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Chabot Should Disclose Details of Trips I am disturbed by the CityBeat report showing that Steve Chabot has travelled abroad to 46 countries in the past five years with little results to show for our district “From Westwood to the World,” issue of Oct. 26). Given Steve’s talk of saving taxpayer dollars, it is ironic that his travels have cost over $200,000, not including the expenses of his preferred committee staff. It is also troubling that Chabot has not provided any proof of results for our district from many of his jettings around the world. I call on Steve to immediately disclose for each of his trips: their purpose, their accomplishments and their relevance to his committee’s jurisdiction. The voters of Cincinnati and Warren County deserve to know these facts before Election Day on Nov. 8. For a Congressperson, whose job is to be in the district and serve his community, Chabot’s travel should not be excused by that of other politicians. His colleagues Rep. Thomas Massie and Rep. Brad Wenstrup have used public funding to go to zero and eight countries, respectively, in the past four years — not 46 in five years! Reports like these make me proud to have never served a day in public office. Instead of spending taxpayer dollars on global travel, I have spent the past 20 years in the district raising a family, helping build a business and volunteering for local initiatives.

— Michele Young, Democratic candidate for Ohio’s 1st Congressional District

Curious Judge Switch I have been an attorney for 33 years in this county and have never heard of that happening before. Ever. — Mark Weisser Deters chose the judge he wanted. Typical Hamilton county Republican nonsense. — Thomas Krohn — Comments posted at Facebook.com/CincinnnatiCityBeat in response to Oct. 28 post, “The Judge Who Had the Tensing Case, Then Didn’t”

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What a Week!

BY T.C. Britton

WEDNESDAY OCT. 26

With just days until the presidential election Nov. 8 (or 28, depending on who you ask), we’re all being schooled in voting nonos, courtesy of ballot box selfies. Justin Timberlake joined some 22 million other Americans in early voting, taking time off from promoting that terrible Trolls movie (damn creatures look nothing like the beloved, bejeweled dolls from the ’90s ’60s) to visit his hometown of Memphis, Tenn. and perform his civic duty. Surprised fans snapped pics of Justin outside the local polling location — understandable — but the star’s selfie taken inside the station garnered even more attention, because he posted it on Instagram and that shit is illegal. In the state of Tennessee, it is a misdemeanor crime to take photos or videos inside polling places. Since everyone can agree that there are a lot better uses of resources than trying to take down Timberlake (“Really?” asks @BSBfan4eva), authorities are not investigating the matter, but the crime would be punishable by 30 days in jail and/or a $50 fine. So J.T. better hope that dumb Trolls movie makes him some cash just in case. If you find yourself voting and really needing to document the occasion for posterity or sheer vanity, be sure to know your voter selfie laws. In Ohio, voters are prohibited from allowing their ballots to be seen with the “apparent intention” of announcing who and what they’re voting for. So while, say, a selfie in the voting stall without the ballot visible might be OK, snapping a photo of your humorous write-ins is not. In Kentucky, it’s illegal to record or photograph other

voters. But there’s no rule about a voter recording themself, so selfie away! Or just be a reasonable human and don’t.

THURSDAY OCT. 27

Soon, folks won’t be able to Vine their voting rituals, either. (Do people use “Vine” as a verb? Help?) Not because it’s illegal or even because it’s very stupid — it is — but because the short-form video sharing service is pulling the plug. It was announced Thursday that the mobile app would be discontinued in coming months. Vine was created in June 2012, acquired by Twitter in October of that year and officially launched in January 2013 — facts that make the following excerpt from Vine/Twitter’s announcement even more ridiculous than a five-second loop of a dog dancing to Toto’s “Africa”: “Thank you. Thank you. To all the creators out there — thank you for taking a chance on this app back in the day.”

Ahh, 2012 — the good old days, when Mitt Romney was the Republican presidential nominee and the only apocalyptic worries on people’s minds was the possibility of a Mayan-predicted doomsday.

FRIDAY OCT. 28

Is Bill Murray having the most What a Week! ever? The actor, writer and professional photo-bomber was awarded the annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, an honor first given to Richard Pryor in 1998, in a ceremony that aired on PBS Friday. The Chicago Cubs superfan has also been cheering on his team in the World Series, singing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” as Daffy Duck during Friday’s

Seventh Inning Stretch and later celebrating Sunday’s home win. A photo of Murray posing with a woman and her baby in 2012 resurfaced this week, going viral Blue/ Black-White/Gold Dress-style when many could not decide whether the photo, featuring Murray imitating the crying baby, was in fact Bill Murray or Tom Hanks. And a group of friends in Nebraska — who have a running tradition of dressing up as various characters played by a single actor — all dressed as different Murray characters for Halloween. Notably absent was Ice Pick, his role in Dumb and Dumber To. #shade

SATURDAY OCT. 29

Butterfly queen Mariah Carey and billionaire boyfriend James Packer, who proposed to Mimi this past January, have broken up. What’s the saying? “Every time Mariah splits with her man, a unicorn loses its wings?” When most engaged couples break up, the biggest issue is deciding who gets the ring. If Mariah has her way, she will not only keep that 35-carat diamond — she wants severance pay, too! She’s reportedly asking for a $50 million settlement because she moved her family from New York City to Los Angeles for Packer.

And if you think about it, she deserves at least that much — Packer proposing with a $10-million ring sounds extravagant, but that’s the equivalent of one of us normos popping the question with a diamond cubic zirconia worth $100. Cheap! On top of that, this means we’re missing out on the amazing spectacle that would have been her third wedding. The American public and world at large are the real losers here.

SUNDAY OCT. 30

Newport, Ky. native Frank Johnson was in the running to be America’s Next Top Limo Driver… and he won! Apparently the title Most Interesting Man in the World was taken (how dare Dos Equis replace the OG spokesman), because the dude served in the Marines and worked for a decade in a brewery before taking up driving and apparently being amazing at it. Johnson will accept his award for 2016 Limousine & Sedan Chauffeur of the Year by the Taxicab, Limousine & Paratransit Association (TLPA) on Nov. 2.

MONDAY OCT. 31

Let’s talk about Aftab Pureval. The candidate for Hamilton County Clerk of Courts is making himself known by way of some memorable ads or, as Cleveland Scene puts it, “an Ohio Campaign Commercial That Doesn’t Suck.” The TV spots feature Pureval talking issues as a duck puppet interjects, shouting, “Aftab!” — ala the Aflac Insurance duck. He’s got a Colgate smile, the face of an ethnically ambiguous Ken doll, and while his first name sounds like Aflac, his last name looks like Pure Evil. Sign us up!

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And since we’re bookending with election highlights, we’ll finish with an important discovery in the Clinton email scandal: Former Attorney General Eric Holder looks exactly like Oprah’s kept man, Steadman.

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What Type of Garage Door Should City Hall Get? City Manager Harry Black has proposed new security measures at City Hall that would block access to the building’s unique interior courtyard and parking lot. The plan includes adding a little fence at one end to keep bored motorists from cruising through the middle of the building and a garage door on the south end that would be open when all are welcome to visit but closed when no one from the city is allowed to come out and play.

The additional safety measures will cost an estimated $40,000.

Unless five council members vote to delay the new doors, they’re likely to be approved soon.

Here are some garage door styles Council might consider to help maintain City Hall’s rustic, everyman atmosphere.

Wood: City Hall looks like a castle, so how about ornate wooden doors for that classic aristocrat vibe?

These could open like a drawbridge during more important election-year press conferences, then raise up any time streetcar supporters come around to flaunt ridership numbers.

Steel: Nothing says “lobbyists stay out” like a huge steel door.

The north-facing fence will still allow City Hall insiders to walk in as if they really have the people’s best interest at heart when asking for development deals or human services funding to go to their organizations instead.

Barn Doors: Why not allow the horses pulling carriages around the city to crash inside the courtyard at night? The city could reschedule committee meetings around feeding time or work at

night while the horses are busy chauffering people around and slowing traffic downtown.

Security Grilles: The proletariat deserves to glimpse inside the space where its masters get in and out of their cars, even though the masses can’t be trusted to walk through without touching any BMWs. High-Speed Rubber: Rubber doors can open and close quickly in case any council aides need to get inside after speaking to the media off the record picking up Izzy’s for lunch.

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Issue 44 will Help CPS Combat Poverty

BY MIKE MOROSKI

This column space is typically about local policy and its impact on childhood poverty.

I’m going to diverge only slightly to explain in full why voting FOR Issue 44 — a tax levy on the Nov. 8 ballot — will help alleviate the strains of poverty for thousands of children in our city.

Conversely, I will discuss why failing to pass Issue 44 will set our city back decades.

First, some statistics to help frame the conversation: • Sixty-five percent of all jobs now require a post-secondary education.

• Seventy percent of all jobs will require post-secondary education in the near future.

• More than 40 percent of Cincinnati children live in poverty.

• More than 40 percent of children enter Kindergarten not ready to learn.

• There are not enough quality preschool seats available to fill the need.

• Ninety percent of the brain is formed before age 5.

• Ninety percent of public spending goes to education after age 6.

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The Board has outlined five major goals for the district as well: create great schools, great communities, great learning choices, great systems and great learning environments.

CPS is well-positioned to make all of this happen, and it is also well-positioned to be the system to combat childhood poverty most directly and effectively in our city. While we scratch our heads and try to figure out what kids need to climb out of poverty, CPS is making it happen.

If you want your property value to increase, and if you want your public dollars invested wisely, then you should vote for Issue 44.

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“I have not seen a more significant ballot issue designed to combat childhood poverty than Issue 44.”

Without it, we will continue to waste money on costly remediation and on unnecessary incarceration.

Please don’t be confused — without this levy, significant cuts in teachers, programs and student services will be necessary. Preschool expansion will not be possible, and childhood poverty will continue to get worse.

As a former teacher, assistant principal, student of business and active community member, I have not seen a more significant ballot issue designed to combat childhood poverty than Issue 44 during the 19 years I have lived in Cincinnati.

If we do not pass this levy it will be a sad indictment of our priorities as a city.

Join me in enthusiastically voting for Issue 44 on Nov. 8.

MIKE MOROSKI is the executive director of UpSpring, a nonprofit working to keep children experiencing homelessness connected to their education. Contact Mike: letters@citybeat.com.

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Those last two stats should have you scratching your head.

If you are like me and truly despise wasteful spending — and don’t just use that term as a clever sound byte every time a levy is on the ballot — then you will want to vote for Issue 44.

We need to invest in early education and our public school system now or the future will be anything but bright.

Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) has made significant progress during the past few years for students and families.

Graduation rates are increasing, ACT and third grade reading scores are up, and there are now no less than 42 schoolbased Community Learning Centers in the district that are committed to educating the whole child and family.

This levy is partly composed of $33 million annually for K-12 education and will provide enough quality teachers to meet students’ needs and improving college/ career readiness.

Issue 44’s passage will enable CPS to provide up-to-date educational technology to enable educators to break the digital divide that is holding back far too many students.

Also significantly, Issue 44 improves neighborhood schools by adding more robust programs and quality teachers and by encouraging more parental involvement.

The levy also includes $15 million annually for preschool expansion through CPS and community-based providers. This is important because research shows that children who attend high-quality preschool have improved elementary reading levels, behavior and social skills and are more likely to graduate from high school.

This early education investment will positively impact approximately 6,000 children per year by the fifth year of implementation.

An important note regarding the mils associated with this levy — CPS did its best to keep taxes as low as possible while also ensuring students receive the best education possible.

To do this, CPS opened its books to the business community, which led a financial review of the district that showed fiscal accountability and validated the need for a transparent and accountable CPS operating levy.

This levy did not come to fruition without much deliberation and careful attention to financial detail.

Another point that I think is important — CPS’s strategic plan, called Vision 2020: My Tomorrow, is amazing.

To quote Superintendent Mary Ronan: “It’s important to strengthen our neighborhood schools as a matter of equity.

There currently is high demand for many CPS elementary magnet schools and our specialized high schools, such as Walnut Hills and the School for Creative and Performing Arts.

We also want to make our neighborhood schools popular choices for families by adding special focuses that fit well with their communities’ interests and priorities.”

What that means is CPS understands that supply needs to catch up with demand. Families want to send their children to CPS schools, and the model already exists to make all schools desirable, effective and diverse.

To implement Vision 2020: My Tomorrow, CPS needs this levy to pass.

The CPS Board of Education has made equity a major focus of its work.

Board members have given the following as direction to the district: Focus on

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Steps Forward, Steps Back

New data shows both progress and continued disparities in Cincinnati Police use of force

By Nick Swartsell

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s the trial for a University of Cincinnati police officer involved in a high-profile, racially charged police shooting moves forward, new data shows what progress has — and hasn’t — been made by the Cincinnati Police Department, which has faced its own scrutiny over similar incidents over the last decade and a half.

The number of use-of-force incidents by Cincinnati Police officers has dropped since 2000, police records now available on the city’s open data portal show. But that data also shows that police-involved shootings

by CPD still disproportionately involve black Cincinnatians and that complaints against CPD officers are very often filed by black citizens against white officers.

Cincinnati is about 45 percent black and 50 percent white. But since 2010, police have shot four times as many black citizens as white ones.

29 black individuals have been involved in officer-involved shootings, while six white individuals have been involved in similar incidents. That doesn’t include officers accidentally discharging their weapons or firing at animals, which are also included in the data released last week. The data does not include information on fatalities.

City officials say the data portal is designed to increase transparency in city government and allow citizens and media greater access to public records. The release of the police data is part of the city’s participation in the White House Police Data Initiative, an effort by President Barack Obama’s administration to increase transparency around policing. Cincinnati’s portal also includes data about city contracting, crime incidents, the city’s fiscal records and more.

“Transparency is a core value and people have a right to know what their government is doing,” said Mayor John Cranley in a statement about the data release. “Making this data publicly available increases transparency and I believe will reveal that we have the most professional police department in the country.”

The data release comes as Cincinnati is once again in the national spotlight as the trial of Ray Tensing begins. The white University of Cincinnati Police officer shot and killed unarmed black motorist Samuel DuBose in Mount Auburn on July 19, 2015.

Tensing is currently standing trial on murder and manslaughter charges for that shooting.

Tensing wasn’t a Cincinnati Police Department officer, but the incident has intensified scrutiny around police use of force. That’s been a heady issue here since civil unrest touched off by the 2001 shooting of 19-year-old unarmed black

man Timothy Thomas at the hands of CPD officer Stephen Roach.

The shooting and attendant unrest led to years of reform efforts to CPD at the request of the U.S. Justice Department and local activists. These reforms, codified in a document called the Collaborative Agreement, included the institution of a Citizens Complaint Authority to follow up on accusations of bad behavior by cops, new training and strategies involving more communityoriented policing efforts and other reforms.

Many outside the city have lauded changes undertaken here. Cincinnati has been heralded by national publications like The New York Times, The Atlantic and others as a model for a nation experiencing a crisis around issues of police and race relations.

“The city that once served as a prime example of broken policing now stands as a model of effective reform,” reads an Atlantic article published last year.

But data suggests there is much more work to do. Arrests and stops by police still fall disproportionately on blacks here. The demographic makeup of area law enforcement agencies still doesn’t mirror the population they serve. And pervasive economic segregation in predominantly black neighborhoods continues to put stress on those communities.

Some progress has been made in the number of use-of-force incidents CPD officers are

The number of use-of-force incidents by CPD officers has dropped since 2000, but policeinvolved shootings by CPD still disproportionately involve black Cincinnatians. involved in. In 2001, CPD records show 1,148 use-of-force incidents, compared to just 437 in 2015. This use-of-force data is not broken down by race on the city’s website, though officials say that’s coming.

Meanwhile, police shooting incidents have remained steady, averaging about five a year, with occasional dips and spikes in outlier years like 2011, when there were 10.

In 2001, there were six police shooting incidents involving five black individuals and one white individual. 2015 also saw six police shooting incidents — five involved in the 2015 incidents were black, while one was Hispanic.

Shootings aren’t the only issue where disparities exist. The new data shows that complaints filed with the CCA have predominantly been filed by black citizens against white officers.

