November 2023

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Publishers’ Letter 4 Arts/Culture 6 Charles White exhibit comes to the CAM 6 Leadership changes at Cincinnati Ballet 7 Winner of inaugural of Simone Piano Competition 7 Jasmine Choi: goddess of the flute | By David Lyman 8 A/C List: November arts and culture events 10

The Datebook 18 Social calendar with a spotlight on the movers and makers behind Greater Cincinnati’s fundraisers, friend-raisers and community events.

National Philanthropy Day 22 Philanthropists of the Year | By Byron McCauley 22 Volunteer of the Year | By Shauna Steigerwald 24 Lifetime Achievement | By Casey Weldon 26 Outstanding Foundation | By Thom Mariner 28 Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy | By Casey Weldon 29

Nonprofit News 30 Names in the News 32

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New SVP Projext XLR8 cohort 33

Gifts/Grants 34 Snapshots 35 Dress for Success fashion show raises $272K 35

Charles White: A Little Higher is made possible by the Primas Family Collection.

BBB Torch Awards honor ethics in business 36 Boy Scouts bring in $180K at Labor Day fireworks 36 2,500 gather to fete Cincinnati Zoo 38 Community builders focus of Magnified Giving dinner 39 $425K earned at Life Learning Center fundraiser 40 NKY Chamber celebrates business leaders 41 Suits rock Ovation to benefit The Carnegie 43 DePaul Cristo Rey Golf Classic aids tuition assistance 44 Superheros raise funds for Caracole 45 ‘Paintings’ boosts Cancer Support Community 46 Queen City Book Bank showcases new facility 48 CYC celebrates 35 years 49 Bloom brings in $317K for Stepping Stones 50 On the cover: Phillip and Gail Holloman, photo by Wendell Gibbs III, Eleven27 Media Group

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Charles White (American, 1918–1979), Sound of Silence II, 1978, lithograph, 25 x 35 1/4 in. (63.5 x 89.5 cm) Primas Family Collection, © The Charles White Archive

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PUBLISHERS’ LETTER

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n November 1995, Nancy and Mike O’Connor published the very first issue of Express Cincinnati.

In August 2008, we Mariners purchased that publication.

Then, at the National Philanthropy Day Luncheon of 2015, we announced our rebranding to Movers & Makers and the magazine you have in your hand today.

This month, we celebrate 28 years in continuous business and eight years as M&M. Happy anniversaries to us!

As part of our eighth year as media sponsor for the Association of Fundraising Professionals and their National Philanthropy Day luncheon, we are proud to share profiles of the honorees, beginning on Page 22: Phillip and Gail Holloman, Philanthropists of the Year (interviewed by Byron McCauley); Marty Humes, Volunteer of the Year (profiled by Shauna Steigerwald); Eshaan Gandhi, Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy, and Darlene Kamine, Lifetime Achievement in Fundraising (both profiled by Casey Weldon); and the Charles H. Dater Foundation, Outstanding Corporation or Foundation (profiled by Thom Mariner).

Flutist Jasmine Choi earned the position of associate principal flute of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra at the ripe old age of 22. She later served as principal flute of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. Today, she hops the globe as one of the world’s best at her instrument, and returns to the Queen City this month for a homecoming performance hosted by Matinée Musicale. David Lyman shares Jasmine’s story on Page 8.

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Charles White exhibit comes to Cincinnati Art Museum Nov. 10 through Feb. 25, 2024 The Cincinnati Art Museum’s newest exhibition shines a spotlight on the work and enduring legacy of celebrated Black artist and educator Charles White.

White is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential figures in 20th-century art for his work chronicling the African American experience.

Through the exhibit “Charles White: A Little Higher,” Cincinnati museumgoers will explore nearly 50 prominent works selected from the Primas Family Collection. The show is curated to tell the story of White’s nearly 40-year career, starting with his time as an art student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and spanning his many professional experiences from the 1940s through the 1970s.

One of the signature elements is a group of 12 oil-wash illustrations White created in the 1970s for Lerone Bennett Jr.’s book “The Shaping of Black America.”

The museum plans special preview events for Nov. 9.  cincinnatiartmuseum.org

“Awaiting His Return,” is a 1946 lithograph by Charles White (1918-1979). Primas Family Collection, (c) Charles White Archive.

Charles White’s “Love Letter III,” a 1977 lithograph.

The Cincinnati Art Museum’s exhibit opens Nov. 10 with preview events Nov. 9.

SUMMERFAIR SELECT At The Weston Art Gallery November 18, 2023 – January 7, 2024 To celebrate one of the most coveted and enduring arts grants in the region, the Weston presents twelve Cincinnati-area artists who received Summerfair Aid to Individual Artists Awards from 2019-21.

Participating artists include

Susan Byrnes, Medusa Dress, 2018, cast iron bodice with gold and green patina, Manila rope skirt, steel armature. 72” x 48’ x 48” Exhibition Co-Sponsor: Sue Ann and Judge Mark Painter Exhibition Support: Patricia and W. James King

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Susan Byrnes Ana England Maureen France Devan Horton John Humphries Cynthia Lockhart Jan Nickum Lisa Merida-Paytes Stephen Wheeler Jan Wiesner Mark Wiesner Alice Pixley Young

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BLINK looking for big, bright ideas for 2024 festival BLINK, the nation’s largest light, art and projection-mapping experience is looking for artists to make the Queen City shine bright next year.

Organizers are looking for creators who specialize in specific media: light-based experiential installation, mural painting, projection mapping and digital art and animation.

Tentatively, the BLINK team wants to create 12-15 new

permanent murals, 30-40 temporary lighted installations and illuminate 30-35 projection/digital animation installations.

The process is open to local artists but also creatives from across the United States and even the world.

Applications are due by Dec. 15.

BLINK, Illuminated by ArtsWave, is scheduled for Oct. 17-20, 2024.  blinkcincinnati.com

ARTS/CULTURE The Margaret and Michael Valentine Center for Dance, home of Cincinnati Ballet

Cincinnati Ballet begins new season with major leadership shakeup The Cincinnati Ballet announced a pair of major leadership changes just days into the start of its 2023-24 season.

In late September, artistic director Jodie Gates and the ballet agreed to part ways. Just six days later, longtime CEO and president, Scott Altman, made it known he was leaving for a position in California early next year.

In response to both moves, the board of trustees announced a plan to turn to a pair of what Chair Joel Stone called “trusted members of the Cincinnati Ballet family” to fill the positions, at least temporarily.

Longtime Cincinnati Ballet dancer Cervilio Miguel Amador has assumed the role of interim artistic director. He’s been rehearsal director since 2019.

Once Altman leaves in January, Cincinnati Ballet Foundation Chair Deborah Brant will take over as interim president and CEO. Stone described Brant’s ascension as a “natural step” for both herself and the organization.

A timetable for naming permanent replacements wasn’t yet available at press time.  cballet.org

Awadagin Pratt, Joshua Mhoon, Kayden Kelly, Clayton Stephenson and Louis Langrée gather on stage following the Nina Simone Piano Competition.

Clayton Stephenson wins inaugural Nina Simone Piano Competition Clayton Stephenson is the winner of the inaugural Nina Simone Piano Competition.

The 23-year-old from Brooklyn, N.Y., wowed the audience in Music Hall with his rendition of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor. He and the other two finalists were accompanied by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, led by Music Director Louis Langrée.

Along with the title, Stephenson took home the $50,000 top prize and secured a spot in the 2024 Art of the Piano Festival in Cincinnati.

The other two finalists were Joshua Mhoon, 19, and Kayden Kelly, 16. The CSO congratulated all three performers for their “exceptional concerto performances.”

Art of the Piano founder Awadagin Pratt created the competition to showcase talented Black American musicians.  ninasimonepianocompetition.org Movers & Makers

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‘The Goddess of flute’

By David Lyman

Jasmine Choi returns to Cincinnati for Matinée Musicale asmine Choi was appointed associate principal flute of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in 2005. She was just 22 and it was already apparent that she was destined for musical greatness.

Today, Choi is regarded as one of the finest flute players in the world. The press oohs and aahs about her everywhere she goes: “The goddess of flute!” (South Korea); “One of the 10 best flutists in the history of music” (UK); “one of the most celebrated flautists of our time” (Germany).

She is in near-constant demand, performing 100 or more concerts a year, from New York City to Rome to Tokyo and, yes, to Cincinnati, where she will perform Nov. 19 as part of the Matinée Musicale series.

But when we talk on the phone, she is in her hometown of Daejeon, Republic of Korea, preparing for a gala performance celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Daejeon Arts Center.

Since she is an official cultural ambassador for the city of 1.5 million, no major celebration of this sort could be complete without her.

Despite all the excitement surrounding the event, she admits that she is a little wary of the undertaking.

“They came and asked me to do this project with them, which is – brace yourself – to play with an AI (artificial intelligence) pianist,” she said. “I don’t really understand how that will work. The organizers said I should show up and they would explain. So that’s what I’m doing.”

Performances in Daejeon are unlike those anywhere else. There, people still remember her as the promising 12-year-old flute player who told her parents she wanted to move to Seoul to take on a more concentrated study of the instrument. In Daejeon, the jet-setting soloist is staying with her parents and sleeping in the same bedroom she occupied as a child.

“When I stay here, it fills me with all sorts of emotions,” said Choi, who now lives with her non-musician husband in an Austrian town on the shore of Lake Constance. “In some ways, it makes me feel like a child again. But I still have very grown-up responsibilities.”

Music, it seems, was her destiny. Her grandfather was a noted conductor, her mother a violinist.

“All of her siblings were classical musicians,” she added, “and sometimes their spouses and children were, too. At home, there were 8

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always recordings of classical music playing.

And my mom would bring her string quartet home to rehearse all the time. If music was a language, I’d have to say that music was my first language.”

She’d had brief interludes studying violin – at age 3 – and piano, beginning at 5. But nothing captured her musical heart until the requisite elementary school study of recorder at the age of 9.

“I immediately fell in love with that instrument,” she recalled. “I wanted to play more melodies and more tunes. But I realized I needed more notes than a C major whole-note scale. I experimented and discovered that I could make more notes, but not as many as I wanted.”

Fortunately, she had a 12-year-old neighbor who lived upstairs and played the flute. Choi was in awe with what she heard.

“She was 12 and really advanced. And she definitely had more notes than I had on my recorder. I begged my parents to get me a flute.

There was just something about a wind instrument that was so…” She can’t quite find the words to describe what it’s like to power an instrument with her own breath. Perhaps it’s too intimate a relationship to describe to someone she’s just met.

Obviously, the instrument resonated with her. During the next few years, she made her way through the conservatory in Seoul and was offered a full scholarship at Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music at the age of 16. It was a remarkable trajectory, one that would see her coming to Cincinnati and moving on to become principal flutist of the Vienna Symphony at the age of 28.

Today, she leads the peripatetic lifestyle of an international guest artist, hopping on and off planes every few days, spending more nights in hotels than at home. On the one hand, she misses the nearby mountains of Austria and the home she shares with her husband. But on the other, there is a necessary level of isolation to being a solo musician.

“You know, sometimes people say they pity me for the schedule I have to keep,” she said.

“But I never have imagined any other life for myself. This is a musician’s life and I’m loving it. I find myself very happy and content on the airplanes. It is so peaceful there. You eat and watch movies and they clean up after you. It’s wonderful.”

Jasmine Choi Photo by Jiyong Lee

Perhaps I should speak only for myself.

But… I don’t really care if they praise me or say wonderful things, as long as I am satisfied with how I played that night.

– Jasmine Choi

ARTS/CULTURE But for every moment of alone time in planes and hotels comes the necessity of constantly assessing her own playing. It’s a job that is equal parts critic, teacher and audience member.

“My expectations of myself are higher than anyone else’s,” said Choi. “I think it’s the same for most classical musicians that we strive for the sake of music and strive for getting better every day.”

She stopped again, obviously uncomfortable with something she had just said.

“I don’t know. Perhaps I should speak only for myself. But in my case, I don’t really care if they praise me or say wonderful things, as long as I am satisfied with how I played that night. When I’m not satisfied with what I played, it’s very difficult for me to actually feel good. It doesn’t matter how much praise I got that day. I have to remember that I am just the middle person between the composer and the audience.”

The goal, she said, is really quite simple.

“I want, always, to play better than yesterday,” she said. “Today, I should present the best traits of myself as a musician and as a person thus far in my life.”   matineemusicalecincinnati.org

Know Theatre looks for new creative leaders The Know Theatre of Cincinnati is bracing for major leadership changes at the end of its 2023-24 season.

After a combined two decades at the creative helm, Producing Artistic Director Andrew Hungerford and Associate Artistic Director Tamara Winters have decided to leave the company. Hungerford plans to stay on through the remainder of Know Theatre’s 26th season. Winters stepped down in September.

Hungerford’s decision to leave, he said, was based on his existing “hard limit” of 10 years in an “all-consuming” job. Winters left to pursue other opportunities as a director and fundraiser for the arts.

The Know Theatre board of directors voiced a commitment to transparency throughout the transition.

It also promised to remain an independent theater company.  knowtheatre.com

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$1M grant to help Art Museum build mobile gallery, studio The Cincinnati Art Museum plans to use a $1.12 million grant to create a mobile gallery, extend hours on Thursdays and support other efforts to make art more accessible.

The Mount Adams institution was one 64 museums to receive an inaugural Access for All grant from Art Bridges Foundation. The Taft Museum received one as well.

CAM will put money toward the purchase of a sprinter van for use as a mobile gallery and art-making studio. It’ll also use the funds on the upcoming Art on the Rise series and programs co-developed by nearby residents.

The gift also is enabling CAM to expand Thursday hours from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. to 11 a.m.-8 p.m.  cincinnatiartmuseum.org

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The A/C List Also online at moversmakers.org ARTS/CULTURE | The List

Cultural Exhibits/Tours American Legacy Tours | Over-the-Rhine. 859-951-8560. americanlegacytours.com Historic tours in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky American Sign Museum | Camp Washington. 513-541-6366. americansignmuseum.org Permanent collection Archaeological Research Institute | Lawrenceburg. 812-290-2966. exploreari.org Hands-on educational experiences Behringer-Crawford Museum | Devou Park, Covington. 859-491-4003. bcmuseum.org Artifacts and history of Northern Kentucky Brewing Heritage Trail Tour Center | ​ Over-the-Rhine. 513-604-9812. brewingheritagetrail.org Exploring Queen City beer heritage Cincinnati Fire Museum | Downtown.

513-621-5553. cincyfiremuseum.com Permanent collection Cincinnati Food Tours | Findlay Market.

513-602-5602. cincinnatifoodtours.com Exploring Queen City food heritage Cincinnati Museum Center | Union Terminal, Queensgate. 513-287-7000. cincymuseum.org New permanent exhibit: “Ancient Worlds Hiding in Plain Sight” Cincinnati Nature Center | Milford. cincynature.org Trails and ponds within old-growth forest Cincinnati Type & Print Museum | Lower Price Hill. cincinnatitypeprintmuseum.org Permanent collection of equipment, tools and artifacts Cincinnati Zoo | Avondale.

513-281-4700. cincinnatizoo.org World-class fauna and flora Friends of Music Hall | Music Hall, Over-the-Rhine. friendsofmusichall.org Indoor tours of Queen City landmark 10

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Greater Cincinnati Police Museum | Pendleton. 513-300-3664. police-museum.org Permanent collection Harriet Beecher Stowe House | Walnut Hills. 513-751-0651. stowehousecincy.org Historic home of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” author Heritage Village Museum | Sharonville. 513-563-9484. heritagevillagecincinnati.org Nov. 8, 6-8 p.m. Period dinner Holocaust & Humanity Center | Union Terminal, Queensgate. 513-487-3055. holocaustandhumanity.org Media, artifacts, art and interactive exhibitions commemorating Holocaust victims

“Jane Goodall – Reasons for Hope” now playing at the Cincinnati Museum Center’s OMNIMAX Theater.

Krohn Conservatory | Eden Park. 513421-4086. cincinnati-oh.gov/cincyparks Nov. 18-19. “Totally Thomas Weekend”

Valley View Nature Preserve | Milford. valleyviewcampus.org Reclaimed open lands

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

White Water Shaker Village | Harrison. whitewatervillage.org Preserved 200-year-old village, the last in Ohio

Milford Historical Society | Promont Museum, Milford. 513-248-0324. milfordhistory.net Permanent exhibit. Historical displays of art, artifacts and more.

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center | The Banks, downtown. 513-333-7500. freedomcenter.org Permanent collection exploring themes of individual freedom National VOA Museum of Broadcasting | West Chester.

513-777-0027. voamuseum.org History of Voice of America anti-propaganda program RAPTOR Inc. | Milford. raptorinc.org Nov. 26, 1-4 p.m. Open house for birds of prey sanctuary Skirball Museum | Hebrew Union College, Clifton. 513-221-1875. csm.huc.edu Permanent exhibit: “An Eternal People: The Jewish Experience”

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Dance Cincinnati Ballet | Music Hall, Over-the-Rhine. 513-621-5219. cballet.org Nov. 3-5. “Jewels” College-Conservatory of Music | Corbett Theater, University of Cincinnati.

513-556-4183. ccm.uc.edu Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 8 p.m. “An American In Paris + Other Works” DE LA Dance Company | Kennedy Heights. 513-871-0914. deladancecompany.org Nov. 24-Dec. 10. “The Nutcracker, Jazzed Up!” Northern Kentucky University | Greaves Concert Hall. 859-572-5464. sota.nku.edu Nov. 20, 7 p.m. Emerging Choreographers’ Showcase Taft Theatre | Downtown. tafttheatre.org Nov. 12, 6 p.m. State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine: “Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs”

Fairs/Festivals/Markets Cincinnati Christkindlmarkt | Moerlein Lager House, The Banks. cincinnatichristkindlmarkt.com Nov. 22-Dec. 31, Wednesday-Sunday.

