Annie's, 4343 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati. Every Thursday, WIZ personalities 10 p.
m., $5 ladies, $7 men, after 11 p.m.
, $6 ladies, $8 men. (513) 321-2572.
Anderson Bar Grill, 8060 Beechmont Ave.
, Anderson Twp. Sonny Moorman Group, 9 p.m.
-1 a.m. every Wednesday.
(513) 474-2212.
Barb's Pub, 1714 Tytus Ave., Middletown.
Sneaky Neighbor, 10 p.m. today and Saturday.
(513) 423-5204.
Big Shots Bar, 2520 N. Verity Pkwy.
, Middletown. Monday, big beer, $2, Tuesday, $1 beers and show and tell with Jim, Wednesday, dart league. Happy Hour 3 to 7 p.
m. Monday through Saturday with daily specials 7 to 9 p.m.
Jacki's big luck of the draw tournament pot match big money. (513) 424-9270.
Bob's Cafe, 668 Hooven, Hamilton, 9 p.
m. Tuesdays, Karaoke with Fox on the Run. 8 p.
m. (513) 844-6900.
Bogart's, 2621 Vine St.
, Cincinnati. Three Days Grace and Buckcherry, Sunday. Dark Star Orchestra, Feb.
2. AFI with guests Sick Of It All, Feb. 11.
(513) 872-8800.
Boston's Bistro and Pub, 7500 N. Main St.
, Dayton. February bier tasting Feb. 22, hosted by Stone Brewing Co.
Cornhole, ping pong, pool and dart leagues. (937) 461-1002, bostonsbistro.com.
Brenda's Double Deuce, 4304 Tytus Ave., Middletown. Football specials and free food, Mondays.
Cornhole tournaments 6-9 p.m. Tuesdays.
Beer bucket specials 3-9 p.m. and karaoke 9 p.
m.-midnight Wednesdays. Open pool leagues and DJ 10 p.
m.-2 a.m.
Thursdays. (513) 217-4712.
Burbank's, 11167 Dowlin Drive, Sharonville.
Open jam 7-11 p.m. every Thursday with Sonny Moorman Group.
(513) 771-1440.
Cactus Pear North, 9500 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, CincyLatino's Latin Night, Latin music by DJ Aikon, Tex-Mex Menu. Ladies drink prices.
Free salsa lessons for one whole hour, 10 p.m.-2 a.
m. First and third Friday of each month; $4. (513) 253-1081, cincylatino.
com.
Cheyenne Cattle Co., 4737 Dixie Hwy.
, Fairfield. Karaoke on Wednesdays, Lady's night with Stagger Lee band on Thursdays. Upcoming bands include Dakota on Jan.
19-20 and Southern Thunder with Beau Davish, Jan. 26-27. For those 21 and older with ID at the door.
(513) 892-6900, visit cheyennecattle.com.
Cooper's Sports Bar, 4309 Roosevelt Blvd.
, Middletown. Karaoke with Donna, Fridays and Saturdays. Tailgate food, big screen TV, Sunday.
Customer appreciation day, Monday. Ladies Nite Wednesday. (513) 425-0021.
Dottie's Bar Grille, 1483 Millville Avenue, Hamilton. Karaoke with Motown Marvin, 8 p.m.
, Thursdays; free pool on Wednesdays, dance music with Scott Swain Fridays and Saturdays. NTN trivia available days and evenings. Open for lunch, (513) 887-9779.
Easy's in the Village, 241 N. 3rd St., Hamilton, Karaoke with DJ Bonnie, 10 p.
m. Wednesdays, (513) 893-3279.
The Farm Beer Garden, 2461 Ross-Millville Road, Ross.
Centerline with Josh Young, Friday; Justus, Saturday; Taylor Farley, Jan. 26; 3 Ways Out, Jan. 27.
Guests must be 21 and older. (513) 896-9051; thefarmbeergarden.com.
Fat Bob's Grill, 42 E. Mulberry St., Lebanon.
Sonny Moorman Group, 9 p.m.-1 a.
m. Feb. 10.
(513) 932-3633, fatbobsgrill.com.
Froggy Blues Cafe, 10 American Way, Monroe.
Wizzard, today and Saturday. Gone South, Jan. 26-27.
Mild Eye, Feb. 2-3. Karaoke Wednesdays, Luck of the draw darts Sundays, live bands Friday and Saturday, $3 cover, 21 and older.
(513) 539-7150.
Funny Bone Comedy Club at The Greene, 88 Plum St., Suite 200, Beavercreek.
Adam Ferrara, through Jan. 22. Family Show, 3 p.
m. Jan. 27.
Think you're funny- comedy class starts Jan. 30. Showroom is smoke-free.
(937) 429-5233, daytonfunnybone.com.
Funny Bone Comedy Club, Newport on the Levee, Newport, Ky.
John Morgan, through Sunday. Christopher Titus, Jan. 26-28.
Bruce Bruce, Feb. 1-3. J.
Medicine Hat, Feb. 8-11. (859) 957-2000.
Golden Lion's, 340 Ludlow Ave., Cincinnati, DJ Bonnie L, 9:30 p.m.
Thursdays, (513) 281-4179.
The Grand Illusion, 4305 Grand Ave., Middletown, Winds Of Thor: A Tribute To Led Zeppelin, For information on the band including audio and video clips, visit our web site at windsofthor.
net, Jan. 20, $5. (513) 727-3758.
Guitar Lovers Store, 7342 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati. Sonny Moorman Group, 4-6 p.m.
Saturday and Feb. 10 and 24. (513) 891-7558.
Harvest Ranch, 6850 Middletown-Germantown Road, Middletown. Ephod, acoustic folk/funk, and other groups, 7:30 p.m.
today. Family entertainment. Free admission.
(513) 726-0377, ephodmusic.com.
HB Rudders Sports Grill Pub, 1151 Harrison Ave.
, Harrison, Big in Iowa, 9:30 p.m. Jan.
20, (513) 202-0701.
JB's Nightclub, 9176 Winton Road, Cincinnati, DJ Bonnie L and karaoke, Fridays, (513) 522-6166.
KC's Pub, 921 Ohio 28, Milford.
Sonny Moorman Group, 10 p.m.-2 a.
m. Feb. 17.
(513) 248-0358.
Lighthouse Cafe, 6151-B Dixie Highway, Fairfield, Karaoke with Bonnie - Bonzai Entertainment, 10 p.m.
, Sundays, (513) 942-7955.
Major Leagues, 611 Hamilton-Cleves Road, Hamilton. Big in Iowa, Jan.
27, free. Pool table, dart game, video games, outdoor deck. (513) 892-1284.
Mustang Sally's Bar, 2104 Fairgrove Ave., Hamilton. Mini burgers, wings, pizza 7 days a week.
Beer garden now open. Karaoke 5 nights a week, Tuesday through Saturday, Weekly contest on Thursday. (513) 894-5616.
Newport on the Levee, 1 Levee Way, Newport, Ky. The Rusty Griswolds perform 10 p.m.
Jan. 26 at Jefferson Hall.The Wax Factory 10 p.
m. Jan. 27 at Jefferson Hall.
Go Red! Wine Walk with Mix 94.1 FM to benefit American Heart Association on Feb.
6. (866) 538-3359, newportonthelevee.com.
P. Dubs Cafe, 1103 Dayton St., Hamilton.
Maxx Band, 9:30 p.m. Jan.
26. Karaoke with Priscilla, Saturdays. Football specials at noon Sundays.
(513) 894-4713.
The Poison Room, 301 W. 5th St.
