2013
Fall at Your Feet
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35 Can’t Miss Events and Festivals 4 Beerfests! Drink beer, eat sausage and wear lederhosen at some of the best Oktoberfests in the Midwest
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Fairs, Festivals and Apples Fall in the Tristate means fairs and festivals. Take a peak at some unique Ohio events, including those dedicated to apples
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Parks and Rec
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Friday (and Weekend) Night Lights and Horse racing
We have the best places to to enjoy the weather before Old Man Winter gets here
Our area has what any football fan is looking for, as well as the finest thoroughbreds in the country
haunts 11 Local Test your bravery and courage at these terrifying locations
your Toes 14 Tap From ballet to rock, there’s plenty of art and music to groove to this fall
and Dine 15 Wine Not into Beer? Check out the wine and bourbon events
the Races 16 Run Get in shape for the best races the Tristate has to offer
Oktoberfest Zinzinnati is one of our can’t miss events this fall
in the Park 16 Progress Butler County MetroParks is
hat beaut y, advent ure and fun that’s all wrapped up in a publication, right here in your mailbox and well before the fall. We welcome you to our annual publication that captures the spirit of a season that has become the favorite of many. Readers gave us input that they thought we should move the publication earlier to allow for better planning, and so it be done; whereas in years previous, the magazine would have come out well after the schools were in session. Take a look at our editors’ choices of what they see as the “musts” of the season. I readily admit that you better be prepared to get a scare at the Dent Schoolhouse. But oh there is so much more to do in the Tristate! And don’t even get me started for the kick off of the arts season and my impatience to mark the must do’s in the calendar. We also included our annual Outstanding Educators feature and its accompanying 2013 Private School Guide, focusing on the talent and professionalism of those teachers that greet our children for another year of achievement and growth. My intuition tells me that where our schools go, so does our communities and businesses, and our teachers are a group that rightly deserve our support and recognition. Harvest. Gather. Enjoy. It’s what we at Cincy call the Fall Spectacular.
partnering with organizations throughout the county to improve park amenities. BY MIKE BOYER
of the Arts 17 State The Fitton Center celebrates its 20th anniversary while contemplating the impact of creative arts in the community. BY MIKE BOYER
Outstanding Educators 18 2013 Cincy Magazine compiles a list of the top teachers and instructors from the Tristate’s school districts. BY THE EDITORS
to Private Schools 23 Guide A chart filled with detailed
information about private schools in Southwest Ohio, Southeast Indiana and Northern Kentucky. BY THE EDITORS
PUBLISHED BY Cincy Co. LLC
EDITOR & PUBLISHER: Eric Harmon BUSINESS EDITOR: Mike Boyer CUSTOM EDITOR: Julie Bethlenfalvy ASSOCIATE EDITORS: Danny Restivo & Corinne Minard ART DIRECTOR: Guy Kelly ADVERTISING MANAGER: Kristine McDonough PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: Keith Ohmer MARKETING COORDINATOR: Jordan Staugler EVENTS COORDINATOR: Jenna Toon PROMOTIONS COORDINATOR: Lindsey Gooch ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES: Dave Ball, Brad Hoicowitz
Contact Cincy: information@cincymagazine.com or call (513) 421-2533. Go to www.cincymagazine.com to get your complimentary subscription to Cincy.
ON THE COVER: Casey Martin of Kamikaze Fireflies breathes fire at the Renaissance Festival Start With Trust
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