Bernadette and Thomas Watson Salon Table
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FIVE SECTIONS, including:
- Table Notes of the discussion at this Wednesday night’s Salon, as recorded by Ellen
- Events and Opportunities
- SPECIAL SECTION: Health Care Reform
- Articles of Interest
- Book, Film, Theater, TV, Music, Radio, and Restaurant Reviews
- Tri-State Treasures, compiled by Jim Kesner
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The Wednesday Night Salon has been meeting each week of the year (no break for holidays, weather) since July 2001 in pursuit of good talk. Bring a dish at 5:45 pm and join us. We are usually about 12 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
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:
Attendees:
Harriet Matthey, Dennis Kinsley, Robert Alvarado, Janice Alvarado, Lauren Hanisian, Carolyn Clark, Linda Little, Jonathan Rosenberg, Ginger Lee Frank, Judy Cirillo, Ellen Bierhorst, Bernadette Watson, Thomas Watson, Mira Rodwan, Carolyn Aufderhaar, Vlasta Molak, Josy Tragesser, Julia Yardin
Announcements
Judy: Afghan Poets Friday 30 Oct at 7:30 – 9, Sitwell’s on Ludlow.
Jonathan: Food not Bombs had a harvest potluck Oct 12 downtown, Vine & McMicken garden plot. We served lots of food from the garden. Call Jonathan: 444 7332. Foodnotbombs.org
Also, literature to say vote NO on Issue 2 (const. Ammendment to set up a reg. board over Ohio animal raising operations.)
Ginger: if people are interested in seeing the urban gardens that are in OTR, it is on Walnut near 13th or 14th...go visit. ... The locals are starting to get it; the watermelons have outgrown the plot and are over the sidewalk, and bearing fruit.
Last week in the UC NewsRecord, going meatless. Meatless Mondays. ...Ghent Belgium has established a city wide meatless day, to cut down on global warming. IN Baltimore the public schools have Meatless Mondays. Last night a TV program on it. They have 3 greenhouses. A park was donated.
In today’s News Record my letter was published.
... I’ll be leaving this week to be in europe for a month...presenting in Dublin first.
Carolyn: I also saw the TV program; Ghent Belgium... “Meat consumption is responsible for 1/4 of all global warming...”
Ginger: actually it is more than half the global warming, by new statistics.
Carolyn: Enquirer 2/2/09 article on eating meat. ... In Europe the butcher shops sell vegetarian entres as well.
Vlasta Mike Ferrel, MASH actor, is coming to Jos Beth at 7 pm to present his new book. He is an activist against death penalty. ... “Plan Cincinnati” going to have meeting 6 pm Madisonville Rec Center Steward Ave.
Bernadette: That’s the Community Devel dept of the City.
BERNADETTE WATSON for City Council
In this campaign, so delighted to get ot know groups like this one working for our civic society. Cultural diversity of this city.
All my life (age 62) in Cincinnati. We need to understand our cultural diversity.
My website: www.bernadettewatson.com
Married 43 yrs. Two children. Dau teaches special ed. Son is a non-union electrician. Has 2 children , in college and in h.s.
Dau has 2 children, 12 and 16 who is at Woodward.
Raised in Avondale.
No paid staff.
In mental health for 28 yrs, worked at CCHB, ran office for Emmitt Cooper. Then worked for Minette Cooper at city hall. Got a real feel for city hall. Started studying ordinances... Before that I had no clue what the city was doing. ...started getting involved in community council. I ran for pres of Avondale Community Council, was pres for (3?) years. ... Cinti was one of the first cities to receive an Empowerment Zone designation.
Who rules Cincinnati?
The movers an shakers had applied for this grant and were turned down.
I n 1999 Charlie Luken was mayor; I went to meet with him. ... I grew up with Phil Cox, so I called him up, asked for the zoo money owed to the neighborhood of Avondale to be invested... Asked Luken for his support for our vision in Avondale. Said we want to partner with Cildren’s hospital and Zoo.
then Luken called me asked me to be chief of staff and I was there 6 years. A challenging time for me. During the riots... I’d like to think I helped him understand the African American community.
Dr Masseru of the Health Dept; hired me as public info officer. Even though I’d been in city hall 6 yrs, I never knew what the Health Dept does, e.g. That they do Homeland Security.
... The 2010 Census hired me to coordinate the census here.
this gave me a wide understanding of our city; ... Did you know we have 7 different language groups of African immigrants?
so I resigned from the census to run for council.
We have 52 neighborhoods, but we need to see that we are one city. ... I don’t think anybody is talking openly about the racism in our city... Need to talk openly.
We need to have a vision.
Streetcar: it will create employment opportunities...but we need a vision or it won’t work.
As of Dec 31, they are stopping Access bus service in outlying communities. Everything outside city limits.
Ginger: tough question: with allyour experience, I don’t see an endorsement ...
Bernadette:
I am an endorsed Democrat; Women’s Political Caucus; all the major Unions.
Ellen: tony Fisher voted with Jeff Berding, wrong side of the issues. We need Bernadette to fill the seat that will be vacated by Crowley.
Cole, Qualls, Thomas, Harris, ... And Bernadette!
Bernadette: bullet voting is fine. As a party we tend to encourage voting for 9 people. The Republicans do the bullet voting and get influence that way.
If people follow the Enquirer’s slate it would cripple the mayor.
We have had the largest absentee and early voting than ever this year. The numbers are astronomical. Esp for Democrats.
Issues are going to bring a lot of people out to vote.
Julia why doyou think there are so many absentee ballots?
Bernadette: I don’t know. Will send article tomorrow to Ellen.
Linda: I saw an article. It seems to be happening nation wide. Swine flu is one reason.
.. Best idea in that article; people feel more empowered this year as a result of Obama’s win last year. People saw that their votes counted!
(?)
B: I will vote for Issue 3. We don’t gamble, but the impact of Cinti of having a casino will be enormous. No, I don’t think there will be 34,000 jobs, but it will create employment opportunities that we don’t see. The plan is to put it a Broadway Commons in the Pendleton area. I think it will be well managed.
... Greek Town in Detroit is booming!
One of the things we do not do as a city is to market our city.
No on Issue 9
Renew all our levy’s.
Julia no on Issue 2 ... Badly written ... Is bad for small farms ... It is a proposed ammendment of the constitution of Ohio, and that is inappropriate. (Ellen, see below in Articles section. Vote No on Issue 2.)
(Ellen: after the salon. I am sold on this woman! She is highly intelligent and competent, knows her stuff, is a pro in city hall. Is a person of the people; knows how to get things done. Can work with the powers that be without being bought out. She is in her sixties, and this is not a springboard into some other career track or ambition. She is doing this to serve, to make our city better. She is wonderful!)
(P.S. I plan to vote only for Bernadette. Strategy is to make this vote count the most. I am confident that Roxanne Qualls, Laketa Cole, and Cecil thomas will be elected, and probably also Greg Harris, who was appointed to fill Crowley’s seat. So to make that all-important fifth liberal seat go to Bernadette, I am chosing to “bullet vote”.)
