Fine Arts Fund Sampler Weekend

All Events are free and open to the public. For more information call 513-230-5000 or go to www.fineartsfund.org/sampler.html SATURDAY, FEB. 16, 2002 9 A.M.-3 P.M. Musical programming and art wo

Feb 14, 2002 at 2:06 pm

All Events are free and open to the public. For more information call 513-230-5000 or go to www.fineartsfund.org/sampler.html


SATURDAY, FEB. 16, 2002
9 A.M.-3 P.M. Musical programming and art workshop for all ages. Fitton Center for Creative Arts, 101 South Monument Ave., Hamilton.

9:30-10:30 A.M. Olympic champion Edward Wright teaches basic fencing techniques. Arts Consortium of Cincinnati, 1515 Linn St., West End.

9:30 A.M.-4:30 P.M. Damsels and Divas art exhibition.

Arts Consortium of Cincinnati, 1515 Linn St., West End.

10 A.M.-NOON African-American collage workshop. Arts Consortium of Cincinnati, 1515 Linn St., West End.

10 AND 10:45 A.M. Storyteller/poet Sabina Barron. Arts Consortium of Cincinnati, 1515 Linn St., West End.

10-11 A.M. Madcap Productions' The Frog Prince. Auditorium, The Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams.

10-11 A.M. Cincinnati Boychoir. St. Xavier Church, 607 Sycamore, Over-the-Rhine.

10-11 A.M. Bi-Okoto Drum and Dance sessions: children's drumming. Columbia Performance Center, 3900 Eastern Ave., Columbia-Tusculum.

10-11 A.M. "Peanut Butter and Jam Sessions." Kennedy Heights Presbyterian Church, 6312 Kennedy Ave., Kennedy Heights.

10 A.M.-NOON Sock n' Silk Puppetroupe. Cincinnati Waldorf School, 745 Derby Ave., Winton Place.

10 A.M.-NOON Musikgarten in Wyoming. Wyoming Fine Arts Center, 322 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming.

10 A.M.-1 P.M. Art workshop. Wyoming Fine Arts Center, 322 Wyoming Ave, Wyoming.

10 A.M.-2 P.M. Face painting. Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, 962 Mount Adams Drive, Eden Park.

10 A.M.-4 P.M. Various workshops, storytelling and musical performances. UC-Clermont College, 4200 Clermont College Drive, Batavia.

10 A.M.-5 P.M. Emerging Artists Exhibition. The Artery, 913 Monmouth St., Newport.

11 A.M. The Adventures of Pinocchio. Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, 1127 Vine St., Downtown.

11-11:30 A.M. Storyteller Martha MacLeod. Lecture Hall, The Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams.

11 A.M.-NOON Wild Carrot. Boone County Library, 8899 Highway 42, Union.

11 A.M.-NOON My Nose Turns Red Theatre Company's Community Circus. Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, 962 Mount Adams Drive, Eden Park.

11 A.M.-12:30 P.M. Bi-Okoto Drum and Dance sessions: Adult drumming. Columbia Performance Center, 3900 Eastern Ave., Columbia-Tusculum.

11 A.M.-1 P.M. Japanese-influenced art projects. Contemporary Arts Center, 115 East Fifth St., Downtown.

11:15 A.M.-12:30 P.M. Bi-Okoto Drum and Dance sessions: children's Nigerian dance. Columbia Performance Center, 3900 Eastern Ave., Columbia-Tusculum.

11:15 A.M.-12:45 P.M. Bi-Okoto Drum and Dance sessions: adult Yoruba (Nigeria) language. Columbia Performance Center, 3900 Eastern Ave., Columbia-Tusculum.

11:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M. "Peanut Butter and Jam Sessions." Kennedy Heights Presbyterian Church, 6312 Kennedy Ave., Kennedy Heights.

11:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M. Children's Performing Arts Groups. Arts Consortium of Cincinnati, 1515 Linn St., West End.

NOON The Adventures of Pinocchio. Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, 1127 Vine Street, Downtown.

NOON-1 P.M. The Royal Society of Scottish Country Dancers. Great Hall, The Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams.

NOON-1 P.M. Madcap Productions' The Frog Prince. Auditorium, The Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams.

NOON-1 P.M. Wyoming Dance Center. Wyoming Fine Arts Center, 322 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming.

