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Happenings at Hayner
Explore Hayner's travel club, film series, poetry mosaic, and special events. Sometimes events have fees and sometimes events require registration.
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Troy-Hayner Cultural Center’s photography competition, Through Our Eyes 2025, is seeking entries. Photographers of all ages, including children, are encouraged to submit photographs. All submitted work must be original and current. Photographs and entry fees will be accepted April 18 and 19, 2025. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top entries in each category. Accepted entries will be exhibited at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center April 25 – May 18, 2025. Through Our Eyes 2025 is sponsored by The Friends of Hayner and the Miami County Visitors and Convention Bureau.
Poetry at Hayner: a mosaic of voices
Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 6:30 pm
Juneteenth Opening Celebrations at Hayner
Friday, June 20 at 6:00 pm
IDEA Troy and the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center Present Juneteenth Celebrations
Troy, Ohio celebrates its fifth Juneteenth celebration this year on Saturday, June 21 at McKaig Race Park beginning at 3:30 pm. A special opening event will be held the night before at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center on Friday, June 20. Doors open at 6:00 pm.
One of the special features of the event on Saturday is a Juneteenth Walk through town to McKaig Race Park. If you would like to be part of the walk meet at First Place Christian Center at 16 W. Franklin Street at 2:45 pm on Saturday, June 21. At 3:00 pm the walk will proceed to the McKaig Race Park. The Saturday celebrations begin at 3:30 and feature games, food, entertainment and featured speakers.
On Friday, the Hayner Center will host the opening party with a very special concert, hors d’oeuvres and a children’s art exhibit. The concert will feature the Deron Bell Band with the “History of Gospel Music.” Deron believes that gospel music played a very important role in the history of many genres of music. “All good things come from gospel music,” he says. “So many things came out or those gospel traditions. Talking about gospel music and playing gospel music is one of my favorite things in the world to do. There is a rich and powerful history here and it is important to understand these connections.”
Deron Bell is the drummer at Second Baptist Church in Springfield, Ohio and is the Music Director for the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company. Since 2009 he has assisted in coordinating musicians and community choir members for the inspirational production "In The Spirit Of." Bell is a well-known music-maker in Dayton and has been recognized both regionally and nationally. Throughout his long career he has performed with Boney James, Walter Beasley, Peabo Bryson, James Brown, The Manhattans, ZAPP, Shirley Murdock, Pamela Wilson and Bootsy Collins just to scratch the surface. He has performed with the Dayton Philharmonic and pre-show entertainment for the Blue Man Group and the Lion King at the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center and for Naturally 7 and the Magic of Motown at the Arbogast Performing Arts Center in Troy, OH.
The Juneteenth Opening concert will be at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center on Friday, June 20. Doors will open at 6:00 pm for a special art exhibition by Troy City School students called, “Before, During, After…Historical Influence of African and African American music on United States history.” It will be curated by the outstanding art instructors at the Troy City Schools. The concert will start at 7:00 pm. No reservations or tickets are necessary. The Troy-Hayner Cultural Center is proudly supported by the citizens of the Troy City School District through a local tax levy and generous gifts to the Friends of Hayner. For more information regarding these free events and to receive a complete listing of Hayner Events, please call 937-339-0457 or visit our website at www.TroyHayner.org for complete details.
Troy, Ohio celebrates its fifth Juneteenth celebration this year on Saturday, June 21 at McKaig Race Park beginning at 3:30 pm. A special opening event will be held the night before at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center on Friday, June 20. Doors open at 6:00 pm.
One of the special features of the event on Saturday is a Juneteenth Walk through town to McKaig Race Park. If you would like to be part of the walk meet at First Place Christian Center at 16 W. Franklin Street at 2:45 pm on Saturday, June 21. At 3:00 pm the walk will proceed to the McKaig Race Park. The Saturday celebrations begin at 3:30 and feature games, food, entertainment and featured speakers.
On Friday, the Hayner Center will host the opening party with a very special concert, hors d’oeuvres and a children’s art exhibit. The concert will feature the Deron Bell Band with the “History of Gospel Music.” Deron believes that gospel music played a very important role in the history of many genres of music. “All good things come from gospel music,” he says. “So many things came out or those gospel traditions. Talking about gospel music and playing gospel music is one of my favorite things in the world to do. There is a rich and powerful history here and it is important to understand these connections.”
Deron Bell is the drummer at Second Baptist Church in Springfield, Ohio and is the Music Director for the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company. Since 2009 he has assisted in coordinating musicians and community choir members for the inspirational production "In The Spirit Of." Bell is a well-known music-maker in Dayton and has been recognized both regionally and nationally. Throughout his long career he has performed with Boney James, Walter Beasley, Peabo Bryson, James Brown, The Manhattans, ZAPP, Shirley Murdock, Pamela Wilson and Bootsy Collins just to scratch the surface. He has performed with the Dayton Philharmonic and pre-show entertainment for the Blue Man Group and the Lion King at the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center and for Naturally 7 and the Magic of Motown at the Arbogast Performing Arts Center in Troy, OH.
The Juneteenth Opening concert will be at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center on Friday, June 20. Doors will open at 6:00 pm for a special art exhibition by Troy City School students called, “Before, During, After…Historical Influence of African and African American music on United States history.” It will be curated by the outstanding art instructors at the Troy City Schools. The concert will start at 7:00 pm. No reservations or tickets are necessary. The Troy-Hayner Cultural Center is proudly supported by the citizens of the Troy City School District through a local tax levy and generous gifts to the Friends of Hayner. For more information regarding these free events and to receive a complete listing of Hayner Events, please call 937-339-0457 or visit our website at www.TroyHayner.org for complete details.
