The Lloyd House Wednesday Night Salon WEEKLY
(See at end of this email for introductory material)
(See at end of this email for introductory material)
SECTION ONE: TABLE NOTES
Around the table:Sophia, Julia, Mira, Vlasta, Maeilyn, Ellen, Adrienne, Lauren, Kaniz, Viddle
Around the table:Sophia, Julia, Mira, Vlasta, Maeilyn, Ellen, Adrienne, Lauren, Kaniz, Viddle
At the Table: Adrienne Cooper, Lauren Hanisian, Kaniz Siddiqui, Marilyn Gale, Ellen Bierhores, Vlasta Molak, Julia Yarden, Sophia Yarden.
Julia: I saw an article in an International Business Weekly about alzheimer's and vit. C as a preventative. 1 gm per day minimum.
Check at the Pauling Institute http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/
Viddle: the Vineyard church gave out $5 to everyone for them to give to charity.
Julia: "In Debt We Trust", movie 53 min long about Americans' debt addiction. Also "The Blind Spot", about consumer culture. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9016886482738598023#
Mira: Robert Reich has new book Aftershock warning against our laws that promote the gulf between rich and poor... will widen unless reformed.
See video at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/27/robert-reich-discusses-af_n_740935.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/27/robert-reich-discusses-af_n_740935.html
Vlasta: I have learned that rich people in Indian Hill pay only 1.1% of the tax bvaluation of their properties, whereas I pay in Finneytown 2.3%, qhixh which is more than twice. It is because of local school tax...
Julia: Indian Hill is an exempted village; means that they do not use county services but have their own police, fire departments.
Lauren: what do you think about the expiration of the building moratorium in the West Bank, Israel.
Julia: Watch "The Lemon Tree" documentary all about that and the Gaza strip.
Marilyn: I saw a movie "Adjami", how the whole country of Israel has PTSD, all freaked out, over reacting. Screaming and yelling.
Mira: today is the first day of absentee/early voting.
Vlasta: lots of things going on locally. Charlie Winburn has a big show going on, the Black Christian Homophob Councilman. He is head of the jobs creation task force. ..the city is giving big loans to companies for creating jobs. About a dozen white men got all that money. Also on that committee: Laurie Quinlivan, Cecil Thomas, Wendell Young, and Neil Bortz. I like to speak my two minutes. They always put me at the end. ...
3CDC is being sued by the Metropole tenants and by the Washington Park people. Charges discrimination.
They have found that they have been violating Section 3 of 1968 Law, part of HUD, which demands that development of a blighted area has to give preference to the poor and indigents in the area.
... Last Tuesday I went to Woman's City Club; Roxanne Qualls was presenter among others. "Balancing the interests of city and residents in neighborhood revitalization". OTR was case in point.
Julia: yesterday Prop. 19 in California was accepted as a Ballot Initiative, allowing recreational use of marijuana. It may or may not pass in November:
http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/California_Proposition_19,_the_Marijuana_Legalization_Initiative_%282010%29
Julia: today is Michaelmass, celebrating St. Michael; Get over your greed: St. George slays the dragon of greed.
~ end of table notes ~
Hugs to all,
Ellen
Julia: I saw an article in an International Business Weekly about alzheimer's and vit. C as a preventative. 1 gm per day minimum.
Check at the Pauling Institute http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/
Viddle: the Vineyard church gave out $5 to everyone for them to give to charity.
Julia: "In Debt We Trust", movie 53 min long about Americans' debt addiction. Also "The Blind Spot", about consumer culture. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9016886482738598023#
Mira: Robert Reich has new book Aftershock warning against our laws that promote the gulf between rich and poor... will widen unless reformed.
See video at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/27/robert-reich-discusses-af_n_740935.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/27/robert-reich-discusses-af_n_740935.html
Vlasta: I have learned that rich people in Indian Hill pay only 1.1% of the tax bvaluation of their properties, whereas I pay in Finneytown 2.3%, qhixh which is more than twice. It is because of local school tax...
Julia: Indian Hill is an exempted village; means that they do not use county services but have their own police, fire departments.
Lauren: what do you think about the expiration of the building moratorium in the West Bank, Israel.
Julia: Watch "The Lemon Tree" documentary all about that and the Gaza strip.
Marilyn: I saw a movie "Adjami", how the whole country of Israel has PTSD, all freaked out, over reacting. Screaming and yelling.
Mira: today is the first day of absentee/early voting.
Vlasta: lots of things going on locally. Charlie Winburn has a big show going on, the Black Christian Homophob Councilman. He is head of the jobs creation task force. ..the city is giving big loans to companies for creating jobs. About a dozen white men got all that money. Also on that committee: Laurie Quinlivan, Cecil Thomas, Wendell Young, and Neil Bortz. I like to speak my two minutes. They always put me at the end. ...
3CDC is being sued by the Metropole tenants and by the Washington Park people. Charges discrimination.
They have found that they have been violating Section 3 of 1968 Law, part of HUD, which demands that development of a blighted area has to give preference to the poor and indigents in the area.
... Last Tuesday I went to Woman's City Club; Roxanne Qualls was presenter among others. "Balancing the interests of city and residents in neighborhood revitalization". OTR was case in point.
Julia: yesterday Prop. 19 in California was accepted as a Ballot Initiative, allowing recreational use of marijuana. It may or may not pass in November:
http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/California_Proposition_19,_the_Marijuana_Legalization_Initiative_%282010%29
Julia: today is Michaelmass, celebrating St. Michael; Get over your greed: St. George slays the dragon of greed.
~ end of table notes ~
Hugs to all,
Ellen
SECTION TWO: ACTIVITIES, OPPORTUNITIES
Bioneers 2010 Coming to Cincinnati!
Be a part of the most exciting green movement in Cincinnati
October 15-17th
Cintas Center, Xavier University
www.imagoearth.org/bioneers
Early Bird Registration Extended till TODAY 9/30!
Each day of the conference includes opportunities to:
Learn how to green your home, your neighborhood, and your community.
Become inspired by presentations from local and national (via satellite) luminaries
Participate in hands-on workshops to see how our region is changing and how you can be a part of it
Visit exciting places and organizations that are leading examples of the green movement
For more information about the conference visit the website at http://www.imagoearth.org/bioneers. At the site you can see inspirational videos from past conferences, get a complete view of the schedule and program, learn how you can support the conference by volunteering or making a donation, and you can register online (as well as ways that you can register by phone/mail/fax)
Be a part of the change!
Come to the full conference or choose one or two days
http://www.imagoearth.org/bioneers
Howard Tolley sends this. Don't miss "Little Town of Bethlehem" peace movie:
An inspiring true story of a Palestinian Muslim, a Palestinian Christian, and an Israeli Air Force pilot who choose nonviolence to break the cycle of fear, hatred, and killing.
Thursday September 30 7 pm
Main St. Cinema, TUC,
University of Cincinnati
Saturday October 2 7:30 p.m.
St. Johns Unitarian Universalist Church,
320 Resor Ave, Clifton
Main St. Cinema, TUC,
University of Cincinnati
Saturday October 2 7:30 p.m.
St. Johns Unitarian Universalist Church,
320 Resor Ave, Clifton
Two exclusive free screenings and discussion in recognition of
the International Day of Peace and the International Day of Nonviolence sponsored by the University of Cincinnati Human Rights Certificate Program.http://littletownofbethlehem.org/trailer/ <http://littletownofbethlehem.org/trailer/>
the International Day of Peace and the International Day of Nonviolence sponsored by the University of Cincinnati Human Rights Certificate Program.http://littletownofbethlehem.org/trailer/ <http://littletownofbethlehem.org/trailer/>
Hyde Park Art Show, This Sunday 10 – 5
Fabulous ceramics artist Brenda Tarbell will be there!