NOON-1 P.M. Cincinnati Brass Band. College of Mount Saint Joseph, 5701 Delhi Road, Delhi.

NOON-1 P.M. Folk storytelling Shelly Graf. Kenton County Public Library, Fifth and Scott streets, Covington.

NOON-1:30 P.M. The African-American Drum & Dance Ensemble's Beginner's West African Dance Workshop. West End YMCA, 821 Ezzard Charles Drive, West End.

NOON-5 P.M. Paperworks: Patrick Heron art exhibition. Gallery 1, Miami University Art Museum, 801 South Patterson Ave., Oxford.

NOON-5 P.M. Lay of the Land art exhibition. Gallery 3, Miami University Art Museum, 801 South Patterson Ave., Oxford.

12:30 P.M. Behind-the-Scenes of Playhouse. Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, 2827 Gilbert Ave., Walnut Hills.

12:45-1:45 P.M. Bi-Okoto Drum and Dance sessions: children's Yoruba language. Columbia Performance Center, 3900 Eastern Ave., Columbia-Tusculum.

12:45-2:15 P.M. Bi-Okoto Drum and Dance sessions: adult Nigerian dance. Columbia Performance Center, 3900 Eastern Ave., Columbia-Tusculum.

1 P.M. The Adventures of Pinocchio. Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, 1127 Vine St., Downtown.

1 P.M. Shera Khamisi and the Medasi Dance Theatre's African dance workshop. Arts Consortium of Cincinnati, 1515 Linn St., West End.

1 P.M. The Adventures of Pinocchio. Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, 1127 Vine St., Downtown.

1-1:30 P.M. Storyteller Martha MacLeod. Lecture Hall, The Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams.

1-2 P.M. MUSE, Cincinnati's Women's Choir. Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal, 1301 Western Ave., West End.

1-2 P.M. Theatre IV's Jack and the Beanstalk. Boone County Library, 8899 Highway 42, Union.

1-2 P.M. Cincinnati Baroque. Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, 1140 Madison Ave., Covington.

1:30 P.M. Behind-the-Scenes of Playhouse. Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, 2827 Gilbert Ave., Walnut Hills.

1:30 P.M. Suzuki String Concert. Wyoming Fine Arts Center, 322 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming.

1:30-2:30 P.M. The College of Mount Saint Joseph Concert Band. College of Mount Saint Joseph, 5701 Delhi Road, Delhi.

1:30-3 P.M. The May Festival Youth Chorus performs, followed by the May Festival Chorus. Saint Peter and Chains Cathedral, Eighth and Plum streets, Downtown.

2 P.M. Origami artist Jonathan Heart. Behringer Crawford Museum, 1600 Montague Road, Devou Park, Covington.

2 P.M. The Children's Theatre. Kenwood Towne Centre, 7875 Montgomery Road, Kenwood.

2 P.M. Suzuki students perform. Public Library of Hamilton County, Vine and Walnut Streets, Downtown.

2-3 P.M. Cultural Centre of India's Traditional Dances of India. The Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams.

2-3 P.M. Northern Kentucky Brotherhood's Gospel concert. Pendleton Heritage Center, 2760 Eastern Ave., East End.

2-3 P.M. Cincinnati Children's Choir. Cincinnati Waldorf School, 745 Derby Ave., Winton Place.

2-3 P.M. Appalachian folk band Sunset Down. Kenton County Public Library, Fifth and Scott streets, Covington.

2-3 P.M. Madcap Productions' The Frog Prince. Auditorium, The Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams.

2-3:30 P.M. Bi-Okoto Drum and Dance sessions: adult and children Akan (Ghana) language. Columbia Performance Center, 3900 Eastern Ave., Columbia-Tusculum.

2-4 P.M. Women Writing for (a) Change inter-generational writing workshop. Women Writing for (a) Change, 4850 Madison Road, Oakley.

2:30 P.M. Behind-the-Scenes of Playhouse. Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, 2827 Gilbert Ave., Walnut Hills.

2:30-3:30 P.M. Village Players' Waiting for the Parade. Village Players of Fort Thomas Theatre, 8 North Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas.