, Cincinnati, Red Wanting Blue, 8 p.m. today, 21 and older $5, younger than 21 $7; DV80s, new wave, modern rock, classic alternative, on the second floor, Plum Street entrance, Saturdays, $3 for 21 and older, $5 for 18-20.
Re-Petes, 1002 Harmon Ave., Hamilton, dart tournament at 8 p.m.
and O Towne Entertainment at 9 p.m. every Friday, DJ/dancing with Mike "Big O" Ollis, 9 p.
m. every Saturday, Luck of the draw dart tournament every Sunday, (513) 737-3500.
Shady O'Grady's, 9443 Loveland Madera Road, Loveland.
Sonny Moorman Group, 10 p.m.-2 a.
m. today and Feb. 23.
Sonny Moorman Group, 8 p.m.-midnight every Wednesday.
(513) 791-2753.
Snookers Billiards, 12119 Princeton Pike, Springdale. Sonny Moorman Group, 10 p.
m.-2 a.m.
Feb. 9. (513) 671-7665.
Southgate House, 24 E. Third St. Newport, Ky.
Seedy Seeds, The Newbees, Liz Bowater, David Wolfenberger Band, 9 p.m. today, $6.
Hotpipes CD Release Show, The Features, Turnbull AC's 9:30 p.m. Saturday, $6.
Also Saturday, Swarthy, The Rockwells. Hackensaw Boys, Kenton County Regulators, 9 p.m.
Monday, $10. (859) 431-2201, southgatehouse.com.
Stumps Bar and Grill, 681 Clinton Ave., Hamilton. DJ Otis, 9 p.
m.-1 a.m.
Saturdays. Bucket special during Bengals football, Sundays. Bucket special, Thursdays.
(513) 887-6422.
Whiskey Dicks, 700 Pete Rose Way, Cincinnati, The Outlaws with Big in Iowa, Jan. 26, $20 in advance, $25 day of show, wiskeydicksbar.
com.
Whitey's Tavern, 301 E. State St.
, Trenton. Maxx Band, 10 p.m.
Jan. 19; Sneaky Neighbor, 9:30 p.m.
-1:30 a.m. Jan.
26. (513) 988-2549.
Willie's Sports Bar, 5054 Glencrossing Way, Western Hills.
Sonny's Solo Blues 8 p.m.-midnight every Tuesday.
(513) 922-3377.
Willie's Sports Bar, Hidden Valley Lake, 19325 Schmarr Drive, Lawrenceburg Ind. Sonny Moorman Group, 9 p.
m.-1 a.m.
Saturday. (812) 537-0512.
Win Place or Show Sports Bar and Grill, 9933 Cincinnati-Columbus Road, West Chester, Haze Effect, 10 p.
m. Jan. 19; Minus 5, 10 p.
m. Jan. 20; Scott Meadows of Haze Effect, Bar and Restaurant Employee Appreciation Night $5, 1/2 Pound Burger Madness!
, Mondays; The Snow Shoe Crabs, 10 p.m. Jan.
26; T Bag Jones, 10 p.m. Jan.
27; Three Feet Deep, 10 p.m. Feb.
2; Waterford Blues, 10 p.m. Feb.
3; 3 Sixty, 10 p.m. Feb.
9; (513) 777-2920, wpssportsbar.com.
Red Hot Chili Peppers, 7:30 p.
m. Saturday, U.S.
Bank Arena, Cincinnati. (513) 421-4111, ticketmaster.com.
Rod Stewart, Wednesday, Schottenstein Center, Columbus. (614) 431-3600 or ticketmaster.com.
Winter Jam Tour Spectacular, 7 p.m. Jan.
26, Schottenstein Center, Columbus. Steven Curtis Chapman, Jeremy Camp, Hawk Nelson, NewSong, Sanctus Real, Britt Nicole. $10 at the door.
(614) 431-3600.
Dark Star Orchestra, 8:30 p.m.
Feb. 2, Bogart's, Cincinnati. $20-$23.
(513) 872-8801.
Rock Star Supernova with Panic Channel featuring Dave Navarro, 8 p.m.
Feb. 2, Schottenstein Center, Columbus. $57.
50, $37.50, $27.50.
(614) 431-3600 or ticketmaster.com.
Moe, 7:30 p.
m. Feb. 3, Taft Theatre, 317 E.
5th St., Cincinnati. (513) 721-8883, ticketmaster.
com.
Pink Floyd Experience, 8 p.m.
Feb. 3, Aronoff Center, Cincinnati. Two hours of classic Pink Floyd.
$30, $35, $40. (513) 621-2787.
Peabo Bryson, 8 p.
m. Feb. 17, Taft Theatre, 317 E.
5th St., Cincinnati. (513) 721-8883, ticketmaster.
com.
Justin Timberlake with Pink, Feb. 19, Value City Arena, Schottenstein Center, Columbus.
$79.50 and $56. (614) 431-3600 or ticketmaster.
com.
Trace Adkins with Craig Morgan and Danielle Peck, 7:30 p.m.
March 8, Value City Arena, Schottenstein Center, Columbus. All seats $39.75.
(614) 431-3600, ticketmaster.com. Parking free.
Blue Man Group: How to be a Megastar Tour 2.0, 7:30 p.m.
March 18, Nutter Center, Dayton. (937) 775-4789, ticketmaster.com.
Eric Clapton with The Robert Cray Band, 7:30 p.m. April 6, Value City Arena, Schottenstein Center, Columbus.
$125, $85, $55. (614) 431-3600, livenation.com.
Ephod, acoustic, family friendly folk/funk band, tonight at Harvest Ranch, 6850 Middletown Germantown Road, Middletown, and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Music Caf e , Fitton Center for Creative Arts.
ephodmusic.com.
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, today and Saturday, featuring pianist Helene Grimaud, music of Verdi, Brahms, Tchaikovsky.
Music Hall, Cincinnati. $19.50-$81.
(513) 381-3300.
CSO Chamber Players, 7:30 p.m.
today, program includes music by Beethoven, Dvorak, Marais and Michael Colgrass. Memorial Hall, Cincinnati. $25, $35.
Subscriptions available. (513) 381-3300.
Mary E.
. Harris, 8 p.m.
, today, The theme of the program is entitled "Bridge of Light" and will include guests Susan Schroer on piano; faculty clarinetist Michele Gingras, and cellist Cora Kuyvenhoven, free. Souers Recital Hall, Center for Performing Arts, Miami University, Oxford, (513) 529-3014.
Ralph Stanley and Clinch Mountain Boys, 8 p.
m. Saturday, also featuring Larry Sparks and the Lonesome Ramblers, presented by CityFolk at Dayton Masonic Center, 525 Riverview Ave., Dayton.
$32, 425, $20. (937) 496-3863.
Since October with The Machine and Two at the Wall, doors open at 7 p.
m., music starts at 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 20, $10, Alter Rock Club, 2470 Princeton Road, Hamilton, (513) 571-4640.
Outrageous Productions events, featured the third Saturday of every month.
Psycho Metal Beach Party with Arapyma, Pulse 8, Lythium and Another Tragedy, 9 p.m. Saturday.
Specials: Drink and Drown mdash; All the Draft You Can Drink For $10, Lemonade Stand, $5; Jell-O shots, $1. Beach wear or casual wear encouraged. $5 cover.
Pre-Mardi Gras VooDoo Ball, Feb. 17; St. Patrick's Day celebration, March 17.
Dirty Jack's, 5912 Vine St., Cincinnati (in Elmwood Place).
Javier and Lindsay Clavere, 3 p.
m. Sunday, duo piano performance, Great Performances Series, Crestview Presbyterian Church, 9463 Cincinnati-Columbus Road, West Chester. $10 for adults, $5 for children (513) 777-6555, crestpres.
org.
