Sunday, Aug. 19
Hot Ticket: Presto! Chango! It's Abracadabra, a weekend
of spellbinding acts of illusion that serves as a fundraiser
for the Playhouse in the Park. 5:30 p.m. Aug. 17, 2 and 7
p.m. Aug. 18-19. $33-$41, $15 for children 12 and under. 513-421-3888.
Hot Spot: Robin Lacy & deZydeco play the Loveland Sunday
Night Concert Series. 6 p.m. Free. 513-683-0150.
Monday, Aug. 20
Hot Ticket: Head to the recently re-opened Turtle Creek Valley
Railway for a scenic rail tour across southwest Ohio. Turtle
Creek Valley Railway, Lebanon. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $10, $9 seniors,
$6 children 3-12. 513-398-8584.
Hot Spot: Take a nice drive up to Grailville in Loveland
for a little peace and quiet. Call for a schedule of seminars
and conferences. 513-683-2340.
Tuesday, Aug. 21
Hot Ticket: It's hard to tell right now what late August baseball
around here is going to be like. Could be ugly. The Cardinals,
however, figure to be in the playoff all season long, and
Mark McGwire might be back from injury by this point. Reds-Cardinals,
Cinergy Field. 7:05 p.m. $9-$28. 513-381-REDS.
Hot Spot: Mama's Boys perform classic hits at the Cincinnati
Park Board's Acoustic Lunch at Piatt Park across from the
Main Public Library, Downtown. 11:30 a.m. Free. 513-352-4080.
Wednesday, Aug. 22
Hot Ticket: Quick, shout out the names of a cheese, a brand
of soap and your least favorite relative -- then get ready
to bust a gut. If this is your idea of fun, join local improv
troupes Wit's End and Tower Players for Wit'sendsday at York
Street Cafe. 9:30 p.m. $3. 513-922-7131.
Hot Spot: Chrome plays the Party at the Point. P&G; Pavilion
at Sawyer Point Park. 5:30 p.m. Free. 513-699-5102.
Thursday, Aug. 23
Hot Ticket: The thrill is back, and with some mighty impressive
friends. B.B. King, Buddy Guy and John Hiatt play Riverbend.
7 p.m. $22.75-$41.25. 513-562-4949.
Hot Spot: Pick up your new CityBeat today and scramble
to figure out what still needs to be done before yet another
summer slips through your pathetic grasp.
Friday, Aug. 24
Hot Ticket: Coney Island hosts a "Garden Party" with Four
on the Floor. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. $16.95 for a pass to both Sunlite
Pool and rides, $14.95 children ages 4-11, $12.95 seniors.
After 4 p.m., prices are discounted to $7.95. 513-232-6701.
Hot Spot: The Germania Society's 31st annual Oktoberfest,
the first of the season, sizzles with Bavarian flair, food,
music, beer, folk dancing, games, rides, contests, prizes
and special entertainment for small children. Germania Park,
Colerain Twp. 6 p.m.-midnight Aug. 24, 2 p.m.-midnight Aug.
25, noon-10 p.m. Aug. 26. $2, under 12 free. 513-742-0060.
Saturday, Aug. 25
Hot Ticket: Are you ready for some preseason football? That's
right, the Bengals begin their home schedule with a titanic
battle against the Buffalo Bills at Paul Brown Stadium. 7:30
p.m. Single game prices TBA. 513-621-TDTD.
Hot Spot: Mason Heritage Festival is a one-day event featuring
a stupid pet tricks contest, parade, mini car races, rock
climbing and grillouts. Main Street in downtown Mason. All
day. Free. 513-398-8010.
Sunday, Aug. 26
Hot Ticket: The Lunken Air Show presents a variety of stunt
flyers and vintage military and civilian aircraft. Lunken
Airfield, Mount Washington. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Aug. 25-26. $10
adults, $6 children. 513-321-4115.
Hot Spot: As usual, the 2001 Taste of Blue Ash features
lots of old Rock & Rollers playing the hits -- Jerry Lee Lewis,
Petula Clark, The Kingston Trio, B.J. Thomas, The Buckinghams
and Johnny Rivers. Dozens of restaurants will serve sample-size
fare priced from $1 to $3.50, but the three nights of music
are entirely free. 6-11 p.m. Aug. 24, noon-11 p.m. Aug. 25
and noon-9 p.m. Aug. 26. Free. 513-745-8511.
Monday, Aug. 27
Hot Ticket: The Kroger Senior Classic features the top names
on the Senior PGA Tour, all coming to play at the house that
Jack (as in Nicklaus) built. Golf Center at Kings Island,
Mason. 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Aug. 27-Sept. 2. $15-$50. 800-883-6538.
Hot Spot: Today is the last of three Hamilton County Appreciation
Days this summer, wherin the Cincinnati Zoo gives free admission
to those Hamilton residents whose taxes pay the freight. Free
to Hamilton County residents today only; otherwise $11.50
for adults, $9 seniors, $6 children 2-12. 513-281-4700.
Tuesday, Aug. 28
Hot Ticket: We're not jousting you. The 11th annual Ohio Renaissance
Festival in Harveysburg is set in a 30-acre village themed
to 16th-century England. There's live entertainment on 11
stages, games and rides, fully armored knights on horseback,
jousting tournaments, story tellers, sword swallowers and
strolling jesters, plus crafts from 130 shoppes. 10:30 a.m.
to 6 p.m. through Oct. 21. $13.95 for adults, $7 for children
5 through 12, and kids younger than 5 get in free. 513-897-7000.
Hot Spot: The Cincinnati Nature Center Bookstore offers
the most complete hands-on nature study you'll find in the
area, with numerous educational programs for youths, including
spring and fall biology programs and summer classes. Besides
the books, there's an educational center where a window overlook
allows you to view cardinals, ducks, geese, you name it, in
the pond below. 513-831-1711.
