CO-OP FEST at Yellow Cab Tavern will be a celebration of all things worker-owned in Dayton

“Co-ops create good jobs and root needed businesses in our community,” says Lela Klein, founder and director of Co-op Dayton, which recently shortened its name (from Greater Dayton Union Co-op Initiative). “Gem City Market is just one of several initiatives that we’re working on at Co-op Dayton. There are many ways that co-ops can strengthen our local economy and meet our needs as workers and neighbors.”

Co-op Dayton is the incubator organization for the Gem City Market.

CO-OP Fest starts at 5 p.m. with great food from local food trucks, live music, presentations from CO-OP Fest’s main sponsoring cooperative, Wright-Patt Credit Union, and other partners, plus a tap takeover by Fifth Street Brewpub, Dayton’s own co-op brewery, according to a press release. The evening continues into the night with a benefit concert, starting at 9 p.m. and featuring live music from the Dayton Salsa Project, Lord Kimbo and Frequency, plus poetry and spoken word performers.

Entry to the Food Truck Rally is FREE with a $5 suggested donation. Entry to the benefit concert is $10 in advance or $15 at the doors. Advanced tickets are available at eventbrite.com.

WHAT: CO-OP FEST

WHEN: 5 p.m.- 12:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 19

WHERE: The Yellow Cab Tavern, 700 E. 4th St., Dayton

INFO: Facebook