Winter festival Cincinnati Holiday Market | Duke Energy Convention Center. cincinnatiholidaymarket.com Nov. 9-12. Holiday shopping extravaganza Cincinnati Zoo | Avondale.

513-281-4700. cincinnatizoo.org Nov. 17-Jan. 7. Festival of Lights Covington Farmers Market | Third and Court streets, Covington. greatneighborhoods.org Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Regional market Crafty Supermarket | Music Hall Ballroom, Over-the-Rhine. craftysupermarket.com Nov. 25, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. More than 100 arts and crafts vendors Madeira Farmers Market | Madeira Silverwood Presbyterian Church. madeirafarmersmarket.com Thursdays, Nov.-Dec. 4-6 p.m.

Local growers and purveyors

ARTS/CULTURE | The List Northside Farmers Market | Heart of Northside. northsidefm.org Wednesdays, 4-7 p.m. Regional food and beverage market

Fitton Center | Hamilton.

513-863-8873. fittoncenter.org Nov. 1, 11:30 a.m. Celebrating Self Series: Randi Rico: “All About the Weather”

Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum | Hamilton-Cleves Road, near Hamilton. pyramidhill.org Nov. 17-Dec. 31. Pyramid Hill Lights

Harriet Beecher Stowe House | Walnut Hills Branch Library/virtual.

513-751-0651. stowehousecincy.org Nov. 1, 7 p.m. Discussion: “An Early Native American Voice for Justice”

Wyoming Fine Arts Center | Wyoming. musicartdance.org Nov. 4, 4-6:30 p.m. Fall Showcase

Film The Barn / ARTFlix | Mariemont.

513-272-3700. artatthebarn.org Nov. 9, 7 p.m. “The Painting” Cincinnati Museum Center | OMNIMAX/Union Terminal. 513-287-7000. cincymuseum.org/omnimax Now playing: “Jane Goodall – Reasons for Hope” Cincinnati World Cinema | Garfield Theatre, downtown. 859-957-3456. cincyworldcinema.org Independent film from around the globe

Hebrew Union College | Clifton. 513221-1875. huc.edu/campus-life/cincinnati Nov. 13-14. Feld Lecture Series Holocaust & Humanity Center | Virtual.

513-487-3055. holocaustandhumanity.org Wednesdays, 11 a.m. Holocaust Speaker Series Joseph-Beth Booksellers | Rookwood Commons, Norwood. 513-396-8960. josephbeth.com Nov. 4, 7 p.m. Discussion: Tobias Buckell “A Stranger in the Citadel” Nov. 8, 7 p.m. Discussion: Sharon Cameron “Artifice”

Rendering of the future look of TCT’s Emery Theater home

TCT marks fundraising milestone for Emery Theater project Carl and Martha Lindner donated $5 million toward The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati’s renovation and restoration of the historic Emery Theater.

The Children’s Theatre is in the middle of a $49.5 million fundraising campaign to support the conversion of the historic but dilapidated Over-the-Rhine performance venue into a state-of-the-art MainStage home.

In July, the project received an anonymous $1.5 million gift as well as a $50,000 donation from actor and hip-hop artist Chris “Ludacris” Bridges.

As a thank-you for this latest gift, the theater’s primary public entrance on Walnut Street will be called the “Martha S. Lindner Grand Entrance.”

The Children’s Theatre expects the Emery to host its first TCT performance in fall 2025.  thechildrenstheatre.com

Woodward Theater | Over-the-Rhine.

513-345-7981. woodwardtheater.com Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m. “Stop Making Sense”

Literary/Lectures American Sign Museum | Camp Washington. 513-541-6366. americansignmuseum.org Nov. 9, 7 p.m. Greg Hand “Under the Marquee: The History and Signage of Cincinnati Theaters” Barnes & Noble | Virtual. 513-972-5146. stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/3408 Nov. 6, 7 p.m. Discussion: Shannon Messenger “Keeper Of The Lost Cities, The Graphic Novel Part 1: Volume 1” Nov. 14, 3 p.m. Discussion: Ariel Djanikian “The Prospectors” Nov. 16, 7 p.m. Discussion: Brandon Sanderson “Defiant” Books by the Banks | Duke Energy Center. booksbythebanks.org Nov. 18, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Annual celebration of local and national authors Cincinnati Museum Center | Queensgate.

513-287-7000. cincymuseum.org 4th Tuesdays. Live Virtual Speakers Bureau presentations (virtual) Movers & Makers

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ARTS/CULTURE | The List Joseph-Beth Booksellers (cont.)

Nov. 9, 7 p.m. Discussion: Jeff Tweedy “World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music” (Walnut Hills High School) Nov. 14, 7 p.m. Discussion: Ross Gay “The Book of (More) Delights” Memorial Hall | Over-the-Rhine.

513-977-8838. memorialhallotr.com Nov. 30, 7 p.m. An Evening With Rick Steves

Music 4-Way Quartet | All Saints Episcopal Church. 4-wayquartet.com Nov. 1, 6:30 p.m. Remembrance: An All Saints Day concert Athenaeum of Ohio | Bartlett Center, Mt. Washington. athenaeum.edu Nov. 12, 7 p.m. Organ Dedication Concert feat. Kola Owolabi, professor of organ, University of Notre Dame Bogart’s | Short Vine, Corryville. bogarts.com Nov. 1, 7 p.m. Chris Renzema Nov. 2, 6:30 p.m. The Cadillac Three Nov. 3, 6:30 p.m. Rubblebucket Nov. 4, 6:30 p.m. Teddy Swims Nov. 6, 6:30 p.m. Hunter Hayes Nov. 9, 8 p.m. CloZee Nov. 11, 6 p.m. Lil Darkie Nov. 12, 6:30 p.m. Dirty Honey Nov. 15, 6:30 p.m. Boogie T.RIO & Manic Focus Nov. 16, 6:30 p.m. The Menzingers Nov. 18, 6 p.m. We Came As Romans Nov. 19, 5:30 p.m. Pop Evil Nov. 24, 6:30 p.m. Jack Kays Nov. 25, 6:30 p.m. DVSN Brady Music Center | The Banks, downtown. bradymusiccenter.com Nov. 8, 6:15 p.m. Ice Nine Kills, In This Moment, Avatar, New Years Day Nov. 9, 8 p.m. The Head and The Heart Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m. Grace Potter Nov. 11, 8 p.m. Dylan Scott Nov. 18, 8 p.m. Ian Munsick, Chancey Williams Nov. 19, 8 p.m. The O’Jays Nov. 30, 8 p.m. 6lack Bromwell’s Härth Room | Downtown. bromwellshearthroom.com Wednesday-Saturday evenings. Live jazz

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Butler Philharmonic | 513-844-5151. butlerphil.org Nov. 5, 3 p.m. Open Door Pantry Concert (Hamilton Presbyterian Church) Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m. Thanksgiving Concert (First Baptist Church)

CET and Cincinnati Public Radio present Rick Steves in conversation at Memorial Hall Nov. 30.

Caffe Vivace | Walnut Hills.

513-601-9897. caffevivace.com Most evenings, live jazz performances Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption | Covington. 859-431-2060. cathedralconcertseries.org Nov. 12, 3 p.m. CCM Brass Choir Chamber Music Cincinnati | Memorial Hall, Over-the-Rhine. 513-342-6870. cincychamber.org Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m. Gryphon Trio Christ Church Cathedral | Downtown.

513-621-1817. cincinnaticathedral.com Tuesdays, September thru May, 12:10 p.m. Music Live@Lunch (Christ Church Chapel): Nov. 7. Danielle Hundley, flute Nov. 14. CCM harpsichord & organ studios Nov. 21. Darren Goodman, singer/ songwriter Nov. 28. Rabbit Hash String Band Christ Church Glendale | Glendale.

513-771-1544. christchurchglendale.org Nov. 2, 12:05 p.m. Duo Orchid, piano duet Cincinnati Arts Association | Procter & Gamble Hall, Aronoff Center, downtown.

513-621-2787. cincinnatiarts.org Nov. 3, 8 p.m. The Old Friends Acoustic Tour, starring Ben Rector Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra | 513-280-8181. cincinnatijazz.org Nov. 16, 7 p.m. Big Band Series Alto Sax Virtuoso: Jim Snidero (The Redmoor, Mt. Lookout Square) Nov. 19, 2 p.m. Jazz@First Series: Snidero + Strings (First Unitarian Church, Avondale) Cincinnati Museum Center | Union Terminal, Queensgate. 513-287-7000. cincymuseum.org Nov. 29, 7:30 p.m. Isabelle Demers, organ; Rick VanMatre, soprano sax Cincinnati Song Initiative | cincinnatisonginitiative.org Nov. 5, 3 p.m. “The Belletrists: Josef von Eichendorff” (Venue TBA)

Movers & Makers

Cincinnati Symphony & Pops | Music Hall, Over-the-Rhine. 513-381-3300. cincinnatisymphony.org Nov. 10-11. (CSO) “Tetzlaff & Tchaikovsky’s Fifth” Gustavo Gimeno, conductor; Christian Tetzlaff, violin Nov. 17 & 19. (CSO/May Festival) “Thomas’ Hamlet” Nov. 25-26. (CSO) “Sibelius Symphony No. 5” Dalia Stasevska, conductor; Davóne Tines, baritone Nov. 30, 8 p.m. (CSO Proof) “El Niño: Nativity Reconsidered” Classical Revolution | The Loon, Northside. classicalrevolutioncincinnati.com Second Sundays, 7:30 p.m. Chamber music in casual bar setting College-Conservatory of Music | University of Cincinnati. 513-556-4183. ccm.uc.edu Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m. Jazz Lab Band: “Blues, Swing and Fusion” (Corbett Theater) Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m. Philharmonia: “Under The Radar” (Corbett Theater) Nov. 5, 7 p.m. Jazz Orchestra: “Yes, Mahalia!” (Corbett Auditorium) Nov. 12, 3 p.m. Brass Choir: “A Tribute to Betty Glover” (Cathedral Basilica) Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m. Philharmonia: “Back to School!” (Sycamore High School) Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m. Wind Ensemble: “Eternal Light” (Corbett Auditorium) Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m. Wind Symphony & Youth Wind Ensemble: “Songs From The End Of The World” (Corbett Auditorium) Nov. 19, 4 p.m. Jazz Orchestra: “Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite” (Corbett Auditorium) Nov. 20, 3 p.m. Chamber Choir: “Emerging Artists” (Dieterle Vocal Arts Center) Nov. 21, 7:30 p.m. Concert Orchestra: “Alumni Triumphant Return” (Corbett Auditorium) Nov. 21, 7:30 p.m. Ariel Quartet: “Garden of Eros” (Werner Recital Hall) Nov. 29, 7:30 p.m. Vocal Chamber Music (Cohen Theater)

Concert:nova | Woodward Theater, Over-the-Rhine. concertnova.com Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m. “Eastern Echoes: A Cincinnati Celebration of Asian Composers” Dayton Philharmonic | Schuster Center, Dayton. daytonperformingarts.org Nov. 10-11, 7:30 p.m. “Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony” Fitton Center | Hamilton.

513-863-8873. fittoncenter.org Nov. 11, 7:30 p.m. Jazz & Cabaret: Canary in Combat Boots Fluidity | Christ Church Cathedral. fluiditycccc.org Nov. 12, 3 p.m. “You Will Be Found” Ghost Baby | Over-the-Rhine. ghost-baby.com Most evenings. Live performances Hard Rock Casino | Downtown. hardrockcasinocincinnati.com Nov. 4, 8 p.m. Travis Tritt Heritage Bank Center | Downtown. heritagebankcenter.com Nov. 18, 8 p.m. Legends of Hip Hop Lakeside Music Concert Series | Lakeside Presbyterian Church, Lakeside Park. lakesidechurch.org Nov. 18, 3 p.m. “Same text, New tunes!”

Linton Chamber Music | 513-381-6868. lintonmusic.org Nov. 12, 4 p.m. “Quartet for the End of Time” (First Unitarian Church) Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m. Encore of previous (Congregation Beth Adam) Linton Peanut Butter & Jam Sessions | 513-381-6868. lintonmusic.org/pbj X “Magical Music” series: Nov. 4, 10:30 a.m. (Union Presbyterian Church) Nov. 6, 6:30 p.m. (The Church of the Living God)

i at n n i c n i C e M atiné e M u s i c a l Flute f ” o s s e d d o P resen t s “ Th e G JASMINE CHOI

FLUTE

CHANGYONG SHIN PIANO

Sunday November 19, 2023 3 PM Westwood First Presbyterian Church 3011 Harrison Avenue

“The Goddess of Flute”

—Korea Times

“One of the best flutists in the history of music.”

—Sinfini Magazine, UK

• Former Principal Flute of the Vienna Symphony and Associate Principal of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestera • One of the most celebrated flutists of our time, known for her virtuosity and refined interpretation as well as her adventurous projects

• Has premiered more than 10 flute concertos written for her • Her performance was featured during the 2018 Winter Olympics celebrations in PyeongChang, Korea, and she is the Cultural Ambassador of her hometown Daejeon, Korea

Tickets:

MemorialHallOTR.org or 513-977-8838 MatineeMusicaleCincinnati.org

ARTS/CULTURE | The List Linton Peanut Butter & Jam Sessions (cont.)

Nov. 11, 10:30 a.m. (Westwood First Presbyterian Church) Nov. 18, 10:30 a.m. (Symmes Township Branch Library) Ludlow Garage | Clifton. ludlowgaragecincinnati.com Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m. Iam Tongi Nov. 3, 8:30 p.m. Mitch Rossell Nov. 4, 1 p.m. The Little Mermen Nov. 9, 8:30 p.m. Eric Hutchinson Nov. 10, 8:30 p.m. Almost Queen Nov. 16, 8:30 p.m. Mia x Ally Nov. 17, 8:30 p.m. Meshell Ndegeocello Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m. Jerry Douglas Nov. 25, 8:30 p.m. Taj Farrant Nov. 30, 7:30 p.m. Christone “Kingfish” Ingram Madison Theater | Covington. 859-4912444. madisontheater.com Nov. 3, 8 p.m. The Pretender - A Foo Fighters Experience Nov. 4, 8 p.m. L. Shankar • Gyasi Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m. Brother Cane Nov. 9, 8 p.m. Post Sex Nachos Nov. 10, 8 p.m. Freddie Gibbs Nov. 11, 7 p.m. ENMY • The Eternal Now Nov. 12, 8 p.m. Mystery Skulls Nov. 17, 7 p.m. National Agent Showcase Nov. 17, 8 p.m. Chase McDaniel Nov. 18, 7 p.m. Daddy’s Beemer Nov. 22, 7:30 p.m. Jared James Nichols Nov. 24 & 25, 8 p.m. Trouble No More & Daniel Donato Nov. 25, 8 p.m. Orchid In The Ivy Matinee Musicale | First Unitarian Church, Avondale. matineemusicalecincinnati.org Nov. 19, 3 p.m. Jasmine Choi, flute MegaCorp Pavilion at Ovation | Newport. promowestlive.com Nov. 4, 7 p.m. Wish You Were Here Nov. 17, 6 p.m. Tech N9ne & Hollywood Undead Memorial Hall | Over-the-Rhine.

513-977-8838. memorialhallotr.com Nov. 2, 8 p.m. Mat Kearney Nov. 4, 8 p.m. Sally Wilfert Nov. 6, 7 p.m. Lili Shires and The Steve Schmidt Trio Nov. 7, 8 p.m. Victor Wooten & The Wooten Brothers Nov. 8, 8 p.m. Classic Lightfoot Live (Gordon Lightfoot Tribute) Nov. 9, 8 p.m. A Musical Conversation with Valerie June, Rachael Davis, Thao & Yasmin Williams Nov. 10, 8 p.m. The Eagles Project 14

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Nov. 13, 7 p.m. Mike Wade Jazz Nov. 17, 8 p.m. Tapestry: Tribute to Carole King Nov. 18, 8 p.m. Joan Osborne Nov. 19, 8 p.m. John Waite Nov. 20, 7 p.m. Emily Grace Jordan Quartet Nov. 27, 7 p.m. Phil DeGreg Trio “A Charlie Brown Christmas” Miami University | Hall Auditorium, Oxford. 513-529-3200. miamioh.edu/music Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m. Men’s Glee Club Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m. Studio Recital: Cello (Center for Performing Arts) Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m. Faculty Recital: Jeremy Long, saxophone (Center for Performing Arts) Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m. Graduate Showcase Concert (Center for Performing Arts) Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m. Steel Band Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m. Percussion Ensemble Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m. Jazz Ensemble Nov. 29, 7:30 p.m. Laptop Ensemble (Center for Performing Arts) Nov. 30, 7:30 p.m. Studio Recital: Composition (Center for Performing Arts) Miami University Performing Arts Series | Oxford Community Arts Center, Oxford. 513-529-3200. miamioh.edu Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m. Bruce Murray: A Musical Feast Northern Kentucky University | Greaves Hall, Highland Heights.

859-572-5464. music.nku.edu Nov. 1, 7 p.m. String Area Recital Nov. 6, 7 p.m. Faculty Brass Trio Nov. 9, 7 p.m. Keyboard Area Recital Nov. 12, 3:30 p.m. Jazz Showcase (Bircus, Ludlow) Nov. 17, 7 p.m. Woodwind Area Recital Nov. 28, 7 p.m. Jazz Combos Nov. 30, 7 p.m. Symphonic Winds Oxford Community Arts Center | Oxford. 513-524-8506. oxarts.org Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m. Luca Stricagnoli The Redmoor | Mt. Lookout Square. theredmoor.com Most Fridays & Saturdays, 6 p.m.

Rock and jazz music St. Barnabas Episcopal Church Concert Series | Montgomery. st-barnabas.org Nov. 5, 3 p.m. Mandy Gaines and Friends St. Peter in Chains Cathedral | Downtown. 513-421-5354. stpeterinchainscathedral.org Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m. “Songs of Remembrance”

Movers & Makers

Classical guitarist Jason Vieaux graces Xavier’s intimate Bellarmine Chapel Nov. 13.

