Join us Wed. 21 Jan for “Checklist for a healthy lifestyle” by Llee Sivitz, a certified lifestyle coach and a grand gal I’ve known for ages. We will also discuss topics of mutual interest, as always at the table. Come!
Foreground: Carolyn, Mary, Marilyn, Ginger, Jeff. Background: Mr. G., Spencer, Elaine, Mira
photo by Ellen
Salon Weekly
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- Events & Opportunities
- Articles, Letters (“opinions expressed are not necessarily mine”...ellen)
- Books, Reviews, Films, Magazines
- Tri-State Treasures: 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 this week:
Jeff Cobb, Ginger Lee Frank, Marilyn Gale, Mary Piper, Carolyn Aufderhaar, Mr. G., Spencer Konicov, Elaine Bradford, Ellen Bierhorst, Mira Rodwan (see photo above)
,Preamble read by Ginger.
“Green wood tree” round sung...
Dan Rather’s speech at gathering of Nat’l Coalition against Censorship. ... Great danger for freedom of the press. ... http://ncac.org
Jeff: Earth Hour started 2 yrs ago by World Wildlife Fund (wwf.org) ... Sydney AUS. Turned off their alights from 8:30 to 9:30 pm on March 28 as a symbolic action to say we want to move ahead on Climate Change prevention. This year it will be Sat, March 28, 8:30-9:30 pm, and we are requested to turn off all electrical use. 168 cities around the world this year, including 6 national capitols. Some cities are actively enrolling. I am hoping Cincinnati will join officially. I want to build support... Email the city council. The mayor.
Ginger We can put it on the agenda of the Environmental Advisor Council...meeting the last Thurs of the month. Also you should contact Larry Falkin, director of the dept. of Environmental Quality. ... And you should write the proclamation yourself.
Discussed CREDO cell phone and long distance service... Supports progressive causes.
SALON COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENT “MINI” FOR OBAMA, “GETTING BEHIND THE CHANGE”
WE packed 40 peanut butter sandwich + banana snack bags for the emergency cold shelter in Covington. Jeff drove them over. (You may ask, Why the Covington shelter? Because I know the director personally and knew they needed food. Why bananas? Because many of the clients there don’t have good teeth! Apples are bad. E.)
Ginger, Marilyn, Mary, Jeff, Carolyn: Packing sandwich snacks for the Emergency Cold Shelter for homeless people. A service event in honor of the Inauguration of Barack Obama and the birthday of Dr. King.
Made a plan to work with the Drop In Center . We’d like to provide a lunch some Sat. in Jan or Feb.for 300 people. Elaine will call Bonnie, the coordinator; Mary will call JTS (name?) to ask for bar b q donation. We will report back next Wed.
Mira: stories on NPR... Madoff out on bail... Petty drug offenders are locked up.
Bill the gov’t was warned about Madoff’s Ponzi scheme and they did nothing about it.
~ End of Table Notes~
- Hugs to everyone,
Ellen
Section Two: Events & Opportunities
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Messages for Obama - A Discussion
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4:30pm, Sunday, January 18, 2009
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Wednesday, 21 January, come to special presentation at the Salon:
"Checklist for a Healthy Lifestyle"
A new year - a new you!
There's a tendency to abdicate our rights and responsibilities for good health to our health care system. Rather than using it as a last resort, we rely on the "sick care" industry to keep us well.(I’ve known Llee for decades... Smart, gracious, credible! Ellen)
Join Llee Sivitz, Certified Healthy Lifestyle Coach,
as she reviews the "Checklist for a Healthy Lifestyle"
There are five things most important to health and longevity.
Learn the how and why to incorporate them into your daily routine.
Return your rights and responsibilities for good health to the individual.
Its never too late to take care of your body and your life.
Llee Sivitz, Certified Healthy Lifestyle Coach FREE health talks to groups; Individual/online support (Call direct) 513.205.9236 Juice Plus+ - "Better Nutrition for Better Health" www.LleesJP.com 24-HR Messages, Dial 1-800-942-1260, press #1, to select: "The Importance of Children's Nutrition" "From Surviving to Thriving" "Facts and Fantasies of Weight Loss" "The Role of Nutrition in Cancer"
PLEASE DONATE BLOOD to Hoxworth Center. Tell them it is for the “Lloyd House”. Call 451-0910 to schedule your appt. at one of 9 convenient centers, lots of hours of availability. Whole blood takes about 1 hour from walking in to walking out.
