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Publishers’ Letter 4 Arts/Culture 5 ‘Black and Brown Faces’ at the CAM 5 FotoFocus symposium: ‘telephotography’ 5 To draw is to see: Jason Franz of Manifest Gallery | By David Lyman 6 The A/C List: music, theater, visual art and more 7 CAC’s This Time Tomorrow performance festival 8

The Datebook 14 DePaul Cristo ‘Rey of Light’ 16 Dionne Warwick salutes Jewish Hospital 17 Owens receives inaugural Red Cross Barton Award 18 Flower-a-thon to support habitat conservation 19 Boys Hope, Girls Hope HopeFest at Zoo 19

FOCUS ON: Parks, Nature, Environment & Sustainability Kroger’s Sunny Parr: ‘Our food system needs breaking’ | By Shauna Steigerwald 20 Cincinnati Cares FOCUS ON ways you can help 22 Linking the paths: The CROWN | by Katie Fiorelli 25

In the News 26 Gifts/Grants 28 Snapshots 29 Redwood 40th Express a success 29 CYC Trivia Night raises $27K 29 Talbert House Ambassadors boost housing 30 C2C celebrates 385,000 volunteer hours 30 Stepping Stones attendees open their hearts 31

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or most people, spring could not get here fast enough. It’s safe to say we have felt the same. As spring reawakens our awareness of and appreciation for the natural world, our April issue puts the FOCUS ON our natural world and sustaining it. Sunny Parr wants you to remember that we are stewards. In her role as executive director of Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation, she is one of Cincinnati’s most public proponents of eliminating food waste. Shauna Steigerwald shines a light on Sunny, her background, and her passion. See Page 20. Looking at another facet of the environmental landscape, Katie Fiorelli checked on progress with the CROWN, the 30-plus mile ring of walking, running and riding trails that will eventually

encircle and connect a good portion of the Queen City. Find out what’s new on Page 25. Earlier this year, Manifest Gallery – operating out of two locations in East Walnut Hills and Madisonville – announced the acquisition of a mansion in Clifton intended to house both. David Lyman spoke with Founder/ Executive Director Jason Franz about the path to this gamechanging purchase and what it will mean for the organization. See Page 6. Events are returning, and in a hurry. We have done our best to keep up with daily arrivals in print, but check out our online A/C List and The Datebook for recent additions. And please attend and support as you are able, and help these organizations

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Arts/Culture ‘Black & Brown Faces’ to celebrate leaders of color Through June 19, Cincinnati Art Museum Paloozanoire’s “Black & Brown Faces” art exhibition will return to the Cincinnati Art Museum this spring. Paloozanoire is a three-day lifestyle conference geared toward Black millennials who desire empowerment and perspective in entrepreneurship, corporate leadership growth and creativity. Founded in 2019 by Rico Grant and Ray Ball, the organization’s 2022 edition will build on the inaugural 2020 show that commissioned 10 Black artists to depict the emotional extremes of 2020. This year, the exhibit will expand to include 15 Midwestern artists of

color recognizing sung and unsung Cincinnati leaders of color driving change in their community, disrupting the norm and lifting others through their work. Each artist will create their interpretation of a portrait to pay homage to these honorees. The exhibition is free and open to the public in the museum’s Schiff Gallery. The exhibition is supported by Procter & Gamble, Kroger, ArtsWave, Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Scripps, JP Morgan Chase, Frost Brown Todd, First Financial Bank, Paycor and Ulmer.  www.paloozanoire.com, www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org

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FotoFocus hosts two-day symposium on ‘telephotography’ Saturday, April 9, Memorial Hall, Over-the-Rhine and Sunday, April 10, Garfield Theatre, Downtown The FotoFocus Symposium returns for two days of programming themed around telephotography. Events will be free and open to the public. At Memorial Hall on April 9, the symposium will include discussions of 19th-century efforts to capture electricity on film and the development of press photography between the 1930s and 1970s. The second day, April 10 at the Garfield Theatre, includes a panel discussion about Latin

American cultures and their portrayal in photography and other media. It will also feature several short films and a screening of the Mexican movie “The Leading Actor.” Speakers include Alice Gabriner, former deputy director of photography at the Obama White House; DieuNalio Chery, a Pulitzer Prize finalist and AP photojournalist; and Collier Schorr, a fashion photographer and artist who has done work for Vogue and The New York Times.  www.fotofocus.org/ symposium/2022

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To draw is to see Manifest’s Jason Franz faced his fear and found his calling By David Lyman

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can’t help myself,” said Jason Franz. He could be talking about many different things. About drawing. Or teaching. About exhibiting. Or about being a near-obsessive proselytizer for the visual arts. For 35 years, the 55-year-old Franz has been a formidable presence in the Cincinnati visual arts community. He’s made his way through the faculties of the Art Academy, the University of Cincinnati and Xavier University. He’s served on numerous juries and panels, spent a decade at the Cincinnati Art Museum, published books, been awarded grants and fellowships, been exhibited, sat on panels, maintained a studio and founded one of Cincinnati’s longest running galleries. Type A, anyone? It’s that gallery, though – the Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center – that has placed Franz in the center of recent news. As the center’s co-founder and executive director, he made headlines when Manifest announced that it was purchasing a new home. It was a remarkable achievement. The building is elegant, a freestanding 13,000-square-foot former funeral home on Central Parkway near Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. The new facility will allow Manifest room to grow all of its programs. And to launch a printmaking space. And to have gardens, with enough room left over for people to lounge around outside when the weather gets warmer. Franz would never suggest that he did all of this alone. Manifest is a “humble” institution, he said, the quintessential community-driven arts organization. It took a pair of very large donations, many smaller ones and a mortgage to make it happen. But by July 1, most of the necessary structural prep work should be done and they’ll start to move in. The cost was a hefty $680,000, roughly twice the gallery’s annual operating budget. “But the nice thing is that there is enough space for us to have a future here,” said Franz. “The spaces are great. But we will have storage areas. And dedicated support spaces. And a real blessing – an elevator that goes from the basement to the second floor. It will help us dramatically.” It will also have a new name: The Manifest Center for the Visual Arts. It even has a nickname – M1. “Manifest at M1 will be like a museum, a 6

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library, a church, a school or a gymnasium – focused on the visual arts,” said the press release announcing the new home. Franz had been looking for a new space for nearly a decade. Every time he drove around town, he’d see a building that looked intriguing. But one by one, the spaces – and there were dozens of them – would reveal themselves as not quite right. “Either they were very expensive or in bad locations or somehow just didn’t feel right,” said Franz. “But the first time we looked at this building, we were immediately aware of it being the right fit. We knew that this was made for Manifest.” Franz is an unlikely central character for this art world success story. He started out in rural Clermont County. The family moved to an even more rural area of central Florida when he was 4, a spot that was less than an hour from Disney World. “But Disney World felt like it was days away to me,” said Franz, “We were poor. The good thing for me was that I got to hang out in the woods and chase alligators and snakes and things like that. In some ways, it was an idyllic childhood. But in other ways, not so much.” As for art, there wasn’t much of it. There were a couple of craftsmen in the family, woodcarvers and cabinet makers.

“But nobody was academic,” he said, “or practiced ‘art.’” Franz was a doodler, though, and – inspired by his grandmother’s art books – he liked to sketch stories. But the idea of being an artist? “I was a shy, withdrawn boy,” he said. “When people asked what I wanted to do when I grew up, I said I wanted to be an artist. But I knew I couldn’t do it. Somehow, I had it in my mind that if you were going to be an artist, you have to model nude for one another in art school. And I was dead set against being naked in front of anybody.” The irony is that today, life drawing is one of the most important building blocks of Manifest’s drawing program. For the record, Franz has still not posed for a life drawing class. After earning a degree from the Art Academy of Cincinnati, he went on to work for a decade in exhibitions at the Cincinnati Art Museum, where he played a key role in establishing the Exhibition Design Department. But when he left the museum to work toward a master’s degree at UC’s College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning, he had a lifechanging revelation. As a graduate assistant, he was drafted into service to teach a drawing class. “I had to face up to one of my greatest fears – standing up in front of people and talking,” said Franz. “Up till then, I thought of myself as a reclusive artist.” It wasn’t at all what he was expecting. “It was amazing,” he recalls. “I felt like I was on fire with it. I realized that I was a teacher. I know that sounds silly, but up to that point, I had no idea that was my true calling. It really was a transformative experience.” It wasn’t long before Franz, his wife Brigid O’Kane and Elizabeth Kauffman began brainstorming ways to launch a gallery and educational space focused on the often unappreciated art of drawing. In 2004, those ideas came into being as Manifest. “We’ve had our ups and downs,” said Franz. “But we’ve never looked back. Drawing is essential. Learning to draw is learning to see.” 

The A/C List Cultural Exhibits/Tours American Legacy Tours | 859-9518560. www.americanlegacytours.com Historic tours in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky American Sign Museum | Camp Washington. 513-541-6366. www.americansignmuseum.org April 7, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Spotlight on Main Street: We All Scream for Ice Cream Signs Archaeological Research Institute | Lawrenceburg. 812-290-2966. www.exploreari.org Hands-on educational experiences Behringer-Crawford Museum | Covington. 859-491-4003. www.bcmuseum.org Thru April 24. Bengals History Exhibit Brewing Heritage Trail Tour Center | www.brewingheritagetrail.org Tours exploring Queen City beer heritage

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German Heritage Museum | White Oak. 513-598-5732. www.gacl.org Artifacts and records of contributions of German-Americans to Cincinnati Greater Cincinnati Police Museum | Pendleton. 513-300-3664. www.police-museum.org Permanent collection Harriet Beecher Stowe House | Walnut Hills. 513-751-0651. www.stowehousecincy.org Current exhibit. “Our Neighborhood Story: A Tour of this Walnut Hills Block” • “The Cause Dearer to Me Than Any Other in the World”: Isabella Beecher Hooker and Suffrage • “Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence” Thru May 31. “Who Controls the Narrative? Newspapers and Cincinnati’s Anti-Black Riots of 1829, 1836 and 1841,” in cooperation with Cincinnati Type and Print Museum

Heritage Village Museum | Sharonville. 513-563-9484. www.heritagevillagecincinnati.org April 23, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Heroines of Our History

Milford Historical Society | Milford. 513-248-0324. www.milfordhistory.net Historical art, artifacts and more National Underground Railroad Freedom Center | The Banks. 513-333-7500. www.freedomcenter.org Permanent collection exploring themes of individual freedom

Holocaust & Humanity Center | Cincinnati Museum Center. 513-487-3055. www.holocaustandhumanity.org Current exhibit. “Dimensions in Testimony” Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati | West Chester. www.icgc.us April 2, 11 a.m. “Know Your Neighbors”

Skirball Museum | Hebrew Union College, Clifton. 513-221-1875. https://csm.huc.edu Permanent exhibit: “An Eternal People: The Jewish Experience”

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Krohn Conservatory | Eden Park. 513421-4086. www.cincinnatiparks.com/krohn Thru June 19. Butterfly Show: Butterflies of the Nile

Cincinnati Ballet | Aronoff Center. 513-621-5219. www.cballet.org April 7-10. “Snow White”

Lloyd Library and Museum |Downtown. 513-721-3707. www.lloydlibrary.org Permanent exhibit. George Rieveschl Jr.: History of Pharmaceutical Chemistry

College-Conservatory of Music | UC. 513-556-4183. www.ccm.uc.edu April 14-17. “Giselle” April 29-30, 7:30 p.m. Youth Ballet

Cincinnati Fire Museum | Downtown. 513-621-5553. www.cincyfiremuseum.com Permanent collection Cincinnati Food Tours | 513-602-5602. www.cincinnatifoodtours.com Tours exploring Queen City food heritage Cincinnati Museum Center | Queensgate. 513-287-7000. www.cincymuseum.org Current exhibits. “A Year on the Edge” • “An Unfinished Revolution: Women and the Vote” • “Inspired by Nature: The Art and Activism of Charley Harper” Thru April 24. “The Science Behind Pixar”

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Cincinnati Type & Print Museum | E. Price Hill. www.cincinnatitypeprintmuseum.org Permanent collection of equipment, tools and artifacts Cincinnati Zoo | Avondale. 513-281-4700. www.cincinnatizoo.org April 1-30. Zoo Blooms Friends of Music Hall | Over-the-Rhine. 513-621-2787. www.friendsofmusichall.org Indoor and outdoor tours of Music Hall

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CAC festival features world, North American and regional premieres April 6-10, CAC and various venues This Time Tomorrow – the Contemporary Arts Center’s annual performance festival – returns April 6-10 with commissions and dynamic new work by artists from around the world. The five-day festival of contemporary performances brings together local, national and international artists and their works. It occurs at locations throughout the city behind an ethos of exploration, experimentation and collaboration. Launched in 2019, This Time Tomorrow grew out of the CAC’s ongoing performance program, which presents full seasons of crossdisciplinary, boundary-pushing performances. This year’s festival includes world, North American, and

Northern Kentucky University | 859-572-5464. https://sota.nku.edu March 23, 7:30 p.m. Tawanda Chabikwa (Greaves Hall) April 22-24. Dance ‘22 (Corbett Theatre)

Fairs/Festivals/Markets Cincy Winter Beerfest | Duke Energy Convention Center. www.cincybeerfest.com April 1-2. Approximately 400 local, regional and hard-to-find craft beers from more than 130 breweries City Flea | The Transept, Over-the-Rhine. www.thecityflea.com April 10, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Contemporary Arts Center | Downtown. 513-345-8400. www.contemporaryartscenter.org April 16, 6-10 p.m. Market Bleu Spring Quarter, handcrafted products, fine arts Northside Farmers Market | North Church, Northside. www.northsidefm.org Wednesdays, 4-7 p.m. Regional food and beverage market Renaissance Covington | Greenup and Court streets. 859-261-7111. www.rcov.org 8

