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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
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- 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.
SECTION ONE: Table Notes
Yvonne, Ginger, Paul, Mr. G (butterfly), Jacques, Peter, Steve, Marilyn’s hand,
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:
Ellen Bierhorst, Ginger Lee Frank, Yvonne Lake, Mr. G., Paul Valerius, Jacques Valerius, Peter Seidel, Steve Johns, Marilyn Gale, Vlasta Molak, Lauren Hanisian, Carolyn Aufderhaar, Mira Rodwan. (Welcome Yvonne, Peter, and Steve!)
We always open with the Preamble, a song, a reading, passing the donations basket ($5 requested), and passing the clean-up chores list.
Reading tonight: Ellen’s poem about 9/11.
Nine Eleven 911 ii.
9/10/03
During those days, when the sky was silent, when the sky was empty and silent,
So also was silent the noise of American discord:
Silent the whine of race tension
Silent the yammering of political enmity
Silent the drone of class: envy and fear.
And in that stunning silence, we reached out our hands to each other.
Do you remember?
In that thunderous silence, we knew that we love one another, here in our land.
In the days of our shock and our fear we felt the precious heartbeat of America.
Do you remember that?
Announcements at table:
Vlasta: on Fri. 9:30 am Move on .org members will meet a Fountain Square, look for man in green shirt, will walk to 425 Walnut, Sherrod Brown’s office, to support his healthcare proposal.
On Sat at 10, again at Fountain Sq a group of bicyclists will explore Eastern Ave
Yvonne tomorrow morning 11:30 – 12:15, live webcast at newschool.edu on health care reform. Terrific panelists. You must register for it.
Ginger: I got a voice mail today, a big box of Earthsave news with a cover story I wrote about the Environmental Justice Ordinance advocating less meat eating.
Ellen: Dwane Shaw will be remembered this Sunday at 1 here at the Lloyd House. Pot luck.
Citizens for Civic Renewal
director: Steve Johns
A Weekly subscriber, Sue Wilke, suggested after reading my proposal about hiring a Democracy Educator/Advocate (DEA) that I should contact the CCR. I did, and here’s his response:
Ellen:
Thanks for reaching out. I would love to come out to talk about CCR with your Salon. ... It seems the League of Women Voters does a good job staying on the issues - CCR is more about finding ways to engage citizens and get governments past a public hearing feedback model.
Steve Johns, Director
Citizens for Civic Renewal
3805 Edwards Road #549
Cincinnati, OH 45209
513-458-6736
513-458-6610 (f)
www.citizenscivicrenewal.org <http://www.citizenscivicrenewal.org>
Civic renewal...just the kind of group.
Ice breaker question: name and high school
Steve...Archmore Academy where Joe Biden graduated. Marilyn, Bowen hs in Chicago. Lauren: Hamburg high school in Buffalo. Ellen, Walnut Hills HS, Ginger did not go to Stuyvesant in NY, Carolyn Shawnee hs in Lima Oh where Hugh Downs went and near Neil Armstrong’s hs and Phyllis Diller’s.
Vlasta-mathematics hs in Zagreb, Yvonne- Talawanda hs Oxford; Mr G Bayside hs in Queens. Paul Roger Bacon hs. Jacques- Woodward then Camus then Princeton then Scarlet Oaks in culinary arts. Peter- private school in Milwaukee, Country Day.
What is the project you always envisioned Cinti would accomplish:
Vlasta: I think we can make Cinti the first net zero CO2 emissions city in the country.
Peter: stop suburban growth.
Ellen: viable, vibrant democratic progress
Mr. G: have a new board of directors for the University of Cincinnati? Push critical thinking at UC over what is currently done (memorization, cheating, dollar focus)
Jacques: after living Charlotte NC, desegregate the neighborhoods. Break down the neighborhoods.
Carolyn: a romantic streetcar system.
Jacques: restructure the Bengals and let the coaches do the coaching.
Peter: get the stadiums off the river.
Ginger: make the city a cauldron of creativity
Steve~
We always have trouble linking citizen voices to the leaders in power.
Sen. Bill Bradley of NJ said, regions who move ahead have business, government and the public all participating. When one of the three legs is too strong, bad decisions are made.
In 1994 the Seasongood foundation got people together, said, We don’t have a strong civic leg any more. Fragmented: there is the league of Women Voters, the Cincinnatus society, and others, but no one place for everyone to speak up etc.
Consider “1000 friends of Oregon”.
The CBC, Cinti Business Committee, had most power for a long time. White males. Old School.
They still have a lot of power, but we are in flux now.