I gave blood on Christmas Eve... Felt really good to do that. Set up your appointment now. And don’t forget to say “Lloyd House” when asked if you were donating for a group. Ellen
From Jeff Cobb, new salonista: ask Obama, ask Mallory to make “Earth Hour” in March a big deal.
Happy New Year!
I can't imagine a more win-win situation than our new Green President having the White House and Washington DC honor Earth Hour http://www.earthhour.org/, and asking the leaders of all other nations to do the same in their country. The White House Press Corps will do the advertising for free, everyone on the planet will focus on the Earth, energy use will drop, all for little or no money! You can write your Congresspeople @ www.house.gov <http://www.house.gov> or www.senate.gov <http://www.senate.gov> , and/or ask the President-Elect @ change.gov/agenda/energy_and_environment_agenda/ <http://change.gov/agenda/energy_and_environment_agenda/> by clicking on 'Submit Your Ideas'. (Feel free to copy/paste the first two sentences of this paragraph if you are pressed for time, then hit 'Submit Form.')
168 cities have committed to participating. I just emailed Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory, and will be arranging a meeting with him this month, February at the latest. Will your city participate? I already know you guys will, if possible.
Check out www.1sky.org <http://www.1sky.org> the most effective climate change coalition group that I know of, with over 350 groups under their umbrella working to promote national legislation on climate change issues.
In Loving Service to the Earth,
Jeff Cobb
Please do Ellen a favor:
I need to collect references from “constituents” as the convener of the Lloyd House Salon and publisher of this Weekly newsletter. Please take a moment* and go to http://www.linkedin.com , put my name, Ellen Bierhorst, in the “people search” box, and when it comes up, click on the link in blue that says “Recommend this person”*. Then say something nice about what a community service it is to have the weekly Salon pot luck gatherings and the Salon Weekly newsletter, and what kind of a job I have done since July, 2001. Would help me out a lot. Ellen
*(I just learned that to give a recommendation you have to sign up at linkedin.com, then join my network, then after I “accept” you can leave a recommendation. Sounds like a lot of trouble. )
To those of you who responded to this request, many many thanks! ellen
Yoga Teacher Anna Ferguson (made salon presentation) and Mark Stroud (working with David Rosenberg on CSA): “Gratitude” Studio/Restaurant needs match money for big grant
Dear Ellen,
With deep appreciation we thank you for your involvement with Gratitude. It is our sincere belief that together we are creating a "Spiritual Urban Village" at 268 Ludlow Avenue in Clifton that will heal, nourish, inspire and invigorate our local community as well as the world community.
We have big news! A generous pledge of $130,000 was just given to assist with Gratitude's opening. In order to finish the renovations and completely open the restaurant and studio we must match this contribution. Gratitude is owned by the non-profit organization, Animals, People and the Earth. You can assist us by making a tax deductible donation to A.P.E. or by purchasing a Gratitude gift card redeemable when we are fully open. Together, Gratitude & A.P.E. are setting the bar for ethics and vibrant health in the City of Cincinnati with a mission to build a peaceful, sustainable and thriving community. There is no amount too small or too large - $1 or $1,000 or more - it all makes a difference. We urge you to get involved and to "be the change."
Please call 513-295-3343 or 513-300-9642 for assistance in knowing what giving is best for you or if you already know, go to the APE website and click donate!
