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Mamma Andersson Memory Banks

Contemporary Arts Center
44 E. Sixth St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Painters often draw from 
existing visual materials, such as photographs and reproductions of past works of art, to inspire and construct their work. Swedish artist Mamma Andersson (born 1962)—known for her dreamlike, faintly narrative compositions inspired by Nordic...

Painters often draw from 
existing visual materials, such as photographs and reproductions of past works of art, to inspire and construct their work. Swedish artist Mamma Andersson (born 1962)—known for her dreamlike, faintly narrative compositions inspired by Nordic...

Holiday Junction Featuring the Duke Energy Holiday Trains

Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal
1301 Western Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45203

Downtown

Explore 9,000 square feet of trains, including displays from the early 1900s and 1930s. Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, and the return of Cincinnati's iconic Duke Energy Holiday Trains, a tradition for more than 70 years and counting. LEGO lovers will delight in...

Explore 9,000 square feet of trains, including displays from the early 1900s and 1930s. Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, and the return of Cincinnati's iconic Duke Energy Holiday Trains, a tradition for more than 70 years and counting. LEGO lovers will delight in...

SkyStar Observation Wheel

The Banks
150 E. Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Enjoy unique views of downtown Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, and the Ohio River from aboard the 150 foot Skystar Observation Wheel. Each of the 36 gondolas is enclosed, climate controlled and can hold up to six passengers. The SkyStar experience consists of four revolutions and...

Enjoy unique views of downtown Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, and the Ohio River from aboard the 150 foot Skystar Observation Wheel. Each of the 36 gondolas is enclosed, climate controlled and can hold up to six passengers. The SkyStar experience consists of four revolutions and...

Travels with Turner

Taft Museum of Art
316 Pike St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Follow nineteenth-century British painter J. M. W. Turner on his travels throughout the United Kingdom and Europe—through his watercolors and an interactive digital map. On his journeys, Turner filled sketchbook after sketchbook, gathering reference material he would later...

Follow nineteenth-century British painter J. M. W. Turner on his travels throughout the United Kingdom and Europe—through his watercolors and an interactive digital map. On his journeys, Turner filled sketchbook after sketchbook, gathering reference material he would later...

Paris to New York: Photographs by Eugene Atget and Berenice Abbott

Taft Museum of Art
316 Pike St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

In Paris in the 1920s, the young American photographer Berenice Abbott (1898–1991) encountered the elderly French photographer Eugène Atget (1857–1927). Their contact would have profound and lasting effects on the careers and legacies of both artists. Through a sequence of...

In Paris in the 1920s, the young American photographer Berenice Abbott (1898–1991) encountered the elderly French photographer Eugène Atget (1857–1927). Their contact would have profound and lasting effects on the careers and legacies of both artists. Through a sequence of...

Collecting Calligraphy: Arts of the Islamic World

Cincinnati Art Museum
953 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Uptown

Explores the prominence and pervasiveness of calligraphy in the arts of the Islamic world. Through the display of individual folios and complete manuscripts that date from the ninth through the twentieth century, the exhibition emphasizes the craftsmanship and skill evident in...

Explores the prominence and pervasiveness of calligraphy in the arts of the Islamic world. Through the display of individual folios and complete manuscripts that date from the ninth through the twentieth century, the exhibition emphasizes the craftsmanship and skill evident in...

Cincinnati Golf Show

Duke Energy Convention Center
525 Elm St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Professional instruction, golf equipment for sale, club fittings, seminars and free computerized swing analysis. Coincides with the first weekend of Cincinnati Travel, Sports & Boat Show.

Professional instruction, golf equipment for sale, club fittings, seminars and free computerized swing analysis. Coincides with the first weekend of Cincinnati Travel, Sports & Boat Show.

Cincinnati Travel, Sports & Boat Show

Duke Energy Convention Center
525 Elm St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

More than 300 displays and exhibits. Boats, equipment, gear, seminars, guides, outfitters and more.

More than 300 displays and exhibits. Boats, equipment, gear, seminars, guides, outfitters and more.

Mandela: The Journey to Ubuntu

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
50 E. Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

The exhibit commemorates the life and legacy of former South African President Nelson Mandela through photographs by Willman as he revisited many of the locations that played an important role in South Africa’s route to racial equality and Mandela’s personal fight for...

The exhibit commemorates the life and legacy of former South African President Nelson Mandela through photographs by Willman as he revisited many of the locations that played an important role in South Africa’s route to racial equality and Mandela’s personal fight for...

The Friends' Winter Warehouse Sale

The Friends' Used Book Store at the Warehouse
8456 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45216

North

The Friends have been stocking up and preparing for this event since August. Join us at the Used Book Store at the Warehouse (8456 Vine Street in Hartwell) January 17-20 for our first big used book sale of 2019! What new titles will you find?! If you haven't been to the...

