special displays

Bauer's Bistro, 1109 S. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas. Oil on canvas and oil and pastel by Edward A. Frey, permanent display. Open 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 5-10 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and 5-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday. 441-5559.

Embryo Gallery for Young Artists, 1103 Harrison Ave., Brighton. Exhibit by graffiti artists from entire country through Jan. 8. Gallery hours: noon-5 p.m. Saturdays and by appointment. 281-0033.

Fitton Center Lobby, 101 S. Monument St., Hamilton. Five Friends exhibit featuring works by Tom Bacher, Jan Carroll, John Steele, Greg Storer, Jim Wainscott and ''Free at Last'' kiosk exhibition from Underground Railroad Museum through Jan. 16. 863-8873.

Main Public Library, 800 Vine St., downtown. Tales of Enchantment: The Murals of William P. McDonald through Feb. 4. Library open 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. 369-6970.

MainStrasse Art Collaborative, 636 Main St., Covington. Paintings, jewelry and sculpture by local artists. Featuring paintings, collages and painted furniture by Mary Jane Mastruserio through holiday season. Open 1-4 p.m. Thursday-Sunday and by appointment. 491-6003.

Over-the-Rhine Senior Center, 1720 Race St. Portrait of Henry Williams by Tom Lohre, permanent display. Call for hours. 381-3007.

Thornapple Books and Wine Shop, 7831 Cincinnati-Dayton Road, West Chester. Jack Earley: The Iconography of Spiritual Journey, through Feb. 5. Store open 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday. 759-9907.

University of Cincinnati Health Sciences Library, 231 Bethesda Ave., Corryville. Beads, Flowers and Roots by artists Herb Allen and Ethel Todd George through Jan. 28. Open daily. Call for hours. 558-5627.

Galleries

Aronoff Center for the Arts, Alice F. and Harris K. Weston Art Gallery, 650 Walnut St., downtown. Common Ground: Contemporary Landscapes from Israel and Ohio by Ohio and Israeli artists through Jan. 22. Regular hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday; until 8 p.m. on Procter & Gamble Hall evening performances. $1. 977-4165.

Attic Gallery, Red Green Show at Southgate House, 24 E. Third St., Newport. Through February. Open noon-5 p.m. daily. 321-2967.

Design Consortium Gallery, 2012 Madison Road, O'Bryonville. Mixed Media Paintings by Nellie Ferrara and M. Jewel O'Neal through Friday. Gallery open 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday.
321-1800.

DesignSmith Gallery, 1342 Main St., Over-the-Rhine. Windows of Abstraction featuring work by Megan J. Nartker through Jan. 22. 421-1397.

Enjoy the Arts/START Gallery, 1338 Main St., Over-the-Rhine. Behind the Scenes to On the Wall, an exhibit of works by board members, volunteers and staff of Enjoy the Arts through Jan. 21. Regular hours, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. 621-4700.

Fabulous Frames and Art, 10817 Montgomery Road, Montgomery. Charley Harper exhibition ends Friday.. 489-8862.

Interiors by Mary King and Vicki Andrews, 2645 Erie Ave., Hyde Park Square. ''Celebrate the Figure,'' with works by Jan Brown Checco and Michael Manning. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday.
871-3376.

Marta Hewett Gallery, 1209 Main St., Over-the-Rhine. Waterworld: New Glass Works from Vienna, by Jack Ink through Jan. 29. 421-7883.

Masterpiece Gallery, 2944 Markbreit Ave., Oakley. Seasonal landscapes and holiday artworks by local artists show ends Friday.. Regular hours 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday-Monday.
531-8280.

Miller Gallery, 2715 Erie Ave., Hyde Park. Objects of Desire VIII annual showing of hand-made fine art objects for holiday giving and collecting ends Friday. Regular hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 871-4420.

Patricia Weiner Gallery, 9393 Montgomery Road, Montgomery. Holiday Exhibition featuring recent acquisitions by American and European artists of 19th and 20th centuries through Jan. 8. Hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 791-7717.

Risch Gallery, 118 N. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas. Smoke and Mirrors, an exhibition of sculpture and mixed media by Jesse Chandler through Jan. 4. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. 441-3838.

Schaff Gallery, 17 E. Eighth St., downtown. Now showing through Jan. 31: Little Picture Show IV, Gifts from the Fire III, New England Seaside Paintings by Todd Reifers, Landscape and Still Life Paintings by John Yerger. Hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 421-2787.

