the International Spy Museum in Washington D.C. She co-produces the SpyCast podcast and shares the skinny on the shadowy machinations that create secret agents.; Fitton Center for Creative Arts; 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.; $23 - $30; fittoncenter.org/celebrating-self Pumpkin Blow With help from professional glassblowers, families can blow a pumpkin from hot molten glass. Experience the wonder that is glassblowing this holiday season with loved ones!; Neusole Glassworks; 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., see website for additional availability; $55; neusoleglassworks.com REC Reads Toddlers love spending mornings at the REC hearing art-themed stories, singing songs and exploring sensory activities.; Cincinnati Art Museum; 11:30am; free; cincinnatiartmuseum.org Summit Center Storytime Pre-schoolers and their grown- ups can head to Summit Park on Wednesdays to hear stories, sing songs and make a fun craft, too.; Nature Center at The Summit; 1:30 p.m.; free; greatparks.org Workout on the Green No contracts, no excuses... just free workout classes every Wednesday at Washington Park; Washington Park of Cincinnati. See website for up-to-date workout schedule; 5 - 7 p.m.; washingtonpark.org/ series/workout-on-the-green-2024 3 Thursday The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, presented by CCS This dramatization of C.S. Lewis’s classic work faithfully recreates
the magic and mystery of Aslan, the great lion, his struggle with the White Witch, and the adventures of four children who inadvertently wander from an old wardrobe into the exciting, never-to-be-forgotten Narnia.; Fairfield Community Arts Center; 7 - 9 p.m.; show runs Oct 3 - 5; $12 + $2 fee; fairfield-city.org Super Sprouts Garden Club Little sprouts can help in the garden, read stories, make crafts, meet animal friends and more.; Glenwood Gardens, Highfield Discovery Garden; 10:30am; $6 + valid vehicle permit required for park entry; greatparks.org 4 Friday Bellevue Fall Fest Browse booths, go on a police cruiser hayride, pick a pumpkin and more!; Bellevue Beach Park; 5 - 9 16-time Grammy Award Winner Béla Fleck joins the CSO for a celebration of the American sound.; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Oct 4 & 5 7:30 p.m.; $15 +; cincinnatisymphony.org. Fitton Family Fridays The Hungry, Hungry Bookworm The library has a bookworm on the loose, gobbling up all the delicious stories right out of the books. Giant puppets, storytelling, and music come together to save the tasty tales from the bookworm.; Fitton Center for Creative Arts; 7:30 - 9 p.m.; $8 - $10; fittoncenter.org/ fitton- family-fridays Halloween Haunt Roller coasters won’t be the only attractions conjuring up screams during Halloween Haunt! Those p.m.; free; bellevueky.org Gershwin, Price & Copland
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October 1 Tuesday Animal Tales
entertrainmentjunction.com Mum’s the Word Fall blooms have taken over Krohn; meander through the showroom to be mesmerized by a multitude of mums.; Krohn Conservatory; through October 13th, Tue - Sun: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Mondays 3 - 8 p.m.; $7 - $10; cincinnati-oh.gov Underwater Pumpkin GLOW The new Underwater Pumpkin GLOW will take visitors on a one- of-a-kind fall adventure under the sea. Throughout the aquarium, you’ll encounter larger-than-life sculptures of some of family- favorite Newport Aquarium animals reimagined as pumpkins. It includes a giant, glowing underwater octopus, an underwater pumpkin patch and glowing environments for families to explore together.; Newport Aquarium; during regular hours of operation in October; see website for best pricing, $22.99 +; Wee ones can fly in to learn about neat nocturnal animals, do bat- themed activities and make a cute craft.; Sharon Woods, Sharon Centre; 10 a.m.; free + valid vehicle permit required for park entry; greatparks.org 2 Wednesday Celebrating Self - One City One Book Sonia Purnell’s New York Times bestseller A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II reveals socialite Virginia Hall as the first Allied woman deployed behind enemy lines. Ohio native Erin Dietrick is a Programs and Podcast Assistant at newportaquarium.com Wee Wonder About Bats
Nature has many stories to tell! Hear a nature-themed story and enjoy an awesome activity, too.; Woodland Mound, Seasongood Nature Center; 10 a.m.; free + valid
vehicle permit required for park entry; greatparks.org Costume & Candy Drive
Help support this annual costume and candy drive! Findlay Market is collecting gently-used costumes of all sizes and unopened bags of candy to distribute for free to the community. Last year, Findlay gathered 750 costumes and 12,000 pieces of candy - help them beat last year’s goal! Drop off donations at the Market Center, or reach out to kshouse@findlaymarket.org to coordinate a donation pickup.; Findlay Market; 12:30 - 6 p.m.; free; findlaymarket.org/ marketevents/ costumecandydrive24 Jack O’ Lantern Junction Engineers can chug on into this Halloween happening for the last time in 2024. There will be a walk-through trick-or-treat maze with friendly ghosts, skeletons and witches. Other harvest holiday highlights include a giant talking pumpkin, crafts, new Halloween mini-scenes, a theme model train display and two outdoor train rides (weather permitting). All other Entertrainment Junction attractions are open, including the world’s largest indoor model train display; open Mon-Sat: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sundays: noon - 6 p.m.; EnterTRAINment Junction; see website for best pricing;
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