The Lloyd House Virtual Salon: May 2008

Now that Memorial Day is past, we can officially wear white. (I know you were waiting on pins and needles.) Summer is here, sociologically if not calendrically. (Shakespeare made up words, so I can too.)
Check out my amazing front yard at the Lloyd House... We got fountain. We got awning. We got giant grasses with mulched beds!
These cool, sunny late spring days are surely among the best 20 days of the year! ellen

Salon Weekly

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Table Notes
Events & Opportunities
Articles, Letters (“opinions expressed are not necessarily mine”...ellen)
Books, Reviews, Films, Magazines
Tri-State Treasures: events compiled by Jim Kesner

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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 Wednesday 5/21//08

Mary Biehn, Bob Witanowski, Ginger Lee Frank, Derek Lester, Jeanne , Ellen Bierhorst, Mira Rodwan, Steve Sunderland, Rob Nenbahwaab, Bill Limbacher, Chris Metzger, Julia Yarden

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Indiana Jones movie: Steve says it is bad. Ginger says it is good.
Steve: go see “The Visitors”, ...
Ginger the committee met today to approve the environmental ordinance. I made a 2 min. presentation, could give here.
Another thing... Censorship in Australia. Art galleries. Censoring Hensen, witch hunt. Photographer.

Topics nominated:

My stroke of insight” by Jill Bolte Taylor on TED.Com : http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jilltaylor
Harry Potter books
Impeachment of VP and the Pres.
McClelland ‘s book, former press sec’y of Bush white house; saying all the defaming things progressives have said all along... Lies, etc. etc.
Ginger’s presentation to environmental city committee (see in Articles section)

We watched the 20 minute video of Jill Bolte Taylor at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jilltaylor

Ginger I had a brain injury also... Most of what she describes I experienced. Also on LSD.
... She asks her audience, “Which side of the brain do you choose.?” But we all choose the left brain; that’s how we see success. ... Artists and musicians spend time in that right brain already. If she has found some effective techniques for jumping back and forth at will.
Chris can we look at people’s brains and tell which hemisphere is developed more?
Yes... Pet scans ...
... Censored personal story. Very moving.

Ginger from the web. Most people’s left hemisphere is dominant.
Ellen What about those of us who are left handed?
Mira Most left handed people I know are smarter than average. ... Obama is left handed.

Chris I am also left handed. I was the first class
Ellen taught myself to write with my non-dominant (right) hand...gives a curious refreshment of the brain. Also, get this: when you are sleepy, as in driving late at night, if you sing you can realert yourself because music happens in the right brain.

Ginger talking about photography; being left eyed.
Derek a researcher put goggles that flipped using prisms, upside down. After some days the brain adjusted and flipped the image and things looked normal.

Chris “Shattered Myths” show... Artists about the Iraq war. Kennedy Heights arts center. It was terrific. Lots of artists.
One piece: a lot of body casts on at least 200 veterans. Piled the casts up. Made an amazing visual effect. Terrific.
Mira I saw an exhibit of army boots of dead soldiers, at X.U.

Ginger the SOS anti war art show, is going to be at the Art Academy. There will be music, etc. etc. Concurrent with the Fringe Festival. Check in Tri-State Treasures (below) for times, places.

Chris I am stridently against the Iraq war. ... A lot of the “shattered Myths” is against war in general. The show did not speak out against the Iraq war, which disappointed me.

Ellen Evan Bukey, prof of history says the best book on the Iraq war is “Fiasco”. (see his review below.)
Chris a terrific book. Easy read. You should read it.

Bill: I saw “bodies, the exhibition”. It was creepy.
Ellen I protested the exhibit.... People whose corpses are displayed did not give their permission; they were “unclaimed bodies, purchased from China”.
Ginger: Dr. Friedrich Schiffer, creator of dual brain psychology, believes one hemisphere is more mature than the other. Mixed dominance causes problems... His therapy blocks one eye completely and the inner half of the other eye.

SOS Art in Cincinnati; at www.cincinnatiusa.com Starts Sat 31 May 7 pm. http://SOSART.com There is a nice catalog.

GINGER’S PRESENTATION TO THE COUNCIL COMMITTEE (see articles section)

Environment Climate Action Plan.
The entry I proposed... Connection between food and climate change. Carneigi Mellon U new research, looks at US food supply. Question of locally obtained food and the difference it makes on climate change, greenhouse gasses. Consider even the fuels for tractors, and fertilizers. 83% of green house gas emissions in the food process come from the growing and harvesting vs. 11 % from the transportation of the food from far from the market. Eating less red meat and dairy is much more powerful way to reduce greenhouse gas footprint of your family than eating local. However, it is still important to eat locally produced food. ... Some hothouse local produce might contribute more to global warming than getting same thing f rom Chile that is transported a long distance.

Chris I lived 7 yrs. In Tuscany. Two vegetable stores, one local, the other imported. The imported came from (only) father than 25 kilometers away!

Ginger Our average miles per gallon is 25 mpg. In USA. ... The food thing is more significant (contributor to global warming) than transportation ... Eat less meat and dairy. ... Methane is now being released from ocean hydrates. Livestock is a huge producer of methane.

~ End of Table Notes~
Hugs to everyone,
Ellen

Section Two: Events & Opportunities

Deborah Jordan’s monumental compilation of local food suppliers is here and beautiful!
Visit http://www.eatlocalcorv.org
For the info, and to find out where you can get yor own printed version for $1 donation.
Farmers, suppliers, farmers’ markets and more.

Consider taking the local foods pledge and then join us in September (the 21st) for our Eat Local CORV fundraiser at the Civic Garden Center. Eat, enjoy, share!

Check this out. I saw the ad in the New Yorker with a big photo of Al Sharpton and Pat Robertson sitting smiling together on a sofa at the beach. Went to http://www.wecansolveit.org and it seems its a cool organization to work for climate change. Check it out. Ellen

Here’s the email they sent back to me:
Thank you for joining We and adding your voice to the million-strong call for solutions to global warming.

Together, we're already having an impact as elected leaders and the media see the massive support for making the climate crisis a priority.

