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Two Day Music Fest At Oregon Express

January 1, 2025 By Dayton937

This multi genre, two day music fest will be held on January 3rd & 4th, 2025. With a line up filled with everything from Punk, Southern Rock, Hip Hop, Grindcore, Death Metal, Electronic; there is something to offer for everyone!
****Ticket pricing and pre sale link coming very soon. Line up order will be available week of the fest. Cheers!
Friday, Jan 3rd
Empire Pool
D.O.S.
Pantomime
The Funkgi
Sour Brain
Herpatitis
Midwestern Mrs.
Mick Mercer
Chicken Leg Randy
Ozzi Zappia
Quinton Lusk
Jared Chambers
Saturday, Jan 4th
Legbone
Landfilth
Bitchy Rackmore
Saddle of Southern Darkness
O’shea The Wicked
DJ-Caleb
Blackspot
Desolate Remains

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Life Is So Strange When It’s Changin’ – A Look At Life, Liberty And Lucidity With Lynyrd Skynyd

August 30, 2011 By J.T. Ryder Leave a Comment

A Look At Life, Liberty And Lucidity With Lynyrd Skynyd

We may view our lives as a linear passage of time, as if we were tiredly gazing through a car window as the lackluster landscape as our lives flew by, a vista of relatively repetitive sameness that is only occasionally broken by the intermittent roadside sign or mildly interesting landmark or two. We make stops along the way, from mildly significant sojourns to epochal events that change the course of our lives. There are very few things that can bring back the memories from the past with any clarity. It’s like trying to remember the innocence of your first kiss and, the more desperately you try to bring it into focus, the quicker is blurs and skitters away into an aching sense of loss.

Conversely, the wafting scent of perfume, a distantly echoed giggle or the chorded melody from a long lost song can drag you backwards in time, suddenly forcing you to relive that moment. Most of our lives are lived with a barely audible soundtrack, a constant companion that etches itself within the furrows of our minds and, when a song from our past comes on the radio, we remember with utter clarity the first time we heard it, maybe coiled beneath the covers with a transistor radio drawn close to our ears allowing a world bigger than our own to enter our consciousness.

I remember the fist time I heard Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Free Bird. I was sitting on the porch of an abandoned farmhouse near my home with a Realistic AM/FM radio echoing past the nonexistent front door and inside the vacant structure. I had previously been occupied with doing a good amount of nothing and had planned on extending that agenda far into the afternoon. The sun was high and the day’s warm breeze caused the chest high (to me…I was like nine years old) bearded grass to brush against the rusted remnants of discarded washers and dryers that had been unceremoniously dumped in the overgrown driveway, resulting in a sound not unlike a brushed high hat…nature was accompanying my musical selections. Free Bird came on with no announcements or warnings: just a stark, churchlike organ slicing through the midday haze, sounding ominous and comforting all at once. The building of sporadic percussion and straying strums of the guitar ended suddenly with the moaning slide of a Coricidin cough medicine bottle along the neck of a guitar. I was hooked. I listened raptly, through the pining lyrics, past the pressure cooker build up and all the way through the violent release of triple lead guitars, all the way to the fade and into the hissing open dead air of real radio. I sat through an interminable amount of commercials, waiting for the DJ to come back on and tell me what I had just experienced. Of course he didn’t and I was left clueless until I sat in a friend’s basement and he handed over the still glossy cover of an album mysteriously titled Pronounced ‘Lĕh-‘nérd ‘Skin-‘nérd, which I still managed to mispronounce because I suck at phonetics.

Over the years, that song will come on the radio and, regardless of what I am doing, I will crank it up and listen to it until the fade out (unless some industrious DJ manages to put on the version from Skynyrd’s Innyrds, which has a more bombastic ending altogether). The keening wail of the guitars, the simplicity of the message and the organic way in which it all fits together seems to take me back to a time of innocence. Not necessarily my own, but a more overall innocence. A time before record companies created cookie cutter hit makers and allowed their artists to create. A time when AOR (Album Oriented Rock) radio stations ruled the airwaves and would allow the DJ’s and the listeners to dictate what was played, as opposed to being spoon fed the latest popular pabulum. It was a time of originality and exploration, instead of following a format or a formula to dispense with the next grandstanding standard.

I was able to talk to Rickey Medlocke (one of the original drummers for Lynyrd Skynyrd, guitarist in the current line-up as well as creator, guitarist and lead singer of yet another monster Southern rock group, Blackfoot) several times over the years, which has been both daunting and exhilarating. One of the things that I wanted to ask him was whether or not I was romanticizing the era, extrapolating my own innocence onto a whole decade or if there has been a shift within the music industry.

