Virtual Salon 7/28/11 ~ 12

Record breaking 23 folks poured in for a fabulous final salon!  Read their testimonies below.  And stay sharp: we will have "Virtual Salon" newsletters henceforth, and also plan "Lloyd House Chautauqua" events.  E.

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 Please send me an alert and I'll resubscribe you.  ellen

The Lloyd House Virtual Salon Newsletter 
(See at the end of this email for introductory material)

SECTION ONE: TABLE NOTES 

ENDING Salon. ~ Weekly 7/21/11 ~ 12

Next Wednesday, 27 July, will be the LAST Lloyd House Pot Luck Salon.

I am ending our wonderful weekly "circus" after ten years.  I urge you to come and help us celebrate.

The "Weekly" will continue publication notwithstanding.  (See my "why" article in Blue section below.)

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The Lloyd House Wednesday Night Salon WEEKLY 
(See at the end of this email for introductory material)

SECTION ONE: TABLE NOTES 

 

Weekly 7/14/11 ~ 12

Jackie Millay will present next Wed at the Salon on her energy healing practice.  This lady can connect with the Energies and the Spirits.  Come experience her!

+ We are planning another famous Lloyd House Dancing Party with "The Dialtones" live band.  (date To Be Announced), 8:00 pm, bring food, wear costumes.   (looks like it is going to be a toga party!  see http://www.howtomakeatoga.info/

or: search google "toga image" for ideas.  

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The Lloyd House Wednesday Night Salon WEEKLY 
(See at the end of this email for introductory material)

SECTION ONE: TABLE NOTES 

            

(in order, top to bottom, left to right:  Vlasta, Mira, David, Miriam, Jackie, Ellen.)

At the Table:  Vlasta Molak, Jackie Millay, Ellen Bierhorst, Mira Rodwan, Miriam Gosling, David Cort

Discussion of what causes ulcers.  (Info. from the web: It's been discovered, in 1989, that it is a bacterial infection and can be cured.  Much of the population has the bacteria, but are asymptomatic until an extreme stress weakens the immune system, causing the ulcers to develop.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicobacter_pylori)

Vlasta:  my birthday party at my house

Saturday July 16, 5 - 10 pm come to  my house to celebrate my birthday and see the off-the-grid house, and my rain garden with vegetables.  Pot Luck.  8987 Cotillion Dr. 45231.  Finneytown.

Also Mary Ann Lederer is celebrating her 70th birthday this Sunday 2:30 - 4:30, vegan pot luck, Clifton U. Methodist Church.  

MIriam:  story about her husband David losing his old Studebaker in a swamp in N. Carolina.  

He was an Englishman, an architect.  I used to call him Peter Sellars.  

Jackie: next Wed. I will be here and will make a special presentation about my work.  I am using the West Room at the Lloyd House for Harmonic Pulse Wellness sessions combining quantum touch, Reiki, ... crystal healing.  Stimulates your immune system, etc.  I will bring some crystals.  

Vlasta:  today the county commissioners did not vote to give 300,000 $ to the Bengals to have large screen TV.  ...

The hospital levy issue is such a scam.  They collect 56 million / year for indigent care.  There is money left over.  CCCDC wants to get at that money, to build a center for the homeless.  Deluxe shelter for 65 people on Dalton St in Industrial zone.  The city council approved it.  

City Council wants to close five health clinics.  They serve the poor.  To save 8 million / year.  Winburn and Young are opposed and want the hospitals to pitch in to cover this amount.  They reason that if the poor can't go to the city clinics they will wind up in the ER units and that will cost many times as much.  

Ellen  The state of Vermont has just started a universal health care program that covers all Vermonters.  Like Medicare for all.  Reason is that they cannot afford the cost of the system like we have.  http://hcr.vermont.gov/

Vlasta  teachers and principal in Atlanta were caught fudging the test scores of their students so as to qualify for federal school aid ...

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Warm hugs to all,

Ellen

  

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Mary Ann Lederer, a remarkable Cincinnatian, lauded in City Beat  (see full article below in blue section)

Dear Friends of VeganEarth and friends of mine,

As part of my 70th birthday celebration, my friend Gail interviewed me for a story about my life, which City Beat has published in this week's issue. Here is a link to the story online, if you'd like to read it,http://www.citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-23614-painting-a-better-world.html, or you can pick up the paper a lot of places around town. They asked Gail to edit it down to fit the space they had available, so some details that you might enjoy--including my expression of gratitude to the many people who helped me make it to 70, and a mention of Farm Sanctuary and Cinci Freedom--didn't make it into the final story. Therefore I am also attaching Gail's original submission in case you'd like to read the whole piece. 

You are invited to join me in celebrating my birthday at the monthly potluck on Sunday, July 17, 2:30pm (more info to come).  Thanks.

Mary Ann Lederer

Click on: www.citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-23614painting-a-better-world.html

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Jackie Millay to present at Salon on Wed. 20 July Dear Fellow Newsletter Readers, At next week's Lloydhouse potluck(July 20, 2011), I will be doing a short presentation on the Harmonic Pulse Wellness Sessions I offer here at the Lloyd House.  If you're interested in hearing about empowering, yet gentle, non-invasive ways to increase your well-being, reduce and relieve pain, stimulate your immune system, release stress, and more, please join us at 5:45. Looking forward to seeing you then, Jackie Millay H 513-541-4900 C 513-405-1514 ===================================================

PLEASE SUPPORT THIS INSPIRING YOUNG DESIGNER !

It is my great pleasure to ask you to support an inspiring and intriguing project.  (Yes, this is a request for money.)  ELLEN.

David Judah Sher, 

  

 just graduated from DAAP in Industrial Design, decided not to get a regular job but to pursue his dream: nothing short of redesigning America's access to manufactured goods.  His brand new company, Sindrian Arts, will provide computer-guided machines that can quickly and easily MAKE almost anything, and will provide not only these anythings to consumers like us, but also will provide the hardware and know-how for new ventures, like store-front design-and-build custom manufacturing shops.  The grand scheme is to revolutionize American manufacturing for many kinds of consumer stuff, bringing back the small, local fabrication business, creating jobs, opening up access to customized goods, and being, well... wonderfully NEAT!

This computer-guided machine that he has built can actually replicate itself.  With modifications even.  

The kinds of things that can be easily customized, cut out and assembled using the "Kikori", Judah's third  CNC Gantry Router, include anything that can be made of sheets of wood, plastic, or soft metal, and range from furniture, (Chairs, Tables, book shelves), things like book stands or iPad stands, gizmos to make life easier like a stand-up computer desk, Picture Frames, practically anything to be found at ikea,... to art work like, for instance, the wood cut-out of the Great Lakes ordered by friends to adorn their cottage in Michigan.  I've just place my order for a Cajon, a Latin American box drum.  Can't wait!

Setting up your dorm room and need custom size bunk bed/desk furniture?  Simple, visit your neighborhood iMakeIt Shop and design it yourself using handy computer templates, have the CNC machine cut it out of plywood, and come home this afternoon with pieces already to bolt or slot together.

