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Link to this release: February First Friday
A Variety of Activities Featured During the February First Friday
Shop for Valentine’s Day gifts, check out arts demonstrations and talks, hear live music,
bicycle through downtown, sample wines and beers, and much more.
Dayton, Jan. 27, 2010 – The next free First Friday art hop will be held from 5 to 10 p.m. Feb. 5 at these locations:
• Cachet G!, 133 E. Third St.;
• Cannery Art and Design Center, 434 E. Third St.;
• Color of Energy, 16 Brown St.;
• c{space, 20 N. Jefferson St.;
• Dayton Visual Arts Center, 118 N. Jefferson St.;
• Gallery 510 Fine Art, 510 E. Fifth St.;
• H. David Clay Studio, 33 S. St. Clair St.;
• K12 Gallery for Young People, 510 E. Third St.;
• Link Gallery, 519 E. Fifth St.;
• Missing Peace Art Space, 234 S. Dutoit St.;
• National City 2nd Street Market, 600 E. Second St.;
• The Ohio Coffee Co., 46 W. Fifth St.;
• ReCreate, 438 E. Fifth St.; and
• Sandra’s Art Emporium, 27 S. St. Clair St.
The urban street cycling event Courteous Mass returns to First Friday, hosting a 45-minute ride through downtown and
surrounding neighborhoods. The group meets at Don Crawford Plaza in front of Fifth Third Field, on the corner of
Patterson Boulevard and Monument Avenue, at 5 p.m. The ride begins at 5:30 p.m.
Joining First Friday in February is ReCreate, the newest addition to the Oregon Arts District. The store specializes in
restored, refurbished and vintage guitars and other instruments; refurbished furniture; paintings; and more.
Also in the Oregon Arts District, Gallery 510 Fine Art will host an exhibit featuring figure drawings by Will South, wood
sculptures by Marvin Olinsky and acrylic paintings by Nancy Hatton.
Color of Energy will host the opening reception for “Define,” the first juried show at the gallery. The exhibit features
work that reflects the identities of and defines participating artists, who are of all ages and experience levels working in
a variety of mediums. Judith Huacuja, an art history professor at the University of Dayton, served as juror for “Define.”
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Also returning to First Friday is the National City 2nd Street Market, which will host a special wine and cheese party
from 3 to 8 p.m. The Wine Gallery will sell samples and Spice Rack and Bulk Foods, as well as Blue Jacket Dairy, will offer
a variety of cheeses. In addition, John Graham Pottery and H&M Gallery will present arts demonstrations, and Michael
and Sandy Bashaw will provide musical entertainment.
Open from 5 to 8 p.m., the Dayton Visual Arts Center (DVAC) will host the new exhibitions “Migration (Journey)
Pilgrimage: Eduardo de Soignie” and “Something This Way Comes,” featuring Michael Bashaw and Jeff Regensburger.
Also, visitors can take part in this year’s REACH Across Dayton community art project, led by Juan-Si González. Call 937224-3822 for more information.
During First Friday, Cachet G! will host the exhibit “Afro Centric” featuring original paintings and reproduction prints of
Clifford Darrett’s work, which reflects the influence of rhythm, culture and dance on the African diaspora. Sandra’s Art
Emporium will feature new handmade Valentine’s jewelry and hold a special raffle for a piece of owner Sandra SalyerMiller’s jewelry. H. David Clay Studio will feature a variety of functional and decorative stoneware pottery, as well as
raku, made by proprietor H. David Kirchner on the premises. Good English, Brandon Hawk and Joey Marlow will perform
at c{space, which also will host a potluck dinner. The Ohio Coffee Co. will host live music performances.
The Cannery Art and Design Center (CADC) will present its fourth anniversary celebration, featuring artist
demonstrations and talks, a “bier tasting” of six international craft beers by Dave Boston of Boston’s Bistro and Pub, and
performances by the Stivers Cello Trio, comprised of students Sara Bechtel, Jonathan Lynn and Paige Stoermer. Call 937313-9883 for more information.
K12 Gallery for Young People will present an opening reception for the artwork of local painter Rebecca Sexton, who
will be on hand to talk about her work, in the high school studio. Artwork by students at St. Luke Elementary in
Beavercreek will be on display in K12’s elementary studio.
In addition, all the restaurants, retail shops, bars and clubs, Neon Movies, Wiley’s Comedy Club, Urban Krag Climbing
Center, and other establishments throughout downtown will be open. The Downtown Dayton Partnership’s Web site
has a complete list of downtown’s arts and cultural amenities, as well as a dining guide, parking map and much more.
From 5 to 11 p.m. in Greater Downtown, the Missing Peace Art Space will host a kick off for three peace-related
initiatives: The launch of International Cities of Peace, a global organization headquartered in Dayton, with a full-color,
large-format exhibit; the acquisition of Artenade, an international art consortium that’s moving its headquarters to
Dayton; and the opening reception for an art exhibit of work by California artist Mary Perry Stone, a former sculptor
during the Great Depression-era Works Progress Administration projects. Call Fred Arment at 937-708-1335 for more
information.
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