Close To Home
Whether you need a little help completing a renovation, are ready to tackle your next project, or just looking for some inspiration, The Cincinnati Home & Garden Show rolls out the welcome mat for you
2022 Cincinnati Home + Garden Show
Saturday, Feb. 26, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 27, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Tickets: $14, box office (adult admission);
$12, online www.cincinnatihomeandgardenshow.com.
Free for children under 12 years old. (Single tickets valid for one day of show.)
Continues March 3–6
Thursday, March 3, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Hero Day: Free admission for all who serve or served in our military past and present, current or retired police, fire, sheriff, highway patrol, doctors, nurses, emergency technicians, and teachers. Show your ID and you get in for free on Hero Day
Friday, March 4, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 5, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sunday, March 6, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Perhaps you, like millions of others, have watched a lot of HGTV over the past two years. Also, like many of those people, you may have stalled on that bathroom renovation, never quite finished that patio, and have a half-painted garage.
Luckily, help is on the way!
The Cincinnati Home and Garden Show, presented by Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Honda Dealers, returns Feb. 26 and 27, continuing March 3 to 6, bringing more than 400 experts to the Duke Energy Convention Center. You’ll find advice and vendors specializing in landscaping, kitchen and bath, and home improvement.
With so many specialists and so much information, you could get a little overwhelmed. Brianna Stahlmann the marketing director of Marketplace Events, which produces the Home & Garden Show in 65 cities, has some suggestions about how to make the most of your visit.
Interactive Exhibitor List
“We recommend checking out our online Interactive Exhibitor List to see who will be at the show,” says Stahlmann. “You can sort by project/category, like your favorites and send them to yourself via email, find exhibitor show deals and so much more!”
“While there are many exhibitors, what we love about the Cincinnati Home + Garden Show is the opportunity to meet companies face-to-face and have a conversation,” she says. You can see if you are a good fit to work together on your home project!”
It’s also a good idea to take notes, with old-fashioned pen and paper or use your phone to take photos of vendor information. That way, you can reach out after the show to ask more questions or get a quote.
Fuel Up
It’s a BIG show, so you’ll need a plan. Before you go to DECC, stop at Deeper Roots Coffee (338 W. Fourth St.) to make sure you are properly caffeinated. A little nosh is also a good idea.
Need to take a break? Enjoy lunch at Maplewood (525 Race St.) or Americano Burger Bar (545 RaceSt. ) are both a quick walk away so you can get back to decision-making.
Outdoor entertaining has expanded a lot in the past couple of years. During the pandemic, people’s expectations about patio spaces are much higher, so your beloved chiminea isn’t going to cut it anymore.
“Be sure to stop by the Semco Outdoor garden display – they’ll be featuring Glow-Path glow-in-the dark pavers!,” says Stahlmann. “(Those are) sure to impress any guest and are a must for outdoor entertaining on the patio.”
Has your garden had a tough winter?
“Be sure to stop by our other five amazing local landscapers to get even more of the latest landscaping and hardscaping tips and trends!” Stahlmann says.
Feature Gardens
Stroll through the Feature Gardens and see the outdoor inspiration created by Cincinnati’s top landscapers. Find new ideas, solutions, tips and design inspiration from the pros for all of your outdoor needs. The Feature Gardens of the Cincinnati Home and Garden Show will feature more than 10,000 square feet of landscape, patios and gardens with outdoor inspiration created by Cincinnati’s top landscapers.
“Ask a Designer” presented Sacksteder’s Interiors
Get expert advice plus 2022 tips and trends for home décor questions when from the “Ask a Designer” exhibit presented by Sacksteder’s Interiors. Show goers are encouraged to bring photos and project samples along with questions.
Hero Day: Thursday, March 3
To honor those who serve or have served, the Cincinnati Home and Garden Show will offer free admission on March 3 (includes active military, veterans, current or retired police, fire, highway patrol, healthcare, and teachers.) Show goers should stop by the show office and show us an ID or proof of your service and you will get in for Free on this day.
Dead of Winter
Old Man Winter gets what he deserves at Bockfest's Precipiation Retaliation on Friday.
Remember that time Bockfest was cancelled by a giant blizzard? Steve Hampton does.
Hampton is one of the longtime organizers of Bockfest and the executive director of the Brewery District Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation and
If You Go
Precipitation Retaliation Happy Hour
Friday, Feb. 25, 2022 from 5–8:30 p.m.
Northern Row Brewery and Distillery, 111 W McMicken Ave.
Snowman burning will take place at 8 p.m.
Details at www.bockfest.com/pre-bockfestivities.html
In 2008, Bockfest was almost entirely shut down by the largest snowfall in 20 years.
“A few of us were sitting around planning the 2009 Bockfest after the blizzard almost wiped out Bockfest forever in 2008,” he says. “A few beers in, we were discussing the groundhog in Punxsutawney predicting the weather each year. We knew we wanted something more proactive than reactive, and in a moment –which I will proudly claim to my dying day–I said we should burn a snowman as a sacrifice.”
Of course, burning snow poses a host of problems. After a brief discussion of various chemical accelerants, Hampton and his compadres seized on the idea of burning a snowman in effigy.
That is how a snowman came to be set on fire at Grammer’s, along with much revelry. Thus a tradition was born, with good or at least not terrible weather, in the following years.
The proud and fiery legacy continues this year, as Bockfest returns to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Hopefully the weather will cooperate.
“I love this tradition, because it is an event that gets to the heart of Bockfest,” Hampton says. “It is ridiculous on the surface, people are passionate about it, it involves beer, and each successive person involved adds their creativity and spark to the event.”
Breaking the Silence
The Jewish Cincinnati Bicentennial presents the silent film Die Stadt Ohne Juden ("The City Without Jews") with live music performed by a Paris ensemble.
If You Go
Die Stadt ohne Juden (The City without Jews)
Film by Hans Karl Breslauer, 1924,
Music by Olga Neuwirth; Performed by Ensemble intercontemporain conducted by Matthias Pintscher
Monday, Feb. 21, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Mayerson JCC, 8485 Ridge Ave.
Tickets available now.
Silent movies often conjure thoughts of wacky hijinks or overwrought melodrama. But films of the Silent Era addressed social and moral issues of the day, from child labor and poverty to immigration and political corruption.
Hans Karl Breslauer’s 1924 film Die stadt ohne Juden (“The City without Jews”) was intended to be a satire on the antisemitic political and cultural movement of the 1920s. However, now it serves as a shockingly prescient look at the fear of multiculturalism and the normalization of antisemitism that would bring to power the Nazi Party and Adolf Hitler in the following decade.
The discovery of a copy of the film at a market in Paris in 2015 led to the full restoration of the piece and a new score composed by Olga Neuwirth draws the audience into a nearly 100-year-old world.
