Summer is returning to Dayton (this weekend only)

Beat the winter blahs with a Mid-Winter Beach Party complete with summer-inspired cocktails at Yellow Cab Tavern on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018. CONTRIBUTED

Beat the winter blahs with a Mid-Winter Beach Party complete with summer-inspired cocktails at Yellow Cab Tavern on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018. CONTRIBUTED

One way to beat the winter blahs is by channeling summer.

The Yellow Cab Tavern in Dayton will host a Mid-Winter Beach Party on Friday, Jan. 26.

The event will feature tiki drinks, a food truck, limbo contest, tropical music, and a projected video on the wall of a sunny beach all night long.

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“It’s been a cold and snowy winter,” David Obenour, event promoter said. “The Beach Party is all about pulling out the Hawaiian shirt from the closet, getting together with friends and forgetting that it’s maybe single-digits outside.”

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The Yellow Cab Tavern will throw a Mid-Winter Beach Party on Friday, January 26. The event features tiki drinks, a food truck, limbo contest, tropical music, and a projected video on the wall of a sunny beach all night long. CONTRIBUTED

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BEACH PARTY FOR A CAUSE 

The Beach Party also serves as a clothing drive for Dayton's local refugee community.

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Working with Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley and Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley, attendees are encouraged to bring donations of clothing (winter or summer) to the party, which Goodwill will turn into vouchers for winter clothing for families relocated to Dayton.

“Ohio winters, particularly this one, can be brutal even if you’ve lived here your whole life,” Obenour said. “Many of those relocated here to Dayton have never even seen snow, so getting them appropriate clothing is crucial.”

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The Yellow Cab Tavern will throw a Mid-Winter Beach Party on Friday, January 26. The event features tiki drinks, a food truck, limbo contest, tropical music, and a projected video on the wall of a sunny beach all night long. CONTRIBUTED

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WANT TO GO?

What: Yellow Cab Mid-Winter Beach Party & Refugee Community Clothing Drive

When: Friday, Jan. 26, starting at 6 p.m.

Where: The Yellow Cab Tavern, 700 E. 4th St. in Dayton - near the Oregon District.

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