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told Breitbart News this claim is entirely untrue and there is no such probe.”

CNN apologized to Anthony Scaramucci, the Trump transition team member who was reported to be involved in the meeting.

The retracted story said the Senate intelligence committee was looking into a preinaugural discussion between Scaramucci and Kirill Dmitriev, whose Russian Direct Investment Fund guides investments by U.S. entities in Russia Following the retraction, Scaramucci tweeted that CNN “did the right thing.

Classy move. Apology accepted. Everyone makes mistakes. Moving on.”

So how did all of this go embarrassingly awry? AP said CNN determined that the story was posted without going through

Fakes.

In the world of real slime, ABC and Beef Products Inc. resolved their billion-dollar differences over the network’s report on low-cost processed beef trimmings, i.e., “pink slime.”

The company accused ABC of defamation and said the broadcast in 2012 was misleading and badly damaged its business.

The New York Times reported the settlement last week, saying ABC News and others questioned the safety of the product, which was commonly sold in grocery stores and used in schools and fast food restaurants.

Sales plummeted in response to public revulsion and the company closed three plants and laid off about 700 workers.

“Trump’s among the minority of Americans who rely on cable for what they believe is news.” the expected checks and balances for a story of such sensitivity.

That usually means lawyers. It’s commonplace to run a touchy story past lawyers who know the subject being written about. Usually, it’s money well spent.

AP said failure to follow those unspecified proper procedures is what led to the resignations and it wasn’t clear whether the story was inaccurate or whether CNN will continue to report on the issue.

Every network has its pratfalls and face plants. Luckily, few people other than those involved remember.

Now, to the sideshows.

Sarah Palin sued the New York Times for defamation after a June 14 editorial linked her to the shooting of U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords in 2011. The editorial said a Palin campaign ad put “Giffords and 19 other Democrats under stylized cross hairs.”

Oops. Two days later, the Times ran a correction, saying, it “incorrectly described a map distributed by a political action committee before that shooting.”

The map targeted electoral districts, not individual Democratic lawmakers. The Times also said its editorial “incorrectly stated that a link existed between political rhetoric and the 2011 shooting.”

Time Magazine asked Trump to remove fake magazine covers from the walls of his business properties after the Washington Post found doctored Time covers with Trump as the cover story. They were True

The Times said ABC News has not retracted or apologized for its report, which remains available on its website.

Now, we can return to the news media circus center ring where Trump regained his place and united Washington in revulsion with two tweets: “I heard poor rated @Morning.Joe speaks bad of me (don’t watch anymore). Then how low I.Q. Crazy Mika, along with Psycho Joe, came to Mar-a-Lago three nights in a row around New Year’s Eve and insisted on joining me. She was bleeding badly from a face-lift. I said no!”

Trump’s among the minority of Americans who rely on cable for what they believe is news. His happiness requires all Trump all the time.

He lashes out when someone on cable rubs him wrong.

In that, he is Snowflake in Chief and Mika Brzezinski regularly needles him on MSNBC. Women’s blood holds a special horror for him. Remember his response to Fox’s Megyn Kelly during campaign debate?

“There was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever.”

Mika was bullying the president of the United States on cable TV and he had to respond, according to his spokeswoman, Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

Sanders said that with a straight face: a cable TV presenter was bullying the president of the United States.

“Look, I don’t think you can expect someone to be personally attacked day after day, minute by minute, and sit back,” Sanders told reporters. “Look, the American people elected a fighter. … They knew what they were getting when they voted for Donald Trump.”

Yeah. Snowflake in Chief with a daily meltdown. In public. Online.

Curmudgeon Notes: • Mainstream news media are missing the point in Trump’s 2020 campaign rallies and fundraising.

There is no “movement.”

It’s all about him. Without him, there is none of the ecstasy that drives his supporters. Like an ancient god-ruler, he must show himself.

Nurturing and molding that “base” for the next great battle is the point of his first four years.

Without him there, personally manipulating their frustrations and angers, there is nothing. It’s a cult of the personality.

That doesn’t reduce its danger, but reporters should be careful not to be dismissive.

Bicoastal arrogance led national news media to make that mistake in 2016 when tens of millions of Americans cheered Trump and reporters dismissed it as uninformed rubes with pitchforks and torches.

• The White House briefing room battle goes on. Now, no one knows when recording or video will be allowed; it’s up to whomever Trump feeds to the angry journalists that day.

If editors had any courage, they’d back their journalists’ desire to boycott the S&M sessions.

Why not? Trump doesn’t need them. His contempt is beyond measure. News media already are enemies of the people.

And miss a story? Just follow his tweets.

His is the only voice that matters and that doesn’t happen during a White House briefing.

• As Trump assembles Dream Teams to defend him, his business interests, his past and present aides and his family from seemingly myriad criminal and congressional probes, his lawyers are drawing heightened scrutiny.

Authorities in North Carolina and New York said they are looking into the Christian Advocates Serving Evangelism led by Jay Sekulow, an attorney to Donald Trump.

The unwanted attention began when the Guardian reported the nonprofit steered tens of millions of dollars to Sekulow, his family and their businesses.

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If you’re going to screw up in today’s media circus, why not do it in the center ring?

Everybody will “ooooooh!” and “aaaaaah!” Then like ancient Romans at the Coliseum bored of blood sport, they’ll move on to the next sensation. There could be partisan pachyderms goring each other during the July 4 holiday.

But for now, CNN is the star in the center ring — Time Magazine, Sarah Palin and pink slime provide only separate sideshows.

CNN earned its moment by reporting that a Russian bank linked to a close ally of President Donald Trump was under Senate investigation.

Whether CNN was wrong is not clear, but alt-right Breitbart News — with its intimate links to the Oval Office — attacked CNN and its “fake news” story.

This time, Breitbart didn’t have to stretch the facts or divine a conspiracy.

Hated CNN, with its fidelity to facts, couldn’t prove its case.

CNN retracted its story and apologized.

Journalists involved quit: story author Thomas Frank; Pulitzer-winner Eric Lichtblau, assistant managing editor; and Lex Harris, investigations head.

Here’s how breitbart.com reported it: “CNN’s Thomas Frank on Thursday evening published what would have been considered an explosive report if remotely true.

“One anonymous source told him both the Treasury Department and Senate Intelligence Committee are probing a Russian investment fund with ties to several senior finance world leaders close to President Trump.

“Only problem? Both Trump administration officials and those close to Senate GOP leadership say it’s simply untrue.”

Frank wrote, using one anonymous source, that the source said the Senate intelligence committee is investigating the Russian fund in connection with its examination of discussions between White House adviser Jared Kushner and the head of a prominent Russian bank. Kushner is Trump’s son-in-law.

Right off, that “one anonymous source” raises red warning flags. Any one-source story is iffy, especially in the noxious whirl around Trump.

CNN continued, saying the Russian bank, VEB, oversees the fund which has ties to several Trump advisers. Both the bank and the fund have been covered since 2014 by sanctions restricting U.S. business dealings.

Breitbart rubbed it in, saying, “the Senate Intelligence Committee had no comment on the matter when asked … about this report of a supposed probe, (but) a source close to Senate GOP leadership

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would choose Cincinnati as a vacation base because it is a short drive to the small towns where the sites are located, which lack hotels, restaurants, entertainment and more culture.

“A couple of decades ago when the Cahokia site outside Saint Louis was inscribed, the number of visitors increased 15 to 20 times and then leveled out to a 10-fold increase in the number of visitors,” Hancock says.

But increased tourism and their money is just a secondary goal, he says. It’s about recognizing and protecting what many archeologists and historians consider masterpieces of human creative and mathematical genius that are sacred to Native American or indigenous peoples — treasures with a significance the Ohio History Connection says equals that of the Acropolis, the Pyramids of Egypt, Stonehenge and other icons of human culture. The Newark Octagon, for instance, was designed to track the motions of the moon, including its major cycle of 18.6 years, and is theorized to be twice as precise as Stonehenge.

There are more than 1,000 World Heritage Sites across the Earth, but Ohio has none.

The application is a complicated process that could span 10 to 15 years before submitting. An application initiated in 2005 will utilize the research and technology of the

In 2011, a Scientology-like group damaged Serpent Mound by burying into the earthwork a number of “organites” — pieces of quartz and resin — attempting to detect its “life energy.”

Center for the Electronic Reconstruction of Historical and Archeological Sites.

Back in the 1990s, a grad student of Hancock’s suggested Ohio’s earthworks could be mapped by software and virtually reconstructed into 3-D animated tours showing what they looked like when they were first built by Native Americans. Because many of the earthworks have deteriorated or been damaged over the last two centuries by farming and modern life, Hancock’s project is built upon archeological data produced by sensing devices, aerial photography and aging frontier maps.

“These visual images allow people to have a strong mental picture of what these ancient monuments looked liked when they were new,” Hancock says.

Like any application, there’s no promise of success, and several years ago the Ohio earthworks inscription was in limbo when Congress ordered the federal government in 2011 to stop paying its annual dues to UNESCO. The U.S. then lost its UNESCO voting rights after not paying its dues for two consecutive years.

The issue’s roots date back to the 1990s when Congress passed legislation denying payment to any agency of the UN if it

accepted Palestine as a member. When UNESCO admitted Palestine in 2011 it triggered an automatic shutoff of payments, which has cost UNESCO more than $300 million in U.S. taxpayer funding.

But Jennifer Aultman, the Ohio History Connection’s World Heritage Site project coordinator, says UNESCO hasn’t blocked any recent U.S. applications and the initial worry has subsided.

“That was a real question mark when it happened,” Aultman says. “What we have seen since that time is that UNESCO has continued to inscribe World Heritage Sites from the U.S. — the San Antonio Missions in 2015 and Poverty Point, Louisiana in late 2014. All we can go on is what they’ve been doing, and they’re continuing to inscribe U.S. sites.”

Aultman says after the application is submitted next summer, UNESCO-sanctioned reviewers will come visit the sites.

Guy Jones of Dayton is full-blooded Native American of the Hunkpapa Lakota tribe from the Standing Rock reservation in South Dakota, which over the previous year became a flashpoint of protest over the Dakota Access Pipeline. When he came CONTINUES ON PAGE 11

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hio’s ancient earthworks, including nearby Fort Ancient and Serpent Mound, represent incredible achievements by the region’s first peoples, experts say. For centuries, European settlers and their ancestors demolished them, seeing them as nothing more than piles of dirt.

But work to gain recognition from the United Nations could secure a better future for the roughly 2,000-year-old sacred sites.

Professor John Hancock at the Center for the Electronic Reconstruction of Historical and Archeological Sites at the University of Cincinnati is seeking atonement for the disregard and destruction visited upon Ohio’s native earthworks, and he’s asking the world to follow his lead.

According to the Ohio History Connection (formerly the Ohio Historical Society), Hancock was one of the first Ohioans to push for Fort Ancient, Serpent Mound and others to achieve World Heritage Site inscription as designated by the United Nations. Such a designation would both recognize the sites as extraordinary human accomplishments and protect them according to international treaties.

After a decade of work, Hancock, the Ohio History Connection and several other Ohio archeology-related organizations are a year away from submitting an application to the Paris-based UNESCO — the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization — the arm of the UN that decides World Heritage Site status. At the moment, Fort Ancient, Serpent Mound, The Earthworks at Newark and the Hopewell Culture National Historic Park in Chillicothe are on UNESCO’s “U.S. Tentative List.”

“If we get the designation, from the people who have been working to publicize and interpret these places, it will be a culmination of all our careers,” says Hancock, who chairs Ohio’s World Heritage Site steering committee. “For the earthworks to become a World Heritage property it will be the ultimate prize. Because then they are world famous, which they deserve to be.”

What’s more, this could bring to Ohio an extra 200,000 tourists per year, tens of millions in spending and create scores of jobs, according to the Ohio History Connection.

With walled mounds enclosing more than 100 acres, Fort Ancient in Warren County is considered North America’s finest pre-history hilltop enclosure. The popular and enigmatic Serpent Mound in Adams County is an effigy mound — a mound in the shape of an animal — and considered the world’s largest.

It’s likely that international tourists considering Fort Ancient and Serpent Mound

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Cincinnati Water Works is going solar, Mayor John Cranley announced June 28.

The city’s water treatment facilities will be powered by 100 percent solar energy in five years, according to Cranley, allowing the city to save $7 million a year in coal-fueled energy costs paid to Duke Energy when the plan, called Ready for 100, is completed.

The announcement sparked criticism of Cranley’s overall environmental record, however, from Councilwoman Yvette Simpson, who is challenging Cranley in the Nov. 7 mayoral election. Simpson says the new initiative masks a less-than-stellar record on environmental issues for Cranley.

The effort will begin with a 100-acre, 25 mega-watt solar array installed on city land, possibly at Lunken Airport, a treatment plant on Kellogg Road and a landfill near Spring Grove Village. That array would eliminate 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions a year, the city says.

