclair.edu/tickets
Find out more »Be More Chill
With an upcoming premiere off-Broadway this summer, this coming-of-age musical tells the story of a nerdy teenager who, tempted by the prospect of popularity, takes a pill purported to make people more…chill. October 5-13, 2018 Sinclair’s Blair Hall Theatre Friday, Oct. 5, 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, 8 p.m.* Sunday, Oct. 7, 2 p.m.* Thursday, Oct. 11, 7 p.m.* Friday, Oct. 12, 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, 8 p.m. *ASL Interpreted More information and tickets at: www.sinclair.edu/tickets
Find out more »Be More Chill
With an upcoming premiere off-Broadway this summer, this coming-of-age musical tells the story of a nerdy teenager who, tempted by the prospect of popularity, takes a pill purported to make people more…chill. October 5-13, 2018 Sinclair’s Blair Hall Theatre Friday, Oct. 5, 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, 8 p.m.* Sunday, Oct. 7, 2 p.m.* Thursday, Oct. 11, 7 p.m.* Friday, Oct. 12, 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, 8 p.m. *ASL Interpreted More information and tickets at: www.sinclair.edu/tickets
Find out more »Be More Chill
With an upcoming premiere off-Broadway this summer, this coming-of-age musical tells the story of a nerdy teenager who, tempted by the prospect of popularity, takes a pill purported to make people more…chill. October 5-13, 2018 Sinclair’s Blair Hall Theatre Friday, Oct. 5, 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, 8 p.m.* Sunday, Oct. 7, 2 p.m.* Thursday, Oct. 11, 7 p.m.* Friday, Oct. 12, 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, 8 p.m. *ASL Interpreted More information and tickets at: www.sinclair.edu/tickets
Find out more »Be More Chill
With an upcoming premiere off-Broadway this summer, this coming-of-age musical tells the story of a nerdy teenager who, tempted by the prospect of popularity, takes a pill purported to make people more…chill. October 5-13, 2018 Sinclair’s Blair Hall Theatre Friday, Oct. 5, 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, 8 p.m.* Sunday, Oct. 7, 2 p.m.* Thursday, Oct. 11, 7 p.m.* Friday, Oct. 12, 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, 8 p.m. *ASL Interpreted More information and tickets at: www.sinclair.edu/tickets
Find out more »Be More Chill
With an upcoming premiere off-Broadway this summer, this coming-of-age musical tells the story of a nerdy teenager who, tempted by the prospect of popularity, takes a pill purported to make people more…chill. October 5-13, 2018 Sinclair’s Blair Hall Theatre Friday, Oct. 5, 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, 8 p.m.* Sunday, Oct. 7, 2 p.m.* Thursday, Oct. 11, 7 p.m.* Friday, Oct. 12, 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, 8 p.m. *ASL Interpreted More information and tickets at: www.sinclair.edu/tickets
Find out more »November 2018
Sinclair Concert Band Fall Concert
Concert Band Fall Concert Kenneth Kohlenberg, Conductor Blair Hall Theatre, Building 2 Free Admission Monday, November 5, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Find out more »Sinclair Jazz Ensemble Concert
Jazz Ensemble Concert with Guest Vocalist, Barbara Knight Bill Burns, Director Blair Hall Theatre, Building 2 Free Admission Friday, November 16, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Find out more »December 2018
Wind Symphony Concert
Wind Symphony Concert with Guest Conductor, Stanley DeRusha, and Guest Saxophone Soloist, Joseph Lulloff Kenneth Kohlenberg, Conductor Blair Hall Theatre, Building 2 Free Admission Saturday, December 8, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Find out more »December 2019
Wind Symphony Concert
Dec. 7 • Wind Symphony Concert Sinclair Community College, Blair Hall Theatre, 444 W. Third St.; 7 p.m. Free concert with guest artists the Wright State University Saxophone Quartet. 512-2341.