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regional premieres by a wideranging roster of contemporary talents, including Radouan Mriziga, Alice Ripoll/Cia REC, Mikrokosmos (Justin Hicks and Steffani Jemison), Jay Bolotin and others. The festival also features a collaborative commission by Juni One Set, comprised of Senga Nengudi, Eddy Kwon, and Degenerate Art Ensemble co-artistic directors Haruko Crow Nishimura and Joshua Kohl. The festival’s discussion series, Goetta-Institut, offers the opportunity to more deeply examine the projects and themes of the festival with the artists and audience members. A playful Cincinnati spin on Goethe-Institut, which encourages international cultural exchange and relations, the Goetta-Institut brings about free, accessible conversations

Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Covington Farmers Market This Time Tomorrow | Various venues. www.contemporaryartscenter.org April 6-10. Cutting-edge performance art festival

Film The Barn / ARTFlix | Mariemont. 513-272-3700. www.artatthebarn.org April 14, 7 p.m. “Maudie” Cincinnati Museum Center | OMNIMAX/Union Terminal. 513-287-7000. www.cincymuseum.org/omnimax Now showing: “Asteroid Hunters” • “Ancient Caves” Cincinnati World Cinema | Garfield Theatre, Downtown. 859-957-3456. www.cincyworldcinema.org April 7, 7 p.m. “Le Havre” April 8-9, 7 p.m. “France” April 9, 3:30 p.m. “Le Havre” Esquire Theatre | Clifton. 513-281-8750. www.esquiretheatre.com Art and independent film

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over free, goetta sliders every day from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. From Wednesday through Saturday nights during TTT, the experimentation continues at the festival's “Late Night Hub.” During these after-hours programs, festival-goers and artists can discuss what they’ve seen, make plans for the next few days, and see more Renato Mangolin incredible performances, including the regional premiere of Kabareh Cheikhats on April 9. This Time Tomorrow is organized by Drew Klein, the CAC’s performance director, with participating curators Matt Distel, Calcagno Cullen, Alice Gray Stites and John Faherty.  www.contemporaryartscenter.org

FotoFocus Biennial | Memorial Hall. www.fotofocusbiennial.org/see-art April 9-10. “Telephotography” Symposium Friends of Music Hall | Music Hall Ballroom. 513-621-2728. www.friendsofmusichall.org/events April 7, 10:30 a.m. & 7 p.m. “The Cameraman” and “Mabel at the Wheel”

Literary/Lectures Barnes & Noble | Deerfield Towne Center. 513-972-5146. https://stores. barnesandnoble.com/store/3408 April 4, 7 p.m. Discussion: Tui T. Sutherland “The Flames of Hope” (virtual) April 5, 3 p.m. Discussion: Rebecca Searle “One Italian Summer” (virtual) April 12, 3 p.m. Discussion: Megan Collins w/ Andrea Bartz “The Family Plot” April 25, 6 p.m. Discussion: Gary Janetti “Start Without Me” Cincinnati Museum Center | Queensgate. 513-287-7000. www.cincymuseum.org 2nd & 4th Tuesdays. Live Virtual Speakers Bureau Presentations

Cincinnati Zoo | Avondale. 513-281-4700. www.cincinnatizoo.org April 27, 7 p.m. Barrows Conservation Lecture: Nilanga Jayasinghe “HumanWildlife Conflict: The Elephant in the Garden” Fitton Center | Hamilton. 513-863-8873. www.fittoncenter.org April 6, 11:30 a.m. Tracie Fowler of “The Hamiltonian Magazine” Harriet Beecher Stowe House | Walnut Hills. 513-751-0651. www.stowehousecincy.org April 6, 7 p.m. “Two Directions for Black America” (virtual) April 23, 10 a.m. Discussion: “The Sum of Us” Joseph-Beth Booksellers | Rookwood Commons, Norwood. 513-396-8960. www.josephbeth.com April 2, 2 p.m. Discussion: Mindy McGinnis & Maureen Johnson: writing YA books with grit and suspense (virtual) April 5, 8:30 p.m. Discussion: Paula McLain “When the Stars Go Dark” (virtual) April 9, 2 p.m. Discussion: J. R. Ward “Lover Arisen” (Marriott at RiverCenter)

ARTS/CULTURE | The List April 12, 7 p.m. Discussion: Leesa CrossSmith “This Close to Okay” April 16, 11 a.m. Discussion: Daniel Nardi “Daniel’s Way: My Experiences with ASD and Mental Health” April 16, 2 p.m. Discussion: Crystal Maldonado “No Filter and Other Lies” (virtual) April 16, 4 p.m. Discussion: Keith O’Brien “Paradise Falls: The True Story of an Environmental Catastrophe” Lindner Center of HOPE | Manor House, Mason. lindnercenterofhope.org April 20, 6-7:30 p.m. Free Community Education Series: “OK Boomer! The Risk and Protective Factors of Substance Use for Older Adults” Memorial Hall | Over-the-Rhine. 513-977-8838. memorialhallotr.com April 6, 7:30 p.m. Dr. Mary Frances Berry: “Race, Protest and Politics: Where Do We Go From Here?” Mercantile Library | Downtown. 513-621-0717. www.mercantilelibrary.com April 14, 6 p.m. The 1835 Lecture: Peter Canellos April 28, 6 p.m. The Memoir Lecture: Laura Trujillo

April 9, 8 p.m. Micky Dolenz April 10, 7:30 p.m. Rise Against, Pennywise, Rotting Out April 13, 8 p.m. Jack White April 26, 7:30 p.m. H.E.R., Marzz April 27, 8 p.m. Lil Durk April 29, 8 p.m. Khruangbin, Toro Y Moi

April 23, 7 p.m. SONUS Tuesdays, 12:10 p.m. Music Live@Lunch

Butler Philharmonic | St. Julie Billiart Catholic Church, Hamilton. 513-844-5151. www.butlerphil.org April 3, 3 p.m.. Spring Concert

Cincinnati Arts Association | Procter & Gamble Hall, Aronoff Center. 513-621-2787. www.cincinnatiarts.org April 14, 7 p.m. Celtic Women: Celebration

Caffe Vivace | Walnut Hills. 513-601-9897. www.caffevivace.com Most evenings, live jazz performances

Cincinnati Boychoir | Memorial Hall, Over-the-Rhine. 513-396-7664. www.cincinnatiboychoir.org April 30, noon-5 p.m. Festival Day April 30, 5:30 p.m. Festival Concert

Chamber Music Cincinnati | 513-342-6870. www.cincychamber.org April 24, 4 p.m. Juilliard String Quartet (Corinthian Baptist Church) April 26, 7:30 p.m. Encore at Memorial Hall, Over-the-Rhine Christ Church Cathedral | Downtown. 513-621-1817. www.cincinnaticathedral.com April 3, 5 p.m. Choral Evensong April 16, 4-6 p.m. The Void: Creative Meditations on Emptiness for Holy Saturday

Cincinnati Men’s Chorus | Finneytown High School. 513-542-2626. www.cincinnatimenschorus.org April 2, 8 p.m. Spring Concert: Accentuate the Positive April 3, 2 p.m. Encore

Christ Church Glendale | Glendale. 513-771-1544. christchurchglendale.org April 6, 12:05 p.m. Music Live: Hayden Glasgow & Sohee Lee, organists

Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra | 513-280-8181. www.cincinnatijazz.org April 24, 2 p.m. Jazz@First Series: A Time for Love: The Music of Johnny Mandel (First Unitarian Church, Avondale) April 21, 7 p.m. Big Band Series: “Angel Song: Ingrid Jensen Plays the Music” of Kenny Wheeler (The Redmoor, Mt. Lookout)

Cincinnati Symphony & Pops | Music Hall, Over-the-Rhine. 513-381-3300. www.cincinnatisymphony.org April 1, 7:30 p.m. (Chamber Players) “Beethoven in Springtime” April 1-2. (CSO) “Bartók & Prokofiev 5” Kazushi Ōno, conductor; Seong-Jin Cho, piano April 8-9, 7:30 p.m. (CSO) “Bronfman & La Mer” Yefim Bronfman, piano April 10, 7:30 p.m. (CSO) “Itzhak Perlman in Recital” April 20, 8 p.m. (CSO) “CSO Proof: Black Being” April 22, 7:30 p.m. (CSO) “Classical Roots” April 29-30 & May 1. (Pops) “JMR’s Greatest Hits”

Northern Kentucky University | Highland Heights. https://civicengagement.nku.edu April 14, 6 p.m. Six@Six Lecture Series: Christopher Wilkey: “Democracy & Engaging Community Voices”

Music ArtsWave | Jarson-Kaplan Theater, Aronoff Center. www.artswave.org/flow April 1-2, 8 p.m. FLOW series: Jazzmeia Horn Athenaeum of Ohio | Bartlett Center, Mt. Washington. www.athenaeum.edu April 3, 7 p.m. Solemn Passiontide Vespers April 24, 7 p.m. Eastertide Choral Mass for Divine Mercy Sunday Bach Ensemble of St. Thomas | Christ Church Cathedral. 513-831-2052. www.bachensemble.org April 10, 5 p.m. Bach Vespers: BWV 182 Brady Music Center | The Banks. www.bradymusiccenter.com April 5, 8 p.m. The Flaming Lips April 8, 7 p.m. Jon B, Lyfe Jennings, Michel’le, Bashiri Asad

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ART IN THE AGE OF MASS INCARCERATION Tameca Cole, "Locked in a Dark Calm," 2016. Collage and graphite on paper. 8 1/2 x 11 inches. Courtesy of the artist.

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ARTS/CULTURE | The List Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra | Music Hall. www.cincinnatisymphony.org/csyo April 24, 2 p.m. Concert Orchestra April 24, 7 p.m. Philharmonic Orchestra Cincinnati Zoo | Avondale. 513-281-4700. www.cincinnatizoo.org Thursdays, 5:30-8 p.m. Tunes & Blooms Classical Revolution | Listing Loon, Northside. 216-407-4194. www.classicalrevolutioncincinnati.com April 10, 7:30 p.m. Chamber music in casual bar setting College-Conservatory of Music | University of Cincinnati. 513-556-4183. www.ccm.uc.edu April 5, 7:30 p.m. Student Composers April 5, 7:30 p.m. Classical Guitar Ensemble April 8, 7:30 p.m. CCM Steel Drum Band April 9, 7 p.m. Starling Chamber Orchestra April 10, 7:30 p.m. CCM Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Lab Band April 13, 7 p.m. Student Chamber Music Recital April 13, 7:30 p.m. CCM Wind Ensemble

April 14, 7:30 p.m. Guest Artist Recital: Leelanee Sterrett, horn April 14, 7:30 p.m. CCM Chamber Winds “Dvorak and Friends” April 16, 5 p.m. Starling Chamber Orchestra April 17, 7 p.m. Student Chamber Music Recital April 18, 7:30 p.m. CCM Brass Choir April 19, 7:30 p.m. CCM Chamber Orchestra April 21, 7:30 p.m. CCM Concert Orchestra and CCM Chorale April 22, 7:30 p.m. CCM Wind Symphony April 23, 7:30 p.m. CCM Philharmonia April 25, 7:30 p.m. UC Bearcat Bands April 27, 7:30 p.m. UC Symphony Orchestra concert:nova | Woodward Theater, Over-the-Rhine. www.concertnova.com April 4 & 5. Five Durations April 24. Houses of Zodiac, Poems for Cello Fairfield Community Arts Center | Fairfield. 513-867-5348. www.fairfield-city.org April 1, 8 p.m. Croce Plays Croce

Fitton Center| Hamilton. 513-863-8873. www.fittoncenter.org April 23, 7:30 p.m. Shades of Bublé Hard Rock Casino | Downtown. www.hardrockcasinocincinnati.com April 8, 8 p.m. Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening April 23, 8 p.m. Kenny Loggins April 29, 8 p.m. Gavin DeGraw Heritage Bank Center | Downtown. www.heritagebankcenter.com April 19. Justin Bieber – Justice World Tour April 24, 7:30 p.m. Journey Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church | Hyde Park. 513-871-1345. www.hydeparkchurch.org April 24, 4 p.m. Organ Concert Series: Stephen Price Knox Church | Hyde Park. 513-321-2573. www.knox.org April 10, 3 p.m.. Knox Music Series: Bach: St. Matthew Passion Linton Chamber Music | 513-381-6868. www.lintonmusic.org April 3, 4 p.m. Tour de Force for Four: Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio (First Unitarian Church, Avondale) April 4, 7:30 p.m. Encore of previous (Congregation Beth Adam, Loveland) Madison Theater | Covington. 859-491-2444. www.madisontheater.com April 1, 8 p.m. Kishi Bashi April 2, 8 p.m. Greyboy Allstars April 8, 7 p.m. Friday Giants & Sleeperdaisy April 16, 9 p.m. E the Profit April 20, 8 p.m. Goalkeeper and House & Home April 23, 9 p.m. Ryan Alfred Matinée Musicale | Memorial Hall, Over-the-Rhine. www.matineemusicalecincinnati.org April 3, 3 p.m. Rachel Barton Pine, violin May Festival | Cathedral Basilica, Covington. 513-381-3300. mayfestival.com April 3, 8 p.m. May Festival at the Basilica Memorial Hall | Over-the-Rhine. 513-977-8838. www.memorialhallotr.com April 2, 8 p.m. Shawn Colvin: Steady On 32nd Anniversary Tour April 4, 7 p.m. Jazz at the Memo: Hammond Organ Trio Summit April 8, 8 p.m. An Evening With Jesse Cook

