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Publishers’ Letter 4 Arts/Culture 5 Art in Bloom at the CAM 5 FotoFocus breaks ground on new center 6 May Festival returns in full force 7 Ballet’s ‘Bold Moves” embraces the future of dance | By David Lyman 8 The A/C List: music, theater, visual art and more 9

The Datebook 16 Heart Ball returns with St. Elizabeth as major sponsor 16 Lighthouse ‘Lights Up’ Peterloon with art 20 SVDP honors Marek, Mueller 21 Christ Hospital honors heart hospital founders 21 Wine Festival celebrates 31 years 22 Opera ball makes triumphant return 26 Redwood tempts rafflers with Pappy 26

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FOCUS ON: Housing & Shelter Port’s Laura Brunner’s plan to spread home ownership | By John O. Faherty 30 LISC’s Baker and GCF’s Killins on housing shortage | By Gail Paul 33 Cincinnati Cares FOCUS ON ways you can help 34

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What if the safety of your own four walls and a roof is just not an option for you?

Too many of our fellow citizens spend their days and nights on the streets, improving weather or not.

And others struggle because housing costs outstrip their ability to pay, trapping them in poverty. For these and other reasons, we have chosen to spotlight a few of those working on this problem in our May issue.

In late 2021, Laura Brunner, CEO of The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority, saw an opportunity and seized it, purchasing 194 run-down homes

to preserve them for affordable housing. John Faherty interviewed Laura for our cover story, and helps us understand how her journey prepared her to make this unprecedented, bold move. See Page 30.

Two local organizations that collaborate to address issues related to equity in housing are Local Initiatives Support Corporation Greater Cincinnati and the Greater Cincinnati Foundation.

Gail Paul spoke with LISC’s Kristen Baker and GCF’s Robert Killins Jr. about their partnership and the inherent challenges working within this space. See Page 33.

Numerous other organizations work to improve our regional housing and homeless climate. See some of their volunteer opportunities, beginning on Page 34,

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Speaking of bold moves, Cincinnati Ballet is making an entire dance festival out of them. David Lyman, who has spent the better part of his career covering dance, shows us just how bold he believes this latest move – at the close of Victoria Morgan’s tenure – to be. See Page 8.

The May Festival, Cincinnati’s venerable choral tradition, is returning with anything but a traditional season, except for some bombastic Beethoven for dessert. Full menu on Page 7.

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Arts/Culture Art in Bloom returns with 90 floral designers Friday-Sunday, May 13-15, Cincinnati Art Museum Art in Bloom returns to the Cincinnati Art Museum with floral arrangements inspired by the museum’s permanent collection. The event aims to create a dialogue between fine art and floral beauty.

Ninety floral designers, including Doan Ly, founder and creative director of a.p. bio, will create arrangements corresponding to specific artwork.

This year’s event, co-chaired by Cheryl Rose and Jeff Chapman, will include outdoor

installations, docent-led museum tours, familyfriendly scavenger hunts, and a Community Festival on the Art Climb.

Huntington Bank, Western & Southern Financial Group/Fort Washington Investment Advisors and Oliver Family Foundation are the celebration’s Rose sponsors, while Tiffany & Co. is the Orchid sponsor.

Art in Bloom access inside the museum will be ticketed and will also include tickets to special exhibitions. Admission is free for members.  www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/aib

Floral designers will create arrangements inspired by works of art in the museum.

Dance Theatre of Harlem coming to Aronoff Tuesday-Wednesday, May 17-May 18, 7:30 p.m., Aronoff Center for the Arts Cincinnati Ballet and the Cincinnati Arts Association present New York City’s Dance Theatre of Harlem as part of the “Bold Moves” Festival (see page 8).

DTH, founded in 1969 by Arthur Mitchell and Karel Shook at the height of the civil rights movement, is a multiethnic company that performs a repertoire of classics, neoclassical works by George

Balanchine and resident choreographer Robert Garland, and innovative contemporary works that use the language of ballet to celebrate Black culture.

After six decades, DTH brings innovative and bold new forms of artistic expression to audiences in New York and across the country and the world.

Ticket prices range from $34 to $104 with group sales of 10 or more.  www.dancetheatreofharlem.org, www.cballet.org, www.cincinnatiarts.org

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FotoFocus reveals plans for new center FotoFocus, the Cincinnati-based nonprofit that champions photography and lens-based art, will open a new arts center by 2024.

The two-story, 14,700-square-foot FotoFocus Center, at 228 E. Liberty Street, will present a wide range of curated exhibitions, educational events and film screenings each year, furthering FotoFocus’s mission of enriching the public’s understanding of photography.

The center marks a major milestone for FotoFocus, which has previously relied on partnerships with local venues. Since it was founded in 2010, it has established a reputation as one of the country’s leading photography organizations through signature programming like the FotoFocus Biennial – America’s largest photography biennial, returning in October 2022 – the FotoFocus Symposium and FotoFocus Talks Series.

FotoFocus has awarded nearly 600 grants to regional arts organizations and provided them with $800,000 worth of direct aid during the early days of the COVID-19 crisis.

The center will consist of two galleries totalling 4,500 square feet; an 835-square-foot outdoor terrace on the upper level, providing additional space for patrons to gather; and 2,200

Interior and exterior renderings of the FotoFocus Center by Jose Garcia Design + Construction.

The new arts center on the corner of Liberty and Sycamore is scheduled to open by 2024.

square feet of office space on the upper level. Local architecture studio Jose Garcia Design + Construction is designing the building.

Exhibitions will be open to the public, with free admission for many events.  www.fotofocus.org

‘Sonder’ exhibition coming to Baker Hunt

Alissa Ohashi, “A Quarantine Dream (31 of 40)”

Through Friday, May 13, Baker Hunt Art and Cultural Center, Covington Baker Hunt Art and Cultural Center will display “Sonder,” an exhibition highlighting the recent work of Alissa Ohashi.

Ohashi is a lens-based, mixed media artist from Columbus. She explores the idea of “sonder” – the realization that each individual is living their own unique life where they are the main character – through her late grandmother’s family archive.

The exhibition is free, but visitors must reserve a spot to view the exhibition. Baker Hunt is dedicated to changing lives through art education and community.

The organization offers professional instruction, serving more than 3,500 people through art classes and workshops each year.  www.bakerhunt.org

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May Festival returns in full force with four major concerts and more

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Friday, May 20, 7:30 p.m.

John Adams: “El Niño” (2000) Adams conducts his “Messiah” for the modern age, interweaving biblical verse with poetry by Latin American writers.

The first half focuses on Mary’s thoughts before the birth in the stable, and the second half covers the aftermath of the birth, Herod’s slaughter of the Holy Innocents, and the early life of Jesus.

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Sunday, May 22, 2 p.m.

Leonard Bernstein: “Candide” (1956, with Wincor numerous revisions) Possibly the mosttweaked show in the history of musical theater, “Candide” (based on a 1759 novella by Voltaire) has undergone numerous transformations.

Existing somewhere between musical theater and opera, “Candide” has survived almost entirely because of the wonder of Bernstein’s music. Rising star Austrian Katharina Wincor conducts.

Friday, May 27, 7:30 p.m.

Mena Conducts South American Epics Mena Principal Conductor Juanjo Mena shares a program of South American epics, including RavelStravinsky-inspired ballet music by Argentinian Alberto Ginastera (“Panambi”), a dramatic choral-orchestral work by Brazilian Heitor

Villa-Lobos (Chôros no. 10, “Rasga o Coração,” 1926), and South America’s answer to Orff’s “Carmina Burana,” “Cantata Criolla’’ (1954) by Venezulan Antonio Estévez.

Saturday, May 28, 7:30 p.m.

Montgomery + Beethoven No. 9 Few works seem as appropriate right now as Beethoven’s ecstatic “Ode to Joy.” Perhaps we need its sheer, joyful defiant release.

To complement, the May Festival has co-commissioned Montgomery “I Have Something to Say” (inspired by historic women) from arguably the hottest American composer, Jesse Montgomery. She will enjoy perhaps 400 performances of her works this coming year. The New York Times’ Joshua Barone claimed last fall that the “changing American canon sounds like Jessie Montgomery.” Juanjo Mena leads this festival finale. “Freude!”  www.mayfestival.com

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Cincinnati Ballet dancers Samantha Griffin, Jhaelin McQuay, Luca De-Poli and Samantha Riester

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‘Bold Moves’ festival takes a leap, showcasing contemporary dance

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We’re part of that evolution.

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ince Cincinnati Ballet launched its “Bold Moves” series in 2017, the performances have occupied a very specific place in the season. Besides having a title that suggested an evening of edgy and innovative dance, the series was meant to provide an end-of-season treat that would entice patrons to renew their subscriptions for the following season.

Last year, the company set out to present two weekends that featured numerous big-name guest choreographers. “Bold Moves, Cincinnati’s Dance Festival,” they called it. But like so many events during the peak of the pandemic, it didn’t happen. There eventually were performances called “Bold Moves Plus.” But a festival?

Not so much. Many of the biggest choreographic names had disappeared from the repertoire.

At the time, Scott Altman, the ballet’s president and CEO, promised that not only would “Bold Moves” return, but it would be even bigger and more spectacular than the one that had originally been planned.

At the time, the comments sounded like institutional bravado meant to offset a difficult and unpredictable situation. After all, who knew what the future might bring? But when the company revealed the line-up for this

season-closing “Bold Moves Festival,” coming up May 12-22, we discovered that Altman was absolutely as good as his word.

The 2022 incarnation of ”Bold Moves” is a full-fledged dance festival. Not only will Cincinnati Ballet perform two full and wonderfully varied programs, including some that were supposed to be on last year’s program, but we’ll also have appearances by two other companies, as well as an extraordinary line-up of special events. CB2, Cincinnati Ballet’s second company, will be part of the festival, as will members of the Professional Training Division, the most advanced students of the company’s Otto M. Budig Academy.

Not enough? Tucked away on the only two nights that Cincinnati Ballet won’t be performing, the company will co-host (with the Cincinnati Arts Association) two evenings of performances by the recently reinvigorated Dance Theatre of Harlem.

“I’m kind of obsessed about everything that is going to be happening,” said Victoria Morgan, who is completing 25 years as artistic director with these performances. One of those things, incidentally, is the revival of Morgan’s “Boléro,” a massive piece that premiered in 2007 as a celebration of Morgan’s first 10 years with the company.

ARTS/CULTURE “What I love most is the feeling that this festival is embracing the future of our art form,” Morgan said. “There’s no getting around ballet’s history. Our roots are aristocratic, from the upper echelons of the French and Russian courts.”

But you would hardly know that from the many works that make up the festival. This is a showcase of dance that is unabashedly contemporary, with works by Twyla Tharp, Helen Pickett and Israeli dance master Ohad Naharin.

There is a world premiere by company member David Morse, as well.

The guest companies are every bit as forward thinking. Axis Dance Company, from Oakland, Calif., is an ensemble made up of disabled and non-disabled performers. And Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, which was founded in 1968, showcases African-American dancers and choreographers.

“Seeing all of this is so energizing to me,” Morgan said. “We’re seeing the evolution of our art form unfold in front of us. We’re part of that evolution. To be honest, I have a bit of envy for our dancers. I watch this and wish I could still get up on the stage and do it with them. I’m just so amped about what dance is looking like today.”

The impetus for this expanded “Bold Moves” programming came from Altman, said Morgan, adding that she fully supported it from the moment he presented the idea to her. For his part, Altman said that evolving and growing the company was at the heart of his proposal.

“For the company, I would say that this is a landmark,” he said. “It’s unlike anything we’ve done before. Remember, we used to do two repertory series in the spring – ‘Bold Moves’ and ‘Director’s Cut.’ But with this, I think we’re proving that by putting all of our efforts into a single fabulous series, we can create something

that is more powerful than the sum of its parts.”

In some ways, the “Bold Moves Festival” is inspired by the way the largest ballet companies program their seasons. With San Francisco Ballet, for instance, the spring season is a month long, with seven performances a week. And the ballets are presented in a repertory format, meaning that you could see one mixed repertory program one night and a different one the following night. “Bold Moves” isn’t exactly the same sort of mix, but there is an unprecedented variety of activities for audiences.

“I think our audiences will really enjoy this,” Altman said. “They can come over the course of two separate weekends and see an entirely different combination of ballets and guest companies.

This sort of philosophy, in my opinion, is a hallmark of a mature and thriving company.

And I think you’ll see more of this in future seasons.” 

Bold Moves Festival May 12-22, Procter & Gamble Hall, Aronoff Center • Program 1: Helen Pickett: “Petal,” Twyla Tharp: “Nine Sinatra Songs” and Ohad Naharin: “Minus 16.” (May 12, 14, 15, 20 and 21) • Program 2: CB soloist David Morse: “Our Story” (world premiere), Victoria Morgan: “Boléro,” (May 13, 14, 19, 21 and 22) plus performances by Axis Dance Company (May 13-14) and Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (May 19, 21 and 22) • Dance Theatre of Harlem, May 17-18, 7:30 p.m.  www.cballet.org

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Highlights Upstander Panel – May 19, 6:15 p.m.

Focusing on those who use the arts to provide a stronger voice and more visible presence for groups that might go unnoticed. In partnership with The Nancy and David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center; with Kick Lee (Cincinnati Music Accelerator), Piper Davis (Playhouse in the Park) and Jodi Elowitz, HHC. James Young and “Our Story” Discussion – May 22, 11:30 a.m. The background and creation of the world premiere of the Holocaust-themed “Our Story,” by David Morse.

World Dance Masterclass – May 14, 10 a.m. 20-minute crash courses on the basics of various types of dance – classical Indian Dance, African dance, bellydance, salsa and more.

Frank Sinatra Karaoke – 9:45 p.m. (date TBA) at Tokyo Kitty; To go along with the performances of Twyla Tharp’s “Nine Sinatra Songs,” you can take your own shot at those classic songs.

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Cultural Exhibits/Tours American Legacy Tours | 859-9518560. www.americanlegacytours.com Historic tours in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky

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Permanent collection of equipment, tools and artifacts Friends of Music Hall | Music Hall.

513-621-2787. www.friendsofmusichall.org Indoor and outdoor tours of landmark building

American Sign Museum | Camp Washington. 513-541-6366. www.americansignmuseum.org May 5, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Spotlight on Main Street: Cincinnati-Style Food Signs

German Heritage Museum | White Oak. 513-598-5732. www.gacl.org Artifacts and records of contributions of German-Americans to Cincinnati

The Archaeological Research Institute | Lawrenceburg.

812-290-2966. www.exploreari.org Hands-on educational experiences

Greater Cincinnati Police Museum | Pendleton. 513-300-3664. www.police-museum.org Permanent collection

ArtWorks Mural Tours | www.artworkscincinnati.org May thru October. Walking tours of Pendleton, Over-the-Rhine and Downtown

Harriet Beecher Stowe House | Walnut Hills. 513-751-0651. www.stowehousecincy.org Current exhibit. “Our Neighborhood Story: A Tour of this Walnut Hills Block” • “The Cause Dearer to Me Than Any Other in the World”: Isabella Beecher Hooker and Suffrage • “Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence” Thru May 31. “Who Controls the Narrative? Newspapers and Cincinnati’s Anti-Black Riots of 1829, 1836 and 1841,” in cooperation with Cincinnati Type and Print Museum May 14, 10 a.m. Walking Tour: Abolitionists and African-Americans in Walnut Hills May 21, 1 p.m. Cincinnati Suffrage Walking Tour

Behringer-Crawford Museum | Devou Park, Covington. 859-491-4003. www.bcmuseum.org Artifacts and history of Northern Kentucky Brewing Heritage Trail Tour Center | ​ 513-604-9812. www.brewingheritagetrail.org Tours exploring Queen City beverage heritage Cincinnati Fire Museum | Downtown.

513-621-5553. www.cincyfiremuseum.com Permanent collection Cincinnati Food Tours | 513-602-5602. www.cincinnatifoodtours.com Tours exploring Queen City food heritage Cincinnati Museum Center | Queensgate. 513-287-7000. www.cincymuseum.org Current exhibits: “A Year on the Edge” • “An Unfinished Revolution: Women and the Vote” • “Inspired by Nature: The Art and Activism of Charley Harper” Thru Oct. 2. “Our Shared Story: 200 Years of Jewish Cincinnati” Opens May 27. “America’s Epic Treasures” featuring “Preternatural”

by Michael Scott Cincinnati Type & Print Museum | East Price Hill. www.cincinnatitypeprintmuseum.org

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Holocaust & Humanity Center | Union Terminal, Queensgate. 513-487-3055. www.holocaustandhumanity.org Media, artifacts, art and interactive exhibitions regarding the Holocaust Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati | West Chester. www.icgc.us First Saturday, 11 a.m. “Know Your Neighbors” (KYN)

Milford Historical Society | Milford.

513-248-0324. www.milfordhistory.net Permanent exhibit. Historical art, artifacts and more

City Flea | Washington Park, Over-the-Rhine. www.thecityflea.com May 14, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Eclectic arts and crafts fair

Mt. Adams Civic Association | Mt. Adams. 513-235-3957. www.mtadamscincy.org Historic neighborhood walking tours

GeoFair | Sharonville Convention Center, Sharonville. www.geofair.com May 21-22. 57th annual gem, mineral, fossil and jewelry show

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center | The Banks, Downtown.

513-333-7500. www.freedomcenter.org Permanent collection exploring themes of individual freedom

Hyde Park Farmers’ Market | Hyde Park Square. www.hydeparkfarmersmarket.com Sundays, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Regional food and beverage market

National VOA Museum of Broadcasting | West Chester.

513-777-0027. www.voamuseum.org Explores history of Voice of America program

Madeira Farmers Market | Dawson Road at Miami Avenue. www.madeirafarmersmarket.com Thursdays, 4-7 p.m. Regional food and beverage market

Raptor Inc. | Milford. www.raptorinc.org May 29, 1-4 p.m. Open house

Northside Farmers Market | North Church, Northside. www.northsidefm.org Wednesdays, 4-7 p.m. Regional food and beverage market

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

Dance Cincinnati Ballet | Procter & Gamble, Aronoff Center, Downtown. 513-621-5219. www.cballet.org May 12-22. Bold Moves Festival May 17-18. Dance Theatre of Harlem De la Dance Center | Kennedy Heights.