Wednesday, Aug. 29
Hot Ticket: Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park in Hamilton is always
worth the trip, especially if you haven't yet checked out
the three recent additions to the park: "Trilogy," "Clash
of Arms" and "Paul." 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. daily. $3 weekdays,
$4 weekends. 513-868-8336.
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Hot Spot: Funkytown at LaRosa's Party in Park at Sawyer Point.
5:30 p.m. Free. 513-579-3191.
Thursday, Aug. 30
Hot Ticket: The Cincinnati Zoo's 2001 Barrows Conversation
Lecture Series features manatee biologist Peter Raven, who'll
discuss "Plant Conservation: Prospects for the Future." Rockdale
Temple, 8501 Ridge Road, Amberley Village. 7:30 p.m. $6-$9.
513-559-7767.
Hot Spot: Take in one of Cincinnati's treasures -- the Cincinnati
Observatory Center on the edge of Ault Park in Mount Lookout.
Times vary according to sunset. Free on Thursdays. 513-321-5186.
Friday, Aug. 31
Hot Ticket: The Clinton County Corn Festival pops up with
carnival rides, grandstand activities, craft booths, games,
and more. Roasted corn on the cob, still in the husk -- good
stuff. Clinton County Fairgrounds, Wilmington. 11 a.m.-10
p.m. Aug. 31, 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Sept. 1, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept.
2. $5 for weekend pass, $3 daily. 877-428-4748.
Hot Spot: Take another trip back in time at the Augusta
(Ky.) Historic District. Despite the 18-century architecture,
this small burg is where the likes of George Clooney and Heather
French grew up to be modern-day celebrities. Free. 606-756-2525.
Saturday, Sept. 1
Hot Ticket: It's soccer time, as the Cincinnati Riverhawks
play San Diego at Galbreath Field, Mason. 7:30 p.m. $5-$8.
513-853-7070.
Hot Spot: Get medieval and lilliputian at the same time
at the Chateau LaRoche, Loveland's miniature one-fifth scale
medieval castle. Make sure to bring the dolls and the Easy
Bake Oven. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. $1. 513-683-4686.
Sunday, Sept. 2
Hot Ticket: David Mamet steps behind the camera to direct
his own screenplay for Heist, which is about, uh, a
heist. Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito and Delroy Lindo utter typical
Mametian dialogue. Fast.
Hot Spot: Kaboom! Kabang! Riverfest is a spectacular, and
free, pyrotechnics show brought to life by those explosive
personalities at Rozzi's Famous Fireworks Co. Live music and
general festivities kick off the day at noon on the riverfront,
but it's the WEBN fireworks, which lift off at precisely 9:05
p.m., that are the major draw of this final salute to summer.
Cincinnati, Newport and Covington riverfronts all day. Free.
513-749-FROG.
Monday, Sept. 3
Hot Ticket: OK, the season is winding down, but the Reds are
still playing and still hoping you'll join them. The Houston
Astros visit Cinergy Field. 1:15 p.m. $9-$28. 513-381-REDS.
Hot Spot: View art from far-off lands and mysterious places.
Well, it's not that far: It's in East Walnut Hills. And it's
not mysterious if you've read any history. Indonesian Antiques
offers the form of wood carvings, stone pieces and artifacts.
Noon-4 p.m. daily. Free. 513-321-9705.
Tuesday, Sept. 4
Hot Ticket: Where's the fire? Try the Cincinnati Fire Museum
downtown. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; noon-4 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday. $3, $2 children 2-12. 513-621-5553.
Hot Spot: There's nothing quite like seeing naked people
for free. And that's what you can do in good ol' Dayton, Ohio,
at the Dayton Art Institute. See the popular exhibit, Go
Figure, about the glories of the human form. Free. 937-223-5277.
Wednesday, Sept. 5
Hot Ticket: Cincinnati Art Museum's A Touch of Glass
showcases the works of such luminary glass artists as Dale
Chihuly, Dominick Labino, Dante Marioni, Christopher Ries,
Therman Statom, William Morris and others. Many of the works
of contemporary glass are borrowed from private collections
and have never before been placed on public display. Through
Oct. 7. $5. 513-721-5204. (See story on Chihuly's glass sculpture
on page 8.)
Hot Spot: The Menus play the Party at the Point. P&G; Pavilion
at Sawyer Point Park. 5:30 p.m. Free. 513-699-5102.
Thursday, Sept. 6
Hot Ticket: The city's fall arts season kicks off, as the
Playhouse in the Park opens its 2001-2002 season with Shakespeare's
King Lear. $29-$41. 513-421-3888.
Hot Spot: Drive north a stretch to see another fine art
facility at the Miami University Art Museum. Permanent displays
will rock your world. 513-529-2232.
Friday, Sept. 7
Hot Ticket: Aerosmith with Fuel. Riverbend. 7 p.m. $32.75-$77.75.
513-562-4949.
Hot Spot: Two ethnic festivals open tonight. There's Oktoberfest
at Covington's MainStrasse Village, with ethnic bands, food,
drink and 75 vendors plying the works of artisans and crafters.
5-11 p.m. Sept. 7, noon-11 p.m. Sept. 8 and noon-9 p.m. Sept.
9. Free. 859-357-6246. Festival Hispano is the most authentic
of ethnic food festivals, produced each summer by the Hispanic
Ministry of the St. Charles Borromeo Church in Carthage. Held
in the church lot, booths offer up spinach souffle from Uruguay,
tamales from Costa Rica, as well as foodstuffs from Panama,
Ecuador, Peru and more. Sept. 7-9. Free. 513-761-1588. :