Remodeling your kitchen and need a special corner cabinet unit for your spices collection?  Zip over to the handy Beats All store where a technician can insert your dimensions and your design ideas into a ready format and have it ready pronto!

Or maybe you need something quirky for your car-repair business, like a special rolling tool cart, or maybe you have dreamed up the wondrous space-station  bed for your 7 year-old son, or are retrofitting your motor home.  Don't have to sacrifice the gleam in your eye, just trip down to the store on the corner "Gene's Dreams" and pick it up, having emailed Gene your design. 

Judah's creation is not only his skillfully designed and built CNC Router machine, "Kikori", but his concept of opening up creative building, "makering", to the average Joe and Judy.  The "open source" design of the machine insures its availability to business owners, and the real possibility that this concept could go "viral", spreading as fast as, say, the cell phone.  

To get this project off the ground, Judah needs $20,000 to keep him in peanut butter and t-shirts for a year while promoting the concept from his studio at "Artisans' Asylum" in Boston, a hot-bed of free-thinking "makers".  The amazing website "Kickstarter"  is the means to this end.  Folks visit his Kickstarter site, 

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1738994529/kikori-open-source-cnc-gantry-router

and pledge some money.  Backers have promised to match the funds raised, so your $40 counts for $80.  If by July 30, 2011 the goal of $20,000 has been pledged, then the money will be withdrawn and backers will receive very cool gifts from Judah.  If not, your money will not be taken.  

Interested in knowing more about Judah and his evolution into Sindrian Arts?  Check out his blog: SindrianArts.com

This is your chance to be a part of a fascinating new development.  I hope you will agree to help fund Judah's idea and watch it grow.

Incidentally, Judah is my son, with whom I am well pleased.  

Go now:  http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1738994529/kikori-open-source-cnc-gantry-router

P.S. AND HERE...IS  a youtube video about a 3-D printer, a related "little brother" to the CNC machine.  The CNC, Kikori, can do everything the 3-D printer can do and more. 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZboxMsSz5Aw&feature=youtube_gdata_player  

This video is making the rounds of the internet this morning with huge excitement!  This stuff is "cutting edge"!

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• Sierra Club
  See Website for dozens of juicy happenings this summer:  
  
  http://ohio.sierraclub.org/miami/newsletters/mgnewsletters/Hapjulaug11.pdf
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  Check out "Abundant Community", Peter Block's new innitiative.  This guy has it going on!
  http://www.abundantcommunity.com/home/posts/peter_block.html

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The Anna Louise Inn is under attack (law suit) by Western and Southern who want to by the property.  It is down town near the TAft Museum on Lytle Park.  Please support this worthy institution.  ellen

 

Friends of the Anna Louise Inn

Call to Action

 

Ways Individuals and Organizations can Support the

Continued Mission of the Anna Louise Inn

 

 

·      Share our story.  Talk at parties, tell your neighbors, post on your Facebook page, Twitter feed, and LinkedIn page.   Make your voice known through outreach to your personal contacts.

 

·      Sign the Statement of Support (or draft your own).

 

·      Encourage visitors to www.cinunionbethel.org where they will get updated information and opportunities to donate.

 

·      'Like' Cincinnati Union Bethel on Facebook and encourage all your FB friends to do the same.

 

·      Send letters to the editor.

The Anna Louise Inn has my Support!

 

I support the mission of the Anna Louise Inn, which has provided safe and affordable housing for women for 102 years in its current location.   I appreciate that women in Cincinnati have an option for permanent supportive housing in a location that is within walking distance of downtown Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky and that is close to a bus line.  The Anna Louise Inn is a good neighbor and contributes to the economic vitality of its neighborhood and the city.  And, the renovation will create jobs.

 

Successful center city economic development is about using the best models where market rate and affordable housing co-exist.   The Lytle Park District has that.  The Phelps Apartments, Park Place, many other market rate condominiums and apartments and the Anna Louise Inn have lived in harmony for years. 

 

The Anna Louise Inn should remain where it is and continue its mission of providing safe and affordable housing for single women which was identified as a top priority in the City's Homeless to Homes Plan. I believe the renovation of the Anna Louise Inn is good for our city, good for the Lytle Park district, and the community as a whole. 

 

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Name (Please print)

 

 

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Signature

 

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Organization Affiliation (if applicable)

 

May we publicly list you as a supporter and Friend of the Anna Louise Inn?   [   ] Yes      [   ] No

 

 

May we reach you by email?  If so, please provide us with your email address:

 

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Please list your neighborhood:  (i.e., Lytle Park, downtown, etc)

 

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Please 'Like' us on Facebook and visit our website at www.cinunionbethel.org

 

·      Donate.

 

·      Tell us who else may want to be involved-individuals and/or organizations.

 

·      Attend the August 10^th court hearing at 11a.m. in Judge Nadel's courtroom – Room 560.  This is a hearing for Cincinnati Union Bethel's motion to dismiss the lawsuit.

 

Cincinnati Union Bethel – 300 Lytle St. – Cincinnati, OH 45202 – 768-6907 – www.cinunionbethel.org

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the IJPC (Sr. Alice Gerdeman's wonderful activist group downtown) has a program "Before you Enlist" to help youth be informed about the realities of the military.  Support this!  ellen

Before You Enlist Update Watch your inbox for new monthly Before You Enlist updates, and check out our new logo! Announcements Join IJPC for an evening of Before You Enlist thank you, strategy and discussion!  When: Wednesday, July 13 Time: 7pm-9pm Where: IJPC, Peaslee Neighborhood Center, 215 E.14th Street, 45202   We invite the returning volunteers, and the interested future volunteers!  What to expect: Painless Role Play Information about the current Counter-Recruitment Movement Information about what is happening in Cincinnati DELICIOUS Snacks Appreciation for all past volunteers And much more!  PLEASE  JOIN US!

Our mailing address is: Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center 215 E 14th St , Copyright (C) 2011 Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center All rights reserved.

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DRUMMING CIRCLE HERE (Lloyd House) Every month, Last TUESDAY!

Lloyd House Monthly Drumming Circle the last Tuesday of the month  

It's true...

           the fantastic fun of the last tuesday of the month drumming is here again...so, see you on 

                                                        Tuesday,  July 26

                             at the Lloyd House 

                              3901 Clifton Ave.

                                 6:45 to 8:45 PM

no prior experience necessary.  bring snacks if you care to.

please park on Lafayette Ave. (after drum, etc. dropoff)

Call with any questions/concerns at 541-4900.

Looking forward to seeing you,

Jackie Millay

AND, get this.  BAba Charles Miller, a local drum guru for many years, offers a weekly Samba instruction at the Peaslee Center down town.  details:

$10 every Friday at Peaslee Center ( across from old SCPA building)  at 6:30 ,  Baba Charles Miller teaches Samba. 

