Save the date: CCM Moveable Feast
The wildly popular Moveable Feast at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music is going to be back — 6:30 p.m. Jan 21 — after a year’s hiatus. You’ll be able to sample all that happens at the famous music and media school, including...
Posted: 11/26/2010 12:10 PM in Arts in Focus
Country Cooking Meets Soul
ARNOLD’S WEEKEND SPECIALS“EAST MEETS WEST”COUNTRY COOKING MEETS SOULBLUEGRASS MEETS REGGAEMUSIC FRIDAY = BLUEGRASSMUSIC SATURDAY = REGGAEJERK CHICKEN… Boneless breast of chicken marinated in West Indies spices and grilled. Served with Sweet Grilled B...
Posted: 11/26/2010 11:41 AM in My Life At Arnold's
Black Friday Deals: More wine on Groupon
I absolutely hate shopping on Black Friday. I refuse to do it, particularly since I’ve worked retail, and thus had to deal with Black Friday shoppers. Cyber Monday, however, I’m totally okay with– and I love that some retailers are doing more Black Friday...
Posted: 11/26/2010 11:27 AM in wine me, dine me
Angry Toys R Us shopper threatens to shoot everybody
This is why I don’t go shopping on Black Friday. I would be like this woman: a 21-year-old Middleton, Wis., resident who cut in line and then threatened to get her gun and shoot the people who complained. The angry lady was arrested Thursday night while...
Posted: 11/26/2010 11:23 AM in No ... Really.
Woman’s account drained by most expensive pizza ever
Let’s talk about the dangers of buying a pizza. Katie Boucher shows us you can get more than heartburn from a pie — you can also go broke. The AP reports that the Connecticut woman was mistakenly charged $2,600 for her $30 pizza, an oopsie that a clerk...
Posted: 11/26/2010 10:39 AM in No ... Really.
Being thankful
Over this Thanksgiving holiday weekend, I received one message from an arts organization on why they are thankful. This is from James Cassidy and the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra: The KSO has much to be thankful for in this its 19th season: a deep group...
Posted: 11/26/2010 10:03 AM in Arts in Focus
A reader asks…
whether Sir Roger Norrington, who conducted the symphony a couple of weeks ago, has a photographic memory. So I asked Cincinnati Opera’s Evans Mirageas, who is a friend of Sir Roger’s. He answers: “Roger, like many conductors prefers to conduct from memory...
Posted: 11/26/2010 9:56 AM in Arts in Focus
Could an arts tax save the Detroit Symphony?
That’s the proposal of a Detroit lawmaker, as the city risks losing its orchestra. Musicians and management are at a stalemate over a proposed 30 percent pay cut and new work conditions. The cash-strapped orchestra posted a $6 million deficit last year....
Posted: 11/24/2010 5:38 PM in Arts in Focus