When
Friday, May 20th – Saturday May 21st
Where
Yellow Cab Tavern
700 East 4th Street
Dayton, Ohio 45402
We’ve been attending Sideshow since 2016, and have missed it very much!
When
Friday, May 20th – Saturday May 21st
Where
Yellow Cab Tavern
700 East 4th Street
Dayton, Ohio 45402
We’ve been attending Sideshow since 2016, and have missed it very much!
Unfortunately, the event has been cancelled for the third year in a row. According to a statement on their website:
“Unfortunately, due to the uncertainties surrounding Covid-19 and its variants plus uncertainties surrounding the Convention Center’s new ownership and management, the festival board has decided to cancel the May 2022 festival and study revamping the festival, pretty much from scratch. We have formed a committee to study what our options might be and as any decisions are made they’ll be presented here.”
We hope to see the festival return in the future! Here are some pictures from past years.
Where:
Wright Memorial Public Library
1776 Far Hills Avenue
Oakwood, Ohio 45410
Whene:
Wednesday, May 11th
7pm-8pm
As always, Sara’s book is available to purchase online as well! You can get an autographed copy directly from Sara or from the sites listed on our Where to Buy page!
In 1975, Wartinger Park was named for John Wartinger, who served his community in several ways:
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Dayton historian, Charlotte Reeve Conover put it best in the her book The Story of Dayton:
“The boat party was the first to arrive. Rounding the curve in the river, where for so many years since then it has been flowing under the Dayton View Bridge, the pioneers perceived before their eyes the swift current of Mad River emptying itself into the main channel, just as it had been described, and saying to each other (so we may imagine), ‘Yes this must be the place,’ they tied the pirogue to a tree at the head of St, Clair Street and led by Mrs. Thompson, all clambered ashore.
At that moment, DAYTON came on the map!”
Robbins was born in New Jersey in 1760 and was a surveyor and farmer. He married Bathsheba Nutt (Aaron’s sister) in 1782. Throughout their marriage, they had a total of 12 children: