One World Wednesday, tree recycling, monster trucks, Arctic art and more
CAM CAM's The Lure of the Arctic features a variety of masks. WEDNESDAY 1/2EVENTS: ONE WORLD WEDNESDAY Is winter getting you down? Skip airport security, flight delays and an expensive vacation and head south with One World Wednesdays at the Cincinnati Art Museum. Up this week via art, music and wine is Argentina. "We've…
News: Pick a Day, Any Day
Special occasions from the obscure to the bizarre With 365 days, 52 weeks and 12 months in a year, it would seem that any cause could have the opportunity to highlight its concerns. But with so many things to worry about, odd reasons to celebrate and obscure notions to become aware of, the calendar offers…
George Clooney, The Last Great Movie Star (Review)
George Clooney has gone from Northern Kentucky University dropout (where he studied journalism in a failed attempt to follow in his father's footsteps) to struggling TV actor to one of the biggest movie stars on the planet. He's an Oscar-winning actor who has first crack at the few worthwhile scripts in Hollywood. He's guided a…
Cover Story: Coming Attractions
Oliver Meinerding One look at the number of film festivals and series planned for Greater Cincinnati in 2008 and 2009, and you might think this is the big Midwestern city for serious appreciation of the cinematic arts. Check out this schedule of events: Underneath Cincinnati, Cincinnati 48 Hour Film Project, Conscious Choice Cinema, Cinema…
Locals Only: : Chris Arduser
Michael Wilson Chris Arduser Damn. So close. We've all had those loves gone wrong. Maybe the fantasy turned real, becoming ridiculously crazy. Stalkerville. Maybe it was merely longing and the reality never happened. Maybe he was scared shitless. She was gay. Somebody cheated. All sex, no friendship. He had meat breath and she liked…
Levon Helm: Dirt Farmer
Robbie Robertson tried to self-eulogy a still-vital Band out of existence at the 1976 Last Waltz concert. The result was that the group, once it tried to carry on without him, was never taken seriously as a vital musical act again — despite the fact that it still had three of the best vocalists Rock…
News and Notes
Sean Hughes Jean-Robert de Cavel January and February are traditionally slow months in the restaurant industry, but there still seems to be plenty going on. Lavomatic Café, Jean-Robert de Cavel's latest culinary venture, is slated to open in the Gateway Quarter of Over-the-Rhine at the end of January. Pigall's, de Cavel's premier fine dining…
New Year, New Approach
Note: Much of this column discusses changes in the print edition of CityBeat, but some of these changes can be found online as well. See links in this column to find new the content. A new year, a new approach, a new attitude. That's what Jan. 1 normally offers. I always think about resolutions and…
Under Ohio: The Story of Ohio’s Rocks and Fossils (Review)
That kid — you know, the one who collects rocks and digs a hole in the backyard just to see what's there — will like this book. Author Charles Ferguson Barker is a geologist who, I suspect, never got over wanting to know what he'd find if he dug a hole. He's also not a…
Art and Politics
Stephen Radich, a New York City art dealer, passed away Dec. 18. His death got me thinking about art and politics, censorship and the potential of visual art. In 1966, Radich opened a solo show for artist Marc Morrel in his Madison Avenue gallery. Morrel used the American flag as an object of protest against…
New-World RCRD: New music ‘label’ tries a different approach
Oliver Meinerding New-World RCRD: New music 'label' tries a different approach The Revolution Train´s been rolling for a couple months, so it´s no surprise that it´s finally pulled into the local station. Yet another music marketing vehicle, doing business at RCRDLBL.com, recently cut a deal with the homeboys Bad Veins, so we´re checking it…
Rumors, Lies and General Misunderstandings
Werner Lobert Lost In Holland Rumors, Lies and General Misunderstandings ¯ Local singer/songwriter Josh Hisle, who performs under the name Lost in Holland, has been invited to play at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival in Utah. Manager Jon Brennan says Hisle will perform the fest´s Music Café series Jan. 24. Hisle goes on after…
Clapton, the Autobiography (Review)
In his autobiography, Rock guitar hero Eric Clapton proves himself a frank and direct writer who doesn't hide his feelings about his personal failures, of which he believes he has many. He's especially hard on himself concerning his love life. In his long-term and ultimately failed relationship with Pattie Boyd, whom he started wooing while…
Film: Year in Review: Cinematic Pleasures
