July 26-August 1: Things to Do

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Mon. 7/26

•Animals from Cinci. Zoo, Franklin-Springboro Library, 11 AM-12 PM, Free

•"Don't Judge a Book by its Cover" Storytime and Magic Show, Centerville Library, P-5th, 2-3 PM, Free

•Modern Masters From the Smithsonian Exhibit - now showing, Dayton Art Institute

Tues. 7/27

•Stroller Strut Nature Walk, Cox Arboretum, 9-10 AM, Free

•"March of the Penguins" (G) & "Kung Fu Panda" (PG), Free Family Film Festival @ Regal Cinema, Fairfield Commons, 10 AM

•Kids Eat Free @ Beef O'Brady's, Centerville

•Kids Eat Free @ Champps, Washington Township/Centerville

•$1 Oyster Night, McCormick & Schmick's

Wed. 7/28

•Preschool Storytime, Centerville Community Church, 10-11 AM, Free

•"March of the Penguins" (G) & "Kung Fu Panda" (PG), Free Family Film Festival @ Regal Cinema, Fairfield Commons, 10 AM

Thurs. 7/29

•Centerville Farmers Market, Maple St. (one block behind City BBQ), 1-6 PM

•Girls Night Out - Fondue For a Cure, The Melting Pot, 5-11 PM, $30 for 3 Course Meal, 567-8888 for reservations

•Simple Harmony Vocal Ensemble Twilight Concert, Dayton Art Institute Renaissance Auditorium, 7 PM, $5 non-members, children under 12 Free

•"Market Masterpieces" - Hands-On Art Projects for Kids, 2nd Street Market, Dayton, 11 AM-2PM, Ages 14 and under, Free

Fri. 7/30

•Ribeye Sandwich Cookout, all Dorothy Lane Markets, 11 AM-6 PM

•Dayton Celtic Festival, Riverscape Metro Park, Downtown Dayton, 6-11 PM, Free

•Free Yoga Practice, Practice Yoga on Fifth, Oregon District, 6-7:30 PM

•Hamlet, performed on an outdoor stage (come early for vendors and music), UD's Artstreet, 7 PM, Free, call 229-5101 for details

Sat. 7/31

•Ribeye Sandwich Cookout, all Dorothy Lane Markets, 11 AM-6 PM

•Dayton Celtic Festival, Riverscape Metro Park, Downtown Dayton, 12-11 PM, Free

•Hamlet, performed on an outdoor stage (come early for vendors and music), UD's Artstreet, 7 PM, Free, call 229-5101 for details

•Barred Owl Prowl, Sugarcreek Metro Park, 9-10:30, Free, 277-4178 for details

Sun. 8/1

•Dayton Celtic Festival, Riverscape Metro Park, Downtown Dayton, 12-11 PM, Free

•Hamlet, performed on an outdoor stage (come early for vendors and music), UD's Artstreet, 3 PM, Free, call 229-5101 for details

•The Menus, Stubbs Park Amphitheater, 7 PM, Free

July 19-25 Things To Do

Mon. 7/19

•From Farmers' Market to Your Table - Led by Savona Restaurant Owner/Chef, Cooks' Wares at Settlers Walk Marketplace by DLM, Springboro, 6:30-9:30 PM, $45

Tues. 7/20

Wed. 7/21

•Thinkin' Lincoln: Lincoln Logs Contest (bring own Lincoln Logs), Centerville Library, P-5th, 2-3:30 PM, Free

•Skeptical Cats: Progressive Pop Original Music, Fraze Pavilion, 7 PM, Free

Thurs. 7/22

•Tike Hike: Woodpecker Search, Sugarcreek Metro Park, 10-11 AM, All Ages, Free

•Market Masterpieces: Build Mosaic Pots, Dream Catchers, Birdhouses and more, 2nd Street Market, Downtown Dayton, 11 AM-2 PM, All Ages, $3, (937) 228-2088 For More Info

