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hen Nikita Anderson first joined Public Allies Cincinnati, she was looking for a job. With four children to support — and unemployed at the time — she was searching for opportunities. Then she met two ‘allies’ serving with the Urban League (an organization that promotes economic empowerment and self-sufficiency through a variety of programming) in her home neighborhood of Avondale. And so, Anderson decided to take the dive herself.

She says the intensive, 10-month stint with Public Allies wasn’t easy. Housed under the umbrella of AmeriCorps — a national volunteer-based program that engages adults in public service to help meet the needs of the surrounding community — Public Allies is an offshoot with a specific mission to “create a just and equitable society” and diverse, sustainable leadership.

Launched in 1992 in Milwaukee, Public Allies has since spread to 25 cities throughout the country, including Chicago, Washington, D.C., Detroit, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Los Angeles and unique sites like Eagle Rock, a residential alternative high school in Colorado. They place allies in apprenticeships at local nonprofits from September to June. Though it’s not what you’d call a high-paying gig, allies are paid a total of $15,000 — including healthcare benefits — plus an educational reward of $5,920 post-service. In that, the program hopes to support allies not only in the time they’re with PA, but after they leave, too.

David Weaver founded Cincinnati’s Public Allies branch in 1998. He hoped to create a venue for young adults to continue professional development in nonprofit work. Weaver, who subsequently founded another education-focused group called Youth at the Center and recently moved to Florida, says that the participants of Public Allies often go on to be the voices of their community.

“I think that is one of the things that is very intentional about Public Allies specifically is that we look for people from those communities — who serve those communities, who have lived and benefited from those communities — to actually sharpen their skills and be able

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to provide services for other people,” he says. “Having community context is huge.

Having an understanding of how various organizations have served and benefitted but also detracted and failed communities is hugely important.”

Anderson is one of hundreds of people in Cincinnati who has gone through the local Public Allies program, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. She says she got far more out of it than she first anticipated.

“I’m not just a better employee, I’m a better mother, sister and friend,” she says. “Like, I was not expecting that level of emotions. The transformation I made personally was totally not expected. It was not in any of the job descriptions. I really became empowered to do more and get involved in my community.”

PA placed Anderson at Working in Neighborhoods as an employment barrier specialist. There, she connected clients to employment opportunities and helped them enroll in classes that built soft skills or more concrete abilities like IT training.

Located in South Cumminsville, WIN aims to bring more stability to the lives of low- and moderate-income residents of Hamilton County through several initiatives, like housing, leadership

development and employment. Building relationships was key to the work, Anderson says.

At WIN, she worked to remove the same barriers to employment that she’s faced in her own life while living in poverty.

Through working with others, she gained more insight on her own situation.

“People are poor. It doesn’t matter what color they are. We’re poor and a lot more people are poorer than we think,” she says with a sigh. “So, just taking that into consideration when it comes to uniting people — even in my personal life — like, ‘We are both broke. We should be working together, not fighting each other. We’re living the same issue.’ ” In addition to being placed at a nonprofit four days a week, each PA class (which is usually made up of about 30 people) also works in teams on group service projects across the city. Jadyn McQueen, a recentlygraduated ally, worked with CAKE, an org that hopes to better connect those within the small, often overlooked, Carthage neighborhood.

“When we got there we realized it was very segregated. There’s a black business owners’ section, an old Appalachian population, there’s a whole lot of Hispanic

families there,” McQueen says. “We realized that these people live together, but they don’t communicate with each other, they don’t really like each other and they don’t know how to co-exist.”

So the group interviewed and listened to members across the community then created an asset map of needs — i.e., despite being an area with families, there are no health services in the neighborhood.

Plus, they tried to get pockets of underrepresented demographics to be more heard in the community’s government. At the end, they hosted a fair at a central church to connect the neighbors to services as well as one another.

Just as Anderson was helping others gain skills and make connections, she was doing the same for herself, helping her land her current job at Bridgeable, a young company that seeks to connect decision makers to the faces behind issues so they make more informed, effective decisions.

“Policy makers are not hearing from the people — whether it’s their fault they’re not trying — people aren’t showing up,” Anderson says. “Working at WIN, it showed CONTINUES ON PAGE 07

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me how important it was to get people to show up.”

That’s the kind of locally-focused leadership PA tries to cultivate, those running the program say.

Nickol Mora came to Cincinnati during the height of the Great Recession. It was 2009 and she had just graduated with a degree in print journalism from Point Park University in Pittsburgh. Not knowing her exact plan, she moved back in with her parents in Cincy and joined a Public Allies chapter.

After working in other parts of the nonprofit sector in Cincinnati, she came back to PA as a program manager and now serves as PA Cincinnati’s site director.

“I totally, single-handedly attribute (my career) to Public Allies,” Mora says.

“For me, it gave me that grounding I was looking for and the purpose of the work I wanted to do. I found that I was really passionate about nonprofit work.”

She says that it gave her the skills and exposure to feel connected to a new city and the issues that affect it.

“Our focus is really on homegrown leadership,” she says. “So the folks that are from the city or are looking to stay invested in the city that aren’t traditionally looked at as leaders and aren’t pegged for positions of influence within organizations or communities (can be).”

The program is diverse on several levels.

LGBTQ individuals made up 24 percent of 2018’s group, while 43 percent were Caucasian and 43 percent were AfricanAmerican; 10 percent were biracial and 3 percent Latino.

Levels of education were even-keeled too, spread evenly at about 20 percent between high school/GED, 4-year college and associate-level degrees.

With each class, Mora says they aim to ensure that at least 40 percent of individuals entering the program are economically disadvantaged, which they define as unemployed or underemployed at the time of application or, either growing up or currently, they were eligible for public benefits. This year, 76 percent met that definition.

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Like many AmeriCorps programs, Public Allies originally catered to recent college and high school grads, who usually joined to take a gap year. But, Mora says that’s where they now stray from similar organizations.

“For us, the notion of service is important, but more so it’s about our mission to create a just and equitable society and the diverse leadership to sustain it,” Mora says. “So, what does it look like when we reconsider what a leader looks like — who that is and why they can lead? I think that’s where the real distinction is. So, folks that come into the program are fully representative of our community.”

In recent years, they’ve pushed to include older participants in their ranks, like Anderson, who says that she thought she would be the oldest person in her class — which wasn’t the case. Working with the younger allies, she says, helped her gain new perspective.

One of those younger allies was McQueen. After being placed at the Cincinnati Health Department as a crib

secure educator, McQueen took a job at Cincinnati Children’s. In the fall, she’ll return to get her master’s in public health at the University of Cincinnati.

She credits her recent career path to her time serving as an ally, which exposed her to issues of health inequity in Cincinnati. “(Public Allies) gives you opportunity to figure out who you are,” she says. “Your potential is limitless. I went in open, not knowing what I wanted to do. So every time there was an opportunity to try something out, they give you tons of that (support).”

In the next 20 years, Mora hopes to expand Public Allies’ outreach and continue to foster values that were sown at its inception.

“The long-term vision is that really, we’re creating these value-based leaders. It doesn’t matter what sector they go into,” Mora says, adding that no matter where they go after they can apply Public Allies’ values — diversity, inclusion, collaboration and focus on assets, integrity — to their work.

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BY FELIX WINTERNITZ T H E B E LLE O F LO U I S V I LLE , NA T CH E Z A ND M A J E S T I C P R E P A R I NG F O R T A LL S T A CK S I N 2 0 0 6 P H O T O : CR E A T I V E CO M M O NS /GR E G H U M E

On the 30th anniversary of Cincinnati’s iconic riverboat festival, we ask: H O W C O U L D T H E C I T Y P O S S I B LY L O S E I T S S I G N AT U R E C E L E B R AT I O N?

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Then, poof, suddenly the showpiece event vanished after 2006, sinking into fleeting memory. So why did this city’s watershed calling card, our own nifty nautical and cascading musical wonder, wind up cruising into the dustbin of neglected castaways?

On this 30th anniversary to mark the christening of that first iconic riverboat festival, we now pause to reconsider and reflect on how it is, exactly, that the Queen City could have possibly lost its signature celebration.

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You likely remember this grand triennial gathering of steamboats on the city’s Public Landing, fi rst born 30 years ago this week, in October 1988. A gorgeous observance, the festival — initially hosted as part of Cincinnati’s bicentennial — eventually evolved over two decades into the world’s largest convocation of sternwheeler riverboats, as well as a standout tribute to Roots music, Midwestern heritage and all things Americana. The confab bridged a sweeping arc of river legacy, a narrative and timeline attempting to connect two centuries of life along the Ohio River.

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If you weren’t living in Cincinnati for any of the six incarnations of the recurring Tall Stacks, here’s your Cliff Notes background primer: Paddle-wheelers have always come with a historic pedigree in the Port of Cincinnati.

A giant paddle wheel sits at the Public Landing along the Ohio riverfront near Great American Ball Park as a monument to the steamboat legacy of the Queen City.

The revolutionary method of river travel emerged in the early 19th century as a way to transport products (and people) more easily and quickly across the region, with Cincinnati joining Wheeling, West Virginia and Pittsburgh as the capitol cities of the industry built around the Ohio River.

After the Civil War, railroads and barges gradually did away with steamboats and they mostly became tourist attractions that carried passengers on short trips.

One-time Cincinnatian Mark Twain loved our riverboats. Charles Dickens — after taking a steamboat voyage from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati in 1842 — abhorred them for their tendency to explode. Whatever camp you happen to fall in, one thing’s for certain: For nearly 20 years, there was no escaping this festival of riverboats on

the city’s waterfront every third year or so.

The flagship event surged into a total of six splashy appearances: After 1988, it returned in 1992, 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2006.

As a particularly unique assembly of up to two dozen vintage paddle-wheelers, the Tall Stacks festival soon became a worldclass regatta which regularly packed the Ohio riverfront with nearly one million gawkers from across the country and from across the world.

In those first heady days, well-heeled guests might plunk down $1,010 per night for an overnight steamboat voyage down river (if you wanted steerage class, you could buy a moderately-priced passport for $22 and up). But all could relish the harbor jaunts, costumed re-enactments and pilothouse tours back-dropped by the melody of calliope pipes, an unlikely cross between an organ and a fire siren.

“We knew we were witnessing the end of (the riverboat era) and so the Tall Stacks events were especially exciting,” recalls retired Cincinnati Enquirer cultural critic Owen Findsen, who covered the 1988 Tall Stacks premiere for the paper. “They were thrilling celebrations that were distinctly appropriate for this river city.”

By any yardstick, the first Tall Stacks was an adventure where amazing aspirations met great expectations.

As ambitious Tall Stacks visionaries set their sights early, they modeled this quixotic concept upon the incredibly popular East Coast “Tall Ships” schooner festivals, which came in the form of multiday regattas and sailboat parades.

Local developer Rick Greiwe, who’d signed on as executive director of the city’s Bicentennial Commission, noted in a 1988 Cincinnati Magazine article, “We could have just had a parade and forgotten about it.” Instead, Greiwe, along with the city fathers and mothers, plunged into embarking on this singular moment of enormous scope, firing the community’s imagination.

“Tall Stacks was an outgrowth of when I was mayor,” says now-CincinnatiCouncilman David Mann, who appointed the Bicentennial Committee back in 1982.

(Mann comes by his sea legs honestly—he’s a veteran of a four-year tour on a U.S. Navy destroyer.) Back then, Tall Stacks moved from a modest scribble on Mann’s mayoral desk to dominating the region’s own distinctive legacy brand.

“My main memory of Tall Stacks is

seeing all those vessels coming into our port. It was an overwhelming enjoyment,” he says.

In 1988, 14 riverboats attracted more than 700,000 visitors for a three-day tour.

In 1992, the excursion expanded to four days and more than 800,000 tourists.

By 1995, the now five-day event lured 19 riverboats and nearly 850,000 paying guests to the river’s edge.

In 1999, the American Bus Association and AAA named it the No. 1 travel destination in the nation. But that soggy year, rainy weather and river flooding dampened attendance down to a mere 660,000.

By 2006, the event had rebounded somewhat, attracting 800,000 along with 16 riverboats.

All this carnival excitement hearkened back to a gilded age when puffing steamboat transport assured Cincinnati’s role as one of the largest urban centers in the country, aplomb with the lifestyle’s inherent romance and gorgeous garnishes.

Supporters point to memorable showboat moments such as the treasured “Parade of Tall Stacks” regatta and the tremendous riverboat races, with participating captains vying to take home the prized “Golden Antlers “ trophy as crowds on the shorelines cheered wildly.

The docked steamboats stretched from the Public Landing and Yeatman’s Cove along Bicentennial Commons to Sawyer (as in Tom Sawyer) Point and the winding Serpentine Wall. Visitors flocked to the riverbanks as if it were 1875 all over again, creating an engaging portrait of a vintage era near lost.

