Cincy Scene: April/May 2018

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Cincy Magazine held its annual Power 100 breakfast forum Feb. 21 at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza Hotel. This year’s panelists were Karen Bankston, Child Poverty Collaborative; Rob Reifsnyder, United Way; O’dell Owens, Interact for Health; and Dave Herche, Enerfab, Inc. The event was sponsored by Taft Stettinius & Hollister, GBQ, TruePoint Wealth Counsel and University of Cincinnati Carl H. Lindner College of Business. The community partner was the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber of Commerce. The nonprofit beneficiary was DePaul Cristo Rey High School.

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1 Jamie Jamison, First America Auto Brokers, and Alex Scharfetter, office of Congressman Brad Wenstrup 2 Rep. Brad Wenstrup and Laurie Althaus, Now and Next 3 From DePaul Cristo Rey High School: Maureen Babbit, Sparkle Worley and Margee Garbsch 4 From Catholic Charities of Southwestern Ohio: Dan Sarell and Ted Bergh 5 From Carl H. Lindner College of Business: Dan Gruber and Tiffany Cooper 6 Rev. George Sherrill and Sara South, Hilton Netherland Plaza

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Best of the East On Jan. 24, Cincy Magazine hosted the Best of the East celebration at the Holiday Inn Eastgate. The Best of the East is a celebration and competition among the top establishments east of Interstate 71. The event was sponsored by the Clermont Chamber of Commerce, Southern State Community College, Mercy Health Anderson and Clermont hospitals, and Great Oaks Career Campuses.

The nonprofit beneficiary was KLiCWow. 1 Attendees could have unlimited food samples and two drink tickets. 2 Belterra Park Gaming was nominated in multiple categories. 3 The event was sold out.

4 Athlete Instincts owner Andrew Moreira with event attendees

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Scene Mayfield Brain & Spine Ribbon Cutting Physicians and leaders of Mayfield Brain & Spine celebrated their new West Chester office with an open house and ribbon cutting on Feb. 20. More than 70 guests attended, including representatives from The West Chester-Liberty Chamber Alliance and West Chester Township Board of Trustees. Fourteen clinicians will serve patients at the new Centre Pointe Drive location, which replaces Mayfield’s former offices in West Chester and Fairfield.

1 Mayfield’s Dr. Art Arand and Beth O’Connell hold oversized scissors for the official ribbon cutting. 2 From left: Lee Wong, West Chester Township Board of Trustees; Bill Powell, West Chester-Liberty Chamber Alliance; Dr. Art Arand, Mayfield; and Joe Hinson, West Chester-Liberty Chamber Alliance. 3 From left: Lee Wong; Yasmen Brown-Jones, West Chester Liberty Chamber Alliance; and Bill Powell

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a celebration OF SERVICE Tuesday, May 8, 2018 6 p.m.

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HIGH SCHOOL

St. Ann Catholic School Family Service Day St. A n n Cat hol ic School pa r t nered with New Life Mission in Hamilton for its Family Service Day on Feb. 2. New Life Mission exists to alleviate physical, emotional and spiritual poverty in the community by transforming lives and restoring broken relationships through education, mentoring and love. The necessity bags consisted of hygiene items such as soap, shampoo, body wash, toothbrushes and toilet paper.

The overall day was a great way for the St. Ann families to work together and give back to the people who need it most within their community.

1 Students and parents worked together to fill the necessity bags. 2 There were winter necessity bags as well with items such as socks, hats, gloves and chapstick.

3 St. Ann students and their families made 200-plus necessity bags. 4 All the items placed in the necessity bags were donated

by St. Ann students and parents.

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St. Gertrude School’s The Lion King Jr. The St. Gertrude Players performed Lion King Jr. for their families and community Feb. 17-18 at Madeira High School. St. Gertrude Players is an extracurricular group at St. Gertrude School open to students in fifth though eighth grade. They produce high-quality productions complete with lights, microphones, costumes, makeup and high-quality sets. Past productions include The Little Mermaid Jr., Seussical Jr., Alice in Wonderland Jr., Cinderella Jr., Beauty & the Beast Jr., Wizard of Oz Jr. and Annie Jr. 1 The St. Gertrude Players 2 Students dressed as giraffes and vultures for the production. 3 Students played characters, like Simba and Zazu, in Lion King Jr. 4 The play was professionally directed.

5 The students learned stage direction and terminology.

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2018 Cincinnati Chamber Annual Dinner The 2018 Great Living Cincinnatians were honored at the 2018 Cincinnati Chamber Annual Dinner at the Duke Energy Center Feb. 22. This year’s honorees were Robert J. Kohlhepp; Dr. Chester C. Pryor II; John F. Steele, Sr.; and Judith B. VanGinkel.

1 Aftab Pureval and Sean Rugless 2 Arlene Koth 3 Philip J. Castellini; Robert J. Kohlhepp; Dr. Chester C. Pryor II; Judith B. VanGinkel; John F. Steele, Sr.; and Jill Meyer 4 Dr. Chester Pryor 5 Fighter John Winfrey 6 Mahendra Vora and Jim Anderson

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Scene Valentine’s Day at Seasons Retirement Community Seasons Retirement Community was excited to host an internal month-long event with its residents to celebrate the Month of Love. Community members answered questions ranging from “Favorite Type of Valentine’s Day Candy?” to “How Did He Pop The Question?”

Photos provided by Elizabeth BangelStehlin, Senior Director of Sales and Marketing, Seasons Retirement Community

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1 Some residents dished on their celebrity crushes. 2 Friends and family came together to celebrate 3 Elizabeth BangelStehlin, senior director of sales and marketing, took a selfie with a resident.

4 Other residents were asked who or what owned their heart.

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Dragonfly Foundation’s Grand Gala The Dragonfly Foundation held its annual Grand Gala Feb. 10 at the Renaissance Cincinnati in Burnham Hall. During the event, Marty Brennaman was given the 2018 Forty Four Award. The Forty Four Award was created to recognize unwavering commitment, passion and enthusiasm for supporting The Dragonfly Foundation and its mission. The event’s special guests were Reef and the Carneson Family.

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1 Dragonfly Foundation co-founders, from left: Christine Neitzke and Ria Davidson 2 From left: Tony Huser, Marty Brennaman, Amanda Brennaman and Aymie Majerski 3 Burnham Hall at the Renaissance Cincinnati 4 The event honored the Carneson family: Ryan, Lydia, Reef (who has cancer), Payten and Kenzi

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Scene Ten Thousand Village Gala On Nov. 9, Ten Thousand Villages of Cincinnati held a Gala at the Freedom Center.

“Part Of The Story: Celebrating 15 years of Fair Trade in Cincinnati” was an evening celebrating the 15th anniversary of the O’Bryonville store and the dedication of Karen and Ed Diller as the founders of the local nonprofit.

1 Musical group D-Fresh 2 Ed Diller 3 Ten Thousand Villages is known for selling fair trade items, including Bunyaad rugs.

4 The event celebrated 15 year of fair trade in Cincinnati. 5 The night included a Bollywood Beat performance

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