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JEREMY CAMP ANNOUNCES FALL 2021 TOUR
WITH SPECIAL GUEST JONATHAN TRAYLOR

September 26, 2021 – 7:00 PM
Aronoff Center – Procter & Gamble Hall

Tickets on Sale Now

[Nashville, Tenn.] – GRAMMY®-nominated singer/songwriter Jeremy Camp announces the first half of his When You Speak Tour Fall 2021 tour dates with special guest Jonathan Traylor. The tour will make a Cincinnati stop on Sunday, September 26, 2021 at 7:00 PM at the Aronoff Center’s Procter & Gamble Hall.

Tickets are on sale now at www.CincinnatiArts.org and  (513) 621-ARTS [2787]. Due to the pandemic, the Aronoff Center Ticket Office is closed for in-person sales until further notice.

With 41 No. 1 singles over his storied career, Jeremy Camp returns to the stage after a unique year filled with rest after the filming and release of the hit film I Still Believe, featuring KJ Apa, Britt Robertson, Shania Twain, and Gary Sinise.

The When You Speak Tour marks the beginning of a new, exciting season for Camp. The 30-city tour will kick off on September 23 in Detroit and stop in Cincinnati, Chicago, Oklahoma City, Memphis, San Diego and many other cities before the final show. The second half of the tour dates will be announced at a later date.

“There is nothing like being able to tour again,” says Jeremy Camp. “I’m so pumped to share my new music with the fans, as well as play the fan favorites. We are very expectant that the Holy Spirit will move powerfully each night.”

Motown Gospel/Capitol CMG Artist Jonathan Traylor is set to open for Camp each night on the tour. Traylor’s debut album, Unknown, was released in 2020 and is a combination of Christian, Worship, and Gospel influences.

Camp’s newest single, “When You Speak,” debuted last month and gives fans an insight to the new album, which is set to release in the fall ahead of the tour.

For a full list of tour stops and all other tour information, visit jeremycamp.com.

ABOUT JEREMY CAMP
Throughout his 18-year career, Capitol CMG artist Jeremy Camp has established himself with landmark accolades including:

• Lifetime consumption of over 5 million albums and over 365 million lifetime streams
• Holds title for most No. 1 singles among solo artists on the Billboard’s Christian Airplay chart
• Billboard’s #2 artist of the Decade in 2010
• 41 No. 1 radio hits across all formats
• 5 RIAA Gold Albums and 1 Gold Single
• 1 GRAMMY® nomination, 3 American Music Award nominations, 5 Dove Awards and 4 ASCAP “Songwriter of the
• Year” Awards

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AN EVENING WITH FRAN LEBOWITZ
APRIL 12, 2022 – 7:30 PM

Aronoff Center – Procter & Gamble Hall
Tickets on sale Friday, June 18 at 10:00 AM

[CINCINNATI, OH] – Legendary author, journalist, and social observer Fran Lebowitz comes to Cincinnati for a live, in-conversation event at the Aronoff Center’s Procter & Gamble Hall on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 7:30 PM. An Evening with Fran Lebowitz will be hosted by a special guest moderator (TBA), followed by an audience Q&A and book signing. Coming off her latest documentary series Pretend It’s a City, directed by Martin Scorsese and available now on Netflix, Fran Lebowitz stands out as one of the most insightful, humorous, and entertaining social commentators of our time.

Tickets go on sale Friday, June 18 at 10:00 AM at www.CincinnatiArts.org and  (513) 621-ARTS [2787]. For Group Sales of ten or more, call (513) 977-4157. Due to the pandemic, the Aronoff Center Ticket Office is closed for in-person sales until further notice. Ticket prices: $75 • $55 • $45 • $35. Applicable services fees may apply.

In a cultural landscape filled with endless pundits and talking heads, Fran Lebowitz stands out as one of our most insightful social commentators. Her essays and interviews offer her acerbic views on current events and the media – as well as pet peeves including tourists, baggage-claim areas, after-shave lotion, adults who roller skate, children who speak French, or anyone who is unduly tan. The New York Times Book Review calls Lebowitz an “important humorist in the classic tradition.” Purveyor of urban cool, Lebowitz is a cultural satirist whom many call the heir to Dorothy Parker.

Lebowitz on special interest groups: “Special-interest publications should realize that if they are attracting enough advertising and readers to make a profit, the interest is not so special.”

Lebowitz on frankness: “Spilling your guts is exactly as charming as it sounds.”

Lebowitz on herself: “Success didn’t spoil me; I’ve always been insufferable.”

This is Lebowitz off the cuff. Her writing — pointed, taut, and economical — is equally forthright, irascible, and unapologetically opinionated. Lebowitz worked odd jobs, such as taxi driving, belt peddling, and apartment cleaning (“with a small specialty in Venetian blinds”), before being hired by Andy Warhol as a columnist for Interview. That was followed by a stint at Mademoiselle. Her first book, a collection of essays titled Metropolitan Life, was a bestseller, as was a second collection, Social Studies.

By turns ironic, facetious, deadpan, sarcastic, wry, wisecracking, and waggish, Lebowitz’s prose is wickedly entertaining. Her two books are collected in The Fran Lebowitz Reader, with a new preface by the author. Lebowitz is also the author of the children’s book, Mr. Chas and Lisa Sue Meet the Pandas.

Between 2001 and 2007, Lebowitz had a recurring role as Judge Janice Goldberg on the television drama Law & Order. She also had a part in the Martin Scorsese-directed film, The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). A raconteur if ever there was one, Lebowitz has long been a regular on various talk shows including those hosted by Jimmy Fallon, Conan O’Brien, and Bill Maher. In an interview with The Paris Review, Lebowitz said, “I’m not a nervous person. I’m not afraid to be on TV. I’m only afraid when I write. When I’m at my desk, I feel like most people would feel if they went on TV.”

