Art Galleries & Exhibits
1305 GALLERY
1305 Main St., Over-the-Rhine, 513-374-5618
Appearances watercolors by Carson Wassermann (through Sept. 24)
ART BEYOND BOUNDARIES
35 E. Seventh St., Downtown, 513-241-2600
A Lighter Side: A Visual Art Exhibition Featuring the Artistic Talent of Local Artists with Disabilities (through Oct. 14)
ARTS CONSORTIUM
Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Ave., West End, 513-381-0645
TBA (Check weekly CityBeat listings for exhibits)
ARTWORKS TIME WARNER CABLE GALLERY
811 Race St., Downtown, 513-333-0388
U Got 2 B U, visual perceptions by Brian Joiner (through Sept. 29)
Art by Greg Penner and Jennifer Reis (Oct. 5-20)
SECRET ArtWorks Gallery Sale (Oct. 28)
The Doll Show (Nov. 10-Dec. 1)
BASE GALLERY
1225 Main St., Over-the-Rhine, 513-721-2273
God, Guns and Gays cooperative group show (through Sept. 24)
A Library of Portraits by George Szekely (through Sept. 24)
Lost and Found, a found-and-repackaged-objects exhibition by Illona Szekely Tackett (through Sept. 24)
BEHRINGER-CRAWFORD MUSEUM
1600 Montague Road, Covington, 859-491-4003
freshART juried show/fund-raiser (Sept. 9)
silentART local artists' works on sale (through Sept. 10)
The Greatest Generation, an exhibit of local citizens who served during WWII (Sept. 22-Jan. 7)
CARL SOLWAY GALLERY
424 Findlay St., Over-the-Rhine, 513-621-0069
James Rosenquist: Print Retrospective 1965-2005 (Sept. 8-Dec. 23)
Transgressions, paintings by Rocio Rodriguez (Sept. 8-Dec. 23)
CARNEGIE CENTER OF COLUMBIA TUSCULUM
3738 Eastern Ave., Columbia Tusculum, 513-321-6449
TBA (Check weekly CityBeat listings for exhibits)
CARNEGIE VISUAL + PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
1028 Scott St., Covington, 859-491-2030
Sculpture by Alison Helm and paintings by Andrew Ina (Nov. 3- Dec. 2)
The Dunkleman Project, a special collection from the Taft Museum (Nov. 3-Dec. 2)
Paintings by Brandon Smith (Nov. 3-Dec. 2)
Prints by Jon Swindler (Nov. 3-Dec. 2)
Photography by Darin Scott Hunter (Nov. 3-Dec. 2)
Holiday Art Festival (Dec. 8-10)
CARTEAUX & LESLIE
921 Vine St., Downtown, 513-721-9555
Glass art pieces from John Ruzsa, jewelry by Nancy Chase and photography by Thad Thomas (through Sept. 16)
CHIDLAW GALLERY
Art Academy of Cincinnati, 1212 Jackson St., Over-the-Rhine, 513-562-6262
Reality Show, work themed around subjective reality, altered states and specific perspectives (through Sept. 15)
Art Academy of Cincinnati Student Juried Exhibit (Dec. 1-Dec.15)
CIncinnati Art Galleries
225 E. Sixth St., Downtown, 513-381-2128
Gallery Selections (through March 31)
CONVERGYS GALLERY
Art Academy of Cincinnati, 1212 Jackson St., Over-the-Rhine, 513-562-6262
18,000 Feet to Infinity, sculptures by Robert McConaughy (through Sept. 15)
Alice Pixley Young Exhibition (Oct. 21-Nov. 10)
COVINGTON CATHEDRAL ART GALLERY
St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, 1140 Madison Ave., Covington, 859-431-2060
Visions X International Juried Art Exhibit (Sept. 22- Oct. 22)
DAAP GALLERIES
SOS ART Retrospective: Selections, 2003-2005 (through Sept. 8, University Galleries on Sycamore, 628 Sycamore St., Downtown, 513-241-1400)
A Change in Perspective: Cincinnati/Munich Artists Exchange (Sept. 30-Nov.9, University Galleries on Sycamore)
University of Cincinnati Fine Arts Collection (continuing, University Galleries on Sycamore)
Watercolors from the Permanent Collection (through Dec. 31, University Galleries on Sycamore)
School of Art 840 (all year, Meyers Gallery, UC main campus, 513-556-3088)
DEOGRACIAS LERMA PHOTOGRAPHY
1319 Main St., Over-the-Rhine, 513-305-2535
TBA (Check weekly CityBeat listings for exhibits)
DICERE GALLERY
2853 Colerain Ave., Camp Washington, 513-541-3737
Earth Bound, works by Harold Dreibelbis (through Sept. 14)
Narrative Figuration (Sept. 16-Oct. 7)
New Works by C. Pic Michel (Oct. 14-Nov. 4)
Human Life Figure Drawing: Ellen Zahorec and Others (Nov. 11-Dec. 4)
Group Holiday Show (Dec. 9-Jan. 19)
ENJOY THE ARTS/START
1338 Main St., Over-the-Rhine, 513-621-4700
Ladies Love a Suicide Bomber, a mixed media exhibit by Adam Maloney (through Sept. 22)
ESSEX STUDIOS
490 E. McMillan St., Walnut Hills, 513-476-2170
Studio complex hosts bi-monthly ArtWalks (Oct. 7-8, Dec. 1-2)
FIFTH STREET GALLERY
55 W. Fifth St., Downtown, 859-496-0250
Colors from Near and Far, paintings by Wolfgang Ritschel (through Oct. 2)
Final Friday Gallery Walk
North Main Street/Pendleton Art Center, Over-the-Rhine, 513-621-4700
Meet an artist or two, have a drink and stroll the galleries/ shops along Main Street. (Sept. 29, Oct. 27, Nov. 24).
FITTON CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS
101 S. Monument Ave., Hamilton, 513-863-8873
Axel Groehl: Babylon (through Sept. 8)
WovenWorks by Barbara Stollberg (Sept. 30-Nov. 22)
Sculpture by Judi Strahota and John Benvenuto Paintings by Roger Haas with Amish quilts (Dec. 9-Jan. 24)
FOCUS GALLERY
523 MainStrasse, Covington, 859-261-0410
Scenes From the Floating World, solo show by Mike Jacobs (Sept. 1-29)
FRANK DUVENECK ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTER
1232 Greenup St., Covington 859-491-3942
The Impressions of a Child, orginial prints by children and adults (through Sept. 30)
FUSION GALLERY
305 Fairfield Ave., Bellevue, 859-431-2100
Tall Stacks:Marine Art Show (Sept. 1-Oct. 13)
Art of and by Women (Nov. 11)
HEISTAND GALLERIES
501 E. High St., Miami University campus, Oxford, 513-529-2232
Art Department Faculty Exhibition (through Oct. 6)
Thugs, Beasts & Currency: A Revised History, traditional and digital prints by Andrew Au (Oct. 12-Nov. 10)
Mappings and Mediations, photo-based art by Susana Reisman (Oct. 16-Nov. 10, Robert E. and Martha Hull Lee Gallery)
B.F.A. Capstone (Nov. 14-28)
M.A. Exhibtions (Nov. 14-27, Robert E. and Martha Hull Lee Gallery)
Abstructions by Sarah McKenzie (Dec. 13-Feb. 16)
JUNIOR.
2159 Central Ave., Brighton, 513-544-5835
Quality of Life, award-winning film about two graffiti writers (Sept. 1)
Images Against War, collection of photographs (Sept. 16-Oct. 14)
Collection of woodworks and sculpture by Scott Bellifimo (Oct. 21-Nov. 11)
INKTANK
1311 Main St., Over-the-Rhine, 513-542-0195
My Weird Little Library, collection of artist books by Jeff Stout (through Sept. 30)
KENNEDY HEIGHTS ARTS CENTER
6546 Montgomery Rd., 513-631-4ART
Click!-Take 2, a photography exhibit (Sept. 9-Oct. 28)
KZF DESIGN GALLERY
655 Eden Park Ave., Walnut Hills, 513-621-6211
TBA (Check weekly CityBeat listings for exhibits)
M. WILLIS FINE ART & DESIGN
3235 Madison Road, Oakley, 513-871-2100
TBA (Check weekly CityBeat listings for exhibits)
MALTON GALLERY
2703 Observatory Ave., Hyde Park, 513-321-8614
Return to Innocence: Works by DeeAnne Wagner and Martha Wolf (Sept. 8-Oct. 6)
Bold Strokes: Works by Susan Schuler and Stuart Fabe (Oct. 13-Nov. 10)
Peter Max (Nov. 18-19)
Robert Hasselhoff (Dec. 1-19)
MAMMOTH COFFEE
515 Mammoth St., Newport, 859-291-8875
TBA (Check weekly CityBeat listings for exhibits)
MANIFEST CREATIVE RESEARCH GALLERY AND DRAWING CENTER
2727 Woodburn Ave., Walnut Hills, 513-861-3638
The Silent Object, collection of still-life images (Sept. 29-Oct. 27)
Conceptual Means: Concept-Based Art (Nov. 10-Dec. 8)
The Drawthrough Collection by Scott Robertson (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
MEDIA BRIDGES
