Developer Looks to Reshape Area Around Findlay Market
One of Cincinnati’s biggest developers has plans to remake an entire block of Race Street near Findlay Market in Over-the-Rhine. Model Group, which is based in Walnut Hills, has put in an application with Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation to develop city-owned properties on the 1800 block of Race Street. In addition, the developer has…
Event: Farm to Fork: A Celebration of Women Farmers
Edible Ohio Valley co-hosts the third annual Farm to Fork: A Celebration of Women Farmers at Grailville. Frances Kroner (chef at Sleepy Bee Café in Oakley) will choreograph dinner and a cocktail reception featuring food sourced from the female farmers the event celebrates, including honorees Sara Frommeyer of Blue Oven Bakery, Karen Huseman of Earth-Shares…
Art: Lighten Up at Sidewinder Coffee
Graphic designer/visual artist Matt Cave (as Matt Crave) will show a group of drawings, paintings, digital art, prints and collages in Lighten Up at Sidewinder Coffee. According to the artist, making art is how he deals with negative emotions and reminds him to “lighten up and not take life so seriously.” There will be sound-reactive…
Federal Judge Blocks Measures to Cut Ohio Early Voting
Golden week,” the five-day period in which Ohio residents can simultaneously register and vote, will be restored under a ruling a federal judge made Sept. 4. U.S. District Judge Peter C. Economus issued a preliminary injunction ordering the state to establish at least two additional days of early voting in October as well as evening…
Event: Scope Out 2014 Astronomy Fair
Celebrate astronomy and science all day and night with talks, science demonstrations, hands-on activities, safe sun viewing, environmental education, history exhibitions and a few surprises. Special guests include James Albury and Dean Regas, co-hosts of PBS’ Star Gazers. Noon-11 p.m. Saturday. $7 adults; $5 kids. Cincinnati Observatory, 3489 Observatory Place, Mount Lookout, cincinnatiobservatory.org.
Event: The Taste of India
The Hindu Temple of Greater Cincinnati hosts this culinary Mela (a Sanskrit word for “gathering” or “fair”) featuring authentic Indian cuisine, culture, a Naach Sitare dance program and competition and fireworks, plus games, arts and crafts and rides for the kids. Noon-8 p.m. Saturday. Free. Hindu Temple of Greater Cincinnati, 4920 Klatte Road, Newtown, tasteofindiacincinnati.com.
Music: Louis + Lang Lang + Beethoven
Heralded as the “hottest artist on the classical music planet,” Lang Lang heads to Music Hall for the gala opening performance of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s 120th season. Louis Langree will direct as Lang Lang and the symphony play an all-Beethoven show: Piano Concerto No. 1, “Egmont Overture” and Symphony No. 7. The night kicks…
Art: Through the Lens: Over-the-Rhine, Our Architectural Gem at Betts House
Through the Lens: Over-the-Rhine, Our Architectural Gem features photographs of Over-the-Rhine architecture by several photographers, including David Parks and student group New Voices. Parks’ photos focus on the renovations being made to the Jackson Brewery, and the work of New Voices features everything from Washington Park to Rothenberg Elementary School. Through Nov. 22. $2. The…
Art: Bindu: The First Circle
Mixed-media artist Radha Lakshmi will present a glass installation at Brazee Street Studios’ gallery One One Friday evening. The gallery’s first official Artist In Residence, Lakshmi used glass powder and sheet to make color and texture combinations that are specific to her glass process for Bindu. Driven by spiritual endeavors, Lakshmi uses ritualistic patterns and…
Event: Cincy Beerfest
Cincy Beerfest is a craft beer block party on Fountain Square with more than 200 craft beers (local and national), local bands and food trucks. Tickets include cups/samples, with additional pints for an additional cost, as well as VIP ticket options ($35-$40) that include access to the rare beer area (and VIP restrooms). A free…
Film: Robin Williams Tribute
The Esquire and its sister theaters, the Kenwood and Mariemont theaters, host a series of film screenings in tribute to actor Robin Williams. The tribute kicks off with Goodwill Hunting 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Mariemont Theatre, followed by The World According to Garp 7:30 p.m. Sept. 18 at Kenwood and The Birdcage 7:30 p.m.…
Music: Vintage Trouble
When opening for a legendary Rock band on an arena tour, supporting artists might consider simply not getting booed off the stage as a sign of a successful show. But when Soul/Funk quartet Vintage Trouble toured the States with The Who on their Quadrophenia revival tour a couple years ago, the band’s remarkable, high-energy stage…
Comedy: Josh Wolf
Josh Wolf is a comic of all trades. He is probably best known for his work on Chelsea Lately, but he has also written for several sitcoms including All of Us; Yes, Dear; Cuts and Raising Hope. Interestingly, Wolf is the cousin of Scott Wolf (Go, Party of Five). “He grew up in New Jersey…
Onstage: Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Suicide Club
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle probably never imagined that his brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes would continue to be solving mysteries more than a century after his creation. But he’s downright hot these days: a series featuring Benedict Cumberbatch on PBS, movies starring Robert Downey Jr., as well as Elementary on network TV. For several weeks he’ll…
