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February 10, 2016 · 6:02 am

Celtic Woman Celebrates #1 World Music Album, Destiny | Tour plays Aronoff Center on March 24, 2016

CAA_Celtic Women Destiny promoCELTIC WOMAN CELEBRATES #1 WORLD MUSIC ALBUM, DESTINY
Ninth Album #1 Debut on Billboard’s World Albums Chart

Thursday, March 24, 2016 – 7:00 PM
Aronoff Center – Procter & Gamble Hall

New York, NY. February 1, 2016 – Irish music sensation CELTIC WOMAN celebrates the release of its newest album, DESTINY, which debuted #1 on Billboard’s World Music Chart in January. The release marks their 9th record to debut at the #1 spot in their decade-long career and continues to hold the #1 slot for a 2nd straight week.

Celtic Woman will perform songs from DESTINY on its 85-city North American tour that stops at the Aronoff Center’s Procter & Gamble Hall for one night only on Thursday, March 24 at 7:00pm.  Tickets prices start at $48.25 (prices subject to change) and are on sale now at www.CincinnatiArts.org, (513) 621-ARTS [2787], and the Aronoff Center Ticket Office.

Watch the Destiny trailer:

The heart of Ireland beats strongly throughout the ​tour featuring​ an entirely new production ​showcasing vocalists Mairéad Carlin, Susan McFadden and newest member Éabha McMahon along with Celtic violinist and founding member Máiréad Nesbitt, accompanied by a group of equally talented musicians and dancers.

DESTINY CD/DVD (Manhattan Records) is Celtic Woman’s 10th CD and first of all-new material since 2011’s Believe.  DESTINY features a fresh fusion of traditional Irish music and modern songcraft, including theWaterboys classic “The Whole of the Moon,” Ed Sheeran’s “I See Fire,” from The Hobbit film, ​Mutt Lange’s “Walk Beside Me” and the popular video game ​ theme, “Skyrim.”  ​As Ireland commemorates the events of 100 years ago that led to its nation’s independence, Celtic Woman offers a rousing version of  “Óró sé do bheatha ‘bhaile,” an anthem closely connected with the 1916 uprising. The all-female ensemble also delivers timeless traditional Irish songs such as  “Bean Pháidín” and “Siúil A Run” highlighting the beauty of Ireland’s heritage and its Gaelic language, plus audience favorites “Amazing Grace” and “You Raise Me Up.”

The companion DVD Destiny: Live in Concert was filmed in Dublin in the Round Room at the Mansion House, the historic home of the Lord Mayor of Dublin.  The concert has already begun airing on local public television stations as the latest in Celtic Woman’s lengthy series of successful PBS television concert specials.

The multi-platinum, all-female ensemble made its debut on PBS in 2005 and has achieved massive success encompassing 10 chart-topping albums, nine PBS specials, over eight million albums sold, and platinum sales in nine countries. Celtic Woman regularly performs to sellout audiences across six continents and 23 countries, with an especially devoted following in America.

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February 9, 2016 · 6:18 am

Cincinnati Arts Association’s 2016 Overture Awards Finals Competition

CAA_Overture Awards logoCINCINNNATI, OH – The Cincinnati Arts Association (CAA) is proud to present the 2016 Overture Awards Finals Competition. The Overture Awards provides $4,000 each to six area high school students for education and training expenses, with eighteen finalists each winning $1,000. The program also provides a $2,500 Arts Educator Award for Excellence in Arts Instruction.

The Overture Awards Finals Competition and Awards Ceremony will be held on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 1:00 PM at the Aronoff Center’s Jarson-Kaplan Theater. Winners will be announced immediately following the competition.

This year, 493 students were nominated by their schools to compete in one of six artistic disciplines: Creative Writing, Dance, Instrumental Music, Theater, Visual Art, and Vocal Music. 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. There are three levels of competition: Regional, Semi-Final, and Final.

The Overture Awards Regional Competitions were held on January 9 at the Aronoff Center for the Arts, Immanuel United Methodist Church (Lakeside Park, KY), Northern Kentucky University, and the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music. The top 20 percent of competitors in each discipline advanced to the Semi-Finals, which were held at the Aronoff Center on January 29-30. Twenty-four finalists (four in each discipline) will compete in the Finals Competition at the Aronoff Center’s Jarson-Kaplan Theater on February 27.

Now in its 20th year, The Overture Awards was launched in 1996 by the Cinergy Foundation (now Duke Energy) and Leadership Cincinnati (a program of the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce). The Overture Awards is funded and administered by the Cincinnati Arts Association, which operates and manages the Aronoff Center and Music Hall. The Overture Awards also relies on hundreds of volunteers from the community who help raise funds, adjudicate and manage the competitions, and nurture the program.

