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FIVE SECTIONS, including:
- Table Notes of the discussion at this Wednesday night’s Salon, as recorded by Ellen
- Events and Opportunities
- SPECIAL SECTION: Health Care Reform
- Articles of Interest
- Book, Film, Theater, TV, Music, Radio, and Restaurant Reviews
- Tri-State Treasures, compiled by Jim Kesner
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The Wednesday Night Salon has been meeting each week of the year (no break for holidays, weather) since July 2001 in pursuit of good talk. Bring a dish at 5:45 pm and join us. We are usually about 10 people of varied erudition and age. We like to talk politics, environmentalism, social issues, literature, the arts, ad any blamed thing we want. Sometimes we have a special presenter. We emphasize good fellowship and civility always. Way fun! Everyone welcome. 3901 Clifton Avenue 45220.
Dennis, Vlasta, Steve, Alan, Mr. G., Ginger Lee frank (waving glass), George, Don, Daisy, John, Shena, David
SECTION ONE: Table Notes
These rough notes have not been approved or edited by the speakers and contain inevitable misunderstandings and misquotes. Also, opinions expressed are NOT necessarily Ellen’s.
At the Table this Wednesday:
Lauren Hanisian, Don Wang, Mr. G., John Kelly, Dennis Kinsley, Ellen Bierhorst, Alan Jozwiak, Ginger Lee Frank, Sara Ernst, Vlasta Molak, David Rosenberg, George Hardebeck, Daisy Quarm, Shena Wizel, Steve Sunderland, Mira Rodwan,
We always open with the Preamble, a song, a reading, passing the donations basket ($5 requested), and passing the clean-up chores list.
Table Announcements before the Topic
Vlasta on Monday this week, at Hartwell Community Center, I spoke up about the city budget “challenge”.
John On Tues, Aug 3 the Women’s City Club is hoting Steve Driehaus on the Health Care Reform, 1st UU Church on Reading at Linton 7:30 pm
Steve am going to be with Thich Nhat Hahn on retreat in Aug.
GEORGE HARDEBECK PRESENTING ON RESTORATION OF OUR ANCIENT REGIONAL PLACE NAMES
George
How do we think of our place.
The native languages of our N American continent are endangered.
We have documented and named only 1% of living things on the earth.
Central river: Maketewa,(mack-eh-TEE-wah) “he is black”, = Mill Creek. There were fens in the Maketewa valley; there is most bio diversity in a fen. Earth was black. Abundant and diverse here. ... “entrenchment” = water table going down; stream beds being dug out. (drawing)
Words that are native: “un-huh” is a native word.
We all have native blood in our veins. ... At least 7 generations. Original white settlers intermarried... Ideas of freedom came to us from Native Americans.
In Ireland where I grew up in part, we all were taught about the ancient peoples who came there... Each wave of new people were absorbed and became “as Irish as the Irish themselves”.
No here in Cinti, going green, we can look to the native species of animals and plants for guidance...
Living in our sustainable interelationship with the bioregion.
Riverfront Park development on the river downtown is a place where we could have public art about archetypal symbols, like medicine wheel.
We are becoming natives, all. We can do this intentionally.
Drawing of our ecosystem... Caleb Atwater, History of Ohio “Ohio was a land of grasses”.
4% prairie
Seedbank under all the forests to protect against forest being wiped out
Now we only have .1% prairie.
94% forest cover originally.
Wetlands extensive, but now less than 10%.
Statewide we .01% old growth forests.
Now we have more greenspace per capita than any other city in the US. This was reforestation on the hillsides.
Wisdom of the Elders by David Suzuki. Indigenous peoples around the globe were always into restoration.
Restoration Economy by Storm Cunningham: 3 economies—new development, maintenance/conservation, restoration. By 2010 we will have more restoration than other two combined.
Medicine Wheel symbol
Movie: “the century of the Self” about Bernaise, who used Freud’s ideas to create advertising as we know it. The father of consumerism.
We need to go back to the original myths of our land if we want to restor it to health. Quadrants: South/sun; .North/Nativity; West/wisdom; East/Emmergence.
Earth/Air/Fire/Water.
Green Cincinnati Plan...a volunteer organization...
Ray Oldenburg “Great Good Place”
Tree of Life: 3 parts... Center is hearth/heart/channel/courage. Top is Work. Bottom is Community/roots/ recreation. .
Web of life.
During periods of depression, community grows stronger.
We have been in heavy deficit of amount of relationship. In “primitive times” we had much richer inter-relationship, community. Today we are isolated to an Intense degree.
The native peoples realized they were interdependent on all life.
We need to honor native peoples.
We need to have native inspired artwork in riverfront. ... There were originally 7 mounds down town...
“the longest walk” movement of Native Americans...
The great work by Thomas Berry (sp?)
Daisy: could you give us 3 things you’d like us to know, do
Geo: ARCHE, Arts Restoring Culture for Healing Earth.
I am asking people to share their feeling about these values in connection to the artwork that is going in Riverfront Park.
They have in plan a circular maze... I asked for medicine wheel references in these design.
Let the deciders know our values. Jan Checco, in charge of art in city parks: Jan Brown Checco <jan@brownchecco.com>
Native species restored...
Ellen: sample letter: below I am inserting the letter I just sent to Jan:
Hi Jan Brown Checco,
Writing on behalf of the Lloyd House Wednesday Night Salon (where Gerald presented about three years ago about your energy efficient house) I want to express our enthusiasm for the idea of choosing artwork for the public parks, especially those on the riverfront, that reflects our spiritual roots in the land here and the native peoples who have lived sustainably in this place for so long before the European culture arrived. Now that we are working to “green” our city, it is particularly appropriate that we hold up images such as the tree of life and the medicine wheel which teach of the receiving and the giving back to the natural cycle of life. Now that the European culture has been here for seven generations, those alive today are starting to sense that we belong to this land, and those Shawnee and Miami ancestors are becoming our ancestors as our consciousness leaves that of the conqueror and becomes that of the rooted residents. I hope you will consider incorporating these themes in our public art.
Incidentally, Gerald promised to return and give us stats on how much moolah you are saving on energy at your house on Middleton Avenue, but I can’t get him to respond to my emails. Perhaps you would prod him for us at the breakfast table.
We’d love to have you accompany him and join us here for the weekly Salon. Every Wednesday night at 5:45, pot luck. No RSVP necessary.
Ellen
Ellen Bierhorst, Ph.D. Holistic Psychologist; Alexander Technique Teacher http://www.lloydhouse.com ~~~513 221 1289~~~ The Lloyd House 3901 Clifton Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45220
David: seems the driving force of Native cultures had to do with a circular way of using resources... Use and return. So it seems to me we need to pursue economic models that have that kind of circular movement.
Vlasta: I am off the grid now... No public electricity, no public water...
David: how could this group of 15people exert our energy for these values. We are in a linear model, not circular. We don’t have the carrying capacity to provide for our city in the region with a 30 mile radius all around.
j
George: We have thinned out the earth so much that it is hurting us all around... Propaganda on TV for things that aren’t good for us.
At the “Green Balls” people will be presenting skits about relationship with the earth, 7 generations, ... Celebrate...
