C.F. Payne, an in-demand editorial illustrator and Cincinnati native, has more than 20 portraits on display at Cincinnati Art Museum now through Jan. 10 in the show Famous Faces, Average Joes. These include President Obama as FDR, Hillary Clinton, John Belushi and Bud Selig. Payne's work has appeared in Time, Sports Illustrated, Esquire and Mad — an impressive group of publications.  

Julie Lonneman, a member of printmaking co-op Tiger Lilly Press, has responded to her environs with a new series of two-color relief prints depicting the surroundings, An Artist's Eye on Knowlton Street, which says as much about the mysteries and allure of Northside as that recent New York Times article. Through Dec. 6.  

Ever since he released his first Michael Stipe-produced album Little in 1990, Vic Chesnutt has carved out one of the most unusual careers in the singer/songwriter pantheon. Through 15 albums — including the brand-new At the Cut — and constant touring, he has made a name for his meandering, gorgeous melodies and his fearless exploration of dark and mysterious, often-autobiographical subject matter. He plays the Southgate House.  

8 p.m. Tuesday, modernist string quartet Osso will be paired with a special screening of singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens’ new 40-minute film The BQE, which uses a score performed by Osso as part of his cinematic/musical exploration of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.  

Chewing Color, the new exhibition of the subversive, questioning, unnervingly intimate and maddeningly beautiful fashion photography of Marilyn Minter, is now on display at the Contemporary Arts Center. Through May 2 at the CAC.  

The Architectural Foundation of Cincinnati will present “The Architect and the Client: The Domestic Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright,” a symposium discussing Wright houses in Ohio and Indiana, 1-4 p.m. Saturday at the downtown Main Library, 800 Vine St. Several curators of Wright houses will be present, including Linda Eales of the John E. Christian House in West Lafayette, Ind.; Marta Wojcik of the Westcott House in Springfield, Ohio; Janet Groeber, owner of the Boulter House in Cincinnati; and Antonella Bigi of the Boswell House in Cincinnati.  

The Cincinnati Art Museum will celebrate the opening of its groundbreaking Roaring Tigers, Leaping Carp exhibition with a ROAR party this Friday from 9 p.m. to midnight. It will feature live music from Lion's Rampant, a performance from DJ Empirical, surprise appearances, Chinese films, food and a cash bar. Price is $20 pre-purchase; $30 at the door.   

As part of fall's Lightborne Photography Resident Artist Series, Hank Willis Thomas will be giving a free lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Cincinnati Art Museum's Fath Auditorium, and will have his photographs on display Friday through Nov. 15 at Art Academy of Cincinnati's Convergys Gallery. A contemporary photographer whose subject matter is race, advertising and popular culture, especially the branding and commodification of African-American males in society, Thomas has been featured in some 75 exhibitions.  

In the Loop presumes that the British government is strong enough, and malevolent enough, to want to push an ill-planned war on its public and the world, from the beginning. This film, with its parade of sometimes venal, repressed characters, features perfect acting by many television veterans unfamiliar to American moviegoers. It opens the Cincy World Cinema fall Global Cinema Series at the Carnegie in Covington at 6:30 p.m. Sunday and plays again at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.  

One of Frank Lloyd Wright’s last residential commissions was the John E. Christian House in West Lafayette, Ind., completed 50 years ago during the year of Wright’s death. Called Samara, it was a mature example of his Usonian homes, combining art, nature and architecture. The Architectural Foundation of Cincinnati is hosting an exhibition of photographs, artifacts and designs by Wright for Dr. Christian, who worked closely (along with his late wife, Catherine) with Wright on the home. Opening reception will be 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Foundation’s downtown gallery. Through Nov. 17.