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Local residents advance to ‘Opera Idol Cincinnati’ conest
Three Butler County residents have a shot at being the next “Opera Idol Cincinnati,” a competition by the Cincinnati Opera.
Phillip Jennings of Oxford and West Chester residents Alex Kozlovsky and Jenny Smith will be among the 10 finalists performing 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 24 at the Jarson-Kaplan Theater, Aronoff center for the Arts, 650 Walnut, Cincinnati. All seats $10. Call (513) 621-2787 or order online at cincinnatiarts.org.
These singers have been chosen from among the more than 160 singers who auditioned at Music Hall on Saturday, June 6.
The audience will determine the top five finalists by voting during intermission.
The winner receives a $3,500 contract with Cincinnati Opera.
The other semi-finalists include:
> Krystina Booker, Wilberforce, Ohio
> Daniel Moody, Moscow, Ohio
> Jesse Ragland, downtown Cincinnati, Ohio
> Margaret Russo, Cincinnati, Ohio (Hyde Park)
> Quarndra Ryan, Cincinnati, Ohio (Wyoming)
> Steven Shafer, Cincinnati , Ohio (Cheviot)
> Molly Stehn, Highland Heights, Kentucky
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Keep the kids busy this summer with Art Camps at the Fitton Center
If your kids are looking for a new and creative experience this summer then the Fitton Center for Creative Arts is the right place for them.
Starting June 22 and running through August the Fitton Center will be holding eight one week camps for children ages 6 to 13.
The camps will be centered around art, challenging them to use their creativity through sculpting, painting, drawing, creating wearable art, and other activities.
During these weeks there will also be guitar camps which will allow kids to explore basic notes, beginning chords, strumming, and singing. Guitars can be rented from the Fitton Center for $10.
Education Coordinator Jenn Acus’ Smith designed the creative summer camps so that each week has a unique theme catering to most children’s interests.
“I want the kids to be able to show their creativity through all different types of art,” Smith said.
Smith is hoping that the different themes will be a way for children to get inspired and create art using their imagination. At the end of each week campers will be able to show off their masterpieces to parents and family just like a real artist.
All art supplies will be included with the cost of the camp and scholarships are available, sponsored by Claire Fitton.
The first week will start off with Fun Fabulous Food, allowing campers to sculpt food items and dishes out of clay or paper mache. Campers may even use real food to create edible sculptures.
Other camps for the summer include In the Sky, June 29- July 3; Wearable Art, July 6-10; Art of the Renaissance, July 13-17; Bugs, Butterflies and Beetles, July 20-24; Art that Moves, July 27-31; Under the Sea, August 3-7; and Crazy Cartooning; August 10-14.
Applications are available at the Fitton Center, 101 S. Monument Ave., Hamilton, or online at www.fittoncenter.org. For more information, call (513) 863-8873.
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HFSO begins summer season with Picnic and Pops, June 14
Hamilton-Fairfield Symphony Orchestra’s Picnic and Pops concert, 7 p.m. Sunday, June 14; Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park, 1763 Hamilton-Cleves Road, Hamilton. Free admission after 6 p.m. (513) 895-5151; www.hfso.org
The Hamilton Fairfield Symphony Orchestra begins its summer season Sunday with a “Picnic and Pops” performance at Pyramid Hill.
Conductor Paul Stanbery and associate conductor David Burchfield will share the podium with selections drawn from a pool of music prepared for the three outdoor venues the orchestra will be performing this summer.
“Each show will be different,” Stanbery said. “While our indoor programs are much more targeted and specific, the outdoor concerts are programmed to have a little something for everyone,” Stanbery said. “It helps us expand and build upon our audience to appeal to a wider range of listeners.”
The musical numbers include some summer standards such as an armed forces salute and “The Star Spangled Banner,” but also some show tunes from “Grease” and “High School Musical.”
