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Dress Up, Speak Up: Regalia and Resistance
21c Museum Hotel
609 Walnut, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
Dress Up, Speak Up: Regalia and Resistance
21c Museum Hotel
609 Walnut,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
Bedecked and bejeweled, the figures populating Dress Up, Speak Up occupy fluid space and time, evoking past and present, fact and fiction, memory and desire, to illuminate the complexity of contemporary identity. Whether clad in the stylized garb of Enlightenment-era Europe, the...
Bedecked and bejeweled, the figures populating Dress Up, Speak Up occupy fluid space and time, evoking past and present, fact and fiction, memory and desire, to illuminate the complexity of contemporary identity. Whether clad in the stylized garb of Enlightenment-era Europe, the...
Confinement: Politics of Space and Bodies
Contemporary Arts Center
44 E. Sixth St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
Confinement: Politics of Space and Bodies
Contemporary Arts Center
44 E. Sixth St.,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
Confinement: Politics of Space and Bodies is a direct response to Samuel Beckett’s play Happy Days (1961), which sees a woman buried up to her neck in the ground. Under the blazing sun, Winnie is anchored in a mound of sand, her belongings gathered in a black bag. She...
Confinement: Politics of Space and Bodies is a direct response to Samuel Beckett’s play Happy Days (1961), which sees a woman buried up to her neck in the ground. Under the blazing sun, Winnie is anchored in a mound of sand, her belongings gathered in a black bag. She...
Lauren Henkin Props
Contemporary Arts Center
44 E. Sixth St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
Lauren Henkin Props
Contemporary Arts Center
44 E. Sixth St.,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
The work of Lauren Henkin, which spans photography, video and sculpture, questions the relations that may exist between extant, architectural forms and the natural or urban landscapes in which they sit. Concerned with notions of placement and scale, her photographic body of...
The work of Lauren Henkin, which spans photography, video and sculpture, questions the relations that may exist between extant, architectural forms and the natural or urban landscapes in which they sit. Concerned with notions of placement and scale, her photographic body of...
Tom Schiff: Surrounded by Art
Contemporary Arts Center
44 E. Sixth St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
Tom Schiff: Surrounded by Art
Contemporary Arts Center
44 E. Sixth St.,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
The desire to represent the world in an all-encompassing, immersive experience has sparked the creativity of painters and photographers for many centuries. This drive led to the invention of artistic panoramas which were especially popular during the 19th century in Europe and...
The desire to represent the world in an all-encompassing, immersive experience has sparked the creativity of painters and photographers for many centuries. This drive led to the invention of artistic panoramas which were especially popular during the 19th century in Europe and...
Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission
Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal
1301 Western Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45203
Downtown
Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission
Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal
1301 Western Ave.,
Cincinnati,
OH
45203
Downtown
Destination Moon gives guest the rare opportunity to see artifacts that made the 953,000-mile journey possible, like Buzz Aldrin’s gold-plated extravehicular helmet visor and thermal-insulated gloves. The dizzying star chart that helped Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael...
Destination Moon gives guest the rare opportunity to see artifacts that made the 953,000-mile journey possible, like Buzz Aldrin’s gold-plated extravehicular helmet visor and thermal-insulated gloves. The dizzying star chart that helped Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael...
Ford 63rd Annual Cincinnati Travel, Sports & Boat Show
Duke Energy Convention Center
525 Elm St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
Ford 63rd Annual Cincinnati Travel, Sports & Boat Show
Duke Energy Convention Center
525 Elm St.,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
The Ford 63rd Annual Cincinnati Travel, Sports & Boat Show, now produced by Renfro Productions – the most trusted name in the Sport Show industry, brings the great outdoors indoors at the Duke Energy Center January 17 – 19 & 22 – 26, 2020. ...
The Ford 63rd Annual Cincinnati Travel, Sports & Boat Show, now produced by Renfro Productions – the most trusted name in the Sport Show industry, brings the great outdoors indoors at the Duke Energy Center January 17 – 19 & 22 – 26, 2020. ...
