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NEWS As Stadium Work Intensifies in Cincinnati’s West End, Some Residents Face Relocation In one building on Wade Street and another on Central Avenue, residents are preparing to move after being told they have to vacate the properties BY N I C K SWA R T S EL L

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n a quiet stretch of Wade Street just yards north of the coming FC Cincinnati stadium in the West End, the hum and beep of construction equipment mixes with the sounds of birds nestling back into a few bare trees for the spring. There, in a small apartment on the first floor of a four-story building built in 1883, Mary Frances Page lays among the floral print sheets of her bed as her niece, Kim Dillard, strokes her hair and comforts her. Page is 99 years old — “I’ll be 100 in February,” she says proudly. City directories show she has lived in her apartment for at least 15 years. She’s been in Over-the-Rhine and the West End for decades after moving from Calumet Street in Mount Auburn in the 1980s. In another month, she will need to be in another apartment, and she and her niece are both very worried about it. “I love living around here,” Page says. “I’ve got friends around me. They bring me dinner, they come and see me.” Page’s impending move could be a small part of the complex changes coming to the West End — partly as a result of the stadium, but in a bigger sense, rooted in much larger socioeconomic dynamics. In February, Page got a letter from Historic Limited Liability Company, the entity that once held the building. “The one constant in life is change,” the letter begins before informing Page that she and other occupants will need to be out by April 30. “We are no longer the owners of this building and the time for leniency has passed. We realize finding a

This building on Wade Street, just north of the coming FC Cincinnati stadium, must be vacated by the end of the month. PH OTO: NIC K SWARTSELL

new place to live is a big undertaking, and that is precisely why we are giving you over two months written notice to find a new home. Unfortunately, April will be here before you know it, so please start your search now.” That’s just what her niece Dillard did, but she says the hunt for a place that will accept Page’s Section 8 voucher that is also accessible — preferably on the first floor — has proven difficult. Page is bedridden due to damage to veins in her legs. “In her predicament, with her disability and the accommodations that she needs, 70 days isn’t enough time, especially when you’re getting Section 8,” Dillard says. Through Historic LLC, Fred Berger owns the building and another nearby at 1559 Central Ave. He says he sold both recently because they will be too close to the coming stadium for people to live in. “I was approached by a couple of people, and it became pretty obvious that the environment is changing entirely so that people can’t continue living there,” he says. “In all honesty, if you kept people living there, if it was even possible, they’d never

get any sleep.” FC Cincinnati General Manager Jeff Berding last year pledged the stadium wouldn’t result in displacement as the team made its pitch for building in the West End. A trio of businesses and one resident had to leave the State Theater, which was further south on Central Avenue in the actual footprint of the stadium, but the team has worked to find a new location for at least one of those businesses and contributed relocation expenses to all three in that case. FC Cincinnati doesn’t comment on property acquisition, a spokesperson for the team said in response to an inquiry from CityBeat. Berger did not reveal who bought the Wade Street and Central Avenue properties. The Hamilton County Auditor’s site lists Wade Street Holdings LLC as the owner of both properties since January 11, 2019 — just days after that LLC was created. The current owners of that LLC, which was originally registered to the same address as Berger’s Historic LLC, are not revealed on documents with the Hamilton County

Recorder, the auditor or with the Ohio Secretary of State. In the aftermath of the sale, Berger says he has been working on getting everyone resettled, hopefully by placing them in other buildings he owns in the area. He says he’s sympathetic to residents’ situations and wants to be compassionate, noting he gave tenants 70 days instead of the legally required 30-day notice. “One of the things I wanted to make sure of was that we could accommodate longterm tenants,” he said. “If there’s a good tenant, a long-term tenant, we want to do everything we can for them.” Page and Dillard have tentatively agreed that Page will move into one of Berger’s apartments on Mohawk Street in nearby Over-the-Rhine. But in the meantime, Dillard is still looking frantically for something better. The Mohawk apartment, Dillard says, has stairs that will prove challenging for Page. Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses, a long-running nonprofit in the CONTINUES ON PAGE 06

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neighborhood and its community development corporation, says it is also working to help residents of the Wade Street building. “Seven Hills is assisting in the search for a new home and relocation assistance,” said Sarah Thomas, who works with the group. “It is unfortunate to see long-term residents pushed out and facing such uncertainty. The shortage of affordable housing creates a significant barrier and the process is especially difficult for elderly and disabled residents. We will continue to do everything we can to assist residents and business owners facing displacement in the West End.” As part of the stadium deal, Seven Hills received $176,000 from the sale of city property for eviction prevention programs. Those funds are for residents who face displacement due to rising rents, however, not the potential demolition of buildings. Others in the building are also still looking for their next home. Gary Shaw, 56, lives across the hall from Page. Born in the West End, Shaw has been in the building for about three years. Prior to that, he was homeless. He has a caseworker, he says, who is helping him try to find another apartment that will take his Section 8 voucher. Like Page, he’d very much like to be on the first floor of a building. He’s had two heart attacks and has limited mobility. Shaw would also like to stay in the West End. He utilizes help from the Freestore Foodbank, and also shops at Findlay Market. “Not everybody has a car,” he says. “It’s hard to find Section 8 in the West End.” Chinessa Hinton, a custodial worker at the University of Cincinnati, has lived upstairs in the Wade Street building for eight years. She too is searching for a new place ahead of the April 30 deadline. She thinks she may have found a spot at the Arts Apartments, about three-quarters of a mile away on Ezzard Charles Drive, but it’s not set in stone yet. “When you’re trying to do it in a couple months, you have to take what’s available,” she says. “And if you don’t, you’re going to be out. A lot of places, when you call them, they’re not even looking at applications in 30 days. You have to take what you can get right then and there, and sometimes it’ll be a slum, roaches and rats and everything.” The Arts Apartments have a decent reputation, but the fate of Hinton’s potential new home is also somewhat in question. Its current owners are selling the property, according to a prospectus released late last year that prominently featured the coming stadium. Prospective buyers Birge & Held have said they’d like to keep the 248-unit affordable, but are awaiting key approvals from HUD that would allow it to maintain the building’s housing subsidy contracts. “I know the city is concerned with the new stadium coming,” Birge & Held’s Tallal Shakarchi told residents at a recent tenants’ meeting. “As an affordable developer, when the property went up

for sale, we were the only ones left trying to keep it affordable, rent restricted, at the end. The other purchasers, their plans were different than ours.” Berger admits the relocation process has been a challenge for residents at times, though he says some have already found new places and he’s working on getting more of his units ready for new tenants. “The market is tight right now for Section 8 people,” he says. That’s true in many places across the city, which has a roughly 30,000-unit gap in housing that is affordable to its lowestincome residents, according to statistics presented by the Ohio Housing Finance Agency to Cincinnati City Council last year. That gap most severely affects those making about 30 percent of Hamilton County’s area median Kim Dillard (left) comforts her aunt Mary Frances Page at Page’s apartment on Wade Street in the West End. income — a level that roughly matches PH OTO: NIC K SWARTSELL West End residents’ $15,000 a year median income. At that level, the stadium here, those looking for urban roughly $4 million since 2014 to convert an affordable apartment would cost about living or the next investment opportunity five formerly-vacant buildings on Wade $400 a month. were checking out the neighborhood. Street — once part of the neighborhood’s The West End has about 1,000 units That has brought new money, more 22 percent vacancy rate as measured of subsidized housing run by CMHA, buildings purchased and more rehabbing by the U.S. Census — into 20 condos utilizing HUD subsidies or that are costefforts — though whether all that new called Kuhfers Flats. Those condos range restricted because they were built with investment will benefit residents is an between about $220,000 and $300,000 a Low Income Housing Tax Credits. But open question. unit. more than half of the neighborhood’s In 2012, there were 16 home improveThose units will bring more housing 6,000 residents are below the poverty line ment or mortgage loans written in the online. But they won’t be in reach for those and another 1,300 live above poverty level three full Census tracts that make up the who live across the street. but still well below the income needed to West End, according to federal data. In Page is emotional about the prospect comfortably afford the city’s median rent, a neighborhood that is 85 percent black of the coming changes. She returns time which has hovered around $900 a month with a median household income of about and again to talking about her neighbors, in recent months. $15,000 a year, the $2,124,000 in loans went saying they don’t have the money or time As part of a community benefits agreeto applicants with a median income of for the move. ment between FC Cincinnati and some $58,000 a year. Only three of the recipients As she lays in bed, a few tears run down neighborhood representatives, the team were black. her cheek. will pay $100,000 for a housing study By 2017, the last year for which federal “I don’t want you worrying,” Dillard says, overseen by the Port of Greater Cincinnati data is available, there were 41 such loans rubbing her aunt’s legs and pointing to a Redevelopment Authority, a financing worth $5,554,000 sold to applicants with a picture of Jesus on the wall. “Look up there. partner in the soccer facility. median income of $80,000 a year. Thirteen It’s OK, right?” Like the residents of the buildings on of the recipients of those loans — about 30 “He’s taking care of me,” Page says. Wade Street and on Central Avenue, 84 percent — were black. Across the hall, sitting on his couch in percent of West End residents rent, rather Meanwhile, funding for new affordhis apartment with his eyes shaded by than own, their homes. That status as able housing projects in the West End has his bent-bill baseball cap, Shaw says he renters could make many vulnerable as lagged. The neighborhood’s last allocabegrudgingly accepts the changes coming. interest in the West End ramps up, some tion of Low Income Housing Tax Credits “If I’ve gotta go, I’ve gotta go,” he says. housing advocates fear. — which fund the development of much “It’s not my building. I don’t have money The coming soccer stadium has stoked of America’s low-income, non-Section 8 for a townhouse, man. I don’t know. It’s fears of displacement and rising rents housing — was $972,000 for the Sands just business, I guess. It’s just messing me in the West End, which previously saw Senior Apartments in 2014. up because I don’t have money to buy a decades of disinvestment. But even before Across the street from Page, Shaw and building.” the long, tumultuous process that brought Hinton’s building, investors have devoted

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EVENT: Correspondence Club at The Mercantile Library Most people have that one letter they’ve been meaning to write for weeks, or maybe even months, but taking the time to scribble it out, let alone mail it, seems impossible. Whether it’s a thank you note, a reply to a pen pal, or any other snail mail that’s been on the back burner, there’s time to finish it at Thursday’s Correspondence Club at The Mercantile Library. The club was started by library member Allison Lester, and this is their inaugural meeting. If you neglect to bring your own stationery, stamps or pens, the library will provide the necessary materials. Open to the public. 4-5:30 p.m. Thursday. Free admission. Mercantile Library, 414 Walnut St.,

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MUSIC: The Claudettes bring a unique blend of Blues, R&B and Pop to the Northside Tavern. See Sound Advice on page 51.

MUSIC: Mother-and-daughter duo Lucy Wainwright Roche and Suzzy Roche take the stage at the Southgate House Revival. See Sound Advice on page 52.

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MUSIC: The Joe Policastro Trio brings Alternative Jazz to Caffè Vivace. See Sound Advice on page 52. MUSIC: Hagfest 2019 Now in its third year, Hagfest — a celebration of the music and spirit of late,

great American music icon Merle Haggard — continues to grow, showcasing 19 touring artists and local acts from the worlds of Country, Honky Tonk and Bluegrass. In the wake of Haggard’s 2016 death, the event was created by Greater Cincinnati musician Joe Macheret, fiddle player in popular Folk band The Tillers and leader of his own Country Blues group, Joe’s Truck Stop, to honor the singer/songwriter/ guitarist/fiddler’s legacy, as well as the artists who paved the way for him. Hagfest’s 2019 event sees the return of Texas guitar hero Bill Kirchen, also known as “The Titan of the Telecaster,” who will be joining Redd Volkaert, a former member of Haggard’s band The Strangers, for a special set. Another highlight of this CONTINUES ON PAGE 08

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COMEDY: Sean Donnelly “I’ve been on the road a bunch and working the city a lot,” says comedian Sean Donnelly. The city he’s referring to, of course, is New York. “I’m still trying to get better,” he reports, which is something all great comics, no matter how successful, continue to do. “(My set is) based on my life and has always been shorter jokes, but now I’m trying to make the jokes longer.” Donnelly is also known for his crowd work, but he’s been retooling that lately as well. “I love comics who can make it look like stuff is coming right off the top of their heads.” Through Sunday. $8-$14. Go Bananas, 8410 Market Place Lane, Montgomery, gobananascomedy.com. — P.F. WILSON

ATTRACTIONS: Butterflies of Ecuador at Krohn Conservatory Bring in the spring at the Krohn Conservatory. The annual butterfly show features the beautiful and diverse butterflies

of Ecuador. Home to around 4,000 butterfly species, Ecuador is a biodiverse haven that offers various climates, from the Amazonian rainforest to the cool coastline and dry Andean highlands. More than 12,000 free-flying butterflies will be inside the Krohn, flitting among the flowers and greenery found in Ecuador as well. Cameras are encouraged to capture the captivating scene and stand still because the butterflies may just land on you. Additional events include an Ecuadorian Market, photographer nights, a Hosta display and more. Through June 16. $10 adults; $7 youth 5-17; free 4 and under. Krohn Conservatory, 1501 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams, cincinnatiparks.com/krohn. — KIARA REECE

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ATTRACTIONS: Zoo Blooms at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden As one of only two accredited botanical gardens in Ohio, the Cincinnati Zoo has much more to offer than sassy hippos. Zoo Blooms takes over the grounds each April with an explosion of color and elaborate floral displays. Dubbed “Tulip Mania,” the zoo has planted more than 100,000 tulips in a rainbow assortment of colors that will bloom throughout the month, in addition to more than 1 million combined yellow and white daffodils, hyacinths and flowering trees and shrubs. To accompany the event, the zoo hosts after-hours Tunes & Blooms concerts every Thursday evening in April. These family-friendly events are free and feature food (and alcohol) sales. Things kick off with Cecil Jackson & Dry Ridge Band and Shiny Old Soul. Keep an eye on the weather Thursday evening before heading to the zoo — storms can cancel the Tunes & Blooms concerts. Through April 30. $19 adults; $13 children. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, 3400 Vine St., Avondale, cincinnatizoo.org. — MAIJA ZUMMO

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year’s stacked lineup is the appearance of King Records legend Otis Williams; the Cincinnati native and R&B/ Doo Wop icon will perform music from his groundbreaking 1971 Country album, Otis Williams and the Midnight Cowboys, which featured several Nashville studio aces, including Elvis Presley sidemen Scotty Moore and D.J. Fontana. Other locals performing at this year’s Hagfest include Comet Bluegrass All-Stars, Adam Lee, Billie Gant, Chelsea Ford and The Trouble, Slippery Creek and Robert Lowell. Proceeds from the concert go to the Appalachian Prison Book Project, which gives free books to incarcerated people in West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio and Maryland. 6 p.m. Saturday. $20; $25 day of show. Southgate House Revival, 111 E. Sixth St., Newport, southgatehouse. com. — MIKE BREEN

Auer, Emily Brandehoff, Megan Christ, Sarah Lalley, Christian Schmit and Evan Verrilli — have been put to the task of recreating their own dioramas that render a crime scene or allude to one. According to a release, each artist has their own take on the true crime spin, using various media and innovations to bring their work to fruition. If you need a pick-me-up after touring the grisly dollhouse-esque crime scenes, the gallery is sponsoring a live script reading of The Golden Girls just down the street at The Comet from 6-8 p.m. Thank you for being a friend — unless you murder me, I guess. Opening reception 6-10 p.m. Saturday. On view through June 1. Free admission. Thunder-Sky, Inc., 4573 Hamilton Ave., Northside, raymondthundersky.org. — MACKENZIE MANLEY

ART: Murder in a Small Town at Thunder-Sky, Inc. Thunder-Sky, Inc. transforms into a crime scene — six miniature ones, to be exact. The exhibition Murder in a Small Town is inspired by the life and work of Frances Glessner Lee, the first female police captain in the United States, who made a series of 20 dioramas known as Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death, the first of which she began constructing in 1943. Each miniaturized model represented an EVENT: Northside Record Fair actual crime scene. Thousands of records, shirts, Known as the posters, memorabilia, CDs, “mother of forensic cassettes and plenty more will all science,” in her be available for purchase at the own words, these Northside Record Fair. The fair dioramas were prides itself on vendors that sell crafted to train the rare and obscure music from investigators “to genres like Punk, Jazz, Blues, convinct the guilty, Classic Rock, Experimental, clear the innocent Soul, Country, Hip Hop, Folk, and find truth in Electronic and more. 11 a.m.-4 a nutshell.” Now, p.m.; 10 a.m. early bird Saturday. six artists — John $5; $10 early bird. NorthChurch, 4222 Hamilton Ave., Northside, northsiderecordfair.com. — BEN REES

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EVENT: Victory of Light Expo One of the Midwest’s largest celebrations of the holy trinity of mind, body and spirit is returning to Cincinnati. This massive gathering is as reverent as it is wide-ranging and features 300 healers, readers and vendors; ninety seminars are scheduled throughout the weekend and all are free of charge. Featured presenters include Eagle Skyfire, Jeff

Becker and Rosemary Ellen Guiley, the author of Guide to Psychic Power, and featured seminars range from Past Life Regression and When Kids See Dead People to Balancing Our Hormones Naturally and Introduction to Meditation. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. $15 single day; $25 weekend. Sharonville Convention Center, 11355 Chester Road, Sharonville, victoryoflight.com. — TOMMY MCDONALD

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MUSIC: Princess at 21c A unique hybrid of video album and performance art, Out There is stopping in Cincinnati during its national tour. Performance ArtRap duo Princess (Alexis Gideon and Michael O’Neill) created and present the piece, which combines pre-recorded and live sonics and visuals into a psychedelic sci-fi story while critiquing modern society’s misogynistic foundations. Princess have been exploring the fluidity of queerness in their work for over a decade. The near one-hour experience features Gideon and O’Neill performing on either side of a large screen depicting an accompanying video album in 4k made in collaboration with visual artist Jennifer Meridian and the band TEEN. Think concept album, but in an intimate live setting. The tour kicked off with a sold-out show at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh. 8 p.m. Sunday. Free. 21c Museum Hotel, 609 Walnut St., Downtown, bandofprincess.com. — TOMMY MCDONALD

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EVENT: Greater Cincinnati Restaurant Week Greater Cincinnati Restaurant Week takes over area eateries from April 8 to April 14 with $26 and $36 prix fixe specialty menus. The chef-driven dinners (and sometimes lunches) offer diners a chance to sample multi-course meals at a reduced rate from participants including Alfio’s Buon Cibo, Coppin’s, Montgomery Inn, Taste of Belgium and more. This spring, Restaurant Week (an event put on by CityBeat) is also donating $1 from every meal served to Cincinnati Children’s and matching the first $1,000 raised. Get more details and find restaurant menus at greatercincinnatirestaurantweek.com. —MAIJA ZUMMO

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EVENT: Bark at The Wheel Ride the SkyStar observation wheel at The Banks with your favorite furry friend during Bark at the Wheel. SkyStar and a collection of local vendors are hosting a dogcentric adoption event with food, entertainment, learning opportunities and more. Dog owners are invited to take a ride on the wheel with their puppy pals: dogs ride for free; humans do not. The first 300 dogs will also receive a SkyStar Wheel dog tag. On-site fun includes adoptions from the Clermont Animal CARE Humane Society, training

advice and demonstrations, snacks from Pet Wants and U-Lucky Dawg and doggie tail chalk coloring. A portion of the proceeds from this event will be donated to My Furry Valentine and the Clermont Animal CARE Humane Society. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Dogs ride free; $12.50 humans. SkyStar Wheel, 55 E. Freedom Way, Downtown, facebook.com/ skystarwheel. — BEN REES

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EVENT: Game of Thrones Pre-Game Party Winter is coming one last time with the final season of Game of Thrones. Nicholson’s is hosting a Game of Thrones-themed party for fans to celebrate one week before the Season 8 premiere. A ticket to this party will get you a welcome cocktail, a White Walker by Johnnie Walker Scotch sample, Jim Beam samples, appetizers and a sample of Scotch from a Westerosi house of your choice. Also available will be photo opportunities with cosplayers dressed

as characters like Daenerys, Jon Snow, the Mountain and more. Take your rightful place on the Iron Throne for a photo, participate in the costume contest, play trivia and enter the raffle to win prizes. 5-8 p.m. Sunday. $35. The Backstage Event Center, 625 Walnut St., Downtown, facebook. com/backstageeventcenter. — BEN REES

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Each year, CityBeat curates the Best Of Cincinnati issue, highlighting the city’s most outstanding entities in categories including Arts & Culture, Shops & Services and Eats, among others. The responsibility of selecting these exceptional people and places is divided between our readers and staff. But for this issue here, we’re focusing on our readers’ favorites. This year, more than half a million votes were tallied to determine our Reader Picks. Readers logged on to the ballot site to vote for their favorites in broad categories like Best Chili, Best Sushi and Best Pizza, with more niche topics including Best Raw Bar, Best Salads and Best Restaurant Design. But these were the top 10 vote-getters for Best New Restaurant, as selected by CityBeat readers. And, as you can see, there’s a little bonus pick: two eateries tied for No. 7.

