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Royal Wedding Hot Takes

Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle are officially the Duke and Duchess of Sussex following the #RoyalWedding Saturday. Folks on this side of the pond had to wake up at the butt crack of dawn (I find it’s best to employ crude language while discussing the monarchy, just to knock ’em down a peg), and your loyal couch correspondent did just that this weekend. Guests started arriving as early as 4 a.m. EST and included familiar famous faces such as Oprah, James Corden, Serena Williams, Posh and Becks, Priyanka Chopra, George and Amal (who looked the most STUNNING in head-totoe yellow gold) Clooney and many of Meghan’s Suits co-stars. Oh, and Kate Middleton’s sis Pippa looked like a refreshing can of Arizona green tea. Speaking of familiar guests, Harry’s exes Chelsy Davy and Cressida Bonas were also in attendance. Normal! Absent from the ceremony was Meghan’s dad, who had to keep it chill following heart surgery. Her dad’s side of the family has been a hot mess since the engagement was announced, and you know the Queen is having none of that. Meghan’s mom was there, though, and she looked amazing (#gotitfromhermama). Prince Charles walked the bride down the second half of the aisle and it was actually pretty sweet. In fact, everything the royal couple did came off 50 shades of cute: the way they looked at each other; their whispered comments during the ceremony; their proper yet genuine kisses. If watching that spectacle didn’t turn you into a Harry and Meghan stan, you have no heart! Then there’s the dress. Meghan looked classy if not a bit bland in a Givenchy boat-neck gown with three-quarter-length sleeves, minimal makeup and an epic lace veil. She went the modest route, but who needs to be over-the-top when you’re already becoming a princess? The bish is flawless — she doesn’t need a sexy dress or statement lip to serve a look! If there’s one thing I learned watching the wedding from the comfort of my home in pajamas, it’s that this is truly the best way to experience a royal wedding. Let’s face it, some of those crowd shots during the ceremony were bleak. Most attendees can’t see any of the minimal action because they’re in an entirely separate room. You know that old ass St. George’s Chapel doesn’t have any central air and the pews are probably uncomfortable AF. Which is probably an accurate description of how some of the stuffier Brits in attendance felt when African-American Bishop Michael Curry took us to black church during a rousing sermon. Anyone dozing off definitely woke their asses up during his sermon, which quoted Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., got political and included the

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humorous assertion, “We’ve got to get you all married.” Bishop goals! The newlyweds greeted guests from a carriage, where Meghan showed off her princess-perfect wave and Harry looked like the happiest kid in the world. THEY ARE IN LOVE! For a second there, it really seemed like the whole world came together to celebrate something good and real and lovely. That was worth waking up early on a Saturday. Hopefully you watched HBO’s coverage of the wedding, brought to us by Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon playing Cord Hosenbeck, a “celebrated dog breeder” and Tish Cattigan, a former Ms. Arizona runner-up, respectively. They made their debut at the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day and Funny or Die brought them back for the big Brit event. Hilarious if wholly uninformative. After the ceremony, Meghan and Harry slipped into sleek party attire and rolled out in an eco-friendly luxury whip because they are woke. And I guess fancy folks don’t steal up all the centerpieces because the couple donated their flowers to hospice patients after the wedding. And if you figured the two have jetted off to some well-deserved private honeymoon, it’s on hold. The newly minted duke and duchess dive right into royal duties this week. It’s hard out here for a princess!

We Cannes Do It!

The Cannes Film Festival wrapped up in France after a 12-day run, and considering its proximity to the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements, there was bound to be an international reckoning at the prestigious fest. In fact, many in the film industry made their mark. For the first time ever, the Cannes

jury featured a female majority led by a woman, Cate Blanchett. Unfortunately, of all the festival’s entries, only three were made by women filmmakers. Even more sadly, that’s the best number since 2011. Oy. Only 82 women directors have ever been part of Cannes, and Blanchett gathered with this small group (compared to the more than 1,600 male directors) on the red carpet to call attention to equal pay and opportunities. Spike Lee spoke out against Donald Trump. Italian actress Asia Argento, one of Harvey Weinstein’s many accusers, spoke at the closing ceremony, pointing out that Cannes was his “hunting ground,” and calling for a massive culture change. And the protest spirit trickled down to smaller issues, like the dress code. Cannes has a strict no-flats rule for women, which is ridiculous because you can remain very formal in shoes that don’t alter your foot shape (See: MEN’S SHOES), so jury member and IDGAF queen Kristen Stewart took her heels off on the red carpet and continued walking barefoot into the venue. OK but when I do this I get quietly removed from the restaurant? Not fair. Oh, and fun fact: the Cincinnati-filmed Gotti premiered there last week, bringing together star John Travolta, an inexplicable 50 Cent and Lala from Vanderpump Rules (finally!)

Yanny or Laurel?

What looks like it could be a debate between terrible celebrity baby names was actually the audio version of The Dress saga, and it took the Internet by storm last week. The short clip — which some heard as “yanny” while others heard “laurel” — taught us something about pitch and frequencies, but I’m still not really sure what. My youthful ear holes hear yanny (though it switches back and forth if I read the words as it plays), but apparently the actual recording is of a website dictating vocab words. Students started sharing the clip because no one could agree on what they were hearing, and it took off like wildfire. To settle it once and for all, the word being dictated was laurel. But it was a great week for Greek composer Yanni. Contact T.C. Britton: letters@citybeat.com

This Week in Questionable Decisions… 1. A Florida high school had a live caged tiger at its jungle-themed prom. Others in attendance included a lemur, an African fennec fox and two macaws. “Upon reflection, we regret the decision to have live animals at our prom,” the school principal said. 2. The New York Times’ T Magazine declared this the age of the twink. 3. YouTuber Nicole Arbour — a white woman — created a “women’s edit” of Donald Glover’s powerful music video for “This Is America.” Girl. She apologized for seeming insensitive and suggested everyone in the country make their own version of the song. Girl! 4. A Texas man posed as a Hurricane Harvey victim to relive his glory days, enrolling in a high school, playing on their basketball team and even dating an underage student. He was busted when a former coach recognized him. 5. Millennials ruin everything! For some reason, Food Insider found a group of millennials who had never eaten Chick-fil-A and had them try it for the first time. They didn’t have the best reactions. Many felt personally attacked. 6. Kim Kardashian West hawked appetite-suppressing lollipops on social media, where millions of children follow her. (But seriously, where can I cop some?) 7. White people keep calling the cops on harmless law abiding people of color. Stop it. 8. “Cash me outside” girl Bhad Bhabie was nominated for a Billboard Music Award, putting her in the company of Cardi B and Nicki Minaj. (Bardi beat Bhabie for the Billboard. Barf.) 9. Evidently inspired by her new bae Elon Musk, Grimes is changing her government named from Claire to c, the notation for the speed of light.

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NEWS No Saving Grace It’s too late for a historic home built by one of Cincinnati’s earliest families. But will the debate over its demolition change development in the city’s most desirable neighborhoods?

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conservation overlay in Hyde Park and Mount Lookout that would tighten zoning restrictions. The planning commission approved the temporary process May 18. Previously, demolitions had to get city approval, but didn’t go before the commission for consideration on how the tear-downs would affect the neighborhood at large. Lot splits, meanwhile, didn’t require any government approval beyond the normal construction permits unless a developer was splitting more than five lots during a project. A previous 2015 effort to get a more wideranging set of restrictions on development in the neighborhoods failed, but the commission that year did pass a very tightlyfocused interim development control district for Menlo Avenue in Hyde Park in response to a potential development that involved demolitions. Developers aren’t happy about the commission’s most recent decision. Splitting a lot is what developer Angelo Pusateri, who purchased 1228 Grace Ave. in March for $522,000, wants to do. The planning commission’s recent action CONTINUES ON PAGE 09

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“But it doesn’t mean he should. I would humbly ask that he reconsider the character of the neighborhood and his own interests of doing something consistent with community wishes.” That’s an unusual stance for Cranley, who worked as a developer before his 2013 election and who has often been very friendly to the development community. Just last week, Cranley characterized battles over community input regarding an FC Cincinnati stadium in the West End and a large expansion of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in Avondale as “scary” in a Cincinnati Enquirer column. In both of those instances, community councils opposed large-scale development projects, but the city went ahead with key approvals for them. In this case, however, the mayor wants developers to slow down. Acting City Manager Patrick Duhaney requested an emergency, 90-day planning commission approval process on May 15 for demolition permits and lot subdivisions in the neighborhoods while the commission studied possible zoning changes. If necessary, that process could be extended by another nine months. One of the possible outcomes: a neighborhood

10 subdivisions in Mount Lookout. There is potential for an additional 360 lot subdivisions in the neighborhoods, based on lot sizes, according to Cincinnati’s planning department. “A number of properties in both neighborhoods have larger than average parcels,” Cincinnati City Planning’s Jared Ellis told the Cincinnati Planning Commission at a recent meeting about possible measures to slow down demolitions. “Over the past decade, those parcels have been undergoing demolitions and lot subdivisions, creating new subdivisions that don’t always blend in with the character of the surrounding homes.” The seemingly arcane development practice has drawn big controversy and a surprisingly fast response from elected officials. After outcry over the pending demolition at 1228 Grace Ave., Mayor John Cranley released a statement earlier this month announcing he was working on a solution. “It is likely the case that the owner of the property on Grace can ultimately tear down the house,” Cranley said at a May 18 meeting of the Cincinnati Planning Commission before the house’s demolition.

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saac Ferris and his family settled near Cincinnati in the late 1790s, just a few years after the city was formally established as a huddle of wood frame buildings close to the Ohio River. He helped found one of the Northwest Territory’s first Baptist churches and built an estate in the green, gentle hills north of the city. When he did, Ferris probably had no inkling that one of the houses on that estate would some day be at the center of a feverish battle over development in present-day Mount Lookout and Hyde Park. But the May 19 demolition of 1228 Grace Avenue in Mount Lookout — likely built by the Ferris family in the 1820s, just a few years after Isaac’s death — has become a focal point for a larger discussion. That debate centers around a number of issues, from tax deals the city gives developers to demolitions of older homes in the neighborhood and Hyde Park next door, specifically in conjunction with a practice called “lot splitting,” in which a developer puts two homes on a lot that was once occupied by a single family house. Today, Ferris would likely be astounded at the neighborhoods that have grown around the family homestead. They’re among Cincinnati’s most desirable, with grand old houses built 100 or more years ago holding court in large, well-manicured lawns framed by soaring mature trees. The historic Cincinnati Observatory, the oldest in the country, has been in the area since 1873. The former suburbs boast some of the best schools — and highest property values — in the city. The median household income around Ferris’ old homestead is $115,000 a year — $80,000 above the city’s median. With that desirability has come increased development activity as more people look for homes within the city limits. In the past three years, there have been 59 demolitions and 12 lot subdivisions in Hyde Park and 29 demolitions and

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Council Approves FC Cincinnati Community Benefits Agreement BY N I C K SWA R T S EL L

Representatives from the West End Community Council and FC Cincinnati May 16 signed a community benefits agreement subsequently approved by Cincinnati City Council, removing one of the final barriers to a soccer stadium in the neighborhood should the team get a nod to join Major League Soccer. The parties, along with the offices of several Cincinnati City Council members and Laura Brunner of the Greater Cincinnati Redevelopment Authority, spent hours hammering out the agreement. City Council had to approve the CBA before the city can spend some $35 million on infrastructure help for the potential stadium. The CBA builds on a framework signed by the team and embattled WECC President Keith Blake last month, but includes a few new provisions for affordable housing and a housing study in the West End and somewhat strengthens community oversight of the agreement. The six-member negotiating team for the West End, picked the night before during a sometimes-tumultuous two-anda-half hour community council meeting, declined to comment on the agreement. Instead, their attorney, Kristen Myers, read a statement following the CBA signing at City Hall. “The process that these folks have gone through in the past several days has been a tremendous and very impressive showing of community engagement, of legitimate dialogue about the challenges neighborhoods face, and the opportunities that neighborhoods face when there is significant development in their community,” Myers said. “The community did not get everything that it wanted, and there is still a lot of work to be done for this community, but I think that we have found the path forward for many of those issues, and we’ll

a 12-member community coalition, mostly recommended by the WECC and approved by the mayor and Cincinnati City Council, must approve any mediation request under the revised CBA. The original agreement stipulated that FCC pay $100,000 a year to neighborhood groups; make attempts at minority inclusion in hiring during and after construction of its Neighborhood representatives and FC Cincinnati officials sign a com$200 million privately munity benefits agreement at City Hall. financed stadium; transfer purchase PH OTO: NIC K SWARTSELL options on 60 plots of land owned by Cincontinue to work and continue to fight for a cinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority to community that deserves it.” the Redevelopment Authority for developFC Cincinnati GM Jeff Berding said that ment as “affordable, mixed income and the CBA is a first step toward a long-term market rate” housing; and create youth relationship between the team and the sports programs and educational efforts. community. Here are some revised elements of the “This has been the culmination of almost new CBA: five months of work to establish the part• The Greater Cincinnati Redevelopment nership and good faith that comes with us Authority will commission a housing study wanting to be good neighbors and wanting of the West End, paid for up to $100,000 by to be a catalyst for change and improving FCC. peoples’ lives,” Berding said. “That’s what • A communications consultant comultimately we’re going to do together.” missioned by the Redevelopment AuthorThe revised agreement adds the West ity will engage the community around End Community Council as a party to the housing, paid for up to $50,000 by FCC. CBA. Previously, the community council • The port will reinvest any proceeds was listed as a third party beneficiary. from property development in the West Now, the council can request mediation End back into the neighborhood. proceedings if they have complaints about • If the WECC requests it, FCC will the execution of the CBA. Three quarters of make the first of its annual $100,000

