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04.06.2012
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The Heights Music Festival, TEDxCincinnatiChange, Rumspringa and more pre-Easter fun
While
we’re sure many of you crammed enough fun into Opening Day to last the rest of
April, there’s still plenty going on this weekend to keep the party going.
The
Heights Music Festival (formerly Clifton
Heights Music Festival, launched in 2009) kicks off tonight with more than 70
bands (and some comedy sets) at five venues within walking distance around
Clifton Heights. Rohs Street Café, Baba Budan’s, Mac’s, Christy’s and Roxx
Electrocafe all host performances beginning at 7 p.m. tonight and starting at 3
p.m. tomorrow afternoon through the night. Tickets are $8 for just tonight, $5
for tomorrow’s daytime shows or $12 for the whole weekend. Go here for lineup
details and more information.
Though
iconic Cincinnati-based artist Charley Harper passed away almost five years
ago, his artwork is as recognizable now than ever. His modernist depictions of
nature and wildlife still cover the walls of fans young and old. Mary Ran
Gallery is currently holding an exhibit and sale of Harper’s vintage signed and
numbered prints. Stop by the Hyde Park gallery, peep some of his colorful works
and walk away with one of your own. Find details here.
TEDxCincinnatiChange
is the first of many TED events to hit the Tri-state this spring. Saturday’s
theme is "Big
Picture, Small Details," set to examine issues with global and local
impact and zeroing in on small details to make big ideas work. This a satellite
event of a national TEDxChange, which marks a partnership between TED
(Technology, Entertainments and Design) and the Melinda Gates Foundation. The
Cincinnati event will kick off with a live streaming of a TEDxChange talk from
Berlin. Speakers and performers include filmmakers Andrea Sisson and Peter Ohs,
True Body Project founder Stacy Sims, taste of Beligum's Jean-Francois Flechet and
many more. The event is currently sold out, but go here
to find other upcoming TED events.
Rumspringa
is a rite of passage when Amish adolescents can leave their community and enjoy a relaxed atmosphere prior to
deciding to be baptized or to leave the Amish church. In popular culture, those
participating in Rumspringa are often portrayed as hardcore partiers, swapping
their values and traditional garb for booze and sex (but in actuality, it’s not so
drastic – most choose to continue being Amish). Saturday, Mayday presents
its annual Rumspringa Beer and Sausage Fest. Rock out like it’s your only chance to do so and enjoy Amish-inspired delights
like beerwurst, bangers, homemade mustards and more beer than you can shake a buckled
shoe at. Remember to call a designated carriage driver! The fun starts at 4
p.m.
OTR
A.D.O.P.T. is an organization that helps match prospective home/business owners
renovate deteriorating historic buildings in Over-the-Rhine. Saturday, Neon’s
Unplugged hosts a benefit for the organization, inviting you to Partly Like it’s
1869! Learn about the
organization and how to get involved while celebrating the eclectic
neighborhood. Costumes are encourage, so sport your favorite hoop skirt or
suspenders and capture your look in a photo booth. A $5 donation gets you in;
enjoy old timey drink specials from 8 p.m.-1 a.m.Check our full To Do page for more arts and events, follow our music blog for this weekend's shows and find theater recommendations here. And Happy Zombie Jesus Day!
Building adoption program breathes new life into deteriorating historical buildings
0 Comments · Wednesday, April 13, 2011
In the early months of 2010, Danny Klinger, director of OTR ADOPT, had just about all he could take of witnessing local gems fall victim to the wrecking ball over and over again. After studying community and economic development at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and writing his thesis on historic preservation in OTR, he set out to give the area the recognition it deserved and the facelift it needed by starting OTR ADOPT, a building adoption program that works to identify new owners for abandoned buildings and damaged structures.