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CINCINNATI, OH – One Funny Mother Dena Blizzard, the viral video star and off-Broadway comedy sensation, will bring her hit one-woman show to Cincinnati’s Music Hall Ballroom on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 7:30 PM. Dena’s hilariously relatable collection of stories will make you realize you’re not crazy, but motherhood sure is! The show is part of Cincinnati Arts Association’s 2018-19 Presenting Season.

Tickets go on sale Friday, February 8 at 10:00 AM at www.CincinnatiArts.org, (513) 621-ARTS [2787], and the Aronoff Center and Music Hall Ticket Offices. Due to adult themes, language, and alcohol use, One Funny Mother is suitable for mature audiences ages 18 and over.

One Funny Mother stars comedian, former Miss New Jersey, and married mother of three, Dena Blizzard, in her hilarious solo comedy show about the trials and tribulations of motherhood and marriage. An outrageous and side-splitting 80 minutes of sass follows Dena on her hilarious journey through a typical day as a mom as she prepares for her big “Girls Night Out.” Along the way, she laments how her life and marriage have changed since becoming a mother of three, wrestling with the eternal question, “Have I gone crazy since having these kids?” The answer is a hysterical, “laugh ’til your face hurts” comedy that you won’t want to miss!

Dena Blizzard first gained notoriety as the “Target mom” from her “Back to School Rant” (96 million views) and “Chardonnay Go” (24 million views) viral videos. She is a comedian and mother of three who has starred Off-Broadway in her one-woman show One Funny Mother, created “Chardonnay Go, The Board Game for Wine Lovers, Moms and Other Shameless People” and “Shiraz on the Shelf, a New Christmas Wine Tradition,” and can be found drinking in her living room on her weekly Facebook LIVE show, “Tipsy Tuesday.”  A LIVE with Kelly Top 5 Co-Host Winner, she has served as the official host of the Miss America Pageant Preliminaries for ten years, has co-hosted with Anderson Cooper, was a warm-up comic for four years, and had her own talk show on NJ 101.5 FM. She can be found on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram @OneFunnyMother and online at OneFunnyMother.com.

Before hitting the road for a national tour, One Funny Mother was named “Best One Woman Show” at the 2015 United Solo Festival in New York City.

One Funny Mother is a great “Girls Night Out” or date night for anyone that IS a mom, HAS a mom, or is MARRIED to a mom.

CINCINNATI ARTS ASSOCIATION SPONSORS

SEASON SPONSORS:  AMERITAS (Founding Season Sponsor), FIFTH THIRD BANK (Lifetime Endowment Partner),CINCINNATI-NORTHERN KENTUCKY HONDA DEALERS, FURNITURE FAIR, LOCAL12 WKRC, 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, Macy’s, Millennium Cincinnati, Pepsi, Skyline Chili,
TriHealth, Ultimate Air Shuttle

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 1.6 million students. For more information, visit www.CincinnatiArts.org.

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CINCINNATI, OH – Who will be voted Cincinnati’s best celebrity dancer?  Which stars have the right moves to rule the dance floor?  Find out on Saturday, April 13, 2019 when the Cincinnati Arts Association (CAA) celebrates season thirteen of its annual fundraiser Dancing for the Stars at the Music Hall Ballroom to benefit CAA’s Overture Awards – the nation’s largest locally-run high school arts scholarship competition – and Arts Education Programs. 

Inspired by the hit ABC-TV show Dancing with the Stars, Dancing for the Stars will feature seven Cincinnati celebrities paired with some of the area’s finest professional dancers in a competition program, at which the audience will vote for their favorite celebrity dancer. The competitive dance for the evening will be the cha cha and each dance pair will have ninety seconds to woo the crowd and the judges.

In addition, Dancing for the Stars will feature:

• Online silent auction
• Dance music by guest DJ “Rockin’ Ron” Schumacher, 103.5 WGRR-FM
• Pre-event reception and wine tasting
• Open dancing before and after the competition
• Lite bites provided by some of Cincinnati’s finest restaurants and caterers
• Cash bar

In addition to the winner of the dance competition, Dancing for the Stars will crown a Fundraising Champion – the celebrity dancer who raises the most revenue toward the event’s fundraising goal through table/ticket sales and donations. Fans may add a donation under their favorite celebrity’s name at the time of ticket purchase, or simply make a donation if they cannot attend the event. These direct donations (outside of the event ticket price) will help one of the fans’ favorite celebrities win the Dancing for the Stars Fundraising Champion award – which will be announced the evening of the event – and are 100% tax deductible.