Hugs to all,
Ellen
SECTION TWO: Events and Opportunities
Dear Friend;
The Democratic endorsed candidates for Cincinnati Public Schools Board of Education are fighting hard in this election, standing up to substantial Cincinnati Business Committee funding and thereby are in need of your financial support to succeed. If a simple majority of registered Democratic voters in the CPS district only vote for Endorsed Democrats the complete Team will all be victorious.
Please help us counter the funding advantages provided by foes of public education, labor and our communities working families.
It is essential that the endorsed Team is successful for the future of our district and our City. Elections do indeed have consequences.
David P. Little, Manager,
Committee to Elect a New School Board (checks may be sent to the addressed listed on the invitation below)
Cocktail Party Campaign Event: Wed. Oct 28, 5:30 – 7:30 The Regency, 2444 Madison Rd #306 chez Katzman
Tai Chi
practice group Sundays 10:15 a.m. At the Lloyd House: 3901 Clifton Ave., 23rd floor turret room “zendo”. Led by Jackie Millay. Experience the chi with this gifted leader. Beginners welcome. Qigong and Tai Chi forms. Ellen
Cool Events at/from Park + Vine Downtown
(park + vine is a way cool “green” store at Central Parkway & Vine St.~ ellen)
Greetings
Following is a list of upcoming events involving Park + Vine. If you
have any questions, let us know. We appreciate your support of our
little green general store
Thanks
Dan
World Peace Yoga Conference: Oct. 23-25
Attention, earth lovers. The World Peace Yoga Conference is coming to
Grailville in Loveland Oct. 23-25. Attend cutting-edge classes and
make the connections between our economy, global warming, pollution
and poverty. Register before Aug. 1 and save 5% off registration.
Advanced Coffee Cupping: Oct. 24
Sit down with Chuck Pfahler of La Terza Artisan Coffee Roasters and
learn how to score three different coffees using the Specialty Coffee
Association of America cupping form 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24 at Park
+ Vine. In this free class, participants will utilize basic cupping
skills to better understand processing, regions and subtle variations
in flavor. RSVP info@parkandvine.com or 513-721-7275 before Oct. 23.
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Park + Vine
1109 Vine Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
513-721-7275
www.parkandvine.com
11-7 Monday-Friday + 10-7 Saturday + 11-5 Sunday
Reception for HUC Library Rededication
Sunday Nov 1 7:30
Let HUC know we want it to stay in Cincinnati !
(Few outside academic circles are aware that Cincinnati is home to one of the world’s great Jewish seminaries, and a scholarly library unsurpassed anywhere. Due to budget constraints, the Board has considered closing the Cincinnati campus... A tragedy for our city. Please attend this free, public event and show them that we care. Ellen)
Dear Friends,
I want to invite you all to a very special event for friends of HUC in the Cincinnati community. On Sunday, November 1, in the presence of President David Ellenson and the Board of Governors of HUC-JIR, we will be dedicating the renewed Klau Library and The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati Library Pavilion at 2 pm at HUC. We are also sponsoring a community dessert reception at 7:30 pm that evening at the Mayerson JCC (free and open to the public). (The JCC is the new Jewish Community Center on Ridge Rd and Cross County Highway. On Rockdale Temple Campus.)
Dr. Gregory Williams, the new president of UC, will be speaking at the dessert reception. Please join us at these events. Your presence is particularly requested at the evening reception----we'd like to see a huge turnout of HUC supporters in the Cincinnati community who appreciate the importance of our ongoing presence here. NOW is the time to show us (and the Board!) your support by being present with us. We promise you a good time---please join us. (Please share this invitation with all your friends.)
With my very best wishes,
Rick Sarason
P.S. Hi, Folks---
An additional note: If you plan to come to the HUC dessert reception on Nov. 1 at the JCC (and please do!), we need you to RSVP to pvolan@huc.edu (or to call Phyllis Volan at 487-3032) by October 26--we need to have a head count.
Thanks again, Rick
(For another view on this issue important for Cincinnati, see blue section below, Michael Cook’s essay.)
Lloyd House Monthly Drumming Circle:
Did you know that on the Final Tuesday of the month we have a super informal drumming circle here? That means this Tuesday, Oct. 27. Bring instruments of any variety. We rock! Dancing. No perfectionism tolerated. Starts 6:45, ends at 8:45. Bring Snacks if you like, wine... Sept. Drum Circle. We rocked!
Yvonne, Alicia, David, Rachael, Tom, Dan, Devin
We will be selling our microgreens at this indoor market in College Hill. Come see us for fresh salad greens throughout the Fall and Winter. of College Hill
The Farm Market of College Hill is moving inside to the College Hill Coffee Company Thursdays from 3-5:30. October 15th is the first week of our new indoor winter Farmer’s Market with these vendors:
Madison’s Produce—organic and local fresh fruit and veggies all winter
Shadeau Bread—Gary Skitt will be selling bread and free range eggs
Wooden Shoe Garden—David Rosenberg will have organic micro-greens
Fab Ferments—Jennifer and Jordan will have raw organic fermented veggies
Yoder Farms—Baked goods, and talk to Vern about his herd share
Library Campaign for Funding Levy, Issue #7
SAVE OUR PUBLIC LIBRARY!
http://us1.campaign-archive.com/?u=1816a3311013918a523bad05d&id=473eec18f3&e=24e80b8301
Now more than ever!
BREATHWORK IN NOV
Hi Anne Frick,
I am hosting a transformational breath workshop here in Northern Kentucky at 5 Seasons with Robert Christian Minson a top facilitator from San Diego, California. His website is www.breathflow.com <http://www.breathflow.com/> . I have attached a brief description of what the class format will be. As a yoga instructor I am noticing more and more areas of retention in basic breath among people. This will give people the opportunity for great tools to become aware and tap into their own "breathing power." Let me know if you are interested and if anyone you know may have an interest. The cost if registered by October 25th will be $55, and anytime after $65. The class session usually runs somewhere between 3 1/2 to 4 hours depending on what comes up for people. The workshop is Saturday November 7th from 10 a.m.-3:30-4 p.m. I am the local contact so you can refer people to me and the best way to reac h me is my cell @ 303-884-0272 or local 859-331-5907.
Let me know if you have any questions. Looking forward to seeing you on the 10th!
Namaste,
Shelley 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
Hello everybody,
Alexander Technique lessons are selling like hotcakes, and no wonder, given my astounding low-fee introductory offer. Calendar is full, with waiting list, though usually within a week I can work new people in. First lesson free; second, third and fourth at $10 each; fifth thru eighth at $30 if paid in advance. After that, we negotiate. Full fee is $78, but I don’t want to turn anyone away because of money concerns.
Read about the Alexander Technique on my website www.lloydhouse.com; or at missyvineyard.com (or many other sites...google it.)
Nina Tolley to lead Yoga again this year at Lloyd House
Wednesday mornings, starting on Sept the 23rd at 9.30 am.