“Before Cranley became Mayor, we approved 27 solar arrays on city buildings,” Simpson said in a statement. “Since he has become Mayor, zero have been approved.

On transportation issues, he has worked against the development of bike lane infrastructure, vetoed bus shelters in favor of parking garages, and opposed our sole rail transit project. His administration redirected funds from energy aggregation that were promised for energy audits.”

In 2012, the city installed solar panels on a public parking garage on Beekman Street, the city’s Business Development and Permit Center and the College Hill Recreation Center, among other projects.

Simpson’s campaign also pointed out Cranley’s votes as a council member in 2001 and 2002 to cut and then eliminate the city’s Office of Environmental Management. After the office was eliminated, the city found other ways to comply with environmental regulations, however. That office was later replaced with the Office of Environment and Sustainability.

The campaign highlighted several initiatives Simpson has supported, including the construction of a net-zero emissions police station, the first in the country, a green energy aggregation plan for Cincinnati residents and the city’s bike lanes. The statement from her campaign also touted efforts she would work on as mayor, including a green manufacturing campus in the city.

Cranley’s campaign fired back, of course, taking it all the way back to Cranley’s role co-founding his high school’s environmental club before pointing to his work finding

funding for Cincinnati Red Bike and helping to write the city’s clean air act going after small-scale polluters.

A statement from Cranley’s campaign highlighted Cranley’s commitment to move the city of Cincinnati government to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2035 and his work to update the five-year Green Cincinnati Plan.

“While Mayor Cranley is standing up to President Trump and fighting to protect our environment,” Cranley campaign spokesman Jay Kincaid said in a statement, “Yvette Simpson is doing nothing but putting out press releases and making personal attacks.” (Nick Swartsell)

LLC Donations to Cranley Campaign Focus of Elections Commission Complaint Should owners of limited liability corporations be able to give money to city candidates under their company’s names above and beyond individual donor limits set by the Cincinnati Election Commission? That’s the question posed by a lawsuit filed June 28 challenging contributions to Mayor John Cranley’s reelection campaign.

Currently, individuals are limited to $1,100 in contributions to mayoral candidates. LLCs can also give that amount, even if the owner of the LLC has already reached her or his personal contribution limit.

In a 2005 advisory, the Election Commission said that’s legal, but Cincinnati City Councilman Wendell Young and Council candidate Kelli Prather are challenging the practice via Mayor John Cranley.

Attorney Don Mooney outlined their claims in a lawsuit seeking to make Cranley’s mayoral campaign repay more than $260,000 received from LLC owners who also donated the individual limit to his campaign.

“The Charter allows no such thing,” Mooney wrote in his complaint to the commission. “The 2005 advisory opinion is not consistent with the plain language and intent of the Charter, and is contrary to current Ohio law.”

Mooney says state campaign finance laws make clear that contributions from LLCs count toward the contribution limits placed on their owners. He also claims that the intent of the language of the city charter was to limit contributions made by LLCs. Mooney claims the CEC’s 2005 finding is therefore invalid.

“The 2005 Advisory Opinion unlawfully makes an LLC a separate and independent ‘person’ able to make a donation in its own name,” he wrote.

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to Ohio in 1981 he says there were close to 27,000 sacred burial sites. Presently there are only 7,600, and his life mission is to preserve and protect what earthworks are left in southwestern Ohio. He has attended several World Heritage Site application meetings.

Jones believes one of the greatest impacts World Heritage Site inscription will have will be UNESCO’s effort to strengthen the earthworks’ connection to Native peoples. He says in recent years too many New Age groups and non-Native peoples have co-opted the sites for their own selfperceived needs and interpretation.

For instance, in 2011 a Scientology-like group called Unite the Collective damaged Serpent Mound by burying into the

earthwork a number of “organites” — a piece of quartz and resin molded by a muffin pan.

They said they were trying to “reactivate” Serpent Mound to detect its “life energy.”

Jones believes World Heritage Site inscription will have a greater influence on convincing these people, and the world for that matter, to accept the truth — that the Ohio earthworks were built by Native peoples who were forced to abandon them nearly two centuries ago.

“It will open up the doorway for Native peoples to actually participate and be involved not only in the decision making but as to what and how these sites are being preserved and their history,” Jones says. “UNESCO really encourages Native involvement. They really would involve Native people.” ©

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The Cultural Cachet of Curation C i n c i n n at i A r t M useu m ’s n e w cu r ato r s r e fl ec t o n t h e m e a n i n g a n d d i s t i n c t i m p o r ta n c e o f t h e i r pro fe ssi o n

BY MARIA SEDA- REEDER

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he popular overuse of the term “curator” has broadened — some might say diluted — the word’s context to the point where many have forgotten the traditional meaning. Blogs, shopping lists and dinner party menus can be curated. But professional curators have a very important traditional role within our cultural institutions.

In museums, curators of fine art and historic objects have the significant responsibility of creating narratives for public consumption. They research, educate, collect and advocate in an age when those skills are crucially important — our need to contextualize and prioritize the boundless amount of information at our fingertips matters perhaps more than it ever has.

To serve those ends and to fill some gaps in leadership for its encyclopedic collection, the Cincinnati Art Museum recently added three new curators to its previously diminished group, reduced to just five after Curator of Photography Brian Sholis left last fall after having served just three years.

Nathaniel M. Stein has replaced Sholis as associate curator of photography; Peter Jonathan Bell, associate curator of European paintings, sculpture and drawings, takes the position vacated by Esther Bell (no relation); and, owing largely to the recently announced $11.75 million Alice Bimel Endowment for Asian Art — which will focus on growing the collections from South Asia, Greater Iran and Afghanistan — Ainsley M. Cameron comes on board as curator of South Asian art, Islamic art and antiquities.

In a recent sit-down interview at the museum, the three new curators chatted with CityBeat about their first impressions of the city, how working at a mid-sized institution differs from large-scale museums and their views on the public’s current fascination with the term “curator.”

Meet and Greet Stein was the Horace W. Goldsmith fellow in photography at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where he organized numerous exhibitions, including some on contemporary photographers working in or about South Asia, among many other projects. While he focused on contemporary photography, his interest in the medium’s early history is keen — his doctoral dissertation was on photography in 19th-century India.

Bell comes from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, where he was assistant curator in the Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts. There, he had been responsible for Italian and Spanish sculpture, ceramics and glass and European medals.

Cameron was most recently the Ira Brind and Stacey Spector assistant curator of South Asian art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where one of her projects was the exhibition and catalog for Drawn from Courtly India: The Conley Harris and Howard Truelove Collection. She previously had curatorial positions at the British Library, the British Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum.

Stein and Cameron, who are married, took their first trip to Cincinnati when Stein was asked to interview for Sholis’ former position in February.

“It was actually an amazing discovery for me,” Stein says. “Whatever preconceived notions one has about the Midwest, I just thought the city was beautiful and there’s just so much going on here. So it’s really exciting.”

Cameron shared that impression, albeit from a slightly different angle. “It was lovely,” she says. “I was really captivated by the architecture and the hills. I’m Canadian, so I feel a sort of affinity with the Midwest. I grew up in Calgary, Alberta, so it makes sense to me.”

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“I’ve experienced a really open and welcoming atmosphere here,” she continues. “It’s just been really lovely to have that experience and I’m excited about what we can accomplish.”

This is actually the second time Cameron and Stein have found jobs at the same museum — they worked together at the Philadelphia Museum of Art — after meeting through mutual interests in South Asia. “(Finding) two interesting jobs in the same city is almost impossible,” Stein says.

Their shared interest in South Asia was a plus to the Cincinnati Art Museum. “One of the reasons (Museum Director Cameron Kitchin) and others in the institution were interested in me as a candidate was that I do have expertise in South Asian art,” Stein says. “They knew, although I didn’t know at the time, that the Bimel Endowment was happening and hadn’t been announced yet. So I think one of their interests in me was that I could help them with that.”

Cameron picks up her partner’s train of thought. “They just saw (hiring the two curators together) as an incredible opportunity,” she says.

They went through separate rounds of interviews.

Stein was hired in late April and Cameron in early May. Unlike the other two new hires, Bell was no stranger to Cincinnati when he came for the interview. “I had visited before interviewing,” he says. “My wife has family in the area and recently her parents retired and moved back here, near the city. So I had started to get to know Cincinnati on maybe two visits before this opportunity came up and to really admire the museum. So it was a great thing to see this position become available.”

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In Cincinnati, however, there will be the issue of getting used to a smaller museum for all three.

“That can be a good thing. It’s a different, regional culture at smaller institutions where everybody knows each other,” Stein says. “To touch base with somebody, they’re at a desk next door. It’s not a major process to get to the person who might deal with an issue. That’s nice.”

At the Met, Bell was one of 10 curators in the European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Department. Because Bell’s area of concentration at the Met was so specific, moving to a smaller institution will allow him — as well as Cameron and Stein in their respective departments — to pursue a broader base of scholarship.

“Ultimately, this benefits our audiences because we’re able to pull together different areas of creative production and make connections historically and across cultures,” he says.

All three are hitting the ground running, with Cameron already having negotiated a brand-new acquisition by contemporary Pakistani-American artist Anila Quayyum Agha, “All the Flowers are for Me (Red),” and a corresponding exhibition of it that opened within a month of her hiring.

Meanwhile, Hou-mei Sung remains on Cincinnati Art Museum’s staff as curator of Asian art, a position she has filled since 2002.

“I think she was excited in a lot of ways that she will be able to concentrate on her area of specialty and have someone else come in to help with the rest of the collection,” Cameron says.

Explaining Bell’s upcoming duties, museum director Kitchin said in a phone conversation that his predecessor,

Esther Bell, left the museum several years ago with a “pipeline of projects” in place, including the popular recent Van Gogh: Into the Undergrowth exhibition. So, Kitchin explains, the newly arrived Bell “steps into an advantageous position to complete those.”

During our conversation, Bell confirms that there are projects in place that he’ll have to oversee before his own projects come to fruition. But, he adds, “Coming in as new representatives of the areas, we also need time to understand the collections and let the ideas come from the collections to a certain degree.”

Is Three Enough?

Will the Cincinnati Art Museum still be looking for more curators, or will eight be enough? In addition to Stein, Bell and Cameron, the museum has on staff Cynthia Amnéus, chief curator and curator of fashion arts and textiles; Julie Aronson, curator of American paintings, sculpture and drawings; Amy Miller Dehan, curator of decorative arts and design; and Kristin Spangenberg, curator of prints.

(There are also three curatorial assistants.)

The museum’s 67,000 objects encompass no less than a dozen different areas of concentration, including such fields as African Art, Contemporary, Musical Instruments and Native American that are not represented by fulltime curators.

The museum contracted out curating for the recent reinstallation of the African Art gallery, inviting Nichole Bridges, associate curator for African art at the Saint Louis Art Museum, and local scholar William Hommel to reconsider and reframe the strengths of the collection.

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“It represents a strength in areas when we need it and where we need it,” he says.

Stein agrees, at least in his experience working in larger museums.

“There’s always areas of a collection for a museum with an encyclopedic collection that don’t have a dedicated expert, and other people in the field are sort of covering,” he says. “I think that’s fairly common.”

What’s in a Name?

There’s much at stake right now in being a museum curator in America. On one hand, there’s a responsibility not just to the collection and the institution, but also to the public at large to educate about how diverse and varied the history of art is. Curators have a lot of eyeballs watching them to see how they perform their cultural responsibility — that is to not leave anyone out or misrepresent them when acquiring objects or staging exhibitions.

On the other hand, the word “curator” has become trendy — mixologists, DJs and boutique stylists are now calling themselves curators. Has the combination of a populist de-skilling of the word raised the stakes for those who are true professional curators? How do Cincinnati’s new curators intend to address these issues?

“As a curator of South Asian and Islamic art, I’m representing religious and cultural objects to a larger public,” Cameron says. “So I’ve always felt that responsibility to the countries and cultures that I represent. That’s always been a large part of my curatorial practice. “(The job) is also being able to educate our visitors to the other areas of the world, to inform and enlighten

and also have them experience and appreciate art forms that may be unfamiliar,” she continues. “I try to break down this artificial barrier through interpretation, placement and looking at collections. I’ve always felt that’s my responsibility.”

Stein finds himself with mixed feelings about the newfound hipness of his job title. “It’s interesting the way that people have really fastened onto the term ‘curator’ recently,” he says. “I feel it’s something to do with how much of a cacophony of information there is now.

People sense the value of having someone say, ‘This is important and this isn’t.’

“It is annoying in some sense, in that it leaves off a lot of what we actually do,” he says. “But in a retrograde way, (it’s) important to have someone who knows where we can look to get to the stuff that we need that is generative to us culturally. So, when possible, I like to think of it as a compliment.”