In Great Good Place by Oldenburg... We tend to do community through work; it is better to do that through recreation... If you look at the history of advertising in our country, “The age of the Self” you realize we can change it.
SECTION TWO: Events and Opportunities
Nourishing Traditions Chapter Meeting
Sunday, August 2, 3:00-5.00 PM at the Lloyd House.
"How will I know which dietary advice to believe?" is a common question. We will consider the Weston A Price Foundation (http://www.westonaprice.org/) dietary ideas in relation to other popular ones. Demonstration: make-your-own hummos. $3.00 per person donation is requested. Be prepared to have fun!
Fermented salsas and chips will add some spice to the session compliments of ZUKAY Live Foods. See the friendly and informative website- www.zukaylive.com.
Son David Judah Sher is selling his VW wagon. Nice little car, about 170k miles, runs great, needs rear window. I think it is a ‘95. Call 403 6928
Hi there friends,
- Now here’s an opportunity for you. I am now a fully qualified teacher of the Alexander Technique, and eager to give a lot of lessons this summer. All lessons will be free until the end of June, and then really cheap during July ($10), and pretty darn cheap during August ($20?). Starting sometime later I’ll be charging $78 for a 45 minute lesson, but still eager to make it affordable for you. So please call me to schedule a time and by all means tell your friends and family. 513 221 1289.
Don’t know what Alexander Technique is? Check out http://MissyVineyard.com or http://www.alexandertechnique.com for introductory essays and FAQ.
Thanks for your interest in this wonderful work.
Ellen
P.S. Response has been wonderful this summer to this announcement! My calendar is full...a miracle. Fee for August is going to be only $20, so take advantage of this rare opportunity. If you call now and I don’t have space in the calendar, you can still have one free meeting, 3 $10 meetings, and 4 $20 meetings whenever it is that I can schedule your lesson. Get ‘em while they’re hot! This deal can’t last.
Food Safety Bill Criticized
-----Original Message-----
From: The Pen [mailto:activist.thepen@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 12:28 PM
To: jereisch@fuse.net
Subject: Must Call Monday (& Tues, etc): Help Stop The Dangerously Phony
Food Safety Bill With Our New People's Phone Lobby Interface
Announcing The Most Powerful People's Advocacy Tool EVER!!
The word we are getting is that our "good for nothing but photo-ops
and grandstanding" Congress may try to sneak through HR 2749 real
fast, the latest phony food safety bill on a suspension of rules any
day. Yes, we do need to take action to protect our food safety. But,
no, this bill does absolutely nothing to identify or address the real
problems. And by NOT addressing the real problems it can only do more
harm than good.
But we now launching an incredibly powerful new advocacy tool,
especially for the fight against HR 2749, and to stop all such future
lunacy in its tracks, the People's Phone Lobby interface. It's so
simple to use, just go to the page below and call your members of
Congress and there is even a link to give you all their direct
congressional and local district office phone numbers.
HR 2749 People's Phone Lobby:
http://www.peaceteam.net/lobby.php?bill=HR2749
Then when you speak to the staffers in your congressional offices,
you don't JUST tell them your position, first you ASK them for their
position. Are they supporting HR 2749 or not? And THEN you give them
your position and MAKE them defend theirs if they do not agree with
us, that HR 2749 is just more very bad news, another deceptively
titled bill that in fact does the opposite of what it purports to be
about, assuming it is anything besides totally worthless.
Why is this such a powerful new approach?? Because when you go to the
link above and record your notes of your phone calls with your
members of Congress, it becomes a permanent public record of just how
many of us are calling, and just how many of them are trying to
completely ignore the voice of the people, that any of their
constituents can go out and read for themselves.
To protect your privacy, the record you make of your conversations
with them will only display your initials and your city and state on
this new blogging site. But then ANYONE can see for themselves the
real numbers as to how many of us are demanding real change, and
which members of Congress think our calls can just go in one ear and
out the other. Go to the page below and put it to work for you and
your family now.
HR 2749 People's Phone Lobby:
http://www.peaceteam.net/lobby.php?bill=HR2749
In fact, this is basically just what the corporate lobbyists do
behind our backs day in and day out and all night too. They jam
members of Congress about their positions on bills. And if they
aren't falling in line they apply pressure. But now with this
revolutionary logging tool, we can jam them right back. Why, we can
see them huddled in small groups in their cloakrooms even now,
talking about, "OMG, the people are on to us!!"
The fact is that a REAL food safety bill would be easy to write.
Provision one, force the filthy factory farms, which are breeding all
the antibiotic resistant bacteria and mutating viruses now, to clean
up their act. And JUST the big factory farms, not the small, healthy
organic farms that are the backbone of our real food safety.
Provision two, ban all ban GMOs until AFFIRMATIVELY proven safe and
require full disclosure labeling of all such products, cows shot up
with bovine growth hormone, etc. Of course, GMOs can never be proven
safe because they AREN'T. Rats fed GMO soybeans get sick and die!
That's right, they wouldn't feed this stuff to rats, but they want to
give it to our children.
So Congress having gotten the directive from the corporate special
interests that put profit ahead of our real food safety, a directive
to IGNORE the real problems and look somewhere else, along comes HR
2749, which lacks even a preamble to identify why the bill even
needed to be written in the first place, or what exactly it is
intended to correct.
Instead, ALL HR 2749 does is grant the FDA expansive and
unprecedented new POLICE powers to the FDA with no guidance of
congresional intent as to how that power should be exercised. And who
will be the administrators wielding this awesome new and truly
frightening power, you ask? Why, President Obama just appointed a
former Monsanto VP to oversee the FDA food safety group. There's a
example for you. What a coinky-dink!!
Remember when Obama told us not to worry (because HE was the
"decider") about all the drop dead creeps he was appointing to
government administrative positions, the worst of the worst, the SAME
people who were under all the rocks in the Bush administration? So
what happens when THOSE same people are making all the real policy
decisions because Congress has totally abdicated it's policy making
function? Well ... we get wolves in sheep's clothing legislation put
forward like HR 2749. It MUST be stopped.
And by getting on the phones now and making a public record of all
our calls at the page below, we can generate so much bad PR for
members of Congress who won't listen to the people, that even the
most tone deaf of them will have to start dancing eventually. So
let's get it started, and show the whole country how many tens and
hundreds of thousands of us are on to them.
HR 2749 People's Phone Lobby:
http://www.peaceteam.net/lobby.php?bill=HR2749
The problem with food safety is NOT that the FDA doesn't have enough
Gestapo like police power to harass small farming operations. The
problem is that the FDA is perversely determined not to look at the
real source of all the filth in our food supply, and Congress is
doing nothing by way oversight to make them do it. And HR 2749 just
gives more powerful weapons to people who can't be trusted to use
responsibly the ones they already have.
And yes, you can also respond to this action through the new Twitter
gateway. Just send the following Twitter reply, and add any personal
comment you like.
@cxs #p996
And if you want a step by step explanation of how to set up the
Twitter thing here is the link for that.
Twitter Activism Step-By-Step: http://tcxs.net/step_by_step.php
Please take action NOW, so we can win all victories that are supposed
to be ours, and forward this alert as widely as possible.
If you would like to get alerts like these, you can do so at
http://www.peaceteam.net/in.htm
(Susan is the real deal. Highly recommended. Ellen)
Ally Workshop
What: Work in a small group (limit 4) to engage the imaginal realm. Meet and/or further develop your relationship with the ally, that part of you that remained in the realm of the Divine when you were born. Your ally is unique to you. It desires to partner with you, to love, support, accept and challenge.
Susan B. Crew, Ph.D., Jungian psychologist and student of shamanic practice, will guide you.
Who: Seekers, persons interested in the terrain of soul and spirit.
Where: Essex Studios, 2511 Essex Place, Cincinnati, OH, studio #204.
When: Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. till 12:00 noon, September 9 through October 6
Fee: $20.00 per session, $80.00 for all 5 sessions if paid at first session.
Recommended reading: Raff, J. (2006). The practice of ally work: Meeting and partnering with your spirit guide in the imaginal world.
Call 513-559-1193
www.numinousity.net
crewsusan@fuse.net
Private sessions available
Lloyd House Monthly Drumming Circle
Did you know that on the Final Tuesday of the month we have a super informal drumming circle here? Bring instruments of any variety. We rock! Dancing. No perfectionism tolerated. Ends at 8:45. Bring Snacks if you like, wine...
Roxanne, Michael, Ellen, Don (middle row- Yvonne, Jeanne, Paul, Kevin, Josie, David, (back row – Nancy, Tom, Scott
Special Presenter at the Salon on Wednesday, August 12: CINCINNATI HEALTH CLINICS
Debbie Dreyfus, nurse manager of the Elm St. (City of Cincinnati Public) Health Clinic will tell us all about these clinics. I’ve been a patient of the Northside Clinic (another of the city clinics) for about ten years and am thrilled with the quality of care. Ellen.
SECTION THREE: HEALTH CARE REFORM STUFF
Dr. Mark Hyman's Nine-Point Plan for Real Healthcare Reform-What do Americans Think about Prevention
Mark Hyman, MD-author, practitioner, and educator in functional medicine-has hit the pavement in Washington, DC, to educate lawmakers and policymakers that universal healthcare coverage based on an "outdated 19th- and 20th-century model of medicine will lead us into danger." In his Huffington Post article, "How to Fix Obama's Health Plan Before It's Too Late," Dr. Hyman suggests the following nine-point plan to "create a culture of health and wellness and transform our healthcare system":
1. Change reimbursement to include payment for healthcare teams focused on lifestyle treatments for chronic disease and the use of functional medicine, not just for expensive (and often unproven) procedures.
2. Improve research by comparing existing drug- and procedure-based medicine to changes in lifestyle, diet, and other functional and integrative approaches.
3. Transform medical education by including nutrition, lifestyle, and environmental factors as core components of the education of health professionals and physicians.
4. Establish an Institute for Functional Medicine at the federal level that would develop the educational curriculum for medical schools, residencies, postgraduate education, and other health professionals.
5. Improve food policy, agriculture policy, and school and community environments to encourage health by prohibiting food that is known to promote obesity and disease and providing whole, real, fresh foods for our children. Obese teenagers have the same risk of premature death as heavy smokers. We wouldn't feed our dogs cola, burgers, and fries-so why do we feed them to our children?
6. Conduct projects in community health centers that demonstrate how offering inexpensive, nutritious meals (including takeout), recreational facilities, lifestyle counseling/education (like cooking classes), and healthcare based on functional medicine at one location can dramatically improve health outcomes.
7. Impose limits on pharmaceutical and unhealthful food advertising. More than $30 billion is spent on marketing junk and fast food to consumers, including $13 billion targeted at children, and more than $30 billion is spent by the pharmaceutical industry on marketing drugs to physicians (about $30,000 annually per physician). Direct-to-consumer drug advertising also drives prescribing practices based on preferences induced by commercials rather than science.
8. Develop a system of electronic medical records that facilitates 21st-century, systems-based, functional medicine. We shouldn't simply transfer 19th- and 20th-century medical records-keeping systems to an electronic format.
9. Create a White House Office on Wellness, Health Promotion, and Integrative Health as a way to develop an ongoing vehicle for coordination of strategy and policy. It should focus specifically on coordinating and developing policies and programs for lifestyle-based chronic disease prevention and management, integrative healthcare practices, and health promotion.
It is critical that wellness be a part of government healthcare changes. We urge every American to insist their elected official include wellness and its principles in government healthcare reform. Click here to send your message of support of an important resolution about wellness in healthcare reform.
The concept of wellness is of course closely allied with the concept of prevention. What do Americans say is their most important healthcare reform priority? Hint: it's not getting the government to take over healthcare!
A new public opinion poll found that Americans rank prevention as the most important healthcare reform priority. According to Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), "This survey underscores what I have been saying from the outset: If we pass comprehensive health reform that extends coverage but does nothing to reform our broken system by emphasizing prevention and public health, then we will have failed. And we do not intend to fail. We know that prevention and wellness efforts are a key to reducing costs within a reformed healthcare system. And they will be a centerpiece of the reform effort underway on Capitol Hill."
Other Capitol Hill leaders in the healthcare reform battle agree. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) added, "This report shows that the American people believe prevention and wellness are the cornerstones of a high-performing healthcare system. And they're right. Today, we spend nearly $800 billion on health problems that are directly linked to lifestyle and poor health habits each year-about one third of our total healthcare spending. Simply put, that's too much. Reforming our system to focus on prevention will drive down costs and produce better health outcomes."
"This poll gives hard evidence that Americans know what works," said Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR). "Prevention and wellness come first."
But true prevention is not the early-detection screenings followed by more and more prescriptions at a younger and younger age currently being pushed by allopathic medicine. According to Dr. Abraham Verghese, "If your preventive strategy is medical, if it involves us, if it consists of screening, finding medical conditions early, shaking the bushes for high cholesterols, or abnormal EKGs, markers for prostate cancer such as PSA, then more often than not you don't save anything and you might generate more medical costs." He might have added that taking more and more prescriptions at a younger and younger age may leave you sicker than you would have been.
True preventive medicine, as practiced by US integrative practitioners, involves advising and counseling the patient to make lifestyle choices that can turn on and turn off genes that predispose us to chronic degenerative disease. True preventive care does not push prescriptions or procedures, and does not generate billions for conventional medicine. It is based on commonsense, science-based lifestyle, diet, and supplement choices that can prevent and even reverse heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and other chronic degenerative disease. And it is a true solution to our nation's runaway healthcare costs.
Consumers hold the power, guided by their integrative practitioners. Find a practitioner in your area.
July 14, 2009
Weiner Ammendment : single payer for whole country
From Spanohio.org
http://bit.ly/17PmrZ
Monday (July 20), Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) will introduce, in the House Energy and Commerce Committee, an amendment to the so-called Tri-Committee health care bill. The amendment would replace the private health insurance industry with a single-payer national health insurance program.
In effect, the Weiner amendment would substitute Rep. John Conyers’ (D-Mich.) single-payer bill, H.R. 676, for the proposed Tri-Committee legislation.� The vote on the amendment will take place the same day it is offered.
