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................................................... Section One: Table Notes ............................................................................ (Note: these notes were taken at the table and have NOT been approved or corrected by the speakers. Reader
beware of inevitable misunderstandings and misrepresentations. E.B.)
At the Table on Wednesday 4/18/07
Barrie Konicov, Steve Sunderland, Shari Able, Mr. G., Mira Rodwan, Elaine Urbina, Marilyn Gale mkgnor2004@yahoo.com, Spencer Konicov, Ellen Bierhorst, Janet Kalven, Chad Benjamin Potter,
The shooting at Virginia Tech.
The Nazis wanting to march in OTR.
Steve so many college students ready to go berserk today.
New Yorker current issue article on young children diagnosed with bi-polar illness. Author is very concerned.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mira DVD of an animated movie on the design earthomeproductions po box 212 Stephenson MD 21153 www.earthomeproductions.org the principles of Wm McDonough applied to ecological crises in earth’s life history.
Steve tomorrow the Freedom Center includes the Peace Village as a Freedom Station, one of 20 in Cinti. We will be developing programs there. Tomorrow at 2 …
On display at Freedom Center now, art objects pertaining to slavery. Amazing. Beautiful.
-Peace for Hunger conference this weekend at U.C.
- May 1, Fountain Square a conference on Darfur. Geo. Clooney. March to Freedom Center. Tuesday.
- Long negotiations about the Nazi march proposed but then canceled. We have no human rights leadership in this city. I wish we could do a simple counter demonstration … Mark Mallory’s ideas were … poor. The Collaborative Agreement is going down the tubes. Cecil Thomas has spoken out well … If the Nazis demonstrate at Washington Park there will be violence and Music Hall is at risk.
Chad On Sunday I was in a huge discussion on this. It was suggested that we just ignore it because otherwise we are giving them attention. I live in Over The Rhine. … We are so scared there. I feel to ignore it is to give tacit support.
Steve there are many who want to ignore it. But there is no way that folks who live there won’t respond with violence. And that is exactly what this g roup (the Nazis ) wants. That’s why they chose Over The Rhine. They propose carrying sings “All black people should leave the city of Cincinnati.” Like Toledo where they rioted two years ago. Police over reacted, the black people over reacted. Left Toledo in ruins. And now it is as if that never happened; our leaders are not mindful.
I feel we should have a meeting of every religious group and discuss what response should be made.
At the meetings last week, the police said they have no intelligence on where the Nazis plan to march. When.
Elaine my understanding is that the parade permit was denied because freedom of speech does not extend to “fighting words”.
Steve that’s right.
Elaine and that the ACLU had not decided whether to defend the Nazis.
Steve they changed their mind, and now are supporting the Nazis.
… Hitler’s birthday is Friday; they had wanted to celebrate that.
… Charlie Chaplin’s movie The great Dictator pokes fun at Hitler. Available on DVE, blockbusters.
… they planned to bring a small group like 7 people.
The KKK is now back in force stimulated by immigration of aliens.
Butler Co. sheriff is arresting Mexicans … There are people in the city worried about the absence of a good human rights organization.
… Isn’t it something that Bush went to Virginia the next day.
Mr. G. is there anybody going to be looking for these Nazis? They are just going to show up randomly. (yes).
Steve The police seem to be ready. Either for an OTR invasion or an appearance in a Jewish community.
Mr. G. what about having ice cream trucks ready to go out there … music, free ice cream.
Steve You aren’t that far from the Mayor. … Freedom Center is holding nonviolent training for OTR. There is a pretty good letter that religious groups can sign. … There ought to be a way that the HRC and elected leaders could come out and say, “This is our best thinking … we will do this and this.”
Elaine teaching them consequences of negative behavior is good, but giving them ideas about tools, responses of positive responses.
…
Chad growing up in high school, being called “faggot” every day, bothers you terribly. After, when you are built up and feel strong, it doesn’t bother you. So likewise, if OTR is built up, affirmed they won’t be as vulnerable to the Nazis hurt. Let’s send marching bands through OTR … slogans.
Steve Yes, exactly. Beautify and celebrate OTR. Many are calling for that, but none in government.
Mira: one thing about what happened at Virginia Tech. … we can rally and decry, but this is happening in Iraq every day. My windshield sticker says, “One people, one planet, one future.”
The suffering of the families of the Virginia Tech victims is not more than others …
Steve Nikki Giovanni said as much in her remarks at the memorial service at Virginia Tech. … But as a prof. at a university I am speechless. I don’t want to think about how students are driven to violence like this. … I want to see restored the connection between peace and learning.
