ARTS & CULTURE
Contemporary Arts Center hosts a giant playdate on Saturday, June 13 as Artful Adventure returns with hands-on creative experiences for all ages.
More than just one of the country's biggest and best art shows, this year’s Summerfair Cincinnati offers a new beer from High Grain Brewing and a collaboration with The Cincy Hat, both available exclusively at the fair. Summerfair returns to Coney Island, Friday, May 29 through Sunday, May 31, with more than 300 juried artists from across the country.
The Cincy Fringe Festival offers more than 150 performances from independent theatre makers in pop-up venues all over OTR, May 29 to June 13.
Don't miss a performance 20 years in the making, as The 50 Shoes return for one-night-only at the Weston Art Gallery, on Friday, May 22, with a mix of poetry, genre-defying music, dance performance and visual art.
“The House on Watch Hill,” now playing at Ensemble Theater Cincinnati, is a thrilling new musical about group of teen misfits in the summer of 1984, full of nostalgia, heart, and a touch of the supernatural.
Enjoy a free performance and guided wellness experience from Cincinnati Ballet, at Seasongood Pavilion in Eden Park on Saturday, May 23, in partnership with Cincinnati Parks and Cincinnati Parks Foundation.
Fun fact: Music Hall was built specifically for choral music.You can celebrate that rich cultural history – and the legacy of one of the oldest choral traditions in the country – as the May Festival begins this weekend. From poetry-inspired works to a bold, genre-blending Mass, the celebratory opening night on Friday, May 15, honors the May Festival’s history while embracing the sound of its future.
Contemporary Arts Center is partnering with Hamilton County Juvenile Court on a new initiative as the multi-media exhibition, “Voices Unheard: Art, Identity, and Experience,” is open now through May 31.
The Tony Award-winning musical “Suffs” about the brilliant, passionate, and funny American women who fought tirelessly for the right to vote is playing at the Aronoff Center for the Arts through May 17.
Developed over eight years in Cincinnati, “Label•less,” a powerful musical created by Drew Lachey and Lea Lachey, is preparing for its Off-Broadway debut this summer. But tonight, Thursday, May 7 local audiences and supporters have the chance to enjoy an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the production at this pivotal moment in its evolutionl
Regional literary champions, under the leadership of author Holly Brians Ragusa, have launched Lit Cincy, a new non-profit created to support, connect, and uplift the literary community across the region.


From beloved favorites to the world premiere of The Black Opera Project, Tricia Suit shares why you don't want to miss any of the drama and romance of Cincinnati Opera.