| Alice F. and Harris K. Weston Art Gallery - 5/16/2008 |
In Play. Robert Ladislas Derr uses two two-channel video compositions, still photographs, paintings, and the game of Ping-Pong as a means to examine and comment on the "field of play" within the art world. Seeing the Fugitive: Site-Specific Installation by Suzanne Silver. Silver uses "fugitive" materials such as powder, dust, and metal leaf, and more lasting materials such as wood, metal, and concrete to find unexpected connections between words, objects, and places. C'mon Everybody, Get Up! New Works by Terence Hammonds. This native Cincinnatian, who grew up in Over-the-Rhine, exhibits a large-scale dance floor in the street-level exhibition space extolling the opportunities in everyday popular culture that break down barriers and overcome prejudice and inequality. Admission: free. Hours: 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., until 8 p.m. performance nights. Arnoff Center for the Arts, 650 Walnut St., downtown, (513) 977-4165,
Category: galleries
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| American Cancer Society Relay For Life of the West Side - 5/16/2008 |
May 16-17: The American Cancer Society Relay For Life, a fun-filled overnight team event, is designed to celebrate survivorship and raise money for research and programs of your American Cancer Society. Benefits: American Cancer Society Admission: Free. Hours: 6 pm- 12 pm. Veterans Park, 6303 Harrison Ave., Amy Wilson, 800-227-2345, amy.wilson@cancer.org, www.cancer.org
Category: Nonprofit - run/walk
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| Around the World in 80 Days - 5/16/2008 |
A man sets out to travel the globe in just 80 days or forfeit a fortune, but obstacles threaten not only his journey but also the heart of the woman he loves. Admission: $38.50û$54.50, ages 13û19 $30, unreserved tickets half-price day of show.. Hours: 8:00 PM. Thompson Shelterhouse, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, 962 Mt. Adams Circle, Eden Park, (513) 421-3888,
Category: Theater - plays
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| Blue Wisp TGIF Happy Hour - 5/16/2008 |
Every week join the Dixieland Septet, led by trombonist Bill Gemmer with trumpeter Jerry Conrad, saxophonist Steve Hoskins, baritone Larry Dickson, pianist Phil Burkhead, bassist Eric Sayer, and drummer Jim Leslie, for a night of jazz. Admission: free cover with $10 minimun bar purchase. Hours: 4 - 6 p.m.. Blue Wisp, 318 E. Eighth St., downtown, (513) 241-WISP,
Category: music - jazz
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| Carl Solway Gallery - 5/16/2008 |
Accumulations & Contructions: Recent Work. Seattle artist Katy Stone paints on transparent sheets of archival acetate, which are cut out and layered together to create sculptural assemblages in a dynamic range of scale. Off the Yellow Brick Cliff. Paintings, collages, and drawings by New York City artist Christopher Tanner. Opening reception Friday, May 9, 5-9 p.m. Admission: free. Hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.. 424 Findlay St., West End, (513) 621-0069,
Category: galleries
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| Cincinnati Art Museum - 5/16/2008 |
Exhibitions: Masterpiece Quilts from the Shelburne Museum. Forty of the finest examples from the Shelburne Museum's permanent collection of more than 400 18th- through 20th-century American quilts. Admission: free. Hours: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.. Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Eden Park, (513) 721-2787,
Category: museums
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| Cincinnati Museum Center - 5/16/2008 |
Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX: The Human Body. The companion film to BODIESà The Exhibition tells the story of a single day in the life of the human body from the moment we first open our eyes to the last grumbling of our evening meal. Admission: $5.25 - $7.25 nonmembers, $4.25 - $5.25 members. Hours: Call for film schedules.. Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Ave., West End, (513) 287-7000,
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| Cincinnati Museum Center - 5/16/2008(2) |
Cincinnati History Museum: Permanent exhibitions cover a variety of historical topics. Admission: $7.25 adults for one museum, $6.25 seniors for one museum, $5.25 children 3-12 for one museum, $4.25 children 1-2 for all museums and traveling exhibits for one day, free for children under 1. Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.. Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Ave., West End, (513) 287-7000,
