Be sure to head out Friday night to catch the MidPoint Music Festival and also all the Final Friday gallery openings in Over-the-Rhine. Many businesses downtown and in OTR will have extended Friday night hours. 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!
MidPoint Music Festival
downtown, Over-the-Rhine, Newport
times vary; through Sat 26 Sep
cost varies
Taking place at 21 locations, Midpoint Music Festival is THE live music event in Cincinnati. Covering a range of musical styles in a multitude of venues, enjoy live music each night from about 8pm to 1am. -QCS
Walk to Stop AIDS
Sawyer Point, downtown
8am, Sat 26 Sep
$10 registration
The 5-mile riverfront route travels to Kentucky and back and ends with lunch back at Sawyer point. Walk as an individual or get a group together. -QCS
Family Fun Saturday and Smithsonian Magazine Museums Day
Betts House, 416 Clark St., West End
11am-4pm, Sat 26 Sep
FREE
Participate in a hands-on blacksmithing activity, and enjoy the final Saturday to see More Great Cincinnati Families at Home. -VL
All-Access Baseball Experience
Great American Ballpark, downtown
1-5pm, Sat 26 Sep
$20-$50
Take part in the ultimate behind-the-scenes experience at the Reds Hall of Fame and Great American Ball Park. The exclusive All-Access Baseball Experience allows you to meet Reds Hall of Famers, learn the ins and outs of baseball from the pros, and see areas of the ballpark normally off limits. -QCS
In Defense of Food: The Omnivore's Solution lecture by Michael Pollan
Cintas Center, Xavier University, 1624 Herald Ave., Cincinnati
1pm, Sun 27 Sep
FREE
Michael Pollan is the nationally recognized author of numerous books including In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto and the award-winning Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. -VL
Spring Grove Weekend Walkabout: What's Up?
Spring Grove Cemetery, 4521 Spring Grove Ave., Cincinnati
1pm, Sun 27 Sep
$5 suggested donation
Most visitors to Spring Grove miss some of the most interesting forms of memorial art that are located on the tops of monuments. Don't forget your binoculars to see what you've been missing and more on this fun tour of 'what's up'. Tours depart from the tent near the main entrance. -QCS
Clifton Street Painting Festival
Telford St. and Ludlow Ave., Clifton Gaslight
2-4pm, Sun 27 Sep
FREE
Check out oversized chalk reproductions of famous paintings on the sidewalks of Clifton Gaslight, plus live music, roving entertainment, and a children's area. -VL
This sounds like a lot of fun:
Bluegrass for Babies
Seasongood Pavilion in Eden Park
Saturday 5-9 p.m.
Suggested $10 donation (benefits Children's Hospital)
Kindermusik, The Comet Bluegrass All Stars, and Relic will be there.
Food, beer, and wine available.
www.bluegrassforbabies.com/
In addition to Michael Pollan, there is a big local foods event on Saturday and Sundsay in Covington called "Farmers' Fair". There's a kick-off party Saturday featuring chef and farmer paired small plates, with local wine, beer and music to enjoy (5-10 PM).
And on Sunday there's a one day Farmer's Market there with local farmers and producers, music, kids activities, and demos ranging from cooking, to Urban Gardening and composting (11AM - 4PM). It all happening outside at the intersection of Court and Park in the Roebling entertainment area in Covington.
Thanks for all the tips! Wow, there's so much going on this weekend.
You ain't kidding about things to do this weekend. I posted some stuff & only overlapped you on a couple items.
Just got this, there was already an art sale at Clifon's CCAC, the streetpainting thing is moving over there due to rain.
"What's the only upside to a rainy weekend in September? That Clifton's famous chalk-painting festival, Streetscapes, is bringing all its festivities inside to take over CCAC!
Come see talented local artists reproduce giant masterworks by Picasso and Michelangelo in specially made chalk. It's the only festival of its kind in our region, so don't let the rain keep you away - come to CCAC for Streetscapes AND our Out of the Attic Art Sale (now with over 200 works of art!). "