Find Cincinnati events near you this week: Oct. 17-23
Monday, Oct. 17
ART OPENING: As We Bloom, ArtWorks V2 Gallery, 929 E. McMillan St., Walnut Hills. Runs Oct. 17-Dec. 17.
ART: Community Mural Dedication, 4 p.m., Dillard Building, 791 E. McMillan St., Walnut Hills. ArtWorks unveils “Perspectives,” a bold, colorful mixed media mural designed by MZ. Icar. Free.
FAMILY: Monarch Festival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, 3400 Vine St., Avondale. Runs Oct. 1-31. Free with zoo admission. Cincinnatizoo.org.
FOOD: Cincinnati Taco Week. Enjoy $2 tacos from some of the city's most popular taco joints. cincytacoweek.com.
MUSIC: JD Pinkus, Southgate House Revival, Sanctuary.
Tuesday, Oct. 18
COMEDY: Hi-Fi Comedy Showcase, 8-10 p.m., 941 Pavilion St., Mount Adams. Free.
FILM: Pinus: A Film Screening, 7:30 p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club, 8410 Market Place Lane, Montgomery. Movie follows strong Midwestern tradition of low-budget DIY horror films with a cast of local comedians, musicians and artists. Ages 18-up. $5. gobananascomedy.com.
MUSIC: Music Live at Lunch: James Meade, 12:10 p.m., Christ Church Cathedral, 318 E. Fourth St., Downtown. Free.
SPORTS: All Elite Wrestling presents Dynamite, Heritage Bank Center.
Wednesday, Oct. 19
COMEDY: And Then We Had Sex, Funny Bone Comedy Club, 7518 Bales St., Liberty Township. One night only. liberty.funnybone.com.
COMEDY: Pro-Am Night, 7:30 p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club, 8410 Market Place Lane, Montgomery. $5. gobananascomedy.com.
MUSIC: Madeleine Peyroux and Paula Cole, Memorial Hall.
MUSIC: Illuminati Hotties, Top Cats. With Enumclaw, Olivia Barton.
MUSIC: Red Light Jazz Room, 7:30-10:30 p.m., The Somerset, 139 E. McMicken Ave., Over-the-Rhine. Showcases live jazz, R&B, and soul. Free. eventbrite.com.
OUTDOORS: Find Your Wild Roadshow, 3-6 p.m., Pavilion Grove at Sharon Woods, 11450 Lebanon Road, Sharonville. Great Parks field guides will be on hand with information on outdoor spaces. Enjoy cozy campfires, s’mores, hammocks, camping chairs, music and more. Findyourwild.com.
Thursday, Oct. 20
COMEDY: Kurt Metzger, Go Bananas Comedy Club, 8410 Market Place Lane, Montgomery. Runs Oct. 20-23. gobananascomedy.com.
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LECTURE: Journalism: The Oxygen of Democracy, 7-9 p.m., Voice of America Museum, 8070 Tylersville Road, West Chester. Virtual guest speaker is VOA Eastern Europe Chief Myroslava Gongadze, who will field questions about her recent trip to Ukraine. Free, but reservations required by Oct. 18. 513-777-0027; admin@voamuseum.org.
MUSEUM: Dinosaurs of Antarctica, Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Ave., Queensgate. Runs Oct. 14-Jan. 15. Included with museum admission. $16.50, $12.50 ages 3-12. cincymuseum.org.
MUSIC: Travis Tritt & Chris Janson: The Can't Miss Tour, Truist Arena. With War Hippies.
MUSIC: Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp, Andrew J. Brady Music Center.
MUSIC: Black Opry, Memorial Hall. With Ruby Amanfu & Kyshona Armstrong, Julie Williams, Jeff Holden, Roberta Lea and Tae Lewis.
MUSIC: Freedy Johnston, Southgate House Revival, Revival Room.
RECREATION: Wheel of Fortune Live, Taft Theatre. Clay Aiken hosts the game show live.
THEATER OPENING: Sister Act, Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, 4990 Glenway Ave., West Price Hill. Runs Oct. 20-Nov. 13. 513-241-6550. cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com.
THEATER: The Living Dead, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, 1195 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. Runs Oct. 14-29. cincyshakes.com.
