The Duke Energy Foundation has awarded $253,178 to help support 16 projects to aid wetlands, conservation, outdoor nature classrooms, invasive plant removals, water quality, new tree plantings and pollinator gardens.
Didya miss us? After a brief hiatus to recharge the batteries, we’re back with a freshly harvested batch of arts and entertainment picks for you.
Well, time flies when we’re having fun, and the region’s arts organizations have been giving us plenty of that, not to mention all the other food for the soul that the arts offer.
A total of 3,500 red oak seedlings will be distributed to Hamilton County third-grade teachers as part of the Ohio Valley Forestry Fellowship’s Free Tree program.
Jack Barnwell, owner of Barnwell Landscape and Garden, will be the keynote speaker, sharing his experiences as the designer and creator of the annual garden displays on Mackinac Island in Michigan.
The Cincinnati Observatory celebrated its 175th anniversary at the Monastery Event Center, which was built on the site of the original observatory building.
About 340 guests partied in the woods at Krippendorf Lodge in Milford to support Cincinnati Nature Center. About $107,000 was raised at “Back to Nature: An Enchanted Evening in the Woods.”
Free and aimless we frolic from joy to joy: It’s Violetta’s life credo, but it could work just as well to describe the many events you’ll have to choose among this week. Drink up and enjoy the bounty.
Celestial Sips combines a summer solstice celebration with drinks under the starry skies. This year’s event will feature a variety of wines from The Wine Merchant in Hyde Park, in addition to tours of the Cincinnati Observatory’s buildings and views through the telescopes.
The Civic Garden Center has hit the reset button on a 57-year-old tradition, and plant lovers are going to love the changes to the annual Plant Sale. The three-day event will have everything from food and music to shopping and (of course) plenty of plants.