3 P.M. Act Two's Songs from the Heart. Lane Library Fairfield, 1485 Corydale, Fairfield.

3 P.M. Cincinnati Kinderballet. College of Mount Saint Joseph, 5701 Delhi Road, Delhi.

3-3:30 P.M. Footlighters, Inc.'s Stepping Out. Stained Glass Theatre, 802 York Street, Newport.

3-3:30 P.M. Storyteller Martha MacLeod. Lecture Hall, The Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams.

3-4 P.M. Fiesta Dance Company. Great Hall, The Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams.

3-4 P.M. MUSE, Cincinnati's Women's Choir. Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal, 1301 Western Ave., West End.

3-4 P.M. Contemporary Dance Theater. College Hill Town Hall, 1805 Larch Ave., College Hill.

3-4 P.M. Theatre IV's Jack and the Beanstalk. Boone County Library, 8899 Highway 42, Union.

3-4 P.M. Flying Cloud Academy of Vintage Dance. Wyoming Fine Arts Center, 322 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming.

3:30 P.M. Behind-the-Scenes of Playhouse. Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, 2827 Gilbert Ave., Walnut Hills.

3:30-4 P.M. African American Drum and Dance Ensemble. Cincinnati Waldorf School, 745 Derby Ave., Winton Place.

4 P.M. Over-the-Rhine Steel Drum Band. The House of Joy, 5910 Hamilton Ave., College Hill.

4-5 P.M. The Bucket Boyz. Great Hall, The Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams.

4-5 P.M. Madcap Productions' The Frog Prince. Auditorium, The Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams.

4-5 P.M. The Know Theatre Tribe's Shine: Women's Perspectives. Gabriel's Corner, 1425 Sycamore St., Over-the-Rhine.

4-5:30 P.M. Rabbit Hash String Band. Presented by the Urban Appalachian Council. Northside Community School, 4139 Kirby Ave., Northside.

4:15-5 P.M. Kinesphere, an improv student dance group. College Hill Town Hall, 1805 Larch Ave., College Hill.

7-8 P.M. Bi-Okoto Drum and Dance sessions: company lecture demonstration. Columbia Performance Center, 3900 Eastern Ave., Columbia-Tusculum.

7:30 P.M. Clermont Philharmonic. UC-Clermont College. 4200 Clermont College Drive, Batavia.


SUNDAY, FEB. 17, 2002
10 A.M. Behind-the-Scenes of Playhouse. Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, 962 Mount Adams Drive, Eden Park.

10-11 A.M. Face-painting. Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, 962 Mount Adams Drive, Eden Park.

10 A.M.-NOON Ohio University MFA Acting Company's Improv! Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, 962 Mount Adams Drive, Eden Park.

10 A.M.-5 P.M. Emerging Artist Exhibition. The Artery, 913 Monmouth St., Newport.

10:30 A.M. Behind-the-Scenes of Playhouse. Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, 962 Mount Adams Drive, Eden Park.

11 A.M. Celtic Core. Enjoy the Arts, 1338 Main Street, Over-the-Rhine.

11 A.M.-NOON Arc Chamber Ensemble's Peter and the Wolf. Raymond Walters College, 9555 Plainfield Road, Blue Ash.

11 A.M.-NOON My Nose Turns Red Theatre Company's Circus Workshop. Duveneck Arts & Cultural Center, 1226/1230 Greenup St., Covington.

NOON-1 P.M. Sakura Chorus. Great Hall, The Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams.

NOON-1 P.M. SCPA dance students. School for Creative and Performing Arts, 1310 Sycamore St., Over-the-Rhine.

NOON-1 P.M. Cincinnati Opera Education Ensemble's The Barber of Seville. Walnut Hills High School, 3250 Victory Pkwy., Evanston.

NOON-1:15 P.M. Make Art Happen! Happen, Inc., 5210 Beechmont Ave., Mount Washington.

NOON-5 P.M. Paperworks: Patrick Heron art exhibition. Gallery 1, Miami University Art Museum, 801 South Patterson Ave., Oxford.

NOON-5 P.M. Lay of the Land art exhibition. Gallery 3, Miami University Art Museum, 801 South Patterson Ave., Oxford.

12:30-1:30 P.M. Sweet Adelines. Cincinnati Waldorf School, 745 Derby Ave., Winton Place.

12:30-3:30 P.M. Mandala Magic. Art Academy of Cincinnati, 1125 Saint Gregory St., Room 2, Mount Adams.

