MainEvent: Cincinnati Ballet offers ‘New Works’
CINCINNATI BALLET Dancing on the Cutting Edge At CINCINNATI BALLET it's not every day you hear a choreographer exclaim, "I'm out here hustlin'!" when he speaks of his work. But the Ballet's annual New Works production showcases fresh choreography that departs from the Ballet's more expected classical demeanor. This time, look forward to five…
Music: Creepin’ On a Come Up
Hyena Records IsWhat?!. Since the Don Imus debate helped reheat and stir hullabaloo over Hip Hop's courtship with misogyny and violence, the culture can use a positive nod in its direction. This Saturday that nod will come from the unlikeliest of places — Cleveland, Ohio — at the second annual Ohio Hip Hop Awards.…
News: Money and Politics
If the tax levy for Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) passes, it's going to hurt. It's a big chunk of money. But not passing it is going to hurt, too, because that money is essential, according to the district's school board and administration. The district has worked hard to move from the lowest state rating —…
Cover Story: Can’t Knock Her Hustle
Joe Lamb Jennie Wright When a woman says she's a single mother, it's not inconceivable that she has more than one job. But Jennie Wright's schedule makes one recall that In Living Color sketch about the job-juggling Jamaican family that made single-career people appear shiftless. In addition to being a dock operations manager at…
A Night With the Stars
Each September for the past 19 years foodies and chefs have flocked to Gourmet Sensation, a culinary event that benefits a very good cause: Hospice of Cincinnati. For a foodie it's a bit like Taste of Cincinnati on steroids. Chefs from around the globe, as well as some local heavy hitters like Chef Romy Jung…
Cover Story: Mending the City’s Bones
Joe Simon Steven Bloomfield (left) and Ken Schon Older cities like Cincinnati are blessed with "good bones" — the still-standing but often-vacant factories and warehouses that attest to a proud, powerful, endlessly fascinating industrial past. Neighborhoods and even downtowns were once built around them. Today they stand like museums with only memories for exhibits.…
Back To School
Andrew Higley/ University of Cincinnati The Steger Student Life Center is but one of many recent additions to UC's campus. Ah, back to school — the most glorious time of the year for the college student. Not too long ago, the University of Cincinnati's campus was more of an eyesore than an architectural wonder,…
Sound Advice: : Matt the Electrician, Subhumans and Oh My God
Matt the Electrician Matt the Electrician Wednesday · The Comet One particular evening a few years ago, singer/songwriter Matt Sever took the stage for a gig in his adopted hometown of Austin, Tex., and, having come straight from his day job, introduced himself with the Sesame Street-tinged appellation of Matt the Electrician to explain…
News to Use
Kids and Environmental Poisons The Seven Hills School presents "Protecting Children from Environmental Toxicants: The Neglected Legacy of Rachel Carson." The program features a presentation by Dr. Bruce P. Lanphear, director of the Cincinnati Children's Environmental Health Center at Children's Hospital Medical Center; and a showing of the PBS show, American Experience: Rachel Carson's Silent…
Film: Playing It Safe
The Wendell Baker Story, Luke Wilson's written, acted and co-directed homage to offbeat 1970s-era satires is a study in movie-by-committee entropy. Made with five Wilson family members, the rambling story follows fictional good-hearted Texas criminal Wendell Baker (Luke Wilson), whose extended prison sentence for selling counterfeit driver's licenses to Mexican immigrants motivates him to pursue…
MidPoint Anticipation
One week until the MidPoint Music Festival? Holy cow, I have a lot to do here at CityBeat World Headquarters! Pick up a CityBeat next week for our annual preview of the three-day fest (running Sept. 26-29) which features more than 200 unsigned artists, literally from around the world (an "International Stage" has been added…
Film: Curious Path to the Screen
Rhino Laura Dern was the subject of a unique Oscar campaign for her work David Lynch's lastest twisted drama, Inland Empire. It was a special night last December when David Lynch's latest film, Inland Empire, had an advance screening at the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) building in the heart of Beverly Hills. Now it's…
