
The festival, set for Oct. 8-12 along the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky riverfronts, has long been marketed as a free event meant to celebrate river city traditions up and down the local riverfront.

If too much shopping and singing and decorating have you in a squeeze, take a night off and relax with something outside of your holiday norm. And this being our last Culture FIX of 2023, make sure to check out TICKET WATCH at the bottom of this column for remaining December events you should get your tickets for NOW! Have a warm and festive holiday season and see you next year.

“It’s the holiday season…” Or so they tell me. Having spent a week in Mexico City before they decorate (Nothing much begins there until Dec. 12), we find ourselves in catch-up mode this week. Nothing puts you in the mood more, however, than plowing through a week’s worth of Christmas concert listings. Here’s a helping heaping… enjoy!

Things are beginning to wind down as we approach the big holiday week ahead, bookended by Christmas and New Year’s. But there are still several key musical events on the horizon, and numerous ongoing cultural and theatrical opportunities to impress your out-of-town guests. Below is a digest for easy consumption…