E.g. The streetcar issue: the NAACP are able to organize so the CBC cannot just dictate.
1994, 600 people came together to agree on stronger civic league. In 1996, CCR was formed. People to gather and study an issue and come up with common visions. It was a place for discussion. A safe space for ideas.
People got frustrated, no action. Wanted more action. Got a grant from Greater Cinti Foundation.
I became director in 2004
How can the average citizen inform him /herself. We hired Myron Orfeld: 3 prime issues, sprawl, social separation, fiscal inequalities.
Said there is a link between them all.
We have only 100 members; I am the only staff. Usually some interns.
We are at the Rookwood Tower building, “Northwestern Mutual” building.
We came up then with a Citizen Agenda with 30 strategies. Our pick was “Help local governments cooperate”. So then we felt we were lonely voices in the wind; membership declined again.
So decided to go back to “save space’ idea.
Agenda 360, led by the Chamber. We went to poll people’s ideas in various locales. people talked about transportation, education, ...
Worked to broker a merger between Mariemont and little Miami fire districts, but it was voted down.
Cincinnati360.com Agenda 360... Visions. Need to keep people involved.
Allow self organizing to happen; give a template for people to organize and convene on their own, use the web, like Obama campaign did. Facebook.
On the streetcar initiative: we hear a lot from the NAACP that it is silly; and we hear a lot from the developers that is is a solution to many voices.
Why can’t we have a real dialog? We tend to be too polarized. We can use this on the city budget process.
There is a high level of citizen frustration. It would be great to have dialog with leaders like David Pepper, et al who have come here to talk.
Mira: last night I was at a meeting where people told stories of foreclosure. It was moving. Was at Cufa, S Cumminsville. David Pepper was there.
It had the feel of a town hall meeting.
Ginger CUFA was the organization that wrote the first draft for the Environmental Justice Ordinance.
Steve Peter Block’s student Jeff Stec is our board chairman. We believe in small group process. We feel the public hearing model is not what we need.
Vlasta: I have been involved in many civic groups... Many years. If you follow the money trail you find hidden agendas. Who is going to pay? Who is going to profit? Generally it is the rich folks who control the process. Decisions made behind closed doors. ... The Stadiums was horrendous. ... The Streetcar project is a boondoggle, like the stadiums. We could have electric powered busses for a fraction of the price. ... So I dropped out. I work behind the scenes, going around the politicians.
Peter: I came here in 1969. I became more and more involved with environmental projects, book writing. In 85 stopped being architect. There were many reporters, two papers, Woman’s City Club very active... Now I am waking up a bit. I see one newspaper, inadequate coverage. I don’t even read it so can’t blame them. Feel guilty.
What you have is a difficult problem. Bring the public together. Now people don’t know the issues. The Post was a great paper. It left a void. How to fill it? I don’t know.
Steve: the challenge is to organize diverse .... We are balkanized.
Marilyn: North Avondale Neighborhood Association, used to be very vibrant. Gerry and Marvin Kraus were very vocal in NANA. ... I’ve been very unhappy with Mark Mallory. Seems to be in for himself. Travels a lot.
Vlasta yes.
Jacques the money is what controls everything. I’ve lived in Avondale all my life. Disheartening what is going on on Burnet Ave. I am glad they are cleaning it up. But they tore down a block of houses to build one parking garage. People are sleeping on the streets! How do you justify Mark Mallory’s going to China? ... Business coming to the area want to consider Cincinnati as a region. We need housing, not more garages.
Lauren: housing for the homeless is not a money maker.
Steve: organizing is the only answer to all that money. Used to be that organized labor could stand up to the Powers that be.
Ellen: feel inadequate to exert my citizen’s power because I am uninformed. Need to hire a like minded person to study and advise me. Us.
ginger: alternative press
Peter: a local weekly.
Vlasta: the Cincinnati Beacon is already in existence.
Peter: I would be willing to pay for a weekly summary of City, County, State issues. Maybe the Beacon is it.
Mira The Beacon is a little too extreme.
Steve It is more editorial than you want.
... Your money would be better spent on a PAC, a political action committee.
Ginger: if you want to involve voters you have to get beyond the simplistic arguments...
Mr. G: are there successful local PACs?
Steve: there is one on the west side for instance. They can get council candidates to their meetings. They only have $5000 every two years to give to their candidates, but their voice and their endorsement counts.
Young Professionals PAC seems to have some pull. Have good networks.
Ginger: my concern with PACs is that it so undercuts the idea of anew vision, a new way to play the game. Might get some short term gains, but doesn’t change the paradigm.
Steve the other model is the NAACP. They get 250 people at their meetings. There is not a lot of dissent. By contrast, Rotary has a lot of dissent.
Ginger: we need a new model.
Steve we want to say, Let ‘s set aside the issues and talk about process. Are you in leadership willing to listen to some people’s voices?
Vlasta: one simple mechanism would be to increase the people’s time to 3 minutes from 2, and require the council to make response to the points the people bring to council meetings.
Yvonne it is exciting that you are having this conversation. I’ve been in environmental groups around the city, but this is the first time...
I see that we need some cohesiveness. ... I support Peter Block.
Mira Peter Block says Don’t wait for the leaders to solve it, do it yourself. ... What did Roxanne Qualls actually do with the Chamber? Someone last night said she was the one who got the Environmental Justice Ordinance passed. If she did the right thing there, I can forgive her for the Stadium mistake.
Vlasta: Monday next, City council meeting at Hartwell Community Center Vine and Galbraith, 1:00. Will be discussing budget cuts. Very important. They are dismantling the city step by step, and at the same time want a street car system!
Mira the Post Offices in Clifton and Northside might be closing...
Mr. G: to be fair, there is a lot more internet hours at the library, so this is a plus.
Peter: with all the closings... We need all these things. Some people yell for “no new tax”, but this is foolish. No morality, no heart. Why aren’t we willing to share this recession burden?
Paul: I just feel like the whole things is hopeless.
Jacques: everyone is talking about all these separate issues... Lot of hot air, adding to global warming! (laughter). I’d like to see small committees each working on one issue.
Mira that’s how the woman’s City Club operates.
Steve: the big challenge to CCR is to spread out over the whole region. ... The city is a big animal to face. You can make a bigger impact if you pick just one issue.
ginger: Paul’s hopelessness. I see that as the largest segment of the population, growing, those who feel nothing could make a difference. The economic cost of hopelessness must be the most expensive...!
Mr. G: Hopelessness makes society run! We could mobilize on a single issue.
Jacques: taking all the Weekly subscribers, 600 people. There could be six groups of 100 people. Each group take one issue. E.g. Environmental issues. Transportation. ...
Ellen: I wouldn’t trust that any group of 100 people would come up with a useful report. I want to hire one person who will study all the issues...
SECTION TWO: Events and Opportunities
Normally I don’t like to have presenters at two consecutive Wednesdays, since our wonderful Gerry Kraus suggested that we love to have the time just to have discussion on our own topics invented on the spot. However, George (see next announcement, below) was eager to come soon, so ... (Ellen)
NATIVE AMERICAN “LOCAL ROOTS” PRESENTER AT SALON
Hi Ellen,
I'm looking forward to joining you at the Salon on Wednesday, July 29th to share about ARCHE - Art Restoring Culture for Healing Earth. We are currently focused in the Nati Going Native, and aligning, restoring identity campaign of place. We feel that after seven generations since newcomer settlement in the Ohio lands that we are due to root into our place in a deeper, more meaningful way - or as our native elders would say " Taking on the relatedness of our humanhood."
We are also developing a Maketewah Arts Konsortium - Bring Back The MAK!; and the Queen City Green Balls, to masquerade as members of place. We welcome your creativity in pronouncing our nativehood during native American month - November 2009 and in other upcoming opportunities to be a Greener and Greater Cincinnati.
We will spend some time reviewing our ancient symbols, Medicine Wheel, Web, and Tree of Life which we have been working with others to reinstate as integral vehicles for the health of our lands, along with our living archetypes - our species of place.
We look forward to seeing you then.
Ghra Mhor,
George Hardebeck
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.
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Lloyd House Monthly Drumming Circle
This Tuesday, 28 July is the Final Tuesday of the month and so.... Bring instruments of any variety. We rock! Dancing. No perfectionism tolerated. Ends at 8:45. Bring Snacks if you like, wine...
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.
Repeated from last week: Help Wanted: Side Job for Driver/Delivery Person for local Organic Food Group
The many folks who get meat eggs and milk (local, raw, organic, grass fed) through Dan Kremer out of the Dayton market every two weeks have been struggling along with volunteer member’s driving maybe twice a year to do the pick up and drop offs. Takes about 2.5 hours every other Saturday. Because the person only does it infrequently, they don’t learn how to do it smoothly and many mistakes are made leading to much frustration.
People want to hire a driver who would do it every two weeks. (Or... More often as there are other groups than mine who also get food through Dan). They would need a vehicle that could carry 5 large boxes (c. 3’ x 2’ x 1.5’) , drive to Dayton to the Madison St market arriving 8 am, drive to Fairfield for a drop off just off the Xway, Drive to Pleasant Ridge for a drop off at Shirley’s house, drive to Clifton for drop off my house.