October 1-11, 2010
Mayan Elder Hunbatz Men Now Teaching in the United States
For many years Hunbatz Men has been devoted to revive the wisdom and culture of the ancient Mayas. He is an authentic Maya, born in Wenkal, Yucatan, Mexico, and was raised to be a shaman, a holy man, since the age of one. He is a respected ceremonial leader as well as a Mayan Daykeeper- an authority on History, Chronology, Calendars and Cosmic Knowledge in Mayan civilization. He authored the book Secrets of Mayan Science/Religion and some other books putting the Mayan cosmology and philosophy in a twentieth century perspective. He is founder of all the Mayan Mysteries Schools of the world and has started re-consecrating the sacred sites of the Mayan culture throughout Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and Belize.
His native language is Maya Itza, a language that is mantric, onomatopoeic and reversible, i.e., the intonation of each word invokes the sacred aspect of life it describes, each word sounds like what it describes and each word can be reversed resulting in another word that deepens one's understanding of the original word.
Hunbatz Men has widely lectured throughout North and South America and Europe. His lectures include topics like: Mayan mathematics, astrology, and philosophy; the letters "T", "O", and "G: as the origin of humanity; Mayan sexual education, social organization, and ceremonial centers; Kundalini Maya; sacred symbols of Tamuanchan; the 1992 Sun Walk from Alaska to Mexico City; new commercial ventures that will be available to Native Americans and other minorities in the United States; and the importance of communicating the Native American thought and its dissemination throughout the world.
When Hunbatz presents a lecture he carefully ties a hand woven band around his head, and he asks permission from the Creator to help him understand everything, especially the high knowledge and our connection with the Earth, Time spent with Hunbatz Men is a unique blend of sacred and experiential ceremony liberally sprinkled with Mayan chants, prophecies, cosmic and solar wisdom, and language lessons.
October 1st Book signing at Aquarius Star in Clifton
October 2nd Serpent Mound
October 3rd Stillpoint
October 5th WAIF 88.3
October 6th Fort Ancient
October 8-9-10 New York, UN talk & Crystal Skull Conference
Call for details 859-749-7146 or visit the webpage:
http://www.cosmicmysteries.com/calendar.php#HunbatzMenTeachingintheUSA
Round-the-World Family Walking for Alzheimers Cure
(these are the folks who took their 2 daughters on a round the world year tour last year. Wonderful people. Ellen)
Dear Ellen,
I hope everything is going well for you this wonderful late summer day.
The Shusterman/Greenwell household has committed to walk as part of the JD Cloud Team to raise money for this year's Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk. We are committed to raising as much money as possible to help end this tragically debilitating disease.
I am not asking for $500.00, $100.00 or even $50.00. I am asking you for simply $10.00 or $15.00. If we all contribute a small amount, the impact will be large. My email request is kind of like the volunteer who comes to the door and you give the 10 spot that you pull out of your wallet. This is my virtual knocking on your door. There is always power in small numbers multiplied many times. Together we can all make a difference.
The link below will take you to the page where a tax-deductible contribution can be made. Once there, click on the donate button and then enter my name.
http://memorywalk10.kintera.org/faf/login/partMenu.asp?ievent=336733&lis=1&kntae336733=B2215C3292CE4A4EB4AD8EA560822423
Thank you in advance for your part to help end this terrible disease.
Lisa Shusterman
Sometime Salonista and A.T. Teacher Nancy Dawley: Support League of Women Voters Annual Fund Raiser
As you may know, I am deeply involved as a volunteer with the League of Women Voters and its nonpartisan voter services. Our 17th annual Visions for Greater Cincinnati dinner, the largest fund raising event benefiting our 501(c)(3) Education Fund, is Thursday, October 7 at 6 pm in the Westin Hotel Taft Ballroom. This promises to be an unforgettable evening for a great cause, and I hope you will make plans to attend. Sponsorship tables of ten are $1,000; single tickets are $75 for League members and $100 for nonmembers. Reservations can be made online through October 1 atwww.lwvcincinnati.org; click on Upcoming Events.
The League may be best known for its annual nonpartisan voter guide, Who & What of Elections, to be released at the event. Other Education Fund services are the online voter guide www.smartvoter.org, phone hotline 281-VOTE, speakers' bureau, and directory of public officials They Represent Us. Regardless of your party affiliation, I hope that you, like hundreds of thousands of other Hamilton County residents every year, will take advantage of our unbiased sources of information during the upcoming elections to help make your own voting decisions.
Doug Bolton, publisher of the Cincinnati Business Courier, will be the evening's keynote speaker, discussing "Opportunities for Greater Cincinnati Innovation Leadership." The 2010 Daniel J. Ransohoff Civic Award will be presented to the Leadership Cincinnati Class 27 project team creating the St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy. Special guest will be renowned wildlife artistJohn Ruthven, who is donating several works to be auctioned during dinner by Jonas Karp of Main Auction Galleries.
Call or email me with any questions, and thank you for your consideration. A recent press release is attached and I'd be appreciative if you could forward it to others who may be interested. Our volunteers couldn't continue to provide the voter services our community depends on without the support of civic-minded citizens like you.
Nancy Dawley
www.lwvcincinnati.org
103 Wm. Howard Taft Rd
Cincinnati OH 45219
513 281-8683 office
Making Democracy Work
Sign up Online to Canvass!
Scott Gabbard Seeborg (Salon presenter, head organizer at Northside campaign office, great guy) has sent you (us) an invitation to
'Northside Knock and Rock ~ Keep Ohio Blue 2010' -- click
here to view the invitation and submit your response:
http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gp8hbz
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We would love to see you out here Saturday! :)
Best,
Scott
Canvass for Driehaus, Fisher, and other Dem. Candidates EVERY Saturday at 11 or at 1:00 . Show up at the office at 11 am or 1 pm. (I'll be doing Saturdays at 11.) This is the MOST effective way to help the campaign. So important to support the President's team. So important to elect Democrats to the leadership positions in Columbus because they will do the redistrictingfor the next decade! ellen
Dems. Campaign Office at Knowlton's Corner
4015 Hamilton Avenue, Northside (Knowlton's Corner) formerly Shoetopia location. Right at the corner of Blue Rock. (Across the st. from old Crazy Ladies' Bookstore)
Now we have regular hours from 1 PM to 9 PM, Monday through Saturday. Right now, we're using 614-477-6835 as the "office number." Our biggest need right now is to get volunteers to staff the office, so we have to call lots of people to get them to come by and sign up.
Thanks for your interest,
Mary-Pat Hester
Want to do a terrific service? Stop in the HQ at Knowlton's Corner between 1 and 8 pm, help them make calls. Fun and important. Ellen
ALSO
We will be having phone banking here at the Lloyd House (3901 Clifton Ave. 45220) after the Salon for 45 minutes every week. Come to the Salon pot luck at 5:45, or just come at 7:30 for phone banking. Bring your cell phone. There will be call lists and scripts. We now have virtual phone bank software at the Northiside campaign office (corner Blue Rock and Hamilton).
Scott Gabbard Seeborg showed me the ropes. This is way cool. It means that anyone can do phone banking from anywhere if they have a phone and a computer!
Please join us every Wed night from next until the election. Bring your cell phone and your laptop, if you have them, or just come.
This is a very important election. Don't let the noisy Tea Party people drown us out and cause us low morale. We are the majority. Calling is hugely powerful... Person to person is better than TV ads.
... But it is also great to give money as well. ellen
Yoga at the Lloyd House
Free open practice session, all levels, led by Nina Tolley will resume Friday Sept 24 at 9:30 – 11:00. Weekly. Questions? Call Nina: 281-2515
Cool Stuff at Park + Vine
(Eco Friendly Grocery etc. ~ now located on Main St. near Kaldi's in Over The Rhine)
Following is a list of upcoming events at Park + Vine. An American
Sign Language interpreter is available upon request for store events.
If you have questions, let us know
Thank you for your support
UPCOMING EVENTS
Park + Vine at Northside Farmers' Market: through Oct. 13
Look for supplies–and vegan baked goods from Grateful Grahams and
Sweet Peace Bakery–from Park + Vine alongside locally-grown produce,
handcrafted products, music and art, "green" experts, bread, plants,
soap and ready-to-eat food at the Northside Farmers' Market 4 to 7:30
p.m. every Wednesday through Oct. 13 at Hoffner Park, 4104 Hamilton
Avenue, Northside.