THE OVERTURE AWARDS ARE ENDOWED BY THE OTTO M. BUDIG FAMILY FOUNDATION.

Overture Awards Presenting Sponsors:  TriHealth; The Eleanora C.U. Alms Trust, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee; Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc.

Scholarship Sponsors:  Arthur Murray – Cincinnati, Doreen Beatrice, Douglas Beal, Bonita Brockert, Cincinnati Ballroom Company, Jozsef Parragh, Pebble Creek Group, Phoenix Rising Ballroom,  Summerfair Cincinnati, Josh Tilford, Western & Southern Financial Fund, The William O. Purdy, Jr. Foundation

Competition Sponsors:  Immanuel United Methodist Church (Lakeside Park, KY), Northern Kentucky University, University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music

Printing Sponsor:  Crest Graphics

THE 2016 OVERTURE AWARDS FINALISTS

CREATIVE WRITING

  • Presley Hargis – grade 11, Conner High School
  • Jaye Johnson – grade 12, Wyoming High School
  • Olivia Short – grade 11, Mother of Mercy High School
  • Jessica Sommerville – grade 11, William Mason High School

DANCE

  • Annika HsI – grade 9, Walnut Hills High School / Northern Cincinnati Youth Ballet
  • Mary Lyn Moore – grade 12, School for Creative & Performing Arts / Just Off Broadway
  • Helga Paris-Morales – grade 10, School for Creative & Performing Arts  / CCM Preparatory
  • Drake Phouasavanh – grade 10, Conner High School

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

  • Isabella Geis – grade 12, Walnut Hills High School
  • Jocelyn Kang – grade 11, William Mason High School
  • Sarah Tan – grade 10, Indian Hill High School
  • Lindsey Wong – grade 9, Sycamore High School

THEATER

  • Melissa Campbell – grade 12, McCready Voice Studio / Wyoming High School
  • Sam Johnson – grade 12, Boone County High School
  • Cameron Nalley – grade 11, School for Creative & Performing Arts
  • Erin Niebuhr – grade 12, St. Ursula Academy

VISUAL ART

  • Samantha Goldizen – grade 12, Mother of Mercy High School
  • Lauren Questell – grade 12, Indian Hill High School
  • Nicholas Robles – grade 12, Wyoming High School
  • Samuel Smith – grade 10, Loveland High School

VOCAL MUSIC

  • Anna Donnelly – grade 12, Walnut Hills High School
  • Abigail O’Rourke – grade 12, Alison Acord / Walnut Hills High School
  • James Rootring – grade 12, Karl Resnik Studio / Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy
  • Logan Wagner – grade 12, Dixie Heights High School

Arts Educator Award For Excellence in Arts Instruction

The Arts Educator Award promotes and rewards excellence in arts instruction throughout Greater Cincinnati. An educator who teaches any of the following arts disciplines may be nominated: Creative Writing, Dance, Instrumental Music, Theater, Visual Art, and Vocal Music. They can be a high school arts specialist, teaching artist working with high school students, or an arts professional or educator providing private lessons or instruction. Nominations for the award must come from students between the ages of 14-19 who are currently enrolled in high school. Nominations are made by submitting an on-line application with a three-minute video about why the nominee is an exemplary arts educator.

The winner of the 2016 award will receive $2,500, and two finalists will receive $500 each. The recipients of the Arts Educator Award may utilize the monetary award to strengthen their program or practice, e.g. artist fee for guest lecturer or master class, purchase of equipment, professional learning opportunity, such as for tuition assistance for either the educator or for students to study with the recipient or another professional.

Arts Educator Award Finalists

Joe Craig, Beechwood High School
Discipline: Instrumental Music
Nominated by Natalie Sweasy

Gabriel Pegis, private teacher
Discipline: Instrumental Music
Nominated by Matthew Adams

Karl Resnik, The Musical Arts Center
Discipline: Vocal Music
Nominated by James Rootring

Arts Educator Award Honorable Mentions

Lincoln Chapman, The Musical Arts Center
Discipline: Vocal Music
Nominated by Anna Donnelly

Paul McCready, McCready Voice Studio, Cincinnati Music Academy
Discipline: Vocal Music
Nominated by Melissa Campbell

Jackson & Benita Tse-Leung, Leung Studios
Discipline: Instrumental Music
Nominated by Rebecca Shu

Melody Wallace, Melody Wallace Voice Studio
Discipline: Vocal Music
Nominated by DJ Cleavinger

