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02 | december 2011 |the gift issue
04 lists & letters A letter from the editor The a-list
Locally-sourced gifts for him, her and family
Tiny Bits
Buy locally. Think globally. Gifts that give back.
06 Fashion & beauty Test kitchen
Our trio tests Dr. Scholl’s High Heel Insoles
Mirror, mirror
Strand inspiration for all your holiday happenings
The good life
The True Body Project empowers, connects and protects
Beauty alert
Beauty is as beauty does
First look
Sparkles, statement pieces and the little black dress
Fashion
Party frocks for all ages
18 Arts & culture style s sampled
Peggy Shannon of Queen City Cookies By Tamia Stinson
Cincinnati’s Shopping history
The glory days of the department store By Tamia Stinson
Music to our ears
Leyla’s winter wonderland
mixtape darlings
The Cincinnati Ballet’s Victoria Morgan talks about the new Nutcracker and her favorite songs By Jac Kern
Kidneys and karma
Two women donate their kidneys to complete strangers By Hannah McCartney
28 Projects & recipes Make your own Party hats!
Cookbook
Jeannette Werle of the Cake Rack Bakery makes her family’s Spritz Cookies
Homemade happy hour
Molly makes Apple Eggnog Punch
street style
Tamia Stinson recreates Cincinnati street style
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Wooden Clock Such and Such, suchandsuchsite.com $80.00
tiny bits
A collection of A-Line’s favorite odds and ends
letter from the editor The season of giving is upon us and, as they say, ‘tis better to give than receive—but, let’s be honest, receiving gifts isn’t half-bad, either. The best gift I’ve ever been given—and I’m being completely serious here—is a puppy. Not a pony—a puppy, which is perhaps an even more adorable mammalian dreamgift than a tiny horse and takes a lot less work not to kill. And, no, I wasn’t a petulant five-year-old princess when this happened; it was this year. So who gives an adult woman a puppy? Her grandparents do because they’re amazing. Four pounds of pure, furry Papillion-Chihuahua joy (see page 32 for a visual aide), baby puppy makes me happy every time I think of her (I’m smiling right now). So what do you do with a tiny dog—besides put her in a purse? Bring her to visit children…or older adults or hospital patients or anyone else who needs a little doggie therapy. Lightborne Publishing, our parent company, has adopted a class through Adopt a Class, and puppy’s coming for a visit because I’m pretty sure the best thing to do with the best gift you’ve ever received is to keep paying it forward by giving back. Moral of the story? Gifts inspire more giving (also, I really like puppies). So for our Gift Issue we focused on featuring locally made items and gifts that give back. The A-List showcases handcrafted gift items from local entrepreneurs for everyone on your list from fashionistas to artists to techies, because every dollar you spend at a locally owned business generates around three times more economic activity than a dollar spent elsewhere. In Tiny Bits, find just a few of the copious amounts of fair trade gift items, along with some gifts that give percentages back to nonprofits. And in Beauty A-Lert, we list local salons that participate in Locks of Love and Pantene Beautiful Lengths, in case you’re looking to radically change up your ‘do for the new year. Peace, love and puppies. —Maija Zummo
Rhino Rembrandts
One-of-a-kind pictures painted by Cincinnati Zoo rhinos, proceeds directly benefit rhino conservation, cincinnatizoo.org $250.00
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Legacies, Hyde Park, proceeds from this consignment and donation store benefit the Wellness Community $6.00
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Ten Thousand Villages, O’Bryonville, fair trade from Association for Craft Producers in Nepal $18.00
Chili pepper bamboo coral necklace Stop
Traffick Fashion, fair trade made by survivors of sex trafficking in Thailand, stoptraffickfashion.com $70.00
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Ten Thousand Villages, O’Bryonville, fair trade from Aj Quen in Guatamala $8.00
Cincinnati Observatory Membership
Mt. Lookout, historic landmark and home to the world’s oldest operational telescope, membership benefits conservation efforts $35.00
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Test kitchen
Product reviews from A-Line’s favorite friends
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Holiday hair Strand inspiration for all your holiday happenings. Beachy waves can still be worn in the winter, but with a cleaner, glossier finish.
Step 1: Part hair into three sections. Use clips to fasten. Step 2: Using a 1-inch curling iron, wrap 2-inch sections of hair around the barrel to create a wave. Start in back and continue toward the top of the head. For a softer appearance, curl hair away from the face. Step 3: Let curls cool for 10 minutes undisturbed (allowing curls to set will make your style last longer). When cooled, flip head upside down and shake out the curls to create volume. Step 4: Using a fine bristle brush, comb through hair gently to soften the curls and add bounce. Step 5: Mist hair with shine spray and finish with hairspray for a lasting hold. JESSIE RECOMMENDS...