Last year, black Cincinnatians made 70 percent of the 168 complaints filed with the CCA. 81 percent of officers who were the subjects of those complaints were white, according to the data. In 2014, 87 percent of complaints were filed by blacks; 77 percent of officers involved in those complaints were white. CPD’s police force is about 70 percent white and 30 percent black.

Of the 650 cases investigated by the CCA since 2010 (not all allegations were

investigated by the CCA, and some complaints contained multiple allegations), 62 were sustained, or turned over to the Cincinnati police chief. How complaints are handled

by CPD is somewhat unclear, however, an issue the authority says it is working on.

The data listed on the open data portal appears to be somewhat incomplete — the Aug. 7 officer-involved shooting of Jawari Porter downtown does not appear in the data set, for example, and records for the Feb. 17 shooting death of Paul Gaston list him as white. He was black.

Porter was shot after authorities say he threatened an officer with a knife. Gaston was shot in the street in Cheviot while on his knees after officers say he reached for his waist. He was carrying a BB gun.

With his shooting included, there have been at least four officer-involved shootings so far this year — three involving blacks and one involving a white man named Robert Tenbrick who was a suspect in a West Price Hill robbery.

Staff at the city’s Office of Data and Performance Analytics said that the Porter incident isn’t shown in the data because it happened rather recently and that earlier data is accurate. ODPA says it’s working to fine-tune the data portal to work out kinks and make it easier for the public to use. ©

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The cost of dueling for control of Hamilton County’s legislative branch has passed the $1.3 million mark, far outpacing the money raised and spent toward county elections on Nov. 8.

Campaign finance reports filed with the Board of Elections show dollar amounts given to County Commission candidates that rival the fundraising of state-level offices. Leading the way is the commission race between Democrat Denise Driehaus and Republican Dennis Deters. Between them they have received $1.04 million in contributions to their campaigns.

Driehaus, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives since 2009, received $598,494 to Deters’ $445,035 as of Oct. 19.

But Deters overcame a big Driehaus head start and outraised her $361,495 to $347,049 since prior campaign finance reports were filed April 22. He joined the commission in January when Greg Hartmann resigned to give Deters an incumbency advantage.

The dollar amounts in county election campaigns fall off fast from there.

Incumbent commissioner Todd Portune, a Democrat, raised $206,349, compared to Republican challenger Andrew Pappas’ $112,085.

Pappas, an Anderson Township trustee since 2013, nearly matched Portune in fundraising since April, but he was at a severe disadvantage in cash-on-hand as of Oct. 19: $1,439 versus Portune’s $53,856.

Of the constitutional offices, the clerk of courts race is attracting the most money.

Republican incumbent Tracy Winkler’s intake of $100,482 so far is less than a third of the $310,024 received by Democratic challenger Aftab Pureval, a Procter & Gamble attorney.

Pureval has been spending a greater percentage of his war chest, though, and Winkler had $71,655 on hand to Pureval’s $23,157 with three weeks left before the Nov. 8 election.

In the race for sheriff, Democratic incumbent Jim Neil has not only outraised Republican challenger Gary Lee, but had twice the cash balance as of Oct. 19. Neil raised $122,647 compared with Lee’s $92,163. After expenditures, he had $64,136 on hand, Lee $28,477. Lee is a former Cincinnati police captain.

Fundraising for the Hamilton County prosecutor’s race has been a mismatch.

Republican incumbent Joe Deters raised $111,875 as of Oct. 19; his Democratic challenger, Alan Triggs, had $14,833.

For campaign fundraising details on other county races, including recorder, treasurer and coroner, visit the online version of this story at citybeat.com. (James McNair)

Jury Selected in Tensing Trial After just one day of jury questioning in the Ray Tensing trial, prosecutors and defense attorneys chose the final 12 jurors and four alternates Oct. 31.

The jury for the trial against former UCPD officer Tensing, who is charged with murder in the shooting death of unarmed black motorist Sam DuBose, includes four white women, two black women and six white men. The four alternate jurors are also white women. The jury is about 16 percent black in a county that is 26 percent black and a city that is 46 percent black, and no black men were selected for the trial, which is about the murder of a black man at the hands of a white police officer.

That’s caused deep consternation among racial justice advocates, including those involved in Cincinnati Black Lives Matter.

That group, along with several faith leaders, has been protesting outside the Hamilton County courthouse.

“Only a justice system that continues to refuse to recognize the prejudices and racism still in existence would permit such a jury to be selected,” the group said in a Facebook post about the jury’s makeup.

There have been a number of recent developments in what has become a fastmoving trial.

Confusion surfaced last week about the Hamilton County court judge initially assigned to the case. Originally, Judge Patrick Foley’s name appeared in the computer log of assignments for the Tensing trial.

However, county officials say that record was due to a clerical error, and that Judge Megan Shanahan, assigned to the case July 29, 2015, the date of Tensing’s indictment, was the correct judge.

“Judge Shanahan met with the prosecution and defense counsel regarding the assignment, and all parties were satisfied and agreed that the Tensing case was appropriately assigned,” Hamilton County Court Administrator Patrick Dressing told CityBeat by email. Dressing did not respond to follow-up questions about how that clerical error occurred. Foley told CityBeat that no one explained why the case was rolled to Judge Shanahan and that he is not aware of such mixups happening in other cases.

Shanahan ruled last week that records related to DuBose’s medical and criminal history would not be admitted as evidence, though marijuana found in DuBose’s car after the shooting would be.

Tensing’s trial continued Nov. 1 with a tour of the scene of DuBose’s death in Mount Auburn. A memorial to DuBose, which was still standing as late as Sunday afternoon, was removed before the visit.

Following a tour of the site, jurors heard opening statements from the prosecution and defense. (Nick Swartsell)

Reprimanded Chief Bailiff Shifted into New Job Donald Robinson, a high-ranking Hamilton County courthouse official who was recently reprimanded for pressuring subordinates into doing campaign work for Clerk of Courts Tracy Winkler, has been relieved of his duties and transferred into a newly created job under Winkler.

In response to a public records request from CityBeat, Winkler’s office provided a document showing that Robinson was transferred from his previous job as chief deputy bailiff to a position called “safety and security manager/director” in the agency’s “public safety division.” The move, effective Oct. 24, was recommended and approved

by Winkler, and Robinson joins her in her third-floor executive suite. His annual salary remains unchanged at $70,035.

As chief deputy bailiff, Robinson was in charge of all courtroom bailiffs in criminal proceedings before Hamilton County’s 14 Municipal Court judges. It is unclear how long Robinson held that job, but on Oct. 11 he was issued a written reprimand for urging 40 subordinates — through personal email accounts but during work hours on Thursday, Sept. 1 — to plant yard signs and wear Winkler T-shirts in public. The twopage reprimand noted that Robinson did not use county equipment or violate any office rules, but that he should have emphasized

that any employee assistance to the Winkler re-election campaign was voluntary.

Robinson’s use of email to drum up employee support for Winkler election campaigns dates back to 2012. He had frequently posted Winkler and Republican Party content on his public Facebook page during office hours and, in August 2015, shared a post of a Confederate flag and its meaning.

All of those Facebook posts were removed in the past two weeks. They did not factor into his reprimand.

CityBeat visited Winkler’s office the morning of Oct. 27 to ask about the Robinson reassignment and was told that neither Winkler, Robinson, office administrator Mark Waters nor human resources director Jeff Baker were available. None responded to messages requesting a phone call. The interim chief of the office’s Criminal Bailiff Division, Mike Briede, refused to discuss his assumption of Robinson’s job.

Aftab Pureval, Winkler’s Democratic challenger in the Nov. 8 election, criticized her handling of Robinson, saying Winkler showed “astonishing bad judgment” having a top deputy who would “bully public employees and post the Confederate flag while on the taxpayers’ dime.” He pledged to reclassify the legal status of rank-and-file workers in the clerk’s office so that they would fall under Ohio statutes protecting state, city and county workers from partisan politics. (JMC)

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Hillary Clinton for President It was a distressing, if emblematic, end to the primary. On one hand, the GOP had selected a lewd, racist candidate with no governing experience. On the other, Democrats had selected a sometimes-autocratic candidate who often acted as if the nomination was her right while treating press and more progressive elements of her own party with disdain.

Make no mistake. Clinton is an incredibly experienced and capable politician and policy expert, and the fact that a female candidate is wielding that power is historic and inspiring. In fact, her time as senator and Secretary of State alone might make her the best-qualified candidate in history to run our current dark, Machiavellian political apparatus.

The problem is, we’d like to see that apparatus change. We’re encouraged by the moves toward racial and economic justice Clinton made in the primary. But we need more convincing that the person who in a 1994 speech described mostly African-American youth caught up in the drug trade as “superpredators — no conscience, no empathy” and said “we need to bring them to heel” can be the person who leads the law enforcement reform and racial justice efforts this country so desperately needs.

We’re also skeptical that Clinton will be able to “bring to heel” the same big banks from which she has received millions in campaign donations and speaking fees. Recent speech excerpts reveal she has praised large financial institutions like Goldman Sachs that largely caused the 2007 financial collapse, telling executives she sympathizes with them.

Finally, Clinton’s time as Secretary of State means she knows the worldwide geopolitical landscape. But it also implicates her in the Obama administration’s foreign policy approach — one marred by civilian deaths via bombings and drone strikes and other egregious oversteps by the United States.

Despite these and other serious reservations, it’s clear Clinton is the only choice. Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson doesn’t know that Aleppo is a city in Syria and believes we shouldn’t worry about man-made global warming because the sun will someday engulf the Earth. Green Party candidate Jill Stein’s campaign is in such disarray that she flew to Cincinnati when she meant to go to Columbus. It’s clear neither is capable of treating this race, and the duties of the presidency, with the commitment and seriousness they demand.

And then there’s Trump, a man who so openly disdains women, immigrants, the media and the basic tenets of our constitution that he is unprecedented in the history of modern presidential electoral politics. He kicks protesters out of his rallies and encourages his crowds to commit acts of violence against his critics. He has suggested he will have Clinton jailed if he wins the election, and has stoked talk of revolt if he doesn’t. These are the hallmarks of a dictator, not the leader of the free world.

We endorse Hillary Clinton with the hopes that we, as Americans, can encourage her to use her exceptional abilities for the good of all people and so we can protest her when she does not.

If Trump is elected, we may not get the chance to protest at all.

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Let’s not mince words. CityBeat is endorsing Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton for the nation’s highest office. But the seeming inevitability of our choice belies what a long, troubling trip the 2016 election cycle has been, our continued reservations about Clinton as a candidate and our worries about whether her party is the standard-bearer for those looking for fair, progress-oriented leadership in the future.

Let’s rewind to a more hopeful time for just a moment. Last year, 2016 looked as though it might be merely interesting instead of existentially terrifying.

Republicans had an astounding 17 candidates vying for the nomination, all of whom were clawing each others’ faces off in a highly entertaining battle royal. Eventual nominee Donald Trump — a reality TV star and, as it turns out, likely serial groper — was a curious sideshow at this point. It seemed likely Republicans would select a safe, if somewhat milquetoast candidate; perhaps former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush or Ohio’s own Gov. John Kasich. Regressive, Reaganite policy boosters both, perhaps, but not the kind of folks who might nuke a neighboring country over a late-night Twitter tiff.

Meanwhile, Democrats had their own highly charged battle going on. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders became a serious factor in the presidential race, but it happened. His grassroots campaign, which proved wildly more popular than his rumpled, kooky socialist uncle vibe initially promised, presented a serious progressive challenge to Clinton.

Whether he ever stood a chance of gaining enough delegates to take the nomination, he had her sweating and pushed her toward policies we support — expanded access to higher education, increased efforts toward economic fairness and accountability for large financial institutions, police reform and racial justice initiatives.

But a couple things happened that changed the general vibe of this election from “grab the popcorn” to “get to the bomb shelter.” First, Trump took the GOP nomination after ascending to the top of the Republican pileup. As we reported this summer, his nomination in Cleveland at the Republican National Convention was disturbing. Trump repeated and intensified his nationalist, often racist and sexist rhetoric, whipping his supporters into a frenzy. Meanwhile, pro-Trump delegates and campaign employees were documented threatening his opposition — absolutely unacceptable behavior in a democracy.

The big surprise, however, was the even more contentious Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. There, Sanders supporters protested against Clinton and revelations that the Democratic Party actively worked against the Vermont senator in the primary.

It seemed unlikely that Sanders would win enough delegates or enough of the popular vote to ever gain the nomination. But the behavior of Clinton’s campaign and the Democratic Party in fighting against Sanders — revealed in a number of well-documented email leaks — look terrible on her and on the one-time party of the working class.

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Yes on Issue 44 Even as some of Cincinnati’s urban core neighborhoods experience renewed vitality and increased prosperity on a scale they haven’t seen in decades, our city faces a profound economic crisis.

About half of Cincinnati’s children under the age of 18 live below the poverty line — one of the worst rates in the country. It’s an oft-repeated statistic, but there’s a lessdiscussed reality behind it. Those children live in poverty because their parents and guardians do. And many of those caretakers are poor because they were never given adequate educational opportunities necessary to fully thrive.

To address Cincinnati’s poverty problem, our schools have to provide a ladder toward better opportunities. But that takes resources. That’s why CityBeat wholeheartedly supports Issue 44, a $48 million, five-year levy aimed at extending preschool to many more students in the Cincinnati Public School District and improving CPS’s K-12 offerings.

In the 1990s, the Ohio Supreme Court decried the failings of the state’s public school funding system, eventually compelling Cincinnati to rebuild its crumbling buildings and re-think its approach. CPS has made strides since then and is long overdue for a budget boost to expand that progress to all.

Its last levy came in 2008, when voters narrowly approved a five-year, $51 million ask. Eight years later, the district’s enrollment is up by 2,000 students and its high school graduation rate is up from 64 percent to 73 percent.

The district has made those gains even as it experiences increasing challenges, including budget cuts, crowded schools and a big increase in the number of students in poverty. The share of CPS’s students living in economic hardship has skyrocketed 22 points since the last levy passed, approaching 82 percent.

CPS has some strategies for engaging those challenges, including its nationally recognized Community Learning Center model. CLCs provide so-called “wraparound services” — from eye care to psychological counseling — to students in low-income communities. The district has increased the number of CLCs in its schools from 26 to 42 since the last levy.

But it’s clear more needs to be done.

That’s why it is imperative that voters approve Issue 44.

The stakes are high. Balanced against a slight tax increase for residents are the nearly incalculable costs of continued, even worsening, poverty problems — and racial inequities.

Cincinnati’s economic divisions fall heavily along racial lines. Many of our black

residents live in poverty, and unequal educational opportunities are among the reasons why. CPS’s mostly low-income student body is nearly 70 percent black, a division that extends after students leave the classroom.

A study of major U.S. cities by social science journal New Geography published in January 2015 ranked Cincinnati 50 out of 52 cities when it came to the economic prospects of black residents. Citywide, the median household income for blacks in 2013 was $21,300. It was $48,000 for whites. That gap has been widening. In 2000, the median household income for white city residents was $36,452. For blacks, it was $20,984. In 13 years, whites in Cincinnati have gained $11,000 in median household income.

Blacks have gained just $316.

To address Cincinnati’s race issues, we must address its poverty issues. To address those, we must address education. This is our chance to continue that fight.

Poverty has real impacts on future life outcomes for students. A 2015 study by the Urban Institute found that while 93 percent of students who have never been poor complete high school, only 64 percent of persistently poor students do. And while 70 percent of students who were never poor end up consistently employed between the ages of 25 to 30, only 35 percent of persistently poor students do.

The bulk of Issue 44’s ask will go toward creating more schools and improving and expanding existing ones on the K-12 level. We’re excited about that. But even more vital will be the $13 million aimed at expanding access to preschool in Cincinnati. That initiative would provide free tuition to 3- and 4-year-olds whose parents make less than $40,000 a year. Funding help for those making more would be provided on a sliding scale.

Research on preschool educational outcomes suggest that exposure to them can help mitigate some of the negative effects of housing instability or poor nutrition in the earliest and most pivotal years of a child’s life. A 2013 study by the Foundation for Child Development found that preschool boosted later academic achievement for students across the income spectrum, but did so most profoundly for low-income students.

