July 5, 20222 yr Cincinnati lands national conference for the first time Cincinnati will host an annual conference for the first time that is expected to bring hundreds of architects, urban planners, developers and real estate professionals to the city. The Congress for the New Urbanism selected Cincinnati to host its annual conference in 2024. The conference is expected to bring as many as 2,000 attendees. The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) is nonprofit based in Washington, D.C. that champions walkable urbanism. Mayor Aftab Pureval said the organization is “deeply invested in the creation of great urban places.” “Holding their conference here is a recognition of Cincinnati’s progress in reviving its urban core and continuing to invest in our exceptional neighborhoods,” Pureval said in a news release. ... @JYP, planning director for Urban Fast Forward, and Jeff Raser, architect and principal of CUDA Studio, took the lead developing the bid and presenting to the CNU board. The duo assembled a team of professionals and their presentation in less than eight weeks. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/07/01/cincinnati-lands-cnu-conference.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 25, 20222 yr excellent review of a new opera that premiered in Cincinnati. Runs through July 30 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/22/arts/music/castor-and-patience-cincinnati-opera-review.html http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
August 10, 20222 yr Blink to showcase music festival with up to 100 bands Blink is known for its stunning light shows, but the 2022 event also will feature a music festival. Between 80 and 100 bands will play during the three-day event, which runs from Oct. 13-16. The music this year will be more eclectic than at previous Blink iterations, said organizer Rob Mason, with multiple bands from nearly every musical genre performing. That much music rivals or exceeds any of the outdoor music festivals that take place during the year, as well as the annual food festivals that also feature music, such as Oktoberfest and Taste of Cincinnati. “It’s not just about the lights and the art,” said Mason, creative operations manager of Over-the-Rhine marketing agency Agar. The agency is one of the producers of the light, art and music event, handling much of the mural installations as well as the music. The overall event is put on by the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/08/10/blink-to-include-music-festival-with-up-to-100.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 10, 20222 yr I like making the space around Molly Malone's the epicenter in Covington instead of the parking lot by the parking garage like last Blink. Also I like that the Cincy locations are all directly on the Streetcar line, I was worried that things would be spread out further this time around.
August 17, 20222 yr Cincinnati LPGA event signs big-name sponsors, begins buildout at Kenwood Country Club The LPGA has signed up some of the biggest names in Cincinnati business as the women’s professional golf tour makes its return to the Queen City in less than a month. The arrival of the Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G started to become obvious Tuesday. That’s when event organizers began building temporary facilities around Kenwood Country Club, where the tournament will be played. Events surrounding the Kroger Queen City Championship run from Sept. 5-11. The LPGA tournament runs the last four days in that span. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/08/17/cincinnati-lpga-event-signs-sponsors.html I see a skyline!!! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 7, 20222 yr Blink Cincinnati: Your guide to the city's dazzling light show After several years of distancing, ‘People are hungry to return to a communal experience.’ In 2019, Blink Cincinnati clocked 1.3 million visits to the urban core. The light, art and music extravaganza was likely the most well-attended event in Cincinnati history, larger than Oktoberfest and Taste of Cincinnati combined, and more than twice the size of Riverfest. After a pandemic-related hiatus, Blink returns this month, and organizers anticipate even more visits. Two million are expected to explore the immersive experience that will span more than 30 blocks across both sides of the Ohio River. Ambitious light projections and murals by local and international artists have put Cincinnati on a level that few other cities can claim. Think Vivid Sydney’s light, art and technology show; London’s Lumiere light festival; Bright Brussels and Berlin’s Festival of Lights. “Blink is an opportunity to showcase the incredible visual talent that’s here, but also an opportunity to put the entire region on a national and international stage,” said Justin Brookhart, Blink’s executive director. “We benchmark ourselves against other world-class cities that do large-scale events like this.” More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/10/07/blink-cincinnati-guide.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 9, 20222 yr Organizers Announce Cincinnati's Bunbury Music Festival Will Not Be Returning “Bunbury will not be returning in the way that fans have grown to know and love it,” said PromoWest Productions in a press release on Thursday, Oct. 6. The event is shifting from its three-day festival model into a series of “Bunbury-themed shows and events for the near future,” per the release.
