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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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October 9, 2017 · 4:53 pm

Findlay Market and Cincinnati Arts Association Announce Partnership to Enhance Concession Experience at Music Hall

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New items to include Findlay Market Tasting Trays
and a signature craft cocktail by Molly Wellman

(Cincinnati, OH) – Findlay Market and the Cincinnati Arts Association (CAA) are pleased to announce a partnership to enhance the guest experience at Music Hall during its Grand Opening Celebration and beyond.  The historic performing arts venue reopens to the public this weekend after an extensive renovation with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s Music Hall Grand Opening Weekend concerts on Friday-Saturday, October 6-7 at 8:00 PM and a “Re(new)ed Community Open House Celebration,” presented by ArtsWave, on Saturday, October 7 from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM, featuring more than fifty performances and activities.

Findlay Market, Ohio’s oldest continuously operated public market, is a trusted source for high quality, locally sourced, and fresh food and will be working with independently-owned market vendors to create “Findlay Market Tasting Trays” for Music Hall guests.

Each Findlay Market Tasting Tray will feature an individual Findlay Market or Findlay Kitchen business.  The vendors will rotate on a monthly basis, giving Music Hall guests the opportunity to taste a variety of small bites from a diverse group of foodpreneurs.  The program will kick off this month with two merchants: Dean’s Mediterranean Imports and The Rhined.

Marianne Hamilton, Director of Food Innovation for the Corporation for Findlay Market, has been working with CAA and Findlay Market vendors for more than a year on this project.  “We are thrilled to be in partnership with the newly reopened Music Hall, allowing us to extend the unparalleled new guest experience to exciting new culinary offerings,” said Hamilton. “This is a unique opportunity for guests to enjoy a tasting of the local artisan food scene, handcrafted by new and longtime Findlay Market favorites.”

Findlay Kitchen, Findlay Market’s shared use incubator commercial kitchen, and the market will also offer budding food entrepreneurs the opportunity to showcase their wares to Music Hall audiences with occasional “pop-up” experiences in addition to items available at the concession stands. 

Supporting CAA and Findlay Market in this creative endeavor is a Culinary Council of some of Cincinnati’s brightest food and beverage stars.  Serving in an advisory capacity, these friends of Music Hall and Findlay Market and nationally-recognized “tastemakers” are contributing their expertise to help develop exciting new concepts that can be translated into the theater setting.  Serving on this esteemed committee are:

  • Jean-Robert de Cavel (JR Group:  Jean-Robert’s Table, Restaurant L , French Crust Café and Bistro, Le Bar a Boeuf, etc.)
  • David Falk (Boca Restaurant Group: Boca, Nada, Sotto)
  • Marianne Hamilton (Findlay Market)
  • Kevin Hart (HART & CRU)
  • Molly Wellmann (Wellmann’s Brands).

“We are very excited about our new partnership between Findlay Market and Music Hall – two National Historic Landmarks which are connected by the Cincinnati Connector Streetcar,” said Scott Santangelo, CAA’s Director of Operations – Music Hall. “We look forward to sharing these new concession options with our Music Hall guests, and are grateful to our friends at Findlay Market, their vendors, and our illustrious Culinary Council of food and beverage experts for their invaluable support and advice.”

The partnership between Findlay Market and CAA grew out of a larger Music Hall Guest Experience initiative being led by the creative agency Brave Berlin.  The goal of the initiative is to enhance the guest experience at Music Hall in a variety of areas, including concessions.  In addition to the Findlay Market Tasting Trays, Music Hall will feature the following enhanced concession options:

  • A signature craft cocktail – “The Rose Window” – created by Cincinnati’s pre-eminent mixologist, Molly Wellmann.  The vodka based cocktail is made with Cointreau, cranberry juice and rose water.
  • Local craft beers, including Rhinegeist Bubbles, Truth, and Cougar
  • Premium wine selections in partnership with Hart & Cru
  • The addition of Bulleit Bourbon, Hendricks Gin, and Titos Vodka as premium liquor options
  • Wine flights and craft cocktails for select Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) events
  • Premium chocolates from Divine’s European Chocolates, including milk- and dark-chocolate Turtles and hand-dipped caramel rods
  • Premium drip coffee by local fair trade coffee provider, Oakley Artisan Roasters

FINDLAY MARKET
The Corporation for Findlay Market (CFFM) is a private non-profit corporation founded in 2000 to manage Findlay Market following its renovation in 2002 and 2003. On July 1, 2004, CFFM and the City of Cincinnati entered into a lease and management agreement that authorize CFFM to manage and operate the market. The Corporation for Findlay Market is a tax-exempt 501(C)3 organization.