Sacred Beast

BOOMTOWN BISCUITS & WHISKEY 1201 Broadway St., Pendleton, boomtownbiscuitsandwhiskey.com

Boomtown Biscuits & Whiskey is inspired by the trappings of the American frontier and California’s 19th-century gold rush. Its name is a nod to the term “boomtown,” which refers to the burst of economic and population growth of towns that popped up seemingly overnight during the California Gold Rush. Choosing a cocktail or a whiskey is akin to panning for gold in soil made entirely of the stuff. Order a cocktail when you sit down so you have time for another before dinner is over — and then another for “dessert.” Each drink is crafted to perfection, priced between $8 and $12 and includes a clever icon to denote the type of glass it’ll be served in. I’m not telling you to choose the cute, antique cordial cocktail for the aesthetics, but the option is there if you want it. If you don’t want alcohol, your choices at Boomtown aren’t an afterthought. There is freshly prepared orange cream soda and housemade horchata, plus a selection of juices, coffee, iced tea and sodas. At Boomtown, the true delight comes plated. The signature biscuit isn’t a run-of-the-mill thousandlayer flaked baked good. It’s a buttery, soft disc with a close crumb and a browned, lightly bubbled top that no breakfast chain can compete with.

SACRED BEAST

1437 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine, sacredbeastdiner.com Sometimes a lot of advance hype doesn’t do a new restaurant much good. At least, not unless the place lives up to it. Sacred Beast qualifies as a case in point. Before I had the chance to eat there, I had heard so much buzz — about the concept, the owners and their impressive pedigree, the physical design and the “simple food, taken seriously” motto — that my expectations were over the moon. It took me two tries to understand the raves, but then I did become a believer. First time, I made my way down to the upper reaches of the gentrified portion of Vine Street to meet a friend for lunch. The restaurant feels like one of the largest in OTR, although the effect may be enhanced by its corner location, floor-to-ceiling windows and open floor plan. You have a choice of seating areas, including a back room with tables, plenty of counter stools, roomy leather booths and a few patio tables on one sidewalk.

Besides the sandwiches, the menu offers plates, which are more entrée-style than the sandwiches; “Sundries,” aka the sides you’ll want at least a few of; “Nuggets of Gold,” for condiments and dips; and sweets for dessert.

A week later, my husband, two friends and I went for supper. It wasn’t easy to decide what to eat, but I’m happy to report that my choice of the Diner Breakfast hit the jackpot. It’s a truly great plate of food and I’d be hard-pressed to order anything else upon a return visit. Soft scrambled eggs, a short stack of ricotta pancakes topped with two strips of maple-glazed pork belly and a small grilled tomato make up this scrumptious meal. Clearly, this kitchen knows how to get the very best out of the humble egg: My husband had the equally delicious omelet filled with a simple combo of goat cheese and sweet peppers. I’ve heard that the deviled eggs with pork rinds and chilies are excellent, as well.

We also got an extra biscuit side with black and blue jam and an extra helping of berries at dessert with Cascades, a French toast made with biscuits and mixed berry compote, topped with house whipped cream and powdered sugar. I don’t need to tell you that this is what dreams are made of.

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Boomtown breaks the mold — or rather makes a new, gold-nugget-shaped one — with its fun take on American favorites. — MCKENZIE GRAHAM

Our friend Michael, an architect, made an interesting observation about the diner’s acoustics. He noted that even though we could converse easily, the ambient music also was crystal clear and enjoyable. That makes Sacred Beast unusual among so many eateries not only in OTR but pretty much anywhere you go. That’s another feature to appreciate while you enjoy those delectable eggs. — PAMA MITCHELL

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The most popular sandwich is the Yukon, with fried chicken, gravy, smoked cheddar and thick-cut bacon. The option to add an egg is, theoretically, optional (and a $2 upcharge), but better thought of as an intrinsic part of the dish. This sandwich is sumptuous. My mind told me there were too many rich elements for one dish, but my mouth disagreed. Jokes were made about only eating half, but in the end there was nothing left to box up.

By this point, you may think the star of the show was the dreamy biscuit. Plot twist: It’s the greens y’all. For $4, the campfire greens packed more punch than the testosterone in a Spaghetti Western shootout. They are peppery, sweet and lip-smackingly savory, so much so that I wish I got my own instead of sharing with my dining companion.

The Yukon sandwich at Boomtown Biscuits & Whiskey

Agave & Rye

Joe’s Pizza Napoli

AGAVE & RYE

635 Madison Ave., Covington, agaveandrye.com Over the past few years, the “craft taco” eatery has become quite the thing in our town and Agave & Rye, at the corner of Madison Avenue and Seventh Street, couldn’t be better for this kind of casual food. The restaurant faces both Hotel Covington and The Madison Event Center and is just around the corner from the Braxton Brewing Company. With its full bar and kitchen, this glossy taqueria has been an instant hit for patrons of those neighboring establishments and pulls in families and young couples as well. Interestingly, though, owner Yavonne Sarber said she doesn’t consider Agave & Rye to be a Mexican restaurant. “The taco is a vessel for our food,” she said, and the food — taco fillings — ranges across many cuisine influences.

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Mexican or not, except for a few small side dishes and a couple of desserts, the menu consists entirely of tacos. They’re currently organized under headings like “Chicken,” “Steer,” “Game” and “Grow” (for veggie versions). Meat offerings are the largest category, with more than a dozen different options that include a taco based on kangaroo meat — we didn’t try that one — as well as chicken, pork, beef, lobster and duck confit.

One unusual feature of the menu is that each taco comes in a crispy corn shell and a soft flour tortilla. The filling goes inside the crispy taco and the flour tortilla surrounds the whole shebang. With Agave & Rye tacos, you get that yummy corn crunch with every bite while the firmer flour tortilla holds it all together. For our meal, the three of us selected six tacos, two sides and a cocktail each. We all loved The Alderman — ancho grilled steak with Mexican street corn salad and a good salsa. One of the veggie tacos, The Bang Bang, hit the right notes with crispy cauliflower, spicy carrots and a creamy cheese sauce. We enjoyed the food and drinks, but what I liked best was the décor and vibe of the place. — PM

JOE’S PIZZA NAPOLI

507 Chamber Drive, Milford, joespizzanapoli.com Tucked away in the Cincinnati suburbs, Joe’s Pizza Napoli reaffirms faith in the Old World — in the value of utilizing traditional methods to prepare a meal — and it is a worth-the-drive dining destination no matter where you live in the city. The restaurant is 1,500 square feet, seats 39 diners and has a patio just begging for some nice spring weather. When you walk into Joe’s Pizza Napoli your eyes are immediately drawn to the massive tiled pizza oven, which owner and chef Joe Nunner chose to have built in the semblance of Mount Vesuvius. The oven was built in Naples, which is where Nunner strives to source as many of his ingredients as possible. His inventory purchasing prioritizes Naples first, the rest of Italy second, and local produce and meats are the natural decision for all remaining practical purposes. Nunner wanted to go about this whole pizza business the right way, so he was certified by

Vera Pizza Napoletana, a group of Italian pizza makers who ensure anyone that claims they’re making Neapolitan-style pizza is doing so authentically. See, Naples has strict guidelines for how pizza is made in their traditional style — 100-percent wood fired, certain ingredients, certain procedures. The characteristics of Neapolitan pizza include hand-crushed San Marzano tomatoes; mozzarella cheese; a dough comprised of water, fresh yeast, flour (Caputo, a very fine 00 grit in this case); and salt. The hydration level on Joe’s pizza is about 60 percent. Everything is made fresh every day and Nunner is proud not to have a freezer or a microwave anywhere in the kitchen. Even the tap list has a taste of Italy. Moretti Beer is a light pilsner with a fresh, clean taste that pairs well with everything on the menu. Especially pizza. See a full feature and interview with Nunner on page 46. — SEAN M. PETERS

Lucius Q the meat; no pizza or pasta in sight — unless you count the macaroni and cheese waffle. Instead, it draws influence from regional barbecue specialties and the partners’ own backgrounds. “The sauce and the meat and how we do that is inspired by all the best regions in the country and we bring it here to the heartland,” says co-owner Aaron Sharpe. “We’ve got the Texas brisket, the Carolina pulled pork, the Memphis-style ribs (and then) we’ve got the Avril-Bleh sausage from right here in Cincinnati.”

LUCIUS Q

1131 Broadway St., Pendleton, luciusq.com There’s a new pitmaster in Pendleton. And while the name of the barbecue joint may look like “luscious” — which isn’t a bad association — the restaurant is actually called Lucius Q (loo-shus q), a moniker taken from a Roman general with ties to Cincinnati: Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus. The Roman association is pulled through in the branding, created by locals Keith Neltner and Tommy Sheehan: The restaurant logo is a Centurion riding a pig. But the Italian influence stops there. The menu is all about

All the meat is provided by Avril-Bleh (except for the chicken wings) and prepared with dry rubs; you sauce the meat yourself at your table. The sauces — which range from Carolina-style Queen City Gold mustard sauce to Kansas City-style Luscious Lucius sweet and smoky sauce to the unique ‘Bama White mayonnaise-based sauce — are made in house. The only thing not made in house are the buns, which are sourced from Giminetti Baking Company in Walnut Hills. For vegetarians, there's a mushroom sandwich with barbecue sauce and sides like coleslaw, grits and queso corn or pie. Along with their interest in curating a veritable geographic exploration of barbecue, the guys are also adamant about curating the restaurant’s vibe — especially when it comes to the music; Sharpe was a DJ on the now-defunct WNKU. The building, a former auto mechanic, hosts live music, DJs and a curated daily playlist. — MAIJA ZUMMO

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1142 Main St., Over-the-Rhine, louvino.com

When I visited LouVino, it was a little past dinnertime and my boyfriend and I were seated by the front overlooking the rest of the restaurant. For food we shared the Brussels

The OTR location also serves brunch on Saturday and Sunday. You can expect savory classics like eggs benedict as well as inventive options like pancake tacos. Classic mimosas are $2 (need I say more). — LAUREN MORETTO

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While their wine selection is impressive, their elevated comfort food deserves a spotlight of its own, too. There are two menus: classics and seasonal. The former features dishes that are permanently available while the latter is a rotating menu dictated by the chef.

sprouts salad which came in a cilantro lime vinaigrette, the steak and hoe cakes, the beef sliders and the loaded baked potato tots. While they’re called small plates, you get very generous portions. Two per person would be more than enough to leave you satisfied.

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You’ll see some familiar names on the wine list, too, as flights are named after Ohio and Kentucky celebrities like Carmen Electra and John Legend. They are served in three 2-ounce pours and can be paired

with cheese for an additional $2. Individual glasses are 6 ounces and range in price from $8 to $29.

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Take your taste buds on a journey from the marigold-lined pathways of Château Guiraud in France to the Alps-framed Castelfeder winery in northern Italy — all while dining at LouVino in Over-the-Rhine. The concept restaurant opened in late August on Main Street and offers 60 wines by the glass as well as small plates inspired by Southern cuisine.

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MAIZE (TIE)

1438 Race St., Over-the-Rhine, maizeotr.com Maize specializes in a unique fusion menu that honors traditional recipes from across Latin America, with an emphasis on Venezuelan cuisine. The restaurant takes its name from maize, a corn flour dating back some 10,000 years and first utilized by indigenous Mexicans. The flour serves as the basis for the arepas, cachapas and empanadas served at Maize, and indeed, is the starting point for the restaurant’s whole concept. To that end, the menu is colorful and varied, with dishes from across the region that complement one another while retaining their traditional roots like the Peruvian ceviche, Mexican street corn and Venezuelan cachapas and asado negro.

For appetizers, my friend ordered the ceviche and, on our server’s recommendation, I tried the guasacaca gruesa, which is a chunky Venezuelan avocado dip, similar to guacamole, but prepared with olive brine for acidity instead of lime. And allow me, briefly, to exalt the ceviche: it was perfect. Crisp, bright, tangy, fresh; it tasted like the ocean. For my main dish, I ordered the reina pepiada arepa, stuffed with avocado chicken salad, red onion slivers, queso de mano (think mozzarella but saltier) and cilantro. It was filling and very, very good. Empanadas and traditional Venezuelan cachapas, a sweet corn pancake, are also available. — LEYLA SHOKOOHE

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REVOLUTION ROTISSERIE & BAR (TIE) 6063 Montgomery Road, Pleasant Ridge, revolutionrotisserie.com Revolution Rotisserie & Bar has come far since its early days as a chicken-and-pitasandwich pop-up in Findlay Market. After expanding into a full restaurant on Race Street in 2015, Revolution extended its reach with a second location in Pleasant Ridge in the former Emanu Ethiopian restaurant. The restaurant specializes in antibiotic-free roasted Amish chicken offered on everything from sandwiches and salads to bowls and their originals “chitas,” grilled pita dishes named after revolutionaries — Marie Curie, Nelson Mandela, John Hancock and George Washington. Salads take on the monikers of greats like Helen Keller, Einstein and Rosa Parks as do the seasonal cocktails, like the

R.B.G. or Rosie the Riveter.

They also offer delicious tater tots available as a side, covered in parmesan truffle or inside their poutine. (FYI: During happy hour, there are free bottomless tater tots with the purchase of alcohol.) For drinks, look for their specialty takes on the Moscow Mule. In Pleasant Ridge, you’ll find a selection of draft mules infused with housemade ginger beer, lime and whiskey (Kentucky Mule) or vodka (Moscow Mule). Get a pitcher for just $34. For daily specials or food and events specific to Pleasant Ridge — tap takeovers, burger nights, etc. — check out facebook.com/ RevolutionRotisseriePR. — CB

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Condado Tacos

CONDADO TACOS

195 E. Freedom Way, Downtown, condadotacos.com Since 2014, Condado’s build-your-own-taco concept has taken Columbus’ taco loving population by storm, starting with their first location on North High Street. After finding success, three more opened in the city. Now, the creative taco joint has opened shop in Cincinnati across from the Reds' stadium. They commit to the build-your-own tacos concept down to the type of tortillas — each taco is under $5 with plenty of enticing options. The formula is simple: check off what you want on your taco, then the goodness is brought out to you. For protein, customers have several options (even multiple choices for vegetarians) — like housemade chorizo, tequila-lime steak, Thai chili tofu, barbecue pulled jackfruit and more. They’ve got toppings, too: cilantro and

onions, jicama and cabbage slaws, queso fresco, Middlefield smoked cheddar and Chihuahua cheese. Salsa? They got it, coming in a variety of flavors made fresh every day just like their selection of sauces. Drizzle some chipotle crema on your taco, or maybe Mexican chimichurri, and yes, they have guacamole. They also serve brunch during the weekends (11 a.m.-3 p.m.), with special eggy dishes. Condado has housemade margaritas, which come in several fruity and spicy variations; get them half-price during happy hour from 4 -7 p.m. Monday through Friday. They’re slated to open a second Cincinnati location in Oakley soon. — LIZZY SCHMITT

Zundo Ramen & Donburi

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ZUNDO RAMEN & DONBURI 220 W. 12th St., Over-the-Rhine, zundootr.com

Zundo, which means “big pot” in Japanese, has a small but fierce menu comprising four ramens with different broths, 10 donburis (including katsu curry, an Asian native favorite), a thoughtful smattering of appetizers and a few desserts. Donburi is essentially a Japanese stew, with meats and veggies served over rice. In addition to tonkotsu, Zundo also offers ramen with a miso pork broth (regular or spicy) and a vegetarian version. The pièce de résistance of the ramen menu is the insider’s version: order the vegetarian miso ramen, request it spicy and add an egg and pork belly. It’s a Frankenstein’s monster of all the other ramens, dragging in each of the best bits of the others and leaving your stomach in a state of near-bliss. Before slurping, you want to give all the delicious ingredients floating in the deep bowl a good mix. You want the doily-like slices of lotus root to mingle with the strips of pork belly, the rim of red miso paste, the jammycentered soft-boiled egg and sprinkling of chopped green onions. (Fun fact: Zundo has a machine dedicated solely to chopping green onions because they go through so many.) Slurp as instructed. Repeat until done. You have two to three minutes to complete your mission.