Former Hamilton County Jail Deputy Indicted for Unreasonable Use of Force

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Former Hamilton County Sherrif’s Deputy Jason Mize of Cincinnati has been indicted by a federal grand jury for unreasonable use of force, the U.S. Attorney’s Office of Southern Ohio announced May 17. That indictment, handed down May 16, stems from an August 2016 incident in the Hamilton County Justice Center, when Mize allegedly pushed 61-year-old inmate Mark Myers into a wall at the jail and left him bleeding in his cell. The incident was caught on the jail’s security camera. “While the victim was in medical intake, Mize allegedly approached the victim from behind and told the individual to stand,” a news release about the

indictment states. “It is alleged that Mize then pushed the victim towards a holding cell, shoving the victim with such force that the victim collided headfirst with a concrete wall. The victim suffered bodily injury, including lacerations to his scalp and a leg fracture.” The official charge against the former deputy — deprivation of rights under the color of law — is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. FBI agents arrested Mize May 17, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. Angela Byers of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Cincinnati office and Ben Glassman of the U.S. Attorney’s Office of Southern Ohio office announced the indictment. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Megan Gaffney and Ebunoluwa Taiwo

are prosecuting the case. The county settled a lawsuit Myers filed for $500,000 earlier this month, though Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Neil did not admit liability for the incident. That suit was the second filed against the county in relation to Mize. The first, filed against him and other deputies in 2010 for an incident just five months after he started at the jail in 2008, resulted in a monetary settlement from the county. Mize violated use of force policies at least four times, a 2017 investigation found, including one 2013 incident in which he repeatedly kneed an inmate in the head. Mize received a three-day suspension for that incident. Sheriff’s office officials referred Mize’s behavior toward Myers to

contributions to the community to a nonprofit to address immediate low and moderate income housing needs in the community. That payment will be made by Sept. 1, 2018. • FCC will commit at least $100,000 a year to the West End Youth Soccer Program. • FCC will provide support for the Redevelopment Authority’s efforts to shore up the Regal Theatre, and will work with Artworks and the neighborhood’s historical society to create an arts program that reflects the history of the neighborhood. • The general contractor for the team will hold two job fairs in the West End, one for stadium construction and one afterward. • The team will pay its employees at least $15 an hour. • A community design council including nine neighborhood residents will be created to advise on the stadium’s design. Sources close to negotiations say FC Cincinnati has told city officials that a decision about an MLS expansion franchise is imminent. The team is competing with Sacramento and Detroit for that franchise. Several deadlines for the announcement of the winner have come and gone over the past five months, however. League officials are supposed to come to Cincinnati soon to tour the West End site, FCC says. The stadium continues to be controversial in the West End. WECC’s general body voted against the stadium coming to the neighborhood 50-10 in March. At the community council meeting approving Myers as the neighborhood’s lawyer and choosing its negotiating team, many still expressed opposition to the stadium. Some, however, sounded resigned to the idea that it is coming. “No, I was not happy with the stadium. I was not,” Joan Barnett, who lives in Park Town Apartments, said in the community council meeting. “But when we made the decision to vote against the stadium, we said, ‘It’s going to come anyway.’ Now we need to move forward.”

the Hamilton County Prosecutors Office, which declined to present an indictment. Mize resigned from the Sheriff’s office in February 2017. Former Hamilton County jail head Major Charmaine McGuffey, who also recently sued the county for alleged discrimination, says that her complaints about the way Myers and other inmates were treated contributed to a major demotion and her eventual departure from the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office. Myers was arrested for misdemeanor theft charges after he walked out of a Columbia Township Home Depot without paying for $120 in lighting equipment. He was later acquitted on those charges. Myers said he paid for the lighting online, but that a computer error at the store didn’t show his payment .

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didn’t stop him from tearing down the house — he filed his permit for demolition before the commission approved that action — but it could prevent him from splitting the lot, which may make his plan less profitable. Richard Paolo, an attorney who represents developers like Pusateri, says the city needs to reconsider. “Many of my clients, including those in the building and development community, live in the Hyde Park or Mount Lookout area,” he says. “They love that area. Why the rush to do this now, when you have development controls in place? When there are concerns with specific homes or streets, why use the sledgehammer proposed now in two communities for which there has been little study and simply a reaction over the demolition of a home?” But neighbors of the property are up in arms over Pusateri’s plans. There’s an often-pejorative name for residents who oppose development in their neighborhoods — NIMBYs, which stands for “not in my back yard.” The term has come to symbolize residents who oppose all development out of hand, keeping housing in short supply and spiking housing costs. But the reasons to push back against development are varied. Residents

sometimes oppose projects because they contain affordable housing, other times because they do not. Sometimes they’re concerned about historic preservation or traffic issues. Opponents of the demolition on Grace Avenue and other nearby historic homes say they’re fighting back against developers who want to place multiple million-dollar homes that they say don’t fit in with the existing architecture onto lots that once held a single $500,000 house, often with tax deals in hand. Henry and Lauren Brinker have lived near the Grace Avenue property for 45 years in another Ferris estate home — one the Hamilton County Auditor’s site says was constructed in 1806. They and their daughter, Julie Brinker Wijesooriya, are concerned about the house and the character of the neighborhood should it be torn down. Wijesooriya attended a May 18 Planning Commission meeting to voice her support for the new measure and to speak on behalf of her parents because she said the developer had put a restraining order out against them. “I grew up knowing the Ferris family, and many Ferris relatives came through the home,” she told the commission. “There’s obviously an emotional element for (my parents), and a sadness. They’re also concerned because they have a home built

meeting, “why are we subsidizing the wealthy to build their million-dollar homes in the most desired neighborhoods? It’s ok to subsidize distressed neighborhoods, but it makes zero sense in a desirable neighborhood. We’re rewarding them for building their dream homes while the rest of us get stuck paying the taxes for city services.” Developers have pushed back against the idea that they’re just cashing in, though. “I think there are a lot of misconceptions and misinformation about tax abatements,” Paolo says. “Properties are still taxable under abatements. It’s because of these abatements that tens of millions of dollars have flowed into these communities.” Cranley says he’s open to looking at restructuring the way the city does abatements, but that the demolitions in Mount Lookout and Hyde Park will continue unless the more immediate issue is addressed first. “Maybe it’s worthwhile for a lot of reasons to reevaluate the tax abatement policies,” he says. “I’m open to that. But I don’t want the community to get false hope that if we end the tax abatement program, these lot splits will stop happening. In my strong opinion, the most important thing we can do today is change the policy on lot splits.”

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in 1806. They’re in their 70s. What happens when they need to sell?” Others are also upset. “Just yesterday, we watched the demolition of yet another historic house just across the street from the Ferris house,” says Karen Robertson, who lived in 1228 Grace Ave. for more than a decade. “As we watch all these historic houses bulldozed around us, our neighborhood’s charm and character slowly erode. With the pending demolition of the Ferris house, another piece will be gone.” Robertson is one of a number of people with another concern: very often, the million-dollar homes developers are building are tax abated for up to 15 years, meaning families moving into them only pay the property taxes due before construction, which is a fraction of the ordinary tax liability they would face. That’s incensed long-term residents, who say their property taxes have doubled or tripled over the years as the real estate market in their neighborhood gets hotter. In the past five years, the city has approved well north of $60 million in tax abatements for construction or rehab projects. The total value of abated properties in the city has climbed close to $1 billion from roughly $600 million a decade ago. “In light of the city’s financial crisis,” Mount Lookout resident Michael Tombragel asked at the planning commission

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n Tuesday (May 29), the Cincinnati Fringe Festival enters its 15th season with a 6:30 p.m. party at Know Theatre. Since the beginning, the planning team behind the theater festival, now a 13-day event helmed by producer Chris Wesselman, has never stopped innovating. This year welcomes back Film Fringe, a selection of indie movie offerings at Mini Microcinema on Main Street. It also sees the return of a fanfavorite performance from a decade ago — Mortem Capiendum, a comedy about three snake oil salesmen that first came here 10 years ago — plus free family-friendly offerings on the weekends of June 2-3 and June 9-10 and live music throughout the festival. Fringe will also include multiple art galleries, street performers and an audio installation in an igloo. And that doesn’t even include the primary lineup: Cincy Fringe’s main component features 35 roughly hour-long performances. Depending on how you look at it, Fringe can be a veritable holiday of theatrical adventures or it can be an overwhelming buffet of too many choices. In this guide, we have sliced and diced the 2018 Fringe lineup into categories to help you find the kind of experience you’re looking for. Before diving in, we offer two precautions:

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1. Cincy Fringe is your opportunity to see something new and surprising. Consider a 2:1 ratio — for every two shows you choose because they sound as though they might be up your alley, add in one with a description you do not even fully understand. Don’t be shocked if that dark horse somehow becomes your favorite. 2. Fringe performances defy easy categorization. Consider ExTrashVaganza! (Theatre Mobile, Cincinnati). Is it a puppet show for adults? A “strange-sational” musical? A punny comedy? A foundobject exploration? Yes, yes, yes and yes. (And probably more.) Producers Erika Kate MacDonald and Paul Strickland are each recent Cincy Fringe award winners and are known for their sense of invention.

For more help on dissecting a specific show, peruse CityBeat’s Official Fringe Guide, which includes additional classifications as well as movie-style ratings for language and themes. And, visit cincyfringe.com to find dates, times, tickets and venue locations. With that aside, let’s get to the fun work of customizing your Fringe experience. We’ve tried to anticipate what you might be looking for.

“I’m interested in turning history on its head.”

It is not unusual for Fringe performers to draw inspiration from literature, art and history; for example, the show Curie Me Away! (Matheatre, Minneapolis) tells the “radical” story of chemistry’s Madame Marie Curie, “a persistent woman who

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Your Guide to the

2018 Fringe Festival

Choose your own Fringe adventure with this informative compendium of shows

BY ERI CA REI D changed our understanding of the universe.” Billy: The Haunting of William Howard Taft (Autumn Kaleidoscope, Cincinnati) “shows audiences there is more to this president than just getting stuck in a bathtub.” Likely more bizarre than these two will be Walt Fit (Jimmy Grzelak, Philadelphia) — apparently, literary giant Walt Whitman once wrote a health-and-beauty guide, which Grzelak will bring to life through a “Richard Simmons-style workout.” Eddie Poe (The Coldharts, Brooklyn, N.Y.) is a companion piece to The Coldharts’ Edgar Allan (Full Frontal Pick of the Fringe winner in 2015); if this “manic riff” on the writer’s adolescence is half as inventive and macabre as Edgar Allan, you won’t want to miss it. Another promising option is Van Gogh Find Yourself Gallery (#vgfy,

New York), which explores the painter’s life; this solo performance includes live painting with help from the audience. Van Gogh is a special event occurring throughout the Fringe and not included in the main lineup.

“I’m interested in being involved in the show.”

