August 2024

celebrates 50 years by looking ahead

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Movers &Makers

August 2024

Publisher’s Letter 4

Arts & Culture 6

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CMC to consolidate collections at Heidelberg site 6

Two galleries share contemporary Indian art 6

ArtWorks breaks ground on ArtPark in Walnut Hills 8

Summermusik celebrates 50th by looking ahead

| By Thomas Consolo 10

The A&C List 12

The Datebook 19

Social calendar with a spotlight on the movers and makers behind Greater Cincinnati’s fundraisers, friend-raisers and community events

FOCUS ON: Educational Enhancement 24

Sally Grimes: Experience shapes her work to expand young lives | By John O. Faherty 24

Notables enhancing K-12 education 26

Nonprofit

News 30

Names in the News 32

Gifts & Grants 33

Snapshots

34

HHC Upstander Month 34

60 years of classic cars at Concours d’Elegance 36

Giving USA recap: an increase in 2023, but … 37

Planned Giving Council’s Voices of Giving Awards 38

JNF Breakfast for Israel 39

Talbert House Fatherhood Project event raises $360K 40

$400K toward Building Better Things at Springer 41

Stepping Stones golf garners $56K 42

NKY Chamber Summit 43

Best Point annual meeting presents awards 43

AFTA gives bikes to children of military 44

Ion Center dinner heads up river and back in time 45

Golfers tackle Glenview to benefit Goodwill 46

Dragonfly brings in $179K for pediatric cancer patients 47

The

Last Word 50

Bill Burwinkel of Adopt A Class: How to organize generosity

Numerous nonprofits have cropped up in recent years through the realization that classroom learning alone cannot prepare our young people for the myriad choices and increasing complexities of adult life. These organizations, ones that enhance and contribute to the richness of the K-12 educational experience, are our focus this month.

Activities Beyond the Classroom is one such nonprofit, offering extracurricular enrichments in the form of athletics, languages, and exposure to arts and culture. John O. Faherty profiles Sally Grimes, ABC executive director, as she shares her path to employment where shaping lives is part of the mission. See Page 24.

Bill Burwinkel was honored as Philanthropist of the Year in November 2022 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals of Cincinnati. Bill created a thriving nonprofit, Adopt A Class, through which business executives spend time with students sharing what it’s

like to work in various employment fields, exposing them to options they may have otherwise never had the chance to consider. As Polly Campbell is taking a little personal time this summer, we asked Bill to provide our Last Word this month. See Page 50.

You can meet other Notables in the expanding educational enhancement arena on Page 26.

The Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1974. Through twists and turns, leaders and venues, the organization will celebrate an auspicious halfcentury of unique programming in August in its current iteration as Summermusik. We asked violinist, conductor and writer Thomas Consolo to share his overview of the diverse, weekslong music festival. See Page 10.

We Mariners are celebrating 16 years in August of publishing what is now Movers & Makers. We’ve had our own twists and turns along the way. Still, we are proud to continue serving the nonprofit

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Arts & Culture

Museum Center buys Heidelberg Distributing site, plans expansion

Cincinnati Museum Center has purchased the former Heidelberg Distributing site in Queensgate as part of a $40 million undertaking to expand operations.

The purchase price for the Dalton Street property, less than a block from CMC’s home at Union Terminal, was $15 million. The museum plans to spend another $25 million to renovate the 200,000-square-foot facility.

Spokesperson Cody Hefner

said the acquisition will enable CMC to establish a “state-ofthe-art campus for education, collections and research.” CMC can now consolidate its collections and provide for growth and diversification, Hefner said.

The project team is developing plans for the building, with construction anticipated to start in summer 2026, Hefner said. CMC expects to complete the expansion by late 2027.

 cincymuseum.org

Kennedy Heights, Clifton galleries feature exhibits of prints from India

Kennedy Heights Arts Center, in partnership with SOS ART, is presenting an exhibition curated by Saad Ghosn that features prints by 97 contemporary artists from India.

“Printed Voices from India: Social and Cultural Reflections” runs through Aug. 31 at the center. Also, prints by 50 young, emerging artists from India will be on view through Aug. 18 at Off Ludlow Gallery in Clifton.

ART and Kennedy Heights Arts Center, following shows of art from Mexico, Lebanon and Czechia.

“Sharing the art of printmakers from India with the Cincinnati community contributes to cultural exchange and illustrates the power of art as the artist’s voice for a universal better world,” Ghosn said.

Promotions:

Ghosn, an artist and a professor emeritus of medicine at the University of Cincinnati, founded SOS in 2003 to foster art on themes of peace and justice. He traveled throughout India for this exhibition, meeting artists and gallery owners and collecting works for the show. Ghosn brought back nearly 300 prints.

This is the fourth biennial “Printed Voices” exhibit for SOS

As part of the exhibition, Kennedy Heights Arts Center hosts a free Indian cultural mini-festival noon-6 p.m. Aug. 10, with music, dance, food, poetry and art. Ghosn will be giving curated tours of the exhibition during the festival. Off Ludlow Gallery will host a closing reception from 2-5 p.m. Aug. 18. Kennedy Heights Arts Center is at 6546 Montgomery Road, and Off Ludlow Gallery is at 3408 Ormond Ave.

 kennedyarts.org; visitcliftongaslight.com; sosartcincinnati.com

Next up at KHAC is “Empowering the Presence of Kuumba: Celebrating Ohio History Through African American Fiber Art,” opening Aug. 3, 6-8 p.m. in the Lindner Annex Gallery.

Priyanka Makhijani, “Untitled,” lithograph; 12” x 8.25”

Kumar Misal, “Lakshmi I,” etching; 12” x 9.5”

Milena Pajarovan de Stadt VIOLA

September 15, 2024

One of the most sought-after violists of her generation

Lawrence Brownlee TENOR

March 9, 2025

Sensuous and soaring tenor

Hanick Hawley Duo PIANO AND CLARINET

October 13, 2024

Explore boundarypushing music, both new and old HANICK CINCINNATI DEBUT

Isabel Leonard MEZZO-SOPRANO

December 1, 2024 5 PM

Heralded regular at the Metropolitan Opera

Martin James Bartlett PIANO

April 6, 2025

Plays with a maturity and elegance far beyond his years

ArtWorks has broken ground on ArtPark, an urban gathering space and visual arts showcase that will become a permanent part of its creative campus in Cincinnati’s Walnut Hills neighborhood.

The park will feature sculptures, greenspace and other creative elements focused on making the area a draw for residents. A focal point is a mural by celebrated American artist Charles Gaines – his first mural design.

“Numbers and Trees: Cincinnati Cottonwoods” is an extension of

Gaines’ well-known tree series. Twenty-one ArtWorks apprentices, ages 14 to 21, are collaborating with a team of teaching artists to create the mural. Work began in early June.

ArtWorks called ArtPark and its broader creative campus a “catalytic investment” in Walnut Hills. Located at the corner of Gilbert Avenue and Curtis Street, the park is at the center of the neighborhood’s growing arts district.  artworkscincinnati.org

Local neon workshop merges with American Sign Museum ArtWorks boosts Walnut Hills presence with ArtPark, Gaines mural

Neonworks of Cincinnati has merged with the American Sign Museum, creating an expanded partnership between the Camp Washington institutions.

Neonworks, a full-time neon workshop, was located inside the ASM building even before the museum, which started in 2005, moved into it in 2012. Since then, Neonworks staff has offered glass bending demonstrations as part of museum tours.

The merger creates “exciting symmetries showcasing neon and glass bending as an art form and integral part of the sign industry,”

said ASM Director David Dupee. ASM’s mission is to educate the community about the history of the sign industry and its contributions to commerce and the American landscape.

Neonworks will continue as a standalone company while serving as part of the museum. Tom Wartman, Neonworks founder and president, will remain, along with three employees.

On July 13, ASM expanded into 200,000 square feet of previously unfinished space inside its current home, doubling its size.

 americansignmuseum.org

A rendering of ArtWork’s ArtPark in Walnut Hills

Neonworks founder Tom Wartman

Summermusik marks CCO’s 50th by looking ahead

While a heat dome settled over the Ohio Valley in June, Eckart Preu was in Spokane, Washington. He’d just closed out his seasons with California’s Long Beach Symphony and the Portland Symphony in Maine – he’s music director of both.

“I just have a few weeks before all hell breaks loose in Cincinnati,” Preu joked by telephone. By “all hell,” Preu means Summermusik, the annual August festival featuring performances by the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra in various guises and sizes. This year marks Preu’s eighth as the CCO’s music director.

Squeezed into the month (starting July 31) are 11 programs encompassing a dizzying array of musical styles and traditions. More than that, this is a big-round-number year for the orchestra – the 50th anniversary of its founding – a perfect time to look back and forward with the help of some special guests and repertoire.

This is also the 10th year of the Summermusik model, which has allowed the ensemble to claim what had been a relatively slow month in the city’s musical calendar and to make August its own. It’s proven to be a winning formula.

Chalk Summermusik’s success up to three factors:



Flipping the dynamic

Summermusik takes music to its audiences. In addition to a series of whole-ensemble programs at the School for Creative and Performing Arts’ Corbett Theater, you’ll find Summermusik programs in less-traditional venues like a Camp Washington museum, churches from Westwood to West Chester, a converted art deco neighborhood cinema and a Key West-inspired bar and grill beside the Ohio River.

 Focus on people

“We focus on the orchestra and relationships,” Preu said. That means connecting with the orchestra’s players, other organizations in the region and potential audiences that may not have thought of orchestral performances as appealing. This year, for example, features performances with the Canadian Brass. The group’s appearance is tied to Ashley Hall-Tighe, the CCO’s principal trumpet, who spent a year as a Canadian Brass member.

Concertmaster Celeste Golden Andrews is in the spotlight as a soloist, and orchestra members curate the programs of Summermusik’s Chamber Crawl series. There are collaborations with the Cincinnati Brass Band and innovative Indian cross-cultural events.

 Living music

The CCO has never backed away from newer music, and Preu has continued that tradition. The orchestra’s first concert in March 1974 included “Octandre” by Edgar Varèse; Preu’s first concert – his audition – included Miguel di Aguila’s “Conga Line in Hell.”

Preu said the orchestra has maintained not just an interest in new music, but an interesting approach to its choices. That can mean brand-new music – like commissions or other premieres – or “rediscovered” works that have fallen from favor or never gotten their due.

The Aug. 10 program features a bittersweet world premiere, John Henry Kreitler’s Symphony No. 2, “Voices of God.” Kreitler, a 10-time Emmy winner for music heard in shows like “Law & Order,” “Homicide” and “Saturday Night Live,” lived in Northern Kentucky. He served on Summermusik’s board and was a champion for young composers.

By Thomas Consolo

2026. If we have one new commission a year, for an organization that does basically four (full orchestra) concerts a year, that’s not bad.”

“He wanted to compose a piece for us for the (50th) anniversary,” Preu said. That turned out to be the symphony. It proved to be his last work: He died Jan. 28.

Kreitler’s legacy continues through the Kreitler Commission Competition, an annual composition competition organized by a consortium of United States chamber orchestras led by Summermusik. The first winner, Matt Browne, was announced in May. The CCO will premiere his new work during Summermusik 2025.

That’s a strong commitment, Preu said, for an organization of Summermusik’s size. “We have this competition established, we have a commission running for next year and solid plans for

In the “rediscovery” category are works like the “Much Ado About Nothing” Suite by the Austrian wunderkind and later Hollywood legend Erich Korngold. “There are so many aspects to it,” Preu said. “It’s a very early piece for small orchestra that sounds like a thousand players.”

Perhaps the 2024 festival’s most exciting programs put Indian music in the spotlight. Under the artistic guidance of Kanniks Kannikeswaran, Aug. 17’s “Many Colors of India” traces the interconnection of Western and Indian music, starting with turn-of-the19th-century composer Muthuswami Dikshitar (roughly Beethoven’s contemporary). There’s also Edward Elgar (if you don’t know “The Crown of India,” go listen!), Philip Glass (the “Evening Song” from “Satyagraha”), the

(Clockwise from top)

Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra music director Eckart Preu Soprano Vidita Kanniks will sing arrangements of Bach, Indian ragas and tunes from Bollywood. Violinist Celeste Golden Andrews will solo in music by Leonard Bernstein, Ralph Vaughan Williams and others.

Photo by Phil g roshong

contemporary crossover composer Reena Esmail and Kanniks himself.

On Aug. 18, Kanniks and his daughter, CCM grad Vidita Kanniks, co-curate “Bach Meets Bollywood,” an afternoon of Bach, Beethoven, and arrangements of ragas and Indian film music. (You might recognize some of the excerpts, like the theme to “Monsoon Wedding” and “Jai-Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire.”)

The tour of the subcontinent wraps up with an Aug. 20 screening of “Lion” at the Esquire Theatre. Preu will speak before the showing.

“Film is such an important cultural aspect to India, you cannot ignore this enormous industry of Bollywood,” he said. “Before we screen the movie, I’ll talk for five or six minutes about musical aspects of the movie. Are there differences between how Bollywood and Hollywood use music, things like that.”

The festival wraps up with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. “You know, this is the perfect piece to celebrate the anniversary,” Preu said. It’s an orchestra showpiece, even for a smaller ensemble like the CCO.

One inspiration for his approach is the transparent texture of performances led by the French conductor Emmanuel Krivine. Still, he said, “If everyone really digs in,

you can create a quite energetic and powerful sound.”

Expect a chorus of about 35 and reinforced string sections of about 30 players.

In the March 20, 1974, edition of the Cincinnati Post, CCO founding conductor Paul Nadler said, “Cincinnati has needed a chamber orchestra for some time now. We organized the group … in order to perform works that ordinarily wouldn’t be played by larger symphony orchestras.”

Preu said Summermusik’s success shows there’s still a need for a chamber orchestra in Cincinnati.

“For a city to be rich it needs different ensembles, different programming. The CCO, in all modesty, has pioneered in many ways the programming that is so built on relationships. It has been a model to other organizations.”

Looking forward, he continued, “Niche groups are a crucial, vibrant part of securing the future of music.”

“What I always loved about Cincinnati,” he said, “is how rich the cultural offerings are, whether it’s chamber music or chorus music. Which means there’s an audience, there’s money. We’re part of the texture.” 

 See Pages 15-16 or go to summermusik.org for the full lineup.

The Canadian Brass performs Aug. 3 with the CCO and Aug. 4 with the Cincinnati Brass Band.

Photo by n atalie endicott

The A&C List

Cultural Exhibits/Tours

American Legacy Tours | 1332 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine. 859-951-8560. americanlegacytours.com

ƒ Historic tours in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky

American Sign Museum | 1330 Monmouth Ave., Camp Washington. 513-541-6366. americansignmuseum.org

ƒ Permanent collection explores both innovation and ingenuity of the signs that shape our culture.

Archaeological Research Institute | Lawrenceburg. 812-290-2966. exploreari.org

ƒ Hands-on educational experiences

ArtWorks Mural Tours | artworkscincinnati.org

ƒ Walking tours of Pendleton, Over-the-Rhine and downtown

Behringer-Crawford Museum | 1600 Montague Rd., Covington. 859-491-4003. bcmuseum.org

ƒ Artifacts and history of Northern Kentucky

Brewing Heritage Trail Tour Center | 1939 Race St., Over-the-Rhine. 513-604-9812. brewingheritagetrail.org

ƒ Queen City brewing history

Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library | 800 Vine St., downtown. 513-369-6900. chpl.org

ƒ Renovated Main Library now open

Cincinnati Black Music Walk of Fame | 190 W. Mehring Way, The Banks, downtown. cincyblackmusicwalkoffame.org

ƒ Cincinnati’s contributions to Black popular music

Cincinnati Fire Museum | 315 W. Court St., downtown. 513-621-5553. cincyfiremuseum.com

ƒ Permanent collection

Cincinnati Food Tours | 107 W. Elder St., Over-the-Rhine. 513-602-5602. cincinnatifoodtours.com

ƒ Queen City culinary culture

Cincinnati Museum Center | 1301 Western Ave., Queensgate. 513-287-7000. cincymuseum.org

ƒ Current exhibits. “A Year on the Edge” • “An Unfinished Revolution: Women and the Vote” • “Inspired by Nature: The Art and Activism of Charley Harper” • “Made in Cincinnati” • “Ancient Worlds Hiding in Plain Sight”

ƒ Aug. 31, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 1940s Day

Cincinnati Nature Center | 4949 Tealtown Rd., Milford. cincynature.org

ƒ Hiking amidst ponds and old-growth forest

Cincinnati Observatory | 3489 Observatory Place, Hyde Park. cincinnatiobservatory.org

ƒ Oldest professional U.S. observatory

Cincinnati Parks | Smale Riverfront Park. cincinnati-oh.gov/cincyparks

ƒ Aug. 1, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Smale Family Fun Days

Cincinnati Type & Print Museum | 2307 W. Eighth St., Lower Price Hill. cincinnatitypeprintmuseum.org

ƒ Permanent collection of equipment, tools and artifacts

Cincinnati Zoo | 3400 Vine St., Avondale. 513-281-4700. cincinnatizoo.org

ƒ World-class fauna and flora

Friends of Music Hall | 513-621-2787. 1241 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. friendsofmusichall.org

ƒ Indoor and outdoor tours of Queen City landmark

Glendale Heritage Preservation | 44 Village Square, Glendale. 513-771-8722. glendaleheritage.org

ƒ Thursdays & Saturdays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

“For 50 Years, Preserving the Past for the Future”

Greater Cincinnati Police Museum | 308 Reading Rd., Pendleton. 513-300-3664. police-museum.org

ƒ Permanent collection

Harriet Beecher Stowe House | 2950 Gilbert Ave., Walnut Hills. 513-751-0651. stowehousecincy.org

ƒ Historic home of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” author

Heritage Village Museum | 11450 Lebanon Rd., Sharonville. 513-563-9484. heritagevillagecincinnati.org