720 Sycamore St., Downtown, crgcincy.com Family is the name of the game at Crown Republic Gastropub. Located on the first level of the same building as Encore Apartments, Crown Republic is the culinary child of a three-member ownership team consisting of Anthony Sitek, Haley Nutter-Sitek and Mike Casari. The trio of friends (Anthony and Haley are now married) met in culinary school and worked in restaurants up and down the East Coast before finally opening their own in Cincy. I stopped by on a Saturday for a solo, pre-theater meal, and because my eyes are always, always bigger than my stomach, I ordered enough food for two: the octopus tabbouleh, fried chicken gobbets and pappardelle. The octopus is no longer on the current menu, but there are several other seafood-forward appetizers and small plates to chose from including avocado and crab toast and Yemeni mussels with Moroccan curry, coconut, lemongrass and sweet potato.

Oh, and the gobbets. You’re probably wondering what those are. They’re basically adult chicken nuggets, soaked in the malt brine the crew makes their pickles in, then fried and served with honey hot sauce on the side. — LS

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Did you know the name “pappardelle” comes from the Italian phrase “to gobble up”? Well, it does, and that’s exactly what you’ll do. The housemade noodles are at least two-inches wide and curled in a winding nest under a nice Bolognese sauce, topped with a pat of green ricotta gremolata and sprinkled with parmesan cheese.

On Fridays and Saturdays, Zundo brings in two specialty cannoli from Covington baker Steve Del Gardo: a green-tea-cream-filled cannoli and a spicy plum sake. Speaking of sake, there’s a ton to choose from at Zundo. The menu will follow the seasons of fall/ winter and spring/summer. Expect a sake float come warmer days and a sake mimosa. — LS

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Dessert is understated at Zundo, but there are two daily ice cream offerings and a fun sasa dango, a dumpling made of sticky rice — which tastes like green tea and is a vibrant shade of green — wrapped around red bean paste, all wrapped up in a banana leaf and tied with a length of cord. It’s fun to unwrap, and fun to see if you are, as our server said, someone who likes the taste or someone who doesn’t. (My friend and I fell into opposing camps but I won’t tell who belongs to which.)

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The Food ~ The View

ALFIO’S BUON CIBO

linguine pasta Cedar-wrapped salmon with arugula salad, roasted beets and fig vinaigrette Fish and chips beer battered and served with house made tartar sauce

2724 Erie Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45208 513-321-0555, alfios-cincy.com $36 Dinner FIRST COURSE

Spinach and cheese empanada Cup of smoked filet mignon chili Citrus and arugula salad with fried goat cheese and blueberry compote

THIRD COURSE

Chocolate Lava Cake Miniature version of our classic strawberry sundae

SECOND COURSE

CHÉ

Veal short rib ravioli in a creamy truffle mushroom marsala sauce Duck ravioli braised and served in an Italian cabernet and shiitake mushroom sauce topped with shaved pecorino romano 4 oz. filet served over roasted poblano-mashed potatoes and Brussels sprouts topped with Argentine chimichurri demi-glace Pistachio-crusted salmon served over butternut squash-mashed potatoes and broccolini

1342 Walnut St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 513-345-8838, checincinnati.com $36 Dinner FIRST COURSE

Truffle mac & cheese Two empanadas Brussels and bacon SECOND COURSE

Braised skirt steak served over creamy risotto Rolled and stuffed chicken Milanesa served over light, lemony salad greens Beef tips topped with chimichurri and Argentine pepper relish over roasted potatoes

THIRD COURSE

Brown sugar goat cheese cheesecake garnished with raspberry coulis and amaretto whipped cream Chocolate raspberry tiramisu Cinnamon apple bread pudding

THIRD COURSE

Apple empanada Oreo-stuffed empanada Cheesecake with a chocolate raspberry dulce de leche sauce

GCRW Cock tail

Smoked Maker’s Mark Old Fashioned | $10 Tito’s Black Berry Lime Mule | $10

BANANA LEAF MODERN THAI

GCRW Cock tails

FIRST COURSE

638 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011 859-905-6800, hotelcovington.com/dining/coppins $26 Lunch

The Baya Fizz

101 E. Main St., Mason, Ohio 45040 513-234-0779, bananaleafmodernthai.com $36 Lunch & Dinner

COPPIN’S RESTAURANT

MENUS

Shrimp & mango roll wrap with our kaffir lime sauce and our homemade peanut sauce Tom Yum soup with grape tomatoes and mushrooms with notes of lemongrass and kaffir lime Banana Leaf house salad served with our homemade peanut sauce dressing on the side

FIRST COURSE

Crawfish bisque Corn and jalapeño hush puppies Boudin Scotch egg

SECOND COURSE

All available with choice of chicken, pork or tofu Shrimp and steak available for an additional $4 Bangkok Street Noodles with our long-life angel hair noodle, baby bok choy, carrots, shiitake mushrooms and edamame in our famous XO sauce; add a crispy fried egg on top to make it “street style” for an additional $2 Thai ginger stirfry with fresh vegetable medley sauteed in Thai blue ginger and served with choice of Jasmine or brown rice Panang curry with snow peas, carrots, coconut milk, and kaffir lime. Served with choice of jasmine or brown rice THIRD COURSE

Thai tiramisu incorporated with Thai coffee Three macarons in assorted flavors

BASIL’S ON MARKET

5650 Tylersville Road, Mason, Ohio 45040 513-445-4637, basilsonmarket.com $36 Dinner FIRST COURSE

Lobster bisque finished with a basil-scallion crème fraîche House salad with fresh greens topped with shredded pepper jack cheese, cucumber ceviche and fried garbanzo beans SECOND COURSE

Strawberry Basil Martini

FIRST COURSE

Smoked Gouda Pimento Cheese with smoked gouda, cheddar, red roasted peppers and Sixteen Bricks sourdough crostinis House-smoked chicken and sausage gumbo made with traditional dark roux BrewRiver Salad with field greens, tomatoes, blue cheese, radish slivers, shallot confit, toasted almonds and balsamic vinaigrette SECOND COURSE

Buttermilk Crispy Chicken served with crispy potatoes, local honey and housemade coleslaw The Natchez house-smoked hamburger, blue cheese, red onion straws, Sriracha aioli served on a Sixteen Bricks Artisan Bakehouse bun. Served with hand-cut fries or housemade coleslaw. Pasta Monica with fresh pasta, shrimp, creole cream sauce, basil and parmesan THIRD COURSE

4 oz. beer pairing of Brink Brewing’s King Cake Baby! Served with either choice of: Dark Chocolate “Beer” Brownie with local beerinfused chocolate ganache and whipped cream Bananas Foster Bread Pudding made with day-old bread, bananas, rum and caramel sauce

BROWN DOG CAFE

1000 Summit Place, Blue Ash, Ohio 45252 513-794-1610, browndogcafe.com $36 Dinner FIRST COURSE

Soup (daily selection) Brie Quesadilla with caramelized fennel, triple cream brie, strawberry-jalapeño jam and pineapple salsa (gf) Argentinian Beef Empanada with barbacoa, goat cheese, lettuce sauce and red pepper coulis Smoked Garlic Shrimp Scampi with seared shrimp, smoked garlic, herb butter, tomato, white wine and crostinis SECOND COURSE

Soup (daily selection) House salad with local greens, dried cherry,

THIRD COURSE

Pan Roast Halibut with beet risotto, local mixed vegetables and beurre blanc sauce Wild Boar Schnitzel with panko-fried Texas boar, purple potato hash, boursin spinach quail egg, anchovy butter and demi South of the Border Sirloin with gray salt seared sirloin, chimichurri, Mexican corn casserole and fresh lime GCRW Cock tails

Not So Old-Fashioned | $12 Pear Infused Tito’s Tini | $12

BUTCHER AND BARREL

700 Race St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 513-954-8974, thebutcherbarrel.com $36 Dinner FIRST COURSE

Crab Cake Empanada with caper aioli Fresh burrata with a red pesto chimichurri Grilled bruschetta with a pepper onion tomato relish SECOND COURSE

Butternut squash soup Grilled romaine lettuce with a chimichurri ranch, fresh tomatoes and bacon Fried goat cheese salad with passionfruit vinaigrette, arugula, candied almonds, blueberry compote THIRD COURSE

Pan-seared salmon with butternut squash mash, seared Brussels sprouts, Argentine relish Braised short rib over a creamy truffle and spinach gnocchi Grilled lamb chops over creamy asparagus risotto,

topped with mint and rosemary chimichurri Grilled 4 oz. filet mignon with truffle mash, grilled asparagus and a creamy marsala mushroom sauce

THE CAPITAL GRILLE

3821 Edwards Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45209 513-351-0814, thecapitalgrille.com $36 Dinner FIRST COURSE

Wedge salad with blue cheese and smoked bacon Field greens salad with parmesan vinaigrette New England Clam Chowder Lobster Bisque *Additional | $5 SECOND COURSE

Filet mignon 8 oz. Bone-in dry-aged New York strip 14 oz. Herb-roasted chicken Seared citrus glazed salmon with marcona almonds and brown butter S E C O N D C O U R S E AC C O M PA N I M E N T S

Sam’s mashed potatoes French beans with heirloom tomatoes THIRD COURSE

Flourless chocolate espresso cake Crème brûlée

CHART HOUSE

405 Riverboat Row, Newport, Ky. 41071 859-261-0300, chart-house.com $36 Dinner FIRST COURSE

Beef capriccio with truffle vinaigrette, shaved parmesan and capers Wedge salad with iceberg wedge, bacon, onion and house made blue cheese dressing Clam chowder SECOND COURSE

Chicken Balsamico with parmesan chicken, artichoke bruschetta mix and balsamic glaze Shrimp fresca pasta with breaded shrimp and

Restaurants with more than one option listed in the course will give guests a choice on their selection. Menus are subject to change.

BBQ shrimp and grits Red beans and rice with fried chicken thigh Smothered tomatoes and okra with Creole cream cheese grits THIRD COURSE

Blueberry bread pudding with bourbon glaze Beignets: New Orleans-style fried pastries with powdered sugar Bananas foster cheesecake $36 Dinner FIRST COURSE

Crawfish Bisque Corn and jalapeño hush puppies Boudin Scotch egg SECOND COURSE

BBQ shrimp and grits Red beans and rice with fried chicken thigh Smothered tomatoes and okra with Creole cream cheese grits THIRD COURSE

Blueberry bread pudding with bourbon glaze Beignets: New Orleans-style fried pastries with powdered sugar Bananas foster cheesecake GCRW Cock tails

Hurricane | $12 French 76 | $12

COZY’S CAFE + PUB

6440 Cin-Day Road, Liberty Township, Ohio 45044 513-644-9365,cozyscafeandpub.com $26 Lunch FIRST COURSE

Fried chorizo and pimento cheese with housemade creamy pimento cheese, rendered chorizo and spicy piquillo pepper sauce Grilled toast with caramelized red anjou pear, marcona almond crumble, whipped honey goat cheese, crostini SECOND COURSE

Soup of the moment Mixed spring green salad with local greens, sundried tomatoes, red onion, rye croutons, shaved parmesan and lemon vinaigrette

C I T Y B E AT. C O M

GCRW Cock tails

4632 Eastern Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45226 513-861-2484, brewrivercreolekitchen.com $36 Dinner

gorgonzola, spiced pecans marinated tomato and balsamic vinaigrette (gf) Strawberry & Onion Salad with local greens, fresh strawberry, Bermuda onion, pine nuts, goat cheese and citrus vinaigrette (gf) Caprese Salad with local greens, fresh mozzarella balls, toy box tomatoes basil olive oil and balsamic reduction (gf)

THIRD COURSE

Orange Dreamsicle cake Cheescake

BREWRIVER CREOLE KITCHEN

A P R . 3 - 9 , 2 0 19

Lobster shells and cheese with grilled shrimp, creamy smoked gouda sauce and chunked lobster, crowned with grilled Gulf shrimp Boneless short rib, twice braised, resting on risotto, alongside Basil’s Veg finished with a root vegetable au jus Mushroom Zusketti with spaghetti zucchini, portabella and button mushrooms, roasted red pepper coulis, goat cheese and candied walnuts with rosemary focaccia bread Pesto chicken breasts topped with bruschetta and lemon truffle sauce resting alongside pesto cream fettuccine 12 oz. NY strip steak served with Dijon mushroom cream sauce, Basil’s Veg and baby baked potatoes topped with crispy delmonicos

SECOND COURSE

THIRD COURSE

Smoked salmon pastrami with a runny egg, fried capers, shaved onion, horseradish aioli on toasted brioche Chicken caprese sandwich with Italian marinated Gerber Farms chicken thigh, balsamic mozzarella, arugula pesto, crispy basil on parmesan crusted Sixteen Bricks hoagie bun Short rib tacos with slow braised beef, cotija cheese, avocado slaw, pickled fresnos, toasted cumin crema $36 Dinner FIRST COURSE

Smoked salmon toast with salmon “pastrami”, cured egg yolk, fried capers Confit duck wings with Maple Leaf Farms drumette, sweet heat garlic sauce SECOND COURSE

Soup of the moment Celery and local green salad with shaved celery, feta cheese, pickled radish, crispy shallots and avocado vinaigrette THIRD COURSE

Chicken and hash with Gerber Farms airline chicken breast, slow cooked then pan seared, herb potato and vegetable hash and chicken jus Grilled halibut with Alaskan halibut, crispy polenta cake, charred corn succotash and chimichurri sauce Maker’s Mark bourbon BBQ beef rib with bourbon barbecue reduction, wilted collard collard greens with bacon ends and apples FOURTH COURSE

Pam Sturkey’s Chocolate Peanut Butter “bar” Lemon raspberry cheesecake

DESHA’S

11320 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45249 513-247-9933, deshas.com/cincinnati/ $36 Dinner FIRST COURSE

Fried goat cheese salad with bibb lettuce, marinated tomatoes, red onion, apples, sherry Dijon vinaigrette Tomato Basil Bisque topped with croutons and parmesan cheese SECOND COURSE

Shrimp risotto with jumbo shrimp, parmesan cheese, spinach and mushrooms, topped with a tomato caper relish Pork tenderloin with roasted fingerling potatoes and asparagus, topped with a Dijon herb sauce 8 oz. prime rib with mashed potatoes, au jus mushroom caps and creamy horseradish THIRD COURSE

deSha’s Bread Pudding served as a custard based bread pudding with whiskey sauce, raisins and vanilla bean ice cream Berry cobbler topped with vanilla bean ice cream

EDDIE MERLOT’S

10808 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 513-489-1212, eddiemerlots.com $36 Dinner FIRST COURSE

C I T Y B E AT. C O M

A P R . 3 - 9 , 2 0 19

Caesar salad with crisp chopped hearts of romaine lettuce, Caesar dressing, croutons and parmesan cheese Cup of crab and corn bisque

SECOND COURSE

8 oz. bone-in filet mignon with roasted garlic mashed potatoes and sauteed green beans Grilled Creekstone Farms pork chop, slowly grilled and served with Southern Comfort BBQ glaze served with roasted mashed potatoes and sauteed green beans Cedar plank oven-roasted salmon with BBQ glaze and garlic aioli served with sauteed spinach and fingerling potatoes Chicken Florentine with creamed spinach, parmesan cream sauce and tomato relish *Upgrade to a 7 oz. filet mignon | $5 *Upgrade to a 12 oz. prime ribeye | $10 THIRD COURSE

World Famous Carrot Cake

Triple Layer Chocolate Cake

EIGHTH & ENGLISH

2038 Madison Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45208 513-386-7383, 8thandenglish.com $36 Dinner FIRST COURSE

Swordfish meatballs with pine nuts, golden raisins, carriage house farms polenta and brown butter Bruschetta with grilled Allez Bakery bread rub with garlic, pepperonata, pickled anchovy and a hard egg Arugula Salad with parmiggiano, lemon oil, fried quinoa SECOND COURSE

Spaghetti Vongole with little neck clams, toasted garlic, chili flake, white wine and bread crumbs 8 & E Halibut with bock choy, arancini, coconut curry, jalapeño and cilantro Dry Aged Burger with pat lafrieda dry aged beef burger, aged cheddar, steamed onion, thousand island, pickles on a Sixteen Bricks brioche bun THIRD COURSE

Devils Food Cake with ganache, brûléed bananas, banana bourbon caramel and sweet and salty peanuts Madisono’s gelato or sorbet

EMBERS

8170 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45236 513-984-8090, embersrestaurant.com $26 Dinner FIRST COURSE

Spicy tuna roll with seven pepper tuna and cucumber Chicken spring roll with an Asian slaw and dipping sauce Caesar salad with romaine hearts, parmesan crisps, pesto croutons and caesar dressing Green Goddess Salad with bibb lettuce, roma tomatoes, cucumber, radishes, candied pecans, gorgonzola crumbles and green goddess dressing SECOND COURSE

Scottish salmon with Brussels sprouts, bacon, golden raisins, celery root puree, miso-cider beurre blanc Braised short ribs with sage butter whipped potatoes, soy roasted mushrooms, cipollini onions, red wine demi and parmesan Tempura sea bass roll with crab, avocado, tempura seabass and teriyaki sauce Veggie tower with farro “risotto”, balsamic and truffle-marinated vegetables and miso-carrot vinaigrette THIRD COURSE

Chocolate terrine with Grand Mariner englace, balsamic-soaked strawberries, muldon salt and pistachios Oreo-stuffed donuts with blackberry puree and Baileys cookies and cream ice cream Scoop of housemade ice cream

FIREBIRDS WOOD FIRED GRILL 5075 Deerfield Blvd., Mason, Ohio 45040 513-234-9032, firebirdsrestaurants.com $26 Lunch FIRST COURSE

Homemade soup of the day Chicken tortilla soup BLT salad Mixed greens salad Caesar salad SECOND COURSE

Crispy flounder sandwich with lettuce, tomato and charred lemon tartar sauce and choice of side Gnocchi chicken Florentine with grilled chicken, portabella mushrooms, spinach and Gnocchi pasta in a creamy asiago sauce Grilled steak tacos with charred corn salsa, creamy avocado sauce and Mexican rice Steak fajita salad with grilled marinated steak served over a mixed green salad with corn, peppers, onions, tortilla strips, pico de gallo, avocado and salsa verde vinaigrette THIRD COURSE