CALENDAR INFORMATION

WHAT:                 2016 Overture Awards – Finals Competition and Awards Ceremony

WHERE:               Aronoff Center – Jarson-Kaplan Theater

WHEN:                 Saturday, February 27, 2016 – 1:00 PM

TICKETS:               $15 • $10

INFO:                    The 2016 Overture Awards scholarship competition provides $4,000 each to six area high school students for education and training expenses, with eighteen finalists each winning $1,000. Students compete in one of six artistic disciplines: Creative Writing, Dance, Instrumental Music, Theater, Visual Art, and Vocal Music. The program also provides a $2,500 Arts Educator Award for Excellence in Arts Instruction. The Overture Awards was developed to recognize, encourage, and reward excellence in the arts among Tri-state students in grades 9-12.

TICKET INFORMATION – on sale now

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 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 nearly 1.4 million students.

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January 30, 2016 · 7:47 am

A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN | Wed., April 13 | Aronoff Center

Broadway’s Critically-Acclaimed Musical

Tour Begins February 9, 2016 at the Panasonic Theatre in Toronto
Features Tony Award-nominated actress Mary Bridget Davies as Janis Joplin

Night with Janis Joplin, ALyceum Theatre

Mary Bridget Davies in A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN. Photo courtesy of Cincinnati Arts Association.

CINCINNATI, OH – The critically-acclaimed Broadway musical, A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN, will take the stage at the Aronoff Center’s Procter & Gamble Hall on Wednesday, April 13 at 7:30 PM.  Conceived, written, and directed by Randy Johnson, the rock musical features choreography by Patricia Wilcox and musical direction by Tyler Evans. The much-anticipated show is part of CAA’S 2015-16 Season, celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Aronoff Center. 

The show is a musical journey celebrating Janis Joplin and her biggest musical influences – trailblazers like Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Odetta, Nina Simone, and Bessie Smith, all of whom inspired Joplin to become one of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s greatest legends. Like a comet that burns far too brightly to last, Joplin exploded onto the music scene in 1967 and, almost overnight, became the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Her unmistakable voice, filled with raw emotion and tinged with Southern Comfort, made Joplin a must-see headliner from Monterey to Woodstock. Audiences will enjoy Joplin’s favorites, including “Piece of My Heart,” “Cry Baby,” and “Me and Bobby McGee,” among many others.

The New York Times raved that A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN “rocks the house” and Variety called it “electrifying.” New York 1 cheered, “This will rock your socks off!”

A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN features Mary Bridget Davies in the starring role. Upon gaining local acclaim for her work in various rock bands, Cleveland native Davies was asked to sit in with Big Brother & The Holding Company (Joplin’s original band, with whom she would later tour), as well as legendary blues guitarist Robert Lockwood Jr. Davies received a Tony® nomination for “Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical” when A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN debuted on Broadway in 2013.

A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN’s 2016 North American Tour will play 34 cities across the U.S. and Canada for a total of 70 shows, kicking off February 9, 2016 in Toronto. The tour is presented by Iconic Entertainment Studios in association with Todd Gershwin and Daniel Chilewich. A Night With Janis Joplin is presented in further association with The Estate of Janis Joplin and Jeffrey Jampol of JAM, Inc.

Iconic Entertainment Studios
Iconic Entertainment Studios is a diversified live entertainment company that specializes in the production and promotion of live arena spectacles, global concert tours, theatrical performances, and touring exhibitions. Created by legendary live events producer Michael Cohl, the company’s recent productions include: An Evening with Oprah, Barbra Streisand, David Gilmour, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Transformers Live! The Marvel Experience, Rock of Ages, An Evening with Al Pacino, A Night with Janis Joplin, Super Why!, Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, Alvin and The Chipmunks, and many more. Credited with developing the concept of package touring in 1989, Cohl has over forty years of high-level expertise in the entertainment industry with clients such as The Rolling Stones, U2, and Pink Floyd. He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame when he received a Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award at the 2002 Juno Awards. Cohl is also a recipient of the 2004 Billboard Legend of Live award, and was inducted in Canada’s Walk of Fame in 2005. He and his shows have won over thirty-five entertainment industry awards including a Tony, five Olivier Awards, and multiple Emmys.  For additional information, visit www.s2bnentertainment.com.

