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Stern Lecture Series: Isabel Wilkerson

Central Business District

October 5th, 2023 | 7PM

The Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library’s annual Mary S. Stern Lecture features the winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Humanities Medal, Isabel Wilkerson.

Join Wilkerson for a discussion of her critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller "The Warmth of Other Suns." Chronicling one of the greatest untold stories of American history, Wilkerson writes of the decades-long migration of Black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities in search of a better life.

To this day, we have barely understood the full impact of this movement, which was driven not by one single leader, but by six million Americans seeking political asylum in their own country. Wilkerson will share with audiences how this migration reshaped culture and politics, North and South, and set in motion the current racial challenges and disparities we now face as a country.

Address: Aronoff Center, Cincinnati OH 45202

Phone: (513) 621-2787

Light the Night

The Banks

October 5th | 5:30PM At Light The Night, it is our aim to bring light to the darkness of cancer through research and cures. Light The Night is a series of fundraising campaigns benefiting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) funding of research to find blood cancer cures.

Address: Yeatmans Cove, Cincinnati OH 45202

Phone: 513) 352-6180

Walking the Stories: Womens History

Over-the-Rhine

Saturday, October 7th, 2023 | 2PM This tour explores women’s lives and work in Over-the-Rhine, from German-speaking immigrants in the mid-1800s up to African American women who moved to Over-the-Rhine in the 1960s. This tour begins on the north side of Washington Park at the corner of 14th and Race Street.

Address: Washington Park, Cincinnati OH 45202

Phone: (513) 813-7309

Nina Simone Piano Concerto Finals

Friday, October 6th | 7:30PM Created to give a platform to talented young African American pianists, the previous rounds of the Competition took place this summer in Cincinnati on the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music campus. The Competition aims to get more African American artists on concert stages, to commission new works, and to add more African American pianistic voices to the classical canon. Join the competition's three finalists as they come together with Louis Langrée and the CSO to compete for the grand prize on Music Hall's stage.

Address: Music Hall, Cincinnati OH 45202

Phone: 513) 744-3344

Tribute to Jerry Lee Lewis

Over-the-Rhine

Saturday October 8, 2023 | 2PM  A Tribute to Jerry Lee Lewis Three Awesome artists have been secured by well-known music lover, Dr. Phil Leming, will be playing for the first time all together at the same venue during one show! Michael Kaeshammer from Vancouver, Canada has developed a style that weaves threads of classical, jazz, blues, boogie-woogie and even pop into a sonic tapestry. His opportunities have been wide reaching and many include: open spots for Ray Charles; backing singers like Marva Wright; co-writing sessions with Randy Bachman and Colin James. Henri Herbert is a YouTube piano sensation with over 100 million views, recording artist whose music includes boogie-woogie, blues and rock and roll. He tours all over the world and has been referred to as among the best and most sought after of all contemporary blues and boogie-woogie pianists. He also performs as a soloist and worked with Isabella Summers, Jim Sciavunos and Slim Jim Phantom. He has appeared on the Dave Letterman show and is currently working in Austin, Texas where he performs and records regularly. He has also performed private concerts for clients including Bryan Adams, Gucci, The Prince of Monaco and Francis Huster. The Josh Christina Band personifies Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley and even more live on through The Josh Christina Band. The piano-wielding front man is joined by Jim Charlsen – bass, Matt Kelley – guitar and Teddy Grant – drums, and combines the soul of what was once the most controversial musical movement of the time with his own distinct performance style. He has performed on Irelands Late, Late Show and has recorded at historic Sam Phillips Recording in Memphis, TN on a piano graced by The Killer himself. He single-handedly breaths life back into the original story of a genre that shaped music for generations to come. Christina allows history to repeat itself. All three of these fantastic artists will perform for the benefit of Musicians for Health and Cincinnati Cancer Advisors. $125 VIP box seats includes parking*, food, show, after party $110 Gold includes parking*, food, show, after party $90 Rest of the orchestra section includes parking*, food, show, after party $50 Lower balcony show only $40 Rear balcony show only * parking is provided in surface lot between Music Hall and Memorial Hall

Address: Memorial Hall, Cincinnati OH 45202

Phone: (513) 977-8838

Bricktionary: The Ultimate Lego A-Z

The West End

From life-sized animals to fashion and fantasy, the biggest and best LEGO® creations are unveiled in Bricktionary: The ultimate LEGO® A-Z. Filled with over 150 models from the best selling book – Bricktionary. The exhibition includes some of the most mind-boggling LEGO® models from a life-sized orca whale to a massive Saturn V rocket and over 45 models from the imaginations of the world's greatest LEGO® builders – the Brickman team. Bricktionary: The ultimate LEGO® A-Z is a fun-filled journey for families, kids and adults to show you how to turn your LEGO® dreams into amazing creations! Thursday through Monday - October 15th | The exhibition also includes hands-on activities for all guests. Help build a giant LEGO® mosaic, test your building skills as your models get put through their paces on the earthquake simulator, build a spaceship to take us to Mars and even build animals to add to the giant LEGO® brick garden. Bricktionary: The ultimate LEGO® A-Z has something to spark everyone's creativity and inspire them to build their imaginations. Created by one of the world's leading LEGO® brick artists, judge of LEGO® Masters Australia and the only LEGO® Certified Professional in the southern hemisphere – Ryan "The Brickman" McNaught – this brand new exhibition is based on his latest book, The Bricktionary: The ultimate A-Z of LEGO®.

Address: Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati OH 45203

Phone: 513) 287-7000

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Presents: Gaslight

Over-the-Rhine

September 8-23 | Various Times The sanctity of marriage is threatened when sanity is at stake. Strange things start to happen to the newlyweds Bella and Jack in this turn of the century Victorian thriller as their seemingly perfect marriage devolves into something sinister. Why is the attic door locked? Whose footsteps wander the halls at night?  And is that gaslight flickering… or not?  Bella’s reality is twisted, forcing her to question both the truth and her husband’s intentions in this haunting thriller based on the acclaimed play and classic film and the story that gave rise to 2022’s word of the year: Gaslight.

Address: The Otto M. Budig Theatre, Cincinnati OH 45202

Phone: 513-381-2273