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Publishers’ Letter 4 Arts/Culture 5 It’s Commonly Jazz back in the swing at Seasongood 5 Summermusik under the stars | By Shauna Steigerwald 6 CDT says farewell with final Choreographers Festival 9 The A/C List: Music, film, lectures, visual art and more 8

The Datebook 13 Crayons to Computers seeks school supplies 13 Alsop, Larsen, Ramsay honored as ‘Seniors Who Rock’ 14 Fatherhood Project celebration moves to TQL Stadium 15 May We Help hosts auto show/expo at Big Ash Brewing 16 DPCR Golf Classic aims to provide tuition aid 17

Perspective 18 Un(re)tiring: Reflections and advice on living with purpose

Gifts/Grants 22 In the News 23 The Carnegie’s capital campaign goes public 23 Zoo’s largest construction project underway 23 Award winners named for National Philanthropy Day 24 Impact 100 announces six grant finalists 25

Snapshots 27 Concours d’Elegance features Andretti race cars 27 Bengals greats raise $300k for charities 28 PWC events aid homeowners with needed repairs 29 Outdoor show boosts art program at Bayley 30 Guttmans receive Tree of Life Award 31 ‘Underground’ concerts pop up in various venues 32 Mimosas brunch supports Alzheimer’s programs 33

Fine art photography portraiture – above or below the water.

Cincy Shakes honors backers of free series 34

Guest column 35

Tina Gutierrez Arts Photography

Public/private partnerships a key way to meet community’s needs | By Scott Provancher

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On the cover (clockwise from top left): Carole and Ed Rigaud, Barbara and Larry Kellar, Susan and John Tew, Kitty and Dick Rosenthal. Photos provided.

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 PUBLISHERS’ LETTER

Fundraising consultant Scott Provancher has closely watched the local nonprofit sector this past year, and he has an important observation about cooperation and, specifically, about an effective tool for increasing the impact of community initiatives.

Find out what he has to say on page 35.

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e continue to emerge from under our separate pandemic rocks and rejoin the collective world with hope and also a possibly shifted perspective from what we held 17 months ago. Profound circumstances change the way we look at the world, so we wanted to hear from those who have experienced numerous profound changes in their lives. How should we react to this semi-altered world? What lessons should we have learned?

See page 18 and read what four, long-contributing couples have to say – in their own words – about life – about why they choose to remain engaged long after “retirement age,” and how to respond to what we, the world, just collectively experienced.

Part of our re-emergence this summer is coming in the form of live, in-person performances, many of them being held outdoors out of an abundance of caution. Chief among those in August is Summermusik, the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra’s multiweek festival of orchestral and chamber music. A primary focus this year is the contributions of women across the organization and as composers and performing artists. So we asked

a woman, Shauna Steigerwald, to talk with the CCO women in charge, and also the wise music director (Eckart Preu) who is helping celebrate feminine influences all around him.

See page 6.

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Arts/Culture It’s Commonly Jazz returns to Seasongood

Tours show restored Music Hall, inside and out

Thursdays in August, 6-8 p.m., Seasongood Pavilion, Eden Park

The Friends of Music Hall have restarted tours inside the restored Music Hall, Cincinnati’s great cultural icon. Designed by architect Samuel Hannaford, the 1878 hall is the cornerstone of the 21st-century renaissance of Over-the-Rhine.

Tours are guided by knowledgeable volunteers, and can accomodate individuals, small groups and large groups. Tours take place at 1 p.m. Mondays and Fridays and at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturdays. After Aug. 23, check back for weekly dates. Tickets are $15.

Outside tours of Music Hall’s Victorian High Gothic exterior are offered at 4 p.m. Thursdays and 10 a.m. Saturdays.  www.friendsofmusichall.org

It’s Commonly Jazz, Cincinnati’s longestrunning, free summer concert series, has announced its 36th season and a return to Seasongood Pavilion after COVID restrictions last summer. The four-concert series is dubbed “Feels Good to Be Back.”

Over the decades, It’s Commonly Jazz has hosted Grammy award-winning artists and legendary jazz masters, along with the next generation of jazz artists, performing to a multigenerational and diverse audience.

Fifth Third Bank has been presenting sponsor for 31 years.  www.itscommonlyjazz.com

William Menefield plays opening night, Aug. 5

The 2021 lineup: • Aug. 5: Pianist William Menefield & Friends • Aug. 12: Josh Strange, featuring Lexi Hamner on trombone • Aug. 19: The all-women We Create Jazz Ensemble • Aug. 26: Pianist Dan Karlsberg

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Seven SCPA students named Corbett Mayerson awardees

German Heritage Museum renovations complete The German Heritage Museum has reopened after having been closed due to the pandemic and a renovation. It will be open 1-5 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 14, except on Aug. 22 and 29; Sept. 5 and 19; and Oct. 3 and 31. The German Heritage museum is located in West Fork Park at 4764 West Fork Road.  www.gacl.org

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Seven students from the School for the Creative and Performing Arts were honored at the 35th Annual Corbett Mayerson Awards.

The awardees: • Ella Bennings, harp • Alia Dalton, dance • Maeve Fellerhoff, visual art • Abigail Irons, visual art • Jonah Justice, violin • Tobias Loyd, piano • Jazmin Miller, visual art

The awards recognize excellence among the junior class of SCPA. Winners receive a medallion and financial aid to continue their arts education.

To be considered for the awards, students prepared a performance or portfolio presentation. A panel of regional experts selected the winners from a group of finalists chosen by faculty.  https://scpa.cps-k12.org

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By Shauna Steigerwald

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witching to a summer music festival format in 2015 was, as Executive Director LeAnne Anklan puts it, “an absolute renaissance” for the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra and sparked the remarkable growth it has seen in the intervening years.

The ensemble continues that innovative spirit this August with “Summermusik Under the Stars,” which will bring the orchestra to new outdoor venues. It will keep its tradition of thematic programming, exploring issues of mental health and women in music.

Both themes are timely, but the latter is particularly relevant to the CCO itself: Anklan is part of a female leadership team that also includes board president Terri Abare; communications director Ann Stewart; and concertmaster Celeste Boyer. Nineteen of its 28 musicians (including eight orchestral leaders) are women, as are both of this year’s soloists. And two of this summer’s concerts will focus on women composers.

Themes that resonate Summermusik may look a bit different this year, but fans will still recognize many of their favorite elements. After going virtual in 2020, Summermusik moves outdoors this summer to allow a more socially distant experience. It will continue to feature three types of performances: Full orchestra concerts at Eden Park’s Seasongood Pavilion; Sunday afternoon concerts at Coney Island’s Moonlite Pavilion; and Chamber Crawl concerts at the Cincinnati Zoo’s Wings of Wonder Amphitheater, Coney Island’s Moonlite Pavilion and Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park’s Pavilion. In total, there will be seven opportunities to see members of the CCO in action this season.

Then there are Summermusik’s traditional themes, which run through several of this season’s performances.

“We choose those themes very carefully,” Abare said. “We try to make them relevant, (and) we try to address social issues, as we’re doing this August.”

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Out of the chamber Anklan and Abare credit music director Eckart Preu with developing themes that resonate.

“What matters to people? That is my starting point,” Preu said. “What is important to our society right now?”

Considering the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health seemed like a timely choice.

“I think we all, every single person coming out of the pandemic needs musical therapy,” he said. “Music is probably the most powerful tool there is for mental therapy.”

“Mindful Musik” (Aug. 6), the CCO’s first main stage program of the season, highlights music by composers who dealt with isolation, anxiety and depression: “Lyric for Strings”

by George Walker, the first Black composer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music; Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4; and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “Variations on a Rococo Theme.” Cello prodigy Sujari Britt, who played for former President Obama and appeared on NPR’s “From the Top,” will perform the last piece.

“Restorative Strings” (Aug. 8), a Sunday afternoon performance, explores similar themes. Britt will again perform with the CCO. She’ll present the world premiere of her own composition “No One’s Driving,” which reflects on the impact of social isolation during the pandemic.

Showcasing female composers and artists was in the works for 2020, dubbed the “Year of the Woman” in celebration of the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage. But as Preu notes, it’s a “theme of our time” that’s equally relevant this year.

“For centuries there have been (women) performers, there have been (women) composers, but they’ve been suppressed very successfully,” he said.

“They’ve been banned to the kitchen.

“The really shocking thing is that famous, famous composers … really bought into the notion of ‘no, women are not supposed to compose,’ ” Preu added.

He sees shining a light on forgotten

female composers, many whose work has not been published or recorded, as something that will require years of dedication.

There does seem to be a long way to go: Data collected by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra from 21 major American orchestras showed that only 1.8% of the works they performed during their 2014-2015 seasons were by female composers.

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features the world premiere of a centuryold composition by Lilian Elkington, in addition to music by other female composers.

Six of the CCO’s female principals will be featured.

Additionally, CCO’s second mainstage performance, “Women in Musik” (Aug. 20), highlights African-American composer Jessie Montgomery’s “Starburst,” IndianAmerican composer Reena Esmail’s “Teen Murti’’ and Gabriella Smith’s “Brandenburg Interstice.” Grammynominated violinist Caroline Goulding will close out the concert (and the festival) performing Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5, “Turkish.”

Anklan said that during her nine years with CCO, the orchestra has always been open to female perspectives and leadership.

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everyone be female at the top,” she said.

“I’ve been really proud to stand next to our board president, who’s also female.”

“I think there is some intentionality not just in bringing women in, but bringing in differing cultures, different groups, different voices,” Abare added. “That very much is a core value for our organization.”

Anklan said she’s seen an uptick in female leadership at other organizations, too. Data from the League of American Orchestras seems to support that observation: They show that since 2010, women have made up 50.4% to 55.1% of orchestras’ top executives. Women comprise 46% to 49% of orchestral musicians and 42% of orchestra board members.

A new concept Even before Summermusik’s debut, the CCO had been known for its unusual partnerships and interesting stage collaborations. But by the organization’s 40th anniversary season in 2013-2014, things had gotten stagnant.

“We had support from the people who knew us and loved us, but we weren’t really getting attention from new people,” said Anklan, the CCO’s only full-time staff member. “We found that we kind of blended in with a large group of other

organizations.”

“We’re so lucky in Cincinnati; we have an embarrassment of riches in the arts, the musical arts in particular,” Abare said. “It’s important to be able to offer something that’s unique and different that people remember and look for.”

A board member posed an idea to stand out: Moving to a summer festival format. The local arts calendar had a gap in August, when many organizations were gearing up for their seasons to start.

So the CCO launched Summermusik – using the German word for ‘music’ as a nod to the city’s German heritage – in 2015.

“It’s been an absolute renaissance for the organization,” Anklan said. “We’ve had incredible growth during the last few years.”

From the launch of Summermusik in 2015 through 2019 (the festival was virtual in 2020), the ensemble saw 278% growth in pass sales/subscriptions and a 78% increase in overall season attendees.

Anklan said some fans blind-purchase tickets or passes for fear they’ll miss out.

The ensemble often reaches new people when supporters tell or invite their friends – who quickly become fans.

Those collaborations with other arts organizations – they’ve worked with everyone from Madcap Puppets to Cincinnati Shakespeare Company – bring in new fans as well.

It’s part of what enticed Preu, who’s also music director of the Long Beach Symphony in California and the Portland Symphony Orchestra in Maine, to come on board in 2016.

“What I really loved about the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra is that they’re always collaborating,” he said.

“There was always some enriching element adding a new dynamic to the music.

“For many people, classical music isn’t something they grew up with, so they need other points of entry,” he added.

Although the collaborations aren’t new, the CCO is marketing the offerings differently, focusing on approachability and fun.

“We want to be available and approachable to people who may have never attended a classical music performance before,” Abare said. “They might think it’s stuffy. They might think you have to come in with a lot of knowledge. We just try to break down those barriers and keep bringing new people

Summermusik 2021 Mindful Musik (full orchestra) Friday, Aug. 6, 8 p.m.

Seasongood Pavilion, Eden Park Restorative Strings (chamber music) Sunday, Aug. 8, 4 p.m.

Moonlite Pavilion, Coney Island The Fab Five + Friends (pop chamber music) Tuesday, Aug. 10, 8 p.m.

Moonlite Pavilion, Coney Island SummerZOOzik (chamber music) Saturday, Aug. 14, 6 & 8 p.m.

Wings of Wonder Amphitheater, Cincinnati Zoo Her Voice (chamber music) Sunday, Aug. 15, 4 p.m.

Moonlite Pavilion, Coney Island Organic MicroBrass (chamber music) Tuesday, Aug. 17, 8 p.m.

Pyramid Hill Pavilion, Hamilton Women in Musik (full orchestra) Friday, Aug. 20, 8 p.m.

Seasongood Pavilion, Eden Park  513-723-1182 or www.ccocincinnati.org

in the fold, because it’s just a lovely experience.”

“Music is all about emotions,” Preu said. “You can talk about music day in and day out. In the end, it’s all about what you feel when you are there. If you have 100 people listening to music in the same place, you have 100 different experiences. It’s hard to explain what happens,” he added. “The important thing is that something happens.”

He and the rest of the CCO hope more people will be part of that experience this summer.

“I think there’s going to be a lot of celebration,” Preu said. “I think that’s what this summer is going to be about.” 