CINCINNATI MUSIC HALL
Cincinnati’s historic performing arts venue reopens on October 7, 2017 after a stunning and extensive $143 renovation – one of the most impressive and all-encompassing transformations in the venue’s history. Built in 1878 with private money raised from what is believed to be the nation’s first matching grant fund drive, this classic entertainment venue is considered one of the best and most beautiful concert theaters in the world, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1975. Home to the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (the sixth oldest symphony orchestra in the country), the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, the Cincinnati Opera (the nation’s second-oldest opera company), the Cincinnati Ballet, and the May Festival (the longest-running choral festival in the Western hemisphere), Music Hall originally served the City as its first convention center.

CINCINNATI ARTS ASSOCIATION
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 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, including Cincinnati Ballet, Cincinnati May Festival, Cincinnati Opera, Cincinnati Symphony/Pops Orchestras, and Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Cincinnati, presented by TriHealth. Since the inception of its acclaimed arts education programs in 1995, CAA has reached more than 1.5 million students. 

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October 2, 2017 · 4:41 pm

JERRY SEINFELD to Appear On Stage at Aronoff Center

CAA_Jerry Seinfeld Live logoCINCINNATI, OH
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3 at 7pm

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6 AT 10am!

America’s premier comedian, Jerry Seinfeld, will be performing his signature stand-up routine at the Aronoff Center. Seinfeld has been hailed for his uncanny ability to joke about the little things in life that relate to audiences everywhere. Seinfeld now sets his sights on performing both nationally and internationally in 2018.

His tour will visit the Aronoff Center in Cincinnati on Saturday, February 3 at 7pm.

This show is on sale Friday, October 6 at 10am!

Tickets available online at CincinnatiArts.org, the Aronoff Center Ticket Office or charge by phone 513-621-2787.

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August 7, 2017 · 3:22 pm

BRAIN CANDY LIVE! | Thu., Nov. 30 | Aronoff Center

ONE NIGHT ONLY!

 CAA_Brain Candy Live promo

NOVEMBER 30 – ARONOFF CENTER 

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, AUGUST 11

FOLLOWING 40 CITY SPRING TOUR THAT THRILLED PACKED HOUSES NIGHTLY
24 CITIES ADDED TO 2017 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR THIS FALL

ADAM SAVAGE AND MICHAEL STEVENS HAVE JOINED FORCES
FOR THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND THEATER EXPERIENCE

(Cincinnati, OH) – MagicSpace Entertainment is happy to report the new live show BRAIN CANDY LIVE!, starring Adam Savage, editor-in-chief of Tested.com and former co-host of the Emmy-nominated Discovery series “MythBusters,” and Michael Stevens, creator of award-winning YouTube Channel “Vsauce” have added 24 cities to their 2017 tour starting in Providence, RI on November 14.  The much-anticipated tour plays the Aronoff Center’s Procter & Gamble Hall for one night only on Thursday, November 30 at 7:30 PM as part of the Cincinnati Arts Association’s 2017-18 Season.

Tickets are $68, $58, and $45 (additional service fees may apply; ticket prices/fees subject to change) and go on sale Friday, August 11 at 10:00 AM at www.CincinnatiArts.org, (513) 621-ARTS [2787], and the Aronoff Center Ticket Office.  Group discount tickets for 10 or more are available by calling (513) 977-4157.  A limited number of VIP tickets are available at $150 each and include a prime seat location in the front orchestra, an exclusive meet-and-greet and photo opportunity with Adam Savage and Michael Stevens, a signed 8×10 photo, and a special VIP meet-and-greet laminate.

Adam Savage and Michael Stevens have joined forces to bring this one of a kind interactive, hands-on, minds-on theatrical experience to cities across the US.  They’re master explainers, bringing along their crazy toys, incredible tools and mind-blowing demonstrations for a celebration of curiosity that literally has audiences shouting “more” after their favorites.  Audiences are engaged and enthusiastic test subjects and participants as they spend two hours laughing, learning and exploring during a theatrical experience like no other.

Every night, Savage and Stevens literally can’t wait to unleash their collective sense of wonder, curiosity and fun for each new audience.  They’re inviting everyone to join-in and get their minds messy as their demonstrations leap off the stage. Adam and Michael’s BRAIN CANDY LIVE!  experience is like a two-hour play date with Walt Disney, Willy Wonka and Albert Einstein.

Smart is the new superpower and two of this planet’s most entertaining everyday heroes are coming to your town to rescue you and your family from boredom. Join them as they use their secret recipe of fun, surprise, excitement (and just a pinch of danger) to cook-up and deliver an explosive batch of magical Brain Candy to every mind in the audience.