Yoga with Nina. This practice session is for people who have some familiarity with yoga and is to strengthen bones and muscles, increase flexibility, and acquire some balance. Hope you will join me.
Wear free-moving clothes; bring a sticky mat.
Nina
Nina Tolley
3900 North Cliff Lane, Cincinnati, OH 45220 513 281-2515
http://home.fuse.net/pastelsbynina/
http://freedomspeaks.com
Great site to write letters to local, county, state, and federal reps. Terrific.
Takes about five minutes to sign up, but its a great tool. You type in your zip code and they tell you the names and contact info for all your political reps. And you can easily send a letter to all or only selected ones right there.
SECTION THREE: HEALTH CARE REFORM STUFF
Phone Bank for Health Care
Wednesday nights 8 pm after the Salon... As little as 20 minutes! Lloyd House 3901 Clifton Ave.
(repeated) Check out this video on the real truth about public option: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXFHXqrrJ6g
Robert Reich explains it clearly. He was Clinton’s sec’y for labor, I believe. I have liked him for years. Suggest you send this to everyone on your email address book.
ellen
Call Voinovich, Brown, and your congressperson. Ask them to support Health Care Reform including the Public Option. You can call EVERY DAY!
- Brown, Sherrod - (D - OH)
713 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
- Voinovich, George V. - (R - OH)
524 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
- Steve Driehaus First Congressional District
441 Vine St. 3003 Carew Twr., Cincinnati, OH 45202
- Jean Schmidt 2nd Congressional District
8044 Montgomery Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45236
Don’t go into a long explanation-just tell them in a sentence or two that they can repeat back. The staffers have a chart where they check off what you say-so they have single payer on the chart or public option. They write down your zip code. If you make a special comment,it is written in the margin. At the end of the day they compile and send it to the Congressperson.
Good luck to us all, Judy Leever
Section Four: Articles and Letters
- Why attend HUC library event? IMPORTANT
- DEA Bentley Davis
- Upcoming election, issues
- Vote NO on Issue 2, Animal food safety
- Vote Yes for Issue 7, Public Library
- Inspiring quotes on democracy
- Swine Flu: To vaccinate or not to vaccinate?
This E-mail contributes a different perspective regarding the
Hebrew Union College's future in Cincinnati. It "reframes" more formal
notices you recently may have received concerning how YOU can help,
enormously and perhaps permanently, to safeguard our campus here.
First, to repeat the essentials: NO money or solicitation is
involved. Merely attendance at our Board of Governors' *free dessert
reception, 7:30 p.m.*, *Sunday, November 1*, at the *Jewish Community Center
*, in Amberley Village (Ronald Reagan & Ridge Rd). We plan to
conclude by *8:45
p.m.*
The challenge is securing *MASSIVE attendance*. 2 purposes would
be served by your attendance ˆ one obvious; the other even more vital.
*[1] OSTENSIBLE PURPOSE:* Greater Cincinnati-Dayton's celebration of our
campus' newly refurbished Klau Library ˜ 2nd largest repository of Judaic
learning in the world. Our keynote speaker? The Univ. of Cincinnati's new
President, Dr. Gregory Williams (his very first day on the job!).
*[2] MORE VITALLY:* 55 members of our Board of Governors are coming,
the vast majority representing the East and West coasts. Some of them
believe that Jewry in the Midwest heartland is not viable, including our
flagship Cincinnati campus ˜ despite the Klau Library, our American Jewish
Archives, our Interfaith Graduate School, our Rabbinical Seminary, our
nationally acclaimed Clinical Pastoral Education program, our rabbinical
students' staffing of local religious schools' teaching positions, of our
local hospitals' chaplaincies, not to mention of the many dozens of small
synagogues between the Alleghenies & Rockies (these would vanish if our
Cincinnati campus closed).
*Why Will Our Board Be Attending This Nov. 1 Celebration?* This is one of
those ultra-rare occasions when they meet on our campus instead of in New
York or Los Angeles. The *decisive *Board Meeting for HUC's re-structuring
is scheduled for the very next day, November 2. *We want them to vote to
adopt a plan preserving the future of the Cincinnati campus, and for more
than just some brief respite*. This is why your attendance is vital. The
IMPRESSION made by the Greater Cincinnati-Dayton community's turnout the
previous evening could be a determinant of the November 2 vote.
*BACKGROUND You May Not Know:* Ever since 1875, HUC's national
administration had been centered in Cincinnati. In recent years it was
shifted to Manhattan. Increasingly thereafter, new Board appointments have
tilted, then sharply inclined, the Board toward a bi-coastal membership and
mentality.
*Will Our Attendance Be Meager or Massive?* We have actually heard that some
on the Board believe that we simply cannot possibly muster more than a
measly attendance on Nov. 1, that Sunday night. By contrast, an attendance
of enormous magnitude (600?) may reorient the Board‚s thinking about
Cincinnati for years to come, with fewer of them believing the Mid-West's
campus to be dispensable. If people come in GROUPS (large or small ˆ and
don‚t forget even our teens) all the better.
*Your Obvious Question:* If the Klau Library's rededication is being
celebrated, how can there be concern with our campus' possible closing? Not
all of life is logical. In actuality, the library's presence does not
guarantee that our school's campus in Cincinnati will remain in use. That
is the preposterous mind-set that we confront from some elements.
*I Myself Once Embodied This Mentality:* Having myself grown up in New York
City, I remember my reluctant move here, 39 years ago. It's a powerful
mind-set, sometimes only broken if one actually moves here and suddenly sees
the light.
Please, then, help us lay to rest recurrent "coastal"
prejudices against our Midwest. Our Board may never again have occasion to
see Greater Cincinnati-Dayton's wider community. *Attached* please find a *
flyer* for the program.
For purposes of gauging food, I ask you to RSVP to Phyllis Volan
(PVolan@huc.edu). With best wishes, and thanks. Michael
(Rabbi) Michael J. Cook, Ph.D.
Sol & Arlene Bronstein Professor of Judeo-Christian Studies
Professor of Intertestamental & Early Christian Literatures
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati Campus
Our DEA (democracy educator/advisor) Bentley Davis on Political Events
Political notes 10/15/09
Many of you already know about Issue 2 – the livestock issue backed by agri-business. I have recently learned that there is a coalition that is working against Issue 2. They have hired someone for the Cincinnati area. She will need housing for these last 2+ weeks – as well as office space and phone bank locations. If anyone has any of the above, please contact me and I will get the two of you in touch with each other.
Elections are less than three weeks away and voting has already started. There are 19 candidates for Cincinnati City Council and 12 candidates for Cincinnati school board. In addition, there are many important issues on the ballot – from casinos to libraries to passenger rail to school funding. I urge you all to vote. If you have any questions, please contact me and I will try to provide answers.