Travel back in time as Cincinnati Museum Center revisits the 1940s, its heyday as a train station. Aug. 31

ƒ Aug. 10, 7-10 p.m. Spirits by Starlight ghost tour

ƒ Aug. 15, 7 p.m. “Broken Country, Broken Families, Broken Hearts: Divided Families of the Civil War”

ƒ Aug. 24, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. “Columbia Settlement 1788”

Holocaust & Humanity Center | Cincinnati Museum Center, Queensgate. 513-487-3055. holocaustandhumanity.org

ƒ Media, artifacts, art and interactive exhibitions regarding the Holocaust

Krohn Conservatory | Eden Park. 513421-4086. cincinnati-oh.gov/cincyparks

ƒ Thru Aug. 18. “Butterflies in Space”

Lloyd Library and Museum | 917 Plum St., downtown. 513-721-3707. lloydlibrary.org

ƒ Permanent exhibit. George Rieveschl Jr.: History of Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Loveland Castle & Museum | 12075 Shore Dr., Loveland. lovelandcastle.com

ƒ Full-scale replica of medieval castle

Milford Historical Society | Promont, 906 Main St., Milford. 513-248-0324. milfordhistory.net

ƒ Permanent exhibit. Historical art, artifacts and more

Mt. Adams Civic Association | Mt. Adams. 513-235-3957. mtadamscincy.org

ƒ Historic walking tours

National Museum of the United States Air Force | Wright-Patterson AFB. nationalmuseum.af.mil

ƒ World’s largest military aviation museum

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center | 50 E. Freedom Way, The Banks, downtown. 513-333-7500. freedomcenter.org

ƒ Thru Oct. 13. “The Negro Motorist Green Book”

National VOA Museum of Broadcasting | 8070 Tylersville Rd., West Chester. 513-777-0027. voamuseum.org

ƒ Radio’s golden age and Cincinnati’s role in America’s global voice

Newport Aquarium | 1 Aquarium Way, Newport. newportaquarium.com

ƒ Thousands of the world’s most exotic aquatic creatures

Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati | 315 W. Southern Ave., Covington. cincirailmuseum.org

ƒ Aug. 3,10 a.m.-4 p.m. Exhibited railroad yard collection

RAPTOR Inc. | 961 Barg Salt Run Rd., Milford. raptorinc.org

ƒ Aug. 25, 1-4 p.m. Open house, birds of prey sanctuary

Skirball Museum | Hebrew Union College, Clifton. 513-221-1875. csm.huc.edu

ƒ Permanent exhibit: “An Eternal People: The Jewish Experience”

Taft Museum of Art | 316 Pike St., Lytle Park, downtown. 513-241-0343. taftmuseum.org

ƒ Historic home and art museum

Tri-State Warbird Museum | 4021 Borman Dr., Batavia. tri-statewarbirdmuseum.org

ƒ Permanent exhibitions of military and historic aviation

Valley View Nature Preserve | 5330 S. Milford Rd., Milford. valleyviewcampus.org

ƒ Preserved 190-acre farm and open land

Vent Haven Museum | 33 West Maple Ave., Ft. Mitchell. 859-341-0461. venthaven.org

ƒ World’s only museum dedicated to ventriloquism

White Water Shaker Village | 11813 Oxford Rd., Harrison. whitewatervillage.org

ƒ Preserved historic village

Dance

Synergy Dance Series | 1333 Main St., Over-the-Rhine. synergydanceseries.com

ƒ Aug. 7, 7:30 p.m. Summer Performance Salon

Fairs/Festivals/Markets

Camp Washington Farmer’s Market | Valley Park, 3220 Colerain Ave., Camp Washington. wavepoolgallery.org

ƒ Thursdays, 4-6 p.m. Regional market

City Flea | Washington Park, Over-the-Rhine. thecityflea.com

ƒ Aug. 17, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Summer Market + Kids Market

Covington Farmers Market | Braxton Brewing Company, 27 W. Seventh St., Covington. greatneighborhoods.org

ƒ Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

East Walnut Hills Farmers’ Market | Clayton St., East Walnut Hills. ewhfarmersmarket.com

ƒ Thursdays, 3-6 p.m.

Findlay Market | Over-the-Rhine. findlaymarket.org

ƒ Aug. 4-10. National Farmers Market Week

Fountain Square | Fountain District, downtown. 513-621-4400. myfountainsquare.com

ƒ Tuesdays, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Strauss Troy Market on The Square

Glier’s Goettafest | Newport’s Festival Park. goetta.com/goettafest

ƒ Aug.1-4. All things goetta

Great Inland Seafood Festival | Newport’s Festival Park. thingstodocincinnati.com

ƒ Aug. 15-18. Area seafood restaurants

Hyde Park Farmers’ Market | Hyde Park Square. hydeparkfarmersmarket.com

ƒ Sundays, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Spring-fall. Regional food and beverage market

Kennedy Heights Arts Center | 6546 Montgomery Rd., Kennedy Heights. 513-631-4278. kennedyarts.org

ƒ Aug. 10, noon-6 p.m. Indian Cultural Festival

Madeira Farmers Market | Dawson Road at Miami Avenue, Madeira. madeirafarmersmarket.com

ƒ Thursdays, 4-7 p.m. Local growers and purveyors

Northside Farmers Market | Heart of Northside, 4222 Hamilton Ave., Northside. northsidefm.org

ƒ Wednesdays, 4-7 p.m. Regional food and beverage market

Northside Summer Market | Northside. northsidesummermarket.com

ƒ Aug. 5. Neighborhood-wide market

Ohio River Paddlefest | Schmidt Recreation Complex, East End. ohioriverpaddlefest.org

ƒ Aug. 3. Open paddling on the Ohio River

Washington Park | Over-the-Rhine. washingtonpark.org/events

ƒ Tuesdays, 3-7 p.m. Over-the-Rhine Craft & Farmers Market

Film

Cincinnati Anime Film Festival | Hollywood Drive-In Theatre, College Hill. manga-manga.square.site

ƒ Aug. 1, 8:45 p.m. “Metropolis”

ƒ Aug. 8, 8:45 p.m. “Weathering with You”

Cincinnati Museum Center | OMNIMAX, Queensgate. 513-287-7000. cincymuseum.org/omnimax

ƒ Now playing. “Volcanoes: The Fires of Creation” • “Blue Whales: Return of the Giants”

NightLight 513 | Covington Plaza. nightlight513.com

ƒ Aug. 1, sundown. “Knives Out”

ƒ Aug. 15, sundown. “Happy Gilmore” ƒ Aug. 30, sundown. “Bring It On”

Ziegler Park | 1322 Sycamore St., Pendleton. zieglerpark.org

◆ Summer Cinema

‚ Aug. 7, 9 p.m. “Mighty Ducks”

‚ Aug. 14, 9 p.m. “Space Jam”

‚ Aug. 21, 9 p.m. “Wizard of Oz”

‚ Aug. 28. 9 p.m. “Jurassic Park”

Literary/Lectures

Barnes & Noble | Virtual. 513-972-5146. stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/3408

ƒ Aug. 7, 3 p.m. Discussion: Liz Nugent “Strange Sally Diamond”

ARTS & CULTURE | The List

Cincinnati Preservation Association | The Porch, Washington Park, Over-the-Rhine. cincinnatipreservation.org

ƒ Aug. 20, 5:30 p.m. Preservation in the Park: “Cincinnati Public School Architecture,” Anne Delano Steinhert, director, Center for the City

Joseph-Beth Booksellers | 2692 Madison Rd., Rookwood Commons, Norwood. 513-396-8960. josephbeth.com

ƒ Aug. 7, 7 p.m. Discussion: Lauren Thoman “You Shouldn’t Be Here”

Mercantile Library | Cincinnati Museum Center. 513-621-0717. mercantilelibrary.com

ƒ Aug. 7, 6 p.m. Innovation Lecture: Emily Wilson

Musicians for Health | Virtual. musiciansforhealth.org

ƒ Aug. 25. Panel discussion: “AI in Medicine and Art”

Taft Museum of Art | 316 Pike St., Lytle Park, downtown. 513-241-0343. taftmuseum.org

ƒ Aug. 10, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Writers’ Retreat

• 7 p.m. Public readings and open mic

Urban Appalachian Community

Coalition | Virtual. uacvoice.org

ƒ Aug. 28, 5-6:30 p.m. Place Keepers Wide Open Mic

Word of Mouth Cincinnati | MOTR Pub, 1345 Main St., Over-the-Rhine. cincywordofmouth.com

ƒ Aug. 25, 6 p.m. Open poetry

Music

Behringer-Crawford Museum | 1600 Montague Rd., Covington. 859-491-4003. bcmuseum.org

◆ Music@BCM

‚ Aug. 1, 6 p.m. Ben Levin & The Heaters

‚ Aug. 8, 6 p.m. Hippie House

‚ Aug. 15, 6 p.m. Burning Caravan

Bogart’s | 2621 Vine St., Corryville. bogarts.com

ƒ Aug. 9, 5:30 p.m. $NOT

ƒ Aug. 13, 6:30 p.m. The Script

ƒ Aug. 27, 7 p.m. Built To Spill

Brady Music Center | 25 Race St., The Banks. bradymusiccenter.com

ƒ Aug. 27, 7 p.m. The Gaslight Anthem

ƒ Aug. 31, 8 p.m. Tesla

Bromwell’s Härth Room | Fountain District, downtown. harthroom.com

ƒ Wednesday-Saturday evenings Live jazz

Caffe Vivace | 975 E. McMillan St., Walnut Hills. 513-601-9897. caffevivace.com

ƒ Most evenings. Live jazz

Cincinnati Parks | cincinnati-oh.gov/cincyparks

ƒ Aug. 9, 5:30 p.m. On Point Music Festival (Sawyer Point & Yeatman’s Cove)

◆ Music at the Esplanade (Smale Riverfront Park, The Banks):

‚ Aug. 3, 5 p.m. Tooth Lures a Fang

‚ Aug. 17, 5 p.m. Jet Jurgensmeyer

‚ Aug. 24, 5 p.m. The Sweat Peas

‚ Aug. 31, 5 p.m. Union Son

Cincinnati Symphony & Pops | 513-381-3300. cincinnatisymphony.org

ƒ Aug. 1, 6 p.m. Woodlawn/Lincoln Heights Brady Block Party (Woodlawn Community Center)

Clifton Cultural Arts Center | 513-497-2860. cliftonculturalarts.org

◆ Wednesdays in the Woods (Burnet Woods Bandstand, Clifton)

‚ Aug. 7, 7 p.m. Burning Caravan

‚ Aug. 14, 7 p.m. Saffire Express

Factory 52 | 4590 Beech St., Norwood. factory52.com

◆ Wild Card Wednesday

‚ Aug. 7, 6 p.m. The Laurelys

‚ Aug. 14, 6 p.m. Aja

‚ Aug. 21, 6 p.m. Hunter and the Ammunition

‚ Aug. 28, 6 p.m. 3D

Fountain Square | Fountain District, downtown. 513-621-4400. myfountainsquare.com

ƒ Tuesdays, 6-10 p.m. Salsa on the Square

Pianist/composer

William Menefield returns to his hometown for some sizzling jazz at Seasongood Pavilion, part of It’s Commonly Jazz, Aug. 8

◆ Jazz at the Square

‚ Aug. 6, 5 p.m. Retro Nouveau

‚ Aug. 13, 5 p.m. Marc Fields Quintet

‚ Aug. 20, 5 p.m. Eric Wurselbacher Quartet

‚ Aug. 27, 5 p.m. Eric Lechliter/Michael Mavridoglou Trumpet Summit

Ghost Baby | 1314 Republic St., Over-the-Rhine. ghost-baby.com

ƒ Most evenings. Live music

Great Parks of Hamilton County | 513-521-7275. greatparks.org

◆ Burgers & Brews (Lake Isabella Boathouse, Indian Hill):

‚ Aug. 9, 6-9 p.m. Katie Pritchard

‚ Aug. 23, 6-9 p.m. Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra

Greenacres Arts Center | 8400 Blome Rd., Indian Hill. 513-898-3256. green-acres.org

◆ Music Under the Stars:

‚ Aug. 2, 6 p.m. Cincinnati Symphony Woodwind Quintet

‚ Aug. 16, 6 p.m. Chris Comer Trio

Groovin’ on the Green | 301 Wessel Dr., Fairfield. fairfield-city.org

ƒ Aug. 8, 7 p.m. The Verve Pipe

ƒ Aug. 15, 7 p.m. New Wave Nation

ƒ Aug. 22, 7 p.m. Mallrats

ƒ Aug. 29, 7 p.m. Michelle Robinson Band

Hard Rock Casino | 1000 Broadway St., downtown. hardrockcasinocincinnati.com

ƒ Aug. 9, 7 p.m. I Love The 90’s

Heritage Bank Center | 100 Broadway, downtown. heritagebankcenter.com

ƒ Aug. 13, 8 p.m. Heart

It’s Commonly Jazz | Seasongood Pavilion, Eden Park. itscommonlyjazz.com

ƒ Aug. 1, 6-8 p.m. Jim Anderson

ƒ Aug. 8, 6-8 p.m. William Menefield

ƒ Aug. 15, 6-8 p.m. Michael Sharfe

ƒ Aug. 22, 6-8 p.m. Yemi Oyediran

ƒ Aug. 29, 6-8 p.m. Lexi Hamner

Kentucky Symphony Orchestra | 859-431-6216. kyso.org

ƒ Aug. 3, 7:30 p.m. “Get Movin’ (Feet Don’t Fail Me Now)” contemporary swing (Devou Park, Covington)

ƒ Aug. 4, 7:30 p.m. Encore (Tower Park, Ft. Thomas)

ƒ Aug. 31, 7:30 p.m. “Pops, Inc.” (symphonic pops favorites) (Devou Park, Covington)

ƒ Sept. 1, 7:30 p.m. Encore (Tower Park, Ft. Thomas)

Linton Peanut Butter & Jam Sessions | 513-381-6868. peanutbutterandjam.org

ƒ Aug. 3, 10:30 a.m. Summer of Song: Using your voice to make music (Cincinnati Public Library, downtown)

Longworth-Anderson Series | Memorial Hall, Over-the-Rhine. longworth-andersonseries.com

ƒ Aug. 27, 8 p.m. Rosanne Cash w/ John Leventhal

Ludlow Garage | 342 Ludlow Ave., Clifton. ludlowgaragecincinnati.com

ƒ Aug. 1, 7:30 p.m. Davy Knowles & Johnny A.

ƒ Aug. 2, 7:30 p.m. Regina Belle

ƒ Aug. 3, 7:30 p.m. John Sebastian

ƒ Aug. 4, 7:30 p.m. 10cc

ƒ Aug. 7, 7:30 p.m. Yachtley Crew

ƒ Aug. 8, 7:30 p.m. Aneesa Strings

ƒ Aug. 9, 7:30 p.m. Four 80 East

ƒ Aug. 10, 7:30 p.m. Bruce in the USA

ƒ Aug. 11, 7:30 p.m. Albert Lee & Jeremy Clyde

ƒ Aug. 13, 7:30 p.m. Robert Earl Keen

ƒ Aug. 14, 7:30 p.m. Taj Farrant

ƒ Aug. 16, 7:30 p.m. Gerald Albright

ƒ Aug. 17, 7:30 p.m. Ana Popovic

ƒ Aug. 22, 7:30 p.m. Erik Koskinen

ƒ Aug. 23, 7:30 p.m. Pat Travers

ƒ Aug. 25, 7:30 p.m. Danielle Nicole

ƒ Aug. 30, 7:30 p.m. Kenny Lattimore

ƒ Aug. 31, 7:30 p.m. Deborah Cox

Madison Theater | 730 Madison Ave. Covington. 859-491-2444. madisontheater.com

ƒ Aug. 9, 7 p.m. Zao

ƒ Aug. 24, 8 p.m. Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers

ƒ Aug. 25, 8 p.m. Hed PE

MegaCorp Pavilion at Ovation | 101 W. Fourth St., Newport. promowestlive.com

ƒ Aug. 14, 5 p.m. Switchfoot / Blue October / Matt Nathanson

ƒ Aug. 16, 7 p.m. Dweezil Zappa

ƒ Aug. 24, 6 p.m. The Avett Brothers

ƒ Aug. 25, 6 p.m. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

ƒ Aug. 30, 6:30 p.m. O.A.R.

