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Jungle Jim’s Craft Beer Festival

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General Admission

Celebrate everything craft beer-related in this sudsy spectacular showcasing over 100 local and national craft breweries and more than 400 beers. Sample Lagers, Ales, Sours, Ciders, Seltzers, and canned cocktails from around the world with your complimentary commemorative beer cup. Enjoy the Tri-state’s best food trucks while sipping your samples and listening to live music.

Non-Drinker

Spend the evening with your beer-loving family and friends! Each Non-Drinker ticket comes with complimentary soda, coffee, and water. Plus, the bourbon bar at The Oscar Station will have drinks available for purchase, so you can enjoy a cocktail even if you’re not a beer fan. Thanks for joining us!

More Than Beer

Food Trucks
If you get hungry, head outside, where food trucks from across the Tri-State will have unique bites available for purchase! Enjoy a light snack or a meal while sipping your samples and listening to live music!

Cigars
Cigars will be available for purchase from our selection of world-class cigars from Jungle Jim’s humidor. Enjoy your smoke and your beer sample in the designated smoking area!

Souvenirs and Charity
If you love our Craft Beer Festival, take home a t-shirt or participate in our silent auction. All proceeds will be donated to the local non-profit, The Purple Monkey Project!

Dayton Dance Initiative CoLab II

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Dayton Dance Initiative proudly presents CoLab II — back by popular demand after the success of Making Moves: The CoLab in 2023! Now in its seventh season, DDI invites you to witness a dynamic celebration of creativity, collaboration, and community.
CoLab II is a fusion of Dayton’s most vibrant multidisciplinary artists, coming together to ignite the stage with six brand-new, original dance works featuring live and original music, costume design, film, creative non-fiction, dramaturgy, and more, all crafted by the incredible talents living and working right here in our city.
This year’s powerhouse lineup of dancers, choreographers, and artists hails from iconic local institutions including Dayton Ballet, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company 2, Wright State University, Cincinnati Ballet Academy, University of Dayton, Sinclair Community College, Discover Classical, and the Dayton Daily News.
Fueled by the generous support of the Montgomery County Arts District (MCACD) Special Projects Grant administered by Culture Works, CoLab II is more than a performance — it’s a bold statement of artistic unity, innovation, and the boundless power of creative collaboration.
Join us and experience the magic — where dance meets every corner of Dayton’s artistic heartbeat.

Table 33 Temporarily Closed

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Due to a recent fire in an apartment above their space, Table 33 will be closing temporarily. Thankfully, everyone is safe — but between the fire and the water damage that followed, they’ve got some cleanup and construction ahead of them before they can safely welcome you back.
Restaurant Management shares “they are heartbroken to hit pause, even for a little while, but they’re committed to doing this the right way so they can come back stronger — and drier — than ever.”
They don’t have a reopening date just yet, but they promise to keep you updated along the way. The entire staff appreciates your patience, support, and all the love their customers have shown us over the years.

Little Caesars Launches Fantastic Four-N-One pizza

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Little Caesars is bringing fantastic variety to the table this summer with the launch of the Fantastic Four-N-One Pizza, a heroic new creation inspired by Marvel Studios’ “The Fantastic Four: First Steps”, in theaters July 25.

Inspired by Marvel’s iconic first family, the Fantastic Four-N-One Pizza delivers four bold flavor combinations in one large pie—perfect for families, friend groups, and anyone looking to enjoy a little bit of everything.

Starting as early as June 16, guests can enjoy two slices each of:

  • Classic Cheese

  • Pepperoni

  • Italian Sausage & Bacon

  • Pepperoni & Jalapeño

All for just $7.99.

In addition to the limited-time Fantastic Four-N-One Pizza, Marvel joined forces with Little Caesars to design its first-ever exclusive pizza boxes for the campaign. When all four collectible boxes are put together, they reveal a hidden image connecting all four characters.

“This is a big moment for our brand,” said Greg Hamilton, Chief Marketing Officer at Little Caesars. “We’re thrilled to work with Marvel Studios to bring the excitement of ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ into our stores and into homes across the country. It’s a delicious, craveable, and family-friendly way to celebrate the heroes that bring us together.”

As part of this campaign, Little Caesars is also launching an exclusive deal with Fandango. Guests who purchase $20 or more (in-restaurant or online, excluding third-party delivery) between June 16 and August 10 will receive a code on their Little Caesars receipt for $4 off a movie ticket to see “Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps” in theaters. **

The film, set in a 1960s-inspired New York, features an all-star cast including Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Marvel’s First Family. In “The Fantastic Four: First Steps”, the team faces their most cosmic challenge yet when Galactus and the Silver Surfer threaten Earth’s very existence. In a fun nod to the collaboration, fans might even catch Little Caesars featured in a couple of scenes in the film itself.