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April 11, 7 p.m. Jazz at the Memo: Taylor Nelson Trio April 14, 8 p.m. Loudon Wainwright April 18, 7 p.m. Jazz at the Memo: A Tribute to Kenny Garrett feat. Cole Baker Trio April 20, 8 p.m. Candlebox (duo) April 21, 8 p.m. James McMurtry April 23, 8 p.m. Jimmy Webb: The Glen Campbell Years April 25, 7 p.m. Jazz at the Memo: Scott Belck and the Limehouse Ramblers April 27, 8 p.m. Longworth-Anderson Series: Orquesta Akokán Musica Sacra | Patricia Corbett Theater, CCM. 513-385-5583. www.musica-sacra.org April 21, 7:30 p.m. Brahms: A German Requiem New Downbeat | ARCO, Price Hill. www.newdownbeat.com April 16, 7:30 p.m. Premieres Concert Northern Kentucky University | Greaves Hall. 859-572-5464. https://music.nku.edu April 4, 7 p.m. Juan Riveros and Grace Roepke April 6, 7 p.m. String Area Recital April 7, 7 p.m. Keyboard Area Recital April 9, 6 p.m. Faculty Recital: George Carpten April 12, 7 p.m. Faculty Jazz April 13, 7 p.m. Percussion Ensemble April 19, 7 p.m. Jazz Ensemble, Commercial Music Ensemble, Vocal Jazz April 21, 7 p.m. Bands Concert April 25, 7 p.m. Steel Band April 26, 7 p.m. Woodwind & Brass Chamber Music Recital April 28, 7 p.m. Bands Concert PromoWest Pavilion at Ovation | Newport. www.promowestlive.com April 1, 7 p.m. JohnnySwim April 8, 6 p.m. alt-J and Portugal the Man April 16, 7 p.m. Rainbow Kitten Surprise, The Brook & The Bluff St. Peter in Chains Cathedral Basilica | Downtown. 513-421-5354. www.stpeterinchainscathedral.org April 3, 2:30 p.m. Chanticleer April 13, 7:30 p.m. Ancient Office of Tenebrae Schwartz’s Point | Over-the-Rhine. www.thepoint.club Thursdays, Every Friday & Saturday. Live Jazz

ARTS/CULTURE | The List Taft Theatre | Downtown. www.tafttheatre.org April 7, 8 p.m. Tommy Castro & The Painkillers April 9, 8 p.m. Suzanne Santo of HoneyHoney April 13, 6 p.m. Baby Shark Live April 17, 8 p.m. The Main Squeeze April 28, 8 p.m. Steve Hackett: Genesis Revisited April 29, 8 p.m. Brit Floyd Trinity Episcopal Church | Covington. 859-431-1786. www.trinitycovington.org April 20, 12:15 p.m. Midday Musical Menu: “Celtic Music” The Clark & Jones Trio Westwood First Presbyterian | Westwood. 513-661-6846. wfpc.org April 24, 2:30 p.m. Heather MacPhail: The Mighty Organ Woodward Theater | Over-the-Rhine. 513-345-7981. www.woodwardtheater.com April 13, 7:30 p.m. Waxahatchee Xavier Music Series | Gallagher Theater, Xavier University. 513-745-3161. www.xavier.edu/musicseries April 9, 8 p.m. Shai Maestro, piano April 22, 8 p.m. Ivo Pogorelich, piano

Opera College-Conservatory of Music | University of Cincinnati. 513-556-4183. www.ccm.uc.edu March 31-April 3. Philip Glass: “Galileo Galilei” (2001) Northern Kentucky University | Greaves Hall. 859-572-5464. https://sota.nku.edu April 1, 7 p.m. Thomas Pasatieri: “Signor Deluso” (1974) April 3, 2 p.m. Encore

Theater/Comedy ArtsConnect | Grove Event/Comedy Center, Springfield Twp. www.theartsconnect.us April 9, 7-9 p.m. Rocktails: A Dinner Theater Experience Broadway Across America | Procter & Gamble Hall, Aronoff Center. 513-721-3344. https://cincinnati.broadway.com April 20-May 1. “Frozen”

Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative | Fifth Third Bank Theater, Aronoff Center. 513-621-ARTS. www.cincinnatiarts.org April 12, 7:30 p.m. “Foolsfest,” eight 10-minute plays

CenterStage Players | Lockland High School. 513-558-4910. www.centerstageplayersinc.com April 22-May 1. “Heathers the Musical” Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati | Taft Theatre. 513-569-8080 x10. www.thechildrenstheatre.com April 2-10. “The Wiz Jr.

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company | Over-the-Rhine. 513-381-2273. www.cincyshakes.com April 8-30. “The Comedy of Errors”

Cincinnati Arts Association | Procter & Gamble Hall, Aronoff Center. 513-621-2787. www.cincinnatiarts.org April 12, 7:30 p.m. An Evening with Fran Lebowitz Cincinnati Landmark Productions | 513-241-6550. www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com Thru April 10. “On The Town” (Covedale Theater) April 20-May 15. “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” (Incline Theater)

College-Conservatory of Music | University of Cincinnati. 513-556-4183. www.ccm.uc.edu April 7-10. “Sunday in the Park with George” April 21-24. “The Burials” Ensemble Theatre | Over-the-Rhine. 513-421-3555. www.ensemblecincinnati.org April 9-May 7. “I Shall Not Be Moved” • “Your Negro Tour Guide” Fairfield Community Arts Center | 513-867-5348. www.fairfield-city.org April 2, 8 p.m. Tommy Ryman

Cincinnati Music Theatre | Jarson-Kaplan Theater, Aronoff Center. 513-621-2787. www.cincinnatimusictheatre.org April 29-May 7. “Ragtime”

FOTOFOCUS SYMPOSIUM & FILM PROGRAM Saturday, April 9 at Memorial Hall Sunday, April 10 at Garfield Theatre Saturday’s Symposium features lectures and panel discussions with international artists, curators, and photojournalists. The Sunday Film Program presents screenings and conversations with filmmakers. This FotoFocus Program is free and open to the public. See the full schedule at

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ARTS/CULTURE | The List Falcon Theatre | Monmouth Theatre, Newport. 513-479-6783. www.falcontheater.net April 1-16. “Silent Sky”

Memorial Hall | Over-the-Rhine. www.memorialhallotr.com April 2, noon & 2 p.m. “Rosie Revere, Engineer & Friends”

April 9-May 15. “Becoming Dr. Ruth” (Shelterhouse Theatre) April 30-May 22. “School Girls: Or, the African Mean Girls Play” (Marx Theatre)

Fitton Center| Hamilton. 513-863-8873. www.fittoncenter.org April 22, 7:30 p.m. Lexington Children’s Theatre: “Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters”

Middletown Lyric Theatre | Finkelman Auditorium, Middletown. 513-425-7140. www.middletownlyric.org April 22-30. “Showtune: Celebrating the Words and Music of Jerry Herman”

PromoWest Pavilion at Ovation | Newport. www.promowestlive.com April 10, 7 p.m. Gus Johnson: Here I Come

Footlighters | Stained Glass Theatre, Newport. 859-291-7464. www.footlighters.org April 28-May 15. “Something Rotten!” Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre | Parrish Auditorium, Hamilton. 513-737-PLAY. www.ghctplay.com April 28-May 1. “The Odd Couple” Heritage Bank Center | Downtown. www.heritagebankcenter.com April 30-May 1. Trolls LIVE! Know Theatre | Over-the-Rhine. 513-300-5669. www.knowtheatre.com April 15-May 8. “The Twunny Fo’ ”

Northern Kentucky University, YES Festival of New Plays | 859-572-5464. https://theatre.nku.edu April 1-16. D. Lynn Meyers: “Keeper of the Realm” (The Carnegie, Covington) April 7-17. Jared Michael Delaney: “Falstaff and the Endless Machine” (Corbett Theatre) April 8-17. Samantha Oty: “New Year’s Eve at the Stop-n-Go” (Stauss Theatre) April 9-16. Sage Daman: “Persona” (staged reading) (Henry Theatre) April 10-16. Richard Klein: “The Pig Farm” (staged reading) (Henry Theatre) Playhouse in the Park | Mt. Adams. 513-421-3888. www.cincyplay.com Thru April 17. “Steel Magnolias” (Marx Theatre)

CINCINNATI MASTERS | THEN & NOW Exhibition of rarely seen treasures from the Cincinnati Art Club vault and nationally recognized contemporary CAC master artists. Learn through artists’ demonstrations and presentations; Visit website for more information and registration. www.cincinnatiartclub.org

Thursday, April 28 - Sunday, May 1 Cincinnati Art Club 1021 Parkside Place, Mt. Adams Cincinnati Ohio 45202

Queen City Productions | Arts Center at Dunham, Price Hill. www.queencityproductions.weebly.com Thru April 10. “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” Taft Theatre | Downtown. www.tafttheatre.org April 21, 8 p.m. Lewis Black April 23, 8 p.m. Tim Dillon Village Players | Ft. Thomas. 859-392-0500. www.villageplayers.org April 29-May 7. “Sylvia” Xavier University | Gallagher Theater. 513-745-3939 www.xavier.edu April 26-29. “Macbeth”

Visual Art 1628 Ltd. | Downtown. 513-320-2596. www.1628ltd.com Thru May 20. “Upon Further Reflection: A Celebration of Women Artists and Introspection” 21c Museum Hotel | Downtown. 513578-6600. www.21cmuseumhotels.com Contemporary art exhibits ArtWorks | Walnut Hills. 513-333-0388. www.artworkscincinnati.org Thru April 16. “Carving Out Your Own Path” April 29-June 10. “Active Imagination” The Barn | Mariemont. 513-272-3700. www.artatthebarn.org April 1-May 1. The Woman’s Art Club Annual Juried Exhibition. Reception: April 10, 2-4 p.m.

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Caza Sikes | Oakley. 513-290-3127. www.cazasikes.com Thru April 9. Thomas Hieronymus Towhey: “Breaking out the Magic Monkey, a 40-Year Retrospective” Christ Church Cathedral | Downtown. 513-621-1817. www.cincinnaticathedral.com April 1-May 22. Ludmila Pawlowska: “Icons in Transformation,” proceeds support Ukrainian refugees Cincinnati Art Club | Mt. Adams. 513‑241‑4591 www.cincinnatiartclub.com April 28-May 1. “Cincinnati Masters – Then and Now” Cincinnati Art Museum | Eden Park. 513-721-2787. www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org Thru May 15. “Working Together: The Photographers of the Kamoinge Workshop” • David Driskell: “Icons of Nature and History” Thru May 8. “One Each: Still Lifes by Cézanne, Pissarro and Friends” Thru June 19. Exhibition in development w/ Cincinnati-based Paloozanoire April 29-June 10. Black Future Series: ArtWorks Youth Artist Exhibition Clifton Cultural Arts Center | 2728 Short Vine, Corryville. www.cliftonculturalarts.org Thru April 15. Jackson Wirth: “Oblivion” Contemporary Arts Center | Downtown. 513-345-8400. www.contemporaryartscenter.org April 6-10. This Time Tomorrow: performance art festival (various venues) DAAP Galleries | University of Cincinnati. 513-556-2839. www.daap.uc.edu On display: NCECA: National Juried Student Exhibition 2021 (Reed Gallery) • NCECA: Multicultural Fellowship Exhibition 2021 (Meyers Gallery) Eisele Gallery of Fine Art | Mariemont. 513-791-7717. www.eiselefineart.com Thru April 9. Celene Hawkins & M.P. Wiggins: “A Charmed Life”

Behringer-Crawford Museum | Covington. 859-491-4003. www.bcmuseum.org Thru April 24. “Spirit Riders” • “Abracadabra!”

Fitton Center | Hamilton. 513-863-8873. www.fittoncenter.org April 18-July 1. 8th Biennial Member Show

The Carnegie | Covington. 859-491-2030. www.thecarnegie.com Thru Aug. 20. “A Thought is a River” • “The Reds”

FotoFocus Biennial | Memorial Hall. www.fotofocusbiennial.org April 9-10. “Telephotography” Symposium

ARTS/CULTURE | The List Gallery 708 | Hyde Park Square. 513-551-8171. www.gallery-708.com April 1-15. Michael Hensley: “Flow” Indian Hill Gallery | Indian Hill. 513984-6024. www.indianhillgallery.com April 1-May 15. “Remembrancer”: Selections from Lisa Merida-Paytes, Robert Pulley and Patrice Trauth Interiors by Kurtinitis | Columbia-Tusculum. 513-321-3052. www.interiorsbykurtinitis.com Thru April 22. “Oil and Water Do Mix”: works by Alleen Manning and Connie Springer Manifest Gallery | E. Walnut Hills. 513-861-3638. www.manifestgallery.com April 15-May 13. “Drawn 2022” annual survey of drawing • “Diptych / Triptych” two or three-panel works • “Portal” openings, gates, doorways • Morgan Ford Willingham, cyanotype on textiles. Reception: April 15, 6-9 p.m. National Underground Railroad Freedom Center | The Banks. 513-333-7500. www.freedomcenter.org April 22-Aug. 7. “Marking Time: Art in the Time of Mass Incarceration”

Skirball Museum | Hebrew Union College, Clifton. https://csm.huc.edu Thru May 30. Mark Powdal: “A Collage of Customs” Thru May 8. “From Darkness to Light: Mosaics inspired by tragedy” Studio Kroner | Downtown. www.studiokroner.com April 1-30. Donna Talerico. Reception: April 1, 6-9 p.m. Studio San Giuseppe Art Gallery | Mount St. Joseph University, Delhi. www.msj.edu April 8-May 7. 2022 Senior Thesis Exhibition: Art/Fine Art; Graphic Design Taft Museum of Art | Lytle Park, Downtown. 513-241-0343. www taftmuseum.org Thru May 1. “In a New Light | Treasures from the Taft” Thru April 30. “Artists Reaching Classrooms” (Annex Gallery, The Pendleton)

