The Fine Arts Fund Sampler Weekend, sponsored by Macy's, features nearly 100 free arts events at venues throughout Greater Cincinnati. At the Taft Museum of Art, enjoy a variety of performances, self-guided tours for all ages, and hands-on activities. For details about all Sampler Weekend events, visit www.fineartsfund.org or call (513) 871-2787. All programs are free. No reservations are taken.

Taft Sampler Schedule:
Saturday, February 20
11 a.m.-5 p.m.--Self-guided tours for all ages.
12-3 p.m.--Decorate a Delft-style "tile" in blue and white.
12 p.m.--Peraza Music Workshop: Suzuki Group and Allegro Ensemble, students ages 4-13 performing classical music.
2:30 p.m.--Coryville Suzuki Project, musicians ages 4-18 performing music from classical to Appalachian fiddling.

Sunday, February 21
11 a.m.-5 p.m.--Self-guided tours for all ages.
12-3 p.m.--Decorate a Delft-style "tile" in blue and white.
1 p.m.--World Piano Competition young pianists
3 p.m.--Tracy Walker, original acoustic music that mixes folk, blues, and jazz.

Small oil paintings from the Taft Museum of Art and Cincinnati Art Museum offer an intimate look at collecting at the turn of the 20th century. Featured are tiny paintings by 19th-century artists from France, Holland, Belgium, and the United States.

Approximately 70 paintings and works on paper have been lent from collections throughout the United States and Europe for this exhibition, which has been organized by the Telfair Museum of Art in Savannah, Georgia. This exhibition features art by renowned American artists such as Gari Melchers, William Merritt Chase, John Singer Sargent, and Robert Henri, as well as other painters, including Cincinnati-born artists John Twachtman and Elizabeth Nourse.