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Kentucky Brick Expo

April 20, 2015 By Nedra McDaniel 5 Comments

Do you enjoy checking out creations made with LEGO bricks?

The OKILUG (Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana LEGO User’s Group) is back again with their Kentucky Brick Expo.

You might remember some of their creations from the BRICKmas Expo at Newport on the Levee around the holidays.

My boys have enjoyed the Kentucky Brick Expo over the past few years.

Kids can get photo opps with helmets made from LEGO bricks, search from a list of items located in several themed scenes on display, create their own LEGO designs in the play area and can shop for items to complete their collection. Members of the OKILUG are always happy to share about their designs and the work that went into their display.

The detail on display is INCREDIBLE!!!!

Make sure that you take the time to observe all of the design details that were put in place for the enjoyment of the attendees. We typically look at the displays and then go make around again for a deeper look the 2nd time around when we arrive. I’ve been given Family Four Pack of tickets to giveaway to the Kentucky Brick Expo. a Rafflecopter giveaway

You can find out more information about the Kentucky Brick Expo from the OKI LUG website.

Disclosure: I was given tickets for review and giveaway purposes. All opinions are my own.

Cirque Mechanics ~ Cincinnati Pops Orchestra March 27-29

March 24, 2015 By Nedra McDaniel Leave a Comment

I’m so excited about the upcoming Cirque Mechanics event with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. It combines incredible acrobatics and amazing music. I’ve always been intrigued by circus performers. They’ve inspired me to try the trapeze, take an aerial silks class and our family has even taken a family circus class together.

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2 Cincinnati Ballets in 1 Weekend

March 18, 2015 By Nedra McDaniel 11 Comments

The Cincinnati Ballet has an upcoming weekend of performances that can appeal to both adults and kids. On Friday and Saturday night the Cincinnati Ballet will be performing Mozart’s Requiem. On Sunday the Cincinnati Ballet will be performing Ballet Toybox. This is a great opportunity to see a performance that you might not be familiar with.

Here is a little more about each performance from the Cincinnati Ballet.

The visually stunning Mozart’s Requiem, with choreography by CincinnatiBallet Resident Choreographer Adam Hougland, comes to the Aronoff Center, Friday, March 20 at 8pm andSaturday, March 21 at 2pm and 8pm. Wolfgang Amadeaus Mozart’s powerful Requiem Mass is performed by the Cincinnati Ballet Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Carmon DeLeone, and features the Xavier University Concert Choir. A family favorite, Ballet Toybox returns for one performance only on Sunday, March 22 at 2pmat the Aronoff Center.

Long-time collaborator and Resident Choreographer Adam Hougland has choreographed several world premieres and new pieces in addition to his masterful, full-length Mozart’s Requiem. In 2011 he created a brand new production of The Firebird specifically for Cincinnati Ballet, and the same year was named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch.” A Cincinnati audience favorite, his work is frequently featured in The Kaplan New Works Series. He most recently contributed his talent to the collaborative performance of Over the Rhine Live and a piece in Frampton and Cincinnati Ballet Live, which was also performed in New York City in 2014.

“Adam’s familiarity with our company dancers has earned him their complete devotion,” says Artistic Director & CEO, Victoria Morgan. “Following the dramatic arc of the music, he has melded his trademark passionate and theatrical style to a brand-new creation that reflects the solemnity of life’s cycles and embodies the power and intensity of Mozart’s ultimately uplifting score.”

MEET THE ARTISTS

Cincinnati Ballet is pleased to offer Meet the Artists, a pre-performance discussion series where audiences will have the opportunity to meet choreographers, dancers and members of the creative team. This event is free to anyone with a Mozart’s Requiem ticket, and will take place Friday, March 20 at 7pm in Procter & Gamble Hall at the Aronoff Center. Attendees must present Mozart’s Requiem ticket for admission.

