Monthly Archives: April 2012

Time is Running out for SSP’s Summer Bulb Fundraiser

There are only a few weeks left to order your summer bulbs and help the Arts Center at Dunham replace the heating/air conditioning unit. Order now and you get an order of twighlight gladiolus bulbs with every $40 order. The flowers are beautiful and now is teh time to plant for summer flowers!

For every purchase made on this site Flower Power Fundraising will give 50% back to the Arts Center!

To Make a Purchase Online:

Please tell your Friends and Family! They deliver all over the country!

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Free CPI Readings of Short New Plays on April 29

FREE CPI Public Cold Readings of short new plays by Angela Forbes & Roger Brookfield.

Date: Sunday, April 29, 2012, 7:00 PM (CPI SALON)

Sponsored by Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative (CPI).

“Collateral Damage and Other Cosmic Consequences” by Angela Forbes

In an alternative reality in the present, a man and a woman are summoned to a mysterious waiting room where they confront their very different responses to life’s curve balls.

“Just a Housewife from Minnesota” by Roger Brookfield

An architect from Cincinnati who craves fame meets in an airport lounge a housewife from Minnesota who looks like a movie star, but craves anonymity for good reason. She embezzled a million dollars from a pension fund when she was a he.

“Mister” by Roger Brookfield

An actress named Grace Abbott leaves a movie set to call home and talk to her five-year old son, Rett, who was sent home from day care because he and a girl in his class showed each other how they’re different from each other during a Share Day.

Q&A segment will follow the reading.

We have a good group of actors who will read the script.

General seating: RSVP is required. Please contact Sandi.

The venue is FREE, but we ask guests to bring appetizers or beverages to share.

Location: 2815 commons Way, (45219) – French Hall on UC Campus. Room 2225 (ground floor).

Please contact Chair Sandi Kivkovich at Sandikivi2@cinci.rr.com or 513-861-0004.

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Ten Most Viewed Blog Posts, April 2-8

  1. Kellen York as Andrew Jackson. Photo by Deogracias Lerma.

    BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON Review

  2. BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL Review
  3. BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON runs March 31-May 12
  4. THE ADDAMS FAMILY Review
  5. THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW runs April 5-7
  6. Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s SPEAKING IN TONGUES Earns Three LCT Awards
  7. UCT Announces Cast of THE SOUND OF MUSIC
  8. KABARAY WITH A ‘K’ runs April 5-14
  9. NYC Casting Call for THE VIVIAN GIRLS on April 6
  10. THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA runs May 3-19
    TIGERS BE STILL Review

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  4. examiner.com/performing-arts-in-cincinnati/andrew-jackson-takes-a-shot-at-history-through-may-12-review?CID=examiner_alerts_article
  5. citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-25161-bloody_bloody_andrew_jackson.html
  6. behindthecurtaincincy.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/ktc_bloody-bloody-andrew-jackson-4.jpg
  7. behindthecurtaincincy.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/bic_billy-elliott5.jpg
  8. playhousesouth.org
  9. theatreintheloop.org
  10. cincinnatiarts.org/index.jsp?eventDetail=1&event_id=1285

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Carnegie in Concert Presents J. M. Barrie’s PETER PAN with Leslie McMichael, Harpist on May 17

Carnegie in Concert Presents: J. M. BARRIE’S “PETER PAN” with LESLIE McMICHAEL, HARPIST

A Silent Film Screening with Live Music

What: Carnegie in Concert Presents: J. M. Barrie’s “PETER PAN” with Leslie McMichael, Harpist. A Silent Film Screening with Live Music

When: Thursday, May 17, 2012 | 7:30pm

Where: The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center | 1028 Scott Boulevard | Covington, KY 41011

Cost: Tickets to Carnegie in Concert performances are available at The Carnegie Box Office, open Tuesday through Friday 12pm – 5pm, online at www.thecarnegie.com, or by phone at (859) 957-1940.
$19 Single Tickets
$16 Carnegie, WVXU Perks and Enjoy the Arts Members, Students

Description: On Thursday, May 17 at 7:30pm, the 2011-12 Carnegie in Concert season continues with a screening of the silent film version of J.M. Barrie’s “Peter Pan,” presented with live music. Attendees are invited to soar to Neverland with Peter Pan and the Darling children as Seattle area harpist Leslie McMichael unfurls her lush and enchanting original score to the 1924 silent film release. Magnificently restored after having been lost for generations, “Peter Pan” is a cinematic gem and a spellbinding musical adventure for all boys and girls and those who never grew up. Additional information is available at http://www.thecarnegie.com. Carnegie in Concert is sponsored by The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation.

About The Carnegie: The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center is a multidisciplinary arts venue serving the Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati community. Over the course of the past ten years The Carnegie has “morphed” from a grassroots gallery with an education component into an all-inclusive arts organization offering professional theatre, art exhibitions showcasing the best of local and regional artists, and a comprehensive arts education program.

The Carnegie is home to the Carnegie Galleries, comprised of more than 6,000 square feet of gallery space where emerging and established artists exhibit in multiple shows throughout the year; the Eva G. Farris Education Center, which provides arts education to thousands of children, many of whom are at or below the poverty level; and the newly renovated 465-seat Otto M. Budig Theatre, which offers an affordable theatre space for local, up-and coming and established production companies and is home to The Carnegie’s Theatre and Concert Series. The Carnegie is the largest arts venue in Northern Kentucky.

