Community Calendar

Another night of mind-blowing rock and roll courtesy of Lineleaders, Status Foe (Indy), and Thunderlover at Blind Bob's! Tell the mothership you can't beam back up until sometime after Saturday, January 17th!
Doors at 8pm with music kicking off at 9.
21 & over - $10 cover
Lineleaders (Dayton, OH) = "dk post hardcore ig"
Status Foe (Indianapolis, IN) = "Eclectic alt-rock"
Thunderlover (Dayton, OH) = "high-energy rock and roll"

J [REDACTED] and friends bring us five hours Dayton's finest funky disco records for our listening and dancing pleasure. Disco attire encouraged.
21+
FREE

Join us for another installment of WinterFolk. We will be returning to Oregon Express for an evening of music and stories. The night will kick off with a very special Songwriter’s Round… featuring Amber Heart, Seth Gilliam and Nicholas Clay. Also, full band performances from Jenny&the Street Walkers, Midwestern Mrs.@ Jeff Butcher and your hosts, Harold Hensley& Still Life Drive.
$12 cover at the door… with doors opening at 8 and music starting at 9. Come hungry and ready to listen.

The Contemporary Dayton is proud to present Xaviera Simmons: Figure Eleven, a major solo exhibition bringing together recent works in photography, painting, video, and the world premiere of a new body of bronze sculptures by one of the most bold and visionary artists of our time.

Simmons’ practice is deeply rooted in art history, both through deliberate assertion and continuous engagement, drawing on references that span from antiquity and the American landscape to contemporary media. Her work unfolds through a cinematic sensibility, where narrative, movement, and stillness intersect. This is evident in her photographic series such as American Book Covers and Sundown, in her monumental text paintings, and now in this new body of bronze sculptures.

Performance, choreography, and the sensual are integral to Simmons’ artistic language. In this recent sculptural work, these elements coalesce into forms that feel both classical and contemporary. As with much of her practice, Figure Eleven situates art history within an ongoing continuum, like a film that resists final resolution.

The sculptures recall the Venus of Willendorf and Venus de Milo while simultaneously reflecting the multiplicity of contemporary bodies and motifs. Their power lies in their capacity to collapse and reconcile distinct historical and cultural narratives. The figures embody a poised stillness that resonates with the language of movement and performance. Figure Eleven, both the exhibition’s title and the newest figurative sculpture, appears as if drawn from a film still, a moment suspended between gesture and permanence.

In Small Measure is our inaugural fundraising exhibition where we ask participants to create a postcard sized work of art, donate it to us, and in exchange, it will be included in an exhibition on February 13-14, 2026 at The Contemporary Dayton, Dayton, Ohio’s contemporary art center.

Submission Deadline (Postmark): Feb 1, 2026

In-Person Drop-Off Deadline: Feb 4, 2026

Exhibition Dates: Feb 13-14, 2026

Hearts on Fire Band
Playing 50's, 60's and more!
Sunday: January 18, 2026
3 – 7pm
American Czech-Slovak Club
922 Valley Street, Dayton OH
$10 Members
$11 non-Members
Includes: Beer * Wine * Soft Drinks * Snacks
(Food Available)
Reservations if desired:
reservations1@accdayton.com
www.accdayton.com

The Contemporary Dayton is proud to present Xaviera Simmons: Figure Eleven, a major solo exhibition bringing together recent works in photography, painting, video, and the world premiere of a new body of bronze sculptures by one of the most bold and visionary artists of our time.

Simmons’ practice is deeply rooted in art history, both through deliberate assertion and continuous engagement, drawing on references that span from antiquity and the American landscape to contemporary media. Her work unfolds through a cinematic sensibility, where narrative, movement, and stillness intersect. This is evident in her photographic series such as American Book Covers and Sundown, in her monumental text paintings, and now in this new body of bronze sculptures.

Performance, choreography, and the sensual are integral to Simmons’ artistic language. In this recent sculptural work, these elements coalesce into forms that feel both classical and contemporary. As with much of her practice, Figure Eleven situates art history within an ongoing continuum, like a film that resists final resolution.

The sculptures recall the Venus of Willendorf and Venus de Milo while simultaneously reflecting the multiplicity of contemporary bodies and motifs. Their power lies in their capacity to collapse and reconcile distinct historical and cultural narratives. The figures embody a poised stillness that resonates with the language of movement and performance. Figure Eleven, both the exhibition’s title and the newest figurative sculpture, appears as if drawn from a film still, a moment suspended between gesture and permanence.

In Small Measure is our inaugural fundraising exhibition where we ask participants to create a postcard sized work of art, donate it to us, and in exchange, it will be included in an exhibition on February 13-14, 2026 at The Contemporary Dayton, Dayton, Ohio’s contemporary art center.

Submission Deadline (Postmark): Feb 1, 2026

In-Person Drop-Off Deadline: Feb 4, 2026

Exhibition Dates: Feb 13-14, 2026

Christopher Thompson, an executive advisor, author, and leadership coach, will present the keynote address “The Light We Find, The Light We Carry” at Wittenberg University’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation. Thompson is the founder of CORE Inclusive Consulting, a leadership and development firm, and the author of the upcoming book Strong Core: The Inner Work That Grows Lasting Leaders.

Join us every Monday for our service industry thank you party. Come by to meet people and make friends over great drinks, food and pool at Belmont Billiards.