Planned Parenthood is asking people to petition the State Board of Education to ask them to encourage schools to offer comprehensive sexuality education. As it stands, the State Board encourages all schools to teach “abstinence only,” despite studies that show that approach to be ineffective if not destructive. If you care to write the Board, you can do so via this link http://www.ppaction.org/campaign/Dear_Deborah_Cain
Tuesday Oxfam is going to have a talk on Global Poverty and Climate Change
at Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Tuesday, October 20, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
200 West 4th Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
If you are interested, please RSVP to Yan Ho yho@oxfamamerica.org or call 617-728-2498
As always, if you have any questions about political issues, from the very local to international, please feel free to ask via email bentleysdavis@gmail.com or phone 827-1832.
Issue 2, “Pure evil!” Vote No.
The advertising for this, on behalf of corporate agribusiness, is purely evil. Please take the message to heart, and pass it on.
Thanks.
With regard,
Richard Blumberg
Begin forwarded message:From: Paul Davis <quest4pce@yahoo.com>
Date: October 19, 2009 10:23:54 AM EDT
To: BPF <Members@lists.bpfcincinnati.org>
Subject: Please Vote "No" on Issue 2
It's difficult for us to ask family and friends to consider voting a certain way but the cause seems greater than our egos so please forgive us.
We're asking you to consider voting No on Issue 2. This issue would amend the Ohio constitution in order to create an Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board to oversee animal treatment. As the Humane Society of the US says, "Issue 2 gives the appearance of helping farm animals, it is little more than a power grab by Ohio's agribusiness" which by the way is helping fund the $7 million ad campaign.
This issue is not about family farms and concern for animals. It is about corporate agribusiness keeping the status quo under the shield of the Ohio constitution. Several reputable organizations and many editorial boards in Ohio oppose this measure. It is not backed by the Ohio Farmer's Union. We need serious reform in this area but Issue 2 is not the answer.
If you agree, please widely distribute this (or your own) message to family and friends in Ohio. We are fighting money and political power but votes count. Thanks for considering this.
Linda and Paul Davis
(Paul is a local Buddhist leader and a friend. Great guy. Ellen)
And From Nancy Dawley: Vote NO on Issue 2.
California has voted to get rid of confined animal feeding operations (factory farms). Ohio currently has more than 200 of these operations, and owners are trying to prevent Ohioans from limiting them in the future. Issue 2 is a preemptive strike to keep the status quo and permit more factory farms.
The League of Women Voters has recommended voting NO. Setting up such a Board as a Constitutional Amendment is inappropriate.
The Humane Society of Ohio has recommended voting NO. Why? While designed to give the appearance of helping farm animals, Issue 2 is little more than a power grab by Ohio's agribusiness lobby. The industry-dominated "animal care" council proposed by Issue 2 is really intended to thwart meaningful improvements in how the millions of farm animals in Ohio are treated on large factory farms.
Because it's designed to favor large factory farms, not family farmers, Issue 2 is opposed by the Ohio Farmers Union, the Ohio Environmental Stewardship Alliance, League of Women Voters of Ohio, the Ohio League of Humane Voters, and the Ohio Sierra Club. The editorial boards of Ohio's major newspapers-including the Columbus Dispatch, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Akron Beacon Journal, and Dayton Daily News-all oppose this effort to enshrine the agribusiness lobby's favored oversight system in the state's constitution.
Recent food safety issues are (in my opinion) the result of confined animal feeding operations which are a breeding area for more and more resistant viruses and bacteria. They are also cruel to the animals. Would you like to live in a cage so small you can never raise your arms (like chickens cannot flap their wings) or can not turn around (like many pigs)?
Vote NO on Issue 2.
Nancy Dawley
Vote YES for Issue 7, the Public Library Levy
I see almost twice as many people in my local library these days compared to a year or so ago. People are looking for jobs, using the internet, reading books, newspapers, and magazines they can no longer afford to purchase. If we loose this wonderful resource in our community, it will be near impossible to regain it again - a true loss for all of us. Nancy
Without Issue 7, the Library will be forced to close up to 20 branches, cut an additional 250 staff members, cut hours, decrease computer access by 30%, and slash the purchase of new materials.
With Issue 7, the Library will be able to keep neighborhood branches open, maintain services to keep up with record breaking usage, provide computer and Internet access for workers and residents, and acquire materials people need for work, school and enjoyment
Nancy Dawley (Weekly lurker, Alexander Teacher, friend and esteemed, thoughtful person. Ellen)
Quotes from Bill Moyers’ TV Program
Submitted by Ginger Lee Frank, salonista extraordinaire.
BILL MOYERS: The American Dream is an idea as old as the Declaration of Independence, as varied as our many races and colors, as concrete as a winning hand of poker or a brand new car. We've asked you, our viewers, to share with us your vision of the American Dream.
AVERAGE AIRLINE PILOT: The [...] collective Dream Americans share is Abraham Lincoln's and Martin Luther King's vision of a society where an individual American, regardless of wealth or ethnicity, is only limited in his or her best ambitions by the measure of that person's work ethic and personal talents.
HARVANA MENDENHALL: Growing up in the middle of the Civil Rights changes [...] I dreamed of an America where our differences would be something to embrace rather than fear. Now in the later years of my life, I look around and feel sad. Yes, we have made some changes, but to me they have been tempered by our continued willingness to judge and build walls rather than embrace [...]
BETSY GLECKLER: When I think of the American Dream I think of [...] sharing my house and good luck with other people. The American Dream really isn't a McMansion in a soulless suburban street, it is having communion with your friends, neighbors and family.
MANNY FUENTES: I dream of a nation in which disagreement takes the form of rational discourse, that remembers the spirit of "I do not agree with your words, but will defend to the death your right to speak them."
BYRON GORDON: I hope the American dream dies out entirely and is replaced by some other dream that doesn't have the word, "American" in it. And it's a dream that all of humanity can share and prosper in.
MARY: We need no 'American Dream'. What we desperately need is humility. We need to understand that we are only one small part of existence on this magnificent stage of earth. We need to acknowledge our interdependence with all other humans, with all other species, and with the vast natural gifts of this extraordinary planet.
MARTIN: Before we can take a step forward towards the American Dream again, we need to recognize, collectively, that America has been disassembled and shipped overseas, even as we watched it all happen, believing the promises of "global expansion." Our confidence has been shot through with...betrayals, and, yes, deception...
MARGARET PAGE: Why a "Dream"? Dreams are nothing but passive wishfulness. [...] Have we become a society of dreamers rather than doers? We can dream all we want about a better life and a better world, but dreaming won't make it happen. Personal commitment and action will.
RICHARD BARTER: My idea of the American dream is not to wake up every morning wondering how I am going to make ends meet. Not wondering if I can feed my family this month. Not wondering how I am going to pay for college for my two children. Not wondering how to tell my kids to stay in school when PhDs are flipping burgers for a living [...] And lastly not crying because I will never be able to retire.
SHEILA PARKER: The American Dream has always been right in front of us. We have a beautiful country, great ideals, citizens ready to help and opportunity beyond all imagination. We were too consumed, too busy and too tired to notice the signs along the way. Now we have the opportunity to change perspectives and collective directions as never before.