Pick a card, any card — in Please Shuffle the Cards (Erik Tait, Columbus), Tait will ask you to reorder the deck that he uses for his award-winning sleight-of-hand magic. The setup is similar in Doppelbanger (Nick Jonczak, Philadelphia), in which audience members choose Tarot cards to guide Jonczak’s stories; however, Doppelbanger takes an R-rated approach to its tales of “gay obsession, identity, trauma and joy.”

If you’re looking for a more interactive experience, visit the MeSseD Tunnel Tour (MeSseD Comics, Cincinnati), “an immersive comic book experience installed in the subterranean basement of Union Hall.” The character Lilliput, a Cincinnati sewer worker, acts as a “guide to a wild world that’s right below our feet.” This tunnel tour, which occurs throughout Fringe, is a special event and not included in the main lineup.

“I’m interested in social commentary.”

Looking for a dystopian hellscape? You’re in luck. The Mountains Did Quake, The Hillsides Did Tremble (Animal Engine, Minneapolis) uses the ancient Epic of Gilgamesh to spin a tale of oppression and

rebellion. As dark as it sounds, previous shows springing from the minds of Animal Engine (Darlings, Petunia and Chicken) lead me to expect great imagination and physical comedy as well. The Amphibian (The Burying Beetles, Cincinnati) deals with “a rebel leader captured by an enemy officer who’s ignorant of the country he’s invaded.” Thrive IRL (Nameless Numberhead, Charleston, S.C.) offers a “post-apocalyptic vaudeville show about YOU,” specifically about social media’s increasingly voyeuristic place in our lives. In The Bureau (Sh*t Talkers Anonymous, Chicago), “It’s been a rough day for the New World Order” as a reeducation workshop goes awry — and, naturally, The Bureau is a musical.

“I’m interested in having my buttons pushed.”

The Gospel of Barabbas (Hugo West Theatricals, Cincinnati) proudly includes the warning “offensive to all audiences.” Boasting an R-rating for “simulated drug use,” The Gospel claims to be an absurd adventure through biblical Israel, styled “The Big Lebowski meets Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.” A “satanicallypossessed pig” might or might not be involved. You have been warned.

“I’m interested in a flight of fancy.”

Take Flight: An Adventure in Cirque (Imaginez, Chicago) uses aerial silks and acrobatics to tell the story of a clown named Bumbles as he overcomes his fears and experiences the “exhilarating joy of flying into new chapters of his life.” Take Flight dubs itself “a ‘Living Pixar’ tale of courage, resiliency and friendship perfect for all ages.”

Clockwise from right: Damage, Vox Box, The Whitest Baby in All of Africa, The Blackface Project

“I’m interested in comedy.”

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Bad Poetry Night (A to Z Productions, Cincinnati) is a “kooky, hilarious, cringey” send-up of an open mic night, a satire that bills itself as “Kids in the Hall meets the American Idol open auditions.” The New Adventures of Calliope Jones and Captain Cool (Lucky Ducks Productions, Cincinnati) was cooked up by two members of the local ComedySportz improv troupe — they’ve put together a pun-filled superhero story that takes place in a library.

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Start with She Buried the Pistol (Lydia Blaisdell, Brooklyn, N.Y.), based on the playwright’s great-grandmother’s medical records from a 1930s asylum. Then check out Lost Generation (Society’s Tongue Productions, Cincinnati), a spoken-word exploration of Millennial stereotypes, using the personal stories of “a threegeneration Black local literary legacy.” The Blackface Project (Norman-Reaves Productions, Cincinnati) takes inspiration from Bert Williams, who became the first black man on Broadway — “but at what

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cost?” Using five years of research in the Ozarks, There Ain’t No More! (Breaker/ Fixer Productions, Fayetteville, Ark.) spins a yarn about an old Folk singer as he confronts his troubled past; shockingly, it is the only show this year whose description suggests a “haunting, heartfelt hootenanny.”

about the lengths one performer went to for success. And in Delivery (The Functional Shoes, New York), “three women fail to get the message across” in a customer-service debacle. Expect something unique with Delivery; The Functional Shoes took home the 2017 Producer’s Pick of the Fringe for their bizarre and beautiful Romeo + Juliet + Anybodys.

“I’m interested in gaining a new perspective on women.”

“I’m interested in gaining a new perspective on mental health.”

You’ve come to the right place. All We Have Borne (Victoria Hawley, Cincinnati) is a direct response to the #MeToo movement, addressing themes of sexual abuse and violence against women. Re-Grooving (Yarroway Productions, Cincinnati), a family-friendly performance that integrates film with dance and movement, charts a journey of identity, growth and transformation. The Last Drag (Jen Spillane, Kansas City, Kan.) promises “a Rap cabaret in one act,” a solo storytelling performance

Often, words are not sufficient to share experiences with mental illness; Damage (Pedamentum Dance Theatre, Cincinnati) approaches the subject through five true stories told using “dance, poetry and a lamp.” Annalise (Take Two, Cincinnati) deals with two friends coping with mental illness; this production is one of two Fringe Next productions, created and produced by high school students. Fadeaway Girl (Rachel Petrie, St. Paul, Minn.) tells the autobiographical story of

Petrie’s experience with bipolar disorder; Petrie “shares her personal stories of derailment, discovery, reinvention, and joy.” Of a different tenor altogether is Show Up (Peter Michael Marino, New York), “an improvised solo comedy based on your crazy life,” in which the audience guides “the content, set and sound for this socially anxious show about you. And there’s a party!”

“I’m interested in gaining a new perspective on family.”

Set in the Gulf Coast, of Monster Descent (Queen City Flash, Cincinnati) “presents a story about a family on the brink of collapse” with something even more sinister stalking just outside the door. Queen City Flash calls it an “otherworldly, lightninglit, monster survival tale” about “inherited traits, claws and all;” expect well-executed drama from the same team as The Disappearance of Nicole Jacobs and Slut Shaming. The Whitest Baby in All of Africa (Welage

& Kerns Productions, Cincinnati), a Fringe Next production created by high school students, explores the concept of privilege through the story of an international adoption. In the “near-musical” One More Bad Thing (Homegrown Theater, Cincinnati), two estranged sisters set out to make things right, but first they must take care of — say it with me — “one more bad thing.” Musical Chairs (Gideon Productions, Long Island City, N.Y.), produced by the ensemble behind last year’s Full Frontal Pick for the haunting God of Obsidian, details “the struggles of a three-person marriage in a collapsing nation.”

“I’m interested in work in development.”

“From workshops of brand new productions to artist-led master classes, Fringe Development is all about using the critical mass of creativity centered around the festival to fuel the growth and evolution of shows and individuals,” says

Family-Friendly Fringe

festival producer Wesselman. This year, Fringe Development includes two works in progress. Under workshop is The Origin of Kick Jab Girl (Muwhahaha Productions, Cincinnati), an R-rated superhero origin story that may change your perspective on heroism. H2O, a Play About Water (Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Acting Department, Cincinnati) is an “epic theatrical journey” about the importance of water and was created by 30 students under the guidance of Richard Hess, chair of CCM Drama. This team from CCM will take the show to the Edinburgh International Fringe Festival in Scotland this summer, following its refinement during Cincy Fringe.

This year, Cincy Fringe also includes two special events specifically geared toward the family. The Inventive Princess of Floralee (Know Theatre, Cincinnati) is an energetic adventure that slyly introduces STEM concepts through story and dance — and as a bonus, this princess can save herself. The Case of the Kidnapped Backpack (Madcap Puppets, Cincinnati) is a “hilarious musical-puppet-whodunnit” that features music by Fringe favorite Paul Strickland. Both of these Family-Friendly Fringe events are free to the public.

Film Fringe

“I’m interested in getting very Fringe-y.”

One of the draws of a Fringe festival is the chance to see art that defies simple description. For instance, Vox Box (Performance Gallery, Cincinnati) dubs itself “a sumptuous sound sensation, like Jabberwocky meeting a blender,” and “an auditory, primal, percussive playground.” On the more narrative end, Aphrodite’s Refugees (MonTra Performance, Boulder, Co.) is an interdisciplinary visual art performance that uses animation and live painting to tell the story of a teenage refugee from Cyprus. I am not certain how to classify bloom (allendance, Philadelphia), but allendance describes it as “a rapid unfolding of three dancers, colliding softly and recklessly with one another, in an unadorned space.” Finally, your guess is as good as mine when it comes to Forealism Tribe Origins (Forealism Tribe, Cincinnati), an “Inter-Dimensional Being’s Earth & Spacetime Journey” bridging performance art, dance and music.

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Above left: Delivery. Above right: Take Flight: An Adventure in Cirque. Below: Doppelbanger.

Call it a reboot: Cincy Fringe is bringing film programs back to its lineup. Film Fringe will present five nights of indie content through a partnership with Mini Microcinema on Main Street. Film Fringe programs are ticketed separately and range from short films to a musical essay to a playful profile of the “alternative society” of wasps and bees. Worth particular note is Fringe regular Kevin J. Thornton’s How to Get From Here to There, a work in progress which Thornton describes as “a Southern gothic, time-traveling sci-fi gay love story.”

Fringe on the Streets

Cincy Fringe continues its partnership with the local Art on the Streets initiative to help saturate Over-the-Rhine with art and entertainment. Keep an eye out for buskers and street performers as they unleash their creativity upon the neighborhood.

Fringe Bar Series

Every night during the festival, after the evening’s last show, Know Theatre’s Underground Bar transforms for the Fringe Bar Series. This year, Cincy Fringe invites bands and musicians White Line Fever, Lemon Sky, Jess Lamb and the Factory, The Matildas, Andrew Biagiarelli and members of Common Center to get the party started. For the full listing of themes and performances, check the detailed event schedule in CityBeat’s Official Fringe Guide.

Fringe Special Events

(NOTE: Many of the special events listed below are ticketed separately from the Fringe primary lineup; see CityBeat’s Official Fringe Guide for details.) There is so much more than the Fringe “primary lineup.” Certain special events have been highlighted above; others of note include Immersive Igloo (Tom Montagliano, New York), a “pop-up 3-D sound experience” that lives within a 40-foot glowing igloo; trueFringe 2018 (True Theatre, Cincinnati) invites Fringe performers to tell true, personal stories about their lives; and Kevin Thornton’s Final Fringe Forever! (sort of.) (Kevin J. Thornton Entertainment, Nashville, Tenn.) sees Fringe veteran Thornton recount his journeys as he bids farewell to the Fringe life (maybe?). Mortem Capiendum (Four Humors, Minneapolis), a rare returning production, is back because producers Four Humors of Minneapolis are Fringe fan favorites. If you are a fan of improvised comedy, check out the Improv Festival of Cincinnati Preview, a sneak peek at the upcoming fifth year of this event. This IF Cincy preview will include shows by local troupes Improv Cincinnati and OTRimprov. ComedySportz Cincinnati, an offshoot of OTRimprov, offers “competitive improv” — two teams engage in a friendly battle for laughs using family-friendly improv scenes. In CUSS: Fringe Edition; podcast phenom Travis McElroy (My Brother, My Brother and Me; The Adventure Zone) brings “a comedy talk show with your friendly neighborhood secret society.”

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“Fringe isn’t just about live performance, it’s about all artistic endeavors, including visual art,” Wesselman says. Visual Fringe 2018 will include live photography sessions and interactive outdoor installations, as well as galleries with embroidery, murals, paintings and more. Some of these performances will make you laugh until you ache. A few will touch your soul in a way you can never quite shake. And let’s be honest: A handful will fall flat. These artists are pushing boundaries and attempting new things in a way that does not always pan out. Your best approach to Cincy Fringe this year, as every year, is to choose a broad variety of performances and enter each with a curious mind and an open heart. Expand your concept of theater, sample new perspectives and know that the show you underestimate might be the one that changes you. Individual tickets to primary lineup performances are $15 and discounted multi-show passes are available as well. See the printed CityBeat Official Fringe Guide (or visit cincyfringe.com) and watch CityBeat online daily starting May 31 for reviews.

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Ongoing Shows VISUAL ART: Terracotta Army: Legacy of the First Emperor of China Cincinnati Art Museum, Mount Adams (through Aug. 12)

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ONSTAGE: Ed Stern directs Cincy Shakes’ Noises Off! See an interview on page 20.

