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Warren Tests Out Presidential Message in Cincinnati The Massachusetts Democrat drew an energetic crowd, but could face challenges differentiating herself in a huge field of primary candidates

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ou probably wouldn’t usually go to Cincinnati’s cavernous music venue Bogart’s at 11 a.m. for an hour-long talk about economic policy, but more than 1,500 prospective voters supporting or curious about Democratic presidential primary contender U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren did May 11. Minus a couple flubs, Warren brought enough energy to fill the room, showcasing a wonky but neatly-packaged policy platform aimed squarely at voters disenchanted with the nation’s economic and political structures and a controversial Republican administration. The Massachusetts senator, a former law professor and public school educator, will need all that energy and polish plus some to fight through a field of more than 20 contenders in her party’s primary and take on President Donald Trump — with whom she has sparred viciously at times — in 2020. Local Republicans say they’re not impressed. “Elizabeth Warren has a vision for Ohio that is not a healthy vision for Ohio,” Hamilton County Republican Party Alex Triantafilou said at a small protest event across the street from the campaign event. Triantafilou said Warren’s vision would be detrimental to the local and national economy as he touted Trump, who he says has boosted Ohio’s economic health. But a significant number of Democrats see it differently. Currently, polling shows Warren is fourth in the primary behind front-runner former Vice President Joe Biden, independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg.

At this early stage — her campaign launched in February and the primaries are still a year away — Warren came ready with a single-word slogan (“persist!”), a 30-second elevator pitch that boils down to three main talking points (“attack corruption, restructure a couple core pieces of our economy, restore our democracy,” she told the crowd toward the end of the event) and more detailed policy proposals that seem primed to compete with Sanders, one of the most popular and left-leaning primary contenders. Warren isn’t quite as bold as Sanders or other contenders on some issues — she has hedged on single-payer healthcare or a Medicare-for-all model that is becoming increasingly popular with Democratic candidates in the primary, and the issue received scant mention at her May 11 rally — but many of her economic policies seem aimed at Sanders’ progressive voter base. On other issues, Warren aligns with the rest of the party. She’s concerned with protecting abortion rights, she told the crowd during a question and answer session. That’s a big issue among voters in Ohio and other states that have recently seen a wave of increasingly strict abortion laws passed by Republican state legislatures. Warren also touched on foreign policy, advocating withdrawing United States forces from Afghanistan and other countries where it has been engaged in battles with terrorist groups. But for the most part, Warren, who helped conceptualize and establish the

federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, stuck to the area in which she has long been active: domestic economic policy. Warren has often focused on economics and its effect on the middle and working classes — a fixation she attributes to her time growing up in a moderate-income family in Oklahoma. After her father had a heart attack that meant he had to take less-strenuous, lowerwage work, Warren told the crowd at Saturday’s event in Cincinnati, her mother put on her best dress, walked into Sears and got a minimum-wage job to avoid losing the family house to foreclosure. The family’s subsequent experiences — and her own as a working mother — have informed her policy positions since, she said. “Back when I was a girl, a minimum wage job would support a family of three,” she told the crowd. “Today it won’t keep a momma and baby out of poverty. That is wrong and that is why I’m in this fight.” That claim was a bit of a stretch — Warren’s family still had two incomes and minimum wage in 1962, the year after her father’s heart attack, was the equivalent of $9.75 an hour in today’s money. But the point landed with the crowd. Warren’s big-picture economic policy proposals include the creation of a 2 percent tax on wealth over $50 million, which she says would pay for universal childcare measures, universal public preschool for 3 and 4-year-olds, tuition-free higher education and student debt forgiveness up to

$50,000 for most borrowers. She has also proposed breaking up some of America’s largest corporations — Facebook, Google, large banks and other powerful economic enterprises — so that they aren’t so dominant in the American economy. Warren also has proposals to root out corruption she says is rampant in American politics, especially under Trump. Warren’s version of draining the swamp would “do away with lobbying as we know it” in the federal government, reform campaign finance laws and take other measures she says will get money out of elections. The message Warren was selling the crowd: We’re going big. “This is our time to change the course of American history,” she told the crowd at the end of the event as the room erupted in cheers. “Dream big. Fight hard. And let’s make this the America we can believe in.” For the most part, supporters at the event seemed to buy it, rewarding Warren with loud cheers and chanting her name. That was even after a campaign worker addressing the crowd referred to Ohio as Iowa — where the campaign has been spending much of its time lately — during the opening minutes of the event. Introductory remarks by Cincinnati State Rep. Brigid Kelly went smoother, and the candidate and campaign staff made sure to lead the crowd in chants of “O-HI-O” throughout the rally. CONTINUES ON PAGE 07

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Cincinnati City Manager Patrick Duhaney May 9 released his suggestions for the city’s biennial capital and operating budgets. The latter $1.1 billion spending plan addresses what was expected to be an $18.9 million deficit in 2020 with reductions in city positions, a hiring freeze and big cuts to outside organizations that the city helps fund to do beautification, neighborhood support, violence prevention, jobs programs and others. The work of bridging that deficit was made slightly easier by better-thanexpected income tax revenues — an estimated $8 million in 2020. And Duhaney suggests other new revenue — eliminating an exemption to the city’s ticket tax that could generate an extra $200,000 and a boost to stormwater management rates that could cost the average user roughly $1.15 a month. That last move is expected to raise about $2.3 million, which the city will use to pay for services that once took money from the general fund — raising revenue without raising taxes by instead raising fees on specific services. But expenses and continued reductions in funding via the state’s local government fund means that the city still has to trim $16 million from the budget. The overall capital and operating spending plan isn’t all cuts — it boosts funding for the city’s Department of Public

Services, including money for 12 new full-time employees and materials for road repair and other fixes provided by boosts to the state’s gas tax and a recommended $5 vehicle license fee increase that council will have to approve. The budget also provides for a 30-person Cincinnati Police recruit class that will start in November, as well as expanded staffing for the city’s Emergency Call Center. The proposal would also provide money for the city’s human services fund at levels council has requested for years. “It is fair to say that at times this budget looked dire,” Duhaney wrote in the introduction. “However, I am pleased to announce that despite that rough outlook, we are not proposing the closure of any recreation centers, pools, parks, or the shuttering of any health centers. Additionally, no layoffs or furloughs are proposed in this budget.” The cuts to 67 city positions wouldn’t necessarily mean layoffs, Duhaney writes — most of those positions are unfilled. City employees occupying the remaining nine — including the director of environmental programs, the assistant director of the city’s diversity and inclusion initiative and others — will be offered other positions, though some would take a pay cut. One of the biggest flashpoints in past budget negotiations has been a relatively small portion of the spending plan for what the city calls leveraged support — money

for organizations that do community and social service work. The budget proposal released May 9 would increase money to the city’s Human Services Fund, which is doled out to nonprofits via a process overseen by United Way of Greater Cincinnati. Under Duhaney’s spending plan, that fund would reach $4.9 million, City Hall or 1.2 percent of the PH OTO: NIC K SWARTSELL city’s operating budget — a level council asked for years ago budget proposal, among others. but which the city has struggled to achieve. Support for the Cincinnati Center City But Duhaney’s budget sharply cuts or Development Corporation (3CDC)’s maneliminates funding for many other organiagement of city-owned Washington Park zations receiving city money. and Ziegler Park, along with money for The City support for COMPASS (an immiPort, remain, though Duhaney suggests gration welcoming service through the cutting $57,820 from city money provided city’s chamber of commerce), the African to 3CDC for Fountain Square. The Port will American Chamber of Commerce, tech repay the funds it receives from the city and business incubators, Cincinnati over time. Neighborhood Games, Invest in NeighborSome of the cuts involve organizations hoods, Neighborhood Business Districts, a that have seen controversy and political summer youth jobs initiative, a violence fights. prevention plan overseen by United Way Duhaney suggests zeroing out Keep and a small sum for the Corporation for Cincinnati Beautiful, which saw questions Findlay Market are all zeroed out in the about its finances in 2017 that led to the CONTINUES ON PAGE 07

Bill Seeking to Prohibit Private Insurance Coverage for Abortions Stokes Controversy

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A bill that would prohibit most private insurance policies from covering abortion in Ohio had its first hearing in the Ohio House of Representatives Insurance Committee last week, sparking a firestorm of controversy from pro-choice advocates and some medical professionals.

enrolled in Medicaid and those who get their plans from the Affordable Care Act’s marketplace aren’t covered for abortions under current state law. Many women who have private insurance via their employers are covered for abortions, however.

Other lawmakers on the committee had several questions about the legislation — including whether it would impact contraception coverage and whether specific surgical procedures mentioned in relation to the bill even exist.

“Currently, Ohioans who participate in health plans have no assurance in Ohio law that their insurance premiums are financially separate from insurance coverage of abortion services,” Becker said in testimony about the bill April 30. “This bill will save lives by prohibiting insurance companies from covering abortion services. This bill does not apply to privatesector self-insured companies, nor does it prohibit any entity from directly paying for their employees’ abortion services.”

House Bill 182, co-sponsored by Clermont County State Rep. John Becker and State Rep. Tom Brinkman of Cincinnati, both Republicans, would expand prohibitions already in place for insurance policies provided to public sector employees. Brinkman is the chair of the Insurance Committee. Eighteen other Republicans have also signed on as co-sponsors of the bill. Those who have healthcare due to their status as public employees, those

Last week’s hearing was the first on the bill. “On a proposed bill to ban insurance companies from covering abortions (outside of the obvious issue with this bill) the sponsor is unsure how it will impact coverage for contraception,” Democratic

State Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney tweeted after the hearing. “If the actual goal is to prevent unplanned pregnancy this would not be an issue.”

by removing the embryo from the fallopian tube and reinserting it into the womb. That’s not an actual medical procedure, critics and medical experts say.

The bill prohibits coverage of “drugs or devices used to prevent the implantation of a fertilized ovum” — a measure that critics say would prevent insurers from covering common birth control measures like IUDs, the pill and others.

Becker admits the technology that would allow that procedure is “in its infancy,” he told media.

Becker has said that the bill contains exceptions for certain life-threatening conditions, but critics also took issue with his assertions. “An example of self-defense, related to this bill, would be the treatment of an ectopic pregnancy,” he said in written testimony last month. “This is also known as a tubal pregnancy. If not treated, the mother and her child will both die. This is an example of a life of the mother exception.” Becker argues that an ectopic pregnancy — in which a fertilized egg exists inside a woman’s fallopian tube or other locations outside the uterus — could be addressed

But others, including medical professionals, say even that is false. “A pregnancy in the tube cannot be saved,” Dr. Stuart Jones of Ohio Health told WCMH TV Columbus. “No technology exists at this time that allows us to do that.” Becker introduced similar legislation in 2014, but it did not garner enough support to become law. However, he cited Ohio’s recently approved “heartbeat law” as a reason to push forward with the insurance legislation. That ban, one of the most restrictive in the country, outlaws abortions as soon as a fetal heartbeat is detectable, or as little as six weeks after conception. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed the bill into law last month.

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“I thought it was great,” said Samantha Shattuck, a contractor at the EPA office in Cincinnati. “She’s my No. 1. I’m a policy person, and I feel like she’s speaking my language. I would have liked to hear more about climate change and everything that’s going on with the Endangered Species Act, the National Environmental Policy Act and the attacks on our environmental laws right now.” Warren did devote a few minutes to discussion about climate change, though it wasn’t a focal point of her talk. Others attending wondered about Warren’s ability to get elected against Trump — the primary concern among Democratic voters in recent polls. “I think she ranks No. 1 for me — but there might be some ties,” laughed attendee Laila Ammar. “Kamala Harris excites me, too. But those are two candidates who people say aren’t very viable right now. I’m not excited about that.” Ammar said she learned a lot about Warren’s backstory — her time as a specialneeds teacher, especially — that made her like the candidate more. Others echoed that. “She understands where real people live,” attendee Larry Jost said. “That’s what’s good about her.” Others at the event felt confident Warren was the toughest candidate in the field for what will surely be a knock-down, drag-out

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fight with Trump after the primary. Warren has tussled with Trump since the 2016 election. The president calls Warren “Pocahontas” due to previous claims she made about having indigenous ancestry. Warren has fired back — and occasionally misfired. A video she released last October revealing DNA test results showing she likely had some Native American ancestry offended many indigenous groups, who say she politicized their identities and misunderstands the cultural and community ties that go into identifying as indigenous. The move, polling suggests, has made some Democratic and independent voters slightly more hesitant about her as a nominee. Some at the rally, however, liked that Warren is willing to stand up to Trump while also bringing policy ideas to the table. “She’s a real fighter,” event attendee William Meyers, a psychologist and author, said. “She’s not fragile at all. The tax issues and corruption are very important to me. Overturning Citizen’s United (a U.S. Supreme Court case that loosened campaign finance rules) is also really important to me. Her policies are the best of the field.” But Warren’s not the only one he likes in the primary. Meyers said he’s also keeping an eye on Minnesota U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who he said he values for her similarly tough stance against Trump.

resignation of its director. Like last year, Duhaney also suggests cutting funding for the Center for Closing the Health Gap, the organization founded by former mayor Dwight Tillery. The city manager and mayor sought last year to zero out funding for the Health Gap in the city budget, but a veto-proof majority of council put the money back in October as part of a larger spending package. Mayor John Cranley, a one-time Tillery ally who has recently feuded with the former mayor, has said that the Health Gap should go through the same process overseen by the United Way of Greater Cincinnati that other nonprofits apply to in order to get city funding. Other cuts are also likely to spark battles. Also zeroed out again is about $78,000 in funding for the Center for Addiction Treatment, or CAT House, a long-running nonprofit that helps address opiate and other drug addiction issues from a facility in the West End. Duhaney cut that program last year, but Council added funding for CAT via a later vote. On the city’s capital side of the budget, Duhaney proposes spending $295 million in 2020. Among the big concerns moving forward in terms of capital needs are the city’s looming funding gaps for infrastructure maintenance. According to Duhaney’s budget, the difference between capital resources and

needed funds to keep the city’s transportation infrastructure in current condition will be between $25 million and $29 million a year starting in 2020. If unaddressed, Duhaney’s budget says, the accumulated gap will reach more than $156 million by 2025. There are similarly dire warnings in the budget related to city facilities — municipal buildings and assets like parks and recreation centers. If gaps between capital resources and maintenance needs aren’t closed, the city could be behind by as much as $61 million by 2025, according to Duhaney’s budget. The budget next goes to the mayor, who has 15 days to make potential revisions. It will then be presented to Cincinnati City Council, which will make its own amendments and vote on the spending plan — likely June 19, ahead of the fiscal year starting July 1. In the meantime, council’s Budget and Finance Committee will hold public input sessions about the budget on the following days at 6 p.m.: • May 29 at LeBlond Recreation Center (2335 Riverside Drive, East End) • June 3 at the University of Cincinnati’s Innovation Hub (2900 Reading Road, Corryville) • June 4 at Madcap Theater (3064 Harrison Ave., Westwood)

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With historic roots, Cincinnatiâ€™s beekeeping culture is helping save the species while promoting the age-old practice of apiculture

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Cincinnati Zoo beekeeper Adam Martinez | Photo: Paige Deglow

t’s mid-afternoon at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. Tucked within a garden bed, lush with blooming foliage, sit two beehives — one was recently donated. Horticulturist Adam Martinez lifts a frame from the larger hive, revealing buzzing honey bees milling about their home. In one corner, a cluster of five huddle together as if hatching a plot or catching up on the latest gossip. “That’s basically a larva that fell out of a cell and they’re probably trying to feed it,” Martinez says. Other bees meander in and out of the space; the sun is warm and birds sing in the distance. “These are happy bees,” he says. Martinez is wearing a “breezy” suit and veil, both of which protect beekeepers from possible stings. He laughs, pointing to a Wu-Tang Killa Bees patch sewn onto the suit. “My brother gave that to me when I first started beekeeping. He said, ‘Throw that on your jacket.’ Damn, right I did.” Along with a small group of volunteers, Martinez oversees the hives not only at the zoo but also at its off-grounds Bowyer Farm in Warren County; the farm spans over 600 acres and includes reclaimed wetland habitat. The delicate art of beekeeping, also known as apiculture, has a long and storied history. For thousands of years, Ancient Egyptians made hives using pipes formed from clay. They would move the hives up and down the Nile River, letting the bees pollinate whatever flowers were in season. Similar practices can be traced back to Ancient China. And Greater Cincinnati can also claim a stake in the history of apiculture: The inventor of the modern beehive, Lorenzo Langstroth, moved to nearby Oxford, Ohio in 1858. Gene Kritsky, an entomologist, beekeeper and the dean of behavioral and natural sciences at Mount St. Joseph University, explains that Langstroth discovered the “bee space” in 1851. Bees collect a red-brown resin called “propolis” from tree buds. Known as “bee glue,” the antimicrobial substance is used to patch up parts of the hive and, subsequently, cause man-made hive lids to stick to their frames; the frames are the part of the hive that hold the honeycomb and bee brood (eggs, larvae and pupae). “Langstroth was trying to figure out a way of taking that lid off without having it get stuck,” Kritsky says. Enter the bee space: Langstroth discovered that bees would not build a honeycomb in a 1-centimeter space. If the gap was larger (over ⅜ of an inch), they’d build a honeycomb. If it was smaller (under ¼ of an inch), they’d seal it with propolis. He then incorporated this concept into a top-opening hive, which allowed him to lift the coverboard and access the frames within. “What that did was dramatic,” Kritsky says. “Instead of having a box that made maybe 20 pounds of honey, you could make 100 pounds of honey. It took it from a hobbyist thing to an almost industrial thing.” While in Oxford, Langstroth would go on to patent

his moveable frames and top-opening hives. You can still stroll by his one-time cottage home on Miami University’s campus, where he would garden and beekeep in the backyard. Another historical Cincinnati bee aficionado is Charles F. Muth, who started his own grocery business in Cincinnati in 1858. With that money, he began another business selling beekeeping supplies. He was the first person to make jars specifically for honey. Called “Muth Jars,” they are square, made of glass and embossed with beekeeping imagery, such as a hive surrounded by wildflowers. He also improved other products, like the smoker, which is used to generate smoke and, in effect, calm bees. (The scent masks alarm pheromones, which are released by guard bees if they feel threatened or are hurt.) Many of these innovations are still used today — Langstroth’s hive remains the standard among modern keepers. Though not as commonplace, Muth Jars can still be bought today and served as inspiration for later honey containers. Kritsky’s own history with apiculture goes back to when he was 14 and living in Miami, Florida. After picking up larva and pupa from a fallen honeycomb, he brought the items to class for show and tell. His teacher put his frame of bees in their classroom window. Kritsky recalls fellow students watching the bees come and go from their home. He’s been living the beekeeper life ever since. The thriving culture of old-fashioned beekeeping is still alive in Cincinnati today — every keeper has their own motivations and methods behind the work. In a time where bees and their decreasing populations have become an icon for conservation movements — even PornHub is spearheading a #savethebees campaign — why is apiculture so important? Why do bees need “saving?” And what does modern beekeeping look like?

