With hurricane Ike gone and electricity back on, Cincinnati continues to bring a line-up of Fall events which you absolutely cannot miss. This week it’s rock and roll’s turn to blow into town as the MidPoint Music Festival takes over stages everywhere. Also sweeping in is the 20/20 Arts Festival which kicks-off Cincinnati’s arts season. Making smaller vibrations are short films from around the world and a radio’s look at this year’s Presidential race.
On fire with the anticipation of their latest release, the sundresses is a Cincinnati band determined to make it to the top through a combination of great music, innovative business strategy and a fierce loyalty to themselves. While at it, they wouldn’t mind bringing the modern recording industry to its knees.
The Shawnee artifact known as Miami Fort is not a fort at all, but an ancient water works, according to University of Cincinnati researchers.Twenty-eight students from UC's Ohio Valley Archaeology Field School project have spent weeks working at the Shawnee Lookout park site, which at nearly six kilometers in length is twice as large as any other Native American earthworks in Ohio and one of the largest in the nation.What they found were a series of gates and dams, and raceways to carry water from areas containing artesian springs.The massive engineering feat means that the re-interpretation of the Shawnee and other indigenous cultures may be in order, according to UC assistant professor of anthropology and field school leader Ken Tankersley.Read the full article here.
Think you know everything there is to know about our Midwestern, all-American city? Think again. A locally-produced radio show explores how the Cincinnati region relates to the world and challenges our preconceptions of who we are.
There's more to do in this city than you can shake a stick at and with teh National Baptist Convention in town this week, you can bet downtown is going to be hopping. Here are some events you might want to check out...
With a deadline of October 15, ArtWorks Cincinnati is seeking community applications for its spring and summer 2009 work program.
Cleveland Plain Dealer travel writer Laura DeMarco says that Cincinnati is undergoing a cultural revival, offering world-class museums, vibrant nightlife and dining, and a rich look at Ohio history.
A trip to India, Lebanon or Ethiopia may not be within your budget, but you can travel there by taste. With Cincinnati's wide selection of ethnic dining options, those looking to explore new culinary horizons probably won't even have to leave their neighborhood.
Soapbox raconteur, Casey Coston is back with a delicious tale of off the beaten treasures one can find with a free afternoon downtown. It’s enough to make you want to punch the time card a couple hours early and meet your paramour du jour for an unexpected romantic encounter while the rest of the city adjusts to position its nose closer to the grindstone. Is that the sound of autumn approaching?
We’ve said “so long” to Summer, now it’s time to say “hello” to Fall of ‘08. September kicks off the changing of the leaves and a whole new set of things to do around town. There’s no lack of festivals to be found this week as Cincinnati gets a little culture of the European and Latin American influence.
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