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, carillon brass members to perform 7 p.m.
Monday as part of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra's free community performance series. All five members of the Carillon Brass are members of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra. Trotwood High School, 221 E.
Trotwood Blvd., Trotwood. Free admission on first-come, first-served basis.
(937) 854-0878.
Live at the Lodge, Deb Stallard and Patrick Drews with Bruce, 7 p.m.
Thursday. Cedarville coffee shop Beans-N-Cream will offer homemade baked goods and drinks for $10 donation per person at the door. 2007 schedule includes the following performances: Dr.
Naima Johnston, Feb. 22; Bob Ford, March 15 and Joe Jencks, April 26. Series presented by Greene County Parks and Bob Ford of Folklore and Fun and sponsored by WYSO 91.
3 FM and Beans-N-Cream of Cedarville (937) 562-7440.
Rusty Griswolds, 10 p.m.
Jan. 26 Jefferson Hall, Newport on the Levee, 1 Levee Way, Suite 2118 Newport, Ky. Visit newportonthelevee.
com.
Winter Blues Festival, Mainstrasse, Covington, Ky. Sonny Moorman Group, Jan.
26-27.
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Jan. 26-27, featuring soloists and May Festival Chorus, music of Webern, Berg and Mozart.
Music Hall, Cincinnati. $18.50-$77.
(513) 381-3300.
Performing Artist Series, 8 p.m.
Jan. 27, Miami University Hamilton series, Sakesho, featuring Andy Narrell on steel pan drum. Parrish Auditorium.
Single and season tickets available, tickets.muohio.edu or (513) 529-3200.
Artemis Quartet, Natalia Prischepenko, violin; Heime Muller, violin, Volker Jacobsen, viola; and Eckart Runge, cello, 3 p.m. Jan.
28. Corbett Auditorium, University of Cincinnati.
Chamber Music Series: CSO Retiree Wind Trio Plus, with G.
Hambrecht, W. Harrod, R. Porotsky, M.
McLain, and C. Zavala, 2:30 p.m.
Jan. 28, free. Taft Museum of Art, 316 Pike Street, Cincinnati, (513) 241-0343, taftmuseum.
org.
Concertst u ck for Flute and Strings, 8 p.m.
Jan. 31, newly discovered flute concerto by Pyotr Ill'yich Tchaikovsky performed by guest artist James Strauss and the Oxford Chamber Orchestra in Hall Auditorium, Miami University, Oxford. Ricardo Averbach will conduct.
$10 for adults, $5 for students. Tickets available at tickets.muohio.
edu.
Irvin Mayfield and New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, 8 p.m.
Feb. 1, Aronoff Center, Cincinnati. $30-$40.
(513) 621-2787.
First United Methodist Church Concert, The Jubilation Ringers, the Chancel Choir and the Praise Band will all be performing and you can enjoy choral music with pipe organ and grand piano, bell music, and contemporary music with keyboard, guitars and drums. The Kitchen Ministry will be providing punch and cookies.
Come and be inspired!, 7 p.m.
Feb. 3, free. First United Methodist Church, 225 Ludlow Street, Hamilton, (513) 896-5683.
The Pink Floyd Experience, 8 p.m. Feb.
3, two hours of classic Floyd, a recreation of legendary songs, Aronoff Center, Cincinnati. $30-$40. (513) 621-2787.
An Afternoon with Duke Ellington, 3 p.m. Feb.
4, annual event honors jazz composer Duke Ellington, featuring Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Lab Band. Corbett Auditorium, Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. Free.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, 8 p.m. Feb.
5, Miami Middletown Artist and Lecture Series, Dave Finkelman Auditorium. Adult $20, faculty/staff/senior citizen $15, student/child $10. tickets.
muohio.edu or (513) 529-3200.
Polygraph Lounge, 7:30 p.
m. Feb. 9, quirky, fun musicians, Performing Arts Series, Hall Auditorium, Oxford.
Adult $14, senior citizen $13, MU student/youth $7. tickets.muohio.
edu or (513) 529-3200.
Vanguard Concerts, 8 p.m.
Feb. 10, violinist Timothy Fain performs in Renaissance Auditorium, Dayton Art Institute. $20 for adults, $15 for students.
Season tickets available. (937) 512-0144.
Air Force Band of Flight Concert Band, 2 p.
m. Feb. 11, Civic Hall Performing Arts Center, 380 Hub Etchison Parkway, Richmond, Ind.
Free tickets. (765) 973-3350.
Groove Lily, 7:30 p.
m. Feb. 15, eclectic trio, Clark State Performing Arts Center, Springfield.
(937) 328-3874.
The Faux Frenchmen, 7:30-10 p.m.
Feb. 18, vocal/string band jazz, Fitton Center, 101 S. Monument Ave.
, Hamilton. Presented by Little Chicago Jazz Society. $15 for members, $18 for non-members.
(513) 863-8982 or 863-8873.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, 8 p.m.
Feb. 23, Grammy Award-winning male a cappella ensemble presents traditional South African culture and music, Aronoff Center, Cincinnati. $25-$35.
(513) 621-2787.
Vocal Arts Ensemble Cincinnati, 8 p.m.
Feb. 23, St. Margaret of York Church Concert Series, 9483 Columbia Road, Loveland.
(513) 683-7100.
John Starling and Carolina Star, 8 p.m.
Feb. 24, Miami Hamilton Artist Series, Parrish Auditorium, Hamilton. Adult $20, faculty/staff/senior citizen $18, MU student $12, children $12.
tickets.muohio.edu or (513) 529-3200.
Duquesne University Tamburitzans, 8 p.m. Feb.
24, costumed performers present music, songs and dances of Eastern Europe and neighboring cultures. Civic Hall Performing Arts Center, 380 Hub Etchison Parkway, Richmond, Ind. $25 for adults, $18 for students.
(765) 973-3350.
Violinist Midori, pianist Robert McDonald, 7:30 p.m.
March 6, Performing Arts Series, Hall Auditorium, Oxford. Adult $30, senior citizen $29, MU student/youth $15. tickets.
muohio.edu or (513) 529-3200.
Karan Casey, March 9, Irish vocalist, Cityfolk Celtic Series, Dayton.
(937) 496-3863, cityfolk.org.
Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, 7:30 p.
m. March 22, Cromer/Florey Artist-in-Residence, Hall Auditorium, Oxford. Adult $14, senior citizen $13, MU student/youth $7.
tickets.muohio.edu or (513) 529-3200.
Mormon Tabernacle Choir with the Cincinnati Pops, tickets on sale now for 8 p.m. June 29 performance at Riverbend Music Center.
(513) 381-3300, cincinnatipops.com.
Arenacross pro racing, 7:30 p.
m. today and Saturday, noon Sunday, Nutter Center, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton. (937) 775-4789, ticketmaster.
com.
Monster Truck Winter Nationals, 7:30 p.m.
today and Saturday, Cincinnati Gardens, 2250 Seymour Ave., Cincinnati. (513) 631-7793, ticketmaster.
com.
Lebanon Antiques Show, Saturday and Sunday, sponsored by Warren County Historical Society, 11 a.m.
-6 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.
m.-4 p.m.
Sunday. Bowman Primary School, Ohio 123 and Hart Road, Lebanon. Admission $6 (good for both days).
Winter Nature Hike, 10 a.m.-1 p.
m. Saturday, Preble County Historical Society Center, 7693 Swartsel Road, off Ohio 122, 1 mile northwest of Gratis. (937) 456-5159.
Coyote and Owl Search, 6 p.m. Saturday at Possum Creek MetroPark.
