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GALLERIES & MUSEUMS. Dayton Art
Institute 458 Belmonte
Park North, Dayton 229-3909 Permanent
collection on view daily except Mondays and holidays Aullwood
Center and Farm 1000 Aullwood
Rd., Vandalia 890-7360 Boonshoft
Museum of Discovery 2600 DeWeese
Parkway, Dayton 275-7431 Thru
9/3 - Masters of the Night: The True Story of Bats. In
Boonshoft’s newest exhibit, witness the spectacular swarming emergence
of bats from the cave, meet some of the world’s rarest bat species, and bring
the mystery surrounding bats “out of the dark. Exhibit
hours: Mon-Fri 11 am-5 pm; Sat 11 am-5 pm; Sun Noon-5 pm
Clossen’s 10010
Montgomery Rd., Cincinnati 224-3822 Thru 8/31 -
Mark Warren: Retrospective of 25 years of his |
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work. Opening reception
to meet the artist is Thursday, 8/2. Dayton Visual
Arts Center 118 N.
Jefferson St., Dayton 224-3822 M-S 11 am-6
pm; Closed Sundays 16th Annual
Open Members’ Show – Favorite works in all media and styles by member
artists. Miami Valley Cooperative
Gallery Dayton
Convention Center, 2nd Floor Fifth &
Main Sts., Downtown Dayton Thru
8/31 – Yasue Yasaoka: Retrospective. Yasaoka is an
installation artist. Preble County
Historical Society 7693 Swartsel
Rd., Eaton, OH 937-787-4256 Thru 9/2
Covered Bridges: Spanning the American Landscape – A Smithsonian
traveling exhibition that celebrates the bridges, and individuals behind
their development through photos architectural schematics and models. Roesch
Library Gallery University of
Dayton, 300 College |
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Park 229-4214 or
229-4254 M-F 8 am-10
pm; Sat-Sun noon-6 pm Thru 9/15
- Highly Favored: Contemporary images of the Virgin
Mary by 29 artists of the Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant traditions. WHAT’S UP THIS WEEK 8/22-8/28 Thursday, 8/23 Monet by
Moonlight 8:30 – 11 pm. Illuminated water gardens show off
stunning night-blooming water lilies, fish and waterfall. Refreshments and
music, and sound of the night. Green Vista Water Gardens, 4034 Dayton
–Springfield Rd., Springfield. 888-331-LILY. Also 8/24
& 8/25. Friday 8/24 Monet by
Moonlight 8:30 – 11 pm. (See 8/23) Saturday 8/25 Ale Fest
Call for times Carillon Historical
Park, 1000 Carillon Blvd. 293-2841 |
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Monet by
Moonlight 8:30 – 11 pm. (See 8/23) Aullwood
Morning Discovery Walk 8 – 9:30 am. Tom Hissong,
Aullwood’s education coordinator, leads this weekly walk. Bring binoculars;
Beetle Identification. 10 am – 3 pm. Full day with
Dr. Dave Horn, an OSU professor; Tallgrass
Prairie Walk 2:30 pm. Explore Aullwood’s
prairie, its plants and animals. (Also 8/26) Aullwood
Center, 1000 Aullwood Rd. 890-7360 Sunday 8/26 SeaFest
1 – 7 pm. The popular annual seafood
festival featuring the music of Seefari at 1:30 pm, and the Chris Tanner Pan
Quartet at 4 pm. along with music, a wine garden and lots of seafood. Fraze,
695 Lincoln Park Blvd., Kettering. 296-3300 Aullwood Olde
Fashioned Family Sundae 2 – 4 pm. Aullwood
Center, 1000 Aullwood Rd. 890-7360 Tallgrass
Prairie Walk 2:30 pm. (See 8/25) Blanket
Concert 7 pm. A mix of song styles featuring
tonm Scheidt and Kimberley G doing tunes from Bonnie Raitt, Harry Belafonte
bagpipes and Rock-n-Roll. Smith Gardens, 800 Oakwood Avenue at the corner of
Walnut Lane. 298-0775 The Rejects
7pm. Presented by the Centerville Arts Commission the
group plays rock and roll oldies from the 60s & 70s. Stubbs Park
Amphitheatre, 255 W. Spring Valley Rd., Centerville. 428-4719 Tuesday 8/28 Prairie
Moon/August Full Moon Walk 8: 30 – 10 pm. Aullwood
Center, 1000 Aullwood Rd. 890-7360 Wednesday 8/29 University of
Dayton Art Hop 4:30 – 8 pm. Sharks swimming in a science
building, sinuous sculptures and a take-off on graffiti are just part of the
artwork featured in UD’s spotlight on the visual arts in 10 different campus
locations. University of Dayton, 600 College Park. 229-3257 |