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    DCDC presents BodyTalk, the dance company’s first virtual concert and workshop series
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    DCDC presents BodyTalk, the dance company’s first virtual workshop and...
    Dayton Dance Initiative gets creative during COVID-19 pandemic
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    Dayton’s Art in the City goes virtual, featuring over 100 local artists
    The 34rd Annual Germanfest Picnic in Dayton always promises delicious, authentic German eats and treats. (TOM GILLIAM/CONTRIBUTED)
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    Dayton Germanfest Picnic to become ‘lite’ party with plenty of potato...
    The scene won't look quite like this photo taken before the coronavirus pandemic, but the Dayton Mall will host a free, drive-in, socially distanced concert featuring The Fries Band on Aug. 14. Tickets are required, although there is no charge to attend. FILE PHOTO
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    Dayton Mall unveils another free drive-in concert — and this time, The...
    The Dayton Art Institute has launched Virtual Oktoberfest 2020. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS /DAYTON ART INSTITUTE
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    Oktoberfest, the Dayton Art Institute’s 49-year tradition, goes How to...
    Moeller Brew Barn to celebrate first anniversary in Troy location with beer and pizza deals. CONTRIBUTED
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    Troy brewery to celebrate one-year anniversary with new beer releases...
    The Downtown Tipp City Partnership will be hosting their third annual Putt-Putt Through the Downtown event on Friday, Aug. 7 from 5-8 p.m.
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    More than a dozen downtown Tipp City businesses to host creative event...
    A Black Lives Matter is displayed in Dayton's Oregon District near the patio by 416 Diner on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020. TOM GILLIAM/CONTRIBUTED
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    Black Lives Matter project goes virtual
    Jaiya Ma portrays the Narrator in The Virtual Theatre's production of "She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms," available for streaming Aug. 7-16. CONTRIBUTED
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    Reality and gaming collide as Virtual Theatre returns with ‘She Kills...
    James Downing-Groth is the founder of Blind Rage Records, a punk and hardcore record shop located in Dayton's Belmont neighborhood.
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    New record store to open this weekend in Belmont neighborhood
    Crowds watch a past Riverfest fireworks from a park overlooking downtown Cincinnati. ASSOCIATED PRESS
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    One of region’s biggest Labor Day weekend festivals and fireworks...
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    PHOTOS: Take a stroll through the rolling hills at picturesque park
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    PHOTOS: Take a stroll through the rolling hills at picturesque park
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    PHOTOS: Sneak peek inside Dayton’s new distillery
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    PHOTOS: Find serenity along Southwest Ohio’s best summer hiking trails
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    An artist's rendering of Beyond Cinema's floating movie theater in Cincinnati.
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    WORTH THE DRIVE: Watch a movie from a floating cinema in Cincinnati
    Exterior of the Loft Theatre, home of the Human Race Theatre Company. CONTRIBUTED
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    Human Race Theatre Company to return in 2021 with new premieres
    The Big Ugly features Ohio filmmakers, talent and crew
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    ‘The Big Ugly’ premieres this weekend, featuring local filmmakers, and...
    The URS Rubber Duck Regatta will be held on Sept. 18 at the Dixie Twin Drive-In. The URS mascot, Quackers is pictured in front of the Dixie.
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    Rubber duckies on the move: Fundraiser at drive-in this year
    The Dayton Funk Festival, a free event that followed in the tradition of Dayton’s jazz, blues, and reggae festivals, took place from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11, at Levitt Pavilion in downtown Dayton. TOM GILLIAM / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER
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    Two Dayton summer music festivals canceled
    The 2019 Dreamfest music festival.
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    WORTH THE DRIVE: Jam out to local bands at Dreamfest music festival
    The Breeders, the Dayton band that earned fame in the 1990s, played a free concert in their hometown at the Levitt Pavilion Dayton on Sept. 20 as part of the 2019 Eichelberger Concert Season. TOM GILLIAM/CONTRIBUTED/FILE
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    Dayton Music Insider: Support local music venues through virtual this...
    NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 08: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Blake Shelton performs onstage during the 2018 CMA Music festival at Nissan Stadium on June 8, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
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    How to win tickets to see Blake Shelton drive-in concert in Dayton
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