Ultimately, curators are the temporary custodians of cultural artifacts. The collections themselves will (hopefully) outlive every one of the institution’s current employees, so the long game is to ensure the maintenance and scholarship of each one.

As Cameron attests, “Being a curator involves collection care, research, scholarly publications. It’s so much more than just placing objects in a gallery.”

Bell interjects: “Although that’s the fun part.”

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While the museum did hire exhibition-specific scholarship, the lack of a full-time curator for the African collection might warrant some concern about relying too heavily on outside contractors.

For example, what about curatorship in the Contemporary art collection? While Contemporary art is of critical importance to understanding our times, the museum hasn’t replaced its last curator, Jessica Flores Garcia, who left in 2012. The position has been largely contracted out on a project basis to Matt Distel, whose full-time position now is as exhibitions director at The Carnegie in Covington.

According to Kitchin, the museum’s current curatorial lineup is “a powerhouse” and “our bench of curators right now is complete.”

He also cites the example of Cameron’s use of the Bimel Endowment to purchase the piece by Agha as an alternative path for acquiring more Contemporary art.

“Adding a curator who specializes in South Asian art from antiquities to Contemporary encompasses a wide variety of art forms,” he says.

When there are Contemporary artists whose areas aren’t covered by curators on staff, the museum makes other short-term arrangements.

The director himself, along with a team from the Switzerland-based nonprofit LUMA Foundation, curated the current seven-screen film installation from South African Contemporary artist William Kentridge, More Sweetly Play the Dance.

Kitchin says the museum is “active” with guest/adjunct curators, and that this is a “smart practice” for museums that attempt to be encyclopedic but not so large as to warrant a full-time position.

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ART: THE STRANGE & EXOTIC WORLD OF LAFCADIO HEARN features books, letters and more from the eccentric writer and brief local. See Lit on page 22.

ART: Photographer Lars Anderson’s PLANES, LATTICES AND INTERSTICES is on display at the Iris BookCafé.

See review on page 23.

MUSIC: Austin singer/songwriter CARSON MCHONE brings some torch and twang to the Southgate House Revival.

See Sound Advice on page 32.

FILM: MEN IN BLACK That flash of light you saw in the sky wasn’t a UFO… At least that’s what agents Kay (Tommy Lee Jones), Jay (Will Smith) and other black-suited monosyllabic government officials with neuralyzers in tow will lead you to believe. After a showing of the classic ’90s intergalactic sci-fi flick Men in Black during Washington Park’s Summer Cinema series, the Cincinnati Observatory will lead a stargazing and planet spotting session. Find the galaxy on Orion’s belt — or just the craft brews on tap at the concession stand. Pro-tip: Bring a big ol’ blanket and some snacks. 9-11 p.m. Wednesday.

Free admission. Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, washingtonpark. org. — MACKENZIE MANLEY

THURSDAY 06

MUSIC: BILLY STRINGS plays the Southgate House Revival. See interview on page 30.

FRIDAY 07

MUSIC: Texas quartet THE BRIGHT LIGHT SOCIAL HOUR brings a lysergic

COMEDY: BRAD WILLIAMS Like many veteran comics, Brad Williams has gradually found it easier to talk about personal things. “My dad fought and beat cancer a few years ago,” he says. “So that’s a large part of the new material. It’s some stories about my dad and how he raised me, because my dad’s not a dwarf but he had to raise a dwarf son.” Williams reports that some audience members have shed tears. “Not like, ‘Oh my god. He’s horrible; get him off the stage,’” he’s quick to note. “They laugh, they cry, they have a full range of emotions.” Williams credits his father with helping him cope with being different. The elder Williams often made fun of his son, but not in a mean way. “He did it because he knew other kids would make fun of me, so he did it first to get me prepared for it. Kind of ‘A Boy Named Sue’ thing.” Showtimes Thursday-Sunday. $12-$15. Liberty Funny Bone, 7518 Bales St., Liberty Township, liberty.funnybone.com. — P.F. WILSON

head, Folk/Indie Rock heart and activist soul to Fountain Square. See Sound Advice on page 32.

FILM: THE MINI MICROCINEMA kicks off its second anniversary with Seven Weeks of Cinema. See feature on page 20.

ART: ALWAYS ON MY MIND AT PIQUE Thunder-Sky, Inc. co-founder and curator Bill Ross came up with a prompt for a show at Pique gallery in Covington in which he asked artists to create a piece of artwork that they’ve been ruminating on for a long time but had not yet completed. According to Ross, the exhibition will be a “temporary museum of completed thought.” He reached out to nearly 30 artists, including Sarah Lalley, Avril Thurman, Hilary Nauman and Christian Schmit. Ross himself, along with

artist Emily Brandehoff, took over the basement with an installation inspired by personal memories of childhood, Mike Kelley’s “thrift-store-Gothic approach” and John Waters’ “mean-spirited kitsch.” Opening reception 6-9 p.m. Friday. Through Aug. 23. Free. Pique, 210 W Pike St., Covington, Ky., facebook.com/piquesocialmedia.

— MARIA SEDA-REEDER

SATURDAY 08

EVENT: FIFTY WEST’S PUNCH OUT: ROUND 2 Strap on your gloves, warm up with the Rocky soundtrack and grab your favorite beer at the second-annual Punch Out, hosted

by Fifty West Brewing Company. Watch employees from local breweries including Rhinegeist, Taft’s, MadTree and more literally face off in the ring to compete for this year’s championship title. Have a go

at 80 local craft beers from 40 different breweries as you cheer on your champion during eight boxing matches. By the end of the night, you’ll have a new go-to beer and “Eye of the Tiger” stuck in your head. 4 p.m.-midnight Saturday. $15 advance; $20 day of; $30 VIP (premium sightlines). Fifty West Pro Works, 7605 Wooster Pike, Mariemont, fiftywestbrew.com. — AMANDA WEISBROD EVENT: SIP N’ SLIDE Like a grown-up Slip ’N Slide, the inaugural Sip N’ Slide event at The Beach Waterpark is an adults-only night full of craft beer, live music from the Naked Karate Girls and a chance to get wet on select water rides. For a true thrill (and possibly a wedgie), take a plunge on one of the park’s giant waterslides.

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ART: BOOKWORKS AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF CINCINNATI AND HAMILTON COUNTY Be spellbound by artwork forged from the pages of books in the 18th-annual Bookworks display from the Cincinnati Book Arts Society. The nonprofit society is comprised of book artists, both professional and amateur, and in this exhibit located in the atrium of the main library, the love of literary novelty spills into the work and merges with concepts such as feminism. A memorial exhibit for Keith Kuhn, former library services director, will be stationed alongside Bookworks and feature artistcreated books from the library’s selection.

Through Sept. 3. Free. Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Main Branch, 800 Vine St., Downtown, cincinnatilibrary.org. — MACKENZIE MANLEY

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MUSIC: AJR Self-contained New York AltPop group AJR is a trio of brothers that’s earned quite a bit of commercial success, especially given its largely DIY creative approach. Beginning as buskers around the Big Apple over a decade ago, the Met brothers (Adam, Jack and Ryan, in case you were wondering about the band name) self-released a video in 2013 that caught the attention of big-time singer/songwriter Sia, leading to the trio’s initial industry inroads and major viral success. That video and song, “I’m Ready,” climbed the charts and in 2015, AJR’s debut album, Living Room, pushed its mix of catchy hooks, electronic sounds and more organic instrumentation (guitar, ukulele, etc.) even further into the spotlight. The band — which has major-label distribution and big management, but writes, records and produces its own music and videos — recently released its anticipated Living Room follow-up, The Click, which thematically revolves around the concept of resisting the “quick fix” and embracing substance, and also includes a guest spot from Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo. 8 p.m. Saturday. $15. Madison Live!, 734 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky., madisontheateronline.com. — MIKE BREEN

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handle to make your Saturday night a success. 6-10 p.m. Saturday. $25. The Beach Waterpark, 2590 Waterpark Drive, Mason, citybeat.com. — MAIJA ZUMMO EVENT: CIVIL WAR WEEKEND Do you enjoy impressive beards, old-school muskets and standing in a field for hours?

If yes, head over to Civil War Weekend at the Heritage Village Museum. Join Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis to relive one of the most tumultuous periods in American history through daily battle reenactments and engaging activities.

The genuine 19th-century scenery and architecture makes this weekend even more authentic. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. $10 adults; $6 children; free members. Heritage Village Museum, 11450 Lebanon Road, Sharonville, heritagevillagecincinnati.org.

— ELISABETH DODD ATTRACTION: PETALS & PEDALS Ride your bike over to Krohn Conservatory as part of the Petals & Pedals summer floral show for a dollar off admission. Once inside, enjoy hours of horticultural entertainment

while learning about the Cincy Red Bike program. Beautiful blooms are inside, including cascading calibrachoa, gorgeous hydrangea and Carolina allspice, which will be complemented by info on the history of the bicycle.

Through Aug. 27. $7 adults; $4 children.

Krohn Conservatory, 1501 Eden Park Drive, Eden Park, cincinnatiparks.com/krohnconservatory. — ELISABETH DODD

SUNDAY 09

EVENT: SECOND SUNDAY ON MAIN: PRIDE ON MAIN Show off your LGBTQ+ pride and support the Over-the-Rhine community by heading down to Second Sunday on Main, a street festival featuring live music, vendors and food trucks. Aimed at giving the festival back to the merchants on Main Street, this daylong block party is a celebration of the neighborhood businesses rooted in Cincinnati culture that locals have grown to love. To continue June’s Pride festivities, this month’s event features drag shows, drag races, line dancing and other dance groups all day long. Below Zero Lounge will host an after party starting at 5 p.m. Noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Free. Main Street between 12th and Liberty streets,

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EVENT: TACO FESTIVAL Join the pampered pooches of the Chihuahua Beauty Pageant, the masked wrestlers of Lucha Libre and Hollywood star Mario Lopez for a day of tacos and tequila. This fest is a celebration of everyone’s favorite Mexican dish: tacos. You’ll find 50 restaurants serving up tasty, $2 tacos, including local favorites like Nada, Gomez Salsa, Cuban Pete Sandwiches and Casa Figueroa. Pair your meal with a margarita or samples from the Tequila Expo. For an extra $20, enter the expo for a taste of 10 tequilas.

If you haven’t had your fill by the evening, enter an eating competition: You’ll have the opportunity to gobble down tacos — or hot chili peppers — by the dozen. 4-10 p.m.

Saturday. $12 in advance; $85 VIP in advance. Yeatman’s Cove/Sawyer Point, 705 E. Pete Rose Way, Downtown, thetacofestival.com. — GRACE HILL

Over-the-Rhine, facebook.com/OTRSSOM. — AMANDA WEISBROD

MONDAY 10

MUSIC: Danish Metal lords VOLBEAT head to Riverbend Music Center. See Sound Advice on page 33.

ONSTAGE: TRUETHEATRE TRUEFIRE It’s summertime and (most days) it’s hot, so what better topic for some first-person storytelling than fire? For the trueFIRE program, the final offering of trueTheatre’s seventh season, speakers will demonstrate how fire can lead to loss but also how it can result in gain, and how fire can run out of control but also how it can be tamed. One of the evening’s five speakers will be radio personality Jay Gilbert, and electric guitarist Aaron Bates will provide musical interludes between stories. If you show up, you’ll get the inside scoop on what’s planned for Season 8. 7:30 p.m. Monday. $18. Know Theatre, 1120 Jackson St., Over-the-Rhine, truetheatre.com. — RICK PENDER

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EVENT: PEOPLE’S PANTRY UNVEILING Celebrate the groundbreaking of Camp Washington’s new community garden with a potluck. Established in part by The Welcome Project, an organization that welcomes refugees and immigrants, the garden will integrate new residents, teach gardening and provide produce. An ArtWorks mural and new People’s Pantry will also occupy the area. You’ll see six community organizations come together to honor immigrants at the event including Wave Pool, Heartfelt Tidbits, The Fem Four and Camp Washington Community Board. Support the cause and join refugees and immigrants from Bhutan, Eritrea, Syria, Iran, Iraq and more, as they share the food of their home countries.

Donate non-perishable food and personal hygiene items to the pantry while you’re there. 11 a.m.-noon Monday. Free. Wave

Pool, 2873 Colerain Ave., Camp Washington, wavepoolgallery.org. — GRACE HILL

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Mini Microcinema Summer

Over-the-Rhine theater bids to become a major cultural player with Seven Weeks of Cinema

BY TT Stern-Enzi

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hen C. Jacqueline Wood started her Mini Microcinema in 2015, it was temporary — she used a $15,000 Globe Grant from the People’s Liberty philanthropic lab to program shorts, art movies and documentaries for several months at the lab’s office space near Findlay Market.

It was a hit, and its beautiful red and white cinema sign excited and inspired many to dream about something long missing from Cincinnati’s — and Over-the-Rhine’s — cultural renaissance: a serious-minded cinematheque.

