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Comedian Mike Epps will bring his Real Deal tour to the Schuster Center in Dayton on Oct. 24. Epps has had acting roles in the movies "Next Friday," its sequel, "Friday After Next," the "Hangover" franchise, "Roll Bounce," the "Resident Evil" franchise, "How High" and others. Tickets go on sale June 26 at 10 a.m. Tickets will be available at Ticket Center Stage, located in the Wintergarden of the Schuster Center, by calling 937-228-3630, toll-free 888-228-3630 or online at www.ticketcenterstage.com.
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Bogart’s
2621 Vine St., Cincinnati
www.bogarts.com, 513-872-8801
Recently announced: Sleater-Kinney, Dec. 6
Upcoming: Against Me!, June 27; Awolnation, July 1; Raekwon and Ghostface Killah, July 15
Fraze Pavilion
695 Lincoln Park Blvd., Kettering
www.fraze.com, 800-514-3849
Upcoming: The Menus, June 26; Montgomery Gentry, June 27; Boston, July 2; Kickin’ Chicken Wing Fest 2015, July 11; Huey Lewis and The News, July 12; VoicePlay with Eleventh Hour, July 13; Brian Culbertson and Mindi Abair, July 16
Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati
1000 Broadway St., Cincinnati
www.horseshoecincinnati.com, 513-252-0777
Upcoming: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, June 28; 311, July 10
Kings Island
6300 Kings Island Drive, Mason
www.visitkingsisland.com, www.spiritsongfest.com, 513-754-5700
Upcoming: Spirit Song Festival at Kings Island featuring Lecrae, Skillet, Newsboys, June 26-27
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
405 Neil Ave., Columbus
www.promowestlive.com, 614-461-LIVE (5483), ext. 101
Upcoming: Walk the Moon, June 26; Flogging Molly and Gogol Bordello, June 29; Jane’s Addiction, July 7; Legends of Hip Hop featuring Too short, Scarface, Juvenile, Project Pat, July 10
Lincoln Theater
771 E. Long St. Columbus
www.capa.com; 614-496-1045
Recently announced: Patty Griffin, Oct. 11
PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center
6295 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati
www.PNCPavilion.com, 513-232-6220
Upcoming: Tedeschi Trucks Band with Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, June 26; Jazz at Lincoln Center with Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, July 11
Riverbend Music Center
6295 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati
www.riverbend.org, 513-232-6220
Upcoming: Darius Rucker with Brett Eldredge, Brothers Osborne and A Thousand Horses, June 28; Fall Out Boy and Wiz Khalifa with Hoodie Allen, June 30; Train with the Fray and Matt Nathanson, July 2; Neil Young with Promise of the Real, July 13
Canceled: Nickelback, July 31
Rose Music Center at The Heights
6800 Executive Blvd., Huber Heights
www.rosemusiccenter.com, 513-232-6220
Upcoming: Tedeschi Trucks Band with Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, June 27; Melissa Etheridge and Blondie, July 1; Whitesnake, July 7; Casting Crowns with Dan Bremnes, July 11; Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis, July 12
Schuster Center
Second and Main streets, Dayton
www.ticketcenterstage.com, 937-228-3630
Recently announced: Mike Epps, Oct. 24
Taft Theatre
317 E. Fifth St., Cincinnati
tafttheatre.org, 513-721-8883
Recently announced: Colin Hay, Nov. 7
Upcoming: Punch Brothers with Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn, June 27; 4192 — An Evening With Pete Rose, July 11
Turner Pavilion in Veteran’s Park
250 Cliff Park Road, Springfield
www.springfieldartscouncil.org, (937) 324-2712
Upcoming: “Fiddler on the Roof,” June 26-27; 122nd Ohio Army National Guard Band, June 30; The General Guinness Band and Lone Raven, July 1; Fourth Avenue, July 2; Shout! The Legends of Motown, July 3; “Romeo and Juliet,” July 5
Woodward Theater
1404 Main St., Cincinnati
http://woodwardtheater.com
Upcoming: Heartless Bastards, June 26
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