Category: museums
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| Cincinnati Museum Center - 5/16/2008(3) |
Cincinnati Historical Society Library Admission: $7.25 adults for one museum, $6.25 seniors for one museum, $5.25 children 3-12 for one museum, $4.25 children 1-2 for all museums and traveling exhibits for one day, free for children under 1. Hours: noon - 5 p.m.. Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Ave., West End, (513) 287-7030,
Category: museums
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| Cincinnati Museum Center - 5/16/2008(4) |
Museum of Natural History & Science: BODIESà The Exhibition. Come face-to-face with real, full human bodies and partial body specimens in exhibits that show our skeletal, muscular, respiratory, and circulatory systems. Various body parts (displayed inside the body and separately) show the ravages of certain diseases and the consequence of other poor lifestyle choices. Permanent exhibitions cover a variety of natural history topics. Admission: $11-$23. Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.. Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Ave., West End, (513) 287-7000,
Category: museums
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| Cincinnati Museum Center - 5/16/2008(5) |
Duke Children's Museum: Interactive facility with exhibitions for children. Admission: $7.25 adults for one museum, $6.25 seniors for one museum, $5.25 children 3-12 for one museum, $4.25 children 1-2 for all museums and traveling exhibits for one day, free for children under 1. Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.. Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Ave., West End, (513) 287-7000,
Category: museums
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| Contemporary Arts Center - 5/16/2008 |
Octopolis: UnMuseum installation uses people power to propel the art - visitors pedal two stationary bicycles to power a city under siege by the Octofly, a flying octopus with the wings and mandibles of a fly. Admission: $7.50 adults, $6.50 seniors, $5.50 students, $4.50 children. Hours: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.. Contemporary Arts Center, 44 E. Sixth St., downtown, (513) 345-8400,
Category: museums
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| Contemporary Arts Center - 5/16/2008(2) |
Odili Donald Odita. Nigerian-born Odita bring a site-specific installation to the CAC's Kaplan Hall Lobby. The painting will "flow" across multiple planes and down the stairs to the lower level bringing vivid color to the space. Admission: $7.50 adults, $6.50 seniors, $5.50 students, $4.50 children. Hours: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.. Contemporary Arts Center, 44 E. Sixth St., downtown, (513) 345-8400,
Category: museums
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| Contemporary Arts Center - 5/16/2008(3) |
Michael C. McMillen's Speed Place. UnMuseum features different related objects interacting with film, and in this case, auto parts. Admission: $7.50 adults, $6.50 seniors, $5.50 students, $4.50 children. Hours: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.. Contemporary Arts Center, 44 E. Sixth St., downtown, (513) 345-8400,
Category: museums
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| Contemporary Arts Center - 5/16/2008(4) |
Idiot Joy Showland. This presentation explores the content and context of current video art through short films that cover a tremendous range of topics, conversations, and concepts. Admission: $7.50 adults, $6.50 seniors, $5.50 students, $4.50 children. Hours: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.. Contemporary Arts Center, 44 E. Sixth St., downtown, (513) 345-8400,
Category: museums
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| Dance (AVANT) Gardens - 5/16/2008 |
Evening of progressive dance by MamLuft&Co. Dance and friends. Admission: $16û$18. Hours: 8:00 PM. Ballet Tech Cincinnati, 6543 Montgomery Rd., Montgomery, (513) 437-0041,
Category: Dance-other
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| Disney's Beauty and the Beast - 5/16/2008 |
An enchanting tale set in a French provincial town where the beautiful girl trades her freedom to save her father from a horrible beast. Admission: $18.50û$19.50. Hours: 8:00 PM. Jarson-Kaplan Theatre, Aronoff Center for the Arts, 650 Walnut St., downtown, (513) 621-2787,
Category: Theater - musical
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| Ella - 5/16/2008 |
