Cincinnati Special Events Calendar
Please note the following events, classes and programs are posted by organizations that participate in the Senior Citizen's Guide to Cincinnati/Dayton. Please direct any questions you might have about a specific event to the contact organization provided.
| DATE | EVENT | LOCATION | CONTACT |
| *If you are an advertiser and would like your event(s) listed here, please contact us. | Senior Citizen's Guide to Cincinnati / Dayton | 412-278-4900 Shawn Wilkinson |
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MARCH 2009 EVENTS |
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| DATE | EVENT | LOCATION | CONTACT |
| Saturday, Mar. 21 |
Annual Youth Scholarship Competition — This event is open to all youth grades 1 through 12 who display artistic ability. If you have children, grandchildren or friends, they can participate and win free art classes at the Center. | Middletown | Middletown Arts Center |
MAY 2009 EVENTS |
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| DATE | EVENT | LOCATION | CONTACT |
| Tuesday, May 12 |
Childrens Paint Out "Reflections On A Pond Through Kids' Eyes" (6pm) — Children in grades 1 through 6 will create their own paintings of the Smith Park pond with Kevin Macpherson's help. | Middletown | Middletown Arts Center |
| Friday, May 15 - Monday, Jun. 15 |
Kevin Macpherson's "Reflections on a Pond" Exhibit — This special event highlights a series of unique paintings by one of the country's leading plein air painters. Macpherson's "Reflections on a Pond" paintings — 368 works each captured on 6-by-9-inch panels — portray the body of water near his home at different times of day and night and in all seasons. The series took five years to complete and the travelling exhibit includes 195 of the originals which will be on display. | Middletown | Middletown Arts Center |
| Saturday, May 16 |
"Reflections on a Pond" Lecture (1–3pm; $75/person) — Kevin Macpherson will conduct a lecture on his work, "Reflections on a Pond". | Middletown | Middletown Arts Center |
| Middletown Symphony Orchestra Concert Chorale (8pm) — The final concert of their 2009 season with a special number dedicated to Kevin and the "Reflections on a Pond" exhibit. The performance will be held at the Dave Finkelman Auditorium on the campus of Miami University - Middletown. | Middletown | Middletown Arts Center | |
| Sunday, May 17 |
Painting Demonstration (1:30–4:30pm; $95/person) — Conducted by Kevin Macpherson. | Middletown | Middletown Arts Center |
| Tuesday, May 19 |
32nd Annual Senior Expo (10am–5pm; Admission: $1.50, Boxed Lunch, $1.50) — Celebrate Older Americans Day at Senior Expo! Learn about caregiver assistance, health care, housing, finances, wellness, and recreation. Enjoy live Big Band music, dancing, sing-a-longs, entertainment acts and bingo. | Coney Island | Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio |
ONGOING EVENTS |
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| DATE | EVENT | LOCATION | CONTACT |
| — | Monthly Critique Sessions (6–8pm; $5/person) — The Middletown Arts Center is studying the feasibility of conducting monthly critique sessions in which artists can convene and critique each others work. Additionally, these sessions will include a guest artist / instructor to assess the works and offer suggestions. Light refreshments will be served. | Middletown | Middletown Arts Center |
| — | Tomorrow's Artist Today Competition ($5/entry) — This competition is open to any artist between the ages of 13 and 18, and living within a 50-mile radius of Middletown, OH. Only works in oils or acrylics on canvas, watercolor or acrylics on paper, drawing (including pastels and inks), mixed media (a combination of the aforementioned) and photography are acceptable. | Middletown | Middletown Arts Center |