The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center receives ongoing operating support from ArtsWave, Kenton County Fiscal Courts, the Kentucky Arts Council and the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile Jr. / US Bank Foundation.

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RAIN: A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES Returns to the Aronoff Center on May 20

CINCINNATI, OH – Direct from their phenomenally successful Broadway engagement, the internationally-acclaimed Beatles concert, RAIN – A Tribute to The Beatles, returns to the Aronoff Center’s Procter & Gamble Hall for one night only on Sunday, May 20 at 7pm.

Tickets are on sale now at www.CincinnatiArts.ORG, (513) 621-ARTS [2787], and the Aronoff Center Ticket Office.

As “the next best thing to seeing The Beatles!” (Associated Press), RAIN performs the full range of The Beatles’ discography live onstage, including the most complex and challenging songs that The Beatles themselves recorded in the studio but never performed for an audience. Together longer than The Beatles, RAIN has mastered every song, gesture and nuance of the legendary foursome, delivering a totally live, note-for-note performance that’s as infectious as it is transporting. From the early hits to later classics (I Want To Hold Your Hand, Hard Day’s Night, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Let It Be, Come Together, Hey Jude and more), this adoring tribute will take you back to a time when all you needed was love, and a little help from your friends!

RAIN is a multi-media, multi-dimensional experience… a fusion of historical footage and hilarious television commercials from the 1960s lights up video screens and live cameras zoom in for close-ups. All the music is performed live, with no pre-recorded tapes or sequences. Like The Beatles, the onstage members of RAIN are not only supreme musicians, but electrifying performers in their own right.

“The Beatles are back!” – Variety

“The audience is enraptured. They get a chance to sing along, twist and shout!” – The New York Times

“Just turn off your mind, relax and float downstream for a quick fix of nostalgic cheer!” – Entertainment Weekly

“A fun-filled family crowd-pleaser!” – Toronto Star

“A two-hour homage to pop music’s most brilliant gem.” – Los Angeles Times

“On their feet, with arms raised high above their heads, all in the audience were swaying and singing along in blissed-out, nostalgia-powered unison!” – Chicago Sun-Times

“The enraptured audience relives the soundtrack of its life!” – Chicago Tribune

“RAIN creates musical nirvana…makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up! A thrilling bit of time-warping nostalgia…Boomer Heaven!” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram

“Uncanny! RAIN are a quartet of fine musicians in their own right…as The Beatles, they triumph!” – The Boston Herald

“An adoring Valentine to The Beatles!” – The Washington Post

“RAIN is a spectacular extravaganza…did the audience love it? Yeah, yeah, yeah!” – The Philadelphia Inquirer

“Parents (and grandparents) and kids were on their feet bopping like crazy!” – The Courier Post

For more information, visit www.raintribute.com.

Become a fan of RAIN on Facebook and follow RAIN on Twitter @raintribute.

CALENDAR INFORMATION

WHAT: RAIN: A Tribute to The Beatles

WHEN: Sunday, May 20, 2012 • 7:00 PM

WHERE: Aronoff Center for the Arts – Procter & Gamble Hall

PRICES: $60 • $55 • $50 • $35

INFO: As “the next best thing to seeing The Beatles!” (Associated Press), RAIN performs the full range of The Beatles’ discography live onstage, including the most complex and challenging songs that The Beatles themselves recorded in the studio but never performed for an audience. Together longer than The Beatles, RAIN has mastered every song, gesture and nuance of the legendary foursome, delivering a totally live, note-for-note performance that’s as infectious as it is transporting. From the early hits to later classics (I Want To Hold Your Hand, Hard Day’s Night, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Let It Be, Come Together, Hey Jude and more), this adoring tribute will take you back to a time when all you needed was love, and a little help from your friends!

TICKET INFORMATION – on sale now

  • www.CincinnatiArts.ORG
  • (513) 621-ARTS [2787]
  • Aronoff Center Ticket Office
  • Group sales (10 or more): (513) 977-4157

Cincinnati Arts Association SPONSORS

Season Sponsors: THE UNION CENTRAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Founding Season Sponsor), The P&G FUND of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, LOCAL12 WKRC, FIFTH THIRD BANK (Lifetime Endowment Partner)

RAIN PERFORMANCE SPONSORS: Ultimate Air Shuttle

“CAA PRESENTS” SPONSORS: Coldwell Banker West Shell, Heidelberg Distributing, Ultimate Air Shuttle, Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, Inc.,

SEASON PRESENTING SPONSORS: CityBeat, Cincinnati Herald, Cincinnatian Hotel, Furniture Fair

RAIN Media Partner: 103.5 WGRR- FM

Founded in 1992, the Cincinnati Arts Association (CAA) is a not-for-profit organization that oversees the programming and management of the Tri-state’s finest performing arts venues – the Aronoff Center for the Arts and Music Hall – and is dedicated to supporting performing and visual arts. Each year, CAA presents a diverse schedule of events; serves upwards of 700,000 people in its venues; features the work of talented local, regional, and national artists in the Weston Art Gallery (located in the Aronoff Center); and supports the work of more than one dozen resident companies. Since the inception of its acclaimed arts education programs in 1995, CAA has reached more than 1.2 million students.

CAA is proud to be a member of Association of Performing Arts Presenters, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, Greater Cincinnati Convention & Visitors Bureau, Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky African American Chamber of Commerce, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Over-the-Rhine Chamber of Commerce, and Performing Arts Center Consortium.

For more information, visit www.CincinnatiArts.ORG.

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