The royal pageant of massive riverboats included the monolithic seven-deck Mississippi Queen, the four-deck General Jackson showboat, the four-deck Delta Queen, the four-deck Belle of Cincinnati, the three-deck Belle of Louisville, the three-deck Majestic, the three-deck Creole Queen, the two-deck Spirit of Cincinnati and the wedding-cake-styled Spirit of Peoria.

A potpourri of smaller boats joined in the fray afloat, including Keystone Belle (built locally by Tucker Marine), Southern Belle, Queen of Hearts, the Natchez and more, like the Tom Sawyer and Becky Thatcher.

Some of these visiting vessels easily spanned the length of a football field or longer, accommodating hundreds of passengers. The Victorian-style Colonial out of Galveston, Texas held record passage for traveling the farthest: 1,700 miles from its home port to here. The Mississippi Queen made its trip from New Orleans, as did the Delta Queen.

“My fondest memory of the Tall Stacks was the moment the Belle of Louisville arrived,” The Enquirer’s Findsen says.

“She steered toward the Kentucky shore and turned to come head-on toward the Public Landing. As she started forward, she released the steam valves and disappeared into a white cloud, reemerging full speed with the whistle blowing. It was a moment

such as Mark Twain had described.”

Eventually, Tall Stacks segued into a five-day extravaganza, an attraction that blessed both sides of the Ohio River shorelines. In 2003, with a music-festival component added on, it was re-dubbed the “Tall Stacks Music, Arts and Heritage Festival.”

The re-envisioned Tall Stacks boasted an impressive array of national-caliber musical players, amplifying an already high-profile event. On any given day, you could expect to check out Shawn Colvin, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Dar Williams, Emmylou Harris, Lucinda Williams, Wilco, Patty Griffin, Steve Earle, Nickel Creek, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Abigail Washburn, Al Green, Roseanne Cash, Ricky Skaggs, Delbert McClinton, Buddy Guy, Dr. John, Over the Rhine, B.B. King, Bo Diddley, The Del McCoury Band, John Hammond, John Hiatt, Los Lobos, Creedence Clearwater Revisited and many others.

One such performer (as well as a member of the Tall Stacks entertainment booking committee), Katie Laur, shared this recollection in Cincinnati Magazine in 2017: “Riverbanks were transformed into another century, another time. Women dressed in antebellum gowns and strolled from boat to boat while banjos and fiddles played Stephen Foster songs. All of it filled the air like a dream, and for those days, Cincinnatians worshipped the river.”

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THE BIG SINK were not amused, especially as the festival grew in length to a full five days, which blocked their product from market.

THE GREAT RECESSION: A Tall Stacks 2009 edition was initially planned, but stockmarket chaos preceding the previous year’s economic crash shredded many corporate sponsorships. Tax revenues imploded as taxpayer support waned. Classify it “the steamboat willies.” After 2009, a 2010 incarnation was rescheduled, but was trashed as well. Finally, plans for a 2012 incarnation hit the reefs. That was enough.

A question remains today whether the changing infrastructure along our metro’s waterfront might preclude any possible hope for a Tall Stacks encore, no matter what the economy. The addition of structures such as Great American Ball Park, the Reds Hall of Fame museum, The Banks, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Smale Park, Paul Brown Stadium and other entries now crowd the space and parking options. A conceived 4,000-seat riverside concert hall only multiplies the uncertainties.

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SECURITY FEES: Not surprisingly, boat security costs and insurance fees soared in the wake of 9/11. The World Trade Center attacks demanded organizers place a new focus on homeland security. Offduty police patrols added to the stressed Tall Stacks budget. The Cincinnati Coast Guard and FBI finally joined forces to send disposal experts diving in scuba gear to inspect each steamboat hull every hour for possible deep-water explosives.

Likewise, bridges posed a potential target. SWAT teams trained for any threat.

Hosting one of the largest crowds to gather in the country — short of the assemblies at the Boston Marathon and the Atlanta Olympics — our city’s fear of homegrown terrorist bombers then consequently mushroomed.

SHIPS: With the demise of a half-dozen authentic riverboats that had traditionally participated, organizers were forced to turn to “replicas” and paddle-wheeler knock-offs. This served only to dilute the vintage heritage message.

COMMERCE: All the intense riverboat and pleasure craft activity teamed to stall coalbarge traffic; the all-powerful coal barons

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was like listening to the long plaintive wail of calliope pipes all disappearing downstream. Here are a few: RAIN: Some years, the skies rained misery on the Tall Stacks parade. Rising flood tides then threatened to cut off access to the Public Landing. Currents became treacherous and disruptive. The river channel sometimes turned into a muddy cesspool of broken branches and pesky debris; uprooted tree trunks plowed into town as virtual weaponized torpedoes. In ensuing years, a spate of furious hurricanes along the Gulf Coast hampered continuous operations for many a steamboat company down South.

During the 2006 finale appearance of Tall Stacks, eight inches of rain fell up river in Pittsburgh, which threatened to shut operations since the river was deemed too swift and dangerous.

HEAT: Unpredictable dry spells and forces of nature could conversely depress river levels to a record-low watermark, both here and on the Mississippi River. Senior citizens formed the core demographic of patrons, and subsequently several suffered heat exhaustion or sunstroke.

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Keen observers suggest the Tall Stacks brand succumbed as a victim of its own success.

“My impression is that public interest paled; then there was cost (approximately $10 million for each year) and the difficulty finding corporate sponsors,” Councilman Mann says. “And, convincing river captains to come, leaving their home ports.”

Not the least of it was that Congress essentially killed off the Delta Queen by revoking an exemption that allowed wooden-hulled boats to carry overnight passengers.

“The Delta Queen was a big part of it,” Findsen says. “Why did the Tall Stacks end? Most of the authentic boats were grounded by federal safety regulations, and the excursion boats that replaced them had difficulty adjusting their busy schedules to the event.

“Besides, those party boats are novelty imitations with silly fake paddle-wheels.

They are to real steamboats as Dixieland is to New Orleans Jazz.”

In truth, myriad confluences contributed to the festival’s downfall. It

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The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s subsidiary called Music & Event Management Inc. (MEMI) eventually took over the Tall Stacks helm early last decade. But MEMI’s CEO Mike Smith — faced with a tide of gatherings such as its own Jammin’ on Main (which folded in the mid-’00s) and Midpoint Music Festival (now MEMI-owned but on hold this year), plus newer events like The National’s Homecoming festival and the Bunbury Music Festival — told the Business Courier as recently as June that something had to give: “We did the best we could under the circumstances. The people who criticized us … why didn’t they step up? It’s one thing to want to help out the city, but these things have to be financially successful.”

Smith specifically recalls that, in the thick of planning for 2009, MEMI couldn’t pin down major corporate anchors; many had been drowned by the tidal wave of the Great Recession and its aftermath.

"The flooding took out a morning" one year, Smith told CityBeat.

"Then the economy crashed in 2008 and 2009. And (out-of-town) river captains were then reluctant to commit," he says.

Soon to follow, adding to the casualty toll: The passing of traditional civic under-writers such as the late Carl Lindner.

Yet another consequence forced by the passage of time: Companies such as former mainstay Chiquita had chosen to abandon the city, relocating their company headquarters to more faraway states. Given all this, the key players opted to throw Tall Stacks overboard instead of rearranging the format. In the end, there wasn’t even enough meager enthusiasm to keep the “TallStacks.org” website afloat.

By the beginning of the 2010s, Smith busily set underway focusing on other endeavors such as Lumenocity (also since shuttered), and more recently MEMI was granted the contract for the aforementioned new riverfront concert venue. The nonprofit 3CDC, in the meantime, was luring potential music lovers to the

revamped Washington Park area in Over-the-Rhine.

And there was this looming specter walking the gangplank, the Grim Reaper. Simply put, as two decades slipped by, Tall Stacks’ traditional audience of senior citizens, as well as the silver-haired river captains and their ilk, were dying.

“There certainly were questions about the (aging) demographics that would participate in the boat component,” Smith conceded, even as he hinted to the Courier in June at the undefined possibility of some future “Americana Tall Stacks offshoot that we’ll create.”

"It's a concept that makes a lot of sense. As soon as we get that (music venue) building done on The Banks, it will give us the opportunity for smaller festivals,” Smith says. “The ability to seat 4,000 inside and 8,000 outside."

If the thriving marketplace is any evidence, the crosscurrents churned by Tall Stacks exist through today and interest still remains.

"It was amazing, the sheer scale of it. An immense event.

We had 200-plus harbor cruises,” Smith says. “It was a massive undertaking, the single largest ticketed event in city history. Every restaurant, every hotel, was full. I just remember the streams of people coming in the downtown."

A plethora of nostalgic souvenirs remain in sale bins at the likes of Amazon, Everything But the House and eBay. And Americana has become a hugely popular, marketable genre of music, encompassing every strain of Country and Roots music and bolstering big festivals from Nashville’s Americanafest to the Coachella offshoot Stagecoach in California.

But the same obstacles for re-launching Tall Stacks in Cincinnati — from the more crowded riverfront and unpredictable weather to the costs-versus-profits risks — are still in play. Perhaps like the steamboats it so triumphantly celebrated, Tall Stacks is destined to remain a relic of another era in Cincinnati’s history.

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rooms of the Haverford mansion. Instead of removing the corpses, they simply boarded up the house. Allegedly actually haunted, this collection of gung-ho actors will attempt to scare you to death. Extreme night takes place Nov. 3. New this year is Haverford’s Hollow Terror in the Woods: Zombie Paintball Challenge. Fridays and Saturdays through Nov. 3. $15; $10 ages 10 and under; $5 additional for Fast Pass; Zombie Paintball Challenge $25 with additionally priced upgrades. 13966 DeCoursey Pike, Morning View, Ky., themayhemmansion.com.

HAUNTED HOUSES AND CREEPY TOURS

MOUNT HEALTHY HAUNTED HALL

Experience 20 different scenes at this favorite local haunt, featuring a host of classic creatures like the Wolfman, Frankenstein and zombies. In addition to its central house, the hall is comprised of five tents, backyard areas and a swirling, brain-bending vortex.

Popular scenes returning this year include the Hellavator, Satan and Bate’s Motel. Through Oct. 27. $10; $2 discount with a canned good donation. 7700 Seward Ave., Mount Healthy, mthealthyhauntedhall.com.

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Fear awaits at Kings Island’s annual Halloween Haunt, featuring 10 haunted attractions, four outdoor scare zones (Pumpkin Eater, Wasteland, Coney Maul and

This cornfield and haunted woods attraction is back with a vengeance on a real 1830s farm near an actual Indian archaeological site — both of which are rumored to be haunted.

Keep an eye out for zombies on winding trails throughout the woods, and when the sun sets, try your luck at maneuvering a nighttime corn maze. Operation Termination Zombie Paintball, which arms you with 100 paintballs against a horde of zombies, is back this year.

Oct. 5-27. $12 adults; $10 kids. 11294 State Route 50, North Bend, highway50frightfi eld. com.

LAND OF ILLUSION

Why only have one haunted house when you could have six? Land of Illusion has six frights to choose from: Killer Klowns, Temple of Terror, Phobia, Zombie Sniper Patrol, Middletown Haunted Trail and Dr. Psycho’s Haunted Estate, plus live music and/or DJs

LEWISBURG HAUNTED CAVE

Descend into the underworld — literally. This haunted cave — the world’s longest haunted attraction — is located 80 feet below ground in the Lewisburg Limestone Mine and features 500 feet of haunted bridges. Learn more about the mine on a historic (and scarefree) wagon ride hosted by the Lewisburg Historical Society. Keep an eye out for some creepy critters — the cave is home to the largest brown bat population in Ohio. Through Oct. 27. $18 adults; $22 adults Saturdays in October; $8 children 10 and under; $5-$10 wagon rides. 4392 Swishers Mill Road, Lewisburg, hauntedcaveatlewisburg.com.

THE MAYHEM MANSION

As legend has it, when bootlegger Robert Haverford’s 8-year-old daughter Elizabeth died, he poisoned Elizabeth’s mourners and himself in an elaborate alcohol-fueled murdersuicide plot during a memorial service at his home. When the police came, they discovered a collection of bodies decaying in different

USS NIGHTMARE

The death dredge is celebrating 25 years of horror. On a dark, foggy night, the William S. Mitchell steamboat careened into a bridge, killing many on board, including the captain and his daughter. Ever since, anyone who has worked on the now-defunct ship has been doomed to die onboard, cursed to forever haunt the vessel along with the other deceased. Through Nov. 3. $20-$50 general admission; RIP Experience starts at $30. 101 Riverboat Row, Newport, Ky., ussnightmare. com.

