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A grassroots group in OTR wants the city to consider equity when weighing public subsidy for private developments

BY N I C K SWA R T S E L L Contention over a plan to develop city land near Main Street has sparked an effort to change the way the city does development deals.

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abatement policies since 1999, which are based on an agreement made with Cincinnati Public Schools. The district is funded in part by local property taxes and receives $5 million a year to offset tax abatement deals the city makes, as well as payments in lieu of taxes up to a certain point. In exchange for that deal, the city offers many projects tax abatements up to 15 years and up to 100 percent of the improvements on property developers make.

In some ways, the city can afford to be generous — under an unusual “property tax rollback,” it caps its property tax receipts at $29 million a year. That means that the abatements technically don’t cost the city revenue, though they do place more burden on unabated properties to make up the difference.

The abatements also have an impact on a developer’s profit margin and ability to gather capital for a project. That makes them a good way to incentivize developments neighborhoods want to see, some who want to reform the abatement process argue.

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seems logical that step one is to make sure we’re not subsidizing the kind of development that does harm to our communities. And you can’t really do that without measuring anything or without having any requirements.”

Like many cities its size and larger, Cincinnati faces a crunch when it comes to affordable housing. There is a roughly 30,000-unit gap between the number of units affordable to the lowest-income Cincinnati residents and the number of units available at that price point, data from the Ohio Housing Finance Agency suggests.

In OTR, where Peaslee is located, that shortage has manifested in the loss of 73 percent of housing units affordable to low income people between 2002 and 2015.

Meanwhile, abatement deals on new construction and rehab projects have taken off, including deals on high-dollar luxury condo and apartment projects.

Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes in June said that more than 36 percent of property in the city is tax exempt, representing almost 10 percent of the city’s total property value.

The city has followed roughly the same

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Development Rubric, a set of recommendations for ways developers and the city’s community councils can better work together to ensure that development projects will be beneficial, not harmful, to residents in quickly-developing neighborhoods.

After a lot of tinkering, taking community input and redrafting, Peaslee and other supporters of the effort have begun to shop the idea around to community councils — neighborhood bodies where developers seeking public support for their projects are often required to go by the city to do community engagement.

The hope is that the rubric will catch on in some of these bodies and then eventually win support within City Hall, where Cincinnati City Council passes abatement deals drawn up by the city’s Department of Community and Economic Development.

Much of the rubric centers around the way the projects get awarded valuable city tax abatements, state tax credits and other public support.

“There is a lot of data and documentation that shows that lack of equity is a huge problem for Cincinnati,” Arens says. “It

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tussle three years ago over a proposed development on the border of Mount Auburn and Over-the-Rhine sparked an ongoing effort that, if successful, could change the way developers and the communities they build in work together.

In 2015, some OTR residents and neighborhood groups raised concerns about a plan to build $400,000 homes on 21 city-owned plots of land near Main Street north of Liberty Street, a part of the city where the median household income is roughly half the city’s as a whole.

The plans for those houses weren’t drawn up with much public input, critics said, didn’t include affordable housing and would have required the removal of basketball courts used by children in the neighborhood.

Eventually, the plan went by the wayside. But the experience with the city’s complicated development approval machinery got staff at long-running neighborhood advocacy group Peaslee Center thinking about ways to incentivize developments they say would be more equitable and transparent.

“I think that project was unique in some ways, but in others, it’s really indicative of how it all works or doesn’t work,” Peaslee’s Jenn Arens says. “That’s one project where we had more civic and public control because it was happening on public land.

And what was on the table was something where equity was the last concern — I think that’s indicative of failures along the way.”

The group started working on a project they’re now calling the Equitable

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Could Ohio End ‘Pink Tax’ on Feminine Hygiene Products?

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Are you tired of paying (or watching women pay) the so-called “pink tax” on products related to feminine hygiene? It may be going away if a local lawmaker’s bill gets through the state Senate and gets the governor’s signature before the year is over.

The bill to eliminate state sales taxes on feminine hygiene products introduced by Cincinnati’s State Rep. Brigid Kelly passed the Ohio House during the so-called end-ofyear “lame duck” session.

Ohio’s sales tax is 5.75 percent, plus whatever local sales taxes get heaped on top of it. In Hamilton County, that adds up to a sales-tax rate of 7 percent.

Being able to forego that tax on things like tampons and other items could save Ohio State Rep. Brigid Kelly women more than $600 over the course of their lives, P H O T O : O H I O H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S Kelly and fellow Democrat and bill co-sponsor State Rep. Greta Johnson estimate.

Arndt agreed to roll it into his sales-tax A legislative analysis of the bill found bill, HB 545, which would give small busithat women spend roughly $78 million on nesses extra time to pay state sales taxes. such hygiene products every year. Ohio The combined legislation passed 84-1. would lose about $4.5 million in sales tax Ten other states have eliminated revenues should Kelly’s bill become law, taxes on items like tampons, including that analysis found.

Connecticut, Illinois, Florida, Maryland, Kelly’s bill, House Bill 61, received some Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Republican support but stalled earlier this Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. year until Republican State Rep. Steve “Having a period is perfectly normal and

FC Cincinnati Dec. 7 announced it will break ground on its $200 million, 26,500seat soccer stadium in Cincinnati’s West End at a ceremony Dec. 18.

Among those making an appearance at the event: Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber, Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley, FC Cincinnati Managing Owner Carl Lindner III, FCC President and General Manager Jeff Berding and others.

The event will start at 3 p.m. with food trucks and entertainment. After official remarks beginning at 4 p.m., attendees will be invited to join in a groundbreaking ceremony signaling the official kick-off of construction of the stadium using commemorative shovels that will be given to the first 2,000 guests.

The ceremony will take place at the stadium site, which is situated on Central Avenue at the location of the former Stargel Stadium and surrounding blocks.

Demolition of existing structures has been underway for weeks at that location but is not yet complete.

natural and we need these products for our everyday lives, so to exempt them from the sales tax is a really practical thing we can do for women in our state,” Kelly said of the legislation earlier this year.

The sole “no” vote was also a Cincinnatiarea lawmaker. Republican State Rep. Tom Brinkman, a staunch conservative known for taking controversial stands on a number of issues, voted against HB 545.

There are still plenty of loose ends to tie up: FC Cincinnati goes before the city’s planning commission in January for necessary zoning changes. At least one parcel in the stadium’s footprint — the site of the State Theater — hasn’t been acquired by the team yet. And there are still questions about parking around the stadium, with the team and Hamilton County tangling over the site and size of a garage the county agreed to build for the facility.

The team says it expects the stadium will be complete by March 2021, in time for the MLS season that year.

Ohio Senate Strips ‘Stand Your Ground’ From Gun Bill

BY N I C K SWA R T S EL L Legislators in Ohio’s state Senate Dec. 6 stripped contentious, so-called “stand your ground” language from a bill designed to loosen gun regulations.

Twenty-seven states have codified “stand your ground” into law, and, in another seven, “stand your ground” stands in

Gun rights groups have decried the changes, while advocates for gun control have criticized elements that remain in the bill.

Chris Dorr of Ohio Gun Owners called the bill “a big nothing burger” without the “stand your ground” language.

Other groups promised to try again.

Buckeye Firearms Association President Jim Irvine said the group would go back to work lobbying for a bill with “stand your ground” provisions next session.

The bill must go back to the Ohio House for approval of the Senate’s changes.

Lawmakers have until Dec. 31 to pass legislation before this session of the General Assembly ends.

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A study by the Urban Institute found that cases where the shooter was white and the person shot was black were 281 times more likely to be ruled self-defense under “stand your ground” laws than when the racial roles were reversed.

The new version of the legislation retains a provision shifting the burden of proof from defendants onto prosecutors when it comes to self-defense claims — a standard observed elsewhere throughout the country. The bill also levies third-degree felony penalties against so-called “straw man” purchasers, or people who buy guns for other people who aren’t allowed to purchase them themselves. Another measure in the legislation would further prohibit municipalities from passing anti-gun laws.

State Sen. Peggy Lehner, a Republican, voted against the bill, which passed the Senate 29-10. Lehner says the bill doesn’t do enough to address gun violence.

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The House version of the bill would have removed requirements that Ohio residents try to flee a confrontation before using deadly force in self-defense.

Supporters say removing the so-called “duty to retreat” would give Ohioans a better chance to defend themselves in the case of a potentially deadly attack.

But opponents, including a number of law enforcement and prosecutors’ organizations, say it would encourage escalation of confrontations.

practice due to past court precedent.

Ohio residents currently have no duty to retreat only when they are in their home or vehicle.

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Ohio Gov. John Kasich had promised to veto House Bill 228, which passed the Ohio House of Representatives 64-26 last month, due to the controversial measure.

Many critics also say “stand your ground” laws disproportionately disadvantage minorities. The laws have been at the center of high-profile shootings of AfricanAmericans by whites, including a case in Florida earlier this year where law enforcement officials cited “stand your ground” when declining to arrest Michael Drejka, who shot Markeis McGlockton after McGlockton pushed him down in a gas station parking lot.

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Some city officials defend the policies in place now, saying they keep buildings from standing vacant and incentivize the creation of new housing and other development.

“Unquestionably, we can say this agreement is still every day spurring development, growth and generating jobs,” interim Community and Economic Development Department Director Phil Denning said at a June meeting about renegotiating the deal between the city and CPS, which expires next year.

Meanwhile, Peaslee wants to approach the abatement debate from the ground up, starting with community councils.

The group’s rubric seeks to influence city abatement awards by issuing points on development plans in four main categories: housing affordability, wages for labor associated with a development project, how much community input a project received and the overall impact on the surrounding community a project will have.

Its supporters envision a process in which developers use the rubric — including a developer questionnaire designed as the first step — to engage with community councils early in their planning process, before they’ve spent lots of time and money paying architects to draw up renderings.

The detailed questionnaire includes a section asking how many residential units a developer will build at three levels of affordability — at 30 percent of the area median income, which works out to about $441 a month for a one-bedroom apartment, up to 60 percent AMI, or up to $882 a month for a one-bedroom unit, and above 60 percent AMI. The questionnaire also asks a developer what kinds of subsidies they’re seeking, from city Community Reinvestment Area abatements, state awards like New Market Tax Credits and other public help like zoning changes and city land sold below market value.

Developers are also asked about a number of labor-related practices, including whether they’ll agree to use local labor and contractors who pay prevailing and living wages.

From there, the rubric recommends a period of community engagement that would take at least three months, with developers appearing at three monthly community council meetings and holding at least one separate community engagement forum in between the first two. The developer would present their plan at the second meeting and be present for a vote by the council — informed by the rubric — at the third.

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sometimes get the green light on zoning variances, tax abatements and infrastructure spending from the city despite opposition from community councils. Still, there is at least some interest at City Hall in changing the way the city does development deals.

During a city council committee meeting Dec. 3, council member Greg Landsman pushed back on two abatement deals worth more than $15 million over 15 years for two coming downtown hotels.

Some of those abatements came because the projects meet federal Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standards. Projects meeting LEED standards are often awarded longer abatements or are discounted a higher percentage of the improvements to a property.

Landsman said the city should offer similar abatements for things like paying living wages and housing affordability.

“At some point, I have got to stop voting for these until we have a game plan to update this process,” he said.

Landsman’s fellow Democrat Tamaya Dennard echoed that sentiment in the meeting, though other council members expressed concerns about slowing otherwise attractive development projects with new regulations.

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Peaslee has recently begun presenting the rubric to a few community councils, including those in Over-the-Rhine and Northside. The rubric has also gotten a test run of sorts in Walnut Hills, where the first developer took the developer questionnaire recently.

Katy Dietz sits on the Walnut Hills Area Council’s Planning and Development Committee. She says the council has voted to send a letter of endorsement for the process to the city.

“Right now, we’re using the rubric in the planning and development committee to inform residents on different projects coming in,” she says.

While the rubric is straightforward, the way community councils work — and how the city weighs their input — is murkier.

On top of procedural differences between community councils, neighborhoods will have different priorities, a fact that Arens acknowledges.

“It’s a different fit depending on the kind of development they’re seeing,” Arens says, pointing out that development projects popping up in denser places like OTR aren’t the same as ones in neighborhoods like Northside that have more singlefamily homes.

And of course, community councils aren’t the end-all be-all. Developments

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s we head into the final countdown of the 2018 holiday shopping season, we decided to highlight some of Cincinnati’s locally owned and independent stores from which to purchase some thoughtful gifts. Instead of going the big-box route, spending money at local shops not only supports your friends and neighbors who own them, but it also keeps your dollars in the city: For every $100 you spend at a locally owned business, $68 stays in the community versus $43 for a national chain. If you’re looking for something unique, handmade or carefully crafted, these Cincinnati boutiques are a great place to start.

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Note: This is not a list of every boutique in Cincinnati — it is just a primer to spark some local-shopping spirit.

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These local shops won the top 10 slots for “overall boutiques” in CityBeat’s 2018 Best Of Cincinnati issue.

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CI NCY S H I RTS

1301 Main St., Over-the-Rhine; 2709 Observatory Ave., Hyde Park; 295 W. Loveland Ave., Loveland, cincyshirts.com Owners: Darin Overholser and Josh Sneed Years open: The duo opened their first storefront in OTR in 2014.

What you’ll find: Created by local comedians, this lighthearted shop sells vintage-inspired Cincinnatithemed apparel with a lean toward inside jokes and our classic past.

“We sell all sorts of quirky items.

We try to make people laugh,” says Sara Sheets, the manager of the OTR location. “Besides shirts, we all sell posters, mugs and, oh, we’re known for our Fiona stuff.”

