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Winter Blues Fest ’09

The Southgate House will be the host for the 2nd annual Winter Blues Fest this Friday and Saturday. The doors will open at 6pm with performances going until about 1:30am or so (you know how these things go). The festival boasts 28 bands on 3 different stages and will offer a great way to spend the weekend and escape the cold for a bit.

The festival serves as an annual fundraiser for the Blues in the Schools program. There will be youth performances in the lounge area both nights from 6:10 to 6:40pm. The Bluebirds and The Blue Shivers will be headlining on Friday and Saturday respectively.

Tickets are $15 per person, per night and can be bought in advance or at the door. Blues Society members getting a $5 discount. Visit the festival’s web site for more information on the list of bands and schedule of acts.

The 17th annual Cincy Blues Fest will take place August 7th & 8th at Sawyer Point.

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Bacchanalian Wine Tasting – 1/29

The Bacchanalian Society will be hosting their next wine tasting this coming Thursday (1/29) at The Phoenix downtown. The non-profit organization is coming off of their biggest wine tasting event that was held outside on Fountain Square.
The wine varietal for this tasting is Australian Red, and if you’re interested in participating check out the rules for the event. As always, this event will be raising money for a local cause and will be benefiting the Cincinnati Chapter of the American Red Cross. Be sure to register in advance to ensure your spot and save yourself $5.

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Cincinnati’s own American Idol Star

First of all, I know…weird topic for me to cover. But on the way in to work yesterday I heard a conversation, on the radio, about a certain American Idol contestant. I don’t watch the show, but found the contestant they aired particularly interesting since a) she is from Cincinnati, b) sung an original song that she wrote and, c) that original song was called “Nati.”

Check out Leneshe Young’s story and performance that blew the judges away. If Cincinnatians weren’t obsessed with reality shows enough, this will serve as a big reason to follow AI this year.


Leneshe Young Audition

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“On a recent Saturday with about 10 other young professionals, locked in a new, for-sale Over-the-Rhine condo that didn’t have any heat talking about how we can make Cincinnati a better place for people like us. It was organized by CincyPAC — a political action committee of about 1,100 young professionals who specifically target Cincinnati City Council races to lobby for a better city for those in their age bracket — as a retreat where we might invigorate ourselves for this fall’s council elections.”

During this retreat the young professionals discussed what it is that could improve Cincinnati. Naturally their discussions were taken over by talks of the proposed streetcar system. As this effort progresses to bring fixed-rail transit to Cincinnati, the number of passionate supporters continues to grow. It’s not just the political wonks, it’s the young people, residents, business owners, and others who have seen what streetcars have done elsewhere, and what they once did for Cincinnati. Stay tuned as more and more get on board.

On another completely unrelated note. If you’re one of those people who believe nothing is happening at The Banks, well you’re wrong. While the bad economy has plagued many projects, it has been a gain for others like The Banks. Contract after contract is coming in under budget due to the competitive bidding process for the work. Small-business participation has exceeded initial goals, there have been 9,000 work hours without a lost-time accident, and the project is making some very visible headway.

LEFT- You can see the first of the two-level parking decks that will lift the development out of the flood plain.
RIGHT – You can see the support columns rising first along the path of what will be Freedom Way.

Photos courtesy of Chad McCann
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I Love You Because premiers at Know Theatre

Saturday night (1/17) marked the regional premiere for the Off-Broadway show, I Love You Because, at the Know Theatre (GoogleMap). The comedic musical is a modern day telling of the romantic favorite Pride and Prejudice set in New York City.

Described as a “wickedly funny musical with enough heart to make the cynic in all of us melt.” When paired with a great dinner before hand, at the nearby Lavomatic Café, the show makes for a fun and romantic date in Cincinnati’s Off-Broadway Theatre District (GoogleMap).

The musical itself endears the audience with entertaining, hilarious, and downright catchy tunes. Certainly, the presence of the house band playing all of the music live adds a wonderful touch, but the primary actors were well rehearsed and very tight with some songs that could only be considered as tongue-twisters. In typical playwright fashion, the cast successfully took three small sets of props and transformed them into a variety of imaginative settings, inviting the audience to come along on the emotional journey of the four main characters, all quirky and different in their own right. Speaking of the quirky characters, the actors all did a marvelous job in conveying each characters’ personality. Without myself having seen the original New York production, I could only imagine that the authors would have had an exceptional performance such as this in mind.

All in all, if you and a date are looking for something different, I would give this a try. You’ll laugh and feel all “warm and fuzzy inside” as you watch the characters struggle with relationships and all grow closer together. Tickets are only $12, so for a few dollars more than a pre-filmed movie matinee, you can watch a live performance and feel the connection with the actors. I’m not typically a musical guy, but I don’t think you could go wrong with this comedic take on differences and the dating scene.

You can order tickets online or by calling the Know Theatre box office at 513.300.KNOW (5669). Due to the current economic downturn, the Know Theatre has had to modify its previously announced schedule for the 2008-2009 season. The new schedule for the remainder of the season can be found below.

  • I Love You Because: 1/17 – 2/21
  • Eurydice: 3/7 – 3/28
  • Vigils: 4/11 – 4/25
  • Mr. Marmalade (reading): Date/Time TBD
  • Cincinnati Fringe Festival: 5/26 – 6/6 (dates unchanged)

Review by UrbanCincy contributor Adam Hawkins
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