Bee hives at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden | Photo: Paige Deglow

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A colorful Carriage House Farm hive | Photo: Hailey Bollinger

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Samantha Gordon of Bee Haven, a local honey and beeswax product boutique, and Richard Stewart, manager of North Bend’s Carriage House Farm, fell into beekeeping and passionately pursue the practice as both a business and a way to promote the biological success of the pollinators. Gordon bought two hives in 2005 with her mother after her grandmother died; Gordon was her grandmother’s caretaker. “I just felt like, now what do I do?” Gordon says. The pair bought the hives initially as a new hobby. “We had no idea what we were doing at all. I had never been in a beehive,” she says. “So we got the book Beekeeping For Dummies and brought it back on the field with us. It was kind of self-teaching.” But she credits another book, which she read before ’05, with sparking her passion: Sue Monk Kidd’s classic coming-of-age novel The Secret Life of Bees. Those first two hives did well enough that the following year they were able to keep four. With that addition, they extracted enough honey to sell at the Northside Farmers Market. Fast-forward to present day and Gordon has a full-fledged business, which she runs with her husband Scott. Bee Haven has a brick-and-mortar storefront in Northside and a booth in Over-the-Rhine’s Findlay Market. Stewart of Carriage House Farm also fell into beekeeping by happenstance. The farm goes back five generations, but it wasn’t until the late ’90s that it went from subsistence to commercial. Stewart gives credit to his dad for that move, who made the change after an early retirement. When Stewart lost his job as a package designer in 2002, he followed in his dad’s footsteps. And by 2005, he started beekeeping. “As far as the farm is concerned, the bees are just the diversification of everything that we’re doing down here,” he says. “When I

started beekeeping, we were doing commodity crops, horse boarding and we had just started our garden. We have enough native pollinators around because we spray so little on this farm, so we’d probably do well even if we didn’t have the honey bees here.” On the farm, Stewart slips on his suit, gloves and veil, smoker in hand. It’s overcast and the bees, as a result, are more frenzied. They hover outside the colorful hive — which stands fives boxes tall, opens from the top and is stamped with the farm’s name. “We use foundationless hives,” he says, lifting a wood frame. A foundationless hive means there is no pressed beeswax inside to provide structure for the bees as they build the interior. These bees have already started drawing out their own natural honeycomb shapes. “We have small little guides to keep it straight, but sometimes they’ll build it willy-nilly,” he explains, tracing the hexagons with his finger. “They just get to a point where they’ll fill it up all the way (with honeycomb).” The zoo’s Martinez uses a different system, preferring instead to use frames with foundation. Tin roofs held in place by rocks sit atop his hives, creating an overhang that keeps water from trickling inside. Carriage House’s Stewart points to one bee perched on the frame. On its hind legs is “gorgeous” maroon pollen, picked up from a recent trip. Along with another beekeeper, Brandon Reynolds, they check the hives weekly (as is the norm). There are four bee yards in total:

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in the garden, behind their main barn, down the road at Carriage House’s Sustainable Ag Site and at the nearby Weber Family Farm. Since the hives are in the same general area, Carriage House only sells wildflower honey; they can’t control what their bees are foraging on. (They also sell honey infused with organic lavender.) But Bee Haven’s Gordon has hives scattered throughout the region, meaning that her honey yield is more diverse. One hive is stationed in her backyard in Spring Grove Village, three others are nestled along her street and a few others call Northside and North Avondale home. There are also “country” bees on a farm in Clermont County. Honey types include the light-yellow spring honey, golden wildflower and a darker amber buckwheat variant. “We get that whole experience of what honey is,” Gordon says. “People come up all the time and say, ‘Do you just have regular honey?’ And we’re like, it’s still regular honey, it’s just from different flowers. And so it’s fun to teach them that.” All of their products are raw and unpasteurized. Aside from honey, they also sell beeswax products — carved candles, hand salves, lotions and lanterns. With beekeeping, she admits that diving in was a steep learning curve. She still makes mistakes, but that’s all a part of the process. Carriage House’s Reynolds — on his third year with the farm — would say the same. His first year, he lost colonies. (They even nicknamed him the “Killer Bee”). Now they keep more bees than the year prior. In part, he built populations back up by collecting swarms. Of that, Stewart explains that bees want to do two things: collect food and divide. When the population of the hive expands, bees will

“swarm,” meaning that a single colony will split into two. Before that happens, worker bees will draw out a new peanutshaped queen cell — which they then fill with royal jelly to feed her. “The old queen will move off with almost exactly half the hive. They’ll fly out, land on a tree within 30 feet from the hive, orient and they send out scouts to find a place,” Stewart says. “If they can’t find a place, they move on anywhere from a quarter to a mile away. It’s fascinating. You want diverse genetics, so the bees are programmed to get out of that zone of reproduction.” You may have witnessed a swarm before: Some 6,000 bees form a cloud nearly 100 feet across and take to the skies. When the queen gets tired, she’ll land and the rest of the hive will cluster over her in an act of protection. Within one minute, that dark buzzing mass will compress to the size of a football. And if you happen to see one, Carriage House will come collect the swarm free of charge. Other local businesses — like Gaiser Bee Co. and Two Honeys Bee Co. — will also safely collect swarms. To control to formation of swarms, Stewart says he and Reynolds will split the hives themselves. Two frames will become a new hive, and so on. But, aside from honey, what’s in it for them? “Seeing bees tirelessly working together to achieve — they’re a super organism. Seeing the synergy is just so crazy,” Reynolds says. “Putting the well-being of the overall system not even ahead of your own, but in line with your own. You wanting the success of everybody makes you feel more in tune with yourself. Every time I open up a hive, it’s a repetition of that example.” The process is a spiritual one for Gordon, who says it grounds her. “When you go into the bees, you have to stay very calm and slow down. It’s a good, healthy thing for me,” she says. “If you’re flailing or excited, they pick up your energy and it’s good for me to take a step back and focus on the task at hand.”

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Propolis | Photo: Hailey Bollinger

A bee hotel | Photo: George Grinstead

Regardless of the reason they got into beekeeping, beekeepers have a handful of issues to look out for in their respective hives that can cause damage or total loss. According to an annual report by Bee Informed Partnership, the average honey bee colony loss from April 2017 to April 2018 in Ohio was 59.8 percent. And according to the Environmental Protection Agency, the decline of pollinators and the general declining healthy of honey bees may be related a handful of complex and interconnected stressors including pests, pathogens and viruses; poor nutrition due to loss of habitat; exposure to pesticides; long migration routes; and lack of genetic diversity. Beekeepers, even hobbyists, need to look out for all of these. “It’s harder to keep bees. We ourselves have never witnessed colony collapse disorder,” Stewart says, referring to the buzzword phenomenon of when worker bees inexplicably leaving their queen — and bounds of honey — behind. “It’s always been something that’s well-defined (that has caused our problems).” One of those issues are hive beetles and varroa mites, a parasite known for attacking honeybee colonies. Gordon and the zoo’s Martinez both cited the mites as an issue as well. “We don’t use anything to treat — organic or conventional,” Stewart says of warding off the mites. “For the simple fact that we look at it as being a crutch. If you keep treating your bees, you’ll always have bees that need to be treated.” Mount St. Joseph’s Kritsky points to increasing temperatures as another cause of colony loss. When he first came to the university in 1983, he had a student do a pollen chart to see what flowers the bees were collecting from. Now, the flowers they were getting pollen from in May are blooming in April. “We’re warmer sooner,” he says. “Second, we’re used to a massive goldenrod nectar flow. We had a pretty good one last year but for a few years the dry summers and the increasing average temperatures have reduced our average (flow).” He also points out that because of these changes bees are active sooner. And since bees store honey in their hive to last them through winter as a food source, earlier seasons can mean less stockpile before winter hits. (To ensure their hives last through winter, keepers must leave enough honey behind to sustain the colony.) All of these factors combined have led to things like the #savethebees movement. But if you aren’t ready to jump into a beekeeper suit and veil, there are other ways the public can help protect pollinators.

going native Yes, keeping bees can prove more difficult a task than it was in the past. And the issue goes beyond honey bees — which were actually first imported to the Americas from Europe in the 1600s. Contrary to popular belief, these European honey bees aren’t endangered. That being said, native bees have seen a decline in population; there are over 4,000 species of bees native to North America. Of those, 500 can be found in Ohio. As laid out in a New York Times article titled “The Insect Apocalypse is Here,” native pollinators in America are dwindling. In the past 20 years, the rusty-patched bumblebee, for example, dropped 87 percent. In the same stretch of time, monarch butterfly populations fell by 90 percent. Both of these species are native to the region. But there are ways Cincinnatians can combat this trend in their own backyards, says Cory Christopher, director of the Center for Conservation at the Cincinnati Nature Center. On a rainy morning, Christopher walks through the center’s greenhouse, where rows and rows of native plants are currently being propagated. In the back, a cluster of volunteers sow seeds and tend to a handful of plants, from milkweed to black-eyed susan and wild bergamot. “We're trying to really make sure that we take care of these guys because they're going to be the foundations for what people are buying two years from now,” Christopher says of the plants. “(The plants) probably won't see action until 2021.” The nursery is part of the CNC’s Native Plant Propagation Program, which has a goal of selling native plants to the general public, along with educating the greater community about their importance. Their plant sale is currently in action — you can buy native species at The Nature Shop (4949 Tealtown Road, Milford, cincynature.org) from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through June 2.

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them the food that they require.”

“When I think of bees there are a number of things that we have to teach people about. For example, native bees, in general, are not using crops. So a lot of the crops — especially when you start using insecticides — those things aren't available for native pollinators, including butterflies, bees, flies, beetles,” Christopher says. “And if we really want to support native bees, we need to give them the food that they require, both for themselves and for their babies.” In short, native plants provide shelter and food for native bees, butterflies, birds and other wildlife. They cultivate habitats in otherwise urban areas and help reduce the growth of invasive species like honeysuckle. Similarly, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is spearheading a program called Pollen Nation, with the goal of boosting pollinator populations. Their team of horticulturists conduct trials to determine which plants benefit from regional pollinators; they then partner with local garden centers to sell the “Zoo’s Best Plants for Pollinators.” Other habits Christopher says you can incorporate is what he calls “lazy gardening.” Many insects like to lay their eggs in dead vegetation over winter. “So if you have brush piles, or if you have dead flower stems, a lot of people in the fall feel like they need to go and clip all those and clean their yard up and have everything looking so wonderful,” he says. “But no. A lot of insects, including bees, need that as habitat for winter.” Simply put: Plant native and then “you don't have to do that much.” The center also hosts workshops and classes related to conservation, including one that centers on how to build a bee hotel — a space where solitary bees can nest. “When I give talks to homeowners, one of the first things I say is that, whether you know it or not, if you have a yard, you’re managing land,” Christopher says. “I think a lot of people are taken aback when they realize that they do have control over this little piece of earth. And I want to help them figure out how to take care of it.” In his work at the center, he wants people to see, and be a part of, the bigger picture — pollinators are just one part of nature’s overarching web.

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As the zoo’s Martinez places the frames back in their hive, a small crowd of passersby gather. A kid chirps out, “Bees!” as mom snaps a photo of the hive. “If I can find the queen — I don’t really go searching for her — I will quickly,” he says. “All I need to do, generally, when I’m doing a queen search is just look for evidence that she’s there. And everything’s there. Because if you have queen issues, you need to do something about it fairly quickly.” A hive is a complex system, but it’s also a fascinating slice of nature: thousands upon thousands of bees working together to keep their home afloat and each other alive. He goes into the colonies every 10 to 14 days, and more often in the fall when pests problems increase. (Stewart and Gordon expressed similar methods.) They can be fairly low-maintenance, Martinez says, but it’s when they really need something that beekeeping switches into full-gear. Mount St. Joseph’s Kritsky’s advice for supporting honey bees? Buy local honey and, if you’re interested in beekeeping yourself, join the Southwestern Ohio Beekeepers Association. “There’s nothing like it. When you have the veil on, are working with bees that know you, and you open up the hive, have the smoke from your smoker, and this wonderful sweet smell of honey and beeswax,” he says. “You get to the point where you can bee keep without the gloves, where your movements are almost like tai chi. You are one with your bees. Your peripheral vision is reduced because you have this hood and you can focus. It’s incredibly relaxing. And it’s an industry that goes back to 1851. It’s like going back in time. “The romance of beekeeping is just incredible.”

To learn more about beekeeping, visit the Southwestern Ohio Beekeepers Association at swohiobeekeepers.com. And check out Carriage House Farm (2872 Lawrenceburg Road, North Bend, carriagehousefarmllc.com) or Bee Haven (Findlay Market and 4037 Hamilton Ave., Northside, beehavenhoney.com) for products and more.

A bee hive frame | Photo: Paige Deglow

Gaiser Bee Co. products | Photo: Hailey Bollinger

Gaiser Bee Co. Wants to Inspire Future Beekeepers It’s 5:30 a.m. on a recent Wednesday morning. Krystle and Cory Gaiser of the Gaiser Bee Company have just arrived back in Cincinnati with 2.6 million bees in tow. The husband-wife team drove through the night from their supplier in Patterson, Georgia and now they’re back on their suburban West Side farm, where they’ll distribute their haul for their annual bee pickup day. Their trailer is brimming with 250 packages, each containing 10,500 bees and one queen — enough to start the beekeeping process. Between 150 and 200 experienced and new beekeepers will filter through the farm to pick up their honey bee colonies, which will either replace lost hives or launch new ones. (Beekeeping season in Ohio typically begins at the end of April.)

“The more I learned about the decreasing bee population, the more I felt obligated to tell people. I asked myself: Why isn’t anyone talking about this? You realize through education how important bees are to the environment and we became more passionate about it,” Krystle says. Gaiser is responding to bee hive colony loss by identifying the problem.

To help increase bee populations, the Gaisers not only sell bee colonies, but they have also developed the “Host-A-Hive” program — an opportunity for community members to help the Gaisers care for new and rescued hives by contributing to the cost of hive equipment. You can visit your hive at the Gaiser farm apiary anytime and at the end of the season, you get 10 pounds of honey as a thank you. They also offer beginning beekeeping classes, so you can learn more about keeping your own hive at home, and they sell beekeeping supplies and hive kits on their website. It’s through immersive experiences like these that the surrounding community comes closer to understanding the importance of the honey bee’s delicate impact on the larger ecosystem. “If you’re going to get into beekeeping, you really have to like doing it,” Krystle says. “Our business comes from our passion for honey bees and sharing what we learn with others that feel the same way.” Gaiser Bee Company, 3402 Kleeman Road, Monfort Heights, gaiserbeeco.com

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“You can’t fix a problem if you don’t know what the problem is,” Cory says.

He believes a large contributor to bee loss is caused by the epidemic of the varroa mite, a parasite that attacks honey bee colonies.

Outside their trailer, a line trickles out as Cory and Krystle hand out bee packages like ice cream cones to eager neighborhood kids. Rogue bees flutter in and out of the window while Cory talks gregariously

Before moving to Cincinnati seven years ago, the Gaisers lived in Michigan, where they started gardening, composting and keeping chickens at home. It was during this time that they noticed that, despite their best efforts, their garden wasn’t yielding any fruits or vegetables. After research, they contributed the loss to a low number of pollinators. This discovery led them down the rabbit hole of honey bee education.

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“Bee pickup day is one of the best days of the year for us. It's almost like Christmas morning for our ‘bee-ple,’ ” Krystle says. “The day is absolutely wonderful with all of the positive attitudes and optimism. We get to witness our community come together on this day and share stories that (are) ultimately helping our planet.”

to each beekeeper. This passion for spreading knowledge about honey bees is why they started Gaiser Bee Company four years ago. Today, their business seeks not only to educate others, but also create an outlet where community members can buy equipment and exchange techniques and information.

Cory Gaiser | Photo: Hailey Bollinger

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EVERYONE’S AN ARTIST NIGHT

Craft Cocktails w/ Molly Wellmann

Brought to you by the League of Cincinnati Theatres, enjoy an evening of artist-priced drinks at the bar for EVERYONE — even artists! Wait... You can also test your wits at an open Improv Jam from OTRimprov!

Cincy’s favorite celebrity mixologist and 2016’s Face of Fringe returns to Jackson Street once again to sling some specialty drinks made just for YOU. Take a hike, 1988 Tom Cruise. Your shift at the bar is over.

TUES, JUNE 4TH @ 9:30PM

WED, JUNE 12TH @ 10:00PM

IN LOVE AND IN FRINGE

ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION NIGHT

Two members of our Fringe family are getting hitched this week, so we’re dedicating a night of the Bar Series as a celebration in their honor. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ CONGRATS, SHELBY & OZZY! ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

Learn to ride a Segway from the staff of Garage OTR or take a spin on a cycle from our Transportation Sponsor, Red Bike. You’ve gotten plenty of steps in at Art Academy...give your feet a rest and ride in style!

WED, JUNE 5TH @ 10:00PM

THURS, JUNE 13TH @ 9:30PM

Fringe Olympics

FRINGECON

Test your might in “kinda WEIRD” feats as teams compete to be crowned Champions of Fringe! It’s all the glory of the real Olympics with absolutely none of the nescessary skills or training. The Greeks would be...confused.

CosPLAY with us in whatever fandom rolls your dice and check out some D&D LIVE! upstairs. Let your Nerd Flag fly and maybe we’ll renact some scenes from Star Wars with you. Fun that would be, right? Yes, hrrmmm.

THURS, JUNE 6TH @ 9:30PM

FRI, JUNE 14TH @ 10:00PM

craft beer night

PICK OF THE FRINGE AWARDS

Enjoy a special assortment of local craft beers that are completely different from the usual assortment of local craft beers we carry. Really, is there even such a thing as too many craft beer choices? Prost! Santé! Kanpai!

We announce our 6 Pick of the Fringe winners and reveal the schedule for Saturday’s Encore series. Bow ties are optional, but your attendance is mandatory. Don’t forget to vote for your favorite show!

FRI, JUNE 7TH @ 9:30PM

SAT, JUNE 15TH @ 8:00PM

F r i n g e - a- o k e !

closing night party

Warm up your pipes with some liquid courage and then get up on stage to belt your heart out. Heck, we’ll even throw in some costumes and back-up dancers from Pones to make you shine like the star you are.

It’s a bittersweet affair as we say farewell to the 2019 Cincinnati Fringe Festival. Hey, do us a favor and DRINK ALL THE REST OF THE BEER, PLEASE. Y’all did such a great job in 2018, it’d be a shame to not repeat with another cooler clearing.

Visual Fringe highlights a variety of visual art mediums, from photography to painting, and even includes opportunities for YOU to be part of the art! Feast your eyes on the projects and galleries artists have prepared for you this year!

ArtLab: Three Quarters Gallery

Cal’s Kinda Weird Art

Chalk the ‘Walk

from Cal Harris Location: Festival Venues

curated by Brandon Michael Johnston

Location: Fringe HQ

Every nook and cranny of Fringe is a potential home for art, including under the stairs at Know Theatre. Featuring small works on a monumental scale, ArtLab: Three Quarters Gallery creates a unique, streetside experience for all to enjoy.

from Art on the Streets, Various Artists, and YOU! May 31, June 1, June 2, June 8, and June 9 Times and Locations: TBA

Cal’s art is kinda weird. Fringe is kinda weird. So, we’re putting Cal’s kinda weird art all over the kinda weird Fringe, which is a kinda weird idea. While it’s kinda weird, though, it’s also kinda weird...so we’re kinda totally okay with letting Cal kinda definitely do this kinda weird thing. That’s kinda weird, isn’t it?

Art on the Streets is teaming up artists with the general public to help create works of chalk art on sidewalks in OTR. Stay tuned to Art on the Streets and Fringe social media to learn when and where you can participate!

Deus Ex Copy Machine

Fringe 4x6

This project is made possible by a grant from the OTR Chamber of Commerce.

Created from production photos and images taken around the Festival by our photographers, along with YOUR social media stills tagged with #cincyfringe, Paul Kerford Wilson will keep as many fleeting Fringe moments alive as possible in a mosaic of 4x6 prints covering the entrance ramp at Know Theatre.

Fringe Faces

from Dan R. Winters Photography DATES TBA @ Fringe Bar Series

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Fringe once again takes over the parking lot fence at 12th and Jackson Street to display some original works from local artists and provide you with a chance to create some art of your very own. Stop by on your way to or from Fringe HQ and see what’s hanging on the fence this year!

Fringe Faces features a portable photo booth helmed by Dan Winters that will appear during Bar Series events. Portraits are taken in no more than 5 minutes and collection of the best photos will be displayed throughout the Festival. Fringe Faces captures the frantic joy of Fringe while keeping up with its frantic pace.

On the Fence

featuring work from Dave Powell, Rae Kuhn, and YOU! Location: 12th and Jackson

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Using a discarded tabletop copier, vintage photographs, readymade objects, and a sharpened butcher’s knife, Brian Griffin copies, enlarges, reduces, paints, hacks, alters and then repurposes images to reveal the weird world that actually exists on the fringes of our everyday awareness. Escape our vastly troubled world and take comfort from the chaos by summoning Deus Ex Copy Machine!

from Paul Kerford Wilson Gallery Location: Fringe HQ

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from Brian Griffin Location: Fringe HQ

Cindependent Film Festival presents a series of RiffTrax-inspired comedy screenings (Pasquinade) at The Garfield Theater, home of Cincinnati World Cinema. Plus, we feature two projects from local filmmakers at The Mini Microcinema on Main Street!

from Cindependent Film Festival

Milk Nose: Comedy Flicks

(60 minutes) Four fun and thoughtful shorts, plus with two great comedians!