513-871-0914. www.deladancecenter.com April 29-May 8. “Cinderella”

Fairs/Festivals/Markets Appalachian Festival | Coney Island. www.appalachianfestival.org May 7-8. Food, music, dance, crafts and culture

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

Asian Food Fest | Court Street, Downtown. www.asianfoodfest.org May 7-8. Pan-Asian food and culture

Lloyd Library and Museum |Downtown.

513-721-3707. www.lloydlibrary.org Permanent exhibit. George Rieveschl Jr.: History of Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Cincinnati International Wine Festival | Duke Convention Center. www.winefestival.com May 19-21. Grand tastings

Renaissance Covington | Roebling Point. 859-261-7111. www.rcov.org Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Covington Farmers Market Summerfair Cincinnati | Coney Island.

513-531-0050. www.summerfair.org June 3-5. Area’s largest arts fair.

Taste of Cincinnati | Downtown. www.tasteofcincinnati.com May 28-30. Food and music festival

Film The Barn / ARTFlix | Mariemont.

513-272-3700. www.artatthebarn.org May 12, 7 p.m. “Ansel Adams” Cincinnati Museum Center | OMNIMAX/Union Terminal. 513-287-7000. www.cincymuseum.org/omnimax Now showing: “Asteroid Hunters” • “Ancient Caves” • “Into America’s Wild” National Underground Railroad Freedom Center | Harriet Tubman Theater, The Banks. 513-333-7500. www.freedomcenter.org May 26. The Freedom Film Series: “Apart”

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Literary/Lectures Barnes & Noble | Deerfield Towne Center, Mason. 513-972-5146. https://stores.barnesandnoble.com May 2, 7 p.m. Discussion: Casey McQuiston w/ Becky Albertalli “I Kissed Shara Wheeler” May 4, 7 p.m. Discussion: Holly Black w/ Naomi Novik “Book of Night” May 24, 7 p.m. Discussion: Katie Cotugno w/Taylor Jenkins Reid “Birds of California” Cincinnati Zoo | Avondale.

513-281-4700. www.cincinnatizoo.org May 18, 7 p.m. Barrows Conservation Lectures: Dr. Doug Tallamy “Nature’s Best Hope” Contemporary Arts Center | Downtown. 513-345-2941. www.contemporaryartscenter.org May 19, 5:30 p.m. ASHA AMA’s New Moon Virtual Premier Pay Me in Equity Panel May 26, 6 p.m. Living and Loving Your Grown Woman Body Panel w/ ASHA AMA Harriet Beecher Stowe House | Walnut Hills. 513-751-0651. www.stowehousecincy.org May 1, 4 p.m. “Beyond Barbed Wire: A Family’s Living Legacy of the Japanese Internment Camps of WWII” May 4, 7 p.m. 2022 Power of Voice Discussion Series: “A Native American Voice” Holocaust & Humanity Center | Virtual. 513-487-3055. www.holocaustandhumanity.org Wednesdays, 11 a.m. Holocaust Speaker Series Joseph-Beth Booksellers | Norwood.

513-396-8960. www.josephbeth.com May 2, 7 p.m. Discussion: Emily Henry w/ Colleen Hoover “Book Lovers” (virtual) May 14, 2 p.m. Discussion: Scott Reintgen “The Problem with Prophecies” (virtual) May 28, 2 p.m. Discussion: Sharon Draper “Out of My Heart” Mercantile Library | Downtown.

513-621-0717. www.mercantilelibrary.com May 19, 6 p.m. The Hearth & Home Lecture: Vivian Howard

StudioKroner | Downtown. www.studiokroner.com May 18, 6 p.m. Ben Brabson: “The Science Behind the Art” May 21, 1 p.m. Oliver Kroner: “Climate Action in CIncinnati” May 25, 6:30 p.m. Elaine Olund: Poetry About the Environment

Music ArtsWave | Hard Rock Casino, downtown. www.artswave.org May 19, 7 p.m. ArtsWave CincyJams Blue Ash/Montgomery Symphony | Blue Ash Towne Square. 513-549-2197. www.bamso.org May 30, 7 p.m. Memorial Day Concert Brady Music Center | The Banks, Downtown. www.bradymusiccenter.com May 6, 7:30 p.m. Leon Bridges May 8, 8 p.m. Deftones, Gojira May 10, 7:30 p.m. Moved to Riverbend.

AJR - The OK Orchestra Tour May 11, 7 p.m. Breaking Benjamin, Seether, Starset, Lacey Sturm May 13, 7 p.m. Sum 41, Simple Plan, Set It Off

May 17, 12:10 p.m. Music Live@Lunch: The May Festival: Five Centuries of Music for Low Voices May 24, 12:10 p.m. Music Live@Lunch: The May Festival: American Voices May 31, 12:10 p.m. Music Live@Lunch: Moyen Age – medieval music June 5, 3 p.m. When in Our Music God Is Glorified: A Celebration of Hymns

May 14, 6 p.m. Danzig, Cradle Of Filth, Crobot, Necrofier May 19, 7:30 p.m. HAIM, Faye Webster May 28, 7:30 p.m. Ray LaMontagne, Sierra Ferrell May 31, 6:30 p.m. Asking Alexandria, Nothing More, Atreyu, Eva Under Fire Butler Philharmonic | Church of the Nazarene, West Chester.

513-844-5151. www.butlerphil.org May 21, 7:30 p.m. “Carnegie! Here We Come!”

Christ Church Glendale | Glendale. 513771-1544. www.christchurchglendale.org May 11, 12:05 p.m. Music Live at Christ Church: Collegium Cincinnati String Quartet

Caffe Vivace | Walnut Hills.

513-601-9897. www.caffevivace.com Most evenings, live jazz performances Christ Church Cathedral | Downtown.

513-621-1817. www.cincinnaticathedral.com May 1, 5 p.m. Choral Evensong May 3, 12:10 p.m. Music Live@Lunch: The May Festival: Sacred Music by Women Composers – Multitude of Voyces, Vol. 1 May 10, 12:10 p.m. Music Live@ Lunch: The May Festival: Sacred Music

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Cincinnati Camerata | Messiah Lutheran Church, Greenhills. www.cincinnaticamerata.com May 14, 3 p.m. “Apart | Together” Trevor Kroeger, conductor Cincinnati Community Orchestra | Church of the Savior United Methodist, Montgomery. 513-317-0300. www.cincinnaticommunityorchestra.org May 7, 7:30 p.m. “Journeys” Lila Brown, viola

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ARTS/CULTURE | The List Cincinnati Museum Center, Musical Brunch | Queensgate. 513-287-7000.

May 22, 11 a.m. Joel Alleguez

Hard Rock Casino | Downtown. www.hardrockcasinocincinnati.com May 14, 8 p.m. Gary Allan May 27, 8 p.m. Big and Rich

Cincinnati Song Initiative | Presbyterian Church of Wyoming. www.cincinnatisonginitiative.org May 7. Americana: “Carrying Gravity”

Heritage Bank Center | Downtown. www.heritagebankcenter.com May 10, 7:30 p.m. The Mixtape Tour 2022

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra | Music Hall. 513-381-3300. www.cincinnatisymphony.org May 6, 7:30 p.m. (Chamber Players) Stravinsky: “A Soldier’s Tale” May 6-8. (CSO) “Connesson Premiere & Rachmaninoff” Dwight Parry, oboe May 14-15. (CSO) “Transcendent Bruckner” Classical Revolution | Listing Loon, Northside. 216-407-4194. www.classicalrevolutioncincinnati.com May 8, 7:30 p.m. Chamber music in casual bar setting

Immaculata Chamber Music Series | Holy Cross-Immaculata Church, Mt. Adams. Search www.facebook.com.

May 1, 4 p.m. “The Poet and The Composer” Kentucky Symphony Orchestra | Newport Car Barn. 859-431-6216. www.kyso.org May 21, 7:30 p.m. “Studio 54 Revisited” Linton Chamber Music | 513-381-6868. www.lintonmusic.org May 1, 4 p.m. A Stellar Finale: Alan Kay, clarinet and Orion String Quartet: Stravinsky, Reger and Beethoven (First Unitarian Church, Avondale) May 2, 7:30 p.m. Encore (Congregation Beth Adam, Loveland)

Fitton Center for Creative Arts | Hamilton. 513-863-8873. www.fittoncenter.org May 21, 7:30 p.m. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Madison Theater | Covington.

859-491-2444. www.madisontheater.com May 1, 6:00 p.m. Kumite III May 7, 6:50 p.m. The Bay Strikes Back May 14, 8 p.m. Houndmouth

Northern Kentucky University | Greaves Concert Hall. 859-572-5464. https://music.nku.edu May 4, 7 p.m. Orchestra and Choirs: Orff: “Carmina Burana”

May Festival | Music Hall. 513-381-3300. www.mayfestival.com May 3, 10, 17 & 24, 12:10 p.m. Music Live@Lunch (Christ Church Cathedral) May 20, 7:30 p.m. Adams Conducts “El Niño” May 22, 2 p.m. Bernstein’s “Candide” May 27, 7:30 p.m. Mena Conducts South American Epics May 28, 7:30 p.m. Jesse Montgomery + Beethoven No. 9

PromoWest Pavilion at Ovation | Newport. www.promowestlive.com May 23, 6 p.m. Parkway Drive

Memorial Hall | Over-the-Rhine.

513-977-8838. www.memorialhallotr.com May 1, 8 p.m. Dan Tyminski May 11, 8 p.m. Victor Wooten feat. The Wooten Brothers Band May 17, 8 p.m. Foy Vance – Signs of Life Tour 2022 with Lee Rogers and Gareth Dunlop May 19, 8 p.m. Janis Ian with special guest Tom Rush May 25, 8 p.m. Valerie June with Rachel Maxann

St. Peter in Chains Cathedral | Downtown.513-421-5354. www.stpeterinchainscathedral.org May 15, 3 p.m. SPC Choir, memorial concert for tenor Marco Panuccio June 2, 7:30 p.m. St. Olaf Choir

Riverbend Music Center | Coney Island.

513-232-6220. www.riverbend.org May 10, 7:30 p.m. AJR - The OK Orchestra Tour May 20, 7 p.m. Tears for Fears May 22, 7 p.m. Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town

Schwartz’s Point | Five Points, Over-the-Rhine. www.thepoint.club Regular live jazz Southgate House | Newport.

859-431-2201. www.southgatehouse.com Nightly rock, alternative blues, etc.

Sycamore Community Singers | Sycamore Presbyterian Church. www.sycamorecommunitysingers.com May 26-27. An Evening of Jazz w/ No Promises Taft Theatre | Downtown. www.tafttheatre.org May 1, 7 p.m. Newsboys: Stand Together Tour May 24, 8 p.m. Tori Amos

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TempleLive at River Front Live | East End. www.riverfrontlivecincy.com May 6, 7:30 p.m. Lit May 7, 5 p.m. Rivergrass Festival featuring Yonder Mountain String Band May 8, 4 p.m. Encore of previous May 14, 7 p.m. Master of Tributes May 25, 7 p.m. Hellzapoppin Circus Sideshow TQL Stadium | West End. www.tqlstadium.com/thewho May 15, 7:30 p.m. The Who Trinity Episcopal Church | Covington.

859-431-1786. www.trinitycovington.org May 18, 12:15 p.m. Midday Musical Menu: Angela Massey, flute; Chee-Hang See, piano

ARTS/CULTURE | The List The Union Vocal Ensemble | St. Rose Church, East End. www.breathcollective.org May 8, 3 p.m. Handel: Dixit Dominus and Haydn: Missa in Angustiis Woodward Theater | Over-the-Rhine.

513-345-7981. www.woodwardtheater.com May 10, 8 p.m. The Band of Heathens Xavier Music Series | Gallagher Center Theater, Xavier University. 513-745-3161. www.xavier.edu/musicseries May 4, 8 p.m. Sergei Babayan, piano

Theater/Comedy Beechmont Players | Anderson Center.

513-233-2468. www.beechmontplayers.org May 6-14. “Wrong Window” Broadway Across America | Procter & Gamble Hall, Aronoff Center, Downtown. 513-721-3344. https://cincinnati.broadway.com May 31-June 12. “To Kill A Mockingbird” Cincinnati Arts Association | Procter & Gamble Hall, Aronoff Center, Downtown.

513-621-2787. www.cincinnatiarts.org May 4-5, 7:30 p.m. Carol Burnett: An Evening of Laughter and Reflection Where the Audience Asks Questions May 27-28, 7 p.m. Tom Segura “I’m Coming Everywhere” Tour

May 7-23. “Foolish Fishgirls and the Pearl” Ensemble Theatre | Over-the-Rhine. 513-421-3555. www.ensemblecincinnati.org Thru May 7. Double bill: “I Shall Not Be Moved” and “Your Negro Tour Guide” May 28-June 26. “Tiny Beautiful Things” Fairfield Footlighters | Fairfield. 513867-5348. www.fairfieldfootlighters.org May 27-29. “Peter and The Starcatcher” Falcon Theatre | Monmouth Theatre, Newport. 513-479-6783. www.falcontheater.net May 20-June 4. “Spunk” Fitton Center for Creative Arts | Hamilton. 513-863-8873. www.fittoncenter.org May 7, 7:30 p.m. Drag Show 2 1/2 Footlighters | Stained Glass Theatre, Newport. 859-291-7464. www.footlighters.org Thru May 15. “Something Rotten!”

Know Theatre | Over-the-Rhine.

513-300-5669. www.knowtheatre.com Thru May 8. “The Twunny Fo’ ” Lebanon Theatre Company | Lebanon. 513-932-8300. www.ltcplays.com May 13-22. “The Odd Couple”

Playhouse in the Park | Mt. Adams.

513-421-3888. www.cincyplay.com Thru May 15. “Becoming Dr. Ruth” (Shelterhouse Theatre) Thru May 22. “School Girls: Or, the African Mean Girls Play” (Marx Theatre)

Loveland Stage Company | Loveland. 513-443-4572. www.lovelandstagecompany.org May 6-22. “Mission: Possible!”

Taft Theatre | Downtown. www.tafttheatre.org May 20, 7:30 p.m. Dr. Jordan Peterson “Beyond Order” May 21, 7 p.m. David Spade

Mariemont Players | Walton Creek Theater, Mariemont. 513-684-1236. www.mariemontplayers.com May 6-22. “Ada and the Engine”

Tri-County Players | Bell Tower Arts Pavilion, Evendale. 513-471-2030.

Search www.facebook.com May 6-15. “The Premature Corps”

Mason Community Players | Mason.

513-398-7804. www.masonplayers.org May 6-14. “You Have the Right to Remain Dead”

Village Players | Ft. Thomas.

859-392-0500. www.villageplayers.org Thru May 7. “Sylvia”

Northern Kentucky University | Corbett Theatre. 859-572-5464. https://theatre.nku.edu May 13-14, 7 p.m. “Oliver Jr.”

Visual Art 1628 Ltd. | Piatt Park, Downtown.

513-320-2596. www.1628ltd.com Thru May 20. “Upon Further Reflection: A Celebration of Women Artists and Introspection”

Cincinnati Fringe Festival | Various venues, Over-the-Rhine. www.cincyfringe.com June 3-18. 19th Fringe Festival Cincinnati LAB Theatre | Madcap Education Center, Westwood. www.cincylabtheatre.wixsite.com/cincylab May 5-14. “Dog” Cincinnati Landmark Productions | Incline Theater. 513-241-6550. www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com Thru May 15. “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” Cincinnati Music Theatre | Jarson-Kaplan Theater, Aronoff Center, Downtown. 513-621-2787. www.cincinnatimusictheatre.org Thru May 7. “Ragtime” Cincinnati Shakespeare Company | Over-the-Rhine. 513-381-2273. www.cincyshakes.com May 20-June 18. “Pride and Prejudice” Drama Workshop | Glenmore Playhouse, Cheviot. 513-598-8303. www.thedramaworkshop.org Movers & Makers

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ARTS/CULTURE | The List 21c Museum Hotel | Downtown. 513-578-6600.

21cmuseumhotels.com/cincinnati/museum Rotating exhibits of contemporary art Arts Alliance | Sinclair College, Mason.

513-309-8585. www.the-arts-alliance.org Thru Aug. 31. “Renewal” ArtWorks | V² Gallery, Walnut Hills. 513333-0388. www.artworkscincinnati.org Thru June 10. “Active Imagination,” four local African American photographers and eight youth artists The Carnegie | Covington.

859-491-2030. www.thecarnegie.com Thru Aug. 20. “A Thought is a River” • “The Reds” Christ Church Cathedral | Downtown.

513-621-1817. www.cincinnaticathedral.com Thru May 22. Ludmila Pawlowska: “Icons in Transformation” Cincinnati Art Galleries | Downtown.

513-381-2128. www.cincyart.com Thru July 2. Leslie Shiels: “By Surprise” Cincinnati Art Museum | Eden Park. 513-721-2787.

www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org Thru May 15. “Working Together: The Photographers of the Kamoinge Workshop” • David Driskell: “Icons of Nature and History” Thru May 8. “One Each: Still Lifes by Cézanne, Pissarro and Friends” Thru June 19. “Black & Brown Faces: Paying Homage To” organized by Paloozanoire Thru June 10. Black Future Series: ArtWorks Youth Artist Exhibition (ArtWorks V2 Gallery) May 13-15. “Art in Bloom” Cincinnati Museum Center | Queensgate. 513-287-7000. www.cincymuseum.org Opening May 27. Michael Scott: “America’s Epic Treasures featuring Preternatural”

DAAP Galleries | University of Cincinnati.

513-556-2839. www.daap.uc.edu On display. NCECA: National Juried Student Exhibition 2021 (Reed Gallery) • NCECA: Multicultural Fellowship Exhibition 2021 (Meyers Gallery) Dearborn Highlands Arts Council | Lawrenceburg. 812-539-4251. www.dearbornhighlandsarts.org May 2-June 24. Spring Into Art Fitton Center | Hamilton. 513-863-8873. www.fittoncenter.org Thru July 1. 8th Biennial Member Show Glendale Heritage Preservation | Glendale. 513-771-8722. www.glendaleheritage.org Thursdays & Saturdays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. thru September. “Glendale in 1865 - 3D Photographs by F. Glessner”

Indian Hill Gallery | Indian Hill.

