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The Golden Ticket 2019 Juried Artist Exhibition
Clifton Cultural Arts Center
2728 Short Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45219
Uptown
The Golden Ticket 2019 Juried Artist Exhibition
Clifton Cultural Arts Center
2728 Short Vine Street,
Cincinnati,
OH
45219
Uptown
Clifton Cultural Arts Center’s 10th Annual Golden Ticket will feature the diverse, talented artists living or working within a 25-mile radius of CCAC. All fine art disciplines were encouraged to apply. This year’s esteemed jurors are Melvin Grier, award-winning...
Clifton Cultural Arts Center’s 10th Annual Golden Ticket will feature the diverse, talented artists living or working within a 25-mile radius of CCAC. All fine art disciplines were encouraged to apply. This year’s esteemed jurors are Melvin Grier, award-winning...
Kevin Harris' FOOTPRINTS: A Retrospective of Explorations of the Landscape in Printmaking
Harmon Museum
105 S. Broadway, Lebanon, OH 45036
North
Kevin Harris' FOOTPRINTS: A Retrospective of Explorations of the Landscape in Printmaking
Harmon Museum
105 S. Broadway,
Lebanon,
OH
45036
North
Footprints is a retrospective of over 30 years of work by Kevin Harris ranging from woodcuts to digital prints, combining traditional methods and contemporary technology. The exhibition is a record of Kevin’s observations of his familiar surroundings as well as a visual log of...
Footprints is a retrospective of over 30 years of work by Kevin Harris ranging from woodcuts to digital prints, combining traditional methods and contemporary technology. The exhibition is a record of Kevin’s observations of his familiar surroundings as well as a visual log of...
Santa’s Wonderland at Bass Pro Shops
Bass Pro Shops at the Cincinnati Mall
300 Cincinnati Mills Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45240
North
Santa’s Wonderland at Bass Pro Shops
Bass Pro Shops at the Cincinnati Mall
300 Cincinnati Mills Drive,
Cincinnati,
OH
45240
North
Santa’s Wonderland is the ultimate free family Christmas event. The magic returns to Bass Pro Shops and Cincinnati-area families are invited to enjoy this enchanting Christmas village offering FREE 4x6 studio-quality photos with Santa and free family holiday activities...
Santa’s Wonderland is the ultimate free family Christmas event. The magic returns to Bass Pro Shops and Cincinnati-area families are invited to enjoy this enchanting Christmas village offering FREE 4x6 studio-quality photos with Santa and free family holiday activities...
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...
Santa’s Wonderland at Cabela’s
Cabela's
7250 Cabela Drive, West Chester, OH 45069
North
Santa’s Wonderland at Cabela’s
Cabela's
7250 Cabela Drive,
West Chester,
OH
45069
North
Santa’s Wonderland is the ultimate free family Christmas event returning to Cabela’s this holiday season. Cincinnati-area families are invited to enjoy this enchanting Christmas village offering FREE 4x6 studio-quality photos with Santa and free family holiday activities...
Santa’s Wonderland is the ultimate free family Christmas event returning to Cabela’s this holiday season. Cincinnati-area families are invited to enjoy this enchanting Christmas village offering FREE 4x6 studio-quality photos with Santa and free family holiday activities...
Pumpkin Blow Event
Neusole Glassworks
11925 Kemper Springs Dr, Cincinnati, OH 45240
North
Pumpkin Blow Event
Neusole Glassworks
11925 Kemper Springs Dr,
Cincinnati,
OH
45240
North
With help from our professional glassblowers, you will sculpt your own pumpkin from hot molten glass! Everyone must be 5 years or older. Reservations required by phone (513-751-3292). Scheduled in 30 minute increments per person. $40 per person. Payment due upon scheduling....
With help from our professional glassblowers, you will sculpt your own pumpkin from hot molten glass! Everyone must be 5 years or older. Reservations required by phone (513-751-3292). Scheduled in 30 minute increments per person. $40 per person. Payment due upon scheduling....
Cincinnati Black Restaurant Week
Greater Cincinnati
, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
Cincinnati Black Restaurant Week
Greater Cincinnati
,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
Celebrating the second year, Cincinnati Black Restuarant Week will be celebrating 25 black-owned and operated restaurants who are offering dining specials across the city! Partcipating restaurants include: Just Q'in- 25% Discount when guests mention Black Restaurant Week...
Celebrating the second year, Cincinnati Black Restuarant Week will be celebrating 25 black-owned and operated restaurants who are offering dining specials across the city! Partcipating restaurants include: Just Q'in- 25% Discount when guests mention Black Restaurant Week...