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{mirror, mirror} Instructions BY Jessie Hoffman {photos by Nathan hurst}
Jessie Hoffman is a freelance hair and make-up artist and a master stylist at Beautyology in Hyde Park. See more work at Jessiehoffmanladylocks.blogspot.com
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Women of the world: It’s time to reconnect. Being a woman holds different meaning from culture to culture, but women everywhere can agree that growing up female is no breeze. In between trying to meet society’s conflicting standards for our appearance, personalities, professional lives and relationships, it’s a wonder young women can catch a breath, let alone feel tuned-in to themselves and their bodies. The purpose of True Body Project, created by Stacy Sims in Cincinnati in 2005, is “to empower girls to identify and connect to their true bodies, to grow their authentic voices, and to advocate for the health and safety of girls and women everywhere.” “I feel like many girls and women are simply sort of slipping out of their bodies and living a life of the mind, and are either hostile or ambivalent or completely disconnected [from] their bodies,” Sims explains. Drawing from her personal experiences with addiction, anxiety and recovery, Sims compiled a curriculum to help young women become more healthy and empowered. She describes the curriculum as a combination of the principles of Girl Scouts, mind-body yoga school and women’s studies. “Generally what we do in True Body is not specific to any particular disorder or trauma,” Sims says. “So I’m not speaking to a group saying, ‘Let’s talk about your cutting problem,’ or, ‘Let’s talk about your eating disorder problem.’ I’m providing an action-oriented curriculum that helps people re-integrate cognitive, emotional and physical resources.” Common exercises Sims uses include physical activities and writing prompts.
In one of the exercises, participants examine black and white photos of a woman and assess her emotions and actions. By doing this, young women can begin to realize that what they assume about a person through physical observation isn’t always accurate. Just because someone is beautiful, fashionable or fit doesn’t necessarily mean they’re leading a healthy or easy life. Physical exercises range from yoga to swimming and dancing; it’s all about developing a meaningful connection to the body. “It’s not about just running until you drop 40 pounds,” Sims says. “Not to say that might not get someone somewhere, but it’s really not likely going to emotionally take care of … [what] needs to be taken care of.” The True Body Project began as an experiment with a group of teenage interns for ArtWorks one summer. The girls compiled a literary journal containing stories, poems and testaments documenting the ups, downs, ins, and outs of modern life through the eyes of young women. Since that first summer, the True Body Project has bounced around the country, taking the shape of everything from after school programs and summer camps to community engagement projects and plays. Sims even took the curriculum to Cambodia to assist victims of sex trafficking. “We’ve worked internationally now. We’ve executed the curriculum in all kinds of different ways,” Sims says. Now that public health education seems to be taking similar cues concerning the mindbody connection, she’s excited about the future of True Body and what it can accomplish. True Body Project is designed to be used virtually anywhere, with anyone. Those interested in teaching the classes or workshops can purchase The Curriculum Guide for $139, then submit program ideas for approval. truebodyproject.org.
{BEAUTY LERT} by elle morris
Beauty is as Beauty Does
I have one simple philosophy about beauty: Beauty is as beauty does. You can be the most stunning creature on two feet but it doesn’t make you a beautiful human being. True beauty radiates from the inside out and is demonstrated through our actions. As this season of giving approaches, we receive the gift of opportunity to help others. Here in Cincinnati, organizations dedicated to improving the outward appearances, selfesteem and confidence of young girls and women are changing lives every day. The Franciscan Daymaker Salon, part of the Haircuts from the Heart ministry of the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor, helps young women without financial means groom their own hair properly. The Salon could benefit from donations of brushes, combs, implements, styling products, hair care products, and styling accessories. The Salon also has a program that educates young women on menstruation and health practices concerning their cycle. They would benefit from donations of tampons, panty liners, maxi pads, and menstrual wipes. Donations are accepted Monday-Thursday from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. To make arrangements to drop off a donation outside of those hours call 513-381-0111. Many local salons have long-standing partnerships with Locks of Love and Pantene Beautiful Lengths, nonprofit programs that use hair donations to make wigs for women and children who have lost their hair due to medical conditions. Both programs accept donations of hair 10-inches or 8-inches long, respectively, though they can make use of any length provided. Once hair has been cut, the salons ship it to the chosen organization. To book an appointment to donate to either organization, contact: Valenti Salon & Spa at 513-232-0774; Identity Hair Salon and Spa at 513-791-2555; or Mitchell’s Salon and Day Spa at 513-793-0900. Advice from the VP & General Manager of LPK Beauty The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of Libby, Perszyk, Kathman Inc. or any of its affiliates.
