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Hamilton, Ohio  – Out of an abundance of caution and in consultation with local authorities, the Fitton Center for Creative Arts will postpone the Fitton Showstoppers performance of Born in the U.S.A. originally slated for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, January 24. The show featuring Just Strange Brothers will be rescheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 4 . “We apologize for the inconvenience, but our first priority is the safety of our patrons, entertainers and staff,” said Executive

Hamilton, Ohio  – New year, new intern. Meet Lacey Pashak - a Miami University Regionals junior in the Community Arts program – who began a semester-long internship at the Fitton Center for Creative Arts Friday, January 16. In fact, she joined the team before her academic semester even got started to get a bigger jump on gaining practical career experience. More on that in a moment. But first, some background. Pashak, 20, graduated from Lakota West High School in 2023 - where

Hamilton, Ohio  – The Boys & Girls Clubs of Hamilton take over the walls of the Fitton Center with its new art exhibition. Artists ages 6 to 12 fill the Community Gallery with Flourish, beginning with a FREE gallery-opening celebration from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, January 16. Young artists invite guests to step into a world of imagination and creativity brought to life by Club creators participating in the Fitton Center’s outreach programming. Fitton Center assistant director

Hamilton, OH – Gone, but never forgotten.   When Andrew and Grace Spite passed away last year in June and October, respectively, their granddaughter turned to art to help preserve their memory. Emily Schlundt and her grandparents Emily Schlundt, 24, enjoyed art classes at the Fitton Center, including watercolors, drawing and art journaling. Last spring she signed up for Beginning Sewing with instructor Sharon Theard, took it again in the fall and went straight into Intermedia

Hamilton, OH - The donuts are less about the sugary snacks, more about the connections they engender. Travel Butler County President and CEO Tracy Kocher told the January 7 Celebrating Self audience at the Fitton Center that people come from all over the world come to experience the Butler County Donut Trail. The very first people to complete the trail - a brother and sister duo, one from Columbus, Ohio, the other from Indiana, finished the trail the second day it existed -

Hamilton, OH – Stand up and salute. The Fitton Showstoppers series rings in the new year with an All-American musical celebration of the country’s 250 th  birthday. Just Strange Brothers return to rock the Fitton Center for Creative Arts Saturday, January 24, 2026, with Born in the U.S.A.   “It’s definitely the broadest theme we’ve ever tackled for a Fitton Center show,” said Just Strange Brothers saxophonist/keyboardist Danny Manning. “It’s a daunting assignment, all of Amer