Schwartz’s Point | Five Points, Overthe-Rhine. thepointclub.weebly.com Thursdays-Sundays, Live jazz, blues, etc.

Seven Hills Symphony | Walnut Hills High School, Evanston. 7hillssymphony.org Nov. 19, 3 p.m. “Conflict, Confrontation, Ascendency” Soli Music Society | Marion Hall Mansion, North Avondale. solimusicsociety.com Nov. 18, 7:30 p.m. Showcase Series: “Classical Muses” Southgate House | Newport.

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

Taft Theatre | Downtown. tafttheatre.org Nov. 2, 7:30 p.m. Loreena McKennitt Nov. 4, 8 p.m. Celebrating Billy Joel – A Tribute to America’s Piano Man Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m. Mania (ABBA Tribute) Nov. 9, 8 p.m. A.J. Croce Nov. 10, 8 p.m. Buddy Guy Nov. 17, 8 p.m. Girl Named Tom Nov. 25, 6:30 p.m. Papadosio Nov. 30, 7 p.m. K-LOVE Celebrate Christmas Tour Urban Artifact | Northside. artifactbeer.com Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. Flight 88 weekly piano performances Viva Voices | vivavoices.net Nov. 11, 4 p.m. Chorale & Chamber Ensemble: “For Heroes Proved,” with River’s Edge Brass Band (First Baptist Church, Cold Spring) Nov. 18, 7 p.m. Children’s Choir & Youth Chorus: Fall Concert (Blessed Sacrament Church)

Woodward Theater | Over-the-Rhine.

513-345-7981. woodwardtheater.com Nov. 10, 6:30 p.m. & 8:45 p.m.

Candlelight: A Tribute To Pink Floyd Nov. 18, 8 p.m. In The Pines Xavier Music Series | Gallagher Theater, Xavier University. 513-745-3161. xavier.edu/musicseries Nov. 13, 8 p.m. Jason Vieaux (Bellarmine Chapel) Nov. 21, 8 p.m. Jeremy Jordan Nov. 30, 8 p.m. Donny McCaslin Quartet (Revel Urban Winery)

Opera College-Conservatory of Music | Corbett Theater, University of Cincinnati.

513-556-4183. ccm.uc.edu Nov. 16-19. Britten: “The Rape of Lucretia” Dayton Opera | Dayton, Ohio. daytonperformingarts.org Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m. “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” Nov. 5, 2:30 p.m. “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”

Theater Broadway Across America | Procter & Gamble Hall, Aronoff Center, downtown.

513-721-3344. cincinnati.broadway.com Nov. 14-19. “Disney’s Aladdin” Cincinnati Landmark Productions | Covedale Center, Price Hill. 513-241-6550. cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com Thru Nov. 5. “Freaky Friday” Nov. 30-Dec. 23. “White Christmas” Cincinnati Music Theatre | JarsonKaplan Theater, Aronoff Center, downtown.

513-621-2787. cincinnatimusictheatre.org Nov. 3-11. “The Prom”

ARTS/CULTURE | The List

The world premiere production of “Fiona: The Musical” debuts Nov. 29 at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati.

Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative | Fifth Third Bank Theater, Aronoff Center, downtown. 513-621-ARTS. cincyplaywrights.org Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m. “Lovestruck” (four 10-minute plays: “Forever Soulmates,” “Naked Neighbors,” “The Big Bad Wolves” and “Tiny Dancer”) by Susan and Doug Decatur • “Boy Meets Girl” (a ten-minute play) by Bertha Davis • “Can’t Stop What’s Coming” (a ten-minute play) by Barry Cobb

Fairfield Footlighters | Fairfield.

513-867-5348. fairfieldfootlighters.org Nov. 10-12. “Amateurs”

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company | Over-the-Rhine. 513-381-2273. cincyshakes.com Nov. 10-Dec. 2. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

Footlighters | Stained Glass Theatre, Newport. 859-291-7464. footlighters.org Nov. 30-Dec. 17. “The Music Man”

Clifton Cultural Arts Center | Short Vine, Corryville. 513-497-2860. cliftonculturalarts.org Nov. 11, 8 p.m. Highly Improvable Comedy Show College-Conservatory of Music | Cohen Theater, University of Cincinnati.

513-556-4183. ccm.uc.edu/ Nov. 8-12. “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”

Falcon Theatre | Falcon Theatre, Newport. 513-479-6783. falcontheater.net Nov. 17-Dec. 2. “Two Point OH” Fitton Center | Hamilton.

513-863-8873. fittoncenter.org Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m. “Pirate School”

A visitor contemplates the Duncanson Murals at the Taft Museum of Art.

Taft Museum admission free on Mondays thanks to grant The Taft of Museum of Art is making admission free on Mondays thanks to a $600,000 grant from the Art Bridges Foundation through its Access for All pilot program.

Beyond free admission, the initiative is also focused on creating interdisciplinary and audience-building programming around these days.

Art Bridges also awarded the Taft Museum $5,000 through its COVES evaluation program

to better understand its visitor demographics and understanding of its guest experience.

Free Mondays at the museum began in mid-October, in tandem with the Taft’s new special exhibition, Sporting Fashion: Outdoor Girls 1800–1960.

The Taft Museum is now open Wednesday through Monday. Admission is also free on Sundays.  taftmuseum.org

The best memories are made together.

ComedySportz Cincinnati | Madcap Education Center and Clifton Comedy Theatre. cszcincinnati.com Fridays 8 p.m. and Sundays 2 p.m.

Short form comedy improv Dayton Live Broadway Series | Schuster Center, Dayton, Ohio. daytonlive.org/series/broadway Nov. 14-19. “Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical”

featuring the Duke Energy Holiday Trains

Dayton Playhouse | Dayton, Ohio. wordpress.thedaytonplayhouse.com Nov. 10-19. “The One Act Play That Goes Wrong” Ensemble Theatre | Over-the-Rhine.

513-421-3555. ensemblecincinnati.org Nov. 29-Dec. 29. “Fiona: The Musical”

Movers & Makers

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ARTS/CULTURE | The List Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre | Parrish Auditorium, Hamilton.

513-737-PLAY. ghctplay.com Nov. 30-Dec. 3. “All Wrapped Up For Christmas”

Mason Community Players | Mason Community Playhouse. 513-398-7804. masonplayers.org Thru Nov. 4. “Gender Bender 5.0”

Heritage Bank Center | Downtown. heritagebankcenter.com Nov. 16, 7 p.m. Bert Kreischer

MegaCorp Pavilion at Ovation | Newport. promowestlive.com Nov. 14, 6 & 9 p.m. Pete Davidson, comedian

Human Race Theatre | Dayton, Ohio. humanracetheatre.org Thru Nov. 13. “Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous”

Miami University | Center for Performing Arts, Oxford. miamioh.edu/theatre Nov. 15-19. “Bright Star”

Improv Cincinnati | Clifton Performance Theatre, Clifton. improvcincinnati.com Most Friday & Saturday evenings.

Weekly comedy shows

Mount St. Joseph University | Delhi. 513-244-4387. msj.edu/theatre Nov. 9-18. “A Piece of My Heart”

Kincaid Regional Theatre | Falmouth.

859-654-2636. krtshows.com Nov. 30-Dec. 17. “Winter Wonderettes” Know Theatre | Over-the-Rhine.

513-300-5669. knowtheatre.com Nov. 17-Dec. 10. “Blerds,” by J. Carey Buckner La Comedia Dinner Theatre | Springboro. 800-677-9505. lacomedia.com Nov. 2-Dec. 30. “Miracle on 34th Street” Lebanon Theatre Company | Lebanon. 513-932-8300. ltcplays.com Nov. 3-12. “The Bridges of Madison County” Loveland Stage Company | Loveland.

513-443-4572. lovelandstagecompany.org Nov. 3-19. “Big Fish” Ludlow Garage | Clifton. ludlowgaragecincinnati.com Nov. 24, 7 p.m. J Anthony Brown, comedian

Madcap Puppets | Madcap Education Center, Westwood. 513-921-5965. madcappuppets.info Nov. 11, 11 a.m. & 1 p.m. “Annie Oakley’s Wild West Show” Mariemont Players | Mariemont.

513-684-1236. mariemontplayers.com Nov. 2-19. “The Book of Will”

NOVEMBER 2023

Playhouse in the Park | Mt. Adams.

513-421-3888. cincyplay.com Thru Nov. 5. “Clyde’s” (Rouse Theatre) Nov. 3-Dec. 17. “Late Night Catechism” (Rosenthal Shelterhouse Theatre) Nov. 24-Dec. 30. “A Christmas Carol” (Rouse Theatre) Queen City Vaudevillians | Artsville, Madisonville. queencityvaudevillians.com Nov. 18, 7 p.m. Nostalgic sketch comedy Royal Theatre Company | Mason. royaltheatrecompany.com Nov. 10-12. “Lion King Jr.” School for Creative & Performing Arts | Over-the-Rhine. 513-363-8100. scpa.cps-k12.org Nov. 2-5. “Disney’s The Little Mermaid” Taft Theatre | Downtown. tafttheatre.org Nov. 11, 8 p.m. Nurse Blake, comedian

Lumos Players I Maineville. facebook.com/LumosPlayers Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m. TBD

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Northern Kentucky University | Corbett Theatre, Highland Heights.

859-572-5464. theatre.nku.edu Nov. 3-11. “9 to 5 The Musical” (The Carnegie)

Xavier University | Gallagher Theater.

513-745-3939. xavier.edu/theatre-program Nov. 17-19. “Twelfth Night”

Visual Art 1628 Ltd. | Garfield Place, downtown.

513-320-2596. 1628ltd.com Thru Nov. 16. “Stillness in Motion: Still Life Art and its Reflection on Human Existence”

Movers & Makers

Tai Shani’s “The politics of emancipation through a female lens” opens Nov. 3 at the Contemporary Arts Center.

21c Museum Hotel | Downtown.

513-578-6600. 21cmuseumhotels.com Thru September. “The SuperNatural” Art Academy of Cincinnati | Over-theRhine. 513-562-6262. artacademy.edu Nov. 3-Dec. 1. Adrienne Dixon: “Dupe” • Dianna Frid and Will Stovall: “Fallen Into Language” Reception: Nov. 3, 5-8 p.m.

Art on Vine | Rhinegeist Brewery. artonvinecincy.com Nov. 12, noon-6 p.m. Local Art Show ARTclectic Gallery | Silverton.

513-822-5200. artclecticgallery.com Nov. 1-Dec. 31. “Eclectic Small Works” Reception: Nov. 3, 5-8 p.m.

Arts Alliance | Sinclair College, Mason.

513-309-8585. the-arts-alliance.org Thru Dec. 30. Rick H. Jones: “NEW WORKS” ArtWorks | V² Gallery, Walnut Hills.

513-333-0388. artworkscincinnati.org Thru Nov. 17. “Parts or Pieces” Avant-Garde Art & Craft Shows | RSVP Event Center, Loveland.

440-227-8794. avantgardeshows.com Nov. 19, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Fall Show Baker Hunt Art & Cultural Center | Covington. 859-431-0020. bakerhunt.org Thru Feb. 23. DBL Law Regional Art Show Basketshop Gallery | Westwood. basketshopgallery.com Thru Nov. 19. Tracy Featherstone: “Nest”

Behringer-Crawford Museum | Devou Park, Covington. 859-491-4003. bcmuseum.org Thru Nov. 5. “Diana Taylor Art Show” The Carnegie | Covington.

859-491-2030. thecarnegie.com Thru Feb. 3. “Exhibition X: an utterly incomplete examination of collage in contemporary art” Caza Sikes | Oakley. 513-290-3127. cazasikes.com Thru Nov. 10. Jan Wiesner, Maggie Smith and Ken Pag: “Dreamweavers” Cincinnati Art Club | Mt. Adams.

513-241-4591. cincinnatiartclub.org Nov. 10, 6-9 p.m. Opening of “Without Words” photography exhibit Cincinnati Art Galleries | Downtown. 513-381-2128. cincyart.com Thru Nov. 22. “The Art of C.F. Payne” Cincinnati Art Museum | Eden Park.

513-721-2787. cincinnatiartmuseum.org Thru Jan. 7. Contemporary Japanese Ceramics Thru June 30. Modern and Contemporary Ceramics Nov. 10-Feb. 25. Charles White: “A Little Higher” Cincinnati Museum Center | Union Terminal, Queensgate. 513-287-7000. cincymuseum.org Thru Jan. 15. “Girlhood (It’s complicated)”

ARTS/CULTURE | The List Clifton Cultural Arts Center | Short Vine, Corryville. 513-497-2860. cliftonculturalarts.org Nov. 3-Dec. 1. “The Golden Ticket” Juried Art Exhibition. Reception: Nov. 3, 6-8 p.m.

Manifest Gallery | East Walnut Hills.

513-861-3638. manifestgallery.org Nov. 10-Dec. 8. “Momentum” works of art about movement • “Self” works exploring identity. Reception: Nov. 10, 6-9 p.m.

Contemporary Arts Center | Downtown. 513-345-8400. contemporaryartscenter.org Thru Jan. 28. “A Permanent Nostalgia for Departure: A rehearsal on legacy with Zaha Hadid” Nov. 3-April 14. Tai Shani: “The politics of emancipation through a female lens” Reception: Nov. 3, 6-11 p.m.

Nov. 9-Dec. 10. “Wounded Healers: Transforming Pain to Wholeness and Health,” collaboration with Zonta Club of Cincinnati. Reception: Nov. 9, 5:30-7 p.m.

Mary Ran Gallery | Hyde Park.

513-871-5604. maryrangallery.com Thru Nov. 11. Art collection from the estate of Hans and Marlies Zimmer Miami University/Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum | Oxford. 513-5292232. miamioh.edu/cca/art-museum Thru Dec. 3. “It’s Our World: A Student Response Exhibition” • “A Golden Time: Ohio Women Artists at the Turn of the Century” • “Heritage: Shaping Past, Present and Future”

The Contemporary Dayton | Dayton, Ohio. 937-224-3822. codayton.org Thru Jan. 14. Shon Walters: “The Hole Belly”

Middletown Arts Center | Middletown.

513-424-2417. middletownartscenter.com Thru Dec. 13. Brendan Higgins Nov. 3-Dec. 7. Area Art Exhibition. Reception: Nov. 3, 6-8 p.m.

DAAP Galleries | Meyers Gallery, University of Cincinnati. 513-556-2839. daap.uc.edu Thru Nov. 23. “What We Brought with Us”

Monet: The Immersive Experience | Downtown. monetexpo.com/cincinnati Thru Nov. 26. Immersive audio and video projections of Monet masterpieces

Dayton Art Institute | Dayton, Ohio.

937-223-4278. daytonartinstitute.org Thru Nov. 12. “Living with Gods: Popular Prints from India” Thru Jan. 14. “Around Tokyo: Hiroshige II’s Views of Famous Places in Edo” Thru Jan. 14. Toulouse-Lautrec: “The Birth of Modern Paris”

Northern Kentucky University | Highland Heights. 859-572-5148. nku.edu/gallery Nov. 30-Dec. 12. Fall BFA Senior Exhibitions. Reception: Nov. 30, 5-7 p.m.

Fitton Center | Hamilton.

513-863-8873. fittoncenter.org Thru Jan. 5. “Home Free/Being Good” Grail in the US | Loveland. grail-us.org Thru Nov. 10. “Egyptian Women Embroiderers of Akhmim: An Ancient Tradition Finds Modern Expression” Indian Hill Gallery | Indian Hill.

513-984-6024. indianhillgallery.com Nov. 10-Jan. 20. Nancy Fletcher Cassell: “Memoirs of the Earth: 1972-2023” Reception: Nov. 10, 6-9 p.m.

Kennedy Heights Arts Center | Kennedy Heights. 513-631-4278. kennedyarts.org Thru Dec. 14. Local Talent 2023 Nov. 4-Dec. 30. Kennedy Collective Exhibition. Reception: Nov. 4, 6-8 p.m.

Oxford Community Arts Center | Oxford. 513-524-8506. oxarts.org Thru Nov. 4. Daniel Bonham: “Everything Starts Somewhere” Nov. 10-Dec. 2. Miami University MFA Students Pendleton Art Center | Pendleton.

513-421-4339. pendletonartcenter.com Nov. 24, 5-9 p.m. Open studios Pendleton Art Center - Middletown | Middletown. 513-465-5038. pendletonartcenter.com Nov. 3, 5-9 p.m. Open studios Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum | Hamilton.

513-868-1234. pyramidhill.org Thru Jan. 6. “Salon de Refusés”

Rosewood Arts Centre | Rosewood Gallery, Kettering. 937-296-0294. playkettering.org/rosewood-gallery-home Thru Nov. 17. “Art Ed: An Art Educator’s Exhibition” Sharonville Cultural Arts Center | Sharonville. 513-554-1014. sharonvilleculturalarts.org Nov. 3-Dec. 9. Art North 2023

Tiger Lily Press | 859-760-6070. tigerlilypress.org Nov. 11, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Local Ink 2023: 16th annual printmakers market. Also, release of biennial calendar. (Kennedy Heights Arts Center) University of Cincinnati Clermont College | Park National Bank Art Gallery.

513-558-2787. ucclermont.edu Thru Dec. 14. Saad Ghosn: “Circles and Circles”

Skirball Museum | Hebrew Union College, Clifton. csm.huc.edu Thru June. Modern Israeli art, Mark Podwal prints and recent gifts Thru Feb. 4, Ellie Beth Scott: “Eve: I Understand,” “Motherhood Essence and the Feminine Divine: Cincinnati and Israeli Artists Interpret The Female Experience,” curated by ish

Warren County Historical Museum | Lebanon. wchsmuseum.org Thru Jan. 6. “Celebrating 220 Years of The Golden Lamb in Art” Wash Park Art | Over-the-Rhine.