WILMINGTON HAUNTED HOLLOW RIDE

Hop on a bus straight out of hell and be trailed by fire-belching semis. Riders will venture through fog-filled tunnels, an abandoned mine, an eerie hallow and more, with peculiar creatures hitching rides along the way. Other onsite attractions include a corn maze, two indoor haunted houses and a 4D coffin ride. Through Oct. 27. $25; $45 VIP speed pass; $20 Haunted Hallow only; $5 coffin ride. 1261 W. Dalton Road, Wilmington, wilmingtonhauntedhollowride.com.

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According to legend, the bodies of several missing Dent Schoolhouse students were discovered in barrels in the building’s basement — and the janitor did it. Ghost tours, lights out and lights on tours are available. Through Nov. 3. $20-$50. 5963 Harrison Ave., Dent, frightsite.com.

Dance of the Macabre), spine-tingling live shows (like Blood Drums; think Blue Man Group with blood) and more. Plus, experience the park’s everyday thrill rides. Friday and Saturday nights through Oct. 28. Tickets start at $31.99. Kings Island, 6300 Kings Island Drive, Mason, visitkingsisland.com.

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Home to two separate attractions, guests can opt to venture through Brimstone Kingdom haunted hayride or the Forgotten Forest (or both). The Kingdom was a prosperous place until it was laid bare by the curse of Brimstone Road. Now it is home to monsters, madmen and all other iterations of macabre characters whose main goal cause chaos on your onemile ride. The Forgotten Forest, a higherintensity scare experience, is a walk through a supernatural haunted wood. Through Oct. 27. $15 Haunted Hayride; $12 Forgotten Forest; $22 combo. 472 Brimstone Road, Wilmington, brimstonehaunt.com

Hold on tight: During this hellish hayride through a cornfield, riders are stalked and taunted by creatures hidden among the crops. Familiar faces like Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s Leatherface and a bloodied take on Santa Claus appear alongside zombies, backwoodsmen, clowns and chainsawwielders. Cash only. Through Oct. 27. $14 hayride; $10 Farmer’s Revenge; $23 combo.

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SOME STUFF TO DO WHEN YOU’RE BORED O R W A N T T O F R E A K Y O U R S E L F O U T. AS ALWAYS, CHECK THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF CITYBEAT FOR MORE SUGGESTED THINGS TO DO.

HAUNTED BREWERY TOUR

Take this haunted brewery tour through Christian Moerlein’s OTR taproom. Hear five haunted tales and use clues to figure out which story is made up and isn’t based on history. The production is a collaboration between Moerlein, the Brewing Heritage Trail, Cincinnati Escape Room and Cincinnati Landmark Productions. 7 p.m. every Friday and Saturday in October. $25. Christian Moerlein Brewing Co., 1621 Moore St., Over-theRhine, hauntedbrewerytour.com.

HALLZOOWEEN

Tricks and treats aren’t just for humans — zoo residents get in on the fun with special pumpkin enrichment activities every weekend in October. Kids can trick-or-treat at stations scattered throughout the grounds, catch a show from Phil Dalton’s Theater of Illusion H A L L Z O O W E E N | P H O T O : K AT H Y N E W T O N and even hop on the Hogwarts Express.

Costumes are encouraged. Noon- 5 p.m.

Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 28. the body of a young businessman is soon found dead in the Free with zoo admission: $19 adults; $13 kids. alley across from City Hall. It’s Cincinnati’s oldest unsolved Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, 3400 Vine St., Avondale, murder case, and the night begins with a walking tour of the cincinnatizoo.org. crime, followed by a four-course dinner, during which the rest of the story unfolds. Dishes are what was common in Cincinnati circa the late 1800s and are paired with local craft beer.

Get in the spooky spirit with everyone’s favorite peanut-butter6-9 p.m. Oct. 18. $48. Washington Platform, 1000 Elm St., cup-eating extra-terrestrial. This screening of Steven Spielberg Downtown, queencityhistory.com. classic E.T. is free. Bring a lawnchair or blanket, pack a picnic basket and grab some adult beverages from the Washington Park bar. Next up in the Fright Night series are Ghost Busters Set in the gothic French countryside circa the 18th century, the on Oct. 17 and the Nightmare Before Christmas on Oct. 24.

“Beast of Gévaudan” wreaks havoc, claiming more than 100 8-10 p.m. Oct. 10. Free admission. Washington Park, 1230 Elm victims in three years’ time. King Louis has offered a reward for St., Over-the-Rhine, washingtonpark.org. anyone who can kill the beast. Oct. 19-Nov. 10. $25-$35. Know Theatre, 1120 Jackson St., Over-the-Rhine, knowtheatre.com.

Get spooky with Cincinnati Pops as they perform selections from Dukas’ Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain and Saint Saens’ Danse Macabre. Apparently, Music Hall is haunted — maybe they’ll lure Casper out? Oct. Don your best zombie, vampire or otherwise-undead getup for 12-14. $25-$101. Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, this annual event. Imbibe beer and wine — including spooky cincinnatiarts.org. cocktails — and fill up on a horror-themed buffet before

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ZOMBIE BALL: DANCE OF THE UNDEAD ON PYRAMID HILL

The wizarding world comes to Corryville for a night of magic, music and cosplay. Wizard Fest, a touring Harry Potter-themed club party, features trivia, special drinks, magicians, a costume contest, Quidditch Pong, dancing and DJs. 8-11 p.m. Oct. 17. $15-$35. Bogart’s, 2621 Vine St., Corryville, bogarts.com.

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Spring, 1879: A gunshot rings out near Washington Platform;

embarking on a haunted hayride or heading inside a zombie photo booth. For a few extra bucks, get the VIP treatment: You’ll arrive at the party in an actual hearse and strut down a blood-red carpet. 7-11 p.m. Oct. 20. $30 individual; $50 couple; packages available. Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum, 1763 Hamilton Cleves Road, Hamilton, pyramidhill.org.

AUTUMN COLOR WALKING TOUR

Pretty tame and not scary. Take in the colors of changing fall foliage on this walking tour through Spring Grove. The cemetery and arboretum’s horticulture staff will highlight the best views. 1-3 p.m. Oct. 21. Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum, 4521 Spring Grove Ave., Spring Grove Village, springgrove.org.

TWO SPIRITED WOMEN: AN EVENING WITH COLE IMPERI AND MOLLY WELLMANN

Mixologist Molly Wellmann and thanotologist Cole Imperi join forces for a thematic evening of spirits and spirits. Discover what death, dying and drinking can teach us about human happiness. 6-9 p.m. Oct. 24. $10 members; $20 nonmembers. The Mercantile Library, 414 Walnut St., Downtown, mercantilelibrary.com.

OFFICIAL HALLOWEEN BAR CRAWL

Put on your coolest, cutest, scariest or sexiest costume and hop from bar to bar in Over-the-Rhine and The Banks.

Attendees will get some treats to take home and discounts on drink and food specials. Do the “Monster Mash” all night long.

2 -9 p.m. Oct. 27. $20-$40, check-in starts at Nicholson’s, 625 Walnut, Downtown, elite-barcrawls.com.

HALLOWQUEEN DRAG BRUNCH

Ring in Halloween with this pop-up drag brunch at Metropole, complete with glitter, fangs and heels galore. Sip specialty themed cocktails and dig into a family-style brunch prepared by chef Jared Bennett. Costumes are encouraged — “You better werk, witch.” 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 28. $35. Metropole, 609 Walnut St., Downtown, metropoleonwalnut.com.

WAKE THE DEAD BASH WITH THE SPINETINGLING MIGHTY WURLITZER

Spend Halloween at Music Hall as organist Trent Sims sets the stage with creepy music — “special effects abound” via the wiles of the Wurlitzer organ. Supernatural tours offered every half hour. Costumes encouraged. Come out on Hallow’s Eve (Oct. 30) for “Spooky Tunes” from Sims, too (10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.). 9 p.m. Oct. 31. $45. Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Over-theRhine, cincinnatiarts.org.

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MUSIC: The Essex Green plays The Woodward Theater. See Sound Advice on page 44.

EVENT: Cincinnati Taco Week Taco Tuesday is taking over the whole dang week during CityBeat’s Cincinnati Taco Week, seven days of $2 tacos from area eateries and taquerias including B&A Street Kitchen, Injoy, Lalo, Lucius Q, Slatts Pub, Taqueria Mercado, Tin Man Grill Food Truck and Veracruz Mexican Grill. Each location will be serving a special (or several special) Taco Week tacos like Injoy’s Chicken Tikka Taco or Lucius Q’s Smokin’ Taco with pork shoulder.

These creative and/or classic options (some are even available to go) will frequently be complemented by a Hornitos tequila special.

Check with each restaurant and make sure to print out a Taco Week passport; get your passport stamped at three or more restaurants and you’ll be entered to win a gift card. Through Oct. 14. Get more info at cincytacoweek.com.

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he discovers a severed ear, a mystery unravels.

Alongside Sandy Williams (Laura Dern) he sets off to solve the case, believing that lounge singer Dorothy Vallens (Isabella Rossellini) is involved. But Beaumont becomes ensnared deeper into a dark underbelly entwined with lust, wisps of cigarette smoke and sultry Jazz music. The classic is being screened as part of the “Essential Viewing Series” by the UC Center for Film and Media Studies. 7 p.m. Wednesday. $7.50-$10.

Esquire Theatre, 320 Ludlow Ave., Clifton, esquiretheatre. com. — MACKENZIE MANLEY

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MUSIC: Caroline Rose plays Bogart’s with Rainbow Kitten Surprise. See Sound Advice on page 45.

FILM: Cinema in the Cemetery: Nightmare Before Christmas The biggest debate of modern history: Is Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas meant to be viewed in December or October? This local event is taking a stand. Catch the stop-motion classic that inspired a league of mid-2000s emo kids before Halloween has arrived. To add to the ambiance and spooky vibes, this screening will take place at the Linden Grove Cemetery. Curl up as Halloweentown’s pumpkin king, Jack Skellington, plots to steal Christmas. Food and drinks will be available, but you can opt to pack a picnic.

7:30-9:30 p.m. Friday. Free.

Linden Grove Cemetery, 401 W. 13th St., Covington, Ky., historiclindengrove.org.

— MACKENZIE MANLEY

EVENT: Cincinnati Art Museum Fright Night Art can hold special meaning to people, possibly even to those beyond the grave. The Cincinnati Art Museum is no stranger to this. On Fright Night, guests can take a guided tour through one of the most haunted museums — according to the CAM, painter Frank Duveneck’s wife haunts the Cincinnati Wing, broken clocks will chime throughout the night and the ghosts of Civil War soldiers stalk the galleries. A ticket to the event will also get you a meal, dessert and your choice of an alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverage. While parents are led through the haunted halls, children can be dropped off at the Monster Mash Halloween party to play games and make crafts. 5-9 p.m. Friday and Oct. 19. $15; $10 members; $5 children. Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams, cincinnatiartmuseum.org.

— MARLENA TOEBBEN

CLASSICAL: Cincinnati Pops Haunted Hall Music Hall is rumored to be one of the most haunted buildings in America.

Between the stories of ghosts being seen in the elevator to strange noises being heard by employees, there are plenty of spooky stories to tell here this Halloween season. And the Cincinnati Pops is getting in on the action with Haunted Hall, a selection of “orchestral blockbusters” like The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, the suite from Psycho and Danse Macabre. Come celebrate Halloween early with this spirited performance in an allegedly haunted hall. On Friday and Saturday, head to the Corbett Tower after the concert to be regaled with haunted tales and grab a boozy bourbon cider from mixologist Molly Wellmann.

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COMEDY: D.C. Benny D.C. Benny, born Ben Wartofsky, takes his professional name from, you guessed it, his hometown

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of Washington, D.C. His comedy career began at a talent show at the University of Maryland. The crowd found his impressions of his professors hilarious and he wound up pursuing stand-up full-time. He was never really a road comic, winding up in New York where he began to get steady work, including gigs outside of stand-up. “I did stand-up first. And then while I was doing that, commercials fell into my lap,” he says. “I booked a lot of national commercials and that allowed me to stay of the road.” TV and movie roles followed, but he still considers himself to be a stand-up comic first. He performs primarily in New York, but still manages to hit the road occasionally.

The very hilarious Jay Armstrong from Covington will feature for Benny this week in Cincinnati.

Through Sunday. $8-$14.

Go Bananas, 8410 Market Place Lane, Montgomery, gobananascomedy.com.

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FILM: Blue Velvet at the Esquire Theatre Blue Velvet has been blowing the minds of art students since 1986. But deservedly so. Starring young Kyle MacLachlan as college student Jeffrey Beaumont, Blue Velvet acts as a thesis to the rest of David Lynch’s catalog — work that explores the blinking neon fractures of America’s suburbs, damn fine coffee and smokelaced absurdism. Cleancut Beaumont returns to his hometown after his father has a stroke. When

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ONSTAGE: 1984 at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company George Orwell’s classic political thriller has resurfaced into modern pop culture as of late because, er, many are drawing parallels to current-day issues and 1984’s horrific dystopian future. Big brother is watching. Rediscover this classic via a play, where protagonist Winston Smith stumbles upon a resistance movement against a bleak surveillance government.