Search for screech and great-horned owls and coyotes on this slow-paced night hike. Dress warmly. (937) 277-4178.
Island Fest 2007, 6 p.m.-midnight Saturday, Old Moose Event Center, 333 S.
Second St., Hamilton. Tropical island luau atmosphere including Pacific Island and fire dancers, dancing to live band, authentic island food, tropical drinks and cash bar.
The cost is $20 per person. Call Tony Traub at (513) 617-4994.
Forty-second Annual Winter Hike, tomorrow, Hocking Hills State Park, Logan.
Scenic 6-mile trek from Old Man's Cave to Ash Cave. A shuttle bus will be waiting to return hikers to Old Man's Cave. Layered clothing and good footwear are recommended.
Hike past Cedar Falls, and stone and shale formations and caves. For information, check out discoverohio.com.
or call (800) 282-5393 (BUCKEYE).
Javier and Lindsay Clavere, duo piano, 3 p.m.
Sunday. Part of Crestview's Great Performances 2007 Concert Series Admission is $10, $5 for children age 12 and younger. Refreshments will be served.
Crestview Presbyterian Church, 9463 Cincinnati-Columbus Road, West Chester. (513) 777-6555; crestpres.org.
Ice Harvest, 1-5 p.m. Sunday at Carriage Hill MetroPark Farm.
Watch the farm hands use ice saws, pike poles and tongs to cut blocks of ice from the farm pond and load them onto the bobsled for storage in the ice house. (937) 278-2609.
Contemporary BookNight for Adults, Fairfield Lane Library, 1485 Corydale Drive, Fairfield.
Contemporary BookNight is slated for 7-8:30 p.m. every fourth Tuesday.
The January selection is "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy on Jan. 23 and the February selection to be discussed is "A Year in the World: Journeys of a Passionate Traveller" by Frances Mayes on Feb. 27.
Call (513) 858-3238, Ext. 358, to register.
Funny Bone on the Levee, 7:30-9:30 p.
m. Jan. 24.
Members of MUSE and area comics perform for fundraising event. Tickets are $10 in advance or at the door. MUSE is a women's choir dedicated to musical excellence and social change in Cincinnati and the world.
muse@musechoir.org.
Toboggan at Pokagon State Park, open through Feb.
25. Refrigerated, one of three in Midwest, 1,780 dual-lane toboggan. Hours are 5-10 p.
m. Fridays, 10 a.m.
-10 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.
m. to 5 p.m.
Sundays. On opening day toboggan is open 10 a.m.
-10 p.m. Pokagon State Park, 450 Lane 100 Lake James, Angola, Ind.
(800) 525-3101.
Borders-Dayton Mall, music by John DeBoer 8 p.m.
Jan. 26. Kids Storytime 11 a.
m. every Wednesday and 1 p.m.
every Saturday; featuring dragon tales Jan. 24 and favorite treats stories Jan. 31.
(937) 434-3800.
Books and Co., Kids Storytime, 11 a.
m. Saturday will feature stories about snow and kids will make a winter art project. Staudt-Poly Duo will play jazz 4-6 p.
m. Sunday at Town and Country. Science fiction author David Weber will introduce his latest novel, "Off Armageddon Reef," at 2 p.
m. Saturday at Town and Country. Chess expert Tony Mantia will simultaneously take on 12 chess players from noon to 4 p.
m. Saturday at Books Co. at The Greene.
If you'd like to be one of the challenging 12, call (937) 429-6302 for a spot at the table. Bring your own chess board and pieces. All ages players welcome.
Barbara Kantrowitz with discuss "Is It Hot In Here? Or Is It Me? The Complete Guide to Menopause," which she co-authored with Pat Wingert, from 7-8 p.
m. Tuesday at The Greene. Town and Country Shopping Center, 350 E.
Stroop Road, Kettering, (937) 298-6540. The Greene, 4453 Walnut Street, Beavercreek. (937) 429-2169.
Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm, 100 Aullwood Road, Dayton. Winter bird identification workshop 9:30 a.m.
-3:30 p.m. Saturday.
Speaker series 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Cathy Morrison, "John Audubon, Young Naturalist.
" Project Feeder Watch, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Jan.
25-26. Morning walks for adults, 8-9:30 a.m.
every Thursday. (937) 890-7360.
Landscaping 101, 6 p.
m. Tuesdays, Jan. 23-March 13, learn how to design residential landscaping that will stand the test of time, Cox Arboretum Gardens MetroPark.
Fees and registration, (937) 434-9005.
Annual KOI Auto Parts Cavalcade of Customs at Cincinnati Convention Center, Jan. 26-28.
$5 children ages 6-12 years old, $12 for adults, children 5 and younger are free. Pre-sale discount tickets available at KOI Auto Parts stores for prices of $3 for children and $9 for adults. (859) 331-7181, autorama.
com.
RiverScape WinterFest 2007, noon-4 p.m.
Jan. 27, RiverScape MetroPark. Ice carving demonstrations and fun activities for all ages, including ice basketball, ice sculpture photo opportunities and ice skating exhibitions.
(937) 274-0126.
Broadway on Ice, 2 and 8 p.m.
Jan. 27, featuring skater Oksana Baiul and singer Franc D'Ambrosio. Kuss Auditorium, Springfield.
Matinee tickets $20-$35 for adults, $16-$28 for students; evening show $30-$45 for adults, $24-$36 for students. (937) 328-3874.
Beat the Winter Blues, 2007 benefit dance, Middletown Police Explorer Post 184, 8 p.
m.-1 p.m.
Jan. 27. $15 singles, $25 couples.
Beer, pop, food provided; featuring The Rick House Band and That's Entertainment DJ service. VFW, Coles Road, Middletown. Tickets available at door or by calling (513) 464-2423.
Speed Dating Event, 6:30 p.m. Jan.
31, Cupid PreDating is fun, no pressure way for busy professionals to meet. All singles age 22-34 welcome; cost $35. Register at Cupid.
com/PreDating. Gambit's Bar and Grill, 1414 S. Patterson Blvd.
, Dayton.
Through a Child's Eyes, curriculum program offering early childhood educators specialized resources. The Cincinnati Art Museum was awarded a two-year Learning through the Arts grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in 2004 to create this new program.
Educators must attend one of the four training sessions offered on Jan. 31, Feb. 3 and 28 and March 3 to receive a curriculum kit.
Cost is $50 per educator, which includes the curriculum kit (valued at $150) and a boxed lunch. For reservations, call (513) 721-2787 or visit cincinnatiartmuseum.org.
Smucker's Stars on Ice, 7:30 p.m. Feb.
3, featuring Alexei Yagudin, Jamie Sale and David Pelletier, Todd Eldredge, Steven Cousins and more. $110, $65, $45, $25. Value City Arena, Schottenstein Center, Columbus.
(614) 431-3600.
Home and Garden Show, Feb. 3-11, International Exposition Center, Cleveland.
Home trends, gardening seminars, win a trip to Ireland. homeandflower.com.
Ross Vocal Boosters Antique Show, 9 a.m.-4 p.
m. Feb. 3, 1 a.
m.-4 p.m.
Feb. 3. Food and refreshments available.
$3 at door. Proceeds benefit Ross High School Concert Choir. Ross Middle School, 3371 Hamilton-Cleves Road, Ross.
(513) 738-7256.
2007 Sunday Salons, Feb. 4.
A fundraising event series benefiting Rape Crisis Abuse Center of Hamilton County (formerly Women Helping Women). Sunday Salons offer lively afternoons of education and entertainment. Event takes place every Sunday Feb.
4 through April 1. Times and locations vary. Admission $60-$75 depending on event.