with much Gratitude,
Anna Ferguson & Mark Stroud
Contact Anna at: 513-300-9642 or anna@gratitudeinmotion.com
Contact Mark at: 513-295-3343 or forrest999@earthlink.net
"Happy Feet"
A Workshop to Learn Great Foot Massage
with Alan Hundley, LMT, LLC
Saturday February 28, 2009
1:30pm – 5pm
At The Lloyd House in Clifton
$50 in advance, $60 at the door
Register on-line with Alan www.threewaters.com <http://www.threewaters.com> (Paypal accepted) or by sending a check to 12 Burton Woods Lane, Cincinnati Ohio 45229
call 513-281-8606 for more information or email Alan ahundley@fuse.net
Join Alan to learn “the 33 Foot Form” – an easy step-by-step approach to foot massage that will help some lucky person in your life to have happier feet. Just like the 33 joints in the foot, this technique is made up of 33 individual movements taught in sequence. The form uses reflexology, spirals, torsions, compressions, extensions and even some energy work to provide the most thorough experience. Handouts will be given to diagram the sequence. Bring a friend or come alone. Feel free to bring a pillow or two and an oil or cream you’d like to use. Clean feet are a big plus.
NOTE: YOU Do NOT have to be a massage therapist to attend!
Alan now has a DVD of the “Happy Feet” technique available for $20.
The Lloyd House is at
3901 Clifton Ave. 45220
Please park on Lafayette Ave. Also, please remove shoes in foyer, unless medically necessary. Workshop is in the third floor turret room, “the Zendo”
Alan Hundley, LLC
12 Burton Woods Lane
Cincinnati Ohio 45229
513-281-8606
www.threewaters.com <http://www.threewaters.com>
IDEAS FOR MENTAL HEALTH:
(See my pieces on wellness in my website http://www.lloydhouse.com ... Useful pieces about insomnia, eating disorder, visiting family at holidays, and the newest, how husbands fear their wives...etc.)
Everyone needs a psychologist sometime in their life.
Ellen Bierhorst Ph.D. is a good one. In practice over 30 years. 513 221 1289
Areas of particular interest: 12 Step Program support; Family and Relationship issues; Young Adult Issues; Chronic Illness and Senior Adult Issues; Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgendered Issues, Holistic Wellness (body/mind/spirit approach), Clinical Hypnosis, EMDR.
- Get a fresh perspective. Sort out tangles in interpersonal relationships. Clear away the messes of the past. Become empowered to launch your new life. Heal trauma, change, loss. Escape from the bondage of addictive behavior(alcohol, drugs, food, tobacco, gambling, etc.)
- Central location (Clifton Ave. at Lafayette)
- Beautiful setting (The historic Lloyd House)
- Many health insurance plans will pay a percentage. (Standard fee $125/hour. Some pro bono work available.)
- Compassion and good humor.
- Rapid results.
“Gaiananda” Drum and Tribal Dance
Current class offerings can be viewed on our website www.gaiananda.net <http://www.gaiananda.net/>
David J.
YOGA at Lloyd House. Wednesdays 9:15 – 10:30 am. Open, free practice group led by Nina Tolley.
Tai Chi practice group Sundays 10:15 a.m. Led by Jackie Millay.
Soon we will have a Friday morning Yoga class with professional Yoga teacher Phoenix Wilson (she’s terrific!). Stay tuned.
Articles
- Climate Change Analysis
- Howard Konicov on City Council re. Environment
- A. Lincoln on healing our divisions
“Energy Market and Taxation Failure”, An ‘Astute Analysis’ of Climate Change Issues
Article sent in by David Rosenberg
A MASSIVE MARKET FAILURE
http://www.earthpolicy.org/Books/Seg/PB3ch01_ss2.htm
Lester R. Brown
When Nicholas Stern, former chief economist at the World Bank, released his ground-breaking study in late 2006 on the future costs of climate change, he talked about a massive market failure. He was referring to the failure of the market to incorporate the climate change costs of burning fossil fuels. The costs, he said, would be measured in the trillions of dollars. The difference between the market prices for fossil fuels and the prices that also incorporate their environmental costs to society are huge.
The roots of our current dilemma lie in the enormous growth of the human enterprise over the last century. Since 1900, the world economy has expanded 20-fold and world population has increased fourfold. Although there were places in 1900 where local demand exceeded the capacity of natural systems, this was not a global issue. There was some deforestation, but overpumping of water was virtually unheard of, overfishing was rare, and carbon emissions were so low that there was no serious effect on climate. The indirect costs of these early excesses were negligible.