They would need print out the emailed invoice before leaving home, to check the orders to see that all the product is loaded, and off load the right stuff at the right places according to the invoice. Not a hard job, especially if you have done it recently. Much flusterment if you haven’t.
I am thinking you know some lovely person who would be interested... Perhaps an underemployed person in their 20’s. I don’t know what it might pay... Perhaps $10/hour plus gas money? Easy , pleasant, righteous work.
One way it could work is that the person whose turn it is to drive on the rotation would have the choice of either giving this paid driver $30 or driving themselves.
Interested to hear your responses.
ellen
Thanks Joan for forwarding this.
------ Forwarded Message
From: Joan Friedland <jfriedland@fuse.net>
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:52:59 -0400
To: Ellen Bierhorst <ellenbierhorst@lloydhouse.com>
Subject: FW: Exciting Healthcare Update
Could you please forward this message to the other members of the Healthcare Activist Group? Thanks Joan Friedland
-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis Kucinich [mailto:reply@kucinichforcongress.ccsend.com] On Behalf Of Dennis Kucinich
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2009 9:17 PM
To: jfriedland@fuse.net
Subject: Exciting Healthcare Update
Exciting Healthcare Update Dear Friends,
With your support, your phone calls, your emails, we won a major legislative victory today for a state single payer health care option in the House of Representatives in Washington, DC. The House Education and Labor Committee approved the Kucinich Amendment by a vote of 27-19, with 14 Democrats and 13 Republicans voting yes.
The amendment propels the growing single payer health care movement at the state level. There are at least ten states which have active single payer efforts in their legislatures. They are California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington. The amendment mandates a single payer state will receive the right to waive the application of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), which has in the past been used to nullify efforts to expand state or local government health care.
Under the Kucinich Amendment a state's application for a waiver from ERISA is granted automatically if the state has signed into law a single payer plan. With the amendment, for the first time, the state single payer health care option is shielded from an ERISA-based legal attack. Now that the underlying bill has been passed, as amended, by the full committee, we must make sure that Congress knows that we want the provision kept in the bill at final passage!
The state single payer option was one of five major amendments which I obtained support to get included in HR3200. One amendment brings into standard coverage for the first time complementary and alternative medicine, (integrative medicine). Another amendment drives down the cost of prescription drugs by ending pharmaceutical industry's sharp practices manipulating physician prescribing habits. An amendment stops the insurance industry from increasing premiums at the time when people are not permitted to change health plans; and finally an amendment imposing a requirement on insurance companies that they disclose the cost of advertising, marketing and executive compensation expenses (which generally divert money from patient care).
Please make sure you post this message on your social networking site, ask all your friends to get involved and encourage everyone you know to sign up at www.Kucinich.us <http://kucinich.us/myinfo> so we can build full momentum behind this movement for real health care.
Let's do this!
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
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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!)
Read Article by Dr. Tom Firor on Health Care Reform, below in blue Articles section
SECTION THREE: Articles
- “clock” showing the U.S. Debt growing: http://www.usdebtclock.org <http://www.usdebtclock.org/> /
- League of women Voters advocated by Nancy Dawley
- Roxanne Qualls on the EJQ
- Justin Jeffre Responds to the DEA idea (democracy educator/advisor)
Ellen,
I admire your diligence in wanting good and timely information (refering to my proposal for a Democracy Educator/Advisor). I'm not able to join you at this time but have an additional suggestion for you.
The League of Women Voters might be an organization for you. Each League - Local, State, and US - have identified various issues and written position papers on them. They then advocate for the issues.
Take a look at their websites. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at the breadth.
www.lwv.org <http://www.lwv.org> National
www.lwmohio.org <http://www.lwmohio.org> Ohio
www.lwvca.org <http://www.lwvca.org> Cincinnati
The League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area has monthly meetings all over the city. We discuss one issue per month - with an informational paper distributed before the meeting to generate thoughts. In addition there are League suppers about once a month with a speaker - very interesting, such as the symphony, slave research. There are a number of committees to join if you have specific interests - education, housing, environment, etc. I'm on the environmental committee and attend the Northeast Evening Unit. There are meetings in the Clifton area too.
Last week we had a tour discussing homelessness in Cincinnati. Went to the Drop Inn Center, Christ Church to hear about the Interfaith Hospitality Program for homeless families, then to Bethany House. The people running these programs are so dedicated to helping these people find their own living space, and so respectful of them.
