Founding Father John Adams said that future generations should celebrate American independence “with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.” Well, we’ve certainly followed his advice!
This week it’s about singing, shopping and books. All of my favorite things. May Festival steps onto the risers (don’t forget dinner in WP, first) while Simon and Garfunkel take the stage in Kentucky. Langston Hughes, Harriet Beecher Stowe and some acoustic blues each have their moment. Take your pick.
The exhibitions highlight artifacts and stories that connect the Ohio Valley to America’s founding and early expansion, while also showcasing the city’s role in the development of art, photography and civic life. Both are part of the ongoing America 250-Ohio programming.
Cincinnati Opera gears back up just as the Early Music Festival winds down. Never a dull moment in this town. A piano concerto for only the left hand? Jazz and theater (or is that thea-TRE) abound or you can live it up at Art After Dark. There’s a little bit of something for everybody this week.
The Cincinnati History Museum, The Children’s Museum and American Sign Museum all finished among the top three in the USA TODAY 10Best Reader’s Choice Awards.
Each month, customers can take part in fundraising raffles benefiting a different local organization or nonprofit. With a $5 donation, customers are entered for a chance to win one burger per month for 50 years.
The exhibit features dinosaur models, props and scenes from the “Jurassic World” series, built from more than 6 million bricks.
The hands-on sessions connect girls – and boys – in grades 3 through 8 with women working in STEM careers. Registration is now open.
The Youth Programs volunteer initiative is open to students ages 13 to 18, or those in grades seven through 12.
Specimens from the museum’s vertebrate paleontology collections are at the center of new international research that identifies the first evidence of skin color patterning in a sauropod dinosaur.