513-291-3626. washparkart.com Thru Dec. 16. “Here and Now: 10 Years On”

Solway Gallery | West End. 513-621-0069. solwaygallery.com Thru Dec. 15. “Tree Conscious”

Weston Art Gallery | Aronoff Center, downtown. 513-977-4165. cincinnatiarts.org/weston-art-gallery Thru Nov. 12. Rebecca Nava Soto: “Ritual of Imagination and Reconnection,” M. Carmen Lane: “In This House (We Forgot About the Cycle of Things),” Tobi Ewing: “The World is Not My Home” Nov. 18-Jan. 7. “Summerfair Select” Reception: Nov. 18, 6-8 p.m.

Studio Collection Sale | Clifton Recreation Center. 513-662-9382. studiocollectioncincy.com Nov. 18, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Studio Kroner | Downtown. studiokroner.com Nov. 1-25. “Another Ukraine” featuring Ukrainian artists from Kharkiv Photography School Studio San Giuseppe Art Gallery | Mount St. Joseph University, Delhi. msj.edu Nov. 5-Dec. 1. Selections 2023. Reception: Nov. 5, 2-4 p.m.

Xavier University Art Gallery | A.B. Cohen Center. xavier.edu/art-department Thru Nov. 17. “The Rome Experience 2023” 

Taft Museum of Art | Lytle Park, downtown. 513-241-0343. taftmuseum.org Thru Jan. 14. “Sporting Fashion: Outdoor Girls 1800 to 1960”

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NOV. 2, THURSDAY March of Dimes, Signature Chefs, Feeding Motherhood | 5:30 p.m. Music Hall Ballroom.

DETAILS: Chair: Katie Glaser; emcee: Frank Marzullo of Fox 19. Live and silent auctions. Tickets: $300. ¼signaturechefs.marchofdimes.org NOV. 3, FRIDAY Children’s Home of Northern Kentucky, Building Bridges to Better Futures Inaugural Breakfast | THIS EVENT HAS MOVED TO APRIL 19.

Cincinnati Museum Center, Layers of Discovery | 7 p.m. DETAILS: Annual adults-only night at the museum. Light bites from local restaurants, cocktails, programming and exclusive access to exhibits.

Tickets $225. ¼cincymuseum.org/layers ERS Foundation, A Night at the Improv | 6:30-10 p.m. The Carnegie Center, Columbia Tusculum. DETAILS: Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, dinner and entertainment by Rodger Pille. Dressy casual attire. Tickets: $200. ¼episcopalretirement.com/corporate/donate/gala New Life Furniture Bank, Party in the House | 6-9 p.m. 20th Century Theater, Oakley. DETAILS: Open bar, light bites, meet the designers and auction. Tickets: $150. ¼nlfurniture.org NOV. 4-5, SATURDAY-SUNDAY Grace Holiday Market | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Green Acres Farm, Lebanon. DETAILS: Vendors selling natural and handmade items for holiday giving. Live music, fire pit, lunch and dinner. All donations and proceeds from parking benefit The Vine Ministries.

Free admission. ¼gracegreenbeauty.com NOV. 4, SATURDAY 4C for Children, Champions Gala | 6 p.m. Music Hall Ballroom. DETAILS: Cocktail reception, dinner, auction, after-party. Honoring Anchor Fluid Power, Anna Campbell, Kimberlyn Fadare, Christine Gibson.

Tickets: $175. ¼4cforchildren.org/get-involved/gala Black & White Cancer Survivors Foundation, Kings and Queens Reign Over Cancer | 6 p.m.- midnight. Duke Energy Convention Center.

DETAILS: Hosted by co-founders Keith Melvin and Bill Mabrey. Emcees: Lincoln Ware and Faith Daniels.

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Music by DJ Vader; performance by 2nd Wind.

Tickets: $110. VIP: $150. ¼blackandwhitecancersurvivors foundation.com Cancer Family Care, Annual Wine Tasting & Auction | 6-10 p.m. Manor House, Mason.

DETAILS: Fine wine, bourbon tastings, silent and live auctions, and dinner with wine pairings.

Tickets: $175. ¼onecau.se/cfcwine The Cure Starts Now, The Angel Run | 8:30 a.m. Kuliga Park. DETAILS: 5K, fun walk, scavenger hunt, face painting and raffles. ¼theangelrun.org

Cincinnati Museum Center offers a boozy field trip Nov. 3 at Layers of Discovery.

DePaul Cristo Rey, Pickleball Palooza | 4-7 p.m. The Pickle Lodge, West Chester. DETAILS: Pickleball teams of all experience levels are welcome and will be divided into skill divisions. Entry fee: $120/team or $40/spectator. ¼www.depaulcristorey.org Kindervelt of Cincinnati Children's, Kindervelt Krafts | 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Seton High School. DETAILS: Free event with homemade crafts, bakery items, lunch, games and raffle. ¼kindervelt.org/kindervelt-krafts NOV. 7, TUESDAY

Honoree Anna Campbell

Northern Kentucky Young Professionals, Annual Bourbon & Boards | 5-7 p.m. Newport Car Barn. DETAILS: Networking and nonprofit board service discussion with Pam Green, president and CEO of Easterseals Redwood, and Brittany Bischoff, senior manager of Clark Schaefer Hackett. Tickets: $40. ¼nkychamber.comNOV. 9, THURSDAY Hispanic Chamber, Annual Celebration | 5:30-8:30 p.m. TQL Stadium. DETAILS: Keynote: Maria Cristina Gomez. Cocktail reception with heavy appetizers and stadium tours. Dress code: business casual. Individual tickets: $125, Hispanic YP tickets: $100 ¼hispanicchambercincinnati.com Metropolitan Club, Metropolitan Award Dinner | 6 p.m. Metropolitan Club. DETAILS: Dinner and program honoring Timothy Schroeder, chairman, CEO and founder of CTI. Tickets start at $250. ¼metropolitanclub.net Starfire, annual dinner | 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Knox Joseph Distillery, OTR StillHouse. DETAILS: Cocktails, dinner and auction. Tickets: $100. ¼www.starfirecincy.org

Honoree Kimberlyn Hurt

CTI chairman, CEO and founder Timothy Schroeder will receive the 24th Metropolitan Award at The Metropolitan Club’s annual award dinner Nov. 9.

Honoree Christine Gibson

4C for Children is “Over the Moon!” for early childhood and will celebrate Champions for Children on Nov. 4 in the Music Hall Ballroom.

DATEBOOK Women Walking West, Annual Rise Gala | 6-9 p.m. Manor House, Mason. DETAILS: Formal gala celebrating achievements of mentees/mentors and recognizing the support of community members, corporate sponsors and individual donors. Tickets start at $75. ¼womenwalkingwest.org NOV. 10, FRIDAY Adopt A Class, Tomorrow's Leaders Celebration | 7 p.m. Bell Event Center, Pendleton. DETAILS: Music, dancing, dinner-by-the-bite, open bar, interactive experiences with AAC Partners, live and silent auctions and VIP experience.

Tickets start at $150. ¼aacmentors.org American Heart Association, Heart Healthy Holidays | 4:30-6:30 p.m.

ADC Fine Art, West End. DETAILS: Megs Gelfgot of Activate Brain & Body will share stress reduction techniques. ¼Tickets: $50.

Cincinnati Opera, The Gala | 6:30 p.m. Carol Ann's Carousel and Anderson Pavilion. DETAILS: Event chairs: Dr. Reena Patil and Brian L. Tiffany.

Honorees: Milly and Doc Huffman.

Cocktails, entertainment, bites and carousel rides, then dinner by Eat Well.

Performance and auction. Attire: Blacktie inspired: black and white with mask for intrigue and mystery. Tickets start at $450. ¼cincinnatiopera.org/the-gala Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, Night for a Cure | 6-10 p.m. Little Miami Brewing Company Event Center. DETAILS: Co-chairs: Rick Bravo and Steven Zins.

Dinner, silent and live auctions, and raffle. Honorees include Dr. Robert Isfort, Gastro Health; and Renee Etter, Cincinnati Children's. Tickets: $200. ¼onecau.se/nightforacure2023 NOV. 11, SATURDAY CABVI, Dining in the Dark | 6-10 p.m. Hard Rock Casino. DETAILS: Emcees: Q102’s Natalie Jones and Mollie Watson. Blindfolded dinner experience, signature cocktail, honoring Barney H. Kroger Humanitarian Award Recipient Mary Caposela, online auction, chance raffle, split the pot and disco costume contest. Tickets: $175. ¼cincyblind.org

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 65 Roses Gala | 6:30 p.m. MegaCorp Pavilion. DETAILS: Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, silent and live auction, three-course dinner with wine pairing and live music. Tickets: $230. ¼events.cff.org/65RosesGalaOh NOV. 16, THURSDAY

CABVI returns with a 1970s-themed Dining in the Dark on Nov. 11 at Hard Rock Casino. Mary Caposela will receive the Barney H. Kroger Humanitarian Award.

AFP Cincinnati, National Philanthropy Day| 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Music Hall Ballroom. DETAILS: Recognizing individuals and organizations for contributions to nonprofits.

Tickets: $100. ¼afpcincinnati.org Working In Neighborhoods, 2023 Hall of Fame Where You Live Matters | 4:30-7 p.m. Hyatt Regency Cincinnati. DETAILS: Drinks, hors d’oeuvres, Hall of Fame inductions, live and silent auctions and raffles.

Tickets: $100. ¼wincincy.org/hof NOV. 17, FRIDAY African American Chamber of Commerce, Masquerade Gala | 6-10 p.m. Music Hall Ballroom.

DETAILS: Formal black tie. Tickets: $100. ¼theaachamber.com/events

Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s Southern Ohio Chapter brings its Night for a Cure gala to the Little Miami Brewing Company Event Center Nov. 10, and will honor Renee Etter with the Bing Hinton Legacy Award and Dr. Robert Isfort with the Uniting to Care & Cure Award.

Cancer Support Community, Stronger than Cancer Celebration | 6-10 p.m. North at Hotel Covington.

DETAILS: Upscale but casual atmosphere, food and drink, networking, entertainment, auction and raffles.

Tickets: $150. ¼mycancersupportcommunity.org Learning Grove, Gala in the Grove | 6-10 p.m. First Financial Club, TQL Stadium. DETAILS: Cocktails, dinner, live and silent auctions, and music by DJ Jayy. Event chair: Katriece Carter Barrett. Honorary co-chair: FC Cincinnati defender Raymon Gaddis.

Tickets: $175. ¼learning-grove.org Talbert House, Make Camp Possible | 7-10 p.m. Ivy Hills Country Club. DETAILS: Dr. Seuss-themed with dinner, drinks, valet parking, music, raffle and online auction. Tickets: $100. ¼talberthouse.org

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Beechwood Home, Annual Gala | 6-10 p.m. Kenwood Country Club. DETAILS: Cocktails, dinner and dancing to Soul Pocket. Honoree: Dr. Robert W. Neel IV. ¼beechwoodhome.com

Companions On A Journey, Morning of Hope breakfast | 8-9:30 a.m. Centre Park of West Chester. DETAILS: Featured speakers: Steve and Julie Raleigh, founders of Madi's House.

Tickets: $25. ¼givebutter.com/morningofhope

Clark Montessori Foundation, Kickin' it for Clark: Annual Fundraiser and All-Class Reunion | 7-10 p.m. Pitch View Club, TQL Stadium. DETAILS: Complimentary pizza and desserts, cash bar, silent auction, tours of the stadium, and mingling with parents, alumni and current and former staff. Tickets: $30. ¼clarkmontessorifoundation.org

Madi’s House founders Steve and Julie Raleigh will share their story as featured speakers at Companions on a Journey’s Morning of Hope breakfast Nov. 28 at Centre Park of West Chester.

NOV. 29, WEDNESDAY American Jewish Committee, Community Service Awards | 5:30-8 p.m. Mayerson JCC. DETAILS: Honoring John Stein.

Heavy appetizers, drinks and desserts will be served. Tickets: $250 ¼ajc.org/cincinnati NOV. 30, THURSDAY

People Working Cooperatively, Prepare Affair | DETAILS: Volunteers help low-income, elderly and disabled homeowners across Greater Cincinnati prepare their homes for winter. ¼www.pwchomerepairs.org

Covington Business Council, annual dinner | 5:30-8 p.m.

Northern Kentucky Convention Center. DETAILS: Founder Award to Patrick Hughes, partner at DBL Law. Tickets: $150. ¼cbcky.com

AJC Cincinnati will present John Stein with the 2023 Community Service Award Nov. 29 at the Mayerson JCC.

The Covington Business Council will celebrate Patrick Hughes, partner at DBL Law, for his service and leadership at its annual dinner Nov. 30 at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center.

Join People Working Cooperatively for its annual Prepare Affair on Nov. 18. Volunteers will help low-income, elderly and disabled homeowners prepare their homes for winter.

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Cincinnati Art Galleries, Annual Panorama of Cincinnati Art | 5-8 p.m. Cincinnati Art Galleries. ¼cincyart.com

Stepping Stones, Open Your Heart | Eddie Merlot’s, Montgomery. DETAILS: Chairs: Stephanie and Leo Dalle Molle.

Cocktail hour, raffle, and artwork created

by Stepping Stones participants.

Tickets: $185. ¼cincyopenyourheart.org

DEC. 2, SATURDAY Junior League of Cincinnati, Tour of Kitchens | 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Anderson Township. DETAILS: Tour homes, kitchens and entertaining spaces in Anderson Township. Tickets: $50. ¼jlcincinnati.org/tourofkitchens DEC. 9, SATURDAY Letteria Dalton Foundation, Evening of Elegance | 6 p.m. Sharonville Convention Center.

DETAILS: Scholarship fundraiser.

Black tie optional. Tickets: $90. ¼letteriadaltonfoundation1986.org JAN. 20, SATURDAY School for Creative and Performing Arts, Future of the Arts Gala | 6-10 p.m. Music Hall Ballroom. DETAILS: Program, dinner, black-tie optional and complimentary valet parking. Table of 10: $2,000. ¼scpa.cps-k12.org/donate/benefit-gala FEB. 3, SATURDAY Good Samaritans, Annual Gala "Artrageous" | 6-11 p.m. Music Hall Ballroom. DETAILS: Cocktail hour, dinner and dancing. Black tie. 2024 Gala Physician Champion: Dr. Stephen Blatt.

Tickets: $300. ¼9116.thankyou4caring.org/gala

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FEB. 17, SATURDAY American Heart Association, Heart Ball Gala | DETAILS: Chair: David Spaulding. Honoring Rodney McMullen and Dr. DP Suresh. Celebrating 100th year of American Heart Association. ¼heart.org FEB. 22, THURSDAY Cincinnati Youth Collaborative, Trivia Night for Brighter Futures | Rhinegeist Brewery. DETAILS: Cocktails, raffle baskets, split the pot, dinner, trivia and prizes. ¼cycyouth.org/cyc-trivia-night APRIL 19, FRIDAY

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Children’s Home of Northern Kentucky, Building Bridges to Better Futures Inaugural Breakfast | 8-9:30 a.m. MegaCorp Pavilion, Newport. DETAILS: Proceeds benefit Children’s Home of Northern Kentucky.

Jeff Thomas, longtime supporter and CHNK board member, will provide breakfast. Complimentary parking in on-site garage included. Free admission. ¼chnk.org 

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PHILANTHROPISTS OF THE YEAR: Phillip & Gail Holloman

By Byron McCauley

Lifetimes dedicated to building strong communities

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hillip and Gail Holloman are being honored on National Philanthropy Day as 2023 Philanthropists of the Year by the Cincinnati chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

Phillip Holloman is retired president and COO of Cintas. The Hollomans are actively engaged community leaders, known for their philanthropic efforts in establishing the Center for Social Justice at the Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio. In 2018, they founded the 7 Principles Foundation, which provides grants to nonprofits specializing in childhood development, adult job-readiness training and social equity. Gail Holloman is chair of the foundation.

Gail and Phillip, both 68, grew up in Middletown and have known each other since third grade.

The Hollomans spoke with Movers & Makers contributor Byron McCauley to discuss the transformative power of philanthropy and their philosophy of giving.

Byron: When you were younger and contemplated the impact you wanted to make on society, did you ever envision becoming philanthropists?

Was there a plan?

Phillip: No, not initially, of course. We didn’t foresee the extent of our philanthropic involvement. However, the act of giving, whether through our time or resources, has always been a part of us. Our early experiences were primarily through church activities, contributing to our community, guided by our parents’ example. My father was a civil rights leader in Middletown, so we were always aware of the importance of social justice, particularly during the turbulent 1960s when we witnessed the struggles of the Black community. Philanthropy has always been ingrained in who we are.

Gail: Phil and I grew up together, and we’ve been friends since the third grade.

Throughout high school and college, we were involved in various organizations, where we dedicated our time to helping others and our community.

Phillip: Upon returning to Cincinnati after a brief relocation, I became actively involved in the Bond Hill Community Council. We both supported Sands Montessori, where our children attended school. It wasn’t part of a grand plan; it was simply what we felt 22

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You give what you can, whether that’s time or treasure. … You start based upon your budget, but the most important piece is that you start.

– Gail Holloman Our hope is that we’ve established a foundation that will remain sustainable for generations to come.

– Phillip Holloman compelled to do.

Gail: Our focus has always been on helping, and we didn’t initially label it as philanthropy. It was about our desire to make a positive impact, a value instilled in us by our parents.

Today, we quantify our efforts with dollars, but our commitment to making a difference has remained constant.

Byron: Why is philanthropy important to you?

Phillip: Philanthropy is important to us because we believe in aiding those who may not have the means to help themselves. We’ve always felt that if we are in a position to assist, we should, and we want to.

Gail: It’s also about building and supporting our community. The better our community, the better the quality of life for everyone.

Byron: How do you think philanthropy can alter the life trajectory of individuals, groups or organizations?

