AAPI Heritage Month “Dragon, etc.” Art Exhibition

Elevar Design Group 555 Carr St., Cincinnati, Ohio

Artists from different AAPI cultural heritages in the region will showcase their works of paintings, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, and crafts to pay tribute to their artistic traditions.

Vietgone at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park 962 Mt. Adams Circle, Cincinnati, United States

Vietgone tells the partially true and endlessly entertaining tale of how his parents, Quang and Tong, met in a refugee relocation camp in Arkansas during the Vietnam War.

Prices vary

Care and Survive Massage Workshop

Wave Pool: A Contemporary Art Fulfillment Center 2940 Colerain Ave, Cincinnati

Wave Pool Artist in Resident Okyoung Noh has invited local LMT Lisa Wang to share her knowledge with audiences to demonstrate useful massage techniques.

Free admission

Conservation of East Asian Art

Taft Museum of Art 316 Pike St., Cincinnati, OH, United States

Cincinnati Art Museum conservators Kelly Rectenwald and Cecile Mear will describe treatments of objects and paintings from the museum’s East Asian art collection.

Free admission

“Dragon, etc.” Opening Reception

Elevar Design Group 555 Carr St., Cincinnati, Ohio

Enjoy the opening reception of the art exhibition, "Dragon, etc." with live performances at Elevar Design Group.

LOC Foundation Tribute “Love of Community” Weekend

Join us May 4–5 in celebration of the life of a dear friend, chef, and advocate of our Ohio AAPI community, Loc Nguyen. On behalf of his friends and family, and in creating a movement that strives to bridge the gap between generations and culture, we are launching the LOC Foundation: a “Love Of Community” mentorship program designed to strengthen our bonds of friendship and support through our chapters in life.

Free admission

AAPI Heritage Month Film Series

Esquire Theatre 320 Ludlow Ave., Cincinnati, Cincinnati

Esquire Theatre is hosting a series of movie showings reflecting the diversity of issues and cultures to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month through the film series.

$7.75 – $10.25

From Shanghai to Ohio: Woo Chong Yung Art Exhibit

Cincinnati Art Museum 953 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

“From Shanghai to Ohio: Woo Chong Yung” at the Cincinnati Art Museum features 88 works, including painting and calligraphy, carved seals, and a Taiji sword.

Free admission

AAPI Heritage Festival 2024 at Fountain Square

Fountain Square 520 Vine St., Cincinnati, Ohio

Celebrate AAPI culture, traditions, histories, and achievements at Fountain Square on Saturday, May 11 from 5–9:30 pm.

Free admission

AAPI Climb Night

Climb Cincy 1708 Blue Rock St., Cincinnati, Ohio

Join Climb Cincy on May 14 at 6 pm to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month alongside fellow climbers from the Asian community.

Free – $19