513-984-6024. www.indianhillgallery.com Thru May 15. Remembrancer: Selections from Lisa Merida-Paytes, Robert Pulley, and Patrice Trauth Manifest Gallery | East Walnut Hills.

513-861-3638. www.manifestgallery.org Thru May 13. “Drawn 2022” annual survey of drawing • “Diptych / Triptych” two or three-panel works • “Portal” openings, gates, doorways • Morgan Ford Willingham, cyanotype on textiles May 27-June 24. “18th Rites of Passage” current/recent undergrads • “18th Magnitude 7” small works • “Mimic” works that imitate • Manifest Artist in Residence Showcases: Shelby Shadwell and Ed Erdmannl. Reception: May 27, 6-9 p.m.

Contemporary Arts Center | Downtown. 513-345-8400. www.contemporaryartscenter.org Thru June 5. “Asha Ama’s New Moon: A Fashion Healing Experience” May 6-Aug. 14. “Breaking Water” May 27-Sept. 11. “Artist-Run Spaces” Reception: May 27, 8 p.m.

Patrons enjoy a Wednesdays in the Woods performance in 2021.

Clifton arts center marks 14th season for ‘Wednesdays in the Woods’ Clifton Cultural Arts Center returns to Burnet Woods for its 14th season of Wednesdays in the Woods free outdoor concerts.

Concerts run weekly from June through August. This will be CCAC’s fifth year presenting these concerts at the park’s historic 1911 bandstand, in partnership with Cincinnati Parks and the Cincinnati Parks Foundation. The series is presented by the Louis and Melba Schott Foundation.

The picturesque venue allows for a festive atmosphere including food trucks, beer from High Grain Brewery, and an “Art+Nature”’ activities corner for children, sponsored by The Scripps Howard Foundation.

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The full lineup: • June 1: The Comet Bluegrass All-Stars • June 8: The Sunburners • June 15: Push Play • June 22: Mambo Combo • June 29: Aprinas Revolutionary Love • July 6: Sound Body Jazz Orchestra • July 13: The Burning Caravan • July 20: Remember • July 27: Jess Lamb & The Factory • August 3: Son del Caribe • August 10: Saffire Express

ARTS/CULTURE | The List National Underground Railroad Freedom Center | The Banks, Downtown. 513-333-7500. www.freedomcenter.org Thru Aug. 7. “Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration” Northern Kentucky University | Highland Heights. 859-572-5148. www.nku.edu/gallery Thru May 6. BFA Senior Exhibitions Off Ludlow Gallery | Clifton.

513-201-7153. Search www.facebook.com Thru May 13. Celebrating the Artists of Clifton May 20-June 24. Street Art PAR-Projects | Northside. www.parprojects.com Thru June. Raymond Thompson Jr.: “Tunnelitis” Reception: May 21, 6-10 p.m.

Pendleton Art Center | Pendleton. 513421-4339. www.pendletonartcenter.com May 27, 6-10 p.m., Open studios Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum | Hamilton. 513-868-1234. www.pyramidhill.org Thru September. “Leverage” Large Scale Sculpture by Brett Price Thru July 3. Fortified Hill and IndiGenius Exhibition

Studio San Giuseppe Art Gallery | Mount St. Joseph University. www.msj.edu Thru May 7. 2022 Senior Thesis Exhibition: Art/Fine Art; Graphic Design

Warren County Historical Museum | Lebanon. www.wchsmuseum.org Thru May 7. Rodney Veal May 13-July 2. Cedric Michael Cox

Taft Museum of Art | Downtown.

513-241-0343. www.taftmuseum.org Museum to reopen June 11 with new exhibit.

Wave Pool Gallery and The Welcome Project | Camp Washington. www.wavepoolgallery.org Thru June 30. “Welcome (M)Art,” Art/ Food Residency: Stephanie Gonzalez: “Fried Green Tomatillo”

Tiger Lily Press | Annex Gallery, Pendleton. 859-760-6070. www.tigerlilypress.org May 25-June 25. Member Show VADA Gallery | NEW LOCATION: 3408 Telford St., Clifton. 513.259.7446. www.vada-gallery.com May 14, 5-10 p.m. Grand opening at new location Visionaries & Voices | Northside. 513861-4333. www.visionariesandvoices.com Thru May 27. “Cherished” May 13, 6:30-11 p.m. Double Vision XIII fundraiser (Memorial Hall)

Weston Art Gallery | Aronoff Center, Downtown. 513-977-4165. www.cincinnatiarts.org/weston-art-gallery Thru June 5. Sean Derry: “The Breath of a Thing” Wyoming Art Show | Wyoming.

513-761-1749. www.wyomingartshow.org May 15, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Juried art show 

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Save Our Souls Art | Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church. sosartcincinnati.com May 14, 2-5 p.m. “Race and the City” Art Event: shared artistic responses to “Race and the City: Work, Community, and Protest in Cincinnati, 1820-1970,” edited by Henry Louis Taylor, Jr. May 14-28. “Race and the City” art exhibit Skirball Museum | Hebrew Union College, Clifton. https://csm.huc.edu Thru May 30. Mark Powdal: “A Collage of Customs” Thru May 8. “From Darkness to Light: Mosaics inspired by tragedy” StudioKroner | Downtown. www.studiokroner.com May 12-June 13. David Young & Dena Hawes: “The Global Warming Series” Reception: May 12, 6-9 p.m.

May 14-15. Mary Kroner: “X Marks The Spot”

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MAY 4, WEDNESDAY Greater Cincinnati American Heart Association, Go Red for Women Experience “Reclaim Your Rhythm” | 10:30 a.m, Duke Energy Convention Center.  STORY, Page 18. ¼http://cincinnatigored.heart.org MAY 5, THURSDAY Boys Hope Girls Hope of Cincinnati, HopeFest | 6-8 p.m. Cincinnati Zoo. DETAILS: Taco bar, libations, raffle items, games, giraffe feeding and small animal encounter. Tickets include parking and early admission to visit the zoo before the event. ¼www.bhghcincinnati.org MAY 6, FRIDAY American Heart Association, Heart Ball | 6:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Duke Energy Convention Center.  STORY, this page.

University of Cincinnati Foundation, West Chester Hospital Gala | 6 p.m. Oscar Event Center, 5440 Dixie Highway, Fairfield. DETAILS: Intergalactic theme, attendees are invited to dress in cosmic‑chic attire and enjoy a variety of activities including dinner, a special program, live and silent auctions, and other entertainment.

Tickets start at $125. ¼www.foundation.uc.edu/ wchspringevent22 MAY 7, SATURDAY JDRF, Cincinnatian of the Year Gala: Rooted in Hope | 6 p.m. Duke Energy Center. DETAILS: Cocktail reception precedes dinner and live auction at 7:30. Emcee is Bob Herzog. Honorees are members of the Bryan Family. Fund A Cure Family is the Walker Family. Gala chair is Lisl George. Black tie optional. ¼www.jdrf.org/socentralohio Reach Out Pregnancy Center Walk for Life 5K | 9-11 a.m. Reach Out Pregnancy Center. 803 E. Broadway Street, Harrison. DETAILS: Walk around downtown Harrison to help raise money for our Pregnancy Care Ministry.

Door prizes and food included. ¼www.reachoutpregnancy.com

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With a Spotlight on the Movers and Makers behind Greater Cincinnati’s Fundraisers, Friend-Raisers and Community Events

Learning Through Art, Family Adventures in the Park | 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Eden Park. DETAILS: Free performing, visual, and botanical art throughout the park, in partnership with Harriet Beecher Stowe House, Cincinnati Ballet, Cincinnati Art Museum, Krohn Conservatory, Walnut Hills Branch Library, ArtWorks and A Picture’s Worth. ¼www.lta30th.com Reviv Family Support Foundation, Derby Day Party | 4-8 p.m. Meyer’s Event Barn, 8241 Althaus Rd., Cincinnati.  STORY, this page.

MAY 10, TUESDAY Cincinnatus Association, Annual Spencer Spirit of America Awards Dinner | 6 p.m. Hilton Netherland Plaza. DETAILS: Emcee: Courtis Fuller, WLWT5 anchor/reporter. Reception and dinner. Honoring six Cincinnati area businesses and nonprofits for promoting diversity and inclusion. ¼www.cincinnatusassoc.org Cincinnati Youth Collaborative, Annual United “FORE” Youth Golf Classic | noon. Vineyard Golf Course.  STORY, Page 19.

MAY 11, WEDNESDAY NextUp Cincinnati, Leadership Without Limits | 2-6 p.m. Hard Rock Casino. DETAILS: ‘Stories of Resilience’

by Laura Ling. Event presentation, reception. Virtual options available. ¼www.nextupisnow.org/events/eventcalendar, click Leadership Without Limits MAY 12, THURSDAY Alzheimer’s Association, The Art of Making Memories | 6-9:30 p.m.

Music Hall Ballroom.  STORY, Page 18.

MAY 13, FRIDAY Women Helping Women, Journey to Joy Gala | 7-10 p.m. Anderson Pavilion, The Banks.  STORY, Page 19.

Visionaries and Voices, Double Vision XIII | 6:30-11 p.m. Memorial Hall.

DETAILS: Live art auction, pop-up shop, silent auction, catering, drinks and live music. ¼www.visionariesandvoices.com/dvxi

Dr. D.P. Suresh and Garren Colvin of St. Elizabeth Healthcare co-chaired the 2018 Heart Ball. Pictured are: Subhadra and Dr. D.P. Suresh and Susan and Garren Colvin.

St. Elizabeth continues as Heart Ball major sponsor Friday, May 6, Duke Energy Convention Center The Greater Cincinnati Heart Ball returns its signature format with a reception, live and silent auctions, Open Your Heart appeal featuring volunteer Beverly A. Grant, and after-party mingling.

Mel Gravely, CEO of TriVersity Construction, is chair of the Heart of Greater Cincinnati Campaign and gala, which will honor Pete Strange, chairman emeritus, Messer Construction. Money raised supports the association’s goal to be a force for longer, healthier lives.

With a return to Duke Energy Convention Center, the 29th annual event marks eight years of support from St. Elizabeth Healthcare as presenting sponsor.

“This year the Heart Ball is focusing on closing the gap in health equity which is also a major priority at St. Elizabeth,” said D.P. Suresh, medical director of St. Elizabeth Heart & Vascular and president of the AHA’s Midwest Region Board of Directors.

The Greater Cincinnati AHA board has identified women’s health and equitable health as the association’s 2024 health equity impact goal.  http://cincinnatiheartball.heart.org

Reviv plans second Kentucky Derby party as fundraiser Saturday, May 7, Meyer’s Event Barn, 8241 Althaus Road, White Oak It’s back for a second year – Reviv’s Derby Party fundraiser, supporting the eight-year-old nonprofit previously known as Vivian’s Victory. Reviv helps families with a child who receives a life-altering or life-threatening diagnosis.

Founder Maria Dunlap and her team invite the public to

join them for fun, food and philanthropy. The event includes dinner, drinks, live music, split the pot and games – all while watching the big screens and all the races from 4-8 p.m.

Admission is $75 per person or $125 per couple. The event also features a raffle for Van Winkle Special Reserve 12. Prices increase May 1. Sponsorships are available from $1,000-$10,000.  www.revivfamilysupport.org

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Although we’ve all become experts at rescheduling during the pandemic, we’re planning to celebrate with you at our Joie de Vivre gala on Saturday, May 14, at the Sharonville Convention Center in Northern Cincinnati.

Join us to honor our physician hero, Raymond Kiefhaber, MD, and our community heroes, Dr. Bruce and Neila Barnes. You’ll experience a festive evening with cocktails, dinner, dancing, silent auction, and some fun surprises. Our emcee for the evening is legendary Cincinnati Bengals quarterback, Ken Anderson.

This gala—and all Foundation fundraising is so essential to the health care in Southwest Ohio. Philanthropic support bridges the gap between hospital revenue and our community needs. Generous gifts fund lifesaving new technology facilities and services that ensure advance care is available close to home.

Gala chair Patricia Miller Gage and her energetic committee invite you to be part of this memorable event for our community – truly, a gala worth waiting for!

BID EARLY AND OFTEN We have some great silent auction items for you to enjoy, from fun trips to the best gift cards to unique items and experiences. It’s easy to bid online, starting on May 9. Visit AtriumMedCenter.org/Gala2022 to get in on the action!

RESERVE YOUR TICKETS NOW Invitations for the Joie de Vivre gala will be mailed this spring. To be added to the list, please contact the Foundation at 513-974-5144.

Front row: Dr. Bruce Barnes, Dr Raymond Kiefhaber Back row: Neila Barnes, Patricia Gage, Jean Anne Kiefhaber

Tickets are also available now for purchase at AtriumMedCenter.org/ Gala2022. Be sure to visit our website for all the latest gala news.

We look forward to celebrating with you on May 14!

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

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Atrium Medical Center Foundation, Joie de Vivre Gala | 5:30 p.m.

Sharonville Convention Center.  STORY, Page 19.

Brighton Center Gala, An Evening with the Stars | 6-10 p.m. PromoWest Pavilion at Ovation. DETAILS: Live entertainment, drinks, plated dinner, auction and more. ¼www.brightoncenter.com Holocaust & Humanity Center, Upstander Service Day | 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

1709 Baymiller St, West End.  STORY, Page 23.

Joseph House, Annual Golf Outing | 8:30 a.m. Fairfield Greens South Trace.

DETAILS: Golf, breakfast, lunch, beverage tickets and a gift bag. Cost: $100 per golfer / $400 per foursome. ¼www.josephhouse.com/golf-outing Melanoma Know More, Susan Roebuck Memorial Golf Outing | 8 a.m. Aston Oaks Golf Club. DETAILS: Lunch, team scramble, closest to the pin, longest drive, longest putt, raffles, split the pot. Cost: $100 per golfer / $400 per foursome.

MAY 18, WEDNESDAY Jewish Federation of Cincinnati, Annual Meeting | 7-8:30 p.m.

Amberley Room, Mayerson JCC. DETAILS: Robert and Nancy Goldstein “Volunteer of the Year” Award Winner: Patti Heldman. Alice and Harris Weston Junior “Avodah” Professional Award Winner: Jackie Congedo. Alice and Harris Weston Senior “Avodah” Professional Award Winner: Wendy Walsh. Dessert reception to follow. ¼https://jewishcincinnati.ticketspice. com/126 MAY 18, WEDNESDAY (CONT.) Jewish National Fund, Breakfast for Israel | 8 a.m. Mayerson JCC.  STORY, Page 20.

ProKids, Friends of Children Breakfast | 8-9 a.m. CIntas Center.

DETAILS: Newest CASA Volunteers are sworn in and a story of ProKids advocacy is presented. ¼https://prokids.org/breakfast

Proceeds benefit DCCH Center.

Please visit dcchcenter.org to learn how you can give hope to a child.

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The Go Red for Women Experience, themed “Reclaim Your Rhythm,” is a celebration to empower women to support each other and act today for healthier tomorrows. The event begins with a health screening and expo, followed by a luncheon and keynote address from Wendy May, senior vice president of sales at Cintas.

Susan Zaunbrecher, executive vice Campaign chair president and chief legal officer of Susan Zaunbrecher Fifth Third Bancorp, is chair of the Greater Cincinnati American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign.

Joining Zaunbrecher in leading the campaign are Sarah Giolando Matlin, St. Elizabeth Healthcare; Delores Hargrove-Young, d.e. Foxx & Associates; Deborah Hayes and Julie Holt, The Christ Hospital Health Network; Warner Off, Western & Southern Financial Group; Stephanie Smith, Fifth Third Bank; Pam Webb, Ohio National Financial Services; Faith Whittaker, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP; and Rob Zimmerman, Cincinnati Country Day School.

Official sponsor is The Christ Hospital Health Network.  For more information, email Tiffany Hallman at tiffany.hallman@heart.org.  http://cincinnatigored.heart.org

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Wednesday, May 4, 10:30 a.m, Duke Energy Convention Center

Actor David Gregory to share father’s story at Alzheimer gala

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Music and art – activities that help engage people with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia – will be featured when the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Cincinnati Chapter hosts its annual spring gala, The Art of Making Memories.

The gala benefits vital education programs, support groups, other care services and cuttingedge Alzheimer’s and dementia research. A silent auction is available at alz.org/aomm.

Actor David Gregory will share the story of his father’s journey through younger-onset Alzheimer’s, diagnosed at age 58.

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will talk about how new Alzheimer’s research and treatments provide hope to families.

Chair of the event is Tracey Stofa, who works in the financial services industry. Stofa has served on the Art of Making Memories Committee since 2019.  www.alz.org/aomm

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Hornoree Dr. Raymond Kiefhaber

Atrium Medical Center will honor longtime supporters at Joie de Vivre gala Saturday, May 14, 5:30 p.m., Sharonville Convention Center Atrium Medical Center Foundation will host a gala, Joie de Vivre, to support its Joy of Movement campaign to enhance orthopedic care.

Former Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson will emcee the event, which is chaired by Patricia Miller Gage.

Dr. Raymond Kiefhaber will be honored as the foundation’s physician hero, and Dr. Bruce and Neila Barnes as community heroes.

Dr. Kiefhaber was on the board of Middletown Regional Hospital for 27 years and was chief of staff from 1971 to 1973. He helped establish the Atrium Medical Center Foundation in 1984 and is

on the foundation board. Dr. Bruce and Neila Barnes, residents of Middletown for over 60 years, have been involved with many community organizations and have chaired the foundation’s Heritage Society since 2003.  https://e.givesmart.com/ events/fZt

Youth Collaborative golf event in 10th year Tuesday, May 10, noon, Vineyard Golf Course The Cincinnati Youth Collaborative will host its annual United FORE Youth Golf Classic, celebrating its 10th year.

After hosting a sold-out 2021 late summer outing last year, CYC is reverting to

its traditional springtime slot. Joining the event will be sports celebrities Bengals legend Anthony Muñoz, Xavier University basketball legend Byron Larkin and Dave Lapham, former Bengals player and current radio personality.  https://cycyouth.ejoinme.org/cycgolf2022

Women Helping Women’s gala looks to future Friday, May 13, 7-10 p.m., Anderson Pavilion, The Banks Women Helping Women hosts its annual gala, “Journey to Joy” for the 16th edition.

