This weekend I went to the Oregon District for the first time and experienced the true art side of Dayton that I had never experienced before. The University of Dayton itself shows a great appreciation for the arts through many programs and events that happen during the weekends and on Art Street. When I left campus with a group of friends, I realized how artistic Dayton itself is.
Before I left campus, I went to the Battle of the Bands concert and was amazed with how many people here are involved in bands here. Some people sang by themselves and others were in actual bands. I voted for Bridgette Egan because she performed at the first Thursday Night Live and I really enjoyed her music.
We weren’t able to leave for the Oregon District until around 7 at night but when we arrived, I was amazed by my surroundings. There were little shops everywhere and each shop had different things that I had never seen before. There were cute little restaurants and then there were the stores that sold different artistic things. The main reason why we went to the Oregon District was because the group of friends I went with planned to get tattoos and I wanted to tag along to watch the artists. When we arrived at the tattoo parlor I was immediately amazed with the different drawings that each artist had on the walls. They had cartoons posted around the walls as well as different art and tattoo designs all over the place. When you first see the place, you think it’s kind of freaky because it’s dark inside and the pictures that are on the walls are far from what you would usually see every day.
Before the girls got their tattoos they would tell their artists what they wanted and draw out as a sketch what the girls wanted. I found it cool that all of the artists could just come up with the coolest designs right away and even make the designs look cooler than they had before. One man was drawing a music set completely free hand without anything to look at and I thought his designs were really cool. Being at the tattoo parlor made me realize how some of the most talented artists are actually tattoo artists. The way they make up cool designs and make them their own makes their jobs really cool and it kind of gives you a respect for the artists themselves. Each person that gets a tattoo by these artists is showing the artist’s true talent in a way. It’s almost as if the customers are walking advertisements in my opinion because they are showing true art done by someone.
After going to the tattoo parlor we went to a German restaurant and I thought the food there was amazing. Again, this made me realize how artistic Dayton is as a city. The food was completely different and the arrangement of the place was unique. In one room separate from the rest of the restaurant, there was a bar and in the other rooms there was the actual restaurant. There are many places that have set ups the same way as the German restaurant does but this place showed different art pieces in the other rooms.
I would definitely say that I enjoyed my experience at the Oregon District. Even when we were on our way to the restaurant we were able to see people, randomly playing music and dancing on the side walk. It was almost as if none of the people knew each other but they gathered around the music and danced and had a great time. They were even able to gather a crowd to watch them. My experience at the Oregon District was a truly amazing one. Yes, it was nice getting off campus but it was even better experiencing something that that I have never experienced before. I would definitely go back to the Oregon District for another artistic experience.
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Before I left campus, I went to the Battle of the Bands concert and was amazed with how many people here are involved in bands here. Some people sang by themselves and others were in actual bands. I voted for Bridgette Egan because she performed at the first Thursday Night Live and I really enjoyed her music.
We weren’t able to leave for the Oregon District until around 7 at night but when we arrived, I was amazed by my surroundings. There were little shops everywhere and each shop had different things that I had never seen before. There were cute little restaurants and then there were the stores that sold different artistic things. The main reason why we went to the Oregon District was because the group of friends I went with planned to get tattoos and I wanted to tag along to watch the artists. When we arrived at the tattoo parlor I was immediately amazed with the different drawings that each artist had on the walls. They had cartoons posted around the walls as well as different art and tattoo designs all over the place. When you first see the place, you think it’s kind of freaky because it’s dark inside and the pictures that are on the walls are far from what you would usually see every day.
Before the girls got their tattoos they would tell their artists what they wanted and draw out as a sketch what the girls wanted. I found it cool that all of the artists could just come up with the coolest designs right away and even make the designs look cooler than they had before. One man was drawing a music set completely free hand without anything to look at and I thought his designs were really cool. Being at the tattoo parlor made me realize how some of the most talented artists are actually tattoo artists. The way they make up cool designs and make them their own makes their jobs really cool and it kind of gives you a respect for the artists themselves. Each person that gets a tattoo by these artists is showing the artist’s true talent in a way. It’s almost as if the customers are walking advertisements in my opinion because they are showing true art done by someone.
After going to the tattoo parlor we went to a German restaurant and I thought the food there was amazing. Again, this made me realize how artistic Dayton is as a city. The food was completely different and the arrangement of the place was unique. In one room separate from the rest of the restaurant, there was a bar and in the other rooms there was the actual restaurant. There are many places that have set ups the same way as the German restaurant does but this place showed different art pieces in the other rooms.
I would definitely say that I enjoyed my experience at the Oregon District. Even when we were on our way to the restaurant we were able to see people, randomly playing music and dancing on the side walk. It was almost as if none of the people knew each other but they gathered around the music and danced and had a great time. They were even able to gather a crowd to watch them. My experience at the Oregon District was a truly amazing one. Yes, it was nice getting off campus but it was even better experiencing something that that I have never experienced before. I would definitely go back to the Oregon District for another artistic experience.
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