Minds were indeed hungry for Brain Candy Live!, as it played to packed houses of energetic fans across the country, with many sold-out performances! The spring tour performed in 40 cities including New York City, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Detroit and LA.  By popular demand the tour added cities in the North, East, Midwest and Canada including Providence, RI November 14; New Brunswick, NJ, November 15; Morristown, NJ, November 16;  Stamford, CT, November 17; Boston, MA, November 18; Philadelphia, PA, November 19; Rochester, NY, November 21; Buffalo, NY, November 22; London, ON, November 23; Kitchener, ON, November 24; Toronto, ON, November 25; Midland,, MI, November 26;, Columbus, OH, November 28; Kalamazoo, MI, November 29; Cincinnati, OH, November 30; Milwaukee, WI, December 1; Des Moines, IA, December 2; Minneapolis, MN, December 3; Kansas City, MO, December 5; St. Louis, MO, December 6; Louisville, KY, December 7; Akron, OH, December 8; Charlotte, NC,  December 9; and North Charleston, SC, December 10.

For tour details, visit http://www.braincandylive.com/.

About Adam Savage
One of the most highly regarded and watched series on Discovery Channel, “MythBusters” ran for 14 earth-shattering years. Co-executive produced and Co-hosted by Savage, the show mixed scientific method with problem solving gleeful curiosity and plain old-fashioned ingenuity to confirm or bust myths, popular misconceptions and creating its own signature style of explosive experimentation. Today, in addition to creating content for his website Tested.com, Adam has become a proponent for making, working with the White House to encourage kids and adults alike to get their hands dirty. He’s also a regular at conventions across the country, where his elaborate and handmade costumes (such as Totoro at New York Comic Con) attract much attention … and hugs.

About Michael Stevens
Michaels’ passion for learning, science and making curiosity contagious led him to create Vsauce in 2010. The YouTube channel captures attention with fun questions like, “What Color Is A Mirror?” “Can You Count Past Infinity?” and “Why Are Things Creepy?” Now reaching a collective 17 million subscribers with video views in excess of 2 billion, Vsauce has grown into one of the largest educational networks on the web. Last year, it received the Webby for Best Science and Education Network.

About Michael Weber 
Adam Savage, Michael Stevens and director Michael Weber are the brains behind Brain Candy. Widely respected for his innovation, problem-solving and storytelling abilities, Scientific American Magazine wrote, “Michael Weber is a walking Swiss Army Knife.” He has worked with a veritable “Who’s Who” of writers, directors and performers including Daren Aronofsky, Christian Bale, Don Cheadle, Wes Craven, Mos Def, Robert DeNiro, Tom Hanks, Hugh Jackman, David Mamet, Errol Morris, Jack Nicholson, Christopher Nolan, Edward Norton, Julia Roberts, Aaron Sorkin, Martin Scorsese, George Wolfe and Robert Zemeckis. Weber’s work can be seen in dozens of plays and feature films including Forest Gump, Angels in America, The Parent Trap, The Illusionist, Top Dog Underdog, The Prestige, A Year of Magical Thinking and Ocean’s 13. Recent projects include a zero-gravity show to be performed on the International Space Station, an interactive candy store that allows kids to make a gumball travel over 250 miles an hour before they chew it and a magic show for the blind that takes place entirely in the dark.

About MagicSpace Entertainment
Brain Candy Live! is produced by MagicSpace Entertainment. The company is headed by Lee D. Marshall, Joe Marsh, John Ballard, Steve Boulay and Bruce Granath and has been producing and presenting national tours, Broadway shows, concerts and museum exhibits worldwide for over 30 years. Consistently one of the top promoters in North America, MagicSpace Entertainment typically produces and presents more than 250 events in 75 cities per year.  They have offices in Park City and Salt Lake City, UT. www.magicspace.net

CINCINNATI ARTS ASSOCIATION SPONSORS

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

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

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July 31, 2017 · 1:25 pm

DADA RAFIKI: A Celebration of Sisterhood | Fri., October 27 | Aronoff Center

CCA_Dada Rakiki logoOctober 27, 2017 – Aronoff Center

 CINCINNATI, OH – Award-winning Artist/Poet Annie Ruth and the Cincinnati Arts Association are proud to present Dada Rafiki: A Celebration of Sisterhood, an empowering, inspirational cultural gathering celebrating remarkable women in the community by honoring their spirit and the legacy of their service and accomplishments. This inspirational multicultural celebration comes to the Aronoff Center’s Procter & Gamble Hall on Friday, October 27 at 7:00 PM.  Doors open at 6:00 PM, with a pre-show performance in the Otto M. Budig Lobby featuring artists from the Cincinnati Arts Association’s Artists on Tour arts education program. 