Crème brulèe cheesecake squares Chocolate brownie with Breyers ice cream, dark

chocolate sauce and salted caramel sauce Warm carrot cake with salted caramel sauce $36 Dinner

compote and toasted coconut GCRW Cock tails

Maker’s Mark Collins | $9 Tito’s Blood Orange Martini | $9

FIRST COURSE

Buffalo shrimp with flash-fried jumbo shrimp tossed in house made buffalo sauce served over blue cheese dressing Homemade soup of the day Chicken tortilla soup BLT salad Mixed greens salad Caesar salad SECOND COURSE

Slow-roasted prime rib encrusted with fresh herbs and black pepper, hand carved and served with homemade au jus and creamy horseradish sauce. Served with choice of loaded baked potato or Parmesan mashed potatoes Wood-grilled striped bass topped with charred corn salsa and creamy avocado sauce, served with Mediterranean grain salad Grilled short rib served over creamy cheddar polenta, topped with crispy fried spinach Gnocchi chicken Florentine with grilled chicken, portabella mushrooms, spinach and gnocchi pasta in a creamy asiago sauce *Add Jumbo Shrimp $6.60 *Add Cold Water Lobster Tail $23 THIRD COURSE

Crème brulèe cheesecake squares Chocolate brownie with Breyers ice cream, dark chocolate sauce and salted caramel sauce Warm carrot cake with salted caramel sauce

GALLA PARK

175 Joe Nuxhall Way, Cincinnati , Ohio 45202 513-421-7275, gallapark.com $36 Dinner FIRST COURSE

Snapper crudo with cara oranges, pink peppercorns and fennel Steamed buns with pickled spring vegetables SECOND COURSE

Cucumber salad with radishes, fava beans and a creamy dill dressing THIRD COURSE

Wagu beef with broccoli puree and fingerling potatoes Vegetable Wellington with ramp pesto GCRW Cock tails

Maker’s Mark Manhattan | $12 Strawberry Basil Martini | $13

GOLDEN LAMB

27 S. Broadway St., Lebanon, Ohio 45036 513-932-5065, goldenlamb.com $36 Dinner FIRST COURSE

Gourmet cheese and shaved Brussels sprout salad with old world sourdough, triple cream brie, cherry chutney served with shaved Brussels sprouts, toasted almonds, crispy Sky Haven ham, celery seed vinaigrette Local mushroom bisque with cremini, shiitake, portabella roasted with herbs, garlic, sweet cream topped with black truffle granola SECOND COURSE

Peppercorn-crusted venison strip loin with English pea purée, couscous sauté and Maker’s Mark cream sauce Twin lump crab cakes with tidewater rock shrimp slaw, sweet potato fries with local honey crema, fresno pepper aioli Grilled certified angus beef filet mignon sliced and served with sea-salt and tarragon butter atop spring vegetable pan roast | $10 supplemental Bright Farms spinach gnocchi with spaghetti squash, asparagus, roasted red peppers, local mushrooms THIRD COURSE

Dark rum macerated strawberry and rhubarb cobbler *Add local vanilla gelato a la mode | $3 Lemon basil panna cotta with fresh dark berry

JAG’S STEAK & SEAFOOD

5980 West Chester Road, West Chester, Ohio 45069 513-860-5353, jags.com $36 Dinner FIRST COURSE

Salt and pepper calamari with Rhode Island squid, lightly breaded, garlic aioli, marinara, cherry peppers, Ezra’s feta, parsley, charred lemon scallops Rockefeller with wild sea scallops, spinach, onion, Pernod, garlic, fontina, comté cheese, bread crumbs, bacon, béarnaise Roasted beef bone marrow with lemon herb crumb, grilled sourdough, parsley, pickled shallot, capers, olive oil, parmesan, balsamic, sea salt Camelot chicken with coconut chicken tenders, coconut honey mustard, fresh pineapple SECOND COURSE

The Dirty Caesar with romaine lettuce, white anchovy, rye crouton, parmesan reggiano, heirloom tomato, confit onion, soft boiled egg, garlic parmesan dressing Heirloom beet and goat cheese salad with roasted beet puree, seasoned goat cheese, spring peas, arugula, frisee, champagne vinaigrette, pickled radish, tarragon crème fraiche Asparagus soup with fresh asparagus blended with vegetable stock and cream, topped with grilled asparagus, dill crème fraiche, mascarpone, lemon oil THIRD COURSE

Grilled filet mignon with spring onion compound butter, veal demi-glaze, garlic mashed potatoes, steamed asparagus *Upgrade to 8 oz. for $10 Potato-encrusted halibut on bed of beech mushrooms, haricot verts, parsnips, cippolini onions, asparagus with mushroom-sherry cream and chive oil Joyce Farms airline chicken with marsala wine, glace de poulet, cauliflower and celery root puree, roasted Brussels sprouts, pancetta, sea salt

KAZE

1400 Vine St., Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-898-7991 kazeotr.com $26 Dinner FIRST COURSE

Artisan salad with cranberry, compressed plum, pistachio, goat cheese, yuzu vinaigrette OTR Roll with tuna, avocado, cucumber, spicy scallion aioli, ponzu Garden Roll with vegetable fritter, avocado, watercress vinaigrette House smoked wings with miso Buffalo sauce, sesame seeds, green onion Miso soup with tofu, kelp, sesame oil, chili oil SECOND COURSE

Salmon with seven-pepper crust, crispy ramen, bok choy, eggplant, soy roasted mushrooms, General Tso’s sauce Chicken Katsu with panko-crusted chicken, fried Brussels, yuzu aioli, tare, rice Roasted Vegetable Bowl with seasonal vegetables, miso butter, tare, rice Nigiri Dinner with selection of nigiri (3 pieces), 1/2 California roll Brisket with kimchi, fried okra, shiso aioli, rice GCRW Cok tails

Okay Grandpa Top Shelf Cutie Honey

KEYSTONE BAR & GRILL

313 Greenup St., Covington, Kentucky 41011 859-261-6777 249 Calhoun St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45219 513-321-2150 3384 Erie Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45208 513-321-2150, keystonebar.com $36 Lunch & Dinner

Restaurants with more than one option listed in the course will give guests a choice on their selection. Menus are subject to change.

FIRST COURSE

Loaded Keystone Chips with four-cheese béchamel, Keystone chips, bacon and tomatoes Buffalo Chicken Dip with pulled chicken, cream cheese, hot sauce, ranch dressing, and blue cheese crumbles. Served with fresh tortilla chips SECOND COURSE

Poached Pear & Pecan Salad with arugula, frisee, arcadian blend, poached pears, candied pecans, cranberries, blue cheese crumbles, and hard cider vinaigrette Keystone Burger with seasoned ground beef, bacon, caramelized onions, chipotle-cheese bechamel served with Keystone chips B.B. King Mac & Cheese with BBQ chicken, bacon and cornbread crumbles Cuban Sandwich with slow roasted ham, pulled pork, pickles, swiss, Dijonaise on a Cubano hoagie served with Keystone chips THIRD COURSE

Bourbon-Pear Cream Puff Pastry with bourbonglazed poached pears topped with fresh whipped cream in a flaky pastry shell

LOUVINO

1142 Main St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 513-813-3350, louvino.com/otr $36 Dinner F I R S T C O U R S E (c h o o s e t h r e e)

Loaded Baked Potato Tots with Yukon gold potatoes, bacon, cheddar, scallion and house ranch Brussels Sprouts Salad with seasonal chili salsa and cilantro lime vinaigrette Fried chicken tacos with crispy chicken, garlic whipped potato, cheddar and pepper gravy Seared scallops with fried green tomato, maple mustard sauce and parmesan Beef sliders topped with bacon, caramelized pepper and onion mix and port cheese Bibb salad with red grapes, black-eyed peas, quark cheese, honey-limon vinaigrette Bison-stuffed peppers with ground bison, grilled squash, brown rice, smoked gouda, basil pesto Vegetable gratin with Cauliflower, parsnip, sweet potato, leeks, and Parmesan SECOND COURSE

Cookie-dough stuffed beignets

MATT THE MILLER’S TAVERN

5901 E. Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45236 513-914-4903 , mtmtavern.com 9558 Civic Centre Blvd., West Chester, Ohio 45069 513-298-4050, mtmtavern.com $26 Lunch & Dinner FIRST COURSE

The Miller Salad served with a variety of mixed greens tossed in a sweet and sour dressing and topped with bacon, red onion, crumbled blue cheese, and grape tomatoes Tomato basil bisque Chicken noodle soup Beer cheese soup Bavarian pretzel bites dusted with sea salt and served with roasted garlic sauce and sweet and tangy mustard sauce Loaded Tavern Chips topped with blue cheese sauce, crumbled blue cheese, shredded white cheddar, diced tomatoes, smoked bacon, scallions, and tarragon essence SECOND COURSE

8 oz. Wagyu top sirloin beef from Snake River Farms has a higher than average marbling and is intensely flavorful, with a rich beefy taste. Served with onion straws and mixed vegetables Asian salmon pan seared and served with soy-honey glaze, coconut edamame rice, and mixed vegetables Roasted chicken from Gerber Farms, roasted and served with warm kale and ancient grain blended with roasted cauliflower, edamame, tomatoes, cherries, and toasted almonds Shrimp and sausage baked rigatoni with jumbo shrimp and Italian sausage tossed with peppers and onions in a creamy scampi sauce. Topped with a 3-cheese blend and parmesan breadcrumbs THIRD COURSE

Cheesecake mini shooter Oreo brownie mini shooter

MCCORMICK & SCHMICK’S

21 E. Fifth St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 513-721-9339, mccormickandschmicks.com $36 Dinner FIRST COURSE

Kung Pao calamari with pepperoncini rings, cherry peppers and roasted peanuts Mexi-Caesar Salad with a chipotle Caesar dressing and fire roasted corn salsa Chilled asparagus and potato vichyssoise with crab and asparagus SECOND COURSE

Seared Ahi sesame crusted with baby bok choy, shiitake mushrooms and Mongolian pepper sauce Asian BBQ salmon with stir fry vegetables, sushi rice with sesame seeds and Mongolian pepper sauce Caribbean Jerk mahi mahi with vanilla sweet potato, mae ploy beurre blanc and tropical fruit salsa Truffled beef medallions with truffle butter, Brussels sprout bacon and potato, bordelaise

Fried Chicken Taquitos with cabbage, queso fresco, avocado crema and salsa roja THIRD COURSE

Beef Short Rib Empanadas with a cilantro-chili sauce Fried Calamari Tacos with pickled fresno peppers, cilantro, onion, corn tortillas, harissa aioli Arepa (cornmeal cake) with chorizo and queso fresco Tostones (crispy plantains) with guacamole FOURTH COURSE

Dark Chocolate Tart with an almond crust and whipped cream Vanilla panna cotta with macerated strawberries Seasonal sorbet

MITCHELL’S FISH MARKET

9456 Water Front Drive, West Chester, Ohio 45069 513-779-5292, mitchellsfishmarket.com $36 Dinner

THIRD COURSE

FIRST COURSE

Buckeye Pie with peanut butter and chocolate peanut bark Vanilla bean panna cotta with a strawberry and almond cookie

Mitchell’s house salad Classic Caesar New England clam chowder

THE MELTING POT

11023 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45249 513-530-5501, meltingpot.com $26 Lunch & Dinner FIRST COURSE

Bourbon bacon cheddar fondue Spinach artichoke cheese fondue SECOND COURSE

Wisconsin wedge salad with ranch Strawberry pecan salad with lemon poppyseed dressing THIRD COURSE

Teriyaki marinated sirloin, pacific white shrimp, garlic chili chicken, bbq pork medallion and vegetable medley GCRW Cock tails

Marker’s Manhattan | $10.95 Melting Pot Mule | $10.95

METROPOLE

609 Walnut St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 513-578-6660, metropoleonwalnut.com $36 Dinner FIRST COURSE

Burnt Carrot Salad with avocado, pickled red onion, feta, cilantro and toasted pepitas Kale and Radish Salad with a yogurt herb dressing, pickled cherries and Blue Oven bread crumbs SECOND COURSE

Coppa Steak with wilted chicories, apple and fennel slaw and confit cipollini Trout with asparagus, onion soubise, preserved lemon and walnut Wild Mushroom Toast with Blue Oven bread, ricotta and mushroom gravy THIRD COURSE

SECOND COURSE

Harpoon shrimp salad with blackened shrimp, egg, tomato, bacon, blue cheese and sweet and sour dressing Crispy chicken parmesan with fresh linguine and marinara Seafood paella with clams, mussels, shrimp, calamari, scallops, chorizo, peppers and saffron rice THIRD COURSE

Mini Sharkfin Pie Crème brûlée

MOERLEIN LAGER HOUSE

115 Joe Nuxhall Way, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 513-421-2337, moerleinlagerhouse.com $26 Lunch & Dinner FIRST COURSE

Soft pretzels served with beer cheese and spicy mustard Iceberg wedge salad with tomato, bacon, Danish blue cheese and blue cheese dressing Mini Meat & Cheese Board served with grilled beer bread, spicy mustard, applekraut and pickles. Select one meat and one cheese option. SECOND COURSE

MoerBurger served with cheddar, pastrami, applewood bacon, fried egg, sweet onion relish and black pepper mayo on a brioche roll Short Rib Grilled Cheese with braised beef short rib, sweet onion relish and butterkase on toasted parmesan sourdough Angry Mac & Cheese with hot mett, shrimp and jalapeno cheese sauce THIRD COURSE

Black Cherry Forest Cake with black cherry ice cream, chocolate mousse cake, Kirschwasser cherry compote and chocolate ganache S’Mores Chocolate Lava Cake with burnt homemade marshmallow and graham cracker tuile GCRW Cock tails

Chocolate Tres Leches Cake Key Lime Pie

Sparkling Blackberry Martini | $10

GCRW Cock tails

MONTGOMERY INN

Samurai Cowboy | $9 Woo Girl | $10

FIRST COURSE

SECOND COURSE

Served with your choice of a freshly made side World-Famous Montgomery Inn Ribs with our original slow-roasted ribs or our hickory-smoked spare ribs

Bourbon Cardamom Cooler | $10 Chamomile Haze | $10

Profiterole with a buttery puffed pastry shell filled with Graeter’s vanilla ice cream and topped with hot fudge Classic New York-style cheesecake GCRW Cock tails

The King Cocktail by Molly Wellmann | $10 Moscow Mule | $10 $26 Lunch & Dinner Montgomery Inn The Boathouse FIRST COURSE

Ribs King Salad with fresh greens topped with tomatoes, carrots, red onions, cucumbers and homemade croutons Classic Caesar with romaine lettuce tossed in our Caesar dressing and topped with our homemade croutons and parmesan cheese SECOND COURSE

Served with your choice of a freshly made side World-Famous Montgomery Inn Ribs with our original slow-roasted ribs or our hickory-smoked spare ribs Barbecued Spring Chicken served with our Original or our spicy chipotle barbecue sauce Coho Salmon grilled or blackened THIRD COURSE

Profiterole with a buttery puffed pastry shell filled with Graeter’s vanilla ice cream and topped with hot fudge Classic New York-Style cheesecake GCRW Cock tails

The King Cocktail by Molly Wellmann | $10 Moscow Mule | $10

MORTON’S THE STEAKHOUSE 441 Vine St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 513-621-3111, mortons.com $36 Dinner FIRST COURSE

Cup of baked five onion soup Morton’s salad Caesar salad Cup of lobster bisque *Additional | $3 SECOND COURSE

6 oz. center-cut filet mignon 16 oz. double-cut prime pork chop Broiled salmon with beurre blanc Chicken christopher *Upgrade to 8 oz. center-cut filet mignon | $10 S E C O N D C O U R S E AC C O M PA N I M E N T

Sour cream mashed potatoes “Twice baked” au gratin potatoes Sauteed broccoli florets Creamed spinach THIRD COURSE

Dark chocolate mousse Key lime pie Morton’s Legendary Hot Chocolate Cake *Additional | $6

MUSE MT. LOOKOUT

1000 Delta Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45208 513-620-8777, musemtlookout.com $26 Lunch & Dinner FIRST COURSE

Tomato basil soup (gf/v) Butternut squash soup (gf/v) Local kale caesar with flax croutons SECOND COURSE

Vegan mac and cheese with orecchiette pasta, cashew cheese, roasted mushrooms, spinach, nutritional yeast and mushroom stock (v) Meatloaf with hoisin barbecue glaze, whipped cauliflower, roasted brussels sprouts and Fretboard Trey braised onions Shrimp and grits with stone-ground cheddar grits and house pepper garlic sauce THIRD COURSE

OCD Parsnip and maple cake with burnt parsnip,

GCRW Cock tails

NAPA KITCHEN + BAR

9386 Montgomery Road, Montgomery, Ohio 45242 513-745-9568, napakitchenandbar.com $26 Dinner FIRST COURSE

Tuscan chicken soup with fresh parmesan, crostini Napa greens salad with field greens, bacon, candied pecans, green apple, radish, blue cheese, sherry vinaigrette SECOND COURSE

Grilled shrimp and risotto with citrus risotto, asparagus, char-grilled shrimp, Sriracha cream sauce Sesame orange-glazed salmon with char-grilled salmon, jasmine rice with fresh cilantro, ginger, orange zest, broccolini Smoked chicken tortellini with nueske’s smoked chicken tortellini, sriracha cream, caramelized onions, smoked roma tomatoes, crisp pancetta, fresh herbs THIRD COURSE

Triple chocolate pot de crème with dense, rich dark chocolate custard garnished with fresh whipped cream Maple-bourbon bread pudding with pure maple syrup, candied pecans, bourbon butter sauce served with, Johnson’s triple vanilla bean ice cream

THE NATIONAL EXEMPLAR

6880 Wooster Pike, Cincinnati, Ohio 45227 513-271-2103, nationalexemplar.com $36 Dinner FIRST COURSE

French onion Soup with Spanish onion, sherry vinegar, french baguette and Gruyere cheese Jumbo Lump Crab Cake (1) pan-seared served with pommery mustard and granny smith apple slaw Asparagus and haricots verts salad with mixed frisee, roasted garlic emulsion, peppered bacon, seven-minute egg, smoked Dijon-cider vinaigrette, topped with grilled breadcrumbs and goat milk feta cheese SECOND COURSE

Grilled Artic char with baby bok choy, shiitake mushrooms, smoked fingerling and dill buerre blanc Gerber Farms chicken with Southern-style cheese grits, collard greens and sherry cream sauce Spring risotto with spring vegetables, whipped ricotta and basil pesto Slow-roasted prime rib with an aged Midwestern beef, boursin whipped potatoes, roasted garlic broccolini and served au jus THIRD COURSE

Signature homemade carrot cake with cream cheese icing Fresh lemon tart with lemon cream and mixed sugared berries Affogato served as a double espresso poured over Madisono’s salty caramel gelato

NICHOLSON’S TAVERN & PUB 625 Walnut St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 513-564-9111, nicholsonspub.com $36 Lunch FIRST COURSE

Scotch egg Spinach dip Beer cheese Beer-battered haddock nuggets served with Belhaven Scottish ale, malt vinegar aioli, tartar sauce, lemon SECOND COURSE

Fish & Chips Caledonian chicken sandwich Signature burger Seared Ahi tuna wrap THIRD COURSE

Sticky toffee pudding Tipsy Laird

Restaurants with more than one option listed in the course will give guests a choice on their selection. Menus are subject to change.