ONSTAGE: Murder for Two The Playhouse’s Shelterhouse stage has a throwback to a whodunit murder mysteries from the 1920s, with a big comic twist: Every suspect is played by Eric Shorey in a dizzying solo performance as men, women, kids, dancers, dolts and divas — often switching roles in the blink of an eye and the spin of a door. He’s playing the villain, but who’s the culprit? Eric Van Tielen is the beleaguered police officer trying to solve the murder. The humor is a tad predictable, but Shorey’s hilarious physical performance is priceless. It’s a musical, so they play piano enthusiastically — separately and together. Through June 10. Tickets start at $35. Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, 962 Mount Adams Circle, Mount Adams, cincyplay.com. — RICK PENDER

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ART: Graham MacIndoe: The National at the Contemporary Arts Center It’s the final week to see this exhibit by Scottish photographer Graham MacIndoe, featuring images of locally spawned Indie Rock stars The National. Opened in conjunction with this month’s Homecoming music festival (headlined both nights by the band), the exhibition “celebrates a handful of iconic

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MUSIC: Driving Post Punk band Fotocrime plays Northside Yacht Club with Mardou. See Sound Advice on page 30. EVENT: (c)horus 21c Museum Hotel’s new series, (c)horus, presents panel discussions on local cultural issues in hopes the talks energize audience members to get involved.

Tonight’s topic is the local music scene — what it has and what’s still missing. Participating are Kick Lee, founder of Cincinnati Music Accelerator; Dan Carruthers, founder of Gwynne Sound; Bill Donabedian, creator of the new Bellwether Festival; DJ Nella D of 101.1 The Wiz; Dan McCabe, co-owner of MOTR Pub and Woodward Theater; and Chanell Karr, Event & Marketing Coordinator at CityBeat, manager of Beloved Youth and Season Ten and radio DJ on INHAILER Radio. Moderating will be Cincinnati Opera’s Artistic Director Evans Mirageas. 6:30-8:30 p.m. p.m. Thursday. Free; cash bar. 21c Museum Hotel, 609 Walnut St., Downtown, 21cmuseumhotels.com. — STEVEN ROSEN COMEDY: Jen Kober Comedian Jen Kober is fearless. Self-described as a blend of “stand-up,

storytelling and improvised Rock ‘n’ Roll comedy,” her charm is in her frank confidence in who she is as a person and comedian. Originally from Louisiana, her comedy often examines her southern upbringing, queerness, American politics and, in her most well-known routine, the magic of Girl Scout cookies. You may also know her from stints on shows like The Middle and The Mindy Project, among others. Most recently, though, Kober has worked on Kickstarter documentary Feeling Seen, which documents the impact of lesbian, bisexual and transgender/ masculine representation in mainstream television. And, hey, it’s almost backed. Through Sunday. $15-$17. Funny Bone Liberty, 7518 Bales St., Liberty Township, liberty.funnybone.com. — MACKENZIE MANLEY

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MUSIC: Cincinnati piano prodigy Ben Levin plays Symphony Hotel and Arnolds this week and the Freedom Center next week with Muddy Waters’ guitarist Bob Margolin. See interview on page 28. MUSIC: 1990s Alt Hip Hopers Arrested Development play Bogart’s. See Sound Advice on page 30. EVENT: Furry Friends Festival Corgis, boxers and golden retrievers — oh my! What is better than strutting around Washington Park with man’s best friend? Enjoying a whole festival devoted to spending some quality time with your dog while listening to live Bluegrass music from groups such as Willow Tree carolers, The Harmed Brothers and Whiskey Bent Valley

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photos from an inventory of thousands,” with a focus on the production of the band’s most recent and Grammywinning Sleep Well Beast album. MacIndoe has been photographing The National since 2002, cataloging their trajectory and documenting their evolving visual identity. Through May 27. Free admission. Contemporary Arts Center, 44 E. Sixth St., Downtown, contemporaryartscenter.org. — MAIJA ZUMMO

closely at everything from the character development to the lore to the demolition of the Death Star. Think of it as a Star Wars 101 course, but your professor has no formal training and will be flying by the seat of their pants — err spaceship. This is a benefit for the Improv Festival of Cincinnati. 8-11 p.m. Wednesday. Free with donation. Brew House, 1047 E. McMillan St., Walnut Hills, otrimprov.com. — SAMI STEWART

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EVENT: You Don’t Sith About Star Wars In a galaxy far, far away, the members of OTRimprov will take up their light sabers and pit each episode of the Star Wars franchise against the others to determine which is the best of the bunch. As an extension of the Brew House’s May The Fourth Art Show, OTRimprov is putting on a performance that shines a light on George Lucas’ interpretation of myth and fantasy. Each of the eight episodes, as well as Rogue One, will be reenacted and dissected by an improv member by looking

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Boys. Along with music, the Furry Friends Festival has plenty of food and beer from locals Fifty West, Taft’s Ale House, Rhinegeist and Christian Moerlein. There will also be a large selection of pet vendors selling all kinds of canine favorites from dog food to accessories and even photography services. 6-10 p.m. Friday; noon-6 p.m. Saturday. Free. Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, washingtonpark.org. — LIZZY SCHMITT

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EVENT: Art After Dark: On The Fringe Art After Dark gets theatrical as it transforms into the official Cincy Fringe Festival preview party. There will be live music from Jess Lamb and the Factory and Common Center, performances from Cincy Fringe actors and dance group Pones, food for purchase and afterhours access to the museum and exhibits, including Terracotta Army: Legacy of the First Emperor of China. Tickets to Terracotta Army are free, but limited and timed. The Cincy Fringe

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Fest kicks of 13 days of “kinda weird” performances in theater, art, music, dance and everything in between on May 29. 5-9 p.m. Friday. Free admission. Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams, cincinnatiartmuseum.org. — MAIJA ZUMMO

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COMEDY: Maria Bamford headlines a night of standup at the Taft Theatre. See interview on page 21.

EVENT: Cincinnati Warbirds USO Dance The Cincinnati Lindy Society — a group dedicated to keeping the Swing and spirit of the 1920s through the 1940s alive via music and dances — hosts its annual Cincinnati Warbirds Big Band USO dance at Coney Island. The dance honors veterans for their service while guests Lindy Hop the night away to Big Band sounds from a DJ and live band. The evening also includes a raffle for a ride in a bomber airplane, a costume contest and a “Sing Sing Sing” jam circle. 6-10 p.m. $20 at the door. Coney Island, 6201 Kellogg Ave., California, facebook.com/

cincinnatilindysociety. — MAIJA ZUMMO EVENT: Taste of Cincinnati The Taste of Cincinnati is back for its 40th year, bringing more than 250 of your favorite dishes to the streets of downtown. The nation’s longest-running free culinary festival features bites from restaurants and food trucks like Dewey’s Pizza, Mazunte, Tom+Chee, Thai Taste, Bridges, Streetpops and Wicked Hickory. New this year, the Taste of Findlay Market will take over the Fifth Street ramp with Findlay-only vendors and “foodpreneurs” from Findlay Kitchen, and Taste will host its first-ever Music Bash (on Sunday) with The B-52’s, Grammy award-winning musician Rick Springfield and Loverboy. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday. Free; $29.99 Music Bash. Fifth Street between Main and Sentinel streets, Downtown, tasteofcincinnati.com. — DAVID DESSAUER

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MUSIC: The Sidekicks Starting out in 2006 as a Punk-oriented outfit in Cleveland, The Sidekicks evolved into a more melody-laced, wider-scoped Indie Rock band after relocating to Columbus in the early 2010s. After the geographical and sonic moves, the band inked a deal with legendary Punk label Epitaph Records, which is slightly ironic given the imprint made its name with groups that were foundational in The Sidekicks’ early musical development, like Bad Religion and NOFX. Epitaph first release by The Sidekicks was their acclaimed 2015 album Runners in the Nerved World, which Pitchfork compared to Indie Rock heroes like Built to Spill and The Shins. After extensive touring behind Runners and some time toiling away in the studio, the band recently returned with its much-anticipated follow-up Happiness Hours, which amps up the Pop element even more. For their Northside tour stop, The Sidekicks (who have done dates with Cincy’s Vacation in the past) will be joined by local groups Swim Team, Calumet and Oids, as well as Chicago’s Two Houses. 9 p.m. Saturday. $10; $12 day of show. Northside Yacht Club, 4227 Spring Grove Ave., Northside, northsideyachtclub.com. — MIKE BREEN

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COMEDY: Future Science Fourth Anniversary Show The monthly sketch comedy show Future Science is celebrating its fourth anniversary at MOTR Pub on Sunday. The absurdist troupe — made up of local comedians Karl Spaeth, Logan Lautzenheiser, Wayne Memmott and a rotating cast of other funny humans — tackles a new theme each month. And this time, that theme is “power.” The boys describe their show as “a chaotic blend of absurdist sketch comedy, video, illustration, animation, interpretive dance, financial burden, emotional and mental desolation, lost friendships, ruined relationships, an abandoned sense of self, who even am I anymore, and most importantly, all of the zany characters you’d expect from a scrapped cartoon show for adults. Also, the occasional fart and/or death jokes, typically at the same time.” So expect all of that, harnessing the power of power, with a splash of celebration thrown in. 10 p.m. Sunday. Free admission. MOTR Pub, 1345 Main St., Over-the-Rhine, motrpub.com. — MAIJA ZUMMO

stage at Riverbend with the Steep Canyon Rangers for An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life. See interview on page 19.

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MUSIC: Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones play MOTR Pub. See Sound Advice on page 31.

EVENT: Fifth Annual Preservation Ride May is both National Bike Month and National Preservation Month, and the Cincinnati Preservation Collective is celebrating with its annual Preservation Ride through the Cincinnati. For the first time, this year’s tour is taking off from Landlocked Social House to venture through Walnut Hills, East Walnut Hills and Evanston. The tour will highlight five locations and share stories

about the neighborhood, places that have been lost to demolition and current preservation projects. The official stops are yet to be revealed, but the element of surprise is all part of the fun. One thing is for certain: a hot slice of pizza will be waiting at the end of the route. The tour will land a few blocks from the starting point at Fireside Pizza for refreshments and comparing notes about the tour. 13:30 p.m. Sunday. Free. Landlocked Social House, 648 E. McMillan St., Walnut Hills. preservethenati.org. — MORGAN ZUMBIEL

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EVENT: Potluck for the People Activist music collective Triiibe is bringing new light to Cincinnati, from a book club at the downtown library to daily runs in Washington Park and, of course stellar, musical performances, but it’s their monthly Potluck for the People should be on your radar. Held the last Sunday of the month, this recurring event is geared toward nourishing the bodies and spirits of people experiencing homelessness and/or displacement with healthy food and various services like medical checkups and haircuts along with recreational games and entertainment from local artists. Representatives from the Art Academy of Cincinnati will be there this Sunday

with a live painting/expression area open to all. Those who can are encouraged to bring plant-based meals, to-go snacks and anything else you’re able to share with the community. Noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Free. Piatt Park, 100 Garfield Place, Downtown, facebook.com/ triiibeworldwide. — MCKENZIE ESKRIDGE

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ARTS & CULTURE Two Amigos Long-time pals Steve Martin and Martin Short bring their comedy/music show to PNC Pavilion BY P. F. W I L S O N

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“If,” adds Martin quickly. “Yes, if,” Short continues. “Assuming they are, we’re already discussing what worked and what didn’t work. That’s the joy of it.” Feeling in an experimental mood at this point, Martin blurts out a total non sequitur in the hopes it works as comedy. “Can I ask you guys something?” he says over his phone to Short and me, who are elsewhere. “Does it feel dark in my apartment? It feels dark because it’s cloudy outside, but I was going to ask your opinion.” Of course, since we’re not there with him, how would we know? That’s meant to be the punchline. “This is the kind of joke that wouldn’t make the show,” Short quips. “Oh, boy,” sighs Martin. “I’m now determined to win with that joke. I’m going to do it on stage.” “You know what I’d do before you do it on stage?” Short advises. “Rewrite the joke and throw it away.” You’ll have to attend the Sunday show to find out if Martin takes Short’s advice. Steve Martin and Martin Short perform at PNC Pavilion at 8 p.m. Sunday. Tickets/ more info: riverbend.org