Now with the economy as large as it is, the indirect costs of burning coal--the costs of air pollution, acid rain, devastated ecosystems, and climate change--can exceed the direct costs, those of mining the coal and transporting it to the power plant. As a result of neglecting to account for these indirect costs, the market is undervaluing many goods and services, creating economic distortions.
As economic decisionmakers--whether consumers, corporate planners, government policymakers, or investment bankers--we all depend on the market for information to guide us. In order for markets to work and economic actors to make sound decisions, the markets must give us good information, including the full cost of the products we buy. But the market is giving us bad information, and as a result we are making bad decisions--so bad that they are threatening civilization.
The market is in many ways an incredible institution. It allocates resources with an efficiency that no central planning body can match and it easily balances supply and demand. The market has some fundamental weaknesses, however. It does not incorporate into prices the indirect costs of producing goods. It does not value nature's services properly. And it does not respect the sustainable yield thresholds of natural systems. It also favors the near term over the long term, showing little concern for future generations.
One of the best examples of this massive market failure can be seen in the United States, where the gasoline pump price in mid 2007 was $3 per gallon. But this price reflects only the cost of discovering the oil, pumping it to the surface, refining it into gasoline, and delivering the gas to service stations. It overlooks the costs of climate change as well as the costs of tax subsidies to the oil industry (such as the oil depletion allowance), the burgeoning military costs of protecting access to oil in the politically unstable Middle East, and the health care costs for treating respiratory illnesses from breathing polluted air.
Based on a study by the International Center for Technology Assessment, these costs now total nearly $12 per gallon ($3.17 per liter) of gasoline burned in the United States. If these were added to the $3 cost of the gasoline itself, motorists would pay $15 a gallon for gas at the pump. In reality, burning gasoline is very costly, but the market tells us it is cheap, thus grossly distorting the structure of the economy. The challenge facing governments is to restructure tax systems by systematically incorporating indirect costs as a tax to make sure the price of products reflects their full costs to society and by offsetting this with a reduction in income taxes.
Another market distortion became abundantly clear in the summer of 1998 when China's Yangtze River valley, home to nearly 400 million people, was wracked by some of the worst flooding in history. The resulting damages of $30 billion exceeded the value of the country's annual rice harvest.
After several weeks of flooding, the government in Beijing announced a ban on tree cutting in the Yangtze River basin. It justified this by noting that trees standing are worth three times as much as trees cut: the flood control services provided by forests were far more valuable than the lumber in the trees. In effect, the market price was off by a factor of three.
This situation has occasional parallels in the commercial world. In the late 1990s Enron, a Texas-based energy trading corporation, may have appeared on the cover of more business magazines than any other U.S. company. It was spectacularly successful. The darling of Wall Street, it was the seventh most valuable corporation in the United States in early 2001. Unfortunately, when independent auditors began looking closely at Enron in late 2001 they discovered that the company had been leaving certain costs off the books. When these were included, Enron was worthless. Its stock, which had traded as high as $90 a share, was suddenly trading for pennies a share. Enron was bankrupt. The collapse was complete. It no longer exists.
We are doing today exactly what Enron did. We are leaving costs off the books, but on a far larger scale. We focus on key economic indicators like economic growth and the increase in international trade and investment, and the situation looks good. But if we incorporate all the indirect costs that the market omits when setting prices, a very different picture emerges. If we persist in leaving these costs off the books, we will face the same fate as Enron.
Today, more than ever before, we need political leaders who can see the big picture, who understand the relationship between the economy and its environmental support systems. And since the principal advisors to government are economists, we need economists who can think like ecologists. Unfortunately they are rare. Ray Anderson, founder and chairman of Atlanta-based Interface, a leading world manufacturer of industrial carpet, is especially critical of economics as it is taught in many universities: "We continue to teach economics students to trust the 'invisible hand' of the market, when the invisible hand is clearly blind to the externalities and treats massive subsidies, such as a war to protect oil for the oil companies, as if the subsidies were deserved. Can we really trust a blind invisible hand to allocate resources rationally?"
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Adapted from Chapter 1, "Entering a New World," in Lester R. Brown, Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2008), available for free downloading and purchase at www.earthpolicy.org/Books/PB3/index.htm <http://www.earthpolicy.org/Books/PB3/index.htm> .