ƒ Aug. 31, 5 p.m. End of Cincinnati Summer Concert

Memorial Hall | 1225 Elm St., Over-theRhine. 513-977-8838. memorialhallotr.com

ƒ Aug. 1, 8 p.m. High Kings

ƒ Aug. 2, 8 p.m. Demola

ƒ Aug. 17, 8 p.m. The Jayhawks

Newport on the Levee | Newport on the Levee. newportonthelevee.com

◆ Live on the Levee:

‚ Aug. 1, 7 p.m. Live DJ

‚ Aug. 8, 7 p.m. Buzz Bin

‚ Aug. 15, 7 p.m. Live DJ

‚ Aug. 22, 7 p.m. 4th Day Echo

‚ Aug. 29, 7 p.m. Dat Band

Paycor Stadium | 1 Paycor Stadium, The Banks. ticketmaster.com

ƒ Aug. 2-3, 5:45 p.m. Luke Combs

Riverbend Music Center | 6295 Kellogg Ave., California, Ohio. 513-232-6220. riverbend.org

ƒ Aug. 4, 7:30 p.m. The Coral Reefer Band (Jimmy Buffett Tribute)

ƒ Aug. 7, 8 p.m. Rumours of Fleetwood Mac

ƒ Aug. 8, 6:30 p.m. Five Finger Death Punch

ƒ Aug. 14, 6 p.m. Bush

ƒ Aug. 18, 7 p.m. The Doobie Brothers

ƒ Aug. 21, 7 p.m. Deep Purple

ƒ Aug. 23, 6:45 p.m. Foreigner & Styx

ƒ Aug. 25, 7:45 p.m. Glass Animals

ƒ Aug. 27, 7 p.m. Sammy Hagar

ƒ Aug. 28, 8 p.m. Ms. Lauryn Hill & The Fugees

ƒ Aug. 30, 6:30 p.m. Cage The Elephant

ƒ Aug. 31, 6 p.m. Kidz Bop: Live 2024

RiversEdge | Marcum Park, 116 Dayton St., Hamilton. riversedgelive.com

ƒ Aug. 2-3. David Shaw’s Big River Get Down

ƒ Aug. 9, 6 p.m. Rumours ATL • Angela Combs

ƒ Aug. 15, 6 p.m. Red Not Chili Peppers • Emo Kids

ƒ Aug. 22, 6 p.m. 90 Proof Twang • Justin Back & the Borrowed

ƒ Aug. 29, 6 p.m. Texas Flood • Bedford

Rockin’ the Roebling | Smale Riverfront Park, The Banks. facebook.com

ƒ Aug. 1, 7 p.m. Brother Smith

ƒ Aug. 8, 7 p.m. The Menus

ƒ Aug. 15, 7 p.m. Crown Watts

ƒ Aug. 22, 2 p.m. Trauma Illinois

ƒ Aug. 29, 7 p.m. Natural Progression

Schwartz’s Point | Five Points, Over-the-Rhine. thepointclub.weebly.com

ƒ Thursdays-Saturdays. Live jazz

ƒ Sundays. Blues, boogie-woogie, jazz

Summermusik, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra | Corbett Theater, School for Creative and Performing Arts, Over-theRhine. 513-723-1182. ccocincinnati.org

ƒ Aug. 3, 7:30 p.m. “Let the Trumpets Sound”

ƒ Aug. 4, 4 p.m. “Brass Across Borders” (Crestview Presbyterian Church, West Chester)

ƒ Aug. 6, 7:30 p.m. “Tropical Tunes” (Pirates Cove Tropical Bar and Grill, East End)

ƒ Aug. 10, 7:30 p.m. “Shakespeare in Love”

ƒ Aug. 11, 4 p.m. “Musical Poetry” (Westwood First Presbyterian Church, Westwood)

ƒ Aug. 14-15, 7:30 p.m. “Locomotive Breath” (The Redmoor, Mt. Lookout)

ƒ Aug. 17, 7:30 p.m. “Many Colors of India”

Summermusik (cont.)

ƒ Aug. 18, 4 p.m. “Bach Meets

Bollywood” (Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, Highpoint)

ƒ Aug. 20, 7:30 p.m. Commentary & film screening of “Lion” (Esquire Theatre, Clifton)

ƒ Aug. 21, 7:30 p.m. “Great American Songbook Revue” (828 The Turn, Newport)

ƒ Aug. 24, 7:30 p.m. “Happy Birthday!”

Taft Theatre | 317 E. Fifth St., downtown. tafttheatre.org

ƒ Aug. 16, 8 p.m. One Night of Queen

TempleLive at River Front Live | 4343 Kellogg Ave., East End. riverfrontlivecincy.com

ƒ Aug. 25, 7 p.m. Blackberry Smoke

Voices of America Country Music

Fest | Voice of America MetroPark, 7850 VOA Park Dr., West Chester. voacountrymusicfest.com

ƒ Aug. 8-11, Major country acts

Washington Park | Over-the-Rhine. washingtonpark.org/events

◆ Jazz at the Park:

‚ Aug. 5, 6-9 p.m. Tachoir Duo

‚ Aug. 12, 6-9 p.m. Queen City Cabaret

‚ Aug. 19, 6-9 p.m. John Zappa’s “Now Hear This”

‚ Aug. 26, 6-9 p.m. Ben Levin

◆ Reggae Wednesday:

‚ Aug. 7, 7-10 p.m. Gizzae

◆ Roots Revival:

‚ Aug. 1, 7-9 p.m. Casey Campbell Project

‚ Aug. 8, 7-9 p.m. Mike Oberst & Justine Cefalu

‚ Aug. 15, 7-9 p.m. Shelby Lore

‚ Aug. 22, 7-9 p.m. TyeDye

‚ Aug. 29, 7-9 p.m. Bedel & Hibbard

◆ Friday Flow:

‚ Aug. 2, 7-10 p.m. Ley Ley

‚ Aug. 9, 7-10 p.m. Glenn Jones

‚ Aug. 16, 7-10 p.m. Vanae

‚ Aug. 23, 7-10 p.m. Da Tailor Made Band

‚ Aug. 30, 7-10 p.m. Vincent Stroud

◆ OTR Performs:

‚ Aug. 4, 7-9 p.m. Cincy Steel

‚ Aug. 11, 7-9 p.m. Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra

Woodward Theater | 1404 Main St., Over-the-Rhine. 513-345-7981. woodwardtheater.com

ƒ Aug. 1, 7 p.m. Ghost Funk Orchestra

Opera

Queen City Opera | Jarson-Kaplan Theater, Aronoff Center, Fountain District, downtown. 513-503-8323. queencityopera.org

ƒ Aug. 2-4. “Mozart: Super Flute” –“The Magic Flute” set in the world of classic video games

Theater

Beechmont Players | Anderson Center, 7850 Five Mile Rd., Anderson Twp. 513-233-2468. beechmontplayers.org

ƒ Aug. 2-10. “Moonlight & Magnolias”

The Carnegie | 1028 Scott Blvd., Covington. 859-491-2030. thecarnegie.com

ƒ Aug. 10-25. “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical”

Cincinnati Arts Association | Procter & Gamble Hall, Aronoff Center, Fountain District, downtown. 513-621-2787. cincinnatiarts.org

ƒ Aug. 30-Sept. 1. “Bluey’s Big Play”

Cincinnati Landmark Productions | Incline Theater, Price Hill. 513-241-6550. cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com

ƒ Thru Aug. 4. “Peter and the Starcatcher”

ƒ Aug. 21-Sept. 15. “Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville”

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company | 1195 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. 513-381-2273. cincyshakes.com

ƒ Thru Sept. 1. Shakespeare in the Park: “Hamlet” (various locations)

ƒ Aug. 2-18. “Kindred Spirits”

ComedySportz Cincinnati | Madcap Education Center and Clifton Comedy Theatre. cszcincinnati.com

ƒ Fridays, 8 p.m. Short-form comedy improv

ƒ Sundays, 2 p.m. Short-form comedy improv

Commonwealth Sanctuary | 522 Fifth Ave., Dayton, Ky. commonwealthsanctuary.com

ƒ Weekly comedy shows

The Dinner Detective | Embassy Suites Rivercenter, Covington. thedinnerdetective.com/cincinnati

ƒ Saturdays, 6 p.m. Murder Mystery Dinner Show

Drama Workshop | 3716 Glenmore Ave., Cheviot. 513-598-8303. thedramaworkshop.org

ƒ Aug. 2-18. “Play On!”

East Side Players | Blue Ash Amphitheater, Blue Ash. esptheater.org

ƒ Aug. 1-10. “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast”

The Funny Bone | 7518 Bales St., Space A-120. Liberty Twp. liberty.funnybone.com

ƒ Weekly comedy shows

Go Bananas Comedy Club | 8410 Market Place Ln., Montgomery. gobananascomedy.com

ƒ Weekly comedy shows

Hard Rock Casino | 1000 Broadway St., downtown. hardrockcasinocincinnati.com

ƒ Aug. 16, 7 & 10 p.m. Gabriel Iglesias, comedian

Imperial Theatre | imperialmohawk.org

◆ Summer Performance Salon:

‚ Aug. 14, 7:30 p.m. Tammy Winters (Iris Bookcafe, Over-the-Rhine)

‚ Aug. 21, 7:30 p.m. Kat Reynolds (Iris Bookcafe, Over-the-Rhine)

‚ Aug. 28, 7:30 p.m. Elsa Anderson (Iris Bookcafe, Over-the-Rhine)

Improv Cincinnati | Clifton Performance Theatre, 404 Ludlow Ave., Clifton. improvcincinnati.com

ƒ Thursday-Saturday evenings. Weekly comedy shows

InBocca Performance | 8 N. Ft. Thomas Ave., Ft. Thomas. inboccaperformance.com

ƒ Aug. 1-4. “Beowulf”

INNOVAtheatre | Sorg Opera House, 55 S. Main St., Middletown. innovatheatre.com

ƒ Aug. 16-25. “Sister Act”

Erin Keesy, who portrayed Zerlina in June in Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” at Cincinnati Opera, appears as Pamina in Queen City Opera’s new video game setting of “The Magic Flute” on Aug. 3

Inspiring Arts | Parrish Auditorium, Miami University, Hamilton. inspiringartsproductions.com

ƒ Thru Aug. 4. “Cinderella”

La Comedia Dinner Theatre | 765 W. Central Ave., Springboro. 800-677-9505. lacomedia.com

ƒ Thru Aug. 11. “The Wizard of Oz”

ƒ Aug. 15-Sept. 15. “Shear Madness”

Lebanon Theatre Company | 10 S. Mechanic St., Lebanon. 513-932-8300. ltcplays.com

ƒ Aug. 30-Sept. 8. “Unnecessary Farce”

Madison Theater | 730 Madison Ave. Covington. 859-491-2444. madisontheater.com

ƒ Aug. 6, 8 p.m. Joke Gym

Memorial Hall | 1225 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. memorialhallotr.com

ƒ Aug. 8, 6:30 & 9:30 p.m. Kevin Smith, comedian

Middletown Lyric Theatre | Finkelman Auditorium, 1530 Central Ave., Middletown. 513-425-7140. middletownlyric.org

ƒ Aug. 9-17. “Into The Woods”

Playhouse in the Park | 962 Mt. Adams Circle, Mt. Adams. 513-421-3888. cincyplay.com

ƒ Aug. 17-Sept. 15. “Dial M for Murder” (Rouse Theatre)

Queen City Productions | Arts Center at Dunham, 1945 Dunham Way, Price Hill. queencityproductions.weebly.com

ƒ Aug. 2-11. “The Prom”

Taft Theatre | 317 E. Fifth St., downtown. tafttheatre.org

ƒ Aug. 9, 7 p.m. Justin Willman, comedian

Turfway Park Events Center | 7500 Turfway Rd., Florence. turfway.com

ƒ Aug. 10, 9 p.m. Brian Regan, comedian

Visual Art

21c Museum Hotel | 609 Walnut St., Fountain District, downtown. 513-5786600. 21cmuseumhotels.com/cincinnati

ƒ Thru September. “The SuperNatural”

Art Design Consultants - Ft. Thomas | 16 N. Ft. Thomas Ave., Ft. Thomas. adcfineart.com

ƒ Thru Aug. 2. Dianne Matria: ”Beyond the Mist”

Art on Vine | Court Street Plaza, downtown. artonvinecincy.com

ƒ Aug. 3, noon-6 p.m. Summer Time Fun

ARTclectic Gallery | 6249 Stewart Ave., Silverton. 513-822-5200. artclecticgallery.com

ƒ Thru Aug. 31. “Long View”

ArtWorks | V² Gallery, 929 E. McMillan St., Walnut Hills. 513-333-0388. artworkscincinnati.org

ƒ Thru Sept. 12. “Enchanted Life: Finding Magic in the Everyday”

ƒ Aug. 10, 2-5 p.m. ArtAmplified: HOME: Red Door Project art auction (2429 Gilbert Ave. Walnut Hills)

Baker Hunt Art & Cultural Center | 620 Greenup St., Covington. 859-431-0020. bakerhunt.org

ƒ Thru Aug. 9. Community Art Show –Baker Hunt & DBL Law

Behringer-Crawford Museum | 1600 Montague Rd., Covington. 859-491-4003. bcmuseum.org

ƒ Current exhibit . “Race to Fame: Hometown Kentucky Derby Legends”

The Carnegie | 1028 Scott Blvd., Covington. 859-491-2030. thecarnegie.com

ƒ Thru Aug. 17. “Suspended Between Forms,” inspired by curator Zito Madu’s new novel

Cincinnati Art Club | 513-241-4591. cincinnatiartclub.org

ƒ Aug. 23-Sept. 14. “ViewPoint 56: Prospectus,” annual juried competition

Reception: Aug. 23, 5-9 p.m. (Eisele Gallery, Mariemont)

Cincinnati Art Galleries | 225 E. Sixth St., downtown. 513-381-2128. cincyart.com

ƒ Thru Aug. 31. “Summer Selections” •

Mark Serrianne “Rediscovered Objects and the Stories They Tell”

Cincinnati Art Museum | 953 Eden Park Dr., Eden Park. 513-721-2787. cincinnatiartmuseum.org

ƒ Thru Aug. 18. Woo Chong Yung: “From Shanghai to Ohio”

ƒ Thru Sept. 8. Auguste Rodin: “Response - FIELD family secrets”

ƒ Thru Sept. 29. “The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century”

ƒ Aug. 30, 5-9 p.m. Art After Dark

Clifton Cultural Arts Center | 3412 Clifton Ave., Clifton. 513-497-2860. cliftonculturalarts.org

ƒ Thru Aug. 8. Truth & Innovation Showcase: yearly culmination of ArtsWave’s Black and Brown Artist Program designed to support local BIPOC artists

ƒ Thru Aug. 16. Edith Susarret Marrero: “Seeing Woman”

ƒ Aug. 23-Sept. 20. Kathy Salchow: “Made With Less” • Michael Roller: “Connections” Reception: Aug. 23, 6-8 p.m.

Contemporary Arts Center | 44 E. Sixth St., Fountain District, downtown. 513-345-8400. contemporaryartscenter.org

ƒ Thru Aug. 4. “After (Work) Hours,” artwork of former and current CAC staff

ƒ Thru Sept. 1. Adoria Maxberry: “Revolutionary Recipes: The Flavors of a Black Woman Amplified”

ƒ Thru Sept. 8. Jayson Musson: “His History of Art” • Felix GonzalezTorres: “‘Untitled’ (L.A.)”

DAAP Galleries | University of Cincinnati. 513-556-2839. daap.uc.edu

ƒ Thru Aug. 4. DAAPworks 2024: Directors’ Choice Awards (Reed Gallery)

Eisele Gallery of Fine Art | 6936 Madisonville Rd., Mariemont. 513-791-7717

ƒ See Cincinnati Art Club

Evendale Cultural Arts Center | 10428 Reading Rd., Evendale. 513-563-1350. evendaleohio.org

ƒ Thru Sept. 30. “Photography Club of Greater Cincinnati”

ƒ Aug. 2, 6-8 p.m. Big ART Party: interactive art events, performances, food and music

The Home of Fine Art, where you can find a curated selection of works by domestic and international artists. Come and explore our gallery today.

Agarwal an intriguing collection depicting the beauty of life, human bonds, and the journey of land and Sea.

FEATURING JIM WAGNER 9/21/24

The Art of

Melissa Sanders unique approach to Abstract Impressionism tells a personal story and is a poetry journey experience with each layer of paint.

SHOW RUNS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2024

Jim Wagner postmodern expressionism showcasing society, nature, and politics all with a hint of silliness.

Deepa

FotoFocus | fotofocus.org

ƒ Aug. 22, 5:30-8 p.m. Biennial Preview and Passport Launch (OTR Stillhouse, Over-the-Rhine)

Gallery 42| 105 E. Main St. Mason. 513-492-7474. artenclave.com

ƒ Thru Sept. 30. Melissa Sanders: “The Art of Mel”

Indian Hill Gallery | 9475 Loveland Madeira Rd., Indian Hill. 513-984-6024. indianhillgallery.com

ƒ Thru Aug. 10. “Delicate Ecologies,” paintings by Kelley Booze, Katherine Colborn and Samantha Haring

Iris BookCafe and Gallery | 1331 Main St., Over-the-Rhine. 513-260-8434. irisbookcafeotr.com

ƒ Thru Sept. 30. Photography by Stu Levy, one-time assistant to Ansel Adams

Kennedy Heights Arts Center | 6546 Montgomery Rd., Kennedy Heights. 513-631-4278. kennedyarts.org

ƒ Thru Aug. 31. “Voices from India: Social and Cultural Reflections” (Kennedy Gallery)

ƒ Aug. 3-Oct. 17. “Empowering the Presence of Kuumba: Celebrating Ohio History Through African American Fiber Art” Reception: Aug. 3, 6-8 p.m. (Lindner Gallery)

Lloyd Library and Museum | 917 Plum St., downtown. 513-721-3707. lloydlibrary.org

ƒ Thru Sept. 6. “Pick Your Poison”

Manifest Gallery | 2727 Woodburn Ave., East Walnut Hills. 513-861-3638. manifestgallery.org

ƒ Thru Aug. 9. “Annual Master Pieces” current/recent graduate students • “Wild Kingdom” the animal in contemporary art

ƒ Aug. 16-Sept. 13. “Eyes” works about eyes • “Annual Nude” exploring the uncovered human form • “Hair” art of or about hair Reception: Aug. 16, 6-9 p.m.

Middletown Arts Center | 130 N. Verity Pkwy., Middletown. 513-424-2417. middletownartscenter.com

ƒ Thru Aug. 28. Chip Williamson: “Between Realms” Reception: Aug. 2, 6-8 p.m.

ƒ Aug. 2-Sept. 5. Annual Photography + Digital Art Exhibition. Reception: Aug. 2, 6-8 p.m.

Off Ludlow Gallery | 3408 Ormond St., Clifton. 513-201-7153. facebook.com

ƒ Thru Aug. 18. “Voices from INDIA: Social and Cultural Reflections”

Closing reception: Aug. 18, 2-5 p.m.

ƒ Aug. 30-Sept. 18. MP Wiggins: “Hidden Pictures” Reception: Aug. 30, 6-8 p.m.

