Things to do in Dayton | Restaurants, Theatre, Music and More
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On June 3rd the mask mandate lifts in Ohio, and that means it’s a lot easier to get back to the fun things we’ve been missing since the pandemic shutdown. One of the types of gatherings people have been missing the most is seeing live music. Local venues, like The Brightside, are excited to be hosting concerts again.
The Brightside started hosting music in 2019, and just as they approached their one-year anniversary, the COVID shutdown went into effect. The independent venue located on East 3rd St, near the corner of Keowee, pivoted to weddings, sold merchandise, and hosted virtual events over the past year.
“We’re grateful to the community for their support during this challenging time,” music booker Libby Ballengee, told us. “Our biggest goal was to keep improving the venue and when it’s safe, get back to hosting music events. Those events are so joyful!”
The improvements have included adding UV filters to the ductwork in order to clean the circulating indoor air. The venue was also able to add a patio, where they can host outdoor concerts.
The venue’s first show back since the mask mandate has been lifted features three up-and-coming local musicians who perform an eclectic mix of Soul, R&B, Pop & Electronic music: Mariah J, Gabe Maas & The Bruins, and Isicle. These artists are pushing boundaries in their respective genres, and are thrilled to be performing for Dayton audiences again. This show is planned to be outdoors on patio unless inclement weather.
Learn more about The Brightside’s upcoming shows at: TheBrightsideDayton.com
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Where: The Brightside at 905 E 3rd St, Dayton, OH 45402
When: Thursday June 3, 2021 from 7-10pm
Cost: $10
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/live-music-with-mariah-j-gabe-maas-the-bruins-isicle-the-brightside-tickets-156363237653
Live theatre is back at La Comedia! Join us for a timeless classic, as our stage becomes alive with The Sound of Music. When Maria leaves the convent to govern the seven mischievous children of widowed Captain von Trapp, she brings music, laughter, and love back to their home in this musical masterpiece.
The memorable score by Rodgers & Hammerstein features such beloved songs as “My Favorite Things,” “Do Re Mi,” “Edelweiss,” “Climb Every Mountain,” and of course, the glorious title song.
The world’s best loved musical is an epic love story all ages will enjoy. Performance Thursday – Sunday through June 12th with meal and show tickets ranging from $65-76. Tickets available online.
Party Rock Dance!! Check out Dayton’s Newest Party Band!! Something for everybody!!
Empower her summer with Girls LEAD! Summer Camps. A signature program of YWCA Dayton, Girls LEAD! Summer Camps provide a two-week intensive Girls LEAD! experience rooted in the Girls LEAD! mission of growing girls in strength, courage, and wisdom through leadership, education, activism, and development in a supportive, all-girls environment. It is the only summer day camp focused on girls, ages 11-14, in the Miami Valley, and YWCA Dayton has been a leader in summer youth activities for more than 100 years.
In 2021, camp will be offered as both a virtual option in June and an onsite option in July, and will follow all necessary COVID-19 protocols to ensure safety and wellness for all. Activities include music workshops, STEAM activities, leadership development, and more. Financial aid is available.
Session 1 is June 14-25 via Zoom; Session 2 is July 12-23 at the YWCA Dayton Huber Heights Campus, 7650 Timbercrest Dr., Dayton, OH 45424 in Montgomery County and the Eaton High School Athletic & Wellness Center, 600 Hillcrest Dr., Eaton, OH 45320 in Preble County.
Online camp runs Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Onsite camp runs Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and includes meals, snacks, and excursions. $25 application fee; $100 camp fee. Financial aid is available. Visit www.ywcadayton.org/summercamps for registration and full details.
TICKETS for all shows go on sale Saturday, June 5th at 10:00 AM. BUY TICKETS at Fraze FanFare Store, Fraze Pavilion Ticket Office (6/5 only), Online at fraze.com and etix.com or Charge By Phone 1-800-514-3849.
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After a year without tours, due to the pandemic, the Woodland Historic Cemetery & Arboretum has announced they are bringing back a schedule Sunset tours beginning Thursday, June 3rd. There will be two different volunteer lead walking t0urs available, online reservations are needed and tours run just $5. Here are the descriptions of the tours available:
Historic Tour
Founded in 1841, Woodland is one of the oldest rural garden cemeteries in the United States. You’ll visit the final resting place of the Wright Brothers, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Erma Bombeck, James Ritty, the Stanley Family, the Mead Family, George Newcom and many other famous and infamous Daytonians. Tours launch from the Eichelberger Plaza at the main gates on Woodland Avenue at 6:30 p.m.
Arboretum Tour
In 1841, cemetery founder John Van Cleve inventoried 41 different species of trees on the hills and valleys of Woodland. Today, Woodland is a Level II Arboretum and is home to over 165 species of trees. On this tour, you’ll take a walk through the cemetery and arboretum discovering many varieties of Buckeye, Dogwood, Sycamore, Spruce, Beech, Pine, Maple, Magnolia, Ash, Linden, Cedar, Fir, Elm, Oak and Poplar trees. And that’s just a sample of the trees you’ll see. Join us for this walk and let’s talk trees. Tours launch from the Eichelberger Plaza at the main gates on Woodland Avenue at 6:30 p.m.