Semantics, 1107 Harrison Ave., Brighton. Twenty-year retrospective of work by Tim Schwallie through Jan. 28. Gallery hours: noon-4 p.m. Saturdays. 651-5460.

Suzanna Terrill Gallery, 1315 Main St., Over-the-Rhine. Visual Landscapes by Paula Risch Head and Jane Stevenson Zint ends Friday. Regular hours: 1-6 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday. 665-4500.

Thomas Kincade Signature Galleries exclusively representing original oils and limited-edition canvas works by artist Thomas Kincade. Locations at Kenwood Towne Centre (open 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-6 p.m. Sunday) and Hyde Park Square, 2643 Erie Ave. (open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday). 793-0224.

Toon Art Galleries, Carew Tower Arcade, 441 Vine St., downtown. Animation art gallery including works from Walt Disney, Warner Bros., Hanna-Barbera, Marvel, HBO; autographed sports collectibles. Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday. 651-3500.

Museums

Butler County Museum (Benninghofen House), 327 N. Second St., Hamilton. Historic museum of period furnishings; reflects the lifestyle of an industrialist during the Gilded Age. Open 1-4 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. Call for holiday hours. $1, free children under 12.
896-9930.

Cincinnati Art Museum, Eden Park. Jim Dine: Walking Memory, 1959-1969, through Jan. 9. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and noon-6 p.m. Sunday. Exhibit admission: $8, $6 seniors and college students, free ages under 18 and CAM members. Museum admission: $5, $4 seniors and college students, free children under 18 and members; by donation Saturday. 721-2787; www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org

Cincinnati Fire Museum, 315 W. Court St., downtown. Historical firefighting equipment, Modern Fire Department interactive display and Early Volunteer Fire Fighters of Cincinnati. Open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and noon-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Call for holiday hours. $4.50, $3 seniors, $2.50 children 2-10. 621-5553.

Cincinnati Museum Center, Union Terminal:

iCincinnati History Museum: Permanent exhibits include Forming a New World: Cincinnati's Machine Tool Industry, 1850-1930; Cincinnati: Settlement to 1860s, Cincinnati Goes to War: A Community Responds to WWII and Silent Testimony: Prehistoric Earthworks of the Ohio Valley. Programs include CAST Capers, noon-7 p.m. Friday-Saturday and noon-4 p.m. Sunday.

iCinergy Children's Museum: Climb, crawl and explore through nine different exhibit areas.

iMuseum of Natural History and Science: Earth Stories: The Working Museum, Cincinnati's Ice Age: Clues Frozen in Time, The Cavern: A World Without Light, with live bat colony, All About You and Pathways to Change, permanent exhibits. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Admission to any museum: $5.50, $3.50 ages 3-12; two attractions: $9, $6 children; three attractions: $12, $8 children; four attractions: $15, $10 children. 287-7000.

Contemporary Arts Center, 115 E. Fifth St., downtown. Custom Built: A 20-Year Survey of the Work of Allan Wexler through Jan. 16 and Eleanor Antin's The Little Match Girl Ballet a video production through Jan. 16. Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. $3.50, $2 students and seniors; free members; free to all Mondays. 345-8400.

Miami University Art Museum, 801 S. Patterson Ave., Oxford. Salvador Dali exhibit featuring Dali works from museum's permanent collection and a collection of photographs of the artist by photographer Philippe Halsman through Feb. 13. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. Call for holiday hours. (513)
529-2232.

Ripley Museum, 219 N. Second St., Ripley. 1830s Federal-style home, with artifacts related to the Village of Ripley history. Open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and noon-4 p.m. Sunday. $1, 50 cents children 5-15. (937) 392-4660.

Taft Museum of Art, 316 Pike St., downtown. The Etchings and Drypoints of James McNeill Whistler through Jan. 23. Small Paintings From the Taft Collection, through Jan. 17. Heaven and Nature Sing: An Italian Baroque Nativity Scene through Jan. 9. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. $4, $2 seniors and students, free children 18 and under; free to all Wednesdays and Sundays. 241-0343.

Warren County Historical Society Museum, 105 S. Broadway, Lebanon. Shaker furniture and artifacts, genealogy library, gift shop. Open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Call for holiday hours. $3, $1 students. (513) 932-1817.