STEVE ZELLER :If "We the People" want our American Dream we damned well better all learn about what is at stake ... We all need to be involved. Everyone that is able needs get educated and must vote. The future of the American Dream is in our hands and we better all stand up and fight for it. I sure as hell am going to...
Controversy Whether to Accept Swine Flu Vaccination
(In reverse chronological order, read from bottom)
(From Ellen to Dr. Anna Sher Simon, biology prof, U. Denver)
Thanks for your research!
The new issue of the New Yorker magazine has an authoritative-seeming article in favor of vaccination.
http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2009/10/12/091012taco_talk_specter
From: Anna Simon <anna@sher.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 14:41:02 -0600
To: Ellen Bierhorst <ellenbierhorst@lloydhouse.com>
Cc: Fran Simon <fransimon10@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Article against flue vaccination
Dr. Jefferson has certainly published many articles on this subject (88 in one search I did in MedLine). I read the abstract of the journal paper he mentions in the article (our library does not subscribe to the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, even though it appears to have a decent impact factor) and I was sufficiently convinced that there is little support for giving the vaccine to healthy children under 2, however "over 2" had a 33% effectiveness in reducing incidence of the flu. Hard to know what that means for children who are 2, except that it looks like they were included in the latter group, not the former. The 2008 paper has already been cited 12 times (not sure if that is a lot for a medical paper). In that paper, he says that the safety of the vaccine itself has not been sufficiently tested to give a generalization of research findings.
As for safety of the vaccine itself, I agree that the current clinical trials were insufficient (they usually are), but considering that vaccines of this type have been given safely 100's of millions of times, I am prone to agree with the vast majority of medical people who are reassuring us that it is safe- or at least that the potential risks are outweighed by the benefit Dr. Jefferson's own data show (33% effectiveness). Anyhow, I'll keep my eyes and ears open- H1N1 doesn't seem to be as dangerous as was predicted.
Thanks for forwarding! Anna.
On Oct 8, 2009, at 7:12 PM, Ellen Bierhorst wrote to Anna Simon:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dana-ullman/the-questionable-efficacy_b_311621.html
The expert quoted might indeed be the preeminent expert in influenza, as claimed in the article.
I found this a persuasive article. If I had young children I’d research him, Tom Jefferson MD
If there was any suggestion that I or my children should have the vaccination.
Love
E.
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!
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SECTION FIVE: Tri-State Treasures by Jim Kesner
Tri-State Treasures
Tri-State Treasures is a chronological 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.
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Tai Chi Classes with Ralph Dehner [Thursdays @ 10 AM - Noon]: His students write that Ralph Dehner, Tai Chi for Health Master/Trainer, is Cincinnati's premier Tai Chi teacher & an outstanding human being who'll lead you thru the journey of Tai Chi, a slow Chinese martial art now celebrated worldwide as a way to balance energies within. Ralph introduces 2 Tai Chi classes at his Fairfield studio. Standardized Yang 24 Forms @ 10-11 AM: the most popular Tai Chi forms; great for beginners thru advanced students; easy to learn, but with great depth the 24 Forms are the fundamentals to a life time practice or a route toward advanced/competition forms; $96 for 8-weeks. Yang 32 Sword Forms @ 11 AM - Noon: the sword counterpart to 24 Forms; 32 Sword adds a new dimension to your Tai Chi practice, requires some background in 24 Forms or other Tai Chi open-hand forms; $96 for 8-weeks. Two-class special: join both 24 & 32 sword classes & get the sword class for half price ($48). Tai Chi classes offered at other locations on Mondays & Thursdays at 6 PM in Clifton. At 5927 Embassy Drive, Fairfield, OH 45014. More info & registration @ 513.519.0559 & ralph.dehner@juno.com.
Three New Manifest Calls for Entry: Backyard is a regional competitive exhibit of works originating from within 100 miles of Manifest, celebrating the richness of artists & art in the Cincinnati area. Postmark deadline for entry is Friday 30 October. Exhibit is Dec 11 to Jan 8. BURB is an international competitive exhibit of works in any medium exploring zones of living. By the end of the 20th century, suburbia became the place where over half of all Americans live & work: backyard BBQs, super-size shopping boxes, mini-vans & cul-de-sacs. Manifest invites work in any medium that responds to this modern construct: suburbia. Postmark deadline for entry is Friday 11 December. Exhibit is Jan 22 to Feb 19. International Drawing Annual 5 (INDA5) is a competitive annual publication of works of contemporary drawing & writing about drawing to recognize, document & publish excellent, current & relevant works of drawing from around the world. Cash awards total $1000. Postmark deadline for entry is Thursday 31 December. Hardcover & perfect bound books available fall 2010. At Manifest Creative Research Gallery & Drawing Center, 2727 Woodburn Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45206. More info @ 513.861.3638 & www.manifestgallery.org.
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Chinese Film: CWC Global Cinema Series [Wednesday 21 October @ 7:30 PM]: Cincinnati World Cinema presents the final screening of this 2007 Chinese film, "Getting Home," in which an aging construction worker shows his loyalty to his buddy, who suddenly dies, by taking the body hundreds of miles for a proper burial. Journeying across the extraordinary Chinese countryside, he meets a host of local characters & encounters hostility, charity, solidarity & love. Tix $8 advance at regular CWC outlets; $10 at the door. At the Carnegie Visual & Performing Arts Center, 1028 Scott Boulevard, Covington, KY 41011. More info @ 859.781.8151, WorldCinema@fuse.net & www.cincyworldcinema.org.
The Joshua Atkin Quartet [Thursday 22 October @ 7:30 PM]: Saxophonist Joshua Atkin is joined by Brian Cashwell on keyboard, John Taylor on drums & Christopher Slone on bass. Cover charge is $7; Jazz Club Members, CCM students & SCPA students admitted free. Happy Hour patrons arriving before 6 PM admitted free. At The Redmoor, 3187 Linwood Avenue, Mt Lookout Square, Cincinnati, OH 45208. More info @ 513.871.6789, waltb31@gmail.com & www.theredmoor.com.
Ballot Initiative Forum Luncheon [Thursday 22 October @ 11:30 AM]: The Over-the-Rhine Chamber of Commerce hosts this forum luncheon to discuss ballot Issue 3 (casinos) & Issue 9 (trolley & streetcar), with presentations from both sides. Speakers discussing Issue 3 will be Charlie Luken (Calfee, Halter & Griswold, LLP) & Brian Rothenberg (Progress Ohio). Speakers discussing Issue 9 will be Mark Miller (COAST) & Joe Sprengard (Cincinnatians for Progress). The forum includes a nice lunch by A Catered Affair. Admission is $35 for Chamber members & $45 for future members. At Music Hall’s Corbett Tower, 1241 Elm Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.241.2690 & otrchamber@zoomtown.com.
