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Parents Forced to Evict Millennial Son

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The media has long represented Millennials as entitled, underachievers who are killing the diamond industry and Applebee’s and would rather have artisanal toast and sparkling water than marriage and a mortgage. Well, if that generational stereotype is accurate (it’s not, dicks), then 30-year-old New York man Michael Rotondo is the patron saint of Millennials.

Rotondo made news in May when his parents took him to court as a last-ditch effort to get him to move out of their home. That’s right, after years of Rotondo not paying rent or helping with chores and refusing his parents’ help to find his own place — scratch that, he did accept $1,100 from them but said it wasn’t enough to secure an apartment — his own mom and dad had to evict him. Rotondo, who is unemployed, spoke openly to media about how he has no desire to move out of his rent-free digs (uh-doy) and stressed that while he does live with his folks, he does NOT live in the basement. He has his own bedroom and does his own laundry, thankyouverymuch.

Unsurprisingly, a New York state judge wasn’t buying it and ordered Rotondo to vacate the property by Friday. News cameras caught him struggling to pack up a borrowed truck with his belongings and fail to start his car. Watching Rotondo jump his Volkswagen Passat amid his dramatic exit was

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truly the cherry on top of this hot mess of a story. Before he finally rolled out — placing his boxes in storage while he stays at an Airbnb — Rotondo called the cops on his father, who wouldn’t permit him to look for missing LEGOs in the basement. And before you go making fun of this poster child for maladjusted man-children for playing with toys, the LEGOs belong to his 8-year-old son. The dude is a father. How is he going to afford child support, rent and other bills on his own? Don’t worry, Rotondo is getting financial assistance from conservative conspiracy theorist Alex Jones — he received $3,000 for appearing on a recent episode of Infowars. Honestly, maybe he’s a genius. Who else could parlay having the public image of an embarrassing deadbeat into that of a conservative icon?

British Royalty Expert Is an American Fraud

Sometimes a headline really does say it all: “British Expert on the Royal Family Is Actually Tommy From Upstate New York” (credit: The Wall Street Journal).

If, like me, you got sucked into the royal wedding madness, you may have seen a certain Thomas J. MaceArcher-Mills, Esq., making his rounds on camera as a sort of British monarchy expert, offering advice to Meghan Markle on her big day. He was even dubbed “the most interviewed man” for the wedding, frequently noting the differences between British sensibilities and the American way.

Well, he would know. Because apparently those who interviewed him took one look at his fancy name, which begs to be read in a dramatic English accent, shrugged, and said, “Let’s go live!” instead of further vetting him, because it turns out Tommy Muscatello — his actual name — is really an Italian-American from upstate New York with a fake accent he picked up from his high school production of Oliver!. Tommy Boy is basically the white, male, wannabeBrit version of Rachel Dolezal (who, BTW, was charged with welfare fraud last week).

While Muscatello/Mace-Archer-Mills can’t deny his American origins, he does dub the Journal article fake news, which is a quintessentially American thing to do. Tommy, your stars and stripes are showing!

Drake vs. Pusha-T: The Beef

Rap feuds, battles and diss tracks are very much a part of the Hip Hop world, with artists beefing with one another all the time.

But things escalated very quickly this week in the rivalry between Drake and PushaT. While the two have long had lingering drama, Pusha turned it up a notch with

the release of his new album, Daytona.

The track “Infrared” compares Drake to Donald Trump and calls the rapper out for using a ghostwriter. Ouch.

Drake clapped back less than 24 hours later with “Duppy Freestyle,” in which he talked about once being a fan of Pusha’s, called out “Infrared” producer Kanye West and warned that he’ll be sending an invoice for all this extra publicity he’s giving Pusha and his new album. And Drake really did send the record label an invoice for “promotional assistance and career reviving” with a $100,000 fee the next day.

Shots fired!

A couple days later, Pusha responded with yet another track, snatching our collective wigs in the process. “The Story of Adidon” effectively eviscerates Drake, chewing out his parents and friends while asserting that Drake fathered a son with a porn star and that he’s a deadbeat dad.

And if that wasn’t cold enough, the song’s art is a portrait of a young Aubrey Drake Graham in full-on blackface. (Drake says the image is from a 2007 shoot that meant to represent how blacks have been portrayed in entertainment.)

R.I.P. all of us. This rap beef has destroyed us all.

It does appear the dissing has been put on pause for now — James Prince, Drake’s mentor and Rap-A-Lot CEO, said in a radio interview that he’s basically put Drake in time-out, instructing him not to respond anymore. In the meantime, we’re waiting. With popcorn.

Can You Use That in a Sentence?

The 91st annual Scripps National Spelling Bee took place Thursday, with 14-year-old Karthik Nemmani of McKinney, Texas taking home the trophy after correctly spelling the word “koinonia” (that’s a Christian fellowship or communion, with God or, other fellow Christians, FYI). This was something of a surprise in spelling bee circles (those exist?), as Nemmani was not favored to win. He surprised viewers by beating out 12-year-old Naysa Modi, a past participant who had once beat Nemmani in a regional bee. See, Nemmani was a wild card contestant, meaning he qualified for the Bee through a new program that let participants who had not won a regional or state spelling bee to enter.

Right, as if the kid is a regular dummy like the rest of us.

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NEWS What Role Will the Port Play in the West End? The Greater Cincinnati Redevelopment Authority is a key player in the West End stadium deal. Can it help keep the community affordable?

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CMHA plots, the mix of affordable and market-rate housing that will go there or at what level of affordability the subsidized units will be offered.

A summary of plans thus far sheds some light on what the redevelopment authority is likely to do beyond the CMHA land.

“Our team has held several meetings with the West End Community Council, Seven Hills Housing and CMHA to develop a collaborative plan for inclusive residential and commercial revitalization with the community,” the redevelopment authority says in a summary document. “We are actively working to protect the community’s interest by acquiring tax delinquent (and) vacant properties and to preserve historic buildings as well as to improve the safety and security of the neighborhood.”

There are some specific projects outlined in the CBA between FCC, West End representatives and the port — including help from the team with efforts by the redevelopment authority to stabilize and preserve the historic Regal Theater on Clark and Linn streets. Similar theaters once dotted the West End before urban renewal, and the Regal, built in 1908, is CONTINUES ON PAGE 09

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cost some renters — who make up 84 percent of the West End’s residents — their homes.

The neighborhood contains roughly 1,000 units of rental housing locked into long-term affordability due to ownership by Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority or because they were built by private developers like The Community Builders using Low-Income Housing Tax Credits. Census data shows that more than 3,000 of the neighborhood’s residents live below the poverty line. Another 1,300 live above poverty level but still well below the income needed to comfortably afford the city’s average rent, which has hovered around $1,000 a month recently.

The gap has made some in the neighborhood nervous about big changes coming.

“The West End’s history is rich with devastations,” West End Community Council Executive Board member Tia Brown told the Cincinnati Public Schools Board of Education earlier this year during a meeting about FCC’s plans. “We know that development is needed, but we want it to be equitable with the community at the table.”

We still don’t know who the redevelopment authority will tap to develop the

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stadium site currently owned by Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority. The redevelopment authority has pledged to develop “market rate, mixed income affordable housing” on those plots. It also has a number of programs it will accelerate or bring to the West End, where it has been working since 2013.

“This is a perfect example of an intersection between our public finance practice and our neighborhood revitalization practice,” Redevelopment Authority head Laura Brunner said at the CBA’s May 16 signing.

“We’re very much committed to being good partners with the West End to help your dreams come to fruition and to revitalize this community in a very respectful and inclusive way.”

The preservation of existing affordable housing and the creation of new affordable units was a key request during negotiations around the CBA from community members worried that the stadium could bring big changes to the West End. Even though no housing will be demolished for the stadium, economic research around stadium development suggests a multi-million-dollar facility in the West End could trigger rent increases, property tax spikes and land speculation that could

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t’s official: After Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber announced FC Cincinnati won its bid for a league expansion franchise last week, it looks all but certain that the team will be building a privately funded $200 million stadium in the West End. A key, if sometimes quiet, player in the deal that is likely bringing the stadium to the neighborhood is the Greater Cincinnati Redevelopment Authority. But what, exactly, will it do as part of the project?

And will the programs it can bring to the neighborhood preserve and increase affordable housing, one of the biggest concerns expressed by residents there?

Formerly known as the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority, the public agency works on economic development and land banking in Hamilton County. The authority’s involvement in FC Cincinnati’s stadium deal is pivotal for two reasons.

For one, it has agreed to enter into an ownership-lease-back arrangement with the team, allowing FCC to avoid paying sales taxes on construction materials for the stadium and property taxes when it is completed. The redevelopment authority will also issue bonds to help finance the stadium.

The authority has another role, however — one that is still coming into focus in some ways. As part of the community benefits agreement between FCC and the representatives from the West End that was approved by Cincinnati City Council, the redevelopment authority is set to assume purchase options on some 60 scattered plots of land around the

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Cincinnati City Manager Budget Proposal: No Layoffs, but Deep Cuts and Future Deficits

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Acting City Manager Patrick Duhaney has unveiled his recommendations for the City of Cincinnati’s $1.4 billion fiscal year 2019 budget, which looks to overcome a $32 million deficit.

The good news: No layoffs or furloughs to city staff, and none of the city’s health clinics, pools or recreation centers will close.

The bad news: Steep cuts to human services, neighborhood programs and economic development as well as open positions in various city departments remaining unfilled.

Duhaney says the budget is structurally balanced and overcomes the steep deficit without sacrificing basic services like police and fire. But this year’s balance comes with one-time shifts of spending from the general fund to other pools of money.

And according to the budget delivered

by Duhaney, the city spent more than it took in over the past two years. What’s more, future forecasts in the budget show that, given current trends, the city is set to continue down that path in coming years — spending at least $6.7 million more than it brings in by FY 2020, at least $11 million

by FY 2021 and more than $15 million

by FY 2022. With those trends, the city’s general fund will be in the red to the tune of $2.7 million by 2020 and $34 million by 2022.

“This gap represents a culmination of many factors resulting in our operating expenses outpacing our operating revenues,” Duhaney said. “The mayor, city council and residents have made it clear that they place the highest value on preserving core services and that making significant cuts to core services is not acceptable for balancing the budget.”

The deficit the city faces comes from an $8.6 million shortfall in projected income tax receipts as well as an annual $25 million reduction in funding from the state, the city manager says. Ohio lawmakers have whittled down the state’s contributions to local government funding over the past few years.

Other factors also play in, however, including a pay boost for some city workers pushed by Mayor John Cranley and approved by city council two years ago outside the usual collective bargaining process; those will cost the city more than $7 million next year.

Under Duhaney’s budget, the city would bridge the gap by increasing revenues by over $10 million. The proposal would accomplish this through longer meter hours, higher parking rates, car booting and additional meters in Over-the-Rhine, bringing in an extra $2.9 million. Another source of revenue: having the city’s Buildings and Inspections Department do electrical and building inspections work in-house while

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increasing permitting fees 11 percent, netting $5.2 million.

The city manager also recommended cuts to a number of outside programs that receive city funds, including the city’s human services fund. That money, which pays for programs that serve low-income Cincinnatians, those suffering from addiction and other vulnerable groups, has proven to be a flashpoint in budget deliberations between the city manager, Mayor John Cranley and city council in the past. Under Duhaney’s budget, the city would spend $1.8 million less on such programs in the coming fiscal year.

Overall expenditures on human services would represent about .7 percent of overall budget spending — less than half of city government’s once-stated goal of 1.5 percent. The city hasn’t reached that goal since 2004, but came closer last year, when it spent .93 percent of its budget on such services.

Duhaney recommends reducing the city’s United Way-managed human services fund, cutting $487,000 from the roughly $3.1 million it received from the city last year. Other organizations will also see big cuts, including Closing the Health Gap, which will get 25 percent reduction in the $750,000 in funding it got last year. The city’s violence prevention program and the mayor’s Hand Up

initiative, which provides low-income Cincinnatians with jobs paying $10 an hour, will also get a 25 percent reductions.

Cincinnati Union Bethel, which runs the Anna Louise Inn, would see the $35,000 it received from the city last year eliminated entirely in the coming budget. The proposal would also cut some funding for the city’s emergency winter homeless shelter.

Some council members have already promised to push back.

“After reviewing the City Manager’s budget (we haven’t seen Mayor’s yet), I am prepared to fight to ensure human services funding is not cut and the winter shelter is fully funded in final budget,” Councilman Chris Seelbach tweeted June 1.

Economic development initiatives and neighborhood support are also take big cuts in the budget. The former will see a $1.3 million cut, a 45 percent reduction in funding overall. Minority business incubator MORTAR, the African American Chamber of Commerce, the Regional Economic Development Initiative and others would see reductions in city funding of 25 percent or higher. Some tech-centered programs like Cintrifuse and CincyTech would see their city funding zeroed out entirely.

Duhaney’s suggestions preserve funding for the Cincinnati City Center Development Corporation, but slash funding for many other neighborhood-based

programs. City funding to community councils would decrease by 25 percent in the proposed budget, as would support for neighborhood business districts.

Not everything would get cut under Duhaney’s budget. Funding for the Cincinnati Police Department would increase by $8.7 million over fiscal year 2018, bringing total spending on CPD up to more than $162 million, or about 40 percent of the city’s unrestricted operating budget.

Among the increases: a 4 percent pay increase for officers, which Cranley pushed through two years ago, and $1.5 million boost to funding for the Emergency Communications Center that will in part pay for 10 new staff positions there.

However, CPD’s incoming 45-member recruit class would be delayed six months under Duhaney’s proposals.

Cincinnati City Council has until the city’s fiscal year ends June 30 to approve next fiscal year’s spending plan.

The city will hold the following public input sessions on the budget: • 6 p.m. June 11 at McKie Recreation Center, 1655 Chase Ave., Northside • 6 p.m. June 12 at Madisonville Recreation Center, 5320 Stewart Ave., Madisonville • 6 p.m. June 13 at College Hill Recreation Center, 5545 Belmont Ave., College Hill

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one of the last standing. Originally called the Casino Theater, the venue showed movies during the day and hosted famous musicians like Lionel Hampton at night.

The port’s landbank acquired and began stabilizing the building in 2013.

In the outline, the authority says it has a number of economic development tools it will bring to bear in the West End. These include: • The Hamilton County Land Reutilization Corporation, or the Landbank, which acquires blighted properties and works with rehabbers, the city and residents to stabilize them and move them toward occupancy. The Landbank has already taken six homes on Baymiller Street in the neighborhood and stabilized them in compliance with the City of Cincinnati’s 13-point Vacant Building Maintenance License Standards. That includes making roofs watertight, securing entryways and stabilizing historic features of the homes.

The redevelopment authority says it is working with Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses and the West End Community Council to determine what will happen to them next. The hope is that these homes will be fully rehabbed and occupied and that that will spark more redevelopment in surrounding areas.

• The Homesteading and Urban

Redevelopment Corporation, or HURC: a 40-year-old affordable housing initiative by the city of Cincinnati and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Urban Homesteading Program, HURC has rehabbed more than 700 homes in Greater Cincinnati, according to the port.

• Rehab Across Cincinnati and Hamilton County (REACH): an initiative in which the redevelopment authority itself rehabs homes and sells them in an effort to stabilize housing in targeted neighborhoods and spur further rehabs by private owners.

According to the redevelopment authority, it has placed more than 20 families and individuals into houses rehabbed by the program.

• Efforts to spark or grow neighborhood business districts via the Kresge Foundation-funded Cincinnati Neighborhood Commercial Real Estate Loan Fund, which was established in 2016.

It’s unclear what the price levels for the rehab housing generated by the redevelopment authority’s efforts will be. REACH houses completed in the historically lowincome neighborhoods of Walnut Hills and Evanston have sold for between $160,000 and $285,000 for one- to three-bedroom houses. HURC properties in neighborhoods like Bond Hill and Winton Place, meanwhile, have recently sold for between $112,000 and $145,000.

That may be beyond the reach of many

“We’re very much committed to being good partners with the West End to help your dreams come to fruition and to revitalize this community in a very respectful and inclusive way,” said Redevelopment Authority head Brunner.

residents of the West End, where the median household income is about $15,000 a year. But it’s also less than the $250,000 to $500,000 price ranges for houses that CitiRama planned for the CMHA lots before FCC floated plans for its stadium.

The redevelopment authority says its first steps will be to assess the needs in the neighborhood.

“First, we plan to work with the neighborhood’s representatives to execute a housing study,” the document from the redevelopment authority says. That’s a condition of the CBA, which provides $100,000 from the team to pay for the study. “Through this study, we will gain a better understanding of the current residential landscape in the West End as well as priorities of residents for their community. The results of the study will guide us in setting market-rate and affordable housing goals moving forward. We partnered with the communities of Evanston and Walnut Hills as their public real estate developer and plan to do the same in the West End.” Brown, a West End resident who helped negotiate the agreement between the port,

the team and neighborhood representatives, says she’s ready to work to get the best deal possible with the redevelopment authority and other players.

“I’m looking forward to working with FCC, the city and the port to have equitable development in the West End and to hold them accountable,” she said following the confirmation that FCC will join MLS. “This community has been overlooked for decades and with this new attention, the need for greater community support cannot be ignored. As the team prospers, the neighborhood should receive greater support and prosper as well.”

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Lord” — her replacement was one of the biggest stars on the planet: Beyoncé. 8 p.m. Wednesday. $29.50$49.50. Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown, tafttheatre.org. — MIKE BREEN

ONSTAGE: The 15thannual Fringe Festival continues through Sunday.

See which shows are our favorites on page 17 and find reviews at our online Fringe hub at citybeat.com.

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ART: The international, eclectic Companion Pieces exhibit is on display at the relocated Anytime Dept. gallery in Camp Washington.

See review on page 18.

ONSTAGE: Hedwig and the Angry Inch As the 15th Fringe Festival wraps up, another show that pushes boundaries makes a spectacular Cincinnati comeback this week: Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

In 2001 and 2003 — before Over-the-Rhine became a destination — productions of this audacious Rock & Roll show kept Ensemble Theatre rolling toward its current position as one of OTR’s beloved arts anchors.

University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music grad Todd Almond, who turned in awardwinning performances as the gender-crossed Glam Rocker back in the day, has taken a month off from New York, where he’s a highprofile actor, singer, musician and director, for this gig. He’ll reprise the story of one of the most unique characters ever to hit any stage. Almost the entire cast of those memorable productions is together again, and tickets are selling like hotcakes. Better get yours now. Through July 1. $68 adult; $31 student; $27 child.

Ensemble Theatre, 1127 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine, ensemblecincinnati.org.

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by entertainers from the “old country,” a photo booth that showcases the legacy of Italian immigrants who settled in Newport generations ago, a cooking contest, games, rides and plenty of vino.

5-11 p.m. Thursday; 5-11:30 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-11:30 p.m. Saturday; noon-9 p.m.

Sunday. Free admission.

Riverboat Row, Newport, newportky.gov and searchable on Facebook. — MAIJA ZUMMO

EVENT: Newport Italianfest Cannoli, bocce ball and some great Bolognese descend on Riverboat Row for the 27th-annual Newport Italianfest, a celebration of Italian food, music, culture and history. Events kick off on Wednesday with a bocce ball tournament at Pompilios; the full fest starts Thursday and runs through the weekend. Attendees (the fest averages around 100,000 visitors a year) can expect authentic Italian food, live music performed

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MUSIC: Shilpa Ray tours her two-song EP Nihilism at Northside Yacht Club. See interview on page 24.

MUSIC: The Dickies play Southgate House Revival with The Queers. See Sound Advice on page 26.

EVENT: Mount Adams’ Cinema in the City: The Sandlot with Comet Bluegrass All-Stars Ditch the movie theater and take a trip to the dugout this weekend for a special summer screening of The

Sandlot at Eden Park. Enjoy a free show from The Comet Bluegrass All-Stars while you play a quick pick-up game or chat in the grass before the film. Fireside Pizza and streetpops will be present and ready to satisfy your mid-movie munchies. All summer movies in the park are free and open to the public, so you don’t have many reasons to miss a classic movie, good food and a dose of banjo-heavy Bluegrass. 7 p.m. Friday.

Free. Seasongood Pavilion, 950 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams, facebook.com/ mtadamscinemainthecity.

— SAMI STEWART COMEDY: Michael Blackson Michael Blackson, the “African King of Comedy,” was born in Ghana and moved to the U.S. when he was 25. A stand-up comedian by trade, his big break was actually in a film — the Ice Cubeproduced Next Friday — as the “Angry African Man.” In 2005, he released a critically

acclaimed sketch CD called Modasucka, a phrase he uses frequently. “This girl says I look like someone famous,” he tells an audience. “I ask her, ‘Do I look like the African guy from BET?’ She says, ‘No, you look like Tracy Chapman.’ ” In America since 1987, he has no plans to go back to Ghana. “I ain’t going back,” he says, “because I’m rich. … And everything is up to date in America. In Africa, we get tapes that are 10 years old. Right now, we think MC Hammer is off the hook.” 7:30 and 10 p.m. Friday; 7 and 10 p.m. Saturday. $35-$45. Funny Bone Liberty, 7518 Bales St., Liberty Township, liberty.funnybone. com. — P.F. WILSON EVENT: Schwabenfest Join Cincinnati’s Donauschwaben Society for the eighth-annual Schwabenfest, a Bavarian bash with a wide selection of authentic German bier plus German music from Alpen Echoes, CONTINUES ON PAGE 12

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queer artists, help them decorate a banner for their booth at Pride or use their supplies to make your own signs for the parade. Melt will serve batch cocktails, wine and beer in addition to a few of their tasty treats to snack on while you draw. 6-8 p.m. Thursday.

Free with café purchase.

Contemporary Arts Center, 44 E. Sixth St., Downtown, contemporaryartscenter.org.

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EVENT: Drink and Draw: Queer Art Pride Month is officially upon us, and with Cincinnati Pride just a few weeks away, the Contemporary Arts Center is using Drink and Draw night to prep for the festival. Learn about the CAC’s favorite

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MUSIC: Ledisi Singer Ledisi is one of the most esteemed artists in the contemporary R&B universe.

Her sublime Gospel-, Jazzand Pop-informed Soul music has resulted in quite the impressive resume, and she’s still far from the finish line of her career. Award nominations? Yes, 12 Grammy nods, including three for her most recent album, Let Love Rule; she also scored the Soul Certified Award at last year’s Soul Train Awards. Elite gigs?

President and Michelle Obama loved her so much, she performed at the White House eight times during the Obama era. Respect of her peers? Indeed — next-level icons like Patti LaBelle, Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder have sung her praises, as did Prince, who performed on stage with her and collaborated on the single, “Ain’t Gonna Miss U When U’re Gone.” Outside projects? She portrayed music legend Mahalia Jackson in the 2014 MLK film Selma. Even a perceived “lowlight” of her career had a silver lining. When the Grammys pulled her from an allstar lineup paying tribute to the Selma march, where she was to perform her Selma soundtrack contribution — a version of the Gospel song “Take My Hand, Precious

MUSIC: Rootsy Seattle AltPop band Kuinka brings vibrant Pop euphoria to the Southgate House Revival.

See Sound Advice on page 26.

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Gebhard Erler, Polka Revolution and Euro Express. Friday night features an Oktoberfest chicken dinner and Saturday they’ll be roasting an entire ox — to eat, not just for fun. 6 p.m.-midnight Friday; 1 p.m.-midnight Saturday. $3; free under 12.

Cincinnati Donauschwaben Society, 4290 Dry Ridge Road, Colerain, cincydonau. com. — MAIJA ZUMMO EVENT: The Art of Wine The Cincinnati Art Museum is hosting its 28th-annual A Taste of Duveneck food and wine festival on Friday.

Enjoy bites from more than a dozen local vendors including The BonBonerie, Cozy’s Café, Eli’s BBQ, Oriental Wok, Palomino and Boomtown Biscuits, plus an assortment of wine and beer — all while listening to live music from the Naked Karate Girls. The event includes access to the entire

museum and free admission to Terracotta Army: Legacy of the First Emperor of China. Profits raised will help support the Rosenthal Education Center (REC), where families can discover the museum’s collections in a fun, hands-on way. 6:3010 p.m. Friday. $85 general admission. Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams, cincinnatiartmuseum.org.

— DAVID DESSAUER

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MUSIC: Country singer/ songwriter Tyler Childers plays the Taft Theatre with John Prine. See Sound Advice on page 27.

EVENT: Pride Night at The Observatory See the galaxy through the oldest public telescope in the country, get a special viewing of Jupiter and indulge in a sweet treat from Snowie’s Shaved Ice, all while celebrating Pride

Month with friends and family. Pride Month celebrates the LGBTQ+ community across the globe through education, advocacy, community building and, of course, lots of fun activities for the whole fam. In conjunction with NKY Pride, the Cincinnati Observatory hosts this event where all are welcome to hang out under a blanket of stars. The Cincinnati Observatory has been giving Cincinnatians glimpses of the galaxy since the 19th century, when it was founded as the first public observatory in the western hemisphere. 9-11 p.m. Saturday. $5 suggested donation. Cincinnati Observatory, 3489 Observatory Place, Mount Lookout, cincinnatiobservatory.org.

— SAMI STEWART EVENT: The O.F.F. Market The O.F.F. Market is a perfect place to spend your late morning and afternoon on Saturday. The Oakley

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EVENT: Wilmington, Ohio’s Banana Split Festival Who doesn’t love a banana split? How about enjoying the delicious summer staple at its (slightly debated) birthplace during an entire weekend-long festival devoted to the treat. At the Banana Split Festival in Wilmington, find promises of old-fashioned fun, games and rides, along with crafts and even a classic car show. Listen to live music and participate in a banana-split-eating contest. However, the most exciting attraction may just be the make-your-own banana split booth, so pile your bowl high. 4-10 p.m. Friday; 8 a.m.-10 p.m.

Saturday. Free admission. Denver Williams Park, 1100 Rombach Ave., Wilmington, Ohio, bananasplitfestival.com. — LIZZY SCHMITT

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EVENT: Opera in the Park As the Cincinnati Opera prepares to return to Music Hall for its 2018 season, it’s kicking things off by hosting a public concert in its own front yard — a relaxing way to enjoy the opera without having to get all gussied up (although there are no rules against wearing a fancy outfit on the lawn of Washington Park if you do feel so inclined). The night will feature a selection of opera and musical theater favorites performed by the stars of Cincinnati Opera’s 2018 season, the Cincinnati Opera Chorus and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and come prepared to be blown away by those high notes. 7:30- 9:30 p.m. Sunday. Free. Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, cincinnatiopera.org.

— MORGAN ZUMBIEL

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EVENT: NKY Pride The theme of this year’s NKY Pride is “Y’all Means All!: The Future is Bright,” and things are looking quite bright for this day-long Sunday celebration. Events kick off with a parade

EVENT: Concours d’Elegance If you’re a lover of elegant, fancy or just plain flashy sports cars or motorbikes, then this is a show to see.

Cincinnati’s Concours d’Elegance is one of the nation’s most recognized auto events, displaying 200 collector vehicles in the formal gardens of historic Ault Park. Gaze upon the majesty of the cars from the pavilion while enjoying brunch and a craft beer garden. This year’s event also celebrates seven decades of Porsche. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Sunday. $30 adults; $15 students; free children 12 and under. Ault Park, 3600 Observatory Ave., Hyde Park, ohioconcours.com.

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check-in, with cocktails and bagels at Lil’s Bagels, before the parade steps off from Covington Landing at 1 p.m., passing by the judges’ table in front of Braxton Brewing Co. and ending in Goebel Park. After the parade, PrideFest turns the park into a party with live music and poetry performances, body painting, vendors, a kids’ zone, photo booth, food and beverages. After PrideFest ends at 5 p.m., wander over to Hotel Covington for an after party, hosted by drag queen/star of OTR’s Cabaret Sarah Jessica Darker. 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Sunday. Free admission. Goebel Park, 501 Philadelphia St., Covington, nkypride.org. — MAIJA ZUMMO

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neighborhood marketplace offers specialty food and beverage vendors, independent small businesses, artists and local farmers.

From vintage glass and indie coffee roasters to aromatic flowers and diverse cuisines, the O.F.F. Market is a great place to shop local and grab a local beer — the market is held inside MadTree Brewing’s Barrel Warehouse. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Free admission. MadTree Brewing, 3301 Madison Road, Oakley, theoffmarket.org.