Visionaries & Voices | Northside. 513861-4333. www.visionariesandvoices.com Thru May 27. “Cherished” Wave Pool Gallery | Camp Washington. www.wavepoolgallery.org Thru April 30. Rachel Rampleman: “Life Is Drag” April-June. “Welcome (M)Art,” Art/Food Residency: Stephanie Gonzalez: “Fried Green Tomatillo”

Weston Art Gallery | Aronoff Center, Downtown. 513-977-4165. www.cincinnatiarts.org Thru April 3. Summerfair Select April 15-June 5. Sean Derry: “The Breath of a Thing” 

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Northern Kentucky University | Fine Arts Center. 859-572-5148. https://nku.edu/gallery April 21-May 6. BFA Senior Exhibitions. Reception: April 21, 5-7 p.m. Off Ludlow Gallery | Clifton. 513-201-7153. www.facebook.com Thru April 8. NK Printmakers April 15-May 13. Celebrating the Artists of Clifton Pendleton Art Center | Pendleton. 513421-4339. https://pendletonartcenter.com April 29, 6-10 p.m., open studios Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum | Hamilton. 513-868-1234. www.pyramidhill.org Thru September. “Leverage” Large Scale Sculpture by Brett Price Thru July 3. Fortified Hill and IndiGenius Exhibition Save Our Souls Art | Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church. sosartcincinnati.com Thru April 3. “Transgender Recognition Art Exhibit” • “InsideOut: An Affirming Epiphany”

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APRIL 1, FRIDAY World Affairs Council, One World Gala & Global Trivia Competition | 6-10 p.m. Memorial Hall. DETAILS: Emcee: Kristyn Hartman, evening anchor of WCPO. Dessert bites, drink tickets and trivia. VIP tickets include three-course dinner and open bar. Tickets start at $50. ¼www.globalcincinnati.org/ one-world-gala APRIL 2, SATURDAY

APRIL 6, WEDNESDAY Woman’s City Club, National Speaker Forum and Fundraiser | 7:30 p.m. Memorial Hall. DETAILS: Speaker: Dr. Mary Frances Berry, “Race, Protest and Politics: Where Do We Go From Here?” Tickets: $50. ¼www.womanscityclub.org/programs/ national-speaker-forum APRIL 7, THURSDAY UC Advancement and Transition Services, Red & Black Blast | 6-9 p.m. University of Cincinnati, Fifth Third Arena. ¼https://cech.uc.edu/schools/ education/ats/events.html APRIL 9, SATURDAY Kindervelt #50, Partee | 6:30-11 p.m. Hyde Park Country Club. DETAILS: Entertainment by The Johnny Clueless Band, putting contest, dinner, open bar, bourbon pull, silent auction. ¼https://e.givesmart.com/events/p59 Lighthouse Youth & Family Services, The Beacon of Light Humanitarian Awards Gala | 6:30-11 p.m. Hyatt Regency. DETAILS: Gala with

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cocktails, dinner and dancing to the Ultra Sonics. Honorees: Phillip and Gail Holloman, Moira Weir and Barbara Weyand. ¼513-487-6775 or tcuevas@lys.org Purcell Marian High School, Grand Event | 6:30 p.m.  STORY, this page.

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APRIL 20, WEDNESDAY American Red Cross, Clara Barton Award for Humanitarian Service | 9-10 a.m. Virtual.  STORY, Page 18. APRIL 21, THURSDAY

Beechwood Home, Annual Gala | 6-10 p.m. Kenwood Country Club. DETAILS: Gala with cocktails, dinner and dancing to Soul Pocket. Honorees: Rev. Earl Fernandez and neurologist Robert Neel. Proceeds support programs and services for Beechwood Home’s 80 residents, ages 20s to 80s, with neurological conditions. ¼melder@beechwoodhome.com

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Tristate Trauma Network, Northern Kentucky Take Back the Night | 5-9 p.m. Goebel Park, Covington.  STORY, this page. APRIL 22, FRIDAY CET & ThinkTV, Chef Lidia Bastianich | 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Turner Farm in Indian Hill. DETAILS: A donation of $200 includes a cooking demonstration; farm-to-table lunch with dessert, wine and drinks; a Q&A session, and take-home gifts. ¼www.cetconnect.org/ chef-lidias-visit-to-cincinnati CET & ThinkTV, Chef Lidia Bastianich | 4-6:30 p.m. Cincinnati State Technical & Community College – Midwest Culinary Institute. DETAILS: For a donation of $75, VIP reception at 4 p.m. $40 level includes live cooking demonstration, Q&A session, take-home dessert and more. ¼www.cetconnect.org/ chef-lidias-visit-to-cincinnati Council on Child Abuse, Reach for the Stars | 7-10 p.m. Kenwood Country Club.  STORY, Page 16. APRIL 23, SATURDAY Cincinnati Ballet, Club B: Eleganza | 8 p.m. DETAILS: Celebrity performers, DJs, interactive dance experiences, open bar, appetizers, treats. ¼www.cballet.org/events/club-b DePaul Cristo Rey, Rey of Light | 5:30 p.m., DePaul Cristo Rey High School.  STORY, Page 16.

Purcell Marian to host signature fundraiser Grand Event on campus Saturday, April 9, 5:30 p.m., Purcell Marian High School, East Walnut Hills Purcell Marian’s Grand Event is back on campus and in-person this year with a live auction, open bar, catered plated dinner and entertainment. The Praestans Award will be presented to two educators with more than 60 years of combined service, Sr. Janet Linz OSF and Mr. Charlie Ulrich ’74. Vacation packages up for auction are for Crystal River, Fla.; Myrtle Beach, S.C.; and Paso Robles, Calif. Silent auction items will be available for online bidding starting a week before the event. Money raised supports the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program and the Center for Student Support Services; supports faculty and staff in their pursuit of professional growth; improves and maintains the historic campus; and provides extracurricular opportunities for students. Tickets are $150 and valet parking is available.  www.purcellmarian.org/grand-event

Take Back the Night honors victims of abuse, domestic violence Thursday, April 21, 5-9 p.m., Goebel Park, Covington Take Back the Night’s 2022 theme is “Now is the Time! Reflect, Heal, Act.” The event, which is free to the public, features keynote speaker Kim Belew, a child sex trafficking survivor, motivational speaker and rap musician. Other programming includes a speak-out, an open mic for survivors, candlelight vigil, live music, T-shirt making and sales, local artistry and resources. Khrys Styles is the emcee for the evening. The event sponsors are local mental health, social service and higher education facilities. Vendor sale items will be available. To donate, contact Melissa Adamchik, Tristate Trauma Network executive director, at Madamchik@tristatetraumanetwork.org  www.cincynkytbtn.org/about.html  www.kimbelew.com

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The SPCA Cincinnati’s 20th Annual Fur Ball Gala, Presented by IAMS™ and brought to you by Platinum Sponsor Swiffer will be held in-person Saturday, April 30, 6:30 p.m. at the Sharonville Convention Center. The theme is Pets in Paris, so get your evening gowns and tuxedos ready for an elegant affair designed to benefit the animals in our community. The SPCA Cincinnati promises it will be a night to remember! Guests will enjoy an open bar, a signature cocktail presented by Absolut, appetizers, a plated dinner, entertainment, live and silent auctions, the Whiskey Wall, the Wine Wall, a trip raffle, testimonials, rescue stories, and adoptable pets that gala guests can adopt the following morning at the SPCA Cincinnati in Sharonville. Visit spcacincinnati.org/events for tickets. No need to attend to donate, enter the raffle, or register for the online Silent Auction.

Joelle Ragland | 2022 Fur Ball Chair

The SPCA Cincinnati thanks the Fur Ball Planning Committee and their 2022 Fur Ball Chair, Joelle Ragland, for her passion, leadership, hard work, and dedication. In addition to Joelle’s Fur Ball leadership, she serves as the Vice Chair of the SPCA Cincinnati Board of Trustees. She has been fully committed to seeing that these animals find their FURever homes. In Ragland’s own words, “The pandemic presented us with so many challenges but it also gave us a gift — it allowed each one of us to temporarily hop off the hamster wheel of life and gave us time to reevaluate our lives. People have changed their careers, where they live, and relationships all for the sake of carving out a little more happiness. For many, that change has included an adoptable pet. Statistics show that 1 in 5 pet-owning homes adopted a new pet during the pandemic.” “Pets give us so much comfort and joy. It is truly an honor to be a member of the Board of Trustees as well as the Fur Ball Chair,” says Ragland. “I will not rest until each of our adoptable pets has the same thing your pet has - an owner like you!” Fur Ball is the SPCA Cincinnati’s largest fundraiser and helps care for the thousands of homeless and injured animals that enter their doors every year. In the past five years, the SPCA Cincinnati has sheltered more than 45,000 homeless animals. Thanks to all the Fur Ball 2022 Sponsors and Donors for making the Fur Ball possible!

Contact Maggie Rixson to reserve your date 513-326-6462 • mrixson@cityofsharonville.com 11355 Chester Road • Cincinnati, OH 45246 • www.sharonvilleconventioncenter.com

DATEBOOK APRIL 23, SATURDAY (CONT.) Junior League of Cincinnati, “Silhouette” Fashion Show | 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Hilton Netherland Plaza.  STORY, Page 17.

Musicians for Health, Guitar Art Show | 3-5 p.m. Banz Art Studio, 221 McFarland. DETAILS: Artful guitars, silent auction, wine baskets. ¼www.musiciansforhealth.org APRIL 27, WEDNESDAY FC Cincinnati Foundation, Served by the Pros | 6-9 p.m. TQL Stadium. DETAILS: VIP cocktail reception, handcrafted dishes and cocktails served by FC Cincinnati players. Tickets: $150, VIP reception: $250. ¼www.fccincinnati.com/community/ events APRIL 29, FRIDAY Family Nurturing Center, Prom for a Purpose | 7-11 p.m. PromoWest Pavilion at Ovation, Newport. DETAILS: Walk the Blue Carpet, dance, DJ Mark McFadden, appetizers, 2-hour open bar, desserts, photo booth, silent auction. Tickets: $100, $250 VIP. ¼https://e.givesmart.com/events/p6o APRIL 30, SATURDAY Jewish Hospital, A Night with Dionne Warwick | 6 p.m. Hyatt Regency.  STORY, Page 17. Ish, del-ISH-us: a Celebration of Mimouna | 8 p.m. Krohn conservatory. DETAILS: Celebrating culture of North Africa, people of many different backgrounds, music, color, and food. ¼www.tinyurl.com/del-ish-us Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Greater Cincinnati, Jeans and Jewels Gala | 6 p.m. Receptions of Fairfield.  STORY, Page 17. SPCA Cincinnati, Fur Ball Gala | 6:30 p.m. Sharonville Convention Center. DETAILS: Cocktails, silent auction, dinner program. Tickets start at $250. ¼www.spcacincinnati.org/events/ fur-ball-2022 UpSpring, Benefit Bash | 6-10 p.m. Great American Ball Park.  STORY, Page 18. APRIL 2022

MAY 5, THURSDAY Boys Hope Girls Hope of Cincinnati, HopeFest | 6-8 p.m. Cincinnati Zoo.  STORY, Page 19.

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Western Wildlife Corridor, Flower-a-thon | 9:30 a.m., Kirby Nature Center.  STORY, Page 19.

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MAY 6, FRIDAY American Heart Association, Heart Ball | 6:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Duke Energy Convention Center. DETAILS: Reception, silent auction, live auction, dinner, after party, late night bites. Honoree: Pete Strange, chairman emeritus, Messer Construction. Chair: Mel Gravely, CEO, TriVersity Construction. ¼https://ahacincinnati.ejoinme.org/ MyEvents/20212022CincinnatiHeartBall MAY 7, SATURDAY Reach Out Pregnancy Center Walk for Life 5K | 9-11 a.m. Reach Out Pregnancy Center, Harrison. DETAILS: Walk around downtown Harrison. Door prizes and food included. ¼www.reachoutpregnancy.com MAY 10, TUESDAY Cincinnatus Association, Annual Spencer Spirit of America Awards Dinner | 6 p.m. Hilton Netherland Plaza.  STORY, Page 19. MAY 12, THURSDAY Alzheimer’s Association, The Art of Making Memories | 6 p.m. Music Hall Ballroom. DETAILS: Hosted by Local 12’s Bob Herzog and featuring live music, cocktails, food and inaugural recipients of the Courage and Hope Award. Tracey Stofa is 2022 gala chair. ¼www.alz.org/aomm MAY 13, FRIDAY Women Helping Women, Journey to Joy Gala | 7-10 p.m. Anderson Pavilion, The Banks. DETAILS: Dinner, drinks, complimentary parking, VIP access to Carol Ann’s Carousel, and more. ¼www.womenhelpingwomen.org Visionaries and Voices, Double Vision XIII | 6:30-11 p.m. Memorial Hall. DETAILS: Live art auction, pop-up shop, silent auction, catering, drink, and live music. ¼www.visionariesandvoices.com/dvxi

Julie Johnson, president of the COCA board of trustees

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Reach for the Stars event supports anti-bullying efforts Friday, April 22, 7-10 p.m., Kenwood Country Club The Council on Child Abuse will recognize National Child Abuse Prevention Month with its Reach for the Stars event, benefitting COCA’s efforts to prevent and stop bullying where children live, learn and play. COCA will honor Mount Airy Elementary for its continued dedication to creating safe spaces for children. Over the past four years, COCA has delivered the Bullying Awareness curriculum to over 1,500 students in grades K-6. “The students and staff at Mount Airy Elementary are continuously welcoming and receptive to COCA services and we look forward to serving them every year,” said Program Coordinator Kahvah Whittaker.  www.cocachild.org

‘Rey of Light’ returns in person for 10th anniversary benefit Saturday, April 23, 5:30 p.m., DePaul Cristo Rey High School DePaul Cristo Rey High School’s “Rey of Light” scholarship benefit will celebrate its 10th anniversary in person after two years held virtually. The evening will include a cocktail hour, dinner, and silent and live auctions. The auctions will include private villas in Mexico, tickets to The Who concert at TQL Stadium, and bottles of Pappy Van Winkle and Blanton’s bourbon. DePaul Cristo Rey is a Catholic, college-preparatory Event chairs John and Christine Browner high school with a mission to educate young people who have the potential, but limited financial means to go to college. Every student receives financial help to attend DCPR. The event has raised nearly $5 million in its 10-year history. Rey of Light planning is led by co-chairs John and Christine Browner. John is a DPCR board member.  513-861-0600 or www.depaulcristorey.org

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Dionne Warwick helps Jewish Hospital celebrate 165 years of care The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health will hold “A Night with Dionne Warwick: Celebrating 165 Years of Medical Excellence at The Jewish Hospital” at the Hyatt Regency Cincinnati. Grammy award-winning legend Dionne Warwick will entertain guests with a selection of songs from her catalog of hits.