Whether or not your representative is a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, it is important to express your view to the Committee and to the sponsor, Rep. Wiener (202) 225-6616)
Betty Sutton ((202) 225-3401)�and Zack Space ((202) 225-6265)�are on this committee
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Repeated: Info on Health Care Reform:
From: Bob Witanowski <bobwit@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:56:35 -0400
Some of the best info (on Health Care Reform) is at Physicians for a National Health Plan – http://www.pnhp.org
Also HealthJustice.org <http://HealthJustice.net> and http://healthcare-now.org
(One of them ??) has a faxing service that many folks I know have found very useful for writing to elected officials in DC.. (I couldn’t find this...ellen)
Independent polls show between 60% - 75% of the American public and a solid 59% of U.S. physicians support single payer financing of health care. But the health insurance companies are spending $1.4 million dollars a day in DC trying to get health care planning to go their way - the same route that has brought us to this crisis. ...
Repeated: Health Insurance Co.’s Plot to Discredit Moore and “Sicko”
Wow, this is amazing. Watch the short clip linked below (youtube). Please mobilize your networks to pressure congress not to listen to the health care industry’s lobby but to give us viable public option or single payer NOW.
ellen
------ Forwarded Message
From: Michael Moore <maillist@michaelmoore.com>
Reply-To: Michael Moore <maillist@michaelmoore.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:57:56 -0400
To: Ellen Bierhorst <ellenbierhorst@lloydhouse.com>
Subject: Bill Moyers Show Tonight Reveals Insurance Lobby's Secret Plan to Attack 'Sicko' and Michael Moore
Bill Moyers Show (last Friday) Reveals Insurance Lobby's Secret Plan to Attack 'Sicko' and Michael Moore
Friday, July 10th, 2009
ALERT: We've just been informed that Bill Moyers, on his show later tonight, will expose for the first time the health insurance industry's secret campaign against Michael Moore and his film, "Sicko." It contains a stunning revelation and admission by a top health insurance executive -- the former head of publicity for CIGNA, one of the top health insurance companies in the country -- that the disinformation and attacks on Michael and the film were extensive and well-planned. Their job was to stop the movie from reaching a wide audience (and, more importantly, from having the widespread political impact the industry feared "Sicko" would have).
Wendell Potter, former Head of Corporate Communications at CIGNA (which provides health insurance to nearly 70 percent of the Fortune 100 companies) admits that, in fact, "Sicko" "hit the nail on the head" and told the real truth about how much better people in other countries have it when it comes to their health care.
The show airs tonight (last Friday) at 9:00 PM on PBS. (Check your local listings for exact times. Many areas show it on Saturday night, too.)
You can check out the segment about Michael and "Sicko" here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv1FwOCNoZ8
Be sure to tune into Bill Moyers Journal tonight (last fridayj) at 9:00 PM for the full program. Check here for local listings (and rebroadcasts):
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/about/airdates.html
If you get this email too late, their website will soon post the full show soon:
http://www.pbs.org/moyers
Finally, the truth comes out. From one of their own. Amazing.
Yours truly, Webmaster
MichaelMoore.com <http://www.michaelmoore.com/>
Repeated: Blood Drive for Health Care Reform
- The Lloyd House team to support the president’s drive to get health care reform legislation through the congress this summer (before the summer recess that starts July 31) met and decided our service project would be a blood drive through Hoxworth blood bank. The service will be to promote blood donation in our name (Cincinnati Groundswell for Health Care Reform) and the aim is to increase the numbers of folks calling their representatives in Washington asking to control rising health care costs, guarantee choice of doctor, and assure high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans. We also hope to gather more volunteers willing to support this campaign by making phone calls, knocking on doors, writing letters to the media, etc. etc.
We would like to gather 100 blood donors in the next two weeks, and more in the weeks to follow. We’d like this to not only save lives but also to attract public attention for our purpose.
What can YOU do?
Write letters to the editor, e.g. enquirer: http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/99999999/EDIT0202/302160003
Go to http://my.barackobama.com and create an account; (2 minutes) then follow suggestions to volunteer, to attend events, to host an event. They walk you through. It’s easy and fun.
Tell everyone you know that it is important to stop the hemorrhage of our society through a broken health care system. Yes we can get meaningful progress this summer if we mount a groundswell effort to defeat the “no change” effort of the powerful health insurance industry lobby.
Give blood! Tell the person at the registration at Hoxworth that you are donating for “cincinnati Groundswell for Health Care Reform”. 513 451 0910 for centers near you and to make an appointment.
Return address
100 Main Street
Anywhere, US 10000
- June 9, 2009
The Honorable Congressperson
(Room #) (Name) House/Senate Office Building
United States Senate/House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20510
SEND VIA FAX or email. (snail mail is delayed for security checks.)
Dear Senator/Representative:
As one of your constituents, I urge you to support President Obama’s efforts to reform healthcare. If we don’t enact change, millions of Americans will continue to suffer under a broken system. My story illustrates the urgency of the situation. {INSERT PERSONAL STORY HERE, IF RELEVANT.}
In seeking your support, I understand that no specific bill or legislation is yet under consideration. I realize that this enormous challenge has no easy solution. And I realize that no one has all the answers. I certainly don’t. But there are a few non-negotiable points, I ask you to consider. One, any plan must reduce costs. Many are asked to pay thousands of dollars a month just for basic insurance coverage. Others can’t afford life-saving medication or treatment. Two, any plan must allow patients some reasonable measure of choice in their coverage and their medical provider. Some are satisfied with their present coverage. Why force them to change it? Three, and most importantly, any plan must be available to all Americans. Because of pre-existing conditions, many Americans are uninsurable, yet have incomes that make them ineligible for Medicaid. We must create a plan of public health insurance to operate alongside the private plans.
Healthcare reform is a moral decision. At this moment in history, modern medicine gives us the ability to extend, enrich, and preserve human life like never before. Yet countless of us are denied the fruits of this progress by an inability to pay or a lack of access. At the same time, millions –– perhaps even billions –– of dollars go to waste in our present, inefficient system. We have talked a long time about change. The time for that change is now.
Respectfully,
Your name here
Brown, Sherrod - (D - OH) Class I
713 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
phone (202) 224-2315 Fax (202)228-6321 Web Form: brown.senate.gov/contact/
425 Walnut Street, Suite 2310
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
p (513) 684-1021
f (513) 684-1029
Toll Free 1-888-896-OHIO (6446)
Voinovich, George V. - (R - OH) Class III
524 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
phone (202) 224-3353 Fax: (513) 684-3269
Web Form: voinovich.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact....
