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This issue celebrates creativity in the form of grand gestures inviting outsiders to come see what makes Cincinnati special. BLINK returns mid-month for four nights – Oct. 13-16 – designed to literally shine the best light on both sides of the Ohio. It’s collaboration among local organizations that creates the magic, and so we asked Shauna Steigerwald to introduce new BLINK parade director, and ish executive director, Marie Krulewitch-Browne, and provide insight into her ap proach to this beloved opening night feature of BLINK. See Page 10.
Tom Schiff had a powerful impact on our region before he brought forth his idea for what is now FotoFocus, which presents its biennial celebration of lens-based art Sept. 29-Oct. 8. Enhancing more than a week of dedicated programming are some 100 area exhibits stretching as far as Columbus, all evoking this year’s theme: “World Record.” (See our Visual Arts
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Metropolitan Opera Soprano Karen Slack & 2020 Grammy-Winning Pacifica Quartet 93 rd SEASON OPENING CONCERT America’s Most Inclusive Chamber Music Presenter Early Bird Subscription Price: $100 for 5 concerts through October 11, 2022 Single Tickets: $40 Information, subscriptions, and single tickets at CincyChamber.org or call the Memorial Hall box office: (513) 977-8838 Featuring the midwest premiere of A Double Standard by James Lee III, commemorating Black and White women’s suffrage. Commissioned by Carnegie Hall, Chamber Music Cincinnati, Chamber Music Detroit, and Shriver Hall Concerts Tuesday, October 11 7:30 Memorialp.m.Hall Sunday, October 9 4:00 p.m. New Jerusalem Baptist Church Program includes: • Songs from Terence Blanchard’s operas Fire Shut Up in My Bones* and Champion, the first two works by any Black composer to be presented by the Metropolitan Opera. • Works by Florence Price and Margaret Bonds • String Quartet #14 in A-Flat, Op. 105 by Antonin Dvořák * Ms. Slack created Billie, the female lead role in the world premiere of Fire Shut Up in My Bones. She sang the title role in Luisa Miller for her Metropolitan Opera debut.
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Dinosaurs of Antarctica star in Museum Center exhibit and film
Cincinnati Museum Center brings this ancient world to life through the combined impact of a new exhibit and film.
Engaging interactives help explain the science behind ancient and mod ern Antarctica’s contradictions. A puzzle explains plate tectonics, showing how the continents fit together to help you visualize the Gondwana supercontinent and Antarctica’s drift southward. Dinosaurs of Oct.opensAntarctica14
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This production was developed by Murry Sidlin, former direc tor of the American Academy of Conducting at Aspen and former music director of professional orchestras in the U.S. All past performances have been conducted by Sidlin. Isaac Selya, founder and artistic director of Queen City Opera, will lead this performance.
“It’s rare that an exhibition and OMNIMAX film pair together so perfectly, creating experiences that build on and enrich each other,” said Dave Duszynski, vice president of featured experiences at Cincinnati Museum Center. “Together, they have the power to immerse you in the prehistoric Antarctic environment and to bring it to life in dazzling detail.”Dinosaurs of Antarctica: The Exhibit showcases real fossils as well as lifelike sculptures of dinosaurs in an immersive environment that shows the world they lived in. In addition to the visual spectacle of these huge creatures, the exhibit provides a view of the scientific complexities involved in exploration in this extreme environment. “The dinosaurs themselves garner a lot of attention,” said Duszynski, “but the daring and difficulty of even modern-day Antarctic exploration captivates you in this exhibition and film.”
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The performance illuminates how Jewish prisoners in the infa mous Theresienstadt (Terezín) con centration camp memorized and performed a Latin Catholic Mass during their darkest hours. There was only one score of the Verdi Requiem, which was passed around as much as possible. The work was
performed 16 times, including once in front of senior SS officials from Berlin and an International Red Cross “Defiantdelegation.Requiem” features a full performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem, video testimony from survivors of the original chorus, segments of the Nazi propaganda film made at Terezín in 1944 and actors to relay the impassioned story.
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Conductor Isaac Selya and Queen City Opera will re-enact a fabled musical event from the depths of Nazi degradation during World War II.
‘Defiant Requiem’ illuminates tale of courage amidst oppression
It may be hard to imagine, but ice-encrusted Antarctica was once verdant and teeming with life, including, some 200 million years ago, dinosaur species only recently discovered.
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“Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín,” a multimedia concertdrama, combines the music of Verdi with video testimonials and narration to tell the story of the courageous Jewish prisoners creat ing art in the face of oppression.
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That’s one of the reasons that, from the begin ning, FotoFocus has included a generous slate of panel discussions, artist talks and appearances by distinguished keynote speakers.
The second factor in turning FotoFocus into a reality was James Crump, who was the Cincinnati Art Museum’s chief curator at the time. Schiff had supported what Crump de scribes as “a very robust program of exhibitions, acquisitions and a visiting artist series” at the museum. Despite that good working relation ship, he was less than enamored with Schiff’s idea of FotoFocus being built on a network of venues that ranged from established museums to smaller community arts centers.
Developing FotoFocus
Today, we recognize that far-fetched dream as the seeds of FotoFocus, which returns this October. But back then, the casual listener would have been forgiven for regarding Schiff’s idea as more pipedream than plan.
Large visual arts institutions tend to have lead times of several years for their exhibitions. And finding ways to mesh differing institutional philosophies can prove fraught. But Schiff’s hope was that a smaller, more nimble organiza tion might prove an ideal umbrella under which to gather arts groups that might have wildly divergent artistic goals.
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But Schiff persevered. And, in 2012, Greater Cincinnati hosted its first FotoFocus. Even Crump was won over.
The list of activities is staggering, including weekend tours – Neighborhood Spotlights, they are called – to Dayton, where the Dayton Art Institute and several local galleries are participants – and Columbus, where the Wexner Center for the Arts has signed on as a first-time collaborator. Other Neighborhood
Tom Schiff dreamed of an international photography biennial
“Coming from New York, I was not particu larly interested in regionality or the homespun support of photography,” Crump wrote in a recent email. “My chief concern about a festival was the quality of content across organizations. In other words, would FotoFocus be able to establish and sustain an international reputation with world class artists and exhibitions?”
and thought-provoking exhibitions, some quite memorable,” he wrote. “In retrospect, it seems this broad participation has contributed greatly to the success of FotoFocus.”
And with nearly 100 separate projects, the combined scope of the curators, photographers and speakers is likely to be as revealing as it is varied.The centerpiece of FotoFocus is what they call the “Biennial Program Week.” This year it runs Sept. 29-Oct. 8. That’s when the bulk of the ex hibitions make their debuts, though many will continue to be on display for several months.
On the weekend of Oct. 1-2, for instance, FotoFocus will present its Biennial Daytime Symposium, featuring keynote lectures by curator Makeda Best and director, producer and cinematographer Jeff Orlowski-Yang, along with conversations and panel discussions by a number of participating artists, art historians, curators and scholars, including JEB (Joan
“Despite my early concerns about the quality of content, most if not all of the 70+ venues tru ly rose to the occasion in 2012 with meaningful
Or, it would have been were it not for two majorFirst,factors.Schiff was – and is – a guy with an exceptional track record for turning good ideas into reality. Now, his is not a name you may come across often. You won’t find “Thomas R. Schiff” adorning any of the arts community’s architectural monuments. He’s not that sort of man. He’s a quiet guy. An insurance man, by trade.But beyond insurance, he’s the guy who, nearly 40 years ago, brought us Lightborne, an ambitious little film production house. Today, it is a vast business with a client list that runs the gamut, from Procter & Gamble and Jim Beam to Amazon Music and Jennifer Lopez. A decade later, Schiff and a pair of collaborators gave Cincinnati an edgy, informative alternative weekly named CityBeat.
“I think the pandemic made people realize how interconnected we are,” said FotoFocus executive director Mary Ellen Goeke. “So the notion of providing a record of what is happen ing in the world seemed to make great sense.”
It was 2010, and Tom Schiff thought that what Cincinnati really needed was a pho tography biennial. A huge one, one that had the potential to put Cincinnati on the map of inter national photography and lens-based hotspots.
But at the heart of Schiff’s goals for FotoFocus was building a photographic commu nity, of encouraging collaboration and under standing about one another’s work. Yes, those are very idealistic ambitions. But you have to remember that Schiff, now in his mid-70s, came of age in the 1960s and ’70s, a time when young people – and a few others – set their sights on lofty societal goals. Working together was one of “I’vethem.been on boards of museums and arts or ganizations going back 20-30 years,” said Schiff. “And they always talk about how they feel a little isolated from the world and isolated from the community. They’re always trying to figure out ways to bring people in and partner with other organizations. But it’s hard to do that.”
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So while that week in October – 11 days, ac tually – will offer an abundance of opportunities to look at art, it will also feature a hefty roster of occasions to talk about it.
E. Biren), Mitch Epstein, Adama Delphine Fawundu, Ariel Goldberg and others. Other programs are highlighted by artist talks with Myra Greene, Ian Strange and poet and scholar Jason“Personally,Allen-Paisant.these are the days I like the most,” said Goeke. “The people who attend get so energized by hearing the ideas that come from these artists and curators. There is some thing very exciting about all of it. These aren’t academic talks, in the sense that they’re not associated with an academic paper. They tend to be highly accessible, like a hybrid of a TED talk and a curatorial talk.”
There is something quite liberating about the way FotoFocus is pieced together. Artistic director Kevin Moore and his staff create a theme meant to inspire and loosely connect all the various exhibits and peripheral activities. This year, the theme is “World Record.” It’s purposely ambiguous.
FotoFocus patron Paul Kreft talking with Tom Schiff in 2018
Will this building be his legacy to the city? Part of it, at least?
By that, he means the home that FotoFocus is constructing for itself at the northwest corner of East Liberty and Sycamore streets, at the foot of Mount Auburn. In April, FotoFocus announced its intention to build the FotoFocus Center, a
Oct. 7, Friday
Taft Museum of Art: curator talk, “Craft and Camera: The Art of Nancy Ford Cones”
3:30-5 p.m. The Carnegie: panel, “These Things Are Connected”
“The building,” said Schiff.
“When we started FotoFocus, building a structure like this wasn’t considered part of the long-term plan,” said Schiff. “We didn’t really have a long-term plan other than try to get it all together for the first biennial.”
FotoFocus Biennial Program Week
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“My legacy to Cincinnati,” he said, clearly uncomfort able with making such pronouncements. “That is for other people to try to figure out. Once I die, I’m gone. People can make up their own stories then.” After another long silence, he added, “Yes, I think FotoFocus is fundamentally exactly what we thought it would be when we started it. It just grew to a point that we wouldn’t have believed it would when we started. And now we’ll have a home.”
9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Memorial Hall: symposium
1-5 p.m. Freedom Center: symposium
Oct. 4, 5:30-8Tuesdayp.m.
“Things were going pretty well and we real ized that FotoFocus probably had a healthy future ahead of it,” said Schiff. “Maybe we should have a home, we thought, a place where we could expand our timeframe to 12 months a year and have it be a home for photo-interested people to congregate and work together and compare photographs and . . .” Suddenly, he stops talking. It’s not that he has run out of ideas. Rather, it’s that he rarely gives voice to his dreams for the fu ture. Not in interviews, at least.“Wejust thought we could do more if we had a home,” he finally said.
6-10 p.m. Art Academy of Cincinnati: reception/street party, Ian Strange: “Disturbed Home” and “Annex”
5-6 p.m. Freedom Center: reception, “Free as they want to be:” Artist Committed to Memory
5-7 p.m. Michael Lowe Gallery: reception, “Tony Oursler: Crossing Neptune”
7-8 p.m. Weston Art Gallery: gallery talk, Michael Coppage: “American+”
So if adding more artists and venues is not a practical consideration, where does FotoFocus go from here?
7-8 p.m. Wave Pool: curator talk, Eliza Gregory and Lorena Molina: “Photography and Tenderness”
Sept. 29, Thursday
6:30-8:30 p.m. Xavier University Art Gallery: reception, “Searching for Life: Re-growth & Display”
3-5 p.m. Cincinnati Zoo: reception/artist talk/photo walking tour, i.imagine: “Wildest Dream”
5-7 p.m. The Carnegie: reception, “These Things Are Connected”
6-7 p.m. FLAG Studio: reception/gallery talk, “Collecting and Receiving”
Kennedy Heights Arts Center: curator/ artist talk, “What’s Left Behind”
Oct. 2, Sunday
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Former FotoFocus staff member Nancy Glier, FotoFocus patron Paul Kreft, FotoFocus Executive Director Mary Ellen Goeke and FotoFocus founder Tom Schiff
5-8 p.m. Cincinnati Art Museum: reception, “Natural World”
6 p.m-midnight. Contemporary Arts Center: reception, “On the Line: Documents of Risk and Faith;” “Images on which to build, 1970s–1990s;” and “Baseera Khan: Weight on History”
Oct. 6, 6:30-8Thursdayp.m.
7-9 p.m. CampSITE Sculpture Park: artist talk/ reception, Liz Roberts: “Post Blonde”
Downtown Main Library: reception/ panel, “City Under Exposure”
Rendering of the FotoFocus Center, designed by Jose Garcia, to be built on the northwest corner of East Liberty and Sycamore streets, at the foot of Mount Auburn. The goal is to have it completed by October 2024.
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7-10 p.m. Garfield Theatre: film screening, “Landfall & Conversation” from “Jurakán: A Film Series”
Approximately 100 regional venues are participating throughout October and beyond with exhibits in Northern Kentucky, Cincinnati, Dayton and Columbus. See our Visual Art listings on Page 17 for Greater Cincinnati exhibits. NOTE: Some of the following are open to the public, while others require a FotoFocus Passport or museum membership. www.fotofocus.org
15,000 square-foot building, budgeted at $6 million to $7 million. Ground has not been broken yet. But the goal is to have it completed by October 2024, said Schiff.
Kentucky.“Basedon our budgeting and our staff – we only have 10 full-time people – I think we are probably at our peak this year,” said Goeke. “This is the largest FotoFocus yet, in terms of the number of projects and artists. I think this year has really been a challenge for us. Not only to do all of it, but to be sure that we do it well.”
4-7 p.m. Taft Museum of Art: reception, “Craft and Camera: The Art of Nancy Ford Cones”
Spotlights focus on Camp Washington/Clifton, Cincinnati’s East Side and another on Northern
But sometime after the third biennial, in 2016, the idea of a permanent home cropped up.
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It’s work that’s not unfamiliar to her – while at ArtWorks, Krulewitch-Browne was involved
and flourishes in a role where she can pull in many sides to a conversation,” Harkavy said. “She can listen and actually hear what people are saying and work to weave many various points of view or ideas into the ultimate execu tion of a project.”
“I do that by convening groups of artists and people together to co-create something, whether that’s an experience or a piece of art or an event, in a variety of media,” she said. “This idea of bringing together people through art is so important to me. I absolutely love it and want to do it forever.”
It started with her upbringing. Her father’s side of the family is Jewish, and she grew up “immersed in what it meant to be part of a Jewish community,” from service and giving back to coming together to share a meal or an experience.“It’shard to be a solo Jewish person,” she said. “So much is really the cultural aspect of engag ing with others.”
The latter is something she excels at in her work, according to ArtWorks founder and former CEO Tamara Harkavy, who hired Krulewitch-Browne.“Sheisanincredible, creative collaborator
“Marie is really enthusiastic about every thing,” said Colleen Houston, ArtWorks’ current CEO and artistic director, who worked with Krulewitch-Browne during her time there. “She’s very high energy and wants to be involved in everything. It’s exciting to have someone like Marie on your team who puts that much com mitment into their work.”
“I always thought of Marie as a rising star at ArtWorks and a rising star in our arts communi ty,” Houston said. (She nominated KrulewitchBrown for the Forty Under 40 Awards two years
Marie k rulewitch b rowne by tina g utierrez for M overs & Makers
Marie Krulewitch-Browne takes on the BLINK parade
That enthusiasm comes through when Krulewitch-Browne speaks about art, particu larly community art.
“The idea of being in community with others has really strongly shaped who I am,” Krulewitch-Browne said.
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Her energy and “can do” attitude are also assets to her work.
with BLINK’s first-ever parade in 2017. (Pam Kravetz was the parade’s designer that year; Krulewitch-Browne and another ArtWorks team member worked to help bring her vision to life.) And it certainly fits with her love of bringing people together through art: Organizers say BLINK drew 1.3 million attendees in 2019, and Krulewitch-Browne estimates some 150,000 of them experienced the parade.
“For me, art is not a side-item menu. It is an essential part of any quality life experience,” she said. “What I feel makes us so authentically human is this pull and desire and passion to create. … When we can do that together, it’s so powerful.“I’mnot a by-the-book, traditionally religious person by any means, but being together with people in the creation of some type of arts experience is probably some of the most spiritual times that I’ve had,” she said.
At the same time, on her mother’s Italian Catholic side, “family is at the heart of every thing,” she said.
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It wasn’t always simple (and it was definitely never quiet), but the environment offered love and support – and instilled the value of relation ships and collaboration.
During her years at ArtWorks, she worked in multiple departments, from development to marketing to event planning to programming. Among her many roles was serving as director of ArtRX, an art therapy division; she was eventu ally promoted to senior director of programs.
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Growing up in Indianapolis, Marie Krulewitch-Browne dabbled in various facets of the performing arts – singing, choir, dance, acting. At Ohio Wesleyan University, she got involved in visual arts, graduating with a BFA in painting, BA in psychology and a minor in Butmusic.even early on, she knew she wasn’t inter ested in being “a one-woman show.”
“I always had this self-consciousness about me as the creator, me as the main performer, and really kind of stepped back from that emotion ally,” said Krulewitch-Browne, who is now executive and artistic director of the nonprofit ish, which celebrates Jewish arts and cultural traditions. “I love collaboration. Being part of a group or collective was so much more interest ing to She’dme.”met her now husband, Tristan Browne, at Ohio Wesleyan. Following him to Cincinnati in 2011, she got her first job at ArtWorks. There, she was exposed to community engagement as a way to artmaking – and her path became clear.
“This idea of ‘social practice’ totally trans formed how I think about my role,” the Pleasant Ridge resident said. She came to see herself as a social art practitioner, convener and advocate.
“I had this really beautiful interfaith, mul ticultural mashup that really emphasized the importance of being in relationships with other people,” she said.