“You gotta realize I was there for some of the stuff because I was one of the original drummers, so I was there and saw how stuff went down, and it went down so innocently and so pure. We just wrote songs, and had a magic about ourselves.” Expounding on the music scene now, Medlocke said, “Nowadays you’d be hard-pressed even find a band that even practices their instruments on their own. I’m a guitar player and I’ve had a love affair with my instrument ever since day one, and that’s what it’s all about. I didn’t get into this business to become a rock star; it just happened because we had great music, you know what I mean?”

Running with that line of thought, Medlocke went on to say that:

“Well, you’ve gotta understand, when we decided to do what we did for a living, it was two-fold. Record companies signed bands to create two careers; the record company’s and the band’s. They signed bands to build us up, which in turn built the record company’s career.” Comparitively, Medlocke said, “Nowadays, it’s not about that anymore. First of all, you don’t have near as many record labels as you used to;  everything is Internet. People want self-satisfaction right away. I look at it like this, back when I got signed and the band was formed, we looked forward to a good record company.  Now, the only thing that you sell records for anymore is for tickets and merchandising.”

In speaking with people worldwide, it has surprised me somewhat that Lynyrd Skynyrd is regarded as the definitive American sound, along with other genres created by the surf groups and country and western. Lynyrd Skynyrd has always had a prideful side when it came to their roots and country of origin, which comes out not only in their music, but in the core beliefs. Like the lyrics in their songs, Medlocke’s views on the country he loves are very direct and to the point.

“I mean, the one thing that I do know that’s going on in this world today is everything is so polarized, you know? It’s a damn shame, you know? It seems like our country is being pulled completely apart and, for Lynyrd Skynyrd, we’ve been the American band for all these years and it’s really sad for us to see how this country is being so polarized and pulled apart. When in reality a few short years ago, you couldn’t break this country apart…I mean, it’s interesting. Now, it’s like everybody’s losing their damn balls man, and nobody wants to stand up and do anything. So, you know, that’s the whole thing about it; instead of getting stronger, instead of having some damn balls about ourselves, the country’s getting softer, being weaker.” Medlocke went on to say that, “Myself, I don’t like to use the band as a platform to talk about politics, because I think that entertainers should definitely stay the hell out of politics. You know what I mean? Because, entertainers…we got our own kind of gig and a lot ofHollywood… those people don’t know what the hell they’re talking about when they get into politics. But the point of what I’m getting at is instead of pulling this nation apart, we should be pulling it together, you know? Whether you’re a Republican or a Democrat or an Independent or whatever, we’ve got one of the best countries in the damn world, and guess what? It seems like the damn thing’s being ripped in two.”

Paradoxically, the image of an airplane factors into the separation of bothAmericaand Lynyrd Skynyrd: a division of time wherein there is that hardscrabble climb out of the rubble to rebuild the icon that once was. In Lynyrd Skynyrd’s case, this epochal event came in the form of a Convair 240 passenger airplane ill-fatedly nicknamed Free Bird, which plummeted out of the Mississippi skies in 1977, killing Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines, assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, pilot Walter McCreary and co-pilot William Gray. The remaining street survivors of Lynyrd Skynyrd chose to stay the course in spite of their grave losses. For a long period of time after the death of lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, a lone, empty microphone stood, speared in the spotlights as the rest of the band played an instrumental version of Free Bird. This tradition lasted until 1989 when Ronnie Van Zant’s brother, Johnny stepped in to quell a near riot almost caused by fans needing the words to be sung, for the role of a leader to be filled.  Since then, arenas have been filled, records recorded and an homage paid to the creators of the most emblematic music to be pressed into vinyl and into the public’s consciousness. At the end of each concert, Lynyrd Skynyrd plays Free Bird and the audience erupts in unity. Lighters (or cell phones) are held aloft and one wonders if it is to pay tribute to the musicians, to guide those who are lost or who we have lost, or perhaps to try and light the image of our innocence, so that we may see it in utter clarity one more time.

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Filed Under: Dayton Music Tagged With: Dayton Music, Freebird, J.T. Ryder, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rickey Medlocke, southern rock, Van Zant

Free Bird At The Fraze With Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Rickey Medlocke

March 14, 2011 By J.T. Ryder Leave a Comment

An Interview With Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Rickey Medlocke

“Well every time that I come home nobody wants to let me be
It seems that all the friends I got just got to come interrogate me
Well, I appreciate your feelings and I don’t want to pass you by
But I don’t ask you about your business, don’t ask me about mine”

~Gary Rossington/Ronnie VanZant

Don’t Ask Me No Questions

 

The iconic band that is Lynyrd Skynyrd is at once an ever changing amalgam of talent as well as a indestructible thread holding together the roots of American rock. From their auspicious beginnings, practicing in a carport in the summer of ’64 in Alabama, to their , upcoming performance at the Fraze Pavilion, Lynyrd Skynyrd has remained true to their origins, playing the type of music that has made their name synonymous with ‘Southern rock’. The history of Lynyrd Skynyrd is one of tragedy, turmoil and triumph. Yet, throughout it all, their music plays a testament to the undying appeal of their sound and words.

