We've got lots of [mostly musical] events going on this weekend! Feel free to add your own events in the comments and, if there's something happening in the near future that you think our readers would like to know about, email us at events [at] buycincy [dot] com. Enjoy your weekend!
Neightborhood Appreciation Night & Pig Roast
Lavomatic, 1211 Vine St., Cincinnati
$1 PBR-$20 Pig Roast
Celebrate Lavomatic's one-year anniversary and the re-opening of the rooftop deck with a live DJ, beer, and a pig roast.
Musical Drama
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra at Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Cincinnati
Fri 17 Apr-Sat 18 Apr, 8pm
$10-$95
Paavo Jarvi conducts Brahms' Violin Concerto, with Christian Tetzlaff on violin.
Record Store Day
Shake It, 4156 Hamilton Ave., Cincinnati
Sat 18 Apr, 9am-10pm
Bring a canned or non-perishable food item for 10% off your purchase, and celebrate with Kim and Kelley Deal of The Breeders at 8pm.
Families Create!
Weston Art Gallery, 650 Walnut St., Cincinnati
Sat 18 Apr, 10am
$8-$12
Meet artist Thomas Macaulay and build three-dimensional structures out ot two-dimensional materials.
Chamber Music Series: Cello Plus, Plus
Taft Museum of Art, 316 Pike St., Cincinnati
Sun 19 Apr, 2:30pm
FREE
The CSO's Alan Rafferty performs in recital, accompanied by Chinami Ikeda on piano. The program also includes the Brahms Clarinet Trio, for which they will be joined by CSO clarinetist Jonathan Gunn.
This weekend is the Earth Day Festival Saturday and Sunday @ Sawyer Point. Its free to the public and will have lots of vendors as well as a live music stage in the afternoon and evening.