Matthias Pintscher, conductor and CSO Creative Partner, will lead the Ensemble intercontemporain, in performing the score. This Paris-base ensemble who have traveled to Cincinnati specifically for this one-a-kind performance.
This program is part of the Cincinnati Jewish Bicentennial, which marks the 200th anniversary of Jewish community life in the city of Cincinnati, which formally began with the founding of Chestnut Street Cemetery in Cincinnati’s West End in 1821. The Jewish community and the City of Cincinnati will commemorate this significant milestone through community celebrations, multi-generational programs and interactive experiences.
Homefield Advantage
Can't make it to LA? See where to watch the Bengals with the hometown crowd.
A new way to WHO DEY
Find some unusual Bengals-themed fun!
Esquire Theatre
Offering mega bags of popcorn at a Who Dey price
Lucca Workshop
Special Bengals coasters and keychains
Spruce Nail Shop
Feb 6-Feb 12: 9% off all Bengals-themed nail art
Dojo Gelato?
Offering a limited edition "Welcome to the Jungle" gelato flavor at the Fidlay Market location
Dunlap Cafe
Limited edition Mr. Dunlap Cincinnati Football T-shirt
Taste of Belgium
Orange dipped and striped waffles
Neusole Glassworks
Make your own Bengal pint glass; $30 a glass or $35 for an etched glass
Find a complete list of parties and events at cincinnatiusa.com/cincinnati-bengals-guide.
The Super Bowl may be in LA, but the party is in Cincinnati.
Around the city Bengals fans will be gathering to watch the game among friendly faces and WHO DEY chants.
Game Dey at the Banks, presented by Bud LIght and Kroger, starts at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13.
With the DORA (Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area) at The Banks, fans can go from bar to bar, searching for the luckiest place to sit, based on their own superstitions.
The party includes food, beverages (adult and otherwise) plus four viewing areas on Freedom Way and the Schmidlapp Event Lawn, along with live music from 2 p.m. until game time by What She Said and Audio Graffiti.
What to start the party sooner? Fountain Square is celebrating the Bengals all weekend long.
Thursday, Feb. 10, 4–9:30 p.m.: Party Like It's 1989 – DJ Diamond spins the hits ‘80s and ‘90s hits, to honor the Bengals’ last Super Bowl appearance.
Friday, Feb. 11, 4–9:30 p.m.: Welcome to the Jungle Party – Fun and games and plenty of music.
Saturday, Feb. 12, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.: Who Dey & Friends Skate – Who Dey, and his friends Gary the Lion, Mr. Red, and Puck Chop from the Cincinnati Cyclones invite you to hit the ice.
4–9:30 p.m. : Show Your Stripes Party – Bengals fans of all stripes are invited for for music from DJ Fusemania and live music from Audio Graffiti on Fifth Third Bank Center Stage.
Sunday, Feb. 13, 1 p.m.: Game Dey Party – Party highlights include
Pre-game music from DJ Arie starting at 1:00pm
Live music from local favorites, 2nd Wind Band at 2:30 p.m
FREE face painting
Heaters and seating on Fountain Square’s Plaza
Hot and cold drink specials at Fountain Square’s full-service bar
Game day coverage on the giant Fifth Third Bank high-definition LED Board
Celebratory music from DJ Etrayn and pyrotechnics throughout the game
Find details on all the parties at myfountainsquare.com/events.
Motor Away
rom the latest models to beloved classics, the 2022 Auto Expo is no drive-by experience! Get in gear before you go with our event guide.
If You Go
2022 Cincinnati Auto Expo
Duke Energy Convention Center, 525 Elm St.
Feb. 3–6
General admission: $11 | Children age 12 and younger: Free (Save $2 by purchasing online in advance)
www.2022AutoExpo.com
Thursday, Feb. 3, 5 – 9 p.m.
REV IT UP! Opening Night – $1 admission
Friday, Feb. 4, 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Half-price admission from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 5, 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 6, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
General admission: $11 | Children age 12 and younger: Free (Save $2 by purchasing online in advance)
Tickets and info at www.2022AutoExpo.com
Chip shortages, supply chain issues, and a pandemic made shopping for – and finding – a new car difficult over the past couple of years.
But the search for new wheels just got a little easier and a lot more fun.
The 34th Cincinnati Auto Expo at the Duke Energy Convention Center gives you the chance to experience technologies and features in the newest-model cars, electric vehicles (EVs), hybrids, crossovers, SUVs and trucks created by popular domestic and import manufacturers.
The Expo is managed and promoted by the Greater Cincinnati Automobile Dealers Assn. (GCADA), which represents 93 area franchised new automotive dealerships. Since its 1993 inception, GCADA members’ annual Opening Night REV IT UP! VIP Party has raised funds to support Cincinnati Children’s Comprehensive Children’s Injury Clinic (CCIC) Child Passenger Safety Program that provides safety seats and complementary resources to patients and the community to help prevent injuries to children while they’re on the road. Through the past eight years, GCADA has raised more than $435,000 for CCIC and is expected to surpass $500,000 in total contributions this February.
In addition to award-winning vehicles such as the North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of Year (NACTOY) Truck of the Year, Ford Maverick, and Utility Vehicle of the Year, Ford Bronco, as voted by industry media, the Cincinnati Auto Expo also will showcase a variety of electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrids such as the BMW iX and i4, Ford F-150 Lightning, Ford Mustang MACH E, Jeep Wrangler 4xE, Volkswagen ID.4 and more.
Don’t Miss
The Subaru Pet Park returns to feature animals from local shelters ready for adoption to forever homes.
Dream Machine Boulevard presented by General Electric Credit Union features a collection of the most-coveted vehicles in the area. The 2021 boulevard featured a collection of Alfa Romeo, Audi, BMW, Chevrolet, Ford, Genesis, Maserati and Porsche models valued at $1.5 million.
The Safe Travel for Kids Family Zone presented by the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky Toyota Dealers will feature:
RC Car Raffle: GCADA members have donated more than 100 remote-control cars to raffle. Children place tickets into buckets for chances to win their favorites.
Cincinnati Children’s Child Passenger Safety display – Child passenger safety experts will provide advice about proper safety seat selection, fitting and installation in addition to directing parents and guardians to resources to help them protect children when they are on the road.
Dragonfly Foundation Firetruck – The Stonelick Creek Fire Dept. will be accepting donations for the Dragonfly Foundation, which offers pediatric cancer patients ranging from birth to age 40, their siblings/offspring and parents/spouses/caregivers a holistic, uncompromising, fighting chance at well-being by building a network that connects Dragonfly families to each other and the community. The GCADA makes an annual donation to help maintain the firetruck.