The symphony also will revive “The Miami Suite” in honor of Miami University’s Bicentennial. The piece was originally commissioned by the symphony from composer Thomas Benjamin for the Great Miami Youth Symphony.
Admission to Pyramid Hill will be free after 6 p.m., but the park will be open throughout the day at the regular admission of $8 adults, $1.50 children, for those wanting to come early and see the sculpture and the newly-opened Museum of Ancient Art. Also, for the first time, the Picnic and Pops concert will be held in the new Pyramid Hill Pavilion, which will offer protection from the sun or rain.
Future dates on the Symphony’s summer season include:
> “Outdoors in Oxford,” 7:30 p.m. June 18 in the downtown Oxford Pavilion;
> “Concert on the Green,” 7 p.m. July 12, Fairfield’s Village Green Amphitheatre.
Also, the symphony is launching a new series of chamber performances called “Random Acts of Music” that will feature smaller ensembles playing in a variety of locations. Concerts currently slated include:
> 7 p.m. Thursday, June 25, and Thursday, July 30, Miami Univesrity Downtown, 221 High St., Hamilton, free;
> Noon, Wednesday Sept. 16, at the Oxford Presbyterian Church as part of the Midday Music in Oxford Series, free;
> 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, Fairfield Community Arts Center, $10.
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Summer string camps to be offered in Mason
Youth Orchestras of Northern Cincinnati are sponsoring two summer string camps in Mason.
> The Northern Cincinnati Suzuki Workshop will be held June 22-26, 8:30-3:30 at Oak Harbor Church, 221 S. Forest Avenue in downtown Mason. The fee is $280, with an option for half days, either morning or afternoon, for $150. Instructors include Weiyi Li, Rachel Schott, and Marva Rasmussen. Violin and viola students in Suzuki Books One and Two are welcome.
> The Second camp is the Northern Cincinnati Youth Orchestra Camp, held July 13-17, also at Oak Harbor Church. Violin, viola, cello, and bass students with 1-2 years experience may sign up for the Level 2 camp, held 9 a.m. to noon. Students with 3 or more years’ experience may sign up for the Level 3 camp, held 1-4 p.m. A beginning orchestra camp is offered for Suzuki students starting to read music, along with a parent, from 6-8 p.m. Tuition for Level 1 is $100; Level 2 and 3 tuition is $150.
Fliers may be obtained at Antonio Violins or A Violin Makers Workshop in downtown Mason, or by filling out a request on the orchestra website at www.ncyo.org.
For more information, call (513) 290-6278.
Source: Junior Orchestra of Northern Cincinnati press release
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Cars can be art, too… Museum displays vintage ‘Vette for the summer
This summer, see one of America’s most iconic and artfully designed automobiles, when the Cincinnati Art Museum presents the limited-production 1963 Corvette Stingray Z06.
Supporting the Art Museum’s commitment to showcase art and design across multiple disciplines, classic and concept cars are exhibited to introduce visitors to industrial design and its place in the history of art.
Inspired by an encounter with a stingray while diving in the Bahamas, Chevrolet’s chief designer, Bill Mitchell created the fluid lines and sculpted body that defines the Corvette Stingray. The 1963 Stingray’s most distinguishing design feature is its split rear window—a feature that was discontinued after just one year of production. Other notable design elements include ornamental hood vents and side-by-side headlights that are hidden beneath an electrically operated panel.
This beautiful and rare Corvette Stingray Z06 is the first American car to be exhibited by the Art Museum. It is on loan from collector James Jaeger.
SOURCE: Cincinnati Art Museum press release.
PHOTO: Corvette Stingray Z06, 1963. General Motors (Chevrolet division), manufacturer (1911-), Bill L. Mitchell, body designer (1912-1988), Larry Kiyoshi Shinoda, body designer (1930 - 1997), Zora Arkus-Duntov, engineer (1909-1996), United States, Fiberglass body, On loan from the collection of James Jaeger, L7.2009. Photo Dave Wendt, 2009
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