 215 East 14th Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202-7308
(513) 621-5514

Anyone who was at the MLK Day celebration at Music Hall would have seen the Samba group parading down the left aisle, across the stage, and up the right aisle while playing drums.  Way fun!  ellen

AND, LLOYD HOUSE DRUMMER LES teaches drumming most Sunday nights... follow this link: http://www.meetup.com/drumcircle-41/events/16985902/?a=md1o_grp&rv=md1o

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New Time for A.T. Sunday Practice ~

FREE Alexander Technique Practice session every Sunday 3:45 - 4:30 at the Lloyd House.  Open to all (students, teachers, the general public)

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 Ellen Bierhorst Ph.D. ~ Alexander Technique ~ http://www.lloydhouse.com ~ 513 221 1289 ~ Cincinnati

    Fantastic introductory fee deal :  First lesson free; second through 4th lessons only $10.  After that, only $50/lesson if you buy a package of 4 at a time, prepaid. *   The real fee is $78 per lesson.  I am interested in "turning on" as many people as possible to this wonderful learning.  Good for pain, for performance improvement in the arts, athletics, ... And finally, good for personal development.  It has definite geriatric benefit as well.  

    You can read about my own experiences and find links to other sites here: 
 http://www.lloydhouse.com 

    Call and make an appointment or to discuss it with me.  513 221 1289.  
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* However, it is my commitment to adjust fees for anyone truly wanting lessons who cannot afford even this modest fee.  Try it and see.  Ellen

GET THIS!:  fabulous animation showing you how to sit in front of the computer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCSNajqC8rg

And here is another fabulous short video on posture for health and power:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRw6lpkBjSc

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CIVIC GARDEN CENTER OFFERINGS

 

 

Thursday, August 25, 2011, 5:30 - 8:30

On the Patio of the Civic Garden Center.  Dinner by the bite and wine from 5:30 - 6:30, followed by vignettes from Midsummer's                                Night Dream performed by the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company.  Reservations $35.00.  RSVP by August 20; capacity 120. www.cincyshakes.com Catered by Picnic and Pantry.

 

All events rain or shine.

 

 

RSVP on line:  www.civicgardencenter.org or call

Terry Houston:  513-221-0981.  Directions provided when reservations are received.

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Ohio Sierra Club newsletter here:

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 Support Power Inspires Progress, the program for job training in OTR.  A great organization!

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ARTICLES AND LETTERS

-Setting the Obama Record Straight.

-Mary Ann Lederer's story, the full text

- Big Pharma VS Vitamine Supplements; sent from Debbi Silverman M.D.

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Vivien Klein writes: Setting the Obama record straight

A friend expressed disappointment with Obama. I felt many seemed to feel that and asked my more political daughters for answers of all that he HAS done. Thought you might be interested in their reply. Vivian Klein

Subject: Re: some basic facts about Obama from vivian

On Jul 9, 2011, at 8:30 AM, Viviankline@aol.com wrote:

I had asked a daughter to refute your disappointment in Obama. This was her so informed reply. Vivian

Health Care:
B. Obama wanted a single payer health care system but realized that Congress wouldn't pass this model. So, he established key principles that he said must be in a final solution and got all of them: (1) universal coverage; (2) coverage for pre-existing conditions; (3) closing the loop-hole for drugs for seniors; and (4) choice of doctors, hospitals.

Guantanamo Base:
B. Obama pledged to close it within a year. The Republicans refused to allow any G. prisoners to be housed on U.S. soil, even in maximum security prisons. Other countries also refused to accept these prisoners. Therefore, there was no option for some of the remaining G. prisoners.

Military vs. civilian courts to try terrorists:
B. Obama uses a multiple approach relying on civilian courts for some cases where terms are more likely to get a conviction.

Policy on Interrogations:
B. Obama signed an Executive Order stopping water-boarding and other "illegal" interrogation techniques.


Jobs:
When B. Obama took office, the U.S. was losing 600,000 jobs per month; even this month there was a net increase of 18.000 jobs.

This month many job loses were due to government workers being laid off because state governors chose to give tax reductions to corporations rather than fund public employees.

Taxes:
B. Obama has lowered taxes for everyone earning less than $250,000 and multiple tax reductions for small businesses. He opposed continuing the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy but agreed to a two year extension last December (saying that voters could express their disapproval in the 2012 elections) as the only way Republicans would extend the tax cuts for the middle and lower classes.

The automobile industry was saved by the B. Obama Administration -- all automobile companies have repaid loans except for one which is in the process of doing so. The Republicans, including Mitt Romney, opposed saving this industry.

The federal TARP (Bush initiated and Obama supported stimulus package) has been repaid with interest. The Obama stimulus package has, according to most economists, helped prevent a major depression and created jobs...more would have been lost if these funds were not spent.

Wars:
B. Obama promised to get troops out of Iraq and his Administration met the deadline. He changed the mission in Afghanistan from Bush's winning the war to attacking terrorists in the Afghan-Pakistani border. He approved U.S. intervention in Libya only as part of NATO and only without any U.S. troops.

Policy on Gays:
Gradually and with the support of the military is phasing out "Don't ask, don't tell" policy and replacing it with allowing gays & lesbians to be open about their sexual preference (in the final phase).

Style of leadership & governance:
Some people think that B. Obama is weak, too slow to set the tone and take control. His approach is something called "deliberative democracy" (which is the concept embraced by our Founding Fathers in writing the Constitution). He articulates his values clearly and expresses the desired outcomes (such as universal health care) and then allows people to debate, argue, suggest new ideas, and reach compromises to get to solutions rather than remain dead-locked in their separate positions.

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(repeating this from last week; help Mary Ann celebrate 70 years this Sunday 2:30, Clifton Meth. Church.  e.)

Painting a better world:

Artist, activist, gun-shot victim turns 70,

marks half her life in wheelchair

By Gail Silver, freelance writer and communications consultant

6/24/2011

 

Mary Ann Lederer's story has a bright line down the middle: before she was shot in the back at age 35, and since then, as she turns 70 on July 4 and marks half her life in a wheelchair. The darkness of her story is contrasted by vivid splashes of color in paintings seen all over Cincinnati; folksy celebrations of flowers, animals and people, in harmonious pastoral settings.  

Mary Ann's is a story of surviving and thriving, told too little except among fans of her art, of her teachings on diet, nutrition and the health practices she says saved her life, and fans of an activism that began in the '60s when she was one of Cincinnati's early civil-rights promoters. That activism continues today, evolved through wheelchair wisdom to include compassion for the planet and all life on it. 

In 1961, Mary Ann was 20 and working toward a sociology degree at the University of Cincinnati. She was also part of a small Cincinnati team that was working to bring Cincinnati into compliance with civil rights laws as well as moral codes.  

"The business owners we met with were terrified; they thought their businesses would be destroyed," if they had to serve black people in their restaurant, hire someone black at the register, or let everyone swim in the pool. "You could literally see them trembling, " she recalls.