Park + Vine at the World Peace & Yoga Jubilee: Oct. 21-24
Join Park + Vine and other eco-minded folks at the World Peace & Yoga
Jubilee Oct. 21-24 at the Grailville Retreat Center in Loveland, just
outside Cincinnati. This weekend-long conference features yoga
teachers, musicians, authors, artists and chefs unfolding the path to
world peace.
--
Dan Korman
Park + Vine
1109 Vine Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
513-721-7275
www.parkandvine.com
10-7 Monday-Saturday + 11-5 Sunday
From: Kristen Barker, IJPC Peace & Nonviolence <kristen@ijpc-cincinnati.org>
Date: Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 5:17 PM
Subject: Get on the Bus! Greater Cincinnatians going to One Nation Working Together March!
To: judycirohio@gmail.com
Peace & Nonviolence Update
Get on the Bus! Greater Cincinnatians going to
One Nation Working Together
March in D.C. on October 2nd!
IJPC has a bus leaving at 10pm on October 1st. Tickets are $75 per person. We will be arriving in Washington DC @ 8 or 9am and will be leaving Washington D.C. around 4 or 4:30pm, returning to Cincinnati @ 2 or 3 in the morning. To reserve your space, call Kristen at 513-579-8547 oremail..You can make payment by credit card by following this link. Checks can be made payable to IJPC.
Can't go? A Send-Off Rally is in the works! Details to come.
Details about the One Nation Working Together March in DC
Join us for a historic mobilization in Washington DC! Peace, Jobs, and Justice.
March with us for a future of justice at home and peace abroad, where we create good jobs for all of us and take on the great challenges we face as a nation.
It's time to put America back to work and pull America back together.
It's time to put focus back on Main Street. It's time to focus on jobs, justice and education.
Sign up now to join us on the bus to Washington for the Oct. 2 for the One Nation Working Together march.
On Saturday, October 2, Americans of every stripe, from every corner of our great country, will come to the Lincoln Memorial at the historic One Nation Working Together march. From Cincinnati the United Auto Workers have a bus, IJPC has a bus, members of the NAACP, Worker Center, SEIU, Machinists, and AFL-CIO are mobilizing. People from churches and faith communities are getting active and organizing caravans.
When we come together, we will marginalize the voices of hate and division that have dominated the discourse.
We will force the media to spotlight the issues that matter and the choices our nation faces.
And we will send a message to the next Congress that the progressive mandate for change has not gone anywhere.
Let's march for a future of Justice at Home and Peace Abroad.
Sincerely,
Kristen Barker
Our mailing address is:
Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center
215 E 14th St
,
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FIRST FRIDAY POETRY READING
AQUARIUS & OM CAFE
329 Ludlow Avenue (across from Esquire Theatre) Cincinnati
POETRY READING ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 1, 7:30 PM
MARY ANNE REESE
GWYNETH STEWART
If a nightingale sings with her breast against a thorn, why not we?
Susan Gilbert Dickinson to Emily Dickinson in 1861
Farm Family Harrassed for Producing Raw Milk: Please help
(Gary Oaks is an Amish dairy farmer, exceedingly gracious and sweet man, who has been milking his 20 Jersey cows and disbursing their excellent raw milk to people who own shares in the herd. I used to get his milk. Now have easier access to raw milk through Dan Kremer. Gary has been hounded to death by misguided sheriffs and ag dept. goons for years now. Below, news of more harrassment. They deserve support. Ellen)
Subject: URGENT - KY Health Department Looking at Harassing Raw Milk Farmers throughout state
To: doubleocowshare@gmail.com
We have received word this week from some underground sources that one of the last items reviewed in our state offices was that the Milk Safety Branch (a department within the Department of Health and Human Services) is being charged with the duty of doing on-farm inspections of all cowshare operations. Allow me to be very clear that this department has no authority over cowshare programs per the State of KY statutes and its sole reason for doing these inspections is to intimidate/harass farmers into ceasing operations.
The only thing that can stop this action from taking place is an outcry from those of you that belong to a cowshare program and also those that you know that do not get milk, but feel that this is a personal rights violation in not allowing citizens to choose their own food items. We need you to contact the governor and your state representatives and demand that this be stopped. We ask that you not identify yourself as being aligned with a particular cowshare program, but rather as a citizen that demands his/her freedom in choosing the foods that are the best for your family.
We have already consulted directly with Pete Kennedy, who is the chief legal counsel with the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund. He has recommended that we remove our farm from the RealMilk.com listing of farms that supply raw milk. In conjunction with this, we have also made our website non-accessible for the time being.
Many of you were with us through the last government raids and know the physical toll it took on your farmer. He can not go through that again. We must be very honest with you that if you do not issue this outcry and make your voices heard and another raid or "inspection" is endured, the Double O Farms will more than likely close its doors as our family has endured all that it can at the hands of our government to protect your rights. It is now your turn to take a stand.
Contact information for the State of KY representatives and senators can be found at http://www.lrc.ky.gov/whoswho/email.htm. You can contact Governor Beshear through http://www.governor.ky.gov/contact/contact.htm.
This is the information for our state (KY). However, you need to know that this issue is heating up nationally once again. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2017205,00.html?xid=rss-topstories is the link to a recent TIME magazine article on this very issue.
Thank you in advance for taking an active role in protecting your rights and your farmer,
The Oaks Family, Dawn, Gary and children
Wiretapping the Internet?!
NY Times article this week, the administration is asking for broader permission / power to tap email communications. Alarming.
Read here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/27/us/27wiretap.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&th&emc=th
Pat Bruns for State Bd. Of Education
(my esteemed friend Diana Herbe urges support for a fine candidate. Ellen)
Friends and Acquaintances:
Pat Bruns is a personal friend. I taught with her in the Northwest Local School District. She was a fantastic teacher (she is retired). She was dedicated, hardworking, and inspiring. She is a fantastic leader. She was President of our local union subsequent to my term. She has been involved in politics as a hard worker on behalf of others. This is her first foray into running for office. She has the backing of the Ohio Education Association and the local Democratic Club (but don't hold that against her, if that is not your persuasion). Please take a little time to look at her campaign information here:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Pat-Bruns-for-State-Board-of-Education/148081195219566?ref=search
Thanks,
Diana Herbe
For further details about my campaign and how you can help,
please contact me @
Pat Bruns 4540 Glenway Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45205 513-310-8953
pbruns@cinci.rr.com
Facebook at Pat Bruns for State Board of Education
Lloyd House: Will be vacant and available again come 1/1/11
Third floor two room suite, has own bathroom. Monthly house dues: $460 includes all utilities plus high speed wireless internet. Kitchen shared with two others. Wonderful space! Please call Ellen: (513) 221 1289 Available June 23 to Sept 15.
Must be rock solid financially, over 25, non smoker, homo sapiens only.
Very jolly, juicy multicultural household in Victorian Castle. See www.lloydhouse.com
ARTICLES AND LETTERS
- Bentley Davis... Politics advisory: get out there and canvass!
- Kevin Boyce, Ohio Treas. Gets Enquirer endorsement!
- Amy Lloyd: tips for staying up-beat (psychology)
- Roxanne Qualls wants to make McMillain and Taft two-way again! (?)
- News links on Washington, from Atia Huff:
- 1. http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions
- 2. http://mediamatters.org/ (this one is a watch on the Right Wing press)
- 3. http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/ (This one looks like general political news with Progressive bent.)
Bentley Davis' updates on the political scene... Bentley rocks! Best politics expert I've met. Ellen
Political Notes:
I have a couple suggestions for Salonistas:
First, if you haven't done so already, request your absentee ballot or starting Tuesday Sept 28, vote early at the Board of Elections downtown. Voting early helps everyone. Early voting means that you are no longer contacted by campaigns (at least the savvy ones collecting that data). That means no more phone calls, door knocks, or literature for you. So, you get relieved of that hassle. But it also helps your favorite candidates and causes because they no longer feel the need to spend time and money on contacting you – and can focus their efforts on those who haven't already voted. Of course, to vote early, you have to have already made up your mind about which candidates are best. If you have any questions on the candidates, please contact me.
