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December 1, 2017 · 11:58 am

98° to Join with the People of Cincinnati to Help Ellie Richardson

CAA_98 Degrees promoThursday, December 15 – 4:00 PM
Aronoff Center 

Tickets on sale Friday, December 1 at 12 Noon

December 1, 2017 (Cincinnati, OH) –  98° announced a special show at the Aronoff Center, December 15th at 4:00pm with proceeds going to help Elizabeth “Ellie” Richardson. Limited tickets for this very special event go on sale today, December 1 at 12 Noon at www.CincinnatiArts.org, (513) 621-ARTS [2787], and the Aronoff Center Ticket Office.

In a random act of violence on Thanksgiving morning, Ellie Richardson, an employee of Nick and Drew’s Lachey’s bar, was shot on a street nearby. She is currently in the hospital, improving and in strong spirits. Upon hearing of the incident, Nick and Drew Lachey immediately took to social media to rally their hometown and help their friend in need. In addition to donating to a YouCaring fundraising page that was set up for her, they wanted to do more.

The band 98° – Nick Lachey, Drew Lachey, Justin Jeffre, Jeff Timmons – all have deep roots in Cincinnati and collectively decided to add an additional show to their tour with the proceeds going to Ellie Richardson to aid in her recovery.

For additional information, please visit 98degrees.com

If fans are not able to attend the concert, they can still help by donating to: https://www.youcaring.com/ellierichardson-1021871.

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November 29, 2017 · 10:27 am

MIAMI WRITES 2017 on Dec. 1

MUH_Miami Writes 2017 logoYou are cordially invited to this year’s reading of new plays by student, faculty/staff and local playwrights–MIAMI WRITES 2017.

Friday December 1, 2017
Studio 307 (307 Phelps Hall)
Miami University Hamilton
1601 University Blvd.
Hamilton Ohio  45011
7:30 PM
Free Admission

This year’s winning playwrights are:

  • Marissa Carrion; MUM, TRiO published in Pulaski Technical College’s literary magazine The View from Here in 2009
  • Roger Collins; fiction writer, playwright, and professor emeritus of education at the University of Cincinnati
  • ​Ty Greenwood; MU Oxford Theatre Graduate Student​
  • Jada Harris; Gallagher Playwriting Award, MU Theatre Senior
  • Alan Jozwiak; Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative, plays have appeared three times in the Cincinnati Fringe Festival and he obtained a City of Cincinnati Individual Artist Grant to write and produce Only When I Bleed, a play about cutting and self-injury
  • Rich Rees; Adjunct–English, two screenplays in the top five of the Rod Serling Screenwriting Competition
  • Karen Righter; Dramatists Guild of America, Antioch Writers’ Workshop, recipient of a Human Race staged reading

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November 27, 2017 · 11:12 am

Magician Cody Clark to Perform CONDUCTOR CODY’S CHRISTMAS EXPRESS at Haines House of Cards

MISC_Conductor Cody SquareNovember 27, 2017 (CINCINNATI, OH) – Louisville, KY based professional magician Cody Clark, as his children’s magic character Conductor Cody, will be performing a new Christmas themed magic show called Conductor Cody’s Christmas Express!. This family friendly holiday magic show will take place at Haines House of Cards on Saturday, December 16th at 4 PM.

In the style of classic holiday movies such as The Polar Express, Cody takes audiences on a train trip to the North Pole, with the stops along the way featuring magic with hot chocolate, “reindeer games”, tree tinsel, jingle bells, and even the magical appearance of Santa Claus! Through magic, audience participation, and creative storytelling, Conductor Cody’s Christmas Express! will give your family some great holiday memories!

Cody Clark has been performing magic for 13 years. He is no stranger to Cincinnati, having performed in the 2015 Cincinnati Fringe Festival with his solo show about living with autism Cody Clark: A Different Way of Thinking. His newest character Conductor Cody is inspired by his childhood love of trains and George Carlin’s stint as Thomas the Tank Engine narrator Mr. Conductor. He performs this show at birthday parties and railroad themed events.

