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Hamilton, OH - Anyone who ever believed the phrase "failure is not an option" probably never met O'Ryan the O'Mazing. Not only is failure an option for the cranky clown - whose actual legal name is, in fact, O'Ryan - he practically thrives on it. And the audience cheered him along every step of the way. The opening show in the 2026-2027 Fitton Family Fridays series September 18 proved the old adage "if at first you don't succeed, try, try again." Not only did O'Ryan O'Maze hi

Hamilton, Ohio – The Fitton Center for Creative Arts issued a call to artists for proposals for inclusion in the 2027-2028 exhibition season. The Fitton Center accepts proposals in all visual art media for solo and group exhibitions. Full exhibition requirements and proposal forms are available online at www.fittoncenter.org/call-to-artists. All fine-art and craft media will be considered. Proposals are selected based on originality, quality of the work and how it contributes

West Chester, OH - The Fitton Center community engagement team set up shop at the West Chester Farmer's Market Saturday, September 19. Guests produced a seasonally appropriate FREE craft, turning recycled egg cartons into colorful apples, complete with wiggly worms popping out from the inside. (Get it? Produced? Farmer's market? Hi-yo! We're here all week! Try the locally sourced honey or the fresh-baked sourdough.) Community engagement activities like these help the Fitton C

Hamilton, OH – Musicians love an encore. As Rusty Burge – musician, recording artist, professor, author – approaches retirement from the UC College Conservatory of Music next spring after 35 years teaching percussion, he makes time to revisit some favorite music and bring it back to the stage. Burge teams up with the Phil DeGreg Trio (featuring John Taylor and Aaron Jacobs) for Vibrations: The Music of Milt Jackson celebrating the mid-century master of the vibraphone on Frida

Hamilton, OH – Say cheese. Kristie Bulach of Dolce Vita Photography extends a new opportunity for the community to get affordable, professional family pictures in a proverbial flash – the Fitton Family Photoshoot. The idea? Give families 15 minutes to pose around the Fitton Center – the whole family, just parents, just kids, individuals – and get 25 to 30 edited, high-resolution photographs. “I’ve always loved the Fitton Center grounds,” Bulach said. “I frequently bring my cl

Hamilton, OH - Run silent, run deep. Not only the name of a 1958 Clark Gable/Burt Lancaster film about WWII in the Pacific theater, but also a standard submarine tactic for avoiding enemy detection. How deep? In the case of the USS Cincinnati, more than 600 feet. Specific depth capabilities? Classified, according to Bob Viney - Vice President and Project Executive, Submarine Cincinnati Memorial Association - the featured speaker at the Celebrating Self luncheon at the Fitton

Hamilton, OH – As ticket prices – and ticket fees – continue skyrocketing around the country, for the third consecutive year, the Fitton Center for Creative Arts held its ticket prices steady. “We’re committed to keeping our programming affordable and accessible,” said Executive Director Ian MacKenzie-Thurley. “The prices we set in the summer of 2025 remain the same through the end of our season in the spring of 2027. “We want the entire community to have access to that speci