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Kings Island is offering free Memorial Day admission to all members of the military, active and retired, Friday through Monday, May 24-27. CONTRIBUTED

Memorial Day weekend special edition: The top 10 things to do this week

Memorial Day is a time for celebration. It is a time to remember military personnel who died during active service, and it is also a reminder that summer is less than a month away. If you are still looking for some last-minute activities for the long weekend, there here are ...

The cast of “Rock of Ages.” CONTRIBUTED

Big hair, big tunes accent ‘Rock of Ages’

Expect nothin' but a good time as the latest national tour of the 2009 hit jukebox musical "Rock of Ages" receives its local premiere at the Schuster Center on Tuesday and Wednesday as a special Star Attraction courtesy of the Victoria Theatre Association. The recipient of five Tony Award nominations ...

From a previous year’s Hamvention: An amateur radio operator at the Hara Arena event.

The top 10 things to do this week

1) A World A’fair Each spring for four decades, A World A’Fair has provided Daytonians with the opportunity to sample a cross-section of international culture without bothering with pesky airport lines or hassles with customs officials and this year is no exception. The long-running festival returns to the Dayton Convention ...

The Walt Disney Family Museum in the Presidio of San Francisco is showcasing works by lowbrow artist Camille Rose Garcia and her Alice in Wonderland inspired pieces.

Going 'down the rabbit hole' at the Disney Museum

The Walt Disney Family Museum in the Presidio of San Francisco is showcasing works by lowbrow artist Camille Rose Garcia and her Alice in Wonderland inspired pieces.

Steve Price’s paintings of classic jazz album covers will be just some of the diverse artwork on display at Sideshow 8 at the Yellow Cab Building in Dayton on Friday and Saturday. CONTRIBUTED

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1) Urban Nights You never know what will happen on Urban Nights. Like a fingerprint, each mounting of the twice-yearly event is distinct. However, change will certainly be in the air when an estimated 30,000 people turnout for the spring installment of this popular downtown street party in downtown Dayton ...

Fireworks light up the sky over the Swedish Music Hall of Fame during the inauguration of 'ABBA The Museum' at the Swedish Music Hall of Fame in Stockholm, Sweden, Monday May 6, 2013. A museum opens in Stockholm on Tuesday to show off band paraphernalia, including the helicopter featured on the cover of their "Arrival" album, a star-shaped guitar and dozens of glitzy costumes the Swedish band wore at the height of its 1970s fame. (AP Photo/Scanpix Sweden/Jonas Ekstromer)

ABBA Museum opening

The inauguration of 'ABBA The Museum' at the Swedish Music Hall of Fame in Stockholm, Sweden, Monday May 6, 2013. A museum opens in Stockholm on Tuesday to show off band paraphernalia, including the helicopter featured on the cover of their "Arrival" album, a star-shaped guitar and dozens of glitzy ...

A felted gadget cozy can be embroidered at an event for moms on May 10. CONTRIBUTED

2 events: kids can make art; moms can get crafty

Interactive Arts Festival Your kids can explore their own creativity Saturday while listening to live hip-hop, go on a scavenger hunt and take art home with them. Sound fun? Art on the Playground features a dozen hands-on art activities, plus a large-scale collaborative work that participants can embellish with their ...

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1) Free Comic Book Day Comic books still wield plenty of power in Hollywood, but there are still a lot of people not hip to the original source material inspiring blockbuster film franchises such as “The Avengers” and “Batman” and television programs such as AMC’s “The Walking Dead” and the ...

Summer Camp Guide

BUTLER COUNTYCamp Pathways Helps Grieving ChildrenChildren who have lost a loved one have an opportunity to experience support, sharing and learning about grief through a program for children ages 7 to 17 presented by Pathways of Hope, the grief counseling service of Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties. Advance registration ...

Jody Sowald with the head of a 50 foot Chinese dragon for the parade at the opening of the the 39th annual A World A’Fair held Saturday at the Dayton Convention Center Contributed Photo by Charles Caperton

May event calendar

This calendar is compiled by contributing writer Don Thrasher. This feature is published on the last Friday of each month. Event organizers are welcome to email event information (for possible inclusion in the next month’s Active Dayton monthly calendar) to donaldthrasher8@aol.com. Emails should include a publishable phone number or website ...

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