Here is a link to the latest LWVCA Voter newsletter for you to get a flavor of the local League.
http://www.lwvca.org/news/Summer2009.pdf
Nancy Dawley
Roxanne Qualls on the EJO
Dear Dr. Bierhorst:
Thank you for your e-mail about the Environmental Justice Ordinance (EJO) that City Council passed at its June 24, 2009 meeting. I voted for the ordinance to protect public health in our neighborhoods. It will make Cincinnati stronger and enhance our quality of life by helping to create an environment that will attract the green businesses and jobs we need to compete in a 21st-century global economy. Sustainable communities with high environmental quality are attractive to both prospective employers and prospective employees.
I have a long history of working with neighborhoods to protect public health and the environment and build a green economy, including work to ensure a thorough clean-up of the Hilton-Davis site; passage of original Title X, the Cincinnati clean air ordinance; and ongoing initiatives to improve the city’s recycling programs. I support the EJO because it provides an important new local tool to protect our residents from air pollution and dangerous chemical accidents, and to protect those neighborhoods that already bear a heavy pollution burden from further hazards.
Opponents of the EJO have raised a number of concerns that I would like to address.
There is no evidence that the ordinance will inhibit economic development.
The ordinance is not aimed at – nor would it affect – most commercial and residential development projects. It does require a review for new operations or expansions of existing operations that already require state and federal environmental permits and notifications because they emit or use certain hazardous chemicals. The review would specifically look at whether the project would increase the risk of cancer or dangerous chemical accidents. If the review finds that the new project or expansion would pose an unacceptably high risk, the city could require to the company to reduce the risk, or deny the permit.
Cincinnati has a long history of providing leadership to protect public health and safety, including passage of the first community right-to-know ordinance in the country in 1982, and Title X, the Cincinnati clean air ordinance. During those campaigns, opponents made similar predictions about dire economic impacts that never came to pass.
Opponents have overestimated the costs to the City.
Opponents claim that the process outlined in the EJO will require up to $500,000 to administer. This is based on their estimates for the cost of the appeals and hearings, technical assistance and legal fees.
The City presently conducts evidentiary hearings and administrative appeal hearings on a variety of topics. These hearings can be as simple as a hearing officer with a tape recorder, or can be more involved if the situation warrants. The Administration’s proposed budget for implementing the EJO does not anticipate the use of court reporters, depositions, or transcripts and does not anticipate paying fees to witnesses. All are costs that opponents have included in their estimates. While the City does not expect to hire experts in all cases, $50,000 has been budgeted so that expert assistance can be obtained in appropriate circumstances.
The administration estimates that the cost of implementing the ordinance, which would require one new staff person and funding for technical assistance, would be $125,000 annually. The ordinance also allows the city to charge permit fees (not to exceed $1,000) to defray the cost of the program.
Legal fees were not included in the administration’s estimate. While it is always possible that a lawsuit may be filed against any city ordinance, the ordinance was substantially changed based on the Law Department’s review and comments in order to resolve potential legal issues.
Opponents have exaggerated costs to business.
It’s important to note that the ordinance does not affect existing operations in the City. The Office of Environmental Quality’s data shows that 67 companies in the City of Cincinnati have filed notifications that they store extremely hazardous substances other than nitric and sulfuric acid. The activities covered by these 67 notifications are grandfathered and, therefore, are exempt from the EJ permit requirement. The number of new notifications each year will be significantly smaller.
In addition, a facility that has to apply for a Clean Air Act permit would have to perform air modeling as part of the federal and state permit review process. So in many cases, any risk analysis for the EJ review would be done by the applicant in the course of applying for federal and state permits and would not present an additional cost. The cost of a risk analysis depends on the complexity of the proposed project. According to environmental consultant KERAMIDA, the cost could range from $5,000 for a simple modification to $20,000 for complex industrial operations. This is half the amount opponents have claimed.
The ordinance gives neighborhoods an important new tool to protect public health.
The ordinance establishes a local permit review process, similar to local zoning regulations, local daycare licensing requirements, etc. It does not conflict with, nor does it replicate, state and federal environmental laws. Instead, it requires the City to consider whether pollution or chemical hazards from a new facility add significantly to the cumulative health risk faced by neighborhood residents.
I appreciate the vigorous debate that preceded passage of the Environmental Justice Ordinance. As a result, the original ordinance was substantially changed to address concerns about cost and focus, and potential legal issues. I support the ordinance that was passed because it gives neighborhoods an important new tool to protect public health and enhance our quality of life, and will foster sustainable economic development to build a strong Cincinnati.