Her latest effort in that realm is the BLINK Opening Night Parade, which ish is planning. Set for Oct. 13, the parade will kick off the multiday art, light and culture festival.
“It was such an incredible experience,” she said. “It was great to be able to sit around the table with other creatives who had accom plished so much, and I found that I was able to bring something to the table.”
How should you experience BLINK’s Opening Night Parade?
“First off, experience it,” KrulewitchBrowne said. “The BLINK parade is unlike any other parade Cincinnati has. It is truly an art parade. It will feel like a magical nighttime performance.”Shesuggests planning ahead as to what time you’ll arrive, where you’ll park and where you’ll stand. The parade is appropriate for all ages, and attendees are welcome to bring chairs, water and snacks. (There will also be conces sions for sale.)
Also hard: celebrating Passover in lock down, rather than as a shared, experiential dinner. Afterward, she realized it must have been sad for a lot of people – and kicked her self because ish hadn’t done something.
The very first BLINK kicked off with a parade near Findlay Market.
for 2020, ish planned a roster of experi ences to establish it as “more than just a festival.”Ofcourse, that March, everything shut
What: BLINK Opening Night Parade
In 2019, the parade moved Downtown and became a more elaborate show with more participants and larger sculptures.
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Krulewitch-Browne is quick to emphasize that ish, which now has four full-time em ployees and a couple of part-timers, isn’t a reli gious organization. Instead, it works to elevate Jewish cultural identity, “to celebrate and create space for people who identify as being Jewish or people who are curious about Jewish culture,” as well as to break down stereotypes and “one-dimensional ways of looking at being Jewish. I’ve heard people say ‘I’m more ish than Jewish.’ We really emphasize the ish ... It’s a ‘yes and.’ It’s a little of this, a little of that,” she
So she raised her hand to help and became ArtWorks’ BLINK program director for the first edition in 2017.
really clear that (KrulewitchBrown) is really ambitious and really willing to take on any kind of opportunity that was a need in the organization,” Harkavy said.
“It was so homemade; it was so organic; it was pure magic that first year,” KrulewitchBrowne said.
“It was really hard, but I had to be a mom first,” she said.
When: 7:30 p.m. (subject to change) Thursday, Oct.13
Where: Central Business District. Organizers will announce the exact route the week of the event. New this year, the parade will conclude with a finale performance and lighting (location TBA).
Krulewitch-Brown describes the bien nial ish festival as “a mix of Summerfair Cincinnati, City Flea, Asian Food Fest, the State Fair.” Its offerings include arts and crafts vendors; restaurants and chefs selling traditional Jewish and “ish” food; stage- and crowd-based performers, including dancers, vocalists and choral groups; an arts-based, walking Jewish history tour created in part nership with other organizations. (The mobile self-guided tour is still accessible at www.ishfestival.org/tour.html.)Afterasuccessful2019ishfestival (and the second BLINK), other organizations en couraged year-round programming through ish. So she established it as an independent nonprofit, though she was still running it during her spare time while working at ArtWorks. (ArtWorks supported her side work on ish “100 million percent,” Harkavy said.)So
While Krulewitch-Brown worked on bicentennial planning, at ish, she set her sights on the 2020 High Holidays. Ish devised Holidays in a Box, a curated artisan gift box “that allowed you to explore Jewish holidays in a new way.”
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Online: The parade will be live streamed via media partner WCPO.
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When ish considered producing this year’s parade, they thought about how to make it “ish-y.” That meant highlighting cultural heritage and celebrating identities – hence this year’s parade theme: “Together: a constellation of shared cultures and unique identities; we illuminate joy through creative expression.”
BLINK and ish grew up together
“We love to blur the lines between parade participant and spectator,” she said. “Take the opportunity to immerse yourself in this silly, fantastical experience. BLINK weekend should be an opportunity to play.”
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“Whethersaid.you’re Jewish (or) have Jewish heritage; whether you’re Jew curious; whether you just love to experience another culture and to try something new and have different arts and cultural experiences … We are so excited you’re here,” she said. “Come play and create with us.”
“It was more polished; there are pros and cons to that,” Krulewitch-Browne said of the 2019 parade. “It lost a little bit of the surprise and the magic. For 2022, we’re really hoping to merge the magic of 2017 with the incredible ‘wow’ factor that was 2019.”
Get into the spirit by wearing your own light – or even a costume. Krulewitch-Browne promises you won’t be the only one.
As Krulewitch-Brown got involved with Cincinnati’s Jewish community and learned about its Jewish history, she wondered why there wasn’t a Jewish festival. Not one to shy away from a challenge, she submitted a grant proposal to create one in 2016. She got the grant and some additional funding to host the first ish festival in September 2017, just a month before the first BLINK.
BLINK is a case in point. Harkavy was on the leadership team planning the event in partnership with Brave Berlin, Agar, The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation and the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber. When she told the ArtWorks team about it, Krulewitch-Browne “knew how much of a hit it was going to be.”
She realized ish “needed a lot more focus.” With the funding she had, she determined she could run ish part-time and do project work – specifically, serving as project manager for the Jewish Cincinnati Bicentennial. It launched with the 2021 ish festival and the rededication of the Chestnut Street Cemetery and will close with “Legacy: A Concert for Cincinnati” featuring Walk the Moon, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, with special guest Lawrence on Oct. 15 (BLINK weekend). In between were 50 to 75 different community programs, according to Harkavy, the bicentennial’s co-chair.
“From there, something sparked,” she said. In December 2020, ish hosted a virtual event that included a chef interview and cookbook release, partnering with five different restau rants to offer meals inspired by the book’s recipes.Inspring 2021, ish became the new opera tor for the Cincinnati Jewish Teen Initiative. Of course, they approached the program through the lens of creativity and community.
down because of COVID-19. KrulewitchBrown lost childcare for her two sons (now ages 8 and 3½; she’s also “mom” to two dogs, a cat, a guinea pig and two snakes) and went on leave from ArtWorks.
Coincidentally, ish and BLINK share a similar origin timeframe.
Archaeological Research Institute | Lawrenceburg. www.exploreari.org812-290-2966.
Cincinnati Type & Print Museum | Lower Price www.cincinnatitypeprintmuseum.orgHill.
The A/C List
Cincinnati Food Tours | Findlay Market. 513-602-5602. www.cincinnatifoodtours.com
German Heritage Museum | White Oak. 513-598-5732. www.gacl.org
Brewing Heritage Trail Tour Center | Over-the-Rhine. www.brewingheritagetrail.org513-604-9812.
Oct. 2, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. North Star Festival
Also online at moversmakers.org
Oct. 2, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Latonia in Covington tour
Permanent collection
Contemporary Arts Center | Downtown. www.contemporaryartscenter.org
Skirball Museum | Hebrew Union College, Clifton. https://csm.huc.edu513-221-1875.
Harriet Beecher Stowe House | Walnut Hills. www.stowehousecincy.org513-751-0651.
Cincinnati Coffee Festival | Music Hall Ballroom. www.cincinnaticoffeefestival.com
Weekends, Oct. 15-30, noon-5 p.m. HallZOOween
American Legacy Tours | 859-9518560. www.americanlegacytours.com
Lloyd Library and Museum | Downtown. www.lloydlibrary.org513-721-3707.
Hyde Park Farmers’ Market | Hyde Park www.hydeparkfarmersmarket.comSquare.
Saturdays in Sept & Oct. 7-9, 7-8:30 p.m. Spirits by Starlight Ghost Tours
Revolution Dance Theatre | Kennedy Heights Arts Center. www.revodance.com
Thru Oct. 2. “Our Shared Story: 200 Years of Jewish Cincinnati”
Renaissance Covington | Third and Greenup. 859-261-7111. www.rcov.org
Mutual Dance Theatre | Jarson-Kaplan Theater, Aronoff Center, downtown. 513-494-6526. www.mutualdance.org
Indoor and outdoor tours
Oct. 1, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Walk the Mohawk
Oct. 13-16. Light, art and projection mapping experience
Fairs/Festivals/Markets
City Flea | Washington Park, Over-the-Rhine. www.thecityflea.com
Hands-on educational experiences
Cincinnati Fire Museum | Downtown. 513-621-5553. www.cincyfiremuseum.com
Mount Adams Civic Association | Mount Adams. www.mtadamscincy.org513-235-3957.
Permanent collection exploring themes of individual freedom
Oct. 8, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Milford Historical Society | Milford. 513-248-0324. www.milfordhistory.net
Oct. 8, 10 a.m-noon. “Then and Now: Urban Photography Workshop” walking tour
Oct. 30, 1-4 p.m. Birds of prey sanctuary open house
Greater Cincinnati Police Museum | Pendleton. www.police-museum.org513-300-3664.
Sundays, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Regional food and beverage market
Findlay Market | www.findlaymarket.org/eventsOver-the-Rhine.
Permanent collection
Thru Oct. 16. Science of Color featuring Prismatica
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BLINK Cincinnati | Over-the-Rhine, downtown and blinkcincinnati.comCovington.
Cultural Exhibits/Tours
Artifacts/history of Northern Kentucky
Oct. 28-29, 7:30 p.m. “Ballet Hispánico”
Cincinnati Parks | Hanna Playground, www.cincinnati-oh.gov/cincyparksOver-the-Rhine.
Oct. 29, noon-3 p.m. Howl-O-Ween Hootenanny
Behringer-Crawford Museum | Devou Park, Covington. 859-491-4003. www.bcmuseum.org
Heritage Village Museum | Sharonville. www.heritagevillagecincinnati.org513-563-9484.
Fridays & Saturdays, Oct. 14-29, 6-10 p.m. Haunted Village
Thursdays, 4-6 p.m. Local produce market
Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Covington Farmers Market
Camp Washington Farmer’s Market | Camp Washington. www.wavepoolgallery.org
National VOA Museum of Broadcasting | West Chester. 513-777-0027. www.voamuseum.org
Beyond the Curb www.beyondthecurb.org|
ArtsConnect | Springfield Twp. 513-522-2108. www.theartsconnect.us
Friends of Music Hall | Music Hall, Over-the-Rhine. 513-621-2787. www.friendsofmusichall.org
Thursdays-Saturdays Thru Nov. 5, 6 p.m. The Darkside of Brewing Tour
Oct. 14-Jan. 15. “Dinosaurs of Antarctica”
Cincinnati Zoo | Avondale. 513-281-4700. www.cincinnatizoo.org
Media, artifacts, art and interactive exhibitions regarding the Holocaust
Historic walking tours
Holocaust & Humanity Center | Cincinnati Museum Center. www.holocaustandhumanity.org513-487-3055.
Raptor Inc. | Milford. www.raptorinc.org
East Walnut Hills Farmers’ Market | Madison parking www.ewhfarmersmarket.comlot.
Fridays thru Oct. 28, 3-7 p.m.
Oct. 22-23. Local and regional coffee roasters, coffee and tea shops, bakers, pastry shops and chocolatiers
Madeira Farmers Market | Dawson Road at Miami www.madeirafarmersmarket.comAve.
Oct. 8, 2, 5 & 8 p.m. “Signature Works”
Oct. 8, 6-10 p.m. Market Bleu Fall Quarter, handcrafted products, fine arts
Permanent exhibit: Historical displays of art, artifacts and more.
Exploring Queen City food heritage
American Sign Museum | Camp Washington. www.americansignmuseum.org513-541-6366.
Permanent collection
Permanent collection of equipment, tools and artifacts
History of Voice of America program
Permanent exhibit: “An Eternal People: The Jewish Experience” Dance
Current exhibits: “Our Neighborhood Story: A Tour of this Walnut Hills Block” • “The Cause Dearer to Me Than Any Other in the World”: Isabella Beecher Hooker and Suffrage • “Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence”
Thursdays, 4-6:30 p.m. Oct. 7-Dec. 15
Northside Farmers Market | North Church, Northside. www.northsidefm.org
Oct. 8, 10 a.m. Walking Tour: Abolitionists and African Americans in Walnut Hills
Oct. 22-23. Fall Food Fest
Contributions of German-Americans to Cincinnati
Krohn Conservatory | Eden Park. 513421-4086. www.cincinnatiparks.com/krohn
Permanent exhibit: George Rieveschl Jr.: History of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Cincinnati Museum Center | Queensgate. www.cincymuseum.org513-287-7000.
Thru Jan. 8. “America’s Epic Treasures” featuring “Preternatural” by Michael Scott
Historic tours in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky
ArtWorks Mural Tours www.artworkscincinnati.org|
Wednesdays, 4-7 p.m. Regional food and beverage market
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center | The Banks. 513-333-7500. www.freedomcenter.org
Thru October. Walking tours of Pendleton, Over-the-Rhine and downtown
Over-the-Rhine Museum | Findlay Street between Race and McMicken. 513-813-7309. www.otrmuseum.org
Carpool Cinema
Oct. 7, 8 p.m. “Ghostbusters”
Oct. 14, 7:30 p.m. Adults-only movie night: “Hocus Pocus”
Oct. 6, 7 p.m. “Landfall”
Jurakán: A Film Series (FF)
Oct. 22, 7 p.m. “Beetlejuice”
Oct. 15, 2 p.m. Discussion: Melissa Urban “The Book of Boundaries: End Resentment, Burnout, and Anxiety – and Reclaim Your Time, Energy, Health, and Relationships”
Literary/Lectures
Oct. 28, 6 p.m. “Hocus Pocus”
Great Parks of Hamilton County | Sharon Woods. www.greatparks.org
(FF) denotes FotoFocus events
AIA Cincinnati | Location TBA. 513-421-4661. www.aiacincinnati.org
Urban Consulate | Mercantile Library, www.urbanconsulate.com/eventsdowntown.
Sept. 29-Oct. 8. FotoFocus Biennial 2022: “World Record”
Cincinnati World Cinema | Garfield Theatre, downtown. 859-957-3456. www.cincyworldcinema.org
The Carnegie | Covington. 859-491-2030. www.thecarnegie.com
Oct. 8, 7 p.m. “Casper”
Oct. 22, 4 p.m. Lecture: “The Usable Past” Historian Nikki M. Taylor
Oct. 28, 10 p.m. “Rocky Horror Picture Show”
Harriet Beecher Stowe House | Walnut Hills. www.stowehousecincy.org513-751-0651.
Oct. 5, 7 p.m. Discussion: Allen Eskens “Forsaken Country”
Oct. 6, 6 p.m. The Modern Novel Lecture: James McBride
Film
Oct. 6, 4-6 p.m. Ohio’s Appalachian Voices: “I Thought I Heard a Cardinal Sing”
Second Monday, 7-9 p.m. Monthly salon with Tim Barr
Oct. 13, 7 p.m. “After Maria: The Two Shores”
Sept. 29-Oct. 7. (FF) “Current” a film by Pones
Washington Park Cinema | Over-the-Rhine. www.washingtonpark.org
Oct. 8, 7 p.m. “Halloweentown”
Woodward Theater | Over-the-Rhine. 513-345-7981. www.woodwardtheater.com
NightLight 513 | P&G Pavilion, Sawyer Point. www.nightlight513.com
Holocaust & Humanity Center | Cincinnati Museum Center. www.holocaustandhumanity.org513-487-3055.
Oct. 11, 7 p.m. Discussion: Sara Bennett Wealer w/ Jules Machias “Grave Things Like Love”
Cincinnati Arts Association | Aronoff Center, downtown. 513-621-2787. www.cincinnatiarts.org
Oct. 26, 5:30 p.m. Panel Discussion:
Now playing. “Into America’s Wild” • “National Parks Adventure”
Oct. 23, 4 p.m. “Union Maids” • “The Making of 9-to-5”
Oct. 3, 7:30 p.m. “Poser”
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Oct. 20, 7 p.m. “Cuba: Living Between Hurricanes”
Oct. 24, 7 p.m. “Life with the Afterlife: A Supernatural Evening with Ghost Hunter Amy Bruni”
FotoFocus | Various www.fotofocusbiennial.org/see-artvenues.
Oct. 29, 10 a.m. Discussion: “Just Mercy” (virtual)
Oct. 27, 6 p.m. “The Nightmare Before Christmas”
Barnes & Noble | Virtual. store/3408https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/513-972-5146.
Oct. 12, 7 p.m. Discussion: Andy Weir “Project Hail Mary”
Mercantile Library | Downtown. 513-621-0717. www.mercantilelibrary.com
Miami University Regionals | Wilks Conference Center, Hamilton Campus. www.miamioh.edu/regionals
Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library | Aronoff Center, downtown. 513-369-6900. www.chpl.org/stern
Oct. 10, 7 p.m. Discussion: Erin Keane w/ Matt Hart “Runaway: Notes on the Myths That Made Me”
Oct. 9, 4 p.m. “The Last Truck” • “American Factory”
Oct. 9, 8 p.m. “Hocus Pocus”
Cincinnati Museum Center | OMNIMAX. www.cincymuseum.org/omnimax513-287-7000.
“What Makes a Great Place: An Architecture Matters”
Movies in the Park:
Fitton Center for Creative Arts | Hamilton. www.fittoncenter.org513-863-8873.
Network of Executive Women Cincinnati | Hard Rock www.nextupisnow.org/regions/cincinnatiCasino.
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Wednesdays, 11 a.m. Holocaust Speaker Series (virtual)
Oct. 27, 2 p.m. Paula Kerger: “Bet On Yourself”
Oct. 14-Jan. 15. “Dinosaurs in Antarctica”
Oct. 1, 7 p.m. “Ghostbusters”
Oct. 8, 9 p.m. “Beetlejuice”
Oct. 4, 3 p.m. Discussion: Sarah Addison Allen “Other Birds”
Oct. 6, 7 p.m. Stern Lecture Series: Walter Isaacson
Clifton Cultural Arts Center | Clifton Recreation Center. www.cliftonculturalarts.org513-497-2860.
Oct. 21, 7 p.m. Discussion: Veronica Roth “Poster Girl”
Oct. 15, 7 p.m. “The Addams Family”
Oct. 22, 7 p.m. Niehoff XXXIII Lecture: Aaron Sorkin (Hyatt Regency)
Oct. 27, 7 p.m. “Candela”
Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m. CCM Concert Orchestra: “Polish Artistry” (Corbett Auditorium)
Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m. Composition: “Sonic Explorations” (Cohen Studio Theater)
Oct. 29, 7 p.m. CCM Chamber Choir & Chamber Orchestra: “Life and Death: J.S. Bach Dances” (Christ Church Cathedral
Oct. 30, 3 p.m. October Concert
DownTowne Listening Room www.downtownelisteningroom.com|
Fitton Center for Creative Arts | Hamilton. www.fittoncenter.org513-863-8873.
