Aloha! We have finalized most of the performers, events and sponsors for Call of the Tropics. We're still adding artists and working on cool stuff like a vintage-style Dayton Tropics T-shirt for the festival.
Here's the official press release. Please feel free to post it, share it or scream it from the palm trees.
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"Call of the Tropics" festival celebrates Tiki art, music and Mid-Century culture
Kick-off event on July 6 features surf and rockabilly bands in Dayton's Oregon District
DAYTON, OHIO -- Dayton will play host to some of the top names in the Tiki art world at “Call of the Tropics,” a two-week festival of Tiki art, music and Mid-Century culture on July 6-21 at the Color of Energy Gallery in the city’s historic Oregon Arts District.
The Tiki art show features works by nationally known artists and carvers including Robb Hamel, Doug Horne, Derek Yaniger, “Tiki Tony” Murphy and Dave Hansen, among many others.
The festival also features some of the Dayton region’s best surf and rockabilly bands, a renowned Exotica music DJ, and a legendary Hawaiian singer-guitarist. In addition, several salon programs during the run of the show will feature guest speakers discussing Tiki culture.
All events are free and open to the public.
Call of the Tropics kicks off July 6 with the art show opening and a Tiki block party presented by Monster Energy Drink that features surf and rockabilly bands in downtown Dayton's Oregon Arts District.
The "First Friday" event rocks from 5 to 10 p.m. with live music by the Nick Kizirnis Band, Crazy Joe and the Mad River Outlaws, Team Void, and Cherry Lee and the Daddy Katz. Cruise the Oregon District to check out the hot rod displays, Tiki carvers, Mid-Century vendors, and street performers including fire dancers.
The art show opening at the Color of Energy Gallery will feature some of the exhibiting artists and a cash bar on the patio with tropical cocktails by Sidebar.
On July 14, music historian, writer and Exotica music DJ Jeff Chenault will talk about the history of Exotica music in Ohio, and then spin Exotica tracks in the Color of Energy's vintage vinyl shop, The Record Gallery.
The July 21 closing event will feature live music by Hawaiian singer-guitarist Francis Llacuna, and a talk by Judge Dan Gehres about Tiki culture in America. Gehres will highlight such golden-era Dayton Tiki landmarks as Georgie Rudin's The Tropics, the Kon-Tiki Theater and the Rhino Club.
Call of the Tropics features a charity raffle for artist collectibles to benefit SICSA (The Society for the Improvement of Conditions for Stray Animals), a Dayton nonprofit that has helped find homes for more than 50,000 homeless dogs and cats. Winners will be drawn on July 21 at the festival's closing event.
Call of the Tropics is produced by the Fraternal Order of Moai's Kon-Tiki chapter and celebrates the current revival of the Tiki culture of mid-20th century America. The festival is sponsored by Monster Energy Drink, Color of Energy Gallery, Oregon District Business Association, Led Sled Customs, Daddy Katz Kustom Kulture, Logos @ Work, Truth & Triumph Tattoo, Sidebar, and the Downtown Dayton Partnership.
The Color of Energy Gallery is located at 16 Brown Street, off East Fifth Street in Dayton's Oregon Arts District.
For more information, visit the web site at callofthetropics.com, or our Facebook page at facebook.com/callofthetropics.
About the Fraternal Order of Moai
The Fraternal Order of Moai is the premier fraternal organization and social network for all men and women interested in Tiki culture and the Polynesian pop era. The Order is an Ohio non-profit corporation and a tax exempt 501(c)(10) Domestic Fraternal Society.
The FOM currently has eight chapters: Kahiki (Central Ohio), Kon-Tiki (Southwest Ohio), Red Palms (Illinois), Gumbo Limbo (South Florida), Queequeg (New England), Kokoru (Chesapeake Bay), Kahanui (Denver), and Te Āporo Nui (New York City). Additional chapters are forming.
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