Art: Stone Zombies and Child Gods
Molly Donnermeyer Hands full: Rhonda Gushee remains a prolific contributor to the local art scene. Since moving to Cincinnati four years ago, I've seen Rhonda Gushee's work in more exhibitions than that of any other artist. Its frequent public appearances suggest that Gushee's art holds an important key to our community's visual aesthetic. I…
Cover Story: Bodies in View
Wendy Seifert Wendy Seifert Rear-end, booty, behind, caboose, hiney, butt, buns. Whatever term you prefer, they're on display for "Body in View," a cheeky (pardon the pun) forthcoming calendar for a good cause. AIDS Volunteers of Cincinnati (AVOC) recently changed their name to Stop AIDS — the staff is no longer all-volunteer — and…
Measuring Your Antioxidant Health
Many of my clients ask what they can do to reduce oxidative stress, the cell damage due to the accumulation of oxygen free radicals in their bodies. When you take an antioxidant, that's what you're trying to counteract. Over time, oxidative stress might increase risk of cancer, heart disease or memory loss. For perspective, oxygen…
News: The Greening of Cincinnati
Scott Beseler Susan Knight wants the public to help local government find ways to make Cincinnati more green. Forget red and blue. The color of the current political season is decidedly green, with officeholders, candidates and even corporations committing to steps to reduce the pace of climate change caused by human pollution. Now average…
Cover Story: More Cool People
Mandy Smith Mandy Smith Kevin Brunck Kevin Brunck is in charge of the creepy clowns, satanic swashbucklers and disturbingly sexy vampires that populate Kings Island
Cover Story: In the Know, in the Groove
Joe Lamb Know Theatre's Jay Kalagayan (left) and Jason Bruffy Back in 1997, Jay Kalagayan was a recent Xavier University grad with a yen for theater. But he found it hard to find opportunities locally — his Filipino heritage made him the odd man out with many groups that simply didn't know what to…
Bengals’ Off-Field Problems Come Back to Haunt the Defense
Jerry Dowling The NFL's version of the hot stove league warmed our hearts with news of stiff penalties for players who run the streets badly. Now that games have begun, we're seeing how Roger Goodell's sense of justice impacts entire teams. The Bill Belichick camera caper inspired many impassioned orations about justice last week.…
Cover Story: The Beer Is Back in Town
Joe Lamb Greg Hardman I'm meeting Greg Hardman at Kaldi's, and as I walk along Main Street I see Christian Moerlein umbrellas and cups everywhere. They're obviously a big supporter of Second Sunday on Main, which is just getting started for the afternoon. Our interview is briefly delayed while Hardman and a representative from…
Turn Wishes into Reality
Congratulations to John Fox on a brilliant piece of writing about the state of our local arts ("How the Arts Saved Cincinnati," issue of Aug. 29). Not only imaginative, but written with great wit — in short supply in print media. But the amazing part is that it is truly the right answer to the…
Craniosacral Therapy’s Benefits
A few weeks ago I was treated to a craniosacral therapy session by Danny Euchs, a friend I met through a function at Life Success Seminars in West Chester. I've experienced this noninvasive hands-on modality a few times and have always enjoyed its effects. Craniosacral work addresses the functions of the autonomic nervous system, the…
News: Qualls: Break Up The Banks
Joe Lamb Relying on a single developer is a sure way to make The Banks a boring neighborhood, according to City Councilwoman Roxanne Qualls, shown here with Councilman David Crowley. With the latest plans for The Banks riverfront project calling for much larger buildings and more public subsidies to make the long-stalled project financially…
Cover Story: Off to a Running Start
Joe Lamb Trevor Grubbs and Feralmade Gallery He claims a "less-is-more" approach to making art, but it doesn't seem to translate into running a gallery for Trevor Grubbs. More is more at Feralmade Gallery, where the directors are serious about cranking out shows. The Northside gallery has been up and running for nearly eight…