Second, I know that the salon is hosting phone banks. If you have any more time to volunteer – for a candidate or an issue based organization; please do so. The right wing has received unprecedented amounts of money after the Citizens United decision of the Supreme Court unleashing corporate campaign giving. We need to win the old fashioned way – volunteers talking to voters. If you are interested in volunteering, but don't know with whom; again, contact me and I can match you with the organization that best matches your interests.
(And THIS week, when you canvass you can both register a non-registered voter and apply for them to receive an absentee ballot. This is the only week like this. I'll be out canvassing on Saturday! Ellen)
Finally, don't give up hope!!!! Progressives need to drop the "Eeyore" attitude and return to being energetic and optimistic.
Again, if you have any questions on political matters, please feel free to contact me.
Best,
Bentley
Bentley DAvis <bentleysdavis@gmail.com>
Ellen,
We have great news to share this morning! Referring to Kevin Boyce as a "skilled, well-qualified professional" with a "cool, rational approach to the office," the Cincinnati Enquirer made Boyce their choice for Treasurer today.
Since becoming Treasurer in 2009, Kevin has focused on cutting government costs, helping create and save Ohio jobs, and protecting taxpayers' money. The results speak for themselves: Kevin has cut office costs 11%, helped create and save almost 60,000 Ohio jobs, and hasn't lost a dime to bad investments like Lehman Brothers.
The Cincinnati Enquirer highlights Kevin's focus on "safe investment policy and financial literacy" as well. That safe investment policy has protected taxpayer money while earning $300 million in new revenue for Ohioans. Kevin's financial literacy work has received national recognition.
The Enquirer also points out what we've seen throughout this campaign - our opponent "has been on the attack throughout this race… But little of it has stuck, and [State Representative] Mandel appears too aggressive and negative."
As Ohioans begin voting early on Tuesday, September 28th, the support of the Enquirer is a reminder of what's at stake in this election. Remember: the choice is Boyce (and we're not Joshing)!
In victory,
Bryan Clark, Campaign Manager
Kevin L. Boyce for Ohio Treasurer
PS, Early voting starts Tuesday, September 28th. Vote early for Kevin Boyce and encourage your friends, family and coworkers to do the same!
Amy Lloyd: How to manage your attitude
(Amy contacted me because her name is Lloyd... A fluke. She is an interesting young mother who publishes a blog with stuff that interests her. This seems sweet to me. Ellen.)
I received the following from a great motivational blog that I subscribe to, called The Positivity Blog. It is always good stuff!
I thought this one was very good as we enter the final months of this amazing year! Hope you like it!
4 Powerful Questions that Could Help You to Improve the Rest of Your Year
"You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions."
Naguib Mahfouz
How is your year going so far? It's good to from time to time review how things are going. And to have a look at how you can make the rest of this year even better.
So I'd like to share four valuable questions that I ask myself all the time to keep myself on track towards a better life. Maybe they are new to you. Or maybe they are just healthy reminders that can help you to focus your mind and actions once again.
1. How can I give value in this situation?
This is a great way to improve your relationships and interactions. Four awesome reasons to give value in your everyday life are:
It makes you feel awesome.
You tend to get what you give.
It makes your life a whole lot more fun.
It makes it easier to start new relationships and improve your old ones.
What value can you give in a situation/to another person? Well, a bunch of suggestions would be: bringing a positive attitude into situations, being kind, helping out in a practical way, lending a listening ear, cheering someone up, offering useful advice or creating a fun/exciting situation for people in your life.
2. Would I rather be right or be happy?
Right in this question means the need to judge, the need to be right while interacting with other people. It's not just about the guy who can't be wrong in a discussion though.
It's about the thought that you don't always have to be against people or things. You don't have to exist in a "me against the world" or "me against someone" headspace. You don't have to defend positions all the time or build walls. You can let go of the mentality that says "someday I'll show them all!" that may be based in some sad stories from your youth. You can just relax, be cool and be with people instead of being against them in some subtle or not so subtle ways.
Feeling like you are right can bring some pleasure. But beyond that there is a lot more connection, happiness and positivity to be found. I like this question when I feel like I have to be right and judge. When I need to let go of inner trash. Or when I just have a feeling within that I should re-examine my current beliefs to move forward. I often find something helpful by doing so.
3. What is the most important thing I can do right now?
If you are lost in what to do next in your day, week or life, ask yourself this question. The answer might not always be what you want to hear because the most important thing is often one of the harder things you want to do too. But it can help you to check your priorities and stop you from getting lost in busy work and instead start tackling the really big stuff that will improve your life in any area in the long run.
4. What do I think is the right thing to do?
One of the hardest things to do in life is to do the right thing. What you think is the right thing. Not what your friends, family, teachers, boss and society thinks is the right thing.
What is the right thing? That's up to you to decide. Often you have a little voice in your head that tells what the right thing is. Or a gut feeling.
Here are three reasons to do the right thing:
You tend to get what you give. I already mentioned this as a reason to give value (one of those things that I often think is right thing to do). By doing the right thing you tend to get the same things back. Give value to people, help them and they will often want to help you and give you value in some form. Not everyone will do it but many will. Not always right away but somewhere down the line. Things tend to even out. Do the right thing, put in the extra effort and you tend to get good stuff back. Don't do it and you tend to get less good stuff back from the world.
To raise your self-esteem. This is a really important point. When you don't do the right thing you are not only sending out signals out into your world. You are also sending signals to yourself. When you don't do the right thing you don't feel good about yourself. You may experience emptiness or get stuck in negative thought loops. It's like you are letting yourself down. You are telling yourself that you can't handle doing the right thing. To not do the right thing is a bit like punching yourself in the stomach.
To avoid self-sabotage. A powerful side effect of not doing the right thing is that you give yourself a lack of deservedness. This can really screw up you and your success. If you don't do the right thing in your life then you won't feel like you deserve the success that you may be on your way towards or experiencing right now. So you start to self-sabotage, perhaps deliberately or through unconscious thoughts. By doing the right thing you can raise your self-esteem and feel like a person who deserves his/her success.
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Roxanne supports change for McMillain and TAft
Great Neighborhoods, Great Places
Latest news on Cincinnati form-based codes, comprehensive plan, great streets, and transportation initiatives
from Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls
September 24, 2010
Walnut Hills resident Jeff Raser speaks in favor of returning two-way traffic to Taft and McMillan at an April press conference with other neighborhood leaders.
Hearing on Taft McMillan conversion to two-way traffic September 28
Walnut Hills leaders will present their case for returning two-way traffic to McMillan Street and William Howard Taft Road west of Victory Parkway at the Livable Communities Committee meeting on September 28.
In April, City Council passed Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls' motion to help Walnut Hills revitalize its business district by returning two-way traffic to Taft and McMillan. The motion, cosponsored by Councilmembers Jeff Berding, Chris Bortz, Laketa Cole, Laure Quinlivan and Cecil Thomas, directed the city administration to come back with a plan for converting Taft and McMillan to two-way traffic between Victory Parkway and I-71. It also asked for a second report on whether the sections between I-71 and Clifton Ave. should be returned to two-way.
The motion calls for a plan that incorporates elements that reduce traffic speed and create a pedestrian-friendly environment that also supports bicycling and transit, like landscaped medians, crosswalks, dedicated bicycle lanes, traffic signals, improved on-street parking design, wider sidewalks, bus pullouts, reduced target speeds, and the application of roundabouts. It asks the administration to provide a timeline and budget to make improvements over the next four years.
In its August 4 report back to Council, the Department of Transportation and Engineering asked for a delay in implementing the conversion until the I-71 Uptown Access Study, which is looking at ways to improve traffic flow around I-71, is complete. But Qualls introduced the motion to ensure that the study incorporates the return of two-way traffic in its recommendations.