Pendleton Art Center | 1310 Pendleton St., Pendleton. 513-421-4339. pendletonartcenter.com

ƒ Aug. 30, 5-9 p.m., open studios

Queen City Clay | 2760 Highland Ave., Norwood. queencityclay.com

ƒ Thru Sept. 6. Hunter Stamps & Cody Schriver paintings and sculpture

Ruth’s Parkside Café | 1550 Blue Rock St., Northside. 513-542-7884. ruthscafe.com

ƒ Rotating local artists

Save Our Souls Art | sosartcincinnati.com

ƒ See Kennedy Heights Arts Center and Off Ludlow Gallery

Sharonville Cultural Arts Center | 11165 Reading Rd., Sharonville. 513-554-1014. sharonvilleculturalarts.org

ƒ Aug. 2-24. Kelly Brunarski (Art North 2023 winner)

Solway Gallery | 424 Findlay St., West End. 513-621-0069. solwaygallery.com

ƒ Thru Aug. 9. “Fun House”

Summit Hotel | 5345 Medpace Way, Madisonville. 513-527-9900. thesummithotel.com

ƒ Thru Nov. 2. Heather Jones: “A Sort of Homecoming”

Taft Museum of Art | 316 Pike St., Lytle Park, downtown. 513-241-0343. taftmuseum.org

ƒ Thru Sept. 15. “Moment in Time: A Legacy of Photographs / Works from the Bank of America Collection”

ƒ Sundays, thru Dec. 30, 1-3 p.m. Sensory Explorations

Visionaries & Voices | 3841 Spring Grove Ave., Northside. 513-861-4333. visionariesandvoices.com

ƒ Thru Sept. 6. Artist-in-residence Julia Green

Warren County Historical Museum | 105 S. Broadway, Lebanon. wchsmuseum.org

ƒ Thru Aug. 31. “The Esch Collection: A Father and Son Exhibition”

You can still “Pick Your Poison” at the Lloyd Library, now through Sept. 6. Pictured: page from “Histoire des plante vénéneuses et suspectes de la France” (1798) by Pierre Bulliard

Wash Park Art | 1215 Elm St., Over-theRhine. 513-291-3626. washparkart.com

ƒ Thru Aug. 31. Maggie Barnes: “Painting McCartney” • ”Virtuosity | REPRISE,” reprising the visual virtuosos of Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra’s MusikArt collaborations 2018 and 2019

Wave Pool Gallery and Welcome Project | 2940 Colerain Ave., Camp Washington. wavepoolgallery.org

ƒ Thru Sept. 14. “Imagining Abolition”

ƒ Aug. 10-Sept. 14. Jessica Caldas: 2024 Vance Waddell Feminist Artist-in-Residence: “The Library of Birthing and Unbirthing” Reception: Aug. 10, 6-8 p.m.

Weston Art Gallery | Aronoff Center, Fountain District, downtown. 513-977-4165. cincinnatiarts.org/ weston-art-gallery

ƒ Thru Aug. 18. Sharareh Khosravani: “Windy Land” • Josie Love Roebuck: “Embracing One’s Wholeness” • Kelly Kroener: “A Place In Space”

Xavier University Art Gallery | A. B. Cohen Center. xavier.edu/ art-department

ƒ Aug. 23-Sept. 20. Faculty exhibition: Suzanne Michele Chouteau Reception: Aug. 23, 3:306:30 p.m. 

The Datebook

AUG. 1, THURSDAY

NKY Chamber, FC Cincinnati Global Experience Night | 5:30-10 p.m. East Plaza, TQL Stadium. VIP pre-match happy hour with open bar, ticket to the match, plus all-you-can-eat buffet. NKY Chamber members: $125; future members: $150; NKYPs: $110.  NKYChamber.com/events

Xavier Jesuit Academy, Community Makeover Day | Bond Hill. Led by Charley Frank, executive director of Reds Community Fund, and P&G’s Matthew Ewing, hundreds of volunteers renovate the former St. Agnes Elementary School.  xavierja.org

AUG. 2, FRIDAY

Adventure Crew, Outdoors for All Expo | 4-9:30 p.m. Schmidt Recreation Complex, East End. Exhibits from local parks, outdoor outfitters, adventure experts and environmentally minded organizations. Hands-on demos, live music, raffles, beer and food trucks. Free and open to public.  ohioriverpaddlefest.org/expo-info

AUG. 3, SATURDAY

Adventure Crew, Ohio River Paddlefest | 7 a.m. Schmidt Recreation Complex, East End. Commodore: Mike Fremont. 4.5and 9-mile race options available.

Participants may use own boats or rent with advance registration. Music, food and beer at post-paddle Finish Line Festival. Registration: $50-$75. Youth rates available.  ohioriverpaddlefest.org

Crayons to Computers, Push 4 Pencils | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Kenwood Towne Centre. Annual “Stuff the Van” event. Most needed items: colored pencils, crayons, dry erase markers, filler paper, glue sticks, notebooks, pencils, pocket folders and washable markers. Other supplies welcome. Main entrance next to The Cheesecake Factory.  cc-user-ry6f.squarespace.com

AUG. 7, WEDNESDAY

Companions on a Journey, Vince Munafo Memorial Golf Outing | 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Glenview Golf Course. Best ball scramble, lunch, beer garden, dinner, music, putting contest, prizes, awards and Legacy Wall viewing.  givebutter.com/c/2024vmmgolf

AUG. 8, THURSDAY

Green Umbrella, Climate Action Fellowship Showcase | 3-4:30 p.m. Digital Futures Building, Avondale. Cities of Covington, Milford and Oxford with a “climate fellow”

Pro Seniors will honor Dot Christenson, Louise Roselle and Linda Tache at Seniors Who Rock on Aug. 14 at The Summit Hotel

present their work, findings and ways other leaders can activate climate plans. Bamidele Osamika: bamidele@greenumbrella.org  greenumbrella.org

NKY Chamber, Annual Golf Outing & Clinic | 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Golf Courses of Kenton County. Golf, networking, breakfast, lunch, drinks and vendors. Tickets start at $35.  web.nkychamber.com

AUG. 10, SATURDAY

Cancer Support Community, Backyard Bash | 11 a.m.-1 p.m. St. Elizabeth Edgewood Cancer Center. Free fun, family-friendly event includes pizza, taste of CSC programs like yoga, tai chi and line dancing, games and giveaways, community resources and more.  MyCancerSupportCommunity.org

AUG. 14, WEDNESDAY

Pro Seniors, 2024 Seniors Who Rock | 8-9:30 a.m. The Summit Hotel, Madisonville. Awards presentation honoring Ohio seniors who help the community: Dot Christenson, former executive director of Better Housing League; Louise Roselle, seasoned corporate attorney; and Linda Tache, retired teacher and community volunteer. Tickets: $75; “Friends of Seniors Who Rock”: $300.  proseniors.org

AUG. 15, THURSDAY

The Nuxhall Foundation, Annual Joe Nuxhall Memorial Golf Outing | 10 a.m. The Elks Golf Club, Hamilton. Golfing. Tickets: $1,200/foursome, Sponsorship opportunities available.  nuxhallmiracleleague.org/golf

AUG. 17, SATURDAY

Cancer Support Community, Backyard Bash & Car Show: NKY | 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Northern Kentucky, location TBA. Free family-friendly event including attractions, games and crafts, entertainment, food, drinks and giveaways.

 mycancersupportcommunity.org

Karen Wellington Foundation, KWF FUN Run 5K | 9 a.m. Voice of America Park, West Chester. KWF “Mission Moments,” raffles and prizes. Post-race celebration with live music, food trucks and more. Run, walk or just party.

 racepenguin.com/events/kwffunrun/

Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly, Tom Wess Memorial Golf Outing | Glenview Golf Course, Glendale. Afternoon of golf, food and fun.

 littlebrotherscincinnati.org

AUG. 20-21, TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY

Crossroads Church, World Impact Summit | Crossroads Mason. Keynotes: Jorge Perez, president/CEO, YMCA of Greater Cincinnati, and Beth and Todd Guckenberger, co-executive directors, Back2Back Ministries. Workshops for nonprofit leaders, grant applications and meals. Registration: $99.

 crossroads.net/world-impact-summit

AUG. 22-24, THURSDAY-SATURDAY

Leadership for Professional Women of Color | Music Hall Ballroom. Live facilitation, experiential learnings, networking, VIP Day with Tarita Preston, professional life and leadership coach, plus guest faculty. Tickets start at $550.  taritapreston.com/lpwoc

AUG. 23, FRIDAY

May We Help, Engineering Dreams Gala | 6-11 p.m. Cincinnati Museum Center. Silent auction, open bar, dinner and dancing. Tickets: $150.  maywehelp.org

AUG. 24, SATURDAY

Building Blocks for Kids, Bubble Blast 4K | 8:30 a.m. Corwin Nixon Park, Mason. Non-timed 4K walk/run/ roll, food, music, dancing, games and bubble pits. Tickets: $20/child; $30/

adult. Prices increase after Aug. 1.  bb4k.org/get-involved/events

Cystic Fibrosis, 65 Roses Gala | 6:30 p.m. Cincinnati Zoo. 6 p.m. VIP reception. Open bar with appetizers, animal encounters, silent and live auctions. Afterparty, Africa Deck and Patio. 21 and older. Tickets: $150; VIP: $200.  events.cff.org/65rosesgalaoh

Easterseals Redwood, Honor Ride | 8:30 a.m. Miami Whitewater Forest. Family-friendly, non-competitive bike ride to honor veterans. Registration: $20-$50.

 secure.qgiv.com

Sickle Cell Alliance Foundation, 5K Walk/Run For Sickle Cell | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Mirror Lake at Eden Park. Cost: $30.  scafcincy.com

AUG. 25, SUNDAY

Cincinnati Cancer Advisors, Twyman-Stokes Dinner Classic | 5:30 p.m. Clovernook Country Club. Honors friendship between basketball Hall of Famer Jack Twyman and stricken teammate Maurice “Mo” Stokes. Happy hour, multicourse dinner with wine pairings. Tickets: $250.  cincinnaticanceradvisors.org

EquaSion, Festival of Faiths | Noon-5 p.m. Cintas Center. Cultural foods and merchandise, music and entertainment, representing 30 faith traditions and 13 religions. Festival continues throughout the week.  equasion.org

Musicians for Health, Artificial Intelligence Panel Discussion | 1-4 p.m. Kenwood Country Club. Honorary co-chairs: Patti and Bootsy Collins. Conversation about AI with a lawyer, oncologist, aerospace engineer and musician. 513-479-5340  musiciansforhealth.org

Talbert House, Summer Smash | 5-8 p.m. Aces Pickleball + Kitchen. Pickleball, food, drink and raffle. Tickets: $75.  talberthouse.org

AUG. 26, MONDAY

Cincinnati Cancer Advisors, Bearcats & Musketeers vs. Cancer Golf Outing | 9:30 a.m. Clovernook

Sean Miller and Any Miller (back, center) with Best Point Camp-I-Can campers and staff

Stepping Stones

Bloom turns 20 this year, Sept. 7 at Element Eatery in Madisonville.

Best Point welcomes Sean Miller, Xavier men’s basketball coach, and wife Amy Miller as honorary co-chairs of Rockin’ at Riverfest , Sept. 1, at Anderson Pavilion.

Amy Roe, Susan VanFleet, Sarah Husted and this year’s chair, Jenny Arena

Country Club. Golf, panel discussion, lunch, dinner and raffles.

 bearcatsvsmusketeers.org

Circle Tail, Golf Classic | 8 a.m. O’Bannon Creek Golf Club. Golf, lunch, drinks, split-the-pot raffle, silent auction and puppy meet-and-greets. Tickets: $175; foursome: $700.

 circletail.org

SEPT. 1, SUNDAY

Best Point, Rockin’ at Riverfest | 5-11 p.m. Smale Riverfront Park. Honorary co-chairs: Amy Miller and Sean Miller, Xavier men’s basketball coach. Co-chairs: Christy Horan and Terry Horan, Betty Tonne and Bill Tonne, and Jane Gerhardt and Chip Gerhardt.

 bestpoint.org

Dan Beard Council/BSA, Festival of Fireworks | 5 p.m. The View, Mt. Adams. Private, tented space. Catered dinner and open bar, kids area with carnival games and bounce house, entertainment, silent auction and more. Hassle-free parking with shuttle bus. Tickets: $250; kids: $25; under 7: free.

 danbeard.org/festival-of-fireworks

SEPT. 5, THURSDAY

FC Cincinnati Foundation, Served by the Pros | 6:30-10 p.m. VIP event: 5:30 p.m. Creative tastings served by FC Cincinnati players. SOLD OUT.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Dinner of Champions | 6-9 p.m. Mad Tree Brewing Barrel Room, Oakley. Barrels and Botanicals-themed evening honoring local MS community champions. Silent auction, bourbon drawing wine and spirits drop. Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Wilson, Cincinnati Children’s. Tickets: $150; tables for 10: $2,000

 events.nationalmssociety.org

The Cure Starts Now, Bourbon Baron Bash | 6-10 p.m. MagaCorp Pavilion, Newport. Presented by The Party Source. Bourbon tasting, live music, food trucks and open concessions for all patrons. Bourbon tasting: $60; event only: $30.  bourbonbaronbash.org

SEPT. 7, SATURDAY

Queen City Korfball, National Korfball Championships | 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Norwood High School. Breakfast and silent auction. Free admission.

 queencitykorfball.dreamhosters.com

Stepping Stones, Annual Bloom | 7 p.m. Element Eatery, Madisonville. James Bond-themed night with silent auction, casino-themed games, live entertainment and food. Tickets: $150.  steppingstonesohio.org

Urban League, Diamond Gala | 6:3010:30 p.m. Sharonville Convention Center. Dinner, dessert by-the-bite, open bar, music by Soul Pocket and DJ/hip-hop artist Mannie Fresh. Formal attire/comfortable shoes. Tickets: $225; table: $3,000.  ulgso.org/gala

SEPT. 9, MONDAY

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, CF Golf Classic | 11 a.m. Golf Club at Stonelick Hills, Batavia. Golf with cart, lunch, dinner, beverages, snacks, gift for each golfer. Individual: $440; foursome: $1,750.  events.cff.org/ohiogolfclassic

SEPT. 10, TUESDAY

St. Elizabeth Foundation, 45th Annual Golf ParTee | Four golf courses across Northern Kentucky; six shotgun start times. Course placement and start choices not guaranteed; early registration encouraged. 859-301-3920 or stefoundation@stelizabeth.com

 stelizabeth.com/partee

SEPT. 12, THURSDAY

Findlay Market, Flavor of Findlay | 6-9:30 p.m. Findlay Market. Tasting stations, wine, silent auction, games, raffle and guest bartender Molly Wellmann. Tickets: $100; VIP: $165.

 findlaymarket.org

MomsHope, Drive4Hope | 6-9 p.m. TopGolf, West Chester. Golf, food and raffles supporting single moms. Event or bay sponsorships available.

 momshope.org/topgolf

SEPT. 13, FRIDAY

Bethesda Foundation, For Hospice, “Raise a Glass” | 7-11 p.m. Little Miami Brewing Co. Event Center, Milford. Food and music. Tickets: $125.  bethesdafoundation.com

Compass Cincinnati, Cincinnati Rhythm | 6-10 p.m. Cincinnati Museum Center. Food, music, performances and awards to advance the economic and social inclusion of immigrants and refugees  cincinnaticompass.org

Melanoma Know More, Music for Melanoma Gala | 5:30-11 p.m. Manor House, Mason. Evening of live music: Jimmy Buffett tribute, cocktails, dinner, silent and live auctions, Key West getaway raffle, wine wall, bourbon pull. Community Award winners: Dr. William Hoppenjans, Dr. Scott Neltner and Dr. Mark Zalla. Tickets: $150.  melanomaknowmore.com

Ride Cincinnati, Kickoff Party | 5-8 p.m. Music, food and drinks.  ridecincinnati.org/ride

SEPT. 14, SATURDAY

Alzheimer’s Association, Walk to End Alzheimer’s (Butler and Warren counties) | 8:30 a.m.-noon. The Square @ Union Centre. Walk to raise funds and awareness in the fight against Alzheimer’s and dementia.

 alz.org/cincinnati/events

ArtWorks, Art Off the Walls | Newport Car Barn. Murals brought to life through multidisciplinary art, visual arts, performance and community engagement.  artworkscincinnati.org

Brighton Center, Wine Over Water | 5:30-9 p.m. Purple People Bridge.  brightoncenter.com

Children’s Law Center, Boots, Bourbon & Biscuits Brunch | 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Receptions Event Center, Erlanger. Brunch, silent auction, live music, drinks and contests.  childrenslawky.org

Forever Kings Building Strong Men Gala | 6-10 p.m. Savannah Center. Celebrating five years. Open bar, plated dinner and live entertainment. Tickets: $125.

 foreverkingsinc.org

Harriet Beecher Stowe House, 75th Anniversary Celebration | 5 & 8 p.m. Harriet Beecher Stowe House. Interactive open house, beer, live jazz, historic interpreters from 1840, silent auction and restoration reveal tours. Tickets start at $75.

 stowehousecincy.org

Ride Cincinnati, Annual Ride | Sawyer Point Park. Riders utilize designated bicycle lanes with routes of 10, 15,

24, 36 and 64 miles.

 ridecincinnati.org/ride

SEPT. 18, WEDNESDAY

Lord’s Gym Ministries, Community Awareness Breakfast | 7-8:30 a.m. Kenwood Country Club. Breakfast and speakers.

 lordsgymministries.org

SEPT. 19, THURSDAY

Impact 100, Annual Awards Celebration | Time: TBA. Music Hall Ballroom.

 impact100.org

Valley Interfaith Community Resource Center, 2nd Annual Planting Seeds Awards Dinner | 5:30-8:30 p.m. Oakley Kitchen. Dinner, awards, and featured speaker Mary Badham, “Scout” from “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Opportunity to invest at the end of the evening. Free with registration: jgillette@vicrc.org or 513-270-4014.

