Art Affair: See the work of 25 local artists at 6 p.m. today at the third annual Art Affair, a fund-raiser for the YWCA Greater Cincinnati, Eastern Area. Paintings, jewelry and sculpture will be on display at the party, which includes dinner by the bite, a silent auction, tours of the Peterloon Estate party site (8605 Hopewell Road, Indian Hill), and a chance to ask the artists about their work before buying it. $50. (513) 732-0450, Ext. 22. Reservations closed last Thursday, so you'll have to ask if they have any cancellations.

Jim Knippenberg

Countdown

Classical guitar series: Chilean guitarist Carlos Perez brings music from Spain, South America and Germany (a suite by J.S. Bach) for his concert on the Xavier Classical Guitar Series, 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Gallagher Student Center Theater, Xavier University. Tickets: $12; (513) 745-3161.

Janelle Gelfand

Bach and more: Russian-born pianist Vladimir Feltsman joins the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra for J.S. Bach's gorgeous Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor and the U.S. premiere of Valentin Silvestrov's The Messenger. Mischa Santora conducts at 3 p.m. Sunday, Corbett Auditorium; and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Greaves Hall, NKU. Tickets: $20-$45; $10 students. (513) 723-1182 or www.cincychamber orch.com

Janelle Gelfand

Political flick: Kaldi's Coffeehouse, 1204 Main St., Over-the-Rhine, serves up a free screening of Bush's Brain, a political documentary about presidential adviser Karl Rove, at 8 p.m. Monday. (513) 241-3070.

Margaret A. McGurk

Open-mike night: Inktank's next Moveable Feast, the writing organization's open-mike poetry reading, is 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Greenwich (2440 Gilbert Ave., Walnut Hills). The readings are free and open to everyone. (513) 542-0195.

Jim Knippenberg

Beat poetry on wheels: The "Beatmobile," a mobile replica of The Beat Museum in Monterey, Calif., will be parked at the Fitton Center for Creative Arts (101 S. Monument Ave., Hamilton) Monday through Wednesday. On board the Airstream is John Allen Cassady, son of Neal Cassady, who hit the road with Jack Kerouac in 1949, helping define the Beat Generation. A free program at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday will include readings from Kerouac and Ken Kesey (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ), documentary clips, a slide show and music. Call the Fitton at (513) 863-8873 or visit www.

riverbankpoetry.com for more information.

Jackie Demaline

Opera Rap: Cincinnati Opera's first Opera Rap of the new season features opera guru Charles Parsons, 7 p.m. Tuesday in Music Hall. He will discuss the 2005 summer festival season's program. Free. (513) 744-3511 or www.cincinnatiopera.org.

Janelle Gelfand

MOVIES OPENING FRIDAY

The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

Head in the Clouds

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

Shall We Dance?

Team America: World Police

Therese: The Story of

Saint Therese of Lisieux

Touch of Pink

COMING FRIDAY IN WEEKEND

Opera fit for kids: Get ready for the colorful, kid-friendly Beijing Opera. The pieces are performed in both English and Chinese with children in mind.