Downtown and Over-the-Rhine – weekend beginning Feb1
Bockfest Festivities: Little Kings Sausage Queen
Preliminary rounds held throughout February. The renowned (and sometimes notorious) Sausage Queen helps lead the Bockfest Parade by carrying a symbolic tray of Bockwurst sausage. The Sausage Queen is Bockfest royalty who is anointed in the least aristocratic manner we could create: a gender-neutral pageant that has multiple preliminary rounds in local bars. Winning contestants receive prizes, but are mostly vying for the honor and prestige of being the 2013 “Little Kings” Sausage Queen, an honor to both themselves and their sponsoring saloon.
In the weeks leading up to Bockfest, each participating venue will select its Queen contestant for the 2013 finale, held at the Hall during Bockfest. There are six establishments brave enough to place a contestant forward to represent them in the Bockfest Sausage Queen Finals, during Bockfest weekend. Finals held Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 8pm.
The schedule for the preliminary rounds (3 more in coming weeks):
Saturday February 2, 2013 9:00P: Arnolds Bar and Grill 210 E 8th Street
Thursday February 7, 2013 9:00P: The Drinkery 1150 Main Street
Saturday February 9, 2013 9:00P: Neons 208 E 12th Street
About the Competition
2012 - 2013 Lollipops Family Concerts
Symphony in Space
John Morris Russell, conductor
Sat, Feb 2, 10:30 a.m.
Step aboard the Spaceship Cincinnati Pops with JMR as we blast off for the best musical ride of your life! This concert is jam-packed with sonic spectaculars, including music from Holst's The Planets and Mozart's Jupiter Symphony, set to breathtaking NASA images.
The Cincinnati Pops’ Lollipops Family Concerts are interactive, creatively themed programs specifically designed for children aged three to ten and their families. Join JMR and the Pops for two Saturday morning concerts this season for a fun-filled introduction to the symphonic experience! Come at 9:30 before any Lollipops concert for an “instrument petting zoo,” crafts and games in the pre-concert Family Fun Zone.
Touchdown for Hope
on Super Bowl Sunday, February 3
at Great American Ballpark
Proceeds to Benefit Harold C. Schott Eating Disorders Program at Lindner Center of HOPE
Join them for an evening of fun, food, football, and big screen TV’s at the Great American Ballpark.
Event Schedule:
5:00 pm – Main event opens in the Great American Ballpark Champions Club – featuring live music by Swampthang (the best blues, rock and funk music in Cincinnati).
6:30 pm ] Super Bowl XLVII kickoff
Attire for the evening will be jeans and jerseys
http://www.lindnercenterofhope.org/touchdown.aspx
Acting Classes and Groundlings Programs with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
ACT up! Adult Acting Courses (also, Richard II ends Sunday, Feb. 3)
NEW! This seven-week course is for college students, adults and educators interested in learning general acting skills and techniques. These classes will include scene study, ensemble and individual work, as well as exercises and methods used by professional actors to approach both contemporary and classical texts. Students will explore improvisation, text analysis, character building and creative ensemble collaboration. An open short performance/skills demonstration will occur during the last class. All experience levels welcome. This class is taught by member of CSC's resident ensemble.
Winter 2013 Session IS NOW FULL. But, Sign up for the Spring Session Now.
Spring 2013 Session
Mar. 26, Apr. 2, 9, 16, 23, May 7, 14; Tuesday 7:30-9:30pm
http://www.cincyshakes.com
ZviDance
Friday, February 1, 2013 8:30pm
Saturday, February 2, 2013 8:30pm
at the Jarson-Kaplan Theater
ZVIDANCE is a lush, full-bodied company. The company is comprised of athletic and lyrical dancers, led by the Israeli-born Zvi Gotheiner. Having received critical praise and prestigious grants, ZviDance performs a home season in New York (including site-specific work), and has toured across America, as well as abroad in Germany, Poland, Russia, Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Japan. ZviDance's new work Zoom asks the audience to use their cell phones during the performance, which also utilizes original music, dance, video projection, and real-time internet interactions to explore the evolving landscape of virtual communities. Become a part of ZviDance's Zoom while also experiencing an intriguing and exquisite evening of world-class contemporary dance.
http://www.cincinnatiarts.org/index.jsp?eventDetail=1&event_id=1325
Super Bowl Parties Begin at Findlay Market
Super Bowl Sunday is February 3. If you are gathering friends or family to watch the game, now is the time to think about the food you will serve. The Merchants at Findlay Market can help make this an easy task.