They are also offering a Special 5 hour Headstone Cleaning and Restoration class on Sept 18th, brought to you by Misti Spillman of Reviving Cemeteries and Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum. This workshop is for beginners and cost is $30 per person. You will receive hands on, one-on-one and group instruction on headstone preservation techniques including: fixing breaks, resetting, cleaning and how to mix proper mortars for stone repair. You will also receive a Headstone Cleaning Starter Kit that will include all of the tools needed for the day. The entire workshop will be spent in the cemetery. A break for lunch will be provided. Please feel free to bring a lunch or visit any of the restaurants on Brown Street.
Misti Spillman has a background in researching and restoring cemeteries. She worked as an AmeriCorps member at the Ohio History Connection and serves as a reference and liaison to numerous museums and historical societies throughout Ohio. Misti is the owner of Reviving Cemeteries, LLC.
The king of the sea—Maine lobster! This anticipated catch will make its traditional splash at DLM for Lobstermania, May 29, as it does every year the Saturday before Memorial Day. Thousands of fresh lobsters make their way to us from the brisk waters of Maine from our lobstering friends at Ready Seafood for this annual tradition. Choose live and embark on a cooking adventure at home (see prep tips below)! Or, if you’d rather skip that part, well, that’s ok, as we’ll also have pre-cooked whole lobster available, too.
This year’s Tribeca Film Festival will close on June 19th with a still untitled documentary directed and produced by Academy Award winning Yellow Springs filmmakers Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar. The documentary, making its world premiere, portrays the challenges facing a rural village in Ohio during the early days of the pandemic. It captures the emotional period of the Black Lives Matter movement and the remarkable leadership of the town’s youth who started weekly marches and rallies in comedian Dave Chappelle’s home town of Yellow Springs.
“Dave is our neighbor. We see him in the grocery store, and on the street. When Dave came to us with the idea, we were immediately struck by the challenge to tell the story of our part of the world during the pandemic and the national reckoning on racial injustice,” said Reichert. “This was a historic moment and we really wanted to chronicle this place and this time, it just felt right.”
“Dave and his friends entrusted our team of amazing young filmmakers from Ohio with intimate moments which enabled us to create a moving portrait of artists’ as they navigated a time of fear and isolation,” said Bognar.
Have you ever wondered what rowing was all about? Now’s your chance to experience for yourself!
DISCOVER ROWING ▪ FREE
Saturday, June 5, 2021
Ages 18 years and up
Learn about boats, oars, basic body mechanics, how to get in a boat safely, and get on the water in a sweep or sculling boat.
Pre-registration is required.
Show times will be assigned via e-mail after you are pre-registered.
EMAIL: [email protected]
Beginning Wednesday, May 26, Dayton International Airport will have new value rates for on-airport parking in several parking lots. Offering these choices to Dayton travelers continues to give them the most economical on-airport parking options for every need.
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Family Fun… a cross between “Name that Tune” and Bingo. Its FREE and every Tuesday at Steve & Tammy’s Tavern on Beyers!
Multi-Grammy Award winning blues icon Buddy Guy and Grammy-nominated blues/soul/funk group Robert Randolph & The Family Band will hit the road together this year. The duo will stop in Huber Heights, OH at Rose Music Center on Friday, August 27.
The title of Buddy Guy’s latest album says it all: The Blues Is Alive and Well. The legendary blues artist’s eighteenth solo LP and follow-up to 2015’s Born to Play Guitar showcases his raw and unadulterated sound, its fifteen tracks a true pleasure for aficionados and genre newcomers alike. Buddy Guy is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, a major influence on rock titans like Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, a pioneer of Chicago’s fabled West Side sound, and a living link to the city’s halcyon days of electric blues. Buddy Guy has received 7 GRAMMY Awards, a Lifetime Achievement GRAMMY Award, 37 Blues Music Awards (the most any artist has received), the Billboard Magazine Century Award for distinguished artistic achievement, a Kennedy Center Honor, and the Presidential National Medal of Arts. At 83 years young, Guy proves that it gets greater later as he continues to record and tour around the world.
Many musicians claim that they “grew up in the church,” but for Robert Randolph that is literally the case. The renowned pedal steel guitarist, vocalist and songwriter led such a cloistered childhood and adolescence that he heard no secular music while growing up. If it wasn’t being played inside of the House of God Church in Orange, New Jersey — quite often by Robert and members of his own family, who upheld a long but little known gospel music tradition called sacred steel — Randolph simply didn’t know it existed. Which makes it all the more remarkable that the leader of Robert Randolph and the Family Band — whose label debut for Sony Masterworks, Got Soul — is today an inspiration to the likes of Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana and Derek Trucks, all of whom have played with him and studied his technique. It wasn’t until he was out of his teens that Randolph broke away from the confines of his social and musical conditioning and discovered rock, funk, soul, jazz and the jam band scene, soon forging his own sound by fusing elements of those genres.
By the early 2000s, Randolph had begun applying his dazzling steel guitar technique to secular music, and from that grew the Family Band. The group’s sound was so different than anything else around that they were soon packing New York City clubs. Their first album, 2002’s Live at the Wetlands, was recorded at the now defunct jam band haven, and was followed by four studio albums and another live set, each widening the band’s audience—they’ve long been regulars on the festival circuit—and broadening their stylistic range as well.
Tickets will go on sale to the public beginning at 11am on Friday, May 28th at Ticketmaster.comand RoseMusicCenter.com.