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resonate with audiences. This has always fascinated Martin. “I find Marty’s characters so bizarre,” he says. “They’re real and yet from outer space at the same time, and I have never been able to figure out where that insight comes from. I admire it. It’s just not like anybody else doing a character.” Putting all of these elements together in their live show is a challenge. As Martin explains it, “We come up with bits or think up stuff we want to do and then figure out where it should go. I think we’re both very aware of tempo and timing and the shape of the show. But sometimes we think of something and there’s no place to put it.” The live show, with its emphasis on standup, has allowed them to do things they haven’t done for awhile. “One of the things about stand-up is if something doesn’t work, the next night it’s gone,” Martin says. “If it does work, the next night it’s developed. I haven’t been able to do that for a long time. It was all or nothing in the movies. You make it and a year later the audience sees it.” Short concurs. “More often than not when Steve and I leave the stage and the audience is still applauding…”

there was only one thing left. It was such a pipe dream though, I didn’t consider it seriously until I was fifteen or sixteen.” Despite the lack of confidence in his singing voice, Martin had a top-20 hit song in 1978 with “King Tut,” a track that sold over 1 million copies. “I’ll tell you something. There’s a big difference between having a hit single and being able to sing,” he says with a laugh. Before teaming up with Short, Martin toured as a banjoist with the Steep Canyon Rangers in the early 2000s and occasionally did vocals. He feels that experience really improved his vocal pipes. While driving with Short recently, Martin tried doing a little vibrato, to which his friend responded, “Not bad, but there is a thing called tone.” Short has been singing for his entire professional career. “I did musicals the first seven years of being an actor in Toronto,” he notes. “Then in Second City it was comedy, but I would play singers or I’d play some character who could sing, but that wasn’t the point of the piece. It was a side thing. Short also is known for developing characters that, no matter how whack, really

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t seems like they’ve known each other their whole lives. However, Steve Martin and Martin Short didn’t meet until 1985, when both were well into their show business careers. “We met when I went to Steve’s house to pick up a script for Three Amigos,” Short explains, referring to their popular 1986 comedy western. “We talk about it in our live show,” Martin adds. “Although we’re not sure what we’re going to talk about, because that will be on the Netflix special and we’re going to try and have a lot of new material for these new dates.” Indeed, for the past several years Steve Martin and Martin Short have toured together, along with the musical group Steep Canyon Rangers, in a show that features comedy bits, songs and banter between the two entertainers. The upcoming special on Netflix was recorded during last year’s tour. (They will be at PNC Pavilion on Sunday.) Their popular Martin-squared live pairing all started as a small run of shows back in 2011. “It was very successful,” Short says. “But more importantly, we had a great deal of fun doing it and we realized, of course, we have this natural chemistry and we’re very close friends. So we started evolving the show and adding music and bits, and it continues on.” They both laugh at the same things, yet when it comes to delivering a joke they have a unique understanding of which one of them should deliver the punchline and when. Martin explains, “We haven’t analyzed it much for fear of ruining it. It’s like when you’re named one of the hottest couples in New York and a year later you’re divorced.” Both performers are widely regarded as comedic icons, but it was a general interest in entertainment that inspired their career choices. “I think I gravitated toward show business,” Short says. “I didn’t think I’d ever do comedy. I saw myself as doing musicals and plays and being an actor. It wasn’t until I joined Second City in Toronto that it veered more into the charactercomedy world.” Martin adds, “I’m the same. I was always interested in show business. I loved comedy, and I knew I couldn’t sing or dance, so

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Ed Stern loves a good laugh. Spend some time around the Cincinnati Playhouse’s longtime producing artistic director (19922013) and hearty amusement repeatedly bursts forth. Not long after he announced his retirement, something not so amusing happened: He was diagnosed with a typically terminal cancer. But he beat it into submission. In the intervening years he’s had other health issues — when I talked to him, he had his foot in a boot — but his afflictions have failed to diminish his immense, good-natured love for the theater. Stern continues to be a guest director in Cincinnati and beyond. He’s staged shows for Xavier University’s fledgling undergraduate theater program, including Sam Shepard’s searing drama Buried Child last fall. He plans to return to that campus later this year. A year from now he’ll stage The Play That Goes Wrong, a funny British comedy about a completely cursed amateur theater production, at Repertory Theatre St. Louis. To see the shenanigans he’s currently up to, drop by Cincinnati Shakespeare Company to see his staging of one of the funniest plays ever written: Michael Frayn’s classic backstage comedy, Noises Off. Opening Friday and continuing through June 9, it’s the story of a fractious cast touring a not-very-good play called Nothing On. The audience watches a rehearsal of its first act, witness an early performance from backstage and then see another onstage near the end of its ill-fated run. In a recent conversation, he says he saw the original production on Broadway in 1982, as well as the show’s revival in London, where Lynn Redgrave was playing Dotty Otley, the TV star who is Nothing On’s producer and top-billed performer. Redgrave had played Madame Arkadina in The Notebook of Trigorin, Tennessee Williams’ adaptation of Chekhov’s The Seagull, produced by Stern at the Playhouse in 1996. Stern connected with her after a performance, and Redgrave told him that performing Noises Off was “a complete joy, but you have to be on guard every moment of every performance. You can’t let anything slip.” Stern says British theater lovers see farce, not tragedy, as the highest form of acting. “You perform a serious play and you think the audience is really listening,” he says. “But how do you know that? They could have been sleeping! If you were meant to get a laugh on a specific line and you didn’t get it, you didn’t succeed.” He separates clever farce from lowhumor — silly slapstick like The Three Stooges. It’s more about being stupid cleverly. “A good farce,” Stern says, “starts off reasonably and then goes off the tracks and becomes a catastrophe.” A director must carefully assemble all this craziness. At moments during Noises

Off, he says, there might be four different things going on, but you need to be able to say, “This is where the focus should be.” He emphasizes the importance of following Frayn’s stage directions. “You don’t have to make this show funny. It is funny,” he says. “But everything has to be exact: If two people enter from different doors on the same breath, they have to be together and it should sound like one door slamming.” Stern has an able cast for Noises Off, drawing from Cincy Shakes’ resident company, including producing artistic director

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Brian Isaac Phillips. Phillips is onstage for the first time at the company’s new theater, playing — of all things — a beleaguered director. Noises Off is augmented by the comic skills of Brooke Steele as the ditzy starlet who keeps losing her contact lenses. Stern has also cast Dale Hodges and Joneal Joplin, Cincinnati stage favorites with whom he’s worked numerous times over the past quarter-century. This show could not have been produced on Cincy Shakes’ former stage on Race Street, since the stage needs to be seen from two distinct perspectives — from the traditional audience viewpoint and then rotated to show the backstage. “This is a great example of the kinds of shows we can put on this new stage,” Phillips says. Stern is out to prove that Noises Off is as entertaining as a classic can be. Noises Off plays through June 9 at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, 1195 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. Tickets/more info: cincyshakes.com

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Maria Bamford, who is performing at the anti-Trump political humor is well covered Taft Theatre on Saturday, is a comedian these days by late-night talk and comedy whose career is blowing up big. She stars in show hosts like Samantha Bee, John Oliver the Netflix series Lady Dynamite. Her 2017 and the aforementioned Colbert. “So, it’s Netflix special Old Baby has been praised. hard for me to find the funny in it,” BamAnd others have noticed her good work: ford says. “Also, I’m a person that’s doing Stephen Colbert, Marc Maron and Judd well in this situation. I can write off things Apatow, to name just a few in the comedy still, because these new tax laws aren’t business, all say she is one of the best in negatively affecting me. But I have tons of America. Her humor has won particular friends that are struggling and being taxed attention for its truthfulness in confronting personal issues related to depression and anxiety. As such, she is always inspired to raise the bar in terms of what she’s prepared to confront in order to address the sources of those conditions. “Recently, I acted out one of my premises,” she says via phone from Los Angeles. “You know comedians always have different ideas like, ‘What if we dropped porn in Afghanistan?’ I had this idea: Why don’t we file a restraining order against Donald Trump? So I did it.” She was careful in her Maria Bamford is at Taft Theare on Saturday. execution of the plan, though. P H O T O : N ATA L I E B R A S I N G T O N “I understand how it could be offensive to people who are actually filing restraining more than I am. I’m not middle class, but I orders against people who are endangercan see how people are suffering.” ing them,” she says. But instead of talking about these issues But she doesn’t feel the need to defend onstage, she continues to talk about her the joke, pointing out that she really does life and her experiences with anxiety and feel a true sense of danger concerning the depression, as well as general observations president. about her current relationships. That brand “As a result of his decisions, I do think of comedy has translated into the critically there is genuine reason to be frightened,” acclaimed series Lady Dynamite. she says. “He’s harmed the lives of so many While it isn’t directly about her life, Lady people, not only with his policies but with Dynamite does cover things she’s very the things he’s said: ‘I have the power to familiar with. kill a huge group of people with just the “I was just glad that some sort of story press of a button.’ ” about mental health could come out, and I The request for a restraining order, while could have some say in how that was pora satirical statement, also had some legal trayed. That was important to me,” she says. legitimacy, according to Bamford. It was She hopes the show and her stand-up inspired by a sense of powerlessness. “As a help people with mental-illness issues be citizen, I see a person in power who doesn’t better understood. recognize checks and balances,” she says. “There has always been this idea that Bamford sees the effect of Trump’s polipeople have that, ‘You should have taken cies on America just by driving around Los better care of yourself.’ When people get Angeles. cancer, you’ll hear ‘Oh, well that person “The massive discrepancy between rich smoked, so there’s a reason for it.’ They and poor is only getting worse,” she says. blame the person with the health issue. I “In Los Angeles, there are 100,000 people don’t know if that’s just some puritanical living on the street and gun violence has thing that continues through the centuries, gotten to the point where I feel genuinely but I definitely think it has gotten better in afraid to be in public spaces. some ways in regards to mental health.” “These are not hilarious topics,” she Maria Bamford performs 8 p.m. Saturday admits. “And I don’t have any jokes about at Taft Theatre (317 E. Fifth St., Downtown). them beyond the restraining order.” Tickets/more info: tafttheatre.org. As many working stand-ups have found,

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Last year in the book Queen City Records, and talking to people who make it (to) see I quoted the co-owners of Torn Light what’s going on elsewhere.” She adds that Records in Bellevue saying that, despite it will be “a floor-to-ceiling art party” with Cincinnatians’ tendency to complain that barbecue and live music. our city isn’t New York or L.A. (or any other Steele and Rosenberg plan for their arts and cultural hub), there is actually an Camp Washington space to show a range amazing number of people trying to make of work that reflects what they have seen Cincinnati into one of those cities. elsewhere. They will show local artists, as The phenomenon of dedicated and they have previously done in Northside, as creative people making Cincinnati into a well as those from outside Cincinnati. cultural destination is thriving across all “We’re thinking about what it means creative disciplines. Now, that cultural to open up a contemporary art space or wave grows larger with the addition of gallery in a city that’s not really connected Anytime Dept. to Camp Washington. The artist-run gallery will open this Saturday at 3025 Colerain Ave. in the growing arts hub that is the neighborhood, alongside Chase Public, Wave Pool, a People’s Liberty Globe Grant storefront and the HudsonJones gallery. The space, which is being rented, currently has a Coca Cola sign that also says Camp Washington Food Market. It’s just north of Camp Washington Chili. Anytime Dept. was established in Northside Rebecca Steele (left) and Lydia Rosenberg last year by artists Lydia Rosenberg and Rebecca PHOTO: PROVIDED Steele as a way to give emerging contemporary artists space to show experimental work to the larger art market,” Rosenberg says. and connect them with the art community “One of the advantages that we see to that is of Cincinnati. They made an immediate giving artists the opportunity to make and splash by organizing the first Cincinnati produce work for an exhibition that’s not Art Book Fair, which brought in particias concerned with selling it.” pants from throughout the region. Although everything shown at Anytime Both are newcomers to Cincinnati — Dept. is for sale, the gallery isn’t tied to Steele lived in Portland, Ore. for 15 years sales to be sustainable. If artists come after growing up here, and Rosenberg there just to see and learn about what othmoved to Cincinnati to teach at the Univerers are doing elsewhere, then Rosenberg sity of Cincinnati after living in Portland, and Steele say they have done their job. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. While the “It gets myopic when you’re only looking various places they have lived have a lot of at what’s regional if there’s no exchange,” exhibition spaces showing young artists Steele says. “If you’re not looking at whose work is engaged with larger national interesting and new, challenging ideas and international scenes, both say this as they’re happening in the world — not does not exist in Cincinnati. just here —then you become isolated from Until now. On Saturday, Anytime Dept. practices and theories and ideas around will present Companion Pieces, the first the world. Anybody can look at anything event in its new Camp Washington home. on the internet, but actually seeing work in It will display the work of 45 artists from person, as it exists, is extremely important.” North and South America through July 1. Upcoming programming for Camp The gallerists curated by inviting artists Washington includes a summer exhibition they have worked with in the past or would of work by the San Francisco-based artist like to work with in the future, and those Bean Gilsdorf, a series of secret one-week artists in turn chose additional ones. From shows in September and a solo show by 4-10 p.m., there will be an opening receplocal artist Edward Victor Sanchez in tion/barbecue/fundraising party. November. “We think it’s really important for artists Anytime Dept. opens Saturday at 3025 to support and provide space for each Colerain Ave. in Camp Washington. More other, so that’s what we’re doing,” Roseninfo: anytimedept.com. berg says. “We want this to be a space for talking about issues in contemporary art