6/7 @ 8:30PM - Cincinnati World Cinema (CWC) Films: Off Book, Hug it Out, Love These Days Comedian: Jack Crumley

Lovestruck!

(60 minutes) Four short films exploring the woe and wonder of love!

6/8 @ 8:30PM - Cincinnati World Cinema (CWC) Films: Lessons in Accidental Magic, Girl Meets Roach, Among Other Things, Night Dancing Comedians: Jack Crumley, Mark Borison

Take a Right Turn Here

(60 minutes) 3 short films explore unlikely situations and the only possible outcomes.

6/12 @ 7:45PM - Cincinnati World Cinema (CWC) Films: What Metal Girls are Into, Chiluminati, Maplewood Comedians: Mark Borison, David Powell

Horror et. al

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(60 minutes) Scream! Scream! Scream! and laugh some, too. Scary flicks for you!

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Reservations for these performances are FREE of charge, but some shows may pass the hat or ask for donations at the performance.

Alice in Neverland

PASQUINADE

We want Fringe to be for EVERYONE, so our Family Friendly offerings allow parents and children alike to enjoy the Festival TOGETHER!

from Know Theatre

Sat, 6/15 @ 12:00 PM - Know Theatre (KNOW) This mashup of everyone’s favorite childhood stories will have you laughing, cheering, and using critical thinking skills to help Alice decipher clues and crack the case. Will Alice find Peter before he grows up? Will time be restored in Neverland? Will Captain Hook ever be picked for the hockey team? Join us for Alice in Neverland!

ComedySportz® Cincinnati from OTRimprov

Sat, 6/2 @ 1:00 PM - Know Theatre (KNOW) ComedySportz Cincinnati is the award-winning comedy show (Best Improv Night Out Cincy Magazine 2018) where two teams of players battle it out for audience laughs and points! Everything is improvised and every game starts with an audience suggestion. Matches are for everyone - 7 to 97!

Show Up, Kids!

from Peter Michael Marino out of New York City, NY

6/14 @ 8:30PM - Cincinnati World Cinema (CWC)

Sat, June 1 @ 4:00 PM | Sun, June 2 @ 3:30 PM Sat, June 8 @ 1:00 PM | Sun, June 9 @ 11:00 AM - Know Theatre (KNOW)

(60 minutes) Our favorite flicks, paired with two comedians at the dead of midnight.

Hold Your Applause

SHOW UP, KIDS! is the acclaimed improvised, immersive, crazy comedy for 3-10 year olds. When the main attraction doesn’t show up, Pete enlists the kids to help create a show from set to sound, plot to props, and costumes to characters. What could possibly go wrong?

Films: Echoes, Margaret and The Moon, Off Book Comedians: David Powell, TBA

StoryTime with Sparkle

Films: Silent Ring, Den, Echoes Comedian: Jack Crumley

6/15 @ 11:59PM - Know Theatre (KNOW)

Dinosaurs in a Mining Facility

from Sparkle Leigh (72 minutes)

from Jordin Goff (JambleVision) 6/6 @ 7:45PM - The Mini Microcinema (MMC) Dr. Stone’s mysterious mining outpost just got a new employee. Ian is finally making something of himself, but will he become a hero or dinosaur food?

Burned

(60 minutes)

from Isabella Siska 6/13 @ 7:45 - The Mini Microcinema (MMC) A young LDS woman struggles to find her place in the world under the abuse of the person she most adores: her father. She must question family, faith, and love.

Sat, 6/1 @ 1:00 PM | Sat, 6/8 @ 11:00AM - Know Theatre (KNOW)

A family-friendly show which has been lovingly described as a genetic hybrid of Mr. Rogers & PeeWee’s Playhouse with a Muppet Garnish! Sparkle Leigh is the Lovechild of Roger & Jessica Rabbit and is often mistaken for a Drag Queen! Let’s read a book, not each other!

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz from MadCap Puppets

Sun, 6/9 @ 1:00 PM - Second Sunday on Main (near 12th and Main St)

Travel down the Yellow Brick Road with Dorothy, Toto, and their best friends; Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion, and Tin Man. Madcap brings this epic adventure to life with breathtaking puppets in this enchanting, family-friendly classic.

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While Cincy Fringe celebrates and showcases a variety of artistic fields and endeavors, live performance has always been the core of our programming. Over 40 theatre, music, and dance productions join us this year to present 200+ performances, all set in intimate venues where you’ll find experiences like nowhere else. Featuring a diverse array of genres, styles, subject matters, and skill sets, anyone and everyone is assured to discover exactly what they’re looking for - and maybe also a few surprises along the way.

PRIMARY LINEUP 34 Primary Lineup productions represent the heart and soul of Fringe. Curated by over 40 of Cincinnati’s most passionate theatre professionals, journalists, and educators, these productions are also eligible for one of our 6 Pick of the Fringe Awards, which grant recipients an additional Encore performance on the final day of Fringe! (See pg. 30 for more info on Encores.)

FRINGE DEVELOPMENT The ability to grow and learn at Fringe is extremely important, so Fringe Development exists to help facilitate that. We use the critical mass of creativity at Fringe to give “work-in-progress” productions a chance to try things out and get some feedback from artists and patrons. Plus, we offer some Master Classes for both artists and the general public!

FRINGE NEXT For the past 9 Festivals, we’ve offered slots to local high school-aged artists to entirely control their very own productions. While they are listed along with other Primary Lineup productions, these up-and-comers deserve special recognition and encouragement as the voices of the future.

SPECIAL EVENTS Because we can never get enough indie art, we pad the schedule with Special Event offerings to give you EVEN MORE opportunities to explore the weird, wild, and experimental in the world of live performance. Go on, try to see everything. We dare you. We TRIPLE DOG DARE YOU.

90 Lies an Hour

Between 3 and 5

Body Language 2019: #metoo

out of Cincinnati, OH

New Hilarious Tall-Tales from Paul Strickland. “Master Storyteller.” - Cincinnati Enquirer

What happens when most of us are sleeping?

from Pones

from Paul Strickland Presents

from True Body Project

True Body Project returns with #metoo.

OTR Community Church (OCC) Length: 60 minutes

Gabriel’s Corner (GCR) Length: 60 minutes

OTR Community Church (OCC) Length: 50 minutes

Sat, June 1 @ 8:30 PM Sun, June 2 @ 3:30 PM Wed, June 5 @ 6:30 PM Thurs, June 6 @ 8:30 PM Sat, June 8 @ 6:30 PM Tues, June 11 @ 7:45 PM Thurs, June 13 @ 9:00 PM

Tues, June 4 @ 6:30 PM Thurs, June 6 @ 9:00 PM Sun, June 9 @ 8:30 PM Tues, June 11 @ 9:00 PM Fri, June 14 @ 8:30 PM

Sun, June 2 @ 6:30 PM Tues, June 4 @ 9:00 PM Thurs, June 6 @ 6:30 PM Sun, June 9 @ 7:00 PM Wed, June 12 @ 8:30 PM Thurs, June 13 @ 7:00 PM

10-time BEST OF FEST Winner PAUL STRICKLAND (2017’s Balls of Yarns) returns with Wild New Tall-Tales and Songs! “… funny is an understatement. He’s HYSTERICAL!” – Orlando Sentinel “…THE BEST TALL-TALES you can hear without actually having to risk a stabbing in the back of a boxcar.” – Edmonton Vue Weekly

An immersive, experiential, and sensual journey for audiences. Past the witching hour and before dawn there are two special hours that most don’t see. What happens in those inky hours? Wake up and explore - from the expansive beauty of the night sky to the illicit underbelly of what we hide in darkness.

What does it mean when a personal trauma becomes a hashtag? Does the collective, shorthand expression empower or minimize? Is it equitable to all genders? True Body Project gathered stories of grief, reconciliation and hope for their return to Fringe with Body Language 2019: #metoo.

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On the following pages, you’ll find information on all of the productions that fall into these categories:

PG-13

Solo Performance

Comedy, Storytelling, Songs

Interdisciplinary

Multi-sensory, Dance, Immersive

PG-13

Interdisciplinary

Community, Mature Content, Healing

Borderline A**hole

Child of Friday

The Consciousness

out of Cincinnati, OH

out of Columbus, OH

from Julie Gieseke

from All That Ish Productions

Julie’s ideal girlfriend is ... crazy or else Julie is. Relationships are so triggering.

Kid born on Friday 13th runs away from superstitious mother.

out of San Francisco, CA

from Stage & Key Productions

Musician steals ideas from a dead composer’s digitally-stored consciousness.

The Mini Microcinema (MMC) Length: 60 minutes

Art Academy 103 (A103) Length: 60 minutes

Art Academy 664 (A664) Length: 60 minutes

Sat, June 1 @ 7:00 PM Sun, June 2 @ 7:00 PM Tues, June 4 @ 7:45 PM Fri, June 7 @ 9:00 PM Sat, June 8 @ 4:00 PM Sun, June 9 @ 7:45 PM Tues, June 11 @ 6:30 PM Fri, June 14 @ 9:00 PM

Wed, June 5 @ 7:45 PM Fri, June 7 @ 7:00 PM Sat, June 8 @ 4:45 PM Sun, June 9 @ 6:30 PM Thurs, June 13 @ 8:30 PM

Sun, June 2 @ 7:00 PM Wed, June 5 @ 9:00 PM Fri, June 7 @ 8:30 PM Sun, June 9 @ 7:45 PM Tues, June 11 @ 6:30 PM Thurs, June 13 @ 7:45 PM Fri, June 14 @ 8:30 PM

During a long stretch of singledom Julie meets Monica, an eccentric artist with whom she has a series of dates. But are they dates? Or is Monica straight? Finding herself thinking more about Monica than the women she might meet through the dating service she just joined, Julie gains some courage and pushes the sexuality issue. Monica’s answer—she’s “an artist,” and their relationship starts off with a bang.

Friday is a kid neglected by her superstitious mother for being born on Friday the 13th. Luckily, she’s grown up with neighbor kids who have taken care of her and acted as older siblings. When Friday runs away to find her dad, it’s up to them to go after her.

Reece, a composition student, is struggling to complete his portfolio. He turns to the digitallyarchived consciousness of Theo Price: a dead and little-known composer. Reece plans to commission and then pass off one of Theo’s symphonies as his own, but discovers that he must first reanimate the composer’s decaying memories.

PG-13

Solo Performance

Lesbian, Dating, Mental Health

PG-13

Play

Storytelling, Dramedy, Family Dynamics

The Real Professional in Real Estate! 2015 CABR President | 2012 CABR REALTOR of the Year/Sales!

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joe mock

Play

Drama, Sci-Fi, LGBTQ+

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513.703.0793 | jmock.CutlerHomes.com The REALTOR in “The Know” in Over the Rhine!

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Dandy Darkly’s All Aboard!

Dave Maher Coma Show

Descent: a Murder Ballad

out of Brooklyn, NY

out of Chicago, IL

out of Cincinnati, OH

from Dandy Darkly

The less you know, the better. Go. See. Dandy.

from Dave Maher

from Hannah Gregory

A comedian survived a coma and reads his Facebook eulogies.

Folk musical about marriage, miscarriage, and murder.

Art Academy 404 (A404) Length: 60 minutes

The Mini Microcinema (MMC) Length: 55 minutes

Know Theatre (KNOW) Length: 60 minutes

Sat, June 1 @ 8:30 PM Tues, June 4 @ 7:00 PM Thurs, June 6 @ 8:30 PM Fri, June 7 @ 7:00 PM Sat, June 8 @ 7:45 PM Tues, June 11 @ 7:00 PM Thurs, June 13 @ 8:30 PM

Sat, June 1 @ 9:00 PM Sun, June 2 @ 4:00 PM Wed, June 5 @ 7:45 PM Fri, June 7 @ 7:00 PM Sat, June 8 @ 7:00 PM Tues, June 11 @ 8:30 PM Wed, June 12 @ 7:45 PM Fri, June 14 @ 7:00 PM

Sun, June 2 @ 8:30 PM Thurs, June 6 @ 6:30 PM Sat, June 8 @ 7:00 PM Tues, June 11 @ 6:30 PM Thurs, June 13 @ 6:30 PM

Resplendent storyteller Dandy Darkly serves up another hypnotic hour of Southern Gothic grotesquery — redneck robots, spider gods, beauty shops and inbred freaks. Also trains! Named “top show” of the Edinburgh Fringe (The Stage) and “Best Show” at the San Francisco Fringe. The less you know, the better. Go. See. Dandy.

Chicago comedian Dave Maher was almost taken off life support during a monthlong diabetic coma. He was eulogized on Facebook. Then he woke up. After appearing on This American Life, the Edinburgh Fringe, and at the legendary Steppenwolf Theatre, he brings his narrative stand-up show to Cincy Fringe.

After a miscarriage, the marriage of hopeful couple Annie and Paul deteriorates. As Paul comes to terms with their loss, Annie grows more despondent until she finds fearless tenacity and self-discovery by way of an unusual source––perhaps murder?

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Solo Performance

LGBTQ+, Satire, Horror

PG-13

Solo Performance

Comedy, Storytelling, Life-Changing Shit

PG-13

Musical

Women’s Themes, Murder, Loss and Grieving

The Devil On the Wall or,

Diagnose This!

Kill You with My Love

from Donna Kay Speaks

out of Cincinnati, OH

That Time I Got Kidnapped

Tales of a Medical Actor

out of Kansas City, MO Acclaimed comedian Jamie Campbell re-lives the time he was kidnapped.

out of Portland, OR

from Jamie Campbell

from Muwhahaha Productions Fractured love stories played on skipping records. Spin till you fall….

Hilarious, cringe-worthy stories of Medical Student foibles!

OTR Community Church (OCC) Length: 60 minutes

Art Academy 361 (A361) Length: 60 minutes

Art Academy 404 (A404) Length: 50 minutes

Sat, June 1 @ 6:30 PM Sun, June 2 @ 8:30 PM Tues, June 4 @ 7:00 PM Wed, June 5 @ 8:30 PM Sat, June 8 @ 8:30 PM Sun, June 9 @ 4:00 PM Wed, June 12 @ 6:30 PM

Sun, June 2 @ 7:00 PM Tues, June 4 @ 8:30 PM Wed, June 5 @ 7:00 PM Fri, June 7 @ 8:30 PM Sun, June 9 @ 4:45 PM Tues, June 11 @ 8:30 PM Wed, June 12 @ 7:00 PM Fri, June 14 @ 6:30 PM

Sat, June 1 @ 6:30 PM Sun, June 2 @ 7:45 PM Tues, June 4 @ 9:00 PM Fri, June 7 @ 9:00 PM Sun, June 9 @ 6:30 PM Tues, June 11 @ 9:00 PM Fri, June 14 @ 7:00 PM

Award-winning comedian Jamie Campbell relives the time he was kidnapped at the age of eleven in a powerhouse solo performance that is part stand-up, part storytelling, and one hundred percent true. Travel back to 1991 as Jamie revisits what he calls “the greatest adventure of my life.”

When an improv comedian plays patient for medical students, what results is a hilarious and moving view into the world of healthcare. Diagnose This! Tales of a Medical Actor will make you laugh, cry, cringe, and say “F*** The System!” Contains strong opinions and blunt talk about lady parts.

Kay is cursed. Her relationships are like a broken record, always ending the same. After successfully cutting herself off from her heart for over a year, she realizes she is falling once more. But with death on the heels of her feelings, how far will Kay go this time to protect the man she loves?

Solo Performance

Stand-up, Storytelling

A Brutal clowN ShowN

Solo Performance Comedy, Storytelling

Play

Physical Theatre, Dark Comedy, Romance

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Nightmare Fuel

”Enough energetic idiosyncrasy to become a cult hit.” ¶¶¶¶ (London student) @SARAHHMONSTER #NASTYSQUEEZES

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“Dark and demented... what fringe is all about.” (wee review)

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A naughty slumber party about demons and stupid ex-boyfriends.

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Kumferted

Let’s Prank Call Each Other

from Paper Soul

from Performance Gallery

out of Minneapolis, MN

out of Cincinnati, OH

out of Los Angeles, CA

Ted “Critter” Montana teaches YOU to survive the streets.

Women tell HERstory. There will be smashing but no bashing.

A darkly funny and fast-paced live-action comic book.

from zach dorn

Art Academy 664 (A664) Length: 60 minutes

Art Academy 563 (A563) Length: 50 minutes

Know Theatre (KNOW) Length: 60 minutes

Sat, June 1 @ 7:00 PM Sun, June 2 @ 4:00 PM Tues, June 4 @ 8:30 PM Thurs, June 6 @ 7:45 PM Fri, June 7 @ 6:30 PM Sat, June 8 @ 9:00 PM

Sat, June 1 @ 7:45 PM Sun, June 2 @ 6:30 PM Wed, June 5 @ 6:30 PM Sat, June 8 @ 3:30 PM Sun, June 9 @ 7:00 PM Tues, June 11 @ 7:45 PM Thurs, June 13 @ 7:00 PM

Sat, June 1 @ 9:00 PM Wed, June 5 @ 7:00 PM Sun, June 9 @ 8:30 PM Wed, June 12 @ 7:00 PM Fri, June 14 @ 9:00 PM

1989 AD. The Streets, USA. Ted “Critter” Montana knows the streets & will teach YOU how to survive: no guns, no karate chops, just KNIVES. Think you got what it takes to be the next Knifeslinger, hotshot? Cut to: 2019. Minneapolis Grand Jury hearing. Can Critter knifesling his way outta this?

HIStory calls them “Comfort Women.” HERstory says they were “Kumfert Women.” Comfort is meant to be given, not stolen. We’re going to create a ruckus. We will tell terrible truths with abundant doses of hilarity. We will ask unkumfertable questions and discover unkumfertable answers. We will reclaim the word comfort.

Digital cameras are manipulated through paper dioramas to create a totally unique live cinematic experience filled with puppets, cardboard, and video games. Let’s Prank Call Each Other premiered at Ars Nova in 2018. “…astounding ingenuity” - Winnipeg Free Press “…the most wonderfully whackedout experiences.” Orlando Weekly

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Knifeslingin’!

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PG-13

Solo Performance

Comedy, Self Defense, Macho

PG-13

Play

Women’s Themes, Physical Theatre, History

Solo Performance

Puppets, Multimedia, Comedy

Marriage:

Live Nukes! out of Chicago, IL

Idiots launch a nuke, go through hell to stop it.

Martha

a Work in Progress

from The Central Scrutinizers

from Autumn Kaleidoscope

from ED

out of Cincinnati, OH

out of New York, Los Angeles, and Granville, OH

From Billions to One.

An unscripted exploration of the ultimate commitment.

Gabriel’s Corner (GCR) Length: 60 minutes

Know Theatre (KNOW) Length: 55 minutes

Art Academy 563 (A563) Length: 50 minutes

Fri, June 7 @ 8:30 PM Sat, June 8 @ 2:45 PM Sun, June 9 @ 6:30 PM Fri, June 14 @ 6:30 PM

Sat, June 1 @ 7:00 PM Sun, June 2 @ 6:30 PM Tues, June 4 @ 8:30 PM Wed, June 5 @ 9:00 PM

Sun, June 2 @ 3:30 PM Tues, June 4 @ 7:45 PM Thurs, June 6 @ 7:00 PM Fri, June 7 @ 7:45 PM Sat, June 8 @ 6:30 PM Wed, June 12 @ 8:30 PM Fri, June 14 @ 7:45 PM

Live Nukes! Two idiots launch a nuclear weapon, and go through Hell to stop it. Live Nukes! explodes onstage with ridiculous pantomime, acrobatics, rocket chases, scatjazz gibberish, and interdimensional travel, without the use of props, a set, or even words.

