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Homeless benefit: Cincinnati Coalition for the Homeless is the beneficiary of Mike Mullins' exhibit and documentary, both titled The Lost Children of Kathmandu, showing 7-11 p.m. Saturday at SS Nova gallery on Central Parkway in Brighton.

In addition, local artists will show their works and a disc jockey will play Hindi pop music. Voluntary contributions will be collected. For directions, visit www.ssnova.org. For more information about the project, visit www.lostchildrenofkathmandu.org.

Local film show: "Underneath Cincinnati," the SS Nova gallery's regular showcase of local and regional short films and videos, kicks off a new season at 8 p.m. Sunday.

For the first time, entries will be eligible for year-end jury and audience prizes. The best of the best will become part of a traveling show around the Midwest next year.

A $5 donation is requested for admission.

For directions and information on entering works in the next showcase, visit Web site.

Margaret A. McGurk

Memorials: A ballet class will be taught at 3 p.m. Jan. 25 in memory of the late Anneliese von Oettingen, a Cincinnati dance teacher for 55 years. Her daughter, Cornelia Berns, will conduct the class using the technique that Ms. Von Oettingen cultivated, based on her studies with Russian ballet master Nicholas Legat. It is free and open to the public at the von Oettingen studio's Cheviot location, 3744 Glenmore Ave. Any donations will go to Kinderballet Inc., the youth ballet that Ms. von Oettingen developed. A Jan. 26 memorial will be held 2 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Carnegie Center of Columbia Tusculum, 3738 Eastern Ave.

Carol Norris

FYI

Poster contest: Artists who live within a 50-mile radius of downtown are invited to enter the 2003 Tall Stacks Poster Competition. Entries, which can be in any medium, must be dropped off 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday to the Tall Stacks office, 1 W. Fourth St., Suite 512, downtown. Deadline is March 7. The winner will receive $1,000. Complete details and requirements are available at Web site.

Ann Hicks

Movies opening Friday

A Guy Thing
The Hours
Kangaroo Jack
National Security
The Pianist

Coming Friday in Weekend

Blue Wisp: Maybe it's the new location or the New Talent Night, but Cincinnati's longest running jazz club is drawing a younger crowd.