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Years open: The original Columbus location opened in Fall of 2012 and the first Cincinnati location opened in 2015. Now there are two locations on Vine Street — Elm & Iron and Elm & Iron Loft.

What you’ll find: This shop leans toward vintage industrial décor and home accessories. “We offer a really unique experience for shopping,” says Hart Neely, the general manager of the Cincinnati locations.

“We have a lot of one-of-a-kind pieces you won’t find anywhere else. We have everything from simple house-warming or hostess gifts to furnishing for a whole living room or dining room and everything in between.”

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ROS E & REMI NGTON

35 E. Main St., Lebanon; 7562 Bales St., Liberty Township; 9261 Governors Way, Fields Ertel; 3764 Paxton Ave., Hyde Park; 454 Ohio Pike, Beechmont; 7725 Mall Road, Florence; 7875 Montgomery Road, Kenwood; 3657 Stone Creek Blvd., Colerain, roseandremington.com Owners: Kristen Ponchot and Dee Alexander Years open: Five years.

What you’ll find: Since opening its initial Lebanon location in November 2013, contemporary-casual boho-chic boutique Rose & Remington has opened eight other locations. With more than 400 labels of women’s clothing, shoes, jewelry and accessories, mother-and-daughter co-owners Dee Alexander and Kristin Ponchot constantly keep things fresh with new arrivals.

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ROOK WOOD POT TERY

Factory and studio, 1920 Race St., Over-theRhine; Store, 1209 Jackson St., Over-theRhine, rookwood.com Owner: Marilyn Scripps Years open: The pottery company’s headquarters has been located in OTR for over 10 years.

What you’ll find: “Pioneering artist Maria Longworth-Nichols founded the studio in the Queen City over 130 years ago, building the business and laying the foundation for what Rookwood is today: a world-renowned artisanal ceramics company, operating in the heart of the Ohio River Valley,” says Sarah Ditlinger, Rookwood’s marketing director.

“From its 88,000-square-foot production facility, Rookwood builds upon its rich heritage, creating American-made, artisanquality ceramic pottery and tile.”

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MICA 12/ V

1201 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine, shopmica.com Owners: Husband-and-wife duo Carolyn and Mike Deininger Years open: The OTR location opened in November 2007 and the shop’s original O’Bryonville location opened in 2003.

What you’ll find: “We’re essentially a gift store, but we focus on local artists and indie makers,” says owner Carolyn Deininger.

“We sell anything from clothing to jewelry to bags, ceramics, paper goods, baby gifts and all kinds of unique gifts with a local focus or made by indie artists that you won’t be able to find anywhere else.”

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HOM AGE

1231 Vine St., Over-theRhine, homage.com Owner: Founder and CEO Ryan Vesler Years open: Vesler started Homage in Columbus in 2007 and opened his OTR storefront in 2014.

What you’ll find: This is the shop for super-soft nostalgiainspired T-shirts and sweats that pander to sports fans and in-the-know locals. You’ll find everything from a Boomer Esiason crewneck to FCC-inspired blue-andorange “Cincy” sweatshirts and a reprint of a Grateful Dead 1989 Riverfront Coliseum concert tee.

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BL ACK OWN ED 822 Elm St., Downtown, blackowned19xx.com Owner: Merk Ervin

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KI S MET

1233 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine, facebook.com/ kismetovertherhine; 2037 Madison Road, O’Bryonville, 513-871-7879 Owners: Husband-and-wife team Jocelyn and Victor Williams Years open: The Williams’ have been in business for over 30 years and also own local shops Pangaea Trading Company and Toko Baru in Clifton and additional Pangaea and Kismet locations in Yellow Springs, Ohio. The OTR Kismet has been open since 2015.

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H A N DZ Y S HOP + STU DIO

7791 Cooper Road, Montgomery, 513-9848837, searchable on Facebook

15 W. Pike St., Covington, handzyshopstudio.com

Owner: Robin Gearding Kremer

Owners: Brittney Braemer and Suzy Strachan

Years open: Downtown Girl has been open in some iteration since its original owner Ute Kremer started in a different nearby storefront in 2005.

Years open: Two and a half years.

What you’ll find: Affordable and chic accessories and outfits for women.

What you’ll find: Think bright colors, cute sayings and shopping ops for your BFFs. “Handzy Shop + Studio is a boutique with the cutest collection of clothes, accessories, stationery, gifts and more,” says owner Suzy Strachan. “We are all about offering upbeat products that foster friendships and make people happy. In the studio, we design our signature line of stationery, which you can also find in the shop.”

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What you’ll find: “Kismet is a combination of fashion and gifts that appeals to a wide array of women and girls,” says general manager Megan Schuck. “We often have multiple generations of ladies shopping at Kismet together.

We can help our customers style a casual or dressy look, boho or classic, for pretty much any occasion, without the fear that someone at the party will be wearing the same thing.”

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What you’ll find: This contemporary clothing shop does a ton of their own branded and original streetwear and apparel. “It’s the cool spot. It’s a meeting ground for our customers,” says owner Merk Ervin. “We sell men, women and kids, anything from onesies to leather biker jackets. We sell socks, hats, dresses — a little bit of everything.”

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Years open: Four years.

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Some other favorite local and locally owned shopping destinations from across Greater Cincinnati.

A RTICHOKE OTR

1824 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, artichokeotr.com What you’ll find: Brad and Karen Hughes opened their Artichoke storefront down the street from Findlay Market in order to offer marketgoers a convenient destination for cookware. From basics to unique pieces not available anywhere else, you’ll find the tools you need to throw down in the kitchen like you’re an Iron Chef; think colorful ceramic tagines, SMEG brand appliances and beautiful bundt pans. And if you’re looking to enhance your skills, take a class in Artichoke’s demonstration kitchen — just make sure you don’t step on lazy shop greyhound Gus.

Artichoke OTR Photo: Brittany Thornton

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What you’ll find: As the collective home of Chocolats Latour and Bee Haven, this shared Northside storefront features artisan edibles. Chocolats Latour, from pastry chef and chocolatier Shalini Latour, sells fairtrade, gourmet chocolates made with local ingredients — everything from herb-infused chocolate bars to hand-painted truffles and holiday-themed creations, like liquor-filled “Sloshed Snowmen.” Bee Haven is a honeylovers’ dream, offering products like beeswax candles, lip balms and raw, unpasteurized honey made with the help of the owners’ own beehives.

What you’ll find: Coda Co. home décor shop was started by husband-and-wife duo Tanner and Kelti Ziese as a date-night hobby. Kelti is the softer side of the business, hand weaving macramé wall hangings out of cotton rope and sewing patterned pillows, while Tanner works with reclaimed bourbon barrels to create a variety of wood furniture and accessories.

Tanner’s regionally sourced barrel lids, staves and ribs make an appearance in bar tables, bottle openers, serving trays and pour-over coffee stands.

What you’ll find: This pink and plant-filled women’s clothing store and bazaar features a curated selection of items from independent artists, designers and makers. It’s a high-end concept shop with a playful sense of humor and an eye for contemporary silhouettes, with brands including No. 6, Cold Picnic and Paloma Wool and plenty of other covetable objects: locally made ceramic jewelry, minimalist fragrances, eco-friendly nail polishes, architectural footwear and indie publications.

What you’ll find: Located in Findlay Market, Deerhaus provides a brick-and-mortar location for local craftsmen and artisans to display their work, which ranges from soaps and ceramics to jewelry and woodwork.

There are also unique maker-made items from across the United States that all share similar characteristics of being accessible and sustainable with a woodsy vintage vibe.

Find locally made waxed canvas aprons next to naturally died raw silk scarves, salvaged breweriana and hand-sewn stuffed animals.

4037 Hamilton Ave., Northside, chocolatebeecincy.com

400 Fairfield Ave., Bellevue, shopcodaco.com

1407 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine, facebook.com/ continuumbazaar

135 W. Elder St., Over-the-Rhine, deerhausdecor.com

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H A I L DA RK A ESTH ETICS 720 Main St., Covington, facebook.com/ hailcincinnati

Gia & The Blooms Photo: Hailey Bollinger

EDEN FLOR A L BOUTIQ U E

FERN

What you’ll find: Step inside to purchase a curated line of houseplants, succulents, containers and grab-and-go bouquets or just peruse the fresh flower bar for inspiration.

What you’ll find: Located in a converted College Hill gas station, Fern offers minimal, modern and nature-inspired items — and lots and lots of plants. Find a carefully edited selection of unique hand-thrown pottery, art, weavings and more, along with a curated assortment of beautiful, thriving greenery. Buy and learn how to care for all sorts of millennial-friendly houseplants, from a “Chinese Money” pilea peperomioides plant to a Christmas cactus kokedama (aka string-wrapped moss ball) and fiddle-leaf figs. Recurring classes cover artful pursuits ranging from floral arranging to calligraphy and watercolors.

1129 Walnut St., Downtown, edenfloralboutique.com

FA BU LOU S FR A MES & A RT

8002 Hosbrook Road, Kenwood; 1741 E. Kemper Road, Tri-County; 10817 Montgomery Road, Montgomery; 17 W. Fourth St., Downtown, fabframes.com

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What you’ll find: Open since 1969, this custom framer does, yes, custom framing but they are also the spot to find Cincinnati wildlife Modernist Charley Harper’s art, accessories, apparel, dishes, mugs, calendars, books and even skateboard decks. It’s a super stop for any and all Harper super fans.

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6040 Hamilton Ave., College Hill, fern-shop.com

GI A & TH E BLOOM S 114 E. 13th St., Over-the-Rhine, giablooms.com

What you’ll find: Contemporary and clean seasonal floral arrangements at an affordable price point. The interior of this little OTR urban jungle houses a larger-than-expected selection of items like greeting cards, candles and locally made ceramics along with lots of houseplants. There are air plants of all shapes and sizes, hanging and trailing options, supertall cacti, $5-a-pop little plant buddies and more. Burlap-wrapped hand-built bouquets begin at $35, and delivery is free within the Cincinnati metro.

What you’ll find: At this oddities and record shop in MainStrasse, the storefront is stuffed with taxidermy, tarot cards, religious ephemera, Black Metal-style jewelry, branded Ouija boards and a bunch of dead snakes. For good or bad, there aren’t too many other stores where you can buy a pig fetus and the Twin Peaks soundtrack on vinyl in the same transaction.

H IGH STREET

1401 Reading Road, Pendleton, behighstreet.com What you’ll find: Local design/lifestyle store and studio HighStreet set up shop at the intersection of Over-the-Rhine, Pendleton and Mount Auburn in 2006. In the past 10-plus years, the design hub has doubled in size, incorporating a furniture store and studio for commercial and residential design projects. While the shop boasts an impressive selection of eclectic interiors, hard-to-find magazines, men’s and women’s apparel and bath and body goods, its charm also comes from the owners’ ability to collect and curate exceptional curiosities. Spending time exploring the nooks and crannies of the shop is extremely rewarding. You may discover a bowl of antique prosthetic teeth, a stuffed jackalope head, vintage locks, 18th-century French mouthwash, an existential coloring book, beetle paperweights and other magical and macabre magnificence.

I DLEWI LD WOM A N 1230 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine, idlewildwoman.com

What you’ll find: This hip and cozy family-run business is a clothing and lifestyle destination that embraces the beauty and creativity of the modern woman. The ladies behind the shop include owners Julie Clark, a ceramicist; Jessica Murray, a graphic and handbag designer; and Tessa Clark, a DAAP graduate and fashion designer. And with a pedigree like that, they deliver on well-made and wellcurated apparel, accessories, alpaca throws and coveted high-end denim.

I N DIGENOU S CR A FT GA LLERY

1609 Madison Road, East Walnut Hills, indigenouscraft.com What you’ll find: This handmade craft gallery is a showroom for goods from more than 150 artists across the United States, with a focus on local and regional makers. Though the name suggests a sort of folksy lean, the work is well-made, sophisticated and contemporary arts-and-crafts, not kitsch. The 2,000-squarefoot gallery features a selection of rustic and whimsical pottery, blown art glass, functional wood kitchen items, creative fiber art, handmade jewelry and garden décor.

Lane & Kate Photo: Hailey Bollinger

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LENTZ & COMPA N Y

What you’ll find: Celebrating 20 years in 2019, this lingerie boutique offers a perfect mix of practical and pretty all while honoring its mission to make women feel confident and beautiful. Find daily-wear high-end brands like Betsey Johnson, Hanky Panky, Jonquil and Cosabella alongside some more risqué Knickers “after dark” bedroom play items like teddies, thigh highs and sensual accessories. Get fitted for a bra by one of their highly-trained staffers or browse a summer selection of bra-sized swimwear. There are also bridal goodies, pajama sets, a Knickers of the Month Club for underpinning deliveries and a nice selection of plus-size products so every woman can feel sexy.

What you’ll find: The collection at vintage retailer Lentz & Company wouldn’t be out of place on the set of The Brady Bunch. The assortment of funky and colorful homegoods, furniture, local art and handmade gifts is a groovy treasure hunter’s paradise. In addition to 1960s-’70s flair, find Atomic Age cocktail shakers, fondue sets, Playboy memorabilia and other retro baubles.

2726 Erie Ave., Hyde Park, knickersofhydepark.com

L A N E & K ATE

1405 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine, laneandkate.com

LIT TLE GR AY HOU S E

6030 Ridge Ave., Pleasant Ridge, facebook. com/thelittlegrayhouse18 What you’ll find: Located in a little gray shotgun-style shingled house right off Pleasant Ridge’s main drag, the aptly named Little Gray House plays into the current farmhouse/general store trend with vintageinspired crafty signs, scented candles, birch, burlap and shabby chic women’s apparel.

