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WEDNESDAY 27 ATTRACTION: A Zinzinnati Holiday at Krohn Conservatory The Krohn’s annual holiday display’s theme is A Zinzinnati Holiday and the conservatory’s cache of tropical and lush green plants will be complemented by “representations of Cincinnati’s historical architecture,” fragrant holiday floral displays, model trains and mini Cincinnati buildings constructed out of whimsical natural materials. Through Jan. 5. $10 adults; $7 youth; free ages 4 and under. Krohn Conservatory, 1501 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams, cincinnatiparks.com. Photo: Provided by Cincinnati Parks

WEDNESDAY 27

ATTRACTION: A Zinzinnati Holiday at Krohn Conservatory
The Krohn’s annual holiday display’s theme is A Zinzinnati Holiday and the conservatory’s cache of tropical and lush green plants will be complemented by “representations of Cincinnati’s historical architecture,” fragrant holiday floral displays, model trains and mini Cincinnati buildings constructed out of whimsical natural materials. Through Jan. 5. $10 adults; $7 youth; free ages 4 and under. Krohn Conservatory, 1501 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams, cincinnatiparks.com.
Photo: Provided by Cincinnati Parks
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WEDNESDAY 27 EVENT: Holiday Lights on the Hill at Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum lights up for the 20th year. The Holiday Lights on the Hill drive-thru light display features two-and-a-half miles of creative, glowing scenes and an additional new projection-mapped sculptural installation overseen by Brave Berlin, part of the team behind the BLINK art and light festival. This is the park’s second year collaborating with Brave Berlin and this year’s display is a stepping-stone to the park’s Journey BOREALIS, a “top-tier art and holiday destination,” arriving in November 2020. Through Jan. 5, 2020. $20 per car load Monday-Thursday; $25 per car load Friday-Sunday. Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum, 1763 Hamilton-Cleves Road, Hamilton, pyramidhill.org Photo: Nick Daggy

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EVENT: Holiday Lights on the Hill at Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum
Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum lights up for the 20th year. The Holiday Lights on the Hill drive-thru light display features two-and-a-half miles of creative, glowing scenes and an additional new projection-mapped sculptural installation overseen by Brave Berlin, part of the team behind the BLINK art and light festival. This is the park’s second year collaborating with Brave Berlin and this year’s display is a stepping-stone to the park’s Journey BOREALIS, a “top-tier art and holiday destination,” arriving in November 2020. Through Jan. 5, 2020. $20 per car load Monday-Thursday; $25 per car load Friday-Sunday. Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum, 1763 Hamilton-Cleves Road, Hamilton, pyramidhill.org
Photo: Nick Daggy
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WEDNESDAY 27 ATTRACTION: Christmas Nights of Lights Coney Island transforms into a drive-thru Christmas show during the 10-week-long Christmas Nights of Lights. Enjoy the warmth of your car while lights manipulated to resemble dancing candy canes, glowing snowmen, colorful tunnels and giant holiday trees are synchronized to Christmas tunes both classic and new available via your car radio. The two-and-a-half-mile long display features more than one million lights. The show begins at dusk and runs until 10 p.m. daily through Jan. 5, 2020. $6 per person. Coney Island, 6201 Kellogg Ave., California, coneyislandpark.com. Photo: Provided by Coney Island