Tickets are currently on sale at the following levels (a portion of the ticket price is tax-deductible):

• $150 – Patron (pre-event reception and two drink tickets)
• $1,500 – Corporate Table (ten Patron level tickets and a half-page program ad)
• $2,000 – Celebrity Circle Table (premium “first-row” viewing of competition area, ten Patron level tickets, full-page program ad, recognition on event signage)

SCHEDULE FOR THE EVENING

• 6:00 PM – Wine & Cheese / Meet-and-Greet Reception with the Stars and the Pros
• 7:00 PM – Dancing, Dinner by the Bite, Cash Bar
• 8:00 PM – Celebrity Dance Competition
• 9:30 PM – Dance the Night Away

RESERVATIONS AND INFORMATION:

• (513) 977-4188
• www.CincinnatiArts.org 

THE STARS:

• Michael Betz (Senior Brand Manager, Strategic Brand Marketing,  Gannett, Cincinnati Enquirer)
• Heidi Dejonckheere (Dental  Hygienist, Eastgate Dental Excellence)
• Phillip Gill (General Sales Manager, Tom Gill Chevrolet)
• Jan-Michelle Lemon Kearney (President & CEO, Sesh Communications)
• Halle Quinn (Community Volunteer)
• Jeff Thomas (Owner/President, Jeff Thomas Catering)
• Rhonda Whitaker (Vice President, Community Relations, Ohio & Kentucky,  Duke Energy) 

THE PROS (WITH STAR PAIRING):  

• Doreen Beatrice (Independent Dance Instructor) – Michael Betz
• Bonita Brockert (Independent Dance Instructor) – Jeff Thomas
• Brandon Etheridge (Independent Dance Instructor) – Heidi DeJonckheere
• Desiree Mainous (Arthur Murray Dance Studio – Cincinnati) – Phillip Gill
• Jozsef Parragh (Independent Dance Instructor) – Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney
• Josh Tilford (Independent Dance Instructor) – Rhonda Whitaker
• Alyenendrov (Lenny) Tsorokean (Phoenix Rising Ballroom) – Halle Quinn 

THE HOSTS:  Chris O’Brien & Janeen Coyle (“Married With Microphones,” 103.5 WGRR-FM) 

THE JUDGES:   

• Douglas Beal (Independent Dance Instructor)
• Barbara Hauser (2015 Dancing for the Stars alum; Manager, Ohio Government & Community Relations, Procter & Gamble)
• Pam Kravetz (2018 Dancing for the Stars third place winner; nationally-recognized artist, arts educator, and Project Manager for ArtWorks)
• Steve Valerius (2018 Dancing for the Stars alum; President Individual Division, Ameritas Life Insurance)

EVENT COMMITTEE:  Amal Daoud, Terry Foster, Sue Gilkey, Jim Howland, Ginger Loftin, Rosemary Schlachter, Phil Schworer, and Tracey Skale. 

EVENT SPONSORS:  TriHealth – Presenting Sponsor, Arthur Murray – Cincinnati, Doreen Beatrice, Bonita Brockert, Brandon Etheridge, Graphic Village, Pebble Creek Group, Jozsef Parragh, Phoenix Rising Ballroom, Josh Tilford. 

