Somehow, 'tis nearly the season, and we want to know about your favorite holiday happenings. If you own a tree farm, or a restaurant offering Thanksgiving Day meals, or your organization is hosting a holiday event, you can get them listed at events.cincinnati.com and email the details to [email protected] with "holiday" in the subject line for print consideration.
Monday, Nov. 8
FOOD: Cincinnati Pizza Week, Greater Cincinnati. $9 pies at participating restaurants. Runs Nov. 8-14. cincinnatipizzaweek.com.
Tuesday, Nov. 9
MUSIC: Bob Dylan, Aronoff Center for the Arts.
MUSIC: John Hiatt and the Jerry Douglas Band, Memorial Hall.
SPORTS: Cincinnati Cyclones v Indy Fuel, 7:30 p.m., Heritage Bank Center, 100 Broadway, Downtown. $1 beer night. cycloneshockey.com.
Wednesday, Nov. 10
HOLIDAY: It's a Wonderful Light, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, noon-4 p.m. Sunday, American Sign Museum, 1330 Monmouth Ave., Camp Washington. Step back in time to holidays past with festive signs from the collection. $15, $10 ages 65-up and students with ID, free for ages under 12. americansignmuseum.org.
MUSIC: Daniil Trifonov in Recital, 7:30 p.m., Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. cincinnatisymphony.org.
MUSIC: The Lone Bellow, Taft Theatre Ballroom. With Early James.
SPORTS: Cincinnati Cyclones v Wings, 7:30 p.m., Heritage Bank Center, 100 Broadway, Downtown. $1 beer night. cycloneshockey.com.
Thursday, Nov. 11
VETERANS DAY: Find our list of Veterans Day events at Cincinnati.com, search "veterans day."
BOOKS: John Kiesewetter: "Joe Nuxhall: The Old Lefthander & Me," 7 p.m., Wiedemann Brewery, 4811 Vine St., St. Bernard. Hall of Fame Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Marty Brennaman will join author John Kiesewetter for a signing of his new book. Free admission.
COMEDY: This Might Get Weird Podcast, Funny Bone Comedy Club, 7518 Bales St., Liberty Township. Ages 21-up. liberty.funnybone.com.
FILM: Movie Night on the Levee, 7-9 p.m., Newport on the Levee, One Levee Way. Nov. 11: Peter Rabbit 2. Nov. 18: Cruella. Nov. 25L The Croods a New Age. Dec. 2: Elf. Dec. 9: The Grinch. Dec. 16: The Santa Clause. Dec. 23: The Polar Express. Free.
MUSIC: Neal Francis, Taft Theatre Ballroom.
MUSIC: GWAR, Bogart's. With Eyehategod and Napalm Death.
Friday, Nov. 12
ART: Walk on Woodburn, 5-10 p.m., Woodburn Ave., East Walnut Hills. Recurring celebration of neighborhood's business district. It’s an evening of revelry, camaraderie, art, food, drinks, and shopping. Events are held on the second Friday of every month. eastwalnuthills.org.
COMEDY: Michael Blackson, Funny Bone Comedy Club, 7518 Bales St., Liberty Township. Runs Nov. 12-13. Ages 21-up. liberty.funnybone.com.
CRAFT SHOW: Greater Cincinnati Holiday Market, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Duke Energy Convention Center, 525 Elm St., Downtown. $25 VIP early Friday, $15 early bird Saturday, $10 general, $5 girls night out, free ages 12-under. cincinnatiholidaymarket.com.
CRAFT SHOW: Delhi Sip & Shop Vendor Fair, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Delhi Senior Center, 647 Neeb Road, Delhi Township. Shop 30 local vendors and enjoy glass of wine, cocktail or beer. Raffles. Free admission.
CRAFT SHOW: St Mary Christmas Craft Show, 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, St Mary, State Route 125, Bethel. Handmade crafts, homemade soups and sandwiches, Thanksgiving raffle and bid 'n' buy items.
HOLIDAY: Christmas Nights of Lights, 6-10 p.m. nightly, Coney Island, 6201 Kellogg Ave., Anderson Township. 2.5-mile light show synchronized to both traditional and rocking holiday music broadcast via your vehicle's radio. Cincinnati's largest holiday light show with more than 1 million lights, larger-than-life trees, glowing snowflakes, dancing candy canes and tunnels of lights. Runs Nov. 12-Jan. 2, including holidays. $30 per carload, or $7 per person Monday-Thursday. Ages 3-under free. Veterans and active military get in free Nov. 12-14. christmasnightsoflights.com/cincinnati.
HOLIDAY: Holiday Junction featuring the Duke Energy Holiday Trains, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday-Monday, Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Ave., Queensgate. Runs Nov. 12-Jan. 3. $10. cincymuseum.org.
HOLIDAY: Light Up the Fair, dusk-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday, dusk-9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, Boone County Fairgrounds, 5819 Idlewild Road, Burlington. 859-568-4046; lightupthefair.com.
MUSIC: Spyro Gyra, Ludlow Garage.
MUSIC: Gary Clark Jr., Andrew J. Brady Icon Music Center.
MUSIC: Iron Fest XII, Friday-Saturday, Southgate House Revival, Sanctuary.
SPORTS: USA v Mexico 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier, 6 p.m., TQL Stadium, 1500 Central Pkwy, West End. The final round of qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup happens Friday between rivals USA and Mexico. Will we see a repeat of "Dos a Cero" as in 2001, 2005, 2009 and 2013?
SPORTS: Cincinnati Cyclones v Fort Wayne Komets, 7:30 p.m., Heritage Bank Center, 100 Broadway, Downtown. Shut Out the Hate night. cycloneshockey.com.
THEATER: All Shook Up, Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, 4990 Glenway Ave., West Price Hill. Ends soon, Nov. 14.
THEATER: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Jarson-Kaplan Theater, Aronoff Center for the Arts, 650 Walnut St., Downtown. Cincinnati Music Theatre presents heartwarming, uplifting adventure of 3 friends who take their show to the middle of the Australian outback. Runs Nov. 12-20. cincinnatimusictheatre.org.
THEATER: All Together Now!, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Mechanic Street Playhouse, 10 S. Mechanic St., Lebanon. Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International (MTI) created this revue for theatres across the globe to use as a local fundraising event performed over the same weekend of Nov. 12. This unique musical revue is a one-of-a-kind show specifically designed to celebrate the return of live theater and features favorite tunes from some of musical theater’s greatest song teams and the Disney songbook. $25. 513-228-0932; ltcplays.com.
THEATER: All Together Now!, 8 p.m. Friday, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, The Drama Workshop, 3716 Glenmore Ave., Cheviot. Join the global celebration as this show is performed on the same dates by theaters all over the world. Runs Nov. 12-14. $18. 513-598-8303; thedramaworkshop.org.
THEATER: All Together Now!, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Stained Glass Theater, 802 York St., Newport. $25. 859-652-7464; footlighters.org.
Saturday, Nov. 13
ART: Melendez & Whittle: Composing and Collapsing, 5-8 p.m., Wave Pool Gallery, 2940 Colerain Ave., Camp Washington. Two-person exhibition opening; features collaborative artworks by multimedia performance/fashion artist and print designer Lindsey Whittle and sculptor/visual artist Chase Melendez. Free. wavepoolgallery.org.
CHARITY: Firefighter Cook-off, 7 p.m., Cincinnati Fire Museum, 315 W. Court St., Downtown. Local firefighters show off their culinary talents to raise money for the Cincinnati Fire Museum. Dishes judged by a panel of local food experts including Chef Jean-Robert de Cavel, Chef Jon Diebold of Washington Platform, and Travis Setter, founder of Cincinnati Chowdown. Guests have opportunity to taste each dish and vote for favorite. Live music, raffles and more. $75. cincyfiremuseum.com/celebrate.
CHARITY: An Afternoon with Matthew Whitaker, 2-5 p.m., The Metropolitan Club, 50 E. Rivercenter Blvd., suite 1900, Covington. World-renowned jazz pianist performs. Benefits Clovernook Center. clovernook.org/events.
FESTIVALS: St. Martin of Tours Martinfest, 7:11-11:11 p.m., 3720 St. Martin's Place, Cheviot. West Side Brewery offers assortment of domestic beer and wine, snacks, raffles, live music and door prizes. 513-661-2000; saintmartin.org.
FESTIVALS: Barrel Aged Spirits Celebration, noon-10 p.m., Karrikin, 3717 Jonlen Drive, Fairfax. Celebrate recent release of single barrel bourbon, rye and barrel aged shuga. Free tours, special cocktail and food menus, live music and more. Bottles will be available for purchase.
FOOD: Chef Robert Irvine Dining Experience, 3 and 7 p.m., Lawrenceburg Event Center, 91 Walnut St. Includes 3-course meal served throughout show. Alcohol not included, but available for purchase. Two seatings. $75-$125. ticketmaster.com.
MUSIC: The Funk n' Soul Show, 7:30 p.m., Fitton Center for the Arts, 101 S. Monument St., Hamilton. fittoncenter.org.
MUSIC: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra: Gaffigan Conducts Mahler, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine.
MUSIC: Kentucky Symphony Orchestra: Psalms Sung Blue, St. Peter in Chains, West End. $35. kyso.org.
MUSIC: MercyMe, Heritage Bank Center. With Micah Taylor.
MUSIC: North Mississippi Allstars and Rebirth Brass Band, Memorial Hall. With Cedric Burnside.
MUSIC: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Aronoff Center for the Arts. Pakistani musician, primarily of Qawwali, a devotional music of the Muslim Sufis.
SHOPPING: Second Saturday Flea Market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Laurel Bend, 86 Oldham Drive, Falmouth. Runs the second Saturday of each month Feb. 13-Dec. 11. Market is both indoors and outside. Vendors of all kinds.
SHOPPING: The Market at Medpace, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 5375 Medpace Way, Madisonville.
THEATER: Romeo and Juliet, Cincinnati Shakespeare Co., 1195 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. William Shakespeare's timeless tale of two star-crossed lovers and the feuding families who tear them apart. Ends soon, Nov. 13. cincyshakes.com.
Sunday, Nov. 14
CHARITY: Gift of Warmth, noon-3 p.m., New Riff Distillery, 24 Distillery Way, Newport. Drive-thru coat donation benefiting St. Vincent de Paul Cincinnati. Donate new or gently used coats, hats, gloves, mittens and scarves.
CRAFT SHOW: Craft Show & Vendor Market, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Middletown High School, 601 N. Breiel Blvd. Hosted by Middletown Musical Arts Club. middiemusicboosters.org.
MUSIC: Nelly, Andrew J. Brady Icon Music Center. With Blanco Brown and Harper Grace.
MUSIC: Carl Palmer, Ludlow Garage.
MUSIC: Tab Benoit with Alastair Greene and Josh Garrett, Taft Theatre.
MUSIC: Sebastian Bach, Bogart's.
NEIGHBORHOOD: Second Sunday on Main: Shop Local, noon-5 p.m., Main Street between Twelfth and Liberty, Over-the-Rhine. Street festival with over 100 local vendors, live music, street artists, outdoor biergarten and more than 50 participating shops, galleries, restaurants and bars. Free. secondsundayonmain.org.
SHOPPING: Art on Vine, noon-6 p.m. Rhinegeist Brewery, 1910 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. artonvinecincy.com.
Looking ahead
CHARITY: Mardi Gras Ball, Feb. 25, Arco, 3301 Price Ave., East Price Hill. Benefits Price Hill Will. $130 couple, $75 single. pricehillwill.org.
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