I was able to speak with Rickey Medlocke who began his career with Lynyrd Skynyrd as a drummer before forming his own iconic Southern rock band, Blackfoot. He has since rejoined Lynyrd Skynyrd, becoming one of the three lead guitarists, which is the linchpin in what has become Skynyrd’s signature sound. Since the last time I had interviewed him in 2007, there have been a few people from Europe that have expressed interest in reprinting my interview and short biographical piece I had done on the band for various fanzines and one hardcover book to be published in Italy. In speaking with these various people, an image emerged of how some other countries and cultures perceived American music and how some of them saw Lynyrd Skynyrd as being distinctly an American sound. I asked Rickey what his view was, having toured extensively through various countries not only with Skynyrd, but with Blackfoot as well.

“Well, you know, what’s interesting is that being with this band for as long as I’ve been in this band…they just love American music, and Skynyrd, being the well-known southern rock band that it is, it’s been pretty well accepted since day one of the band’s inception. They still think of it in terms as Southern rock, or rebel rock, or whatever they want to call it. It’s never changed; it’s always been that way. They love American music over there.” Rickey stated. “I know that touring over there as much as I did back in the late 70s, early 80s, all the way through into the 90s, they’ve just never stopped loving the Southern rock bands or rock bands, period.  It’s kind of a different thing over there than it is here in the fact that when they love you, boy, they never quit loving you.”

In interviewing other bands, I have found that singles and albums are released in other countries long after they are released here in the States, sometimes a decade later. Some bands who have seen their songs chart in the USA are surprised when, years later, their song or album is number one in Holland or some other country. It is also true that songs that never see the light of day in the United States are found to be wildly popular when bands tour overseas.

“Oh absolutely, absolutely! You can go over there and find such a diverse song selection. Of course, they’re going to like Sweet Home Alabama and Free Bird, we all know that…” Rickey said, “…but the deal is, you might go over there and they might like some off the wall song like Cry For The Bad Man or Don’t Ask Me No Questions or whatever, and when you play them they’re just like in awe…they’re thrilled…and they have a very different way and it’s very diverse, without a doubt.”

In dealing with the arena rock supergroups from years past, there are those that want to question their relevance in the world of modern music, flippantly dubbing them as ‘has-beens’. It seems ironic that someone would make these statements when all you have to do is flip on any new rock station and hear the influences from bands of the past carried through the music of the current chart toppers. It is also odd that these groups from the past can still pack a huge arena while many of the newer groups are unable to fill the seats in more modest venues. Why haven’t we seen the stellar songwriting and extravagant performances that was the hallmark of the arena rock era? Is it the groups? Is it the recording industry?

“Well, you gotta look at one thing. You gotta look at bands such as ourselves, The Stones, AC/DC, Aerosmith and all these classic bands who have had songs that stand the test of time. They’ve got songs that’ll be here ‘til the end of the world. Lots of new bands…show me one song out of one of these new bands that is gonna stand the test of time like that. A lot of the songs coming through…they’re gone so quick that you go, ‘Whoa…what the hell was that?’” In reference to the term ‘has-beens,’ Rickey had this to say; “I’ve heard DJ’s say that we were ‘has-beens’ before and I’ve had people say it blatantly, right to my face, but my comeback is ‘Look, if you’re insinuating that we are a ‘has-been’, it’s better to have been a has-been than a never-was.’ With Blackfoot and Skynyrd collectively, I’ve sold somewhere between 45 and 50 million records, so, when I get somebody that says things like that, I just kinda feel a lot of them sometimes have a big giant chip on their shoulder. ‘I’m a frustrated musician that never was and I can’t figure out why the hell I can’t do it!’ Well, there’s gotta be a reason. Either you didn’t write great songs, or you weren’t that talented, or you didn’t persevere and you gave it up …so there’s a lot of reasons for it.”

Rickey then alluded to the fact that it also had a lot to do with the record industry and that there were a lot of talented people out there who are ignored or don’t receive the attention of the record industry.