She can also be seen in various documentary films, including the American Experience series on New York City, as well as Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (2016), Regarding Susan Sontag (2014), and Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1990), among others. In 2010, Martin Scorsese directed a documentary about Lebowitz for HBO titled Public Speaking. A new limited documentary series, Pretend It’s a City, also directed by Martin Scorsese, premiered on Netflix January 2021.

Lebowitz was once named one of the year’s most stylish women by Vanity Fair. She remains a style icon. Lebowitz lives in New York City, as she does not believe that she would be allowed to live anywhere else.

“Hilarious… an unlikely and perhaps alarming combination of Mary Hartman and Mary McCarthy….

To a dose of Huck Finn add some Lenny Bruce, Oscar Wilde and Alexis de Tocqueville, a dash of cabdriver,

an assortment of puns, minced jargon, and top it off with smarty pants.” — The New York Times

CINCINNATI ARTS ASSOCIATION SPONSORS

SEASON SPONSORS:  AMERITAS (Founding Season Sponsor), FIFTH THIRD BANK (Lifetime Endowment Partner), CINCINNATI-NORTHERN KENTUCKY HONDA DEALERS, LOCAL12 WKRC-TV, The P&G FUND of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

SEASON PRESENTING SPONSORS:  21C Museum Hotel, Cincinnati Herald, CityBeat, Courtyard Marriott & Residence Inn-Rookwood, Graphic Village, Heidelberg Distributing, Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza, Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Cincinnati Downtown, Pepsi, Skyline Chili, TriHealth, Ultimate Air Shuttle

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THE SOUNDS AND SPIRIT OF THE STONO REBELLIONStreaming June 5-18, 2021
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Candid Conversation
Tuesday, June 8, 2021

CINCINNATI, OH – Step Afrika!’s powerful, pulsing, world premiere piece, Stono, highlights the spirit of resistance and activism of a part of American history that has often been overlooked. The Cincinnati Arts Association is pleased to present this 30-minute virtual experience, which will be available for streaming June 5-18.

Access to the streamed performance of Stono and a live CANDID CONVERSATION via Zoom on Tuesday, June 8 at 7:30 PM with C. Brian Williams, the Founder and Artistic Director of Step Afrika!, and a variety of local artists is on sale now at CincinnatiArts.org and (513) 621-ARTS [2787]. The virtual events may be purchased separately at $6.00 each or in combination for $10.00.

Stono spotlights the largest insurrection of enslaved Africans in North America on September 9, 1739, which began in South Carolina on the banks of the Stono River. Some 20 Africans marched south toward a promised freedom in Spanish Florida, waving flags, beating drums, and shouting “Liberty!” When Africans subsequently lost the right to use their drums, through The Negro Act of 1740, they began to use their bodies as percussive instruments in response, giving rise to ring shout, tap, hambone, and stepping. Stono is based on choreography and content from Step Afrika!’s feature-length production, Drumfolk, returning to stages Fall 2021.

About Step Afrika!
Founded in 1994 by C. Brian Williams, Step Afrika! is the first professional company dedicated to the tradition of stepping. Under Mr. Williams’ leadership, stepping has evolved into one of America’s cultural exports, touring more than 50 countries across the globe. Step Afrika! now ranks as one of the top ten African-American dance companies in the United States. Step Afrika! blends percussive dance styles practiced by historically African-American fraternities and sororities, traditional West and Southern African dances, and an array of contemporary dance and art forms into a cohesive, compelling artistic experience.

Step Afrika! performances are much more than dance shows; they integrate songs, storytelling, and humor. The blend of technique, agility, and pure energy makes each performance unique and leaves the audience with their hearts pounding. Step Afrika! promotes stepping as an educational tool for young people, focusing on teamwork, academic achievement, and cross-cultural understanding. The Company reaches tens of thousands of Americans each year through a 50-city tour of colleges and theatres, and performs globally as Washington, DC’s one and only Cultural Ambassador.

Step Afrika! has earned Mayor’s Arts Awards for Outstanding Contribution to Arts Education (2005), Innovation in the Arts (2008), and Excellence in an Artistic Discipline (2012), and performed at the White House for President Barack Obama and the First Lady. Step Afrika! is featured prominently at the Smithsonian’s new National Museum of African-American History & Culture with the world’s first stepping interactive. In 2017, Step Afrika! made its Off-Broadway debut with the critically acclaimed production of The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence. To learn more, visit StepAfrika.org.

Tuesday, June 8, 7:30 PM 

Join national and local artists in intriguing discussions about the impact of their work on social justice, community wellbeing, and equity. Presented by the Cincinnati Arts Association, Candid Conversations is an opportunity to start a dialogue concerning the effects of racism on artists of color and arts communities as a whole, as well as the journey toward change.

This fourth in a series of five virtual Candid Conversations, presented by the Cincinnati Arts Association, features C. Brian Williams, Founder and Artistic Director of Step Afrika!, who will be joined by local artists for an honest and open discussion about how their personal journeys and their work relate to the history and practice of racism in our country.

Candid Conversation purchasers receive access to the live conversation via Zoom on Tuesday, June 8 at 7:30 PM AND a link to an on-demand recording which will be available for two-weeks (the link to the recording will be emailed on Friday, June 11). 

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS       
Ameritas, ArtsWave, Fifth Third Bank,
Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky Honda Dealers,

Procter & Gamble Fund, St. Gregory Group, TriHealth 

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 600,000 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 1.8 million students. For more information, visit www.CincinnatiArts.org.

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