• Dayton Visual Arts Center, 118 N Jefferson St.: Join DVAC on First Friday for an opening reception for The Cline Show: DVAC's Annual Art & Design Student Invitational. Come view the best student work happening right now from Sinclair, UD, WSU and more. Opening reception is from 5-8 p.m. Call 937-224-3822.
• The Front Street Building Co., 1001 E. Second St.: It's time for another 1st Fridays at Front Street. This event features over two dozen art studios and artists all in one location, including painters, sculptors, glass makers, jewelry makers, with a few new things happening there at Front Street. Call 937-331-9061.
• Front Street Experience, 16 Brown St.: In addition to the action going on at the Front Street galleries, don't forget to check out the new satellite location, conveniently located in the Oregon District, co-located with Spice Paradise, across the street from Thai 9. This month's featured artists are from the Dayton Art Collective.
• Jay's Seafood, 225 E. Sixth St.: Enjoy a new art gallery installation by local artists Christy Jennewein and John Landsiedel. Join in the wine tasting and take advantage of specially priced featured wines. Call for prices, hours, reservations, and other information: 937-222-2892.
• K12 Gallery & TEJAS, 341 S. Jefferson St.: Opening night for Hyper-Realism & The Figure in Art featuring work by James Pate and Dirk Dzimirsky from 6-9 p.m. Call 937-461-5149.
• Wells and Co. Custom Tattoo, 110 E. Third St.: Wells & Company' inaugural First Friday in February was a massive success. So they are doing it again! This time around they'll be celebrating the opening of "Masks, Myths and Misc.", an art show featuring the intense and amazing paintings by renowned illustrator and fine artist W. Ralph Walters from Columbus. They will also have a kinetic and raucous soundtrack for the evening provided by Dayton's favorite lucha rockers TEAM VOID and Mitch Mitchell's THE TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE! Of course there will be food, drink and merriment as well as a whole bunch of free tattoo gift certificates. Begins at 7 p.m. Call 937-286-3127.
MUSIC
• Blind Bob's, 430 E. Fifth St.: Featuring happy hour from 4 to 8 p.m., $2.50 well drinks. Live music by Bribing Senators, The New Old Fashioned, Lovely. Call 937-938-6405.
• De'Lish Café, 139 N. Main St.: Featuring Friday Nights Unplugged with live soul, jazz and R&B music from 9-11 p.m. with no cover charge, plus $5 drink specials all night. Call 937-461-2233.
• Dublin Pub, 300 Wayne Ave.: Featuring Irish First Fridays, with a happy hour, a performance by the Miami Valley Pipe and Drum group starting around 7 p.m., and live music by Dulahan starting at 9 p.m. Call 937-224-7822.
• Gilly's, 132 S. Jefferson St.: Old Skool Groove Night from 8 p.m. to midnight, $5 admission charge. Call 937-228-8414.
• Trolley Stop, 530 E. Fifth St.: $5 food specials from 4-7 p.m. Live music by Blind Karma starting at 9:30 p.m. Call 937-461-1101.
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ENTERTAINMENT
• The Black Box Improv Theater, 518 E. Third St.: Womit 2.0 takes that stage every Friday night from 8-9 p.m. The show format may change but the performers do not! They may interview an audience member, discuss personal stories, or simply take a one-word suggestion to create an hour of fun. BYOB. Call for ticket prices and availability: 937-369-0747.
• Courteous Mass Dayton, Don Crawford Plaza, 220 N. Patterson Blvd.: Bring a bike every First Friday for a relaxed-pace group ride, starting at 6:30 p.m. All riding levels welcome.
• Dayton Chess Club, 18 W. Fifth St.: Dayton Chess Club hosts a Quick tournament for U.S. Chess Federation members. Games are perfect for club chess players and those experienced with online chess games who would like to test their skill over the board. The club opens at 6:30 p.m. and registration ends at 7:25 p.m. The first of four games begins at 7:30. For more details, call 461-6283.
• Nucleus CoShare, 411 W. Fifth St.: People everywhere are discovering the power of co-working. Nucleus CoShare understands that privacy, personal space, cost, and productivity can be a concern for those interested in the idea, which is why the public is invited to their FREE workday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.! Call 937-259-4686.
• The Schuster Center, 1 W. Second St.: See PINK MARTINI at the Mead Theatre. Drawing inspiration from music from all over the world -- crossing genres of classical, jazz and old-fashioned pop -- PINK MARTINI features a dozen musicians and performs sold-out performances across the globe, including Los Angeles Philharmonic's Walt Disney Concert Hall, Carnegie Hall, Montreal Jazz Festival, and Paris' legendary L'Olympia Theatre. Call 937-228-3630 for tickets and availability.
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• Soccer Shots,39 S. St. Clair St.: Have you been wondering what Soccer Shots is all about? Join Soccer Shots on First Friday for free trial sessions and learn all about the Soccer Shots program and their upcoming spring season. They will have lots of food, prizes and giveaways. Register for free here.
• Wiley's Comedy Joint, 101 Pine St.: Wiley's Comedy Joint has a special event with comedian Todd Yohn. Todd is a national touring comedian with a non-stop, high energy show blending standup and improv and music! He has several great original comedy tunes like "Daddy Please Don't Go," "The Feminine Hygiene Song," and "Orange Barrels." Previously a contributor to the nationally syndicated Bob & Tom Show. Tom Griswald said that "Todd Yohn is, by far, the funniest live comedian show anyone will see." Show starts at 8pm. Tickets are available at WileysComedy.com for $10 in advance and $15 at the door.
FOOD AND DRINK
• Deaf Monty's Wine, 22 Brown St.: $2-$3 tastings of select wines. Call 225-9463.
• De'Lish Café, 139 N. Main St.: Friday Nights Unplugged features live music plus $5 food and drinks specials and $4 wines. Call 461-2233.
• Fifth Street Brewpub, 1600 E. Fifth St.: Pub grub specials from 4-5 p.m. and happy hour ($1 off all draft beer) from 4-6 p.m. Call 443-0919
• Spaghetti Warehouse, 36 W. Fifth St.: Enjoy happy hour from 3:30-6pm. and an all-day drink special featuring Bellinis for $5. Call 461-3913.
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SHOPPING
• Agnes & Orson, 514 E. Third St.: This gift shop is celebrating its recent relocation to The Cannery building with a grand opening celebration in conjunction with First Friday. The featured gallery artist, Tony Bunch, will be at the reception from 6-8 p.m., and the festivities will include light refreshments for guests. Call 640-1500.
• Epic Life Fitness: 118 N. Jefferson St.: Patrons can stop by between 4-8 p.m. to schedule a free assessment and receive 20% off their first package with the purchase of four sessions or more. Call 371-8258.
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