Cover Story: Going to War
In February 1997 when Fahrenheit Theatre Company became the Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival, CityBeat used this photo for a cover story. Many of the actors from the company's early days are back in town for this weekend's production of Wars of the Roses. On Nov. 17, 1994, CityBeat's first issue hits the streets with a preview…
Kerry’s War No Improvement Over Bush’s War
For a little while, at least, it seemed the situation in Iraq would take a back seat to domestic issues in the U.S. presidential campaign this year. What a difference a week makes. Late last month two events took place within a matter of days that quickly sent the U.S.-led occupation spiraling out of control…
Cover Story: Talent Pool
Rob Jansen The core acting company at Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival is one of its hallmarks, a feature that keeps audiences returning to see favorite performers. Artistic Director Brian Isaac Phillips will work with a dozen actors for CSF's 11th season, including Jeremy Dubin, now a member of Actors Equity who was a company member from…
The History Channel diagrams Bathroom Tech
Here are a few programs to look out for in the upcoming week … WEDNESDAY 10 P.M. Bathroom Tech, The History Channel. From tub to toilet to toothpaste, find out everything you ever wanted to know about the most used and least discussed room in the house. From the first home bathrooms in ancient India,…
I’ll Second That
Sometimes being a wine wonk means being a detective. There are lots of great wine finds out there, but they often require some digging and some sleuthing. There's no better example than "second label" wines, so named because the quality of the grapes involved do not reach the strict standards for labeling under the vineyard's…
The Aronoff Gallery
Sean Hughes/photopresse.com Weston Art Gallery When you enter this quiet art space, your footsteps echo back at you, the gleaming wooden floor reflects you, and the art on the walls and easels surrounds you. You've stepped off the busy downtown streets into an early 20th-century art house. It's the Aronoff Gallery, a newly renovated, quietly…
News to Use
Bake Back the White House Members of the Move On Political Action Committee and the University of Cincinnati Young Democrats host a bake sale fundraiser for presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry at 11 a.m. Friday at UC's Tangeman Center. Trash-show host and former Cincinnati Mayor Jerry Springer will help register voters. Organizers say the bake…
Baby love needs to be shared and expressed
Ever since I started attending university and had full access to the Internet, I have developed a new fetish: I want to be treated like a baby. I have a girlfriend, and we've been together for over three years now — almost as long as I've been reading your column. I want to tell her…
News: Outsourcing Justice
Jymi Bolden Former Irish President Mary Robinson (second from right)met with Xavier professors (L-R) Marie Giblin, Farid Esackand James Buchanan. To many human rights activists, ethical globalization is an oxymoron — doublespeak used by private companies to justify their abuse of workers' rights and the environment in foreign countries. To many globalization advocates, ethical globalization…
Opera crosses the boundaries of ethics
Nicholas Muni One way that the Cincinnati Opera connects with broader audiences is by staging periodic Opera Rap programs on subjects that aren't exactly operatic, although one Sunday promises to be dramatic: ETHICS IN THE ARTS — CENSORED! will be offered at 4 p.m. at the Contemporary Arts Center (44 E. Sixth St., Down-town). The…
Locals Only: : Norust for the Wicked
Dale M. Johnson Norust First, let's get the pronunciation straight — it's not "No rust" as in, "There is no rust on the prow of the ship." It's "nor rust," as in … the name of the band. "It comes from Neil Young," says Norust guitarist Travis Talbert. In a roundabout way, the name references…
Donald Anthony Jr. and fencing
Donald Anthony Jr. Then: In 1996, Donald Anthony Jr. was working hard to bring fencing to the forefront in Cincinnati. His fencing resume included the 1995 U.S. World Championship Team and the 1994 U.S. National Championship Sabre Team, which he captained. Anthony also spent many hours coaching inner-city kids, teaching them the sport and…
The Yellow Boat sails along a clear stage
Mark Lyons In CCM's Dancing at Lughnasa, Havilah Brewster plays Chris, who yearns for a commitment from Gerry (Michael Littig). Playwright DAVID SAAR is surprised when I tell him CLEAR STAGE CINCINNATI, which is staging his play THE YELLOW BOAT (Friday through May 1, at the Aronoff Center's Fifth Third Bank Theater), is almost brand…
A Taste of Quivid
Massive sports stadiums stand on Cincinnati's central riverfront, but I seldom see passersby except for game days. Preparations continue for the August opening of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, but it remains to be seen just how many people will regularly pass through its doors. The restaurants and retail stores across the river at…
2312 Kemper Lane
Jymi Bolden 2312 Kemper Lane Address: 2312 Kemper Lane, Walnut Hills Year Built: 1908 Value: $146,500 Owner: Management Plus LTD. Comments: From outside, this beautiful turn-of-the-century Victorian home appears to be in mint condition. But the house has a long list of housing code violations, according to the city of Cincinnati Department of Building and…
Tobin Sprout guided by Pop voices
Templeton Tobin Sprout Wednesday · Southgate House John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison. Lou Reed and John Cale. Jeff Tweedy and Jay Farrar. Rock history is rife with tales of the creative pressure between exceptional songwriters vying for the spotlight in the same band and the ultimate friction resulting from their inability to co-exist.…
Film: Brando Reborn
Mark Ruffalo, seen here as the childhood friend of Jennifer Garner's 13-year-old teen transformed into a 30-year-old, continues to earn critical acclaim. LOS ANGELES — Marlon Brando just walked in the room. "Good morning, good morning. Anyone sitting here?" he says, smiling and unshaven, taking the seat left open for him and running his hand…
Column(bine)
Students and faculty at Columbine High School staying home Tuesday to observe the five-year-old carnage wreaked by two geeks says, "We're here!" New time and day, same program. (Announcer: The studio audience has been silenced.) Remember when a public display of misplaced hostility was called going postal? When Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris went Columbine…