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ATTRACTION: Christmas Nights of Lights
Coney Island transforms into a drive-thru Christmas show during the 10-week-long Christmas Nights of Lights. Enjoy the warmth of your car while lights manipulated to resemble dancing candy canes, glowing snowmen, colorful tunnels and giant holiday trees are synchronized to Christmas tunes both classic and new available via your car radio. The two-and-a-half-mile long display features more than one million lights. The show begins at dusk and runs until 10 p.m. daily through Jan. 5, 2020. $6 per person. Coney Island, 6201 Kellogg Ave., California, coneyislandpark.com.
Photo: Provided by Coney Island
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WEDNESDAY 27 MUSIC: Abbey Road: A 50th Anniversary Beatles Celebration The Newbees have been flexing their impressive songwriting muscles in the Greater Cincinnati music scene for 15 years. Like most great Pop Rock bands, the Newbees’ well-constructed, highly-melodic songs show the influence of The Beatles. Led by Jeff and Misty Perholtz, the group also shows its Fab Four love in more overt ways. Their creative Beatles tribute shows have turned a lot of heads, earning them repeated invites to huge Beatles gatherings like Abbey Road on the River near Louisville. The night before Thanksgiving, The Newbees will be giving hometown fans a treat by celebrating the classic Beatles album Abbey Road, which turned 50 this year. They’ll be joined by their string and horn sections for the show: The Bee Strings and The Horn-Its, respectively. 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27. $35-$45. Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, memorialhallotr.com. Photo: Provided by Memorial Hall

WEDNESDAY 27

MUSIC: Abbey Road: A 50th Anniversary Beatles Celebration
The Newbees have been flexing their impressive songwriting muscles in the Greater Cincinnati music scene for 15 years. Like most great Pop Rock bands, the Newbees’ well-constructed, highly-melodic songs show the influence of The Beatles. Led by Jeff and Misty Perholtz, the group also shows its Fab Four love in more overt ways. Their creative Beatles tribute shows have turned a lot of heads, earning them repeated invites to huge Beatles gatherings like Abbey Road on the River near Louisville. The night before Thanksgiving, The Newbees will be giving hometown fans a treat by celebrating the classic Beatles album Abbey Road, which turned 50 this year. They’ll be joined by their string and horn sections for the show: The Bee Strings and The Horn-Its, respectively. 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27. $35-$45. Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, memorialhallotr.com.
Photo: Provided by Memorial Hall
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WEDNESDAY 27 EVENT: Art After Dark: Girl Power The Cincinnati Art Museum is celebrating revolutionary women in art along with ArtsWave’s Power of Her initiative, a city-wide arts project to mark the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment in 2020. Get in the spirit with a performance by Cincinnati Lush Punk royalty Leggy and docent-led tours of the museum’s new Women Breaking Boundaries exhibit, showcasing women in art from the 17th century through today. Food is available for purchase from Eli’s BBQ and specialty cocktails abound. Wednesday, Nov. 27. Free admission. Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams, cincinnatiartmuseum.org. Photo: facebook.com/cincinnatiartmuseum

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EVENT: Art After Dark: Girl Power
The Cincinnati Art Museum is celebrating revolutionary women in art along with ArtsWave’s Power of Her initiative, a city-wide arts project to mark the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment in 2020. Get in the spirit with a performance by Cincinnati Lush Punk royalty Leggy and docent-led tours of the museum’s new Women Breaking Boundaries exhibit, showcasing women in art from the 17th century through today. Food is available for purchase from Eli’s BBQ and specialty cocktails abound. Wednesday, Nov. 27. Free admission. Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams, cincinnatiartmuseum.org.
Photo: facebook.com/cincinnatiartmuseum
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WEDNESDAY 27 EVENT: Bon Vivant: Street Eats Northside brewery Urban Artifact is hosting an epicurean street food festival. Bon Vivant includes eight food and beer pairing creations. Each dish has been hand-crafted by a chef from a different food truck — New Orleans to Go, Wildfire Pizza Kitchen, Mahope, Bistro de Mohr, Pretzefuls, Renegade Street Eats, Empanadas Aqui and Wicked Hickory — to bring out the flavors of one of Urban Artifact’s Epicurean barrel-aged beers. Epicurean brews blend food flavors into the beer to make beverages like a cranberry chutney beer, arugula and endive beer and pineapple brulee beer. Each ticket includes unlimited pairing samples.5-9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27 $55 advance; $65 door. Urban Artifact, 1660 Blue Rock St., Northside, artifactbeer.com. Photo: Brittany Thornton