Journey to Freedom: Art Quilts by Cynthia Lockhart
Taft Museum of Art
316 Pike St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
Journey to Freedom: Art Quilts by Cynthia Lockhart
Taft Museum of Art
316 Pike St.,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
Cynthia Lockhart’s textile creations invite viewers to embark on a journey of discovery. Composed of colorful fabrics arranged in dynamic patterns, her fiber art tells a story—one that encourages people to more deeply understand the diversity of people, cultures, and beauty...
Cynthia Lockhart’s textile creations invite viewers to embark on a journey of discovery. Composed of colorful fabrics arranged in dynamic patterns, her fiber art tells a story—one that encourages people to more deeply understand the diversity of people, cultures, and beauty...
Superpower Dogs
Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX Theater
1301 Western Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45203
Downtown
Superpower Dogs
Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX Theater
1301 Western Ave.,
Cincinnati,
OH
45203
Downtown
Superpower Dogs showcases the lifesaving superpowers and extraordinary bravery of some of the world’s most amazing dogs. From the waters of the Mediterranean and the waves off California’s coast to the mountains of British Columbia and the savannas of Africa, journey around...
Superpower Dogs showcases the lifesaving superpowers and extraordinary bravery of some of the world’s most amazing dogs. From the waters of the Mediterranean and the waves off California’s coast to the mountains of British Columbia and the savannas of Africa, journey around...
Women Breaking Boundaries
Cincinnati Art Museum
953 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
Women Breaking Boundaries
Cincinnati Art Museum
953 Eden Park Drive,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
A special exhibition that explores the role of women in art and art history at the Cincinnati Art Museum through artworks from the museum’s permanent collection created by female artists from the seventeenth century to today. The cross-departmental selection of 38 artworks...
A special exhibition that explores the role of women in art and art history at the Cincinnati Art Museum through artworks from the museum’s permanent collection created by female artists from the seventeenth century to today. The cross-departmental selection of 38 artworks...
Apollo 11: First Steps Edition
Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX Theater
1301 Western Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45203
Downtown
Apollo 11: First Steps Edition
Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX Theater
1301 Western Ave.,
Cincinnati,
OH
45203
Downtown
Relive the first steps and remarkable achievement of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins and thousands of people behind the scenes in stunning footage, much of it revealed to the public for the first time. Crafted from a newly-discovered trove of never-before-seen 70mm...
Relive the first steps and remarkable achievement of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins and thousands of people behind the scenes in stunning footage, much of it revealed to the public for the first time. Crafted from a newly-discovered trove of never-before-seen 70mm...
Frozen Yoga
Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum
100 Joe Nuxhall Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
Frozen Yoga
Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum
100 Joe Nuxhall Way,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
Frozen Yoga at Snow Banks at The Banks includes; • Frozen Yoga class (participants are asked to bring their own yoga mats) • Admission wristband to Snow Banks at The Banks • An after-class...
Frozen Yoga at Snow Banks at The Banks includes; • Frozen Yoga class (participants are asked to bring their own yoga mats) • Admission wristband to Snow Banks at The Banks • An after-class...
Chili Cookoff
Findlay Market
1801 Race Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
Chili Cookoff
Findlay Market
1801 Race Street,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
Join for the 16th Annual Chili Cook Off and 2nd Annual Hot Sauce Boss Competition! Amature chefs will compete for the titles of Chili Meister and Hot Sauce Boss. In addition to the competitions, participants can purchase and sample chili and chili-themed items from...
Join for the 16th Annual Chili Cook Off and 2nd Annual Hot Sauce Boss Competition! Amature chefs will compete for the titles of Chili Meister and Hot Sauce Boss. In addition to the competitions, participants can purchase and sample chili and chili-themed items from...
