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Upcoming Concerts

Friday, June 20 at 5:30 pm - Concert at 6:30 pm
Juneteenth Opening Party at Richards Chapel
      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 Richards Chapel on Friday, June 20. Doors open at 5:30 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 include games, food, entertainment and featured speakers.
      On Friday, a special concert will be held at Richards Chapel located at 831 McKaig Ave. in Troy, Ohio. 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 of 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 Richards Chapel at 831 McKaig Ave. on Friday, June 20. Doors will open at 5:30 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 6:30 pm. No reservations or tickets are necessary. This special concert is in collaboration with IDEA Troy, Richards Chapel and The Troy-Hayner Cultural Center.

Fridays on Prouty
with the Cincinnati Transit Authority
Friday, June 27, 2025 at 7:30 pm

The CTA is an eight-piece band paying tribute to the great horn driven sound of Chicago Transit Authority. Originating in Cincinnati, Ohio, the band consists of some of the area's best rock, jazz, and blues musicians. The group takes great pride in performing spot-on renditions of iconic Chicago tunes. The band's replication and dedication to the music make CTA one of the top Chicago tribute bands performing now.   

Expect to hear all the great hits including “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?”, “Make Me Smile”, “Beginnings”,  “Hard Habit To Break”, “Questions 67 & 68”, “Saturday In The Park”, “25 or 6 to 4”, “We Can Stop The Hurtin'”, “Introduction”, “Wake up Sunshine”, and many more. 
Rick Auhagen does the lead vocals, Michael Oakley is on guitar, Adam Wheeler is on drums, bass guitar is Adam Scovanner, keys are Larry Feldner, Zach Grainger plays trombone, Erich Lechliter the trumpet and Dwayne Irvin plays saxophone and flute.

Concerts are free to the public thanks to a generous grant from the Troy Foundation and the citizens of Troy. Come early and enjoy one of Troy’s downtown restaurants. To learn more about downtown Troy, Ohio visit the Miami County Visitors Bureau at: homegrowngreat.com/dine/troy . Join us in the center of lovely downtown Troy, Ohio at Prouty Plaza. Bring a lawn chair and your best friend. For more information on Hayner music programs visit: www.troyhayner.org/music.

Fridays on Prouty
with The Shady Pine
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 7:30 pm

The Lucky Lemonade Concert Series will feature a contemporary bluegrass band called The Shady Pine, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 7:30 pm. This exceptional five-piece band features tight musicianship and skillful string work.  Max Nunery plays the guitar, Rob Spahr the upright bass, Jason Clemons plays mandolin and Kevin Crestos the banjo. With these instruments they will take you through the classics of bluegrass and folk right on through their own contemporary compositions.
 
The Lucky Lemonade Concert series happens on Tuesdays in July at 7:30 pm. Concerts take place in the stone courtyard behind the Hayner and feature current, regional, original music and includes a fresh-made lemonade reception afterward.
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. 

Fridays on Prouty
with Nasty Bingo
Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 7:30 pm

Nasty Bingo will feature Matt Byanski leading the distinctive vocals, Red Baumgardner on banjo, Ron White on bass, Casey Ott on guitar, Philip Bradley-Hutchinson on trumpet and Michael Bisig on sax. The group had to invent a new genre to help us understand their funkiness and unhinged creativity. They call themselves funkadelic! In their own words:
“ Nasty Bingo's sound fuses funk, rock, blues, pop, folk, gospel and a bunch of other stuff to create a very unique and accessible sound…blending all of the above with improvised portions and pop hooks that you will instantly fall in love with... ” (and by the way, we did!)

The Lucky Lemonade Concert series happens on Tuesdays in July at 7:30 pm. Concerts take place in the stone courtyard behind the Hayner and feature current, regional, original music and includes a fresh-made lemonade reception afterward.
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.

Fridays on Prouty
with the Dayton Salsa Project
Friday, July 18, 2025 at 7:30 pm

Fridays on Prouty will be hosting a great big happy salsa band called Dayton Salsa Project on Friday, July 18, 2025 at 7:30 pm. This band has trumpet, trombone, 2 saxophones, timbales, bongos, congas and keys. The Dayton Salsa Project sees their mission as using music to help break down barriers and “…to promote inclusion by showcasing how musicians from diverse traditions and cultural backgrounds can come together in one accord,” says Daryll Rosa, the band’s lead vocalist. “We are Dayton's community salsa band, we represent Hispanic heritage which we want to share with everyone... We are here to share the music and dancing …and the rich history of salsa…

Concerts are free to the public thanks to a generous grant from the Troy Foundation and the citizens of Troy. Come early and enjoy one of Troy’s downtown restaurants. To learn more about downtown Troy, Ohio visit the Miami County Visitors Bureau at: homegrowngreat.com/dine/troy . Join us in the center of lovely downtown Troy, Ohio at Prouty Plaza. Bring a lawn chair and your best friend. For more information on Hayner music programs visit: www.troyhayner.org/music.

Fridays on Prouty
with Bear The Moon
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 7:30 pm

The Hayner will host an indie band for its third Lucky Lemonade concert on July 22, 2025 at 7:30 pm. Bear the Moon is made up of four good friends that have been vibing together since 2022. Alex Karshner is a guitarist and the lead vocalist, Justin Ghamandi will also play guitar, Lawrence Cobb is on bass and Travis Gray will play the drums. Their harmonies are smooth and blended with an understanding and intuition of where each member is coming from. Their Indie sound is gentle and mature. All their original pieces have an engaging pop element that makes them very accessible.
 
