It’s not something one expects to say in mid-August, but we hope your homes are dry and the trees near you are still standing. Assuming you’re safe and sound, there’s plenty to get out and enjoy: hot jazz, sinfully good orchestral fare and “new” Gershwin, to name a few.
The Flow pass, now in its second season, connects audiences with productions and exhibitions presented by local arts organizations. This year that includes the Cincinnati Arts Association, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Taft Museum of Art and Cincinnati Opera.
Hello, FIXees! For this week’s arts and culture rundown, we have – among other highlights – concerts blending classical and jazz, a paddling world-record attempt and a gala of goetta gustation. Not to mention “SenseandSensibilityPrideandPrejudiceMansfieldParkEmmaNorthangerAbbeyPersuasion.” Read on …
If you’re not acclimated to the heat yet, the weather gurus say weekend rain may temper things. Well, OK … if it actually happens. If not, there’s at least as much to do inside as outside this week. So no excuses for not enjoying some mid-July culture.
The funding will support 46 arts organizations across Greater Cincinnati, helping pay for performances, exhibitions, arts education and other community programming.
After a hot holiday weekend, take time to enjoy the indoors. A Patsy Cline fan? Maybe you’re in the Walter Cronkite club. Cincinnati Opera goes all out for their world premiere. Manifest Gallery reconfigures its space to celebrate young artists. Haven’t had enough heat? Check out Devou or Washington Park. Indoors or outdoors it’s up for grabs.
I’m 3 years old. I’m at summer theater camp, and it’s bathroom time. The girls’ is full, so my counselor shows me to the boys’. He points out an empty stall, and makes sure I get to it okay. That small act of kindness, one of my earliest childhood memories, would be illegal in Ohio today.
We say Greater Cincinnati offers a cultural feast. With Memorial Day earlier than usual, though, the warm season overlaps the traditional season. That means twice the fun and enlightenment this week, whether it’s eclectic music across an entire neighborhood, fresh sounds at a classical festival or a literal feast to kick off summer. Grab your spork and read on.
The annual Shakespeare in the Park tour runs from July 14 through Sept. 6, with stops planned in Hamilton, Warren, Butler, Montgomery, Miami and Clermont counties in Ohio; Kenton, Mason, Boone and Grant counties in Kentucky; and Dearborn, Franklin and Wayne counties in Indiana.
We have a strangely eclectic mix of arts and culture events this week, so let’s just get In the Mood to Take the “A” Train to Fleet Street, tangle with Tango on the Square, tour the cosmos with an ancient prince, skip to the Scottish Highlands and California redwood forests, and much more …