 vicrc.org

20 years with

SEPT. 20, FRIDAY

Cincinnati Zoo, Zoofari, Celebrating Elephants of India | 7 p.m.-midnight. Food from local restaurants, signature cocktails, animal experiences, henna designs, live entertainment, silent disco and more. Indian fashion encouraged. Tickets: $250; members: $200. Sponsorships available.

 cincinnatizoo.org

SEPT. 21, SATURDAY

Cincinnati Hamilton County Community Action Agency, 60th Anniversary Gala | 6-10 p.m. Music Hall Ballroom. Cocktail reception, threecourse dinner and live entertainment. Tickets: $175.

 cincycaa.ejoinme.org/CAA60

Living Arrangements for the Developmentally Disabled, Taking Flight Awards | 5:30 p.m. Bally Sports Club, Great American Ball Park. Dinner and awards ceremony. Tickets: $75.

 laddinc.org

Ovarian Cancer Alliance, Teal Power 5K Run/Walk | 8:30 a.m. Summit Park. Team photos, music, vendor booths, raffles and award ceremony.  runsignup.com

SEPT. 23, MONDAY

City Gospel Mission, 33rd Annual Golf Outing | 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Aston Oaks Golf Club, North Bend. Fourperson scramble. Silent auction, games,

This year’s National Human Relations Award honorees are Sarah and Tim Fogarty, Steven and Julie Shifman Held Sept. 24, at the Hilton Netherland Plaza

fellowship and food. Will Kenney: wkenney@citygospelmission.org

 citygospelmission.org

SEPT. 24, TUESDAY

American Jewish Committee, 2024 National Human Relations Award | 5:30-8:30 p.m. Hilton Netherland Plaza. Honoring Steven and Julie Shifman, Tim and Sarah Fogarty.

 ajc.org/cincinnati

SEPT. 26, THURSDAY

Center for Respite Care, Transformation Awards | Virtual. Emcee: Liz Bonis, Local12. Honorees: Respite Care Providers’ Network; John Lomax; Over the Rhine Community Housing; Mary Sheldon; and Sr. Therese DelGenio, SNDdN.

 centerforrespitecare.org

Boys Hope Girls Hope, Hearts For Hope Gala | 6 p.m. TQL Stadium, First Financial Club. Honoring Congressman

Brad Wenstrup with the Heart of Gold award. Cocktail hour, silent auction, raffles, plated dinner, live auction with auctioneer and emcee Susan Johnson, and music by DJ NatJones.  bhghcincinnati.org

SEPT. 27, FRIDAY

Healthy Moms and Babes, Annual Dinner Celebration | Clovernook Country Club. Dinner, raffles and bourbon pull.  healthymomsandbabes.org

SEPT. 28, SATURDAY

Cancer Family Care, 12th Annual Dig Deep Volleyball Tournament | 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Grand Sands Volleyball, Loveland. Co-ed teams. Guaranteed to play at least three games. Lunch and T-shirt provided with registration. Teams start at $120.  cancerfamilycare.org

SEPT. 28, SATURDAY

Northern Kentucky Children’s Advocacy Center, “Enchanting Isles, A Mediterranean Extravaganza” | 6 p.m. Airport Marriott. Honorees: Kelli and Brandon Fohl of Oakmont Lending.  nkycac.org/events 

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Sally Grimes Experience shapes her work to expand young lives

Sally Grimes is executive director of Activities Beyond the Classroom – an organization celebrating its 20th year of helping students succeed through increased opportunities in arts, sports and wellness.

She is known for her work in the nonprofit sector, having earlier served as director of the Outdoor Industries Women’s Coalition and the Winter Wildlands Alliance. But there was a brief period about eight years ago when she was out of the not-for-profit game, and everything was going so well.

Grimes and her husband were living in Pleasant Ridge and their two daughters were thriving at Pleasant Ridge Montessori. For the first time, Grimes was working in the private sector where the pay is always a little better –sometimes a lot better. Everything was so good, in fact, that Grimes’ need to help others began to percolate again and soon enough, the family was taking in a foster child – a fellow student at her daughters’ school.

This girl had “significant needs” both academically and emotionally. “She needed help and we knew we could do it,” Grimes said. Almost immediately, the scope of the work involved with the child revealed itself. This, of course, did not surprise Grimes. But what she did not expect was the amount of support provided by the school. “It was so much, but the school stepped up in a remarkable way. They assembled a team with 10 people and they developed a plan, a big plan.”

The girl stayed with the family for two years, and Grimes started thinking of returning to service. This time she knew she wanted to make a difference in education. Particularly for students who need a little extra help. Or a lot.

In 2017 Grimes started with Activities

Beyond the Classroom as director of advancement. In 2021, she became executive director.

“Nobody knows the level of complexity schools are dealing with every day. There is so much good in the schools and not enough money,” Grimes said. “It really opened my eyes.”

Schools across the state and country are trying to stretch dollars. There has also been an increased emphasis on test-taking and measurable academic success. These two factors mean some of the other things that were to be part of a regular curriculum have fallen off the table, and that result puts the weight on parents to provide music lessons or to help pay for sports. If that is a good idea or not is a matter of debate. But what is not up for debate is that many parents of students in Cincinnati public schools simply cannot afford those things.

Access to opportunities

ABC’s mission is to “help students succeed through equitable opportunities in arts, athletics, and wellness that build character, ignite passions, and instill values that last a lifetime.”

Essentially that means all students should have access to opportunities outside of the classroom, like art and sports. ABC removes the financial barriers to these important activities that round out the student experience.

Last year, ABC was in all 64 of the city’s 65 public schools – the only exception being the district’s entirely virtual option. ABC helped 25,000 students. Most of those students live in poverty or financial distress which makes sense considering more than 80% of students in the district qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Grimes knows that no matter how important the classroom is, the world outside of the

By John O. Faherty

Maybe what you really are is a saxophonist or a football player, but you won’t learn that in the classroom. That you have to try. Education is incredibly important, obviously. But it is not what makes you who you really are.

– Sally Grimes

classroom can make an even bigger difference. She remembers one story from early in her tenure at ABC, when a student who was already hanging by a thread nearly lost the thing that kept him going.

The boy was homeless, sleeping on a different couch every night. He carried his world with him in two bags. One for school, and one with his clothes and boxing gloves.

Grimes continues the story…

“The boxing gym had become his home in the absence of one, and boxing had become his

Sally Grimes, executive director of Activities Beyond the Classroom, with her dog Winnie Photos by helen

focus. He came to school one day and didn’t have his bags, and people at the school learned the house he’d been staying in caught on fire and he had to leave without his bags. The school took care of his school bag, but he needed help with his other bag. He was devastated that he’d lost his boxing gear and might not be able to box again. I overheard my new coworkers discussing who would run out, buy a bag and boxing gear, buy some clothes and deliver it to the school. When I learned about this kid’s story, and learned what ABC was doing to help him, I became enamored with ABC. Buying him new boxing gear seems like such a small thing, but in his world, it made all the difference.”

ABC works in partnership with Cincinnati Public Schools. The organization manages and hires athletic directors, and manages and hires school resource officers, who identify students in need of help and find what they need. Grimes said that if the principal and teachers represent the school’s brain, the resource officer is a school’s “heart and soul.”

Schools are in Grimes’ blood. Her mother was a junior high teacher, and her father was an assistant state superintendent of Indiana schools.

“Education is incredibly important to my family. It was everything we talked about at the dinner table,” Grimes said. “So, of course, I swore I would never be an educator.”

And now Grimes is, but she likes to nibble around the edges. “Maybe what you really are is a saxophonist or a football player, but you won’t learn that in the classroom. That you have to try. Education is incredibly important, obviously. But it is not what makes you who you really are.”

Grimes only needs to look at her husband, Chez Chesak, to know how important extracurricular activities can be. “High school football helped my husband in every way,” she said. “He had a difficult family and the football team became his family. He became a leader and a captain. Football saved his life.”

Discovery of the self

Grimes’ family was very supportive, but still she points to Girl Scouts of the USA as being the organization that shaped her and helped her develop her love of the outdoors. “It gave me a sense of who I was and who I could be.”

These are the reasons Grimes’ entire work life is making sure nothing comes between a student and the things that could shape his or her life. ABC is set up for students to attend three days a week immediately after school. Students meet first in the cafeteria for a snack, then there will be two activities of the student’s choosing. Two different activities, to encourage the students to try a variety.

Dick Friedman is an ABC board member and a longtime supporter of the organization. He knows why it matters. “What makes the energies and efforts of ABC special is that it allows our children, our students, to connect to the world around them and its competitive nature through their interests in athletics, the arts and life skills,” Friedman said. “Simply put, ABC provides a pathway encouraging the discovery of the self for the next generation of doers and leaders.”

And Grimes, he believes, is the right person to lead the organization. “Each of us has the capability, a motivation, a passion, a desire and a need to accomplish outcomes and a resolve to make things happen,” Friedman said. “Such a description of the human spirit captures the essence of Sally Grimes.”

Born for the job

Board member Jamie Horn’s first experience with the organization was at a jazz festival put on by ABC and Cincinnati Public Schools, an event that filled the Aronoff Center.

“Attendance is free, and not only do CPS parents get to visit the beautiful Aronoff, but they also get to see their children on a stage that makes dreams come true,” Horn said. “I could feel creative seeds being planted in these children that will stick with them and hopefully grow into future dreams.”

And Grimes, she said, was born for the job. “Sally sees people for who they are and creates genuine relationships with the greater good in mind.”

Grimes may have been born for the job, but her life experiences also shaped her. Her first marriage started when she was very young. It is a vast understatement to say that marriage did not go well. She speaks of abuse both physical and mental. She experienced isolation and fear and was left physically, financially and emotionally damaged. When she finally got out, she needed help.

“What I will say is, to all the people out there who are in a situation that feels hopeless … there is hope. And trauma does not define you. I had to swallow my pride and lean on a lot of people, rely on the public welfare system, and navigate the judicial system. But I knew I did not want that to be my life,” Grimes said.

“I think about the kids we serve and the trauma and struggles and hopelessness they may feel, and they are my inspiration. I know they have it in them to overcome their struggles, and I hope that we at ABC can help them.” 

 abccincy.org

The Notables

Movers & Makers asked Greater Cincinnati’s nonprofits providing services to enhance primary and secondary education to introduce their notables to our readers, part of a regular feature highlighting people making a difference in the region’s nonprofit community.

Maurice

Huey extending reach

of Boys Hope Girls Hope

In more than 25 years in the nonprofit sector, Maurice Huey has served in leadership roles for several local, national and international organizations. He has worked for nonprofits that address education, public health and basic needs for underserved communities. Now, as executive director of Boys Hope Girls Hope Cincinnati, Huey is expanding its program offerings and increasing its footprint in the region. For over 40 years, Boys Hope Girls Hope Cincinnati has served families in the region by guiding and nurturing young people in need and helping them become well-educated, career-ready men and women for others. Huey also has served on several area nonprofit boards and committees. In his spare time he enjoys cooking, traveling and spending time with his family. 

Jonathan Swiger brings supplies and snacks to students who need help

Beth Wiseman brings youth development to programs before and after school

Beth Wiseman is director of school-age services at Learning Grove, where she leads a dynamic team of before- and after-school professionals. With over 13 years of experience in out-of-school time and youth development, Wiseman is dedicated to championing these programs. She served as an after-school ambassador for the Kentucky Out-of-School Alliance and is currently a national ambassador with the Afterschool Alliance. Her unwavering commitment to enriching children’s lives through out-of-school programs has made her a respected leader in the field. Wiseman loves being a mom to her two young children, and she has embraced the minivan life. She can make a very good, very strong cocktail and loves to laugh. 

JonathanSwiger

Jonathan Swiger is passionate about providing teachers and their underserved students with timely access to essential school supplies, hygiene products and healthy snacks. He is program manager for Hubbard’s Cupboard, a collaboration between Crayons to Computers and the Sam Hubbard Foundation. Whether a student faces a mid-year backpack mishap or needs a nutritious snack to bridge the gap between lunch and extracurricular activities, these organizations ensure seamless support. Swiger has been key to the program’s success and growth from five schools in 2022 to 21 schools this coming year, and a goal of 70 schools by 2030. Swiger and his wife, Stefanie, are enjoying being new parents to their 1-year-old son, Oliver. 

Terri Kempthorne serves Adopt a Book with energy and knowledge

Terri Kempthorne has been involved with Adopt a Book since 2020 and has since worked in numerous ways to help with the organization’s outreach and mission. Currently a board member, she began her relationship with the organization by collecting books and sorting and organizing them at the Adopt A Book storage facility. She has also coordinated donations to local schools and other organizations, facilitating Adopt A Book’s largest donation to date. Kempthorne has extensive knowledge of youth literature, having worked with it most of her life as an elementary school librarian. Kempthorne loves to spend time with her husband of 30 years and their family. She enjoys reading (obviously), travel, crafting, biking and being outdoors. 

Tom Haggard finds many paths to improving education in NKY

From working with youth in Covington as a teen to his new position as vice president of EducateNKY, Tom Haggard has assumed increasing responsibility in collective impact, advocacy and community engagement. EducateNKY was launched by the OneNKY Alliance to address systemic change in education in Northern Kentucky, with an initial focus on communities with high socioeconomic needs. Recently, Haggard successfully led five community leader stakeholder groups to a consensus on key priorities in the education pipeline. Previously, Haggard served as director of the Kentucky Out-of-School Alliance, a nonprofit public awareness/advocacy organization focused on quality after-school and summer learning programs. He is a graduate of Leadership Northern Kentucky and a recipient of the Next Generation Leader Award in Education/Workforce, in addition to being recognized as a Forty Under 40 honoree. In 2020, Haggard was elected to the Covington Board of Education where he serves as chair. 

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Melissa McDonald encourages thousands of students to think globally

MelissaMcDonald

As director of global education for World Affairs Council-Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, Melissa McDonald coordinates and advances international programming for over 10,000 children, adults and community partners in the region. After a 20-year career in Scandinavia, McDonald returned to her hometown of Covington to build a global community, engage more Northern Kentucky students and instill love, empathy and curiosity for the world in the next generation. McDonald has fostered cross-cultural understanding throughout her career, advocating for equity and inclusion, and promoting global citizenship. Her personal interests include nature, sustainability, mindfulness and movement. She is a restorative yoga teacher for Cancer Support Community. Her hobbies include experimenting with food from different cultures, taking her senior dog on hikes and volunteering for local and international organizations. 

Janet Hartman helps children get clothing they need for school

Janet Hartman is a member of Assistance League of Greater Cincinnati. She is distribution manager for the Operation School Bell, which partners with 47 schools in Greater Cincinnati to provide school clothing to needy families. In the 2023-24 school year, OSB provided 9,712 students with clothing items. The schools report that attendance is better, and students are much happier and eager to learn when their clothing needs are met. Hartman also was instrumental in connecting Assistance League with Magnified Giving, a nonprofit whose mission is to educate, inspire and engage students in philanthropy. Hartman spent time with students from Roger Bacon High School sharing the mission of Assistance League and the value of volunteerism. Hartman also enjoys cooking, reading, yoga, golf and spending time with her family, especially her two grandsons. 

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At Friars Club, Annie Timmons teaches

basics of sports and life

Annie Timmons is the president of Friars Club, a 164-year-old nonprofit that helps young people develop valuable life skills through sports, education and leadership programs to enrich their lives and our community. She has been at Friars Club for 46 years coaching and mentoring kids. Timmons ran the Friars Club for eight years without a building and led a $3.5 million fundraising effort to support relocation to the organization’s current facility. Recognitions she’s received over the years include induction into Corryville Catholic hall of fame, her name on a basketball court, the St. Francis medal of honor, the Zeta Phi Beta Woman of the Year, the MLK Keep the Dream Alive Award, Paloozanoire Black & Brown Faces, and Coaching Dreams into Success Woman of the Year. Timmons and husband, Lannis, love to dance. Her signature is her matching outfits from head to toe. 

Asia Bradford works to bring more city teens out into nature

Thom Banning is driven to see children thrive and succeed

Dr. Thom Branning is a longtime volunteer and board president for the Wesley Chapel Mission Center, a free after-school and summer camp program serving over 400 at-risk children in Over-the-Rhine. For 20 years, the center has provided a safe and positive place for pre-K through 12th-grade students to learn, get homework help, develop a sense of purpose, thrive and succeed. In addition to its regular programming, WCMC has grown to include a job-training program, Technology Club, Saturday tutoring, special events, a community engagement reading program and monthly discovery trips outside the inner city. Beyond WCMC, Banning spends time with family and friends, as a resolute exercise enthusiast at the local YMCA, in service as a YMCA board member and at work as an executive at DXC Technologies. 

Asia Bradford brings a history of working with young people to her new role as Adventure Crew’s program manager. Most notably, she served as district assistant athletics director for Cincinnati Public Schools for five years. Joining Adventure Crew has given her the opportunity to blend that background with her outdoor skills. It also fits with her personal mission: to diversify the outdoors and bring “brown faces into green spaces,” which she’d already been working toward by founding two outdoor organizations: Black Girls Camp and Black Outside. Although she just joined Adventure Crew in May, Bradford’s already taken great strides in advancing the organization’s programs, which connect city teens with nature and each other through outdoor adventures. Beyond working and spending time outside – her favorite activities are camping and hiking – Bradford has an 18-year-old son who attends Saginaw Valley State University. She’s also associate pastor of The Chosen Church. 