Attractions: Ancient Gardeners at the Krohn Conservatory
The fall floral show at Krohn Conservatory is inspired by the special relationship between native peoples and plants. Show designer Bethany Butler wanted to highlight the rich culture of indigenous people through environmental and historical references. The show features a replica of Fort Ancient’s Great Serpent Mound, a prehistoric indigenous effigy mound, a brilliant display…
Film: Kehinde Wiley: An Economy of Grace
It is unofficially Wiley Week in Cincinnati, with opportunities to see internationally acclaimed artist Kehinde Wiley on screen and in person. The New York painter is known for reinterpreting classical portraits by introducing African-Americans as the subjects, such as in his Memling series on view through Oct. 5 at the Taft Museum of Art. 21c…
Culinary Stories
T his weekend marks the inaugural edition of a new gourmand food fest in Cincinnati. Sure, we already have The Taste of Cincinnati (the nation’s longest-running culinary arts festival), but the Cincinnati Food + Wine Classic will be much more upscale, more intimate and will finally show the world our inimitable culinary chops. Cincinnati natives…
Gabriel’s Place Teaches Kids to Cook Creatively
“They made amazing stuff.” That was chef Andrew Mersmann’s reaction to the kids who participated in the Junior Chef “Something from Nothing” event this summer at Gabriel’s Place in Avondale. Gabriel’s Place, a center for food education and sustainable community space, empowers high school students to make healthy meals from the things they can find…
Queen City Bike + Dine Returns for a 10th Year
The progressive pedal and dine event Queen City Bike + Dine goes west for its 10th anniversary — all the way to Westwood. Starting at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13, bikers will meet at the Westwood Town Hall for coffee and an air-brakes-chain check before heading off on a bike tour of area restaurants…
Morning News and Stuff
Hey all, I have to run to a press conference momentarily on the state of Cincinnati restaurant Mahogany’s (I hope there’s food) but here’s a truncated morning news for ya. All the info, none of my usual cheesy jokes, except for that one I just made about food. UPDATE: Mahogany's owner Liz Rogers announced at…
Morning News and Stuff
Lots of court action happening in this Monday edition of morning news. Let's see what's on the docket, eh? One of the nine Greenpeace protesters who broke in to Procter and Gamble’s headquarters this spring will plead guilty today to lesser felony charges, the Associated Press reports. Charles Long of Chicago will take a plea…
Jad Fair with Danielson and Darlene
MOTR Pub, in addition to bringing in up-and-coming musicians, has presented a fair number of beloved veteran cult figures (some pretty eccentric) to town. Jon Langford, Tav Falco, Kid Congo Powers, Charlie Parr come immediately to mind. Now comes the fairest of all — Jad Fair, who’ll be appearing with Daniel Smith (of the exuberantly…
The Great Gatsby (Review)
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 Jazz Age novel, The Great Gatsby, is generally considered a great American novel. It’s been made into several films — none truly successful — and there’s only one stage adaptation authorized by Fitzgerald’s estate. Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is giving that script by Simon Levy its regional premiere to launch its 21st…
Cincinnati Developer Looks to Reshape Area Around Findlay Market
One of Cincinnati’s biggest developers has plans to reshape an entire block of Race Street near Findlay Market in Over-the-Rhine. Model Group, which is based in Walnut Hills, has put in an application with Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation to develop city-owned properties on the 1800 block of Race Street. In addition, the developer has…
Stage Door: ‘Tis the Season for Theater
If you'd like to go to the theater every evening for the next four days, there are plenty of options for you to consider as the 2014-2015 season is getting underway on stages all over town. Here are some good choices to consider: Hands on a Hardbody opened on Wednesday at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, and…
U.S. Judge Blocks Measures to Cut Early Voting
“Golden Week”, the five-day period in which Ohio residents can simultaneously register and vote, will be restored under a ruling a federal judge made this week. U.S. District Judge Peter C. Economus issued a preliminary injunction Thursday ordering the state to establish at least two additional days of early voting in October, as well as…
Morning News and Stuff
So as you may (or may not) have noticed, there was no morning news update yesterday. Did you know that the internet is a thing that can go out, that it doesn't just emanate from some corner of the universe like gravity or light? We went without the unifying force in the world for hours…
Hands on a Hardbody (Review)
Critic's Pick Hands on a Hardbody is an effervescent and offbeat new musical inspired by a 1997 documentary of the same name that followed the story of 10 contestants trying to win a shiny new red truck in the hot parking lot of a Texas car dealership. The last one standing with at least one…
