Join 'Something Italian' Author Annette Januzzi Wick at 1 PM on Feb.28 at the SWELL Art Café for memories, recipes, and storytelling!

Reserve your spot here

Sundays are for socializing, reading, and drinking! Therefore, we’re mixing up cocktails and toasting bagels for a tasty weekly brunch. Come by and munch on selection of Marx Bagels along side classic favorites like a spicy bloody mary or a sparkling mimosa. Homemade vegan cream cheese available. Lox, chives, capers and more. Yum!

Join Executive Director of Wave Pool, Boris Oicherman for an informal conversation every Wednesday anytime from 4–6pm at Swell.

Come share ideas, learn more about our programs, or just enjoy a cup of coffee (or other beverage) and good company. This is a public event — everyone is welcome!

¡Hola!– Monthly Spanish Meetup / Encuentro Mensual de Español

Practice, learn, or just chat in Spanish with friends old and new! Join us the first Thursday of every month, 5:00–6:30 PM, for a casual, friendly meetup. All levels welcome—beginners, learners, and fluent speakers. Enjoy a safe, fun, and relaxed environment where conversation, laughter, and connection come first. No pressure, no formal lessons—just language, friendship, and community. Bring your curiosity and leave with new phrases and new friends!

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¡Practica, aprende o simplemente charla en español con amigos, antiguos y nuevos! Únete el primer jueves de cada mes, de 5:00 a 6:30 PM, para un encuentro casual y amigable. Todos los niveles son bienvenidos: principiantes, aprendices y hablantes fluidos. Disfruta de un ambiente seguro, divertido y relajado, donde la conversación, la risa y la conexión son lo más importante. Sin presión, sin lecciones formales—solo idioma, amistad y comunidad. ¡Trae tu curiosidad y llévate nuevas frases y nuevos amigos.

Talk low Music Festival is bringing you the one and only broken record sound artist, Maria Chavez! Wave Pool is hosting a turntable workshop from 7-9pm March 4th, and SWELL is hosting Chavez for a live performance of her improvisational music March 5th, 8–9pm (doors open at 7p).

Tickets must be purchased in advance.

"Mementa" is an interactive art exhibit by Erica Qualy, an artist and musician currently based in Memphis, Tennessee. Qualy is the Founder of Memphis Zine Fest and also played guitar and drums in The Vignettes and Objectum Sexuals. The exhibit features her personal journals and sketchbooks from the past 30 years, out on display and open to the public. Guests are welcome to browse through the journals and sketchbooks for as little or as long as they'd like. Erica will also have some of her original art for sale. This is a free or pay what you want event, with donations going to the artist's gas and lodging costs. 

Learn more about Erica and her work here: www.ericaqualy.com , https://erockakwal.bandcamp.com

Instagram: @erica_qualy_art

Please note: the artist has requested that there be no photographing of the actual journal and sketchbook contents. Thank you for respecting this decision. 

“Perhaps one of the most intimate art shows… it is a ballad of vulnerability… a deeply personal look into the life of an artist that takes you through all the joys and pains of living… don’t miss this show!” —Naomi Woods

Come get your groove on while jiving to DJ Color Scientist’s sweet mixing. And don’t worry - we’ll be hosting these once a month if things go well. So get out your dancing shoes and come on by!

$5 suggested donation at the door. No one turned away for lack of funds.

Sundays are for socializing, reading, and drinking! Therefore, we’re mixing up cocktails and toasting bagels for a tasty weekly brunch. Come by and munch on selection of Marx Bagels along side classic favorites like a spicy bloody mary or a sparkling mimosa. Homemade vegan cream cheese available. Lox, chives, capers and more. Yum!

Sip cocktails and snack on brunchy bites while enjoying a literary-themed drag show curated by Princess Shehzadi. Featuring performances by Princess Shehzadi, Manuka Honey Stix Chimera, and Bite Risk.

Join us for our inaugural open mic night with fabulous host Courtney CM. Lean in to the season with material inspired by love and breakups, or ignore the theme and share what you like. All performers welcome, sign-ups start at 6:30pm.

