by Jac Kern
04.17.2012
Tuesdays
mean Drinking Liberally — the progressive, informal social group sprung from Living Liberally. Join
like-minded individuals at Clifton’s Fries Café (first and third Tuesdays;
second and fourth Tuesdays at Dutch’s Bar and Bottle Shop) and talk current
events, the upcoming election and other hot issues in a relaxed setting. Arrive
by 7:45 p.m. to get in on an Adriatico’s order.
The
Piccadilly Circus has set up its big top at the Bank of Kentucky
Center and tonight is the last chance to check out the spectacle. Expect
standard circus favorites like camels and elephants, high bar performers and
clowns. Bring the kids early and check out a free petting zoo and elephant,
camel and pony rides. Showtimes tonight are 4:30 and 7:30 p.m; bring $10 cash
for parking.
SmartTalk
ConnectedConversations continues its series of inspirational speakers tonight
with pioneer, publisher and producer Vy Higginsen. Higginsen’s story is marked
with numerous accomplishments – she was the first black female radio
personality to land a prime time gig in New York City, the first woman in
advertising sales at Ebony magazine, the first black woman to produce a drama
on Broadway and has founded a non-profit for young artists. Titled “Seeing No
Limitations,”
tonight’s 7:30 p.m. show promises an
enlightening evening.
This is the perfect time of year to start a home garden, and tonight Civic
Garden Center presents an organic vegetable gardening class. Tending a garden
doesn’t have to be a pain – instructor Melinda O’Bryant will demonstrate how to
care for your garden using compost, organic fertilizers and pest controls and
weed suppression techniques. The program runs from 6:30-8 p.m. and admission is
just $10; free for CGC volunteers.
University
of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music hosts two free concerts at 8 p.m.
tonight. Visiting composer from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Scott Wyatt performs with and CCM faculty and students in the Cohen Family
Studio Theatre. As part of CCM’s Guest Artist Series, the New Continent Saxophone Quartet of the
Sichuan Province, China plays Robert J. Werner Recital Hall.Check out our music blog and To Do page for more happening tonight.