Giveaway closed: Thank you to everyone who entered. Congratulations to FFC reader Patricia Lee! The holiday season may be one of the busiest times of year, but it’s also one of the best times for getting out and spending some special quality time with your family. Over the past few years the transformation of… [read more]
Greater Cincinnati Holiday Light Displays & Activities
Macy’s Light Up The Square – Macy’s Light Up The Square(November 25) is the annual lighting of the Holiday Tree on Fountain Square downtown produced by 3CDC. Pre-light festivities start at 6:30pm and include live music, as well as skating on the U.S. Bank Ice Rink. The official ceremony starts at 7pm with tree lighting, a special… [read more]
The Emery Theatre
There are great things happening in the arts world in downtown Cincinnati. Tara Lindsey Gordon & Tina Manchise have undertaken a huge project – they are going to restore a theatre downtown that has been “dark” for years. Right now they are clearing away the cobwebs, dirt & clutter to reveal the old velvet seats,… [read more]
ArtsWave – Six Sampler Weekends of art, dance, music and more – all FREE!
ArtsWave is giving all of us a big welcome to the arts. They have a smorgasbord of art programs just waiting for you and your family to sample. Best of all, the programs and events are free. Formerly The Fine Arts Fund, ArtsWave is changing things up this year by offering you the opportunity to… [read more]
Live Theatre Series Just for Kids
Kids and live theatre don’t always mix. You’ve got to have the right kind of show, setting and timing, or any number of things (inappropriate outbursts, utter boredom, or worse–a lifelong distaste for the theatre) could occur. Kicking off this Saturday, Jan. 21, the Rosenthal Next Generation Theatre Series provides a perfect venue for Cincinnati-area… [read more]
What’s Up This Weekend (Dec 17-19)
Only one shopping weekend left before Christmas and if you’re like me, you were burnt out on the whole shopping craziness weeks ago. Why not forget those maddening crowds and carve out quality time with the family – after all that’s what this season is really about! As I posted earlier this week, Saturday is… [read more]
Cinderella Shares a Deal with FFC!
Last week, Amy posted a great article about the Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati’s production of Cinderella. After Christmas, I am planning on taking my girls with my Mom. We’ll be using the discount code CBLOG to get $10 off the purchase of 2 adult tickets. The discount ticket offer isn’t valid with any other offers… [read more]
Downtown Spotlight: Holidays in Over-The-Rhine
A few weeks ago Amy, Susan, Kristin and myself had the opportunity to participate in a tour of Over-The-Rhine’s Gateway District. During the tour we learned a lot about how the area has grown (40+ new businesses in OTR over the past 2 years) as well as had the chance to tour a few of… [read more]