This part of the levy was originally its own stand-alone proposal. We’re glad that Preschool Promise and CPS joined forces, collaborating instead of possibly competing for taxpayers’ votes.

We don’t like everything about Issue 44.

For instance, we would rather it focused completely on strengthening public preschools, instead of allowing public money to potentially be siphoned off to charter or private preschools.

But we recognize that Issue 44 presents

something rare: the chance to provide resources to schools to address the day-today symptoms of poverty its students face while fighting the generational roots of that poverty. The levy also offers an opportunity

to ease Cincinnati’s racial divides while extending educational opportunities for all.

We’ve all wrung our hands about these issues separately. Now it’s time for Cincinnatians to say yes to this package deal.

Driehaus, Portune for CounTY CommissioN This is an easy one. For the first time in years, there’s a possibility of a big shake-up on Hamilton County’s Board of Commissioners. Republicans have dominated the three-person board, which approves the county’s budget and oversees its offices, for nearly a decade. They’ve presided over ever-shrinking department budgets and crumbling infrastructure in that time, and we think the county is due for a change.

Hanging in the balance: a progressive vision for a more collaborative approach to the county’s relationship with Cincinnati and other municipalities and emphasis on regional priorities like transit, economic development, creative responses to the heroin crisis and other huge issues.

Two seats are up for grabs this time around — one currently occupied by interim commissioner Republican Dennis Deters that was vacated last year by party mate Greg Hartmann and another occupied by long-time incumbent Democrat Todd Portune. Deters, a former two-term Colerain Township trustee, is facing an experienced, energetic foe in State Rep. Denise Driehaus, D-Clifton. Portune, who has also held a seat on Cincinnati City Council, is facing small businessman Andrew Pappas, who has no political experience.

Deters has done reasonably well keeping things under control during his time as interim commissioner. His stint serving as head of the Hamilton County Heroin Coalition has been especially commendable.

But his experience, and his political savvy, pale in comparison to Driehaus.

Deters has done little to show he is interested in moving the county forward and building economic prosperity and interconnectivity here. In the meantime, some of his campaign’s more bush-league moves are embarrassing — including Deters borrowing his high-profile brother Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters’ name. You won’t find a Dennis “Joe” Deters on any other documents, but you’ll see it on November’s ballot. It’s a regrettable stunt that made Deters look small, even as the state Republican Party pours money into his campaign coffers.

In contrast, Driehaus has big ideas about development in neglected places like Queensgate, wants to work on regional

approaches to dealing with Hamilton County’s transit problem and endorses increasing treatment options to deal with our region’s heroin crisis. These include Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Neil’s proposal to put an addiction treatment clinic in the county’s justice center to stop the revolving door of addicted inmates.

Beyond that, Driehaus has the statelevel experience to really work with big decision-makers as she advocates for our county. She has served admirably representing Ohio’s 31st State House District, where she would no doubt pick up another term if she weren’t facing term limits.

That’s the kind of asset voters shouldn’t pass up as we face huge questions about infrastructure funding for things like the Western Hills Viaduct.

Portune, meanwhile, has another set of assets — a deep well of experience in local politics and a rock-solid record handling business as the lone Democrat on the commission. He has served well as the lone voice of reason while the commission’s Republican members have gone on Tea Party-esque budget-slashing sprees. He has also made moves toward establishing more city-county cooperation in recent years, something the region sorely needs.

Portune’s opponent, Pappas, has tried to hang the continuing controversy over contracts handed out by the city-county run Metropolitan Sewer District over the Democrat’s head. But it’s clear that if Portune has any responsibility for the mess at MSD, his Republican counterparts do as well. They’re the ones who have been steering the ship on the county commission — all the more reason for a new approach.

Pappas has run some slick ads referencing 1980s television classic Knight Rider, and those were cool. But running a good ad doesn’t mean someone is good at helping to run the county, and we’ve seen scant little evidence that Pappas has the experience necessary to do so.

We believe Driehaus and Portune represent a powerful mix of experience on the local and state levels and a fresh, collaborative vision for county government.

Their opponents may have their upsides, but neither can match that combination.

If voters give them a majority on county commission, we believe we’ll see a more vibrant, connected Hamilton County.

Strickland for Senate Agreement, or NAFTA. Those agreements are a major sore point for American working class voters, who believe they allow companies that make cars, steel and any number of other heavy industrial goods to easily move their production overseas.

Strickland was also serving in the House during voting on NAFTA and opposed it.

He has also gone against his own party to oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Portman, once a supporter of the deal giving fast-track trading status to some Pacific nations, has recently reconsidered his stance on the legislation. That makes sense given the demographic Portman is reaching out to. A Pew research poll released this spring showed that 67 percent of Trump’s supporters see free trade agreements like TPP as negatives.

That’s not the only area where Portman has changed his tune. After sticking with Trump through a litany of controversies — racist, xenophobic and misogynistic statements and actions too varied to recount here — Portman finally ditched his party’s presidential nominee at the last moment following some particularly politically inopportune revelations on a 2005 video tape where Trump bragged about sexual assault. While the statements on that tape were certainly disqualifying in our eyes, one wonders why Portman stuck by Trump through equally troubling scandals.

Portman has decried new environmental regulations he says are killing jobs, using support of those regulations by Strickland to woo working class voters. But if Ohio is going to move forward, it must balance productivity with environmental stewardship. It must also cash in on the growing green economy. We think Strickland can provide the leadership to do so, making his environmental record a plus, not a minus.

Strickland’s record on environmental regulation has cost him a big endorsement from the United Mine Workers of America.

The union endorsed Portman, a rare example of a union supporting a Republican candidate. Earlier this month, the Ohio Conference of Teamsters, which represents 50,000 workers throughout the state, also put its backing behind Portman.

But while Portman has won a few endorsements from organized labor, Strickland has backing from other big unions, including the United Auto Workers, the AFL-CIO and AFSCME. Portman has hammered Strickland again and again for his economic record.

But, ironically, it’s Portman’s record supporting both free-trade policies and, more recently, a toxic presidential nominee that should cost him the election. It seems like many voters have already forgotten this version of Portman, but we haven’t.

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As Trump and Clinton duke it out for the nation’s highest office, their parties are clawing for control of Congress. That makes Ohio’s Senate race a hot ticket.

Despite a rather lopsided campaign, it’s an easy choice between incumbent U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, the Republican in the fight and his challenger, former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland. We’re going with Strickland.

Strickland, and the Ohio Democratic Party, haven’t been very effective in battling against flimsy charges by the Portman camp that the former governor wrecked Ohio’s economy. In a race dominated by working class issues, the former governor is the one with the winning record.

To be sure, Strickland’s not a perfect candidate. He has fallen behind by more than 10 points in a race that should have been his to win by failing to run a smart, energetic campaign. Strickland hasn’t effectively taken advantage of Portman’s support of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, who is now trailing in Ohio even as Portman is winning. What’s more, Strickland hasn’t been very nimble in dodging Portman’s charges that he chased off jobs in the state during his tenure as governor from 2007 to 2011. That stretch coincided with the greatest economic catastrophe the nation has seen since the Great Depression, making Portman’s charges against Strickland’s economic record thin at best.

The loss of America’s industrial might has become a hot-button political topic.

Though there are a host of reasons for the decline, many, including both Senate candidates, have laid blame at the feet of free trade policies enacted since the 1990s. If that’s true — as Portman today will tell you it is — the Republican bears more of the responsibility than Strickland does, judging by his record of voting for trade agreements.

Though he’s voted for free trade legislation as recently as last year, Portman has mostly reversed his stance on trade agreements, aligning himself with GOP presidential nominee Trump. Trump has made a more protectionist trade policy a signature piece of his campaign as he moves to woo dissatisfied working-class voters.

But Portman has a lot of baggage when it comes to the free trade agreements, making his current protectionist stances come across as dishonest and pandering.

He served as U.S. Trade Representative under President George W. Bush, where he helped broker free trade deals like the Central American Free Trade Agreement.

Before that, during his tenure in the House of Representatives in the 1990s, he voted for the North American Free Trade

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Hamilton County Hamilton County Prosecutor: Alan Triggs Joe Deters, a Republican, has been Hamilton County prosecutor longer than any other person who has served in the role. He touts that experience as a reason we should re-elect him. But with our jail overcrowding and wide racial disparities in who is crowding it, we think it’s time for a change of direction.

We’ll get a new prosecutor soon enough anyway. Deters, who for years has served only part-time in the role while moon­ lighting at a local law firm, has said he’ll retire before his next term is up. Why not make the retirement process a little easier for him?

Democrat Alan Triggs has proposed a shift in approach — one much more oriented toward rehabilitation and treatment for offenders when at all possible. That’s a big contrast from Deters’ old-school (we’d say antiquated) “lock ’em up and throw away the key” approach. Triggs and Deters’ differences are starkest when it comes to their approach to juvenile defenders: “Our youth make mistakes based on their current circumstances,” Triggs told the League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area. “We need to make sure that a mistake does not prevent them from being a productive adult.”

Deters, meanwhile, has a much less nuanced answer to the question of juvenile crime.

“I believe youth should be treated as anyone else accused of a violent crime should be treated,” Deters told the League of Women Voters.

Deters’ cavalier attitude toward the possibility of rehabilitation for offenders, especially the youngest ones, is just one sign that it’s time for the county to move on and elect someone forward-looking.

Deters may do right thing at times. His prosecution of former University of Cincinnati Police officer Ray Tensing for the shooting death of unarmed black motorist Samuel DuBose is a chance to show he’s fair, for example. But the election is taking place before the results of that trial will be known, and we don’t think voters should pass up the chance to move in a more positive direction in the meantime.

Hamilton County Treasurer: Seth Walsh Like Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters, current county treasurer Robert Goering, a Republican, is something of a weekday warrior, putting in hours at a

local law firm while he’s also on the job for the county.

That might not be a big deal by itself.

And Goering does have a lot of experience, having started out after high school opening mail in the office.

But this time around, Goering is facing a sharp, enthusiastic opponent in Democrat Seth Walsh, who wants to bring some changes to the treasurer’s office and make it more active in county affairs. He doesn’t have as much experience as Goering, but he has enough good ideas to make up for that.

Faced with a choice between an office in business-as-usual, autopilot mode and Walsh’s vision of an office that is a key player in boosting economic development and more proactive when it comes to efficient collection of property taxes, we’ll give a shot to the latter.

One big issue we’re impressed with in Walsh’s pitch: He would like to help homeowners in quickly developing neighborhoods deal with the burden of rising property tax bills, circumventing displacement caused by gentrification in places like Over-the-Rhine.

crisis, even as he deals with a budget that is significantly reduced from previous years. Lee has criticized Neil for releasing some inmates early from the Hamilton County Justice Center, including one who died of a heroin overdose soon after. But Lee would face the same structural issues Neil currently does — namely, a $17 million chunk of funding that has been chipped from the sheriff’s budget over the past decade by the county commission. The Republican challenger has put forth few compelling solutions to this problem.

Meanwhile, Neil has some ideas for ways to cut down on the 10,000 inmates cycling through the justice center every year who are addicted to heroin. He would like to build an opiate detox center in the county jail, which could over time ease the burden caused by repeat drug offenders.

We’re not always crazy about Neil’s politics — his appearance at a March rally for GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump raised more than a few eyebrows.

But politics isn’t part of the day-to-day job, which is where Neil has demonstrated he is quite capable.

Hamilton County Clerk of Courts: Aftab Pureval

Hamilton County Coroner: Lakshmi Sammarco

In the race between Republican Hamilton County Clerk of Courts Tracy Winkler and her challenger, P&G attorney Aftab Pureval, we’re again going with the newcomer.

Pureval has put forward some substantive ideas for changes to the clerk of courts office, including an easier and more streamlined process for accessing court records online and a legal self-help clinic that could give those with little access to the county’s legal system a better chance at navigating it.

Beyond that, Pureval brings a fresh energy and the promise to clean out the dusty, cobwebbed corners of the clerk’s office. Recent revelations about Winkler and her subordinates pushing campaign invovlement on county employees via email while on county time definitely raise questions about what’s going on in the office.

Few Hamilton County officials have felt the brunt of the county commission’s spending reticence more acutely than Coroner Lakshmi Sammarco. Her office has had to deal with an outdated facility that experiences sewage backup from autopsy debris, where workers have to unplug some equipment to use other pieces because the building’s electrical grid is insufficient and where workers are crammed into a space that is far too small for them.

Commissioners had an option to buy a former hospital facility for $1 to convert into a coroner’s office and crime lab. They passed. Admittedly, that conversion would have cost millions — but it’s clear something must be done to update the current lab.

And yet, there have been few if any complaints about the job Sammarco has done while facing such limitations. She has been an aggressive fighter in the battle against heroin as well as a fierce advocate for the county morgue and crime lab. Her opponent, Republican Bret Bruder, says a more fiscally responsible approach is necessary to running the coroner’s office and crime lab. It’s hard to know what this statement means, exactly, when the office’s facilities are already decades too old and very little investment has been made in improving them.

Hamilton County Sheriff: Jim Neil In the race between current Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Neil, a Democrat, and his Republican challenger, former Cincinnati Police Captain Gary Lee, we see a clear choice despite a few misgivings.

Neil has served well as sheriff and deserves a second term. He has done a good job navigating the region’s heroin

Congress and State House Second Congressional District: No Endorsement

In the battle between U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot and his opponent, attorney Michele Young, we’re making no endorsement.

Chabot, a Republican who serves Cincinnati’s West Side and its northern suburbs in Ohio’s 1st Congressional District, has been in and out of that office since 1995. During that time he’s hewn pretty closely to deep-red conservative principles. Those have included cutting federal funding for affordable housing, authoring legislation blocking abortion, voting against 2013’s Violence Against Women Act, working on local efforts to block 2002’s Metro Moves regional light rail initiatives and other stances that seem out of step with efforts to move our region forward.

Then there’s Chabot’s support for GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. Chabot has called comments Trump made bragging about groping women “unacceptable,” but has refused to reject him. He should have shown some moral courage and fully denounced his party’s choice for president.

Chabot has also been scarce around his district, traveling to 46 countries since 2011.

He says that travel is part of his duties on the House’s Small Business and Foreign Affairs committees. We would prefer someone who is present more often among constituents and whose values match those of the people she or he represents.

Young, on the other hand, represents a more progressive approach and has some policy proposals we support. She has also promised to put the district first, pledging efforts to find solutions to problems like the looming necessary repair or replacement of the Brent Spence Bridge.

But she’s a first-time political candidate running for a big gig. She has served on other local political campaigns — running Hamilton County Coroner Lakshmi Sammarco’s successful bid last time around, among others — but doesn’t have any experience as an elected official. That concerns us.

Truth be told, Chabot might not have such a tight grip on the district if Republicans in the State House didn’t redraw it to include more safely conservative northern suburbs in 2013.

Chabot lost his seat in 2009 to then-State Rep. Steve Driehaus, who served one term before Chabot won it back. We would like to see someone take his seat again. We’re looking toward the Ohio Democratic Party on this one, wondering when they’ll put up some meaningful resistance to entrenched politicians like Chabot. We think Young is promising, but not quite ready for that challenge this time around.

Like the 1st Congressional District, this district including a sliver of Hamilton County and rural Adams, Brown, Clermont, Highland, Ross and Scioto Counties isn’t very competitive these days because of heinous redistricting in 2011. We’re not a fan of incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup’s staunchly conservative and partisan politics. But Democrats have not fielded a worthy candidate to replace him, either. Perennial challenger William Smith, a truck driver in Waverly, has once again not mounted an actual campaign to challenge Wenstrup. And Smith is not even endorsed by the Democratic Party anyway. Write-in candidate Janet Everhard is. It’s a mess, and we’re staying out of it.

State House

District 30: No endorsement The fight for Ohio’s 30th district pits heavily experienced and term-limited State Sen. Bill Seitz, a Republican, against Democrat Mark Childers. Seitz is looking to replace party mate State Rep. Lou Terhar, who wants to pull the ole switcheroo with Seitz for the latter’s Senate seat. We’re not enthusiastic about that swap.