Gail: Well, of course it helps. And it makes that organization or that community stronger.

Phillip & Gail Holloman Photo by Wendell Gibbs III, Eleven27 Media Group

And I think we live by what we see. And if we see a good community then we continue to move like that and hopefully, as we move like that, that other people living in that community will join us in continuing to build that organization or that community.

Phillip: Sometimes it’s just helping one person who’s a part of some organization or event.

So we just look for opportunities where our contribution may make it easier for them to pursue their mission or whatever it is that they are trying to accomplish. And we do recognize now, and I’m not necessarily comfortable with it, but sometimes our involvement causes others to get involved and I never just viewed myself that way, but that’s a part of it, too.

Byron: Can you elaborate on the different levels of involvement you advocate for others?

Gail: You give what you can, whether that’s time or treasure, and whether that’s $5 or $500 or $5,000. You start based upon your budget, but the most important piece is that you start.

Phillip: What Gail and I have always talked about and always done is that, as we have progressed financially, our commitment to the community hasn’t wavered. We continue to interact at all socioeconomic levels. We have a genuine passion for helping those less fortunate than us.

Byron: Your philanthropic endeavors are well-known for focusing on social justice and economic empowerment, such as with the Urban League and your family.

What drives this philosophy?

Phillip: Our 7 Principles Foundation, established in 2018 and headed by our daughter Jamia, reflects our philosophy.

Over the past five years, we’ve provided over $600,000 in grants to various organizations.

Some ask for $2,000, while others need $25,000. We support smaller organizations that may struggle to secure larger grants.

When organizations come to us with incomplete paperwork, we assist them in making it right.

Our aim is to help these smaller nonprofits thrive.

Byron: It seems like the 7 Principles Foundation focuses on meeting needs where they are.

Phillip: Absolutely, but we do reject organizations that don’t align with our mission.

However, we work with them to develop strategies that better align with our mission. We operate with transparency and have a board, with Gail serving as the chair. Our goal is to ensure the foundation operates ethically and effectively while being a source of assistance.

Gail: We don’t widely publicize our board; we primarily focus on organizations we’ve assisted

previously or those we’ve encountered at events. We look for organizations that may not have the sustainability needed for larger grants, but have the potential for growth. As president and CEO, Jamia works closely with them to navigate paperwork and ensure they meet our foundation’s criteria in subsequent years.

Byron: As you look ahead, what aspects of your philanthropic work do you believe you’ve executed well?

Phillip: Our hope is that we’ve established a foundation that will remain sustainable for generations to come. We aim to continue assisting in the long term. We also recognize that we can’t spend all our wealth and we don’t want to, so we want to make it available for future generations to support their endeavors. Unfortunately, the need for help won’t disappear, so we want our foundation to be there to address new challenges and issues.

Gail: I believe philanthropy will always be essential, and I hope more individuals will embrace it. We need to teach people that they are already practicing philanthropy and encourage them to do more. Additionally, I hope society recognizes individuals like us as givers who contribute to and improve our communities. I found it surprising to learn that we were the first minorities to receive the award from the AFP, because I consider that we are part of a group. I hope in the future that that recognition is more widespread because it’s actually happening and people are actually getting recognized for it. 

2023 National Philanthropy Day luncheon Thursday, Nov. 16, Music Hall Ballroom Presented by AFP Cincinnati, the luncheon recognizes individuals and organizations for their contributions to Greater Cincinnati nonprofits. Networking: 11 a.m. Program and luncheon: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Tickets: $100 (nonprofit) and $150 (corporate).  afpcincinnati.org

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VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR: Marty Humes

By Shauna Steigerwald

Always doing something for someone

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f you ask Marty Humes what’s kept her going through more than four decades of volunteer work, you’ll likely get a simple answer: “It’s the people.”

“It’s all about relationships with friends and people,” she said. “When people come together, it’s a very powerful thing, what they can accomplish and do. That’s been the driving force.”

That force has driven Humes to dedicate more than 20,000 hours to a long list of local nonprofits, raising more than $6 million to support their work.

And she has enjoyed every minute.

“I simply love what I do and the people I work with and the organizations that appreciate the help and the creativity,” she said. “It’s been a great run.”

From inspiration to impact Growing up in Fort Thomas, Humes admired her high school boyfriend’s mother, who was heavily involved in volunteering with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

“She really had an influence on me,” said Humes, who now lives in East Walnut Hills. “I always kind of thank her for inspiring me; she was fantastic.”

After graduating from Highlands High School, Humes went to Purdue University, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in business/retailing (after switching from her original math and computer science major because she “could never get the hang of using a slide rule”). She returned to Cincinnati and earned her master’s in education from the University of Cincinnati, where she also taught for a few years.

Shortly after moving back, she met Tom Humes “in the crush of the crowd” at a Cincinnati Reds game. (“One reason my husband married me is because I love sports,” she said.) They were married in 1973, and she quit teaching when they started their family, which includes their daughter, Jamie, and son, Scott.

Having two children less than two years apart didn’t stop Humes from volunteering – or from raising significant dollars even early in her volunteer career. She joined the Cincinnati Woman’s Club in 1979 and went on to serve as president, a role that she and others describe as being like a full-time job, from 2004-06. (“Probably the biggest change that occurred 24

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when I was president was that we voted to allow pants, because the dress code had always been dresses and skirts,” she said. “It was a big step!”)

Also early on, she was a founding member of Kindervelt of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center’s Clifton Group in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and became chair of that group’s Kinderklaus Markt. When she joined the Junior League of Cincinnati in 1984, her first volunteer placement was as chair of the citywide 1985 Kinderklaus Markt, which raised $89,000. Around the same time, she chaired the Junior League’s 1985 Festival of Trees, which raised $90,000.

Commitments old and new Through the years, Humes has added more and more organizations to her volunteer resume without abandoning her prior commitments.

“I like a new challenge, but (there are) also so many things that I’ve been involved with in the past that I like continuing to support,” she said.

So while she’s continued to volunteer with the Woman’s Club (she’s chairing the holiday

decorations for the clubhouse this year) and Junior League (she’s co-vice president of its sustainer council), she’s also gotten involved with Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park (She’s a past board member and currently on the Leading Ladies Steering Committee, where she raised $120,000 as co-chair for 2022-23) and Cincinnati Parks Foundation (she’s a past board member, past Hats Off Luncheon co-chair and current advisory council member); and the Christ Hospital Foundation Board, which she joined earlier this year and where she will serve on the committee for its 2024 gala.

Other organizations she’s helped over the years: CET; Wyoming City Schools; her college sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma; and the University of Cincinnati, for its bicentennial.

The latter was with her husband, Tom, who served as the Bearcat mascot during his senior year. “We bleed red and black,” she said.

Oh, and she co-chaired committees for two major local events: the 2012 World Choir Games and Major League Baseball’s 2015 AllStar Game.

National Philanthropy Day “Some of my friends have accused me of never saying no,” Humes joked.

“It never ceases to amaze me how many things she’s able to juggle,” said Saralou Durham, who has known Humes for some 50 years. “She’s always doing something for someone.”

Durham, a longtime fellow Junior League member who serves on the organization’s board, added up funds raised through all of Humes’ efforts through the years. She estimated that Humes has raised more than $6 million through her work.

“It’s totally remarkable,” Durham said. “I don’t think there are very many people who would be able to claim that.”

Humes was surprised when Durham came up with that figure. “I’ve never thought about that or added that up … You just do it because you enjoy it.”

Creative and fun to work with Importantly, Humes helps her fellow volunteers enjoy the work of giving back, too.

“She’s so much fun to work with,” said Judy Dalambakis, who met Humes 30-plus years ago and has volunteered with her at multiple organizations, including the Junior League, Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati Parks Foundation,

University of Cincinnati and The Christ Hospital. “She’s just one of the most creative, enthusiastic people that I’ve ever known.”

“When you see Marty, she always has this big smile on her face,” she added. “She just is someone that you want to be with and soak up that positive energy.”

“Anything Marty calls and asks me to do, I always end up doing,” Durham said. “She’s able to elicit that excitement no matter what she’s doing … I know no one else like her.”

“I think when you really believe in something, you’re enthusiastic about it,” Humes explained. “You certainly couldn’t persuade other people to do something if you aren’t enthusiastic or really believe in it yourself.”

Humes sees similar passion in her fellow volunteers. “The volunteer community in Cincinnati is exceptional,” she said. “I’ve been to lots of other places, and I just think we have this enthusiasm for life here and we want to share that. People believe in this city.”

As for keeping volunteer work fun, “It’s that esprit de corps, that’s how I look at it,” she said.

“I want people to feel good about what they’re doing. … I try to find ways to make people happy when they’re doing something that I know is for a good purpose so that they’ll want to stay involved. It benefits the organization and the community when people love what they do.”

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Beyond her many volunteer roles, among the other things Humes loves to do is to babysit her nine-month-old granddaughter, which she does two or three days a week. “We’re all smitten, and it’s a pleasure to watch her,” she said.

She also loves to travel, be it during the trips she helps organize for the Cincinnati Woman’s Club or on her own time with friends. “I have some really good friends, I will tell you that,” she said.

Still going strong With more than four decades of volunteering under her belt, Humes shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon.

“I keep joking that I’m going to retire sometime,” she added. “But the truth is that I really enjoy working on things with people.”

“She’s like the Energizer bunny,” Dalambakis said. “She's just touched so many lives and just continues on. … She truly is one of the hardest working volunteers that I know.”

“She’s still going strong,” Durham said.

“Again and again, she’s a woman who says ‘yes’ and then follows through. She’s the kind of person we’re just so lucky to have in Cincinnati.

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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Darlene Kamine

By Casey Weldon

Fundraising, support and leadership for many causes

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o those who have worked with her, the choice of Darlene Kamine as the 2023 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award in Fundraising was obvious.

Over her career, Kamine has raised tens of millions of dollars to strengthen numerous Greater Cincinnati nonprofits, especially those focused on children and education.

Kamine spent years supporting Adopt A Class in various roles. She’s also the founder of ProKids, a guardian ad litem program for children in the foster care system.

From 2000 to 2010, Kamine led the Cincinnati Public Schools’ Community Learning Center initiative. In 2009, she created the Community Learning Center Institute to further promote this approach to academic reform and community revitalization.

CLCI is a national leader in leveraging public school facilities as hubs of educational, recreational, cultural, health and civic partnerships.

“Darlene started with a few schools, knocked on potential partner doors and got the first ‘yes’ responses to what is now known as a national model for school and district engagement,” said Shauna Murphy, CPS’s chief of student, family and community engagement. “This Lifetime Achievement Award is more than an accolade, it’s a testament to the profound impact she has had on countless students.”

When asked about the award from the Cincinnati chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Kamine voiced appreciation – but also surprise. It’s not that the University of Denver-trained lawyer isn’t thankful for the recognition. She just never considered raising money the most important part of her job.

“Whenever you receive an award, you’re hopefully surprised and honored. But this one was particularly surprising because I don’t actually think of myself as a fundraiser,” said Kamine, the executive director of CLCI and a member of numerous boards.

“I’m here to do the work and support great causes,” she continued. “The fundraising is a tool to allow me to actually do the work.”

Learning to give as a child Kamine’s philanthropic efforts date back to childhood. She spent her elementary school summers in Roselawn hosting bake sales and performing in talent shows to raise money for the American Cancer Society or the American Red Cross.

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Darlene Kamine Photo by Wendell Gibbs III, Eleven27 Media Group

At the end of each summer, Kamine and her friends raced to WSAI radio station in Price Hill to deliver their donations.

“It was just part of the community culture back then,” Kamine said. “You didn’t ask your parents for a check, you figured out how to raise the money and get it done.”

Kamine secured her first grant in 1981 while working as a juvenile court magistrate. That $75,000 from the Junior League helped establish the organization that became ProKids.

“It was a lot of money 40-some years ago,” Kamine said with a chuckle.

Today, ProKids is considered a gold-star organization, preventing thousands of Hamilton County foster kids from falling through cracks.

Laine McDonnell, communications manager for ProKids, describes Kamine as a “force multiplier.”

“Without Darlene’s efforts to help many understand the need for advocacy on behalf of children who have been abused and neglected, ProKids might not exist,” McDonnell added.

Kamine also played a key role in Adopt A Class roughly 20 years ago. Working with its founder, Bill Burwinkel, Kamine helped transform it from an under-resourced program in one school to an organization mentoring more than 6,000 students across 32 local schools annually.

Kamine doesn’t view herself as a “fundraising professional.” Her secret is relationship building or “leveraging support,” as she called it.

“As you continue to talk about your dream and passion, groundswell grows,” Kamine said.

“The collaboration of dreamers can move the dream to reality.”

Sonya Fultz met Kamine shortly before she

became CEO of Adopt A Class in 2020. It was during the COVID-19 pandemic, a challenging time for the organization. But Kamine became the “calm in the storm” that allowed Fultz to “see the possible over the impossible.” she said.

Kamine continues to serve on the advisory board for Adopt A Class, and she remains the primary contact with its largest family foundation donor, Fultz said.

“Her ability to serve as a connector is unparalleled,” Fultz said. “She has the power to bring together people with a shared vision, follows through on levels of support to see the vision come to fruition, and celebrates the accomplishments of the work. Yet when it is time to give recognition, Darlene quietly steps back and lets others shine.

“This is the sign of a true leader,” Fultz said.

A family that helps families Kamine admits she couldn’t have done this alone. She credits her husband, attorney Charles “Chuck” Kamine, and their daughter, Elida.

The first fundraiser Kamine and her husband hosted was a magic show at the Emery Theater in Over-the-Rhine. Chuck, an amateur magician, recruited former Cincinnati Bengals coach Sam Wyche, himself a magician, to serve as emcee. It raised the first $10,000 toward the creation of the Children’s Museum.

Elida, an attorney and community volunteer, started her fundraising career with a penny drive in elementary school to raise money to start the Children’s Museum, which her mother co-founded.

“My mom’s drive has always been based on justice. Whether it was visiting her courtroom in juvenile court or helping her collate meeting agenda packets for the many organizations she was involved with, I had a front row seat to a person who has always given 100% to fight to make our community better, especially for children,” Elida said.

Kamine voiced excitement about seeing friends and colleagues at the NPD luncheon at Music Hall in November. Receiving the award?

She’s come to accept it. But her focus is on CLCI and her life’s work of uplifting children.

“This is wonderful, but it’s just not a ‘me’ award,” she continued. “This is a recognition of all the hard work of so many people. It’s so important to uplift the important work that people are doing every day to support our communities. For that, I’m truly grateful.” 

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OUTSTANDING FOUNDATION: Charles H. Dater Foundation

By Thom Mariner

Increasing the volume in enriching young lives

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f you listen to Cincinnati Public Radio, you have likely heard of the Charles H. Dater Foundation. Promotional spots run throughout the year, rotating mentions of the more than 150 nonprofits in which the foundation invests.

Given the nearly anonymous beginnings of the foundation, this purposeful public presence is representative of just how far things have come since its creation in 1985.

Charles H. Dater, a fourth-generation Cincinnatian, was a quiet man of simple tastes.

Despite his considerable wealth, he lived in a modest West Side home and drove everyman cars until they ceased to run. And when he could no longer drive he chose to ride the bus.

He and his wife often dined at Frisch’s.

Having been thrust into running the family business at the age of 17, upon the death of his father, the younger Dater learned early and quickly about managing money and residential real estate. He amassed a small fortune, but with no children of his own, in his early 70s he chose to establish a foundation to carry on the family name and enrich the lives of other people’s children.

Bruce Krone – now president, secretary and director of the Dater Foundation – was a young lawyer in his father’s firm, Eichel & Krone, when Dater came to them for advice and they suggested a foundation. “We started small. We started with little, itty-bitty grants.”

In fact, grants totaled less than $10,000 in each of the first two years. But last fiscal year, in 2022-23, Dater’s 158 grants totaled $5,750,000, spanning arts and culture, education, health care and social services, among other community needs.

The advantage of being public Charles Dater preferred his generosity to remain anonymous, but Krone and fellow directors came to realize over the years that making others aware of their community investments has the potential to encourage the generosity of others. That is why Dater provides funding to give visibility to organizations it supports.

Many of the nonprofits Dater funds are well-established entities, such as the Cincinnati Zoo, Freestore Foodbank, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and the Taft Museum of Art. This past year, the two largest grants went to the Greater Cincinnati Foundation for their Summertime Kids and Learning Links programs and to The 28

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Directors of the Dater Foundation with a painting of founder Charles H. Dater: Bruce Krone, president and secretary; Amanda Prebble Lenhart, vice president; Stanley J. (Jack) Frank, Jr., treasurer; and Roger L. Ruhl, vice president

Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, supporting the Emery Theater renovation. But there remains a willingness to back new ventures, as well, such as helping launch Crayons to Computers, Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank, Changing Gears and Last Mile Food Rescue.

Regarding the decision to fund Last Mile, “It just seemed to make so much sense,” said Roger Ruhl, vice president, director and head of communications for Dater. “Over here, you’ve got people who are throwing away food, restaurants and kitchens. And over here, you have people who are hungry. Now, doesn’t it seem like we’ve got to find a way to get the food from here over to here? And they solved that.”

The common thread in choosing to support new ventures, according to Ruhl, a former advertising executive, involves a track record of success and a clearly stated mission. “I come from the marketing side, so I’ve said to many, ‘You need to learn how to tell your story better’.”

Four nonprofits nominated the Dater Foundation for 2023: Bethany House, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, Santa Maria Community Services and the Taft Museum of Art.

Priority on ‘getting the kids educated’ According to Daniel Flynn, chief development officer of Bethany House, “The Dater Foundation’s support has allowed Bethany

Photo by Wendell Gibbs III, Eleven27 Media Group

House to grow its children’s programming … to the point where Bethany House now offers substantially more services for kids than any other peer organization.”

