Fans of serious theater — be it dramas, comedies or solo performances — have found excellent productions of such shows by Falcon Theatre on Monmouth Street in Newport, Kentucky’s historic district. They offer a five-show season that’s typically stocked with regional premieres of plays that are being staged locally for the first time. Falcon is…

The late Jerry Springer is now forever memorialized in Cincinnati. The former Cincinnati mayor and TV talk show host is the subject of a mural in Over-the-Rhine, which is located on the outside of the Tender Mercies building. The art features an image of Springer backlit with splashes of bright, cheerful colors and is adorned…

Ever watch the weather and think, “I should call him?” That was certainly the case for many Cincinnatians when AccuWeather shared images of a hot pink, phallic-shaped snowstorm moving through the area just after the new year. The storm dropped its load of white stuff on Greater Cincinnati, essentially shutting down the city for days.…

The four-paragraph letter got straight to the point: The Norwegian American Historical Association at St. Olaf College was losing a nearly $300,000 federal grant, effective immediately. “Your grant’s immediate termination is necessary to safeguard the interests of the federal government, including its fiscal priorities,” the letter from National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Acting Chairman…

Arts Council England (ACE) chair Nicholas Serota has defended his organisation in response to criticism from a London music venue that has said it no longer requires public investment. Wigmore Hall has raised £10m in private donations in a year as part of a move to become self-sustaining. In making its decision, the London music…

Tooshar Swain, director of public policy at Americans for the Arts Americans for the Arts (AFTA), an Independent Sector member, is celebrating 65 years as the nation’s leading nonprofit advancing the arts and arts education. We talked with Tooshar Swain, director of public policy at AFTA, about how their advocacy, research, networking, and leadership —…

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Those who may have been wistful and nostalgic about Tall Stacks were in for a treat this year when it was announced that a new festival would be launching to celebrate our Ohio River roots. River Roots is set to celebrate Cincinnati’s river culture with a festival Oct. 8-12 along the Ohio River. The festivities…

Those who may have been wistful and nostalgic about Tall Stacks were in for a treat this year when it was announced that a new festival would be launching to celebrate our Ohio River roots. River Roots is set to celebrate Cincinnati’s river culture with a festival Oct. 8-12 along the Ohio River. The festivities…