Elaine don’t you think there is a difference between violence from lust for power and violence from mental illness.
Steve yes, of course. But there is an insanity when we say to our children, “Go over there and fight.” Our society is saying that violence is an appropriate response to injustice.
Marilyn a true mental patient would not have had the level of efficiency and organization that the killer showed.
Shari re. Nazis in OTR or Amberly Village. If we go back to Europe, we find that the Jews did not r eact very much. “Oh, it’s just another pogrom. We’ll survive.” But it became the holocaust.
Having parades in OTR is not the same as a young gay man going through high school being called faggot…
If we don’t take action against the Nazis now while they are small, it will get bigger. You have to make a reaction. Can’t just have the ministers saying, “You are good people…”
Spencer tonight at Mayerson Hall at HUC an author is making a presentation on the “Globalization of Anti-Semitism”. Things like the Nazi phenomenon are incomprehensible until it is done before, and people know what might occur.
Steve Interesting about Otto Frank that he knew immediately that Hitler was elected, that he should get the family out of Germany. Moved them to the Netherlands. And set up a hiding space at the same time. There were people who knew what was happening.
Also it is important to note that the US shut its doors against fleeing Jews… unless they were great scientists.
So I disagree with Shari. There were people in the 30’s who saw what could happen. It is hard to blame the Jews for not objecting enough.
There were non Jews who stepped forward, but not nearly nearly enough.
NOW, WHAT are we going to do to protect people in OTR?
Spencer no, we need to educate people. … best way is to stand on the sidewalk and turn your back on the Nazis.
Steve Oh no… that is just what was said to the Jews.
Since the 14th century the Africans have been engaged in slavery victimization. Blacks could ask themselves, “Could we have slavery again?” Just like Jews could ask, “Could we have another persecution of Jews?”
Daniel Goldhagen has three best sellers which in his mind proves that Germans are genetically anti Semitic and have spread their illness abroad. He will have a packed house tonight.
Spencer Today a s tory in the American Israelite (local Jewish newspaper). US is refusing aid to Hamas because they are terrorist. Europe is following that lead. Now the Europeans and the US are however giving money aid to hospitals in those countries where the people voted for Hamas. That seems crazy!
Steve … there has been a shift in opinion re. Israel. What will that mean for Israel?
Janet there is always a line of anti Semitism under the surface; operates in subtle ways. In Chicago, May was the month you moved. She would go looking, and our name could pass as not Jewish. Repeatedly my mother would find one, and go back a second time and suddenly it wasn’t available any more… it was very subtle but you knew. The whole society was organized that way, and probably still is.
In the law school fraternities my brother worked hard to break down the Jew – gentile fraternities’ divide.
Steve now seeing prejudice against Asians at UC where we have a lot of Asian students.
Janet: I dated an Israeli boy, and my brother dated a gentile girl and both were totally unacceptable!
Steve Where I grew up in the Bronx there was a huge divide between Orthodox and Reform Jews.
Janet there was also an economic factor. … I did a study and discovered to my amazement that the vast majority of Chicago Jews were Orthodox, even though we were Reform and the Reform Jews were so much more visible.
Steve In Piqua OH there is a tiny shul (synagogue) right down town. Amazing. 150 years old.
Barrie I want to put something on the table. As of two days ago I was in Federal Prison in Montgomery AL, 69 month sentence for failing to pay my income tax. All the time in prison I never felt the anxiety I am feeling right now. Maybe it is only excitement. … I hear a wonderful discussion and I want to thank each of you.
What we are talking a bout cannot be solved on the level on which we are discussing it. Every approach we are discussing has been tried and failed.
When I went to prison … a remarkable experience, gave me an enlightenment. By the way I am innocent of willfully failing to file.
But it has been beautiful for me. One gift I will share with you.
I got an answer to a question in my mind for 30 years.
Out of that, I have been able to write a book, and looking forward to a fascinating next ten years.
The solution is not to deal with the symptoms. Holocaust, march of the Nazis, all symptoms.
My background is hypnotherapy; I use words as tools. I know that there is a way this problem can be solved. Efficiently. It is systemic through all societies. Three steps.
1) develop an experience of oneness; not separate from each other and from creator.
2) out of this you generate a consciousness of love.
3) peace. Comes next.
Until you take these three steps, you can get peace and solve the problem.