Friday, Oct. 21
ART: ArtLocal Art Show & Ohio Watercolors Society Traveling Exhibit, 7-10 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, ArtsConnect Art Center, 9158 Winton Road, Springfield Township. theartsconnect.us.
ART OPENING: Jeremy Meadows, Gallery 708, 2643 Erie Ave., Hyde Park. Runs Oct. 21-Nov. 1.
CHARITY: A Night of Venom: Benefit Concert for Venomous Valdez, Southgate House Revival, Sanctuary.
COMEDY: Josh Arnold, Funny Bone Comedy Club, 7518 Bales St., Liberty Township. Runs Oct. 21-22. liberty.funnybone.com.
HALLOWEEN: Spooky Tales on the Trails: River Monsters Hike, 7 and 7:30 p.m., Lee Shelter, Fernbank Park, 50 Thornton Ave., Sayler Park. Hear about some of the largest and weirdest inhabitants of the Ohio River on this family-friendly walk. $5 per person. Greatparks.org.
MUSIC: Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, Memorial Hall.
MUSIC: Trivium, Andrew J. Brady Music Center. With Between the Buried and Me, Whitechapel and Khemmis.
MUSIC: Jarobi (A Tribe Called Quest), Woodward Theater. Featuring Afrofuturist Projections by Vince Fraser.
MUSIC: John McEuen & the Circle Band, Ludlow Garage.
MUSIC: Gwar, Bogart's. With Crobot, Nekrogoblikon.
MUSIC: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra: Langree Conducts Also sprach Zarathustra, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. cincinnatisymphony.org.
MUSIC: Live at the Levee: Gamut, 7-9 p.m., Newport on the Levee, 1 Levee Way, Newport. Free. newportonthelevee.com.
THEATER: Theresa Caputo, Taft Theatre.
THEATER OPENING: Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show, Sorg Opera House, 63 S. Main St., Middletown. Runs Oct. 21-Oct. 30. $30, $25 advance.
THEATER OPENING: The Howl-O-Eek-End Murders: Movie Monster Mayhem, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Sharonville Cultural Arts Center, 11165 Reading Road. Interactive murder mystery recommended for ages 18-up. $50 couple, $30 single. sharonvilleculturalarts.org.
Saturday, Oct. 22
CHARITY: Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, 9 a.m., Yeatman’s Cove, 705 E. Pete Rose Way, Downtown. Walk is free. New this year is a 5K race, $40. Makingstrideswalk.org/cincinnati and acsmove.org/makingstrides5k.
CHARITY: Dance on Haunted Hill, 7:30 p.m., Arco, 3301 Price Ave., East Price Hill. Evening of dancing and costumes. Prizes for best costumes. DJ, tarot readings, food, beer and wine, all-you-can-eat pizza. Benefits East Price Hill Improvement Association. $35. ephia.org.
COMEDY: Kevin Hart: Reality Check, Heritage Bank Center.
FESTIVAL: Healing & Understanding: We Are One, various venues around the city. Runs Oct. 22-26. 5-day music festival featuring lectures and concerts exploring race and justice in America. Events take place at Art Academy of Cincinnati, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Nostalgia Wine Bar, BlaCkCoffee, Christ Church Cathedral. Ccocincinnati.org/healingunderstanding.
FESTIVALS: Cincinnati Coffee Festival, Oct. 22-23, Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. Benefits Ohio River Foundation. $17.50-up. cincinnaticoffeefestival.com.
FESTIVAL: Ohio Renaissance Festival, 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Renaissance Park, 10542 Stare Route 73, Harveysburg. Runs Sept. 3-Oct. 30. renfestival.com.
FESTIVALS: Hocus Pocus Fall Fest, Saturday-Sunday, 700 Fairfield Ave., Bellevue.
FESTIVALS: Fall Fest Weekend, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. Enjoy local vendors with crafts and homemade items, baked goods, pet needs and more. Children's activities, animal encounters, live music. Free. washingtonpark.org.
HALLOWEEN: Monster Bash, 4-9 p.m., The Children’s Theater of Cincinnati, 4015 Red Bank Road, Oakley. Walk-through Villain Village experience, character appearances by TCT production of Disney’s Descendants: The Musical, costume contest, pumpkin decorating, bounce house, balloon art, games and more. $50. thechildrenstheatre.com.
