Each week CityBeat staffers share their weekend plans: from dinner and drinks or special events to out-of-town concerts and stories we’re working on. And some of us just watch TV.
Mike Breen: I’m planning on Bunbury-ing as much as possible this weekend at the Bunbury Music Festival. There are some great acts throughout the entire weekend that I hope to see, but my “all-in” day is Friday. If Danny The Editor lets me leave early, I’m going to arrive at Sawyer Point/Yeatman’s Cove in time for the first band, the great, great Wussy, at 2 p.m. and I’m excited to see most of the acts performing throughout Friday. Tame Impala is one of my favorite artists of the past few years, so I’m especially psyched to see them, but also Catfish and the Bottlemen, Father John Misty, Multimagic, Royal Blood and Mini Mansions. My daughter has finally graduated from Disney Pop to actual Pop in the past year, so I’m taking her to see Cincinnati hitmakers Walk the Moon. I’ve been forcing them down her throat since their last album (which she indeed enjoys) and since “Shut Up and Dance” has become omnipresent on Top 40 radio, she’s become a full-on fan. I’m excited to see them as well; like Wussy, I’m really proud of their amazing success and look forward to rooting them on. I’m a little concerned about the child lasting the full day, but there are swing sets and other cool not-watching-band things to do along the riverfront all weekend (she is, after all, still a kid). OH — and I’m planning on plugging any holes in my festgoing schedule with some recommendations from those brilliant bastards at CityBeat. If any of them suck, I’m canceling my subscription and leaving a nasty comment on their website.
Rebecca Sylvester: Going to see Ja Rule on Fountain Square with a bunch of friends from high school. I’ll respond to Becky if Ja asks.
Zack Hatfield: I’m going to relive my lost youth and check out 16-Bit Bar+Arcade, which opens this Friday. That same day I’ll probably head over to the Main Library for the Book Sale on its last day and buy a shelf’s-worth of books with their buy-a-bag-for-$10 deal. On Saturday I plan to head over to Visionaries + Voices in Northside and check out their new MAPS + LEGENDS exhibit, which promises unique landscapes of Cincinnati.
Jac Kern: Friday night my guy and I are seeing the Entourage movie (OH YEAH) even though there’s no way it’s going to be very good. But with the combination of luxury loungers and a flask, we’re sure to have an entertaining evening. Like some of my colleagues, I, too will be checking out the free Ja Rule concert on Fountain Square Saturday followed by a stop at 16-Bit. Unlike Mike, I am only interested in seeing concerts from musicians I listened to on my discman on the back of the bus in seventh grade (the last concert I saw was Beyoncé and Jay Z last summer, so I’m not exaggerating). I still know all Ja’s songs from 2000-2003 (well, at least the girl parts) and am tempted to buy a JLo-esque denim bodysuit to truly live out my fantasy. Also, I’ve been to the 16-Bit in Columbus, and it was one of the most fun bars I’ve been to. If the vibe is anything like the original location, it’ll be a great spot. Then on Sunday I might round out the weekend with a torture session little shopping at Kenwood Towne Centre.
Jesse Fox: This weekend I will be photographing and attending Bunbury. I haven’t photographed it the past two years, so I’m looking forward to getting back to documenting it. I have a few friends who are playing that I haven’t seen in a while, so it will be a good time reuniting with them as well.
Sarah Urmston: After a long week of summer classes, work and internships, my boyfriend and I are super excited to have a much needed night in on Friday where he’ll most likely cook something weird I can’t pronounce while we watch 30 Rock re-runs together. Saturday will start with a birthday brunch at Taste of Belgium with the girls to celebrate my dear friend Kayla, followed by hanging at the Great American Ballpark for a Reds game. She’s totally worth the overpriced draft beers, but I’ll definitely try to hunt down the $1 hotdogs. I’m especially anxious to end the weekend at the Tri-State Antique Market in Indiana, picking out more vintage items I don’t need to fill up my home. Not to mention they have the best homemade donut stand I’ve ever been to in my life!
This article appears in Jun 3-9, 2015.