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Howard Konicov Keeping an Eye on City Council re. Environmental Issues
(this article was sent before the new year)
This week we witnessed a continued anti-environmental "full court press" by the Chamber of Commerce, led by Jeff Berding, this time to get rid of the City's Climate Change Coordinator, who by the way is a Temp.
..All the while JBerding is in Chambers quoting from & clutching to Schaefer/Lemmy & Luken reports (and now Voinovitch) like they were the second coming.. . Of course Schaefer ran Fifth Third's stock value into the ground (& may end up in prison on SEC charges) while Lemmy moved to the public utility commission to oversee your latest Duke Energy rate hike itself in court on quasi bribery grounds. And Charlie, has planted his lobbyist "flag" on top of City Hall and well its just too disturbing to think about..
And as entertaining as this all is/was, and it could be Vaudeville, Cincinnati residents have almost come to expect this annual circus during the holidays..
What many of us didn't expect is that the Charterite, Chris Bortz would continue to follow Berding blindly (repeating his mindless mantra) on his anti-environmental crusade and be such an antagonist to the City's Climate Change efforts.
Bortz needs to hear from you: Please Call Chris Bortz [352-3255].
If you remember, under Luken's feckless tutelage, previous City Council, in what Jim Tarbell described as a "highly prejudiced & politically charged process" targeted virtually all of the city's environmental programs & technical capacity for removal including: Recycling, Park's Nature Education funding, the city's air pollution ordinance (Title X), and the city's former Office of Environmental Management. We don't need Bortz leading us down this road again.
On a positive note, we still continue to have an environmental majority because the following Council Members provide this 5 vote environmental majority:
- Roxanne Qualls
- Cecil Thomas
- John Cranley
- David Crowley, &
- Laketa Cole
Thank you for your continued quality of life efforts. It is genuinely appreciated!!
Happy Holidays,
Howard M. Konicov
MSES/MPA IU School of Public & Environmental Affairs;
Bachelor of Arts in Economics Washington University in St. Louis
Former EAC Chairman 2002-2003
Executive Director The Synthesis Foundation
Final Paragraph of Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Addres,
March 4, 1865
(Good affirmation today, just as it was at the close of the civil war 150 years ago. Ellen)
“With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.”
Books,Movies, Reviews It’s up to you folks to send me blurbs. I know you are reading.What? Is it good? Ellen.............................................
I hear tht “The Reader” at the Mariemont is a terrific film; I won’t be seeing it however... Story line very sad... Nazi era Germany... But T.B. Says it is a must see and she is terrific on films. E.
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Mike Wade & The Ambassadors [Thursday 15 January @ 7:30 PM]: Mike Wade, the versatile Trumpet master, has played & recorded with some of the best musicians in the world. He is known for his high energy pyrotechnics. Admission is $5; free if jazz club member or if you come to happy hour (5-7 PM). At The Redmoor (formerly Jasper's), 3187 Linwood Avenue, Mt Lookout Square, Cincinnati, OH 45208; free parking. More info @ 513.871.6789, waltb31@gmail.com & www.jaspersmtlookout.com.
Tarot Card Reading Classes [Thursdays 15 & 22 January @ 7-9 PM]: You'll be able to do readings for yourself & your friends, & really understand the power of this self-help tool. You'll learn about pendulums, too. Classes taught by Patricia Garry; $90 for the 3 sessions. More info, location & registration @ 513.281.6864 & patricia@patriciagarry.com.
Italian Film Series: Italy Is Made; Now We Must Make Italians [Thursdays thru 30 April @ 5 PM]: A 2nd film series curated & presented by Professor Sante Matteo. All movies are in Italian, some without English subtitles, & will be presented in Italian; those with English subtitles are noted. Free & open to the public. In 40 Irvin Hall, East Spring Street north of South Oak Street, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056. More info @ matteos@muohio.edu & www.miami.muohio.edu/about_miami/campusmap/.
