October Mixer

Our October mixer is a members-only event. If you are a current member, please check your email for important details! If you wish to join PRISM, let us know! Annual memberships are $50 per year for nonprofits and $100 per year for businesses. Email Alynn at thecincinnatilistings@gmail.com for details.

Caracole: Pins, Plaid, and Purpose!

Pins, Plaid and Purpose

Bowl, Bid and Boogie to Support Caracole’s Mission

Party in Plaid is back—this time, we’re taking it to the lanes! Throw on your boldest plaid and join us for a night of fun, flair and fundraising at Super Bowl Bellewood Lanes. Enjoy cocktails, dinner by the bite, a silent auction, bowling, music and dancing—all while supporting Caracole’s mission.

We’re proud to honor longtime Caracole champions Jeff Thomas and Kent Shaw for their incredible advocacy and support.

Big thanks to Andrew Kiley, Matt Knotts and Joe Rigotti for keeping the good times rolling as our event chairs.

Saturday, September 20, 2025

6:30–11:00 PM

Super Bowl Bellewood Lanes

1211 Waterworks Rd, Newport, KY 41071

All proceeds benefit Caracole. With HIV funding under threat, your support matters more than ever!

Get your tickets now!

New Member - Welcome, Arlington Memorial Gardens!

Have questions about Pre-Planning?

Attend our FREE lunch seminar to learn more

Sometimes the mere thought of pre-planning funeral arrangements creates so much anxiety, you just don’t want to deal with it – so you don’t. (Spoiler alert: We hear this all the time)

While it is not a secret that the longer you wait, the more expensive and/or stressful it can be. And, in a time of grief, who needs or wants to deal with questions like:

Burial or cremation?

– Traditional service or Celebration of Life or Memorial Service?

– Do you even want a service?

– Final resting place – Cemetery, Mausoleum, Niche, Scattering Grounds?

– How will you finance the funeral? Are there payment plans or options you need to be aware of?

– And the list goes on . . .

Meanwhile, the benefits of pre-planning funeral arrangements are many as well:

– Plan with professionals in a grief and stress-free environment

– You ensure that personal wishes are honored

– You remove the financial burden and decision-making from family members

– Lock in current prices and avoid future inflation

– Minimize disagreements among family members

– Allow for customization of funeral and burial services

– Ensure all necessary documents and information are in order

– Provide a sense of closure for loved ones.

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Cincinnati Pride

Pride Night at Kings Island

Fri Sep 5th 6:00pm - 11:30pm

Tickets

Recovery Friendly Hamilton County

Recovery Friendly Hamilton County is working to connect with workplaces in need of recovery-friendly services. The epidemiological team at Hamilton County Public Health has found some alarming trends concerning local overdose deaths among the workers of key industries: construction/extraction, food/serving, and installation, maintenance, and repair:

https://hamiltoncountyhealth.org/monthly-fatal-overdose-report/

We provide all our designees with free resources in the following areas:

• Linkage to care
• Training
• Recruiting
• Promotion
• Wraparound services
• HARM reduction supplies
• Consultation
• Policy and procedure resources
• Cost-saving connections

Visit our website to learn more about this free way to support your employees who are in recovery and to become an RFHC-designated workplace today.

Local Art

Where the Mountain Meets the Sea

August 30 - September 28

Cincinnati Playhouse's Rosenthal Shelterhouse Theatre

Tickets

A poignant, beautiful story of parallel journeys. After he learns of his estranged father’s death, Jonah recreates the cross-country trip his Haitian immigrant parents took before he was born. As he traces their journey across America and bonds with the music his father adored, time blurs and erases the distance between them as Jonah seeks to understand his father’s life and legacy. Lyrical storytelling and live folk music weave an emotional and evocative tale of rediscovering love and the everlasting bond of a father and son.

