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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

Hamilton, Ohio – Photographer. Artist. Journalist. Educator. Marketer. Musician. Might as well throw in raconteur, too. One of Hamilton’s tallest men-about-town, Bob Weber comes to the Fitton Center as the featured speaker for the November 5 Celebrating Self luncheon. With all those arrows in his quiver, Weber weaves the story behind the story of how - back in 2017 - Hamilton Mayor Pat Moeller dubbed the city Jam!lton. And why it’s still true today. Yes, he’ll talk about Da