H.A. Musser, president and CEO of Santa Maria Community Services, echoed these remarks: “The foundation’s belief in the potential of youth and their commitment to providing them with the necessary tools for success has been instrumental in transforming lives and creating a brighter future for the community.”

When questioned about future priorities, Krone spoke about recovering from the effects of the pandemic on children. “It’s just getting the kids educated. The kids in COVID had a tough way to go, and they’re going to need a lot of special push. And whatever they fell down on during COVID, they’re going to need to either pick up, or they might just forget it.”

Jennifer Horvath, director of development for the Taft Museum, credited Dater with recognizing “the importance of continuing to support all philanthropic causes … while many others shifted resourcing primarily to social services (during the pandemic). Because of their support, the Taft was able to continue programming … providing virtual programming when schools were remote and going directly into schools when they reopened but couldn’t make the time for extracurricular field trips.”

Krone believes the future of philanthropy is bright. “As organizations get better at refining their programming and explaining their purpose, mission and the good work they do, I think it’s natural that support will follow and their capacity will increase.” 

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OUTSTANDING YOUTH: Eshaan Gandhi

By Casey Weldon

Teen uses gifts to serve others

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here wasn’t much pomp or circumstance when Eshaan Gandhi found out he’d won this year’s Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy award.

The soft-spoken 17-year-old admitted to just “scrolling in my email one day” when he came across a “congratulations” message from the Cincinnati chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

Despite the lack of fireworks in the announcement, the selection committee chose to recognize Eshaan for the impact he has already had on his community.

The award committee praised Eshaan for creating Music on Court, a music education program for under-resourced students. They also congratulated him on his long-standing volunteer work at local hospitals.

“I was pretty surprised,” the Indian Hill High School senior said. “I was very honored to receive it just because – you know, I’ve tried to put a lot of effort into all of it.”

Eshaan created Music on Court in 2021 in partnership with the Cincinnati Tennis Foundation. As

part of the program, Eshaan and a small group of volunteers travel to local schools to provide music and tennis lessons to hundreds of students.

A member of his school’s tennis team, Eshaan has found playing music to be a great way to “decompress and refocus.” He wanted to give other young people a similar experience.

Eshaan said he did some research on “the effects of music on a neurological level and learned music is great for reducing anxiety and improving performance,” said Eshaan, who plays trombone in the Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra.

Eshaan has received a number of grants and private gifts to support the program. One of the largest was $3,750 from ArtsWave to purchase and donate keyboards and other instruments.

“Music on the Court has done a great job introducing kids to music in a fun, approachable way,” said Nikki Cioffi, Cincinnati Tennis Foundation’s CFO. “Eshaan is great with the kids, and they always look forward to their next

lesson.”

While still only 17, Eshaan is a veteran when it comes to giving back. He began his philanthropic journey by volunteering at TriHealth hospitals. His father, Gaurang, is a cardiologist, and his mother, Neha, is a physician as well.

Early in the pandemic, Eshaan overheard his parents discussing communication difficulties with patients because of the lack of face-to-face interaction.

Eshaan proposed a solution: MyChart, an existing medical record app that allows for doctorpatient messaging.

Two-plus years ago not everyone knew how to use MyChart. So, Eshaan went to TriHealth and asked to create a training program to show patients how to use it.

“We weren’t doing a lot in school at the time, so I thought I would use that free time to help out,” Eshaan said.

Eshaan’s father recalled nothing but positive feedback about his son’s efforts. It wasn’t just coming from patients. Gaurang’s colleagues noted the training made

Eshaan Gandhi Photo by Wendell Gibbs III, Eleven27 Media Group

it easier to provide better care for their patients.

“We’re very proud of him,” Eshann’s father said, speaking for Eshann’s mother, Neha, as well.

“He’s just dedicated to helping as many people as he can, in as many ways as he can.”

Right now, Eshaan is focused on college applications. While he doesn’t know where he’ll attend school, he plans to continue giving back.

“I’ve been given a lot, and I want to make sure I’m leaving my mark on every community I can,” he said.   musiconcourt.org

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Nonprofit News

Shoppers and visitors move through Findlay Market on an autumn day.

Findlay Market hosts off-season events to stay lively throughout year While the temperatures may be getting cooler in Greater Cincinnati, Findlay Market is working to keep the business activity hot in Overthe-Rhine by hosting a number of special events throughout its off-season.

Events such as October’s Fall Food Fest give people a reason to visit the market and support its small businesses at a time when foot traffic is traditionally a little bit lighter, said Communications Director Kelly Lanser.

For ticketed events, proceeds go back to participating vendors and give them a revenue bump, Lanser said. But the broader purpose of all of Findlay Market’s special events is to highlight the talents and offerings of its merchants.

Lanser noted that nearly all Findlay Market businesses have reported developing new longterm customers because of encounters at events such as Halloween Trick-or-Treat.

Upcoming events include the sale of Christmas trees, holiday market Dec. 2-3, Chili Fest in January and Sweet & Savory Stroll in February.  findlaymarket.org

Graeter’s raises $290K to find cure for pediatric brain cancer Graeter’s Ice Cream has served up sweet treats for the past 15 years to raise money to combat pediatric brain cancer – and this year’s haul happened to be the biggest, and sweetest, of them all.

The Cincinnati-based ice-cream maker is donating a record $290,000 as part of its annual Cones for the Cure initiative to support The Cure Starts Now. This year’s donation reflects a combination of guest support, company donations and sales of Elena’s Blueberry Pie ice cream over an 11-day period.

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Graeter’s created Elena’s Blueberry Pie ice cream to raise money for The Cure Starts Now.

The ice cream flavor is named in honor of Elena Desserich, who died of pediatric brain cancer. Her parents, Brooke and Keith Desserich, founded The Cure Starts Now in 2007 to fund pediatric cancer research.

Beyond this campaign, Graeter’s donates a portion of the proceeds from sale of every pint of Elena’s Blueberry Pie to The Cure Starts Now. The ice cream is sold seasonally.

Cones for the Cure has raised more than $1.675 million over the past decade.  thecurestartsnow.org

Junior League seeks new community partner to support The Junior League of Cincinnati is looking for its next local nonprofit to champion.

The service-minded volunteer organization released a request for proposal for an existing 501(c)(3) that needs support for a new initiative or to expand an existing program. As part of the partnership, JLC will offer trained volunteers and seed funding for three to five years.

JLC seeks projects rooted in at least one of three key areas: affordable housing; mental health services; and job and life-skills training.

Past partners include Fernside, GrinUp, MindPeace RefugeeConnect and Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank. Its current partner, Family Nurturing Center, is entering the final year of the acceleration program.

JLC will select a winner in April 2024.  jlcincinnati.org

Thomas More students pitch big ideas for business, social good Thomas More University hosted its inaugural pitch competition for student innovators looking to make their mark on Greater Cincinnati.

Winners of Thomas More University’s student pitch competition

This winning concept was The Saint’s Express, made up of Emma McKenna, Jenna Lillard, Tyshaun Thomas, Sofia Pearson and Matthew Igel. The project aims to provide 24/7 transportation assistance to students without a personal vehicle to ensure they have access to essential items such as menstrual products, toiletries and other everyday needs.

The Saint’s Express team won $2,000 in seed funding.

The project was led by Thomas More’s Zembrodt Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. It will be housed in an underconstruction academic center along with the College of Business and the Center for Faith, Mission, and Catholic Education. Linking these centers was a strategic decision reflecting the Northern Kentucky university’s belief that the power of innovation isn’t limited to money alone.  thomasmore.edu/zembrodt-center

Cincinnati Health Network changes name to reflect community need A longtime regional health care agency for those experiencing homelessness has changed its name to better reflect the needs of its clients.

Cincinnati Health Network is now operating under the name NeighborHub Health.

The organization has been around since 1986, growing to serve more than 10,000 clients every year. It provides access to medical and dental care, behavioral treatment and HIV support services.

The name and branding update aligns the organization’s mission with the “changing face of homelessness” and the needs of those living through it, according to CEO Brian VanderHorst.  neighborhubhealth.org

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Christ Hospital breaks ground on $20M expansion The Christ Hospital Medical Center-Liberty Township has broken ground on a 17,800-squarefoot expansion. The nearly $20 million project is expected to be complete by late summer 2024.

Project elements include enhancing state-of-the-art imaging services for cardiovascular care, oncology and women’s health in Cincinnati’s northern suburbs.

The Christ Hospital Health Network has partnered with Champlin Architecture; CMTA Engineering; Schaefer; Bayer Becker; and Danis Construction Company to complete the project.

“As the Greater Cincinnati region continues to grow, so does the demand for exceptional healthcare closer to where our patients live,” said Debbie Hayes, president and CEO of The Christ Hospital Health Network.

Opened in 2018, The Christ Hospital Medical Center-Liberty Township already offers a wide variety of healthcare services, including emergency medicine, inpatient care, a family birthing center, cardiac rehab, physical and occupational therapy, and outpatient surgeries.  thechristhospital.com

Green Umbrella now one of nation’s largest climate collaboratives In an effort to expand its environmental impact, Green Umbrella has become one of the largest climate collaboratives in the United States.

A regional climate collaborative is a network of businesses, organizations and governments working together to address climate change.

An example is the San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative.

Formerly a regional sustainability alliance, Green Umbrella views the transition to a climate collaborative as an opportunity to broaden the reach and depth of its sustainability and resilience work.

Over the past 25 years, Green

Rendering of Christ Hospital’s Liberty Township expansion

staff members. Green Umbrella Umbrella has worked closely with the city of Cincinnati to create a announced the transition during its climate action plan to benefit its annual meeting at the University residents. This expansion affords the of Cincinnati’s Digital Futures organization an opportunity to work building. The event doubled as a celebration of the organization’s with partners to develop a regional 25th birthday. plan benefitting more than 2.2  greenumbrella.org million people across 15 counties in Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky and southeastern Indiana.

Local Urban League Green Umbrella believes the move will create more funding opportuni- supports development ties to support larger-scale climate of Black leaders initiatives as well as improved A collection of 21 senior-level cross-sector collaboration. To acAfrican American leaders from a commodate the expansion, Green variety of professional backgrounds Umbrella recently hired six new

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Class 30 of the African American Leadership Development Program is spending 10 months completing an immersive and experiential curriculum. The coursework is designed to enhance participants’ leadership skills and position them for future success within their organizations.

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A goal of the program is to develop a network of African American leaders to enhance opportunities for Black people across Greater Cincinnati.

There have been nearly 1,000 graduates in the program’s nearly three-decade history.  ulgso.org 

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NAMES IN THE NEWS

Riley McLaren

Ryan Dunlap

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Meghan Corwin

Olivia Urlage

Theresa Bembnister

Maurice Huey

Tom Carleton

Kyle Campbell

Eric Jackson

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BE NKY Growth Partnership recently hired Riley McLaren as a full-time client relations specialist. McLaren will assist with project management for new and existing clients, work with companies through site selection, and manage requests for information. He also will manage BE NKY’s Sites and Buildings portal through Zoom Prospector.

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Two Greater Cincinnati business leaders have joined the DePaul Cristo Rey High School board of directors. Ryan Dunlap is the chief financial officer at Triversity Construction, where he has worked since 2018, and Steven Korte is a principal and vice president of operations at The Kleingers Group, where he has worked since 1998. Each has been appointed to a three-year term.

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Cincinnati Works has hired Meghan Corwin as its director of employment services. She will develop new employer partnerships, create workforce pipelines, and manage program services and staff to support members with employment. Corwin has a Ph.D. in education in multicultural and equity studies from Ohio State University.

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Six Greater Cincinnati leaders are joining the American Heart Association’s Leaders of Impact campaign, which engages community leaders in 150 cities to combat health inequities. The local nominees: Sebastian Castillo, Prime Cincinnati; Megs Gelfgot, Activate Brain & Body; Terrence Mason, Johnson & Johnson; John Schenk, CBRE; Nick Thaxton, AtriCure Inc.; Olivia Urlage, St. Elizabeth Physicians, Heart & Vascular Institute.

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Megs Gelfgot

Terrence Mason

John Schenk

Nick Thaxton

Debbie White Richardson Kelly Dunnigan

Jodi Harding

Ryan McLane

Erica Bock

Nancy Wagner

Jessica Williams

Sebastian Castillo

Roxanne Qualls

Tim Smith

The Contemporary Arts Center has announced the appointment of Theresa Bembnister as the institution’s new curator. Bembnister joins the CAC’s team to develop an exhibition program that builds on the institution’s history of engaging and experimenting with the art, artists and ideas of our time.

Boys Hope Girls Hope Cincinnati has selected Maurice Huey as its new executive director. Huey will oversee programs, services and fundraising, guide strategic direction and manage all staff members and volunteers.

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Great Parks welcomes Tom Carleton as its new chief of philanthropy and Great Parks Forever executive director.

Carleton has over 17 years of experience in philanthropy with The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, most recently as the Ohio River Valley Region executive director.

He will focus on spreading Great Parks’ conservation message and on leading its capital campaign and donor development.

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Lighthouse Youth & Family Services announces Debbie White Richardson as the new chair of its board of trustees. Richardson served as co-chair for Lighthouse’s A New Home for New Beginnings capital campaign. Her mother, Clarice White, a member of the Baptist Women’s Fellowship, was a founding member of Lighthouse in 1969. Lighthouse also announces the promotion of Kelly Dunnigan to vice president of Homeless

Youth Services. During her 16 years at Lighthouse, Dunnigan has focused on young people at risk of or experiencing homelessness.

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Jodi Harding is the new chief operating officer at Talbert House. Harding, who has 26 years of experience in behavioral health and social services, started at Hamilton County Department of Job and Family Services. She earned a bachelor’s in social work from Ohio State University and a master’s in clinical counseling from Xavier University.

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People Working Cooperatively has announced that former Emerging Leaders Board President Ryan McLane has joined the PWC board of directors. McLane served as a founder and past president of the Emerging Leaders Board – young professionals and emerging community leaders who support PWC’s mission.

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Led by board President Peter Koenig, the Friends of Music Hall elected eight new board members, each each serving two threeyear terms: Erica Bock, film producer; Kyle Campbell, senior associate architect, Champlin Architecture; Eric Jackson, associate dean, College of Arts & Sciences, Northern Kentucky University; Glenn Plott, former director of production for Cincinnati Opera; former Cincinnati Mayor Roxanne Qualls, executive sales VP with Sibcy Cline; Tim Smith, vice president and product manager with U.S. Bank; Nancy Wagner, community volunteer and fundraiser; Jessica Williams, senior director, Procter & Gamble.

NAMES IN THE NEWS

Melanie M. Chavez

Ronald T. Bates

Liz Kathman Grubow

Robert Bitter

Charles Baverman III Katherine Anderson

Dr. Yemisi O. Jones

Doug Miller with DPCR President Siobhan Taylor Michael L. Powell

Jason Riveiro

Tricia Suit

Deanna Hillard

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Cincinnati Opera has announced the election of officers for its board of trustees for 2023-24, as well as the addition of five trustees and two Cincinnati Opera Board Associates.

Officers, who will serve one-year terms: President Melanie M. Chavez, partner at Chavez Properties; Executive Vice President Ronald T. Bates, managing director at 1919 Investment Counsel; Chair Liz Kathman Grubow, vice president and managing creative director at LPK; Treasurer Robert Bitter, AERS partner at Deloitte & Touche; Secretary Charles E. Baverman III, partner at Dinsmore & Shohl.

New trustees and new associates (a board subsidiary composed of young professionals) began three-year terms. New trustees: Katherine Anderson, assistant vice president and private wealth relationship manager at Merrill Lynch; Dr. Yemisi O. Jones, attending physician at Cincinnati

Eric Shane Heatley

Ayla Bowling

Rachelle Caplan

Children’s Hospital Medical Center; Michael L. Powell, senior vice president and deputy general counsel at Fifth Third Bank; Jason Riveiro, executive director and COO at NAHREP; Tricia Suit, director of content at Game Day Communications. New associates: Deanna Hillard, program manager at Interact for Health; Eric Shane Heatley, assistant director and honors adviser at the University of Cincinnati.

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American Legacy Theatre added two staff members to its team to bolster programs like ALT In Classrooms. Ayla Bowling joins as director of development and is skilled in strategic and creative communications, events, and project leadership. Rachelle Caplan is manager of programs and marketing, with experience as a special education teacher, visual artist, nonprofit leader and yoga and mindfulness instructor. 

DePaul Cristo Rey High School honors longtime volunteer Volunteer Doug Miller received DePaul Cristo Rey’s Founders Leadership Award for his decade of support for the college-preparatory high school and its students.

The annual award goes to a person connected to DPCR whose leadership demonstrates the qualities of its founders: service and charity.

DPCR President Siobhan Taylor described Miller as a “passionate supporter” of the Catholic school’s mission to educate talented young people who face economic hardships. One of his primary focuses has been helping to grow the school’s Corporate Work Study partners and making it possible for more students to participate.

During the school’s annual Founders Day Mass, Taylor thanked Miller for his “tender heart, humble spirit and zeal for giving back to others” over the past 10 years.  depaulcristorey.org

Social Venture Partners names new Project XLR8 cohort Social Venture Partners Cincinnati selected 11 organizations for the latest round of Project XLR8, a multiphased business accelerator for regional nonprofits.

Each organization’s idea was rated on innovation, equity and whether it was a fit for SVP. Projects this round range from a shopping app to improve food options for those in need to enhancing a program designed to get more women appointed to local boards and positions.

Organizations taking part: Big Brothers, Big Sisters; Bluebird Bus of Hope; Corporation for Findlay Market; Kennedy Heights Arts Center; The Mothership Institute; Opportunities Peoples Justice Leaders; School Board School; St. Zachary’s Haven; Starfire Council; SuperSeeds; and The Women’s Fund of the

Greater Cincinnati Foundation.