Kemba Credit Union Children’s Goody Bags: Kemba Credit Union will sponsor drawstring, backpack-style children’s goody bags filled with fun activities such as the Auto Expo Scavenger Hunt Passport. Children learn safety lessons as they complete their passport by stopping at different stations throughout the Expo floor. Children can present a completed passport for five entries into the GCADA Member RC Car Raffle.
Ford Racing Simulator: Guests can test their racing skills with an immersive simulator that tilts on angles and rotates as drivers navigate changing road course track conditions.
Cincinnati Circus: Performers will roam the exhibit hall to entertain guests of all ages during select Expo hours.
Cars as Movie Stars: Guests will be able to view the 1973 Gran Torino that shared the screen with Don Cheadle in Miles Ahead, the film exploring the life of jazz great Miles Davis, and the 1949 Packard from the Cate Blanchett-Rooney Mara drama Carol. Each movie was filmed in Cincinnati.
Ready for a test drive? At the Expo, you test drive or ride in the Chevrolet Blazer, Equinox, Silverado 1500, Trailblazer and/or Traverse. Sign up just inside the convention center entrance at Fifth and Elm streets.
Along with the cars featured in films shot in Cincinnati, you’ll find more collector and unique vehicles from area clubs such as Cincinnati Concours d’ Elegance, Ohio Valley GTO Club, and individuals will make up a special exhibit.
Ready to Roar
It's time for a good, old-fashioned pep rally! We couldn't let the Bengals go to the AFC Championship game without a big sendoff. Head to The Banks to celebrate the team with music, drinks, and Bengals legends.
You probably haven’t been to a pep rally in a while. But now you have your chance!
Show your stripes at the official Bengals Pep Rally at The Banks before the AFC Championship game in Kansas City on Sunday.
Join Who Dey and members of the BenGals (5 p.m.) along with Mayor Aftab Pureval. Bengals Hall of Famer Anthony Munoz and Bengals Legends Ickey Woods and David Fulcher (6 p.m.) are scheduled to make appearances. The party also features music from Audio Graffiti.
The stage will be set in front of the Freedom Center with beverage sales available throughout the DORA District.
Beer and soda sales from the event will benefit Special Olympics and their Polar Plunge event, which will be held on Saturday, Jan. 29 at The Banks.
In case you need a refresher on the Bengals fight song.
Chill of a Lifetime
Dive into a good cause at the Greater Cincinnati Polar Plunge on Jan. 29 for Special Olympics
Take the Plunge
Participants (or Plungers) in the Polar Plunge raise a minimum of $75 ($50 minimum for students 18 and under) and take the leap into a pool that will be set up at the intersection of Joe Nuxhall Way and East Freedom Way.
Anyone who wants to take the Plunge can sign up on-line at greatercincinnatiplunge.com, create their own Web page and raise money through the official Polar Plunge Web site. Participants can register as individuals or gather a team of friends, family or coworkers and register as a group.
There will be an early check-in for participants who want to avoid the lines on Plunge day. Early check-in will be held at Jefferson Social Club at The Banks from 5-7 pm on Friday, Jan. 28. Team captains and individual Plungers can turn in all money raised and gather select fundraising prizes prior to the event day.
Day-of-event registration for the Polar Plunge begins at 9 a.m. at Jefferson Social Club. Opening ceremonies, including the costume parade and costume contest, kick off at 11 a.m. and Plunging begins at approximately 11:30 a.m.
This year’s 2022 Greater Cincinnati Polar Plunge benefitting Special Olympics in Ohio and Kentucky moves to The Banks.
The Polar Plunge will be held on Saturday, Jan. 29, at its brand-new home in front of the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame. This will be the first time in the 16 years of the event that it will be held on the Ohio side of the river.
The Polar Plunge features brave souls – many in crazy costumes – taking a dip into chilly winter waters to help support the Special Olympics mission of providing sports training and competition opportunities for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
The actual Plunge is only part of the event. The day includes a costume contest as well vendors and of course the restaurants and bars at The Banks that will open early for Plungers.
Afraid of the cold water or can’t be there on Plunge day? Again this year you can register to Plunge Your Way and raise money to support Special Olympics athletes, while still being eligible for great fundraising prizes.
This will be the 16th year that the Special Olympics programs in Ohio and Kentucky have combined to organize the event. The Plunge has raised nearly $1.9 million in 15 years for the two programs.
The Greater Cincinnati Polar Plunge is sponsored Hard Rock Casino-Cincinnati, Republic Bank, Cultivate Behavioral Health and Education, Local 12, Q-102, Cintas, Greater Cincinnati Water Works, Sheetz and The Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics.
Special Olympics is the world’s largest program of sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Participation is open to all individuals eight years of age or older. Training and competition in local, area, state, and national programs is offered year-round in 25 sports.
For more information about Special Olympics Programs, visit www.sooh.org or www.soky.org.
A Little Chili
Sample delicious samples of chili and chili-inspired dishes at Findlay Market’s annual Chili Fest.
If You Go
Chili Fest at Findlay Market
Sunday, Jan. 16, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sample chili and foods from merchants around the market.
Tickets can be purchased at the Market Center located in the Market House or online.
As winter settles over the Tristate, it’s the perfect time to think about the ultimate warm-up – chili.
Whether you need supplies to whip up your own world-famous batch for the cold days ahead or want to sample chili-inspired foods made by experts, make a visit to Findlay Market’s Chili Fest this Sunday.
Since 2005, Findlay Market has celebrated our particular and peculiar local delicacy with Chili Fest each January.
“Besides the obvious, to enjoy so many warm, tasty foods on a cold January day, Chili Fest is an awesome way to support small businesses and try a variety of foods from different places,” says Kelly Lanser, director of communication & strategic initiatives at Findlay Market.
In the past, Chili Fest featured an old-fashioned chili cook-off. But given the state of things, this year’s event puts the spotlight on Findlay Market merchants rather than competition.
With more than 20 participating vendors, attendees will be able to choose samples and try various dishes from merchants by purchasing ticket packages in bundles of 5 for $10 or 12 for $20 to sample dishes.
“Ticket packages allow people to visit places they love, as well as try out new stops at the market,” says Lanser. “Live music and warm cocktails top-off the day at the market.”
Among the samples are
Eckerlin Meats – Texas Beer Bacon Chili
Em's Bread – 5 Cheese Banana Pepper Stuffed Loaf
Harmony Plant Fare – Cincy Style Chili Grilled Cheese
Makers Bakers Co. – Mango Habanero Cheesecake
Maverick Chocolate – Fahrenheit 513 Hot Chocolate
The Empanadas Box – Cinci-Chili Empanada
“We work with our merchants to come up with interesting themes, such as like Chili Fest, that provide interesting ways for them to showcase and sell their products,” says Lanser. “Chile Fest encourages people to come to the market on a specific time, enjoy the delicious food the market has to offer, all while supporting our dozens of small businesses.”
