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You’re
IN THE LOOP
The City Life Sculpture Photo Contest:
EPXOUPXO Your Special Improvement District Update
from the Downtown Dayton Partnership

Click It to Win It! Event Summer 2009

The City Life Sculptures are back for one final appearance. Click your way into the winner’s seat by
submitting your entries for this year’s City Life 2009 photo contest! Entering the contest is simple: Take a
Connection Downtown Crime on the Decline
photo and e-mail it to info@downtowndayton.org to win a variety of great prizes. Summer 2009 Dayton police data show that a new community
policing initiative has led to a significant
been collaborating to better identify people
who have been banned from the downtown
Photography contestants should get their creative juices flowing:
City Life ‘09 drop in downtown business district crime hub at Third and Main streets. Downtown
Use props, friends or a unique perspective to make your photo
Throughout Downtown reports compared to the previous five-year business owners report a very noticeable
stand out. The free contest will be judged on creativity and overall average. Six months ago, police officers improvement, and the crime statistics support
composition, and prizes will be Now – August 14
from Lt. Larry Faulkner’s department began a that observation. Reports of stolen vehicles
awarded based on age group. Michelob Ultra Cool Films rigorous program to involve the community have dropped more than 60 percent, residential
For complete contest rules, visit Victoria Theatre in policing the downtown area, including burglaries have declined 40 percent, and armed
downtowndayton.org. Each Friday, Saturday & Sunday training bank employees to prevent robberies, robberies dropped by 45 percent. Lt. Faulkner
City Life 2009 features 16 life-like sculptures by J. Seward Johnson Jr., First Friday educating motorists on how to avoid auto sees the stats as evidence that the new tactics
Throughout Downtown thefts, and delivering numerous presentations have had a significant positive effect. “This is
including a unique, 25-foot sculpture of Shakespeare’s King Lear on
July 3 to downtown businesses. Additionally, officers proof to us that community policing works,”
Courthouse Square. The world-renowned artist’s work will be exhibited
and Greater Dayton RTA employees have he said.
for your enjoyment in key locations throughout downtown until City of Dayton Fireworks

Folk, Fireworks and First Fridays… For Free!

Aug. 14, 2009.
Michelob Dayton Blues Festival
Communications Manager
Michael Colvin,
Editor:
gudorf@downtowndayton.org
at (937) 224-1518 or
Sandy Gudorf, President,
in our efforts, please contact
would like to be a partner
downtown Dayton. If you
planning organization for
The DDP is the strategic
Become a DDP Partner!
For a complete list of events
www.downtowndayton.org
(937) 224-1518
Dayton, Ohio 45423
Permit 1085 40 N. Main St., Suite 1360
Dayton, OH
PAID
US Postage
Standard
Presorted
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RiverScape MetroPark
July 3
Cityfolk Festival
RiverScape MetroPark Your Downtown Kicks off Summer with Something for Everyone
July 3-5
The beginning of every month starts with a schedule and volunteer opportunities, visit
bang in downtown Dayton, thanks to First www.cityfolk.org. For information on street
Dave Hall Plaza Fridays – but in July it also will start with a boom closings, visit downtowndayton.org.
July 19 and a banjo (or two). This month, First Friday
On Friday, the Cityfolk Festival’s first night will
falls on July 3, which happens to be the night
Dayton Celtic Festival conclude with the city’s Fourth of July Weekend
of the city’s fireworks display and the first day of
RiverScape MetroPark fireworks display held at RiverScape beginning at
the 2009 Cityfolk Festival.
July 24-26 10 p.m.
The Cityfolk
First Friday As if that wasn’t enough to choose from, July
Festival, held
Throughout Downtown 3 is also the month’s First Friday art hop! Be
at RiverScape
August 7 sure to set aside some time
MetroPark,
to walk on the creative side
Michelob is the largest
at this free event featuring
Dayton Reggae Festival multi-cultural
exhibit openings at numerous first
Dave Hall Plaza
August 30
celebration in the region, featuring music,
dance, art, food and family fun. The festival
galleries and a variety of
entertainment options. First
Friday
is open Friday, July 3, from 5:30-10:30 p.m.;
Friday is sponsored by CODE
Saturday, July 4, from 1-11 p.m.; and Sunday,
Credit Union, the Greater Dayton RTA, WHIO-
happening in Downtown July 5, from 1-7 p.m. Admission is free, thanks to
TV and the Downtown Dayton Partnership,
support from Cityfolk’s members and sponsors.
Dayton, visit and it takes place from 5-10 p.m. on the first
www.downtowndayton.org Three performance stages will feature an
Friday of each month (July 3 and Aug. 7) at
impressive lineup of musicians from throughout
locations throughout downtown.
the nation and the world, including bluegrass
legend Ralph Stanley, banjo master Bela Fleck, Download a discount coupon at www.codecu.org
and many other artists with great blues, Cajun that makes it even less expensive to enjoy many of
and world music sounds. In addition to the downtown’s restaurants and taverns during First
fantastic music, 22 food vendors will be on site, Friday. In August, catch a free ride on the RTA
along with an International Beer Garden and Wright Flyer, which stops at several locations
other refreshments, and master quilters from throughout the area. For more information, visit
a wide range of traditions will demonstrate downtowndayton.org, or call (937) 224-1518.
their techniques and display their work at the Summer’s here and the time is right for dancing
festival’s “Threads of Evidence” exhibit. For more (and art hopping) in the streets!
information, including performer bios, festival
 DOWNTOWN PROFILES:

Faces & Spaces environment

YOUR DOWNTOWN
LETTER from the

President Committed to
DOWNTOWN Miami-Jacobs Marks
If you’ve driven
downtown recently,
The Area Agency on Aging will move 120 employees
150th Anniversary Downtown Ambassador Activity Report
2009 Year-to-Date Statistics
you’ve no doubt
noticed some major into its new home in downtown’s Courthouse Crossings Year-long celebration planned to
Trash Collected:. . . . . . . 24,272 lbs. Motorist Assistance: . . . . . . . 1,424
changes taking place building beginning July 10, according to executive highlight college’s history
– or, at the very least, director Doug McGarry. The agency has outgrown Graffiti Removed:. . . . . . . . . . . . 508 Panhandling Incidents
a giant hole where What do balloons, Abraham Lincoln, Addressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506
its current location near the intersection of Patterson Pedestrian Assistance: . . . . . 4,457
a street used to be! Boulevard and Third Street and has plans to add up to 30 and Chunky Monkey® Ice Cream have in Request for Police Assistance. . 237
Property Owner/
The familiar orange new jobs by 2011. To accommodate this growth, AAOA common (besides being the formula for Building Manager Power Washing. . . . . . . 22,660 gal.
barrels may be a bit will renovate and occupy the top floor of Courthouse another zany Will Ferrell time travel movie)? Contacts:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,387
of an inconvenience, Sandy Gudorf,
Bike Miles Ridden. . . . . . . . . . 4,239
Crossings, doubling its current office space to 41,000 All three were part of an old-fashioned
but they’re also DDP President
square feet and purchasing new furniture, equipment
an indicator of ice cream social on June 10th to launch Miami-Jacobs Career
and fixtures. The move allows the agency to fulfill its goal of remaining centrally located in First Bloom Planters:
some exciting changes on the horizon. Your College’s 150th anniversary celebration. Founded in 1860, the
downtown Dayton and was supported by the Downtown Dayton Partnership’s Site Seeker
downtown streets are getting a facelift. college has expanded from a proverbial (but also literal) one- Volunteers refresh downtown greenery
program and a $200,000 grant from the City of Dayton. The Area Agency on Aging is a non-
Most visible so far, the Main Street project profit organization that manages a system of services for older adults, including home and room school located on East Third Street downtown to six area Volunteers from Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark
consists of the reconstruction and resurfacing long-term care, transportation, housing, legal services, Alzheimer’s services, and more. For more campuses in Dayton, Troy, Springboro, Columbus, Akron and converged on downtown Dayton in May
of the entire street, including the replacement Sharonville. The core always has been in downtown Dayton, and to replant the flowering planters located
information on the AAOA, call (937) 341-3000 or visit www.info4seniors.org.
of brick crosswalks, between Monument throughout the city’s center. The boxwoods were
MJCC President Darlene Waite said the college was looking for a neatly trimmed and planters were filled with a
Avenue and Sixth Street. Work began on May way to express its appreciation to the community. mix of purple wave petunias and gold lantanas.
18 and is slated for completion in December. Another expanding downtown business, VocaLink Thanks to the volunteers for helping to keep our
Project planners Language Services recently moved to its new location “We are grateful to downtown beautiful!
DOWNTOWN DAYTON
have worked at 405 W. First St. The firm’s aggressive growth plan have experienced
hard to ensure ROADWAY and technology needs necessitated the move to this such longevity
that one IMPROVEMENTS new location featuring nearly three times the space of in Dayton and to
northbound and
one southbound
its previous office. VocaLink President and CEO Amelia
Rodriguez reports that the organization was committed
have changed so 2009-2010 CONSUMER GUIDE
lane will remain open during construction, with to staying downtown and was assisted by $40,000 from
many lives for the
past century and a
HITS THE STREETS
the exception of occasional, temporary block the City of Dayton to help renovate the new space. downtown
half. Miami-Jacobs has experienced great success thanks to our Downtown Dayton at Your Fingertips da
closings. To avoid major traffic delays in these
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lanes, RTA buses are detouring to Third Street. phone, and video interpretation services to worldwide companies targeting global and ethnic
students, graduates, alumni and the community which supports PA R
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Also staying downtown is PLACES, Inc., a private, not-for-profit organization providing adult attractions, parking, accommodations,
than by thanking Dayton, our birthplace 150 years ago.”
care facilities, safe and secure housing and other supportive services to Montgomery County arts & entertainment, shopping, and

