Zoo members will get a chance to have a sneak preview of Elephant Trek the weekend before it opens to the public.
Cincinnati Zoo sets opening date for new Elephant Trek habitat
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Culture FIX: May 8-14
CSO Music Director Louis Langrée conducts his final concerts this week. Our fair city offers up plenty of other cultural gems for your review, though: the close of the Ballet’s 60th season, urban-inspired art, several flavors of jazz, wildlife lectures, Appalachian culture and more. Enjoy!
Cincinnati Zoo builds hydroponics farm in shipping containers
The system allows for the 1,170 heads of romaine lettuce and 1,020 kale stalks each week. That amounts to 415 pounds of food for animals.
Culture FIX: March 13-19
Eclectic is the word of the week. Insects, Broadway flops (or not), German codes, incomplete symphonies, anti-feminism and a singing group called Whiffenpoofs? This “no theme” week of diverse events demonstrates the wide variety available any given week. How many cities our size can match that? Enjoy talented, teenage musicians playing their winning concertos with the Blue Ash/Montgomery Symphony or some ghostly jazz at The Memo. Or, check out a movie at The Woodward and grab a pre-film sandwich across the street MOTR. Never a dull moment in the Queen City.
Cincinnati Zoo to add biggest solar array yet to go more ‘green’
The 2.8-megawatt solar array will include roughly 5,000 panels and cover its 800-space parking lot on Euclid Avenue.
Culture FIX: April 5-11
It’s a lighter week for cultural events, with many groups pausing during the Easter and Passover season. But there’s still a good number of noteworthy events for your consideration.
Culture FIX: Jan. 4-10
Things always re-emerge slowly coming out of the New Year’s gate. If you’ve been holed up and are needing cultural sustenance, here are a few dandy suggestions. Happy New Year!
Culture FIX: March 30-April 5
Welcome to music week. Not sure why the scheduling gods saturated this week with melody, but what a treat ahead for your ears. And a few other gems, as well. Happy to highlight these for you.
Zoo’s famed Komodo dragon has cataract surgery
The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s beloved Komodo dragon, Hudo, had his sight restored after recent successful double cataract surgery at MedVet Cincinnati.