The organization promises an “electric” evening celebrating the empowerment of survivors of gender-based violence, and the intervention and prevention work of Women Helping Women.

The event includes dinner, drinks, music

by DJ Xanati, bourbon and wine raffle, silent auction, special guests, Community Champion awards and more. A special VIP cocktail hour takes place from 6-7 p.m. at Carol Ann’s Carousel. General admission is $125; VIP admission is $250.  skahmann@womenhelpingwomen.org, www.womenhelpingwomen.org/joy or 513-620-5914

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DATEBOOK MAY 18-20, WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY Lighthouse Youth & Family Services, Light Up with Art! | Peterloon Estate.  STORY, this page.

MAY 19-21, THURSDAY-SATURDAY Cincinnati International Wine Festival | Duke Energy Center and various locations.  STORY, Page 22.

MAY 19, THURSDAY City Gospel Mission, Investing in Youth Banquet | 6-8:30 p.m. Hilton Netherlands Plaza. DETAILS: Banquet, silent auction, special performance by Princesses Ballet. ¼www.citygospelmission.org/events/ investing-in-youth-banquet St. Vincent de Paul, Annual Celebration of Service | 6 p.m. Anderson Pavilion & Carol Ann’s Carousel, Smale Park.  STORY, Page 21.

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Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Annual REVEL Gala | 6-10 p.m.

Otto M. Budig Theater. DETAILS: Blacktie benefit performance of “Pride and Prejudice” with cocktails and dinnerby-the-bite. Celebrate CSC’s grand reopening season and support education and outreach programs. Tickets: $250.

Sponsorship, host opportunities available. ¼www.cincyshakes.com/event/ pride-and-prejudice Woman’s City Club, Agnes B. Seasongood Luncheon | 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Embassy Suites, Blue Ash. DETAILS: Speaker: Barbara Turner, first Black woman to lead Ohio National Financial Services. A $1,000 education award is presented at the luncheon to a promising local senior high school woman. ¼www.womanscityclub.org/programs/ seasongood-luncheon

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Christ Hospital, 2022 Gala | 6:30 p.m. Duke Energy Convention Center, Grand Ballroom.  STORY, Page 21.

Good Samaritan Foundation, Annual Gala: Dancing Through the Decades | 6:30-11:30 p.m. Hyatt Regency. DETAILS: Black-tie gala with cocktails, dinner and dancing. Proceeds benefit creation of Cellular Therapy Program at TriHealth Cancer Institute, Good Samaritan Hospital. Tickets begin at $250, through May 5. ¼www.gshfoundation.com/gala St. Joseph Home, Incline to the Finish Line 5K + Walk & Roll | 9 a.m. St. Joseph Home, Sharonville.  STORY, Page 21.

MAY 23, MONDAY George Knittle Memorial Bayley Golf Classic | Western Hills Country Club.  STORY, Page 22.

Israeli star Noa Tishby to headline JNF breakfast May 18, 8 a.m., Mayerson JCC Israeli actress, producer, author and activist Noa Tishby will be keynote speaker at the Jewish National Fund-USA’s Cincinnati Breakfast for Israel.

Tishby is the author of “Israel, A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth.”

She is also known for co-producing HBO’s awardwinning drama, “In Treatment.”

Tishby has been recognized as one of the 50 Most Influential Jews in the World by the Jerusalem Post and is on the Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Power list of international executives.

The breakfast will focus on JNF-USA’s vision of a strong, secure, and prosperous future for Israel, and will highlight projects in the Negev and Galilee regions. The event is free and open to all community members.  www.jnf.org/BFIOhiovalley

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Cancer Support Community, Partee for Hope | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Topgolf: 9568 Water Front Dr., West Chester Township, OH. DETAILS: Three hours of gaming, food, bar, contests, prizes, swag. ¼www.mycancersupportcommunity.org/ events/par-tee-for-hope

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Two of the artworks offered: “Cincinnati Blink” by Barbara B. Stewart and “Homeless”

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EACC Cincinnati, Annual Gala Dinner | Music Hall Ballroom.

DETAILS: Networking reception, gala dinner. Her Excellency Karin Olofsdotter, ambassador of Sweden to the United States of America will be guest of honor and keynote speaker. ¼http://business.europe-cincinnati. com/events MAY 26, THURSDAY YWCA Greater Cincinnati, Career Women of Achievement | 7-8 p.m., WCPO 9.  STORY, Page 23.

JUNE 2, THURSDAY First Step Home, Award Celebration | 7:30 p.m. WCPO Channel 9. DETAILS: Hope, Help, Healing, is hosted by Mona Morrow, and includes award ceremony, a look at the Family Unity Center and new Recovery Support Center. This year’s awards go to: Delores Massey Thomas, Hamilton County Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey, and the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, accepted by Rasheda Cromwell. ¼www.firststephome.org/donate

‘Light Up with Art’ three-day Lighthouse event at Peterloon Wednesday-Friday, May 18-20, Peterloon Estate, Indian Hill Lighthouse Youth & Family Services is hosting Light Up with Art, a three-day event featuring works from over 40 different artists, plus a silent auction.

A collection of creations will be on display, including oils, fiber arts, photography, glass, watercolors, sculptures and jewelry.

Live demonstrations will also take place. The event is free and open to the public. Hours are: • Wednesday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

• Thursday, 1 p.m.-8 p.m.

• Friday, 10 a.m.-noon.

Tickets are available for purchase for a cocktail party with artists after the event on Wednesday and a box luncheon prior to the event on Thursday.

Lighthouse Youth & Family Services works to help young people by providing mental and behavioral health services, youth housing, emergency shelter, community juvenile justice services, residential treatment, and foster care and adoption.  www.lys.org/lightupwithart

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St. Vincent de Paul set to honor Marek, Mueller Thursday, May 19, 6 p.m., Anderson Pavilion and Carol Ann’s Carousel St. Vincent de Paul will honor longtime supporters Sherie Marek and Linda Mueller for their involvement and advocacy for neighbors in need at its seventh annual Celebration of Service. Marek and Mueller were also instrumental supporters of SVDP’s Upward Spiral Comprehensive Campaign, which expanded access to programs and services through the construction of the Don & Phyllis Neyer Outreach Center.

Funds raised through Celebration of Service will support St. Vincent de Paul’s homelessness prevention program, providing rent and utility assistance.

Protective Life is platinum sponsor.  www.svdpcincinnati.org/COS

Sherie Marek Linda Mueller

Christ Hospital to honor heart hospital founders Saturday, May 21, 6:30 p.m., Duke Energy Convention Center The Christ Hospital 2022 gala will celebrate all that the heart hospital has accomplished over the past four decades and will set the stage for the future of heart care in Cincinnati.

The evening will honor the doctors who founded The Christ Hospital Physicians Heart and Vascular Institute: Charles W. Abbottsmith, Scott Behrens (posthumously), Thomas M. Broderick, Pete L. Caples, David Drake, Peter J. Engel, A. Daniel Glassman, Dean J. Kereiakes, John F. Schneider, Patrick J. Shea, Michael R. Smith and Theodore J. Waller.

Proceeds benefit The Christ Hospital Heart and Vascular Institute.  www.thechristhospital.com/about-the-network/foundation/gala

Dr. Dean J. Kereiakes

St. Joseph Home 5K returns after hiatus Saturday, May 21, 9 a.m., St. Joseph Home, 10722 Wyscarver Road, Sharonville St. Joseph Home’s “Incline to the Finish Line 5K” returns after taking a COVID-19 hiatus.

Adult and children walkers or runners are welcomed. St. Joseph Home, founded by the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati in 1873, is a home for adults and children with developmental disabilities who have complex support needs.  www.inclinetothefinishline.com The course at St. Joseph Home

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JUNE 3, FRIDAY Community Shares of Greater Cincinnati, For the Love of the Community | DETAILS: Food, drinks, entertainment. Sponsorship opportunities. ¼www.cintishares.org YPCC, Gems of the Queen City Gala | 6-11:30 p.m. B&B Riverboats Belle of Cincinnati, Newport. DETAILS: Cruise and performances by YPCC and guests, including Cincinnati Opera, The Sunburners and dancing, silent auction, VIP dinner and performances. Tickets: $50-$850. ¼www.ypccsing.org

JCC. DETAILS: 2022 Community Service Award to Patti Heldman. Tickets: $500. ¼www.ajc.org/cincinnati/PattiHeldman JUNE 9, THURSDAY AJC Cincinnati, 2022 Community Service Award | 5:30-7:30 p.m., Mayerson JCC.  STORY, Page 24. Guests toasting at a Grand Tasting

Goodwill, Celebrity Golf Outing | 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Glenview Golf Club, Glendale.  STORY, Page 25.

JUNE 10, FRIDAY Boy Scouts of America Dan Beard Council, Annual Sporting Clays Shoot | 12:30-5 p.m. Sycamore Pheasant Club. DETAILS: Teams of up to four will get to enjoy a 25-station course while supporting local scouting. ¼www.danbeard.org/sporting-clays JUNE 11, SATURDAY

JUNE 4, SATURDAY Cincinnati Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired, Fun Fest | 1-5 p.m. Washington Park. DETAILS: TBA ¼www.cincyblind.org/funfest JDRF One Walk | 7 a.m. Kings Island.

DETAILS: Walk throughout Kings Island returns to in-person for 2022. All ages welcome. Request of $100 donation or amount of fundraising. ¼www.jdrf.org/socentralohio JUNE 6, MONDAY Stepping Stones, Golf Classic | 8 a.m.

O’Bannon Creek Golf Club, Loveland.  STORY, Page 24.

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Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Foundation, Annual O’Geop Memorial Golf Classic | 11:30-7 p.m.

Losantiville Country Club. DETAILS: Golf, Irish shamble format, dinner. Tickets $325. ¼www.fsspfoundation.org JUNE 8, WEDNESDAY American Jewish Committee Cincinnati, Human Relations Reception | 5:30-7:30 p.m. Mayerson MAY 2022

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Thursday, May 19, winery dinner series, restaurants across the city Friday, May 20-Saturday, May 21, grand tastings, Duke Energy Convention Center Saturday, May 21, charity auction and luncheon, Hilton Netherland Plaza The Cincinnati International Wine Festival returns for an in-person celebration for its 31st anniversary. The three-day event includes wine tastings, gourmet dining, silent auctions and more.

JUNE 12, SUNDAY Holocaust & Humanity Center, Upstander 5K Run & Walk | 8:30-10 a.m., Union Terminal. DETAILS: Runners and walkers on a route underneath Union Terminal and through the West End, followed by a post-race party.

Upstander Kids Sprint for children ages 3-12 prior to the 5K Race. ¼www.holocaustandhumanity.org/ event/upstander-5k-run-walk JUNE 13, MONDAY

Vibrancy 21, Charity Topgolf with Bengals Tee Higgins | 6-9 p.m.

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Baker Hunt Art and Cultural Center, Founder’s Dinner | 7-9 p.m. DETAILS: Four-course meal, live music, and a presentation on Baker Hunt’s history.

Tickets: $125 or $1000 for table of eight. ¼www.bakerhunt.org/events

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Boy Scouts of America Dan Beard Council, Annual Dan Beard Golf Classic | 12:30-9 p.m. Maketewah Country Club. DETAILS: Players will participate in a four-person scramble format. Boxed lunch and awards dinner are included. ¼www.danbeard.org/golf JUNE 17, FRIDAY Redwood, Celebration of Abilities: Redwood @ the Reds | 6:40 p.m., Machine Room, Great American Ballpark.  STORY, Page 26.

The first day is the Cincinnati International Wine Festival Winery Dinner series at fine dining restaurants across the city.

The following two days are grand tastings that include a silent auction, small bites and more. A charity auction and luncheon will also be held.

The festival grants hundreds of thousands of dollars to dozens of arts, education, health and human service charities each year.

Tickets begin at $70.  www.winefestival.com

Bill Hemmer resumes hosting Bayley golf event Monday, May 23, Western Hills Country Club After two years of pandemic cancellations, preparations are underway for the 17th annual George Knittle Memorial Bayley Golf Classic, hosted by FOX News co-anchor and Cincinnatian Bill Hemmer. Hemmer will be in attendance, as he has been for every Knittle event.

Hemmer, co-anchor of Fox News’ “America’s Newsroom,” founded the event as a Bill Hemmer tribute to his grandparents, Helen and George Knittle, who were once residents of Bayley.

Located on 23 acres in Delhi, Bayley is a nonprofit retirement and wellness community founded by the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati in 1990. Hemmer, grew up in Delhi and graduated from Elder High School.

The event has raised $1.5 million for Bayley since its inception.

Proceeds from the event assist Bayley residents and the facility’s adult day program. No resident is asked to leave Bayley because of inability to pay. All faiths are welcome and embraced.  www.bayleylife.org

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YWCA Greater Cincinnati fundraiser to honor 8 women of achievement Thursday, May 26, 7-8 p.m., WCPO 9 YWCA Greater Cincinnati will present a fundraising event recognizing eight YWCA Greater Cincinnati Career Women of Achievement.

The women will be honored via a livestream and television broadcast. The eight honorees are recognized as models of leadership, community service and professional success. Proceeds from the event support YWCA’s ongoing programs in community safety,

racial justice, domestic violence work, and support of COVID survivors and their children.

Jodi Geiser, a retired executive of EY, and Deborah Gentry Davis, vice president of human resources at Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati, co-chair the event.

“The women recognized each year by YWCA,” says Geiser, “have always been catalysts for change in their companies and the community.  www.ywcacincinnati.org/ careerwomen

Cincy Upstander Project hosts three service events Saturday, May 14, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 1709 Baymiller St, West End Cincy Upstander Project brings people together to lift up neighborhoods with Habitat for Humanity’ Rock the Block event in the West End. Work includes beautification projects, exterior home repairs and home maintenance work.

Honorees are: • Jennifer Davis, CEO, Procter & Gamble Health Care • Chandra Matthews-Smith, chief community engagement officer at United Way of Greater Cincinnati • Nerissa E. Morris, senior vice president and chief human resources and diversity officer at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital • Elizabeth Pierce, president and CEO of the Cincinnati Museum Center • Regina Carswell Russo,

founder and CEO of RRight Now Communications • Jeanne Schroer, president and CEO of the Catalytic Development Funding Corp of Northern Kentucky • Melissa Stevens, chief digital officer and head of Digital and Marketing at Fifth Third Bank • Kristen Hall Wevers, SVP and chief marketing and communications officer at UC Health

May 18 - 20, 2022 Peterloon Estate Indian Hill Over 40 artists

oils, fiber arts, glass, photography, watercolors, sculptures, and jewelry

Thursday, June 2, 6-9 p.m., Union Terminal, awards party The Upstander Awards Party will give Young Professional & Young Adult Awards that recognize people ages 18-40. Nominees use their character strengths – such as leadership, teamwork, spirituality, kindness and social intelligence – to impact the community for the better.

Sunday, June 12, 8:30-10 a.m., Union Terminal, 5K run and walk The Upstander 5K Run & Walk, presented by the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center along with Cincinnati Museum Center, takes runners and walkers on a route underneath Union Terminal and through the West End, followed by a post-race party. Children ages 3-12 can participate in the Upstander Kids Sprint prior to the 5K Race.  www.holocaustandhumanity.org, click Programs & Events

Free and open to the public May 18 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

May 19 For sponsorship & 1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. event information: May 20 lys.org/lightupwithart 10:00 a.m. - noon Movers & Makers

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DATEBOOK JUNE 18, SATURDAY American Sign Museum, The Signmaker’s Circus | 7-11 p.m.

Camp Washington. DETAILS: Circus inspired festivities, food trucks, performances throughout the evening and live music from DJ Mowgli and The Burning Caravan. Tickets: $40 non-member; $25 member; sponsorships starting at $1,000. ¼www.americansignmuseum.org/ support Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, CF Golf Classic | Noon. Heritage Golf Club, Mason. DETAILS: Boxed lunch, golfer gift, 18 holes of golf with a cart, beverages, snacks, buffet dinner. ¼https://events.cff.org/cincygolfclassic Flying Pig & FC Cincinnati Friendly, FCC 3 | 6 p.m. TQL Stadium. DETAILS: 3-mile walk/run followed by the TQL Watch Party. Registration opens May 19 and starts at $30, with 10% discount for a four-pack registration, and includes a drink and snack following the race.

Additional food and beverages available. ¼www.fccrace.com Make-A-Wish, The Great Bourbon Raffle | DETAILS: Own six rare bottles of bourbon from the Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery. Tickets $100. Only 4,000 tickets will be sold. ¼https://donate.onecause.com/pappy Taft Museum of Art, Light Up the Night Gala | Taft Museum of Art, 7-11 p.m.  STORY, Page 25.

JUNE 24, FRIDAY Campbell County Furever Friends, Paw in the Park | 5-9 p.m.

Fort Thomas Mess Hall in Tower Park, 801 Cochran Ave., Fort Thomas.

DETAILS: Costume contest, vendor booths, food trucks, beer trucks, music by Derek Alan Band. ¼www.campbellcountyfureverfriends.org JUNE 25, SATURDAY Cincinnati Opera, opening night Bal de Triomphe | 4:30 p.m. Music Hall Ballroom.  STORY, Page 26.

JUNE 27, MONDAY WAVE Foundation, David Fulcher’s Putt for Penguins Celebrity Golf Outing | 9 a.m. Wetherington Golf & Country Club, West Chester.

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DETAILS: 18-hole scramble, lunch, dinner and drinks. $300/golfer. ¼www.wavefoundation.org/events/ putt-penguins AUG. 5, FRIDAY Adventure Crew, Outdoors For All Expo | 4-9:30 p.m. Schmidt Recreation Complex. DETAILS: Exhibits and demos from local parks, outdoor outfitters, adventure experts and environmentally minded organizations, plus live music, local beer, food trucks and a Kids’ Zone.