$36 Dinner FIRST COURSE

Scotch egg Spinach dip Beer cheese Beer-battered haddock nuggets served with Belhaven Scottish ale, malt vinegar aioli, tartar sauce, lemon SECOND COURSE

Pan-seared Scottish salmon Grilled pork loin Steak and duck fat fries Oven-roasted ½ chicken THIRD COURSE

Sticky toffee pudding Tipsy Laird Apple crisp Butterscotch pudding

NICOLA’S RISTORANTE

1420 Sycamore St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 513-721-6200, nicolasotr.com $36 Dinner FIRST COURSE

Caesar salad with romaine, grana padano, croutons and parmesan crisps Prosciutto salad with burrata cheese, arugula, citronette and pecorino Boucheron goat cheese salad with apple, truffle, pistachios and mixed greens SECOND COURSE

Tagliatelle alla Bolognese with class meat sauce Maccheroni Tre Formaggi with broccoli, soffritto, fontina, caciocavallo and grana padano Potato Gnocchi with four cheese fondue, truffle oil and chives Tagliolini all’Amatriciana Bianca with amatriciana bianca sauce and pecorino toscano THIRD COURSE

Chicken Saltimbocca with prosciutto, fontina, robuchon potatoes, broccolini, cipollini onion, marsala chicken jus Branzino with cauliflower, pearl onion, white wine raisins and brown butter Pork tenderloin with navy bean ragout, apple mostarda, kohlrabi, stewed Brussels sprouts and red wine jus

OVERLOOK KITCHEN + BAR

5345 Medpace Way , Cincinnati, Ohio 45227 513-527-9906, thesummithotel.com/dining $26 Lunch FIRST COURSE

Burrata with marinated radish, citrus, small herbs Beets four ways, pickled, roasted, raw and fried. Served with local greens, whipped farmers cheese, fennel, hazel nuts and buttermilk dressing SECOND COURSE

Steak Frites with a prime hanger steak, wild rocket and soft herbed fries Summit Burger with a special blend, fontina, our pickle, summit sauce, heirloom tomato, red onion, iceberg served on a sesame seed bun Crispy fish tacos (Gluten Free) with piquillo aioli, pickled cabbage, pico de gallo and guacamole THIRD COURSE

Crème brûlée Carrot Cake with brûléed frosting and ginger gelato Pie of the day served with vanilla gelato $36 Dinner FIRST COURSE

Summit Burger with a special blend, fontina, our pickle, summit sauce, heirloom tomato, red onion, iceberg served on a sesame seed bun Oxtail Ravioli with chocolate, pickled currants, pine

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SECOND COURSE

Florida Rock Shrimp Ceviche with avocado, cucumber, citrus, aji amarillo and cilantro Fried Potato Wedges tossed in pimenton oil served with aioli Harissa Roasted Carrots with quinoa, almonds, orange segments and parsley

THIRD COURSE

Apple crisp Butterscotch pudding

Blistered Shishito Peppers with lots of maldon sea salt Warm marinated olives with drunken goat cheese

FIRST COURSE

apricot, pepitas and vegan buttercream (v) Dark chocolate pie from our friends at O Pie O

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MITA’S

501 Race St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 513-421-6482, mitas.co $36 Dinner

925 Riverside Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242, 513-721-7427 9440 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 513-791-3482, montgomeryinn.com $26 Lunch & Dinner The Original Montgomery Inn

Barbecued Spring Chicken served with our Original or our spicy chipotle barbecue sauce Coho Salmon grilled or blackened

nuts and chives Tomahawk Pork Chop served with cornbread-chorizo stuffing, smoked almond romesco and quince paste THIRD COURSE

Crème brûlée Carrot Cake with brûléed frosting, ginger gelato Pie of the day served with vanilla gelato

PARKERS BLUE ASK TAVERN

4200 Cooper Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 513-891-8300, parkersblueash.com $36 Dinner FIRST COURSE

Firecracker Shrimp with Sriracha-sweet chili aioli Crab cake with frisee and bacon salad and citrus aioli Caprese salad with fresh mozzarella, heirloom tomatoes, fresh basil, balsamic reductions, extra virgin olive oil

FIRST COURSE

Ceviche with fresh fish, tomato, red onion and tostones Charred Kale Caesar Salad with foccacia croutons and parmesan reggiano Charred Apple Mixed Greens with prosciutto, pickled onions, shaved parmesan, hazelnuts and dijon vinaigrette Fried pork belly with cilanto-garlic aioli and lime

G C R W C O C K TA I L S

Parkers Fashion | $10 Zig Zag Mule | $10

PLEASANTRY

118 W. 15th St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 513-381-1969, pleasantry.com $36 Dinner FIRST COURSE

Grilled carrots with sunflower seeds, shoots and a carrot vinaigrette Beef tartare with watercress, walnuts, anchovy and pecorino SECOND COURSE

Scallops with fennel, grapefruit and bearnaise Cauliflower with confit garlic, caper, brown butter and dill Burger with kimchi, American cheese, mayo, pickles and fries THIRD COURSE

Buttermilk panna cotta with cherries, mint and cocoa Olive oil cake with honey, lemon and bee pollen

POMPILIOS

600 Washington Ave., Newport, Ky. 41071 859-581-3065, pompilios.com $36 Dinner FIRST COURSE

INCLUDES TWO Tossed Salad with egg, croutons, cheese, tomato and choice of dressing

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PRIME CINCINNATI

580 Walnut St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 513-579-0720, primecincinnati.com $36 Lunch & Dinner

SECOND COURSE

Brûlée cheesecake with crème Anglaise and caramelized sugar topping Godiva choclate ganache cake layered with Godiva chocolate liqueur, chocolate ganache frosting, berry coulis, toasted almonds and fresh whipped cream Chocolate mousee with dark Cellebaut chocolate in a white chocolate bowl

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THIRD COURSE

Bread pudding with a dark caramel sauce, marsala soaked raisins and whipped cream Tiramisu with savoiardi cookies layered with fresh cream, espresso, mascarpone cheese, chocolate and zabaglione Crème brûlée with fresh raspberries

Amish airline chicken breast with mashed potatoes, herbed beurre blanc and tomato jam 12 oz. slow-roasted prime rib of beef with au jus, creamy horseradish sauce and a choice of one side dish 7 oz. filet mignon, charcoal grilled with béarnaise sauce and a choice of one side dish Flounder Milanese stuffed with crab stuffing, polenta cake, saffron cream and tomato oil THIRD COURSE

mushrooms, prosciutto, roasted cauliflower, and polenta Seared yellowfin tuna with a lemon-herb vinaigrette, capers, arugula, and pepperonta Crab and fettuccine with mushrooms, butter, parmesan, arugula and pangrattato

810 Matson Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45204 513-251-6467, pvista.com $36 Dinner

SEASONS 52

3819 Edwards Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45209 513-631-5252, seasons52.com $36 Dinner FIRST COURSE

Roasted Italian tomato flatbread Garlic pesto chicken flatbread Seasonal selection flatbread SECOND COURSE

Seasonal spinach salad Organic field greens salad Romaine and baby kale caesar salad THIRD COURSE

THIRD COURSE

Berry flan Key lime pie with fresh whipped cream Half-baked chocolate chip cookie with vanilla bean ice cream and chocolate sauce

FOURTH COURSE

Mini Indulgence Dessert

SOMM WINE BAR

3105 Price Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45205 513-244-5843, sommwinebarcincinnati.com $36 Dinner FIRST COURSE

QUARTER BISTRO

6904 Wooster Pike, Mariemont, Ohio 45227 513-271-5400, qbcincy.com $36 Dinner FIRST COURSE

Quarter Salad with artisan greens, golden raisin, amaretto almond, crouton, sherry vinaigrette Caesar Salad with gem lettuce, parmesan, crouton, caesar dressing Tomato basil bisque with basil oil, parmesan, grilled cheese crouton SECOND COURSE

Steak Frites served as an 8 oz. house-cut American wagyu sirloin, maitre’d butter, housemade fries Seafood angel hair with bay scallop, shrimp, prosciutto, wild mushroom, sun-dried tomato, pesto butter Honey-glazed airline chicken breast with smashed marbled potato with pancetta, English pea, pickled ramp and grilled haricot vert, herb lemon chicken jus THIRD COURSE

Grace’s flourless cake with raspberry coulis, toasted hazelnut, chocolate ganache, vanilla bean ice cream Apple and white chocolate bread pudding with house made cinnamon ice cream, bourbon caramel, candied pecans

RICH’S PROPER FOOD AND DRINK 701 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011 859-415-0069, richsproper.com $26 Dinner

SECOND COURSE

PRIMAVISTA

THIRD COURSE

Mini Cheesecake with chocolate macadamia bark

Cedar plank-roasted salmon Wood-grilled filet mignon Wood-grilled pork tenderloin All-natural roasted half chicken

THIRD COURSE

GCRW Cock tails

Petite Filet: The most tender cut of corn-fed Midwestern beef broiled expertly to melt-in-your-mouth. *Upgrade to 11 oz. Filet for $14 Salmon broiled and served with sizzling lemon butter Stuffed chicken breast stuffed with garlic herb cheese and served with lemon butter

SECOND COURSE

Fresh raw oysters (3) on the half shell served with our fire-roasted cocktail sauce and classic mignonette Mac and ceese egg rolls with macaroni and cheese wrapped in eggrolls and fried. Served with our zesty remoulade

Kentucky Godfather | $12

SECOND COURSE

Alaskan halibut, pan seared with zucchini noodles, roasted red pepper, lemon-garlic sauce and dehydrated tomato coulis Churrasco Primo, an 8 oz. certified angus filet in chimichurri sauce, black beans and rice 10 oz. certified angus ribeye with wild mushrooms Zarzuela De Mariscos (Spanish seafood stew) with clams, mussels, shrimp, lobster, fish, chorizo in a saffron-tomato broth

CHOOSE TWO Lasagna Chicken fettuccine alfredo Meat or cheese ravioli Eggplant parmesan Chicken parmesan Italian sampler CHOOSE ONE Cannoli Tiramisu Bourbon pecan pie

Steak House Salad with balsamic vinaigrette

FIRST COURSE

The Madison with fresh sliced country ham, swiss cheese, spice pickles, red leaf lettuce, and olive tapenade on locally baked baguette. Served with choice of side Bluegrass Jambalaya with country ham, andouille sausage, and chicken. Also available vegetarian style. THIRD COURSE

Bread pudding baked with almonds and dried cranberries GCRW Cock tails

The Proper Smash | $8 Heartland | $8

FIRST COURSE

Bibb Salad with applewood smoked bacon, tomato and gorgonzola vinaigrette Roasted red pepper bisque with parmigiano-reggiano and brioche croutons Rock shrimp en croute with puff pastry, beech mushrooms and garlic cream SECOND COURSE

Filet Mignon au Poivre with horseradish whipped potatoes, broccolini and peppercorn cognac cream Grilled Scottish salmon with lump crab, angel hair pasta, tomato, and lemon beurre blanc Seared Amish chicken breast with panchetta parsnip potato hash, baby carrots and chicken jus THIRD COURSE

Chocolate Pot de Crème Carrot cake GCRW Cock tails

Somm Boulevardier | $11 Somm Sling | $11

STREET CITY PUB

580 Walnut St, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 513-873-7529 streetcity.pub $26 Lunch & Dinner FIRST COURSE

Scotch eggs Rueben roll Cheese curds Irish stew SECOND COURSE

10 oz. C.A.B. New York strip with chips, Fretboard onions and mustard-mayo Scottish salmon with boxty, roasted carrots and a mustard-cream sauce Fretboard beer-battered cod with Irish potato chips, Irish apple slaw and tartar sauce Shepard’s pie with C.A.B. grind, sweet peas, sweet corn and colcannon potatoes THIRD COURSE

Irish bread pudding with vanilla ice cream Fretboard chocolate cake with white chocolate icing Chocolate Irish Cream Cheesecake

TASTE OF BELGUM

1135 Vine St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 2845 Vine St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45219 3825 Edwards Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45209 16 West Freedom Way, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 513-396-5800, authenticwaffle.com $26 Lunch & Dinner

Arugula salad with apples, walnuts, roasted beets, gorgonzola and balsamic glaze Potato gnocci with pancetta, peas and sage butter Burrata with almond pesto and roasted tomato crostini

100 E. Freedom Way, Suite 160, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 513-381-0491, ruthschris.com $36 Dinner

SECOND COURSE

FIRST COURSE

Grilled pork chop with boursin served with a mustard cream sauce,

Caesar salad

Beer cheese with raspberry lambic and housemade pretzels

RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE

Mac & cheese with cheddar mornay sauce and toasted bread crumbs Liégeoise with fingerlings, haricots verts, bacon and apple cider vinegar Escargots with snails, garlic butter and a baguette SECOND COURSE

Mussels & Frites with pancetta, garlic, crushed red pepper and spicy tomato sauce (Gluten friendly) B3 Burger & Frites with a cheddar grits waffle bun, short rib/brisket/ chuck blend, candied bacon, cheddar, tomato jam and Belgian BBQ Meatballs with beef, pork, onions, Sirop de Liège and frites Carbonnades Poutine with carbonnades, mozzarella curds and frites Mushroom Galette with roasted wild mushrooms, caramelized onions, mozzarella, provolone, boursin and arugula (Gluten friendly, can be made vegan) THIRD COURSE

Strawberries & Cream Waffle Seasonal Waffle Banana & Nutella Crepe Blueberry Ricotta Cheesecake Crepe

THE MERCER

1324 Vine St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 513-421-5111, themercerotr.com $36 Dinner FIRST COURSE

Mixed Greens with citrus, spiced pecans, mango and verde vinaigrette (v/gf) Caesar salad with romaine, white anchovy and polenta croutons (gf) Crispy polenta with gorgonzola crema, figs and pork belly (gf) SECOND COURSE

Tagliatelle All’amatriciana: guanciale, red onion and tomato (available gf) Chicken with roasted carrots, chard, barley and romesco sauce Market fish with olives, fennel, couscous, tomato-saffron broth and mint Roasted rutabaga with urad dal, pickled onion and parsley-lemon oil (v/gf) THIRD COURSE

Pot de Crème (gf) Roasted pineapple with a tamarind glaze, pickled chili, pistachio and blueberry-ginger sorbet (v/gf ) Coconut-caramel martini

THE PRESIDENTS ROOM

812 Race St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 513-721-8901, thepresidentsrm.com $36 Dinner FIRST COURSE

Little Gem Salad with raspberries, pickled red onion, truffle goat cheese, ricotta salata, fennel pollen and white balsamic vinaigrette Gazpacho with heirloom tomato, strawberry, sourdough cucumber, soft herbs and crab salad Poached Pear with Sophia goat cheese, frisse and watercress with a simple dressing SECOND COURSE

Rosé braised short rib with green garlic mash, pearl onions, shiitake mushrooms and braising jus Aukra salmon with asparagus and leeks, cauliflower pureé and brown butter lemon sauce Lemon-basil tagliatelle with spring vegetables, wild mushrooms, ramp green pesto and porcini bread crumbs THIRD COURSE

Chocolate budino and banana whipped cream and toasted coconut Vanilla bean panna cotta with housemade granola and fruit

TRIO BISTRO

7565 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45236 513-984-1905, triobistro.com $36 Dinner FIRST COURSE

Caesar salad with romaine, shaved parmesan, croutons, caesar dressing Chopped house salad with chopped romaine and radicchio, red onion, sliced tomato, croutons, sweet Italian vinaigrette Lobster Bisque SECOND COURSE

6 oz. filet mignon with boursin whipped potatoes, grilled asparagus, bearnaise Miso-glazed halibut with bamboo rice, haricot verts, baby carrots, citrus buerre blanc Lemon chicken with garlic whipped potatoes, mushrooms, tomatoes, lemon caper buerre blanc Potato ravioli with spinach, red onion, grape tomatoes, white wine reduction THIRD COURSE | +$4

Vanilla bean crème brûlée with fresh berries Lemon cheesecake with blueberry sauce, candied lemon, fresh mint

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ARTS & CULTURE Bryce Dessner Creates Mapplethorpe-Inspired New Work The Cincinnati-native and member of Rock band The National recalls Robert Mapplethorpe’s The Perfect Moment with Triptych (Eyes of One on Another) BY S T E V EN R O S EN

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portion of the work’s title, Eyes of One on Another, which starts to seem like it’s not just about Mapplethorpe’s legacy but also a statement about how we suspiciously live in America. At the end, librettist Tuttle turned to the fearless voice of poet Hemphill to offer an affirmation for how we should be able to enjoy a truly free America, a place where gay love and marriage are accepted. Dessner found a soaring, choral finish deserving of the poet’s words. The key part, taken from the 1992 poem “American Wedding,” featured Robinson beginning, and then joined by everyone, singing the refrain, “In America/I place my ring/on your cock/where it belongs.” With repetition, it builds — like the ending of the Beatles’ “Hey Jude” — and becomes anthemic. It’s also daring. At both performances, the finish was met with long, sustained applause. So turning to Hemphill’s visionary poetry, and framing it with Dessner’s music, seemed a wise choice. Still, it didn’t seem the libretto got there easily. Triptych has an international tour planned. Cincinnati Opera is planning to make it a special presentation for next year’s 100th anniversary season, working in collaboration with the Contemporary Arts Center. The date is set for April 2020.

