Community Calendar

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.

Gem City's Purple Reign & Violet Femmes will be playing in the last home game of the season! Join us at the Dayton Convention Center for this doubleheader.
Tickets are on sale now at gemcityrollerderby.com - online pre-sale tickets are discounted (10 ticket group sales available too!).
Wear your best purple outfits and come cheer us on for some family-friendly fun!

Doors open to public at 4:30 PM
5:00 PM - Purple Reign VS The World
7:00 PM - Violet Femmes VS Burning River

Each game is two 30-minute halves with a 10-minute halftime.
Bleachers and concessions will be available; no outside food or drink permitted inside the Dayton Convention Center (please finish it before entering the building).
Guests are encouraged to bring their own chairs for trackside seating as well!

Gem City Roller Derby is a women's flat track roller derby team based in Dayton, Ohio. GCRD is a skater-owned and operated non-profit that was founded in Dayton in 2006. As a registered 501c3 non-profit organization, all funds raised go directly toward supporting the league and the local community.

Gem City's Purple Reign & Violet Femmes will be playing in the last home game of the season! Join us at the Dayton Convention Center for this doubleheader.
Tickets are on sale now at gemcityrollerderby.com - online pre-sale tickets are discounted (10 ticket group sales available too!).
Wear your best purple outfits and come cheer us on for some family-friendly fun!

Doors open to public at 4:30 PM
5:00 PM - Purple Reign VS The World
7:00 PM - Violet Femmes VS Burning River

Each game is two 30-minute halves with a 10-minute halftime.
Bleachers and concessions will be available; no outside food or drink permitted inside the Dayton Convention Center (please finish it before entering the building).
Guests are encouraged to bring their own chairs for trackside seating as well!

Gem City Roller Derby is a women's flat track roller derby team based in Dayton, Ohio. GCRD is a skater-owned and operated non-profit that was founded in Dayton in 2006. As a registered 501c3 non-profit organization, all funds raised go directly toward supporting the league and the local community.

Tippapalooza is the annual music festival in Downtown Tipp City that features the best of the Miami Valley's original music. This is a family friendly event that features great music, great food, and libations. This year's featured bands are Sadbox, Thunderlover, Salvadore Ross, and The Boxcar Suite.

August 30 @ 5:30 PM
Free Admission

Series: Amplified Series

Genre: Reggae

Reggae Fest Lineup:

Luv Locz Experiment
Roots Society
Etana

Nine Pines is a relatively new winery located just 2 miles from the beautiful village of Yellow Springs, OH. They are an all-cash venue and open only for events, serving a selection of their wines and a few non-alcoholic beverages. There is a $5 cash cover charge for hosting live entertainment. On Sat., August 30, 2025, Nine Pines is proudly hosting the band - The Hoppers. The Hoppers play an eclectic mix of popular and obscure ‘50s, ‘60s & ‘70s rock n' roll. There are currently 7 members of the band, all either growing up in or currently living in the Village of Yellow Springs, OH. The band started in 1974 as a high school garage band that played mostly ‘50s rock n' roll inspired at the time by the group Sha Na Na and the movie American Graffiti. The band is known for putting its own spin on hits from the past and its ability to get the crowd up and dancing! photo by Karen Hammond.

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!

It’s my favorite day of the month! Bring yourself, bring your project, bring a friend, or make some new ones. Come hang out for an afternoon of introverting public hosted by me, Savage Stitcher (Angie) and The Barrel House. Cheers!!!

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. 

Thunderchief
(ex-Avail/Alabama Thunderpussy)
w/Landfilth, Frequency 432
Sun, Aug 31 • 7:30pm • 18+
Cosmo Joe’s Atomic Lounge
121 N Ludlow St, Dayton, OH