WEDNESDAY 27

EVENT: Bon Vivant: Street Eats
Northside brewery Urban Artifact is hosting an epicurean street food festival. Bon Vivant includes eight food and beer pairing creations. Each dish has been hand-crafted by a chef from a different food truck — New Orleans to Go, Wildfire Pizza Kitchen, Mahope, Bistro de Mohr, Pretzefuls, Renegade Street Eats, Empanadas Aqui and Wicked Hickory — to bring out the flavors of one of Urban Artifact’s Epicurean barrel-aged beers. Epicurean brews blend food flavors into the beer to make beverages like a cranberry chutney beer, arugula and endive beer and pineapple brulee beer. Each ticket includes unlimited pairing samples.5-9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27 $55 advance; $65 door. Urban Artifact, 1660 Blue Rock St., Northside, artifactbeer.com.
Photo: Brittany Thornton
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WEDNESDAY 27 ONSTAGE: We Will Rock You: The Musical The massive success of the film Bohemian Rhapsody — which fared surprisingly well at this year’s Academy Awards ceremony, winning four Oscars (the most of any movie) — has seen a major resurgence of interest in the music of Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Queen. That says a lot considering the lasting endurance of the group’s music, which has continued to be played live to millions of fans at packed concerts all over the world, with the surviving band members touring with Freddie Mercury stand-ins Paul Rodgers and, more recently, Adam Lambert. Another popular Queen-related event that has helped keep the band’s music in the forefront is the Rock musical We Will Rock You, which premiered in London’s West End in 2002 and, according to press materials, has been seen by more than 16 million people in 19 countries since then. Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen were music supervisors for the show, which isn’t biographical like Bohemian Rhapsody, instead operating as a jukebox musical to tell a separate story, a la Jersey Boys and Escape from Margaritaville. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27. $32.50-$64.50. Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown, tafttheatre.org. Photo: Johan Persson

WEDNESDAY 27

ONSTAGE: We Will Rock You: The Musical
The massive success of the film Bohemian Rhapsody — which fared surprisingly well at this year’s Academy Awards ceremony, winning four Oscars (the most of any movie) — has seen a major resurgence of interest in the music of Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Queen. That says a lot considering the lasting endurance of the group’s music, which has continued to be played live to millions of fans at packed concerts all over the world, with the surviving band members touring with Freddie Mercury stand-ins Paul Rodgers and, more recently, Adam Lambert. Another popular Queen-related event that has helped keep the band’s music in the forefront is the Rock musical We Will Rock You, which premiered in London’s West End in 2002 and, according to press materials, has been seen by more than 16 million people in 19 countries since then. Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen were music supervisors for the show, which isn’t biographical like Bohemian Rhapsody, instead operating as a jukebox musical to tell a separate story, a la Jersey Boys and Escape from Margaritaville. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27. $32.50-$64.50. Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown, tafttheatre.org.
Photo: Johan Persson
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THURSDAY 28 EVENT: Thanksgiving Day Race Burn some calories before your Thanksgiving binge during the 110th annual Thanksgiving Day Race. The 10K (aka 6.2 mile) route starts at Paul Brown Stadium and takes runners/walkers through downtown and Over-the-Rhine, then into Newport and Covington and back across the Ohio River to finish at the stadium. In addition to the adult race, there will also be an aptly branded Pepto KIDS Fun Run which starts before the big race at 8:30 a.m. and only goes 3/8 of a mile. Afterward, the stadium will be full of food and refreshments. The Thanksgiving Day Race benefits myriad nonprofits including the Ronald McDonald House, Girls on the Run, UC Barrett Cancer Center and more; there will also be a Goodwill Coat Drive on site. Held rain, shine, sleet, snow, etc. 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 28. $48.50 registration online; $50 in-person at JackRabbit O’Bryonville; $55 day of race; $20 Kids Fun Run (no race-day registration). Paul Brown Stadium, 1 Paul Brown Stadium, Downtown, thanksgivingdayrace.com. Photo: Thanksgiving Day Race