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As the title Triptych suggests, the piece’s structure was in three parts — labeled “X”, “Y” and “Z.” These are also the titles of the portfolios of Mapplethorpe’s major work. In Triptych, “X” concerns Mapplethorpe’s homosexual S&M photos and tries to express what he felt. “Y” corresponds to the Cincinnati trial — there were projected images of court documents and the singers decried the censors who came forward “with pitchforks in their hands.” But it wasn’t too impactful. “Z” was the most challenging part of Triptych. It appears as an attempt to see Mapplethorpe’s work — as well as the artist and man — from the perspective of his African-American models. (Mapplethorpe’s Z portfolio features African-American male models.) The libretto here was partially in the form of a conversation between two men; one, I gathered, is such a model who didn’t get paid in cash and has conflicted feelings about whether or not he was used. At the discussion in Ann Arbor, Schaal and Tuttle wrestled with the aspects of Mapplethorpe’s relationship to these models, even while admiring that — as Schaal said — “that man took some stunning photographs of black skin.” This “Z” section added yet another level to the meaning of the parenthetical

of One on Another). But I attended both the premiere of the staged version on March 16 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and then a “concert” performance at Knoxville’s Big Ears Festival. Triptych, which runs just over an hour, isn’t a traditional opera. It features singers accompanied by instrumentalists and has an important added visual component; enlargements of Mapplethorpe’s black-and-white photographs, including some fairly graphic ones, are projected to the singing of playwright Korde Arrington Tuttle’s libretto. The latter includes poetry by Patti Smith, Mapplethorpe’s friend, and Essex Hemphill, a gay African-American poet who died in 1995. (The words are also projected.) It can probably best be called an oratorio, although it could also be described as a more intimate operatic “new work.” In Ann Arbor, the projections were dramatically presented on a large transparent scrim in front of the stage; at Big Ears they were shown behind or above those on stage. There were other differences, too. Dessner’s music was melodically involving and wonderfully performed — starting out like a madrigal but building to something more contemporary. At times the singers made growling sounds, like ghostly mournful cries, which underscored the serious intent. Besides Roomful of Teeth, there were two thrilling soloists — tenor Isaiah Robinson and mezzo-soprano Alicia Hall Moran. Despite its ambition, I’m torn about the libretto. It had interesting ideas, but was also hard to follow. I was fortunate to attend a post-performance Q&A with Tuttle and director Kaneza Schaal in Ann Arbor to hear their insights.

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ince word first emerged last year that Bryce Dessner was working on a musical project about Robert Mapplethorpe, there’s been speculation about its form. Many thought — and hoped — it would be an opera centered on Cincinnati’s 1990 attempt to punish the Contemporary Arts Center for showing an exhibition of the late photographer’s work that included several images of men engaged in sadomasochistic acts. After all, Dessner — a Cincinnatian who has risen to fame as a band member of The National and is also an emerging New Music composer — was growing up here when those events occurred. Conceptually, a grand opera called Mapplethorpe in Cincinnati or Cincinnati’s Perfect Moment (a tip of the hat to the exhibition’s name, The Perfect Moment) would seem a natural. There were at least three acts’ worth of high drama in the historic event. Led by a stern sheriff, conservatives from the city and Hamilton County were not just hunting for pornography in their pursuit of the CAC and its director, but also seemingly trying to posthumously punish Mapplethorpe for being openly homosexual and the art world for accepting it. Although some of the photos were tough stuff, the ending was a rousing victory for freedom of speech. A jury sided with the art museum’s right to show and define art, and Mapplethorpe — although sadly not around to know it — became a Cincinnati culture hero. True, the Los Angeles Philharmonic — which had commissioned the work — gave early indications not to expect something so grand, pointing out Dessner was working with the heralded vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth on the work. But the fact that Cincinnati Opera was among the international array of co-commissioning groups still left reason to believe the work would be operatic — and Cincinnati-ish. I didn’t make it to the March 5 premiere in Los Angeles of the resulting work that Dessner composed, titled Triptych (Eyes

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Good Intentions in ‘The Thanksgiving Play’ R E V I E W BY R I C K PEN D ER

The Playhouse in the Park made a curious scheduling decision this season, presenting Larissa FastHorse’s The Thanksgiving Play in early springtime. When other theaters pick up this comedy about political correctness, they’ll more than likely produce it in a November time slot when people’s minds are on supposedly long-held traditions. But FastHorse intended to shake things up and, in fact, to upend those traditions. She’s the first Native American writer The cast of The Thanksgiving Play to have a script produced at the Playhouse, and her goal PHOTO: MIKKI SCHAFFNER PHOTOGRAPHY with this subject, as stated in a program essay, is to point moments. However, the 90-minute play out that “what is given to me as history is mines this humor over and over, eventunot only missing millions of voices but is ally pushing it to a horrifying, bloody blatantly wrong.” So perhaps to underscore extreme. If SNL-styled humor is your thing, some of the cited discrepancies, the first you’ll probably love this show; if not, you’ll step was to produce the show at a different grow weary before the finale — which is, time of year. indeed, a riotous acknowledgment of how FastHorse carried her intention further difficult it is to meaningfully represent the by making her play a comedy, which true history of the holiday. isn’t an easy choice when dealing with Demonstrating the challenge of balanca sensitive and serious subject. But The ing the message, several interpolated songs Thanksgiving Play is more than a comedy — are performed by the actors — and not in it’s a flat-out satire on political correctness character. The numbers, perhaps from a gone mad, treated in a way that you might misguided curriculum manual, are wrongrecognize from Saturday Night Live. It’s headed attempts to make light of or ignore the story of four caricatured, liberal white the darker aspects of the holiday. Their people (they call themselves “enlightened humor is a notch below the main story. In white allies”) who intend to create a the program, the Playhouse has included “devised” script for a junior high school. We a sober insert about “Land Acknowledgesee them on the first day of rehearsal as ment” indicating tribal locations in 1760. they try to craft a sensitive and appropriate Reference is made (in tiny print) to the heiwork. nous, exploitative “Doctrine of Discovery,” It’s easier said than done. The director and we are offered links to informational is Logan (Jennifer Bareilles), a committed websites about Native Americans. vegan with minimal theater experience. Director Lisa Portes previously staged Having fled Los Angeles after seeking Ayad Akhtar’s Disgraced for the Playhouse, acting work for six weeks, she is now doing a serious and troubling script about racism theater for young people. She’s already and misunderstanding. It’s clear she’s riled 300 parents with a production of willing to take on tough subject matter, Eugene O’Neill’s grim and tragic The Iceand with her comically talented cast, she man Cometh. Her life partner Jaxton (Scott offers lots of food for thought and some Parkinson) claims to have found his pasvery funny moments. sion as an actor and “yoga dude.” In reality, Props to designer Brian Sidney he’s an amateur street performer with no Bembridge for creating an environmental experience, a self-important slacker. Also “cafetorium” set with harsh fluorescent inexperienced is Caden (Nat DeWolf), an lighting. Cinderblock walls are festooned elementary school teacher and aspirwith posters about student activities, food ing playwright who has zealously overand health tips and banners. It’s backed researched the subject of Thanksgiving. by an amateurish stage with a blond wood Logan has received a grant to hire a floor and a teal-blue stage curtain. Many Native American actress. Unfortunately, theatergoers will be transported back to Alicia (Ashley Austin Morris) comes from their school days. Some might actually Hollywood only qualified by a head shot in come away enlightened by the message. the style of a Native American, not because More, I suspect, will simply be entertained of any actual heritage. She’s also a simpleby an amusing clash of odd characters minded, self-centered airhead. Asked to with good intentions. explain how she gets into a role, she says, “I The Thanksgiving Play, presented by the pretend.” Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, continues The quartet is a combustible intersection through April 21. Tickets and more info: of perspectives, minimal talent and liberal cincyplay.com. values that results in quite a few hilarious

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Black Violin Does the ‘Impossible’ BY A N N E A R EN S T EI N

Black Violin, a duo known for their highenergy mashups of Classical and Hip Hop, is back with their Impossible Tour, which stops at Cincinnati’s Music Hall on April 16. “You can say it’s a play on words, like ‘I’m Possible,’ but the whole point is that anything is possible,” says violist Wilner Baptiste, speaking by phone. “The idea of Hip Hop and Classical coming together creating this amazing marriage was something that maybe seemed impossible; being where we’re from and being able to do what we’re doing may have seemed impossible.” But — as proven by Black Violin’s success — it wasn’t. Taking their name from Jazz violinist Stuff Smith’s final recorded album (he died in 1967), Black Violin has performed with symphony orchestras and with luminaries of Hip Hop and Rock including Alicia Keys, Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda, Aerosmith, 50 Cent and Wu-Tang Clan. Both Baptiste and the duo’s other half, Kevin Marcus Sylvester, known as Kev Marcus, performed Classical works throughout high school and college but were grounded in R&B and Hip Hop. Baptiste says their big break came from playing the legendary Apollo Theater in 2003 whose audiences were (and still are)

notorious for booing performers, including comedian Dave Chappelle. “We knew about that booing and here we were coming in with this fusion of Classical, Hip Hop, Blues and Bluegrass. We were really nervous,” says Baptiste. But they got a rousing ovation and the next day, Alicia Keys’ manager contacted them for an audition. Baptiste describes the upcoming show as “a Rock concert from a violinist’s perspective” that will also feature him on vocals. Aside from fusing elements of different genres, creating community through their work is just as important. “A lot of times, the people who come to our show don’t always get to be in the same room together and that’s the unique thing from our perspective,” Baptiste says. The duo is deeply committed to paying it forward and hopes to inspire young people to seek out the kinds of opportunities that they had. In addition to their concert at Music Hall, they will hold two special performances for local students. Both Baptiste and Sylvester had the same high school music teacher, whose encouragement helped them earn full music scholarships to college. Baptiste started playing viola when he was 14. “I wanted to play saxophone but

somehow I wound up in a string class,” he says with a laugh. Sylvester — who was 9 when his mother took him to a neighborhood strings program to keep him out of trouble — was just as reluctant to take up violin as Baptiste was to take up the viola. At the time, few, if any, AfricanAmerican kids were playing string instruments. So they know firsthand how vital it is for people of color to be represented in every field. “We see and hear it all the time,” Baptiste says. “Kids will literally start playing the violin because they’ve seen our show. It’s cool, it’s really cool ’cause that wasn’t the case when we were growing up. We need kids who dream big.” When asked about performing with orchestras, Baptiste acknowledges that many organizations are slow to include them on their schedule. Despite that, watching a brilliant Mozart mashup featuring Black Violin, a Cardi B scratch track and the National Symphony Orchestra on YouTube elicits excitement that intensifies, ending with the audience’s roar of approval. “That crowd wouldn’t necessarily be in that building listening to an orchestra,” Baptiste says. “Now they might be more

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inclined to see what’s coming up. That’s the point.” After more than two decades of challenging attitudes of what an African-American musician plays, Baptiste isn’t discouraged by the persistence of stereotypes. He and Sylvester are fiercely dedicated to pushing the boundaries of music and bringing people together in the process. “It’s art at the end of the day. It’s music. It’s expression,” Baptiste says. “It brings forth new ideas and, not only that, it creates a community of individuals rubbing shoulders with individuals they wouldn’t be.” Black Violin brings their Impossible Tour to Music Hall on Tuesday, April 16. Tickets and more info: cincinnatiarts.org.

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‘Baseball Revolutionaries’ Maps Reds’ History BY J U D E N O EL

Before Dayton-born Orville and Wilbur tested the first airplane in 1903, Ohio was home to another pair of Wright brothers whose creativity extended far beyond their years. In 1869, George and Harry Wright — a shortstop and player/ manager, respectively — helped lead the Cincinnati Red Stockings to a perfect 57-0 season thanks to their innovative spirit. That inaugural year birthed the The Cincinnati Red Stockings sporting their uniforms in 1868 concept of the first professional baseball team of salaried players, PHOTO: PROVIDED as any good Cincinnatian knows, but it also acted as the blueprint “One of the challenges doing the research for the game as it’s known today. While for the book is that the writing back then George churned out a now-inconceivable was more stilted,” Erardi says. “There were .633 batting average and helped pioneer the points where several of the writers would newly-created shortstop position, Harry be really critical of the players. They’d earned the title of “baseball Edison” from feel like they weren’t taking instruction the Cincinnati Enquirer by being the first well, or that they were dogging it too much. manager to keep detailed statistics, acting But, from a critical standpoint, I think the as an early advocate for relief pitching and writing was really good — the reporters developing defensive fundamentals like would really get into it.” the double play. Coinciding with the 1869 season’s 150th It’s no wonder that John Erardi chose the anniversary, Erardi, Rhodes and Gajus title Baseball Revolutionaries for his book will lead a discussion about Baseball about the first Red Stockings season. SubRevolutionaries April 3 at Joseph-Beth titled How the 1869 Cincinnati Red StockBooksellers in Rookwood. The trio has put ings Rocked the Country and Made Baseball together a presentation connecting the Famous, the former Enquirer sports writer original Red Stockings with the Reds of outlines the Red Stockings’ dominant today — they’ll also be available to sign winning streak, while placing a special books and sell a large print of the map that emphasis on just how groundbreaking the appears in the book’s center spread. original team really was. Painted by Erardi’s daughter Gina, the “Everything about Harry was just so map shows where current Cincinnati out there, you know?” Erardi says. “He landmarks stand in comparison to spots was almost the forerunner of modern day mentioned in the book. The Cincinnati analytics, where you’d have guys batting Museum Center? That’s where the Red certain positions in the order. He’d have Stockings played ball. Want to know where George bat first, which might have seemed in the city each team member lived? The backward because as recently as three spots are conveniently marked with a or four years ago, the best hitter would calligraphic letter “C”. bat third. But in the case of today’s Reds, Just Northeast of Union Terminal they’ve got Joey Votto hitting second.” marks the spot of Erardi’s favorite story Assisted by Reds team historian and from the book. There, on Liberty Street, co-author Greg Rhodes and former Turner a Bohemian-born seamstress named Broadcasting executive and co-author Bertha Bertram stitched the Red Stockings’ Greg Gajus, Erardi was able to obtain signature uniforms. Her Prussian-born coverage of the season thanks to the husband fought in the Civil War as part Cincinnati public library’s archive of of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry, returning 19th-century newspapers. Most of these home with American citizenship. first-hand accounts were reported by “It’s crazy, because I was driving around Harry Millar, a sports columnist for the town one day taking Gina somewhere,” now-defunct Cincinnati Observer who says Erardi. “And she says, ‘Look, there’s accompanied the Red Stockings on their a building that says Cincinnati Presse on East Coast tour — the trip made him the it.’ I’d never even noticed the place, but first to journalist to travel with a team. it turned out Bertha Bertram’s husband This relationship between the Red was actually editor of that newspaper. The Stockings and the local press makes for building’s still in town, and the label is on one of Baseball Revolutionaries’ most the building.” integral conflicts. Over the course of just John Erardi, Greg Rhodes and Greg two years, Erardi’s book traces the team’s Gajus will discuss and sign Baseball initial media buzz — peaking in an ebulRevolutionaries at 7 p.m. April 3 at lient parade that spanned eight city blocks Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Rookwood. — and their rapid fall from grace thanks to More info: josephbeth.com. more intense scrutiny from the papers.

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Audiences — and critics — lean into with a quiet love of books and a strong personality traits displayed by stars understanding of the power of redemption. across a spectrum, be it from listening to Goodson is far from a hero or savior; song lyrics or parsing clues from repeat instead, we come to see and appreciate screenings of a filmmakers’ work. We seek him as a man who has been saved and who reflections that confirm perceived shared recognizes, daily, the impact it has had on sensibilities and cultural norms. And it his own life. is sometimes easy to assume a degree of Once the narrative begins revving up, familiarity that is completely unwarranted we’re introduced to a host of characters — based on the actual relationship divide police officers, politicians, city administrabetween two parties. tors, homeless and mentally ill people, and I say “we” very intentionally because I members of the media — who could simply find myself enjoying Emilio Estevez’s curwander through the frames as stereotypes rent streak of films, the latest being the Cincinnatishot The Public. A Queen City transplant, he has ties to the region (his father Martin Sheen was born in Dayton). Estevez seems to wear his politics openly; less in an on-his-sleeve way, but by acknowledging the humanity underneath the covering. In the 2006 ensemble film Bobby — for which Estevez served as writer, director and costar — he captured the assassination of U.S. Senator Bobby Kennedy during his 1968 Emilio Estevez (front) and Che “Rhymefest” Smith in The Public presidential campaign through the stories of an PHOTO: COURTESY UNIVERSAL PICTURES almost unwieldy number of participants in and around the Ambassador Hotel in Los and play to our base social and cultural Angeles on the day of the shooting. While biases. the film was a love letter to the spirit of Everyone wants their social media Kennedy and his message, it also provided moment, their win. But Goodson reminds a snapshot of the sense of hope that was on us of the burden and the responsibility the verge of being snuffed out in that tragic inherent in these frenzied instances. Life, moment. Four years later, Estevez followed at some point, will continue long after the that up with a far more intimate tale, The media has rushed off to the next situation Way, about a father (Sheen) who embarks and the likes and retweets trickle out. on a journey along the El Camino de SanBut I’m not talking about Goodson. tiago to reconnect with his estranged son The Public is about Estevez. It lives and who died on the legendary pilgrimage. breathes in the hope and goodwill present In each case, Estevez’s light touch in Bobby and The Way with the same sentiprevents the narratives from becoming mental approach that transforms characpolemics. What makes these projects even ters into people we care about and want to more fascinating is that Estevez maintains spend a few hours with in the theater. a discreet distance from viewers. He, as I wanted Stuart Goodson to be real (and a performer, is not the center of attention he was) because he’s the kind of person I or the protagonist, and yet his presence would like to imagine lives in downtown seems to envelope every frame. Estevez Cincinnati. Goodson sees the people acts as the Everyman who, like us, can be around him who are otherwise invisible and is inspired by others — whether they and guides the blind to the unseen in a way are iconic cultural figures or regular folks. that creates reflections in our divides. With The Public, he does it again. Set in There is something decidedly old-fashCincinnati, Estevez tweaks the formula ioned about the storytelling in The Public, by taking a more active role in front of the but maybe there’s truth to the idea that we camera. The inciting incident is an act of need to understand and appreciate the civil disobedience that takes place in the past if we’re ever going to be able to move downtown branch of the public library, forward together. I’m ready and willing where a community of homeless citizens to follow Estevez, every step of the way. seeks shelter during a brutal cold snap. (Opens Friday) Grade: ABefore the plot kicks in, we see Estevez Contact tt stern-enzi: letters@citybeat.com as Stuart Goodson, a library employee

