Category Archives: Local Artists

Local Author and Artist Jeff Wilson

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Vandalia Sign shop owners Jeff and Patti Wilson started a Facebook page Ohio Legends featuring drawings about local history and trivia. The posts were a huge success and soon friends were sending in their own trivia and stories to use on the page.

Now there are over 300 drawings, facts, and stories about Ohio’s rich history. Many were contributed by friends, family, and readers. Jeff verifies the facts and creates the drawings for those contributions. Three books, titled Ohio Legends 1, Ohio Legends 2, and Ohio Legends 3 have been printed with these fascinating stories and facts.

We had the honor of meeting Jeff in 2019, when all three of us were published in Wright Library’s zine glide, which is an art and literary zine made up of poetry, short stories, essays, and art focusing on the Miami Valley. glide was published as both a hard copy and a digital copy. There were so many entries that an additional online zine, glide on was made available as well. We are sad to share that Jeff passed way in September of 2024, but he will always be an Ohio Legend to us. 

Come See Us at Sanctuary Dayton!

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We will be in the Oregon District tonight as part of the celebration of Sanctuary Dayton Second Anniversary Celebration. Sara will be selling her books and Bethany will be there with Basil & Poppy Designs selling shirts, stickers, and more.

Come see us!

Fall 2025 Events

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Downtown Miamisburg Chocolate Walk
499 Old Main Street, Miamisburg
September 18, 4-8pm

Beer Fest + Hot Diggity Dog Fest
The Greene
4452 Buckeye Lane, Beavercreek
September 20, 5-9pm

Vandalia Fall Festival
Vandalia Sports Complex
1111 Stonequarry Rd, Vandalia
October 11, 12-6pm

Caramel Apple Festival
Hobson Freedom Park
2910 Trebein Road, Fairborn
October 25, 12-7pm

August Events

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Englewood Art Festival
Centennial Park
321 Union Boulevard, Englewood
August 9, 10:30-6
August 10, 11-5

Art on the Commons
Fraze Pavilion, Kettering
August 10, 11am to 5pm

Dayton Porch Fest at St. Anne’s Hill Historic District
1432 East 5th Street, Dayton
August 16, 12:15 to 6:45

Geeky Garage Sale
Englewood MetroPark
4361 National Road, Vandalia
August 16, 10-2

Taco & Nacho Fest
Austin Landing
10400 Innovation Drive, Miamisburg
August 23, 3-10pm

Local Author – Marcia Treadway

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Marcia Treadway is a retired journalist and a grandmother who lives in Dayton, Ohio with her husband, Bob. Marcia has written hundreds of articles for a national newspaper and worked in communication for a local school district for over ten years. She used scientific methods in her transnormal research to provide insight into the natural and supernatural world.

Marica may not appear as the type to have pursued ghost-hunting, yet there she was in Bellbrook, doing just that. Marcia’s instincts as a reporter led her to investigate phenomena that had no earthly explanations. Her skepticism soon became fascination and she couldn’t discount other people’s stories after witnessing a few bizarre happenings firsthand.

Marcia’s book, Transcending the Heart: When God Brought Me the Ghosts (soon to be renamed Seeker: From Skeptic to Believer) will captivate anyone who suspects there’s something beyond the universe other than what we can see or touch.

Local Author – Betsy Hughes

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Oakwood resident Betsy Hughes moved to Dayton as a newlywed and became one of the founding faculty at the Miami Valley School, where she taught for 30 years. Betsy earned her Masters in English from UD and after retiring, returned to UD to moderate courses in literature, creative writing, and the arts for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Betsy has had a lifelong passion for poetry.

Betsy’s first book of sonnets, Breaking Weather was published by the National Federation of State Poetry Societies Press in 2014. Other published collections include Bird Notes, Forest Bathing, and The Lyric. Betsy’s book The Sixth Sense of Loss is dedicated to her husband of 56 years Jim Hughes, who died in 2020. This book includes sonnets and various other genres of formal poetry, including poems of grief.

Summer Events

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  • What’s Your Favorite Scary Movie? Art Show
    Includes Hearse Cruise-In, Vendors, and Food
    Secret Chamber of Oddities and Artwork
    17 W Main Street, Fairborn
    Friday June 13th, 3pm-5pm for the less energetic, 5pm-9pm, for those all in
  • Pickle Fest
    Austin Landing
    3700 Rigby Rd, Miamisburg
    June 21st, 3pm-10pm
  • Greene County Strawberry Fest
    Greene County Fairgrounds
    120 Fairground Rd, Xenia
    June 21st-22nd, 10am-5pm
  • The Great Dayton Food Truck Rally
    104 Front Street, Dayton
    July 11th, 5pm-9pm
    July 12th, 11am-8pm
  • Columbus Book Festival
    Columbus Metro Library
    96 Grant Ave, Columbus
    July 12th 10am-6pm
    July 13th 10am-5pm
  • Gem City Comic Con
    Marriott at UD
    1414 South Patterson Blvd, Dayton 45409
    July 19th & 20th 9am-4pm

Dayton TikTokers

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As you scroll through TikTok, you may be surprised to see some local people and places pop up. Here are some of our favorites:

Check out these businesses from Dayton with their own TikToks:

Dayton Area Book Crawl

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Celebrate National Independent Bookstore day with local bookstores! All stores listed will be open from 10am-6pm on April 26th for the event.Stores:

  • Jay and Mary’s Book Center
    1201 Experiment Farm Road
    Troy, OH 45373
  • Browse Awhile Books
    118 East Main Street
    Tipp City, OH 45371
  • Around About Books
    8 West Main Street
    Troy, Ohio 45373
  • New and Olde Pages
    856 Union Boulevard
    Englewood, OH 45322
  • The Cozy Booknook
    4720 South Dixie Avenue
    Moraine, OH 45439
  • Rabbit Hole Books
    29 West First Street
    Dayton, OH 45402
  • Star City Booksellers
    55 South Main Street
    Miamisburg, OH 45342

Start your journey at any location and pick up a passport. Get the passport stamped at each location and be entered to win prizes! Make sure to stop in at New & Olde Pages for author speed dating from 1 to 3 pm. Sit for 3 minutes with each author and let them pitch their book or series to you.

Local Author – Meredith Doench

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Author Meredith Doench has written many titles, including Forsaken Trust, Deadeye, and Whereabouts Unknown. Her book Crossed was published in August 2015 and was the runner-up for the 2015 IndieFab Awards in the Mystery Genre. It was also awarded the Nancy Dasher Award in 2017 from the College English Association.

Meredith holds a Bachelors in Special Education from Ball State, a Masters in English from University of Dayton, and a PhD from Texas Tech in English/Creative Writing. She lives in Dayton where she is a principal lecturer of creative writing, literature, and composition at UD. She is a member of the Golden Crown Literary Society, Sisters in Crime, and Mystery Writers of America. She also serves as a board member of Mystery Writers of American Midwest Region.