Tap Your Toes Cincinnati Ballet Sept 12 The Ballet kicks off 50thanniversary season with one of hardcore ballet lovers’ annual favorites, the Kaplan New Works Series. It features lots of world premieres and, because it takes place in the company’s intimate Mickey Jarson-Kaplan Performance Studio, audience members are never more than a few feet from the performers. Prices and times vary, 1555 Central Pkwy, Cincinnati, box office 513-621-5282, cballet.org/50.
MidPoint Music Festival Sept 26–28 The 12th annual three-day music festival brings up-and-coming artists and old favorites from indie to alternative to folk to downtown Cincinnati and Over-theRhine. More than 150 bands from across the United States and around the world will be there, featuring The Breeders, The Head and The Heart, Warpaint, Shuggie Otis, Youth Lagoon and more. Tickets are already selling out, so hurry up and get yours. $69 all music access advance, $169 advance VIP experience. For a full list of acts and times, visit mpmf.com.
Constella Festival of Music and Fine Arts Oct–Nov Tatiana Berman has breathed adventurous new life into Cincinnati’s arts community with the Constella Festival of Music and Fine Arts launched in 2011. There is classical music, of course. But there is also dance, jazz, visual arts, and just about anything Berman thinks is artistically intriguing. This year’s schedule includes, among other things, the Miro Quartet, a two-night program called “Inspired Improvisations and Stravinsky” and a closing night performance on Nov. 7 by famed violinist Joshua Bell. For the full roster of performances and tickets, go to constellafestival.org.
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Sundays in July Before Constable Morse and his signature red Jaguar, Endeavour Morse (Shaun Evans) already had his deductive powers running in high gear.
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