Not Keeping Up with the Kardashians
I don’t live in a cave, but I do pick and choose what I’m interested in, and I’ve never given the Kardashians much thought. I know they have some kind of television show and one of them is named Kim and another one is named Khloe and that they’re rich and famous, but that’s about…
Media Musings From Cincinnati and Beyond
Repeat something often enough and it becomes a fact because other people uncritically cite it. The killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown moved news media to recall similar lethal encounters between cops and unarmed black youths and men. Usually, the police in these confrontations were white; most cops are. CityBeat isn’t immune. We resurrected our local…
Larry Flynt Was Right
Buried in old files from decades of teaching reporting and journalism ethics is a flyer mailed to local homes by pornographer Larry Flynt. Filled with vivid images of war’s brutality, it was Flynt’s way of defining obscenity. A furor erupted. That was such an innocent era. Pictures on paper. Mail. Now we get online videos…
Chocolats Latour Offers Chocolate Bar Club
Shalini Latour of Chocolats Latour is now offering a Chocolate Bar Club. Sign up and start getting chocolate delivered to your door by mid-October — even out of state. As part of the club, you'll get three chocolate bars each month from October to April, including new and seasonal flavors. Chocolats Latour is made with fair-trade…
National Chefs Participate in Serving Sayler Park Charity Dinner
At noon on Sunday, Sept. 14, chefs from across Cincinnati and North America will head to Salazar in Over-the-Rhine (1401 Republic St.) to cook a multi-course charity meal to benefit Saving Sayler Park, which works to provide take-home food and toiletries for food-insecure students at Sayler Park Elementary. The participating chefs include: David Posey, Blackbird,…
Legendary Shack Shakers with Whiskey Shivers and Whiskey Bent Valley Boys
In 2012, Legendary Shack Shakers were performing in Nashville while on the verge of calling it quits. Originally based out of Paducah, Ky., the wild and woolly band of hillbilly music-twisting punkers had lasted more than a decade and a half by that point, even though there were a bit of personnel changes along the…
Grouplove with Portugal. The Man
If you do a Google search for Grouplove, you may get a few hits that aren’t necessarily what you’re looking for (or it may be right up your three-laned alley; I don’t know you), but at least a few should take you to information about the LA-based Indie Rock/Electro Pop quintet, whose last album, 2013’s…
Ellis Paul with Rebecca Loebe
Ellis Paul is a musician who has hung in there over the years despite the ups and downs of the music business. In a classic case of “what goes around comes around,” Paul and his nearly 20 albums have now found themselves in the middle of the current Folk music revival. Inspired by Folk music…
The Pack A.D. with Man or Astro-Man? and Wray
Four scores (or albums, if you will) and seven years ago, our insane cousins to the north (Canada geographically and Vancouver more specifically) brought forth on this continent a new band, a guitar/drum duo dubbed The Pack A.D., sporting the adrenalized power of an unmanned locomotive with the throttle set to “bat out of hell.”…
Swinging Sensations
Cincinnati’s Keith Jones and the Makeshifts are having a rough time. While playing at a local bar their PA system keeps tripping a breaker, causing the microphones to cut out, along with Jones’ guitar and Kyle Rowsdower’s upright bass. This leaves the band to rely on Gary Turner’s drumming and Jeff Porada’s saxophone, along with…
Let It Happen Celebrates Debut Album
On Tuesday, Cause + Effect, the debut full-length release by Cincinnati rockers Let It Happen, will be released nationally through Northern Ohio-based label, InVogue Records. The band gives local fans first crack at the album Friday at its record release show at Newport, Ky.’s Thompson House (thompsonhousenewport.com). Lamps and Voids and Northbound open the 8…
Bone Structure
T here’s no telling how Trombone Shorty’s latest full-length, Say That to Say This, will be remembered in the future. The album was released in September 2013, and how it will impact the course of Trombone Shorty’s music and career — or music in general — won’t be known for some time. Though a year…
I Just Can’t Get Enough
IJCGE is finally back after a hiatus to work on other piling projects — including this week’s cover story on the locally filmed reality show Rowhouse Showdown. Check it out here! And yes, even my serious projects and cover stories require Facebook stalking and marathon TV-watching. Deal with it. So what’s happened in the last…
Cincybite Delivers Food to Your Front Door
A downtown Cincinnati restaurant delivery service just made getting dinner easier: With Cincybite, you don’t have to choose between pizza or Mexican food — they’ll bring you both. Founder and Cincinnati native Robbie Sosna quietly launched his restaurant delivery service back in December 2013 after moving home from LA An entrepreneur at heart, Sosna devised…
Huit Craft BBQ (Review)