Please build on this momentum today by urging your family and friends to get involved. You can use our tell-a-friend feature here:

http://wecansolveit.org/page/invite

We have some great videos online that you can also share: http://www.wecansolveit.org/content/pages/77/

Finally, be sure to visit our action center to find other things you can do to support solutions: http://www.wecansolveit.org/content/action/

AND...Chad Benjamin Potter, displaced Salonista (now in San Fran.) sends us link to another climate change activist site:

<http://www.1sky.org/faces-of-climate-change>

On May 16, got this from IJPC:

HOUSE VOTES AGAINST WAR FUNDING BILL

This MESSAGE IS FROM FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION:
I have good news to share: Congress has heard our call to end the war in Iraq.
In a surprising turn of events, the House of Representatives voted down continuing funding for the war in Iraq. They also passed bills calling for no permanent bases in Iraq, stopping the use of torture, a GI bill that would give tuition breaks to veterans, and complete withdrawal of U.S. bases and troops from Iraq by the end of 2009. In addition, they passed funding for urgent domestic needs, such as unemployment benefits.
While some of the legislation is a mixed blessing, this vote is a step in a new, improved direction. Thank you all for your work to change the U.S. government’s course in Iraq.
It’s been a long time since Congress has taken a stand against the war in Iraq. This victory was possible both because of increased opposition to continued war funding and because many House members who support the war voted “present,” which is the same as abstaining from the vote. The victory will be challenged next week when the Senate begins their debate. It’s still possible for war funding to come back.

TAKE ACTION
The debate on war funding is now heading to the Senate. Keep building the momentum for peace by calling your two senators today.
Call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121 to be connected to your senators.

It's time for May's Friday night vigils. Embrace the warm weather and gather with your friends and neighbors to stand up against this war!

IRAQ MORATORIUM
Neighborhood Peace Vigils
A nationwide campaign making visible growing opposition to the Iraq war & the desire for peace in all corners & all neighborhoods across the US.

Below are the vigils locations for May, please note that change in Anderson:

WHEN: Every THIRD FRIDAY of the month 5:30pm
Upcoming dates: May 16th , June 20th, July 18th

WHERE: ALL over the city!!!!

Contacts are listed below the locations. Email for more details, or call IJPC at 513-579-8547

Locations:
Winton Place: Corner of Froome & Winton, across from Gray rd.
Contact: Kristen Barker, kristen@ijpc-cincinnati.com

Price Hill: Corner of Enright and W. 8th
Contact: Sue Casey-Leininger, sjcaseyleininger@gmail.com

Northside: Hoffner park, corner of Blue Rock and Hamilton
Contact: Elizabether Motter, emotter@fuse.net

Clifton: Fountain in Burnet Wood, corner of Clifton and Ludlow
Contact: Judy Cirillo, jcirillo.1@juno.com

Mt. Healthy: Heritage Park, on Hamilton, right after Cross County
Contact: Karen Arnett, karen.arnett@fuse.net

Northern Kentucky: corner of 4th st. and York St., Newport KY
Contact: Vicki Dierig, vickidierig@yahoo.com

Anderson: cancled for May, returning in June

Miami Township: Branch Hill Guinea Pike & Loveland Miamiville Rd (in front of Kroger)
Contact: Lauren Thamann-Raines, lpt89@hotmail.com

From The Sierra Club: Save on Gas AND protect the planet: Great Tips

Dear Ellen,
(... This summer) more Americans than ever are planning to getaway by car. (1) But that doesn't have to cost as much as you think.

There are lots of ways to save gas (checked your tires lately?) but the easiest and most effective way is to slow down (just a little bit). When you add up the savings, it's like getting paid to relax. (I started slowing down and saved 4 mpg! Ellen)

So before you get behind the wheel for the upcoming holiday, show us what you're made of. Pledge to Drive 55 (or whatever the speed limit is on the roads you're traveling) for Memorial Day Weekend. Poor Sammy Hagar can't do it, but we bet you can. After all, even jets are slowing down to save money! (2)

The Union of Concerned Scientists tells us that dropping from 70 to 60 mph improves fuel efficiency by an average of 17.2 percent. Dropping from 75 to 55 improves fuel efficiency by 30.6 percent!(3)

Put another way, in a family sedan, every 10 mph you drive over 60 is like paying 54 cents per gallon more for gas you bought at $3.25 a gallon. (4) That extra cost is even higher for big SUVs and other less-efficient vehicles.

And the time you save by going easy on the accelerator may not add up to as much as you thought. On a 300-mile trip, driving 65 instead of 70 mph would cost you only 20 minutes -- but save money and spew less carbon.

  JOIN LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ... Genuine good guys.

Dear Ellen,
Jim Crow is back.

The sinister spirit of hateful Jim Crow laws, established in the previous century to keep African Americans in the South from voting, is resurfacing across the country. A new generation of partisan special interests is working to disenfranchise people they view as a threat to their political power in the 2008 elections.

That is why I am writing to you with great urgency and asking you to help us fight back against this assault on our democracy by joining the League of Women Voters with a gift of $25, $35, $55 or more today. https://lwv.simpledonate.org/appeal.aspx?PID=&CID=EC0038&FNAME=Ellen&SOURCE=EN0810V&HPC=25&f=1

It is critical for the League – as the number one advocate for your voting rights – to take immediate action to ensure the integrity of your vote and the 2008 elections.

So I’m reaching out to citizens like you all across the country because at this very moment, some politicians are engaged in an orchestrated, election year effort to cut many Americans out of the democratic process. In Congress, state legislatures, and at the local level, the powers that be are attempting to pass discriminatory laws that require voters to show photo identification at the polls. And now the U.S. Supreme Court has joined in these efforts, with its recent decision to uphold Indiana’s blatantly discriminatory voter ID law.

Heralded by its supporters as a much-needed defense against voter fraud, the photo ID requirement is the 21st century version of Jim Crow.

With the 2008 elections looming, only the League has the independence, credibility, and grassroots strength to take on the entrenched political interests that are trying to hijack the election process for their own partisan ends.

Our opponents will only succeed if people of principle like you and me sit on the sidelines and let them win. It’s time to put Jim Crow back where he belongs – in the history books. Please help the League get the job done by becoming part of the League of Women Voters today.

Sincerely,

Mary G. Wilson
President, LWVUS

Vipassana Meditation Instruction
Sunday June 1

on 4/6/08 9:37 PM, CLAUDIA BERNARD at peace9549@sbcglobal.net wrote:



Dear Friends,

We had our 4th lovely day of meditation here today, including a delicious lunch and warm, sunny weather!