Lentz & Company Photo: Hailey Bollinger

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LUCCA L AS ER WORKS HOP

MORRI SON & ME

What you’ll find: Colorful global goodies line the shelves of this OTR storefront, which offers exotic jewelry, folk art and artifacts from the world’s traditional cultures. A perfect place to shop for avid travelers, art teachers and budding Buddhists, you’ll find Turkish textiles, Japanese maneki neko cats, large and jingly jewelry, evil eyes, hamsas and neon religious figurines.

What you’ll find: Owner, designer and machinist Lindsey Estes specializes in creating laser-cut wood, natural gifts, supplies and décor. If you can etch it or laser-cut it into wood, paper or leather, she’s probably made it. Find wooden bowties, alder wood greeting cards, Art Deco wood-framed mirrors and hanging ornaments to appease everyone from Fiona fans to people who want to put the Roebling Bridge on the tree. Lucca will be moving to a new space in Findlay Market (126 W. Elder St.) in February.

What you’ll find: The only women’s haute couture shoe store in Cincinnati. If you know a shoe person, this shop has everything from flashy stacked oxfords and fashionable winter boots to clogs and cool sneakers in addition to select clothing, accessories and jewelry. It’s also not uncommon for them to offer hot cider for wintertime shopping.

1205 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine, 513-723-1287, searchable on Facebook

1342 Main St., Over-the-Rhine, luccaworkshop.com

2643 Erie Ave., Hyde Park, morrisonandme.com

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What you’ll find: This Vine Street storefront offers a streamlined selection of high-quality, independently made jewelry using sustainably and ethically sourced stones. The pieces veer toward delicate, lovely and minimal with a nod toward the natural world as seen in a golden wildflower signet ring or floral-shaped diamond stone setting. Lane & Kate is also an outpost for floral shop Two Little Buds and has a small selection of metal wall hangings and mobiles, organic beauty products and leather handbags.

339 Ludlow Ave., Clifton, lentzandcompany.com

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1421 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine, thenativeone.com What you’ll find: Easy and affordable trend-based women’s fashion with cross-generational appeal. The store is stuffed with everything from rompers and oversized outerwear to affordable statement footwear and lacy underpinnings. You’ll also find accessories, apothecary and home décor — and possibly a super cute shop pup... if you’re lucky. (We’ve seen him. He’s a very good boi.)

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PRET T Y PON Y BOUTIQ U E

What you’ll find: Open since 1999, Nest is a self-described “eclectic and inspirational giftshop” with items for the home, hostesses and yourself, like shiny picture frames, novelty kitchen and bar accessories, monogrammed selections, stone coasters and pretty bath and body sets.

What you’ll find: This Hyde Park boutique curates its collection with designer Ossie Clark in mind — hence the name — and features “some of the most elusive and interesting designers, both established and emerging, from around the world.”

What you’ll find: Personal stationery, unique gifts, custom invitation design services, clever sundries and more. Their selection of whimsically patterned personal planners, calendars and organizers is great for any Type A personality and there’s a large selection of droll and amsuing office accessories for secret Santa giftables.

What you’ll find: This shop started in 2013 as an online operation out of owner Cassie Kathman’s home. Now located in Crestview Hills Town Center, Kathman’s vision has expanded from hand-picked apparel to include shoes, gifts, accessories, home décor and other items from both large and small vendors across the United States. You’ll find Kentucky-leaning country comfort pieces mixed with items for a night out, all in a nod to the “pretty” and “pony” in the store’s name.

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3439 Michigan Ave., Hyde Park, nestgifts.com

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3433 Edwards Road, Hyde Park, ossieboutique.com

3446 Michigan Ave., Hyde Park, poemeonline.com

2837 Town Center Blvd., Crestview Hills, prettyponyboutique.com

Q U EEN CIT Y A LCH EM Y 1808 Race St., Over-the-Rhine, queencityalchemy.com

What you’ll find: Emily Little first launched her line of soaps and body products as “Little Organics,” with a focus on herbal medicine, informed and filtered through her Appalachian heritage. Now, a decade old, Little Organics is Queen City Alchemy, a high-end locally made holistic skincare line featuring soaps, serums, balms, deodorants and other botanicals crafted using non-toxic, compassionate and therapeutic ingredients. There are no dyes, no fillers, no parabens and no sulfates. The line is certified cruelty-free by Leaping Bunny and part of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics from the Breast Cancer Prevention Partners. Find 40-some-odd products in the communityfocused storefront near Findlay Market, which also carries a curated collection of pieces from other local makers.

REU N ION CLOTH I ERS

1212 Main St., Over-the-Rhine, facebook. com/reunionclothiers What you’ll find: Reunion Clothiers on Main Street has a classic Americana vibe, with bourbon in the shop’s “living room” area and old-school pennants and stuffed stag heads adorning the walls. The merchandise spans the 1930s to the 1980s, with a large focus on blue-collar workwear and World War II items, made to be indestructible. Find camo jackets, utility shirts, saddlebags, coveralls and plenty of leather, plus sought-after goods like Hudson Bay jackets, classic Pendleton pieces and great leather boots. There’s also an entire, dreamy wall of perfectly worn-in vintage Levi’s.

RI VERTOWN I N KERY 3096 Madison Road, Oakley, therivertowninkery.com

What you’ll find: This former online-only retailer has a new storefront right in the heart of Oakley carrying super-soft nostalgiainducing apparel with a Cincinnati lean. Get a 1970s-styled retro “Queen City” ringer T-shirt, a straight-from-Saved-By-The-Bell neon “Cincinnati” sweatshirt or even a flying Fiona onesie with everyone’s favorite hippo on the front instead of our city’s usual flying pig.

Reunion Clothiers Photo: Hailey Bollinger

S LOA N E BOUTIQ U E 1216 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine, sloaneboutique.com

What you’ll find: Founded in 2011 as one of Vine Street’s original revamped OTR anchors, this women’s clothing store offers items for the style-blogger set and more. In their own words, they “mix edgy styles with touches of modern-femininity, always with a foundation of quality and the idea that unique pieces can make getting dressed fun and personal.”

TH E S POT TED GOOS E 3048 Madison Road, Oakley, thespottedgoose.com

What you’ll find: This ultra-adorable kid’s clothing store helps your little ones unleash their inner stylists by mixing and matching printed onesies with hipster hoodies, quirky graphic T-shirts and plenty of colorful tutus.

There’s stuff for babies, toddlers and girls and boys (up to size 16 and 12, respectively) — and a play area to keep them all occupied while you shop.

What you’ll find: A “street pusher of rare goods” offering T-shirts, hats, hoodies, skate decks and more. If you know a sneaker freak, then you need to know the name and location of this store. Brands include Vans, Nike, Thrasher, Birkenstock, Adidas and more.

WE H AVE BECOME VI KI NGS 1335 Walnut St., Downtown, wehavebecomevikings.com

What you’ll find: A local design and print shop that specializes in hand-pulled music and event posters, as well as unique Cincinnati-centric apparel and a small collection of records and cassette tapes.

They’re a big supporter of King Records and make King apparel, pins and posters. It’s also a stop for kind-of-punk Bengals-inspired wear.

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What you’ll find: Helmed by a world-traveling art specialist, the clothing, homegoods and accessories at The Most Beautiful Thing in the World Is are fully eclectic. As the name suggests, the shop features German knitwear, Italian leather boots, French apothecary items and a gallerist’s nirvana of other modern and sculptural women’s wear.

15 W. Fourth St., Downtown, unheardofbrand.com

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STUFF TO DO Ongoing Shows ONSTAGE: A Christmas Story Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, Covedale (through Dec. 23) A Christmas Carol Playhouse in the Park, Mount Adams (through Dec. 29) Alice in Wonderland Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, Over-the-Rhine (through Dec. 30)

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MUSIC: Bernice brings surreal synthesizer Pop to MOTR Pub with Hateflirt.

See Sound Advice on page 42.

MUSIC: Local Rock & Roll supergroup Cool Life debuts its first album and dissolves on the same night at Woodward Theater. See feature on page 39.

FILM: Gremlins at the Esquire Theatre Christmastime is here, which obvs means it is time to watch a gang of tiny, terrifying and punk as hell mogwais obliterate a town on Christmas Eve. We’re talking 1984’s campy classic

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Gremlins, which will return to the silver screen at Clifton’s Esquire Theatre. Stick around after to hear The Cinema Guys chat about the film. What says happy holidays like a pure, singing Gizmo in a Santa hat? Not much. Just don’t sneak the little dude popcorn scraps after midnight. 10 p.m. Friday. $10.25. Esquire Theatre, 320 Ludlow Ave., Clifton, esquiretheatre.com.

— MACKENZIE MANLEY MUSIC: Aqueous In October, Buffalo, New York-based “Groove Rock” group Aqueous released Color Wheel, its first studio album since 2014’s Cycles.

But the band’s growing legion of fans hasn’t been Aqueous-less for four years.

The quartet developed its loyal fanbase on the Jam band circuit, which necessitates constant touring. The heavy road schedule resulted in nearly a dozen official live albums in the four years since Cycles, culled from recordings of

Aqueous’ lengthy, improvheavy shows. If the term “color wheel” makes you immediately think of a rainbow array of colors, that seems intentional — Aqueous’ latest LP touches on a variety of genres, adding to its progressive, funky Rock foundation dashes of everything from Reggae and Hip Hop to Folk and Jazz. The musicians’ hometown Buffalo News newspaper recently profiled Aqueous, calling them “the biggest band to emerge from Buffalo in 20 years” and positioning them in a musical lineage that includes moe., Soulive and Goo Goo Dolls. 10 p.m. Friday. $12; $15 day of show. Madison Live, 734 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky., madisontheateronline. com. — MIKE BREEN

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EVENT: The City Flea Holiday Market Cincinnati’s favorite summer shopping pastime returns with a winter edition — and a

festive one at that. It’s all the fun from the summer months with a holiday twist at the City Flea’s Holiday Market, complete with decorations, warm drinks, twinkling lights and Santa hats. Taking over Washington Park during the evening hours, this market features local makers and artists selling their goods.

It’s the perfect place to grab a new decoration for your home, another present to check off your list or just a little treat for yourself.

4-9 p.m. Saturday. Free.

Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, thecityflea.com.

— MARLENA TOEBBEN EVENT: Ugly Sweater & Reindeer Games Pub Crawl Head to Covington for an ugly sweater-themed interactive pub crawl. Don your worst holiday outfit for fun and games (and prizes) at stops including The Globe, Octave, the Hannaford, Rich’s Proper Food & Drink, Olde Town Tavern and

Braxton Brewing Co. 7 p.m.midnight Saturday. Free admission. Braxton Brewing Co., 27 W. Seventh St., Covington, facebook.com/ braxtonbrewingcompany.

— MAIJA ZUMMO EVENT: Cincinnati Black Santa Claus The Voice of Black Cincinnati brings Cincinnati’s Black Santa Claus to the art museum for the fourth year in a row. Santa will be on hand to greet children of all ages, listen to their Christmas wishes and have pictures taken. Noon-4 p.m.

Saturday. Free. Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams, cincinnatiartmuseum.org.

— MAIJA ZUMMO EVENT: The 2018 Holiday Bright Ride Light things up during this nighttime bike ride. Decorate yourself and your bike in battery-powered lights, glow necklaces, reflective devices and more. The slow-pace

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MUSIC: Doomcore quintet Heavens Die stops by Northside Yacht Club. See Sound Advice on page 42.

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DANCE: Cincinnati Ballet’s The Nutcracker This family holiday classic is back on Music Hall’s stage to bring you your annual dose of Tchaikovsky tunes and dancing dolls.

The character duo of Clara and the Nutcracker Prince are back again with evil mice, the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Land of Sweets.

The ballet, featuring a large children’s cast, mixed classical choreography, comic relief and even a little bit of flying, has been a Cincinnati tradition for 45 years, with choregraphy by ballet artistic director Victoria Morgan and a score performed by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Carmon DeLeone. New this year is a special appearance by a character outfitted in a Fiona the hippo costume.

Through Dec. 24. $36-$125.

Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, cballet.org.

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FILM: Star Wars Holiday Special at Video Archive The much-maligned 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special gets a special screening at The Video Archive. Marvel at this deep-space Christmas tale as Chewbacca and Han Solo try to get to Kashyyyk in time for Chewie to celebrate Life Day with his father, wife and son. Musical numbers, comedy sketches and wookie dialogue follow in a made-for-TV movie which stars Harrison Ford, Peter Mayhew, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and others, but was not directly overseen by Star Wars creator George Lucas — perhaps to its detriment. Lucas later said of the film, “If I had the time and a sledgehammer, I would track down every copy of that show and smash it.”

7:30-10 p.m. Wednesday.

Free admission. The Video Archive, 965 E. McMillan St., Walnut Hills, facebook.com/ videoarchivecincinnati.

— MAIJA ZUMMO

MUSIC: Flora Cash brings dreamy, folksy Indie Pop to the Thompson House. See Sound Advice on page 43.

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four-mile ride is flat and easy so kids can ride, too. 6 p.m.

Saturday. Free. Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Overthe-Rhine, facebook.com/ margyandmelridebikes.

— MAIJA ZUMMO

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EVENT: Craft Menagerie at Arnold’s Bar & Grill For more holiday shopping opportunities, Arnold’s bar will be taken over by a curated arts and crafts show. There will be 18 artisans selling everything from handmade jewelry and fiber art to pottery, screenprinted T-shirts and fine foods. Browse and imbibe holiday cocktails from the bar. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.