Look. Seitz is deeply conservative, but has at times been bipartisan in his efforts and has shown an open mind on issues like reforming the state’s justice system, even appearing on panels about changing Ohio’s death penalty. We also have to remember he voted against SB5, the draconian limits on state workers’ collective bargaining rights pushed by Gov. John Kasich’s administration in 2008. We appreciate his willingness to act on principle — when we agree with his and when we don’t.

On the other side, Seitz opposes extending Ohio’s redistricting reforms to congressional districts. He also sits on the board of the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, a lobbying group which crafts corporate-friendly legislative templates for national and state politicians to champion.

Obviously, we find that very problematic.

On the other side of the coin is Democratic candidate Mark Childers. He has never held an elected office before, though he did run a campaign for the same seat in 2014. Republican Terhar pulverized him in that election, winning 75 percent of the vote. Ouch. We like Childers’ ideas about boosting educational opportunities and workforce development initiatives and fighting the state to restore local tax revenues it has recently scooped up. But aside from

serving on the Price Hill Civic Club, he has little political experience.

Childers’ values resonate with us, but we find his experience lacking. On the flip side, we find Seitz’s experience and occasional willingness to step out of the partisan frame valuable, but have a hard time swallowing his hard-right conservative moments and his alignments with groups like ALEC. For those reasons, we’re not endorsing in this race.

District 31: Brigid Kelly Here’s a race with a candidate we can get behind. That’s good, because we’re losing a local political great in Democrat Denise Driehaus, who is term-limited and can’t run again in Ohio’s 31st state house district.

But her potential successor, Democrat Brigid Kelly, shows promise. Like Driehaus, she has been close to her community. Kelly grew up in Norwood, attending Xavier University and the University of Cincinnati and serving on Norwood City Council before taking a job with the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. We like that mix of political experience and local commitment.

Her challenger, Mary Yeager, has a decade’s experience as a certified public accountant, which would be valuable in the state house. But Yeager has little other experience that can recommend her for the job, and some of her policy stances — her staunchly pro-life bearing, for example — are simply values we can’t support. For those reasons, Kelly is the clear choice here.

to take them up. We prefer Ingram’s realworld experience and record as an advocate for Cincinnati’s communities.

District 33: Alicia Reece We’re supporting incumbent Alicia Reece, who has done an excellent job as the State Rep. for Ohio’s 33rd District. As the House president for the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus, she has been a strong voice for important state-level issues like justice system reform and economic opportunity for minority communities at the State House.

This is an incumbent we can’t afford to lose.

Reece’s opponent is no slouch. David Miller has a lot of local political experience, most recently as chief of staff for Cincinnati City Councilwoman Amy Murray and before that in the same position for Councilman Charlie Winburn. He also has state-level experience from his work as a policy director for State Auditor David Yost. But he has some troubling bits of history as well: His stint as the vice president for public policy with the deeply conservative and staunchly homophobic Citizens for Community Values gives us deep pause, for example.

We endorse Reece without hesitation.

Yes on Issue 52: Tax Levy Renewal for Hamilton County Parks

District 32: Catherine Ingram

Yes on Issue 53: Tax Levy Renewal for Hamilton County Children’s Services

The race for Ohio’s 32nd state house district offers two education-focused candidates.

But one has a wealth of other experience that makes her the clear choice.

Democrat Catherine Ingram, who is facing off against Republican Matthew Wahlert, has years of civic and political work that make her candidacy for the State House a logical next step.

A two-decade veteran of the Cincinnati Board of Education, Ingram has also served as president of the Ohio School Board Association, as well as serving on that organization’s National Black Caucus. Ingram is also active as the vice president of the Mount Auburn Community Council and various civic associations, including the Uptown Consortium.

Her opponent, who has a Ph.D. in Political Science from Miami University, touts his 20,000 hours in high school and college classrooms teaching political science, government and history. That’s commendable and important work — but it doesn’t necessarily translate into the ability to craft policy proposals or convince others in the State House

We hope voters will pass both Issue 52, which will renew levy funding for Hamilton County’s beautiful and popular parks, as well as Issue 53, which will continue vital funding for Hamilton County’s efforts to protect children.

Issue 52 would generate about $18 million a year for Great Parks of Hamilton County that will be used for park maintenance and upkeep. It won’t raise taxes and ensures the county’s parks and wildlife habitats have the resources they need to provide the county with wild spaces and recreational opportunities.

Issue 53 would generate about $40 million a year for Hamilton County’s Job and Family Services’ Children’s Services division. Those funds are used to serve children who have been victims of child abuse. The division has seen cuts in recent years due to budget constraints, even as high-profile cases of child abuse and child endangerment have slipped through the cracks.

The county can’t afford to lose any more resources that go to protecting children.

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MUSIC: THE NATIONAL The Cincinnati natives of globally successful, superstar Indie Rock group The National have reportedly been working on new music with each other again after spending some time away to work on individual projects, which have included the band El Vey, a tour backing Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir and work in the neo-Classical and symphonic worlds. Before any new releases, though, The National will do something it has done as a band for the past three presidential campaigns — play a rally/concert in the musicians’ hometown in support of the Democratic candidate for POTUS. The group supported Barack Obama and get-out-the-vote efforts in 2008 (with a performance with The Breeders on Fountain Square) and 2012 (with a concert at the Emery Theater). This year, the band is returning to our swing state for a free event in Washington Park to encourage support for Hillary Clinton. Attendees are to RSVP at hillaryclinton.com and pick up a ticket at a campaign office — though the rules were fairly loose during the band’s 2012 visit. Still, space is limited and even if you receive a ticket, you are not guaranteed admittance, so it’s probably a good idea to try to lock down a hard ticket and arrive early. Gates open at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Free. Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, washingtonpark.org, hillaryclinton.com. — MIKE BREEN

ART: VAN GOGH: INTO THE UNDERGROWTH Vincent van Gogh’s timeless art pieces join other nature-themed works from the likes of Paul Cézanne, Claude Monet and Paul Gauguin in the Cincinnati Art Museum’s exhibit Van Gogh: Into the Undergrowth. The show specifically focuses on van Gogh’s “Undergrowth with Two Figures” and other woodland landscapes and explores his poetic depictions of the forest floor — or sous bois. His odes to nature were reactions to the urbanization and industrialization of society, and visitors will be able to compare van Gogh’s treatment and manifestation of the forest theme with other artists who influenced and inspired his work. Through Jan. 8, 2017. $10 adults; $5 kids. Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams, cincinnatiartmuseum.org.

— MADISON ASHLEY

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MUSIC: Maine Hardcore quintet CRUEL HAND plays the Northside Yacht Club.

See Sound Advice on page 34.

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EVENT: CINCINNATI PIZZA WEEK Pizza lovers (read: everyone) rejoice: CityBeat is bringing you a full week of $8 ’zas from some of Cincinnati’s most popular eateries. With more than 30 participants including 15 North, Taglio’s, Martino’s on Vine, Goodfellas and Pomodori’s, hungry diners can fill up on a nearly endless variety of pies, ranging from signature concoctions to secret menu specialties. Make sure to grab a Cincinnati Pizza Week passport at your first destination — restaurants will provide a stamp for each pie ordered. Eligible pizzas are 10 inches and larger, and offers are dine-in only unless otherwise stated. Through Nov. 7. $8. Various locations.

For a full list of participating restaurants, visit cincinnatipizzaweek.com. — EMILY BEGLEY

EVENT: BAKED & BREWED CLOSING PARTY During the month of October — National Donut Month — Yelp teamed up with six Cincinnati breweries and Holtman’s Donuts to create a variety of donut-infused beers.

And the Baked & Brewed closing party wraps up the celebration with sweets from 15 local historic bakeries and creative beer — like Red Velvet from Moerlein and Toaster from Braxton, a Cinnamon Toast Crunchflavored brew. You can even help crown the Best Donut Beer in Cincinnati (after tasting all of them of course). The event is full, but Yelp is accepting waitlist RSVPs. 7-10 p.m. Thursday. Free with RSVP. Urban Artifact, 1660 Blue Rock St., Northside, bit. ly/2dHERJw. — MADISON ASHLEY MUSIC: COPPER Peter Obermark is a professor, a paramedic, a Marine Corps veteran, a husband

and a father. He’s also a songwriter and creator of the Roots Rock band Copper. On Thursday, he joins Chris Arduser, Bob Nyswonger, Brian Lovely, Krystal Peterson, Matt Hueneman, Don Aren, Kelly McCracken, George Cunningham and other noted musicians for Copper’s new album release, The Devil You Know.

Obermark’s music is fun, but his message is serious. Copper casts a caustic eye on American politics and culture, etching new images of the country we’ve become.

8 p.m. Thursday. Free. The Redmoor, 3187 Linwood Ave., Mount Lookout, wrongdonkey.com. — JUDY GEORGE

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MUSIC: RECKLESS KELLY brings a blend of twanged-out Country and electrically blissed-out Rock to the Madison Theater. See Sound Advice on page 34.

MUSIC: AMERICAN VOICE FEATURING SARA EVANS Country star Sara Evans combines forces with the Cincinnati Pops for three nights of celebrating the best of America’s musical heritage. Conductor John Morris Russell will lead the Pops through a variety of American classics including “Ring, Ring the Banjo” and “Fanfare for the Common Man,” then Evans will take the stage to highlight American music of today with a variety of her hit songs including “Born to Fly” and “A Little Bit Stronger.” 8 p.m. Friday; 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $25-$105. Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown, cincinnatisymphony. org. — MAGGIE FULMER COMEDY: BRENT MORIN “You ever try and leave a conversation by saying something witty and charming?” Brent Morin asks an audience. “Then your brain and mouth don’t work and actual words don’t

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EVENT: SPECIAL COLLECTIONS DOUBLE BOOK LAUNCH Special Collections — a small-run, risographic art-book press co-edited and founded by University of Cincinnati School of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning instructors Jordan Tate and Amanda Curreri — hosts a double book release for artist and abstract photographer Fabiola Menchelli and hyper-detailed painter and ceramicist Rebecca Morgan at The Littlefield in Northside. The book features the work of DAAP’s upcoming visiting artists for the 2016-17 school year — including the aforementioned Menchelli and Morgan — as well as that of poet Steve Roggenbuck, ceramicist Betty Woodman and interdisciplinary artist Nyeema Morgan. 6:308:30 p.m. Wednesday. Free; books available for purchase. The Littlefield, 3934 Spring Grove Ave., Northside, facebook.com/specialcoll. — MARIA SEDA-REEDER

come out. A girl says, ‘Nice to meet you,’ and you’re like, ‘Yeah, for-fah, forsh, sa.’ Maybe she thinks I just had a stroke and am cool about it.” Morin is perhaps best known as a former panelist on Chelsea Lately and the web series Crunch Time. The Connecticut native originally went to Los Angeles to attend film school, but soon started doing stand-up. Last year he released a one-hour special titled I’m Brent Morin through Netflix. Friday-Sunday. $15-$18. Funny Bone Liberty, 7518 Bales St., Liberty Township, liberty.funnybone.com. — P.F. WILSON

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adoptable dogs will be onsite, party-goers are asked to leave their own pets at home.

6-10 p.m. Saturday. $35; $20 designated driver; $55 VIP. SPCA Sharonville Shelter, 11900 Conrey Road, Sharonville, spcacincinnati.org. — EMILY BEGLEY EVENT: NORTHSIDE RECORD FAIR Have you been looking for months to find that one super-rare, limited-pressed, special-edition vinyl? Well, chances are good it could be at the annual Northside Record Fair. With thousands of records dispersed at more than 40 tables and vendors specializing in Jazz, Punk, Classic Rock, R&B, Country, Electronic, Folk, Soul, Experimental, Hip Hop and everything in between, these vendors bring the good stuff, the rare stuff, the cheap stuff and even the stuff you had no idea existed. Queen City Imperial Soundsystem will be spinning all day, so you can listen to great music while you discover great music. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. $5; $10 early-bird (10 a.m.). North Church, 4222 Hamilton Ave., Northside, northsiderecordfair.com. — KYLER DAVIS EVENT: PUMPKIN CHUCK It would be easy to just throw out your unused pumpkins and no-longer-needed jack-o’-lanterns, but the annual Pumpkin Chuck wants you to get as much use out CONTINUES ON PAGE 21

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Bu o n a V ita Piz ze r i a (2 lo c ati o ns) buonavitapizzeria.com 441 6th Ave., Dayton, Ky. • 859.261.6792 2513 Ritchie St., Crescent Springs, Ky. 859.279.3847 The Grape Truffle: bianco style with pro­sciutto, arugula, red grapes, feta cheese and drizzled with truffle oil.

Fess le r’s Le g e nda ry Piz z a a nd H oag i es fesslerspizza.com 343 Fairfield Ave., Bellevue, Ky. 859.261.2233 You pick three, be the “master and comman­der” of your own pizza creation: choose any three pizza toppings on a 10-inch traditional crust.

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Meatball Pizza: homemade meatballs, onions, sweet peppers, mozzarella, provolone and parmesan cheese.

G o o dfe ll a’s (2 lo c ati o ns) goodfellaspizzeria.com 1211 Main St., Over-the-Rhine 513.381.3625 603 Main St., Covington, Ky. 859.916.5209 Veg: Left Coast Margarita Pizza: West Coast spin on a traditional classic — spinach, artichokes, feta, sun-dried tomatoes.

Meat: Nana’s No Noodle Lasagne: meatballs, red onion, ricotta, fresh basil, roasted garlic, oregano, salt and pepper.

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12-inch Calypso Pizza: Hawaiian style pizza with ham, bacon, pineapple and Italian blend pizza cheese.

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ONSTAGE: LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT I WORE Fans of the romantic comedies Sleepless in Seattle and When Harry Met Sally — both written by Nora Ephron — should have this show in their sights. It’s Ephron’s humorous and touching stage play (based on Ilene Beckerman’s book) that uses a cast of five doing monologues to explore events and emotions in the lives of 28 interwoven women, all using clothing as a metaphor for their experiences. Subjects include first dates, prom dresses, miniskirts, shoes, all things black — and the perfect purse.

The show had a 1,000-plus performance run Off-Broadway between 2009 and 2012, evoking lots of memories for those who saw it. Weekends through Nov. 20. $25. The Carnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd., Covington, Ky., thecarnegie.com. — RICK PENDER

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EVENT: THE GREAT OHIO BREW N’ QUE Barbecue and beer are the working man’s cheese and wine. Nothing goes better together than some smoked meat and a delicious craft beer. That is why this Saturday chefs and brewers from Fifty West will team up with Great Lakes Brewing Company to create an all-you-can-eat barbecue buffet featuring a variety of

meats, sauces, sides and even a vegetarian option. On tap will be 10 Great Lakes craft beers, 10 Fifty West beers and even a special collaboration beer from respective brewmasters Luke Parcell (Great Lakes) and Blake Horsburgh (Fifty West). 4 p.m.

Saturday. $40; includes eight beer tickets.

Fifty West, 7668 Wooster Pike, Mariemont, fiftywestbrew.com. — KYLER DAVIS

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MUSIC: Experimental Indie rockers YEASAYER support their latest album, Amen & Goodbye, at 20th Century Theater. See interview on page 32.

MUSIC: Brother-and-sister duo WILD BELLE brings multidimensional Pop to the Woodward Theater. See Sound Advice on page 35.

ONGOING SHOWS ONSTAGE The Elephant Man Cincy Shakes, Downtown (through Nov. 5)

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of the gourds as you can. That means launching your pumpkin off of one of three unique trebuchets into the abyss at Stanbery Park. Once the launch is complete, you can participate in the pumpkin olympics or enjoy some live music while you snack on food from five different vendors. It’s the most appropriate way to say goodbye to Halloween and hello to the rest of the holiday season. Noon-5 p.m.

Saturday. Free admission; $3 to launch your own pumpkin; $5 to launch a provided pumpkin. Stanbery Park, 2221 Oxford Ave., Mount Washington, mwcc. org. — MAGGIE FULMER

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ason Franz says a crowd of more than 150 supporters gasped when he revealed that Manifest Drawing Center would be adding a community-access darkroom this fall at the Madisonville location.

At a time when other institutions had dismantled darkrooms in favor of digital photography and camera shops had closed, Manifest was taking a bold step forward — not back, Franz insisted — for art. It had heard from photographers who wanted to experience hands-on developing for the first time, or return to it for fresh ideas. “We’re putting the artifact back in art,” Franz says.