Our next meditation day is Sunday, June 1, 9:30-3:30 at Claudia's in Bainbridge, Ohio, about 1 1/2 hours east of Cincinnati. All are welcome! Please let me know by Thursday, May 29, that you will be joining us, so I have plenty of food and space.

Joan Staubach will continue as our teacher, continuing with her lighthearted guidance, and information about skillful meditation. Our day is appropriate for meditators of any experience, as we are all beginners.

There is no charge for our day of meditation because the teachings are priceless. Traditionally, we offer our teacher a financial gift to support her continued study and teaching expenses. Whatever amount is right for you, is the right amount.
May we all be happy and healthy! Claudia

Claudia Bernard
  Your body knows...let's listen!
(877)574-6163 toll free
(937)365-1637
7240 Cave Road
Bainbridge, Ohio 45612

Ellen Bierhorst <ellenbierhorst@lloydhouse.com> wrote:


Interesting! Who is Joan Staubach? I know a Steve Staubach. E.

Dear Ellen,

Joan is our local Vipassana meditation teacher, and has been active and President of TriState Dharma for several years. She is an excellent teacher, teaches several retreats every year. She is from a large family locally. I haven't heard her brothers' names. Would you like to contact her? Claudia

Mark your calendars for June 6th & 7th Choreographers Festival at the Aronoff Center Growth In Motion Director, Fanchon Shur and Karen Wissel (co- choreographers) will be performing Primordial Round, an original dance work. Primordial Round is a kinesthetic and instrumental fusion of extreme passion. The spiraling vine meets the breaking branch. Kol Nidrei, as arranged by Bonia Shur for solo viola,the ancient melody sung on the Day of Atonement is filled with tensions and releases mirroring our encounter with our destiny. For more information about this event click here <http://cdt-dance.org/choreofest08> .

Thank you,

Fanchon Shur

Smorgasbord of Holistic and New Age type Healing Arts, etc.

Advance Bookings for Mini Fair, Saturday June 14

You are invited to the FourWinds Academy Mini Fair, 1 - 5pm., Saturday June 14.

By popular request, we are accepting advance bookings. Call Kay at (513) 542-4400.

(4 Winds Academy is Vivien and Neil Schapera and many others. The Schaperas are authorittive, intelligent, responsible and way cool. Ellen)

For a listing of services and practitioners, and more information about our event, see here. http://www.4windsacademy.org/2008%20Mini%20Fair%20Presenters.html

FourWinds Academy
Located at: 4157 Crossgate Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45236
DIRECTIONS
FourWinds Academy admits students of any race, color or ethnic origin.

JUNE 28-29
Taking Torture to TASSC
Following UN Torture Abolition Day there will be a 24 hour vigil sponsored by Torture Abolition Survivor Support Coalition opposite the White House, on Saturday June 28 to Sunday, June 29; Washington, D.C.
As our nation struggles with the realization of our complicity in the use of torture for political purposes, sisters of the Ursuline Society are inviting friends and concerned citizens to join us in peaceful public protest.
Inspired by the experience of Ursuline Sister Dianna Ortiz, who founded a Center for receiving other torture survivors, we choose to witness to the injustice of these practices, to state our moral outrage, and to demand a change of national policy.
Sister Dianna, founder of TASSC, in her book, The Blindfold's Eye, recounts her experience of torture as well as her effort to work with the US government in identifying the details of her case.
Google TASSC for information on this ministry.
Contact Sr. Pat Brockman for details on this venture at 513.541.4559,or pcbrockman@gmail.com.

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for life on earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet" -

Salonista Ginger Lee Frank sends his presentation to the city on “less meat for climate change abatement”
NY times article about neuroscientist Jill Bolte Taylor (the stroke of insight gal)
Here’s a smart guy who supports the Iraq War

Powerful New Research supports Reduction of Meat Consumed to Help with Climate Change
By Ginger Lee Frank

Ellen, the last two pages of the Climate Protection Action Plan are devoted to the recommendation I researched and drafted on Meat Consumption Reduction, .... If/when approved it will make Cincinnati the first US city (so far as I know) to link meat consumption to global warming. Here is the complete text of what I had ready to present to the Health and Environment Committee today... GLF

New research done at Carneige Mellon University and published in Environmental Science and Technology takes a comprehensive look at the US food supply using an imput-output life cycle assesment which counts not only the CO2 released in food production but also all greenhouse gases, including methane and nitrous oxide emitted from farm production, and counts all the way back to the fossil fuels used to manufacture fertilizer and even tractors. Researchers found that the agricultural and industrial practices that go into growing and harvesting food are responsible for 83% of its greenhouse gas emmissions (with transportation accounted for only 11%). They found that eating a bit less red meat and dairy (together responsible for nearly 40% of the food contribution), for instance, more effectively lowered an average U.S. household’s food related climate footprint than buying all local food. Switching to eating plant based meals one day a week is the equivalent of driving 1160 miles less annualy.

The the average U.S. household's food consumption generates 8.1 metric tons of greenhouse gases (in CO2 equivalents) annually, which accounts for 13% of its 60 ton share of total US emmissions. By comparrison, the average annual US car driving (12, 000 miles at 25 mpg) produces about 4.4 tons CO2 eq.

The target recommendation contained in the current Climate Protection Action Plan is for a reduction in meat consumption of 5%, roughly one meatless meal a week, carved down from the original modest recommendaton of 14%, or one day a week. Although the City’s Envornomental Advisory Council requested the original target be restored, it was not. It should be, as the global clilmate situation recently has become even more urgent. After a ten year level period, Methane measurments in 2007 show a spike. Last month in Vienna Russian scientists announced the ocean hydrates have begun thawing and releasing their stored methane while the permafrost has become porous. These hydrates store 12 times the amount of methane currently in the atmosphere and their thawing is a long anticipated, serious event. Methane is a larger problem in the short term than CO2; it has 27 times more global warming impact. According to the EPA , while human sources of CO2 amount to just 3% of natural emissions, human-induced soruces of methane in the U.S. account for an estimated 60% of the total, one and a half times that from natural sources. Livestock is the largest human-induced source of world methane emissions, at 37% (19% of total methane emmissions). Cattle belch methane makes up nearly 85% of this total (manure "lagoons" the rest). Currently, wetlands (including rice paddies) contribute nearly twice the world methane of ruminants, but the wetland percentage is decreasing (a result of global warming) while the livestock percentage keeps increasing. According to new calculations, the impact of methane on global warming may actually be double the standard amount attributed to the gas.