Find out more »A Charlie Brown Christmas
Based on the television special by Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson Stage Adaptation by Eric Schaeffer By Special Arrangement with Arthur Whitelaw and Ruby Persson December 13-16, 2019 Blair Hall Theatre Friday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, 2, 4 & 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, 2 & 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16, noon All seats $8 (Everyone, including infants and toddlers, must have a ticket)
Find out more »A Charlie Brown Christmas
Based on the television special by Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson Stage Adaptation by Eric Schaeffer By Special Arrangement with Arthur Whitelaw and Ruby Persson December 13-16, 2019 Blair Hall Theatre Friday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, 2, 4 & 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, 2 & 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16, noon All seats $8 (Everyone, including infants and toddlers, must have a ticket)
Find out more »A Charlie Brown Christmas
Based on the television special by Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson Stage Adaptation by Eric Schaeffer By Special Arrangement with Arthur Whitelaw and Ruby Persson December 13-16, 2019 Blair Hall Theatre Friday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, 2, 4 & 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, 2 & 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16, noon All seats $8 (Everyone, including infants and toddlers, must have a ticket)
Find out more »A Charlie Brown Christmas
Based on the television special by Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson Stage Adaptation by Eric Schaeffer By Special Arrangement with Arthur Whitelaw and Ruby Persson December 13-16, 2019 Blair Hall Theatre Friday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, 2, 4 & 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, 2 & 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16, noon All seats $8 (Everyone, including infants and toddlers, must have a ticket)
Find out more »A Charlie Brown Christmas
Based on the television special by Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson Stage Adaptation by Eric Schaeffer By Special Arrangement with Arthur Whitelaw and Ruby Persson December 13-16, 2019 Blair Hall Theatre Friday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, 2, 4 & 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, 2 & 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16, noon All seats $8 (Everyone, including infants and toddlers, must have a ticket)
Find out more »A Charlie Brown Christmas
Based on the television special by Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson Stage Adaptation by Eric Schaeffer By Special Arrangement with Arthur Whitelaw and Ruby Persson December 13-16, 2019 Blair Hall Theatre Friday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, 2, 4 & 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, 2 & 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16, noon All seats $8 (Everyone, including infants and toddlers, must have a ticket)
Find out more »A Charlie Brown Christmas
Based on the television special by Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson Stage Adaptation by Eric Schaeffer By Special Arrangement with Arthur Whitelaw and Ruby Persson December 13-16, 2019 Blair Hall Theatre Friday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, 2, 4 & 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, 2 & 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16, noon All seats $8 (Everyone, including infants and toddlers, must have a ticket)
Find out more »May 2021
PUFFS
For tickets, visit www.sinclair.edu/tickets Sinclair Theatre returns for live performances May 14-23, 2021 with PUFFS by Matt Cox. The New York Times proclaims PUFFS, “A fast-paced romp through the ‘Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic.’" Tickets are $18 adult; $15 for student, senior and Sinclair employees. All patrons will be required to wear a mask while on Sinclair’s campus. Free parking is available in the new lot directly across Fourth St. from Blair Hall…
Find out more »PUFFS
For tickets, visit www.sinclair.edu/tickets Sinclair Theatre returns for live performances May 14-23, 2021 with PUFFS by Matt Cox. The New York Times proclaims PUFFS, “A fast-paced romp through the ‘Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic.’" Tickets are $18 adult; $15 for student, senior and Sinclair employees. All patrons will be required to wear a mask while on Sinclair’s campus. Free parking is available in the new lot directly across Fourth St. from Blair Hall…
Find out more »PUFFS
For tickets, visit www.sinclair.edu/tickets Sinclair Theatre returns for live performances May 14-23, 2021 with PUFFS by Matt Cox. The New York Times proclaims PUFFS, “A fast-paced romp through the ‘Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic.’" Tickets are $18 adult; $15 for student, senior and Sinclair employees. All patrons will be required to wear a mask while on Sinclair’s campus. Free parking is available in the new lot directly across Fourth St. from Blair Hall…
Find out more »PUFFS