Jessica Schierling of Brighton Center champions kindergarten readiness

Jessica Schierling serves as Brighton Center’s parenting services director and has been a champion for children on their path to lifelong education for over 20 years. In 1998, she began her journey with Brighton Center as an intern and has since worked to ensure that children are kindergarten-ready. She has expanded her expertise as family support worker, supervisor and coordinator before taking on her current position as director. She leads Brighton Center’s Parenting Services department, overseeing two home visitation programs, Every Child Succeeds and Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters. Schierling is a licensed social worker in Ohio and Kentucky and serves on the Every Child Succeeds board. Schierling is a Cincinnati native who loves spending time with her family, visiting Disney World, swimming and watching her daughter play sports. She is also an avid reader and a superfan of the band New Kids on the Block. 

At Peaslee Center, Rachel Hollins leads creative programs for the whole child

Participatory education and social change are central to the mission of Peaslee Neighborhood Center, a nonprofit community center in Over-the-Rhine. Rachel Hollins, youth program facilitator, with her expertise in socialemotional learning, is a major asset in the work of whole-person education and growth. Hollins leads creative expression programs including Girls Writing Circles and Agents of Change. Having grown up in Cincinnati, Hollins relates to students and fosters an environment where kids feel safe to be themselves and where they can learn without feeling like they’re in school. Hollins recently taught topics ranging from love languages and the effectiveness of PSAs to how Cincinnati neighborhoods have been redeveloped in ways harmful to Black communities. Beyond Peaslee, Hollins enjoys R&B music, helping take care of her nephews, and spending time with her partner Joseph and cat Lovely. 

Stacey Hill-Simmons heads Best Point after years of leadership roles in CPS

Stacey Hill-Simmons is the superintendent at Best Point Education & Behavioral Health. Her impressive career includes over 20 years as principal with Cincinnati Public Schools and two years as director of school leadership. As principal of Evanston Academy, she led that neighborhood school to the prestigious National Blue Ribbon award from the U.S. Department of Education in 2020 and to an overall “A” grade on the Ohio state report card. Hill-Simmons’ dedication to educational administration and her contributions to the educational community earned her recognition as the James N. Jacobs Administrator of the Year Award and the Dr. Lawrence C. Hawkins Educator of the Year Award. When she is not working, Hill-Simmons loves to serve her community and she enjoys reading. She also dabbles in interior design and loves to decorate her home. 

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Michelle Otten Guenther improves children’s access to new books

Michelle Otten Guenther, CEO of Queen City Book Bank, led the Literacy Network for over eight years and led its transition into QCBB. The organization hosts a Little Free Library and tutoring programs as well as a curated book distribution program for thousands of local school children. QCBB works with teachers of participating children to ensure they receive access to 10 new books every year that reflect their personal experiences and reading level. Since 2021, the program has helped build the home libraries of 3,200 elementary students. QCBB also focuses on outreach to families, teachers, partners and community members. Under Guenther’s leadership, QCBB has continued to grow and inspire, leading to more than 2,500 volunteers working every year to foster a love of reading across Greater Cincinnati. In her free time, Guenther enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling and, of course, reading a good book. 

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Angela Kinney leads center’s mission to

improve literacy in OTR children

Angela Kinney just completed her second year as executive director of the Over-theRhine Learning Center. During this short time, the organization has already provided daily, structured, reading tutoring to more than 50 students at St. Joseph School and the School for the Creative and Performing Arts. The organization views reading as a civil right and aims for all children to read on grade level by the end of third grade. Kinney began her career as a public school teacher, followed by a position as a faculty member in a university teacher education program. Her research has been shared at a number of regional and national conferences and in international journals. She holds a doctorate in education from the University of Cincinnati. In her free time, Kinney enjoys attending Reds games and the Cincinnati Ballet. 

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Heather Campbell-Lieberman helps students grow into philanthropists

Heather Campbell-Lieberman is program committee chair for Magnified Giving, where she ensures more than 130 youth philanthropy programs have the resources needed to educate 5,000-plus young people in the field every year. She joined Magnified Giving in 2010, when she facilitated a program in her English class at Arlington Heights Academy. There, she was on the front lines of Magnified Giving’s efforts to enhance K-12 education through philanthropy education. In 2013, she joined Butler Tech at Lakota East High School. Since 2017 she has served Butler Tech School District as an innovative teaching and learning coach. In this role, she advocates for Magnified Giving and connects educators to training, resources and grants focused on helping their students become lifelong community leaders and nonprofit supporters. She enjoys attending the theater, antiquing and traveling the world with her husband, Jon, including a recent trip to Thailand. Her first career was as a professional horse trainer. 

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Nonprofit News

Hundreds of volunteers repair homes of those in need

More than 400 volunteers from across the region spent time providing home maintenance services for low-income residents during People Working Cooperatively’s annual Repair Affair. PWC selects projects appropriate for volunteer groups. Volunteer services are specifically for elderly clients and those living with a disability who are eligible to receive services based on household income.

This year, teams of volunteers worked at 47 homes – painting exteriors, repairing walkways and decks, landscaping and more.

 pwchomerepairs.org

BLINK highlights local artists in this year’s festival

BLINK has named the initial list of nearly three dozen Greater Cincinnati artists and creative teams – some familiar, some new to the scene – who will help turn downtown Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky into a nighttime public art gallery this October.

Muralists: Chroma Projects, Gee Horton, Javarri Lewis and William Rankins Jr.

Projection artists: Asa Featherstone IV, Black Art Speaks, Brandon Kraemer, Chaske Haverkos, Jason Snell, Kyle Eli Ebersole, Lightborne, Moonbuggy, Mural Remix, Scott Budd and Spotted Yeti Media

Lighted artists: AfroChine, Asianati Night Market, Asha Ama, Bill Thomas, Britni Bicknaver with Brianna Kelly, Caitlin McCall, Christine Langford, Daniel Shields, Drive Media House/JONBOB, Evan Verrilli, Jessica Wolf, Kyle Eli Ebersole + Ian Molitors

(Resonate Wave), Keep Cincinnati Beautiful, Kemper Sauce Studios, Kevin Kunz (The Adventurer), Tom Tsuchiya and Warmth Culture

This year’s light and art festival will feature 80 artists from around the world.

Executive director Justin Brookhart said the aim is to create “a global immersive experience,” while maintaining the festival’s “local spirit and celebration of Cincinnati’s arts and culture.”

BLINK will take place Oct. 17-20.

 blinkcincinnati.com

Welcome to the ‘Fountain District’

Visitors looking to hang out in downtown Cincinnati have a new district to explore. Well, at least a new name to call it.

Moving forward, the area surrounding Fountain Square – roughly two blocks in every direction – will be known as the Fountain District.

The change is the result of several months of engagement with stakeholders, including city of Cincinnati leaders, local businesses, residents and community groups. The effort was led by Cincinnati Center City Development Corp.

3CDC recognized the many locally owned businesses in the area around Fountain Square – and it wanted to bring attention to what it described as the “significant collection of elevated, uniquely Cincinnati restaurants and bars, thriving arts and entertainment institutions and active civic spaces in a tight geographic area in the heart of the Central Business District.” A key consideration was making the area easier to identify by visitors from out of town or locals who don’t often spend time downtown.

3CDC worked with local agency goDutch to develop the Fountain District brand identity.

Part of the rollout included print and digital awareness campaigns.

The Fountain District’s new website features comprehensive listings of nearby arts institutions, restaurants, hotels, parking options, entertainment venues, retail and service offerings.

New $158M center marks milestone in fight against blood cancer

The University of Cincinnati Cancer Center celebrated the opening of its state-ofthe-art Blood Cancer Healing Center, considered by UC Health officials as a revolutionizing facility for the treatment of blood cancer and other blood-related diseases.

It is the only blood cancer center in the nation where patients can receive all their care – inpatient and outpatient, survivorship, integrative medicine, spiritual, bench-tobedside research, and more – in one accessible building.

The 218,000-square-foot facility features 30 inpatient beds, outpatient and infusion clinics, survivorship and supportive services, and an extended care area that will offer roundthe-clock outpatient symptom support for all cancer patients. The center will also offer novel therapies and cutting-edge medical options such as cellular and stem cell therapies.

Patients also will have access to therapies to enhance their quality of life throughout their cancer journey.

The project had a price tag of $158 million. UC Health plans to open additional spaces within the center for the rest of the year and into 2025.

 bchc.uchealth.com

Part of the branding for the new Fountain District.

Nearly three dozen local artists are set to take part in BLINK 2024.

The address of the new Blood Cancer Healing Center is 3232 Healing Way –formerly known as 3229 Burnet Ave. – in Cincinnati’s Uptown neighborhood.

SVP Cincinnati looks to ‘XLR8’ new group of nonprofits

Social Venture Partners Cincinnati is looking for up to 12 local nonprofits with big ideas to be part of its next Project XLR8 cohort.

Now in its fourth cycle, Project XLR8 is a months-long accelerator program supporting the development of innovative social ideas by regional nonprofits. SVP Cincinnati – a nonprofit business incubator and support network – seeks projects that will enhance opportunities, create sustainable solutions to local social challenges or reflect the lived experiences of people in need.

Participating nonprofits receive financial resources and hands-on business expertise from the SVP network. One cohort member will receive a multiyear investment of up to $60,000. All other participants will be eligible for some funding.

SVP Cincinnati plans to review applications in August and select 10 to 12 nonprofits for the first phase of Project XLR8. The program is available only to registered 501(C)(3) organizations.

 svpcincinnati.org

Butler County needs more Big Brothers, Big Sisters volunteers

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Butler County has launched a new recruitment campaign, “Erase the Wait,” to find volunteers to help the organization meet demand for its services.

As of early July, the Hamilton-based nonprofit had roughly 140 young people in its system waiting for a mentor, and more are being referred to the program every day.

To address that volunteer deficit, BBBS Butler County has created a multifaceted need-awareness campaign. It features an array of promotions and marketing materials, including a highway billboard in the Bridgewater area and a series of audio ads streaming on services such as Pandora and iHeartMedia stations.

The agency is also tapping into its social media channels for weekly mini-campaigns, such as “Waitlist Wednesday” where it breaks down the number of Littles waiting for a Big in cities across the county. The “Future Little Friday” effort features stories about the needs of the kids in the BBBS system.

The group also plans a series of social events, including a happy hour to meet current Big Brothers and Big Sisters. Anyone interested in taking part can also reach out to the agency.

 bbbsbutler.org

Cincy launches brand hub to enhance region’s image

Area organizations have launched the Brand Cincy Hub, a community resource designed to unify and improve the region’s strategy for attracting visitors, future residents and businesses.

The hub, a public website, is a repository for marketing tools, ranging from statistics and messaging guidelines to social media graphics and national media stories, highlighting all that Greater Cincinnati has to offer.

The website is open to the public, but users must register to use it.

“Place branding provides strategic guidance, assists in linking to people and makes them feel closer connected to a place,” said Anastasia Mileham, executive director of Cincinnati Experience.

Other project partners included Cincinnati Regional Chamber, REDI Cincinnati, ArtsWave, Visit Cincy and meetNKY.

The goal, Mileham said, is to get the region to “speak with the same voice.”

Brandcincy.com 

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The Cincinnati Memorial Hall Society elected five new trustees for 2024, expanding its board of directors to 31. The new members are Mark Mallory, former mayor of Cincinnati; Brian Henning , owner of Meek Machine LLC and development manager of Ackermann Group; Christine Carli, board president of Art Academy of Cincinnati; Paul Muller, founder and principal at Muller Architects Inc.; and Jeff Menzise , associate professor of Morgan State University Institute for Urban Research. CMHS also elected Jeff McClorey, Kimberly Starbuck , Lee Krombholz and Josh Gerth as trustees emeriti.

The American Sign Museum has named Ioanna Paraskevopoulos as its new director of development. Paraskevopoulos, a former City Hall staffer and co-founder of Action Tank USA, is the first development director in the museum’s nearly 20-year history.

Scott Clyde is taking over as Xavier University’s vice president of strategic enrollment management. He comes to Cincinnati after more than four years leading enrollment efforts at the University of Notre Dame.

Longtime media relations pro Lauryn Moore is the new vice president of marketing and public relations for Episcopal Retirement Services. Moore most recently served as the director of marketing and communications at UC Health.

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Greenacres Foundation’s longtime president, Carter Randolph, is stepping back from dayto-day operations to focus on his role as chairman of the board. Meredith Leslie , the organization’s executive director, will assume many of his daily responsibilities.

The Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center selected Jackie Congedo as its new CEO. A former TV reporter, Congedo joined the Center in 2022 as its chief external relations and community engagement officer. Congedo, who previously spent seven years with the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati, will assume her new role Aug. 19.

Rachael Parker has been appointed as ArtsWave’s new director of Northern Kentucky creative placemaking. The position – created through a partnership with meetNKY – aims to use art to promote economic development and community building in Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties. Her first project is a Maya Hayuk-designed mural at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center.

Kelli Fickle is the new leadership program director of the LEAD Clermont Community Leadership Program. Now in its 37th year, the Clermont Chamber of Commerce Foundation-led program works to develop leaders who make a positive impact on the county.

Cincinnati Works appointed Kimberly A. Hughes as its new chief financial officer. She joins the organization from Mount Healthy City Schools, where she served as treasurer.

OneSource Center for Nonprofit Excellence welcomed Caroline Tanner as its new director of development and marketing. Tanner brings nearly 18 years of nonprofit experience to OneSource, most recently serving as the director of membership and marketing at The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.

Cincinnati teenager Iyanna Wilson has been selected as a World Literacy Foundation youth ambassador. The senior at Gamble Montessori High School is part of a global group of young people from 40 countries who will spend the next year working to improve literacy rates among disadvantaged children in their communities. 

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Rachael Parker

Jackie Congedo Meredith Leslie

Josh Gerth

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Carter Randolph Lauryn Moore

Scott Clyde Ioanna Paraskevopoulos

Kimberly Starbuck

Jeff McClorey

Christine Carli Paul Muller

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Gifts & Grants

Great Parks Forever gift could generate $7M for local parks

Great Parks Forever received a $3 million gift from The Farmer Family Foundation plus an additional matching gift that could generate as much as $7 million for parks, recreation areas and greenspaces across Hamilton County.

Funds will support new trails, facilities and amenities in Great Parks countywide and will improve access to conservation areas.

Tom Carleton, chief of philanthropy for the park system, said projects will reflect the priorities emphasized by residents.

 forever.greatparks.org

Holly Hill Child & Family Solutions receives $6.5M from state of Kentucky

Holly Hill Child & Family Solutions – a century-old social services organization focused on mental health and youth welfare – has received $6.5 million from the state of Kentucky.

This allocation marks a pivotal moment for the longstanding Northern Kentucky organization as it embarks on a $13.5 million comprehensive plan to enhance and modernize its operations.

The money will support expanding and updating Holly Hill facilities in Highland Heights and California, Kentucky, as well as upgrading technology and introducing new treatment methods. It’ll also support staff training.

 hollyhill-ky.org

Miami alum’s $1M gift to support next generation of doctors

Dr. William McIntyre has donated $1 million to his alma mater, Miami University, to endow a second adviser position in the school’s Mallory-Wilson Center for Healthcare Education and support the next generation of medical professionals.

The center helps students make informed decisions about issues facing health care professionals. Services include the pre-med and

pre-health studies co-major, the pre-med living learning community, internships, scholarships and professional advising.

McIntyre previously created the William W. McIntyre Scholarship Fund to help support two health sciences students.

 miamioh.edu

bi3 awards $400K in grants

The bi3 Fund has awarded $400,000 to three local nonprofit organizations to improve access to medical care for Black and Hispanic women, expand doula services and improve health and wellness of Black men. bi3 awarded $200,000 to The Mothership Institute for Womb Wellness, $150,000 to Healthy Moms & Babes and $50,000 to The DAD Initiative.

 bi3.org

Seven nonprofits in running for $100K grants from Impact 100

Seven local nonprofits are in the running for $100,000 breakthrough grants from Impact 100.

The 2024 finalists are: The Bridge Adaptive Sports and Recreation, Cornerstone Renter Equity, CityLink Center, Last Mile Food Rescue, National Alliance on Mental Illness of Southwest Ohio & Transform, Ohio Justice and Policy Center, and UpSpring.

All seven finalists will present their proposals to the Impact 100 membership, which then will select four winners. Grants will be awarded Sept. 19 during Impact 100’s annual awards celebration.

 impact100.org

Future CAC exhibit receives $100K from Andy Warhol Foundation

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts awarded $100,000 to support the Vivian Browne retrospective coming to the Contemporary Art Center.

“Vivian Browne: My Kind of Protest” is the first museum retrospective of the artist and

activist Vivian Browne (1929-1993), whose work investigated the imbalance of power faced by women of color.

Opening Jan. 31, 2025, the exhibit will include more than 40 paintings, prints, works on paper, and ephemera spanning Browne’s 30-year career.

 contemporaryartscenter.org

Easterseals Redwood awarded $30K grant by AT&T

AT&T awarded Easterseals Redwood a $30,000 grant to create a computer lab at the brand-new Military & Veteran Center, opening at Easterseals Redwood’s Walnut Hills location in September.

 eastersealsredwood.org

Grant to support PWC’s Home Repairs and Modifications program

People Working Cooperatively received $30,000 from the Foxwynd Foundation, which supports health care, housing and sustainable environmental initiatives.

The grant will help PWC’s Home Repairs and Modifications Program, in which skilled tradespeople address problems such as plumbing and roof issues. The program also assists with mobility issues by installing ramps, chair and stair lifts, and more for clients who can’t afford them.

 pwchomerepairs.org

Church awards grant to local Social Justice Incubator

Christ Church Cathedral approved a $10,000 grant to help Community Shares expand its Social Justice Incubator project, which sponsors volunteer groups across Greater Cincinnati. Some of the beneficiaries include County Connect, the Greater Cincinnati Voter Collaborative and Science On Tap, which hosts monthly science lectures at Radio Artifact.

 cintishares.org

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Ohio state Rep. Mike Clines, James Sherry, state Sen. Shelley Funke-Frommeyer, Scott Grothaus and Erin Wilkins with check to Holly Hill Child & Family Solutions

Farmer Family Foundation gift will go toward trails, facilities and amenities in various Great Park sites.