About T & D Productions
T&D Productions is an integrated entertainment production and marketing company founded by industry veterans Todd Gershwin and Daniel Chilewich, who have collaborated on numerous music, theater, and sports initiatives. Chilewich and Gershwin co-produced numerous theatrical and live concert events, including the Broadway hit musical A Night With Janis Joplin, the upcoming Barry Manilow musical Harmony, the national tour of ‘S Wonderful – The New Gershwin Musical, Over the Rainbow – The Music of Harold Arlen, a multimedia concert celebration, the national tour of the critically-acclaimed Gershwin multimedia symphonic concert, Here To Stay – The Gershwin Experience, Born For This: The BeBe Winans Musical, and the national tour of the Tony Award-winning show Blast.  They also produced a number of recorded media projects including the Broadway cast album of A Night With Janis Joplin with famed music producer Russ Titelman and an all-star recording project with the late legendary music producer Phil Ramone, featuring top recording artists performing Gershwin compositions.

Daniel Chilewich is a music, theater, and entertainment executive and licensed attorney in New York and New Jersey, with extensive experience in live event and theatrical production, music publishing, royalty audits, and management of musical estates.  He has spent extensive time abroad developing joint ventures with Fortune 500 companies, including Europe, China, and the former Soviet Union.  He currently represents an array of clients including music catalog owners and film and theater producers.

Todd Gershwin is an entertainment executive with a diverse background in theater, sports marketing, television, and live events. Todd’s music experience includes serving as a manager, owner, and trustee of the George Gershwin music business. Todd’s sports marketing clients have included Pepsi, Nike, Reebok, the Big East Conference, St. John’s University, Life Time Fitness, TIAA-CREF, and Oracle.

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 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 1.4 million students.

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
  • A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN performance SPONSORS:  Macy’s, TriHealth, Wells Fargo Insurance
  • SEASON PRESENTING SPONSORS:  Cincinnati Herald, CityBeat, Heidelberg Distributing Company,  Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza, Garfield Suites Hotel, Macy’s, Pepsi, Skyline Chili, Ultimate Air Shuttle, Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, Inc.

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January 27, 2016 · 6:09 am

DANCING FOR THE STARS 2016 – 10th Anniversary | Sat., April 9 | Music Hall Ballroom

CAA_Dancing for the Stars 2016 logoCINCINNATI, 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 9, 2016 when the Cincinnati Arts Association (CAA) celebrates the tenth anniversary 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 eight 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 Disco, and each dance pair will have ninety seconds to woo the crowd and the judges.

In addition, DANCING FOR THE STARS will feature:

  • Silent auction
  • Showcase performance by a 2016 Overture Award finalist in dance
  • Dance music by guest DJ “Rockin’ Ron” Schumacher, 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 from fans, who can 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.

The event will benefit the stars of tomorrow – the talented high school artists who participate each year in CAA’s Overture Awards – as well as CAA’s diverse arts education programs. The Dancing for the Stars committee includes:  Dr. Tracey Skale (co-chair, Dancing for the Stars 2011 winner), Phil Schworer (co-chair, Dancing for the Stars 2009 winner), Christina Bolden, Terry Foster, Sue Gilkey, Jim Howland, Ginger Loftin, and Rosemary Schlachter.

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

  • $150 – Patron (includes 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)

RESERVATIONS AND INFORMATION:    

THE STARS:       

  • Stephen Beck, MD (Chief Medical Information Officer, Mercy Health)
  • Eric Combs (Trial Lawyer and Partner, Dinsmore & Shohl)
  • Casey Hilmer (Co-owner and Founder, Power Ryde)
  • Jamie Humes (Vice President of Marketing, Traditions Building & Development Group)
  • Jay Lame (Financial Analyst, Lenox Wealth Management)
  • Dr. Lakshmi Sammarco (Hamilton County Coroner)
  • Conrad Thiede (Director of Gifts, Cincinnati Public Radio)
  • Marianna Vardaka, MD (Board Certified Obstetrician-Gynecologist)

THE PROS (WITH STAR PAIRING):  

  • Doreen Beatrice (Independent Dance Instructor) – Eric Combs
  • Leigh Bradshaw (Cincinnati Ballroom Company) – Jay Lame
  • Bonita Brockert (Independent Dance Instructor) – Conrad Thiede
  • Desiree Mainous (Arthur Murray Dance Studio – Cincinnati) – Stephen Beck, MD
  • Jeremy Mainous (Arthur Murray Dance Studio – Cincinnati) – Dr. Lakshmi Sammarco
  • Jozsef Parragh (Independent Dance Instructor) – Marianna Vardaka, MD
  • Josh Tilford (Independent Dance Instructor) – Jamie Humes
  • Alyenendrov (Lenny) Tsorkean (Phoenix Rising Ballroom) – Casey Hilmer

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

THE JUDGES:   