HALLOWEEN: Pumpkins & Munchkins Trick or Treat Trail and Movie Night, 1-7 p.m., Marcum Park, Hamilton. Walk the spooky pumpkin trail, trick or treat with vendors and crafters. Movies at 6 p.m. Free. eventbrite.com.
HALLOWEEN: Trunk or Treat & Pet Masquerade, 1-3 p.m., Testerman Park, 8373 Maineville Road, Hamilton Township. Dress the whole family for some fall fun. Kids can trunk hop for treats while puppers enjoy a pup cup. Burgers, hot dogs, Kona Ice, DJ spinning tunes, free popcorn and more. Costume march for kids and pets at 2 p.m. hamilton-township.org.
SHOPPING: Bizarre Bazaar, 3-8 p.m., Pandemonium, 3428 Decoursey Ave., Covington. Artists and makers visit. pandemonium859.com.
MUSEUM OPENING: Fakes, Forgeries and Followers, Taft Museum of Art, Pike St., Downtown. Runs Oct. 22-Feb. 5.
MUSIC: Kentucky Symphony Orchestra: Brahmsicans vs. Wagnercrats, 7:30 p.m., Northern Kentucky University's Greaves Concert Hall, Nunn Drive, Highland Heights. The KSO stages a civil, symphonic debate between two musical parties. $35. 859-431-6216; kyso.org.
MUSIC: An Evening with Kurt Elling, 8 p.m., Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine.
MUSIC: Acoustic Alchemy, Ludlow Garage.
MUSIC: Joe Satriani, Taft Theatre.
MUSIC: Gogol Bordello, Bogart's.
Sunday, Oct. 23
COMEDY: I Feel Funny, Funny Bone Comedy Club, 7518 Bales St., Liberty Township. One night only. liberty.funnybone.com.
FILM: “Union Maids,” and “9to5: The Story of a Movement,” 4 p.m., Garfield Theatre, 719 Race St., Downtown. Retrospective of Dayton-based independent filmmaker Julia Reichert. Guest speakers after every screening. Other dates are Nov 6 and Nov. 13. $15, $10 advance, $5-$7 students.
FOOD: Fall Food Fest, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Findlay Market, 1801 Race St., Over-the-Rhine. Sample fall dishes from local merchants, vendors and farmers at the market. $10-$20. Eventbrite.com.
MUSIC: Protomartyr, Northside Tavern. With Vacation.
MUSIC: Westwood Community Band: An Afternoon at the Movies, 2 p.m., Mount St. Joseph University Auditorium, 5701 Delhi Road, Delhi Township. Free. 513-328-4853; westsidecommunityband.org.
NIGHTLIFE: Wizard Fest, 7:30 p.m., Ludlow Garage, 342 Ludlow Ave., Clifton. Interactive, fantasy-themed party, cosplay contest, wizard trivia, games, themed drinks and more. All ages. $20, $15 advance. ludlowgaragecincinnati.com.
OPERA: Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezin, 6 p.m., Rotunda at Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Ave., Queensgate. This multimedia concert-drama combines music of Verdi with video testimonials and narration to tell story of courageous Jewish prisoners in the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp (Terezin). $36. Defiantrequiem.brownpapertickets.com.
OUTDOORS: Find Your Wild Roadshow, 9 a.m.-noon, Kingfisher Pavilion at Winton Woods, 10245 Winton Road, Springfield Township. Findyourwild.com.
RECREATION: Meet and Greet with David Fulcher, noon-1 p.m., Hard Rock Casino, 1000 Broadway, Downtown. Bengals fans can meet Fulcher prior to the game. Free.
SHOPPING: Mainstrasse Village Flea, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., MainStrasse Village George Steinford Park, Sixth St., Covington.
SPORTS: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., Paycor Stadium.
Looking ahead
CHARITY: Opera & Wellness, Nov. 6, CycleBar, 2713 Edmondson Road, Norwood. Benefits Cincinnati Opera. $30. cincinnatiopera.org.
LECTURE: Bet on Yourself: A Conversation with Paula Kerger, Oct. 27, Hard Rock Casino, 1000 Broadway, Downtown. NextUpCincinnati hosts president and CEO of PBS. Register: nextupisnow.org/regions/cincinnati.
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This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Things to do in Cincinnati this week: Oct. 17-23