Peebles Corner, at the corner of East McMillan and Gilbert Avenue, was once a primary transportation hub and commercial destination in the city of Cincinnati, with a convenient bus and streetcar transfer point in the heart of the Walnut Hills shopping district. It was the city's second-busiest commercial center, known as the "other downtown."
The streets were converted to one-way in the 1960s, part of a wave of conversions that began in the 1950s when traffic engineers and planners started focusing on alleviating congestion for commuters to the suburbs.
A growing number of cities are taking a second look and opting to convert one-way streets back to two-way to revitalize downtowns and business districts including Minneapolis, Louisville, and Oklahoma City.
When she introduced the motion, Qualls emphasized that streets should serve local traffic, and also create an atmosphere where people can live, work, shop, walk and bike in the neighborhood. "The street design should help make the Walnut Hills Business District a destination once again, instead of serving as a raceway through the neighborhood," Qualls said.
The community has been calling for a strategy to return two-way traffic to Taft and McMillan for years, said Walnut Hills Area Council President Kathy Atkinson, and the 2002 Taft-McMillan Corridor Study prepared for the city recommended two possible alternatives.
Atkinson and other neighborhood leaders believe that conversion to two-way traffic, along with improvements to foster a pedestrian and transit-friendly environment, will support the community council and Walnut Hills Business Association's effort to acquire and demolish or rehab properties along East McMillan to create anchors in the business district, enhance Peebles Corner and revitalize the gateway to the neighborhood. Atkinson says the community is also organizing support for a viable streetcar route into and through Walnut Hills, and working to ensure the new Martin Luther King interchange undoes the damage done to the neighborhood's northwest quadrant in particular, and that there is future connectivity for light rail.
"It's a tall order, but we believe it's time for all these things to come together, so that multi-modal transportation systems serve to promote the economic recovery of our residents and businesses as part of a thriving Cincinnati," Atkinson said.
Livable Communities Meeting
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
2 p.m.
City Council Chambers, Room 300 City Hall
Read more about the Taft McMillan issue in CincyBizBlog, Building Cincinnati and Soapbox.
Read more about Vice Mayor Qualls' Livable Streets initiative, and get additional resources on livable streets here.
http://www.roxannequalls.com/home/initiatives/streets-making_great_neighborhoods_great_places.html
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Cincinnati to host the World Choir Games in July 2012: These are considered to be the Olympics of chorale music. This will be the 1st time ever in the US. This may be the most exciting event Cincinnati has ever hosted. View the video @ 2012worldchoirgames.com.
Women Get The Vote: A fascinating photo essay of how women courageously fought to get the vote 90 years ago, & what this means to women and men voters today. Go to newyorksocialdiary.com/node/1902885.
The Wizard Of Oz - Movie Night [Sunday 24 October @ 6:15-9pm]: Come see this classic, digitally remastered film on the big screen for 1 show only. Enjoy singing your favorite Wizard of Oz songs along with your favorite characters. Come in cOZtume & join the Wizard of Oz parade. Books & goodie bags for the 1st 100 kids, raffle for gift certificates, discounts at Clifton Merchants & free popcorn & soda for all. Tix at the Esquire beginning Sunday 10 October. $12 adults, $5 kids 12 & younger. A Clifton Town Meeting fundraiser sponsored by Good Samaritan Hospital & Esquire Theatre. At Esquire Theatre, 320 Ludlow Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220. More info atcliftoncommunity.org.
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Little Town of Bethlehem - 2 film screenings [Thursday 30 September @ 7pm & Saturday 2 October @ 7:30pm]: This soon-to-be-released documentary film tells the inspiring true stories of a Palestinian Muslim, a Palestinian Christian & an Israeli Air Force pilot who choose nonviolence to break the cycle of fear, hatred & killing. The University of Cincinnati Human Rights Certificate Program offers 2 exclusive free screenings & discussion in recognition of the International Day of Peace & the International Day of Nonviolence. More info @ littletownofbethlehem.org/trailer/.
<> Thu 30 Sep @ 7pm @ Main Street Cinema, TUC, University of Cincinnati. Discussion panel: Professor Susan Einbinder, Hebrew Union College; Sister Alice Gerdeman, IJPC; Zeinab Schwen, State President Council on American-Islamic Relations, CAIR.
<> Sat 2 Oct @ 7:30pm @ At St. Johns Unitarian Universalist Church, 320 Resor Ave, Clifton, Cincinnati, OH 45220. Discussion panel: Rev. Troy Jackson, University Christian Church; Kathy Wise, Adath Israel; Majed Dabdoub; Cincinnati Council on American-Islamic Relations, CAIR.
Art Houses Proud to be Pink for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month [October]: The Esquire & Mariemont Theatres will sell pink popcorn cups throughout October, donating 50 cents from each cup to 4 local charities (see websites for names). Both Theatres will also host free presentations on October Saturdays, given by a variety of local orgs on a range of topics related to Breast Cancer & Breast Health. The Mariemont Theatre will also host the St. Elizabeth Mobile Mammography unit Saturday 30 October from 8-11 AM; call 513.956.3729 to schedule appt. Events are at the Esquire Theatre, 320 Ludlow Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220 & the Mariemont Theatre, 6906 Wooster Pike, Mariemont, Cincinnati, OH 45227. More info & schedules @ esquiretheatre.com/bc.htm & mariemonttheatre.com/bc.htm.
Bras with Flair on the Square [Friday 1 October - see times below]: For the 4th annual event, decorated bras will fly high on Fountain Square to promote breast health. See how you can get involved with this unique & innovative way of finding a cure. A fashionable fundraiser for Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Vote for your favorite bra @ 11am-1pm. Ta-Ta-tini happy hour @ 5-7pm. Fashion Show on the Square @ 7pm. All at Fountain Square, downtown Cincinnati, OH 45202. After Party & Bra Auction @ 8-11pm at Tonic on 4th, 125 W. Fourth Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ cincychic.com/content/view/1349/1/.
Positively Ninety - Interviews with Lively Nonagenarians - opening [Friday 1 October @ 7-9 pm]: An exhibit of photographs & writings about the incredible liveliness of nonagenarians by Connie Springer, writer & photographer. Exhibit runs thru Tuesday 30 November. At Centennial Barn, 110 Compton Road, Cincinnati, OH 45215. More info @ 513.761.1697, larkspur at fuse.net & centennialbarn.org.
Poems & Pots Women's Retreat [Friday-Sunday 1-3 October @ 6:30pm Fri - 1pm Sun]: Unleashing your creativity with words & clay. Award winning potter & ceramics teacher Pam Korte & poet Pauletta Hansel offer hands-on multi-arts retreat for women which explores the connections between making poetry & pottery. Work with techniques from pinch pot to a simple slab box, then use both free verse & specific poetic forms to bring the pot's narrative into words. Tuition (includes meals) is $200 for commuter, $250 for double occ, $300 for single occ. Reservation with nonrefundable deposit required. Scholarships may be available. At Grailville, 932 O'Bannonville Road, Loveland, OH 45140. More info @ 513.683.2340 & grailville.org.
Paper Dolls – Art Opening [Friday 1 October @ 6-10pm]: NVISION & Tiger Lily Press present this exhibition of Paper Dolls, borne of a challenge presented to Tiger Lily Press members to create mixed media dolls, 2D or 3D, that incorporate at least 1 printmaking technique. More than 20 Tiger Lily Press members will be participating in this exhibition. Also on display & available for purchase is the 2011 Tiger Lily Press Calendar featuring original prints by Tiger Lily members, a great holiday gift. Exhibit runs thru Sunday 14 November. Free. At NVISION, 4577 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45223. More info @ 513.542.4577, contact at nvisionshop.com & nvisionshop.com.
Public Library's 2nd Digitization Contest [thru Friday 1 October]: The Public Library is on a treasure hunt. Enter your items of regional, national & international importance into the Library's Digitization Contest. Winning treasures will be digitized & added to the Virtual Library for the world to see for free. Contestants need not submit original materials. Presented by the Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County, 800 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.369.3193, Jason.Buydos atCincinnatiLibrary.org & virtuallibrary.cincinnatilibrary.org/DigitizationContest.