Hosted by The Jewish Hospital Auxiliary, the celebration will honor key figures in the hospital’s history and its legacy of medical excellence. Funds raised will benefit the Outpatient Infusion and Day Hospital at The Jewish Hospital Cancer Center, which is due to open in Spring 2022. Individual tickets are $200.  http://jewishhospital165.eventbrite.com

Junior League to host fashion show fundraiser

Jeans & Jewels returns with mission to ‘BEAT’ ovarian cancer

Saturday, April 30, 6 p.m., Hyatt Regency, Downtown

Saturday, April 23, 11 a.m. -3 p.m., Hilton Netherland Plaza The Junior League of Cincinnati’s fundraiser and fashion show “Silhouette” will include a luncheon, fashion show and pop-up shop of local boutiques, salons, spas and more. Members and friends of the Junior League will model clothing from some of the city’s boutiques for women, men and children. The event is family friendly. Proceeds benefit the Junior League and its mission to promote voluntarism, develop the potential of women, improve communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers, and impact its new partnership with Family Nurturing Center.  513-871-9339, www.jlcincinnati.org/fashionshow Sponsorships: fashionshow@jlcincinnati.org

Saturday, April 30, Receptions Event Center, Fairfield The Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Greater Cincinnati will hold its eighth annual Jeans & Jewels Gala, the organization’s largest fundraising and awareness event. This year’s theme, “Let’s BEAT This!” uses the acronym BEAT to educate on the subtle symptoms of ovarian cancer: Bloating, Eating less or feeling full quickly, Abdominal pain, Trouble with urination (incontinence or urgency). The event will feature music, cocktails, dinner, live and silent auctions, raffles and opportunities to donate. Over 95% of money raised goes directly to their mission. Guests are encouraged to wear teal to show support for the cause. Lisa Schwartz will be honored for her contributions to the organization for over nine years.  https://OCGala2022.givesmart.com

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St. Vincent de Paul, Annual Celebration of Service | 6 p.m. Anderson Pavilion & Carol Ann’s Carousel. DETAILS: Honoring Sherie Marek and Linda Mueller, longtime supporters and friends of St. Vincent de Paul. ¼www.svdpcincinnati.org/cos MAY 20, FRIDAY

MAY 18, WEDNESDAY Jewish National Fund, Breakfast for Israel | 8 a.m. Mayerson JCC. DETAILS: Keynote: Noa Tishby, Israeli actress, producer, author, and activist. Free and open to all community members. ¼www.jnf.org/BFIOhiovalley MAY 18-20, WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY Lighthouse Youth & Family Services, Light Up with Art! | Peterloon Estate. DETAILS: More than 35 artists will display and sell a diverse collection of creations. Free admission. Hours: May 18, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. May 19, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. May 20, 10 a.m.-noon. ¼513-487-6775 or tcuevas@lys.org MAY 19-21, THURSDAY-SATURDAY Cincinnati International Wine Festival | Duke Energy Center and various locations. DETAILS: Cincinnati’s major wine and food event that raises money for numerous nonprofits each year. Grand tastings Friday evening and Saturday. ¼www.winefestival.com MAY 19, THURSDAY Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Annual REVEL Gala | 6-10 p.m. Otto M. Budig Theater. DETAILS: Black-tie benefit performance of “Pride and Prejudice” with cocktails and dinnerby-the-bite. Celebrate CSC’s grand reopening season and support education and outreach programs. Tickets: $250. ¼https://cincyshakes.com/event/ pride-and-prejudice

Cancer Support Community, Par-tee for Hope | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Topgolf, West Chester. DETAILS: Three hours of gaming, food, bar, contests, prizes, swag. ¼www.mycancersupportcommunity.org/ events/par-tee-for-hope MAY 21, SATURDAY Christ Hospital Gala | 6:30 p.m. Duke Energy Convention Center, Grand Ballroom. DETAILS: Gala with cocktails, dinner and dancing. Cocktail attire. Tickets start at $300. ¼www.thechristhospital.com/ about-the-network/foundation/gala ¼513-585-0657 or Dianne.Fisk@ thechristhospital.com Good Samaritan Foundation, Annual Gala: Dancing Through the Decades | 6-11:30 p.m. Hyatt Regency. DETAILS: Black-tie gala with cocktails, dinner and dancing. Proceeds benefit creation of Cellular Therapy Program at TriHealth Cancer Institute, Good Samaritan Hospital. ¼gshfoundation.com/gala St. Joseph Home, Incline to the Finish Line 5K + Walk & Roll | St. Joseph Home main campus, Sharonville. DETAILS: Early Bird Registration $30 by April 8. ¼www.stjosephhome.org MAY 26, THURSDAY YWCA Greater Cincinnati, Career Women of Achievement | 7-8 p.m., WCPO 9. ¼ywcacincinnati.org/careerwomen 

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O’dell Owens to receive first Red Cross Clara Barton Award Wednesday, April 20, 9-10 a.m., virtual Dr. O’Dell Owens will be the first recipient of the Clara Barton Award for Humanitarian Service from the Greater Cincinnati TriState Chapter of the American Red Cross. The award, named in honor of the founder of the American Red Cross, pays tribute to a local leader who demonstrates great humanitarian concern for our community and Dr. O’Dell Owens has made it a better place to live and work. This inaugural event celebrates the efforts of Dr. Owens and highlights the Red Cross mission in Greater Cincinnati. Funds generated by this event support the life-saving services and programs of the Red Cross in Southwest Ohio, Southeast Indiana and Northern Kentucky. The Red Cross has been active in these communities since 1917. Dr. Owens is a native of Cincinnati and a graduate of Woodward High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Antioch College and earned his M.D. and a master’s in public health from Yale University Medical School at the same time. He returned to Cincinnati in 1982 to establish the first division of reproductive endocrinology in the OB/GYN department at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. While there, he established an in-vitro fertilization program and achieved Cincinnati’s first successful IVF conception and delivery. In November 1988, Dr. Owens announced Cincinnati’s first pregnancy from a frozen embryo. Years later, Dr. Owens was elected as Hamilton County’s coroner, served as president of Cincinnati State, and retired in 2021 as CEO of Interact for Health after 38 years in health-related service. He has received numerous prestigious honors, including being named a Great Living Cincinnatian.  www.redcross.org/Cincinnati

UpSpring Benefit Bash to aid programs for homeless students Saturday, April 30, 6-10 p.m., Great American Ball Park UpSpring is hosting its UpSpring Benefit Bash this April to raise funds for its programs for homeless children. The event will feature dinner, drinks, live music, silent and live auctions, and a raffle. UpSpring’s mission is to empower children experiencing homelessness through education and enrichment. The organization provides the consistency needed to achieve academic success and become wellrounded, active participants in the community. Tickets start at $75 and sponsorship opportunities are available at levels between $500 and $10,000.  www.upspring.org

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Spencer Awards to honor groups promoting diversity and inclusion

WWC’s Flower-a-thon to support habitat conservation

Tuesday, May 10, 6 p.m., Hilton Netherland Plaza

Saturday, April 30, 9:30 a.m., Kirby Nature Center

The Cincinnatus Association will present the seventh annual Donald and Marian Spencer Spirit of America Awards Dinner honoring six local businesses and nonprofits. Named after Cincinnati’s “First Couple of Donald and Civil Rights,” the Spencer Awards celebrate Marian Spencer the pair’s achievements and honors those who promote greater inclusion and diversity in the community. “When reading the nominations we receive each year for the Spencer Awards, the outstanding work being done by so many organizations in our community to improve the lives of our citizens is an inspiration to us all,” said Susan Noonan, the dinner committee chair. The 2022 Spencer Awards will be presented to Activities Beyond the Classroom, Avondale Development Corporation, Clifton Cultural Arts Center, Lighthouse Youth, Santa Maria Community Services and TriVersity Construction.  www.cincinnatusassoc.org

Western Wildlife Corridor is raising funds to conserve valuable habitat with its annual Flowera-thon fundraiser. Attendees will visit WWC nature preserves and be led to best places for wildflower viewing by expert naturalists. The event includes two guided hikes, with a simple lunch in between. Wildlife artwork and native plants will be available for purchase. Following the event, attendees can visit the Bluebird trail, learn about the native butterfly garden and walk the trails on their own. Tickets are $25. Western Wildlife Corridor protects, restores, and preserves natural habitat, and provides education to foster connections with nature.  www.eventbrite.com/e/291299212787

Boys Hope Girls Hope hosting benefit event at zoo

Yellow trout lily from Bender Mountain Preserve

(Back) Shane Geiser, Jon Deters, Louis Carraher and Pat Berning; (front) Abbie Rees, Brooke Caughran, Mackenzie Carraher, Ali Deters and Kelly Berning

Thursday, May 5, 6-8 p.m., Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden The Boys Hope Girls Hope of Cincinnati Young Professionals Advisory Board will host its annual HopeFest event to benefit academically motivated youth in need. The organization works to nurture and guide motivated young people in need to become well-educated, career-ready men and women. The event will be held on the Africa Deck at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden and will feature a taco bar, libations, raffle items, games, giraffe feeding and small animal encounters. Tickets start at $50 and include parking and early admission to visit the zoo before the event begins. Sponsorship opportunities are also available.  www.bhghcincinnati.org

at a New Venue Cincinnati Music Hall Ballroom

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‘Our food system needs breaking’ Kroger philanthropy leader works to curb hunger and waste By Shauna Steigerwald

unny Reelhorn Parr acknowledges that her career path looks a bit nontraditional on paper. After all, her background includes everything from a semester of law school to owning a dance studio to working in pension investment. But when she describes the journey, the dots all connect, forming a line that leads to her current role as head of philanthropy and executive director of Kroger’s foundations. For one thing, she’s always wanted to create systems change. At Kroger, she’s working to accomplish that – because, as she puts it, “Our food system needs breaking.” “She plays a critical role in Kroger’s impact philanthropy journey in Cincinnati and beyond,” said Keith Dailey, Kroger’s group vice president of corporate affairs and chief impact officer, describing Parr as “dynamic, compassionate and strategic.” “Sunny is successful because she combines the passion and ability to drive outsized impact with the heart of a servant leader,” Dailey said.

Meandering journey Born in South Korea, Parr was adopted and moved to Columbus at age 5. She only spoke

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Korean, so everyone thought it would take a year for her to learn English well enough to go to school. A determined Parr was ready in three months. Her overachieving continued through high school, scoring a full scholarship to Ohio State University, where she majored in operations and finance. She applied to law school. It wasn’t so much about wanting to practice law; rather, she was interested in policy as a means to make a difference. That’s how she wound up in Northern Kentucky, attending Salmon P. Chase College of Law – but only for a semester. While there, the former competitive dancer and dance instructor took an adult dance class. Her teacher noticed her experience and recommended her to a family whose dance studio needed a new artistic director. Parr’s entrepreneurial spirit kicked in: She said she’d only do it if she could be the owner. That’s how she came to spend the next 10 years running her own dance studio. During that decade, she also earned her master’s in public administration and met Nathan, a high school teacher who’s now her husband of 15 years. After school, he’d come help her at the studio. It was hard work, for both of them, and

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the evenings and weekends required didn’t fit with the family life the couple wanted. While reevaluating, she took on contract work in pension investment at Kroger. After selling her studio, she went to work at Kroger full time and “fell in love with” the team. But after she had her son, Teegan (now 8), she realized she wanted to go into nonprofit work, specifically fundraising. “I wanted to do work that actually leaves a legacy,” she said. “That’s a really big word, but I think of legacy for the people around me or who have interacted with me … that felt more present when I thought about a child, my child. “He’s my everything,” the Fort Thomas resident added. “My favorite job is being a mom. The fact that he wakes up and can see my work, … and that work being meaningful and purposeful to me, was really the main reason I thought this was the path I wanted to take.”