“Well, you’ve gotta understand, when we decided to do what we did for a living, it was two-fold; Record companies signed bands to create two careers; the record company’s and the band’s. They signed bands to build them up, which in turn built the record company’s career. Nowadays, it’s not about that anymore. First of all, you don’t have near as many record labels as you used to; everything is on the internet. People want self-satisfaction right away. Back when I got signed and the band was formed, we looked forward to a good record company.” In  relating how the industry had changed, Rickey went on to say that, “Now, the only thing that you sell records for anymore is for tickets and merchandising. Really, that’s really true, to be honest with you, because the artists don’t make anything off of record sales anymore, especially publishing. A lot of these young artists are even giving their songs away, and they don’t realize how much they’re hurting themselves, you know what I mean? Like now these young bands will get into it and if they haven’t made it within a year to a year and a half, they’re like, ‘Oh God! I’m giving it up and going into something else!’ and not realizing that, being a band and being together for as long as we have, and a lot of the other classic artists…that’s what it’s all about.”

I wondered if Rickey ever looked back on all the iconic music that Lynyrd Skynyrd produced and sat in amazement, wondering how they had ever conceived such layered orchestration and captured the essence of living on vinyl.

“You gotta realize I was there for some of the stuff because I was one of the original drummers, so I was there and seeing how stuff went down, and it went down so innocently and so pure.” Rickey went on, saying, “We just wrote songs, and had a magic about ourselves. I’m a guitar player and I’ve had a love affair with my instrument ever since day one, and that’s what it’s all about. I didn’t get into this business to become a rock star; it just happened because we had great music, you know what I mean?”

Since they are coming off of a world tour in support of their God And Guns album, I was curious if going from huge arenas and stadiums to a smaller ampitheater like the Fraze would offer Skynyrd fans a more intimate view of the band..and visa versa.

“Well, it will be and it’s kind of a conscious thing by us right now. The band loves to do smaller stuff every once in a while.” Rickey paused before going on. “What it does…it brings you back to the basics, you know what I mean? And, that’s cool…that’s a great thing to do. The Lynyrd Skynrd band, as with a lot of other artists, we don’t mind doing whatever we need to…we just love to play!”

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Filed Under: Dayton Music Tagged With: Fraze Pavilion, J.T. Ryder, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rickey Medlocke, southern rock, Van Zant

Southern Boys, Simple Men

May 9, 2007 By J.T. Ryder Leave a Comment

Southern Rock Is Pronounced Lynyrd Skynyrd

“Well every time that I come home nobody wants to let me be
It seems that all the friends I got just got to come interrogate me
Well, I appreciate your feelings and I don’t want to pass you by
But I don’t ask you about your business, don’t ask me about mine”
~Gary Rossington/Ronnie VanZant

Don’t Ask Me No Questions

The iconic band that is Lynyrd Skynyrd is at once an ever changing amalgam of talent as well as a indestructible thread holding together the roots of American rock. From their auspicious beginnings, practicing in a carport in the summer of ’64 in Alabama, to their recent Rowdy Frynds tour with Hank Williams Jr., Lynyrd Skynyrd has remained true to their origins, playing the type of music that has made their name synonymous with “southern rock”.  The history of Lynyrd Skynyrd is one of tragedy, turmoil and triumph. Yet, throughout it all, their music plays a testament to the undying appeal of their sound and words.

The original line up of what was to become Lynyrd Skynyd was formed in 1964 with Bob Burns, Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant, Allen Collins and Larry Junstrom. They practiced in the carport at Bob’s house, which gave inspiration for their original band name, “My Backyard”. “The Noble Five” quickly supplanted that name as the boys melded their Southern blues sound with the prevalent country influences that resonated throughout the south at that time. With the introduction into the mix of British invaders such as Free, The Beatles, Beck and Clapton, their sound was all but complete. There was an ever-changing roster of names that the group called themselves while they honed their sound; The Wildcats, The Sons of Satan, Conqueror Worm, The Pretty Ones and The One Percent. Then, one night at the Forrest Inn, Ronnie called out to the crowd, ‘Hey, we’re Leonard Skinner and we’re gonna play for y’all tonight’. Leonard Skinner, it should be noted, was the name of the gym teacher whom Gary and Ronnie had problems with on a regular basis. Most of the people in the crowd had had problems as well, so the new name was met with a thunderous applause. Later, the band would change the vowels in the name to y’s to “protect the guilty”.

            By 1970, having honed their musicianship in countless bars and taverns, Lynyrd Skynyrd cut some demos of the originals that they had accumulated, using Quin Ivy’s studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, returning in ’71 to make a full album at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios. Skynyrd was finally signed in 1972 by Al Kooper, who also produced their first three albums: pronounced leh-nerd skin-nerd (1973), Second Helping (1974) and Nuthin’ Fancy (1975). They immediately caught the eye of Pete Townshend who signed them up as an opening act for The Who’s Quadrophenia Tour.

Skynyrd was promptly propelled into a world of fame that they may have yearned for, but were perhaps not wholly prepared to deal with. Various changes in the band’s line-up, exhaustive touring and an accelerated drug and alcohol intake served to create fissures in the once impervious Southern rock band. Tom Dowd stepped in as producer on the Gimme Back My Bullets album, bringing with him a discipline and focus the band desperately needed.