World Culture Festival [Saturday 2 October @ 11am-7pm]: Free. Join the NKU community & all of Greater NKY/Cincinnati in this daylong celebration of people & their cultures in a smorgasbord of world culture including: live, nonstop, world music & dance performances from Africa, Asia, Latin America, Native America & more; shop for arts, crafts, & jewelry supporting artists from far away villages worldwide; kid's activities; local restaurants' world cuisine at the World Food Court; shows at the Haile Digital Planetarium & Anthropology Museum, & fashion show presented by NKU international students wearing the clothing of their home countries. Rain or shine. On the NKU campus, Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, KY 41099 (see website event map); rain location is NKU University Center. Free parking. More info including schedules, performers, venues etc. @ worldfest.nku.edu.
Fall Landscape Painting Class [Saturdays: October 2 - November 20 @ 10am-1pm]: Come enjoy the cooler weather & fall colors. With Cincinnati's most charming painting teacher, meet at various scenic parks around Cincinnati to learn to sketch & paint with oils. Drawing on the ideas of impressionism, you will practice the techniques needed to complete painted sketches, including basic composition, value, pattern, color spotting & covering the canvas. Then build on those skills to complete a larger, fully realized landscape painting capturing the impression of light & color of the Cincinnati landscape. Details & directions given in class. No experience necessary. 8 wks; $179. Student provides supplies; a list is sent with enrollment confirmation or at uc.edu/ce/documents/commu/10UCommu.pdf. More info @ richard_luschek at yahoo.com &uc.edu/ce/. First class meets at artist's studio in Eden Park; then at various parks. Class meets at parks with overhead cover if it rains.
On Golden Pond [thru Saturday 2 October]: Produced by The Drama Workshop, this is the love story of Ethel & Norman Thayer who are returning to their summer home on Golden Pond for the 48th year. He is a retired professor, nearing 80, with heart palpitations,a failing memory & a sharp tongue. She is 10 years younger & delights in all the small things that have enriched their long life together. They are visited by their divorced, middle-aged daughter & her fiancé, who then go off to Europe, leaving his teenage son behind for the summer. The boy quickly becomes the "grandchild" the elderly couple have longed for. Extend your summer by visiting with the Thayers as they reveal their hopes & fears on stage at the Westwood Towne Hall in Cheviot. More info @ thedramaworkshop.org/season/2010_2011/golden_pond.html.
The Photography & Books of Bea Nettles [thru Saturday 2 October]: Artist lecture & book signing @ 7:30pm. Internationally renowned artist Bea Nettles will show her photographs & handmade books. At 4035 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45223. More info @ prairiecincinnati.com.
Annual Garden Fair Sale [Saturday-Sunday 2-3 October @ 9am-5pm (Sat) & 11am-4pm (Sun)]: Everything is on sale with savings up to 70%. Something for everyone. Fall is the perfect time to plant for next year's enjoyment. Visit the 'Current Specials' on the website. More Specialty Plants & Landscaping, 4211 McKeever Pike, Williamsburg, OH 45176. More info @ 513.724.9900, msplants at aol.com & MoreSpecialtyPlants.com.
A Community Conversation with Francois le Roux - Ha!Man [Sunday 3 October @ 2-3 pm]: Francois le Roux, aka the HA!Man will take you thru an Interactive Performance using music, art & movement. Ha!Man enchants & astonishes audiences the world over with his cello, original electronic accompaniments, keyboard, voice & dances. His music reflects his Southern African roots & his spontaneous approach challenges conventional ideas in both the serious & commercial music environment. He has created numerous soundtracks for plays, films & poetry performances. He is touted as one of South Africa's top musical talents & a groundbreaking cellist/music creator. He coined the term HA! to express the spirited way he conducts his performances. $5. Registration required - RSVP using this form. View brief videos here & here. At New Thought Unity, 1401 East McMillan Street, Cincinnati, OH 45206. More info @ hamanworld.com & youtube.com/watch?v=Ag9d98wcdA0&feature=related.
Keyboard Club Concerts [Sunday 3 October @ 3-4pm & Sunday 17 October @ 4-5pm]: The 75th anniversary of The Keyboard Club will be celebrated with several recital programs. The first two begin with a preview concert on Sun 3 Oct @ 3pm at Premier Pianos, 6449 Allen Road, West Chester, OH 45069. The main event will be Sun 17 Oct @ 4pm at the Anderson Center, 7850 Five Mile Road, Anderson Township, Cincinnati, OH 45230. The concerts will feature music for 2 pianos with 4, 8 & 12 hands performed by Terry Granick, Stephanie Sepate, Dee Dee Uhle, Susan Rivers-Payne, Karl Payne, Rebecca (Payne) Shockley (10-17) & Elena Drach (10-3). Works will be by Mozart, Grainger, Bach, Gould, Rachmaninoff & several others. Many of these you're sure to recognize. Free. More info @ 513.662.3230.
Reiki First Degree [Mondays 4, 11 & 18 October @ 7-9pm]: Taught by Patricia Garry. Bring your Reiki book. $90. More info @ 513.281.6864 & patricia atpatriciagarry.com.
Chamber Music Concert [Tuesday 5 October @ 8pm]: Internationally acclaimed Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet playing Mozart, Hindemith, Danzi, Barber & Nielsen. Presented by Chamber Music Cincinnati. Tickets are $25; UC students admitted free. At Werner Recital Hall, College-Conservatory of Music, UC, Cincinnati, OH. More info @ 859.581.6877, admin at cincychamber.org & cincychamber.org.
Understanding Your Dreams [Tuesdays 5, 12 & 19 October @ 7-9pm]: Taught by Patricia Garry. Bring your dreams. $90. More info @ 513.281.6864 & patricia atpatriciagarry.com.
Tornado Hits Sonic Explorations [Wednesday 6 October @ 8pm]: The Tornado Duo, guest artists Elizabeth Mcnutt & Esther Lamneck, will perform works for flute, clarinet & electronics by Ricardo Climent, Mara Helmuth, Andrew May, Russell Pinkston, Robert, Rowe & Paul Wilson. Free admission. At CCM, University of Cincinnati. Cohen Family Studio Theater, CCM Blvd, Cincinnati, OH 45221. More info at 513.556.0807, mara.helmuth at uc.edu & ccm.uc.edu.
Acting Classes [Wednesdays 6 October - 17 November]: Bet Stewart will teach two 7-week acting classes among the several sponsored by the Playhouse in the Park. Ms Stewart will teach her classes in the Clifton Cultural Arts Center: These classes provide a chance to investigate the basics of acting & improvisation, with the intent to introduce students to the beginning concepts of performance. Limited scholarships are available. Teen Acting is for kids in grades 9-12 on Wednesdays 6 October - 17 November @ 4:30-6 pm. Tuition is $165. Class size is 15. This class focuses on stage movement, monologues & scene work in a friendly, supportive environment. Students use character development, improvisation & ensemble activities to make confident choices on stage. Students are expected to memorize a 2-minute monologue before the last session. Adult Improv is for those 18 years & up on Wednesdays 6 October - 17 November @ 6:30-8 pm. Tuition is $165. Class size is 15. This class focuses on performing without a script in a safe, "no fail" environment. Improvisation improves acting skill, public speaking, non-verbal communication & self-confidence. Classes change according to the level & experience of the students. Both classes are held at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center, 3711 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220. More info @cincyplay.com/Education/Classes/.