October 17, 20222 yr I'm seeing a lot of feedback on social media that people weren't as impressed by Blink this year as they were in previous years. One major criticisms seem to be that things were more spread out this year which led to a lot more walking to get from one exhibit to the next, with not much to see in between. Also, I'm seeing a lot of people say it felt more like an effort by the Chamber to bring in money to local hotels, restaurants, and other businesses than an actual art-driven festival. This seems to align with the departure of the original creative team, who posted, "As we began working on Blink 2022, it became clear to us that our ideas, influence and the creative direction we had to offer was falling on deaf ears or, in some cases, met with open hostility. Our presence at the leadership table was feeling to us more and more like an honorary courtesy than an active and collaborative partnership." Curious if anyone who attended has similar thoughts.
October 17, 20222 yr I think in some ways the novelty has worn off but I don't think it was really any more corporate than the previous years. Being so spread out did make it very challenging to see everything, but it also spread out the crowds which was a positive. It is clearly quite a challenging event to pull off and was not perfect. Still, I had a blast and everyone I talked to did as well.
October 17, 20222 yr I had a great time. I was so glad the streets were shut down and felt that the streetcar escort worked SO well. It was great to see citizens not bat an eye when they had to move out of the street for the streetcar. I cannot imagine if venues were much closer together. Did anyone try walking on Court Street Saturday night? Completely PACKED. Art wise, I would love to see projections from the past lit up as budget allows. The audio-visual files already exist, but some folks took their ball and decided to not play, so the thousands or million(s?) didn't get to witness any repeat performances (except for my absolute favorite installation, Crescendo, which was not a projection). I feel bad that people who were involved in the past walked away but I knew SO MANY PEOPLE who were directly involved, got paid, or were otherwise engaged in the making of the event this year. To me, I find it exhausting to base the measure the success of this event to the magic of Lumenocity or the first BLINK. I don't think you can recreate the delight of a never before seen, inaugural event. The second Lumenocity was ticketed and lost the casual festival atmosphere. The third was in the Taft and I was not a huge fan. If we remember the second BLINK, nearly an entire day was lost to rain, the Roebling Suspension bridge swayed dangerously with thousands walking on it, there were very few unsolicited side shows, rogue installations, or pop-ups, streets were a mess of cars and pedestrians, the streetcar was useless. This is a young festival and I hope it just keeps getting better and better.
October 17, 20222 yr I totally agree with @Chas Wiederholdthat it's a good thing it covered so much distance, since the crowds were so huge. My only complaint is that there weren't more streets shut down to cars. Perhaps if more streets were closed to cars, the sidewalks wouldn't be so packed. Despite going out all 4* nights, there were still lots of things I didn't get to see, so in that sense I can see how you could argue that it's "bigger than necessary" but I think what makes Blink so neat (and quite different from the very place-based Lumenocity which was amazing it its own right, but not replicable) was the fact that you could wander around for miles and keep being surprised and delighted by what you found. I went out all 4 nights and walked from the northern part of OTR down through downtown and across the Roebling into Covington. It was super packed all 4 nights. Last night (Sunday) had the lightest crowds, I think, but it was still surprisingly busy. I know there's some question of if they can make the finances work for Blink to be an annual event (as opposed to spacing it out every few years). I hope they find a way to make it work as an annual event. Of course it'll change and feel less "special" over time, but having a weekend where the City opens up the streets for art at night is a wonderful thing and I hope we find a way to keep it going.
October 17, 20222 yr Blink 2022 was still successful, but you could totally tell it has become more corporate. I think that OTR, Findlay and Covington (Minus the random Mainstrasse leg) felt the most cohesive and worthwhile walking around. Banks and Downtown just felt forgotten about during the planning and layout phase. All the great projections were South of Liberty. The comment I heard a couple times about projections in CBD was it just looks like a screensaver. They weren't wrong. CAC, Duke Energy, Underground Railroad Museum, could have been more interesting. I am being a critic but art school and grad school brings it out of me. Court Street was cool but they should have put Asianati in the wider portion of Court Street, why the big plaza if not for cool festivals? Architects of Air felt shoved off in a corner, could have been in a better location, or even the banks to help with more programming.
October 17, 20222 yr Chiming in as a visitor from Cleveland - I was blown away by Blink. I first went in 2019 and had an amazing experience, and I honestly thought this year's was even better. Maybe since I had more time to fully explore everything, but from the pedestrianized streets, streetcar access, pure feeling of energy/excitement, and captivating music, projections, and murals, it was all phenomenal. Kudos to the entire team who pulled this off, and to the City for facilitating such a large-scale, world-class experience. I forgot I was in Ohio, and thought I was in some major international city. Having some insight into how expensive events and art installations like this are, and how much planning and logistics go into them, I am blown away by how well this event was pulled off. Truly a spectacular and unique event, and one that is inspiring to other cities.