            When a breakthrough came--a Lazarus department store was first in Cincinnati to hire a black person as a cashier serving both white and black customers--Lederer and fellow activists made the rounds to every department store, as well as all public places.  

Pursuing a master's degree in community planning seemed a way to expand her impact on the city she was serving and Lederer completed the two-year program at UC. 

            In September 1976, Lederer was awakened by an intruder in her house, shot twice in the back and left unconscious.  "When I came to at the hospital, half of my body felt like cement. They told me, 'you've been shot, you're a paraplegic.'" Lederer figured she'd be permanently housebound.  She had taken one painting class at the Art Academy, and had doodled all through high school and college, and decided she would paint.

            Lederer wasn't housebound, though; during a year-long recovery she learned how to take care of herself, including getting in and out of the car, "and then I just wanted to run all over town."

            Her first years in the wheelchair were actually fun, she recalls. "I learned to jump curbs and dance on my back wheels." She became involved in the disability movement and found work at the University of Cincinnati. Her assignment was to do whatever it took to help handicapped students. That was before the American Disabilities Act and there weren't many such programs around.  "I interviewed students, analyzed what was needed, organized and promoted programs all over campus."  There were reading programs for the blind. People without disabilities showed up for awareness days, to be blindfolded or spend a day in a wheelchair to see what it was like.

            Any time Lederer had a setback, out came the paintbrush. She'd paint people in wheelchairs doing ordinary things: a wheelchair Santa, a game of wheelchair basketball, a portrait of a wheelchair-bound athlete who was a finalist in the Boston Marathon.  "I wanted to show handicapped people thriving and having fun."  

            Within five years, though, her body was crumbling. Lederer researched how to get her health back through nutrition and lifestyle, and her painting evolved accordingly. "Everything positive is what you have to tune into--beautiful scenery, peaceful settings, people in gardens or eating healthy foods."  

But the deterioration continued. Mary Ann saw dozens of doctors but nothing stopped the decline. "I couldn't sneeze without breaking a rib. My hip broke, my leg broke, most of my ribs broke, my spine began to bend, and I could barely sit up." Breathing became difficult.

            Twenty-five years ago, Lederer wrote a will and prepared to die.

Then she met Dr. Irene Barbasch. "She was a naturopath doctor, osteopath, and chiropractor who believed that her job was to teach her patients how to be their own doctors." For the next 20 years, Barbasch taught Mary Ann during weekly visits to Lederer's home and countless hours on the phone.  

            Among Irene Barbasch's nutritional teachings: eat an almost-all plant-based diet, whole foods, no processed or sugary foods. There was juicing, supervised fasting, and exercise programs.  "It was all about living and eating in harmony with nature," Lederer says. "We've lost that connection, but she hadn't lost hers."

            As Lederer's health improved, she became involved with EarthSave Cincinnati, now called VeganEarth.  Her purpose: to share what she was learning from Irene Barbasch, and to learn more about the environment, health, and animals.

            "I learned about the magic between people and animals, how innately intelligent animals are, and their sophisticated communications." Birds and animals began completing the harmonious scenes in Lederer's paintings.   

            Lederer confesses she first tried to stop eating animals in order to not upset the people she was learning from. But soon, shocked to learn how animals are treated in the food system, she became motivated by compassion.  "It became about the animals; how much they feel and suffer."

            Lederer began planning the organization's potluck dinners, including bringing in nationally known speakers. One was Howard Lyman, the former cattle rancher whose appearance on Oprah inspired Oprah to proclaim she was "stopped cold" from ever eating another hamburger.

            Irene Barbasch died in 2008, 22 years from the day she met Mary Ann met. Lederer has a hard time sitting up these days, to paint or even go out. Her paintings and prints show up at fund-raisers, Findlay Market, in people's work cubicles and homes. Farm Sanctuary, in Upstate New York, used Mary Ann note cards as birthday greetings to supporters. That's where Cinci Freedom, the cow who escaped slaughter in 2002, found sanctuary.

            Now, Lederer hopes to stick around long enough to see the same kind of progress in the environmental, nutrition and animal advocacy movements as has occurred in civil rights.

Lederer, who is white, recalls when people told her 'why don't you go back to Africa?' when she was fighting for civil rights, "and someday they won't scoff at the idea that animals also have the right not to suffer." 

            In fact, she believes the interconnected animal-human-earth movement is the most exciting thing happening today. "I believe we can change our own health, our relationship with and treatment of animals and our impact on the environment, if enough people want to." There has been momentum recently, she observes, "but I wish they'd hurry up. I'm getting tired of waiting."    

            Lederer says many people have helped her get to 70, but before she became a paraplegic she had no idea how helpful people can be.  "Now I live in a state of awe for those who jump in and help others. Many people did it as though it was a privilege for them; to those people I am deeply grateful."

            "A Vegetable Garden in Every Yard," painted in 2009, may be Lederer's last painting.  (I have a copy of this as a poster in my dining room.  Come see.  ellen)   Inspired by Michelle Obama's healthy-eating campaign, it shows a vegetable garden filling the White House lawn, tended by people of various races. Cyclists ride past ducks on a clear blue pond; flowers and trees dot a green and thriving landscape. It is a celebration of the earth and all things living on it.

            Lederer still sees things she wants to paint, like a beautiful 84-year-old friend who visits, or a handsome young man who helped to plant the vegetable garden just outside her door—something a loyal group of friends pitches in to do every spring.

"I think, 'if I could just paint one more time,' but I don't know if I can."

Age takes a toll, if a shot in the back doesn't.

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 From Debbi Silverman, M.D. and Salonista:  FRIENDS, IF WE DON'T MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD SOON, WE CAN KISS OUR VITAMINS & SUPPLEMENTS GOODBYE!!

These proposed guidelines will undo the protections of 1994's DSHEA & put the supplement manufacturers out of business!!  It's not bad enough that Big Pharma will bankrupt this nation--if this ruling passes, we'll hasten that demise by escalating nutrient costs to the level of prescription drug costs!!  Already, our foods contain a fraction of the nutritional value they had 50 or even 25 years ago, due to farming methods that deplete the soil of nutrients.  In 460 B.C., Hippocrates said, "Let food be thy medicine, thy medicine shall be thy food."  The food & drug industries are pounding away at our health freedoms, eroding our choices (recent proposed legislation attempted to outlaw home gardens because Big Brother couldn't protect us from animals defecating on our produce!!  Thank God thatdidn't pass!...)  If these trends continue, we'll be left with nothing but synthetic substitutes for real food ("phude"!), wreaking havoc with our metabolic biochemistry, promoting the chronic diseases of modern lifestyle that ravage our lives--and perpetuated, indeed, worsenedby the synthetic pharma-chemicals that work by poisoning essential enzyme systems & blocking receptors.  WE CAN'T ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN!!