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EVENT: Thanksgiving Day Race
Burn some calories before your Thanksgiving binge during the 110th annual Thanksgiving Day Race. The 10K (aka 6.2 mile) route starts at Paul Brown Stadium and takes runners/walkers through downtown and Over-the-Rhine, then into Newport and Covington and back across the Ohio River to finish at the stadium. In addition to the adult race, there will also be an aptly branded Pepto KIDS Fun Run which starts before the big race at 8:30 a.m. and only goes 3/8 of a mile. Afterward, the stadium will be full of food and refreshments. The Thanksgiving Day Race benefits myriad nonprofits including the Ronald McDonald House, Girls on the Run, UC Barrett Cancer Center and more; there will also be a Goodwill Coat Drive on site. Held rain, shine, sleet, snow, etc. 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 28. $48.50 registration online; $50 in-person at JackRabbit O’Bryonville; $55 day of race; $20 Kids Fun Run (no race-day registration). Paul Brown Stadium, 1 Paul Brown Stadium, Downtown, thanksgivingdayrace.com.
Photo: Thanksgiving Day Race
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FRIDAY 29 MUSIC: Joslyn & the Sweet Compression Lexington, Kentucky native Joslyn Hampton has a powerfully emotive R&B voice, reminiscent of early Patti LaBelle, Etta James and Jill Scott, and, like her predecessors, she's not afraid to use her expressive instrument across a broad range of Blues, Soul and Funk settings. Those settings are perfectly provided by Hampton's backing band, the Sweet Compression. 8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29. $10. Ludlow Garage, 342 Ludlow Ave., Clifton, ludlowgaragecincinnati.com. Photo: Dwanye Lloyd

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MUSIC: Joslyn & the Sweet Compression
Lexington, Kentucky native Joslyn Hampton has a powerfully emotive R&B voice, reminiscent of early Patti LaBelle, Etta James and Jill Scott, and, like her predecessors, she's not afraid to use her expressive instrument across a broad range of Blues, Soul and Funk settings. Those settings are perfectly provided by Hampton's backing band, the Sweet Compression. 8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29. $10. Ludlow Garage, 342 Ludlow Ave., Clifton, ludlowgaragecincinnati.com.
Photo: Dwanye Lloyd
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FRIDAY 29 MUSIC: Frontier Folk Nebraska Frontier Folk Nebraska celebrates the release of Freaks 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29. $10; $15 day of. Southgate House Revival, 111 E. Sixth St., Newport, southgatehouse.com. Photo: frontierfolknebraska.bandcamp.com

FRIDAY 29

MUSIC: Frontier Folk Nebraska
Frontier Folk Nebraska celebrates the release of Freaks 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29. $10; $15 day of. Southgate House Revival, 111 E. Sixth St., Newport, southgatehouse.com.
Photo: frontierfolknebraska.bandcamp.com
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FRIDAY 29 ONSTAGE: Merry Wives of Windsor Cincy Shakes’ Merry Wives of Windsor is a farce that follows Sir John Falstaff and his attempts to woo two wealthy wives. Through Dec. 7. $28-$66. Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, 1195 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, cincyshakes.com. Photo: Mikki Schaffner Photography