All this suggests methane reduction must be a priority. A shift away from methane-emitting food sources is the best approach, as it can be accomplished quickly, with little negative economic impact (and probable economic benefit), and will have nearly immediate impact, as the turnover rate for most ruminant farm animals is between one and two years. Compare this to the turnover rate for cars, busses, trains, planes, ships and powerplants, and the timetables for developing alternative fuel sources. Additionally, unlike carbon dioxide, which can remain in the atmosphere for more than a century, methane cycles out in about eight years. This can translate quickly into global cooling. Cincinnatians wanting to make a difference in the global warming picture can do so by an action as readibly available as where they put their fork (and where they don’t have to put their money). We’re ahead of the curve in recognizing this connection, but far from early in getting on with it. It's not difficult, and anyone can do it, from individuals to institutions; and the impact will be enormous.

NY Times Article on Jill Bolte Taylor

Tamsen:
thanks so much for sending me the link to the Taylor video. It is amazing. Important. Where in the world did you find it? ellen

Ellen -

This is actually how I found out about Taylor:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/fashion/25brain.html?em&ex=1212033600&en=f0b145c715f17d2b&ei=5087 <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/fashion/25brain.html?em&ex=1212033600&en=f0b145c715f17d2b&ei=5087%0A>

Then I went to the TED site for more.

I used to think a lot about how the brain works especially when my mother was dying of a brain tumor like the one Ted Kennedy has. I also immediately liked Taylor because of the connection to a schizophenic brother. I had one as well. Strokes and tumor do things to the brain that medical researchers aren't allowed to do-- the kinds of things that LSD experimenters and others have tried. Then there are those who try to acheive nirvana through meditation.
... Tamsen Merrill (New England Weekly Lurker and partner of Gregory Thorp our beloved photographer.)

From Ellen: I went and read the article... Fascinating. Taylor has just published her memoires of the stroke and tells about HOW she accesses the nirvanah state at will. I will be getting this book. Ellen

Smart History Buff Jim Powers responds to my question about Iraq War.

This is a smart guy, scholarly and well informed, who supports the War. I had to know more. I asked him the reason why we went in. His response:

I highlighted the "the" in your question because I begin by saying there were a host of reasons. In the history biz we eschew the notion of single causation.

I have tried to suggest in at least two e-Mails now that to coin a phrase ;-) (Jefferson stole it from John Locke) there was "a long train of abuses all evincing the same design" from Sadaam. W simply chose to act rather letting the dervish continue to whirl.

Here's how I'd rank them in order of threat rank, not necessarily the same as likelihood:

1) his clear desire to develop nuclear WMD (here's the parallel with Iran)
2) his demonstrated use of chemical WMD on his own Kurds and on Iran
3) his state sponsorship of terrorism (let's skip whether Ansar al Islam, which was there before 2003, is or is not Al Quaida)
4) his continued "cat & mouse" games with the No-Fly zone (BTW did you read about that?) and the IAEA inspectors
5) the combination of all the above creating the "clear and present danger" that he would enable AQ to deliver a significant attack on our country

Where am I wrong?

I guess you could wrap them into one and say the single cause for OIF was that "Sadaam's regime represented an unacceptable threat to our nat'l security" but that reeks of tautology and begs the question.

Jim

(I’ll be printing more from Jim in future Weekly editions. Yes, I tried to encourage him to come to the table on Wednesdays, but he’s a #$%@ “5”. Darn! Ellen)

Books,Movies, Reviews

It’s up to you folks to send me blurbs. I know you are reading. What? Is it good? Ellen

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Donate to Burma Relief: Help the people of cyclone-devastated Burma. More than 100,000 people were killed & many more were left homeless, with massive destruction. Circumvent the Burmese military government's hindrance. Food & water is scarce & very expensive. Relief materials are often sold rather than distributed. The people need money to buy food, water, clothes, mosquito nets, everything. A $12 donation will help a family buy food for 1 day; $75 will help a family buy food for a week; $200 will buy gas (at $10/gallon!) to power a pump to get drinking water for 40 families for a week. Your donations have already begun to reach our contacts in Burma who have distributed funds in the Rangoon & Delta communities & are working closely with physicians to help people in the Delta. Write a check to "CIFCU" & mail it to Cincinnati Interagency Federal Credit Union, 26 West M.L. King Drive, G4, Cincinnati, OH 45220. Write "Burma Fund - Acct #9377" on the check. Donations will be sent directly to people in Burma. Not a dollar will be spent on overhead or administrative costs. More info @ 513.569.7878.

China Earthquake Relief Fund Raising Campaign: Relief is needed for the people of Sichuan Province, who were struck by a massive 8.0-magnitude earthquake on 12 May & several strong aftershocks. The death toll has passed 65,000, at least 20,000 are missing, more than 247,000 people are injured, & millions of homes & thousands of schools have been destroyed. Out of concern that reservoirs will collapse, 150,000 Chinese are being evacuated. People urgently need food, medical supplies, & goods. The Chinese communities in the greater Cincinnati area, including 10 organizations & associations, are organizing activities to raise funds for the earthquake relief. 100% of your donations will be delivered to China Red Cross to help the devastated areas & victims. Ways to donate: 1) make donations payable to “China Relief Fund” & mail to P.O. Box 498044, Cincinnati, OH 45249 or 2) transfer funds online to the China Relief Fund at US Bank routing #042000013, account #130112167452. All donations will be tax-deductible. More info @ 513.238.6974, 513.276.7657,

gccerf@gmail.com & http://gccerf.blogspot.com/.

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Opera Rap: Florencia Magic [Thursday 29 May @ 7 PM]: Cincinnati Opera welcomes Mexican composer Daniel Catán to share his thoughts on his critically acclaimed 1996 opera, Florencia en el Amazonas. The opera follows the life of the heroine, Florencia, an opera singer who embarks on a mystical journey down the Amazon River. The Opera presents the regional premiere of Florencia in July. Opera Rap is free, but reservations are requested. At CCM, Werner Recital Hall, W. Corry Street at Jefferson Avenue, Clifton, Cincinnati, OH 45221. More info @ 513.241.2742 &

www.cincinnatiopera.org.