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A Boy Possessed: Steve Kissing’s New Graphic Memoir

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panic and anguish of “a boy possessed.”

Charles Santino worked as the scripter and Jim Jimenez as the illustrator.

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with demonic possession and not want anyone to know what he’s suffering.

That happened to local author Steve Kissing while growing up, and he has just published Running from the Devil — a book both narratively and visually graphic — to tell about it. His story, adapted from a 2003 memoir by the same name (which stemmed from an essay published in Cincinnati Magazine in 2000), reveals the

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incinnati is a Midwestern pillar of Catholicism, speckled in stained glass windows that depict saints and gospel tales, and cast murky shadows of Christian lore onto the laity. These images embed themselves into the community’s psyche — perhaps more so on the West Side than anywhere. So, it’s conceivable, in a place like this, that a sheltered Catholic boy could confuse his epileptic seizures

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The non-fiction Running from the Devil grapples with a childhood steeped in Catholic imagery and epileptic seizures

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another scene, Kissing holds a pillow over his ears and scrunches his face; the devil looms above him, one claw lurching for his body.

Kissing says he grew up in a Catholic bubble. Throughout his childhood, he attended Catholic school and graduated from Price Hill’s Elder High School in 1982.

Through all those years, he experienced seizures. But he thought he was possessed by the devil and — a product of his cultural environment — he kept the episodes hidden.

“I think that if, when I had these socalled satanic visits — if blood had been coming out of my nose or ears or if I had been vomiting — I’m pretty sure I would have spoken to my parents or they would have noticed themselves,” he says. “I think the fact that it was easy to hide and hard to explain created the perfect storm for my whole situation.”

At age 11, he first experienced a seizure inside of St. William Church, surrounded by iconography of the faith; he describes the arching dome above the altar, a reaching statue of Jesus and flickering candles obscuring figures of Mary and Joseph.

Between the pews, he felt safe.

In the midst of the seizure, the world morphed into odd hallucinations. This sensation could have only been caused by the demons they spoke of in church, he thought. And, as noted in the graphic memoir, The Exorcist had just been released a year prior — a film that was said to be based on a true story. So, couldn’t the same horrors befall him?

Kissing wants his story shared so that young people might relate to it; maybe not so much to experiencing seizures, but the process of navigating one’s identity outside of the bubble they were raised in.

Much of the novel is spent exploring this truth. It’s a coming-of-age tale, but instead of Peter Parker’s radioactive spider bite acting as the jumping point, the concept of demonic possession is what drives this narrative.

Kissing later learned that he was not possessed. During a youth conference, he had a grand mal seizure, which involves a loss of consciousness and violent muscle contractions. After a series of tests, he was diagnosed with a seizure disorder (epilepsy) and told that’s what he had experienced all those years. Though they have now ceased, the root cause of them is still unknown.

Once he entered college, Kissing left the Catholic faith.

“Given how influenced and committed I was to (my faith), it was a hard thing to separate myself from it, and it took more than a decade to do that,” he says. “There’s still a lot about the Catholic church I like and admire, even if at the end of the day I’m no longer a believer and have trouble with all sorts of things.”

He says that the story first emerged from a writerly need to recount his experience — first in the form of a personal essay. Nearly 20 years later, the graphic element was added. His four daughters also grew up in that time frame; he currently lives with his wife and works as a managing partner of Wordsworth Communications.

“That separation (of time) definitely helped,” Kissing says. “It just gives you some perspective. I had also been a parent. That gave me a perspective into my childhood and parenting. I spent a good three months not writing anything other than trying to capture my memories in this three-ring binder about key people, places and events in my life. I would just scribble things as I remembered them.”

Though such subject material can feel emotionally heavy, humor was a consistent pulse throughout. He sees his story less about angst and more as an oddball tale.

“I still find it fascinating. I still have these moments where I have to remind myself that it happened. And I think that it speaks to the power of a child’s imagination, too,” he says, adding that it makes him wonder what worlds his own kids manifested.

Because Kissing is reaching back into his memory, and the tale itself feels hazy.

Like the memoir and essay that came

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before it, Kissing ends Running with a quote by John Milton, from Paradise Lost: “The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.”

Kissing says, “That quote, given what I experienced, could say a number of different of things. I kind of created my own heaven and hell inside my mind, but wrapped around me were these broader concepts of heaven and hell — the culture that I grew up with. It also speaks to my

point of view now, in terms of how I would define heaven and hell.”

In the end, Kissing faced both real and fictitious demons. The seizures may have guided the narrative, but at its core is a story of place, culture and adolescent fever dreams — the chase to be holy despite oneself and the need to hide our faults.

Find more info on Running from the Devil at runningfromthedevil.com.

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Dust off your PF Flyers and return to the game, where the boys of summer are still running bases! Our new mini-exhibit, “Legends Never Die!” The Sandlot Celebrates 25 Years, features original props from the beloved film, including that sacred Babe Ruth ball, behind-the-scenes images, and more. Then watch wood chips fly as we create bats for baseball’s best, and take home your own souvenir mini-bat for free.

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WHILE SUMMER OFFICIALLY STARTS on June 21, warm, muggy weather has already descended upon the Tri-State. Neighborhood creamy whips have opened their windows to little leaguers and other soft-serve fiends, most pools kicked-off open swim during Memorial Day weekend and music fest season is here in all its fringey crop-topped, fanny-packed glory. So, yes, while summer won’t technically start for another two weeks or so, if it looks like summer and feels like summer... You know the rest.

In our younger days, summer meant three blissful months of time to waste between school years.

Now, unless you’re a super lucky grown-up, summer means fitting in some nostalgic and heat-friendly fun when you can find a place to slip it into your daily grind. To help maximize that mission, the Summer Guide has suggestions for things to eat, drink, see and discover all season long, plus something to do every single day from now until Labor Day. Time to break out the SPF. — Maija Zummo

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Cool cultural destinations to get you through those sweltering summer days

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10 Sounds of Summer Six music fests to appeal to listeners of all genres, attention spans and interests in camping

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It may make us spoiled, but it beats sleeping in a pile of your own fi lth. Stay cool this summer with some top-notch, breezy, indoor activities that stray from the norm.

Air-Conditioned Attractions COOL CULTURAL DESTINATIONS TO GET YOU THROUGH THOSE SWELTERING SUMMER DAYS

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In Japanese, Maneki Neko literally translates to “beckoning cat.” And, the appearance of these kitty talismans are just that: Typically depicted as a calico Japanese bobtail, if the right paw is raised, expect good fortune; if it’s the left paw, you may see monetary gain. You may have noticed the figurines sitting in the parlors of Japanese restaurants, stores and businesses across the city (and the world). And this museum has over a 1,000 of these little dudes, all waving at onlookers.

The Lucky Cat Museum is located on a fi rst-floor space inside the Essex Studios — glass displays stretch across the walls, containing various styles, colors and sizes of the cats. Some are golden, others white with red ears and a green bib. Some don black fur or are chipped. Some are stuffed, others ceramic and plastic. There are some wacky ones, too. All of them, however, carry a certain charm.

The owner of the unique gem, Micha Robertson, also work a Cappel’s costume shop (a neighbor of CityBeat). Take a stroll on Race Street or visit the museum and you’re likely to stumble upon her car.

Fittingly, it’s painted like the Catbus from Studio Ghibli flick My Neighbor Totoro.

Robertson started her collection over a decade ago but opened the now-loved museum (the only one of its kind in America) in 2012.

If you’re into cats (if you’re not — who are you?) or just want some luck thrown your way, visit the thousand Maneki Nekos to ward off the heat. 3-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Donations encouraged. 2511 Essex Place No. 150, Walnut Hills, luckycatmewseum.com.

Vent Haven Museum

The Vent Haven Museum is the only ventriloquism museum in existence, and there are 900 specimens to marvel at.

Founder W.S. Berger spent 40 years building his massive collection of dummies, puppets, photos, scripts, memorabilia, playbills, posters, recordings and more. His personal amassment went public in 1973 and has been open to explore ever since. The ventriloquism dummies are

mysteries of the sun; in another, explore our nearest star with safety-approved solar viewing. Go to places not yet known by humankind or take a jaunt around the solar system. Plus, there are multiple events happening nearly every week this summer vacay, from wine tastings to book signings. Space is awesome, and (unlike reruns of ’60s Star Trek) you can view it in high-def. Noon-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday; evenings and weekends by appointment; special times for events. Prices vary depending on program. 3489 Observatory Place, Mount Lookout, cincinnatiobservatory.org.

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from the past three centuries, and attract tourists worldwide. Snuggled in suburban Fort Mitchell, it’s an oddity you have to see to fully appreciate and to soak in all the history of a once-popular artform.

And hey, it’s so quirky that it has been featured in The New York Times, Slate and NPR. They have bulging eyes, painted faces, stretched grins and they’re ready for you.

To visit. Yeah, they’re ready for you to visit.

And you should, it’s literally one-of-a-kind and right in the Queen City’s backyard.

The museum is open by appointment or via their new Tuesday tours. 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. most Tuesdays from May to September; other tours by appointment. $10 per person donation encouraged. 33 W. Maple Ave., Fort Mitchell, Ky., venthaven.org.

Cincinnati Observatory

Learn more about the pale blue dot we live in at the Cincinnati Observatory. As late astronomer Carl Sagan said, “Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” Get humbled by space with a visit to the observatory, founded in the 19th century. While the center looks to preserve its heritage — it is home to the oldest public telescope in the country — it also promotes “the study and practice of 21st-century astronomy and science.”

Look to the stars no matter your age: they have events for K-12, college and fullfledged adults. Here, the intricacies of the galaxy become a little more tangible, even though the full scope may never be known.

You can sign up for a variety of classes over the summer; in one, uncover the

The origins of Arcade Legacy’s fl agship location feels like imagery derived from a post-apocalyptic video game: To enter, customers must fi rst walk through the nearly-abandoned Forest Fair Mall (now known as Cincinnati Mills). The halls are dimly lit and the footfalls of die-hard mall-walkers can be heard above. Sculptures of fi sh dangle, and hollowed-out, abandoned storefronts gape at passersby.

Outside the empty food court, humanity is found in Arcade Legacy’s 7,600-squarefoot shop.

Neon screens greet gamers of all kinds, waiting to delve into the 16-bit haven.

There are over 70 arcade games and 20 classic and current gaming consoles (with giant screens to play on). Remember playing Rock Band in the mid-2000s? Revisit that moment. Play a classic, like Pac-Man. Or, become a master at Jubeat, a highlyaddictive Japanese rhythm game. Groove to Dance Dance Revolution or beat your foes in a Super Smash Bros tournament.

Ten dollars gets you unlimited play, so this virtual world is yours to explore.

If you’re a Northern Kentucky native, a new location in Newport just opened up.

Want to drink booze and channel your inner Teenage Mutant Turtle by noshing on a hot dog? Check out the Arcade Legacy: Bar Edition in Northside. Either way, it’s an uber-hip way to serve your inner geek.

Hours vary by location. Cincinnati Mall, 662 Cincinnati Mills Drive, Forest Fair; Newport, 1765 Monmouth St., Newport; Bar Edition, 3929 Spring Grove Ave., Northside, arcadelegacyohio.com.

Queen City Clay

Become one with the earth, not by taking a hike, but by slingin’ clay on wheels. Queen City Clay offers family sessions on the fi rst and third Saturday of every month. Staff will guide kids (if they’re under 12 they must be accompanied by an adult) through the whole process, from shaping clay to glazing it and fi ring it in the kiln.

The second and fourth Saturday of every month is for the adults. Bring some pals or a date and BYOB. The staff will teach you how to make your own pots — and it’s an excuse to get your hands a little dirty sans the shame. Each class is $30 (keepsake and fond memories included!).

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If splatting paint is more your speed, don’t fret — they offer that, too ($7 plus the price of the pottery). Make an already fired piece your own with a splash of color in whatever design you wish. If you’re looking to pick up a cool new hobby this summer, they also offer various classes to hone (or discover) your skill. Check the classes calendar for dates, times and detailed pricing. 3130 Wasson Road, Oakley, queencityclay.com.

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American Sign Museum

The American Sign Museum — the largest public sign museum in America — “promotes sign preservation and restoration by displaying nearly 100 years of signage.” Get lost in the ads and landmarks of yesteryear. Winding pathways of colorful signage give way to a mockedup Main Street, with faux storefronts,

Cincinnati Axe Throwing

Game of Thrones fans and aspiring lumberjacks: There’s finally a place in Cincinnati to let you live all your axe-wielding fantasies. Cincinnati Axe Throwing in West Chester invites anyone 15 years or older to chuck a 1.5-pound wood-and-metal axe at a target.

Axes are sharp, so sessions at this indoor sporting range start with education. The first half-hour of your experience is spent with an expert who will teach you how to handle an axe and the sport’s safety precautions. Then, trained staff are in the arena at all times to monitor you, monitor the safety of your session and make sure you aren’t being a moron.

Sessions are an hour-and-a-half long and you play three team-style games, ending with an individual competition called “Survivor,” where the winner is named the Lumberlord.

You can even bring your own snacks — but alcohol is prohibited. As a bonus, there are themed on-site escape rooms in case throwing an axe doesn’t get your adrenaline pumping. Customer Service Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; noon-7 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday. Tickets start at $28.

4814 Peter Place B., West Chester, cincinnatiaxe.com.

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Some of us go on vacation in the summer.

Others flock to Lazer Kraze, suit up and run into a black-light lit room armed with a laser gun. Broken into two teams, it’s likely you’ll play a stranger (even if you arrive with a group of friends). Yes, a devious little kid will probably sneak out from behind a wall, point his gun, stick out his tongue and target you for the entirety of the game. And yes, I’m speaking from experience (group specials are also available).

The divvied-up battlefield actually becomes intense; each time you’re shot, your scores gets lower. It’s about the same as playing a round of Splatoon, except one takes place virtually and the other in real life.

Take your kids or feel like a kid again.

You deserve to get lost in a world where rooms are swathed in neon and action music makes you feel like Liam Neeson from Taken. 4-9 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; 4 p.m.-midnight Friday; 11 a.m.-11 p.m.

Saturday; noon-8 p.m. Sunday. Tickets start at $8. 1335 Donaldson Road, Erlanger, Ky., lazerkraze.com.

cobblestone and giant logos from Howard Johnson, McDonald’s and Marshall Field. From roadside nostalgia and a looming Big Boy to pharmacy signs and gas station markers, the flashing lights, buzzing electricity and rotating wonders are almost a sensory overload. Almost.

Find neon and hand-painted signs, illuminated clocks, embossed signs and more. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday; noon-4 p.m. Sunday; guided tours 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $15 adult; $10 senior/student/ youth/military; free children 12 and under.

1330 Monmouth Ave., Camp Washington, americansignmuseum.org.

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o shape signifies summer quite like a soft-serve swirl, proudly perched on a sugar cone. It’s fun and frigid — like a vanilla ski resort that’s small enough to hold. The frozen fare is a timeless American tradition, and an integral part of Cincinnati food lore. The city’s sprinkled with neighborhood creamy whips: ice cream spots only open during the warmer months of the year, dishing out melty mounds of dairy and glimmers of local pride.

And one local family seems to have a growing monopoly on the market.

When Nick Ganim’s Pendleton Parlor opens this June (there’s no set launch date yet), it will be the Ganims’ third ice cream parlor overall and their first downtown.

The family also owns the Mt. Washington Creamy Whip and Old Milford Parlor.

Ganim’s family has been in the dessert business since the 1920s, when his greatgrandparents founded a German bakery in the East End. In the ’50s, the couple moved to Beechmont, and the business moved with them. There, the Mt. Washington Bakery, which grew into a community staple, opened up shop.

Ganim’s mother, Mary, revamped the storefront in 2007 and gave it new life as an outlet for both pastries and frozen treats. Then Ganim opened Old Milford Parlor (in Milford) in 2014.

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on the block. If you’re looking for a more thirst-quenching, vegan-friendly alternative to the dairy whip, keep an eye out for these ice pop stands.

streetpops

Forget everything you know about Popsicles — these aren’t your typical freezer fodder. Based in Saint Bernard, you’ll often find a streetpops cart peddling locally sourced, organic ice pops at Cincinnati events and festivals. Honed on its founder’s training at the Midwest

At the new Pendleton Parlor, a bona fide second location of Old Milford, visitors will be able to cool down with a diverse menu of creamy whip flavors ranging from strawberry to Thin Mint, but soft serve won’t be the only choice to fi ll your cup or cone.

More adventurous customers can opt for edible cookie dough by the scoop or choose to blend the batter into a shake or sundae.

Ganim introduced the dough to the Old Milford Parlor last year, initially churning out two micro-batches per day. Since then, the store has increased their daily output to five micro-batches — about 30 gallons. The Mt. Washington Creamy Whip, run by his mother, has seen even greater success.

“Some days, we even sell more cookie dough than ice cream,” he said.

There are multiple flavors of dough on the menu, but the core offerings will always include chocolate chip cookie and sugar cookie with sprinkles.

Those seeking out a caffeine buzz alongside their sugar rush will also be able to order from a small menu of espresso drinks.

Though the business has expanded into new locations and experiments with new menu items, Ganim takes care to keep family history at the forefront of his operation. Visit the Mt. Washington Creamy Whip, and you’ll be able to taste the same recipe for “bear squares” — a coffee-cake/ bear claw hybrid — that has been in the family for more 90 years.

If you find the expansive menu intimidating, Ganim recommends his personal favorite order: “It’s called the Java Whip: We brew the hot espresso into a vanilla milkshake. It hits the taste buds pretty hard.”

Each location features unique decor that hearkens back to its pre-parlor life.

The Milford storefront, formerly owned by a barbershop, features a large mustache logo. The Mt. Washington shop is fi lled Culinary Institute, the company offers tons of imaginative flavors like avocado and mango chili; no high-fructose corn syrup included. 4720 Vine St., Saint Bernard, streetpops.com.

Bello’s Bike Pops

Located inside of Carabello Coffee, these gourmet pops are the perfect counterpart to a hot cup of coffee. Whether you catch Bello’s in-store or on wheels, their everchanging menu is packed with intriguing flavors, like peanut butter and jelly, pumpkin spice latte and Thai iced tea.

Expect the unexpected. 107 E. Ninth St., Newport, carabellocoffee.com.

Old Milford Parlor (in Milford) is the flagship location of the forthcoming Pendleton Parlor PHOTO: HAILEY BOLLINGER

with a museum’s worth of antiques. Ganim is currently planning the Pendleton store’s interior decoration, which should prove to be as charmingly retro as its predecessors. Pendleton Parlor, 1216 Broadway St., Pendleton; Mt. Washington Creamy Whip, 2069 Beechmont Ave., Mount Washington, facebook.com/mtwashcreamywhip; Old Milford Parlor, 119 Main St., Milford, cincinnatiparlor.com.

More Creamy Whips

Cincinnati’s creamy whip culture doesn’t end with the Ganim family dynasty. No matter where you live, there’s sure to be soft serve in your vicinity.

Putz’s Creamy Whip

Emerging at the tail end of the Great Depression, Putz’s Creamy Whip is a testament to American ingenuity. The store originally opened inside a pair of repurposed trolley cars and has since grown into a Westwood landmark, serving oddities like chocolate-coated frozen bananas, the Ice Man — soft serve with a smiley face made of candy, nestled in a blue snow cone — and cherry-dipped cones. It’s

Shiver

Relive childhood memories of sweet, icy goodness while enjoying pops that your younger self would not have legally been able to purchase. That’s right: Covington pop shop Shiver is your supplier for booze-infused popsicles — aka poptails — which include blackberry Cabernet and bourbon ginger flavors. Health-conscious consumers can lick on spirulina ’sicles and frozen green smoothies, while the more indulgent can savor peanut butter fudge pops. 522 Philadelphia Ave., Covington, shiverfrozenpops.com.

all made in the same Electro-Freeze ice cream machines the shop installed in the mid-’50s, imbuing each treat with a hint of nostalgia. 2673 Putz Place, Westwood, putzscreamywhip.com.

Dari-Crest

With its pink and purple signage and inventive spelling, it’s hard to miss Covington’s Dari-Crest, a frosty oasis for those in need of Hawaiian ice, malts or even snack bar staples like nachos and mozzarella sticks. Frugal families can take solace in the whip’s pint-sized prices: 60 cents for a baby cone and 95 cents for a kiddie cone.

3024 Madison Ave., Covington, 859-6309438 and searchable on Facebook.

Whipty-Do!

Proud purveyors of the fabled “blue ice cream” sold at Kings Island, this whip offers as much fun as its punctuated name suggests. Quirky creations like Pineapple Dole Whips, cheesecake dips and soft serve coated in Grippo’s potato chips make the drive to Maineville worth the gas.

Superfans can even bring quarts or pints of sweet, sweet soft serve home with them, allowing for infi nite DIY sundae possibilities. 2529 W. U.S. State Route 22, Maineville, whipty-do.com.

Norwood Delite Creamy Whip

Doggos and dog owners take note: Bring your pooch to the Norwood Delite Creamy Whip and score a free pet-sized cone with your purchase. It’s also one of the few ice cream spots that offers a cookie cone, the waffle cone’s even more decadent cousin.

Adventurous eaters should try out the cherry-flavored red dip cone or the Krunch Kote topping — a curious blend of peanut crumbs and sprinkles. 4490 Forest Ave., Norwood, 513-841-1114.

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Krueger’s Tavern

The restaurant’s Gateway Quarter upstairs patio offers a birds’-eye view of the action on Vine Street, plus Krueger’s full menu. Try: Their veggie burger is the best in the city, but if you’re looking to drink your dinner, opt for a shareable pitcher like the Gin and Juice, with house-infused bathtub gin, fresh-squeezed orange juice and West Sixth Brewing Lemongrass wheat beer. 11 a.m.-midnight Monday-Saturday; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday. 1211 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine, kruegerstavern.com.

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Rhinegeist

This weather-dependent, very chill wooden rooftop deck features ample seating and an upstairs bar with 15 draft beers and ciders — including Bubbles — plus a selection of wine and draft cocktails. Try: Any of the seasonal beers, or be bold with a draft Mai Tai, featuring local Shumrick & Leys light rum, dark rum, orange juice and housemade grenadine. 3 p.m.-midnight MondayThursday; 3 p.m.-2 a.m. Friday; noon-2 a.m. Saturday; noon-9 p.m. Sunday. 1910 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, rhinegeist.com.

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On the roof of downtown’s Residence Inn hotel, Top of the Park has 360-degree views of downtown and the river from its vantage point at the base of Lytle Park.

Amenities include tabletop fire features, TVs and live music, plus a tapas menu with snack options like sliders, charcuterie and chocolate churros. Try: The Re-Fashioned, with Bulleit bourbon, fresh blood orange, crème de cassis, rhubarb bitters and bourbon cherry. 5-10 p.m.

Monday-Thursday; 4-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday. April through October. 506 E. Fourth St., Downtown, thephelpscincinnati.com.

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Take a secret service elevator up to the 11th floor of the 21c Museum Hotel to discover the Cocktail Terrace, a hip 75-seat oasis with cushy patio furniture and glass partitions for full views of downtown’s glowing nighttime cityscape. Try: Along with clever cocktails, the terrace is known for its boozy slushies — try the Ed Sheeran with your choice of booze and ginger beer — and pop-tails, aka cocktails with a submerged flavored ice pop. Opens 5 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

609 Walnut St., Downtown, 21cmuseumhotels.com/ cincinnati/fooddrink/cocktail-terrace.

The Upper Deck at AC Hotel Cincinnati’s Rooftop at The Banks

On top of the new AC Hotel at The Banks, the Upper Deck boasts excellent views of the riverfront and Great American Ball Park. Lounge under string lights while gorging on Grand Slam Nachos (salsa, guac, cheddar, nacho cheese, jalapeños, corn, black beans, onions, olives, sour cream and carnitas or chicken on tortilla chips). Try: Sangrita. A summery mix of fresh margarita and housemade sangria. 4-11 p.m. Sunday-Thursday; 4-midnight p.m. Friday-Saturday. 135 Joe Nuxhall Way, Downtown, acupperdeck.com.

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The Blind Pig

This friendly downtown pub has a shaded rooftop patio — on top of Lola’s coffee shop — that serves a full menu of bar food and daily drink specials. A perfect stop for a Reds pregame party. Try: Whatever is on special that day. Tuesdays its $3 Fireball and Tullamore Dew shots... and karaoke. 11 a.m.-2 a.m. daily. 24 W. Third St., Downtown, facebook.com/theblindpigcincinnati.

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roundup of Cincinnati summer music festivals in 2018 looks a lot different than one from 10 years ago. A decade ago, outdoor music events were a sign that summertime was upon us, something you’d long for in the cold season — like Putz’s Creamy Whip ice cream cones. But they’re becoming less characteristic of summer, with festival season now beginning not long after the final chill of winter (like this year’s Homecoming festival) and bleeding into fall (like the long-running MidPoint Music Festival).

There are also many more music festivals around Cincinnati, and it’s only partially due to the huge uptick in major fests nationwide — a trend to which larger events like Bunbury and the new Bellwether festival are certainly connected. A pair of this summer’s indoor festivals — No Response and the first-time Overcast fest — are the result of local music lovers of very specific genres (Experimental sounds and Hip Hop, respectively) fi lling a niche in Greater Cincinnati that intense music fans wanted to see fi lled.

Elsewhere, the legacy of the ’90s traveling music festival is represented by a longtimer saying farewell (Warped Tour’s last jaunt) and a newcomer just getting started (the Americana-fi lled Outlaw Music Festival). Rounding things out is the granddaddy of all Cincinnati music festivals, now fittingly called the Cincinnati Music Festival, which would have been a part of a summer music festival roundup not only 10 years ago, but also five decades ago.

No Response Festival

June 21-22 • Woodward Theater

Cincinnati’s annual No Response Festival returns in June and once again features some big names and influential artists from the Experimental music world.

Last year, the event (founded by longtime experimental arts promoters Jon Lorenz and John Rich) brought to Cincinnati influential creators like Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV) and Japanese Noise pioneers Hijokaidan.

The Flaming Lips headline The inaugural Bellwether Music Festival in August PHOTO: GEORGE SALISBURY

For this year’s festival at Over-theRhine’s Woodward Theater, Kim Gordon and Bill Nace’s Body/Head (Gordon’s primary musical outlet since the dissolution of Sonic Youth in 2011) will headline opening night on June 21. Gordon and Nace are readying a new Body/Head album for release on Matador Records in July.

Gordon is also reportedly working on her first solo album.

Joining Body/Head at No Response on June 21 is Ikue Mori, drummer for early No Wave group DNA who went on to do innovative work with drum machines, electronics and samples, along the way collaborating with artists like John Zorn, Mike Patton, Kim Gordon and many others. L.A. duo Joe & Joe and Circuit des Yeux’s Haley Fohr round out that night’s lineup.

On June 22, No Response is headlined by Keiji Haino, the longtime Japanese sound sculptor noted for his inventive work in Drone, Noise and other boundless styles.

Joining Haino is avant-garde collective To Live and Shave in L.A., Noise/Industrial artist Robert Turman and composer and multimedia collagist Olivia Block. Visit noresponsefestival.com for tickets and more info.

whom could (and do) pack theaters on their own merit. Packaged together and with Willie topping the bill, the Outlaw shows seem a safe bet to sell out. Visit riverbend.org for tickets and more info.

Outlaw Music Festival

July 19 • Riverbend Music Center

June 22 • Riverbend Music Center

The Willie Nelson-headlined Outlaw Music Festival Tour began two years ago as a oneoff event in Scranton, Pa. featuring Nelson, Neil Young, Sheryl Crow and others. It became a “tour” in 2017 and included the likes of Bob Dylan, Eric Church and The Avett Brothers. The tour returns this year for a nine-city run that includes a Cincinnati stop.

