Event: Cincinnati Wedding Showcase
For all of you lucky ladies who got engaged over the holidays, it’s time to ease into the New Year stress free by planning ahead for your special day at the Cincinnati Wedding Showcase. \ With more than 28,000-square-feet of exhibits and 100 of the industry’s top wedding professionals, you’ll find everything you need at…
Class: Matcha Mystique
Matcha is a high-quality, finely milled or fine powder green tea used in Japanese tea ceremonies, which comes in many varieties — some of which you can sample at Essencha tea house’s “matcha mystique” class. Taste all the varieties of matcha they carry and learn the history, culture, preparation and health benefits of the tea,…
Class: Indian Vegetarian Village
Madu Sinha teaches this cooking class on authentic Indian vegetarian dishes at Jungle Jim’s Fairfield. A native of India, Sinha shares her knowledge of the cuisine plus tips and explanations for those who want to make restaurant-quality food at home. In this hands-on cooking class, you’ll make Baingan Bhartha (roasted eggplant curry), Dum Aloo (whole…
Music: Idiot Glee with Tweens and Mardou
Idiot Glee is the guise of Lexington, Ky.-based musician/singer/songwriter James Friley, whose passionate Pop sound has garnered attention from all over the world. Though he largely uses electronic instrumentation, Idiot Glee’s recordings can hardly be described as “Synth Pop,” showing a more classic sensibility inspired by the likes of Harry Nilsson and Roxy Music. In…
Event: Cavalcade of Customs
Rev up your engines because the Cavalcade of Customs is racing back to Cincinnati for its 54th annual car show and training expo. Come experience America’s finest hot rods, customs, trucks and motorcycles with more than 84 available professional automotive training classes. Special guest appearances will be made by NASCAR kings Richard and Kyle Petty,…
Literary: UC Visiting Writers Series
The University of Cincinnati’s esteemed creative writing program kicks off its annual Visiting Writers Series with a pair of talented writers. Marisa Crawford is the author most recently of a poetry collection dubbed The Haunted House, which has been called the “spawn of Emily Dickinson and Judy Blume.” Jack Pendarvis is the author of two…
Art: Headshots: Portraits by Bob Hoke and Stacey Vallerie
Using the overarching concept of “anomaly lessons” for the entire year of exhibition planning, Thunder-Sky, Inc. gallery organizers Bill Ross and Keith Banner hope to demonstrate to their audience “what it means to be gorgeously abnormal.” With that aim in mind, their first exhibition of the year juxtaposes the bright, whimsical, “art brut” faces painted…
Onstage: Hamlet
To go or not to go? Is that really a question? Hey, Hamlet is Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy, thought by some to be the greatest play of all time. So it’s one you shouldn’t miss. Hamlet is a monster part — 1,500 lines to learn, one of the largest roles ever created — and Cincinnati Shakespeare…
Comedy: Geoff Tate
It was a big year for Geoff Tate. The Cincinnati comic spent 2013 headlining clubs across the country, as well as doing some feature work for Doug Benson and Bill Burr. Going into 2014, his shows this week at Go Bananas are being recorded for his third CD. “Once it is on CD, I kind…
Attractions: Family Days at the Newport Aquarium
If you missed Scuba Santa, you can still catch his little helpers, a pair of mystical white alligators named Snowball and Snowflake, who are just two of the less than 100 remaining white alligators in the world. The gators will be on exhibit through the end of February, and during the aquarium’s Family Days, from…
Judge Halts Controversial Election Law
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a controversial law that limits minor political parties’ access to the statewide ballot and ruled that the state must allow minor parties to participate in primary and general elections in 2014. The law required minor parties to gather about 28,166 voter signatures by July to regain official recognition…
SPCA: Pets Must be Sheltered from the Cold
There has been a heightened concern over pet neglect as the weather has reached below-freezing temperatures in the past few days. The extreme weather poses health risks to animals, from slipping and falling to hypothermia. According to Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) of Cincinnati, household pets must be brought inside to…
Global Warming Didn’t Stop Just Because We’re Cold Now
The recent bout of cold weather does nothing to disprove the scientifically established phenomenon of global warming, despite what conservative media might be telling some Cincinnatians. Many Cincinnatians have taken to social media in the past few days to chime in on what the recent weather means for global warming — a debate fostered by…
Moerlein Lager House January Beer Dinner
The Moerlein Lager House (115 Joe Nuxhall Way, The Banks, moerleinlagerhouse.com) is pairing with local craft brewery Triple Digit Brewing Company, a nano-brewery that shares space with the Listermann Brewing Company in Evanston, for a paired and plated dinner to complement a selection of their unique beers. The January beer dinner will feature six beers from Triple Digit/Listermann: one…