Energy & the Security of the Nation [Thursday 29 May @ 6:00-8:30 PM]: Share an evening of cocktails, dinner & discussion with Sharon Burke & the Foreign Policy Leadership Council. Ms Burke is a Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) in Washington, D.C. Her focus is energy security, climate change & US Middle Eastern policy. CNAS develops national security & defense policies to promote & protect American interests & values. CNAS is an independent, nonpartisan research institution, that informs national security leaders of today & tomorrow. $35 per person; space is limited. At Schiff Conference Center at Cintas Center, Xavier University, 1624 Herald Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45207. More info & reservations @ 513.651.6166 & kstrunk@fbtlaw.com.

O'Bryonville Animal Rescue Housewarming Party [Friday 30 May @ 6-9 PM]: Celebrate the opening of the new O'Bryonville Animal Rescue (OAR). Visit the cats, play games & win prizes, while enjoying snacks & drinks. Wondering what's the purrfect gift to bring to a housewarming party? Well, the cats have registered at Target at www.target.com/lists/1UJ9EURR6GUNU. If or go to www.target.com, click "TargetLists," then enter the first name "cats" & last name "OAR" to "Find a List." As always, they need Tidy Cat non-scoopable litter, IAMs Hairball cat food, paper towels, dish soap, laundry detergent, heavy duty trash bags, & other dry cat food. If you can't join the party but want to send a gift, contact Liz at 513.871.7297 or lizjohnson0@gmail.com. The new rescue is at 5619 Orlando Place, Cincinnati, OH 45227. More info @ 513.232.7178 & www.theanimalrescue.com.

War & Trauma [Friday 30 May @ 7 PM]: Fourth in a 4-part film & book discussion series examines the psychological effects of war. This installment is an overview of the types of trauma following WWII, the Vietnam War & the Iraq War. Discussion by Peter Kocher, MD, Psychoanalyst & Director of the Veterans Administration Mental Health Care Line. Moderator, Jacob D. Lindy, MD, Psychoanalyst, Cincinnati Psychoanalytic Institute faculty member & clinical professor of psychiatry at UC College of Medicine. Presented by the Association for Psychoanalytic Thought. Wine & cheese reception @ 6:30 PM. Free for members, $5 for non-members. At the Cincinnati Psychoanalytic Institute, 3001 Highland Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45219. More info & reservations @ 513.531.0415 & assnpsathought@aol.com.

Opening Your Intuition: An Evening Meditation Class [Friday 30 May @ 7-9 PM]: This experiential class, taught by Rev. Jennifer Halls, focuses on recognizing, developing & embracing your intuition. Your abilities will expand as you learn to navigate the intuitive pathways within yourself. Through guided meditation & class discussion, you will learn to feel, build & use energy. You will begin to physically feel & connect to the unseen help that is always around us. These are some of the many ways to deepen your relationship with the divine within you. Cost is $35. Downtown Cincinnati. More info & registration @ 513-470-0907 & valouis@yahoo.com.

The Advance Fatherhood Ohio! Summit [Friday 30 May @ 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM]: A first in Cincinnati: The Advance Fatherhood Ohio! Summit. The summit will convene hundreds of public & private stakeholders, fathers, advocates & practitioners to learn about, discuss, & set action steps for public policy affecting fathers & families. Free. Sponsored by Ohio Practitioners' Network for Fathers & Families, Ohio Office of Child Support, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction, Ohio Commission on Fatherhood, & Ohio Justice & Policy Center. At the KingsGate Marriott Conference Hotel, 151 Goodman Street, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45219. More info & registration (submit name, address, email, & phone) @ info@opnff.net.

Swan Lake [Friday-Saturday 30-31 May @ 8 PM (Fri & Sat) & 2:30 PM (Sat)]: CCM dancers soar in this fully-staged, full-length presentation of one of the most popular ballets of all time, with the CCM Philharmonia Orchestra performing Tchaikovsky's iconic score. Presented by UC’s College-Conservatory of Music. Admission $10, $5 non-UC students, UC students free. At Corbett Auditorium, UC-CCM, Cincinnati, OH 45221. More info & tix @ 513.556.4183 & www.ccm.uc.edu.

Rappaccini’s Daughter - Opera [Friday-Saturday 30-31 May @ 8 PM & Sunday 1 June @ 2:30 PM]: UC’s College-Conservatory of Music & Cincinnati Opera partner to present the local premiere of this contemporary opera by Mexican composer Daniel Catán. Set in medieval Italy, a young woman, raised among her botanist-father’s poisonous plants, develops a curious & tragic condition that causes her touch to be poisonous to all other creatures. The multilayered story deals with the scientific struggle of good & evil, & the blurred lines created as good & evil merge. Catán’s lush & melodic score is presented in a new orchestration. The UC CCM Spring Studio production is presented in collaboration with Cincinnati Opera as part of the Corbett Opera Fusion Program. Admission free, reservations required & accepted beginning Tuesday 27 May @ noon. At Cohen Family Studio Theater, UC-CCM, Cincinnati, OH 45221. Reservations @ 513.556.4183. More info @ www.ccm.uc.edu & www.cincinnatiopera.org.

In Joy We Live, Ananda Cincinnati Spiritual Renewal Weekend. [Friday 30 May - Sunday 1 June]: Pranaba Hansen, Ananda Minister & long-time devotee, will be the featured guest for this Spiritual Renewal Weekend. Step out of your day-to-day life for perspective on the journey & rejuvenation. Attend the whole weekend or only the events that fit your needs & schedule. Fri 30 May: Kirtan from 7-9 PM (donation basis, no registration). Sat 31 May: Workshops (registration required): morning - Meditation for Life: How to Get Started & How to Go Deeper ($20 early registration); lunch @ 12:30-2 ($7); afternoon - Revelations of Christ: Yogic Teachings in the Bible ($20 early registration). Sun 1 Jun: Sunday Service with Purification Ceremony (donation basis, no registration). At Grailville Oratory, 932 O’Bannonville Road, Loveland, OH 45140. Reserve rooms at Grailville @ 513.683.2340. More info & registration @ 513.235.3958, quintoc72@yahoo.com & www.anandacincinnati.org/pdf/Pranaba%202008%20Registration%20PDF.pdf.