Marriage is a rigorously rehearsed, completely unscripted exploration of the ultimate commitment between two people. Staged so that players explicitly share and struggle for agency and spectatorial attention with (and as) the married characters they create, the pacts of improvised theatre and marriage begin to mimic and reveal each other.

Passenger pigeons were one of the most abundant species on the planet. Then within a single generation, their population fell from billions to one. Join Martha, one of the Cincinnati Zoo’s most famous residents, in her final years as she finds love, loss and acceptance as the last passenger pigeon.

Family Friendly

PG-13

Dance/Physical Theatre

Play

Improvisation, Humor

PG-13

Play

Regional Interest, Environmental Issues, Dramedy

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THE DARK:

@ Cincinnati Art Museum

AFTER

5:00 PM - 10:00 PM

ART

O T H E R 9: 00 AT FRINGE HQ

Kick-Off Party @ 8:00PM 60 Second Previews @ 10:30PM OTRimprov @ 11:00PM

SATURDAY 6/1

BA R SERIES

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FRINGE

FRIDAY 5/31

SUNDAY 6/2 Show Up, Kids! (KNOW)

Welcome to the 2019 Cincy Fringe Centerspread Schedule! Shows are listed by day and time, and include a Venue Code (see the Venue Map on the back of this Guide). If you have any issues, find a Fringe Staff or Volunteer to help get you sorted out! NOTE: All shows, unless notated, are 60 minutes or under, meaning you can see at least 3 shows each day!

[Family Friendly Fringe]

Martha (A563) 90 Lies an Hour (OCC)

Show Up, Kids! (KNOW) [Family Friendly Fringe]

Knifeslingin’! (A664) Dave Maher Coma... (MMC) Nellie Bly... (GCR)

The Vicious Hillbilly... (A103) The Origins of... (FLC)

VENUE CODES: OCC - OTR Community Church

KNOW - Know Theatre

A404 -Art Academy Room 404

(1120 Jackson Street)

(1212 Jackson St - 4th Floor)

(1310 Race Street - Enter in Back)

A103 - Art Academy Room 103

A563 -Art Academy Room 563

MMC - The Mini Microcinema

(1212 Jackson St - 1st Floor)

(1212 Jackson St - 5th Floor)

(1329 Main Street)

A204 -Art Academy Room 204

A664 -Art Academy Room 664

GCR - Gabriel’s Corner

(1212 Jackson St - 2nd Floor)

(1212 Jackson St - 6th Floor)

(1425 Sycamore Street)

A361 -Art Academy Room 361

FLC - First Lutheran Church

CWC - Cincinnati World Cinema

(1212 Jackson St - 3rd Floor)

(1208 Race Street - Main Floor)

TUESDAY 6/4

WEDNESDAY 6/5

(755-711 Race Street - Garfield Theater)

THURSDAY 6/6

FRIDAY 6/7

The Vicious Hillbilly... (A103) Kill You with My Love (A404) The Origins of... (FLC) The Devil On the... (OCC)

Marriage... (KNOW) Kumferted (A563) Body Language... (OCC)

the Vegetables! (KNOW) Puppets Should... (A664) Walking While Black... (FLC) Between 3 and 5 (GCR)

Kumferted (A563) 90 Lies an Hour (OCC) This House Will...(GCR)

Descent... (KNOW) seXmas Cards (A103) NIGHTMARE FUEL (A404) Body Language... (OCC)

The Umbrella Term (KNOW) Meatball Séance (A361) Knifeslingin’! (A664) This House Will...(GCR)

Marriage... (KNOW) Tales from the... (A204) Knifeslingin’! (A664) Borderline A**hole (MMC)

Diagnose This!... (A361) The Consciousness (A664) Borderline A**hole (MMC) This House Will...(GCR)

seXmas Cards (A103) Dandy Darkly’s... (A404) The Devil On the... (OCC)

Let’s Prank Call... (KNOW) Diagnose This!... (A361) Puppets Should... (A664)

Stow Your Baggage (A204) Martha (A563) The Origins of... (FLC) SUFFER Fools (GCR)

Child of Friday (A103) Dandy Darkly’s... (A404) Dave Maher Coma... (MMC)

Meatball Séance (A361) Kumferted (A563) SUFFER Fools (GCR)

Kill You with My Love (A404) Walking While Black... (FLC)

Stow Your Baggage (A204) Martha (A563) Borderline A**hole (MMC)

Child of Friday (A103) NIGHTMARE FUEL (A404) Dave Maher Coma... (MMC)

Meatball Séance (A361) Knifeslingin’! (A664) Dinosaurs in... (MMC)

Tales from the... (A204) Martha (A563)

My Geriatric Uterus (A103) Dandy Darkly’s... (A404) Walking While Black... (FLC) 90 Lies an Hour (OCC)

Descent... (KNOW) ZOINKS! (A563) The Devil On the Wall... (OCC)

Marriage... (KNOW) Diagnose This!... (A361) Knifeslingin’! (A664) The Origins of... (FLC) This House Will...(GCR)

Tales from the... (A204) ZOINKS! (A563) The Devil On the... (OCC) Nellie Bly... (GCR)

Desperately Seeking... (KNOW)

Desperately Seeking... (KNOW

Kill You with My Love (A404) Body Language... (OCC)

Marriage... (KNOW) Meatball Séance (A361) The Consciousness (A664)

The MILF... (A204) Walking While Black... (FLC) Between 3 and 5 (GCR) ZOINKS! (A563)

seXmas Cards (A103) Kill You with My Love (A404) Borderline A**hole (MMC)

In Love and in Fringe @ 9:30PM

Fringe Olympics @ 10:00PM

Craft Beer Night @ 9:30PM

Fringe-a-oke @ 9:30PM

Let’s Prank Call... (KNOW) The MILF... (A204) Puppets Should... (A664) Dave Maher Coma... (MMC) StoryTime with Sparkle (KNOW)

ComedySportz (KNOW)

[Family Friendly Fringe]

60 Second Previews Too @ 10:00PM

Everyone’s an Artist Night @ 9:30PM

@ 1:00PM

[Film Fringe]

My Geriatric Uterus (A103) Dandy Darkly’s... (A404) 90 Lies an Hour (OCC)

Diagnose This!... (A361) The Consciousness (A664) Live Nukes! (GCR) Milk Nose... (CWC)

[Film Fringe]

@ 1:00PM

Improv Jam from OTRimprov

@ 10:30PM

8:30 7:45 7: 00 6:30 4:45

Tales from the... (A204) ZOINKS! (A563) The Devil On the... (OCC) The Origins of... (FLC)

Child of Friday (A103) NIGHTMARE FUEL (A404) Walking While Black... (FLC) SUFFER Fools (GCR)

Diagnose This!... (A361) Puppets Should... (A664)

Stow Your Baggage (A204) Martha (A563) 90 Lies an Hour (OCC)

A404 -Art Academy Room 404

(1120 Jackson Street)

(1212 Jackson St - 4th Floor)

(1310 Race Street - Enter in Back)

A103 - Art Academy Room 103

A563 -Art Academy Room 563

MMC - The Mini Microcinema

(1212 Jackson St - 1st Floor)

(1212 Jackson St - 5th Floor)

(1329 Main Street)

A204 -Art Academy Room 204

A664 -Art Academy Room 664

GCR - Gabriel’s Corner

(1212 Jackson St - 2nd Floor)

(1212 Jackson St - 6th Floor)

(1425 Sycamore Street)

A361 -Art Academy Room 361

FLC - First Lutheran Church

CWC - Cincinnati World Cinema

(1212 Jackson St - 3rd Floor)

(1208 Race Street - Main Floor)

(755-711 Race Street - Garfield Theater)

TUESDAY 6/11

WEDNESDAY 6/12

THURSDAY 6/13

the Vegetables! (KNOW) Child of Friday (A103) Kill You with My Love (A404) Live Nukes! (GCR)

Descent... (KNOW) The Consciousness (A664) Borderline A**hole (MMC)

The MILF... (A204) ZOINKS! (A563) The Devil On the... (OCC) Nellie Bly... (GCR)

Descent... (KNOW) The Vicious Hillbilly... (A103) NIGHTMARE FUEL (A404) Walking While Black... (FLC)

Diagnose This!... (A361) Puppets Should... (A664) Live Nukes! (GCR)

Descent... (KNOW) Puppets Should... (A664) Dave Maher Coma... (MMC)

Kumferted (A563) Walking While Black... (FLC) Body Language... (OCC)

My Geriatric Uterus (A103) Dandy Darkly’s... (A404) The Origins of... (FLC) SUFFER Fools (GCR)

Let’s Prank Call... (KNOW) Diagnose This!... (A361) Puppets Should... (A664)

Tales from the... (A204) Kumferted (A563) Body Language... (OCC) Nellie Bly... (GCR)

the Vegetables! (KNOW) My Geriatric Uterus (A103) Kill You with My Love (A404) Dave Maher Coma... (MMC)

My Geriatric Uterus (A103) Dandy Darkly’s... (A404) The Origins of... (FLC) Bankers (GCR)

Meatball Séance (A361) The Consciousness (A664) Borderline A**hole (MMC)

Kumferted (A563) 90 Lies an Hour (OCC)

The Vicious Hillbilly... (A103) NIGHTMARE FUEL (A404) Dave Maher Coma... (MMC)

Meatball Séance (A361) The Consciousness (A664) Burned (MMC)

Stow Your Baggage (A204) Martha (A563)

Take a Right Turn Here (CWC)

[Film Fringe]

The MILF... (A204) ZOINKS! (A563) The Devil On the... (OCC) Lovestruck! (CWC)

Let’s Prank Call... (KNOW) NIGHTMARE FUEL (A404) Between 3 and 5 (GCR)

Stow Your Baggage (A204) Martha (A563) Body Language... (OCC) Black and White (GCR)

trueFRINGE 2019 * (KNOW) Child of Friday (A103) Dandy Darkly’s... (A404) The Origins of... (FLC)

Meatball Séance (A361) The Consciousness (A664) Between 3 and 5 (GCR) Lurking Shadows... (CWC)

[Film Fringe]

the Vegetables! (KNOW) Diagnose This!... (A361) Dave Maher Coma... (MMC)

[Film Fringe]

Show Up, Kids! (KNOW) @ 1:00PM

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz @ 1:00PM

Fringe Prom: Sweet 16 @ 10:00PM

Everyone’s An Artist Night @ 9:30PM

[Family Friendly Fringe]

The Vicious Hillbilly... (A103) Kill You with My Love (A404) Walking While Black... (FLC) Between 3 and 5 (GCR)

Prescription (KNOW) Meatball Séance (A361)

The MILF... (A204) ZOINKS! (A563) 90 Lies an Hour (OCC) SUFFER Fools (GCR)

Let’s Prank Call... (KNOW) seXmas Cards (A103) NIGHTMARE FUEL (A404) Borderline A**hole (MMC)

Craft Cocktails w/ Molly Wellmann @ 9:30PM

Alternative Transportation Night @ 10:00PM

Fringe Con @ 10:00PM

Pick of the Fringe Awards @ 10:00PM

[Family Friendly Fringe]

[Family Friendly Fringe at Second Sunday on Main]

Cincinnati Underground Secret Society: Fringe Edition

@ 10:30PM

D&D LIVE! @ 10:45PM

Closing Night Party @ 8:00PM Encore Screening @ 11:59PM [Film Fringe]

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Show Up, Kids! (KNOW) @ 11:00AM

[Film Fringe]

(KNOW) [Family Friendly Fringe]

@ 11:00AM

*this performance runs 90 minutes

Alice in Neverland

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Prescription (KNOW) Knifeslingin’! (A664)

[Family Friendly Fringe]

FRIDAY 6/14

1 2: 00P M

O T H E R 9: 00

Nellie Bly... (GCR)

OCC - OTR Community Church

KNOW - Know Theatre

C I N C I N N AT I F R I N G E F E S T I VA L

AT FRINGE HQ

VENUE CODES:

the Vegetables! (KNOW) Borderline A**hole (MMC)

StoryTime with Sparkle (KNOW)

SATURDAY 6/15

NOTE: All shows, unless notated, are 60 minutes or under, meaning you can see at least 3 shows each day!

seXmas Cards (A103) Live Nukes! (GCR) Kumferted (A563)

see PAGE 30 for more details

BA R SERIES

SUNDAY 6/9

ENCORE PERFORMANCES!

4: 00 3: 3 0 2:4 5

SATURDAY 6/8

life past the expiration date

Written and Directed by Kevin Crowley Music and Lyrics by Tatum Hunter and Dan Zimmer

June 4, 8, 9, 11, 14 • Know Theatre • Tickets: cincyfringe.com

Meatball Séance

The MILF Also Rises

out of Chicago, IL

out of Cincinnati, OH

A séance in the name of queer love and meatballs.

Clean Up This Mess! A MILF’s guide through today’s world.

from John Michael

from Jen Joplin

My Geriatric Uterus

from Aggressive Curl Pattern Productions out of Cincinnati, OH

What’s a uterus without a baby? Empty, Bored, Sometimes MESSY.

Art Academy 361 (A361) Length: 50 minutes

Art Academy 204 (A204) Length: 60 minutes

Art Academy 103 (A103) Length: 50 minutes

Sat, June 1 @ 7:45 PM Wed, June 5 @ 9:00 PM Thurs, June 6 @ 7:45 PM Fri, June 7 @ 6:30 PM Sun, June 9 @ 7:45 PM Wed, June 12 @ 9:00 PM Thurs, June 13 @ 7:45 PM Fri, June 14 @ 8:30 PM

Sat, June 1 @ 9:00 PM Thurs, June 6 @ 9:00 PM Sat, June 8 @ 8:30 PM Wed, June 12 @ 6:30 PM Thurs, June 13 @ 9:00 PM

Sat, June 1 @ 8:30 PM Thurs, June 6 @ 8:30 PM Sat, June 8 @ 7:45 PM Tues, June 11 @ 7:00 PM Fri, June 14 @ 7:00 PM

John Michael needs your help cooking his mom’s meatballs to summon her from the dead to meet his boyfriend played by the audience. “If the mention of ‘audience participation’ makes you clench up, Meatball Séance is going to change your whole theater-going world… silly, subversive and powerful.” -The Dallas Observer

What a mess…as if having it all weren’t hard enough already! The MILF Also Rises follows a middle-aged mother as she attempts to navigate her way through #MeToo, Marches and an everencroaching Maturity using the only tools she’s got – Truth, Justice and the AmeriMILF Way.

Turning 35 is hard enough without everyone asking why you’re still single and when you’re having kids. Aging uterus Facetious Jones has had enough. After years of empty and FED UP with a purposeless existence, Facetious hatches a plan. A solo play that explores the expectations placed on women’s bodies.

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PG-13

Solo Performance

Audience Participation, Comedy, Improv

Solo Performance

Women’s Themes, Parenting, Activism

PG-13

Solo Performance

Puppetry, Musical, Women’s Themes

NIGHTMARE FUEL

Nellie Bly:

A Menace to Propriety from InBocca Performance

from Sarah Knittel

The Origins of My Magic from Cody Clark Magic

out of Philadelphia, PA

out of Cincinnati, OH Madness. Betrayal. Cruelty. Step beyond the asylum walls with us.

Naughty slumber party about demons and stupid ex-boyfriends.

out of Louisville, KY

Cody reveals what influences his magical life.

Gabriel’s Corner (GCR) Length: 60 minutes

Art Academy 404 (A404) Length: 55 minutes

First Lutheran Church (FLC) Length: 60 minutes

Sun, June 2 @ 4:00 PM Wed, June 5 @ 8:30 PM Sun, June 9 @ 3:30 PM Wed, June 12 @ 6:30 PM Thurs, June 13 @ 7:00 PM

Wed, June 5 @ 7:45 PM Thurs, June 6 @ 6:30 PM Sat, June 8 @ 4:45 PM Sun, June 9 @ 8:30 PM Wed, June 12 @ 7:45 PM Thurs, June 13 @ 6:30 PM Fri, June 14 @ 9:00 PM

Sat, June 1 @ 6:30 PM Sun, June 2 @ 4:45 PM Tues, June 4 @ 8:30 PM Thurs, June 6 @ 7:00 PM Sat, June 8 @ 7:45 PM Sun, June 9 @ 4:00 PM Tues, June 11 @ 7:00 PM Thurs, June 13 @ 8:30 PM

Reporter Nellie Bly was committed to Blackwell Island Insane Asylum as an exposé for the New York World. Once committed, however, she became trapped in the asylum. Join us as we examine madness, cruelty, and the ways in which women have been stripped of their voices for over a century.

Brutal clown show that’s part teenage exorcism, part naughty slumber party . It asks the tough questions like “Where were you last night?” and “How come you’re being such a cunt?” NIGHTMARE FUEL will slide into your DMs, look you right in the eyes, and tell you you’re fucking crazy.

Most people think magic’s simply sleight of hand. Cody ’s magic however comes from more interesting places! It comes from people like Mr. Rogers and Dolly Parton, influences including classic country music, and ideas like seeing your knots as opportunities. Join Cody as he shares the origins of his magic!

PG-13

Dance/Physical Theatre

Historical, Women’s Themes

Solo Performance

Comedy, Horror, New Writing

Family PG-13 Friendly

Solo Performance

Magic, Storytelling, Family Friendly

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June 1-12 ALL PERFORMANCES AT OVER-THE-RHINE COMMUNITY CHURCH TICKETS - CINCYFRINGE.COM More info on page 13

Plan and Enjoy More

ArtsWave.org/Pass

Puppets Should Speak

seXmas Cards

Stow Your Baggage

out of Anderson, IN

out of Cincinnati, OH

Get drunk, take a bullet, and make sweet puppet love.

What? You don’t talk about sex in your Christmas cards?

Put your seatbacks in the all-right-let’s-talk position!

Art Academy 664 (A664) Length: 50 minutes

Art Academy 103 (A103) Length: 54 minutes

Art Academy 204 (A204) Length: 60 minutes

Sat, June 1 @ 9:00 PM Tues, June 4 @ 6:30 PM Wed, June 5 @ 7:00 PM Sat, June 8 @ 7:00 PM Sun, June 9 @ 4:45 PM Wed, June 12 @ 7:00 PM Fri, June 14 @ 6:30 PM

Tues, June 4 @ 7:00 PM Thurs, June 6 @ 6:30 PM Fri, June 7 @ 9:00 PM Sat, June 8 @ 2:45 PM Fri, June 14 @ 9:00 PM

Tues, June 4 @ 7:45 PM Thurs, June 6 @ 7:00 PM Sat, June 8 @ 6:30 PM Wed, June 12 @ 8:30 PM Fri, June 14 @ 7:45 PM

When Alex stops speaking, Amanda takes comfort in the arms of his best friend, Frankie. More problematic, Alex and Frankie are ventriloquist figures. Mix in a control crazed therapist and see who really pulls the strings! “Innovative, surreal, and adept at walking the fine line between idiocy and genius.” -EastofIndy.com

“I thought my water broke… but it was just an orgasm.” And other true stories from a real-life mother-of-two. Kate Mock Elliott stars in this one-woman show about desire, masturbation and other things Catholic education didn’t prepare us for. A Christmas-in-June sex comedy.

A Flight Attendant School Dropout Comedy by Alexx Rouse (Busted Bumpers, Bad Poetry Night ). Dramaturgy by Paul Strickland. Directed by Erika Kate MacDonald. On 2017’s Busted Bumpers: “Her rapid fire delivery… and real life humor captivates” - Indy Fringe Talks. “Most importantly Rouse’s show is VERY FUNNY”- Cincinnati City Beat

from Kate Mock Elliott

from Schedule C Productions

from Alexx Rouse

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Play

Comedy, Drama, Puppet Love

Solo Performance

Women’s Themes, Storytelling, Sex and Relationships

PG-13

Solo Performance

Comedy, Storytelling, Pencil Skirt

SUFFER Fools

Tales From the Cuckoo Club

This House Will Never Let Us Go

out of Cincinnati, OH Finally, someone to suffer the fools for you…gladly (mostly).

out of Cincinnati, OH

out of Astoria, NY

Two twins torn by mental illness reconnect in a hospital.