The Fantastic Four-N-One Pizza is available ONLINE at participating Little Caesars locations starting June 16 for a soft launch, with a national media push beginning June 23. Guests can customize their pizza with or without jalapeños, ensuring everyone has a fantastic slice waiting.

Little Caesars Locations in the Miami Valley:
832 S Main St
Centerville, OH 45458
5390 Brandt Pike
Huber Heights, OH 45424
930 East Dorothy Lane
Kettering, OH 45419
5250b  N Dixie Dr
Dayton, OH 45414

 

Wendy’s and Takis Turn Up the Heat with Fuego Meal

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Meet this summer’s fiercest duo: Wendy’s® iconic Spicy Chicken Sandwich and fan-favorite snack brand Takis® join forces to create the limited-time Takis Fuego™ Meal, which features the Takis® Fuego™ Chicken Sandwich and Takis-inspired Fuego™ Fries. Wendy’s fans can get their hands on the collaboration in U.S. restaurants on Friday, June 20th 

Wendy’s and Takis Turn Up the Heat with a Flavor-Packed Collaboration
Dropping nationwide at all Wendy’s locations:
Fuego Chicken Sandwich: Features a spicy chicken fillet with chili lime & cheddar cheese sauce, followed by crushed Takis Fuego chips and creamy corn spread on a toasted bun.
-Takis Inspired Fuego Fries: Features Hot Natural Cut Fries and chili lime seasoning. Comes in a tear-away bag.

Available as the Takis Fuego™ Meal or a la carte, heat seekers can add even more Takis punch to their meal with a bag of Takis Fuego® chips that are only available in the Takis Fuego™ Meal while supplies last*.

“At Wendy’s, we know how to keep things spicy, and we love serving up fresh, famous collaborations that tap into consumers passion points, which made this partnership with Takis a no brainer,” said Lindsay Radkoski, U.S. Chief Marketing Officer for The Wendy’s Company. “By joining forces with such an iconic and beloved snacking brand, we’re turning up the heat and flavor in a way only Wendy’s can!”

Additionally, from June 20 to July 20, fans can turn up the temperature with Wendy’s in-app game, Spice Invasion, available to U.S. app users. In the retro arcade-style game, players navigate treacherous terrain, blasting Wendy’s menu items with Takis chips to earn points, win prizes and be entered to win the grand prize of $10,000**.

“We are beyond excited to join forces with Wendy’s, a powerhouse brand that shares our passion for Intensity and Flavor.” said Sandra Kirkpatrick, U.S. Sr. Director of Marketing at Barcel USA. “Takis fans are known for turning up the flavor—and now, we’re taking it to the next level with Wendy’s. We’ve seen how our fans love adding Takis chips to everything, and together, we’re delivering a spicy, unforgettable experience that’s made for heat seekers. Get ready to taste the thrill!”

Flavor fiends can find their closest Wendy’s restaurant using the Wendy’s Restaurant Locator in the U.S. This collaboration is one heat wave fans won’t want to miss!

Chipotle Turns Up The Heat with Adobo Ranch Dip

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Chipotle Mexican Grill is turning up the heat this summer with the debut of its new Adobo Ranch, a smoky, spicy twist on America’s beloved dipping sauce. Made fresh in Chipotle restaurants, Adobo Ranch features adobo pepper, sour cream and a unique blend of herbs and spices, bringing a craveable kick to the brand’s signature burritos, bowls, salads, tacos and quesadillas. Adobo Ranch will be available at Chipotle locations across the U.S. and Canada starting Tuesday, June 17 and Chipotle Rewards members can try it for free on launch day.

“Ranch has become a cultural phenomenon, especially among Gen Z, who are finding creative ways to enjoy it beyond the traditional salad,” said Chris Brandt, President and Chief Brand Officer. “Our new Adobo Ranch taps into this passion, giving fans a craveworthy way to customize their Chipotle order with a completely new flavor.”

Nevielle Panthaky, Vice President of Culinary at Chipotle, recommends dipping a Hand-Crafted Quesadilla in Adobo Ranch or dipping salt and lime seasoned tortilla chips in Adobo Ranch before scooping into a burrito bowl for the perfect bite.  Adobo Ranch, the brand’s unique take on ranch, features only real ingredients and no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives.