Senator Jim Bunning, Kentucky Senator
District 4 - Ft. Wright (Main State Office)
1717 Dixie Highway, Suite 220
Ft. Wright, KY 41011
Main: 859-341-2602
Fax: 859.331.7445
Toll free: 1-800-283-8983 Web Form http://bunning.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm
Senator Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Senator
1885 Dixie Highway
Suite 345
Fort Wright, KY 41011
Phone: (859) 578-0188 Fax: (202) 224-2499 Web Form mcconnell.senate.gov/contact_form.cfm -
Jean Schmidt 2nd Congressional District
8044 Montgomery Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45236
Phone (513)791-0381 Fax: (513) 791-1696 www.house.gov/schmidt/contact.shtml
Steve Driehaus First Congressional District
441 Vine St. 3003 Carew Twr., Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone (513)684-2723 Fax: (513) 421-8722 https://forms.house.gov/driehaus/contact-form.shtml
John H. Boehner 8th Congressional District
7969 Cincinnati-Dayton Rd. B, West Chester, OH 45069
Phone (513)779-5400 Fax (513) 779-5315 http://johnboehner.house.gov. <http://johnboehner.house.gov>
Geoff Davis, 4th Congressional District Kentucky
Fort Mitchell District Office
300 Buttermilk Pike, Suite 314
Fort Mitchell, KY 41017
(859) 426-0080 phone
(859) 426-0061 fax http://geoffdavis.house.gov/Contact/
(Our thanks to Joan Friedland for correcting the mistakes in this contact list and for adding the fax numbers!)
SECTION THREE: Articles
- Alert re. the Milk we drink
- Mercury Amalgam tooth fillings
The article at
http://www.naturalnews.com/026684_cows_diabetes_casein.html
Seems well researched and well written. It was sent by Shirley Reischman, my respected homeopath. The bottom line is that we don’t want to be using dairy products from cows other than Jerseys and Guernseys. Virtually all US commercial dairies are Holstein cows, those big black and white jobs that give the most volume in milk.
The old fashioned cows (Jerseys and Guernseys) give milk whose milk solids (casein) contain a big, bad molecule. They are called A-1 milk cows. We want to avoid this, especially for young children, and instead breast feed and give either A-2 cow milk (Jerseys, Guernseys) or goat milk. Risk of diabetes, autism, etc.
ellen
Mercury in your Mouth
You hear a lot of health oriented people touting the removal of all the mercury (silver looking) tooth fillings in our mouths. I’ve got a lot of them since fluoride didn’t enter the water supply until I was a teenager. Years ago I asked my chiropractor, Jack Armstrong D.C. if I should have that done and he advised against it. Recently I asked him again, thinking that his Wholecare office’ announcing a talk advising we remove mercury might mean that he had changed his position, and he said:
Hi Ellen,
I have not changed my position. I still feel that the mercury should be removed if there is evidence of mercury toxicity (lab) or a “readiness” of the body as indicated by EAV* evaluation. I still do not feel it is necessary for everyone to do. At the time we spoke I didn’t feel it was a good thing for you to launch into. Things may have changed now.
Gina Perry, who is presenting the upcoming “Heavy Metal Toxicity” lecture at WholeCare, leans a bit more toward universal amalgam removal.
I hope things are going well for you.
Jack
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*EAV = “electric acupuncture by Vohl”, a method for matching the impedance in the body with hundreds of computer-memorized patterns and therefore learning heaps of good stuff about you and what you need. ellen.
SECTION FOUR: Book, Film, Theater, TV, Music, Restaurant Reviews
Please send us notes of what you are reading or seeing. It’s entirely up to the readers to make this section interesting. We want to know what is turning you on!
Loving Café
in Pleasant Ridge just N of Ridge on Montgomery, across the street from the Shell Station... Vegan Food, extremely tasty and beautifully presented, in what used to be the Pea Pod restaurant. had great lunch there, reasonable prices. ellen.
Salonista Peter Seidel has new dystopian novel: 2045 A Story of Our Future.
(review at Amazon.com)
By David Simcox
An environmental architect and planner and longtime population activist, Peter Seidel has written a troubling work of speculative fiction about environmental and social conditions in the U.S. and the world approaching mid-century. The book is a great yarn, but much more than that. Like much science fiction, it is a diagnosis and a warning, in this case a warning of the environmental and social ugliness mankind can expect in a mere three to four decades if we persist in our destructive pursuit of unending growth -- of population, consumption and concentration of political and economic power. Seidel's novel is a reminder that "business as usual" can lead to tragic, planet-altering consequences. If you savored such futuristic works as "Blade Runner" and Huxley's "Brave New World," you'll be right at home with Seidel's dark vision of a time not far off.
SECTION FIVE: Tri-State Treasures by Jim Kesner
Tri-State Treasures
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Cincinnati Amnesty International Chapter Human Rights Salon [Thursday 30 July @ 7 PM]: Come to a discussion of Human Rights & Poverty in Cincinnati. The Speakers are Bob Littmann from the Freestore Foodbank, Pat Clifford with the Drop Inn Center & Laura Coffey from Amnesty International. Snacks will be available. Free. At IRIS Book Cafe, 1331 Main Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.582.9978 & sammyike@hotmail.com.
The Bob "Big Cutty" Bass Sextet with Mike Wade, Edwin Bayard & Aaron Holbrook [Thursday 30 July @ 7:30 PM]: "Big Cutty" is a fixture on the Dayton jazz scene, lending his Hammond B3 sound to some of the regions best performers. He'll be joined by Mike Wade, one of the top trumpeters in the country, Aaron Holbrook, the incredible NY alto saxophonist, & Edwin "Eddie" Bayard, an outstanding tenor saxophonist. Rounding out the sextet will be guitarist Jack Broad & drummer Melvin Broach. Tickets are $7; Jazz Club Members, CCM & SCPA Students are free. Free parking. At The Redmoor, 3187 Linwood Avenue, Mt Lookout Square, Cincinnati, OH 45208. More info @ 513.871.6789, waltb31@gmail.com & www.theredmoor.com.
Allan Winkler: Music & Book Discussion [Thursday 30 July @ 7 PM]: In his book To Everything There is a Season: Pete Seeger & the Power of Song, local author, Allan Winkler, chronicles the folk singer’s life & how he applied his musical talents to improve conditions thru passionate commitment to the Civil Rights, anti-Vietnam War movement & environmental issues. Distinguished Professor of History at Miami University, Winkler has taught at Yale & University of Oregon, University of Helsinki, University of Amsterdam & University of Nairobi. His books include The Politics of Propaganda: The Office of War Information, 1942-1945, Home Front USA: America during World War II, Life Under a Cloud: American Anxiety about the Atom, & Franklin D Roosevelt & the Making of Modern America. At Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Rookwood Pavilion, 2692 Madison Road, Cincinnati, OH 45208. More info @ 513.396.8960 & www.josephbeth.com.
Cincinnati hosts the Oxford International Film Festival [thru Thursday 30 July]: Named one of the top "25 Festivals Worth the Entry Fee" by MovieMaker Magazine. OIFF features over 70 of the best new short & feature-length independent films from around the globe. A week of screenings, workshops, celebrity guests, concerts, filmmaker panels, parties & receptions, an opening-night premiere event & closing-night awards gala. Founded in Oxford, OH, this year the festival moves to Clifton & West Chester, converting the Esquire Theatre, Savannah Center & surrounding venues into a film-lovers dream destination. The Cincinnati Enquirer called OIFF "Sundance without snow..." The Journal-News predicted it would "...soon be Midwest's largest film festival." More info @ www.oxfordfilms.com.
