Cult Movie Night presents:
KIDS with WILDWOOD, NJ

TOMORROW! Victor & Mal are heading back to THE NEON on Thursday, August 13.
"Cult Movie  presents their Back 2 School Summer Special with an ultra rare screening of the 1995 controversial, coming-of-age indie sensation KIDS.  From director Larry Clark and writer Harmony Korine (GUMMO) and with an early performance by Rosario Dawnson and featuring the screen debut of Chlow Sevigny, KIDS remains one of the most important and horrifying films about growing up...
As a bonus, KIDS will be followed by the super 8mm documentary WILDWOOD, NJ about the infamous Jersey Shore in 1994, made by an all female crew...
A night to celebrate the end of summer, the start of school and cult films.
KIDS (NC-17) 91 min, WILDWOOD, NJ (NR) 59 min
Tickets are $13 each.

THU, AUG 13 | 7:30

WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER - 25th Anniversary

Special screenings for the 25th Anniversary of WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER begin Aug. 14! 
This classic comedy is full of names everyone knows - Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, Bradley Cooper, Janeane Garofalo, and more...and there's a scene where everyone is gathered together, and they decide to meet back up in 25 years - and that's what we're doing with this engagement.  Come join the fun on the big screen and relive some of those classic camp memories.

"It's the last day of Camp Firewood's season, but there's still time for the big talent show, a little romance… and for everyone to be wiped out by the piece of NASA's Skylab that's hurtling toward Earth."

LIMITED SHOWS BEGIN AUG. 14!

THE NEON'S PATIO PARTIES CONTINUE THIS FRIDAY!

For 2 more weeks this summer, THE NEON's Eichelberger Foundation Patio will be the place to mingle!
Join us this Friday along with our host - former Mayor Rhine McLin, music from DJ Honey Jam, and the De"Lish Food Truck! Please help us spread the word.  Whether you're coming to a movie, stopping by before dinner in the Oregon District, or just relaxing with friends, our patio is the perfect destination for Happy Hour on Friday nights this summer.
Special thanks to THE NEON's Board of Directors for helping to make this series possible. 

Here are our hosts for the next two weeks:
Aug 14 - Rhine McLin
Aug 21 - WYSO, Theatre Night, The RubiGirls & THE NEON's Board of Directors

ARE YOU A LIBRARIAN?

The Center for Impact and Innovation and the Dayton Metro Library invite you to join us for a special screening of ARE YOU A LIBRARIAN?, a powerful documentary exploring the voices, experiences, and impact of Black librarians and information professionals.

This compelling film highlights the contributions, challenges, and leadership of Black librarians while creating space for meaningful dialogue about representation, access, literacy, and the evolving role of libraries in our communities.

Saturday, Aug. 15 at Noon - doors open at 11:15am. Tickets to this event are FREE - given on a first-come, first-served basis when doors open on Aug. 15.

SAT, AUG 15 | Noon

Free Flo Box presents
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - 
THE DIRECTOR'S CUT

"Don’t miss a one of a kind opportunity to experience LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS as you’ve likely never seen it before. Join us for a special screening of the film’s rarely seen Director’s Cut - featuring the original ending that most audiences have never seen. This cult classic remains one of the most beloved movie musicals of all time, packed with unforgettable songs, outrageous characters, and one very hungry plant. The evening also benefits the Free Flo Box, a Dayton nonprofit dedicated to ending period poverty by providing free menstrual products in community period product pantries and menstrual health education... Every ticket and donation helps keep our period pantries stocked, expands access to reusable products, and supports dignity for our neighbors. Join us for a one of a kind movie experience, help 'Feed the Pantry, Not the Plant,' and make a lasting difference in our community." (Free Flo Box)

WED, AUG 19 | 7:30

CAT VIDEO FEST 2026

"Our fuzzy overlords return to the big screen! Each year, CatVideoFest curates a compilation reel of the latest, best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and, of course, classic internet powerhouses (Keyboard Cat, we’re looking at you)."
Saturday, Aug. 22 at Noon. Tickets are $10 each - with 10% going to The Humane Society of Greater Dayton.
Meet kitties in the lobby before our screening on Aug. 22!
Tickets on sale now!
ENCORE ADDED - Saturday, Aug. 29 at Noon!

SAT, AUG 22 | NOON
SAT, AUG 29 | NOON

FREE BEER TOMORROW

"FREE BEER TOMORROW is a documentary that tells the story of Jack's/Summit Station - Ohio's longest running lesbian bar.  With interviews from Peter Brown - a classically trained musician turned bar owner - to pioneering LGBTQ+ lawyer and legal scholar, Rhonda R. Rivera, and former patrons running the gamut of tap dancers, professional women's football players, feminist activists, bartenders and drag kings, the film explores lesbian culture in an era where bars were one of the few safe-havens from an oppressive and homophobic world."

Special one-time screening with a post-screening Q&A with filmmakers LuSter Singleton & Julia Applegate - Sunday, August 30 at 3:00. Tickets are $12 each.

SUN, AUG 30 | 3:00

GROUP CHAT

Campfire Films, a new production company founded by Dayton natives, former Nerve Theatre co-owners, and husband-and-wife team Chris Hahn and Jenna Valyn, is excited to partner with THE NEON for the world premiere of the pilot episode of their original series, GROUP CHAT.

Think "Friends meets BookTok ," but set in the Midwest. GROUP CHAT is an ensemble romantic dramedy about a group of friends navigating love, dating, and emotional damage as they enter a new chapter of their lives, one where priorities shift, relationship dynamics change, and secrets are revealed...GROUP CHAT blends classic rom-com storytelling with familiar tropes from contemporary romance novels."

The premiere will include a screening of the 30-minute pilot episode, followed by a Q&A with the cast and creative team. Tickets are $12.50 each - available now.

WED, SEPT 2 | 7:30

HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS

With all the talk of Beavers recently, we couldn't help but think of the film that our audiences have been flocking back to for a few years now -  HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS...so we're bringing it for a special screening in early September.
"In this silent supernatural winter epic, a drunken applejack salesman must go from zero to hero and become North America’s greatest fur trapper to defeat hundreds of beavers." SCREEN-SPACE writes, "Cheslik and writer/leading man Tews craft a monochromatic masterwork ripe with the DNA of the silent film classics of Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd."
Tickets are $10 each.

TUE, SEPT. 8 | 7:30

AMERICAN DOCTOR

We have two special screenings on the books for this new, powerful documentary that's already in the conversation for award season.
"When three American doctors — Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian — enter Gaza to save lives, they find themselves caught between medicine and politics, risking everything to expose the truth."

Tickets are $12.50 each.

SUN, SEPT 13 | 3:00
WED, SEPT 16 | 7:30

IDEN: A STORY OF LOVE

"At age 41,Iden Crockett, a firefighter/paramedic, married and parent of three children, comes out as a trans female and begins her journey from not self to self.

The Human Rights Campaign is sponsoring this special screening as a kickoff for the October National LGBTQ+ History Month. Discussion and Q & A with Iden Crockett and filmmaker Catherine Zimmerman to follow the film."

WED, SEPT. 23 | 7:30

OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD:
THE FIRST CORAL REEFERS

"Journey through the 1970s and early ’80s with the original members of Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band as they recount their contributions to iconic albums, life on tour, and the lasting impact they had in shaping a unique and enduring genre of music."

One Night Only!
Tickets $12.50 each - available now!

THU, SEPT 24 | 7:30