Totally Gaga
Bring your Poker Face to Hard Rock Casino for a Lady Gaga-inspired New Year's Eve party to ring in 2022, complete with live music, DJs, and Lady Gaga look alikes.
Party like a rock star this New Year’s Eve!
Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati is hosting a Lady Gaga inspired party to ring in 2022, so show off that Poker Face.
The first 4,000 guests will receive Lady Gaga themed sunglasses, beginning at 7 p.m.
Local artists will be live painting Lady Gaga murals throughout the casino. Live DJ all evening long and a performance in the Hard Rock Cafe by Cassette Junkies, beginning at 9:30 p.m.
Lady Gaga look-alike models will be on the casino floor for photos and selfies.
Casino restaurants will have extended hours, though you find a meat dress on the menu.
Visit www.hardrockcasinocincinnati.com for details.
The Middle of Everything
Now open at the Contemporary Arts Center, The Regional is the first major multi-museum survey dedicated to contemporary artists based in the Midwest. The exhibition features works by more than 20 artists that celebrate the artistic and cultural complexity of the Midwest.
If You Go
The Regional
Dec. 10, 2021 – March 20, 2022
Contemporary Arts Center
44 E. Sixth St.
FREE admission
www.cincycac.org
The Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) and Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art (Kemper Museum) in Kansas City, MO have worked together to curate the first major exhibition dedicated to artists living and working throughout Midwestern America.
The Regional features new and recent work, including several site-responsive commissions, by more than 20 artists working across painting, photography, installation, and performance throughout the Midwest.
Showcasing artists that represent a wide variety of backgrounds, concerns, and approaches—including Conrad Egyir, Matthew Angelo Harrison, Gisela McDaniel, Devan Shimoyama, Alice Tippit, and Jordan Weber—The Regional celebrates the artistic and cultural complexity of the Midwest, offering audiences a more comprehensive understanding of this moment in America’s heartland.
The Regional is co-curated by Amara Antilla, senior curator at the CAC and Jade Powers, assistant curator at Kemper Museum.
“The Regional is a testament to the range of creative practices and rich cultural heritage alive in the Midwest and is an important opportunity to support and celebrate local artists,” says Antilla. “The exhibition offers audiences a long glance into the heart of America, which is as complex, varied, and evolving as the artists and works on view in this show. At a time when the concerns of the middle of the country are ever more visible and urgent, this exhibition is a chance to spark dialogue and connection, providing audiences a deeper understanding of the historical foundation and contemporary concerns that ultimately unite us.”
Loosely defined as the area that stretches from the Dakotas in the west along the Great Lakes to Michigan and Ohio in the east and from the north in Minnesota adjacent to the Mississippi River through Illinois, Iowa and Missouri, the Midwest is a construct bounded by geography as well as shared social and cultural legacies. Partially encompassing the “Rust Belt,” a site of 20th century industrial growth marked by subsequent declines and more recent resurgences, the Midwest is linked by histories that include the early abolition of slavery and the underground railroad network, as well as immigration, namely by Germans, Irish, and Scandinavians in the mid-19th century, and more recently by asylum seekers from countries as varied as Vietnam, Iraq, and Somalia.
“The intersections that emerge between artists working all across the Midwest in this exhibition are truly exciting,” says Powers. “Working with artists based in the region and understanding the cultural landscape of America’s heartland brings ideas of self, community, and purpose to the forefront. It has been energizing to see how the artists respond to these themes in their practices. I look forward to the unique experiences of the work that each venue will present and the dialogue that they will surely inspire related to both shared and individual experiences within the Midwest.”
The Regional Artists
Hellen Ascoli (b. 1984, Guatemala City, Guatemala; lives and works in Madison, WI)
Lyndon Barrois Jr. (b. 1983, New Orleans; lives and works in Pittsburgh)
Jonathan Christensen Caballero (b. 1988, Salt Lake City; lives and works in Lawrence, KS)
Rachel Cox (b. 1984, Irving, TX; lives and works in Iowa City, IA)
Mara Duvra (b. 1989, Silver Spring, MD; lives and works in Minneapolis)
Conrad Egyir (b.1989, Accra, Ghana; lives and works in Detroit)
Isa Gagarin (b. 1986, Guam; lives and works in Minneapolis)
Rashawn Griffin (b. 1980, Los Angeles; lives and works in Kansas City, MO).
Dan Gunn (b. 1980, Prairie Village, KS; lives and works in Chicago)
Matthew Angelo Harrison (b.1989, Detroit; lives and works in Detroit)
Pao Houa Her (b. 1982, Laos; lives and works in Blaine, MN)
Anissa Lewis (b. 1974, Covington, KY; lives and works in Cincinnati)
Dakota Mace (Diné) (b. 1991, Albuquerque, NM; lives and works in Madison, WI)
Gisela McDaniel (b. 1995, Guam; lives and works in Detroit)
Lorena Molina (b. 1985, San Salvador, El Salvador; lives and works in Cincinnati)
Huong Ngo (b. 1979, Hong Kong; lives and works in Chicago)
Yvonne Osei (b. 1990, Hamburg, Germany; lives and works in St. Louis)
Natalie Petrosky (b. 1989, Akron, OH; lives and works in Cleveland)
Devan Shimoyama (b. 1989, Philadelphia; lives and works in Pittsburgh)
Alice Tippit (b. 1975, Independence, KS; lives and works in Chicago)
Jordan Weber (b. 1984, Des Moines, IA; lives and works in Des Moines, IA)
Margo Wolowiec (b. 1985, Detroit; lives and works in Detroit)
Nikki Woods (b. 1990, Cleveland; lives and works in Cleveland)
Reflecting and responding to this range of social and historical contexts, The Regional scans the diverse cultural landscape of the region and provides a snapshot of the creative ecology blooming within it. The exhibition brings together new and recent work by artists from a variety of backgrounds who are currently based in Detroit, Cincinnati, Chicago, Cleveland, Kansas City, Madison, Minneapolis, and St. Louis, among other locales throughout the Midwest.
The Regional celebrates the range of cultural origins and creative approaches in the middle section of America by uniting artists working across creative disciplines to explore some of the most pressing issues of our time.
As an initiative dedicated to showcasing and engaging with local cultural communities, The Regional will evolve as it tours to each location by inviting additional local artists to participate in related programming and installations at each venue. The exhibition will also be accompanied by a digital catalogue highlighting featured works and exploring a range of historic and contemporary themes informing the show. Together, the exhibition, publication, and related programs will invite audiences to participate in a dynamic discourse about the past and future of the Midwest and the artists working within it.
