Far from evil, these minions tap into power of the arts On a warm night at the end of July, two men and a woman walk into a bar to see a string quartet perform Mozart. No, this isn’t a…
The Music Minions: Michael Moore, Cindy Lewis and Daniel Pfahl
Tag: Playhouse in the Park
Polly Campbell: Magic happens onstage and in viewers’ minds
I’ve got the brochures piled up from the Playhouse, Ensemble Theatre, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. There are so many great plays to choose from for the 2023-24 season. We haven’t decided yet which we’re going to take a chance on. Because it is taking a chance: Tickets are expensive, and not every production is a winner.
Notables in Performing Arts – September 2023
Movers & Makers asked organizations involved in the performing arts to introduce their notables to our readers, part of a regular feature highlighting people making a difference in Greater Cincinnati’s nonprofit community.
Culture FIX: Aug. 23-29
A long-dead artist, a terrible opera singer, a friendly but homesick alien and a Man in Black walk into a bar . . . Well, wait a minute. Actually, they’re walking into Culture FIX this week. There’s no punch line here, just another varied, unpredictable week full of activity in Cincinnati’s arts and culture scene.
Southwest Ohio artists, organizations win millions in grant dollars from Ohio Arts Council
The Ohio Arts Council has awarded millions in grant funds to arts organizations, artists and other institutions in southwest Ohio.
ArtsWave community campaign expands and broadens funded organizations
The board of trustees for ArtsWave recently approved $9,900,084 in grant expenditures from its recent 2023 Community Campaign, slated to support more than 150 regional arts organizations.
Culture FIX: June 21-27
It ain’t summer until the crazy lady sings, at least that’s the case this year. Cincinnati Opera opens with works from 1835 (complete with “mad scene”) and 2021 this week, along with the debut of a new piano competition and the return of a newish chamber festival, while the 2022-23 theater season finally comes to a close. Happy summer!
Culture FIX: May 24-30
This is the beginning of summer, People! Besides the obligatory grilling and swimming pool openings, you might want to balance things out with a little culture, with The Taste around all weekend as an always-ready option. But on a serioius note, please save a space in your heart for those men and women who have gone to battle to keep us as free as we are. Their memory is the reason you have this Monday off.
Ohio announces more than $7 million to Cincinnati arts and museums
More than 20 Greater Cincinnati arts organizations are set to receive over $7 million in grants from the Ohio Arts Economic Relief Grant Program.
Culture FIX: May 10-16
This week begins with a film about office work and ends with a talk about how finding a place to put your car at work shapes our lives. But there are many other options in between: scads of arts and crafts (indoor and out), music (Duke Ellington to Electro Swing to Mambo), more films (from small town Mass. to revolutionary India to a Filipina country singer), hip-hop poetry and soil-to-soil fashion. Goodness!