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izza is best served straight from the oven. But instead of going to the source, our warped society has engineered frozen pizzas packaged in materials that replicate the charring effect of a traditional wood-fired oven when it is prepared inside of a microwave. The hubris. However, Joe Nunner and his Milford pizzeria will have you thinking twice about nuking your pie. Tucked away in the Cincinnati suburbs, Joe’s Pizza Napoli reaffirms faith in the Old World — in the value of utilizing traditional methods to prepare a meal — and it is a worth-the-drive dining destination no matter where you live in the city. The restaurant is 1,500 square feet, seats 39 diners and has a patio just begging for some nice spring weather. When you walk into the eatery, your eyes are immediately drawn to the massive tiled pizza oven, which Nunner chose to have built in the semblance of Mount Vesuvius. The oven is a symbol of home and family; it’s the centerpiece of the kitchen, which is where food is prepared. Food is life. So, the oven holds hefty symbolic significance. The oven reaches around 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit in the dome, and the floor of the chamber maintains a temperature of around 750 degrees. It uses ash and oak for fuel, both dense hardwoods that burn hot and steady. A pizza is perfectly cooked in around five minutes. The oven was built in Naples, which is where Nunner strives to source as many of his ingredients as possible. His inventory purchasing prioritizes Naples first, the rest of Italy second, and local produce and meats are the natural decision for all remaining practical purposes. “I’ve always cooked my entire life,” Nunner says. But before Joe’s, it was difficult to cook throughout the week because he traveled between 14 different states as the regional sales manager for Tubelite Inc., big in the sign industry. “I’d leave Monday morning and come back Friday night — when I got home, to relax I’d cook. Pizza was a weekly thing. I have an oven in my backyard, a smaller version of that,” he says and motions to Vesuvius. Once he was ready to wrap up his career in the sign industry, Nunner knew he wanted to sell pizza but wasn’t quite sure

how to best approach the venture. “We’d cook for family, friends, a small bit of catering. I’d always wanted to open my own place and I was thinking ‘food truck’ as something I could do on weekends. Cater, get into the business slowly,” he says. “Then this place opened up, it used to be a yogurt shop. I thought it was Joe’s Pizza Napoli just the perfect space Joe’s Pizza Napoli makes authentic Neapolitan pizza and quite frankly, it was 507 Chamber Drive, Milford, PHOTO: HAILEY BOLLINGER a lot less risk than a food joespizzanapoli.com truck financially. With a food truck, I’d have to rent commercial space to prep, to store all the and salt. The hydration in olive oil and sliced basil and the kitchen food and make all the food. We’re making level on Joe’s pizza is about 60 percent. was generous with the mozzarella balls. 200 dough balls a day. Then there’s the Everything is made fresh every day and Along with his masterful pizzas (both food truck cost, then building it out and Nunner is proud not to have a freezer or a red and white varieties), there are green the oven. It seemed like a lower risk here.” microwave anywhere in the kitchen. salads, calzones, meatballs and cannelloni. The dining area is simply and elegantly “Some people would say, ‘I can’t believe No pasta yet, though Nunner’s been asked arrayed. There’s an overarching aesthetic you’re giving out your dough recipe’ but I for it countless times. charm that makes you feel like you’re think pizza guys are an open book. I’ll tell “We want to get this place under our belt, sitting outside, in part because of the you how I make anything,” he says. perfected. We have a lot of people asking corrugated metal roof over the kitchen, the Even the tap list has a taste of Italy. about pasta, but I want to make sure we get fireplace filled top to bottom with stacked Moretti Beer is a light pilsner with a fresh, this,” he motions to the pizza in the oven, logs and, above the hearth, an image of clean taste that pairs well with everything “done right. But expansions are definitely in Mount Vesuvius. on the menu. Especially pizza. the works.” Next to the oven are several different We’ve all enjoyed pizza and beer Joe’s Pizza Napoli recently won multiple peels, which are the long-handled paddlecountless times, but how often have we honors in CityBeat’s Best Of Cincinnati like implements used to insert and adjust been able to pair an Italian beer with an reader’s poll, including Best Under the the pizza in the blistering hot chamber. Italian dish in this area code? Sure, there’s Radar Restaurant and Best East Side Pizza One is used specifically to move wood and an abundance of wines readily available Joint. Nunner credits the pizzeria’s success spent flour on the oven floor, and one is the from Italy, but the country’s beer selection to his wife, Angie, his team’s hard work, pizza loader. The wood peel never touches is not nearly as prevalent, making this support from family and friends and, of the pizza and the pizza peel never touches pizzeria especially satisfying. Nunner says course, repeat diners. wood. that Birra Moretti sells twice as much as For any leftovers, there’s an incredibly Nunner wanted to go about this whole the local options from Mt. Carmel and thoughtful note attached to your pizza box: pizza business the right way, so he was March First, though they’re some of his instructions on how to best reheat your certified by Vera Pizza Napoletana, a group favorites in the state. Of course, there are pizza. Not surprisingly, it’s got to go back of Italian pizza makers who ensure anyone wine and domestic beers available as well. into the oven. Put your slices in the cold that claims they’re making NeapolitanOne 12-inch pizza yields eight slices. On oven on a cookie sheet or pizza stone, close style pizza is doing so authentically. our table was a Roma pizza with sausage the door and then set the temperature to See, Naples has strict guidelines for and pepperoni from Columbus-based Ezzo 375 degrees. Once the oven reaches temp, how pizza is made in their traditional Sausage Co. The pepperoni cup and char your slices are ready. style — 100-percent wood fired, certain perfectly on Joe’s pizza after their time As mentioned before, pizza is best ingredients, certain procedures. in the oven. The dough was thin, but not served straight from the oven. The characteristics of Neapolitan pizza overly crisp despite the beautiful colorinclude hand-crushed San Marzano ation from the fire, and the cheese was flaFIND MORE RESTAURANT NEWS tomatoes; mozzarella cheese; a dough vorful and held a wonderful texture. Along AND REVIEWS AT CITYBEAT.COM/ comprised of water, fresh yeast, flour with the pizza, we ordered a caprese salad: FOOD-DRINK (Caputo, a very fine 00 grit in this case); the cherry tomatoes were perfectly dressed

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of the others and leaving your stomach in a state of near-bliss. Before slurping, you want to give all the delicious ingredients floating in the deep bowl a good mix. You want the doily-like slices of lotus root to mingle with the strips of pork belly, the rim of red miso paste, the jammy-centered soft-boiled egg and sprinkling of chopped green onions to take a bath in the bottom of the broth. (Fun fact: Zundo has a machine dedicated solely to chopping green onions because they go through so many.) Slurp as instructed. Repeat until done. On Fridays and Saturdays, Zundo brings in two specialty cannoli from Covington baker Steve Del Gardo. And expect a sake float come warmer days and a sake mimosa. (Leyla Shokoohe)

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was available for the band’s extensive touring schedule. The group’s primary tour-bus driver saw some videos of Jordan and told Heath his style might work for the band. “I really do love Matt,” Heath says. “He’s very positive, and then he practices incredibly hard. One day we had a day off and it was about 50 degrees outside. We were parked in the Kmart parking lot, and he pulled all of his stuff out of the trailer and pulled this piano out of the trailer and wheeled it out in the parking lot and practiced for like five or six hours. He had to go in and get some gloves in Kmart and cut the fingers off so he could play it. It was so cold, I can’t believe he was doing it.” Fans can expect to hear upward of five songs off of Whole New Life when Reverend Horton Heat comes to town. Heath reports that the new material has been received well by fans. And the addition of piano is allowing the group to put a fresh spin on some of its older songs. “We’ve got Matt playing on pretty much the whole set,” Heath says. “Now what I have done, on certain songs, I let him shine. I say ‘Go, go, go.’ On certain other songs, I say, ‘Man, it’s probably best for our fans and for everybody in general if you just kind of do a chord pad.’ But in general, we’ve been throwing in (piano) solos on some of our old songs.” “It sounds killer,” he adds proudly. Reverend Horton Heat plays Monday, April 8 at The Southgate House Revival. Tickets/more info: southgatehouse.com.

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before. I’m singing a little bit higher on this album and I’m showing a little bit more range.” Heath also brings a bit of a different lyrical disposition to Whole New Life. “It’s by far the most positive album I’ve ever written lyrically,” he said. “Most of my stuff is kind of dark and blue, and this one has some positive ideas going on.” The quality of the Whole New Life album is impressive, especially considering it was recorded under less-than-ideal circumstances. The band’s recording session at Modern Electric studio in its home base of Dallas was fast approaching when Churilla left the group. But Heath was able to get Contreras on board just in time to be ready to record. “In about 10 days’ notice, he learned all of these songs. We went in the studio, rehearsed them for a while and recorded it,” Heath says, noting the actual recording was completed in just two days. “That was the only way we could do it. It was crazy because we were out of time. We had that time blocked off to do an album. We had to do it or else (there would be) no album for like two years.” With the basic tracks recorded, Heath then re-did some of his guitar parts and vocals at his own Dallas studio, had Jordan add his piano parts and added some miscellaneous overdubs and backing vocals. Heath likes the sound of the new fourman lineup. He said he’d thought of adding piano at various points in the past, but could never find a keyboard player who

Contreras, who took over for Scott Churilla just prior to the recording of Whole New Life. Churilla, over two stints behind the drum kit, spent 16 years with Reverend Horton Heat, easily the longest tenure of any of the handful of previous drummers that have played in the band, which also includes longtime bassist Jimbo Wallace. Contreras is making his presence felt with his command of a variety of styles of rhythm. But it’s Jordan, whose piano is the most noticeable new ingredient, who helps the band achieve more of the early Rock & Roll vibe that Heath wants to emphasize going forward. Heath points to the new album’s title track, “Wonky,” “Perfect” and “Got It In My Pocket” as prime examples that embody that vibe. These songs still feature Heath’s guitar work prominently (especially on the latter pair of tunes), but are aided greatly by Jordan’s driving piano lines. Whole New Life, though, is not a onedimensional, pedal-to-the-metal album by any means. “Tchoupitoulas Street” is a rare foray into New Orleans R&B. There’s a bluesy, barrelhouse feel to “Hog Tyin’ Woman,” a tune that continues Heath’s tradition of writing the occasional off-thewall funny song. And the ballad “Don’t Let Go of Me” is one of the few songs that downshifts the tempo, mixing Rock and hints of classic R&B over a measured beat. The song also gives Heath the opportunity to showcase his voice as he croons his way through the song’s sturdy melody. “I’ve been working really hard on my voice,” Heath says. “I should have done it

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he Reverend Horton Heat recently played a private event where singer/ guitarist/frontperson Jim Heath had an unusual encounter with one of the attendees. “There were these young people there, and this young girl came up — and I say young, she was late teens/early 20s — and she said, ‘You guys are going to bring back Rock & Roll,’ ” Heath says. Who knows whether this young lady was familiar with the catalogs of Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis or Little Richard. But Heath says her observation was right on point. “I said (to her), ‘Well, that is the goal. It’s astute of you to notice that,’ ” Heath says. “That’s what I’m thinking here.” This is, after all, the man whose band released an album in 2004 called Revival, featuring a title track with lyrics like, “I’m lookin’ for revival/Across cloudy sky/I’m lookin’ for the sunshine/Teardrop in my eye.” But Heath isn’t crying — he’s pinpoint focused when it comes to his band’s Rock & Roll resurrection. And a lot of it comes down to the driving rhythms. “I have a very tight idea of what Rock & Roll is,” Heath says. “What I want to do is bring back Rock & Roll. We can play Rockabilly, we can play Country, we can play our old stuff and whatever is fine. But just straight Rock & Roll — I’m about to start bringing those back. To me, Rock & Roll is that straight-eight… Chuck Berry (with) Johnnie Johnson pounding straight eights on a Rock & Roll piano or Little Richard. I’m influenced a lot in my playing by piano players, Jerry Lee and that straight-eight kind of feel.” Heath has been recording songs that fit his strict definition of Rock & Roll since he formed the Reverend Horton Heat in the late 1980s. And with the group’s new album, Whole New Life, he is focusing more on creating songs in the vein of music’s original Rock & Rollers. But that isn’t the only thing that makes Whole New Life stand out in the Reverend Horton Heat catalog. The album, released in November, marks a new era for the band itself. After being a trio for nearly all of its 30-plus-year history, the group is now a quartet, with Matt Jordan playing piano and organ. There’s also a new drummer, Arjuna “RJ”

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get in the running for their very own Tiny Cincinnati Country Rock band Root Cellar Xtract is releasing its sophomore album, Desk Concert… and a considerable career Lonesome Miles, this week. The album gets boost. The winners of the contest over the the release-party treatment Saturday, April past four years have experienced major 6 at Fretboard Brewing Company (5800 success on the heels of their victories. Creek Road, Blue Ash, fretboardbrewing. The first year’s Tiny Desk Contest winner, com). Jeremy Francis opens the 8 p.m. Fantastic Negrito, has won two Grammys, show. while the 2018 winner, Naia Izumi, earned Formed just a couple of years ago a record deal with Sony Masterworks. by veteran singer/songwriter/guitarist Unsigned artists can submit a video Clyde Bailey, Root Cellar Xtract released of an original song being performed at a its first album, Rear View Mirror Eyes, in desk (à la the Tiny Desk Concerts, which 2017. Like that album, Lonesome Miles showcases the group’s spin on the rootsy are performed at NPR Music’s offices) or Rock of the ’70s Laurel Canyon scene (as in a desk-like setting. The deadline for well as likeminded acts affiliated with submission is April 14. For full details, visit it, like Ohio’s Pure Prairie League). The tinydeskcontest.npr.org. musicianship is also once again remarkable, with a murderers’ row of players in the lineup (plus some similarly talented special guests). Steve Mueller’s pedal-steel atmospherics and Phil Burkhead’s rich piano and keys are particularly ear-grabbing on the new album, helping to elevate the strong songwriting, but every player is crucial and flawless. RCX sought to expand its sound a bit on Lonesome Miles, and it serves the album well, creating an even more enjoyable listening experience by throwing in some Root Cellar Xtract’s Lonesome Miles curveballs on the second half of the PHOTO: PROVIDED album. Tracks like the Bluegrassinfused “I Know” and the smooth and eclectic “A Little Love in Your Arms,” which fuses warmly layered Knotts on 45 harmonies and a bit of Jazz flair (a feel Last year, Cincinnati Indie Pop act Knotts attributed to the addition of Jazz players got a special shout-out for its unique Burkhead, Nick Hach and Sam Reuscher Tiny Desk Contest submission (shot at a to the group), create an engaging balance Walnut Hills hair salon) from NPR Music’s with the solid Country Rock tunes like website. The project of singer/songwriter “South Dakota Sky” and “It Ain’t Easy” that Adalia Powell-Boehne went on to release are frontloaded on the album. the debut album Is It Art Yet? and win the The split was intentional and a Cincinnati Entertainment Award for New throwback to the days when vinyl was the primary format for releases. Artist of the Year in 2018. “We very much by design took an A This Friday (April 5), Knotts will perform Side/B Side approach to the Lonesome a free show at 3 Points Urban Brewery (331 Miles album when writing and recording E. 13th St., Pendleton, 3pointsbeer.com) it,” Bailey says in a press release about the to celebrate a new vinyl 45 single from division of styles. “A band’s second album locally-based label Soul Step Records should reflect growth from their first featuring the Is It Art Yet? songs “Until You” album in some way.” and “These Days.” You can pick up a CD copy of Lonesome The single is the latest in Soul Step’s Miles ahead of the release party at EveryCincinnati Brewers Series; 3 Points will body’s Records (6106 Montgomery Road, unveil a special beer on show night and Pleasant Ridge, everybodysrecords.com). After Saturday’s show, the album will be Soul Step will have souvenir pint glasses available on most major digital platforms, on hand. A limited quantity of the Knotts as well as via rootcellarxtract.com. single on pink vinyl will also be available at the event, which begins at 8 p.m. Tiny Desk Contest For more info, visit facebook.com/ musicknotts and soulsteprecords.com. Submissions Open NPR Music recently announced that Contact Mike Breen: entries are now being accepted for 2019’s Tiny Desk Contest, in which musical acts mbreen@citybeat.com. from across the country submit videos to

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Though it seems to have no problem with Pop or even EDM crossovers, recent maneuvers on Billboard’s Country music charts indicate the chart service might not be as willing to accept Country Rap artists. Though anyone with ears can hear the Country (mixed with rapping and Trap beats) in Lil Nas X’s viral hit “Old Town Road (I Got Horses in the Back),” Billboard decided that, after the song had reached No. 19 on its Hot Country Songs chart, it would no longer be eligible for Country charting and removed it. In a statement to Rolling Stone, Billboard said the song “does not embrace enough elements of today’s country music to chart in its current version,” but others felt the disqualification was close-minded and because Lil Nas X is African-American (even though one of the genre’s biggest rising stars, Kane Brown, is black). Regardless, the controversy is inevitably going to help push the song higher up on every other chart for which it is eligible.

Beats, Rhymes, Life and Cheese

Not an April Fool’s joke nor an Onion post: Researchers at Switzerland’s Bern University of Arts recently released findings of a study on how music affects the flavor and aroma of cheese. After placing Swiss cheese wheels in wooden crates, researchers exposed them to a variety of music 24 hours a day for several months via transmitters that pumped soundwaves into the cheese (vs. blaring it at the cheese via speakers). According to a jury of tasters, the differences between styles were very pronounced. Among the music tested (including Classical and EDM), Hip Hop was deemed to have had the strongest impact, enhancing the “fruitiness” of the smell and taste.

Laughter is The Cure

The 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony saw Stevie Nicks perform with Harry Styles, a Roxy Music reunion and David Byrne inducting Radiohead, but the highlight may have been something that took place offstage. In a viral clip from the pre-show red carpet, Robert Smith of inductees The Cure was approached by an exceptionally peppy reporter, who offered elated congratulations and asked, “Are you as excited as I am?!” Without missing a beat, Smith perfectly deadpanned, “Um, by the sounds of it, no.”

