The NEON

05/26/2026

It all starts Thursday at 6:30!
Join us for a stop on the “Women Rebel Voices Film & Music Tour” - with a special screening of THE 9 LIVES OF BARBARA DANE. Director Maureen Gosling will be in attendance along with a special pre-screening musical performance from Khrys Blank (starting at 6:30 on our patio).
“For decades, Barbara Dane lent her stellar singing voice to social-justice movements in the Bay Area and beyond, garnering an impressive FBI file along the way. Deeply respected by fellow luminaries in folk, blues and jazz, Dane built a far-reaching legacy with music, activism, and love. As Maureen Gosling’s celebratory portrait reveals, early solidarity with those suffering racial and economic injustice sparked Dane’s passion to use her talent to sustain marginalized people. Bonnie Raitt, Jane Fonda and other notables attest to Dane’s unique way of shaping and being shaped by tumultuous social revolutions from the 1950s on. Nearing 90, Dane triumphantly tours with piano virtuoso Tammy Hall to celebrate a life of staying awake and connected, true to her ideals.” (filmmaker’s synopsis)
Thursday, May 28. Music starts on the patio at 6:30...film starts at 7:30. Tickets are $16.50 each.
The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane

05/24/2026

We’re looking forward to bringing the powerful D-Day drama to THE NEON - starting May 28 (but with a special preview on Memorial Day).
“In the tense 72 hours before D-Day, and the fate of the free world hanging in the balance, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg face an impossible choice-launch the largest and most dangerous seaborne invasion in history or risk losing the war altogether.” (Focus Features) PRESSURE will be presented with Open Captions (captions presented on the screen) on Mondays during the run of its engagement (including its special Memorial Day screening).

05/21/2026

Get your tickets for next Thursday - available on our site! It’s going to be a wonderful night.

Friends and Friends of Friends in the Dayton/Yellow Springs, Ohio area! THE 9 LIVES OF BARBARA DANE and I are coming your way on May 28! It should be a fun night at the Neon Theater, with a Women's Rebel Voices musical performance by Dayton's own, Khrys Blank, on the theater's patio starting at 6:30 pm!! Do share - thank you!

05/21/2026

It's almost that time again...and we're excited about our FREE summer series for kids with PBS Kids!
For the past several years now, we have offered free programming to help prevent the "Summer Slide"...and it's lots of fun, too.
We're hoping you'll help us spread the word to people you know with little folks who would love to experience the cinema-going experience at no cost (and walk away with free books, participate in activities, and more).
You'll see that each week is a bit different...the first week is geared more toward younger kids (with DANIEL TIGER) and the last week is geared toward older elementary students (with WILD KRATTS)...but anyone is welcome at any of the events. Please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns.
Many thanks to our sponsors - Dyer, Garofalo, Mann & Schultz, LPA & FLOC (For Love of Children - Dayton)...and to our partners - Dayton Metro Library & ThinkTV Network - as well as our on-site activity partners - Adopt A Pit & Glen Helen Raptor Center.

05/20/2026

We’re working on a recipe for a “Strawberry Stormaganza” for our June 11 opening of STOP! THAT! TRAIN! at THE NEON.
Strawberry Margarita with lime twist!
Hope to see you Opening Weekend!

05/20/2026

Times & Tickets for PRESSURE - the powerful new film based on the untold story of D-Day starring & - are now on sale. We have a special 2:00 screening on Memorial Day - then it officially opens on May 28!

05/19/2026

3rd Annual DAYTON BLACK WOMEN'S FILM FEST starts Thursday Night at THE NEON. Tickets avaialble for each of the three screenings at THE NEON on our official site.
Dayton Black Women’s Film Festival

The third Dayton Black Women’s Film Festival will spotlight Black women storytellers and film preservation May 21-24 at The NEON in downtown Dayton.

05/19/2026

Tickets for PRESSURE - the powerful new film based on the untold story of D-Day - are now on sale. We have a special 2:00 screening on Memorial Day - then it officially opens on May 28!
Here’s your chance to get win a Prize Pack!
Comment below with your favorite film starring Andrew Scott for your chance to win.
Winner chosen at random on June 4, no purchase necessary.
(Winner, once notified, must pick up prize at THE NEON within 2 weeks of notification or prize will be forfeited. We can not mail prize to winner.)

05/19/2026

We’re excited to open the new film from this Thursday - I LOVE BOOSTERS. Tickets available now!