Cincinnati Opera’s deftly witty production of The Barber of Seville was as much fun as the Marx Brothers’ cinematic romp. Rodion Pogossov’s rowdy Figaro made his entrance from the rear of the auditorium, stopping to tousle his young daughter’s hair and kiss his wife on the way to the stage. But tenor Alasdair Kent’s ease with the score’s challenging coloratura stole the show. He sang the lovestruck Count Almaviva’s opening aria — which comes five minutes after the overture ends — with confidence, ardor and amazing control up and down those vocal runs. Bring him back! cincinnatiopera.org.

1. 21c Museum Hotel
2. Pendleton Art Center
3. Visionaries + Voices

1. Cincinnati Art Museum
2. Contemporary Arts Center
3. American Sign Museum

1. “Cincinnati Toy Heritage”
2. “Fiona and Bibi at the Cincinnati Zoo”
3. “Charley Harper's Beguiled by the Wild”

1. Panegyri
2. Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Festival
3. St. Cecilia Family Festival

1. Ice Rink on Fountain Square
2. Salsa on the Square
3. Reds Opening Day Rally on the Square

1. BLINK
2. Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library
3. Findlay Market
4. Cincinnati Art Museum
5. Smale Riverfront Park
6. Jungle Jim's International Market
7. Tunes & Blooms at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
8. Wednesdays in the Woods at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center
9. TIE: Washington Park AND Contemporary Arts Center
10. FotoFocus

1. Art and Social Justice: An Interactive Experience, 21C Museum Hotel Gallery
2. Yes, But Is It Art?, Studio Kroner
3. Wish You Were Here, Kennedy Heights Arts Center

1. Dent Schoolhouse
2. Kings Island Halloween Haunt
3. USS Nightmare

1. Festival of Lights at the Cincinnati Zoo
2. WinterFest at Kings Island
3. Journey BOREALIS at Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park

1. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (@cincinnatizoo)
2. Longbottom Bird Ranch (@longbottombirdranch)
3. Friends of the Public Library (@cincylibraryfriends)

1. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
2. Children's Museum at the Cincinnati Museum Center
3. Longbottom Bird Ranch

1. Bob Herzog
2. Darnell Pierre Benjamin
3. Mark Borison

1. Kiwi the Duck
2. L. D. Nehls
3. Michael Coppage

1. Dann Woellert
2. Curtis Sittenfeld
3. Leah Stewart

1. Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
2. Cincinnati Pops
3. MUSE Cincinnati's Women’s Choir

1. Mark Borison
2. Kelly Collette
3. Sweett Biscut

1. Cincinnati Ballet
2. Dance Flash Fusion
3. Cin City Burlesque

1. Mark Borison
2. Cincy Stories
3. Allyson West