A R T S & E N T E R TA
In addition to the Main Street reconstruction, residents with severe and persistent mental illnesses, including those who are homeless. The ice cream social was just the beginning – Miami-Jacobs has more. In addition to complete lists of
several other roadway improvements are PLACES moved into its new location at 11 W. Monument Ave. on June 1. It previously had been plans for a year-long celebration of the milestone. The college downtown businesses, venues and

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planned for this summer. Some of these temporarily located in the Centre City Building after a December water main burst forced the expects to be involved with several downtown events, such as points of interest, along with their

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projects are: organization to vacate its location in Fidelity Plaza. The Downtown Dayton Partnership’s Site the Dayton Holiday Festival, and has a few more community locations and phone numbers, you’ll

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• Replacing broken sidewalks and curbs in
select locations
• Converting sections of several downtown
streets from one-way to two-way
• Adding bicycle lanes on select streets
Be sure to visit downtowndayton.org/
roadways for ongoing updates on the
Main Street project, as well as other road
construction information, as it is made available.
A few orange barrels now means a great
network of new downtown streets is coming
soon!
Sandra K. Gudorf
President, Downtown Dayton Partnership
Thank you to the following businesses for
their continued commitment to downtown!
• New location: Bello-One Designs
Executive Clothier, Kettering Tower
• New location: Dayton/Montgomery
County Port Authority, 6 S. Main St.
• Lease renewal: Executive Men’s Hair-
styling, 118 W. First St.
• Lease renewal: ProWork Center,
360 S. Main St.
• New location: Vectren Foundation,
32 N. Main St.
at its graduation ceremonies on June 10, 2010. Keeping with
Welcome to these new the spirit of giving back to the community that made them
downtown businesses! successful, Miami-Jacobs also plans to focus on opportunities for
philanthropy as part of the celebration.
• Greathouse Partners,
137 N. Main St. During the past 150 years, Miami-Jacobs Community College
has built its reputation on helping students achieve a better life
• Performance
through a new career. When Edwin D. Babbit opened the Miami
Technologies,
137 N. Main St. Commercial School in 1860, he noted that “life itself was difficult
and schooling didn’t come easily.” With that understanding, his
• SFA Architects,
vision was to provide affordable education and career training,
120 W. Second St.
free of unnecessary classes and requirements, in a manner
• Victory Project,
that would be convenient for students. Today, Miami-Jacobs
16 W. Fifth St.
remains committed to that original goal. Although the times
and technologies have changed since 1860, the need to prepare
graduates for good careers has not.
• Easy-to-read, topic-specific maps to help you
pinpoint your destination
• Descriptions of restaurants, bars and clubs to make it easier to
plan a lunch or evening out
• Great ideas for things to do, events to attend and new
discoveries to make downtown!
The cover for this year’s guide features one of the winners from
this year’s Light Up Dayton skyline photo
contest! To see the other winning shots, visit
www.downtowndayton.org.
light up
The Downtown Dayton at Your Fingertips guide
the skyline will be distributed to downtown locations in
photo contest
early July. If you would like a copy or a supply
for your office, please call the Downtown Dayton Partnership at
(937) 224-1518.
 DOWNTOWN PROFILES:

Faces & Spaces environment

YOUR DOWNTOWN
LETTER from the

President Committed to
DOWNTOWN Miami-Jacobs Marks
If you’ve driven
downtown recently,
The Area Agency on Aging will move 120 employees
150th Anniversary Downtown Ambassador Activity Report
2009 Year-to-Date Statistics
you’ve no doubt
noticed some major into its new home in downtown’s Courthouse Crossings Year-long celebration planned to
Trash Collected:. . . . . . . 24,272 lbs. Motorist Assistance: . . . . . . . 1,424