Can't Win For Losing - art reception [Friday 31 July @ 6-10pm]: NVISION hosts a large mixed media group art exhibition encompassing the shop's 2 floors. Featured artists include Eric Lee Cope, Tony Frisell, CT King, Marty Vincent, Mercedes Roling, Nina Wright & Ryan P. Young, showing a variety of prints, graffiti art, photography, found object art & fashion design. Reception includes music by DJMCMLXXIII & refreshments, followed by an after-party with live music at the Comet next door. The show runs thru Sunday 13 September. Free. At NVISION, 4577 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45223. More info @ 513.542.4577 & http://nvisionshop.com.
Mimockery - art opening [Friday 31 July @ 6-9 PM]: Artists Jules Itzkoff & Robby Burgess explore the ideas of Mimockery, a system where nature imitates technology. The artists have collaborated on 10 mixed media paintings, each depicting different mimockratic traits & philosophies, from perennial super models to flowering hypertext. Exhibit runs thru Wednesday 26 August. At Park+Vine, 1109 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.721.7275, cincydan@gmail.com & www.parkandvine.com.
Latihan Singing [Friday 31 July @ 7-8:30 PM]: An experiment in spontaneous singing & chanting in a group. Latihan is a spiritual exercise with no technique. It is simply receiving from, surrendering to, or tuning-in with your inner, higher or subconscious self. It is spontaneous, unstructured by rules or rituals. There's no teacher, no dogma; simply the presence of other people practicing latihan. This is a meditation practice, not a performance. No singing or chanting experience needed. Join this safe, fun group experience of expressing with voices in a new way. Come & co-create an evening where voices intuitively join with others & open into what wishes to be expressed in each moment. If there is interest, they will gather to practice regularly. Bring a cushion for floor sitting, a simple snack to share after the gathering, & an instrument (drum, flute, etc.) if you wish to use it during the practice. At Mary & Bill's home, 210 O'Bannon Avenue, Loveland, OH 45140. More info @ 513.470.2973.
Exposed: Top 100 Secret Artists of 2008 [thru Friday 31 July]: Exposed features work by over 70 of the Top 100 Artists from the 2008 Secret ArtWorks event. That event featured over 1,200 works of art created by artists whose identities were concealed until their work was purchased. A jury selected the Top 100 Secret Works of Art by artists whose identities & current works are revealed in Exposed. Instead of being restricted to the Secret ArtWorks’ paradigm of a 5” X 7” work, artists were encouraged to show the depth & diversity of their production in this fun & eclectic exhibition. At ArtWorks, 811 Race Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.333.0388 & www.artworkscincinnati.org.
Lost In Holland [Friday 31 July @ 8 PM]: In the midst of their international tour, Josh Hisle (guitar/voice) & Michael G. Ronstadt (cello/voice) perform in Oxford, OH. Admission is $10. At Big Song Music, 6317 Buckley Road, Oxford, OH 45056. More info @ bigsongmusic@yahoo.com & www.michaelronstadt.com.
Rock On The River with Lost In Holland [Saturday 1 August @ 7 PM]: Lost In Holland performs on the river in Rising Sun, Indiana. Free. On the Ohio River bank, Main & Front Streets, Rising Sun, IN 47040. More info @ 1.888.776.4786, stimms@nuvox.net, www.enjoyrisingsun.com & www.michaelronstadt.com.
Movies on Fountain Square: Chicken Run (7:30) & Transformers (9:30) [Saturday 1 August]: Bring your blankets, chairs & pillows to the Square every Saturday night thru 12 September for 2 free movies on the giant LED Board. Adult beverages, soft drinks & movie snacks available for purchase. Concessions will include Skyline, Graeter’s & kettle corn. No outside alcohol, glass containers or pets. Sponsored by Procter & Gamble & Toyota. At Fountain Square, 5th & Vine Streets, downtown Cincinnati, OH 45202. Schedule & more info @ www.myfountainsquare.com/movies.
Significant Books - annual sale [All August @ 10 AM - 6 PM Mon-Sat]: One of our few independent bookstores in Cincinnati is having their once-a-year-sale. Month of August = 50% off all books. At Significant Books, 3053 Madison Road, Cincinnati, OH 45209. More info @ 513.321.7567.
Whiskers' Fall Fundraiser [thru Saturday 1 August]: The good folks at S.C.O.O.P. cat rescue on the Cincinnati west side are holding an EBay auction fund-raiser to support spay/neuter. Go to http://members.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=scoopcatscincinnati or www.scoopcat.org/21.html.
bigg’s Family Days on Fountain Square [Saturdays thru 1 August @ 1:00-2:30 PM]: Featuring Cincinnati-themed activities for kids under 11. Play stations include art making, story time, physical activities & children’s performer on stage to end the day. Providing fun learning opportunities for our kids & increasing their appreciation & knowledge of Cincinnati. Themed weeks include Cincinnati sports, public safety, transportation, landmarks & more. Sponsored by bigg’s. Production partners are Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County, Happen Inc, Children Inc & Zak Morgan. Free. At Fountain Square, 5th & Vine Streets, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ www.myfountainsquare.com/family.
Usui Reiki Levels I & II Training [Saturday-Sunday 1-2 August @ 10 AM - 6 PM]: Easily & quickly learn how to use this gentle yet powerful energy to heal yourself & facilitate healing with others. No experience required for Level I. Attend one or both days. Nurses: 8 contact hours per day. Massage Therapists: 7 contact hours per day. Level I - $135, Level II - $185. $50 deposit per level due by July 29. If you have taken these levels before & have your certificates, you may review for $50 per level plus $20 for new manual if needed. Facilitated by JoAnn Utley. At Synergy Holistic Health, 7413 Hwy 42, # 3, Florence, KY 41042. More info & register @ 502.777.3865, jutley5122@bellsouth.net & www.joannutley.byregion.net.
Cloth Diapering Cuteness [Sunday 2 August @ 2 PM]: An informal class on all aspects of cloth diapering the 1st Sunday of each month. Their 2 in-house mamas, Caitlin Porter-Loverin & Elizabeth Whitton, tailor each discussion to the specific questions of present parents. Afterward, browse the best selection of cloth diapers in Cincinnati & take advantage of package discounts. At Park+Vine, 1109 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.721.7275, cincydan@gmail.com & www.parkandvine.com.
Preserving the Harvest at Hyde Park Farmers’ Market [Sundays 2 August, 20 September & 11 October]: Throughout the growing season, the Hyde Park Farmers’ Market is featuring Preserving the Harvest, an event highlighting ways to can, freeze & dry bulk produce. Park+Vine is supplying canning jars & other items for sale, while Cincinnati Locavore’s Valerie Taylor demonstrates techniques for putting up berries, tomatoes & vegetables. At Hyde Park Farmers’ Market, 3424 Edwards Road, Cincinnati, OH 45208. More info @ 513-721-7275, cincydan@gmail.com & www.parkandvine.com.
Godspell [thru Sunday 2 August]: Cincinnati Young People's Theatre presents one of the monumental events in musical theatre history, based on the Gospel according to St. Matthew, a creative & ultimately inspiring view of Jesus, as His disciples re-enact the parables & scenes from Jesus' life with great joy, wit & energy. CYPT provides a summer of great experience for performers & techies alike, who go on to professions in acting, singing, dancing, technician & music. CYPT has received the Post-Corbett Award for Outstanding Arts Organization, National Recreation & Parks Arts & Humanities Award, & the Ohio State Award for Best Student Program. CYPT brings together 100 teens each summer, on & off stage. In 2008, participants came from 40 schools, from all over the Tristate region. $14 for adults (23-59), $12 for college age (19-22) & seniors (60+), $10 for students & kids (18 & less), $20 for Golden Circle Section (best seats). At Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, 4990 Glenway Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45238. More info & tix @ 513.241.6550 & www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com.