Wood was then able to reprise her microcinema as a temporary exhibit at The Carnegie in Covington. And last fall, with initial fundraising, she found a permanent home for the nonprofit Mini at 1329 Main St. in OTR. She has been slowly and relatively quietly introducing the 35-seat space and her programming vision to the city’s film buffs and arts community ever since. But now she is ready to make a bigger splash.

To celebrate the Mini’s second anniversary, and to begin a membership drive, she and her team are launching Seven Weeks of Cinema with a Friday night party. The following days will bring such stimulating free programming (a $5 donation is suggested) as Home Movie Days: Selections from the Kentucky Amateur Film Archives (Sunday); Animalia: From Horses to Bats to Bears and Beyond (July 13); Sankofa, a 1993 movie by Haile Gerima presented by Black Folks Make Movies (July 16); and Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy, featuring work by acclaimed Pittsburgh-area filmmaker Tony Buba (July 18). Additionally, WatchWriteNow (a group the author of this article founded) will be offering a film criticism workshop for kids. Varied and stimulating programming continues through Aug. 17.

When asked how The Mini is taking shape now that it has some stability, Wood focuses on the cinema’s commitment to both the audience experience and the artists’ work.

“We are a small 35-seat screening space with top-notch projection and sound equipment,” she says. “The quality of the viewing experience is the most important aspect of what we do, because it pays respect to the filmmakers and artists who throw everything into their work.”

Wood is a filmmaker herself and understands how frustrating poor audio and visual can be. The Mini Microcinema has devoted considerable resources to getting these things right, though she admits that a little bit of light leaks in through the DIY curtains and that sometimes a washing

Microcinema programmers Andy Marko (left), C. Jacqueline Wood and Peter Van Hyning machine running in the basement can be heard. Wood considers these slight imperfections as part of the experience.

She also talks about the importance of not charging for admission.

“The space is inviting and free because I believe equal access is crucial,” she says.

“But I also believe that putting a price tag on an experience makes it into a commodity, rather than a cultural product. Cinema was co-opted by business from the very beginning. The Mini is trying to challenge this — like an art gallery, why can’t a cinema be free? Do we have to sell tickets to be sustainable? Why limit our transaction to currency when the things we are dealing with are ideas?”

The organization is launching a membership program along with Seven Weeks of Cinema. Wood hopes the community will support the effort — all membership donations go directly to the rent and utilities of the storefront, she says.

How has her initial vision for The Mini changed as it evolved from its original status, being hosted by People’s Liberty, to become its own entity?

“Initially, I created The Mini Microcinema because I saw a regional need for an

exhibition space that focuses on experimental/alternative/outside-the-mainstream film, video and media,” she says. “The pop-up exhibition at People’s Liberty was a wonderful starting point and helped me gauge the interest and viability of a permanent screening space for the future. In that first season, I focused on the work that excites me the most — film and video that pushes boundaries by playing with both form and content.”

This is still the intent, but they’ve expanded the programming and involved other curators and cinema organizations.

“Along the way, I have met an incredible group of people who also believe in The Mini’s mission and have helped in all aspects of running the organization,” Wood says. “Specifically, Peter Van Hyning, Andy Marko and Julian Etienne have contributed their unique voices to programming, as well as running the organization. We also have a dedicated group of volunteers and interns.”

She has also remembered to include work made here in her programming mix.

“I never want filmmakers or artists to believe that they are lesser just because they live in Cincinnati,” she says. “We

champion The Mini as an accessible space for artists to exhibit their work and try to work with anyone who contacts us. We are still learning and catching up, but also The Mini is available as a rental for those artists or filmmakers whose work may not fit into our curatorial mission.”

So what might The Mini be like in five or 10 years? Wood has definite ideas.

“I still can’t believe that The Mini is only two,” she says. “Wow, what a crazy few years it has been to get this thing off the ground. But the future is so exciting.

“We have a lot of work to do — fundraising, grant writing, creating a sustainable business model — while also continuing to provide quality programming. I envision The Mini will always have a small screening space for some screenings, but I also believe that as the years go by, our reach will grow and venture into larger venues. We have so many ideas — filmmaking classes, a local media distribution company, a library and archive.”

The MINI MICROCINEMA launches its Seven Weeks of Cinema programming on Friday. More information: mini-cinema.org.

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It’s gratifying to know that people beyond allocate their funding in line with their own the theater world still pay attention to values. We recognize that our interpretathings happening onstage. But when they tion of the play provoked heated discussion; miss the point of what playwrights and audiences, sponsors and supporters have productions of their plays can achieve and expressed varying viewpoints and opinions.” when they misinterpret intentions — well, This is not the first time that Shakethat can be troubling. speare’s 400-year-old play about events Such is the case with the Public Thetwo millennia past has been seen through ater’s recent free summertime production a more contemporary filter. In 1937, Orson of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar at the Welles set a stage production in Fascist Italy Delacorte Theater, an outdoor venue in New by giving Caesar a Mussolini-like persona.

York City’s Central Park. In the first scene In 1973, the BBC produced Heil Caesar, set of the play’s third act, set in 44 B.C., the in an unnamed country; New York’s RiverRoman emperor is assassinated by senators side Theatre dropped its 1984 staging into a and others who fear his ego and power have contemporary Washington, D.C. exceeded natural limits and the only way to secure the republic’s future is to end his life. Even his friend and supporter, Brutus, participates, prompting Caesar’s final words: “Et tu, Brute?”

Of course, if you recall Shakespeare’s play (I remember reading it in my sophomore English class in high school), you might know that’s not the final scene — two more acts follow in which the conspirators all suffer dire consequences in the aftermath of their deed.

The message that democracy is not served by violence is Oskar Eustis directed the controversial NYC staging of the play.

P H O T O : YA L E R E P E R T O R Y T H E AT R E underscored by the play’s following events.

But apparently a lot of In the same year, our own Cincinnati contemporary media commentators got all Playhouse placed Julius Caesar in a worked up and decided that director Oskar chaotic Central American nation as the Eustis’ decision to portray Caesar in a manIran-Contra Scandal was unfolding in the ner resembling the current occupant of the real world. And there have been others.

White House — actor Gregg Henry wore a To tell the truth, Shakespeare’s play long red tie and a wig effecting an orange advances no singular message. His works comb-over; as Calpurnia, Caesar’s wife, almost never distill the complexities of Tina Benko employed an Eastern European history and human nature. Julius Caesar accent reminiscent of the current first lady warns about authoritarian behavior, pander— was both disrespectful and an invitation to ing to populism and resorting to violence violence. The outcry was fast and furious.

— all pertinent messages to our 21st-century Eustis responded with a statement on the world, especially in the United States.

Public Theater’s website: “Our production of Not long after Shakespeare’s death in Julius Caesar in no way advocated violence 1616, his fellow writer Ben Jonson suggested toward anyone. Shakespeare’s play, and that the Bard of Avon was “not of an age but our production, made the opposite point: for all time.” The Public Theater’s producThose who attempt to defend democracy by undemocratic means pay a terrible price and tion of Julius Caesar and the emotion it destroy the very thing they are fighting to evoked offer continued evidence that Shakesave. For over 400 years, Shakespeare’s play speare’s insights are timeless. has told this story, and we were proud to It also demonstrates the power of theater have told it again in Central Park.” to provoke. Eustis concluded his web stateThat didn’t stop Delta Air Lines and ment with this remark: “Such discussion is Bank of America from withdrawing their exactly the goal of our civically engaged thesponsorship of the theater and this producater; this discourse is the basis of a healthy tion. Eustis continued, “The Public Theater democracy.” Here’s to our good health, with stands completely behind our production of the provocation necessary to sustain it.

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The Triumphant Return of Lafcadio Hearn

BY STEVE KEMME

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Lafcadio Hearn, a talented and eccentric writer who launched his career here in the 1870s and achieved worldwide acclaim long after he left, has now returned — in a roundabout way — to the city where he learned the basics of journalism and good writing.

And, serendipitously, his arrival comes just as events are shaping up worldwide to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Greekborn Hearn’s arrival in the United States in 1869. A special exhibit, The Strange & Exotic World of Lafcadio Hearn, recently opened at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County’s main branch downtown and will continue through Aug. 20.

It features material — books, letters and more — from the personal collection of the former Library director Thomas Vickers, for whom Hearn briefly served as private secretary before leaving Cincinnati in 1877 for, first, New Orleans and then Martinique and Japan. He died in Tokyo in 1904 after having married a Japanese woman, taking the name Koizumi Yakumo and becoming a Japanese literary icon as well as one of the nation’s first and best Western interpreters.

Born in 1850 on the Greek island of Lefkada, for which he’s named, Hearn was raised in Ireland. At the age of 19, he moved to Cincinnati because a distant relative lived there. Working for The Cincinnati Enquirer and then another daily, the Cincinnati Commercial, Hearn established himself as the a star reporter and a compassionate writer.

Hearn devotees worldwide are discussing possible projects to celebrate the 150th anniversary of his arrival in the United States in late 1869, and in Cincinnati several weeks afterward. Hearn’s great-grandson, Bon Koizumi, and his wife, Shoko, recently visited Cincinnati to see Hearn-related sites and to encourage the city to celebrate this anniversary in 2019.

Takis Efstathiou, a New York art dealer and a major Hearn enthusiast, accompanied them here. Efstathiou, a native of Greece, and the Koizumis have worked together to facilitate permanent Hearn memorials as well as educational projects in Japan, Ireland, Lefkada and New Orleans.

Efstathiou calls his ongoing project to promote the legacy of Hearn “The Open Mind of Lafcadio Hearn.” The title refers to Hearn’s eagerness to immerse himself in different cultures and to write about them without prejudice. Hearn first began doing this in Cincinnati when he wrote empathetically about African-Americans and others on the fringes of society.

“I think Cincinnati was very important for Hearn because that’s where his mind opened up,” Efstathiou says. “Cincinnati gave him his start. It gave him enough material to work with. It was a bit rough, but he

brought out the poetry in it — even when he wrote about crimes.”

In the past two years, producers and directors of two separate upcoming documentaries about Hearn have visited Cincinnati to scout and film pertinent sites and interview Hearn aficionados. Filmmakers Constantine Giannaris, of Athens, Greece, and Hisami Kuroiwa, of New York City, are working on Lafcadio Hearn: His Journey to Ithaca. Ethan Spigland, a filmmaker and

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humanities/media professor at the Pratt Institute in New York City, is also making a Hearn documentary.

“For me, Hearn is a person who deserves to be recognized on a different level,” says Kuroiwa, who was born and raised in Japan and has lived in the U.S. for 41 years. “He saw through to the truth of many human problems and had the courage to write for the people who didn’t have any power.”

Throughout his life, Hearn searched for beauty and meaning in places and in people most Westerners ignored or disdained. He wrote with depth and passion about Cincinnati’s African-Americans, New Orleans’ Creoles and Japan’s ancient traditions. More than a century after his death, Hearn’s writing and life continue to enlighten.

In connection with the exhibit, there will be a presentation on his life at 2 p.m. on July 15 featuring Jon Hughes, a retired University of Cincinnati journalism professor who has written or edited four Hearn-related books, and the writer of this article, who is at work on a Hearn biography.

THE STRANGE AND EXOTIC WORLD OF LAFCADIO HEARN is on display at the Main Library through Aug. 20. More info: cincinnatilibrary.org.

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Photographing the Industrial Landscape

BY KATHY SCHWARTZ

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In his artist statement for Planes, LatBut his creative impulses went dormant tices and Interstices, a solo exhibit at Iris as he pursued an economics degree and a BookCafé through Aug. 25, photographer career in the aerospace field. It wasn’t until Lars Anderson says his latest body of work 2007 that he picked up a camera to take was born out of failure. more than travel snapshots.

We should all be so unlucky.

It’s likely that Planes, Lattices and InterUnable to always obtain permission to stices will also reawaken the viewer’s imagitake pictures inside the grounds of active native inner child. The slats and shadows and abandoned factories around the Midlend a mysterious effect to these closedwest, Anderson started turning his lens on off spaces and tempt passersby. From a the privacy fences surrounding his favorite distance, a colorful line of auto parts in an subjects. In the process, he discovered Akron lot starts to resemble plastic tunnels infinite new opportunities for creativity and on a school playground. Up close, some conversation.

Straddling a line between realism and abstract Op Art, Anderson’s images reward viewers who take a second, third or, he hopes, 50th look at “the unexpected interestingness” of these spaces.

