Did you BLINK? Have your feet recovered? Ready for more? No, not another multimile trek through the heart of Cincinnati and Covington. Just the usual bountiful array of weekly cultural and seasonal happenings. (Apologies for the Saturday pileup. I did not do the scheduling.)
The equinox is past, the weather has finally cooled a bit, and we’re in that sweet spot with both fall festivals to savor outdoors and arts events to enjoy indoors.
If you have cabin fever, Culture FIX has the cure. As we recover from a huge (by Cincinnati standards, not, say, Buffalo) snowstorm, take a look at a pretty-full week of arts and culture events. Dig out, then dig in:
The schedule features dozens of performances by CCM’s orchestras, wind ensembles, choirs, theatre programs, dancers and emerging performing arts stars across the college.
In case you weren’t quite sure, yes, it is officially spring. Your confusion is understandable, given nighttime freeze warnings, 80-degree days and storms in between. In case you wish to wait it out indoors until things settle down, there’s plenty to choose from: Renaissance masters, rom-coms, or the latest art from both in town and across the country. Read on.
BLINK, and you might miss it. For four days every two years, the cityscape of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky comes alive with the nation’s largest festival of light, art and projections. BLINK Cincinnati dominates this week’s cultural calendar, of course, but there’s more here to enjoy.
Whether you’re willing to brave the heat or would rather keep your climate controlled, there’s plenty to do in the next week, including one of Greater Cincinnati’s biggest communal parties. It’s only one of several events too big for a single day. Here’s a sampling of what we have to look forward to.
We’re springing ahead with an eventful week highlighted by once-a-year celebrations – Easter Sunday, the Cincinnati Reds Opening Day and the Cincinnati Zoo’s festival of flowers. But there are other options for those of us seeking a cultural fix, including several tasty musical treats.
Seventy years before “The Lion King,” the Czech composer Leoš Janáček offered his own version of the circle of life. Human and animal worlds mix in symbolic and surreal ways in his 1923 opera “The Cunning Little Vixen.”
This week’s FIX choices are pretty music-heavy. Still, there’s plenty of variety here, and some of these music events appeal to various other senses, even the sense of smell. You read that right.