Jan. 15: I promessi sposi, Mario Camerini (1941)
Jan. 22: L’eroe dei due mondi (animation), Maurizio Nichetti (2001)
Jan. 29: 1860, Alessandro Blasetti (1933), with subtitles
Feb. 5: Nabucco, opera, Giuseppe Verdi, 1842, with subtitles
Feb 12: Viva l’Italia, Roberto Rossellini (1960)
Feb. 19: Ernani, opera, Giuseppe Verdi, 1844, with subtitles
Feb. 26: Pinocchio, Roberto Benigni (2002), with subtitles
Mar. 5: Il Gattopardo, part I, Luchino Visconti (1963), subtitles
Mar. 19: Il Gattopardo, part II; Cavalleria rusticana, opera, Pietro Mascagni, 1890, subtitles
Mar. 26: Tosca, opera, Giacomo Puccini, 1900, subtitles
Apr. 2: Cuore, part I, Luigi Comencini (1984—TV mini-series)
Apr. 9: Cuore, part II
Apr. 16: Cuore, part III
Apr. 23: Tutti a casa, Luigi Comencini (1960)
Apr. 30: Tornando a casa, Vincenzo Marra (2001)
Composting 101 [Saturday 17 January @ 10-11 AM]: Reboot your environmentally conscious-self with the staff of the Civic Garden of Greater Cincinnati. Learn about converting your food waste into nutrients for your soil. At Park + Vine, 1109 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info & RSVP @ 513.721.7275, dan@parkandvine.com & www.parkandvine.com.
Impression China 2009 New Year Concert [Saturday 17 January @ 7:30 PM]: Presented by Greater Cincinnati Chinese Music Society, the concert will feature classical Chinese music, Beijing Opera, folk dance & much more. GCCMS is famous for bringing professional Chinese artists & world famous performers to their New Year's concert. This year, they present Chen Xi, the Top Medalist at the 12th Tchaikovsky International Violin Competition (2002), who will join familiar faces & rising stars on the stage. Ticket are $50 (patrons), $20 (general) & $10 (students). At Corbett Auditorium, CCM, University of Cincinnati, 45221. More info & tix @ 513.761.0245, 513.254.9402 & www.cincinnatichinesemusicsociety.org.
Prelude 2009: The Human Spirit Revealed [Saturday 17 January @ 6-8 PM]: Curator Barbara Gamboa has assembled emerging artists with explorations in painting, fiber, mixed media installation, ceramic sculpture & printmaking, representing social, political & organic themes. Free admission. At The Kennedy Heights Art Center, 6546 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45213. More info @ 513.631.4278, ellen@kennedyarts.org & www.kennedyarts.org.
I Love You Because: A Modern Day Musical Love Story [Saturday 17 January - Saturday 21 February @ 8 PM]: Geeky Greeting Card Writer, Austin Bennett, has his life turned upside down when he finds his girlfriend with another man. This is a charming & wickedly funny musical about finding love where it's least expected. By Joshua Salzman & Ryan Cunningham. 2 performances on Valentines Day @ 4 PM & 8 PM. at Know Theatre of Cincinnati, 1120 Jackson Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info & tix @ 513.300.5669 & www.knowtheatre.com.
Cincinnati L Word Season 6 Premiere Party [Sunday 18 January @ 8 PM]: Join thousands of women across the country at a party for equality near you. Must be 21+. Suggested donation is $10. At Adonis, 4601 Kellogg Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45226. More info @ www.hrc.org/lword.
Cincinnati Inauguration Gala [Tuesday 20 January @ 7 PM]: You're invited to attend a Cincinnati celebration of the historic inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States; a gala party to salute the 21st century at the 20th Century Theater in Oakley. Your ticket includes dinner by the bite, a dance band, & a live video feed on the big screen of the activities in Washington. Dress is black-tie optional. Hey, its a gala. Tickets are $50. At 20th Century Theater, 3021 Madison Road, Cincinnati, OH 45209. More info & tix @ roadwest@mac.com & www.eventbrite.com/event/232716060/emailinvite/?invite=OTY3MDkvbWFyZ2FyZXQubW9lcnRsQHBuYy5jb20vMQ%3D%3D%0A.