In conjunction with the exhibition, the CAC and Kemper Museum are developing a robust digital catalogue, which will be made available as a free downloadable PDF on each of the institutions’ websites. The catalogue will revisit older histories of the region while also inviting speculation about its future, highlighting certain works in the exhibition, and engaging a range of subjects including gentrification, propaganda, Jazz, joy, failure, and freedom. The catalogue will include new essays by the exhibition’s curators as well as contributions from scholars, artists, and thought leaders.
Welcome Back
The Visitor Center on Fountain Square has reopened, with volunteers ready to share all of the holiday events and can't miss spots for those heading downtown for holiday season.
Not sure when Holiday Pops is? Looking for Santa? Wondering where to grab a bite to eat?
Local experts are eager to help – the Fountain Square Visitor Center Cincinnati has re-opened!
Staffed by volunteers who have completed the Certified Tourism Ambassador training, the Visitor Center had been shuttered at the beginning of the pandemic when travel saw sharp declines.
“Leisure travel to the Cincy region has made a strong recovery, and weekend hotel business is strong,” said Julie Calvert, president and CEO of the Cincinnati USA Convention & Visitors Bureau. “Reopening our Visitor Center on Fountain Square now to support the winter and holiday events gives our guests more ideas on ways to enjoy the region.”
Located in the north area of Fountain Square, near Chipotle and behind Via Vite, The Visitor Center will be open Fridays through Sundays, and the schedule will continue into the new year.
“The Holidays are such a special time to visit Cincinnati, so it makes sense to re-open while people are returning to so many cherished experiences,“ Calvert added. “We encourage locals to reconnect with the region as well, and bring your out-of-town guests to these events and the Visitor Center.”
Light It Up
Celebrate the end of Hanukkah with the Cincinnati Jewish Community during an outdoor menorah lighting, ice skating, and bumper cars on Fountain Square.
If You Go
JCC: Hanukkah at Fountain Square
Sunday, Dec. 5, 4 – 5:30 p.m.
Fountain Square, 520 Vine St.
Celebrate the end of Hanukkah with the Cincinnati Jewish Community! Details at www.jewishcincy200.org.
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights comes at the time of year when we need it the most, as the nights grow longer.
This Sunday, several local Jewish organizations are inviting the community to celebrate the final night of Hanukkah on Fountain Square.
“Fountain Square is the heart of Cincinnati. It’s one of the most recognizable landmarks in the city and is the central gathering place for the Cincinnati community,” says Devra Silverman, youth and family programming specialist at the Mayerson JCC. “Fountain Square is the centerpiece of the city’s major festivals…its centrality and prominence are unmatched.”
The menorah lighting ceremony will be led by Rabbi Yosef Kalmanson of Chabad of Southern Ohio. He will share the story and traditions of Hanukkah as well as offer a modern context about hosting this holiday celebration on Fountain Square. Representatives from the event’s sponsors and organizers, the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati, the Mayerson JCC, The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati, the Jewish Cincinnati Bicentennial, The Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center, the Jewish Community Relations Council, Camp Livingston, and Chabad of Southern Ohio, will also light candles.
“We felt that it was important to honor the diversity of our community by showcasing many of the organizations that make our community so rich and vibrant,” says Silverman.
The evening will also include a presentation from Jackie Congedo, the director of the Jewish Community Relations Council, about the Shine a Light campaign (see below). She address the the rise of antisemitism nationally, as well as here locally, and offer resources available in the community so we can dispel the darkness of antisemitism.
“It’s important to our Jewish community, particularly in our 200th year of Jewish life in Cincinnati, to host the last night of Hanukkah because we are a vibrant and important part of the Cincinnati culture—and we want to include all of Cincinnati in our celebration,” says Silverman.
Shine a Light
Shine A Light is a comprehensive initiative to illuminate the dangers of antisemitism through education, community partnerships, workplace engagement, advocacy, and media. Through Dec. 6, Shine A Light will spotlight modern forms of antisemitism, raise awareness, and inspire action to fight it at every turn across America—in workplaces, schools and campuses, and online.
Using the powerful story of Hanukkah, Shine a Light works to champion the message that light can dispel darkness. It seeks to catalyze conversations within and across communities, on school campuses, and in the workplace, so that people will better understand what constitutes antisemitism and take steps to respond. Find out more at shinealighton.com.
On the List
Don't wait until the last-minute to do your holiday shopping! Wrap up all your gift-buying with with one visit to The Banks and still have time for a beer.
Men are notorious for waiting until the last minute to do their holiday shopping. When you factor in gift wrapping, it can be even more of a buzzer-beat. But fear not! Dads of all ages (and types of offspring!) can take care of all their holiday shopping needs with one visit to The Banks.
Hosted by 1530 ESPN, The Banks and its partners offer a “Season of Saturdays” for dads to have a beer, watch a game and shop at The Banks for the entire family.
Packages include gift cards to:
Ruth’s Steakhouse, Taste of Belgium, E+O or Moerlein Lager House with an overnight stay at the AC Hotel
An “unplugged adventure” with a gift card to The Escape Game and a tour of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
The perfect “in-laws” gift with a $100 gift card to E+O Kitchen and tickets to a show at the ICON Music Center
Gift cards to the Cincinnati Cyclones, a pre-game stop at the Holy Grail and nightcap at The Stretch.
Pro-tip: Gift cards require almost no wrapping.
Other packages include a gift card for Cincinnati Bengals 2022 tickets, Bengals hat and pre-game gift card to Jefferson Social and exclusive “Dad’s Guide” Cincinnati Reds deals including tickets, an autographed baseball from Pete Rose, admission to the Reds Hall of Fame and other exclusive gifts.
Add convenient parking just steps from The Banks, and the holidays couldn’t be easier. Visit TheBanksCincy.com for more great holiday shopping ideas.
Article of Faith
During his extensive travels, Daniel Epstein devoted time to interviewing and photographing people he met, documenting the power of faith. His book, Portraits in Faith, will be released on Saturday, Dec. 4.
If You Go
Portraits in Faith Book Launch
Dec. 4, 6 p.m.
Summit Hotel, 5345 Medpace Way
with performances by Neshama Carlebach, a Portraits of Faith subject and an award-winning singer, songwriter, and activist
Purchase tickets for the book launch.
For more information on the Portraits of Faith, visit portraitsinfaith.org.
While traveling the globe as a marketing director for Procter & Gamble, Daniel Epstein made time to interview and photograph 500 people across 27 countries documenting the power of faith and spirituality. His eighteen-year exploration, Portraits in Faith, is the world’s most extensive oral history project about faith conducted by a single person.
Epstein founded the non-profit Portraits in Faith Foundation and has now compiled over a hundred of his inspirational portraits into a new book.
Portraits in Faith documents the role of spiritual experience inside and outside of formal religion, expected and unexpected, told in people’s own words. The multi-media project has been praised by documentarian Ken Burns, television personality Dr. Oz, and many Christian, Jewish, and Muslim leaders.
