Soapicks March 17-23

Luminosity
March 18

Remember the days of glow bowl at the bowling alley where every piece of lint glowed brightly and your teeth looked like tanning bed bulbs? Celebrated Cincinnati painter, Tom Bacher, took the concept of black light to a new level with his newest installation at the Weston Art Gallery, Luminous.  By inventing the process of combining phosphorescent pigments with acrylic medium, Bacher creates paintings that not only glow in the dark but take on new form as time and light change the pieces. CincyUpdate.com hosts another killer party to celebrate the work this Wednesday evening at the gallery. 

The Stage is Set
March 19

Following the departure of LC on 'The Hills,' MTV had to do something to bring back viewers. Fortunately for Cincinnati's celebrated Schoold for the Creative and Performing Arts, the groundbreaking network is looking to the Queen City's youth to draw in ratings. The vehicle, Taking The Stage premieres this Thursday at 10 p.m. and stars five students from SCPA.

Get Bent
March 19-21
New Stage Collective, Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati and Know Theatre of Cincinnati, OTR's theatrical powerhouses have all the drama you need this week with their productions of Bent, Martin Sherman's monumental 1979 play about the plight of gays in Nazi Germany at NSC and Mauritius, a spell binding thriller. Between these two theatres sits Know Theatre of Cincinnati which has an achingly beautiful and haunting production of Sara Ruhl's Eurydice. Forget about the economy. Go sit in the dark for awhile.

Dancers without Boundaries
March 20-21

The Contemporary Dance Theater has worked tirelessly to bring some of the most important names in dance to Cincinnati. They continue their tradition with guest artist, Gesel Mason, and her solo dance project , No Boundaries: Dancing the Visions of Contemporary Black Choreographers to the Aronoffthis Friday and Saturday at 8:30 p.m. Nearly seven generations of leading black choreographers collaborated on this project which portrays the "diversity of style and vision in the field of modern dance."  Click here for ticket info.