Treasures of the Spanish World
Cincinnati Art Museum
953 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Uptown
Treasures of the Spanish World
Cincinnati Art Museum
953 Eden Park Drive,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Uptown
The exhibition tells a rich story of the cultures of Spain across the past three millennia, through some of the finest artworks from the Iberian Peninsula and the Spanish colonies. With over 200 works of art and historical documents, the highlights of the Hispanic Society of...
The exhibition tells a rich story of the cultures of Spain across the past three millennia, through some of the finest artworks from the Iberian Peninsula and the Spanish colonies. With over 200 works of art and historical documents, the highlights of the Hispanic Society of...
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...
Cuba: Journey to the Heart of the Caribbean
Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX Theater
1301 Western Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45203
Downtown
Cuba: Journey to the Heart of the Caribbean
Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX Theater
1301 Western Ave.,
Cincinnati,
OH
45203
Downtown
In association with BBC Earth, and filmed exclusively for OMNIMAX screens, discover a land preserved in time, yet continually poised on the cusp of dramatic change. Dive into the culture of the largest island in the Caribbean, a vibrant mix of meticulously maintained colonial...
In association with BBC Earth, and filmed exclusively for OMNIMAX screens, discover a land preserved in time, yet continually poised on the cusp of dramatic change. Dive into the culture of the largest island in the Caribbean, a vibrant mix of meticulously maintained colonial...
Zero Waste for Beginners
Ten Thousand Villages
11316 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45249
North
Zero Waste for Beginners
Ten Thousand Villages
11316 Montgomery Road,
Cincinnati,
OH
45249
North
Every day we hear more about how the environment needs our help and how harmful plastics are filling landfills and clogging our oceans. Are you interested in implementing a more sustainable, earth-friendly lifestyle but unsure where to begin? We will be joined by Rachel...
Every day we hear more about how the environment needs our help and how harmful plastics are filling landfills and clogging our oceans. Are you interested in implementing a more sustainable, earth-friendly lifestyle but unsure where to begin? We will be joined by Rachel...
Holiday in Lights
Sharon Woods
11450 Lebanon Road, Sharonville, OH 45241
North
Holiday in Lights
Sharon Woods
11450 Lebanon Road,
Sharonville,
OH
45241
North
Holiday in Lights, produced by The Alleen Company, is an affordable outdoor light display at Sharon Woods, a Great Park of Hamilton County, viewed by guests from the comfort of their own vehicle. Holiday in Lights is built with over 1 million lights and over 250 light displays,...
Holiday in Lights, produced by The Alleen Company, is an affordable outdoor light display at Sharon Woods, a Great Park of Hamilton County, viewed by guests from the comfort of their own vehicle. Holiday in Lights is built with over 1 million lights and over 250 light displays,...
Christmas Nights of Lights
Coney Island
6201 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45230
East
Christmas Nights of Lights
Coney Island
6201 Kellogg Ave.,
Cincinnati,
OH
45230
East
Visitors of all ages will be awed by the larger-than-life trees, glowing snowflakes, dancing candy canes and fantastic tunnels of lights! In the warmth of your own car, you can sing along to the sounds of the season synchronized to each holiday display. Christmas Nights of...
Visitors of all ages will be awed by the larger-than-life trees, glowing snowflakes, dancing candy canes and fantastic tunnels of lights! In the warmth of your own car, you can sing along to the sounds of the season synchronized to each holiday display. Christmas Nights of...
Hit The Mic Cincy @ Zola's Place
Zola's Place
4 Endicott Street, Cincinnati, OH 45218
North
Hit The Mic Cincy @ Zola's Place
Zola's Place
4 Endicott Street,
Cincinnati,
OH
45218
North
Enjoy a family-friendly open mic night of poetry, art, and music with Hit The Mic Cincy @ Zola's Place, hosted by MoPoetry Phillips. Admission is free. If you would like to hit the mic, it will be a $2.00 suggested donation. Cash only bar is available. Great food can be ordered...
Enjoy a family-friendly open mic night of poetry, art, and music with Hit The Mic Cincy @ Zola's Place, hosted by MoPoetry Phillips. Admission is free. If you would like to hit the mic, it will be a $2.00 suggested donation. Cash only bar is available. Great food can be ordered...
A Magical Cirque Christmas
Aronoff Center for the Arts
650 Walnut, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
A Magical Cirque Christmas
Aronoff Center for the Arts
650 Walnut,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
he producers of Broadway’s smash hit “The Illusionists” have brought together the world’s greatest entertainers for a spell-binding and incredible new holiday production – A MAGICAL CIRQUE CHRISTMAS! Experience the magic of Christmas with dazzling performers and...
he producers of Broadway’s smash hit “The Illusionists” have brought together the world’s greatest entertainers for a spell-binding and incredible new holiday production – A MAGICAL CIRQUE CHRISTMAS! Experience the magic of Christmas with dazzling performers and...