Steve Gaines filled the void that Ed King left during the Torture Tour, bringing the band back to it’s original three lead guitars. They once again became a tight performance group, as captured in the 1976 live album One More From The Road.  The revived Skynyrd next created Street Survivors, arguably the band’s best since Second Helping. The album cover showed the group engulfed in flames and one of the songs held the lyric “The smell of death surrounds you” which ominously alluded to an impending tragedy that loomed on the horizon.

On October 20, 1977, just three days after the release of Street Survivors, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s tour plane, nicknamed “Freebird”, ran out of gas due to a mechanical failure, crashing into a marshy bog on Johnny Mote’s farm in Magnolia, Mississippi, killing band members Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, back-up vocalist and Steve’s sister Cassie Gaines. Skynyrd’s road manager, Dean Kilpatrick and the two pilots also died from the crash, as all of the deceased were in the front section that broke apart on impact. The other twenty or so passengers were injured to some degree or another. Powell’s nose had been utterly mangled, Gary Rossington suffered numerous broken bones and contusions, and Allen Collins had a hefty piece of metal embedded in his arm. Artimus Pyle, the drummer, managed to walk to get assistance, but suffered a shotgun blast by a person mistaking him for an intruder.

With only two of the original members surviving the crash, the days of Lynyrd Skynyrd seemed to have come to a fiery end. The label quickly pulled all the copies of “Street Survivors” depicting the band surrounded by flames. The following year, MCA records released the Muscle Shoals sessions and titled it Skynyrd’s First…and Last. Some of the members played with bands like Molly Hatchet, Alias and .38 Special. Gary Rossington and Allen Collins went on to form The Rossington Collins band in the early eighties after Rossington had undergone extensive surgeries to regain the use of his arm.

Tragedy still stalked the musicians when Artimus Pyle suffered a leg injury in a motorcycle accident, Allen Collins’ pregnant wife suddenly died and a 1984 car crash paralyzed both of Collins’ legs and killed his girlfriend. Collins died in 1990 after succumbing to pneumonia.

A 1987 concert commemorating the 1977 plane crash found Ronnie’s brother, Johnny Van Zant stepping into the spotlight as lead singer, showing the world that the music of Lynyrd Skynyrd was far from forgotten. Through many permutations over the years, Skynyrd has recorded several new albums, been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, performed innumerable concerts and held onto the sound that has made the freebird a phoenix of American rock and roll culture.

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Filed Under: Community Tagged With: Allen Collins, Artimus Pyle, Cassie, Freebird, Gaines, Gary Rossington, J.T. Ryder, Johnny, Magnolia, Medlocke, Mississippi, plane crash, R, rock and roll, Ronnie, second helping, southern rock, Steve, Street Survivors, Van Zant

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Yellow Springs Farmers Market

8:00 am
John Bryan Community Center

Kettering Summer Flea Market

8:30 am
Kettering Recreation Complex

Downtown Franklin Farmers Market

8:30 am
Franklin Farmers Market

Oakwood Farmers Market

9:00 am
Oakwood Farmers Market

Greene County Farmers Market

9:00 am
Beavercreek Farmers Market

Ralph’s Mystery Food

9:00 am
Dayton Pride

Ralph’s Mystery Food Truck

9:00 am
Dayton Pride

Sculpt with Speakeasy

10:00 am
RiverScape MetroPark

Farmers Market at The Heights

10:00 am
Eichelberger Amphitheater

The Grazing Ground Market

10:00 am
The Grazing Ground

6888 Summer Marketplace

10:00 am
6888 Kitchen Incubator

Ohio Valley Indigenous Music Festival

10:00 am
Patricia Allyn Park

Gelato Making Adventure

11:00 am
Farmhouse Bakery & Creamery

Saturday Art Hop at Art Encounters

11:00 am

Dayton Pride™ 2025

11:00 am
Greater Dayton LGBT Center

Sisters: A Cyanotype Series by Suzi Hyden

12:00 pm
Dayton Society of Artists - DSA

PEACE TALKS: DSA’s Spring Juried Exhibition

12:00 pm
Dayton Society of Artists - DSA

PRIDE on 5th

12:00 pm
Oregon District

St. Helen Spring Festival

1:00 pm
St. Helen's Parish
+ 22 More
All Day

The Troy Strawberry Festival

Downtown Troy

Running with Pride

9:00 am
Eastwood MetroPark

Make A Stained Glass Garden Stake

10:00 am
yellow cab tavern

The Grazing Ground Market

10:00 am
The Grazing Ground

Ohio Valley Indigenous Music Festival

10:00 am
Patricia Allyn Park

Mozzarella & Mimosas

12:00 pm
cheese class

80’s vs 90’s Drag Brunch

12:00 pm
Bock Family Brewing

2nd Sundays in Historic Springboro

12:00 pm
Downtown Springboro

St. Helen Spring Festival

1:00 pm
St. Helen's Parish

BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY

3:00 pm
Dayton Theatre Guild

The Lumpia Queen

3:00 pm
Rotary Park

Beavercreek Pride

3:00 pm
Rotary Park

Rubi on The ROOFTOP

4:30 pm
The Foundry

Cali-OH Eats

5:00 pm
Stubbs Park
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Week of Events