For the local date of this year’s Outlaw Music Festival, Nelson is joined by modern Folk, Americana and Country favorites like The Head and the Heart, Old Crow Medicine Show and Sturgill Simpson, all of

Vans Warped Tour

The Vans Warped Tour stood tall for nearly a quarter of a century, as every other big “traveling music festival” (Lollapalooza, Lilith Fair, H.O.R.D.E., OzFest, etc.) either reconfigured to become “destination” fests or collapsed completely. With low-cost tickets and an egalitarian philosophy that de-emphasized the power and prowess typically allotted a festival headliner, Warped Tour remained an anomaly on the summer concert scene, thrilling generations of young music fans (and, certainly, a few older ones). And with its mix of Pop Punk, Metal, Hip Hop, Hardcore and various other styles, it has also served as

Bellwether Music Festival as a “two-day, two-stage alternative rock music festival with camping located near Caesars Creek State Park in Ohio.” The event is the latest endeavor of Bill Donabedian, who is an irrefutable legend of Cincinnati’s festival scene, having founded two of the city’s bigger music events — MidPoint Music Festival and Bunbury Music Festival — over the past two decades.

The inaugural Bellwether fest features some pretty big AltRock headliners, including The Flaming Lips and MGMT (which both have performed at Bunbury), as well as pioneers of the genre like Echo & the Bunnymen and Psychedelic Furs and strong-drawing bands like Dr. Dog, Whitney and Local Natives. Visit bellwetherfest. com for tickets and more info.

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Bellwether Music Festival

Founded in 1962 by Dino Santangelo and legendary Jazz promoter George Wein as the all-Jazz Ohio Valley Jazz Festival, Cincinnati’s popular “Jazz Fest” has gone through a lot of changes in its 50-plus-year history. It has moved locations from the original Carthage Fairgrounds to Crosley Field and then Riverfront Stadium before shifting to its current home at the Bengals’ Paul Brown Stadium. Before claiming the Cincinnati Music Festival name a few years ago, it had undergone numerous name changes over the years, largely reflecting sponsorships, like Ohio Valley Kool Jazz Festival, Coors Light Riverfront Stadium Festival and the Macy’s Music Festival.

Though early on it began to feature a

Our region is getting a new music festival this summer, and this one has a twist — it’s an Alternative Rock/Pop fest that encourages camping in the great outdoors (à la Bonnaroo). The Bellwether fest is slated for Aug. 10-11 at the home of the Ohio Renaissance Festival in Waynesville, about 40 miles north of Cincinnati in Warren County. The location and camping amenities (various camping packages are available, which eliminates the need to leave the grounds for a hotel after the first day of music) should help Bellwether draw from Columbus and other cities throughout the region.

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Aug. 10-11 • Renaissance Park (Waynesville, Ohio)

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mix of Jazz and R&B — for example, 1972’s event included everyone from Ike & Tina Turner, The Staple Singers and B.B. King to Thelonious Monk, Cannonball Adderley and Nina Simone — Jazz eventually took a backseat to Soul and Funk. Still, to this day, it’s most commonly referred to as simply “Jazz Fest.”

This year, Cincinnati Music Festival’s lineup is especially strong. After an opening night that features MC Lyte and DJ Jazzy Jeff, the fest presents the kind of performers that have become the event’s bread and butter, with legacy acts Boyz II Men, Charlie Wilson (of The Gap Band), After 7 and Xscape. Day 2 includes fest favorites like The O’Jays and Keith Sweat, as well as Hip Hop/Neo Soul pals The Roots, Common and Jill Scott. Cincinnati’s own Bootsy Collins also performs on the fest’s second day. Visit cincymusicfestival.com for tickets and more info.

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a breeding ground for some of the biggest names in music — Paramore, blink-182, No Doubt, Katy Perry, Green Day and Eminem all cut their teeth on the Warped circuit.

After this year’s tour, that will come to an end. Founder Kevin Lyman announced last fall that 2018 would be the final summer Warped would travel coast to coast (leaving open the possibility of it sticking around in some form going forward).

When Warped returns to Riverbend, a regular stop over the past 24 years, the lineup will include Story Untold, The Amity Affliction, The Interrupters, Bowling For Soup, Less Than Jake, Broadside, Tonight Alive, The Maine, Twiztid, Mayday Parade, Unearth, Motionless In White, We The Kings, Palaye Royale, 3OH!3, Every Time I Die, Real Friends, Reel Big Fish, Four Year Strong and Silverstein, among many others. Visit vanswarpedtour.com for tickets and more info.

Beginning in the mid-’90s, Cincinnati’s Scribble Jam grew to become a marquee event for indie and underground Hip Hop lovers. And not just among local fans: the fest attained iconic status within underground Hip Hop circles far and wide, attracting massive crowds every year with its blend of established and up-and-coming performers, its various “battles” and a focus on other forms of Hip Hop, like graffiti and dance. Several Scribble performers went on to have successful careers, including Atmosphere, Lyrics Born, MURS, Brother Ali and Eminem (who competed in — but ultimately lost — one of the event’s famed Emcee Battles), but the festival itself was the draw.

At the dawn of our current decade, that beloved event ceased to be. While it will never be duplicated completely, the spirit of Scribble Jam will live on in the Overcast Hip Hop Festival, which debuts this summer at Northside brewery/venue Urban Artifact and features a dynamic array of artists who represent the music’s progressive and sometimes experimental side.

One of the top-of-the-poster performers at Overcast is Cincinnati Hip Hop legend Mr. Dibbs, who formed the DJ crew 1200 Hobos in the early ’90s and went on to work with artists like Atmosphere and El-P. Oh yeah: Dibbs was also a co-founder of Scribble Jam. Along with Eyenine and Dope KNife (a Georgia MC signed to Strange Famous Records, the label founded by Scribble vet Sage Francis), Dibbs is joined at the top of the Overcast poster by another performer whose roots wrap around the base of the Scribble Jam family tree — Columbus, Ohio’s Blueprint.

The rest of the inaugural Overcast lineup is heavy on local Hip Hop artists. Greater Cincinnati performers include Raised X Wolves, Haskell, Trademark Aaron, Sons of Silverton, Eugenius, K. Savage, Watusi Tribe, Audley, Devin Burgess, Evolve and Triiibe, among many others. Visit overcastfest.com for tickets and more info.

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incinnati has a wealth of public water features to keep people chill as the temperature rises: There’s a swimming pool or sprayground in nearly every neighborhood and they’re either free to frolic in or cost only a couple of bucks for admission. It ain’t no country club, but some have some pretty swanky features — water slides, climbing walls, concession stands and seating so you can sun yourself all afternoon.

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swim daily; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. public swim daily. Cost: $4 adults and $2 children/ seniors (over 55) daily admission; season passes provided on a sliding fee scale Located in Ziegler Park, this renovated OTR pool is turning into not only a community hot spot, but also a hip place to see and be seen. Partly because of the location (across from Alumni Lofts in the former School for Creative and Performing Arts), partly because of the cost (daily admission is $4 for adults, with free passes allocated for qualifying neighborhood residents) and partly because of the features.

Helmed by 3CDC, this former Cincinnati Recreation Commission pool has undergone a significant makeover. “This pool is nothing like the pool that was there before,” says Emily Stowe, senior event marketing manager for 3CDC. Originally a 3-to 4-foot deep, small pool, the new Ziegler has a zig-zag shape with three distinct sections. The first section is a zero-depth, wheelchair-accessible entry with a nearby water feature for toddlers.

The central section consists of five, regulation 25-meter lap lanes, which are reserved for lap swim each morning. And the final zag is the deep end of the pool with a 1-meter diving board and rock climbing wall that arcs out over the water.

“You’ll see every type of person that you could possibly imagine sitting around the edge of the diving well and cheering on whoever it is climbing — sometimes it’s a 10-year-old kid climbing the rock wall and sometimes it’s a 55-year-old; you just see all different groups of people,” Stowe says.

(If you make it to the top of the wall, expect a round of applause before you splash back

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Ziegler also offers swim lessons and activities like water aerobics. Pool chairs are available, but seating is first come, first served, so go early on the weekends if you’re looking to lounge.

There is a concession stand with Popsicles, soda, etc., and guests are allowed to bring in their own food (if you get a re-entry wrist band, you can also leave, grab food and come back without having to pay admission again). Note: No alcohol is served at the pool or allowed to be brought in, but Ziegler does have a liquor license for private events.

Cincinnati Recreation Commission

Cincinnati Recreation Commission’s neighborhood pools range from shallowwater pools built during the Great Depression to fancy waterpark-inspired summer spaces. Hours vary for each location, many offer swim lessons and lifeguard training, and most daily entry fees are $3 or less.

To find a full list of pools and free spraygrounds, visit cincyrec.org.

Dunham “Otto Armleder Memorial Regional Aquatic Center” Pool

4356 Dunham Lane, Westwood, cincyrec.org // Hours: 12:30-7 p.m. ThursdayTuesday; 12:30-5 p.m. Wednesday. Cost: $6

adults and youth, $5 seniors and $2 junior; $60-$150 (family) annual membership “Dunham is one of our destination pools,” says April Chappell, aquatics director for the CRC. Boasting later hours than most CRC spots and daily operations, the Westwood pool also boasts big features.

There’s a zero-depth entry, toddler area, sprayground, climbing features, two large

water slides and lap lanes. And, Dunham is the only CRC pool with a concession stand.

Note: The CRC’s all-city annual pool membership fee does not cover Dunham (which costs about double the standard membership), but Dunham’s membership includes access to it and all other CRC pools.

deep-water slide. It also has a diving board, sprayground and lap lanes.

McKie Pool

Smale Riverfront Park — Smale has multiple interactive water features, including the Fath Fountain plaza at the foot of Joe Nuxhall Way, with water jets that dance to light and music, and the P&G go Vibrantscape. The space’s flying pig sculpture was popular during the recent Homecoming music fest (you can climb up and hang out inside the pig), but there are also water pumps to play with and a man-made brook with stepping stones. 100 W. Mehring Way, Downtown, cincinnatiparks.com.

1655 Chase Ave., Northside, cincyrec. org // Hours: 1-7 p.m. Monday, Tuesday,

Thursday; 1-5 p.m. Wednesday; 1-5:30 p.m.

Friday-Sunday.

Remodeled in the past five years or so, the McKie Pool offers a deep pool, wading pool and diving board along with a sprayground and pool decks.

Mount Adams Pool

966 Mt. Adams Circle, Mount Adams, cincyrec.org // Hours: 1-7 p.m. Monday-

Thursday; 1-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Nestled in a greenspace by the Playhouse in the Park, the Mount Adams Pool is a hidden gem. And with a maximum depth of 3 feet, it’s a waders paradise.

“People who live in Mount Adams take a lot of pride in the pool,” says Chappell.

“It’s kind of the ‘country club’ of our pools; that’s what we call it. That’s how the members treat it as well. We have people that travel across town to come to that pool. It’s just a shallow water pool, but it’s in a great setting.”

Oakley Pool

3900 Paxton Ave., Oakley, cincyrec.org

// Hours: 1-7 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday; 1-5 p.m. Wednesday; 1-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday The CRC’s most recent remodel, the Oakley Pool is the only one that has a

Spraygrounds

These large and interactive water features are free, fun places to cool off if you don’t feel like getting fully submerged.

Yeatman’s Cove — The Otto Armleder Memorial Aquatic Fountain features spray jets and a gigantic Brutalist-style angular shower head, all in the shadow of concrete monoliths built by architect Louis Sauer in the 1970s. Parts of the sprayground are from Sawyer Point’s Concourse Fountain, a piece of interactive urban landscape architecture that also once featured a shallow pool (paved over in 2009). 705 E. Pete Rose Way, Downtown, cincinnatiparks.com.

Washington Park — The 7,000-square-foot water feature in the center of the park has more than 130 pop-up jets that can be synchronized to music and light (look nearby for instructions on how to select and play music). Open daily through October, this heat-buster also features waterfall steps and a Zen-like water boulder. 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, washingtonpark.org.

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Or one of each. To help you flex your creative culinary muscles we tapped a few local chefs to get recipes for their favorite foods to bring to a backyard barbecue.

Salad Grilled Avocado and Romaine Salad with Mojo Dressing and Pico Recipe provided by Kayla Robison of Arnold’s Bar and Grill

“This is my favorite salad to make at cookouts because it’s quick, easy, refreshing, and still allows me to play on the grill.”

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Instructions: Brush romaine lettuce and avocado with olive oil and a little lemon juice and grill on med-high heat until grill marks appear. Place on a sheet tray. Top with pico, grilled avocado, Mojo Dressing, queso fresco, cilantro and finish with a little Kosher salt and fresh ground pepper.

Summer Salad

Recipe provided by Scott Fiore of Karrikin Spirits

Ingredients:

• 1 head of chicory, endive or radicchio or a mixture of all three • 1 bulb fennel • 2 oranges (1 for the dressing) • 1 lemon • 1 lime • 3/4 cup good olive oil • 1 1/2 tablespoons honey • 1 tablespoon vinegar

• Salt and pepper Instructions: Clean the chicory and separate into leaves. Lightly dress with oil and grill. Segment 1 orange and slice fennel thin, use mandolin if possible.

To make dressing: Zest 1 orange, 1 lemon and 1 lime and juice all into the same bowl. Whisk in 1 1/2 tablespoons honey and 1 tablespoon of vinegar. Season with salt and pepper. Then whisk in 3/4 cup olive oil. Dress chicory and fennel and add orange segments.

Side Baked Beans

Recipe provided by Taren Kinebrew of Sweet Petit Desserts

Ingredients:

• 1/2 pound bacon, chopped • 1 onion, diced • 3 tablespoons garlic, minced

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2 tablespoons freshly minced ginger 1 green pepper, diced 1 teaspoon dry mustard 2 16-ounce cans kidney beans, undrained 1 16-ounce can pinto beans, undrained 1 16-ounce can black beans, undrained 1 cup of your favorite barbecue sauce 1/4 cup molasses 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 bottle of beer Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions: In a large sauté pan, cook bacon over medium-low heat for 5 to 7 minutes. Add onions, garlic, ginger and peppers to pan and cook until soft. Add dry mustard and stir for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the beans, barbecue sauce, molasses and brown sugar. Stir and simmer on stove for 2 hours (or bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 1 hour). Season with salt and pepper and serve.

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Recipe provided by Mike Florea of Karrikin Spirits

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• 8 skin-on potatoes, cut and boiled in salt water until tender • 8 hard-boiled eggs, small diced • 1 yellow onion, small diced • 3 stalks celery, small diced • 3 cups mayo • 1/2 cup mustard • 1/4 cup sweet pickle relish • 1/4 cup dill pickle relish • Salt and pepper Instructions: It is very important that all ingredients are diced the same size — for plating and so it isn’t just potato salad on a plate. After dicing, place ingredients into a mixing bowl. Fold carefully.

Dessert Key Lime Pie

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Instructions: Place the pomegranate juice, brandy, cherry liqueur and lime/ lemon juices in a glass container and refrigerate until very well chilled, 2 hours to overnight. Place the chilled cherry juice mixture in a large pitcher. Add the beer and serve immediately. Serves 4.

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• 1 cup heavy or whipping cream, chilled • 3 tablespoons super fine sugar Instructions: For the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter a 9-inch pie pan. Break up the graham crackers and place in a food processor. Process to crumbs. If you don’t have a food processor, place the crackers in a large plastic bag, seal and then crush the crackers with a rolling pin. Add the melted butter and sugar and pulse or stir until combined.

Press the mixture into the bottom and sides of the pan, forming a neat border around the edge. Bake the crust until set and golden, about 15 minutes. Set aside on a wire rack. Leave the oven on.

For the filling: In an electric mixer with the wire whisk attachment, beat the egg yolks and lime zest at a high speed

Recipe provided by Mike Florea of Karrikin Spirits

“Chow chow is a condiment. It can be put on everything. It’s fresh, yet pickled, crisp, slaw-ish — so damn good!”

Ingredients:

2 heads napa cabbage 2 onions 6 tomatoes 3 jalapeños, seeded and diced 2 red peppers, seeded and diced 2 green peppers, seeded and diced 2 tablespoons salt 1/2 cup sugar 1 tablespoons red pepper flake 4 tablespoons whole grain mustard 1 teaspoon turmeric 1/2 teaspoon ginger (dry) 3 cup red wine vinegar

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Pour mixture into the pie crust. Bake for 10 minutes, or until the filling has set. Cool on a wire rack, then refrigerate. Freeze for 15 to 20 minutes before serving.

For the topping: Combine the cream and sugar and whip with an electric mixer until nearly stiff. Add to top of pie.

Instructions: Cut all vegetables to the same size and place into one bowl. In another bowl place rest of ingredients — salt, sugar, red pepper, mustard, turmeric, ginger and vinegar. Whisk until sugar is dissolved. Place vegetables into quart cups and divide the liquid evenly.

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Cincinnati Fringe Festival — Kinda weird.

Just like you. The 15th-annual Cincy Fringe Festival features 13 days of live theater, performance art and more across a dozen venues in Over-the-Rhine and downtown. More than 40 local, national and international groups have descended on the city to present more than 200 shows. Individual show tickets and passes available. Through June 10. $15 single tickets; other prices vary. Get tickets and more information at cincyfringe.com.

Ragnar Kjartansson: The Visitors — Working in performance, sound, video and painting, Icelandic Renaissance man Ragnar Kjartansson’s multi-channel video installation births ambient soundscapes out of simple loops. Through June 17. Free admission. Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams, cincinnatiartmuseum.org.

Disney’s Aladdin — From the producer of Lion King, this Broadway take on Aladdin features family-friendly theatrics, music and comedy.

Through June 10. Tickets start at $30. Aronoff Center for the Arts, 650 Walnut St., Downtown, cincinnatiarts.org.

Summer Cinema at Washington Park: The Land Before Time — Free films return to the park Wednesdays in summer. Bring a blanket or lawn chair, grab snacks from the concession stand and get ready to watch an assortment of movies on the big screen. This week, it’s The Land Before Time. Films start at dusk. Free admission. Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, washingtonpark.org.

THURSDAY, JUNE 7

FRIDAY, JUNE 8

A Taste of Duveneck: The Art of Wine — The Art Museum’s 28th-annual food and wine event includes exclusive access to the museum, live music from the Naked Karate Girls, food, wine and beer. 6:30-10 p.m. $85; $150 Patron; $300 Benefactor; $1,000 Friend. Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams, cincinnatiartmuseum.org.

A Celebration of Black Music — This two-day festival’s lineup includes Peabo Bryson, Eric Darius, Brian Simpson, Avery Sunshine and more. Come for the music, stick around for the cash bar and free hors d’oeuvres. 7 p.m. June 8-9. $60; $75 limited reserve seating. Hyatt Regency, 151 W. Fifth St., Downtown, theabercrumbiegroup.com/blackmusic.

Cinema in the City: The Sandlot — Mount Adams’ Seasongood Pavilion hosts free outdoor movies. Watch The Sandlot, with pre-show music from the Comet Bluegrass All-Stars.

There will be pizza from Fireside Pizza and ice pops from streetpops. 7 p.m. Free admission. Seasongood Pavilion, 950 Eden Park Drive, Eden Park, mtadamscincy.org.

Schwabenfest — Like Oktoberfest in June, Schwabenfest features authentic German bier, pretzel sandwiches, live music and entertainment brought to you by the Donauschwaben Youth Group and Schuhplattlers. There will be chicken dinners on Friday and roasted oxen available on Saturday. Through Saturday.

Donauschwaben Reception Hall, 4290 Dry Ridge Road, Colerain, cincydonau.com.

Charm at the Farm — This vintage market takes place at a 56-acre farm in Lebanon, featuring rustic gifts, furniture and home décor with food trucks, DIY sessions, a photo booth and more. 4-8 p.m. June 8; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. June 9; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. June 10. $5; $15 VIP. 4953

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Bunnell Hill Road, Lebanon, charmatthefarm. com.

SATURDAY, JUNE 9

Saturday Cinema Series at Video Archive — Quentin Tarantino-themed bar and movie rental store The Video Archive screens a feature film on the Cinema Patio every Saturday this summer. This week’s movie is The Room. Oh, hi, Mark. 9 p.m. Free admission. The Video Archive, 965 E. McMillan St., Walnut Hills, gorillacinemapresents.com.

Shandon Strawberry Festival — This oldfashioned strawberry festival has local vendors and artists, an antique tractor show, refreshments, produce, traditional Welsh harp and organ music and a picnic-style supper with homemade shortcakes, ice cream, hot-pressed chicken, pulled pork, coleslaw and homemade pies. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free admission. Downtown Shandon, State Route 126, gettothebc.com.

SummitFest — Three major Country artists take the stage at Summit Park: Kellie Pickler, The Eli Young Band and Chase Rice. This family-friendly festival includes food vendors, a beer and whiskey garden and a night’s worth of fun for kids and adults. Noon-11 p.m. Free.

Summit Park, 4335 Glendale Milford Road, Blue Ash, blueashevents.com.

The O.F.F. Market — The monthly neighborhood marketplace features artisans, makers, small businesses, farmers and specialty food and beverage vendors, all with items for sale.

Drink a local MadTree brew while you stroll for locally made goodies. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.

Free admission. MadTree, 3301 Madison Road, Oakley, theoffmarket.org.

Reggae Fest 8 — The eighth Reggae Fest features live music from The Cliftones, Elementree Livity Project, The Ark Band and Queen City Silver Stars, with food from Just Jerks and Ena’s Jamaican Grill. 5 p.m.-1:30 a.m. $12 advance; $15 day of. Stanley’s Pub, 323 Stanley Ave., Columbia Tusculum, cincyticket.com/ stanleysreggaefest8.

SUNDAY, JUNE 10

Yoga with Cats — Elemental Om hosts a cat yoga session for 30, featuring adoptable cats from Ohio Alleycat Resource. Proceeds benefit OAR. 1:30-2 p.m. cat meet-and-greet; 2-3 p.m. class. $20; $1.99 processing fee. Elemental Om, 9510 Montgomery Road, Montgomery, yogawithcats.eventbrite.com.

Concours d’Elegance — Since 1978, this show has displayed classic and collector automobiles and motorcycles. Held in the garden at Ault Park, this year’s event will feature more than 200 vehicles, with a special focus on Porsche. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $30 adults; $15 student; free 12 and under. Ault Park, 3600 Observatory Ave., Hyde Park, ohioconcours.com.

Ride Cincinnati — This non-competitive biking event raises funds for all types of cancer research in the Greater Cincinnati area. Choose to complete an 8-, 26-, 45-, 63-, or 100-mile route. 5:30 a.m. $35-$75 adult bikers; $45 adult walkers; $15 children 12 and under. Yeatman’s Cove, 705 E. Pete Rose Way, Downtown, ridecincinnati.org.

Opera in the Park — Celebrate Cincinnati Opera’s summer season with the Cincinnati Opera Chorus, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and stars from the 2018 season as they perform a selection of opera and musical theater. 7:30 p.m. Free. Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, cincinnatiopera.org/ opera-park.

MONDAY, JUNE 11

International Butterfl y Show: Butterfl ies of Madagascar — Explore Madagascar’s flora, fauna and landscape at the Krohn Conservatory’s latest butterfly show, featuring giant Baobab trees, stone forests and lemurs. Through June 17. $7 adults; $4 children. Krohn Conservatory, 1501 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams, butterfl yshow.com.

TUESDAY, JUNE 12

Primus w/ Mastodon — Screwball Art-Metal projects join forces at Riverbend, supported by

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Moving Images: C.F. Payne, An American Illustrator — The Cincinnati Art Museum presents a bio-documentary of renowned illustrator C.F. Payne, whose portraiture has been featured

Drink and Draw: Queer Art — Get ready for Pride month at the CAC’s Drink and Draw event by learning about queer artists, helping to create a banner for the CAC’s Pride fest booth and make your own signs of support for the Pride parade. There will also be batch cocktails, wine, beer and snacks. 6-8 p.m. Free admission.

Contemporary Arts Center, 44 E. Sixth St., Downtown, contemporaryartscenter.org.

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Newport Italianfest — Featuring live music, authentic Italian cuisine and a golf outing, the 27th-annual Italian Fest is a great way to celebrate Italian heritage and culture. 5-11 p.m.

June 7; 5-11:30 p.m. June 8; 10 a.m.-11:30 p.m.

June 9; noon-9 p.m. June 10. Free admission.

Festival Park Newport, Riverboat Row, Newport, Ky., newportky.gov.

Dave Matthews Band — The Jam band giant has sold more than 20 million tickets since forming in 1991. Diehard fans can add to that total on the DMB’s 2018 summer tour, which makes a stop at Riverbend this year. 6:30 p.m. doors; 8 p.m. show. Tickets start at $42. Riverbend Music Center, 6295 Kellogg Ave., California, riverbend.org.

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MeSseD Tunnel Tour — Get lost in the basement of Union Hall and explore a Cincinnatiborn comic, MeSseD. The comic follows Lilliput, a tour guide to what lies beneath our feet, battling creatures and clogs to make sure the city’s wastewater continues to flow. Here, the seemingly disparate worlds of sewer management and science fiction collide in a mixed-media art exhibit and immersive audio-visual experience.

Walk through the world with other attendees, while learning about MeSseD and the city’s Metropolitan Sewer District. Through June 16. $6; $4 17 and under. Union Hall, 1311 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine, messedcomics.com/tunneltour.

on the covers of a list of magazines ranging from Time to Mad. 6 p.m. Free admission. Cincinnati Art Museum, Fath Auditorium, 953 Eden Park Drive, Eden Park, cincinnatiartmuseum.org.

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Californian Psych Rock outfit JJUUJJUU. 5:30 p.m. doors; 7 p.m. show. Tickets start at $20.

Riverbend Music Center, 6295 Kellogg Ave., California, riverbend.org.

Gnosis. Inspired by the works of David Bowie and Lou Reed, this Off-Broadway classic draws from Rock’s theatrical flourishes to deliver an experience that will excite fans of theater and music alike. Through July 1. Tickets start at $35.

Ensemble Theatre, 1127 Vine St., Over-theRhine, ensemblecincinnati.org.

Findlay Market Happy Hour — Findlay Market has extended its hours for a happy hour series at the Biergarten. On Tuesdays, it’s Tuesday Mug Club. Buy a $7 Market Mug Club mug and from 4-8 p.m., get $1 off any draft beer (that means $2 off during happy hour 4-6 p.m.). 4-8 p.m. Free admission. Findlay Market, 1801 Race St., Over-the-Rhine, findlaymarket.org.

Queer Yoga in the Queen City — Join teacher Trisha Durham for a thoughtfully sequenced and radically inclusive yoga class featuring a curated playlist of queer artists and icons. 11 a.m.-noon. $10 suggested donation. The Yoga Bar, 15 W. 14th St., Over-the-Rhine, facebook.com/ cincyqueeryoga.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13

Cincy Top 10 Food Tour — Enjoy a tasty sightseeing tour that stops by 10 Cincinnati landmarks and five restaurants for which the city is famous. The jaunt includes lunch, an all-day streetcar pass and a three-hour tour. Tasting locations include Taste of Belgium, Graeter’s, Skyline, Holtman’s and more. 10 a.m. $49 adult; $39 children. Leaves from Taste of Belgium, 16 W. Freedom Way, Downtown, riversidefoodtours.com.

Dumplings Around the World with Tablespoon Cooking Co. — In this class, you’ll make little dough pockets filled with meat, cheese and veggies. Explore dumplings from different countries and sip on wine, beer or non-alcoholic beverages during class. 6-9 p.m. $75. Findlay Kitchen, 1719 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, findlaykitchen.org.

Summer Cinema at Washington Park: National Lampoons Vacation — Free films return to the park Wednesdays in summer. Bring a blanket or lawn chair, grab snacks from the concession stand and get ready to watch an assortment of movies on the big screen. This week, it’s National Lampoons Vacation. Films start at dusk. Free admission. Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, washingtonpark. org.

Confederate Currency: The Color of Money at the Freedom Center — John W. Jones was working as a graphic artist at a blueprint firm some two-decades ago when he stumbled upon a Confederate bank note with a picture of enslaved Africans picking cotton.

Jones has juxtaposed the framed propaganda images of grinning enslaved people diligently tending to the demands of the American economy with his own artwork. Through July 13. $5 with general admission: $15 adults; $13 seniors; $10.50 children ages 3-12. National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 E. Freedom Way, Downtown, freedomcenter.org.