  • Douglas Beal (Independent Dance Instructor)
  • Joe Rigotti (Creative Director, Accent on Cincinnati; Dancing for the Stars 2012 Alum)
  • Doug Bolton (Managing Principal, Cushman & Wakefield; Dancing for the Stars 2015 Fundraising Champion)
  • Fourth Judge TBA

PRESENTING SPONSOR:  TriHealth  (in celebration of The Overture Awards’ alumni – past, present and future)

EVENT SPONSORS:  Arthur Murray – Cincinnati, Cincinnati Ballroom Company, Crest Graphics, Inc., Pebble Creek Group, Bonita Brockert, Jozsef Parragh, Phoenix Rising Ballroom, Josh Tilford.

TEN 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:     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:     Winner will be announced April 9th

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 20th 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 1.5 million students.

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January 22, 2016 · 6:16 am

V’s Cafe on 7th Opens at the Aronoff Center

CAA_Vs logo
Opens at the Aronoff Center
650 Walnut Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(corner of 7th and Walnut Streets, adjacent to the Weston Art Gallery)

HOURS: 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM daily
Through curtain time on many performance days
(513) 977-4074
www.cafeon7th.com
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CINCINNATI, OH – Vonderhaar’s Catering and the Cincinnati Arts Association are pleased to announce the opening of Vs Café on 7th. Located in the Aronoff Center for the Arts at the corner of 7th and Walnut Streets, adjacent to the Weston Art Gallery, V’s Café on 7th is now open seven days a week for breakfast and lunch (and through curtain time on performance days).

Media and the public are cordially invited to V’s Open House and Grand Opening Celebration and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Wednesday, January 27 from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.

CAA_Vs Cafe interiorV’s serves creative and delicious sandwiches, unique salads, and homemade soups – with a focus on locally sourced, all-natural ingredients – and is environmentally-conscious and eco-friendly. Whether dining in or carrying out, V’s is the perfect place to stop for breakfast, lunch, or a quick bite before a show at the Aronoff Center.

With street level access off of 7th Street and through the Aronoff’s Weston Art Gallery, V’s interior design was created by Gina Vonderhaar and Charles Wright. The space is open and spacious, with warm, clean, natural materials and show posters on the wall, which pay homage to the some of the greatest shows in Broadway history, all of which have been seen at the Aronoff over the past twenty years.

In 1969, Don Vonderhaar Sr. started Vonderhaar’s catering in Reading, OH, and the first event he catered was his own wedding reception.  What started as a neighborhood market has grown into one of the largest catering companies in the region. Over the years, Vonderhaar’s has enjoyed steady growth and success thanks to their commitment to exceptional food and outstanding service – hallmarks that will be the cornerstone of V’s Café on 7th. Vonderhaar’s has proudly served Greater Cincinnati for the past 47 years, is still located in Reading, and employs 200 workers.

“We are very excited to be part of the amazing growth and vibrancy in downtown Cincinnati,” said Don Vonderhaar, Jr., owner of Vonderhaar’s Catering. “We are equally as thrilled to be part of the Aronoff Center and to promote the Vonderhaar brand to the downtown market. This is an exceptional opportunity for the continued expansion and exposure of our family-owned business.”

“We are pleased to welcome V’s Café on 7th to the Aronoff Center as one of downtown’s newest dining destinations,” said Todd Duesing, Aronoff Center Director of Operations.  “For 20 years, the Aronoff has been a hub of activity and a gathering place for Cincinnati residents and visitors. V’s is yet another way people can come together at the Aronoff – to enjoy a creative and delicious breakfast, lunch, or pre-show meal. Vonderhaar’s delivers spectacular café dining and catering options that garner applause, much like the many events at the Aronoff!”

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ARONOFF CENTER FOR THE ARTS

Currently celebrating its 20th Anniversary, the Aronoff Center for the Arts opened in October 1995 and was designed by internationally-renowned architect César Pelli. The Aronoff Center is home to three versatile performance spaces: the 2,700-seat Procter & Gamble Hall, the 437-seat Jarson-Kaplan Theater, and the flexible Fifth Third Bank Theater studio space, which can seat up to 150.  With galleries on two levels, the acclaimed Weston Art Gallery showcases an eclectic mix of exhibits by emerging and professional artists. The Aronoff Center is home to many acclaimed local arts organizations: Cincinnati Ballet, Cincinnati Boychoir, Cincinnati Music Theatre, Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative, Contemporary Dance Theater, Exhale Dance Tribe, Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Cincinnati presented by TriHealth, and MamLuft & Co. Dance.

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