NKU Media Arts Festival [Friday 23 October @ 9 AM - 5 PM]: This year NKU hosts the 1st Annual Media Arts Festival for area high school juniors & seniors. The day will consists of hands-on workshops with area media professionals, panels & discussions with local producers, a film screening & competition & an awards program. This is the only festival of this kind in the region, bringing together current media creators with the next generation of creative minds. Held in NKU’s new Student Union. $15 gets you full admittance to the festival, lunch, up to 2 films entered in the film competition (although it is not necessary to enter a film to attend) & a ticket to the film screening & awards. Sponsored by NKU’s Communication Department. At NKU’s Student Union, Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, KY 41099. More info @ 859.572.6575, mediafest@nku.edu & http://nkumediafest.org.
The Future of Food - movie [Friday 23 October @ 6 PM]: "The Future of Food" examines the complex web of market & political forces that are changing what we eat, as huge multinational corporations seek to control the world's food system. The film also explores alternatives to large-scale industrial agriculture, placing organic & sustainable agriculture as real solutions to the farm crisis today. Small donations as affordable are accepted. At Gateways to Healing, 3239 Jefferson Avenue, Clifton, Cincinnati, OH 45220. More info @ 513.321.3317 & www.GatewaysToHealing.com.
Manifest Launches New Season & Expanded Gallery - 3 New Exhibits [thru Friday 23 October]: Monochrome: Sometimes you can say more by saying less. The same can be true in art, for example, by creating art with a single hue. 13 juried works by the 10 artists from 9 states & 2 countries. (in)animate: paintings by Kirstine Reiner: 8 paintings by Danish born San Francisco artist Kirstine Reiner, whose paintings provide an exquisite & important glimpse into serious contemporary realism. The collection brings 'old-world' craftsmanship & nuanced aesthetics unabashedly into the present day. Interior: Photographs by Andrea Hoelscher: 13 photographs by award winning artist Andrea Hoelscher. Interior reveals the artist's fascination with the inevitable remolding of the purpose & meaning of architecture, & offers a formal, playful series of subtle amalgamations; images of vaguely familiar yet intriguing environments telling an inviting story. Refreshments will be served. At Manifest Creative Research Gallery & Drawing Center, 2727 Woodburn Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45206. More info @ 513-861-3638, jason@manifestgallery.org & www.manifestgallery.org.
World Peace Yoga Conference [Friday-Sunday 23-25 October]: Attention, earth lovers. This year the World Peace Yoga Conference is being held in Cincinnati. Attend cutting-edge classes & make the connections between our economy, global warming, pollution & poverty. At Grailville, 932 O'Bannonville Road, Loveland, OH 45140. More info @ 513.300.9642, info@worldpeaceyogaconference.com & www.worldpeaceyogaconference.com.
Advanced Coffee Cupping [Saturday 24 October @ 10 AM]: Sit down with Chuck Pfahler of La Terza Artisan Coffee Roasters & learn how to score 3 different coffees using the Specialty Coffee Association of America cupping form. In this free class, participants will use basic cupping skills to better understand processing, regions & subtle variations in flavor. At Park + Vine, 1109 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info & RSVP @ 513-721-7275 & info@parkandvine.com.
The Vaccine Debate [Saturday 24 October @ 12:30 PM]: Are vaccines safe? Are vaccines effective? Are they necessary? Come to get info on one of the most important health decisions you will ever make. Free. RSVP required. At Gateways to Healing, Network Chiropractic & Advanced Clinical Nutrition, 3239 Jefferson Avenue, Clifton, Cincinnati, OH 45220. More info & RSVP @ 513.321.3317 & www.GatewaysToHealing.com.
Halloween Harvest Festival 2009 [Saturday 24 October @ 7 PM]: Free all ages event. Join the food, art activities & fun. A parade, a musical performance by the band Where They Landed, a safety talk from the Covington Fire Dept, art projects, treats & entertainment for all. Come dressed in costumes, relax, eat, make art & celebrate Halloween & fall harvest. At Baker Hunt Art & Cultural Center, 620 Greenup Street, Covington, KY 41011. More info @ 859.431.0020, info@bakerhunt.com & www.bakerhunt.com.
Cleaning-Up School Gardens [Saturday-Sunday 24-25 October @ 10 AM - 3 PM]: As part of our Make a Difference Weekend, come & help us put the gardens to bed. We will be doing general garden work including: mulching the garden paths, removing honeysuckle from the trail, transplanting perennials & planting bulbs. Come for an hour or five. Please bring garden gloves if you have them. They'll serve lunch at noon. Families & students welcome. No charge to volunteer & you'll learn about gardening. Sponsored by Granny's Garden School. At the Loveland Primary School, 550 Loveland-Madeira Road, Loveland, OH 45140. More info @ 513.324.2873, schoolgarden@fuse.net & www.grannysgardenschool.com.
8th Annual Breast Cancer Brick Auction for Bricks Along the Journey [Sunday 25 October @ 2-5 PM]: Local artists take bricks salvaged from old buildings & transform them into beautiful objects of art. This symbolizes the journey women with breast cancer experience as they struggle with the debilitating nature of this disease & yet they commit themselves to rejuvenate, rebuild & beautify life. The bricks are auctioned off & all proceeds benefit the Ellen B. Ganson Foundation that funds breast cancer research, education, advocacy & patient support in the Greater Cincinnati area. Artists of all ages & skill level submitted bricks. Join the Journey. At Mayerson JCC, 8485 Ridge Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236. More info & tour of the bricks @ 513.673.7420, beth@breastcancerbricks.org & www.breastcancerbricks.org.
Clifton's Halloween Witches Films & Festivities [Sunday 25 October; fun starts @ 6:30 PM]: Clifton Town Meeting presents a special Halloween screening of "The Witches." This charming 1990 movie tells the tale of a young boy & his wise grandmother who travel from Norway to England to thwart a plot by the Grand High Witch (played with relish by Angelica Huston) & her wicked witches to turn England's children into mice. Produced & overseen by Jim (Muppets) Henson & based on a book by Roald Dahl, this is the rare film that is perfect for kids & adults alike (rated PG). Other Dahl books made into movies are "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory," "Matilda," "James & the Giant Peach," & the upcoming George Clooney film "Fantastic Mr. Fox." "The Witches" is a precious overlooked gem; the film & Ms Huston were nominated for & won many awards, including National Society of Film Critics Awards; rated 100% by www.RottenTomato.com. Now see it on the big screen. Preceded by a delightfully cheeky animated short from Scotland, also titled "The Witches." Kids & adults are encouraged to wear costumes. Free popcorn & soda for everyone. Kids get a goodie bag with Dahl's book & treats. Adult tix are good for discounts at many Clifton restaurants (listed on the back of the tix) Sunday-Thursday 25-29 October, & are entered into a raffle for gift certificates. Adult tickets are $10; kids under 13 are $5. Tix in advance or day of screening at the Esquire box office. All proceeds support Clifton Town Meeting, Clifton's community council. Co-sponsors are Good Samaritan Hospital & Esquire Theatre. At the Esquire Theatre, 320 Ludlow Avenue, Clifton, Cincinnati, OH 45220. More info @ www.cliftoncommunity.org.