Free Adobo Ranch For Chipotle Rewards Members
Chipotle Rewards members can try Adobo Ranch for free on Tuesday, June 17. Guests have one week to enroll in Chipotle Rewards by 11 p.m. local time on Monday, June 16 to receive a free Adobo Ranch offer in their account on Tuesday, June 17.¹

New Chipotle Rewards members will also receive a free guac offer instantly upon enrollment.3 The best way to Chipotle is in the app. Track points, redeem rewards and score free Chipotle. Download in the App Store or on Google Play.

 

Sunset at the Market

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Sunset at the Market series returns the third Thursday of each month, from 5 to 8 p.m. This Market event provides guests with special evening shopping hours, dinner opportunities, entertainment, demos, tastings and community engagement. DORA beverages are welcome.

Reading: Vignettes of The Belonging Project

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join us for a public reading of the second draft of Vignettes of The Belonging Project at The Loft Theatre on Tuesday, June 17th!
The Kettering Foundation will host a reception with light refreshments at 6pm. The reading will begin at 7pm and a discussion will follow the presentation.
It’s free to attend. Please RSVP to [email protected].

Juneteenth Celebration & Concert ft. Goapele

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This event begins at 5:00PM with line dancing followed by Home of Urban Creative Arts Community curated ceremonies, commemoration, and concert. Experience poetry, African dance, musicians, drumming, performances, commemoration, food trucks, live choir, creative sculptures, and Goapele.

5PM – Line dancing
6PM – Community Celebration
7PM – Goapele takes the stage

Free Tai Chi & Qigong at the River

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Offered by Immortal Tree Qigong. Each hour-long Tai Chi & Qigong session will start with breathing exercises, warm up, and gentle stretching. You will then be guided through flowing movements mixed with short standing meditations. We will end with a slightly longer guided standing (or sitting) meditation. This should leave a few minutes to answer questions or discuss any insights. Qigong doesn’t require any special skills (other than breathing) or equipment (other than your body)

Lebanon Country Music Festival

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FREE Community event offering shopping, artisan crafts, food and country music held in downtown Lebanon

JUN 13 6:30pm

AMY NEWHART BAND

A Nashville recording artist signed to Bar Frog Music.

8:15pm

90 Proof Twang

An original country and southern rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. 

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8:15pm

JUN 14 noon

LEBANON MUSIC ACADEMY

Lebanon Music Academy students featuring vocals, guitar, piano, percussion, bass and ukulele. 

1pm

Alter Ego

We bring the party with a mix of rock, pop, blues, and country!

2:30pm
MICHELLE ROBINSON BAND

Ohio Based/Nashville Recording Artist/Singer/Songwriter/Performer/Working Mama/Dream chaser

4pm

Coyote Ridge Band

A dynamic three-piece country band that brings the spirit and energy of the 80’s and 90’s music to life.

5:45pm

Jessie Lyn & the TNT Band

Classic country music

7:30pm
Alexis Gomez

American singer, musician, and songwriter. Featured on American Idol, season 14.

9;00pm

Nashville recording artist from Cincinnati, Ohio. 

The Lebanon Country Music Festival is an annual festival held in Lebanon, Ohio to celebrate country music, family fun, and one-of-a-kind vendors.

Festivities kick-off on Friday evening. Saturday brings you amazing music, great food, drinks, and shopping with Main Street Lebanon merchants and visiting vendors.

Last year we had 12,000 people come and enjoy this festival and we want you to be a part of it this year as we grow with you! So come on and start Stompin’ in the Street!

FREE Community event offering shopping, Artisan Crafts, food and Country Music held in downtown Lebanon. 🤠 RAIN OR SHINE- THIS IS A FREE EVENT!

Strawberry Full Moon Hike

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Embark on a journey under the glow of the full moon. Led by Brendan Baumann, this moderate one-mile hike promises awe-inspiring views and memorable moments. The Strawberry Full Moon marks the beginning of strawberry harvesting season. It symbolizes abundance, renewal, and the richness of nature’s bounty. We recommend bringing a small or red flashlight. Registration required at glenhelen.org. $5, members free. Trailside Museum: 505 Corry St.

River Trails History Tour by Bycycle

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CycleNuts Selfie Tours tie together fun, interesting, scenic, historic, tasty, and refreshing points of interest along a bikeway focused tour route where you ride at your pace and your pleasure. You are the tour boss. You pick the date and time – ticket is good for any day or time – dates/times listed only as a guideline to give you an idea of how long tour normally takes.

With these smart-guided bikeway cycling adventures you bring the bike and smart phone, and CycleNuts provides the Smart Guide. The Smart Guide gives you voice and visual turn-by-turn instructions along an expertly designed and tested tour route.