What Happens in Vegas

September 5 - 13

Aronoff Center's Fifth Third Bank Theater

Tickets

The music and lights of the Vegas Strip come alive through the experiences of friends at bachelor and bachelorette parties in this fun revue featuring songs associated with “Sin City”… and a few surprises, too. Grab some friends and get ready to party! But remember, what happens in Vegas…

Back to the Future

September 9 - 21

Aronoff Center's Procter & Gamble Hall

Tickets

Great Scott! Back to the Future, the beloved, cinematic classic is now a Broadway musical with its destination set for Cincinnati in 2025. When Marty McFly finds himself transported back to 1955 in a time machine built by the eccentric scientist Doc Brown, he accidentally changes the course of history. Now he’s in a race against time to fix the present, escape the past, and send himself... back to the future. Winner of the 2022 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, when Back to the Future hits 88mph, it’ll change musical theater history forever.

Cincinnati Ballet's Kaplan New Works Series

September 12 - 20

Aronoff Center's Jarson-Kaplan Theater

Tickets

The Kaplan New Works Series is a curated collection of fresh, world-premiere works from some of dance’s most sought-after choreographers. Experience four world premiere commissions from choreographers Caroline Dahm, Yoshihisa Arai, Andonis Foniadakis, and Andrea Giselle Schermoly. Staged in the intimate Jarson-Kaplan Theater at the Aronoff Center, the contemporary series is a perennial patron favorite.



Yoshihisa Arai World Premiere

Caroline Dahm A very short but long story 

Andonis Foniadakis World Premiere

Andrea Giselle Schermoly World Premiere

Mythic

September 20 - October 16

Cincinnati Playhouse's Moe and Jack's Place - The Rouse Theatre

Tickets

A new pop-rock musical comedy with Broadway ambitions, Mythic makes its U.S. premiere in Cincinnati. The ancient Greek myth of Persephone is turned on its ear, with the gods reimagined as chart-topping pop stars, power hungry politicians and attention-seeking influencers. Starstruck by Olympian celebrity, Persephone rebels against her mother Demeter’s expectations and decides to forge her own path. When she sneaks into a party at the Acropolis and meets brooding bad-boy Hades, her life takes an unexpected turn into the Underworld. Mythic played to critical acclaim in London and in a sold-out run in Montreal. This new production will be directed and choreographed by nine-time Tony Award-nominee and three-time Tony Award-winner Kathleen Marshall. If you’ve ever been a teenager or a parent, you’ll love this entertaining, coming-of-age tale.

The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Celebration

September 20 -21

Music Hall's Springer Auditorium

Tickets

Experience Whitney Houston’s musical legacy like never before in a one-of-a-kind reimagining of her biggest hits.

Experience Whitney Houston’s musical legacy like never before. This special concert tribute features original and remastered recordings of Whitney’s vocals set to new orchestrations in a one-of-a-kind reimagining of her biggest hits — including “I Wanna Dance with Somebody,” “Higher Love” and “I Will Always Love You” — all accompanied by never-before-seen video footage, film performances and interviews.

Nicholas Kristof

Mary S. Stern Lecture, presented by the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library

September 30

Aronoff Center's Procter & Gamble Hall

Tickets

Join Nicholas Kristof for an evening discussing Chasing Hope: A Reporter's Life. If there is one thing that Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Nicholas Kristof has learned over his decades of reporting for The New York Times, it’s this: Side by side with the worst of humanity, you always see the best. It’s a lesson he’s taken to heart. In this inspiring talk based on his upcoming memoir, Kristof shares some of these stories and his life as a journalist, from growing up on a farm in small-town Oregon to reporting from every corner of the world. He’ll talk about some of the greatest members of his profession and introduce you to extraordinary people he has met. These are the people, the heroes, who have allowed Kristof to remain optimistic and continue to dedicate his life to the pursuit of truth.

The Listings

The 2025 - 2026 Listings is finally ready! Copies were made available first at Cincinnati Pride. We are also happy to mail or deliver copies to any local businesses or groups: please email number of copies and address to thecincinnatilistings@gmail.com.

Community Support

GLSEN

Alice

Chill bar by day (Wed-Sat) and Retro Future Discotheque by night (Fri/Sat)

Thursday - Saturday 6pm - 2am

1432 Main Street - Downtown

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Up Over

Funky, art-lined watering hole with cheap drinks, a Mardi Gras vibe, and tables outside. Outside food permitted.

Open daily until 2:30am

M - F open at 4pm

Sa - Su open at noon

624 Main Street - Covington, KY

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