A summer housesitter discovers she’s living with an eerie housemate.

from Homegrown Theater

from Caldera Studios

from Gideon Productions

Gabriel’s Corner (GCR) Length: 50 minutes

Art Academy 204 (A204) Length: 60 minutes

Gabriel’s Corner (GCR) Length: 55 minutes

Sat, June 1 @ 7:45 PM Thurs, June 6 @ 7:00 PM Sat, June 8 @ 4:45 PM Tues, June 11 @ 7:00 PM Thurs, June 13 @ 9:00 PM

Sat, June 1 @ 7:00 PM Wed, June 5 @ 8:30 PM Fri, June 7 @ 7:45 PM Sun, June 9 @ 4:00 PM Thurs, June 13 @ 7:00 PM

Sun, June 2 @ 7:00 PM Tues, June 4 @ 8:30 PM Wed, June 5 @ 6:30 PM Fri, June 7 @ 6:30 PM

After successfully suffering fools for others, two SUFFER Fools take one hit too many and lose their shit. A modern, misanthropic tale told through satire and clowning featuring puppets, pantomime, juggling, music and swearing! Brought to you by the creative team behind Fringe favorites: Home, Boo-boo and Pulling Off Procreation.

After one ends up in the hospital for a suicide attempt, two twins are forced to reconcile their differences. Split between conversations between them and vignettes from the ward, Tales from the Cuckoo Club is a story of sisterhood, art, and most importantly, hope.

For a year Joan has been living off housesitting jobs, with no home of her own. When she arrives for a choice summer gig looking after a lavish beach house, she discovers she’s sharing it with an eerie housemate who will force her into a shocking reckoning with her future.

Interdisciplinary

Satire, Clowning, Social Issues

Play

Mental Illness, Family, Dramedy

Play

Horror, Burnout, Ex with Benefits

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the Vegetables!

from Old, Old, Very Old, Man Productions out of Cincinnati, OH

A musical about people in a vegetative state. Know Theatre (KNOW) Length: 45 minutes

Tues, June 4 @ 6:30 PM Sat, June 8 @ 4:00 PM Sun, June 9 @ 6:30 PM Tues, June 11 @ 8:30 PM Fri, June 14 @ 7:00 PM Inspired by a real world experience we wanted to create a show about families wrestling with some very big issues for loved ones who can’t weigh in on their own fate. Further we wanted to give voice to those who had lost theirs and not only give a voice but a voice that can still sing. It is a strange and foreign world, long term health care, one, fortunately, most people have never experienced. But why not present that world in the most entertaining way possible. Musical

Musical, Comedy, Drama

The Vicious Hillbilly

Walking While Black in Moscow

from Dawn Larsen

out of Los Angeles, CA I am a black gay guy who went to Russia. They have never seen a black guy in person.

or Dating in the Deep South out of Florence, SC

Online dating, a tale of woe in story and song.

from The Adventures of Les Kurkendaal

ZOINKS!

from Queen City Flash

out of Cincinnati, OH Nancy Drew meets Stranger Things in this teen sleuth caper!

First Lutheran Church (FLC) Length: 55 minutes

Art Academy 563 (A563) Length: 60 minutes

Sat, June 1 @ 6:30 PM Sun, June 2 @ 4:45 PM Tues, June 11 @ 9:00 PM Wed, June 12 @ 7:45 PM Thurs, June 13 @ 6:30 PM

Sat, June 1 @ 8:30 PM Sun, June 2 @ 7:45 PM Tues, June 4 @ 6:30 PM Thurs, June 6 @ 9:00 PM Sat, June 8 @ 4:45 PM Sun, June 9 @ 7:00 PM Tues, June 11 @ 9:00 PM Thurs, June 13 @ 6:30 PM

Sun, June 2 @ 8:30 PM Wed, June 5 @ 8:30 PM Thurs, June 6 @ 9:00 PM Sat, June 8 @ 8:30 PM Sun, June 9 @ 4:00 PM Wed, June 12 @ 6:30 PM Thurs, June 13 @ 9:00 PM

A poignant comedy, the show combines original songs, stick figures, and the online dating journey of one progressive woman living in the deep South. Ten lessons (and one bonus!) underscore her discovery of who she is, what she wants, and that love is her divine right.

Les has taken a trip to Russia. He doesn’t read or speak the language. He is black and has been warned that in Russia they don’t like black people. And Les is gay and they definitely don’t like gays in Russia. How is he going to navigate this?

From the creators of 2018’s Full-Frontal Pick OF MONSTER DESCENT - Nancy Drew meets Stranger Things in this teen sleuth caper! Being a teen detective may be scary work, but nothing from her casefiles rivals the personal mystery that sets Nolan Blackwell out at night, scouring haunted houses for familiar, masked villains.

PG-13

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PG-13

Solo Performance

Comedy, Americana, Dating

PG-13

Solo Performance

Comedy , Storytelling, LGBTQ+

PG-13

Play

Comedy, Drama, Interactive

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Fringe Development takes the critical mass of creativity gathered at the Festival and puts it to great use. From artful experimentations to skillstrengthening classes, Development programming serves to provide attendees and artists with opportunities to learn, grow, and try out new ideas - together!

CLAS SES Storytelling with Les Kurkendaal

Les is a veteran of the Fringe circuit, having toured countless festivals with his solo performances that draw inspiration from his life. He’ll use his vast experience to help show how anyone can turn anything happening in their daily lives into a story worth telling.

Free Staged Reading: Sat, June 8 @ 7:45 PM

Reserve a spot in this class online at cincyfringe.com Maximizing Micro-Stories and Minimizing Missed Opportunities from Paul Strickland of 90 Lies an Hour

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Everyone has a story, but how can you tell your story in a way that anyone will care? This workshop is a two-pronged approach to improving your skills in storytelling. In this workshop we:

Protecting the forest primeval after a nuclear apocalypse. Gabriel’s Corner (GCR) Length: 60 minutes

This class is offered for free, but donations to artist as always appreciated.

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out of Cincinnati, OH

from Les Kurkendaal of Walking While Black in Moscow

Sat, Jun 1 @ 12:00PM-1:00PM Art Academy 103 (A103)

Bankers

from Brant Russell

1. Examine how interesting anecdotes can 2. Learn how to identify loose-ends and missed level and the story-level, and evolve those your audience by drawing them further into

be combined for a story-worthy pay-off, and opportunities in your writing, both on the sentencemissed opportunities into moments that engage your message or making them laugh out loud.

Sun, Jun 9 @ 12:00PM-2:00PM Art Academy 103 (A103) This class has a $20 suggested donation but no one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

Reserve a spot in this class online at cincyfringe.com

Take the Power Back!

from Jamie Campbell of The Devil on the Wall or, That Time I Got Kidnapped Jamie Campbell has learned first-hand how telling your own harrowing story can make an impact on both storyteller and audience. It took him over 25 years to tell the story of being kidnapped as an 11 year-old, and it turned out to be one of the most rewarding experiences of his life. Moments of trauma, embarrassment, and vulnerability are the most difficult to tell, but are also have the greatest payoff. Take the Power Back is designed to help others tell stories they never thought they could in a way that affects everyone in the room. Students will workshop their stories in a judgmentfree environment designed to help them relate their past in a way that impacts everyone in attendance.

Sun, Jun 2 @ 12:00PM-2:00PM Art Academy 103 (A103) This class is offered for free, but donations to artist as always appreciated.

Reserve a spot in this class online at cincyfringe.com

THIS EVENT IS FREE BUT RESERVATIONS MAY BE MADE AT CINCYFRINGE.COM. After the world has been blasted, a young woman runs a community bank in a remote town. She uses the proceeds to protect the forest primeval - a land untouched for thousands of years - from looters. Resources are scarce. Who decides what matters? And who protects it?

Play

Apocalypse, Banking, Conservation

Black & White

from The Pajama Playhouse out of Cincinnati, OH

Mapplethorpe Meets Porkopolis: The Perfect Moment or the perfect storm? Gabriel’s Corner (GCR) Length: 60 minutes Ticketed Performance:

Wed, June 12 @ 8:30 PM See website for information on open rehearsals, etc.

Is it Art or is it porn? It’s 1990. Robert Mapplethorpe’s “The Perfect Moment” has polarized Cincinnati. Every Tom, Dick and Shirley has an opinion, but only eight will get to decide. Join us for open rehearsals of this in-progress script, from table-reads through staging, with special guests and Q&A’s.

PG-13

Play

Cincinnati, LGBTQ+, Politics

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Cincinnati Underground Secret Society: Fringe Edition

Just when you thought you’d considered everything Cincy Fringe has to offer this year, here comes our lineup of Special Event programming, strolling in like it owns the place. (Pssh. Such nerve.) Featuring mainstays of the Festival, unique limited-run productions, and exciting events from other organizations that Fringe is delighted to be a part of, this final round of options is sure to leave you dizzy with the thought of cramming everything in. CAN YOU DO IT? CAN YOU SEE AND DO AND EXPERIENCE LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE THING AT FRINGE?! CAN YOOOOOOOOU?!?

out of Cincinnati, OH

Can You Keep A Secret, Cincy?

at the Cincinnati Art Museum Friday, May 31, 5:00–10:00 PM Free admission #artafterdarkcincy

Know Theatre (KNOW) Length: 60 minutes

Sun, June 9 @ 10:30 PM

You’re invited to get Kinda WEIRD at the Cincinnati Fringe Festival kick off during Art After Dark this month. Enjoy live music from Largemouth Brass Band, preview performances from Cincy Fringe productions and more as CAM is immersed in theatre, art, music, film, dance, and everything between. Savor specialty cocktails, food for purchase from Eli’s BBQ, salads from Dewey’s Pizza, and Graeter’s Ice Cream and enjoy free after-hours access to the entire museum, including special exhibition No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man. Art After Dark is made possible thanks to P&G, PNC, Dewey’s, CityBeat, and 91.7 WVXU. Interdisciplinary

N/A

Everything, Lots of Art, WOW

Desperately Seeking the Exit:

OTRimprov

from Peter Michael Marino

out of Cincinnati, OH

Cincy Celebrity Reading out of New York City, NY

Cincy’s best tell Pete’s notorious tale of his West End flop.

CUSS IS BACK! Chapter president Travis McElroy delights with his secret society themed comedy talk show that will have exciting announcements, hilarious conversation, and a fancy dartboard. Travis will be joined by a collection of amazing guests, but who? Guess you have to buy a ticket to find out...

PG-13

Interdisciplinary

Comedy, Talk Show, Totally Not A Cult

Prescription

from OTRimprov

from Phase Melt Digital

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Augmented reality audio visual experience where the audience’s decisions determine the structure of the performance.

out of Cincinnati, OH

Know Theatre (KNOW) Length: 60 minutes

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from Travis McElroy

Fri, May 31 @ 11:00 PM Free, Open Improv Jam:

Sunday, June 2 @ 10:30 PM DESPERATELY SEEKING THE EXIT: CINCY CELEBRITY READING brings Pete together with Cincy’s finest Fringe performers to tell the notorious, awardwinning, comedic tale of the making and unmaking of his West End Madonna/Blondie flop musical, Desperately Seeking Susan. Jam-packed with gossip, name-dropping, and bad English accents.

PG-13

Solo Performance

Solo, Comedy, Reading

Laugh with OTRimprov as they improvise off your suggestion, Yes, you reading this right now. Bring your suggestion. We’ll bring the funny. We’ll all laugh together.

Prescription is about a medical company that creates a machine that can alter the patient’s memories and mental disabilities through the use of artificial intelligence, sound and visual stimulation, and the help of the audience’s input.

OTRimprov is collaborative, simple, and joyful. We bring talented performers together to create consistently interesting, frequently funny, and always inventive scenes.

Phase Melt Digital is a DIY media company run by Mike Wiley from Cincinnati, Ohio that specializes in visual art, music, and live entertainment promotion and production.

PG-13

Interdisciplinary

Improv, Theatre, Comedy

PG-13

Interdisciplinary Projection Mapping, Augmented Reality, Theatre

trueFRINGE 2019

The Umbrella Term

out of Cincinnati, OH

out of Dayton, OH

from True Theatre

from Savannah Slaby

True, personal, “behind the scenes” stories by current Fringe artists!

Main Street between 12th & Liberty Sunday, June 9, 12:00-5:00 PM Free admission

Eight teens explore the idea of labels in gender and sexuality.

Know Theatre (KNOW) Length: 90 minutes

Know Theatre (KNOW) Length: 60 minutes

Thurs, June 13 @ 8:30 PM

Fri, June 7 @ 6:30 PM

For the 9th year in a row, True Theatre presents true, personal stories by current Fringe artists, sharing behind-the-scenes looks into what it takes to be a working artist. See their shows as part of this year’s Festival, then come hear what makes them tick at trueFRINGE 2019!

Eight teenagers explore labeling their identities within the queer community. Many people find comfort in being able to define themselves, but others feel limited. In this piece, each character shares personal, intimate stories from their past that helped them discover their identity.

Eat, drink, shop, and relax at this FREE monthly neighborhood street festival. Rain or shine, 12pm - 5pm every second Sunday of the month from June to October. More than 30 participating shops, galleries, restaurants, bars and cultural venues on Main Street, plus 100+ local vendors, food trucks, live music, street performers, and outdoor beer garden. Fringe will be at Second Sunday, will you?

N/A

Interdisciplinary

Everything, Lots of Art, WOW

PG-13

Solo Performance

True stories, Behind-the-Scenes

Play

LGBTQ+, Coming of Age, Monologue Play

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Celebrate the outstanding performances you’ve seen during the Festival by voting for your favorite. You can only vote once, though, so consider your choice VERY carefully! Voting begins Sat, 6/8 and ends Fri, 6/14 at 10:10pm. Physical ballots only, available at all box offices.

The

The official Fringe Festival reviewers vote to decide the critical darling of this year’s Festival.

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Dr. Robert J. Thierauf Producer’s

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The biggest diehards of the Fringe audience, Full Frontal pass holders get to choose their favorite show with this award named in honor of one of Cincy Fringe’s most devoted patrons.

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STUFF TO DO Ongoing Shows VISUAL ART: No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man Cincinnati Art Museum, Eden Park (through Sept. 2) ONSTAGE: You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown Playhouse in the Park, Eden Park (through May 18)

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MUSIC: Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young guitarist Nils Lofgren brings his band to Memorial Hall to support his latest album, featuring works written with the late Lou Reed. See interview on page 33. The OTR 5k

ONSTAGE: The Playhouse in the Park’s Tiny Houses is like “watching exotic animals in a crazy zoo.” See review on page 24. CLASSICAL MUSIC: Vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth join the May Festival for a sold-out show on Friday, with a special stop Wednesday at the Woodward Theater. See feature on page 25.

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MUSIC: The Underworld Jazz Festival, curated by Napoleon Maddox, continues through May 25 with performances from acts including Tank and the Bangas, Jennifer Simone and DJ Apryl Reign. See Sound Advice on page 36.

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MUSIC: Buckethead brings a blend of Funk, Metal, Prog, Blues and experimental Art Rock to Bogart’s. See Sound Advice on page 25.

ONSTAGE: Twice The First Time In 2017, award-winning artist and musician Napoleon Maddox debuted Twice the First Time at the Contemporary Arts Center’s Black Box

performance space. The multimedia work tells the story of his great-grandaunts Millie-Christine McKoy, conjoined twins who were born into slavery in North Carolina in 1851 and later became a sideshow circus act, touring the world and eventually learning multiple languages, meeting Queen Victoria and making enough money to support their family (and their manager’s family). Now, back by popular demand, Maddox is performing his work at the Woodward Theater after touring it across festivals and theaters in France and Italy. Watch as Maddox highlights the twins’ experiences with exploitation, captivity and liberation through Hip Hop, performance art, Jazz and video. Featuring special guest Marc Cary as part of the Underworld Jazz Festival. 7-10:30 p.m. Friday. $10. Woodward Theater, 1404 Main St., Over-theRhine, woodwardtheater. com. — MAIJA ZUMMO

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LIT: The FRINGE Bookstore is a colorful pop-up across from Wave Pool in Camp Washington. See feature on page 26.

EVENT: A Crawl of Ice and Fire The Game of Thrones series finale is on Sunday, so Pleasant Ridge businesses are prepping the masses with a themed Crawl of Ice and Fire. Dress in your best GoT cosplay and enter to win the costume contest or just take your photo on a replica Iron Throne. A scavenger hunt will take you through the seven kingdoms of Pleasant Ridge, guided by a Westeros-style map of the area. Stop by Revolution Rotisserie, which is acting as House Targaryen, for a Red Wedding punch, deviled dragon eggs and a Mother of Dragons collaboration beer with Nine Giant. Nine Giant, aka House Stark, will have its own specials, including oysters, clams and CONTINUES ON PAGE 20

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EVENT: Breakfast on the Bridge May 17 is National Bike to Work Day and Tri-State Trails — “an alliance of trail advocates advancing a vision to connect and expand Greater Cincinnati’s trail network” — is celebrating with the 10th-annual Breakfast on the Bridge. Head to the Purple People Bridge on your bike between 7 and 9 a.m. Friday for free Trailhead Coffee and breakfast bites like waffles from Taste of Belgium, bacon, donuts and more — all over the Ohio River. First-timers, casual riders and die-hard commuters are all welcome. 7-9 a.m. Friday. Free. Purple People Bridge, 1 Levee Way, Newport, facebook.com/tristatetrails1. — MAIJA ZUMMO

EVENT: Art on Vine TGIF Summer Celebration Art on Vine is TGIF-ing with this after-work summer celebration. The makers’ market will be popping up at Washington Park with more than 70 vendors selling handmade art and goods. There will also be food from OTR eateries and wine, beer and cocktails available from the park concession stand. This will be the only time to catch Art on Vine at Washington Park this season — they head to Fountain Square every first Sunday this summer starting June 2 through Sept. 1. 4-10 p.m. Friday. Free admission. Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Overthe-Rhine, facebook.com/ artonvinecincy. — MAIJA ZUMMO

wine glass, a welcome drink, food for purchase, animal encounters, live music from cover band Linus Tate and a meet-and-greet with Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW) scientists. VIP tickets include early access to the event, complimentary food samples, additional drink tickets, private animal encounters and access to exclusive air-conditioned areas. Proceeds from Toast to the Wild events, which also include the zoo’s Zoo Brew and Cocktails for Conservation, support CREW, which is internationally recognized for its research involving rhinos, small cats, exceptional plants and polar bears. 6:309:30 p.m.; 5:30 p.m. entry for VIP Thursday. Tickets are $50; $45 members; $80 VIP; $75 member VIP. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, 3400 Vine St., Avondale, cincinnatizoo.org. — MAIJA ZUMMO

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EVENT: Wild About Wine Part of the Cincinnati Zoo’s Toast to the Wild series, Wild About Wine is a super-popular after-hours party that invites the public to wander the zoo grounds while sipping on glasses of vino. After listening to feedback, the zoo has expanded the always-soldout event, offering longer hours, more space, more animals and more tickets. Each ticket includes access to zoo exhibits, 12 drink samples, a commemorative

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EVENT: The City Flea The City Flea is kicking off its summer shopping season Saturday in Over-the-Rhine when hundreds of vendors will gather at Washington Park to create an urban flea market that lets you meet a myriad of Cincinnati artisans and makers. Shop their wares ranging from art, and vintage finds to jewelry, ceramics, plants, fancy foods and more. Experience it all in one place while supporting small and local businesses. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Free admission. Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, thecityflea.com. — ELIZABETH DAVIS