Motel X: Human Trafficking Along the I-75 Corridor
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
50 E. Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
Motel X: Human Trafficking Along the I-75 Corridor
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
50 E. Freedom Way,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
Slavery is commonly thought to be a thing of the past. Yet human trafficking persists and prospers in the world today, including right here in the United States. Motel X: Human Trafficking Along the I-75 Corridor is a multi-media art installation that aims to educate visitors...
Slavery is commonly thought to be a thing of the past. Yet human trafficking persists and prospers in the world today, including right here in the United States. Motel X: Human Trafficking Along the I-75 Corridor is a multi-media art installation that aims to educate visitors...
Emily Moores: Felt Embrace
Weston Art Gallery
650 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
Emily Moores: Felt Embrace
Weston Art Gallery
650 Walnut Street,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
In her intricate and ethereal installations, Emily Moores (Cincinnati, OH) investigates the affective dimensions of texture: the intimate interaction with an individual’s feelings and body without physical touch. Responding to the vertical expanse of the Weston’s...
In her intricate and ethereal installations, Emily Moores (Cincinnati, OH) investigates the affective dimensions of texture: the intimate interaction with an individual’s feelings and body without physical touch. Responding to the vertical expanse of the Weston’s...
Joomi Chung: Image Space/Memory Space
Weston Art Gallery
650 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
Joomi Chung: Image Space/Memory Space
Weston Art Gallery
650 Walnut Street,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
Joomi Chung (Oxford, OH) unfolds an abstract landscape-map in an immersive installation combining objective representation and subjective experiences of places and moments. Her work explores the idea of memory-space from multiple angles: as long scrolls of multi-referential...
Joomi Chung (Oxford, OH) unfolds an abstract landscape-map in an immersive installation combining objective representation and subjective experiences of places and moments. Her work explores the idea of memory-space from multiple angles: as long scrolls of multi-referential...
John Humphries: Rules, Recipes, and Mythology—Works on Paper
Weston Art Gallery
650 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
John Humphries: Rules, Recipes, and Mythology—Works on Paper
Weston Art Gallery
650 Walnut Street,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
John Humphries’s (Cincinnati, OH) exquisite watercolors investigate tectonic ideas of space, narrative, texture, order/disorder, and connection through architectural interventions that explore the relationship between mythology, landscape, and the built environment. In this...
John Humphries’s (Cincinnati, OH) exquisite watercolors investigate tectonic ideas of space, narrative, texture, order/disorder, and connection through architectural interventions that explore the relationship between mythology, landscape, and the built environment. In this...
Snow Banks at The Banks
The Banks
150 E. Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
Snow Banks at The Banks
The Banks
150 E. Freedom Way,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
Snow Banks at The Banks is the “Greatest Show in Snow in Cincinnati” featuring live snow demonstrations by an Academy Award-winning special effects producer including the Frisch’s Big Boy Snow Tube Run, a 50-foot long snow tube ramp at SkyStar Wheel Snow Park with rides...
Snow Banks at The Banks is the “Greatest Show in Snow in Cincinnati” featuring live snow demonstrations by an Academy Award-winning special effects producer including the Frisch’s Big Boy Snow Tube Run, a 50-foot long snow tube ramp at SkyStar Wheel Snow Park with rides...
Disney's The Lion King
Aronoff Center for the Arts
650 Walnut, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
Disney's The Lion King
Aronoff Center for the Arts
650 Walnut,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
A lively stage adaptation of the Academy Award-winning 1994 Disney film, The Lion King is the story of a young lion prince living in the flourishing African Pride Lands. Born into the royal family, precocious cub Simba spends his days exploring the sprawling savanna grasslands...
A lively stage adaptation of the Academy Award-winning 1994 Disney film, The Lion King is the story of a young lion prince living in the flourishing African Pride Lands. Born into the royal family, precocious cub Simba spends his days exploring the sprawling savanna grasslands...
