Sunday

The Dayton Art Institute presents Japanese Kimonos of the Twentieth Century, offering insight into Japanese culture through traditional dress. Also on view are 17 paintings from the 1940s to late 1990s by Dayton artist James Yoko. The gallery is open today from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information, visit www.day tonartinstitute.org

Marilyn Bauer

Wednesday

Is Schoenberg's music hip? Yes, when it's played by Mischa Santora and the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. Santora opens his new "Twentieth Century Classics" series in the Fifth Third Bank Theatre at the Aronoff at 7:30 p.m., with Schoenberg's Verklarte Nacht (Transfigured Night) and Pierrot Lunaire. Soprano Kathryn Ann Hart performs the sprechstimme role. Tickets: $15. 723-1182 or www.cincychamberorch.com.

Janelle Gelfand

Thursday

Jazz pianist Anthony Molinaro joins Grammy-winning harmonica player Howard Levy and the Arc Ensemble for an evening of American jazz, 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Contemporary Arts Center, downtown. Tickets: $25; 345-8405.

Janelle Gelfand

Friday

The third annual "A Moveable Feast" benefit at College-Conservatory of Music begins at 7:30 p.m. with a Big Band prelude, after which guests can create their own artistic (and culinary) menu from 8 to 10 p.m., with short performances and backstage tours of the University of Cincinnati performing complex. Tickets are on a sliding scale (based on age). 556-2100.

Jackie Demaline