The Lucky Lemonade Concert series happens on Tuesdays in July at 7:30 pm. Concerts take place in the stone courtyard behind the Hayner and feature current, regional, original music and includes a fresh-made-lemonade reception afterward.
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. 

Fridays on Prouty
with Moment's Notice and "A Celebration of America's 250th"
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 7:30 pm
Moment's Notice is a five-piece band featuring the fabulous vocals of Felita LaRock. Felita was a lead vocalist for the US Airforce Band of Flight for over twenty years. All the band members have had respectable careers with the Airforce Band of Flight, which can be credited with the precision and skill of these performers. Moment’s Notice will be bringing a very special America 250 concert to the Hayner Courtyard celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Join us for “A Celebration of America’s 250th” with this powerful and engaging band.
 
You can join this concert at the Hayner on Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 7:30 pm. The concert is free and no reservations are required. The Lucky Lemonade Concerts take place in the stone courtyard behind the Hayner and feature a fresh-made-lemonade reception afterward.

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. 

Fridays on Prouty
with Noah Wotherspoon
Friday, August 1, 2025 at 7:30 pm

Back by popular demand, The Noah Wotherspoon Band will include Noah Wotherspoon, guitar; Tom Rastikis, bass; Brian Aylor, drums; Da’Rosa Richardson, keyboards; Danny Manning, alto sax; Eric Wurzelbacher, tenor sax and Charlie Ferrara on trumpet.

Noah Wotherspoon is an exceptional guitarist who revealed talents by the age of 11. As a young teenager he had his own band called Noah and the Stratocats, who won a spot on the prestigious Chicago Blues Fest stage when he was just 16. The Stratocats played the Chicago Blues Fest for the next eight years. In 2015 Noah received the Albert King award for Best Guitarist at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee. Wotherspoon started as a kid from Dayton, Ohio who had an affinity for the guitar, but he soon found himself touring America and performing at the world’s Blues Festivals. He has toured Eastern Europe many times and was the headliner at the Reykjavik Blues Festival in Iceland and the Salva Jazz & Blues Festival in Salvatierry, Mexico.

Wotherspoon has followed and experimented with a variety of genres in his 20+ year career. It is blues rock that has ultimately captivated him. “Every note Wotherspoon plays demonstrates his command of the blues musical style. His guitar solos are dripping with unadulterated emotion, capturing listeners, and transporting them to the heart of the blues. Wotherspoon's love for the genre is evident in every performance, whether he is singing gritted, fervent lyrics or creating beautiful guitar melodies,” says Viberate Music.

Concerts are free to the public thanks to a generous grant from the Troy Foundation and the citizens of Troy. Come early and enjoy one of Troy’s downtown restaurants. To learn more about downtown Troy, Ohio visit the Miami County Visitors Bureau at: homegrowngreat.com/dine/troy . Join us in the center of lovely downtown Troy, Ohio at Prouty Plaza. Bring a lawn chair and your best friend. For more information on Hayner music programs visit: www.troyhayner.org/music.

Fridays on Prouty
with the Michelle Robinson Band and "America the Beautiful"
Friday, August 8, 2025 at 7:30 pm
On August 8, 2025 country artist Michelle Robinson will perform for the Fridays on Prouty Concert series in downtown Troy, Ohio at 7:30 pm. She is a Nashville Recording Artist and Cincinnati, Ohio native. She has been singing and playing music for as long as she can remember. Michelle is a Josie Award WINNER for Female Modern Country Artist of the Year (2023) and was nominated for Cincinnati’s Country Entertainer of the year (2019). The Michelle Robinson Band has opened for a number of national acts including Scotty McCreery, Maddie & Tae, Colt Ford, Uncle Kracker, Loretta Lynn, JoDee Messina and Kentucky Headhunters.
 
The August 8 concert is part of Troy, Ohio’s America 250 celebrations. It will be one that is close to Michelle’s heart. “We are honored to be part of the America 250 celebrations and are so proud to sing about the things we love about this great country.”
 
Concerts are free to the public thanks to a generous grant from the Troy Foundation and the citizens of Troy. Come early and enjoy one of Troy’s downtown restaurants. To learn more about downtown Troy, Ohio visit the Miami County Visitors Bureau at: homegrowngreat.com/dine/troy. Join us in the center of lovely downtown Troy, Ohio at Prouty Plaza. Bring a lawn chair and your best friend. For more information on the Fridays on Prouty concert series visit: troyhayner.org/fridays-on-prouty.
The Cardinal Cabaret is the love project of Greenville singer/songwriter Shannon Clark. Clark began the Cardinal Cabaret concept in Greenville, Ohio in 2018 as a way of showcasing and supporting the talents of our regional musicians. “There are just so many talented musicians around here. These folks are creating the next generation in the sound of rock, pop and country music, he says.”
Hayner’s second Cardinal Cabaret event will take place on August 28, 2025 at 6:30 pm. Shannon will also take the stage that night. He has a line-up of five other artists including his pal from Greenville, Joe Howard and Troy singer/songwriter James Swartz. Also in the line-up are three Northern Kentucky artists who have something to say.  
Daniel Cain’s songs mirror his Appalachian roots and values. He blends outlaw country, grassy folk and roots-rock for his unique sound. Lance Rogers sings his soul with what he calls the blending of “hometown flavor with creative mysticism.” John Thomas Moore is a young, 22-year-old singer who found his start singing in church. His Americana-rock-and-roll has been described as, “Waylon Jennings in a Buddy Holly body.”
There will be no cover charge and no reservations for this event. This event and all Hayner events are possible due to the generosity of the citizens of Troy and The Friends of the 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. Learn more about Shannon Clark at his website.