Free and open to the public. ¼www.ohioriverpaddlefest.org/expo AUG. 6, SATURDAY Adventure Crew, Ohio River Paddlefest | 7 a.m.-2 p.m., Schmidt Recreation Complex. DETAILS: Nation’s largest paddling celebration, with 2,000 participants traveling through downtown Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky in canoes, kayaks and other human-powered craft. Paddlers choose between traditional 9-mile paddle and a half-distance (4.5mile) Paddlefest MINI. The paddle concludes with a festival featuring beer, music and food. Registration required; rates start at $45 for adults and $20 for youth. ¼www.ohioriverpaddlefest.org AUG. 19, FRIDAY Fitton Center, 2022-2023 Season Launch | 5-9 p.m. DETAILS: Free and open to the whole community. See the Fitton Center including galleries, classrooms, studios as well as performance, rehearsal & event spaces. Dinner by the bite, cash bar, live music. ¼www.fittoncenter.org AUG. 29, MONDAY Cincinnati Cancer Advisors, Bearcats & Musketeers Vs. Cancer Golf Outing and An Evening with Anthony Munoz | 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Maketewah Country Club.

DETAILS: Sponsorships available. ¼859-653-4686 or steve.abbott@cincinnaticanceradvisors.org SEPT. 4, SUNDAY Boy Scouts of America Dan Beard Council, Annual Festival of Fireworks | 5-10 p.m. Mt. Adams. DETAILS: Prime view of the Fireworks, a private, safe and family-friendly event. ¼www.danbeard.org/festival-of-fireworks

2021 morning winners Nick Binkley, Todd Block, Charlie Rittgers and George Musekamp

Stepping Stones hosts golf classic Monday, June 6, O’Bannon Creek Golf Club, Loveland Stepping Stones’ 2022 Golf Classic will benefit its mission to build independence and promote inclusion for people with developmental and physical disabilities.

The morning flight will tee off at 8 a.m.; afternoon flight at 1 p.m. Steve Mennen is event chair.

Stepping Stones serves more than 1,100 people with

disabilities in day and overnight programs. Founded in 1963, the agency provides educational, recreational and social programs at locations in Batavia, Indian Hill, Norwood and Western Hills.

Tickets are $200 for a single and $800 for a foursome.  Tickets and sponsorships: Sara Schaser at 513965-5103 or Sara.Schaser@ SteppingStonesOhio.org  To volunteer: bit.ly/ GolfClassicVolunteer  www.steppingstonesgolf.org

AJC to present Patti Heldman with service award Thursday, June 9, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Mayerson JCC Patti Heldman will receive the American Jewish Committee 2022 Community Service Award in recognition of her social vision and civic leadership in the Jewish and Greater Cincinnati community.

“We are so fortunate to have Patti’s exceptional leadership and social activism in our local community.” said Justin Kirschner, director of the AJC Cincinnati regional office.

Heldman is past president of the AJC board. As board chair of the Jewish Home of Cincinnati, she is leading its transformation from ownership of Cedar Village to a grantmaking organization helping Jewish seniors.

Heldman also works to help youth in, among other posts, her leadership of the Seven Hills School Parent Association, where she co-chaired their Upper School

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Books for Lunch, as well as her years of volunteer service at Walnut Hills High School.

The AJC’s annual Human Relations Reception will be hosted by Linda and Gary Greenberg, Jen and John Stein, and John and Dr. Abbie Youkilis.  www.ajc.org/cincinnati/ PattiHeldman

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Goodwill CEO Joe Byrum, co-host Stephanie Mitchell and celebrity host Joe Walter

Goodwill golf event’s 21st year attracts new sponsors Thursday, June 9, Glenview Golf Club The 21st annual Goodwill Celebrity Golf Outing has attracted new sponsors to join longtime sponsor Strategic Benefits and celebrity host former Bengal Joe Walter, who has been involved in all 20 past events.

First Financial Bank will join this year’s event as the first “Major Corporate Sponsor.” Longtime friend and sponsor Holthaus-Lackner will return as signage sponsor.

Proceeds benefit Goodwill’s mission of empowering veterans and people with disabilities to attain self-sufficiency through employment. Ohio Valley Goodwill serves an average of 3,000 people annually, about 500 of them veterans.

Non-golfers can buy a chance to win a $1,500 grand prize at any Goodwill retail store.  www.cincinnatigoodwill.org /events

Taft kicking off bicentennial, marking 90th birthday, Scott’s retirement Saturday, June 18, Taft Museum of Art The Taft Museum of Art will kickstart its bicentennial celebrations with its annual gala, “Light Up the Night with the Taft.”

The evening will celebrate the completion of the Bicentennial Infrastructure Project that will preserve the 200-yearold national historic landmark. The event is also a celebration of the museum’s 90th birthday and will recognize Deborah Emont Scott’s retirement as president and CEO.  www.taftmuseum.org/events Deborah Emont Scott

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SEPT. 20, TUESDAY Dress for Success Cincinnati, Annual Fashion Show | 10:30 a.m.1:30 p.m. Hard Rock Casino, Cincinnati.

DETAILS: Luncheon, fashion show, raffle.

Tickets start at $125. ¼www.dfscincy.org/blog-and-events/ fashion-show SEPT. 23, FRIDAY Boy Scouts of America Dan Beard Council, Annual Southwest Ohio Pursuit Law Enforcement Kart Race | 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Motorsports Country Club. DETAILS: Local law enforcement teams as they race against each other. ¼www.danbeard.org/dan-beard-100kart-race 

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Ride Cincinnati ‘22 | Yeatman’s Cove.

DETAILS: Non-competitive scenic bike tour featuring 8-, 15-, 25-, 50- and 100mile routes, ending with a party at Yeatman’s Cove. ¼www.ridecincinnati.org/register

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Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Greater Cincinnati, Annual Teal Power 3K Walk - 5k Run | 9 a.m. Summit Park of Blue Ash. DETAILS: Teal store, vendor booths and raffle. ¼www.runsignup.com/tealpower5k

Bal de Triomphe chairs Melanie M. Chavez and Jeannine Winkelmann

Honorees include Jennifer Allen, Bo-Kyung Kirby, Mary Ann Boorn and Ronna Willis.

Opera plans grand return to opening-night party Saturday, June 25, Music Hall After a two-year intermission, Cincinnati Opera celebrates its return to Music Hall with the Bal de Triomphe. The black-tie celebration precedes a performance of Puccini’s timeless love story “La Bohème,” and draws inspiration from the opera’s romantic Parisian setting.

Chaired by Melanie M. Chavez and Jeannine Winkelmann, the Bal de Triomphe transforms the Music Hall Ballroom into the Avenue des

Champs-Élysées.The event kicks off with cocktails, jazz by the Faux Frenchmen, dancing, and dinner by chefs José Salazar of Mita’s and Renee Schuler of eat well celebrations and feasts.

After the performance, guests will return to the ballroom for the Toast, a party under a Parisian night sky featuring sparkling wine, French desserts and dancing to Hank Mautner’s Swing Orchestra.

Tickets begin at $500.  Nicolette Rader, nrader@cincinnatiopera.org or www.cincinnatiopera.org

Redwood fundraiser offers chance at rare Pappy bottles Friday, June 17, 6:40 p.m., Machine Room, Great American Ballpark Redwood will honor those who are actively shattering the barriers to full inclusion for individuals with disabilities at its annual Celebration of Abilities: Redwood @ the Reds.

The event includes an evening of baseball and fireworks in the Machine Room at Great American Ball Park. Tickets include admission to the game.

Redwood is a Northern Kentucky nonprofit that helps children and adults with severe and multiple disabilities achieve independence and reach their highest potential.

One lucky individual will win a complete flight of rare Pappy

Van Winkle bourbon valued at about $20,000. Raffle tickets will be $100 each and are available through June 3 or while supplies last. They can be purchased online and only 4,000 tickets will be sold.

The raffle is sponsored by Crescent Springs Tobacco & Liquor.

Raffle proceeds support Redwood’s services including care, work and vocational services for

adults; early care and education; medical daycare; preschool and school-age care for children; therapy services; and assistive technology for the wider community.  www.redwoodnky.org  Raffle: bit.ly/ RedwoodPappyRaffle The six rare bottles of Pappy Van Winkle in the raffle

In the News Bernard McKay, CEO, Haile Foundation

The new brand for the Cincinnati USA Convention & Visitors Bureau At left, Patrick Longo is CEO of the Hamilton County Development Co., which has merged with Butler County’s Access Finance, led by Andy McCreanor, at right. The combined firm will be known as Alloy.

An exhibit at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

Sean Comer, Leadership Cincinnati

HCDC and Butler County lender merge to form Alloy

Nonprofit construction group launches women’s initiative

Leadership Cincinnati hires Xavier government relations leader

Nonprofit HCDC, Hamilton County’s economic development arm that runs an incubator in Norwood and provides SBA loans to small businesses, has merged with Butler County’s SBA lender Access Business Finance and will rebrand as Alloy Development Co. The combination of the two loan portfolios will exceed $165 million. Patrick Longo is president and CEO of the combined entities. Access president Andy McCreanor will continue to work under Longo.

Allied Construction Industries is launching a new initiative, “She Builds,” a female-focused career exploration initiative for the Tristate. The program aims to increase female youths and adults seeking careers in construction through engagement and hands-on programs. Allied Construction Industries is a nonprofit trade association serving the region’s commercial construction industry.

The Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber named Sean Comer – head of government relations for Xavier University – as leader of the chamber’s leadership programs.

In addition to the chamber’s Leadership Center, Comer will be responsible for the renowned Leadership Cincinnati program, which is now accepting applications for Class 46.

Comer succeeds Amy Thompson, who became CEO of the Cincinnati Youth Collaborative. Comer will lead the team that delivers programs including C-Change, Cincy Next, WE Lead, WE Ascend, Cincy LEAD, and more. Leadership Cincinnati applications are due by May 16.  www.cincinnatichamber.com/ leadershipcincinnati

75-year-old Cincinnati convention bureau rebrands The Cincinnati USA Convention & Visitors has unveiled a new brand, “Visit Cincy,” for the 75-year-old destination marketing organization.

The organization also announced plans to focus on three key growth initiatives in the coming year – building economic impact, embedding diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the organization and in the industry, and expanding regional collaboration with meetNKY, its Northern Kentucky counterpart.

Freedom Center voted No. 3 history museum in the country For the second year in a row, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center has been voted one of the top three history museums in the country. USA Today recently announced the results of their “10 Best Readers’ Choice” awards, revealing that the Freedom Center finished third among 20 finalists. The recognition further establishes Cincinnati as a tourist destination and a city dedicated to the inclusive freedom the museum embodies.  Full list: www.10best.com/awards/travel/ best-history-museum

Two local Jewish organizations recognized nationally Ish and the Jewish Fertility Foundation have been recognized by the Slingshot Fund as one of “10 to Watch,” a list of 10 relatively new Jewish nonprofits responding to the current concerns of American Jews in original ways. New York-based Slingshot was created in 2005 to equip young Jewish philanthropists with the leadership skills, philanthropic tools and networks they need to deepen their impact on Jewish life.

Haile Foundation names Frost Brown attorney new CEO Bernard McKay will be the next president and chief executive officer of the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile Jr. Foundation. McKay succeeds Tim Maloney, who retired from the foundation on March 31. Tim and his wife, Leslie, were instrumental in launching the foundation and facilitating some 2,600 grants totaling more than $185.8 million over the last 15 years. McKay is a lifelong resident of Greater Cincinnati with a distinguished legal career, and is an active member of the region’s nonprofit community. McKay is certified as a specialist in trust and estate law by the Ohio State Bar Association. Haile Foundation has more than $300 million in assets.

Volunteer organizations celebrate AmeriCorp members Dozens of nonprofits, schools and volunteers in Greater Cincinnati celebrated AmeriCorps Week in March and the contributions of AmeriCorps members who work for their communities.

“We are proud to be part of AmeriCorps and grateful for the AmeriCorps members who are getting things done for Ohio,” said Hunter Lang, Project Advance AmeriCorps program director at Santa Maria Community Services.

In Cincinnati, AmeriCorps members serve individuals in need of housing, education, health and employment assistance at local community service and nonprofit agencies.

Members receive awards to use for continued education or student loan repayment.  www.serveohio.org/AmeriCorp

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NAMES IN THE NEWS

Darryl Davis

Virginia Winther

Jill Dunne

Dave Wallace

Lindsay Grome

Shannon Boyles

Elizabeth Reiter Benson

John Nasukaluk Clare

Donald Jones

Janecia King

Aftab Pureval

Jason Dunn Sr.

Michelle Morales-Denisoff

Felicity Tao

Chukwuma ‘Chuma’ Ekwueme

Katie Eagan

Beth Johnson

Julie Wyte

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Journey to Hope has elected Darryl Davis and Virginia Winther as new board members. Davis has joined the implementation team for the Entrepreneurial Operating System.

He is a retired public school music teacher and recently retired from work as a service worker in a suburban city. Winther has been in the wholesale accessory business as national sales manager (representing handbags, headwear, jewelry, etc.) for 30 years. She will co-chair the annual Hope Celebration.

Jill Dunne has been promoted to chief communications officer for the Cincinnati Art Museum. Previously, she was director of marketing and communications for more than seven years. A Northern Kentucky University graduate, Dunne has more than 20 years of experience in communications roles with agencies, nonprofits and for-profit organizations.

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OneSource Center for Nonprofit Excellence has recently made three new hires: Dave Wallace has been named senior vice president of operations. He is the past OneSource board chair, and has extensively served among many local nonprofits. He is the current vice chair of Maple Knoll Communities and was an attorney with the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Lindsay Grome has been named director of marketing and development. She previously worked for Weber Shandwick, a global public relations agency.

Sharon Boyles joins OneSource as communications manager. Boyles has worked as a freelance writer, managing editor for local publications and editor of a publishing company.

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Leadership Council for Nonprofits has hired Elizabeth Reiter Benson as its new executive director. She has served on allocation committees for United Way of Greater Cincinnati and ArtsWave, as well as the boards of Cincinnati Bach Ensemble, Know Theatre, InterParish Ministry, and the Center for Peace Education. She has earned the designations Accredited in Public Relations (APR) and Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE).

Cincinnati Public Radio has named John Nasukaluk Clare as 90.9 WGUC’s classical music director. Clare comes to Cincinnati from Classic 107.3 in St. Louis, where he served as CEO and general manager. He currently serves as host of the Symphony Hall program on SiriusXM after on-air and leadership positions at stations in West Lafayette, Ind.; Austin, Texas; San Antonio, Texas; Harrisburg, Penn. and others.

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Talbert House has named Donald Jones and Janecia King as directors. Jones was promoted to director of regional corrections, and King was promoted to director of nursing. Jones began working at Talbert House as a part-time resident adviser in 2012. He will lead regional locations in the court and corrections service line. King joined Talbert House in 2014 and has worked to assure psychiatric and primary care services are available to clients throughout the community. King will oversee behavioral health services with support to the agency’s primary care clinics.

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Cincinnati Compass, the collaborative project of the city, the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber and 65 other community

partners who believe that immigrants and refugees are key contributors to a strong regional economy, has named six new board members, including Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval.

The other new board members are Jason Dunn Sr., group vice president, diversity sales and inclusion, Cincinnati USA Convention & Visitors Bureau; Michelle Morales-Denisoff, founder and chief executive officer, Liona Enterprises; Felicity Tao, senior director, marketing, Greater Cincinnati Foundation; Chukwuma ‘Chuma’ Ekwueme, founder and president, SURE Mechanical; and Katie Eagan, vice president, government affairs, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber.

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Cincinnati Preservation Association named Beth Johnson as executive director.

Johnson replaces Paul Muller, who is stepping down in May after 12 years to return to his architectural practice. Johnson was previously the urban conservator for the city of Cincinnati for more than six years. She has also worked in preservation and planning for Covington as well the cities of San Antonio and Austin, Texas.

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The Cincinnati Concours d’Elegance Foundation named nonprofit leader Julie Wyte as its executive director. She was formerly executive director of Hampton House, a 4,000-member private recreational club in Huntsville, Ala. Through her husband’s U.S. Army career, Wyte and her family have lived in New York, Hawaii, Australia, and most recently in Alabama. She has extensive experience working with large nonprofit organizations in both professional and volunteer roles. She lives in Bellevue, Ky.

NAMES IN THE NEWS

Clare Zlatic Blankemeyer

Melissa Currence

Cathy Bailey

Angela Rivers-Harper

Rayshun Holt

Whitney Gaskins

Michele Young

Meredith Whitehead

Peg Dierkers

Ashlee Young

Kristen Woods

Sarah Lewis

Peter Niehoff

Debbie Schmidt

Jamie Smith

Nancy Aichholz

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Leadership Ohio has selected its new class of fellows for 2022, 43 leaders from across the state – including nine leaders from Cincinnati, its largest ever cohort from Southwest Ohio. They are: Clare Zlatic Blankemeyer, executive director, GreenLight Fund Cincinnati; Melissa Currence, communications manager, Procter & Gamble; Cathy Bailey, executive director, Greater Cincinnati Water Works; Dr. Angela Rivers-Harper, programs director, Dress for Success; Rayshun Holt, Beacon of Hope program director, Cincinnati Works; Dr. Whitney Gaskins, founder, The Gaskins Foundation, and assistant dean University of Cincinnati; Michele Young, partner, Michele L. Young Co., and of counsel, Gregory S. Young Co., LPA; Meredith Whitehead, program manager-strategic initiatives, The Federal Reserve Bank; Meghan Cummings, vice president-civic advancement Greater Cincinnati Foundation.

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Bethany House Services, Hamilton County’s largest family sheltering organization, has selected Peg J. Dierkers as chief executive officer. Dierkers previously served as the chief operating officer. She will succeed the retiring Susan Schiller, who has led

the organization since 2013. Dierkers joined Bethany in May 2018 as its shelter operations director and became chief operating officer in November 2019.

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Interact for Health has hired Ashlee Young for its new position of vice president, policy and engagement. Young has focused on improving health and social services in the Greater Cincinnati region for the past 12 years, most recently serving with the Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio. Earlier, Young worked at the Strive Partnership and Child Poverty Collaborative.

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Kristen Woods has been named community engagement manager of the Wave Foundation. She has spent the past 10 years working for local nonprofits, starting her career at the Cincinnati Museum Center and most recently with Girl Scouts of Western Ohio.

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Film Cincinnati, the nonprofit organization dedicated to attracting, promoting and cultivating film and commercial production in Greater Cincinnati, named new board officers: Sarah Lewis, chair; Peter Niehoff, vice chair; Debbie Schmidt, treasurer; and Jamie

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Sheila Williams, a Northern Kentucky resident, has published her first hardcover, a historical fiction title, “Things Past Telling.” It is inspired by a 112-year-old woman Williams found in an 1870 U.S. federal census record in Ohio and is loosely based on Williams’ own female ancestor.