Anderson says the current larger series from which the Iris exhibit is drawn, Access, asks a simple but important question: What can we observe by standing in a different place? As onlookers shift their physical positions to look past the barriers “West Liberty #5” photograph in Iris Bookcafé exhibit in his photos, Anderson PHOTO : l ars anderson sees them also overcome obstacles in their thinking about industrial sites and art. chain-link fences glisten like silver, as if “This series works in two ways,” Anderthey are doors to a magical castle. son says. “First, in the purely visual realm, Anderson uses the word “spooky” to photographing through latticework creates describe a favorite picture hung near Iris’ interesting optical effects for the viewer. entrance. Electrical boxes pop into view as What you see changes depending on where if the photographer pasted a 3-D layer onto you stand.” the picture, but when you move a few feet Or where you sit. I had lingered for the boxes fade into the rest of the image several minutes before recognizing that the again. In another photo — an older one not subtle white curve I had been admiring in shot through latticework — a blue/gray grid a photo was actually the hard outline of a of chains and shadows takes on the soft propane tank. Then other details came into appearance of a woven towel or blanket. focus, including a few tall blades of grass All the photos are presented without wall along the fence. Were they attempting to text, inviting multiple interpretations. break out of a man-made environment, or Anderson says Iris gallery curator Wilworking their way in to reclaim the space? liam Messer also advised him years ago to Such musings support Anderson’s other “lose the cutesy titles” that he used to assign theory about what makes his photos so his pictures. Now he simply names a work arresting. On one side of the fence, people “Cincinnati #9” or “Elk Grove #6.” Maybe see blight and pollution; on the other side, that’s unacceptable to some viewers, but they see jobs that boost communities.

Anderson says he loves bending rules as he “This series reminds us that we are not elevates overlooked places. objective observers, although we tend to “These are very mundane objects when believe that we are more objective than we you get right down to it,” he says. “But, for really are,” he says. starters, the mere act of isolating these The photographer’s fascination with things in a frame ennobles them. And that manufacturing goes back to his Iowa childsort of makes them art.” hood. While growing up in the 1970s, he LARS ANDERSON: PLANES, LATTICES AND and his brother saved money for drafting INTERSTICES is up through Aug. 25 at Iris tools rather than traditional toys. Anderson BookCafé, 1331 Main St., Over-the-Rhine. sketched fictitious industrial landscapes More info: irisbookcafe.com. and drew architectural plans for factories.

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Feeling Good About ‘The Big Sick’

BY T T STERN-ENZI

It is hard to imagine writing a review she discovers that he’s been hiding the truth of Michael Showalter’s The Big Sick that about their relationship from his parents and doesn’t reference either Judd Apatow or Aziz continuing to sit through arranged dinners. A Ansari, so I’m letting you know up front that I short time later, Emily gets sick and Kumail will weave both of them into this piece. signs off on paperwork to put her in a mediAs the director of movies like The 40-Yearcally induced coma. Then her parents (Ray Old Virgin and Trainwreck, while also Romano and Holly Hunter) arrive. producing Superbad, Forgetting Sarah Absence makes the heart grow fonder, so Marshall and Bridesmaids, Apatow lords the saying goes, and The Big Sick serves as over a comedic fiefdom with a magnanicorroborating evidence of the claim. Kumail mous degree of respect for his collaborators. bonds awkwardly with Emily’s family and The brand, which bears his personal and begins to question his relationship with his indelible seal of approval, embraces outrageously funny people burdened with potentially crippling foibles. They are smart but ill equipped to pass in a world that has no daily need for either their sometimes-bracing wit or their quirky intellects. Stories from the Apatow cinematic universe tend to be long and winding, with diversionary pit stops or cultural speed bumps that necessitate deceleration rather than punchy and unsettling narrative leaps.

The Big Sick, which A coma draws Zoe Kazan and Kumail Nanjiana closer in Big Sick.

Apatow produced, ambles P H O T O : s a r a h s h at z along like an afternoon stroll on a mild summer day, with own family and culture, but the narrative the audience comfortably in the company works best when focusing on Kumail’s quiet of Kumail (Kumail Nanjiani from Silicon discovery that what’s been missing from his Valley), a stand-up comic and Uber driver life all along has been Emily. living in Chicago. Originally from Pakistan, I told you I would also mention Ansari.

Kumail deals with the everyday realities The obvious connection between Ansari and of American duality. He embraces some of Nanjiani is their shared Muslim background the cultural aspects of his Pakistani roots (and their later wandering from the faith). In — dinners with his family that include his the Netflix original series Master of None, parents (Anupam Kher and Zenobia Shroff) Ansari has — over the course of two seasons constantly inviting available Pakistani— deftly laid bare the mundane complexities American women over in the hopes of of relationships and religion in contemporary finding a match for him — while risking interactions. Ansari’s character in the series himself onstage in pursuit of laughs and the is a struggling actor instead of a comic, but occasional romantic hook-up. humor is ever present. While not laboring for Like Steve Carell’s nerdy protagonist in punch lines, many of the series’ situations The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Kumail has found strive to make hard points. respite in the routines that makes up his In contrast, Nanjiani and Gordon create life. He’s aware of his situation and even scenes where the laugh lines are sometimes expresses a degree of curiosity about it, but swallowed up, like a Jazz singer breaking he hasn’t been shaken up enough to alter his up the rhythm by dropping a syllable at the path. Until Emily (Zoe Kazan), a grad student end of a phrase. And the clearest examples enjoying a night out with friends from school, of this come from Nanjiani’s performance. shows up and gently interrupts his set one He embodies the looseness we’ve come night. They flirt in a decidedly low-key way to expect and appreciate from an Apatow and cap off their one-night stand that neither joint, taking the effect to another level with of them is quite ready to end. a confidence that belies the effort to fashion The rhythm of their romance feels natural interactions that hover uncomfortably. We’re and unhurried, which makes sense because it is based on Nanjiani’s own courtship of not sure if we’re supposed to laugh, cry or his wife, Emily Gordon, who co-wrote the grab hold of Kumail and just give him a hug. script with him. But the title looms, alertThe Big Sick signals the arrival of a new ing us to the idea that this isn’t a typical prince in the comic kingdom. (Opens Friday romcom. Kumail and Emily break-up, once at area theaters.) (R) Grade: A-

ON SCREEN Fresh and Funny ‘Spider-Man’ Reboot

BY T T STERN-ENZI

Marvel Comics’ cinematic division of late has found some intriguing ways to push the comic book genre’s boundaries after starting out in traditional and quite familiar terrain. After dispensing with origin stories (Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and a couple of Hulks), the narratives have gotten funky, mixing in espionage thrills (Captain America: The Winter Soldier), comic capers (Ant-Man) and a roguish space opera (Guardians of the Galaxy).

It should come as no surprise that the latest in a long line of Spider-Man reboots, Spider-Man: Homecoming, would forego yet another radioactive spider bite and repetitive “with great power comes great responsibility” tale.

Jon Watts (Cop Car) takes the helm and, along with a veritable committee of screenwriters, crafts a genuine contemporary teenage fantasy. Specifically, Spider-Man: Homecoming feels like a 1980s John Hughes film, only with both adults and people of color.

How funny is it? Quite, thanks to the eager and earnest presence of Tom Holland as a high school-age Peter Parker, who often bungles his dual responsibilities of being on the academic decathlon team and being an Avenger-in-training. Peter’s dweeby best friend (Jacob Batalon) discovers his secret identity and longs to use it to gain some much-needed cachet in the social order. Peter hasn’t graduated to New York City notoriety, primarily because he’s too much of an outerborough nobody-in-tights to gain notice.

But that changes once Adrian Toomes (Michael Keaton) enters. He’s a waste removal guy with a chip on his shoulder, an alter ego (the Vulture) and a team of conspirators willing to convert stolen Chitauri technology (the name refers to the aliens from The Avengers) into weapons for their own gain. Keaton’s sneaky and thoroughly menacing performance is what’s needed for this film.

Homecoming is a friendly reminder that even the most spectacular heroes have a lot of growing up to do. (Opens Friday.) (PG-13) Grade: B+

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Friends from College (Series Premiere, July 14, Netflix) – Nicholas Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Neighbors) directs this comedy about a group of 30- and 40-something friends from Lena Headey and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in Game of Thrones Harvard who reunite in New PHOTO : Helen sloan/courtesy of hbo York. There are hook-ups, breakups, makeups — classic dramedy fare. But it’s the cast, which nathan. Sounds like a promising compleincludes Keegan-Michael Key, Fred Savage, ment to HBO’s pot-centered anthology High Cobie Smulders, Nat Faxon and Billy Eichner, Maintenance. that makes this new offering a promising one.

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Baker Sami Crittenden (left) and owner Blair Fornshell in Brown Bear Bakery’s new shop. handles, and that was the color I wanted to use — something green like that — so we just tried to match.”

Off-white tile covers the backsplash, and wooden counters by local design and furniture company the Brush Factory line the room. The whole space is the perfect blend of old and new and has a very Lower Manhattan vibe. In addition to indoor seating, there will be outdoor tables to take advantage of the tree-lined street’s pleasant view of Old Saint Mary’s Church across the street.

The charming setting will of course showcase Fornshell’s comforting, home-style pastries and pies as well as cakes by full-time baker Sami Crittenden. There will be a set menu with around 12 items to start, and Fornshell is planning to extend to 20 items once she gets comfortable with her new retail life. Customer favorites such as matcha cakes, salted chocolate chip cookies, Callebaut brownies, galettes and savory scones and little tarts will always be available. She also eventually hopes to return to markets like The City Flea, but the shop is the focus for now.

“I know after doing this for five years, the things that at every market people come

and want,” Fornshell says. “There are eight staples that we’ll have every day, and then with the seasons and the changes with produce and holiday specials we’ll switch probably bi-weekly or monthly.”

There will also be very pretty, seasonal, tall cakes-by-the-slice from Crittenden as well as 2-inch cakes that people can come in and share after dinner or a date night. Crittenden will also bake custom cakes for weddings as well as other special occasions.

Fornshell draws her creativity from books and what’s available seasonally in stores and at Findlay Market. She’s very careful when it comes to the balance of sweet and savory in her baking.

“I want to make sure you have both,” she says. “A lot of people think that you go to the bakery to get a sugar bomb, but even my sweet stuff is pretty salty and balanced.

But we’ll have a lot of savory.”

The shop will also serve hot and cold coffee, fizzy water and eventually tea — nothing “too crazy,” says Fornshell, as to not compete with the baked goods.

As for the name of her company, Fornshell says that growing up everyone called her “Bear,” although her name was Blair, and that even today her nieces and nephews still call her “Auntie Bear.”

“I started doing research on bears to see a little bit about the animal,” she says. “And they’re very commanding creatures; they stand up against adversity, they’re courageous, and I think that being a womanowned business, you need all those traits and characteristics that a bear has.”

Brown Bear’s doors opened for a sneak peek this past weekend, but Fornshell isn’t planning a big-hoopla grand opening.

“I think we’ll just quietly take the paper down and roll out our menu,” she says. “I wanted when you’re walking by with these beautiful windows for you to just walk in and just see. How can you pass up this giant counter full of baked goods and pastries?”

BROWN BEAR BAKERY is located at 116 E. 13th St., Over-the-Rhine. More info: brownbearbakes.com.

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he building is from 1864, so everything is a little wobbly,” says Blair Fornshell, baker and owner of the soon-to-open Brown Bear Bakery on E. 13th St. in Over-the-Rhine. “The speed racks, when I’m trying to pull things out of the oven, they run away from me. I’m like, ‘Wait!’ So I have little blocks that are leftover pieces of wood to stop things.”

She’s referring to the hardwood floors in the space, just one of the building’s many original details Fornshell was adamant should be retained during renovation.

Fornshell graduated from the Midwest Culinary Institute at Cincinnati State with a degree in pastry arts in 2012 and went on to continue her education at the University of Cincinnati. That same year, the lifelong baker debuted Brown Bear Bakery at The City Flea’s Holiday Market to make money during school.

She worked part time at markets and pop-ups until after graduation when she began baking full time to supply local coffee shops like M5 Espresso Lab and 1215 Wine Bar and fill corporate orders. She was baking out of her home kitchen and various rental kitchens, but a larger, permanent kitchen and a brick and mortar of her own was always a dream.

The renovation and design of the Brown Bear space was exceedingly intentional and personal. Fornshell and her partner Chaske Haverkos, who handles the business end of Brown Bear, engaged local architect John Hoebbel and firm the Drawing Dept. to update the building while also making it food safe. Keeping its original charm and character was of utmost importance, but Fornshell also had particular ideas in mind, including one quite familial.

“One of the first things you’ll notice is the bakery case is incredibly in your face. I wanted people to be jammed in here and it to be really intimate,” she says.

The counter is covered in luminous aquagreen tile reminiscent of Rookwood Pottery, handmade by Fornshell and artist Christie Goodfellow of cgceramics. The women met and became friends during a City Flea when their booths were next to each other.

Goodfellow had never made tile before, so the two simply took raw clay, rolled it out — much like cookie dough — and used rulers for measuring and cutting.