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra @ Walnut Hills High School [Tuesday 20 January @ 7:30 PM]: Special discount tickets for this full performance of Mozart & Dvorák by the CSO with Maestro Paavo Jarvi conducting to benefit the Music Department programs at Walnut Hills High School. Tickets are only $10 (students) & $20 (adults). A limited number of Premium tickets, which include preferred seating & a post-concert reception with Maestro Jarvi, are $100. At Walnut Hills High School Auditorium, 3250 Victory Pkwy, Cincinnati, OH 45207. More info & tix @ 513.363.8500 & https://ww2.mediadvantage.com/WHHS/symphony.lasso.
Be Organized in 2009 [Tuesday 20 January; ongoing 3rd Tuesday of each month @ 6:30-8:30 PM]: Do you wish you were more organized in some area of your life? Whether you want to conquer your desk, a room in your home, or your life in general, invest in this monthly coaching circle with Marion Corbin-Mayer & Polly Giblin to help stay on target in 2009. Circle begins Tuesday 20 January, to occur on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. $30 per session; series of 6 for $150; $15 deposit & reservation required. At Creative Catalysts, Studio #231 in Essex Studios, 2511 Essex Place, Cincinnati, OH 45206. More info @ 513.368.1994 & www.creativecatalysts.net.
Cadence [Workshop: Thursday 22 January @ 7:30 PM; Concert: Friday 23 January @ 8 PM]: Back by popular demand, the Greater Cincinnati Performing Arts Society presents this 3-time Juno Nominee & a capella sensation. Cadence wowed the audience at St. Xavier last season. Four guys who can't help but have fun perform jazz, popular music, doo-wop & classical. The show includes instrumental imitation, sophisticated harmonies & engaging audience interaction. Cadence has performed around the world & is touted as one of the "finest quartets to make an appearance in the a capella scene". CDs include "Frost Free" & "Twenty For One." Cadence will offer an a capella workshop on Thursday, open to high school & college students & anyone with an interest in a capella singing. At the St. Xavier High School Performance Center, 600 West North Bend Road, Cincinnati, OH 45224. More info & reservations @ 513.484.0157 & www.gcparts.org.
Contemporary Dance - Jane Comfort & Co - An American Rendition [Friday-Saturday 23-24 January @ 8:30 PM]: Known for creating dance theater works that push the intersection of movement, language & video to a new form of performance, this concert depicts the story of an American citizen who is kidnapped by our government & subjected to "harsh interrogation" in a secret prison while we stay glued to the tube following our favorite models, pop stars, & fashion queens in reality TV shows. "Ms. Comfort’s muscular, often violent physical language is unsettlingly evocative… " ~ New York Times. Presented by Contemporary Dance Theater. Tickets are $22 & $27; $17 for students & seniors. At Jarson-Kaplan Theater, Aronoff Center for the Arts, 650 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info & tix @ 513.621.2787 & www.cincinnatiarts.org.
Wedding Inspirations [Saturday 24 January @ 1:15 PM]: Make your day special for you & your guests. Learn how to create a unique look for your reception. Smith & Hawken and Yellow Canary Floral & Events present a 40 minute informational session illustrating ideas on floral, tabletop & decor. Free; seating is limited. At Smith & Hawken, Rookwood Pavilion, 2692 Madison Road, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info & RSVP @ 513.731.3133 & store814@smithandhawken.com.
Beaded Jewelry 101 [Saturday 24 January @ 1-2 PM]: Create your own matching pair of earrings & necklace from eco-friendly materials with Josie Lamb Williams of Mayapple Creations. Learn basic jewelry making techniques such as working with head pins, eye pins, jump rings & crimp beads. Class costs $30; limited to 10 people. At Park + Vine, 1109 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info & RSVP @ 513.721.7275 & info@parkandvine.com.
4th Annual LUNAFEST Short Film Festival Winners [Tuesday-Wednesday 27-28 January @ 7 PM]: Stories of reflection & whimsy, hope & humor, grace & perseverance. LUNAFEST Shorts are renowned for celebrating the stories of women & the talents of women filmmakers. This year's 10 filmmakers have roots in Canada, Hungary, India, Iran, the Philippines, Portugal, the UK & the USA. The short films include comedy, drama, documentary & animation. Post-film discussion leaders include award-winning Cincinnati-based filmmakers Amy Cunningham, Melissa Godoy, Sara Mahle & Andrea Torrice. Presented by Cincinnati World Cinema, who is again proud to share the event proceeds with the Breast Cancer Fund. Tickets are $8-10. At the Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info, film descriptions & tix @ 859.781.8151, worldcinema@fuse.net & www.cincyworldcinema.org.