Capacity ranges from 25 to 40 guests. For information and reservations, call (513) 703-7848 or visit sundaysalons.org.
Artist and Lecture Series, Miami University Middletown, 8 p.m. Feb.
5, Ladysmith Black Mambazo traditional South African music. (513) 727-3383, www.tickets.
muohio.edu, or (513) 529-3200 (Oxford).
"Go Red!
Wine Walk" with Mix 94.1 FM to benefit the American Heart Association, Feb. 6, Newport on the Levee, 1 Levee Way, Newport, Ky.
Visit newportonthelevee.com.
The Smucker's Stars on Ice Tour, 7 p.
m. Feb. 6.
Theme is "Double Exposure: The Many Lives of Figure Skaters," taking fans on a once in a lifetime journey into the hearts and minds of the featured skaters. $25, (513) 562-4949. Group (15 or more) information available at (513) 421-4111, Ext.
149.
Dialogues for Two at Contemporary Arts Center, 6-8 p.m.
Feb. 8. Free and open to the public, hors d'oeuvres and cash bar available.
Dialogues for Two at Macy's Fine Arts Fund Sampler Weekend at UC-Raymond Walters, Muntz Hall Theatre, 1:30 p.m. Feb.
11. (513) 841-2822, info@ballettechcincinnati.org or visit ballettechcincinnati.
org.
World Famous Lipizzaner Stallions, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 9, Nutter Center, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton. (937) 775-4789, ticketmaster.
com.
Monster Jam Monster Truck Racing, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 9-10, U.S.
Bank Arena, Cincinnati. (513) 421-4111, ticketmaster.com.
Luma Theater, 7 p.m. Feb.
9, 2 p.m. Feb.
10, one-of-a-kind light show, enjoy the childlike pleasure of playing with light, Aronoff Center, Cincinnati. $25. (513) 621-2787.
Riverbank Poetry Project, 7 p.m. Feb.
13, Fairfield Lane Library. (513) 863-8873, riverbankpoetry.com.
Town Hall Lecture Series, Feb. 14-15, Candice DeLong, FBI profiler, Montgomery Woman's Club's series. Wednesday and Thursday lectures 11 a.
m. at Paramount Kings Island Theater, 6300 Kings Island Drive, Kings Island, and Wednesday lecture at 8 p.m.
at Sycamore Junior High School, 5757 Cooper Road, Blue Ash. (513) 684-1632 or angelfire.com/oh3/montgomery.
Winter Break Movie Days, Fairfield Lane Library, 1485 Corydale Dr. For teens 12- to 18-years old. Teens invited to spend afternoon viewing movie with friends at library.
Movies shown in meeting room 3-5:30 p.m. Feb.
19 (President's Day). (513) 858-3238, Ext. 317, or lanepl.
org.
From the Top, 7 p.m.
Feb. 20, bring the family and be part of the live audience for a broadcast taping of From the Top, popular NPR series that showcases pre-collegiate classical musicians. Music Hall, Cincinnati.
(513) 621-2787.
The 48 Filmapalooza, 48-hour Film Project, March 8-11. Local filmmakers invited to four days or workshops, screenings, networking and parties.
Event takes place in Albuquerque, N.M. Rates are $80.
48 before Jan. 31, $95.48 after.
Registration includes Filmmakers Badge, giving all access admission to screenings, parties, workshops, panels, interactive events and the filmmakers lounge. Spaces are limited. Visit 48hourfilm.
com/filmapalooza.
Loveland Challenge Run and Walk Event, in Cincinnati April 14. Event includes Mercedes-Benz Cincinnati 1/2 Marathon Run, Runner's Depot 5K Fun Run and Walk and a 10K Walk.
Ohio on the Move is sponsoring prizes to children ages 12 and younger for both participating and finishers in the 3.1 mile event. Proceeds from the event will benefit Loveland Parks and Recreation's fund for inclusion and accessibility needs for children.
Running begin at 8 a.m. in downtown Loveland near the City of Loveland city building and Runner's Depot.
The walking event will follow, with all athletic events finishing at Nisbet Park in the heart of historic Loveland. Following these events will be a pavilion complete with breakfast, tips and training techniques from local runners and experienced walkers from Walk Magazine. Registration for the Loveland Challenge is open and available online at bigdogeventz.
com. Runners may register at bigdogeventz.com or call (859) 426-1952.
Fourth Annual Nike Midwest Showdown, conducted Memorial Day weekend in Warren County. The Warren County Convention Visitors Bureau will host this annual event through 2009. Event brings more than 100 teams to area during Memorial Day Weekend.
Participants will include Nike and AAU girls' basketball teams of high school age, including many of the nations' top recruits. Nike sponsored teams are required to participate in a select number of Nike tournaments and the Midwest Showdown is one of them. For more information, visit ohioslargestplayground.
com or call (800) 433-1072.
Summerfair Cincinnati, call to artists, in partnership with Spring Grove Heritage Foundation. Accepting artist submissions for the first Spring Grove Sculpture Exhibition, which is expected to become bi-annual.
Theme is organic flow like a garden. Prizes awarded for first through third place. Applications available online at summerfair.
org or by calling (513) 531-0050. Applications must be postmarked no later that Feb. 1.
Summerfair 2007, accepting artist applications for Summerfair 40th anniversary June 1-3, at Coney Island,. The fine arts and craft show features ceramics, jewelry, sculpture, painting and fiber arts from across the country. Applications for Summerfair 2007 are available online at summerfair.
org or by calling (513) 531-0050. Applications must be postmarked no later than Feb. 1.
Acceptance letters will be mailed to artists on March 6.
Call for exhibition proposals, for the 2008 schedule. Deadline is March 1.
Guidelines available. Rosewood Gallery, 2655 Olson Drive, Kettering. (937) 296-0294 or e-mail amy.
anderson@ketteringoh.org.
Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, Marvels of the Miro, Mason High School students will present their first-ever exhibition, through May 6.
Natural Moderns: Georgia O'Keeffe and Her Contemporaries, through Feb. 4. "Andrew Wyeth Watercolors and Drawings: Selections from the Marunuma Art Park Collection," Feb.
3 through May 6. The collection comes from the Marunuma Art Park in Japan. Hours: 11 a.
m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 9 p.
m. Wednesdays, closed Mondays. (513) 639-2995, cincinnatiartmuseum.
org.
Cincinnati Museum Center, Union Terminal, 1301 Western Ave., Cincinnati.
Titanic Artifact Exhibit, through May 6; $16 for adults, $14 for seniors, $10 for students. (513) 287-7000, cincymuseum.org.
Contemporary Arts Center, 44 E. Sixth St., Cincinnati, Experimental Personalities: Kate Filmore and Angie Reed, This two-person exhibition features video and performance work that investigates the notion of the self, through Sunday.
Graphic Content: Contemporary and Modern/Art and Design, through Feb. 11. Katharina Grosse, through May 6, (513) 345-8415, contemporaryartscenter.
org.
Copperfield's Coffee Cafe, 3 S. Broadway, Lebanon, "A Young Man's View," An exhibit by Lebanon resident Casey Crisenbery, on display through Jan.
31. Copperfield's Coffee Cafe is open 9 a.m.
to 6 p.m., every day mdash;closed on Tuesdays, (513) 933-0392, copperfieldscoffee.
com.
Dayton Art Institute, "Around the Bend: Monumental Steel Sculpture by Bret Price," outdoor sculpture exhibit features six sculptures and continues through June. Open daily 10 a.
m.-4 p.m.
with extended hours until 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday.
456 Belmonte Park North. (937) 223-5277.
Dennison Railroad Depot Museum, 400 Center St.
