| Alice F. and Harris K. Weston Art Gallery - 5/9/2008 |
In Play. Robert Ladislas Derr uses two two-channel video compositions, still photographs, paintings, and the game of Ping-Pong as a means to examine and comment on the "field of play" within the art world. Seeing the Fugitive: Site-Specific Installation by Suzanne Silver. Silver uses "fugitive" materials such as powder, dust, and metal leaf, and more lasting materials such as wood, metal, and concrete to find unexpected connections between words, objects, and places. C'mon Everybody, Get Up! New Works by Terence Hammonds. This native Cincinnatian, who grew up in Over-the-Rhine, exhibits a large-scale dance floor in the street-level exhibition space extolling the opportunities in everyday popular culture that break down barriers and overcome prejudice and inequality. Admission: free. Hours: 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., until 8 p.m. performance nights. Arnoff Center for the Arts, 650 Walnut St., downtown, (513) 977-4165,
Category: galleries
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| American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Anderson - 5/9/2008 |
May 9-10: The American Cancer Society Relay For Life, a fun-filled overnight team event, is designed to celebrate survivorship and raise money for research and programs of your American Cancer Society. Benefits: American Cancer Society Admission: Free. Hours: 6 pm- 12 pm. Anderson High School, Brittany Kapfhammer, 800-227-2345, brittany.kapfhammer@cancer.org, www.cancer.org
Category: Nonprofit - run/walk
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| American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Montgomery/Indian Hill - 5/9/2008 |
May 9-10: The American Cancer Society Relay For Life, a fun-filled overnight team event, is designed to celebrate survivorship and raise money for research and programs of your American Cancer Society. Benefits: American Cancer Society Admission: Free. Hours: 5 pm-11 am. Sycamore High School, Brittany Kapfhammer, 800-227-2345, brittany.kapfhammer@cancer.org, www.cancer.org
Category: Nonprofit - run/walk
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| Bare: A Pop Opera - 5/9/2008 |
RENT meets Dead Poets Society as high school seniors at a Catholic boarding school deal with their sexuality, their friendships and at the end of the year the question, "What's next?" From confessionals, raves and well locked dorm rooms, this coming of ag Admission: $15-$22. Hours: 8:00 PM. KNOW Theatre, 1120 Jackson St, downtown, (513) 300-KNOW, www.knowtheatre.com
Category: Theater - musical
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| Blue Wisp TGIF Happy Hour - 5/9/2008 |
Every week join the Dixieland Septet, led by trombonist Bill Gemmer with trumpeter Jerry Conrad, saxophonist Steve Hoskins, baritone Larry Dickson, pianist Phil Burkhead, bassist Eric Sayer, and drummer Jim Leslie, for a night of jazz. Admission: free cover with $10 minimun bar purchase. Hours: 4 - 6 p.m.. Blue Wisp, 318 E. Eighth St., downtown, (513) 241-WISP,
Category: music - jazz
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| Carl Solway Gallery - 5/9/2008 |
Accumulations & Contructions: Recent Work. Seattle artist Katy Stone paints on transparent sheets of archival acetate, which are cut out and layered together to create sculptural assemblages in a dynamic range of scale. Off the Yellow Brick Cliff. Paintings, collages, and drawings by New York City artist Christopher Tanner. Opening reception Friday, May 9, 5-9 p.m. Admission: free. Hours: Opening reception 5-9 p.m.. 424 Findlay St., West End, (513) 621-0069,
Category: galleries
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| Carmina Burana and Serenade - 5/9/2008 |
Plunge into a world of fiery passion, irreverence and dark humor fashioned by international choreographer Mauricio Wainrot to Carol Orff's dramatic Carmina Burana, featuring a live chorus. Presented by Cincinnati Ballet. Admission: $21 - $66. Hours: 8 p.m.. Proctor & Gamble Hall, Aronoff Center for the Arts, 650 Walnut St., downtown, (513) 621-2787,
Category: dance - ballet
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| Cincinnati Art Galleries - 5/9/2008 |
Masterworks for Nature. More than 50 works by members of Masterworks for Nature, a group of nationally acclaimed wildlife and landscape artists with a common passion for nature. All proceeds from the opening and sale benefit The Wilds, a 10,000-acre wildlife conservation facility in Cumberland, Ohio Admission: free. Hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.. 225 E. Sixth St., downtown, (513) 381-2128,
Category: galleries
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| Cincinnati Art Museum - 5/9/2008 |
Exhibitions: Masterpiece Quilts from the Shelburne Museum. Forty of the finest examples from the Shelburne Museum's permanent collection of more than 400 18th- through 20th-century American quilts. Admission: free. Hours: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.. Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Eden Park, (513) 721-2787,
Category: museums
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| Cincinnati Pops Orchestra - 5/9/2008 |
The Magical Music of Disney. Singers and dancers join Erich Kunzel and the Pops in a performance of Disney hits from film and Broadway, including Mary Poppins, Beauty and the Beast, Tarzan, The Lion King, Cinderella, and more. Admission: $23.75 - $89.50. Hours: 8 p.m.. Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, (513) 381-3300,