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One might describe the notion of Wim Wenders directing a documentary feature on Pope Francis as “capturing lightning in a bottle.” The three-time Oscar-nominated German filmmaker (for documentaries Buena Vista Social Club in 2000, Pina in 2012 and The Salt of the Earth in 2015) has a penchant for exploring the exact points where the spiritual seems to touch the extending fingertips of humanity. His 1987 classic drama Wings of Desire captured the dilemma of a watchful angel who seeks to become human after falling in love with a mortal. So it comes as no surprise that he would be fascinated by Pope Francis, the current leader of the global Catholic faith community who, through his words and deeds, seeks to find a way to live in peace, not only with others, but also with the planet itself. In Pope Francis: A Man of His Word, Wenders draws bold comparisons between the pontiff and Saint Francis, the beloved figure who preached and lived a doctrine of love. It is obvious that Wenders was given liberal access to the Pope, in terms of both interview time and the ability to travel freely among his loose entourage. The result is a loving portrait intent on allowing the religious leader’s message of hope and humble example to shine. One could quibble that Pope Francis: A Man of His Word refuses to challenge specific contemporary issues bedeviling society as a whole, but Wenders lets the man’s highly charged words target our aching hearts. (Grade: A-) (PG) (Mariemont Theatre)

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How is it that we’re in the midst of the summer movie season nationally, yet regionally we’re gearing up for the fifth annual Winterfilm Festival? The screening and awards presentation occurs 7 p.m. Saturday at Woodward Theater (1404 Main St., Over-the-Rhine). I spoke to the event’s director, Kent Meloy, about the timing and purpose of the event. “In the fall of 2013, I had just finished wrapping up directorial duties on season one of Dark Age, a post-apocalyptic-comedy-web-series (darkage.tv), and had also gathered a team for what would be my fifth entry into Cincinnati’s 48 Hour Film Project,” he says, referring to the local event for which creators put together a film in two days from scratch. “I began thinking about how the 48s were great fun, but didn’t leave a lot of wiggle room to really hone in on a story and make it something not only a little special, but something that wouldn’t require a ton of rework to get into shape to submit to larger festivals.” As head of the Southern Ohio Film Association (SOFA) at the time, Meloy organized a core team to develop what has become Winterfilm, named for the time (mid-February to mid-March) the teams have to create their films. “Each team had to write a short film based upon a broad theme — the first year it was simply ‘Winter’ — and include a prop,” he explains. “That (first) year it was a newspaper containing a (publication) date during the production month. Teams were encouraged to stretch the theme as far as they can; giving them as much freedom as possible was paramount in my mind.” In its fifth year, the theme is “deception” and the featured prop is a mirror. Films are limited to less than 10 minutes.

With the fifth annual event ready to occur, and with close to 50 films produced as part of Winterfilm so far, Meloy says he loves “having a gathering of filmmakers celebrating each other’s work. But it would be even better to have an audience of actual movie enthusiasts.” This year’s screening and awards ceremony is at the Woodward because Meloy was so taken with the neighborhood’s activity during last year’s Blink festival. “The crowds were huge, friendly, engaged and all were there because of art,” he says. “My mind was made up at that moment; the next phase of Winterfilm had to take place downtown, preferably in OTR. If we could tap into even a little of that energy, the impact on our local filmmakers would be immense.” For tickets, visit woodwardtheater.com.

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A Gastronomic Adventure Through Walnut Hills Cincinnati Food Tours takes guests on an edible, walkable journey through this up-and-coming neighborhood BY I L EN E R O S S

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Stop 1: Fireside Pizza

The Wander Walnut Hills tour meets at Fireside Pizza, where there is ample, free parking in the adjacent lot. Here, we gathered at a table to meet Karen Kahle, our guide for the day, as well as a longtime Walnut Hills resident. Fireside Pizza is located in Fire Company 16, which is the oldest standing firehouse in Cincinnati. It was vacant until 1977 after (ironically) catching fire. With the help of the Walnut Hills Redevelopment Foundation, the building was transformed into a thriving restaurant and neighborhood gathering spot. Fireside specializes in wood-fired pizza, and the “Italian Connection” pie we were served was a great example. The crust has the requisite deep-smoky taste, topped with a red sauce, capocolla ham, arugula, provolone, mozzarella and goat cheeses, a balsamic glaze and olive oil. Don’t miss: The custom extinguishershaped beer tap. De rigueur for a firehouse, don’t you think?

Stop 2: Gomez Salsa Cantina

The Walnut Hills location of Gomez Salsa is a sit-down version of the super-popular OTR walk-up window, where Andrew Gomez cooks up his family recipes. We were served a veritable feast, including quesadillas, soft tacos, tortilla chips, guacamole and salsa, and a selection of the most popular item on Gomez Salsa’s menu, Turtle Shells — a sort of crunchy hybrid burrito, stuffed with all sorts of good things. Don’t miss: Those Turtle Shells.

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Stop 5: Myrtle’s Punch House

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When most families feel the need to do something together, they might take in a movie or perhaps a head out on a vacation. But the extended Ginocchio clan, including O Pie O co-owner/operator Louis Ginocchio, his father, step-mother and assorted siblings, took it a bit further and opened a pie shop. At this stop on the tour, we were served honey-vinegar pie by Ginnochio, whose grandfather was born in Walnut Hills, making it the perfect neighborhood to open the shop. The pie is custard-style, which, according to Ginnochio, is as if “crème brûlée and chess pie had a baby.” We also enjoyed a slice of lemon pie and a savory empanada. Don’t miss: There are plenty of things on O Pie O’s menu besides pie, including salads and sandwiches, but eat them in addition to pie. They also have a killer Sunday brunch.

Punch House. Myrtle’s is the creation of cocktail maven Molly Wellmann, and home to communal bowls of grown-up punch, designed for group enjoyment and concocted from fresh juices, spirits and house-made syrups and infusions. All alone? No worries: The punch is dispensed through the bar’s state-of-the-art draft system, allowing it to be served by the glass for singletons. Don’t miss: The Rathskellar. German for “Council’s cellar,” Myrtle’s cozy lower level is the perfect spot for private events. Important facts for all Cincinnati Food Tours: Arrive really hungry. This may seem obvious, but you’ll be eating a lot more than just samples. In fact, it was more like a small meal was offered at each location which quickly adds up to a lot of food. Wear super comfy shoes. On the Wander Walnut Hills tour, we walked 2 miles. Reservations are necessary. Vendors need to know how much food to prepare in advance. For accessibility of certain tours, check with Cooper by phone before making online reservations. At this time, the tours are unable to accommodate special dietary requests, but you are welcome to check with each individual vendor during your tour.

Stop 3: Just Q’in BBQ

“Faith. Love. BBQ.” is the tagline of this faith-based, second-chance employer which offers some of the tastiest all-wood, low-and-slow smoked pork, chicken, ribs and sides around. Queen Johnson and her staff served us platters of brisket, macaroni and cheese and coleslaw, all prepared using her mother’s recipes.

Just Q’in Walnut Hills is the second brick-and-mortar from Johnson’s son, Matt Cuff, a former aerospace engineer turned barbecue competition circuit entrant regular who got into catering to help finance the many competitions he was entering. That led to a food truck, which in turn led to the restaurants — the original location is in Newtown. Each offers job and personal development training for employees who need a hand up. When asked if she’s disappointed that her son quit being an aerospace engineer to get into the barbecue business, Johnson — who also has a daughter who quit nursing to become an auto mechanic — says, “I’ve always told them to ‘Do what’s in your heart.’” Don’t miss: Just Q’in is still in the catering business, so you can take home pounds of that smoky meat for your summer gatherings.

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hen Icelandic-based WOW Airlines brought a group of 20 European journalists over to Cincinnati on the company’s inaugural flight to the Tri-State, it was no surprise that a Findlay Market tour with Cincinnati Food Tours was on their itinerary. It was a brilliant move: There’s almost no better way to connect people to a place than through its food and the people who prepare it — and that is what Barb Cooper has been doing with Cincinnati Food Tours for six years. Previously, Cooper and her husband Barry were the owners/operators of Daisy Mae’s Market, a Findlay Market produce stand, and they spent a lot of time fielding questions from curious shoppers who were unfamiliar with Findlay’s layout. “People kept asking me, ‘Where is the waffle guy? Where is the gelato?’” Cooper says. “The old teacher in me just wanted people to get in line and follow me around.” So, in 2012, in conjunction with the seventh World Choir Games — the largest choir event in the world, which was held in Cincinnati that year — Cooper launched Cincinnati Food Tours as a way to introduce out-of-towners to Findlay Market and Over-the-Rhine, as well as share her love of the city’s culinary scene. The company now consists of over a half-dozen tours, including one which utilizes the Cincinnati streetcar. But don’t let the fact that you’re a local stop you from joining Cooper or one of her super knowledgeable guides on a gastronomic adventure. Take a staycation day in your hometown and discover the small, locally owned places you might not necessarily venture to on your own, as we recently did with the Wander Walnut Hills tour of Cincinnati’s oldest hilltop neighborhood.

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March First Brewing opened its doors in Sycamore Township in 2017 and boasts an impressive lineup of beverages, brewing not only a dozen or so beers but also three ciders, plus whiskey, vodka and rum. The brewery/ciderhouse/distillery has caught the attention of local cider drinkers, who gravitate toward quality selection in the midst of the current cider renaissance. Hard apple cider has eased back into the cultural norm. Cidermaking is a natural cottage industry, requiring little more than fruit and patience. Popular in the U.K. since Roman times, hard cider in America had a less-than-cool image as a drink up until recently — on par with sugary malt beverages and alcoholic coolers (e.g. Zima or Smirnoff Ice). Good cider was typically sold directly from the orchard before the explosion of microbreweries. Now, however, with the micro market overflowing with IPAs, pale ales and wheat beers, brewers are turning to ciders to diversify their offerings, revealing the drink as much more than just a sweet alternative to beer. Shae Pridemore started fermenting hard beverages a bit earlier than he should have. The co-head brewer/distiller/cidermaker at March First began making his own beer and wine when he was around 15-yearsold. Unfortunately, the young brewmaster hadn’t yet perfected his craft. “A jug of wine blew up in my mother’s pantry during fermentation,” Pridemore says with a nostalgic smile. “She wasn’t too happy about that.” The reason Pridemore’s wine exploded all those years ago is due to how alcohol is produced. For those unfamiliar with the process of alcoholic fermentation, yeast is introduced to liquids that contain sugar. The yeast then consumes the sugar and farts out CO2, creating alcohol. If that CO2 has nowhere to escape in the fermentation vessel — say, a sealed jug in your mother’s pantry — then there’s only one option if the pressure isn’t released: BANG. Luckily, Pridemore has grown up, learned the craft and gotten his hands on much more sophisticated gear than a simple jug; the brewery on Kemper Road is home to massive fermentation tanks with the capacity to make thousands of gallons of drink at a time. March First’s line of ciders include a traditional apple cider, a dry hopped cider and dry limed cider. The traditional cider is no-nonsense — it maintains a pleasant effervescence, light color and crisp apple flavor without being overly sweet. The dry hopped cider includes the same kinds of hops found in IPAs and pale ales, which is a welcome development for hoppy beer drinkers looking for something different. The dry limed cider is the most popular, containing citrus elements that really elevate its flavor profile. There was also a collaboration with Airheads Candy that took the brand’s tart green apple flavor and

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infused it in a cider. “We get fresh apple juice during the fall from our guy in Northern Ohio,” Pridemore says. “He sets aside an allotment for us. From that point, it gets taken to a frozen storage space until we’re able to use it, because apples aren’t pressed year-round. When we need juice, we’ll take out about 1,000 gallons at a time and bring that in.” After the massive amount of juice is inside, they let it settle to ensure no wild yeast is present, which could drastically alter the taste of the final product. At this point, natural tannins will collect at the bottom at the liquid. “We’ll then ferment it,” Pridermore says. “For our dry hopped ciders, there’s about four different hop varieties that will go into that one, and we’ll dry hop it for about a week. Then we filter it. Nothing too complicated; it’s pretty straight forward, we’ll just let the juice stand out for what it is. For most of our stuff we don’t use sugar to backsweeten, so we use more juice instead, so we’ll get all that natural apple flavor.” March First is growing more popular with every new release. While Pridemore’s pantry needn’t fear any more explosions, it’s safe to say his brewery is blowing up in the local cider scene. March First Brewing is located at 7885 East Kemper Road, Blue Ash. Taproom hours and more info: marchfirstbrewing.com.