Check out the website of the National Health Federation--the only consumer advocacy organization promoting health freedom of choice, with voting status at Codex meetings!  Read the well-researched & documented editorials of Bill Faloon at Life Extension Foundation (www.lef.org), detailing the egregious offenses of our so-called protective agency, the Food & Drug Administration.  Explore the website of the Institute for Functional Medicine (http://www.functionalmedicine.org/) -- seeking to restore balance & wellness through enhancement of our metabolic biochemistry to treat causes, not symptoms.  Then, WRITE YOUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES & voice your concern BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!!  As you can tell, I believe passionately that these are freedoms we must preserve at all costs.  The outcome of these rulings will impact our children & generations to come.  Speak up, take action, that this government may represent our desires!!

Live, Love, Laugh--and be well!
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Date: Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 5:32 PM
Subject: FDA Attacks Supplements Through Guidance Document
To: dootbox1@gmail.com

NEWS RELEASE DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS: KNOCKED DOWN AND COUNTING . . . ONLY 90 DAYS LEFT  By Bill Sardi Knowledge of Health, Inc. July 10, 2011        The dietary-supplement industry has only 90 days to comment on the FDA's  new dietary ingredient guidelines,[1] which would require many supplements currently on the market (since 1994 when the Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act was passed) to undergo onerous and expensive safety testing.     Some of the animal testing would require three years to complete.  It is difficult to ascertain the cost of meeting these new requirements but it appears to be in the millions of dollars for each ingredient.  It would take three years before any new dietary ingredient could be introduced as well.   Essentially, the only way these natural medicines would remain on the market is to make them expensive prescription drugs.  You are talking about many well-known supplements such as resveratrol, hyaluronic acid, piperine, curcumin, etc.     Some companies with broad product lines would have to spend $20 million to $100 million in order to keep existing products on the market.  All this to just get paperwork in order as there is no clear and present danger to consumers posed by dietary supplements.     The entire 47-page document issued by the FDA is so overwhelming as to throw a mortal blow to the supplement industry.  It is not known whether public outcry will influence the FDA as   it is an aloof organization that is obviously responsible for protecting America's pharmaceutical industry to the point of recklessly approving prescription drugs that, like Vioxx, have killed thousands.     The supplement industry is recoiling, ready to make pleas to politicians.  In other words, beg for mercy.   The supplement industry could be forced to take 17 steps backward in time, to 1994, and utilize only those molecules and processes that were in existence then.  The fact that the FDA dropped this guidance upon the industry like a bomb instead of gaining their input prior to its writing suggests the FDA knows what it is doing – creating a doomsday document.  RIP dietary supplements unless something is done soon.   ENDNOTE [1] The FDA Draft Guidance for Industry on New Dietary Ingredients may be read at:  http://www.thenhf.com/files/pdf/Draft_Guidance_New_NDI.pdf ********************      The NHF has organized a letter-writing campaign to Congress calling for it to force the FDA to rescind this document.  NHF will be submitting comments against the Guidance document directly to the FDA but does not expect it to listen, as it never has unless its pharmaceutical-industry masters yank its chain.  Lawsuits and mass action may need to be the second step if Congress fails to act.  Stay tuned. ******************** Click here for the permanent link to this news release, use this link to inform others. ******************** National Health Federation: Established in 1955, the National Health Federation is a consumer-education, health-freedom organization working to protect individuals' rights to choose to consume healthy food, take supplements and use alternative therapies without unnecessary government restrictions. The NHF is the only such organization with recognized observer-delegate status at Codex meetings. ******************** FIND US ON FACEBOOK! If you would like to be removed from this mailing list, click here. P.O. Box 688, Monrovia, CA 91017 USA ~ 1 (626) 357-2181 ~ Fax 1 (626) 303-0642 Website: www.thenhf.com                    E-mail: contact-us@thenhf.com

 

 

 

 

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On Jul 12, 2011, at 8:17 PM, hccrg05@aol.com wrote:

Ellen:

I just finished reading the book, "The Bible of Clay" by Julia Navarro. One of most detailed accounts I read about the Nazi mind during the holocast. What must be more frightening to you is the large number of Nazis who changed their identities and live amongst us. I can relate to this as African Americans don't know who the racist are until we take the hit...and most times we never know who they are or what they did. But, the impacts are wide and deep.

God bless your efforts,

Morris Williams (salon presenter)

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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 at nuvox.net.

 

Information about Tri-State Treasures and how to submit them, and an explanation of my convention for expressing email addresses and websites is at the bottom of this email.  Please help me by providing all basic information, and formatting your submissions as described below.  Thank you.

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Special Treasure:

 

It's Commonly Jazz Concert Series [each Thursday in August @ 6-8pm]: Over the past 26 years, this concert series has come to be recognized as one of the best Shopping Center events (1st held at Swifton Commons Mall), was the 2nd day edition location for the Louie Armstrong Stamp, hosted some of the best jazz musicians in the country; a few who are considered legends in the Jazz world, & for the last 3 years since it moved to Seasongood Pavilion in Eden Park, has taken an Eco friendly approach to promoting the event. Please consider supporting the city's longest running free summer concert series by becoming a Jazz Fan in their Program listing for only $50 (more if you choose). This will help keep this summer concert series going. Send an email to Carolyn Wallace (iamcwnow at msn.com) by Friday 15 July with your pledge for $50 & indicate how you want your name(as) or business listed in the program. Make payments to "Jazz Alive," a non-profit org that helps produce & promote It's Commonly Jazz. Send check to Jazz Alive, 3901 Winding Way, Cincinnati, OH 45229. The 4 concerts are every Thursday in August @ 6-8pm at Seasongood Pavilion in Eden Park, Cincinnati, OH. More info from Carolyn at 513.242.6617 &itscommonlyjazz.com.

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Calendar:

 

No Boyz Allowed: New Do, New You [Thursday 14 July @ 6:30pm]: Fed up with fighting that frizz, tired of trying to tame those curls, wish you could add some bounce back into your ultra-straight style? Never fear. Join the ladies of No Boyz Allowed & other Jewish ladies, 21-35, for the perfect prescription for fun when you head to the Benefit Salon for tips & tricks from the experts, & learn how to create some of the hottest new hairstyles to take you from the workday to the weekend without the hassle. Sponsored by Access, a program of The Mayerson Foundation for Jewish young professionals, 21-35. Open to Jewish ladies, 21-35. Free with RSVP by Monday 11 July; includes dinner & wine. At Benefit Salon, 3913 Eastern Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45226. More info at jypaccess.org.  

 

No Ma'am: Brewery Tunnel Tour [Thursday 14 July @ 6:30pm]: No Ma'am is about to get down & dirty. So wear comfy clothes that you won't mind messing up cuz the guys of No Ma'am & other Jewish men, 21-35, are going underground for the night. Explore the recently discovered brewery tunnels located beneath the streets of the Gateway District, one time home to more than 130 saloons, bars, beer gardens & theaters. After the guided tour, head back above ground to grab a brew with the guys a few doors down at Lavomatic. Sponsored by Access, a program of The Mayerson Foundation for Jewish young professionals, 21-35. Open to Jewish men, 21-35. Free with RSVP by Monday 11 July. First drink is on the house; dinner & added drinks are on you. Meet at the Cincy Haus, 1218 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info at jypaccess.org. 