Warm regards,
Roxanne Qualls
Ellen,
I think you have a wonderful idea and with even a small number of people doing some fundraising this could be a real possibility. This is similar to the idea that Ralph Nader was promoting around a Congress Watch in his 2008 campaign. With a good full time person or perhaps a couple of part time people we could really create a great model to watch council, the state and district 1 and 2.
I got involved in local politics because that is where we can have the most affect. There are more civic groups and people looking at the national level so it's easier to keep up. But the local level is still somewhat of a challenge to keep up with, but I agree that the state level often seems like the most difficult thing to follow.
I do know that there are about 50 lobbyists for every member of the house and only about 5% of them represent actual citizen groups. Sounds to me like you may have had the pleasure of talking to Rep. Yates.
Please keep me updated on the feedback you get from your email and I will put some feelers out to people I know that may be interested.
Best,
Justin Jeffre (council candidate, civic advocate...salonista and Weekly lurker)
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!
Salonista Paul Valerius hosting new Radio Program
Hi Ellen,
The station is 88.3 WAIF-FM. My program is called "IN THE MIX". It is a music format program featuring Jazz, Blues, and some Latino music. The time slot is 12:00 noon till 2:00pm every Wednesday. WAIF is a listener supported radio station. (Public Radio) Everyone who works there is a volunteer. They pay their bills each month through pledges that people make to the station. $25.00 gets you an annual membership. If anyone on your email list is interested in supporting my program and the station they can send a check to: WAIF-FM (In the Mix)
1434 East Mcmillan Av
Cincinnati, OH 45206
If someone wants to pledge more than $25.00 of course the station would graciously accept it or for that matter a lesser amount would be graciously accepted also.
Thanks for doing this for me. It is greatly appreciated.
Respectfully
Paul T Valerius, Salonista
Hi Ellen,
Hope your day has started off well. I forgot two things last night in my email. Streaming is available at www.waif883.org <http://www.waif883.org> and also it can be listened to on the regular FM band at 88.3.
Thanks again.
Paul T Valerius
Ellen,
I just finished "A Pigeon and a Boy" by Meir Shalev (translated by Evan Fallenberg). Love story, a few stories woven together, takes place in Israel and homing pigeons. I was moved and thought you might be as well. Forget (the book about) acedia... this is much better, in fact it might wake up someone who was in the midst of acedia. I forgot how much I love reading... (being a volunteer in) Iowa has given me time to read again.
Good to hear from you today. Blessings.
Rachael Winters
This NY Times review of tourist attractions in Cincinnati makes me blush. They love us!
The article starts:
“WITH the quiet momentum of a work in progress, Cincinnati <http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/north-america/united-states/ohio/cincinnati/overview.html?inline=nyt-geo> is finding an artsy swagger, infused with a casual combination of Midwest and Southern charm. The city center, for decades rich with cultural and performing arts venues, now offers a renovated Fountain Square area and a gleaming new baseball stadium with views of the Ohio River. Efforts to transcend the damage from several days of race riots in 2001, which nearly decimated the city’s Over-the-Rhine district, are slowly progressing. Transformations are taking place in surrounding areas — as well as across the river in the neighboring Kentucky <http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/north-america/united-states/kentucky/overview.html?inline=nyt-geo> cities of Newport and Covington — with their cool music <http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/music/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier> venues, funky shopping outlets and smart culinary options.”
Read the rest at:
http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/07/19/travel/19hour.html?em
SECTION FIVE: Tri-State Treasures by Jim Kesner
Tri-State Treasures
Tri-State Treasures is a compilation of unique local people, places, and events that may enrich your lives. These treasures have been submitted by you and others who value supporting quality community offerings. Please consider supporting these treasures, and distributing the information for others to enjoy. And please continue forwarding your Tri-State Treasures ideas to jkesner@nuvox.net.
Information about Tri-State Treasures and how to submit them is at the bottom of this email. Please help me by providing all basic information, and formatting your submissions as described below. Thank you.
Sincerely, Jim
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Food, Inc. – eat nutritionally: Now that you have seen the film Food, Inc., you'll want to find local, nutritious foods. Here are some great sources for the tri-state:
· A guide to locally-produced food; farmers’ markets, grass-fed meat & farms; buy nourishing food & support local farmers: www.eatlocalcorv.org.
· Read about the local food scene, events, info, articles & local food discussion: www.cincinnatilocavore.blogspot.com.
· Find a meeting in Ohio about eating & cooking from scratch with nutrient dense foods: www.wholefood.meetup.com/165.