Cover Story: Cleaning Up
Joe Lamb Matt Ryan Matt Ryan thinks janitors are cool. Most of us don't think about the people who clean our offices and classrooms. Often called "America's invisible workforce" because they typically perform their tasks in high-rise corporate office towers and other buildings before occupants arrive for the business day or after they have…
Cover Story: The Thinker
Stacy Recht Czar Odili Donald Odita On Oct. 11, artist Odili Donald Odita will begin his transformation of the Contemporary Arts Center's lobby. Odita's installation, Flow, will remain in the space until April 2008, but perhaps the most interesting part of his work will be its creation. In keeping with new CAC Director Raphaela…
People Support City Social Services
CityBeat Archive Hamilton County Sheriff Simon Leis thinks it's OK for his vehicles to carry political signs. Left unanswered is why he has a tank in the first place. A majority of Cincinnati residents support using taxpayer money to fund human services programming, according to a recent poll. Funded by the Greater Cincinnati Foundation,…
Cover Story: Add It Up
Warner Brothers Records Mute Math From the very first days when Mute Math was coming together as a band, founding members Paul Meany and Darren King didn't put limits on the kind of music the group would create. The approached yielded a sound that is not only distinctive but hard to categorize. And for…
Music: Golightly Into That Good Night
Tell Your Friends PR She's the "Garage Rock Queen," but for her latest album, You Can't Buy a Gun If You're Crying, Holly Golightly went for a more spacious, atmospheric feel. One doesn't amass the kind of catalog that Holly Golightly boasts by deliberating over writing and recording for too long. Golightly recorded a…
Locals Only: : Johnnytwentythree
Johnnytwentythree Johnnytwentythree Ghostly. Think of handmade shadow pictures on the wall of a lowly lit, hazy, yellowish room. Around town, a similar elusive air, a secretive, slightly strange rumor surrounds Johnnytwentythree. Buzz is that they're exceedingly artistic and somewhat mysterious in a lovely, odd, peaceful way. Blurry, yes. But I recently had a chance…
Turning Over a New Lease: The Problems With Rental Music
Oliver Meinerding I've always wondered how the other half lives. You know, the XM/HD Full-Spread Cable set. So I checked out three popular subscription music plans, each promising the world for less than the cost of a single CD! But forget Rick Rubin (see the Spill It blog at blogs.citybeat.com/spill_it for my response to…
Setting the Scene
In another life — or if I could do this one all over again — I think I'd go into design work. Of course, then I would have to choose between interior and exterior — in this case, exterior being more along the lines of urban planning. The design sense or instinct has factored heavily…
Diner: Review: Morton’s
Graham Lienhart Morton's – The steakhouse Morton's The Steakhouse has a new location. Now perched above Fountain Square, its second-floor windows face Vine and Fifth streets, providing a wonderful view of the enormous fish hovering over McCormick & Schmick's. Our waiter proudly tells us this brighter layout is Morton's prototype for the future. (In…
I Am My Own Wife
Sandy Underwood Todd Almond is back in I Am My Own Wife, which is beingpresented by the Petersburg Players in New Hampshire. It's a good week for theatergoers in other cities thanks to Cincinnati's vibrant theater scene. Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati's 2005 staging of I AM MY OWN WIFE is being reincarnated for its…
Living Out Loud: : Fall of the Toy Soldiers
I saw the faceless names as they appeared in the daily newspapers. They read: Bryan Taylor, Tyler Swisher, Gregory Rogers and Nicholas Erdy. These are the names of warriors who made the ultimate sacrifice. They served their country valiantly and gave up their lives in Iraq. I'm proud to say that I have two things…
Michael Willett
Michael Willett In his paintings, MICHAEL WILLETT combines abstraction and realism by placing convincing portrayals of the human figure within bold fields of expressive brushwork. His exhibition Lost & Found is on view at the UC Clermont Art Gallery through Sept. 23, with a reception noon-2 p.m. Sept. 21. Here are five things that…