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Cincinnati Opera’s La Traviata — Giuseppe Verdi’s three-act masterpiece is an operatic staple: an influential work that has gained popularity over the course of its lifespan thanks to Verdi’s radical realism. French Soprano Norah Amsellem will return as courtesan Violetta Valéry. 7:30 p.m. June 14, 16, 20 and 22.

Tickets start at $35. Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, cincinnatiopera.org.

FRIDAY, JUNE 15

Jungle Jim’s International Craft Beer Fest — More than 100 breweries — including Fifty West, Ballast Point, Kona, Braxton, Jackie O’s and SweetWater — will be serving up more than 400 international, unique and rare brews during the 12th-annual International Beer Fest. 7:30 p.m. June 15; 7:30 p.m. 16. $45-$55 per day; $25 designated driver. Jungle Jim’s, 5440 Dixie Highway, Fairfield, junglejims.com.

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MainStrasse Village Original Goettafest — This fest features goetta on and in everything — sandwiches, pizza, cheese, brownies, chili and so much more — plus games, arts and crafts, live music and activities for kids. 5-11:30 p.m. June 15; noon-11:30 p.m. June 16; noon-9 p.m. June 17. Free admission. MainStrasse Village, 406 W. Sixth St., Covington, Ky., mainstrasse.org.

Florence Freedom Star Wars Night — You don’t need to travel to a galaxy far, far away to snag that clutch photo-op with C-3PO. Shift into hyperdrive en route to UC Health Stadium, where the Florence Freedom will don droidthemed jerseys as they take on the Schaumburg Boomers. Star Wars-themed music and sounds will play over the speakers as characters wander the bleachers. Make sure to keep a lightsaber handy. 7:05. p.m. Tickets start at $9. UC Health Stadium, 7950 Freedom Way, Florence, Ky., florencefreedom.com.

SATURDAY, JUNE 16

Juneteenth Festival — Commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, Cincinnati’s 31st-annual Juneteenth Festival fills Eden Park with live music, food and fun. The event kicks off with a parade and features a special Father’s Day concert on Sunday. June 16-17. Free. Eden Park, 950 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams, juneteenthcincinnati.org.

Celtic Woman: Homecoming — Classically and traditionally trained Irish female musicians take to the stage to celebrate the legacy and culture of the Emerald Isle with a one-of-a-kind live act with an epic stage production. 7:30 p.m. $42.50-$103.50. Aronoff Center for the Arts, 650 Walnut St., Downtown, cincinnatiarts.org.

Cincinnati.com Wine & Food Experience — The Cincinnati Food + Wine Classic is now Cincinnati.com’s Wine & Food Experience, a culinary showcase featuring the city’s best food, wine, beer and spirits from local and national chefs and mixologists, including headliner Graham Elliot. Noon-4 p.m. Grand Tasting: $85$100; VIP: $120-$135; Graham Elliot’s Chef’s Package: $180. Yeatman’s Cove, 705 E. Pete Rose Way, Downtown, wineandfood.cincinnati. com.

Luke Bryan — Country superstar Luke Bryan’s What Makes You Country Tour includes special guests Sam Hunt, Jon Pardi, Morgan Wallen and DJ Rock. This stadium-filler takes over Great American Ball Park for an evening of

Country’s hottest hitmakers. 3:30 p.m. gates. $20-$102.50 general admission. Great American Ball Park, 100 Joe Nuxhall Way, Downtown, mlb.com/reds/tickets/concerts/luke-bryan.

Celestial Sips — Celebrate the Summer Solstice with a wine tasting under the stars. Wines will be hand-selected by The Wine Merchant; each guest gets four drink tickets. The evening also includes tours, a silent auction and photo booth. 8-11 p.m. $60; $50 members. Cincinnati Observatory, 3489 Observatory Place, Mount Lookout, cincinnatiobservatory.org.

Saturday Cinema Series at Video Archive — Quentin Tarantino-themed bar and movie rental store The Video Archive screens a feature film on the Cinema Patio every Saturday this summer. This week’s movie is Enter the Dragon.

9 p.m. Free admission. The Video Archive, 965 E. McMillan St., Walnut Hills, gorillacinemapresents.com.

Summer Solstice Lavender Festival — Peaceful Acres Lavender Farm is in full bloom.

Try lavender-infused foods, pick your own organic lavender fresh from the field, make your own wreaths and wands, practice yoga in the field, listen to live music and more. For its 10th anniversary, the fest has added new workshops and educational talks. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. June 16; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. June 17. Free. Peaceful Acres Lavender Farm, 2387 Martinsville Road, Martinsville, Ohio, peacefulacreslavenderfarm.com.

SUNDAY, JUNE 17

Burlington Antique Show — This antiques and vintage-only collectibles market features more than 200 dealers hawking everything from giant metal letters and vintage postcards to industrial lighting, old globes, 1960s Fiestaware and more.

It’s generally pretty crowded, so if you’re a real hunter, aim for early-bird admission ($6; 6-8 a.m.). 6 a.m.-3 p.m. $4 starting at 8 a.m. Boone County Fairgrounds, 5819 Idlewild Road, Burlington, Ky., burlingtonantiqueshow.com.

Bring Your Shorty Day at 16-Bit — 16-Bit Bar+Arcade opens its doors to gamers of all ages for a limited time. Parents can enjoy $1 off craft drafts all day long. Noon-5 p.m. Free admission. 16-Bit Bar+Arcade, 1331 Walnut St., Over-the-Rhine, 16-bitbar.com.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch — This Glam Rock musical follows gender-crossed East German singer Hedwig Robinson as her band tours in the shadow of fellow rocker Tommy

Celtic Fest Ohio — It’s the final day to Erin Go Braugh at Renaissance Park in Waynesville.

Celtic Fest Ohio features tons of live Celtic Rock bands, plus other entertainment, like the 42nd Royal Highlanders pipes/fife/drum band, Celtic Academy of Irish Dance, the Columbus Celtic Dancers and other cultural entities. There will also be traditional Scottish, Irish and English fare (plus some American) and drinks including Guinness, Harp, Smithwicks, Magners Irish Cider and more. 6-10 p.m. June 15; noon-11 p.m. June 16; noon-6 p.m. June 17. $12 oneday; $18 weekend admission. Renaissance Park, 10542 E. State Route 73, Waynesville, Ohio, celticfestohio.com.

MONDAY, JUNE 18

Reds Day at the Zoo — Meet your favorite rosters of animals and Reds players at the Cincinnati Zoo’s Ameritas Wings of Wonder Theater for an exclusive Q&A session at 11:30 a.m. Seating is first come, first served. Keep an eye out for mascots on patrol: Gapper, Mr. Red, Rosie and Mr. Redlegs will walk the zoo’s grounds from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free with general admission: $19 adults; $13 children and seniors.

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, 3400 Vine St., Avondale, cincinnatizoo.org.

TUESDAY, JUNE 19

Cincinnati Reds: Fiona the Hippo Ticket Package — There’s more zoo and Reds crossover on Tuesday: Cheer on the Reds as they take on the Detroit Tigers in inter-league play. Tickets to this game include an exclusive Fiona bobblehead, a must-have for any fan of the Reds or the Cincinnati Zoo. 7:10 p.m. Fiona tickets $25-$80. Great American Ball Park, 100 Joe Nuxhall Way, Downtown, reds.com.

Fountain Feud — Presented by Last Call Trivia, this game show-inspired contest challenges teams to identify the most popular responses to surveys. Though Steve Harvey won’t be on site to provide wacky reactions to your answers, there will be plenty of specials on beer, wine and liquor at the bar, which should provide some much-needed hilarity of a different sort. 7 p.m.

Free. Fountain Square, Fifth and Vine streets, Downtown, myfountainsquare.com.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20

Chess Club — Can’t tell a rook from a bishop?

Don’t let that stop you from joining the Clermont County Public Library’s chess club. Open to beginners and enthusiasts alike, these monthly meetings will help you get acquainted with the game, learning new rules and strategies as you improve. Unlock your inner Grandmaster. 3:30 p.m. Free. Clermont County Public Library Amelia Branch, 58 Maple St. Amelia, clermontlibrary.org.

THURSDAY, JUNE 21

No Response Festival — This two-day festival features some of Experimental music’s most

infamous innovators, including Body/Head, a collaboration between Kim Gordon and Bill Nace, and Japanese No Wave veteran Ikue Mori. 7 p.m. door; 8 p.m. show June 21 and 22. $25 advance; $30 day-of show. Woodward Theater, 1404 Main St., Over-the-Rhine, woodwardtheater.com.

Ault Park June Summer Music Festival — Features live music from Gen X, plus beer, wine and food available for purchase. Christian Moerlein will be providing the beer, with food from Eli’s BBQ and Hungry Bros. Kids activities until 8 p.m. 6-10 p.m. Free admission. Ault Park, 5090 Observatory Circle, Hyde Park, facebook. com/aultparkcincinnati.

FRIDAY, JUNE 22

Panegyri Greek Festival — Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church hosts their annual celebration featuring authentic Greek cuisine, music, dancing, raffles, games, amusement rides and more. 5-11 p.m. June 22; 3-11 p.m. June 23; 1-8 p.m. June 24. $2 adults; free for children 12 and under. Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 7000 Winton Road, Finneytown, panegyri.com.

Outlaw Music Festival — The Willie Nelsonheadlined Outlaw Music Festival Tour began two years ago as a one-off event in Scranton, Pa. featuring Nelson, Neil Young, Sheryl Crow and others. It became a “tour” in 2017. For the local date of this year’s Outlaw Music Festival, Nelson is joined by modern Folk, Americana and Country favorites like The Head and the Heart, Old Crow Medicine Show and Sturgill Simpson, all of whom could (and do) pack theaters on their own merit. 4:30 p.m. $21.50-$375. Riverbend Music Center, 6295 Kellogg Ave., California, riverbend.org.

SATURDAY, JUNE 23

Brunched — Hosted by CityBeat, the best restaurants in town unite for a big-ass brunch celebration featuring bottomless bloody marys and mimosas, food samples from breakfast and lunch favorites, screwdrivers, bellinis, Irish coffee, craft beer, live music, brunch swag and more. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. $35; $50 VIP. American Sign Museum, 1330 Monmouth Ave., Camp Wasington, brunchedcincy.com.

Northside Music Festival — A snapshot of Cincinnati’s eclectic and music-rich Northside neighborhood with a one-night-only music showcase featuring local and regional bands of different genres on three stages. 5 p.m.-2 a.m.

Free. Northside Tavern, 4163 Hamilton Ave., Northside, northsidemusicfestival.com.

Kidz Bop Live — Clean, Kid(z)-friendly versions of your favorite radio hits — live and in concert.

Delivering an experience that’s akin to listening to the radio, only performed by pint-sized karaoke singers, Kidz Bop Live gives you and your own kidz the opportunity to get down to Top 40 bops, sans expletives. 4 p.m. Tickets start at $23.50. Riverbend Music Center, 6295 Kellogg Ave., California, riverbend.org.

The Peach Truck Tour — The Peach Truck is on tour with fresh Georgia peaches, stopping through Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Michigan. A 25-pound box of Freestone Georgia Peaches is $40, and pecans (shelled and halved) are $14 per pound. Find a full list of tour stops at thepeachtruck.com.

3-5 p.m. Bargains and Buyouts, 5150 Glencrossing Way, Western Hills, facebook.com/ thepeachtruck.

Dog Day of Summer at Spring Grove Cemetery — The 11th-annual Dog Day of Summer at Spring Grove is one of two days a year that dogs are allowed on the arboretum’s grounds.

Responsible pet owners and good dogs are invited to explore more than 45 miles of paved roads and 400 developed acres of park. Tails of Hope will be on site with adoptable dogs and Spring Grove will host a Remembrance Service for lost pets. Additional events include a Dogwood Trail Walk, pet photo keepsakes, a picnic for pooches and their people, guess the treats contest and more. All pets are required to register. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum, 4521 Spring Grove Ave., Spring Grove Village, springgrove.org.

MONDAY, JUNE 25

Christmas in July — If you’re still waiting on a visit from the Polar Express, EnterTRAINment Junction’s round trip to the North Pole might be the next best thing. This walk-through experience includes a tour of Santa’s workshop, the reindeer stables and a visit with Kris Kringle himself. Through July 31. Tickets start at $9.95.

EnterTRAINment Junction, 7379 Squire Court West Chester, entertrainmentjunction.com.

Grizzly Bear and Spoon — Grizzly Bear and Spoon co-headline this tour with opener Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith. 5:30 p.m. doors; 7 p.m. show. $21-$50. PNC Pavilion, 6295 Kellogg Ave., California, riverbend.org.

Monday Night Trivia at Taft’s Ale House — Wager points depending on how confident you are in your answers and compete to win one of three gift cards. Questions range from music and television to history and science. Taft’s trivia night special offers two sliders and a beer for $10. 8-10 p.m. Free. Taft’s Ale House, 1429 Race St., Over-the-Rhine, taftsalehouse.com.

Strauss Troy Market — Stock up on a wide variety of local food and handcrafted goods, from pastries to accessories to dog treats. A summertime tradition that takes place every Tuesday during lunchtime, this shopping experience is the perfect chance to engage with your local community while grabbing some quality

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Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks — The former Pavement frontman brings his whimsical Indie Rock songcraft to the Woodward Theater on the strength of The Jicks’ latest album, Sparkle Hard. They’ll be joined by Lithics, a Punk band based in Portland, Ore. whose new album Mating Surfaces came out in May via Kill Rock Stars. 7:30 p.m. doors; 8:30 p.m. show. $22 advance; $25 day-of show. The Woodward Theater, 1404 Main St., Over-the-Rhine, woodwardtheater.com.

Rhinegeist Fifth Anniversary — The brewery’s fifth anniversary transforms the building into a collection of attractions worthy of the Guinness Book of World Records, like sweeping views of natural wonders, complemented by a lineup of rare beers and surprises. Noon-2 a.m. Free admission. Rhinegeist, 1910 Elm St., Over-theRhine, rhinegeist.com.

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Cincinnati Pride Parade and Festival — Pride Week activities culminate with this large-scale parade and festival downtown, featuring food, drinks, vendors, live entertainment and more.

Visit cincinnatipride.org for updates and parade routes. 11 a.m.- 9 p.m. Free. Sawyer Point, 705 E. Pete Rose Way, Downtown, cincinnatipride. org.

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Cincinnati Opera’s The Coronation of Poppea — In this Baroque masterpiece by Monteverdi, Poppea is in love with Emperor Nero and wants him... and his crown. Nero’s wife and empress Octavia crafts elaborate schemes to hold onto her power, but the gods are on Poppea’s side.

Sung in Italian with projected translations.

Through July 1. $39-$109. SCPA’s Corbett Theater, 108 W. Central Parkway, Downtown, cincinnatiopera.org.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27

Designer Playtest Night at The Rook — Play tabletop games created by local designers — or submit your own game — at The Rook the final Wednesday of every month. 7-10 p.m. Free; food and drink purchase encouraged. The Rook OTR, 1115 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine, therookotr. com.

One Night One Craft: Hand Lettering — Cleveland artist and hand-lettering expert Lisa Quine takes you through the basic steps of learning fonts. Get an inked quote of your choosing. Each guest will get pens and other materials. Cocktails available. 6-8 p.m. $20; $15 members. Contemporary Arts Center, 44 E. Sixth St., Downtown, contemporaryartscenter. org.

Summer Cinema at Washington Park: Love and Basketball — Free films return to the park Wednesdays in summer. Bring a blanket or lawn chair, grab snacks from the concession stand and get ready to watch an assortment of movies on the big screen. This week, it’s Love and Basketball. Films start at dusk. Free admission.

Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, washingtonpark.org.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 28

Logic: The Bobby Tarantino vs. Everybody Tour — The cult-favorite emcee turned Grammy-Nominated superstar supports his latest mixtape — Bobby Tarantino II — and his third studio album, Everybody. Along for the ride are 2017 XXL Freshman Kyle (of “iSpy” fame) and Christian rapper NF. 7 p.m. Tickets start at $25. Riverbend Music Center, 6295 Kellogg Ave., California, riverbend.org.

Arcade Legacy Fight Night — Go thumb-tothumb with Cincinnati’s players at your favorite fighting games, including Super Smash Bros Melee, Smash Wii U, Street Fighter V, Tekken 7, Guilty Gear. Button-mashers need not apply.

8 p.m. Free admission. Arcade Legacy: Bar Edition, 3929 Spring Grove Ave., Northside, arcadelegacyohio.com/bar-edition.

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Jungle Jim’s Pint Night — Enjoy $3 pints from featured breweries and take home a glass. 5-9 p.m. Fridays. Free admission. Jungle Jim’s International Market, 5440 Dixie Highway, Fairfield, junglejims.com.

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The Cincinnati Skywalk Tour — Get a different perspective on the city via this walking tour, which takes you through Cincinnati’s different elevated downtown indoor skywalks. This 1-mile tour goes over streets and through buildings. 10 a.m. $20. Begins and ends at Fountain Square, Fifth and Vine streets, Downtown, cincinnatisbestwalkingtours.com.

Turner Farm Full Moon Feast — Enjoy a feast al fresco under the light of the full moon from

Turner Farm’s chef Stephanie. There will be farm-fresh and seasonal dishes that reflect upon moon cycles. Held under the full rose moon, which celebrates the intensifying of summer heat and signifies a perfect time to pick ripe strawberries. 7:30 p.m. $150. Turner Farm, 7400 Given Road, Indian Hill, turnerfarm.org.

SATURDAY, JUNE 30

FC Cincinnati vs. Ottawa Fury — Cheer on Cincinnati’s own future-MLS team as they take on the Ottawa Fury. 7:30 p.m. $10-$35 single tickets. Nippert Stadium, 2700 Bearcat Way, Clifton, fccincinnati.com.

Firecracker Festival — Get an early start on your Fourth of July Festivities! Symmes Township’s Firecracker Festival celebrates independence with live music, food, beverages and a car show. 3-11 p.m. Free. Symmes Township Park, 11600 N. Lebanon Road, Loveland, lovelandchamber.org.

Saturday Cinema Series at Video Archive — Quentin Tarantino-themed bar and movie rental store The Video Archive screens a feature film on the Cinema Patio every Saturday this summer. This week’s movie is Pulp Fiction. 9 p.m. Free admission. The Video Archive, 965 E. McMillan St., Walnut Hills, gorillacinemapresents.com.

Hyde Park Blast — This race is a way to be active and raise money to fight cancer. A 4-mile run/walk starts at 7:30 a.m. and winds through Hyde Park. Cycling races start at noon, followed by a block party at 4 p.m. with eating, drinking, dancing and chariot races. Chariot races start at 7 p.m. 6:30 a.m. registration and packet pick-up. $20-$75. Hyde Park Square, Hyde Park, events. thecurestartsnow.org/hyde-park-blast-2018.

SUNDAY, JULY 1

Queen City Underground tour — Tread the underbelly of Cincinnati during this American Legacy Tour, which navigates the city through a historic lens. Explore more than 130 saloons, bars, beer gardens and theaters. Afterward, you’ll descend beneath the city streets and discover where some of Cincinnati’s earliest residents were buried in a hidden crypt. Walk along the underground tunnels that were vital to the city’s brewery heritage. The tour ends with a look into the Christian Moerlein bottling plant and taproom. Tours last between 90 minutes and two hours. 11:30 a.m. $25. Leaves from 1332 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine, americanlegacytours.com.

Southwest Porch at Washington Park — Kick back with friends and family at the Southwest Porch in Washington Park and enjoy the open space, a round of ping-pong or a life-size game of chess. The porch offers light snacks along with a full bar featuring wine, themed cocktails and beer from local favorites like Taft’s Ale House, Rhinegeist, Christian Moerlein Brewing Co. and Fifty West. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Free admission. Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-theRhine, washingtonpark.org.

Tri-State Antique Market — Held every first Sunday through October, this antiques and vintage-only market features finds for collectors, decorators and enthusiasts. All merchandise from the more than 200 dealers is required to be at least 30 years old and out of production.

7 a.m.-3 p.m.; 6 a.m. free early bird entry. $3 adult; free 18 and under. Lawrenceburg Indiana Fairgrounds, 351 E. Eads Parkway, Lawrenceburg, Ind., lawrenceburgantiqueshow.com.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 4

Northside Fourth of July Parade — One of the city’s most colorful Fourth of July parades, the Northside parade is part of a couple of day’s-worth of festivities to celebrate America’s independence (and get day drunk). Noon. Free.

Northside, northsidejuly4.com.

Montgomery Independence Day Parade and Festival — Spend the day in suburban Cincinnati, starting with a parade along Cooper Road and ending with a kid-friendly festival in Montgomery Park. Enjoy all-American fare and a little-league ballgame at noon. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Free. Montgomery Park, 10105 Montgomery Road, Montgomery, montgomeryohio.org.

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Art on Vine — More than 70 local artists take over Fountain Square with fine art and handmade goods for sale. Noon-6 p.m. Free admission. Fountain Square, Fifth and Vine streets, Downtown, artonvinecincy.com.

MONDAY, JULY 2

Learn How to Quilt — Itching for a DIY quilt to picnic with this summer? Stop by Cincinnati Public Library’s main branch downtown for a quilting workshop any Monday morning now through January 2019. The free event will be held in the MakerSpace area and is restricted to adults, but open to all levels quilting experience — no registration required. 10 a.m.-noon.

Free. Cincinnati Public Library, 800 Vine St., Downtown, cincinnatilibrary.org.

An Apothecary Soul Garden at Krohn Conservatory — This summer floral show features flowers, herbs and greenery with an apothecary slant. Through Aug. 19. $4 adults; $2 youth; free 4 and under. Krohn Conservatory, 1501 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams, cincinnatiparks.com.

TUESDAY, JULY 3

LaRosa’s Balloon Glow —Witness colors meld and sizzle in the sky at this annual celebration, which features glowing hot air balloons, illuminating the sky over Coney Island. The grand finale, Rozzi’s Famous Fireworks display, will unfurl at 10 p.m. over Lake Como. Coney Island’s Sunlite Pool hours will be extended for a unique view of the event. 10:30 a.m.-10 p.m.

Free admission; $9 parking until 2 p.m.; $12 parking after 2 p.m.; normal rates apply for Sunlite Pool and rides. Coney Island, 6201 Kellogg Ave, California, coneyislandpark.com.

Patriotic Pops — John Morris Russell conducts the Cincinnati Pops in a concert featuring patriotic and American classics like “America the Beautiful,” “Stars and Stripes Forever,” “Proud Mary” and more. Special guests the US Army Chorus joins in. Pack a picnic to enjoy on the lawn. Free fireworks take place after the show. Concert takes place rain or shine. 8 p.m. $5-$50. Riverbend Music Center, 6295 Kellogg Ave., California, cincinnatisymphony.org.

Red, White & Blue Ash — Pat Benetar and Neil Giraldo headline this Blue Ash Fourth of July fest, with a giant fireworks display by Arthur Rozzi Pyrotechnics. There will be food trucks, restaurants and concessions available on site, with family-friendly games and carnival rides.

4-10:30 p.m. Free admission. Summit Park, 4335 Glendale Milford Road, Blue Ash, blueashevents.com.

Fourth of July Spectacular at Kings Island — Kings Island hosts one of the city’s most impressive Independence Day fireworks displays featuring a 20-minute pageant in the sky set against the backdrop of the parks’ popular rides. Rides will be open until midnight. 10 a.m.midnight. $49.99 adults; $39.99 junior/senior; $32 after 4 p.m. Kings Island, 6300 Kings Island Drive, Mason, visitkingsisland.com.

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One Man Stranger Things Starring — Waiting for Season 3 of Stranger Things will likely stretch past this summer (and winter!), but Charles “One Man Star Wars” Ross and Canadian director TJ Dawe’s parody number at Memorial Hall might bring some relief to the upside-down diehards in Cincinnati, or at the very least a nosebleed.

8 p.m. $20-$32. Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, memorialhallotr.com.

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Tuesday Tours at Vent Haven — Vent Haven, the world’s largest and only museum dedicated to the art of ventriloquism, has started offering regular Tuesday tours. Discover a collection featuring more than 900 dummies from the 19th through 21st centuries, puppets, photos, scripts, memorabilia, playbills, posters, recordings and more. The guided tour lasts about one hour.

10 a.m. and 7 p.m. $10 requested donation.

Vent Haven, 33 W. Maple Ave., Fort Mitchell, venthaven.org.

Summer Cinema at Washington Park: Independence Day — Free films return to the park Wednesdays in summer. Bring a blanket or lawn chair, grab snacks from the concession stand and get ready to watch an assortment of movies on the big screen. This week, it’s Independence Day. Films start at dusk. Free admission.

Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, washingtonpark.org.

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The Art of Yoga — Calling all downtowners, the Contemporary Arts Center is offering a midday recharge with a lunchtime yoga session. The Vinyasa Flow class is open to all levels, but you are responsible for bringing a mat, water and the intention to “be healthier, calmer and more joyous.” Led by The Yoga Bar. Noon-1 p.m.

Yoga Bar passes accepted. Contemporary Arts Center, 44 E. Sixth St., Downtown, contemporaryartscenter.org.

Stricker’s Grove Fourth of July Fireworks — Only open to the public four times a year, this privately-owned amusement park has an annual Fourth of July fireworks bash. Spend the day on their coasters and rides before taking in colorful explosions in the nighttime sky. 3-11 p.m. Free admission; $15 unlimited rides; $5 parking.

Stricker’s Grove, 11490 Hamilton-Cleves Road, Hamilton, strickersgrove.com.

blockbuster Terracotta Army: Legacy of the First Emperor of China features 120 objects — including terracotta warrior figures, arms, armor, leather and gold works, jade ornaments, ceramics and more dating from China’s Pre-Qin period (770–221 BC) to the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC).

Through Aug. 12. $16; $14 discounted online; $8 college students/seniors/children. Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams, cincinnatiartmuseum.org.

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FRIDAY, JULY 6

Weezer & Pixies with The Wombats — Longtime American Rock bands Weezer and Pixies are sharing the stage at Riverbend, with special guest The Wombats, as part of their massive summer tour of co-headlining. Expect a few new tracks from Weezer’s Pacific Daydream to make the set list, but with 25-plus years of hits from both Alternative bands, it’s difficult to anticipate where the night will lead. 7:30 p.m. $25-$79.50.

PNC Pavilion, 6295 Kellogg Ave., California, riverbend.org.

The Pretenders — Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders head to the Taft with openers The Rails. 7:30 p.m. $62-$99.50. Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown, tafttheatre.org.

Friday Flow at Washington Park — Friday Flow concerts at the park include a mix of local and touring R&B, Soul, Dance and Pop acts.

This week, see Dayton native CeCe Peniston, who dominated Billboard’s Dance Music/Club Play charts in the early ’90s and is known for her hits like “Finally.” Happy hour starts at 5 p.m.

7 p.m. Free. Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, washingtonpark.org.

SATURDAY, JULY 7

Cincinnati Opera’s The Flying Dutchman — It’s the last night to catch the supernatural high-seas folktale’s return to Queen City. The legendary Dutchman is doomed to an eternity at sea until he finds true heterosexual love on land — no easy feat when you only come ashore once every seven years. Will Senta, a sailor’s daughter, risk everything to be his one and break the curse? This performance features stunning visual projections. 7:30 p.m. $35-$180.

Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, cincinnatiopera.org.

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Saturday Cinema Series at Video Archive — Quentin Tarantino-themed bar and movie rental store The Video Archive screens a feature film on the Cinema Patio every Saturday this summer. This week’s movie is The Blues Brothers. 9 p.m. Free admission. The Video Archive, 965 E. McMillan St., Walnut Hills, gorillacinemapresents.com.

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Doug Benson at Go Bananas — Get super high with comedian Doug Benson for a special one-night engagement at Go Bananas. His Doug Loves Movies podcast will be recorded live at the club after the show. 4:20 p.m. show; 8 p.m. podcast. $20 show; $20 podcast. Go Bananas, 8410 Market Place Lane, Montgomery, gobananas.com.

Second Sunday on Main — Celebrate your pride during OTR’s monthly street festival. The event features vendors selling vintage items, handmade jewelry, art, produce and more.

Today’s theme is “MAINpride.” Entertainment includes drag queen contests and races, salsa dancing and an array of musical acts. Noon-5 p.m. Free. Main Street between 12th and Liberty streets, Over-the-Rhine, secondsundayonmain.org.