October 17, 20222 yr 44 minutes ago, urbanetics_ said: Chiming in as a visitor from Cleveland - I was blown away by Blink. I first went in 2019 and had an amazing experience, and I honestly thought this year's was even better. Maybe since I had more time to fully explore everything, but from the pedestrianized streets, streetcar access, pure feeling of energy/excitement, and captivating music, projections, and murals, it was all phenomenal. Kudos to the entire team who pulled this off, and to the City for facilitating such a large-scale, world-class experience. I forgot I was in Ohio, and thought I was in some major international city. Having some insight into how expensive events and art installations like this are, and how much planning and logistics go into them, I am blown away by how well this event was pulled off. Truly a spectacular and unique event, and one that is inspiring to other cities. Thanks for your feedback, it is needed perspective and much appreciated. I wouldn't give too much weight to the opinions of the disgruntled, unhappy Blink goers. That's not to say that there wasn't room for improvement, of course there is. I would just remind everyone that these are Cincinnatians, mostly suburban Cincinnatians making the complaints, make of that what you will. I think the majority of them had no plan, no strategy, didn't consult a map or think through their experience. I suspect they followed old routes from previous Blink iterations hoping to see past installations. When they didn't see those expected attractions they complained that there was nothing to see, and predictably ended up walking forever and missing out on most of the actual installments. I couldn't tell you how many times on social media someone shared a video and the response was almost always the same; "Ooh! Where was that? I didn't see that one" Bro you missed it cuz you didn't hve a plan. Blink 2022 was great, I could have done without all the corporate sponsors ads, but still found it immensely satisfying to see the city packed to the gills.
October 17, 20222 yr I spent all four evenings this year seeing everything, and went to the furthest north end and was dancing in the empty swimming pool and loved Dunlap Street and the Findlay Market area. We had a blast at the YMCA disco ball. I had low expectations for the drone show, but was kinda impressed. We just happened to watch it from Covington Landing which is where the drones were taking-off. I had a blast and still didn't see it all. They should not have shut- down the streetcar for the parade on Thursday. I'm not sure the parade is worth it. It might be better to run the parade down some back alley streets because there are no big floats or anything, and it doesn't really fit 5th Street IMO.
October 17, 20222 yr I actually did not mind it being more spread out. One it helped with keeping sidewalks from becoming so overcrowded that people had to walk the streets. Second it really brought people to parts of OTR/Downtown/Covington that would have never visited those parts otherwise. I mean how many people have actually visited Hanna park? I feel like the big issue for future events is having enough blank walls to be able to create murals and projections. Edited October 17, 20222 yr by Ucgrad2015
October 17, 20222 yr I'm having a hard time understanding the complaints about corporate sponsorships. How on earth would you put on an event at this scale and make it FREE without those sponsorships? That is totally unrealistic.
October 18, 20222 yr 2 hours ago, cincity said: Thanks for your feedback, it is needed perspective and much appreciated. I wouldn't give too much weight to the opinions of the disgruntled, unhappy Blink goers. That's not to say that there wasn't room for improvement, of course there is. I would just remind everyone that these are Cincinnatians, mostly suburban Cincinnatians making the complaints, make of that what you will. I think the majority of them had no plan, no strategy, didn't consult a map or think through their experience. I suspect they followed old routes from previous Blink iterations hoping to see past installations. When they didn't see those expected attractions they complained that there was nothing to see, and predictably ended up walking forever and missing out on most of the actual installments. I couldn't tell you how many times on social media someone shared a video and the response was almost always the same; "Ooh! Where was that? I didn't see that one" Bro you missed it cuz you didn't hve a plan. Blink 2022 was great, I could have done without all the corporate sponsors ads, but still found it immensely satisfying to see the city packed to the gills. Bahahaha there are very few suburban Cincinnatians on here making commentary about Blink. No one is unhappy, there are a lot of designers, artist, planners, architects on this forum. We have seen good in the past and this years was good, but missed the mark in some areas. I am glad to see outsiders enjoyed it, when you have worked on Blink and Lumenocity in the past like I have its easier to see weak points and problems. I think condensing the event down and being more selective on the light projections will help if this happens in two years.