Join Executive Director of Wave Pool, Boris Oicherman for an informal conversation every Wednesday anytime from 4–6pm at Swell.

Come share ideas, learn more about our programs, or just enjoy a cup of coffee (or other beverage) and good company. This is a public event — everyone is welcome!

Prepare yourself for a fun night of interactive poetry performances, community networking, and tasteful creative activities brought to you by Lucky Lee, and featuring Nanci Mays. Open mic sign up slots are first come first served, so be sure to get there early to secure a spot.

Come one come all—and bring your best pies! A pie contest to show off the tastiest, prettiest, and most creative pies in the Queen City. A panel of astute judges will be naming the winners for each category as well as a grand prize winner. Winners of each category will receive ribbons and one Pie Day Champion will receive a one of a kind trophy. No need to register ahead. All pies and contestants must be onsite by 1pm to compete.

Join us for the opening of our March FAB Artist! We’ll be showing art by John Lanzador and debuting his new custom menu items, only available during the month of March at SWELL!

Learn more about the FAB program here.

John Lanzador is a Philippine-American educator and artist dedicated to community-focused work. He has collaborated with ArtWorks, BLDG, and V&V, mentoring youth through public art projects that highlight storytelling, identity, and belonging. John loves art and is well-versed in making art across a variety of mediums. He's fluent in carving, painting, drawing, design and even working with chalk. Lanzador finds inspiration in outsider art, tattoo shops, botanical illustrations, toys, food, pop art, illuminated manuscripts, comic books and even Mexican lottery bingo cards. John is planning a full suite of programming at SWELL during his FAB month including Karaoke and open mic nights. Stay tuned!

Sundays are for socializing, reading, and drinking! Therefore, we’re mixing up cocktails and toasting bagels for a tasty weekly brunch. Come by and munch on selection of Marx Bagels along side classic favorites like a spicy bloody mary or a sparkling mimosa. Homemade vegan cream cheese available. Lox, chives, capers and more. Yum!

Join Executive Director of Wave Pool, Boris Oicherman for an informal conversation every Wednesday anytime from 4–6pm at Swell.

Come share ideas, learn more about our programs, or just enjoy a cup of coffee (or other beverage) and good company. This is a public event — everyone is welcome!

Discussion with Sue Spaid on her new book, "Making Values Explicit: On How We Are Moved to Do, Act, Care and Change.” This book explores a wide range of topics to demonstrate how relevant values motivate people to act in ways that structure their identities, inspiring others to treat them as they see themselves (or want others to see them). We’ll discuss chapters 3 and 4.

To receive a free copy of the book in pdf form, please email us at swellartcafe@gmail.com

Fugue State, a project of Disassociative Productions, is a new traveling festival of experimental, radical, political, and avant-garde cinema with previous screenings held at the NY Film-Maker's Coop, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Elastic Arts Foundation (Chicago), and Comfort Station (Chicago), the festival keeps expanding to new cities, now choosing Cincinnati for multiple nights of screenings.

MARCH 19 SCHEDULE:

VENUES: SWELL - 7PM

2936 Colerain Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45225

SHORTS HIGHLIGHTS FROM FUGUE STATE

Program:

Adjunct by Drew Durepos

Kin Keeping by Grace K Schuler

Eautopsie by Mahda Purmehdi

Amigas Latinas Forever by Jose Luis Benavides

Gentle Fiddling by Darren Douglas Floyd

Unoriginal AF by Laura Ann Herman

In the Meantime by Ann Lohmueller

What's in a Lamp? by Bennet Pimpinella

Galactic Blood by Kyohei Hayashi

Some artists will appear for Q&A after the screening.

Full schedule for festival can be found here: https://www.thedigitalsickness.com/

Sundays are for socializing, reading, and drinking! Therefore, we’re mixing up cocktails and toasting bagels for a tasty weekly brunch. Come by and munch on selection of Marx Bagels along side classic favorites like a spicy bloody mary or a sparkling mimosa. Homemade vegan cream cheese available. Lox, chives, capers and more. Yum!