Yard Sale [Saturday 31 May @ 8 AM - 4 PM]: Turn your old stuff into a new monastery. GSL Monastery is holding a huge yard sale & you’re invited to find some new treasures or share some of yours with all proceeds from the event going to the construction of a traditional Buddhist monastery & Tibetan Buddhist cultural center in Cincinnati. Keep them in mind as you clean your closets, basement, & storage locker. At GSL Buddhist Monastery, 3046 Pavlova Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45251. More info @ 513.385.7116, gsl@ganden.org, & www.gadenusa.org.

High School Exchange Program Seeks Host Families [Deadline is Saturday 31 May]: AFS, the leading intercultural high school exchange program for 60 years, is now interviewing caring, flexible host families for the 2008/9 school year. You'll choose from well-screened 15-18 year-old boys or girls from around the world who become part of your family as they attend high school. Local AFS support is ongoing throughout the year. More info @ 513.961.2592, damoores3@fuse.net & www.afs.org/usa.

Cincinnati Men’s Chorus Performance [Saturday 31 May @ 8 PM]: Enjoy the Cincinnati Men's Chorus as they perform songs celebrating heroes & world-changers. The annual Pride concert will benefit the PFLAG Scholarship Fund. Harriet Tubman Theater, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 East Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info & tix @ 513.542.2626 & www.cincinnatimenschorus.org.

The Magic of the Magician: Tarot Workshop [Saturday 31 May @ 9:45 AM - 5:30 PM]: The first card of the Tarot, the Magician, gives a foundation for understanding the Tarot as a whole. The Tarot has a magical way of transforming perspectives & the Magician is the master of all its earthly elements & ways of Spirit. Explore the tarot from the Magiciansʼ perspective & open your intuitive senses. Rev. Jennifer Halls' intuitive teaching style is a practical way to approach the Tarot. This class allows the beginner to grasp the Tarot & the advanced Tarot practitioner to achieve more levels of understanding. Cost is $126. Florence, KY. More info & registration @ 513-470-0907 & valouis@yahoo.com.

Reiki II [Saturday 31 May @ 9 AM - 4 PM]: This 1-day certification class for Second Degree Reiki will enhance the ability of the Reiki practitioner to channel the universal life force energy, treat emotional & physical problems, & to heal from a distance. Three symbols used by Dr. Usui will be introduced with new information on the energy field that surrounds us. Participant must be certified in Reiki I. Cost is $125. Sponsored by New Moon Wellness. In Erlanger, KY; address & directions given with confirmation. More info & registration @ 859.727.1062 & herbnurse@fuse.net.

Bricks for Breast Cancer Workshop [Saturdays 31 May, 14 June or 12 July @ 10 AM - 2 PM]: Create a donation to the annual “Bricks for Breast Cancer” auction (www.breastcancerbricks.org). Bring your own brick or use one of ours, ready for paint or collage. All the supplies of Creative Catalysts are yours to command. This workshop is directed by Marion Corbin-Mayer & is appropriate for ages 12 & up. Great for mother/daughter time. $25; space limited to 8; bring your lunch; reservations required. At Creative Catalysts, Studio #231, 2511 Essex Place, Cincinnati, OH 45206. More info @ 513-368-1994 & www.creativecatalysts.net.

The Artist's Way [twice monthly Mondays 2 June - 25 August @ 6:30 - 8:30 PM]: Wish you were more creative? Explore Julia Cameron‘s award-winning text with Marion Corbin-Mayer to help get past your blocks & get going on your creative journey. Marion has facilitated this material since 1997, helping over 1,000 people in the TriState connect with their dreams. No talent required, only an open mind. Space is limited to 8 juicy, creative, excited souls. $20 per session, $120 for series of 7, reservations required. At Creative Catalysts, Studio #231, 2511 Essex Place, Cincinnati, OH 45206. More info @ 513-368-1994 & www.creativecatalysts.net.

Gardening in the City - Series [Tuesdays 3 June, 8 July & 12 August @ 7 PM]: Learn tips & techniques to help make city living more green. David White of Outer Space Landscaping & Lisa Yunker of City Roots share creative inspiration on urban gardening. Whether or not you have a green thumb, bring your questions & pictures of your own space if you have site-specific challenges. June 3: Container Gardening Guru; July 8: Courtyard Garden Oasis; August 12: Rooftop Garden Grandeur. Presenting partner is the Downtown Residents' Council. In the Popular Library Reading Lounge (8th & Vine window), Cincinnati Public Library Main Branch, 800 Vine Street, Downtown Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.369.6900, Phyllis.Hegner@cincinnatilibrary.org & www.cincinnatilibrary.org.

Opera Rap: Opera in the Amazon [Wednesday 4 June @ 7 PM]: Join the Opera in the Cincinnati Zoo’s inspiring new education center for a fun Opera Rap about opera settings, including the Amazon Rainforest, where Florencia is set. Cincinnati Opera’s Marketing Director, Christopher Milligan, will discuss the great variety of opera locales, from European capitols to the Orient to the Amazon. Thane Maynard, Executive Director of the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, will introduce some of the feathery & leathery inhabitants of the Amazon Rainforest. Free, but reservations required for tickets to enter the Zoo. At the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Harold C. Schott Education Center, 3400 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45220. More info @ RSVP @ 513.241.2742 & www.cincinnatiopera.org.

Go-Go Beach [Wednesday-Sunday 4-22 June @ 8 PM (Wed-Sat); 2 & 7 PM (most Sun)]: It's the biggest weekend of the summer with surf racing, dance contest & annual luau. Surfer Woody's carefree California life is set: he’s with the cutest beach girl, a great bunch of moon-dogging friends & he's never wiped out. But when his old surfing pal returns from the “flower power” scene in San Francisco, Woody begins to question his beach blanket bingo world. Can Woody keep surfing & discover the meaning of life? Fluffy & funny with great songs; wholesome as a glass of milk. By John Wimbs, Michael Shaieb & Brent Lord. $17 (adults) & $16 (seniors & students). At Showboat Majestic, Cincinnati’s floating National Historic Landmark, Cincinnati Public Landing, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info & tix @ 513.241.6550, jenniferperrino@covedalecenter.com & www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com.