Franz, founder and executive director of nonprofit Manifest’s drawing studio as well as its East Walnut Hills art gallery, has long championed live figure drawing as a transformative exercise. He sees potential for more artistic magic and individual growth once the darkroom debuts Nov. 12.

Manifest is converting the drawing center’s restroom and kitchen so students and community members can develop blackand-white film and practice alternative processes such as cyanotype. There are six enlargers donated by Michael Wilson, the local photographer known for album covers of Lyle Lovett and Over the Rhine. Individuals without a film camera can borrow one from the center. In addition to open hours, Manifest plans introductory classes and workshops with visiting artists.

Housed in a century-old former Masonic hall full of natural light, the drawing center is a space that fosters sharing and awareness.

“People come here and think it feels like the old Art Academy in Eden Park, with that Frank Duveneck spirit,” Franz says. “You walk through a filter.”

Making good art is not just about the materials used, he says, but time and patience. “Learning to draw is learning to see” is Manifest’s mantra. According to Manifest, drawing informs every other visual art.

Photography is another way of looking at the world, Franz says. Adding the darkroom aligns with his mission to develop not only better art, but better people. His nonprofit had produced photography books and exhibitions, but the medium wasn’t part of its educational experience.

The idea for a community-access darkroom started with a conversation about four years ago between Franz and Wilson. Wilson had led workshops at Baker Hunt Art & Cultural Center in Covington and wistfully remembered the meditative feeling in its now-idle darkroom. It was a place to slow down and develop organic conversations as well as photos.

Kate Cunningham hangs light-developed cyanotype prints at Manifest Drawing Center.

“Bigger issues of the day would get discussed, or questions of why we care about pictures,” the soft-spoken Wilson says.

“That’s what I hope for in a darkroom open to the community.”

Wilson, 57, says there’s a curiosity among younger photography students who never worked in a darkroom, and a continuing appreciation among those who have a background in film. His darkroom is in his home’s laundry area.

“I value the processes that allow me to have a part in making the photo. They’re a perpetual reminder of how magical this stuff can feel,” Wilson says. “To engage the hands and the will, I think that’s when change happens in us.”

His wife’s positive experience while taking figure drawing classes at Manifest convinced Wilson it was the right place to perpetuate his darkroom memories. The open drawing sessions are moderated, but there aren’t instructors. Learning happens as participants talk. “There’s something special going on here,” Wilson says.

Franz says he got chills in his first conversation with Wilson. But Franz wanted to take time to explore demand for a community darkroom and its cost. At the time, he also needed to find a separate coordinator for the drawing center. Franz hired Kate Cunningham for that position in 2014, but was also thrilled to learn she’s a photographer. With

Cunningham able to lead the darkroom programming, Franz approached the Manifest board and benefactors.

Cunningham has a foot in both the analog and digital worlds. “You really learn the camera when you shoot film,” she says.

She saw universities switch from darkrooms to print labs in the years between earning her bachelor’s from Washington University in St. Louis in 2004 and her master’s from Notre Dame in 2008.

Film is what drew her to photography.

“I went to it for its handmade quality,” she says. “That ‘making’ aspect of photography has been lost, and I look forward to that (again).” She has carted around boxes of her undeveloped film for years.

Like Wilson, Cunningham used the word “meditative” to describe the university darkroom. She remembers informal critiques students would offer while waiting for their prints. Digital photography is more of a solitary pursuit, she says.

Manifest isn’t alone in trying to rebuild photographer communities, with a darkroom or without. Executive Director Ellen Muse-Lindeman says Kennedy Heights Arts Center recently resurrected its darkroom for open hours, classes and workshops.

PhotoCorps, a project to encourage knowledgeable photography, is the brainchild of Chris Glass, a Haile Fellow at

People’s Liberty. He’s been leading neighborhood PhotoWalks and created a PhotoScouting guide to encourage picture-taking with intent, no matter the camera. “Folks are eager to exercise their photographic eye and want to understand techniques, subject matter and composition,” Glass says.

As followers complete challenges, they earn badges. In spring, photos will be collected into a book, for “a satisfying, tangible and lasting result.”

Those projects are good news for people like Wilson, who is concerned that in simply pushing a button, the digital society has become numb to valuing the effort that should go into making a picture. “The (slower) process allows us as practitioners to be changed by the process,” he says.

Franz has called Manifest a preservation agent for approaches that hold relevance today. “We refer to cave painting in our drawing classes,” he says. “Going into the darkroom is like going into the cave. You make a choice to go in there. It’s deliberate.”

It’s an artistic commitment.

“Sometimes the process inspires the idea,” Franz says. “Being in that cave changes you.”

MANIFEST DRAWING CENTER, 4905 Whetsel Ave., Floor 2, Madisonville, will open the darkroom during a free public event 7-9 p.m. Nov. 12. More info: manifest.org.

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Political Art Project Needs to Take a Stand

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Bob Dylan, the new recipient of the Nobel I-71, between mile markers 40 and 41 (and Prize for Literature, once wrote, in one of not far from an old barn with a huge painted his most memorable song lyrics, “So let us Confederate flag). This has a red, white and not talk falsely now/The hour’s getting late.” blue stylized skull and crossbones in the That’s how I feel about much of The center, with a similarly colored donkey and I-71 Project, a series of 14 different artistelephant at opposite ends. designed billboards and signboards (by five I’m not sure I’d even understand this if I artists) presented by the Contemporary Arts hadn’t heard Anne Thompson, who curated Center, in conjunction with the Columbus this project with the CAC’s Steven Matijcio Museum of Art. (They’re actually all over and Tyler Cann, explain it at a CAC lecture.

Cincinnati; only two are on Interstate 71.)

McGinness is commenting on how President Each supposedly “mimics and critiques George W. Bush and John Kerry, his chalthe theater of red-versus-blue politics durlenger in 2004, were both members of Yale ing the U.S. presidential campaign.” That University’s Skull and Bones secret society, quote is from a statement of purpose printed on the project’s pamphlet/guide, along with the notice that the “artists engage political issues with nonpartisan nuance.”

That’s a way of saying that these signs don’t directly address this particular campaign’s issues or candidates. A number do provide commentary, in an oblique and sometimeshumorous way, on the burnout many people say they Glenn Ligon’s 2014 “Double America 2” artwork (detail) feel at the whole expensive P H O T O : c o u r t e s y o f th e a r t i s t a n d l u h r i n g a u g u s t i n e , n e w yo r k ; r eg a n p r o j ec t s , l o s a n g e l e s ; tho m a s d a n e g a l l e r y, l o n d o n and adversarial process of electing a president. In that, and thus both of the power-elite class. It’s a those signs embrace a kind of “pox on both their houses” approach. way of saying “they’re both the same.” I’m not And as such, they speak falsely. This elecsure that was relevant then, but what in the tion isn’t about the process, flawed and long world has that to do with now? as it is. It’s about the candidates, and one is The I-71 Project is an offshoot of The so bad he has been called a “clear and presI-70 Sign Show, which Thompson — an ent danger” by the Enquirer, a paper that adjunct assistant professor at the University historically backs Republicans for Presiof Missouri — organized for a stretch of I-70 dent. Even The Simpsons oppose him! between St. Louis and Kansas City in the I’m not saying there should be a public art Show Me State. As she explained it, that project specifically about this presidential region suffers from a surfeit of billboards campaign. But since this is an art project that often contain confrontational political, supposedly about presidential politics, for it religious and social messages. In that conto be “nonpartisan” in this year, of all years, text, The I-70 Sign Show and its inclusion threatens to make it irrelevant. And, in a of “Blah, Blah, Blah” have bite. way, to be “nonpartisan” is partisan, since Despite my overall frustrations with this it assumes Clinton is equally at fault with project, there is an artist whose work is Trump for making this year such an unpleasvery effective here. Three other billboards ant campaign. That’s a false equivalency. around town contain photographs of This project too often caters to that uninAfrican-American artist Glenn Ligon’s neon formed sentiment. sculptures of the word “America.” Seeing a Take for example the artist’s sign that sculpture of that word in black-outlined letprobably the most Cincinnatians have seen tering, with its innards-like wires hanging — Mel Bochner’s “Blah, Blah, Blah,” on four out, takes all the bloated symbolism out of LED signboards in Washington Park. (It’s the word. And seeing his “Double America also at two locations in Columbus.)

2” as a billboard along the Norwood Lateral, Bochner is a conceptual artist who works where its impact is as flickering as a sputwith words, often exploring the precarious tering neon sign, is also powerful. It doesn’t nature between meaning and blather in landirectly relate to this campaign, but does guage. He’s been exploring different ways to address the troubled state of the nation. express “blah, blah, blah” for years now.

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‘Shawnee, Ohio’ Brings Struggling Town to Life

BY JASON GARGANO

Brian Harnetty is a Columbus-based mulinterviews into portraits — musical oral timedia artist whose work combines, in his portraits of some of the people from the words, “sonic archives, performance, ecolregion. And then I composed the music that ogy and place.” The place in the case of his goes around that.” latest work is pretty obvious, given its title: An accomplished pianist who is fluent on Shawnee, Ohio. (The performance piece, a number of instruments, Harnetty studied which debuted at the Wexner Center for the music composition as an undergrad at Ohio Arts in Columbus, will be presented 7:30 p.m.

State University. He’s also a writer whose Thursday at the Contemporary Arts Center.) work has appeared in such niche publicaOnce a bastion of the 19th-century coal tions as The Experimental Music Yearbook, mining boom, Shawnee is now a decaying New Music Box and Sound Effects. reminder of a Rust Belt region in transition.

Shawnee delves into controversial Located about an hour southeast of Columissues; the performance includes footage bus, Shawnee is a place where the remaining inhabitants struggle to find good jobs and to keep a healthy sense of civic pride.

Harnetty, whose grandfather was from Shawnee, uses the hard-luck town as a basis to investigate what it sounds like to be from an environment where extraction has been a way of life — first as a coal hotspot, more recently as an adopter of fracking.

“There are a lot of places in the United States that had a Brian Harnetty uses old sound archives for his performance piece. monoculture, went through P H O T O : K e v i n D av i s o n a boom-and-bust cycle and have struggled since then,” Harnetty says by phone from his home in Columbus. “That’s a story of someone singing a protest song related that people can identify with. You don’t to the environmentally hazardous practice have to be from Shawnee, Ohio, to identify of fracking. with the larger story of how capital and “I feel like I have to take a position and a industry circulate through our lives and stand on it because to try to remain neutral then kind of leave us in their wake.” is also just taking a stand on it,” Harnetty Shawnee, Ohio is a natural extension says, when asked if he was wary of tackling of Harnetty’s work as a “sound artist” who such a hot-topic political issue. “But it is uses a host of archival materials for inspirawalking a very fine line. I worry about the tion — previous projects include collaboraenvironmental stuff, because it is a contentions with the Berea College Appalachian tious issue.”

Sound Archives in Kentucky and the Sun Harnetty did years of research before Ra/El Saturn Creative Audio Archive in Chicompleting the final version of Shawnee. He cago. This new project is a true multimedia combed through troves of photos and other event that incorporates live music (courarchival materials and listened to dozens of tesy of Harnetty and three other musician townspeople tell their stories, all in an effort friends), projected images (including a host to represent his subject in a truthful way. of vintage and contemporary photos and “Sampling is so easy, right?” Harnetty video) and audio recordings from former or says. “You can sample anything in the world current Shawnee residents. that’s recorded, and it’s very liberating. But “There was a whole box of cassette tapes to remember that there’s an actual person that a fellow pointed me to and said, ‘Well, that went into that recording, and that there that’s not really a sound archive, but these are real people that can be affected by that are some oral histories that I made 20 or 30 recording, really puts a human aspect to the years ago, and you’re welcome to take a lisarchive. It puts the one thing back into the ten,’ ” Harnetty says. “So I digitized all those archive that’s not there — a living, human tapes. A lot of them were really deteriorated, presence.” but there were some great recordings on Brian Harnetty performs SHAWNEE, OHIO at 7:30 there of people that are no longer living, or p.m. Thursday at the Contemporary Arts Center. were children at the time and are now adults.

Tickets are $15; $10 members. More info: “It was a great place to start,” he continues. contemporaryartscenter.org.

“I turned a lot of those oral histories and

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The Modalities of the Modern Music Memoir

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Prize-winner explores the inner life of Dmitri Shostakovich, a Russian and one of the 20th century’s most celebrated composers. Although the book does chronicle true events, Barnes chooses to inhabit the headspace of the composer as he navigates three “Conversations with Power.”

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opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District. The reviewer in question is Joseph Stalin, and in an instant Shostakovich’s status as a celebrated composer has transfigured to one awaiting certain exile.

Of course, as any listener of Classical music will know, this did not happen and through a twist of fate, persistence and good luck, the young composer went on to not only win Stalin’s good graces, but also to imbue his works with individuality and even a few subtle jabs, via musical double-entendre.

Two more such Conversations span the composer’s distinguished career, and they unfurl with a tense, building slowness. But rumination is the thrust of Barnes’ compact prose. The reader is left in a similar state of rumination. To whom does art belong?

What is its role in history, in society?

Shostakovich’s response, via Barnes: “Art belongs to everybody and nobody.

Art belongs to all time and no time. Art belongs to those who create it and those who savour it… Art is the whisper of history, heard above the noise of time. Art does not exist for art’s sake: it exists for people’s sake. But which people, and who defines them?” ©

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For fans of a musician, a memoir can offer a thrilling peek behind the curtain. At their best, they allow the reader-listener to hear music in a new way and to satisfy the insatiable urge for access — two traits that form a frequent comorbidity of fandom. One such example is Bruce Springsteen’s recent Born to Run (Simon & Schuster).

The disparate modalities of music and the written word have long been a subject of tautological observation, per the witticism regarding dancing about architecture.

Music, by virtue of its ephemeral nature (to say nothing of the structures of culture and capitalism that have been built around it), possesses a unique capacity to embody liminal space within a constellation of ideas.

Springsteen’s Born to Run is as much about a kid from New Jersey becoming a Rock icon as it is a keen, windblown and frequently rhapsodic portrayal of vulnerability and depression, crafted with the same fiery lyricism as his songwriting.

But for all its merits (and there are many), it conforms to an expected formula of the autobiographical music memoir: struggling artist rises from obscurity and grapples with the dark side of fame. There’s nothing wrong with this. But it’s refreshing when a book comes along that explores other possibilities.

Two recent ones that do so are Franz Nicolay’s The Humorless Ladies of Border Control: Touring the Punk Underground from Belgrade to Ulaanbaatar (The New Press) and Julian Barnes’ The Noise of Time (Knopf).

After leaving his job with the Indie Rock band the Hold Steady, multi-instrumentalist Nicolay, a self-described Slavophile, set out with a banjo and accordion in 2012 to tour Eastern Europe, Russia, the Balkans, Ukraine and Mongolia. While his book ostensibly is a memoir of this tour, the bulk of the text is given to ruminations on history, literature and sociopolitics.

Nicolay devotes a keen eye to documenting the Punk and DIY scenes that thrive, to varying degrees, in post-Soviet states.

Through a prism of eccentric (and sometimes frightening and frequently hilarious) encounters, he illuminates the lives of the people who comprise the countercultural diaspora. It is these encounters, along with his dry and often scholarly wit, that propel the narrative and make for the book’s most memorable moments.

He puts these colorful encounters into a copiously footnoted context of the history of preceding travel literature; in many ways, The Humorous Ladies of Border Control is as much about a journey through obscure corners of travel literature as it is about Europe and the former Soviet Union.

In author Barnes’ quasi-biographical novel The Noise of Time, the Man Booker

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‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Cuts Beyond the Bone

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We’ve seen the horrible madness of war Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction or Inglouportrayed on screen in the random way rious Basterds. Gibson is unreservedly death strikes in battle — a bullet, fired with straightforward in his displays of graphic deadly intention and precision, drills through violence, even when his characters use mutia raised head. One would think Mel Gibson, lated bodies to shield themselves in combat. of all directors, would depict that with relish.