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The A/C List ARTS/CULTURE | The List

Cultural Exhibits/Tours American Legacy Tours | Over-the-Rhine. 859-951-8560. americanlegacytours.com Historic tours American Sign Museum | Camp Washington. 513-541-6366. americansignmuseum.org Permanent collection ArtWorks Mural Tours | artworkscincinnati.org Thru October. Walking tours Behringer-Crawford Museum | Devou Park, Covington.

859-491-4003. bcmuseum.org Permanent collection Betts House | West End. 513-651-0734. thebettshouse.org Permanent exhibit. “History at Home: The Story of the Betts Family” Cincinnati Fire Museum | Downtown. 513-621-5553. cincyfiremuseum.com History of Cincinnati fire-fighting Cincinnati Food Tours | Findlay Market. 513-602-5602. cincinnatifoodtours.com Showcasing local food heritage

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Current exhibits. “A Year on the Edge” • “An Unfinished Revolution: Women and the Vote” • “Inspired by Nature: The Art and Activism of Charley Harper” Friends of Music Hall | Washington Park, Over-the-Rhine.

513-621-2787. friendsofmusichall.org Indoor and outdoor tours German Heritage Museum | Green Township. 513-598-5732. gacl.org Contributions of GermanAmericans to Cincinnati Harriet Beecher Stowe House | Walnut Hills. 513-751-0651. stowehousecincy.org Celebrates “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” author Haunted Brewery Tours | Over-the-Rhine. 513-604-9812. hauntedbrewerytour.com Cincinnati’s brewing heritage Heritage Village Museum | Sharonville. 513-563-9484. heritagevillagecincinnati.org 19th century Cincinnati

Holocaust & Humanity Center | Union Terminal. 513-487-3055.

Cincinnati Museum Center | holocaustandhumanity.org Union Terminal. 513-287-7000.

Current exhibit. “Dimensions in FOMusicHall-ExploreAd_8x3.125_FNL.pdf 1 6/3/21 cincymuseum.org Testimony”

Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati | West Chester. icgc.us First Saturday, 11 a.m. “Know Your Neighbors” (KYN)

Over-the-Rhine Museum | Over-the-Rhine. 513-813-7309. otrmuseum.org Thru Sept. 30. Tenement Life South of Liberty walking tour

Krohn Conservatory | Eden Park. 513-421-4086. cincinnatiparks.com/krohn Thru Sept. 6. “Butterflies of Bali”

Skirball Museum | Hebrew Union College, Clifton.

513-221-1875. huc.edu Ongoing. “Opening the Ark: Bringing a Lost Jewish Synagogue to Life”

Lloyd Library and Museum | Downtown. 513-721-3707. lloydlibrary.org Thru Aug. 4. “Incredible Insects” Milford Historical Society | Milford. 513-248-0324. milfordhistory.net Historical art, artifacts and more Mt. Adams Civic Association | Mt. Adams. 513-235-3957. mtadamscincy.org Sundays, 1 p.m. Walking tours National Underground Railroad Freedom Center | The Banks. 513-333-7500. freedomcenter.org Examines issues of freedom National VOA Museum of Broadcasting | West Chester.

513-777-0027. voamuseum.org History of Voice of America 1:57 PM

Dance Contemporary Dance Theater | Jarson-Kaplan Theater, Aronoff Center. 513-621-2787. cdt-dance.org Aug. 13-14, 8 p.m. Area Choreographers Festival

Fairs/Festivals/Markets Asian Food Fest | The Banks. asianfoodfest.org Aug. 7-8 Charm at the Farm Markets | Lebanon. charmatthefarm.com Aug. 20-22 City Flea | Washington Park, Over-the-Rhine. thecityflea.com Aug. 7, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Eclectic arts and crafts fair Covington Farmers Market | Butler’s Pantry Patio. rcov.org Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Glier’s Goettafest | Newport’s Festival Park. goettafest.com Thru Aug. 1 & Aug. 5-8 Great Inland Seafood Festival | Newport’s Festival Park. cincinnatifestivalsandevents.com Aug. 12-15 Greater Hamilton Chamber of Commerce | Downtown Hamilton. 513-844-1500. hamilton-ohio.com Aug. 28, noon-6 p.m.

Hamilpalooza Marketplace Hyde Park Farmers Market | Hyde Park Square. hydeparkfarmersmarket.com Sundays, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Spring-fall. Regional food and beverage market Madeira Farmers Market | Madeira Silverwood Presbyterian Church. madeirafarmersmarket.com Thursdays, 4-7 p.m.

Northside Farmers Market | North Church, Northside. northsidefm.org Wednesdays, 4-7 p.m. Food and beverage market Northside Summer Market | northsidesummermarket.com Aug. 7

Explore The History preserve. engage. celebrate.

Indoor Tours of Music Hall Return!

TOUR through private and public spaces in this majestic structure led by our knowledgeable guides. SEE for yourself how it reflects the spirit of both past and present. DISCOVER our work to restore the finial ornamentations.

Tickets Available Weekly: Online @ Friendsof MusicHall.org –or– 513-621-ARTS 8

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Erika Nj Allen, Tina Gutierrez

Las Cámaras presents X-Change, a collaborative collage Saturday, Aug. 14, 6-9 p.m., or by appointment, Gallery at Askew Studios, 2866 Colerain Ave. Two local artists, Erika Nj Allen and Tina Gutierrez, have collaborated to form a duo, Las Cámaras.

They have created a collaborative photographic collage known

Second Sunday on Main | Main Street, Over-the-Rhine. facebook.com/OTRSSOM Aug. 8, noon-5 p.m. Eclectic street festival The Wellness Experience | The Banks, downtown Aug. 20-21. Live music, demonstrations, panel discussions, food expo Westwood Second Saturdays | Westwood Town Hall District. westwoodworks.org Aug. 10, 4 p.m.

Film Cincinnati Museum Center | OMNIMAX/Union Terminal.

513-287-7000. cincymuseum.org Now showing: “Backyard Wilderness” • “Great Bear Rainforest”

as X-Change, curated by Emily Versoza.

In March 2021, Allen and Gutierrez (whose work you see on many Movers & Makers Magazine covers) exchanged stacks of photographic prints, giving each other complete freedom to dissolve and reintegrate the other’s imagery and visual lexicon. Using a variety of media and approaches, the pair presents a body of work not unlike the exquisite corpse drawings of the surrealists.

Threads weaving through these disparate works include the use of water in both artists’ practices and personal history.  Search www.facebook.com

Cindependent Film Fest, Reels of Wheels | cindependentfilmfest.org Aug. 7, 7 & 8 p.m. Grant Park Aug. 14, 7 & 8 p.m. Bramble Park Aug. 15, 7 & 8 p.m. Mayerson JCC Great Parks of Hamilton County | greatparks.org Aug. 13, 9:30 p.m. Float-In Movies: “The Goonies” (at Lake Isabella) Aug. 20, 5-7 p.m. “Shrek” (at Miami Whitewater Forest Harbor) Indian Film Festival of Cincinnati | Virtual.

513-886-5817. iffcincy.com Aug. 5-15. Celebration of Indian film Washington Park Cinema | Over-the-Rhine. washingtonpark.org Aug. 4, 7-11 p.m. “Guardians of the Galaxy” Aug. 11, 7-11 p.m. “Stomp the Yard”

A performance from a previous Area Choreographers Festival

Ahead of merger, CDT says farewell with final Choreographers Festival A panel of peers adjudicates these artists, and in each of the past several seasons, six choreographers have been chosen, presenting works in an array of styles and subjects.

This festival will present the work of local choreographers Glenda Figueiredo & Colleen Byrne, Susan Honer, Kelsey Lee, Chloe Napoletano & Hana Newfeld, and Hannah Williamson.

These choreographers were chosen back in January 2020, but the festival was canceled last year because of the pandemic.  www.cdt-dance.org

Aug. 13-14, 8 p.m. Jarson-Kaplan Theater, Aronoff Center for the Arts Cincinnati’s Contemporary Dance Theater presents its annual Area Choreographers Festival, which provides audiences with a variety of dance, all new or nearly new to Cincinnati.

This is the last performance before CDT merges with MamLuft&Co. to form Mutual Dance Theatre.

The festival, commissioned and produced by CDT, supports local artists and has been an important celebration of choreographers and dancers with ties to the Cincinnati region.

Aug. 25, 7-11 p.m.

“Princess Bride”

Literary/Lectures Holocaust & Humanity Center | Union Terminal, Queensgate.

513-487-3055. holocaustandhumanity.org Wednesdays, 11 a.m.

Virtual Speaker Series Joseph-Beth Booksellers | Norwood. 513-396-8960. josephbeth.com Aug. 3, 7 p.m. Discussion: Margot Wood: “Fresh” Aug. 4, 7 p.m. Discussion: Peter Cozzens w/ Bob Drury: “Tecumseh and the Prophet” (Virtual) Aug. 10, 7 p.m. Discussion: Kristen Simmons and Sara Raasch: “Rise Up from the Embers” Aug. 17, 7 p.m. Discussion: Halimah Marcus w/ Jane Smiley

and Braudie Blais-Billie: “Horse Girls” (Virtual) Aug. 25, 7 p.m. Discussion: Tonya Mitchell, “A Feigned Madness” Lloyd Library and Museum | Downtown. 513-721-3707. lloydlibrary.org Aug. 11, 7 p.m. Andrew Lane Gibson: “Insects: Feed ’em, Need ’em, Eat ’em” (Virtual) Public Library | 513-369-6900. cincinnatilibrary.org Aug. 7-8, Anderson Twp. Library Association Summer Book Sale (at Burger Farm & Garden)

Music The Arts Alliance | Cottell Park, Mason. 513-3098585. the-arts-alliance.org Aug. 12, 7 p.m. The Remains

ArtsWave, Enjoy the Arts @ Parks | artswave.org Aug. 28, 1-5 p.m. Satin Smooth Project, Just Vince and the Fellas (at Miami Whitewater Forest) Behringer-Crawford Museum, Music@BCM | Devou Park, Covington.

859-491-4003. bcmuseum.org Aug. 5, 7 p.m. Hot Magnolias Aug. 12, 7 p.m. Son Del Caribe Aug. 19, 7 p.m. The Company Blue Ash/Montgomery Symphony | Blue Ash Towne Square. 513-549-2197. bamso.org Aug. 15, 7 p.m. Summer Concert (Rain date: Aug. 16) Caffé Vivace | Walnut Hills.

513-601-9897. caffevivace.com Live jazz

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ARTS/CULTURE | The List Cincinnati Arts Association | Procter & Gamble Hall, Aronoff Center. 513-621-2787. cincinnatiarts.org Aug. 28, 8 p.m. Johnny Mathis: The Voice of Romance Tour Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra | Various. 513-723-1102. ccocincinnati.org Summermusik Festival, SEE STORY, page 6 Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra | 513-280-8181. cincinnatijazz.org Aug. 8, 7 p.m. (at Washington Park) Aug. 15, 2 p.m. (at Kennedy Heights Art Center) Cincinnati Symphony | Music Hall, Over-the-Rhine. 513-3813300. cincinnatisymphony.org Aug. 13, 6 p.m. Music Under the Stars: CSO wind quintet (at Green Acres) Aug. 20, 7:30 p.m. Classical Roots: 20th Anniversary

Clifton Cultural Arts Center, Wednesdays in the Woods | Burnett Woods Bandstand. 513497-2860. cliftonculturalarts.org Aug. 4, 7 p.m. Son del Caribe Aug. 11, 7 p.m. The YOLO Band Crown Jewels of Jazz | St. Aloysius, Bond Hill. learningthroughart.com/ crown-jewels-of-jazz Aug. 10, 6:30 p.m. Cincinnati Pops w/ vocalist Kathy Wade and saxophonist J.D. Allen Great Parks of Hamilton County | 513-521-7275. greatparks.org Aug. 7, 7 p.m. Comet Bluegrass All-Stars (at Fernbank Park) Aug. 21, 7 p.m. Blues pianist, Ben Levin (at Miami Whitewater Forest) Groovin on the Green | Fairfield. fairfield-city.org Aug. 13, 8 p.m. Mike Masse: acoustic classic rock Heritage Bank Center | The Banks. heritagebankcenter.com Aug. 20, 8 p.m. Michael Bublé

Wonder is back The Children’s Museum is now open

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Icon Music Center | The Banks. iconmusiccenter.com Nightly rock and pop It’s Commonly Jazz | Seasongood Pavilion, Eden Park. itscommonlyjazz.com Aug. 5, 6 p.m. William Menefield Aug. 12, 6 p.m. Josh Strange feat. Lexi Hamner, trombone Aug. 19, 6 p.m. We Create Jazz Ensemble Aug. 26, 6 p.m. Dan Karlsberg Kentucky Symphony Orchestra | 859-431-6216. kyso.org Aug. 7, 7:30 p.m.

“Who Spiked the Symphony 3?” (at Devou Park) Aug. 8, 7:30 p.m.