1100 Race St., Over-the-Rhine, 513-651-4171
Bloodstains, oil paintings by Aaron Kent (through Sept. 30)
MILLER GALLERY
2715 Erie Ave., Hyde Park, 513-871-4420
Ellen Diamond: Gathered Impressions, collection of impressionistic paintings (Sept. 29-Oct. 14)
ML ART GALLERY
3627 Glenmore Ave., Cheviot, 513-661-5055
TBA (Check weekly CityBeat listings for exhibits)
NICHOLAS GALLERY
23 E. Court St., Downtown, 513-621-0780
The Legacy of Raymond Thunder-Sky (through Sept. 25)
NORDHEIM GALLERY
2500 Madison Ave., Covington, 859-292-3960
Calligraphic art exhibit by the Greater Cincinnati Calligraphers' Guild (Sept. 1-29)
Clay art by Larry Watson (Sept. 1-28)
NORTHERN KENTUCKY FIRST FRIDAY GALLERY HOP
Various venues, 859-291-5892
These monthly gallery walks run throughout Newport, Bellevue and Covington's MainStrasse Village (Sept. 1, Oct. 6, Nov. 3, Dec. 1)
NKU ART GALLERIES
Main and Third Floor Galleries, Fine Arts Center, NKU campus, Highland Heights, 859-572-5148
The Figure Considered... (through Sept. 22)
Tulu Bayer, Page: A Video Installation (through Sept. 22)
Kenji Shinohara, Eastern Views: Woodcuts and Monotypes (Sept. 28-Oct. 27)
Karen Kunc: Woodcut Prints (Sept. 28-Oct. 27)
Senior exhibitions (Nov. 9-Dec. 8)
PENDLETON ART CENTER
1310 Pendleton St., Over-the-Rhine, 513-559-3958
This building houses eight floors of artist studios, open to the public on Final Fridays and "Second Look Saturdays."
PUBLICO
1308 Clay St., Over-the-Rhine, 513-784-0832
Ever and Over, a video exhibition that explores the relationship between light and dark space (through Sept. 23)
Between Four Skies, solo exhibition by Evan Commander (Sept. 29-Oct. 21)
Music Show, artwork that incorporates elements related to the production and/or bi-products of music (Oct. 27-Nov. 18)
RAN GALLERY
3668 Erie Ave., Hyde Park, 513-871-5604
Exhibition and sale of artwork by Edward C. Volkert A.N.A. (Sept. 1-30)
RISING SUN PENDLETON ART CENTER
201 Main St., Rising Sun, Ind., 812-438-9900
Gaming: the Art and the Artist (Sept. 1-30)
ROW HOUSE GALLERY
211 Main St., Milford, 513-831-7230
Lazy, Hazy River, collection of boat-related works (Sept. 1-30)
RUTHE G. PEARLMAN GALLERY
Art Academy of Cincinanti, 1212 Jackson St., Over-the-Rhine, 513-562-6262
Ruthe G. Pearlman: Master Drawings of the Figure (through Sept. 15)
WYSIWYG Cincinnati, a wall-to-wall oil painting installation by Wendy Deschene (Sept. 22-Oct. 13)
Art Academy of Cincinnati Alumni Show (Oct. 21-Nov. 11)
Remote Control: Cincinnati, video installations by Robert Ladislas Derr, Mary Magsamen and Stephen Hillerbrand (Nov. 17-Dec. 15)
SEMANTICS GALLERY
1107 Harrison Ave., Brighton, 513-651-5460
Inside Out, exhibition of large scale paper constructions by Alice Pixley Young (through Sept. 23.)
