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Photos: Kettering celebrates art and music at the 2025 Art on the Commons

WYSO | By Ruthie Herman,
Juliet Fromholt
Published August 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM EDT
KNOTTS performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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KNOTTS performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Midwestern Mrs performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Midwestern Mrs performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Midwestern Mrs performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Midwestern Mrs performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Midwestern Mrs performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Midwestern Mrs performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Midwestern Mrs performs at Art on the Commons.
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Midwestern Mrs performs at Art on the Commons.
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Midwestern Mrs performs at Art on the Commons.
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Midwestern Mrs performs at Art on the Commons.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Chalk artist at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Chalk artist at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Kids make paper crafts at Art on the Commons.
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Kids make paper crafts at Art on the Commons.
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Ceramic artist demonstrates wheel throwing at Art on the Commons.
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Ceramic artist demonstrates wheel throwing at Art on the Commons.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Artist demonstrates wood block printmaking at Art on the Commons.
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Artist demonstrates wood block printmaking at Art on the Commons.
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Artist demonstrates wood block printmaking at Art on the Commons.
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Artist demonstrates wood block printmaking at Art on the Commons.
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Wakelight performs at Art on the Commons.
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Wakelight performs at Art on the Commons.
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Wakelight performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Wakelight performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Wakelight performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Wakelight performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Wakelight performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Wakelight performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Wakelight performs at Art on the Commons.
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Wakelight performs at Art on the Commons.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Wakelight performs at Art on the Commons.
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Wakelight performs at Art on the Commons.
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Wakelight performs at Art on the Commons.
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Wakelight performs at Art on the Commons.
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Georgia (Midwestern Mrs) after her set at Art on the Commons.
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Georgia (Midwestern Mrs) after her set at Art on the Commons.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Brad Noble (right) at Art on the Commons.
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Brad Noble (right) at Art on the Commons.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Jewelry artist Hannah Hoffman at Art on the Commons.
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Jewelry artist Hannah Hoffman at Art on the Commons.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Ceramic artist Megs LeVesseur at Art on the Commons.
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Ceramic artist Megs LeVesseur at Art on the Commons.
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KNOTTS performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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KNOTTS performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Evan Miller introduces KNOTSS at Art on the Commons.
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Evan Miller introduces KNOTSS at Art on the Commons.
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KNOTTS performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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KNOTTS performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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KNOTTS performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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KNOTTS performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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KNOTTS performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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KNOTTS performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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KNOTTS performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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KNOTTS performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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KNOTTS performs at Art on the Commons.
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KNOTTS performs at Art on the Commons.
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KNOTTS performs at Art on the Commons.
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KNOTTS performs at Art on the Commons.
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KNOTTS performs at Art on the Commons.
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KNOTTS performs at Art on the Commons.
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KNOTTS performs at Art on the Commons.
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KNOTTS performs at Art on the Commons.
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KNOTTS performs at Art on the Commons.
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KNOTTS performs at Art on the Commons.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Folli Design at Art on the Commons.
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Folli Design at Art on the Commons.
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Attendee at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendee at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Barry Leonard introduces Frank Calzada at Art on the Commons.
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Barry Leonard introduces Frank Calzada at Art on the Commons.
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Frank Calzada performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Frank Calzada performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Frank Calzada performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Frank Calzada performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Frank Calzada performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Frank Calzada performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Frank Calzada performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Frank Calzada performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Frank Calzada performs at Art on the Commons.
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Frank Calzada performs at Art on the Commons.
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Frank Calzada performs at Art on the Commons.
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Frank Calzada performs at Art on the Commons.
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Frank Calzada performs at Art on the Commons.
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Frank Calzada performs at Art on the Commons.
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Frank Calzada performs at Art on the Commons.
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Frank Calzada performs at Art on the Commons.
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Frank Calzada performs at Art on the Commons.
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Frank Calzada performs at Art on the Commons.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Attendees at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Printmaker Emily Louise Howard at Art on the Commons.
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Printmaker Emily Louise Howard at Art on the Commons.
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Ceramic artist Kara Lovell at Art on the Commons.
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Ceramic artist Kara Lovell at Art on the Commons.
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Alec Snead performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Alec Snead performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Alec Snead performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Alec Snead performs at Art on the Commons on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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Alec Snead performs at Art on the Commons.
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Alec Snead performs at Art on the Commons.
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On Sunday, August 10, the City of Kettering's Rosewood Arts Center celebrated the 37th annual Art On the Commons. The fine arts and craft festival, held each year at Lincoln Park Commons, showcases artists from around the country and includes demonstrations and live music.

WYSO partnered with Rosewood Art Center to curate the music lineup, which included Midwestern Mrs, Wakelight, KNOTTS, Frank Calzada and Friends and Alec Snead

WYSO music photographer Ruthie Herman was there to capture the event.
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Juliet Fromholt
Juliet Fromholt is proud to be music director at 91.3FM WYSO and Novaphonic.FM. Juliet began volunteering at WYSO while working at WWSU, the student station at her alma mater, Wright State University. After joining the station staff in 2009, Juliet developed WYSO’s digital and social media strategy. She moved into the music director role in 2021, and in 2024, oversaw the launch of Novaphonic.FM, a 24/7 music channel curated by the WYSO team, available streaming and on WYSO HD-2.
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