Encore (at Tower Park)

Late Night Voyage w/ Indigo Child Aug. 14, 10:30 p.m. Shlump w/ Jason Leech Aug. 15, 10:30 p.m. KarPow: Late Night Voyage w/ Vice Versa Matinee Musicale | Memorial Hall. matineemusicalecincinnati.org Aug. 7, 3 p.m. Inaugural Student Connection Recital, recipients of Nancy F. Walker Memorial Scholarships (at Anderson Center)

Luv the Cov Concert Series | Covington Plaza Amphitheater. facebook.com, search event Aug. 6, 6 p.m. DV8

Memorial Hall | Washington Park, Over-the-Rhine. 513-9778838. memorialhallotr.com Aug. 12, 8 p.m. Ambrosia Aug. 13, 6 p.m. LAS Underground: Berachah Valley (Virtual) Aug. 14, 8 p.m. Robben Ford Aug. 17, 8 p.m. Ladysmith Black Mambazo Aug. 19, 8 p.m. An Evening With Judy Collins

Madison Theater | Covington. 859-491-2444. madisontheater.com Aug. 13, 10:30 p.m. Psymbionic:

Musicians for Health | facebook.com Aug. 5, 8 p.m. Dark Sky Hustlers (Virtual)

Newport on the Levee | newportonthelevee.com Thursdays, 7-10 p.m. Summer Music on the Levee Over-the-Rhine Museum Findlay Park Summer Series | Findlay Park. 513-813-7309. otrmuseum.org Aug. 6, 5 p.m. Khari PromoWest Pavilion at Ovation | Newport. promowestlive.com Nightly rock and pop Riverbend Music Center | Coney Island. 513-232-6220. riverbend.org Nightly rock and pop RiversEdge | Marcum Park, Hamilton. riversedgelive.com Aug. 7, 7:30 p.m. North Mississippi All Stars Aug. 13, 7:30 p.m. The Newbees Aug. 21, 7:30 p.m. Infamous Stringdusters Aug. 27, 7:30 p.m. Charley Crockett

ARTS/CULTURE | The List Rockin’ the Roebling | Smale Riverfront Park. facebook.com Aug. 5, 6-10 p.m. Gen-X Aug. 12, 6-10 p.m. Model Behavior Aug. 19, 6-10 p.m. SWAN Aug. 25, 6-10 p.m. Bad Habit Sorg Opera House | Middletown. sorgoperahouse.org Aug. 13, 7 p.m. Blues & Roots Rock Extravaganza 2 Aug. 14, 8 p.m. Aja! A Tribute to Steely Dan Southgate House | Newport. 859-431-2201. southgatehouse.com Nightly rock, alternative, blues Taft Theatre | Downtown. tafttheatre.org Aug. 7-8, 8 p.m. Brit Floyd Washington Park, Jazz at the Park | Over-the-Rhine. washingtonpark.org/events Aug. 2, 6-9 p.m. The Steely Organ Trio Aug. 9, 6-9 p.m. Jazz Attack Aug. 16, 6-9 p.m. Slice Aug. 23, 6-9 p.m. Ricky Nye

Aug. 30, 6-9 p.m.

Queen City Cabaret

Theater The Arts Alliance | Cottell Park, Mason. 513-3098585. the-arts-alliance.org Aug. 19, 7 p.m. Cincinnati Shakespeare: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” The Carnegie | Covington.

859-491-2030. thecarnegie.com Aug. 13-22. “Little Shop of Horrors” (at Covington Plaza Amphitheater)

Drama Workshop | Cheviot. 513-598-8303. thedramaworkshop.org Aug. 6-22. “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged” East Side Players | Blue Ash Amphitheater. esptheater.org Thru Aug. 7. “Seussical” Fairfield Community Arts Center | Fairfield. 513-867-5348. fairfield-city.org Aug. 20-22. “Suryachi Pille” Inspiring Arts | Parrish Auditorium, Hamilton. inspiringartsproductions.com Thru Aug. 8. “McBride’s Call”

Cincinnati Landmark Productions | Covedale Theater, W. Price Hill. 513-241-6550. cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com Thru Aug. 8. “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”

Know Theatre | Over-the-Rhine.

513-300-5669. knowtheatre.com Thru Aug. 8. “All’s Faire” Aug. 26-Sept. 14. “Mongrel”

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company | 513-381-2273. cincyshakes.com Thru Sept. 12. Shakespeare in the Park (at local parks)

Memorial Hall | Washington Park, Over-the-Rhine. memorialhallotr.com Aug. 14, noon & 2 p.m. Madcap Puppets: “Pinocchio”

Merit Theatre Company | Anderson Center Theater.

859-795-1860. merittheatre.org Aug. 27-Sept. 3. “12 Angry Men” Middletown Lyric Theatre | Finkelman Auditorium, Middletown. 513-425-7140. middletownlyric.org Aug. 6-21. “The Importance of Being Earnest” Queen City Vaudevillians | Monmouth Theatre, Newport. queencityvaudevillians.com Aug. 28, 7 p.m. Season Opener Show Sorg Opera House | Middletown. sorgoperahouse.org Aug. 28, 8 p.m. “Drinking Habits 2” Aug. 29, 3 p.m. Encore Taft Theatre | Downtown. tafttheatre.org Aug. 29, 8 p.m. Last Podcast on the Left

Visual Art 1628 Ltd. | Downtown.

513-320-2596. 1628ltd.com Thru Aug. 20. “Leftovers” 21c Museum Hotel | Downtown. 513-578-6600.

21cmuseumhotels.com Thru August. “Queen City of the West” Thru October. Bisa Butler: “Dress Up, Speak Up: Resistance and Regalia” Art Design Consultants East | O’Bryonville. adcfineart.com Aug. 6-25. Stan Johnson & Lynne Meade. Reception: Aug. 6, 4-6 p.m.

Art Design Consultants West | West End. adcfineart.com Thru Aug. 13. Doug Frates & Mike Elsass ArtWorks | Walnut Hills. artworkscincinnati.org Aug. 21-Oct. 16. “The Way We See Ourselves: Telling Stories Through Self Portraits”

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ARTS/CULTURE | The List Basketshop Gallery | Westwood. basketshopgallery.com Thru Aug. 21. Leonardo Kaplan: “Artificial Recognition” Campsite Sculpture Park | Askew Gallery, Camp Washington. campsitesculpturepark.com Aug. 14, 6-9 p.m.. Las Cámaras “X-Change” Carl Solway Gallery | West End. 513-621-0069. solwaygallery.com Thru Aug. 28. Survey of Jay Bolotin’s work The Carnegie | Covington.

859-491-2030. thecarnegie.com Thru Oct. 2. “Art is the Residue of Action”

Cincinnati Art Galleries | Downtown. 513-381-2128. cincyart.com Thru Sept. 23. “New Acquisitions” Cincinnati Art Museum | Eden Park. 513-721-2787. cincinnatiartmuseum.org Thru Aug. 29. “Future Retrieval: Close Parallel” Thru Sept. 5. “American Painting: The Eighties Revisited” Cincinnati Museum Center | Union Terminal, Queensgate.

513-287-7000. cincymuseum.org Thru Feb. 21. “Borrowed Gems from the Taft Museum of Art”

Clifton Cultural Arts Center | Short Vine, Corryville. 513-4972860. cliftonculturalarts.org Thru Aug. 14. Shelby Alexander: “Bad Talents” Aug. 27-Sept. 24. Dai Williams: “S0FT GH0ST” Contemporary Arts Center | Downtown. 513-345-8400. contemporaryartscenter.org Thru Aug. 8. “Flaw” Joan Tanner • “End Over End” Steffani Jemison Thru Sept. 19. “Wild Frictions: The Politics and Poetry of Interruption” Hellen Ascoli Evendale Cultural Arts Center | Evendale. 513-563-1350. evendalearts.org

Current & Upcoming Exhibitions *Paintings, Politics and the Monuments Men Now through October 3, 2021 Simply Brilliant: Artist-Jewelers of the 1960s and 1970s October 22, 2021– February 6, 2022 *Kara Walker: Cut to the Quick November 5, 2021– January 17, 2022

Aug. 6-8. “Holding the Line: Traditional Artists with Contemporary Vision” Reception: Aug. 6, 6-9 p.m.

Gallery 708 | Hyde Park Square.

513-551-8171. gallery-708.com Aug. 6-Sept. 26. Alan Brown & Jason Erler: “Otherworldly Journeys” Heritage Village Museum | Sharonville. 513-563-9484. heritagevillagecincinnati.org Thru Aug. 15. Nancy Ford Cones Photography Exhibit Thru Aug. 31. Transferware Indian Hill Gallery | Indian Hill. 513-984-6024. indianhillgallery.com Thru Aug. 8. Vivid Prints: Kevin Harris and Saad Ghosn Iris BookCafe and Gallery | Over-the-Rhine. 513-260-8343. irisbookcafeotr.com Thru November. “Seven Cities” Casey LeClair Kennedy Heights Arts Center | Kennedy Heights.

513-631-4278. kennedyarts.org Thru Aug. 28. “Undermining Silence: The Language of Change,” outdoor gallery Manifest Gallery | E. Walnut Hills. 513-861-3638. manifestgallery.com Thru Aug. 6. “Semblance” • “Pattern” • “Cherished” • “Master Pieces 15” Aug. 13-Sept. 10. “Nude 13” • “Cut” • “Bloom” • Scott Ramming & Colby A. Sanford paintings. Reception: Aug. 13, 6-9 p.m.

Middletown Arts Center | Middletown. 513-424-2417. middletownartscenter.com Thru Aug. 26. 10th Annual Photography and Digital Art Competition

*Ticketed. Free for members.

General operating support generously provided by:

Chopard (est. 1860), Switzerland, Alexandra Watch, circa 1971, gold, diamonds, lapis lazuli, Courtesy of the Cincinnati Art Museum, Collection of Kimberly Klosterman, Photography by Tony Walsh

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National Underground Railroad Freedom Center | The Banks. 513-333-7500. freedomcenter.org Thru Sept. 24. “We Are the Story: A Visual Response to Racism” Pendleton Art Center | Pendleton. 513-421-4339. pendeltonartcenter.com Aug. 27, 6-10 p.m., open studios Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum | Hamilton.

513-868-1234. pyramidhill.org Thru Aug. 20. “A Preliminary Presentation of the 7th Hole Religion Craftowner” Row House Gallery | Milford.

513-831-7230. rowhouse.com Aug. 8. 50th Anniversary Block Party Save Our Souls Art | sosartcincinnati.com Thru Aug. 31. SOS ART 2021: online exhibit Taft Museum of Art | Lytle Park, Downtown.

513-241-0343. taftmuseum.org Thru Jan. 2. “In a New Light | Treasures from the Taft” Warren County Historical Museum | Lebanon. wchsmuseum.org Aug. 13-Sept. 24. The Art of the Book Wave Pool Gallery and The Welcome Project | Camp Washington. wavepoolgallery.org Thru Aug. 7. “Breathe!: Artists Respond to the Crises of Our Age” Thru Oct. 30. Lorena Molina: “Reconciliation Garden” Weston Art Gallery | Aronoff Center. 513-977-4165. cincinnatiarts.org/weston-art-gallery Thru Aug. 28. Eric S. England: “25¢ Gods” • Paul Thie: “Copy Cave – Cincinnati” • Breanne Trammell: “Slow Burn” 

Get listed Arts/Culture listings are free.* Send event details and photos to: editor@moversmakers.org * See page 4 for print deadlines.

13 13 The Datebook COVID ALERT: PLEASE VERIFY ALL DATES AND LOCATIONS WITH EVENT ORGANIZERS. THINGS CHANGE. AUG. 6, FRIDAY Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Finest Finale | 7 p.m. DETAILS: Honoring top fundraisers for annual competition. Silent auction. ¼https://finest.cff.org/cincy2021

St. Rita School for the Deaf, Annual Golf Outing | 9:30 a.m.

Glenview Golf Course. DETAILS: Hors d’oeuvres and awards. Honoring Mike Cappel (1947-2020). ¼https://www.srsdeaf.org/Golf.aspx

AUG. 7-8, SATURDAY-SUNDAY Anderson Township Library Association, Summer Book Sale | Burger Farm & Garden Center, Newtown. DETAILS: Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Cash and checks only. ¼www.facebook.com/andersonATLA

AUG. 7, SATURDAY Arlington Memorial Gardens, Walk In Remembrance | 6:30-8:30 p.m. 2145 Compton Rd., Springfield Township. DETAILS: Honoring lost loved ones, especially those who have passed away in the past year. Light refreshments and special remembrance video. ¼www.amgardens.org

Crayons to Computers, Stuff the Van - Push 4 Pencils Supply Drive | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Kenwood Towne Centre. STORY this page.

Paddlefest | 7 a.m. Schmidt Recreation Complex, East End. DETAILS: Nation’s largest paddling celebration attracts 2,000 paddlers for 9-mile float down Ohio River. Proceeds benefit Adventure Crew. ¼www.ohioriverpaddlefest.org

Rotary Club of Cincinnati, Believe 2 Achieve Summer Party | 7-9:30 p.m. Brain Brew Distillery in Newtown.  STORY, this page.

ARTS/CULTURE | The List With a Spotlight on the Movers and Makers behind Greater Cincinnati’s Fundraisers, Friend-Raisers and Community Events

AUG. 11, WEDNESDAY Pro Seniors Inc., Seniors Who Rock 2021 | Wednesday, Aug. 11, 4:30 p.m., virtual.  STORY, page 14. Bob Herzog, Molly Wellmann

AUG. 12, THURSDAY Companions on a Journey, Annual Celebrity Classic | 10:30 a.m.

