Arts + Culture

A large crowd awaits last year’s Record Store Day at Jet Age.

How ‘90s music roots influence Cincy’s music scene today

Indie record stores, small and large venues for live music, streaming radio and a rock & read book club carry on to satisfy eclectic tastes. 

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Kathy Wade is an acclaimed jazz vocalist and co-founder of Learning Through Art, Inc.
Coming Clean: Kathy Wade debuts educational art experience at America’s River Roots

The Emmy award-winning singer and educator’s festival project traces migration through America’s waterways exploring African, Cajun, and Indigenous musical traditions.

Helen Smith moved her upholstery shop from Northside to Lockland.
Soapbox recognized for excellence in journalism from three Ohio professional groups

Writers David Holthaus, Kareem A. Simpson and photographers Joe Simon and Natalie Grilli honored in six categories for 2024 work.  

Volunteers tend to the Harriet Beecher Stowe House gardens, where native plants are being  reintroduced to restore ecological and historical memory.
Where memory grows: Volunteers unearth history and healing at the Harriet Beecher Stowe House

“This kind of work isn’t symbolic - it’s tangible and necessary,” says gardener and volunteer Sarah, from Greenfaith Guardians.

10 ways to give your kids a ‘90s summer

Some millennial parents are embracing a low-key parenting approach for their kids called "feral kid summer."

How should summer really feel? Cue the ’90s

Take a nostalgic spin through summer in Cincinnati, complete with a bonus '90s playlist.

Restoring reflections: The gentle power of Annie Ruth

In a city still learning how to honor its full story, she dares to believe beauty belongs to us all.  

Last year’s Chamber Crawl program “Rock ‘n Roll Flute” reflects how Summermusik sometimes puts a new spin on traditional instruments and arrangements.
Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra celebrates global diversity with Summermusik

A central Summermusik goal is creating narratives that transcend music and venture into storytelling to frame the people and culture that birthed the featured pieces.  

Pones Inc.'s Somewhere Over the Holler and R. DeAndre Smith's Forging Legends are two works among a lineup of more than 170 performances.
Cincinnati Fringe Festival soars with boundary-pushing theater

At a time when the arts are facing increased pressure to conform or sanitize, Fringe’s commitment to creative risk and artistic integrity remains vital.

Coming Clean: 5 questions with Cincinnati author Mary Kay Carson

Meet this local author who has written more than 50 books for kids about wildlife, nature, weather, space, and other science and history topics.

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