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clockwise from left Copper Sequin Blouse Amy Kirchen, Milford
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Bowtie Chicken Lays an Egg, Northside $10.00
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Sparkle, baby It’s time to shimmer and shine
stardust clutch Deux Lux, Monkee’s, Madeira $122.50
Antique Gold Millionaire Flat Daniblack, Morrison & Me, Hyde Park $180.00
scoopneck sweater Three French Hens, Hyde Park $76.00
glitter belt J.Crew $29.50
shimmer scarf Express $29.50
Annice Platform Pumps H by Halston, Bakers $100.00
fox bracelet Serket Jewelry, serketjewelry.com $40.00
Gold Dress KATE boutique, Hyde Park $340.00
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Make a Statement Big and bold, let these jewelry pieces do the talking for you
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clockwise from left gold with ivory stones, flower necklace Three French Hens, Hyde Park $180.00; $297.00
Ribbon Neckalce Couture Couture, OTR $35.00
Pearl Ring Monkee’s, Madeira $32.00
sterling silver Heart lock hinged bangle with 18k rose gold, sterling silver Vintage lock hinged bangle with18k gold Tiffany & Co., Downtown $1,500; 1,850
venezia collar Roberta Freymann, The Wardrobe, Madeira
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Tomorrow’s Parties STYLED BY CHRISTINA PFEFFER {PHOTOGRAPH BY DAVID DEWITT}
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On models, right to left: fuzzy knitted cardigan, Alice+Oliva, Soho, Hyde Park; quilted shoulder blouse, Parker, Sloane Boutique, OTR; felt rose headband (worn as belt), Pangaea, Clifton; striped mini-skirt, Mustard Seed, Clifton; pointed flat with bow, Morrison & Me, Hyde Park. Fur and velvet vest, Belle Fare, Soho; silver pleated dress, Greylin, Sloane Boutique; suede wedges, Bamboo, Pangaea. Leopard trench, Beth Bowley, Monkee’s, Maderia; red coctail dress, Black Halo, Sloane Boutique; kitten heels, Calvin Klein, Morrison & Me. Sheer cape sleeve blouse, Lush, Couture Couture, OTR; tweed skirt, Alice+Olivia, Soho; bauble necklace, Mustard Seed; gloves, Mustard Seed; tapestry clutch, Mustard Seed; open toe kitten heels, Kate Spade, Monkee’s. Feather headband, Tracy Vest, Mustard Seed; faux fur coat, Mustard Seed; black rose detail dress, Down East, Pangaea; feather necklace, Morrison & Me; Pony Up boots, Jeffrey Campbell, Morrison & Me. Beret, Mustard Seed; 3/4 sleeve sequin top, Alice+Olivia, Soho; pink pleated dress, Phoebe Couture, Soho; ballet flats with black toe, Monkee’s. Feather pin (worn as hair piece), Tracy Vest, Mustard Seed, herringbone and faux fur jacket, Mustard Seed; sequin dress, Phoebe Couture, Soho; suede and glitz pump, Dolce Vita, Morrison & Me; crochet beaded handbag, Morrison & Me. Mink cape, Mustard Seed; green cardigan, Alice+Olivia, Soho; gold and black shift, Ali Ro, Sloane Boutique. Red cape, vintage, Mustard Seed. Black asymmetrical skirt, Pangaea; feather purse, Tracy Vest, Mustard Seed. Hair and Makeup by Sarah Cameron, Rian Garr, Bobby Parker, Meghan Quinn, Ceeili Robison of Paul Mitchell Student School; Models provided by the New View Management Group. Special thanks to Memorial Hall.
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ou have to hand it to outgoing entrepreneur Peggy Shannon: Not only did she open the Findlay Market retail outpost of Queen City Cookies in less than a week, but she sees her business as a way to change the world. “I created Queen City Cookies as an expression of my passion, creativity, and desire to give back to the community.” For Shannon, her work is the vehicle by which all of her life dreams are realized. The decorative motifs embossed on their iced cookies take cues from elaborate Hindu altars and the colors of New Mexico. “The scope of possibility that exists in the vastness of the New Mexico landscape is overwhelming to me.” Her deep appreciation for sensory experiences and calming scenery was further honed by travels to Siesta Key, Morocco, and Denmark. At her Northside residence— the last existing Jergen’s home in Cincinnati— inspiration abounds. A line of elephants marches across the windowsill in her office, a miniature photo of Frida Kahlo watches over the bathroom sink. “I am blessed to live and work in this amazing space, steeped with tradition and rich in beauty. I virtually never want to leave!”
peggy shannon founder & owner of queen city cookies {profile By tamia stinson} photos by Claudia Susana
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Creative Fulfillment “For me, Queen City Cookies is the ultimate act of creation. We focus on creating a culture of integrity, social engagement, and artistic fulfillment.”
Woodcut Wonders
To Market, To Market “With everything from farm fresh produce to Pet Wants dog food to our delicious Queen City Cookies, Findlay Market offers one stop shopping for everyone looking for premium food options in a fun and festive atmosphere.”
“I’ve collected vintage woodcut molds from Switzerland, Germany, England, Canada, and of course, the good ol’ USA! The artistic act translated from the carver to us the baker and then the consumer is magical.”