The monumental endeavor to claim But, instead, in Hacksaw Ridge, he shows Hacksaw Ridge, a treacherous cliff that must sensitivity to the remarkable true story he is be scaled, sets the American forces up as telling, while depicting war for what it is. targets for the Japanese waiting in the foggy In Hacksaw Ridge, Desmond Doss shadows. This bears all the marks of the (Andrew Garfield) is an earnest small-town kind of suicidal, impossible missions we see conscientious objector and Army medic in war and action movies. And Gibson stages who “fought” in battle, helping injured comrades without carrying a weapon. He even received a Medal of Honor.

The film shows him at first engaging in a war of wills against his training sergeant (Vince Vaughn), his commanding officer (Sam Worthington) and the men of his platoon before confronting the horrors of the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Gibson’s dark battlefield vision is the foundation of Doss’ ethical decision to not take up arms. We see Doss’ Andrew Garfield as Army medic Desmond Doss effort to prove himself to be P H O T O : M a r k Ro g e r s a highly committed trainee, weathering the hailstorm of the ongoing assault with all the relentlessabuse with no sign of cracking.

This commitment stems from a complex ness we would expect from the director of stew of personal experiences. Doss watched Braveheart and the performer known for his his father (Hugo Weaving) succumb to roles in The Patriot and Mad Max. extreme guilt over having survived World Surprisingly though, because the narraWar I when so many of his boyhood friends tive zeroes in on Doss, a certain reflective did not. The younger Doss also lives with his cinematic stillness takes hold of Gibson’s own guilt-ridden promise to God after a raumovie. Maybe it is because of the character’s cous clash with his older brother when they unwavering faith in the righteousness of were boys nearly ended in tragedy. Feeling his choice, but Hacksaw Ridge shifts, ever firsthand the furious and destructive power so slightly, toward the surrealism of Joe of striking out in anger, he decided then and Wright’s Atonement, in particular that film’s there to never allow that to happen again. famous extended tracking shot of panicked Somehow, Doss emerges from these early British soldiers trying to regroup at Dunkirk traumas with a romantic outlook that is during World War II. Gibson forgoes the forged by the conviction that the world can bravado of a technical stunt like that, but and should be seen from a binary perspecwhat he offers instead is gruesome and allurtive — there is right and then there is ing in its own fashion. Gibson has an eye for everything else. Doss the character and Gibamped-up action sequences and the startling son the director don’t quite go so far as to blood splatters that can emerge from rupassume that the other side is wrong. Rather, tured bodies. He never lets us forget that he’s it just adheres to an alternate viewpoint. the man behind The Passion of the Christ, But make no mistake: Doss is on the side which was an unending circus of pain. of the angels, with his own heavenly guardI believe Hacksaw Ridge seeks to ian — Dorothy Schutte (Teresa Palmer), a illustrate that Gibson’s aim is to step back nurse he naively stumbles upon before signfrom the violent brink, that dangerous edge ing up for military duty. we associate with him. But only marginOnce Doss earns the right to storm the ally. This film is harrowing, to be sure, but beach at Okinawa, we see a nightmarish expertly drawn in the service of a great and realm not fit for denizens of the real world remarkable true story. (Opens wide Friday) in the middle of a horrific location. It is the (R) Grade: B+ bloody merger of the most violent scenes of CONTACT TT STERN-ENZI: letters@ citybeat.com Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan and

ON SCREEN Iggy Pop’s New Movie

BY JASON GARGANO

Iggy Pop is in many ways the quintessential Rock & Roll frontman. Jim Jarmusch is a pre-eminent American independent filmmaker of the last 30 years. Yet the pairing of the two on Gimme Danger, Jarmusch’s documentary on the rise and troubled history of The Stooges, is surprisingly straightforward for such iconoclasts.

Jarmusch mixes vintage photographs and television footage with recent Iggy (born Jim Osterberg) interviews to tell the story of a band seething with barely restrained angst and an elemental noise informed

by The Doors, The Velvet Underground and Midwestern trailer park trash. Often cited as the forefathers of Punk, The Stooges cut three albums from 1969 to 1973 that had little wider cultural impact but inspired a host of artists enamored with Iggy’s undeniable charisma and a backing band that mixed Psychedelia with corrosive riffage.

The best of the television footage centers on The Stooges’ live appearance at 1970’s Cincinnati Pop Festival, during which Iggy notoriously smeared peanut butter across his typically bare torso. In fact, the Cincinnati gig represents the only significant representation of the original band in action, which is just another sign of The Stooges’ marginalized position in the Rock & Roll universe at the time. But all is not lost: The final quarter of Gimme Danger covers the band’s 2003 reformation, which generated far more interest than the initial run.

Jarmusch includes interviews with co-founding members Ron and Scott Asheton and guitarist James Williamson, who joined the group in the early 1970s when original bassist Dave Alexander left.

Jarmusch also incorporates animated footage to recreate a few of the band’s notorious antics, but it’s the simple talking-head shots of Iggy that deliver most of what Gimme Danger has to tell.

Jarmusch presents curiously few figures outside of The Stooges’ membership to testify on the band’s behalf. The result is a documentary short on context and long on personal reminiscence. (Opens Friday at the Esquire Theatre) (R) Grade: B Also Opening This Week: American Pastoral // Doctor Strange // Harry & Snowman // Trolls

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The Evolution of ‘The Walking Dead’

BY JAC KERN

Between being a lifelong TV lover and cliffhangers, bait and gore. Maybe this is its writing this column for the past five years, chance to prove that. it’s safe to say I have a decent amount of For once, Rick and his allies aren’t going television-watching time under my belt. to be able to just kill their nemesis. It may But despite the number of programs in my involve careful coordination between all of repertoire, a number that grows each year, I the groups Negan has under his control, and can guarantee I will never forget the experiwho knows how vast that network is. ence of watching the very first episode of But we’re going to have to wait at least The Walking Dead (9 p.m. Sundays, AMC) another week to see that, because this Sunsix years ago. day’s episode will focus on Negan and the Especially for those who hadn’t read the Saviors’ home base, The Sanctuary, and the comics, there was a true sense of bewilcontinued breakdown of the captive Daryl. derment as viewers experienced the early It will be our first look at the settlement. stages of the zombie apocalypse vicariously through Sheriff’s Deputy Rick Grimes as he awoke from a coma to a new world. With very little dialogue in that first episode, we were transported to a truly scary alternate reality.

The imagery said it all in the scene where Rick rides into downtown Atlanta on horseback, while the outbound highway lanes are crowded with abandoned cars.

There were the lighthearted flashback moments, like seeing Rick with best Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays Negan in The Walking Dead. bud and partner Shane.

P H O T O : G E N E PA G E / A M C There was that moment when Glenn responds to Rick’s radio call, as he’s trapped inside a Negan has surely broken Rick down, military tank — it was our first introduction but could he do the same to Daryl? It to that fan-favorite protagonist. And there would be really interesting to explore a was the brutal shooting of a little girl — a sort-of turning of a character. predator zombie, but a child nonetheless.

Much has changed since that cinematic episode first aired on Halloween 2010.

Stan Against Evil (Series Premiere, 10 p.m.

Human antagonists have often become Wednesday, IFC) – In this new horror-comedy more of a threat to the survivors than the (mostly comedy), crotchety small-town killer corpses that have taken over the sheriff Stanley Miller (John C. McGinley) has landscape. And now, in Season 7, that fact been forced into early retirement. Just as he is clearer than ever, thanks to the introducstruggles to transfer power to his replacement tion of uber-villain Negan. But while he’s (Janet Varney), they discover that their pocket perhaps the baddest of all the show’s charof New England is possessed by demons. acters and has brought trauma to the others (and to us viewers), he may have actually Balls Deep (10 p.m. Thursday, VICEbreathed new life into the ever-popular but LAND) – Thomas heads to our home state ever-griped-about show. to meet Ralph Case, Donald Trump’s top We’ve never seen a performance on the volunteer in southern Ohio, along with the show like Andrew Lincoln’s (as Grimes) supporters he’s managed to organize to in last week’s talked-about premiere. As help elect Trump. upsetting as it may be to lose major charSaturday Night Live (11:30 p.m. Saturday, acters (and in such a brutally violent way, NBC) – Doctor Strange star Benedict Cumeven for The Walking Dead), this may be berbatch hosts; Solange performs. a positive turning point for a show that’s gotten a bit off track.

Vanderpump Rules (Season Premiere, Sure, the premiere episode was merci9 p.m. Monday, Bravo) – The waitstaff of lessly violent, but maybe that’s what fans Lisa Vanderpump’s SUR restaurant and get for counting the days until we knowfriends return for a fifth season of this ingly get to see which character got his guilty-pleasure fave. head bashed in. Maybe we asked for it?

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The menu at Frenchie Fresh offers a Parisian twist on American sandwiches and casual eats. crispy and creamy and perfectly seasoned.

My only qualm was the lack of provided ketchup, although in France you’d be more likely to find mayo, so it’s hardly a reasonable offense.

The side of slaw was quite small but crunchy and delicious. The sandwich’s “sloppy” filling was just right — sweet and savory — and the toasted bun was speared through with a cornichon, an unexpected highlight. I also ordered a tropical mimosa, and it was tasty but there was little alcohol, which may have been a good thing because the cups are generously sized and ice isn’t required.

Although you won’t see booze options listed on the menu, Frenchie offers wine, local beer, mimosas and even tiny liquor mixers for the fountain and bottled-glass sodas.

My mom got the bahn mi ($9.50), listed as the “veggie version of Vietnamese sandwich,” with crispy tofu, pickled veggies and sprouts and a plain Mac & Chez.

Even the “plain” version of Frenchie’s Mac & Chez is not plain — it comes with penne pasta, leek, celery, mushroom and a creamy béchamel sauce. It was creamy and flavorful and the pasta still had bite.

I could have eaten a plate of it on its own (which you can do for $7-$11, depending on the add-ins, which run the gamut from seafood and truffle to hot dogs), but in this case I was glad to try the bahn mi, also a triumph but with more mayonnaise than I’m used to.

My mom kept asking, “Is this tofu?” because it was so succulent and textured.

For vegetarians, it’s always nice not to feel like an afterthought at a restaurant, and vegetarian diners will not feel secondplace here.

The servers, though not assigned to any particular table, are always coming and going and politely asking if they can take empty baskets and cups. We didn’t have to budge as our requests for ketchup (sacre

bleu!), more salt and a pile of napkins were all obliged.

For dessert we had to try the pot-ducreme ($4.50), but the creme brûlée and profiterole “ice cream puff” were hard to pass up. The pot-du-creme was more than enough for the two of us to share after our filling meals, and even one bite of the dense but fluffy, deeply chocolately dessert would have been a satisfying end.

There was even a lovely splayed strawberry on top.

And, should you decide that the American way — order, stuff your face, get out — isn’t your own and you’d like to sway more toward the “fine” French café lifestyle, outdoor tables and booths inside make lingering a tempting option.

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hef and restaurateur Jean-Robert de Cavel hardly needs an introduction — he is perhaps the most recognizable name in the Cincinnati dining scene, both for his supreme culinary skill as well as his infectiously friendly and mildly eccentric French persona. So it is with bated breath that diners (and local food media) wait for him to announce any and all new ventures, seizing with excitement at the prospect.

Which made my surprise at the latest addition to his food oeuvre — Frenchie Fresh — a fun and novel sensation. First, the restaurant seemed to spring up almost overnight without the usual advanced fanfare accompanying a de Cavel venture.

Secondly, Frenchie Fresh is an entirely new concept for de Cavel’s repertoire: a fast casual French-American sandwich/ streetfood shop located in a strip mall.

“Fast casual” eateries have become the modern American diner, sans the nostalgia. They allow patrons to sit and eat at a table, not in a car, but they’re still quick enough to accommodate a busy family looking for a quality meal minus the time commitment of a waitstaffed restaurant.

De Cavel has made an addendum to the term fast casual and refers to Frenchie Fresh as “fine, fast casual cuisine.” That’s a fair assessment, and the location in the Rookwood Exchange perfectly caters to the aforementioned families looking for quality and brevity in the same spot. (And the parking space is gloriously expansive for those on the go.)

My lunch date (my mom) and I got confused and entered through the restaurant’s porch door — the front is slightly hidden in plain sight — but once inside, the menu is displayed on boards above the register, like at Panera, and your order is taken by an employee behind the register. The menu is pleasingly arranged by categories: Soups, Salads, Mac & Chez, Create Your Own Masterpiece (burgers), Sandwiches, Chef’s Choice, Sides, Kids’ Meals and Desserts.

There’s clearly a lot to choose from and it’s slightly awkward that you’re immediately thrust into the line as soon as you walk in, but thankfully there are also nice paper menus close at hand. We sat down while we browsed and decided what to order — and there are no bad choices.

I ordered the Sloppy Jean ($9.50), described on the menu as “like mom made but ‘French’ and served with a side of ‘Frenchie Slaw.’ ” The sandwich also came with Frenchie Fries, seasoned with a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese and truffle.

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After being closed for 14 months due to a It’s also a space that caters to all walks decimating kitchen fire, Tucker’s, the venerof life. The weekends attract busy crowds, able Over-the-Rhine greasy spoon, reopened everyone from University of Cincinnati stuto the public on Sept. 17, two days before dents and stroller-pushing parents to locals the restaurant’s 70th anniversary. A month who live in the neighborhood. An egalitarinto the new iteration, co-owner Joe Tucker ian atmosphere is a hard-won aspect of says business has been “outstanding.” what makes Tucker’s so special, along with Last July, Joe handed the keys over to a a hands-on approach. trusted employee who blacked out while “We’re a real diner, we’re not corporate,” cooking something on the grill, and the Joe says. “We know everybody who comes next thing he knew, the place was engulfed in here. It’s more like a family atmosphere. in flames. The kitchen, in Joe’s words, That’s the way it should be.” “melted away.”

“I can’t change what happened,” Joe says. “It is what it is, and I just try to move forward.”

Moving ahead meant using the conflagration as an excuse to update the restaurant’s furnishings. They rebuilt the floor, painted the walls, added a fountain drink machine, removed the soda cooler from the front and installed a shiny new grill. They tried to maintain the diner’s art deco design as much as possible, and walking in you wouldn’t Tucker’s classic diner food is back and better than ever. know the open kitchen had PHOTO : Haile y Bollinger been ravished.

On a particular weekday, Carla and Joe have worked in the restauit’s business as usual. Joe flips burgers, his wife Carla rings people up, Pink Floyd plays rant for 37 and 38 years, respectively. Every on the jukebox and the regulars — the barday, Joe can be seen manning the grill and stoolers — discuss conspiracies about the Carla roams the front-of-the-house. Joe’s upcoming election. It took Joe a couple of parents, E.G. and Maynie Tucker, opened weeks to get back into the swing of things — Tucker’s on 13th Street in Over-the-Rhine especially standing on his feet all day again in 1946. They moved to their current loca— but he says “things are falling into place.” tion on Vine Street in 1957, and in between The outpouring of support after the fire they operated a Tucker’s inside the defunct rallied the community together in a way Acme Hotel on Sixth and Walnut from 1950that Joe says was humbling. “I’m used to 1957. Joe’s mom is still alive — she’s 96 — giving, not taking,” he says. and she cried when she saw the refurbished Taste of Belgium owner Jean-François diner.

Flechet created a Tucker’s gift card program, In September, Tucker’s celebrated its 70th and a GoFundMe campaign raised $17,670 anniversary, a huge milestone for the diner to mitigate the $65,000 price tag attached to that endured a fire on top of a shooting in necessary repairs. The Tuckers participated 2011 — Carla was injured and a customer, in a few fundraisers themselves, including Ranisha Burgin, was paralyzed; the shooter one at Saint Francis church in Over-thewas sentenced to 32 years in prison. “Like Rhine, where they volunteer. they say: If you put your left leg on yesterOne of the many things that has always day and your right leg on tomorrow, then separated Tucker’s from a typical diner is you gotta pee on today,” Joe says. “I try to their use of local ingredients from places live today.” like Findlay Market, as well as their vast No matter what gets thrown at Tucker’s, vegetarian options. A BLT comes with vegthe restaurant will still be standing for the gie bacon, and a couple of years ago Carla denizens of this city. “Our legacy is just added a superfood salad. keep giving back,” Joe says. “It’s not about While OTR has evolved considerably in making money, it’s about having a home the past decade, Tucker’s somehow remains where everyone can come in and eat and unfazed by the progression. They still serve feel comfortable.” cheap burgers and omelets and national pubTUCKER’S is located at 1637 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine. lications like Saveur have lauded their ability More info: facebook.com/tuckersrestaurantotr. to cook delicious made-from-scratch food.