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ONSTAGE: Merry Wives of Windsor
Cincy Shakes’ Merry Wives of Windsor is a farce that follows Sir John Falstaff and his attempts to woo two wealthy wives. Through Dec. 7. $28-$66. Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, 1195 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, cincyshakes.com.
Photo: Mikki Schaffner Photography
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FRIDAY 29 MUSIC: Funksgiving with Freekbass and the Bump Assembly Veteran Cincinnati Funk artist Freekbass has had an especially busy and fruitful 2019. The bassist/vocalist and his band The Bump Assembly — including singer Sammi Garett of Brooklyn-based group Turkuaz — have kept up their usual steady touring schedule, while also clocking studio time. This spring, Freekbass’ All the Way This. All the Way That — his debut album for Denver collective/label Color Red — was released, and he’s since returned to Colorado to work on music for his next Color Red project. As the year is winding down, Freekbass will once again host a hometown Thanksgiving-timed shindig at the Southgate House Revival. This is the fourth year for the crew’s “Funksgiving” throwdown. The event will feature a special appearance from Garett’s Turkuaz bandmate Greg Sanderson on horns, plus an opening set from locals Drop the Sun. This year, fans can purchase special “Five-Course Funk VIP” tickets, which include merch, a signed poster, a special pre-show performance and meet-and-greet and more. 9 p.m. Friday. $12-$50. Southgate House Revival, 111 E. Sixth St., Newport, southgatehouse.com. Photo: Angie Wilson

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MUSIC: Funksgiving with Freekbass and the Bump Assembly
Veteran Cincinnati Funk artist Freekbass has had an especially busy and fruitful 2019. The bassist/vocalist and his band The Bump Assembly — including singer Sammi Garett of Brooklyn-based group Turkuaz — have kept up their usual steady touring schedule, while also clocking studio time. This spring, Freekbass’ All the Way This. All the Way That — his debut album for Denver collective/label Color Red — was released, and he’s since returned to Colorado to work on music for his next Color Red project. As the year is winding down, Freekbass will once again host a hometown Thanksgiving-timed shindig at the Southgate House Revival. This is the fourth year for the crew’s “Funksgiving” throwdown. The event will feature a special appearance from Garett’s Turkuaz bandmate Greg Sanderson on horns, plus an opening set from locals Drop the Sun. This year, fans can purchase special “Five-Course Funk VIP” tickets, which include merch, a signed poster, a special pre-show performance and meet-and-greet and more. 9 p.m. Friday. $12-$50. Southgate House Revival, 111 E. Sixth St., Newport, southgatehouse.com.
Photo: Angie Wilson
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FRIDAY 29 COMEDY: Billy Wayne Davis “I’m originally from a small town in Tennessee,” comedian Billy Wayne Davis tells an audience. He now lives in L.A. “When I tell people in Los Angeles that, it confuses them. ‘Oh, like Chattanooga?’ No, you have no idea do you? When I was in fifth grade my older cousin went to field party, got into a fight, and killed a dude. When I was in high school the dead dude’s sister asked me to the prom. That’s a small town you guys. Not a lot of options.” Davis declined the invitation. “My dad said, ‘I don’t know. She might have forgotten, but I don’t think her daddy did.’ People in the South love that joke so much. People outside the South get sad. People from the South are like, ‘that’s just two good dads right there.’” Davis has appeared on Last Comic Standing, Conan, and more. 7:30 and 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29 and Saturday, Nov. 30; 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1. $8-$14. Go Bananas, 8410 Market Place Lane, Montgomery, gobananascomedy.com. Photo: bwdtour.com

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COMEDY: Billy Wayne Davis
“I’m originally from a small town in Tennessee,” comedian Billy Wayne Davis tells an audience. He now lives in L.A. “When I tell people in Los Angeles that, it confuses them. ‘Oh, like Chattanooga?’ No, you have no idea do you? When I was in fifth grade my older cousin went to field party, got into a fight, and killed a dude. When I was in high school the dead dude’s sister asked me to the prom. That’s a small town you guys. Not a lot of options.” Davis declined the invitation. “My dad said, ‘I don’t know. She might have forgotten, but I don’t think her daddy did.’ People in the South love that joke so much. People outside the South get sad. People from the South are like, ‘that’s just two good dads right there.’” Davis has appeared on Last Comic Standing, Conan, and more. 7:30 and 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29 and Saturday, Nov. 30; 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1. $8-$14. Go Bananas, 8410 Market Place Lane, Montgomery, gobananascomedy.com.
Photo: bwdtour.com
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FRIDAY 29 MUSIC: Trans-Siberian Orchestra The Trans-Siberian Orchestra is bringing its long-running Christmas “multi-sensory extravaganza” back to Cincinnati this holiday season. Founded by musician/composer Paul O’Neill (who died a few years ago), Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s Prog/New Age holiday spectacle has played in over 80 cities to more than 100 million people (collectively) and donated $11 million to charity. The new tour — “Christmas Eve and Other Stories” — is based on the album of the same name and follows the life story of O’Neill. According to a press blurb, “The story is set on Christmas Eve when a young angel is sent to Earth to bring back what is best representative of humanity. Following favorite TSO themes of ‘strangers helping strangers’ and ‘the kindness of others,’ ‘Christmas Eve and Other Stories’ takes listeners all over the world to help reunite a young girl with her distraught father.” 4 and 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29. $49.50 and up. Heritage Bank Center, 100 Broadway St., Downtown, heritagebankcenter.com. Photo: trans-siberian.com