Elephant-itis
Simple Beauty “Beauty products need to be simple and multifunctional. I use Moroccan Oil on my hair and skin—its scent hypnotizes everyone in your orbit.”
Aprons Away! “Colorful aprons add to the beauty of what we do. They make everyone happy, and happy bakers make delicious cookies!”
“I’ve loved elephants since childhood. My greatest dream is to have enough space to have several in my back yard.Symbolically, they represent abundance and prosperity, so I thought the elephant would be the best representation of the company.”
Abundant Home “My home encompasses every aspect of my life. Its lush gardens, architectural details, and kaleidoscope of wildlife (including my three dogs) fill the senses and nurture my heart.”
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Shopping History {by Tamia Stinson}
Flipping through a rack of clothing at Goodwill, I noticed something that made my heart race: A striped knit vest with a tag revealing my personal Holy Grail of Cincinnati Thrift Shopping—a Pogue’s label. I’ve heard my mother talk about the glory days of the ‘60s and ‘70s when downtown was filled with stores galore, and I’ve always wondered: What was the Cincinnati shopping scene like in its heyday?
For answers, we need to take it back. Way back. Mid-19th century Cincinnati was a very cosmopolitan place to live. “We tend to think of Cincinnati as a not-so-fashionable place, but it was then,” says Cynthia Amnéus, curator at the Cincinnati Art Museum and author of A Separate Sphere: Dressmakers in Cincinnati’s Golden Age. In those days, there was no such thing as ready-to-wear women’s clothing, so middle- and upper-class women had their clothing made by dressmakers. At the high point around 1897, Cincinnati was home to over 1,500 registered dressmakers. While they weren’t exactly designers, the level of craftsmanship displayed in their work was clearly that of talented creators. A good dressmaker’s reputation usually spread by word of mouth. The best could replicate the Parisian styles featured in magazines like Harper’s Bazaar for their clients. Cincinnati was known for having fine dressmakers, women like Minnie Koffman, Anna Dunlevy, and Selina Cadwallader who ran successful businesses that served women from wealthy families like the Krippendorfs, Murdochs, and Emerys. Their business wasn’t limited to local patrons—some women would travel from as far away as Texas to get their dresses made here.
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Moving to Mass
Once the industrial revolution made it easy to mass-produce clothing, the convenience of department stores and ready access to manufactured fashions resulted in a decline in the number of independent dressmakers. The democratization of fashion—and the beginning of the reign of the department store—was underway.
The Rise of Department Stores
Often regarded as the first shopping mall in America, The Bazaar opened on East Third Street in 1828. It housed a coffee shop, a ballroom, and an ice cream parlor in addition to selling clothing, home decor, and trinkets from England. I-71 now runs through the place where it once stood. You can only see the original facade on the south side of the Shillito’s building at Seventh and Race. A new Art Deco facade was wrapped around the original building in 1937. Several dressmakers, including Anna Dunlevy, The Donegans, and Josephine Kasselman, had studios in the Neave Building on Fourth Street where the Tower Place Garage stands now. The former Gidding’s location—the one with the 3-dimensional facade of flowers, fruit, and faces—is now part of the downtown T.J. Maxx store. The Alms & Doepke department store was located at the northeast corner of Main Street and Canal. The building is now home to the Hamilton Co. Department of Job and Family Services.
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The convenience and luxury of Cincinnati department stores like Pogue’s, Rollman’s, Mabley & Carew, Shillito’s, and Gidding’s attracted shoppers from all over the region. One of the first was the John Shillito Company, which opened in the 1850s on West Fourth Street. The business grew, and by the time the Shillito’s at the corner of Seventh & Race opened in 1878, it was the largest department store in the country under one roof. When the Shillito Company moved, the George W. McAlpin Company took over the location at 13 West Fourth Street, later expanding to include the adjacent buildings. In 1895, when a sterling silver statue of Lady Justice worth $228,000 was exhibited at McAlpin’s, one newspaper columnist gushed “The magnificent display of cloaks, wraps, and gowns at McAlpin’s is so great as to distract attention even from a 228,000 dollar beauty.” Thousands of shoppers flocked to these stores and new department stores continued to pop up all over downtown. The Alms & Doepke Department Store, opened in 1865 on Central Parkway, boasted 600 feet of show windows and was once the second largest department store outside of New York City. Hanke’s Department store opened on Main Street in 1876 and was the first department store in Cincinnati to have a year-round toy department. D. L. Liebman’s Big Store on West Fifth Street, founded in 1896, was one of the earliest department stores to feature a beauty salon inside. Fountain Square stands on what was once the site of Mabley & Carew, first opened in 1881. The store eventually moved to occupy six floors (plus the basement) of Carew Tower in 1930. J.M. Gidding and Company, established on West Fourth Street in 1907, offered “correct dress for women.” By 1914, they had shops in New York, Paris, and Washington D.C.
