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2013 Valentine’s Day Specials and Events in Dayton, Ohio

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valentines-day-rosesWhether you are keeping up romantic traditions with your long-time love, or starting flirty new traditions with the one you like, Dayton is full of delicious events. Cupid is now jealous and possibly out of work. Below, you’ll find a little something for everyone bitten by the love bug (and even a few for the staunch, anti-heart day aficionados).

Check back as we’ll likely be updating this list (or look at our searchable DMM Event Calendar), and if you want YOUR Valentine’s Day event listed then add it to our calendar and make sure you check the Valentine’s Day category…

An Affair To Remember
Dayton Art Institute
Friday Feb. 15 8-11pm
$40 (Members); $45 (Non-Members)		 Valentine’s Evening Under the Stars
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
Thursday Feb. 14 6-7:30pm OR 8-9:30pm
Saturday Feb. 16 6-7:30pm OR 8-9:30pm
$25 per couple
Latin Lovers Cooking Class
El Meson
Saturday Feb. 9 11am
$45 per student		 Miami Valley Music Men Singing Valentines!
They come to you!
Orders from Wednesday Feb. 13 – Saturday Feb. 16
$40
Hotel Date Night Package
Homewood Suites Fairborn
Check website for prices and availability		 Valentine’s Celebration Dinner
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
Thursday Feb. 14 6-10pm
(prices vary)
Jazz Valentine’s Day with Saxophonist Grace Kelly
Gilly’s
Thursday Feb. 14 8pm
$25		 Old Hollywood Glam Ball
America’s Packard Museum
Thursday Feb. 14 7:30-11pm
$60 per person ($75 with alcohol)
Art For The Heart
Zion Lutheran Church – Tipp City
Saturday Feb. 9 9am-4pm
Free		 Crafty Valentine
Sew Dayton
Saturday Feb. 9 3-6pm
$30 per person
Valentine’s Masquerade Ball
CADC
Saturday Feb. 9 7-10pm		 Victorian Afternoon Tea – Valentine’s Tea
Historic Patterson Homestead
Saturday Feb. 9 – Sunday Feb. 10
$18 per member; $20 per non-member
Valentine Dinner
Franco’s Ristorante Italiano
Thursday Feb. 14 4-10pm
$38 Dinner for Two		 Chocolate Affair
Serendipity Bistro
Thursday Feb. 14 7pm-1am
8th Annual Valentines Dance benefiting A Special Wish Foundation
Schuster Performing Arts Center
Friday Feb. 15 7:30-11pm
$100 per person		 The Vagina Monologues
Yellow Cab Building
Friday Feb. 15 8pm / Saturday Feb. 16 8pm / Sunday Feb. 17 7:30pm
$5
Valentine’s Brunch
Dayton Woman’s Club
Saturday Feb. 16 11:30am-2:30pm
$20 members; $22 non-members		 Valentine’s Concert
Amber Rose
Saturday Feb. 16 7pm
Valentine’s Day Celebration
The Winds Cafe and Bakery
Thursday Feb. 14 5pm through Saturday Feb. 16 5pm		 50 Shades of Sweet
Get Dressed! Boutique
Wednesday Feb. 13 and Thursday Feb. 14 12pm-6pm

Fall in Love with Downtown Dayton at the next First Friday!

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SAMSUNG CSCDowntown’s next free First Friday art hop will be held from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1. A list of highlights for the February event is below. A complete list of what downtown businesses have on tap for First Friday — including live music, discounts at shops and restaurants, and more — is available on the DDP website.

• Blue Sky Gallery, 8 N. Main St.: Collaborative exhibit and artist reception for Bridgette Bogle and Francis Schanberger. Schanberger will exhibit photographs based on his wanderings around Dayton; Bogle will exhibit abstract paintings in response to Schanberger’s photographs. Call 732-5123.

• CADC, 35 S. St. Clair St.: “Abstract Expressionist” paint party inspired by artist Jackson Pollack and an art auction. Bids can be anywhere from 50 to 75 percent less than the asking price. This month’s auction includes two furniture pieces by Christy Jennewein. The highest bidder on Feb. 1 wins. Call 313-9883.