 

Donald Malloy & Sight [Thursday 14 July @ 8pm]: Donald Malloy's eclectic approach to music is unique. Raised in an environment where music was integral, Donald developed his musical identity like a child goes thru adolescence. In March 2009, he released his debut album Spirituality with his cutting edge band SIGHT, revisited his spiritual roots, combining the music for the Orisha (African deities of the Yoruba people) & jazz. Each song embodies different aspects of the Spirit: love, femininity, masculinity, aggression, destiny, wisdom. SIGHT released their 2nd album, The Mothers, in March 2011. Tickets are $10; no Jazz Club Member discount. At the Blue Wisp, 318 East 8th Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info at 513.241.9477, waltb31 at gmail.com & facebook.com/pages/Doc-B-Productions/182941126808?ref=ts&. 

 

Bastille Day Picnic [Friday 15 July @ 7-11pm]: Join French Alliance & EACC for a family celebration of Bastille Day. Enjoy a buffet dinner & dancing to French American music. Free, simply register & bring a homemade summer dish to share; please make at least 6 portions. There will be a "best dish" contest with prizes for the winners. Come early with your dish if you wish to "compete," winners will be announced at 7:30pm. This is a Bring-Your-Own-Beverage event due to park rules, so feel free to bring wine & beer for yourselves. Soft drinks & water will be provided. Please register before Thursday 14 July; limited space. At Swaim Park, 7650 Cooper Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242. Register atevents.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?llr=6dhvzwcab&oeidk=a07e42mca6fa03b34df&oseq=a01bng1vnz8yq. More info af at afcincinnati.com. 

 

Lagniappe, John Redell & Rick Howell, Ben Lapps, Silver Arm, Wild Carrot & The Roots Band @ EdenSong [Friday 15 July]: Since 1963, the Queen City Balladeers have presented EdenSong, a free series of 4 concerts at Seasongood Pavilion. Concerts feature some of the finest musicians in the Greater Cincinnati area from a wide range of genres: folk, country-folk, singer-songwriter, blues, Celtic, Cajun, traditional, finger style, jug band & more. At Seasongood Pavilion Eden Park, 1600 Art Museum Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info atqueencityballadeers.org. 

 

Call for artists - 10th Annual Sumer Arts & Crafts Fair [registration due by Friday 15 July]: The Covedale Center for the Performing Arts will present the 10th Annual Summer Arts & Crafts Fair, a free-to-the-public event to be held Saturday 20 August @ 10am-4pm. Artists & crafts persons will display/sell their wares at this outdoor event. The CCPA is seeking submissions by artists of various media to display in this setting. Artists will provide 3 non-returnable photos of the work to be displayed. No registration fee for artists. The Fair will be growing in the years ahead & CCPA hopes you will be part of this year's Fair & help build the event for the future. More info @  513.241.6550,jenniferperrino at covedalecenter.com & cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com. 

 

1st Annual Church of The Resurrection Jazz on The Lawn [Saturday 16 July @ noon-9pm]: Live music @ 4-9pm, featuring Art Gore Quintet with guest soloist, The Young Jazz Messengers, The Cincinnati Super Choir, rap artist Deacon D.A.S., Church of the Resurrection Choir & Young Dee-Jays. Food available to buy includes rib or chicken sandwiches, cole slaw, potato salad, green beans, hot dogs, burgers, drinks. At Church of the Resurrection, 1619 California Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45237. More info at 513.242.0400 & churchoftheresurrection.co. 

 

Cincinnati Opera's 5th Annual Pride Night Celebration [Saturday 16 July @ 6:30-11pm]: Cincinnati Opera will honor Dabby Blatt with its 1st Friend of Diversity award following a performance of the opera Eugene Onegin by composer Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. A story of inopportune timing & lost love, Eugene Onegin explores difficulties of the heart which mirror episodes in Tchaikovsky's own turbulent life. Ms. Blatt is a longtime friend & supporter of the lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender community in Cincinnati. Opera Insights lecture with Evans Mirageas, Artistic Director of Cincinnati Opera @ 6:30pm; Eugene Onegin performance @ 7:30pm; Pride Night Celebration in Corbett Tower @ 10:30pm. Tickets are $25–$500. At Cincinnati Music Hall, 1241 Elm Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info & tix at 513.241.2742 & cincinnatiopera.org. 

 

Raw Brunch [Sunday 17 July @ 11am]: Raw food chef Trinidad Mac-Auliffe returns to Park + Vine for the 1st in a series of events centered on creating raw & vegan brunch menus. Trinidad will demonstrate how to make green smoothies with Maca powder, raw granola with fresh sweet almond milk, raw quiche bites & crepes with fresh fruit. Registration is $25 & includes food samples & recipes. Space is limited to 25 people. On the day of the class, students receive 15% off Park + Vine items used in the class. RSVP to trinidad at rawintervention.com before Friday 15 July. At Park + Vine, 1202 Main Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info at 513.721.7275 & parkandvine.com. 

 

Flexible Hot Summer Nights for Core Organization, Posture & Strength [Mondays 18 July - 29 August @ 6:30pm]: This mix-&-match series will incorporate elements from Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement & Bones for Life for a different approach to establish core alignment & strength. Instructor is Cynthia Allen. No class Aug 8. At Feldenkrais Within Studio, 4124 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati OH 45223. More info & fees at 513.541.5720,support at futurelifenow.com & futurelifenow.com. 

 

Wednesdays on the Green [Wednesday 20 July @ 7pm]: Featured performers are Jake Speed & the Freddies in the Clifton Cultural Arts Center 3rd season of Wednesdays on the Green - free outdoor evening performances every Wednesday thru July. Free hands-on art activities for the kids. Shows will be on the CCAC front lawn; in the event of rains it will be in the 3rd floor auditorium. Pack a picnic or pick up a snack at the show, & bring your blanket or lawn chairs to enjoy. Onsite snacks by the Habanero Burrito Truck, Café de Wheels & Dojo Gelato. At Clifton Cultural Arts Center, 3711 Clifton Avenue @ McAlpin, Cincinnati, OH 45220. More info at cliftonculturalarts.org. 

 

Pink Smoke over the Vatican - film [Saturday 23 July @ 10am]: "Pink Smoke Over the Vatican" is a 1-hour film documenting the women's ordination movement in the Roman Catholic Church. Directed & edited by Jules Hart; produced by Eye Goddess Films. The film won several awards in 2010, including best doc at the Santa Fe Independent Film Festival & best faith-based film & best female-made feature film at the Action on Film Festival in California. Tickets are $10 (advance) & $12 (door); seating limited to 200; for tix, mail to: Pink Smoke, PO Box 36477, Cincinnati, OH 45236; make checks payable to: Pink Smoke Tickets; tix will be sent by return mail. At the Esquire Theater, 320 Ludlow Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220. More info at 513.281.2803 & pinksmokeovervatican at gmail.com. 