Department Domination
Department stores dominated for the better part of the mid-20th century, and shopping downtown in the ’50s and ’60s was an event. “We planned as if we were going to a party. We laid out our clothes the night before!” says Ellen Everman Deaton, author of the novel Pink Dice, which details life in the Tristate (and America) in the 1950s through the eyes of an 11-year-old baby boomer. Fourth Street was still the center of downtown activity, including shopping. By this time, the stores had perfected the art of window displays, creating elaborate vignettes depicting everything from Santa’s workshop to the latest hair styles. One Mabley & Carew window advertising “hair goods” displayed hanging wefts of hair. Yes, hair weaves! In 1962 Gidding’s merged with the Jenny Company to form Gidding-Jenny’s, one of the most revered high-end stores in Cincinnati’s history, while Pogue’s was often compared to Harrod’s of London. “You could find anything you wanted there,” says Everman Deaton. The makeup alley was spectacular, with models in front of counters appointed with jewelry lighting, making the entire place sparkle and glow. The persistent ring of the gold and silver cash registers filled the store.
photos courtesy Cincinnati Museum Center-Cincinnati Historical society Library Several stores attracted young customers and their families by hosting Teen Boards—high school girls chosen to model in the store’s fashion shows. Deaton remembers wearing the latest trend—fishnet pantyhose—for her McAlpin’s finishing school graduation in 1963. The emcee at the graduation was a handsome dark-haired man. “When it was my turn, he said ‘I see you’re wearing fishnet hose’,” making her feel like the most special girl in the room. The man’s name was Nick Clooney.
Suburban Expansion
As people continued to move away from the city center, shopping expanded to include outlying areas. When Swifton Center opened in 1956, it was Cincinnati’s first modern shopping mall. Western Woods, Kenwood Mall, and Tri-County followed soon after. Jerry Johnston, who worked for Pogue’s, remembers “There was an ice cream parlor at the Tri-County store, and the first glass elevator in the city at the Northgate location.” While stores were spreading throughout the city, downtown was still the place for serious shopping. The popularity of Shillito’s had spawned a line of shops and shoe stores along Race Street: Lerner’s, Casual Corner, department store JJ Newberry’s, and shoe stores like Chandler’s and Baker’s attracted office workers like Beverly Worsham, who worked downtown from 1971-1978. “Downtown was the place you went to shop, so that’s what we did every day—we went shopping.” By the late ’70s, the large downtown stores started to lose business to the newer suburban shopping malls and eventually closed. Though the glory days of department stores and custom made dresses are behind us, I still love hearing those dazzling, happy memories of the past.
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✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ ✳ You say “Happy Holidays,” I say, “Sure, if I can listen to 10 cute dudes in tuxes singing seasonal songs, a capella.” Originally a mens collegiate a capella vocal group from Bloomington, Ind., Straight No Chaser recorded Holiday Spirits after a YouTube video of a holiday performance caught the attention of Atlantic Records. Holiday Spirits is a collection of 14 freshly modernized holiday classics, each one full of rich, vibrant harmonies, and enough humorous quirks to remind even the Grinch of the true spirit of the season. While listening to Holiday Spirits, I honestly forgot that there weren’t any instruments, just 10 strong voices. May they lull you, too. Whiskey in your hot cocoa: “12 Days of Christmas” Leyla Shokoohe has a background in Communication from UC and a near-obsession with chord construction.
TRACK 1: Tchaikovsky, “Waltz of the Snowflakes” - “I listen to this at least five times a day to keep the show fresh on my mind.” TRACK 2: Sade, “The Sweetest Taboo” - “She’s just so seductive. I love all her songs. She’s got a magical kind of voice.”
BY jac kern {photo courtesy david dewitt}
{mixtape darlings}
Victoria Morgan
“People should try moving to music more,” insists Victoria Morgan, “because they’d hear it in a different way.” Morgan, Cincinnati Ballet’s Artistic Director and CEO, has been involved with dance her entire life, giving her a unique perspective on music, movement and how they interact. “When you choreograph to music, you hear it and feel it,” she says. “Part of the process is to really get inside the music.” Morgan has done just that in her latest venture—choreographing a new Nutcracker (taking stage at the Aronoff Center Dec. 15-24). Frisch’s began offering funding for an updated version 10 years ago, but that’s not to say the production the ballet has presented since 2001 didn’t have a great run. “I think it’s a beautiful version and I like it very much,” Morgan says, “but there’s always a new way to look at something.” “People evolve,” she explains. “It would be impossible to be alive and observant and not feel this shift that has happened in the dance world.” Although she’s worked with Tchaikovsky’s score year after year, the music is anything but stale to Morgan. “I’ve listened to this music from the time I was 8 years old,” she says. “I’ve been in every female role imaginable. And now since my retirement, I’ve watched it 20-30 times a year. But it’s weird—the act of moving to it in terms of creating the movement for it still makes me hear it in a slightly different way.” The new production will still be linked to tradition, offering the same music and storyline. However, audiences can expect an edginess, whimsy and humor in the new Nutcracker not often seen in a typical ballet. “I have a French poodle that is a huge part of my life,” Morgan says. “I bet other people feel this way about their dogs so I have this little poodle that is Clara’s companion. There are little touches like that all the way through that are playful and youthful.”