Dr. William McIntyre (pictured with his wife, Dr. Laura Martin) made a $1M donation to his alma mater, Miami University.

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HHC Upstander Month celebrates changemakers

The Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center’s 2024 Cohen Family Upstander Month celebrated Cincinnati as a place where upstanders shine. The month of June is dedicated to uplifting the changemakers in our community who embody the spirit of standing up for what’s right.

The month was filled with events that honored the resilience and courage of those who make a difference. Kicking off with the Upstander Awards, more than 800 people filled Union Terminal’s breathtaking rotunda to recognize upstanders in the region who use their character strengths to make a difference in the community. Headlined by award-winning actress Debra Messing and emceed by WLWT anchor Megan Mitchell, the gala shed a light on changemakers in our community while bringing attention to local issues such as antisemitism.

Other events during the month included Museum Mindfulness Yoga, where more than 300 individuals enjoyed a relaxing yoga session followed by drinks, appetizers and a conversation with mindfulness experts including Dr. Donna Mayerson and Stacy Sims. Upstander Month ended with the Fleet Feet Upstander 5K & Family Day, which took more than 600 runners and walkers on a scenic route throughout the West End and Price Hill. Activities included interactive sessions with partners including Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati Art Museum and the Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati.

The Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center was created to tell the stories and lessons of one of the darkest chapters in human history. Rooted in this educational mission is a vision to create a community of upstanders – high-minded, everyday heroes who act. Upstander Month is presented by Duke Energy, the Mayerson Family Foundation and Procter & Gamble.

 holocaustandhumanity.org

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WLWT anchor Megan Mitchell emcees the awards.

Laura Brunner and Cincinnati Museum Center CEO Elizabeth Pierce

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of the Year Whitney Austin, and the center’s interim CEO David Wise at the Upstander Awards More than 800 people fill Union Terminal to celebrate at the Upstander Awards.

The center’s interim CEO David Wise and incoming CEO Jackie Congedo give Debra Messing a tour of the museum.

2024 Upstander Award recipients

• Whitney Austin – Nonprofit Upstander of the Year

• Joel Stone – Business Upstander of the Year

• Laura Brunner – Duke Energy Illuminator Award

• Barbara Kellar – Upstander Lifetime Achievement Award

• Dick Weiland – Upstander Legacy Award

• Sister Nancy Linenkugel –Hilda Rothschild Award for Spirituality

• Beth Silver s and Sarah Stewart Holland – Irwin Hurley Award for Perspective

• Galadriel Stamm – Dr. Josef Warkany Award for Honesty

• Terrisenia Denham – Frank Bergstein Award for Bravery

• David Morse – Henry Meyer Award for Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence

• Rosemary Oglesby-Henry –Rochel Boymel Award for Love

• Lamont Ragan – Conrad Wiener Award for Love of Learning

• Emily and Mark Kendall – Frank Gerson Award for Creativity

• North College Hill City Schools – Roma Kaltman and Rozalia Berke Award for Hope

• Tyra Patterson – John Dolibois Award for Fairness

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More than 600 runners and walkers take over Union Terminal for the Upstander 5K & Family Day.

More than 250 individuals attend Museum Mindfulness Yoga in the Union Terminal rotunda to learn how to tap into the science of well-being.

Expanded coverage of Upstander Month made possible by the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center

46th Concours d’Elegance brings classic cars to Ault Park

“La Dolce Vita - Celebrating Italian Style” was the theme of the 46th annual Cincinnati Concours d’Elegance at Ault Park. Nearly 250 vehicles were displayed among 13 classes of classic, vintage and exotic automobiles and motorcycles. Special display classes celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Ford Mustang and Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg.

A hangar party was hosted by Executive Jet Management of Lunken Airport. More than 700 guests enjoyed a display of jets, collector and exotic automobiles with dinner by-the-bite, wines from Hart & Cru and a silent wine auction, with proceeds benefiting The Arthritis Foundation, with a special focus on juvenile arthritis.

 ohioconcours.com

William K. Victor Best of Show Concours d’Elegance: 1928 Isotta-Fraschini Tipo 8A SS Boat-tail Convertible Coupe owned by Peter T. Boyle, Oil City, Pennsylvania; Roy O. Sweeney Best of Show Esprit de Sport: 1935 Duesenberg Model SJ “Mormon Meteor” owned by The Auto Place in Cincinnati

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Steve Illing, Deanna Illiing, Chris Cavanaugh and Mike Cavanaugh

Jon Parker and Kim Leahy at the Concours Brunch at Ault Park Pavilion

Chris Campanale and Faith Mersier

Carlin Stamm, Ann Keeling, Cheryl Stamm and Jon Keeling

Mark Fisk, Missy Fisk, Ben Wells and Judy Wells

Dave Sheehy, Ben Wells, Judy Wells, Ricca Gonzalez and Kip Wasenko

View of the Cincinnati Concours from the Ault Park Pavilion

Susan Hall, Dave Hall, Jeane Elliott and George Elliott

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Giving USA: Philanthropy grew in 2023, but was eclipsed by inflation

Executive search firm The Yunker Group and grant-seeking firm Grants Plus hosted a briefing at The Metropolitan Club for the reveal of the 2023 philanthropic giving report from Giving USA.

The annual report showed giving in real dollars increased by 1.9% over 2022, but it didn't outpace 4% inflation. Adjusted for inflation, total giving dipped by 2.1%.

Total giving for 2023 was $557 billion.

Individuals remain the strongest source of contributions at 67% of the total. Foundations, at No. 2, made up only 19%, followed by bequests (8%) and corporations (7%).

Five of the nine giving categories reached all-time highs in 2023, even when adjusted for inflation: human services (14% of total giving received), education (14%), health (9%), arts/culture/humanities (4%) and environment/animals (3%). The highest –religion – while increasing slightly in real dollars, continued to decline in percentage of the giving total from its high of 56% in 1980 to 24% in 2023.

Giving USA is a public service initiative of The Giving Institute. Report analysis was provided by Melissa S. Brown, an independent fundraising consultant.

 More at moversmakers.org ; full report: store.givingusa.org

Thanks to the sponsors of the 21st Annual Giving USA Briefing

Featured speaker Melissa Brown sharing results of the 2023 Giving USA Report with 190 nonprofit leaders in Covington’s Metropolitan Club on June 25, 2024.

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Beth Freeze and Daniel Flynn

Chris Owens and Sherri Mancini

Doug Bolton, Jim Yunker, Jeff Stec and H.A. Musser

Thom Mariner, Melissa Brown and Lauren Merten

Danielle Gentry-Barth and Chris Martin

Voices of Giving Awards honor local philanthropists

A group of 26 local philanthropists received Voices of Giving Awards during a ceremony at Greater Cincinnati Foundation. Seventeen Greater Cincinnati causes nominated them for their planned gifts.

The Voices of Giving Awards is a program of the Greater Cincinnati Planned Giving Council. In 26 years, more than 600 individuals have been honored.

2024 honorees: Karen Abel, Fred Abel, Toni Alterman, Michael Lichstein (posthumous), Carolyn Eckerle, William Eckerle (posthumous), Janet Fette (posthumous), Ashley Lloyd Ford, Barbara Hill Ford, Dana Glasgo, Carrie Goldhoff, Kenneth Goldhoff, John Grove, Bill Grove, Toni LaBoiteaux, Anne M. Maxfield, Bob McMahon, Mark Schweitzer, Patti Myers, Alan Flaherty, Bonnie Sarge (posthumous), Mary Kay Schmeing, Dick Schmeing (posthumous), Craig True and Steve Wright. An additional recipient chose to remain anonymous.

The Greater Cincinnati Planned Giving Council is a professional association for people who develop, market and administer charitable planned gifts for nonprofit institutions.

 gcpgc.org

From Maple Knoll Communities: Zac Corbett, honoree Steve Wright and Robin Rhodus-Mayo

Teddy Gumbleton, David Phillips, Dana Glasgo, Liane Phillips, Calista Hargrove and Tianay Amat

Ken Goldhoff, Carrie Goldhoff, Jonathan Mann, Jaynie Levinson and Samantha Cribbet From ProKids: Tracy Cook, Raynal Moore, honorees Bob McMahon and Mark Schweitzer, and Jennifer McKettrick

Jennifer McKettrick and event host Megan Mitchell of WLWT

Honorees Alan Flaherty and Patti Myers, nominated by Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park

From the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati: Danielle Minson, Jim Friedman, honorees Karen Abel and Fred Abel, Dara Abel and David Harris

Best Point holds kickoff event for Rockin’ at Riverfest

Best Point Education & Behavioral Health recently held a kickoff event for its annual fundraiser, Rockin’ at Riverfest, which will take place Sept. 1 at the Anderson Pavilion in Smale Riverfront Park.

The kickoff took place at the home of event co-chairs Christy Horan and Terry Horan, and was hosted by the Horans and fellow co-chairs Betty Tonne, Bill Tonne, Jane Gerhardt and Chip Gerhardt. They have raised over $320,000 already. Title sponsors are the Unnewehr and Edelweiss foundations. Presenting sponsor is the Heidt Family Foundation.

Best Point Education & Behavioral Health helps more than 18,000 children and their families every year in 176 community locations around the Tristate.

 bestpoint.org

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JNF breakfast hears about Israeli rehab facility

The Jewish National Fund-USA’s Breakfast for Israel drew 300 community members to the Mayerson JCC in Amberley Village.

The keynote speaker was Elie Klein, North American director of development and Jewish National Fund-USA liaison for ADI NegevNahalat Eran. ADI Negev is a rehabilitation facility in southern Israel committed to supporting people with disabilities.

Local leaders also discussed how the organization’s Israel Resilience Campaign has raised nearly $60 million since “Black Shabbat” – the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel – and has supported the evacuation and relocation of tens of thousands of residents in Israel’s south.

 jnf.org

Attendees enjoy the

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co-chairs Bill Tonne and Betty Tonne

Pamela Sibcy and Robert Sibcy

Karen Bankston, Best Point board chairman; John Banchy, president and CEO; Christy Horan, Rockin’ at Riverfest co-chair

2024 Rockin’ at Riverfest kickoff festivities.

Rockin’ at Riverfest

Myra Boggs and Tom Boggs

Rockin’ at Riverfest co-chairs

Terry Horan

Christy Horan

Erin Satzger, Josh Rothstein, Abby Schwartz and David Schwartz

Eric Goldstein, keynote speaker Elie Klein, event chair Morry Wiener, Ellen Hattenbach and Jennifer Bain

Elie Klein delivers his keynote address.

Barry Rothchild, Dawn Rothchild, Diane Weber and Alan Weber

Photos: b randy h oPkins

Talbert House raises nearly $360K for Fatherhood Project

More than 250 community members gathered at Memorial Hall, raising nearly $360,000 to support Talbert House’s Fatherhood Project, a program assisting men in their efforts to be responsible, committed and nurturing dads.

Presented by the Hatton Foundation, the event honored Courtis Fuller, hall of fame broadcast journalist and WLWT news anchor, as Community Father of the Year. Fuller is a father to two daughters, Faith Fuller and Nicole Fuller.

Demon Meatchem was named Graduate Father of the Year. A 2018 Fatherhood Project graduate, Meatchem is a father to Ariana Meatchem, Makala Meatchem and Malik Meatchem.

The Fatherhood Project helps dads strengthen their connection and involvement in the lives of their children by providing classes, co-parenting and individual coaching, and fellowship support meetings.

 talberthouse.org

Fatherhood Committee: (back row) Mark Addy, John Silverman, Rick Pescovitz and David Hoguet; (middle row) Savon Gibson, Gary Strassel, Sam Rossell and event chair Jack Greiner; (front row) Alex Meacham, Bernie Calonge, Scott Ashburn, Mitchel Livingston, Joe Greiner and Becky Scullin

Marla Hurston Fuller, Faith Fuller, Community Father of the Year Courtis Fuller and Portia Fuller

Event chair Jack Greiner (back, left) with Malik Meatchem, Graduate Father of the Year Demon Meatchem, Makala Meatchem and Antoinette Meatchem

Cincinnati Bengals Head Coach Zac Taylor and Sarah Taylor

Buddy LaRosa and Steven Caudill

Julie Arnold, Talbert House President/CEO Josh Arnold, Sam Arnold and Max Arnold

Vicki Calonge and Lucia Calonge, former Food Network Kids Baking Championship contestant

Margaret Lunsford and Walt Lunsford

Gala raises $400K to support Springer School

More than 500 supporters gathered in the Music Hall Ballroom for Springer School and Center’s gala, Building Great Things, to support financial assistance and outreach for families grappling with learning challenges in the Tristate. The event raised over $400,000 for financial aid and funding to expand programs for grades 1-10, diagnostic evaluations, tutoring for grades 1-12 and workshops to empower professionals and parents to help their own young learners.

Presenting sponsors were the Garber Family, Carrie and Rob Gould and the Janszen Family. Carrie Gould served as event chair.

Springer School and Center supports families and their children who struggle with learning due to ADHD, dyslexia and executive function deficits.

 springer-ld.org

Matt Gockerman, Heather Gockerman and Tom Garber

Gina Goings, Kelly Robinson, Kent Wellington and Alena O’Donnell

Cindy Shetterly and Andy Shetterly

Chanze Lepore and Joshua Smitherman Sam Hoekstra and Kim Hoekstra

Alumna Kathleen Finn

Scott Farmer and Alexia Zigoris

Brian Begley, Steve Keller, Maggie Uckotter and Steve Uckotter 

Golf Classic raises more than $56K for Stepping Stones

Stepping Stones hosted its 23rd annual Golf Classic at the O’Bannon Creek Golf Club, raising more than $56,500 to benefit year-round programming for children, teens and adults with disabilities.

Golfers participated in a raffle with 10 packages and four challenges with luxury prizes. As the tournament came to a close, golfers relaxed in the clubhouse where dinner was provided and awards were handed out to the day’s top golfers.

Tom Tweedlie, Allen Goss, Nick Goss and Tim Goss won the morning tournament and Brandon Stewart, Allen Goss, Nick Goss and Tim Goss won the afternoon tournament. Major sponsors included Edgewell Private Brands, McCloy Family Foundation, Niagara Bottling, Danone, TreeHouse Foods, C.A. Carlin Group, KMK Law and Hunter Consulting.

Founded in 1963, Stepping Stones provides educational, recreational and social programs at locations in Batavia, Indian Hill, Norwood and Western Hills.

 steppingstonesohio.org

Anderson, Bill McCloy, Gregg Harris and Peter Borchers

30 new senior living condos

coming to Montgomery

Life Enriching Communities broke ground for Trillium at Twin Lakes, three new buildings that will house 30 condominiums for luxury senior living in Montgomery. Each will have over 2,000 square feet of living space with luxury finishes, stainless steel appliances in large kitchens and underground parking. They include two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a den and a private patio or balcony. The Trillium roadway will honor Don Neyer, a former Twin Lakes resident named a Great Living Cincinnatian by the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber in 2020.

LEC is a nonprofit with six communities throughout Ohio. Residents live in communities with independent, assisted, nursing and aging-in-place options with innovative programs.

 lec.org/trillium

Kyle Trischler, David Eltringham and Matt Eltringham with their raffle prizes

Volunteers Sara Pattison and Mike LeVally

Ed

Adam Morton and Naveen Ramprasad

Afternoon

winners Allen Goss, Brandon Stewart, Nick Goss and Tim Goss

Event chair Steve Mennen and his wife, Sabrina Mennen

Jim Bowersox, chief operating officer, Life Enriching Communities; Robyn Hildal, member of LEC board of trustees; Scott McQuinn, president and CEO of LEC; Jennifer Neyer Berg; Chris Dobrozsi, executive vice president, Neyer Properties and city of Montgomery council member; Lisa Zimmers, executive director of LEC Twin Lakes; and Andy Hueber, president, Hueber Homes

NKY Chamber summit explores workplace inclusivity

The NKY Chamber of Commerce held its third annual Investing in Equity: Building an Inclusive Business Community, a half-day event about ways to remove barriers to attracting and retaining diverse talent to Northern Kentucky.

Nearly 200 CEOs, human resources managers, leadership personnel, policy leaders, HR consultants, business owners and more gathered at the St. Elizabeth Training and Education Center in Erlanger.

The event, sponsored by Fifth Third Bank, included keynote presentations by Christopher L. Johnson, vice president of health equity, culture and community at St. Elizabeth Healthcare, and Linh C. Nguyen, vice president for equity, culture and talent at Lumina Foundation. Leisa Spears Snyder, director of workforce development for Atlas Air, led the panel discussion “Going Global Panel: Welcoming a Global Workforce.”

The event also included three breakout sessions around multigenerational workforces, employment law compliance and making meaningful business connections for supplier diversity.

 NKYChamber.com

Best Point hosts 160th annual meeting and dinner, announces award winners

Best Point Education and Behavioral Health hosted its 160th annual membership meeting and dinner at the organization’s Heidt Center of Excellence. Speakers included Best Point board chair Karen Bankston and Ohio state Sen. Catherine Ingram. Hamilton County Commissioner Stephanie Summerow Dumas and Cincinnati Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Lemon

Kearney announced the award winners:

• Presidential Award : Paige Bowlin, Lauren Glassmeyer, Michael Abraham, Milo Boggan, Lindsay Brown

• Best Point Behavioral Health Award : Adrianna Binford, Deshawn Benton, Cassie Field, Cailyn Pease

• Practitioner Award : Chris Park

• CoStar Award : Julia Bonfield, Shira Williams, Melinda Appel-O’Conor

• Heidt Center of Excellence Award : Katie McCoy, Julie Batsch

• Best Point Education Award : Steffan Briggins

• Volunteer of the Year : Dan Mercurio  bestpoint.org

(Far left) Michael Rhoads, Joe Jenkins, Tom Friesen, Volunteer of the Year Dan Mercurio and Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney

Hamilton County Commissioner Stephanie Summerow Dumas announced employee award winners.