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MUSIC: Trans-Siberian Orchestra
The Trans-Siberian Orchestra is bringing its long-running Christmas “multi-sensory extravaganza” back to Cincinnati this holiday season. Founded by musician/composer Paul O’Neill (who died a few years ago), Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s Prog/New Age holiday spectacle has played in over 80 cities to more than 100 million people (collectively) and donated $11 million to charity. The new tour — “Christmas Eve and Other Stories” — is based on the album of the same name and follows the life story of O’Neill. According to a press blurb, “The story is set on Christmas Eve when a young angel is sent to Earth to bring back what is best representative of humanity. Following favorite TSO themes of ‘strangers helping strangers’ and ‘the kindness of others,’ ‘Christmas Eve and Other Stories’ takes listeners all over the world to help reunite a young girl with her distraught father.” 4 and 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29. $49.50 and up. Heritage Bank Center, 100 Broadway St., Downtown, heritagebankcenter.com.
Photo: trans-siberian.com
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FRIDAY 29 EVENT: Greater Cincinnati Winterfair The 36th-annual Winterfair juried fine art and craft event invites shoppers to explore a plethora of work by more than 200 artisans from across America. Head to the Northern Kentucky Convention Center to discover ceramics, jewelry, photography, wearable art and more. A marketplace on the second floor will also feature specialty gourmet food items. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29 and Saturday, Nov. 30; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1. $7 adults; free kids 12 and under. Northern Kentucky Convention Center, 1 Rivercenter Blvd., Covington, ohiocraft.org. Photo: facebook.com/GreaterCincinnatiWinterfair

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EVENT: Greater Cincinnati Winterfair
The 36th-annual Winterfair juried fine art and craft event invites shoppers to explore a plethora of work by more than 200 artisans from across America. Head to the Northern Kentucky Convention Center to discover ceramics, jewelry, photography, wearable art and more. A marketplace on the second floor will also feature specialty gourmet food items. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29 and Saturday, Nov. 30; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1. $7 adults; free kids 12 and under. Northern Kentucky Convention Center, 1 Rivercenter Blvd., Covington, ohiocraft.org.
Photo: facebook.com/GreaterCincinnatiWinterfair
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FRIDAY 29 ATTRACTIONS: WinterFest at Kings Island WinterFest has returned to Kings Island for the 2019 holiday season, transforming the park into a nostalgic winter wonderland. Kings Island’s International Street will be decked out with holiday lights and displays, featuring a Snow Flake Lake ice skating rink under the Christmas tree-styled Eiffel Tower. In addition to strolling carolers and holiday shows, you can stop by an artisan village selling holiday crafts, indulge in booze-infused hot beverages, watch ice carvers in the “Action Ice Zone,” take a horse-drawn carriage ride and stop by Blitzen’s Hot Beverage Bar for some blue hot chocolate. Nineteen of the park’s rides will be open to enjoy, including Mystic Timbers and Kings Mills Antique Autos, with plenty of vignettes in between — like the oversized Candy Cane Lane — for family-friendly photo ops. Through Dec. 31. Tickets start at $27.99. Kings Island, 6300 Kings Island Drive, Mason, visitkingsisland.com. Photo: Provided by Kings Island

