Soapicks March 31-April 6

Cans are the new limestone when it comes to creating sculptures. The 12th annual Canstruction art exhibit is on display this week at three downtown locations: The Weston Art Gallery in the Aronoff Center for the Arts, the Taft Museum of Art and the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. Twelve teams from Cincinnati's top design, architecture, construction and engineering firms are locked in fierce competition as they create sculptures made only of canned dry-goods based on the theme “One Can.” At approximately 47,000 cans used on each sculpture, that translates into the Freestore Foodbank receiving approximately $30,000 worth of food donations from the finished works of art. Exhibits run Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sunday, 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Non-perishable donations will be accepted in leau of admission.

Soaring High
April 4-5

Spring is ushered into Cincinnati on the tails of thousands of kites dotting blue April skies during the annual Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Kite Fest. This Saturday and Sunday from 12 p.m.-5 p.m., the Voice of America Park on Tylersville Road will be a hub of family fun. It's two days of kite-making lessons, parachute runs and chances to test your flying skills throughout the park. National stunt-kite performers from the Chicago Fire Kite Team will be on hand to demonstrate aerial acrobatics.

Play Ball
April 3

Northside Tavern is getting into the baseball spirit 

early. This Friday, Jake Speed and the Freddies will perform their annual Jake Speed Baseball show comprised of songs, skits, poems and pranks to celebrate the start of baseball season.  Even if you're not a baseball fan, the music and comedy alone will make you wish you were being taken out to the ballgame on Monday. The show begins at 10 p.m.



Parade of Tradition
April 6

Reds Opening Day is the biggest holiday in Cincinnati next to Christmas; for some it may be bigger. Tickets for the season's opener against the Mets are hard to come by but that doesn't mean you can't be a part of the celebration. Join this year's Grand Marshall, Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, for the 89th Findlay Market Opening Day Parade as it makes it way from Findlay Market  past Fountain Square ending at Fifth and Broadway. Take a break from work 10:30 Monday morning and hang out with thousands of other Reds fans who'll be lining the streets to see the collection of floats and celebrities, including starting pitcher Bronson Arroyo. Fountain Square will host an all day party with food, live music and a great viewing area for the parade. Take a role in one of baseball's oldest traditions.