changes taking place building beginning July 10, according to executive highlight college’s history
– or, at the very least, director Doug McGarry. The agency has outgrown Graffiti Removed:. . . . . . . . . . . . 508 Panhandling Incidents
a giant hole where What do balloons, Abraham Lincoln, Addressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506
its current location near the intersection of Patterson Pedestrian Assistance: . . . . . 4,457
a street used to be! Boulevard and Third Street and has plans to add up to 30 and Chunky Monkey® Ice Cream have in Request for Police Assistance. . 237
Property Owner/
The familiar orange new jobs by 2011. To accommodate this growth, AAOA common (besides being the formula for Building Manager Power Washing. . . . . . . 22,660 gal.
barrels may be a bit will renovate and occupy the top floor of Courthouse another zany Will Ferrell time travel movie)? Contacts:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,387
of an inconvenience, Sandy Gudorf,
Bike Miles Ridden. . . . . . . . . . 4,239
Crossings, doubling its current office space to 41,000 All three were part of an old-fashioned
but they’re also DDP President
square feet and purchasing new furniture, equipment
an indicator of ice cream social on June 10th to launch Miami-Jacobs Career
and fixtures. The move allows the agency to fulfill its goal of remaining centrally located in First Bloom Planters:
some exciting changes on the horizon. Your College’s 150th anniversary celebration. Founded in 1860, the
downtown Dayton and was supported by the Downtown Dayton Partnership’s Site Seeker
downtown streets are getting a facelift. college has expanded from a proverbial (but also literal) one- Volunteers refresh downtown greenery
program and a $200,000 grant from the City of Dayton. The Area Agency on Aging is a non-
Most visible so far, the Main Street project profit organization that manages a system of services for older adults, including home and room school located on East Third Street downtown to six area Volunteers from Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark
consists of the reconstruction and resurfacing long-term care, transportation, housing, legal services, Alzheimer’s services, and more. For more campuses in Dayton, Troy, Springboro, Columbus, Akron and converged on downtown Dayton in May
of the entire street, including the replacement Sharonville. The core always has been in downtown Dayton, and to replant the flowering planters located
information on the AAOA, call (937) 341-3000 or visit www.info4seniors.org.
of brick crosswalks, between Monument throughout the city’s center. The boxwoods were
MJCC President Darlene Waite said the college was looking for a neatly trimmed and planters were filled with a
Avenue and Sixth Street. Work began on May way to express its appreciation to the community. mix of purple wave petunias and gold lantanas.
18 and is slated for completion in December. Another expanding downtown business, VocaLink Thanks to the volunteers for helping to keep our
Project planners Language Services recently moved to its new location “We are grateful to downtown beautiful!
DOWNTOWN DAYTON
have worked at 405 W. First St. The firm’s aggressive growth plan have experienced
hard to ensure ROADWAY and technology needs necessitated the move to this such longevity
that one IMPROVEMENTS new location featuring nearly three times the space of in Dayton and to
northbound and
one southbound
its previous office. VocaLink President and CEO Amelia
Rodriguez reports that the organization was committed
have changed so 2009-2010 CONSUMER GUIDE
lane will remain open during construction, with to staying downtown and was assisted by $40,000 from
many lives for the
past century and a
HITS THE STREETS
the exception of occasional, temporary block the City of Dayton to help renovate the new space. downtown
half. Miami-Jacobs has experienced great success thanks to our Downtown Dayton at Your Fingertips da
closings. To avoid major traffic delays in these
2009y/to1n0
AT YO UR
FI NG ER
VocaLink provides translation as well as on-site, over-the- is back and ready to help you get the
TI PS

