Upcoming events 11/13-11/15

With the weather starting to cool off, there are a lot of things going on this weekend (indoors) that will keep folks in the area active!

1. Kristen Chenoweth @ Music Hall - what can i say about her? I loved her in "Pushing Daisies" and LOVED Wicked, so its a no-brainer that her show with the CSO this weekend would appeal! There are shows @ 8pm Friday and Saturday night, and an afternoon one on Sunday (maybe another one on Sat?) and tickets are really reasonable. You get to hear her do some standard broadway tunes and they do promote the fact that she will be doing one or two songs from Wicked. Tix are anywhere from 20$ and up. Sold!

2. MUSE Concert - $15 Saturday 8pm or Sunday at 3pm @ St John's Unitarian Church in Clifton. I have not heard MUSE sing before, but from what I've been told, they are very powerful concerts. For the most part, the song list is nothing I've heard before, but it all seems to be centered around peace, justice and the celebration of women.

3. White Christmas @ the Aronoff - it still seems a bit early for this kind of stuff, but i guess its never too soon to get in the holiday spirit! Tix vary from 24.50 to 64$, but reviews are already very positive for the show. The show runs through 11/22 which i find somewhat odd, but maybe they'll have another holiday-ish show after that. (Technically, this show starts its run tonight.)

4. Bad Veins and You, You're Awesome @ Aliveone in Mt Adams- I've been jonesing to see Bad Veins, especially after all the press they've been given and here's a chance. Though i won't personally be going to this show (hate the parking in Mt Adams and Alive One seems like a VERY claustrophobic venue to play), I'm sure it will be a good one. they start @ 11pm and will be including some DJ's, so I'm not really sure what time either band will begin to play. Since they're only open until 2:30, hopefully people are punctual!

5. Moerlein Keg Tapping Friday @ the Cincinnati Central Turners Club House - festivities start @ 4pm, and the tapping is at 7. They will be tapping the keg for the Moerlein Kristalkindt Winter Warm Ale and admission is free. Not sure what the beer itself will cost, but it sounds like the place is kind of cool, and never having been to a proper keg tapping (aside from in college) it may be a novel experience. It sounds like the location is pretty cool and parking is available (also for free). More info here: http://www.gacl.org/gaclhot.html

6. Organ recital @ Christ Church - Sunday @ 5 Bryan Mock will present an organ recital in Christ Church Cathedral's glorious acoustic space. The concert is part of a series of organ recitals offered at the Cathedral on the third Sunday of each month, October through May. Admission is free. I personally think of the Simpsons episode when the church organist plays "In the Garden of Eden", but i'm not opposed to free concerts played with interesting instruments. The Cathedral is located at 318 East Fourth Street. For more information call (513) 621-1817.