•Centerville Famers' Market, Historic Centerville - one block behind City BBQ on Maple, 1-6 PM

•Monarch Butterfly Discussion Class, Cox Arboretum, 7-9 PM, All Ages, Free, Registration required (937) 434-9005 or Online

•Twilight Concerts - Art Songs of Black Composers, 12-String Guitarist, NCR Renaissance Auditorium of the Dayton Art Institute, 7 PM, $5

Fri. 7/23

•K99 Bud Block Party, The Greene Center Square Pavilion, 6-10 PM, Free

•Free Open Practice, Practice Yoga On Fifth, Oregon District, 6-9 PM

Sat. 7/24

•Digital Photography A-Z, Centerville Library, All Ages, 10:30-12 PM, Registration Required, Free

•Springboro Farmers' Market, 10 AM-1 PM, Springboro Dorothy Lane Market

•Swamp Romp: Cajun-Zydeco Festival, Fraze Pavilion, 1-11 PM, Free

•Sound Bites: Short Talks About Art - Lost and Found, the Art of Alison Saar, 1:30 PM, Entrance Rotunda of the Dayton Art Institute, Free

Sun. 7/25

•The Souled Out Band, Stubbs Park Amphitheater, 7 PM, Free

Every Week

• Storytime, Craft, and a Treat, 11 AM, Tuesdays and Thursdays, Barnes and Nobles Bookstore, Centerville by Dayton Mall

• Toddler Storytime, Franklin Library, Springboro, Thursdays, 10:30 AM, Free

•Free Kid Movies at Fairfield Commons Mall Regal 20 Cinema, "Regal Summer Free Family Film Festival" Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10 AM

•Kids Eat Free Tuesdays!, Beef O'Brady's, 1 Free Kids Meal Per Adult Meal for Kids under 12, 4-7 PM

July 6-11: Things to Do

Tues. 7/6

•$1 Burger Night @Bar Louie's, The Greene

• Regal Free Family Film Festival: Polar Express (G) & Daddy Day Care (PG), Hollywood Stadium 20 at Fairfield Commons, 10 AM, Free

Wed. 7/7

•Toddler Reading/Craft Group, Centerville Community Church, 10 AM, Free

•Regal Free Family Film Festival: Tale of Despereaux (G) & Surf's Up (PG), Hollywood Stadium 20 at Fairfield Commons, 10 AM, Free

•Wine Tasting, Savona Restaurant, 5-8 PM, (937) 610-9835

•Soul Express, the Fraze, 7 PM, Free

Thurs. 7/8

•Gin Blossoms, Concert at the Greene Town Square, Beavercreek, 6:30 PM, Free

•Twilight Concert at the Dayton Art Institute, NCR Renaissance Auditorium, 7 PM, $5

Fri. 7/9

•Messy Day: Finger Painting, Sidewalk Chalk, & Bubbles, Centerville Library, 10-11:30 AM, P-5th Grade, Free

• Chicken Breast Sandwich Cookout, Dorothy Lane Market, Fri. & Sat. 11 AM - 6 PM

•Free Open Practice, Practice Yoga on Fifth, Oregon District, 6-7:30 PM, Free

•McGuffey Lane Country Rock Band, the Fraze, 8 PM, $5

Sat. 7/10

•Sunny Summer Stories: A Family Storytime, Centerville Library, 11 AM-12 PM, All Ages, Free

Sun. 7/11

•Beer Tasting of Juniper Way, The Greene by Von Maur, 2-6 PM, Adult, $20

•Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers Bluegrass Band, Stubbs Park Amphitheater, 7 PM, Free

EVERY WEEK

• Storytime, Craft, and a Treat, 11 AM, Tuesdays and Thursdays, Barnes and Nobles Bookstore, Centerville by Dayton Mall

• Toddler Storytime, Franklin Library, Springboro, Thursdays, 10:30 AM, Free

•Kids Eat Free Tuesdays!, Beef O'Brady's, 1 Free Kids Meal Per Adult Meal for Kids under 12, 4-7 PM

•Centerville Farmer's Market, One Block Behind City BBQ on Mason St., Historic Centerville, Thursdays 1-6 PM

June 28-July 5: Things to do

Mon 6/28

Tues. 6/29

•$1 Burger Night @ Bar Louis, The Greene, 5-11 PM

•$1 Oyster Night @ McCormick & Schmick's, The Greene 6-9 PM

Wed. 6/30

•Battle of the Bands, Centerville HS Performing Arts Center, 7-9:30 PM, Free

Thurs. 7/1

•Backpacking Babies - Baby Carrier Required, Sugarcreek Metro Park, 10 AM-12 PM, Free, Call (937) 277-4178

•Fabulous Fairies, Centerville Library, 7-9 PM, PK-5th Grade, Free

•Big Band Night, Riverscape Metro Park, Bring lawn chairs, 7:30-9:30 PM, Free, Call (937) 274-0126

•Twilight Concerts, Dayton Art Institute NCR Renaissance Auditorium, 7PM, Free for members and children under 12, $5 non-members

Fri. 7/2

•Magician, The Greene Pavilion, 12-2 PM, Free

•First Friday at the Market: Shopping, Eating, Wine Tasting, and Music, 2nd Street, Downtown Dayton, Free

•Fire Performer, The Greene Pavilion, 5-8, Free

•CityFolk Festival (Fri, Sat, Sun) Riverscape MetroPark, Free, www.cityfolk.org/festival

•First Friday at the Oregon Arts District, 5-10 PM

•The Danny Voris Band, 6-10 PM, The Greene Pavilion, Free

Sat. 7/3

•Sound Bites: Short Talks About Art - Circe the Mixologist, Dayton Art Institute General Motors Entrance Rotunda, 1:30 PM, Free

•This Side Up Band, The Greene Pavilion, 6-10 PM, Free

•Thaddeus Rex (Children's Musical Performance), Stubbs Park Amphitheater, 7 PM, Free

•City of Dayton Fireworks, Riverscape Metro Park, 10-11 PM

Sun. 7/4

•Dayton Jazz Orchestra, The Greene Pavilion, 4-8 PM, Free

•Americana Concert, Stubbs Park Amphitheater, 7 PM, Free

Mon. 7/5

•Centerville's Americana Festival, the Heart of Centerville, 10 AM

•Americana Festival's Children's Activities (Petting Zoo, Pony Rides, and more), 11-4 @ the WaterPark by Incarnation Church

•Centerville Fireworks 10 PM

EVERY WEEK

• Storytime, Craft, and a Treat, 11 AM, Tuesdays and Thursdays, Barnes and Nobles Bookstore, Centerville by Dayton Mall

• Toddler Storytime, Franklin Library, Springboro, Thursdays, 10:30 AM, Free

•Free Kid Movies at Fairfield Commons Mall Regal 20 Cinema, "Regal Summer Free Family Film Festival" Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10 AM

•Kids Eat Free Tuesdays!, Beef O'Brady's, 1 Free Kids Meal Per Adult Meal for Kids under 12, 4-7 PM

•Centerville Farmer's Market, One Block Behind City BBQ on Mason St., Historic Centerville, Thursdays 1-6 PM

June 21-27 Things to Do

Mon. 6/21

Tues. 6/22

•Stroller Strut, Cox Arboretum, 9 AM, Register @ (937) 434-9005 or Online

•Tike Hike: Silent Fliers, Explore the World of Owls, Hills & Dales Metro Park, 10-11 AM, Free

•Free Movies: Pirates Who Don't Do Anything (G) & Imagine That (PG), Regal Free Family Film Festival, Hollywood Stadium 20 Fairfield Commons, 10 AM

•Kids Eat Free!, Beef O'Brady's, 1 Free Kids Meal Per Adult Meal for Kids under 12, 4-7 PM