Free admission. Arnold’s Bar & Grill, 210 E. Eighth St., Downtown, facebook.com/ craftmenagerie13. — MAIJA ZUMMO EVENT: Mount Adams Egg Nog Jog The name sounds gross, but that hasn’t stopped the Egg Nog Jog from taking over

the hills of Mount Adams for 27 years. This annual event invites runners and walkers to take to the festive and frigid streets of the neighborhood and Eden Park for a 5k. An awards ceremony with egg nog and bagels takes place after the race. 10 a.m.-noon Saturday. $25; $30 race day. Chapter Mount Adams, 940 Pavilion St., Mount Adams, facebook.com/ runningtimeraceservices.

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OPERA: The public reading of excerpts from Postville: Hometown to the World — an opera inspired by an ICE raid — may be sold out but you can still live-stream it.

See feature on page 30.

FILM: It’s A Wonderful Life at the Esquire Theatre Due to some unforeseen rights exclusivity for White Christmas, the Esquire won’t be hosting its annual singalong of that film. But they will be hosting several

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interactive screenings of It’s a Wonderful Life. Santa will be onsite to lead the audience in a collective experience to sing and say favorite parts from the Frank Capra film. There will also be trivia, snow and possibly several angels getting their wings after a bell rings. 12:30, 3:50 and 7 p.m. Sunday. $15. Esquire Theatre, 320 Ludlow Ave., Clifton, esquiretheatre.com.

— MAIJA ZUMMO MUSIC: Tossed Salad II: Band Mashup Competition The holiday season is upon us and the local music scene is coming out to support the nonprofit Freestore Foodbank via the Tossed Salad II: Band Mashup Competition. Last year, they raised $800, which all went toward feeding Cincy neighbors in need; one dollar can enable the Freestore to provide three meals. Co-hosted by Mike Stankovich and Kim DuWaup Bolden, members from bands including

EVENT: One Night One Craft: Alcohol Ink Gifts If you’re still looking to make something unique for friends and family but aren’t sure where to start, the Contemporary Arts Center’s One Night One Craft has an answer for you. This Alcohol Ink Gifts craft class lets you create a set of coasters and cards made with colorful alcohol inks — highly pigmented dyes that you can use to create marbled and watercolor-like finishes. Each guest will leave with a finished set of both, and enjoy light bites and seasonal cocktails while they create. 2-4 p.m. Saturday. $20; $15 members. Contemporary Arts Center, 44 E. Sixth St., Downtown, contemporaryartscenter.org. — MAIJA ZUMMO PHOTO: CONTEMPOR ARY ARTS CENTER

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COMEDY: Gary Owen Gary Owen is a busy man between doing stand-up and acting. However, when he’s not working, he really enjoys his down time. “I watch sports, all day,” he says. “I don’t like to leave the house, and if I’m on vacation, I don’t like to leave the hotel or resort. I’m like a hermit. Like Bigfoot.” The Hamilton, Ohio native and his family now split time between the Tri-State and California, an arrangement he made to please his agents — and because his wife is from the Golden State and has a lot of family out west. Coming back to Cincinnati is always special, though. And speaking of specials, “the show at the Taft this week will be a live taping,” he says. He’s reluctant to call it a “special,” per se, as he’s not sure where it will run or who he’ll sell it to. “But I’ve got a lot of new material,” he says. “If you saw me at the Taft last year, I have a whole new hour.” 8:30 p.m. Saturday. $28-$78. Taft Theatre, 317, E. Fifth St., Downtown, tafttheatre.org. — P.F. WILSON P H O T O : M AT H I E U Y O U N G

EVENT: Die Hard: Live Script Reading At Overlook Lodge Yippie ki yay, mother fucker: Actors will take over Overlook Lodge for a live script reading of Christmas action classic Die Hard while guests sip on curated cocktails from the bar’s themed Miracle Menu. 7-10 p.m.

Monday. Overlook Lodge, 6083 Montgomery Road, Pleasant Ridge, facebook. com/overlooklodge.

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EVENT: Art On Vine Holiday Gifts Sale In case you didn’t make it to any of the other holiday craft pop-ups this weekend, Art On Vine is on Sunday.

This is a fun and easy way to buy gifts for your loved ones, handmade by local artists, while you drink brews from host Rhinegeist.

Noon-7 p.m. Sunday. Free admission. Rhinegeist, 1910 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, artonvinecincy.com.

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Naughty and nice sugar plum fairies will be stomping

it out in this seasonally inspired drag show and brunch featuring family-style dining and emcees Amaya Sexton and Jessica Dimon.

Tickets include a meal, show and a welcome mimosa.

11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Sunday. $35 per person. Metropole, 609 Walnut St., Downtown, metropoleonwalnut.com.

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Lipstick Fiction, Old City, Ohio Knife, Molly Sullivan, Jess Lamb and the Factory and more will participate.

As for the mash-up part, here’s how it works: Local musicians submitted their name and instruments on an event page in October. Then they were randomly selected to form a new band — each will perform two assigned cover songs. At the end, one will be proclaimed “Best Band” by a panel of judges.

6:30 p.m. Sunday. $10.

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Shedding New Light on Cincinnati With efforts to restore historical signs, Main Street will be awash in electrical glow

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Public Library reference librarian Amanda Myers, Tower Furniture is first mentioned in library materials as being at that site in 1940 and last in 1991.

“As we were doing this project, I kept looking at the sign and noticed some holes there, where neon used to be,” Mense says.

“We got the idea (that) this could be really neat, almost like a beacon for this part of Main Street to be on at night — it would really show up.’’

But restoration was far more involved than repainting the sign, plugging it back in and powering it up. The project eventually cost around $25,000; after the Atlantic Sign Company removed it, Swormstedt worked on it with Adam Sands of Elite Customz, who remade the sign’s cabinet, and NeonWorks of Cincinnati.

The restored neon sign, which is now on at night, complements newer illuminated signage popping up along Main Street windows as businesses move in or spruce up. OTR’s Aladdin’s Eatery, which occupies a ground-floor space in the Tower Building, recently installed two colorful neon signs in its front windows — one reads “eat good eat healthy” in white script surrounding a turquoise “OPEN.” And Mense is discovering an additional benefit of saving the sign. “I’ve gotten a lot of comments on it from younger people, and that kind of surprised me — they say the sign is cool and ‘we appreciate you guys keeping it around and lighting it back up.’ That was nice to hear.”

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in Preservation: Main Streets campaign to recreate the original marquee and Woodward sign. The Woodward finished eighth among 25 sites nationwide that were vying for a share of $1.5 million in grants for preservation projects. The money comes from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, American Express, National Geographic and the Main Street America program.

To recreate the marquee with historical accuracy, Mense used the W.F. Norman Corp. of Nevada, Missouri, which was founded in 1898 and still stamps designs on copper panels one at a time using antique rope-drop hammers. Kate Schmidt, a local fabricator who works with metal, researched the decorative elements used on the copper.

“The desired effect is for people to look at it and realize what it looked like in 1913,” Mense says. “We hope it strikes a chord — combining a little bit of nostalgia with a wow factor.”

Over-the-Rhine-based Urban Sites also redevelops older properties, including the one at 1203 Main St. that is now called the Tower Building after its restored neon sign. That sign, believed to be from the late 1930s-1940s, projects blade-like from the building’s front façade and is 24 feet tall and 8 feet wide. The letters spelling out “TOWER” descend like ladder rungs, one at a time, on the sides of the sign. At the base is a horizontal black sign that reads, in gold lettering, “FURNITURE” and “David B. Levine.” According to Cincinnati

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With a width of 9-feet-1-inch, it will contain the word “WOODWARD” in individual letters, each one lit by a cluster of light bulbs. Such a sign existed on the theater when it opened as a silent-movie house in 1913, but it disappeared at some point long ago. So did the theater, for that matter; it ceased operations in 1933. The building has served various purposes since then until a local group restored it as an events and music venue — that occasionally shows movies — in 2014.

“At the moment, there is no sign that says ‘Woodward’ other than one (carved) in the sandstone way high up,” says Dan McCabe, Woodward Theater co-owner. “We needed a sign but wanted to put one on that’s historically accurate.”

That sign, once it is manufactured and installed, will complement the theater’s brand-new canopy-like copper marquee, which itself is modeled on one that welcomed visitors to the theater in the old days. And that marquee will soon get its own soothing illumination — up to 40 light bulbs will be installed behind milky glass panels in its ceiling.

“At night, there will be a glow from behind the glass,” says Mike Mense, project manager with Urban Sites, the general contractor. (There already are 52 bulbs illuminating the Woodward’s façade elsewhere — 32 along the cornice and 10 by each of two poster-display boxes.)

The Woodward, with support from Cincinnati Preservation Association, won a $150,000 grant last year from the Partners

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eople in every American city romanticize their downtowns as places where the neon lights should be bright. But as the bulldozing urban renewal of the 1960s-80s replaced urban theaters and stores with expressways, bland office buildings and parking garages, the colorful night lights dimmed and disappeared altogether.

But there are now concerted efforts underway to bring them back to Cincinnati, especially to downtown and Over-the-Rhine’s Main Street. In the case of the recently revived “TOWER” neon sign at 1203 Main St., that process involves restoring neon signs that had been turned off and left to rot for years. Preceding it in 2017, owners of downtown’s Bay Horse Café at 625 Main St. spent eight months restoring its spectacular Prohibition-era neon sign, which features a trotting horse with legs outlined in cherry red.

Sometimes, as is the case with the current Woodward Theater façade upgrades at 1404 Main St., new lighting includes completely recreating an evocative sign that disappeared decades ago.

Tod Swormstedt, founder of the Camp Washington-based American Sign Museum, sees all this as part of a national trend to preserve and restore old building signage, even if it’s no longer relevant to whatever is now in that location. His American Sign Museum’s website is tracking various projects.

“That’s pretty cool and it’s actually being done across the country,” he says. “The whole trend from the 1960s-70s of seeing signs as blight on the contemporary landscape has been turned around. Now towns and cities are actually proactive in wanting to keep vintage signs on original buildings. That’s a new development.”

Perhaps the most dramatic idea to date for completely recreating a historic sign was given approval Dec. 4 by the city’s Historic Conservation Board. The owners of the Woodward Theater can now revive an illuminated sign that once extended outward from the upper façade of the lovely, Beaux Arts-style landmark.

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An ICE Raid Becomes an Opera

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On May 12, 2008, over 900 agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) division of the Homeland Security Department raided a kosher meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa. They arrested 398 employees — mostly Guatemalans — who were over 10 percent of the town’s population. Most were deported, plunging Postville into an economic depression that it has yet to recover from.

Composer Laura Kaminsky learned about the raid from her sister, an immigration lawyer and advocate who worked in Postville, and documentary filmmaker Luis Argueta (AbUSed: The Postville Raid).

She pitched it as an opera to Opera for All Voices, a collaboration between Santa Fe Opera and San Francisco Opera. Her large-scale concept was turned down, but several months later Kaminsky got a call asking her to recast the opera on a smaller scale.

She turned to librettist Kimberly Reed — her co-librettist for two previous works including last season’s brilliant As One. Reed created the scenario for Postville: Hometown to the World, a chamber work for three characters and an optional chorus.

The creative team is in town for a five-day workshop under the auspices of Opera Fusion: New Works, a collaboration between Cincinnati Opera and the College-Conservatory of Music’s Opera Department, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. A public performance of excerpts on Dec. 16 is sold out, but a live stream of the show is available at cincinnatiopera.org.

“I was intrigued by Postville as a microcosm of the U.S. and a microcosm of the world,” says Reed, speaking by phone from New York. “This tiny town of maybe 2,000 people was grappling with the same social issues that we in America are still grappling with.”

Postville’s characters reflect the communities affected by the raid.

Reed describes Linda Larsen, a county commissioner, as “representing the northern European Caucasian farming community that is the majority in residence, what people probably think of when they think of Iowa.”

Linda Morales is a Guatemalan immigrant whose husband and teenage son have been deported. Since her infant son was born in the U.S., she remains in Postville but must wear an ankle bracelet to monitor her movements.

Abraham Fleischman is a member of the Lubavitcher sect of orthodox Jews that owned and operated the meatpacking plant. He’s been outed as a gay man, kicked out of his home, and stays with Morales.

Although Kaminsky and Reed did extensive research, visited Postville and conducted interviews with many of those

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affected, they agreed that the characters would be fictional, with one exception.

Dr. Temple Grandin, an animal behavior specialist and advocate for autism awareness, met with the plant owners to recommend more humane methods for slaughter, but was rebuffed. The mezzo soprano singing Morales doubles her role.

The stories are compressed into 10 scenes.

Kaminsky’s score calls for violin, viola, cello, double bass, clarinet and percussion.

There are optional choral settings of Emma Lazarus’s poem “The New Colossus,” which appears on the Statue of Liberty.

Kaminsky adds that the three singers participating in the workshop — Blythe Gaissert, Matthew Worth and Paulina Villarreal — have all performed operas she and Reed created. Having performers that know their verbal and musical language is another goal of Opera Fusion, says co-artistic director Marcus Küchle, director of artistic operations and new works development for Cincinnati Opera.

“We want to develop new works and we also want to generate a group of singers who can bring these works to life and, at the same time, boost their careers,” he says. Opera Fusion’s co-artistic director Robin Guarino adds that Postville, like the recently workshopped Blind Injustice, brings social issues to the stage.

“Opera is changing in compelling and political ways,” Guarino says. “These new works strive to be relevant and to connect with human beings. All of us want to be part of it.”

The reading of excerpts from Postville: Hometown to the World will live stream at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16 at cincinnatiopera.org.

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ESPN’s Paul Lukas on Cincy Sports Threads

BY J U D E N O EL

Over three decades, Brooklyn journalist Paul Lukas has established himself as an expert in a number of impossibly-niche fields like supermarket product packaging and depression-era reform-school report cards, but he’s best known for his obsessive analysis of sports uniform design.