 

Life on the Color Line with UC President Dr. Gregory H. Williams [Saturday 23 July @ 2pm]: Dr. Gregory H. Williams is the 1st African American to serve as president of the University of Cincinnati. Across the country, he is best known for his award-winning & best-selling memoir, Life on the Color Line: The True Story of a White Boy Who Discovered He Was Black. This free presentation is part of the Library's 2011 Author Series. Free. Presented by & at the Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County, Main Library, 800 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 369-6900, cincinnatilibrary.org/press/2011/UC%20President%20Book%20Talk.pdf &cincinnatilibrary.org/spotlight/authorseries.html. 

 

The Little Lady & the Civil War [Sunday 24 July @ 3pm]: Helen Spoon, scholar & Friends of the Harriet Beecher Stowe House Board Member, will discuss the impact of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin on the Civil War. Presented by the Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County & the Harriet Beecher Stowe House. Free. At the Main Library, 800 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.369.6900 & cincinnatilibrary.org/press/2011/Stowe%20Talk%20at%20Main%20Library.pdf. 

 

ACTout: Bricks for Breast Cancer [Sunday 24 July @ 1pm]: From a pile of rubble to a poignant symbol of renewal, learn how a bunch of bricks can benefit breast cancer research when ACTout & other Jewish young professionals team up with Bricks Along the Journey, a project established by Jewish Cincinnati native, Ellen Ganson, who lost her battle with breast cancer in 2006. Abstract or funky, metaphorical or moving, you don't need to be an artist to help paint 1-of-a-kind bricks to be donated to the org's annual Bricks for Breast Cancer Auction. Dessert & drinks provided. Dress for making a mess. Sponsored by ACTout & Access (a program of The Mayerson Foundation for Jewish young professionals) & Jewish Federation of Cincinnati. Event open to Jewish young professionals (21-35) & non-Jewish significant others. At the Mayerson JCC, 8485 Ridge Road, Cincinnati, OH. More info & RSVP by July 24th atjypaccess.org. 

 

FIG screens The Ledge [Tuesday 26 July @ 7pm]: FIG (Free Inquiry Group) will transform the Hannaford Suites into a movie theatre to show "The Ledge," "a sexy & suspenseful thriller, starring Charlie Hunnam, Liv Tyler, Patrick Wilson & Terrence Howard. After embarking on a passionate affair with his evangelical neighbor's wife, Gavin soon finds himself in a battle of wills that will have life or death consequences. As a nonbeliever, Gavin is lured by her lover's husband to the ledge of a high rise & told he has 1 hour to make a choice between his life or the one he loves. Without faith in an afterlife, will he be able to make a decision?" ~ IFC Films. One of the 1st films to feature an atheist protagonist, it is directed by Matthew Chapman, the great-great grandson of Charles Darwin. The film premiered at 2011 Sundance Film Festival & was released theatrically (limited) on 8 July. But, with no plans for it to be shown in the Cincinnati area, FIG will present, free of charge with free popcorn & snacks; or bring your own drinks & snacks. Donations welcome. Rated 7.1/10 by IMDb viewers (101 min). At the Hannaford Suites, 5900 East Galbraith Road, Kenwood, Cincinnati, OH 45236. More info at 513.404.8191 & gofigger.org.

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Ongoing Tri-State Treasures:

 

Summer Reading Program, Campbell County Public Library [thru Saturday 30 July]: Read great books, attend free programs & win prizes in June & July. Enter to win each time you read a book or attend a program, which include live music, free picnic & art exhibition. Free. Sponsored by Kroger & PNC Bank. At Newport, Carrico/Fort Thomas & Cold Spring Library branches. More info & locations at cc-pl.org. 

 

38th Annual Summer Reading Program, Join Team Read [thru Sunday 31 July]: Readers of all ages are invited to join the Cincinnati Library's Team Read during Summer Reading 2011. This year's Summer Reading Program (SRP) is better than ever. The Library has formed a variety of community partnerships to provide prizes & programming throughout the summer. The Cincinnati Reds & Coney Island will provide 4-packs of tickets for grand prize winners at all branches for all 4 age groups (preschool, children, teens & adults). An anonymous donor is funding the purchase of Nook Colors to give to the child, teen & adult who reads the most at each of the Library's 41 locations, including downtown. Sign-up online today & start tracking your reading. More info at 513.369.6900 &cincinnatilibrary.org/summerread/2011/. 

 

Montage Collage by Agnes Aldana [thru Sunday 31 July]: This exhibition of fantastical collage by Agnes Aldana is layered with the often irrational & chaotic imagery of popular society, & is manipulated to serve her vision. Born in Manila, Agnes moved to the US as a child. She has worked in interior design for over 20 years & believes her attraction to collage is partially the result of years spent searching for & combining disparate elements. At NVISION, 4577 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati OH 45223. More info @ 513.542.4577, contact at nvisionshop.com &nvisionshop.com. 

 

Pilates Class with Liz Wu at World Peace Yoga [Wednesdays thru July @ 5:15pm]: Ever wanted to try out Pilates? This Classical Mat Pilates class combines breathing & stretching to gently warm you up for the day with challenging exercises that will help you build strength & stability from the inside out. Donations accepted. At World Peace Yoga, 268 Ludlow Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220. More info at yoga at worldpeaceyoga.com.  

 

Manifest's 5th Annual Master Pieces [thru Friday 5 August]: This 5th installment of the Master Pieces project continues to reveal the intensity & professionalism of students working towards their terminal academic degree in art. Often the most exceptional work comes out of these artists' immersion in their culture of study and intellectual pursuit. Graduates from 2010 or 2011 were eligible; 25 works by 16 artists from 11 colleges/universities were selected for exhibit & inclusion in the full-color catalog. At Manifest Creative Research Gallery & Drawing Center, 2727 Woodburn Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45206. More info at 513.861.3638, jason at manifestgallery.org& manifestgallery.org. 

 

Surf & Turf - art [thru Saturday 6 August]: Jay Wilford's oil paintings of landscapes & seascapes illustrate the dramatic contrast between stillness & movement, reflecting strong contrasted light, unusual perspectives, dramatic moments & striking compositions. At 5th Street Gallery, 55 West 5th Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info at 513.579.9333, 5thstreetgallery at fuse.net & 5thstreetgallery.com. 

 

Performing Arts Summer Day Camp [Tuesday-Friday thru 12 August @ 9am - 4pm]: Full day camp Monday-Friday with African, Chinese, Indian, ballet, hip-hop, modern, tap, belly dancing, choral music, drama & writing every week. A unique cultural exposure experience for kids 5-15 years old. Tuition is $75/week; scholarships available. At arts innovation movement: aim cincinnati, 6543 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45213. More info & registration ataimcincinnati.org/PAcamp. 