•Founders Beer Dinner, Springboro Dorothy Lane Market, 6-8 PM, Adult, Register Online, $$

•"Touch", $2 Tuesdays Concert, Fraze Pavilion, 8 PM

Wed. 6/23

•Baby Play/Reading Group, Centerville Community Church, 10 AM, Free

•Free Movies: Pirates Who Don't Do Anything (G) & Imagine That (PG), Regal Free Family Film Festival, Hollywood Stadium 20 Fairfield Commons, 10 AM

•Wine By Design, '10 Days of Design' Benefiting the Dayton Philharmonic, Hosted by Arrow Wine, Oakwood, 6-9 PM, Adult, $$

•Oregon District Dine Arounds - Art Galleries + Food, Oregon District, 5:30 PM, Miami Valley Resaurant Association Website to Register, Adult, $40

Thurs. 6/24

•Modern Masters from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Exhibit, Dayton Art Institute

•Centerville Farmer's Market, One block behind City BBQ @ Maple St., 1-6 PM

•39 Clues: Uncover a Mystery, Centerville Library, 7-8 PM, Grades 3-5, Free

•Concert For Literacy featuring Ticket to Ride, Fraze Pavilion, 6-10 PM, $10

•5-Course Tasting Tour of Europe, L'Auberge Restaurant, 6:30 PM, Adult, $$

Fri. 6/25

•Tike Hike: Creek Play, Sugarcreek Metro Park, Wear old sneakers and clothes, 10-11:30 AM, Free

•Home Schooler: Invertebrate Investigation, Sugarcreek Metro Park, 1-3 PM, Grades 1-3, Register @ (937) 277-4178, Free

•Free Family Tennis Instruction, Five Seasons Sports Club, 6-7 PM, Nonmembers welcome, (937) 848-9200

Sat. 6/26

•Butterfly House at Cox Arboretum Opens!

•Let the Fireworks Begin - Dinner at the Casino, Sound Bites: Short Talks About Art Series, Dayton Art Institute, General Motors Entrance Rotunda, 1:30 PM, Adult, Free

•Investigation Destination: Science and Math in Art, Dayton Art Institute, 10 AM-4 PM, All Ages, Free

•Family Fun Fest on Juniper Way, Challenge Course, 22 Ft. Slide, Face Painting, Free Stuff, Performers, & More, In front of Von Maur, The Greene, 4-9 PM

•Pine Club Burger & Ashley Pastry Party with Musical Guest "The Rejects", '10 Days of Design' Benefiting the Dayton Philharmonic, Oakwood, 6:30-9:30 PM, Adult, $

Sun. 6/27

•DLM 5K Run/Walk for the Dayton Food Bank, Springboro Dorothy Lane Market, 9 AM, $12 (Pick up Registration Packets Sat. 12-5 or day of @ 7:30 AM)

•Michael Locke & The Repeat Offenders Blues Band, Subbs Park Amphitheater, 7 PM, Free

EVERY WEEK

• Storytime, Craft, and a Treat, 11 AM, Tuesdays and Thursdays, Barnes and Nobles Bookstore, Centerville by Dayton Mall

• Toddler Storytime, Franklin Library, Springboro, Thursdays, 10:30 AM, Free

•Free Kid Movies at Fairfield Commons Mall Regal 20 Cinema, "Regal Summer Free Family Film Festival" Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10 AM

•Kids Eat Free!, Beef O'Brady's, 1 Free Kids Meal Per Adult Meal for Kids under 12, 4-7 PM

June 14-20 What's going on for moms and kiddies this week.