SIDEWINDER COFFEE
4181 Hamilton Ave., Northside, 513-542-8321
Watercolors by Carson Wassermann (through Oct. 8)
SITWELL'S COFFEE HOUSE
324 Ludlow Ave., Clifton, 513-281-7487
TBA (Check weekly CityBeat listings for exhibits)
SOUTHGATE HOUSE GALLERY
24 E. Third St., Newport, 859-431-2201
Better Living Thru Rock, works by Arabella Proffer-Vendetta (Sept. 9-29)
STUDIO SAN GIUSEPPE ART GALLERY
College of Mount St. Joseph, 5701 Delhi Road, Delhi Twp., 513-244-4151
Exhibition of Mount student art (through Sept. 10)
Tse-hi-so-di-yi: Renewal, traditional art works by the Eastern band of the Cherokee Indians (Sept. 17-Oct. 22)
Americans Who Tell the Truth, an exhibit of past and present American portraits (Oct. 29-Dec. 10)
SYNAESTHESIA GALLERY
2157 Central Ave., Brighton, 513-602-2574
Behind the Black Bar of Censorship (Sept. 2)
THOMAS MORE COLLEGE
Villa Madonna Drive, Crestview Hills, 859-344-3357
For a Better World, a mix of peace-promoting drawings and poetry (through Sept. 7)
TUTU
1349 Main St., Over-the-Rhine, 513-661-2581
Assorted works by Farron Allen, Jezkah Flores, John Hansel, Andy Marko, Heather Pawlicki, David M. Rice and Lizz Stringfield (through Sept. 9)
UC CLERMONT COLLEGE ART GALLERY
4200 Clermont College Drive, Batavia, 513-732-5281
Art by Rich Bitting and Robert Coomer (Sept. 2-29)
Art by Sandra Gantzer (Nov. 11-29)
Student multimedia show (Dec. 2-29)
UPSTAIRS AT THE GREENWICH
2442 Gilbert Ave., Walnut Hills, 513-221-1151
TBA (Check weekly CityBeat listings for exhibits)
WESTON ART GALLERY
650 Walnut St., Downtown, 513-977-4165
TBA (Check weekly CityBeat listings for exhibits)
WEINER-EISELE GALLERY
9352 Main St., Montgomery, 513-791-7717
The Hainsworth Collection (through Sept. 1)
The New Season, an exhibition of investment quality paintings (Sept. 15-Oct. 31)
XAVIER UNIVERSITY ART GALLERIES
1658 Herald Ave., Evanston, 513-745-3811
Arturo Alonzo Sandoval: Fiber Artworks 1975-2006 (through Sept. 22)
YORK ST. CAFÉ GALLERY
738 York St., Newport, 859-261-9675
Acrylics, watercolors and reconstructs from Camila S. Haneberg (through Oct. 31)
YWCA WOMEN'S ART GALLERY
898 Walnut St., Downtown, 513-361-2127
Real Beauty, a collection of handmade dolls from around the world (Sept. 8-Dec. 27)
Art Museums
CINCINNATI ART MUSEUM
953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams, 513-721-ARTS
Natural Moderns: Georgia O'Keeffe and Her Contemporaries (through Jan. 14)
Pictorialist Photographs (through Oct. 1)
Public Spectacles, Personal Pleasures: Four Centuries of Japanese Prints (Sept. 2-Dec. 17)
CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER
Sixth and Walnut Sts., Downtown, 513-721-0390
SIMPARCH: Gloom and Doom, a site-specific architectural work (through Oct. 1)
Tom Marioni: Beer, Art and Philosophy (through Oct. 29)
The Paper Sculpture Show, an interactive exhibition (through Nov. 5)
GADGET: Mechanics and Motion in Contemporary Art (Sept. 3-Dec. 1)
MIAMI UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM
801 S. Patterson Ave., Oxford, 513-529-2232
Graphic Content: Art of the New Music Poster (through Nov. 18)
Chopped! Art of the Custom Motorcycle (Sept. 9-Dec. 2)
Silk Road Oasis: The Sculpture of Ancient Gandhara (through Dec. 16)
Social Injustice: Robert Indiana, a collection of political paintings (through Dec. 16)
East Asian Art (ongoing)
Gold and Jade: Emblems of Power in the Ancient Americas (ongoing)
TAFT MUSEUM OF ART
316 Pike St., Downtown, 513-241-0343
Dark Jewels: Chinese Black and Brown Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection (through Sept. 10)
Michael Scott: Farny Fables, vividly colored and imagined pictures with a story (Sept. 29-Dec. 31)
Theater
BROADWAY AROSS AMERICA
Aronoff Center for the Arts, Procter & Gamble Hall, 650 Walnut St., Downtown, 513-241-SHOW
The Light in the Piazza (Sept. 5-17)