• Clash Consignments, 521 E. Fifth St.: Opening of an exhibit featuring winter wonderland-themed artwork. Vote for your favorite artist in the show during First Friday; the winning artist will take home a cash prize. Call 241-9434.

• Dayton Society of Painters and Sculptors, 48 High St.: (Open 5 to 8 p.m.) Opening reception of new exhibit, “Salon des Refusés.” This exhibit features work by local artists whose art previously was denied and is a fun way to highlight any artwork that ever has been rejected from a show or gallery. Call 228-4532.

• Grass Roots Enrichment and Wellness Center, 400 E. Fifth St. Suite C: (Open 5 to 8 p.m.) Art byTodd Hulsman, a free introduction to Reiki and massage therapy, hands-on activities for kids, and information on upcoming programs for children, teens and adults. Call 723-6747.

• Sew Dayton, 16 Brown St.: 20 percent off fat quarters (18-by-22 inch cuts of fabric) and unveiling of a collaboration with Amy Kollar Anderson, who is the store’s artist of the month, by making custom zipper pouches and makeup bags out of fabric printed from her artwork. Call 937-234-7398.

• BRIM, 464 E. Fifth St.: Hats from the May Michael Design collection created by local artisans Julia and Samantha Hughes. The collection features fine design, materials and craftsmanship from the ’20s to present day. Call 222-4287.

First Friday is presented by the Downtown Dayton Partnership with support from the Oregon District Business Association, the Ohio Arts Council and WYSO-FM 91.3. The Downtown Dayton Partnership’s website has a complete list of downtown’s arts and cultural amenities, as well as a dining guide, parking map and much more. Download the Find It Downtown mobile search tool for smartphones at http://mobile.downtowndayton.org.

Architecture Week 2012 – Dining by Design

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AIA Dayton, a chapter of the American Institute of Architects, has been celebrating Architecture Week with 2 full weeks of events and invites the public to join them for 2 events this week that will highlight the urban culture of some of our favorite bars, restaurants and galleries.

Join a historic Bar Hop on Tues, May 8th from 6-9pm. You’ll Laugh and Learn as your tour guide, Terry Welker, AIA and Alexis Larson (former culture writer for the DDN and now with the Dayton Art Institute) give you a history of some of

Dayton’s oldest bars, artifacts, brewing and distilling history.  Tour will start at The Century with a history of the bar, bourbon history and tasting. Next you’ll

go to Jay’s for more Dayton bar history and the new Dayton Beer Company tasting.  Lastly we’ll head to the Oregon Express to see the famous train bar and relax on the upper deck as we watch the sunset with some craft beers and OE Pizza. Cost: $45/person. RSVP with form located  here.

 

Perhaps you’d prefer to “Sustain that smile” as your local art guides give you the highlights of Dayton’s art scene, give insights on collecting art and help you tap into the creative side of life over a private dinner at the acclaimed “Olive – an Urban Dive” whose locally sustainable food sources are magically transformed into seasonal masterpieces on Thurs, May 10th.  This tour will start at DVAC with the opening of Art & Arias where we see the new show and connect with the Dayton Opera over a glass of wine.  Next you’ll head to the New CADC and the Oregon District for a short stop at the Color of Energy on the way to Gallery 510 where gallery owner Loretta Puncer shares her insights on collecting for beginners and long standing patrons over a glass of wine.  Finally, we’ll stop briefly by Press, a coffee house gallery on our way to Olive for a relaxing private dinner party starting at 9:00pm.

 

Time: 6:00 – 10:00 PM

Leaders: Terry Welker AIA and Eva Buttacavoli (Executive Director for the Dayton Visual Arts Center)

Tour Maximum: 28 + 2 guides

Venues: DVAC, Color of Energy, CADC, Gallery 510, Press, Olive

Charge: $58 per person

Includes wine and appetizers, dinner at Olive

 

These events require a fee and this registration form sent via fax (937‐698‐6153) or email to the AIA Dayton office at [email protected].