What's Your Point Honey? - film [Friday 6 June @ 6 & 8:30 PM]: An exclusive film premiere of Amy Sewell's newest film "What's Your Point Honey?" which explores the perceptions that women & girls have of politics & the pursuit of political careers. Ms Sewell was the creator/writer/producer of last year's award-winning film "Mad Hot Ballroom." Q&A with Ms Sewell after each screening. The screenings benefit the Women's Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation. Tickets ($37.50) include the screening, discounted parking, & a ticket voucher (valid thru 14 Sep) for the Freedom's Sisters exhibit. At Reikert Auditorium, Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45203. More info & tix @ 513.287.7021, thewomensfund@greatercincinnatifdn.org & www.greatercincinnatifdn.org.

2008 Rivertown Breakdown Music Festival [Saturday 7 June @ 8 PM - 2 AM]: The finest & funniest musicians in Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky perform on 3 stages: 16 bands perform 15 genres, showcasing Bluegrass, Newgrass, Gospel, Cajun, Zydeco, Rockabilly, Folk Rock, Folk & Delta Blues, Cuban, Boogie Woogie, Western Swing, Gypsy Jazz & Brass Band. This annual concert is a benefit for Riversweep, a riverbank cleanup of the entire Ohio River, from its origin in Pittsburgh to its end in Cairo, IL, including 1,962 miles of shoreline & many tributaries. The Rivertown Breakdown - organized by Cincinnati music legend Jake Speed - raises money & awareness, while showcasing terrific music. Tickets are $12 (adults) & $15 (18-20 year olds). At Historic Southgate House, 24 East 3rd Street, Newport, KY 41071. More info @ 859.431.2201, triordan@cinci.rr.com & www.RivertownBreakdown.com.

Queen City Bike + Dine [Saturday 7 June @ 1-5 PM]: A group of local businesses host the region's 1st Queen City Bike + Dine. The 15-mile progressive dinner-style bike tour promotes vegan options at locally owned & operated restaurants & the diversity of the area's neighborhoods, while emphasizing the ease of getting around on a bicycle. We will tour & dine (compliments of your ticket) at participating restaurants: Myra's Dionysus Restaurant (Clifton Heights), Melt (Northside), Sung Korean Bistro (Downtown) & Greenup Cafe (Covington). The tour ends at Arnold's Bar & Grill (Downtown) where riders can order off the menu at their own expense. Tickets are $30 at Park+Vine & Reser Bicycle Outfitters; add $12 for a T-shirt. In & around Downtown Cincinnati. More info @ 513.721.7275, 859.261.6187, info@parkandvine.com & www.myspace.com/queencitybikedine.

Back 2 Bach [Saturdays 7 June @ 7 PM]: Experience the 2nd half of this unique 2-part free concert series; back-to-back concerts of J.S. Bach’s works. The series is a 3-way partnership between 7 award-winning, international teachers from the CCM Piano Dept, Arts Revival of College Hill (ARCH) & College Hill Presbyterian Church. All 7 Bach piano concertos will be performed; three were done Sat 3 May & four on Sat 7 June. Think Bach’s music isn’t for you? Over 200 feature films have used Bach’s works (e.g., Schindler’s List, The English Patient, The Silence of the Lambs). Program notes will help you enjoy both the music & the concert performance style. A free-will offering accepted. Each concert is preceded @ 6:30-7:00 by a concert of young musicians from the area playing Bach on piano, organ & strings. At College Hill Presbyterian Church, 5742 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45224. More info @ 513.542.2442 & 513.541.5676.

Reiki 1 & 2 [Saturday-Sunday 7-8 June @ 9 AM - 5 PM]: Learn this Japanese relaxation & stress reduction technique with Marion Corbin-Mayer, MA, RMT. Includes lecture, attunement & lots of practice. Certificate awarded at the end of each day; 8.5 CNE per class. Reiki 2 includes symbols & distance healing techniques. Reiki 1 is $127; Reiki 2 is $175; $275 for both if PIF. Reservation & $50 deposit required for each level. At Creative Catalysts, Studio #231, 2511 Essex Place, Cincinnati, OH 45206. More info @ 513-368-1994 & www.creativecatalysts.net.

Roeblingfest 2008 [Sunday 8 June @ Noon - 4 PM]: A celebration of art, architecture, history & engineering. There will be 3 historical tours, period dancing, singing & costumes, & food & beverages. Suspension Bridge tours @ 1, 2 & 3 PM. Riverfront Mural tour @ 1 & 3 PM. Riverwalk Statue & Daniel Beard House tour @ 2 PM. Tours are $2 each; $5 each for families. Sponsored by the Covington-Cincinnati Suspension Bridge Committee, dedicated to maintaining the decorative lights & flags flying on each pier. At the foot of Greenup Street in Covington, KY, under the south end of the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge on the banks of the Ohio River. More info @ 513.561.1661 & WWW.roeblingbridge.com.

French Summer Camp for Kids [Monday 9 June - Friday 8 August]: The Alliance Française of Cincinnati invites kids 3-12 years old to learn French & have fun at the same time. A weekly educational program with daily indoor/outdoor activities. Ages: 3-5 years (9:30am-12:30pm); 6-12 years (9:30am-4:30pm). Activities will include visits & tours to zoo, museums, aquarium, observatory, library, animal farm, horse park, airport, steamboat on the river, picnics, swimming, Graeter’s ice cream & more. Fees: $210 (fulltime) $140 (half days) includes entry fees, but not lunch. Registration by appointment. Contact Alix Pitra, Director French Institute Alliance Française, @ 513.293.2948 & afschool@france-cincinnati.com.

Voices of Hope: The Evolution of Human Rights [Wednesday-Thursday 11-12 June @ 7 PM]: Leaders for peace, justice, & equality have materialized on the forefront of American politics & revolutionized developments in social justice & human rights. Through dramatic & artistic performance, Voices of Hope works to unveil the inner workings of the human rights movement, illustrates the 20th century struggle for tolerance, & calls the audience to action. Presented by The Center for Holocaust & Humanity Education. Free. At The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 East Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info & RSVP @ 513.487.3055, sweiess@huc.edu, & www.holocaustandhumanity.edu.

7th Annual Ohio River Way Paddlefest [Friday-Saturday 27-28 June]: Celebrate the beauty of the Ohio River with the largest canoe & kayak festival in the Midwest. Join over 1,500 paddlers on the Ohio River for outdoor beauty, recreation, entertainment, & fun. The events success means moving to a larger location, Coney Island. Ohio River Music, Arts, & Outdoor Festival is Friday. Paddlefest Float Trip & Races, Kayak Rolling Contest, Ohio River Swim Race, & Finish Line Festival are Saturday. Proceeds go to the Ohio River Way, Inc. to develop the Ohio River Water Trail, & help connect the bike trails between downtown & Lunken Airport. At Coney Island, 6201 Kellogg Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45228 & Cincinnati’s Serpentine Wall, Pete Rose Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202. Much more info, costs, & registration @ 513.588.6936, info@ohioriverway.org, & www.OhioRiverWay.org.

