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Hamilton, Ohio  – Familiar names. Familiar idea. Completely different from what the famous song indicates. The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati brings Reindeer Games  to the Fitton Center for Creative Arts Friday, December 5, as part of the Fitton Family Fridays series. When Dasher, Prancer and Comet – yes, three of Santa’s legendary flying reindeer - play games, they aren’t strapping on pads and helmets to play football. Instead, they host a game show. And when reindeer play

Hamilton, OH - The November Fitton Family Fridays production was Little, not little. Lexington Children's Theatre presented Stuart Little Friday, November 14. While E.B. White's beloved story of a boy who looks like a mouse has the small synonym in the title, the show is big on charm. Malayna Knapp played the title role, while the remaining three cast members - including Katelyn Joy Moore from nearby Covington, KY - played multiple characters to bring Stuart's colorful - a

Hamilton, OH - The home-town audience walked out mesmerized. Native son Bryan Wallick filled his November 15 Fitton Showstoppers performance with the music of Franz Liszt , interweaving virtuoso piano playing with historical context about the Hungarian composer, who was as big star in his day as Taylor Swift might be considered in ours. (Only Liszt achieved that level of fame - Liszt-Mania - 185 years ago without viral videos, 70,000 seat stadiums and backup dancers.) But

Hamilton, OH - The Fitton Center hosted a Pop-Up Bake Sale event Saturday, November 15, to give people a jump on their holiday shopping. Fitton Center artists set up in the Dance Studio from 4 to 7:30 p.m. and had a chance to interact with the guests who came in to shop. While the Pop-Up experience is over (for now), the Bake Sale continues. Items are always available for purchase whenever the Fitton Center is open. So named for the many items created on site and fired in Fi

Hamilton, Ohio  – As a pre-teen, Carrie O’Neal Brenner spent winter evenings in front of the family Christmas tree rearranging the presents. She would stack them according to color one night, by shape the next or by size the third. Then do it all again a different way. “I was always fascinated by the display,” she said. “I did that over and over all the way up until Christmas.” Brenner - the owner of Scripted Studio at 306 Main Street in Hamilton - brings her passion for maki

Hamilton, Ohio  – The Fitton Center for Creative Arts is thrilled to be part of  Handwork 2026 , a national initiative organized by Craft in America that celebrates the power of making and the communities built through craft. Craft in America  announced the launch Thursday, November 13. Handwork 2026  nods to the country's semiquincentennial celebration by weaving together 250 years of American history through craft and handmade traditions. NAACP, a Women of Color Quilters

Hamilton, OH - Stories flew. Music played. Connections revealed themselves. Bob Weber led the November 5 Celebrating Self luncheon audience on an entertaining and informative journey to, from and through Jam!lton . (There even was a story about how Hamilton Mayor Pat Moeller conscripted the name.) Weber went as far back as the Mills Brothers (Paper Doll) and took the crowd up through the latest Big River Get Down featuring David Shaw, sharing stories about the musical arti

Hamilton, Ohio  – The StreetSpark mural program invites interested artists to fill out a Request for Qualifications to create one of two large-scale murals on tap for 2026.  The call to artists for Hamilton’s premiere mural program opened Wednesday, November 5, with an application deadline of Friday, December 7. The larger of the two mural sites is about 1,650 square-feet at Meyer Brothers & Sons   on the corner of Maple Avenue and 7 th  Street (720 Maple Avenue, Hamilton, Oh

Hamilton, OH - The Rocky Horror Picture Show always draws a - how to say this delicately? - decidedly interesting crowd. Halloween Night at the Fitton Center - celebrating the 50th anniversary of the cult classic film - proved no exception as guests, staff and shadow-cast members alike came dressed for the evening. Take look at some of the 'fits in the gallery below.

Hamilton, OH - The Denton Affair made a triumphant return to the Fitton Center for Creative Arts. Their shadow-cast production of the Rocky Horror Picture Show capped the spooky season with a late-night Halloween look at the cult classic film celebrating its 50th year on screens around the world. From virgin games to a costume contest before the movie, from the pledge to final bows - with all the callbacks, dances and debauchery in between - it's a night like no other at the