Lukas’ foremost writing project, Uni Watch, debuted in 1999 in New York’s now-closed alt-weekly The Village Voice, migrating to ESPN.com in 2004 after the Voice nixed their sports page. Since 2006, he’s maintained a daily blog to keep fans satiated between official installments.

In anticipation of his upcoming lateDecember road trip to Cincinnati (which culminates in a fan meetup: details/ location are to be announced via the Uni Watch blog), we asked Lukas for his hottest takes on our city’s taste in athletic attire.

CityBeat: The Reds recently unveiled 15 throwback uniforms that will be worn throughout the 2019 season. Which of these are you most looking forward to seeing on the field?

CB: In this year’s NFL preview, you said that the Bengals are in dire need of a “full uniform overhaul.” If you could redesign their uniforms, where would you start?

heritage and history, and I appreciate that.

Personally, I’d rather see them with a more traditional football-style logo on the side of the helmet.

The side panels on the jerseys — the white stripes going down the sides of the black jersey, connecting with the pants stripes — are the worst. They’re way too prominent. They’ve got to cut down.

There’s an adjective that some of us who talk about uniforms use, “Bengalian,” to describe something that’s really bad. “That’s a bad uniform of Bengalian proportions.”

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CB: FC Cincinnati’s kits have some pretty prominent Toyota sponsorship across the chest. How do you feel about advertising on uniforms?

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PL: I’m not a fan of it. When I’m watching the Mets, the only logo I want to see is the Mets’. I don’t even want to see the uniform manufacturer’s logo, really. You know the famous joke from Jerry Seinfeld? “We’re all rooting for laundry.” It’s true — think about brand loyalty.

With sports, the product and quality of their content is changing all the time.

Players get traded. They retire or get injured. Your team can be really good one year and really bad the next, but you keep rooting for that team just like you keep buying boxes of Cheerios. That’s the power of the uniform. We’ll keep rooting for it no matter who’s wearing it. Let’s say I’m a Mets fan, which, in fact, I am. Let’s also say that I hate the Yankees, which, in fact, I do.

If all 25 Mets players were traded today for all 25 Yankees players, who would I root for tomorrow?

To me, it’s a no-brainer. I root for the 25 guys wearing the Mets uniform. It’s not rational, but that’s the nature of sports rooting: it’s an intense form of brand loyalty that persists regardless of the product.

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PL: Personally, I’d start with the helmet. I know a lot of people really like it — it’s a polarizing design. There are people who think it’s the best or second-best helmet in the league because it doesn’t have a logo. It treats the surface as a canvas. Then, there people who see it more as a wacky costume that doesn’t belong on a football field. I’ve always been in the latter camp. It’s been around long enough that it has its own

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Paul Lukas: One of them I’m particularly interested in seeing is the throwback from 1936 — the one with the red pants.

They’re actually the only red pants ever worn in Major League Baseball. It was an alternate design for that year alone. I think it was originally a lightweight alternative to the heavy flannels of the time. Today’s uniforms are obviously lighter than those from back in the day, so this will be a pretty appropriate throwback. I’m not sure if it’ll look good, but it will look interesting. I’m a big fan of interesting.

I am a little disappointed, given that the Reds are the oldest pro baseball franchise, that they only went back as far as 1902.

They could’ve gone back to the late 1800s and resurrected some uniforms from that period — that’s never been done before.

I think 1902 is the earliest throwback in Major League baseball. It could’ve been an interesting move.

I do love that they’re doing so many of them. For a major program, 15 uniforms is a serious commitment, and there are lots of great little details.

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An Oral History of Greenhills, Ohio

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Greenhills, Ohio was founded to pioneer a dream. Just north of Cincinnati, the suburb is marked by classic American iconography: a community center, swimming pool, shopping strip, small apartment buildings and single-family homes.

But the village’s history runs deeper than its sleepy presentday appearance. During the 1930s, it was one of three Greenbelt Communities built by the federal government; Greenhills, Ohio residents in 1938 Greenbelt, Maryland and Greendale, Wisconsin round P H O T O : J O H N VA C H O N out the trio.

“The interesting thing about Greenhills is that it’s really under-appreMany of the other interviewees recalled ciated locally,” says Anne Delano Steinert, similar, fond memories: playing in the a public history doctoral student at the scout cabin local dads built from old teleUniversity of Cincinnati. “People don’t phone poles, spending entire summer days really realize what an important national splashing and lounging at the pool, taking exemplar it was.” the bus to downtown Cincinnati and shopAs Greenhills celebrated its 80th ping at department stores like Shillito’s. anniversary in spring (and was named Delano Steinert says, “The real feeling is a National Historic Landmark in 2017), that in the early years of Greenhills it was the “New Deal Neighbors” online this incredible feeling of closeness and project came to fruition through a public mutual support.” history practicum course at University of But she also notes that the closeness Cincinnati, which Delano Steinert helped within the community petered out. lead alongside Dr. Tracy Teslow.

“One of the key reasons (why) is that Each of the seven students that made up when the government selected residents the spring practicum course interviewed of Greenhills, they engineered it,” she says. three of Greenhills’ earliest residents to “They engineered it in two ways: They physicollect their memories about the village. cally built it into the environment — the Now, those interviews are available on a form of the town encourages community — website in the form of videos and tranbut they also hand-picked the residents.” scripts.

The result was a homogeneous group of Conceived during the Great Deprespeople, which meant that the community sion, the three experimental suburbs were excluded others, including people of color. meant to create jobs and provide affordWernz points to this in his interview, able housing for working-class families, saying that the prejudice disturbed him. with urban planner Rexford Tugwell — As a fourth grader, he remembers going to who helped develop policies for President the pool with one of his classmates, who Roosevelt’s New Deal — at the helm. was black, that lived south of the village.

Delano Steinert has both a personal “They sold me my ticket, and I went in and academic love of Greenhills, as her and I stopped to wait for him and they grandparents were original owners in the would not sell him a ticket,” Wernz says. “I village, having moved there in 1938. Her didn’t have the gumption to say, ‘Well, then aunts and dad all grew up there.

I can’t go either.’ And that bothers me to She also knew that as the original this day.” neighbors aged, their stories were at risk In the village’s 80th year, Delano of being lost. Through the site, she hopes Steinert has a new appreciation for the to preserve those memories for future importance of collecting the residents’ historians. Working with the Greenhills stories. When she first started the project Historical Society, they gained access to she hoped to interview her aunt, who lived willing interviewees. in California. But she passed away in June One of those was Stanley Wernz, raised of this year. three miles outside the village on a farm.

“It just brings home the point of doing “It was a wonderful community; everyoral histories, which is that these great one cared about someone else,” he recalls. stories — these rich lived experiences, “If I got involved in some difficulty, often my memories that no one else has — can just mother knew about it before I got home.” be extinguished in a moment.”

He shares idyllic memories of playing For more information on the Greenhills oral kick-the-can in the cornfields with his sibhistory project and New Deal Neighbors, lings and participating in the high school’s visit newdealneighbors.com. band.

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Of all the comic book characters across all of the different brands that have molded these modern myths, Spider-Man has the most endearing and enduring sense of charisma and morality.

The screenplay for the latest iteration of the Spider-Man The whole web-slinging crew in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse saga by Phil Lord references characters P H O T O : C O U R T E S Y S O N Y P I C T U R E S A N I M AT I O N created by Brian Michael Bendis, Sara Pichelli, Steve Ditko, David Hine, Rodney story gives way to the rise of Miles Morales Rothman, Fabrice Sapolsky and the late (Shameik Moore), a brainy kid with artistic great Stan Lee; it marries the complexity aspirations — he’s a budding graffiti tagger of decades of canonical comic history with supported by his Uncle Aaron (Mahershala a puckish desire to illustrate a necessary Ali) — who encounters a radioactive spider awareness that culture expands through of his own, and soon finds himself in the refraction and reflection. The decision company of an older paunchy Spider-Man to return to the animated roots of the (Jake Johnson). character in this particular multiverse Of course, things get really screwy when grounds the proceedings in a welcome Spider-Gwen (Hailee Steinfeld), the black familiarity, which allows for equal and white Spider-Man Noir (Nicolas Cage), measures of pop-art fantasy and good oldthe looney Spider-Ham (John Mulaney) fashioned fun. and the anime Peni Parker (Kimiko Glenn) In the hands of directors Bob Persichetti enter the mix and face off against a power(storyboard artist on The Curse of the Weremad distaff iteration of Doc Ock (Kathryn Rabbit and Flushed Away), Peter Ramsey Hahn), who has partnered with Kingpin. (director of Rise of the Guardians) and While the roots of the Spider mythology Rodney Rothman (screenwriter on Grudge are seemingly immutable, each time a new Match and 22 Jump Street), there is an obviedition is introduced, we come to realize ous and eclectic blend of styles on display how distinct each one is. that perfectly matches the narrative’s But the movie centers primarily on multi-format approach to the character Miles, as he struggles to understand the of its hero: Spider-Man. Only, in this film, extent of his powers and how to tap into there’s more than one web-slinger. them beyond moments of high-stress.

Everyone knows the basic story: smartHe also confronts the sad truth about kid Peter Parker wears the mask and bears the nature of his relationship with his the great responsibility of being the quippy uncle and — more importantly — his wall-crawling superhero. Bitten by a father, Jefferson (Brian Tyree Henry), a radioactive spider that gave him superpolice officer who sees Spider-Man as a powers, he lost his beloved Uncle Ben soon dangerous vigilante. Miles is a kid growing after. We know that he loves redheaded into the super-secret identity. With this, he beauty Mary Jane Watson. (And, in some must develop the fortitude to keep fighting versions, Gwen Stacy.) On a regular basis, when the odds are stacked against him. he deals with a host of super-villains: the Unlike the other Spider iterations, he Green Goblin, the Prowler, the Lizard, Doc benefits from their mentorship. This Ock and Kingpin — and his newspaper reliance could endanger him as well, as editor for The Daily Bugle, J. Jonah Jameson. they coddle him instead of forging a more Thanks to several live-action reboots of hardened Spider-Man to join this band of these details, you would think that no heroes. other origin story is needed.

From the animation style they’re renBut what Spider-Man: Into the Spiderdered in to the subtle yet key twists of their Verse does with those iconic elements backstories, what emerges is the realizais shoot them through a prism, which tion that Spider-Man is the quintessential gives birth to a multiplicity of Spidereveryday person; every universe needs an Heroes. Within a carefully configured example of what the best of us looks like. introduction, we see what appears to be Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse shows us the prototypical Spider-Man (Chris Pine) just how dynamic and inspiring the idea of running through his greatest hits before the multitudes within us can be. (PG) (In launching into battle against Kingpin (Liev theaters Dec. 13) Grade: A Schreiber) as he seeks to open a multiContact tt stern-enzi: letters@citybeat.com dimensional portal. That Spider-Man’s

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Chic on the Cheap How to dine at Cincinnati’s priciest eateries yet never break your bank

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es, it’s true: You can dine at any one of Cincinnati’s most expensive restaurants and manage to enjoy a meal without totally busting your budget. Relish in the pleasures of fine dining all without sacrificing your entire paycheck.

In this informal survey of menu bargains, we’re revisiting the results of CityBeat’s original “Chic on the Cheap” story, first published 15 years ago. And the city’s restaurant scene has changed a lot since then. Gone are the late and lamented Maisonette and La Normandie, along with other dearly departed eateries such as Jean-Robert at Pigall’s, Barresi’s, The Celestial, Mike Fink, Mt. Adams Fish House, Beluga, Michael G’s, Daveed’s at 934 and Jimmy D’s.

Newer high-end eateries have all arrived to take their place. Here’s a comparison guide to the city’s top 25 dining spots (as ranked by the most expensive regular nightly dinner meal on their menus) along with tips on an alternative bargain dish that price-conscious consumers can expect to find at each location.

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Reach for your wallet at this Parisian-style Queen City Tower restaurant, piloted by chef Jean-Robert de Cavel and maitre’d Richard Brown. The top-priced menu dish is royal ossetra caviar with a champagnepoached egg and toast for $160. The six-course Menu Gourmand, meanwhile, includes lobster salad, foie gras, red snapper and filet mignon, all for $125. The bargain-priced dinner option: A twocourse prix fixe (selection of rabbit, lamb, spinach ravioli, veal sweetbreads, scallops, octopus and other options) for a mere $65.

Main courses on the “Lounge Menu” include arctic char Viennoise, sturgeon with bok choy, duck with lentils and chicken cordon bleu, each at $35. 301 E. Fourth St., Downtown, lcincinnati.com.

No. 2: Jag’s Steak & Seafood

The top-priced menu item at this West Chester favorite is the Neptune Raw Bar Platter, with eight colossal shrimp, six oysters on the half shell and a half pound of king crab legs for $145. The bargain-priced dinner option: Chicken marsala with

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garlic mashed potatoes for $31, caramelized black truffle scallops for $32 or there’s Portabella Napoleon for $29. 5980 West Chester Road, West Chester, jags.com.

No. 3: Ruth’s Chris Steak House

Top-of-the-line menu items at this downtown chain steakhouse on The Banks include their Tomahawk rib-eye (bone-in; 40-ounces) and Chilled Seafood Tower (lobster, lump blue crab, shrimp); these meals can easily set you back a whopping $119 and $118, respectively. The bargainpriced dinner option: Mushrooms stuffed with crabmeat ($15) or the veal osso buco ravioli ($16). 100 E. Freedom Way, Downtown, ruthschris.com.