Category: music - classical
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| Contemporary Arts Center - 5/9/2008 |
Daniel Libeskind: Blurring Lines. Architectural models, drawings, and multimedia diplays explore how the key themes in the work of architect Daniel Libeskind (The Ascent in Covington) are conveyed through his innovative and unprecedented definition of space and materials. Admission: $7.50 adults, $6.50 seniors, $5.50 students, $4.50 children. Hours: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.. Contemporary Arts Center, 44 E. Sixth St., downtown, (513) 345-8400,
Category: museums
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| Contemporary Arts Center - 5/9/2008(2) |
Octopolis: UnMuseum installation uses people power to propel the art - visitors pedal two stationary bicycles to power a city under siege by the Octofly, a flying octopus with the wings and mandibles of a fly. Admission: $7.50 adults, $6.50 seniors, $5.50 students, $4.50 children. Hours: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.. Contemporary Arts Center, 44 E. Sixth St., downtown, (513) 345-8400,
Category: museums
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| Contemporary Arts Center - 5/9/2008(3) |
Odili Donald Odita. Nigerian-born Odita bring a site-specific installation to the CAC's Kaplan Hall Lobby. The painting will "flow" across multiple planes and down the stairs to the lower level bringing vivid color to the space. Admission: $7.50 adults, $6.50 seniors, $5.50 students, $4.50 children. Hours: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.. Contemporary Arts Center, 44 E. Sixth St., downtown, (513) 345-8400,
Category: museums
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| Contemporary Arts Center - 5/9/2008(4) |
Michael C. McMillen's Speed Place. UnMuseum features different related objects interacting with film, and in this case, auto parts. Admission: $7.50 adults, $6.50 seniors, $5.50 students, $4.50 children. Hours: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.. Contemporary Arts Center, 44 E. Sixth St., downtown, (513) 345-8400,
Category: museums
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| Disney's Beauty and the Beast - 5/9/2008 |
An enchanting tale set in a French provincial town where the beautiful girl trades her freedom to save her father from a horrible beast. Admission: $18.50û$19.50. Hours: 8:00 PM. Jarson-Kaplan Theatre, Aronoff Center for the Arts, 650 Walnut St., downtown, (513) 621-2787,
Category: Theater - musical
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| Eddie Izzard - 5/9/2008 |
Hailed as ô a human search engineö by The New York Times, Eddie Izzard is the Yemen-born multi-hyphenate (stand-up comicûwriterûactorûmonologist) who picks up where Denis Leary and Eric Bogosian left off. And in his new one-man show, Stripped, Izzard does so with the icky thump and fearless androgyny of the New York DollsÆ David Johansen. Sometimes Izzardùthe star of FXÆs hit show The Richesùdons eyeliner and enough hair product to qualify as a metrosexual...or Judy Garland. If that sounds like a cluttered attic of influences, youÆre spot on. He freely admits to the press that he ôgets well paid for talking total bollocks.ö The difference is, in the way of melba toast British wit, Izzard is devastatingly funny. Admission: $45. Hours: 8:00 PM. Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., downtown, (513) 721-8883,
Category: Comedy
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| Ella - 5/9/2008 |
ItÆs 1966 and singer Ella Fitzgerald prepares for one of the most important concerts of her career. As she jams with the musicians and gets ready to meet the audience, Ella reflects on her life, her secrets, and the love of music that made her soar. Admission: $40û$56, ages 13û19 $30, unreserved tickets are half-price day of show.. Hours: Call for times.. Thompson Shelterhouse Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, 962 Mt. Adams Circle, Eden Park, (513) 421-3888,
Category: Theater
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| Ella - 5/9/2008(2) |
ItÆs 1966 and singer Ella Fitzgerald prepares for one of the most important concerts of her career. As she jams with the musicians and gets ready to meet the audience, Ella reflects on her life, her secrets, and the love of music that made her soar. Admission: $40û$56, ages 13û19 $30, unreserved tickets are half-price day of show.. Hours: Call for times.. Thompson Shelterhouse Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, 962 Mt. Adams Circle, Eden Park, (513) 421-3888,
Category: Theater
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| Kindervelt 18 Scramble for Children's |
Don't miss this golf outing at Legendary Run. Enjoy golf, dinner by City Barbeque, drinks and a visit from the BenGal cheerleaders. Silent auction items include tickets to major golfing events, sports memorabilia, spa packages and travel packages. Benefits: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center's Division of Development and Behavioral Pediatrics. Admission: $125 golf, prizes, dinner, snacks and drinks. $20 for dinner only. Hours: 2 pm shotgun start. Legendary Run Golf Course in Amelia, www.kindervelt.org.