Glenview Golf Course. DETAILS: 10 a.m. registration/lunch, 11:30 p.m. shotgun start, 4:30 p.m. dinner/awards. Nongolfers may attend dinner. ¼https://cojclassic.eventbrite.com

AUG. 13, FRIDAY Cincinnati Nature Center, Hoots & Hops | 6-10 p.m. Krippendorf Lodge, Cincinnati Nature Center. DETAILS: Beer and dessert samples, food trucks, live music, and nature education stations along trails at Rowe Woods. Tickets: $45/person. ¼www.CincyNature.org

Women Helping Women, “ZooDo” 15th Annual Gala | 6-9 p.m. Cincinnati Zoo. DETAILS: “Roaring 20s”-themed gala including dinner, drinks, auction, raffles, animal appearances and more ¼www.womenhelpingwomen.org

Rotary’s Believe 2 Achieve to raise funds for children with disabilities Saturday, Aug. 7, 7-9:30 p.m.

Brain Brew Distillery, Newtown The Rotary Club of Cincinnati and its Rotary Foundation host the 10th annual Believe 2 Achieve to raise funds for children with disabilities. The event includes cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, a buffet dinner, along with a live and silent auction. Auction items range from vacations and experiences to artwork, gift baskets and more than $10,000 in gift cards.

Beneficiaries are Stepping Stones Camp Allyn, The Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati and Visionaries + Voices. Bob Herzog will

MC the event. Rotary Foundation President Carl Kappes and PresidentElect Ali Hussain are co-chairs.

Molly Wellmann, local mixologist, will help sponsors create their own custom bourbon blend at a 6 p.m. pre-party.

Since its inception, the event has raised more than $1 million for children and adults with disabilities.  Tickets & sponsorships: 513-421-1080, www.cincinnatirotary.org  More on the beneficiaries – • www.steppingstonesohio.org • www.dsagc.com • www.visionariesandvoices.com

AUG. 21, SATURDAY Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Greater Cincinnati, Teal Power 5K Run & Walk | 8 a.m. Blue Ash Summit Park.

DETAILS: Raffle, vendor booths, fastest time winners ¼www.runsignup.com/tealpower5k

Wave Pool Gallery, Pool Party Fundraiser | Noon-5 p.m. 2940 Colerain Ave.  STORY, page 14.

AUG. 22-29, SUNDAY EquaSion, Annual Cincinnati Festival of Faiths | DETAILS: Co-Chairs: Afreen Asif, Penny Pensak, Jaipal Singh and Bishop Marvin F. Thomas, Sr. ¼www.equasion.org

Crayons to Computers seeks school supplies Saturday, Aug. 7, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Kenwood Towne Centre Crayons to Computers’ Push 4 Pencils Supply Drive, scheduled for the Ohio sales tax holiday weekend, is seeking donations to benefit classrooms. Though all new supplies are appreciated, the most-needed items are colored pencils, crayons, dry erase markers, filler paper, glue sticks, notebooks, pencils, pocket folders and washable markers. Donations will be accepted at the Kenwood Towne Centre main entrance and via curbside drop-off. Monetary donations are being accepted through C2C’s website.  www.crayons2computers.org Curbside donation drop-off at the main entrance of Kenwood Towne Centre

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SEPT. 5, SUNDAY

Cancer Family Care, Joslin Haggart Yeiser Unsung Hero Awards | 6-9 p.m. Hilton Netherland Plaza. DETAILS: Cocktails, dinner and awards program. Tickets start at $45.

Children’s tickets $15. ¼513-731-3346

AUG. 28, SATURDAY Art Academy of Cincinnati, House Party | Noon-midnight, Jackson Street, Over-the-Rhine.

DETAILS: The free twelve-hour event will include a headline performance by the Young Heirlooms and additional musical performances provided by Cincinnati Music Accelerator and Inhailer Radio. ¼www.artacademy.edu

Brighton Center, Wine Over Water | 6:30-10 p.m. Newport.

DETAILS: Beer and wine, food, live entertainment. ¼www.brightoncenter.com

Easterseals, Honor Ride | DETAILS: Show your support for America’s veterans: 6-mile or 22mile bike ride. Can be completed in person with a group led by the Wyoming Ohio Cycling Foundation or on a route of your choice. ¼www.eastersealshonorride.com

May We Help, “Reach Beyond” | 6:30 p.m. 7967 Ayers Road, Cincinnati. DETAILS: Held outside at private home; keynote speaker, Grace Anna. Music by Just Strange Brothers, food and beer by Big Ash Brewing.

Tickets: $150 per person. ¼www.maywehelp.org

Talbert House, Fatherhood @ FC Cincinnati |  STORY, page 15.

AUG. 29, SUNDAY RAPTOR Inc., Open House | 1-4 p.m. 961 Barg Salt Run Rd., Milford. DETAILS: See and learn about birds of prey up close. Free.

Also Sept. 26. ¼www.raptorinc.org

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Children’s Home, Rockin’ at Riverfest |  More on page 21.

Freestore Foodbank, Rubber Duck Regatta | DETAILS: Buy a duck and feed a child. First prize winner will win a new Honda and possibly $1 million if their duck is the “Million Dollar Duck.” Cash prizes awarded to six other winners. All duck purchases of $50 or more are eligible for a t-shirt. ¼www.rubberduckregatta.org

SEPT. 8, WEDNESDAY Impact 100, 20th Annual Awards Celebration |  STORY, page 25.

SEPT. 9, THURSDAY Findlay Market, Flavor of Findlay | 6:30 p.m. DETAILS: Top local chefs pair with market merchants to create delicious, one-of-a-kind dishes. Each station has a wine pairing. Silent auction. ¼www.findlaymarket.org

SEPT. 10, FRIDAY Boys Hope Girls Hope, Hearts for Hope | 7 p.m. The Summit/ Virtual. DETAILS: Honoring the late James J. and Joan A. Gardner. Auction. ¼www.bhghcincinnati.org

Cancer Support Community, Top Golf Tournament | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Top Golf, West Chester.

DETAILS: Socially distanced, for golfers of all skill levels. Three hours of game play, brunch, games, prizes and swag bag. $125/individual; $600 reserved bay for 6. ¼www.cancersupportcincinnati.org

SEPT. 11, SATURDAY The Cure Starts Now, Once in a Lifetime Gala | Duke Convention Center. DETAILS: Auction, dinner and program.

Includes complimentary beer, wine and soft drinks. Tickets: $100. ¼www.thecurestartsnow.org

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Deborah Allsop

Bea Larsen

Bob Ramsay

Pro Seniors to honor three ‘Seniors Who Rock’ Wednesday, Aug. 11, 4:30 p.m., virtual Pro Seniors has selected three “inspiring seniors” for its annual Seniors Who Rock honors event: Deborah Allsop, Families Forward executive director/CEO and champion for early childhood education. Allsop also has been recognized as a 2019 Woman of the Year, a YWCA Career Woman of Achievement, and recently by the Women’s City Club at their annual Feist Tea. Bea Larsen, co-founder of Beyond Civility, author, attorney and trailblazer.

The first female president of the Cincinnati Bar Association, Larsen has received numerous awards, including the Cincinnati Bar’s Themis Award for extraordinary service to the legal profession and the community.

Bob Ramsay, a dedicated volunteer for St. Vincent de Paul, United Way and ProKids.

Since retiring from his career in corporate accounting, Ramsay has expanded his service as a volunteer with in-person visits (pre-pandemic), answering call-center phones and more.

The trio will be celebrated in an Aug. 11 virtual event, which also includes a fundraising raffle. Registration for the online event is free, but donations to the Pro Seniors program are being accepted.

Pro Seniors, an organization that has given free help to Ohio seniors on legal and long-term care issues since 1975, started the Seniors Who Rock awards program in 2015.

Honorees are at least 70 years old, and are chosen for adding value to the community through their work or through volunteering.  www.proseniors.org

Wave Pool’s block party to celebrate, raise funds Saturday, Aug. 21, 12-5 p.m., Wave Pool, 2940 Colerain Ave. Wave Pool has announced its annual Pool Party fundraiser – a block party taking over Camp Washington with live performances, food, ticketed carnival games and art installations from over 40 artists. The parking lot adjacent to Wave Pool’s building will house the 9x18 Parking Lot Art Experiment, which will hold engaging artistic activities for participants.

The fundraiser is a culmination of creative experiences for the organization, which is a contemporary art fulfillment center where experimental art connects the community and creates change.

This year’s party will be celebrating Wave Pool’s many successes in 2020, in which 207 artists were paid for their time and talent, the artist professional development program was expanded, and new artist and curatorial residency programs were founded.  www.wavepoolgallery.org

A scene from a previous Pool Party

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Talbert House moves annual Fatherhood celebration to FC Cincinnati’s TQL stadium Sunday, Aug. 28, TQL Stadium, West End The annual celebration in support of Talbert House’s Fatherhood Project, which assists men in being responsible, committed and nurturing dads, is moving to TQL Stadium this year.

Fatherhood @ FC Cincinnati will give dads and their families the opportunity to tour the new stadium, including the team locker room and club rooms, enjoy food and drinks and participate in activities on the field while encouraging supportive fathers.

Tickets are $50 per person and include parking, concessions credit, a cup for unlimited fountain drinks and a donation to the Fatherhood Project. RSVP by Aug. 18.

Presenting sponsor is the Hatton Foundation.  www.talberthouse.org

The Fatherhood Committee for Talbert House’s Aug. 28 celebration: (back) Matt Kitchen, Savon Gibson, Ben Willingham, Jen Sherwood and Dr. Mitchel Livingston; (middle) Austin Poston, Peter Klekamp, Alex Meacham, Bernie Calonge, John Silverman and Jesse Mullins; (front) Ryan Dunlap, Mark Addy, Craig Kurz, Jack Greiner, Tom Slager and Gary Fisher

September 23, 2021 Susan Robertson, Mendy Ringer, Andy Ringer and Lincoln Jimenez attend the 2019 Bloom fundraiser for Stepping Stones. The Ringers are event chairs for this year’s Bloom.

Bloom is Back this September Saturday, Sept. 11, 7 p.m., Valley View Foundation “Get the posse together this year so we can celebrate Boots & Bourbon in person,” said Mendy Ringer, event chair for the 2021 Boots and Bourbon Bloom Fundraiser.

Bloom benefits Stepping Stones’ mission to build pathways to independence and promote inclusion for people with developmental and physical disabilities. Attendees are able to show

their support for Stepping Stones by buying tickets or becoming an event sponsor.

Entertainment options will include a live performance by Catalina Wine Mixer, axe throwing, mechanical bull riding, fireside conversations, giant Jenga and corn hole. Bourbon tastings and themed drinks will be showcased alongside a silent auction, and food trucks will be serving dinner.  www.steppingstonesohio.org

5th Annual Laura and Richard Kretschmer Service Award Gala honoring

Donna Mayerson, Ph.D. Join us in-person at the Bell Event Center 444 Reading Road Sponsorship, ad, and ticket information is available at www.hearingspeechdeaf.org/gala

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DATEBOOK SEPT. 11, SATURDAY (CONT.) Stepping Stones, Bloom: Boots & Bourbon | 7 p.m.

Valley View Foundation, Milford.  STORY, page 15.

SEPT. 13, MONDAY Cincinnati Cancer Advisors, Come Out Swinging | Noon.

Maketewah Country Club. DETAILS: Fans of UC Bearcats and Xavier Musketeers come together to fight cancer. School with lowest average aggregate score wins. Noon: casual lunch. 12:30 p.m. shotgun start. 5:30 p.m. dinner and awards. 8 p.m. live auction. $275 per golfer, includes swag bag, lunch, golf, dinner and open bar. ¼www.bearcatsvsmusketeers.org

SEPT. 15, WEDNESDAY Comboni Missionaries, Love Thy Neighbor: Immigration Talk with Su Casa | 6 p.m.

Cincinnati Mission Center, 1318 Nagel Rd. DETAILS: Lite bites and drinks. Experts from Su Casa discuss important issues surrounding immigration, both locally and nationally. ¼www.combonimissionaries.org

SEPT 16, THURSDAY Horizon Community Funds, Give Where You Live NKY | 6-7 p.m. Wooden Cask Brewery.

DETAILS: Fun, casual way for community members to give back to nonprofits that serve Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties.

Participating members nominate a nonprofit, and three names are randomly selected and briefly discussed. Members vote and then contribute $100 for the grant to the winning organization. ¼www.horizonfunds.org

SEPT. 17, FRIDAY Beechwood Home, Annual Sporting Clay Shoot | 8 a.m.-noon. Sycamore Gun Club. DETAILS: Shells and lunch included. Proceeds support Beechwood Home’s 80 residents, ages 20s to 80s, who struggle with neurological conditions. ¼melder@beechwoodhome.com

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SEPT. 18, SATURDAY Behringer-Crawford Museum, freshART |  STORY this page.

May We Help, Let’s Get Moving | 2-5 p.m., Big Ash Brewing.  STORY, this page.

SEPT. 20, MONDAY Clermont Chamber of Commerce, Golf for Kids | 10 a.m. Oasis Golf Club. DETAILS: Contest holes, raffles, bottle pull.

Lunch, dinner, awards. ¼www.clermontchamber.com

Dress for Success, Fashion Show | Noon-1:30 p.m. Hard Rock Casino. DETAILS: Fashion show featuring clients wearing Portaluca, the Mary Ivers Award presentation and raffle.