Exhibits Focus on Mental Health Awareness [opening Thursday 7 October @ 5-8pm]: Mother's Journey: an exhibit by Maxine Seelenbinder-Apke. An Artist's Journey with Mental Illness: 40 self-portraits in 40 days by Joanna Barnett. Our Journey: works by the Mental Health Arts Collaborative. These 3 exhibits explore mental illness from various perspectives. Seelenbinder-Apke's large installation goes thru a decade of loneliness, fear & faith as she comes to terms with her son's journey with paranoid schizophrenia, her depression & society's views of mental illness. Joanna Barnett's 40 self-portraits in 40 days provide a wrenching 1st-person narrative of 1 woman's struggle with mental illness before her death at age 49. The Mental Health Arts Collaborative is a grassroots initiative that brings together artists, org & individuals to eliminate the stigma of mental illness thru creating & exhibiting art. These 3 exhibits share unique insights into mental illness. They will provoke, illuminate & inspire. $5 suggested donation supports the National Alliance on Mental Illness, MHAC & CCAC. Exhibit runs thru Saturday 30 October. At Clifton Cultural Arts Center, 3711 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220. More info @ 513.497.2860 & msa at cinci.rr.com & cliftonculturalarts.org.
Breath Water Earth Workshop [Friday-Sunday 8-10 October @ 6-8pm (Fri) & 9am-Noon (Sat-Sun)]: This workshop combines the 3 most important elements of being to achieve a state of physical, mental & emotional well-being & peace. It is done thru Pranayam, yoga, celebration & service. Learn: simple tension-releasing yoga exercises, revitalizing breathing techniques to increase energy & relax body & mind, natural principles of effective living to get the most out of life, guided interactive processes to enjoy nature, service in the community garden district. Benefits include increased focus & productivity, developed confidence & communication skills, reduced stress, increases feeling of well-being, more ease & joy in personal relationships, & lots of fun. Workshop is free. Attending all 3 sessions is recommended to get the most benefit from the workshop, since each session builds on the previous one; but it is not required. Please arrive 15 minutes early, wear comfortable clothes & bring a water bottle. Presented by The Art of Living Foundation, a nonprofit, educational & humanitarian org that has served >140 countries on 6 continents; one of the world's largest UN-accredited NGOs. Balasaheb Darade will be your teacher. At the East End Gardens, 247 Strader Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45226. More info @ 513.368.6476, balasaheb.darade at artofliving.org& secure.artofliving.org/course_details.aspx?course_id=8159.
Pumpkin Patch Fall Festival [Saturday 9 October @ 10am - 4pm]: Award-winning College Hill Gardeners host its 9th Annual Festival; fun for all ages. Quality food, crafts, farmers' market, musical entertainment & story tellers, children's events (guided harvest themed crafts & games, pony rides, petting zoo), make & judge a scarecrow contest, pet adoptions &, of course, pumpkins & fall flowers. No admission charge; $2-5 for special children's events. Parking on street & nearby. At College Hill Town Hall Park & Heitzler Field Grounds, 1805 Larch Avenue @ Belmont Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45224. More info @ 513.681.1326 & collegehillgardeners at cinci.rr.com.
An Introduction to Integral: A Workshop for Men & Women [Saturday 9 October @ 9-5pm]: Part of our Living an Integral Life Series, this workshop is open to women & men. A compelling 1-day look at Integral theory which offers a template for local, global & evolutionary transformation. This one day workshop is followed by Stages of Consciousness: An Integral Practice Group for Men and Women (see below). Integral theory introduces the notion that perspectives on personal and social issues are rooted in the ways people make meaning of their world. Tuition (with meals) is $100. Reservation with nonrefundable deposit required. Scholarships may be available. At Grailville, 932 O'Bannonville Road, Loveland, OH 45140. More info @ 513.683.2340 & grailville.org.
Aerial Acrobatics by The Amazing Portable Circus [Saturday 9 October @ 11am]: The Amazing Portable Circus is a physical performance company performing circus acts of daring humor & physicality. Danger, comedy & performance – a great hour of fun. Grades K-7. Tickets are $7 for adults; $5 for kids. At Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, 4990 Glenway Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45238. More info & tix @ 513.241.6550.
One-Day Tarot Card Reading Class [Saturday 9 October @10am - 3pm]: Taught by Patricia Garry. Bring your favorite Tarot decks & books. $90. More info @ 513.281.6864 & patricia at patriciagarry.com.
ReCycle - ReUse - ReFashion - Cabaret & Fashion Show [Saturday 9 October @ 8pm]: The 1st concert in the St. John's Unitarian Universalist Church's 2010-11 Music Series features Scot Woolley & Steve Milloy for an evening of music & entertainment while watching the fashions of Cincinnati's finest thrift shops modeled by wonderful, wild & artistic citizens of Cincinnati. Don't miss the action & fashion, co-produced by Rachel Cook & Lisa Siders-Kenney. Bruce Preston will MC the evening. St. John's UU Church celebrates diversity, inclusion & is a green sanctuary church literally & figuratively. Support sustainability while enjoying great music & high fashion. Five distinguished judges will present prizes. Tickets: Season: $60 ($15 savings); Single: $15; Student with ID: $10. Family friendly: $15 for 1 adult & 1 child up to age 17, $5 for kids under 13. At St. John's UU Church, 320 Resor Avenue, Clifton, Cincinnati, OH 45220. More info & tix @ 513.961.1938, office at stjohnsuu.org, stjohnsuu.org &store.stjohnsuu.org/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=SJUU&Category_Code=MSTICKETS.
Arts & Music Festival [Saturday 9 October @ 10am-2pm]: People of all ages will enjoy hands-on art experiences & live performances. Special highlights include KHAC's own World Drum Ensemble with Baba Charles Miller, blues pianist Todd Hepburn, a community mural, quilting & inspiring sidewalk chalk art with Ted Hendricks. Family friendly environment & unique artistic experience. Free. At Kennedy Heights Arts Center, 6546 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45213. More info @ 513.631.4278, ellen atkennedyarts.org & kennedyarts.org.
Click VI: The Photography Show [Saturday 9 October @ 6-8pm]: Click 6 is the 6th annual photograph exhibition featuring The American Society of Media Photographers. Professional members of the ASMP are challenged to create an original photograph with a specific item - "the toothpick". The goal is to examine the many different ways in which the chapter's members, including many of the Midwest's best-known photographers, explore their subject thru interpretation. In addition, Click 6 includes a juried show, "Pick the Best," with a number of special awards presented. Engaging art exhibit & fun atmosphere. Exhibit runs thru Saturday 13 November. Admission is free. At Kennedy Heights Arts Center, 6546 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45213. More info @ 513.631.4278, ellen at kennedyarts.org & kennedyarts.org.
Salon de Paris - paintings by Donna Talerico [thru Saturday 9 October]: While in France, coincidences led Donna Talerico to a painting workshop in Soreze, a small village in the south of France. Emphasis on the "Fauves" & the idea of "color for color's sake" liberated her. After a 20-year career as a fashion illustrator in Cincinnati, the comfort zone Donna had built from working in black & white was replaced by a passionate love affair with color that has dominated her work since. Talerico's expressive brushstrokes & fervent use of color create a recognizable style. Free. At 5th Street Gallery, 55 West 5th Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.579.9333,5thstreetgallery at fuse.net & 5thstreetgallery.com.
Harriet Beecher Stowe's France – a lecture [Sunday 10 October at 4-6 PM]: The Alliance Française of Cincinnati & Friends of the Harriet Beecher Stowe House will present a lecture by Heidi Hagedorn entitled "La France de Harriet Beecher Stowe/Harriet Beecher Stowe's France." The free lecture will be presented in French & English languages. Ms. Hagedorn is a 2010 graduate of History, International Studies & French from Thomas More College/Northern Kentucky University. Ms. Hagedorn has previously given lectures on "The Paris of Thomas Jefferson" & "The Presence of Foreign Language Education in Elementary Schools." At the Harriet Beecher Stowe House, 2950 Gilbert Avenue at MLK Drive, Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, OH 45206. More info at 513.309.4947, af at afcincinnati.com & afcincinnati.com.
Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra - Affairs of the Heart: Robert Schumann & Clara Wieck Schumann [Sunday 10 October @ 2pm & 7:30 pm]: Two concerts; two locations; featuring Anne-Marie McDermott, piano. Program includes: Robert Schumann, Carnaval, op. 9 (orchestrated by Ravel), Clara Wieck Schumann, Concert movement for Piano & Orchestra; Robert Schumann, Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54.
