Community Calendar

Charles E. Boyk Law Offices are proud to offer our 18th annual Bikes for Kids Giveaway. To promote bicycle safety and recognize deserving children in the community, we are giving away 10 bikes to local children for the summer! To learn more and make a nomination visit our Bikes for Kids Giveaway page.

35th Annual Furry Skurry 5K  at St. Leonard | Centerville  Saturday, May 16  5K begins at 8:30 a.m. (Registration opens at 7:15 a.m.)
Unleash the adventure at the 35th Annual Furry Skurry 5K, a paw-some day of heroic fun with your four-legged sidekick, all while making a lifesaving impact for animals in our community.
Join nearly 1,000 fellow animal lovers as we run, walk, and celebrate the incredible bond between people and their pets. Whether you are racing for a personal best, strolling with friends, or cheering from the sidelines, every step supports homeless animals at the Humane Society of Greater Dayton.
 Activities for the Day Include:
• 5K Run/Walk
• Food Trucks
• Pet Microchipping
• Beverage Tent
• Rainbow Bridge Memorial Garden
• Farm animal interactions
• Painted Pawjects artwork created by your pet
• Flea(less) Market vendor shopping
• Pet Costume Contest
• Adoptable animals
• 50/50 Raffle
• Free chair massages and so much more!
Bring your dog, bring your family, or come solo. Dogs are welcome but not required. Rain or shine, we are ready for a day full of fun, community, and second chances.
Register now at hsdayton.org/fs

Situated on three acres of scenic sculpture park grounds, the Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum at Miami University features five galleries of changing exhibitions and a growing permanent collection of over 17,500 artworks. Completed in 1978, the museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) as a regional leader contributing to educational and cultural enrichment through the preservation, presentation and public programming of diverse visual art of all forms. The museum is FREE & OPEN to ALL.

Galleries are open Tue-Friday 10 am - 5 pm and Saturdays 12-5 pm

Exhibitions currently on view include
From the Collection (Douglass Gallery)
Rooted Here: Networks of Modern & Contemporary Art
Culture Crops: Ohio’s Hidden Gardens and Secret Food Histories
Ongoing Exhibitions
Art History at a Glance (Goodyear Gallery and virtual exhibition)
Global Perspectives (Webster Gallery)
Charles M. Messer Leica Camera Collection (Goodyear Gallery Niche and virtual exhibition)
Sculpture Park (Open Year Round)

If you're looking for something fun, exciting, and new, try making a glassblown hummingbird feeder! With help from our professional glassblowers, you can blow an adorable hummingbird feeder from hot molten glass. Everyone 12 years and older can participate, making this a great activity to enjoy with family and friends! Don't miss out on this memorable and fascinating introduction to glass art!

Scheduled in 45 minute increments per person. Reservations required. Ready for pickup in 7 days. Shipping available.

Don't miss our inaugural exhibition KILN IT: The Art of the Cup! Running April 14 through May 30 in the Kettering Health Art Gallery at Rosewood Arts Center, this exhibition features students, faculty and staff from Rosewood Arts Center, along with artists from throughout the region.

In his exhibition, Flight of Obscurity, Nathaniel Foley communicates concepts rooted in aviation history through a visual language that references both travel and warfare. With hand fabricated sculptures in an immersive installation, Foley’s work communicates tension between grace and imminent danger.

Mina Kim’s work blends drawing and sculpture using a meditative practice of bending and binding materials together. Echoing rhythms that reference Eastern thought where repeated action trains both body and spirit, Kim’s work moves between two and three dimensions. Their installations use everyday materials like twist ties and wire, and then shift into paintings and drawings, dissolving boundaries between technology and tradition.

Celebrate Mom's special day making a vase and flower set! With help from our professional glass artists, you can blow a pretty vase and sculpt an adorable matching flower from hot molten glass. Everyone 12 years and older can participate, making this a perfect activity to enjoy with your family. Make special memories while experiencing the wonder that is glass art this Mother's Day with your loved ones!

It's scheduled in 45 minute increments per person. Reservations are required. Ready for pickup in 7 days and shipping is available.

Join us for Pride Rocks!- a free, family-friendly celebration where community comes together to raise awareness and share resources for mental health and suicide prevention in the LGBTQ+ community. All are welcome! What to Expect: Join us in painting colorful, Pride-themed rocks with messages of hope and support. All materials will be provided! Fuel up with delicious eats from a variety of local food trucks, connect with local mental health providers and learn more about available mental health resources, browse unique crafts & products from local vendors, and enjoy live music from LGBTQ+ musicians. When: Saturday, May 16th, 2026 from 11:00am – 4:00pm Where: Levitt Pavilion Dayton 134 S Main St, Dayton, OH 45402 Learn More: nccjoh.org/priderocks Together, we can build a stronger, more inclusive community—one that champions connection and prioritizes mental well-being. We have sponsorship opportunities available, please reach out to us directly at 937-222-6225 ext. 101 to discuss! We look forward to seeing you!

The Contemporary Dayton is proud to present Leviathan, a film by interdisciplinary artist Jamea Richmond-Edwards. Known for her monumental paintings and mixed-media collages informed by mythology, Afrofuturist iconography, and magical realism, Richmond-Edwards brings these influences into a cinematic form in this film. Using music and dance, Leviathan traces the artist’s family history and their enduring connection to Detroit. Raised in a family of dancers and musicians, and drawing on her experience as a competitive dancer and marching band member, Richmond-Edwards infuses the film with movement and sound. The film explores Detroit’s layered histories and evolving landscapes, invoking the mythic Leviathan as a metaphor for the powerful, often untold forces of the Great Migration.

Richmond-Edwards is an artist from Detroit who holds a BFA from Jackson State University and an MFA from Howard University. Her work has been included in exhibitions at the Brooklyn Museum, New York; the Frist Art Museum, Nashville, Tennessee; and The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, and more. Her work is held in the collections of the Rubell Museum, Washington, DC; The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York; and the US Department of State’s Art in Embassies program, among others.

May 6 – 30, 2026

Opening Reception: May 6, 6 – 8 pm

Closing Reception: May 30, 4 – 6 pm

Often overlooked as gray-green growth on bark or stone, lichen reveals, upon closer inspection, intricate living forms and delicate clusters of frilled surfaces and tiny orbs in quiet harmony. A symbiotic partnership between algae or cyanobacteria and fungi, lichen also signals ecological health, pointing to the interconnectedness of living systems.

Dayton-based artist Teresa Olavarria translates these ephemeral organisms into enduring materials, using vitreous enamel on copper and patinated cast bronze to echo their textures and colors. Through these processes, fragile life forms are preserved in metal and glass, becoming both study and tribute. The works in Teresa Olavarria: Lichen provide an invitation to look more closely at the natural world and recognize its quiet complexity.

All artworks in this exhibition are available for purchase. Please visit the reception desk or speak to a staff member to purchase. Proceeds support both the artist and The Contemporary Dayton’s mission to connect artists and audiences through accessible, engaging contemporary art experiences.