Cincinnati Tunes Up for 2012 World Choir Games
affiliate program Listen! Fingers are already snapping as more than 80 choirs from around the world rehearse for the World Choir Games July 4-14, 2012, in Cincinnati. This is the first time the biennial games have been held in the U.S. Choirs from 18 countries are already registered, including singers from China, Indonesia, Israel, Ireland, [...]
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Cincinnati–There’s An App for That!
affiliate program Just out! Cincinnati Essentials is my new app that covers the waterfront from Cincinnati’s Ghost Subway to flying pigs and frying goetta. Designed for travelers and residents alike, Cincinnati Essentials uncovers the best of the quirky Queen City. The mobile guide for Apple iPhones, iPods and iPads is available for $2.99 on iTunes. [...]
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affiliate program Jimmy Buffett sells out concerts in minutes in Cincinnati, and the Queen City is famous as the place where Jimmy and his band first dubbed his rabid fans “Parrotheads”—it had something to do with the shark fins, hulas skirts and coconut bras we were wearing in the audience. So, Cincinnatians will be especially [...]
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DEVO Band Memorabilia on Display in Columbus
Remember DEVO, the Ohio band with the bright red “Energy Dome” hat? The band performed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and is preparing a new album, so the Ohio Historical Center in Columbus is putting its DEVO treasures on display now through August. Four of the remaining members, including lead singer Mark Mothersbaugh, [...]
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Free Summer Shows at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Summer in the City, a free live concert series, returns to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum on July 14 with the Carolina Chocolate Drops, the first black string band to perform on the Grand Ole Opry stage. Other acts: July 21, Free Energy, a Philadelphia rock band; Aug 11, Deer Tick, [...]
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Book Freesports Park Sessions at White Air
It takes a ticket to see many of the 40 sports planned for the White Air 09 Extreme Sport and Music Festival at Brighton Beach Sept. 18-20. But there are also open Freesports park sessions every day for skate, inline, mountain board, mountain bike, BMX, parkour, streetboard and streetdance. Just book one of the limited [...]
Keep Reading...Savoring the World in Her Own Backyard
Who says the horrible new term, “staycation,” has to translate into a horrible “zzzz-cation” loitering around the house? Guest blogger Marci Tangi has created a week’s worth of poolside and deck events at her home just north of Cincinnati. She’s dreamed up a different international feast and concert for every day and night of the week, [...]
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