Motivated by his own search to fill the “God-sized hole” in his life, Epstein set out on a journey. He felt that if he did not develop some type of spiritual faith, he would die. This led him to interview people of all backgrounds and from all walks of life representing over 50 religions, denominations, and spiritual followings.
Portraits in Faith is raw, personal stories of spiritual healing. Each account is a new perspective: Steve, a gay man in Cincinnati with chemical and sex addictions, finds hope in the simple sign of peace Catholics give to each other at the end of Mass. Anna, the mother of post-modern dance, reveals how dance and movement are deeply authentic forms of spirituality. Danny, an Israeli injured by a terror attack, believes that we must thank God even for bad things and work out what they mean in our lives. Alakananda is a mystic who lives “beyond religion where all traditions shine” in the realm of universal light. Every story is unique, but they are all threaded together by the power of faith.
Epstein is a marketing and innovation consultant based in Cincinnati, Ohio and a former Harley Procter Marketing Director for Procter & Gamble, the highest distinction and title given to marketers at Procter & Gamble (only 20 in company history). Outside of work, he is dedicated to building bridges across cultures and faith. In 1994, Epstein co-founded and then co-led the Cincinnati African American-Jewish community dialogue. Following the race riots in Cincinnati in 2001, Daniel co-led “Open the Space, Cincinnati!” a unique large group race relations dialogue program.
Sleigh All Day
Though he's popped up in a few places already, Santa officially arrives on Friday, Nov. 26. Check out where to find him for wish list sharing and those all-important holiday photos!
Most adults look forward to Thanksgiving all year as a day to relax and enjoy good food and good company, but it’s the day after that kids anticipate.
That’s the day Santa Claus comes to town!
On Friday, Nov. 26, Santa makes his official arrival in the Tristate. If you really want to, you can visit Santa at the mall. It will be crowded, the photos will be expensive, and the whole ordeal will feel a little hectic and unpleasant.
But you don’t have to settle for that. You can find Santa in action, building things and swimming with sharks; tending to his reindeer and taking his place in history!
At first glance, Santa swimming seems a bit off brand with his fur suit and heavy boots. But for the past 19 years, Scuba Santa has been part of Water Wonderland at Newport Aquarium.
You can see Scuba Santa swim with a tank full of sharks and still tell him what you want for Christmas. His scuba bubbles are magic, of course, so every time a bubble pops, a wish will come true for someone throughout the world. Visit the website for exact times!
At Cincinnati Museum Center, Santa makes his grand arrival at 11 a.m. aboard a historic firetruck from the Cincinnati Fire Museum. You can watch his entrance and wave “hello” by the historic fountain at Union Terminal. After that, he’ll settle in by the cozy fireplace set up adjacent to Holiday Junction to hear your holiday wishes.
Did you ever wonder how the elves became such expert toymakers? They learned from Santa. Watch him Santa’s in his workshop at Washington Park on select Saturdays and Sundays beginning Nov. 27, from 12 to 4 p.m. for socially distanced photos with Santa. These events series are free, but you need to bring your own camera.
For the absolute best Santa in the Christmas business, visit Rising Star Christmas Casino. He’s in the Market Village, you can pick up a few gifts, talk to Santa, and even visit with his reindeer. As a bonus, the website offers a “reindeer cam” so you check on your new furry friends whenever you’d like.
Silver Bells
Cincinnati Bell unveiled “Imagination Destination” experiences, partnering with 3CDC, Findlay Market, Freestore Foodbank and Ronald McDonald House Cincinnati to usher in the holiday season.
Frosty the Snowman.
Eight tiny reindeer.
Charlie Brown’s Christmas tree.
The holiday season is filled with wonder and magic, inspiring the imagination of children of all ages.
Keeping with that belief, Cincinnati Bell has created the “Imagine the Possibilities” campaign this holiday season, giving back to the community it has served for nearly 150 years.
Part of this campaign is creating special “Imagination Destination” holiday experiences, fulfilling wish lists and donating to local charities, supporting small businesses, and providing special “150” themed offers and “holiday relief” sweepstakes for customers and the community. Cincinnati Bell has a long history of supporting community initiatives, small businesses and local charities, and this year, the company will partner with organizations including 3CDC, Findlay Market, Freestore Foodbank and Ronald McDonald House Cincinnati to kick off the holiday season.
“For nearly 150 years, home has been here,” said Christi Cornette, Chief Culture Officer of Cincinnati Bell. “We’re proud to give back to the city that’s given us so much. And as a thank you, we want to help everyone experience the magic of the holidays.”
Findlay Market
Cincinnati Bell and Findlay Market are partnering to bring back the Shillito’s Elves, which will be set up at Findlay Market from Black Friday at 11 a.m. through the end of the year in the old Leader Furniture building. The Shillito’s Elves will be displayed facing out, so market shoppers and visitors can walk around to view them 6 days per week during market hours (Tuesday–Friday, 9 a.m.–6 a.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m.–6 p.m.; Sundaym 10 a.m.–4 p.m.). They will be animated on weekends.
Taking Care of Business
Cincinnati Bell will support local businesses with the annual digital Small Business Holiday Guide, promoting holiday shopping at area small businesses. Current and new customers of Cincinnati Bell will also see up to $150 in holiday savings on premium TV content, connected home discounts and more. And everyone in the community will be invited to experience new “Imagination Destinations” including free family-friendly activities, chances to win free holiday prizes and gifts, and exciting new interactive holiday window displays to be announced soon.
“We encourage everyone to support the small businesses and great organizations in our community by shopping small and giving what you can,” said Leigh Fox, President and CEO of Cincinnati Bell. “Every time we buy a cup of coffee at a local shop, or donate a coat or can of food to a local food drive, we are making a big difference in the place we call home and in the lives of our friends and neighbors in need.”
Cincinnati Bell will also partner with Findlay Market this holiday season to support the nearly 150 small businesses housed at the market with a special event on Shop Small Saturday, which is Saturday, Nov. 27, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Cincinnati Bell will also sponsor the Holiday Experience in the Leader Furniture space at Findlay Market with a variety of family-friendly activities including: Free raffle prizes, holiday keepsake photos, holiday gift bags for children, and shopping ideas for connected home solutions along with other holiday surprises. The Holiday Experience starts November 27-28 and continues December 4-5 and 11-12. In honor of Cincinnati Bell’s upcoming 150th Anniversary Celebration in 2023, Cincinnati Bell will donate 150 Christmas trees to local families during the Shop Small Saturday event.
