Thom Mariner, co-publisher of Movers & Makers, was a guest Feb. 1 on WVXU-FM’s “Cincinnati Edition.” Click the headline for a link to the conversation.
WVXU’s ‘Cincinnati Edition’ interviews Mariner, others
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MusicNOW to feature Kronos Quartet and new Dessner compositions
The contemporary music festival, in its 11th year, will include two premieres: a full-orchestra version of MusicNOW founder Bryce Dessner’s “Aheym” and the U.S. premiere of Dessner’s work for strings, “Réponse Lutoslawski.”
Hear M&M co-publisher Thom Mariner on WVXU’s ‘Around Cincinnati’
Click the headline for a link to Mariner’s conversation with interviewer Jim Stump about our transition from Express Cincinnati to Movers & Makers.
Jill Meyer and Awadagin Pratt: The marriage of business + art
It would be easy to look at Jill Meyer and Awadagin Pratt and see two Cincinnatis. Meyer is small and blond and business. Pratt is big and dreadlocked and music. But the two see the interdependence of those two worlds. Pratt and Meyer know you cannot have strong arts without significant support from business and that you cannot attract and retain talented people to work in the region without vibrant arts.
Contemporary Arts Center embraces free admission
Free entry to the CAC galleries is courtesy of a $75,000 gift from The Johnson Foundation and $150,000 from a newly formed CAC patron’s circle known as The 50. Together, they will subsidize free admission for at least three years.
Radiohead Reimagined: jazz for a new generation
Artistic Director Rob Parton is helping to prime the pump to get a new generation interested in jazz—both as potential performers and as loyal listeners.
The power of storytelling: Development directors discuss challenges and opportunities
Recessions, stock market swings, election years – none affect nonprofit fundraising, Cincinnati insiders say, as much as telling compelling stories. Stronger storytelling, they say, leads to more donors and higher levels of loyalty and giving. But as they enter 2016, development directors in Cincinnati aren’t looking merely for financial donors but, rather, to build relationships with people who care about the organization’s mission.
‘Miracle’ joint replacements provided free for three patients
Orthopedic surgeons at The Christ Hospital Health Network provided free hip and knee replacements to three low-income patients without medical insurance in early December as part of Operation Walk USA.
LGBT community still faces job, housing discrimination
By Steve Newsome, guest editorial: As we approach the seventh annual Human Rights Campaign gala March 5, we are reminded of the many faces of equality.
Gloves For Love drive continues through Feb. 12
Last year, Julie Whitney launched a successful luggage drive to benefit children in foster care. Now, with Gloves for Love, she’s hoping to collect 10,000 pairs of new gloves to help keep kids warm this winter.