Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and its live entertainment subsidiary, Music & Event Management, Inc., hosted media and community leaders Tuesday for an updated construction preview at the new outdoor music venue rising next to Riverbend Music Center.
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.
Many of our favorite groups conclude their seasons in the next few days. From Grateful Dead to Beethoven, there is plenty of music on tap. Our rich jazz scene holds its own and you can experience a “walking concert.” There’s not quite 525,600 minutes of culture, this week, but surely spring is the season of love.
“Humanity in Harmony” is more than just a catchy tagline. It’s a philosophical turn of phrase that signals a shift in the way the May Festival hopes to connect with the community. Festival leaders are seeking to recreate some of the community fervor that brought the May Festival into existence in 1873.
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 …
A lecture on poetry or sea otters? A Greek tragedy or Rachmaninoff? Dance and theater companies wrap up their seasons and the legendary Quatuor Ébène finally comes to Cincinnati. Add a hint of Brazilian jazz and you’ve got a tasty recipe for a cultural feast.
You’ve no doubt noticed that the first round of spring flowers exploded in color last week. The region’s stages are bursting like that this week with music and drama. Think of it as cultural March madness: We’ll make the first cut, but you have to fill your bracket from there.
Cincinnati City Council on Wednesday approved a motion to allocate $8 million toward The Farmer Music Center, a step that advances funding for the $160 million project ahead of its planned spring 2027 opening. While the motion passed, council still has to approve it as part of the city’s fiscal year 2027 budget.
The new CSO Resident Fellowship Program will provide emerging musicians with intensive, season-long training and hands-on experience performing with one of the nation’s leading orchestras. For its inaugural season, the orchestra selected cellist Osheen Manukyan as the first fellow.
Festival season is upon us and it opens with a bang. Bockfest and its monk-led goat kick-off at Arnold’s and Cincinnati Wine Festival uncorks in the newly renovated First Financial Center. Brahms and Schumann dominate and you can catch some Bach in Hyde Park. Shakespeare, new playwrights, art and jazz complete the week. Enjoy.