Light Up the Square Downtown Dazzle
Cincinnati Bell will partner with 3CDC to bring back Light Up the Square on Friday, Nov. 26, on Fountain Square. The popular holiday tradition will feature the live lighting of the city’s Christmas tree, live music, a special appearance by Santa Claus and a dazzling fireworks display. Cincinnati Bell will also be participating in the return of Downtown Dazzle on Fountain Square on Saturday, Dec. 4, Dec. 11, and Dec. 18, starting at 6:30 p.m. The popular, family-friendly event features Santa and his elves along with Rudolph rappelling down the 525 Vine Building followed by a Rozzi’s Fireworks show.
“We thank Cincinnati Bell for supporting 3CDC and our focus in making Cincinnati’s urban core a vibrant, dynamic, metropolitan center,” said Christy Samad, Sr. Vice President, Event Management. “The return of our beloved holiday traditions on Fountain Square — the lighting of our city’s Christmas tree and Downtown Dazzle gladly welcome the holiday season to downtown Cincinnati.”
Ronald McDonald House Cincinnati
Cincinnati Bell will partner with Ronald McDonald House Cincinnati to fulfill the Cincinnati Bell Holiday Wish List for over 100 families staying at the House. Additionally, employees of Cincinnati Bell will serve meals over the holidays and help bring the magic of the season to the Ronald McDonald House by transforming common areas to winter wonderland displays and Imagination Destinations. Cincinnati’s Ronald McDonald House provides a home for critically ill children and their families while they receive life-saving medical care.
“We thank Cincinnati Bell for helping to make the holidays away from home for our families as comfortable and as magical as possible,” said Jennifer Loeb, CEO of Ronald McDonald House.
Freestore Foodbank
This holiday season, Cincinnati Bell will donate 150 turkeys to the Thanksgiving food drive for those families served by the Freestore Foodbank.
“Freestore Foodbank believes that every family deserves to share a holiday meal together,” said Kurt Reiber, President and CEO of Freestore Foodbank. “Cincinnati Bell is in the business of connection, and there is no more important connection than family during the holidays.”
Train of Thought
For 75 years, the Duke Energy Holiday Trains have delighted children of all ages! Holiday Junction has opened at Cincinati Museum Center for this landmark anniversary that promises moments of winter wonder.
If You go
Tickets for Holiday Junction featuring the Duke Energy Holiday Trains are limited and timed entry is required. Reserve tickets in advance at cincymuseum.org/holiday-junction. Tickets are $10 each or $5 when added to any other museum experience.
Maybe you remember winding through the CG&E lobby to see the trains on a school or family outing, with the impossibly old men giving you a cookie at the end of the display. Perhaps you’ve taken you own children to see the trains in their new home at Cincinnati Museum Center. But for 75 years the Duke Energy Holiday Trains have been as much a part of the Cincinnati holiday celebrations as Santa Claus and UDF egg nog.
The Duke Energy Holiday Trains continue to evoke childlike wonder in kids of all ages as they celebrate their 75th year. A blizzard of custom-built LEGO bricks returns, featuring whimsical scenes and characters from your favorite books and movies. Historic trains and new technology fill the galleries with moments of winter wonder.
Since 1946, families have gathered to watch as miniature locomotives and railcars zip around snowbanks and crowded streets. They’ve pored over the scenes of people dragging home freshly-cut trees, pushing cars up snow-covered hills and crowding the rail station. This year, adults will once again bend down to share the same eye-level views they remember from their childhood and hoist a new generation onto their shoulders for a fresh look at a Cincinnati holiday tradition. Children who grew up visiting the trains downtown now bring their grandchildren to see the same trains at Cincinnati Museum Center. Generations can even reminisce together over an interactive storybook featuring photos of the iconic trains over the decades.
“Year after year, decade after decade, generation after generation the Duke Energy Holiday Trains have delighted families during the holidays,” said Elizabeth Pierce, president & CEO of Cincinnati Museum Center. “Some people will fall in love with the trains for the first time this year, others for the 75th time, but for everyone we are delighted to once again stoke the fires and send this beloved holiday tradition along their 1,000 feet of track for past and present generations alike.”
The Duke Energy Holiday Trains are surrounded by other incredible train layouts, some dating back over 100 years. The Carlisle & Finch Company, based in Cincinnati, produced the world’s first toy electric train in 1896. Their 1904 version click-clacks through Holiday Junction showcasing meticulous craftsmanship and detail in its metal trains, cars, buildings and bridges. Nearby is a pre-World War II Lionel layout and a Lionel Super O layout from the 1960s, complete with ready-made structures designed to complement the O-scale trains.
Back again is Brickopolis, a blizzard of LEGO bricks crafted into fantastical scenes from the magical worlds of Disney, Marvel, DC Comics, Harry Potter and more. The whimsical display is a seek and find treat surrounding a stunning LEGO metropolis complete with running trains, active seashores and hijinks by the local residents.
Speaking of seek and find, a holiday scavenger hunt featuring CMC-themed objects hidden in the garden railway layout begs you to walk around, peel your eyes and scour every detail for flying pigs, polar bears, and more tucked away in the snowy hills.
Of course, no holiday is complete with a visit to Santa. Santa makes his grand arrival Friday, Nov. 26 aboard a historic firetruck courtesy of the Cincinnati Fire Museum. Regardless of which list you’re on, he’ll be sitting by his fireplace eager to hear what you want for the holidays or ready for you to plead your case in the Public Landing adjacent to Holiday Junction.
Light and Shadow
Renowned for her silhouettes, contemporary artist Kara Walker uses mythology, art history and American history to challenge viewers in the exhibition Kara Walker: Cut to the Quick, now open at The Cincinnati Art Museum.
If You Go
Kara Walker: Cut to the Quick
Cincinnati Art Museum
Nov. 5, 2021 – Jan.17, 2022
Visit cincinnatiartmuseum.org for more information.
Tickets are $12 for general admission, with discounted rates for students, children and seniors. Admission is free for members. Photography is allowed with no flash. On social media, use #CAMWalker.
Free general admission to the Cincinnati Art Museum is made possible by a gift from The Rosenthal Family Foundation. Special exhibition pricing may vary. Parking at the Cincinnati Art Museum is free.
A leading contemporary artist and MacArthur genius grant recipient, Kara Walker re-examines archetypes from American history which continue to shape the structures of modern culture, and the mechanisms of power under which these images were produced and consumed. Using an incisive command of form and starkly contrasting shades of black, gray and white, the artist investigates the prevailing legacies of violence, racism, sexism and imperialism that manifest themselves so openly within the daily American experience.
Kara Walker: Cut to the Quick, From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation is now on view at the Cincinnati Art Museum.
Those familiar with Walker’s cut paper silhouettes will be struck by the multiple media also represented in the exhibition, including drawing, painting, sculpture, film, and printing techniques. Engaging the experience of the nineteenth century panorama, Walker creates narrative arcs that travel from the trans-Atlantic slave trade to the contemporary moment. Her powerful and provocative images interrogate America’s historical memory with tropes that are both comfortably familiar and unsettling. These sites of inquiry offer space for contemplation without predetermined resolution.