Tickets are $25.00 in advance and $35.00 at the door and are on sale now at www.CincinnatiArts.org, (513) 621-2787 [ARTS], and the Aronoff Center Ticket Office. Group rates are available at (513) 977-4157.

Dada Rafiki is a Greater Cincinnati treasure for its unique approach, style, and purpose. It is the only event of its kind that is Afrocentric, yet welcoming to a multicultural audience. Dada Rafiki showcases multiple artistic forms, such as spoken word, music, song from several genres, various types of dance, and visual art — all in one setting.

Dada Rafiki (pronounced Dah-Dah RAH fee-KEE), which means “sister friend” in the Kiswahili language of East Africa, promotes a shared sense of sisterhood, inclusiveness, and unity in an exuberant, safe arts environment. Dada Rafiki is fun, engaging, and celebratory, while emphasizing heritage, history, and originality. It incorporates mainstream as well as lesser known, but up-and-coming, performances in the vocal and gospel arts, the visual arts, dance, and inspirational spoken word to uplift and praise the awe-inspiring “everyday” women in our community and simultaneously to enlighten the audience. This year, thirty multicultural women that serve the community will be celebrated. Dada Rafiki does not exclude men; in fact, men are welcome to attend.  In today’s world, many awesome men are proud to support and acclaim the women in their lives.

Hosted by WLWT-TV5 News Anchor Courtis Fuller, the celebration features a variety of artists, including world-touring singer-songwriter Dee Dee Foster, nationally-acclaimed dancer/choreographer Stafford Berry (Taft Museum of Art 2017 Duncanson Artist in Residence), a regional and community-wide mass choir under the direction of Dr. Catherine Roma, Emmy Award-winning spoken soul artist JaHipster, Gospel artist Janice Napier, and a host of distinguished performing artists, with special pre-show appearances by select performers and musicians from the Cincinnati Arts Association’s Artists on Tour arts education program. Annie Ruth will close out the evening with a special performance of her signature poem. As a special community outreach effort for this year, there will be a free distribution of Dada Rafiki story cards that patrons can collect during the preshow and afterwards to learn more about the remarkable stories of the women being celebrated.

2017 Dada Rafiki Honorees:

Teresa “Teri” Anderson Singer/Songwriter, Recording Artist &
Founder, ZBD Productions, LLC
Verneida Britton National Underground Railroad
Freedom Center
Denise Bryers President/CEO, Bootcamp Cincinnati
Stephanie Wright Byrd Cincy Preschool Promise
Darimelle D. Davis Founder/President, Helping Hands for
the Nations, Inc.
Dr. Vanessa Jones Enoch Cultural Impact LLC, President
Susan Upton Farley Mayor, Village of Woodlawn
Laura Ford-Harris Women & Girls Advocate
Heather Hallenberg Retired, ArtsWave, Director of
Grantmaking and Strategic Initiatives
Barbara Anderson Harris District Administrator, Greater
Cincinnati District, Ohio North First
Jurisdiction
Ewanki  Moore-Hawkins Director, University of Cincinnati,
African American Cultural & Resource
Center
Holly Jenkins Founder, Restart Your Life Now, Inc
Tracy Johnson Administrator, Providence Pavilion
Rehabilitation & Nursing Center
Delores Lindsay Founder/President and CEO, The
Healthcare Connection
Tonya Marie Matthews, PhD President/CEO, Michigan Science
Center
Gwen McFarlin Springfield Township Trustee
Eula Melson Educator & Community Volunteer
Ricci Michaels Community Artist & Founder,
Urban Expression 101 Project
Mona Harrison Morrow-Johnson Community Affairs Director, WCPO
Channel 9
Jeaunita Olowe Managing Director, Bi-Okoto Cultural
Center
Bishop Todd O’Neal Pastor, House of Joy Educator,
Cincinnati Public Schools
Julia O’Neal Arts Advocate & Community Volunteer,
New American Arts Gallery II
Francie Pepper Community Leader
Delores Rowland Founder, Brighter Day Bookstore
Alisha Stevenson Cincinnati Police Department
Sallie E. Westheimer 4C’s for Children
Homa Yavar Civic Leader (National Underground
Railroad Freedom Center & Islamic
Center of Greater Cincinnati)
Brenda Zechmeister Community Arts Advocate

ABOUT THE CREATOR OF DADA RAFIKI
Annie Ruth has received critical acclaim for her work in the community – fusing her artistic talents with arts education and collaborating with major cultural institutions to bring art directly to communities throughout the United States and abroad. For more information about the history of Dada Rafiki and how to help empower young women in the community, visitwww.dadarafiki.net.

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