lanes, RTA buses are detouring to Third Street. phone, and video interpretation services to worldwide companies targeting global and ethnic
students, graduates, alumni and the community which supports PA R
K?

For an up-to-date listing of detoured bus routes us. Our 150th Anniversary is a fabulous opportunity to extend most out of your downtown! This handy, CA
NI
RE O D E
O
FI
HEL ND A
PF
markets. Learn more at VocaLink.net or by calling (937) 223-1415. HE T Y T GUID UL P L A
M CE
free publication is your official guide to
W FE
EN
and stops, visit www.greaterdaytonrta.org. LI A
our gratitude to those who have made us successful,” Waite HT

TO
PL

PS
G

ST
I
N
downtown services, dining, nightlife,

AY
Motorists also are encouraged to use alternate

&
G
explained. “I can’t think of a better way to begin our celebration

routes on Ludlow and Jefferson streets to avoid
Main Street delays.
IN
DIN
Also staying downtown is PLACES, Inc., a private, not-for-profit organization providing adult attractions, parking, accommodations,
than by thanking Dayton, our birthplace 150 years ago.”
care facilities, safe and secure housing and other supportive services to Montgomery County arts & entertainment, shopping, and

A R T S & E N T E R TA
In addition to the Main Street reconstruction, residents with severe and persistent mental illnesses, including those who are homeless. The ice cream social was just the beginning – Miami-Jacobs has more. In addition to complete lists of
several other roadway improvements are PLACES moved into its new location at 11 W. Monument Ave. on June 1. It previously had been plans for a year-long celebration of the milestone. The college downtown businesses, venues and

INM
GET

EN
planned for this summer. Some of these temporarily located in the Centre City Building after a December water main burst forced the expects to be involved with several downtown events, such as points of interest, along with their

LIV
HE
T
AL OW
ED
TH
projects are: organization to vacate its location in Fidelity Plaza. The Downtown Dayton Partnership’s Site the Dayton Holiday Festival, and has a few more community locations and phone numbers, you’ll

Y
N EW
TO GN ES
HIN IC
W MET RV !
SE

• Repaving nearly all downtown streets Seeker program assisted in locating the new permanent space. parties of its own in the works, all leading up to a big celebration also find such useful features as:
N! LEARN SO
ECLEC TIC SHOPP
ING
A
&
DIF
F ER
EN
CE

