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2nd Annual Guinness Oyster Festival – 9/5

Cincinnati’s second annual Guinness Oyster Festival will take place on Saturday, September 5 on Fountain Square. The festival will kick off at noon and run through the evening with live music, Celtic merchandise, oysters and more.

Organizers say that the all day event will “celebrate Irish heritage with an aphrodisiac cuisine.” Downtown seafood restaurant McCormick & Schmick’s will offer a variety of raw and cooked oyster dishes and will also host a Shucking/Eating Contest. Baru’s will also have a “Bloody Mary bar” for those looking to quench their thirst throughout the day.

Entertainment Line Up:
12 pm | Mia Carruthers & the Retros from MTV’s Taking the Stage
1:30 pm | Philosopher’s Stone
3:30pm | Buckra
5pm | The Kreellers
7pm | Cover Model
9pm | Jerry King & the Rivertown Ramblers

Oyster photo by Gary Sharp on Flickr
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Two places and an event that you must see in Cincinnati

In case you haven’t seen these already, here are three videos about two spots you need to check out and one event you need to experience in Cincinnati.

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Mia Carruthers and Taking the Stage picked up for second season

I will forever be a celebrity in my own head after the back/side of my head was featured prominently in Mia Carruthers‘ debut music video that came from Taking The Stage’s first episode. At the very end of the video is when I make my move and get a full frontal with the camera as I head back out onto McMillan Street. After we heard Mia perform this song a good six times everyone at Baba Budan’s knew the lyrics.

What makes all this relevant is that Taking The Stage has reportedly been picked up for a second season, and will still have the popular Mia Carruthers on the show with several other yet to be announced cast members. So be on the lookout for MTV’s film crews at a random spot around town, because you too could be the next Randy Simes.

If you have trouble viewing the embedded video below, you can watch the video directly on MTV’s site here.

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Mt. Adams Music Festival this weekend

The 2009 Mt. Adams Music Festival will feature performances by the Shiny Toy Guns, Framing Hanley, Josh Krajcik and much more this Friday and Saturday in one of the city’s hippest nightlife hotspots.

The festival (MySpace page) will kick off at 5:30pm with the last band starting at 10pm each of the nights. The $5 entry fee for Friday and $10 entry fee for Saturday will include your admission to the event and all participating bars in Mt. Adams.

Event Schedule
Friday August 14 | Saturday August 15
5:30 Ricky Nye | 5:30 Intentions to Break
7:00 Oval Opus | 7:00 Kristen Key
8:30 Josh Krajcik | 8:30 Rusty Bladen
10:00 Framing Hanley | 10:00 Shiny Toy Guns

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Cincy Blues Fest this weekend

The 17th annual Cincy Blues Fest takes place this weekend (8/7 – 8/8) at Sawyer Point along the Ohio River in downtown Cincinnati. This year’s festival will feature more than 50 local, national and international Blues acts on three different stages.

Friday’s performances will start at 5pm and last until midnight and cost $10 at the gate (free for Blues Society members with membership card). The headliner on Friday is award winning vocalist Janiva Magness.

On Saturday the music will start at 2:30pm and once again last until midnight giving you plenty of time to work your way up to the newly opened Righteous Room in the Backstage District downtown. Back to the festival…Saturday’s nearly nine hours of music on three different stages will cost you $15 at the gate (once again, free for Blues Society members).

Event organizers say that there will be lots of food and refreshments including Cincinnati’s own Little Kings and Christian Moerlein beer products. For a full list of performers and volunteer opportunities visit the event website: http://cincyblues.org/.

Be sure to keep the Blues fun rolling on Sunday at Cincinnati’s historic Findlay Market for its Blue, Brews and BBQ. The 2009 Blue BBQ will feature some great BBQ cooked up by the Essen Strasse Grillers. Event goers will also be able to grab a beer at the OTR Biergarten, and listen to three different Blues and Gospel bands. This event is free and runs from 10am to 4pm on Essen Strasse.