Tickets for Conductor Cody’s Christmas Express! are $5 in advance, $10 at the door. They can be purchased in advance at http://www.haineshouseof.cards or at the door. Haines House of Cards is located on 2514 Leslie Ave in Norwood. To learn more about Conductor Cody, you can go to www.conductorcody.com.

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November 27, 2017 · 10:56 am

Matthew 25: Ministries Presents TICKETS TO RADIO PLAY Play by Reverend Wendell Mettey

MISC_Matthew 25 Ministries logoTickets the Radio Play is a family-friendly holiday treat! 

November 22, 2017  CINCINNATI, OH – Matthew 25: Ministries, an international humanitarian aid and disaster relief organization located at 11060 Kenwood Road in Blue Ash presents TICKETS TO RADIO PLAY by Reverend Wendell Mettey on December 1st and 2nd.  What happens to the Christmas spirit when a church has to decide how to distribute 253 tickets that “Admit One to Heaven” to a congregation of more than 1,000?  Join us at Matthew 25: Ministries for this charming, heartwarming, family-friendly holiday entertainment that celebrates the Christmas spirit.

Tickets the Radio Play is based on the short story TICKETS originally written by Matthew 25’s Founder and President Reverend Wendell Mettey in 1976 for his Walnut Hills congregation.  Reverend Mettey conceived the idea of turning the radio program into a staged old-style radio play and the original radio script received its world premiere staged production in December of 2013.  TICKETS TO RADIO PLAY recreates the ambiance of an old-time recording studio, where actors perform the radio play in front of a live “studio” audience, complete with old style sound effects and surprises.  The original short story TICKETS is included in a compilation of Reverend Mettey’s Christmas stories (Lost and Found, Stories of Christmas), released in November of 2013.

Performances of TICKETS TO RADIO PLAY are 12/1 (7:30) and 12/2 (3:00 and 7:30).   Tickets for Tickets are available at http://m25m.org/event/tickets-the-radio-play/, by calling (513) 793-6256 or e-mailing gracie@m25m.org. Ticket prices are $7 for adults and $5 for children.  The cast of Tickets includes talented, fan-favorite performers from all around Greater Cincinnati.  A selection of unique, international crafts purchased from artists in the locations Matthew 25 serves will be available for purchase at each performance.

More than 99% of Matthew 25: Ministries’ cash and in-kind donations go toward programs. Matthew 25 also welcomes volunteers six days a week at their Blue Ash facility.  For the most up-to-date information about Matthew 25: Ministries’ humanitarian aid and disaster relief efforts please contact Joodi Archer at (513) 793-6256 or visit their website at www.m25m.org. Follow Matthew 25: Ministries on Facebook facebook.com/m25m.org, Pinterest pinterest.com/m25m/, Instagram instagram.com/m25m_org and Twitter twitter.com/M25M_org.

ABOUT MATTHEW 25: MINISTRIES: Matthew 25: Ministries rescues and reuses approximately 15,000,000 pounds of corporate discontinues, misprints, overruns, off-spec, slightly damaged, returned and past season products each year and redistributes them to people in desperate need throughout the US and worldwide. Each year, Matthew 25: Ministries impacts the lives of more than 20,000,000 individuals throughout the United States and around the world. More than 99% of Matthew 25: Ministries’ cash and in-kind donations go toward programs. Matthew 25 has been highly ranked on Forbes’ list of the Most Efficient Large Charities in the US. Matthew 25 is also highly ranked of more than 2,500 four star charities on Charity Navigator.  Matthew 25: Ministries is accredited by the Better Business Bureau through the “Wise Giving Alliance Standards”. For more information, or to schedule an interview, contact Joodi Archer at Matthew 25: Ministries (513) 793-6256 or visit www.m25m.org.