Oct. 15, 8:30 p.m. Walk The Moon, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Lawrence
Sept. 20. Brasilia - Brazilian jazz
Oct. 9, 2 p.m. Faculty Artist Series: Christopher Wilke, guitar (Werner Recital Hall)
Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m. “Bravissimo Broadway” Empire Trio
Christ Church Cathedral | Downtown. 513-621-1817. www.cincinnaticathedral.com
Brady Music Center | The Banks. www.bradymusiccenter.com
Sept. 30-Oct. 2. (CSO) Tchaikovsky
Oct. 29-30. (CSO) “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini” Michael Francis, conductor; Behzod Abduraimov, piano
Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m. Palmetto Saxophone Quartet (Werner Recital Hall)
Oct. 2, 2 p.m. Faculty Artist Series: Daniel Weeks, tenor; Donna Loewy, piano (Werner Recital Hall)
Oct. 8, 8 p.m. Sabaton, Epica
Oct. 20, 8 p.m. Jeff Beck
Oct. 29, 7:15 p.m. Dropkick Murphys, Jaime Wyatt, Jesse Ahern
Christ Church Glendale | Glendale. 513771-1544. www.christchurchglendale.org
Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m. Judas Priest, Queensrÿche
Oct. 6, 12:05 p.m. Bacchanal Steel Band
Cincinnati Community Orchestra | Church of the Savior United Methodist, Montgomery, www.cincinnaticommunityorchestra.org513-317-0300.
Oct. 7, 6-10 p.m. Union Son
Oct. 2, 5 p.m. Choral Evensong
Oct. 8, 8 p.m. Don Felder
Oct. 25. Vernon McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass
Oct. 8, (Southgatenoon-midnightHouseRevival)
Oct. 30, 3 p.m. Musica Sacra
Oct. 22, 3:30 p.m. “Accelerating Music” (Art Academy of Cincinnati)
Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m. (Chamber Players)
Oct. 7. Steve Saunders w/ Olivia Frances (1628 Ltd., downtown)
Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m. “A Triumphant Return”
Oct. 22, 8 p.m. An Evening with Kurt Elling and the Springfield Symphony Jazz Orchestra
Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m. CCM Wind Ensemble:
Oct. 8, 6-10 p.m. Model Behavior
Friends of Music Hall | Music Hall Ballroom, Over-the-Rhine. www.friendsofmusichall.org/events513-621-2787.
Oct. 22, 12:30 p.m. “Untold Mary Lou Williams” (Art Academy of Cincinnati)
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Oct. 9, 5 p.m. Bach Vespers
Cincinnati Symphony & Pops | Music Hall, Over-the-Rhine. www.cincinnatisymphony.org513-381-3300.
Oct. 11. The Bacchanal Steel Band
Amped Up Concert Series:
Oct. 29, 8 p.m. Paul Anka
Oct. 21-23. (CSO) Langrée conducts
Cincinnati Metropolitan Orchestra | Seton High School, Price Hill. 513-941-8956. www.gocmo.org
Bach Ensemble of St. Thomas | St. Thomas Episcopal, Terrace Park. 513-831-2052. www.bachensemble.org
Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption | Covington. www.cathedralconcertseries.org859-431-2060.
Oct. 8-9, 3 p.m. “Carnival of the Animals” (School for Creative and Performing Arts)
Oct. 25, 8:30 p.m. “Black Women Composers” (Esoteric Brewing)
Cincinnati Guitar Festival | www.facebook.com
Oct. 14-17. CSO Proof: “Sun Dogs”
Oct. 9, 3 p.m. Hymns and Improvisation
Daniel Wohl, Arooj Aftab, Rafiq Bhatia, Dev Hynes, composers; Josphine Decker, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, filmmakers
Oct. 27, 10:30 a.m. (CSO) Young People’s Concert
College-Conservatory of Music | University of Cincinnati. 513-556-4183. https://ccm.uc.edu
Oct. 18. James Meade, guitar
Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m. Composition: “A View from the Edge” (Cohen Studio Theater)
Sept. 27. Wild Carrot - American roots folk music
Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m. Ariel Quartet: “Bartók and Schubert” (Werner Recital Hall)
Crown Jewels of Jazz Series | Memorial Hall, www.learningthroughart.comOver-the-Rhine.
“The Calm and the Storm”
Oct. 25. (Pops) Common
Oct. 16, 5-8 p.m. Music on the Hill (Tara @ Plantation Point, Florence)
Fairfield Community Arts Center | Fairfield. www.fairfield-city.org513-867-5348.
Oct. 15, 8 p.m. Karen Waldrup
“Inspirations” (Corbett Auditorium)
Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m. “Equity, Community & Inclusion in the Arts” (Nostalgia Wine Bar)
& Rouse: Final Symphonies
Tuesdays, September thru May, 12:10 p.m. Music Live@Lunch (Christ Church Chapel):
Oct. 24, noon. “Equitable Access &
Oct. 25, 5:30 p.m. “Black Women Composers” (blaCk Coffee Lounge)
Engagement of our Youth in the Arts” (Art Academy of Cincinnati)
Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m. CCM Percussion Ensemble (Cohen Studio Theater)
Oct. 13-16. BLINK in the Ballroom
Oct. 23, 7 p.m. CCM Jazz Orchestra: “A Night with Tamir Hendelman” (Corbett Auditorium)
Oct. 16, 5 p.m. Choral Evensong
Hard Rock Casino | www.hardrockcasinocincinnati.comDowntown.
Sept. 13. Sassafras Grass - Blues, blue grass, Irish & swing
b The Garfield Theatre
Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m. Healing and Understanding: We Are One
“Also Sprach Zarathustra” Hélène Grimaud, piano
Cincinnati Parks | Schott Amphitheatre, Sawyer Point. www.cincinnati-oh.gov/ cincyparks
Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m. “We Are One” (Christ Church Cathedral)
Oct. 15, 7:30 p.m. CCM Philharmonia: “Full Force” (Corbett Auditorium)
Oct. 1, 7 p.m. deadmau5, NERO (DJ Set), Kasablanca, EDDIE
Oct. 3, 7:30 p.m. CCM Brass Choir Showcase (Corbett Auditorium)
Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra | 513-723-1102. www.ccocincinnati.org
Oct. 4. Dan Culnan, piano & Rebecca Culnan, violin
Oct. 21-30. “A View from the Bridge”
Oct. 7, 7 p.m. “Sinners and Saints”
Oct. 20, 8 p.m. Black Opry: Ruby Amanfu & Kyshona Armstrong w/ Julie Williams, Jett Holden, Roberta Lea and Tae Lewis
Oct. 24, 8 p.m. The Piano Guys
Oct. 1, 8:30 p.m. The Ultimate Doors
Oct. 13, 8:30 p.m. Alok
Oct. 27, 7 p.m. Choirs
Thru Oct. 2. “Hamilton” Oct. 25-Nov. 6. “Tina: The Tina
Oct. 7, 7 p.m. The Frontmen
October Festival Choir | Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church.
Oct. 15, 8 p.m. ofMontreal w/ Locate S,1
Oct. 2, 7:30 p.m. Billy Cobham’s Crosswinds Project
Oct. 22, 8:30 p.m. Acoustic Alchemy
Oct. 4, 7 p.m. Jazz Combos
Broadway Across America | Procter & Gamble Hall, Aronoff Center, downtown. https://cincinnati.broadway.com513-721-3344.
Oct. 2, 2:30 p.m. Spectrum Brass
Theater
Oct. 8, 7 p.m. Fangirl Fantasy: Harry Styles vs Taylor Swift
Beechmont Players | Anderson Center, Anderson. www.beechmontplayers.org513-233-2468.
Oct. 21, 8:30 p.m. The Calling
Oct. 15, 8 p.m. Led Zeppelin 2
MegaCorp Pavilion at Ovation | Newport. www.promowestlive.com
Oct. 8, 8 p.m. Blackberry Smoke
Oct. 5, 8 p.m. Croce Plays Croce A.J. Croce
Oct. 19, 7 p.m. Vocal Jazz
Oct. 20, 8 p.m. Carnifex
Oct. 30, 7 p.m. Life on the Edge
Oct. 14, 8:30 p.m. Alfredo Rodriguez & Pedrito Martinez Duo
Oct. 22, 8 p.m. Joe Satriani
Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m. Michael Martin Murphey
Oct. 6, 7 p.m. Tai Verdes
Oct. 22, 8 p.m. Rachel Hollis
Queen City Opera | Cincinnati Museum Center Rotunda. www.queencityopera.org513-503-8323.
Oct. 29, 8 p.m. Longworth-Anderson Series: The Lone Bellow
Oct. 7, 8:30 p.m. Kool Moe Dee
Northern Kentucky University | Greaves Concert Hall, Highland Heights. 859-572-5464. https://music.nku.edu
Oct. 14, 5:30 p.m. Slander
Oct. 16, 7:30 p.m. The Ballroom Thieves
Oct. 25, 6 p.m. Marc Rebillet
Opera
Oct. 21, 8 p.m. Longworth-Anderson Series: Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
Ludlow Garage | www.ludlowgaragecincinnati.comClifton.
Oct. 23, 6 p.m. “Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezin”
Oct. 12, 7 p.m. Philharmonic Orchestra (Christ Church Cathedral)
Taft Theatre | www.tafttheatre.orgDowntown.
Memorial Hall | Over-the-Rhine. 513-977-8838. www.memorialhallotr.com
Brady Music Center | The Banks. www.bradymusiccenter.com
Oct. 8, 8:30 p.m. Broken Arrow: The Music of Neil Young
Alibi Players | Evendale Bell Tower, Evendale. www.alibiplayers.com513-371-1600.
Oct. 6, 7 p.m. Concert Band & Symphonic Winds
Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m. “Brahmsicans vs. Wagnercrats”
Oct. 12, 8 p.m. Longworth-Anderson Series: Calexico w/ Ada Lea
Oct. 1, 8 p.m. Thunderstruck
Oct. 14, 8:30 p.m. shame and V**gra Boys w/ Kills Birds
Oct. 6, 8:30 p.m. Kitchen Dwellers & Daniel Donato
TempleLive at River Front Live | East End. www.riverfrontlivecincy.com
Young Professionals Choral Collective | Knox Joseph Distillery, Over-the-Rhine. www.ypccsing.org513-601-8699.
Oct. 7, 8 p.m. Cincy R&B Music Experience
Oct. 7-15. “Let’s Murder Marsha”
Cincinnati Opera’s largest annual fundraiser Tickets starting at $100 For more information and to purchase your tickets visit our website at www.cincinnatiopera.org/operaganza or contact Nicolette Rader at 513-768-5524 ornrader@cincinnatiopera.orgJOINUSONNOVEMBER 19, 2022 Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza
Oct. 30, 4 p.m. Organ Concert Series: Carolyn Craig
Oct. 27, 8 p.m. Mary J. Blige
Oct. 27, 8:30 p.m. Squirrel Nut Zippers
Kentucky Symphony Orchestra | Greaves Concert Hall, Northern Kentucky University. 859-431-6216. www.kyso.org
Heritage Bank Center | www.heritagebankcenter.comDowntown.
Oct. 11, 7 p.m. Jazz Ensemble
Woodward Theater | Over-the-Rhine. 513-345-7981. www.woodwardtheater.com
Oct. 15, 8:30 p.m. The 5th Dimension
Oct. 16, 6:30 p.m. Awolnation
Oct. 29, 8:30 p.m. Extc
Westwood First Presbyterian | Westwood. 513-661-6846. wfpc.org
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Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church| Hyde Park. 513-871-1345. www.hydeparkchurch.org
Oct. 19, 8 p.m. Madeleine Peyroux & Paula Cole
Oct. 1, 8 p.m. The Music of Queen
Oct. 14-29. “The Living Dead”
Sept. 30-Oct. 8. “Black Coffee”
Thru Nov. 18. “Deeply Rooted, Deeply Held: An Exploration of the Natural World”
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Oct. 1, 7 p.m. Bill Burr
Oct. 5, 7 p.m. “MasterChef Junior Live!”
Oct. 20-30. “Something Rotten” (Corbett Theater)
O ct. 20-Nov. 13. “Sister Act”
Sept. 23-Oct. 9. “it’s not a trip it’s a journey”
John Julie Richardson
Sept. 17-Oct. 9. “Sweat”
Sept. 29-Oct. 2. “Steel Magnolias”
Oct. 22, 7 p.m. Kevin Hart
Xavier University | Gallagher Theater. www.xavier.edu/theatre-program513-745-3939
College-Conservatory of Music | University of Cincinnati. 513-556-4183. https://ccm.uc.edu
Oct. 27-Nov. 6. “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” (Stauss Theatre)
Oct. 14-22. “Something Rotten” Visual Art
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CenterStage Players | Lockland High School. www.centerstageplayersinc.com513-558-4910.
Footlighters | Stained Glass Theatre, Newport. www.footlighters.org859-291-7464.
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Taft Theatre | www.tafttheatre.orgDowntown.
Drama Workshop | Cheviot. 513-5988303. www.thedramaworkshop.org
Ensemble Theatre | Over-the-Rhine. www.ensemblecincinnati.org513-421-3555.
Oct. 7-30. Haunted Corn Maze (Berger Farm and Garden Center)
Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative | Fifth Third Bank Theater, Aronoff Center, downtown. cincyplaywrights.org513-621-ARTS.
Oct. 20, 8 p.m. Black Opry
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Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m. Wheel of Fortune LIVE!
Thru Oct. 9. “My Way: A Tribute to the Music of Frank Sinatra”
Oct. 13-16. Jurassic World Live
Sept. 29-Oct. 2. “Lysistrata + The Trojan Women” (Corbett Theater)
Oct. 22, 7 p.m.
Oct. 15-Nov. 6. “Frida … A Self Portrait” (The Carnegie)
Sept. 23-Oct. 2. “Violet”
1628 Ltd. | Garfield Park, downtown. 513-320-2596. www.1628ltd.com
The Story Collective | Mason Community www.thestorycollective.orgPlayhouse.
Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m. Theresa Caputo Live!
Fairfield Community Arts Center | Fairfield. www.fairfield-city.org513-867-5348.
Sept. 30-Oct. 16. “Radium Girls”
Oct. 27, 8 p.m. Puddles Pity Party / Piff the Magic Dragon
Sept. 23-Oct. 8. “The Half-Life of Marie Curie”
Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre | Parrish Auditorium, Hamilton. 513-737-PLAY. www.ghctplay.com
Village Players | Ft. Thomas. 859-392-0500. www.villageplayers.org
Know Theatre | Over-the-Rhine. 513-300-5669. www.knowtheatre.com
Heritage Bank Center | www.heritagebankcenter.comDowntown.
Falcon Theatre | Monmouth Theatre, Newport. www.falcontheater.net513-479-6783.
Oct. 1, 8 p.m. The Great DuBois
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company | Over-the-Rhine. www.cincyshakes.com513-381-2273.
Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati | Taft Theatre, downtown. www.thechildrenstheatre.com513-569-8080.
Sept. 30-Oct. 9. “The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later”
True Theatre | Memorial Hall, Over-the-Rhine. www.memorialhallotr.com
Memorial Hall | www.memorialhallotr.comOver-the-Rhine.
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Cincinnati Landmark Productions | Covedale Theater. www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com513-241-6550.
Thru Oct. 1. “King Lear”
Tri-County Players | Bell Tower Arts Pavilion, Evendale. 513-471-2030. www.facebook.com
Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m. “trueLUCK”
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Cincinnati Arts Association | Aronoff Center, downtown. 513-621-2787. www.cincinnatiarts.org
Sept. 30-Oct. 8. “The Taming”
Susan Esler and Steve Skibo
Oct. 6-9. “She Loves Me” (Cohen Studio Theater)
Queen City Vaudevillians | Artsville, www.queencityvaudevillians.comMadisonville.
Sept. 22-Oct. 9. “Pippin”
Raise a toast to exploration, preservation and curiosity!
Playhouse in the Park | 513-421-3888. www.cincyplay.com
Thru Oct. 23. “Murder on the Orient Express” (Jarson-Kaplan Theater, Aronoff Center)
Oct. 11, 7:30 p.m. Michael Defrancesco: “The Car Ride”
Oct. 8-17. “Disney’s Descendants: The Musical”
Enjoy over 20 food vendors, live music and special experiences at Cincinnati Museum Center’s adults only night at the museum!
Sept. 30-Oct. 1. “Variety!”
Northern Kentucky University | Corbett Theatre, Highland Heights. 859-572-5464. http://theatre.nku.edu
Sept. 30-Oct. 30. (FF) “Faces of the Deep” Reception: Oct. 15, 2-4 p.m.
Thru Jan. 8. Michael Scott: “America’s Epic Treasures featuring Preternatural”
Oct. 7-Jan. 1. “Galloping through Dynasties”
Art Beyond Boundaries | Over-the-Rhine. www.artbeyondboundaries.com513-421-8726.
Thru March 4. Baker Hunt DBL
Sept. 29-Oct. 31 (FF) Liz Roberts: “Post Blonde” Reception: Oct. 8, 7-9 p.m.
Cincinnati Museum Center | Queensgate. www.cincymuseum.org513-287-7000.
ArtsConnect | Springfield Twp. www.theartsconnect.us
Thru Oct. 7. “Visual Remix,” Kah Yangni and youth artists.
Oct. 8-Nov. 26. (FF) Diego Leclery: “One With Everything” Reception: Oct. 8, 6-9 p.m.
The Carnegie | Covington. 859-491-2030. www.thecarnegie.com
Thru Oct. 2. Joseph Urban: “Unlocking an Art Deco Bedroom”
Thru Oct. 31. Ken Landon Buck
Arts Alliance | Sinclair College, Mason. 513-309-8585. www.the-arts-alliance.org
Thru Dec. 30. Rick H. Jones: “New Works”
ARTclectic Gallery | Silverton. 513-8225200. www.artclecticgallery.com
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Basketshop Gallery | www.basketshopgallery.comWestwood.