TWELVE YEARS OF DANCING FOR THE STARS WINNERS:

• 2007:     Dr. O’dell Owens (former Hamilton County Coroner)
• 2008:     Jenell Walton (former WCPO-TV9 Anchor and Reporter)
• 2009:     Phil Schworer (past President, Cincinnati Bar Association; Environmental Lawyer, Frost, Brown and Todd)
• 2010:     Donna Speigel (Owner, The Snooty Fox)
• 2011:     Dr. Tracey Skale (Chief Medical Officer, Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services)
• 2012:     Regina Russo (former Director of Marketing and Communications, Cincinnati Art Museum)
• 2013:     Chris Seelbach (Cincinnati City Councilman)
• 2014:     Neal Schulte (Founder & President, Schulte Financial Group, LLC)
• 2015:     Johnny Chu (Owner, AmerAsia Kungfood Restaurant)
• 2016:     Jay Lame (Financial Analyst, Lenox Wealth Management)
• 2017:     Rohan Hemani (Procter & Gamble Fabric Care Intrapenuer)
• 2018:     Dr. Marcia Bowling (Gynecologic Oncology, The Christ Hospital Network)

CINCINNATI ARTS ASSOCIATION’S ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS

CAA’s Education Department promotes life-long learning through its programs, which are diverse, multidisciplinary, and accessible to all ages and cultural groups. SchoolTime presents a series of programs that feature nationally-recognized artists at CAA’s two venues (the Aronoff Center and Music Hall), and Artists On Tour brings the finest local artists in the region to Tri-state schools for interactive arts experiences aligned with the curriculum.

The Overture Awards Scholarship Competition is the largest locally-run arts scholarship competition in the country.  The program annually provides a $4,000 scholarship to six area high school students for education and training, with 18 finalists each winning a $1,000 scholarship. Each year, nearly 500 students are nominated by their schools to compete in one of six artistic disciplines: Creative Writing, Dance, Instrumental Music, Theater, Visual Art, or Vocal Music. There are three levels of competition: Regional, Semi-Finals, and Final.

The Overture Awards was developed to recognize, encourage, and reward excellence in the arts among Tri-state students in grades 9-12. It also provides students an opportunity to share their talents and interests among their peers in a supportive environment outside of their individual schools.  Now in its 22^nd year, The Overture Awards was launched in 1996 by the Cinergy Foundation and Leadership Cincinnati (a Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce program).

Founded in 1992, the Cincinnati Arts Association (CAA) is a not-for-profit organization that oversees the programming and management of two 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 more than 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, including Cincinnati Ballet, Cincinnati Opera, Cincinnati Symphony/Pops Orchestras, May Festival, and Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Cincinnati, presented by TriHealth. Since the inception of its acclaimed arts education programs in 1995, CAA has reached nearly 1.6 million students.

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JEFF TWEEDY – WARM TOUR
APRIL 17, 2019 – CINCINNATI MUSIC HALL BALLROOM

JEFF TWEEDY ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL 2019 US TOUR DATES
WATCH PERFORMANCE ON JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! ON JANUARY 9 

Tickets on sale Friday, January 11 at 7:00 PM

PRAISE FOR WARM 

“WARM jettisons the cryptic mystery that marked Wilco’s best work and gets down to what matters in the most direct terms: family and creativity, life and death, sadness and hope, all rendered with weary empathy.”  — Wall Street Journal 

“A moral guidebook from a songwriter who sings with such compassion that even his simplest advice (‘Don’t forget to brush your teeth’) can make your eyes well up.” — Pitchfork 

“[WARM is] proof that Jeff Tweedy’s non-Wilco detours have become more than mere side projects to fill gaps between albums but rather, precious, intimate portraits of a songwriter who’s willing to openly display more of his scars than ever before.” — Rolling Stone

PRAISE FOR LET’S GO (SO WE CAN GET BACK)

“Let’s Go is especially enlightening, a rock ‘n’ roll book that quietly dismantles what we expect from rock ‘n’ roll books.” — Pitchfork 

“One of the best and most revealing memoirs in years.” — The Ringer

“Let’s Go shows how Tweedy’s prolific and musically varied career is the result of a restless creative streak that helped him find meaning and a place in the world.” — The Washington Post

CINCINNATI, OH – Jeff Tweedy has just announced additional US tour dates in support of his album, WARM, released this past November via dBpm Records. His WARM Tour plays the Cincinnati Music Hall Ballroom on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 7:30 PM. The show is part of Cincinnati Arts Association’s 2018-19 Presenting Season.

Tickets go on sale Friday, January 11 at 7:00 PM at www.CincinnatiArts.org, (513) 621-ARTS [2787], and the Aronoff Center and Music Hall Ticket Offices.