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usicians often juggle simultaneous responsibilities — work, home life, rehearsals, gigs — and in that sense, Ben Levin mirrors his contemporaries in the local scene. The gifted Blues pianist differs from his peer group in the fact that his current airborne chainsaws include finishing high school, preparing for the University of Cincinnati in the fall and continuing to support his 2017 debut album, Ben’s Blues. “Everybody asks, ‘Aren’t you going to CCM?’,” Levin says. “I want to keep it separate and major in something else, sort of take a career path like my dad. Have a day job and keep playing on the weekends.” Now 18, Levin has gigged regularly for the past five years with his guitarist father Aron, who fronts The Heaters in his free time away from his role as a marketing professor at Northern Kentucky University. The Levins started their youngest son on piano lessons at age 4 as a way of determining his musical proclivities, which quickly became apparent. “We had an old piano and Ben would play around on it,” Aron says. “I got him lessons with a student of mine who was not a musician, but showed him some basics. About a year in, Ben was interested, he was practicing and I asked this kid if we should get Ben a metronome, and he was like, ‘What’s a metronome?’ And I was like, ‘Thank you.’ ” Aron contacted former Raisins keyboardist Ricky Nye, renowned for his work in Blues and its various subsets, particularly Boogie Woogie. Although Nye didn’t teach children generally, he accepted Levin on a trial basis; the young man already had an abiding love for the foundational Blues based on his father’s record collection, especially a Freddie King mix on constant rotation in the car. The relationship between Nye and Levin rapidly grew from teacher/student to friends. “I would get frustrated with a lick and want to quit, and my dad pushed me to keep going, you know, ‘Try it again,’ ” Levin says. “And Ricky was so cool. He’d say, ‘Call me if you have any trouble.’ I was trying to work out this lick he’d given me, which is

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actually the last song on the album, ‘Ben’s Blues.’ He played it for me over the phone and everything was cool. Ricky’s always been a great mentor to me.” After years of lessons and guidance from Nye, who Aron describes as “a member of our family,” Levin began sitting in with The Heaters in bars when he was just 13. He graduated from half-hour sets — after which his mother Marti would drive him home — to two sets to the inevitable question to his father: “Dad, can I just stay all night?” Levin’s personal and professional evolution has been amazing, going from Blues purist (as his father notes, “He was like me. If it wasn’t Chess Records 1955 or Sun Records 1952, it wasn’t shit”) to embracing the gamut of the Blues spectrum. His interests now include Gospel, R&B, Soul, Jazz and a broader range of Blues; his performances reflect that stylistic diversity. “Contemporary-wise, I love Jimmie Vaughan,” Levin says. “His new album is him, an organ player who covers the bass with his left hand and a drummer. This year, I’ve branched into Soul — Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions and Stax Soul like Sam and Dave, Rufus Thomas, his daughter Carla Thomas, Luther Ingram. And Jazz. I love Erroll Garner, and I’ve always listened to Gypsy Jazz like Django Reinhardt at home with my dad. And Kansas City Blues and Jazz, where the two meet in the middle and it’s this perfect sound — guys like Jay McShann, Jimmy Witherspoon, Buster Smith, Big Joe Turner.” Levin is also writing more. There are four original compositions on Ben’s Blues,

and Levin finds himself inspired not just by his inclusive listening habits of late, but by just about everything he’s experiencing. “I was watching a movie and a line someone said stood out and I was like, ‘That would be a good title for a song,’ ” he says. “Or I’m reading a book and it’s like, ‘That would be a good hook for a tune.’ So I’m getting ideas.” The musical paths of Levin and his father diverge greatly, although they’ve merged into playing together in what Aron calls his “dream band.” Aron started playing guitar with the stereotypical Rock motivation of attracting girls. He discovered British Blues bands, was ultimately led to him being hooked by their inspirations and like-minded groups. He earned his PhD, joined the faculty at NKU in 2000 and founded The Heaters shortly thereafter. As a baby, Levin attended the band’s outdoor shows and was always fascinated by music, even in movies, where Aron says he was more affected by the music than the storyline. When he perked up during Booker T and the MGs’ “Green Onions” in The Sandlot, Aron said to his wife, “I think the boy’s got some Soul in him.” Levin obtained his love of Blues through his father — he claims his viewing of Ray, the biopic of R&B legend Ray Charles, sent him to the piano — and through Nye heard new versions of the form. Ben was routinely invited to the annual Cincinnati Blues Fest’s Arches Piano Stage, where he met many of Nye’s piano peers. Those connections are paying dividends now — Levin heads to Amsterdam and London this summer through friends he’s made in

Nye’s global inner circle. Levin has heard the word “prodigy,” but he quickly disavows that tag. “There are people out there that can sing and play a heck of a lot better than me,” he says frankly. The prodigy label assumes a certain effortlessness in achieving early goals, and Levin has worked too hard to label his talent as automatic. His restless creative nature will ensure that he grows as an artist as he matures as a person. Besides, Aron identifies his son as an old soul: “He was always looking up at the stars when everyone else was looking down at their Game Boys.” The word is getting out about Levin. His upcoming full band show at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center will feature his father on guitar, Nye on drums, upright bassist Chris Douglas and guest spots by local luminary Phillip Paul and Blues guitar legend Steady Rollin’ Bob Margolin, who cited Ben as the closest thing to iconic Blues piano player Pinetop Perkins since the man himself. That’s high praise for the young pianist, who composed a tribute to Perkins on his album. Ben Levin is the purest evidence that great things happen when you mix hard work, magic, love and music. Ben Levin performs with Bob Margolin at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (50 E. Freedom Way, Downtown, freedomcenter.org) at 8 p.m. on June 1. More info: benlevinpiano.com.

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The Cincinnati natives in The National — who moved to Brooklyn to launch their hugely popular Indie Rock group — returned to the Queen City last month for the two-day festival they curated dubbed Homecoming. A couple of other Cincinnati musicians — Karin Bergquist and Linford Detweiler — also moved out of the city, but not nearly as far and well after developing their international reputation with the sublime music of their band Over the Rhine. They’ve also been doing their own lovingly curated festival, Nowhere Else, for the past couple of years at their home in Martinsville, Ohio, located about an hour Northeast of downtown Cincinnati in Clinton County. Described as “an extended musical family reunion,” Nowhere Else Festival returns to the couple’s rural farmland this Memorial Day weekend (May 26-27). The music lineup for this year’s event again features an excellent selection of performers, largely from the Americana universe. Over the Rhine performs on both days (as well as at the May 25 opening VIP party), with a few other acts that have appeared at previous festivals joining them, including Birds of Chicago, Red Dirt Boys (whose members Will Kimbrough and Phil Madeira will again play separate sets), Carrie Rodriguez and Cincinnati Folk faves The Tillers. New to Nowhere Else this year is a pair of massively acclaimed and influential veteran singer/songwriters — Mary Gauthier and Loudon Wainwright III. Lucy Wainwright Roche, David Wax Museum, Daniel Daniel and Peter Mulvey round out the musical portion of 2018’s Nowhere Else. Writers, filmmakers, naturalists and visual artists will be participating in workshops, exhibitions and other presentations at the festival, including Michael Wilson, the legendary Cincinnati photographer who has worked extensively with national and local musicians over the past three decades. Early-bird discounted one- and two-day passes — as well as three-day VIP tickets — are available now at nowhereelsefestival.com, where you’ll also find complete festival details.

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Music is Sadder? Researchers at University of California in Irvine discovered that popular music has gotten sadder over the past 30 years. The study looked at 500,000 songs released between 1985 and 2015, deciphering moods and descriptors for each. Though the researchers reported “happiness” (represented, for example, by songs like Bruce Springsteen’s “Glory Days”) has gone down and “sadness” (as heard in Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me”) has gone up, they also found that song attributes like “danceable” and “party-like” have gone up, suggesting the real news is that hedonism has completely overtaken society.

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from ideas gleaned from his overseas journeys. “I long not for a duplication of what I’ve seen on stages in Finland, England or France, but for our own cultivation and fearless celebration of what was started here,” Maddox says. “In large part I’m thinking in terms of the musical offspring of field songs and Gospel. Some people call it Jazz, so I’ll refer to it as Jazz for the sake of identification. It’s important that the connection be understood, stated and restated.” Maddox calls the Underworld Jazz Festival “at once a call to arms, an open workshop, a revolt, a celebration, a family reunion and an initiation.” For the inaugural festival, showcases will take place Wednesday through Sunday at various venues around Cincinnati, featuring artists like accomplished Jazz saxophonist and longtime Maddox friend/collaborator Claire Daly, plus numerous adventurous local musicians from a wide range of genres, like Mike Wade’s Nasty Nati Brass Band, Danbient, Jennifer Simone, Eddy Kwon, Stephen Patota, BioniC (featuring D’Anna and DJ Apryl Reign) and more. Maddox will be appearing throughout the festival. The festivities begin at 6 p.m. on May 23 at downtown’s Switch Lighting & Design with a wide-ranging “salon” hosted by MC Till, which includes film, music and more. Daly and special guests perform at 8 p.m. Thursday at Bromwell’s Härth Lounge (125 W. Fourth St., Downtown). Friday and Saturday’s events take place at MOTR Pub (1345 Main St., Over-the-Rhine, motrpub. com), beginning at 8 p.m. And Underworld closes out with the Nasty Nati Brass Band at Dojo Gelato (1735 Blue Rock St., Northside) for a special 5 p.m. performance. All events are free. For more info, visit facebook.com/oldsamurainuronin.

After a group aiming to ban abortion in Ireland co-opted his 2012 track “Small Bump” for its campaign, Ed Sheeran was forced to come out and say that the meaning of the song (about a friend’s miscarriage) was being misrepresented and that he’d not given permission for such use. But Sheeran’s denouncement may have just been deflection from his part in some genuine evil that came to light. An Irish ice cream shop developed a flavor based on what is apparently one of Sheeran’s passions — ketchup (he has a Heinz tattoo?!). The (gag) ketchup (gag) ice cream (gag) — which was served with a (gag) ketchup (gag) sauce on top — was mercifully only offered for a limited time. Shop owners gave it away for free to those attending Sheeran’s recent concert in Dublin.

When we last heard from Cincinnati musician Napoleon Maddox, founder of the longtime progressive Jazz/Hip Hop fusion group IsWhat?!, he was doing what he’s been doing a lot of over the past decadeplus — touring in Europe, this time promoting his latest project, an amazing collaborative album with gifted French beatmaker Sorg. Maddox is back in town this Memorial Day week and he’s hosting a unique series of events (performances, workshops, discussions and more) under the moniker Underworld Jazz Festival, which sprung

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Multi-instrumentalist Ryan Patterson may not have been a firsthand witness to the ’80s-era blending of angular guitar Rock with atmospheric Synth Pop, but he certainly understands it. As Fotocrime, Patterson and his bandmates — bassist Shelly Anderson, guitarist Nick Thieneman and ever compliant drum machine Mother — create a Post Punk tumult that evokes a number of eras and sounds: the late ’70s gothic Synth Rock pulse of Human League (long before they fell under the sway of the Novelty Dance Corporation); the dark, driving vibe of early ’80s Psychedelic Furs; the cold yet visceral emotion of Depeche Mode; the chilly howl, crisp snap and blip-tastic Dark Wave of Cincinnati’s own Red Math. Patterson, better known as R, has a high profile and long history within the Louisville music scene and well beyond, coming to prominence as the frontman for Post Punk thumpers Black God and Coliseum. Patterson began working as Fotocrime last year, self-releasing the well-received and quickly sold out Always Hell 7-inch and the Always Night EP. The project began with Patterson holed up in his home studio, writing and recording the material that would ultimately comprise Fotocrime’s initial releases and magnificent full-length debut — the just-released Principle of Pain, available through the band’s Bandcamp page (fotocrime.bandcamp.com) and various other online sources. Working virtually alone, with occasional input from Thieneman and Anderson (who ultimately became full-fledged band members), Patterson assembled his demos then headed to Baltimore to record with Jawbox/Burning Airlines guitarist J. Robbins. The resulting sound throbs with the intensity of ’80s Dark Wave and churlish Goth, yet ripples with an infectious

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WEDNESDAY 23

ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL–Todd Hepburn. 7 p.m. Blues/Jazz/Various. Free. BLIND LEMON–Dave Hawkins. 7:30 p.m. Folk/ Celtic. Free. CAFFÈ VIVACE–Phil DeGreg and Joe Lukazik. 7 p.m. Jazz. CROW’S NEST–Steve Dirr. 9:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free. KNOTTY PINE–Dallas Moore. 10 p.m. Country. Free.

