As we enter the first full weekend of holiday events, take your pick from classic, brand new, or traditional with a twist. Dive in and enjoy!
What to do, hear, see | Nov. 30-Dec. 6
Category: Arts/Culture News
Essex Studios: artful hub of creative energy
For 16 years, a group of accomplished artists and other creatives has worked out of the 150,000-square-foot Essex Studios in Walnut Hills. Read here about a few of the artists and don’t miss the Holiday Art Walk will take place Friday, Dec. 2, and Saturday, Dec. 3, from 6 to 10 p.m.
Eckart Preu, Dylan Shelton, Juanjo Mena: New faces in the Cincinnati music and theater scene
Recent moves have brought new faces to lead three area performance organizations. Here’s your chance to get acquainted, thanks to Ray Cooklis, with those now, or soon-to-be, in charge at the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, May Festival and Madcap Puppets.
What to do, see and hear | Nov. 17-22
Another huge weekend here in Our Fair City, the last leading up to the even more frenetic, but quite different holiday season. Here are a few choice selections for your attending pleasure in the coming days…
BLINK will unleash light, from The Banks to Findlay Market
A new four-day festival will debut next fall, presented by some of the same folks who produced the popular Lumenocity events in Cincinnati. The light show will be programmed in four zones, with each zone featuring a range of experiences, from street-level sculptures to murals and live performances.
Cincinnati CoSign project to roll out nationally
Businesses in six communities will sport custom-designed signs, thanks to a project developed by the American Sign Museum in collaboration with the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile/U.S. Bank Foundation.
Book of Queen City panoramas helps spca
Photographer and author Thomas R. Schiff dedicated his new book of panoramic photography to spca cincinnati, “Cincinnati Panorama.”
It’s no secret: ArtWorks is turning 21
ArtWorks is celebrating a milestone birthday, and the public is invited to its “21 Candles” Birthday Bash – a colorful fundraiser full of fun, music and a few surprises.
Artisans offer their work for sale
Just in time for the holiday shopping season, artists and artisans are making their wares available at two upcoming events, 22nd Annual Studio Collection Sale and Holiday Exhibition.
Cincinnati Ballet invited to perform “The Nutcracker” at Kennedy Center
Cincinnati Ballet has been invited to present seven performances of “The Nutcracker” at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., Nov. 23-27.