Caza Sikes | Oakley. 513-290-3127. www.cazasikes.com
ArtWorks | V² Gallery, Walnut Hills. 513-333-0388. www.artworkscincinnati.org
Sept. 30-Oct. 9. “BIG ART : Giving Wings & Wheels to Imagination” Reception: Sept. 30, 3-8 p.m.
Oct. 21-22. ArtLocal Art Show
Sept. 30-Oct. 28 (FF) “I Don’t Know How to Love You: The Relationship Between Humans and Nature” • “Circum-Verdant” Reception: Oct. 28, 5-8 p.m.
‘Free as they want to be’: Artists Committed to Memory is part of the 2022 FotoFocus Biennial. The 2022 theme, World Record, considers photography’s extensive record of life on earth while exploring humankind’s impact on the natural world. September 30, 2022March 5, 2023 ‘FREE AS THEY WANT TO BE’: TOCOMMITTEDARTISTSMEMORY Catherine Opie, Untitled #4, Richmond, Virginia (monument/monumental), 2020. Pigment print, 66 x 44 inches. © Catherine Opie. Courtesy of Regen Projects, Los Angeles and Lehmann Maupin, New York, Hong Kong, and Seoul
Oct. 4-Nov. 4. Halloween Art Show.
Thru August 2023. “Refuge: Needing, Seeking, Creating Shelter”
Sept. 30-Jan. 15 (FF) “Natural World”
Oct. 16, 2 p.m. Annual Asian Art Lecture: “Galloping Through Dynasties”
Behringer-Crawford Museum | Devou Park, Covington. 859-491-4003. www.bcmuseum.org
Cincinnati Art Museum | Eden Park. www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org513-721-2787.
Sept. 30-Nov. 12 (FF) “It Is What lt Is (Subject to Change)” Reception: Oct. 28, 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Thru Oct. 19. E.I. Baird
Thru Nov. 4 (FF) “Back to Abnormal”
Sept. 29-Oct. 30. (FF) “Critical Connection”
The Barn | Mariemont. 513-272-3700. www.artatthebarn.org
Art Academy of Cincinnati | Over-the-Rhine. www.artacademy.edu513-562-6262.
Reception: Oct 28, 5-8 p.m.
Oct. 1-Dec. 9. (FF) Ian Strange: “Disturbed Home” & “Annex”
21c Museum Hotel | Downtown. 513578-6600. www.21cmuseumhotels.com
Oct. 1-Jan. 28 (FF) “These Things Are Connected” Reception: Oct. 8, 5-7 p.m.
Reception: Oct. 1, 6-10 p.m.
Oct. 22-23. “The Mariemont Paint-Out”
Cincinnati Nature Center | Milford. www.cincynature.org
Oct. 7-21. (FF) Ryan Hill: “A Thousand Words…” Reception: Oct. 21, 5:308:30 p.m.
Thru Oct. 15. Rick Koehler, Angie Zimmerman-Hater, Tom Seward
Oct. 21-23. Contemporary Quilt and Fiber Arts Show
Baker Hunt Art & Cultural Center | Covington. www.bakerhunt.org859-431-0020.
Thru Dec. 31 (FF) “Perspectives”
Sept. 28-Oct. 29 (FF) Raul Cañibano: “Cuba Real” • (FF) “ALL FALLS DOWN: Architectural Heritage Effaced – The Universal Tale of Two Cities, 2 Countries” Reception: Oct. 28, 5-9 p.m.
AIA Cincinnati | Over-the-Rhine. 513-421-4661. www.aiacincinnati.org
Oct. 8, 5:30 p.m. Architecture Photo Safari
Sept. 29-Oct. 31 (FF) Robin Bell: “Democracy 2022”
Oct. 21-Nov. 26. Antonio Adams: “The Crimsõn Bãrred”
Reception: Oct. 17, 4-7 p.m.
Oct. 17-Dec. 17. “As We Bloom,” (FF) Exhibit with Asa Featherstone IV and youth artists, multimedia stories.
Campsite Sculpture Park | Camp Washington. www.campsitesculpturepark.com
Oct. 7-Nov. 19. Mark Daly: “The Joy of Art”
The Annex Gallery | Pendleton Art Center. www.facebook.com
Reception: Oct. 17, 4-7 p.m.
Oct. 16-Nov. 1. “The Art We Make: Woman’s Art Club of Cincinnati 2022 AllMember Exhibition & Sale” Reception: Oct. 16, 1-4 p.m.
Cincinnati Art Galleries | Downtown. 513-381-2128. www.cincyart.com
Clay Street Press | Over-the-Rhine. 513-241-3232. www.claystreetpress.com
Kennedy Heights Arts Center | Kennedy Heights. www.kennedyarts.org513-631-4278.
Evendale Cultural Arts Center | Evedale. www.evendalearts.org513-563-1350.
Thru Oct. 28. Rick Mallette: “New Paintings at Indian Hill Gallery”
DAAP Galleries | University of Cincinnati. 513-556-2839. https://daap.uc.edu
Sept. 30-Nov. 19. (FF) “Visions of Nature Across Time and Place” Reception: Sept. 30, 5-8 p.m.
Tuesdays at 9pm from October 4 through October 25 on CET This new four-part series, hosted by Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., highlights the vibrant cultural and social spaces at the heart of the African American experience. CETconnect.org
Oct. 7-8, 6-10 p.m. Studio Art Walks
The Mohawk Gallery | Over-the-Rhine. 513-381-5116. www.robinimaging.com
Sept. 29-Oct. 31. (FF) “James Presley Ball, a Black Daguerreotypist in 19th Century Cincinnati” Reception: Sept. 29, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Oct. 2, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Area’s largest one-day art exhibit and sale
Indian Hill Gallery | Indian Hill. 513-984-6024. www.indianhillgallery.com
Sept. 30-Feb. 12. (FF) Baseera Khan: “Weight of History” • “Images on Which to Build, 1970-90” • Cameron Granger: The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way to Heaven” Reception: Sept. 30, 8 p.m.
Sept. 29-Oct. 31 (FF) Tony Oursler: “Crossing Neptune” Reception: Sept. 30, 5-7 p.m.
Oct. 8-Nov. 5. (FF) Steve Plattner: “Strangers in a Strange Land: Photographs of American Visionary Artists and Eccentrics” Reception: Oct. 15, 3-4:30 p.m.
Eisele Gallery of Fine Art | Mariemont. 513-791-7717. www.eiselefineart.com
Fairfield Community Arts Center | Fairfield. www.fairfield-city.org513-867-5348.
Oct. 2-16 (FF) “Natural Encounters”
Reception: Oct. 8, 5-9 p.m.
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Main Street Shop & Studio | Over-the-Rhine. www.facebook.com Sept. 30-Oct. 28 (FF) “When the World Ends, I Want to Be in Cincinnati” Reception: Oct. 28, 6-10 p.m.
Glendale Heritage Preservation | Glendale. www.glendaleheritage.org513-771-8722.
Thru Nov. 12 (FF) “What’s Left Behind”
Thru Nov. 13. Annual Community Artist Showcase
Fitton Center | Hamilton. 513-863-8873. www.fittoncenter.org
Oct. 8-Nov. 4 (FF) “Acknowledge Reveal Disclose”
Thru Oct. 1. “ViewPoint 54”
Thru Jan. 15. (FF) “On The Line: Documents of Risk and Faith”
Mercantile Library | Downtown. 513-621-0717. www.mercantilelibrary.com
Hyde Park Art Show www.hydeparksquare.org/events|
Reception: Sept. 30, 8 p.m.
Oct. 13-Nov. 3. (FF) Sarah Hoskins: “The HomePlace” Reception: Oct. 13, 4-7 p.m.
Oct. 8, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Grand Opening of new Creativity Center
Eva G. Farris Gallery | Thomas More University, Crestview Hills. 859-344-3300. www.thomasmore.edu
Sept. 30-March 6 (FF) “Free as they want to be’’: Artists Committed to Memory. Reception: Oct. 2, 5-6 p.m.
Haehnle Gallery - St. John’s Unitarian Universalist Church | Clifton. www.stjohnsuu.org
Lloyd Library and Museum | Downtown. www.lloydlibrary.org513-721-3707.
Clifton Cultural Arts Center | Short Vine, Corryville. www.cliftonculturalarts.org513-497-2860.
Essex Studios | Walnut Hills. 513-4762170. www.essexstudioscincinnati.com
Thru Oct. 3. William “Cody” Goodin: “The Madness in My Head”
Sept. 30-Oct. 28 (FF) “The Overstory” • “No Return,” non-archival, one-way, or purposefully temporary works • Robin Assner-Alvey, photography • Eli Craven, photography and construction/assem blage • Kelsey Stephenson, photogra phy/installation. Reception: Sept. 30, 6-9 p.m.
Oct. 2-Nov. 1 (FF) “The World Around Them”
Sept. 30-Dec. 31 (FF) “PhotOH2: Other Photographers from the Heartland”
Sept. 30-Oct. 21 (FF) Logan Hicks: “Still New York” Reception: Sept. 30, 6-8 p.m.
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Thru Nov. 27. “Beyond Guilt”
Manifest Gallery | East Walnut Hills. 513-861-3638. www.manifestgallery.org
Thru Nov. 20 (FF) “Paul Briol: Passed Forward, a Selection from the UC Art Collection” Reception: Oct 6, 5-7 p.m. (Meyers Gallery)
Sept. 29-Nov. 4 (FF) “This is Kentucky” Reception: Nov. 3, 5-7 p.m.
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center | The Banks. 513-333-7500. www.freedomcenter.org
Thru Dec. 3 (FF) “Glacial Melt before Our Very Eyes” Reception: Oct. 28, 5:30-8 p.m.
Miller Gallery | Hyde Park Square. 513-871-4420. www.millergallery.com
Oct. 9 Nov. 13 (FF) “Recording Hope, Images from “Flashes of Hope” Photographers”
Iris BookCafe and Gallery | Over-the-Rhine. www.irisbookcafeotr.com513-260-8434.
Contemporary Arts Center | Downtown. www.contemporaryartscenter.org513-345-8400.
Michael Lowe Gallery | www.michaellowecollection.comDowntown.
Thru Oct. 31 (FF) “New Tides” Reception: Oct. 6, 5-7 p.m. (Reed Gallery)
Oct. 6-Nov. 12 (FF) Isaac Wright: “On Top of the World” Reception: Oct. 6, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Off Ludlow Gallery | Clifton. 513-201-7153. www.facebook.com
Northern Kentucky University | Highland Heights. www.nku.edu/gallery859-572-5148.
Oct. 8-Jan. 6 (FF) “The Land and That Which Lives on It: Contemporary Photography and the Curious Nature of Our Planet” • (FF) “Unusual Character: Portraits and the Modern Eye” Reception: Oct. 22, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Sept. 29-Oct. 8. “World Record” Biennial Program Week
Thru Jan. 28. Thursdays & Saturdays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. “The Merchants of Glendale”
FotoFocus | 100 regional venues, denoted with (FF). www.fotofocus.org
Thru Nov. 6. Michael Coppage: “American+”
Thru Nov. 12. Sarah Nguyen: “Broken Nature” • Ron Fondaw: “Drawing In-Between”
• (FF) Tiffany Sutton: “A Woman Named Vera” Reception: Oct. 8, 2-3 p.m.
“Phantasmagoria: The Fictitious Truth of 1666 Bruce Street” Reception: Sept. 30, 5-8 p.m.
Xavier University Art Gallery | A. B. Cohen www.xavier.edu/art-departmentCenter.
Sharonville Cultural Arts Center | 513-554-1014. www.sharonvilleculturalarts.org
University of Cincinnati Clermont College | Park National Bank Art Gallery. 513-558-2787. www.ucclermont.edu
Thru Oct. 30 (FF) Jason Sheldon: “FORWARD!”
Thru Oct. 28 (FF) “Eroded Histories: Photographs by Ruth Adams and Deborah Orloff” • (FF) “The Snapshot: A Mount Community Response” Reception: Oct. 8, 2-4 p.m.
Thru Nov. 5 (FF) “Photography and Tenderness”
Wash Park Art | Over-the-Rhine. 513-291-3626. www.washparkart.com
Oct. 28, 5-9 p.m., open studios
Redtree Art Gallery | Oakley. 513-321-8733. www.redtreegallery.net
Studio San Giuseppe Art Gallery | Mount St. Joseph University, Delhi. www.msj.edu
Summit Hotel | Madisonville. 513-5279900. www.thesummithotel.com/about-us/art
Thru Dec. 15. (FF) Virginia Kistler: “Illuminated Landscapes” Reception: Oct. 18, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
VADA Gallery | Clifton. 513-259-7446. www.vada-gallery.com
October-December. 2022 “Welcome (M) Art,” Art/Food Residency:Ngoc Nguyen: “Room For Two Table For Ten”
Oct. 1-Dec. 10 (FF) P. J. Sturdevant: “A Record of Disuse”
GET THE PASSPORT FotoFocus.org/Biennial FotoFocusCincinnati FotoFocusCincy 2022 FotoFocus Biennial: World Record kicks off September 29. Get your FREE PASSPORT to take advantage of the numerous Program Week Events from September 29–October 8. For the full schedule of events, visit: FotoFocus.org/Biennial 2022 FOTOFOCUS BIENNIAL PROGRAM WEEK: SEP 29–OCT 8, 2022
Oct. 8-29. (FF) Matthew Zory: “Bodies of Sand, Desert Rhythms” Reception: Oct. 29, 1-5 p.m.
Oct. 1-29. Princeton Young Artist Invitational. Reception: Oct. 6, 5:307:30 p.m.
Oct. 7-Nov. 23 (FF) “Maketewah Dreamscape” Reception: Oct. 7, 5-8 p.m.
Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum | Hamilton. 513-868-1234. www.pyramidhill.org
Sept. 29-Oct. 31. (FF) Liz Roberts: “Post Blonde” Reception: Oct. 8, 8-10 p.m. (CampSITE Sculpture Park)
Sept. 17, 5-9 p.m. “Autumn EquinoxHues with Artist Josie Gearhart”
Thru July 25. Melanie Yazzie Outdoor Exhibition
Sept. 29-March 31. (FF) Billy Colbert: “Lessons are Learned” Reception: Oct. 8, 7-10 p.m.
Sept. 27-March 31. (FF) Susan Ferrari Rowley: “Alterations in Dystopia”
Wave Pool Gallery and The Welcome Project | Camp www.wavepoolgallery.orgWashington.
Sept. 30-Nov. 12 (FF) Guennadi Maslov: “To Be Determined” • (FF) Tina Gutierrez and Larry Brown:
Studio Kroner | www.studiokroner.comDowntown.
Oct. 1-28 (FF) “Searching for Life: Re-growth & Display”
Oct. 1-Jan. 15 (FF) “Craft and Camera: The Art of Nancy Ford Cones”
Oct. 2-Nov. 13. “My View”
Oct. 8-Dec. 31 (FF) “Better Close Than Never” Reception: Oct. 21, 5-8 p.m.
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Skirball Museum | Hebrew Union College, Clifton. https://csm.huc.edu
Taft Museum of Art | Lytle Park, down town. 513-241-0343. www.taftmuseum.org
Oct. 22-Feb. 5. “Fakes & Forgeries”
Oct. 1-Nov. 5. (FF) Patrick Wack: “Dust”
PAR-Projects | www.parprojects.comNorthside.
Oct. 27-Jan. 29. J. Miles Wolf: “Jewish Cincinnati: A Photographic Record”
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Visionaries & Voices | Northside. 513-861-4333. www.visionariesandvoices.com
Weston Art Gallery | Aronoff Center, downtown. www.cincinnatiarts.org/weston-art-gallery513-977-4165.
Pendleton Art Center | Pendleton. 513-421-4339. www.pendletonartcenter.com
Ruth’s Parkside Café | Northside. 513-542-7884. www.ruthscafe.com
Women of Cincy, Comedy Night: A Benefit for Women of Cincy | 7 p.m. Samuel Adams Cincinnati Taproom. DETAILS: Happy hour and stand-up comedy. Tickets: $25 www.womenofcincy.org/comedyshow
Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank, Golf Outing | 9 a.m. Traditions Golf Club, Hebron. DETAILS: Lunch, snacks, bever ages, golf carts, use of locker facilities and amenities. Foursome: $500 events-news/golf-outingwww.sweetcheeksdiaperbank.org/
freedom-fund-dinner/ticketswww.cincinnatinaacp.com/
Cincinnati Jazz Hall of Fame, Induction Ceremony | 3-5 p.m. Mount St. Joseph University Auditorium. DETAILS: Emcee: John Lomax, music featuring Phil DeGreg Trio, Society Jazz Orchestra, Retro Nouveau and more. Tickets: $25 plus service fee • $30 at the door
chwwalkrunwww.healthcareaccessnow.org/
School for Creative & Performing Arts, Beatles Tribute Concert Fundraiser | 5:30-10 p.m. MegaCorp Pavilion. DETAILS: Liverpool Legends in concert. Cocktail hour, dinner by the bite and performance. Tickets: $200 https://scpa.cps-k12.org
OCT. 3, MONDAY
OCT. 2, SUNDAY
Cris Collinsworth ProScan Fund, Pink Ribbon Event | 7:30 p.m. Brady Music Center. DETAILS: Entertainment by KC and the Sunshine Band, followed by fireworks. Honorary chair: Nick Lachey. Theater seating. pink-ribbon-luncheonwww.ccpf.org/programs/
OCT. 5, WEDNESDAY
NKYCAC provides services to children who have been sexually abused, physically abused, trafficked or witnessed violent crimes. Pictured are advocates Kimberly Carlisle, Elisabeth Palmer and Candyse Jeffries.
OCT. 1, SATURDAY
Thomas More University, Bishop William A. Hughes Award Dinner | DETAILS: 25th year of honoring those making significant contributions to Catholic higher education. T ime and venue TBA.
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Light The Night | 5:30 p.m. Yeatman’s Cove. DETAILS: Walk as culmination of fundraising campaigns benefiting blood
Cincinnati NAACP, Freedom Fund Dinner | 6:30 p.m. Duke Energy Convention Center. DETAILS: Program, dinner. Keynote: Benjamin Jealous, former national president/CEO of the NAACP. Tickets: $85
OCT. 6, THURSDAY
Center will host Havana Nights on Oct. 8.
