The holiday is over, and it’s back to business. At least it is for the region’s arts and cultural community. Its various organizations have cooked up a week full of activities that go great with leftover brats, grilled chicken, corn on the cob and potato salad. Let’s get to it.
Cincinnati Nature Center plans the ultimate party in the woods at this year’s spring gala. The “Back to Nature”-themed evening will honor executive director Bill Hopple, who will retire in May after 23 years in the role.
Guests will be greeted with bursts of color, sights and sounds, starting with a champagne reception under the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, followed by a parade featuring dancers from Pones leading guests to the celebration in the main tent on the Great Lawn.
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.
We’re in the middle of a stretch in these parts when folks get a glaze of sports over their eyes. So do the arts just ride the bench for a week? Are you crazy? Just look at the March madness our local groups have in store for you.
Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park will be transformed into a wintery canvas of moving lights, projected images and whimsical animations for the holiday season.
Smale Riverfront Park took on a touch of France as Cincinnati Parks Foundation and the Women’s Committee of Smale Riverfront Park staged a fun and casual Pique-nique dans le Parc.
“Zoofari 2018: An Arctic Journey,” will include libations, dinner by-the-bite, wild animal encounters, high-energy entertainment and dancing.
A record 1,200 guests went “Rollin’ on the River” at the 12th annual Hats Off Luncheon. The Cincinnati Parks Foundation’s premier celebration of the urban park system took place in May on the Great Lawn at John G. and Phyllis W. Smale Riverfront Park.