<> At Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202 @ 2pm; tix: $10-$50, kids $5. More info @ ccocincinnati.org/Concert-Details.aspx?ConcertId=50.
<> At Anderson Center, 7850 Five Mile Road, Cincinnati, OH 45230 @ 7:30 pm; tix: $20, kids $5. More info @ ccocincinnati.webfeatsecured.com/Concert-Details.aspx?ConcertId=56.
Harriet Beecher Stowe's France - Conference [Sunday 10 October @ 4-6pm]: The Alliance Française of Cincinnati & the Friends of the Harriet Beecher Stowe House present a lecture by Heidi Hagedorn: "La France de Harriet Beecher Stowe/Harriet Beecher Stowe's France." The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin lived in Cincinnati for about 20 years with her family. She published the book in 1852. Uncle Tom's Cabin has been published in over 75 languages & is still an important text used in schools all over the world. The lecture by Ms. Hagedorn will be given in the French & English languages. Ms. Hagedorn is a recent graduate of Thomas More College, majoring in History, International Studies & French. Ms. Hagedorn has lectured on "The Paris of Thomas Jefferson" & "The Presence of Foreign Language Education in Elementary Schools." At Beecher Stowe House, 2950 Gilbert Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45206. More info @ 513.242.4521, af at france-cincinnati.com & afcincinnati.com/la-france-de-harriet-beecher-stowe-2/.
arts innovation movement celebrates anniversary [Sunday 10 October @ 3pm]: arts innovation movement: aim cincinnati (formerly ballet tech cincinnati) will celebrate the opening of its 10th Season as a Resident Company at the Aronoff Center with Skyboxx to TwiNight. aim cincinnati will host an open dress rehearsal for the community & its supporters to preview the World Premiere of TwiNight: from Dracula to Edward which opens at the Aronoff Center on Friday-Saturday 15-16 October. A reception meet & greet with performers & artistic team follows the rehearsal. TwiNight, an innovative twist on vampire lore from centuries past & the pop culture fascination with new age vampires, features community & pre-professional dancers from age 5-60+, dance & music thru the ages, a great soundtrack, stunning sets & costumes & original choreography by the aim cincinnati team. A fun family friendly show. At Kennedy Heights World Headquarters & Community Arts Center Theater, 6543 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45213. More info @ 513.841.2822, info at aimcincinnati.org & aimcincinnati.org.
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Ongoing Tri-State Treasures:
Tai Chi Classes for Beginners in Fairfield & Clifton: Ralph Dehner, Master Trainer, Tai Chi for Health, will lead classes in Clifton on Mondays starting 27 September @ 7:45-8:45 pm, & in Fairfield on Wednesdays starting 29 September @ 7-8 pm. Choose the day & location that works best for you. Classes introduce you to the fundamentals of Yang style Tai Chi & is good for beginners or people with experience in other styles. $96 for 8-week session. Register by sending a check made to Ralph Dehner, to Mighty Vine Wellness Club, c/o Ralph Dehner, 2347 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45219. More info @ ralph.dehner at juno.com & haveqiwilltravel.com.
Creative Writing Classes [Mondays started 12 September for 12 weeks @ 7-9pm]: This is a great way to learn from someone who has written & published a book. Ellen Everman, author of Pink Dice, makes the creative writing process fun, understandable, logical. She runs her own PR firm & is an expert on publishing, marketing & professional editing. Lots of fun in-class assignments. Critiquing is part of the classroom experience but only if you so desire. A famous author visit/phone conference call each session. Classes are held in the beautiful Round Room that overlooks Baker Hunt's glorious gardens. Registration is allowed 3 weeks after session begins. Notes are emailed to those wanting to catch up. At Baker Hunt Art & Cultural Center, 620 Greenup Street, Covington, KY 41011. More info @ 859.431.0020 & bakerhunt.com.
Ardine Nelson's exhibition Construence extended at Iris [thru Friday 22 October]: The summer exhibition, Construence, by Ardine Nelson, Ohio State University professor & 2009 Guggenheim Fellow has been extended. Construence brings together Nelson's "Inventing Landscape" work made in Europe using a toy plastic camera to create in-camera, multiple exposure negatives of up to 7 merged images, digitally printed as faux panoramas up to 80" long. Also included are several single, hand-tinted, pinhole photographs made using homemade flowerpot & coffee filter holder cameras (one of the homemade cameras is displayed). Nelson will give a Second Sunday Artist's Talk on Sunday 10 October @ 2 pm. At Iris BookCafe, 1331 Main Street, Over the Rhine, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.260.8434.
Manifest Opens 7th Season [thru Friday 22 October]: Head First: Exploring the Human Head. We consciously & unconsciously categorize identity based on the human head. Some say the soul has migrated from the chest cavity to the head. 24 works by 16 artists from 12 states for this show. At Manifest Creative Research Gallery & Drawing Center, 2727 Woodburn Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45206. More info @ 513.861.3638, jason at manifestgallery.org & manifestgallery.org.
Manifest Explores Where Art Comes From [thru Friday 22 October]: First Contexts: Where Art Comes From. Where does a work of art begin? Historically, the artist's studio has served as the crucible of creation for works of art. Ranging from spare rooms in the corner of a basement, to renovated barns & garages, to sun-bathed lofts with high-ceilings, the studio is the artist's escape from the demands of life, a retreat from the fray, so that new artworks have a chance to be born. Work in this show explores, depicts, challenges & interprets this "first frame" of creativity: The exhibit includes 11 works by 9 artists from across the US, Canada & England. At Manifest Creative Research Gallery & Drawing Center, 2727 Woodburn Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45206. More info @ 513.861.3638, jason at manifestgallery.org & manifestgallery.org.
Lineillism Solo Exhibit by J.C. Hall [thru Sunday 24 October]: J.C. Hall's 1st solo exhibit consists of works painted in his "Lineillism" style, which was introduced by the post impressionist painter in 2002, is the application of paint in vertical lines that blend together when viewed from a distance. At Sharonville Fine Art Gallery, 11165 Reading Road, Cincinnati, OH 45241. More info @ 513.563.6885 & artist1932 at aol.com.
Wonderland - Works by Emerging Glass Artists [thru Saturday 4 November]: Marta Hewett Gallery is continuing its 20-year tradition of presenting emerging glass artists with the anniversary show "Wonderland." The featured artists are Carrie Battista, Pat Frost & Amanda McDonald of Cincinnati, Stephen Ramsey of Savannah, GA, & Kerrick Johnson of Chattanooga, TN. These artists create work that are fanciful & yet contain a darker element. Each uses the medium of glass in completely unique ways. Valet parking & free shuttle service. At Marta Hewett Gallery, 1310 Pendleton Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.281.2780, marta at martahewett.com &martahewett.com.
Practice of Poetry Fall Writing Workshop for Women [Bi-weekly workshops on Tuesdays thru November 9 @ 7-9 PM; optional craft workshops on alternate Tuesdays, @ 7-8:30 PM]: The Practice of Poetry is based on the belief that all the things that make good poetry - paying attention to the interaction of our inner lives & the outer world, making time for reflection, nurturing supportive relationships, honest assessment of what works & what doesn't, careful discernment as to what we keep & what we let go - are things that keep us healthy & whole. This series will provide opportunities for using creative writing as a tool to listen deeply to your heart's wisdom. Tuition is $115 for bi-weekly series. Tuition for the series as a weekly program (i.e., incl. craft sessions) is $175. Reservation with nonrefundable deposit is required. At Grailville, 932 O'Bannonville Road, Loveland, OH 45140. More info @ 513.683.2340, events.grailville at fuse.net & grailville.org.
Knuffle Funny [thru Sunday 14 November]: Marvel at "Knuffle Funny: The Art & Whimsy of Mo Willems." Exhibit includes black-&-white & color drawings of Mo's best-known picture books, including his 3 Caldecott Honor winning stories: Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, and Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity. Presented by & at the Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County, Main Library, 800 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @CincinnatiLibrary.org.
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