Spooky, indeed. Through Nov. 3. $57 adults; $53 seniors; $31 students.

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, 1195 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, cincyshakes.com. — SAMI STEWART

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EVENT: Fall-O-Ween Coney Island is here for all your family-friendly fall needs during Fall-O-Ween.

For the next three weekends, you can bring the kids down for hayrides, a pumpkin toss, Trick or Treat trail, roasted s’mores at the Yogi Bear Campsite and more. For an additional charge, little ones can ride a pony or sign-up to pick their own pumpkin and decorate it with provided paint and craft supplies. New to Fall-O-Ween this year is a number of inflatables set up throughout the park for children to slide and bounce through. Costumes are encouraged. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sundays through Oct. 21. $11; $5 parking. Coney Island, 6201 Kellogg Ave., California, coneyislandpark.com.

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kick of the 2018-19 hockey season by facing off on the ice against the Fort Wayne Komets. And while hockey is exciting — Ice! Sticks! Pucks! Fights! — the $1 hotdog and beer deals on opening night are also exciting. Get several beers and several dogs while watching these dudes duke it out for hockey supremacy.

If you’re feeling wild, add a ride on the Chick-fil-A Fan Zam(boni) . This custom Zamboni takes a limited number of fans on a spin around the ice during intermission. 6:30 p.m. doors; 7:30 p.m. puck drop Saturday. $17 preferred; $29.50 day-of front row. U.S. Bank Area, 100 Broadway, Downtown, cycloneshockey. com. — MAIJA ZUMMO EVENT: Downtown Tour of Living After a hiatus, the Downtown Tour of Living is returning in October to show off some of the many apartments and condos in the booming

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EVENT: Cincinnati Celtic Fest October equals kilt weather so don your best Celtic duds and head to Summit Park in Blue Ash for the annual Cincinnati Celtic Festival. This weekend-long celebration, presented by the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Foundation, features live Irish music all weekend — including a handful of pipes and drum bands — plus food, beer and games like a haggis toss and a Bonnie Knee contest to see which man in a kilt has the most attractive knees. The opening ceremony kicks off the events at noon on Saturday, with an Irish brunch at Brown Dog Café from 8:30 a.m.-noon Sunday and a 10 a.m. mass. Noon Saturday; 10 a.m. mass Sunday.

Free admission. Summit Park, 4335 Glendale Milford Road, Blue Ash, cincinnaticelticfest. com. — MAIJA ZUMMO

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EVENT: Ohio Sauerkraut Festival Nothing says fun like fermentation! The 49th-annual Ohio Sauerkraut Festival in Waynesville features more than 460 craft vendors from over 25 states and a whole lot of cabbage. Started in 1970, the first fest served 528 pounds of sauerkraut to about 1,500 guests. Today, guests — of which there are approximately 350,000 — eat more than 7 tons of kraut. Dine on dishes ranging from sauerkraut pizza and German sundaes (mashed potatoes topped with kraut) to Polish cabbage soup and sauerkraut donuts.

9 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Free admission. Downtown Waynesville, sauerkrautfestival.waynesvilleohio.com.

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central city. Presented by Downtown Cincinnati Inc. and Switch Collection, it will offer a self-guided, walkable tour of the brand-new Crane Factory Flats, formerly the Cincinnati Board of Elections headquarters, as well as visits to AT580, ENCORE Urban Living, Renaissance at the Power Building, Seven at Broadway, Eight One Three Broadway, East Eight Lofts, Shillito Lofts, The Reserve, Sycamore Place and more. Noon-5 p.m.

Saturday. $10 advance; $15 day of. downtowncincinnati. com. — STEVE ROSEN

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LIT: Chelsea Clinton Chelsea Clinton is visiting Joseph-Beth Booksellers to promote her new children’s book Start Now! You Can Make a Difference. The new book, according to the bookseller, offers information on problems both large and small. “Chelsea Clinton breaks down the concepts of health, hunger, climate change, endangered species and bullying so that readers can understand the world around them and how they can make a difference in their own lives, as well as in their communities and the world at large.

With comic drawings to illustrate Clinton’s words, photographs of real live kids who are making a difference today, and lists of ways to get involved, this book is the perfect introduction to young activists who want to make the world a better place.” This is a signing event only; she will not be doing a presentation. 6-8 p.m. Monday. JosephBeth Booksellers, 2692 Madison Road, Norwood, josephbeth.com and tickets at brownpapertickets.com.

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MUSIC: Steven Page and Wesley Stace Steven Page, former co-frontperson for the hit-making Canadian group Barenaked Ladies, is back on the road and coming to Newport this weekend. In 2009, Page left the longrunning band he co-founded.

Barenaked Ladies have continued without him (the Ladies joined Better Than Ezra and KT Tunstall for a 2018 summer tour that came to PNC Pavilion) as he’s pursued a solo career, but he rejoined the group earlier this year for their induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the Juno Awards.

Last month, Page released his latest solo album, Discipline: Heal Thyself, Pt. II. Page (performing with a trio) will be joined at the show by opener Wesley Stace, who made a name for himself as John Wesley Harding, releasing 17 critically-acclaimed albums.

In 2013, Stace released the Self-Titled album on Yep Roc under his given name.

8 p.m. Sunday. $22; $25 day of show. Southgate House Revival, 111 E. Sixth St., Newport, Ky., southgatehouse.com.

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EVENT: Wizard Pub Crawl Accio beer! Whether you’re a muggle, wizard or Ron Weasley, break out your wand and get ready to drink your way through downtown and OTR. Tickets include a wand and wand box, Hogwarts house certificate, a costume competition, house-colored wristband for sorting, special photo ops, themed drinks and potions at each location and more. Crawl includes stops at 16-Bit, MOTR, HalfCut, The Rook, Japp’s and more.

2-10 p.m. Saturday. $25; $40 VIP (includes T-shirt).

16-Bit Bar+Arcade, 1331 Walnut St.,Over-the-Rhine, facebook.com/16BitBar. — MAIJA ZUMMO

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Seeing Infinity and Beyond Recent museum exhibits and citywide art displays in Cleveland provide fresh ideas worth emulating

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of an 1838 Episcopal church in a Cleveland neighborhood. The church was once a sanctuary on the Underground Railroad — a last stop for runaway slaves before safety in Canada.

Bey’s photographs are meant to imply what the escaping slaves might have dimly seen from afar, with a mixture of fear and hope, as they approached freedom. The artwork meshed seamlessly with the site.

FRONT also had artists recreate an op-art mural by the late Julian Stanczak on the side of a downtown building. The Polish-born artist, who had moved to Cleveland to teach in 1964 after first teaching at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, had first done the “Winton Manor” mural there as part of a 1973 public art project called City Canvases.

This reminded me, of course, of Stanczak’s Cincinnati mural, “Additional,” one of our city’s art treasures. But it also reminded me that we had a similar public art project here in the 1970s, Urban Walls, and that only one of the nine murals created for it — Barron Krody’s “Allegro” — still exists in full.

However, it needs restoration. It’d be nice to see that get done as a way of paying tribute to Urban Walls’ early vision. It’d be even better to see other Urban Walls murals re-created, maybe as part of the next BLINK. For more information about FRONT: frontart.org. For Kusama: Infinity movie tickets: cincyworldcinema.org.

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Lowe Gallery, even featured three photographs by Kusama.) And our BLINK arts festival, next scheduled for 2019, specializes in outdoor art.

By comparison, FRONT is not so heavily focused on lens-based or outdoor art, and also seems to have a more specifically stated socio-political purpose.

The best of the work I sampled included a fantastic installation by the BritishNigerian artist Yinka Shonibare, who created “The American Library” at the Cleveland Public Library with assistance of its staff. Using African wax prints (cotton cloth with colorful designs), he made covers for 6,000 books on shelving in the center of a large hall. Stamped in gold ink on the spines were the names of first- and second-generation immigrants to the U.S., as well as African-Americans who left the South for the North during the Great Migration, who all have made important contributions to this country. The result is a wondrous tribute and celebration — to the people it honors, to immigration, to libraries, to enlightenment. That means it’s also a rebuke to those who are antiimmigration, and thus to the extremist nationalism of Trump.

Even more powerful to me was the installation by the Chicago-based African-American photographer (and MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” recipient) Dawoud Bey. His “Night Coming Tenderly, Black” piece consists of very dark, framed-in-black landscape photographs suspended by wires over the wooden pews

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everything people said.”

Despite the blockbuster hoopla, the seven mirrored infinity rooms on display created a sanctuary of contemplation and wonder. As you stood inside a space reminiscent of a very tiny home, you were surrounded by endlessly reflected twinkling lights, floating lanterns, surreal polka dot-bedecked pumpkins and cacti, and more. Only very small groups were allowed into each room at a time, so for the short period while inside visitors could really be alone with the art and removed from all earthly noise.

FRONT, which is in its first year, was meant to explore the power of contemporary art of all types to make us think about art and our times. As shaped by its executive director, the arts philanthropist Fred Bidwell (with Michelle Grabner serving as artistic director), it featured more than 100 participating artists, often presenting commissioned work.

Cincinnati’s current FotoFocus Biennial has a similar sweep and depth, specifically in service of exploring lens-based art.

Last week and this past Sunday, during openings of its major exhibits and at FotoFocus-sponsored appearances, risingstar British conceptual photographer Gillian Wearing (who has a new show at Cincinnati Art Museum), American artist/filmmaker Miranda July and the American-born/Nigeria-raised photographer/writer Teju Cole spoke before large, enthusiastic crowds. (One FotoFocus exhibit, at downtown’s Michael

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wo things can really ignite a city’s Contemporary art scene: a major museum retrospective by a superstar living artist and a citywide exhibit, possibly a biennial or triennial, of recent major work from international artists. These send a message to the world about a city’s arts ambitions.

When you have both those types of art events going on nearly simultaneously, as Cleveland did from July through September, you’ve really got a happening place. It’s something for other regional cities to want to emulate.

I went there for a September weekend to take in as much as possible in a short time, both at the aforementioned “superstar” exhibit (Yayoi Kusama’s nowclosed Infinity Mirrors at the Cleveland Museum of Art) and at the festival FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art. (Several FRONT exhibitions extend beyond Sept. 30.)

Kusama, 89, is a still-active Japanese avant-garde artist who rose to acclaim in 1960s New York for her colorful “infinity rooms,” which use mirrors, lights and art objects to create a psychedelic illusion of floating in endless space. In general, her art has both been informed by and helped shape the genres of Pop, Fluxus, Performance and Installation Art (and much else of the ’60s). When she moved back to Japan in the ’70s, she somewhat faded from the U.S. art scene.

This exhibit, organized by Washington, D.C.’s Hirshhorn Museum, has been her triumphant return. So too has Kusama: Infinity, a successful new documentary that explores both her life and art — now playing in theaters nationwide. It will screen downtown at Cincinnati World Cinema’s new Garfield Theatre at 7 p.m. on Nov. 17 and 4 p.m. on Nov. 18.

The Kusama show’s impact on Cleveland transcended the kind of barrier that usually limits the impact of Contemporary art on a city — people who are not already art-informed feel too intimidated by it to try something new. One of the attendants at my hotel, not previously a Kusama fan, raved about seeing her show: “It was

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Working Up a Theatrical ‘Sweat’

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Lynn Nottage entertained Cincinnati audiences in 2005 when Ensemble Theatre produced her heartfelt drama Intimate Apparel, a moving tale about an African-American seamstress who creates imaginative lingerie for her clients. More recently an operatic adaptation of her play was workshopped

by Cincinnati Opera with Nottage in attendance.

She won a Pulitzer (L to R): Carlo Alban, Steve Key and Kate Nowlin in Sweat Prize in 2009 for Ruined, her play about the lives PHOTO: JOAN MARCUS of women in the civil war-ravaged Democratic Republic of Congo. Last year, she snagged and withdrawn into religion, the other her second Pulitzer for Sweat, a socially white and racist — and tries to bring these conscious drama set in a working-class bar, one-time friends back together. In two acts commissioned by the Oregon Shakespeare — about a dozen scenes — we wind through Festival (2015) and then staged in New 2000. These young men, their single mothYork by the Public Theater, eventually ers and other workers frequent a bar for transferring to Broadway. jocular celebrations after work.

The Public has undertaken a tour When Cynthia (Jenny Jules, in a powerof Sweat to 18 rural Upper Midwest fully nuanced performance), a longtime communities where economic African-American floor worker at the circumstances resemble Nottage’s grim factory, becomes a supervisor, a wedge tale of blue-collar workers torn asunder by is driven between her and rowdy friend economic and employment anxieties.

