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Fitness Member Spotlight: Phillip GindelbergerParks and Recreation

As part of National Park & Recreation Month, we’re excited to feature a few of our amazing fitness members. Our next featured member is Phillip Gindelberger, who works out at the Kettering Recreation Complex with the goal of reaching a healthy weight and developing healthier habits. He works with personal trainer Greg Jankowski to help...

Kettering Fitness Spotlight: Valerie Todd!Parks and Recreation

Valerie Todd has been a dedicated member of the Kettering Fitness and Wellness Center since August 2018. As a 57-year-old mother of 3 and grandmother to one amazing granddaughter, Valerie stays active through group fitness classes and running races with her fellow gym members who have become like family. She refers to herself as a...

Kistler, Virginia, Mutual Homes, 2018Parks and Recreation

Virginia Kistler (Gahanna, OH) Mutual Homes, 2018 Stainless steel Location: Oak Park Mutual Homes reflects the meaning of home to Oak Park residents. Kistler was inspired by the characteristics of Oak Park's 1945 Cape Cod-style homes, the history of the neighborhood, and the words and images shared by its residents today. Kistler found the manufacturing...

Paula Izydorek, acrylic paintingsParks and Recreation

Rosewood Gallery, solo exhibition by Paula Izydorek On view: July 16 - August 17, 2018 Opening reception: Thursday, July 19, 6 - 8pm Free and open to the public Painter Paula Izydorek of Cleveland, OH spent her formative years in Southern California and has since lived in several major US cities. She is passionate about her heritage...

Gallery ProgramsParks and Recreation

Partner Programs with Dayton Metro Library GALLERY BOOK CLUB Join us as we partner with Dayton Metro Library for a lively discussion about a current book featuring art and/or artists as central elements. Enjoy light refreshments and the company of fellow art and book lovers at our quarterly events. Free and open to the public,...

Benefits of Volunteering

Benefits of Volunteering There are many benefits to volunteering for the City of Kettering. Here are some of the benefits as cited by our Volunteer Kettering participants: • Gain job experience and secure a job reference • Learn new skills • Explore a new career • Get involved in the community • Learn about City government...

PRCA Feedback PortalParks and Recreation

PRCA Feedback Portal Patron Surveys If you talk, we’ll listen! We love to hear feedback from our customers. It’s how we ensure we are delivering on our mission to provide parks, recreation and cultural arts spaces, places and programs that make Kettering a premier community to live, work and play! Program Evaluation Survey Use the...

Solo ExhibitionsParks and Recreation

Call for Proposals: Rosewood Gallery 2026 Exhibition Season Submission Dates: May 1 - August 28, 2025 The City of Kettering insures all works while on exhibition (please refer to our policy) and covers printing and distribution costs of an announcement mailer for each exhibition. An honorarium of $250 is provided to artists selected for exhibition....

Meet the South Dayton Figure Skating Club!Parks and Recreation

For many years, the South Dayton Figure Skating Club has practiced at the Kettering Ice Arena. This organization is “the next step for serious skaters who have completed the City of Kettering's USFS Basic Skills program and wish to expand their skills in the various disciplines of figure skating.” The SDFSC offers full membership privileges in...

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 To: Camera ObscuraParks and Recreation

Rosewood Gallery Coordinator, Paula Wilmot Kraus, provided this awesome DIY Camera Obscura project. This fun activity is part-art and part-science, just in time for International Pinhole Day on April 26! Camera obscura, which is Latin for dark chamber, is the basis for all modern cameras. You will need: Box: (cereal box works great) Tape: black electrical...

GymnasiumParks and Recreation

The Kettering Recreation Complex Gymnasium is a multipurpose facility that features three regulation volleyball courts, two regulation basketball courts with 12 baskets and an indoor walking track. It is the perfect setting for leagues, family fun, or youth and adult drop-ins. Drop-In Gym Pricing Admission With Youth Gym ID Without Youth Gym ID Youth (Grades 6-12) $1...

Polen Profiles: Meet LisaParks and Recreation

Polen Farm is a beautiful and historic nineteenth century farmhouse and barn. The 15-acre complex is a beautiful spot for weddings, receptions, meetings, luncheons, small conferences, retreats, reunions and other social affairs. Polen generally has a busy schedule, and it takes a dedicated staff to make all these events run smoothly. We talked with event...

Code Red Emergency Notification System

Did you know that, in addition to our City of Kettering, Ohio – Government Facebook page and @Kettering_OH Twitter posts, the City of Kettering uses a system called Code Red to notify our residents and those who work in Kettering of emergency incidents and critical community alerts? Please take a moment to enroll using the...

National Park & Recreation Month Spotlight: EcoFestParks and Recreation

Today, we’re highlighting EcoFest in celebration of National Park & Recreation Month. Every July, the National Park & Recreation Association sponsors National Park & Recreation Month to highlight the benefits access to quality parks, recreation and cultural arts programming brings to the public. The theme for 2023 is ‘Where Community Grows,’ and few events exemplify...

Studio Star at Rosewood Arts Center: Don WilliamsParks and Recreation

Studio Star at Rosewood Arts Center: Don Williams My name is Don Williams and I am a retired architect who now builds with clay. I have been involved with Rosewood since 1984. I am originally from Troy, Ohio. I became a Kettering resident in 1962. I have two sons and four grandchildren. My wife is...

National Parks & Recreation Month Patron Feature: Gayle IngramParks and Recreation

Gayle Ingram and her dog Dixie are familiar faces in Kettering’s parks. One of their favorite spaces for their daily walk is Delco Park. “My favorite memories [of Kettering's parks] are from when my grandkids were little,” Ingram said. “We’d go to Delco Park to fish and fly kites. We also fished at the pond...

Kettering Arts Council Spotlight: Susan BennettParks and Recreation

Meet Susan Bennett, a member of the Kettering Arts Council! Susan has lived with her husband, Kevin, in Kettering for 31 years. Susan is a graduate of Centerville High School, received her Bachelors of Art Education from The Ohio State University and her Masters of Art Education from the University of Dayton. Susan recently retired...

Open Meetings Act

What is the Ohio Open Meetings Act? The Open Meetings Act requires public bodies in Ohio to conduct all public business in open meetings that the public may attend and observe. This means that if a public body is meeting to discuss and vote on or otherwise decide public business, the meeting must be open...

Meet Brandon Lowery, the Ceramics Coordinator at Rosewood Arts Center!Parks and Recreation

Brandon was recently selected to be in the show Nature and Coalescence that is in conjunction with the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts. NCECA engages and sustains a community for ceramic art, teaching and learning on a global level. This prestigious organization and annual conference highlights work and demonstrations from some of...

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