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June 7

The Troy Strawberry Festival

The Troy Strawberry Festival

June 7

The Troy Strawberry Festival

The Troy Strawberry Festival, held annually, is a celebration of community, culture, and of course, strawberries! This family-friendly event features...

June 8

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The Troy Strawberry Festival

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The Troy Strawberry Festival

The Troy Strawberry Festival, held annually, is a celebration of community, culture, and of course, strawberries! This family-friendly event features...

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Summer Reading Challenge Kick-Off

June 2 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Summer Reading Challenge Kick-Off

Celebrate the start of Summer Reading Challenge with drop-in craft and activity stations to discover around the Library! Sign up...

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Recurring

Mommy and Me Yoga

June 2 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Recurring

Mommy and Me Yoga

You asked for it, and here it is- EVENING Mommy and Me Yoga at The Well! https://bit.ly/mommyandmeyogathewell But it's not...

$18
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Yoga

June 2 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Yoga

Achieve your fitness goals while embracing the beauty of Riverfront Park and the great outdoors! Join us at Ginko Stage,...

$5
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Recurring

Community Fitness Bootcamp

June 2 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Recurring

Community Fitness Bootcamp

Join The Unit for an exciting bootcamp workout that will take you through RiverScape in a whole new way. Whether...

Free
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Hops & Hymns!

June 2 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Hops & Hymns!

Join us for an unforgettable evening at the Bellbrook Brewing Company for Hops & Hymns! Experience the uplifting sounds of...

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Recurring

Monday Trivia Night

June 2 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Recurring

Monday Trivia Night

Got a case of the Mondays?  Come in and enjoy a night of trivia, good food, drinks, and company. Join...

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Recurring

Chess Club!

June 2 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Recurring

Chess Club!

The club is open to players of all skill levels, from beginners to experienced players.

Free
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring

LGBT AA group

June 2 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring

LGBT AA group

The All-Inclusive Alcoholics Anonymous Group (AA) meeting was formed to be inclusive for all members of the LGBTQIA+ community, as...

Free
+ 2 More
12:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring

Schmidt’s Sausage Truck

June 3 @ 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring

Schmidt’s Sausage Truck

2:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Bargain Tuesday: $6.50 Movie Day

June 3 @ 2:30 pm - 9:30 pm Recurring

Bargain Tuesday: $6.50 Movie Day

Tuesday at the Neon in Downtown Dayton movies are just $6.50

$6.50
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring

Cloud Park Food Truck Rally

June 3 @ 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring

Cloud Park Food Truck Rally

Get ready for a delicious summer in Huber Heights! Join us every other Tuesday starting May 6th through September 9th...

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

The Little Exchange Summer Kickoff Party!

June 3 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

The Little Exchange Summer Kickoff Party!

Join us for an evening of summer fun, food, and shopping on Park Avenue at The Little Exchange Summer Kickoff...

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Yoga for You with YaYa Yoga

June 3 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Yoga for You with YaYa Yoga

Basic Yoga Class-Yaya Yoga is a space where community, self-care, and personal growth come together through the practice and principles...

6:30 pm

Summer In The Valley Wine Dinner

June 3 @ 6:30 pm

Summer In The Valley Wine Dinner

There’s nothing quite like the magic of a summer evening in Napa or Sonoma Valley the golden light, rolling vineyards,...

$60
7:00 pm

Music Bingo

June 3 @ 7:00 pm

Music Bingo

Come out for a great night of Music Trivia with Dayton Pub Fun every Tuesday at Wing's Beavercreek!

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Live Music with Patrick Arnold!

June 3 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Live Music with Patrick Arnold!

Noin us near the RiverScape Cafe for live music with Patrick Arnold! Watch the sun go down over the river...

Free
+ 3 More
5:00 am - 9:00 pm

Free Wednesdays in June at the YMCA!

June 4 @ 5:00 am - 9:00 pm

Free Wednesdays in June at the YMCA!

🎉 Free Wednesdays in June at the YMCA! 🎉 No membership? No problem! Every Wednesday in June, you're invited to...

