COVINGTON, Ky. – Friday the 13th … National Bourbon Day … and Father’s Day all occur this weekend.
As for the national bourbon holiday and Father’s Day, we’ve got some fun suggestions on how you can celebrate (they involve food and/or libations).
Plus, there are plenty of other cool things happening, like lots of live music, art workshops, a creative event at The Carnegie, karaoke, wine to sip, trivia, bingo, and more.
Gallery Practice Session (Part 1) with IFCM at The Carnegie on Saturday invites you to join as poets elese daniel and J/Jenn/Jennifer Howd, and musician Allen Otte, use the galleries to practice, rehearse, and create during gallery hours.
Otte is a cofounder of America’s first professional percussion ensemble, the Blackearth Percussion Group and the Percussion Group Cincinnati, with whom he toured for decades and throughout the world performing new and experimental music.
elese daniel moonlights is a poet – “pushing and pulling text, seeking verse in the lapping of time and movement.”
J/Jenn/Jennifer Howd is a queer, non-binary, multi-disciplinary artist whose work explores memory, transformation, and healing.
In collaboration with The International Foundation for Contemporary Music, Dr. Brianna Matzke and Sso-Rha Kang are co-curating the two-part interdisciplinary performance that explores both the practice and the performance of ritual.
WAVE on Wheels at the Covington Farmers Market on Saturday combines the opportunity to do all your marketing while the kiddos – and you – learn about water conservation. Plus, you’ll get to meet some pretty cool aquatic animal ambassadors and get the scoop on events and summer camps.
The WAVE Foundation inspires and fosters environmental stewards of aquatic life through education, conservation, and volunteerism.
Learn how to make art you can wear at the Wearable Art: Acrylic Pour Pendant Class at Purple Paisley, Local Artisan Shop on Saturday.
You’ll craft a unique pendant by combining a glass cabochon with a piece of acrylic pour art to create a personalized piece of jewelry.
Some might say it’s the finest national holiday in America.
Saturday is National Bourbon Day and the National Bourbon Day celebration at OKBB will be bringing some bourbon legends out of the OKBB vault.
Take a seat at the bar and celebrate some of the greats of bourbon folklore like Elijah Craig, Jacob Beam, Elmer T. Lee, Bill Samuels, Booker Noe, and Cincinnati’s George Remus, the “King of Bootleggers.”
Sunday is Father’s Day and you’ve got some good options to celebrate throughout the weekend.
There’s Dads, Drafts & Drives at Braxton Brewing Co. … and The Father’s Day Feast at Smoke Justis.
Tonight: Music@BCM Presents Tickled Pink Electric Trio at Behringer-Crawford Museum … Alex Poteet at Smoke Justis.
Friday: Grady Burton at Smoke Justis … Michael Scharfe Trio at Juniper’s
Saturday: Daniel Bennett & The Dirty Shirley’s at Juniper’s … Twin Sons Trio at Smoke Justis … Coastal Club at Madison Live … Bones Owens and The Damn Shames at The Rooftop at Madison Theater …
Sunday: Scarlet Street & Career Day at Madison Live
Tonight: Music Bingo on The Rooftop at Braxton Brewing Co. … Wine Tasting – Rose’ Wines at Crafts & Vines … Karaoke Night at Wunderbar … Trivia Night at the Firehouse at Covington Yard … Custom Bandana Workshop at Artmarkit.
Friday: Party on the Patio at Braxton Brewing Co.
Saturday: Covington Farmers Market at 629 Washington St. … MainStrasse Village Food Tour … Father’s Day Sublimation Slates at Kenton County Public Library … Rose’ Crusher Day at West Sixth Covington Haus … Purr, Paint, Sip Plus Rescue Kittens (Ceramic Edition) at Purrfect Day Cat Café.
Sunday: Trivia Sundays at West Sixth Covington Haus.
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