TRACK 3: Kenny G, “Silhouette”“This is my chill out music when I get home. Not too complicated.” TRACK 4: Bach, “Mass in B Minor”- “I love the Baroque composers.” TRACK 5: Chopin, ”Prelude Opus 28, No. 15”- “I listen to Chopin all the time in ballet class— we do our pliés to Chopin. The piano solos are lovely because they aren’t loud; they’re gorgeously comforting.” TRACK 6: Crosby, Stills & Nash, “Marrakesh Express”- “I’m dating myself a bit, but I love ‘60s and ‘70s music, especially when I need to get up and go and am gearing up for a night out!” TRACK 7: Fleetwood Mac, “Never Going Back Again”- “Definitely a song for when I’m preparing dinner.” TRACK 8: Peter, Paul and Mary, “Leaving on a Jet Plane” - “It’s just a beautiful song.” TRACK 9: The Doors, “People are Strange.”- “A little weird and sexy.” TRACK 10 : The Monkees, “Daydream Believer”- “Seriously, who could stay stressed out listening to this song?”
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{By Hannah McCartney}
Kidneys and Karma They went into the operating room together. Four hospital beds. Four surgeons. Four kidneys. Four lives. And all were intertwined when two women agreed to donate their kidneys to complete strangers. It’s easy to check the “yes” box when you fill out paperwork at the BMV: “Sure, I’ll be an organ donor.” That little heart on the corner of your license—for many, it means nothing more than that. It’s the prospect of doing good, but kind of hoping you never have to. Being an organ donor in this way only becomes a reality when you undergo severe trauma and healthcare professionals have exhausted all lifesaving efforts. Doctors have to wait until you’re declared brain dead until it’s legally OK to harvest your organs. The buzz about live donation—or donating an organ while you’re still alive and using it— however, is barely audible. According to Donate Life America, a national non-profit dedicated to increasing organ, eye and tissue donation, more than 100,000 men, women and children are currently waiting for a life-saving organ donation, a number far outweighing the amount of organ donors. Last year, less than 15,000 individuals (deceased and living combined) donated organs. The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, a unified transplant network established by the United States Congress, reported less than 4,000 living donors from January to July 2011— that means only about 3 percent of terminally ill patients have received the organs they need to survive. Kidneys are a hot commodity in the organ donation community. Of the aforementioned 100,000-plus individuals waiting for organs, about 90,000 of those are waiting for kidneys. It can be tough to find a match, though—differing blood types or other circumstances prevent compatibility.
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The Paired Donation Network is an organization that serves to assist renal patients and their donor(s) of choice with the donor match search. Donors who aren’t compatible—these are often family members or friends who are willing to donate—are still able to act as “holding places” for patients in their search for another compatible donor. This way, these “kidney couples” can meet other eligible couples in the same situation—renal patients can essentially “trade” willing donors in exchange for a match. Several area hospitals assist patients with registering in the Network, including Cincinnati’s University Hospital, where Cincinnati resident Jackie Steele decided she’d like to become a donor. Steele watched Lisa Cooney, WLWT reporter, as she chronicled her live kidney donation to a family friend on television in 2001. “Until that point, I didn’t realize there was any such thing as a live kidney donation. I thought, ‘What a wonderful gift to be able to give someone their life back,’” says Steele. “I thought at that point it would be something I’d like to do. I ran it past my family; I even talked to Lisa about it. But my family wouldn’t even hear of it.” “I kept all the information on my desk, and it’s been there for 10 years. Last year, one of my friends turned 50—we all are. She wanted to run a 5K; that was on her bucket list. And I said, ‘Well, I’ve always wanted to donate a kidney. It’s time for me to do this if I’m going do it.’” So Steele signed up for live kidney donation hoping she’d be able to cross that wish off her own list and, in her words, give the “unconditional gift of love and life to somebody I didn’t know.” As fate would have it, Steele would come to know the woman who’d receive her kidney anyway—Laurie Mitrovich. Mitrovich was diagnosed with renal failure in 1998; that’s when she received her first live kidney donation. Thirteen years later, she registered for another donation when she began to show problem signs again. A family friend found out Mitrovich needed a kidney and pursued testing to see if she’d be a match. Although she was not a match for Mitrovich, she buddied up with her in a kidney couple for the Paired Donation Network. That’s where John Whittaker, the fourth stranger in Steele, Mitrovich and friend group,
