Jillian Kuhlmann

Meet Sparky! author Jenny Offill, illustrator Chris Appelhans, and some furry friends from the Cincinnati Zoo at Blue Manatee Bookstore.

Your presence is present enough for free just-about-everything: free programming, free admission to all parks and wet playgrounds, free rental of pedal bikes and boats, free fishing, and more.

See some fossils, check. Brush up on the history of early Ohio River Valley settlers, check. Get your dance on, check plus.

If you've got a Rowling devotee between the ages of eight and twelve living under your roof, they'd better start practicing Wingardium Leviosa. And if you're a bookish old nerd like me, get to brewing an aging potion...or just borrow somebody else's kid for the afternoon.

Love weirdness? Love America? You will love this parade.

Through their “I CAN SWIM!” Project, families are given the experiences they need not only to build on their children’s swimming skills, but also to be safe both in and around the water.

Treat the little city-dwellers in your life to a taste of rural childhood at Gorman Heritage Farm in Evendale.

The best things in life are free (and fun).

The Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County invites readers of all ages to stick their sweaty noses into a book for a chance to win some fab prizes.

Since getting eight uninterrupted hours of sleep is off the menu for most mamas this Mother's Day, why not treat yours like royalty, Queen City-style? Here are a few local luxuries that will make her smile, even at 6 a.m.