MAKE

• Replacing broken sidewalks and curbs in
select locations
• Converting sections of several downtown
streets from one-way to two-way
• Adding bicycle lanes on select streets
Be sure to visit downtowndayton.org/
roadways for ongoing updates on the
Main Street project, as well as other road
construction information, as it is made available.
A few orange barrels now means a great
network of new downtown streets is coming
soon!
Sandra K. Gudorf
President, Downtown Dayton Partnership
Thank you to the following businesses for
their continued commitment to downtown!
• New location: Bello-One Designs
Executive Clothier, Kettering Tower
• New location: Dayton/Montgomery
County Port Authority, 6 S. Main St.
• Lease renewal: Executive Men’s Hair-
styling, 118 W. First St.
• Lease renewal: ProWork Center,
360 S. Main St.
• New location: Vectren Foundation,
32 N. Main St.
at its graduation ceremonies on June 10, 2010. Keeping with
Welcome to these new the spirit of giving back to the community that made them
downtown businesses! successful, Miami-Jacobs also plans to focus on opportunities for
philanthropy as part of the celebration.
• Greathouse Partners,
137 N. Main St. During the past 150 years, Miami-Jacobs Community College
has built its reputation on helping students achieve a better life
• Performance
through a new career. When Edwin D. Babbit opened the Miami
Technologies,
137 N. Main St. Commercial School in 1860, he noted that “life itself was difficult
and schooling didn’t come easily.” With that understanding, his
• SFA Architects,
vision was to provide affordable education and career training,
120 W. Second St.
free of unnecessary classes and requirements, in a manner
• Victory Project,
that would be convenient for students. Today, Miami-Jacobs
16 W. Fifth St.
remains committed to that original goal. Although the times
and technologies have changed since 1860, the need to prepare
graduates for good careers has not.
• Easy-to-read, topic-specific maps to help you
pinpoint your destination
• Descriptions of restaurants, bars and clubs to make it easier to
plan a lunch or evening out
• Great ideas for things to do, events to attend and new
discoveries to make downtown!
The cover for this year’s guide features one of the winners from
this year’s Light Up Dayton skyline photo
contest! To see the other winning shots, visit
www.downtowndayton.org.
light up
The Downtown Dayton at Your Fingertips guide
the skyline will be distributed to downtown locations in
photo contest
early July. If you would like a copy or a supply
for your office, please call the Downtown Dayton Partnership at
(937) 224-1518.
 ZPVS
You’re
IN THE LOOP
The City Life Sculpture Photo Contest:
EPXOUPXO Your Special Improvement District Update
from the Downtown Dayton Partnership

Click It to Win It! Event Summer 2009

The City Life Sculptures are back for one final appearance. Click your way into the winner’s seat by
submitting your entries for this year’s City Life 2009 photo contest! Entering the contest is simple: Take a
Connection Downtown Crime on the Decline
photo and e-mail it to info@downtowndayton.org to win a variety of great prizes. Summer 2009 Dayton police data show that a new community
policing initiative has led to a significant
been collaborating to better identify people
who have been banned from the downtown
Photography contestants should get their creative juices flowing:
City Life ‘09 drop in downtown business district crime hub at Third and Main streets. Downtown
Use props, friends or a unique perspective to make your photo
Throughout Downtown reports compared to the previous five-year business owners report a very noticeable
stand out. The free contest will be judged on creativity and overall average. Six months ago, police officers improvement, and the crime statistics support
composition, and prizes will be Now – August 14
from Lt. Larry Faulkner’s department began a that observation. Reports of stolen vehicles
awarded based on age group. Michelob Ultra Cool Films rigorous program to involve the community have dropped more than 60 percent, residential
For complete contest rules, visit Victoria Theatre in policing the downtown area, including burglaries have declined 40 percent, and armed
downtowndayton.org. Each Friday, Saturday & Sunday training bank employees to prevent robberies, robberies dropped by 45 percent. Lt. Faulkner
City Life 2009 features 16 life-like sculptures by J. Seward Johnson Jr., First Friday educating motorists on how to avoid auto sees the stats as evidence that the new tactics
Throughout Downtown thefts, and delivering numerous presentations have had a significant positive effect. “This is
including a unique, 25-foot sculpture of Shakespeare’s King Lear on
July 3 to downtown businesses. Additionally, officers proof to us that community policing works,”
Courthouse Square. The world-renowned artist’s work will be exhibited
and Greater Dayton RTA employees have he said.
for your enjoyment in key locations throughout downtown until City of Dayton Fireworks

Folk, Fireworks and First Fridays… For Free!