She is the author of six previous novels, including one adapted for film by Netflix under the title “Juanita.” In addition to her fiction writing, she is the librettist for Cincinnati Opera’s “Fierce.”

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Smith, secretary. Lewis is an attorney with Dinsmore, counsels individuals and companies working in the entertainment industry at all stages of creative development, production, and distribution. Niehoff teaches film and television history at the University of Cincinnati and created the Niehoff Film Center, which educates and trains the next generation of Cincinnati filmmakers. Schmidt is senior vice president, senior wealth strategist for PNC Private Bank.

Smith is publisher/market president of the Cincinnati Business Courier.

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HCDC Inc., the economic development organization that runs a startup incubator in Norwood, is an SBA lender, and is the economic development office for Hamilton County, named Nancy Aichholz the recipient of the 2022 Todd Portune Innovation Champion Award. The award recognizes an innovator who passionately promotes new ideas, methods, products, and those who work tirelessly to create them. As CEO of nonprofit Aviatra Accelerators, Aichholz serves female founders from idea to exit. Businesses she and Aviatra have touched have created at least 15,000 jobs, accessed millions in funding and generated cumulative revenues of over $1 billion.

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Cincinnati writer and teacher Judith Turner-Yamamoto will release her debut novel, “Loving the Dead and Gone,” Sept. 6. A finalist for the 2020 Petrichor Prize from Regal House Publishing, the novel follows a freak car accident in 1960s rural North Carolina that puts into motion moments of grace that bring redemption to two generations of women and the lives they touch. Joseph-Beth wll host a book launch, reading and discussion Sept. 7.

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‘Homes create wealth’

By John O. Faherty

Port’s Laura Brunner has a big plan to spread ownership Photo by Tina G utierrez for Movers & Makers

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aura Brunner has a goal that is perfectly reasonable, but history has proven it to be achingly elusive. Her plan is simple, elegant, and big. Very big.

She wants every person in our city to have a reasonable chance at a good job, and a decent home.

“Jobs provide financial stability,” Brunner said. “Homes create wealth.”

That’s very nice, says everybody who hears this idyllic vision, but how? In December, with one bold move, Brunner showed us exactly how it could be done.

Brunner is the president and CEO of The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority, an agency dedicated to making real estate work for people.

Just before last Christmas, Brunner and The Port saw an opportunity to make a radical change, so the agency spent $14.5 million to purchase 194 run-down homes across the city that had belonged to a California investor. This was already unheard of.

Then The Port told the residents of those homes that their rent would not increase. That was even more shocking. But wait, there is more.

Lastly, the residents were told they would be given every opportunity to buy these homes, and that The Port would keep them affordable.

It was like an early Christmas present for these people and our city. Suddenly, people would be able to invest in their own homes, many for the first time. They could also invest in their own neighborhoods.

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[Laura’s] always held the belief that building individual wealth is one of society’s great equalizers and she’s making that happen, one homeowner at a time.

– Molly North, CEO of Al Neyer buying all the homes, and some of those potential buyers had already communicated to renters that they could expect rents to increase, or they could be evicted.

This would not have been a new disaster for these residents or this city. No, it would have been more of the same. More people would feel disenfranchised or marginalized. More neighborhoods would miss out on the benefits of homes being owned by people who live in and care about their neighborhoods. More children who lived in those homes would find themselves displaced again, probably switching schools and losing ties to family and friends.

These misfortunes do not tear at the fabric of a neighborhood with one big rip. No, these

are events that happen without attention and lead to quiet, difficult discussions late at night about where a family could live. It is a death by a thousand cuts.

Some residents were ready to buy and only needed the opportunity. For the others, The Port enlisted the help of outside nonprofit agencies to provide homeownership training, to help with credit scores, and to learn about places that can help with a down payment.

Suddenly, all of these homes can become dreams. The benefits for the occupants of these homes can be vast and generational.

The Port was formed in 2001 to grow the regional economy. Partnering with the City of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, the agency works to redevelop manufacturing and residential communities to build the foundation of job creation and livable, viable communities.

If it still seems complicated, Brunner can put it very succinctly: “The Port fixes broken real estate.”

This city is filled with broken real estate.

In distressed neighborhoods, homes can be purchased at reasonable rates, but rents remain unreasonably high. So what happens is people or developers with ready access to cash buy those homes. Then they make money renting them at high prices to people who live in the neighborhood and who may not have the resources or banking acumen to compete.

Those homes begin to decay. The renters feel unsettled and unheard, and the investors get rich.

Brunner knows that a higher rate of homeownership means people invest in their community. They mow the lawn and trim the bushes.

FOCUS ON: Housing & Shelter They stay put longer, shop local and demand better schools for their children. They pay taxes and look out for their neighbors.

Economists call these benefits “positive externalities.” Brunner puts it more simply.

“Nothing is better than a homeowner living next to you.”

The purchase of 194 homes was a gamechanger. “It is a tremendous undertaking but one with extraordinary upside for our community. Because of Laura’s leadership, The Port is providing tenants with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own a home, to build wealth, and to take control of their economic lives,” said Paula Boggs Muething, who as Cincinnati city manager worked closely with Brunner.

Boggs Muething knows Brunner well. “The qualities that make her such a strong leader — she is smart, relentless, willing to take risks, works with a high sense of urgency, and recognizes the needs of the moment — are developed around her foundational commitment to equity, truly her life’s work. We are so fortunate that she has devoted her energy and passion to our community’s benefit.”

Brunner grew up in South Bend, Indiana, graduated from Indiana University, and moved to Cincinnati in 1982. She spent 15 years in accounting and moved her way up to partner at Barnes, Dennig & Co. Participating in Leadership Cincinnati helped to inform Brunner’s perspective. The civic engagement program is designed to help emerging leaders understand their community better, and learn more ways to make change happen. An important piece of the program is to help people see the challenges faced by many in our region. Brunner took the program seriously.

“Equity became a passion for me,” Brunner said. “I met and learned from people who did not have the opportunities they should have had.”

Brunner then left accounting and moved into commercial real estate in 2005, where she eventually worked for Al Neyer Inc., the developer. “That’s where I got to do deals, and invite African Americans to the table,” Brunner said.

“Then I came here (The Port) and I realized I could put it on steroids.”

Sitting in her office on Third Street downtown, Brunner remarked that homeownership alone is not enough.

“Real estate is the fastest way to shrink the wealth gap,” Brunner said. But she also knows that fair-paying jobs keep the financial train on the tracks. She has seen our community lose too many jobs, particularly manufacturing jobs.

Those jobs were a pathway toward the middle class for people not born into wealth. The loss of those jobs was particularly difficult for African Americans in the region.

“We need to help restore the middle class,” Brunner said. “From 1967 until today, Hamilton County has lost 100,000 manufacturing jobs. That is how we built a middle class, and it is how we lost it. We need to start making things again.”

The Port is funded in part through city and county capital budget allocations, state and federal grants, property sales, private investors and earned fees.

However, the agency is moving away from public funding. In 2020, for example, public funding made up 7% of The Port’s total operating revenue, down from 8% in 2019 and 17% in 2018.

For Brunner and The Port, the third piece of

the equity puzzle, for creating a more fair and equitable city, is business ownership. Brunner wants to help people create their own local companies, and keep those businesses in their communities. The Port does this by offering loans for entrepreneurs and down payment assistance.

Essentially, The Port, under Brunner’s leadership, is taking a holistic approach to make sure everybody has a fair shot to live in a decent home, hold a good job, and even aspire to build their own company.

Molly North is CEO of Al Neyer. She has seen the difference Brunner has made in our community.

“Laura has a remarkable vision for Cincinnati and believes that a well-balanced ecosystem can create vitality in all our neighborhoods,” North said. “She doesn’t only work at the macro level though. She’s always held the belief that building individual wealth is one of society’s great equalizers and she’s making that happen, one homeowner at a time.”

Bruner will remember her big national-splash housing deal (the Wall Street Journal, among others, have written about it) for a variety of reasons. One is how happy people were about it. Real estate is a business of big money, sharp elbows and large egos. “This is the first thing we have ever done without making anybody mad,” she said.

She has also been thrilled by all the calls she is getting from across the country, with people asking how she did it, and how it can be replicated. This will now happen in other cities, too.

This might be the thing that makes her most happy.

“We can do this,” Brunner said. “It can be done. It will be done.”   www.cincinnatiport.org

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Furniture nonprofit helps people stay in housing

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ndividuals or families moving out of shelter back into stable housing are three times more likely to return to homelessness when not given basic, essential home furnishings,” says Kevin Finn, president and CEO of Strategies to End Homelessness.

The current assisted housing model in Cincinnati and across the country gives families a house but reportedly doesn’t provide the tools necessary to create a stable home. There are more than 6,000 people in Cincinnati who are homeless on any given night.

But Cincinnati is fortunate to have organizations like New Life Furniture Bank, the only furniture bank serving eight counties in Greater Cincinnati. The mission is simple yet profound – to give “new life” to empty homes by providing furniture and essential household items

to those overcoming homelessness or extreme poverty.

“Ending homelessness is certainly about providing a dwelling – the brick and mortar,” said Bonita Campbell, a vice president at Lighthouse Youth & Family Services. “But many take for granted the comforts of a ‘home.’ NLFB helps families and individuals begin to stabilize by establishing their homes and being proud of their space. By providing essential items to get started, to begin to build memories, and set a foundation for moving forward, NLFB strengthens our community.”

As a partner with over 50 social service agencies, including most homeless shelters in Cincinnati, NLFB impacted 1,370 households in 2021. With the help of 130 social workers, NLFB served over 2,600 people, more than half

of them children. Also, 430 tons of furniture were repurposed rather than going to a landfill, making a substantial environmental impact.

A cohort of more than 200 volunteers and dedicated employees (some of whom are “second-chance” workers – ones who have been incarcerated) are working to make a difference.

Since January this year, NLFB has already supplied 400 homes with furniture, with 54% of those served previously homeless. Services are up 70% from this time last year.

“As the full economic impact of the pandemic continues to hit our most vulnerable neighbors,” said Dana Saxton, NLFB’s executive director, “the need in our community is greater than ever before.”  www.nlfurniture.org

Homelessness: The most serious housing challenge in Cincinnati

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he Cincinnati/Hamilton County Continuum of Care was the first in the nation to have all homeless services agencies (30+) utilizing a single system to track homelessness, managed by the nonprofit Strategies to End Homelessness.

Part of Strategies’ work is to dispel stereotypes and myths around homelessness.

In Cincinnati and Hamilton County roughly one of every four people experiencing homelessness is a child under 18.

More than half – 51% – of our homeless population is 35 years old or younger.

2021 Cincinnati homelessness data: • 6,062 total people lived on the streets or in shelters at some time in 2021, a less than 1% decrease from 2020​and a 14% decrease since 2019​.

• 5,603 of them resided in emergency shelters at some time in 2021​. 92% of the total homeless population spent at least part of the year in shelter​. That’s a less than 1% decrease from 2020 and a 16% decrease from 2019 • ​917 – 15% of the total homeless population – spent at least part of the year unsheltered on the street, a​ 10% decrease from 2020 and 46% decrease from 2013​.

• 459 people slept on the street, with no stays in shelters (7.5% of the total)

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By Race Locally in Cincinnati/Hamilton County • 64% of our homeless population is African American • 30% White/Caucasian • 5% Multiracial; and 1% unknown

By Gender • Adults – 59% Male, 40% Female, 1% Transgender/no single gender • Children – 48% Male, 52% Female, <1% Transgender/no single gender Children and youths • 23% of people on streets or in shelter are children​; that’s 1,381 children​ • 10% are between age of 18-24 (598)​and 18% between age of 25-34 (1,115)​​

• 415 families resided in emergency shelters in 2021​. Of those, almost 25% were led by a parent aged 18-24. ​Other key takeaways • ​“Street”/Unsheltered homelessness decreased each year from 2013-2019.​ • There was a 22% increase in unsheltered homelessness in 2020, followed by a 10% decrease in 2021.

• On average, 35% homeless population was unsheltered (lived on the street at least for one night) nationally vs. 15% locally​.

• Shelters reduced their capacity because of COVID-19.​ • People are three times as likely to die on the street vs. in shelter; more people coming into shelter and fewer unsheltered is positive.  Data and chart provided by www.strategiestoendhomelessness.org

SOURCE: 2015-2020 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates

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Killins and Baker work for steady progress on region’s housing shortage

By Gail Paul

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hen people can’t find common ground on issues relating to affordable housing, Kristen Baker and Robert Killins Jr. are often there to help repair relationships, find shared goals and create the path forward.

Baker, executive director of Local Initiatives Support Corporation Greater Cincinnati, and Killins, special initiatives director for Greater Cincinnati Foundation, have collaborated closely for a decade, but more so in the past two years as COVID-19 revealed the scope of a housing crisis. The 2020 Census found that in Cincinnati and Hamilton County, 99,034 households were considered housing cost burdened, meaning they pay more than 30% of their income on housing.

LISC and GCF launched Housing Our Future two years ago as the pandemic was taking hold. The strategy is a datarich, coalition-led roadmap for producing and preserving affordable housing and changing outmoded systems, like zoning.

Baker and Killins drive momentum through the Housing Our Future framework, united to advance racial equity throughout the housing work. They contribute to Cincinnati’s 2026 FIFA World Cup bid effort by serving on a human rights leadership committee, and support community-driven projects in neighborhoods like the West End, where Killins is a resident and executive board member of West End Community Council.

LISC reports that four of the five most frequently occurring jobs in the Cincinnati region do not pay enough to afford monthly rent on a median two-bedroom apartment costing $831. Killins and Baker sat down with Movers & Makers recently and shared insights from the past two years.

Baker: Robert and I have learned a lot (about housing). And the more you learn, the more complicated you realize it really is. And that also is daunting sometimes. But it just means that we need more people to understand it better. So Greater Cincinnati Foundation saying this is important, it matters, that’s a really important piece of this. People know that (when) Robert Killins says I should think about this issue, then I probably should.

Robert has taken this issue in, internally, to a place that really is inspirational. Robert just knows how to motivate people to think about what their role is in housing and about why we should care about this issue in a really dynamic way. That inspires me to keep doing what I’m doing and keep being the execution person – how do we move on these things? It’s important because as a resident of Cincinnati in a neighborhood that is changing and has had challenges (West End), Robert understands directly what this looks like in a neighborhood.

Kristen Baker, executive director of Local Initiatives Support Corporation Greater Cincinnati

Robert Killins, special initiatives director for Greater Cincinnati Foundation

Killins: LISC deserves a lot of credit. It sounded the alarm in 2017 about this issue. One thing that I think is foundational that Kristen mentions is being pragmatic. If we have just one approach, if all we say is it has to be this way or that way, then we are not going to make progress. And so we can see and be able to meet organizations and communities and institutions and individuals where they are and try to figure out how we can build on that. And, as she says, not let perfection be the enemy of progress. We can incrementally build relationships and bring entities and individuals together. And that’s what Housing Our Future did. We had hardcore activists, people from government, business, for-profit entities, and nonprofits – all working together to get to a common good.

Baker: I know that some people might not think the fact that we are even talking about housing should be considered a success, but I do. When you think back to what conversations were like pre-COVID, and even when we were doing the planning for what became Housing Our Future, we were in a completely different universe. The conversation is entirely different.

Entirely. And I think that is something to be acknowledged that it just takes a lot of groundwork to get any of this off the ground. And I do think we have built an inclusive set of relationships to build that foundation. And that is what to me is like a really big win. Robert and I could go away tomorrow and this will still keep going.

I didn’t feel that way two years ago.

Killins: COVID should have made us all housing advocates, because so many things that we were called upon to do, it was with the assumption that housing was in place. You had to go to school from home, you had to work from home, you had to run a business from home, you had to shelter in place. All of these things assumed that you had a decent, safe and affordable stable place. And we quickly learned that that was not the case for everyone, which we knew, but it brought it into the spotlight.

And we now can, as Kristen says, have a different conversation because we see how central it is. It’s a real pragmatic reason why we need to keep affordable housing affordable, because when you have poor people spending 50% or 60% of their income on housing, that’s a life sentence to stay poor.

Baker: This work has shown me that we have some very weak spots in our housing ecosystem, unfortunately. And a lot of this happens at the neighborhood level. If we don’t support and do the work that LISC does as a capacity-building organization to support community development activities; if we don’t build those capacities and retain the people that make all of this work happen in neighborhoods that help us reach our goals of bringing new units online and preserving existing affordability; if we can’t maintain the strength that we have and build on it, we are going to be very challenged to reach the goals in Housing Our Future. 

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Housing & Shelter Bethany House Services MISSION: To empower homeless and at-risk

families with solutions to achieve housing stability and long-term self-sufficiency. ¼ www.cincinnaticares.org/listing-item/ bethany-house-services

MISSION: To build relationships with our

neighbors and share hope in brokenness. ¼ www.cincinnaticares.org/listing-item/ bloc-ministries

Found House Interfaith Housing Network Featured profile, Page 35.

MISSION: To bring people together to build

homes, communities and hope. ¼ www.cincinnaticares.org/listing-item/ habitat-for-humanity-of-greater-cincinnati

Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME)

Brighton Center Featured profile, Page 35.

Caracole MISSION: To positively change lives in the

fight against HIV/AIDS through prevention, housing and care. ¼ www.cincinnaticares.org/listing-item/ caracole-inc

Center for Independent Living Options (CILO) MISSION: To provide a support system to help

people with physical, sensory, cognitive, and/ or psychological disabilities reach their greatest potential and independence. ¼ www.cincinnaticares.org/listing-item/ center-for-independent-living-options-cilo

City Gospel Mission Featured profile, Page 38.

Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky MISSION: To provide shelter which is lifesav-

ing in the winter and life changing in the summer. ¼ www.cincinnaticares.org/listing-item/ emergency-shelter-of-northern-kentucky

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Habitat for Humanity of Greater Cincinnati

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Episcopal Retirement Services

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MISSION: To eliminate unlawful discrimina-

tion in housing in the Greater Cincinnati area. HOME advocates and enforces housing regulations for all protected classes. ¼ www.cincinnaticares.org/listing-item/ housing-opportunities-made-equal-home

Lighthouse Youth & Family Services Featured profile, Page 36.

