Things to do in Cincinnati this week, Oct. 16-22
Monday, Oct. 16
FILM: “What Doesn’t Float,” 7:30 p.m., Woodward Theater, 1404 Main St., Over-the-Rhine. $12-$15. Cincyticket.com.
MUSIC: Yes, 8 p.m., Andrew J. Brady Music Center, 25 Race St., Downtown. bradymusiccenter.com.
MUSIC: Jazz at the Park: Daniel Bennett & the Dirty Shirleys, 6-9 p.m., Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. Free. washingtonpark.org.
ENDING: First Flowers featuring Dinosaurs, 3-8 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday, Krohn Conservatory, 1501 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams. Ends Oct. 22. $10, $7 ages 5-17, free ages 4-under. cincinnatiparks.com.
Tuesday, Oct. 17
FILM: Best of Cindependent Film Festival: Comedy “Booked,” 7 p.m., Garfield Theater, 719 Race St., Downtown. $8-$10. cincyworldcinema.org.
MUSIC: Music Live at Lunch: Charlie Merk Quartet, 12:10 p.m., Christ Church Cathedral, 318 E. Fourth St., Downtown. Free. Cincinnaticathedral.com.
MUSIC: Matisyahu, 8 p.m., Taft Theatre Ballroom, 317 E. Fifth St. Downtown. tafttheatre.org.
THEATER: 'Girl from the North Country,' Aronoff Center for the Arts, 650 Walnut St., Downtown. Tony Award-winning musical features 20 legendary songs by Bob Dylan. Runs Oct. 17-29. Cincinnatiarts.org.
VETERANS: Honor Flight Arrival, 9 p.m., Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Airport, 3087 Terminal Drive, Hebron. Meet on upper level near rental car area to welcome home veterans returning from visiting their war memorials in Washington D.C. Free. Honorflighttristate.org.
ENDING: 'Sanctuary City,' 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Playhouse in the Park, 962 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams. Runs Sept. 16-Oct. 22. Cincyplay.com.
Wednesday, Oct. 18
COMEDY: Will Burkart, 7:30 p.m., Funny Bone Comedy Club, 7518 Bales St., Liberty Township. $27-$32. Liberty.funnybone.com.
COMEDY: Barstool Sports KFC Radio Podcast, 8 p.m., Taft Theatre Ballroom, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown. tafttheatre.org.
FILM: Spooky Cinema, 7:30-11:30 p.m., Rosedale, 208 E. Twelfth St., Over-the-Rhine. This week's screenings: "Halloween," and "It." Free.
HEALTH: Workout on the Green, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. Wednesdays April 5-Oct. 25. Washingtonpark.org.
HEALTH: Glow Up, Don’t Break Down, 4-7 p.m., Ziegler Park, 1322 Sycamore St., Over-the-Rhine. Teen mental health and wellness event, yoga, food and prizes. Free. Zieglerpark.org.
MUSEUM: Luis Camnitzer: Monuments to Unknown Heroes, Contemporary Arts Center, 44 E. Sixth St., Downtown. Runs through June 16, 2024. Free. Cincycac.org.
MUSEUM: A Permanent Nostalgia for Departure, Contemporary Arts Center, 44 E. Sixth St., Downtown. Runs Sept. 22-Jan. 28. Free. cincycac.org.
MUSEUM: Sporting Fashion: Outdoor Girls 1800-1960, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday, Taft Museum of Art, 316 Pike St., Downtown. Runs Oct. 14-Jan. 14. $12, $10 seniors. Sundays always free. Taftmuseum.org.
MUSIC: Dark Star Orchestra, 6:30 p.m., MegaCorp Pavilion, 101 W. Fourth St., Newport. Grateful Dead live concert experience. promowestlive.com.
MUSIC: Men I Trust, 8 p.m., Andrew J. Brady Music Center, 25 Race St., Downtown. With Tops. bradymusiccenter.com.