For tickets, visit www.sinclair.edu/tickets Sinclair Theatre returns for live performances May 14-23, 2021 with PUFFS by Matt Cox. The New York Times proclaims PUFFS, “A fast-paced romp through the ‘Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic.’" Tickets are $18 adult; $15 for student, senior and Sinclair employees. All patrons will be required to wear a mask while on Sinclair’s campus. Free parking is available in the new lot directly across Fourth St. from Blair Hall…
Find out more »PUFFS
For tickets, visit www.sinclair.edu/tickets Sinclair Theatre returns for live performances May 14-23, 2021 with PUFFS by Matt Cox. The New York Times proclaims PUFFS, “A fast-paced romp through the ‘Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic.’" Tickets are $18 adult; $15 for student, senior and Sinclair employees. All patrons will be required to wear a mask while on Sinclair’s campus. Free parking is available in the new lot directly across Fourth St. from Blair Hall…
Find out more »PUFFS
For tickets, visit www.sinclair.edu/tickets Sinclair Theatre returns for live performances May 14-23, 2021 with PUFFS by Matt Cox. The New York Times proclaims PUFFS, “A fast-paced romp through the ‘Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic.’" Tickets are $18 adult; $15 for student, senior and Sinclair employees. All patrons will be required to wear a mask while on Sinclair’s campus. Free parking is available in the new lot directly across Fourth St. from Blair Hall…
Find out more »PUFFS
For tickets, visit www.sinclair.edu/tickets Sinclair Theatre returns for live performances May 14-23, 2021 with PUFFS by Matt Cox. The New York Times proclaims PUFFS, “A fast-paced romp through the ‘Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic.’" Tickets are $18 adult; $15 for student, senior and Sinclair employees. All patrons will be required to wear a mask while on Sinclair’s campus. Free parking is available in the new lot directly across Fourth St. from Blair Hall…
Find out more »October 2021
She Kills Monsters
Sinclair Theatre presents a comedic romp into the world of fantasy role play games. Laden with homicidal fairies, nasty ogres and 90s pop culture, acclaimed playwright Qui Nguyen offers a heart-pounding homage to the geek and warrior within us all. https://sinclair.brushfire.com/events/
Find out more »She Kills Monsters
Sinclair Theatre presents a comedic romp into the world of fantasy role play games. Laden with homicidal fairies, nasty ogres and 90s pop culture, acclaimed playwright Qui Nguyen offers a heart-pounding homage to the geek and warrior within us all. https://sinclair.brushfire.com/events/
Find out more »She Kills Monsters
Sinclair Theatre presents a comedic romp into the world of fantasy role play games. Laden with homicidal fairies, nasty ogres and 90s pop culture, acclaimed playwright Qui Nguyen offers a heart-pounding homage to the geek and warrior within us all. https://sinclair.brushfire.com/events/
Find out more »December 2021
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Dec. 2-5 • A Charlie Brown Christmas Sinclair Community College, Blair Hall Theatre, 444 W. Third St., Call for times. The holiday TV special comes to life when Charlie Brown tries to convince his friends that there’s no magic left in a Christmas that’s too commercial. Call for cost. 512-2341.
Find out more »A Charlie Brown Christmas
Dec. 2-5 • A Charlie Brown Christmas Sinclair Community College, Blair Hall Theatre, 444 W. Third St., Call for times. The holiday TV special comes to life when Charlie Brown tries to convince his friends that there’s no magic left in a Christmas that’s too commercial. Call for cost. 512-2341.
Find out more »A Charlie Brown Christmas
Dec. 2-5 • A Charlie Brown Christmas Sinclair Community College, Blair Hall Theatre, 444 W. Third St., Call for times. The holiday TV special comes to life when Charlie Brown tries to convince his friends that there’s no magic left in a Christmas that’s too commercial. Call for cost. 512-2341.
Find out more »A Charlie Brown Christmas
Dec. 2-5 • A Charlie Brown Christmas Sinclair Community College, Blair Hall Theatre, 444 W. Third St., Call for times. The holiday TV special comes to life when Charlie Brown tries to convince his friends that there’s no magic left in a Christmas that’s too commercial. Call for cost. 512-2341.
Find out more »A Charlie Brown Christmas
Dec. 2-5 • A Charlie Brown Christmas Sinclair Community College, Blair Hall Theatre, 444 W. Third St., Call for times. The holiday TV special comes to life when Charlie Brown tries to convince his friends that there’s no magic left in a Christmas that’s too commercial. Call for cost. 512-2341.
Find out more »A Charlie Brown Christmas
Dec. 2-5 • A Charlie Brown Christmas Sinclair Community College, Blair Hall Theatre, 444 W. Third St., Call for times. The holiday TV special comes to life when Charlie Brown tries to convince his friends that there’s no magic left in a Christmas that’s too commercial. Call for cost. 512-2341.
Find out more »A Charlie Brown Christmas
Dec. 2-5 • A Charlie Brown Christmas Sinclair Community College, Blair Hall Theatre, 444 W. Third St., Call for times. The holiday TV special comes to life when Charlie Brown tries to convince his friends that there’s no magic left in a Christmas that’s too commercial. Call for cost. 512-2341.