I was able to take these steps in prison. I am real thankful.
Not ready to share that with you in detail. When my initial shock wears off I will come to share more with you about it.
Ellen … I imagine that Peter Block would disagree with Steve, and would say Don’t wait for elected leaders to respond and solve all the problems; take action yourselves.
Chad: re. OTR and the Nazis, there are many strong churches there, and a lot of strong business and arts organizations. Ballet. Art Academy. Know theater. … I don’t know why they are not getting together, making a united response…
Steve I don’t know what it is like for someone to come out of a prison and come here… I am glad you are here Barrie.
Barrie: so grateful for the experience of going to p prison. … 30% seemed to be innocent. … In the county jail, right after 9/11, only way to get out of cell was to go to church. I sat in back row. Minister saying God answers prayers. Later I asked him if God answered the prayers of the plan hijackers at 911 and he said No, not my God. I asked him, “How many gods were there.? “ He said “One”. After that he backed off and avoided me thereafter. … When I was transferred to Fed. Prison in Florida, at a camp, I went to an intersection, traffic, I was enthralled to watch that. Exhilarating.
Elaine: our discussion on what makes you feel most alive…people said, sometimes periods of intense stress.
~ End of Table Notes~
Hugs to everyone,
Ellen
Section Two: Activism, Cultural, & Healing Opportunities
EARTH DAY SAT, SAWYER POINT
From: John Mooter [mailto:johnnyzen2002@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 5:48 PM
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Subject: Please volunteer to help at Earth Day
Dear EarthSave Supporters,
I will be at Sawyer Point this Sturday at noon for the Earth Day celebration. I will bring a table and some literature to represent EarthSave Cincinnati. Anybody that wants to volunteer, please come to Sawyer Point any time during the day. I can stay until around 6, and have to leave then to work that evening. You can contact me at 403-7960.Thanks in advance!
John Mooter, Chair
EARTH DAY Sun, ST. JOHN’S UU CHURCHin clifton on resor ave... Hear Paula Gonzalez, environmentalist heroine, service starts 10:45. Salonista Mira Rodwan organizing.
Thrilled to announce another (long overdue!)
Gregory Thorp slide show at the Lloyd House!
Tuesday 24 April
Gather for refreshment of body at 7:30.
Refreshment of spirit will start subsequently.
You may bring snacks, wine, ... Whatever you like. I’ll make tea and pop corn, probably.
Incidentally, don’t forget that we are having a fabulous spring blow our party the following Saturday, 4/28, see below.
Blossoming and grinning,
Ellen
See some wonderful Gregory photography at http://designarchives.aiga.org/index.html?s1=2|s2=1|eid=2547
Dear Lloyd House Salonistas,
Soon we will be having a blow out Lloyd House spring party. I want to invite you. Come to the Wednesday night salon for your personal invitation, and to learn time and date. It will be a pot luck with live entertainment provided by the guests. Or... You can send me an email and ask about the party. As you can imagine, I wouldn’t want to publicize it on the Weekly which goes to nearly 600 people plus a public blog.
don’t miss t his party!
Love,
Ellen, Neil Anderson, Carolyn Aufderhaar, Debra Martin, Kati Krome
( the Lloyd Housemates).
HELP HEAL COMMUNITY-POLICE RELATIONS IN CINTI.
I wanted to make sure that you received an invitation to the 2nd Annual CPOP Summit . This event takes place on Saturday, April 21st from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM at Crossroads Community Church, located at 3500 Madison Road (at the corner of Madison and Ridge in Oakley). This event is FREE and open to everyone, and we are asking participants to RSVP by Tuesday, April 13th by contacting Tracey Wilson at the Community Police Partnering Center by calling 513-559-5450 or emailing twilson@gcul.org.
Attending the CPOP Summit will be Cincinnati Police Department Chief Thomas H. Streicher, Jr., Mayor Mark Mallory, City Manager Milton Dohoney, Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune and other local public officials. The Summit also features special guests who will highlight national models for crime reduction, including gun violence reduction. These individuals include:
- Dr. David Kennedy of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice - who will present on “targeted deterrence” to reduce gun violence, which is the strategy that provides the basis for the Cincinnati Initiative to Reduce Violence (CIRV), which was recently introduced in Cincinnati.
- Norman Livingston Kerr, Director of CeaseFire Chicago – this strategic community-based effort to stop shootings and killings through street-level outreach, public education, faith based leadership, and community mobilization provided the model for CeaseFire Cincinnati, which is currently being applied in the Cincinnati neighborhoods of Avondale and North Avondale.