Additionally, Jeff Tweedy will appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on January 9, performing songs off WARM.  Jeff’s last television appearance was on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, shortly before the release of his intimate and wryly honest memoir (and New York Times Bestseller) LET’S GO (SO WE CAN GET BACK).  Since then, he’s sold out an East Coast and Midwest book tour, played four consecutive sold-out shows at Largo, and has garnered astounding praise for WARM, receiving “Best New Music” by Pitchfork and being included on many year-end lists such as Rolling Stone, Consequence of Sound, Wall Street Journal, and Aquarium Drunkard.

LISTEN TO WARM –
https://linktr.ee/wilco

WATCH “I KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE” VIDEO –
https://youtu.be/zz2v2Ix7FwE

WATCH “SOME BIRDS” VIDEO –
https://youtu.be/H2nqD7kgNPA

PURCHASE LET’S GO (SO WE CAN GET BACK) –
https://bit.ly/2NRbBlW

JEFF TWEEDY TOUR DATES (new dates in bold)
Thu. Jan. 3 – Los Angeles, CA @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre [SOLD OUT]
Fri. Jan. 4 – Los Angeles, CA @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre [SOLD OUT]
Sun. Jan. 6 – Los Angeles, CA @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre [SOLD OUT]
Mon. Jan. 7 – Los Angeles, CA @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre [SOLD OUT]
Wed. Feb. 27 – Iowa City, IA @ Englert Theatre w/ Buck Meek [SOLD OUT]
Thu. Feb. 28 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant w/ Buck Meek [SOLD OUT]
Fri. March 1 – Oklahoma City, OK @ The Auditorium w/ Buck Meek [SOLD OUT]
Sun. March 3 – Dallas, TX @ Majestic Theatre w/ Buck Meek
Mon. March 4 – Austin, TX @ Paramount Theatre w/ Buck Meek [SOLD OUT]
Thu. March 7 – Germantown, TN @ Germantown Performing Arts Center w/ Buck Meek
Fri. March 8 – Birmingham, AL @ Lyric Theatre w/ Buck Meek [SOLD OUT]
Sat. March 9 – Macon, GA @ Hargray Capitol Theatre w/ Buck Meek
Mon. March 11 – Ponte Vedra, FL @ Ponte Vedra Concert Hall w/ James Elkington [SOLD
UT]
Tue. March 12 – Tallahassee, FL @ The Moon w/ James Elkington
Thu. March 14 – Tampa, FL @ Tampa Theatre w/ James Elkington
Fri. March 15 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ The Parker Playhouse w/ James Elkington
Sun. March 17 – Orlando, FL @ The Plaza Live Theatre w/ James Elkington
Tue. March 19 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel w/ James Elkington [SOLD OUT]
Wed. March 20 – Nashville, TN @ James K. Polk Theater w/ James Elkington
Thu. March 21 – Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room @ Old National Centre w/ James
Elkington
Sun. March 31 – Columbus, OH @ Davidson Theatre w/ Buck Meek
Mon. April 1 – Ann Arbor, MI @ Michigan Theater w/ Buck Meek
Wed. April 3 – Toronto, ON @ The Queen Elizabeth Theatre w/ Buck Meek
Thu. April 4 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Carnegie Lecture Hall of Oakland w/ Buck Meek
Sat. April 6 – Boston, MA @ Berklee Performance Center w/ Buck Meek
Mon. April 8 – New York, NY @ The Town Hall w/ James Elkington
Tue. April 9 – New York, NY @ The Town Hall w/ James Elkington
Wed. April 10 – Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theatre w/ James Elkington
Fri. April 12 – Savannah, GA @ Lucas Theatre for the Arts
Sat. April 13 – Decatur, GA @ Amplify Decatur/Decatur Square
Sun. April 14 – Chattanooga, TN @ Walker Theatre w/ James Elkington
Tue. April 16 – Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall w/ James Elkington
Wed. April 17 – Cincinnati, OH @ Cincinnati Music Hall Ballroom w/ James Elkington
Thu. April 18 – Champaign, IL @ Virginia Theatre w/ James Elkington