Tracey (Kate Nowlin, who plays Tracey In these counties — where free oneas tough-minded and outspoken), whose night performances are scheduled — the grandfather and father also worked there.

2016 presidential election was closely In short, the company begins to impose contested. Of the 18 longtime blue-collar layoffs and demand union concessions. strongholds, Donald Trump won 14.

Their friendship unravels in the form of fesThough the play is not overtly political, its tering rage that erupts in a tragic bar brawl. characters are people whose votes made a Circling back to 2008, the characters recdifference. I attended a performance at a ognize that supporting one another might parish hall in Ravenna, Ohio on Oct. 3. be a better course of action than lashing Sweat follows the lives of men and out. The Mobile Unit team facilitated a women who have been drinking, laughing sensitive post-show dialogue. Many in and working together in a factory and the audience had experienced similar cirhanging out in the local bar. Layoffs cumstances in Northeast Ohio when major and picket lines begin to erode their employers, including General Electric and friendship, while once-powerful unions Goodyear, relocated manufacturing operano longer protect their interests; they tions to Mexico in the early 2000s. find themselves struggling to stay afloat Tears were shed; anger and and lash out at one another. To research, encouragement were expressed during Nottage spent over two years in Reading, emotional testaments that reflected shared Pennsylvania talking to locals. Sweat common ground with the play’s characters. is told with mordent wit, and offers a Each tour stop includes such activities. powerful message that turning against one And follow-ups are planned in hopes of another is not the way to fight back. giving voice to stories from locales that will “We saw a real need out there for become part of a larger national narrative. dialogue,” Nottage said recently in a press The Public Theater has created an app release. “People are suffering in isolation, where stories can be shared: and there’s a lot of frustration. In theater, publictheater.org/record. we can build community very quickly and An audience member told the cast: provide an outlet for people to release their “Arts can alter viewers’ realities. Here and emotions. So we’re taking Sweat into the beyond, you are making a difference in our places where people need to be in dialogue civilization.” with each other.”

Sweat, a national touring production by The Ravenna performance was an early the Mobile Unit of New York City’s Public stop as the tour’s third engagement. The Theater, continues its Midwest run through play first unfolds in 2008; a probation offiOct. 23. Details: publictheater.org. cer harangues two young men — one black

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stamp designed by artist Paul Calle before the mission and produced in strict secrecy (in case the mission was not successful).

Mark told reporters in July that his father never confided in him about what he actually wanted done with the immense amount of items stored. “I don’t think he spent much time thinking about it,” he said. “He did save all the items, so he obviously felt they were worth saving.”

How much is the potential value of the lunar loot we’re talking here? By way of example, Armstrong’s tote bag, which contained trace amounts of moon dust, sold for $1.8 million last July at a Sotheby’s auction (pre-estimates listed the bag between $2-$4 million). Label it lunacy, but this October’s capsule payload may well fetch similar out-of-this-world earnings.

(Proceeds will go to the family and auction house.)

“He was never about himself, so I would expect that he didn’t give much thought about how he would be remembered,” Armstrong’s other son, Rick, noted in the same family press release. “With that being said, I think he would be pleased to be remembered as being part of a program that demonstrated amazing things can be achieved when people come together to dedicate themselves towards a common goal.”

What many Cincinnatians may not remember is that later on in life, from 1971 to 1979, Armstrong was a professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Cincinnati.

Armstrong died in 2012 at age 82 of complications from cardiac surgery.

“For those who may ask what they can do to honor Neil, we have a simple request,” the Cincinnati family said in the Armstrong obituary in 2012. “The next time you walk outside on a clear night and see the moon smiling down at you, think of Neil Armstrong and give him a wink.”

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Collectors can vie for a piece of astronaut Neil Armstrong’s personal collection for the first time, starting on Oct. 12, so ready your wallets: this could be a high-speed ride.

For those who need a brush-up on grade-school history lessons: Armstrong, a naval aviator and test pilot who served as Apollo 11’s spacecraft commander, was the first man to walk on the moon.

But Armstrong was also a known pack rat; his home in Cincinnati’s Indian Hill neighborhood was full of items he amassed through decades and a million some miles.

Now, Armstrong’s sons — Mark and Rick — are letting loose of the late astronaut’s immense assortment of memorabilia and memories, with nearly 3,000 items available for bidding in an online and in-person auction. The digital catalog of the Armstrong Family Collection officially goes live Oct. 12 via Heritage Auctions, a Texasbased auction house. Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, the first physical auction takes place Nov. 1 in Dallas, with sales stretching into next year. (Follow-up auction dates take place May 9-10, 2019 and November 2019.)

“There will be flown items, autographed items and items of historical significance,” said Mark, who still resides in Cincinnati, in the family’s press announcement.

“There will be items that make you think, items that make you laugh and items that make you scratch your head.”

The auction comes as a biopic about the American legend lands in theaters Oct. 12.

The Damien Chazelle-directed First Man follows Armstrong (Ryan Gosling) through the years leading up to the historic Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969. And, it’s already snagging strong reviews with a crisp 89 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.

The various pieces of Armstrong’s life and legacy include chunks of a wing and propeller from a 1903 Wright Brothers Flyer that the astronaut carried with him to the lunar surface, an assembly of rare sterling silver medallions minted for the flight and even items from his childhood, like his Boy Scout cap. (Armstrong became an Eagle Scout at age 17). Also up for bid is an American flag that Armstrong brought along on his voyage to the moon; the item is expected to draw the largest bids.

Some Ohio-related highlights: A thirdgrade report card signed by Armstrong for his son Mark from Holbrook Elementary School (in Lebanon, Ohio), young Armstrong’s handwritten letter to the Easter Bunny and Armstrong’s 1943 Red Cross First Aid Instruction Card from a course completed in Sandusky, Ohio.

Particular rarities include a Hasbro “Toy Space Capsule Model” (1966) signed by 12 Apollo astronauts and by the cast members of the TV series I Dream of Jeannie. There’s also a “First Man on the Moon” 10-cent

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All ‘Werq’ for ‘Drag Race’ Winner Aquaria

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Aquaria should have an Emmy Award.

Since the show wrapped, it’s been a This past summer, the 22-year-old New whirlwind couple of months for Aquaria, York City-based drag queen won the 10th between drag conventions and joining the season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, which Werq the World Tour. During the Cincinrecently snagged five Emmys, including nati stop of Werq, fellow Drag Race alums Outstanding Reality-Competition Asia O’Hara, Eureka O’Hara, Kameron Program for the first time. So it only makes Michaels, Kim Chi, Violet Chachki and sense that Aquaria would walk away with a host Bob the Drag Queen will join her. crown and a trophy, right?

Werq the World is an over-the-top eleganza “No! Where the fuck is my fucking extravaganza — as Ru would say — featurEmmy?” she jokes, pointing out that the ing lip-sync performances, spectacular producers and creators of the show are the costumes, comedy, song and dance, with real honorees. “I know tons of the girls on big screens to give it a concert feel. the cast love to consider it a personal Emmy for themselves. At least in the upcoming year, I don’t necessarily see myself finding another Emmy, so for now I’ll hold on to this one.”

When asked where she’d put the award if she got one, without missing a beat Aquaria responds, “Wherever anyone wanted me to put it.”

This is the type of irreverent humor fans love about the stars of Drag Race, which brings its Werq the World Aquaria will be at the Aronoff Center for the Werq the World Tour Tour to Cincinnati on Thursday, Oct. 18. Since P H O T O : M A R C O OVA N D O its debut in 2009, the series has evolved from a subversive reality show to a bonafide The rigorous touring itinerary brings juggernaut, catapulting countless queens Aquaria to a new city nearly every day. to mainstream success and influencing a “It’s very cool, but it’s kind of weird and new generation of artists and performers. a little disorienting,” she says. “You never But even though she’s been watching know where you are, what time zone it is, Drag Race for nearly half her life, Aquaria if there’s cell service, which can be very brought her own unique experiences onto stressful. But it gives you an opportunity the show, including a background in dance, to bond with lots of different types of pertheater and fashion design. formers and fans all across the world.”

The mononymous performer, who Understandably, she doesn’t get much even has a chic real name (Giovanni time to unwind and be Giovanni. “EspePalandrani), is known for her high-fashion cially with touring now, I’ve definitely conceptual looks, which have landed her found that when I want to have my switch in the pages of Vogue Italia, and her social turned off, I want it to be turned off,” she media savviness. But she proved herself says. “I want to be my out-of-drag persona. to be more than a pretty face as she slayed I don’t want to think about eyelashes or multiple challenges on Drag Race. hair. So I think a mental departure from But for Aquaria, Drag Race is greater drag is also kind of nice. It lets me breathe, than the sum of its wigs, catchphrases and harvest my thoughts and feelings and musical parodies. Rather, it’s a series that focus more on my human self — just long validates LGBTQ art forms. enough to get re-inspired with drag.”

Her biggest takeaway from RuPaul? “He The grueling schedule is worth it, she always talks about not listening to the says, to travel the world, evolve her craft negative thoughts in your head — which and meet fans: “As drag queens we either he loves to call your ‘inner saboteur’ — really hate ourselves or really love ourand just forcing yourself to try new things selves, so we’re always looking for someand be comfortable in uncomfortable one to love us more than we love ourselves; scenarios,” she says. “I think at his core being able to every night meet 100, 150 he’s trying to make us become better people that love us is just very surreal.” people and more exciting entertainers Aquaria performs in the Werq the World and for our viewers to also apply that Tour at the Aronoff Center on Oct. 18. same type of mentality to their real-life More info/tickets: cincinnatiarts.org. situations.”

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I’ve been trying to recall the first time I saw Robert Redford onscreen — not via cable reruns or on VHS, but in theaters, his herculean presence on the big screen. (It is strange to think it might have been as late as 1984’s The Natural or Out of Africa a year later.) But I’ve realized that the first time doesn’t matter as much as I once thought, because Redford has always been larger than life.

Like Marlon Brando and Redford’s roguish partner-in-crime Paul Newman (this duo Robert Redford in The Old Man and the Gun famously conned and robbed us in Butch Cassidy PHOTO: FOX SE ARCHLIGHT PICTURES and the Sundance Kid as well as The Sting), Redford carries that with him everywhere he goes,” has a presence that compels us to watch Lowery says. him and the characters he portrays. Some “I went home after we made that movie of those characters had larger importance and rewrote the script. It came out at 85 in the cultural dialogue that extended pages. I wanted it to live in the close-ups beyond the theater, but sometimes those on Redford and linger on everything that discussions swelled in our estimations he has done in his career. I’m not going thanks to Redford himself — like in All to comment on any of that or talk about it, the President’s Men, where he starred but I’m going to trust the fact that (those alongside Dustin Hoffman as rival associations) will be there and that that Washington Post reporters. baggage will support the film.”

During the Toronto International Film In terms of thinking about how Festival, I had the chance to catch up with filmmakers pull off such feats, I was David Lowery, the director of Cincinnatireminded of Steven Soderbergh’s Out of filmed The Old Man and the Gun, the Sight, which relies on George Clooney at latest (and reportedly last) film featuring his silkily charming best doing his version Redford. of a Redford impression. The Old Man Based on a true story, the narrative and the Gun takes that canny sample and teases audiences with the expectation of allows the OG to reclaim the beat. a cat-and-mouse game between an aging Going a step further, there’s another bank robber (Redford), who uses charm Soderbergh feature, The Limey, which more so than weapons or violence, and capitalizes on a similar cinematic callback. a young but slightly world-weary police Terence Stamp plays a volatile Englishman officer (Casey Affleck) on his tail. who journeys to Los Angeles to find the Part of the sly joy of the film is a man responsible for the death of his question that Lowery brought up in our daughter, but Soderbergh doesn’t merely conversation: “Can the movie function as a assume that we will make the connections cops-and-robbers narrative if the cop likes between the aging Stamp before us and the robber so much that he doesn’t try all his earlier onscreen iterations; he weaves that hard to catch him?” in actual samples, like a mad scientist DJ It’s the kind of challenge that works best behind the wheels of steel, quoting directly when a film is anchored by a presence like from those past images.

Redford’s.

It feels like Lowery makes the right “(Redford) is a big get-out-of-jail-free card choice here with Redford. We don’t need throughout the entire process,” Lowery the obvious reminders. We recognize Jay says. “There’s the joy of seeing his face and Gatsby (The Great Gatsby), Henry Brubaker knowing the rich history attached to it, (Brubaker), Bishop (Sneakers), and even especially his work as a cinematic con man.

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Winter Soldier) in the twinkle of Redford’s The first draft of the film, he says, was eyes and we acknowledge that he’s still 150 pages long; he penned it even before able to kill us softly and surely, after all working with Redford on 2016’s Pete’s these years.