Meaningful work Parr started her philanthropic career in donor development at Shriners Hospitals for Children. Having had surgeries for cleft lip and palate as a young child, she felt a personal connection to the organization’s mission. (There’s

FOCUS ON: Environment & Sustainability also a connection to her work with hunger at Kroger: “My cleft lip and palate is not actually genetic; it’s because my biological mother was malnourished and couldn’t sustain herself while pregnant,” she said.) After raising $5 million in her first year at Shriners, she learned about a brand-new foundation role at Kroger. Excited about the chance to go “home” to work with the people she loved while continuing in philanthropy, she threw her hat in the ring – and got the job. “The work is so incredible,” she said. “I could not have imagined five years ago what this would be.” When she rejoined the company in 2017, she was in charge of The Kroger Co. Foundation, a traditional corporate, private foundation. Shortly thereafter, Parr helped conceive Kroger’s new public charity, The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation, which launched in 2018. “We all said ‘This is what our company is about,’” she said. “It’s not a campaign; it’s not going to go away in three years. It’s more like ‘This is what our company stands for when it comes to people and planet.’” The name Zero Hunger | Zero Waste expressed a duality of issues. “There is enough food production, but people are hungry. That’s the absurdity,” she said. To address it, she sees the need to do things differently. “There’s such a power dynamic in philanthropy,” she said. “It comes from that position of privilege.” But that’s not how she positions herself. “This is not ‘I’m Kroger, I have all the power and the money,’” she said. “Power needs to be set in the middle of the table so there’s a truly trust-based conversation.” She believes in relying on the expertise of the nonprofits that are doing the work. “I never approach a conversation like I know everything; actually I know nothing,” she said. “They’re serving clients every day and know their needs. I’m asking, ‘What is it that you know you should be doing, but you don’t have the capacity and resources?’ “The philosophy I bring to my work is that philanthropy can uniquely provide the risk capital for services and programs to help lift up our communities that general capital is not typically interested in funding,” she said. “We must be centered in our mission and be open to innovation as we seek to help spark the change we seek in the world.” “Partnership” is a favorite word, as Parr believes it’s key to making a difference. Inherently an introvert, she loves to ask questions, listen to different perspectives and fuse them to show how change can be accomplished.

A change-maker People often call Parr a change-maker. Dora Anim, chief operating officer at Greater Cincinnati Foundation, described Parr using a similar word: trailblazer. “She’s breaking new ground,” Anim said. “Collectively, Kroger has such a huge footprint that if she can influence that … (she can) create systemic change. I think she understands that impact really needs to happen on a global scale.” Even with that huge footprint, she remains approachable, said Daniel Tonozzi, development director at La Soupe. “She’s leading a very large foundation on a

I never approach a conversation like I know everything; actually I know nothing. I’m asking (nonprofits), ‘What is it that you know you should be doing, but you don’t have the capacity and resources?’ – Sunny Parr national platform, but is still very involved and approachable locally,” he said. “She really gets the whole macro issue,” said Jonathan Adee, executive director of Keep Cincinnati Beautiful. “It’s not so much helping out individual organizations as it is about effecting larger change through those organizations. “She has a lot of compassion, a lot of empathy for the system challenges that nonprofit organizations face,” he added. “Working through Kroger, she’s able to maneuver through the

systems change arena in ways the smaller nonprofits can’t, and there’s a lot of benefit for us.” One of the initiatives Parr is most passionate about is working with partners outside the nonprofit world. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste’s Innovation Fund supports entrepreneurs working to help food security and end food waste. “We are looking for founders with lived experience who are disrupting – I often use breaking in a positive way – because our food system needs breaking,” Parr said. She’s excited about the potential of technology to upcycle products that might otherwise become waste, end up in the landfill and create greenhouse gasses. Locally, three different nonprofits – La Soupe, Last Mile Food Rescue and Freestore Foodbank – use three different technologies to do so. Another initiative she’s excited about is the private foundation’s relatively new Racial Equity Fund, supporting organizations working toward more equitable communities. In total, Kroger donated $343 million in food and funds in 2021, and the company works to support thousands of nonprofit organizations nationwide, Parr said. “It feels like a lot, and that’s why it’s important to contemplate the decisions,” she said. Although she’s serious about her work, she’s also protective of her personal time, whether she’s going for a walk, working out, spending family time outdoors or taking Teegan to and from second grade. A former Cincinnati BenGals cheerleader, she still helps judge finals each year. “If it’s carved out for me, it’s carved out for me and no one can budge it,” she said. It’s an admirable balance, considering how much her role – and the work – has grown. “The work has grown because there is a lot of vision, there is a lot of strategy and there’s a lot of meaningful work to be done,” she said. “It’s hard, and it’s good, and it’s inspiring.” “This work is always unfinished,” she added. “Why I do this work every day is because I want this thing to blow up in a really wonderful way.” 

About the Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation Since 2018, the foundation has directed more than $30 million to organizations working to create communities free of hunger and waste. They support nonprofits, innovators and community-based organizations that help: • Meet critical transportation needs for food banks and partner agencies. • Operate mobile pantry programs to improve food access in underserved communities. • Increase access to, and enrollment in, SNAP benefits.

• Provide breakfast after the bell for students at school. • Serve homeless men and women who want to gain skills, stabilize their lives and find permanent housing. • Improve nutrition education and access to healthier foods.

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Find out what these organizations NEED NOW – from products and supplies, to donations, to hands-on or skilled volunteering.

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Parks, Nature, the Environment and Sustainability Cincinnati Nature Center MISSION: To inspire conservation. ¼ www.cincinnaticares.org/listing-item/

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Cincinnati Parks Foundation Featured profile, Page 23.

Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati MISSION: To create positive, local change

through community and school gardens, and environmental education and action for children and adults. ¼ www.cincinnaticares.org/listing-item/ civic-garden-center-of-greater-cincinnati

Gorman Heritage Farm MISSION: To educate about agriculture, nu-

trition, sustainability and the environment. ¼ www.cincinnaticares.org/listing-item/ gorman-heritage-farm

Great Parks of Hamilton County MISSION: To preserve and protect natural resources and to provide outdoor recreation and education in order to enhance the quality of life for present and future generations. ¼ www.cincinnaticares.org/listing-item/ great-parks-foundation

Green Umbrella MISSION: To lead collaboration, incubate

ideas and catalyze solutions that create a resilient, sustainable region for all. ¼ www.cincinnaticares.org/listing-item/ green-umbrella

Greenacres Foundation Featured profile, Page 23.

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Heritage Acres MISSION: To provide a natural burial option

in the Greater Cincinnati area. ¼ www.cincinnaticares.org/listing-item/ heritage-acres-memorial-sanctuary

Keep Cincinnati Beautiful MISSION: To keep Cincinnati beauti-

ful! KCB’s education, revitalization and environmental initiatives build community and foster pride in the places where we live, work and play. ¼ www.cincinnaticares.org/listing-item/ keep-cincinnati-beautiful

La Soupe MISSION: To rescue otherwise wasted pro-

duce to create delicious and highly nutritious meals for customers, nonprofits and food-insecure families. ¼ www.cincinnaticares.org/listing-item/ la-soupe

Last Mile Food Rescue Featured profile, Page 24.

Ohio River Foundation MISSION: To protect the water quality and ecology of the Ohio River watershed through advocacy, habitat restoration and education programs. ¼ www.cincinnaticares.org/listing-item/ ohio-river-foundation-2

Raptor Inc. MISSION: To provide a resource for the community with the rehabilitation of injured birds of prey and conservation through education and research. ¼ www.cincinnaticares.org/listing-item/ raptor-inc

Three Valley Conservation Trust MISSION: To conserve natural habitats, waterways and agricultural lands in Southwestern Ohio for the benefit of present and future generations. ¼ www.cincinnaticares.org/listing-item/ three-valley-conservation-trust

Tikkun Farm Featured profile, Page 24.

M&M’s FOCUS ON: Parks, Nature, the Environment and Sustainability in this issue was made possible by the organizations with featured Cincinnati Cares profiles on the following pages. The organizations listed on this page are a sampling of the nonprofits in these sectors that can be found at www.cincinnaticares.org.

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Cincinnati Parks Foundation MISSION: To build broad-based private/public partnerships that support the conservation and enhancement of our city’s parks and greenspaces through education, advocacy and fundraising. WAYS TO HELP: Women’s Committee of Cincinnati Parks – Since 2006, Women’s Committee members have raised $40 million of private support for the development of John G. and Phyllis W. Smale Riverfront Park. In addition, over $2 million has been raised through the annual Hats Off Luncheon, sponsored by the Women’s Committee. Emerging Leaders – Philanthropic-minded young professionals help build partnerships supporting the conservation and enhancement of our city’s parks and greenspaces. Individuals and couples under the age of 45 who make a personal gift enjoy networking opportunities with the region’s top companies, organizations, and nonprofits. HOW YOU HELP: Unique opportunities to engage with Cincinnati Parks: litter clean ups, fundraising among peers, helping throw the largest fundraising event. ABOUT US: Cincinnati Parks Foundation is the official philanthropic partner of Cincinnati Parks. We carry on the work of ordinary citizens taking action to establish and protect Cincinnati’s parks, focusing on conservation, activation, enhancement and advocacy.

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Greenacres Foundation MISSION: To preserve for the public an area reflecting the traditional environment of Indian Hill and its historical significance by preserving Greenacres in its current state of woodland and farmland; to encourage conservation and appreciation of nature, and to encourage appreciation of music and culture.

WAYS TO HELP: Environmental Caretakers – Foster community involvement through education and service while improving the health of our natural ecosystems. Volunteers learn benefits of native versus non-native, invasive flora species, understand the proper techniques concerning the removal of invasive plants, and gain an appreciation of Ohio’s native species, both plant and animal. Nest Box Caretakers – Volunteers monitor and help maintain a bluebird trail at least once a week: recording data about the nest box. Mid-March to mid-August.

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HOW YOU HELP: Meet new people and give back to the community. Your unique background, skills and knowledge help make our programs enriching experiences, and benefit the foundation and surrounding communities. We aim to enhance our volunteer skills and knowledge through orientation, training, and update sessions. ABOUT US: Greenacres Foundation offers something for everyone. From exploring preserved forests and creeks, capturing beauty in music and artwork, to discovering secrets of farming and gardening.

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Last Mile Food Rescue MISSION: To save good food and get it to those who need it most. WAYS TO HELP: Food Rescue Hero – Are you hungry to make a difference in your community? Join Last Mile Food Rescue as a volunteer driver. Using a simple app, Last Mile empowers local volunteers to pick up would-be-wasted food from businesses in Cincinnati and deliver it to non-profits in the area. HOW YOU HELP: Have 90 minutes, a car and a drive to make a change? Download our app and sign up to rescue perfectly good food from ending up in landfills and transport it to one of our nonprofit partners that fight food insecurity in our Greater Cincinnati community. ABOUT US: We empower local change-makers like you to make a critical difference in the lives of our neighbors fighting food insecurity. By using the power of volunteers fueled by technology, we connect Food Donors with nonprofits who serve the region’s food insecure, fighting food waste and helping to end the hunger that’s closest to home.

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Tikkun Farm MISSION: To create and offer experiences healing to brains and bodies dysregulated by trauma, connect communities polarized by fear, and farm with practices respecting the community of organisms living in the soil, and the creatures it supports. WAYS TO HELP: Tikkun Farm distributes more than 1,000 lbs of food weekly to approximately 100 families. We also distribute 300 Crockpot Meal bags with all the ingredients needed to cook a meal in a crockpot, chopped, measured, bagged and ready to go. Volunteers chop veggies, measure spices, assemble meal bags, deliver them to families, as well as help us welcome guests who pick up produce on Friday and Saturday. All food prep can be done at home. HOW YOU HELP: 200+ volunteers/week make it possible to distribute 300 crockpot meal bags/week and welcome more than 1,400 families a year to our Free Market pantry. Volunteers teach art, writing and cooking to children and adults. Our farm has become a permaculture lab and ecological sanctuary because of volunteer gardeners. ABOUT US: Tikkun Farm, a 3.5 acre farm in the neighborhood of Mount Healthy in Cincinnati, intends to be a place of healing, restoration and repair cultivated through meaningful work and spiritual practices. We hope a person who finds shelter at Tikkun Farm may come to know the truth that they are Beloved.

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Linking paths

By Katie Fiorelli

Tri-State Trails retools, while celebrating 10 years of successes

Wade Johnston

ade Johnston has brought a vision of a connected, vibrant, cutting-edge Cincinnati closer to reality this past year as the director of Tri-State Trails. “We want to put Cincinnati on the map and think the trails will do that,” Johnston said. Wasson Way

For the past seven years, Johnston has led Tri-State Trails, organized in 2012 by Green Umbrella, Greater Cincinnati’s 20-year-old member-, individual- and foundation-supported environmental sustainability alliance. The trails organization is an alliance of community advocates whose mission is to connect people and places with a regional trail and bikeway network that enhances vibrancy and equity. Johnston and his organization kicked off 2022 by reorganizing the way it operates and meets, with momentum from successfully raising $10 million from private sources to leverage $44 million in public funding for the highprofile project called the CROWN – Cincinnati Riding Or Walking Network. CROWN is a vision for a 100-mile transportation network made up of multi-use trails and on-road bike lanes. It will result in Cincinnati’s first-ever urban trail loop by connecting several key regional trails that are currently noncontiguous – Ohio River Trail, Little Miami Scenic Trail, Wasson Way, and Murray Path. By constructing key connectors between these trails, the CROWN will complete the eastern 24-mile portion of a 34-mile loop. Johnston studied urban planning at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning, where biking around the city became a passion. “When you’re young and impressionable, it’s easy to envision how your life can be hyper local, how a bike can change the way you think about transportation and proximity to goods

and services,” Johnston said. While the CROWN – which attracted funding from P&G, Kroger Health, United Dairy Farmers and 450 businesses, foundations and individuals – is the highest profile project, Johnston’s organization is bringing together a far wider consortium of public and private organizations, spanning both sides of the Ohio River and reaching north into Butler and Warren counties. Private funding will prove vital, as construction projects are feeling the squeeze of the supply-chain crisis, with Johnston reporting 20% to 30% increases in the cost of materials and labor. Still, silver linings remain. “During the pandemic, so many people turned to parks, trails, and outdoor spaces as a place of refuge for mental and physical health,” Johnston said. “Trail use increased dramatically. We documented 14 million miles traveled on the trail system in 2019; in 2020, we documented 22.7 million miles.” 2022 will mark the sixth year of Tri-State Trails monitoring trail usage across the region. Using data as a membership perk, the organization plans to launch a membership model to help keep expansion going. Beyond donating to the CROWN, local businesses are embracing it, launching new ventures to capitalize on increased foot (and bike) traffic. In 2021, Busken Bakery launched a walk-up window near Edwards and Madison as a convenient way to grab a coffee or donut while traveling the Wasson Way Trail. Listermann Brewing Co. opened the Listermann Trail House at the western point of Wasson Way’s current trail, where walkers, bikers and joggers can drop in for pizza and beer. In terms of additional trailside amenities, Johnston encourages patience. “We are laser focused on the asphalt for now,” he said, “but are looking forward to enhancing the trail with public art, landscaping and lighting. We will do that by building support for more public funding.” The CROWN team is currently designing signage and wayfinding systems for the whole network that will link up all the trails, and are considering the Roebling Bridge as a potential spot to officially “launch” the trail.