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ATTRACTIONS: WinterFest at Kings Island
WinterFest has returned to Kings Island for the 2019 holiday season, transforming the park into a nostalgic winter wonderland. Kings Island’s International Street will be decked out with holiday lights and displays, featuring a Snow Flake Lake ice skating rink under the Christmas tree-styled Eiffel Tower. In addition to strolling carolers and holiday shows, you can stop by an artisan village selling holiday crafts, indulge in booze-infused hot beverages, watch ice carvers in the “Action Ice Zone,” take a horse-drawn carriage ride and stop by Blitzen’s Hot Beverage Bar for some blue hot chocolate. Nineteen of the park’s rides will be open to enjoy, including Mystic Timbers and Kings Mills Antique Autos, with plenty of vignettes in between — like the oversized Candy Cane Lane — for family-friendly photo ops. Through Dec. 31. Tickets start at $27.99. Kings Island, 6300 Kings Island Drive, Mason, visitkingsisland.com.
Photo: Provided by Kings Island
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FRIDAY 29 ART: Total Facade at Bunk Spot Gallery Decaying, disheveled architecture will be the focus of Bunk Spot Gallery’s Total Facade, a joint show between Cincinnati natives Jim Swill and Ben Brown — the latter being a curator for the gallery and local art collective Bunk News. Both Swill and Brown have lived in California and much of the featured work was created during their respective time there. While mostly comprised of photographs, collages will also be on display. Swill says via email that the depiction of damaged buildings act “as a narrative to discuss time and mortality.” Later in the evening (9 p.m.), Swill’s short film Burner Phone will screen. Free black-and-white posters will be up for grabs — first come first served — and if you feel like sippin’ it’s BYOB. 7-11 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29. Free admission. Bunk Spot Gallery, 544 E. 12th St., Pendleton, bunknews.com. Photo: Provided by Bunk Spot

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ART: Total Facade at Bunk Spot Gallery
Decaying, disheveled architecture will be the focus of Bunk Spot Gallery’s Total Facade, a joint show between Cincinnati natives Jim Swill and Ben Brown — the latter being a curator for the gallery and local art collective Bunk News. Both Swill and Brown have lived in California and much of the featured work was created during their respective time there. While mostly comprised of photographs, collages will also be on display. Swill says via email that the depiction of damaged buildings act “as a narrative to discuss time and mortality.” Later in the evening (9 p.m.), Swill’s short film Burner Phone will screen. Free black-and-white posters will be up for grabs — first come first served — and if you feel like sippin’ it’s BYOB. 7-11 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29. Free admission. Bunk Spot Gallery, 544 E. 12th St., Pendleton, bunknews.com.
Photo: Provided by Bunk Spot
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FRIDAY 29 MUSIC: Rick Ross and Jim Jones Respected Hip Hop artist and entrepreneur Rick Ross has been touring this year in support of his 10th album, Port of Miami 2, which was released in August through Ross’ Maybach Music Group and Epic Records. It debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard album chart. The tour, including dates with DaBaby and Jeezy, largely wound down in late October, but it’s being reignited for a few one-off dates, including a Cincinnati show that will also feature Jim Jones, another esteemed Hip Hop veteran. A sequel to Ross’ highly acclaimed debut from 2006, Port of Miami 2 features a jaw-dropping guest list that includes Lil Wayne, Drake, Denzel Curry, John Legend, Meek Mill, the late Nipsey Hussle and many others. Reviews from the tour have been glowing. Ross reportedly does a crowd-engaging retrospective of his hits from over the years, from “Hustlin” to “Aston Martin Music” to “Stay Schemin’,” with the newer material lightly sprinkled throughout. 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29. $40-$80. OTR Live, 209 E. 12th St., Over-the-Rhine, otrlivemusic.com. Photo: Victoria Will