October 18, 20222 yr 31 minutes ago, savadams13 said: Bahahaha there are very few suburban Cincinnatians on here making commentary about Blink. No one is unhappy, there are a lot of designers, artist, planners, architects on this forum. We have seen good in the past and this years was good, but missed the mark in some areas. I am glad to see outsiders enjoyed it, when you have worked on Blink and Lumenocity in the past like I have its easier to see weak points and problems. I think condensing the event down and being more selective on the light projections will help if this happens in two years. Having been a member of this community for over a decade and a half, I am well aware of the make-up of this forum. I was not talking about people on here being unhappy, I was speaking of people in other social media. There are plenty of people unhappy. Again, not on UrbanOhio, on other media outlets.
October 18, 20222 yr There were objectively less projections this year than 2019 which was disappointing. I too wish that the past projections could be reused so there was more things to see to help spread the crowds out a bit more instead of focusing the attention on 30ish buildings which can usually only really be viewed from one side of the street. Other than that I had a great time, my kids loved it (especially the skynet drones which freaked me out) and when the weather is like it was, it might be the best possible showcase for our fine city as it highlights our architecture, our walkable urban core, the riverfront and the creative people of the city. It has become my favorite local event since midpoint and tallstacks went away. Edited October 18, 20222 yr by ucgrady
October 20, 20222 yr Blink brings millions of people to Cincinnati, Covington Blink Cincinnati drew a record-breaking number of attendees over its four days. According to organizers, the illuminated festival brought more than 2 million people to Cincinnati and Covington, hitting their attendance target. That means this year's event was 53% larger from an attendance perspective than in 2019. The last time Blink lit up the city in 2019, roughly 1.3 million people attended the immersive experience, with Blink generating an economic impact of $86.7 million. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2022/10/20/blink-attendance-numbers.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 20, 20222 yr >the illuminated festival brought more than 2 million people to Cincinnati and Covington No it didn't.
October 21, 20222 yr 18 hours ago, Lazarus said: >the illuminated festival brought more than 2 million people to Cincinnati and Covington No it didn't. Yeah, well, that's just like your opinion, man. (Unless you happen to have crowd counter statistics)
October 21, 20222 yr 20 hours ago, Lazarus said: >the illuminated festival brought more than 2 million people to Cincinnati and Covington No it didn't. I think they mean trips not people. (i.e. if someone came out all for days it would be 4 trips even though it was only one individual)
October 21, 20222 yr Doesn’t really matter how many people it brings. Hell they could have said it brought only 1 million and it would still be a giant success. Having that many people downtown and Covington just enjoying their time and getting to see some amazing architecture and seeing that these places are not some ghetto that they shouldn’t visit should speak volumes for this cities direction.
October 21, 20222 yr 9 minutes ago, Ucgrad2015 said: Doesn’t really matter how many people it brings. Maybe 50,000 real people went to this thing. The rest were crisis actors.
November 14, 20222 yr Next Summer is heating up big time. - Taylor Swift will be doing 2 nights at Paycor Stadium. She draws giant crowds. And Pink has just announced a Cincinnati stop at Great American Ballpark.. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2022/11/14/pink-tour-cincinnati-2023-great-american-ball-park/69646300007/ Rumor is Beyoncé will also be announcing a 2023 summer tour, hopefully Cincy gets a stop. Last time she was here with Jay- Z at Great American Ballpark and I’ve never seen the city more alive!!!
November 17, 20222 yr The Ticketmaster dust-up was just more invented publicity for Taylor Swift. She was born rich but needs more money.
November 17, 20222 yr 19 minutes ago, Lazarus said: The Ticketmaster dust-up was just more invented publicity for Taylor Swift. She was born rich but needs more money. Like her or hate her, and question her motives all you like; she's assisting in an attempt to dismantle a monopoly. If I'm picking a side, it's hers.
November 17, 20222 yr 1 hour ago, Lazarus said: The Ticketmaster dust-up was just more invented publicity for Taylor Swift. She was born rich but needs more money. How do you figure? 🤔
November 17, 20222 yr 1 hour ago, 10albersa said: dismantle a monopoly. For those about to Pearl Jam, we salute you
November 17, 20222 yr 26 minutes ago, DEPACincy said: How do you figure? 🤔 Circa-1995 Pearl Jam reprise. Free publicity. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pearl-jam-taking-on-ticketmaster-67440/ Taylor Swift was afforded every advantage imaginable in her pursuit of a music career, yet all the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't elevate her from mediocrity. She's a typical singer-songwriter surrounded by a massive and cold machine.
