18 Things to Do in Cincinnati This Week (Sept. 25-Oct. 1)

WEDNESDAY 25

MUSIC: Andy Grammer at Bogart’s
Andy Grammer brings positive Pop to Bogart’s on his Naive tour.8 p.m. Wednesday. $33. Bogart’s 2621 Vine St., Clifton, bogarts.com.
Photo: Joseph Llanes

WEDNESDAY 25

MUSIC: Terri Lyne Carrington at Gallagher Student Center Theater
For almost three decades, drummer, composer and bandleader Terri Lyne Carrington has been tearing it up on stages with artists including Herbie Hancock, Cassandra Wilson, Clark Terry and others. And she’s recorded and performed with luminaries across Jazz and Rock. Carrington is a forceful advocate for women in Jazz, and produced The Mosaic Project in 2011 featuring Dee Dee Bridgewater, Esperanza Spalding, Nona Hendryx and many more. In 2014, Carrington became the first woman to receive a Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Album for Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue. For her stop at Xavier University’s Jazz series, she’ll be joined by Takeshi Obayashi on piano, Mark Shim on sax and Benjamin Jephta on bass for an evening of music from Money Jungle, a tribute to Duke Ellington, Max Roach and Charles Mingus’ 1963 collaboration. It’s a rare opportunity to hear this dynamo, one of the most sought-after drummers of the day. 8 p.m. Wednesday. $30-$40. Gallagher Student Center Theater, 3800 Victory Parkway, Evanston, xavier.edu.
Photo: Delphine Diallo

THURSDAY 26

ONSTAGE: Alias Grace at Rosenthal Shelterhouse Theatre
Margaret Atwood’s Alias Grace,based on a real-life 1840s mystery about a 16-year-old charged with murder, is onstage at the Playhouse. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. $30. 962 Mt. Adams Circle, Mount Adams, cincyplay.com/
Photo: Mikki Schaffner

THURSDAY 26

ONSTAGE: Once on This Island at Marx Theatre Stage
The Playhouse presents Once on This Island, a Caribbean-infused musical about love and privilege, at the Marx Theatre. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. $30-$83. 962 Mt. Adams Circle, Mount Adams, cincyplay.com
Photo: Tony ArraSmith/ Arrasmith & Associates

THURSDAY 26

MUSIC: Felix Pastorius at Ludlow Garage
Jazz bassist Felix Pastorius brings his band Hipster Assassins to Ludlow Garage. 8:30 p.m. Thursday. Tickets start at $15. 342 Ludlow Ave., Clifton, ludlowgaragecincinnati.com
Photo: Greg Rhien Photography

THURSDAY 26

EVENT: Improv Festival of Cincinnati at Memorial Hall
More than 35 improv comedy troupes from across the United States and Greater Cincinnati are descending on Memorial Hall for three days of long-form and short-form improv shows, informative workshops and after parties. Troupes include headliners GREEN from Chicago, featuring Emily Fightmaster, a Cincinnati native who has toured with The Second City and can be seen onstage a UCB in Los Angeles; Sweater Puppies, an all-female troupe from Atlanta who asks the crowd to bring old items of clothing to donate and to inspire shows; The Local Option, from Missoula, Montana, featuring the founding members of L.A.-based HeyDay; and Broke Gravy from Portland, Oregon, which mixes audience interaction with narrative. Local troupes including Not My Boyfriend, Highly Improvable and War Candy are also performing. For those wanting to learn in addition to being entertained, there are plenty of workshops throughout the weekend like “Let’s Get Freaky with Emily Fightmaster,” “Physical Characters with Whitney Millsap” and “Not Always Black and White with Broke Gravy.” Thursday-Saturday. $15 show; $40 workshop; $100 eight shows. Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, ifcincy.com.
Photo: Dewayne Perkins

FRIDAY 27

EVENT: Art After Dark: Get Into the Groove at Cincinnati Art Museum
The Cincinnati Art Museum takes it back to the 1980s for a silent disco. Decade-appropriate costuming is encouraged; think Jazzercise. Along with aerobic dancing, there will be docent-led tours of the collection and current exhibits, food for purchase from FUSIAN and Busken and specialty cocktails. 5-9 p.m. Friday. Free admission. Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams, cincinnatiartmuseum.org.
Photo: Provided by the Cincinnati Art Museum