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MUSIC: Rick Ross and Jim Jones
Respected Hip Hop artist and entrepreneur Rick Ross has been touring this year in support of his 10th album, Port of Miami 2, which was released in August through Ross’ Maybach Music Group and Epic Records. It debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard album chart. The tour, including dates with DaBaby and Jeezy, largely wound down in late October, but it’s being reignited for a few one-off dates, including a Cincinnati show that will also feature Jim Jones, another esteemed Hip Hop veteran. A sequel to Ross’ highly acclaimed debut from 2006, Port of Miami 2 features a jaw-dropping guest list that includes Lil Wayne, Drake, Denzel Curry, John Legend, Meek Mill, the late Nipsey Hussle and many others. Reviews from the tour have been glowing. Ross reportedly does a crowd-engaging retrospective of his hits from over the years, from “Hustlin” to “Aston Martin Music” to “Stay Schemin’,” with the newer material lightly sprinkled throughout. 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29. $40-$80. OTR Live, 209 E. 12th St., Over-the-Rhine, otrlivemusic.com.
Photo: Victoria Will
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SATURDAY 30 EVENT: Crafty Supermarket Crafty Supermarket celebrates a decade of pop-up markets with a two-day show at Music Hall. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30 and Sunday, Dec. 1. Free admission. Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, facebook.com/craftysupermarket. Photo: Provided by Crafty Supermarket

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EVENT: Crafty Supermarket
Crafty Supermarket celebrates a decade of pop-up markets with a two-day show at Music Hall. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30 and Sunday, Dec. 1. Free admission. Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, facebook.com/craftysupermarket.
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SUNDAY 01 MUSIC: It Was 50 Years Ago Today: A Tribute to the Beatles’ White Album The “It Was 50 Years Ago Today: A Tribute to the Beatles’ White Album” tour features Todd Rundgren (who was recently announced as a nominee for the next class of the Rock and Roll of Fame), Monkees legend Micky Dolenz and Soft Rock hitmaker Christopher Cross, as well as Jason Scheff of Chicago and Joey Molland of Badfinger. As the title suggests, the all-star group is celebrating The Beatles’ 1968 self-titled album — better known as “The White Album.” Reviews from the tour say the musicians switch off on vocals for the “White Album” material — Rundgren fronts the group on “Everybody’s Got Something to Hide but Me and My Monkey” and “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” for example, while Cross handles songs like the mellower “Martha My Dear” and “Blackbird” and Dolenz takes center stage for “Why Don’t We Do It In the Road” and “I’m So Tired.” The musicians also play some of their individual greatest hits. 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1. $39-$119. Aronoff Center, 650 Walnut St., Downtown, cincinnatiarts.org Photo: cincinnatiarts.org

SUNDAY 01

MUSIC: It Was 50 Years Ago Today: A Tribute to the Beatles’ White Album
The “It Was 50 Years Ago Today: A Tribute to the Beatles’ White Album” tour features Todd Rundgren (who was recently announced as a nominee for the next class of the Rock and Roll of Fame), Monkees legend Micky Dolenz and Soft Rock hitmaker Christopher Cross, as well as Jason Scheff of Chicago and Joey Molland of Badfinger. As the title suggests, the all-star group is celebrating The Beatles’ 1968 self-titled album — better known as “The White Album.” Reviews from the tour say the musicians switch off on vocals for the “White Album” material — Rundgren fronts the group on “Everybody’s Got Something to Hide but Me and My Monkey” and “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” for example, while Cross handles songs like the mellower “Martha My Dear” and “Blackbird” and Dolenz takes center stage for “Why Don’t We Do It In the Road” and “I’m So Tired.” The musicians also play some of their individual greatest hits. 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1. $39-$119. Aronoff Center, 650 Walnut St., Downtown, cincinnatiarts.org
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