Free
9:00 am - 11:00 am

New Sheetz Grand Opening

June 4 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

New Sheetz Grand Opening

Join us Wednesday, June 4th for the grand opening celebration of Store #888! We will cut the ribbon for our...

9:45 am - 3:00 pm Recurring

ILLYS Fire Pizza

June 4 @ 9:45 am - 3:00 pm Recurring

ILLYS Fire Pizza

We are a mobile wood fired pizza company that specialize in turkey products such as Turkey pepperoni, Italian Turkey sausage,...

10:00 am - 1:00 pm Recurring

Fairborn Farmers Market

June 4 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Recurring

Fairborn Farmers Market

The Fairborn Farmers Market was established with the intent to provide the Fairborn community access to fresh and wholesome products...

Free
11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Freakin Ricans Food Truck

June 4 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Freakin Ricans Food Truck

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Dementia Support with Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County

June 4 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Dementia Support with Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County

Dayton Metro Library is proud to host Public Health- Dayton & Montgomery County. Dementia Support is a specialized class designed...

5:00 pm - 10:00 pm

What the Taco?!

June 4 @ 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm

What the Taco?!

Chipotle Chicken Taco GRILLED CHICKEN, SHREDDED LETTUCE, PICO DE GALLO, CILANTRO SOUR CREAM & MONTEREY JACK $10.00 Ground Beef Taco...

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Recurring

Community Fitness Bootcamp

June 4 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Recurring

Community Fitness Bootcamp

Join The Unit for an exciting bootcamp workout that will take you through RiverScape in a whole new way. Whether...

Free
+ 4 More
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Recurring

Lebanon Farmers Market

June 5 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Recurring

Lebanon Farmers Market

The Lebanon Farmers Market is open 4 pm to 7 pm every Thursday mid-May through mid-October.  We are located in...

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Recurring

Thursday Night Wine Tastings at Meridien

June 5 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Recurring

Thursday Night Wine Tastings at Meridien

Our reps choose a handful of great wines every week for tasting.  Purchase individual tastes or a flight.  If you...

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Recurring

Grapes & Groves

June 5 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Recurring

Grapes & Groves

Join us every Thursday to Taste Wine at your own pace. Each Thursday we will have one of our highly...

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

RIP RAP FARMERS MARKET

June 5 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

RIP RAP FARMERS MARKET

We already have quite a few vendors who have said they will be there (keep reading to see some of...

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring

Rolling Easy

June 5 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring

Rolling Easy

Mobile food trailer w/ freshly made street food: crispy wonton rolls filled with fresh ingredients, prime rib sliders, grilled cheese...

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Sand Art Air Plant Terrarium Workshop

June 5 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Sand Art Air Plant Terrarium Workshop

Get creative and bring nature into your space with our Sand Art Air Plant Terrarium workshop! In this hands-on session,...

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Recurring

Fun Trivia! Prizes!

June 5 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Recurring

Fun Trivia! Prizes!

Please join us every Thursday from 7-9 for trivia at Bock Family Brewing!  Prizes available for 1st and 2nd place...

Free
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Lanita Smith w/ Feyth M Opening

June 5 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Lanita Smith w/ Feyth M Opening

June 5 @ 7:00 PM Free Admission Series: Funk/R&B Series Genre: R&B/Soul Lanita Smith, a dynamic singer, songwriter, and musician...

Free
+ 2 More
10:30 am - 1:30 pm

ShowDogs HotDogs

June 6 @ 10:30 am - 1:30 pm

ShowDogs HotDogs

American Choice of Relish, Onion, Mustard and Ketchup $4.00 The German Kraut, Onions, Mustard $5.00 Memphis Bacon, BBQ Sauce, Cheese,...

11:30 am - 5:00 pm

Generation Dayton Day 2025

June 6 @ 11:30 am - 5:00 pm

Generation Dayton Day 2025

Join the Dayton region's largest service outing for early career professionals to "Get Out & Give Back." Each year, Generation...

12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Recurring

Sisters: A Cyanotype Series by Suzi Hyden

June 6 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Recurring

Sisters: A Cyanotype Series by Suzi Hyden

The Dayton Society of Artists is pleased to present Sisters, a cyanotype series by our member Suzi Hyden. This show...

Free
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Recurring

PEACE TALKS: DSA’s Spring Juried Exhibition

June 6 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Recurring

PEACE TALKS: DSA’s Spring Juried Exhibition

The Dayton Society of Artists (DSA) proudly presents PEACE TALKS, our annual spring juried exhibition. This timely exhibition reflects on Dayton’s...