FRIDAY 27

COMEDY: Dave Attell at Liberty Funny Bone
Dave Attell is not only an influential stand-up comic, he’s also hosted hilarious TV shows like Insomniac with Dave Attell, Comedy Underground and Dave’s Old Porn and was a writer on The Daily Show, where he did commentaries. The years have been good to him, but he’s feeling his age. “The days of booze and strippers are over,” he told Conan O’Brien after hitting his 50s a few years back. However, he continues to keep it off-color. “My ballsack looks like a tent that no one knows how to fold up,” he notes on how his body has been changing. Lately he’s been mining material by observing friends, particularly those who have pets. “Cats are a gateway to hoarding,” he says. It’s dogs though, especially his roommate’s, that fascinate him. “His dog is on Ambien because he has nightmares,” he says. “How does that happen?”7:30 and 10 p.m. Friday; 7 and 10 p.m. Saturday. $30-$60. Liberty Funny Bone, 7518 Bales St., Liberty Township, liberty.funnybone.com.
Photo: Provided by Dave Attell

FRIDAY 27

EVENT: Halloween Haunt at Kings Island
Kings Island’s annual Halloween Haunt turns the family-friendly park into a fear fest after dark. Named the “Best Theme Park Halloween Event” in the country by readers of USA Today, KI spaces transform into seven outdoor scare zones — Pumpkin Eater, Coney Maul, Dance of the Macabre, International Street Fear, Rivertown Reaping, Zombie Mall and Shipwrecked — with bonus spine-tingling live shows and freaky haunted mazes. In addition to weird costumed characters and Halloween-themed music, guests can also experience select rides. Before the sun sets on Saturdays, the ghouls stay in their graves and kids can play at the Great Pumpkin Fest (noon-6 p.m.). New this year is HalloTween, a slightly less scary and abbreviated version of Halloween Haunt attractions. 6 p.m.-1 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 26. Starts at $33.99. Kings Island, 6300 Kings Island Drive, Mason, visitkingsisland.com.
Photo: Hailey Bollinger

SATURDAY 28

MUSIC: Filter at Hollywood Casino
Industrial rockers Filter play a free show at Hollywood Casino.9 p.m. Free. Hollywood Casino, 777 Hollywood Blvd., Lawrenceburg, Indiana, hollywoodindiana.com
Photo: TKO Booking

SATURDAY 28

EVENT: Cincinnati’s Wing Fest at Washington Park
There will be many flightless chickens bumping around Cincinnati come Saturday when the inaugural Queen of the Wing festival takes over Washington Park. More than 30 area vendors and restaurants will be hawking their best chicken wings in a battle for poultry supremacy; one talented wing-maker will be crowned Queen of the Wing. Wing slingers include Eli’s BBQ, Joella’s Hot Chicken, Bones Brothers, Mahope, Wicked Hickory, Fiery Hen and plenty more, including non-chicken vendors Graeter’s, The Cheesecakery and Vegan Street. There will also be live music, alcohol and contests.Saturday. Free. Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, queenofthewing.com.
Photo: Fiery Hen Facebook

SATURDAY 28

COMEDY: Tommy Davidson at Ludlow Garage
Actor/comedian Tommy Davidson is coming to Cincinnati’s Ludlow Garage this weekend for a rare one-off show (most of his engagements are multi-night comedy club residencies). Davidson was a standout on the ground-breaking sketch comedy series In Living Color in the ’90s, going on to star in such films as Strictly Business, Bamboozled and Black Dynamite. He was featured in the 2011 documentary I Am Comic and has had several comedy specials on Showtime over the years. Davidson was recently at the Tribeca Film Festival to talk about the legacy of In Living Color alongside Keenen Ivory Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Kim Wayans and David Alan Grier. 8:30 p.m. Saturday. $35-$65. Ludlow Garage, 342 Ludlow Ave., Clifton, ludlowgaragecincinnati.com.
Photo: Tommycat.net

