1. Big dig
Under the supervision of well-trained operators, children and teenagers have the opportunity to drive, ride and play on more than a dozen heavy equipment construction aircraft. VIP admission includes early admission and T-shirts, swag bags and two lottery tickets for ride-hailing construction toys.
detail: Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Boone County Fair, 5819 Edelwild Road, Burlington. $20 VIP, $10. thebigdignky.com.
2. Canned structure
This art opening features sculptural buildings built by local design and architectural teams, created entirely from stacked arrangements of canned and non-decaying packaged foods. Satellite locations – all within walking distance of the gallery – where additional works can be viewed include Scripps Center (312 Walnut St.), Hertz Center (600 Vine St.), Atrium 1 & 2 (221 E. Fourth St.), First Financial (255 E. Fifth St.), PNC Center (201 E. Fifth St.), and the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library’s Main Branch (800 After the exhibition ends on April 13, the Vine St. will donate food to Freestore Foodbank.
Meanwhile, Weston Works Art Challenge displays artworks upgraded from the gallery’s past marketing materials, open to low-level galleries.
detail: 3-5 pm, Weston Art Gallery, 650 Walnut Street, downtown. It lasts until April 13. free. cincinnaticastruction.org.
3. West Madman’s Day
This community-based festival celebrates all the burlesque. Friday’s event is a welcome blender for Secion Sights Spirits (Ludlow Elm St. 301). On Saturday, you will find workshops during the day and perform the main stage at night, all at the Memorial (1225 Elm St., R-Rhine). There is a funny brunch at Katie, Tokyo (575 Race St., Downtown) on Sunday.
detail: Friday at 8 a.m., Saturday at 11 a.m., Sunday at noon, various venues. All activities of $100, otherwise the prices vary by event. queen of thewestburlesquefestival.org.
4. Art after dark: Girls’ motivation
Celebrating Women’s History Month, having fun with women’s fuel, including live music in boys’ clothes, free admission to special museum exhibitions, speech-led tours and more. Food and drinks can be purchased. Parking is limited, so consider using a ride. The museum is accessible via Metro Routes 4 and 11.
detail: Friday from 5-9 p.m., Cincinnati Museum of Art, Mount Adams 953 Drive. Free. cincinnatiartmuseum.org.
The last Friday is your chance to browse art directly from the Pendleton Art Center.
5. The last Friday
The PAC consists of four buildings and over 250 artists, open to the public on the last Friday of each month, browsing directly from the artist and buying directly from the artist. The artist of this month is Carol MacConnell, Studio 709.
detail: Friday from 5-9 p.m., Pendleton Center for the Arts, 1310 Pendleton Street, Pendleton. Priced at $10 available at the door. Free admission.
6. Kentucky Symphony Orchestra: Carmen
KSO teamed up with the Art School of Northern Kentucky to perform Bizet’s Carmen, singing Bizet’s Carmen in English Supertitles, which included internationally renowned Leads Kirstin Chavez (Carmen), Matthew Pearce (Don Jose) (Don Jose) and Morgan Smith (Escamillo) (Escamillo) (Escamillo), and performances that surpassed 200 others.
detail: Friday at 7:30 pm, Sunday at 3:00 pm, Northern Kentucky University, Greaves Concert Hall, Louie B Nunn Drive, Highland Heights. $35. kyso.org.
Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers plays Arturo Marquez’s “Fandango” with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra this weekend at the concert hall.
7. CSO: “Sheherazade”
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra showcases the “Sheherazade” of Nikola Rimsky Kosakov, led by former CSO deputy conductor Keitaro Harada. According to the legendary story of “One Thousand Nights”, it is a crazy journey full of brass moments and is also a famous violin solo by CSO Concertmaster Stefani Matsuo. Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers performs Arturo Marquez’s “Fandango”, a work commissioned by Meyers pays tribute to Mexico’s dance, while the program is Yuzo Toyama’s Rapsody, Yuzo Toyama’s Rapsody, which centers on his native Japanese folk songs.
detail: Friday to Friday 7:30 pm, Concert Hall, 1241 Elm Street, rhine. Run from March 28 to 29. $15. cincinnatisymphony.org.
8. “Churchill”
Winston Churchill has just been awarded honorary U.S. citizenship by President John F. Kennedy in this engaging solo show by British actor David Payne. To honor this unprecedented moment, the United States-Oxford Association asked the former Prime Minister to address them and discuss what honor means to him. David Payne’s son Daniel Payne plays Churchill.
detail: Saturday 2pm and 7:30pm Sunday 2pm, Aronov Art Center, Jarson-Kaplan Theatre, 650 Walnut Street, downtown. $55. Cincinnatiarts.org.
9. The vibration of joy – the sound of freedom
Celebrating the vitality of African diaspora through the program, which features the rich cultural heritage of Africa’s prosperous dance and inspiration and Brazilian dance. It was proposed by Brazilian Cincy Samba dance and ijo-ugo West African dancers.
detail: Attachment to the Kennedy Heights Center for the Arts, 6620 Montgomery Road, Kennedy Heights, Saturday at 7:30 p.m. $15. kennedyarts.org.
Roll up your sleeves and get ready to dig out the album crate and find your vinyl treasure on Northside Record Fair this weekend.
10. Northside Records Expo
Get ready to dig out the crate of the Holy Grail you desire. It is one of the largest record fairs in the region, expanding to two floors, with over 60 suppliers and over 60,000 records. Roll up your sleeves and dive in.
detail: Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., North District Event Center, 4222 Hamilton Avenue. $10 Early Admission (10am), $5 average. northsiderecordfair.com.
11. Claw spring pin
This overturned sale features everything and has done a huge reason for the cause: Dearborn County’s Paw Human Center.
detail: Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday from Agner Hall at Lawrenceburg Market, 101 raft raft. pawsofdearborncounty.org.
Browse suppliers of crystal and metaphysics in the Sacred Journey Market this weekend.
12. Sacred Journey Market: Light Market
Browse the suppliers of crystal and metaphysics, visit with tarot card readers, energy healers, psychologists, and more, and participate in seminars on astrology, crystal therapy and spiritual self-care. Special guests include tarot card reader Ken Boggle, reader/thesist Pat O’Keefe and Spirit Mechanix, who practice energy alchemy, reiki and perform services that meet individual needs.
detail: Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Holiday Inn, United Town, 4501. $5, free age under 12 years old. sacredjourneymarket.com.
This post originally appeared in Cincinnati Inquirer: The First 12 Things to Do in Cincinnati: March 28-30