MUSIC: GWAR, Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. With Negative Approach, X-Cops, Cancer Christ. bogarts.com.
MUSIC: Coco Montoya, 7:30 p.m., Ludlow Garage, 342 Ludlow Ave., Clifton. ludlowgaragecincinnati.com.
MUSIC: Agent Orange, Southgate House Revival, Sanctuary, 111 E. Sixth St., Newport. With Spice Pistols, Tiger Sex. southgatehouse.com.
Thursday, Oct. 19
ART OPENING: Here and Now: 10 Years On, 4-7 p.m., Wash Park Art, 1215 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. Retrospective show of artists who have exhibited here since 2013. Free. Washparkart.com.
COMEDY: Jim Jefferies: Give 'Em What They Want Tour, 7 p.m., Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown. tafttheatre.org.
COMEDY: Jordan Jensen, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Go Bananas Comedy Club, 8410 Market Place Lane, Montgomery. $15. gobananascomedy.com.
COMEDY: Women of Cincy, 7:30 p.m., Commonwealth Sanctuary, 522 Fifth Ave., Dayton. Featuring Ossia Dwyer, Gretchen Schultz, Gabby Lowry, Mo Herbe, Terra K., Allison Stapp. Benefits Women of Cincy. $20. Commonwealthsanctuary.com.
FASHION: A Night of Fashion with Madeline Gardner, 6-9 p.m., ADC Fine Art, 1013 York St., West End. Get an exclusive first look at Morilee’s Spring 2024 bridal collections, meet designer Madeline Gardner and mingle with Cincinnati’s finest wedding professionals. Light bites and cocktails. Free; reservations required: morilee.com.
FOOD: Food Truck Thursdays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., University of Cincinnati, Digital Futures Building, 3080 Exploration Ave., Avondale. Different food trucks visit each week. Runs Aug. 24-Oct. 26.
MUSEUM: Girlhood (It’s Complicated), 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday-Monday, Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Ave., Queensgate. Included with museum admission. Cincymuseum.org.
MUSEUM: Three Complimentary Exhibitions, One Extraordinary Venue: The Cincinnati Skirball Museum, 5:30-8 p.m., Mayerson Hall, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 3101 Clifton Ave., University Heights. Free. Register: huc.edu.
MUSIC: Kiss, 7:30 p.m., Heritage Bank Center, 100 Broadway, Downtown. heritagebankcenter.com.
MUSIC: Dale Watson, Southgate House Revival, Sanctuary, 111 E. Sixth St., Newport. With Matt Hillyer. southgatehouse.com.
MUSIC: Bullet For My Valentine, 7:30 p.m., Andrew J. Brady Music Center, 25 Race St., Downtown. With Of Mice & Men, Vended. bradymusiccenter.com.
Friday, Oct. 20
ART OPENING: The Fantasy Art Show, 5-7 p.m., Reading Community Arts Center, 415 W. Benson St., Reading. Features world-renowned Dungeons & Dragons artist Larry Elmore, plus David Michael Beck and Richard Luschek. Runs Oct. 20-Dec. 3. Free. Readingcommunityartscenter.org.
CHARITY: Mission: Possible, 7 p.m., Woodward Theater, 1404 Main St., Over-the-Rhine. Benefits Salvation Army. $60. cincyticket.com.
COMEDY: JP Sears, 6:45 and 9 p.m. Friday, 6 and 8:15 p.m. Saturday, Funny Bone Comedy Club, 7518 Bales St., Liberty Township. $38-$87. Liberty.funnybone.com.
COMEDY: Dan Donohue, 7 and 9:30 p.m., Commonwealth Sanctuary, 522 Fifth Ave., Dayton. Commonwealthsanctuary.com.
DANCE: Mutual Dance Theatre presents Dallas Black Dance Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Aronoff Center for the Arts, Jarson-Kaplan Theater, 650 Walnut St., Downtown. $42, $20 students and seniors. Cincinnatiarts.org.
FESTIVAL: Salt Festival, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Big Bone Lick State Historic Site, 3380 Beaver Road, Union. $10, $5 ages 6-12, free ages 5-under. Parks.ky.gov.
FESTIVAL: Cincinnati Storytelling Festival, 7 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, West Side Brewing, 3044 Harrison Ave. and Madcap Education Center, 3064 Harrison Ave., Westwood. $15 per session, or $25 Friday session, $30 Saturday session. Weekend pass $50. Cincyticket.com.
FILM: OutReels Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m. Friday, 1, 3, 5 and 7 p.m. Saturday, 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Warsaw Federal Incline Theater, 801 Matson Place, East Price Hill. $42 weekend pass, $12 per time block. 513-241-6550; cincinnatilandmarkeproductions.com.
HALLOWEEN: Halloween Brew Bash, 6-10 p.m., Ault Park, 5090 Observatory Circle, Mount Lookout. Includes 10 5-ounce tastings from some of Cincinnati’s top microbreweries. Live music with Gee Your Band Smells Terrific, wine, soft drinks and water for purchase. Wear your costume. $40, $30 advance. Aultparkac.org.
MUSIC: Bob Dylan: Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour, 8 p.m., Andrew J. Brady Music Center, 25 Race St., Downtown. bradymusicenter.com. SOLD OUT.
MUSIC: The Zombies, 8:30 p.m., Ludlow Garage, 342 Ludlow Ave., Clifton. ludlowgaragecincinnati.com.
MUSIC: The Happy Fits: Under the Shade of Green, Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. With Windser, Small Crush. bogarts.com.
MUSIC: Adeem the Artist, 8 p.m., Southgate House Revival, Sanctuary, 111 E. Sixth St., Newport. southgatehouse.com.
MUSIC: Led Zeppelin 2: How the West Was Won, 8 p.m., Riverfront Live, 4343 Kellogg Ave., East End. riverfrontlivecincy.com.
MUSIC: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra: Disney in Concert: The Sound of Magic, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. Cincinnatisymphony.org.
SHOPPING: Charm at the Farm, 4-8 p.m. Friday, 9-11:30 a.m. (early bird) noon-4 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, 4953 Bunnell Hill Road, Lebanon. $20 VIP, $17 early bird, $12 Saturday general, $10 Sunday. Charmatthefarm.com.
SYMPOSIUM: FotoFocus: The Convening, Mecca OTR, 1429 Walnut St., Over-the-Rhine. FotoFocus welcome reception features performance by Omope Carter Daboiku, Nate May and Talon Silverhorn. Runs Oct. 20-21. Free. Fotofocus.org/symposium.
THEATER: Mystery Theatre: The Adventurers’ Club, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Sharonville Cultural Arts Center, 11165 Reading Road, Sharonville. Interactive murder mystery for adults. Prizes for correctly solving crime. Runs Oct. 20-21. $15. Sharonvilleculturalarts.org.
THEATER: 'The Musical of Musicals: The Musical!,' 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, Arts Center at Dunham, 1945 Dunham Way, West Price Hill. This hilarious satire of musical theater, where one story becomes five delightful musicals, each in the distinctive style of a master of the form. Runs Oct. 20-28. $20. sunsetplayers.org.
Saturday, Oct. 21
ART OPENING: Exhibition X, The Carnegie, 1028 Scott St., Covington. Exhibition is a loose examination of collage strategies and techniques across a range of media. Artists include Edie Fake, Breyer P-Orridge, Terence Hammonds and Michael Stipe. Runs Oct. 21-Feb. 3. thecarnegie.com.
CHARITY: Boots, Bourbon & Biscuits, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Receptions Event Center, 1379 Donaldson Highway, Erlanger. Live music, full brunch, bourbon-tasting bar, silent auction and more. Benefits Children’s Law Center. $75. Childrenslawky.org.
CHARITY: Amazing Grace Running Scared 5K Run/Walk, 6-10 p.m., Veteran’s Memorial Stadium, 1600 West St., Reading. Flat course through a “spooky” cemetery ends at a Halloween festival at Haffey Fieldhouse with costume contest, door prizes, beer garden, raffles and more. Benefits Youth Education. $40 race, $20 party only. Runsignup.com.
COMEDY: Lewis Black, Hard Rock Casino, 1000 Broadway, Downtown. hardrockcasinocincinnati.com.
COMEDY: Russell Howard, Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. bogarts.com.
COMEDY: Bombs Away Comedy: Chris Siemer, 7 and 9:30 p.m., The Comet, 4579 Hamilton Ave., Northside. $10. Bombsawaycomedy.com.
EXPO: Intergalactic Bead Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Holiday Inn & Suites, 4501 Eastgate Blvd., Union Township. Semi-precious, findings, chain, seed beads, Czech glass, focals, tools, stringing material and more. beadshows.com.
FAMILY: Harvest Hootenanny, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Story Woods Park, 694 Pontius Road, Delhi Township. Family-friendly fall festival with face painting, balloon artists, games, pumpkins, more than 30 vendors, food and beers. Free parking at Rapid Run Middle School (6345 Rapid Run Road) and the Bible Chapel of Delhi Hills (705 Pontius Road). Free. oh-delhitownship.civicplus.com.
FAMILY: Bigfoot Maze Ohio, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, 15200 Karampas Lane, Williamsburg. Runs weekends through Nov. 12. $10. eventcreate.com/e/bigfootmazeohio.
FESTIVAL: Cincinnati Coffee Festival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Music Hall, Over-the-Rhine. Runs Oct. 21-22. $41 weekend pass, $31 gold early entry, $26 early entry, $23.50 general. Cincinnaticoffeefestival.com.
FESTIVAL: Ohio Renaissance Festival, 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m., 10542 E. State Route 73, Harveysburg. Feast of Fools Weekend. Runs Sept. 2-Oct. 29. Season pass $80. General admission $28, $10 ages 5-12. Renfestival.com.
FESTIVAL: Weber Pumpkin Festival, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Weber Farm, 6007 Kilby Road, Harrison. Webersfarmmarket.com.
FILM: Halloween Carnival and Carpool Cinema: ‘E.T. the Extra Terrestrial,’ 5-10 p.m., Clifton Recreation Center, 320 McAlpin Ave., Clifton. Carnival fun from 5-6:30 p.m., carpool starts at 6:30 p.m. Carnival is free.
FILM: “Nobody Famous,” 4 p.m., Garfield Theater, 719 Race St., Downtown. With special guest Taylor Pie. $8-$10. cincyworldcinema.org.
MUSIC: Kings Kaleidoscope, 8 p.m., Madison Theater, 730 Madison Ave., Covington. With Mike Mains & The Branches. madisontheater.com.
MUSIC: Frank Foster, Riverfront Live, 4343 Kellogg Ave., East End. riverfrontlivecincy.com.
MUSIC: Orrin Evans Trio, 7 and 9 p.m., Caffe Vivace, 975 E. McMillan St., Walnut Hills. jazzvivace.org.
MUSIC: Durufle Requiem and Julia Adolphe’s Crown of Hummingbirds, 2 and 5 p.m., Christ Church Cathedral, 318 E. Fourth St., Downtown. May Festival director of choruses Robert Porco conducts. $10. Mayfestival.com.
RECREATION: FCC Pre-Match at the Park, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. Live music and family-friendly activities before the FCC match. Free. Washingtonpark.org.
SPORTS: FC Cincinnati vs. Atlanta United FC, 6 p.m., TQL Stadium, 1501 Central Parkway, West End. Fan Appreciation Night. Fccincinnati.com.
SPORTS: Cincinnati Cyclones vs. Wheeling Nailers, 7:30 p.m., Heritage Bank Center, 100 Broadway, Downtown. First face-off. Cycloneshockey.com.
SYMPOSIUM: The Convening, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 E. Freedom Way; 1:30-5 p.m., Contemporary Arts Center, 44. E. Sixth St., Downtown. Free, reservations: fotofocus.org.
THEATER: 'It's Complicated,' 2:30 and 7:30 p.m., Fairfield Community Arts Center, 411 Wessel Drive, Fairfield. Original stage play written by Bertha L. Davis that explores the ups and downs of life at a time when social media reigns supreme. $15-$25. itscomplicatedstageplay.com.
Sunday, Oct. 22
CHARITY: United for Ukraine Concert & Marketplace, 2-4 p.m., Pilgrim United Church of Christ, 4418 Bridgetown Road, Green Township. Live music with Joshua Bermudez, Diana Chubak and Muse Cincinnati Women’s Choir. Free, donations accepted. Pilgrim-ucc.org.
COMEDY: Comedy Magician Matt Stanley, 6 p.m., Funny Bone Comedy Club, 7518 Bales St., Liberty Township. All ages. $15-$20. Liberty.funnybone.com.
COMEDY: The Riff Show, 7:30 p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club, 8410 Market Place Lane, Montgomery. $5. gobananascomedy.com.
DANCE: Derek Hough: Symphony of Dance, 7 p.m., Andrew J. Brady Music Center, 25 Race St., Downtown. bradymusiccenter.com.
FAMILY: Animaniacs: Live!, 7 p.m., Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. memorialhallotr.com.
MUSIC: Bob Mould solo electric with Jason Narducy, The 20th Century Theater, 3021 Madison Road, Oakley. the20thcenturytheater.com.
MUSIC: Motionless in White, MegaCorp Pavilion, 101 W. Fourth St., Newport. With Knocked Loose, The Burial, Alpha Wolf. promowestlive.com.
MUSIC: Alanna Royale, MOTR Pub, 1345 Main St., Over-the-Rhine. motrpub.com.
MUSIC: Abbafab, 3 p.m., Aronoff Center for the Arts, 650 Walnut St., Downtown. cincinnatiarts.org.
MUSIC: The 1848 Revolution, 2 p.m., German Heritage Museum, 4764 West Fork Road, Green Township. Presented by the Ninth Ohio: A Living History, this program tells of the tumultuous time in German history through song and music.
MUSIC: Vox Luminis, 3 p.m., St. Peter in Chains Cathedral Basilica, 325 W. Eighth St., West End. Choir and orchestra makes Cincinnati debut performing music of Johann Sebastian Bach. $40, $20 students. Free parking in lot next to church. 513-263-3372; cathedralaoc.org.
SHOPPING: Cincinnati Plant Party, 1-7 p.m., Knox Joseph Distillery at the OTR Stillhouse, 2017 Branch St., Over-the-Rhine. $15 VIP early entry, $5 general. Eventbrite.com.
SHOPPING: Fern Vintage Market, noon-5 p.m., 6040 Hamilton Ave., College Hill.
Looking ahead
CHARITY: Film Cincinnati’s Backlot, Oct. 28, Waypoint Aviation, Lunken Airport, 4765 Airport Road, East End. Benefits Film Cincinnati. $250 VIP, $150 general. Filmcincinnati.com.
CHARITY: Beer, Booze & Bonks, Nov. 11, Fowling Warehouse, 2940 Highland Ave., Oakley. Benefits Cincinnati Animal CARE and Raising Rogue Food Pantry. $85 VIP (2:30 p.m. access), $45 general. Cincyticket.com.
GALA: Enzweiler Building Institute of the Building Industry Assn. of Northern Kentucky, Nov. 3, Newport Car Barn, 1102 Brighton St., Newport. $125. Reservations: 859-331-9500.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Things to do in Cincinnati this week, Oct. 16-22