, Dennison. New "Archival-Research Library" opens in spring of 2007. (740) 922-6776 or visit dennisondepot.
org.
Fitton Center for Creative Arts, 101 S. Monument Ave.
, Hamilton. Sculpture by Judi Strahota and John Benvenuto, paintings by Roger Haas with Amish quilts, through Jan. 24.
Paintings by Grace Ann Schwab and Valerie Devitt Escobedo, photographs by Elmer Harbron, Feb. 8-March 23. (513) 863-8873, fittoncenter.
org.
Hiestand Galleries, School of Fine Arts, Miami University, Oxford. Works by finalists in annual Miami University Young Painters Competition for the William and Dorothy Yeck Award, through Feb.
9. Also, works by 2006 winner Sarah McKenzie exhibited. Hours are 8:30 a.
m.-4:30 p.m.
, Monday through Friday. Free admission. (513) 529-1883 or visit fna.
muohio.edu/galleries.
Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, 2727 Woodburn Avenue, Cincinnati.
Whimsical Muse will convert Manifest's Main Gallery into an experience of childhood delight, with toys, dolls, animals, and other playful things animating an artful adventure perfectly timed for the holiday season. In the Drawing Room, the Drawthrough Collection y Scott Robertson offers a tour-de-force exhibit of concept design that hints at what Leonardo DaVinci might be drawing if he were a young man working in Los Angeles, California today. Exhibit through Jan.
20. Pseudopodia, drawings by Kathleen Thum, Feb. 2 through March 2.
Reception 6-10 p.m. Feb.
2 (refreshments will be served, sponsored by Caf e MoCA, and the Echo Restaurant). Free film screening 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 15. "Awake," paintings and drawings by Emil Robinson, also exhibits from Feb.
2 to March 2. (513) 861-3638.
Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, Barbara Hersley: Remains, Features works by the late Miami University professor of photography in a series of photographic collages of destroyed synagogues based on her work in Czechoslovakia in the early 1990s, Jan.
25-June 20. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, A feature exhibition of original comic strip art, Jan. 25-June 20.
Destination Anywhere, Includes the works of 15 young artists reflecting on a pivotal moment in their life as it relates to art and their respective disabilities, Jan. 25-April 27. IMAGEworks/WORDworks, Celebrates the work of poets that also produce visual art, Jan.
25-June 20. Sci-Fi: Hi-Fi, Exclusive preview for museum members and patrons with intergalactic funk and Martian martini's, 5-9 p.m.
Jan. 25, members $15, non-members $45. (513) 529-2232, muohio.
edu/artmuseum.
Middletown Arts Center, 130 N. Verity Parkway.
Shelley Sizemore paintings exhibit extended through Monday. "All Manner of Fiber and Techniques" juried exhibit presented by Weavers Guild of Greater Cincinnati through Feb. 3.
Center hours 9 a.m.-4 p.
m. Monday, 9 a.m.
-9 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday.
10 a.m.-2 p.
m. Saturday. Closed Friday and Sunday.
(513) 424-2417, middletownartscenter.com.
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 E.
Freedom Way, Cincinnati. 2007 exhibit schedule: "Invisible: Slavery Today," through Feb. 28.
Courage Under Fire: The 1961 Burning of the Freedom Riders' Bus, Feb. 2-April 29. Collecting a Legacy: The Bernard Kinsey Collection, April 6-May 27.
Schindler, May 4-July 29, exhibit tells story of Oskar Schindler and his actions to protect Jews during the Holocaust. Global Shoes, May 4-Aug. 6, exhibit encourages children and their families to explore global cultures.
Interrupted Life: Incarcerated Mothers in the United States, June 1-Aug. 26, exhibit of painting, drawings, sculpture and photography that documents the experiences of incarcerated women in the U.S.
A Slave Ship Speaks: The Wreck of the Henrietta Marie, Sept. 7-Dec. 23, traveling exhibit devoted to the transatlantic slave trade.
Hours 11 a.m.-5 p.
m. Tuesday through Sunday, closed Monday. $12 for adults, $10 for students with ID and seniors 64 and older, $8 for children ages 6-12.
Personal listening devices available for hearing impaired. (513) 333-7500, freedomcenter.org.
Riffe Gallery, downtown Columbus, presents an exhibition of seldom-seen treasures with "Far, Near Here: Selections from the Collection of the Columbus Museum of Art," Jan. 25-April 15. (614) 387-5670.
Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art, 44 E. Sixth St., downtown Cincinnati.
"Graphic Content: Contemporary and Modern/Art and Design" continues with five rotations through Feb. 11. (513) 345-8400, contemporaryartscenter.
org.
Rosewood Gallery, 2655 Olson Drive, Kettering. Call for entries for annual Dayton Area Works on Paper, juried exhibition, entries received noon-7 p.
m. Feb. 1 and noon-3 p.
m. Feb. 3.
entry fee $20. Exhibit runs Feb. 26-March 30; opening reception 2-4 p.
m. Feb. 25.
Daily hours, 8 a.m.-9 p.
m. Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.
-6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.
m.-3 p.m.
Saturday. (937) 296-0294.
Sinclair College Galleries, West Fifth and South Perry streets, Dayton.
Photography by Robert Studzinski, through Feb. 8, Zone VI Gallery. Photographic perspectives of Richard Jurus II, Sinclair professor, through Feb.
3, Triangle Gallery. (937) 512-2253.
Studio San Giuseppe, 5701 Delhi Road, College of Mount St.
Joseph, Cincinnati. "Henry Chodkowski, Paintings and Drawings mdash; Crete 1979-2006," through Feb. 18; reception 1:30-4:30 p.
m. Sunday. Hours 10 a.
m.-5 p.m.
Monday through Friday; 1:30-4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
(513) 244-4314.
Taft Museum of Art, 316 Pike St., Cincinnati.
Small Paintings, Treasures can as often be found in small frames as in large ones. A group of diminutive oil paintings offers an intimate experience of collecting tastes at the turn of the 20th century, through April 15. "Luminist Horizons: The Art and Collection of James A.
Suydam," Jan. 26-April 29. Museum open 11 a.
m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday; 11 a.m. to 8 p.
m. Thursday; 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 5 p.
m. Sunday. $7 for adults, $5 for seniors over 60 and students, and free to everyone on Wednesday.
Children under 18 free. Parking available. (513) 684-4524.
Warren County Historical Society Museum, 105 S. Broadway, Lebanon. Open to public free of charge third Sunday each month.
(513) 932-1817.
"Scratch Burn," dance theater work blends elements of ancient Zulu and Maori rituals with live African drumming, a megaton soundtrack and dramatic effects with lighting, props, costumes and video projection. Five male dancers assume various roles and rarely leave the stage, concluding the show with a display of break dancing that leaves the audience gasping.
8:30 p.m. today and Saturday, Aronoff Center- Jarson Kaplan Theater, 650 Walnut St.
, Cincinnati, (513) 621-2787.
"Gompers" through Feb. 3, Know Theatre of Cincinnati, 1120 Jackson St.
, Cincinnati. (513) 300-KNOW, knowtheatre.com.
"The Catholic Girl's Guide to Losing Your Virginity," written by and featuring Cincinnati native Annie Hendy. Jan. 17 to 20, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.
Call the box office at (513) 421-3888 or visit cincyplay.com.
The CSC Studio Series, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company presents a theatre series dedicated to highlighting rarely-produced gems through Jan.
28. "The Dumbwaiter" by Harold Pinter and Euripides' "The Women of Troy." Performances 7:30 p.
m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m.
Sundays. 719 Race St., downtown Cincinnati.
$18-$24. (513) 381-2273. (2273), or visit cincyshakes.
com.