Far Flung at the Taft Museum of Art — Far Flung is a large-scale, outdoor sculpture on the grounds of the historic Taft Museum of Art by sculptor Patrick Dougherty. Dougherty has manipulated and twisted more than six tons of willow tree saplings into whirling shapes that call to mind hobbit homes, a fairy garden or a Dr. Seuss-style dream manifestation. The best part? Visitors can touch and walk through it. Far Flung will be on display for 18 months to two years and is open, for free, during regular museum hours. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free.

Taft Museum of Art, 316 Pike St., Downtown, taftmuseum.org.

MONDAY, JULY 9

The Future is Female at 21c Museum Hotel — This important exhibit consists of contemporary feminist art from the collection of 21c founders Laura Lee Brown and Steve Wilson. Organized by Chief Curator and Museum Director Alice Gray Stites, the show aims to “illuminate the legacy and persistence of the struggle for gender equality.” Through September. Free.

21c Museum Hotel, 609 Walnut St., Downtown, 21cmuseumhotels.com/cincinnati.

Trivia Night at Fountain Square — Summer brain drain might only apply to students, but fight it anyway tonight at Fountain Square with lots of rounds of fast-paced trivia and the chance to win gift card prizes. Invite all your pals to the alcohol-friendly atmosphere, but know team sizes are capped at eight. 7-9 p.m. Free. Fountain Square, Fifth and Vine streets, Downtown, myfountainsquare.com.

TUESDAY, JULY 10

Jimmy Buffett — Time to iron your Hawaiian shirt and break out the Parrothead accessories: Jimmy Buffett’s annual Riverbend stop is tonight. The 2018 “Son of a Son of a Sailor” tour is a celebration of the title-track album released 40 years ago and the muse behind the tune, Buffett’s grandfather. Party in the parking lot as hundreds of tailgaters turn the area around Riverbend into Margaritaville. 8 p.m. $36-$146.

Riverbend Music Center, 6295 Kellogg Ave., California, riverbend.org.

Janelle Monàe — Janelle Monàe brings her Dirty Computer tour to the Taft Theatre with St. Beauty. 7:30 p.m. $39.50-$75. Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown, tafttheatre.org.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 11

Summer Cinema at Washington Park: The Lion King — Free films return to the park Wednesdays in summer. Bring a blanket or lawn chair, grab snacks from the concession stand and get ready to watch an assortment of movies on the big screen. This week, it’s The Lion King.

Films start at dusk. Free admission. Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, washingtonpark.org.

Kesha and Macklemore at Riverbend — On the heels of her first Grammy-nominated album Rainbow, Kesha will take the stage tonight at Riverbend, joined by Macklemore, whose recent Gemini release marks the first artist’s first solo effort in over a decade. “Once Kesha takes the stage, it’s almost like she’s the preacher ready to deliver one hell of an inspirational sermon — in the happiest, sparkliest church you’ll ever witness” Billboard boded. That’s one Amen we don’t want to miss. 7 p.m. July 10. $30.50$112.50. Riverbend Music Center, 6295 Kellogg Ave., California, riverbend.org.

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FRIDAY, JULY 13

Spring Grove Date Night Outdoor Movie — Bring a blanket or chair to Spring Grove’s Rose Garden for dinner and a movie. Food trucks will be on site to provide the bites. Movie TBD. 7 p.m. food trucks; 9 p.m. movie. Free. Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum, 4521 Spring Grove Ave., Spring Grove Village, springgrove. org.

Cinema in the City: Elf — Mount Adams’ Seasongood Pavilion hosts free outdoor movies.

This time, it’s Christmas in July! Watch Elf, with pre-show music from the Sound Body Jazz Orchestra. There will be pizza from Fireside Pizza and ice pops from streetpops. 7 p.m. Free admission. Seasongood Pavilion, 950 Eden Park Drive, Eden Park, mtadamscincy.org.

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to Fountain Square for their “World Fare” event, featuring a variety of vendors that specialize in international cuisine. Don’t sweat if you’re busy today, the flavorful festival returns every Wednesday. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Fountain Square, Fifth and Vine streets, Downtown, myfountainsquare.com.

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Cocktails for Conservation — Chill with residents of the Cincinnati Zoo and their handlers, all while sipping on specialized zoo-themed cocktails, chowing on appetizers and enjoying live music. All proceeds go to the zoo’s Lindner Center for the Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife. 6:30-9 p.m. $40-$50.

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, 3400 Vine St., Avondale, cincinnatizoo.org.

Drink and Draw: Art Trivia — Scott Holzman and Lindsay Nehls are the hosts of this artcentric trivia night. 6-8 p.m. Free. Contemporary Arts Center, 44 E. Sixth St., Downtown, contemporaryartscenter.org.

Date Night in the Kitchen — Whether you’re 10 years deep into commitment or meeting up for a second Tinder date, learning to whip up a new meal at Jungle Jim’s sounds like an enticing opportunity to spice things up. Chef Ellen Mueller’s menu for the night will consist of steak au poivre with congnac sauce, mashed potatoes with goat cheese and chives, over roasted ratatouille and nutella brownie tart. 6-8:30 p.m.

Jungle Jim’s International Market, 5440 Dixie Highway, Fairfield, junglejims.com.

Shakespeare in the Park: A Midsummer Night’s Dream — Professional Cincy Shakes actors will present three free Bard productions — A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo & Juliet and Julius Caesar — at parks, community centers and other venues. Last summer these shows were attended by more than 10,000 people. Tonight, players will perform scenes from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. 6:30 p.m.

Free admission. Taft Museum of Art front lawn, 316 Pike St., Downtown, cincyshakes.com.

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Bacon, Bourbon and Brew Festival — This fest features copious pork products, bourbon and beer. Munch on bacon, walk the streets of Newport and enjoy live music, games and activities while you’re at it. 5-11 p.m. July 13; noon-11 p.m. July 14; noon-9 p.m. July 15. Free.

Newport Riverfront, 1 Levee Way, Newport, Ky., newportky.gov.

The O.F.F. Market — Support local artists, farmers and small business owners across the region today at MadTree Brewing Company, where they’ll be set up and selling goods, foods and beverages. The pop-up marketplace recurs monthly throughout the summer. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Free admission. MadTree, 3301 Madison Road, Oakley, facebook.com/ theoffmarket.

Bastille Day Celebration! — What better way to celebrate French Revolutionaries’ historic unity than with live music and street café vendors in downtown Montgomery? The kidfriendly festival also features a historic walking tour around Montgomery’s landmark homes and buildings at 1 p.m. Noon-11 p.m. Free admission. Downtown Montgomery between Remington and Cooper roads, montgomeryohio.org.

Ice Cream 5K — Starting at Sawyer Point and racing along the riverfront, this event benefits Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. The 5K event will also offer a 1-mile kids’ race and a baby/toddler crawl. Participants can cool down afterward with some much-needed ice cream. Run begins 8:45 a.m. $40 registration; $25 Kids’ Run; $10 Baby/ Toddler Crawl/Walk. Sawyer Point, 705 E. Pete Rose Way, Downtown, icecreamrun5k.com.

Friday Flow at Washington Park — Slide out of the weekday blues at Friday Flow, Washington Park’s recurring summer R&B series. Music starts at 7 p.m. on the Civic Lawn, with headliners taking the stage around 9 p.m. 7 p.m. Free.

Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, washingtonpark.org.

I Love the ’90s Tour — Break out the Zubaz pants: The I Love the ’90s nostalgia tour features the biggest names in Rap, Hip Hop and R&B from the decade. The revolving lineup features Salt N Pepa and Spinderella, All 4 One, Biz Markie, Young MC and Montell Jordan in Cincy. 7:30 p.m. $36.50-$93. U.S. Bank Arena, 100 Broadway St., Downtown, usbankarena. com.

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Market Bleu — Market Bleu, held quarterly at the Contemporary Arts Center, showcases elevated handmade products and fine arts from local vendors. The streamlined approach means there is a focus on high-quality works from working artists — think an upscale flea with vetted

Janet Jackson: State of the World Tour — The iconic Ms. Jackson heads to Cincinnati on her State of the World Tour, featuring some of her biggest dance anthems and ballads. 8 p.m. $29.95-$179.95. Riverbend Music Center, 6295 Kellogg Ave., California, riverbend.org.

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Friday the 13th at Video Archive — Quentin Tarantino-themed bar and movie rental store The Video Archive screens a feature film on the Cinema Patio every Saturday this summer. This week’s film is a double feature. On Friday, the bar screens Friday the 13th and on Saturday, it’s Die Hard. 9 p.m. Free admission. The Video Archive, 965 E. McMillan St., Walnut Hills, gorillacinemapresents.com.

vendors. And the evening hours mean it’s a perfect place to pop by before or after dinner or cocktails. 5-10 p.m. Free admission. Contemporary Arts Center, 44 E. Sixth St., Downtown, marketbleu.com.

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The Secret Society of Spirits: Midsummer Mixology — Memorial Hall is hosting an educational/recreational cocktail session for Cincinnati enthusiasts, featuring instruction of three cocktails along with surprise culinary partners to cook up complementary treats. The secret society welcomes mixers of all levels of mastery.

4 p.m. $36-$40. Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, memorialhallotr.com.

Burlington Antique Show — This antiques and vintage-only collectibles market features more than 200 dealers hawking everything from giant metal letters and vintage postcards to industrial lighting, old globes, 1960s Fiestaware and more.

It’s generally pretty crowded, so if you’re a real hunter, aim for early-bird admission ($6; 6-8 a.m.). 6 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. $4 starting at 8 a.m. Boone County Fairgrounds, 5819 Idlewild Road, Burlington, Ky., burlingtonantiqueshow. com.

Hyde Park Farmers Market — Head to Hyde Park Square every Sunday this summer for presentations from local chefs and environmental educators; local products from more than 30 vendor; and special events and activities.

9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Free admission. Hyde Park Square, Erie Avenue and Edwards Road, Hyde Park, hydeparkfarmersmarket.com.

MONDAY, JULY 16

Monday Night Trivia at Taft’s — Put your brain to the test at Taft’s Ale House every Monday night during a general knowledge trivia game.

Categories include everything from music to science to television, with first- through third-place winners taking home a gift card. Every trivia night, order up two sliders and a beer for $10.

8-10 p.m. Free admission. Taft’s Ale House, 1429 Race St., Over-the-Rhine, taftsalehouse. com.

CityBeat Burger Week — A week dedicated to an American delicacy: the hamburger. Feast upon culinary artistry sculpted from sizzling patties and crafted by chefs across Greater Cincinnati, each armed with their own take on the burger. Cincinnati Burger Week ultimately aims to get people to embrace the food and culture of the Queen City. Get out, take a bite to eat and try something new. July 16-22. Prices and venues vary, citybeat.com.

1919: The Year that Changed Baseball — Cincinnati is the birthplace of the first professional baseball team, and the city that promoted the merger of the National League and American League and the creation of the world Series.

The controversial 1919 World Series took place between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago White Sox in town, made famous for the Black Sox Scandal — a big match-fixing drama wherein members of the White Sox were accused of intentionally losing the game in exchange for cash. This American Legacy Tour takes guests on a walking tour of downtown Cincinnati to talk about the city’s role in shaping the game of baseball. 10 a.m. $25. Tour begins at Cincinnati USA Visitor Center, 511 Walnut St., Downtown, americanlegacytours.com.

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Urban Basin Bicycle Club — This Tuesday night bike ride takes street-prepared riders through the urban basin (aka downtown, OTR, Northern Kentucky and the Mill Creek Valley) to explore the sights and scenery. The ride ends at a bar. 6:30 p.m. Free. Rides meet at Fountain Square, Fifth and Vine streets, Downtown, facebook.com/groups/391316300890025.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 18

Summer Cinema at Washington Park: A League of Their Own — Free films return to the park Wednesdays in summer. Bring a blanket or lawn chair, grab snacks from the concession stand and get ready to watch an assortment of movies on the big screen. This week, it’s A League of Their Own. Films start at dusk. Free admission. Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, washingtonpark.org.

Macy’s Kids, Cultures, Critters and Crafts Festival — Attend a special day at the zoo in support of Learning Through Art Childhood Literacy Programs. For today only, general admission to the zoo is $1. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. July 18. $1 general admission; $10 Zoo adventure ticket. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, 3400 Vine St., Avondale, cincinnatizoo.org.

BB Riverboats Captain’s Lunch Cruise — Eat lunch on the water during this two-hour cruise, which includes a buffet-style meal, games and entertainment. 11 a.m. boarding; noon sailing. $41 adults; $25 kids. BB Riverboats, 101 Riverboat Row, Newport, Ky., bbriverboats.com.

Fifth St., Downtown, tafttheatre.org.

Schützenfest — America’s longest-running German fest has its roots in medieval times (the era, not the restaurant). A marksman saved a child from an eagle attack by shooting the bird and people began celebrating this event with a festival. Germans brought the Schützenfest to Cincinnati in the 1860s with an event that includes the shooting of a hand-carved eagle, authentic German food, live German music, rides, attractions and German and domestic beer (and wine). 6 p.m.-midnight July 20; 4 p.m.-midnight July 21; 1-9 p.m. July 22. Free.

Kolping Society, 10235 Mill Road, Finneytown, schuetzenfestcincy.com.

SATURDAY, JULY 21

Saturday Cinema Series at Video Archive — Quentin Tarantino-themed bar and movie rental store The Video Archive screens a feature film on the Cinema Patio every Saturday this summer. This week’s movie is Tombstone. 9 p.m. Free admission. The Video Archive, 965 E. McMillan St., Walnut Hills, gorillacinemapresents.com.

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit at Riverbend — Witness ultra-celebrated Jason Isbell perform alongside his band, the 400 Unit, with a special appearance by Hiss Golden Messenger. The band’s most recent release, The Nashville Sound, crushed the charts and took home two awards at this year’s Grammy’s, Best Americana Album and Best Americana Roots Song. Patrons who purchase a ticket will be treated to a pre-show craft beer tasting. 7 p.m. $23.50-$59. PNC Pavilion, 6295 Kellogg Ave., California, riverbend.org.

The City Flea — Cincinnati’s original curated urban flea market returns to Washington Park with more than 160 vendors. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Free admission. Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, thecityflea.com.

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SUNDAY, JULY 22

Vino at the Memo: The Art of Wine — Broaden your cultural horizons tonight with a joint event between Memorial Hall and the Cincinnati Wine Festival. In addition to the complementary “lite bites,” the wine tasting session will highlight the artwork and historical artifacts inside Memorial Hall. 6 p.m. $50. Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, memorialhallotr.com.

Vans Warped Tour — When Warped returns to Riverbend for its final time — a regular stop over the past 24 years — the lineup will include Story Untold, The Amity Affliction, The Interrupters, Bowling For Soup, Less Than Jake, Broadside, Tonight Alive, The Maine, Twiztid, Mayday Parade, Unearth, Motionless In White, We The Kings, Palaye Royale, 3OH!3, Every Time I Die, Real Friends, Reel Big Fish, Four Year Strong and Silverstein, among many others. 11 a.m. $37.50. Riverbend Music Center, 6295 Kellogg Ave., California, riverbend.org.

FRIDAY, JULY 20

Cincinnati Opera’s Another Brick in the Wall — Rock and opera fans unite for the U.S. premiere of Another Brick in the Wall, an opera based on Pink Floyd’s legendary 1979 album, The Wall. Through July 31. $35-$195. Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, cincinnatiopera.org.

Roots Revival — Stomp to the beat of Bluegrass, Roots and Americana music every Friday at Washington Park’s bandstand area. Park concessions include a full bar and food form Eli’s BBQ. 7-9 p.m. Free. Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, washingtonpark.org Fleet Foxes — Fleet Foxes support their latest and long-awaited third album, Crack Up, at the Taft. 8 p.m. $37.50-$47.50. Taft Theatre, 317 E.

Saturnday — If conditions are clear, this will be the best day to see Saturn. Join the Cincinnati Observatory for telescopes, talks and tours.

9-11 p.m. Free admission. Cincinnati Observatory, 3489 Observatory Place, Mount Lookout, cincinnatiobservatory.org.

Neil Hamburger — America’s Funnyman takes the stage at the Woodward Theater for a night of stand-up comedy and taking shots at his exwife. Hamburger, a character project of Australian comedian and musician Gregg Tarkington, has performed at Madison Square Garden and on Jimmy Kimmel Live! 7:30 p.m. $20 advance; $25 day of. Under 21 pays $5 cash surcharge at the door. Woodward Theater, 1404 Main St., Over-the-Rhine, woodwardtheater.com.

Brunch Before the Ballpark — Hang out at Fountain Square before the Red’s afternoon home game for brunch foods from local food trucks and drinks from the Fountain Square Bar. Walk down to the ball park at game time or watch the action from the square on the giant Fifth Third LED board. 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Free.

Fountain Square, Fifth and Vine streets, Downtown, myfountainsquare.com.

Summer Bake Sale at Please — OTR eatery Please is hosting a series of part brunch/part pop-up “bake sales” with some of the finest female pastry chefs in the country — all complemented by featured wines, exclusively from female winemakers. Zoe Taylor is the featured chef in July. Taylor is a decorated pastry chef from Milktooth in Indianapolis and an outspoken advocate about gender bias and injustice in the restaurant industry. Events are first come, first served. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free admission. Please, 1405 Clay St., Over-the-Rhine, pleasecincinnati. com.

MONDAY, JULY 23

True Theatre presents trueBLUE — True Theater presents true stories themed around “blue,” which can call to mind anything from the police to the ocean to the color of grandma’s hair. 7:30 p.m. $25 advance; $30 day of. Memorial Hall,

1225 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, memorialhallotr. com.

TUESDAY, JULY 24

Cincinnati Reds vs. St. Louis Cardnials — Our hometown heroes take on the St. Louis Cardinals in their second series together this month.

Grab a hot dog or two in case the need arises to eat your sorrows away, but just remember– there’s no crying in baseball, folks. 7:10 p.m.

Tickets start at $5. Great American Ball Park, 100 Joe Nuxhall Way, Downtown, reds.com.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 25

Radiohead — The English Rock group is coming to Cincinnati as part of a rare North American tour. The three-time Grammy Awardwinning band has sold out in cities like New York and Chicago, but there’s still a chance to snag a ticket for their Queen City stop. The band plays U.S. Bank Arena as an extension of its A Moon Shaped Pool tour — the band’s first U.S. tour since spring 2017. 5:30 p.m. doors; 7:30 p.m. show. $65-$85. U.S. Bank Arena, 100 Broadway St., Downtown, usbankarena.com.

Party on the Purple — Every Wednesday night this summer there’s a party on the Purple People Bridge with live music, drinks and food trucks to raise money for bridge maintenance.

This week, reminisce on the ’90s with cover band Buzz Bin. 6-11 p.m. Free admission. Purple People Bridge, purplepeoplebridge.com.

Florence Freedom: Christmas in July: Fiona Snow Globe — Christmas comes early for Florence Freedom. The team has partnered with the Cincinnati Zoo to present a one-of-a-kind snow globe featuring Fiona the hippo. Part of a prepurchase ticket package, these 250ish globes will sell out quickly. Even if you don’t get a hippopotamus for Christmas, the Freedom will still be wearing ugly sweater jerseys as they take on the Normal Cornbelters. 6:35 p.m. $9; $16 snow globe seats. UC Health Stadium, 7950 Freedom Way, Florence, florencefreedom.com.

Summer Cinema at Washington Park: Jumanji — Free films return to the park Wednesdays in summer. Bring a blanket or lawn chair, grab snacks from the concession stand and get ready to watch an assortment of movies on the big screen. This week, it’s Jumanji. Films start at dusk. Free admission. Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, washingtonpark. org.

THURSDAY, JULY 26

Cincinnati Music Festival — After an opening night that features MC Lyte and DJ Jazzy Jeff, the fest presents the kind of performers that have become the event’s bread and butter, with legacy acts Boyz II Men, Charlie Wilson (of The Gap Band), After 7 and Xscape. Day 2 includes fest favorites like The O’Jays and Keith Sweat, as well as Hip Hop/Neo Soul pals The Roots, Common and Jill Scott. Cincinnati’s own Bootsy Collins also performs on the fest’s second day.

July 26-28. $50-$150. Paul Brown Stadium, 1 Paul Brown Way, Downtown, cincymusicfestival.com.

Salsa on the Square — Cha-Cha the night away and hone your Salsa skills with Fountain Square’s weekly event. Salsa bands, skilled instructors and dancers will teach you moves.

7-10 p.m. Free. Fountain Square, Fifth and Vine streets, Downtown, myfountainsquare.com.

FRIDAY, JULY 27

Summer Sips at Ault Park — Come out to this vodka and tequila tasting fundraiser to support

Ault Park. Sample up to seven of more than 40 clear and infused vodkas and tequilas, supplemented by lots of mixers, snacks and plenty of Cincinnati’s favorite food trucks. Wine by the glass will be available for those not accustomed to clear liquors, and live entertainment will be provided by Jazz masters The Faux Frenchmen.

6:30-10:30 p.m. $30 through July 25; $40 after.

Ault Park, 3600 Observatory Ave., Hyde Park, aultparkac.org.

The Music Man at CYPT — Catch the Cincinnati Young People’s Theatre production of the six-time Tony Award-winning musical. The story follows a conniving salesman who poses as a band instructor to trick a small Iowa town into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band. His plans to skip town get complicated when he falls for the town librarian, and risks his con being revealed to win her love. Through Aug. 5. $18 adults; $16 seniors/students; $14 high school. Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, 4990 Glenway Ave., Covedale, cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com.

SATURDAY, JULY 28

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) at Cincy Shakes — The Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is celebrating its 25th anniversary season with a performance of every play in the Billy Shakes cannon — all at once.

Three actors armed with a trunk full of props, wigs and costumes race their way through 38 comedies, tragedies and histories all in 90 minutes or less. Through Aug. 11. $55 adults; $51 senior; $31 student. Otto M. Budig Theater, 1195 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, cincyshakes. com.

Covington Farmer’s Market — Expect fresh, local produce, meats and eggs, teas, superfoods, baked goods, vegan pet supplies, herbs, handmade granolas, sugar scrubs, soaps and lotions and more. Just don’t forget your reusable bags. 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. Third St. and Court St., Covington. rcov.org/covfarmersmarket Saturday Cinema Series at Video Archive — Quentin Tarantino-themed bar and movie rental store The Video Archive screens a feature film on the Cinema Patio every Saturday this summer. This week’s movie is Wayne’s World.

9 p.m. Free admission. The Video Archive, 965 E. McMillan St., Walnut Hills, gorillacinemapresents.com.

Ansel Adams: A Photographer’s Evolution at the Taft Museum of Art — In advance of October’s FotoFocus lens-based art biennial, this exhibit at the Taft features 42 breathtaking black-and-white photographs of Adam’s American wilderness. A Photographer’s Evolution follow’s Adams’ path from rare early works to prints made later in life, contrasting iconic works with lesser-known subjects. Through Sept. 16. $16 adults; $14 seniors; free for members; $6 Sundays. Taft Museum of Art, 316 Pike St., Downtown, taftmusem.org.

MONDAY, JULY 30

Cincinnati Opera As One — This new, 75-minute chamber opera chronicles a heartwarming coming-of-age story about a transgender woman. Backed by a string quartet, two singers — a baritone and a mezzo-soprano —play Hannah Before and Hannah After in a story inspired by the life experiences of filmmaker Kimberly Reed. Through July 30. Tickets start at $35. Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, cincinnatiopera.org.

TUESDAY, JULY 31

The Book of Mormon at the Aronoff Center — Everyone’s favorite musical about Mormons returns to the Aronoff with Broadway in Cincinnati. Called the “best musical of the century,” this laugh-out-loud musical tells the story of two Mormon missionaries who travel to Uganda to convert the masses. It’s the funniest thing you’ve ever seen — until you’re the one they’re making fun of. Through Aug. 5. Tickets start at $49. Aronoff Center for the Arts, 650 Walnut St., Downtown, cincinnatiarts.org.

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Reggae Wednesday — Head to Fountain Square for live Reggae music and nightly drink specials. 7-10 p.m.; bar opens at 6 p.m. Free.

Fountain Square, Fifth and Vine streets, Downtown, myfountainsquare.com.

Party on the Purple — Different bands take over the Purple People Bridge on Wednesday nights for a block party featuring food trucks and drinks from the likes of Rhinegeist, Braxton and Svedka. 6-11 p.m. Free admission. Purple People Bridge, Newport, Ky., purplepeoplebridge.com/partyonthepurple.

River City Classics Car Club Cruise-In — Bring your lawn chairs to the Aurora, Indiana Bridgeway for an evening of classic cars, live music, food and drink. 6-9 p.m. Free admission. River City Classics Car Club, Aurora, Ind., facebook.com/rvrctyclassiccc.

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Summer Cinema at Washington Park: The Big Short — Free films return to the park Wednesdays in summer. Bring a blanket or lawn chair, grab snacks from the concession stand and get ready to watch an assortment of movies on the big screen. This week, it’s The Big Short.

Films start at dusk. Free admission. Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, washingtonpark.org.

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Walk the Moon — Cincinnati’s own Walk the Moon returns to their hometown to play as part of the 2018 Ohio Lottery Reds Post-Game Concert Series following the release of their 2017 album, What If Nothing. The band will play after the Reds game against the Philadelphia Phillies, scheduled to start at 6:40 p.m. Fans with a ticket to the game can stick around for the show or purchase special on-field and meet-and-greet tickets. Concert takes place 20 minutes after the show ends. $38-$62 on-field packages; $150 VIP. Great American Ball Park, 100 Joe Nuxhall Way, Downtown, reds.com.

FC Cincinnati Day at the Zoo — Wear your best FC Cincinnati gear or don orange and blue as you spend the day with soccer stars from FCC. Fans can get an exclusive Q&A with players from 2-2:30 p.m. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free with admission: $19 adult; $13 kids. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, 3400 Vine St., Avondale, cincinnatizoo.org.

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Danger Wheel — Danger Wheel is back to transform Pendleton’s streets into a crash course for another year of Big Wheel racing.

The first rule of the road? No babies allowed.

Bring your helmets and all of your padding and prepare to crash and burn your way to the finish line. Food trucks, burgers and brews will line the sidelines of the course in case you work up an appetite from all that trash-talking. Noon-11 p.m. Free for viewing; registration details to come. Starting line at E. 12th St., Pendleton, dangerwheel.com.

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bars for decades. After a short hiatus, they took up residency at Urban Artifact, playing shows every Wednesday. 8:30-11:30 p.m. $10 cover.

Urban Artifact, 1660 Blue Rock St., Northside, artifactbeer.com.

designed to celebrate, promote and protect the Ohio River. The river will be closed from 7 a.m.12:30 p.m. to barge and power boat traffic so 2,000-plus paddlers can participate in a 9-mile trek from the Schmidt Recreation Complex to Riverside’s Gilday Riverside Park. The paddle finishes with a festival featuring live music, food trucks, refreshments and eco exhibits.

Race starts at 7 a.m. Registration is $50-$60.

Schmidt Recreation Complex, 2944 Humbert Ave., East End, ohioriverpaddlefest.org.

Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz Night — Every Wednesday, Hightail Mount Adams hosts Trivia Night. You can participate solo or in groups of up to six people. GWD trivia nights cover everything from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. Play to win gift certificates, free beer and street cred. 8 p.m. Free admission. Hightail Mount Adams, 941 Pavilion St., Mount Adams, facebook.com/hightailmtadams.

Free Day of Yoga — Whether you’re on the fence about yoga or don’t want to commit to a year-long membership, World Peace Yoga has got your back. They’re hosting a free day of yoga instructed by teachers that are pursuing their 300-hour foundational yoga teacher training certification. Stretch your bod without stretching your budget. Classes every hour on the hour starting at 9 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m. Free.

World Peace Yoga, 268 Ludlow Ave., Clifton, facebook.com/worldpeaceyogah.

Tory Lanez: Memories Don’t Die Tour — See the Canadian-born rapper at Bogart’s. 7 p.m. doors. Tickets start at $27. Bogart’s, 2621 Vine St., Corryville, bogarts.com.