Through more than 80 works created between 1994 and 2019 from the collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation—premier American collectors of works on paper—Cut to the Quick demonstrates both Walker’s artistic mastery of medium and the urgency and power of her message.
Due to the difficult themes Walker addresses in her work, and depictions of physical and sexual trauma, A Community Care Space is included in the gallery. Designed by Kara Pierson, founder of Cincinnati’s Lilac & Indigo, the space offers resources for reflection mindfulness and rest.
In Cincinnati, Cut to the Quick will be guest curated by Nashville-based poet and writer Ciona Rouse with Cincinnati Art Museum site curator Trudy Gaba.
Rouse co-curated the exhibition for its debut at the Frist Art Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, alongside the Frist’s executive director and CEO Dr. Susan H. Edwards. Selections of Rouse’s poetry inspired by Walker’s artwork will be displayed in the gallery along with QR codes directing guests to audio versions of the poems.
“Entering into Walker’s work, we step into a world that appears almost whimsical but that invites us to lean in and notice something far more grotesque, troubling and necessary to wrestle with. As a poet, I see Walker's work much like I read a poem. I find new imagery and make new meaning every time. And each time it calls me into seeing myself more clearly in the midst of the larger American narrative,” said Rouse. "Cincinnati has such strong roots related to abolition and freedom. I'm excited to reimagine this exhibition for this city and join Ohio in grappling with the questions Walker presents in her work through this particular collection, which spans most of her career.”
Cut to the Quick includes several of the artist’s most renowned series, including The Emancipation Approximation (1999–2000), Testimony (2005), Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated) (2005), An Unpeopled Land in Uncharted Waters (2010), and Porgy & Bess (2013). The most recent work in the exhibition is a small-scale bronze model of Fons Americanus, the allegorical monument installed in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall in 2019.
In the gallery the series take on an immersive experience, conveying to the viewer a sense of being part of the scenes before them, implicated by presence, both participant and observer. Walker’s work engages the viewer in a disruptive awareness, boldly colliding the reality of history with the artificiality of fictions.
Integral to Walker’s artistic process is her extensive research in history, literature, art history, and popular culture. Her signature room-sized installations of silhouettes in tableaux are heavily influenced by forms of storytelling from mythology to fantasy, and were inspired by her study of colonial portraiture, animated films, and the popular nineteenth-century craft of cut-paper silhouette portraiture.
“The silhouette lends itself to avoidance of the subject, to not being able to look at it directly,” Walker has said of her signature style. “Yet there it is the whole time, staring you in the face.”
Bank on Fun
Catch all the action as the U.S. Men’s National Team take on Mexico in their 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying match at TQL Stadium at the Watch Party at The Banks on Friday, Nov. 12.
If you weren’t one of the lucky ones from all 50 states and Washington, D.C. to get tickets to the U.S. Men’s National Team’s game against Mexico, you can still enjoy the match.
Join FC Cincinnati at The Banks on Friday, Nov. 12 to cheer on the the Team USA in this 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying match/ The party starts at 7 p.m., with the match kick off at 9 p.m.
Enjoy music from DJ Prymtime and activations from the U.S. Army and TQL. Stop by the FC Cincinnati table for free giveaways and register to win a jersey signed by former USMNT player Geoff Cameron.
The most anticipated game in the region every four years, this is the sixth-consecutive time the state of Ohio has hosted the USA-Mexico qualifier. These meetings have produced some of the most significant moments in U.S. Soccer history in a rivalry that dates back to 1934.
While Mexico had historically led the series, competition between the teams has grown into a proper rivalry since 2000 during which time the U.S. has held the edge, amassing a record of 15-9-6 against its neighbors to the south. The most important meeting in the modern era came at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea/Japan in the Round of 16.
The epic encounters continued last summer when the USMNT was crowned champion of the inaugural Concacaf Nations League after twice coming from behind to defeat Mexico 3-2 in a match that required 30 minutes of overtime to determine a winner. Nearly two months later and with a roster that included 19 changes from the Nations League, the USMNT once again stood atop the winner’s stage after Miles Robinson headed home the game-winner in the 117th minute of a 1-0 shutout of Mexico before a sold-out crowd of 61,514 fans at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
Since 2000, the series is an even 4-4-2 in World Cup Qualifying contests.
Check out food and drinks at 18 Banks establishments, walk throughout the DORA and watch the match on the big screen hanging from the Red’s Hall of Fame Museum.
As part of their end of season awards, The FC Cincinnati Foundation will also present the P&G Humanitarian Award to Nick Hagglund and the TQL Cares award to The Children’s Home.
Fangs A Lot
Looking for a classic way to celebrate Halloween? Cozy up for Nosferatu from the Friends of Music Hall, complete with a creepy soundtrack from the Mighty Wurlitzer.
How to Watch…If You Dare!
Veteran Mighty Wurlitzer theater organist Trent Sims performs for the pre-recorded virtual performance of the spine-tingling film, Nosferatu.
The film is available for streaming through Nov. 7 at https://youtu.be/ifaDVg34o48.
You could spend your Halloween endlessly scrolling through Netflix, never deciding on a scary movie (or Scary Movie) to watch. But the Friends of Music Hall have ordered up a guaranteed spine-tingler with a Cincinnati spin with a special showing of Nosferatu with music from acclaimed organist Trent Sims on the Mighty Wurlitzer.
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror was directed by F.W. Murnau, with Max Schreck starring as Count Orlok, a vampire with an interest in both a new residence and the wife of his real estate agent. This legendary 1922 silent German Expressionist film tells the story of a creepy count who is hunting for a new home and takes an unwelcome fancy to his real estate agent’s wife. The film, inspired by Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel, Dracula, was ranked 21st in the “The 100 Best Films of World Cinema.”
Organist Sims, a native of Dayton, Ohio, developed a love of music at an early age. He has played classical and theater organ concerts across the United States, England, and Germany. Sims has been particularly associated with Music Hall’s Mighty Wurlitzer, having made the inaugural recording on that instrument in 2010.
The film is part of the Friends’ Silent Movies Made Musical with the Mighty Wurlitzer series. In the spring, the Friends of Music Hall presented Girl Shy (1924), starring Harold Lloyd as a shy, stuttering bachelor who works in a tailor shop – yet he's writing a guide book for bashful young men! He meets and falls in love with a rich young woman who is engaged and about to wed an already-married man! He has to become her hero and prevent the wedding – but how? Master organist Clark Wilson took viewers back to a time when the bells and whistles of the Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre organ provided the soundtrack to film entertainment.
Find learn more about the Friends of Music Hall and additional programming, visit friendsofmusichall.org.