Category: Nonprofit - golf outings
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| Lloyd Library and Museum - 5/9/2008 |
Permanent collection includes both historic and current materials on the subjects of pharmacy, botany, horticulture, herbal and alternative medicine, pharmacognosy, and related topics. Admission: free. Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.. Lloyd Library and Museum, 917 Plum St., downtown, (513) 721-3707,
Category: museums
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| Long Day's Journey Into Night - 5/9/2008 |
Eugene O'Neill portrays wounds only family can inflict in this classic drama covering a fateful day in August at a seaside Connecticut home. Admission: adults $26, seniors $22, students $20. Hours: 7:30 PM. Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, 719 Race St., downtown, (513) 381-BARD,
Category: Theater - plays
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| Masterpiece Quilts from the Shelburne Museum - 5/9/2008 |
Colors and shapes of all kinds come alive in Masterpiece Quilts from the Shelburne Museum, featuring more than 35 hand-made quilts dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries. Founded by Domino Sugar heiress Electra Havemeyer Webb in 1947, the Shelburne, Vermontûbased museum regularly lends out pieces from its collection, like an unknown MennoniteÆs quilt of concentric squares. These are examples of textile history, the means by which countless women expressed their emotions, detailed their family history, and commemorated important events. DonÆt be surprised if you suddenly feel the urge to wield a needle yourself. Admission: free. Hours: Check website for times.. Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Dr., Eden Park, (513) 721-2787, www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org
Category: museums
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| National Museum of the United States Air Force - 5/9/2008 |
Permanent programs: USAF Heritage tour, Mon-Sun 1:30 p.m., additional tour Sat 10:30 a.m. Admission: free. Hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.. National Museum of the United States Air Force, 1100 Spaatz St., Dayton, (937) 255-3286,
Category: museums
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| National Underground Railroad Freedom Center - 5/9/2008 |
Exhibitions: We Make the World. A display of art created by local and international elementary students who use art to state "I make the world a better place when I..." Permanent exhibitions include an authentic 19th century slave pen. Admission: $12 adults, $10 seniors, $8 children. Hours: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.. National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 E. Freedom Way, downtown, (513) 333-7500,
Category: museums
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| Newport Aquarium - 5/9/2008 |
The Aquarium's permanent collection of 70 exhibits and 14 galleries includes five seamless acrylic tunnels totaling more than 200 feet in length, featuring an amazing variety of aquatic life from around the world. Admission: $18.95 adults, $11.95 children, free under age 2. Hours: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.. Newport Aquarium, One Levee Way, Newport, (859) 491-3467,
Category: museums
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| Speed Art Museum - 5/9/2008 |
Raw Loop: The first solo exhibition in the United States for Austrian artist Werner Reiterer. The artist plays with the concept of precariousness in his paintings, offering a unique reflection upon how we view and make sense of the world. Admission: $8. Hours: 10:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.. Speed Art Museum, 2035 S. Third St., Louisville, (502) 634-2700,
Category: museums
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| Taft Museum of Art - 5/9/2008 |
Exhibitions: From Winslow Homer to Edward Hopper: American Watercolor Masterpieces from the Brooklyn Museum. Seventy watercolor worksùranging in date from the late 18th century to 1945ùthat represent major movements in American art, with an emphasis on landscape and scenes of daily life. Admission: $8 adults, $6 seniors/students, free under age 18. Hours: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.. Taft Museum of Art, 316 Pike St., downtown, (513) 241-0343,
Category: museums
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| Taft Museum of Art - 5/9/2008(2) |
Exhibitions: Small Paintings. Diminutive oil paintings from the Taft and Cincinnati Art Museum by 18th-and 19th-centuy artists from France, Holland, Belgium, and the United States. Admission: $8 adults, $6 seniors/students, free under age 18. Hours: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.. Taft Museum of Art, 316 Pike St., downtown, (513) 241-0343,
Category: museums
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| The Butterfly Show - 5/9/2008 |
The Silk Road: Chinese butterflies, flowers, culture, and art. Admission: $6 adults, $5 seniors, $3 children 4 and up, free, 3 and under. Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.. Krohn Conservatory, 1501 Eden Park Drive, Eden Park, (513) 421-5707,
Category: special events
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| The Great American Trailer Park Musical - 5/9/2008 |
This tuneful domestic melodrama is set in Armadillo Acres, a North Florida trailer park, where having your baby kidnapped isnÆt half as tragic as getting a bad perm. Admission: $32, senior/student $29. Hours: 8:00 PM. Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, 1127 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine, (513) 421-3555,
Category: Theater - musical
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| West Side Story - 5/9/2008 |
Two feuding street gangs are on a collision course in the gritty slums of New York City. Out of the chaos, a passionate romance blooms between two teenagers caught on opposite sides of the turf war. Admission: $47û$65. Hours: 5:30 PM. La Comedia Dinner Theatre, 765 W. Central Ave., Springboro, (937) 746-4554,
Category: Theater - musical
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| Wish Ball 2008: Hooray for Hollywood...Take Two!--5/9/2008 |
Due to a snow emergency, Wish Ball 2008 has been rescheduled...Take Two! Dinner, auction and entertainment benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. Benefits: The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. Admission: $150 per person, $2,000 per corporate table. Hours: 7 pm. Manor House Banquet & Conference Center, 513-745-9474, www.makeawishohio.org
Category: Nonprofit - gala
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