The Friends have been stocking up and preparing for this event since August. Join us at the Used Book Store at the Warehouse (8456 Vine Street in Hartwell) January 17-20 for our first big used book sale of 2019! What new titles will you find?! If you haven't been to the...

Alex Hibbitt: Rhizome

Weston Art Gallery
650 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Alex Hibbitt constructs complex modular and suspended sculptures of cast porcelain intersected with cut felt shapes that explore ideas of complexity, connectivity, and the relationships between two- and three-dimensional forms.

Alex Hibbitt constructs complex modular and suspended sculptures of cast porcelain intersected with cut felt shapes that explore ideas of complexity, connectivity, and the relationships between two- and three-dimensional forms.

Synthetica

Weston Art Gallery
650 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Artists are often at the leading edge of innovation and experimentation with new materials that spur creative development. Synthetica is a group exhibition of artists working with chemically engineered materials in unconventional ways. Working on two-dimensional surfaces with...

Artists are often at the leading edge of innovation and experimentation with new materials that spur creative development. Synthetica is a group exhibition of artists working with chemically engineered materials in unconventional ways. Working on two-dimensional surfaces with...

Art on Vine at Rhinegeist

Rhinegeist Brewery
1910 Elm St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Art show featuring fine art and handmade goods for sale from 70+ local Cincinnati artists.

Art show featuring fine art and handmade goods for sale from 70+ local Cincinnati artists.

Fiddler on the Roof

Aronoff Center for the Arts
650 Walnut, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Rich with musical hits you know and love, including “Tradition,” “Sunrise, Sunset;’ “If I Were A Rich Man;’ “Matchmaker, Matchmaker” and “To Life (L’Chaim!),” FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is the heartwarming story of fathers and daughters, husbands and wives, and...

Rich with musical hits you know and love, including “Tradition,” “Sunrise, Sunset;’ “If I Were A Rich Man;’ “Matchmaker, Matchmaker” and “To Life (L’Chaim!),” FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is the heartwarming story of fathers and daughters, husbands and wives, and...

3rd Sunday Funday Vive la France

Taft Museum of Art
316 Pike St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Celebrate all things French at the Taft. See Paris to New York before it closes, practice your French at the Art Cart, and create a photo transfer project to take home. Look for a wandering mime from Cincinnati Circus, 2–4 p.m. Learn about French macarons in a...

Celebrate all things French at the Taft. See Paris to New York before it closes, practice your French at the Art Cart, and create a photo transfer project to take home. Look for a wandering mime from Cincinnati Circus, 2–4 p.m. Learn about French macarons in a...

The World Illuminated

Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County Main Library
800 Vine St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

In the early part of the 20th century the Library began collecting lantern slides, which were loaned to customers and used for Library programming, such as lectures. Highlights from this vast collection are on display at the Main Library throug

In the early part of the 20th century the Library began collecting lantern slides, which were loaned to customers and used for Library programming, such as lectures. Highlights from this vast collection are on display at the Main Library throug

1919 Cincinnati Reds World Series Champions Exhibit

Behringer-Crawford Museum
1600 Montague Road, Covington, KY 41011

South

This new exhibit features authenticated baseball cards, autographs, postcards and souvenir books from the 1919 Championship Reds. The exhibit also includes memorabilia commemorating the notorious "Black Sox" betting scandal that rocked baseball and led to eight White Sox players...

This new exhibit features authenticated baseball cards, autographs, postcards and souvenir books from the 1919 Championship Reds. The exhibit also includes memorabilia commemorating the notorious "Black Sox" betting scandal that rocked baseball and led to eight White Sox players...

Midwest King Classic High School Basketball Showcase

Wade E. Miller Arena at Middletown High School
591 N Breiel Blvd, Middletown, OH 45044

North

Sixteen top high school teams from Greater Cincinnati will meet on the court in competition including Elder, Moeller, Lakota East, Covington Catholic, Deer Park and more!

Sixteen top high school teams from Greater Cincinnati will meet on the court in competition including Elder, Moeller, Lakota East, Covington Catholic, Deer Park and more!

My Great Park in Pictures Photo Walk

Sharon Woods
11450 Lebanon Road, Sharonville, OH 45241

North

Join photojournalist/instructor Malinda Hartong for photo tips with your smartphone or DSLR camera. No experience necessary.

Join photojournalist/instructor Malinda Hartong for photo tips with your smartphone or DSLR camera. No experience necessary.

The Second City-It's Not You, It's Me

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
962 Mount Adams Circle, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Uptown

The Second City has been laughing at love and its various side effects for decades. The world-famous comedy company’s new show takes shots at heartbreak and the mire of human relationships. Your friends, parents and blind date will all find something achingly familiar to laugh...