Monty Python's Spamalot (Oct. 17-29)
Spelling Bee (Nov. 14-26)
Rent (Dec. 15-17)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Dec. 19-31)
THE CHILDREN'S THEATRE OF CINCINNATI
Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown, 513-569-8080
Tom Sawyer: A River Adventure (Oct. 4-8, performed at Tall Stacks)
Disney's Aladdin, Jr. (Nov. 3-5)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Dec. 8-10)
CHILDREN'S THEATRE OF MASON
Mason Community Center and High School Auditorium, Mason-Montgomery Road, Mason, 513-398-0116
Robin Hood (Sept. 30)
Oliver! (Oct. 20-22)
CINCINNATI BLACK THEATRE COMPANY
Various venues, 513-241-6060
If This Ring Could Talk (Nov. 19)
Black Nativity (Dec. 8-10)
CINCINNATI MUSIC THEATRE
Aronoff Center for the Arts, Jarson-Kaplan Theater, 650 Walnut St., 513-241-SHOW
La Cage Aux Folles (Nov. 3-11)
CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK
963 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams, 513-421-3888
Of Mice and Men (Sept. 5-Oct. 6)
In the Continuum (Sept. 30-Oct. 29)
Ace (Oct. 17-Nov. 17)
This Wonderful Life (Nov. 11-Dec. 23)
A Christmas Carol (Dec. 2-30)
CINCINNATI SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
719 Race St., Downtown, 513-381-BARD
As You Like It (Sept. 7-Oct. 8)
Macbeth (Oct. 19-Nov. 19)
The Importance of Being Earnest (Dec. 7-31)
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL
The Banks, Main St. and Mehring Way, Downtown, 800-678-5440
Quidam (through Sept. 17)
CLEAR STAGE CINCINNATI
Aronoff Center for the Arts, Jarson-Kaplan Theater, 650 Walnut St., Downtown, 513-621-ARTS
Rebel Without a Cause (Sept. 28-Oct. 7)
COVEDALE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
4990 Glenway Ave., Covedale, 513-241-6550
1776 (Oct. 19-Nov. 5)
A Christmas Carol (Dec. 7-23)
THE DRAMA WORKSHOP
Westwood Town Hall, 3017 Harrison Ave., Westwood, 513-598-8303
Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge (Nov. 10-12, 16-18)
ENSEMBLE THEATRE OF CINCINNATI
1127 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine, 513-421-3555
Mack & Mabel (Sept. 13-Oct. 1)
String of Pearls (Oct. 18-Nov. 5)
Ugly Duck (Nov. 29-Dec. 31)
FALCON THEATRE
Monmouth Theatre, 636 Monmouth St., Newport, 513-479-6783
The Guys (Sept. 8-11)
The Rocky Horror Show (Oct. 20-21, 27-28 & Nov. 3-4)
The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge (Dec. 8-10, 15-17)
THE FOOT LIGHTERS INC.
Stained Glass Theatre, 802 York St., Newport, 859-291-SING
Seussical: The Musical (Oct. 5-27)
A Tuna Christmas (Dec. 7-17)
GREATER HAMILTON CIVIC THEATRE
Miami University Hamilton, Parrish Auditorium, 1601 University Blvd., Hamilton, 513-737-PLAY
Nunsense II (Oct. 12-15)
Smoke on the Mountain (Dec. 7-10)
JERSEY PRODUCTIONS
Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center, 1028 Scott Blvd., Covington, 859-957-1940
Cabaret (Sept. 1-16)
Dreamgirls (Oct. 6-15)
Annie (Dec. 15-23)
KNOW THEATRE
1120 Jackson St., Over-the-Rhine, 513-300-KNOW
See What I Wanna See (Oct. 12-Nov. 4)
Christmas Yet to Come (Nov. 30-Dec. 23)
LEBANON THEATRE COMPANY
Top of the Shoe Theatre, 120 E. South St., Lebanon, 513 228-0932
Steel Magnolias (Sept. 9-24)
MAD ANTHONY THEATRE COMPANY
Fitton Center for Creative Arts, 101 S. Monument St., Hamilton, 513-863-8873
john & jen, a musical (Oct. 5-8)
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Nov. 30-Dec. 3)
MARIEMONT PLAYERS
Walton Creek Theatre, Walton Creek and Muchmore Rds., Mariemont, 513-684-1236
A Murder of Crows (Sept. 8-24)
Black Comedy (Nov. 3-19)
MIAMI UNIVERSITY
Miami University campus, Center for Performing Arts, Oxford, 513-529-3200
Rhinoceros (Oct. 4-7)
The Shadow Box (Oct. 25-29)
All's Well that Ends Well (Nov. 16-18 & Nov. 30-Dec.2)
MIDDLETOWN LYRIC THEATRE
Middletown Arts Center, 130 N. Verity Pkwy., Middletown, 513-425-7140
Have a Nice Day (Oct. 13-21)