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Celebrating 25 Years of Caring for a Needy World
Matthew 25: Ministries is top-ranked among over 2,000 4-star charities by Charity Navigator and has been ranked by Forbes.com as one of the most efficient large US charities.  Matthew 25: Ministries was awarded the “Best Charities in America” seal from the Independent Charities of America and is accredited by the Better Business Bureau through the “Wise Giving Alliance Standards”. Matthew 25: Ministries was named Non-Profit of the Year by the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber and is a winner of the Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics and the ONE Award for Process Excellence.  Matthew 25: Ministries participates in the Combined Federal Campaign, the Federal Government’s workplace philanthropy program that requires all non-profit participants to meet the highest standards of transparency and efficiency in the industry.  More than 99% of M25M’s cash and in-kind donations go toward programs.

Matthew 25: Ministries is an international humanitarian aid and disaster relief organization helping the poorest of the poor and disaster victims locally, nationally and internationally regardless of race, creed or political persuasion.  By rescuing and reusing products from major corporations and manufacturers, Matthew 25: Ministries provides basic necessities, nutritional supplements, educational materials, building supplies, medical care, community development and disaster relief across the US and worldwide.

 

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November 22, 2017 · 2:31 pm

CCM Mainstage Dance Presents THE ART OF MOTION

The mixed-repertoire Mainstage production features The Little Mermaid, Paquita and John Adams’ Shaker Loops

CCM_logoThe University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music’s fall Mainstage Series comes to a stunning conclusion with THE ART OF MOTION, a concert of mixed repertoire presented by the Dance Department. Co-directed by Dance Department Chair Jiang Qi and Associate Professor of Dance Deirdre Carberry, the production runs from Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, through Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017, in CCM’s Patricia Corbett Theater.

The program begins with featured work The Little Mermaid, which is choreographed by guest artist Adam Sage with music by Léo Delibes and Antonín Dvořák. This classic fairytale, written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, is about the lengths in which a young mermaid will go for love.

The concert also showcases Paquita with music by Ludwig Minkus, restaged by Deirdre Carberry to choreography by Marius Petipa. Set in Spain during the occupation by Napoleon’s army, the ballet follows the story of a young gypsy girl who saves the life of a French officer and falls in love with him.

The performance concludes with Shaker Loops by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Adams, featuring choreography by CCM Dance Professor André Megerdichian. CCM’s Café MoMus Ensemble performs the beloved work under the direction of CCM student Alexandria Black. Shaker Loops includes an illuminated collaboration with UC DAAP faculty member Henry Hildebrandt, the Associate Director of Undergraduate Programs in the School of Architecture and Interior Design.

Experience “The Art of Motion” at CCM, which runs Nov. 30-Dec. 3 in Patricia Corbett Theater. Tickets can be purchased in person at the CCM Box Office, over the telephone 513-556-4183 or online at ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice/mainstage/art-of-motion.
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Performance Times

  • 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30
  • 8 p.m. Friday Dec. 1
  • 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2
  • 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3

Location
Patricia Corbett Theater, CCM Village
University of Cincinnati

Purchasing Tickets
Tickets to THE ART OF MOTION are $27-31 for adults, $17-20 for non-UC students and $15-18 for UC students with a valid ID.

Student rush tickets will be sold one hour before each performance to non-UC students for $12 or $15, based on availability. UC students can receive one free student rush ticket with a valid ID, based on availability.

Customizable subscription packages are also available for CCM’s 2017-18 Mainstage
Series.

Tickets can be purchased in person at the CCM Box Office, over the telephone at 513-556-4183 or online at ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice/mainstage/art-of-motion.

Parking and Directions
Parking is available in the CCM Garage (located at the base of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus. Please visit uc.edu/parking for more information on parking rates.

For detailed maps and directions, please visit uc.edu/visitors. Additional parking is available off-campus at the U Square complex on Calhoun Street and other neighboring lots.

For directions to CCM Village, visit ccm.uc.edu/about/directions.

CCM Season Presenting Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
Mainstage Season Production Sponsor: Macy’s
Dance Department Supporter: The Corbett Endowment at CCM
Dance Performance Sponsor: Teri Jory & Seth Geiger

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