ItÆs 1966 and singer Ella Fitzgerald prepares for one of the most important concerts of her career. As she jams with the musicians and gets ready to meet the audience, Ella reflects on her life, her secrets, and the love of music that made her soar. Admission: $40û$56, ages 13û19 $30, unreserved tickets are half-price day of show.. Hours: Call for times.. Thompson Shelterhouse Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, 962 Mt. Adams Circle, Eden Park, (513) 421-3888,
Category: Theater
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| Kolping Seth Stevens Memorial Soccer Tournament--May 16 - 5/16/2008 |
The tournament is in memory of a soccer player at Kolping who died of non-Hodgkins Lymphoma at the age of 12. A portion of the proceeds each year--totaling over $45,000 in monies and $35,000 in toys--benefit Children's Hospital. Benefits: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Admission: Free to spectators. Hours: 5:00 PM. Kolping Sports Park, www.kolpingsethstevensmemorial.com
Category: Nonprofit - other
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| Lloyd Library and Museum - 5/16/2008 |
Permanent collection includes both historic and current materials on the subjects of pharmacy, botany, horticulture, herbal and alternative medicine, pharmacognosy, and related topics. Admission: free. Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.. Lloyd Library and Museum, 917 Plum St., downtown, (513) 721-3707,
Category: museums
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| Long Day's Journey Into Night - 5/16/2008 |
Eugene O'Neill portrays wounds only family can inflict in this classic drama covering a fateful day in August at a seaside Connecticut home. Admission: adults $26, seniors $22, students $20. Hours: 7:30 PM. Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, 719 Race St., downtown, (513) 381-BARD,
Category: Theater - plays
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| Man & Woman of the Year—Grand Finale Gala - 5/16/2008 |
Attend this culmination celebration for the Male and Female candidates who raised the most money during a 10-week campaign period. Benefits the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Benefits: Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Admission: $45 per person. Hyatt Regency Cincinnati, Christina McCarthy 513-361-2100, christina.mccarthy@lls.org,
Category: Nonprofit - gala
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| Masterpiece Quilts from the Shelburne Museum - 5/16/2008 |
Colors and shapes of all kinds come alive in Masterpiece Quilts from the Shelburne Museum, featuring more than 35 hand-made quilts dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries. Founded by Domino Sugar heiress Electra Havemeyer Webb in 1947, the Shelburne, Vermontûbased museum regularly lends out pieces from its collection, like an unknown MennoniteÆs quilt of concentric squares. These are examples of textile history, the means by which countless women expressed their emotions, detailed their family history, and commemorated important events. DonÆt be surprised if you suddenly feel the urge to wield a needle yourself. Admission: free. Hours: Check website for times.. Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Dr., Eden Park, (513) 721-2787, www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org
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| Miller Gallery - 5/16/2008 |
Amy Giust & Ron Romano. Giust creates playful, imaginative paintings of abstracted figures, flowers, musicians, and musical instruments. Roman creates the illusion of vast depth on a two-dimensional surface through his form-layered paintings. Opening reception with the artists Friday, May 16 7-9 p.m. Admission: free. Hours: 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.. 2715 Erie Ave., Hyde Park, (513) 871-4420,
Category: galleries
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| National Museum of the United States Air Force - 5/16/2008 |
Permanent programs: USAF Heritage tour, Mon-Sun 1:30 p.m., additional tour Sat 10:30 a.m. Admission: free. Hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.. National Museum of the United States Air Force, 1100 Spaatz St., Dayton, (937) 255-3286,
Category: museums
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| National Underground Railroad Freedom Center - 5/16/2008 |
Exhibitions: We Make the World. A display of art created by local and international elementary students who use art to state "I make the world a better place when I..." Permanent exhibitions include an authentic 19th century slave pen. Admission: $12 adults, $10 seniors, $8 children. Hours: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.. National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 E. Freedom Way, downtown, (513) 333-7500,
