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The fifth anniversary running of the Queen Bee Half, the female-focused half marathon and four-mile race, will go off on Saturday morning with a sold-out field for both races. On Friday, the Queen Bee Expo at Duke Energy Convention Center is free and open to the public featuring more than 50 health and fitness displays and retailers along with Queen Bee merchandise.

The inaugural Wellness Your Way Festival presented by Kroger opens today through Saturday at Duke Energy Center. The Event’s Expo is free and open to the public and features dozens of fitness sessions and cooking demos as well as food and hygiene samples.

Cincinnati’s PurpleStride Walk is set for Saturday, Sept. 29, 9 a.m. at Sawyer Point, 705 East Pete Rose Way, downtown. Register today!

Prost! It’s Oktoberfest Zinzinnati this weekend. Here are a few of our favorite times to visit over the weekend. Set your calendar alerts. 

First things first: Oktoberfest officially opens on Friday at 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. On Saturday, the hours are 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday’s hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Film Cincinnati will celebrate the release of THE OLD MAN & THE GUN with a VIP Reception followed by a complimentary advance screening of the film on Friday, Sept. 21, 6 p.m. at the Mariemont Theatre, 6906 Wooster Pike, Cincinnati, OH 45227.

The 2018 Cincinnati Comic Expo will return to the Duke Energy Convention Center from September 14-16 celebrating the best in comic books, fantasy, cosplay, pop culture, and more.

On Thursday, September 6th, the Anthony Muñoz Foundation is hosting the second annual Topgolf Tailgate event at Topgolf in West Chester to ‘Tee off for the NFL Kickoff’. 

Formerly, the ReelAbilities Film Festival, the 2018 Over-the-Rhine International Film Festival organized by LADD, a local non-profit that supports adults with disabilities, will debut September 26-30 and present stories that celebrate the human spirit.

Visitors to this year’s Western & Southern Open, to be held August 11-19 at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, will be entertained with world-class tennis, and a schedule of the best local and regional music, food offerings, special events and activities for fans of all ages.

The Cincinnati Comic Expo announced this week Benedict Wong will be a special guest coming to Cincinnati in September, joining his fellow Marvel Universe co-star Clark Gregg at this year’s Expo.