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Bacchanalian Society wine tasting
The Bacchanalian Society’s fall gathering will be held Wednesday, Sept. 22, on Fountain Square. Featured wine will be Australian shiraz.
Proceeds will benefit Winners Walk Tall. Anyone registering before 3 p.m. Aug. 30 gets a discount. For rules regarding what wine to bring, or to register: www.bacchanaliansociety.com
Sunflower Festival returns
The annual Sunflower Festival at Gorman Heritage Farm in Evendale is Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 2-3, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
The Sunflower Festival celebrates the end of the summer season and highlights the farm’s signature sunflower crop. Activities include a corn maze, hayrides, pumpkin patch, games and crafts, music, quilt raffle, and food. Saturday will feature performances by the Country Steps Cloggers, and Sunday will feature Bluegrass music by the Warren and Judy Waldron.
Kids 10 and under get in free if they are dressed as a sunflower or their favorite farm animal.
563-6663 or www.gormanfarm.org
Chamber Palooza brings music to museum
Chamber Palooza, a free festival of chamber music, is Sept. 11, noon-4 p.m. at the Cincinnati Art Museum. It’s presented by the Chamber Music Network of Greater Cincinnati. Among performers: BACH Choral Cincinnati; Queen City Bronze; Cincinnati Klezmer Project; Bernice Robinson, cello, and Christine Nichols, viola; Don Hurd, piano, and Laura Hoevenaar, mezzo soprano; Richard Goering, guitar and Suzanne Bona, flute; Accent 10, CCM Youth by Dorotea Hoffman; Wade Brothers piano duo.
Nature artists auction, exhibit
Artists will be putting final touches on their works during an opening-night reception Saturday, Sept. 25, for the Masterworks for Nature exhibit at Sharon Centre in Sharon Woods. The Meet the Artists reception and auction begins at 6:30 p.m. Works will be auctioned at 8 p.m. Evening includes cash bar, delicious hors d‘oeuvres and desserts. Pre-registration is required by Sept. 18; cost is $34.95. Proceeds benefit the Hamilton County Parks Foundation. Exhibit is open Sunday, Sept. 26, through Sunday, Oct. 10.
The Masterworks for Nature artists have joined together to further environmental awareness through creative expression. The group includes John Ruthven, John Agnew, Linda Howard Bittner, Devere Burt, Gary Denzler, Nancy Foureman, Ann Geise, Mary Louise Holt, Christine Knapp, Les LeFevre and Chris Walden.
For reservations, visit GreatParks.org
NEA chair speaking at forum
The Fine Arts Fund has invited Rocco Landesman, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts to speak at a public forum Tuesday, Sept. 28.
He will share his vision for the arts and the role that federal agencies play. The presentation parallels ongoing research and planning of the Fine Arts Fund.
His talk will begin at 4 p.m., with a Q&A following.
Location TBA.