Theresa Nelson of Bricker Graydon

Tara Walker of Cincinnati Metro

Linh C. Nguyen with Lumina Foundation

Leisa Spears Snyder of Atlas Air, Hassan R. HassabElnaby of Northern Kentucky University, Sylvia Buxton of Perfetti Van Melle and Ray Takigiku of Bexion and Asellus Ventures

Jerry Draine of Kroger, Natalie Rupert of Kenton County Public Library and Mitch Morgan of Fifth Third Bank

Christopher L. Johnson of St. Elizabeth Healthcare

Bhim Dahal receives the Spotlight Award from Ebony Washington with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.

Sporting Clays event benefits

Beechwood Home residents

Sporting clays enthusiasts gathered at the Sycamore Sporting Clays Club to compete and support The Beechwood Home.

Event participants enjoyed a morning of shooting, a lunch prepared by the club and awards for the best shooting skills.

All proceeds benefited The Beechwood Home, a permanent dwelling for those living with neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The average resident age is 62.

 beechwoodhome.com

and

Children of military families get free bikes

Armed Forces Tickets AssociationCincinnati distributed 76 bicycles to children of active military, guard, reserves, retired military and veterans’ families at the Walmart Supercenter on Red Bank Road. AFTA-Cincinnati provided Walmart gift cards for helmets or other bike accessories as well.

Officer Aaron McLearen of the Fairfax Police Department provided bike safety informational materials, pens, cups and various promotional items to all the military families attending.

A grant from The Haile Foundation and funds from private donors made the event possible.

 afta-cincinnati.org

Alec Gramaglia, high overall under 30 winner

Winners of the high overall team prize: Larry Long, Mickey Moore, Bill Bush and Jeff Fishburn; with Beechwood Home board Chair Sam Bortz (back, left) and CEO Dr. Patricia Clark (right)

Sporting clay shooters enjoyed a morning of competition

fellowship.

Steven Bryant, mens’ high overall men’s winner

Casie Tira, ladies’ high overall winner

AFTA board member Bob Thinnes and Dr. Leonard M. Randolph, Jr., president

Dr. Leonard M. Randolph, Ann Cooke, co-president, and Joyce Elkus, president emeritus and founder of AFTA-Cincinnati

Cheyenne Barnett and Nathan Hill, children of Kevin Hartley, retired U.S. Army, at the Mingles ice cream truck

Maya Drake, Donny Drake and Danny Drake, children of Joseph Drake, retired member of the U.S. Air Force

Roaring ‘20s-themed gala raises

more than $40K for Ion Center

Guests at Ion Center’s Dining to Make a Difference event wore 1920s styles and enjoyed food stations, an open bar, silent auction, raffle, games and more at the Cox Building in downtown Maysville, Kentucky. The event raised more than $40,000 for the Ion Center.

The Ion Center for Violence Prevention, formerly the Women’s Crisis Center, offers free support to victims of power-based personal violence. It has locations in Maysville and Covington.

The center honored Randall Dennison and Bedouin Dennison as 2024 Icon Award recipients for their years of support. The Joe Pfeffer Award went to Margaret (Peg) Crum for her dedication to young people.

 ioncenter.org

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Join Barbara Kellar as she showcases artists and cultural leaders from the Greater Cincinnati community.

The room was full at the historic Cox Building in downtown Maysville.

Russ Curtis, Bethany Flick and Tina Curtis

Megan Gallenstein and Laura Crews from Family Practice

Judy Chumbler and Fred Chumbler

Joe Pfeffer Award recipient Peg Crum and Ion Center CEO Christy Burch Joe Koch, CEO of Meadowview Regional Medical Center

Ion Award recipients Bedouin Dennison and Randall Dennison

Christy Burch, Ion Center CEO, welcomes guests.

Celebrity servers George Sparks, Tina Teegarden, Owen McNeill and Valerie Grigson raised over $1,500 for Ion Center.

Golfers drive event for Ohio Valley Goodwill

More than 200 supporters participated in the Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries Celebrity Golf Outing at Glenview Golf Course for a day of golfing and philanthropy.

The title sponsor was Strategic Benefits and the major corporate sponsor was First Financial Bank. Former Bengal Joe Walter and Stephanie Mitchell, a past OVGI client who has been thriving at Kroger for 13 years, were co-chairs.

The event also included local celebrities who helped the participants drive and putt, including Ken Anderson, Steve Caminiti, Ron Oester and Ed Hartman.

For over a century, Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries has served the vocational training, housing and job placement needs of men and women with disabilities, homeless veterans and others with barriers to employment and economic self-sufficiency. Goodwill also diverts more than 44 million pounds of donated products from area landfills each year.

 cincinnatigoodwill.org

ArtWorks dedicates three new murals

ArtWorks and its community partners inaugurated three outdoor murals in downtown, Price Hill and Over-the-Rhine. Each mural reflects the unique spirit and culture of its neighborhood. Artists’ original designs were completed by ArtWorks teaching artists and apprentices.

• “Nourishing our Community, Findlay Market,” is on the side of the recently opened Findlay Garage. The mural was designed by Greta McLain of Minneapolis.

• “Sunflowers” at the Price Hill recreation center was dedicated in partnership with the Cincinnati Recreation Commission. Designed by Lizzy Duquette, it depicts sunflowers, birds and bees, encouraging the community to engage with the space and the neighborhood.

• Cincinnati’s first Cuban cultural mural, “Azucar!” was dedicated with a salsa celebration. Located at 1405 Walnut St., the mural was designed by renowned illustrator and artist Jorge Rodriguez Diez, and reflects the resilience of the Cuban spirit and Cincinnati’s embrace of its multicultural identity.

 www.artworkscincinnati.org

“Sunflowers” project manager Adrienne Dixon; lead teaching artist Jaylin Stewart; five mural apprentices; teaching artist Tevin Brown

ArtWorks apprentices Kayla Jackson, Julisa Chincilla (and her dog) with Jorge Rodriguez Diez, designer of the mural “Azucar!”

Dean Zaidan, founder of Dean’s Mediterranean, and Nicole Holloway, Findlay Market associate. Their hands were the models for the mural.

Strategic Benefits: Joe Bricking, Adrian Hothem, Jason Thiessen, Derek Woodruff and Mo Egger

First Financial: Phil Wentzel, Scott Jackson, Bobby Goff, Bob Crable and Caroline Bove

Mark Hiemstra, CEO Ohio Valley Goodwill, greeting the golfers and friends of Goodwill

Co-chairs Joe Walter and Stephanie Mitchell

Ed Hartman and Michael Flannery

Comedian Jeff Jenna, Don Sauerwein and Frank Willner

Winners of Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase signed helmets: Justin Rice, Fernando Cruz

Dragonfly gala raises $170K for pediatric cancer patients, families

The 13th annual Dragonfly Grand Gala, presented by Cincinnati Children’s, raised more than $170,000. Funds raised will help support The Dragonfly Foundation’s programs that provide comfort and support services for pediatric cancer patients and their families.

Kelly Rippin and Randi Rico of WLWT emceed the event at Music Hall that celebrated the impact of Dragonfly’s programming for more than 7,700 patients and families since 2010. With over 400 guests, which included honored Dragonfly families, board members, event sponsors and special guests, the evening culminated with dancing to an Endless Summer Band performance.

 dragonfly.org

Crystal Dooley and Bennett Dooley, Dragonfly family

Kelly Rippin with husband Brett and Randi Rico and husband John

Barbara Meehan and Connie Hubert

Hinds family, honored Dragonfly family

Dr. Stella M. Davies

Dave Cook and Jim Neitzke, Dragonfly board members

Board member Paula Sholz, M. Vito and Jennifer Damiano

Jim Neitzke and Christine Neitzke, founder and executive director

‘Swing into Spring’ raises $396K for DCCH

Four hundred guests gathered at the St. Elizabeth Training and Education Center in Erlanger to participate in the 18th annual Swing into Spring fundraiser for DCCH Center for Children and Families. The evening included a silent auction with over 300 items, a live auction featuring a trip for four to Mexico, drinks, food and more.

The event raised funds to offset the $2 million deficit DCCH faces each year to care for the 32 children who live in its residential treatment program. It costs DCCH $508 per day per child to provide round-the-clock, traumainformed care for these children, who have endured severe abuse and neglect. The state of Kentucky reimburses DCCH $336 per day per child, leaving donors to make up the difference.

Presenting sponsor of the event was St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Laura Arlinghaus was committee chair and Big Dave from B105 was the emcee.

 dcchcenter.org

Nonprofits learn about OneSource services

OneSource Center’s 2024 Open House brought over 50 nonprofits and 80 guests to the Common Good Store for conversation about how nonprofits benefit from the consulting, training and coaching OneSource offers members. Guests also learned about the access OneSource members receive to affordable quality furniture and marketplace goods.

In attendance were OneSource Center’s collaborating partners, the Nonprofit Leadership Institute, JVS Career Services and the Pro Bono Partnership of Ohio.

 onesourcecenter.org

Stacy McVey and Chris Adams, Stepping Stones

From Incline to Finish Line, St. Joseph 5K a success

The St. Joseph Home Incline to the Finish Line 5K drew a large, enthusiastic crowd of runners, walkers, rollers and supporters, raising $25,500 in critical funds to benefit the home’s residents.

The event featured a challenging course, enthusiastic volunteers and a celebratory atmosphere. St. Joseph Home extends its gratitude to everyone who participated, volunteered, sponsored or donated to the 5K.

St. Joseph Home provides systems of support for people with complex developmental disabilities and their families. Founded by the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati in 1873 to serve the most vulnerable in the community, the home serves people of all faiths.

 stjosephhome.org

Guests enjoy the evening.

Committee members Gretchen Carney and Sister Jean Marie Hoffman, director emerita, sell chances.

Peter Landsman, Nonprofit Leadership Institute; Brian Kerstine, JVS Careers

Bryan Clifton; Sonja Clifton, Autism Connections; Therese Sangermano, Big Brothers Big Sisters; Walt Tracy, UrbaNeXt

Tricia Watts, Wave Foundation; Dr. Paul Pennington, Journey Services Counseling

Team John makes the last stretch up the hill.

Largest team award goes to Team Taylor with more than 50 participants.

Committee chair Laura Arlinghaus and Denise Govan, president and CEO of DCCH

Master Provisions breaks ground on new facility in Independence

Master Provisions broke ground on a 30,000-square-foot expanded facility in Independence, Kentucky. The 3.7-acre site can accommodate additional square footage to meet increasing needs. It’s made possible by over $5.2 million in gifts from 172 donors.

Originally started in 1994 to assist Ukraine

after the fall of communism, Master Provisions partners with over 270 local nonprofits and nine international partners. The nonprofit feeds more than 81,000 people across Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia each month. Master Provisions also provides clothing and other resources around the world.

CancerFree KIDS celebrates with dinner and wine

CancerFree KIDS held Wine with Dean under the big top tent at Montgomery Inn Boathouse. The event featured dinner with wine pairings led by Dean Gregory. Visionary Society members, board members and volunteers joined the festivities.

The evening began with an introduction to CancerFree KIDS by Jill Brinck, executive director. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital researcher Dr. Biplab Dasgupta, a multiple-time recipient of CancerFree KIDS New Idea Awards, spoke about the importance of the organization’s impact on pediatric cancer research. CancerFree KIDS Champions, kids who have had cancer, served as table hosts and assisted the waitstaff. They also shared their personal accomplishments.

 cancerfreekids.org

Museum showcases working replica of Gutenberg press

Nearly 300 visitors crowded the Cincinnati Type & Print Museum to see and use a working, hand-built replica of an original Gutenberg press. Visitors used a metal plate featuring ancient Latin letterpress type to print a page of an authentic 1450s-era Gutenberg Bible. They also viewed an original 1611 printed King James version of the Bible and a 1500s-era Tyndale Bible. The Gutenberg press and display materials were provided and demonstrated by John Sliffe, curator of The Enduring Word Museum in Texas. The Type & Print Museum, in Lower Price Hill, offers tours by appointment.

 cincinnatitypeprintmuseum.org

Breaking ground for a new, larger facility for Master Provisions are Monty Taylor, Krystle Atkins, Viral Patel, Nick Kaufman, Shane Armstrong, Kyle Brabender, Tom Raterman, Olivia Amlung, Kristin Leadingham, Billy Santos and Jim McCarville.

Donors honored with naming rights include: Borland Family Distribution Center, Yung Family Foundation Campus, Verst Logistics Vertical Resource Management System, Martha Jane Baker Conference Center, and Elsa Heisel Sule Foundation Welcome Center.

 masterprovisions.org

Dean Gregory speaks to guests at the event at the Montgomery Inn Boathouse.

Cancer survivors help serve salads to begin the dinner.

CancerFree KIDS Executive Director Jill Brinck welcomes guests at Wine with Dean.

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King James version of the Bible

Replica of an original Gutenberg press

How to organize generosity to unlock every child’s potential

Theidea for Adopt A Class was born out of a deepseated belief that every child deserves the opportunity to succeed, regardless of their background. I have spent many years working in various business roles and frequently observed the vast disparities in opportunities available to students from different socioeconomic backgrounds. It was clear to me that while talent is universal, opportunity is not. This realization sparked a desire to do something to bridge that gap.

In the beginning, the concept was simple. I envisioned a program where professionals could visit classrooms, share their experiences and provide guidance to students who might not otherwise have access to such mentorship. However, turning this vision into reality required much more than simply

good intentions. I quickly learned that creating a sustainable and effective mentorship program would require careful planning, collaboration and, most importantly, trust from the communities we aimed to serve.

One of the first steps was to reach out to local businesses and civic groups to gauge their interest in participating. I was fortunate to find a network of professionals who were not only willing, but excited to contribute their time and expertise. Their enthusiasm was a testament to the shared recognition of the importance of investing in our youth. We started small, with just a handful of volunteers and a few classrooms, but the impact was immediate and profound.

Walking into a classroom for the first time as a mentor was a humbling experience. The students

were curious, eager and, at times, a bit skeptical. Many students had never interacted with professionals from outside their immediate community, and it took time to build rapport and trust. I vividly remember the moment when I saw the first spark of understanding in a student’s eyes – a realization that they, too, could aspire to careers and opportunities they had never considered.

Building trust within the schools and communities was a crucial aspect of our success. We worked closely with teachers and school administrators to ensure that our program complemented their existing curriculum and addressed the specific needs of their students. This collaborative approach helped to create a seamless integration of mentorship into the students’ daily lives, making the experience more meaningful.

One of the most significant challenges we faced was consistency. Ensuring that mentors could commit to regular visits and maintain a presence in the students’ lives was essential. To address this, we developed a structured program that provided clear guidelines and support for our volunteers. Training sessions, resource materials and ongoing communication helped equip mentors with the tools they needed to be effective and dependable role models.

As Adopt A Class grew, so did the scope of our activities. We expanded beyond basic mentorship to include career days, college visits and hands-on projects that introduced students to a wide range of professions and skills. These activities are designed to broaden their horizons and inspire them to dream big. We also incorporated life skills training, covering topics such as financial literacy, teamwork and problem-solving, which are critical for success in any career.

The impact of Adopt A Class has been truly heartening. Over the years, we have seen countless

students go on to pursue higher education and careers they had never thought possible. The stories of success are diverse and inspiring; students who overcame significant obstacles to achieve their goals, often crediting the mentorship they received as a turning point in their lives. These successes are a testament to the power of connection and the importance of providing guidance and support to young people.

For me, the journey with Adopt A Class has been personally rewarding, and it has shown me the immense power of community and commitment. It has reinforced my belief in the potential of every child and the vital role that community and mentorship play in unlocking that potential. It has also shown me the incredible generosity of the human spirit. The willingness of professionals to give their time and share their knowledge has been nothing short of inspirational.

As we look to the future, the goal is to continue expanding our reach. There are still many underserved communities and students who can benefit from mentorship and support. We are committed to growing our network of volunteers and partners, and we can do so with your help and willingness to bring together a group of eight to 10 volunteers to commit one hour a month eight times a year to Adopt A Class.

Together, we can make a difference, one classroom and one student at a time.

 BeAMentor@aacmentors.org

Bill Burwinkel

SUPPORTING FIRST-GENERATION AND

NON-TRADITIONAL

STUDENTS

Since launching in January 2023, The Chatfield Edge has empowered more than 30 students to pursue their life goals through education. Built on the 178-year-old educational legacy of the Ursulines of Brown County, we help underserved students in colleges, universities, trade schools, and certificate programs.

WE GIVE OUR SCHOLARS THE EDGE

We accompany our Chatfield Scholars through the challenges and triumphs of their educational journeys, giving them the support they need to succeed. Specifically, we:

help prospective students identify their unique educational path provide close-the-gap scholarships o er mentoring, coaching, and career counseling encourage scholars to become servant leaders and give back to the community

HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT

Mentoring

Mentors are key to our mission. If you have the desire to listen, o er guidance, and walk along one of our amazing scholars, contact us today at chatfieldedge.org/mentoring

Giving

A financial gift to The Chatfield Edge is an investment in a mission that impacts individuals and builds our community. Learn more at chatfieldedge.org/give

20918 State Route 251, St. Martin, OH 45118 513-875-3344 chatfieldedge.org Make a di erence – join our mission today!

our communities are our greatest investment.

KeyBank has expanded its National Community Plan to more than $40 billion to support the growth and health of our communities. Our goals are big -- to help new businesses get started, to create more home ownership opportunities, to support community development projects, and to promote safe, thriving neighborhoods. And that’s just the beginning. Go to key.com/community to learn more or reach out to Jennifer Damiano about the Greater Cincinnati region.

Jennifer Damiano Cincinnati Market President 513-830-1169