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Searching for Shawarma

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Our favorite Cincinnati stops to find this Middle Eastern meat-and-flatbread sandwich

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Here is a list of four notable shawarma spots in Cincinnati:

Al-Madina Indian & Pakistani Market & Grill

6 W. Corry St., Corryville, 513-751-4676 Situated across the street from the Corryville Kroger, Al-Madina Indian & Pakistani Market & Grill boasts a humble yet comprehensive selection of Middle Eastern grocery staples alongside its open kitchen. The chicken shawarma is lauded by savvy students from nearby University of Cincinnati’s campus, where the sandwich is a natural takeaway selection for busy academics — although tables are available for those who want to dine in and appreciate the naturally calming effects of an environment that smells like grilled meat. Paired with the spicy garlic potato side dish, this chicken shawarma is a formidably flavorful meal. If you’re interested in learning more about cooking up dishes with similar flavor profiles to shawarma, Al-Madina is a good spot to frequent since many, if not all of the necessary ingredients can be purchased right next to your table.

Durum Grill

4764 Cornell Road, Blue Ash, facebook.com/ durumgrill Frequented by office workers during lunch, Durum Grill offers quick meals made in front of you, large portions and fare like double cheeseburgers for less adventurous Midwesterners. The marinated chicken sits atop lettuce, onion, tomato, garlic sauce and pickles, which adds a bright tanginess that helps to cut though the creamy sauce. Grab a fork and some extra napkins, because it gets messy in the hands of an untrained diner, but you’ll want to savor every last morsel of Durum’s shawarma.

Most diners should be satisfied with just a shawarma, but sometimes french fries are a good call, despite whatever your cardiologist keeps blabbering on about.

Raya Lebanese Restaurant

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nowadays. So, that means you’ll have plenty of room to enjoy some lentil soup, a Greek salad or, if you’ve been good, some baklava. Of course, french fries are on the menu, along with buffalo wings, so there’s really no stopping you, is there?

Marrakech Moroccan Cafe and Grill

The joy of diversity is easily found in cooking. There’s no better way to get to know your neighbors than to learn how they eat, what they value in cooking and where they frequent for a quick bite.

Shawarma is the perfect gateway entrée to Middle Eastern cuisine, as it incorporates familiar ingredients with approachable spices. Who doesn’t love a sandwich?

All contrarian historical pedantry aside, while it may not be as widely recognized in our region for its influence on popular cuisine, shawarma deserves its place among your meals during Taco Week, and here’s hoping we’ll see more and more variety and representation in the festivities.

Status quo dictates “Taco Tuesdays” but let’s begin to insist on “Shawarmondays.”

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341 Ludlow Ave., Clifton, facebook.com/ cliftonmoroccancafe Out of all the shawarma reviewed in this article, this restaurant serves the best.

Marrakech Moroccan Cafe and Grill finds true success with minute differences that distinguishes their sandwich in such a way that its greatness is undeniable...as long as you like olives. First, instead of wrapping flatbread around the contents, the kitchen opens up a pita and fills its pocket, which yields a much easier meal to handle without making a mess. Second, instead of pickled cucumber, found in every other sandwich listed above, pickled green olive is used in its place and infuses the spicy

chicken with its earthy brininess.

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801 Elm St., Downtown, 513-421-0049 This spot is a natural decision for CityBeat staff since it is the closest to our office. The shawarma is incredibly flavorful, hitting on all the desirable trademarks of the sandwich. A bit more compact than other sandwiches in the city (while priced fairly and accordingly), Raya’s shawarma can be considered more in line with a taco in terms of portioning, while its peers border on the overstuffed burritos popular

Raya Lebanese

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s we are in the middle of Cincinnati Taco Week (through Oct. 14; see page 24 for details), let’s talk tacos — and shawarma. There’s a connection; we swear.

Tacos are predominantly considered Latin American cuisine, but after a bit of research, it can be postulated that we’re only shaving off the surface of the food’s history.

The invention of tacos al pastor in central Mexico is attributed to Middle Eastern immigrants who introduced shawarma to their Mexican hosts in the late 19th century. Shawarma, a word derived from çevirme — Turkish for “turning” — indicates the traditional spit-roasted method of cooking meat, which is then served inside a folded flatbread along with simple vegetables and spices. Substitute a corn tortilla for the flatbread and it sounds like you’ve got a taco, right?

When you look at the etymology of the various end dishes, the similarities are irrefutable. Even the name tacos al pastor is a nod to the lamb traditionally found in authentic shawarma, as al pastor equates to “in the style of the shepherd,” though the taco equivalent substitutes in pork and, “in the style of the swineherd” just doesn’t have the same appeal.

The Greek equivalent is the gyro, which means “to spin,” more a name based on the preparation method than the ingredients.

You’ll often find gyros and shawarma served in the same restaurant, which signifies different meat and sauce options, but largely-similar sandwiches.

In 21st-century America, shawarma has adapted to the tastes of its new diners and to the availability of ingredients.

Americans don’t eat as much lamb as they do in the Middle East, so chicken has become a popular staple for the sandwich.

That’s why, in today’s food landscape, chicken is the default protein offered when one orders shawarma in most restaurants.

Shawarma, much like the taco, is a versatile food that need only follow basic requirements to identify as such. The breakdown of any given shawarma is: warm pita bread wrapped around lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle and grilled chicken, all slathered in creamy garlic sauce typically made with Greek yogurt. The flavor profile of shawarma is largely thanks to the chicken marinade, which typically consist of garlic, fennel, cardamom, cinnamon, olive oil and turmeric, though this will vary from chef to chef. Some like it hot, others like a more mild in spice.

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LouVino 1142 Main St., Over-theRhine, louvino.com Take your taste buds on a journey from the marigold-lined pathways of Château Guiraud in France to the Alps-framed Castelfeder winery in northern Italy — all while dining at LouVino in Over-the-Rhine. The concept restaurant opened in late August on Main Street and offers 60 wines by the glass as well as small plates inspired by Southern cuisine.

You’ll see some familiar names on the wine list, too, as flights are named after Ohio and Kentucky celebrities like Carmen Electra and John Legend. They are served in three 2-ounce pours and can be paired with cheese for an additional $2.

Individual glasses are 6 ounces and range in price from $8 to $29. If, like me, you have limited experience with wine, they make it easy by organizing their selection by type — white, red, rosé etc. — and their characteristics, whether that be bold, savory or vibrant. They also have cocktails, mocktails and beer.

While their wine selection is impressive, their elevated comfort food deserves a spotlight of its own, too. There are two menus: classics and seasonal. The former features dishes that are permanently available while the latter is a rotating menu dictated by the chef.

For food we shared the Brussels sprouts salad ($10) which came in a cilantro lime vinaigrette, the steak and hoe cakes ($14), the beef sliders ($12) and the loaded baked potato tots ($9). While they’re called small plates, you get very generous portions. Two per person would be more than enough to leave you satisfied. (Lauren Moretto)

Colonel’s Kitchen 22 N. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky., colonelde.com.

Colonel’s Kitchen offers breakfast and lunch six days a week, with brunch specials on Sunday. While it’s not any kind of fancy, both the layout and décor make it feel homey and welcoming.

With creative takes on breakfast fare such as pancakes, French toast and egg dishes to sandwiches, salads, soups and biscuit concoctions, the place delivers what owner Colonel De Stewart calls “fastcasual from scratch.”

The section called “Plates” includes the breakfast treats, such as The Colonel (eggs, cheesy grits, biscuit and a choice of breakfast meat), Jam-Packed (housemade fennel-apple-butter French toast) and a vegetarian frittata with tomato jam and Swiss cheese. Everything is priced attractively considering the quality and generous

portions, with breakfast plates ranging from $7.50-$9.

My friend Susan selected The Colonel with scrambled eggs and bacon — all good, she said, but her favorite thing on the plate was local apple butter from the Fort Thomas Farmers Market. I had a couple bites of the cheesy grits and don’t see how apple butter could top that, but to each her own.

My sandwich was called Not Your Mama’s Veggie Burger, made from roasted falafel and red pepper and topped with arugula and harissa cream ($7). Veggie burgers can be mushy and bland, but this one not only was flavorful but also had a nice crusty crunch to complement the creamy center. (Pama Mitchell)

Maize OTR 1438 Race St., Over-theRhine, maizeotr.com Maize, a new Over-theRhine eatery which opened in early July, specializes in a unique fusion menu that honors traditional recipes from across Latin America, with an emphasis on Venezuelan cuisine.

The restaurant takes its name from maize, a corn flour dating back some 10,000 years and first utilized by indigenous Mexicans. The flour serves as the basis for the arepas, cachapas and empanadas served at Maize, and indeed, is the starting point for the restaurant’s whole concept.

To that end, the menu is colorful and varied, with dishes from across the region that complement one another while retaining their traditional roots like the Peruvian ceviche, Mexican street corn and Venezuelan cachapas and asado negro.

For appetizers, my friend ordered the ceviche ($9) and, on our server’s recommendation, I tried the guasacaca gruesa ($8), which is a chunky Venezuelan avocado dip, similar to guacamole, but prepared with olive brine for acidity instead of lime. Allow me, briefly, to exalt the ceviche: it was perfect. Crisp, bright, tangy, fresh; it tasted like the ocean.

For my main dish, I ordered the reina pepiada arepa ($9), stuffed with avocado chicken salad, red onion slivers, queso de mano (think mozzarella but saltier) and cilantro. It was filling and very, very good.

Empanadas and traditional Venezuelan cachapas, a sweet corn pancake, are also available.

My pal ordered the asado negro de costilla de res ($22), which was just lovely. A true fusion dish, it’s a traditional Venezuelan braised short rib with a panela base (raw sugar that when caramelized has a natural barbecue flavor), served on top of Puerto Rican mofongo with heirloom carrots and a sorghum foam. (Leyla Shokoohe)

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Cincinnati Taco Week — Taco Tuesday is taking over the whole dang week during Cincinnati Taco Week, seven days of $2 tacos from area eateries and taquerias including B&A Street Kitchen, Injoy, Lalo, Lucius Q, Slatts Pub, Taqueria Mercado, Tin Man Grill Food Truck and Veracruz Mexican Grill. Each location will be serving a special (or several special) Taco Week tacos like Injoy’s Chicken Tikka Taco or Lucius Q’s Smokin’ Taco with pork shoulder.

These creative and/or classic options (some are even available To Go) will frequently be complemented by a Hornitos tequila special.

Check with each restaurant and make sure to print out a Taco Week passport; get your passport stamped at three or more restaurants and you’ll be entered to win a gift card. Through Oct. 14. Get more info at cincytacoweek.com or citybeat.com.

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Pumpkin 101 with Hannah Luken — Hannah heads to the Artichoke OTR kitchen to teach guests how to cook with pumpkins. Roast a whole pumpkin, then turn it into crème brûlée and pumpkin alfredo. 6:30-7:30 p.m. $35. Artichoke OTR, 1824 Elm St., Over-theRhine, artichokeotr.com.

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Christian Moerlein Malt House Taproom, 1621 Moore St., Over-the-Rhine, hauntedbrewerytour.com.

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Wizard Pub Crawl — Accio beer! Whether you’re a muggle, wizard or Ron Weasley, break out your wand and get ready to drink your way through downtown and OTR. Tickets include a wand and wand box, Hogwarts house certificate, a costume competition, house-colored wristband for sorting, special photo ops, themed drinks and potions at each location and more.

Crawl includes stops at 16-Bit, MOTR, HalfCut, The Rook, Japp’s and more. 2-10 p.m. $25; $40 VIP (includes T-shirt). 16-Bit Bar+Arcade, 1331 Walnut St., Overthe-Rhine, facebook. com/16BitBar. Ohio Sauerkraut Festival — The 49th-annual Ohio Sauerkraut Festival features two-days of fermented food and more than 400 craft vendors from 25 states. There will be sauerkraut balls, cabbage rolls, Polish soup, sauerkraut pizza and more.

9 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Free admission. Waynesville, Ohio, sauerkrautfestival. waynesvilleohio.com.

Fungus Fest at Krohn — Learn all about fungus at this festival. There will be educational activities, crafts, fungus kits and samples of edible mushrooms — raw and cooked — from chef Ursula. Learn how to grow your own mushrooms and kids can learn how to make yeast bread. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Krohn Conservatory, 1501 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams, cincyparks.com.

The Original Findlay Market Tour — Learn about the history of Ohio’s oldest public market while taking a tour and enjoying samples and small bites from five specialty merchants. 3 p.m. $25. Leaves from the information desk at Findlay Market, 1801 Race St., Over-the-Rhine, cincinnatifoodtours.com.