1 P.M. Origami artist Jonathan Heart. Boone County Library, 8899 Highway 42, Union.

1 P.M. Celtic Core. Enjoy the Arts, 1338 Main St., Over-the-Rhine.

1 P.M. Cincinnati Ballet and the Otto M. Budig Academy of Cincinnati Ballet dancers. Cincinnati Ballet, 1555 Central Pkwy., Downtown.

1-2 P.M. Musica de Camera. Lecture Hall, Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams.

1-2 P.M. Intuition Theatre's Squabblers' Paradise. Raymond Walters College, 9555 Plainfield Road, Blue Ash.

1-3 P.M. Damsels and Divas art exhibition. Fred Bond Gallery, Arts Consortium of Cincinnati, 1515 Linn St., West End.

1-3 P.M. The Art of Sushi. Contemporary Arts Center, 115 East Fifth St., Downtown.

1:30-2:30 P.M. Anneliese Van Oettingen School of Ballet and Friends. Carnegie Center of Columbia-Tusculum, 3738 Eastern Ave., Columbia-Tusculum.

1:30-2:30 P.M. Lyrica/Holly's Harps. Walnut Hills High School, 3250 Victory Pkwy., Evanston.

1:30-3:30 P.M. Backstage tour of Music Hall. 1243 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine.

1:30-4:30 P.M. Realscapes, art exhibition. Studio San Giuseppe, College of Mount Saint Joseph, 5701 Delhi Road, Delhi.

2 P.M. Behind-the-Scenes of Playhouse. Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, 962 Mount Adams Drive, Eden Park.

2-3 P.M. Forget Me Not Historical Dance. Great Hall, The Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams.

2-3 P.M. Ginny Frasier with Circles and Arrows. Cincinnati Waldorf School, 745 Derby Ave., Winton Place.

2-3 P.M. Musical Valentines. Lane Library Hamilton, 300 North Third St., Hamilton.

2-3 P.M. Storyteller Martha MacLeod. Behringer-Crawford Museum, 1600 Montague Road, Devou Park, Covington.

2-3 P.M. Kentucky Symphony Orchestra. Greaves Concert Hall, Northern Kentucky University campus, Highland Heights.

2:30 P.M. Cincinnati Ballet and the Otto M. Budig Academy of Cincinnati Ballet dancers. Cincinnati Ballet, 1555 Central Pkwy., Downtown.

2:30 P.M. Behind-the-Scenes of Playhouse. Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, 962 Mount Adams Drive, Eden Park.

2:30-3:45 P.M. Make Art Happen! Happen, Inc., 5210 Beechmont Ave., Mount Washington.

3 P.M. Cornelia Manuel and his film Shuffle Along. African Museum, Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal, 1301 Western Ave., West End.

3 P.M. The Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra and Blue Ash Youth Symphony Orchestra. Xavier University: Schiff Family Conference Center, The Cintas Center, Herald Ave., Norwood.

3-4 P.M. IsWhat?! Lecture Hall, Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams.

3-4 P.M. SCPA dance students. School for Creative and Performing Arts, 1310 Sycamore St., Over-the-Rhine.

3-4 P.M. Anneliese Van Oettingen School of Ballet and Friends. Carnegie Center of Columbia-Tusculum, 3738 Eastern Ave., Columbia-Tusculum.

3-4 P.M. Vocal Arts Ensemble. Knox Presbyterian Church, 3400 Michigan Ave., Hyde Park.

3-4 P.M. ballettech ohio. Walnut Hills High School, 3250 Victory Pkwy., Evanston.

3:30 P.M. Origami artist Jonathan Heart. Boone County Library, 8899 Highway 42, Union.

4-4:45 P.M. Kai Kweol Caribbean Dance. Great Hall, Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams.

4-5 P.M. Maestro Jesus Lopez-Cobos conducts the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in this special concert that concludes the 2002 Fine Arts Sampler Weekend and acts as the official launch for the 2002 Fine Arts Fund Campaign. Vouchers free but required. Music Hall, 1243 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine.

4-6 P.M. Storyteller Omope Daboiku. Pendleton Heritage Center, 2760 Eastern Ave., East End.

5-6 P.M. Music group City Lights. Great Hall, Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams.