'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 calendar@cincinnati.com with "holiday" in the subject line for print consideration.
Tuesday, Nov. 16
CHARITY: Alice Peacock with Tim Grimm and the Family Band: Concert to Benefit the Music Resource Center, Southgate House Revival, Sanctuary, 111 E. Sixth St., Newport. $30. 513-305-1906; 513-827-5636; ticketweb.com.
COMEDY: KevOnStage, Funny Bone Comedy Club, 7518 Bales St., Liberty Township. Ages 21-up. liberty.funnybone.com.
THEATER: Elf on the Shelf: The Musical, Taft Theatre.
Wednesday, Nov. 17
COMEDY: Dave Chappelle: Untitled Documentary, Heritage Bank Center.
MUSIC: Hayes Carll, Southgate House Revival, Sanctuary. With Caroline Spence.
THEATER OPENING: Wicked, Aronoff Center for the Arts, 650 Walnut St., Downtown. Runs Nov. 17-Dec. 5. cincinnatiarts.org.
Thursday, Nov. 18
CHARITY: Aeqai Fundraiser, 5:30-8:30 p.m., The Annex Gallery at Pendleton Arts Center, 1310 Pendleton St., Pendleton. Features silent auction of works by local, regional and national artists in a curated exhibition. Light snacks and cash bar. Benefits Aeqai online visual arts magazine. Reservations: jens.annexgallery@gmail.com.
COMEDY: Kevin Bozeman, Go Bananas, 8410 Market Place Lane, Montgomery. Runs Nov. 18-21. $10-$15. gobananascomedy.com.
COMEDY: Last Realtor Standing, Funny Bone Comedy Club, 7518 Bales St., Liberty Township. Ages 21-up. liberty.funnybone.com.
DINNER THEATER: Murder on the Menu: George Remus Story, 6:30 p.m., Washington Platform, 1000 Elm St., Downtown. Tale of king of the bootleggers unfolds during 4-course dinner with bourbon pairings. $64. cincymurderdinners.com.
FILM: Movie Night on the Levee, 7-9 p.m., Newport on the Levee, One Levee Way, Newport. Nov. 18: Cruella. Nov. 25: The Croods a New Age. Dec. 2: Elf. Dec. 9: The Grinch. Dec. 16: The Santa Clause. Dec. 23: The Polar Express. Free.
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.
MUSIC: Ben Folds, Taft Theatre.
MUSIC: Terence Blanchard featuring the E-Collective and Turtle Island Quartet, Memorial Hall.
VIRTUAL: Midwest Storytellers Project: Traditions, 7 p.m., streaming online via events.storytellersproject.com.
Friday, Nov. 19
ART OPENING: Bruce Bennett: Love II, Kandice Odister: The Barbie is Her/Me, Gee Horton: Coming of Age Chapter 1, Weston Art Gallery, 650 Walnut St., Downtown. Runs Nov. 19-Jan. 16.
ART OPENING: Fine Arts Evening at the Essex, 6-10 p.m., Essex Studios, 2511 Essex Place, Walnut Hills. Featuring works of Gilda Horn, Stephen Jenkins, David Laug, Magno Relojo and Trish Weeks. Well-known sculptor Tom Tsuchiya will offer a talk on his sculpting process. Live music by Sarah Gorak and refreshments from La Soupe. Event will be compliant with current COVID protocols and masks will be available at the front door.
CHARITY: Layers of Creativity, 7 p.m., Cincinnati Museum Center. Exclusive after-hours access and bar hop across 3 museums. Ticket includes unlimited food and drinks. Ages 21-up. $250 VIP, $225 general. cincymuseum.org.
COMEDY: Godfrey, Funny Bone Comedy Club, 7518 Bales St., Liberty Township. Runs Nov. 19-21. Ages 21-up. liberty.funnybone.com.
CRAFT SHOW: Holiday Shopping Expo, 2-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Lawrenceburg Event Center, 91 Walnut St., Lawrenceburg. Selection of boutiques, crafters, upcycled and repurposed merchandise, specialty stores, local businesses, wine tastings, door prizes, live performances and more. $6, free ages 12-under. lawrenceburgshows.com.
HOLIDAY OPENING: Festival of Lights, Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens, 3400 Vine St., Avondale. The zoo is transformed into a lighted winter wonderland with over four million LED lights, train rides, light shows on Swan Lake, s'mores stands and more. Visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, see Madcap Winter Wonders nightly at 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. at the Wings of Wonder Bird Amphitheater, enjoy roaming elves, Fiona fairy statues and 27 larger-than-life animal lanterns throughout the zoo. Runs Nov. 19-Jan. 9. cincinnatizoo.org.
HOLIDAY OPENING: Journey Borealis, 6-10 p.m. Friday-Sunday, 6-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum, 1763 Hamilton Cleves Road, Hamilton. See light art, installation art and projection mapping. The journey begins with glimmering trees and arches before winding through a blue and white glow of Jerusalem's Hanukkah celebration, followed by travels through Germany's Candy Cane Forest and the Grinch's Greenland, then a stop in Bethlehem before a final destination of the North Pole. Soundtrack performed by the Butler Philharmonic Orchestra, with special tracks sung by the Cincinnati Boychoir. To listen, download the Otocast app on phone prior to your visit. Runs Nov. 19-Jan. 2. journeyborealis.com.
HOLIDAY OPENING: The Christmas Ranch, 5-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 5-9 p.m., Sunday-Thursday, 3205 S. Waynesville Road, Morrow. Features over a million dancing lights synchronized to holiday music, six Christmas shops, Santa's bakery and cafe, pictures with Santa, train and wagon rides and more. Runs Nov. 19-Dec. 23. Closed Thanksgiving. $20 per carload, $30 per oversized van (10 or more people). No buses or RVs. Free parking. Benefits multiple local charities. thechristmasranch.com.
HOLIDAY OPENING: Holiday in Lights, 5:30-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 6-9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, Sharon Woods Park, 11450 Lebanon Road, Sharonville. This outdoor light display features over a million lights and 250 lighted displays, viewable from the comfort of your vehicle. Special effects glasses for purchase at the gate, $2 each or 3 for $5. $17 per car, $55 per 15-passenger vans and buses. $7 to walk on special nights. holidayinlights.com.
MUSIC: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, 11 a.m. Friday, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. cincinnatisymphony.org.
MUSIC: Bendigo Fletcher, Woodward Theater. With Sylmar.
THEATER OPENING: Glassheart, The Know Theatre, 1120 Jackson St., Over-the-Rhine. You already know and love the characters: an enchanted beast, his devoted servant, and a kind-hearted young woman who's been locked up – in a crappy Chicago apartment!? This daringly modern twist on Beauty and the Beast is a new kind of fairy tale – for romantics, the broken-hearted, and everyone ready to breath a little magic back into the world. $25. Runs Nov. 19-Dec. 12. theknowtheatre.com.
THEATER OPENING: Well, Falcon Theatre, 636 Monmouth St., Newport. Lisa Kron's critically-acclaimed memoir-comedy is an examination of mothers and daughters, sickness and health, racial diversity and how a neighborhood can grow through integration. Runs Nov. 19-Dec. 4. $25, $15 students with ID. $5 discount for Thursday performances. falcontheater.net.
THEATER OPENING: Every Christmas Story Ever Told (and Then Some), Cincinnati Shakespeare Co., 1195 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. What begins as another annual production of A Christmas Carol, soon devolves into a slightly irreverent look at all of our favorite “Beloved Holiday Classics” including pop culture favorites like It’s a Wonderful Life, Rudolph, Charlie Brown and more! Add in topical references that always keep this annual tradition fresh and fun as we send up everything from Dickens to Dr. Seuss for 90+ minutes of high octane jollity and frivolity. Runs Nov. 19-Dec. 26. cincyshakes.com.
THEATER OPENING: Little Women, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Fairfield Community Arts Center, 411 Wessel Drive, Fairfield. in 1860s New Nelgnad, we see the lives of the four March daughters – Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy – play out before us, following their triumphs and tragedies as they grow up, fall in live and face life. Runs Nov. 19-21. $17, $15 seniors and students. fairfieldfootlighters.org.
Saturday, Nov. 20
ART SHOW: Woman-Powered Studio Collection Show and Sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., NorthChurch, 4222 Hamilton Ave., Northside. Featuring works of 12 professional women artists. Pottery, bead embroidery, soap, porcelain, handmade glass jewelry, metal art, fiber arts, painting and prints. 513-662-9382; studiocollectioncincy.com.
CHARITY: Independence Ball, 6-11 p.m., Sterling Event Center, 4042 Turkeyfoot Road, Independence. Dinner, drinks and dancing to honor individuals and businesses that provided the most impact this year to local veterans. Sponsored by American Legion Moon Brothers Post 275. $30. eventbrite.com.
CHARITY: Donuts with Santa, Edgewood Senior Center, 550 Freedom Park Drive, Edgewood. Complimentary photos with Santa, crafts, games and more. Collecting gently used towels and washcloths for Emergency Shelter of NKY.
COMEDY: Iliza Shlesinger, Taft Theatre.
COMEDY: Jim Gaffigan, Heritage Bank Center.
FESTIVAL: Beer, Booze & Bonks Craft Festival, noon-4 p.m. and 6-10 p.m., Fowling Warehouse, 2940 Highland Ave., Oakley. Event highlights the top brewers and distillers in Cincinnati. Sample curated list of areas top libations. Two sessions. Ticket includes 20 samples, 2 mystery beer machine tickets and open play fowling lanes. Ages 21-up. $40. cincyticket.com.
HOLIDAY OPENING: Winter Wonder, noon-7 p.m., Newport on the Levee, 1 Levee Way, Newport. Tree lighting celebration kicks off holiday season. Santa arrives by helicopter, followed by family activities and more. newportonthelevee.com/winterwonder.
Sunday, Nov. 21
CHARITY: Straight Street Hill Climb, 9 a.m., 500 Straight Street, Clifton Heights. "Two minutes of self-inflicted torture" as you attempt to climb the .36 mile assault on one of Cincinnati's steepest inclines. Walk, run, ruck climb and duathlon. Benefits Cincinnati Soap Box Derby. $10-$22.50. straightstreethillclimb.com.
FESTIVALS: Taste of Lebanon Mediterranean Food Festival, noon-6 p.m., St. Anthony of Padua, 2530 Victory Pkwy, Walnut Hills. Authentic, homemade Middle Eastern food. Carryout only for 2021. Free parking. Menu online: thetasteoflebanon.com.
Looking ahead
TOURS: Christmas Streetcar Food Tour, Saturday-Sunday, Downtown and Over-the-Rhine. Tour includes an old-fashioned dish of roasted pork loin, mashed potatoes and cranberry chutney, chicken-flavored flatbread, a Christmas cocktail, Graeter's hot chocolate, Christmas cheese and fudge, gingerbread waffle and rainbow candy popcorn. $65. 513-289-0035; riversidefoodtours.com.
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