Dr. Calvin Trent of the Detroit Health Department - who will describe Detroit’s efforts to reduce crime associated with convenience stores, including the sale of drug paraphernalia, cigarettes and alcohol to minors.
Ellen Bierhorst, Ph.D. Is a holistic psychotherapist with over 35 years experience. Specialty area: Optimizing Mental Health ~ “Better than well”. Also: healing trauma, strengthening families and relationships, alcohol and other addictions including food, and weight management, EMDR, GLBT, chronic pain and physical illness. Clifton. 513 221 1289 www.lloydhouse.com
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Announcing the Northside branch of Women In Black!
Please join us every Friday afternoon, 4:30-5:30 pm, on the sidewalks of
Hamilton Avenue at Hoffner Park (Blue Rock and Hamilton) to show your
support for peace and human rights. You don't have to be a woman and
you don't have to wear black. You may bring signs on the theme of peace
or anti-torture or anything related, or just bring yourself to stand
with us ~ we will try to have extra signs for those who would like to
hold them.
For more information on the Women In Black movement, please visit:
http://www.womeninblack.net/
For more information, please contact Elizabeth Motter at 591-1407 or
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Tai Chi Class In Montgomery [Eight Fridays @ 1 PM, to start "in a couple weeks"]: Ralph Dehner will offer Friday afternoon Tai Chi classes in Montgomery. Mr. Dehner, who has spent many years studying with Dr. Paul Lam of Australia, is devoted to his ongoing study of Tai Chi and has become a patient and skillful instructor. He will teach the Yang 24 Forms, the same set he teaches on Monday evenings at the Mighty Vine Wellness Club at 6 PM. After learning the 24 Forms, you can progress to learning the Yang 32 Sword Forms. Cost will be $96 for 8 weeks; classes will start in a couple weeks. Secure a spot in the class by sending a check, your name, phone number, & email address to Ralph at the Mighty Vine Wellness Club, 2347 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45219. Classes will be held at St. Barnabas Church, 10345 Montgomery Road, Montgomery, Cincinnati, OH 45242. More info @ 513.241.9355, ralphdehner@juno.com, & WWW.mightyvine.org.
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A Window of Hope: Standing With Women In Iraq To End Violence [Thursday 19 April @ 7 PM]: Since the US invaded Iraq, women in that country have faced many forms of violence including abductions, rape, honor killings, & attacks by US forces & US-allied militias trying to impose an Islamist state. The Baghdad-based Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq (OWFI) & MADRE, an international women's human rights organization, are partnering to combat gender-based violence in Iraq. Despite death threats & constant danger, the women of OWFI are standing up for women's rights. With MADRE, they founded Iraq's 1st women's shelters & the Underground Railroad for Iraqi Women, a support network to enable women to escape honor killings. OWFI is providing alternatives to civil war by bringing Sunni & Shiite youths together, using the arts as a tool to demand an end to the killing. Hear directly from women on the frontlines of the struggle to end gender-based violence & create a secular, democratic Iraq free of both US occupation & Islamist coercion: a free lecture by Yanar Mohammed (Director of OWFI) & Yifat Susskind (Communications Director of MADRE). Sponsored by University of Cincinnati’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month Committee. At the New Lindner Center 450, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221. More info @ 513.556.3248 & fulbrika@uc.edu.
The Dark Side of OZ [Thursday-Saturday 19-21 April @ various evening times]: 3 nights only annual viewing of the "Dark Side of OZ," a movie that combines the video from the "Wizard of OZ" with the soundtrack of Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" album. Read more about this phascinating phenomenon at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Side_of_the_Rainbow. $2 with UC ID; $4 general admission. Sponsored by the Mainstreet Cinema. At Tangeman University Center's Mainstreet Cinema, University of Cincinnati, OH 45220. More info including film schedule @ 513.556.FILM & www.uc.edu/mainstreet/ms_programs.html.
After Ashley [Thursday 19 April - Saturday 12 May]: A blisteringly funny & deeply moving story about a teenage boy navigating the media circus surrounding his mother's tragic death. At Know Theatre, 1120 Jackson Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.621.ARTS, info@knowtheatre.com, & www.knowtheatre.com.
