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Used Book Sale at Clifton Cultural Arts Center

CLIFTON, OH (FOX19) - A used book sale will once again be held at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center,3711 Clifton Avenue, sponsored by the Friends of the Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County, the weekend of October 15-16.  Part of the sale proceeds will benefit three Library branches: Clifton, Elmwood Place, and West End.

Friday,October 15 at 4:00 p.m.: Melissa Franek of the West End Branch will lead a craft class to decorate cloth shopping bags for Halloween.

Saturday, October 16 at 11:00 a.m.: Mr. Eric from the Clifton Branch will lead a children’s storyhour.

The sale will take place Friday, October 15 from 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., and Saturday, October 16 from 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Clifton Heights Music Festival kicks off Friday

CLIFTON, OH (FOX19) -The Clifton Heights Music Festival, now in its third year, kicks off on Friday, October 1. More than 3,000 people came out last year. The two-day music fest features over 60 performances, ranging from Blues-Pop-Indie-Rock-Hip/Hop at five different venues. Organizers are bringing in something new to the table including three 10-foot canvases that will be painted by Cincinnati street art crews. Indigo Wild, Wade Johnston & The Navigators, Dan Orlando, The Prohibitionists, Cincy Brass, and many more bands are scheduled to perform.

Performance locations include; Rohs Street Cafe, Baba Budan's, Mac's Pizza Pub, Christy's Biergarten, and Murphy's Pub.

For more information or to purchase tickets go to http://www.cincyticket.com/

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E.T. for free at 20th Century Theater

OAKLEY,OH (FOX19) - You can watch the 1982 mega-hit E.T. the Extra Terrestrial for free at 20th Century Theater. The movie is being shown on Wednesday, September 29 as part of the Watch This! event.

Alex Shebar and his girlfriend  Allison Johnson came up with this idea in late 2009. They began viewing the AFI 100 Greatest Movies of All Time in January 2010. The duo have broken the showings down to two movies a week. Alex and Allison host the movies every week free of charge to the public. E.T. is number 25 on AFI's List.

Show starts at 7:00p.m.

Get more information on future movie showings at http://www.watchthisblog.com/

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Friends of the Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County to sponsor a used book sale

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - A used book sale will once again be held at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center (3711 Clifton Avenue), sponsored by the Friends of the Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County, the weekend of October 15-16.  Part of the sale proceeds will benefit three Library branches: Clifton, Elmwood Place, and West End.

“Last year’s first sale at the center was a huge success, generating $6,600 in sales,” said Friends’ Executive Director Anne Keller. “We will offer a Preview Sale for Friends’ members on Thursday, October 14 from 5:00-8:00 p.m.

Streetscapes returns to Clifton

CLIFTON, OH (FOX19) - Clifton will explode with color, sound and other entertainment when StreetScapes: A Street Painting Festival kicks off on Saturday in the Ludlow business district. Returning for its 8th year, the two-day festival is an art experience like no other in Greater Cincinnati as local artists come together to reproduce famous works of art from around the world.

Local artists bring the popular European tradition of street art to Clifton and will turn Telford Street, located near Ludlow Avenue in the heart of the business district, into a canvas full of paintings created with custom-made chalk. Spectators can watch the artwork evolve during the two day festival and enjoy art from the Renaissance, Modern and Contemporary art periods.

“The idea that art is accessible to everyone comes to play in two ways,” said StreetScapes event chair Kip Eagen.

Clifton Cultural Arts Center will announce the winners of its Golden Ticket Art Show

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - Clifton Cultural Arts Center will announce the winners of its Golden Ticket Art Show at 7 p.m. tomorrow, Saturday, September 11th, at the exhibit’s grand opening, taking place at the historic 1906 Clifton School building on the CCAC’s campus. The exhibit will showcase the works of more than 20 local artists, all who lives or work within a three-mile radius of the CCAC campus.

After the winners are announced, visitors will have the opportunity to purchase any original works of art that are marked for sale during the Golden Ticket Art Show. Twenty-five percent of proceeds from each art sale will directly benefit the CCAC, and the remaining 75 percent will go directly to the local artists.

For more information, please log on to: http://cliftonculturalarts.org/

Todd Snider performs tonight at 20th Century Theatre

OAKLEY, OH (FOX19) - Todd Snider brings his show to 20th Century Theatre in Oakley on Thursday, September 2.

The show starts at 8:00p.m. and tickets cost $22 dollars at the door.

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