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The Best of S.O.S. Art A retrospective of S.O.S. Art, an annual art show and event of sociopolitical expression for peace and justice since 2003, is on exhibit at the University Galleries, 628 Sycamore St. The show includes 2D and 3D artworks on peace and justice by 50 Greater Cincinnati artists. "S.O.S. Art Retrospective: Selections,…
Mayor Takes Break, Cancels Forum
slim Jim Puvee No matter how much marijuana helps cancer patients, AIDS patients or people with chronic pain, Congress still says no. Plans for a beach getaway by Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory led to some confusion last week over the last-minute cancellation of a neighborhood forum that he'd scheduled in May. At 2:19 p.m.…
Film: Too Much
Peter Mountain (L-R) Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) cross swords again in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. If you like tentacles, you'll love Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. There's a monstrously mammoth sea serpent whose huge, fatty tentacles can attack and capsize galleons at will,…
Meet the New Boss(es)
Music fans have a long-standing love affair with the album — a collection of songs stamped on plastic donuts of various sizes. Artists became stars, labels got rich. Record profits came from reselling the same music on different formats, over and over. But any healthy business requires new products, not just new packaging. Fans not…
Film: Barely Holding On
Conor Donovan plays Jacob, a suburban youth dealing the death of his twin brother, in Twelve and Holding. A soft sepia glow surrounded Rob Reiner's adaptation of Stephen King's coming-of-age tale Stand By Me, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The story, with its four pre-pubescent protagonists on the cusp of becoming teenagers and…
Locals Only: : Labor and Rebirth
Spindle Spindle Singer Tim Anderson snakes down a windy road, leading the way to Spindle's practice space. Crawling up a gravel drive, we reach a curious red barn atop a rolling hill. The backdrop could be a landscape painting. We make a circle, sitting Indian style. This quiet scene is far from Spindle's tumultuous…
News: Lost Art
CMC Few even knew it was here, but now it's gone. Album Amicorum, sold last week by the Cincinnati Museum Center, brought $2.36 million at auction. Cairns Mason, a retired actuary and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, and his wife have never set foot in Cincinnati. But they recently became…
Getting Off on the ‘Right Foot’
I'm a social worker in a building for elderly and disabled individuals. I was really thrilled with your article ("My Right Foot," issue of June 14-20) not only for the uplifting profiles but also the resources you cited. Thanks for the great article for me, and my colleagues to whom I have e-mailed your piece,…
Upcoming Concert Reviews of Apollo Up!, Marc Broussard and More…
Brain McCord Apollo Up! Apollo Up! Friday · alchemize If the phrase "Chariots of Fire" only makes you think of William Blake poetry or skinny, pasty-white British dudes running on a beach in slow motion to the tinkling sounds of Vangelis, you haven't heard the new album by Apollo Up! The Nashville trio's recently…
Unsung Hero Worship
Jeff Roberson, head honcho of local Americana mainstays Len's Lounge, has organized a tribute concert to a man who is hardly a household name, but whose songs, guitar playing and mentoring were integral to the growth of Folk, Folk Rock and the "singer/songwriter" movement. Fred Neil was a huge presence on the Greenwich Village Folk…
Cincinnati Entertainment Awards
It's time for the 10th annual CINCINNATI ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS (see feature story on page 47). A long-standing element of the CEAs is recognition of community theaters, a vital component of the onstage offerings available to audiences in the Tristate. This year's four nominees for OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY THEATER PRODUCTION are Is There Life After High School?,…
Cincinnati Newspapers Ignore Religion News
Why, in God's name, didn't the Post and Enquirer send reporters to the Episcopal general convention in Columbus last month? Editors knew the convention might shatter the stained-glass ceiling by electing a female bishop as presiding bishop for the first time in the history of the denomination and worldwide Anglican Communion. Editors knew the denomination…
Cover Story: Getting Off The Streets
Geoff Raker Getting Off The Streets It's Easter morning. At Vine and Liberty streets, three Franciscan Brothers are stationed on the sidewalk beneath the shade of a large tree. They're greeting parishioners of St. Francis Seraph Church. Robed in traditional friars' garb and smiling, they're shaking hands and hugging people, welcoming parishioners into a…
Living Out Loud: : Paper or Plastic?
Jack's been coming into this grocery store for the past five years, ever since he moved to Clifton. While he doesn't necessarily know all the employee names, he does know their faces and will often joke around with the people who ring up his groceries — all except for the girl on the "12 items…
Healthy Children
I'm often asked by parents why exercise or physical activity is important for their child. Increased physical activity has been associated with an increased life expectancy and decreased risk of cardiovascular disease. Physical activity produces overall physical, psychological and social benefits. Inactive children are likely to become inactive adults. In addition, according to the American…
At Home on the Prairie
Garrison Keillor was standing on his front porch in Minneapolis the first time I saw him. It was very early, and it was still dark when we pulled into his driveway. He was very tall, and he had a large dark cat wrapped around the back of his neck. Now, A Prairie Home Companion, which…
Is it Time to Cut and Run?
Is it Time to Cut and Run? Notes: The recent debate about whether or not the United States should continue to pour troops and dollars into the war in Iraq raised so many questions in my mind. How long should we maintain our obligation to democratize Iraq? Will we ever know that our job is…
News: OTR ‘Emergency’
Jim Fuggett With so many police officers skeptical about the city's ability to fight crime, should we hire more cops or reform the department's leadership? When Walter Reinhaus walks the streets of Over-the-Rhine, he sees a once-proud neighborhood under siege from crime. He can point out the spots where two homicides occurred within four…
Toward Art As a Living
Three artists received the distinction this year of a municipal individual artist grant from Cincinnati: Tim McMichael, Anthony Baysore and Amy Bogard. They're the latest in a long line of artists whom the city has recognized since 1989. Individual grants are rare, according to Carolyn Gutjhar, Cincinnati's arts grant programs manager. Only one other local…
Diner: The Days of Tsipouro & Mezes
Oliver Meinerding It's a sunny day not too long ago, and I am sipping from an iced glass of tsipouro outside my favorite ouzeri on Skiathos, a pretty island in the Aegean Sea, wondering why I don't live here year round. There are a couple of half-finished plates of mezes in front of me…
Learning to Use the Phone
Three voice mail messages — WOO HOO! Yes, it seems a bit much to get excited about, but there's a reason. Not long before getting those messages the news staff at CityBeat was once again pondering the question we so often do: Is it just us? Has the Cincinnati Police Department (CPD) singled out CityBeat…
One Serious Major League
Jerry Dowling For about the past 10 years this space has been tireless, if also tiresome, in its complaints that Major League Baseball threatened to obliterate the blessed historical distinction between the American and National Leagues. All of the following have contributed to the loss of distinction between leagues that once made MLB unique:…