Tickets: $100-$3,500. ¼www.dfscincy.org/fashionshow

SEPT. 23, THURSDAY Hearing Speech + Deaf Center, Annual Laura and Richard Kretschmer Service Award Gala | 6 p.m. Bell Event Centre, Pendleton. DETAILS: Honoring Donna Mayerson, Ph.D. ¼https://hearingspeechdeaf.org

SEPT. 24, FRIDAY Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati, 3rd annual The BIG Breakfast | 7:30 a.m. Hyatt Regency, downtown.

DETAILS: Keynote speakers for “Together We Are Defenders of Potential”: P&G Chairman, President and CEO David Taylor and Kroger Chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen. ¼www.bigsforkids.org

Cincinnati Zoo, Zoofari: “Twenty Twenty Onederland” | 7 p.m. DETAILS: Alice in Wonderland-themed event will be spread around entire zoo. Dinner-by-the-bite samples from local restaurants, creative cocktails and entertainment, while wandering through themed sections of the zoo. Returning chairs: Michelle and Peter Barrett. ¼www.cincinnatizoo.org

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Kevin Harris with his art

Tim Gold at work in Devou Park

Behringer-Crawford’s freshART auction returns in person Saturday, Sept. 18, 6-9:30 p.m., Behringer-Crawford Museum, Covington The 29th annual freshART auction and party is back live, with an in-person event in the Behringer-Crawford Museum's outdoor amphitheater overlooking Devou Park. The fundraiser for youth education programs allows guests to acquire art created outdoors.

Previously created art pieces will also be available via the silentART auction.

Artwork by local high school students will be displayed in the third annual Connie O’Donnell Student Invitational at the event. Cocktails and a light dinner will follow the auction. A portion of the sale price will go to the artist and the balance will be donated to the museum.

The art pieces will be judged by a panel of experts, with $1,000 in cash prizes awarded to the first-, second- and third-place entries by the William & Patricia Applegate Fund.  www.bcmuseum.org

May We Help hosts auto show, mobility expo fundraiser Saturday, Sept. 18, 2-5 p.m., Big Ash Brewing, 5230 Beechmont Ave. May We Help is hosting an auto show and mobility expo for their fundraiser, Let’s Get Moving. The event will showcase a unique array of cars and feature cutting-edge mobility devices for people with disabilities.

May We Help is a nonprofit dedicated to providing mobility devices, free of charge, to people with disabilities.

Participants in the show will have the opportunity to win prize money across a variety of categories including best in show, people’s choice, kid’s choice, American, Asian, sport and European.

In addition to exhibits, Big Ash Brewing will be serving their brews, along with food.  www.maywehelp.org

One of the mobility devices to be featured during the fundraiser

One of the hundreds of cars that will be in the auto show

DATEBOOK SEPT. 25, SATURDAY Melanoma Know More, Moving Against Melanoma Walk | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Lunken Airport Playfield. DETAILS: Twomile walk followed by picnic gathering with music, sponsor booths, food and drink, kids’ activities, raffles and more. ¼www.melanomaknowmore.com

SEPT. 27, MONDAY DePaul Cristo Rey, Golf Classic |  STORY, this page.

SEPT. 30, THURSDAY Aviatra Accelerators, Networking Celebration | 5-7 p.m. Cooper Creek Event Center. DETAILS: Reception, networking event, and celebration with heavy appetizers and cocktails. Tickets: $125-$250.

Register. ¼www.aviatraaccelerators.org

Center for Respite Care, Transformation Awards | 7 p.m. Virtual. DETAILS: Hour-long program, hosted by Local 12’s Liz Bonis, highlights honorees, who have contributed to the betterment and quality of life in our region: Impact 100, Our Daily Bread, The Chertock Family, Mary Ellen-Tobe Roberts. ¼www.centerforrespitecare.org

Santa Maria Community Services, The Sharing Table | ARCO/Price Hill Will, 3301 Price Ave. DETAILS: TBA OCT. 1, FRIDAY Cincinnati Parks Foundation, Hats Off Luncheon | DETAILS: Take friends or family to your

favorite neighborhood Cincinnati park to partake in a community picnic. Donors received a collapsible, insulated picnic basket which includes picnic essentials. ¼www.cincinnatiparksfounda tion.org Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Greater Cincinnati, Jeans & Jewels Gala | 6-10 p.m. Fairfield Receptions. ¼www.cincyovariancancer.org

OCT. 2, SATURDAY Christ Hospital, 2020 Gala | 6:30 p.m. Duke Energy Convention Center. DETAILS: Black-tie gala with cocktails, dinner and dancing. ¼513-585-0657

or dianne.fisk@thechristhospital.com

DePaul Cristo Rey’s Golf Classic to provide tuition help Monday, Sept. 27, noon, Western Hills Country Club DePaul Cristo Rey High School’s 10th annual Golf Classic, which helps provide tuition assistance for students, is a fourperson scramble with skills contests throughout the course.

Food and cocktail reception with prizes follow.

Funds support the school’s college-prep academic and Corporate Work Study programs that prepare students to move on to college. Over $500,000 has been raised by past Golf Classics. DPCR board of directors member Dick Haglage chairs for a second year.

DPCR, also celebrating its 10th anniversary, provides all students with financial aid. All seven graduating classes have achieved 100% college acceptance. Sponsorship opportunities are available.  513-861-0600, www.depaulcristorey.org

Dick Haglage

Dragonfly, Golf Classic | 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Heritage Club Golf Course. DETAILS: Emcee: Scott Sloan, WLW radio host. Golf, food, cocktail hour, entertainment, silent auction, awards ceremony. ¼www.dragonfly.org/events/golf

Ken Anderson Alliance, Legends Golf Event | Traditions Golf Club. DETAILS: Sponsorships and foursomes available. Sponsorships include entry into the pre-party dinner Oct. 3 at New Riff in Newport. ¼www.kenandersonalliance.org

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OCT. 7, THURSDAY Junior Achievement of OKI Partners, 2021 Hall of Fame Laureates | Cintas Center.

DETAILS: Honoring John W. Hayden, Ralph Lazarus, Joseph Mayernik, Edwin J. Rigaud, Pauline Strayhorn, Peg Wyant. ¼www.juniorachievement.org

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PERSPECTIVE

Un(re)tiring Eight community leaders on living an active, purpose-driven life Success and happiness for all What principle has guided you throughout your life? We have been married for 56 years, and for us, we value the freedom for everyone to enjoy “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” In order to follow this sacred creed, we first had to determine our individual purpose in life. We are both African Americans who grew up in New Orleans during the Jim Crow era, when everything was segregated, and discrimination was the way of life. This terrible experience has made us realize that we both have an obligation to make our country a better place where everyone can indeed achieve happiness.

How have you pursued a purpose-driven retirement? Carole: My purpose has always been to help children. I am one of 14 children in my family, and I realized early on that each of us has different needs throughout our lives to achieve success and happiness. I support the

organizations that help children and the parents of those children. I love to work in the field with these organizations and do the hands-on work required to really help our children who are in need. As long as I am mobile and clear-headed, I want to continue to do this work, and contribute funds to support these important organizations.

Ed: My purpose is to create and build new opportunities for individual and community growth. This includes new organizations, places and systems that solve big problems and afford major opportunities for personal growth and well-being for our citizens. I especially like to focus on those who are under-represented and under-served in mainstream society. I have been blessed with the excellent training and personal growth from a 36-year career at Procter & Gamble, and the opportunity to become the inaugural president & CEO of the National

better, more meaningful place to live. It does not have to be transformative. It just has to get you thinking about actions you can take.

Kitty & Dick Rosenthal

Stagnation no option What insight can you offer to younger generations who are looking for meaning during these challenging times? Take a walk, read an engaging book. Call a friend and smile. In other words, clear your head, and think about what you want to do and can do to make your world a 18

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What excites you about the future of Cincinnati?

Cincinnati, through its community leaders, has built a great platform for growth. Our parks, arts, centers for education and innovation, professional sports, and the work being done to alleviate poverty are first-class programs that provide a pathway to make Cincinnati THE CITY in the Midwest.

What concerns you about our future? Cincinnati needs to look closely at a different political structure and a more efficient and effective transportation system. Clearly, the “strong mayor” system has not worked as well as the prior system.

The citizens of Cincinnati have lost faith in our elected officials. Voters need to have confidence in a system that fairly represents them. The city manager form of government gives an equal voice to all elected officials representing us at City Hall.

Carole & Ed Rigaud Underground Railroad Freedom Center. Today, I focus on economic empowerment and inclusion. This means working on anti-poverty at one end of the spectrum all the way to “inclusive capitalism” for minority and women entrepreneurs. The goal is for everyone to be given the opportunity to be successful and achieve happiness in their lives, and for their families. 

Carole Rigaud has served many nonprofit boards and committees. She has been honored as an Enquirer Woman of the Year, a Girl Scouts Great Rivers Council Inc., Woman of Distinction, and with the Lighthouse Youth Services 2010 Beacon of Light Humanitarian Award. Ed Rigaud is Chairman of Enova Premier, which he founded in 2007 after 36 years with P&G. He was founding President & CEO of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.

What’s the most important change you would make in the way the nonprofit sector operates?

The city’s major fundraisers need to find a new model that captures the passions of new donors, advocates, funders, and audiences. The new model would become more dependent on public support, which, in part, could come from an art tax, common in many peer cities.

Why have you remained active well into your retirement years? We are wired that way. We enjoy helping to make Cincinnati the best place it can be. We think if we stopped, the stagnation would lead to a lifestyle foreign to what makes us vital human beings.  Kitty Strauss Rosenthal spent more than 32 years in leadership positions for the Cincinnati U.S.A. Regional Chamber. She has served on numerous community boards. DIck Rosenthal was CEO of F&W Publications until he sold his company in 1999. His family foundation has made transformational gifts to the Cincinnati Art Museum, Contemporary Arts Center and the Ohio Innocence Project.

Good health of mind and body What excites you about the future of Cincinnati? We are excited to recommend to our young colleagues that they have a long, bright future in store in our world.

Be well and enjoy it. Specifically, in the last 100 years, our life expectancy has doubled. Today, newborns can reasonably expect to become centenarians and retirees are now the most rapidly growing segment of the population.

Dr. Laura Carstensen, founding Director of the Stanford Center on Longevity, laughed when she said, “We may owe more to our sanitary workers than to our doctors because public health has played

And what concerns you? We are concerned and hopeful that everyone will be more open to hear the good news.

Your life by your rules.

Why have you remained active well into your retirement years? We are excited and have remained active (no time for retirement) because we have 50 years more than our ancestors enjoyed. We are challenged to learn better ways to live well and appreciate good health that can be ours during a century of longevity.

What insight would you want to share with the younger generations? Behavior is so important in improving our genes and outlook for the best health and wellness.

The Big 5 Opportunities: 1) Refrain from the use of tobacco and addictive drugs. 2) Practice good nutrition. 3) Engage in ageappropriate, life-long exercise and fitness. 4) Encourage social connectivity. 5) Seek a life consumed with purpose and meaning.

Susan & John Tew such a huge role in increasing life expectancy.” Formerly, we believed that longevity was largely due to genetics. Now, we know that our behavior accounts for at least 80% of longevity. And we know that genes account for less than 15 percent of life expectancy, and are also mutable. Yes, and our genes are responsive to behavior; we can change our genes like we can change our jeans.

What can be done to encourage change in our community? We seek to help and encourage the cultural and contributing agents in our community to create and support environments that will enable all members of our community to have access to the cultural, artistic and healthy activities that will nurture individual and environmental longevity. 

Susan Tew is a passionate advocate for integrative health and wellness approaches and an emeritus member of the Catholic Inner-city Schools Education Fund board of trustees. A leading neurosurgeon for 45 years, Dr. John Tew has held leadership positions with numerous nonprofits and was honored by the Cincinnati U.S.A. Regional Chamber as a Great Living Cincinnatian.

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The value of hard work Why have you remained active well into your retirement years?

Retirement years, for most of us, mean having more time to do the things we couldn’t when we were earning a living and raising children. As a volunteer, you can rise quickly to leadership positions if you show up and work hard.

If you were in a position to oversee all nonprofit activities in our region, what’s the most important change you’d make in the way the sector operates? Our nonprofits are one of the cores of our great community. In the arts, could we consolidate some of them regionally to get more performance for the same administrative dollars?

A good model for this would be the merger of the PBS stations in Cincinnati and Dayton. As one entity with shared leadership and resources, CET and Think TV have gone from financial fragility to a solid unit, PMC, Public Media Connect.

What excites you about the future of Cincinnati? Take a drive through our city, teeming with new housing construction, apartments

and condos everywhere, just waiting for the young people eager to become Cincinnatians. Ask them why they want to be a part of our great city and raise their children here.

What insight can you offer to younger generations who are looking for meaning during these challenging times? There’s a reason our parents were called “The Greatest Generation.” As small children, we took nickels to school to buy stamps for war bonds, saved foil from chewing gum wrappers we rarely had, our moms saved cooking grease, made cakes without sugar and went to work at Wright’s (Curtiss-Wright) making war machinery. We were happy to make such insignificant sacrifices to support our brothers, fathers, uncles and friends dying to preserve our freedom. Just when all seemed well, our boys went to Korea and then Vietnam fighting to preserve liberty here and in parts of the world we barely knew. If young people need meaning, please refer them to us “old folks.” We’ve been there. 