Kitchen Chemist: Laboratory Style Home Cooking — Kris Ebeling offers a hands-on demonstration that marries science and cooking at the Contemporary Arts Center. You’ll try new techniques and taste new flavors during this showcase. 6-8 p.m. $25 members; $30 non-members. Contemporary Arts Center, 44 E. Sixth St., Downtown, contemporaryartscenter. org.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 2

Glier’s Gottafest — Glier’s Gottafest celebrates all things meat with a weekend’s worth of goetta delicacies. The concoction, made from pork, beef, spices and steel-cut oats, will be served by popular local vendors (Busken, Papa John’s, Wertheim’s, Pompilios, etc.) in every way you could ever imagine and never really want, including in/on nachos, pizza, ruebens, fudge, coneys, lasagna, rangoon, donuts, burritos and bread pudding. There’s also a goetta vending machine (which dispenses 1-pound rolls), a goetta history display, live music, a mechanical bull (OK!), fireworks and other fest fun. Through Aug. 5. Free admission. Riverboat Row, Newport, Ky., cincinnatifestivalsandevents.com.

Lilly Tomlin — Iconic comedian Lilly Tomlin does a special night of classic stand-up at the Taft. 8 p.m. $38.50-$125. Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown, tafttheatre.org.

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Moving Images: Robert McCloskey’s Homer Price Stories — Follow the adventures of Homer Price on the big screen in live-action short films The Doughnuts and The Case of the Cosmic Comet. 6 p.m. Free admission. Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams, cincinnatiartmuseum.org.

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CincyHop 2018 — CincyHop is an annual festival jam-packed with live music, food and a community of dancers that revives the art of vintage Swing Dance. This year will feature special guests The Jazz Coasters, The Burning Caravan and The Boilermaker Jazz Band.

Participating venues include The Sanctuary, Harmony Lodge, Leapin Lizard Lounge and Bellevue Hill Park. 9-11:30 p.m. Aug. 2; 8 p.m.-3:30 a.m. Aug. 3; 1 p.m.-3:30 a.m. Aug. 4; 2-9 p.m.

Aug. 5. Tickets start at $50. Various venues, cincyhop.org.

The World’s Longest Yard Sale — The World’s Longest Yard Sale spans roadsides from Gadsden, Ala. to Hudson, Mich., with hundreds upon hundreds of vendors taking to the street to sell their wares — from shops and stores to moms and pops trying to clear out the garages and closets. Locally, you can find a sale hub in MainStrasse Village, where nearly 100 booths will be

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set up along the Sixth Street Promenade and in Goebel Park selling everything from antiques and collectibles to literal kitchen sinks. Expect other deal aficionados to be out shopping, and to find plenty more pop-up yard sales around town. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday-Sunday. Free admission. MainStrasse Village, Covington, Ky., mainstrasse.org, 127sale.com.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 3

The Delhi Skirt Game — The 41st-annual skirt game pits Delhi men of all shapes and sizes (including police and fire chiefs) against each other in a friendly softball match to raise funds for local families in need. The catch? The guys have to dress in drag. 5-10 p.m. Friday. Free.

Delhi Township Park, 5125 Foley Road, Delhi, delhiskirtgame.org.

Charlie Puth with Hailee Steinfeld — If you are or know someone under the age of, like, 25, this will be exciting. Charlie Puth is a YouTubediscovered singer, songwriter and producer.

Hailee Steinfeld is an Oscar-nominated actress and certified-platinum recording artist. 7:30 p.m. $16.40-$209. Riverbend Music Center, 6295 Kellogg Ave., California, riverbend.org.

Cinema at Stanbery Park: Mamma Mia! — A bride-to-be travels to Greece to get married, hang out with her mom and figure out who her real father is — all set to the sounds of ABBA. 9 p.m. Free admission. Stanbery Park, 221 Oxford Ave., Mount Washington, mwcc.org.

Old 97’s — AltCountry Old 97’s head to Bogart’s. 7 p.m. $20. Bogart’s, 2621 Vine St., Corryville, bogarts.com.

Rare Keg Tapping and Django Tacos — Come drink fancy beer until you get hungry, then eat tacos until you can’t stand. Higher Gravity hosts a weekly rare keg tapping in conjunction with their friends over at Django Western Taco. Beer is served until it’s gone and tacos are crafted to complement the yummy surprise brew. 5 p.m.

Free admission. Higher Gravity, 4106 Hamilton Ave., Northside, facebook.com/highergravity.

First Friday with DJ Diamond — Spend the first Friday of every month at Fountain Square listening to live music, sipping cocktails and soaking up the summer as part of Fifth and Vine

Live’s summer series. 7-11 p.m. Free. Fountain Square, Fifth and Vine streets, Downtown, myfountainsquare.com.

Cupcakes and Cocktails — Try to name a better way to spend a Friday evening than by decorating cupcakes, sipping cocktails and snacking on apps at the tearoom of The BonBonerie.

7 p.m. $65. The BonBonerie. 2030 Madison Road, O’Bryonville, bonbonerie.com.

Tax Free Shopping Weekend — Shave a couple cents off a pack of pencils during the most magical weekend of the year! Ohio’s tax-free weekend erases the stress of back to school shopping for anything and everything.

Clothing priced at $75 or less per item, school supplies priced at $20 per less or school instructional material priced at $20 per item or less are all exempt from sales and use taxes all weekend long. Starts at noon Aug. 3 and ends 11:59 p.m. Aug. 5. All venues in Ohio tax.ohio.gov/ sales_and_use/salestaxholiday.aspx.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 4

Saturday Cinema Series at Video Archive — Quentin Tarantino-themed bar and movie rental store The Video Archive screens a feature film on the Cinema Patio every Saturday this summer. This week’s movie is Bridesmaids. 9 p.m. Free admission. The Video Archive, 965 E. McMillan St., Walnut Hills, gorillacinemapresents.com.

Spring Grove Weekend Walkabout: Abolitionists — This monthly walking series around Spring Grove Cemetery is an educational morning stroll led by docents, focused on a specific theme. This time, it’s abolitionists. Cincinnati played an important role in the abolitionist movement and Spring Grove features monuments to several prominent anti-slavery supporters, including conductors from the Underground Railroad, writers, lawyers, judges, publishers, politicians and journalists. 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. $5 adults; $4 seniors; free children 12 and under.

RSVP required. Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum, 4521 Spring Grove Ave., Spring Grove Village, springgrove.org.

Ohio River Paddlefest — The nation’s largest paddling party, the 17th-annual Ohio River Paddlefest not only features paddle sports, it is also

Florence Freedom: Bourbon & Tequila Fest — Presented by Boone County Distilling, this Freedom game comes with a side of spirits.

Fans can enjoy tastings and pairings with the purchase of a drink voucher. The Freedom will also be playing a game against the Lake Erie Crushers, with a post-game concert by Drysdales. 5:05-9 p.m. Bourbon & Tequila Fest; 6:05 p.m. game. $9. UC Health Stadium, 7950 Freedom Way, Florence, florencefreedom.com.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 5

OVPS: Fifth Annual Pagan Pride Picnic — This family-friendly gathering celebrates the Pagan beginning of the harvest season, Lughnasadh, with a drum circle and potluck at Mount Airy Forest’s Stone Steps Ridge picnic area. Alcohol is permitted. 11 a.m. Free admission. Mount Airy Forest, 5083 Colerain Ave., Westwood, facebook.com/groups/OVPS777.

Tri-State Antique Market — Held every first Sunday through October, this antiques and vintage-only market features finds for collectors, decorators and dealers. All merchandise from the more than 200 dealers is required to be at least 30 years old and out of production.

7 a.m.-3 p.m.; 6 a.m. free early bird entry. $3 adult; free 18 and under. Lawrenceburg Indiana Fairgrounds, 351 E. Eads Parkway, Lawrenceburg, Ind., lawrenceburgantiqueshow.com.

Mark deJong’s House Tour — Take a fieldtrip the old-fashioned way — via a yellow school bus — to artist Mark de Jong’s livable exhibits.

His Circle, Square, Stair and Swing houses are open to be gawked at for one last time this summer. The Contemporary Arts Center is the home base of the tour as well as the host. The museum’s exhibit on de Jong’s Swing House closes Sept. 2. 9:45 a.m.-1 p.m. $10; $5 members. Contemporary Arts Center, 44 E. Sixth St., Downtown, contemporaryartscenter.org.

Rascal Flatts: Back to Us Tour — The popular contemporary Country band is coming to Cincy with special guest Dan + Shay. 7:30 p.m. $24.50-$215.50. Riverbend Music Center, 6295 Kellogg Ave., California, riverbend.org.

MONDAY, AUGUST 6

Higher Levity Open Mic — Bombs Away!

Comedy hosts an open mic night on the first and third Mondays of each month for comedians of all levels to perform new material. Comics start 8:30; sign up starts at 9 p.m. 8 p.m. Free.

Higher Gravity, 4106 Hamilton Ave., Northside, bombsawaycomedy.com.

Queen City Is Haunted Tour — Get a really early start on Halloween with one of American Legacy Tour’s most popular jaunts. Learn about the city’s ghastly murders and gruesome deaths, Cincinnati’s most prolific serial killer, the ghosts of Music Hall and discover the history of the Murder College. Many have experienced actual paranormal activity during this tour. 6:30 p.m. $25. Leaves from 1332 Vine St., Over-theRhine, americanlegacytours.com.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 7

Band of Horses — Shake down to Short Vine and let Seattle’s very own Grammy nominated indie rock band serenade your soul with fullbodied love ballads and enough reverb to offset your internal equilibrium. 7 p.m. $35. Bogart’s, 2621 Vine St., Corryville, bogarts.com.

Fountain Feud — Fountain Square hosts Fountain Feud, similar to the TV gameshow. Teams compete to identify the most popular answers to win prizes. Bar opens at 6 p.m. with $15 PBR buckets, plus other beer, wine and liquor. Hosted with Last Call Productions. 7-9 p.m. Free. Fountain Square, Fifth and Vine streets, Downtown, myfountainsquare.com.

J-Pop Karaoke & Cosplay Tuesdays—Brush up on your Japanese and put on your best costume because Tokyo Kitty hosts a weekly, Japanese themed karaoke and cosplay night every Tuesday during the summer. Admission is free (like all Tokyo Kitty events) and they’ve come prepared with over 140,000 songs to choose from. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Free. Tokyo Kitty. 575 Race Street, Downtown, thathtokyobar.com.

Shakespeare in the Park: Romeo & Juliet —Spreading the gospel of the Bard of Avon is what Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is all about, through September they make more than 30 performance stops across the Tristate to do just that. Professional actors will present three productions — A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo & Juliet and Julius Caesar.

Performances at parks, community centers and other venues are free and open to the public.

Last summer these shows were attended by more than 10,000 people. This time, players will perform Romeo & Juliet. 7 p.m. Free admission.

Smale Riverfront Park, 100 E. Mehring Way, Downtown, cincyshakes.com.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8

Sugar Rush — CityBeat gets sweet with our annual smorgasbord of treats at the Cincinnati Art Museum. Explore a colorful candy extravaganza as several local sweeteries provide samples of their best cupcakes, ice cream, donuts, pies, pastries and more. Guests vote for their favorite treat of the night. This event is open to all ages. $20; free for 8 and under. Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams, citybeat.com.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 9

Wild About Wine — This event uncorks afterhours at the Cincinnati Zoo with wine tastings, food-by-the-bite, live music and animal encounters held throughout the park. Proceeds benefit the zoo’s CREW wildlife research and conservation center. 6:30-9 p.m. $50; $40 designated driver. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, 3400 Vine St., Avondale, cincinnatizoo.org.

Great Inland Seafood Festival — Join 10,000 live lobsters — and people, too — at this annual seafood festival. Take a whole Maine lobster home for $10.95, or eat fresh and tasty seafood from over 15 local restaurants and national vendors right on Riverboat Row. Through Aug. 12. Free admission. Riverboat Row, Newport, Ky., cincinnatifestivalsandevents.com.

Highly Improvable at Myrtle’s Punch House — Cincy’s very own improv team will put on a knee slappin’, gut bustin’, good old time down at Myrtle’s Punch House. No cover charge means you’ll have more cash for cocktails! 8-10 p.m.

Free. Myrtle’s Punch House. 2733 Woodburn Ave., East Walnut Hills, facebook.com/ highlyimprovable.

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Labyrinth in Eden Park — Mount Adams’ Seasongood Pavilion hosts free outdoor movies.

Watch Labyrinth, with pre-show music from Jake Speed & The Freddies. There will be pizza from Fireside Pizza and ice pops from streetpops. 7 p.m. Free admission. Seasongood Pavilion, 950 Eden Park Drive, Eden Park, mtadamscincy.org.

Chicago & REO Speedwagon with Michael Tolcher — Two of the most successful bands in dad Rock history are coming to the Queen City featuring supporting artist Michael Tolcher. It’ll be almost as good as listening to that greatest hits vinyl you thrifted. 7:30 p.m. $29.50-$129.50.

Riverbend Music Center. 6296 Kellogg Ave., California, riverbend.org.

Whitechapel — Enjoy a lovely evening of thrashing at Bogart’s with featured guest Whitechapel, a Deathcore band hailing from Knoxville, Tenn. If you get lucky, you might just break something. 7 p.m. $20. Bogart’s. 2621 Vine St., Corryville, bogarts.com.

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Cincinnati Blues Fest — “Boogie-woogie” with bands, singers, pianists and more at this celebration of Cincinnati Blues. National and home-grown acts will take to the riverfront for this annual fest. Local acts will be chosen from the best of the Cincy Blues Challenge. 2:30 p.m.-midnight. $20 early bird; $25 regular; $75 VIP. Sawyer Point, 705 E. Pete Rose Way, Downtown, cincybluesfest.org.

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Hamilton County Fair — The Hamilton County Fair is in its 163rd year, promising yet another week of family fun. Watch a vintage baseball game, pet a barnyard animal or take a picture with a princess. Grandstands will cheer and engines will rumble as local celebrities,

Charitable Suds Benefitting Raptor Inc. — Sip some brews and save the birds at Rhinegeist, where a portion of all beer sales will go toward local raptor conservation. Raptor, Inc. is a local nonprofit that specializes in rehabilitation and education of birds of prey. 5-8 p.m.

Free. Rhinegeist, 1910 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, rhinegeist.com.

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Summer Cinema at Washington Park: Star Wars the Last Jedi — Free films return to the park Wednesdays in summer. Bring a blanket or lawn chair, grab snacks from the concession stand and get ready to watch an assortment of movies on the big screen. This week, it’s Star Wars the Last Jedi. Films start at dusk. Free admission. Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, washingtonpark.org.

nobodies and law enforcement duke it out in multiple demo derbies. For a little less destruction, visit exhibits on antiques, arts, needlework, poultry and pies. 4-11 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday; noon-10 p.m. Sunday. $7 admission; $5 parking. Hamilton County Fairgrounds, 7700 Vine St., Carthage, hamiltoncountyfair.com.

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Saturday Cinema Series at Video Archive — Quentin Tarantino-themed bar and movie rental store The Video Archive screens a feature film on the Cinema Patio every Saturday this summer. This week’s movie is Top Gun. 9 p.m.

Free admission. The Video Archive, 965 E. McMillan St., Walnut Hills, gorillacinemapresents.com.

Ultimate Stunt Show returns to the park with thrilling displays of adrenaline-pumping action include a double motorcycle high-wire act, the Globe of Fear, Double Wheel of Destiny and more. Takes place through Aug. 19. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. $49.99 adults; $39.99 junior/senior; $32 after 4 p.m. Kings Island, 6300 Kings Island Drive, Mason, visitkingsisland.com.

The O.F.F. Market — The monthly neighborhood marketplace features artisans, makers, small businesses, farmers and specialty food and beverage vendors, all with items for sale.

Drink a local MadTree brew while you stroll for locally made goodies. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.

Free admission. MadTree, 3301 Madison Road, Oakley, facebook.com/theoffmarket.

Introduction to Frame Loom Weaving — Get your weave on with a group of new-to-the-loom friends at University of Cincinnati’s Communiversity. Kent State Fine Art’s graduate Abigail Schnure is offering a four-week beginner course in frame-loom weaving where you’ll learn the history of weaving, types of woven structures, basic vocabulary and alternative materials used for weaving. All materials are included in the fee.

6:30 p.m. $79. UC Victory Parkway Campus, 2220 Victory Parkway, Walnut Hills, eventbrite. com/e/introduction-to-frame-loom-weavingtickets-45871262180.

Ohio Medical Marijuana Dispensary Training — If you’re interested in the up-and-coming field of medical marijuana but you’re feeling a bit green as far as professional experience goes, look no further. HempStaff is offering a four-hour, intensive class that will offer you professional knowledge of the dispensary industry including the laws, nomenclature, benefits and effects of medical cannabis. 8 a.m.noon or 1:30-5:30 p.m. $249. Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza. 35 W. Fifth St., Downtown, hempstaff.com.

Western & Southern Open — The top tennis players in the world return to Cincinnati for the W&S Open. Both men and women compete for millions in prize money. Through Aug. 19. Tickets start at $12. Lindner Family Tennis Center, 5460 Courseview Drive, Mason, wsopen.com.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 12

Cin City Reptile Show — With more than 40 regular vendors, this monthly show is host to thousands of exotic reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates. Whether you come to buy, sell, trade or just sneak a peek, there’s a zoo’s worth of scaly critters and creepy crawlies from bearded dragons and tree frogs to pythons, spiders and designer morphs. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $7 adults; free children under 10. Sharonville Convention Center, 11355 Chester Road, Sharonville, cincityreptileshow.com.

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David Byrne: American Utopia World Tour — David Byrne, of Talking Heads and individual fame, heads to PNC Pavilion to promote his new album, American Utopia. Byrne will be burning down the house with a set that includes some new songs and some familiar ones, all backed by a 12-piece untethered band. 8 p.m. $35-$175. PNC Pavilion, 6295 Kellogg Ave., California, riverbend.org.

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Raiders of the Lost Laughs — Comics of various strengths and styles perform at Urban Artifact each Sunday evening. Sign-ups begin at 6:30 p.m. Each performer is allowed five minutes. Try your hand at standup or sit back and have a laugh. 7 p.m. Free admission. Urban Artifact. 1660 Blue Rock St., Northside, facebook.com/urbanartifactbrewing.

Double Talk: Bilingual Tour — Brush up on your English or Spanish during a bilingual tour of the Contemporary Arts Center. The guide will walk and talk you through each exhibit in both languages. Conversation is encouraged and all proficiency levels are welcome. ¡Vamos al museo del arte! 1-2 p.m. Free. Contemporary Arts Center, 44 E. Sixth St., Downtown, contemporaryartscenter.org.

MONDAY, AUGUST 13

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Cheese Coney Bar — Gorge yourself in the most Cincinnati way possible with $1.50 cheese coneys made how you please every Monday at West Side Brewing. 5-9 p.m. Free admission.

West Side Brewing, 3044 Harrison Ave., Westwood, westsidebrewing.com.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 14

Tuesday Tours at Vent Haven — Vent Haven, the world’s largest and only museum dedicated to the art of ventriloquism, has started offering regular Tuesday tours. Discover a collection featuring more than 900 dummies from the 19th through 21st centuries, puppets, photos, scripts, memorabilia, playbills, posters, recordings and more. The guided tour lasts about one hour.

10 a.m. and 7 p.m. $10 requested donation.

Vent Haven, 33 W. Maple Ave., Fort Mitchell, venthaven.org.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15

Summer Cinema at Washington Park: Black Panther — Free films return to the park Wednesdays in summer. Bring a blanket or lawn chair, grab snacks from the concession stand and get ready to watch an assortment of movies on the big screen. This week, it’s Black Panther.

Films start at dusk. Free admission. Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, washingtonpark.org.

Jesus Christ Superstar at Warsaw Federal Incline Theater — The Warsaw wraps up its summer classics season with this buzzy musical Rock opera, which tells the story of Jesus Christ through the eyes of Judas Iscariot. Told entirely through song, the play catalogs the relationships and struggles between Jesus, Judas, Mary Magdalene, his disciples and the Roman Empire. Through Sept. 9. $29 adult; $26 seniors/students. Warsaw Federal Incline Theater, 801 Matson Place, Price Hill, cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 16

Salsa on the Square — Afinca’o takes over Fountain Square for a night of Salsa dancing and music, with tips from expert instructors and skilled dancers. Features food from Mazunte and drink specials. 7-10 p.m. Free. Fountain Square, Fifth and Vine streets, Downtown, myfountainsquare.com.

Birds of a Feather Music & Arts Festival — This festival boasts a scenic 80 acres worth of swimming, hiking, kayaking, drum circles, fire dancers and biking at Thornhill Farm. Bring a tent or an RV to camp all weekend and listen to music from bands including The Cliftones,

Common Center, Hyryder, Joe Marcinek Band and Deadman String Band, among others. Aug. 16-19. $65 Thursday-Saturday (parking and camping included); $50 Saturday only. Thornhill Farm, 14114 Kenton Station Road, Morning View, Ky., birdsofafeatherfest.com.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 17

Midwest Black Family Reunion — This three-day family festival celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2018. The Midwest Black Family Reunion will bring families, nonprofits and businesses together to celebrate the strengths and values of black families. Join for a parade Saturday (departing from Avondale Town Center, 3529 Reading Road, at 10 a.m.), followed by a celebration at Sawyer Point with music, performances, a church service, art and games.

Aug. 17-19. Free admission. Multiple locations including Sawyer Point, 705 E. Pete Rose Way, Downtown, myblackfamilyreunion.org.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 18

An Afternoon with the Beer Barons — Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum celebrates the beer barons of Cincinnati’s past and present with the fifth-annual An Afternoon with the Beer Barons. Local brewers including Fibonacci, MadTree, Rivertown, Urban Artifact, Streetside and more will be sampling their most popular and unique beers, with snacks from local food trucks and music from the Cincy River Rats. To round out the afternoon, Spring Grove Heritage Foundation docents will lead tours of the graves of interred local brewers, discussing the history of these famous Cincinnati families. Event is for ages 21 and older. 4-7 p.m. $20-$30. Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum, 4521 Spring Grove Ave., Spring Grove Village, springgrove. org.

Loveland Castle Days — Lords and ladies alike can take a stroll through castle gardens, visit a craft market and enjoy historical entertainment at this mini Renaissance festival. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $8 adults; free kids 5 and under. Loveland Castle, 12075 Shore Road, Loveland, lovelandcastle.com.

Saturday Cinema Series at Video Archive — Quentin Tarantino-themed bar and movie rental store The Video Archive screens a feature film on the Cinema Patio every Saturday this summer. This week’s movie is Idiocracy. 9 p.m.

Free admission. The Video Archive, 965 E. McMillan St., Walnut Hills, gorillacinemapresents.com.

The City Flea — The Flea hosts its first “fall” market of the year in conjunction with the City Flea Kids Market, which gives local children ages 4-14 the opportunity to showcase their own wares. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission.

Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, thecityflea.com.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 19

Sunday Morning Yoga at Fifty West — This beginner level yoga class is a relaxed session for both beginners and experienced yogis alike.

11 a.m. Free. Fifty West Production Works, 7605 Wooster Pike, Columbia Township, fiftywestbrew.com.

Burlington Antique Show — This antiques and vintage-only collectibles market features more than 200 dealers hawking everything from giant metal letters and vintage postcards to industrial lighting, old globes, 1960s Fiestaware and more.

It’s generally pretty crowded, so if you’re a real hunter, aim for early-bird admission ($6; 6-8 a.m.). 6 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. $4 starting at 8

a.m. Boone County Fairgrounds, 5819 Idlewild Road, Burlington, Ky., burlingtonantiqueshow. com.

Firelei Báez: To See Beyond at the Contemporary Arts Center — Caribbean-born, Brooklyn-based artist Firelei Báez navigates a broad spectrum of color, race and identity in her first Ohio exhibition. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission. Contemporary Arts Center, 44 E. Sixth St., Downtown, contemporaryartscenter.org.

Shakespeare in the Park: A Midsummer Night’s Dream —Spreading the gospel of the Bard of Avon is what Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is all about, through September they make more than 30 performance stops across the Tristate to do just that. Professional actors will present three productions — A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo & Juliet and Julius Caesar. Performances at parks, community centers and other venues are free and open to the public. Last summer these shows were attended by more than 10,000 people. This time, players will perform scenes from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. 7 p.m. Free admission.

Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, cincyshakes.com.

MONDAY, AUGUST 20

Monday Movie Night at Urban Artifact — Check out free vintage cinema screenings at the brewery every Monday. 8 p.m. Free admission.

Urban Artifact, 1660 Blue Rock St., Northside, facebook.com/urbanartifactbrewing.

Bookworks at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County — The Cincinnati Book Arts Society’s annual book-based art exhibit features creative and modified works from professional and amateur handworkers. The exhibit is held with the Keith Kuhn Memorial Exhibit, featuring handmade book artworks. Former Library Services Director Kuhn was responsible for growing the library’s special collection book artworks. Through Sept. 2. Free. Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, 800 Vine St., Downtown, cincinnatilibrary.org.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 21

American Idol Live! — TV phenom American Idol takes its show on the road after returning in 2018. The tour features this past season’s top seven finalists: Cade Foehner, Caleb Lee Hutchinson, Catie Turner, Gabby Barrett, Jurnee, Maddie Poppe and MIcahel J. Woodward with special guest and Season 8 winner, Kris Allen. 7 p.m. $38.50-$58.50. Taft Theatre 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown, tafttheatre.org.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22

Summer Cinema at Washington Park: Grease — Free films return to the park Wednesdays in summer. Bring a blanket or lawn chair, grab snacks from the concession stand and get ready to watch an assortment of movies on the big screen. This week, it’s Grease. Films start at dusk. Free admission. Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, washingtonpark.org.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 23

Salsa on the Square — Son Del Caribe takes over Fountain Square for a night of Salsa dancing and music, with tips from expert instructors and skilled dancers. Features food from Mazunte and drink specials. 7-10 p.m. Free.

Fountain Square, Fifth and Vine streets, Downtown, myfountainsquare.com.

Cindependent Film Festival — This Cincinnati film festival celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit of filmmaking with three days of networking

parties, filmmaker Q&As, live screenplay readings and film screenings. Through Aug. 25.

Woodward Theater, 1401 Main St., Over-theRhine, cindependentfilmfest.org.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 24

Cincy Brew Ha-Ha — Cincy Brew Ha-Ha brings local and national comedians and a ton of rare craft beer to Sawyer Point. The annual fest will feature more than 75 comedians on four stages and more than 100 beers, ciders and wine from local, national and international breweries. 5 p.m.-midnight Aug. 24; 4 p.m.-midnight Aug. 25. Free admission; $5 beer wristbands; $3 for two beer tickets. Sawyer Point, 705 E. Pete Rose Way, Downtown, cincybrewhaha.com.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 25

Kevin Nealon — SNL alum and Adam Sandler film bud Kevin Nealon does stand up for a special limited engagement at the Funny Bone.

7 and 10 p.m. Liberty Funny Bone, 7518 Bales St., Liberty Township, liberty.funnybone.com.

Saturday Cinema Series at Video Archive — Quentin Tarantino-themed bar and movie rental store The Video Archive screens a feature film on the Cinema Patio every Saturday this summer. This week’s movie is The Road Warrior. 9 p.m. Free admission. The Video Archive, 965 E. McMillan St., Walnut Hills, gorillacinemapresents.com.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 26

Cheetah Run 5K at the Zoo — The Cheetah Run takes place inside the zoo — and includes admission to the park after the run. This 3.1-mile course winds through the park’s unique gardens and animal exhibits and includes post-race refreshments for runners. A free Cub Run takes place for children 12 and under; no registration required. 8 a.m. $40 pre-registration; $35 pre-registration members. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, 3400 Vine St., Avondale, cincinnatizoo.org.

Drag Brunch at Metropole: YASSS, Queen — Your favorite local drag queens will be looking fresh as they slay and sashay from the window to the wall at Metropole. There will be signature cocktails and family-style brunch. 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. $35. Metropole at 21c, 609 Walunt St., Downtown, 21cmuseumhotels.com.

MONDAY, AUGUST 27

rental store The Video Archive screens a feature film on the Cinema Patio every Saturday this summer. This week’s movie is Animal House. 9 p.m. Free admission. The Video Archive, 965 E. McMillan St., Walnut Hills, gorillacinemapresents.com.

