Music and art long have been expressive partners in storytelling. Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra music director Eckart Preu took this collaboration in a new direction by challenging visual artists to reimagine long-neglected violins…
Don’t be fooled just because most of the Queen City’s school districts are starting their year this week. It’s still summer for another month. There’ll be plenty of balmy weather beckoning you to partake of some of the many activities on tap for you this week.
Even though time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’ into the future, that doesn’t mean there aren’t still plenty of events waiting to fill your dog days with arts and entertainment.
“At a certain point, when I was younger, I kind of lost interest,” Coleman said. He pauses for a moment, then rephrases. “Not ‘lost interest,’ but I was leading a double life as a … as a kid, as a skateboarder and as a miscreant, and they had to pull me back from that and say, ‘Enough of the skateboarding.’ ”
It may be the dog days of summer, but the week ahead goes to the kitties, well, at least for a few hours on Sunday! (See post about Ohio Alleycat Resource.) Some cool stuff ahead, to match the cool(er) weather. Slip into something more comfortable…
It’s a tough decision, right? Stay inside to avoid the humid, dog days? Or venture outside to soak up the simmering remains of summer? Whatever you decide, we have options for you…read on…
The fact that this week does not feel like August makes me want to hold on to it even more tightly. Squeeze every drop out of summer, I say. So here are a few more drops for you to savor, into the weekend and beyond…
The fun thing about Cincinnati’s so-called off season is that surprises emerge around the fringes of mainstream. This is one of those weeks, so take advantage and explore something new. This is the new Cincinnati, and I like it! Enjoy!
The Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra will embark on a new era under music director Eckart Preu with the Aug. 5 start of Summermusik 2017. During the festival, the CCO will introduce four candidates identified as part of a national search for a new concertmaster.
Guests at “Musik de la Nuit” — an evening of elegant food, beverages and music by The Faux Frenchmen — shared in the excitement and anticipation of the opening of Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra’s Summermusik festival.