Barbara Kellar hosts the Regional Emmy Award-winning “Showcase,” a long-running program on CET Arts. Larry Kellar spent four decades in leadership positions at Kroger, Kmart and Continental Properties, specializing in finance and real estate. He serves on several corporate boards, in addition to several arts boards in Cincinnati. He and Barbara have actively supported Cincinnati Ballet and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra for decades, among many other organizations.

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Rod Hinton, Emily Davis, Nick Senzel, Joelle Ragland, Nick Ragland, Sara Mercurio, Mark Mercurio

Reds’ Senzel helping Children’s Home change lives as Rockin’ at Riverfest returns in person

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he Children’s Home has announced its co-chairs for this year’s The Marge and Charles J. Schott Foundation Rockin’ at Riverfest, scheduled for Sept. 5 at Anderson Pavilion in Smale Riverfront Park.

Cincinnati Reds center fielder Nick Senzel and his fiancé, Emily Davis, will serve as honorary co-chairs for this year’s event.

The 2021 event co-chairs are: • Mark and Sara Mercurio • Nick and Joelle Ragland Rockin’ is The Children’s Home’s marquee fundraiser and has a title sponsor for the first time since its inception. The event fuels the comprehensive education, behavioral and mental health services the agency provides to nearly 15,000 vulnerable children and families each year. Often called the Tristate region’s “Largest Party for a Cause,” the co-chairs are volunteers who lead on behalf of community partners who support one of Cincinnati’s largest and oldest nonprofits.

Nick Senzel is center fielder for the Cincinnati Reds and, during the height of the COVID pandemic last year, made a generous contribution to the Children’s Home’s CoStars preschool.

“Cincinnati is a community that thrives on teamwork and where people mutually support each other, so it’s only natural Emily and I lend our voices to this effort,” said Senzel. “I am very honored to be part of this organization that brings people together for a common and noble goal.”

“Last year, Rockin’ at Riverfest was virtual for the first time ever and the Cincinnati community stepped up and shattered the fundraising goals for our life-changing programs,” said John Banchy, president and CEO of The Children’s Home. “We have a goal of raising $500,000 at the 2021 Schott Foundation Rockin’ at Riverfest to support the services Cincinnati’s most vulnerable populations rely on. The leadership these talented men and women bring is a gamechanger and I’m confident we’ll be successful.”

Nick Ragland is co-chair of the board of directors for The Gorilla Glue Company. Previously, he served as chief financial officer and co-president at Gorilla Glue. Nick has served the community he calls home in various capacities throughout his career.

Joelle Ragland is the owner of Cecitino Home, an interior design company. She currently serves her community on the board of trustees for SPCA Cincinnati, and previously held board positions at The Summit Country Day School and 4C for Children.

“Joelle and I have always instilled to our family the importance of striving toward community betterment and securing an equitable future for our neighbors,” said Nick Ragland. “Last year, we saw in real-time how important The Children’s Home is to our community, as the agency continued to serve when other support functions in our region were forced to close.”

Mark Mercurio is president and CEO of The Gorilla Glue Company. He has spent seven years working with the Ragland family to build and grow Gorilla Glue domestically and

internationally, starting his tenure at the company in marketing and innovation. He serves the Cincinnati community as a member of The Children’s Home’s board of trustees and chairs the board’s marketing committee.

Sara Mercurio started her career in publishing with Cengage Learning. After taking some time to raise her and Mark’s three sons, Sara has found a passion for guiding young children as an assistant teacher at Montgomery Community Church’s preschool program.

“Simply put, Rockin’ at Riverfest is a vehicle that changes lives,” said Sara Mercurio. “Mark and I are fortunate to bring together local leaders who coalesce at a singular event, supporting our most vulnerable and at-risk populations. This is about securing better futures for Cincinnati.”

“Neighbors helping neighbors is the bedrock of our Queen City,” said Roderick Hinton, chief administrative officer of The Children’s Home.

“We’ll be one of the first, large, in-person events, which is made possible through our partners at Anderson Pavilion putting safe protocols in place, as well as the overwhelming generosity and spirit of philanthropy at Rockin’ at Riverfest.”  More information at

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GIFTS/GRANTS

United Way gives $9 million to help 135 agencies cope with COVID deficits United Way of Greater Cincinnati has granted more than $9 million to 135 partner agencies to help them serve local families despite the economic fallout from the pandemic. The grants continue United Way’s efforts to help nonprofits deal with the effects of COVID. Last year, United Way granted $7.2 million in relief through the COVID-19 Regional Response Fund.

“While the health effects of the pandemic seem to be subsiding, the economic effects are still raging and we know rebuilding is a long-term effort for many Greater Cincinnati families,” said Moira Weir, president and CEO of United Way.  www.uwgc.org

ArtsWave allocates $8 million in relief money to arts groups ArtsWave recently opened its $8 million Arts Relief Program, a set of grants for organizations from American Rescue Plan money the City of Cincinnati received.

With the first set of grants, approximately $6 million in relief goes to performing arts organizations and $1 million goes to museums. Amounts awarded are determined by pre-pandemic budget size and pandemic-related revenue losses.

In the next set of grants, the remaining $1 million focuses on programming. Awards are being granted through a competitive process led by ArtsWave, with selections made by a cross-section of community volunteers. This program is designed to present arts events that are free to the public.

Events selected are intended to signal the restart of Cincinnati’s live arts and engagement of audiences.  www.artswave.org

Price Hill Will receives $1.7 million for Warsaw Avenue project Price Hill Will was awarded $1.7 million in State Historic Tax Credits from the Ohio Development Services Agency for the first phase of its Warsaw Avenue Creative Campus. Combined with other credits and grants, the $10 million project is now fully funded. The Creative Campus includes the large city block bounded by Warsaw, Purcell, Price and Hawthorne avenues.  www.pricehillwill.org

CancerFree Kids grants $1 million for Ohio pediatric cancer research CancerFree Kids has announced $1 million in grants to fund 19 pediatric cancer research 22

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studies at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus – the largest round of funding the organization has ever made.

The $446,000 in grants for Cincinnati Children’s will fund research studies of pediatric malignant tumors, leukemia, immune diseases and malignant medulloblastoma. Funded studies at Nationwide Children’s, totaling $475,000, include research on pediatric central nervous system tumors, bone cancers and RNA cancer therapeutics.

CancerFree Kids will finalize an additional $79,000 in grants before the end of 2021.  www.cancerfreekids.org

bi3 grants $700,000 to nonprofits to address health disparities Bethesda Inc.’s grant initiative to transform health, bi3, has awarded $700,000 to 16 local nonprofit organizations and TriHealth programs addressing the needs of those disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Grantees: • Bethesda North Center for Abuse and Rape Emergency (CARES) Program • Center for Closing the Health Gap • Cradle Cincinnati’s Queens Village • Every Child Succeeds • First Step Home • Freestore Foodbank • Good Samaritan Free Health Center • Health Care Access Now • Legal Aid of Greater Cincinnati • St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy • Strategies to End Homelessness • Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank • TriHealth’s Helping Opiate-Addicted Pregnant Women Evolve (HOPE) • TriHealth’s NICU Follow Up Clinics • YWCA of Greater Cincinnati • Women Helping Women This series of grants follows $1.59 million that bi3 awarded in December 2020 to 37 area nonprofit organizations for technology, tools and training to provide remote health and social services. Since 2010, bi3 has awarded $56.6 million in grants.  www.bi3.org

Foundation, $30,000 from the Daniel and Susan Pfau Foundation, $25,000 from the Charles H. Dater Foundation, $20,000 from the Erma A. Bantz Foundation, $16,000 from the Spaulding Foundation, $10,000 from the Andrew Jergens Foundation and $6,000 from the William P. Anderson Foundation.

For other initiatives, the center also received: • $30,000 from the Louise Taft Semple Foundation • $25,000 from the Thomas J. Emery Memorial • $5,000 from the Delta Gamma Foundation • $10,000 from the Robert and Christine Steinmann Family Foundation  www.clovernook.org

Foundations boost emerging artists through grants to Wave Pool Wave Pool: A Contemporary Art Fulfillment Center has received funding from both The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and from VIA | Wagner Incubator Grant Fund.

The Warhol Foundation announced its spring 2021 grants, including support of $100,000 over two years for Wave Pool to strengthen its programs that support emerging artists and provide expanded opportunities through their residencies, exhibitions and community-centered programming. The Via Art Fund and Wagner Foundation also announced 2021 Incubator Grant Recipients, including $40,000 in general operating support over two years for Wave Pool.  www.wavepoolgallery.org

55 North gets $25,000 grant for services for older adults 55 North, a community-based nonprofit that provides lifestyle programs, services and resources for adults 55 years and older in Eastside neighborhoods, received a $25,000 grant from the Marge and Charles J. Schott Foundation for continuum of care services, helping 55 North support the most vulnerable older adults in the community.  www.55north.org

Clovernook gets $325,000 in grants Hearing center receives for services to blind, visually impaired $25,000 for youth programs Clovernook Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired has received 12 grants totaling more than $325,000 to fund equipment upgrades and new programming.

A $112,500 grant from the Ettlinger Memorial Trust Fund will help fund the Clovernook Center’s Pediatric Low Vision Clinic, along with $35,500 from the Marge and Charles J. Schott

Hearing Speech + Deaf Center received a $25,000 grant from the Charles H. Dater Foundation to fund programs for youths with communication disorders or deafness. The grant will support youths’ mental health and well-being by promoting education, social learning, cultural development and age-appropriate socialization.  https://hearingspeechdeaf.org 

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Zoo Director Thayne Maynard (arms raised) with board members, donors and local officials at the Elephant Trek groundbreaking Otto M. Budig Jr.

Sara Vance Waddell

Carnegie enters public phase of $3.5 million campaign With more than $2 million secured toward its goal, The Carnegie has started the public phase of its $3.5 million capital campaign.

Co-chaired by Otto M. Budig Jr. and Sara Vance Waddell, the campaign was launched in fall of 2019 to preserve the 117-year-old building in Covington. The Carnegie is one of five remaining Carnegie auditoriums in the United States.

“A successful capital campaign guarantees this building will continue to spearhead diverse, culturally rich programming and arts education for citizens of all ages and backgrounds,” Budig said.

The Carnegie hopes to maximize public support for its campaign with a $50,000 matching gift pledge.  www.thecarnegie.com

Brent Cooper, Dr. Lynne Saddler and Dan Cahill

NKY Chamber honors health department for service during COVID-19 pandemic The Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce recently honored the Northern Kentucky Health Department with the NKY Community Award, sponsored by Central Bank, for its leadership and service during the COVID-19 pandemic.

NKY Chamber Board Chair Dan Cahill presented Dr. Lynne Saddler, district director of health at the health department, with the Community Award.

The department, which serves Boone, Campbell, Grant and Kenton counties, “has done an extraordinary job serving our region during the pandemic,” said Brent Cooper, NKY Chamber president and CEO.  www.kychamber.com

Cincinnati Zoo breaks ground on Elephant Trek The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden recently broke ground on the biggest construction project in its history: Elephant Trek, an enlarged habitat for its elephant population.

Elephant Trek will span four acres of terrain, sand beds and water features that mimic the Asian Elephants’ native habitat, and include a 22,000 square-foot barn with spaces for the elephants to congregate, socialize, exercise and create strong family ties.

The barn will also feature spaces for

visitor viewing, events and offices.

The new habitat will increase the zoo’s capacity for elephants by at least 200% and allow the zoo to invest in a long-term breeding program to contribute to the survival of Asian elephants, an endangered species.

This project is part of the More Home to Roam campaign, a fundraising initiative to provide better homes for the animals and a better experience for visitors.  www.cincinnatizoo.org

Foundation changes name to reflect region

Gorman farm, iSPACE join on new educational facility

The Community Foundation of West Chester/Liberty has changed its name to Northern Cincinnati Foundation. The foundation has grown considerably in the past 20 years, with donors coming from suburbs outside of West Chester and Liberty townships, leading to the name change. Erin Clemons, president and CEO of the foundation, said more than 50% of its charitable assets now come from communities throughout the northern Cincinnati region, adding that the organization looks forward to building relationships in these communities.

Northern Cincinnati Foundation’s new territory covers all of Butler and Warren counties, the northern portion of Hamilton County and some of Clermont County.  www.northerncincinnati. foundation

Gorman Heritage Farm and iSPACE have joined forces to buy the former UAW Local 647 building (located on Reading Road in Evendale) in a new partnership to allow thousands of area students to learn more about STEM career fields and agriculture.

The building will become an educational space for both nonprofits, and will also serve as iSPACE’s new headquarters. It is adjacent to Gorman Heritage Farm, and the nonprofit will use the space to increase its programming.

Planning and renovations are underway. Both organizations expect to begin educational programming by the end of the year.  www.gormanfarm.org  www.ispacestem.org

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UIU launches Institute for Social Justice Union Institute & University has launched the Institute for Social Justice to provide innovative and practical solutions for the challenges of social justice around the world.

UIU President Karen Schuster Webb said that the institute is the culmination of several years of effort and that “there has never been a time when the call for social justice has been louder.”

The institute’s programs are themed “One Just World,” promoting access to excellence in all areas, especially economic, healthcare, educational and criminal justice disparities.

Programs include certifications in global social justice, organizational resources and first responder innovations.