OCT. 7, FRIDAY
20 OCTOBER 2022 Movers & Makers DATEBOOK
cancer research, honoring survivors and victims.
www.coeduc.org/fiesta
Northern Kentucky Children’s Advocacy
Junior Achievement, Greater Cincinnati Business Hall of Fame | Cintas Center. DETAILS: Black-tie event inducting five new laureates. HOF.JAPartners.org
Alzheimer’s Association, Walk to End Alzheimer’s | 9 a.m.-noon. Sawyer Point. DETAILS: Information booths, flower tables, memory wall, Promise Garden Ceremony. www.alz.org/walk
cincinnati-n-kywww.lightthenight.org/events/
4C for Children will celebrate its 50th anniversary and honor its retired CEO, Sallie Westheimer, at Champions Gala: A Masquerade Under the Stars, on Oct. 8. Fifty early childhood education champions will also be recognized.
Cincinnati Children’s, Andy Grammer Benefit Concert | 8:30 p.m. Aronoff Center. DETAILS: Multiplatinum artist Andy Grammer in performance to benefit Cincinnati Children’s. Tickets start at $55.
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With a Spotlight on the Movers and Makers behind Greater Cincinnati’s Fundraisers, Friend-Raisers and Community Events
Ukrainian Folklore Dance Group will perform at Hope4Ukraine, a benefit concert to support hospitals in Ukraine, on Oct. 8
Cooperative for Education, Fall Fiesta | 7-9 p.m. Virtual. DETAILS: Online program, silent auction, luxury raffle and more, in celebration of 25th anniversary. Registration free, but required.
advancement@thomasmore.edu or 859-344-3344
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event/4475478https://brownpapertickets.com/
America Cancer Society, Paint the Square Pink | 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Fountain Square. DETAILS: Local media, sponsors of Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, and local breast-health organizations partner for this event. Presenting sponsor: Fifth Third Bank. www.makingstrideswalk.org/Cincinnati
Health Care Access Now, 3K Walk/ Run | 9 a.m. Winton Woods. DETAILS: All ages. Leashed pets welcome. First 100 people registered receive swag bags. $25
Wave Foundation, Annual Nauti Nite | 7:30-11:30 p.m. Newport Aquarium. DETAILS: Attire: blue cocktail. Food and drink from local vendors, ani mal encounters, live entertainment and silent auction. Tickets start at $100. nauti-nitewww.wavefoundation.org/events/
craft brews, DJs from Cincinnati Music Accelerator, tool-themed games with prizes, silent auction. General: $65, YPs: $35 events/hammersandaleswww.cincinnatitoolbank.org/
programs/hats-off-luncheonwww.cincinnatiparksfoundation.org/
OCT. 8, SATURDAY
1N5, Warrior Run 5K | 5:15 p.m. Mariemont Dogwood Park. DETAILS: Family-friendly event includes 5K run/ walk, 1-mile walk, Kids’ Fun Run, food, music and carnival-style kids’ games. http://1n5.org/warrior-run
OCT. 7, FRIDAY (CONT.)
4C for Children, Champions Gala | 6-11 p.m. Music Hall Ballroom. DETAILS: Cocktail reception, dinner program, dancing, after-party, live music. Attire: black tie, masquerade optional. Tickets start at $150.
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May We Help, SOAR Expo | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Lunken Airport. DETAILS: Showcasing healthcare products, services, mobility devices and adaptive sports and recreation for people with disabilities. Keynote: Professional wheel chair basketball player Jacob Counts. www.givebutter.com/kW6IN8
Northern Kentucky Children’s Advocacy Center, Havana Nights Gala | Airport Marriott. DETAILS: Food, entertainment, music. nkycac.org/about-us/advocates-5
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Cincinnati ToolBank, Hammers & Ales | 7-10 p.m. Elevar Design Group, Queensgate. DETAILS: VIP happy hour, 6-7 p.m. Local fare food trucks,
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Comboni Missionaries, Taste of Mission 2022 | 3-7 p.m. Cincinnati Mission Center. 1318 Nagel Rd., Cherry Grove DETAILS: Live entertainment, multi-cultural food booths, kids area, raffle baskets, beer and wine tastings. www.combonimissionaries.org
Cincinnati Parks Foundation, Annual Hats Off Luncheon | 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Smale Riverfront Park. DETAILS: Champagne reception followed by luncheon. Honorary co-chairs: Deana Taylor and Brian L. Tiffany.
Hope4Ukraine, Sounds of Hope Benefit Gala Concert | 5:30-10 p.m. Roger Bacon High School. DETAILS: Ukrainian folklore dance group Kalina, pianist Tony Weinstein, CCM’s Preparatory Ballet Program, vocal-in strumental group Veresen and ballroom dancers Olga Filatova and Patrick Clements. Reception, raffle of baskets and silent auction drawing.
The SOAR expo will take place at Lunken Airport on Oct. 8, showcasing products, services, mobility devices, and adaptive sports and recreation equipment for people with disabilities. Inset: Keynote speaker and professional wheelchair basketball player, Jacob Counts
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Leadership Council for Nonprofits, Annual Leadership Summit | 8-11:30 a.m. Cintas Center, Xavier University. DETAILS: Networking, conti nental breakfast, discussion. Keynote: Suzanne Smith. Virtual option available. event/2022leadershipsummitwww.afpcincinnati.org/
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Women Writing for (a) Change, Wine, Words & You Silent Auction Kick-Off | 3-5 p.m. 6906 Plainfield Road, Silverton. DETAILS: Informal, in-person silent auction kick-off and social time. Masks required.
Bethany House Services, Ales to Zinfandels | 7-10 p.m., Glendale Lyceum. DETAILS: Wine and beer tasting with fine wines, craft beers, appetizers and desserts. Music, silent auction, raffles and more. Tickets start at $100. ales-to-zinfandelswww.bethanyhouseservices.org/
The YWCA Annual Racial Justice Breakfast takes place Oct. 11 with the theme of “Ending the Legacy of Racism in Medicine.” Pictured are keynote speaker Dorothy Roberts and honorees Ozie Davis and Claire Mengel
DETAILS: Panels, workshops, and discus sions perfect for those curious about emerging trends in the innovation space.
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Impact 100, Equity Conversations: “Race and Racism in Cincinnati” | Docuseries (Part 2), 5:30 p.m. Peaslee Neighborhood Center, Over-the-Rhine. DETAILS: Explores Cincinnati’s history from the racial margins, describing how race and racism have shaped the city. www.impact100.org
Bethesda Foundation, Celebration of Angels | 5-8 p.m., Manor House, Mason. DETAILS: Presentation of Mary Jo’s Angels Award – individuals or groups having improved quality of life for cancer survivors. mary-jos-angelswww.bethesdafoundation.com/events/
OCT. 8, SATURDAY (CONT.)
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OCT. 12, WEDNESDAY
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Cycle for Life | Rhinegeist Brewery Distribution Center, Camp Washington. DETAILS: Features 15-, 30- and 45-mile rides through downtown and Ohio River Scenic Byway to Lunken Airport. Morning fuel stations, fully marked routes. Finish back at distribution center for festival of craft beers, live music and more.
OCT. 9, SUNDAY
OCT. 15, SATURDAY
PigWorks, Queen Bee Half Marathon | DETAILS: Live entertain ment, swag, chocolates, massages, medals and after party.
Cincinnati Recycling & Reuse Hub, Electronics Recycling Event | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 911 Evans St., Cincinnati, Queensgate. DETAILS: All electronic items, including household appliances, computers and all accessories and more will be accepted.
YWCA, Annual Racial Justice Breakfast | 7:30-9:30 a.m. Music Hall Ballroom. DETAILS: Ending the Legacy of Racism in Medicine. Keynote: Dorothy Roberts, author, scholar, professor and advocate. Racial Justice Honorees Ozie Davis and Claire Mengel. www.ywcacincinnati.org/rjb
Life Enriching Communities Foundation, A Musical Feast | 7 p.m. Virtual. DETAILS: LECF partners with CCM students to create a unique artist-residence-program. Virtual musical performances. Online Silent Auction: Oct. 6, 9 a.m. to Oct. 13, 9 p.m. www.lec.org/amf
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OCT. 10-14, MONDAY-FRIDAY
Stepping Stones, Annual Sporting Clays Tournament | 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Sycamore Pheasant Club, Loveland. DETAILS: New and experienced shooters welcome. Live auction and exclusive raffle packages. Dinner and winner an nouncements follow. www.CincySportingClays.org
OCT. 9-10, SUNDAY-MONDAY
American Cancer Society, Cincinnati Golf Classic | Kenwood Country Club. DETAILS: Sunday: reception, including auction, mission program, dinner and live entertainment. Monday: morning flight: 8 a.m., afternoon flight: 1 p.m. Lunch, dinner. Event chairs: David Arends and Ken Black.
www.startupcincy.com
OCT. 11, TUESDAY
Empower GenNow Network, Strategic Planning Session | 6-8 p.m. 1819 Innovation Hub, 2900 Reading Rd. DETAILS: Black women pro fessional development training cohort. www.gennowcincy.org
OneSource Center, Celebration of Partners | 5:30-8:30 p.m., TQL Stadium, First Financial Club. DETAILS: Dinner, entertainment and program. Emcee: WKRC-TV’s Bob Herzog. please-join-uswww.onesourcecenter.org/
OCT. 14, FRIDAY
Beechwood Home will honor Bishop Earl K. Fernandes and neurologist Dr. Robert W. Neel IV at its annual gala on Oct. 15
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OCT. 13, THURSDAY
Journey to Hope, Hope Celebration Gala, Raffle and Silent Auction | 7-10 p.m. Cincinnati Woman’s Club. DETAILS: Raffle open online Oct. 7. Horsd’oeuvres, silent auction, raffle and jazz. Tickets: $75 www.jtoh.org
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Beechwood Home, Annual Gala | 6-10 p.m. Kenwood Country Club. DETAILS: Cocktails, dinner and dancing
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Boys Hope Girls Hope, Fall Fest Clay Shoot | 10 a.m. Sycamore Sporting Clays, Loveland. DETAILS: Teams of four, donuts and coffee, lunch, beverages, awards, live music, football streaming, raffles, games.
OCT. 21, FRIDAY
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Kindervelt, Kindervelt Krafts | 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Burger Farm, 7849 Main St. (Rte. 32), Newtown. DETAILS: Homemade krafts and bakery items, games and raffles. Raindate Oct. 16. www.kindervelt.org/kindervelt-krafts
St. Vincent de Paul, RetroFittings | 6 p.m. Music Hall Ballroom. DETAILS: Showcases original designs from UC DAAP students. On-site boutique with items from SVDP thrift stores, silent auction and fundraising program. www.retrofittings.org
Guiding Light Mentoring, Annual Igniting Future Leaders Gala| 7-9 p.m. The Ventura, Norwood. DETAILS: Keynote: Kevin Hines (global public speaker), emcee: Ashley Kirklen, honorary chair: Gwen Robinson, co-chair: Laura Mitchell. Reception, dinner, silent auction, scholarship presentation and awards. Tickets: $100
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24 OCTOBER 2022 Movers & Makers DATEBOOK MUSIC HALL BALLROOM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27 5:30 PM Cocktails 6:30 PM Dinner & HONORINGProgram 2022 Outstanding Student Scholarship Recipients Outstanding Volunteers: Jack Geiger & Bry Hall Dream Makers Honoree: Judith Moore KyleEMCEETuckerInskeep Local 12 CINCINNATIdreammakers.cycyouth.orgRegisterAnchor/ReporterbyOctober6thThankyoutooursponsorsYOUTHCOLLABORATIVEDREAMMAKERS:FORWARDTOGETHER
Center for Great Neighborhoods, Annual Celebration | Hellmann Creative Center, Covington. DETAILS: Awards, light bites, beer truck and auction.
Women Writing for (a) Change, Wine, Words & You | 7-9:30 p.m. virtual. DETAILS: Readings by Women Writing for (a) Change writers, games, online silent auction. Household Admission tickets $25, plus additional ticket packages with featured wines/ snacks to pick up. www.womenwriting.org/home/events.html
Parental Hope, Swing for Hope Golf Outing | 9 a.m. Devou Park Golf Course. DETAILS: Golf, cart, donut breakfast, water bottle, boxed lunch, three drink tickets, bloody mary and mimosa bar, prizes. Tickets: $100 or $400 per foursome www.parentalhope.org/swingforhope2022
OCT. 15, SATURDAY (CONT.)
The Africa Fire Mission will host its 10th anniversary fundraiser on Oct. 22 at the Cincinnati Fire Museum. Africa Fire Mission trains and equips firefighters in Africa. Above, John Moore (left) teaches fire hose handling in Malawi.
Boys Hope Girls Hope of Cincinnati will honor the late Michael Burke Sr. (pictured with his wife, Marcia) on Oct. 27 at its annual Hearts for Hope gala. Burke will posthumously receive the Heart of Gold award.
OCT. 22, SATURDAY
Africa Fire Mission, Chama Fundraiser | 6-10 p.m. Cincinnati Fire Museum. DETAILS: Admission to museum, live and silent auctions, special program, dinner and VIP wine tasting. Tickets start at $25.
American Cancer Society, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Greater Cincinnati | Yeatman’s Cove. DETAILS: 5K walk and run options available. Event chair: Donna Salyers.
Guiding Light Mentoring will host the Igniting Future Leaders Gala on Oct. 21 Gwen Robinson is honorary chair is and Laura Mitchell is co-chair.
OCT. 20, THURSDAY
MORTAR, Homecoming Community Block Party | Noon-5 p.m. 340 Reading Road, Cincinnati (across from Hard Rock Casino). DETAILS: Food, drinks, vendors, live music stage, DJ’s.
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Boys Hope Girls Hope, Hearts for Hope Gala | 6 p.m. Paycor Stadium. DETAILS: Honoring late Michael Burke Sr. Cocktail hour, silent auction, raffle, dinner, live auction and music. FindLaw senior client development consultant Mike Brown will host.
Spirit of Construction Foundation, Celebration of Construction Gala | Duke Energy Convention Center. DETAILS: Black-tie dinner, awards. Chair: Mike Huseman. Honorees: Fleet Fangman, Megen Construction; Bob Grace, Turner Construction; Tom Grote Sr., Grote Enterprises; Nick Zimmerman, Schrudde & Zimmerman Inc.
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OCT. 23, SUNDAY
Tender Mercies, Annual Gala: A Bewitching Night | 6:30 p.m. Newport Car Barn, Newport. DETAILS: Hosts: Bob Herzog and Sheila Gray. Entertainment from Soul Pocket. Live and silent auctions.
Ohio River Foundation, Cincinnati Coffee Festival | Music Hall Ballroom. DETAILS: Local and regional coffee roasters, coffee and tea shops, bakers, pastry shops and chocolatiers. Latte Art Throwdown, Latte Art in Action, demonstrations and presentations, live music.
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Women Helping Women, Annual Corporate Breakfast | 8-9:30 a.m. Cincinnati Ballet. DETAILS: Keynote: Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action. Breakfast, networking, fireside chat. Tickets $50 www.womenhelpingwomen.org
Dr. Stephen and Penny Pomeranz will receive the National Human Relations Award from the American Jewish Committee at a dinner on Nov. 1. Keynote speaker is Dr. Colleen Hanycz, president of Xavier University.
OCT. 28, FRIDAY
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Keep Cincinnati Beautiful, Cincy Block Party 2022 | 8-11 p.m. Benken Florist Home and Garden. DETAILS: Small bites, open bar, music and dancing, ring toss, plinko and silent auction. VIP Hour from 7-8 p.m. Tickets $100, VIP $175. Early bird discounts available through Oct. 7. www.keepcincinnatibeautiful.org
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OCT. 27, THURSDAY
Cincinnati Youth Collaborative’s annual Dream Makers event will be held Oct. 27. Awards will be presented to student scholarship recipients and to volunteers Jack Geiger and Bry Hall. Dream Makers honoree is Judith Moore Tucker
Kindervelt, Kindervelt Krafts | 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Burger Farm, 7849 Main St. (Rte. 32), Newtown.
Cincinnati Youth Collaborative, Dream Makers: Forward Together | 5:30-8:30 p.m. Music Hall Ballroom. DETAILS: Cocktails, appetizers, program, din ner. 2022 Outstanding Student Scholarship recipients; Outstanding Volunteers: Jack Geiger and Bry Hall; Dream Makers Honoree: Judith Moore Tucker; emcee: Kyle Inskeep, WKRC-TV. Tickets start at $175. https://dreammakers.cycyouth.org
OCT. 22, SATURDAY (CONT.)
OCT. 22-23, SATURDAY-SUNDAY
Mercy Neighborhood Ministries, 2022 Taste of MNM | Noon-2 p.m. Purcell Marian High School. DETAILS: TBA
DETAILS: Homemade krafts and bakery items, games and raffles. Raindate Oct. 23.
Pictured left to right: Pam McKie, Dr. Heidt, Carrie Hampton, and Jill Smith
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Our guest of honor, Billy, his family, and Rod Hinton
The Heidt Family Foundation table enjoying dinner
THANK YOU to our generous co-chairs, sponsors, and friends ■ Title Sponsor: The Marge & Charles J. Schott Foundation ■ ■ Presenting Sponsor: The Heidt Family Foundation ■ ■ CTI Clinical Trial & Consulting ■ Foundation Risk Partners; Mike & Mary McGraw ■ ■ US Bank ■ Gorilla Glue ■ The Oliver Family Foundation ■ ■ Rhonda & Larry Sheakley ■ Sibcy Cline Realtors ■ Horan ■ ■ Fourth Street Performance Partners ■ ■ JP Morgan Chase ■ USI Insurance Services ■ Graydon ■ Betty & Bill Tonne ■ ■ Sharon & Graham Mitchell ■ Huntington National Bank ■ ■ Emerge IT ■ Fifth Third Wealth ■ Ramon & Christina Rodriguez ■ ■ Fort Washington Investment Advisors ■ BRG Realty Group ■ altafiber ■ ■ The Christ Hospital College ■ Tito’s Handmade Vodka ■
Learning Grove, Gala in the Grove | 6 p.m. North by Hotel Covington.
NOV. 10, THURSDAY
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Cincinnati Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired, Dining in the Dark | 6-10 p.m. Hard Rock Casino. DETAILS: Theme: “Superheroes Unite!” Hosts: Natalie Jones and Freddy Mac from Q102. Barney H. Kroger Humanitarian Award Recipient: Stephen S. Eberly. Blindfolded dinner experience, signature cocktail, silent auction, split the pot and superhero games.