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If you had to give Chicago’s The Claudettes a succinct, one-word descriptor, well, good luck with that. But if at gunpoint, you might go with “Blues” or “R&B” or maybe just “Pop” or, the ultimate cop-out, “Alternative.” You’d be selling short the wild diversity of sound the group concocts, as well as the unpredictability of the structuring and arrangement within the songwriting and their ability to gracefully switch tones and moods (but it’s OK — you were, after all, going to be shot). There are pieces of a range of musical styles with deep-seated roots (and “rules”), but the way they are put together in The Claudettes’ hands is incomparable. That artful and elegant kitchen-sink versatility creates a kind of eccentric modern cabaret vibe. The group’s esoterica is on glorious display on its most recent album, Dance Scandal at the Gymnasium!, from the dark, winding Blues of opener “Don’t Stay with Me” to the lovely, lilting balladry of “Pull Closer to Me” and the jaunty but melancholic “Bill Played Saxophone.” Those latter tracks perfectly exemplify the unique Pop slant of the band, a roiling vintage-meets-contemporary mix of early solo Lou Reed, The Sundays, The Shins and Harry Nilsson. Known previously for his work with the groups oh my god and Them Vs. Them, Johnny Iguana’s juicy, rollicking piano rolls are at the heart of The Claudettes’ sound, giving the band much of its R&B sheen. But he also, with bassist/guitarist/ singer Zach Verdoorn, crafts edgier, textural elements. The group’s excellent

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Mothers and daughters often have relationships fraught with emotional tension, manipulation and in-fighting, while creative people can have similarly conflicted interactions that become clouded by professional jealousies and personal differences. Conventional wisdom would indicate that a mother/daughter creative endeavor might be a minefield too difficult to navigate but renowned Folk singer/ songwriter/actress/author Suzzy Roche and her gifted daughter Lucy Wainwright Roche have managed to create a literal and figurative harmonic duo together. Suzzy came to prominence when she joined her older sisters Maggie and Terre in 1977, turning their Folk duo into The Roches. The trio was critically acclaimed for their quirky presentation and flawless sibling harmonies (Paul Simon was an ardent fan), earning status as a cult favorite but hindered by spotty record sales and sporadic touring opportunities. The sisters worked as solo artists and in various duo configurations until Maggie’s passing two years ago. Suzzy expanded her creative ambitions to include stage and film acting as well as writing, with a novel and a children’s book to her credit. She did a short stint with Four Bitchin’ Babes, and then joined forces with daughter Lucy in 2013 for their debut duo album, Fairytale and Myth, followed three years later by the gorgeous Mud & Apples. Over the years, Suzzy and Lucy have managed to shoehorn several duo tours into their individually packed schedules. Lucy’s path has been slightly different. Her parents split when she was 2 years old; her father, iconic Folk/Pop singer/songwriter Loudon Wainwright III, relocated to England and was a sparse presence during her childhood. After earning creative writing and general education degrees, Lucy ultimately channeled her creative talents into music, releasing her debut EP,

Friday • Caffè Vivace

Bassist and bandleader Joe Policastro — who has worked with artists like Phil Woods, Pat Boone, Jeff Hamilton and Diane Schuur — got his start in the Cincinnati Jazz scene, but in recent years he’s been living in and working out of Chicago, fronting his eponymous trio and playing what he calls “Alternative Jazz,” which includes dips into things like Chamber Jazz and Be Bop, but isn’t bounded by purely Jazz forms. Featuring guitarist Dave Miller and drummer Mikel Avery, the Joe Policastro Trio routinely tours, traveling across North America playing clubs and festivals. The group has also kept up a steady release schedule since its 2013 debut, West Side Story Suite, a tribute to Leonard Bernstein’s classic work as arranged by Policastro. That unique ability to refresh unexpected songs and compositions to create something new and offer different perspectives on the source material is a running theme throughout the JPT’s four-album catalog, as the group — akin to another popular trio, The Bad Plus — routinely tackles contemporary popular music. On 2016’s POPS! — the first album to feature the current lineup (plus guest guitarists Andy Brown and Andy Pratt) — Policastro recasted songs like Tom Waits’ “Take It With Me” and Pixies’ “Wave of Mutilation” in a new light, while 2017’s Screen Sounds, as the name suggests, featured music from television and film, including the theme songs from Taxi, Kids in the Hall and The Young and the Restless. The musicians bring their inscrutable chops and telepathic chemistry to original material for the first time with the recentlyreleased Nothing Here Belongs. The album also includes a spacious rendition of Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m On Fire” and a vibrant take on Talking Heads’ “This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody),” on which Policastro slides between the buoyant rhythm and recreating the keyboard leads, Avery twists around shuffling and driving beats and Miller likewise oscillates between the main riff, supple Jazz chords and wiry, progressive soloing that would make Thurston Moore nod along approvingly. (MB)

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WEDNESDAY 03

ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL - Todd Hepburn. 7 p.m. Piano/Various. Free. BLIND LEMON - Tom Roll. 7:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free. CAFFÈ VIVACE - Blue Wisp Big Band. 8 p.m. Big Band Jazz. $10.

THE GREENWICH Peter Mazza & the Brandon Coleman Trio. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. $10.

Free.

LEAPIN’ LIZARDS GALLERY - Swing Dance with The Jazz Coasters. 8:30 p.m. Vintage Swing/New Orleans Jazz. $10.

LUDLOW GARAGE - Louis York and The Shindellas. 8:30 p.m. Pop. $15-$28. MADISON LIVE - Jared & the Mill. 8 p.m. Indie Rock. $12, $15 day of show.

HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Phil DeGreg Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.

MOLLY MALONE’S IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT Missy Werner Band. 7:30 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.

THE MAD FROG - Hip Hop Open Mic. 9 p.m. Hip Hop

MOTR PUB - The Dead Tongues. 10 p.m. Americana/Rock. Free.

MARTY’S HOPS & VINES - Dave Hawkins and Peg Buchanan. 7 p.m. Celtic/ Folk. Free.

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NORTHSIDE TAVERN Coffin Dust, Valdrin and Nithing. 9 p.m. Metal. Free.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY) - Scott H. Biram with The Goddman Gallows, Urban Pioneers and Dead Man String Band. 8:30 p.m. Roots/Various. $20, $22 day of show. STANLEY’S PUB - Kevin Lindgren. 7 p.m. Acoustic. Cover.

TOP CATS - Kill Vargas, New Van Goghs and Dead Humor. 8 p.m. AltRock. $5.

THURSDAY 04

ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL - Philip Paul Trio. 7:30 p.m. Jazz. Free. BLIND LEMON - Mark Macomber. 7:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

COMMON ROOTS - Open Mic. 8 p.m. Various. Free.

KNOTTY PINE - Kenny Cowden. 9 p.m. Acoustic.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) - Daniel Donato with Grayson Jenkins. 8:30 p.m. Roots/Country. $10. STANLEY’S PUB - The Inturns and Wax Works. 10 p.m. Indie/Pop. Cover. THOMPSON HOUSE Kenton Bryant. 8 p.m. Rock. $10. TOP CATS - Brent Cowles with Jarrod Dickenson. 9 p.m. Americana. $10.

URBAN ARTIFACT FyaKey. 9 p.m. Reggae. Free.

WIEDEMANN BREWERY AND TAPROOM - Thom Stephenson. 7 p.m. Singer/ Songwriter

WOODWARD THEATER - Haley Heynderickx with Sheers. 8 p.m. Acoustic/Singer/ Songwriter. $15.

FRIDAY 05

ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL - Buffalo Wabs and the Price Hill Hustle. 8

BOGART’S - Ten. 8:30 p.m. Pearl Jam tribute. $10. BROMWELL’S HÄRTH LOUNGE - Josh Kline with The Ben Tweedt Trio. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.

CAFFÈ VIVACE - Joe Policastro Trio. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.

COMMON ROOTS - Easy Tom Eby. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free. FRETBOARD BREWING COMPANY - Elton Clifton Band. 8 p.m. Classic Rock. Free. THE GREENWICH - Rollins Davis Band. 9 p.m. R&B/ Jazz. $5. HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Marc Fields Quartet. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free. JAG’S STEAK AND SEAFOOD - The Fun Size. 9:30 p.m. Rock/Pop/Dance/ Country. Cover. KNOTTY PINE - Flatline. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover. THE MAD FROG - The Green Leaves, Barricades, Keel Haul, Daywalker, Coldcase and American Bandit. 7 p.m. Metal. $10. MARTY’S HOPS & VINES - Wild Mountain Berries. 9 p.m. Americana. Free.

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MOTR PUB - King Buffalo with Still Witches. 10 p.m. Rock. Free.

NORTHSIDE TAVERN - Young Heirlooms Presents: Americana Spotlight with The Claudettes, Adam Lee and Chelsea Ford & The Trouble. 9 p.m. Roots/ Folk/Americana/Pop/Rock/ Various. $7, $10 day of show. PLAIN FOLK CAFE - Mike Oberst. 7:30 p.m. Folk/ Roots. Free.

SCHWARTZ’S POINT - On a Limb. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover. SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) Harlot, Bubbleteakitty and twig&leaf. 9:30 p.m. Americana/Various. Free.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY) - Lucy Wainwright Roche & Suzzy Roche. 8 p.m. Folk. $30, $35 day of show.

STANLEY’S PUB - Restless Leg String Band with New Beckham County Ramblers. 10 p.m. Bluegrass. Cover. THOMPSON HOUSE Funtcase. 8 p.m. Electronic/ Dance. Cover.

URBAN ARTIFACT Softstone Hearts with Letters of Acceptance and Matt St. George. 9 p.m. AltRock. Free.

WASHINGTON PLATFORM - Trio Pi. 9 p.m. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum). WIEDEMANN BREWERY AND TAPROOM - Ricky Nye and Chris Douglas. 7 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie. Free. WOODWARD THEATER Penn Masala. 7:30 p.m. A Capella. $20.

SATURDAY 06

ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL - Cincinnati Dancing Pigs. 8 p.m. Americana/Jug band. Free. BLIND LEMON - Zach & Corey (9 p.m.); Nick Tuttle (6 p.m.). 6 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

BOGART’S - The Cybertronic Spree. 8 p.m. Rock/Transformers tribute.

BROMWELL’S HÄRTH LOUNGE - Brian Lovely with The Steve Schmidt Trio. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free. CAFFÈ VIVACE - Ron

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Jones Quartet. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover. COMMON ROOTS - Mike Borshig & Lenny Hall. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

FRETBOARD BREWING COMPANY - Root Cellar xTract (album release show) with Jeremy Francis. 8 p.m. Country/ Rock. Free. HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Mambo Combo. 9 p.m. Latin Jazz. Free. JAG’S STEAK AND SEAFOOD - 3 Piece Revival. 9:30 p.m. Rock/Various. Cover. JIM AND JACK’S ON THE RIVER - Dan Varner. 9 p.m. Country. Free. KNOTTY PINE - Lt. Dan’s Legs. 10 p.m. Pop/Hip Hop/ Dance/Various. Cover.

LUDLOW GARAGE Mike Farris. 8:30 p.m. Roots/Gospel. $15-$35.

LYDIA’S ON LUDLOW Peter Dux Quartet. 7 p.m. Jazz/Rock. Free.

MADISON LIVE Animal Years. 8 p.m. Pop/Rock/Roots. $10, $12 day of show. MARTY’S HOPS & VINES New Brew. 9 p.m. Acoustic Rock. Free.

MEMORIAL HALL The Accidentals and Common Center. 8 p.m. Alt/ Rock/Roots/Progressive/ Various. $14.

MOTR PUB - Carriers with Isaac Joel Karns and Aaron Collins. 10 p.m. Indie Rock. Free. NORTHSIDE TAVERN Strange Creature. 9 p.m. Rock/Various. Free.

NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB - Big Lo. 8 p.m. Hip Hop. Cover. OVERLOOK KITCHEN + BAR - Ricky Nye Inc. 8 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie PADRINO - Chris Comer Trio. 8 p.m. Jazz. Free. RICK’S TAVERN - Everyday People Band. 10 p.m. Dance/Pop/Various. Cover. SCHWARTZ’S POINT - JJ Trio. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY) - Hagfest 2019 with Otis Williams and The Midnight Cowboys, Redd Volkaert, Bill Kirchen, Jime Wyatt, Josh Morningstar, Comet Bluegrass All-Stars, Laid Back Country Picker, Nathan Kalish, Luna and The Mountain Jets, Adam Lee, Billie Gant, Chelsea Ford and The Trouble, Dusty

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HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Nick Fryer Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.

SCHWARTZ’S POINT Brandon & Carlos Double Jazz Guitar Experience. 8 p.m. Jazz. Cover.

BLUE NOTE HARRISON - The Lacs. 7 p.m. Country Rap. $25.

RIVERFRONT LIVE LA Guns. 8 p.m. Rock. $20, $25 day of show.

THE GREENWICH - Mambo Combo. 8:30 p.m. Latin Jazz. $5.

PLAIN FOLK CAFE - Open Mic. 7 p.m. Various. Free.

BLIND LEMON - Bob Bechstedt. 6 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

RICK’S TAVERN Turned Up Band. 10 p.m. R&B. Cover.

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CAFFÈ VIVACE - Emmaline. 8 p.m. Jazz/Soul. Cover.

NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB - Keep Flying with 7 Minute Martians, Knavery and Sarah Tolley. 8:30 p.m. Rock. $10, $12 day of show.

p.m. Folk/Americana. Free. THE AVENUE EVENT CENTER - Sada Baby. 10 p.m. Hip Hop. $25.

PUZZLE Rust, Joeâ€™s Truck Stop, The Tammy Whynots, Michael Moeller, Hammer and The Hatchet, Slippery Creek and Robert Lowell. 6 p.m. Country/Roots/Various. $20, $25 day of show. STANLEYâ€™S PUB - Bucket. 10 p.m. Roots/Rock. Cover.

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THOMPSON HOUSE September Mourning. 8 p.m. Alternative

TOP CATS - Mike Mains & The Branches with Stay Outside and Telehope. 8:30 p.m. AltRock. $12.

URBAN ARTIFACT Ekoostik Willy, Ekoostik Hookah and Glostik Wimbish featuring Doug Wimbish. 9 p.m. Rock/Alt/ Jam/Various. $15.

WASHINGTON PLATFORM - Brooks Giles & Greg Chako. 9 p.m. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).

SUNDAY 07

ARONOFF CENTER FOR THE ARTS Campus Superstar Cincinnati. 7 p.m. Vocal competition. $35-$250. BLIND LEMON - Jeff Henry. 8:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

THE COMET - The Comet Bluegrass All-Stars. 7:30 p.m. Bluegrass. Free. HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Rob Allgeyer. 10:30 a.m. Jazz. Free. KNOTTY PINE - Randy Peak. 10 p.m. Acoustic/ Various. Free.

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LATITUDES BAR & BISTRO - BlueBirds. 8 p.m. Rock/R&B. Free.

MADISON LIVE - Ona. 8 p.m. AltRock. $10, $12 day of show.

MANSION HILL TAVERN - Open Jam with Deb Ohlinger. 6 p.m. Blues MOTR PUB - Philip Paul Trio. 8 p.m. Jazz. Free. STANLEYâ€™S PUB - Open Jam. 9 p.m. Improv/Various. Free.

URBAN ARTIFACT DINGE, Haybaby, Doll Baby and The Mimics. 8 p.m. Rock/Various.

WASHINGTON PLATFORM - Traditional New Orleans Jazz Brunch with 2nd Line Jazz Trio. 11:30 a.m. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum). WESTSIDE VENUE - Blues Jam with Jimmy D. Rodgers and Lil Al Thomas. 7 p.m. Blues. Free.

MONDAY 08

BLIND LEMON - Ben Armstrong. 7:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free. CAFFĂˆ VIVACE - The Burning Caravan. 7:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover. HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Peter Gemus Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free. KNOTTY PINE - Open Mic. 9 p.m. Various. Free. MANSION HILL TAVERN - Open Acoustic Jam with John Redell & Friends. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free. MCCAULYâ€™S PUB - Open Jam with Sonny Moorman. 7 p.m. Blues/Various. Free.

MEMORIAL HALL Robert Earl Keen. 7:30 p.m. Singer/Songwriter. $30-$60. MOLLY MALONEâ€™S IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT Open Bluegrass Jam. 8 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.

MOTR PUB - Austin Plaine with Jody Stapleton. 9 p.m. Roots. Free.

NORTHSIDE TAVERN Northside Jazz Ensemble. 10 p.m. Jazz. Free.

NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB - Sanction with Higher Power, Burn Victim, Head Collector and Transgression. 8 p.m. Metal/ Hardcore. $10, $12 day of show.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY) - Reverend Horton Heat with The Legendary Shack Shakers and The Hooten Hallers. 8 p.m. Rock/Roots/Various. $10.

STANLEYâ€™S PUB - Jazz Jam. 9 p.m. Jazz/Improv. Free.

TUESDAY 09

BLIND LEMON - Nick Tuttle. 8:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

BREWRIVER CREOLE KITCHEN - The Twirlers. 7 p.m. R&B/Classic Pop/ Standards. Free. CAFFĂˆ VIVACE - Brenda Folz & Pat Kelly. 7:30 p.m. Jazz

CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL - Music Live@Lunch with Buffalo Ridge Jazz Band. 12:10 p.m. Jazz. Free. CROWâ€™S NEST - Open Mic Night. 8 p.m. Various. Free. HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Brian Lovely Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free. LATITUDES BAR & BISTRO - Latitudes House Band and Open Mic. 8 p.m. Various (open mic at 11 p.m.). Free.

LUDLOW GARAGE Stacy Mitchhart. 8:30 p.m. Blues. $15-$25.

THE MAD FROG - House Music. 9 p.m. EDM. Free. NORTHSIDE TAVERN Little Lawnmowers with Willow Tree Carolers. 9 p.m. Americana. Free.

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18. Approving words to put a slant on a word? 20. Programmable thermostats with hidden microphones 21. Word in many a soccer club chant 22. Morse code sound 24. Dir. at roughly 4:00

25. ___ diavolo 26. Convention center rental 28. Costs for removing font styles? 33. Simply the best 34. Tortoiseâ€™s rival 35. â€œYou donâ€™t need my input to overrule changes in the manuscriptâ€?? 40. Open horse carriages 41. Koln cooler 42. Sports org. with a tri-colored ball 45. Bring home 46. Flash before oneâ€™s eye? 47. Momoa who played Aquaman 49. â€œHey bro, tell me which one of these Iâ€™m gonna strike from the galleyâ€??

STANLEYâ€™S PUB Trashgrass Troubadours with Stringus Khan. 8 p.m. Bluegrass. Cover.

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NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB - Pkew Pkew Pkew with AM Nice. 9 p.m. Rock/Punk. $10, $12 day of show.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) When Particles Collide. 9 p.m. Alt/Rock/Various. Free.

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