The Weinstein Co Anamaria Marinca In 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days Top 10 movie lists are both amusing and agonizing endeavors — worthy fare inevitably gets excised due to the constraints of the conceit. It´s even more problematic in a year such as 2007, which yielded a bounty of cinematic pleasures. No…
Rivers Cuomo: Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo
The mere concept of releasing demo recordings is a bit baffling. They're "demos" for a reason, usually to save ideas or play for bandmates. They're certainly not meant for public consumption, unless you're an artist who thinks everything you shit out is gold. For die-hards, an official demo CD offers some insight into their favorite…
Another seven days of acknowledging gays, demoting police and culling (killing) deers
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 26 When the clock strikes Midnight on Dec. 31, 2007, it will signal another step toward the end of the sanctity of marriage in America. New Hampshire will offer civil unions to gay people starting Tuesday, allowing them such special rights as hospital visits and health care benefits. Gay couples — even those…
Margaret Wenstrup
CAC Surprise, the quirky element that can't be taught, runs through Margaret Wenstrup's inventive art — as true in this recent piece in the Contemporary Arts Center's Graphic Content exhibition as in her past works. No title here — we're off in a neverland where shape rules. And what shapes! Those weird almost-rectangles, white…
Music: By-Products of Their Environment
Shawn Abnoxious BPA By-Products of Their Environment Even when no one is listening, local noisemakers BPA do their own thing This could be a story about a kid trying to get out of eating his grandma´s homemade vegetable soup. This kid is a real go-nowhere (not a loser!) and on the way to grandma´s…
Scott Bravo: I Won’t Say a Word
Pop in Scott Bravo's disc I Won't Say a Word and get ready. Formerly of Indie rockers Seratonin, Bravo's new solo acoustic disc is nothing shy of magical. Selling off all of his electric guitar gear four years ago after seeing Tommy Emmanuel at a bookstore might have been the best decision Bravo has made…
Saying Goodbye to The Post
PhotoBlocker.com The end of one year and the beginning of the next is always a bittersweet moment, causing thoughtful people to reflect on lost possibilities while pondering what new opportunities might lie around the corner. 2007´s departure, however, is especially melancholy for me. After nearly 130 years in business under one name or another,…
Looking for Help That Helps
Every Saturday — with no let-up foreseen through the winter ahead — a bunch of well intentioned do-gooders line up in front of my house to give away food. And it drives me crazy. I live in Over-the-Rhine along Washington Park, the public space sitting on two blocks between Race, Elm, 12th and 14th streets.…
Don’t Call the Patriots ‘Perfect’
How does one celebrate the perfect football team? By waiting until the team is truly perfect. In other words, not yet. So hold the champagne for the New England Patriots. And if any 1972 Miami Dolphins are looking in, we know you're still waiting to pop the cork on your stash. The NFL doesn't give…
Smile
During the holidays, a friend and I went over to Cosmo's in Covington to have a few drinks. Crystal, our regular barmaid, has gotten to know me well enough to offer an honest observation. I noticed she was staring at me a little too long. "What?" I asked. With a stern look on her face,…
Time for Enquirer to Step Up
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Take Control of Your Health
As a holistic chiropractor and a longtime consumer of alternative health services, I take issue with several of the author's points in the Road to Wellness column "Choosing an Alternative Practitioner" (issue of Dec. 19). Regarding the first suggestion ("Check with your primary care physician for a referral…"), somehow medical doctors have been designated as…
Get to Know Your Sweeteners
Get to Know Your Sweeteners For those of you with a hardy sweet tooth, there are many different kinds of sweeteners and one dietary supplement from which you can choose. How will you decide what´s best for long-term consumption? Consumers should be good label readers, especially if they have diabetes mellitus or high blood pressure.…
Nada (Review)
Joe Lamb Nada What do you get when you cross top-rate food with Mexican pro wrestling? Nada! Nada, David Falk's new restaurant, has a very chic, serious interior. The architecture of the two floors swoops at every turn, from the curved, wooden stairway leading to the second floor to the wooden slats hovering from…