Elvis Costello and The Imposters
Taft Theatre
317 E. Fifth St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
Elvis Costello and The Imposters
Taft Theatre
317 E. Fifth St.,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
Elvis Costello and The Imposters will hit the road again in October, as sole headliner after their summer excursion with Blondie. The tour is entitled, “Just Trust” in answer to the musical questions: “Will they play my favourite song?," or, “Are...
Elvis Costello and The Imposters will hit the road again in October, as sole headliner after their summer excursion with Blondie. The tour is entitled, “Just Trust” in answer to the musical questions: “Will they play my favourite song?," or, “Are...
Jazz Ensembles
Hall Auditorium
101 S. Campus Ave., Oxford, OH 45056
North
Jazz Ensembles
Hall Auditorium
101 S. Campus Ave.,
Oxford,
OH
45056
North
Featuring The Queen City Horns
Featuring The Queen City Horns
Robert Colescott Art and Race Matters
Contemporary Arts Center
44 E. Sixth St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
Robert Colescott Art and Race Matters
Contemporary Arts Center
44 E. Sixth St.,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
The Contemporary Arts Center is proud to open our 2019 – 2020 exhibition season with Art and Race Matters, the first comprehensive retrospective of one of America’s most compelling and controversial artists, Robert Colescott (1925-2009). The exhibition will reveal 85 total...
The Contemporary Arts Center is proud to open our 2019 – 2020 exhibition season with Art and Race Matters, the first comprehensive retrospective of one of America’s most compelling and controversial artists, Robert Colescott (1925-2009). The exhibition will reveal 85 total...
Fearful Symmetry: A Multimedia Installation by Alice Pixley Young
Taft Museum of Art
316 Pike St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
Downtown
Fearful Symmetry: A Multimedia Installation by Alice Pixley Young
Taft Museum of Art
316 Pike St.,
Cincinnati,
OH
45202
Downtown
Multimedia artist Alice Pixley Young’s immersive installations bring together a wide range of materials including cut paper, cast glass, ash, and salt, intermingled with video projections, sound, light, and shadow. Her work invokes 19th-century landscape traditions while...
Multimedia artist Alice Pixley Young’s immersive installations bring together a wide range of materials including cut paper, cast glass, ash, and salt, intermingled with video projections, sound, light, and shadow. Her work invokes 19th-century landscape traditions while...
Sunset Salons: Jazz
The Monastery Studio
766 William Howard Taft Road, Cincinnati, OH 45206
Uptown
Sunset Salons: Jazz
The Monastery Studio
766 William Howard Taft Road,
Cincinnati,
OH
45206
Uptown
Melody, harmony, rhythm and improvisation: the expert panel at Clifton Cultural Arts Center’s second installment of their 2019-2020 Sunset Salons series brings some serious chops to a hot set of all things jazz. From Louis Armstrong to Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis to Winton...
Melody, harmony, rhythm and improvisation: the expert panel at Clifton Cultural Arts Center’s second installment of their 2019-2020 Sunset Salons series brings some serious chops to a hot set of all things jazz. From Louis Armstrong to Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis to Winton...
Wine Wednesday with Old Green Eyes & BBG
BrewRiver Creole Kitchen
4632 Eastern Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45226
East
Wine Wednesday with Old Green Eyes & BBG
BrewRiver Creole Kitchen
4632 Eastern Ave,
Cincinnati,
OH
45226
East
BrewRiver is offering /2 off on boutique wine choices with the bonus of the best music in town. Old Green Eyes and BBG bringing The Great American Song Book back every Wednesday Night!
BrewRiver is offering /2 off on boutique wine choices with the bonus of the best music in town. Old Green Eyes and BBG bringing The Great American Song Book back every Wednesday Night!
Bluegrass Music
Vinoklet Winery and Restaurant
11069 Colerain Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45252
North
Bluegrass Music
Vinoklet Winery and Restaurant
11069 Colerain Ave.,
Cincinnati,
OH
45252
North
Each Wednesday Vernon McIntyre's Appalachian Grass plays at Vinoklet Winery & Restaurant. Free admission but we ask for a reservation to ensure we can find you a place to sit. All you can eat spaghetti available for $12 includes spaghetti, meatballs, rolls, salad, and ice...
Each Wednesday Vernon McIntyre's Appalachian Grass plays at Vinoklet Winery & Restaurant. Free admission but we ask for a reservation to ensure we can find you a place to sit. All you can eat spaghetti available for $12 includes spaghetti, meatballs, rolls, salad, and ice...