Aug. 14, 2009.
Michelob Dayton Blues Festival
Communications Manager
Michael Colvin,
Editor:
gudorf@downtowndayton.org
at (937) 224-1518 or
Sandy Gudorf, President,
in our efforts, please contact
would like to be a partner
downtown Dayton. If you
planning organization for
The DDP is the strategic
Become a DDP Partner!
For a complete list of events
www.downtowndayton.org
(937) 224-1518
Dayton, Ohio 45423
Permit 1085 40 N. Main St., Suite 1360
Dayton, OH
PAID
US Postage
Standard
Presorted
*OBS\!MENITIES\(OUSING\%NVIRONMENT\!DVOCACY
RiverScape MetroPark
July 3
Cityfolk Festival
RiverScape MetroPark Your Downtown Kicks off Summer with Something for Everyone
July 3-5
The beginning of every month starts with a schedule and volunteer opportunities, visit
bang in downtown Dayton, thanks to First www.cityfolk.org. For information on street
Dave Hall Plaza Fridays – but in July it also will start with a boom closings, visit downtowndayton.org.
July 19 and a banjo (or two). This month, First Friday
On Friday, the Cityfolk Festival’s first night will
falls on July 3, which happens to be the night
Dayton Celtic Festival conclude with the city’s Fourth of July Weekend
of the city’s fireworks display and the first day of
RiverScape MetroPark fireworks display held at RiverScape beginning at
the 2009 Cityfolk Festival.
July 24-26 10 p.m.
The Cityfolk
First Friday As if that wasn’t enough to choose from, July
Festival, held
Throughout Downtown 3 is also the month’s First Friday art hop! Be
at RiverScape
August 7 sure to set aside some time
MetroPark,
to walk on the creative side
Michelob is the largest
at this free event featuring
Dayton Reggae Festival multi-cultural
exhibit openings at numerous first
Dave Hall Plaza
August 30
celebration in the region, featuring music,
dance, art, food and family fun. The festival
galleries and a variety of
entertainment options. First
Friday
is open Friday, July 3, from 5:30-10:30 p.m.;
Friday is sponsored by CODE
Saturday, July 4, from 1-11 p.m.; and Sunday,
Credit Union, the Greater Dayton RTA, WHIO-
happening in Downtown July 5, from 1-7 p.m. Admission is free, thanks to
TV and the Downtown Dayton Partnership,
support from Cityfolk’s members and sponsors.
Dayton, visit and it takes place from 5-10 p.m. on the first
www.downtowndayton.org Three performance stages will feature an
Friday of each month (July 3 and Aug. 7) at
impressive lineup of musicians from throughout
locations throughout downtown.
the nation and the world, including bluegrass
legend Ralph Stanley, banjo master Bela Fleck, Download a discount coupon at www.codecu.org
and many other artists with great blues, Cajun that makes it even less expensive to enjoy many of
and world music sounds. In addition to the downtown’s restaurants and taverns during First
fantastic music, 22 food vendors will be on site, Friday. In August, catch a free ride on the RTA
along with an International Beer Garden and Wright Flyer, which stops at several locations
other refreshments, and master quilters from throughout the area. For more information, visit
a wide range of traditions will demonstrate downtowndayton.org, or call (937) 224-1518.
their techniques and display their work at the Summer’s here and the time is right for dancing
festival’s “Threads of Evidence” exhibit. For more (and art hopping) in the streets!
information, including performer bios, festival