The Second City has been laughing at love and its various side effects for decades. The world-famous comedy company’s new show takes shots at heartbreak and the mire of human relationships. Your friends, parents and blind date will all find something achingly familiar to laugh...

In the Heights

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
962 Mount Adams Circle, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Uptown

Lights up on the landmark musical that started it all for the creator of Hamilton! Set to a hip-hop and Latin-flavored score and featuring high-energy choreography, In the Heights captures the vibrant spirit of a tight-knit, New York community. From his Washington Heights...

Lights up on the landmark musical that started it all for the creator of Hamilton! Set to a hip-hop and Latin-flavored score and featuring high-energy choreography, In the Heights captures the vibrant spirit of a tight-knit, New York community. From his Washington Heights...

Martin's Dream

The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati
4015 Red Bank Road, Cincinnati, OH 45227

East

Created, directed and performed by the talented and charismatic Deondra Kamau Means, this show explores the real person behind the pictures: a funny, intelligent, passionate man whose faith, family and education made him one of the most revered people in our nation’s history....

Created, directed and performed by the talented and charismatic Deondra Kamau Means, this show explores the real person behind the pictures: a funny, intelligent, passionate man whose faith, family and education made him one of the most revered people in our nation’s history....

Ripcord

Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati
1127 Vine St., Cincinnati, OH 452002

Downtown

A sunny room on an upper floor is prime real estate at Bristol Senior Living Facility, so when cantankerous Abby is forced to share her quarters with happy-go-lucky Marilyn, she has no choice but to get rid of the infuriatingly chipper woman ... by any means necessary. A...

A sunny room on an upper floor is prime real estate at Bristol Senior Living Facility, so when cantankerous Abby is forced to share her quarters with happy-go-lucky Marilyn, she has no choice but to get rid of the infuriatingly chipper woman ... by any means necessary. A...

Pops in Space

Cincinnati Pops
Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

JMR and the Pops inspire wonder with this all-new program celebrating the marvels of the universe. Experience favorite selections from Holst's The Planets, plus Star Wars, Star Trek and more, accompanied with jaw-dropping NASA images by creative partner Lightborne. The Pops...

JMR and the Pops inspire wonder with this all-new program celebrating the marvels of the universe. Experience favorite selections from Holst's The Planets, plus Star Wars, Star Trek and more, accompanied with jaw-dropping NASA images by creative partner Lightborne. The Pops...

VeganEarth Potluck with the Cincinnati Green Plan

Clifton United Methodist
3416 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220

Uptown

Ollie Kroner Cincinnati sustainability coordinator & environmental scientist will be sharing details of the Cincinnati Green Plan. Weather changes its patterns and o must we. Come, be inspired to join the change we will see in Built Environments, Education/Outreach, Energy,...

Ollie Kroner Cincinnati sustainability coordinator & environmental scientist will be sharing details of the Cincinnati Green Plan. Weather changes its patterns and o must we. Come, be inspired to join the change we will see in Built Environments, Education/Outreach, Energy,...

Cincinnati Cyclones

Cincinnati Cyclones Hockey
US Bank Arena, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

The Cincinnati Cyclones are Cincinnati's Kelly Cup Championship winning hockey team and ECHL affiliate of the NHL's Buffalo Sabres. Cincinnati Cyclones hockey games are more than just a game! Non-stop action, affordable family entertainment, and intermission activities provide...

The Cincinnati Cyclones are Cincinnati's Kelly Cup Championship winning hockey team and ECHL affiliate of the NHL's Buffalo Sabres. Cincinnati Cyclones hockey games are more than just a game! Non-stop action, affordable family entertainment, and intermission activities provide...

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Carnegie
1028 Scott Blvd., Covington, KY 41011

South

Beloved musical based on Victor Hugo novel.

Beloved musical based on Victor Hugo novel.

Red Bike

Know Theatre of Cincinnati
1120 Jackson St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

What kind of future will you have living in these here United States? Remember when you were eleven years old and you had a bike, one that made you dream about a world bigger than the one in which you live? This is that memory. Except it is now.

What kind of future will you have living in these here United States? Remember when you were eleven years old and you had a bike, one that made you dream about a world bigger than the one in which you live? This is that memory. Except it is now.

Dvořák’s Beloved Piano Quintet

First Unitarian Church
536 Linton St, Cincinnati, OH 45219

Uptown

This program brings together an extraordinary group of artists to perform Dvořák’s piano quintet, one of the most treasured works of the chamber music repertoire. This beloved quintet is balanced by works by Mozart & Beethoven to round out the program. Artists...

This program brings together an extraordinary group of artists to perform Dvořák’s piano quintet, one of the most treasured works of the chamber music repertoire. This beloved quintet is balanced by works by Mozart & Beethoven to round out the program. Artists...