No. 4: Carlo & Johnny

The most expensive dinner meal at this Montgomery Jeff Ruby joint is The Hatchet, a 30-ounce dry-aged rib-eye, listed at a cool $115. The bargain-priced dinner option: Crispy chicken marsala at $30.

If you want something cheaper, the Jeff Ruby Burger includes a special blend of dry-aged beef, Wisconsin cheddar cheese, caramelized shallot jam and Duke’s peppercorn mayo on a brioche bun with fries for $22. 9769 Montgomery Road, Montgomery, jeffruby.com/carlo-johnny.

No. 5: Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse

The top-priced dish at this downtown location is also The Hatchet rib-eye at $115. The bargain-priced dinner option (not including burgers): Confit rosemary potatoes at $18, with corn polenta, fava beans, carrots and brown butter. 700 Walnut St., Downtown, jeffruby.com.

No. 6: The Precinct

This venerable Jeff Ruby installment in Columbia Tusculum also sells its Hatchet for a piddling $115. For $93, you can get The Steve & Austin 8-ounce filet mignon with 12-ounce cold water lobster tail. The bargain-priced dinner option (not including burgers): The panko-crusted chicken for $29, or seafood fettucine alfredo (with crab meat and shrimp) for $30. 311 Delta Ave., Columbia Tusculum, jeffruby.com/precinct.

No. 7: Eddie Merlot’s

The top-priced menu meal — marble score 7/8+ wagyu rib-eye — lists at $99.95. The bargain-priced dinner option: Vegetarian bucatini pasta for $19.95. There’s also a vegan grilled vegetable dish for $19.95.

10808 Montgomery Road, Montgomery, eddiemerlots.com.

No. 8: Capital Grille

Top-priced menu item the Grand Plateau (crab, lobster, shrimp, oysters) lists at $99,

while the bone-in wagyu strip is $85. The bargain-priced dinner option: Roasted chicken with baby potatoes and Mediterranean olives for $30. 3821 Edwards Road, Hyde Park, thecapitalgrille.com.

No. 9: Morton’s The Steakhouse

The top-priced menu meal for a single diner at this Carew Tower nightspot is the jumbo cold-water lobster tail for $99. The bargain-priced dinner option: Chicken bianco for $27. 441 Vine St., Downtown, mortons.com.

No. 10: Prime Cincinnati

The top-priced menu meal at this downtown steakhouse is the 12-ounce Ohio wagyu filet mignon, listed at $98.

The bargain-priced dinner option: Garlic gerber chicken or shrimp linguini for $24. 580 Walnut St., Downtown, primecincinnati.com.

No. 11: Red Feather

The top-priced dinner item at this Oakley outlet is the Outlaw Cowboy with smashed loaded potatoes and barbecue butter for $84. The bargain-priced dinner option: Pork belly steamed buns with pickled red onion and cucumber for $9 in the small plates section or the boursin burger entrée for $15 with candied bacon, red onion mar-

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smoked bacon and fries for $21. 100 Broadway St., Pendleton, jackentertainment.com.

No. 18: Firebirds Wood Fired Grill

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malade and French fries. 3200 Madison Road, Oakley, redfeatherkitchen.com.

No. 12: Embers

The surf-and-turf filet mignon and poached lobster tail is the priciest dish here and lists at $72. The bargain-priced dinner option (not including sushi rolls): Baby-back ribs or roasted Amish chicken, either for $28. 8170 Montgomery Road, Kenwood, embersrestaurant.com.

No. 13: Boca

No. 14: Tony’s of Cincinnati

No. 16: The Butcher and Barrel

The top-priced individual menu item is a 12-ounce Bife de Lomo filet mignon for $55.

The bargain-priced dinner option (not including burgers): Ravioles de espinaca (spinach ravioli) for $20, or choose a Milanesa chicken classica for $16. 700 Race St., Downtown, thebutcherbarrel.com.

No. 17: Prism Steak & Seafood

No. 20: Orchids at Palm Court

The top-priced meals are the pan-seared lamb loin or roasted duck breast; both list at $48. The bargain-priced dinner option: Braised pork cheeks for $40. 35 W. Fifth St., Downtown, orchidsatpalmcourt.com.

No. 21: PostMark

The top-priced dish on this seasonal restaurant’s menu is the filet Oscar with potato pave, broccoli and king crab for $44. The bargain-priced dinner option: The Hill family chicken with romesco and new potato for $26 or the secondi pasta dish, a pumpkin risotto with mushroom

No. 23: Primavista

Also ringing in at $42 is Primavista’s center-cut filet or their sautéed seasonal fish dish with crab. The bargain-priced dinner option: The vegetarian penne “cionni” pasta for $19. 810 Matson Place, Price Hill, pvista.com.

No. 24: Parkers Blue Ash Tavern

For $42, try the mesquite charcoal-grilled 10-ounce filet mignon finished with herb butter, sea salt and béarnaise sauce. The bargain-priced dinner option: The housemade veggie burger with mushroom and brown rice rings in at just $13. 4200 Cooper Road, Blue Ash, parkersblueash.com.

No. 25: Cozy’s Cafe & Pub

Again, for a lucky $42, you can get a 12-ounce strip steak and sides. The bargain-priced dinner option: A vegetarian roasted cauliflower steak for $17. 6440 Cin-Day Road, Liberty Township, cozyscafeandpub.com.

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The bone-in dry-aged 18-ounce ribeye — broiled in a 1,800-degree broiler and finished with clarified butter — will set you back $55. The bargain-priced dinner option: A 10-ounce steakburger with white cheddar, tomato chutney, arugula,

No. 19: Boi Na Braza

The all-you-can-eat meat menu at this downtown Brazilian restaurant lists at $49.95. The bargain-priced dinner option: The seafood salad and smoked salmon “salad” bar with marinated beef for $24.47.

441 Vine St., Downtown, boinabraza.com.

When doing dinner at the lobster bar, a Surf & Turf (with New York strip steak, Maine lobster tail and roasted cauliflower) with cost you $42. The bargain-priced dinner option: For $9, forgo the lobster and opt for a chicken salad roll. 28 W. Court St., Downtown, courtstreetlobsterbar.com.

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The top-priced menu items presented by owner-operator Tony Ricci are Quinn’s bone-in filet or the prime bone-in ribeye,

No. 15: Lisse Steakhuis

The top-priced menu item is the 21-ounce bone-in cowboy rib-eye, which lists at $56.

The bargain-priced dinner option: Bami fettuccine with chicken for $18. 530 Main St., Covington, lisse.restaurant.

No. 22: Court Street Lobster Bar

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The top-priced menu incarnation, Beef Wellington, lists at $69. The bargainpriced dinner option: Petrale sole grenobloise (sunchoke purée, roasted cauliflower, sautéed spinach) for $20 for a tasting portion or $38 for a full portion.

There’s also the Amish chicken listed at $32, with wild mushroom risotto, heirloom carrots and black truffle. 114 E. Sixth St., Downtown, bocacincinnati.com.

which both list at $69. The bargain-priced dinner option: Bucatini primavera for $24.

12110 Montgomery, Montgomery, tonysofcincinnati.com.

The Surf & Turf is a half-pound lobster tail accompanied by a 7-ounce bacon-wrapped filet and lists at $52. The bargain-priced dinner option (not including burgers): Kobe beef meat loaf at $20, or there are also pasta and chicken dishes for $19. 5075 Deerfield Blvd., Mason, mason.firebirdsrestaurants.com.

and crème fraiche for $11. 3410 Telford St., Clifton, postmark.restaurant.

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Santa Paws at Streetside — Santa visits Streetside Brewery for photos with your furry friend. A suggested $10 donation will benefit the League for Animal Welfare and $1 of every pint sold will be donated as well. 6-8 p.m. $10 suggested donation.

Streetside Brewery, 4003 Eastern Ave., Columbia Tusculum, facebook.com/ streetsidebrewery.

Five Course Lobster Menu at Jean-Robert’s Table — During December, Jean-Robert’s Table is offering a five-course menu focused on lobster with dishes including lobster salad, lobster bisque and roasted red snapper with pinot noir lobster broth. 5:15 p.m. Monday-Thursday. $75.

Jean-Robert’s Table, 713 Vine St., Downtown, facebook.com/jrtable.

Steeped in the Heart: Sacred Tea Ceremony — Enjoy a sacred tea ceremony based in the tradition of the Tea Sage Hut, Tea & Zen Center in Taiwan.

Share tea from China or Taiwan, steeped several times, and connect with those around you. 7 p.m. $10-$15. The Hive, 1662 Blue Rock St., Northside, trueresonance.net.

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Brink Holiday Bash — Santa will be visiting Brink (1-3:30 p.m.) for a familyfriendly brunch. The brewery will tap a special Christmas ale, served in an artistdesigned pint glass. Bring an unwrapped present for a kid up to 12 years old to donate to Bethany House. Noon-4 p.m. Free. Brink Brewing Co., 5905 Hamilton Ave., College Hill, facebook.com/ brinkbrewing.

Ugly Sweater & Reindeer Games Pub Crawl — Head to Covington for an ugly sweater-themed interactive pub crawl. Don your worst holiday outfit for fun and games (and prizes) at stops including The Globe, Octave, the Hannaford, Rich’s Proper Food & Drink, Olde Town Tavern and Braxton Brewing Co. 7 p.m.-midnight. Free admission. Braxton Brewing Co., 27 W. Seventh St., Covington, facebook.com/ braxtonbrewingcompany.

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Holiday Cheer at the American Sign Museum — Celebrate the holidays in the warm neon glow of the American Sign Museum.

There will be unique holiday photos, a treat and cash bar, hot chocolate and coffee options, music and a chance for kids to create their own sign. Noon-4 p.m. Free with admission: $15 adults; $10 seniors. American Sign Museum, 1330 Monmouth Ave., Camp Washington, americansignmuseum.org.

Drag Brunch: Sugar Plum Fairies — The queens get festive this holiday brunch.

Naughty and nice sugar plum fairies will be stomping it out in this seasonally inspired drag show and brunch featuring family-style dining and emcees Amaya Sexton and Jessica Dimon.

11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Dec. 16. $35 per person; includes brunch, show and a welcome mimosa. Metropole, 609 Walnut St., Downtown, metropoleonwalnut.com.

Canadian Brunch at Higher Gravity — Get a pour of Founder’s Canadian Breakfast Stout, a beermosa and brunch from Melt Revival. Regular and vegan brunch available. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $20-$25. Higher Gravity, 4106 Hamilton Ave., Northside, facebook.com/ highergravity.

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Breakfast with Santa at The Phoenix — Santa will be at The Phoenix for multiple breakfast brunch buffets. Enjoy a holidaythemed buffet, themed holiday rooms with activities, storytelling, photos with Santa, a sugar cookie decorating contest and more.

9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Dec. 16 and 23. $30 adults; $18 kids.

The Phoenix, 812 Race St., Downtown, facebook.com/ thephoenixcincinnati.

Cooking Decorating on Fountain Square — In this class, parents and kids will enjoy a heated tent filled with baked cookies ready to ice. Chefs will do a quick demo on piping techniques and then cut you lose to decorate. Decorate nine cookies while drinking hot chocolate. Take your cookies home with you, too. 2-4 p.m. $30. Fountain Square Holiday Market Tent, Fifth and Vine streets, Downtown, tablespooncookingco.com.

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Holiday Wine and Cheese Pairing at Share: Cheesebar — Sip on three festive wines paired with three craft cheeses from Share. There will be multiple seatings and RSVP is required. The first seating will be 5:30 p.m.

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p.m. $20. Share: Cheesebar, 6105 Ridge Ave., Pleasant Ridge, sharecheesebar.com.

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Taft Museum of Art House Party — Head to the Taft after work for a happy hour with some elves. A salty Santa and his sassy companions from OTR Improv will be running around offering insults as you craft an ornament to take home.

There will also be karaoke, an adult hot chocolate bar and light bites. Dress in your holiday gear. 5-8 p.m. Free, but register online. Taft Museum of Art, 316 Pike St., Downtown, taftmuseum.org.

Most classes and events require registration and classes frequently sell out.

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A Long Evolution, A Short Cool Life Cincinnati Rock & Roll supergroup Cool Life celebrates its debut album at its farewell show

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air and it completed certain songs. I think it made the record better by waiting and allowing that part of life that everyone was going through to seep into these songs.”

After teasing the release throughout 2018 with videos for the singles “Waves” and “Repeater” and a listening party at Northside Yacht Club, Cool Life’s eponymous debut/swan-song is finally ready for release just before 2019 begins.

The album’s 11 tracks are amazing amalgams of their creators’ musical résumés, a visceral Indie/Hard Rock sonic blurt that fuses volume with melody, bombast with nuance and furious intensity with calm precision. While the songs were created and completed in patchwork fashion over a long period of time, the album sounds cohesive and of a whole, due in large part to the band’s efforts and the mastering skills of Mitch Wyatt (former drummer with the local band Ellison).

“It’s like we all filmed part of a movie and then someone edited it,” Hiresh says.

“And then when we see the finished movie, we’re like, ‘Oh, that was my role in that?

Wow!’ Alex had the whole movie and then had to go finish it (with the lyrics), which is the hardest job. It wasn’t until he finished and we heard the songs that it was a sigh of relief — ‘Oh, man, it’s good.’ ” CONTINUES ON PAGE 40

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that’s going to make it easy and fun, like a hobby/side project thing, as opposed to everybody putting all their time and energy into it and making it more of a job.

That’s the last thing I wanted to do. I talked to Alex first, then it was whenever I ran into people.”

