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Did you know... the Stillwater River, which joins the Great Miami just north of downtown Dayton, was the site of several early frontier conflicts between American settlers and Shawnee villages in the 1780s and 1790s - the river valley was contested territory for nearly two decades before the 1795 Treaty of Greenville opened the region to settlement.
Tonight’s Top Stories Around Dayton:
8,000 neighbors filled RiverScape and raised $200,000 on Saturday, Oct. 10.
Tsukicon closes part of Fifth Street for anime, food trucks and Idol Fest.
Warrick Farm hayrides run weekends in Miamisburg through Sunday, Oct. 25.
DAYTON DIGEST
🌙 Fifth Street Closes for a Moon Festival
Tsukicon runs at the Dayton Convention Center, 22 E. Fifth St., from Friday, Oct. 16 through Sunday, Oct. 18. Introduced by Destination Dayton and created by the team behind IZAKAYA and ISEKAIYA, it takes its name from Tsukimi, the Japanese moon viewing festival. Inside you will find an Artist Alley, a vendor marketplace, voice actors signing autographs, cosplay showcases, DJ sets and an Idol Fest, while Fifth Street between Main Street and South Jefferson Street closes for food trucks and Itasha car displays. Tickets start at $35 at tsukicon.net, and children 12 and under get in free with a parent or guardian.
📚 A Book Fair Where Every Kid Sees Themselves
The Black Child Book Fair Tour stops at the Dayton Metro Library’s Northwest Branch on Saturday, Oct. 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The traveling nonprofit tour brings books written by Black authors that depict Black children. The Library describes it as an effort to promote books on African American experiences and to support children’s educational, emotional, developmental and social needs. More details are at DaytonMetroLibrary.org.
🎃 Half an Hour, a Wagon and a Cow to Feed
Warrick Farm in Miamisburg is running its Fall Family Hayrides 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, with the last ride on Sunday, Oct. 25. Each ride lasts about a half hour and heads out to the animals in the field, where riders typically get to feed the cows from the wagon. Tickets are $9, and riders 2 years old and younger go free. Visiting the farm and barnyard costs nothing, including the petting zoo with Ricky the donkey, the giant corn box and a farm shop stocked with local crafts and jams, at 8055 South Union Road.
One Morning by the River, $200,000 Worth of Hope
Saturday morning, Oct. 10, RiverScape MetroPark belonged to the roughly 8,000 people who turned out for the annual American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. Among them were survivors, people living with breast cancer right now, and the families, friends and neighbors who came to walk beside them. By the end of the morning the crowd had raised an estimated $200,000, a total organizers said honors those who have died, supports those in treatment now and celebrates every survivor who made it to the starting line.
“We all know someone whose life has been touched by breast cancer,” said Megan Haggerty, senior manager of events for the American Cancer Society, who asked the community to help fund hope for people facing a diagnosis. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosis among women in America, and about one in eight will develop it in her lifetime, which is exactly what $200,000 from one Dayton morning is meant to change.
Read more — WDTN
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SOUND BITES
Your weekend guide to live music and karaoke across Dayton.
October 11, Sunday
Open Mic with Acoustic Junior
Moe Harrigan’s Tavern | 5:30PM-9:30PM
Jimmy Leach Jazztet
The Hidden Gem Music Club | 6:00 PM
TELEKINETIC YETI, IN HEAVEN, MOONTEMPLE
Cosmo Joe's Atomic Lounge | 7:00 PM
Fall Jazz Series - Organized Gentlemen
Wholly Grounds | 7:00 PM
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OTHER EVENTS
The best things happening in Dayton Sunday through Monday: festivals, markets, pop-ups, and more.
October 11, Sunday
Ghostbustin’ in the Burg, Operation P.K.E.
Downtown Miamisburg | 12:00PM-5:00PM
Ghostbustin’ in the Burg: Operation PKE
The Plaza Theatre, 33 South Main Street, Miamisburg | 12:00PM-5:00PM
Ohio Vintage Fest
Dayton Convention Center | 12:00PM-5:00PM
Comedy Open Mic
NextDoor Bar | 9:00 PM
October 12, Monday
Week 3: Montgomery County Community Blood Drive - Centerville Community
500 East Franklin Street, Centerville | 3:30PM-7:30PM
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The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra.
Founded in 1933, it performs at the Schuster Center and reaches hundreds of thousands of listeners through concerts and educational programs each season.
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