Cincinnati Metropolitan Orchestra Summer Concert [Tuesday 4 August @ 7 PM]: This year's concert theme is "On the Streets of New York." A wide variety of music will be performed by The Cincinnati Metropolitan orchestra, joined by the CMO vocal ensemble. Free, with AC. At Seton Performance Hall, 3901 Glenway Avenue, Price Hill, Cincinnati, OH 45205.Convenient parking in Seton's lot or garage. More info @ 513.941.8956 & www.GOCMO.org.
Crimes of the Heart [Wednesdays-Sundays 5-23 August @ 8 PM (Wed-Sat) & 2 & 7 PM (Sun*)]: In Hazlehurst, Mississippi, the 3 Magrath sisters have gathered to await news of their dying grandfather. At 30, Lenny is unmarried & facing diminishing prospects, Meg is back after a failed singing career on the West Coast & Babe is out on bail, having shot her husband. Despite their grave yet, somehow hilarious troubles, they escape the past to seize their future. Winner of the 1981 Pulitzer Prize. *Only 2 PM show Sun 23 Aug. Tickets are $17 for adults, $16 for seniors & students. At the Showboat Majestic, 435 East Mehring Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info & tix @ 513.241.6550 & www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com.
Positively Ninety - Interviews with Lively Nonagenarians - opening reception [Friday 7 August @ 6-8 PM]: An inspiring exhibit of photographs & writings about the amazing vitality of 28 nonagenarians by Connie Springer, writer & photographer. Exhibit runs thru Thursday 3 September. At Anderson Center, 7850 Five Mile Road, Anderson Township, OH 45230. More info @ 513.688.8400 & larkspur@fuse.net. Enquirer article @ http://rodeo.cincinnati.com/getlocal/gpstory.aspx?id=100134&sid=151892.
Michael Wilson: Photographs From & For... Heads Bowed Eyes Closed, No One Looking Around [thru Friday 7 August]: An exhibition of never-before exhibited photographs by the celebrated Cincinnati photographer Michael Wilson, made in the early 1980s for his 1st self-published book. These are small, vintage, black & white silver prints, accompanied by excepts of Wilson's poetic writing. The exhibition compliments the artist's mid-career retrospective at the Aronoff Center's Weston Gallery. Curated by William Messer at the inimitable Iris BookCafe in Over-the-Rhine, exhibiting local artists & serving local food, including Myra's soups, Shadeau breads, Coffee Emporium coffee, Essencha teas & Aglamesis ice cream. Plus thousands of books, CDs, vinyl & now films on DVD for rent. At Iris BookCafe, 1331 Main Street, OTR, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.381.BOOKS.
Holy Cross Immaculata Festival [Friday-Saturday 7-8 August @ 5:30 - midnight]: Bands are Chrome (7 Aug) & The Modulators (8 Aug). Casino, silent auction, fast food, booths, happy hour prices 5:30-7 PM. Kids Alley & Adams Rib Dinner on 8 Aug. Reverse Raffle; last ticket drawn wins $10,000; only 500 tickets sold. At 30 Guido Street, Mt Adams, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info & raffle tix @ 513.721.6544, holymac30@fuse.net & www.hciparish.org.
Reiki 1 [Saturday 8 August @ 9:30 AM - 4 PM]: Learn this elegant & effective Japanese relaxation & stress reduction technique with Marion Corbin-Mayer, MA/RMT. Includes lecture, attunement & lots of practice (8.5 CNE). Certificate awarded at the end of day. Reiki 1, $125; reservations + $50 deposit required. At Creative Catalysts, Studio #231, Essex Studios, 2511 Essex Place, Cincinnati, OH 45206. More info @ 513.368.1994 & www.creativecatalysts.net.
One day Meditation Course for Beginners [Saturday 8 August @ 10 AM - 5 PM]: In a world of distractions, meditation is an effective technique to train the mind to remain peaceful & uninterrupted in a stable state of 1-pointed concentration over an extended period of time. Suggested donation:$25. Lunch & drinks offered. Gaden Samdrupling Monastery, 3046 Pavlova Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45251. Register @ 513.385.7116. More info @ gsl@ganden.org, www.facebook.com & www.gadenusa.org.
Permaculture Workshops [Saturday 8 August @ 9:30 AM - 4 PM]: This workshop topic will be water & how to plan for the best use of all your water resources to maintain yourself & your gardens. $65 includes lunch & optional tour of Grailville's constructed wastewater treatment wetland. At Grailville Retreat Center, 932 O'bannonville Road, Loveland, OH 45140. More info & registration @ 513-683-2340 & www.grailville.org.
Canning 101 [Saturdays 8 August, 12 September & 10 October @ 10 AM]: Gretchen Vaughn of Greensleeves Farm discusses topics including planning for family needs, basic tools, recipes & local resources. RSVP @ greensleevesfarm@gmail.com. Seating is limited to 25. At Park+Vine, 1109 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.721.7275, cincydan@gmail.com & www.parkandvine.com.
Camera Obscura - opening [thru Saturday 8 August]: Half of Prairie has been converted into a walk-in camera obscura which artists Peiter Griga, Andrea Millette, Laura Fisher, Josh Pfeifer, Aaron Walker, Phil Spangler & Jess Linz have used to make photography, video & installation works. This work along with the camera itself, will be on view at the opening. At Prairie, 4035 Hamilton Avenue, Northside, Cincinnati, OH 45223. More info @ 513.557.3819, info@prairiecincinnati.com, www.prairiecincinnati.com & www.cincinnatikidsview.com.
Superheroes Rise Up [thru Saturday 8 August]: An art exhibition developed by artists from Visionaries & Voices & Redtree Gallery with a theme that revolves around iconic images of classic & modern Superheroes. Since Superman’s debut in 1938, many superheroes have been created & written into comic books that have crossed over into TV & film, inspiring generations with their physical strength & good morals to do well & be better humans. At Redtree Art Gallery & Coffee Shop, 3210 Madison Road, Cincinnati, OH 45209. More info @ 513.321.8733 & coreymarierandall@gmail.com.
Hueston Sailing Association’s 4th Annual Sailing School [Saturday 8 August @ 12-4 PM & Sunday 30 August @ 12-4 PM]: Learn to sail. School is a 2-day event & will include both on & off water instruction in rigging, launching & sailing a sailboat. HSA will provide instructors, boats & lifejackets. $30 per person; free for members. Class size is limited. More info @ 937.499.4343, 937.687.1049, midview@wildblue.net & www.huestonsailing.com.