Cirque Du Soleil Axel
Heritage Bank Center
100 Broadway, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
Cirque Du Soleil Axel
Heritage Bank Center
100 Broadway,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
Cirque du Soleil is back on ice with AXEL, a new electrifying experience fusing world-class ice skating with breathtaking acrobatics. Follow AXEL and his dynamic group of friends whose passion for live music and graphic arts come to life in an exhilarating adventure that reminds...
Cirque du Soleil is back on ice with AXEL, a new electrifying experience fusing world-class ice skating with breathtaking acrobatics. Follow AXEL and his dynamic group of friends whose passion for live music and graphic arts come to life in an exhilarating adventure that reminds...
ZooDogs
Brewdog
316 Reading Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
ZooDogs
Brewdog
316 Reading Rd,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
The Cincinnati Zoo and BrewDog are teaming up for a wild afternoon - ZooDog! Join our team, and bring your family and friends to mix and mingle with animals from The Cincinnati Zoo on Sunday January 26th from 1-2pm in our Mezzanine. Grab a beer, and...
The Cincinnati Zoo and BrewDog are teaming up for a wild afternoon - ZooDog! Join our team, and bring your family and friends to mix and mingle with animals from The Cincinnati Zoo on Sunday January 26th from 1-2pm in our Mezzanine. Grab a beer, and...
Jurassic Geist VIP Tasting Tour
Rhinegeist Brewery
1910 Elm St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
Jurassic Geist VIP Tasting Tour
Rhinegeist Brewery
1910 Elm St.,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
Ever wanted to look at a Saber Tooth Tiger tooth while drinking Saber Tooth Tiger? On January 26th, join Cincinnati Museum Center's (CMC) Dr. Glenn Storrs — the Paleontologist that led the excavation of the Galeamopus dinosaur skeleton that resided in our taproom last summer...
Ever wanted to look at a Saber Tooth Tiger tooth while drinking Saber Tooth Tiger? On January 26th, join Cincinnati Museum Center's (CMC) Dr. Glenn Storrs — the Paleontologist that led the excavation of the Galeamopus dinosaur skeleton that resided in our taproom last summer...
Fortune
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati
1127 Vine St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
Fortune
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati
1127 Vine St.,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
Maude, aka Madame Rosa, is not your average fortune teller. A true clairvoyant with a bluntness that won’t quit, she often scares her customers away with the truth of what their futures hold. However, when love-hungry accountant Jeremy stumbles into her parlor with death in...
Maude, aka Madame Rosa, is not your average fortune teller. A true clairvoyant with a bluntness that won’t quit, she often scares her customers away with the truth of what their futures hold. However, when love-hungry accountant Jeremy stumbles into her parlor with death in...
In The Night Time (before the sun rises)
Know Theatre of Cincinnati
1120 Jackson St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
In The Night Time (before the sun rises)
Know Theatre of Cincinnati
1120 Jackson St.,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
A baby cries. A bottle breaks. A window smashes. In the small hours of the night, a couple try to soothe their screaming infant – but as the hours grow longer, the world becomes elastic around them, and the horrors that scar our planet threaten to crash into the baby’s room....
A baby cries. A bottle breaks. A window smashes. In the small hours of the night, a couple try to soothe their screaming infant – but as the hours grow longer, the world becomes elastic around them, and the horrors that scar our planet threaten to crash into the baby’s room....
Treasures of the Lloyd Exhibition
Lloyd Library and Museum
917 Plum Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
Treasures of the Lloyd Exhibition
Lloyd Library and Museum
917 Plum Street,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
In the spirit of the holidays, when we bring out special things to share with family and friends, the Lloyd Library is proud to display its most treasured items this winter. John Uri Lloyd, Nelson Ashley Lloyd, and Curtis Gates Lloyd, three brothers who grew up in Boone County,...
In the spirit of the holidays, when we bring out special things to share with family and friends, the Lloyd Library is proud to display its most treasured items this winter. John Uri Lloyd, Nelson Ashley Lloyd, and Curtis Gates Lloyd, three brothers who grew up in Boone County,...