· Read the latest in food news from the internationally read “Journal of Whole Food & Nutritional Health”: www.wholefoodusa.wordpress.com.
· To sign the petition opposing HR 2749, the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009: www.farmtoconsumerfoundation.org.
· To oppose House Bill HR 2749, a bill that would severely disadvantage small farmers, growers & producers: http://bit.ly/Oppose_HR2749.
· Much more info about how to fight for nutritional food at the film's website: www.foodincmovie.com.
Sources provided by Anita Sorkin, Assistant Organizer & Co-Leader of WAPF Cincinnati. WAPF (Weston A Price Foundation) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity that disseminates research of nutrition pioneer Dr Weston A Price by publicizing health-promoting approaches to nutrition & the scientific validation of traditional diets (www.ftcldf.org/kudos/Sorkin.htm).
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.
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.
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Hugh "Peanuts" Whalum Quintet [Thursday 23 July @ 7:30 PM]: "Peanuts" Whalum has been a fixture in the jazz scene for over 6 decades, crossing genres & states, an incredible saxophonist, vocalist & pianist. Joining Peanuts will be Bruce Menefield on reeds, Aurell Ray on guitar, Melvin Broach, the Heavyweight Champion of Jazz Drumming in the region, & Jeff Anderson on bass. Tickets are $15; Jazz Club Members, CCM & SCPA Students are $10. 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.
Seven Candle Ceremony/Energy Management [Thursday 23 July @ 7 - 9 PM]: How to keep your own energy - not give it away unconsciously or have it taken by others. Address the importance-for health, happiness, abundance, etc. Have your energy circuits clear, in present time & learn to unhook energy connections to the past. Perform the Seven Candle Ceremony to release past issues & trauma gently. Facilitated by JoAnn Utley. $30 or review for $15 if you've taken this class with JoAnn before. Registration required. At Synergy Holistic Health, 7413 Hwy 42, # 3, Florence, KY 41042. More info & register @ 502.777.3865, jutley5122@bellsouth.net & www.joannutley.byregion.net.
To Catch a Thief - Mt. Adams Cinema-In-The-City Outdoor Summer Movies Series [Thursday 23 July]: The 2nd film in this series is To Catch a Thief (1955) starring Gary Grant, Grace Kelly & John Williams. Rediscover the charm of Mt. Adams while watching classic movies under a starry summer sky at the Mt. Adams Cinema-In-The-City Outdoor Summer Movie series at the newly renovated Seasongood Pavilion in Eden Park. Gates open at 7:30pm, with live music & a raffle before the show. Movies begin at dusk. Mt. Adams restaurants will offer special dinners-to-go (pre-orders recommended): DaVeed's (721.2655), Mt. Adams Bar & Grill (621.3666), Mt. Adams Pavilion (744.9200) & The Rookwood (421.5555). Concessions available on-site. Parking & the movies are free. The final film will be "Philadelphia Story" (1940) with Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant & James Stewart on Friday 21 August. At Seasongood Pavilion, Eden Park, 1600 Art Museum Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45202 (across the street from the Cincinnati Art Museum). More info @ 513.744.3333 & www.MtAdamsToday.com.
Cincinnati hosts the Oxford International Film Festival [Friday-Thursday 24-30 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.
Godspell [Friday 24 July - 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.
Midwest Native Plant Conference [Friday-Sunday 24-26 July]: Want to learn more about gardening with native plants? How to attract & protect wildlife? Help restore our local ecosystems? Then don't miss this inaugural event, Connecting People & Nature. A keynote speaker each day: Wayne Richards & Judy Burris: butterfly experts; Carolyn Harstad: author of Go Native! Gardening with Native Wildflowers in the Lower Midwest; Jim McCormac: botanist for ODNR & author of Birds of Ohio & Wild Places in Ohio. Breakout sessions on 4 topics: Naturescapes, Wildlife, Prairies & Wetlands; taught by leading subject matter experts. Join guided tours on Sunday to a variety of habitats within easy driving distance. Fee includes all this & meals. Register for one day or for a special conference rate. At Hope Hotel, Bldg 823 Area A, Wright Patterson Airforce Base, Dayton, OH 45433. More info @ kmc@one.net & www.cincinnatibirds.com/mwnp.
Movies on Fountain Square: Beethoven (7:30) & Best in Show (9:30) - bring your dog night [Saturday 25 July]: Bring your dog to join in the fun watching these two canine capers. 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.