New Life Furniture Bank Featured profile, Page 36.

People Working Cooperatively

St. Francis Seraph Ministries Featured profile, Page 37.

Strategies To End Homelessness MISSION: To help build a community in which everyone has a stable home and the resources needed to maintain it. ¼ www.cincinnaticares.org/listing-item/ strategies-to-end-homelessness

Tender Mercies Featured profile, Page 37.

UpSpring MISSION: To empower children experienc-

ing homelessness in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky by providing opportunities through education and enrichment. ¼ www.cincinnaticares.org/listing-item/ upspring

Welcome House of Northern Kentucky MISSION: To provide a continuum of servic-

es that will end homelessness and promote stability for each person we serve. ¼ www.cincinnaticares.org/listing-item/ welcome-house-of-northern-kentucky

MISSION: To perform critical home repairs

and services so low-income homeowners can remain in their homes living independently and healthier in a safe environment. ¼ www.cincinnaticares.org/listing-item/ people-working-cooperatively

Shelterhouse MISSION: To provide basic human services for

area men and women who are experiencing homelessness. ¼ www.cincinnaticares.org/listing-item/ shelterhouse

M&M’s FOCUS ON: Housing & Shelter in this issue was made possible by the organizations with featured Cincinnati Cares profiles on the following pages.

The organizations listed on this page are a sampling of the nonprofits in these sectors that can be found at www.cincinnaticares.org.

In June, we will put the FOCUS ON: Health Care.

If you want your organization to be included, email tmariner@moversmakers.org.

For assistance updating your Cincinnati Cares profile contact doug@cincinnaticares.org.

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Brighton Center MISSION: To create opportunities for individuals and families to reach self-sufficiency through family support services, education, employment and leadership.

WAYS TO HELP: Community & Youth Services – Sort clothing donations and assist with restocking the Clothing Closet thrift store. Assist with weekly after-school group activities with youth ages 10-14. Lead an activity with youth at Homeward Bound to promote positive social interaction. Cook dinner, play board games or Wii, or suggest your own creative activity. Brighton Recovery Center for Women – Help the women beautify their space with gardening. Mentor and assist with GED tutoring. Sponsor a drive for clothing or other supplies, assist with cleaning, maintenance or landscaping at one of our Senior properties. Child Care for NKY Scholar House – experienced volunteers to help with children while their parents attend classes during the day and life skills workshops in the evening. Youth Leadership Development – Volunteers support the facilitator, do one-on-one tutoring, and/or support group activities for an after-school program for at-risk youth ages 11-15.

HOW YOU HELP: Brighton Center celebrates victories as families move toward self-sufficiency. Through our work together we can make a difference in improving the quality of life for those we serve. Last year, over 3,000 volunteers helped to impact lives for the better.

¼ 859-491-8303, www.brightoncenter.com/get_involved/volunteer

New Name, Same Mission

Found House Interfaith Housing Network MISSION: To provide homeless families emergency shelter and hospitality through interfaith communities and to work with families to find and retain stable housing.

is now

We’re excited to announce that Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Cincinnati is now Found House Interfaith Housing Network. And while our name is changing, our mission remains the same; keeping families together through housing crisis and homelessness.

WAYS TO HELP: Third Party Fundraisers – Gather a group to host a small event such as a bake sale, fundraiser night at local restaurant/ pub with the proceeds benefitting Found House families and/or their pets. Donation Drives – Items always in need are new, full-size personal hygiene products, baby wipes, non-perishable food, bottled water, cleaning supplies, socks and underwear. Gift cards to Kroger, Walmart, Target and Amazon are welcome. Pet Support Program – We provide temporary shelter for pets of families experiencing homelessness. Volunteers help with the daily care on a scheduled basis or foster pets in their home. Training provided. Provide a Meal – Groups may volunteer to provide family meals or snacks in individual or family containers for easy distribution.

HOW WE HELP: Housing for all families requires the community to come together as one. Our interfaith partners, representing the richness and diversity of greater Cincinnati, have been the driving force of what we do for 30 years. These community ambassadors spread the message that affordable housing is not a challenge too big to overcome, but one that each of us plays a part in resolving.

¼ 513-471-1100, www.foundhouse.org

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Lighthouse Youth & Family Services MISSION: To empower young people and families to succeed through a continuum of care that promotes healing and growth.

WAYS TO HELP: Light Up with Art! Event – More than 40 artists will display and sell a diverse collection of creations during this three-day event with cocktail party and outdoor luncheon at Peterloon. 3-hour shifts available to help with sales, set up and/or clean up. Sign-up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0d4fa5a72fa5fa7-lighthouse5.

Donation Drives – Collect new items for children, youth, and families that Lighthouse serves. Items needed include new, full-size personal hygiene products, feminine hygiene products, diapers and wipes, non-perishable food, bottled water, kitchen items, cleaning supplies, socks, hats and gloves. Street Outreach – Accompany staff as they talk to youth on the streets; distribute food, hygiene supplies and harm reduction supplies. Your primary responsibility will be to support staff.

Cook a Meal for a Shelter – Provide a meal for the young people living in a Lighthouse shelter. Meals can be made at home and dropped off or you can have food delivered.

HOW YOU HELP: With your support, Lighthouse is always there when and where youth and families need help most, whether in their communities, homes, schools, or a Lighthouse location. Join us in building a community where every young person has the opportunity to thrive!

¼ 513-221-3350, https://www.lys.org/volunteer

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Every night in Cincinnati there are hundreds.

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MISSION: New Life Furniture Bank partners with local social service agencies to provide full house furniture to families and individuals overcoming devastating circumstances, so they can start their new life with hope and dignity.

WAYS TO HELP: Make a House a Home – Assist in selecting furniture, delivering and setting up in the home for a family/individual starting over. Woodshop – Build, repair, restore, re-purpose and clean furniture for a family in our new woodshop with volunteers from Cincinnati’s Woodworking Club (No skills required). Community Engagement Center – Sort, organize, pack and prepare for delivery household items. Assist with deliveries and help make a house a home for a family starting over.

HOW YOU HELP: Volunteer and help restore dignity and bring pride of ownership and confidence to those in need so they can be self-sufficient.

ABOUT US: We believe in the healing power of giving and receiving to empower communities to come together and support our most vulnerable populations. We are the only nationally registered furniture bank in Southwest Ohio, striving to end the cycle of homelessness.

¼ 513-313-0530, www.nlfurniture.org/volunteer

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St. Francis Seraph Ministries MISSION: We nourish and nurture people in need.

WAYS TO HELP: Meals to Go – Volunteers will help package hot meals and beverages, distribute, clean up, work bag check, help with overall sanitation, and pantry organization. Cooking For The Family – Students learn basic cooking skills, create a healthy meal that can feed a family of 4 for under $10. Volunteers assist the Chef Instructor with setup, cleanup and cooking. Mother Teresa of Calcutta Dining Room – Volunteer groups are welcome to help fill hundreds of shifts each month. Bag Lunch Program – Volunteers make bag lunches throughout the week to give out to the homeless and day laborers that come through our facility. Foot Care for the Souls – Trained volunteers assist with foot care for the homeless. Sarah Center Volunteer – Teach skills that lead to gainful employment. From sewing to quilting and jewelry making, our unique approach fosters participants’ selfconfidence through the creative process, leading to gainful employment and economic independence. Volunteers are needed in the classroom and to help sort donated materials.

HOW YOU HELP: Volunteers make everything we do at SFSM possible. Our volunteers want our guests to feel welcome and safe when attending any of our programs. We are hospitable, compassionate and non-judgmental in every aspect of the services we provide.

¼ 513-549-0542, https://sfsministries.galaxydigital.com/calendar

Tender Mercies MISSION: To transform the lives of homeless adults with mental illness by providing security, dignity and community in a place they call home.

WAYS TO HELP: Help Make a House a Home – Donate household items and supplies on our Wish List to make our clients’ homes more welcoming and comfortable. Serve on a Committee – Committees in need of help including Development, Associate Board, Golf Outing and Fall Fundraiser. Meals – Prepare a meal (breakfast, lunch, or dinner) off-site and serve to the residents. Dates are available throughout the year. Serve a meal one time or regularly. Resident Activities – Volunteers can bring an activity to the residents. By participating in fun experiences, the residents can make new friends, learn new skills and thrive again as they work towards independence. Your ideas are welcome.

HOW YOU HELP: The core of Tender Mercies’ mission is our permanent housing program, which focuses on rebuilding health, independence, and self-sufficiency for adults experiencing homelessness and mental illness. We provide permanent housing and support services in six buildings in the Over-the-Rhine and the West End communities of Cincinnati with 24/7 staffing. With volunteer and donor support, we help the residents improve their quality of life and regain their independence with safe, private housing and support services that foster security, dignity and community.

¼ 513-721-8666, www.tendermerciesinc.org/volunteer Movers & Makers

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City Gospel Mission

Episcopal Retirement Services

MISSION: City Gospel Mission empowers homeless and hurting men and women and at-risk youth to break the cycle of poverty and despair.

MISSION: We enrich the lives of older adults in a person-centered, innovative and spiritually based way.

WAYS TO HELP: Jobs Mentor – Prepare basic, one page resumes for JobsPlus participants. Resume templates and training provided.

Women’s Recovery Mentor – Be a friend and an encourager to a woman in our drug and alcohol recovery program. Class Instructor/ Teacher – Lead a weekly class for the men staying at our homeless shelter, teaching life skills, bible studies, or creative expression classes.

Youth Programs Volunteer – Opportunities include ballet instructor, tutor, mentor, soccer coach, college guidance, Little Village play partner. Shelter Meal Providing/Serving (Groups Only) – Provide and serve breakfast, lunch or dinner at a regularly scheduled time (usually monthly) for residents and guests at our shelter, while engaging and building relationships with them. Step Forward Running/Walking Team – Walk, run and train with the men and women in our recovery programs, while building relationships and encouraging each other.

WAYS TO HELP: Administrative Help – Help by providing clerical/ reception support, training residents to use computers, software and social media platforms, and clerking at the Marjorie P. Lee Corner Store. Parish Health Ministry Volunteer – Become a lead health minister or committee member. Programs Volunteer – Help with a specialized talent such as photography, videography, knitting, card playing, etc. Resident Help – Help by calling bingo games at our communities, arranging and delivering flowers to residents, visiting with residents, delivering hot meals.

HOW YOU HELP: The Mission collaborates with 350 local churches, organizations and businesses to offer a variety of one-to-one, relationshipfocused programs and services, which equip those in need with skills and resources to achieve life transformation. Over 2,500 volunteers (96% of our workforce) partner with us each year.

ABOUT US: We serve the needs of seniors across Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. From our earliest days caring for 20 women in a single home to becoming a multi-community and multi-service organization, ERS’s not-for-profit difference has helped seniors enjoy their later years with freedom, choice and purpose.

¼ 513-835-6625, https://volunteer.samaritan.com/custom/521/ volunteer_home

HOW YOU HELP: Episcopal Retirement Services volunteers are instrumental in helping us fulfill our mission to provide quality care for seniors. Each year our volunteers donate more than 20,000 hours of loyal service in our retirement communities.

¼ 513-271-9610, www.episcopalretirement.com/corporate/volunteer

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Gifts/Grants Nonprofits report more than $750K in gifts Several nonprofits recently reported significant gifts: • People Working Cooperatively received more than $560,000 from 10 different sources, the largest being $250,000 from Hamilton County’s Nonprofit Relief Fund.

• Local nonprofit 55 North recently received two grants awarded to support its services for seniors. The John Hauck Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, awarded 55 North a grant in the amount of $20,000. A $35,000 grant was recently awarded from The Marge & Charles J. Schott Foundation.

• 4C for Children is helping local childcare providers improve the quality of their programs thanks to a $50,000 grant from the PNC Foundation. The grant will ensure local childcare providers have access to coaching and training resources needed to increase Ohio Step Up To Quality (SUTQ) ratings.

• Local nonprofit 1N5 was awarded a grant of $30,000 by The Charles H. Dater Foundation to further its mission of promoting optimal mental health through education, awareness, and stigma reduction.

• Cincinnati Preservation received a 2022 Ohio History Fund Grant. CPA was awarded $15,000 for “Sites and Stories of Black History,” designed to preserve collective memory by recognizing the African American milestones and movements that have shaped Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.

• Behringer-Crawford Museum was awarded $20,500 by the Greater Cincinnati Foundation for a Hispanic Culture Collaboration project. The grant will be used to curate a traveling exhibit, providing cultural equity for Covington’s Latino youth and their families through a direct opportunity to tell their heritage stories and experiences.

MacKenzie Scott’s local gifts near $65 million Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio and Habitat for Humanity of Greater Cincinnati were the latest nonprofits to announce gifts from billionaire national philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. Both organizations received $7.5 million from Scott, both organizations’ largest donations ever. The gifts raise to nearly $65 million the amounts local nonprofits have received from Scott.

Ed Lee of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Cincinnati

First Financial donations, volunteer hours soar Cincinnati-based First Financial Bank teamed up with its associates to provide over $3.9 million in donations, plus more than 11,700 volunteer hours, throughout its four-state footprint last year. One of the recipients of the volunteer work was North Fairmount Community Center, where First Financial helped clean out and renovate a gymnasium at the Carll Street Family Center.

United Pet Fund receives $100K in dog beds Local pet nonprofit United Pet Fund received 3,000 dog beds valued at more than $100,000 from Greater Good Charities, a national nonprofit working in partnership with BARK to help enhance adoption efforts. The local donation is part of a $10 million initiative by the BARK pet food and product distributor. More than 100 local shelters and rescues will benefit by the donation.

Zeke Zekoff, founder of United Pet Fund

Snack sales benefit Children’s Hospital by $2K Hometown snack company Hen of the Woods, best known for its kettle cooked potato chips, raised $2,000 for Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in a fundraiser through which 50 percent of online profits of product sales benefited the local pediatric hospital.

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Who, what, where & why

Dinsmore, Sean Casey help Scouts raise $400K Former Cincinnati Red Sean Casey was guest speaker at the 2022 Good Scout Award Luncheon.

The event at the Duke Energy Convention Center raised more than $400,000 for the Dan Beard Council, Boy Scouts of America. Eagle Scout John Morris Russell, conductor of the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, was emcee.

More than 600 leaders from major local companies gathered to celebrate Dinsmore & Shohl, represented by George Vincent, managing partner and chairman, and Charles Hertlein Jr., retired partner. Dinsmore was recipient of the 2022 Good Scout Award, which honors a business or individual who has made a lasting Eagle Scout project of the year impact in the community. recipient and Scout speaker Adam W. of  www.danbeard.org/gsal Troop 720 with John Morris Russell

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Eagle Scout John Morris Russell, Cincinnati Pops conductor, with Robert Thacker, Scout speaker Miciah T., and Andrew Zahn, Scout Executive/CEO of Dan Beard Council

$38K awarded by CAA for arts excellence

SNAPSHOTS Karley Burdick, Dance Award

The Cincinnati Arts Association named the winners of its Overture Awards Competition at the Aronoff Center, plus the winner of its Arts Educator Award for excellence in arts instruction.

The competition awarded $3,000 to six area students, $1,000 each to 18 runners-up and $1,000 each to the two arts educator winners.

The Overture Awards recognizes, encourages and rewards excellence in the arts among Tristate students in grades 9-12 and is the area’s largest solo arts competition. The awards are endowed by the Otto M. Budig Family Foundation.

2022 winners: • Creative writing: Eliza O’Keefe, grade 11, Walnut Hills High School • Dance: Karley Burdick, grade 12, West Clermont High School, studies with Just Off Broadway.

• Instrumental music: Ari Webb, grade 11, Wyoming High School, studies with Alan Rafferty.

• Theater: Payton Hines, grade 12, Sycamore High School, studies with Karl Resnik.

• Visual art: Emma Wang, grade 12, Ursuline Academy • Vocal music: Ella Vaughn, grade 11, Walnut Hills High School, studies at Musical Arts Center.

• Arts educators: Beth LeBlanc of Sycamore High School and Tricia Sundbeck of UC’s College Conservatory of Music – Dance Prep.

Ella Vaughn, Vocal Music Award Summerfair Managing Director Jayne Utter with Ella Wang, Visual Art Award

Payton Hines, Theatre Award

Ari Webb, Instrumental Music Award

Jayne Utter, Arts Educator Award winner Tricia Sundbeck and student Vivi Guemez Eliza O’Keefe, Creative Writing Award

Jayne Utter, Arts Educator Award winner Beth LeBlanc and student Deeya Prakash

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Jefferson Award goes to Magnified Giving founder

Roger Grein, Rev. Mary Laymon, Tracy Brumfield and Bill Shula

Roger Grein, who spent much of his life and his fortune nourishing a spirit of giving in generations of students, received the 2022 Greater Cincinnati Jefferson Award for outstanding community service. The award was presented by the Rotary Club of Cincinnati. Grein, 79, founder of nonprofit Magnified Giving, becomes a finalist for one of five national Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Awards for Outstanding Public Service Benefiting Local Communities.  www.cincinnatirotary.org Emcee Bob Herzog, WKRC Local 12

Doug Adams, event co-chair

Award winner Roger Grein

Roger Grein accepts medal from Bill Shula

Adrienne Wiley, executive director of the Healing Center, in front of her portrait

‘Black & Brown Faces’ celebrates artists and subjects Progress and collaboration filled the halls of the Cincinnati Art Museum as creatives and Black entrepreneurs came together to showcase this year’s “Black & Brown Faces: Paying Homage To” art exhibit.

The exhibit was produced by Paloozanoire’s co-founders, Ricardo Grant and Ray Ball, their second exhibition, expanding the representation of Midwestern artists of color to 15.

Each work pays homage to 15 living honorees of color who are working to make Greater Cincinnati a more equitable and just community.

The show is open to the public through June 19.  www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/about/press-room/ black-brown-faces Paaras Parker, chief human resources officer at Paycor, enjoys the exhibit with Damon Jones, Anitra Marsh and Barbara Hauser, all of Procter & Gamble.

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At left, Dora Anim, chief operating officer, Greater Cincinnati Foundation, with the artist Kandice Odister, who created her portrait.