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Irresistible Holiday Hors d’ Oeuvres — Watch Leigh Barnhart Ochs make seasonal snacks for holiday parties. Learn to make dishes like baked olives and salami, pounded cheese with walnuts and port syrup, crusty crab points and classic meatloaf sandwich sliders. 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Tuesday; 6-8:30 p.m. Oct. 18. $55. Jungle Jim’s, 5440 Dixie Highway, Fairfield, junglejims.com.

Pumpkins & Pinot — It’s a night of pumpkin carving and wine! Tickets include a pumpkin, tools to carve and one glass of pinot noir (or beer). 7-9 p.m. $20. Crafts & Vines, 642 Main St., Covington, Ky., craftsandvines.com.

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An Early All Hallows Eve at Krohn — This is for the grown-ups. Adults can head to Krohn for a night of mini-pumpkin carving, a lantern-lighted tour of the conservatory, Halloween-inspired games and pumpkin spice beer. 6-8 p.m. $12; $15 door. Krohn Conservatory, 1501 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams, cincyparks.com.

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Cincinnati Celtic Fest — Celebrate local Celtic heritage with live Irish music, games (like a haggis toss) and plenty of traditional Celtic food and beer. Noon Saturday; 10 a.m. mass Sunday. Summit Park, 4335 Glendale Milford Road, Blue Ash, cincinnaticelticfest.com.

Women of Cincy’s Homegrown: A Farm to Table Brunch — Women of Cincy, Dark Wood Farm and restaurant The Wheel join together to present a farm-to-table brunch. Enjoy a rustic fall meal with live music, locally sourced drinks and more. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $30. Dark Wood Farm, 2590 Lawrenceburg Ferry Road, Petersburg, Ky., womenofcincy.org.

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Haunted Brewery Tour — The Christian Moerlein Tap Room has more than one kind of spirit. And we’re not talking craft brews. We mean ghosts. No, seriously.

This new “Can you solve the mystery” haunted brewery tour will turn back time to explore the melancholy lives of doomed characters that met ill fates; an interactive puzzle will be at each stop — it’s up to the group to solve which story out of five was fiction. After, guests can grapple with the supernatural over a beer — new suds will be featured each weekend in October.

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Pop this summer.

“When I listen to a band I’m going to potentially be working with, I think about whether it’s good, whether it’s going to be good a year from now and whether it’s going to be good 10 years from now,” Mason says. “And signing any band, I have three rules; as long as you stick to these three, you’ll be OK. 1) It’s got to be a great record. 2) The band has to be good live.

3) They’ve got to be good people that you want to work with and are hard-working people.”

Mason has carried that ethic into the present, especially when it comes to the third rule. Take Moonbeau for example.

Aside from their Old Flame debut, Mason tells me that the band is sitting on about 400 unreleased songs.

He’s also excited about the debut album

by Brooklyn singer/songwriter Elijah Wolf, which he helped put out in early September.

“It’s just a beautiful record about loss.

Acoustic guitars, steel slide. I’m really proud of that, for sure,” he says.

In the meantime, Old Flame is also churning out a steady stream of singles, including the first in a series of “Doubles” releases (featuring two new songs) by Dawg Yawp, which dropped Sept. 28.

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who takes artists to radio stations and tries to get records played on the radio. But when you work with records you’re not necessarily passionate about, I needed to have my own outlet. That’s when I started doing my own thing.”

Enter Old Flame. Mason founded his label in late 2008 in hopes of pressing releases that measured up to his favorite music at the time: the anthemic Indie Pop of acts like MGMT, Portugal, The Man and Ra Ra Riot.

“I wanted it to be like, ‘This is a band that I love, no one wants to put this record out, so I’m going to put it out.’ One-hundredthirty records later, I haven’t really stopped,” he says.

Old Flame launched with three signees: Twin Tigers, a gloomy Post Punk band from Georgia who toured with Interpol and Minus the Bear; a dreamy Boston Americana quartet called Mean Creek; and a Power Pop act called Wintergreen, which attained some viral attention thanks to a short film/music video in which the members search for copies of Atari’s ill-fated video game adaptation of E.T. Coming out of the gate with bands that were touring and garnering recognition, Mason had the momentum to churn out some singles by already-established acts like the aforementioned Cloud Nothings and Jacksonville, Fla.’s Yuno, a bedroom Pop artist whose latest EP dropped on Sub

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focus — silently at first, considering each track. He’s in his element.

After some deliberation, Mason is ready to give his answer. Though he’s spent the majority of his time listening to recent efforts by Old Flame artists and alumni, he’s developed an obsession with new sounds coming out of Norway, which is “one of the coolest places for tunes,” he tells me. It turns out that the Scandinavian nation isn’t just represented in Mason’s streaming library: Old Flame also houses two Norwegian bands — The Megaphonic Thrift and Misty Coast — each offering its own vibrant take on ’80s Dream Pop soundscapes.

Mason’s Indie Rock empire now spans the Atlantic ocean, but the story of Old Flame starts just an hour north of Cincinnati, at Miami University of Ohio in Oxford.

While majoring in mass communication from 1999 to 2003, Mason became programming director at WMSR, Miami’s campus radio station. He caught wind that his favorite label, Sub Pop Records, was looking for a connection in the Cincinnati market, and he eagerly reached out to become a street team member.

“If there was, like, a Shins record, they’d send you 30 posters and you’d just hang them on walls around town and take a picture with a disposable camera, then mail it back,” Mason says. “Back then you’d do that, and they’d give you tickets to shows anytime a Sub Pop band came to Cincinnati or Oxford. They’d also thank their people by sending them free, unique vinyl.”

One such freebie, a 7-inch vinyl copy of The White Stripes’ cover of Captain Beefheart’s “Party of Special Things to Do,” is still the most valuable record in Mason’s collection. It sells on Discogs.com for an average of $135.

His foot in the music industry’s door, he interned at WOXY, a larger AltRock station in Oxford, then moved to Cleveland and Los Angeles, before working three years in radio promotion for Razor & Tie, a large imprint based in New York City that specializes in Hard Rock and Country and was responsible for birthing the Kidz Bop compilation series.

“I was doing the opposite of what I was originally doing,” he says. “Instead of programming music, I became the guy

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ld Flame Records might not have the name recognition that independent labels like Sub Pop and 4AD can claim, but if you’re a seasoned Indie Rock consumer, the Cincinnati label’s prolific body of releases has likely crept into your vinyl collection or rotation of playlists more often than you think.

Celebrating the imprint’s 10th anniversary this fall, founder Rob Mason has curated a discography stuffed with sleeper classics: an early Cloud Nothings single that dropped as the Cleveland Noise Rock darlings began to make waves in the blogosphere; a major chunk of Florida Chillwave outfit Millionyoung’s criminally slept-on body of work; and the fantastic debut effort by Massachusetts band Potty Mouth, Grunge revivalists with a penchant for Pop hooks.

Since Mason relocated from Brooklyn to Cincinnati in 2015, the label has played a vital role in the local music scene. Old Flame has scooped up a handful of local acts, including Northern Kentucky’s Frontier Folk Nebraska, NPR co-signed duo Dawg Yawp and Moonbeau, who’ve satisfied Cincinnati’s hunger for nostalgic Synth Pop jams.

“My wife and I had our first child in Brooklyn, and when we found out we were having our second we decided we couldn’t do this in New York anymore,” Mason says of the relocation. “She’s originally from Cincinnati, so that’s how we ended up here. And as someone who’s never lived here until I moved, I love it here. I love how supportive the community is. I feel like I’ve been accepted here, and I’m not going anywhere. I’m here for the long haul.”

Mason has since settled into a job at AGAR, a marketing and events agency based in Over-the-Rhine, where he’s helped organize live music lineups for things like the urban art and light festival BLINK, all while keeping Old Flame active on the side.

“I’ve always been more of a behind-thescenes guy,” he says. “I like to turn people on to new music, but I’m not the kind of person that enjoys being center stage.”

I ask Mason what he’s been listening to when we meet up at Coffee Emporium, and he immediately begins going through his anthology of Spotify playlists with laser

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O’Brien’s shows, going back to his stint on NBC’s Late Night that began 25 years ago, had long provided a stage to up-and-coming artists. O’Brien also toasted his longtime swingin’ (and departing) house band, which had been a pivotal part of O’Brien’s programs.

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On Oct. 3, Cincinnati music lost a legend. Jazz drummer/bandleader John Von Ohlen died after battling various medical issues over the past few years. He was 77.

Von Ohlen was born in Indianapolis, but his role as the figurehead of the Blue Wisp Big Band — which he co-founded in 1979 (it debuted in January of 1980) — helped cement his status as an icon of Cincinnati music. Before the Big Band, Von Ohlen made his name as the drummer in the groups of Woody Herman and Stan John Von Ohlen Kenton, who gave him his nickname, The Baron. Von PH OTO: YO U T U B E Ohlen also worked with artists like Mel Torme, Steve Allee, Keith Jarrett, Tony Bennett and Wolf (who studied with Von Ohlen at CCM).

Rosemary Clooney (among many others) The breadth of Von Ohlen’s influence throughout his illustrious career. Fellow could be seen on social media, as fans local Jazz legend Cal Collins’ early job and musicians of every stripe talked offers first led Von Ohlen to the Cincinnati about what the drummer meant to them. music scene in the late ’70s.

Pianist/composer Pat Kelly wrote, “John His local presence with the Blue Wisp Von Ohlen came to Cincinnati in 1978 and Big Band and as an instructor at University changed things… One of the world’s most of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of renowned big band drummers settled here Music helped Von Ohlen become a mentor/ and graced the jazz scene for 40 years.” ombudsman/elder statesman within the Schmidt wrote of his old friend, “Of all the Cincy Jazz community and ensured that things to be said about John, the big thing his legacy would be felt and heard in the in my mind is that he was his own man. generations of musicians to come. And that He was more himself than anybody I can legacy is literally on display every week think of. He knew himself and therefore for music lovers to experience in person — was able to be transparent, open and on Wednesdays, the Blue Wisp Big Band totally honest with the world and with (which continues to maintain a fluid memeveryone. And that’s why he played the bership of veteran musicians and younger way he did.” Karin Bergquist of the veteran players) plays Caffè Vivace in Walnut Hills, Cincy band Over the Rhine said, “Rest In while a more recent Baron-founded big Peace John Von Ohlen. Thank you for sharband — Baron Von Ohlen and the Flying ing your gift. You were truly one of a kind.”

Circus Big Band — plays Mondays at The Besides live appearances, The Baron Greenwich (also in Walnut Hills). welcomed new challenges until the But Von Ohlen’s upper-echelon musical very end. Earlier this year, an album of skills and perspective also made him a his piano compositions, The Pond, was hero beyond Jazz circles. released. It’s available on most major A first-year inductee into the Cincinnati streaming/download platforms.

Jazz Hall of Fame and also a member of In an interview with CityBeat before the Indianapolis Jazz Foundation Hall of his CEA Hall of Fame induction 13 years Fame, CityBeat inducted Von Ohlen into ago, Von Ohlen expressed appreciation but the Cincinnati Entertainment Awards Hall lightheartedly noted that he wasn’t ready of Fame in 2005. At that year’s CEA certo hang up his sticks. emony at the Taft Theatre, drummers from “There’s a little trepidation because I feel seemingly every corner of music (includlike I’ve got quite a few years left,” he said. ing Patrick Keeler of The Greenhornes/ “On the other end, it’s a super honor, and I Raconteurs/Afghan Whigs fame) sat and accept it happily. Anybody gets a lifetime watched in awe as The Baron performed a award, they think, ‘Here’s your gold watch, set with longtime colleague Steve Schmidt you’ve done your bit, now move over.’ I and other local Jazz greats. Three years ago, don’t feel that way. I feel like playing. As Von Ohlen appeared on Cincinnati Indie long as I’ve got my fingers in a good big musician Yoni Wolf’s popular podcast The band, I’m happy.”

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It’s been a dozen years since a new Essex Green album graced the Earth, which is a loss for anyone who loves ’60s-inspired Psych Pop with boy/girl vocals and literate lyrics. What have the formerly-Brooklynheadquartered trio —singer/multiinstrumentalist Sasha Bell, singer/guitarist Jeff Baron and guitarist Christopher Ziter — been doing in the interim? Bell had a daughter and eventually moved to Montana. Ziter headed back to his native Vermont where he married and had a child of his own. Baron moved to Pittsburgh where he built a houseboat and partook in trips down various rivers before moving back to Vermont as well.

The hiatus was hardest on Bell. She couldn’t help but write songs, which she eventually intended to put out on her own after a successful Kickstarter campaign.

But, inevitably, the trio reconnected in fits and starts — Bell still lives in Montana — and began playing together again.

The resulting album, Hardly Electronic, features 14 impeccably crafted Pop Rock songs that lean heavy on the band’s past as members of Indie Pop collective Elephant Six, while also moving into new, slightly more baroque territory.