Stories From Iraq's Red Zone [Saturday 21 April @ 7-9 PM]: Mike Ferner, a Veteran for Peace tells of his experience from 2 recent trips to Iraq with Voices in the Wilderness. Sponsored by the Buddhist Peace Fellowship of Cincinnati in association with Professor Patrick Welage, from The Theology Department at Xavier University. At Xavier University, Gallagher Center Room 214, 3800 Victory Parkway Cincinnati, OH 45207. More info @ 513-254-8512 & mpm6419@yahoo.com.
Brazilian Inspired World Music [Saturday 21 April @ 8 PM]: Celebrate St. John’s “Earth Day” Green Weekend with Terra Azul, Cincinnati’s Brazilian & World Music Ensemble. Members of Terra Azul have performed at the Chicago Jazz Festival, Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center, the Cincinnati Convention Center, international & local clubs, festivals, & cultural events. The band includes St. John's member Manuel Susserat on guitar, one of St. John's resident percussionists Baba Charles, & others on vocals, bass, sax, flute, & keyboards. Dance leaders will encourage guests to move & groove to an eclectic world music mix. Drinks & light snacks will be available for purchase. $15 for 1 adult & 1 child, $10 for students with student ID, $5 for 12 & under. At St. John’s Unitarian-Universalist Church, 320 Resor Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220. More info @ 513.961.1938 & tippeytours@hotmail.com.
Talk with Johanna Drucker, Book Artist & Scholar [Saturday 21 April @ 10 AM - Noon]: During her visit to the Tri-State area, Johanna Drucker would like to meet & talk with area book artists. Johanna may bring some of her artist's books & some members will also be bringing their artist's books to share. They plan to walk to the Weston gallery to see Kate Kern's installation. This is a chance for those interested in the book arts to meet a scholar, book artist, & writer who is at the forefront of theorizing about & grappling with what book artists & artists in general do. Free. Sponsored by Cincinnati Book Arts Society. At the Public Library Of Cincinnati, Room 3A next to the corner lecture hall on 3rd floor, Vine Street, Downtown, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ information@cincinnatibookarts.org, cbas_studygroup@yahoo.com, & www.cincinnatibookarts.org.
Downtown HopAround Kick Off [Saturday 21 April @ 6 PM]: Join a fascinating group of people & the Downtown HopAround Grand Marshals to kick off the Spring Downtown HopAround at Downtown Cincinnati's newest restaurant, Sully's. Grand Marshals are WKRP in Cincinnati Actor Gary Sandy, Former All Star Reds Pitcher Tom Browning, & Cincinnati's Newest Pitching Phenom Mayor Mark Mallory. Then at 7 PM, start dining & hopping. The Addisons have volunteered to provide musical entertainment: Jacob Addison (lead vocals, keyboard), Joe Franckewitz (percussion & vocals), Greg Hansen (lead guitar), Brian Romic (bass guitar), Charly Sommers (guitar, keyboard, vocals), Eric Cieslewicz (drummer). Complimentary appetizers provided by Sully's. Cash bar. Valet parking available. At Sully's, 7th & Race Streets, Downtown Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ www.downtownhoparound.com.
O'Bryonville Animal Rescue Spring Open House [Sunday 22 April @ 1-4 PM]: The O'Bryonville Animal Rescue invites you to meet all the wonderful cats & kittens available for adoption. Enjoy great food & drink. Learn about O.A.R. & their mission. Find out about their many volunteer opportunities. Free. At 5619 Orlando Place, Madisonville, Cincinnati, OH 45227. More info @ 513.871.PAWS, info@theanimalrescue.com & www.TheAnimalRescue.com.
Why We Sing [Sunday 22 April @ 2 PM]: Music has the power to uplift, inspire & unite in a way that spoken words cannot. Filmed at the GALA Choruses International Festival in Montreal, this documentary highlights a dozen of the 163 choruses from around the world that participated in the GLBT music festival, featuring Cincinnati's own MUSE Women's Choir. As a special treat, MUSE will perform a live post-film concert on the stage of the Fath Auditorium. Tickets are $6 & $8. At Fath Auditorium, Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 859.781.8151, worldcinema@fuse.net, & www.cincyworldcinema.org.
Paul Farmer: Ethics Religion & Society Lecture Townhall Meeting on HIV/AIDS [Monday 23 April 7-8:30 PM]: The Director of Harvard Medical School's program in infectious disease, & subject of Tracy Kidder's book, "Mountains Beyond Mountains" will deliver the 4th & final Ethics/Religion & Society Lecture. At the Schiff Family Conference Center, Cintas Center, 1624 Herald Dr Cincinnati, OH 45207.