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Cincinnati Pizza Week — Join CityBeat and area pizzerias in a weeklong celebration of all things ’za. Participating restaurants will be offering $8 pizzas all week.

Through Nov. 8. Find more information and participating locations at cincinnatipizzaweek.com.

Crab Carnival — Soft-shelled, Alaskan King, Dungeness and more — crabs of all shapes and sizes will be available to eat at the 17th-annual Washington Platform Crab Carnival. Through Nov. 12. Prices vary. Washington Platform, 1000 Elm St., Downtown, washingtonplatform.com.

Gnocchi, Gnocchi, Gnocchi! — Chef Julie Francis of Nectar teaches the art of making soft Italian dumplings. Wine and beer is included. 6-9 p.m. $75. Midwest Culinary Institute, 3520 Central Parkway, Clifton, culinary.cincinnatistate.edu.

Moroccan Spiced Chicken — Use ras el hanout to create a Moroccan-spiced chicken with creamy jus. 6-8 p.m. $60.

The Learning Kitchen, 7659 Cox Lane, West Chester, thelearningkitchen.com.

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Bacchanalian Society of Greater Cincinnati Gathering — Teams of up to three bring three of the same bottles of pinot noir to sip, share and do blind tastings. 7-10 p.m. $20; $15 advance. The Phoenix, 812 Race St., Downtown, bacchanaliansociety.com.

Everything But the Turkey — Marilyn Harris is here to teach you to make a memorable Thanksgiving dinner. Make the perfect gravy from stock, stuffing, pecan pie and more. 6-9 p.m. $75. Midwest Culinary Institute, 3520 Central Parkway, Clifton, culinary.cincinnatistate.edu.

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1-4:30 p.m. $35. Meet in the Lobby of Taft’s Ale House, 1429 Race St., Over-theRhine, cincybrewbus.com.

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The Learning Kitchen, 7659 Cox Lane, West Chester, thelearningkitchen.com.

The Great Ohio Brew N’ Que — This annual event teams Fifty West and Great Lakes beers with barbecued meats and sides.

Both breweries will have at least 10 beers on tap, including a special collaboration beer.

Tickets include all-you-can-eat food (including a vegetarian option) and eight beer tickets. 4 p.m. $40. Fifty West, 7668 Wooster Pike, Mariemont, fiftywestbrew.com.

Secrets of Bakery-Style Cupcakes — Chef Lisa Kindle of Taste of Belgium teaches the tricks of the trade to make cupcakes that look and taste like they came from a bakery. 9 a.m.-noon. $70. Midwest Culinary Institute, 3520 Central Parkway, Clifton, culinary.cincinnatistate.edu.

Holiday Entertaining: Turkey Prep — Colonel De teaches you to prepare turkey, including how to brine, grill, roast, smoke or deep-fry a bird. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. $75. Colonel De Gourmet Herbs & Spices, 18 N. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, colonelde.com.

Prohibition Party — Head back to a 1920s speakeasy for an evening of live music, dancing, cocktail tickets, heavy appetizers and more. 7-11 p.m. $50. The French House, 3012 Section Road, Amberley Village, premierparkevents.com.

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An Italian Christmas with Clara Ravanelli — Clara Ravanelli, native of Milan, Italy, demonstrates how to create Northern Italian Christmas dishes. 6:30-9 p.m. $50.

Cooks’Wares, 11344 Montgomery Road, Harper’s Point, cookswaresonline.com.

Baked & Brewed — A celebration to close out Yelp and Holtman’s Donuts National Donut Month events. Special donut beers available at the event include Urban Artifact’s Operation Plowshare, a black raspberry jelly donut ale; Braxton’s Toaster, a Cinnamon Toast Crunch beer; and Listermann’s Lateral Gone Nuts, an oatmeal sweet stout. 7-10 p.m. Free.

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Mixed Drinks for Fall & the Holidays — Extend your cocktail repertoire with spirits, wine, beer and cider. Make craft cocktails using seasonal ingredients and from-scratch mixers. Appetizers will be served. 6-9 p.m. $65. Midwest Culinary Institute, 3520 Central Parkway, Clifton, culinary.cincinnatistate.edu.

MainStrasse Village Food Tour — A guided walking food tour of MainStrasse Village. Includes generous tastings plus drinks from five local restaurants. 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. $59. Meets on the plaza at 473 W. Fifth St., Covington, Ky., riversidefoodtours.com.

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Yea Yea Yea!

Yeasayer offers a wave to the past and a prayer for the future on Amen & Goodbye

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f you’ve read CityBeat’s preview coverage for the MidPoint Music Festival over the past decade and a half, you have some idea of how important comparative description is to music journalism. It’s great fun to rattle off a string of (hopefully) appropriate and helpful band references, and then perhaps tack on a postscript like “on acid.” I particularly enjoy that one because I know what it’s like to have acid tacked onto the end of something. Like, for instance, the morning.

The press release for the new Yeasayer album, Amen & Goodbye, features a passage where the band — Chris Keating, Ira Wolf Tuton and Anand Wilder — describes the album’s artwork and the surreal video for the single “Prophecy Gun,” both featuring a psychedelic tableau created by sculptor David Altmejd, as “Sgt. Pepper meets Hieronymus Bosch meets Dali meets Pee-wee’s Playhouse.”

Oddly enough, that comparison perfectly describes the funhouse-mirrored sounds emanating from Amen & Goodbye, an experimental Indie Rock album disguised as an innocuous Flaming Lips Prog/Pop/ Psych Folk tribute to The Beatles. On acid.

“I felt like we had references from the artwork in the music,” co-lead vocalist, cosongwriter and multi-instrumentalist Keating says by phone while painting a banister in his upstate New York home. “Hopefully describing one could be describing the other, in a way.”

Hearing the album play out as it does with that description in mind, it seems unlikely that a band could conceive music with that goal in mind. As it turns out, Yeasayer doesn’t.

“I think you have subconscious objectives,” Keating says. “You don’t necessarily verbalize them, but it’s stuff you’re looking at, stuff you’re listening to, stuff you’re reading and then it starts to take shape. Sometimes a song is just a little thing that has to take shape in the production of it, and you’re influenced by a certain aesthetic or you get turned onto different sounds at different times. I write songs but I’m not a writer in terms of a critic or describing things, so I have to sit with it for awhile and then I realize, ‘Yeah, that is kind of what we’re going for.’ Anything we’ve ever spit out is not exactly the way I pictured it in my head, but I couldn’t tell you what’s different. It’s almost like trying to draw a picture of your grandmother from memory. I know what she looks like, but I couldn’t do it.”

As often happens when a band begins the creative process, early songs have the ability to set the bar for the subsequent

Yeasayer’s latest touches on ’60s Psych Pop, ’70s Prog and ’80s New Wave. material. For Yeasayer, that song was “I Am Chemistry,” featuring a lovely vocal interlude from Folk chanteuse Suzzy Roche, which feels like the result of scanning radio frequencies through the history of modern Rock.

“We were working heavily on ‘I Am Chemistry’ as a piece with like five different ideas that we were finding a way to link together,” Keating says. “We recorded it a few different times in a few different places, just trying to see where it could go. We liked the idea of it being linear, basically taking you on this little journey, always moving forward through the song and having all these different collaged elements that seemed like they were from different decades of music.”

Yeasayer’s original intention was to record Amen & Goodbye live, but the band’s love of the process overwhelmed its desire to work in a traditional framework.

The result is an album that touches on ’60s Psych Pop, ’70s Prog and ’80s New Wave, all filtered through a contemporary Indie Rock ethic as steered by Brian Eno. “I’d love to go in like The Rolling Stones, and the engineers are in the booth and the guitarist plays the guitar and the singer sings and the drummer plays the drums,

but we always end up tinkering around,” Keating says. “I love being in the studio, things and mess with the sound and move forward. Writing a great Pop song is one of the hardest things to do — to create something that has a little substance or is timeless. We always try to do that a little bit and then we try to experiment within that same song. We’re always trying to push the envelope for ourselves and sonically try to use different elements and different toys we haven’t used before.”

Although Yeasayer’s love of studio sequestration might hint at the reason for the long gap between its last album, 2012’s Fragrant World, and Amen & Goodbye, the bulk of the gap was taken up with touring. Given the current state of the industry, the road is where the money is for musicians and Yeasayer, like so many others, makes the most of that.

“We’ve been to Singapore three times and Australia five times, and it’s kind of incredible, all the places we get to go and have a good response,” Keating says. “I never in a million years thought I’d have people singing along to songs in Singapore. We’re not U2, we’re not a huge Pop band. I don’t know

if we’re a big small band or a small big band, but either way we’re definitely going to carve out our little idiosyncratic niche.”

With Amen & Goodbye, Yeasayer continues a creative arc that seems to be reinforcing the band’s resolve to draw on consistent influences without making the same album twice.

When Keating considers the possible philosophical thread connecting Yeasayer’s catalog, he admits that the intention is there, but no concrete explanation.

“I think there is, but I don’t know if I could verbally lay it out,” he says. “I like to line up the records — I do this with all kinds of bands; Pink Floyd, Jay-Z, it doesn’t matter — and (see and hear how) the album covers and also the content of the music tell a little story. It looks like there’s some kind of narrative. I don’t know that I can succinctly say what our progression is because we’re still in that. We’re still trying to make music and reference the past or other albums and try to figure out our end game. There’s an expiration date on every band.”

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Copper Continues Legacy of Cincinnati Pop Rock

BY MIKE BREEN

The second album from Copper, the project of local singer/songwriter Peter Obermark that features a supporting cast of accomplished Cincinnati musicians, is set for release Thursday. The Devil You Know will be fêted with a free release show Thursday at The Redmoor (3187 Linwood Ave., Mount Lookout, theredmoor.com). Copper (Obermark plus many of the guest musicians from the new album) performs at 8 p.m., followed

by Flying Underground, the band led by acclaimed songwriter/guitarist Brian Lovely.

Obermark’s dedication to the power of a strong melody is evident across all 10 tracks on The Devil You Know, putting him in Cincinnati’s enduring lineage of smart, clever and potent Pop Rock that is led by veteran songwriters like Rob Fetters, Bob Nyswonger and Chris Arduser of The Raisins/psychodots family (Arduser coproduced Copper’s new album and is one of the main instrumentalists on the release, while Nyswonger provides bass on a pair of tracks), Roger Klug, Lovely (who lends guitar to album closer “The Revulsion Will Not Be Televised”) and others. Over the past three-decades-plus, many songwriters have shown the influence those great craftspeople have had on their writing, and with his Copper releases, Obermark proves himself be one ofthe more gifted disciples.

Highlights from Copper’s latest include the effervescent title track and its rock-solid, harmony-laden chorus hook, the dynamic “Radio Free Jesus,” with its engaging tonal shifts between gloom and radiance, and the fuzzy, frisky romp “Death and Texas,” one of two cuts to feature the resplendent vocals of Cincinnati singer Krystal Peterson.

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Make America Boogie Again One of Greater Cincinnati’s crown-jewel music events, the Blues & Boogie Piano Summit, returns Friday and Saturday for its 17th-annual celebration of the vintage Boogie Woogie style. The music has a big, dedicated following in Europe, and the Summit always reflects the genre’s international appeal, showcasing players from all over the world.

This year, event founder and Cincinnati Boogie Woogie master Ricky Nye (who tours overseas frequently) is joined by the U.K.’s Carl Sonny Leyland and Bloomington, Ind.’s Craig Brenner on both nights.

Saturday’s show also features Spain’s Lluís Coloma, while St. Louis’ Ethan Leinwand rounds out Saturday’s lineup.

The shows take place at the Southgate House Revival, (111 E. Sixth St., Newport, Ky., southgatehouse.com). Showtime both nights is 9 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door for reserved seats; standing-room tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door.

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Tweet Heat of the Week After meeting Barack Obama by chance while at the same Florida airport, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry probably thought nothing of having a photo of the meeting posted on the band’s Twitter account. But Aerosmith’s drummer, Joey Kramer, was pissed, tweeting that the POTUS post (which wasn’t at all political) was “not representative of Aerosmith.”

(The photo has since been removed.)

Meanwhile, Smash Mouth got pwned by whoever was running the account for the Oakland A’s recently at 2 a.m. After Smash Mouth tweeted something critical of the A’s to a baseball writer, the team’s late-night Twitter manager cut the band down hard, at one point tweeting, “Up late desperately tweeting for relevancy?

Hey now, that’s not very All-Star of you.”

More “Funk” Trouble Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars’ hit “Uptown Funk” might be fun, but it’s far from original — if you used it at karaoke night and sang certain Prince, The Time or The Gap Band songs over top of it, no one would even notice. Like a few other artists, Minneapolis Electro Funk band Collage is calling out the rip-off, but unlike most others, the group is going to court, saying “Funk” is an “obvious” copy of its 1983 single “Young Girls.” Ronson’s and Mars’ own words may have encouraged the suit — the complaint points out that the pair have commented on how “Uptown Funk” was influenced by early ’80s Electro Funk, specifically from Minneapolis.

Does Basketball Matter?

The Philadelphia 76ers organization made a last-minute decision to not allow R&B singer Sevyn Streeter to sing the National Anthem before a basketball game because the words “We Matter” were on her shirt. (Context: Streeter is black; many 76ers fans are white; some white people get rage boners when they hear the phrase “Black Lives Matter.)

When backlash ensued (including from some of the team’s players), the Sixers apologized and invited Streeter to perform the anthem before another game.

She should do it and take a knee.

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In 2012, Mike Oberst of Cincinnati Folk greats The Tillers was introduced to Jean Dowell, a talented college basketball player and celebrated coach. The North Carolina native moved to Cincinnati in the early ’70s, just as the Mount Saint Joseph University’s women’s basketball team was created. Dowell became the team’s coach and over the next two-dozen years led the team to several championships. Her impressive career has earned her spots in five sports hall of fames, including the Ohio Basketball Hall Fame.

Oberst and Dowell bonded, but not over basketball. Dowell grew up listening to and singing old-time Folk music with her family and, while in grad school in her 20s, she rekindled her love affair with those sounds, learned guitar and began writing songs.

When Oberst heard her original songs, he encouraged her to perform them in public.

The pair recorded a track for 2013’s locally

spawned Music for the Mountains compilation; in 2014, Dowell played her first show.

This week marks the latest phase of Dowell’s long and winding musical journey: the release of her first album, A Place Way Back in Time. Featuring 19 of Dowell’s compositions from throughout the years, the album was produced by Oberst, who also lent his instrumental skills to the recordings. Anticipation is high for the album — when this Saturday’s release show at Ludlow, Ky.’s Folk School Coffee Parlor was announced, it sold out so quickly that a second show was added.

That show has since sold out as well.

For more album info, visit facebook.com/ jeandowellmusic.

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Wild Belle with JSPH Tuesday • Woodward Theater As Elliot and Natalie Bergman grew up in a suburb near Chicago, the elder brother would share music with his little sister, who was eight years younger. While the family also bonded over Jazz and Soul tunes, one specific type of music Elliot (a multi-instrumentalist who studied Jazz at the University of Michigan) turned Natalie onto planted Wild Belle the seeds of what PHOTO : provided would become Wild Belle. Natalie, a violinist and mesmerizing vocalist who showed her talent at a young age, fell in love with the ’60s and ’70s Ska and Reggae records that came out of Jamaica.

