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.
Some of us haven’t even finished slicing the last tasty bits off the Thanksgiving turkey, and already we’re full steam ahead with big Christmas-season events all around. It’s a busy, busy week for arts and culture. Take a look.
As the temperature rises, Music Hall commands the calendar. Not a bad thing. CSO Proof has some interesting dance moves on tap (tango, actually) or settle in for a musical world tour. Our young, up-and-coming orchestra musicians play side by side with the CSO and Jazz at the Square opens for the summer.
“I shall elucidate,” said the Mad Hatter. Please allow Yours Truly to do the same. Have a good laugh with that Mad Hatter at ETC, while teacups, candlesticks and a Beast take the stage in Price Hill. Enjoy a Feast of Carolsor or a little Bach at Music Hall. Start the holiday season off right with a bevy of artsy choices.
Quick quiz: Which of these things does not belong with the others? Jazz harp. A sharp-eared fox. An extra day. Thirsty goats. A Sausage Queen. A pot of stew. A pile of food cans. And plenty of beer … Answer: They all belong, of course, in this week’s Culture FIX of varied, intriguing and sometimes unpredictable events.
While still only 17, Eshaan is a veteran when it comes to giving back. He began his philanthropic journey by volunteering at TriHealth hospitals. In 2021, Eshaan created Music on Court in partnership with the Cincinnati Tennis Foundation.
The Christmas season is all about family and tradition, so what a nice time for a homecoming appearance. As your usual fearless cultural tour guide, Thom Mariner, soaks up tropical sunshine this week, I’m happy to step in to help you sort through the offerings on tap this week. As you’d expect for mid-December, there’s plenty to choose from. And I mean “plenty” in the “there certainly are plenty of cookies around this time of year” sense. Here are some of the tastiest options.
On July 19, 2016, concert:nova will present “Bon Appétit,” Lee Hoiby’s ridiculously clever one-person work about Julia Child and the making of a Le Gateau au Chocolate l’Eminence Brune, a particularly decadent chocolate cake.
The Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra performed with musicians of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra at the annual Side-by-Side concert.