PERFORMANCE DATES AND INFORMATION

Mozart’s Requiem

Friday, March 20 – 8:00 pm

Saturday, March 21 – 2:00 pm

Saturday, March 21 – 8:00 pm

Aronoff Center for the Arts

650 Walnut Street

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Call 513.621.5282, visit cballet.org or visit the Cincinnati Ballet Box Office at 1555 Central Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45214

Tickets start at $32

Ballet Toybox

Returning to the Aronoff Center for a fourth season, Ballet Toybox offers an exciting opportunity to introduce children from ages 3 to 12 to the joy of dance on March 22 at 2pm. An interactive performance featuring the Cincinnati Ballet Second Company in a mix of ballet and storybook classics, Ballet Toybox offers a fun way to experience dance and even learn a few moves of your own! Performances include excerpts from ALICE (in wonderland) and Peter Pan, an exciting contemporary piece by popular choreographer Jennifer Archibald and more. At under an hour and only $20 a ticket, Ballet Toybox is the perfect afternoon event where the whole family can learn about the essential elements that make up the beauty, humor and inspiring discipline of dance.

PERFORMANCE DATES AND INFORMATION

Ballet Toybox

Sunday, March 22 – 2:00 pm

Aronoff Center for the Arts

650 Walnut Street

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Call 513.621.5282, visit cballet.org or visit the Cincinnati Ballet Box Office at 1555 Central Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45214

All tickets only $20

Mozart’s Requiem photo credit: Peter Mueller

Ballet Toybox photo credit: Jennifer Denham

I’ve been given a pair of vouchers that can be used for either performance of Mozart’s Requiem

and

a pair of vouchers for Ballet Toybox

~~This giveaway will end at 9am on Thursday, March 19.~~

Giveaway has now ended.

Comment below and share which performance you want to attend

and who you would want to bring with you.

(****Please note that I will need to meet the winner to drop off the vouchers because the Aronoff cannot hold the vouchers from the Cincinnati Ballet at will call)

Winners will be selected using random.org

Disclosure: I was given tickets for review and giveaway purposes. All opinions are my own.

Relive Your Childhood at The Place Retro Arcade

March 3, 2015 By Nedra McDaniel 3 Comments

The Place Retro Arcade is like walking into a time capsule from your childhood. The retro games gave me so many fond memories and it was so fun to share these arcade games with my kids.

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2015 Cincinnati ReelAbilities Film Festival

February 26, 2015 By Nedra McDaniel Leave a Comment

Many of you know my story of having a brother with cerebral palsy which is why the ReelAbilities film festival in Cincinnati is very intruiguing to me. I love what it stands for and the inspiration that it will bring to those with and without disabilities.

The vision of the film festival says it all.

ReelAbilities is the largest national film festival dedicated to celebrating the lives, stories and art of people with disabilities.

Organized by LADD, the Cincinnati ReelAbilities Film Festival presented by Macy’s is this region’s largest film festival whose unique purpose is bringing people together to explore differences and shared humanity. It will be a week of celebration that include events, world class films and celebrities who experience disability.

The Film Festival will include a star studded awards premiere luncheon, gala, and 30 film and speaking events throughout Greater Cincinnati. All of the film screenings benefit local nonprofit organizations that enhance the lives of people with disabilities.

The ReelAbilities Film Festival was founded in 2007 in New York City by the Manhattan JCC and has grown to become the largest film festival in the country dedicated to sharing the stories, lives and art of people who experience disability. It is now headquartered in Cincinnati and is a division of LADD. It includes a total of 13 Festivals across the country. Cincinnati holds the second largest one.

There are opportunities for you to get involved in this event at various venues all over Cincinnati.

The 2015 Cincinnati ReelAbilities Film Festival

is from Thursday, February 26th – Saturday, March 7th

You can find out more about the film festival and a complete listing of events from their website.

Disclosure: I was given a media admission for helping share about the film festival.

ANYTHING GOES on Broadway

February 18, 2015 By Nedra McDaniel Leave a Comment

My husband and I have always enjoyed music from the swing era which meant that we were both looking forward to watching ANYTHING GOES on Broadway for the first time.

ANYTHING GOES, the 1934 musical comedy about the lovers, liars and clowns on a transatlanticcruise is “a daffy, shipshape romp!” – Variety. When the S.S. American heads out to sea, etquete and conventon head out the portholes as two unlikely pairs set off on the course to true love…proving that sometmes destiny needs a little help from a crew of singing sailors, an exotic disguise and some good old-fashioned blackmail.