The Librettist of Venice: A Discussion on the Life of Lorenzo Da Ponte [Tuesday 24 April @ 7 PM]: Award-winning writer Rodney Bolt, author of The Librettist of Venice, shares intriguing stories about the colorful & inspiring life of Mozart’s librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte. During the talk, Mr. Bolt will discuss excerpts from his book & share musical clips from Così Fan Tutte, The Marriage of Figaro, & Don Giovanni. Free; reservations requested. Sponsored by National City. At Music Hall’s Corbett Tower, 1241 Elm Street, Downtown Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.241.2742, jbellin@cincinnatiopera.org, & www.cincinnatiopera.org.
Visibility Week Film Festival [Tuesday-Saturday 24-28 April @ various evening times]: A 1-week film festival to increase visibility in the GLBTQ community, & to promote tolerance & acceptance. Films will include "Transamerica," "Venus Boyz," "Rent," & "If These Walls Could Talk 2." All films are free. Presented by UC Women's Center & Mainstreet Cinema. At Tangeman University Center's Mainstreet Cinema, University of Cincinnati, Clifton, Cincinnati, OH 45220. More info including film schedule @ 513.556.4329, 513.556.FILM, taylords@email.uc.edu, www.uc.edu/ucwc/, & www.uc.edu/mainstreet/ms_programs.html.
Christian Moerlein OTR Ale Festival [Wednesday-Sunday 25-29 April; times below]: Christian Moerlein Brewery has introduced a new brew called Over-the-Rhine Ale. And a festival will celebrate the new beer. The first keg will be tapped on Wednesday at 3 PM in the building which housed the elder Café, now owned by Matt Wirtz & Jennifer LeMasters. The café will be refurbished inside & out for the festival & will be dubbed the OTR Ales Haus. The events will feature beer, food, live music, & historical presentations. All the fun is for more than a roll-out of a new product; funds raised will be used to install commemorative signs recognizing the city’s pre-Prohibition brewery district & its current renovation. Wednesday @ 3-8: Tasting the New Ale; Thursday @ 2-8: Happy Hour & tasting Findlay Market brats; Friday @ 7th Fish Fry 2 – 8: Fish fry; Saturday @ 3-7 PM: Brews, Blues & BBQ with live music; Sunday @ 12-4 PM: Cajun Sunday Seafood Sampler. At the site of the old elder Café at Elder & Elm Street, Over-The-Rhine, Cincinnati, OH 45202.
Who the Bleep is Jackson Pollock? [Thursday 26 April @ 7 PM]: The true adventure story of one woman's 15-year war with the art world, that lifts the veil on how art is bought & sold in America. The film introduces the funny, irreverent & thoroughly unforgettable Teri Horton, a 73-year-old former long-haul truck driver, who bought a painting in a thrift shop for $5 with no idea that it would pit her against the most powerful people in the art world & perhaps change forever the way art is authenticated. Discussion after the films. Tickets are $6 & $8. At Fath Auditorium, Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 859.781.8151, worldcinema@fuse.net, & www.cincyworldcinema.org.
Vibrant Earth [Thursday-Sunday 26-29 April; see times below]: Ten Thousand Villages presents a springtime gardening celebration, a multi-day festival featuring their new handmade pots & other garden items, plus 6 gardening seminars offered free. Thursday @ 6 PM is Vibrant Pots for Busy Women: learn how to create glorious blooming pots. Friday @ 6 PM is Harmony: a lesson in flower arranging, create aesthetic harmony in your flower arranging. Saturday @ 11 AM is Vibrant Pots II: learn how to create spectacular pots with flowers, plants, & herbs. Sunday @ 1 PM is EarthSmart Gardening: beginning composting & organic ideas for your garden. Sunday @ 2 PM is Balcony Gardening: exploring a new view. Sunday @ 3 PM is Bee Keeping: the blessing of bees in the city. At Ten Thousand Villages, 2011 Madison Road, Cincinnati, OH 45208. More info @ 513.871.5840, tenthousandvillagesofcincinnati@fuse.net, & www.tenthousandvillages.com.
