PHOTOGRAPHY BY SAM BURKE COURTESY OF ASIANATI
Cultural and artistic events are taking place all over town this week. From traditional Scottish celebrations to new opera previews, you have the opportunity to expand your horizons every day.
MONDAY JANUARY 22
Asian Cuisine Week Kickoff Party
Asianati is kicking off their annual Asian Cuisine Week with a party at OTR Stillhouse. There will be live music by Mark Joshua, a specialty cocktail, and some light bites from a few participating establishments. Don’t forget to pick up your Asian Cuisine Week passport to collect special stickers provided by the restaurants around town. 5-9 p.m., OTR Stillhouse, 2017 Branch St., Over-the-Rhine
Head to Nicholson’s for the traditional Scottish celebration honoring the life and works of poet Robert Burns. Get ready for a night of Highland fun with Celtic music, dancing, and reading of Burns’s poetry. The $75 feast ticket includes whisky tastings, a four-course family-style dinner, and the Traditional Toast to Haggis. Sláinte Mhath! 6 p.m., Nicholson’s Fine Food & Whisk(e)y, 625 Walnut St., downtown
TUESDAY JANUARY 23
A24 Film Club: Everything Everywhere All At Once
You can discuss 2023 Academy Award Best Picture winner Everything Everywhere All At Once with your fellow independent cinema fans at A24 Film Club. Copies of the movie will be available at the College Hill Library or you can stream it for free with your library card on Kanopy. The discussion will also be on Zoom if you can’t join in person. 6-7 p.m., College Hill Library, 1400 W North Bend Rd., College Hill
Christopher Eliopoulos Book Signing
Cartoonist Christopher Eliopoulos, known for illustrating the book series Ordinary People Change the World, will be visiting Cincinnati. He’ll be signing and discussing the newest book in the Ordinary People series, I am Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Stop by Joseph-Beth Books in Rookwood to talk with this illustrator. 6 p.m., Joseph-Beth Booksellers, 2692 Madison Rd., Norwood
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 24
Photograph courtesy Cincinnati Museum Center
Music in the Museum: Nathan Laube
World famous organist Nathan Laube will play the recently restored 1929 Grand E.M. Skinner Symphonic Concert Organ at Music in the Museum. Experience the unique acoustics of the Union Terminal’s rotunda as Laube takes on Rachmaninoff and Liszt and joins forces with principal clarinet player of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Christopher Pell for some Debussy. For an extra $10 you can get access to the pre-concert reception with drinks and light desserts. 7:30 p.m., Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Ave., West End
Opera Fusion: New Works presents Bulrusher
Cincinnati Opera is partnering with CCM to give people a free preview of the new opera, Bulrusher. This will be the first full piano workshop of the piece by co-librettists Nathaniel Stoookey and Eisa Davis about a young African American woman in the 1950s embracing her identity. Tickets are limited to two per household. 7:30-9 p.m., Cincinnati Music Hall Wilks Studio, 1241 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine
THURSDAY JANUARY 25
Bird Trivia Night At 16 Lots Brewing Company
Wild Birds Unlimited will be giving all bird enthusiasts a chance to show off their knowledge and win some prizes at Bird Trivia Night. All the questions will be related to avian populations in some way. Entry is free but teams are limited to six people. Winners will receive prizes from Wild Birds Unlimited. 6:30-8 p.m., 16 Lots Brewing Company, 753 Reading Rd., Mason
Secret Base Cinema: Blood and Black Lace
Join cult film society Secret Base Cinema at the Mariemont Theatre for their first screening of 2024. This month, they’re showing 1964 Italian giallo classic Blood and Black Lace. The murder mystery about haute couture models will be screened in its original Italian with English subtitles. Blood and Black Lace is not rated by the MPAA. 7:30 p.m., Mariemont Theatre, 6909 Wooster Ave., Mariemont
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