Geeks Who Drink Trivia at Streetside — This is your brain on beer. Head to Streetside Brewery tonight for a general knowledge trivia competition. Quizzes cover everything from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. 7-9 p.m. Free admission. Streetside Brewery, 4003 Eastern Ave., East End, streetsidebrewery.com.

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Tri-State Antique Market — This antiques and vintage-only market features finds for collectors, decorators and dealers. 7 a.m.-3 p.m.; 6 a.m. free early bird entry. $3 adult; free 18 and under.

Lawrenceburg Indiana Fairgrounds, 351 E. Eads Parkway, Lawrenceburg, Ind., lawrenceburgantiqueshow.com.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 28

The Nati Weekly Disc Golf League — You golf, bro? The Nati hosts this weekly disc golf league at the course in Mount Airy Forest.

This singles competition features one round of play in a PDGA-sanctioned league. 5:45 p.m. $10 pros; $7 amateurs. The Nati Disc Golf, 4800 Lodge Road, Mount Airy, facebook.com/ thenatidiscgolf.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29

Summer Cinema at Washington Park: Dead Poets Society — Bring a blanket or lawn chair, grab snacks from the concession stand and get ready to watch an assortment of movies on the big screen. This week, it’s Dead Poets Society.

Films start at dusk. Free admission. Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, washingtonpark.org.

Bark in the Park — Bring your pup to the stadium to watch the Reds face off against the Brewers. Participate in a pre-game pet parade on the track surrounding the field, meet adoptable pets from the SPCA and have a photo taken of you and your dog in front of a special Reds backdrop. Tickets must be purchased in advance. 7:10 p.m.; pet parade begins at 6:30 p.m. $50 tickets include one human and one dog; additional dog tickets are $20. Great American Ball Park, 100 Joe Nuxhall Way, Downtown, cincinnati.reds.mlb.com.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 30

Salsa on the Square — The Amador Sisters takes over Fountain Square for a night of Salsa dancing and music, with tips from expert instructors and skilled dancers. 7-10 p.m. Free. Fountain Square, Fifth and Vine streets, Downtown, myfountainsquare.com.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 31

Overcast Hip Hop Festival — The Overcast Hip Hop Festival debuts at Urban Artifact and

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features a dynamic array of artists who represent the music’s progressive and sometimes experimental side. 8 p.m. Aug. 31; 1 p.m. Sept.

1. $15 single day; $25 two-day pass. Urban Artifact, 1660 Blue Rock St., Northside, overcastfest.com.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

Ohio Renaissance Festival — Jousters, jesters and turkey-leg eaters, don your finest breeches, lace-up bodices and cosplay costumes for the annual Ohio Renaissance Festival. The 30-acre festival grounds have been historically recreated to look like a 16th-century English village filled with entertainment ranging from sword-fighters, jugglers and strolling storytellers to blacksmiths, battling knights and rides powered by humans.

Through Oct. 28. $22.50 adults; $9.50 children; free 5 and under. 10542 E. State Route 73, Waynesville, Ohio, renfestival.com.

FC Cincinnati vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds — FC Cincinnati takes on the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. 7:30 p.m. Single tickets start at $10.

Nippert Stadium, 2700 Bearcat Way, Clifton, fccincinnati.com.

Riverfest/ Western & Southern/WEBN Fireworks — This annual end-of-summer bash features one of the largest fireworks displays in the nation. End summer with a bang with a full day of music, food, family, friends and tailgating along the riverfront before the 9:05 p.m. Rozzi’s Famous Fireworks show, choreographed to tunes from WEBN. Noon-10 p.m. Free admission. Sawyer Point/Yeatman’s Cove, 705 E. Pete Rose Way, Downtown, webn.iheart.com.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

Labor Day Picnic at Stricker’s Grove — Hamilton’s own private amusement park, Stricker’s Grove, opens to the public for its annual Labor Day celebration. Guests can take a ride on the park’s two rollercoasters, the Tornado and the Teddy Bear, play its 18 holes of mini golf, visit its video game arcade and much more. 1-8 p.m.

Stricker’s Grove, 11490 Hamilton Cleves Road, Hamilton, strickersgrove.com.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

A Paranormal Evening with Alice Cooper — Vaudeville horror master Alice Cooper brings dark theatrics and Garage Rock to the Taft. 8 p.m. $48.50-$69.50. Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown, tattheatre.org. * Note: This is obviously not a comprehensive calendar — there are others to do in Cincinnati than what is listed here. For more arts, culture, food and music events, see the weekly issue of CityBeat.

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The 15th Cincy Fringe is winding down, but you can still catch a production or two at Over-theRhine venues through Saturday, plus some likely encores on Sunday. Here are a few recommendations from CityBeat’s eight-person reviewing team.

(Read more detailed coverage of 35 shows at citybeat.com; for performance and ticket information, visit cincyfringe.com.)

Vox Box by Performance Gallery, the troupe’s 15th consecutive Fringe production, could be the fringiest show of Vox Box the 2018 festival. Six veteran performers present “a sumptuPHOTO: DAN R. WINTERS ous sound sensation, like Jabberwocky meeting a blender.”

They perform 10 playful pieces where of men with bipolar disorder. Bart Bishop words lose their meaning and become wrote that “the show is very minimalist, pure sounds and rhythms. Of the show, I with Tatum framed by a lit backdrop feawrote, “Vox Box won’t be everyone’s cup of turing the Alabama Gulf Coast setting. It’s tea. But many who give it a chance will find cartoonish and sparse, adding to the overit moving and entertaining, and intriguall sense of the show as a tall tale. … Truths, ing how sounds can have meaning even dark secrets and a self-destructive refusal when words become unintelligible sounds. to accept harsh realities all culminate in a Leave it to Performance Gallery to find a raw explosion of emotion.” new way to stimulate willing audiences.”

Re-Grooving by Cincinnati’s Yarroway Eddie Poe is the fourth Cincy Fringe Productions combines dance, music and appearance by The Coldharts — Katie film for a performance that explores conHartman and Nick Ryan. Reviewer Ed cepts of reality as dancer Katie Chai and Cohen says they “deserve their rabid others interact seamlessly with projected following.” This follow-up to 2016’s Edgar film. Jackie Mulay says, “Re-Grooving specAllan did not disappoint Saturday’s tacularly blends the real with the surreal sold-out opening night crowd. Cohen and creates a truly transcendent experipraised “their familiar tropes: actors playence. In a layer of sounds that include ing multiple characters and genders and pre-recorded, physical slaps, pounds and the unexpected and evocative use of live musical accompaniment, Re-Grooving music played by the actors (no one has truly inspires viewers to share in the expeever used a ukulele so effectively as Hartrience and rethink performative art.” man). The sheer theatricality of their work Finally, a blast from the past. When Four demands attention.” Rooted in details of Humors Theater from Minneapolis visited the famed writer’s young life, this show, Cincy Fringe for the first time, it won the apparently part two of a triptych, is “their 2008 Producer’s Pick of the Fringe with most mature work, more thoughtful and Mortem Capiendum. For the festival’s with a broader scope than their previous 15th anniversary, the popular Minneapolis shows,” Cohen says. troupe brings that show back.

Show Up by Peter Marino from New Reviewer Rodger Pille wrote about the York City is a tour-de-force of improvisashow, set in the age of traveling hucksters, tion that changes with each performance. I miracle tonics and cure-all ointments: saw it opening night and wrote, “Marino’s “Two hootin’, hollerin’ pitchmen take the sly introduction about having no idea stage and begin their sales call to the what’s to come is the trope of this highly ‘wise’ people of Hamilton County. Mortem entertaining performance. Don’t be fooled: Capiendum nails its atmosphere from the Marino knows exactly what he’s doing… start. Like it or not, while you’re sitting in as he assembles a laugh-out-loud solo front of them, you’re transported. There’s performance from audience suggestions. a mysterious trunk onstage ‘to capture Remember the Mad Libs game — filling in death,’ we’re told. Could the hucksters’ blanks for a disjointed but amusing story? bizarre tale of finding and cheating death Marino has advanced this approach to a scientifically explain the tonic they’ve crehigh art.” ated that enables buyers to delay eternal Of Monster Descent by Queen City Flash rest? It’s a good yarn, spun with energy is performed by Trey Tatum and co-written and that certain devil-may-care attitude of by him and Bridget Leak. It’s the story of confident performers.” a family on the brink of collapse and a Contact Rick Pender: stalking woodland beast that might be real rpender@citybeat.com. or the hallucinations of three generations

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Collaborative Art at Anytime Dept.

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Companion Pieces is the first exhibition Companion Pieces features many put on by the curatorial duo of Lydia conceptually forward-thinking artists.

Rosenberg and Rebecca Steele — known as Collaborators Annie Zverina and GonAnytime Dept. — at their new location in zalo Reyes Rodriguez, Brazilian artist Lia Camp Washington. It’s also the first group Cunha and Chilean artist Paz Ortúzar all show the two have curated as a team. employ the tactics of conceptual thinking It’s loosely themed, featuring 49 artists to create visual artifacts.

(10 of whom are local and many of whom But there’s also more formally tradiare internationally based and recognized) tional and pragmatic work on display. Fred and 46 artworks. Participants hail from Lane, a longtime self-taught painter and Chile and Brazil, for instance. Rosenberg now Anytime’s landlord, has a painted says this group show is a departure from portrait of Bill Clinton in Companion their typical approach thus far, when they Pieces. were based in Northside and mostly put on two-person exhibits. She explains they wanted “a humongous group show that should include anybody we’ve ever worked with or anybody we ever wanted to work with.”

They were also interested in walking the line between nepotism and building community. “Our main thing has really been to work with people whose work we know and want to support, because we’re artists first and foremost and curators and organizInstallation view of Companion Pieces ers second,” she says.

To that aim, they put a PHOTO: PROVIDED call out to all the artists they’ve shown in the less than a year they’ve been in operation, and One of Anytime’s interns, recent Art asked them to participate, as well as sugAcademy of Cincinnati graduate Brandon gest someone else for inclusion in the show.

Benitez, had the idea to cover an exposed The result is, according to Rosenberg, “a pipe where the wood paneling was falling weird mix of artists.” off with clear Plexiglass. “We’re calling that “I don’t know what the connecting thread a permanent/semi-permanent installawould be, except that I think there’s sometion,” Rosenberg says. thing thoughtful and maybe a bit funny in There is work on display everywhere, all of the work — not that it doesn’t get to and with no titles or curatorial statement deep places,” she says. supplied for guests to read, it is easy to Cincinnati-based printmaker Breanne miss something. But, Rosenberg attests, Trammel’s oversized stickers featuring this is a purposeful method. the 1980s Mattel pink toy dog “Poochie for “We try to give a sense in the press Girls” are placed strategically throughout release about what the organizing ideas the exhibition and seem right at home in are, and then we’re hoping that by not Anytime’s wood-paneled space. putting up a lot of wall text that there’ll be Trammel also replaced the original a need for human interaction or human messages on the stickers with contemquestioning,” she says. porary words and phrases like “NOT YR “I think a lot of information can be a THERAPIST” (aptly placed directly above burden for a viewer,” she continues. “It Mack McFarland’s and Mark Stockton’s (lets) them walk away being able to say twin portraits of a crying Mike Pence), and what they saw, but without really feeling “WHATEVER FOREVER.” Both feel oh-solike they had their own feelings and ideas relevant as a recasting of female agency. of what they were looking at.

Conceptual artist and sculptor Llewe“Everything’s up for adjustment, but we lynn Fletcher invited digital multi-media want to lead with the visual as much as artist Sarah Long as her plus-one, but the possible.” latter’s work also visually relates to the art Companion Pieces is up through July 1 at of the sculptor and painter Edward Victor Anytime Dept., 3025 Colerain Ave., Camp Sanchez. Both display a radial center with Washington. Hours are 4-7 p.m. Fridays, 11 similar color palettes. That’s the kind of a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays and by appointment. connection Rosenberg says was fun to More info: anytimedept.com. make during the installation process.

CULTURE

UC Grad Wants Books for Cameroon Schools

BY R AS H A A LY

own life. In Columbus, she experienced the death of her brother just a few days before his 18th birthday. Only a few years younger than her brother, Nkenganyi was heartbroken.

It has been a long and difficult route, but Nkenganyi found her way to the Univer-

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sity of Cincinnati. Here, she decided to start her book program, partly to honor her brother. Her friends from UC’s Racial Awareness Program (RAPP) helped her set up boxes around campus for people to drop books. Brice Mickey, RAPP’s director, says he was impressed with the global perspective she brought to the program.

“Her drive (and) determination were fascinating,” he says. “She is well beyond (her) peer group in that regard.”

Nkenganyi also has an arrangement with the Worthington Public Library, near Columbus, and others to receive unsold children’s books from the library’s book sale.

Nkenganyi has already shipped four boxes of books and school supplies to Cameroon. However, she says, with schools closed, those boxes have remained unopened. With more than 500 additional books stored in her mom’s apartment, she is trying to find other avenues to make sure the children get to read. That may mean tracking down officials with the separatist movement to help her with her mission.

But these problems are not stopping her — Nkenganyi is continuing to look forward to the day they will be read.

“I do believe a complicated decision is going to be made and the schools will again open,” she says. “And they will need resources since the students have needs since they closed the school.”

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Still in town for a short time after her recent graduation from University of Cincinnati with degrees in Africana studies and International Affairs, Édith Nkenganyi is trying to make every moment count for the outreach project she started here. She wants to get needed books into the hands of children from her native country, the central African nation of Cameroon.

The effort is called the Forcha Reading Empowerment Project, named after her older brother who was robbed and murdered in Columbus in 2012, six years after Nkenganyi’s family came to the U.S. as refugees.

“It is important for children to have diverse books to read, because it exposes them to new ideas and expands their perspectives on life and the world,” Nkenganyi, 22, says. “I think reading also helps develop critical thinking and analysis skills.”

But there’s a problem — politics in Cameroon have been complicating her project. While she can get the books here via donations, and even has gotten some to Cameroon, she has not been able to get them used in schools.

Cameroon, Fontem village and the surrounding rural area in the Southwest Region have many English-speaking residents (like Nkenganyi, herself), but Cameroon’s history is complicated — the French and British divided up the former German colony after World War I. After both countries gave up their colonial empires, the two Cameroons united in 1961 as one country with two official languages: French and English. Because of discrimination of English-speaking citizens, Nkenganyi says, there has been tension. There has also been a separatist movement called the Ambazonia in the nation’s Anglophone regions, and she says the government has been responding to it violently.

Nkenganyi says one conflict point has been in the schools in her native Southern Cameroonian region, where people complained the French-provided teachers weren’t well-trained in English. Protestors shut down the schools in 2016. But they’ve never reopened, she says, because the nation’s president never responded to their demands.

“There’s a need for the children to get the books and education,” she says.

Nkenganyi knows the kind of enriching children’s books she wants to send — examples are The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, The Magic Treehouse Series by Mary Pope Osborne and Sal Murdocca and Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti,

by Gerald McDermott, which is based on a folktale from the Ashanti people of Ghana.

Dictionaries and history books are helpful, too.

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‘Hereditary’ is a Hot Box of Horror

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The slow burn leaves the harshest scars on the house, ensuring that everyone is a family. getting ready. He drops off a dark suit in The so-called nuclear family — two the bedroom of their teenage son Peter opposite-sex parents and two children, (Alex Wolff), and gets a bit frazzled as he usually one boy and one girl — is the textsearches for daughter Charlie (Milly Shapbook definition of what a “family” looks iro). It turns out she has slept on the floor in like (being white is, of course, a given as the cold attic. Steve is obviously kind, but well). So when we think of what has the too calm, too in charge. potential to frighten us the most, we are We know there’s something rotten most likely drawn to scenes that disrupt beneath the façade, where the tableau this dynamic and place it and/or its will become a hot box of horror, but the individual components in peril. Fear takes temperature doesn’t rise immediately. The root in any scenario that could harm this metaphoric stove, in this case, has just picture-perfect clan.

But what if that family isn’t as pristine a model as we might expect?

What happens when the family members come rife with eccentricities and frayed edges?

Hereditary, a new horror film and the first feature from writer-director Ari Aster, probes that “what if.”

With examples like You’re Next, The Babadook, The Witch and now this, a new breed of indie horror films has emerged that challenges Alex Wolff’s character sees the nightmares to come. our image of the perfect family — positing a new PHOTO: COURTESY OF A 24 assumption that no family is perfect in the first place. On an even more fundamental been turned on, so it’s not hot to the touch. level, these films realize how much more There’s no reason to jerk your hand back terrifying the scares can be if you push yet. You can’t feel anything. But you will. these already flawed folks even further off Aster uses his cast to alert his audience course. to the game he’s playing. Collette is no The story concerns the aftermath of the classically put-together mom. We know death of a matriarch and the effect it has on from The Sixth Sense that she’s a step or her adult daughter, Annie Graham (Toni two in the shadows. Shapiro looks like a Collette), and her family. It seems she left younger, alternative version of Collette, secrets behind about their past — secrets someone that has already surrendered to that threaten Annie, her husband Steve the clouds eagerly awaiting to descend on (Gabriel Byrne) and the children. her. Wolff, recently seen in Jumanji: WelAnnie is a talented artist, and Hereditary come to the Jungle, comes close to conveyquickly introduces us to her mini-tableau ing conventionality, with his dark features installations. Aster offers up an early and perpetual smirk. But his geeky charm example of one of these almost shoeboxfrom that film has faded; he looks like styled artworks, with its eerily minute someone ready to get lost in nightmares details of a room in a house that looks to come. wholesome, but we feel that creeping senThings start happening that call into sation as the camera zooms in closer. question the possibility of supernatural The director’s background is in short or otherworldly forces at play with the films and he has learned how to connote Grahams. There is some kind of inherited intimacy with his concision and framing, disorder, a lethal birthmark signaling the which here veers toward off-kilter perspecopposite of innocence or grace. tives and discomforting interactions. We Hereditary turns up the heat incremenrecognize that something, more than tally, but even when the frames erupt in likely everything, is off but we don’t know flames, the hellfire cools as if waiting for when we will come face to face with the an additional opportunity to scorch yet revelation of what it is. another layer of flesh. The Grahams — and That established, the narrative next the audience for the new breed of indie grounds us in the specifics of the morning horror films — are caught in the grip of the funeral for Annie’s mother. Steve of unspeakable evil. (Opens Friday) (R) sympathetically makes his way through Grade: A

FOOD & DRINK

OffReputation Round Up Dare to order these lesserknown dishes at some of Cincy’s most popular restaurants

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Skip the tacos at Bakersfield and order the short rib tostada instead.

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certainly come to mind is OTR’s The Eagle (a Thunderdome Restaurant Group eatery, along with Bakersfield and Krueger’s), where it’s all about the fried chicken. And while it is hard to look past all the ways in which you can indulge in some deep-fried bird, do so because you’ll land upon the grilled cheese. Forgoing poultry perfection in order to just have a sandwich featuring three cheeses, apricot preserves and granny smith apples may sound crazy, but you’ll thank me later. 1342 Vine St., Overthe-Rhine, theeagleotr.com.

• Then there is also the ahi tuna versus a steak at downtown staple Jeff Ruby’s, the chili over the burger at Zip’s Cafe in Mount Lookout and a trip to a Taste of Belgium outpost solely for an oatmeal cookie and not the chicken and waffles.

But again, in a city whose food identity is slowly but surely putting itself on the map, we should continue to support and celebrate each and every place that has staked a claim as an expert in something.

However, as we continue to return time and time again, it might be worth taking that left turn toward something seemingly off-reputation.

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guacamole, etc. — but you should definitely order the Nada Sliders. The sliders feature angus beef patties, cheese, onion, jalapeño and crema and will have you asking, “Taco who?” 600 Walnut St., Downtown, eatdrinknada.com.

• Then there is Sotto, Nada’s neighbor and sister restaurant under the Boca Restaurant Group umbrella. Sotto is the place that comes to mind when you’re in the mood for great pasta. And their pasta is unbeatable — you should definitely go for the pasta — but just make sure to stay for the donuts. The ricotta donuts are powdersugar-dusted fried balls served with a trio of sweet sauces — caramel, chocolate and pistachio. Even if you’re stuffed, order them. You won’t regret it. 118 E. Sixth St., Downtown, sottocincinnati.com.

• Before focusing too much on the sweet, consider Krueger’s Tavern, with its housemade sausage stars. This OTR eatery also has the most delicious kale salad. It is called the Simple Kale Salad and while it is seemingly simple, that is not at all how one would describe the taste. The salad consists of nothing more than Tuscan kale, breadcrumbs, parmigiano reggiano and lemon vinaigrette, but those four pieces pack a whole lot of punch. 1211 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine, kruegerstavern.com.

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dog, which means your mind might wander in the direction of Senate. Yes, Senate is known for gourmet hot dogs, but they also have the best mussels in town. The Mussels Charmoula features bivalves served in a tomato and saffron broth that is both thick and flavorfully vibrant. I’ll go so far as to say they are the best mussels in the city. And I would definitely pick them as my “last meal.” 1212 Vine St., Over-theRhine, senatepub.com; 1100 Summit Place Drive, Blue Ash, senateblueash.com.

• Once you’ve finished the best mussels you have ever had, you could bop across the street to Bakersfield. Famous for its tacos, this time you should skip those and order the short rib tostada. This little Mexican sandwich features the most delicious braised short rib, served on a crispy tortilla and topped with a fried egg, cilantro-buttermilk dressing, hot sauce, black beans and queso fresco. While this tostada is still in the Mexican-food genre, know that it’s worth passing up an order of al pastor tacos to order this instead. 1213 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine, bakersfieldtacos.com.

• Not to mess with your tacos too much, but there is another modern Mexican eatery you should visit and skip the entire taco section of the menu. Nada, a LatinAmerican cuisine powerhouse in downtown Cincinnati, will do everything right that you want it to — tacos, margaritas,

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t all started with a chicken sandwich.

My husband and I were sitting at the bar of a well-known local restaurant, peanut shells peppered about and the glint of a neon sign reflecting off the beer bottle in his hand. He had taken us to Terry’s Turf Club, utterly familiar with what the restaurant was known for: its signature burgers, which are absolutely worth the wait and cramped seating.

But my husband, being my husband, chatted up the chef and asked for his recommendation of what to order anyway.

“Recommendation? The chicken sandwich,” the chef said.

And my husband, being my husband, gave an immediate one-word answer: “In.” Since then, we have only eaten chicken sandwiches at Terry’s. Consisting of a heaping chicken breast, bacon, provolone cheese, lettuce and peanut sauce, the sandwich is what consistently draws us to the electric glow of that East End burger dive, time and time again.

And while it seems sacrilegious to go to an establishment rightfully known for one thing — a signature dish — only to sit down and order something else, the best off-reputation eats don’t just begin and end with the best chicken sandwich at a burger joint. No, no. In a city with a growing population of well-established specialty eateries, it’s not surprising that so many of them are also home to other noteworthy signatures.

So, indulge me if you will as I bring you the “Off-Reputation Round Up,” aka a list of places with an avid following for one dish and a recommendation of another excellent menu item to try.

• First up, we’ll head down the street from Terry’s Turf Club to another Cincinnati staple, Eli’s BBQ. Known for barbecue, and pulled pork in particular, you haven’t done Eli’s right until you’ve had the 2 AllBeef Dogs. You’ll still get a barbecue fix because the two smoked franks come in a bun with Eli’s famous sauce, however the flash fry preparation and pork crispins and coleslaw toppings will make you forget that Eli’s is known for anything else. 3313 Riverside Drive, East End, elisbarbeque.com.

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Eli’s BBQ to Open Incubator and Food Hall

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When local cult barbecue establishment Eli’s BBQ was just starting out, they depended on existing restaurants to gain access to commercial kitchen space.

Owner Elias Leisring would visit these businesses after they closed for the day to make his barbecue, lugging equipment and ingredients with him each time.

This process led to several obstacles, including not having room to stock inventory. Because of this, Leisring had to spend the bulk of his time at the grocery store to replenish supplies.

“You’re really just chasing your tail, big time,” he says.

After achieving success with his expanding barbecue empire, Leisring wanted to help other start-ups who were facing similar issues he did. Enter: Oakley Kitchen.

Leisring and Eli’s co-owner Drew Simmons, along with operators Tyler Martin, J. T. Underhill and Burke Schilderink, are currently working on opening Oakley Kitchen to act as both a food hall and a commercial kitchen space to help address this conundrum.

Commercial kitchen spaces or incubator kitchens are not a new concept. In fact, they’ve seen a surge in popularity nationwide. Between August 2013 and March 2016, there was a 50 percent increase in the number of these facilities, according to a 2016 report by Econsult Solutions.

There are several in the Greater Cincinnati region, including the Incubator Kitchen in Newport and Findlay Kitchen in Over-theRhine. But where Oakley Kitchen breaks the mold is that it not only gives merchants an outlet to produce their food, it also gives them a space to sell it because customers are invited to shop in the kitchen.

This approach was inspired by the building’s previous use as the Duck Creek Antique Mall. Though the building was no longer filled with people perusing vintage goods, Leisring says he and his partners picked up on the retail vibe and decided to embrace it.

The first floor of the 20,000-square-foot building will have eight kitchen pods for

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rent, each of which will be equipped with a hood, ventilation and exhaust. The pods can be outfitted with more, but all additions will be reflected in the tenant’s lease agreement. Customers will be able to walk the perimeter of the room, watch their favorite food producers in action and grab some grub or merchandise.

One pod will be a pop-up for chefs around the city. Leisring compares it to an artist in residence, as the chefs can stay in the pod for a set period of time, such as four Fridays out of the month.

The walk-out basement floor will have covered seating, a kids’ play area, a fire pit and a bar. There will also be room for three food trucks and event space.

Oakley Kitchen tenants can stay longterm if they like the set-up. Or, they can use it as a transition space.

“Any restaurant entrepreneur’s goal is to move to a brick and mortar at some point because you don’t really have any stability or a way to build constant customers when you’re moving around,” Leisring says.

“You’re at the whim of the event; you’re at the whim of the weather, you’re at the whim of other people too much. It’s kind of hard to stay in business that way.”

Eli’s will also have a pod, but you won’t be able to grab a pulled pork sandwich there — it’s solely for production purposes to satisfy their partnership with Kroger (which has already spawned carryout

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You can, however, pick up catering orders there.

“Eli’s BBQ is really excited to be in Oakley Kitchen,” Leisring says. “As we continue our relationship with Kroger, the extra space in Oakley Kitchen will provide us with the opportunity to create new products and expand what we offer in the Kroger cold cases: think new sauces and barbecue dips.”

They plan to cut the ribbon for Oakley Kitchen in fall 2018, and while it will be open seven days a week, the hours are currently to be determined.

Eli’s BBQ is also the only confirmed tenant. The team is still going through applications to decide which other businesses will join the facility.

“We’re looking for people that are starting out and they’re doing events and catering at farmers markets,” Leisring says.

“Or, already established restaurants that want to add things to their menu that need space — like curing meats and creating a charcuterie program. And then they would have the ability to package and sell that retail within the kitchen.”

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Cincy Top 10 Food Tour — Enjoy a tasty sightseeing tour that stops by 10 Cincinnati landmarks and five restaurants. The jaunt includes lunch, an all-day streetcar pass and a three-hour tour.

10:30 a.m. $49 adult; $39 children. Leaves from Taste of Belgium, 16 W. Freedom Way, The Banks, Downtown, riversidefoodtours.com.

The Original Findlay Market Tour — Learn about the history of Ohio’s oldest public market while taking a tour and enjoying samples and small bites from five specialty merchants. 3 p.m.

Saturday. $25. Leaves from the information desk at Findlay Market, 1801 Race St., Over-the-Rhine, cincinnatifoodtours.com.

Pastry Fundamentals: Crème Brulee and Soufflé with Tablespoon Cooking Co. — Impress your guests by making crème brulee and soufflé from scratch at home.

Learn techniques to get perfect custards and soufflés every time. Class includes wine and beer. 6-9 p.m. $75.

Findlay Kitchen, 1719 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, tablespooncookingco.com.

Shandon Strawberry Festival — This old-fashioned community strawberry festival features a picnic supper with homemade shortcake and ice cream, outdoor vendors, artists, antiques, country crafts, a tractor show, swap meet and more. Dinner includes pressed chicken and pulled pork sandwiches, coleslaw and homemade pies. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free admission. Shandon, Ohio, gettothebc.com.