While Cincinnatians have largely shown support for the CROWN, some questions have been raised about safety on the trail. Johnston is well-aware of the concerns. “One of our largest goals is to find funding to construct lighting along the trails,” said Johnston. “However, in general, trails have been proven to reduce crime. With more people walking and biking in an area, it discourages people from conducting illicit activities in the space. Keep in mind, parts of what will become the CROWN were derelict rail corridors that no one is monitoring. By building a trail, we are making it an attractive public place.” Tri-State Trails is organizing a number of ways for people to get involved: • Active Transportation Coalition, a semiannual open gathering of citizens interested in transportation issues. The first meeting was March 23. • Regional Trail & Bikeway Committee, a quarterly meeting of professionals and practitioners. • 13th annual “Breakfast on the Bridge,” May 20. • “Ales for Trails,” benefiting the CROWN, July 1. • Tri-State Trails Trail Summit, Oct. 26. The organization has narrowed its governing body from a 20-member executive committee, in place since the organization’s formation, to a leadership council consisting of Matt Butler and Jody Robinson, Devou Good Foundation; Frances Mennone, Frost Brown Todd; Sean McGrory, Wasson Way and CROWN; Ryan Mooney-Bullock, Green Umbrella; Todd Palmeter, Great Parks of Hamilton County; and Tanner Yess, Groundwork Ohio River Valley. Johnston’s enthusiasm for the project, and its potential to help transform Cincinnati’s image into that of a modern, top-tier city, radiates throughout his work. “More people are choosing to ride or walk to work,” he said. “We’re getting cars off the road, reducing air emissions, and helping people live healthier lives. When it comes to attraction and retention of talent, they are looking for the types of amenities the CROWN offers. For the first time in 60 years, the last census registered population growth. We want to be on the list of ‘Great Cities for Active Living,’ and that’s within reach, becoming a reality in our lifetime.”  www.tristatetrails.org

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The announcement of the merger of St. Aloysius and The Children’s Home was made at a formal event at Cincinnati Music Hall. Nearly 600 people, including Best Point staff, board members of the new organization as well as legacy board members from The Children’s Home and St. Aloysius, Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval and friends and supporters of Best Point’s mission attended. They included, from left to right, Jeff March, Roderick Hinton, Ross Wales, Greg Vollmer, Dr. Gail Kist-Cline, John Banchy, Linda Hart, Carlos Teran, Aftab Pureval, Thomas Boggs, Emily Baloun, Elizabeth Tonne, Marc Manly, Tony Hobson, Carrie Hampton, Dr. Karen Bankston and Domonic Hopson.

St. Aloysius, Children’s Home merge as Best Point

Three named Jefferson Award finalists by Rotary Club

Reds seeking volunteers for Opening Day charity block party

St. Aloysius, tracing its heritage back to 1832, and The Children’s Home, initially founded in 1864, have merged to form Best Point Education and Behavioral Health, which will be Greater Cincinnati’s longestserving behavioral health organization for children and families. The combined agency will serve more than 18,000 children and families in Greater Cincinnati and surrounding regions. It will employ more than 600 people. The new name reflects its mission to help children and families reach the best point in their lives and to offer a single, best point for transformational services to the most vulnerable populations. Best Point plans to keep all current services, while introducing improved and expanded services.  www.bestpoint.org

A philanthropist, a pastor and a prison volunteer have been named finalists for the 2022 Greater Cincinnati Jefferson Award. Rev. Dr. Mary Laymon was nominated for her volunteer efforts in Mount Healthy’s diverse community. Laymon works as the executive director of Tikkun Farm, a 3.5-acre farm in Mount Healthy, founded in 2015. Roger Grein was nominated for giving time, talent and treasure to educate youth in our community to be philanthropists, while uplifting educators and nonprofits. In 2008, Grein started Magnified Giving with eight schools, granting thousands of dollars to local nonprofits during that first year. Also nominated is Tracy Brumfield, a formerly incarcerated individual who started a nonprofit to publish the only known newspaper delivered in a jail to help inmates prepare for their future after prison. RISE Newspaper was launched in 2017 in Hamilton County with a privately funded grant. RISE has grown since then, and is now published six times a year. It has also launched RiseTV for multimedia content to play in jails. One of the three will be named at a Rotary Club of Cincinnati meeting and will advance to the national Jefferson Awards program, which will be held in June. The local winner has won a national honor nine times. The award is presented to people who have created programs that serve an unmet need, or a volunteer who has provided extraordinary service to an organization.  www.multiplyinggood.org/ what-we-do/jefferson-awards

Organizers for the Cincinnati Reds Opening Day events are ramping up recruitment for volunteers. The Opening Day Charity Block Party will be hosted by the Reds Community Fund, April 12, 11 a.m to 4 p.m., at Joe Nuxhall Way and Freedom Way near Great American Ball Park. The block party benefits the Reds Community Fund, which is dedicated to improving the lives of youth through the tradition of the Cincinnati Reds and the game of baseball. The fund is the nonprofit arm of baseball’s first professional team. Volunteers will receive a free T-shirt and two free tickets for a future Reds game. Volunteers are asked to arrive on April 12 at 10:30 a.m. and work until roughly 3:30 p.m. Volunteers will be signed up until roughly 100 spots are filled. Anyone interested in volunteering or needing more information should contact Adriana Pons at APons@reds.com  www.cincinnaticares.org/event/ opening-day-charity-block-party

New Life to open furniture thrift store in Sharonville New Life Furniture Bank, Greater Cincinnati’s only furniture bank, will open the region’s first furniture-focused thrift store at the Sharonville Plaza on June 1. The New Life Furniture Thrift Store will help turn empty houses into homes for those starting over from significant life challenges, while supporting the furniture bank’s financial sustainability. This will be the region’s only thrift store focused on home furnishings, offering affordable items and hidden treasures in a clean, brightly lit retail location that spans 15,000 square feet.  www.nlfurniture.org/thrift-store 26

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Foundation offering $10K grants to female entrepreneurs A foundation launched by a former Procter & Gamble executive has secured $50,000 in funding from the nation’s largest woman-owned advertising agency to start an accelerator focused on female entrepreneurs. The Sister Accord Foundation, founded by Sonia Jackson Myles in 2013 after a 20-year career at Ford, Gillette and P&G, has launched the Sister Accord Accelerator, which will provide $10,000 grants to five female entrepreneurs to help them rapidly grow their businesses through grants, education and mentorship.  www.thesisteraccordfoundation.org

NAMES in the NEWS

Jessica Francis

Bradley Heter

James Schurrer

Bill DeHass

Kendra Scott

Sabrina Shattles

Mat Whited

Lee Zimmer

Holly Wolfson

Jennifer Kash

Rebecca Goodall

Dawn E Grace

Toilynn O’Neal Turner

Andrea Poling

Kit Andrews

Anne Ilyinsky

Kick Lee

Rosie Polter

Sean Suder

Destinee Thomas

Karen Tully

Ken Jones

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St. Joseph Home has welcomed two new members to its governing board: Jessica Francis, an associate attorney with Hurley Law LLC; and Bradley Heter, an executive with Oswald Companies, specializing in group benefits.

for Strategies to End Homelessness. Since 2007, STEH has led a community effort to end homelessness in Greater Cincinnati, coordinating a centralized emergency shelter hotline, homelessness prevention efforts, street outreach and emergency shelter.

additional responsibilities while maintaining her title as chief operating officer. Kash led the agency through several major projects, and has been critical to maintaining business continuity and helping JCC meet the needs of several critical groups during the pandemic.

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James Schurrer has been named principal of DePaul Cristo Rey High School, effective July 1. Schurrer is currently the dean of faculty, an English teacher and a coach at St. Xavier High School. He has been a teacher and administrator at schools in Toledo and Springfield, Ohio.

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Clermont Senior Services has named Bill DeHass as chief operating officer. DeHass began in 2006 as a social worker in the organization’s case management department. In 2015, he became the manager of the transportation program and, soon after, director of community services. Until 2020, he also served as the chair for the Association for Professionals in Aging.

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The board of directors of Whole Again has hired Kendra Scott as executive director. She has served the organization in several roles over the past 12 years. A graduate of Florida A&M University in electrical and computer engineering and the University of Dayton in engineering management, she spent more than15 years as a software engineer with the U.S. Air Force.

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Sabrina Shattles, president and chief creative officer of Shattles Communications, has been named chair of the board of directors

The Dragonfly Foundation has appointed to its board Mat Whited, CPA, of Clark Schaefer Hackett, where he works with small, mid-size and large companies in various industries on tax compliance. He previously served eight years with a large international accounting firm, three years with a regional firm, and two years with a private company leading the tax function.

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The North American Skull Base Society has named Mercy Health physician and otolaryngologist Lee Zimmer, M.D., Ph.D., as its president. NASBS is a professional medical society that facilitates communication worldwide between individuals involved in skull base surgery. A Mercy Health physician since 2018, Zimmer practiced at the University of Cincinnati for 13 years and published extensively on anterior skull base anatomy and patient outcomes.

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The Mayerson JCC has announced two promotions within its executive team. Holly Wolfson is being promoted to chief programming officer. She has served as programming director since 2017, helping to grow the J’s arts and ideas programming and finding ways to keep programming active during COVID-19. Jennifer Kash will assume

The Clifton Cultural Arts Center has appointed four new board members: Rebecca Goodall, an engineer at GE Aviation and a longtime volunteer; Dawn E. Grace, vice president of housing and community investment at FHLB Cincinnati; artist, entrepreneur and cultural activist Toilynn O’Neal Turner, executive director of the Queen City Foundation and founder/director of the Robert O’Neal Multicultural Art Center; brand and marketing management specialist Andrea Poling of the Adam Riddle House.

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The Cincinnati Memorial Hall Society has elected seven new trustees for 2022: Kit Andrews, marketing and communications coordinator, Bahl & Gaynor Investment Counsel; Anne Ilyinsky, health and wellness entrepreneur and arts supporter; Kick Lee, executive director of Cincinnati Music Accelerator; Rosie Polter, program officer at Greater Cincinnati Foundation; Sean Suder, attorney at Suder, LLC. specializing in real estate; Destinee Thomas, communications and strategy consultant and co-founder of Cincy Nice; Karen Tully, retired University of Cincinnati Foundation senior director of development at the College-Conservatory of Music. Ken Jones has been elected trustee emeritus in recognition of his decades-long, dedicated service.  Movers & Makers

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Gifts/Grants

Faths pledge $50 million to St. Xavier St. Xavier High School alumnus Harry Fath and his wife, Linda, have committed $50 million for tuition assistance, the largest gift in the school’s history. This $50 million lead gift kicks off a $200 million campaign as part of St. Xavier 200. The campaign will be part of a continuous improvement plan to lead the school into its 200th anniversary in October 2031. Fath has agreed to be the honorary chairman of the capital campaign. In addition to greatly increased tuition assistance, the plan will enhance academic and faith formation, renew facilities and mitigate future tuition increases. Harry Fath, a 1959 graduate, recounts his days at St. Xavier as critical to his formation. He owns Fath Properties, a Cincinnati company that manages apartment buildings throughout Indiana, Kansas, Ohio and Texas. He is also a minority owner of the Cincinnati Reds. The Faths have appeared three times on the Philanthropy 50, the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual ranking of the nation’s 50 top donors. The Cincinnati couple have focused much of their charitable giving in recent years on Mercy Ships, a nonprofit that brings free health care to people in need in Africa. A 2021 $50 million gift followed a $50 million gift in 2018 to build the Global Mercy, the world’s largest nongovernmental hospital ship. The Faths first appeared on the Philanthropy 50 in 2017 with a $50 million gift to the Lindner Center of Hope. In 2018, their giving tallied $100 million between the Cincinnati Zoo and Mercy Ships. In 2021, they appeared again at $100 million with the gift to Mercy Ships and $50 million to the University of Notre Dame.  www.stxavier.org 28

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First Financial grants $16,000 in opening NKY headquarters

Mellon $1.3 million gift to fund Black-focused operas, CCM program

First Financial Bank celebrated the grand opening of a new Northern Kentucky headquarters by donating $16,000 to several Northern Kentucky nonprofits. The new center, at 601 Madison Ave. in Covington, serves as First Financial’s Northern Kentucky headquarters. Sixth & Madison features extensive audiovisual capabilities, over 1,000 square feet of event space and smaller meeting areas. To celebrate the occasion, First Financial provided $1,000 grants to 16 different nonprofits: The Brighton Center, YMCA of Greater Cincinnati, Aviatra Accelerators, Be Concerned, Catalytic Development Funding Corp. of Northern Kentucky, Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky, Master Provisions, Learning Grove, Welcome House of Northern Kentucky, Housing Opportunities of Northern Kentucky, Life Learning Center, The Ion Center, NKY Community Action Commission, Renaissance Covington, Northern Kentucky NAACP and Covington Business Council.  www.bankatfirst.com