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Cincinnati Fire Museum, Firefighter Cook-Off | 7-11 p.m. DETAILS: Local firefighters compete for title of Best Firefighter Chef. Taste firefighters’ dishes and vote, beer and wine, raffle and firehouse chow.
NOV. 5, SATURDAY
Northern Kentucky Children’s Law Center, Boots, Bourbon and Biscuits Brunch | 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Receptions, Erlanger. DETAILS: Brunch, bourbon-tasting bar, open bar, live music featuring Marty and Geo of the Marty Connor Band, Showboat Cloggers, silent auction. Tickets start at $65.
Disabled American Veterans, Annual DAV 5K | The Banks, downtown. DETAILS: Run, roll, walk and motorcycle ride. Virtual option available Nov. 5-30. www.dav5k.org
Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, Diversity Leadership Symposium
NOV. 12, SATURDAY
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Kindervelt, Kindervelt Krafts | 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Seton High School, 3901 Glenway Ave. DETAILS: Homemade crafts and bakery items, games and raffles. www.kindervelt.org/kindervelt-krafts
NOV. 4, FRIDAY
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Impact 100, Equity Conversations: “Race and Racism in Cincinnati” Docuseries (Part 3) | 5:30 p.m. Peaslee Neighborhood Center, Over-the-Rhine. DETAILS: Explores Cincinnati’s history from the racial margins, describing how race and racism have shaped the city. www.impact100.org
Kindervelt, Kindervelt Krafts | 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital DETAILS: Homemade crafts and bakery items, games and raffles. www.kindervelt.org/kindervelt-krafts
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DETAILS: Cocktails, dinner, live music, silent and live auction.
American Jewish Committee, National Human Relations Award | 5:30 p.m. Hilton Netherland Plaza.
DETAILS: Cocktail hour, dinner, program honoring Dr. Stephen and Penny Pomeranz. Speaker: Dr. Colleen Hanycz, president of Xavier University. Tickets start at $250. www.AJC.org/cincinnati/Pomeranz
28 OCTOBER 2022 Movers & Makers DATEBOOK We cordially invite you to Journey to Hope's 2nd Annual Hope Celebration Gala Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022 | 7 to 10 pm Enjoy an evening of jazz with a Silent Auction and Raffle, Light Dinner and Drinks Emcee: Raven Richard, WCPO $75/person or $500/table of 8 Please visit: bit.ly/GiveHope22Tickets for more details and to buy tickets.
| 8 a.m.-noon. Duke Energy Convention Center. DETAILS: Keynote: Daisy AugerDomínguez. Panel discussions, breakout sessions and comments from leaders and experts. Tickets $150 www.eventbrite.com/e/412881257957
NOV. 2, WEDNESDAY
Caracole, Glow-Getter Gala: A Neon Night Out | 6:30 p.m. Coppin’s Restaurant, Hotel Covington. DETAILS: Dress in neon. Cocktails, hors d’oeurves and silent auction, followed by music and dancing by DJ Castle. Tickets start at $125. www.caracole.org/page/gala
St. Vincent de Paul, Annual Turkeyfoot Trot 5K Run/Walk | Noon. Thomas More University. DETAILS: Virtual option available. Registration: 10:30 a.m. Early bird registration ends Sept. 15. www.svdpnky.org
Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati USA, Gala celebration and cocktail reception | 6-9 p.m. TQL Stadium. DETAILS: 5:30 p.m. Registration and reception. 7 p.m. dinner. cinnati.com/eventshttps://business.hispanicchambercin
NOV. 1, TUESDAY
Chefs: Feeding Motherhood | The Phoenix. DETAILS: Auction. Event chair: Daryl Hammett. https://signaturechefs.marchofdimes.org
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NOV. 11, FRIDAY
OCT. 29, SATURDAY
House, Mason. DETAILS: Wine, dinner, si lent and live auctions. Tickets start at $175. www.cancerfamilycare.org
Cancer Family Care, Annual Wine Tasting & Auction | 6-10 p.m. Manor
NOV. 3, THURSDAY
Cincinnati Museum Center, Layers of Nature | 7-11 p.m. DETAILS: Adults only/21+ event. Light bites, cocktails, programming, live music and exclusive access to CMC’s exhibits. Plus, explore two newly opened exhibits, Made in Cincinnati and John A. and Judy Ruthven Get Into Nature Gallery (opening Fall 2022). $150 Early bird tickets available through Oct. 7. Tickets $225. www.cincymuseum.org/layers
Cincinnati Art Museum, Let’s Pop! Gala | 6 p.m. CAM. DETAILS: Inspired by the iconic Pop Art movement and the colorful lens of the 1970s. Cocktails, dinner and dancing.
55 North, North Star Soirée | Hilton Netherland Plaza. DETAILS: Honoring Suzanne Burke, president/CEO, Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio. www.55north.org
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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 65 Roses Gala | 6:30 p.m. National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.
Allied Construction Industries, Construction Career Award Luncheon | 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Delta Hotels, Sharonville. DETAILS: Honoring individuals and companies making a difference in the Greater Cincinnati com mercial construction industry.
Cincinnati Opera, “Operaganza,” Experience the Fandom | 5 p.m. Hilton Netherland Plaza. DETAILS: Celebrating real MVPs of opera – the fans. Wine, cocktails, dinner and live auction in Hall of Mirrors, followed by cocktails, desserts, dancing and performance in The Pavilion, focusing on the “(un)traditional.” Chairs: Regina Carswell Russo and James D. Stapleton. www.cincinnatiopera.org
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Rosemary’s Babies, Annual Legends Showcase and Benefit Gala | 5 p.m. Woodward Theater,
NOV. 16, WEDNESDAY
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Western & ThanksgivingSouthern,Day10K Run & Walk | 8:30 a.m. Paycor Stadium. www.thanksgivingdayrace.com
European American Chamber of Commerce, Beaujolais Nouveau Première | 6:30-9:30 p.m. Hilton Netherland Plaza. DETAILS: Business/ cocktail attire recommended. Live music, silent auction. Admission $150; EACC Members $125.
President of Xavier University and Suzi Brant Doug and Beth Brendamour Cris and Holly Collinsworth Dr. Dean and Anne Kereiakes Dr. Tom and Annette Kereiakes Mark and Ellen Knue Mike and Carol O’Brien at: AJC.org/cincinnati/pomeranz or call 513.621.4020
Montgomery Woman’s Club, 70th Anniversary Luncheon and Fundraiser | 12:30 p.m. Montgomery Inn, Montgomery. DETAILS: Luncheon, raffle baskets, silent auction. Reservations by Nov. 9. Cost $40. www.montgomerywomansclub.org
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DETAILS: Honors Philanthropist, Volunteer, Youth and Organization of Year, plus Lifetime Achievment in Fundraising. www.afpcincinnati.org
Movers & Makers OCTOBER 2022 29 DATEBOOK You are cordially invited to attend the presentation of AJC CINCINNATI’S 2022 NATIONAL HUMAN RELATIONS AWARD TO DR. STEPHEN & PENNY POMERANZ ProScan Imaging & Cris Collinsworth ProScan Fund TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2022 • 5:30 PM RECEPTION • 6:30 PM DINNER AND PROGRAM HILTON CINCINNATI NETHERLAND PLAZA HOTEL KEYNOTE SPEAKER DR. COLLEEN HANYCZ
DETAILS: Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, silent auction, dinner, live music by Zack Attack. Tickets start at $230. https://events.cff.org/65RosesGalaOh
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Cancer Support Community, Stronger than Cancer Celebration | Hotel Covington 6-9 p.m. DETAILS: Reception, auction, raffles, mission program, dinner by the bite and fashion show. Honorary chair: Donna Salyers. Emcee: Bob Herzog. Tickets: $125.
Lucky Tales Rescue, Woof and Wiggle | 6-11 p.m. Highland Country Club, Ft. Thomas. DETAILS: Dinner, silent auction, live music. Tickets $55. www.luckytalesrescue.org
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“We want to celebrate and showcase the industry-changing entre preneurs right here in our region,” said StartupCincy Week marketing manager Kate Hursh-Wogenstahl. “Through StartupCincy Week and our supporting programming, we’re here to show the rest of the world that Cincinnati is the best place to be for technology and innovation.”
~ Dr. Martin Luther King,
StartupCincy Week will take place primarily at Union Hall in Over-the-Rhine.
Kate Hursh-Wogenstahl, StartupCincy Week marketing manager
Programs will reintroduce an energized network of startup support ers, provide current and future founders keys to success, open doors for corporate and governmental innovation, create impactful and lasting connections and spark innovations for the region’s future.
The event will also fold in new content this year to appeal to businesses outside of tech and to add new personality to Cincinnati’s dynamic entrepre neurialCincinnatiecosystem.hasone of the Midwest’s most bustling entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystems with 15 collaborative accelerators and incubators. Historic in architecture, athletics, arts and industry, Cincinnati is home to eight Fortune 500 companies, many of whom came together in 2012 to create the nonprofit incubator Cintrifuse, organizer of StartupCincy Week. Besides Cintrifuse, other nonprofits support Cincinnati startups, along with hundreds of volunteers who serve as formal or informal advisers andThiscoaches.year’s theme, “Spark the Future,” is inspired by the vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem here.
Week is back for 2022 in its sixth year, coming Oct. 1014 with a new lineup and innovative new format.
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32 OCTOBER 2022 Movers & Makers FOCUS ON: Cincinnati Startup Community
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Dave Knox is the executive director of Blue North, Northern Kentucky’s lead economic development organization for entrepreneurship. After driving digital innova tion across P&G’s 300+ brands, Knox opened the Cincinnati office of the digital agency Rockfish, growing it to 80+ employees be fore it was sold to global advertising agency WPP. Simultaneously, he co-founded the startup accelerator The Brandery, which ranked as one of the top 10 programs in the U.S. and became a key part of #StartupCincy. He co-founded Vine Street Ventures and most recently practiced entrepreneurship through acquisition when he bought – and subsequently sold – Nature’s Willow. Knox is a keynote speaker on innovation and the author of “Predicting The Turn: The High Stakes Game of Business Between Startups and Blue Chips.”
Angie Ammon is a serial entre preneur (with two previous exits) and co-founder of Tesouro. She maintains high-level visibility within the payments industry and relates that feedback back to Tesouro’s product and engineering team. Ammon has won “40 under 40” from the Electronic Transaction Association and serves on the boards of two fintech companies. She and her husband, Erik, recently purchased an RV and love to travel the country and work remotely while soaking up the best locations throughout the U.S.
Newcomers, familiar names highlight startup notables
Brianna Dzuricsko is the execu tive lead and director of development and funding programs at Main Street Ventures. She joined the Main Street Ventures Team in 2019 as a program associ ate, where she was instrumental in shaping the processes for its grant giving programs and brand building. Prior to her time at Main Street Ventures, she served as program coordinator of UpPrize Social Innovation Challenge in Pittsburgh and brand and accelerator strategy coor dinator at the eCenter@LindenPointe in Hermitage, Pa. Dzuricsko received her bachelor’s degree from Duquesne University and is a 2019 Venture for America Fellow, a fellowship program for recent college graduates who want to become startup leaders and entrepre neurs.
Dalton the glue keeping Flywheel going
Knox now leads Northern Kentucky startup initiative
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Josie Dalton is program director for Flywheel Social Enterprise Hub. Dalton excels at designing and running a startup accelerator. From recruiting founders, creating engag ing programming, and identifying and securing dozens of sub ject matter experts and coaches, Dalton makes Flywheel happen. With founders, she sets high standards and is a wrangler, cheerleader, psychologist and connector to the people and services that will aid their success. Dalton takes on any task, and exhibits excellent leadership skills. This spring, Dalton was the glue that held Flywheel together after its longtime leader retired. Dalton has a large network in the startup world, where she has earned great respect from a number of its longtime leaders.
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Here are 11 leaders in Greater Cincinnati’s startup ecosystem. Movers & Makers asked the major organizations in the region to introduce their “notables” to our readers, part of a new regular feature highlighting key people in various sectors of Greater Cincinnati’s nonprofit economy. The organizations were invited to identify their notables within three categories or identify their own category.
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Rachel DesRochers is executive director and founder of the Incubator Kitchen Collective, a nonprofit shared kitchen space for over 60 new food entrepreneurs that has helped over 160 businesses since its founding. The IKC offers mentorship and marketing services, which DesRochers provides free to all members. DesRochers not only leads this effort but is an entrepre neur herself, owning Grateful Grahams, a vegan cookie business. DesRochers’ favorite thing to do is empower wom en to make healthy businesses. Many don’t know that she has an obsession with Crocs and has gold Birkenstocks for her work events. She began Head to Heart Mentorship, founded the Good People Music Festival, runs two podcasts and in May launched “Power to Pursue,” a one-day women’s entrepreneurial and empowerment conference. Her favorite things: hosting back-porch suppers and hearing her kids laugh. Most don’t know her pas sion for cooking from scratch.
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Donna Zaring is director of development and external relations at Cintrifuse, whose mis sion is to connect and catalyze the Greater Cincinnati startup ecosystem to make the region the fastest-growing startup hub in the Midwest. Zaring joined Cintrifuse with a bold vision for cultivating strong relationships with key community stakeholders – including founders, entrepreneurs, corporate partners, venture capitalists, political leaders, philanthropic organizations and the startup ecosystem. Zaring leads Cintrifuse’s pro gramming, communications and community engagement efforts, including StartupCincyWeek. She currently serves on the board of the Cincinnati Museum Center.
Reynolds wants ‘going green’ to be mainstream
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Antony Seppi was named director of the Alloy Growth Lab in late 2020. Seppi’s goal has been to make more noise in the region’s startup commu nity and he has done just that. Seppi worked to get the Alloy Growth Lab recognized as a “Top 10 Incubator” in the world. Seppi honed in on defining the “why” for Alloy Growth Lab startups. Alloy’s fo cus is to help startups find investment, develop growth strategies, fit products to markets, and connect with likeminded entrepreneurs. Seppi’s mission now is to help startups focus on jumpstarting revenues rather than securing seed funding. This approach is spearheaded by the unveiling of a new program with GrowthX to provide critical go-to-market programming. When not working, his favorite thing to do is meditate with ’80s and ’90s rap.
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Michael R. Moore is founder/president/CEO of Black Achievers Inc., a nonprofit organization whose mission is to connect, educate and economically empower the Black community. Moore has grown the organiza tion to over 5,000 members in Cincinnati and over 30,000 nationwide in 12 additional cities. Black Achievers changes lives through mentorship, employment and entrepreneurship for high school, college and young professionals. Its Business Academy has graduated more than 50 people with skills to start or buy businesses. Black Achievers also helps local corporations attract and retain diverse talent. Increased employment opportunities help its members with long-term wealth creation.
Brandon Reynolds is all about making “go ing green” an accessible goal for the average person. Reynolds has spent the last seven years working on business ideas centered around addressing sustainability issues. A graduate of both the Brandery and Flywheel accelerators, his latest business, B the Keeper, works with businesses and landowners to install pollinator habitats in urban areas that reduce carbon emis sions, increase curb appeal and protect pollinators. Reynolds has a passion for engaging the community and is a frequent speaker at Cintrifuse and universities as he wants to engage aspiring young people to create businesses that have purpose and make a difference. Reynolds is launching a second business this fall and has just been accepted into Flywheel’s Sustainable Cincy fall 2022 program to help launch that business.
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A Cincinnati native, Abby Ober has dedicated her ca reer to supporting entrepreneurs. Ober is the director of community engagement and entrepreneurial support at Main Street Ventures. She joined the MSV team in late 2021 to build out the Level Up Program to tailor specific resources for regional entrepreneurs. Over the years, Ober has worked tirelessly to hone her skills in community building by forming lasting relationships with startups, stakeholders and potential supporters. She received her bachelor’s degree in communica tion and public relations from the University of Cincinnati. She is also a member of the board at the Carnegie Center of Columbia-Tusculum. Ober’s favorite thing to do when she isn’t working is supporting small businesses in her neighborhood, spending time with family and friends and participating in a local volleyball league. Ober is a die-hard Reds fan and is on a mission to visit every professional baseball stadium in the MLB (she has currently checked off 10 out of 30).
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Anu Vora is the CEO of Candid Ventures, a venture studio investing primarily in underrep resented founders that use technology to solve society’s most difficult problems. Candid’s portfolio focuses on improving educational access, empowering workers for a new world and helping life-long learners find mean ingful opportunities. Vora is also CEO of fintech startup PayTile, which allows you to send money without exchanging usernames or sharing personal information. An AirDrop for money, Paytile is making transactions safer for those whose distrust traditional banking methods. Vora serves on the boards for Cintrifuse, Talent Now, Ms. Medicine and ShiftUp.
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U.S. Bank awards WIN $50K for Net Zero village
Health Care Access Now has been awarded a grant of $30,000 from the Josephine S. Russell Family Charitable Trust of the PNC Charitable Trusts to expand its Community Health Worker Certification Program to support maternal and child wellness in racial and ethnic minority populations. The funds will be used to provide scholarships for a new workforce from the Asian, Latino, Indigenous and other underrepresented communities.
The Cure Starts Now once again partnered with Graeter’s for the 13th annual Cones for the Cure fundraising campaign. Inspired by the story of Elena Desserich, Graeter’s formed a partnership with The Cure Starts Now – the international charity originally founded in her honor – to help raise awareness and funding for pediatric cancer research. Since teaming up in 2009, Graeter’s has raised more than $1 million with the Cones for the Cure event. The event includes the seasonal flavor, Elena’s Blueberry Pie, which honors the memories of all young lives affected by pediatric cancer.
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The Corporation for Findlay Market received a $30,000 grant from the Truist Foundation to help Findlay continue its work through the Findlay Culinary Training Workforce Development Program. The training program is a partnership between the Corporation for Findlay Market and CityLink Center, where students are immersed in a 12-week program. The grant will benefit the students being trained to provide the skills and experience they need for a career in the food service industry.
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AT&T has donated $21,000 to Easterseals Redwood to support Work & Grow, an educa tion, job training and community integration program designed to empower people with developmental disabilities. Participants will improve digital literacy, earn online certifica tions, and receive job coaching and employment services.
