It’s time for one of Cincinnati’s biggest outdoor scenes – Flying Pig Marathon weekend. More than 40,000 participants, with an average of about 20,000 for the Saturday events and 21,000 on Sunday, will run for charity. Approximately 100,000 spectators – Street Squealers – will line the course to inspire and motivate the runners.
This week is proof that some of the biggest events can come in the smallest packages. Whether it’s a museum or a movie for the little ones, the personal connection of music performed just feet away or the beauty seen in small pieces of art, we have an event that’s just the right size for you.
Community Shares of Greater Cincinnati is the featured nonprofit for April’s “Final Friday” at the Pendleton Art Center.
It’s time for a seasonal changing of the guard. With May just around the corner, many of Greater Cincinnati’s purveyors of cultural entertainment are wrapping up either their current undertakings or their season. That’s good news for you: There’s plenty to catch, both coming and going.
The 21st annual Cincinnati Canstruction is in full swing. A community service project that feeds thousands of hungry people, Canstruction consists of fifteen area teams that have built architecturally creative displays using canned goods that later will be contributed to the Freestore Foodbank.
More than 1,000 regional, national and international leaders, scholars, educators, service providers, activists and advocates will be in Greater Cincinnati April 5-8 for a conference, “Restitching the Seams: Appalachia Beyond Its Borders.”
The most basic elements of any story are a beginning, a middle and an end. The more nuanced elements include an introduction, interesting characters, conflict, high stakes, transformation and resolution. By any of these measures, the story of Cincy Stories remains incomplete. The end, or resolution, is nowhere in sight. But the power of a story, in the telling and the hearing, has been plain to see.
BLDG and Renaissance Covington will celebrate the Cincinnati Reds with an Opening Day baseball-themed art exhibit and block party.
The Irish Heritage Center will launch its weeklong St. Patrick’s Day celebration with a parade along the Cincinnati riverfront.
For many in the Tri-state, especially those near a river, torrential rains and rising waters made the last week a little stressful. If life has drained your spiritual tank, we have a few ideas for refueling it – most of them on high ground. It’s a particularly rich music weekend.