 

Digging Up the Past Archeology Experience [Fridays thru 19 August @ 8am - mid-afternoon]: A unique chance to work alongside archaeologist pros & UC students in search of evidence of prehistoric cultures in the middle Ohio Valley. Each day begins @ 8am at Shawnee Lookout with a light snack & activity. Spend a few hours at the dig site followed by lunch at the Shawnee Lookout clubhouse & an optional hike with a naturalist @ about 2:30pm. Each Friday highlights a different archaeology topic: July 1: Context Conversation; July 8: Hunting Tool Technology; July 15: Mastodons & Mammoths; July 22: Fabulous Flint & Lythics; July 29: Long Distance Trading; August 5: Discussions on Dating; August 12: Clay & Bones; August 19: Beneath a Burial Mound. Advance registration required; limited to 15 people per date, ages 12+. Those under 17 must be joined by an adult. Register for up to 4 sessions. Registration is $20 ($15 without lunch). Register at 513.521.7275 ext 240. More info from Dr. Ken Tankersley at kenneth.tankersley at uc.edu. For private groups of 5-15 people, call 513.385.4811. 

 

Body of Art [thru Saturday 20 August]: This group show will explore innovative methods developed by contemporary artists to use the human body (theirs or someone else's) in the production of their work. The show will include works which are made with a unique gesture, performance or use of the body which is visible in the final product itself. At Prairie, 4035 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45223. More info at 513.582.9833, info at prairiecincinnati.com & prairiecincinnati.com. 

 

David Rogers' Big Bugs exhibit [thru Sunday 21 August]: Everything from a 600-pound daddy long leg to a 20-foot tall praying mantis are making Glenwood Gardens their new home. Over a dozen of these awesome insects will be buzzing around for all to admire, with plenty of exciting things to do. Thru Sunday 5 June, create a bug & learn the differences between insects, spiders & their kin. Exhibit admission is $7 for adults, $5 for kids 2-12; includes admission to the children's Highfield Discovery Garden. Park Permit NOT required during the Big Bugs exhibit. At Glenwood Gardens, 10397 Springfield Pike, Woodlawn, OH 45215. More info & tix at 513.521.7275 &GreatParks.org/bigbugs. 

 

12th Annual Bookworks Exhibit [thru Sunday 28 August]: This free exhibit of handcrafted books by local & regional artists/bookbinders including April Foster (Art Academy of Cincinnati faculty in printmaking, drawing, artists' books) & Mark Palkovic (Senior Librarian, Head of the UC CCM Library) showcases diverse approaches & features of fine binding, contemporary bindings, altered books & more. Last artist guided tour of the exhibit is Sun 28 Aug @ 2pm. Hosted by Cincinnati Book Arts Society, a nonprofit org comprised of pros & amateurs in bookbinding, paper making, printing, paper marbling, book artistry, archiving & conserving. Sponsored by & located in the Main Library of the Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County (Atrium), 800 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info at 513.369.6900, 513.369.6944, kate.lawrence at cincinnatilibrary.org & cincinnatilibrary.org/programs/exhibits.html. 

 

Qigong for Health Series [Tuesdays thru August 30 @ 8-9:15pm]: Experience the health benefits of these gentle, rhythmic movements that have been proven to reduce stress, build stamina, increase vitality & enhance the immune system. $12 per class drop-in; $50 for 5 class pass. Alan Hundley is instructor. At Feldenkrais Within, 4124 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45223. More info at 513.281.8606 & ahundley at fuse.net.

 

Friday Night Grill Outs [Fridays thru 2 September @ 5-8pm]: You can't beat a tasty grilled meal with all the sides, live music on the dock & great company with friends & family. The grill-out menu features specialty dinners ($8.00-9.25 per person; $3.95 for kids 10 & under). The atmosphere is special, too, with a big dock overlooking Lake Isabella. There will be naturalist programs & local live music @ 6-8pm. Performances thru the summer include Katie Pritchard (Vocals/Acoustic Guitar), Kevin Fox (Acoustic Rock) & Ben Alexander (Acoustic Rock). At Lake Isabella, 10174 Loveland-Madeira Road, Loveland, OH 45140. Hamilton County Park permit is required to enter the park. More info at 513.521.7275 & GreatParks.org. 

 

Presages: Gordon Smith's Kentucky Coal Country Photographs [thru Sunday 18 September]: In the mid-1990s, as the practice of mountaintop removal coal mining was expanding in the quest for cheaper, low-sulfur coal, Gordon Smith began this documentary photography project in SE Kentucky coal country. MTR mining has destroyed 1.4 million acres of forest & over 500 Appalachian mountains, buried 1000's of miles of streams & contaminated millions of gallons of water. Photographing from the air, Smith records the destruction wrought upon the land, which he combines with traditional landscapes & portraits of the Appalachian people of the region, whose lives are so affected. Despite great wealth of natural resources, the region is home to some of the nation's poorest people. The photographs are traditional, silver, black & white prints. At Iris BookCafe & Gallery, 1331 Main Street, Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info at 513.260.8434, 513.381.2665 & Iris' Facebook page. 

 

Architreks/Cincinnati Walks [Saturdays & Sundays thru October]: These guided walking tours highlight Cincinnati neighborhoods, architectural treasures & historic significance. Sponsored by Architectural Foundation of Cincinnati & Cincinnati Preservation Association, the program educates & entertains while showing off Cincinnati's rich architectural & cultural history. Tours are held rain or shine. All proceeds benefit education & preservation in Cincinnati neighborhoods. "Our tours explore the hidden gems & architectural landmarks of Cincinnati so that both visitors to our city & local residents walk away with a new perspective." ~ Trudy Backus, Architreks/Cincinnati Walks founder & volunteer coordinator. Choose from 10 walking tours: Over-the-Rhine, Findlay Market, Downtown; Cincinnati's 1st suburbs (Walnut Hills, East Walnut Hills, Mt. Adams, Clifton & Northside); special tours include Vanishing Cincinnati (sites that no longer exist like Albee Theatre, Wesley Chapel, etc.) & Literary Cincinnati (sites that inspired 19th & early 20th century authors & poets). Tour guides undergo extensive training before being certified by an Accreditation Board of Cincinnati's historical & architectural elite. Tours are about 2 hours & 2 miles long. Tickets are $15 (adults), $5 (kids) & $120 (group of 10). Reservations not required. Groups, visitors & businesses can customize tours; any tour can be scheduled by request. More info including schedule, meeting locations & tix at 513.421.4469 & cincinnati-walks.org. 

 

Pure Movement Classes [Monday @ 6:30pm & Wednesday @ 9:30am]: Open to all types of movers & non-movers, Fanchon Shur's classes have amazing effects on alignment, fluidity, range of motion, creative expression, fitness & healing. $48 for 4 classes or $20 per class. First class is free. Growth in Motion, 4019 Red Bud Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229. More info at 513.221.3222, classes at growthinmotion.org & growthinmotion.org. 

 

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