“Some of my songs are odd or dark or different in ways I haven’t heard before on other Essex Green records,” Bell told PopMatters in 2016, back when the band first reconvened. “I love singing, and actually I think my voice is stronger now than it’s ever been, and I’m happy with that. I think we’re better musicians and I think it’s gonna show. That’s one of the major things I’ve come to realize about this new record: We’re older, wiser and stronger.” (Jason Gargano)

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Thursday • Southgate House Revival Over the past decade and a half, Canadian singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Tony Dekker has quietly — in every sense of the word — become one of the major figures in the Indie/Folk Rock realm, as a solo artist and with his breathtakingly beautiful band, Great Lake Swimmers.

Beginning with Great Lake Swimmers’ self-titled debut in 2003, Dekker has crafted a textural sound that combines the melodic calm of contemporary Folk in its varied hybridized forms with the atmospheric impact of Ambient and Electronic music and the emotional intensity of Indie Rock. The totality of that sound is on full display on the just released new album, The Waves, The Wake.

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acoustically unique cave system in Ontario). In the figurative sense, Dekker and Great Lake Swimmers have neither sought nor experienced a mainstream breakthrough, and their catalog, available through microlabel (weewerk), slightly larger indie label Nettwerk or self-released by the band, has quietly gone about the business of attracting a fairly good sized and rabidly loyal fan base, but not the kind of success that results in mansion shopping for Dekker and his rotating cast of collaborators.

At the same time, Great Lake Swimmers has not gone unnoticed by the musical powers that be. The band’s 2009 album, Lost Channels, was nominated for a Juno Award and a Canadian Folk Music Award, and was shortlisted for the prestigious Polaris Prize. The following year, the band won the Canadian Indie Award for Favourite Folk/Roots Artist/Group.

Even a cursory listen to Great Lakes Swimmers’ extensive 15-year catalog, shows that Dekker and GLS are not in the market for any industry-dangled brass ring but are completely satisfied

Long Island, N.Y. native Caroline Rose started writing songs at age 14.

By 24, two years after graduating from college with an architecture degree, she had dropped two Americana-leaning albums — one (2012’s American Religious) on her own via Kickstarter backing, and one (2014’s I Will Not Be Afraid) for little-known Little Hi! Records.

Four years on, Rose is finally back with a new label, New West Records, and a new album, Loner, which features a much more Pop-centric set of songs than her previous output.

“I love Angel Olsen and Big Thief and I feel like I used to make music that was more in that vein of intimate, more personal songs,” Rose told Stereogum earlier this year. “But there’s another part of my personality that’s a storyteller and I love being flamboyant and boisterous sometimes. So I wanted to take all the different facets of my personality, like the humor and sarcasm.”

Album opener “More of the Same” is exhibit A in Rose’s stylistic evolution — anchored by rudimentary, interweaving keyboard lines and loping rhythms, she sings about the need to break free from following typical societal modes. “Money,” a sideways critique of capitalism, is an even more brazen break, reveling in Rockabilly guitars, odd electronics and cheeky vocals from the Kathleen Hanna school of mischievousness.

Most curious of all is “To Die Today,” an atmospheric mood piece that brings to mind Massive Attack minus the dread. The very next track, “Soul No. 5,” is a jubilant Surf-inspired ditty about the pleasures and pains of receiving catcalls — yet another tonal U-turn in an album full of them. (JG)

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BOGART’S - The Devil Wears Prada with Fit for a King and ‘68. 8 p.m. Rock. $19.50.

CAFFÈ VIVACE - Blue Wisp Big Band. 8 p.m. Big Band Jazz.

THE COMET - Reighnbeau, DEHD and Sarn Helen. 10 p.m. Experimental.

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

Free.

THE LISTING LOON Maybe Foolish. 9 p.m.

Singer/Songwriter. Free.

THE LISTING LOON - John Dubuc and The Guilty Pleasures. 9 p.m. Rock/Various/

STANLEY’S PUB Chelsea Ford & The Trouble and Wilder. 9 p.m.

Americana/Country. Free.

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URBAN ARTIFACT Birthday Bash and Punk Fundraiser for Lighthouse Youth Services with Lipstick Fiction, GRLwood, Tart, Useless Fox, Lashes and Pond Scum. 7:30 p.m.

Rock/Punk/Various.

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BLIND LEMON - Will & Olivia. 9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

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NORTHSIDE TAVERN - Monograms with Marr, Spooky Dreamland and Stella. 9 p.m. Indie Rock.

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SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) Michael Moeller with Joey Vasselet and Brent James. 8 p.m. Singer/Songwriter. Free.

STANLEY’S PUB - The Womps and Moselle. 9 p.m.

Jam/Funk. Cover.

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MADISON LIVE - Chase Makai with Aaron Hale. 7 p.m. Various. $13, $15 day of show.

MUSIC HALL - The Glenn Miller Orchestra.

7 p.m. Big Band Jazz. $30, $35 day of show.

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THE MAD FROG - Way Back Wednesdays with DJ BlazeWright. 9 p.m. ’70s-’90s/DJ. Free.

MADISON THEATER Hippo Campus and The Districts. 8 p.m. Alt/Indie Rock. $20, $22 day of show.

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WOODWARD THEATER - The Essex Green with Carriers. 9 p.m.

Indie/Pop/Rock. $5, $7 day of show.

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BOGART’S - Lil Xan. 8 p.m. Hip Hop. $30.

CAFFÈ VIVACE - Eric Lechliter Trio. 7:30 p.m. Jazz.

LUDLOW GARAGE - Allan Rayman. 8:30 p.m. Singer/ Songwriter. $20-$40.

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MOTR PUB - Culture Queer with Disaster Class. 10 p.m. Indie Pop. Free.

ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL - Buffalo Wabs and the Price Hill Hustle. 9 p.m. Americana. Free.

BLUE NOTE HARRISON Uncle Kracker. 7 p.m. Pop. $25.

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BOGART’S - Rainbow Kitten Surprise with Caroline Rose. 8 p.m. Indie/ Alternative Rock. Sold out.

CAFFÈ VIVACE - Crackpot Theory. 7:30 p.m. Jazz.

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THE COMET - The Tigerlilies with Food. 10 p.m. Pop/Rock. Free.

KNOTTY PINE - 13:30. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.

LUDLOW GARAGE - Blood, Sweat and Tears (shows at 7 and 9:30 p.m.). Rock. $40-$60.

MADISON LIVE - The Widdler, Peekaboo, Pushloop and Peanutbutter Williams.

9 p.m. EDM. $17, $22 day of show.

MADISON THEATER - The Willis Clan with The Alphas.

8:30 p.m. Pop. $23, $27 day of show.

MANSION HILL TAVERN - Jeff Bonta & the Tucker Boys. 9 p.m. Blues. Cover.

MARTY’S HOPS & VINES Over Easy. 9 p.m. Soft Rock.

Free.

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MOTR PUB - King Kong. 10 p.m. Indie Rock. Free.

NORTHSIDE TAVERN - Valdrin (release show) with Pyromancer. 9:30 p.m.

Metal. Free.

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COMMON ROOTS - Kattywhump Us. 8 p.m. Americana/Bluegrass. Free.

NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB - Radioactivity with Spiritual Cramp, Tweens and Indonesian Junk. 9 p.m. Rock. $10, $12 day of show.

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FAIRFIELD COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER - Debbie Davis and Josh Paxton. 8 p.m. New Orleans Jazz. $18-$20.

FIBONACCI BREWING COMPANY - Vernon McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass. 7 p.m. Bluegrass.

Free.

FRETBOARD BREWING COMPANY - Tom The Torpedoes. 6:30 p.m. Tom Petty tribute.

THE GREENWICH - Just Friends Friday with Kathy Wade featuring Ricky Nye Inc. 9 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie/Jazz. $10.

JAG’S STEAK AND SEAFOOD - 2-4 Flinching. 9 p.m. ’90s Pop/Rock/Various. $5.

JERZEES PUB & GRUB Pandora Effect. 9 p.m. Rock.

PLAIN FOLK CAFE Willow Tree Carolers.

7:30 p.m. Americana. Free.

RICK’S TAVERN - The Menus with Bourbon Road Band. 7:30 p.m. Rock/Pop/ Various. $10.

SILVERTON CAFE - ZaaZoo. 9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) - Red Mouth with J Dorsey Band.

9:30 p.m. Blues/Rock/Various. Free.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) - Daniel Donato and Andrew Leahey & The Homestead. 7 p.m. Country/ Americana. $10.

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SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY) - Olivia Jean with Leggy and Breaking Glass.

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

STANLEY’S PUB - Pine Travelers and Flatland Harmony Experiment. 10 p.m. Funk/Bluegrass/Various. Cover.

THOMPSON HOUSE - Of Two Minds and Damsel and Distress with Dark Harbor, Happy Little Accidents and Change The Channel. 8 p.m.

AltRock. $10.

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TOP CATS - The Vims, Sun Delay and The Thrifters. 8 p.m. AltRock. $5.

URBAN ARTIFACT - Holywood: The Marilyn Manson Experience. 9 p.m. Marilyn Manson tribute. Free.

WASHINGTON PLATFORM - Bill Burns Quartet.

9 p.m. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).

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ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL - Warrick and Lowell. 9 p.m. Americana.

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BOGART’S - Here Come The Mummies. 8 p.m. Funk Rock. $25.

CAFFÈ VIVACE - Faux Frenchmen. 8:40 p.m. Gypsy Jazz.

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CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL - A Delicate Motor. 7 p.m. Indie/Progressive/Pop/Various. Free.

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MANSION HILL TAVERN - Tickled Pink. 9 p.m. Blues.

Cover.

MARTY’S HOPS & VINES - Well Seasoned. 9 p.m. Various. Free.

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MOTR PUB - In the Pines with Town Criers.

10 p.m. Indie Rock. Free.

PLAIN FOLK CAFE My Brother’s Keeper.

7:30 p.m. Americana. Free.

RICK’S TAVERN - LDNL. 8 p.m. Hip Hop/Pop/Dance/ Various. $5.

STANLEY’S PUB - Calabash. 10 p.m. Jam/Rock/ Dead. Cover.

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MADISON THEATER Blockhead with Yppah and Arms and Sleepers. 9 p.m. Hip Hop/Various. $10, $12 day of show.

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THE GREENWICH The Flying Circus Big Band. 7:30 p.m. Big Band Jazz. $5.

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MOTR PUB - Yamantaka and Sonic Titan.

9 p.m. Indie/Rock/Various.

Free.

NORTHSIDE TAVERN - The Qtet. 9:30 p.m. Rock/Jazz/ Funk/Various. Free.

BOGART’S - Plain White T’s. 8 p.m. Pop/Rock. $20.

URBAN ARTIFACT - Taxman. 9 p.m. Beatles tribute.

Free.

WASHINGTON PLATFORM - Eugene Goss Quartet. 9 p.m. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).

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LATITUDES BAR & BISTRO - Blue Birds Band. 8 p.m. R&B/Rock. Free.

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CAFFÈ VIVACE - Adanya Stephens Trio. 7 p.m. Jazz

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TOP CATS - Triiibe (album release party). 8 p.m. Hip Hop/Soul. $5.

COMMON ROOTS Cosmic Roots Festival with West Liberty, Mayan Ruins, Danbient and Molly Morris. 7 p.m. Reggae/ Psych/Electronic/Various.

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CAFFÈ VIVACE - Original Farm League Big Band. 4 p.m. Jazz.

THE LISTING LOON - Plastic Ants and Amprays. 9 p.m.

Rock. Free.

URBAN ARTIFACT CATL with The Almost Infinite. 9:30 p.m. Blues/ Rock/Alt.

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Metal/Hardcore. $10.

THE COMET - Inert with Nevernew. 10 p.m.

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Rock/Pop/Various. $5.

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THE MAD FROG - The Typical Johnsons, Papa Squat, Kryptaker and Seth Canan & the Carriers. 6:30 p.m. Rock/ Roots/Various. $10.

URBAN ARTIFACT Scarves with Sweet Pablo. 9:30 p.m. Indie/Rock/ Post Punk. Free.

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MADISON THEATER - Mod Sun with Lost In Vegas, Chxpo, Jimmy Bennett and Forget Brennen.

7 p.m. Alt/Rap/Various. $25, $35 day of show.

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Richard Thompson Electric Trio – Dec. 6, Southgate House Revival

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Reina del Cid – Dec. 20, Ludlow Garage

MOTR PUB - Ricky Nye and Chris Douglas. 8 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie.

Free.

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Pop/Rock. $22, $25 day of show.

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URBAN ARTIFACT PscyhoAcoustic Orchestra. 7 p.m. Jazz. $12.

Scott Mulvahill – Jan. 24, Southgate House Revival St. Paul and the Broken Bones – Feb. 21, Taft Theatre

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