Tag Archive for: art

Community Event | Open-mic Night | April 23rd, 2026 | 6:30pm | 18+

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Join us for a free, community open-mic night. We welcome poets, musicians, comedians, actors, and more. Performers are invited to participate with spoken word, comedy skits, short stories, songs, music, and so on. Each participant will get up to 5 minutes on the stage. Come perform, or just watch! We will have a cash bar and snacks available for purchase. 

This event is for guests ages 18+, due to the potential of sensitive topics, and the uncontrolled nature of subject material. Nudity is prohibited.

We encourage guests to join us for the Creative Writing Workshop, scheduled beforehand on April 2nd. Learn more HERE.

SEATING IS LIMITED! Registration is required.

April 23rd| 6:30 pm (Doors open at 6:00 pm) Sign up to participate upon arrival

Registration is REQUIRED. Seating is limited. This event is free thanks to the generous support of the R.C. Durr Foundation

Creative Writing Event | “Why We Write; Cultivating a Writers Mind” | April 2nd, 2026 | 6:30pm

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This free, community workshop will help you gain a better understanding of why we write, learn to open our “writer’s mind” to the inspiration around us, and engage in prompt writing. Guests can expect to discuss a reading, have writing opportunities with prompts, and participate in optional group sharing. 

Michael Georgilis (he/him) is a local Cincinnati writer and community volunteer. In addition to earning his degree in English and Creative Writing from Centre College, he is the co-editor of the upcoming community anthology We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident, and an active board member at the Women Writing for (a) Change organization.

We encourage participants of this workshop to join us for the Open-mic night, scheduled for April 23rd. Learn more HERE.

SEATING IS LIMITED! Registration is required.

April 2rd | 6:30 pm (Doors open at 6:15 pm)

Registration is REQUIRED. Seating is limited. This event is free thanks to the generous support of the R.C. Durr Foundation

A Lecture Series In the Ballroom: Here and There, An Artist Talk | March 19th | 6:00pm

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Plein-air Artist, Ryan Kerr, will discuss the inspiration and thought process behind his work, on display at Baker Hunt, from March 9th through April 3rd. View over 20 original works in oil, and hear from the artist.

“By listening to the environment and bringing enough of myself to the moment, a transformation takes place on the surface of the painting.” – Ryan Kerr

The gallery will have open hours between March 9th and April 3rd. Please RSVP for Gallery visits HERE. Find more information about the opening reception, HERE.

A cash bar will available.

SEATING IS LIMITED! Registration is required.

March 19th | 6:00 pm (Doors open at 5:30 pm)

 

Ryan is an artist and educator, originally from Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 2019. During this time, he was an art editorial writer and received a scholarship for his figure drawings at Manifest Drawing Center. He has taught art as a public high school teacher in Cincinnati, and has worked professionally as a screen printer, an art handler, and an art restorer in Dallas, Texas. He attended the Mount Gretna School of Art in 2018 and again in 2023 and has had his artwork shown in The Bowery Gallery and Susan Eley Fine Art in New York City. In 2022 he thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail. He now lives in Cincinnati, Ohio recently graduating from Miami University with a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting.

A Lecture Series In the Ballroom: Women in Garden History | March 26th | 6:00pm

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From America’s first garden clubs, to the Land Army of World War I, to school gardens, an early garden devoted to native plants, to landscapes and gardens designed for industry moguls and presidents, women have been blazing a trail in garden and landscape design. Find inspiration from these impressive women in garden and landscape history. Jennifer Smith is an award-winning pollinator garden designer and frequent speaker on a wide range of garden topics from garden design to the history of gardening

A cash bar will available.

SEATING IS LIMITED! Registration is required.

March 26th | 6:00 pm (Doors open at 5:45 pm)

 

This lecture is made possible by generosity of R.C. Durr Foundation

A Lecture Series In the Ballroom: Planting for Pollinators | February 19th | 6:00pm

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Are you ready to add a pollinator garden to your landscape? Do you have questions about plant selection, mulch, soil preparation, and maintenance? Join us February 19th beginning at 6:00 pm, with award winning pollinator garden designer Jennifer Smith. Jennifer will walk you through all you need to know to get started from basic design ideas, how to plan for year-round interest, and other clever ways to add beauty to the garden while supporting pollinators.

A cash bar will available. Light snacks provided.

SEATING IS LIMITED! Registration is required.

February 19th | 6:00 pm (Doors open at 5:45 pm)

 

This lecture is made possible by the generous sponsorship of Wimberg Landscaping | www.wimberglandscaping.com

Animation Illustration
Saturday, 12:00 pm
February 7 – February 28 | Ages 10 – 15

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Class:

Learn the basics of animation, some of the principles, and history. You will be introduced to motion and hand-drawing paper animation by creating a flipbook! Begin creating your own character and start to animate them using the animation techniques used in the first class.

What You’ll Learn:

You will learn what is meant by perspective, composition, foreshortening, anatomy, line quality, and shading. You will have the opportunity for one-on-one guidance, and inspiration from the instructor.

What You’ll Leave With:

By the end of each class meeting you will have a more understanding and confidence of how of how to draw and develop elements of creating animations. After each of the four class meeting, you will have learned a new drawing application and character development skills.

Deadline to register by: February 3rd  

Instructor:  Elyse Thaman

Supply List

  • All Supplies Included.