A new iPod Touch Ad from Apple features music by Chris Olsen, a CCM Jazz Studies graduate, and his band Chappo. The two-member band produces an indie space rock sound using unique instruments and objects.Read the full story here.
Procter & Gamble continues to practice environmental sustainability by setting the goal of using 100 percent renewable energy and recycled materials for all products and packaging in the future. The company plans to replace 25 percent of its petroleum-based materials with renewable materials and also aims to ensure that zero consumer and manufacturing waste go to landfills. Read the full story here.
The Novel Devices Laboratory at the University of Cincinnati, Gamma Dynamics, DuPont, and Sun Chemicals have developed new technology for LCD screens to produce bright screens with little battery power. The e-Design LCD's can be manufactured easily with readily available equipment and will be available within the next three years. Read the full story here.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has been recognized as a center of Excellence for Molecular Hematology. The hospital received a $3.4 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, & Kidney Disease to establish a multi-disciplinary center in order to find new gene and cell therapies for inherited diseases affecting blood cells. The medical center is incredibly successful with the ability to claim excellence in basic science, expertise in genetic manipulation, and outstanding cell and gene therapies at a single location. Read the full story here.
To kick off it's thirteenth season, Know Theatre, which gained its permanent performance space in 2006 in Over-the-Rhine, is launching a series of programs geared toward building and retaining Cincinnati's local artist community by simply sharing their space, expertise and resources. According to Producing Artistic Director Eric Vosmeier, Know hopes to provide a series of programs that can help up and coming individual artists and fledgling arts groups in Cincinnati that don't have their own permanent space. The goal of the initiative - dubbed the Jackson Street Market - is to "provide opportunities to local artistic entrepreneurs, to leverage Know Theatre's resources on their behalf, and to build upon the strengths of our artistic community by creating a space where they can experiment and play with new ideas." "All too often," Vosmeier says, "artists leave the Cincinnati area because of the perception that there isn't enough opportunity to keep them here. I don't believe that's true and we're hoping through the implementation of these programs to provide an opportunity for those up and coming individual artists, and emerging arts groups, to be able to stay here and make it on their own." The community space sharing initiative also puts new groups in the heart of Cincinnati's burgeoning 12th Street Art's corridor where the Know is located - an area already bolstered by the presence of Ensemble Theatre, the Art Academy, Artworks, ArtsWave, and the galleries of Main Street. To kick off the Market, Know will launch a resource sharing website during their 2010-2011 season that will list all available physical resources that the Theatre can share. In addition, the bARTer lab will be an ongoing program led by local dance troupe, Pones Inc., and Know, that seeks to create a forum for multiple artistic disciplines to merge and jointly explore creative change in Cincinnati.Vosmeier also noted that local artists, including Artemis Exchange founders Chris Wesselman and Paul Lieber, have already agreed to present regular workshops, performances, readings, and events in the Know Theatre's first floor space, the Underground. The Know will also make both of its performance spaces available to newer groups during the weekends that it's not hosting its own performances.Ultimately, Vosmeier envisions a self-sustaining cooperative theater community which mirrors Cincinnati's self-sustaining music community - a community where people don't feel they have to leave to succeed. Vosmeier adds, "The two communities may not look the same, but the intent is the same." Writer: Michael KearnsPhotography by Scott Beseler.
Area residents, homebuyers and residential homebuilders interested in shrinking their carbon footprints and cutting their energy bills have an opportunity to significantly advance their knowledge of green building this November. The second annual Green Homes Summit will feature seminars, vendors and home tours aimed at one purpose: making green technology a viable option for residential construction and renovation."We've realized we really need to reach the consumer," says Libby Hunter, residential committee chair for the US Green Building Council's Cincinnati chapter. "Probably one of the biggest planks of our mission right now is to educate."To that end, she says this year's summit is mainly focused on the common questions of homeowners looking to green their existing homes, or consumers thinking about building a new home that incorporates environmentally friendly features. A series of three workshops will give attendees a chance to learn about a wide range of topics, from "Greening Your Old House" by Margo Warminski to "Solar Photovoltaics" by Dave Boezi. A tradeshow, open to both ticket holders and the general public, will feature more than 50 green building product vendors, and keynote speaker Randy Florke, a nationally known real estate and design expert, will give a presentation based on his recently published book, "Recycle, Restore, Repurpose: Create A Beautiful Home.""It's for professionals and residents, with the bulk of the educational events aimed at residents," says Hunter. One of this the most unique events at this year's summit is a four-location tour of homes incorporating green technology. Ticket-holding attendees will get the opportunity to visit a LEED Silver-certified home in Hyde Park, homes in Northside's Northwind and Rockford Woods developments, and a condominium in Over-the-Rhine's Belmain building. Contractors and vendors will be on hand to answer attendees' questions about the green technology incorporated into each of these buildings."We realized there's such a need to get the word out to the residential public," says Hunter. She and the summit's co-organizers are hopeful the event will take a major step toward educating Cincinnati's homeowners about how they can incorporate a little - or a lot - of green technology into their homes and lives.The Green Homes Summit is presented by AIA Cincinnati's Congress of Residential Architecture, U.S. Green Building Council's Residential Green Building Committee, AIA Cincinnati's Committee on the Environment and Home Builders Association of Greater Cincinnati, and scheduled for 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. November 13 at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College.Writer: Matt Cunningham Photography by Scot Beseler.
