Community Calendar

Are you looking for a fun and unique autumn activity? Then come to our Pumpkin Blow! With help from our professional glass artists, you can blow your own pumpkin from hot molten glass. Everyone must be 5 years or older to participate. It's scheduled in 30 minute increments per person and reservations are required. Pumpkins will be ready for pick up in 7 days but shipping is also available. Experience the wonder that is glassblown art this fall season with your loved ones!

Meet the Clark County Master Gardener Volunteers in the Garden for an event called Boost Your Body, Mind, and Spirit on Thursday, August 28th from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. at the Wingert Tossey Pavilion located at Snyder Park Gardens and Arboretum. During this event you will take a short stroll through SPGA on the newly added sidewalks. To then regroup back at the pavilion for a presentation and discussion on how to Overcome Isolation/Loneliness from FCS Educator, Kathy Tutt. This series is part of the MGV “Meet Me in the Garden” program featuring garden education, musical performances, and wellness offerings. There is no fee to participate, but donations will be accepted to help support future programming. For more events and more Boost Your Body, Mind, and Spirit dates visit go.osu.edu/clarkmgvmeetmeingarden

FBC Fairborn is hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive! Appointments available @ redcrossblood.org/give Sponsor Code "FBCF"

Please join The University of Dayton Department of Art and Design Thursday September 11th 5:00 - 7:00pm for the reception of Out of Context: Try Not To Take it Personal, a solo exhibition by Misty Thomas-Trout at Roger Glass Center for the Arts Gallery. 

From the Artist:

This typographic exhibition is an exploration in fragments. A manifesto in bits and pieces. A visualization of cognitive dissonance overloaded by fractured messages that create meanings influenced by chance operation. A space where graphic design transcends function and becomes a vessel for vulnerability.

Externalism: A collection of overheard language—snippets from private whispers and public outbursts—is headlined and layered over collaged fragments of 19th-century newspapers. These posters become visual palimpsests, where the past and present collide, and perception is shaped by noise, bias, and the instability of memory. Language here is dislocated, repurposed, and recontextualized—echoing the way truth fragments in the echo chamber of culture. The body navigates this overwhelming field of print and voice, its presence altering the space as much as the space alters thought and where meaning is always on the verge of distortion.

Internalism: An enclosure formed by scrolls of fabric, each one unfurling into a wall. Layered across their surfaces are sacred texts drawn from my past: love letters exchanged in my former marriage, and handwritten letters from my brother during his time in prison. These fragments of memory—collapsed in time—converge into a belief system that shaped my understanding of love. This room is a constructed architecture of emotion. Listen. Can you hear what he is saying?

To step inside is to enter a heart and mind made visible—yours and mine. Try not to take it personal.

HEALING:
This word was written from the ashes of my marital love letters.

Out of Context: Try Not to Take it Personal will run from August 25th- September 21st with regular hours Monday-Friday 2-7pm and weekend hours during events at RGCA. 

Exhibition Dates: Sep 12-Oct 11, 2025

Artwork Drop-off: Aug 28, 3-7 p; Aug 29-30, 11 a-6 p

Open to all Current Members of The Contemporary Dayton. Members are invited to submit two works of art created in the last three years, and not exhibited within a 100 mile radius of The Contemporary. Membership to The Contemporary starts at $50; to become a Member, please visit our Membership page.

Juried by Heather Jones, Curator.

Join us as we welcome the GBV faithful back to Dayton, OH to celebrate indie rock legends, Guided By Voices. GBV's own Mark Shue will be spinning an all-vinyl DJ set, Dayton Street Snacks will be here to help you build a base, and the Miller Lite will be flowing.
No cover, just rock.

Are you looking to start a new hobby or explore a potential new career? If so, this series of 6 classes will help you determine if beekeeping is a sweet fit for you. Meet fellow enthusiasts, ask questions and learn what it takes to become a successful beekeeper.

Three instructors will cover everything you need to know in order to start your own hive. You will leave with a better understanding of honey bee biology, behavior and hive dynamics. You will learn about equipment, hive management and maintenance as well as the seasonal life cycle of the hive and how to work with bees for their long-term hive health.

Whether you're a longtime supporter or brand new to the Centerville-Washington Diversity Council, we invite you to our upcoming Membership Meeting!

Date: August 28, 2025
Time: 6:30-7:30 PM
Location: Woodbourne Library Community Room, 6060 Far Hills Ave.

Our guest speaker is Paul Strozier, Multifaith Campus Chaplain and Adjunct Instructor in Religion for Sinclair Community College. He will provide an overview of the organization, projected events/activities, and any recommendations on how to bring diverse groups together for meaningful dialogue and understanding.

In 2023, Paul founded Strozier Solutions LLC to provide coaching and strategic plan development for individuals and organizations in the non-profit sector. He has been involved in addiction recovery work for 38 years and is author of the Living Free addiction recovery Bible study through Warner Press. Paul, and his wife Mariann, also work closely with Be the Bridge, a racial reconciliation movement led by best-selling author, Latasha Morrison.

Sign up for free at www.tinyurl.com/CWDCAug25, or visit www.cwtdiversity.org

Are you looking for a fun and unique autumn activity? Then come to our Pumpkin Blow! With help from our professional glass artists, you can blow your own pumpkin from hot molten glass. Everyone must be 5 years or older to participate. It's scheduled in 30 minute increments per person and reservations are required. Pumpkins will be ready for pick up in 7 days but shipping is also available. Experience the wonder that is glassblown art this fall season with your loved ones!

Please join The University of Dayton Department of Art and Design Thursday September 11th 5:00 - 7:00pm for the reception of Out of Context: Try Not To Take it Personal, a solo exhibition by Misty Thomas-Trout at Roger Glass Center for the Arts Gallery. 

From the Artist:

This typographic exhibition is an exploration in fragments. A manifesto in bits and pieces. A visualization of cognitive dissonance overloaded by fractured messages that create meanings influenced by chance operation. A space where graphic design transcends function and becomes a vessel for vulnerability.

Externalism: A collection of overheard language—snippets from private whispers and public outbursts—is headlined and layered over collaged fragments of 19th-century newspapers. These posters become visual palimpsests, where the past and present collide, and perception is shaped by noise, bias, and the instability of memory. Language here is dislocated, repurposed, and recontextualized—echoing the way truth fragments in the echo chamber of culture. The body navigates this overwhelming field of print and voice, its presence altering the space as much as the space alters thought and where meaning is always on the verge of distortion.

Internalism: An enclosure formed by scrolls of fabric, each one unfurling into a wall. Layered across their surfaces are sacred texts drawn from my past: love letters exchanged in my former marriage, and handwritten letters from my brother during his time in prison. These fragments of memory—collapsed in time—converge into a belief system that shaped my understanding of love. This room is a constructed architecture of emotion. Listen. Can you hear what he is saying?

To step inside is to enter a heart and mind made visible—yours and mine. Try not to take it personal.

HEALING:
This word was written from the ashes of my marital love letters.

Out of Context: Try Not to Take it Personal will run from August 25th- September 21st with regular hours Monday-Friday 2-7pm and weekend hours during events at RGCA.