Find out more »February 2022
The Meeting
What if Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had had a private strategy session? This fictional account of a meeting between two of the most important men of modern times takes place in 1965 in a Harlem hotel during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. Sinclair Theatre will present The Meeting, by Jeff Stetson, free of charge on Feb 9 & 10 in Blair Hall Theatre, building 2 on the downtown Dayton campus. There will be no tickets for this event. All seating is on a first come, first served basis, however,…
Find out more »The Meeting
What if Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had had a private strategy session? This fictional account of a meeting between two of the most important men of modern times takes place in 1965 in a Harlem hotel during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. Sinclair Theatre will present The Meeting, by Jeff Stetson, free of charge on Feb 9 & 10 in Blair Hall Theatre, building 2 on the downtown Dayton campus. There will be no tickets for this event. All seating is on a first come, first served basis, however,…
Find out more »The Meeting
What if Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had had a private strategy session? This fictional account of a meeting between two of the most important men of modern times takes place in 1965 in a Harlem hotel during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. Sinclair Theatre will present The Meeting, by Jeff Stetson, free of charge on Feb 9 & 10 in Blair Hall Theatre, building 2 on the downtown Dayton campus. There will be no tickets for this event. All seating is on a first come, first served basis, however,…
Find out more »April 2022
The Lightning Thief — The Percy Jackson Musical
Sinclair Theatre Department will present The Lightning Thief —The Percy Jackson Musical from April 1-9 in Blair Hall Theatre, building 2 on Sinclair’s downtown Dayton campus. This dynamic musical adaptation of Rick Riordan's bestselling book is about teenager Percy Jackson and his friends on an epic journey to find Zeus' missing lightning bolt. Written by Joe Tracz with music and lyrics by Rob Rokicki, this production is directed by Chris Harmon with music direction by Charles Larkowski and choreography by…
Find out more »The Lightning Thief — The Percy Jackson Musical
Sinclair Theatre Department will present The Lightning Thief —The Percy Jackson Musical from April 1-9 in Blair Hall Theatre, building 2 on Sinclair’s downtown Dayton campus. This dynamic musical adaptation of Rick Riordan's bestselling book is about teenager Percy Jackson and his friends on an epic journey to find Zeus' missing lightning bolt. Written by Joe Tracz with music and lyrics by Rob Rokicki, this production is directed by Chris Harmon with music direction by Charles Larkowski and choreography by…
Find out more »The Lightning Thief — The Percy Jackson Musical
Sinclair Theatre Department will present The Lightning Thief —The Percy Jackson Musical from April 1-9 in Blair Hall Theatre, building 2 on Sinclair’s downtown Dayton campus. This dynamic musical adaptation of Rick Riordan's bestselling book is about teenager Percy Jackson and his friends on an epic journey to find Zeus' missing lightning bolt. Written by Joe Tracz with music and lyrics by Rob Rokicki, this production is directed by Chris Harmon with music direction by Charles Larkowski and choreography by…
Find out more »The Lightning Thief — The Percy Jackson Musical
Sinclair Theatre Department will present The Lightning Thief —The Percy Jackson Musical from April 1-9 in Blair Hall Theatre, building 2 on Sinclair’s downtown Dayton campus. This dynamic musical adaptation of Rick Riordan's bestselling book is about teenager Percy Jackson and his friends on an epic journey to find Zeus' missing lightning bolt. Written by Joe Tracz with music and lyrics by Rob Rokicki, this production is directed by Chris Harmon with music direction by Charles Larkowski and choreography by…
Find out more »The Lightning Thief — The Percy Jackson Musical
Sinclair Theatre Department will present The Lightning Thief —The Percy Jackson Musical from April 1-9 in Blair Hall Theatre, building 2 on Sinclair’s downtown Dayton campus. This dynamic musical adaptation of Rick Riordan's bestselling book is about teenager Percy Jackson and his friends on an epic journey to find Zeus' missing lightning bolt. Written by Joe Tracz with music and lyrics by Rob Rokicki, this production is directed by Chris Harmon with music direction by Charles Larkowski and choreography by…
Find out more »The Lightning Thief — The Percy Jackson Musical
Sinclair Theatre Department will present The Lightning Thief —The Percy Jackson Musical from April 1-9 in Blair Hall Theatre, building 2 on Sinclair’s downtown Dayton campus. This dynamic musical adaptation of Rick Riordan's bestselling book is about teenager Percy Jackson and his friends on an epic journey to find Zeus' missing lightning bolt. Written by Joe Tracz with music and lyrics by Rob Rokicki, this production is directed by Chris Harmon with music direction by Charles Larkowski and choreography by…
Find out more »The Lightning Thief — The Percy Jackson Musical
Sinclair Theatre Department will present The Lightning Thief —The Percy Jackson Musical from April 1-9 in Blair Hall Theatre, building 2 on Sinclair’s downtown Dayton campus. This dynamic musical adaptation of Rick Riordan's bestselling book is about teenager Percy Jackson and his friends on an epic journey to find Zeus' missing lightning bolt. Written by Joe Tracz with music and lyrics by Rob Rokicki, this production is directed by Chris Harmon with music direction by Charles Larkowski and choreography by…
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