Join us for our inaugural open mic night with fabulous host Courtney CM. Lean in to the season with material inspired by love and breakups, or ignore the theme and share what you like. All performers welcome, sign-ups start at 6:30pm.

Join Executive Director of Wave Pool, Boris Oicherman for an informal conversation every Wednesday anytime from 4–6pm at Swell.

Come share ideas, learn more about our programs, or just enjoy a cup of coffee (or other beverage) and good company. This is a public event — everyone is welcome!

LIVE! John Lanzador’s ART HANG podcast! With special guests Jay Kalgayan, creator of MeSseD Comics and other comic books, Calcagno Cullen, social practice artist and co-founder of several initiatives including Wave Pool Arts Center and SWELL, and Mark deJong, sculpture artist and art house building (Swing House creator!). Doors at 5:30p, talks start right at 6pm, with time for questions and mingling with artists and crew after.

Alexis Wintrob, a fragrance trends expert and author, launches an afternoon of scents, stories, and senses at the Book-ish Book Club.

Sundays are for socializing, reading, and drinking! Therefore, we’re mixing up cocktails and toasting bagels for a tasty weekly brunch. Come by and munch on selection of Marx Bagels along side classic favorites like a spicy bloody mary or a sparkling mimosa. Homemade vegan cream cheese available. Lox, chives, capers and more. Yum!

Attention all writers and aspiring writers: Come on in with something you’re working on and get advice from a guest writer. Meet kindred spirits, enjoy dedicated writing time, and get stellar advice to boot.

Our immersive bookclub for SWELL members meets monthly. Each month, our book selection reflects a special theme, and the event features a next-level activity and discussion.

Join Executive Director of Wave Pool, Boris Oicherman for an informal conversation every Wednesday anytime from 4–6pm at Swell.

Come share ideas, learn more about our programs, or just enjoy a cup of coffee (or other beverage) and good company. This is a public event — everyone is welcome!

¡Hola!– Monthly Spanish Meetup / Encuentro Mensual de Español

Practice, learn, or just chat in Spanish with friends old and new! Join us the first Thursday of every month, 5:00–6:30 PM, for a casual, friendly meetup. All levels welcome—beginners, learners, and fluent speakers. Enjoy a safe, fun, and relaxed environment where conversation, laughter, and connection come first. No pressure, no formal lessons—just language, friendship, and community. Bring your curiosity and leave with new phrases and new friends!

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¡Practica, aprende o simplemente charla en español con amigos, antiguos y nuevos! Únete el primer jueves de cada mes, de 5:00 a 6:30 PM, para un encuentro casual y amigable. Todos los niveles son bienvenidos: principiantes, aprendices y hablantes fluidos. Disfruta de un ambiente seguro, divertido y relajado, donde la conversación, la risa y la conexión son lo más importante. Sin presión, sin lecciones formales—solo idioma, amistad y comunidad. ¡Trae tu curiosidad y llévate nuevas frases y nuevos amigos.

Don’t want to write, but want to have written? CWG makes the sometimes solitary practice of writing communal and joyful. You will come away from a CWG session having written for at least 75 minutes.

Writers of any kind are welcome!

Sundays are for socializing, reading, and drinking! Therefore, we’re mixing up cocktails and toasting bagels for a tasty weekly brunch. Come by and munch on selection of Marx Bagels along side classic favorites like a spicy bloody mary or a sparkling mimosa. Homemade vegan cream cheese available. Lox, chives, capers and more. Yum!

Join Executive Director of Wave Pool, Boris Oicherman for an informal conversation every Wednesday anytime from 4–6pm at Swell.

Come share ideas, learn more about our programs, or just enjoy a cup of coffee (or other beverage) and good company. This is a public event — everyone is welcome!

Join us for the opening of our March FAB Artist! We’ll be showing art by John Lanzador and debuting his new custom menu items, only available during the month of March at SWELL!

Learn more about the FAB program here.