The institute also will establish an actionbased community task force to provide support in high-traffic homeless areas. It has created an advisory board with Union alumna Betsy Martin as executive director.  www.tisj.myunion.edu

Karen Schuster Webb

Betsy Martin

(Top) Rosemary and Mark Schlachter, Debbie Brant, Mitch Stone, the late Louis and Louise Nippert, Suzy Dorward; (above) Champions of Change

National Philanthropy Day announces 2021 awards National Philanthropy Day, dedicated to recognizing the impact philanthropy and nonprofit organizations have on our community, announced its 2021 award winners, to be honored in a hybrid live/virtual celebration Nov. 18: • Philanthropist of the Year: Rosemary and Mark Schlachter • Volunteer of the Year: Debbie Brant • Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy: Mitch Stone • Outstanding Corporation or Foundation: The Legacy Foundations of Louis and

Louise Nippert • Lifetime Achievement in Fundraising: Suzy Dorward • Innovator of the Year Award: Champions of Change This year’s judges received 34 nominations. The event will present the new 2021 Innovator of the Year Award, designed for an organization that has influenced the philanthropic community, but does not necessarily fit into the standard award categories.

This year’s NPD event, hosted by the Cincinnati chapter of

the Association of Fundraising Professionals with the theme “Philanthropy Today, Brighter Tomorrow,” will showcase the many individuals and organizations involved in philanthropy in our region.

The celebration will include an in-person luncheon at Rhinegeist and a virtual streaming program 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Nov. 18. Honorary co-chairs are Jorge Perez, president and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Cincinnati, and Moira Weir, CEO of United Way of Greater Cincinnati.  www.afpcincinnati.org

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Impact 100 announces six grant finalists Impact 100, a women-led philanthropic group, aims to make a greater impact by pooling the funds of area women to create significant $100,000-plus grants.

This year, the group will award grants of $103,750 to four of its six finalists: • Kennedy Heights Arts Center, Youth Jazz Cincinnati project • RefugeeConnect, Community Navigator program • Green Umbrella, Common Orchard project • Breakthrough Cincinnati, Access for All program • The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County Foundation, My Mobile Library project • Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses, Trauma Recovery Center project.

The winners will be selected at the group’s annual awards celebration, Sept. 8.

Since its founding, the Cincinnati chapter alone has awarded more than $5.5 million in grants and the national organization has awarded more than $55 million in grants.  www.impact100.org

First Financial, Freedom Center launch financial literacy series First Financial Bank and the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center are launching a financial literacy series for the community called “Your Money, Own It.” This series addresses wealth disparity through education and empowerment.

This series is free to the public.

FFB bankers will teach the courses.

“Financial freedom in our communities benefits us all, which is why we’re so eager to share expertise directly from our bankers with the communities we serve,” said Roddell McCullough,

Clermont Chamber to bestow law enforcement honors

FFB director of community development.

Participants will learn basic finances, debt management, budgeting, retirement plus credit scores and reporting. Registration for virtual course instruction is open, and in-person instruction begins this summer.

“Growth in personal finance is an important step toward securing our financial freedom and addressing wealth disparity in our community,” said Woodrow Keown Jr., president and COO of the Freedom Center.  www.bankatfirst.com

The Clermont Chamber of Commerce Foundation has announced the award winners for the 2021 Law Enforcement Appreciation Banquet, to be held Aug. 26 at Oasis Conference Center.

The annual event, in its 38th year, celebrates good acts by police and citizens, and also raises funds for the law enforcement scholarship at the University of Cincinnati Clermont College.

The winners: • Bravery/Multijurisdictional Award: Officer Caitlyn Powell • Citizen Recognition Award: Achmed Beighle • Community Policing Award: Officer Fred Alcorn, Officer Ryan Saylor • Criminal Investigation Award: Capt. Greg Moran, Sgt. BJ Boerger, Det. Chris Allen, Det. Nick Crouch, Det. Dominic Donovan, Det. Eric Goldsmith, Det. Sean Schubert, Evidence Technician Gregg Shelley, Det. Mike Robinson, Sgt. Chris McMillan and K9 Drees • Merit/Bravery Award: Officer Kyle Bibelhausen and K9 Mack, Cpl. Daniel Tobias, Officer Staci Miller, Sgt. Robert Hirsch, Officer John Gratsch, Officer Josh Greer • Volunteerism Award: Peggy Goodwin, Bill Wagers  www.clermontchamber.com

Two entrepreneurs awarded at ‘Life’s a P!tch’ At MORTAR Covington’s “Life’s a P!tch” event, Elle Tennyson of MojoSmoke received the Judge’s Choice Award, including $2,000 in seed money and 50 hours of in-kind marketing services provided by Icon Marketing. MojoSmoke, a mobile pop-up business, offers small batch cigars and cigar accessories.

Trevon Bruch of Safewave Technology received the People’s Choice Award, winning $1,500 in seed money. Safewave Technology is developing a vibrating wristband to assist people hard of hearing.

In all, seven entrepreneurs pitched business ideas for judges and community members to vote on.

The event marked the culmination of MORTAR Covington’s 15-week entrepreneurial academy.

Elle Tennyson, MojoSmoke

Trevon Bruch, Safewave Technology

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NAMES IN THE NEWS

Paul Crosby

Brett Dowdy

Shannan Boyer

Danielle V. Minson

David Taylor

Kay Geiger

Jill P. Meyer

Jim Ellerhorst

Candace McGraw

Greg Joseph

Steven J. Johnston

Alex Stautberg

Amanda Toms

Tamera Lenz Muente

Ann Glasscock

Sally Grimes

Brian Leshner

Alicia Ajiboye

Curtis Hollis

Sarah L. Weiss

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Paul R. Crosby, MD, MBA, has become chief executive officer of the Frances and Craig Lindner Center of HOPE. An associate professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, he joined the Lindner Center when it opened in 2008 and has played several major roles in its development. He was appointed president in September 2020.

Also, Brett Dowdy, Psy.D., has been named to the new executive-level position of chief patient experience officer at the Lindner Center, and also will continue as chief of psychological services. Dowdy also has been with the center since it opened in 2008.

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Shannan Boyer, president and founder of Scooter Media in Covington, has been named the 2021 Northern Kentucky Young Professionals Legend Award recipient. The NKYP Legend Award is presented to an individual who excelled as a young professional leader.

Boyer was recognized for her 20-plus years in communications on a local, regional and national level. She was honored at a Next Generation Leader Awards (NGLAs) celebration.

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Danielle V. Minson, promoted to president of the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati in January, also has become its interim CEO with the departure of former CEO Shep Englander on June 30. Previously, Minson was chief development officer and managing director. She has been with the federation for 19 years.

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The Commercial Club of Cincinnati, the city’s oldest civic-business club, announced its officers and executive committee for the 2021-2022 term. Officers: David S. Taylor, CEO of Procter & 26

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Gamble Co., president; Kay Geiger, regional president of PNC Bank, vice-president; Jill P. Meyer, CEO of Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, secretary; James Ellerhorst, senior advisor at ArkMalibu, treasurer.

Executive committee members: Candace McGraw, CEO of Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport; Gregory Joseph, EVP of Joseph Auto Group; Steven J. Johnston, CEO of Cincinnati Financial Corporation.

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Alex Stautberg of Pleasant Ridge and Amanda Toms of Silverton have been named this year’s Man & Woman of the Year of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Cincinnati market. Stautberg raised $77,145 and Toms raised $186,378 to help LLS find cures for blood cancers and ensure that patients have access to lifesaving treatments.

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The Taft Museum of Art has promoted two curatorial staffers.

Tamera Lenz Muente, who has a focus in paintings and works on paper, has been promoted from associate curator to curator. Ann Glasscock, who has a focus in decorative arts and furniture, has been promoted from assistant curator to associate curator. Muente has been part of the Taft curatorial team since 2006, and Glasscock joined the Taft in 2018.

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Sally Grimes has become executive director of Activities Beyond the Classroom, succeeding Brian Leshner, who led the organization for 17 years. Leshner will take a sabbatical before rejoining the organization as director of special initiatives. Grimes has been with the organization since 2017 as the director of advancement.

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Focus on Youth Inc. has announced Alicia Ajiboye as its next CEO and executive director.

CEO Bryan Forney is stepping down to pursue full-time ministry. Alicia has spent 12 years at Focus on Youth in a variety of roles, and has been a faculty member at Miami University.

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Curtis Hollis has been named chief operating officer for the Minority Business Accelerator at the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber. Hollis will be responsible for enhancing the Accelerator’s internal organizational processes, workflows and infrastructure. He brings 29 years of senior executive banking experience in various areas.

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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed Sarah L. Weiss, CEO of the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center, to the state’s Holocaust Genocide Memorial and Education

Commission. Weiss will serve on the commission until June 29, 2024.

The commission was created last December after the legislature passed a bill to establish it, sponsored by state Sen. Michael Rulli (R-Salem).

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Melinda Kelly, co-owner of Right Path Enterprises strategic planning and leadership development firm consultants, has become president of the Rotary Club of Cincinnati. Kelly plans to expand Rotary service projects and deepen community relationships in a postCOVID environment. She has taught at three universities and has been an assistant dean of instruction and manager of testing and assessment at the Great Oaks institute for technology and career development.

Crystian Wiltshire, Kate Bindus, Maddie Regan and Candice Handy

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Melinda Kelly

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Cincinnati Shakespeare Company has announced four new management hires and promotions. Joining its leadership team are Production Manager Kate Bindus, Director of Education Candice Handy and Associate Artistic Director Crystian Wiltshire. Joining the executive leadership team is Managing Director Maddie Regan. The expansion is in preparation for the hoped-for reopening of the CSC Mainstage season this fall.

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Who, what, where & why Marc Figgins Photography

Concours d’Elegance celebrates motorsports history The 43rd annual Cincinnati Concours d’Elegance took place at Ault Park with the theme “An Exhibition of Motorsports Excellence.” The show featured 13 categories of classic, vintage and exotic automobiles and motorcycles, with more than 200 collector vehicles, including two race cars from Andretti Autosport.

The event, sponsored by ExAir, also featured the Will Sherman Automotive Art Show at Ault Park Pavilion and Brunch at the Pavilion.

Before the Ault Park show, at a Hangar Party hosted by Executive Jet Management at Lunken Airport and sponsored by Porsche of the Village, more than 600 guests viewed a display of jets, along with collector and exotic automobiles. A catered “dinner by-the-bite” was accompanied by a silent wine auction, with proceeds benefiting Juvenile Arthritis/Arthritis Foundation.

The Cincinnati Concours d’Elegance as seen from Ault Park Pavilion Ben Wells, Judy Wells, Ben Wells Jr., Carley Wells and Ed Hermes G ary Kessler Photography

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Kennedy Mocahbee and Angel Carpenter G ary Kessler Photography

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Marissa Andretti and Mike Valentine

Joe Minchelli and Karen Minchelli in their 1920 Ford Model T Speedster race car Marc Figgins Photography

Rob Faingold, Concours executive director, with an executive of Andretti Autosport and Dave Sheehy, chairman of the Cincinnati Concours Foundation G ary Kessler Photography

William K. Victor, Best of Show Concours d’Elegance, 1929 Duesenberg J-188 Bohman & Schwartz Sedan, owner Greg Ornazian; Roy O. Sweeney, Best of Show Esprit de Sport; 1961 Chaparral 1, owner Jose Fernandez, restorer Bruce Amster pictured

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The recent Dave Lapham and Ken Anderson Charitable Golf Outing raised more than $300,000 for the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati and the Ken Anderson Alliance.

The sold-out event took place at Maketewah Country Club with collegiate golfer Amy Bockerstette as a participant.

Bockerstette made history as the first person with Down syndrome to compete in a national collegiate athletic championship, as well as the first person with Down syndrome to earn a college athletic scholarship. She became a household name after playing a hole with PGA Tour player Gary Woodland, exclaiming “I got this” right before sinking an 8-foot putt.

The outing was hosted by former Bengals Lapham and Anderson.  www.dsagc.com  www.kenandersonalliance.org Julie Kammerer, Lindsey Allen, John Allen, Steve Hunt and Ellen Kammerer

Joanie Elfers, Abby Fovel, Linda Dragan and Robert Hunt

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PWC aids homeowners with ToolBelt Ball, Repair Affair With its annual ToolBelt Ball as an online-only Under Construction fundraiser, People Working Cooperatively still raised $180,500 to support its Modifications for Mobility program.

PWC’s six-week campaign exceeded its $175,000 goal, with proceeds helping low-income, elderly homeowners and people with disabilities who have mobility limitations in the Tristate.

The organization also recently concluded its annual Repair Affair, which drew around 520 volunteers to help with home maintenance and repairs, providing their own tools and donating more than 2,200 volunteer hours.

“Since the pandemic began, we’ve experienced a significant increase in service needs across the region,” said Jock Pitts, PWC president. “The generous support of our donors, partners and sponsors this spring allows us to continue serving those who need our help the most.”

The funds raised during the ToolBelt Ball will allow PWC to assist 50 or more homeowners with projects such as construction of handicapped-accessible ramps, installation of chair/stair lifts and bathroom modifications to improve mobility.

PWC is a nonprofit organization serving low-income, elderly and disabled homeowners in Greater Cincinnati and Dayton, assisting more than 330,000 residents since 1975.  www.pwchomerepairs.org

Clockwise from top left: TriHealth volunteers at work on a PWC repair; Hope Church volunteers at a PWC repair site; a group of St. Xavier High School volunteers for PWC

THANK YOU! Diamond Drill Sponsor

UNDER CONSTRUCTION While we felt it best not to gather in person for ToolBelt Ball this year, there is still a great need and many clients depending on the funds raised each year at this event.

