‘Tis the season to be busy, so pardon us for getting out this week’s Events column a bit late. 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!

Live Nativity Scene, Krohn Conservatory
Eden Park, Mt. Adams
Fri 11 Dec-Sun 3 Jan
FREE
The annual Western + Southern ‘Crib of the Nativity’ begins its nearly month-long run at Krohn this Friday. -DB
Holiday Rock Poster Party
Powerhouse Factories, 33 East 9th St., Newport
6pm-midnight, Fri 11 Dec
FREE
Come enjoy free food, free drink, and free music at the Powerhouse studio in Newport! Pick up a poster for that hard-to-buy-for friends or just come by for the party. The first 33 people in the door get a free poste, and A Decade To Die For will perform a live acoustic set. -VL
Northside Arts Holiday Art Sale
Off the Avenue Studios, 1546 Knowlton St., Northside
11am-5pm, Sat 12 Dec
FREE
Cincinnati-area artists will be selling paintings, pottery, photographs, ceramics, glass, jewelry, and other items. -VL
Holiday Carriage Rides
Macy’s, 4th & Race Sts., downtown
noon-5pm, Sat 12 Dec-Sun 13 Dec
FREE
Macy’s Department Store is offering free carriage rides downtown this weekend. Rides depart from the corner of 4th and Race Streets. -DB
Mt. Adams in Black & White Book Signing
Metronation, 1213 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine
2-4pm, Sat 12 Dec
FREE
Meet Photographer Phillip Oliver Smith and get your copy of his new book signed. It’s the perfect gift for the architecture buff, Cincinnati Historian or photography lover in your life, or a nice addition to your personal collection. -VL
Bellevue Tour of Homes and Shopping Extravaganza
Fairfield Ave., Bellevue
4-9pm, Sat 12 Dec
FREE
Celebrate a Victorian-style holiday season along luminary-lit Fairfield Avenue with extended store hours, home tours, and Bellevue Baptist Church carolers and Main Street Ringers handbell trio providing entertainment dressed in period costumes. -VL
Made in Cincinnati
fabricate, 4012 Hamilton Ave., Northside
7-11pm, Sat 12 Dec
FREE
Check out this exhibit from the UC DAAP Fashion Design Student Association, which includes fashion art in the form of sketches, paintings and sculptural designs along with clothing and accessories on display and for sale. -VL
Lagniappe Debut CD Release Party
Arnold’s Bar and Grill, 210 East 8th St., downtown
9pm-midnight, Sat 12 Dec
FREE?
Celebrate the release of Lagniappe’s debut album at Arnolds’ [the oldest grill restaurant in Cincinnati] with the musicians, their family and friends. Lagniappe is Cincinnati’s only traditional Cajun band, which also performs gypsy, Klezmer, and traditional American music. -VL