Cincinnati Zoo Visitor Appreciation Days
Cincinnati Zoo, 3400 Vine St.
7-9 Aug, all day
price varies; check site
The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is offering 50% off the regular admission and parking for all visitors as part of Visitor Appreciation Days. Standard admission price is normally $13.00 adult, $9.00 per child.  Parking is usually $6.50. [Admission fees increase for rides and theatre so check site.] -QCS

Portraits of Africa
Passionate Art Center, 33 West Pike St., Covington
Fri 7 Aug, 6-10pm
FREE
Opening Reception, 6 pm to 10 pm, with a drum circle and community silk painting ongoing outside the gallery. -VL

Downtown Dash & Block Party
St. Xavier Church, downtown
Fri 7 Aug, 6pm
FREE; fees for 5k and cornhole tournament
The Block Party starts at 6pm with live music from 7pm until 11pm.  The 5k run begins at 7 and the entrance fee is $30 if registered after July 25.  A cornhole tournament will also occur during the block party.  Registration is on day-of only and is $40.  Come and enjoy live music and food from local Cincinnati restaurants and businesses. -QCS

Cincy Blues Fest '09
Sawyer Point Park, Cincinnati
Fri 7 Aug-Sat 8 Aug
FREE-$15
Back for its 17th year, the Cincy Blues Fest brings more than fifty local, national, and international blues acts to the banks of the Ohio River.-VL

Raku Pottery Workshop with FUNKe Fired Arts
Kennedy Heights Arts Center, 6564 Montgomery Rd., Kennedy Heights
Sat 8 Aug, noon-8pm
cost unknown
This Saturday, local ceramic powerhouse FUNKe Fired Arts will dig up clay from the grounds of the Kennedy Heights Arts Center and fire it up on site.-VL

World Food Bar Dinner Club
location TBA
Sat 8 Aug, 7pm
$75/person
Chef Joshua Campbell presents a five-course prix fixe dinner with wine pairings, entitled "Pinot & Pig," with vegetarian and vegan options available. Make a reservation and arrange payment by contacting micah@worldfoodbar.com or 513.668.7676. You will be notified of the location on the day of the dinner.-VL