Did you BLINK? Have your feet recovered? Ready for more? No, not another multimile trek through the heart of Cincinnati and Covington. Just the usual bountiful array of weekly cultural and seasonal happenings. (Apologies for the Saturday pileup. I did not do the scheduling.)
The money, one of several grants by the foundation, will support rebuilding the 1,000 Hands Playground that was destroyed in a November 2024 fire.
Summermusik honors America, veterans and pets, while some Irish guys blow into town. Stephen Sondheim and Lillian Hellmann take the stage. Mercantile offers up history on our 19th amendment. Like watercolors? Head to Mariemont or check out some jazz in Wash Park. Culture is never lacking even in the dead of summer in Cincinnati. Just don’t forget your umbrella.
Summer is culturally here, even if the solstice is still a few weeks away. In some cities, that might mean less culture. Not here. We just move it outside. There’s also a visual cornucopia of art openings indoors this week to delight the eye. Read on and plan your busy week ahead.
The facility at the Winton Woods Farm & Equestrian Center marks the first operational piece of a long-planned biochar production partnership with Cincinnati Parks.
At age 18, Oliver (“Ollie”) Kroner wanted an adventure. Following the example of his Peace Corps parents, the newly minted Walnut Hills High School graduate joined Americorps and headed to New Mexico. He bought a 1970s single-wide trailer and spent a year working on trails and fire management in a national forest.
Great Parks is building a composting facility at Winton Woods to turn local wood and horse waste into carbon-storing soil. The overall project is a collaboration with Cincinnati Parks.
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 initiative, led by MadTree Brewing Company in partnership with Cincinnati Parks Foundation, Cincinnati Parks and Groundwork Ohio River Valley, continues a six-year collaboration that has planted thousands of trees across all 52 of the city’s neighborhoods.
If you thought there would be a lull in cultural enrichment during the holiday weekend, think again. Patriotic music. Some great jazz in our great parks. A reading of the Declaration of Independence. Cool indoor alternatives at the Woodward Theater and Mercantile Library. A walk-and-talk at spectacular Spring Grove Cemetery. May the Fourth be with you.
