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Hamilton, OH – Lexington Children’s Theatre returns to Hamilton November 14 to present Stuart Little at the Fitton Center for Creative Arts as part of the Fitton Family Fridays series. Cast member Chase Fowler fell in love with theater after playing one of the Wickersham Brothers in a middle school production of Seussical: The Musical  in his home state of West Virginia. “I got to be a monkey,” he said. “What kid wouldn’t like that? I did more shows and I realized in high sc

Hamilton, Ohio  – The Fitton Center for Creative Arts moves its Bake Sale out of the curio cabinets and into its own space for a one-day pop-up extravaganza. So named for the many items created on site and fired in Fitton Center kilns, the Bake Sale serves as a one-stop shop for all kinds of gifting needs. Ornaments? You bet. Decorations? Got ‘em. Jewelry? Check. Future family heirlooms? Right this way. The Pop-up Bake Sale runs from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, November 15 in

Hamilton, Ohio - The Hamilton debut of The Conjurors proved nothing short of spectacular. The magical duo - whose next performances are halfway around the world at the famed Sydney Opera House in Australia - mystified and amazed a delighted Fitton Center audience Saturday, October 25, to launch the 2025-2026 Fitton Showstoppers series. Matthew Pomeroy and Natasha Lamb not only brought the audience to the edge of their seats, they brought several members out of their seats

Hamilton, Ohio - More than 150 guests attended the gallery-opening celebration for the Rock & Root art exhibition at the Fitton Center for Creative Arts. The event officially ran from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, October 25, but actually started at 4 p.m. with artist Amanda Lechner creating her final piece for the exhibition on site as guests watched her work and talked with her in the process. Artists Amanda Evans , Cathryn Amidei and Amy Kollar Anderson also were on hand

Hamilton, Ohio  – The adage says all politics are local. Holds true in art, too. Amanda Leigh Evans took personal living experiences and turned them into universal art - including ceramic objects merged with print and digital media - in the Rock & Root exhibition at the Fitton Center for Creative Arts. “Each of these sites in (the Bever North Gallery) are places I’ve lived or worked or where family lived,” she said. “And each of them has been touched by the way people have

Hamilton, Ohio  – The empty canvas in the Fitton Center’s Monument Gallery stands out among the finished pieces on view. Amanda Lechner plans to fill it in front of an audience. Lechner – an artist and assistant professor at the Virginia Tech University School of Visual Art - live paints her final piece for the Rock & Root exhibition, which goes on view Saturday, October 25. The gallery opens at 4 p.m. for any guests who want to watch her work ahead of the free Opening Celebr

Hamilton, OH - The audience spoke French. Not much and - let's be honest - not especially well. But real French all the same. The Dayton Ballet dropped a lot of Franco phraseology on the Fitton Family Fridays crowd during its Who Wants to be a Dancer?  performance October 17. Not only did the ballerinas talk about the dance terms they introduced, they demonstrated the steps they discussed. By the end of the evening the whole house stood up and moved together as one well-tr

Hamilton, Ohio  – The Fitton Center for Creative Arts announced the start of its 2025-2026 annual campaign Monday, October 20. With a theme of “Connecting Community Through Creativity,” the campaign goal stands at $100,000 to support unfunded work the non-profit arts organization does in and around the city of Hamilton and throughout Butler County. “Most people know the Fitton Center for its incredible shows and the excellence of its five art galleries,” said Director of Deve

Hamilton, Ohio  – Art comes in many forms and appears in many unexpected places. Look no further than your own bookshelf for proof. Not the artistry of the written word. Not merely cover designs and typography, although those elements are artforms in their own right, too. Even the binding can be a work of art. Andy Rottner shares his love for books – and helps interested artists elevate their craft - via his six-week Zines and Artists Books   class at the Fitton Center for C

Hamilton, Ohio  – Signed to a multi-year Las Vegas residency last year. Playing to hundreds of thousands during a European arena tour earlier this year. Performances in famed venues like the London Palladium, Radio City Music Hall and the Sydney Opera House. Matthew Pomeroy and Natasha Lamb – The Conjurors – bring a literal world of experience to the Fitton Center for Creative Arts and their Hamilton debut at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, October 25. Their magic show marks the first pe

Datyon, Ohio  – Her name means flower. Appropriate, as Xochi Atienza of the Dayton Ballet helps her art bloom with younger audiences. Xochi dances in the cast of Who Wants to be a Dancer?  playing October 17 at the Fitton Center for Creative Arts as part of the Fitton Family Fridays series. “I just kind of came out of the womb dancing,” she said. “From a very young age I knew what I wanted to do.” Both her parents were professional dancers – her mom worked with the prestigi

Hamilton, Ohio  – One needn’t scream and shout to be heard, but making noise matters. Meet the newest SOS ART Fitton Center Artist in Residence, Libby DeFoor . “I have a lot of political messages in my art,” she said. “Art has always been political for me and it’s been a way for me to express my outrage at injustices. I’m especially responding to issues of bodily autonomy and queer rights.” DeFoor comes from a multi-generational line of creators – her great-grandmother was a