“Nonprofits in our region are addressing a variety of issues in creative ways,” said Chris Chen, SVP board co-chair. “These projects can make an impact in the arts, health and education, and from the city of Cincinnati to rural areas.”

During the first phase of Project XLR8, SVP works closely with the chosen nonprofits over 12 weeks to brainstorm and refine their ideas. They discuss strategic planning, finance, marketing and fundraising. Each organization taking part in Phase 1 received $1,000.

At the end of Phase 1, four to six nonprofits advance into specific areas of their business plan.

One of the organizations receives a sustained, multiyear community investment.

Social Venture Partners welcomes corporate

sponsors for Project XLR8. Various levels of sponsorship are available.  svpcincinnati.org

Cornerstone Renter Equity’s Executive Director, Alisa Berry, presents during the Project XLR8 program.

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A student founder presents during a Launch It: Cincy pitch night hosted by Main Street Ventures.

Dr. Lauren Wang meets with a patient at the UC Health’s Freeman Center.

Co-op Cincy envisions worker-owned green businesses such as Sustainergy as the future of Cincinnati’s economy.

Main St. Ventures awards $224K to support local startups

UC Health gets $750K to help adults with developmental disabilities

Co-op Cincy wins grant to prep region for green economy

Cincinnati-based nonprofit Main Street Ventures provided nearly $225,000 in equityfree funding to more than a dozen regional startups during its third quarter.

The 14 businesses received money through the organization’s Leap and Launch programs, as well as through its Launch It: Cincy initiative.

Launch funding provides $5,000 to $10,000 to emerging, pre-revenue businesses at the prototype or product stage. Main Street’s Leap program awards $10,000 to $30,000 to promising, revenue-generating businesses.

Launch It: Cincy is for concepts developed by undergraduate students at local universities.

Other funding or investment opportunities may be available through Main Street or its partners down the road.  mainstventures.org

UC Health officials believe a new $750,000 grant has the potential to improve health care options for Greater Cincinnati adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The award from the Hatton Foundation is going to the health network’s Dr. Timothy Freeman Center for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

UC Health plans to use the grant to support the Freeman Center’s efforts to transition patients from pediatric health care to comprehensive adult care. UC Health will create several new staff positions and provide more wraparound services to patients and their families.

The Freeman Center treats more than 1,000 patients – with more regularly transitioning from Cincinnati Children’s.  foundation.uc.edu/impact/freeman

Co-op Cincy received nearly $500,000 in federal funding to design strategies for getting Greater Cincinnati residents trained for high-playing clean energy and sustainable construction jobs. The 18-month grant is part of $16 million awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Co-op Cincy supports worker-owned businesses through start-up training, coaching, loan access and a program to help business owners sell to their workers. The organization plans to use these new dollars to improve job quality, career availability and worker influence, particularly in the climate resiliency sector. Some of the money will go toward training.  coopcincy.org

$15M grant helps Children’s combat ‘mental health crisis’

Federal grant to help Freedom Center expand collection

A $15 million gift from a local family will help Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center make transformational strides to address mental health issues facing young people.

The funds came from the James J. and Joan A. Gardner Family Foundation. Cincinnati Children’s – the national leader in pediatric mental health care and research – plans to put the money toward its new Mental and Behavioral Health Institute.

The institute is an important tool for the health network to accelerate and increase its work to address what Dr. Steve Davis, Cincinnati Children’s president and CEO, called a growing crisis facing America’s youth.

He noted that children and teens are struggling “like never before,” and there’s an “unprecedented need” for anxiety and depression care.  cincinnatichildrens.org

The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center received $500,000 to help preserve its growing collection of artifacts and exhibits highlighting important and often under-told aspects of United States history.

The money came from the Historic Preservation Fund, administered by the National Park Service.

Freedom Center leadership views the grant as part of its first major exhibition refresh since opening in August 2004. The museum earmarked these funds to help cover the cost of doubling its collections storage area.

Chief among the Freedom Center’s plans is the creation of a research-level archival system.  reedomcenter.org 

$18M Eckerle family gift to ‘transform’ 3 prominent Cincy museums An $18 million gift left by Carol and William “Bill” Eckerle could have a transformational impact on three of Cincinnati’s most prominent museums for decades to come.

Bequests of roughly $6 million each will support the endowments of the Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati Museum Center and the Taft Museum of Art. The dollars came from family funds.

The Eckerles were prominent supporters of the Greater Cincinnati art and culture scene for many years. Bill passed away nearly a year ago, and Carol died in 2020.

In a joint statement, the beneficiaries of the Eckerles’ gift praised a “generous demonstration of their belief in access to culture and education for every member of our community.”  cincymuseum.org

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Snapshots Who, what, where & why Dress for Success Cincinnati raises $272K at fashion show Dress for Success Cincinnati held its 2023 Fashion Show, supported by presenting sponsor Western & Southern, at Hard Rock Casino. Before the event, guests checked out raffle items and shopped at the Portaluca boutique pop-up shop, with all proceeds donated directly to DFSC. DFSC President and CEO Lisa Nolan introduced the 2023 Mary Ivers Success Award winner, Ashley Boothby, and 2023 honoree, Dr. Meredith Shockley-Smith, executive director of Cradle Cincinnati and founder of Queen’s Village.

The fashion show highlighted the stories of three recent clients, Cheryl Skelley, Kennedy Durant and Lauren Wise, who walked the runway in clothing provided by Portaluca and faux fur coats donated by Donna Salyers Fabulous Furs.

The show ended with seasonal fashions from designer Daniel Wingate, who was in attendance from Munich, Germany.

The event raised more than $272,000 for DFSC, surpassing its financial goal. These funds enable DFSC to provide career services, networking opportunities and professional attire to hundreds of women, helping them to become financially independent.  dfscincy.org

DFSC Fashion Show committee: Anna McCuiston, Lizzy Vollmer, Abbie Morandi, Meredith Blum, Lauren Gucciardo, Kelly Falkenstein, Jessica McClure and Brianna Frappier-Schirmang Client models Cheryl Skelley, Lauren Wise and Kennedy Durant

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BBB honors award-winning ethical businesses, leaders

Representing Torch Awards finalist and event sponsor Turner Construction Company: Whitney Glover, Rob Hudepohl, Erin Mignano, Kristen SmithermanVoltaire, Dave Bareswilt, Maya Middlebrook, Michele Schneider and Kylie Clayton

BBB Cincinnati honored winners of its Torch Awards for Ethics and its Spark Awards at an awards gala for business, entrepreneur and nonprofit leaders at the Cincinnati Art Museum. Guests walked the red carpet, admired artwork, networked with local visionaries and innovators, and witnessed the unveiling of this year’s winners live onstage.

Eight trustworthy business and nonprofit leaders won Torch Awards, and three exceptional new businesses were named Spark Awards winners. Eight Torch Awards finalists and four Spark Awards finalists also were honored at the event.  www.bbb.org

The BBB marketing team, event hosts, on the red carpet: Megan O’Brien, Kelsey Johnson, Amie Senich and Elizabeth Spatz. Not pictured: Kate Olberding and Ian Zukowski

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Jamie Smith of the Cincinnati Business Courier, a BBB board member, jokes with the audience during the program.

BBB board member Kim Richards with Evan Johnson of Timeless Recording Studio and Aireal Ishola of Keystone Pediatric Therapy, both of whom won last year’s Spark Awards and were judges for this year’s honors

Event emcee Cassy Arsenault of Local 12 raises a toast to the 2023 BBB Torch and Spark Awards winners with event guests.

Mike Cicak and Tyler Rasulis from Sheakley, BBB chairman patrons, on the red carpet.

Local scouting raises over $180K at Festival of Fireworks Dan Beard Council hosted over 500 guests at its 32nd annual Festival of Fireworks event in Mount Adams, raising over $180,000 to support local scouting in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.

Activities included a silent auction, live auction, carnival games, inflatables, a balloon artist, caricaturists and an exclusive view of the WEBN fireworks. Dan Beard Council’s mission is to develop young adults who are exceptionally prepared to lead in their own way to make a positive impact in their personal lives, professions and communities throughout their lifetime. Dan Beard Council serves over 12,000 youths in the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky region with the support of 5,000 volunteer leaders.  danbeard.org 36

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Megan O’Brien of BBB and 2023 Torch finalist Bonita Carlisle of Bonita’s Southern Style Sweet Potato Pies during a red carpet interview The awards show in Cincinnati Art Museum’s Great Hall BBB Board Chair Aaron Stapleton of Trinity In Home Care prepares to reveal the Torch Award winners.

Rita Bauer and Steve Schmidt A magician performs for the crowd.

BBB CINCINNATI CELEBRATES AWARD-WINNING ETHICAL BUSINESSES

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2023 CLASS of BBB Torch and Spark Awards winners!

BBB Cincinnati — the standard for ethics in business since 1926 — hosted a live awards gala for business, entrepreneur, and nonprofit leaders at the Cincinnati Art Museum on October 4.

The BBB Torch Awards for Ethics and Spark Awards celebrate local organizations that go above and beyond to serve their customers, employees, and community.

2023 WINNERS

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H. A. Musser, Santa Maria Community Services; Teri Shirk, CABVI; Johnmark Oudersluys, CityLink Center; Mollie Luken, Jolly Plumbing Drains Heating & Air; Jonathan Adee, Keep Cincinnati Beautiful; H. David Wallace, Heritage Bank; and Brent Degenhardt, City Wide Facility Solutions.

Not pictured: Janice Howard, Emma’s All In One Occasions (Soul Food).

2023 WINNERS Tony Uhrina

Premier Global Transportation, LLC.

Philip Kinnair,

Keep On Moving Company LLC.

Donald Hoskins

Maximum Plumbing

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Zoofari brings thousands together for evening under the stars Zoofari 2023 brought 2,500 guests to the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. More than 100 sponsors and 65 restaurants helped to make this Zoofari one of the most successful on record.

The event, presented by Western & Southern Financial Group and Fort Washington Investment Advisors, raised $1 million to support the care of 400 animal and 3,000 plant species and the zoo’s conservation efforts.

Zoofari 2023 was also a zero-waste event, reaching 99% diversion from the landfill. Of the 5,540 pounds of trash collected, only 40 pounds went to the landfill.  cincinnatizoo.org

Terresa Adams, Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval, Patricia Jones and David Horn Shae Miller

Mary Ann Remke, Reba George Dysart, Amy Fecker, Dave Plogmann, Jen Beck, Martha Barbary and Kathy Chambers Kathleen Maynard, Thane Maynard and Jan Portman Kristopher Parrish, Laine McDonnell, Peter Barrett, Michelle Barrett, Thane Maynard and Aaron Ellison

Eric Loyal, Heather Loyal, Kelly Hunt and Will Hunt

Kate Molinsky and George Molinsky with Kathryn Balnes and Sean Balnes Bobbie Unnewehr, Stephanie Midkiff, George Verkamp and JR Verkamp Stuart Dornette and Martha Dornette

Mary Beth Young, Warren Weber, Thane Maynard, Pam Weber and Craig Young Sarah Paese

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Magnified Giving celebrates ‘builders of community’

Donna and Neal Mayerson receive the “Builder of Community” award with Magnified Giving director of advancement and event emcee Carey Kuznar.

The Magnified Giving team: Branden Waggoner, social media co-op; Tori Visconti, programs co-op; Alison Kaufman, director of programs; Roger Grein, founder and president; Kelly Collison, CEO; Carey Kuznar, director of advancement; Allison Riley, operations manager; Lindsey Barta, director of communications

Magnified Giving, which educates, inspires, and engages youth in philanthropy, celebrated its 15th anniversary with a fall dinner and awards presentation.

The event, held at Cooper Creek in Blue Ash, gathered 260 community leaders and supporters of youth philanthropy and service-learning. Drs. Neal and Donna Mayerson, leaders of The Mayerson Foundation, and Don Neyer, former CEO of Al. Neyer, were recognized as Builders of Community. The Bill Keating Jr. Next Gen Award was presented to young philanthropist Taylor Young, and the Roger Grein Legacy Scholarship went to former Magnified Giving participant Carter Flora.

The presenting sponsor for the dinner was KMK Law.  magnifiedgiving.org Taylor Young and Cincinnati City Council member Liz Keating

Dr. Doug Flora and Andrea Flora

Roger Grein and Mike West

Leah Black, former Magnified Giving participant at Mount Notre Dame High School, and Corinne Black, former Magnified Giving intern

Jim Berg, Joe Broderick, Donna Broderick, Don Neyer, Dan Neyer, Shwetha Pai and James Neyer

Christopher Dixon and board member Brent Billingsley

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Don Neyer smiles during a video of his four daughters reflecting on his legacy as a Builder of Community. Movers & Makers

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Life Learning Center raises $425K to reduce recidivism Life Learning Center hosted over 325 guests at its ninth annual fundraiser, the 2023 High Stakes Gala. The event raises funds to support LLC’s proven ability to reduce recidivism and promote a healthy workforce. Through sponsorships, donations and ticket sales, LLC raised $425,000.

The highlight of the evening was the celebration of the many community contributions of Wilbert L. Ziegler, chairman of the board of Ziegler & Schneider and president/CEO of The R.C. Durr Foundation Inc. Ziegler is a long-standing champion of Life Learning Center and other noteworthy charities across Greater Cincinnati.

Elements of the “High Stakes” theme were woven throughout the evening. For LLC candidates, the stakes are high; they are struggling with life’s challenges while trying to focus on their education and search for employment. LLC staff and partners assist them with breaking down barriers and crossing the finish line.  lifelearningcenter.us

Kay Geiger and LLC board member Jack Geiger Ellen and Wilbert Ziegler, 2023 gala honoree

Representatives from the NKY Chamber of Commerce Ashleigh DuBois, Holly Nibert and Chamber President and CEO Brent Cooper Dan Ziegler, Cindy Ziegler, Will Ziegler, Ellen Ziegler, Stacey Ziegler and Rob Ziegler

Dr. Jim Keller, Olivia Keller, LLC board member Justice Michelle Keller and Brenna Keller

Auctioneer David Wallace and emcee Evan Millward

Mixologist Molly Wellmann, host of the VIP reception, with Allison Dardinger

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Jean Mize of the R.C. Durr Foundation, Will Ziegler and Ellen Ziegler

Will Ziegler and Bill Butler LLC Founder and Chairman of the Board Bill Butler Molly Wheeler and Dallas Wheeler

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NKY Chamber celebrates local leaders, business community Leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators gathered at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center for the NKY Chamber’s annual dinner, presented by Fifth Third Bank. Kyle Inskeep of WKRC-TV Local 12 served as the emcee for the event, which welcomed nearly 1,000 guests and recognized many of the region’s top business leaders and organizations.

Brent Cooper, president and CEO of the NKY Chamber, and John Hawkins, president and CEO of MPI Consulting and chair of the board, spoke to the theme of “Moving Forward as One,” sharing the accomplishments of individuals and the business community who are helping to improve collaboration, contributing to the local economy and strengthening the Northern Kentucky metro region.  nkychamber.com

2023 award honorees

Mike Hammons receives the Devou Cup from Matthew Randazzo.

David Heidrich receives the Dunlevy Frontiersman Award from Bonita Brown.

Drew Milburn, on behalf of Tony and Amy Milburn, accepts the Horizon Award from Nancy Grayson.

Karen Finan accepts the Unity Award on behalf of OneNKY Alliance with Jay Wuest.

• Walter R. Dunlevy/Frontiersman Award, sponsored by NKU and the NKU Foundation: David Heidrich, CEO of Zalla Companies and founder and fund manager of NKY Growth Fund • Walter L. Pieschel (MVP) Award, sponsored by Humana: Pat Crowley, founding partner of Strategic Advisers LLC • Northern Kentucky Unity Award, sponsored by PNC Bank: OneNKY Alliance • Inclusive Excellence Award, sponsored by St. Elizabeth Healthcare: Life Learning Center • Devou Cup, presented by the Greater Cincinnati Foundation: Mike Hammons, VP of advocacy for Learning Grove • Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III Northern Kentucky Economic Development Award, presented by BE NKY Growth Partnership: Paul Hemmer Jr., CEO of Paul Hemmer Company • The Horizon Award, presented

by Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky: Tony and Amy Milburn

Alecia Webb-Edgington, on behalf of Life Learning Center, accepts the Inclusive Excellence Award from Chris Johnson.

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Paul Hemmer Jr. receives the Robinson Award from Lee Crume.

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

Pat Crowley receives the Walter L. Pieschel Award from Marisa Tichenor.

John Hawkins, board chair, speaks to the crowd.

NKY Chamber President and CEO Brent Cooper speaks to the crowd.

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Supporters raise a glass to care our aging community

Kendrick Shu, Savannah Shu, Dr. Christian Gausvik and Cody Gausvik

The Giving Voice Foundation’s seventh annual Cincy Brews for Brains fundraising event raised a record $32,720 in support of innovative local programming for those living with Alzheimer’s and dementia and their caregivers.

More than 125 people raised their glasses in support of the Giving Voice Foundation’s programs to improve the health of older adults. Guests enjoyed freshly brewed Braxton beer, heavy appetizers, gourmet bites, a pretzel bar and Street Pops for dessert.

Funds raised benefit the organization’s free music and movement programs, floral arranging program, ballroom dancing program, artistic programming and programs for caregivers.

About one in nine Americans 65 and older have Alzheimer’s, and more than 126,000 older adults across the Greater Cincinnati area are affected by this life-altering diagnosis.  givingvoicefdn.org

Sarah Rieger, Heather Rutz, Deana Barone, Jen Roth and Valorie Molik-Frantz

Candice Terrell, Kristin Cooley, Krista Powers and Dr. Christian Gausvik

Zulf Sharif and Gina Maccarone Dennis Race and Kate Race

Golf outing exceeds expectations for St. Joseph Home The St. Joseph Home community was in full swing for the 34th annual Golf Classic at Glenview Golf Course. The event raised over $52,000 to support high-quality care for children and adults with complex developmental disabilities.

