Karma Yoga and Seva
On Jan. 14, Cincinnati Yoga School in Blue Ash, where we teach, hosted a Yoga Sampler night. Students experienced a variety of different teaching styles. As important as Asana (yoga done with the body) is, the students practiced another crucial aspect of yoga, Seva, or selfless service. A portion of the proceeds for the event…
Shirley Valentine
Sandy Underwood CEA winner Christine Dye reprises her performance as Shirley Valentine this weekend. It's a rare moment when you actually have the chance to see a performance that's already won a Cincinnati Entertainment Award, since CityBeat's CEAs are usually handed out months after a show has closed. CHRISTINE DYEwill be reprising her 2003 Best…
Sympathy for the Devils
President George W. Bush attacked his opponent, John Kerry, during last year's hard-fought election for the senator's close relationship with artists and entertainers. Bush's negative sound bite was this: Kerry believed you could find the "heart and soul of America in Hollywood." Bush, on the other hand, proposed that America's "heartland" wanted little to do…
Locals Only: : peaceful, uneasy feelin’
Brian (left) and Paul Otten Paul Otten, guitarist/vocalist/pianist of the Paul Otten Band, presents a package called "Pleasant Sounding Songs" with a long warning label attached to it on his band's new CD titled Bad Parade. To Otten and his partner-in-sublime/brother Brian (drums), music is like a fruit smoothie — rich, yet pleasant — yet…
Rhonda Everitt – Pale Beneath the Blue
Dale M. Johnson Rhonda Everitt – Pale Beneaththe Blue · The Dresden Dolls The Dresden Dolls I truly don't listen to a lot of music, so it's rare for me to hear something that pushes me to physically get in my car and drive to the store to buy it. But this is my…
Art Imitates Life
If art imitates life, Pat Graney and her modern dance company delve deeply into the complexities of both. The Seattle-based company concerns itself not only with creating imaginative, cutting-edge work, but with more practical applications for the "real world" with "Inside/Outside: The Prison Project." During a visit to Cincinnati for performances in February 2001, Graney…
Cover Story: Their Roots Are Showing
Sean Hughes Still crazy after all these years (from top): Robin Lacy, on couch back, in high school; in Time Piece in the mid-'70s with Joani; and in the first DeZydeco lineup in 1989. Joe Polen wails on saxophone as Robin and Joani Lacy (here and opposite page) work up a sweat at the Blue…
Upcoming Concerts with Matchbox Romance, Interpol and More…
Matchbook Romance Matchbook Romance with Motion City Soundtrack, The Matches and From First to Last Wednesday · Bogart's What's in a name? Plenty, if there are lawyers involved. Just ask the boys from Matchbook Romance. The energetic Punk/Screamo band from Poughkeepsie, N.Y., began life in 1997 with the ill-conceived name Fizzlewink; at that point they…
Win Some, Lose Some
Sean Hughes/photopresse.com Charles Attal (right) and associates Huston Powell and Amy Corbin are anxious to take over the Madison Theater. Two city councilmen hope Attal might take over the Emery Theatre, too, and reopen the venerable Over-the-Rhine venue. Let's hope none of the 62 percent of Ohio voters who passed State Issue 1 last November…
News to Use
Workers Versus Wealth A study group on the theme of "Marxism and the Working Class" asks why the workers responsible for society's wealth have no say in how society's resources are distributed. The discussion, convened by the International Socialist Organization, begins at 7 p.m. Thursday in room 116 of McMicken Hall on the UC campus.…
Diner: Baby, It’s Cold Outside
Artic temperatures don't usually draw me out to the windswept suburbs, but 20 Mile House was worth the trip. They offer plenty of choices in a very nice setting that's family friendly, but nice enough for a date. The broad, wood-trimmed ceiling beams add a nice historic touch without kitsch. This was no night for…
News: Rehabilitation That Works
Graham Lienhart Linda Leisring teaches 14- to 17-year-olds who dropped out or were expelled from school and requires them to do community service as well. Donte' Graham was in the Hamilton County Justice Center, hopeless and uneducated, when he met Jason "Fresh" Heckler, executive director of the Literacy Center West (LCW). Once a month Heckler…
Beer Belly Deli
Last September the BEER BELLY DELI (1053 St. Gregory St., Mount Adams, 513-744-9888) opened for business under the watchful eye of the St. Gregory statue in Mount Adams. This family owned-and-operated business offers sandwiches, soups and salads for lunch and into the wee hours of weekend nights for hungry bar closers. Aware of their late-night…
Music: Keys to Success
Chicago's oh my god have an organ to grind, but there's nary a guitar in sight. Like all successful Rock trios, Chicago's oh my god consists of three powerful musical entities. Bassist/vocalist Billy O'Neill and drummer Bish are a fluid and diverse rhythm section, providing an appropriately slippery foundation for the band's shifting Classic Rock/New…
Living Out Loud: : The Need for Constant Communication
Back in November I wrote about my old friend Roger visiting from Portland, Ore. and the difficulty we had in finding a restaurant in downtown Cincinnati that hadn't closed its doors. I want you to know we found one open. On the day after Thanksgiving we met up for lunch at the Washington Platform. It's…
Unreported News and Unchallenged Myths
H. Louis Sirkin of Cincinnati is one of the nation's ablest and busiest pornography/obscenity defense lawyers. Cincinnati also has been home to national anti-porn crusaders Charlie Keating and Jerry Kirk. Larry Flynt is almost a local. In short, porn is hot here. So how did local news media miss the success that Sirkin and associate…
Say No to ‘See and Spray’
I'd like to praise the outstanding job Margo Pierce did with the article "Dangers of Grass" (issue of Jan. 26-Feb. 1)
Porn – No Way
I have long enjoyed your advice, humor and politics. But I never thought I would need your advice, being a well-adjusted hetero chick. All that changed a few months ago when I got married. Before we married, my hubby denied having any sexual fantasies. I have lots and enjoy some kinks. We talked, though, and…
Gill Family Still Looking, Six Months Later
Life is still rocky for the family of Quentin Gill, whose April 2004 killing remains unsolved (see "A Separate Justice," issue of Aug. 25-31, 2004). Quentin's sister Princess and her two young daughters have yet to transfer out of the Millvale apartment that's been the target of two drive-by shootings, though the executive director of…
World Soccer Heats up, As English Club Chelsea Tries to Hold on
Jerry Dowling Once The Ultimate Football Game ends Sunday, worshippers of the American pigskin will face months without their game. As these unfortunates should anticipate listlessness and short temper, we should treat them respectfully and with compassion unless we're already ticked at them for something else. A less conspicuous strain of football fans in America,…
Rumors, Lies and General Misunderstandings
· If you're a musician, it's already time to start thinking about the MidPoint Music Festival again. The music showcase/conference is set for Sept. 21-24 this year, when it will once again commandeer the clubs of the Main Street Entertainment District for a long weekend of local, regional and national independent music. The registration for…
News: Time to Pay
S. Durm Leslie Blade's December 2003 story on off-duty assignments pointed to widespread problems. The leadership and operation of the Cincinnati Police Department again came under fire last week, with a federal magistrate criticizing commanding officers, an audit showing sloppy financial practices and a complaint to state labor officials alleging the police union is encouraging…
