Willis 'Bing' Davis Ancestral Spirit Dance #259, 1999 Oil pastel on rag board Location: Kettering Government Center South One of Dayton’s most celebrated artists, Willis ‘Bing’ Davis knew that he wanted to be an artist as an elementary school student. Influenced by his community, Davis has striven to celebrate humanity and creativity through his own...
Mary Rogero RTA Bus Stops, 2007 Location: Throughout Kettering Dayton-based artist and architect, Mary Rogero served as a principal architect with Rogero Buckman Architects during the time in which the RTA Bus Stops were created. Rogero's background in both fine art sculpture and architectural design made her natural fit to design a series of bus...
Why play outdoors? It’s not a newsflash that kids LOVE to play, especially outdoors. What’s interesting is that free play isn’t all fun and games. Not engaging in enough free play with peers can have serious emotional and social repercussions for kids. Overall, kids who spend lots of time outside at play tend to grow...
April 17 – May 19, 2017 Reception Thursday, April 20, 6-8pm Cincinnati-based paper artist Emily Moores presented a site-specific installation called Cathedral. Regarding her work, Moores says, “I cut, fold, and roll to transform paper into dense textures or towering structures. By hand cutting each shape, the repetition within the forms is not identical. The slight variation adds a...
April 17 – May 19 , 2017 Painter Darren Haper, who lives and works in Dayton, exhibited a dynamic series of paintings in an exhibition titled Almost There. “I am interested in that time of life when innocence, freedom of ideas, and inspirations came naturally—a time before one knew what composition, line, texture, or color theory meant,” Haper says....
Happy National Water Safety Month! Are you headed out to a pool, lake or ocean this summer? Swimming, boating and fishing are some of summer’s most exciting activities. They can also be the most dangerous. Read on for tips to help yourself and your family stay safe in and around the water. Regardless of where...
Both iPhone and Android users can use our new playkettering app for: Facility hours Drop-in exercise schedules Virtual park locator and tour Digital membership card Ball field conditions Special events information Inclement weather facility closures Maps and directions to parks and facilities Visit your app store and download the FREE playkettering app today!
The Kettering Senior Show Choir is a volunteer program under the City of Kettering, Ohio, and sponsored by the Charles Lathrem Senior Center for the purpose of enriching the lives of its senior volunteers through singing four-part harmony Broadway Show or Christmas Music choral concerts to entertain independent, assisted living, and nursing care residents as...
If you already know how to swim you might take for granted the value of this skill. But for many people the idea of learning how to swim can be frightening and seemingly impossible. The importance of being able to swim can vary from lifesaving to recreational. Here are six reasons why everyone – no...
Rosewood Arts Centre’s fifth annual Art on the Playground was “definitely the best to date,” said Cultural Arts Program Supervisor, Andrew Dailey. Drawing a crowd of 450 art enthusiasts of all ages, the event featured 14 activity stations with projects like mask-making, pottery, fiber arts and origami. The first-ever Art on the Playground won second...
Eight-eight percent of the Kettering residents who answered the 2017 City of Kettering Community Survey said the Kettering Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department's biggest impact on the community is making it a desirable place to live. The survey, finished in spring 2017, was completed by 607 Kettering residents. "These types of surveys are critical to...
Summer Camps Information Hub Is your family ready for another amazing summer camps season? We are! The Summer Camps Information Hub is the place you will find links to all of the important forms and information that will make the transition to camps as smooth and safe as possible. Download the Summer Camp Parent Guide...
If you enjoy disc golf, you've no doubt noticed recent changes to the course in Indian Riffle (I.R.) Park and the grounds surrounding the Kettering Recreation Complex. Holes 6-9 are in the process of being redesigned and laid out due to the Prugh Woods Development. New baskets, as well as new tee pads and signs,...
We are proud that parks help our neighborhoods thrive and Kettering flourish as a community. They are Kettering’s inclusive “backyard”, providing life-long recreational opportunities for everyone. There are so many ways to learn, grow, play, engage and connect in our parks. We hope you take a moment to watch the videos below and hear from our residents, elected officials...
Heather Lea Reid, Intersubjective Indulgence March 6 - April 7, 2017 Reception Thursday, March 9, 6-8pm Painter Heather Lea Reid, who lives and works in Dayton, exhibited a series of works collectively titled Intersubjective Indulgence. Of her work, Reid says, “I start from drawings and ideas derived from everyday experiences. Instead of revealing a narrative...
Cynthia Gregory, The Poet's Desk March 6 – April 7, 2017 Reception Thursday, March 9, 6-8pm Kentucky-based artist Cynthia Gregory, whose studio work integrates drawing, sculpture, and furniture-making to illuminate themes of time, history, accumulation, and containment, exhibited a body of work titled The Poet’s Desk. "A significant source of inspiration fueling my work rests...
Indian Riffle Garden Plaza Project The Kettering Parks Division will begin construction on the Garden Plaza Shelter at Indian Riffle Park on July 29th, 2024. The shelter and other new amenities will be located adjacent to and in between the Charles Lathrem Senior Center and Adventure Reef Water Park. The walking paths within the park...
