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ART OF SPOKEN WORD LIVE TOUR
2025-10-14 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Detroit) | The Black Box Improv Theater, 518 E. Third St., Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Welcome to the Art of Spoken Word tour! We’re excited to have you join us for an unforgettable night of poetry, creativity, and connection. Here’s what you can expect when you arrive: • Parking Options: Street parking is available. Please plan accordingly to allow time for parking before the event begins. • Event Start Time: The show will begin promptly at 8:15 PM. We encourage you to arrive early to get settled and enjoy the atmosphere. • Food & Beverages: Available for purchase in the hotel lobby. Feel free to grab a drink or a bite before the show! We look forward to sharing this special evening with you!

𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮
2025-10-15 19:00, 2025-10-16 19:00, 2025-10-17 19:00, 2025-10-18 19:00 | Sinclair Black Box, 401 W 4th St., Dayton, 45420
Sinclair Theatre presents Lauren Gunderson’s contemporary thriller, 𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮.

When Merril creates an AI version of her sister, she finds herself questioning the difference between reality and fiction. As her creation begins to develop motives of its own, Merril’s life is thrown into chaos as her family gets pulled into the power of a well-programmed machine.

A contemporary thriller telling a story that intertwines the love of family with AI technology.

The show runs October 10- 18
. www.sinclair.edu/tickets

Live Jazz from Natalie Cressman & Ian Faquini at Joui Wine
2025-10-15 19:30 - 21:30 | Joui Wine, 117 East 3rd Street, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Get ready for a night of jazz music and good vibes at Joui Wine! Join us for an intimate evening featuring the incredible talents of Natalie Cressman and Ian Faquini, with special local guest Kammeron Frost. Let their music sweep you off your feet in this in-person event that promises to be nothing short of magical!
HOW TO GO:
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Joui Wine, 117 E 3rd St, Dayton, OH
Doors 7pm
Show 7:30 – 9:30pm
Tickets $20 advance ($25 at the door)- https://www.exploretock.com/joui-wine-dayton/event/570912/jazz-night-with-natalie-cressman-uab-faquini
Ages 21+
Presented by Venus Child Productions

Angel Street (Gaslight)
2025-10-17 19:00, 2025-10-18 19:00, 2025-10-19 15:00 - 18:00, 2025-10-24 19:00, 2025-10-25 19:00, 2025-10-26 15:00 - 17:00 | Xenia Area Community Theater, 45 East Second St., Xenia, OH, 45385, USA
This brilliant suspense thriller, famously adapted into the film Gaslight, concerns an unscrupulous husband slowly driving his wife to insanity in 19th-century London.

Dial ‘M’ for Murder
2025-10-17 20:00, 2025-10-18 17:00, 2025-10-19 15:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-24 20:00, 2025-10-25 17:00, 2025-10-26 15:00 - 17:00 | Dayton Theatre Guild, 430 Wayne Avenue, Dayton, OH, 45410, USA
A cunning husband. A flawless plan. One fatal call. In this razor-sharp, midcentury mind game of deadly charm, calculated lies, and impetuous greed, the plot to commit the perfect murder begins to unravel. What follows is a taut and twisted Hitchcockian thriller—where life and death hang on the line.
Dial ‘M’ for Murder is presented by arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection
Oct. 10–26, 2025

"On the Wings of Angels" DCDC performance at Wright Library
2025-10-18 14:00 - 15:00 | Wright Memorial Public Library, 1776 Far Hills Ave, Oakwood, OH, 45419, United States
Dayton Contemporary Dance Company will be performing an excerpt from Sir Warren Spears’s powerful tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, *On the Wings of Angels*, at Wright Library on Saturday, October 18 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. Once you have experienced this breathtaking performance, you and your family will be invited to be a part of the show with an audience participation activity. Stick around afterward for a special craft by Wright Library. This program was made possible by the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company and the Wright Memorial Library Foundation.

The Magic of Eric Eaton
2025-10-18 18:30 | Dayton Funny Bone Comedy Club, 88 Plum Street Suite 200, Dayton, OH, 45440, USA
Straight from the Hit TV Show MASTERS OF ILLUSION and MERLIN AWARD WINNER (Oscars of magic) for Outstanding Magic and Comedy, Eric is bringing his quick wit COMEDY and mind blowing MAGIC for an Adults-Only Comedy Magic Show. Eric has performed all over the United States and can be seen on the hit TV Show Masters of Illusion. Eric has won a Merlin Award (Oscar’s of Magic) for Outstanding Comedy and Magic. Eric has had the opportunity amaze celebrities such as; George Lopez, Lou Ferrigno, Russell Peters, Desiigner, and many more in which you can find on his social media platforms; @themagicofericeaton. Eric puts on a great show that earns him high praise with his unique blend of magic, charm and comedic wit. People referred to his amazing comedic tendencies and his ability with magic to being the perfect combination for a compelling and entertaining show. All of Eric’s tricks include audience members. From the show’s start to the incredible finish, audience members find themselves on stage trading barbs with Eric and having the time of their lives! The interchange is classic entertainment at its best. Be prepared to sit back and laugh at the hilarious and incredible Comedy and Magic of Eric Eaton!

Golden Ghouls™, the Golden Girls Halloween Show
2025-10-19 11:00 - 14:00 | MJ’s on Jefferson, 20 N. Jefferson St., Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Get ready for a day of laughter, music, and fabulous performances inspired by Halloween and our most favorite iconic TV show.
Immerse yourself in the world of the Golden Girls like never before. Don’t miss out on this one-of-a-kind event that will leave you smiling from ear to ear!
Some audience members will battle it out to be the next #TokenSophia Petrillo!
Doors, Drinks & Food Truck 11 AM
Show 12- 2 PM

Dayton Drunk Theater Dragula Brunch Fundraiser
2025-10-19 11:00 - 14:00 | yellow cab tavern, 700 E. 4th Street, Dayton, 45402, United States
We’re bringing you everything you love about Dayton Drunk Theater–the historical show, the improv, the drinking games, the absolute tomfoolery and beffudelry (not a word)–but this time with brunch (available, not included in ticket price) and drag queens (included in ticket price)!
This is a special show to raise money for the awesome local organization Inclusive Fairborn, so $5 from each ticket will go toward Inclusive Fairborn’s mutual aid fund–meaning the money will go directly to a community member in need.
All tickets are General Admission, meaning seats and tables are first come, first serve. You will end up sitting at a table with strangers, so make friends! This is what community is all about. We will have your name at the door and will check you off the list. There will be extremely limited walk-up sales the day of–which will be standing and/or obstructed view only–so make sure to buy your ticket ahead of time!
Yellow Cab Tavern will have their new brunch menu ready to feed you and your friends, so grab a bloody mary and some french toast and watch your favorite troupe of fools do what they do!

Sinclair Music presents The Leaves are Falling Community Band Concert
2025-10-19 15:00 - 17:00 | Blair Hall Theatre, 444 West Third Street, Dayton, OH, 45402, USA
The Sinclair Community Bands will present their 2025 Fall Concert on Sunday, October 19th at 3pm in Blair Hall Theatre on the Downtown Dayton Campus.

The program is titled “The Leaves are Falling” and will feature both the Sinclair Community Concert Band and Community Wind Symphony with 145 total musicians. The program includes works by composers Benson, Bernstein, Reed, Dello Joio, Perrine, Camphouse, and Van der Roost.

Anne Luetkenhaus, Sinclair Flute Studio Professor, will be the featured soloist with the Wind Symphony on the inspiring “Carmen Fantasie Brilliante.” There will be a Meet & Greet with Professor Luetkenhaus for area flutists and musicians at 2:30 prior to the concert in the music lecture hall, room 2020 in building 2.

Additional information available from director Michael Berning at michael.berning1@sinclair.edu

Arts Lunch
2025-10-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Rosewood Arts Centre, 2655 Olson Drive, Kettering, OH, 45420, United States
Join fellow artists and art lovers for a casual lunch get together. Share current projects, collected work or art stories. Bring a lunch and your love of art. Free and open to the public!
most 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month!

Free Comedy Improv Workshop
2025-10-23 19:00, 2025-10-26 13:00 - 15:00 | FilmDayton 2nd Floor Dayton Mall, 2700 Miamisburg Centerville Rd,, Dayton, OH, 45459, United States
Film Dayton member and Dayton native Paul Stelzer, who co-founded The Hashtag Comedy Company in Columbus, will lead these workshops. Paul has performed improv comedy since 2012. For the past 10 years, Paul has taught “Introduction to Improv” classes.

He’ll be leading two FREE improv comedy workshops this week in Dayton. If you’ve ever wanted to try improv comedy, this is YOUR chance! It’s all happening at the FilmDayton offices located inside the Dayton Mall. Here are the two dates/times:

* Thursday, October 23rd — 7:00pm
* Sunday, October 26th — 1:00pm

If you or someone you know has always wanted to try comedy, this is a great opportunity to learn the basics of improv comedy and have a lot of FUN doing so! This will be a safe, supportive, encouraging environment where we learn and laugh a lot!

Paul shares, “Since I took my first class in 2012, improv comedy has been the most wonderful gift to me. As a founding member of The Hashtag Comedy Company in Columbus, it’s always a thrill to perform improv for a live audience. And sharing my love of improv with the beautiful people who take the classes and workshops I teach is the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done in my professional life. “

Learning improv comedy is a wonderful way to:

* Increase your confidence in social situations.
* Improve your presentation and public speaking skills.
* Stretch your comfort zone by trying something NEW and exciting!
* Make new friends.
* HAVE FUN!

He’d love to see YOU at one of the workshops scheduled on Thursday (7:00pm) or Sunday (1:00pm). Each of these two workshops will cover the same material and will run approximately 75 minutes. The Facebook Event link is posted in the Comments section below. Please pick a date and RSVP by email pauljstelzer@gmail.com. We’re gonna have a lot of FUN! But it won’t be the same with YOU. “

DCDC “Reflections”
2025-10-25 19:30 - 21:30 | Victoria Theatre, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
DCDC opens its 57th season Dancing in Our Light with REFLECTIONS, a program of legacy and new creation. Experience works honoring the Tuskegee Airmen, Martin Luther King, and the beauty of community. Dayton Contemporary Dance Company continues to share its treasured legacy and leap into the future with new works and old. Now is the season to bask in the radiant energy of Dayton’s top athletes, the dancers of DCDC.

DCDC "Reflections"
2025-10-25 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-10-26 16:00 - 18:00 | Victoria Theatre, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States

GHOSTED: Stories from the Stage
2025-10-28 19:00 | Goodwill, 501 E 5th St, Dayton, OH, 45402, United States
Join us for a night of ghostings, goodbyes, and getting the last word. Our storytellers have crafted personal, true tales about the people who vanished, the opportunities that slipped away, and the moments that still haunt them (in hilarious or heartbreaking ways).
These aren’t actors. They’re real people with real stories—and one night to share them live on stage.
🗓 Date: Tuesday, October 28th
🕕 Time: Doors 6:30 PM | Stories 7:00 PM
📍 Location: 501 E. 5th Street Dayton, Ohio 45403
🎟 Tickets: $15 (1 ticket comes with 2 drink tickets)
Come laugh, cringe, and maybe tear up a little. One night only. Don’t ghost us.
🎫 Reserve your seat now!