Cincinnati International Travel Club [Wednesday 28 January @ 6:30 PM]: Come socialize & then learn about The Queen Mary 2, Costa Rica & Peru, presented by Saundra Mitchell. Free admission. At Sharonville Library, 10980 Thornview Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45241. More info from Neal Jeffries @ 513.791.2647.
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Ongoing Tri-State Treasures
St Mary's Cathedral Basilica Concert Series [Sundays thru 15 March @ 3 PM]: Enjoy beautiful music in an amazing space. St Mary's Cathedral Basilica presents the 33rd Series of concert music. Most concerts are free. At St Mary's Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Madison Avenue @ 12th Street, Covington, KY 41011. More info @ 859.431.2060, cathedralconcertseries@fuse.net & www.covcathedral.com/frame1.htm.
Miami University Italian-American Film Series [Wednesdays thru 29 April @ 7:30 PM]: Curated & presented by Professor Sante Matteo. Free & open to the public. In 102 Benton Hall, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056. This venue is a recently refurbished auditorium with very comfortable seating (& convenient adjacent parking) on the north side of High Street (Route 27 N from Cincinnati) at the intersection of Tallawanda Street. Map @ www.miami.muohio.edu/about_miami/campusmap/. More info @ matteos@muohio.edu.
Jan 21: The Italian (1915), Reginald Barker
Jan 28: Christ in Concrete (1949), Edward Dmytryk
Feb 4: Marty (1955) Delbert Mann
Feb 11: Big Night (1996) Stanley Tucci and Scott Campbell
Feb 18: A Bronx Tale (1993) Robert De Niro
Feb 25: Jungle Fever (1991) Spike Lee
Mar 4: Somebody up There Likes Me (1956) Robert Wise, with Paul Newman
Mar 18: Son of the Sheik, with Rudolf Valentino (1926) George Fitzmaurice
Mar 25: Saturday Night Fever (1977) John Badham
Apr 1: Donnie Brasco (1997) Mike Newell
Apr 8: The Godfather (1972), Francis Ford Coppola
Apr 15: Goodfellas (1990), Martin Scorsese
Apr 22: The Freshman (1990) Andrew Bergman
Apr 29: The Sopranos, episodes from the TV series, David Chase
Course in Miracles Group [2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month beginning Wednesday 14 January @ 6-7:30 PM]: Based on a set of 3 books guiding the student to live the principles of forgiveness & peace of mind. $5 love offering. At the Jade Healing Center, 9122 Montgomery Road #11, Cincinnati, OH 45242. More info @ 513.309.8377, maryclaybon@gmail.com & www.themiddlewayhealth.com.
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Fabulous Film Festival [Friday 3 May @ 8-10 PM]: The first & best fabulous film festival in the city of Cincinnati will present live-action, documentary, & short films. Blah, blah, blah. Presented by Flicks R 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.
The Lloyd House Salon (usually about 12 people) Meets on WEDNESDAYS at 5:45, EVERY Wednesday, 52 WEEKS/YEAR come hell or high water, as my mother used to say.
We of the Lloyd House Salon gather in a spirit of respect, sympathy and compassion for one another in order to exchange ideas for our mutual pleasure and enlightenment. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Our Salon blog is a promising interactive site: http:lloydhouse.blogspot.com Also, we have an Interactive Yahoo Salon group, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LloydHouseSalon ...........
For Pot Luck procedures including food suggestions, mission and history visit http://home.fuse.net/ellenbierhorst/Potluck.html . You are invited also to visit the Lloyd House website: http://www.lloydhouse.com > To unsubscribe from the Lloyd House Potluck Salon list, send a REPLY message to me and in the SUBJECT line type in "unsub potluck #". In the place of # > type in the numeral that follows the subject line of my Weekly email. It > will be 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9. This tells me which sub-list your name is on so I can delete it. Thanks! ellen bierhorst
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