Morning News and Stuff
If it were not for Republican-approved cuts to state aid for local governments, Cincinnati might not face an operating budget gap in 2015. The city has lost roughly $26 million in annual state aid since 2010, according to city officials, while the budget gap for 2015 is estimated at nearly $21 million. The reduction in…
Washington Park Now Accepting 2014 Ecosculpt Submissions
Sick of just tossing your cans and bottles into the recycling bin? Good news: EcoSculpt, a three-week art installation event comprised of sculptures made of recycled and/or recyclable materials, is returning to Washington Park in celebration of Earth Day. And EcoSculpt artists not only get to exhibit how artfully eco-friendly they are in large-scale sculptures,…
State Cuts Contribute to Local Budget Gap
Cincinnati might not be facing an operating budget gap in 2015 if it were not for Republican-approved cuts to state aid for local governments. Following cuts approved by Republican Gov. John Kasich and the Republican-controlled Ohio legislature, Cincinnati officials estimate the city is getting $26 million less in state funding in 2015 than the city…
Atomic Number Ten Closing
Over-the-Rhine vintage shop Atomic Number Ten is closing, or as owner Katie Garber puts it on the shop's twitter page, hopefully moving on to bigger and better things. The shop, which specializes in finds for him, her and home from the '50s to the '90s, opened in fall of 2009. And with only a couple…
Police Explain Local Increase in Homicides
Heads of the Cincinnati Police Department testified in front of City Council’s Law and Public Safety Committee Monday to address the local increase in homicides. The city’s homicide rate hit 25 per 100,000 residents in 2013, compared to the U.S. rate of 4.7 per 100,000 in 2012, following a spike in homicides in Over-the-Rhine, downtown…
Chez Nora Has Closed
After nearly 20 years under its current ownership, popular MainStrasse restaurant and rooftop Jazz club Chez Nora (530 Main St., Covington) shuttered its doors for good yesterday. Despite having a loyal following, owners Jimmy and Patti Gilliece cited not having enough customers as the reason for the close. Their official Facebook page says: "Chez Nora Has…
Morning News and Stuff
Tea party leader Ted Stevenot won’t run against Gov. John Kasich in a Republican primary after all. The development came just four days after Stevenot announced his candidacy. Stevenot said his decision to pull out had nothing to do with his running mate’s tax problems, which The Columbus Dispatch uncovered shortly after Stevenot announced his…
Same-Sex Marriage Debate Reaches Attorney General Race
The debate over same-sex marriage came to the forefront of Ohio’s attorney general race after Democratic candidate David Pepper drew up an online petition calling on Attorney General Mike DeWine to drop a court battle against a local gay couple. Pepper’s petition is in direct response to the legal battle surrounding Cincinnatians Jim Obergefell and…
Stage Door: Couple of Classics
Truth to tell, midnight has already passed and Victorian adventurer Phileas Fogg thinks he's missed the deadline for getting "around the world in 80 days." But his faithful servant Passepartout (played with manic energy by the always amusing Michael G. Bath) saves the day by sorting out travel across time zones. Your deadline has not…
Morning News and Stuff
Ohio and various other states passed more abortion restrictions between 2011 and 2013 than they did in the previous decade, according to the Guttmacher Institute. The findings indicate that the latest Republican-backed abortion restrictions, which were passed through Ohio’s two-year state budget last June, were part of a broader trend that’s culminated across the nation…
Ohio’s Latest Abortion Restrictions Follow Nationwide Trend
Ohio was among various states in the nation that passed more abortion restrictions between 2011 and 2013 than the entire previous decade, according to the Guttmacher Institute. Between 2011 and 2013, states passed 205 new restrictions on abortion. Between 2001 and 2010, states passed only 189 new restrictions. The trend is unsurprising for Ohio, which…
Aaron Betsky to Step Down as Cincinnati Art Museum Director
The Cincinnati Art Museum announced today that Aaron Betsky will be stepping down as director of the museum. Betsky, who has worked as director at CAM for seven years, will leave the position once his successor is determined. From the press release: "The museum now has the programming and staff in place, and the financial…
Morning News and Stuff
Ohio’s leading LGBT groups still disagree whether same-sex marriage should appear on the ballot in 2014 or 2016, but FreedomOhio says it’s continuing with efforts to put the issue to a public vote within a year. The debate could decide when gay couples in Ohio will get the same rights already granted to couples in…
