Ruthie Herman

On Sunday, August 9, the City of Kettering's Rosewood Arts Center celebrated the 38th 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.

The third season of The Outside Presents concert series wrapped up on Monday, June 22, 2026 with performances from Setting and a&H / Big Bend.

The 2026 WYSO Listener Appreciation Concert featured artists who fuse hip-hop, global rhythms and dance hall on the Levitt Pavilion Dayton stage.

June 6 marked the seventh installment of For Dayton By Dayton. The free festival is organized by organized local hip-hop artist K. Carter and takes place at Levitt Pavilion Dayton.

On April 4, 2026 the third season of The Outside Presents concert series continued at the event space at WYSO's new home at Union Schoolhouse and featured performances from Daniel Rizer, Apologist and Aaron Dilloway.

The 2026 edition of Dayton Battle of the Bands culminated in a final performance on Saturday, March 7 on the main stage of the Brightside Music and Event Venue with Paid Leave emerging as the winning band.

This installment highlighted rock and roll's connected to experimental music, often acting as a gateway for audiences and musicians alike with performances from Swisher, Elite Terrorism Modulus and Dana.

Check out Ruthie Herman's photos from night two of the 2025 edition of Dayton Music Fest.

Check out Ruthie Herman's photos from night one of the 2025 edition of Dayton Music Fest.

The third season of The Outside Presents, WYSO's free experimental music concert series, kicked on off Saturday, August 30 at the Foundry Theater at Antioch College.