Cincinnati Yoga School Yard Sale [Saturday 25 July @ 8 AM - 1 PM]: The Cincinnati Yoga School is holding their 1st annual yard sale. All proceeds go to the CYS sponsored Austin Wright Memorial School in Chandigarh, India. This school serves children of the schedule caste (historically referred to as "untouchables"). The curriculum focuses on virtue, the innate capacity, power & nobility of the soul, peace in dignity & faith in perseverance. At Cincinnati Yoga School, 6125 Ridge Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45213. More info @ 513.247.9642, info@cincyoga.com & www.cincyoga.com.
The Painted Word [thru Saturday 25 July]: Exhibition of work by artists Kirsten Bowen & Hal Shunk. Kirsten paints in words. Hal focuses on the shapes of letters. Both explore elements of our everyday world & have elevated them in their art. Kirsten’s goal is to “interpret a wide range of literary expression through visual art.” Hal's work communicates to the viewer using marks in abstract form. Also exhibiting work are artists Gary Breitenstein, Maureen Holub & Jim Wagner. At Gallery 42 Fine Art, 105 East Main Street, Mason, OH 45040. More info @ 513.234.7874, gallery42fineart@gmail.com & www.gallery42fineart.com.
Oklahoma! [thru Saturday 25 July]: Jersey Productions presents this iconic classic by Rodgers & Hammerstein; the musical viewed as the beginning of classical American musical theatre. Oklahoma! follows the love story of cowboy Curly & farm-girl Laurie as they find love despite the many obstacles that stand between them, featuring such songs as Oh What A Beautiful Morning, I C'aint Say No!, & Oklahoma! Tickets are $25 @ www.cincinnatiarts.org. At the Aronoff Center for the Arts, Jarson Kaplan Theatre, 650 Walnut Street, Cincinnati OH 45202. More info @ 513.621.ARTS & www.jerseyproductions.org.
Indianapolis International Film Festival [thru Saturday 25 July]: This year, IIFF presents 108 films & 75 shorts, all in 1 venue; films that inform, enlighten & educate by providing a vivid reflection of the rich cultural diversity of Indianapolis & the world. Founded in 2004 as a 3-day celebration of film, IIFF has grown to an 11-day, star-studded celebration of movies representing more than 50 nations. With attendance up 270% & competition entries up 716%, IIFF is Indiana's largest film festival. Films shown at IIFF have garnered 15 Oscar nominations across categories including Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Documentary & Best Foreign Language Film. More info @ www.indyfilmfest.org.
Musicals of Musicals - The Musical [thru Sunday 26 July @ 8 PM (Wed-Sat); 2 PM (Sun)]: One story becomes 5 delightful musicals, each spoofed in a distinctive theatrical style. The basic plot: June is an ingénue who can't pay the rent & is threatened by her evil landlord. Will the handsome leading man come to the rescue? The Rodgers & Hammerstein version is set in Kansas in August with a dream ballet. The Sondheim version features the landlord as a tortured artistic genius who slashes the throats of his tenants. The Jerry Herman version is a splashy star vehicle. The Andrew Lloyd Webber rock musical version borrows themes from Puccini. And the Kander & Ebb version is set in a Chicago speakeasy. This comic musical valentine was the longest running show in the York Theatre Company's 35-year history before moving to Off-Broadway. $17 for adults, $16 for seniors & students. At Showboat Majestic, Public Landing, 435 E Mehring Way, Downtown Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info & tix @ 513.241.6550 & www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com.
Ring Mosaics [thru Sunday 26 July]: Jessie Ring displays her mosaic works, incorporating various tesserae, including stained glass, millefiori, ceramics, porcelain, vitreous glass, natural stone, etc. Jessie’s mosaics explore both representational & abstract imagery, in the form of wall art, trays, mirror frames & coasters. Reception includes music by DJMCMLXXIII & refreshments. Free. At NVISION, 4577 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45223. More info @ 513.542.4577 & http://nvisionshop.com.
Whiskers' Fall Fundraiser [Sunday 26 July - 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Ongoing Tri-State Treasures
Wednesdays on the Green [Wednesdays in July @ 7-8 PM]: Two months of fabulous, free performances on the front lawn of the Clifton School, including the Jump n’ Jive Jazz Band, Voices of Corinthian Gospel Choir, Acapulco Salsa, Cincinnati Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet & many more. Pack a picnic, bring a blanket, enjoy the show, & meet new friends. At 3711 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220. If it rains, the party will simply move inside to the Grand Lobby. More info @ 513-497-2860 & www.cliftonculturalarts.org.
Course in Miracles Group [2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month @ 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 & http://web.me.com/mclaybon/Site/A_Course_in_Miracles.html.
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.
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.
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.
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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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.
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
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