Free
4:00 pm - 10:00 pm Recurring

Cruise In at the Roadhouse

June 6 @ 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm Recurring

Cruise In at the Roadhouse

Cruise In at the Roadhouse is taking place at Rip Rap Roadhouse, which is located at 6024 Rip Rap Rd. in Huber Heights....

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

First Friday at the Dayton Arcade

June 6 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

First Friday at the Dayton Arcade

Join us this First Friday at the Dayton Arcade for an evening of local art, music, and community vibes! The...

5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

First Friday Art Hop at Art Encounters

June 6 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

First Friday Art Hop at Art Encounters

Looking for something fun and inspiring to do in the city?Have an empty wall that could use a little art...

Free
5:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Ralph’s Mystery Food Truck

June 6 @ 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Ralph’s Mystery Food Truck

Ralph’s Corn Dog A traditional corn dog but with Ralph’s from scratch batter recipe. Available gluten free upon re... $6.00...

+ 7 More
8:00 am - 11:00 am

Dayton Cars and Coffee

June 7 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am

Dayton Cars and Coffee

A community of car enthusiasts and gearheads across the midwest that love to make real connections over a good cup...

Free
8:00 am - 12:00 pm Recurring

Yellow Springs Farmers Market

June 7 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Recurring

Yellow Springs Farmers Market

For over 20 years this market has been made up of a hardworking group of men, women and children, dedicated...

8:30 am - 11:30 am

Kettering Summer Flea Market

June 7 @ 8:30 am - 11:30 am

Kettering Summer Flea Market

The parking lots around the Lathrem Senior Center and Adventure Reef Waterpark will be transformed into a lively outdoor market...

FREE
8:30 am - 12:00 pm Recurring

Downtown Franklin Farmers Market

June 7 @ 8:30 am - 12:00 pm Recurring

Downtown Franklin Farmers Market

Join us every Saturday through Sept 13, 8.30 a.m. - 12 p.m. for local products including fresh produce, honey/jams, and...

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Oakwood Farmers Market

June 7 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Oakwood Farmers Market

The 2025 Oakwood Farmers’ Market will be held Saturdays, June 7th thru October 11th, from 9 am until 12pm. The...

9:00 am - 1:00 pm Recurring

Greene County Farmers Market

June 7 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Recurring

Greene County Farmers Market

The outdoor Farmers Market on Indian Ripple Rd. in Beavercreek runs Saturdays, 9-1 even during the winter months. Check out...

9:00 am - 5:00 pm Recurring

Ralph’s Mystery Food

June 7 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Recurring

Ralph’s Mystery Food

We offer a rotating menu of gourmet funnel cakes and corn dogs. Our most popular corn dog being the Korean...

9:00 am - 5:00 pm Recurring

Ralph’s Mystery Food Truck

June 7 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Recurring

Ralph’s Mystery Food Truck

Ralph’s Corn Dog A traditional corn dog but with Ralph’s from scratch batter recipe. Available gluten free upon re... $6.00...

+ 22 More
9:00 am - 11:00 am

Running with Pride

June 8 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Running with Pride

We’re celebrating 10 Years of Running with Pride! We are incredibly thankful for our wonderful sponsors! This milestone reflects the...

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Make A Stained Glass Garden Stake

June 8 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Make A Stained Glass Garden Stake

Pick Your Project: Bunny, Cross, or Succulent Sunday, June 8, 10:00-1:00 OR 2:00-5:00 Yellow Cab Tavern: 700 East 4th Street,...

$75
10:00 am - 2:00 pm Recurring

The Grazing Ground Market

June 8 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Recurring

The Grazing Ground Market

Welcome to The Grazing Ground Market, your local destination for farm-fresh eggs, seasonal produce, and handcrafted items. We take pride...

10:00 am - 6:00 pm Recurring

Ohio Valley Indigenous Music Festival

June 8 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Recurring

Ohio Valley Indigenous Music Festival

Join us for a weekend of world class award winning music featuring the Native American flute. This year's performers include...

Free
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Mozzarella & Mimosas

June 8 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Mozzarella & Mimosas

$30
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

80’s vs 90’s Drag Brunch

June 8 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

80’s vs 90’s Drag Brunch

Brunch, Glitter, Beads and Fabulous Drinks! Count us in. Grab your friends for 80’s vs 90’s Drag Brunch at Bock...

$10
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Recurring

2nd Sundays in Historic Springboro

June 8 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Recurring

2nd Sundays in Historic Springboro

2nd Sundays are back in 2025! Come out and visit the local businesses and opt up vendors. We will have...

1:00 pm - 9:00 pm Recurring

St. Helen Spring Festival

June 8 @ 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm Recurring

St. Helen Spring Festival

Come out and join us for the St. Helen Spring Festival Carnival Rides Fair Food Full Kitchen Instants/Showdown Bingo Basket...

+ 10 More
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