"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," through Jan. 28, presented by Mariemont Players, Walton Creek Theater, 4101 Walton Creek Road (just East of Mariemont).
$15. (513) 684-1236.
"Lost in Yonkers," through Feb.
5, Neil Simon's funny and touching play, Covedale Center for Performing Arts, 4990 Glenway Ave., Cincinnati. $21 for adults, $19 for seniors and students.
(513) 241-6550.
"Pure Confidence," through Feb. 16, new play takes place on eve of Civil War when black jockeys dominated horse racing, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Eden Park.
$37.50-$50.50.
(513) 421-3888.
"Steel Magnolias," through March 4, La Comedia Dinner Theatre, 765 W. Central Ave.
, Springboro. Evening performances Wednesday through Sunday, arrival time 5:30-6 p.m.
and matinees Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday, arrival time 10:30-11 a.m. Buffet dinner followed by show.
$41-$55. Season subscriptions available. Reservations, (937) 746-4554 or (800) 677-9505.
Comedian Jim Gaffigan, 8 p.m. Saturday, Taft Theatre, 317 E.
Fifth St., Cincinnati. (513) 721-8883, ticketmaster.
com.
"Fiction," a new play by Steven Dietz. It challenges the power of memory, its ability to reshape the events of our lives and the immortality of the written word.
Wednesday and Thursday evening performances at 7:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday evening performances at 8 p.
m.; and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.
, Jan. 30-Feb. 18, Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, 1127 Vine St.
, Cincinnati, (513) 421-3555, cincyetc.com.
Comedian Kathy Griffin, 7:30 p.
m. Feb. 2, Taft Theatre, 317 E.
Fifth St., Cincinnati. (513) 721-8883, ticketmaster.
com.
"Samptu and Ingeli: Drum, Dance and Song of Rwanda," 10:30 a.m.
and 2 p.m Feb. 3, Rosenthal Next Generation Theatre Series, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.
African tale and pantomime. Theatre designed for children 4 years and older. $5 for children, $6 for adults.
(513) 421-3888.
"1:23," world premiere drama based on a collage of true cases, Feb. 3-March 4, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.
$43.50-$52.50.
(513) 421-3888.
CCM 2007 Mainstage Season: "The Elixir of Love," Feb. 8-11; "The Full Monty," Feb.
22-25, March 1-4; "Charley's Aunt," April 18, 19-22; "Werther," May 10-13. Performances in Corbett Theater or Corbett Auditorium, Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. Subscriptions available, (513) 556-4183.
"The Crucible," Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre, 8 p.m. Feb.
15-17 and 2 p.m. Feb.
18. Parrish Auditorium, Miami University Hamilton. Produced by Wally and Linda Getz, directed by Rick Carson.
For tickets, call (513) 737-7529.
"The Comedy of Errors," by William Shakespeare, exploits the playwright's most favored devices: outrageous circumstance, mistaken identity, and escalating confusion right to the end. Twin brothers, separated by a childhood shipwreck and raised in enemy territories, end up in the same city years later.
Directed by Michael Burnham. Reservations available beginning Feb. 12, Feb.
15-17, reservations required, Cohen Family Studio Theater, University of Cincinnati, Mary Emery Hall, College-Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, (513) 556-4183.
"The Foreigner," Thursday through Saturday performances begin at 8 p.m.
; Sunday performances are 2 p.m. matinees, Feb.
15-March 4, $17, Footlighters Stained Glass Theater, 802 York St., Newport, (513) 474-8711, footlighters.org.
"Route 66," Begins in Chicago and travels along the famed "Main Street of America" to the coast of California, Feb. 15-March 4, $16-$21, The Farm Beer Garden, 2461 Millville Ross Road, Hamilton, (513) 896-9051.
Alteractive Performance Series, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park's six weeks of innovative mix of nationally acclaimed favorites and local artists.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m., performances start 7 p.
m. Feb. 19, performance artist Tim Miller "1001 Beds"; Feb.
26, "Your Negro Tour Guide" solo performance by Torie Wiggins; March 12, Slam Cincinnati, performance poets, coordinated by Obalaye; March 19, "Firecracker" trio of ladies who perform sketch comedy and improv; March 26, "The Values Americans Live" presented by Laboratory for Enthusiastic Collaboration; April 2, "Simone Perrin Sings Songs of Love and Love Lost with Her Accordion, Pixie." $15 for adults, $10 for students. (513) 421-3888, cincyplay.
com.
"The Conversion of Ka'Ahumanu" by Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl, 8 p.m.
Feb. 21-24, 2 p.m.
Feb. 24-25, Studio 88 (Center for Performing Arts), Miami University, Oxford. $9 public, $8 Seniors, $6 MU student/youth.
(513) 529-3200 or tickets.muohio.edu.
"Hamlet," Feb. 22-March 17, The Know Theatre of Cincinnati, 1120 Jackson St., Cincinnati.
(513) 300-5669, knowtheatre.com.
"Arsenic and Old Lace," performances begin at 8 p.
m. on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. Sunday performances begin at 2 p.
m., Feb. 22-25, Murder and mayhem abound in this classic comedy about two sweet old ladies who have developed some very bad habits.
$10-$12, Fairfield Community Arts Center, 301 Wessel Drive, Fairfield, (513) 867-5348, fairfield-city.org/parks/cac/comcenter.cfm.
"Bigsmorgasbordwunderwerk" 7:30 p.m. Feb.
26, featuring Squonk Opera, Performing Arts Series, Hall Auditorium, Oxford. Adult $14, senior citizen $13, MU student/youth $7. (513) 529-3200, tickets.
muohio.edu.
"Jane Eyre," 8 p.
m. Feb. 26, The Acting Company from New York City presents the American premiere of Polly Teale's adaptation of "Jane Eyre.
" Aronoff Center, Cincinnati. $28. (513) 621-2787.
The Children's Theatre presents "Noahs Ark," 7:30 p.m. March 2, Taft Theatre, 317 E.
Fifth St., Cincinnati. (513) 721-8883, ticketmaster.
com.
"Oklahoma!" performed by Hamilton Rotary, produced by Joellyn Goos and Bill Balfour, directed by Henry Cepluch.
54th annual "Rotary Presents" Broadway production. Show dates are March 15-18. Tickets available by calling Dick Krumm, Senior Citizens, Inc.
, (513) 867-1998 ext. 231.
Dayton Opera, "HMS Pinafore," Jan.
26-28. "Samson and Delilah," March 3, 9, 11. Dayton Opera Star Gala, May 4, 6, featuring soprano Ruth Ann Swenson.
Performances at Schuster Center. Subscriptions available, (888) 228-3630.
Opera Columbus, "The Merry Widow," Feb.
9 and 11, Palace Theatre, Columbus. (614) 469-0939.
"Prokofiev's Cinderella," 7:30 p.
m. Feb. 1, presented by State Ballet of Russia, sponsored by The Knolls of Oxford and Kona Bistro, Performing Arts Series, Millett Hall, Oxford.
Adult $20, senior. Citizen $19, MU student/youth $9. (513) 529-3200 or tickets.
muohio.edu.
Thoissane West African Dance, 7:30 p.
m. Feb. 1, live drummers and colorful attire spotlight the culture of West African dance and music, "Creative Connections" series, Heritage Center of Clark County, 117 S.
Fountain Ave., downtown Springfield. Free.
(937) 324-2712, springfieldartscouncil.org.
Auditions for Shadowbox, Holding auditions for singers, actors, dancers, and musicians to join the ensemble theater.
Call to schedule an appointment, through Feb. 28, (614) 416-7625.
Children's Theatre of Cincinnati, 10:30 a.
m. to 5 p.m.