Executive Service Corps of Cincinnati (ESCC) has partnered with CMC Office Center to launch the Greenhouse, a shared office space and resources for non-profit organizations. ESCC works with nonprofits, schools, faith-based organizations, and government agencies by providing technical assistance and consulting services for success. "When people start non-profits, they struggle with the basic essentials, like writing grants or administrative support. Having training areas in one location allows the organizations to grow," explained LaDonna Althawadi, marketing representative of CMC Office Center. The newly renovated and refurbished office space provides many amenities and shared services including free parking, Wi-Fi, a print shop, a post office, an on-site deli, a day care, and a professional management company. Not only does the Greenhouse have exceptional amenities, but it also provides outstanding administrative and bookkeeping services on site. These services will help nonprofits grow together to be a success and also save money with many other expenses. The office space is conveniently located on Reed Hartman Highway with easy access to I-71 and I-275. Executive Director/CEO, Andy McCreanor, has been actively involved with non-profits and joined the ESCC team in May, noted the limitations nonprofits encounter with locations, services, and budgets. McCreanor said that many non-profits do not have conveniently located office spaces or enough funds to have all of the amenities that Greenhouse will provide. "Greenhouse is positioned as a shared space and office space with training rooms and conference rooms for nonprofits that are struggling and having to deal with operating expenses. This is an opportunity for them to lower rent in some cases where they might have space but no access to conference rooms or training rooms." McCreanor said. Rent is planned to be below market rate with training and amenities included for non-profit organizations. CMC Office Center also has many partnerships and sponsors that will help provide items for the office space. Partnerships include ESC, the State of Ohio, University of Cincinnati, Score, and the City of Blue Ash. Staples and Costco are providing office supplies and appliances for training services done by ESC. "This is more geared towards being beyond the same building. We are making an effort to share space, control expenses and to help the non-profit industry become more sustainable." McCreanor said. A free grand opening for Greenhouse will take place October 28, 2010 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. providing a tour, refreshments, and a ribbon cutting of the new office space. Writer: Lisa EnsmingerPhotography provided.
Bridging Broadway, an organization that evolved out of the anticipated development of a downtown casino site, is hosting the first of three community dialogues this Saturday, from 12:30-4pm, at Memorial Hall in Over-the-Rhine. Saturday's half-day session is designed to gather feedback from residents, businesses and landowners of the historic neighborhoods surrounding Broadway Commons with the goal of contributing to the recommendations ultimately made to the city.No ordinary design charette, the session includes a guided walking tour of Pendleton developed by University of Cincinnati Professor and Planning Commissioner, Michaele Pride. Pride says the walking tour, which will take several different routes to ensure all aspects of the study area are observed, is an important part of the process. "The idea comes from an established body of best practices from the community development industry and is used as a tool for residents and stakeholders together, to inventory the possibilities, problems and opportunities of their neighborhood. The tours will concentrate on areas that are within a direct impact zone of the casino development and are the greatest to benefit from - and also to be concerned about - the kinds of new interests and attention that will come with the casino's development."Rather than just gathering information from census data and aerial photos and GIF databases, we acknowledge the role of personal, direct experience, directed view and feel as a valid dataset and so we're mining the experience and views and perspectives of the community."Later, groups will discuss their observations in small groups and synthesize their findings. Jeffrey Stec, Executive Director of Citizens for Civic Renewal, will help to integrate and conclude this part of the process. The second and third dialogues, taking place this winter, will focus on what residents, business and landowners. Pride, an Over-the-Rhine resident, noted the importance of these early sessions."The process helps build community capacity for addressing change," she said.The community dialogue is free and open to the public and takes place Saturday October 23 from 1-4pm at Memorial Hall. You can register here. Writer: Sean RhineyPhotography by provided
On September 26, 2010, over 1,500 people from Greater Cincinnati and beyond came together for Paint the Street: an event conceived by ArtsWave that transformed a half-mile (a Bengals' football-field sized area) of center-city pavement in Over-the-Rhine into a vibrant and colorful visual art installation.
In the hands of Danny Babcock and Matthew Dayler, the two principle artists in a fast-growing Cincinnati mural collective called Higher Level Art, street art is making its move indoors covering the walls of businesses and bars. But the best advertisement for their skills might remain the colorful, topical designs that adorn buildings and streets in Cincinnati.
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