by Jac Kern
08.10.2012
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Cincy Blues Fest is back at Sawyer Point
this weekend celebrating its 20th anniversary. The volunteer-driven festival
showcases quality Blues entertainment on multiple stages year after year.
Performances run 5 p.m.-midnight Friday and 4 p.m.-midnight Saturday.
Adonis Nightclub opens the pool for Greater Cincinnati Human Rights Campaign’s dive-in movie night Friday. Doors open at 7 p.m.
and Bridesmaids will be shown on the
big screen at 9:30. Come early to hang out poolside and enjoy a men’s swimwear
fashion show by Knickers XY at 8:30 p.m. After the show, there will be a silent
auction for those very sexy suits! When else can you take the knickers right
off a model? A photo booth and plenty of grub will be on hand all night. Tickets
are $20 at the door.
Find your polo, iron your pleated skirt and lather on the sunscreen —
it’s time for the Western & Southern Open! One of tennis’ oldest and largest tournaments kicks off Saturday at the Lindner Family Tennis
Center in Mason. Matches continue through Aug. 19, featuring Maria Sharapova, recent
Olympic gold medalist Andy Murray and Serena Williams. There
will even be live music from noon-2 and 5-7 p.m. Aug.12-18. Get tickets,
schedules and directions here.
Saturday is Community Art Centers Day, presented by ArtsWave. Cincinnati is lucky to have a community center where
children and adults can express themselves creatively in almost every major
neighborhood. On Saturday, these participating centers will host open houses
and present parades, demos, performances and more. Kennedy Heights Arts Center,
Sharonville Fine Arts Center and Clifton Cultural Arts Center are just a few
locations celebrating and showing off their stuff this weekend.
Second weekends = extra fun in Northside and OTR. Head to Northside
Saturday to check out extended hours and
specials at the neighborhood’s great galleries, restaurants, bars and
businesses, 6-10 p.m. Second Sundays on Main keep
the party going through the weekend. This month’s theme is Growth &
Wellness, so come harness your chi or just recover from your hangover with
food vendors, street performers, yoga demos, food and wine pairings, shopping
and live music. The street fest takes over Main Street between Thirteenth and
Liberty, noon-5 p.m.
Ongoing events:
Hamilton County Fair and Great Inland Seafood Festival
continue through Sunday. And be sure to swing by Fountain Square Friday for the
Indie Craft Market, coinciding with
MidPoint Indie Summer featuring A Place to Bury Strangers, The
Kansas Bible Company and Sidewalk Chalk.