In college, Elliot and some friends formed the compelling band Nomo, which creatively blended African rhythms with Funk, Jazz and other musical concepts into a dancefriendly sound that earned the group a following on the road. Nomo was largely an instrumental unit, but as soon as she was old enough Elliott brought his talented younger sister into the fold to tour and provide some occasional vocals and percussion to the mix. Natalie added dazzling lead vocals to a Nomo track Elliott was working on, 2010’s single “Upside Down,” which smoldered with strong Pop melodicism and sensual soulfulness. The track was the siblings’ first official collaboration and, while the rest of Nomo and its fanbase didn’t appreciate the different approach (she was fired), it laid the groundwork for Wild Belle. The pair injected a strong tropical, Jamaican rhythmic flavor and Soul/R&B personality into an eclectic, textural Alt Pop style that showcased their unique, magical creative chemistry.

Elliott and Natalie put their focus into the new project, drawing industry attention with their charmingly unique sound and quickly landing a record deal with Columbia Records, which released Wild Belle’s debut, Isles, in 2013.

This spring, Wild Belle (which tours with a full band) released Isles’ follow-up,

Dreamland, which was recorded in various locales (including Jamaica, Nashville and L.A.) with various producers (including The Black Keys’ Patrick Carney, TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek and Diplo). That broad production foundation is reflected in Dreamland’s more varied sound, which only further spotlights Wild Belle’s greatest skill — combining diverse styles and sounds so ingeniously that instead of sounding like a disparate hodge-podge, the music comes off as fluid, natural and distinctly Wild Belle.

The songwriting is also ratcheted up a notch on Dreamland, with the buoyant, irresistible vocal hooks given extra depth thanks to Natalie’s darker, soul-stirring lyrics, which were inspired by a hurtful romantic breakup. It’s that endless tinkering with contrasting hues and shadings that makes Dreamland one of the most inventive, multidimensional Pop albums you will hear all year, putting the duo in the same game-changing, individualistic league as Pop adventurers from Björk to Lorde.

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music listings Wednesday 02 Arnold’s Bar and Grill - Todd Hepburn. 7 p.m. Blues/Jazz/ Various. Free.

Bella Luna - RMS Band. 7 p.m. Soft Rock/Jazz. Free.

Blind Lemon - Sara Hutchinson. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

Century Inn Restaurant - Paul Lake. 7 p.m. Pop/Rock/Jazz/ Oldies/Various. Free.

Esquire Theatre - Ricky Nye and Lluis Coloma. 7 p.m. Blues/ Boogie Woogie. $5.

Jag’s Steak and Seafood - Steve Thomas. 6 p.m. Sax/Piano/Vocals.

Free.

Knotty Pine - Dallas Moore & Lucky Chucky. 9 p.m. Country.

Free.

Mansion Hill Tavern - Losing Lucky. 8 p.m. Roots. Free.

Miami University - Middletown - Jake Shimabukuro. 7:30 p.m.

Jazz/Various. $20-$30.

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Mic’s Pub - Karaoke with A Sound Sensation/DJ Heather. 8:30 p.m.

Various. Free.

Miller’s Fill Inn - Karaoke with A Mystical Sound Sensation DJ Rob. 9 p.m. Various. Free.

MOTR Pub - The Appleseed Collective. 10 p.m. Americana/ Various. Free.

Northside Tavern - Original Farm League Big Band. 9 p.m. Big Band Jazz. $10.

Pit to Plate - Bluegrass Night with Vernon McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass. 7 p.m. Bluegrass. $2.

Silverton Cafe - Bob Cushing Acoustic. Free.

Southgate House Revival (Lounge) - Moonbeau with Jon Delvaux. 8 p.m. ElectroPop. Free.

Southgate House Revival (Sanctuary) - Cowboy Mouth with Dirty Dozen Brass Band. 8 p.m. Rock/Various. $28, $30 day of show.

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Taft Theatre - Fruit Bats with Courtney Marie Andrews. 8 p.m. Indie/Rock/Roots. $15, $18 day of show (in the Ballroom).

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Urban Artifact - Blue Wisp Big Band. 8:30 p.m. Big Band Jazz. $10.

Thursday 03

Arnold’s Bar and Grill - Dottie Warner and Wayne Shannon. 7:30 p.m. Jazz. Free.

Blind Lemon - Mark Macomber. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

Bromwell’s Härth Lounge - Chris Comer Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.

Fort Mitchell Sports Bar Karaoke with A Sound Sensation/

DJ Heather. 9:30 p.m. Various.

Free.

The Greenwich - Mambo Combo.

8 p.m. Latin Jazz. $5.

Madison Theater - John King with Maddy Rose Band and Clever Records. 8 p.m. Country. $10, $15 day of show.

McCauly’s Pub - Sonny Moorman.

7 p.m. Blues. Free.

MOTR Pub - Stoop Kids. 10 p.m.

Alt/Indie/Rock/Various. Free.

Northside Yacht Club - Cruel Hand with Eternal Sleep, Will to Die, By Force, Crewneck and Bonehead. 8 p.m. Metal/Thrash/ Various. $10, $12 day of show.

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Plain Folk Cafe - Open Mic with Jeremy Francis. 7 p.m. Various.

Free.

The Redmoor - Copper (record H release party) and The Flying Underground. 8 p.m. Rock. Free.

Southgate House Revival (Lounge) - Antenna Man with Shiny Old Soul and Alaskan Bones.

9:30 p.m. Roots/Rock/Blues/ Jazz/Various. Free.

Southgate House Revival (Revival Room) - Jack Grelle with Joe Macheret & Sean Geil. 8 p.m.

Americana. Free.

Stanley’s Pub - Shwizz with Electric Orange Peel and Big Galactic. 10 p.m. Prog Rock/ Funk. $5.

Taft Theatre - Timeflies with Win and Woo. 8 p.m. Pop/ Electronic. $25, $30 day of show.

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Urban Artifact - Bi, Dark Harbour and The Ruffins. 10 p.m. AltRock.

Free.

Friday 04

Bella Luna - Blue Birds Trio. 7 p.m. Classic Rock/Jazz. Free.

Blind Lemon - Kyle Hackett and Evan Uveges. 6 p.m. Acoustic and Jazz. Free.

Blue Note Harrison - Trailer Park Floosies and Flipside. 9:30 p.m. Rock/Pop/Dance/Country/ Various. Cover.

Bogart’s - Russ. 8 p.m. Hip Hop. $24.50.

Buzzard Bay Pub - Pandora Effect.

9:30 p.m. Rock.

Century Inn Restaurant - Jim Teepen. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

College Hill Coffee Co. - Red Cedars. 7:30 p.m. Americana.

Free.

Jim and Jack’s on the River Project Doyle. 9 p.m. Classic Rock/Pop. Free.

Knotty Pine - Final Order. 10 p.m.

Rock. Cover.

Live! at the Ludlow Garage - Lisa Loeb. 8 p.m. Acoustic. $30-$75.

Madison Theater - Reckless H Kelly with Taylor Shannon. 8 p.m. Country. $20, $25 day of show.

Mansion Hill Tavern - Blues Express. 9 p.m. Blues. Cover.

MOTR Pub - Savoy Motel with H Dinge.

10 p.m. Rock. Free.

MVP Bar & Grille - Victor Spoils with Cody Houston. 8 p.m. Pop Rock.

Northside Tavern - Sweet Lil with Moonbeau and Moira. 10 p.m.

Indie/Rock/Various. Free.

Northside Yacht Club - Lost Coast, Aaron Collins, Watching for Foxes and Joshua Powell. 8 p.m. Indie Rock/Various.

Pee Wee’s Place - Bob Cushing.

7:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

Plain Folk Cafe - The Kelvinators.

7:30 p.m. Bluegrass/Folk/Rock.

Free.

The Redmoor - 2nd Wind. 9 p.m.

Jazz/R&B. $10.

Rick’s Tavern - DV8 with DJ X-Tina.

10 p.m. Rock. Cover.

Silverton Cafe - Big Trouble. 9 p.m. Blues/Rock. Free.

Southgate House Revival (Revival Room) - Vandaveer. 8 p.m. Indie/Americana. $8, $10 day of show.

Southgate House Revival H (Sanctuary) - Blues & Boogie Piano Summit with Carl Sonny

Leyland, Craig Brenner, Ricky Nye, Lluis Coloma and Ethan Leinwand.

8 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie. $20-$30.

Stanley’s Pub - Love Alive with Cymatic Grooves. 10 p.m. Jam/ Rock. $5.

Thompson House - Magnolia Supernova with Armchair Psychosis, The Rumoured, Death Before Disco and BiPolar Opposites. 8 p.m. Alt/Funk/Rock/ Psych/Various. $10.

The Underground - The Underground Battle of the Bands with Moment 44, Kyla Mainous, Pointseven, Waveshapes and Micah Mootispaw. 7 p.m. Various.

Cover.

The Comet - Ramesh, Halvsies and Dronebaby. 10 p.m. Rock/ Various. Free.

Urban Artifact - Galactic Cowboy Orchestra, Wonky Tonk and Austin Manuel. 8 p.m. Art Rock/Jazz/ Country/Americana/Various. Free.

The Greenwich - Rollins Davis H Band featuring Deborah Hunter. 9 p.m. Jazz/R&B. $5.

Village Troubadour - Ma Crow and the Lady Slippers. 7 p.m.

Bluegrass. Free.

CityBeat’s music listings are free. Send info to MIKE BREEN via email at mbreen@citybeat.com.

Listings are subject to change. See citybeat.com for full music listings and all club locations.

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Saturday 05

Arnold’s Bar and Grill - Cincinnati Dancing Pigs. 9 p.m. Americana/ Jug band. Free.

Backstage Cafe - Red Beast H (release party) with Caducus, Shocker, Donnie Confield and

OTR Live - Fabolous and H Jadakiss. 10 p.m. Hip Hop. $40.

Plain Folk Cafe - Ma Crow and the Ladyslippers. 7:30 p.m. Bluegrass.

Free.

more. 7 p.m. Black Metal. $5.

Rick’s Tavern - 3 Day Rule. 10 p.m. Rock/Pop/Various. Cover.

Bella Luna - Blue Birds Trio. 7 p.m. Classic Rock/Jazz. Free.

Silverton Cafe - String Theory. 9 p.m. Rock. Free.

Blind Lemon - G. Burton and Ed Oxley. 6 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

Smoke Justis - Sonny Moorman. 9 p.m. Blues.

Blue Note Harrison - DV8 and Blackbone Cat. 9:30 p.m. Rock.

Southgate House Revival (Lounge) - Jennifer Westwood and The Handsome Devils with The Summit. 9:30 p.m. Rock/ Roots. Free.

Bogart’s - Kane Brown with Jordan Rager. 8 p.m. Country. $25.

College Hill Coffee Co. - Chris Collier. 7:30 p.m. Folk. Free.

The Comet - The Hiders. 11 p.m. Rock/Roots/Various.

Free.

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The Cricket Lounge at The Cincinnatian Hotel - Phillip Paul Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.

DownTowne Listening Room Music & Wine & Cheese & Chocolate Event featuring The Red Wine Effect Band with Kevin Stokley. 7:30 p.m. Various. $15.

Folk School Coffee Parlor Jean Dowell (album release show). 5:30 p.m. Americana. $12.

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Fort Mitchell Sports Bar Karaoke with A Sound Sensation/ DJ Heather. 9:30 p.m. Various.

Free.

The Greenwich - Mike Wade’s “Nasty Nati” Brass Band. 8 p.m. Jazz/Funk/Various. $10.

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Jim and Jack’s on the River - Ron Fletcher & the Southern Edge Band. 9 p.m. Country/Rock. Free.

Knotty Pine - Final Order. 10 p.m.

Rock. Cover.

Live! at the Ludlow Garage Sean McConnell. 8 p.m. Singer/ Songwriter. $15-$30.

The Mad Frog - CinciGrave5 H with Even Styler, Zoe Zee, Smerf, DJ NAJ, Dmenace, Vander and more. 5 p.m. EDM. $10.

Madison Theater - Rebelution with Hirie. 9 p.m. Rock/Reggae. $20, $25 day of show.

Mansion Hill Tavern - Tickled Pink.

9 p.m. Blues/Various. Cover.

McCauly’s Pub - Unmarked Cars.

8 p.m. Rock/Various. Free.

MOTR Pub - Tina Sparkle with H Old City (single release show) and Stuyedeyed. 10 p.m. Indie/ Rock/Pop/Various. Free.

MVP Bar & Grille - Thunder Road.

9 p.m. Blues/Rock

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Southgate House Revival H (Sanctuary) - Blues & Boogie Piano Summit with Carl Sonny

Leyland, Craig Brenner, Ricky Nye, Lluis Coloma and Ethan Leinwand.

9 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie. $20-$30.

Stanley’s Pub - Dr. Foxcroft with Magnolia Supernova. 10 p.m.

Jam/Rock. $5.

Urban Artifact - One Day Steady, France vs France, Killer Looks and Noise and Mammoth Cannon. 9 p.m. Rock/ Punk/Various. Free.

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Sunday 06

Blind Lemon - Jeff Henry. 8 p.m.

Acoustic. Free.

Urban Artifact - Harlot, Erin H Locke & the Tumblers, Flying Underground, Talkmouth, Jennifer Simone, Kristi Kruer, Brooklyn Hansley and Joannie Whitaker.

7:30 p.m. Various. Free.

Monday 07

Blind Lemon - Larry Ford. 8 p.m.

Acoustic. Free The Celestial - Tom Schneider. 6 p.m. Piano. Free.

Knotty Pine - Open Mic. 8 p.m.

Various. Free.

McCauly’s Pub - Open Jam with Sonny Moorman. 7 p.m. Blues/ Various. Free.

MOTR Pub - Walker Lukens with Vibrant Troubadours. 10 p.m.

Indie/Rock/Pop. Free.

Northside Tavern - Northside Jazz Ensemble. 10 p.m. Jazz. Free.

Southgate House Revival H (Sanctuary) - Marshall Crenshaw and Bottle Rockets.

7:30 p.m. Rock/Pop/Roots. $20, $25 day of show.

Urban Artifact - In Details, Witches in Paris and Xela. 9 p.m.

Various. Free.

Tuesday 08

20th Century Theater H Yeasayer with Lydia Ainsworth.

8 p.m. Indie/ArtPop. $20, $25 day of show.

Arnold’s Bar and Grill - Casey Campbell. 7 p.m. Blues. Free.

Bogart’s - Seven Lions with Pegboard Nerds, Unlike Pluto and Grum. 8 p.m. EDM. $22.

Blind Lemon - Nick Tuttle. 8 p.m.

Acoustic guitar. Free.

The Comet - Comet Bluegrass AllStars. 7:30 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.

The Comet - Dinge. 10 p.m. Rock.

Free.

Knotty Pine - Randy Peak. 10 p.m.

Acoustic. Free.

Crow’s Nest - Open Mic Nite. 8 p.m. Various. Free.

Legends Nightclub - Lee’s Junction. 7 p.m. Jazz/Swing. $7.

The H-Club - Bob Cushing. 7 p.m.

Acoustic. Free.

The Mad Frog - Project 86. 6:30 p.m. Rock. $14, $17 day of show.

Jag’s Steak and Seafood - Zack Shelly and Chon Buckley. 6 p.m.

Piano/Vocals. Free.

Mansion Hill Tavern - Open Blues Jam with Uncle Woody & the Blue Bandits. 7 p.m. Blues. Free.

MOTR Pub - Writer’s Night. 10 p.m.

Open mic/Various. Free.

Miller’s Fill Inn - Karaoke with A Mystical Sound Sensation DJ Rob. 9 p.m. Various. Free.

Shaker’s - Open Mic/Open Jam with TC and Company. 7:30 p.m.

R&B/Funk/Jazz. Free.

MOTR Pub - Berwanger. 10 p.m.

Rock. Free.

Stanley’s Pub - Trashgrass Night with members of Rumpke Mountain Boys. 9 p.m. Jamgrass/ Bluegrass/Jamgrass/Various.

Cover.

Northside Tavern - Bulletville.

8:30 p.m. Country. Free.

Ralph Fulton VFW - Bob Cushing.

6 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

Sitwell’s - Liz de Lise. 8 p.m. Folk/ Pop. Free.

Southgate House Revival (Revival Room) - Matt Woods with Arlo McKinley & The Lonesome Sound, Adam Faucett and Joanna

Woodward Theater - Wild Belle with JSPH. 8 p.m. Indie/ Soul/Reggae/World. $12, $15 day of show.

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