NEW EDGECLIFF THEATRE
Columbia Performance Center, 3900 Eastern Ave., Columbia-Tusculum, 888-588-0137
An Evening in Durang(o) (Nov. 2-18)
NEW GATE CELTIC THEATER
Columbia Performance Center, 3900 Eastern Ave., Columbia-Tusculum, 513-617-0784
A Child's Christmas in Wales (Dec. 1-9)
NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
Black Box and Corbett theaters, Fine Arts Center, NKU campus, Highland Heights, 859-572-5464
On the Town (Sept. 28-Oct. 8)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Oct. 26-Nov. 5)
The Government Inspector (Nov. 30-Dec. 10)
ROSENTHAL NEXT GENERATION THEATRE
Rosenthal Plaza, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, 936 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams, 513-421-3888
The Gizmo Guys (Oct. 14)
Mark Dvorak: American Folk Singer (Oct. 21)
Tomato Plant Girl (Oct. 28)
Shizumi: Japanese Dance and Music (Nov. 4)
Lewis and Clark: West for America (Nov. 11)
Cinderella (Nov. 18)
SCHOOL FOR CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS
1310 Sycamore St., Over-the-Rhine, 513-363-8100
To Kill a Mockingbird (Oct. 20-22)
Aida (Nov. 11-12, 17-19)
The Nutcracker (Dec. 8-10)
SHOWBIZ PLAYERS
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 E. Freedom Way, Downtown, 1-877-672-9965
The Civil War (Oct. 3-8)
SHOWBOAT MAJESTIC
Public Landing, Downtown, 513-241-6550
Sweet Charity (Sept. 13-Oct. 1)
Frostbite Follies (Dec. 1-10)
TRI COUNTY PLAYERS
Cincinnati State satellite campus, 10100 Reading Road, Evendale, 513-471-2030
The Uninvited (Oct. 27-Nov. 4)
UC COLLEGE-CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
Patricia Corbett Theater, UC campus, 513-556-4183
The Lady's Not for Burning (Oct. 25-29)
The Pajama Game (Nov. 16-19)
THE VILLAGE PLAYERS
Village Players Theater, Highland and Ft. Thomas Aves., Fort Thomas, 859-392-0500
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Oct. 6-14)
The Wizard of Oz (Dec. 1-10)
THE WYOMING PLAYERS
Wyoming Civic Center, 1 Worthington Ave., Wyoming, 513-588-4910
Talk Radio (Oct. 20-28)
XAVIER PLAYERS
Gallagher Center, XU campus, Evanston, 513-745-3939
Caribbean Blend (Oct. 5-8)
Noises Off (Oct. 19-22)
Death and the Maiden (Nov. 9-12)
Totally Eighties Snow-Ball (Dec. 7-10)
CLASSICAL MUSIC
BLUE ASH/MONTGOMERY SYMPHONY
Blue Ash Towne Square, Cooper and Montgomery Rds., Blue Ash, 513-232-0949
Labor Day Concert (Sept. 4)
Kindel Memorial Holiday Concert (Dec. 3)
CHAMBER MUSIC CINCINNATI
College-Conservatory of Music, Corbett Auditorium, UC campus, 513-522-2652
Takács Quartet (Oct. 3)
Antares Quartet (Dec. 5)
CINCINNATI ART MUSEUM
953 Eden Park Drive, Mt. Adams, 513-721-ARTS
Japanese Music Traditions (Oct. 18)
Pre-Raphaelite Delights (Nov. 15)
CINCINNATI CAMERATA
Various venues 513-281-5945 and 859-491-2362
Oktober Festival with guest conductor Jing Ling-Tam, Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church, 103 William Howard Taft, Mount Auburn (Oct. 8)
Winter Marian Concert, Mother Of God Church, 116 W. Sixth St. (Dec. 3)
CINCINNATI FOLK LIFE
Wyoming Fine Arts Center, 322 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming, 513-533-4822
Fiddle player Liz Carroll and guitarist John Doyle (Sept. 29)
CINCINNATI POPS ORCHESTRA
Music Hall, 1243 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, 513-381-3300
The Essential Sinatra (Sept. 8-10)
Go to the Movies (Oct. 20-22)
Mahvelous Mahvin! (Marvin Hamlisch, Nov. 12 & 19)
Happy Holidays from the Pops (Dec. 8-10)
CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Music Hall, 1243 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, 513-381-3300
Paavo J#228rvi conducting Gil Shaham, violinist (Sept. 15-16)
Paavo J#228rvi conducting William Winstead, bassoonist (Sept. 22-23)
Paavo J#228rvi conducting Truls Mark, celloist (Sept. 29-30)