34th Season of the Cathedral Concert Series [Sunday 25 October @ 3 PM]: Musica Sacra Chorus & Orchestra. Helmut Roehrig, Director. Missa Solemnis in B (Creation Mass), Te Deum. Franz Joseph Haydn. This is the 1st of 6 concerts thru April 2010. The Series endeavors to present instrumental & choral music from the rich tradition of Western Liturgy & inspired classical music in a suitable visual & acoustic environment. Series Music Director, Dr. Robert J. Schaffer. No admission charge; freewill offering accepted. 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.cathedralconcertseries.org.
Tamara York [Tuesday 27 October @ 6 PM]: Author of 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Cincinnati, Tamara York will sign her new book & share a selection of stories on hiking local trails. A trained naturalist, York will suggest hikes that are geologically rich in this area, where to bring the kids, & more. At Park + Vine, 1109 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info & RSVP @ 513-721-7275, dan@parkandvine.com & www.parkandvine.com.
Vandana Shiva - “Soil Not Oil: Food Security in times of Climate Change” [Wednesday 28 October @ 7 PM]: Vandana Shiva is a physicist, author & environmental activist from India. She has worked for changes in agricultural & food production systems, calling for greater protection of indigenous rights to biodiversity, particularly for seeds of food crops. She has played an important role in the ecofeminist movement, calling for greater participation of women in agriculture as a means to achieve sustainability. Among her books are Biopiracy: the Plunder of Nature & Knowledge (1997), Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply (2001) & Manifestos on the Future of Food & Seed (2007). Co-sponsored by the Brueggeman Center and the Women's Center. Presentation is followed by discussion & reception. Free & open to the public. Part of the Xavier Ethics/Religion & Society Lecture Series on Ecology & Sustainability: Food & Agriculture. At the Cintas Center, Xavier University, 1624 Herald Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45207. More info @ 513.745.3428 & www.xavier.edu/ers/Lecture-Series.cfm.
Podcasting for the Independent Producer [Wednesday 28 October @ 6:30 PM]: The Film Commission Education Series presents 2 Fall workshops. This 2nd one examines the latest trends & techniques for podcasting digital stories, & how independent producers can take advantage of this expanding audience/market. Presented by Shawn Walker, currently a post-doctoral student at the University of Washington's Information School, & a member of Media Working Group. Presented by The Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky Film Commission & Media Working Group, Inc. Also supported by The PPS Group & the Ohio Arts Council. At the PPS Group, 424 Scott Street Covington, KY 41011. More info @ 859.581.0033, www.mwg.org & www.filmcincinnati.com. RSVP @ 513.784.1744.
Cincinnati-Ukraine Partnership forum: Accountable Governance [Thursday 29 October @ 7:30 PM]: Five Ukrainian leaders from Kharkiv & their escort/facilitator from Kyiv present informal panel discussion. Free. At Assembly Hall, Ascension & Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 334 Burns Avenue @ Worthington Avenue, Wyoming, OH 45215. More info @ 513.241.8833, president@cincy-ukraine.org & www.cincy-ukraine.org.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest [Thursday 29 October – Sunday 15 November @ 8 PM (Wed-Sat) & 2 PM (Sun)]: Randle P. McMurphy is a charming rogue who contrives to serve a short sentence in an airy mental institution rather than prison. Once there, he clashes with the head nurse, the infamous Nurse Ratched. The two battle for control of the ward & the hearts & minds of the patients. When he stages a revolt so the inmates can see the World Series on TV then arranges a midnight party with liquor & chippies, he is severely disciplined. But his spirit remains free & his inspiration deals a severe blow to Nurse Ratched’s dictatorship. By Dale Wasserman, adapted from the novel by Ken Kesey. Tix are $21 for adults, $19 for seniors & students. At the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, 4990 Glenway Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45238. More info & tix @ 513.241.6550 & www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com.
Meet Us Here: An Evening of Afghan Poetry [Friday 30 October @ 7:30 PM]: "Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing & rightdoing. There is a field. I will meet you there." ~ Rumi. Readings of poems from contemporary poets of Afghanistan, understanding what Afghans feel about what is going on in their country. Opportunity to learn ways we can help end the war & meet the humanitarian needs. At Sitwells Coffeehouse, 324 Ludlow Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220. Sponsored by IJPC. More info @ 513.579.8547 & www.ijpc-cincinnati.org.
Halloween Events on Fountain Square [Friday-Saturday 30-31 October]:
<> Costume Contest [Friday 30 Oct @ Noon]: Come to the Square dressed in your most creative, funniest or scariest costume. Bring a friend to dress as a couple or bring the whole office & dress as a team. Everyone will be judged & prizes will be awarded in 5 categories. More info @ www.myfountainsquare.com/costumecontest.
<> It’s The Great Pumpkin-Carving, Charlie Luken [Fri 30 Oct @ 5-7 PM]: Drop off your carved pumpkins @ 5-7 PM. At 8 PM, one lucky winner will be chosen by a panel of judges led by former Cincinnati Mayor Charlie Luken. The winner will receive $500. Three runners up will also receive a prize. Jack-o-lanterns will light-up the Square until 11 PM. More info @ www.myfountainsquare.com/greatpumpkin.
<> Monster Mash Bash [Sat 31 Oct @ 8 PM - midnight]: Spend Halloween night on Fountain Square. Enjoy Halloween-themed live music, dress-up in a crazy costume or come as yourself & experience some ghoulish lighting effects, refreshments & other "scary" surprises. More info @ www.myfountainsquare.com/monstermash.
All three events are free & open to the public. At Fountain Square, 5th & Vine Streets, Downtown Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ www.myfountainsquare.com.
Grailville New Veggies Garden Volunteer Day [Saturday 31 October @ 9 AM - Noon]: The last Saturday to 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 Saturday 31 October]: Last chance to 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.
3rd Annual Austin J Elfers Walk/Run to Remember [Sunday 1 November @ 3-5 PM]: Three years ago, my coworker & her family joined the thousands of families who experience the utter devastation & heartbreak of losing their baby to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). This silent killer strikes infants with no regard to race, gender or socioeconomic boundaries, killing more babies than cystic fibrosis, childhood heart disease, childhood cancer & child abuse combined. They have chosen to honor the life of their baby, Austin James, by joining forces with the Sudden Infant Death Network of Ohio to raise funds for educational & community outreach programs, risk reduction services, medical research, & counseling & ongoing support for bereaved families. You are invited to participate as a walker, runner &/or sponsor. All proceeds go directly to the SID Network of Ohio. At Miami Meadows Park, 1546 State Route 131, Milford, OH 45150. More info, registration & sponsor opportunities @ cdelfers1@fuse.net & www.austinjelfers.webs.com.
New Art by the 5300 Group - opening reception [Sunday 1 November @ 1-4 PM]: See fiber art by Leslie Alexandria, paintings by Carolyn Bjornson, photography by Virginia Cox & Sue Kemp, and mobiles & paintings by Karen Feinberg. Show runs thru Sunday 29 November. Gallery is open Sundays 9AM-4PM. At St. John’s Unitarian Church, 320 Resor Avenue, Clifton, Cincinnati, OH 45220 (parking behind building). More info @ 513.961.1938.