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cockles and Red Wedding wings, plus four themed beers. Overlook Lodge will be transforming into a Red Wedding-themed bar and Casa Figueroa, Gaslight Café and Share: Cheesebar will have deals and themed eats and cocktails as well. Tickets include wristbands that get you food and drink specials, punch card raffle tickets and a map; opt for VIP to get a photo op with the Iron Throne and two drink tickets. Starts at 3 p.m. Saturday. $10; $20 VIP. Check in at Revolution Rotisserie, 6063 Montgomery Road, Pleasant Ridge, facebook.com/revolutionrotisserie. — MAIJA ZUMMO EVENT: OTR 5k The 13th-annual OTR 5k rings in summer in the city with a run/walk and party. The race kicks off at 9 a.m. with a route that winds participants from 13th and Republic streets past Findlay Market, down Liberty, up into Pendleton and back into the heart of OTR. There will be Rookwood Pottery medals awarded to the top male and female runners in

a variety of age categories, plus top three overall in each gender, and first male and female with a stroller and first male and female with a walker. After the race (which includes a T-shirt, Taste of Belgium waffle and drink ticket), head to Washington Park for the after party, which includes the season’s first City Flea. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. $40. Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Overthe-Rhine, facebook.com/ OTR5K. — MAIJA ZUMMO EVENT: Cincy VegFest VegFest returns to Cincinnati for the first time since 2012 for what organizers are planning as an annual local event. On its website, Cincy VegFest is described as “a variety of talks, classes and workshops with national and internationally known presenters, musicians, authors, artists and chefs unfolding a path to a more peaceful world through compassionate plant-sourced vegan living.” Several vendors will offer “plant-sourced meal choices” for attendees and the day will be filled with live music from artists like Indie Folk singer/

songwriter Nicholas Penn, World/Folk/Rock ensemble HuDost, Cincinnati duo Ancient News (featuring Andrea Cefalo and David Kisor) and others, as well as various other attractions (including kid-friendly ones). Yogis and environmentalists will also be on hand for Cincy VegFest, as will several chefs, including Cincinnati’s Danny Korman, former owner of Park + Vine. The event has been held for the past five years in Cleveland; in 2018, it attracted more than 13,000 attendees. (Cleveland’s 2019 VegFest will also be held May 18.) The first VegFest in Cincinnati in 2012 was held in conjunction with the University of Cincinnati. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday. Free admission. Burnet Woods Bandstand, 280 Burnet Woods Drive, Clifton, cincyvegfest.com. — MIKE BREEN EVENT: Queens & Canines HART Cincinnati, Furgotten Dog Rescue, SPCA Cincinnati and your favorite local drag queens are teaming up to bring you some fabulous furry fun. Below Zero

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MUSIC: Josh Ritter and the Royal City Band Idaho native Josh Ritter has been sharpening his ample songwriting skills for two decades. On his recently released 10th album, Fever Breaks, he decided to stretch outside of his comfort zone and worked with Jason Isbell, the acclaimed Roots artist who has certainly benefited from the artistic trails Ritter has helped blaze through the Americana world over the passed 20 years. Isbell produced the collection — a welcoming mix of Roots Rock, organic Country and ethereal Folk — and his 400 Unit backing band tracked the songs instead of Ritter’s longtime Royal City Band compadres (who are back with him for the Fever Breaks tour). Fever Breaks has a darkness to it that is reflective of the current political/social climate. Ritter recently told the Boston Globe that the tone harkens back to his beloved 2006 album, The Animal Years. “It’s a record about the anxiety of the moment, the preoccupations of the moment you’re in,” he said. “There’s a lot of violence on the record, and there’s a lot of desperation.” 8 p.m. Tuesday. $29-$39. Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown, tafttheatre. org. — MIKE BREEN

Lounge is hosting Queens & Canines — an afternoon of drag shows and adoptable pups, all raising funds for those onsite rescue organizations. Come for the entertainment; leave with a new four-legged friend. 4-7 p.m. Saturday. Free admission; donations accepted and tips for queens appreciated. Below Zero Lounge, 1120 Walnut St., Over-theRhine, facebook.com/belowzerolounge. — ELIZABETH DAVIS

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ONSTAGE: YPCC: Radiance The Young Professionals Choral Collective will be performing the world premiere of PRISM, a choral orchestral work composed by Cincinnati native William Menefield, paired with Morten Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna. Held in the Cincinnati Museum Center’s rotunda and accompanied by players from Collegium Cincinnati, this work “gives voice to the voiceless, illuminating truths where the spoken word can fall short. Radiance will shine a light on how people’s stories are seen, heard and refracted and how we can all fight for justice and understanding.” Radiance is part of the YPCC’s collaboration with the Cincinnati Opera and its production of Blind Injustice, based on the work of the Ohio Innocence Project. 7:30 p.m. concert. $25; $12 youth. Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Ave., Queensgate, facebook.com/ ypccsing. — MAIJA ZUMMO

EVENT: Burlington Antique Show As the Midwest’s premier antique market, the Burlington Antique Show is celebrating almost four decades of bringing the best antiques and vintage collectibles to the Boone County Fairgrounds. More than 200 dealers converge the third Sunday of the month (through October) to exhibit and sell their authentic wares — Midcentury Modern, Art Deco, pre-war, Industrial and more. It’s generally pretty crowded, so if you’re a real hunter, aim for early-bird admission ($6; 6-8 a.m.) 6 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. $4 starting at 8 a.m. Boone County Fairgrounds, 5819 Idlewild Road, Burlington, burlingtonantiqueshow.com. — MAIJA ZUMMO

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FILM: Alien at the Mini Microcinema Ridley Scott’s Alien is turning 40 and the Mini Microcinema is celebrating with a special screening. As part of the cinema’s The Anniversary Show monthly fundraiser marking historical film milestones throughout 2019, these ticketed events include themed drinks and snacks and help support the mission of the Mini. On their way back to Earth, the crew of the commercial space ship Nostromo gets a distress signal from a nearby moon, prompting their computer to wake them from

stasis to investigate. They do. Things don’t go well: faces get sucked, chests explode, etc. 7 p.m. doors; 7:30 p.m. show Sunday. $25. The Mini Microcinema, 1329 Main St., Over-the-Rhine, alien40th.eventbrite.com. — MAIJA ZUMMO

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started the trend in 1992) is a good thing, he’s cautious about calling them “retro.” “There are some things about those parks that absolutely look back to traditional parks: the slightly eccentric quality of them, they’re baseball only and not multisport, have a lot of public space and they try generally to have seating oriented to be as close to the playing field as possible,” he says. Less good, he says, is that most of these stadiums leave as big of a footprint as their predecessors — the big concrete donuts — because they have club lounges, skyboxes, large locker rooms, training facilities and a long list of other things that make the space larger. Cincinnati’s current Great American Ball Park, which opened in 2003, is one of those fields. Goldberger says that “it’s a very decent ballpark and vastly better than what it replaced, but never has had for me the kind of magic of a few of the other new ones.” Another thing that differs from newer ballparks and those from the Golden Era is their branding — many sell naming rights to corporations. “Those commercial names can change so fast it’s hard to keep track,” Goldberger says, adding that several switched as his book was going to press. “It does symbolize an even greater commercial intervention in the culture,” he says. “Also, they keep changing it. It makes you yearn even more for Palace of the Fans. There’s something so lovable about that.”

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but Wrigley Field and Fenway Park being torn down. But Wrigley and Fenway may be the most admired ballparks still in use today — icons of urban architecture. “We’ve seen how sensitive renovation can make them more useful without destroying their basic qualities, and that probably could have happened to Crosley many, many years ago if somebody wanted to,” Goldberger says. “But that ship sailed a long, long time ago.” What replaced Crosley — the dreadful Riverfront Stadium/Cinergy Field — was an example of ballpark architecture at its worst, the “concrete donuts,” as Goldberger calls them, that popped up in the 1960s70s to house both baseball and football teams. Cut off from their surroundings and often encircled by parking lots, they were as much scars on their cities as the new expressways that brought suburbanites to their games. “There was an awful lot of big, bold concrete architecture in those days,” Goldberger says. “It looked powerful and strong, and some people found it very exciting. And they did have the allure of the new. You can understand why those buildings were attractive initially. And so was the idea that a place could accommodate baseball and football. It took a long time to figure out that if you do that, you compromise both sports.” While he believes the new generation of more human-scale ballparks that seek to complement their urban surroundings (Baltimore’s Oriole Park at Camden Yards

— people wanted green space, a piece of the countryside, amid population growth, industrialization and the attendant pollution. That’s why ballparks are usually called “parks” or “fields.” After a period of wooden ballparks that too often burned down, baseball teams started building more permanent structures in their city core. A successful inner-city ballpark became as much a source of urban pride as a department store, a new high-rise office building or a stylish theater. They represented humane modernity in the first half of the 20th century. Goldberger establishes their Golden Age as beginning in 1912, when exciting, colorful and populist steel and concrete ballparks with a street presence “fully hit their stride.” The first to open that year was Cincinnati’s Redland Field in the West End (its name later became Crosley Field), which replaced Palace of the Fans and stayed in use until June 24, 1970. The others were Tiger Stadium in Detroit and Boston’s Fenway Park. Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field followed in 1913; Chicago’s Wrigley Field in 1914. “In some ways, Crosley’s most important part of history is in it beginning night baseball,” Goldberger says. “But if it was only that, it wouldn’t be put in that part of the book.” (Crosley Field hosted the first night game in the MLB on May 24, 1935, illuminated by newly installed lights.) He acknowledges those parks had shortcomings, which ultimately led to all

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n Major League Baseball, it isn’t just about winning or losing. It’s also about how architecturally significant your ballpark is. That’s the theme of architecture critic Paul Goldberger’s new book Ballpark: Baseball in the American City. A contributing editor at Vanity Fair who won a Pulitzer Prize for his criticism while at The New York Times, he explained in a telephone interview why he became interested in the ballpark as a subject. “It’s part of American public space,” he says. “We should look at it that way, along with looking at it as a home for the game.” Goldberger’s book, which was published May 14, sees ballparks as indicators of how cities develop and sustain their aesthetic values. For better and worse… And in that regard, Cincinnati can be proud of having an early example of the best. From 1902-1911, the Reds played at the great but virtually forgotten Palace of the Fans. A trendsetting example of a ballpark built with concrete, it was noteworthy for a grandstand that looked like a Classical Era temple. Greek and Roman-style Corinthian columns separated sections; the top was crowned with a decorative pediment. (The Reds are honoring the Palace of the Fans in their current 150th season.) In his book, Goldberger calls it “the exuberant classical folly that had one of the shortest existences of any noteworthy 20th-century ballpark.” In conversation, he elaborates: “It was clearly one of the first ballparks that tried to make a strong architectural statement. When they were beginning to be more architecturally assertive, most tried to do it on the outside, which faced the city, and the stands didn’t look all that different than the stands you’d find in other places. But Palace of the Fans inverted that. It had a relatively ordinary exterior, but when you looked at the stands from the field, you could see it was a very ornate building.” In the 19th century, the ballparks being built in big cities reflected similar values to the new civic parks and spacious cemeteries that were also being established

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There’s a kind of time warp going on with that would be too invasive. With the excepthe Cincinnati Playhouse’s world premiere tion of Jeremiah, they’re all a little nutty, production of Chelsea Marcantel’s and even he proves to have qualities that Tiny Houses. At the outset, Bohdi (Peter veer beyond the expected. Hargrave), the optimistic half of a couple Marcantel’s title is plural: Tiny Houses, who recently relocated from New York City rather than, let’s say “The Tiny House.” to northern Oregon, is enthusiastically That’s to reflect the social phenomenon convinced that he can complete the that is tiny living, but there’s more to it. construction of a 200-square-foot house in Each character lives in their own “tiny three months, maybe four. His girlfriend house,” relatively oblivious of the desires, of four months, Cath (Kate Eastman), a needs and concerns of others. Cath yearns banker who has abandoned employment for parenthood; Bohdi is obsessed with but is financing the project, is more building but not necessarily maintaining; pragmatic and dubious. They’re conversing Jevne clings to her past with Bohdi; and on a trailer bed, the foundation for Bohdi’s Ollie obsesses over his weird dolls and his dream project. even weirder clients. That’s clearly meant Oregon’s rainy weather impedes progto be commentary on this generation, and ress, but not as much as Bohdi’s preparait’s handled with clever, often hilarious, tion (watching YouTube videos) and his humor. Eventually things rearrange and questionable work ethic (shooting beers resolve, if not entirely logically. throughout the day). The timetable stretches out by weeks and months. We’re reminded of this by projections on the wall of the Shelterhouse Theater, festooned with woodsy pine greenery. At the same time, Tiny Houses lets us watch the home be constructed in 90 minutes (there’s no intermission). Help of questionable value comes from two of Bohdi’s past acquaintances. Ollie (Michael Doherty) is hosting the project in his backyard, since Bohdi has not yet purchased the necessary land; the plan is to trailer the house into the woods when (or if) it’s completed. Jevne (Nandita The cast of Tiny Houses Shenoy), a loony girlfriend from PHOTO: MIKKI SCHAFFNER PHOTOGRAPHY Bohdi’s Oregon past, turns up to help, full of second guesses about construction and clearly wangling for What’s more, the tiny house actually Bohdi’s affections. gets built, thanks to an inventive design Ollie and Jevne are each employed, but by Arnulfo Maldonado and the assistance in a very loose sense. He has an online of stagehands who step in to work with business that buys and sells “haunted the actors between scenes to assemble the dolls.” (Bizarre as it sounds, this is not an cozy structure complete with curtained invention for the show: It’s a real thing. windows, a porch light, yellow siding and You can look it up online.) And Jevne has a a skylight. self-help blog that assists people in falling Director Laura Kepley, the artistic direcasleep with soothing stories and sounds tor at the Cleveland Play House — the show (including “ear brushing” and feather is a co-production with that Northeast tickling). Bohdi’s career as a stop-smoking Ohio theater — has highlighted the humor counselor is only slightly more believable. in Marcantel’s script by using spotlighted Cath, whose resources are being rapidly monologues for each actor to show off his drained, seeks work, but her career in or her comic chops. This gives us deeper finance doesn’t get much traction in funkyinsights into their characters’ offbeat granola Oregon: She’s on a path to becompersonal psyches. They’re self-absorbed ing a barista or perhaps a bookstore clerk. in ways you might recognize, and that’s The only person with some focus and the fun of this show, even if the message direction is Jeremiah (James Holloway), a is kind of muddy. The confines of a tiny practical construction guy who Cath hires house pressurize the play’s entertainment to bring some discipline to the project. quotient, even if these characters are more Shifting affections between the charcaricatures. Tiny Houses is like watching acters is part of the show’s humor, which exotic animals in a crazy zoo. shines an amusing light on millennial Tiny Houses, presented by the Cincinnati attitudes and behaviors. For instance, Ollie Playhouse in the Park, continues through speaks with a bizarre accent, but everyone June 2. More info/tickets: cincyplay.com. avoids asking him where he’s from, since

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Roomful of Teeth Return to Cincy BY A N N E A R EN S T EI N

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The vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth has evolved from being a cult favorite to one of the most acclaimed proponents for redefining choral music and the potential of the human voice. Their sound is best described as wonderfully weird and genuinely global, from classical Persian and Hindustani singing to Death Metal. It’s been five years since Roomful of Teeth first made an appearance in Cincinnati, when they Roomful of Teeth performed as part of the ConP H O T O : B O N I C A AYA L A temporary Art Center’s Black Box series. On May 15, they return for commitment to performing original a concert at the Woodward Theatre and on material, Wells was at first reluctant to May 17, they’ll perform as part of the venaccept the May Festival’s invitation. After erable May Festival’s opening concert. reviewing the score, he changed his mind. Brad Wells founded the group in 2009, “This is pretty unique for us,” he says. “It’s recruiting eight singers — four men and a huge work, and there’s a lot of attention four women — to perform music that to the kind of detail we look for. There’s would be written for them that utilizes reliance on close-miking because there’s expansive vocal techniques. no way a small chorus can be heard above “I didn’t see this as trend setting,” Wells an orchestra and large chorus. says, speaking from Amherst, Massachu“The semi-chorus does a lot of toggling setts, where he heads the vocal department between speaking and singing. There is a at Williams College. “We wanted a more sense of invocation, of finding one’s way open-minded approach to how the voice into a spiritualist world.” can sound, especially in a choral setting.” The program also includes Brahms’ In a recent New Yorker profile, Wells Schicksalslied and Vaughan Williams’ describes how hearing a Bulgarian Toward the Unknown Region. women’s choir exploded his ideas of what But to really experience Roomful of choral singing could be, which inspired Teeth, get to the Woodward for jaw-drophis commitment to exploring vocal ping vocal X-games. The set list includes techniques from across the globe. two pieces by Caroline Shaw, her luminous He brought in experts in various Partita for 8 Voices and The Isle; settings styles to coach his singers; even as they of texts from Shakespeare’s The Tempest; struggled to master these techniques, Caleb Burhans’ Beneath; and Merrill they discovered that their voices weren’t Garbus’ Quizassa, which is inspired by damaged — far from it. Bulgarian harmonic dissonance complete “We’re all continually exposed to the with low drones and occasional gasps. voice’s potential and how it can sound Wells is encouraged by the number of better in different repertoire,” he says. choruses taking up the challenge of new As that repertoire expanded, both vocal works, including those written for Roomful and performance demands led to adding of Teeth. more members. The original eight vocalists “Several groups are already performing still perform — as does Wells — but there Caroline’s Partita. Now with Teeth as are now seven additional singers who step a model, composers are being more in as needed. Three will be in Cincinnati. intentional in the colors they’re looking for, “In the last five years, the amount of work and conductors and ensembles are open to has been heavy and we’re performing that,” he says. more frequently,” Wells says. “We don’t For him it’s been a process of discoverthink of it as covering — it’s who’s ing how Roomful of Teeth can expand available.” their ensemble through “sounds different Roomful of Teeth will join the Cincincultures found on paths” that resonate nati Symphony Orchestra, the May Festival with them. Chorus and baritone Rod Gilfry for the U.S. “We are all honored and careful how premiere of British composer Mark Simpwe present,” Wells says, “how we speak son’s The Immortal, a 35-minute oratorio about the voice, opening new paths for that plumbs early-20th-century England’s creating (repertoire) and building skill obsession with seances, psychic research sets for singers in exciting ways that take and the occult. May Festival Principal advantage of multiple vocal languages.” Conductor Juanjo Mena conducted its 2015 world premiere in Manchester, England. Roomful of Teeth will perform May 15 In a review, London’s The Times lauded at The Woodward Theater and May 17 at The Immortal as “the most thrilling choral Springer Auditorium in Music Hall. More work…heard in years.” info/tickets: mayfestival.com. Because of Roomful of Teeth’s

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Books are popping up alongside poetry readings and experimental art performances in a shed across the street from Camp Washington’s Wave Pool. A contemporary art fulfillment center, Wave Pool has an impressive track record: to date, the nonprofit estimates it has impacted over 6,000 individuals with more than 270 unique programs. Calcagno Cullen, the center’s co-founder and director, says they gear their programming toward what artists in Cincinnati — Andrew McKinley at his FRINGE pop-up bookshop and other communities — need. PHOTO: PROVIDED Their current project, The FRINGE Bookstore, is one piece of that goal. that relate to “inclusion, equality and The pop-up bookshop is the brainchild equity” — specifically ones that speak to of Andrew McKinley, who first came to the LGBTQI community. the area from San Francisco as an artist in The pop-up bookshop hosts compleresidence at Wave Pool nearly two years mentary programming; local artist Sidney ago. He stayed there for about a month and Cherie Hilley has scheduled performances, turned the downstairs gallery into a bookreadings and workshops throughout store/community living room. Christened FRINGE’s run. Maybe you’ve already “The Gathering Space,” it was a hit. caught a sound installation by Torn Light “(It was) so well received by the Records founder Alex York, or a poetry community…people stopping in to read reading featuring local artists and writers books, having tea and snacks,” Cullen says. like Lillian Currens and Sydney Raines. “We got to meet a lot of our neighbors that Or, if you’re just finding out, it’s not way and, in the process, Andrew really fell too late; the pop-up bookshop is open in love with Cincinnati.” every Saturday through June 1. A special McKinley decided to make Cincinnati performance of It Can Only Be As Beautiful his new home and bought a house across As We Make It takes place on May 18, as the street from Wave Pool. With their part of the Contemporary Arts Center’s help — and an ArtsWave grant — he has current exhibition, Archive as Action. since transformed his shed into a colorful Aside from the pop-up shop, more combookstand. munity engagement is on the horizon. “We’re getting books into local people’s “In the next year, we look forward to hands,” McKinley says. “I’m trying to bring opening the Welcome Project Kitchen and good books into the pop-up so they’ll Market,” Cullen says. “Our neighborhood spread throughout the neighborhood.” has been a food desert for a long time and They’re priced about $3 apiece. He’s we’re very fortunate to have such talented been pleased that the garage has become a refugee and immigrant folks working with meeting place for people in the community us, cooking pop-up dinners and managing and hopes that, in the future, other groups a produce market as part of Wave Pool might use the space for other creative that we will be running as an alternative endeavors. art space, with artists in residence and “It’s set up like a carnival booth, or an ice a ceramics marketplace to tie in with cream booth,” he says. “It should morph produce.” into something more substantial down the Reflecting on what a difference the line. It’s really in its infancy.” space makes introduces an unmistakable, The bookstand’s facade is the work of sentimental tone to Cullen’s voice. local artist Karay Martin, whose art is “The neighborhood has embraced us in praised by Cullen for its tendencies toward such a positive way; it’s been incredible,” being “interactive, very bright, very pleasshe says. “Our neighborhood has gone ing to the eye.” Her work here includes from having one arts center — we were colorful fringe and interactive chalkboards the first gallery — to having about nine that invite the creation of temporary grafor 10 spaces. There’s been such an uptick fiti — or an opportunity to share encouragin community festivals, outdoor parties, ing messages with other visitors. people feeling safe and welcome in the McKinley’s interest and passion for the neighborhood.” introduction of a pop-up bookshop wasn’t The FRINGE Bookstore (2931 Jessamine happenstance; he founded the renowned St., Camp Washington) is open on Adobe Books in San Francisco 30 years Saturdays through June 1. For more prior. Pulling from his own collection of information visit wavepoolgallery.org. books and texts, FRINGE customers can expect to sift through an array of works