Through the generosity of these sponsors and donors like you, PWC surpassed our 2021 fundraising goal!

Golden Hammer Sponsors

Silver Saw Sponsors Fifth Third Bank Jacobs Engineering NextStep Networking PNC Bank

Recker and Boerger Spectrum Taft Law and Focused Capitol Solutions LLC

Platinum Pliers Sponsors Applied Energy Products • CareSource • EZ Access/VGM Clark Schaefer Hackett • Gallagher • Frost Brown Todd Messer Construction Co. • Spotted Yeti • Sprint

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September 8 – September 11 The CET/ThinkTV Action Auction is Back!

Live on-air Wednesday, September 8, through Friday, September 10, from 7pm to 11pm and Saturday, September 11, from 3pm to 11pm on CET.

Bid High and Bid Often!

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Resident Dee Koch, right, with her niece Jenny Koth and sister Barb Koth

Outdoor show boosts art program for Bayley residents Bayley, a nonprofit retirement and wellness community, raised nearly $6,000 at its recent art show and auction. The pieces of art sold, which included tie-dyed silk scarves as well as paintings, were created by more than 70 residents during COVID-19 closures.

All art was created in conjunction with local artist Maureen Born and Opening Minds through Art, an art-making program for people with dementia. Proceeds will support continuing OMA programming at Bayley, providing residents an outlet for expression and volunteers with opportunities to improve their attitudes toward aging.  www.bayleylife.org Bayley President/ CEO Adrienne Walsh, Millie Fluegemann and her son, Andy Fluegemann

SATURDAY 6:30PM CET SUNDAY 8:30PM CET ARTS Join Barbara Kellar as she showcases artists and cultural leaders from the Greater Cincinnati community.

Karen Hines Zimmer, Bayley activity assistant and Seton High School graduate, with Evelyn Busam, the oldest living Seton grad

Jeff Tout with his mother, Gert Tout

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Stepping Stones’ Golf Classic aids people with disabilities Stepping Stones raised more than $82,000 at its 20th Annual Golf Classic at the O’Bannon Creek Golf Club.

Proceeds will benefit year-round programming for children, teens and adults with disabilities.

“We had golfers participate from all around the country this year, which truly shows the impact of the organization,” said event chair Steve Mennen.

Stepping Stones is a United Way partner agency serving more than 1,100 people with disabilities in programs that increase independence and promote inclusion. It provides educational, recreational and social programs at locations in Batavia, Indian Hill, Norwood and Western Hills.  www.steppingstonesohio.org

Morning winners Nick Binkley, Todd Block, Charlie Rittgers and George Musekamp Stepping Stones Executive Director Chris Adams putts.

Afternoon winners Joe Jankowski, Shannon Morgan, JR Joy and Joseph Jankowski

JNF honors Guttmans with Tree of Life Award The Jewish National Fund USA honored Cynthia and Harold Guttman with its Tree of Life Award, honoring community involvement and dedication to American-Israeli friendship.

The Guttman family’s support for JNF has helped in its Galilee Culinary Institute.

To honor that support, the kitchen of the new culinary restaurant at GCI will be dedicated to the memory of philanthropists Murray and Florence Guttman, Harold’s parents. Florence Guttman was widely known for her cooking skills.

The award evening featured a panel discussion and tributes by the Guttmans’ six children and their spouses. The virtual dinner attendees then joined with five other communities hosting Tree of Life events to view a presentation by actor/producers and devout Zionists Marlee Matlin and Henry Winkler. The dinner was Harold and co-chaired by Nina Paul Cynthia Guttman and Barbara Gould.  www.jnf.org  www.galileeculinaryinstitute.com

REPAIR AFFAIR 2021

Thank you to our generous sponsors and dedicated volunteers for another successful year of assisting homeowners in need throughout Greater Cincinnati.

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Applied Energy • DBL Law • Goettle • Nationwide Logistics LLC • Prus Construction • Valley Asphalt

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Volunteers clean parks during Ohio River Sweep Great Parks of Hamilton County helped host the Ohio River Sweep in June as area volunteers cleaned the banks of two of its parks that touch the waterway – Fernbank Park and Woodland Mound.

The sweep brings together people at more than 100 locations along the river every year, with volunteers from Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois.

This year, the event took the form of mini-sweeps with 20 or fewer people at each location. Solo volunteers were also encouraged to take part.  www.greatparks.org

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Crowd enjoying Ron Jones Quartet at campSITE Sculpture Park

Concert series mixes genres, venues The Cincinnati Memorial Hall Society’s LAS Underground virtual concert series features a lineup of regional performers and bands of all contemporary music genres at various venues. All shows are live-streamed and accommodate in-person attendance as permitted by the venues. The season kicked off March 13 with the band KNOTTS. The Ron Jones Quartet, a fixture of Cincinnati jazz, performed June 23 at campSITE Sculpture Park in Camp Washington, Jess Lamb and The Factory featuring Siri Imani played June 25, and The Newbees and The Bee Strings appeared July 9. Coming up is bluegrass group Berachah Valley on Aug. 13 at Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum in Hamilton.  www.longworth-andersonseries.com

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Mimosas for Memories brunch raises money for Alzheimer’s programs

Giving Voice founder Christian Gausvik, MD and program keynote speaker Krista Powers Stephanie Myers-Cable of Fleurish Grounds speaks with event patrons.

The Giving Voice Foundation raised $40,000 for Alzheimer’s patients and treatment with its sixth annual Mimosas for Memories fundraiser.

Attendees received their brunch in a to-go box which included mimosa ingredients. They also had a chance to visit auction tables, local pop-ups and enter the annual Pappy Van Winkle raffle.

“Mimosas for Memories has grown to be a unique kind of fundraiser,” explained local physician Dr. Christian Gausvik, who founded the event. “What we aim to raise is not just money, but also a sense of connection and awareness in our community around Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.”

Kenwood by Senior Star presented the event in partnership with The Christ Hospital Foundation and The Christ Hospital Health & Aging Center.  www.givingvoicefdn.org

Event attendees Dr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Saunders enjoying brunch

Student philanthropists at Camp Give donate to nonprofits Local nonprofits joined to teach 5th-8th graders how to be philanthropic leaders during a summer camp, Camp Give, started by nonprofit Magnified Giving as an extension of their mission.

Magnified Giving partnered with Square1 to develop a STEM-focused camp. Campers met with nonprofits to learn about challenges and understand how they can address those needs. The campers could donate some of their camp fee to these nonprofits. They participated in a “board meeting” to discuss how to split the money and granted more than $1,000 to the nonprofits.

Magnified Giving was started by local philanthropist Roger Grein in 2008 to help young people recognize needs in the community and show them how to help. It supports over 100 nonprofits each year.  www.magnifiedgiving.org

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Cincinnati Shakespeare celebrates supporters of free performances Cincinnati Shakespeare Company welcomed donors and supporters of its Free Shakespeare in the Park tour to “A Midsummer Night’s Revel,” a celebration and performance at the Pinecroft at Crosley Estate.

Free Shakespeare in the Park performs in more than 50 area parks.

“A Midsummer Night’s Revel” was supported by the Thomas J. Emery Memorial, Western & Southern Financial Group, GBBN, EY, Graeter’s, Taft Law, Clark Schaefer Hackett, Cincinnati Bell, Thompson Hine, Susan Esler and Steve Skibo, Vicky and Rick Reynolds, Redknot Homes, Tim Cagle and Rick Kammerer, Kimberly and Dirk Doebereiner, Mark and Sue Ann Painter, Rosemary and Mark Schlachter, and Friends of Free Shakespeare in the Park.  www.cincyshakes.com

Lee Mackenzie, Dave Mackenzie, Linda Denecke, Diane Sunderman, Steve Skibo and CSC board member Susan Esler Robert Riehemann, CSC board member Rosemary Schlachter, Ron Hitzler and Sandy Hitzler

Producing Artistic Director Brian Isaac Phillips with son Holden, Jodi Woffington and CSC board member Jay Woffington

Representing event sponsor Graeter’s: Shannon Sherrard, Angie Philpott, Tim Philpott and Katherine Graeter Representing event sponsor GBBN: Chad Burke, Marianne Burke, Joe Sebranek, Jennifer Sebranek, Steve Kenat, Heidi Jark, Steve Karoly, CSC board member Marcie Kinney, Mary Daly and Jim Kinney

Representing event sponsor Redknot Homes: DJ Hlovchiec, Hannah Hlovchiec, Mark Pottebaum, Deatra Pottebaum, Brent Castillo and Kristin Castillo Representing event sponsor Western & Southern Financial Group: Elizabeth Howard, CSC board member Kevin Howard, Meredyth Whitford and Sebastian Schultz

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THE LAST WORD | Guest column by Scott Provancher

Public/private partnerships: a powerful tool to benefit Cincinnati nonprofits

W

hile federal stimulus funding has dominated the dialogue around our nationwide response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a powerful force for good deserves equal credit for making a positive impact.

This force is public/private partnerships – when public funding is leveraged with private charitable giving to address our community’s most pressing challenges and visionary ideas.

As our region works to recover from the pandemic and grapples with tremendous challenges from Scott Provancher child poverty to racial inequity to infrastructure investments in parks and public amenities, the power of leveraging public and private funds is a winning formula for creating change and improving our community.

Eight years ago, I founded Ignite Philanthropy to help nonprofit organizations raise the resources needed to fulfill their missions and help private individuals, foundations and companies achieve greater impact through their charitable giving. Since that time, Ignite Philanthropy has worked with hundreds of philanthropists, civic leaders, and nonprofit executives on countless community initiatives, from the revitalization of Music Hall to the Growing Beyond Hunger campaign for the Freestore Foodbank.

Regardless of the size of the project, success was achieved through public and private leadership, collaboration and investment.

Over the last 18 months, one community project initiative led by a local organization stands out as an exemplary model of collaboration in the public and private sectors: Bethany House, which was founded in 1984 and has quietly operated the largest shelter for families experiencing homelessness, serving 66% of the

homeless children in our region.

Bethany House has seven homes and facilities scattered throughout the city, none of which were designed to shelter families. Recognizing their need for a better physical space, their board took the bold step of launching an $18.5 million campaign to build a new family shelter and services center.

Early support from the City of Cincinnati to purchase the land for the new facility helped launch the project. This investment from the city built trust with local and national philanthropists who, in turn, stepped up with significant lead donations.

Over the course of the past year, hundreds of individuals, companies and foundations donated over $11 million to the project.

The outpouring of private donations allowed Bethany House to secure public support in the form of New Markets Tax Credits, money from the Ohio capital budget and an additional grant from the City of Cincinnati, which allowed them to reach their goal.

Thanks to the power of the public and private sectors working together, a dream that once seemed out of reach is now becoming a reality for Bethany House and the hundreds of families they serve each year.

Bethany House is only one example of many community projects that benefit from inspired civic, business and community leaders who work to create a collaborative funding model.

Our community challenges and opportunities are too great for us to go it alone.

Let us ignite positive change for our region by leveraging the power of public and private partnerships.  Scott Provancher is the founder, president and CEO of Ignite Philanthropy, a philanthropic consulting firm based in Cincinnati. Ignite works with private donors and nonprofits to leverage their resources and ideas to achieve greater impact in the communities they serve.  www.ignitephilanthropy.com

“Featuring Grammy Award-winning talent in a perfect jewel of a theater.”

Neko Case

w/special guest AC Newman

September 3

Meshell Ndegeocello September 4

Taj Mahal Trio September 12

Watkins Family Hour w/special guest Courtney Hartman September 16

Pat Metheny Side-Eye w/ James Francies & Joe Dyson October 16

John Hiattand The Jerry Douglas Band November 9 PRESENTED BY

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Allstars & Rebirth Brass Band w/ special guest Cedric Burnside

November 13

Tickets: $35.00 to $85.00 memorialhallotr.com | 513.977.8838 Includes pre-concert reception

Zoofari is back in 2021!

As greater Cincinnati’s see-and-be-seen event of the season, Zoofari 2021 cannot be missed!

This premier party with a purpose has outgrown the tent as we spread this mad tea party around the entire Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden.

FRIDAY, September 24

Expect your usual favorite dinner-by-thebite samples from local restaurants, creative cocktails and entertainment while wandering through themed sections of the Zoo under the stars!

Ticket and sponsorship information can be found at cincinnatizoo.org/events/zoofari

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THANK YOU

to our generous sponsors for helping us sing again.

Patricia A. Corbett Estate and Trust

Harry T. Wilks Family Foundation

Abigail Street

Holtman’s Donuts

Pontiac

blaCk Coffee Lounge

JJTD, LLC

Senate

Brown Bear Bakery

L-Acoustics

Seta Music

Jonathan Burke

Lincoln Property Company

The Stephen H. Wilder Foundation

Cherbourg Cyprus

Macaron Bar

TAHONA Kitchen + Bar

City of Blue Ash

Messer Construction Co.

Taste of Belgium

David Crawford

Mueller Family Foundation

Terra Firma

Deeper Roots Coffee

Nanny Belle’s

UC Health

The Fullgraf Foundation

Neyer Properties

Vincent Lighting Systems

Graeter’s

OPERA America

Hamilton County, Ohio

PNC

As of July 7, 2021