He approached Duff and Hiresh, respectively his former Look Afraid bandmate and his future Honeyspiders bandmate, at a party and played them his demoed songs. Walsh-Davis recruited Harrison at a subsequent Honeyspiders show prior to joining the band, completing the lineup for the nascent Cool Life. The album progressed as Walsh-Davis brought his work to Harrison, Duff and Hiresh and incorporated their input into the songs, particularly Hiresh’s drums, which replaced Walsh-Davis’ programmed beats.

But the major turning point in the album’s evolution was Donald Trump’s 2016 election victory. In the months prior, Nauth had concocted melodies for the songs but was still largely singing nonsense lyrics to accompany them. As his anger over the election crystallized into a more concrete form, Nauth began channeling his rage into new lyrics for the Cool Life songs.

“After the election, there were just things to talk and to write about,” Nauth says.

“Anger, whatever — there were things in the

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Foxy Shazam guitarist Loren Turner. When the bulk of Walsh-Davis’ riffs weren’t utilized, he decided to create something himself out of the musical sketches.

“I started making songs, no vocals or lyrics, just demoed them in Garage Band on my computer in the basement,” WalshDavis says. “I tried to make stuff that sounded cool to me so the riffs didn’t go to waste. After I had a couple songs, I was thinking this would be cool to turn into a real thing and make an album that wasn’t something we’d have to tour on. I didn’t want to do that again, at least anytime soon.”

Around this time, Harrison and his brother Jeremy had transitioned from Banderas to Honeyspiders, and Nauth had introduced Hiresh to the Harrisons, who installed him as their drummer.

Nauth was assembling The Skulx after the shuttering of Foxy Shazam, and Walsh-Davis was looking for a new band in the wake of Cadaver Dogs’ demise; he ultimately took over Honeyspiders’ bass slot to solidify the quartet, once again courtesy of Nauth’s introduction.

But Walsh-Davis continued to mull over his new material.

“I was thinking who I’d like to play with and flesh it out with,” he says. “The first thing you think of is people you’ve already played with over the years because

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ool Life can be defined in several ways.

First, it’s a Cincinnati-area supergroup featuring the estimable talents of Cole Walsh-Davis (Honeyspiders, Cadaver Dogs), Alex Nauth (Foxy Shazam, The Skulx), Sam Duff (Loudmouth, Look Afraid), Chris Harrison (Honeyspiders, Banderas) and Kamal Hiresh (Honeyspiders, Mixtapes). It slots into the “side project” category, since everyone crowbarred time into their psychotically busy music/ work/life schedules to collaborate on Cool Life’s self-titled debut album, which will be unveiled in its entirety at the band’s release show this weekend at Over-theRhine’s Woodward Theater.

Cool Life is also a cicada. It’s been developing underground for years and now it’s emerging from its nymph stage to enter the world for a brief moment before ceasing to exist. When the lights come up at the Woodward show, fans will have seen Cool Life’s first and most likely last public performance.

Like Banksy’s self-shredding painting, Cool Life will essentially self-destruct after presenting its brilliant and singular album and show.

“It’s like an art project,” says Nauth, Cool Life’s vocalist/trumpeter at the band’s rehearsal room in Northside. “Everybody wants the right marketing thing but there’s something to be said for spreading good art over a year and having a great show. If people pull this record out and think about this again, maybe it’ll be, ‘Remember 2018?’ or ‘Remember that video?’ This has a natural progression. We weren’t concerned about the right or wrong way to do it, it was what was right for us and for the album.”

Cool Life was conceived when WalshDavis devised guitar parts for a final Cadaver Dogs recording in 2014. The Louisville-based guitarist had removed himself from touring, but he submitted ideas to his bandmates before they tracked the Dogs’ final album in Cincinnati with

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Tickets are on sale now for a special tribute Automagik’s music has always had a concert/fundraiser in honor of the late high level of magnetism, bursting with Cincinnati Funk musician Joel “Razor energy, personality and color, but on Sharp” Johnson, who died on Oct. 3 due Goldmine, they move the party out of the to complications from heart surgery. dirty Rock & Roll club and into the disco, with all of the impossibly catchy melodies Johnson was a keyboardist who worked fully intact. Automagik’s 2013 album Black with Cincinnati Funk superstar Bootsy Sundae and follow-up EPs in 2015 and 2016 Collins in Parliament-Funkadelic and featured a sound that would fit sunggly Bootsy’s Rubber Band beginning in the on Alternative radio between bands like ’70s. More recently, he’d been a member The Strokes and Cage the Elephant. But of local favorite Freekbass’ group The the group’s music has always been fairly Bump Assembly. While accepting the 2018 dynamic and diverse and Goldmine picks Cincinnati Entertainment Award for R&B/ up on the Funk/Pop jubilance hinted at Funk/Soul last month, Freekbass dediin previous Automagik songs like Black cated the award to Johnson and said, “We Sundae’s “Fashion Police” and “The Road,” wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for Razor.” the title track off of the group’s 2016 EP. On Dec. 29, Collins will emcee a “Fund/ The groovy sonic shift gives the hooks Razor” celebrating Johnson’s life at Ludlow a bright neon glow, making the ready-forGarage (342 Ludlow Ave., Clifton, ludradio appeal even stronger and more broad. lowgaragecincinnati.com). The event will You could still easily imagine Goldmine feature a performance by the Rubber Band, tracks on Alt stations, but a song like the who will be joined by Young James Brown, title cut or its infectious first single, “Stop aka Tony Wilson, the only JB tribute artist Drop Dance,” would feel perfect in a Top 40 officially endorsed by the late Godfather station’s mix positioned between Chromeo of Soul. and Daft Punk. Or, better yet, in a genreTickets for the all-ages, 8:30 p.m. event less, era-less Spotify playlist sandwiched between Prince’s “I Wanna Be Your Lover” are $25-$75 and available through ticketand David Bowie’s “Fame.” master.com. Proceeds from ticket sales will But Automagik’s Goldmine is more go to the Bootsy Collins Foundation (bootthan just retro-’70s Disco revivalism. sycollinsfoundation.org) to help establish Though the musicians certainly play a music scholarship in Johnson’s honor. up that vintage element with the heavy deployment of ’70s/’80s synth sounds Contact Mike Breen: (as well as the roller-disco aesthetic that mbreen@citybeat.com abounds in the “Stop Drop Dance” music video), Automagik’s Dance Pop is more multidimensional thanks to the clever,

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Ignoring standard Rock protocol, Cool Life’s songs were created in rehearsal spaces and homes and not forged, hammered and hardened in the crucible of live performances. The members had to learn the songs to play them for the album, but now they’re learning them as a band in order to present them at the release show.

“The four of us know these songs literally inside-out,” Nauth says. “We could sing or play any one of each other’s parts.”

“We still have to practice them a ton,“ Walsh-Davis clarifies. “It’s not like virtuoso playing on here... We have to consistently practice to be able to pull off the parts but we all know how the songs go.”

Nauth’s mention of “the four of us” highlights an absence within the album’s core quintet. Chris Harrison found his personal/professional schedule precluded him from the grueling rehearsal regimen necessary to perfect the live show; his place is being ably taken over by another local guitar hero, Josh Pilot (the Killtones, The Skulx, Bucko), who played guitar on the album’s “Shapeshifter” and has learned the Cool Life set in a ridiculously truncated time frame.

Pilot is just one of several guests to appear on Cool Life’s album; others include Cincy singer/songwriter Jess Lamb, Foxy Shazam vocalist Eric Nally, Louisville guitarist Anthony Keenan, Chad Nicefield (frontman for Detroit band Wilson) and Elizabeth Rasmussen, current singer/guitarist in the Columbus, Ohio Indie Rock duo King Serpent. In a recent Facebook post, Pilot, Lamb and Casino Warrior’s Miguel Richards were introduced as members of the “Cool Life live band,” but any of the other album guests may also sneak onto the stage this weekend at the Woodward and help make the show even more of a once-ina-lifetime event.

Cool Life is ready for its introduction, peak and farewell, all in a single night.

Ask any of the musicians and they’ll categorically state that if nothing more happens beyond the release of the album — on vinyl to begin, with a digital roll out later — and the Woodward show, they’ll be satisfied. And yet they are fully prepared to return to Cool Life if everyone signs up for another hitch down the line.

“If people are still talking about this a week after the show, that would be great,” Hiresh says. “If they’re still playing the album a year from now, that would be better.”

Cool Life performs Friday, Dec. 14 at Woodward Theater with Go Go Buffalo and Lemon Sky. Tickets/more show info: woodwardtheater.com.

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Wednesday • MOTR Pub

Signed to Toronto’s Arts & Crafts label, Bernice adheres to its imprint’s maximalist ethos without sacrificing its style. The band’s sophomore LP, Puff: In the air without a shape, swells with a contemporary, R&B-tinged ambiance that fits neatly into just about any Spotify Daily Mix while embracing the bustling soundscapes of veteran labelmates like Broken Social Scene and Los Campesinos.

It places you in the window seat of a café/bookstore hybrid, nestled in the shopping district of a city in the clouds. Soapy bubbles of synthesizer pop on the pane, vying to tear your attention away from the faint glow of your laptop screen, steam from your drink and the trebly drone of Soft Rock on the intercom. The scene’s just a little too surreal to be called cozy: this world exists on the cusp between a daydream and a nap on the table’s wood finish.

Bernice’s handiest world-building tool, its impeccable sound design, is partly honed on frontwoman Robin Dann’s fascination with ASMR — that tingly sensation triggered by mundane actions like balling up paper or having someone whisper in your ear. Her Soft Chew podcast profiles YouTubers who create videos dedicated to massaging the brain through sound.

“People are literally using sound to heal themselves of anxiety or insomnia (or) loneliness,” Dann told The Fader in June. “I think that’s what people use music for too, in a lot of ways.”

Songs like “One Garden” are teeming with sounds that worm their way into your brain’s wrinkles. Stray guitar pluckings are buffeted by watery snares, tufts of warm static and kick drums that wobble like bassy gelatin. Many tracks are populated by high-pitched flutters and pops that resemble insect chirps. Beneath all the

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ASMR trimmings, though, there’s quality songcraft on display. Bernice borrows ideas from a host of genres: vintage Jazz Fusion, Bon Iver’s futurist Indie Rock and, most notably, the Neo Soul sound fashioned by artists like D’Angelo and Erykah Badu.

“When friends of mine at school would show me like The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill and Aaliyah, I was like, ‘I wanna learn how to sing like that,’ ” Dann told The Fader. “I would sing along and imitate them on the piano.”

Bernice’s music oozes with the joy of a song being played for the first time; it sounds greater than the sum of its parts, shivering with excitement. Or maybe that’s just the brain-tickling talking. (Jude Noel)

Heavens Die with Foreign Hands, Burn Victim, Guts and Daywalker

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When you think of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, you may drift to thoughts of gently plucked banjos, Bluegrass/Country odes to rolling green hills and a simpler way of life.

But the area’s Heavens Die is the antithesis of that bucolic impression.

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Heavens Die formed three years ago and quickly recorded and released its self-titled demo, a frenetic and pummeling five-track introduction to the band’s pit-of-hell perspective. Since then, the band has issued a pair of EPs — 2016’s The Hands of Man and the just-released Unnoticed and Unmissed.

The new EP finds guitarist Sam DeBurgh taking over for founding member Adam Meadors, who apparently left to concentrate on other musical projects and his comic book illustration career.

As the name suggests, Heavens Die embraces a lyrical mindset that incorporates spiritual and secular themes, a viewpoint that is evident on the conceptually threaded Unnoticed and Unmissed. Singer Danny Prock has noted in interviews that he has imagined a God that is as malicious and sinister as humanity at its very worst with the intent of challenging people to examine their notions about their various higher powers. For his part, guitarist Nathan Rinard has matched that brutal outlook with an appropriately visceral and penetrating yet somehow still nuanced soundtrack of howling riffs and reflective piano parts, reinforcing Prock’s vocal presentation, which swings between shrieks, growls and quiet spoken-word passages.

With potent nods to Death Metal, Punk, Hardcore and Doom weaved into a tight sonic fabric, Heavens Die asks powerful questions about the nature of faith and humanity at a volume that can be heard at the gates of either eternal destination.

(Brian Baker)

With its minimalistic, Elliott Smith-like tone, Flora Cash’s somber acoustic-based song “You’re Somebody Else” is probably the least likely track to appear on the most recent NOW That’s What I Call Music! compilation (Vol. 68, if you’re keeping track).

The story of Flora Cash’s formation, however, is perfectly of-the-moment, encapsulating how technology has changed culture, art, communication and relationships in the early 21st century.

It starts on Soundcloud, the digital platform preferred by many amateur music-makers that has been key in leveling the industry playing field. In her native Sweden in 2012, Soundcloud artist Shpresa Lleshaj randomly came across the page of a Minneapolis musician named Cole Randall. Compelled by the music, she began leaving comments on the songs and quickly struck up a friendship that moved to Facebook messaging, phone calls and long Skype chats. Within a few months, Lleshaj flew to Minneapolis to meet Randall and a musical chemistry was evident as they worked on songs together, self-releasing an EP under the name Flora Cash before the end of 2012.

Other chemistry was also evident — Lleshaj and Randall got married within a year of their first encounter.

Working out of Sweden, they continued to develop their dreamy, folksy Indie Pop sound, which is buoyed by the pair’s emotive lyrics, creepingly catchy hooks, magnetic harmonies, understated electronic beats and an engaging ethereal aura. After building a strong online following with self-released recordings, Flora Cash signed with Swedish label Icons Creating Evil Art. The duo’s 2017 album for the label, Nothing Lasts Forever (And It’s Fine), garnered international attention, earning critical acclaim from music-press outlets like Noisey, Paste and Earmilk and setting their music career on a fast-track akin to the one that facilitated their personal relationship.