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Film festivals are big business. Several markets — exhibition, sales, events — exist within their purview. Largely, as a regular audience member, film critic and even now as a festival programmer, I have focused on the exhibition/ screening side. And I’ve been intrigued by the early history of the Toronto International Film Festival, back when they touted themselves as “the best of the fests” because they presented celebrated films from other festivals held prior to their late-summer, early-fall event. Or how Sundance laid claim to the Zac Efron in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile first landing spot in the calendar PHOTO: COURTESY OF NETFLIX year, thus guaranteeing that they would be in a position to premiere part of their awards season programming the films we would spend the rest of the due to licensing concerns and the chain’s season talking about. refusal to show films without a minimum Ultimately this all matters even more 90-day period between theatrical exhibibecause, at their core, film fests still serve tion and home viewing. an almost archaic communal function. Roma, obviously, was not adversely Festivals provide an old-school rollout for impacted by these select industry deciaudiences before streaming. More pointsions to restrict the streaming service edly, fests are akin to traveling religious model. But it points to a battle still in its revivals: big tents full of fervor that are no infancy, the divisions of which have left longer possible through the new normal of many industry players in dubious posithe release schedule because larger auditions. Major festivals like Venice, Telluences don’t have the same kind of faith in ride, Toronto and New York displayed no film as a shared experience. qualms about including Netflix or other We have spent a great deal of time debatstreaming service titles. ing whether or not streaming will kill the Tribeca, as an earlier festival with film-going experience. Maybe it’s time healthy industry cred, featured a number we start figuring out how to prop up our of titles in their programming, just days or film festivals, since they look like the last weeks before they were scheduled to debut real opportunity we have to keep a viable via streaming (or, to a lesser extent, on preexhibition window open. mium cable outlets like HBO). I personally My recent 10-day stay at the Tribeca saw Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Film Festival reinforced the importance of Vile less than 24-hours before its premiere these fests. Outside of red carpet premieres, on Netflix. exclusive conversations with the likes I, of course, was compelled to seek of Questlove and Boots Riley (a decidthe film out for viewing on a big screen edly iconoclastic pair of artistic rebels because of its status as a regional producwith causes) and opportunities to attend tion, which has been a real calling card for screenings with filmmakers, it takes a me on the major festival circuit. I long to near-miraculous event — like the massive see our city and the surrounding commuopening of Avengers: Endgame — to inspire nity writ large and share that with far-flung audiences to look away from their devices audiences. and step outside the comfort of their So caught up with that factor, it wasn’t mounted flat screens. until after the screening that I realized Festivals are facing off against these new how quickly the film would end up streammarket forces in different ways. Pressure ing. I took to social media to comment on exists to draw lines in the sand and dare this far more common occurrence. This both streaming services and audiences to wasn’t necessarily in a judgmental way, take a stand. And it has truly just begun to but rather to pose a question about how alter distribution and exhibition rules. the shortened windows between festival The Cannes Film Festival won’t allow debuts and their streaming release will streaming titles to play in competition impact audiences. without a guarantee of a specified theatriWithout festival screenings, films availcal release in French theaters. Films disable to be streamed at home like Extremely tributed by streaming services encounter Wicked, Stefon Bristol’s See You Yesterday other difficulties as well. In the case of (expanded from a short film with producAlfonso Cuarón’s Roma, which snagged tion support from Spike Lee) and Antoine three Academy Awards (Best Foreign Fuqua’s HBO documentary What’s My Language Film, Best Cinematography and Name: Muhammad Ali would never reach Best Director), the film was not screened a hushed and eager congregation of the at AMC Theatres and Regal Cinemas as faithful in theaters.

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Land Above Liberty Northern Row Brewery & Distillery taps into Cincinnati history with a storied taproom and traditional lagers BY J ES S I CA B A LT Z ER S EN

Inside Northern Row’s taproom PHOTO: HAILEY BOLLINGER

Northern Row Brewery & Distillery 111 W. McMicken Ave., Over-the-Rhine, northernrow.com

varieties. In the taproom, you’ll be able to find specialty beers and barrel-aged beers that have been aging for over a year. As a distillery and brewery, Northern Row will not only feature beer, but also a variety of wine and spirits. From grain to glass, they’re currently mashing, fermenting and distilling special variations of rums, gins and bourbons using traditional pre-Prohibition mash builds and recipes. Northern Row’s spirits will be marketed under their sub brand Five Stories, paying homage to the five stories of the building. Their food menu, still being finalized, is suggested to include traditional beer pairing options as well as healthy selections. “The heart of our place is that we took extra time and effort to build something special and unique in the city. The space celebrates and respects the durability of the old as it has been integrated with the new,” Nancy says. Their opening date is yet to be confirmed but keep an eye out this summer by checking their website. In the meantime, you can find them at the Oxford Wine & Craft Beer Festival, as well as the Lebanon BrewHaHa Craft Beer Festival & Tasting, both held on June 1.

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The production area is the only element in the building that was redesigned for construction purposes. However, the hardwood that was lifted for concrete replacement was repurposed to make the wooden shutters throughout the taproom. The name Northern Row is even a pre-Prohibition nod to the area once called “The Lawless Land Above Liberty.” In the early 1900s, Liberty Street was the northern boundary of Cincinnati’s city limits. North of that street was the area known as Northern Row and the heart of Cincinnati’s brewing industry; “It’s where all the ‘fun stuff’ happened,” adds David — at least prior to the passing of the 18th Amendment (aka Prohibition) in 1919. “This brewery is so deep-rooted in Cincinnati history and we want to honor that,” he says. “Cincinnati is special to us for a lot of reasons and not all cities have the uniqueness we’ve got here. We want to be intentional about what we brew, intentional about our food and, historically, we want to pay tribute to the city in everything we’re doing.” Their business model of mixing the old with the new is consistent with their beer lineup, reinforcing the clean taste of traditional-style lagers and ales with reinvented flavor notes for a modern twist. Their beers can already be found on tap at many local establishments including HalfCut, Queen City Radio, The Lackman, Quan Hapa, Lucius Q, the Bay Horse Café and more, and feature several German and seasonal

you can find the original stamps dating back to the 1800s. The steel matches the drinking table legs taken from the lightgauge rail system that ran from downtown to Westwood. Above the tables is a 61-foot suspended row boat. The boat is the sister and backup to the exact one that won the American gold medal for rowing in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin. Perhaps the most prominent taproom feature is the massive Brunswick back bar built in 1809. Brunswick was the original bar manufacturer in Cincinnati (and across the United States) selling everything one needed to open a saloon at the start of the 20th century. The owner of local Wooden Nickel Antiques found the Brunswick piece in Golden, Colorado and brought it back to Cincinnati, where David purchased it for Northern Row. All of the wood on top of the bar is from David’s grandfather’s family farm and the tin ceiling tiles wrapped around the bar are from an old Cincinnati building on Reading Road. The owners of Northern Row drenched the bar in as many antique pieces gathered from throughout the city as possible, including lights above the bar that harken back to the original Cincinnati Gardens; small tables from White Oak’s Riester’s Tavern, which was built in 1856; and bathroom doors that were repurposed from the Sandusky Courthouse.

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avid Berger and his wife Nancy were at a distillery stop along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail when the smell of fermentation brought David back to an early memory. David is the sixthgeneration in a Cincinnati family-owned cigar business dating back to 1845. “The fermentation of the bourbon reminded me of the fermentation of the pipe tobacco that linked me back to the history of growing up and being in the cigar factories,” he says. The nostalgia-induced visit sparked the idea to start a brewing and distilling company out of a historic pre-Prohibition building David had purchased in Over-the-Rhine more than 15 years ago. Now David, his wife and their business partners, Joe and Robin Maas, are opening Northern Row Brewery & Distillery, located on West McMicken Avenue. The building was originally constructed in 1895 as Christian Moerlein’s icehouse and storage space. Its vast 25-foot-deep basement and 39-inch-thick walls are made of insulated tile and brick, specially designed to keep the beer cellar cold. Moerlein capitalized on this refrigeration system early on and separated himself as one of the few brewers at the time who sold cold beer year-round — not just during winter months. (The original slide used to drop ice into the basement is still there and can be seen on the Queen City Underground tour offered by American Legacy Tours.) Northern Row is paying homage to its historic roots by preserving as much of the original building as possible and housing other repurposed Cincinnati pieces that may have otherwise been forgotten or lost to time. “The floor isn’t even sanded down to look new, because every scratch tells a story,” David says. At a young age, David was taught metal work and how to fix and repurpose old furniture by his father. The trade and passion later translated into the thoughtful curation of items contained within the bar. The grandiose Carnegie Steel support beams are decorative elements in and of themselves — look closely enough and

Make Mine a Mocktail

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Not everyone may “vibe” with alcohol, whether for personal preferences, religious reasons, past addiction, pregnancy or even just the taste. But does that mean you have to miss out on all the bar hang-outs or mixed drinks at restaurants? According to these seven Cincinnati establishments: No. Guests can still have the fun and flavor of a fancily named cocktail in an elaborately shaped glass, sans the alcohol. Whether you need a break from the hangovers or are staying sober, these spots offer several mocktails to meet your needs.

8th & English

While hip O’Bryonville fish house 8th & English does have myriad options for alcoholic cocktails, beer, spirits and an extensive wine list, you can also find alcohol-free options under their “booze free” drinks section. Guests who prefer to skip the tipples can order a Tea Time, made of jasmine tea, lavender, lemon and ginger beer, or the Paloma, with grapefruit, lime, habañero and sea salt. Both are perfect accompaniments to Tuesday night’s $1 oyster deal. 2038 Madison Road, O’Bryonville, 8thandenglish.com.

16-Bit Bar+Arcade

The nostalgia is strong and the drinks are plenty at 16-Bit. This arcade bar offers a variety of mocktails alongside their other fun and boozy beverages; find them on the menu under “No Booze? No Problem!” Their alcohol-free list features witty options like the Lisa Simpson (Sprite, grenadine and cherry), the Strawberry Shortcake (grapefruit juice, ginger ale and grenadine) and the Optimus Prime (lemonade, cranberry juice and Sprite). Guests can enjoy their drinks — spiked or not — while playing some of the bar’s 50-plus vintage cabinet games. 1331 Walnut St., Over-the-Rhine, 16-bitbar.com/cincy.

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Arguably one of the classier options on this list, no need to miss out on fine dining when you chose to skip out on alcohol.

This Jeff Ruby restaurant lists a Bay Breeze Mocktail among their more traditional libations. Served “martini style,” this drink contains orange juice, pineapple juice, a sparkling white soda and a layer of housemade grenadine to top it off. Another plus, this drink is at least five dollars cheaper than its cohorts. You can enjoy the decadence of this sparkler complemented by C&J’s luxury edibles. 9769 Montgomery Road, Montgomery, jeffruby.com/ carlo-johnny.

Japp’s Since 1879

Japp’s serves a variety of non-alcoholic drinks, or what owner Molly Wellmann calls “non-ies.” The bar also offers low-ABV drinks, such as beer and wine cocktails. While Japp’s does not have a specific menu set aside for their mocktails, Wellmann says she always makes sure they have drinks on their chalkboard menu that can very easily be made alcohol-free but are still just as flavorful. “I have so many customers that come in that love to drink but don’t want to drink alcohol,” Wellmann says. And she always makes sure to have something for them besides a Coke or orange juice. Alcoholic or not, all drinks at Japp’s are crafted with housemade simple syrups, fresh herbs, berries, juices and different floral waters. 1134 Main St., Over-the-Rhine, facebook. com/japps1879.

Karrikin Spirits Co.

This craft distillery, brewery and restaurant — partially helmed by chef Jared Bennett, formerly of Metropole, and Mike Florea, formerly of Maribelle’s eat+drink — brings an eclectic, handcrafted energy to both the atmosphere and the menu, including the section specifically dedicated to mocktails. Karrikin provides four different alcoholfree options including the Blood Orange Shrub, with blood orange and rosemary, and the more experimental Karrikin N/A Mule, consisting of ginger, lemongrass and Szechuan peppercorn. Besides their mocktails, you can also sample one of

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LouVino

This Midwestern wine bar chain is no stranger to alcohol-free offerings and lists a variety of mixed mocktails. Guests can opt for the American Pharaoh, a seasonal juice blend served with fresh fruit; the Sea Biscuit, a housemade blueberry lemonade; or the Secretariat, a mint and lime infusion with bubbles. Located on Main Street in the heart of OTR, these drinks can be enjoyed while snacking on a variety of Southern-inspired small plates and charcuterie. 1142 Main St., Over-the-Rhine, louvino.com/otr.

Tokyo Kitty

This karaoke bar makes for a fun Friday night, or any night really, and if you don’t need to fuel your solo act with some liquid courage, Tokyo Kitty has you covered with some alcohol-free options. Under the “mocktails” sections of the drink menu are two choices that are the same price — if not cheaper — than the cocktails. The Keroppi is easily approachable with pistachio simple syrup, lime and ginger beer. Or level up to the No-Face, with

The No-Face cocktail from Tokyo Kitty PHOTO: HAILEY BOLLINGER

activated charcoal, lavender simple syrup and lemonade. There are still plenty of alcoholic drinks — their beer, house specialties and sake bomb selections — for friends who may need that extra push for their Rockstar moment. 575 Race St., Downtown, thattokyobar.com.

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Murder on the Menu — Listen to the history of Cincinnati’s oldest unsolved murder on a short walking tour before sitting down to a multi-course meal that pairs 19th-century cuisine with local beer as more of the mystery is revealed. 6-9 p.m. $48. Washington Platform Saloon & Restaurant, 1000 Elm St., Downtown, queencityhistory.com. Wild About Wine — Head to the Cincinnati Zoo for an evening of wine, wild animals and food (for purchase). After hearing feedback from guests, this event is bigger than ever, with extended hours, a larger layout with access to more animals and an increased number of tickets. 6:30-9:30 p.m.; 5:30 p.m. VIP. $50; $45 members; $80 VIP; $75 member VIP. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, 3400 Vine St., Avondale, cincinnatizoo.org. Coppin’s Crawfish Boil — If you’re the type of person who likes a good ol’ fashioned crawfish boil, make your way across the river for Coppin’s family-style boil on the lawn. Head to the courtyard at Hotel Covington for live music, all-you-caneat crawfish, sides, dessert and one free Hurricane cocktail. 6-9 p.m. $69. Hotel Covington, 638 Madison Ave., Covington, hotelcovington.com.

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SAAP on Tap at Fifty West — The Stray Animal Adoption Program will be at Fifty West Production Works for a happy hour event featuring beer, raffles and doggy kisses for cash. Ten percent of sales will go to benefit SAAP. Dogs are welcome. 5-9 p.m. Free admission. Fifty West Production Works, 7605 Wooster Pike, Columbia Township, facebook.com/groups/ strayanimaladoptionprogram.

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Chickow! Day — Listermann hosts Chickow! Day, a long-awaited day celebrating limited releases of variants of the in-house Triple Digit beer Chickow!. They are still deciding which variants will be released in bottles and on draft. 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Free admission. Listermann Brewing Company, 1621 Dana Ave., Norwood, facebook.com/ ListermannBrewing.

Cincy VegFest 2019 — This festival is dedicated to “unfolding a path to a more peaceful world through compassionate plant-sourced vegan living” via talks, food

A Crawl of Ice and Fire — May 18 is the day before the Game of Thrones series finale, so Pleasant Ridge businesses are throwing A Crawl of Ice and Fire. Take a photo with a replica of the Iron Throne and get drink and food discounts at businesses including Casa Figueroa, Nine Giant and Share: Cheesebar. Participate in the seven kingdoms scavenger hunt and enter to win the costume contest. Each bar will be doing their own themed GoT events or drinks. 3 p.m. $5-$10; $20 VIP. Pleasant Ridge, searchable on Facebook and Eventbrite.

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Fried Chicken and Rosé Sundays — Every Sunday through the rest of the summer Please will be serving up chef Ryan Santos’ special fried chicken and fried tofu starting at noon. Noon-3 p.m. $10. Please, 1405 Clay St., Over-theRhine, pleasecincinnati.com. Cincinnati Pride Drag Brunch — The third annual drag brunch, hosted by Brooklyn Steele-Tate, features a show with a plethora of queens, plus food. 11 a.m.; noon showtime. $20. Westin, 21 E. Fifth St., Downtown, facebook.com/ cincinnatipride.

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demos, presenters, authors, artists, chefs and diverse plant-based meal choices. There will also be live music. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Free admission. Burnet Woods, 280 Burnet Woods Drive, Clifton, cincyvegfest.com.

Bacchanalian Spring Gathering — The Bacchanalian Society hosts its spring gathering at Ault Park. All you need to do is get a team of

one to three people together and bring three bottles of the same rosé. The society will blind-bag and number your bottles and place them around the event for people to taste. Then guests will vote on their favorites. At the end of the night, the three top teams get to take home a case or two of wine. 7-10 p.m. $20; $25 door. Ault Park, 5090 Observatory Circle, Hyde Park, bacchanaliansociety.com.

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its bad timing, but can you get to Colorado and record for a couple weeks?’ ” Lofgren says. “It was bad timing. The decision would have been no to just about anyone else, but with Neil it was a joy and honor.” Meanwhile, the E Street Band has been on hiatus while Springsteen pursued his extended Broadway engagement in 2017-18 and planned his upcoming solo album Western Stars. But at the beginning of May, Springfield announced he had new material for an E Street Band project. This interview with Lofgren occurred before that news broke, but I asked him about the possibility of a new E Street Band tour. “There’s no bigger fan than me,” Lofgren said, “and I hope there’s another chapter down the road, but I can’t ‘what if?’ myself with anxiety. I’ve got to do 19 great shows in the next four weeks, so that’s enough to bite off right now.”