had a stroke of luck. Whittaker had been going to kidney dialysis every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for four hours at a time since he’d been discharged from the Navy in 2002, when he discovered he was suffering from kidney failure. Mitrovich’s donor was a match for Whittaker, and she agreed to donate her kidney to him so someone else could give a kidney to Mitrovich. And on July 21, everything came together at University Hospital in Cincinnati. Four beds, four surgeons, four kidneys, four lives. The word “transplant” connotes something gruesome and life-threateningly serious, but, according to Steele, that’s somewhat of a misconception. Aside from the satisfaction of doing a good deed, Steele was also provided with a comprehensive physical workup at no cost to her—as a donor, all expenses are covered by the recipient’s insurance. The procedure requires six weeks of recovery time, but Steele insists the operation was fairly painless. “I only have one small incision you can even see on my body. It’s an easy operation.” You might consider live kidney donation the “ultimate good deed,”—you save a life while still keeping your own. Even so, it’s still fairly uncommon. “Awareness [of the potential for live donations] has a lot to do with why people don’t give them,” says Steele. “I don’t really want praise for what I did. I wanted the gift to be unconditional and by getting praise, it’s really not unconditional. But if Lisa Cooney had not shared her story, I wouldn’t have heard about it.” Steele remembers what Laurie Mitrovich’s husband said to her in the hospital right after the procedure: “Thanks for giving me my best friend back.” For her, that was enough. Aside from plenty of rest, a careful pill regiment and a few checkups, all four patients are doing just fine—Whittaker and Mitrovich are no longer enduring long, fatiguing dialysis sessions and Steele’s a bit closer to completing her bucket list. The four text back and forth to check on one another on a regular basis, and are hoping to plan a reunion for the holidays. One day, one operation, and four lives were changed. Two were saved. Steele’s been at peace with her decision from the start. “If I needed a kidney, I’d want someone like me to step up.” It’s as simple as that.
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materials
4 sheets heavyweight 12” x 12” scrapbook paper scissors glue gun hot glue sticks craft (white) glue plaid flannel fabric (cuts of 2 different colors 18” x bolt width) ball of string, yarn or twine thin elastic cord hole punch
{make your own}
Party Hats!
{Instructions & photos BY KRISTINA GERIG}
Recipe makes 8 servings. Double, triple or quadruple...if you dare. STEP 1: Download and print the party hat pattern found at a-linemagazine.com or make your own by rolling a sheet of 8.5” x 11” paper into a cone, taping it and cutting it into a party hat shape. Then cut a seam perpendicular to the paper’s bottom edge and unroll into a pattern form. STEP 2: Align the long edge of the pattern with the edge of a piece of heavyweight scrapbook paper. Trace the pattern and cut out. Two hats fit on each square piece of scrapbook paper. STEP 3: Before adhering the scrapbook paper cut-outs to the fabric, cut 12-inches by 18-inches of fabric for the pom-poms. STEP 4: Now you’re ready to glue. To better visualize the layout, position the hat cut-outs on the fabric without glue providing a ½-inch seam allowance around the perimeter of each. Once the layout is established, apply a thin layer of craft glue to one side of the cut-outs. Position back in place on the fabric, one at a time. Let the glue set for 10-15 minutes while you make the pom-poms. STEP 5: From the pre-cut piece of fabric, cut 24 strips ½-inch wide by 18-inches long. STEP 6: Stack six strips together. Fold lengthwise and then back again making a “W.” Tie the string in a double knot one inch from the bottom to secure the pom-pom.
STEP 7: Now you’re ready to cut the hats from the fabric. The glue won’t be completely dry, but that’s fine. Provide a ½-inch seam around the perimeter when cutting. STEP 8: Before forming the hat, apply a 1-inch line of hot glue perpendicular to the cut-out semicircle. Press the pom-pom’s flat edge securely into the glue. The tied string should fall below the cut-out semicircle. STEP 9: Form the hat into a cone shape by aligning the regular seam edge with the peak of the hat down to the notched corner at the bottom edge of the hat. The notched bottom corner is denoted with a star on the downloadable pattern. STEP 10: Finish the back seam by hot gluing it into place. Fold and hot glue the bottom fabric edge into the interior of the hat. Once the hot glue has cooled, begin to separate the pieces of the pom-poms. Fluff until they scream, “PARTY.” STEP 11: To finish, punch holes on opposite sides of the hat 90 degrees from the back seam. Cut 8 pieces of elastic cord 10- to 12-inches long. Lace through the holes and tie into place. STEP 12: Put on your head. Kristina Gerig is a DAAP graduate, who currently designs for Nike in Portland, Ore. Her work has been featured in media publications such as Frame Magazine, PBS’ “Art21” and Design*Sponge.