WILCO TOUR DATES
Wed. June 12 – Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
Thu. June 13 – Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
Sat. June 15 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
Sun. June 16 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso [SOLD OUT]
Tue. June 18 – Lille, FR @ Aeronef Club
Wed. June 19 – Rouen, FR @ Le 106
Thu. June 20 – La Rochelle, FR @ La Sirene
Sat. June 22 – Vitoria-Gasteiz, ES @ Azkena Rock Festival
Fri. June 28 – Sun. June 30 – North Adams, MA @ Solid Sound Festival 

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CINCINNATI ARTS ASSOCIATION SPONSORS 

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

SEASON PRESENTING SPONSORS:  21C Museum Hotel, Cincinnati Herald, CityBeat, Courtyard Marriott & Residence Inn-Rookwood, Heidelberg Distributing, Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza, Hyatt Regency-Cincinnati, Macy’s, Pepsi, Prosource, Skyline Chili, TriHealth, Ultimate Air Shuttle, USI

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 1.6 million students. For more information, visit www.CincinnatiArts.org.

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CINCINNATI, OH – Magician/Comedian, Netflix star, and social media sensation Justin Willman will bring his Magic in Real Life Tour to the Cincinnati Music Hall Ballroom for one night only on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at 7:30 PM. The show is part of Cincinnati Arts Association’s 2018-19 Presenting Season.

Tickets go on sale Friday, December 21 at 10:00 AM at www.CincinnatiArts.org, (513) 621-ARTS [2787], and the Aronoff Center and Music Hall Ticket Offices. Group discount tickets for ten or more are available by calling (513) 977-4157.

Justin Willman has cemented himself as one of today’s most prolific entertainers. This summer, Willman premiered his six-episode magic series on Netflix entitled Magic For Humans with Justin Willman. In the series, Willman brings his skills as a magician to the strange and misunderstood subcultures of America, while incorporating his disarming demeanor into street magic and social experiments that will boggle the mind. Upon premiering, the show instantly became one of the most streamed shows on Netflix with clips from the show garnering over 100 million views to date across social media, even sparking a viral meme. Indiewire called Willman the “perfect magician/hybrid prototype with incredible comedic timing,” and Rotten Tomatoes currently has the show listed at an 88% audience approval.

Willman also recently announced his new residency aptly called The Magic Show at the historic and swanky Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles. The Magic Show will be an intimate performance in a hidden, unmarked theater inside the hotel, and upon announcing the show, all performances sold out almost immediately.

The L.A. Times exclaimed that Willman is “a new breed of magician who’s making magic cool again for grown-ups.” Playboy Magazine dubbed him “the freshest and funniest magician working today,” and Time Outhailed that his show “has to be seen to be disbelieved.”

Prior to Magic for Humans, Willman was known for his multiple appearances on The Tonight Show, Ellen, and Conan. He also performed live at the White House for the Obama Family. His debut comedy/magic special Sleight of Mouth premiered on Comedy Central in 2015 to rave reviews.

Willman is also a consultant & writer for film/television productions like America’s Got Talent, The Goldbergs, and Disney’s upcoming feature film Magic Camp.

Justin was born in St. Louis, lives in Los Angeles, and does not own a rabbit.

Learn more about Justin Willman

• Justin Comedy Central Special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb4oqayBZlw
• Justin on Leno: https://vimeo.com/76889629
• Justin on Ellen: http://youtu.be/i2_MQekyIXk
• Justin on CONAN: https://youtu.be/CHteFqU-7Hs
• Justin Live Show Clip:  https://youtu.be/Fqv0K6seOgM 
• Justin’s website: www.justinwillman.com
• Justin Willman and Jillian Sipkins Magical Wedding Dance
• Justin & Jill’s Drunk History

CINCINNATI ARTS ASSOCIATION SPONSORS

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

SEASON PRESENTING SPONSORS:  21C Museum Hotel, Cincinnati Herald, CityBeat, Courtyard Marriott & Residence Inn-Rookwood, Heidelberg Distributing, Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza, Hyatt Regency-Cincinnati, Macy’s, Pepsi, Prosource, Skyline Chili, TriHealth, Ultimate Air Shuttle, Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, Inc.

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 1.6 million students. For more information, visit www.CincinnatiArts.org.

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