It looks like the recent street riots are behind us, and local artists and arts organizations need to ask themselves one key question: What can we do to help breathe life back into Cincinnati? One
Inside Music Hall, the concert sounded beautiful. Departing conductor Jesés López-Cobos led the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) in a sparkling performance of Anton Bruckner's Symphony
The initial warning call came to Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati (ETC) staff from a friend who works at the Garfield House Hotel. It was Tuesday, April 10, as a violent crowd of protesters made its w
The outdoor sculpture is best described as Prehistoric Pop Art. Inside the Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati, tucked behind some shrubs, BIGFOOT walks, thanks to some well-placed two-by-four
There are good and bad arts volunteers. The article "Giuliani Lists Choice for Decency Panel" in the March 31 issue of The New York Times reminded me of this sobering reality. New York City Mayor Ru
The brotherhood of film critics might toss me out of the clubhouse once they read the next paragraph. Personally, I think they'll applaud my good sense. I didn't watch the Oscars telecast March 25.
Children quickly move past a quartet of adult dancers. They glide across the floor and flutter their butterfly wings. It's a joyous sight. Life Cycle, local choreographer Linda Reiff's original dan
This column has talked a lot about artists who have ditched Cincinnati over the years. This story is about one arts leader who's decided to stay. Thom Collins, Cincinnati Art Museum (CAM) Curator
The colors spin like a dervish. The sparkling images throb at the back of one's mind. Everything is appropriately psychedelic. The musical soundtrack matches perfectly: The Beatles, The Grateful Dea
Hamilton County Prosecutor Mike Allen knows "vile photographs" when he sees them. That's why, on Feb. 13, he charged local photographer Tom Condon and Deputy Hamilton County Coroner Jonathan Tobias
Most people know Bill Seitz as a local artist and gallery director for Covington's Carnegie Center. But during the past few months, since his Nov. 15 announcement of a "Petition drive to request an
In the cement-and-steel shadow of Paul Brown Stadium, the Linda Schwartz Gallery reminds Cincinnati that West Fourth Street continues to be a home for visual artists. The gallery's expansive windows
The architectural drawings are stunning, but the news itself is even more exciting: Media Bridges, the non-profit group managing the city of Cincinnati's cable access programming, is moving to the
For Bill Seitz, a local artist and gallery director for The Carnegie in Covington, his role as an arts activist began with a modest Nov. 15 press release. Its mission was spelled out across the fron
I parked on Eden Park Drive and walked up the hillside steps to the Cincinnati Art Museum (CAM) parking lot. It didn't matter if it was early in the morning or late afternoon. The place was filled