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Hubbard foundation achieves $200K in fundraising
People Working Cooperatively, a nonprofit that provides professional, critical home repair, weatherization, and accessibility modification services for low-income homeowners to help them stay safe and healthy at home, received a grant for $12,500 from First Financial Foundation. This grant will support PWC’s home repairs and modifications program. AT&T Director of Affairs
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The U.S. Bank Foundation awarded Working in Neighborhoods $50,000 as part of its annual market impact fund grant program. One of 20 nonprofit organizations across the country – and the only one in Greater Cincinnati – to receive funding to support green energy initiatives, the grant will be applied toward WIN’s Near Net Zero Urban Village in South Cumminsville, where the vision is to create opportunities for first-time homeowners to purchase quality, healthy and energy-efficient, affordable homes and for current homeowners to improve their homes’ energy efficiency.
Health care nonprofit wins $30K from PNC trusts
Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard distributed backpacks to students in the Bellevue school district through the Sam Hubbard Foundation. The foundation do nated 650 backpacks, one for each student in Bellevue’s school district. Crayons to Computers assisted with packing the backpacks. The foundation’s mission is to bring equitable access to food, education and a healthy lifestyle for all Cincinnatians. To date, the foundation has raised over $200,000, which has supported the provision of 260,000+ meals for hunger-related initiatives throughout the Cincinnati area.
Greater Cincinnati Foundation awards $25K to Envision
PWC wins $12.5K grant from First Financial
WIN’s Near Net Zero Village will build 25 energy-efficient homes and retrofit 25 homes owned by senior citizens. The project will help seniors remain in their community by assist ing them with energy-efficient retrofits in their homes. It will also attract new residents to the community by providing high-quality, energyefficient housing at a price affordable for work ing families. WIN hopes to break ground on the first few homes by the end of 2022.
Envision received a $25,000 grant from the Greater Cincinnati Foundation for Envision Day, the nonprofit’s day program for adults with developmental disabilities. Funds from the grant have been used to purchase a vehicle to support the “Day Program Without Walls,” which chan nels people’s strengths, talents and desires into connections to the community. According to Jim Steffey, CEO of Envision: “It is our goal to provide community-based services that support individuals’ ability to connect to the community in a way that allows for meaningful contribution and mutually beneficial relationships.”
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Truist awards $30K to Findlay Market culinary program
Funded by Interact for Health, a new health center adjacent to Switzerland County Schools in Vevay, Ind., is expected to improve access to health care for more than 1,400 schoolchildren and will provide care to families, staff and community members as well.
Volunteers of America, three Ohio Oswald offices, United Way partner to provide backpacks
In the first half of 2022, Starfire received grants for communitybuilding work from the Charles H. Dater Foundation, the Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation, the John Hauck Foundation at Fifth Third Bank and the Daniel & Susan Pfau Foundation at the Greater Cincinnati Foundation. Investments from these organizations help Starfire break down barriers of social isolation for people with developmental disabili ties, such as Down syndrome, autism and cerebral palsy.
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Macy’s support of the production comes to the theater through a gift to The Change Fund, the theater’s initiative aimed at creating an inclu sive culture and innovation through the addition of previously excluded voices.
Starfire wins four grants from separate funders
The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati partnered with Macy’s for last season’s touring production of ABIYOYO, ensuring that over 100 patrons viewed the production digitally on Broadway on Demand and 1,160 students at eight venues viewed it live on tour. ABIYOYO is based on a South African folk tale about a giant who eats everything in sight — cows, goats and even children.
Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana partnered with community sponsors Oswald Companies – with offices in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus – to deliver hope to local children and their families through OperationOperationBackpack.Backpack
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Macy’s supports Children’s Theatre production
The diversity-focused new work was brought to life with the help of TCT staff and outside artists. TCT’s Resident Playwright & Workshop Artist Deondra Kamau Means, a Black actor and playwright, has adapt ed many new works. Cedric Michael Cox is a Black Cincinnati artist who created the scenic design for the production. Derek Snow, director of ABIYOYO, is a Black actor, director, and playwright who was recently one of five recipients of The Breath Project’s New Play Commission Initiative grants.
is a Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana signature program that gives local area children in need new backpacks and school supplies to start the school year. The campaign brings hope to children and their families who are struggling to make ends meet. Oswald is sponsoring the campaign in support of the United Way Greater Cincinnati and is conducting supply drives to ensure all students throughout Ohio have the chance to succeed this school year.
The facility, at 1037 W. Main St., previously offered behavioral health services, but was renovated recently to allow for primary care services as well. Opened in August, it is operated by Harmony Health Primary Care, a division of Community Mental Health Center. Interact for Health is a private foundation working to improve the health of people in 20 counties around Cincinnati.
• Victoria Regan, assistant director, Lindner Office of Inclusive Excellence, University of Cincinnati, Carl H. Lindner College of Business
New members of the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber’s WE Ascend development program include: (top) Victoria Regan, Tiffaney Hardy, Ivy Banks, Yvonne Chappell, (bottom) Denise Brown, Sam Hashmi, Elaine Hipps, Tiffani Tribble
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• Tiffaney Hardy, assistant superintendent of marketing and communications, Greater Cincinnati Water Works
• Sam Hashmi, senior manager, business devel opment, Workforce Innovation Center at the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber
The American Sign Museum celebrated the Camp Washington neighborhood’s history in September during the program Ohio Open Doors-Camp Washington: The Home of Makers.Thecelebration included walking tours of the neighborhood highlighting historic businesses and activities that made Camp Washington the city’s home for industrialists in the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as cur rent businesses that call Camp Washington home. A farmer’s market featured items from local makers in the neighborhood. The celebration culminated at the American Sign Museum with live music and pop-up presen tations on the museum’s own historic build ing and other businesses that once operated in theTheneighborhood.OhioOpen
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Eight women leaders from a variety of organiza tions in the Cincinnati region have been accepted for Class 3 of WE Ascend, a leadership development program produced by the Leadership Center at the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber and presented by PNCWEBank.Ascend is a leadership development program for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) women focused on advancement with the goal of empowering, preparing and positioning them to move into higher leadership roles. The program helps address the critical need in our region’s busi ness community to retain diverse talent, specifically women of color, with high potential by investing in their growth while being mindful of their unique experiences.
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Leadership class launches as Blackburn, Robinson recognized
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Action Tank has named its third cohort for its City Council Bootcamp, a group of 24 future leaders with a variety of back grounds, cultures, lived experiences and po litical affiliations. The cohort began classes in September, and will continue through February. The program, aiming to create future candidates for municipal or other elected positions, is funded by the Haile Foundation, Seasongood Foundation, the Women’s Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, the Ohio Arts Council and other private donors.
Eight named for next class of BIPOC women leader program
• Yvonne Chappell, project manager, Comcast Business
• Denise Brown, associate dean of health sci ences, The Christ College of Nursing & Health Sciences
• Elaine Hipps, vice president of people opera tions, Easterseals Serving Greater Cincinnati
• Tiffani Tribble, assistant branch manager, Coldwell Banker Realty
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• Ivy Banks, vice president, diversity and inclu sion, Xavier University
Camp Washington participates in Ohio Open Doors program
Doors-Camp Washington: The Home of Makers program is a part of a statewide series of programs called Ohio Open Doors organized by Ohio History Connection. It was presented in collabora tion with the Camp Washington Urban Revitalization Corporation, the Cincinnati Preservation Association and community members.
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Talbert House recently showed appreciation to its team of over 800 employees and recognized five outstanding employees from across the agency, including Vince Palmer, Derrick Bryant, Erika Rakel, Maureen Kennedy, Whitney Wesner, Aly Fox.
More than 50 leaders, representing a wide variety of businesses in the region, have been chosen to participate in Class 46 of Leadership Cincinnati, the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber’s premier leader ship development program presented by First Financial Bank. The class kicked off Sept. 15, followed by an alumni award din ner. The dinner included presentation of the Nelson Schwab Jr. Distinguished Alumni Award to Katie Blackburn, executive vice president, Cincinnati Bengals (Class 20) and Gwen Robinson, retired president and CEO, Community Action Agency (Class 20). The award honors outstand ing Leadership Cincinnati alumni whose contributions to the betterment of the Cincinnati region distinguish them as lead ers among leaders.
The Christ Hospital Foundation recently welcomed four new team members to help grow charitable giving within The Christ Hospital Health Network. Lia Wilson, data analyst, brings 14 years of data management experience, allowing the foundation to analyze opportunities and needs; Emily Shreve joins as the prospect research and strategy manager to help identify new opportuni ties; Lindsey Zahner was hired as the donor rela tions and stewardship manager, engaged in donor retention and recognition; and the philanthropy coordinator role has been filled by Dalton McCane to support the team’s overall philanthropic efforts.
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Adopt a Class appointed Austin Sandin as program manager.
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Bethesda Inc., co-sponsor of TriHealth and founder of the philan thropic initiative bi3, announced the elec tion of Robert Collins as chair of its board.
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Meals on Wheels Southwest Ohio & Northern Kentucky has appointed two new board members: Morgan Rhule , vice president of food and beverage at the Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati; and Dan Rozewski, senior business development manager at TQL.
Dr. Angela Kinney will serve as the new executive director of the Over-the-Rhine Learning Center. The center’s former director, Leslie Cook, retired after 19 years leading the organization.
Wesley Chapel Mission Center named Melissa Blowers as director of communications and development.
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American Legacy Theat re has named Victoria Mullins as its development and marketing director.
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Alex Morten-Green, development director at Dress for Success Cincinnati, has been selected as the 2022 OneSource Center Emerging Leader Award recipient. She previously worked at Ohio Valley Voices, Make-A-Wish OKI and Urban League of Greater Southwest Ohio.
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The board of directors at Starfire Council of Greater Cincinnati pro moted Mitch Haralson to executive direc tor. Haralson was appointed interim director in February.
4C for Children has appointed four new members to its board: Ali Cantor, financial adviser, Morgan Stanley ; Vickie Johnson, owner/director, Generation Hope Childcare and Preschool; Latricia Jones, vice president of grant management and partner success, Accelerate Great Schools; Moira Weir, chief executive officer, United Way of Greater Cincinnati.
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Beech Acres Parenting Center named Carrie Bunger as vice president of effective school solutions, overseeing the agency’s two school-based programs, Beyond the Classroom and The Character Effect, which nurture children’s natural strengths to help them realize their endless potential. Previously, Bunger was director for positive school culture and safety at Cincinnati Public Schools.
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The Northern Kentucky Tri-County Economic Development Corp. (TriED) recently added Lauren Mulcahy as cli ent relations specialist and Sydney Murray as communications specialist.
Christine Moore was named executive director of the Woman’s Art Club, also known as The Barn.
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The Well named Bryce Kessler as program manager for Mindful Music Moments and Kami Lerma as program manager for True Body Project. Alisa Smith, director of venture services at Cintrifuse and host of The Beehive, a podcast she launched nearly six years ago to clarify the product launch process for aspir ing women entrepreneurs, has been named the Well’s board chair.
director of marketing and communica tions. Schwass joins the museum from Vehr Communications, where she was a senior account executive and served clients in the arts, public transportation, education, hospi tality, health care and other industries.
The Cincinnati Art Museum has named Darcy Schwass as its new
Green Umbrella has welcomed Marie Hopkins as the Common Orchard Project’s new compost coordinator. Hopkins is an active advocate in Cincinnati’s growing composting community and one of the original co-founders of Queen City Commons, a compost collection service focused on deepening relationships between our communities, farms and soils.
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The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra appointed Dianne M. Rosenberg as board chair. The board has appointed 15 members to the executive committee: Trish Bryan, former member of the League of American Orchestras’ board of directors; Melanie Chavez , partner at Chavez Properties; Tim Giglio, vice president of financial advisory at UBS Financial; Melanie Healey, a retired Procter & Gamble and Johnson & Johnson executive; Francie Hiltz , past chair of the CSO board; John Lanni, co-founder of Thunderdome; Rob McDonald , partner at Taft Law and immediate past CSO board chair; Gerron McKnight , senior counsel for employment for The E.W. Scripps Co.; Sue McPartlin, a retired PricewaterhouseCoopers assurance partner; Anne Mulder, a retired Macy’s Inc. executive; Rick Reynolds, a retired portfo lio manager from Bartlett & Company; Jack Rouse , an adjunct professor at Columbia University in the Graduate School of the Arts in New York; Usha Vance , a litigation associate with Munger, Tolles & Olson; Duck
Xavier University named five new board members and appointed two high-level staff members. The Rev. Bill Murphy will take on the new role of chaplain for Xavier Athletics. He previously served as the president of St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland. Matt Zurcher joined Xavier as the university’s Jesuit regent. His role is to facilitate Catholic community, help with retreats and provide spiritual direction. The new board members began three-year terms July 1: Robert Horner III, senior vice president and secretary (retired), Nationwide Insurance; Catherine Pearce , chief operating officer and co-founder, CinCor Pharma; Liza Smitherman, chief people officer, Jostin Construction; Tim Spence , president, Fifth Third Bank; Paul Verst , president and chief executive officer, Verst Logistics and Zenith Logistics.
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The evening also honored influential supporters of the CAC and the wider Cincinnati arts community. City Council member Reggie Harris presented an award to Toilynn O’Neal-Turner, and Cal Cullen presented an award to Sara and Michelle Vance Waddell in recogni tion of their support and advocacy for the arts.
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CAC raises $150K at ‘Factory or Flowers’ gala
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Guests arrived in the style of “Factory or Flowers.” Emcee and artist Pam Kravetz wore an elaborate floral outfit, designed by East to Vest. Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval spoke on the “Factory or Flowers” theme, ruminating about the definition of the Midwest and the way it lies somewhere between the two elements. He described celebrating the present and leaning into the city’s future as it continues to evolve as a creative and cultural hub.
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The Contemporary Arts Center celebrated the “artistic and cultural complexity of the Midwest” – a phrase from Forbes’ review of the CAC exhibition, “The Regional.” The center’s gala took its inspiration from the 2021 exhibition, which brought together 23 artists by asking, “What defines the soul of our region?”
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Presenting event sponsors were Bartlett Wealth Management, University of Cincinnati Office of Research, and Marc and Debbie Caudill in honor of Shirley Wallace Caudill.
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More than 450 people attended the sold-out event at the CAC. The event raised more than $150,000 to sup port the CAC’s exhibitions, community programming, education initiatives and overall mission to bring art and the creative process to all people.
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Toolbank Executive Director Kat Pepmeyer and Taylor Brown present the Community Collaborator Awards to Mark Fisher of the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens and Jerome Wright, director of the Cincinnati Reds Youth Academy.
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Bond Hill Community Council Vice President Marcia Boyd, left, and President Jacqueline Edmerson accept the Busiest Newbie award
Cincinnati ToolBank celebrated 10 years of service to the Tristate, honoring longtime supporters and vol unteers at an open house featuring Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval. The awards were presented by Executive Director Kat Pepmeyer and program and operations manager Taylor Brown.
www.cincinnatitoolbank.org Volunteer of the Decade Award went to Bob Rigling.
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Toolbank celebrates 10th year with awards
Megan Beck, Alistair Probst and Emily Bottoni accepted the Community Impact Award for Keep Cincinnati Beautiful.
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UC football players serve dinner at St. Francis
St. Francis Seraph Ministries, which provides necessities and services to low-income residents, recently hosted a group of University of Cincinnati football players, who volunteered to serve dinner. They worked in a variety of capacities in the kitchen, dining room, as well as in the bag check room in the lobby. UC football team members included Daeshon Martin, Ivan Pace, Jonathan Thompson, Mike Tressel, Jack Dingle, Daved Jones, Steve Kramer, Jack Haglage, Jackson Bruscianelli and Wilson Huber. The Mother Teresa of Calcutta Dining Room welcomes guests who are unsheltered and anyone who needs a meal.
University of Cincinnati Bearcats football players volunteered in the St. Francis Seraph Ministries dining room during a recent dinner shift.
The Frequent Flier Award went to the Cincinnati Park Board and was accepted by Interim President Steve Pacella and volunteer coordinator Christyl Johnson-Roberts.
Cincinnati ToolBank lends tools, equipment and expertise to local nonprofits and charitable organiza tions for a nominal fee.
The Black Family Reunion honored the Holloman Family as the 2022 Family of the Year. Phillip and Gail Holloman have been married for 42 years and have two children and six grandchildren. The Holloman family has supported and contributed to many Black businesses and causes, and advocated for social justice.In2019, Phillip and Gail established the 7 Principles Foundation, of which daughter Jamia is president and CEO and Gail is board chair. The foundation provides grants to nonprofits that specialize in childhood development, job readiness training for adults and social
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equity advocacy. Over the last three years, it has provided grants to 30 companies totaling $358,000.Thefamily
Sleepy Bee CEO Frances Kroner grew up in the neighborhood. The signature prairie glass flower “chandeliers” along with the glass art on the walls were designed and fabricated by Brazee Glass Design.
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Among other gifts, the Hollomans provided $1 million to the Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio to establish the Center for Social Justice, which focuses on bias-free police reform and stopping racially biased voter suppression.
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The Holloman family: Gail, George, Leila, Avery, Jamia, Parker, Desmond, Jaiden, Trey, Phillip. (Not pictured Sidonie, Zoe)
The Keymark project is transforming four buildings along Hamilton Avenue, bringing 26 new affordable housing units, five commercial spaces and 70 new parking spots.
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Alloy Growth Lab hosted its first StartupCincy Summer Soiree in July at its campus in Norwood. Over 150 entrepreneurs, entrepreneurial support partners, angels, mentors, service providers and friends of the StartupCincy ecosystem came together to celebrate, mingle and connect. Presenting partners included The Minority Business Assistance Center, Flywheel Social Enterprise Hub, Cintrifuse, University of Cincinnati 1819, Main Street Ventures, TechSolve and Blue North. Refreshments were provided by Bircus Brewery, Really Good Boxed Wine and taco startup Pata Roja. Catherine Baxter, founder of Nettie, transformed the parking lot into a pickleball court. Event Map Studio saved over 400 plastic cups from the landfill by working with GoZero and Responsible Products. Last Mile Food Rescue stood by for leftover food. Sponsors were Republic Bank, Ulmer, Queen City Angels and Horan.
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also operates 7 Principles Investment Group, focused on sustainable life style and generational wealth. Son Desmond is president and CEO and Phillip is board chair.