Rites of Passage 2007 [Reception is Friday 27 April @ 6-10 PM]: Works by college seniors from KY, NY, OH, & TX. Conceived & initiated in 2005, the Rites of Passage exhibits support student excellence by offering a public venue to display advanced creative research; to promote young artists as they move into their professional careers; & to bring the positive creative energies of regional institutions together in one place. This year, 22 works by 7 artists were selected from among 276 submissions: Rebecca Nebert, Tim Parsley, & Jessica Rahn (University of Cincinnati), Trey Hoover & Taylor Stephenson (Thomas More College), Hana Studer (Baylor University), & Nathan Sutton (University of Buffalo). On exhibit will be large scale figurative abstraction, oil on aluminum screen, moving lights, domestic chores, luminescent microscopic structures, & primitive nudes. Refreshments sponsored by Café MoCA & the Echo Restaurant. Exhibit runs thru Friday 25 May. At Manifest Creative Research Gallery & Drawing Center, 2727 Woodburn Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206. More info @ at 513-861-3638, jason@manifestgallery.org, & www.manifestgallery.org.
Little Red Riding Hood [Saturday 28 April @ 10:30 AM & 1:30 PM]: “Grandmother, what a big voice you have!” A lively Little Red & a comical wolf join forces to share playful lessons on the importance of personal safety, proper diet, & good health. Our delightful adaptation of the classic Grimm Brothers fairy tale directed by Mark Hardy is sure to help keep you on the right path. By Seymour Barab. $3. Recommended for ages 4-9 & families. At Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm Street, downtown Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.241.2742, JBellin@cincinnatiopera.org, & www.cincinnatiopera.org.
O’Bryonville’s 1st Annual Celebration of Spring Event [Saturday 28 April @ 11AM-5PM & Sunday 29 April @ Noon-4PM]: Eighteen businesses on O’Bryonville’s “Eclectic Mile” will be offering 10% off select merchandise, musical performances by area musicians, & featuring an end of the event giveaway of $20 gift certificates from all 18 businesses: a $360 value. Presented by The O’Bryonville Business Association. Free. O'Bryonville, 2011 Madison Road, Cincinnati, OH 45208 . More info @ 513.533.1974 & info@shopmica.com.
Watercolor for the Truly Terrified & Paint Avoidant [Saturday 28 April @ 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM]: play around with paint & paper. No experience required or expected. $30 include supplies; reservations required. At Creative Catalysts, Studio #231, Essex Studios Complex, Cincinnati, OH. More info @ 513.368.1994 & www.creativecatalysts.net.
Soapmaking Class [Saturday 28 April]: Jennifer Gleason, proprietor of Sunflower Sundries Farm, will teach "Soapmaking With Essential Oils" as part of a day of learning to include "Cooking With Spring Produce" & "Growing & Using Medicinal Herbs." The class is limited to 30 people & taught on 1 day only. $75 for the entire day of classes. A fun & informative day; everyone will go home with a bar of soap. At Terrapin Hill Farm, 3696 Mackville Road., Harrodsburg, KY, 40330. More info including times @ 859.734.7207, jennifer@sunflowersundries.com, & www.terrapinhillfarm.com/dnn/.
Moonlight Memories with Lee's Junction Big Band [Saturday 28 April @ 7:30 PM]: America fell in love with music from the swing era & the big bands of the 30’s & 40’s, & you will too. A wonderful way to spend a spring evening. Dress up right & bring the one you love to see Lee’s Junction perform a fresh new rendition of the most popular swing music loved by the greatest generation. Featuring stunning vocal & dance performances. Tickets are $16. At Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, 4990 Glenway Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45238. More info @ 513.241.6550, jenniferperrino@covedalecenter.com, & www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com.
Thai Heritage Experience of Dance & Drama [Monday 30 April @ 6:30 PM]: Experience Thailand without leaving Cincinnati. At 7 PM, award-winning troupe from Payap University in Chiang Mai, Thailand, will perform exotically distinctive Thai arts in beautiful costumes, providing an enriching cultural experience. Warm-up at 6:30 PM with "Scenes of Thailand" photolog & music by singer-composer Dave Hawkins. Entertainment for grade school children to senior adults. Presented by Arts Revival of College Hill (ARCH). Free. Door Prizes by sponsors: Thai restaurants Lemon Grass (Hyde Park), Sukhothai Thai Cuisine (Montgomery), & Thai NamTip (Monfort Heights), plus the College Hill Coffee Co & Casual Gourmet. At College Hill Presbyterian, 5742 Hamilton Avenue (2 miles south of Cross County Hwy), Cincinnati, OH 45224. More info @ 513.541.5676.