Dance Party

Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal
1301 Western Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45203

Uptown

Dance is a total body workout using all of the major muscle groups and providing heart healthy benefits. Children need at least 60 minutes of physical activity each day, and dancing is a great way to be physically active and stay fit. Get movin’ to your favorite tune, and...

Dance is a total body workout using all of the major muscle groups and providing heart healthy benefits. Children need at least 60 minutes of physical activity each day, and dancing is a great way to be physically active and stay fit. Get movin’ to your favorite tune, and...

Three-Course Seafood Night

Meritage Restaurant
40 Village Square, Cincinnati, OH 45246

North

Choose appetizer, salad and entree.

Choose appetizer, salad and entree.

Shane Mauss

Go Bananas Comedy Club
8410 Market Place Lane, Cincinnati, OH 45242

North

Originally from Wisconsin, Shane Mauss caught his first break when he was awarded ‘Best Stand-Up” at The HBO US Comedy Arts Festival in 2007. This led to his TV debut and first of five appearances on Conan. Since that time he’s been on Jimmy Kimmel, Showtime, has had...

Originally from Wisconsin, Shane Mauss caught his first break when he was awarded ‘Best Stand-Up” at The HBO US Comedy Arts Festival in 2007. This led to his TV debut and first of five appearances on Conan. Since that time he’s been on Jimmy Kimmel, Showtime, has had...

Truth or Dare: A Reality Show

21c Museum Hotel
609 Walnut, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Truth or Dare: A Reality Show features works that utilize illusion to entice, entertain, and explore the terrain between fact and fiction, presence and absence, reality and imagination.

Truth or Dare: A Reality Show features works that utilize illusion to entice, entertain, and explore the terrain between fact and fiction, presence and absence, reality and imagination.

King Legacy Awards Breakfast

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
50 E. Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

The National Underground Railrood Freedom Center will host the 2019 King Legacy Awards Breakfast this year. Doors open at 7:30am, and breakfast begins at 8am. The program begins at 9am with keynote speaker Dr. Holly Y. McGee, Assistant Professor of History at the University of...

The National Underground Railrood Freedom Center will host the 2019 King Legacy Awards Breakfast this year. Doors open at 7:30am, and breakfast begins at 8am. The program begins at 9am with keynote speaker Dr. Holly Y. McGee, Assistant Professor of History at the University of...

MLK Day 2019: It Stops With Us

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
50 E. Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

10:00 a.m. Commemorative Civil Rights March begins at the Freedom Center 11: 00 a.m. Fountain Square, Interfaith Prayer Service followed by march to Music Hall 12 p.m. Music Hall, MLK Commemorative Celebration

10:00 a.m. Commemorative Civil Rights March begins at the Freedom Center 11: 00 a.m. Fountain Square, Interfaith Prayer Service followed by march to Music Hall 12 p.m. Music Hall, MLK Commemorative Celebration

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Camp

Perfection Gymnastics School
5637 Union Center Dr, West Chester Township, OH 45069

North

Come this MLK Jr. day for a time of fun and reflection. A day full of gymnastics, activities, and memorable lessons awaits! *Followed by open gym from 3-4PM! Open to ages 4-18.*

Come this MLK Jr. day for a time of fun and reflection. A day full of gymnastics, activities, and memorable lessons awaits! *Followed by open gym from 3-4PM! Open to ages 4-18.*

Akram Zaatari: The Fold- Space, time and image

Contemporary Arts Center
44 E. Sixth St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

Acclaimed Lebanese artist Akram Zaatari combines the roles of image-maker, archivist, curator, filmmaker and critical theorist to explore the role photography plays in both instituting and fabricating identity. For this exhibition he positions the seemingly simple fold as a...

Acclaimed Lebanese artist Akram Zaatari combines the roles of image-maker, archivist, curator, filmmaker and critical theorist to explore the role photography plays in both instituting and fabricating identity. For this exhibition he positions the seemingly simple fold as a...

Live the Dream: Our Declaration of Unity

The Clocktower at The Square
9285 Centre Point Drive, West Chester, OH 45069

North

March followed by program in Lakota West High School auditorium. Lunch follows that in cafeteria. Program includes student winners of district-wide contest sharing their winning entries; special music; and keynote address. 2019 is 20th year for this event.

March followed by program in Lakota West High School auditorium. Lunch follows that in cafeteria. Program includes student winners of district-wide contest sharing their winning entries; special music; and keynote address. 2019 is 20th year for this event.

Freedom Center Free Admission Day

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
50 E. Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Downtown

The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center will open to the public at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, January 21 with free general admission to the museum’s permanent exhibitions and special programming.   Visitors may immerse themselves in The Rosa Parks Experience for an...

The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center will open to the public at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, January 21 with free general admission to the museum’s permanent exhibitions and special programming.   Visitors may immerse themselves in The Rosa Parks Experience for an...