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Rare Keg Tapping & Django Tacos — Head to Higher Gravity every Friday as they tap a keg of rare beer, with bonus tacos and chips and guac/salsa from Django Western Tacos.

Chef Josh will be preparing specialty tacos each week to pair with the rare beer. 5 p.m. Free admission. Higher Gravity, 4106 Hamilton Ave., Northside, highergravitycrafthaus.com.

Schwabenfest — The eighth-annual Schwabenfest features authentic German bier, live music, traditional entertainment, a chicken dinner on Friday and a whole roasted-ox dinner on Saturday. Starts 5:30 p.m.

Friday and continues on Saturday. $3. Donauschwaben Hall, 4290 Dry Ridge Road, Colerain, cincydonau.com.

Farm Store Saturday — The Greenacres Farm Store is open for extended shopping the second Saturday of the month. Stop in for meats and produce fresh from the farm. 9 am.-1 p.m. Greenacres Farm Store, 8255 Spooky Hollow Road, Indian Hill, green-acres.org.

Cincinnati Wine and Dessert Tour — This two-hour tour includes a walking exploration of OTR, with dessert from three businesses and four tastings of wine. 1 p.m. $55. Leaves from 1332 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine, americanlegacytours.com.

Breakfast with the Butterflies — It’s the final weeks for the Butterflies of Madagascar show. Enjoy the fluttering spectacle while dining on a continental-style breakfast. Butterfly show tickets included. Preregistration required. 8:30-10 a.m.

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10 a.m. $35. Churchill’s Fine Teas, Rookwood Commons, Norwood, churchillsteas.com.

Brews + Bulldogs — Fifty West hosts its secondannual fundraiser for Queen City Bulldog Rescue. There will be a free photo booth on site, an adoption station, a swag wheel, raffle baskets and baby pools for the bulldogs. Presale tickets include a custom pint glass, beer ticket and raffle entry. Well-behaved dogs welcome. Noon-4 p.m. $25 presale; no ticket required to attend (you just won’t get a pint glass). Fifty West, 7668 Wooster Pike, Columbia Township, queencitybulldogrescue.com.

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Doughnut Workshop with Tablespoon Cooking Co. — Learn to make both yeasted and cake donuts in this hands-on class. Instruction includes how to create glazes and fillings, plus decorating techniques. 6-9 p.m. $75. Findlay Kitchen, 1719 Elm St., Over-theRhine, tablespooncookingco. com.

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Cincinnati Streetcar Food Tour — Take the streetcar to tour and taste at various area restaurants. Stop and dine at three unique restaurants, enjoying a sample of beer and wine.

The adventure concludes at Findlay Market. 1 p.m. $59; $49 kids. Leaves from Howl at the Moon, 145 Second St., Downtown, riversidefoodtours.com.

Bourbon + Chocolate Pairing with Velveteen Chocolate — A smooth bourbon pairs perfectly with Velveteen’s handmade chocolates.

Sample two batch-crafted bourbons and small-batch chocolates. 5:30-7 p.m. $40$50. Findlay Kitchen, 1719 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, findlaykitchen.org.

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hilpa Ray is a pessimist. Make that a nihilist — that’s the title of the new two-song EP she has released to accompany the tour that brings her to Cincinnati this week.

Yet, truth be told, things are looking positive for Ray. This is the second tour she’s launched (and the second time she’s come to Cincinnati within recent months) on the heels of her last album, Door Girl.

Based on her personal experiences and her observations of others during nearly a decade working as a “door girl” at a New York club, Ray’s 2017 release on the Northern Spy label is benefiting from word-of-mouth exposure. It’s a musically ambitious, lyrically acute concept album about street-level Rock life in the Big Apple. She channels many ghosts of the city’s Rock heritage — Doo-Wop and girl groups, Garage, Punk, Hip Hop, Patti Smith- and Lou Reed-like recitation, spoken word — but also adds something more: her phenomenal voice, capable of both volcanic, primal scream-like power and tender, world-weary intimacy. Door Girl marks Ray’s fifth full album since her 2006 debut under the name Beat the Devil, and it’s helping her expand her audience.

Does she recognize the increased attention? Does she agree things are looking up?

“I don’t know, man,” she says laughing during a call from the road, where she’s traveling with her four-man band. “The record is called Nihilism, so I don’t think it’s getting any better.”

Ray’s background is unusual. Raised in an Indian-American household in New Jersey, she wasn’t allowed to play or even hear Western-influenced music, although she was a talented singer at age 6. She could play the harmonium with family approval, as it’s a droning pump organ often used in the playing of Indian Ragas.

(She continues to play harmonium in her band, although not so much on Door Girl.)

“I discovered The Velvet Underground at the public library when I was young,” Ray says. “(The album) had a banana on the cover and I said, ‘Wow, what is this?’”

“I played (that) record, then I sold my soul and I never came back,” she adds, again punctuating the sentence with a laugh.

After quitting her pursuit of an engineering degree at Philadelphia’s Drexel

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University, she made music her life.

Besides recording and touring, that life has included her work as a door girl at Pianos, a happening New York City club where she also played music.

“They’re really supportive,” she says. “I used to play there over 10 years ago, so I knew the owners and the people that worked there. They hired me because I can get really loud, and they needed somebody that could project her voice.

“I’m on the inside and I still get to decide who gets in and who has to go. We have the big, burlier bouncer outside, and on the inside its usually people like me.” (This elicits another laugh.)

The job turned out to be a perfect experience from which to mine songwriting material, as rave-up stomper “EMT Police and the Fire Department” on Door Girl testifies.

“There was an actual incident that happened where we were so packed in that bar in the dead of summer and people were acting crazy,” Ray says. “And then somebody drank too much and needed to get (their) stomach pumped, and then everyone just showed up. So that actually happened.

“I thought it funny how the (emergency services) are not used for people in dire need, but the spoiled people who drink too

much get it all at once. I wonder if for someone in trouble way out where, the cops, ambulances and fire department would show up with so much concern.”

Other songs are more circumspect and reflective, mid-tempo and dreamy. The spark for “Add Value Add Time” from the same album could have been using the late-night subway after work; the title is copped from the on-screen options on MTA transit card machines in NYC. On the track, Ray sings, “Don’t remember the last time when I helped someone/Don’t remember the last time I helped myself/ Riding through tunnels with my horse blinders on/I’ve been standing clear of the closing doors like everyone else.” The song also includes the haunting refrain, “Work work work/Die die die/MTA asks, ‘add value,’ ‘add time’/Either way I work til I die.”

Ray has, throughout her career, also carefully chosen surprising covers. The Nihilism EP contains a version of Alice Cooper’s crunching “Is It My Body,” for instance. She’s also done Lou Reed’s “Make Up,” Prince’s “When Doves Cry,” Dinah Washington’s lovely and hopeful “What a Difference a Day Makes” and Etta James’ “I’d Rather Go Blind.”

Her most remarkable cover is a mesmerizing interpretation of Bertolt Brecht’s and Kurt Weill’s “Pirate Jenny” from their The

Threepenny Opera. She recorded it with Nick Cave and Warren Ellis for the 2013 tribute album assembled by Hal Willner, Sons of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys. Using her harmonium to create gravitas (Ellis does the same with his violin), Ray made the dark, angry song — in which a downtrodden hotel maid awaits pirates to kill those who humiliate her — a showcase for her vocal skills.

“It was a cool song; I could relate to it,” she says. “It wasn’t something unfamiliar to me, but it wasn’t something I thought I’d ever cover, either, because there were a lot of words. And I normally don’t do covers with lots and lots of lyrics. But what I get out of her revenge story is that everybody has a moment where they hate their lives and can’t wait to get out of it.”

Ray says she’s never really thought about what her parents might have thought about their talented young singer if they knew she’d someday be singing such a violent example of classic Western music.

“I’m old now, so things that happened when I was a kid a lot of years ago have passed,” she says. “I’m familiar with a lot at this point.”

Shilpa Ray plays Friday at Northside Yacht Club. Tickets/more info: northsideyachtclub.com.

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Stream On After instituting a well-intentioned but ill-considered “hate content and hateful conduct” policy that removed artists accused of criminal abuse or other crimes — like R. Kelly and XXXTentacion — from official playlists, Spotify had second thoughts and rescinded the rule, which many claimed was subjectively implemented and unfair.

In a statement, Spotify admitted to not evaluating the policy thoroughly enough, though by suggesting the backlash was due to “vague” language and the public’s “confusion and concern,” the company seemed to deflect full responsibility. The company’s walk-back also seems to have been motivated by fear of further PR and financial damage. Anthony Tiffith, CEO of the Top Dawg label (home to Kendrick Lamar), told Billboard he and others in the industry informed Spotify that they would pull their music from the streaming platform because the policy appeared to target the Hip Hop community.

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Dump Trump III’s woke musical participants include Kate Wakefield, Lipstick Fiction, The Whiskey Shambles, Draculas, Eugenius, Office Party, Mariel, Breaking Glass, GoodBlood, Useless Fox and many others. Comedy will be provided by Jay Armstrong, Glenn Childress, Justin Schafer and “Donald Trump’s Twitter Account,” which is probably literal and not the name of a new local improv group.

Showtime is 8 p.m. and tickets are $5 in advance or $8 at the door. Proceeds benefit Proclaim Justice (proclaimjustice.org), which fights for wrongfully convicted and incarcerated citizens. Hopefully this will be the final Dump Trump event — Thacker says, “I am doing these every summer until Trump is gone.” If it goes beyond five years, we’ll send out smoke signals about the show from CityBeat’s underground bunker.

Punk band NOFX can kiss their Vegas retirement residency dreams goodbye after a recent appearance at the Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival in Las Vegas.

After frontperson Fat Mike jokingly celebrated playing “a song about a Muslim” and not getting shot, guitarist Eric Melvin bantered, “I guess you’re only getting shot in Vegas if you’re a Country band,” referring to the shooting at a Country music festival last fall that left 58 attendees dead. Mike then added, “At least they were Country fans and not Punk Rock fans.” NOFX and Fat Mike’s cover band, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, were immediately kicked off of the bill of the Camp Punk in Drublic festival in Columbus, Ohio, which the group helped start. The band issued an unambiguous apology, saying, in part, “There’s no place here to backpedal… we crossed the line of civility.”

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The free “Bandstand Bluegrass” series at Washington Park in Over-the-Rhine spotlighted artists from Greater Cincinnati’s rich Roots music scene for the past few years now. But the title was always a partial misnomer, as it has featured a variety of Americana strains, not just Bluegrass. The newly christened “Roots Revival” series continues every Thursday through Aug. 30.

The steady stream of Cincinnati-area artists playing includes Young Heirlooms (June 21); The Tillers (July 5); Krystal Peterson & The Queen City Band (July 19); Maria Carrelli Band (July 26); Casey Campbell Band (Aug. 2); Buffalo Wabs & The Price Hill Hustle (Aug. 9); Willow Tree Carolers (Aug. 16) and Comet Bluegrass All-Stars (Aug. 23).

The Roots Revival shows — like all the series below — are free and begin at 7 p.m.

Also returning to Washington Park is Friday Flow. The lineup includes a mix of local and touring R&B, Soul, Dance and Pop acts, who will perform various Fridays at the park through Aug. 17. Among the nationally acclaimed acts are Dayton native CeCe Peniston (performing July 6), who dominated Billboard’s Dance Music/ Club Play charts in the early ’90s and is known for her hits like “Finally.” The local acts doing Friday Flow shows this year include Natural Progression (Aug. 3) and Radio Black (Aug. 17).

All Washington Park series details: washingtonpark.org.

Fountain Square has rebranded its free weekend concerts as the Fifth & Vine Live Series. With shows running Fridays and Saturdays through Sept. 1, the lineup has some bigger touring acts like Reverend Horton Heat (Aug. 10) and Red Wanting Blue (July 13) and is filled out with lots of Cincinnati artists from a variety of genres.

The Cincy bands playing Fifth & Vine Live include 2nd Wind (June 9); Daniel in Stereo and Current Events (June 30 with Maps & Atlases); Soul Pocket (July 7); Passeport and Telehope (July 20 with Vera Blues); JIMS and This Pine Box (with Cowboy Mouth on Aug. 4); The Perfect Children and Kaitlyn Peace & The Electric Generals (Aug. 25 with Delta Rae); and A.M. Nice and Triiibe (with Dave Hause and The Mermaid on Sept. 1).

Fountain Square’s long-standing (10 years now) Salsa on the Square series is also the longest running in that it began in early May and runs through Sept. 27. Along with its popular dance lessons each Thursday, Salsa on the Square is also the best place to catch the area’s best Salsa/Latin dance bands. Returning favorites include Tropicoso (who play this Thursday), The Amador Sister, Zumba, Kandela and Son Del Caribe. Many of the local groups perform multiple times throughout the series; visit myfountainsquare.com for the dates.

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Music has forever provided blissful escape from our day-to-day worries. These days, with the anger, consternation and antipathy running rampant throughout some of our most dominant forms of media, live music has become one of the best escape hatches to jump through when the discordant noise grows too cumbersome (especially if you leave your damn phone in your pocket while experiencing it). Away from the distractions of Facebook, Twitter and cable news and surrounded by your fellow humans, all in search of the same respite, going to a concert can be often be the perfect mood elevator and provide a crucial mental-health break.

That’s particularly true if the performers make music that emits an ecstatic jubilance whose mere tone can coax a smile from the sourest of pusses. You can do an in-home experiment by taking a look at the recent Tiny Desk Concert appearance by rootsy Seattle AltPop band Kuinka (pronounced “coo-wink-uh”). In it, the four musicians bounce around their tiny allotted space like a shower of unleashed ping-pong balls, conveying their vibrant Pop euphoria with colorful melodies, guitar, an electronic drums unit, mandolin, ukulele, banjo, cello and a mini Korg synth.

Each of the players/singers invariably and consistently crack smiles throughout the 12-minute set, not in a forced, job-like chorus-line manner, but more in a way that says, “I would rather be here doing this than anywhere else on the planet right now.” It’s infectious, to say the least.

Kuinka formed in 2014 and quickly released its debut album, The Wild North.

It’s fair to call the foursome an Americana band because of the instrumentation and parts of the song structures, but there’s also a strong and sharp Indie Pop element driving the music. It often sounds like the members of Kuinka got hopped up on Pixy Stix and spontaneously decided to form a Pop band, and there just happened to be banjos and synths lying around when the decision was made. The group’s 2016 album, The Heartland, was its breakthrough, drawing in fans and critics alike.

Last year, Kuinka kept the good vibes going with the release of Stay Up Late, a four-song EP that added clarinet and sax to their already delicious mix and also allowed the synth to sprinkle in more electronic spice than usual. (Mike Breen)

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genre, turning out 21 graduates over the past 41 years; only vocalist Leonard Graves Phillips and guitarist Stan Lee remain from the original Dickies line-up.

The band began in 1977 when Lee and bassist pal Billy Club witnessed The Damned’s first American tour, which marked the first time a British Punk band toured outside of the U.K. The Dickies quickly established their own benchmarks; they were the first SoCal Punk band to appear on network television (on the Don Rickles vehicle CPO Sharkey) and the first to sign with a major label. The band has recorded for five labels in the past four decades and only issued seven full-length studio albums, the last being 2001’s All This and Puppet Stew.

Like their heroes and primary inspiration, The Ramones, The Dickies have always relied on a goofy yet anarchic sense of humor to drive home their musical point.

Over the years, the band has covered a variety of crazy classic Rock and Pop songs to incredible effect, like The Moody Blues’ “Nights in White Satin,” Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid” and Simon & Garfunkel’s “Sound of Silence.” They even scored a top five hit in England with their version of the theme song from the ’60s live action cartoon The Banana Splits.

The band’s third album was titled Stukas Over Disneyland and featured cover art showing the titular aircraft in a

The Dickies with The Queers and The Raging Nathans Friday • Southgate House Revival At this point in the history of Rock, The Dickies are more of an institution than a band. As one of the true progenitors of Pop Punk, the Southern California quintet has become almost a finishing school for the

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global circuit to celebrate their 40th-anniversary year. The Dickies remain relevant simply by still being the Dickies nearly 20 years into the new millennium. (Brian Baker)

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My first exposure to Tyler Childers didn’t involve his rousing, gritty voice or the oh-so-familiar Country music that backs him. My introduction came from lyrics posted on Facebook — like the ones we used in melodramatic away messages in the days of AOL. Childers’ lyricism spoke to some old concert buddies, who shared his words and Tyler Childers caught my attention. Who P H OTO : DAV I D M C C L I S T E R was this poet that wrote so intimately of our own feelings? The phrase, “I was out of my mind the first dive bombing raid with Mickey Mouse in night we met,” reeled me in and propelled silhouette below, and they provided the me from social media to search engine. soundtrack for the 1988 cult film Killer Where was Childers going with a line like Klowns from Outer Space (last month they that? celebrated the film’s 30th anniversary by “Honky Tonk Flame,” from his debut performing along to the movie with the album Purgatory, turned out to be only the Hollywood Chamber Orchestra). In 1978, very beginning of an obsession that left me the band defaced the A&M billboard on and so many other fans diving deep into Sunset Boulevard which was promoting one song and then another. His writing is label head Herb Alpert’s album Rise — they moving on its own but coupled with his tagged it so that it read “Rise to the Dickies” voice, his music is transcendent. Cliché?

— in order to gain attention for their A&M Maybe. But, also, accurate. Not all of his debut album, The Incredible Shrinking fans have grown up splashing in canals or Dickies, in one of the earliest examples of experimenting with cocaine. Yet he still guerrilla marketing. The label actually left manages to take listeners to those summer the graffiti in place for weeks and capitaldays of play and those buzzing nights of ized on the publicity. searching for more. He’ll get you there on Although the Dickies haven’t released pure imagery and tone alone. an actual album in 17 years, due in part to This makes sense given how well he their abhorrence of the current state of the knows those scenes. When CityBeat writer recording industry, they continue to tour Gregory Gaston caught up with him last relentlessly, including last year’s massive year, we learned about Childers’ childhood in Eastern Kentucky, not too – July 31, Taft Theatre Future Sounds terribly far from here. Mix(Ballroom) ing his Gospel upbringing 8Ball & MJG/Beanie WHY? – Aug. 31, Woodwith his youthful obsesSigel/Freeway – July ward Theater sion with rebel Country, 14, Hamilton County Childers created a sound Fairgrounds Milky Chance – Oct. 4, too gnarly and unique to Bogart’s The Messthetics – July ignore. He’s rambled his 18, Northside Tavern Social Distortion – Oct. way across the country 19, Bogart’s and back a few times now, Femi Kuti – July 21, Ludlow Garage gathering moments and Rickie Lee Jones – Oct. experiences along the way.

20, Ludlow Garage Fat Joe – July 27, Only time will tell where Bogart’s The Dead South – Nov. Childers will take listeners 8, Madison Theater No BS Brass Band next. (Deirdre Kaye)

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RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER - Slayer with Testament, Lamb of God, Behemoth and Anthrax. 5 p.m. Metal. $25-$85.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) - Goodmorning Valentine, Warrick & Lowell and Adam Lee. 8 p.m. Indie/ Pop/Roots/Various. $5.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) - Kuinka with The Matildas. 8 p.m. Indie/Pop/ Folk. $8.

STANLEY’S PUB - Reggae Fest Pre-Party with Sundried Vibes and The Quasi Kings. 9 p.m. Reggae. Cover.

TRINITY GASTRO PUB Carl G. 7 p.m. Acoustic.

Free.

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URBAN ARTIFACT Eugenius with Off The Meat Rack, Height Keech, Goldzilla and Eddie Logix and Haskell. 9 p.m. Hip Hop/ Various.

FRIDAY 08

LUDLOW BROMLEY YACHT CLUB - Trailer Park Floosies. 9:30 p.m. Dance/ RockPop/Hip Hop/Country/ Various. $5.

MANSION HILL TAVERN The Heaters with Ben Levin.

9 p.m. Blues. Cover.

BLUE NOTE HARRISON - Freak On A Leash with Firefly. 6 p.m. Korn/Breaking Benjamin tribute. Cover.

THE SHOW ON 42 - Pandora Effect. 9:30 p.m. Rock

MARTY’S HOPS & VINES - Lisak and Rowe. 9 p.m.

Americana. Free.

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SILVERTON CAFE - The Groove. 9 p.m. Various. Free.

MEMORIAL HALL - Rodney Crowell with Jedd Hughes. 8 p.m. Country. $25-$45.

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MOTR PUB - The Harlequins with Vacation and Fire Heads. 10 p.m.

Rock. Free.

NORTHSIDE TAVERN Up+Dn and Young Colt. 10 p.m. Indie Rock. Free.

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NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB - Shilpa Ray. 9 p.m. Rock. $10, $12 day of show.

BOGART’S - Suburban Cowboys. 7 p.m. Country. $14.

PEECOX ERLANGER Saving Stimpy. 9:30 p.m.

Rock. $5.

TAFT THEATRE Ledisi with Melanie Fiona and Tweet. 8 p.m.

R&B. $29.50-$49.50.

BROMWELL’S HÄRTH LOUNGE - Jess Lamb & the Factory. 9 p.m. Alt/Pop/Soul/ Various. Cover.

SCHWARTZ’S POINT - Ben Bratton Trio. 8:30 p.m. Jazz.

Cover.

VINKOLET WINERY - Vernon McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass. 6:30 p.m. Bluegrass.

Free.

THE COMET - Quichenight with Toon Town. 10 p.m. Alt/ Rock/Pop/Various. Free.

THURSDAY 07

BROMWELL’S HÄRTH LOUNGE - Todd Hepburn and Friends. 8 p.m. Various.

Free.

COMMON ROOTS - John Gentry Jr. 10 p.m. Guitar/ Various. Free.

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FOUNTAIN SQUARE Flor. 7 p.m. Rock. Free.

THE HAMILTON - Will Pope.

7 p.m. Various. Free.

JEFF RUBY’S STEAKHOUSE - Grace Lincoln Band. 8 p.m. Soul/R&B. Free.

FOUNTAIN SQUARE - Salsa on the Square with Tropicoso. 7 p.m. Salsa/ Dance/Various. Free.

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SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY) - The Dickies and The Queers with The Raging Nathans. 7:30 p.m. Punk. $17.

STANLEY’S PUB - JP & Co., twig&leaf and Marjorie Lee. 9 p.m. Acoustic/Folk/Various

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URBAN ARTIFACT Xzela, See You In The Funnies, Lipstick Fiction and Heavy Brain. 9 p.m.

Alt/Indie/Pop/Rock/Jazz/ Various.

VINKOLET WINERY - Tery Metcalf. 7 p.m. Blues. Free.

WASHINGTON PARK - Men At Large. 9 p.m. R&B/Pop. Free.

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KNOTTY PINE - Flatline. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.

WASHINGTON PLATFORM - Randy Villars with the Brandon Coleman Trio.

9 p.m. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).

L’BURG DRINKS & MORE - Pandora Effect. 9:30 p.m.

Rock. Free.

THE COMET - Comprador. 10 p.m. Indie/Alt/ Rock. Free.

FOUNTAIN SQUARE - 2nd Wind. 7 p.m. R&B/Jazz/Various. Free.

HUFFMAN PARK - Blues & BBQ Summer Concert Series with Tery Metcalf Project. 6 p.m. Blues. Free.

JIM AND JACK’S ON THE RIVER - Bronson Arroyo. 9 p.m. Rock.

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MANSION HILL TAVERN - Doug Hart Band. 9 p.m.

Blues. Cover.

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MOTR PUB - The Gripsweats. 10 p.m. Soul/ Funk. Free.

NORTHSIDE TAVERN Grand Process, Kid ESP and Jacob Duber. 9 p.m.

Indie Rock. Free.

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NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB - Stagecoach Inferno, AUTOMATON, Siegelord, Blind Scryer and Scarangella. 9 p.m. Metal. $7.

OCTAVE - Eliot Lipp with Bass Physics. 9 p.m.

Electronic.

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Rock. $5.

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STANLEY’S PUB Stanley’s Eighth-Annual Reggae Fest with The Cliftones, Elementree Livity Project, The Ark and Queen City Silver Stars. 6 p.m. Reggae. $12, $15 day of show.

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TAFT THEATRE John Prine with Tyler Childers. 8 p.m. Folk/Roots. $61.50-$101.50.

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URBAN ARTIFACT Tooth Lures a Fang with Beloved Youth and Kuber.

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Free.

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WASHINGTON PLATFORM - The Faux Frenchmen. 9 p.m.

Gypsy Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).

YORK STREET CAFE - Vernon McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass. 8 p.m. Bluegrass. $5.

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KNOTTY PINE ON THE BAYOU - Carl G. 5:30 p.m.

Acoustic. Free.

NORTHSIDE TAVERN Classical Revolution. 8 p.m.

Classical. Free.

RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER - Poison and Cheap Trick with Pop Evil. 7 p.m.

Rock. $25-$99.50.

THE SKELETON ROOT Benjamin Thomas. 2 p.m.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) - Remembering Tilde Boyd With Love and Music featuring Cheryl Renee, The Medicine Men, Freekbass, Metro City Allstars and more.

3 p.m. Blues/Funk/Soul/ Various. $10 (suggested donation).

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UNITY OF GARDEN PARK - Benefit for Larry Carlson with Ma Crow and Co., Amador Sister and Kelsey Mira. 1 p.m. Pop/ Jazz/Bluegrass/Americana/ Latin/Various. $20 (suggested donation).

URBAN ARTIFACT - Jordan Collins with Home Plate, Vermont and Captain Redbeard & the SS Friendship. 8 p.m. Indie Rock.

MONDAY 11

THE GREENWICH - Baron Von Ohlen & the Flying Circus Big Band. 7:30 p.m.

Jazz.

MANSION HILL TAVERN - Acoustic Jam with John Redell and Friends. 8 p.m.

Acoustic. Free.

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MEMORIAL HALL Mumbles & Grumbles: A Tribute to the Clark Terry/ Bob Brookmeyer Quintet. 7 p.m. Jazz. $8.

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MOTR PUB - The Lagoons with Future Generations. 10 p.m. Indie/ Rock/Pop/Various. Free.

NORTHSIDE TAVERN - The Qtet. 9:30 p.m. Jazz/Funk/ Rock/Various. Free.

PACHINKO - Open Mic. 9 p.m. Various. Free.

TUESDAY 12

BOGART’S - Tech N9ne with Krizz Kaliko, Just Juice, Joey Cool and King ISO. 8 p.m. Hip Hop. $28.

THE COMET - Carriers. 10 p.m. Indie Rock. Free.

THE HAMILTON - Jazz Night. 8 p.m. Jazz. Free.

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PNC PAVILION AT RIVERBEND - Primus with Mastodon and Jjuujjuu.

7 p.m. Alt/Rock/Various. $39.50-$65.

C I T Y B E AT. C O M

JIM AND JACK’S ON THE RIVER - Danny Frazier. 9 p.m. Country. Free.

MOTR PUB - Huntertones. 10 p.m. Jazz/ Funk/Rock/Soul. Free.

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BROMWELL’S HÄRTH LOUNGE - Scott Burns with the Steve Schmidt Trio.

9 p.m. Jazz. Free.

SCHWARTZ’S POINT - Ron Enyard Trio with Rob Allgeyer and Dan Drees. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.

Guitar/Various. Free.

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THE GREENWICH - “Just Friends” Friday with Kathy Wade. 9 p.m. Jazz. $10.

RICK’S TAVERN - Road Trip. 9:30 p.m. Rock. Cover.

BLIND LEMON - Jamonn Zeiler. 9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

LUDLOW GARAGE The Why Store. 8:30 p.m. Rock. $11-$20.

OCTAVE - Bass Physics with Earl Gr3y and NOHC. 8 p.m. Electronic.

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THE PHOENIX - Chris Comer Trio with Dick Sorice.

6 p.m. Jazz. Free.

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ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL - Lagniappe. 9 p.m.

Cajun. Free.

STANLEY’S PUB - Maritime Law. 9 p.m. Various. Free.

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ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL - The Hot Magnolias.

8 p.m. Jazz/Funk/Various.

Free.

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