James DePreist conducting Louis Lortie, pianist (Oct. 6-7)
Andre Boreyko conducting Hilary Hahn, violinist (Oct. 13-14)
Chills, Spills & Halloween Thrills (Oct. 28)
Paavo J#228rvi conducting Dmitry Sitkovetsky, violinist (Nov. 3-4)
Paavo J#228rvi conducting Orchestral (Nov. 10-11)
Gianandrea Noseda conducting Leon McCawley, pianist (Nov. 16, 18)
Kwame Ryan conducting Colin Currie, percussionist (Dec. 2-3)
KENTUCKY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Greaves Concert Hall, NKU campus, Highland Heights, 859-431-6216
Muscular Music (Oct. 13-14)
Solace for Survivors (Nov. 10-11)
LINTON CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES
First Unitarian Church, 536 Linton Ave., Avondale, 513-381-6868
Clarinetist Anthony McGill with the Azmari String Quartet (Oct. 8)
Pianist Orli Shaham with violinist Alex Kerr and cellist Eric Kim (Nov. 5)
MERCANTILE LIBRARY
414 Walnut St., Downtown, 513-621-0717
Bassist Frank Proto with guitarist Tim Berens (Oct. 6)
Pianist Phil Amalong with soprano Mary Southworth (Nov. 3)
Violist Steven Rosen with pianist Julie Spangler (Dec. 1)
MIAMI UNIVERSITY
501 E. High St., Oxford, Various campus stages, 513-529-3200
Jacob and Molly Roseman, flute and piano (Sept. 23)
Oxford Chamber Orchestra (Sept. 28)
Miami University Symphony Orchestra (Oct. 6)
Violinist Tze Yean Lim and pianist Siok Lian Tan (Nov. 5)
Pianist Maira Balacon (Nov. 8)
MU Marching Band (Nov. 19)
Jazz Ensemble (Nov. 20)
Ceremony of Carols, conducted by William Bausano and Ethan Sperry (Dec. 1-2)
Wind Ensemble and Chamber Singers (Dec. 6)
MU Symphony Orchestra (Dec. 8)
NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
Greaves Concert Hall, NKU campus, Highland Heights, 859-572-5902
NKU Brass Choir Concert (Sept. 28)
Fall Keyboard Kaleidoscope (Oct. 27)
NKU Music Preparatory Department Student Recital (Nov. 20)
Youth Strings Holiday Concert (Dec. 16)
SAINT PETER IN CHAINS CATHEDRAL
325 W. Eighth St., Downtown, 513-421-2222
Gloria Dei Cantores (Sept. 26)
Darol Anger and Scott Nygaard with Anonymous 4 (Nov. 12)
The Choir of Saint Peter in Chains Cathedral (Dec. 3)
Holiday concert (Dec. 10)
UC COLLEGE-CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
Various venues, UC campus, 513-556-4183
In a Whirl of Jazz 7, benefit concert in Corbett Auditorium (Oct. 22)
CCM offers almost daily concerts and recitals.
XAVIER UNIVERSITY
Gallagher Student Center, XU campus, Evanston, 513-745-3161
Richard Raymond, pianist (Sept. 17)
Fabio Bidini, pianist (Sept. 24)
Robert Belenic, guitarist (Oct. 1)
Janina Fialkowska, pianist (Oct. 22)
Ilya Itin, pianist (Nov. 5)
Eduardo Isaac, guitarist (Dec. 2)
Vocal Music
CATACOUSTIC CONSORT
Various venues, 513-772-3242
Celestial Voices: Music of the Cloisters (Sept. 16-17)
CINCINNATI MEN'S CHORUS
Various venues, 513-542-2626
Reach Out & Touch (Oct. 14-15)
Christmas with the Crooners (Dec. 16-17)
CINCINNATI MAY FESTIVAL CHORUS
Music Hall, 1243 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, 513-381-3300
Carolfest (Dec. 2)
COVEDALE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 4990 Glenway Ave., Covedale, 513-241-6550
The Mistics (Dec. 30)
MIAMI UNIVERSITY
501 E. High St., Oxford, Various campus stages, 513-529-3200
Die Fledermaus (Nov. 9-12)
Global Rhythms and Collegiate Chorale (Nov. 18)
Ceremony of Carols (Dec. 1-2)
Wind Ensemble and Chamber Singers (Dec. 6)
MUSE CINCINNATI WOMEN'S CHOIR
St. John's Unitarian Universalist Church, 320 Resor Ave., Clifton, 513-961-1938
Where I Live (Nov. 17-19)
NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
Greaves Concert Hall, NKU campus, Highland Heights, 859-572-5902
Northern Kentucky Children's Ensemble Holiday Concert (Dec. 16)
UC COLLEGE-CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
Various venues, UC campus, 513-556-4183
CCM offers almost daily concerts and recitals.
