Mighty Wurlitzer Organs provided soundtracks for silent movies back in the 1920s, including one at the Albee Theatre, which stood on Fifth Street south of Fountain Square (where the Westin Hotel is located today). It’s moved around more than once, but it’s now a cherished feature of the ballroom in Cincinnati Music Hall. Several times annually it’s rolled out for special family-friendly concerts. “Silent Movies Made Musical” presents classic silent films with new original accompaniment. “Happy Holidays with the Might Wurlitzer Organ” offers holiday tunes augmented by singers, dancers and even Santa himself. The organ can produce sound effects and resonant melodies that you not only hear but feel. It’s a unique experience. cincinnatiarts.org.
Music & Nightlife
Here are the 2025 Best Of Cincinnati® Reader and Staff Pick winners for Music & Nightlife.
- The Belle & The Bear
- MVP Sports Bar & Grille
- The Monkey Bar & Grille
- Ludlow Garage
- Northside Yacht Club
- The Comet
- Ghost Baby
- Somerset
- Queen City Exchange
- Little Miami Brewing
- Oakley Pub
- Mount Lookout Tavern
- Southgate House Revival
- Old Kentucky Bourbon Bar
- Mansion Hill Tavern
- Juniper’s
- Second Story
- Jerry's Jug House
- Rosie’s Tavern
- The B-List
- Covington Yard
- Smoke Justis
- Knotty Pine Rock Club & Tiki Bar
- West Side Brewing
- Blue Note Harrison
- The Belle & The Bear
- Southgate House Revival
- MOTR Pub
- Ghost Baby
- Juniper’s
- Northside Tavern
- Arnold's Bar & Grill
- Dead Low Brewing
- Urban Artifact
- Northside Yacht Club
- Bogart's
- Ludlow Garage
- Southgate House Revival
- The Belle and The Bear
- Queen City Exchange
- MixWells
- Cat Middendorf (Queen City Exchange)
- Ceris Christopher (The Belle & the Bear)
- Adrienne Curry-Zeigler (Revel OTR)
- Queen City Exchange
- The Belle and The Bear
- Higher Gravity
- Queen City Exchange
- The Belle & The Bear
- Yardhouse
- Crafts & Vines
- Higher Gravity
- Hoppin' Vines
- Rhinehaus
- Dead Low Brewing
- Sons of Toil Brewing
- Somerset
- Northside Yacht Club
- The Eagle
- The Belle and The Bear
- Juniper’s
- Nation Kitchen & Bar
- Dead Low Brewing TIE HangOverEasy
- Crazy Fox Saloon
- Taste of Belgium
- Maplewood Kitchen and Bar
- Coppin’s at Hotel Covington
- Old Kentucky Bourbon Bar
- Wiseguy Lounge
- Japp's
- Old Kentucky Bourbon Bar
- Queen City Exchange
- Wiseguy Lounge
- The Party Source
- Jungle Jim's International Market
- Revival Vintage Spirits
Sway (Madtree)
RGBevs (Rhinegeist)
Blackberry Breeze (FigLeaf Brewing)
RGBevs (Rhinegeist)
Blackberry Breeze (FigLeaf Brewing)
Holiday Liquor Bar offers drinks like Malört and food like hot dogs. In a separate area next to the bar is the fun center, featuring pool tables and Skee-Ball. But in the bar area lies possibly Cincinnati’s only Zoltar machine. If you recall, in the movie Big, Tom Hanks wishes on a Zoltar machine to be a 30-year-old man, and his wish comes true. Instead of making wishes come true, the machine spouts out a horoscope-like card predicting your future. Take the master’s wisdom to heart. holidayliquorbar.com.