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Join Our Program Advisory CommitteeParks and Recreation

Explore Kettering PRCA as a PAC Member The Program Advisory Committee (PAC) is a focus group that engages members in a strategic and systematic review of our facilities, patrons services and programs. As an extension of the Kettering Park Board, PAC consists of 10 - 24 Kettering residents of all demographics. Those who serve on...

Glenna Goodacre, The Runner, 2017Parks and Recreation

Image courtesy of Mark Flatch Glenna Goodacre The Runner, installed 2007 Bronze Location: Lincoln Park Civic Commons The Runner is a bronze are from Glenna Goodacre’s series entitled Park Place and is from an edition of 16. Nationally recognized, Goodacre is most well-known for her representational bronze sculptures including the Women’s Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C. and the...

Beth Holyoke and Käthi Seidl, EGG, 2010Parks and Recreation

Image courtesy of Mark Flatch Beth Holyoke and Käthi Seidl EGG, 2010 Concrete, ceramic, glaze, glass Location: J.F. Kennedy Park, Kettering Beth Holyoke and Käthi Seidl worked with the community surrounding Kennedy Park in Kettering to design a larger-than-life egg, covered in hand-made mosaic tiles. Through a public meeting, Kennedy Park neighbors and Kettering residents...

8th annual Art Ed: An Art Educators' ExhibitionParks and Recreation

Art Ed: An Art Educators' Exhibition November 25 - December 27, 2019 Opening Reception: Saturday, December 7, from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. (during A Rosewood Holiday Arts Festival) Rosewood Gallery in Kettering, Ohio is pleased to announce the opening of Art Ed: An Art Educators’ Exhibition. The exhibition runs from November 25 through December 27, 2019....

Koeller, Jean, Paintings, 2013Parks and Recreation

Jean Koeller (Dayton, Ohio) Great Mulberry Tree, 2013 Fraze Park, 2013 Passing, 2013 Oil on canvas Location: CitySites Collection, Government Center North Building, Upper Level Jean Koeller is a remarkable Dayton-area painter whose numerous commissions, exhibitions, presence in private and public collections, artist awards and her commercial gallery representation has established her as a significant...

Economic Incentive Programs

The City of Kettering is committed to assisting current and potential businesses in growing in our community. The City works with a number of community economic development partners to employ a variety of programs to encourage economic growth, including: Kettering Incentive Program This program is a direct payment on an annual basis, for companies that...

Bike Kettering!Parks and Recreation

Kettering Makes Moves to be a More Cycling-Friendly City Have you thought about riding your bike outside for more exercise, enjoyment or transportation? The City of Kettering is teaming up with The Kettering Walk/Bike Committee to make Kettering a more easily accessible city for cyclists. The Kettering Walk/Bike Committee is comprised of local bike enthusiasts...

UnDesign the Redline

The UnDesign the Redline exhibit explores questions such as: Why are communities in Montgomery County often racially segregated? How did our neighborhoods form the way they did? How does this affect employment, education, policing health care and other aspects of life? UnDesign the Redline is an important, visually compelling interactive exhibit tracing the tangled roots...

Celebrate Trails in Kettering!

Cycle Kettering is partnering with the Rails to Trails Conservancy to celebrate the two regional trails that pass through Kettering - #19 Dayton Kettering Connector and #9 Iron Horse Trail on Saturday, April 27. Check in for the ride is at 9am. Cycling to the event is encouraged, but street parking is available along Hempstead...

Citizen & Living Tree ProgramsParks and Recreation

Citizen Tree Program To encourage the planting of quality street trees throughout Kettering, the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department will make available a limited number of trees to Kettering residents. These trees are offered on a first-come, first-served, shared-cost basis. The trees are available to Kettering residents, businesses, churches and others, but will be...

How do I qualify for the Financial Assistance Program?Parks and Recreation

Through the generous support of the Kettering Parks Foundation, financial assistance is available. Families can qualify for up to $400 to help remove financial barriers of participating in programs. Financial assistance qualifications can be found on the Financial Assistance program page. Awards are granted on a first-come, first-served basis and are determined on the basis...

Andrew F. Dailey, 'Drawn Through' and Mark T. Wiesener, 'An Orchestration of Movement'Parks and Recreation

Andrew F. Dailey, Drawn Through On view October 16 - November 17 Reception: Thursday, October 19, 6 - 8pm Created over the course of a year, Dayton artist Andrew F. Dailey’s nearly 60 graphite drawings reference elements of death, grief, loss, transformation and memory. This exhibition, titled Drawn Through, is dedicated to the life and memory of Gabriel...

Mark Flake, Monsters and CarsParks and Recreation

March 1 - May 17, 2020* *Please note that this exhibition has been extended through May 17. Rosewood Arts Centre, including Rosewood Gallery, is closed to the public until at least April 30 due to the COVID-19 outbreak. For more information on COVID-19 closure, please visit: https://www.playkettering.org/covid19/ The City of Kettering and Rosewood Gallery are pleased...

Land Lab ProgramParks and Recreation

Land Lab Program The Kettering Land Lab was started 20 years ago and some of its earliest visitors are now young adults! This program provides environmental education opportunities for children enrolled in the Kettering City School District. With the support of the schools, teachers coordinate and arrange visits to the parks through the staff at...

Combination PassParks and Recreation

This is the best of all worlds. Combination pass holders have unlimited access to both fitness centers, over 50 drop-in exercise classes each week, both walk/run tracks, open/lap swim at the main pool, water park admission, use of the spa (KRC, adults only) and open skating at Kettering Ice Arena. Resident Non-Resident Youth (12-17) $150/...

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27th annual The View Juried Landscape ExhibitionParks and Recreation

27th annual The View Juried Landscape Exhibition June 1 - July 30 Closing reception: July 30, 5 - 7 p.m. Clinton Wood, To the New Eden, 2020, oil on wood panel. Rosewood Gallery in Kettering, Ohio is pleased to announce the opening of the 27th annual The View juried landscape exhibition. The exhibition runs from June 1 through July...

Art in Public Places CollectionParks and Recreation

The first public artwork was commissioned in Kettering in 2000 with the development of the beautiful park Lincoln Park Civic Commons. Since then, the collection has grown to over two dozen artworks located throughout our parks and facilities. Information about each artwork is below. Kettering Rocks! International Stone Sculpting Exposition Held at Delco Park, in September...

Current ProjectsParks and Recreation

Gentile Park Project Update Join us for the groundbreaking ceremony at the future site of Gentile Park! All are welcome to attend on Thursday, July 20, 2023 from 6 - 7 p.m. near the intersection of Peach Orchard Road and Maddix Drive. Named for Major Don S. Gentile, the Gentile Park project is located at...

Glenna Goodacre, Old Man and Dog, 2007Parks and Recreation

Image courtesy of Mark Flatch Glenna Goodacre Old Man and His Dog, installed 2007 Bronze Location: Lincoln Park Civic Commons Old Man and His Dog is from Glenna Goodacre’s series entitled Park Place from an edition of 16. Goodacre choose her models for her sculptures from people she knows around her hometown of Santa Fe, New Mexico. ...

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