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about the chef
photo by cameron knight The pages are a little yellowed from years of use, but they’re still almost perfectly intact. She’s taken care to keep this book safe. Jeannette Werle runs her finger across the writing, pointing to a letter “G.” The recipe is written in Spanish, and the handwriting screams, “12-year-old girl.” “I remember trying to copy it just the way my grandmother used to write it. I couldn’t get it just right,” Werle laughs, as she leafs through the handmade cookbook her father gave her as a child. Werle spent her childhood in Managua, Nicaragua—it was here she found her passion for baking, as she’ll say it, thanks to her sweet tooth. Werle remembers when her grandmother took her on a stroll through the village—she left Werle on a bench outside a little bakery, walked in and emerged with a bag of cookies. She joined Werle on the bench to share them, and that’s when it all began. “I remember thinking, ‘This is really good,’” she says. To Werle’s surprise, the bakery not only belonged to a friend of her grandmother’s, but the recipe had originally been her grandmother’s—she had given it to her friend as a favor. “After that, she had me write down the recipe and bought me my first cookie press,” Werle says. Over the years, baking has become a labor of love for Werle, too. Her parents passed away during her childhood, and she lived with her grandparents during the majority of her adolescence. Werle went to college in Cleveland—during the winters, she’d have to take long bus rides to and from campus. “I would get off the bus and walk into the house and there would be this nice, warm arroz con leche (rice pudding) waiting for me. She used to do little things like that.” This recipe for traditional Spritz cookies has been tweaked a bit over the years from what her grandmother originally gave her, but Werle swears this one’s the best. She makes them every December to give away or to sell at her Cake Rack Bakery in Findlay Market. You don’t have to have a cookie press to make these, and you can garnish them as you please.
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profile BY Hannah McCartney {recipe by jeannette werle} photos by emily maxwell
{cookbook}
SPRITZ COOKIES STEP 1: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a bowl with an electric mixer, cream the butter with the sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy.
decoratively on them. Bake the cookies in the middle of the oven for 12-15 minutes, or until the edges are pale golden.
STEP 2: Add the salt, vanilla and egg yolks. Beat until smooth.
STEP 6: Loosen the cookies from the cookie sheet shortly after they are removed from the oven with a thin spatula. You can leave them on the cookie sheet to cool.
STEP 3: Add the flour and beat the dough until it is just combined. STEP 4: Pack the dough into a cookie press* fitted with the wreath disk and place cookies about one inch apart on a cool, ungreased baking sheet. STEP 5: Brush the cookies lightly with egg wash, sprinkle them with sugar and arrange the cherry slices
ingredients
3 sticks (1 ½ cups) unsalted butter, softened 1 cup granulated sugar ½ tsp. scant salt 1 tsp. good vanilla extract Makes 120 cookies. Cookies may be kept in an airtight 2 large egg yolks 3 ¾ cups all-purpose flour container and stored for up to 2 months in freezer. egg wash (made by beating egg white with *If you don’t have a cookie press, roll the dough into small balls and flatten by pressing a fork vertically and 2 tsp. water) horizontally on each ball of dough. green decorating sugar candied cherries, sliced thin
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T
he word “punch” is a loan from the Hindi word “panch,” meaning five, as the drink was originally made with five ingredients: alcohol, sugar, lemon, water, and tea or spices. “Paantsch” was brought from India to England by sailors and employees of the British East India Company in the early 17th century. The term punch was first recorded in British documents in 1632. At the time, most punches were of the Wassail type made with a wine or brandy base. But around 1655, Jamaican rum came into use and the modern punch was born. I’m making an eggnog-based punch. The term eggnog is rumored to be derived from “egg and grog,” a common colonial term used for a drink made with rum. Eventually that term was shortened to “egg’n’grog” then “eggnog.” The ingredients for the drink were expensive in England, so it was popular mainly among the aristocracy. According to historian James Humes, the average Londoner rarely saw a glass of milk because of cost and a lack of refrigeration. The drink crossed the Atlantic to the English colonies during the 18th century. Since brandy and wine were heavily taxed, rum from the Triangular Trade with the Caribbean was a cost-effective substitute. The inexpensive liquor, coupled with plentiful farm and dairy products, helped the drink become very popular in America. When the supply of rum to the newly-founded United States was reduced as a consequence of the American Revolutionary War, Americans turned to domestic whiskey.
{happy hour}
APPLE EGGNOG PUNCH {RECIPE BY MOLLY WELLMANN} PHOTOS By EMILY MAXWELL
Shoot location: Japp’s, Over-the-Rhine
INGREDIENTS
3 cups store-bought eggnog 1 ½ cups apple cider 2 cups Fireball Cinnamon Whisky 1 sliced apple ground cinnamon
instructions Put all ingredients into a punch bowl or, if you would like to serve it warm, in a Crock Pot turned to low setting. Ladle into cups to serve. Molly Wellmann is an award-winning mixologist and an owner of Japp’s in Over-the-Rhine.
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