Mon. 6/14

Tues. 6/15

•Book Discussion Group, Washington-Centerville Public Library,The Color of Water by James McBride, 1-2 PM, Adult, Free
•Four Course Wine Dinner, Carvers Steaks and Chops, 6:30 PM, 937-433-7099, Adult, $$
•Sheryl Crow, Fraze Pavilion, 8 PM, $$

Wed. 6/16

•Magic & Giggles, Washington-Centerville Public Library, 1:30-2:30 PM and 3-4 PM, P-5th Grade, Free
•Wessell "Warmdaddy" Anderson with Miami Jazz Camp, Stubbs Park Amphitheater, 7 PM, Free

Thurs. 6/17

•Centerville Famer's Market, 1-6 PM, one block behind City Barbeque on Maple St.
•Stilt Walking Balloon Artist, 6-8 PM, the Greene, Free

Fri. 6/18

•Free Yoga Session, Practice Yoga on Fifth, Oregon District, 6-7:30 PM, Adult, Free
•Blue Sky Project (artists + teens create contemporary art) - Artist Reception, Square One Salon, Downtown Centerville, 7 - 9 PM, Free
•"Nature Composed" Gallery Opening, Dale Boydston Artist, Visceral Gallery, 65 West Franklin St, Centerville, 5-9 PM, Free

Sat. 6/19

•Family Creek Fun (Search for salamander, crawdads, and fossils while discussing conservation. Wear old sneakers, no sandals please.) Sugarcreek Metro Park, 1-3 PM, Free, Register at 937-277-4178
•Father's Day Cookie Decorating, Dorothy Lane Market, Oakwood & Springboro 11 AM-1 PM, Washington Square 1-3 PM
•"Back of the Storm by April Gornick", Sound Bites: Short Talks about Art, Dayton Art Institute, 1:30 PM in the General Motors Entrance Rotunda, Adult, Free

Sun. 6/20

•Flower Gardening, Cox Arboretum (dress comfortably and bring gardening tools for hands on work), 2-5 PM, All ages, Free, Register at 937-434-9005
•Rhythm in Shoes, Traditional Music and Dance, Stubbs Park Amphitheater, 7 PM, Free
•Family Movie Night, the Greene Town Square at Dusk, Free

Playing this week at Neon Movies: BABIES..."Redefining the nonfiction art form, Babies joyfully captures on film the earliest stages of the journey of humanity that are at once unique and universal to us all. The film simultaneously follows four babies around the world, from birth to first steps."

June 7-13 Cultural Events and Fun, Free, Baby-Friendly Things to Do

Tues. 6/8

•Baby Boogie, Washington Centerville Public Library, 10:30-11:30 AM

•Blossom Buggy Tours, Cox Arboretum, 5-7 PM

Wed. 6/9

•Baby Reading/Craft Group, Centerville Community Church, 10 AM, Free

•Spass Nacht Austrian Festival, Fraze Pavilion, 5:30-9:30, Free

Thurs. 6/10

•Woodland Tea Party, Bill Yeck Park, 9:30 AM-1 PM, ages 3-PK, Registration Required, Free (937) 433-5155

•Parent and Preschooler: Herbalicious!, Cox Arboretum, Reservations Required (937) 434-9005, 11:30-1, Free

•Dance 'Till You Drop, Washington-Centerville Public Library, 2-3 PM, Free

Fri. 6/11

•Free Open Yoga Practice, Yoga on Fifth in the Oregon District, 6 PM

Sat. 6/12 "National Get Outdoors Day"

•Annual Youth Fishing Derby, Delco Park Kettering, 9:30 AM, Ages 5-16, Free, (937)296-2486

•Family Fun Picnic in the Park, Grant Park, 10 AM-1 PM, (Bring a Picnic Lunch)

•Sketch Saturdy with Live Model, Cannery Art + Design Center, 11 AM-2PM, Free, (937) 313-9883

•5th Annual UD Alumni Art Exhibit Open House, UD's ArtStreet Studio D Gallery 1:30-3:30 PM, Free, (937) 229-5101

•ArtBall, Dayton Art Institute, 7 PM, $$$

Sun. 6/13

•Free Intro. to Yoga Class, Yoga on Fifth in the Oregon District, 4 PM

•Sound Body Jazz Orchestra (Big Band Swing), Stubbs Park Amphitheater, 7PM, Free

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