November 17, 20222 yr CNBC Breaking: Friday’s public ticket sale for Taylor Swift Eras Tour canceled after extreme demand. Ive never heard of such a thing wow. I’m assuming this means presales where so strong nothing is left. Edited November 17, 20222 yr by 646empire
November 17, 20222 yr I'm not here to argue her talent. But she has a "massive and cold" machine behind her that not even Pearl Jam had. Will this Ticketmaster hysteria go away with no changes to the status quo? Probably. But it still puts them back in the public's cross-hairs, which is good and I appreciate it.
November 17, 20222 yr Also, today's tweens have no recollection of having to wait in physical lines for tickets. In the 80s, you had to physically go to a Ticketmaster or Ticketron "outlet". Tickets often went on sale at 9am on Saturdays, if I remember correctly, so that weeded out a lot of people. Stores loved it because it got people in their store bright & early, with plenty of dwell time to scope the merch. The Bogart's ticket window was still a going concern until 2010 or so. You could walk up to that thing and buy a ticket for any upcoming Bogart's show. Physical tickets are gone, so now there is no way to keep a collection of your old stubs. No way to prove that you saw Chris Gaines live.
November 17, 20222 yr 1 hour ago, Lazarus said: Circa-1995 Pearl Jam reprise. Free publicity. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pearl-jam-taking-on-ticketmaster-67440/ Taylor Swift was afforded every advantage imaginable in her pursuit of a music career, yet all the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't elevate her from mediocrity. She's a typical singer-songwriter surrounded by a massive and cold machine. LOL she's the most popular artist in the world. She doesn't need publicity. If anything this hurts her reputation, because a ton of Swifties are now upset they didn't get tickets or got gouged by Ticketmaster. Also, if she orchestrated this then she is a mastermind because it has been an issue for awhile. They had the same problems with Bruce Springsteen's presale this year. I guess Taylor Swift orchestrated that too.
November 17, 20222 yr 24 minutes ago, Lazarus said: Also, today's tweens have no recollection of having to wait in physical lines for tickets. In the 80s, you had to physically go to a Ticketmaster or Ticketron "outlet". Tickets often went on sale at 9am on Saturdays, if I remember correctly, so that weeded out a lot of people. Stores loved it because it got people in their store bright & early, with plenty of dwell time to scope the merch. People still wait in lines before shows that have GA tickets so they can get a good spot. When Olivia Rodrigo played at the Brady Center this summer people camped out the day before to get their spot. The line stretched three blocks.
November 18, 20222 yr 3 hours ago, Lazarus said: Also, today's tweens have no recollection of having to wait in physical lines for tickets. In the 80s, you had to physically go to a Ticketmaster or Ticketron "outlet". Tickets often went on sale at 9am on Saturdays, if I remember correctly, so that weeded out a lot of people. Stores loved it because it got people in their store bright & early, with plenty of dwell time to scope the merch. The Bogart's ticket window was still a going concern until 2010 or so. You could walk up to that thing and buy a ticket for any upcoming Bogart's show. Physical tickets are gone, so now there is no way to keep a collection of your old stubs. No way to prove that you saw Chris Gaines live. I remember in the '80s you had to go to Buzzard's Nest Records since they were the Ticketmaster store. They had two locations in Columbus -- one on South Hamilton and the other was on I think Sawmill. Then sometime in the '90s every Kroger became Ticketmaster so one more thing that you didn't go to a small business for that you instead had to go to Kroger again for the 5th time that week for. Meanwhile, I don't know if Select-A-Seat was a Riverfront Colosseum thing or Metallica was having a quiet dispute with Ticketmaster in 1997 but for that show you had to go to your local Select-A-Seat office to get your tickets. In Columbus' case that was one insurance office on Morse. Day of show this office turned into a jungle. It wasn't a big cube like offices today are -- it kinda snaked around with a bunch of nooks and crannies. So there's all these metalheads and other loons zigzagging all over the place. I remember waiting in their breakroom for a while in front of the microwave.