I n the grand American tradition of mispronouncing a foreign word and then adopting said error for our own (“Ver-sales” and “Dell-high”), my uncultured lips knew just how they wanted to enunciate “Huit,” the French word for “eight” and the name of a new downtown barbecue restaurant featuring eight internationally inspired secret spices. “Hewitt,” I…
The Identical
Music drives twin brothers Ryan Wade and Drexel Hemsley (Blake Rayne), separated at birth and raised under different circumstances. Poverty forces birth parents the Hemsleys (Brian Geraghty and Amanda Crew) to surrender one of the boys, who miraculously is adopted by an evangelist (Ray Liotta) and his wife (Ashley Judd) unable to have a child…
May in the Summer
May (Cherien Dabis) balances an emerging career as a writer celebrating the success of her first book with the joy that comes from an impending marriage to Ziad (Alexander Siddig), a wonderful man who happens to be a devout Muslim. Her fiancée’s faith is at odds with May’s mother (Hiam Abbass), a born-again Christian. May…
Behave Yourself 2.0
Last September I wrote a column listing some dos and don’ts of theater attendance. I was a bit concerned that people might think I was being some kind of fuddy-duddy, so I was surprised when I received numerous positive remarks. Given that response, I thought it would make sense to repeat some of my admonitions…
Persistence of Memory
T hroughout the course of the Contemporary Art Center’s storied 75-year existence, a consistent thread has been the museum administration’s willingness to take risks, whether it be the initial founding of the center during a time when this town was as unwelcoming to avant-garde artists like Picasso and Matisse as New York had been to…
Former Kroger CEO: Executive Pay “Ludicrous”
In a moment of candor during an interview panel at the Aspen Ideas Festival in June, former CEO of Kroger Co. David Dillon called his nearly $13 million 2013 pay package “extreme” and “ludicrous.” The comments have just recently made national headlines. “While I don’t really defend that amount, it even seems ludicrous to me,”…
Morning News and Stuff
Whoa. We're already halfway through the week. That's awesome. Here's your news today as we sail toward the weekend. The parents of four Colerain High School students filed a $25 million lawsuit yesterday against the school and the Colerain Township Police Department alleging racial discrimination violating the students’ constitutional rights. The lawsuit claims that the…
City to Provide Transgender-Friendly Medical Benefits
The City of Cincinnati’s employee insurance will cover medically necessary transgender procedures beginning next year, city officials say. The effort was led by City Councilman Chris Seelbach, who headed up a majority of Cincinnati City Council who signed a letter supporting the change. Interim City Manager Scott Stiles Aug. 22 institued the change by notifying…
Worst Week Ever!: Aug. 27-Sept. 2
No Longer Burdened by Guilt From Being Overpaid by Millions, Ex-Kroger CEO Opens Up Kroger is a nice place to get groceries, even if they hold off on renovating stores where middle-class to wealthy white people don’t make up the majority of the neighborhood’s populace — there’s good and bad in all of us, after…
Stranger Than Fiction
"Oh my god, this place smells like cat pee.” That’s “designer” Krystal’s reaction to the property she and her house-flipping boyfriend Ted were assigned to renovate on the premiere episode of FYI’s Cincinnati-filmed Rowhouse Showdown. “It’s so awful, honey,” Krystal says, taking in the destruction inside the 1873-built East Price Hill home. The camera zooms in…
Judge Not
On Sept. 8, Hamilton County Juvenile Court Judge Tracie Marie Hunter will finally walk from the court of public opinion into the Hamilton County Common Pleas courtroom of Judge Norbert A. Nadel to defend herself, her reputation, her seat on the bench and, she’d tell us, her life’s work against nine felony charges handed down…
Reflecting on ‘The Double’ and How Nature Nurtures
We know Simon (Jesse Eisenberg) all too well. In fact, some of us might recognize elements of Simon in ourselves. He is a meek office drone, a quiet head-down peon from an earlier, darker time, harkening back to the beginning of the Industrial Age, but he is also a familiar type in the Post Modern…
Manifest Exhibits High-Spirited Regional Sculpture
High-spirited is the adjective that first came to mind looking at Manifest Gallery’s current Regional Showcase exhibition. Nine sculptures created by eight artists, all based in the Tristate region, pleasantly fill the entrance gallery. The works are linked by their makers’ clear enjoyment in fashioning objects from materials as varied as plaster, cast iron, densified…
Fall TV Preview
Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer, and with that comes the return of hit shows — many for their final seasons — and some new hopefuls. Boardwalk Empire (Season Premiere, 9 p.m. Sunday, HBO) – This fifth season jolts forward 7 years to 1931 — a time that we know, historically, did not…
All Sewn Up: Reba Senske and Caren Brady Young, Design Divas
No costume challenge is too daunting for two local design divas. From bacteria (seriously) to insects with wings, Western chaps for a cast of 18, and 19th century ball gowns with hoopskirts, Reba Senske and Caren Brady Young have created thousands of costumes for local and regional theaters. Even if they can’t remember the shows,…