Later in 2017, “You’re Somebody Else” was released as a single and the song’s lyrics about anxiety and depression connected with listeners on a deeply personal level. The track’s viral success led to a deal with RCA, which re-released the song this year and helped push it to even bigger heights.

In the “You’re Somebody Else” music video released in November, Lleshaj and Randall paid tribute to those who flooded them with emotional feedback about what the song meant to them, incorporating touching testimonials from real-life fans in the moving clip. The duo is looking to continue making those kinds of connections — between heavy touring and promo duties, a new EP is reportedly due soon and Flora Cash’s debut full-length for RCA is slated for a springtime release. (Mike Breen)

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WEDNESDAY 12

THE MAD FROG - EDM Thursdays. 9 p.m. DJ/Electronic/Dance. Cover.

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MARTY’S HOPS & VINES - The Very Jazzy Christmas Quintet. 7 p.m. Christmas Jazz. Free.

BLIND LEMON - Tom Roll.

7:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

BOGART’S - Silverstein with Hawthorne Heights, As Cities Burn and Capstan. 7 p.m. Rock/Various. $22.

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

HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Lynne Scott Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.

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

Free.

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

MERITAGE - Sonny Moorman. 7 p.m. Blues. Free.

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MOTR PUB - Hateflirt with Bernice. 10 p.m.

Pop/Indie/Rock/Soul/Various. Free.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) - Ohio Valley Salvage. 9 p.m. Rock.

Free.

URBAN ARTIFACT - Fycus.

9 p.m. Indie Rock. Free.

THURSDAY 13

BLIND LEMON - Mark Macomber. 7:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

BOGART’S - Scotty McCreery with Jimmie Allen and Heather Morgan. 8 p.m.

Country. $30.

BREWRIVER GASTROPUB - Ricky Nye and Ben Levin. 6 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie.

Free.

MCCAULY’S PUB - K.J. Summerville. 7 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

MOTR PUB - Judge & Jury with Justin Lynch. 10 p.m.

Rock/Roots/Various. Free.

NORTHSIDE TAVERN Karaoke Fantastic. 9 p.m.

Various. Free.

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NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB - Heavens Die, Foreign Hands, Burn Vic, Guts and Daywalker. 8 p.m.

Metal. $8, $10 day of show.

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THE REDMOOR - Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra’s Nutcracker Remix. 7 p.m. Holiday Jazz.

Cover.

RIVERFRONT LIVE - Warrant with Blackwater. 8:30 p.m. Rock. $25, $30 day of show.

SCHWARTZ’S POINT JAZZ & ACOUSTIC CLUB - Carlos Vargas-Ortiz & Mystery Guest. 8 p.m. Jazz. Cover.

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SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY) - The Bottle Rockets with Hugh Masterson. 8 p.m.

Roots Rock. $15, $18 day of show.

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THOMPSON HOUSE Flora Cash and Kulick.

7 p.m. AltPop. $15.

URBAN ARTIFACT The Graveblankets and Copper. 9 p.m. Rock/Pop/ Roots/Various. Free.

The Bottle Rockets play the Southgate House Revival on Thursday.

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THE GREENWICH - Just Friends Friday with Kathy Wade featuring the Dan Karlsberg Trio. 9 p.m. Jazz. $10.

HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Northside Jazz Ensemble. 9 p.m. Jazz.

Free.

JAG’S STEAK AND SEAFOOD - 2-4 Flinching. 9 p.m.

Rock/Pop. $5.

PLAIN FOLK CAFE - Bibs N Barefeet. 7:30 p.m. Americana. Free.

MOTR PUB - Strobobean with Moira and Slow Glows.

10 p.m. Indie Pop. Free.

REDWINE & CO. - Ricky Nye. 1 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie.

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RICK’S TAVERN - 3 Piece Revival. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.

NORTHSIDE TAVERN - Beau Alquizola (album release show) with David Michael Fisher & Strangetunge, Judge & Jury and Actual Italians. 9 p.m. Rock/ Pop/Various. Free.

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ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL - Lagniappe. 9 p.m.

Cajun/Various. Free.

HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Mike Darrah Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.

BLIND LEMON - Donna Frost. 9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

THE MAD FROG - Heart Means More, The Honeysuckles, Kenton Lands Band, Dionysus and The Ferrymen.

8 p.m. Rock. $10.

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OCTAVE - Hyryder. 9 p.m.

Grateful tribute.

MANSION HILL TAVERN Johnny Fink & the Intrusion.

9 p.m. Blues. Cover.

OXFORD COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER - Songs of the Season Oxford Musicians Holiday Concert. 7 p.m.

Various/Holiday. $10.

KNOTTY PINE - Kenny Cowden. 5 p.m. Acoustic.

Free.

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LUDLOW GARAGE Steve Poltz. 8:30 p.m.

Rock. $15-$35.

BLUE NOTE HARRISON - David Allan Coe. 7 p.m.

Outlaw Country. $25.

BROMWELL’S HÄRTH LOUNGE - The Emmaline Band. 9 p.m. Jazz/Soul.

Free.

MADISON LIVE - Aqueous. 9 p.m. Rock/Jam/ Various. $12, $15 day of show.

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SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) - Oso Bear, JIMS and New Moons. 9:30 p.m. Indie Rock.

Free.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) - Driftwood. 7:30 p.m. Americana. $12, $15 day of show.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY) - Woolper Creek Mafia, Arcadian Bliss, Jamie Carr Band, Carian and The Whiskey

TOP CATS - The Cliftones with Fyake and Jamwave. 9 p.m. Reggae. $10.

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URBAN ARTIFACT Fake Jazz with Peridoni.

8 p.m. Jam/Rock/Various. $10, $15 day of show.

U.S. BANK ARENA - TransSiberian Orchestra presents The Ghosts of Christmas Eve. 4 p.m.; 8 p.m. Prog Christmas. $41.50-$79.50.

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

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WOODWARD THEATER - Cool Life (album release show). 9 p.m.

Rock. $10, $12 day of show.

SATURDAY 15

ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL - Johnny Payne and

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COMMON ROOTS - Common Roots Open Mic. 8 p.m.

Open Mic. Free.

CAFFÈ VIVACE - Jordan Pollard Trio. 7:30 p.m. Jazz.

SILVERTON CAFE - Off the Record. 9 p.m. Rock. Free.

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KNOTTY PINE - Flatline. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.

NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB - Santamania 2018 with The Dopamines, Tweens, Snafu, Casteless, Fuckin Basterd, Pout, Black Planet, Lazy Ass Destroyer, Fourth Wife, Raging Nathans and more. 6 p.m.

Rock/Punk/Metal/Hardcore/ Various. Cover.

SCHWARTZ’S POINT JAZZ & ACOUSTIC CLUB Andrew Haug Trio. 8:30 p.m.

Jazz. Cover.

Shambles. 7:30 p.m. Rock/ Blues/Roots/Various. $10.

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JIM AND JACK’S ON THE RIVER - Buffalo Ridge Band.

9 p.m. Country. Free.

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

Free.

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TOP CATS - Glassworld. 8 p.m. Rock/ Various. $10.

URBAN ARTIFACT We’re Not Lost Fest II featuring Speaking Suns, Spirit of The Bear, Infinity Spree and Season Ten. 8 p.m. Alt/Indie/Rock/Various.

Free.

THE VENUE CINCINNATI - Lynch Mob with Prizoner and DV8. 7 p.m. Rock. $25.

WASHINGTON PLATFORM SALOON & RESTAURANT - Ron Enyard Quartet. 9 p.m. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).

SUNDAY 16

BLIND LEMON - Jeff Henry.

8:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

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the True Believers. 9 p.m.

Reggae. Free.

RIVER - Dan Varner. 9 p.m.

Country. Free.

THE AVENUE EVENT CENTER - Yella Beezy with DJ Fresh and DJ Major League.

10 p.m. Hip Hop. $20-$40.

JIMMY B’S BAR & GRILL Trailer Park Floosies. 10 p.m.

Dance/Rock/Pop/Country/ Various. $5.

BLIND LEMON - Jake Walz.

9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

KJ’S PUB - Saving Stimpy.

9:30 p.m. Rock. Free.

BROMWELL’S HÄRTH LOUNGE - Steve Schmidt Trio. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.

KNOTTY PINE - Flatline. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.

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CAFFÈ VIVACE - Marc Fields Quartet. 8:30 p.m.

Jazz.

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CINCINNATI PUBLIC LIBRARY, MAIN BRANCH - Chris Comer Trio. 3 p.m.

Holiday Jazz. Free.

HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - The Faux Frenchmen. 9 p.m. Jazz.

Free.

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

JAPP’S - Ricky Nye Inc. 7 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie.

Free.

JIM AND JACK’S ON THE

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LUDLOW GARAGE - Norman Brown´s Joyous Christmas with Bobby Caldwell and Marion Meadows. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. $40-$90.

MANSION HILL TAVERN Jay Jesse Johnson. 9 p.m.

Blues. Cover.

MARTY’S HOPS & VINES - Two Blue. 9 p.m. Acoustic.

Free.

MCCAULY’S PUB Unmarked Cars. 8:30 p.m.

Rock/Pop. Free.

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MOTR PUB - The Amprays with Wussy Duo. 10 p.m. Rock. Free.

MVP BAR & GRILLE - Supertzar: A Tribute

BLUE NOTE HARRISON - Texas Hippie Coalition. 5 p.m. Metal. $15.

CAFFÈ VIVACE - Cincinnati Youth Jazz Combos. 2 p.m.

Jazz.

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THE GREENWICH - Young Jazz Messengers Holiday Reunion. 7 p.m.

Jazz. $10.

to Black Sabbath featuring Vinny Appice. 8 p.m. Sabbath tribute. $16-$24.

RICK’S TAVERN - The Good Hooks. 10 p.m. Rock/ Various. Cover.

HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Rob Allgeyer. 10:30 a.m. Jazz. Free.

NORTHSIDE TAVERN - Los Honchos with Jake Logan.

10 p.m. Garage/Soul/Rock/ Dance/Various. Free.

SCHWARTZ’S POINT JAZZ & ACOUSTIC CLUB - Thito Camargo Trio. 8:30 p.m.

Brazilian jazz. Cover.

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

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SILVERTON CAFE - The Remains. 9 p.m. Rock. Free.

NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB - Santamania 2018 with Vacation, Swim Team, Crime of Passing, Slutbomb, Ew Gross, Burn Victim, Future Virgins, Smut, Flesh Mother, The Chill Parents, The Touch, Kneelers and more. 4 p.m. Rock/ Punk/Metal/Hardcore/Various. Cover.

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OCTAVE - Hyryder. 9 p.m. Grateful tribute.

OXFORD COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER - Songs of the Season Oxford Musicians Holiday Concert. 7 p.m.

Various/Holiday. $10.

PLAIN FOLK CAFE - China Catz. 7:30 p.m. Grateful Dead tribute. Free.

THE REDMOOR - The 2nd Wind Band. 9 p.m. R&B/ Jazz. $15.

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SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) - The AmpFibians, The Maladroits and They Never Came Back. 9:30 p.m. Surf Rock. Free.

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SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) - The Harmed Brothers Xmas Wrecktacular 2 with Chelsea Ford and The Trouble, Adam Lee and Goodnight, Texas. 9 p.m.

Roots/Various. $12, $15 day of show.

THOMPSON HOUSE - From Ashes To New. 8 p.m. Rock. $15.

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

NORTHSIDE TAVERN - Beasts of Joy. 8 p.m. Alternative/Chamber/Acoustic/ Various. Free.

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NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB - Santamania 2018 with Left Behind, Transgressions, Treason, Push Off, Dinge, Howardian, Split Tongue, Josh Goodloe, Slow Glows, Bill James Gang and more. 2 p.m.

Rock/Punk/Metal/Hardcore/ Various. Cover.

SCHWARTZ’S POINT JAZZ & ACOUSTIC CLUB - Tea Time Jazz with Phil Burkhead Duo. 3:30 p.m. Jazz.

THOMPSON HOUSE Fate’s Got A Driver, Dark

Room Ignite and Dont Call Me Punk. 8 p.m. Rock. $12.

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TOP CATS - I See Stars Acoustic. 7 p.m.

Acoustic Rock. $15.

URBAN ARTIFACT Actual Italians, Lizzie Anne and Venicia and the Shadow People. 8 p.m.

Rock/Various.

WASHINGTON PLATFORM SALOON & RESTAURANT - Traditional New Orleans Jazz Brunch with Buffalo Ridge Jazz Trio. 11:30 a.m. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).

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WOODWARD THEATER - Tossed Salad II: Band Mashup Competition & Freestore Fundraiser. 7:30 p.m. Various. $10.

MONDAY 17

BLIND LEMON - Ben Armstrong. 7:30 p.m. Acoustic.

Free.

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CAFFÈ VIVACE - The Faux Frenchmen. 7:30 p.m. Jazz.

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

HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Peter Gemus Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz.

Free.

THE MAD FROG - Open Jam. 8 p.m. Various. Free.

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MOTR PUB - Xzela with Mockery. 9 p.m. Alt/ Soul/Pop. Free.

NORTHSIDE TAVERN Northside Jazz Ensemble.

10 p.m. Jazz. Free.

TUESDAY 18

CAFFÈ VIVACE - Pamela Mallory Trio. 7:30 p.m. Jazz.

LATITUDES BAR & BISTRO - Latitudes House Band and Open Mic. 8 p.m.

Various (open mic at 11 p.m.). Free.

THE MAD FROG - House Music. 9 p.m. EDM. Free.

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NORTHSIDE TAVERN - Nevernew. 9 p.m. Pop/ Rock. Free.

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