November 18, 20222 yr 13 hours ago, GCrites80s said: I remember in the '80s you had to go to Buzzard's Nest Records Do you remember Coconut's? It was a chain. A kid in my neighborhood's dad was the manager. He always had tons of promo CDs sitting in stacks in garage that nobody who worked at the store wanted, like REM's Automatic For The People. Coconut's was a Ticketmaster outlet. That's where I bought tickets to see Primus at Hara Arena in 1995. I forgot about Select-a-Seat. 13 hours ago, GCrites80s said: It wasn't a big cube like offices today are -- it kinda snaked around with a bunch of nooks and crannies. So there's all these metalheads and other loons zigzagging all over the place. I remember waiting in their breakroom for a while in front of the microwave. About the only places left like that are tow truck places. It's almost worth getting your car towed by Shamrock in Columbus just to experience their cinder block office with its rip-off ATM.
November 21, 20222 yr On 11/17/2022 at 5:04 PM, DEPACincy said: She doesn't need publicity. Every time the Olympics come around we have a controversy over the venues not being ready in time, cost overruns, etc. Now we've got Qatari teetotalers pouring out beer at the World Cup. I wouldn't know the Olympics were coming up if not for those "controversy" stories appearing in general news. I wouldn't know the world cup was happening if not for the beer thing appearing in regular news. I wouldn't know Taylor Swift is doing a stadium tour if not for the Ticketmaster story. That's why these controversies are invented - the news seeps into the realms of people who otherwise pay no attention to the "victim" of the invented controversy. Like Trump, Taylor Swift is always a victim.
January 10, 20232 yr The Ohio Renaissance Fair ain't gonna take it! https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/warren-county/ohio-renaissance-festival-seeks-to-leave-harveysburg-over-ticket-tax The property owner wants to detach from Harveysburg to avoid the proposed $2 ticket tax: Quote Harveysburg Mayor Richard Verga told the Dayton Daily News that village and festival officials have had one discussion and have not been notified of any petitions to detach from the village. Harveysburg has a population of 600 residents that includes 398 registered voters, he said.
February 9, 20232 yr According to an email/newsletter from the National, Homecoming will be returning this fall. Hopefully this year it pans out and they are able to get some good bands to show up with them too.
February 15, 20232 yr Snoop Dogg and Al Green to headline Cincinnati Music Festival The largest musical festival in Cincinnati is back for 2023, with Al Green and Snoop Dogg headlining. The Cincinnati Music Festival is scheduled to return July 20-22 to Paycor Stadium downtown. In addition to Green and Snoop Dogg, the lineup will include R&B music from Jill Scott, Babyface, P-Funk Connection and more. Procter & Gamble is the presenting sponsor for the Cincinnati Music Festival, which attracts more than 90,000 people from around the country, for the sixth year. This year the Thursday night concert, celebrating 50 years of hip hop, will be held at the Andrew J. Brady Center at the Banks. “We are thrilled with this year’s lineup for the Cincinnati Music Festival presented by P&G,” Joe Santangelo, producer of the festival, said in a news release. “It’s the first time for Snoop Dogg to perform at the Festival and Al Green last performed in 1974. We know they will both be huge draws for our fans. It’s also an honor for us to plan a Thursday performance to pay tribute to the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop.” More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2023/02/15/snoop-dogg-al-green-to-headline-cincinnati-music.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
March 2, 20232 yr Blink returning to Cincinnati in 2024, will become biennial event Hot off its first appearance in three years, massive urban art festival Blink will return to Cincinnati's urban core in 2024, and its organizers hope to make it a regular occurrence after that. Immersive art and light experience Blink returned in October 2022 after a pandemic-prompted hiatus, and the event broke all kinds of records, from drawing 2 million people to Cincinnati and Covington to spurring $126 million in economic activity over the four-day experience. Blink Executive Director Justin Brookhart told me that the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, which is in charge of the event, had already made the decision to bring it back in 2024, but when the economic impact beat the previous estimate of $100 million, that only underscored the desire to keep it going. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2023/03/02/blink-2024-biennial.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 18, 20232 yr Sorry Northside, you're too expensive now. Punk rock house shows have moved to Westwood-Northern Blvd. I used to work with the guy who hosts these shows...he's like 45 now and he's still doing it. About two months ago I was in the skateboard shop in Walnut Hills and heard guys bragging about who had more West Side credibility. These dudes were absolutely not West Side natives. Edited April 18, 20232 yr by Lazarus
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