11th Annual Empty Bowls [Sunday 1 November @ 11 AM - 3:30 PM]: $20 buys a great bowl of soup, plus you get to choose & keep the handmade bowl. Entertainment, silent auction, children's paint a bowl, seconds sale & after-event bowl sale. Help support Kids Cafe, a division of the Freestore Foodbank. Three seatings available: 11am-12:30pm, 12:30-2pm & 2-3:30pm. Dedicated to Joyce Clancy & her 80 years of life, Empty Bowls Chairperson 2002-2007 & keeper of the pottery flame 1929-2009. A wonderful event for a great cause. At Baker Hunt Foundation, 620 Greenup Street, Covington, KY 41011. More info & tix @ 859-384-1112, 812-537-0644, hoersting@netzero.net & www.clayalliance.org.
The Chemistry of Color: The Sorgenti Collection of Contemporary African American Art [Wednesdays-Sundays thru 1 November @ 11 AM - 5 PM]: This exhibition traces developments in African-American art with paintings, sculptures, works on paper & mixed media by Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, Faith Ringgold, Betye Saar, Sam Gilliam, Benny Andrews & many more. These artworks are vibrant, optimistic & spectacularly colorful. $8 for adults; $6 for seniors & students over 18; free for students 18 and under. Free for everyone on Wednesdays. At the Taft Museum of Art, 316 Pike Street, downtown Cincinnati, OH 45202. Free parking in Taft garage. More info @ 513.241.3040 & www.taftmuseum.org.
Drawings, Paintings & Collage by Miss Hedi & The Tank - art exhibit [thru Sunday 1 November]: A former Cincinnatian artist, & an artist new to the city, each exhibit new works exploring fictional characters & their lore. At NVISION, 4577 Hamilton Avenue, Northside, Cincinnati, OH 45223. More info @ 513.542.4577 & http://nvisionshop.com.
PRESENCE: Encountering God's Healing Power - Art Exhibit [thru Sunday 1 November]: Original paintings, photography presented by ARCH (Arts Revival of College Hill). Free. Open daily 9 AM-7PM. At the Atrium of College Hill Presby, 5742 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45224. More info @ 513.541.5676 & www.chpc.org.
Paintings & Found Object Art [thru Sunday 1 November]: Art by 2008 Cincinnati Arts Grant Recipient Ursula Roma. At Myra's Dionysus, 121 Calhoun Street, Clifton, Cincinnati, OH 45220. More info @ 513.961.1578.
Intuitive Development [Wednesdays 4, 11 & 18 November @ 7-9 PM]: At the 1st class, learn 3 important intuitive techniques - then the class members choose the training for the 2nd & 3rd classes, to acquire the knowledge & develop the skills you want. $90 for the course. As a refresher course, $60 for those who've previously taken Intuitive Development. Led by Patricia Garry. At 1812 Wm. H. Taft Road, Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, OH 45206. More info & to register @ patgarry@fuse.net & www.patriciagarry.com.
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Ongoing Tri-State Treasures
boom - Live Theatre [thru Saturday 7 November]: This play by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb finds Jo arriving at what appears to be an underground laboratory after answering a Craigslist ad promising “sex to change the course of the world.” What she finds is Jules, a marine biologist who has determined that the world is going to end, tonight. When it turns out to be true, Jules & Jo begin to realize this is only the 1st of many signs their relationship is not meant to be. Directed by Drew Fracher. Tickets are $12 in advance; $15 day of show. At Know Theatre of Cincinnati, 1120 Jackson Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.300.5669 & www.knowtheatre.com.
Argentine Tango year around; Milonga In The Park this Sunday: Tango del Barrio, Cincinnati's Argentine Tango social club, inhabits a lively corner of eclectic Northside, the city's most vibrant & diverse neighborhood. More than a dance studio, Tango del Barrio is a gathering place, a welcoming community of dancers & friends devoted to sharing the spirit & intrigues of Argentine Tango. Their next Milonga In The Park is Sunday 30 August @ 7 PM in Ault Park. Check out their schedule of classes, practices, milongas (social dances) & special events. Tango del Barrio is at 4046 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45223. More info @ 513.591.0019, 513.591.1948, lopezonr@fuse.net, mwizer@earthlink.net & www.tangodelbarrio.com.
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.
Blessingways: Mindy Mossman is pleased to announce her partnership with the Cincinnati Family Enrichment Center to offer Blessingway Ceremonies for pregnant & adoptive mothers. The Blessingway is a mother-centered ceremony including friends & family that honors a woman as she transitions thru pregnancy & birth into motherhood. Each ceremony is custom designed to provide a deeply meaningful, delightful & transformational experience for the mother-to-be while honoring her personal belief system. $200 includes consult, invites & facilitation. More info from Mindy @ 513.319.6612, mindyblessing@me.com & www.theplaceforfamilies.com/programs/for-parents.
Miami University Italian Cinema Series 2009 [Tuesdays thru 8 December @ 7:30 PM]: See some of the essential Italian film classics accompanied by discussion, led by Professor Sante Matteo, who curated & presents the series in conjunction with the Italian cinema course he teaches at Miami University. Unless noted, the spoken language is Italian, with English subtitles. Beginning with 1860 (Sep 15), screenings will be preceded by a 10-15 minute student presentation on the film’s director. 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. It is 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.
Oct. 27: Il mafioso (Mafioso, Alberto Lattuada, 1962)
Nov. 3: For a Few Dollars More (Sergio Leone, 1965), in English
Nov. 10: Pasqualino Settebellezze (Seven Beauties, Lina Wertmuller, 1975)
Nov. 17: L’assedio (Besieged, Bernardo Bertolucci, 1998)
Dec. 1: Le chiavi di casa (The Keys to the House, Gianni Amelio, 2004)
Dec. 8: Il caimano (The Cayman, Nanni Moretti, 2007)
Miami University French Cinema Series 2009 [Tuesdays thru 8 December @ 5:30 PM]: Last week we featured the Italian film series (now listed under Ongoing TSTs). Now Miami U. unveils their French Cinema Series. The screenings are accompanied by discussion, led by Professor Elisabeth Hodges, who curated & presents the series in conjunction with FRE/FST 366, which she teaches at Miami University. Unless noted, the spoken language is French, with English subtitles. Free & open to the public. In 40 Irvin Hall, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056. This venue is a recently refurbished auditorium with very comfortable seating & convenient adjacent parking. Map @ www.miami.muohio.edu/about_miami/campusmap/. More info @ hodgesed@muohio.edu.
Oct 27: Jacques Demy “Demoiselles de Rochefort” (1968)
Nov 3: Agnès Varda “Vagabond” (1985)
Nov 10: Krzysztof Kiesloswski “Blue” (1994)
Nov 17: Matthieu Kassovitz “Hate” (1995)
Nov 24: No screening – Thanksgiving Break
Dec 1: J. Schnabel “Diving Bell & the Butterfly” (2007)
Dec 8: Olivier Asseyas et al “Paris je t’aime” (2007)
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