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Tyran Stallings, a partner at Buildwell Development Group and executive director of the DAD Initiative, in front of his portrait

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DePaul Cristo Rey honors work-study partners Cintas Corp. and Shepherd Color Co. were recognized as “Corporate Partners of the Year”

by DePaul Cristo Rey High School’s Corporate Work Study Program. The awards were presented at DePaul’s annual Corporate Partner Leadership Breakfast at The View restaurant downtown.

The breakfast also recognized corporate partners with five and six years of participation: Ameritas, CTI Clinical Trial and Consulting Services, The David J. Joseph Company, Hamilton County Clerk of Courts, Huntington Bank, Magnified Giving, Michelman, Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, Rotex Global, Shepherd Color Co., St. Elizabeth Healthcare and Taft Law.  www.depaulcristorey.org

Cintas executive vice president and CFO Mike Hansen with DPCR student Moussa Diarra

Kevin Jones, president of Huntington Bank’s Southern Ohio-Kentucky Region, received a five-year partner award from DPCR President Siobhan Taylor.

Lois Post from St. Elizabeth Healthcare with DPCR President Siobhan Taylor John Marten, president of Shepherd Color Company, with senior Moussa Diarra

Pete Rose spoke at the event

Event souvenirs

Rose helps local cancer group raise $75,000 The Cincinnati Cancer Foundation hosted a fundraiser at the Reds Hall of Fame featuring baseball legend Pete Rose.

The sold-out event netted $75,000 for Cincinnati Cancer Advisors, a free second-opinion oncology clinic that also helps patients navigate the financial consequences of treatment.

CCA serves more than 300 patients a year.

The evening concluded with Rose’s conversation with local attorney and sports aficionado Fran Barrett.  www.cincinnaticanceradvisors.org/events

Kelvin Hanger, president and COO of Good Samaritan Hospital, with DPCR student Terriana, who works at the hospital

UC football players help out at the book giveaway. Wilson Huber, Justin Harris, Jordan James, Evan Prater and Blue Smith, with Josh Whyle (seated)

Queen City Book Bank opens doors The Queen City Book Bank – an initiative of the Literacy Network of Greater Cincinnati and the Blue Manatee Literacy Project – opened its doors for the first time for a communitywide book giveaway.

More than 50 people attended and over 5,000 gently used books were distributed. The book bank was created to provide 10 books a year to students who otherwise would not have access.

Special guests from the University of Cincinnati football team helped out. They are members of the 2nd & 7 Foundation, a literacy program founded by Luke Fickell, Mike Vrabel and Ryan Miller, that encourages second graders across the country to read.  www.queencitybookbank.org, www.secondandseven.com Movers & Makers

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Down Syndrome group raises $1.5M to mark 40th year

Shawn Wilson and Tenita Wilson

The Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati met its goal of raising $1.5 million for its “The Next 40!” campaign, marking its 40th anniversary.

A 40th anniversary celebration was held at Music Hall with Local 12’s Bob Herzog as emcee. Nearly 400 attendees dined and danced as they honored the organization’s history and showcased future plans.

The $1.5 million raised will help establish an endowment and expand services to better serve older adults with Down Syndrome.  www.dsagc.com Dave Lapham, Lynne Lapham and Doug Kammerer

Chad Mayer, Sarran Hoffman and Executive Director Jim Hudson

Emcee Bob Herzog

Keaton Akers, Ryan Duggan, Brian Hosty and Shannon Thomas

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Girl Scouts of Western Ohio honor GE Aviation, scouts, corporate leaders Girl Scouts of Western Ohio honored six local changemakers at Women of Distinction Presents: Girls Change the World, an event that raised $75,000 for the organization’s outreach programming in underserved neighborhoods.

Honorees were: Dr. Whitney Gaskins, assistant dean, inclusive excellence and community engagement, University of Cincinnati; Dr. Monica Mitchell, professor and senior director of community relations, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; Peggy Zink, president and CEO, Cincinnati Works; two Scouts, Mary-Elizabeth Morgan of Hamilton and Terribithia Schuler of Batavia; and GE Aviation, a corporate changemaker dedicated to creating opportunities for girls and women.

GSWO board members Pam Viscone and Carole Williams chaired the event, hosted by John and Betsy LaMacchia. Lisa Smith, anchor and multimedia journalist at WCPO, served as emcee.  www.gswo.org Sarah Kelly of Girl Scouts, with sponsors Lydia and Terry McMillen of McHouse and Home

Girl Scout Brianna Lott honors Peggy Zink with an honorary Girl Scout membership Event co-chairs and GSWO board members Pam Viscione and Carole Williams

Girl Scouts of Western Ohio CEO Roni Luckenbill, honoree Terribithia Schuler, Donna Morgan of USBank, honoree Mary-Elizabeth Morgan, and Girl Scouts board member Kaitlyn Lott

Girl Scouts Brianna and Kaitlyn Lott with mom Tami Lott

The evening’s drink of choice, the Thin Mint Martini

Ebony Washington of Children’s Hospital and Lisa Crosby Sponsors Rachael McGowan and Mindy McLaughlin of Mariner Wealth Advisors

Honoree Peggy Zink (center) with Sasha Wright and Jessica Wright

Denise Gormley and Bobbie O’Shell

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Partygoers help raise $200K for homeless children in Northern Kentucky The 31st Mardi Gras for Homeless Children raised more than $200,000 to help through three organizations – Welcome House, Bethany House and Brighton Center.

Local 12’s Sheila Gray again served as queen alongside the king Scott Sloan from WLW. Former Bengal Giovani Bernard was grand marshal.

Produced by the Northern Kentucky Restaurant Association, the event at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center featured food and drink from more than 50 local restaurants and beverage purveyors, live and silent auctions, and live music by Tickled Pink and the Beechwood High School Marching Band.  www.nkramardigras.com

Former Cincinnati Bengals tight end C.J. Uzomah, now with the New York Jets, Bengals punter Kevin Huber and former Bengals running back Giovanni Bernard, now with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, present a check supporting the event.

At far right, Gordon Snyder, vice president of business development with Commonwealth Hotels, presents a check on behalf of the hotel chain’s employees, to support the event. Snyder has been a longtime volunteer chairman of the event.

Former Bengal Giovani Bernard, Managing Partner Don Paparella of Mercedes Benz of Fort Mitchell, WLW’s Scott Sloan, Kate Arthur of Brighton Center, Danielle Amrine of Welcome House and Local 12’s Sheila Gray all celebrate Mercedes’ donation.

REDI honors Venerable of CincyTech The Regional Economic Development Initiative Cincinnati held its annual meeting at Music Hall and honored its top collaborator, CincyTech USA CEO Mike Venerable, with the Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III, Upward and Onward! Award.

REDI is the first point of contact for companies locating or growing in Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana.

REDI also recognized Nehemiah Manufacturing, the Queensgate company launched in 2009 to create jobs for those hardest to employ: inner-city residents, low-skilled workers, and people with criminal records or drug abuse histories.

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Nehemiah was recognized for its recent 50,000-square-foot expansion, which created 15 new jobs, retained 118 and invested more than $3.6 million.  www.redicincinnati.com

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Kimm Lauterbach, REDI Cincinnati president and CEO, presents the Robinson Upward and Onward! Award to Mike Venerable, CincyTech USA CEO.

Prevent Blindness honors Freestore’s Reiber The Ohio affiliate of Prevent Blindness honored Kurt Reiber and Freestore Foodbank at the Netherland Hilton with the 2022 People of Vision Award. Since 1985, the Ohio affiliate of Prevent Blindness has recognized organizations and their leaders for visionary leadership and community service.

“We cannot do this alone,” Reiber said. “Through partners like Prevent Blindness we can truly make a difference for every family that we serve.”

Half of all blindness is preventable, and the number of individuals who are blind or visually impaired is expected to double by the year 2030 if nothing is done to address the problem.  https://ohio.preventblindness.org Mike LaRosa, the Prevent Blindness 2021 honoree, with the Freestore’s Kurt Reiber, the 2022 honoree

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Heart Ball kicks off

Heart Ball chair Mel Gravely, Heart Ball featured survivor Beverly A. Grant and Heart Ball honoree Pete Strange

The American Heart Association held a special evening to kick off the upcoming 2022 Greater Cincinnati Heart Ball. Hosted by Heart Ball presenting sponsor, St. Elizabeth Healthcare, the kick-off was held at the new Florence Wormald Heart & Vascular Institute at the St. Elizabeth Edgewood location. Guests enjoyed drinks and appetizers, heard from American Heart Association and St. Elizabeth Healthcare leadership and took a tour of the new facility.

The Heart Ball gala will be held May 6 at Duke Energy Convention Center.  cincinnatiheartball.heart.org

Michael Schwebler, Betsy Slone and Patrick Gerak, all of St. Elizabeth Healthcare Dr. DP Suresh of St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Jeff Hock of HBH Holdings and Jennifer Hauck, American Heart Association

Stephanie Smith of Fifth Third Bank, Tiffany Hallmann of American Heart Association, Sarah Giolando of St. Elizabeth Healthcare and Courtney Martin of AHA

Tricia Sunders and Alyson Poling of AHA flank Gary Blank, Dr. DP Suresh, Dr. Deepthi Mosali, and Dr. Mario Castillo-Sang, all of St. Elizabeth Healthcare. Jessica Morris and Jennifer Yost of St. Elizabeth

MacDowell members tour CET

Barbara Kellar interviewing Stephanie Amlung on the set of “Showcase With Barbara Kellar.”

The Cincinnati MacDowell Society, a 109-year-old group made up of artists and people interested in supporting the arts, received a behind-the-scenes tour of operations of Cincinnati’s public television station, CET. A new CMS member, Colin Scianamblo of CET, provided the tour and program for the group. The volunteer organization’s annual meeting will be June 4 at the Queen City Club.  www.macdowellsociety.com

Violinist Manami White and pianist Tom Guth performing in CET Studio A

Back row: CET’s Jason Garrison and Polina Bespalko-Ellerhorst, middle row: Barbara Kellar, CET President/CEO Kitty Lensman; CMS President Maryanne McGowan, Stephanie Amlung; front row: CET’s Ricardo Ang, Stacey Woolley, CET’s Zach Kramer and Colin Scianamblo Movers & Makers

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Junior Achievement raises $280K with Business Hall of Fame program The first woman and Black brand managers at Procter & Gamble Co., two insurance and technology industry leaders, a Black woman finance leader and the creator of the Macy’s department store empire were inducted into the Greater Cincinnati Business Hall of Fame in March.

Inductees were Peg Wyant, Ed Riguad, John Hayden, Joe Mayernik, the late Pauline Strayhorne and the late Ralph Lazarus. The recognition, started in 1991, is produced by Junior Achievement of OKI Partners Inc. in cooperation with the Cincinnati Museum Center.

The event, which raised a record $280,000, was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic. The 2022 recognition will take placeOct. 6 at the Cintas Center.  www.juniorachievement.org/web/ja-oki-cincinnati Event chair Scott Robertson, laureates Joe Mayernik, Peg Wyant, John Hayden, Ed Rigaud and JA CEO Jeff Taylor

Hap Castleberry scholarship recipient Ben Alegre, Xavier professor Lynda Kilborne and JA board chair David Cook Tony and Mary Miller, owners of Jancoa, who will be recognized in the fall

Charlotte Strayhorne, daughter of the late laureate Pauline Strayhorne, is greeted by event chair Scott Robertson. JA board member Rob Bult with Amy and Wally Murray

Ronnie DeVoe with kids and seniors at the Salvation Army’s Center Hill Corps in Springfield Township

Atalnta R&B celebrity visits local Salvation Army center R&B/hip-hop music artist Ronnie DeVoe, in Cincinnati for a concert, visited a local Salvation Army location where his aunt is a senior leader. DeVoe, of New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe, surprised children and seniors at the Center Hills Corps of the Salvation Army with gifts.

Ten children were given bikes, helmets, and backpacks filled with school supplies. Ten seniors were given laundry carts with supplies.

DeVoe’s aunt, Major Shari Payne, serves as chaplain of the Booth Senior Residences, and as associate corps officer of the Cincinnati Center Hills Corps.  www.salvationarmyusa.org 48

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Town Club event features tea, fashion

Mary Ann Taylor coordinated models.

The Town Club of Cincinnati, a nonprofit women’s organization founded in 1933, hosted a tea and fashion show for members and guests at the Queen City Club.

The fashion show was presented by the J. McLaughlin store in Hyde Park. Music was provided by the John Keene Musicians. Chairs of the Day were Martha Grant, Trish Larsen and Debbie Reis. Chair of the models was Mary Ann Taylor.

The Town Club promotes charitable and educational pursuits in the area.  www.thetownclubofcincinnati.com Rosemary Ballard, Martha Grant, Dr. Kathryn Ann Kranbuhl, Trish Larsen. Grant and Larsen were chairs of the event.

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KAREfarm co-founder Christa Plummer, Andrea Perry, and Jess Duty, who lost her son Eli to neuroblastoma

Over 200 attend first KAREfarm event KAREfarm hosted its first fundraiser, Hoops, Hops and Hope, to benefit the 99-acre farm in Brooksville, Ky., where individuals suffering from loss can receive no-cost day or weekend retreats in a peaceful, restorative space in nature.

The event took place at Legends Bar & Grille in Covington. More than 230 guests enjoyed an evening of basketball, brews and bidding.

The event featured testimonials from those who have benefitted from the KAREfarm experience, a basketball-shooting contest, silent auction, split the pot and a raffle of a wheelbarrow of a variety of alcohol.

Courtney Francisco from WCPO emceed the event. About $26,000 was raised to provide a handicap bathroom facility and the addition of two more retreat weekends.

KAREfarm was founded in 2019 by Stephanie Pfennig and Christa Plummer as an all-volunteer organization devoted to creating connections that help guests rebuild and reinvest in their lives after loss. Sponsors included the Cindy Shetterly team at Keller Williams, Marsh McClennan, Fifth Third Bank, Mud & Suds Jeep, Landmark Painting and Decorating, Crank & Boom Craft Ice Cream and the Miami Corp-Tempotest USA.  www.karefarm.org

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

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Cindy Shetterly of Diamond Sponsor Keller Williams/The Cindy Shetterly Team with KAREfarm co-founder Stephanie Pfennig

Courtney Francisco from WCPO, left, was emcee Jason Timmerding, Tom Gertz and Mike Pfennig

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THE LAST WORD | Guest editorial by Polly Campbell

What’s puzzling me is how I’m crushing on these games

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get together with my siblings on Zoom every Monday.

There are a few topics we always cover: how everyone’s hair looks, what birds we’ve sighted recently, and how we’re doing on Wordle. I know many of you have a similar crush: I’ve seen you on Facebook.

I keep meaning to get back to Wordle so I can compete within my competitive family. But the fact is, though I tried it a few times, and did well, I think this game is just going to be a fun fling.

I mean, the chemistry was instant. It felt so natural, like we really understand each other. I can see falling into a long passionate affair. But I just don’t have time for it, because I’m too busy trying to make this thing work with Sudoku.

It’s not easy having such a tense relationship with a game. We weren’t really well-matched to

begin with. He’s all numbers, I’m all about words. He is kind of strict and controlling. I do one thing wrong and it’s all over. I just can’t seem to please him, but he’s just not open to talking about it. It’s a dysfunctional relationship, but I can’t seem to quit him.

It’s not like with my last relationship, the crossword puzzle.

We had such good times together.

We grew to know each other so well over the years and spent many lovely hours together. But frankly, things had been getting a little stale and it was just too easy – especially in the early part of the week. We were really just together on the weekends.

To tell the truth, I was getting bored with all my word-oriented pals. Like the Cryptoquip. We go way back. I wrote a story years ago about places to eat breakfast

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with a breakfast food-oriented cryptoquip I made up for each one. (“What should you get if you can’t decide what to have for breakfast?

A waffle.” Good stuff.) The Jumble is more of an acquaintance, but it’s always good to catch up over coffee. If I’m just tired of everyone else and their usual familiar stuff, I might do the easy crossword in The Enquirer. I don’t really respect it, though, so it feels tawdry and unworthy of me. And every once in a while, if I’m lucky, there’s the New York Times Magazine double acrostic, who’s like the best friend who left town but drops in for a visit every once in a while, and it’s like we haven’t even been apart.

So one day, I looked at the Sudoku, to which I’d never given a thought, because it had on baggy khakis and a pocket protector and a lot of numbers and looked really boring, and I thought “Why not?

I’ll give it a try.” It was a really bad first date. Imagine sitting across a table from someone and turning on all your best qualities: all the interesting facts in your brain, all the ways you have with words, your great knowledge of synonyms and puns and ability to intuitively connect two different things, all the books and movies and songs you know. And the person across the table just looks at you with a shrug and insists that the 2 can only go in this one place, even though it seems to you there should already be a 3 there.

But a few days later, I came back. I kept coming back. I didn’t solve the puzzle for a month and by then I was doing it every day.

I could do the easy ones, but it was the medium New York Times I was trying to crack. And not online. That felt like having dinner together over Zoom.

And then one day, I filled it all in. Correctly. I still have the completed grid on the bulletin board above my desk, like a drying corsage from prom. It was enough

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to keep me going through the next week of failure. (As I said, dysfunctional.) Finally, I realized I needed some professional help. So I got Carl involved. Carl is the brand name of my pencil sharpener, one of the best-made tools for doing a little everyday task that I‘ve ever owned. He really helped. With a perfectly sharpened pencil and a good eraser, and the puzzle printed out extra-big, I could tackle it seriously. It takes a methodical, plodding approach, with careful checking and re-checking, things I don’t usually do for fun. No shortcuts, no guesses, no telling myself it’s going great and getting careless.

It feels good that I could do something my brain is so completely unfitted for, and I think I understand things a little better, but our relationship is still rocky.

This morning I tore the paper up into tiny little pieces and my reallife husband had to ask me what I was yelling about. I hope it’s worth it. I hope there’s a small part of my brain that has lit up like never before, and I’ve put off dementia by a few months.

But someday soon I’m thinking of leaving in the middle of the night, and then settling down happily with Wordle, sharing our happiness on social media and making my siblings envious with our great relationship.  Polly Campbell covered restaurants and food for the Cincinnati Enquirer from 1996 until 2020.

She lives in Pleasant Ridge with her husband, and since retiring does a lot of reading, cooking and gardening, if that’s what you call pulling weeds.

She writes monthly on a variety of topics, and she welcomes your feedback and column suggestions at editor@moversmakers.org.

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