Do the tour solo or bring along your crew. 1 ticket = fun for all! Easily stop anywhere along the way to visit attractions or refreshments and the Smart Guide will continue the route from wherever you are when you are ready to roll.

The Miami Valley region that Dayton is located in has trails! 350 miles of bike trails – “the nations largest paved trail network“. This tour certainly is not going to try to cover all of it in one day, but will cover several miles of the best of it. Starting in the outlying countryside the tour route will follow alongside the Great Miami River into downtown Dayton’s Riverscape Metropark. Here, you can see one of the world’s largest water fountains, Five Rivers Fountain of Lights. There is also a concession stand and restrooms.

Next stop on the tour is the national monument to the Wright brothers – Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park. The air conditioned museum and historical center, Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center, ties together the Wright brothers ingenious contributions to the world of transportation, from printing to bicycles to airplanes. “Visitors can view the park film, Wright Brothers On Great White Wings, in the auditorium. From there, guests can explore the interpretive exhibits and displays on the first floor which give more insight into the lives and aviation journey of Dayton’s most famous figures, Wilbur and Orville Wright“.

Last stop is the massive National Museum of the US Air Force – “the world’s largest military aviation museum. With free admission and parking, the museum features more than 350 aerospace vehicles and missiles and thousands of artifacts amid more than 19 acres of indoor exhibit space“.

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Comprised mostly of river trails, the 37 mile tour route is moderately level except for one dam to cross over, several climbs out of shallow river beds, and across gently rolling terrain. The route is 92% bikeway, and comes with CycleNuts’ 50% downhill guarantee. If your bike has gears, you will probably use them to the full extent crossing over the dam and to a lesser degree in a couple of spots along the route. All bikes are appropriate for this smart-guided tour – even a single speed bike as long as you do not mind walking your bike up the spots mentioned. Bring yours or rent one in the Dayton area (see confirmation information for listings). Sweating is optional. The route is shaded about 75% of the way. You set your own pace, starting time and touring agenda with CycleNuts’ expert smart-guided cycle tour pattern.

Points of interest: Great Miami River Recreational Trail, Great Miami River, Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park (free admission)- dedicated to the birthplace of aviation and the brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright, Riverscape Park – Five Rivers Fountain of Lights, Mad River Trail, Mad River, downtown Dayton, and National Museum of the US Air Force (free admission). There is a food concession area inside of the National Museum of the US Air Force. Additional nearby points of interest: Wright Brothers National Museum, and America’s Packard Museum. Easily, anywhere along the way, the route can be detoured to nearby points of interest.

HERE’S THE PLAN: You bring the bike. CycleNuts provides the smart-tour guide! Via email you receive an expertly designed and tested tour route. Simply click on the emailed link and follow the expertly designed Selfie Tour route using your smart phone as your personal smart-tour guide for the Voice and Map guided turn-by-turn instructions.

  1. From your location simply click on link 1 provided by CycleNuts (using your cell phone) and follow the Google Maps directions to the starting spot;
  2. Unload your bike (if you transported it to the starting spot), or if you rode your bike to the starting spot then you are good to go;
  3. and then click on link 2 provided by CycleNuts and begin the tour (for more complex tours there may also be a link 3 or 4 to click on along the way as well as additional instructions).

WHERE TO RENT A BIKE: See your ticket purchase confirmation information for local bike rental listings.

ARE YOU READY TO ROLL? GREAT… LET’S HIT THE TRAILS!

GET YOUR TICKET TODAY! – take note that the tour starting and ending times on the ticket are only a general guideline to give you an idea of how much time the tour may take at the minimum. Your time in the saddle, on the trail, and starting times are your call – it is your tour. One ticket equals fun for all! Bring as many people as you wish on your tour. Ticket purchase is for the CycleNuts Selfie Smart-guided route only and run $12.39 on eventbrite. Attractions, lodgings, food, bike rental, etcetera are not included in the ticket purchase. Tours are available Sat & Sun at 11am through September

Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’: Room On The Porch Tour

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TajMo – the historic collaboration between two generations of American music masters – have announced their long-awaited return with Room On The Porch, a new full-length album out May 23 on Concord Records. The ten-song collection finds Keb’ Mo’ and Taj Mahal reuniting for their first release together since 2017, when their debut collaboration brought them from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to the GRAMMY stage where they took home Best Contemporary Blues Album. Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ will also bring their TajMo live show back on the road in 2025.

Aged to Perfection Bourbon Dinner

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There’s nothing better than gathering with friends to share great food and unforgettable bourbon aged to perfection. Join Carrabba’s Italian Grill on June 19th  for a special four-course Italian dinner, perfectly paired with exceptional bourbons that highlight the craftsmanship behind each sip.