Babywearing Bliss [Sunday 9 August @ 2 PM]: A free workshop on safely & comfortably carrying a baby from birth thru toddler years. The 2nd Sunday of each month. Megan Seaman-Kossmeyer, co-leader of the Cincinnati chapter of Attachment Parenting International, facilitates this monthly exchange. Experiment & ask questions about the different kinds of carriers (wraps, ring slings, pouches, mei tais & soft-structured). Browse their selection after the class. At Park+Vine, 1109 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.721.7275, cincydan@gmail.com & www.parkandvine.com.
Park + Vine Eco Book Club [Monday 10 August @ 6 PM]: Discuss “The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply” by Vandana Shiva with others interested in reading books about the fate of our planet. Receive 10% off this & other selected titles. RSVP to Lee Ann @ coffeelaw1@aol.com. Next up: “Paper or Plastic: Searching for Solutions to an Overpackaged World” by Daniel Imhoff (Sep 14) & “The Economics of Waste” by Richard C. Porter (Oct 12). At Park+Vine, 1109 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.721.7275, cincydan@gmail.com & www.parkandvine.com.
Cincinnati Metropolitan Orchestra Summer Concert [Tuesday 11 August @ 7 PM]: This year's concert theme is "On the Streets of New York." A wide variety of music will be performed by The Cincinnati Metropolitan orchestra, joined by the CMO vocal ensemble. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs for a musical evening outdoors. Free. Rain location nearby. At Tower Park, 950 South Fort Thomas Avenue, Fort Thomas, KY 41075. More info @ 513.941.8956 & www.GOCMO.org.
Hawaiian Huna: Tools for Living in Harmony with Yourself & Your World [Wednesdays 12 & 26 August @ 7-9 PM]: Explore the philosophies & practices of Hawaiian Huna, the way of the adventurer. Over the course of 6 sessions, you’ll discuss the Huna interpretation of the body, mind & spirit & explore ways to understand & interact with each. You’ll investigate the 7 principles of Huna which include awareness, freedom, focus, presence, love, confidence & effectiveness; & you’ll practice techniques for living these principles in everyday life. Sessions will include Hawaiian philosophy, active meditation techniques, working with nature, Hawaiian breathing techniques (piko piko), Polynesian “energy healing” & more. Material for this series is based on the work of the highly acclaimed Huna teacher & author, Serge Kahili King. Learn the gentle, harmonizing ways of Hawaiian Huna. $30 per session. At Moye Spiritual Life Center, 1000 St. Anne Drive, Melbourne, KY 41059. More info @ 859.441.0700 ext 327 & www.practicalwellness.org.
Friends of the Public Library End-of-Summer Book Sale [Wednesday-Sunday 12-16 August]: At Friends Warehouse, 8456 Vine Street, Hartwell, OH. More info @ 513.369.6035 & friendsofplch1@fuse.net.
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Ongoing Tri-State Treasures
Fun Ecstatic Dance of the Heart [Sundays @ 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM]: You are invited to an experience of Community: Fun freestyle dancing based loosely on Gabrielle Roth's 5 rhythm wave dances. Live & recorded music. Bring your drums, rattles & shakers. Wear comfortable casual clothes & bring your own water for hydration. Be still or dance a jig or sweat your prayers. Enjoy community. Presented by Grace In Motion. Sliding scale of $7-10. At Grailville's Oratory (the beautiful big barn), 932 O'Bannonville Road, Loveland, OH 45140. More info at 513.729.7074 & graceinmotion@hotmail.com.
Inside Out: New Glass Work by Hiroshi Yamano [thru Saturday 15 August]: View stunning works in glass by Japanese master, Hiroshi Yamano. Yamano's signature sculpture incorporate glass blowing, hand cutting, polishing, sculpting, engraving & applications of copper & silver leaf. Free. At Marta Hewett Gallery (2nd floor), 656 East McMillan Street, Cincinnati, OH 45206. More info @ 513.281.2780, marta@martahewett.com & www.martahewett.com.
Earth 2009 [thru Saturday 22 August]: A multi-media art exhibit that uses, celebrates & comments on our home planet is featured in the galleries & on the grounds. Free. At Kennedy Heights Arts Center, 6546 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45213. More info @ 513.631.4278, www.kennedyarts.org & www.kennedyarts.com.
Artists' Books on Display [thru 31 August]: Two exhibits of books created by artists are on display: Bookworks 10, the annual exhibit of regional artists' books sponsored by the Cincinnati Book Arts Society, & More Than Words: The Book as Art, the Keith Kuhn Memorial Artists' Book Exhibit. Presented by the Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County. Free. At the Main Library, 800 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ www.cincinnatilibrary.org.
The Artist's Way Intensive [Tuesdays 21 July thru 1 September @ 7-9 PM]: Wish you were more creative? Explore Julia Cameron's award-winning book. Invest 7 weeks to identify & blast thru your blocks to a creative life. Marion Corbin-Mayer has taught this material since 1998 & has witnessed its positive effect on people's lives. No "talent" required, only an open mind & a desire to shift your thinking. $15 per session or $95 for series of 7. Space limited to 10; reservations required. At Creative Catalysts, Studio #231, Essex Studios, 2511 Essex Place, Cincinnati, OH 45206. More info @ 513.368.1994 & www.creativecatalysts.net.
Grailville New Veggies Garden Volunteer Day [last Saturday of each month thru October @ 9 AM - Noon]: Learn about gardening for your backyard while volunteering in Grailville’s kitchen garden, where produce is grown to serve guests of the Grailville Retreat Center. This 60-year-old kitchen garden has been organically certified since 1992. No experience needed; help for a day or for the season. Volunteers are welcome to come on other days, too. Bring gloves, water bottle, sunscreen, hat, gardening footwear & mid-morning snack if you wish. They'll provide tools. In case of severe weather, volunteer day will be cancelled. Grailville’s Garden Volunteer Days project is part of Granny's Backyard Family Garden Project (see above). At Grailville, 932 O'Bannonville Road, Loveland, OH 45140. More info, monthly topics & RSVP @ 513.683.2340, ml.grailville@fuse.net & www.grailville.org.
Architrecks Guided Walking Tours of Cincinnati [thru October]: Enjoy award-winning, pedestrian-friendly tours of interesting Cincinnati neighborhoods & their rich history. Venues include Downtown, Mt Adams, Over the Rhine, Findlay Market/Brewery District, Clifton & Northside/Cumminsville. Tours are led by trained guides. All proceeds benefit the Cincinnati Preservation Association. More info & fees @ 513.721.4506, info@cincinnatipreservation.org & www.cincinnatipreservation.org/architreks.
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Tri-State Treasures are typically transmitted on Wednesdays; send submissions as soon as possible for best probability of being included.
Please submit your Tri-State Treasures in the following format. This will greatly help me & enhance the probability your item will be included:
Brief Title of the Treasure [date @ time]: Brief description of the treasure; what is it; why is it wonderful & unique. Cost. Sponsor. Location including address & zip code. More info @ telephone, email, & website.
A Fictitious Example:
Fabulous Film Festival [Friday 3 May @ 8-10 PM]: The first & best film festival in Cincinnati will present live-action, documentary, & short films... Presented by Flicks Я Us. Tickets are $8. At The Movie Theatre, 111 Main Street, Cincinnati, OH 45200. More info @ 513.111.2222, info@filmfestival.com & www.filmfestival.com.