THE MAD FROG–Shy Guy Says, Bloodbath, Nicro and Jimbodro. 9 p.m. EDM. Cover.

MOTR PUB–The Go Rounds and Turtledoves. 10 p.m. Indie Pop. Free. NORTHSIDE TAVERN–Old Soul String Band. 9 p.m. Bluegrass. Free. STANLEY’S PUB–Something like Seduction and The Inturns. 9 p.m. Reggae/Rock. Cover.

THURSDAY 24

BLIND LEMON–Jamonn Zeiler. 7:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

BROMWELL’S HÄRTH LOUNGE–Claire Daly with Napoleon Maddox & LivLongEnough. 8 p.m. Jazz. Free.

CAFFÈ VIVACE–Steve Schmidt Trio. 7 p.m. Jazz. COMMON ROOTS–Open mic. 8 p.m. Various. Free.

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CROW’S NEST–Kevin Millner. 9:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

KNOTTY PINE–Chalis. 9 p.m. Pop/Rock/Various. Free.

MEMORIAL HALL– Thee Phantom & The Illharmonic Orchestra. 7 p.m. Orchestral Hip Hop. $20.

MOTR PUB–Shiny and the Spoon. 10 p.m. Folk Pop. Free.

NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB–Fotocrime with Mardou and Ball of Light. 10 p.m. Post Punk.

SCHWARTZ’S POINT– Zappa, Meyers, & Burkhead. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.

MANSION HILL TAVERN– Blue Ravens. 9 p.m. Blues. Cover.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE)–Bourbon Express with Country Provisions. 9:30 p.m. Country. Free.

MARTY’S HOPS & VINES– Greg Hines. 9 p.m. Various. Free.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM)–Warrick & Lowell with Will Payne Harrison. 8 p.m. Folk/Americana. $5.

STANLEY’S PUB–The Clock Reads and Acid Cats. 9 p.m. Jam/Jazz. Cover.

FRIDAY 25

ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL–Doc and Ruth. 6 p.m. Americana. Free. BLIND LEMON–Donna Frost. 9 p.m. Acoustic. Free. BLUE NOTE HARRISON– Saving Abel. 8 p.m. Rock. $15, $20 day of show.

MOTR PUB–Underworld Jazz Festival with Nasty Nati Brass Band, Claire Daly & Motown 4tet, Jennifer Simone and The Deconstruction Period (Bowie vs. Hendrix). 8 p.m. Various. Free.

NORTHSIDE TAVERN– Soften, Lylak, Orchards and Plateau Below. 10 p.m. Indie Rock. Free.

NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB–Dead To Me with Elway and DFMK. 9 p.m. Punk Rock. $12, $15 day of show.

OCTAVE–Big Something. 9 p.m. Rock/Pop/ Funk/Jam/Various. $10, $12 day of show.

BOGART’S–Arrested Development with Sons of Silverton. 9 p.m. Hip Hop. $20.

THE REDMOOR–Soul Pocket. 9 p.m. R&B/Pop/ Rock/Dance. $10.

BROMWELL’S HÄRTH LOUNGE–Peter Gemus Quartet. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.

RICK’S TAVERN–Top This Band. 10 p.m. R&B/Dance/ Various. $5.

CAFFÈ VIVACE–Randy Villars Trio. 7 p.m. Jazz.

SCHWARTZ’S POINT–Jordan Pollard Trio. 9 p.m. Jazz. Cover.

COLLEGE HILL COFFEE CO.–Ricky Nye. 7:30 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie. Free.

THE COMET–Eugene Chadbourne with Weird Paul. 10 p.m. Experimental/ Avant Garde. Free. THE DRINKERY–MixTape. 6 p.m. Rock. THE GREENWICH–Final Friday Blues with the Sonny Moorman Group. 8 p.m. Blues. Cover.

SILVERTON CAFE–Basic Truth. 9 p.m. Funk/R&B/Soul. Free.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY)–Nine Pound Hammer, SS-20 and The Jimmy D Three. 9 p.m. Rock/Punk/ Various. $10. STANLEY’S PUB–The Willows House Band. 9 p.m. Jam/Rock. Cover.

JAG’S STEAK AND SEAFOOD–Blue Armageddon. 9 p.m. Blues. $5.

URBAN ARTIFACT–Life Brother, Fun Ugly Cool Kids and Appalachian Intellect. 9 p.m. Rock. Free.

JEFF RUBY’S STEAKHOUSE–Grace Lincoln Band. 8 p.m. Soul/R&B. Free.

WASHINGTON PLATFORM–Pat Kelly Quartet. 9 p.m. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).

JIM AND JACK’S ON THE RIVER–Danny Frazier. 9 p.m. Country/Roots. Free.

SATURDAY 26

KNOTTY PINE–The Amy Sailor Band. 10 p.m. Country. Cover.

BOGART’S–Big Ass Rock Show with American Sin, Mick Blankenship, Spring Grove, Life After This, Lying In Ruins, Dear Agony, Heart Means More, Softspoken, Next To No Where, Freel, Smoke Parade, RIND, Sundae Drives, DangerMonkey, Saving Escape and Sever The Ties. noon Rock/ Various. $10. BROMWELL’S HÄRTH LOUNGE–Emmaline. 9 p.m. Soul/R&B/Jazz. Free. CAFFÈ VIVACE–Brazilla. 7 p.m. Jazz.

THE GREENWICH– Sound the Alarm Music & Company. 8 p.m. Jazz/ Spoken Word/Various. $10, $20 day of show.

JAG’S STEAK AND SEAFOOD–Pete Dressman. 9 p.m. Rock. $5. KNOTTY PINE–Party Town. 10 p.m. Pop/Rock/Dance/ Various. Cover. MADISON LIVE–Freak Mythology with In the Pines and more. 7 p.m. Rock. $8, $10 day of show. MANSION HILL TAVERN– Noah Wotherspoon Band. 9 p.m. Blues. Cover. MARTY’S HOPS & VINES– Working Title. 9 p.m. Steampunk. Free.

MEMORIAL HALL–The Azar Lawrence Experience’s: Legacy and Music of John Coltrane. 8 p.m. Jazz. $25-$100.

MOTR PUB–Underworld Jazz Festival with with IsWhat?! & Claire Daly, P.o.C. BioniC, The Deconstruction Period (Abbey Lincoln vs. 2Pac) and Danbient. 8 p.m. Various. Free.

SCHWARTZ’S POINT–Eric Lechliter Quartet. 9 p.m. Jazz. Cover. SILVERTON CAFE–The BillyRock Band. 9 p.m. Soul/R&B/Blues. Free. SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE)–The ZGs. 9:30 p.m. Punk. Free.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY)–500 Miles to Memphis (live album recording). 8:30 p.m. Rock/Roots/Various. $7.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY)– The Rocketz, The Elixirs, Veronica Grim & The Heavy Hearts and The Tallywhackers. 8:30 p.m. Rockabilly/ Rock/Roots/Various. $8. SYMPHONY HOTEL–Ricky Nye and Bekah Williams. 8 p.m. Jazz. Free.

THOMPSON HOUSE– Denihilist (farewell show) with The Obnoxious Boot, The World I Knew, Grave Friends, Deadculture, Eternal Void, The Earth Laid Bare and Vehemian. 7 p.m. Metal/Hardcore. $10.

THE UNDERGROUND– Samuei Day, Daniel In Stereo, Kyla Mainous and Last Weekend. 7 p.m. AltRock. Cover. URBAN ARTIFACT–Funk Night Vol. 2 featuring Huckleberry Funk and Funk Worthy. 9 p.m. Funk. $5. THE VENUE CINCINNATI– Bulletboys. 6 p.m. Rock. $25. WASHINGTON PLATFORM–Brandon Coleman Quartet. 9 p.m. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).

SUNDAY 27

NORTHSIDE TAVERN– “Beat Faction”. 10 p.m. Dance/DJ/Alt/Various. Free.

KNOTTY PINE ON THE BAYOU–Carl G. 5:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

MANSION HILL TAVERN– Open Blues Jam with Deb Olinger. 6 p.m. Blues. Free.

NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB–The Sidekicks with Swim Team, Oids, Two Houses and Calumet. 9 p.m. Indie/Rock/Various. $10-$12.

ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL–Ben Levin Trio. 9 p.m. Blues. Free.

BLIND LEMON–Evan Uveges. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.

PIRATES COVE BAR & GRILLE–Basic Truth. 8 p.m.

R&B/Funk/Soul. Free.

OCTAVE–Cycles and Peridoni. 5 p.m. Rock/ Jazz/Soul/Funk/Various.

PNC PAVILION AT RIVERBEND–Steve Martin & Martin Short with Steep Canyon Rangers and Jeff Babko. 8 p.m. Bluegrass/Comedy/Various.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE)– “Always Here–Remembering Adam Hogle” featuring Restraint, Judge and Jury, Rat Trap, 16 Piece Bucket, Lazy Ass Destroyer, CDP, US Hellcamp, Death Ride and more. 2 p.m. Various. $5. SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY)– Green Room Rockers, Queen City Silver Stars. 8 p.m. Reggae/Rock/Soca/ Calypso/Various. $5. STANLEY’S PUB–Stanley’s Open Jam. 8 p.m. Various. Free. URBAN ARTIFACT–Honorable Demons, Amnesiac Mnemonist and Keiki. 9 p.m. Rock/Jazz/Electronic/ Various. WOODWARD THEATER– School of Rock Mason Guns n’ Roses Tribute (4 p.m.) and Soul Revue (7 p.m.). 4 p.m. Rock/Soul. $6, $8 day of show.

MONDAY 28

BLIND LEMON–Ben Armstrong. 7:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

THE MAD FROG–Giselle. 9 p.m. Hip Hop. $5. MANSION HILL TAVERN– Acoustic Jam with John Redell and Friends. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

MOTR PUB–Lara Hope & the Ark-Tones. 9 p.m. Roots/Rock/Rockabilly. Free.

URBAN ARTIFACT–Lenny’s Getaway. 8 p.m. Jazz. Free.

TUESDAY 29

ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL–Ricky Nye. 7 p.m. Blues. Free. CLERMONT COUNTY LIBRARY, OWENSVILLE– Ma Crow & Co. 6:30 p.m. Bluegrass. Free. URBAN ARTIFACT–Sail On: The Beach Boys Tribute with The Amphibians. 7 p.m. Pop/Rock/Surf. $10.

WOODWARD THEATER–Marcia Ball with Ricky Nye & Chris Douglas. 7 p.m. Blues. $30, $35 day of show.

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Seamless integration of the best digital gear and classics from the analog era including 2” 24 track. Wide variety of classic microphones, mic pre-amps, hardware effects and dynamics, many popular plug-ins and accurate synchronization between DAW and 2” 24 track. Large live room and 3 isolation rooms. All for an unbelievable rate. Event/Show sound, lighting and video production services available as well. Call or email Steve for additional info and gear list; (513) 368-7770 or (513) 729-2786 or sferguson. productions@gmail.com.

THE LODGE Analog / Digital Recording Studio Photography & Screenprinting Services

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SAV E T H E DAT E!

Bourbon & Bacon 5:30–8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, December 3rd New Riff Distilling