SATURDAY 28

EVENT: Country Applefest at Warren County Fairgrounds
Lebanon’s 37th-annual Country Applefest is getting the two-day treatment as the event expands to Saturday and Sunday for the first time. As the name would have you believe, this wholesome festival is dedicated to all-things apple, with almost three-fourths of vendors coming to the show from within a 30-miles radius. Think local arts, crafts and caramel apples. There will be apple fritters, bags of orchard-fresh apples, apple pies, apple cider and more, including live entertainment and other non-apple foods. Held rain or shine. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Free admission. Warren County Fairgrounds, 665 N. Broadway St., Lebanon, countryapplefest.com.
Photo: Country Applefest Facebook

SATURDAY 28

EVENT: Great Outdoor Weekend
Feel that brisk breeze with Green Umbrella’s annual outdoor events sampler. The Great Outdoor Weekend offers myriad opportunities for children and adults to try different outdoor activities and nature awareness programs available across the Greater Cincinnati area. There are more than 100 events — free and open to the public — including things like primitive fire starting and marshmallow roasting at the Cincinnati Nature Center, a Mill Creek Urban Hike, Hoppy Horticulture and Yoga at the Civic Garden Center with Rhinegeist, a birds of prey open house at RAPTOR Inc. and a tag a monarch event at the Fernald Preserve. Saturday and Sunday. Free. Various locations, greatoutdoorweekend.org.
Photo: Nick Swartsell

SATURDAY 28

MUSIC: WHY? at Fountain Square
WHY? If you are a fan of Art Pop juggernaut WHY? and for some reason need more initiative to go see Cincinnatian Yoni Wolf and his globally acclaimed bandmates play a free, outdoor, hometown show, consider what Wolf wrote on Twitter recently. Ahead of an L.A. concert earlier this month, Wolf tweeted about how many have told him the group was the best it’s ever been — “our final form perhaps,” he added — before urging followers to attend because they wouldn’t be back for a while: “Could be a last hurrah of sorts.” It seems highly unlikely that Wolf would be retiring WHY? at this moment, considering he just released the most impressive and engaging artistic statement of his career. After releasing chunks of it in installments over the summer, in early August, WHY? dropped AOKOHIO, a remarkable album that brilliantly spins together ear-worm melodies and slanted experimentalism. Adding to the allure of the project was the full AOKOHIO “visual album.” The film — like the music, an artful collage of styles and tones — was directed by Miles Joris-Peyrafitte and James Siewert and features Wolf, his bandmates (brother Josiah and Doug McDiarmid) and Emmy-winning actress Tatiana Maslany from the show Orphan Black. So while WHY?’s appearance in the heart of downtown this weekend might not be your last chance to see them, given the power and magnetism of AOKOHIO, it may well be your best chance. 7 p.m. Saturday. Free. Fountain Square, 520 Vine St., Downtown, myfountainsquare.com.
Photo: Provided

SATURDAY 28

ATTRACTION: Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission at Cincinnati Museum Center
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing and this exhibition at the Cincinnati Museum Center will celebrate that landmark achievement, featuring the Command Module Columbia, the only portion of the spacecraft that survived the journey. (This will be the first time since 1976 that the module has been on display outside the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.) Visitors can also catch a glimpse of Buzz Aldrin’s gold-plated extravehicular helmet visor and thermal-insulated gloves; the star chart that helped guide Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins on their travels; the survival kit that was onboard; and more. Fun fact: Armstrong was born a Buckeye and later taught at the University of Cincinnati.Through Feb. 17. $16.50 adults; $15.50 seniors; $10.50 children; member discounts. Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Ave., Queensgate, cincymuseum.org.
Photo: Eric long, National Air and Space Museum

SUNDAY 29

EVENT: Tea Dance at American Sign Museum
Cincinnati’s LGBTQ Tea Dance takes over the American Sign Museum for a Sunday afternoon of cocktails and neon. There will be music from DJs Ben and Milkshake, drinks for purchase and a glowing wonderland of signs from the 1800s to the 1970s at the largest public sign museum in the United States. The museum features a mocked-up Main Street with faux storefronts and giant logos from Howard Johnson, McDonald’s and Marshall Field. The flashing lights, buzzing electricity and rotating wonders illuminate and preserve the past.4-7 p.m. Sunday. Free admission. American Sign Museum 1330 Monmouth Ave., Camp Washington, facebook.com/teadancecinci.
Photo: Hailey Bollinger