“I was like in this vortex of trying to find tile that I liked for the space and everything I liked I would see in other restaurants or something similar, and I just wanted something different,” Fornshell says. “And then my grandmother, the rolling pin she gave me is wooden and it has these faded green

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DiGiorno’s signature rising crust pizza changed the frozen pizza game. Commercials for the pizza brand heralded the tagline “It’s not delivery, it’s DiGiorno” because the pizza was that freaking good. As a kid in the Chicago suburbs, where delicious pizza is as plentiful as tap water, I remember going as far as to ask my dad to skip ordering delivery and take me to the store for one of DiGiorno’s original rising crust pies.

Something happened over the years, though. Maybe DiGiorno got a little too big for its britches? The pizzas themselves have seemed to dip in quality. In 2013, the brand showed a four-year low in sales growth; however, 2017 showed a time for innovation, a time for change.

Enter Bacon Me Crazy, DiGiorno’s new bacon and cheese stuffed-crust pie. Topped with additional applewood smoked bacon and salami, the pie clocks in at a powerful 1,400 calories.

I scored the pizza for $7.99 at Kroger, still making DiGiorno a better deal (in theory) than delivery pizza. Before opening the pizza box, I had hope. The image splashed across the DiGiorno box is a beautiful one, showing salted meats peppered over the pizza and cheesy bacon oozing from the cut crust.

The actual pizza is, well, slightly different.

The ratio of crust to pizza is 50/50. This becomes even more apparent after baking the pie. The portion of the pizza that was non-crust turned a dark golden brown, while the crust remained pale. The meats on top of the pizza also darkened and were chewy when eaten — almost, dare I say, rubbery? The bacon inside the crust was tastier. I theorize that being enveloped in the interior cheese kept it from drying out.

Really, the whole stuffed-crust dining experience was remarkably better than eating the pizza it surrounded. There was a strange lack of pizza sauce. One of my friends took a bite out of the Bacon Me Crazy pizza and kept making thoughtful, shocked noises as he chewed. Finally, he said, “I’m not sure what to think of this.”

We finished the pizza.

In an effort to be truly unbiased, I also purchased DiGiorno’s Ultra Thin Sausage Supreme Pizza and their Four Cheese Crispy Pan Pizza. The Ultra Thin pizza advertised itself as free from GMO ingredients, artificial flavors and preservatives with 100 percent real cheese. I figured it would be a palate cleanser between the Bacon Me Crazy and Crispy Pan (a lasagna-like pizza that came with its own pan, but more on that later).

The pie was small, Communion-wafer-thin and, at just 540 calories for the entire pie, was cute compared to the pizza behemoths.

The first note of confusion rang out when my friend and I both took bites of the pizza.

It was sweeter than the bacon pizza for no

discernible reason. And the crust was downright chewy. It was actually concerning.

I grabbed the box and read the back hoping to riddle out the sweetness and gumminess to the crust. Then I saw it, written in small letters: “gluten free.”

Nowhere on the front of the box did the pizza advertise itself as gluten free. One would think that would be a selling point for DiGiorno, not something cleverly hidden on the back of the box to be discovered by confused pizza patrons after the first bite.

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The pizza wasn’t bad, just clearly gluten free — an experience that can be disorienting to someone who is used to DiGiorno’s regularly pro-gluten pizzas.

We finished it anyway.

Finally, after 24 minutes in the oven, the Crispy Pan pizza was finished. The box describes the pizza as “topped edge to edge with cheese that caramelizes and bakes into the thick crispy crust.” The pizza came in a papery pan (not reusable). It truly looks like a Stouffer’s frozen lasagna at first glance.

Like the Ultra Thin, the Crispy Pan advertises real cheese, no artificial flavors and a preservative-free crust. Unlike the Ultra Thin, the Crispy Pan is 2,100 calories.

The DiGiorno Crispy Pan was, by far, the best frozen pizza I or anyone at my pizza party had ever consumed. The prepackaged pan made the bottom of the pizza so dang crispy, while the top of the pizza remained flavorful with a generous portion of sauce and melted cheese. The pizza did require a spatula to take it out of the pan, an experience you can only get with DiGiorno. For me, that’s better innovation than stuffing meat into crust or sneaking “gluten free” into small writing on the back of a box. ©

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Groceries & Grilling: Young Professionals — Head to Findlay Market for late-night market hours and special Wednesday grilling parties. Guests will get the recipe and list of ingredients so they can shop and then grill the recipe onsite. 5-8 p.m. Free admission. Findlay Market, 1801 Race St., Over-the-Rhine, findlaymarket.org.

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Cool Dishes for Hot Days — Marilyn Harris leads this class on creating chilled dishes including cream of asparagus soup, poached salmon in dill sauce and minty cucumber salad. 6:30-9 p.m. $60.

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Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner — A patio-friendly meal of spice-rubbed chicken and cucumber-lime salsa. 6-8 p.m. $65. The Learning Kitchen, 7659 Cox Lane, West Chester, thelearningkitchen.com.

FRIDAY 07

Grilling Cedar-Planked Burgers — In this hands-on class, you’ll learn to make cedar-planked burgers with cheddar, chipotle potato salad, shortbread jam bars and more. 6-8:30 p.m. $75. Jungle Jim’s, 5440 Dixie Highway, Fairfield, junglejims.com.

Brewing Heritage Trail Gilded Brew Tour — Enter subterranean lager cellars, trek through the Moerlein Brewing Co. complex and listen to stories of those who built this city’s brewing empire. 1 p.m. Friday. $20. Leaves from the OTR Biergarten, Findlay Market, 1801 Race St., Over-theRhine, brewingheritagetrail.org.

Streetcar Brewery Tour — Cincy Brew Bus uses the Cincinnati Connector to visit three local breweries, incorporating tastings, tours, history and architecture. 1 p.m. $20$35. Meets at Taft’s Ale House, 1429 Race St., Over-the-Rhine, cincybrewbus.com.

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Sip N’ Slide — Join CityBeat at the Beach Waterpark for a night of beer, wine and waterslides. Tickets include one beer, live music from Naked Karate Girls and rides.

6-10 p.m. $25. The Beach Waterpark, 2590 Water Park Drive, Mason, citybeat.com.

Punch Out: Round 2 — A brewery-onbrewery boxing match featuring 80 local brews on tap, live music from Ernie from Detroit and area favorite food trucks. 4 p.m. $15 advance; $20 day of; $30 day of. Fifty

Taco Festival — A taco fest on the river.

Admission includes roughly 50 restaurants serving $2 tacos, with bar and beverage stations. Presented by The Enquirer. 4-10 p.m. $12 general admission. Yeatman’s Cove, 705 E. Pete Rose Way, Downtown, thetacofestival.com/cincinnati.

Krohn Zone Celebrates Herbs — Make take-home crafts, learn about growing herbs at home and check out a cooking demonstration with Chef Ursula 1-3 p.m.

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Madison Avenue Food Tour — A threehour walking and eating tour of Madison Avenue in Covington. Taste global cuisine and down-home favorites. 10 a.m. $59.

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Kids’ Camp: Tortilla Workshop — Kids will use a tortilla press to make fresh tortillas. Ages 8-16. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $55. The Learning Kitchen, 7659 Cox Lane, West Chester, thelearningkitchen.com.

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First-Rate Flat Iron Steak — Make a flavor-packed steak with fresh and friendly sides. 6-8:30 p.m. $75. Jungle Jim’s, 5440 Dixie Highway, Fairfield, junglejims.com.

Kids Can Cook: Homemade Pasta — CityBeat dining writer Ilene Ross teaches kids how to use flour, crack eggs and roll dough. Noon-2 p.m. $35. Cooks’Wares, 11344 Montgomery Road, Harper’s Point, cookswaresonline.com.

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Bread Baking with Sarah Black — Author of One Dough, Ten Breads, Sarah Black leads this hands-on baking class. 2-4 p.m. $85. Turner Farm, 7400 Given Road, Indian Hill, turnerfarm.org.

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Billy the Kid

Youth is not wasted on Bluegrass-and-beyond wunderkind Billy Strings

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inger/songwriter Billy Strings could easily pass for a Bluegrass artist — he earned accolades for his 2016 six-track debut, titled simply EP — but the 24-yearold Michigan native’s musical history is too complex to be constrained by a single genre tag. He grew up in Ionia, a small community northwest of Lansing, and at an impossibly young age, Strings’ father — who played in the state capitol’s bars as a young man — taught him guitar while investing in him a love of Bluegrass and Rock.

“My dad loved Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, and he also loved Doc Watson, Bill Monroe and Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, so when my dad played Rock and Bluegrass, the two got mixed up a little bit,” Strings says from his current home in East Nashville. “That came through in his playing and I think it comes through in mine.

“When I was little, I played a lot of Doc Watson and learned all those fiddle tunes.

That’s all I cared about when I was 6,7, 8 years old. But I’d hear my dad play and think, ‘Yeah, that rocks,’ and I’d try to put that flavor in my stuff. It’s not just flat-picking or machine-gun notes. I’m not afraid to bend the strings. Hell, I’ll break the strings to make some cool sounds.”

At 11, Strings got a CD Walkman for Christmas and pilfered a Johnny Winter disc and Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon from his mother’s CD book. They became the soundtrack to walks to and from school that year. As a teenager, he absorbed and translated “the classic psychedelic hippie Rock thing,” which led down a new path.

“All my life, I’d been playing with my dad and his older friends, and I wanted to play with people my age,” Strings says. “I got wrapped up in the Metal scene and that was fun. We used to rent out our own venues to throw our own underground shows in Ionia and Grand Rapids.”

The boredom of small town existence is often the catalyst for alcohol and drug use, and Strings fell into that pattern. The positive that emerged from that period was the realization that he really loved Bluegrass.

“I didn’t even own an acoustic guitar at that time,” Strings says. “I went to my dad’s house and I said, ‘Teach me “Salt Creek” again.’

When I was little, I just played rhythm and he would pick out the leads. I said, ‘Teach me how to pick the leads.’ I could take a solo on a Blues riff, but I couldn’t play a fiddle tune because I had no sense of how to play the melody. Once I figured it out, I was hooked.

Now it’s my electric guitar that collects dust.”

Strings expanded his Bluegrass/Folk experience working the music scene in Traverse City, but he was also employed as

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a hotel lobby attendant and partying heavily.

After meeting music veteran Don Julin, the pair played shows together and Strings gained valuable knowledge from his mentor.

“Don and I played some music together and started getting a bunch of gigs,” Strings says. “He said, ‘If you want to do this, I’ll keep booking it.’ It got to the point where I’m looking at the hotel pay stub and the pile of cash from the week of gigs and it’s the same thing. That’s when I quit my little job — the only real day job I ever had.”

Strings also got sage advice from Blues harmonica legend Peter Madcat Ruth, who told him, “Moderation in everything, including moderation.” Strings adopted that wisdom and quit drinking just over a year ago. But Strings learned his best lesson from Bluegrass icon Sam Bush when they played a multi-band bill and all of the players hit the stage for the big finale. Bush and Strings performed their solos and then retreated.

“I took my break and then circled around to the back of the stage,” recalls Strings. “I figured, ‘Hell, there’s 20 people up here, I’ll take a drink of my beer.’ So I quit playing for a second and right then and there, I looked at Sam Bush, and his eyes were closed and he’s playing the shit out of the rhythm. He’s not anywhere near a microphone, he doesn’t care if anybody’s listening to his mandolin part, he playing for the sake of the song, giving that song every ounce of his soul. That was one of the biggest lessons ever, to me.”

Through his years of playing and gigging, Strings has met many of his musical heroes, including Del McCoury, Bryan Sutton (who plays on Strings’ upcoming full-length debut, Turmoil and Tinfoil, slated for a September release) and the great David Grisman, whose music was introduced to Strings by his father.

“I got a call from the Dawg (Grisman), and he wanted me to play guitar with him,” Strings says. “I got to sit my dad down and say, ‘This is David Grisman. You need to know him.’ Then me and Del McCoury and David Grisman and my dad got to pick for awhile. It made my dad so happy. It’s those moments — happiness, things coming full circle, family, friends, music, laughter — that’s wealth.”

Turmoil and Tinfoil will be comprised almost entirely of Strings’ original songs, performed by his longtime touring band of banjoist Billy Failing, bassist Royal Masat and mandolinist Drew Matulich. The new material will continue to showcase Strings’ Bluegrass strengths but will also explore more of his full musical range.

“We just experimented more with studio sounds,” Strings says. “We tried all sorts of stuff. EP was kind of a Bluegrass album, but

Billy Strings’ forthcoming debut album showcases his Bluegrass strengths as well as his full musical range. there’s a lot more than just Bluegrass on this one. It’s one of those things where, stylistically, I think it’s cool. I don’t try to stop anything, I just let things flow how they’re going to go.”

To answer the obvious question, Strings is not his given name; he was born William Apostol not quite a quarter century ago. He acquired his nickname as a youngster and utilized it when he began playing out.