VOCAL ARTS ENSEMBLE
Various venues, 513-559-0000
Romantic works of Belgium and Norway (Oct. 8, 15)
Holiday jewels of Renaissance England (Dec. 9-10)
Dance
CINCINNATI BALLET
Various venues, 513-621-5282
New Works Festival (Sept. 28-Oct. 8 at Mickey Kaplan Performance Studio, 1555 Central Pkwy, Over-the-Rhine)
Giselle (Nov. 3-5 at Aronoff Center for the Arts, Procter & Gamble Hall, 650 Walnut St., Downtown)
The Nutcracker (Dec. 15-26 at Music Hall, 1243 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine)
CONTEMPORARY DANCE THEATER
Aronoff Center for the Arts, Jarson-Kaplan Theater, 650 Walnut St., Downtown, 513-241-SHOW
Rhythm in Shoes (Oct. 6-7)
H.T. Chen & Dancers (Nov. 17-18)
MIXED MEDIA
CARNEGIE VISUAL + PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
1028 Scott Blvd., Covington, 859-491-2030
An Evening With Bronson Arroyo (Sept. 6)
The Capitol Steps (Sept. 22)
Art's Happening art auction preview (Sept. 15) and gala with silent auction (Oct. 7)
Carnivale d'Expose (Oct. 21)
FRISCH MARIONETTE COMPANY
Wyoming Civic Center, 1 Worthington Ave., Western Hills, 513 451-8875
Rumpelstiltzkin (Sept. 16-17 & Oct. 20-21)
NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
Greaves Concert Hall, NKU campus, Highland Heights, 859-572-5902
Once Upon a Friday Night: Folk Tales from Afar (Nov. 3)
PERFORMANCE AND TIME ARTS SERIES
College Hill Town Hall, 1805 Larch Ave., College Hill. 513-591-1222
Mixed media performances from various artists in performance art, dance, drama, music, poetry and more. (Nov. 3-4)
RAYMOND WALTERS COLLEGE
UC Raymond Walters College, Muntz Hall Theatre,9555 Plainfield Road, Blue Ash, 513-745-5705
Amikaeyla Quartet (Nov. 18)
ARTrageous, featuring Aesop's Fables (Oct. 21)
ARTrageous, featuring Jawbone Jamboree (Nov. 18)
SHADOWBOX CABARET
Newport on the Levee, Newport, 859-581-7625
The Lunchbox (Fridays at noon through Dec.)
Freak Show (Sept. 14-Nov. 25)
Holiday Hoopla '06 (Nov. 29-Dec. 30)
US BANK ARENA
Broadway and Pete Rose Way, Downtown, 513-562-4949
Blue Man Group (Oct. 8)
Events
ART IN THE PARK
Bellevue Beach Park, Bellevue, 859-431-8866
Outdoor art show (Sept. 10)
CINCINNATI ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS
Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown, 513-665-4700
10th annual celebration of local music (Nov. 20)
ENJOY THE ARTS '20/20 FESTIVAL'
Various locations, 513-621-4700
Art Academy Open House (Sept. 29)
Base Gallery, Inc.: Groovin' to My Monkey (Sept 29)
InkTank Writers Weekend (Sept. 29-30)
Moving Art Dance Company: Moving Art (Oct. 5)
Tha Blast IV: The Breaking Point (Sept. 29)
Architreks: East Over-the-Rhine Tour, begins at Coffee Emporium, 110 East Central Pkwy., Over-the-Rhine (Sept. 30)
Findlay Market: Market Day & Art Exhibit at Internet Cafe (Sept. 30)
Betts House: Lost Cincinnati: Why Buildings Die exhibition (Sept. 30)
Anneliese von Oettingen School of Ballet and Ballet Companies: Journey with Peter Pan: A Stomp, Wiggle, and Tumble Interactive Adventure (Sept. 30)
FITTON CENTER FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS
101 S. Monument St., Hamilton, 513-863-8873
Riverbank Poetry Project: Beat Poetry Night featuring a drum circle (Sept. 12)
Riverbank Poetry Project: Featured poet Rock Neely, artwork will be displayed to inspire improv poetry (Oct. 10)
Riverbank Poetry Project: Benjamin Hughes, John P. Kurlas Poet-in-Residence (Nov. 14)
HYDE PARK ART SHOW
Hyde Park Square, Edwards Road and Erie Avenue, 513-871-2458
One-day show featuring more than 200 local artists (Oct. 1)
LEAGUE OF CINCINNATI THEATRES
Playhouse in the Park, 963 Mt. Adams Circle, Mount Adams
"Curtain Up 2006" (Sept. 18)
LOVELAND ART SHOW
Nisbet Park, Railroad Avenue, Loveland, 513-683-3129
Juried fine art show with over 85 Tristate artists (Sept. 24)
NORTHSIDE SIDEWALK ARTS SALE
Featuring new and unique works from Cincinnati area artists. "On or Off the Avenue", along Hamilton Ave. between Chase and Blue Rock. In case of rain, the sale moves to Off the Avenue Studios, 1546 Knowlton St., Northside. 513-591-2547 (Sept. 23)