Ongoing Tri-State Treasures

Protest The Iraq War [Every Saturday @ 2-3 PM]: Bring a sign & stand with a small, dedicated group of concerned citizens protesting the war in Iraq. Rain or shine. No need to RSVP, just show up. On Mariemont Square, 6900 Wooster Pike, Mariemont, Cincinnati, OH 45227.

Footnotes: Guennadi Maslov Photography [thru Friday 30 May]: "Maslov’s work belongs to a different realm of photojournalism. By combining pairs of images, his Footnotes are more psychological insight than document. Deeply rooted in reality they are strangely enigmatic. The artist is concerned with social themes & the mysteries of growing up. Political undertones can be discovered in some images. But these themes are neither dominant nor critical. A smaller image in each pair is noticed & examined just a second after the mental absorption of the larger one. In most cases this footnote photo redirects the first impression considerably, enhancing it with an important layer, forming a new unity." ~ paraphrased excerpts from Tatjana Pavlova, Kharkiv Museum of Photography. Maslov, originally from Ukraine, lives & works in West Chester, OH. This exhibit is a sample of a large project that has been exhibited in several countries. At Blue Ash Public Library, 4911 Cooper Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242. More info @ 513.369.6051 &

www.maslovphotography.com.

Masterpiece Quilts from the Shelburne Museum [thru Sunday 1 June]: Forty of the finest examples of 18th-20th century American quilts from the Shelburne Museum’s permanent collection are on exhibit. The Shelburne is a unique museum, located in Vermont, & founded by Electra Havemeyer Webb, heiress to the Domino Sugar fortune & a pioneering collector of American folk art. The exhibit also includes several dazzling art quilts by Terrie Hancock Mangat who, along with her sister, Becky Hancock, founded St. Theresa Textile Trove in 1994 in Over-the-Rhine (now located on Hamilton Avenue in College Hill). Also featured is a special gift shop connected to the exhibit featuring work of art quilter Leslie Alexandria, who also has 3 contemporary pieces on display in the Art Museum Library. At the Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.639.2995 & www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org (go to 'Exhibitions').

StoryCorps Comes to Cincinnati [thru Saturday 7 June]: StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit project whose mission is to honor & celebrate one another’s lives through listening. In partnership with Cincinnati Public Radio, the East MobileBooth will be in Cincinnati parked in front of the Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45203. By recording stories of our lives with people we care about, we experience our history, hopes & humanity. Since 2003, tens of thousands of people have interviewed family & friends through StoryCorps. Each conversation is recorded on a free CD to take home & share, & is archived for generations to come at the Library of Congress. Millions listen to these award-winning broadcasts on public radio & the Internet. StoryCorps is one of the largest oral history projects of its kind, creating a growing portrait of who we are as Americans. Make a reservation @ 800.850.4406 or online. The MobileBooth is fully wheelchair accessible. More info @ www.storycorps.net.

Redtree Gallery Group Exhibition Opening [thru Saturday 7 June]: Refresh, Rebirth, Renew. Artists Cynthia Gregory, Annette Eberhardt, Uta Rietman & Billy Holodnak. Live music by Scott Metcalf. At Redtree Gallery, 4409 Brazee Street, Oakley, Cincinnati, OH 45209. More info @ 513.321.8733, mbusch@redtreegallery.net & www.redtreegallery.net.

Shattered Myths: Art Exhibit Opening [thru Saturday 14 June]: War & all its many faces - death & honor, greed & patriotism, suffering & devotion - will be illustrated in an exhibit to open Memorial Day weekend. The exhibit entitled Shattered Myths - Twenty-One Visions Contemplating the Actual Cost of War was conceived by a group of artists led by veteran Cincinnati photographer Gordon Baer, to bring “...together some the region’s finest artists who are each interpreting the enormous human & financial cost of the current war in their own way.” Displays include an installation depicting the 748 limbs amputated from US soldiers in the Afghan & Iraqi wars, & a “living room” showing TV interviews with veterans & news reports from the 2 wars. Photography, sculpture, woodcuts & graphic art by 20 artists including work of editorial cartoonist Jim Borgman. At 7 PM, artists will talk about their work. At Kennedy Heights Arts Center, 6546 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45213. More info @ www.KennedyArts.org.

We Make the World Art Exhibit [thru Sunday 29 June]: Be inspired by this message of hope & action created by local & international elementary students as they use art to state “I make the world a better place when I…” Sponsored by YMCA Cincy After School. On Third Floor, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 East Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.333.7500, ETurner@nurfc.org & www.freedomcenter.org.

Americans Who Tell the Truth - Exhibit Opening [thru Sunday 31 August]: This remarkable non-partisan collection of portraits of Americans past & present helps remind people of the dignity, courage & importance of some of America's truth tellers & to create dialogue that will help each of us figure out which truths we value most as citizens in a democracy. In the Third Floor Changing Gallery, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 East Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.333.7500,

ETurner@nurfc.org & www.freedomcenter.org.

"A Course in Miracles" Study Group [2nd & 4th Wednesdays of each month @ 6-7:30 PM]: A healing circle & discussion about this profound book & its spiritual philosophy based on healing & forgiveness with practical application in everyday life [

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Course_in_Miracles]. Co-facilitated by Mary Claybon & Jeanne Uhl. $5 offering. At the Jade Center for the Healing Arts, 9122 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242. More info & registration @ 513.309.8377 & maryfree@cinci.rr.com.

Spring Pure Movement Classes of Growth In Motion [Mondays @ 6:30 PM & Wednesdays @ 9:30 AM]: Spring is here. Refresh, renew & reenergize your body & mind. Master teacher Fanchon Shur guides students to a sense of freedom, strength, flexibility & expression. Classes offer personal attention to individual alignment for authentic creativity. $20 per class; $48 for 4 classes. First class is free for new students. At Growth In Motion Studios, 4019 Red Bud Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229. More Info @ 513.221.3222,

fanchon@growthinmotion.org & www.growthinmotion.org.

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Thursday, May 29, 2008

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