Cincinnati Opera has been awarded a $1.3 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to commission operas that celebrate Black stories. The opera will commission three new operas from composers and librettists of color, with the first to premiere during the company’s 2025 summer festival. The gift will also fund the continuation of Opera Fusion: New Works, a workshop program by the opera and the University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music that supports the development of new operas. With seed funding provided by Mellon, the opera will commission three operas that focus on racially and ethnically diverse characters and narratives, with primary emphasis on Black stories. The first will be a large-scale, grand opera for full cast and orchestra that features a positive and uplifting reflection of the Black American experience. Two additional operas are currently planned to premiere during the company’s 2026 and 2027 seasons, with full details to be shared at a later date.  www.cincinnatiopera.org

Great Parks nabs $6.15M Great Parks of Hamilton County has secured $6 million in federal transportation funds to build the Glenwood Gardens to Winton Woods trail. The expansion of the regional trail network will connect the two parks and serve as a vital corridor to serve the surrounding communities for enhanced access to outdoor space. Great Parks also received a $150,000 grant from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for the new Music Garden at Highfield Discovery Garden, an interactive space that will inspire future generations of musicians, gardeners and nature lovers. The music garden will be located within Glenwood Gardens and will include large outdoor instruments and an accessible stage that can be used for self-directed and sensory play.  www.greatparks.org

Western & Southern, Nativity visitors give $94K to Salvation Army Another year, another record-breaking donation to the Salvation Army by Western & Southern Financial Group. The Salvation Army announced that it received a $94,509 check from Western & Southern’s charitable foundation. The check includes $47,254 from visitor donations received during the 2021 holiday season at the Crib of the Nativity display at Eden Park’s Krohn Conservatory and an equal match from the Western & Southern Financial Fund. The Crib of the Nativity was started by Western & Southern in 1939, where it was presented at Lytle Park. It moved to Union Terminal during World War II, then eventually to Eden Park. It quickly became a popular attraction at Christmastime, as visitors enjoyed the realistic Nativity scene with live animals. In 1993, Western & Southern’s foundation began matching the gifts made by display visitors. Since then, donations and the match have provided more than $332,571 for the Salvation Army. This year’s donation, which tops the 2020 record of $87,623, was the largest in the 29 years donations at the Nativity display have been matched. The 2021 donation is the result of a record 31,500 visitors to the display.  www.salvationarmycincinnati.org

Snapshots

Who, what, where & why

Redwood hosts 40th Express event

Brittany Bischoff, John Hawkins, Katie Hehman and Chris Owens John Redden and Kate Redden

Redwood, a nonprofit that serves children and adults with severe and multiple disabilities, recently hosted its 40th annual fundraising gala, Redwood Express. The event raised more than $125,000 to support Redwood’s services. JonJon, on-air personality for KISS 107.1, emceed the event; and the 350 attendees enjoyed dinner, dancing to live music by The Sly Band, and bidding on live and silent auctions and raffles. Redwood provides care, work and vocational services for adults; early child care and education, medical daycare, preschool and school-age care for children; therapy services; and assistive technology for the wider community.  www.redwoodnky.org

Jim Haas, Cheryl Haas and John Haas Sharon Fusco, Meg Haas, John Haas, JonJon, Dave Wallace and Cheryl Haas (front)

Emmett Drane, Pat Drane, Sharon Fusco, Mick Fusco, Katie Hehman, Jude Hehman, Penny Middaugh, Buck Baer and John Hawkin

CYC Trivia Night raises $27K to help young people The Cincinnati Youth Collaborative’s ninth annual Trivia Night for Brighter Futures raised more than $27,000 to support urban youth. The event at Rhinegeist Brewery was presented by TQL and hosted by CYC’s Young Professionals Board. Brian Burke, founder of SellYourMac.com, was the emcee. The evening featured games and inspirational stories. YP board member Meggan Thompson and her mentee, Bry Hall, shared their story of how mentoring empowers both the mentor and mentee and can lead to a life-long friendship.  www.cycyouth.org

Group from presenting sponsor, TQL

Meggan Thompson and Bry Hall Adam Turer, Amy Thompson and Dave Plogmann

Bry Hall and Brian Burke

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Clermont chamber presents awards The Ohio Small Business Development Center at the Clermont Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners for the annual Small Business Excellence Awards, presented by Duke Energy. Honored organizations were Rich Life Farm and Fungi; Omelette House; and Orcutt Financial. Individual awardees were Amy Vann, Becca Vaske, Craig Murnan and Amy Vilardo.  www.clermontchamber.com

Clermont Chamber President/CEO Joy Lytle, Business Woman of the Year winner Becca Vaske, Excellence in Impact winner Greg Orcutt, Emerging Business winner Pete Richman, Volunteer of the Year winner Amy Vilardo, Loveland City Schools Assistant Superintendent Andrea Conner, Educator of the Year winner Craig Murnan, small business consultant Tim Bingaman and Duke Energy Community Relations Manager Chad Shaffer Emerging Leader winner Amy Vann with Give Like A Mother Business Excellence winners Kim and Maher David with Omelette House

Talbert House Ambassadors raise $10K for affordable housing

(Back row) Jay Levinson, Brian O’Toole, Ryan Jackson, Danielle Brindisi, Jay Kasting, Kyle Miller, Tre James, Rachael Theiler and Meredith Fossett; (front row) Ariana Sanders, Lia Reece, Lacey Luxon, Colleen Reynolds, Rachel Rosado and Lauren Reynolds

“Home Is Where the Heart Is,” a Valentine’s Day event hosted by Talbert House’s young professional board, the Ambassadors, raised over $10,000 to support Talbert House’s efforts to provide safe and affordable housing across Greater Cincinnati. Sponsors of the event, held at Rhinegeist Brewery in February, included BKD at the platinum level and American Elevators Inc., ComptonAddy, Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL, Myriad Genetics and RiverHills Bank at the gold level. The Ambassador Board is a group of young professionals supporting Talbert House through volunteering, fundraising and advocacy in an atmosphere that promotes social connections and professional networking.  www.talberthouse.org

Crayons to Computers celebrates 385,000 volunteer hours in 25 years Crayons to Computers celebrated its 25th anniversary with a volunteer reunion, recognizing the more than 385,000 hours they have contributed since 1997. More than 60 current and former volunteers and board members attended. Crayons to Computers began after members of Leadership Cincinnati Class XIX discovered that teachers routinely spend money to provide basic supplies for their students and classrooms. When the 30

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store opened on Feb. 11, 1997, 125 teachers from 22 schools emptied the shelves in one afternoon. Since then, Crayons has distributed more than $184 million worth of school supplies to teachers and their students in need. Crayons strives to level the playing field in the classroom by ensuring teachers can provide students in need the tools to succeed in school. Crayons to Computers founding COO Dick Bere, current  www.crayons2computers.org President and CEO Amy Cheney and founding CEO Shannon Carter

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Board member Leo DalleMolle, Stephanie DalleMolle, Louise Vaughan and Jeremy Vaughan

Stepping Stones raises over $86K in Open Your Heart event Stepping Stones hosted the 14th annual Open Your Heart fundraiser in February as their first hybrid event. More than $86,000 was raised to benefit year-round programming for children, teens and adults with disabilities. In person guests at Eddie Merlot were provided with a cocktail hour, dinner with raffle and artwork created by Stepping Stones program participants. At-home participants also had dinner from Eddie Merlot, brought raffle tickets online, purchased pottery kits and donated to Campership drive. Stepping Stones is a United Way partner agency. The event’s presenting sponsor was Convalescent Hospital Fund for Children. Cherub sponsors were Dora and Charles Barrett, Amy and George Joseph, and Dina and Chris Taylor.  www.steppingstonesohio.org

Courtney Morriss and Stan Dohan

Spoon rests created by Stepping Stones’ Adult Day Program participants

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Dragonfly Grand Gala raises funds for pediatric cancer patients This year’s Grand Gala raised $297,000 to support Dragonfly’s programs, which provide comfort and support services and transformative experiences for pediatric cancer patients and their families. More than 400 people attended the event, which was presented by the Markley Family Foundation and had a theme of Love Above All. Taylor Heatherly, this year’s featured speaker, shared her story of battling non-Hodgkin’s T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma from diagnosis to remission. The night’s events were emced by WLWT news anchor Kelly Rippin and meteorologist Randi Rico. Entertainment was provided by Endless Summer Band, along with performers Jeremy Lister, Paul Nelson and Kealy Welage. There were also performances by Elevated Aerials, a silent auction, a penguin encounter by the Wave Foundation, and a photo booth.  www.dragonfly.org

Dragonfly Founder and Executive Director Christine Neitzke and her son Matt Neitzke speaking to guests during the Dragonfly program Cancer survivor Taylor Heatherly sharing her story of her cancer journey to Gala guests

Guests dance for hours to the Endless Summer Band

Emcees WLWT meteorologist Randi Rico and news anchor Kelly Rippin

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Longworth-Anderson music series kicks off 5th season

The Longworth-Anderson multigenre, contemporary music series kicked off its fifth season in February with eight-time Tony and Grammy Award winner Anaïs Mitchell, creator of “Hadestown,” backed by folk supergroup Bonny Light Horseman. A pre-concert reception included light bites from Dewey’s Pizza and Ollie’s Trolley, craft beer tastings from HighGrain Brewing Co. and live music from Brianna Kelly.  www.longworth-andersonseries.com

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Night for the Fight raises over $200K for CancerFree KIDS Over 500 students helped raise $216,426 at CancerFree KIDS’ 10th annual Night for the Fight. Traditionally, Night for the Fight is a 12-hour overnight where students learn about childhood cancer and take part in games and entertainment. This year’s event allowed students to participate in a socially distanced course with activity stations including giant Jenga, extreme cornhole, and celebrity Where’s Waldo. The TQL Foundation, the nonprofit arm of Total Quality Logistics, was the presenting sponsor for the fourth year in a row. CancerFree KIDS has invested more than $7 million since 2002 to fund research to find cures and gentler treatments to help children cope with the pains and challenges of fighting cancer.  www.cancerfreekids.org

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THE LAST WORD | Guest editorial by Polly Campbell

Let’s face the flames and make climate changes – small and large

t’s kind of a shack, really. A cabin in a California national forest that’s way too small for all the people who love it. Two rooms downstairs, two up, a deck with a view, furniture held together with duct tape and rope, tents set up in the woods as extra bedrooms. It looks pretty much as it did when my grandparents bought it in 1960, and every year I’ve spent there since. This last summer, my husband and I drove out and spent two weeks with all my relatives, days of swimming in ice-cold lakes and hikes and card games and a little family friction to give it a little drama. We drove home across the tinder-dry West with the smoke of forest fires behind us. Shortly after we got back, the Caldor Fire

started about 30 miles from the cabin. It didn’t seem like a threat at first. There was plenty of time to get it under control before it reached us. But each day it got a little closer, until one day it started quickly climbing up Highway 50. I was calling my siblings, obsessively refreshing the fire map. And then it happened: on one of my refreshes, the outline of the fire completely surrounded the cabin road. I lost it, and cried on my husband’s shoulder. Called my daughter crying. Called my sister crying. As it turned out, there was a temporary mistake in the map just long enough for me to see it. On the next refresh, the fire was only just close. A few days later, when everything was contained, the fire had stopped across the road, sparing our cabin, just barely. There

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were pictures on the maps of other cabins nearby, looking vaporized. We’ve all known that the cabin has been in danger from fire. The thought that every year might be the last is pretty obvious, but my mind has always veered away. My mind also veers away from the ultimate cause of the fires. Fires in the west are a result of a drought that is a result of climate change that is a result of humans acting like we can do whatever we like to the Earth without consequence. I have cared about global warming for decades, but the emergency is so upsetting to me that I’ve found it hard to look at it straight-on. Experiencing the grief of climate change destroying something I love has given me a certain strength to look. I’ve been through something terrible, even if it was only for half an hour. And I now can better stand and face the climate disaster. It’s time to arm myself with up-todate knowledge, to stop skipping over articles about it, to talk about it out loud. And to do something. And how am I supposed to do that? The environment got to this crisis as the result of billions of small acts since we started burning coal at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. But it can only really be solved by large acts made by large entities: from the United Nations to national governments to big corporations. It’s obviously not enough for me, or lots of people like me, to burn less fossil fuel by driving an efficient car, or any of

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the many steps we’ve taken in my household. It’s too late for that. Probably the most important thing at this point is activism: persuasion, protesting, voting, joining a movement. The big players should be shamed and leaned on. But I can’t imagine asking for large changes without making small ones myself. It’s a matter of lining up life principles and about taking collective action. Individual action is often mentioned as a way to feel less guilty. Hey, we’re all guilty, and we’ll continue to be. But it does help to feel less helpless. And it’s one way of being part of a movement. Encourage Ford to continue going electric by buying an electric truck. Get solar panels when an incentive is offered, so incentives will continue to be offered. If you bike to work, join a bike group that works for active transportation. If you like to hike, join a conservation group. Give money to effective environmental groups. In other words, make small changes, but amplify them by telling other people, telling companies, telling governments at every level. It’s uncomfortable, painful to feel the grief of forests gone, species wiped out, a planet completely changed. But feel it and be motivated. Turn around and face the flames. 

For more information on the topic:  www.greenumbrella.org/climate-policy  www.midwestsustainabilitysummit.org  www.cincinnati-oh.gov/oes/equity/climate-equity-indicators Campbell covered restaurants and food for the Cincinnati Enquirer from 1996 until 2020. She lives in Pleasant Ridge with her husband, and since retiring does a lot of reading, cooking and gardening, if that’s what you call pulling weeds. She writes monthly on a variety of topics, and she welcomes your feedback and column suggestions at editor@moversmakers.org.

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