Jan. 27. STAR program, July 9-Aug.
3. Little STAR program, July 16-Aug. 3.
The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati offers an intensive training program for 9- to 18-year-olds in acting, dance and voice using professional teaching artists as instructors. The program is a collaboration with Northern Kentucky University's Department of Theatre and Dance. A formal audition is required to be accepted into the program.
Students will be placed in either the STAR or Little STAR program based on talent, experience, ability and age. Cost of tuition: STAR program is $450 per student for the 4-week program, Little STAR program is $350 per student for the 3-week program (tuition includes the cost of the performance, T-shirts and program materials). 2106 Florence Ave.
, Cincinnati. Call Spring Starr Pillow, STAR Program Director, at (513) 569-8080, Ext. 17, or e-mail Spring@thechildrenstheatre.
com.
Auditions for the Oxford Area Community Theater (OxAct), for the production of "Cabin Fever: a Texas Tragicomedy," by Mark Dunn. 1-3 p.
m. Feb. 4 and 7 p.
m. Feb. 5, at Oxford Community Arts Center, College Avenue, High Street, Oxford, Parts available for five women and two men.
Those who audition will be asked to read from the script. Copies of the script will be available to review at the Lane Library, Oxford, reference desk, (513) 659-1176, oxfordartscenter.org/.
Auditions for Showbiz Players, for the musical comedy "My Favorite Year," Feb. 9, 7-10 p.m.
and Feb. 11, 2-5 p.m.
Appointments are necessary and can be made by contacting the director - Bunny Arszman - via e-mail or by phone. Requirements: 2 songs of contrasting styles and a short monologue. There will be a dance audition.
Bring sheet music. An accompanist will be provided. McKie Recreation Center, 1655 Chase Ave.
, Cincinnati, (513) 325-7842, showbizplayers.com.
U.
S. Coaches Cup on the Riverfront Gymnastics Meet, Cincinnati Gymnastics Parents Club proudly presents the 5th annual U.S.
Coaches Cup on the Riverfront. Join us for an action packed weekend of world class gymnastics. More than 1,000 athletes from across the U.
S. will compete in women gymnastics levels 4-10/open divisions. For more information, cgaparentsclub.
com , today through Sunday, $10 per adu $5 for children 4-12 and senior citizens; 3 and under free, $25 weekend pass, Northern Kentucky Convention Center, 1 Rivercenter Boulevard, Covington, (513) 860-3082, nkycc.com/.
"Celebratin' Children," conceived and performed by LuAnn Adams 10:30 a.
m. and 2 p.m.
Saturday. Collection of folktales and true stories about inspiring "can-do" kids. Acclaimed storyteller LuAnn Adams journeys with audiences to Haiti, China, Japan and Africa to meet remarkable children in these hilarious and captivating fables.
For ages 4 and up. Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, (513) 345-2242 Ext. 256; cincyplay.
com.
Lane@Fitton presents In-Step with the Cincinnati Ballet, 10-11 a.m.
Saturday, Children ages 4 ndash; up are invited to watch four members of the Cincinnati Ballet perform from traditional and contemporary programs. Then participants can join them on stage as they teach some moves. This event will be held at The Fitton Center for Creative Arts, 101 S.
Monument Avenue, Hamilton. Lane@Fitton is a partnership between the Lane Libraries and the Fitton Center for Creative Arts, celebrating its fifth year with free programs for children and their families. (513) 894-6557 or lanepl.
org.
Rosenthal Next Generation Theatre Series for Children, For children to celebrate the rich diversity and cultures of the world. Japanese dance, Rwandan music and stories from Ireland, Africa, Haiti and the United States, are just a few examples found within the schedule of 16 productions.
Each show is performed twice 10 a.m. and 2 p.
m., Saturdays, through March 31, Rosenthal Plaza, Playhouse in the Park, 862 Mount Adams Circle, Cincinnati, (513) 421-3888, cincyplay.com.
Kidtoon Films, family friendly animated features at 10 a.m. every Saturday and Sunday at Cinema De Lux 14 at The Greene, 4489 Glengarry Drive, Beaver Creek.
Playing in January "My Little Pony: A Very Pony Place." $3.50.
nationalamusements.com.
Tots Enjoying Nature, for ages 3-5, 10 a.
m.-noon every Wednesday, Jan. 24-March 7, Aullwood Audubon Center, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton.
(937) 890-7360 to register.
Catskill Puppet Theatre, 11 a.m.
and 2 p.m. Jan.
27, Muntz Theater, Raymond Walters College, Blue Ash. $5. (513) 745-5705.
Families Create! Treasure Trove, Use old toys and musical instruments to make a sculpture after seeing Travis Townsend's exhibition of large-scale sculptures. These popular Saturday programs for children ages 5 to 10 accompanied by an adult offer interactive and hands-on learning about art.
Reservations are required, 10 a.m.-noon Jan.
27, Members $5, nonmembers $10, Taft Museum of Art, 316 Pike Street, Cincinnati, (513) 684-4524, taftmuseum.org.
"Madcap Magic in Mason," presentations in the Mason Community Center Auditorium, "Long Lost Stories" will be presented at 11 a.
m. and 2 p.m.
Feb. 3. Produced by Madcap Productions Puppet Theatre.
Tickets are $9 each and may be purchased in advance by calling (513) 229-8555. Tickets will also be available at the door until the theater is full.
JCC Sunday Sampler, Looking for something to do with the whole family on a cold winter day?
Spend an afternoon sampling all kinds of fun JCC family activities! We'll have a Kindermusik class, arts crafts projects, and a variety of fitness ideas for parents, kids, and senior adults. A fun afternoon for everyone!
, 2-4 p.m. Feb.
11, free, Cedar Village, 5467 Cedar Village Drive, Mason, (513) 761-7500, jcc-cinci.com.
Penguin Days at the Cincinnati Zoo, half-price admission, Feb.
17-19. Each day penguins will 'fish', elephants will break frozen blocks of fruit, polar bears, seals and seal lions will enjoy fish-cicles and snow monkeys will snack on delicious frozen treats. Event is free with half-price zoo admission.
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens, 3400 Vine St., Cincinnati. Visit cincinnatizoo.
org.
Bi-Okoto Drum and Dance Theatre, 11 a.m.
and 2 p.m. Feb.
24, presenting rhythm, dance and the heritage of African culture. ARTrageous Saturdays performing series for children ages 3-10. Raymond Walters College, Blue Ash.
$5. (513) 745-5705.
"Rumpelstiltzkin mdash; a Magical Musical Farce," and "Peter the Wolf" and "The Frog Prince" double bill, $5 for children, $7 for adult.
"Rumpelstiltzkin," run 11 a.m. Feb.
24; "Peter the Wolf" and "The Frog Prince" run 11 a.m. March 31.
Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, 4990 Glenway Ave., Cincinnati. Visit cincinnatilandmarkproductions.
com.
Borders at Dayton Mall, Storytime 1 p.m.
every Saturday with stories and activities. (937) 434-3800.
Books and Co.
, 350 E. Stroop Road, Dayton. Kids' Storytime at 11 a.
m. Saturday. Music 4-6 p.
m. Sunday. (937) 298-6540.
Red Grammer, 3 p.m. March 10, children's musician, Performing Arts Series, Hall Auditorium, Oxford.
Adult $10, senior citizen $8, MU student/youth $5. tickets.muohio.
edu or (513) 529-3200.
DinoBabies, 11 a.m.
and 2 p.m. April 7, features Nelson and his baby dinosaur friends, ARTrageous Saturdays performing series for children ages 3-10.
Raymond Walters College, Blue Ash. $5. (513) 745-5705.
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