Celebrities gather in Dayton ahead of benefit show in Oregon District

Dave Chappelle is coming to the Oregon District Stage in Dayton for a free benefit show on Sunday.The event, called Gem City Shine, comes after a mass shooting took the lives of nine people outside a bar on Aug. 4.The show will start at 4 p.m. and go until to 10 p.m. Mayor Nan Whaley tweeted news of the event with a link for Dayton area residents to get two free tickets. Rapper Kanye West held a Sunday church service to honor the victims of the shooting at RiverScape MetroPark in downtown Dayton.The event will honor the lives lost and reclaim the community's favorite places to shop, dine and enjoy, city officials said. Local and national entertainment will be featured on a main stage located near Fifth Street and Wayne Avenue, with performances throughout the late afternoon and evening, officials said.Officials said security stations with metal detectors will be set up at the gate to ensure safety.Whaley thanked organizations, including the Oregon District Business Association, Downtown Dayton Partnership, the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce, the Dayton Police Department, Dayton-Montgomery County Convention & Visitors Bureau, The Dayton Foundation and Greater Dayton RTA, for helping put the event together.

Dave Chappelle is coming to the Oregon District Stage in Dayton for a free benefit show on Sunday.



The event, called Gem City Shine, comes after a mass shooting took the lives of nine people outside a bar on Aug. 4.


The show will start at 4 p.m. and go until to 10 p.m.

Mayor Nan Whaley tweeted news of the event with a link for Dayton area residents to get two free tickets.

Rapper Kanye West held a Sunday church service to honor the victims of the shooting at RiverScape MetroPark in downtown Dayton.

The event will honor the lives lost and reclaim the community's favorite places to shop, dine and enjoy, city officials said.

Local and national entertainment will be featured on a main stage located near Fifth Street and Wayne Avenue, with performances throughout the late afternoon and evening, officials said.

Officials said security stations with metal detectors will be set up at the gate to ensure safety.

Whaley thanked organizations, including the Oregon District Business Association, Downtown Dayton Partnership, the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce, the Dayton Police Department, Dayton-Montgomery County Convention & Visitors Bureau, The Dayton Foundation and Greater Dayton RTA, for helping put the event together.

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