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The breakfast and lunch restaurant Sleepy Bee opened its fourth location in August as the first commercial tenant of the $9.5 million Keymark project in College Hill. The nonprofit College Hill Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation and 8K Development partnered with Sleepy Bee over the past two years.
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The club founded the camp in 1921 as a recreation pro gram for people with polio. A banner with photos from the camp’s early years greeted guests at the birthday celebration. More than 150 attended, enjoying an outdoor surf and turf dinner, music, balloon rides and a mule wagon ride through 54 acres that the Rotary Club purchased to expand the camp to 100 acres.
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Cincinnati Rotary Foundation President Owen ExecutiveWrassman,Director Sara Pattison, President Steve King, Rotary District Director Frank Scott of Dayton, Ohio, and former District Director Bill Shula Steve Rosenweig and Michele Cockins the driver’s seat of the Gorman Farm wagon are mule driver Chuck Melampy and Owen and Jan Wrassman. Guests toured the new acreage in the mule-powered wagon. (Left) Linda and Mike Levally, who designed the renovations
The Rotary Club of Cincinnati marked a century of serving people with disabilities with a birthday bash and $1 million expansion of the Rotary’s Camp Allyn in Batavia.
Rotary funds $1M Camp Allyn 100-year expansion
Stepping ExecutiveStonesDirector Chris Adams and Rotary Club Executive Director Sara Pattison with Rotary member Ali Hubbard, chair of the decoration committee Otchere, Patsy Baughn and Andy Magenheim
Pilot Paul Jurgens takes Rotarians KeIly Collison and Allison Kaufman for a bird’s eye view. The Rotary provides balloon rides for campers each summer.
Rotary Foundation President Owen Wrassman presided over a dedication ceremony introducing the renovated and re-named dining and activity hall – now called Cincinnati Rotary Hall. The renovation included kitchen upgrades, a new entrance and a transportation shelter for children and adults with disabilities attending year-round Camp Allyn programs.Through a partnership with Stepping Stones to run pro gramming, Camp Allyn meets increasingly complex needs of families dealing with disabilities. www.cincinnatirotary.org
Jan Brown Checco, Patrick Borders, Helen Adams, Gerald Checco
Clifton Golf Outing at Avon Fields Golf Course raised $24,000 for the Lady Bearcat golf team of University of Cincinnati. The event celebrated its 10th year of supporting localThebeneficiaries.Universityof Cincinnati women’s golf team has been in the top 20 of all Division I golf teams for five years in a row. Ten team members are on the honor roll with a team GPA of 3.7. In total, the Clifton Golf Outing has given more than $100,000 to local beneficiaries Burnet Woods, Clifton Cultural Arts Center, Little Sisters of the Poor, Good Sam Cancer Center and others.
Memorial Hall Society welcomes new members
(Back) Pete Robinson, Maggie Brennan, Cori Wolff, Eric Puryear, Josh Gerth, Sean Suder, Steve Dessner, Kimberly Starbuck, Kenneth Schoster, David Klingshirn, Dan McKenna, Melinda Kruyer, Bizzy Driscoll, Melvin Grier, Dr. Kenneth Davis Jr., Peter Koenig, Randall Birckhead, Kit Andrews, Jim Wellinghoff; (Front) Eric Denson, Adalia Powell-Boehne, Rosie Polter, Phil Polter, Cheryl Coy Stamm, William Baumann, Elizabeth Maier, Jim Fitzgerald, Fran Bailey, Deborah Birckhead, Anne Ilyinsky, Destinee Thomas
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Brooke Patterson, Janet Carl, Brian Jones, Derrick Skidmore, Autumn King, Makenna Jones, Chris Demarco, Paighton Masterson, Thad Reinhard, Julia Rabadam, Sadie Pan and Olivia McCrystal
Former Cincinnati Red Billy Hatcher, who won closest to the pin, with John Whedon
The Cincinnati Memorial Hall Society board of trustees, advisory board, staff and Longworth-Anderson Series advisory committee held their annual summer get-together at the Cincinnati Country Club to celebrate recent successes and welcome new members.
The post-golf dinner featured the Duke Energy Friend of Clifton Award, presented to Clifton residents who have given much to the community. 2022 recipients were Helen Adams and her husband, Patrick Borders.
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UC women’s golf team awarded $24K at Clifton event
Mike Davoran, Finn Davoran, Tom Davoran, Brooke Patterson, Anthony Wean and Paighton Masterson
Jim Tuohy, Connie Frick (member of the first UC women’s golf team) and Patricia Herman
Bearcat golfers Makenna Jones and Olivia McCrystal selling raffle tickets
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Chasser hosts fundraiser for pollinator project
St. Vincent de Paul-Cincinnati held its 15th annual “Prescription Fore Fun” golf outing at Western Hills Country Club. The nine-hole golf outing and following wine and bourbon tasting recep tion raised $106,750 – all benefiting the St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy. It is the only pharmacy dedicated to providing free medication and professional pharmaceutical care to people in need across Southwest Ohio. Presenting sponsor was Protective Life Corp. www.cincygolfouting.com
SVDP golf outing raises $106K for free medications
About 50 people gathered this summer at the home of Anne Chasser as a fundraiser for the Queen City Pollinator Project, a nonprofit established in 2019 to support educational programs on pollinator ecology to schools, community groups and garden clubs. The nonprofit also maintains beehives throughout the city, including one at the Cincinnati Art Museum. Queen City Pollinator Project is passionate about making sure biodi versity and habitat conservation contribute to the wellbeing of all Cincinnatians to ensure that the region retains its ranking as one of the U.S.’s top 35 greenest cities. www.queencitypollinatorproject.org
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Clockwise from top: Jenny O’Donnell, Queen City Pollinator Project founder Carrie Driehaus, Anne Chasser and Sylvana Ross Jenny O’Donnell speaking about pollinators
Anne Chasser and Evi Banzhaf McCord
Lydia Bailey, Carol Weaver, Gloriana Benavides, Elvira Gomez and Andrea Rosado
Andrew Hopkins and Cory Albertson Baird, John Whitcomb, Ben Childs and Justin Rohe
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Approximately 275 guests attended Gourmet Melodies, enjoying live music, gourmet bites and drinks while overlooking Roebling Bridge and the Ohio River. Music was provided by the Northern Kentucky Brotherhood, The Burning Caravan, My Brother’s Keeper and Queen City Silver Stars. There were 50-plus growlers from 32 local breweries and establishments at its local brewery corner. More than $63,000 was raised for Hospice of Cincinnati.
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Hospice benefit event raises $63K
Returning to an in-person event for the first time in three years, the 13th annual Bang Bang in Paradise raised over $50,000 to benefit Talbert House programs and services, which empower children, adults and families to live healthy, safe and productive lives.
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Monnie Caine, Marjorie Rentz, Donna McCartney and Christi Kettman
Golf outing participants included Mark Caner, LaMarque Ward, Austin Naal and Mario San Marco, all from Western & Southern Financial Corp.
Gabriella Scacchetti, Sami Silverstein, Rob Maher, Caroline Zalla and Olivia Thomason
The Salvation Army announced completion of its “Summer of Hope” fundraising campaign. This local, annual campaign helps the Salvation Army support struggling families year-round and funds a variety of summer activities.
Bonefish Grill in Hyde Park provided meals at the August event and offered curbside pickup for community members. Presenting sponsor was Fifth Third Bank. Big Kahuna spon sors were Mercy Health, Mullaney’s/Hutcheson, a Guardian pharmacy and USI Insurance Services.
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This year’s campaign officially kicked off in June with a goal of $100,000. The Salvation Army was able to meet that goal through sources including the Greater Cincinnati Retail Bakers Association, whose bakeries had red kettles in their shops in June, and the Salvation Army’s 20th annual summer golf outing. Individuals and corporations also contributed to the program’s success.
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www.hospiceofcincinnati.org Rose and Vicky Ott
Salvation Army concludes summer campaign and meets goal of 100K
Talbert House Bang Bang in Paradise nets $50K
Talbert House empowers 26,000 children, adults and families in direct client engagement, and reaches 134,000 through prevention services.
Back row: Shanna Delaney and Eric Ling (By Light We Loom), Jennifer Froehle, Jennifer Blum, Yvonne Towe, Jeff McDowell, Adam Colon, Jo Anne Gibbons, John Getz, Jane Wittke, Steven Wuesthoff, Peg Moertl, Jane Dyar, Maureen Tierney. Front row: Steve Saunders, Michele Hobbs, Suzy Deyoung, Jeanne Houck, Adam Dozier
Hope for the Hills flood relief benefit achieves goals
Sean Rhorer (Army veteran, amputee and ESRW Military and Veteran Services lead job developer) carries over 600 Honor Ribbons to start the ride. Honor Ribbons were purchased to pay tribute to a veteran or active service member.
Easterseals Redwood raises more than $223K for veterans
Board member Ernie Parten of Gorilla Glue leads the pack.
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While a lively slate of musicians kept the crowd engaged, an online art auction and
split-the-pot raffle helped generate more aid. Food ran from biscuits and sausage gravy to roasted mushroom blini, caprese skewers, blueberry tartlets and bread pudding, with beverages created by OTR Stillhouse. Coorganizer Michele Hobbs, Stillhouse owner, announced a furniture drive.
Maupin, a veteran, rides and pays tribute to his brother, Keith “Matt” Maupin, who was captured in 2004 and later killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Craig McKee, WCPO news anchor and U.S. Air Force veteran, participated in this year’s ride.
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More than $223,000 has been raised and will go back into the local community by supporting ESRW’s Military & Veteran Services, which connects veterans to life-changing resources and employment. The program has served more than 3,800 veterans seeking support since its start in 2012. www.Eastersealsgc.org
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LaSoupe, has been working with Val Horn, executive director of C.A.N.E. Kitchen in Whitesburg, Ky., to feed thousands of people each day. Both were there, with oth ers who traveled from Letcher County, Ky., to share personal testimony about the devas tation caused by the recent historic flood.
Suzy DeYoung, executive director of
Easterseals Redwood was joined by hundreds of bike riders at Miami Whitewater Park to support local veterans during the second annual Honor Ride. The Honor Ride celebrates brave men and women who have served and sacrificed or who are serving in our armed forces.
Hope for the Hills, a music, arts and food event to raise money for Eastern Kentucky flood relief, was held at the OTR Stillhouse. Co-organizer Peg Moertl said it met its objectives: to raise $20,000 from at least 200 guests; to build awareness of the need for continued support; and to inspire and inform about how to help.
Color Guard with Sean Rhorer, Army veteran and lead job developer with ESRW Military & Veteran Services
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Assistance
Assistance League of Greater Cincinnati volun teers are supplying 8,500 Cincinnati school children with complete school uniforms.
Primary funding for “Operation School Bell” is provided by The Charles H. Dater Foundation, William R. Dally Foundation, Farmer Family Foundation and Woodward Trust.
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CABVI 2022 Braille Ale released at West Side Brewing
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Natalie Jones and Sanserrae Frasier at the blindfolded beer tasting
Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired partnered again with West Side Brewing to introduce a limited edition Braille Ale in a bigger can and an even bigger flavor – Tangerine Juicy IPA. CABVI supporters gathered at West Side Brewing to participate in a blindfolded beer tasting contest. A portion of each purchase supports CABVI’s services to help people of all ages adapt to severe vision loss. Braille Ale is now available in four-packs and growlers every day during taproom hours and at select local retailers.
The remainder of school uniforms will be distributed through school resource coordinators at 45 local schools.
Glen Vogel, CABVI board president and his wife, Mary Vogel
www.assistanceleaguecincinnati.org Audrey Stehle, Kiesha Phillips and Bonnie Albers at the Chase Elementary back-to-school event League Member Sue Lippa measures Wil’niyah Stephens to ensure she receives the right-size uniform.
Assistance League of Greater Cincinnati volunteers wait to meet students and families at the back to school event. row) Sonya Morris, Janet Hartman, Bobbie Ackley, Bonnie Albers, Katherine Brenner; (Front row) Audrey Stehle, Sue Lippa, Leann Kuchenbuch, Rosanna Nelson, Diane Branch, Cyndie Wilson, Mo Hayward, Rosie Habegger, Mary Irish
At Chase Elementary’s back-to-school event in Northside, volunteers met and measured 200 stu dents to ensure they received the right-size uniform. Assistance League also provided uniforms to more than 100 students at Corinthian Baptist Church’s Day of Blessing in Bond Hill.
Assistance League supplying 8,500 uniforms
The evening began with a cocktail reception in the gardens sponsored by New Riff Distillery. The 250 guests enjoyed dishes from HighGrain Brewery & Kitchen, Gabby’s Cafe, Tela Bar + Kitchen and La Soupe –all made with fresh ingredients grown on the farm. Pie Bird Bakery and Deeper Roots provided dessert and coffee.
Jim Lawrence, a volunteer for Pro Bono Partnership of Ohio, referred to pivotal influences in his life that continue to motivate him today: to give his all, speak words that provide value, and from Horace Mann, “Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.”Creating space for the future” are words that Sister of Charity Delia (Dee) Sizler shared that inspire her and con tinue to help her recognize new opportunities.
Gorman dinner raises $64K in support of farm-based education
GHF’s crop and land steward, Amanda Hanger, shared the valuable impact the farm has had on her and the community.
Gorman Heritage Farm’s annual “Row by Row Farm to Table Dinner and Fundraiser” raised $64,000 for the Evendale farm’s mission to edu cate about agriculture, nutrition, sustainability and the environment.
Rev. Damon Lynch Jr. and his wife, Barbara, celebrated 63 years of mar riage in September. He highlighted this joyful milestone, noting that their lifetime partnership works because it is full-time and uninterrupted.
Gorman Executive Director Nicole Gunderman with crop and land steward Amanda Hanger
Pro Seniors honors four over 70
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www.proseniors.org PBPO's Barkha Patel, Frost Brown Todd Cincinnati managing partner Chris Habel, honoree James Lawrence and PBPO’s Erin Childs
Pro Seniors Executive Director Dimity Orlet with honorees James Lawrence, Damon Lynch Jr., Sister Dee Sizler and Carrie Caldwell
Pro Seniors recently honored four “Seniors Who Rock” for ongoing con tributions to the vibrancy of our community. Each honoree, age 70 or over, inspired guests with words of wisdom.
Betty Tonne and Anna Grissi
Carrie Caldwell, who began her career as a teacher in Pontiac, Mich., shared the important role that her faith has in all areas of her life.
Polly Campbell covered restau rants and food for the Cincinnati Enquirer from 1996 until 2020. She lives in Pleasant Ridge with her husband, and since retiring does a lot of reading, cooking and gardening, if that’s what you call pulling weeds. She writes monthly on a variety of topics, and she welcomes your feedback and column suggestions at editor@moversmakers.org.
50 OCTOBER 2022 Movers & Makers THE LAST WORD | Guest editorial by Polly Campbell
I cannot tell you how lovely it is to be with them and feel the ev eryday female empathy all women know about, the kind made out of signing sympathy cards and bring ing your best stuff to the potluck.
Polly Campbell
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rained a lot last summer, but somehow it almost never did on the days of my aqua aerobics class. Three days a week we met –early in the morning in an outdoor pool. It’s good exercise, and being in the bright aqua shimmer of a pool always makes me feel relaxed andButfree.it’s the other women who make the class such a happy experience. They are young and old and older, Black and white. Every body shape is there, and there is no competitiveness whatsoever—no body can see what you look like or what you’re doing under the water anyway. There are different abilities and levels of energy to match the music, which, age-appropriately, tends to Aretha and Patti LaBelle and Donna Summer.
As the water lifts and buoys us up, we talk about how cold the pool is, trade little compliments,
On cultivating and treasuring the strength of sisterhood
we were supposed to do. We were from the early cohort of women in between those who were expected to just get married and have kids and those who were expected to work and have careers. I was reminded of that again at an allwomen party earlier in the year. A conversation with several women who had just retired or sold a busi ness turned to whether we cared about the legacy we left behind us. Thoughts on the question were varied. But how wonderful, to look back on our lives and careers that were not necessarily expected of us, that I certainly never foresaw. Now we were celebrating what we’d actually done. Amazing to think this huge change for the good hap pened in my lifetime.
notice who’s back from vacation, ask about health problems. And smile. So many beautiful smiles.
It wasn’t easy, figuring out what
reverse course, but it already has. And plenty of people still would rather see women dependent on men, to have no sexual agency, to be quiet and have children and conform to male-created ideas of attractiveness. The former president commented constantly on women in derogative ways. They’d like to deny us contraception and reproductive choice, and are actu ally willing to see a woman suffer, even die, rather than give up a pregnancy.Thatisa rough, rough thing to understand, how strong those impulses are in some of our fellow citizens. Especially some of the elected and appointed ones, who seem to feel it more strongly than everybody else. How little they understand about women and their strength and the everyday small fights and the big life-long battles they fight. (Just look up the lives of Joni Mitchell or Aretha Franklin for not-uncommon examples.) I feel a sort of weariness about it, how to fight against it, on top of everything else that needs to be set right.All I can say is we women are going to have to do it together. We’ll have to cultivate and treasure the strength of sisterhood. We need the buoyancy and the lift we give each other more than ever.
Another reminder of women’s past and present: the clips of Joni Mitchell singing recently at the Newport Folk Festival. To see her come back from a brain aneurysm, having re-learned everything, including her own sophisticated guitar technique, was so inspir ing. But what made the tears start up for me was Wynonna Judd, weeping openly as Mitchell sang “Both Sides Now,” and the loving, respectful support Mitchell was being given by Brandi Carlile.
A highlight of my spring had been getting together and renewing a friendship with my best friend from high school. We met halfway between where we each live, stayed in an outrageously ’70s-decorated Airbnb and brought all the letters we’d written to each other back when we were starting on adult life, when we were finding ourselves, our careers, trying out this boy and that, and honing our writing styles. We were both moved, remember ing the kind of support and love we gave each other in those letters.
Mitchell did not have a lot of female company in the perniciously male world of rock ’n’ roll. She made it because she was so incred ibly talented, but only grudgingly given credit. Rolling Stone actu ally published a chart of the male musicians she had allegedly slept with. She opened up space for the women who came after her, who have had it a little easier. Carlile’s support was a thrilling reminder to me of what has changed from the days when one woman at a time wasIt’sallowed.achange that still makes some people very fearful. There are people who do not want this full life for us, and who do not want it for our younger friends, and our daughters. It seems impossible that the progress of women would
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