“I had no idea it was going to take off like this,” Strings says. “Sometimes I have to explain myself, but it’s a good nickname.

I’ve had it forever and it’s very easy to remember, so I’m not going to ditch the stage name. I caused this big old wave and I’ve just got to keep riding it.”

BILLY STRINGS plays the Southgate House Revival Thursday. Tickets/more info: southgatehouse.com.

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Kendall & Kylie’s Kewl Klothes Kibosh The youngest Kardashian family members, Kendall and Kylie Jenner, yanked a line of overpriced T-shirts after enduring the scorn of the music world. The sisters thought it would be, like, soooo awesome to put a twist on the “music T-shirt” concept and place their own faces over top of the logos and likenesses of Biggie Smalls, The Doors, Ozzy Osbourne, Tupac and others, then sell the shirts for $125. The flagrant trademark violations (which are so blatantly illegal and idiotically tone-deaf, it smells like a PR stunt) were met quickly by lawsuit threats and public ridicule. The shirts were quickly pulled and the women apologized for their “mistakes.”

JAY-Z Stands Up for Prince The lyrics on JAY-Z’s new album about his relationship have been drawing a lot of attention, but there are some notable lines on 4:44 about the late Prince.

“Caught Their Eyes” features a blistering critique of the handling of Prince’s estate after his death, something JAY-Z had prime seats for after his Tidal streaming service (the only such platform Prince allowed to feature his music) was sued and all of Prince’s music was made available to competing streamers. Among the no-punches-pulled lines: “This guy had ‘slave’ on his face/You think he wanted the masters with his masters?/ You greedy bastards sold tickets to walk through his house/ I’m surprised you ain’t auction off the casket.”

Annie’s Big Break You may have noticed on Facebook pages for nearly every musical act, big or small, notices from alleged music outlets expressing interest in the artist (and offering flattery) and proposing services like airplay or marketing (and hinting at costs). The phishing scam literally happens to the best of them — legendary singer Annie Lennox reposted just such a message in which the phisher tells her she “really liked what (she) heard!” as if Lennox was a newbie. The singer included a warning to new artists with the social media post, telling them to immediately throw out the “dodgy” cold-call proposals.

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The first batch of performers for this Gabbard’s debut solo effort, Fluff, was year’s MidPoint Music Festival has been a bash-and-pop masterpiece of buzzing, announced, as well as a few significant distorted guitars and unforgettable melodies, changes. The event returns Sept. 23-24. but his soon-to-be released new effort, PleHeading up the lineup is Cincinnati’s own num Castle, takes an even deeper dive into Walk the Moon, which is working on its Pop, showcasing the multi-instrumentalist’s anticipated follow-up to hit album Talking Is gift for crafting brain-burrowing hooks on a broader scale. If Father John Misty can crossover to the mainstream Pop world and get calls to write for artists like Beyoncé, it might be wise for superstar producers to consider putting Gabbard on retainer, stat.

After the release of Fluff (on which he played all of the instruments), Gabbard’s songwriting workouts via home-recording projects began surfacing on his Bandcamp page (andygabbard.bandcamp.com). He seemed to be pushing himself Andy Gabbard P H O T O : pav e m e n t p r as a writer and challenging himself to see if his work transcended the guitarbass-drums format. One of those projects Hard (featuring the huge single “Shut Up and that was perhaps most revealing was Andy Dance”). The band recently previewed new Butchers The Beach Boys, a personalized material at a festival appearance in Chicago. five-song EP of Brian Wilson covers so deft Joining WtM at the fest are The New PorWilson himself gave his stamp of approval, nographers, Broken Social Scene, BADBADwhich, for someone interested in Pop music’s NOTGOOD, Valerie June, Frightened Rabbit, intricacies and potential, has to almost feel Dan Deacon, Noname, Seun Kuti and Egypt like being knighted. At the very least, it had 80, Citizen, Mandolin Orange, DYAN, Aaron to be immeasurably encouraging. Covering Lee Tasjan, Charly Bliss and others. More Pet Sounds songs well is an almost imposartists will be announced later this summer. sible task, accomplished only by someone Last year, MPMF’s first under managewho has acquired a real understanding of ment of Music and Event Management Wilson’s compositional thinking. As Wilson’s Inc. (or MEMI), the fest was moved from approval attests, Gabbard’s versions on “I a collection of clubs and outdoor stages to Just Wasn’t Made for These Times” and all outdoor stages in a consolidated area of “Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder” Over-the-Rhine. For 2017, MPMF is going are among the best ever attempted. downtown, moving to the area surroundPlenum Castle is due July 14 from the ing Taft Theatre, with shows being held at Alive NaturalSound label, and the two tracks the Taft (and in its Ballroom), the nearby released so far are indicative of Gabbard’s Masonic Cathedral and on an outdoor stage invigorating creative capacities. The smooth on Fifth Street at Broadway. The event is rocking, keys-driven “Juice” flows like a soulscaled back to two days (previously it has ful Harry Nilsson gem, while “Impossible been held over three), but there will be a speGirl” is a straight-up Synth Pop jam. Both cial kickoff concert on Sept. 22 (details TBA). tracks are intoxicatingly melodic, possessing Weekend passes are available now and artthe kind of timeless nature for which many ist submissions for festival consideration are songwriters strive but few ever reach. also open. Find full info at mpmf.com.

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McHone’s current tour comes as she’s Carson McHone with Harlot reportedly in the midst of working on her Wednesday • Southgate House Revival anticipated new album in Nashville with Country singer/songwriter Carson McHone producer Mike McCarthy, a Cincinnati began drawing hometown attention with native and longtime Austin engineer who her pure, traditional sound at a relatively has worked on recordings by a diverse cross young age. And being from a big and supsection of artists, including …And You Will portive music scene like Austin, Texas, it didn’t take long for her gifts to garner attenKnow Us by the Trail of Dead, Craig Finn, tion on a bigger scale.

Spoon, Heartless Bastards, Patty Griffin and Just around the time she was legally able Lee Ann Womack. (Mike Breen) to drink, McHone released a self-titled EP. The Bright Light Social Hour with With a mix of rooted Country, melodic Folk Current Events and Jettison and the Americana sound those elements Friday • Fountain Square suggest, the 2013 debut showed a poised Psychedelic music in songwriter more than the ’60s was characready for the next terized by thunderous level in her burgeonvolume, long flighty ing career, and those jams and seizurewho would know inducing Pop Art — her fellow Austin light shows. Maybe musicians, both conthe acid is better a temporary and vethalf century later, eran — were among but Psychedelia in the first to take the new millennium notice. Celebrated is more pastoral Indie Folk Rock musiand reflective, sonic cian Charlie Mars had tendrils insinuating Carson McHone her join him at a large P H O T O : C o u r t n e y P i tt m a n themselves into the outdoor show in the cerebral cortex with city in 2014, which a subtle yet palpable was followed by her power and a mesappearance on local sage of unity, peace Roots music icon and, when necessary, Ray Wylie Hubbard’s resistance. Such is the single “Chick Singer passionate construct Badass Rockin’ ” and of The Bright Light a duet with creative Social Hour, a Texas Americana artist quartet with a lysergic Shakey Graves durhead, a Folk/Indie ing the taping of his Rock heart and an episode of Austin activist soul.

City Limits (she also The Bright Light Social Hour TBLSH began in toured with Shakey PHOTO : provided 2004 when four SouthGraves and, later, western University Blues Rock guitar students formed a Post Hardcore/Art Rock hero Gary Clark Jr.). outfit, gaining a local reputation for their McHone capitalized on and brightened frenetic live presentation. The band was the growing spotlight by releasing her inactive while guitarist Curtis Roush studied first full-length album, 2015’s focused and audio production and vocalist/keyboardinspired Goodluck Man, which cleared up ist Jack O’Brien pursued linguistics and any doubt about whether she was the latest Flamenco guitar in Spain. Drummer Thomas star-in-waiting in the tradition-steeped, Choate left to study eco building and was Honky Tonk-kissed branch of AltCountry, replaced by high school beatkeeper Joseph right next to artists like Margo Pierce and Mirasole, while bassist Ryan O’Donoghue Nikki Lane. It’s a movement that isn’t so remained for TBLSH’s first EP, 2006’s much “Country music for people who don’t Touches, until O’Brien and Roush translike Country music,” but rather “Country ferred to the University of Texas’ master’s music for people who didn’t know they program and O’Donoghue stayed behind, at liked Country music.” McHone’s rich, which point O’Brien took over on bass. old-soul sound might best be described In 2008, the band’s sound took a decidedly by a Spotify playlist she was featured on esoteric turn with the Love Like Montopolis — “Torch & Twang,” which showcases “slowEP and, with the addition of keyboardist A.J. crafted gems” that “take music forward by Vincent, began incorporating more Psychelooking back” and includes tracks by Valerie delia, Soul and straight-up Rock into the mix.

June, Brent Cobb, Margaret Glaspy, Sturgill TBLSH’s eponymous 2010 full-length debut Simpson, Ryan Bingham and dozens of was a revelation; the following year, the band other like-minded performers.

WaNtS you to won the six major categories at the Austin Music Awards. Early in 2013, the band parted ways with Vincent over creative direction and replaced him with Edward Braillif.

TBLSH has never made a secret of their political leanings; Roush, O’Brien and Mirsasole were present in 2013 when Senator Wendy Davis filibustered Texas Senate Bill 5, the restrictive abortion amendment, and then turned their phone footage of the agitated protesters into the visuals for their song “Wendy Davis,” which they wrote that same night. The band’s sophomore album, the acclaimed Space is Still the Place, was released in 2015. Seven months later, the band heard about the Paris attacks at the Bataclan and surrounding areas and recorded its show at Lincoln Hall in Chicago, offering the recording on its Bandcamp page in exchange for a donation to the French Red Cross. Most recently, TBLSH wrote the song “Harder Out Here” as the theme to the new Amazon Video series Sneaky Pete, featuring Bryan Cranston, and followed it up with “Tear Down That Wall,” a stinging rebuke to Donald Trump’s plan for a border barrier, which was released on Inauguration Day. The Bright Light Volbeat Social Hour’s next PHOTO : Ros s Halfin album should be a welcomed cornucopia of Trumped-up outrage. (Brian Baker)

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Volbeat began in 2001 when vocalist/guitarist Michael Poulsen became disenchanted with the Death Metal scene in Copenhagen and dissolved his band Dominus to form Volbeat as a Metal repository for his varied songwriting influences. Poulsen assembled the new band from scene friends and former bandmates, taking the name from Dominus’ third album, Vol Beat (the “Vol” stands for

“Volume”). On the strength of selling out its initial demo tape, Volbeat signed with an imprint of Denmark’s Mascot Records, but its first album, The Strength/The Sound/ The Songs, wouldn’t appear until 2005. Even at home, the debut Volbeat album stiffed upon its original release, but 10 months later it finally hit the Danish charts, eventually cracking the Top 20 and remaining on the chart for 21 weeks.

Because Mascot was distributed sporadically in the U.S., Volbeat was known primarily to Metal cultists. But in 2010, the band released Beyond Hell/Above Heaven, which became a global sensation; it went on to earn gold certification in the U.S. and has sold over a million copies worldwide. The followup, 2013’s Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies, hit the Top 10 of Billboard’s album chart and scored a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance for the track “Room 24,” which included vocals from underground Metal giant King Diamond.

Volbeat’s most recent album, last year’s Seal the Deal & Let’s Boogie, debuted at No. 1 in Denmark and No. 4 in the U.S. The album’s third single, “Black Rose,” featuring vocals from Danko Jones, topped Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs chart. After 16 years, minimal lineup changes and a mercurial sound that embraces volume and nuance in surprising ways, one thing is abundantly clear — Volbeat is built fjord tough. (BB)

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WEDNESDAY 05 BREWRIVER GASTROPUB - Old Green Eyes and BBG. 6 p.m.

Standards. Free.

KNOTTY PINE - Chalis. 9 p.m.

Pop/Rock/Blues/Various. Free.

KNOTTY PINE - Bad Habit. 10 p.m.

Rock. Cover.

MOTR PUB - LuxDeluxe. 10 H p.m.

Indie Rock. Free.

BROMWELL’S HÄRTH LOUNGE Billy and Amy Open Mic Night. 8 p.m. Various. Free.

NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB - Dusters, Pedal Strike, Joy Kills and Slugsalt. 9 p.m. Punk/Hardcore. $5.

MANSION HILL TAVERN - Chuck Brisbin & the Tuna Project. 9 p.m.

Blues. $4.

MEMORIAL HALL - Cincinnati H Contemporary Jazz Orchestra and Friends. 7:30 p.m. Gospel/

PNC PAVILION AT RIVERBEND Trace Adkins with Parmalee and Jordan Rager. 8 p.m. Country. $23.50-$63.

