Enjoy the holiday events, attractions, music, theater and arts offerings Cincinnati has to offer.
  

New Year's Eve is more than just a countdown and ball drop. Maybe you're tired of the standard New Year's Eve bar parties or maybe last year's transition to 2010 left you discombobulated and, after too much champagne, old acquaintances really were forgotten. Well, Greater Cincinnati has some novel and memorable alternatives, so try one out.  

Another Part of the Forest: Vinyl LPs, DVDsSpecializing in hard-to-find vinyl records and eclectic music, Another Part of the Forest offers more than 10,000 LPs ($1.50-$15), including a wide selection  

Colonel De Spice Store: Custom Gift BoxesSpice up the season with a stop to Colonel De’s spice store in Findlay Market, offering custom gift box choices full of spicy goodies. The Cincy Favorite  

Aglamesis Bros.: Tower of FavoritesIce cream might be considered a summer time treat, but in my family we crave it year round. That’s why we love an outing to Algamesis each season to taste thei  

Ambience Salon Spa: Togetherness PackageServices include a “purefecting” plant peel anti-aging facial ($135) and 90-minute deep tissue sports massage ($110) for those on the go. Or truly i  

When most people think of arts and crafts, two images typically come to mind. Some think of the classic church basement craft show where retired ladies hawk doilies. Others might remember second-grade art class, where they made handprint turkeys and might or might not have eaten paste. But what about a marketplace of young urbanites buying and selling items like handmade books, yoga mat bags and vintage jewelry that draws a crowd of thousands? That's exactly what goes down at the Crafty Supermarket.  

Although I grew up in Cincinnati and graduated from Oak Hills High School, I haven't spent a full holiday shopping season here since around 2006, when I spent a few post-college months living with my parents. I gave a half-hearted attempt at sorting out Cincinnati's arts/entertainment/shopping scene, but when I heard Over-the-Rhine was supposed to be the new epicenter of all things happening and hip, I just wasn't buying it. Boy, was I wrong. "It's pretty amazing, the transformation that's taken place," says Brian Tiffany, president of the Over-the-Rhine Chamber of Commerce.