Besides “City Lights,” Reed had released “Stupid Man” and “With You” on The Bells. Lofgren recorded three of their collaborations on his 1979 Nils album — “A Fool Like Me, “I Found Her” and “I’ll Cry Tomorrow.” Lofgren subsequently recorded their song “Life” on his 1995 album Damaged Goods and “Driftin’ Man” on 2001’s Breakaway Angel. The loss of Reed obviously permeates the new album’s six collaborations, although the songs themselves are very rocking and vital. The six other songs on Blue With Lou are new Lofgren solo compositions, recorded mostly live in the studio by him and his band. They can rock hard, too (“Rock or Not”), but some also address losses — of Tom Petty (“Dear Heartbreaker”) and of Lofgren’s and his wife Amy’s beloved dog Nils Lofgren Groucho. The original idea for the P H O T O : C A R L S H U LT Z collaboration with Reed came at the suggestion of producer Bob Ezrin, who was working with Lofgren on Nils and had produced Reed’s 1973 masterpiece Berlin. Lofgren had first shown Ezrin some early to Reed. After about three and half weeks written drafts of songs he had prepared. had passed, Lofgren’s phone rang at 4:30 “It was his suggestion to get us together,” a.m. An excited Reed said he had written Lofgren says. “Rather than me go after full lyrics for all the songs. upgrading lyrics that we thought were Lofgren recalls the conversation: “He subpar, we thought, ‘Let’s see if we can get said, ‘That’s why I called at this hour, a great lyricist interested,’ and magically because I’m excited. And if you’d like, I’ll it turned out to be Lou. We went by and dictate them right now.’ I said, ‘Man, that’s visited him at his (New York) recording incredible. Let me put on a pot of coffee.’ session, and he was surprisingly open “I wanted to seize the moment, so I got a to it and friendly. Lou said, ‘Come to my pad and pencil and we spent another two apartment and let’s get into this.’ hours on the phone. I took very careful, “Unbeknownst to me, he was a big NFL meticulous dictation. He was very patient football fan. I just happened to walk in with me; he would repeat the lines if I on the beginning of a Redskins-Cowboys wasn’t clear with them, until I got every game, and he said, ‘I’m a big Dallas Cowsingle thing he wrote accurately.” boy fan. Do you mind watching the game Lofgren had been counting on having with me while we talk?’ I said, ‘You got to plenty of time this year to work on recordbe kidding me. I grew up in the D.C. (Dising Blue With Lou and rehearsing for the trict of Columbia) area. I’m a Redskins fan tour. But old friend Young intervened by and the Cowboys are our most hated rival.’ asking him to come to Colorado to record So we both saw that as a great icebreaker.” his new album with Crazy Horse, and then Energized by that meeting, Lofgren maybe tour in August and September. prepared a cassette of 13 songs he had “(Young) called and said, ‘Look, I’ve been been working on — he had melodies, titles writing and I got all these songs I like. I and some lyrics he didn’t like — and sent it know you’ve got a record coming out and

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ot only is Nils Lofgren a Rock singer/songwriter whose headlining career stretches back almost 50 years — first with his band Grin and then under his own name — but he has also been a dazzling guitarist with Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band since 1984. Further, he joined Neil Young’s band, Crazy Horse, for some crucial 1970s recordings, and has recently rejoined the group to play with Young on new concert dates and an in-the-works album. Lofgren has won accolades — and fame — for his work with those giants, as well as for his solo work. But it’s surprising to learn just how much another of his collaborations, a lesser-known and lessercelebrated one, has meant to him, spurring a just-released solo album. In 1979, he and Rock icon Lou Reed wrote 13 songs together. They separately released eight of them on their respective albums, but five fell by the wayside. Now, those five form the centerpiece of Lofgren’s new album, Blue With Lou. Lofgren and his band — including his brother Tom on guitar and keyboards — will perform in support of the album at Memorial Hall on May 15 as part of the venue’s Longworth-Anderson music series. Lofgren will also perform other songs from his extensive catalog. He is exuberant about those “lost” Reed collaborations finally reemerging. “We had this fabulous magical writing experience, where all of a sudden we had 13 songs that we wrote together,” Lofgren, speaking from his Arizona home, recalls of collaborating with Reed. “Immediately on our respective albums, Lou used three of them and I used three, and over the next few releases I put two more out. The other five I always thought, in the back of my mind, that Lou would call and say, ‘Hey, why don’t we take a look at those songs we wrote that haven’t been used yet?’ “When Lou passed (in 2013), which was very sad and upsetting, in the back of my mind was this seed that said, ‘Man, you’re the only person that can now share these five songs that nobody heard.’ ” Those five songs are “Attitude City,” “Give,” “Talk Thru the Tears,” “Don’t Let Your Guard Down” and “Cut Him Up.” Additionally, Blue With Lou contains Lofgren’s new version of their song “City Lights,” which Reed had first released in a different arrangement on his 1979 album The Bells.

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You can’t fake a good Thrash Metal album. As one of the first, most venerated genres of Metal, fans have been picking apart every aspect of Thrash releases since Metallica’s Kill ’Em All in 1983. Every riff, drum blast and solo is analyzed with ruthless precision and slackers are immediately ousted. It’s a cutthroat world to perform in; luckily Cincinnati-based thrashers War Curse have just unleashed a very, very good Thrash album. War Curse has been making an impact on Cincinnati and beyond with an unerring devotion to Thrash Metal delivered the old-school way: loud, The cover of Eradication fast and unrelenting. The PHOTO: PROVIDED band’s first album, 2015’s Final Days, was quickly (Exhorder, Floodgate) for “Deadly Silence” latched onto by fans and critics alike for and the solos presented by each made razor-sharp musicianship and phenomthe respective tracks that much more enal songwriting. War Curse’s live show authentic to the Bay Area Thrash of the ’90s only further established its place among and beyond. Thrash’s “Next Big Things” and with the Throughout the 43 minutes of release of Eradication any nagging doubts Eradication, War Curse also takes care of their talent have well and truly been to exhibit a rare trait among their Thrash crushed. brethren: restraint. This isn’t to say that The album gallops out of the gate with you’ll be hearing any ballads in the eight “Asylum” — featuring a guest solo by Bay tracks, but the band does recognize the Area Thrash legend Glen Alvelais (Forbidvalue of giving fans a chance to breathe den, Testament) — and, like their forefabefore bringing the riff back into the ring thers before them, War Curse took great for another round; none of the runtime is care to construct a track that is deceptive filler but there is just enough variance in in its hooks. The aggression cannot be speed and volume to keep the tracks fresh denied but peeling back the layers of the and unique. song only gives way to more depth, techAfter the release of Final Days, War nicality and addictive loops. It’s a charCurse was hell-bent on delivering a acteristic of all great Thrash albums and follow up that lived up to decidedly lofty War Curse knows that. All the anger in the expectations. The mantle crafted by early world will only get you so far — you need to Thrash pioneers is currently being passed say and do something with it if you’re going along, with rocky results at times, but to get anywhere in the scene. with bands like War Curse still fighting for The skin-flaying leads still need an honest, visceral, scrupulously constructed anchor from which to launch and that’s Thrash and writing and recording albums amply provided by vocalist Blaine Gordon. like Eradication, the survival of one of After joining in 2017, Gordon had a large Metal’s most important genres is all but mic to step up to in replacing original guaranteed. vocalist Tarek Puska. But fans need Eradication is available on most only listen to the broad range presented digital platforms now. After a string of on “Serpent” (for which the band filmed tour dates that begins this Friday in St. a video) or the villainous growl of Louis, War Curse will host a free album “Possession” to know that Gordon has more release show for Eradication on June 1 at than earned his slot as frontman. MVP Lounge (6923 Plainfield Road, Blue War Curse is obviously influenced by Ash, mymvpsportsbarandgrille.com). the likes of Testament, Exodus, Morbid Lansing, Michigan’s Tyrant; Chicago’s Angel and other Thrash heavyweights Reign; Cleveland, Ohio’s Demons Within; and, being fans of the genre themselves, and fellow locals Crypt Seeker will also the musicians were able to enlist some perform. help to give Eradication even more Get more on War Curse at warcurse.com. credibility. In addition to Alvelais, War Contact Nick Grever: Curse brought in Kragen Lum (Psychosis, request@citybeat.com Heathen) for “Serpent” and Kyle Thomas

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The Underworld Jazz Festival — curated by Cincinnati native and international touring artist Napoleon Maddox (known best locally as the creative mind behind progressive Jazz/Hip Hop project IsWhat?!) — is back for its second annual celebration and examination of Jazz, Hip Hop, Soul and other styles of music, featuring special guests from all over the world. The showcase of everything from “survival songs to rebel music (and) from Spirituals to Trap” began May 11 and continues through May 25. One of the marquee events of UJF this year is the In Her Voice show at the Woodward Theater in Over-the-Rhine on May 16. The showcase is described as a celebration of “black women through performance and poetry” and is a collaboration between UJF and Queens Village, which works with Cradle Cincinnati and is described as a “supportive community gathering of powerful Black women who come together to relax, re-power and take care of ourselves and each other.” The lineup for the event includes local favorites Lauren Eylise, Jennifer Simone, MC Jori An Cotton and DJ Apryl Reign, as well as New Orleans’ Tank and the Bangas, the widely acclaimed band that won the 2017 Tiny Desk Contest and has become a high-profile touring act, appearing recently on The Tonight Show. The event will also feature poetry from the In Her Voice North College Hill Poetry Crew. Tickets for the In Her Voice show ($15)

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are available at eventbrite.com. (Most of the UJF events are free.) Taking place at various venues across Cincinnati, here are some of the other 2019 UJF happenings: May 17 at The Woodward Theater: Twice the First Time, a multimedia performance piece about 19th-century celebrity conjoined twins Millie-Christine McKoy, featuring Napoleon Maddox and renowned NYC-based pianist Marc Cary. May 19 at MOTR Pub: fo/mo/deep, Vibe-One, Eddy Kwon, Stephen Patota, Ziyad Tooles and Napoleon Maddox. May 21 at Elementz: According to the description in promo materials: “DJ Apryl Reign hosts a discussion with special guest (French beatmaker) Sorg and other artists about the complexities of preserving one’s mental health while being an artist in the age of social networking.” May 23 at Elementz: Sorg, LaFrae Sci (NYC), Napoleon Maddox and others. May 24 at MOTR Pub: IsWhat?! with LaFrae Sci.

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May 25 at MOTR Pub: Sons of Silverton, Mike Wade’s Nasty Nati Brass Band and more. UJF will also incorporate Maddox and Kim Gory’s Mobilization of Congo Square project, a series of “pop-up concerts” across the city meant to share and educate about music’s roots, connections and meaning. Described as a way to “bring an under-appreciated aspect of Jazz to an underexposed audience, aiming to champion freedom of expression and possibility,” the project is funded by a People’s Liberty grant. For a complete rundown, visit osnronin. com. Visit the UJF Facebook page (facebook.com/underworldjazzfest) for the latest updates. (Mike Breen)

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Talk about truth in advertising: When Brian Patrick Carroll was 19 and already an accomplished guitarist, he stuck a Kentucky Fried Chicken tub on his noggin, slapped an emotionless white mask over his face to shield his identity, looked in a mirror and said, “Buckethead.” Thus was born one of the most inventive and uniquely talented guitar shredders, a player who routinely shifts between Funk, Metal, Prog, Blues, Ambient, Bluegrass and experimental Art Rock and has been cited by numerous publications and august organizations as among the best, fastest and weirdest guitarists on the planet. At age 12, Carroll began taking guitar lessons from an elderly neighbor but

didn’t take the craft seriously until his family moved to Claremont, California, which led to private lessons from a variety of gifted teachers, including former Mr. Big/Racer X guitarist Paul Gilbert. As his playing improved, he documented his performance and songwriting progress by recording home demos. According to Buckethead lore, his alter ego emerged after being inspired by Halloween 4 to buy a blank mask, à la Michael Myers, and a KFC dinner that same evening. After playing in a couple of bands, Carroll adopted his Buckethead persona and entered a song in a Guitar Player magazine competition, earning an honorable mention. In 1991, the 21-year-old was invited to contribute to avant guitarist Derek Bailey’s Company, resulting in his appearance on the collective’s Company 91 album. The following year, Buckethead’s profile rose exponentially; he released his debut album, Bucketheadland, early in the year, and formed Praxis with Bill Laswell and Bootsy Collins, among others, dropping their acclaimed debut, Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis), later in 1992. Over the subsequent three decades, Buckethead has provided music for film and video game soundtracks and aligned himself with a number of band projects (including Colonel Claypool’s Bucket of Bernie Brains, Thanatopsis and many more) and fascinating collaborations (including one with actor Viggo Mortensen). Perhaps no collaboration has been more visible than his four-year stint with Guns N’ Roses, which included his invaluable contributions to the much-delayed Chinese Democracy album. In 2010, Buckethead withdrew from the remainder of his band projects and began pouring all of his time and attention into his solo recordings. Since his 1992 debut, Buckethead has released over 30 studio albums and, beginning with the cessation of his band activities, close to 300 albums as a part of his Buckethead Pike series (in 2014, he released a Pike album every six days for the entire year). In 2012, Buckethead largely retired from touring, but returned to the road in 2016, alternating between completely solo shows and trio gigs with longtime bandmates Dan Monti on bass and Bryan “Brain” Mantia on drums. Last year, Buckethead released his very first live album, Live from Bucketheadland, on vinyl. In the long, strange history of Rock, few have been around longer, done anything stranger or approached the prolific diversity of the man with the KFC chapeau. (Brian Baker)

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BOGART’S - Iration and Pepper with Katastro and Fortunate Youth. 7 p.m. Rock/Reggae. $27.50. CAFFÈ VIVACE - Blue Wisp Big Band. 8 p.m. Big Band Jazz. $10.

SCHWARTZ’S POINT Brazilian Commusications. 8 p.m. Jazz. Cover.

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SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) - Taméca Jones with Krystal Peterson. 8 p.m. Soul/Rock/Various. $10, $12 day of show.

NORTHSIDE TAVERN Shiny Old Soul. 9 p.m. Folk/ Roots/Rock/Various. Free. SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) - Caroline Spence with Ray Vietti. 8 p.m. Americana. $10, $12 day of show.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY) - The Queers with The Raging Nathans and The Pistol Mystics. 8 p.m. Punk. $13, $15 day of show. STANLEY’S PUB - Fyakey. 9 p.m. Reggae. Cover.

TOP CATS - Weathers with Season 10 and Room For Zero. 7:30 p.m. AltRock. $12.

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ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL - Philip Paul Trio. 7:30 p.m. Jazz. Free.

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NORTHSIDE TAVERN United Waves DJs Mike Gibboney and Yusef Quotah. 8 p.m. DJ/Various. Free.

THE GREENWICH - Greg Chako’s Organ-Eyes Trio. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. $5.

MOTR PUB – Son Talk and Carriers. 9:30 p.m. Indie Rock. Free.

CONEY ISLAND - The Devil Makes Three. 8 p.m. Americana/Bluegrass. $22 (at Moonlite Gardens).

MEMORIAL HALL The Nils Lofgren Band. 8 p.m. Rock. $35-$60.

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MOTR PUB - The Brother Brothers. 9:30 p.m. Americana. Free.

RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER - Rascal Flatts with Billy Currington, Jimmie Allen and Verbal Ase. 7:30 p.m. Country. $34-$93.75.

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BOGART’S - Departure. 8 p.m. Journey tribute. $12. CAFFÈ VIVACE - Voyager Jazz Sextet. 7:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover. THE GREENWICH - Rusty Burge Quartet featuring Steve Schmidt. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. $5.

LUDLOW GARAGE Gangstagrass. 8:30 p.m. Rap/Bluegrass. $15-$30. MOLLY MALONE’S IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT Missy Werner Band. 7:30

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STANLEY’S PUB - The Jauntee. 9 p.m. Funk/ Rock/Jam. $10.

WOODWARD THEATER - Underworld Jazz Festival with Tank & the Bangas, Lauren Eylise, Jennifer Simone, MC Jori An Cotton, DJ Apryl Reign and more. 7 p.m. Pop/Soul/ Dance/Hip Hop/Various. $15.

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BLUE NOTE HARRISON - Sabbath. 8 p.m. Black Sabbath/Ozzy/Dio tribute. $10.

BOGART’S - Buckethead. 8 p.m. Rock/Progressive/Experimental. $25.

BROMWELL’S HÄRTH LOUNGE - Cybele with The Steve Schmidt Trio. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.

LUDLOW GARAGE Arturo Sandoval. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. $40-$75. MADISON LIVE - Hyryder. 9 p.m. Grateful Dead tribute. $10, $15 day of show.

MARTY’S HOPS & VINES - The Mood Rings. 9 p.m. Various. Free. MAURY’S TINY COVE Ricky Nye. 7 p.m. Blues/ Boogie Woogie. Free.

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MOTR PUB - Fluffer with Mungbean. 10 p.m. AltRock. Free. NORTHSIDE TAVERN - Honey Combs and Combo Slice (release party) with Space Dreams and Freedom Nicole Moore. 9 p.m. Indie/Pop. Free.

NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB - Eyehategod with Sheer Terror, Negative Approach, Phobia and Fuck You Pay Me. 7:30 p.m. Metal. $22, $25 day of show. PLAIN FOLK CAFE - Noah John and Ringing Iron. 7:30 p.m. Bluegrass. Free. THE REDMOOR - Looking East. 8 p.m. Linda Ronstadt/ Eagles/Jackson Browne tribute. Cover. SCHWARTZ’S POINT - Ron Enyard Trio. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover. STANLEY’S PUB - Suede Jackets. 10 p.m. Rock. Free.

TOP CATS - Freak Mythology with Bent Spirits. 9 p.m. Rock. $7.

THE COMET - MammaBear. 10 p.m. Rock. Free.

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WOODWARD THEATER - Napoleon Maddox presents Twice The First Time (Stories of Millie-Christine) with Marc Cary. 7:30 p.m. Multimedia/ Various. $10.

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HOFFNER MASONIC LODGE - Isabella Langley (album release show). 7:30 p.m. Indie Pop. $5.

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THOMPSON HOUSE - Riff Raff. 8 p.m. Rap. Cover.

MCCAULY’S PUB - Open Jam with Sonny Moorman. 7 p.m. Blues/Various. Free.

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WASHINGTON PLATFORM - Mike Wade & The Nasty Nati 5. 9 p.m. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).

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MANHATTAN HARBOUR MARINA - Lori’s Secret. 8 p.m. Blues/Rock/Country. Free.

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HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Rob Allgeyer. 10:30 a.m. Jazz. Free.

ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL - Cheryl Renee. 7 p.m. Blues. Free.

MANSION HILL TAVERN Blue Ravens with Gary Bass. 9 p.m. Blues. Cover.

KNOTTY PINE - Randy Peak. 10 p.m. Acoustic/Various. Free.

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

MARTY’S HOPS & VINES Rockin’ George LaVigne,. 9 p.m. Acoustic Rock. Free.

MANHATTAN HARBOUR MARINA - Dr. Hue. 1 p.m. Rock. Free.

MOTR PUB - Human Heart with Good Reverend and Best Sleep. 10 p.m. AltRock. Free. MVP BAR & GRILLE Chalk Eye with Brass Owl and Jamie Carr Band. 9 p.m. Rock. Cover. NORTHSIDE TAVERN Dead Humor with The Kno Nothings. 10 p.m. Rock. Free. RICK’S TAVERN - Cassette Junkies. 10 p.m. Rock/Pop/ Various. $5. SCHWARTZ’S POINT Erwin Stuckey Trio. 8:30 p.m.

MOTR PUB - Underworld Jazz Festival with fo/mo/deep, VibeOne and NapoleonMaddox Quartet. 8 p.m. Funk/Soul/Hip Hop/ Jazz/Various. Free.

NORTHSIDE TAVERN - School of Rock Mason Tribute to Weezer/Pixies/The Breeders (4 p.m.) and The Police (7 p.m.). 4 p.m. Rock. $6, $8 day of show. SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) - The Sea The Sea. 7 p.m. Indie/Folk/Pop. $10, $12 day of show. URBAN ARTIFACT

BREWRIVER CREOLE KITCHEN - The Twirlers. 7 p.m. R&B/Classic Pop/Standards. Free. CAFFÈ VIVACE - Patsy Meyer Trio. 7:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover. CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL - Music Live@Lunch with The Brussels Sprouts. 12:10 p.m. R&B/Jazz/Rock/ Roots/Various. Free. STANLEY’S PUB - Trashgrass Troubadours with Controversy For Breakfast. 8 p.m. Bluegrass/Honky Tonk. Cover.

TAFT THEATRE - Josh Ritter and the Royal City Band with Penny & Sparrow. 8 p.m. Americana/ Folk/Rock. $29-$39.

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