More than 80 golfers, a dozen sponsors and volunteers turned out and were cheered on by St. Joseph Home staff and residents.

Funds raised by the annual Golf Classic will be used to support a variety of programs and services for individuals at St. Joseph Home, including residential and day programs and respite care.  stjosephhome.org

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Cathy White Brad Heter, Dan Connors, Alan Fershtman and Mark Northrup

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Suits (out of their suits) rock The Carnegie The Carnegie’s annual fundraiser, Suits That Rock, raised over $210,000 for arts education, breaking every record in the event’s 16-year history. More than 1,200 attendees gathered at MegaCorp Pavilion at Ovation in Newport for the three-hour concert put on by executives from local companies who left the boardroom in favor of the stage.

This year’s setlist featured a mix of classic and contemporary rock songs. Fan favorites included “22” by Taylor Swift and “Let’s Dance” by David Bowie.  thecarnegie.com Robert Lomax and Nancy Grayson

Paul Bromwell Kevin Canafax, Tom Bosse and Greg Shumate John Domaschko

John Caufield (left) Sheila Baker

Greg Shumate Melissa Lutz, Jonathan Buening, Sarah Cameron and Chrissy Dunn-Dutton Matt Godsted

Talbert House honors community leaders Talbert House hosted its 58th annual luncheon at Hard Rock Casino to celebrate the past year’s achievements and honor those who have made an impact on the community and the agency’s mission.

• Colleen Chamberlain, executive director of the Mental Health Recovery Board serving Warren and Clinton counties, received the Agnes Seasongood Award for improving access to behavioral health services.

• Mark Clement, president and CEO of TriHealth, accepted the Ernest Talbert Award on behalf of TriHealth. This award recognizes an individual or organization who advocates for Talbert House by actively promoting health and human service programming.

• Rev. Dr. Donald E. Jones Sr., senior pastor at the Greater New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, was honored with the Community Service Award, given to an individual who provides valuable leadership and outstanding service to the community.  talberthouse.org

Mark Clement, Colleen Chamberlain and Rev. Dr. Donald E. Jones Sr.

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DePaul Cristo Rey Golf Classic raises funds for tuition assistance The 12th annual DePaul Cristo Rey Golf Classic surpassed its goal and grossed more than $100,000, a record amount. The Golf Classic took place at the Western Hills Country Club and included lunch, skills contests on the course and a cocktail reception where prizes were awarded.

Bart Kohler and Bill McCloy were the event co-chairs and Fast Park & Relax was the presenting sponsor. Funds raised at the event are directed to the school’s tuition assistance fund.

DePaul Cristo Rey is a Catholic, college-preparatory high school with a mission to educate young people who have the potential to go to college but have limited financial means. This is accomplished through a dynamic academic program partnered with an innovative Corporate Work Study Program, not available at any other local high school.  depaulcristorey.org

Golf Classic chair Bart Kohler, DPCR President Siobhan Taylor and Bill McCloy Jason Hilton, DPCR board member Chuma Ekwueme, Arthur Sanders and Rick Roettker

DPCR board chair Mike Schuster, Steve Langenkamp, Steve Siebert and Gary Wright Winning women’s foursome: Carla Matteucci, Gerry Gilligan, Betty Stenger and Kim La Bar

Winning men’s foursome: Stephen Lower, John Kraft, Jim Volpenhein and Lenny Lyons Dan Tully, DPCR board member Nick Reilly, DPCR board member Cindy Howell and Andy Howell of event sponsor Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati

Dogs (and people) help Found House’s pet program The dogs were out for Found House IHN’s Pet Support Program fundraiser, Pawty Pawlooza. The event was presented by the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile Jr. Foundation and emceed by Allison Rogers of WLWT-TV. The yearly event raises dollars and awareness in support of Found House IHN’s central goal of keeping families together through the crisis of housing insecurity, four-legged family members included. While the dogs played at Otto Armleder dog park, human attendees enjoyed food from Pizza for the People, beer from Blue Ash Brewing, as well as live music, a pet caricature artist, vendors and competition for raffles and silent auction items.  foundhouse.org Dude the Dog collected cash for fellow canines

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Recipients of Found House IHN’s Volunteer of the Year award: Andy Hutzel, Maddie Hutzel and Amy Hutzel Allison Rogers and Garrett Parsons

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Superheroes help Caracole raise money for HIV services Caracole, Greater Cincinnati’s HIV services nonprofit, held a superhero-themed gala at Coppin’s Restaurant and Bar in The Hotel Covington. The Let’s Fight for Our Rights…and Party! gala, chaired by artist Pam Kravetz, celebrated supporters and advocates who care about fighting HIV stigma.

The event also honored three individuals for their impact in the fight against HIV/AIDS and in making the community a safer, more inclusive and healthier place to live: Dr. Judith Feinberg, Tod Swormstedt and Newtown Police Chief Tom Synan. Guests enjoyed cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction, followed by music and dancing.  caracole.org

Honorees and their bobblehead awards: Tod Swormstedt, American Sign Museum founder; Dr. Judith Feinberg, vice chair of research and professor of infectious diseases, West Virginia University; and Newtown Chief of Police Tom Synan Tim Giglio, Ryan Whitford and Dominic Palmisano Cathy Allaben and Hamilton County Commissioner Denise Driehaus check out the “Smash City” interactive guest experience.

(Back row) David White, James Reynolds and Daniel Brown; (second row) Ellen Pierce, Gala Chair Pam Kravetz, Caracole board member Mark Haggard and CEO Linda Seiter; (front) Caracole board member Darnell Pierre Benjamin

Robin Totsch, Caracole’s director of compliance, and board member Clara Matonhodze Jamie Welshhans and Caracole board member Anar Patel

Center for Respite Care gains $100K at awards event The Center for Respite Care’s third annual Virtual Transformation Awards aired virtually in September, with the event grossing more than $100,000 for the organization’s work. This year’s event also celebrates the organization’s 20th year working to provide quality, holistic medical care to people experiencing homelessness who need a safe place to heal, while assisting them in breaking the cycle of homelessness.

The 2023 Transformation Awards were presented to Dr. Bob Donovan, who oversees the center’s medical operations, and to community organizations New Life Furniture Bank, Saint Francis Seraph Ministries, and Santa Maria Community Services.

The 2023 sponsors included longtime media sponsor Local 12 with on-air talent Liz Bonis as the event emcee, with more than 20 additional sponsors providing support.  centerforrespitecare.org

Event co-chairs Diana Klinedinst and Martha Schueler

Center founder and 2023 honoree Dr. Bob Donovan and CEO Laurel Nelson

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Painter’s work helps raise $125K for Cancer Support Community Cancer Support Community Greater Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky welcomed renowned Chicago-based artist Nancy Rosen for its Paintings for a Purpose event, co-chaired by April Davidow and Peggy Greenberg.

Rosen has shown her work in galleries and exhibits across the country, and recently in the Netflix series “Grace and Frankie,” where her work is shown as Frankie’s (Lily Tomlin) paintings.

Guests were able to peruse David A. Millett Inc. Design Showroom with Rosen’s work while sampling local restaurant bites and enjoying drinks.

Over $125,000 was raised to help fund the hundreds of free programs CSC offers monthly.  mycancersupportcommunity.org Event co-chair April Davidow, Nancy Rosen and Harry Davidow

Cancer Support Community staff: Gretchen Ramstetter, Sarah Thompson, Asha Rone, Sonnia Richards, Jamie Wiener, Taylor Haag and Kelly Schoen

Event co-chair Peggy Greenberg and Renee Russell

Louis Velazquez of The BMW Store, Gretchen Ramstetter and Julie Poyer

Patti Krantz Rothfuss, Betsy Schneider, Peggy Greenberg and Neil Dobrin David Millett, Nancy Rosen and Matthew Millett

Kristen Ankenbauer

RAPTOR hosts second 5K run/walk Nearly 200 people participated in RAPTOR Inc.’s second annual Raptor 5K Walk/Run held at Miami Meadows Park in Milford. Miami Township Fire & EMS personnel were honored during the Sept. 11th Anniversary Remembrance Ceremony and served as honored guests to assist with the start of the race. The event also included a raffle and after-party featuring personal encounters with live birds of prey. Proceeds support local bird of prey conservation at RAPTOR Inc.  raptorinc.org

Men’s division winners: 1st: Paul Lewandowski 2nd: Colin Reusch 3rd: Chris Green Women’s division winners: 1st: Sara Webb 2nd: Stephanie Berrie 3rd: Molly Spitzer

Photos by M. Alverson

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Sherry Hughes

Cyclists at Ride Cincinnati help fight cancer Riders gathered at The Phelps in downtown to kick off the 17th annual Ride Cincinnati weekend.

Allison Rogers and Chris Jacobs from WLWT served as emcees for the night and led the party. Local band Green Light Morning played while everyone enjoyed food and drinks.

Participants rose early the next day to take on routes from 10 miles to 100 kilometers (62 miles) in the name of cancer care and research. JonJon from Kiss 107 and DJ Jeff Heidelberg kicked off each group with inspiring words and a quick stretch. Pelotons repped their groups or companies while wearing branded jerseys.

Two riders were decked out in full business suits, and a Barbie and a Ken lined up for the ride.

Riders were welcomed back to Sawyer Point for an after-party with food from local vendors, drinks, photo ops and music.

Riders have until Nov. 17 to reach their fundraising goals.  www.ridecincinnati.org Craig Alexander

Jon Curl Michael Gordon, Jennifer Harris, Eileen Barrett, Allison Gordon, Miles McDowell, Gregg Harris and Amanda McDowell

Bernie Casey as “Barbie” Robyn Miller, Lisa Bernam, Rob Pelberg, Stacey Bolotin, Allison Gordon, Jay Bolotin, Marla Lisman, Angie Zawatsky, Scott Kotzin, Beth Kotzin, Susan Glynn, Gary Glynn, Sherri Friedman and Wendy Pelberg

West End library branch reopens after $3M renovation One of Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library’s most-visited branches is now open after its first major renovation since it opened in 1961. The West End Branch Library on Ezzard Charles Drive features a reimagined interior, designed to maximize the space inside the building for customers while prioritizing accessibility at the entrance.

Enhancements include reservable, quiet-study spaces, new computers and a kiosk that allows customers to check out one of 12 available laptops for in-branch use.  chpl.org

Bishop Steven Scot, president of the Baptist Ministers Conference; West End Branch Manager Keloni Parks; and library board President Nadine L. Allen Exterior of the refreshed West End Branch

Keloni Parks, West End branch manager; Kathy Bach, public services director; Paula Brehm-Heeger, library director; Bishop Steven Scot, president of the Baptist Ministers Conference; Nadine L. Allen, library board president; Diane Cunningham Redden, board vice president; and board member Robert G. Hendon

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Jon Curl and Aaron Bley

CABVI releases 2023 Braille Bourbon Whiskey with Northside Distilling Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired celebrated the release of Braille Bourbon Volume Two in partnership with Northside Distilling Co. This is the second time that Braille Bourbon will be available. The limited-edition, hand-numbered bottle includes braille on the label, aiming to raise awareness around inclusivity for people who are blind or visually impaired as well as highlighting the services CABVI offers to help individuals adapt to vision loss.

Boom Box Sliders food truck was on site throughout the evening. A portion of all food and drink sales were donated to support CABVI’s services.

Braille Bourbon Whiskey is now available to purchase online at www.northsidedistilling.com and through pick up at Northside Distilling Co. One of CABVI’s goals is to create partnerships to empower people who are blind or visually impaired with opportunities to seek independence while heightening awareness of issues of accessibility.  cincyblind.org

Aaron Bley and Teri Shirk

Queen City Book Bank celebrates location, libraries and free books More than 150 guests gathered to celebrate Queen City Book Bank’s two years in its new building, 200 Little Free Libraries placed in neighborhoods throughout Greater Cincinnati and over 200,000 free books distributed. The event also celebrated the opening of the Little Free Library at Olden View Park in Price Hill.

The Queen City Book Bank was founded as a community hub, guaranteeing resources to children and families who lacked access to books and literacy programming. In addition to providing book supply and distribution, the QCBB’s 20,000-square-foot space in Queensgate serves as a hub of outreach for parents, educators, partners and community members. Queen City Book Bank has placed more Little Free Library book-sharing boxes in any one region than any other organization in the world.  queencitybookbank.org Kim McDermott, Shymain Walker, Annie Schneider, Liz Priestle, Imagination Library-Cincinnati literacy coordinator Kristy High, Michelle Otten Guenther, Kevin Kushman, Katy Meinhardt and Liz Asman

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Annie Davis, Lauren Reis and Jamie Davis

Joseph Clements, Kathy Walker and Jason Gentry Patti and Mike Bresler

Cincinnati Parks Foundation Executive Director Jennifer Hafner Spieser, Queen City Book Bank CEO Michelle Otten Guenther and Little Free Library Executive Director Greig Metzger QCBB mascot “Wiggles” the pig with Cincinnati college athletes Sage Tolentino, CJ Fredrick, Ian Kowalski, DaVeon Thomas and Jamille Reynolds Derek Chancellor, regional liaison for Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, presented a formal commendation honoring QCBB.

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Youth collaborative celebrates 35 years of student success

Kay Geiger, Jack Geiger, Rhonda Whitaker Hurtt and Tim Hanner

Cincinnati Youth Collaborative and supporters celebrated 35 years at their Generations of Success Dream Makers Gala, which sent guests back to the 1980s.

This year, CYC celebrated the 2023 Outstanding Student recipients and their first Inaugural Hall of Fame Class. The evening featured student performances from the Aiken High School drumline and The Dynamic Diamonds dance team at James N. Gamble Montessori High School.

The event was supported by presenting sponsor Procter & Gamble and other sponsors.  cycyouth.org

2023 Outstanding Student honoree Dylan Cooke, artist Brent Billingsley and honoree Mia Wright

Julie McGinty, Rob Krehbiel, Amy Thompson, Jan Krehbiel and Mike McGinty

CYC CEO Amy Thompson, at mike, celebrates with 2023 Outstanding Student honorees.

John Juech, Danisha Porter and Cincinnati Council Member Meeka Owens

CAC celebrates 20th anniversary of landmark building Artists at the reception included Hamed Bukhamseen, Andrea Canepa, Maite Borjabad, Khyam Allami, Ali Ismail Karimi, Emii Alrai and Dima Srouji DJ Monet

Photos by Hailey Bollinger

Architecture and art came together when nearly 300 guests celebrated the opening of the Contemporary Arts Center’s latest exhibition, “A Permanent Nostalgia for Departure: A Rehearsal on Legacy with Zaha Hadid.” The exhibition is a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Zaha Hadid-designed Lois & Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art. The evening began with a CAC member reception, followed by an artist talk. Exhibition curator Maite Borjabad López-Pastor spoke with artist Khyam Allami, who described creating a sound installation based on the dimensions of the building.

The evening then opened to the public for a reception and viewing of the exhibition. Light refreshments were provided by EatWell, and desserts by Brown Bear Bakery. Music was provided by DJ Monet.  contemporaryartscenter.org

Carlin Stamm, Cheryl Stamm, Roy Robbins and Beverly Thomas Movers & Makers

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Bloom raises over $317K for Stepping Stones Stepping Stones hosted its 19th annual Bloom fundraiser at the Little Miami Brewing Company Event Center in Milford. The event raised more than $317,000 to benefit year-round programming for children, teens and adults with disabilities.

Event chair Nancy Aichholz hosted the “Viva La Bloom” themed evening with casino-style games, music, slot machines, a silent auction featuring premiere packages and dinner from local food trucks.

Supporters wore their best “casino-chic” attire and tried their luck throughout the night on the games of chance.  steppingstonesohio.org

Event chair Nancy Aichholz welcomes everyone to Bloom

Amy Roe, Susan VanFleet, Sarah Husted and Jenny Arena

Leo and Stephanie Dalle Molle Event attendees browse silent auction items

Gail Fischer and Fred Fischer

Interfaith center celebrates Seeds of Hope Valley Interfaith Community Resource Center hosted its first Seeds of Hope Awards Dinner at The Venue @ Oakley Kitchen, along with 300 Greater Cincinnati leaders. FOX 19-TV’s newest personality Julie O’Neill was co-emcee for the awards dinner with featured speaker John Pepper. The event featured speakers who have been served by VICRC and recognized Seeds of Hope Recipients, as well as faithbased supporters of VICRC. The evening included pledges, donations and in-kind support. In addition, the owner of the building where VICRC has its headquarters transferred the ownership to VICRC. Special guests for the evening included various elected officials, business leaders and community champions.  vicrc.org Seeds of Hope awardees Dr. Ron Arundell and Jim Briggs

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Valley Interfaith CEO John Keuffer and John Pepper State Rep. Cecil Thomas, State Rep. Sedrick Denson, Dawn Jackson, Kathy Young, Wendell Young, State Sen. Cathy Ingram and Timothy McClure

NEW RECORD!

$317,000+

Net Raised for Stepping Stones Thank you to our generous sponsors for supporting children, teens, & adults with disabilities as they Bloom in Stepping Stones’ programs!

Royal Flush Sponsors: Chemed Foundation Jeanne & Bob Coughlin Hatton Foundation Rendigs Foundation Mendy & Dr. Andrew Ringer Straight Flush Sponsors: Susie & Neil Bortz The Pettengill Family Anonymous

Four-of-a-kind Sponsors: Brendamour Warehousing Beth & Doug Brendamour Full House Sponsors: Contemporary Cabinetry East Kim & Kelly Conway Heidt Family Foundation McCloy Family Foundation Barb & Mike Ricke Anne & Jim Shanahan SugarCreek/ Julie & John Richardson TruCraft Roofing Flush Sponsors: The Carlisle & Finch Co.

For more details on Bloom & a complete list of sponsors visit: CincyBloom.org

A place where everyone can bloom, especially people with disabilities Stepping Stones, Inc. | SteppingStonesOhio.org | 513.831.4660