Darfur Awareness Night: Time Is Running Out [Tuesday 1 May @ 6 PM]: Sponsored by Greater Cincinnati Advocates for Darfur, is an event to raise awareness for Darfur, beginning with a gathering at Fountain Square at 6 PM followed by a March to the Freedom Center around 7:30 PM. Speakers include Nick Clooney & Mayor Mark Mallory. Cincinnatians of all ages, races, cultures, & faiths will meet at Fountain Square for a multimedia presentation about the conditions in Darfur & will raise their voices to help stop the violence. The group will then walk to the Freedom Center to hear more from our invited guest speakers about the US response to the crisis & what they as individuals can do to help. Stories, sights & prayer will help convey the notion that, while 1 voice can have an impact, it is the power of many voices united that will bring an end to this terrible tragedy. More info @ 513. 421.3131 ext 236 & tstieritz@catholiccincinnati.org.
Ongoing Tri-State Treasures
Italian American Film Festival [Wednesdays thru 25 April @ 7:30 PM]: Sante Matteo, Prof. & Coordinator of Italian Studies in the Department of French & Italian @ Miami University presents his Annual Spring Semester Italian American Film Festival. Free & open to the public. Apr. 25: The Sopranos, episodes from the TV series. In Room 46 Culler Hall, Miami University, Oxford OH 45056. More info @ 513.529.5932, matteos@muohio.edu.
A Lonely Crowd [Friday & Saturday 20-21 April @ 8 PM]: Performance Gallery, Cincinnati's home for alternative theatre, is proud to welcome Available light [theatre] from Columbus, OH, as they present a boldly theatrical mix of music, movement, mirth, & metaphor. A dissection of society's tendency for loneliness & the ways society perpetuates this problem. $10. At 3900 Eastern Avenue (the big pink/purple 'church'), Columbia Tusculum, Cincinnati, OH 45226. More info @ 513.373.7127, www.avltheatre.com, & www.performancegallery.org.
Collecting a Legacy: The Bernard Kinsey Collection [thru June 3]: This exhibition offers a roadmap to the cultural journey & transformation experienced by African American art collectors as they embrace & acquire art & artifacts. Within the context of their own history & the past that speaks to them, we discover how the Kinseys are changed & nurtured by what they chose to collect. Ranging from painful-to-see slave owner’s documents, to brilliantly fiery expressions in sculpture, to private glimpses into thoughts of the ancestors, the Kinsey Collection reflects a rich cultural heritage which they have been driven to capture, inspire & sustain for future generations. National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 East Freedom Way, Cincinnati OH 45202. More info @ 513.333.7500, ETurner@nurfc.org, & www.freedomcenter.org.
The Personal Treasures of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey: African American Art & Artifacts [opens Friday 13 April]: Original artwork created by African American artists plus an amazing collection of artifacts collected & shared by Bernard & Shirley Kinsey. Thru June 3. 3rd Floor, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 East Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.333.7500, ETurner@nurfc.org, & www.freedomcenter.org.
Section Three: Articles
Contents:
- Judy Cirillo clarifies something said at the table...
- Jungian Psychoanalist Clarissa Pincola Estes gives great advice for trauma recovery
From Judy Cirillo:
Hi Ellen,
I've been feeling badly about something I said a few weeks ago, and want to set the record straight. A few of us saw Warren Buffet and Bill Gates being interviewed by some College seniors on TV. One of the questions posed to them was something like how would you define happiness. Both Gates and Buffet said that family and children were very important to their happiness. However, they also said ( I forgot to mention this) words to the effect that the love you give and receive from those around you is what really matters; doesn't have to be family- Could be coworkers, friends, employees, etc.
I didn't want to leave the impression that they said that if you don't have children or a close family, you can't be happy. If you could put this in the newsletter, I'd feel better. Many thanks.
Judy
Clarissa Pincola Estes
I saw this on the Yahoo lloyd house salon group post ... thank you whoever put it up, I forgot. A thorough article on what to think and do for yourself psychologically if you suffer a “critical incident”, such as having your classmtes blown to smitherines by a crazed gunman. Excellent advice, and good to scan even if you haven’t recently had a trauma. Just real good information. ellen
http://themoderatevoice.com/society/12232/recovery-from-virginia-tech-colum
Section Four: Books/Magazines/Reviews
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Come on... send me names of books and stuff you are enjoying. ellen
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Tonight I got side tracked playing the piano and flute with Kati and Carolyn getting ready for our fabulous spring blow out party (soon!) and am too late to do a proper job on the Weekly. But, send me your movie reviews, your books being read, records you like ... love, ellen
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