MOTR PUB - Season 10 with Dead Man String Band and Android 86.

10 p.m. AltRock. Free.

CINCINNATIAN HOTEL - Philip Paul Trio. 7 p.m. Jazz. Free.

CLIFTON CULTURAL ARTS CENTER - Wednesdays on the Green with Sound Body Jazz Orchestra. 7 p.m. Jazz. Free.

FOUNTAIN SQUARE - Reggae Wednesday with The Ark Band. 7 p.m. Reggae. Free.

KNOTTY PINE - Dallas Moore. 10 p.m. Country. Free.

THE LIBERTY INN - Stagger Lee. 6:30 p.m. Country/Rock. Free.

MANSION HILL TAVERN - Losing Lucky. 8 p.m. Roots. Free.

NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB - Rips.

9 p.m. Rock PIT TO PLATE - Bluegrass Night with Vernon McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass. 7 p.m. Bluegrass.

Free.

SILVERTON CAFE - Root Cellar Xtract. 8:30 p.m. Country Rock.

Free.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) - Mark Becknell with Jamwave. 8 p.m. Reggae/Rock/ Various. Free.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) - Carson McHone with Harlot. 8 p.m.

Roots/Country. Free.

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URBAN ARTIFACT - Blue Wisp Big Band. 8:30 p.m. Big Band Jazz. $10.

WOODWARD THEATER H Diarrhea Planet with DAAP Girls, Stallone N Roses and Death Before Disco. 7 p.m. Rock. $10, $12 day of show.

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ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL Wayne Shannon. 7:30 p.m. Jazz.

Free.

BROMWELL’S HÄRTH LOUNGE Todd Hepburn and Friends. 6 p.m.

Various. Free.

SMALE RIVERFRONT PARK H Cocktails and Crown Jewels featuring Mike Wade & Bosede.

6:30 p.m. Jazz. Free.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) - Endive with The Inturns and Evil Eye Gypsy. 8 p.m.

AltRock. Free.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY) - Billy Strings with Maria Carrelli. 9 p.m. Bluegrass/Americana. $15, $18 day of show.

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THOMPSON HOUSE H Glassworld with I Apollo and Ecclesiast. 7 p.m. Metal. $10.

URBAN ARTIFACT - Marc Governanti. 8 p.m. Experimental/ Electronic. Free.

WASHINGTON PARK - BandH stand Bluegrass with Honey & Houston. 7 p.m. Americana. Free.

FRIDAY 07 ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL - Buffalo Wabs and the Price Hill Hustle.

9 p.m. Americana. Free.

BLUE NOTE HARRISON - Amy Sailor Band. 9 p.m. Country. Free.

BROMWELL’S HÄRTH LOUNGE - The Burning Caravan. 8 p.m.

Gypsy Jazz. Free.

THE COMET - The Messenger Birds with mr. phlyzz and John Hoffman. 10 p.m. Rock/Various.

Free.

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FOUNTAIN SQUARE - Indie H Vol. 2017 with The Bright Light Social Hour, Current Events and Jettison. 7 p.m. Indie/Rock/ Various. Free.

THE GREENWICH - Rollins Davis Band featuring Deborah Hunter. 9 p.m. Jazz/R&B. $5.

COMMON ROOTS - Open Mic. 8 p.m. Free.

JAG’S STEAK AND SEAFOOD - 3 Piece Revival. 9 p.m. Pop/Dance/ Various. $5.

FOUNTAIN SQUARE - Salsa on the Square with The Amador Sisters. 7 p.m. Salsa/Dance/Various. Free.

JAPP’S - Burning Caravan 5:30 p.m. Gypsy Jazz. Free.

THE GREENWICH - Mambo Combo.

8 p.m. Latin Jazz. $5.

HORSE & BARREL - Sonny Moorman. 6 p.m. Blues. Free.

JERZEES PUB & GRUB - Trailer Park Floosies. 9:30 p.m. Dance/ Pop/Rock/Rap/Country/Various.

Free.

JIM AND JACK’S ON THE RIVER - Danny Frazier. 9 p.m. Country.

Free.

Jazz. $15.

MVP BAR & GRILLE - BillyRock Band. 9 p.m. Rock/Soul.

NORTHSIDE TAVERN - ComH prador, Old City and SKRT. 10 p.m. Indie Rock. Free.

NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB H The Guild of Calamitous Intent with Tiger Sex and Paradise Kittens. 10 p.m. Rock/Alt/Various. Free.

OCTAVE - LITZ. 8 p.m. Funk/Jam. $10.

RICK’S TAVERN - American Rebels.

9:30 p.m. Southern Rock. $5.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) - Ben Levin & the Heaters. 9:30 p.m. Blues. Free.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) - Peace Slam 2017 Benefiting Footprints For Peace & Fernside Center featuring Floyd And The Walkmen, Swim Team, Echoes Past and Glenn and Lisa Ginn. 5 p.m. Various. $12, $15 day of show.

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SYMPHONY HOTEL AND RESTAURANT - Philip Paul Trio. 7 p.m.

Jazz. Free.

THOMPSON HOUSE - The Bunny The Bear with Kore Rozzik. 7 p.m. Metal. $10.

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THE UNDERGROUND - Samson, Terrel Tompkins, Immortal Substance. 7 p.m. AltRock/Various.

Cover.

BOGART’S - The Four Horsemen with Life After This. 8 p.m. Metallica tribute/Metal. $12.

BROMWELL’S HÄRTH LOUNGE Mandy Gaines and Friends. 8 p.m.

Jazz. Free.

CINCINNATIAN HOTEL - Philip Paul Trio. 7 p.m. Jazz. Free.

THE COMET - Glenn Jones. 10 p.m.

R&B. Free.

COMMON ROOTS - Band of Pirates. 8 p.m. Alternative. Free.

FOUNTAIN SQUARE - FSQ Live with Soul Pocket. 7 p.m. Dance/ Pop/R&B. Free.

THE GREENWICH - Kelly Richey. 8 p.m. Blues/Rock. $10.

JAG’S STEAK AND SEAFOOD C-RAS Band. 9 p.m. Reggae/ Dance/Various. $5.

WASHINGTON PARK - Friday Flow with Shauni Maque & The Package.

7 p.m. R&B/Soul. Free.

WASHINGTON PLATFORM SALOON & RESTAURANT - Eric Augus and Michael Cox. 9 p.m.

Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).

THE WOODWARD THEATER Modern Aquatic with Sylmar, This Pine Box and Coastal Club. 9 p.m. Indie/Alt/Rock. $8, $10 day of show.

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SATURDAY 08 ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL - Modern Groove. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.

THOMPSON HOUSE - Not Just H Pop Punk Fest with Settle Your Scores, Riot Shield, Monter-

URBAN ARTIFACT - Dream Version, The Night Divided and Slow Glows.

9 p.m. Rock/Various. Free.

THE WOODWARD THEATER H Squirrel Nut Zippers. 8 p.m.

Jazz/Swing/Americana. $30, $35 day of show.

MONDAY 10

rey, The Ruffins, Pain Reliever, Ocean Grind, Against All Odds, The World I Knew, The Obnoxious Boot, Returning His Crown, You Won’t Feel a Thing and No Home.

6 p.m. Pop Punk/Various. $10.

THE COMET - Dream Tiger, H Midwife and Sarn Helen. 10 p.m. Indie/Rock/Electronic/Vari-

TOWER PARK - Fort Thomas 150 Birthday Celebration with The Mighty Mighty Bosstones plus The Leftovers. 7 p.m. Ska/Rock/ Various. Free.

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ous. Free.

THE GREENWICH - Baron Von H Ohlen & the Flying Circus Big Band. 7:30 p.m. Jazz. $5 (or two MANSION HILL TAVERN - Acoustic Jam with John Redell and Friends.

8 p.m. Acoustic/Various. Free.

THE UNDERGROUND K-Drama and Scott Simms with King Swoop, King Josiah and DJ Caitlin Stegmaier. 7 p.m. Hip Hop. Cover.

MEMORIAL HALL - Cool Hues H with the Kim Pensyl Quartet.

7 p.m. Jazz. $6.

URBAN ARTIFACT - The Jauntee and Cycles with SolEcho. 9 p.m.

Jam/Various. $7, $10 day of show.

MOTR PUB - Levee with This Pine Box. 9 p.m. Soul/Funk/R&B/Alt/ Rock. Free.

MACADU’S - Ambush. 9 p.m.

Rock. Free.

WASHINGTON PLATFORM SALOON & RESTAURANT - April Aloisio. 9 p.m. Jazz. $10 (food/ drink minimum).

NORTHSIDE TAVERN - The Qtet.

10 p.m. Jazz/Rock/Funk/Fusion/ Various. Free.

MANSION HILL TAVERN - The Soul Pushers. 9 p.m. Blues. $3.

SUNDAY 09

MEMORIAL HALL - Clarion Jazz Open Door Series presents Melissa Morgan: Nancy Wilson’s Guess Who I Saw Today. 8 p.m.

Jazz/Soul. $20-$100.

BREWRIVER GASTROPUB - Todd Hepburn. 11 a.m. Blues/Various.

Free.

JIM AND JACK’S ON THE RIVER Deuces Wild. 9 p.m. Country. Free.

KNOTTY PINE - Wayward Son. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.

LIVE! AT THE LUDLOW GARAGE - Marion Meadows. 8 p.m. Jazz.

Cover.

MOTR PUB - Andy Gabbard (album release show) with Skyway Man. 10 p.m. Pop Rock.

Free.

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MVP BAR & GRILLE - Flying Underground with Veseria and Chalk Eye. 9 p.m. Indie Rock. $5.

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NORTHSIDE TAVERN H Moonbeau. 10 p.m. Indie/ Electronic. Free.

URBAN ARTIFACT - Pluto OCTAVE - Jahman Brahman. 9 H Revolts, The Raquels and H p.m.

Rock/Jam/Various. $10.

Beloved Youth. 9 p.m. Indie/Rock/ Pop. Free.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) - Infinity Spree with JT and the Kentucky Brush Fire, Fluid Notion and Dead Humor.

9 p.m. Rock/Alt. $10, $12 day of show.

PLAIN FOLK CAFE - Open Mic with Tony Hall. 7 p.m. Various. Free.

RICK’S TAVERN - Lt. Dan’s New Legs. 10 p.m. Pop/Dance/Hip Hop/Various. $5.

RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER - Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band. 8 p.m. Soft Rock. $36-$136.

SILVERTON CAFE - Night Owls. 9 p.m. Blues/R&B/Various. Free.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) - Billy Bynum & Co. 9:30 p.m. Americana. Free.

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THE COMET - The Comet Bluegrass All-Stars. 7:30 p.m.

Bluegrass. Free.

MANSION HILL TAVERN - Open Blues Jam with Sonny Moorman. 6 p.m. Blues. Free.

MOTR PUB - Know Prisoners with Josh Jessen and Josiah Wolf. 8 p.m. Reggae/Soul/Various. Free.

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NORTHSIDE TAVERN - Classical Revolution. 8 p.m. Classical/ Chamber/Various. Free.

RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER Sam Hunt with Maren Morris, Chris Janson and Ryan Follese. 7 p.m.

Country. $39.50.

SONNY’S ALL BLUES LOUNGE - Blues jam session featuring Sonny’s All Blues Band. 8 p.m.

Blues. Free.

NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB H - Royal Holland and the Rotation, Pike 27 and The Division Men. 8 p.m. Rock/Indie/Various. $5.

RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER H Avenged Sevenfold with Volbeat. 6:30 p.m. Hard Rock/Metal. $25-$74.50.

STANLEY’S PUB - Stanley’s Live Jazz Band. 10 p.m. Jazz. Free.

TUESDAY 11 ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL Casey Campbell. 7 p.m. Blues.

Free.

CROW’S NEST - Open Mic Nite. 8 p.m. Various. Free.

NORTHSIDE TAVERN - Mayalou, Honey Combs and Combo Slice. 9 p.m. Acoustic/Various. Free.

RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER OneRepublic with Fitz and The Tantrums and James Arthur. 7 p.m.

Pop/Rock. $28.50-$148.50.

STANLEY’S PUB - Trashgrass Tuesday featuring members of Rumpke Mt. Boys. 9 p.m. Bluegrass. Cover.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) - Yellow Cuss with Ben Knight. 9 p.m. Indie Roots Rock.

Free.

URBAN ARTIFACT - Josiah H Wolf and Ofir Klemperer with Stoop Kids and Hanging Hearts. 7

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) - The Bluegrass Mafia and No Sorrow. 7 p.m. Bluegrass. $6, $8 day of show.

THE WOODWARD THEH ATER - Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers with Nicholas & The

STANLEY’S PUB - Stanley’s Open Jam. 10 p.m. Various. Free.

p.m. Various. $5.

Pessimistics. 8 p.m. Rock/Roots. $18, $22 day of show.

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