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Fraze Studies Fraze Operational & Organization Study 2024 Fraze Master Plan Study 2016 - Volume I Fraze Master Plan Study 2016 - Volume II Gentile Nature Park Comes to Life Kettering Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts celebrated the grand opening of Gentile Nature Park with a festive ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday, June 8, 2024. Gentile...

Holyoke, Beth and Käthi Seidl, Nature's Interplay, 2016Parks and Recreation

Beth Holyoke and Käthi Seidl Nature’s Interplay, 2016 Concrete, aluminum, ceramic, glaze, glass Location: Habitat Environmental Center, 3036 Bellflower Street, Kettering Artists Beth Holyoke and Käthi Seidl designed, fabricated and installed a permanent, site-specific artwork at the Habitat Environmental Center, incorporating approximately 120 aluminum tiles created by Kettering City School students. The following thematic concepts...

How can I apply for a job?Parks and Recreation

If you would like to apply for a position with Kettering Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts please check out the "Join our Team" page for a full listing of current positions.

Indian Riffle Shelter AmenitiesParks and Recreation

Listed below are shelter details. Each outlet is powered from one (1) 20 amp breaker and a 20 amp breaker is rated at 80%, or 16 amps. Pricing: Resident Large ($75), Small ($50) Non-Resident Large ($150), Small ($100) Indian Riffle Shelter #1 (large): Electric with 4 outlets and holds 10-15 tables and seats up to...

Heritage Tree ProgramParks and Recreation

Honoring Exceptional Kettering Trees The City of Kettering Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department is pleased to launch a new initiative called the Heritage Tree Program, recognizing exceptional trees that enhance the character and natural landscape of our community. This celebratory program allows us to appreciate the environmental and aesthetic gifts provided by the remarkable...

37th Mid East Cross Country Championship To Be Held in Kettering

The City of Kettering proudly welcomes the 37th Mid East Cross Country Championship to Indian Riffle Park on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. Since its inception, the Mid East Cross Country Championship has been a launching pad for countless collegiate running careers, featuring athletes competing at the highest levels of NCAA competition. The championship is the...

Show Us Your Heart

If you volunteer in Kettering, either for the city, a faith-based organization, a scout group, a non-profit agency, a school, a hospital, etc., we need you for a unique photo opportunity! In celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the City of Kettering Volunteer Program, hundreds of volunteers are needed to create a human “heart” shape...

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....

Adult Recreation ProgramsParks and Recreation

Kettering Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts offers a wide range of adult programs. We have a variety of cooking, technology and general interest classes that are always changing. Please check our Adult Recreation homepage to find more information!

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...

National Make a Difference Day is Saturday, Oct. 25

One of Kettering's favorite initiatives is National Make A Difference Day, and it's Saturday, Oct. 25, from 9:00 a.m. to noon! Everyone is welcome (children under 14 must be accompanied by adults). Each year, on the fourth Saturday in October, volunteers across the nation come together to elevate community service in a big way. This...

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...

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...

Kettering Prepares for Impending Severe Weather

The City of Kettering is monitoring weather forecasts and preparing for anticipated ice and snow as temperatures drop Wednesday evening. Once the rain begins to freeze, street crews will salt the major routes throughout the city. Crews will remain focused on these roadways as precipitation transitions to snow later in the day Thursday. Once the...

Minekov, Velislav, Untitled, 2002Parks and Recreation

Velislav Minekov (Bulgaria) Untitled, 2002 Indiana Limestone Location: Indian Riffle Park Velislav Minekov's Untitled sculpture weighs approximately 13,500 pounds and depicts a recurring theme from his artwork, incorporating stalactites which are leg and foot extensions sandwiched between a parted egg shape. The whimsical nature of his work is well known throughout Bulgaria. Velislav Minekov was...

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...

Certificate of Occupancy

Zoning & Building Occupancy go hand-in-hand. The City of Kettering Zoning Ordinance requires a new Certificate of Occupancy for any new tenant of a building. And, the Ohio Building Code requires a Certificate of Occupancy for any new occupancies or changes of occupancy. When you apply for a Certificate of Occupancy, it automatically receives review...

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...

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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...

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