John Lanzador is a Philippine-American educator and artist dedicated to community-focused work. He has collaborated with ArtWorks, BLDG, and V&V, mentoring youth through public art projects that highlight storytelling, identity, and belonging. John loves art and is well-versed in making art across a variety of mediums. He's fluent in carving, painting, drawing, design and even working with chalk. Lanzador finds inspiration in outsider art, tattoo shops, botanical illustrations, toys, food, pop art, illuminated manuscripts, comic books and even Mexican lottery bingo cards. John is planning a full suite of programming at SWELL during his FAB month including Karaoke and open mic nights. Stay tuned!

Sundays are for socializing, reading, and drinking! Therefore, we’re mixing up cocktails and toasting bagels for a tasty weekly brunch. Come by and munch on selection of Marx Bagels along side classic favorites like a spicy bloody mary or a sparkling mimosa. Homemade vegan cream cheese available. Lox, chives, capers and more. Yum!

An open mic for all ages and all genres. Poetry, spoken word, storytelling, comedy, readings, performance art, monologues, music, soapbox rants, magic tricks—if it fits on a mic, it fits here.

Sign-ups begin at 6:30 PM, in person. Come to share work, test ideas, or just listen. Stay for the whole night and support the room—it makes the night better for everyone.

Join Executive Director of Wave Pool, Boris Oicherman for an informal conversation every Wednesday anytime from 4–6pm at Swell.

Come share ideas, learn more about our programs, or just enjoy a cup of coffee (or other beverage) and good company. This is a public event — everyone is welcome!

Don’t want to write, but want to have written? CWG makes the sometimes solitary practice of writing communal and joyful. You will come away from a CWG session having written for at least 75 minutes.

Writers of any kind are welcome!

Join us for a show to benefit the Immigrant and Refugee Law Center. With music from Rachel Mousie, Zapruder Point and Porter Fitch.

The IRLC provides accessible legal services to immigrant and refugee families in the Greater Cincinnati community. Help us raise money for them to continue their work. Suggested donation - $20. All contributions are appreciated.

www.irlawcenter.org
rachelmousie.bandcamp.com
zapruderpoint.bandcamp.com
porterfitch.bandcamp.com

Sundays are for socializing, reading, and drinking! Therefore, we’re mixing up cocktails and toasting bagels for a tasty weekly brunch. Come by and munch on selection of Marx Bagels along side classic favorites like a spicy bloody mary or a sparkling mimosa. Homemade vegan cream cheese available. Lox, chives, capers and more. Yum!

Attention all writers and aspiring writers: Come on in with something you’re working on and get advice from a guest writer. Meet kindred spirits, enjoy dedicated writing time, and get stellar advice to boot.

Our immersive bookclub for SWELL members meets monthly. Each month, our book selection reflects a special theme, and the event features a next-level activity and discussion.

Join Executive Director of Wave Pool, Boris Oicherman for an informal conversation every Wednesday anytime from 4–6pm at Swell.

Come share ideas, learn more about our programs, or just enjoy a cup of coffee (or other beverage) and good company. This is a public event — everyone is welcome!

Sundays are for socializing, reading, and drinking! Therefore, we’re mixing up cocktails and toasting bagels for a tasty weekly brunch. Come by and munch on selection of Marx Bagels along side classic favorites like a spicy bloody mary or a sparkling mimosa. Homemade vegan cream cheese available. Lox, chives, capers and more. Yum!

Join us for our inaugural open mic night with fabulous host Courtney CM. Lean in to the season with material inspired by love and breakups, or ignore the theme and share what you like. All performers welcome, sign-ups start at 6:30pm.

Join Executive Director of Wave Pool, Boris Oicherman for an informal conversation every Wednesday anytime from 4–6pm at Swell.

Come share ideas, learn more about our programs, or just enjoy a cup of coffee (or other beverage) and good company. This is a public event — everyone is welcome!

Don’t want to write, but want to have written? CWG makes the sometimes solitary practice of writing communal and joyful. You will come away from a CWG session having written for at least 75 minutes.

Writers of any kind are welcome!