Category: museums
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| Newport Aquarium - 5/16/2008 |
The Aquarium's permanent collection of 70 exhibits and 14 galleries includes five seamless acrylic tunnels totaling more than 200 feet in length, featuring an amazing variety of aquatic life from around the world. Admission: $18.95 adults, $11.95 children, free under age 2. Hours: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.. Newport Aquarium, One Levee Way, Newport, (859) 491-3467,
Category: museums
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| Speed Art Museum - 5/16/2008 |
Raw Loop: The first solo exhibition in the United States for Austrian artist Werner Reiterer. The artist plays with the concept of precariousness in his paintings, offering a unique reflection upon how we view and make sense of the world. Admission: $8. Hours: 10:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.. Speed Art Museum, 2035 S. Third St., Louisville, (502) 634-2700,
Category: museums
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| Taft Museum of Art - 5/16/2008 |
Exhibitions: Small Paintings. Diminutive oil paintings from the Taft and Cincinnati Art Museum by 18th-and 19th-centuy artists from France, Holland, Belgium, and the United States. Admission: $8 adults, $6 seniors/students, free under age 18. Hours: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.. Taft Museum of Art, 316 Pike St., downtown, (513) 241-0343,
Category: museums
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| The Butterfly Show - 5/16/2008 |
The Silk Road: Chinese butterflies, flowers, culture, and art. Admission: $6 adults, $5 seniors, $3 children 4 and up, free, 3 and under. Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.. Krohn Conservatory, 1501 Eden Park Drive, Eden Park, (513) 421-5707,
Category: special events
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| The Fourth Annual Tri-State Warbird Museum 'Taking Flight' Celebration Event. - 5/16/2008 |
The Fourth Annual 'Taking Flight' Celebration Event is an evening consisting of a reception, a flight line review or aerial demonstration and dinner, followed by a special guest speaker. The annual 'Contribution to Freedom Award' is also presented. Benefits: Tri-state Warbird Museum, Batavia Admission: Tables $3,000-$10,000; Individual tickets $200, $300 patron level. Hours: 6 pm Reception and aerial demonstration, 8 pm dinner and program. Tri-State Warbird Museum, Denise Eldridge, 513-735-4500, deldridge.tswm@fuse.net,
Category: Nonprofit - gala
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| The Great American Trailer Park Musical - 5/16/2008 |
This tuneful domestic melodrama is set in Armadillo Acres, a North Florida trailer park, where having your baby kidnapped isnÆt half as tragic as getting a bad perm. Admission: $32, senior/student $29. Hours: 8:00 PM. Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, 1127 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine, (513) 421-3555,
Category: Theater - musical
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| The Junior League of Cincinnati's Party in the Penthouse--5/16/2008 |
Kick off the spring with a night of music and mingling at one of Mt. Adams' hottest spots. Start off the night on the deck listening to live music while enjoying one of the best views in Cincinnati. After the sun goes down, be ready for a night of dancing as DJ Sebastian mixes the beats in the Penthouse. With a $5 donation, you will receive a wristband to enjoy the exclusive drink specials for the evening. Benefits: The Junior League of Cincinnati Admission: $5 donation. Hours: 6-10 p.m., Mt. Adams Pavilion, Mt. Adams, www.jlcincinnati.org
Category: Nonprofit - other
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| West Side Story - 5/16/2008 |
Two feuding street gangs are on a collision course in the gritty slums of New York City. Out of the chaos, a passionate romance blooms between two teenagers caught on opposite sides of the turf war. Admission: $47û$65. Hours: 5:30 PM. La Comedia Dinner Theatre, 765 W. Central Ave., Springboro, (937) 746-4554,
Category: Theater - musical
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| Zoo Babies - 5/16/2008 |
This program celebrates the zoo's most interesting animal families, including adorable new additions. Admission: $7.95 - $12.95, free for mothers on Mother's Day, May 11. Hours: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, 3400 Vine St., Avondale, (513) 281-4700,
Category: special events
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