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indulge (for less)		 August 26, 2008

 
  

The End of Summmer...

It's the FINAL WEEK for highlighted exhibits at the Art Museum and Freedom Center...

New Broadway Season announced...tickets are now on sale to members. Access code required - see below...

Voting CONTINUES for a Murder Mystery Contest! See promo for Agatha Christie's THE MOUSETRAP...

Don't miss the Grandin Festival at CCM...

Free dance week at Ballet Theatre Midwest...

Go do some arts & culture this week...

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Fifth Third Bank Broadway Across America

A new season of Broadway has been announced! All our members can get Broadway tickets before they go on sale to the general public... generally at a discount.

ALL SHOWS ON-SALE FOR OUR MEMBERS NOW.

Check the schedule below to see when tickets are available. To order tickets, click the following link: www.broadwayacrossamerica.com/groupsales

It's not too late to join and get your best access to tickets. Call us at 513.621.4700 to join, and we can give you the access code over the telephone. If you're not a member, that's easy to fix--just use one of the following options:

The new code for the 2008-09 season was included in your membership packet. If you don't have the code and are a member, contact us at info@etastart.com or 513.621.4700.

On Sale Dates for Other Discounted Broadway Shows (for ETA members) This season's shows are listed below by the dates between which tickets will be available to our members.

HAIRSPRAY - October 24-26, 2008 - available to order August 1-September 26, 2008

THE WIZARD OF OZ - November 11-23, 2008 - available to order August 1-October 10

STOMP - December 2 - 7, 2008 - available to order August 1-November 7, 2008

SPAMALOT - December 3 -January 4, 2009 - available to order August 1-December 5, 2008

GREASE - January 20-February 1, 2009 - available to order August 1-December 19, 2008

FROST/NIXON - February 24 - March 8, 2009 - available to order August 1-February 6, 2009

CIRQUE DREAMS - JUNGLE FANTASY - March 31-April 12, 2009 - available to order August 1-February 27, 2009

AVENUE Q - April 21-May 3, 2009 - available to order August 1-March 13, 2009

RIVERDANCE - May 15-17, 2009 - available to order August 1-April 10, 2009

A CHORUS LINE - May 26 - June 7, 2009 - available to order August 1-April 17, 2009

MAMMA MIA - July 14-19, 2009 - available to order August 1-June 12, 2009

All these dates are subject to change. We'll keep you updated as we get new information.

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3CDC: Support ETA on Fountain Square

PNC Summer Music Series on Fountain Square - FINAL WEEK!
No matter what your style of music, you'll find it live on Fountain Square this summer! The weekly lineup (Tuesday-Saturday) features something for everyone, but Fridays are when you can support ETA by buying your liquid refreshment from our team of volunteers (tip big - tips benefit ETA). "Indie Summer" Friday, 7-10 pm Formerly "Rock the Square", this is a perfect way to start the weekend! Three local bands play alternative rock every Friday night through the summer. For a complete lineup of bands, please visit www.myfountainsquare.com

 

 
Final Friday Gallery Walk

The Enjoy the Arts Gallery is on vacation this month, but other artists will be exhibiting.

Final Friday Gallery Walk
Held on the last Friday of every month, Final Friday is a free gallery walk featuring over 25 galleries and shops along north Main Street, and all 8 floors of the Pendleton Art Center. Representing every genre from traditional painting to esoteric sculpture, many of the venues host opening receptions with an opportunity to meet the artist(s) and discuss the great variety of local and international work. Please visit www.cincinnatiArts.com for a map and directions.

Where North Main Street
When August 29
Contact 513.621.4700

 

 

 
New Edgecliff Theatre & The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center

The Mousetrap
On the eve of a gruesome murder, a blizzard has blanketed aging Monkswell Manor, where inexperienced innkeepers Mollie and Charles Ralston prepare to welcome five peculiar guests, each harboring a deep and dangerous secret. When one of the lodgers is strangled to death, interrogations ensue, revealing secret identities and deadly intent.

Where

The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center

When Through August 31
Contact 859.957.1940

SPECIAL CONTEST: Which character do you think deserves to be “done in?” The Carnegie and New Edgecliff Theatre need your help to determine "whosgonnagetit" in the Otto M. Budig Theatre at Agatha Christie's THE MOUSETRAP! Choose THE MOUSETRAP character you believe should be "done in" by the mystery murderer, as well as the method of dispatch. The character receiving the most votes will meet his or her demise at each of the performances! All participants will be automatically entered in a drawing to receive fabulous prizes, including free tickets and an Agatha Christie gift set. To vote, follow this link: http://thecarnegie.wufoo.com/forms/the-mousetrap-l-whosgonnagetit/

SPECIAL OFFER: Winners of our FREE ticket give-away have been notified - thanks for playing!

 

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Discounts. All levels: $2 off;: see League of Cincinnati Theatres voucher for use.
   
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College-Conservatory of Music
Gradin Festival
A celebration of vocal and instrumental chamber music, featuring a series of performances by CCM students, faculty and prominent guest artists.

Where CCM Village
When Through August 29
Contact 513.556.4183
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Discounts. FREE and open to the public.
   
Kentucky Symphony Orchestra

The Rhthym is Going to Get You
In 2007 the KSO offered a Kenton-esque Latin jazz concert for a few hundred people indoors. As our musicians are the last of a generation who performed with and/or were mentored by the greats of the 50s and 60s, we figured we should share this high octane music with an audience of several thousand in the park.

Where Devou Park Amphitheater, Covington
When August 30
Contact 859.431.6216

Admission. Free and open to the public. $5 donation encouraged.
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Cincinnati Shakespeare Company

Shakespeare in the Park
Let the natural majesty of your park provide the backdrop for an evening of classic theatre! Each performance will transform your local park into an imaginative wonderland that captivates and delights audiences of all ages with the beautiful language of Shakespeare. So, pack a picnic and bring your appetite for great professional theatre as CSC comes to a park in your neighborhood!

Where Various Parks
When Through September 20
Contact 513.381.3300
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Admission. Free and open to the public.
 
Shadowbox Cabaret
Best of Shadowbox
Not looking forward to another summer season of reruns and reality TV? Then escape that living room and head to The Sketch Comedy and Rock 'n' Roll Club, as Shadowbox revives the funniest moments and hottest music of the year in Best of Shadowbox 2008! This presentation is for mature audiences only.

Where Shadowbox Cabaret
When Through September 6
Contact 859.957.7625

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Discounts.Standard member discounts; Passport members receive up to two tickets at $5 off.

   
New Stage Collective
Shining City
NSC opens with celebrated young Irish playwright Conor McPherson’s (The Weir, The Seafarer, Port Authority) quietly haunting psychological mystery, Shining City. A struggling Dublin therapist is treating a man haunted by the ghost of his recently deceased wife, while at the same time the therapist's own relationship teeters on the brink. This finely wrought tale of urban isolation and connection comes to NSC after its critically acclaimed 2006 Broadway production.

Where New Stage Collective
When September 4 - 21
Contact 513.621.3700

fringe

Discounts. ETA/START: up to two student-priced tickets, day of show; Passport $3 off week of show. All levels: see League of Cincinnati Theatres voucher for use.

   
Playhouse in the Park
Emma
With music, lyrics and book by Paul Gordon, Emma firmly believes herself to be a most talented matchmaker and chooses her hapless and easily influenced friend Harriet as her next endeavor. Yet despite Emma's obsession with romance, she remains clueless about her own feelings and the true desires of those around her. Her matchmaking mischief leads to countless comic complications and a little heartache but ultimately ends in true love.

Where Playhouse in the Park
When September 2 - October 3
Contact 513.421.3888

fringe

Discounts.Standard member discounts, see CHOICE VOUCHER for use; Passport members receive up to two tickets at $5 off.

   
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Learn to move with grace...

Fall Dance Classes
Many groups are now enrolling for Fall.

Where

ballet tech cincinnati

Ballet Theatre Midwest:OPEN HOUSE AND FREE DANCE WEEK! September 2 - 7

Cincinnati Ballet

Contemporary Dance Theater

University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music (Prep Department)

When Various
Contact See links
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Discounts. ETA/START - see Ballet Theatre Midwest voucher for use. If your packet did not include a voucher, contact us at 513-621-4700 to be issued one.
 
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Contemporary Arts Center

44
44 is the Contemporary Arts Center's new creative arts series at the Lois & Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art. Artists of every discipline and genre - poets, musicians, dancers, playwrights, actors, performers, filmmakers - are invited to demonstrate their craft every Monday in the Center's Kaplan Hall Lobby. 44 celebrates all forms of art and all stages of artistic practice. From dramatic readings to rehearsals to full-scale performances, 44 provides a dual experience - to artists seeking new audiences and venues, and to the downtown community seeking creative interaction.

Performing next: Circuit Bending: Electronic art created by audio short-circuiting

Where Contemporary Arts Center
When September 8 , 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Contact 513.345.2941
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Discounts. Free and open to the public. Lunch available.
 
Taft Museum of Art

Views from the Uffizi: Painting the Italian Landscape
Tranquil, stormy, or epic, landscape painting can take on many moods. A selection of 40 landscape paintings from the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, surveys the evolution of landscape painting in Italy over three centuries, from the Renaissance through the 18th century. Included are works by such great painters as Botticelli, Guercino, Poussin, Claude Lorrain, and Canaletto. Altogether, the landscapes painted in Italy formed the basis of the European landscape tradition, as seen in the Taft Museum of Art's own collection.

Where Taft Museum
When Through October 12
Contact 513.241.0343
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Discounts. See voucher for use.
   
Cincinnati Museum Center
Freedom's Sisters
A thought provoking new collaboration between SITES and Cincinnati Museum Center. Dynamic and profoundly moving, Freedom's Sisters examines a group of extraordinary women, from key historical figures to contemporary leaders, who shaped much of the spirit and substance of civil rights in America. The exhibition's high-impact presentational approach will convey far-reaching educational messages through an introductory video, interactive exhibits (including a photo booth), and striking text and graphic panels. Sponsored by Ford Motor Company Fund, Freedom's Sisters is complemented by educational and community outreach components to facilitate engagement with local audiences.

Where Cincinnati Museum Center
When Through September
Contact 513.287.7000
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Discounts. Voucher use only; admission to the exhibit included in museum admission.

 
Cincinnati Art Museum

Long Time No See: Hidden Treasures - FINAL WEEK!
Capture the depth and breadth of the Cincinnati Art Museum's collection through more than 100 rarely seen and never-before-seen works from storage. Also see the architectural renderings of future expansion and renovation plans that illustrate the need for more gallery space to display the Art Museum's extensive collection. Organized by the Cincinnati Art Museum.

Where Cincinnati Art Museum
When Through August 31
Contact 513.721.ARTS

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Admission. The museum is free and open to the public.
   
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Americans Who Tell the Truth - FINAL WEEK!
A remarkable non-partisan collection of portraits of Americans past and present is intended to remind people of the dignity, courage and importance of some of America's truth tellers and to create dialogue that will help each of us figure out which truths we value most as citizens in a democracy.

Where The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
When Through August 31
Contact 513.333.7500
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Discounts. $2 off entry for all levels of membership.

   
FUNKe Fired Arts
Open Wheel Throwing Party!
Try your hand at making pottery on the wheel. Instruction, clay, tools, firing, wine and refreshments provided. Event is from 6pm to 8pm the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month. Please arrive 15 minutes early. Reserve by the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month.

Where FUNKe Fired Arts
When September 12 & 26
Contact 513.871.2529
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Discounts. Buy one, get second at $10 off. (General admission: $30.)

 
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Mercantile Library

Organized in 1835, the Mercantile Library is the city's senior library and one of the oldest cultural institutions in the midwest. As a membership library, subscribers may browse and borrow from the collection, attend member concerts and author events, and even eat their lunch among the stacks. Enjoy the Arts/START/Passport members may present their card and receive $10 off a new annual membership (regular price: $45 individual, $75 household).

Click http://www.mercantilelibrary.com/ for more information about the Library. To redeem the discount, contact Chris at cmessick@mercantilelibrary.com.

Where Mercantile Library
When Ongoing
Contact 513.621.0717
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Joseph-Beth Booksellers

How to save cash and help ETA

Joseph-Beth Booksellers is very pleased to announce the adoption of Enjoy the Arts as a Community Program Partner in the new Joseph-Beth Gives Back program! When you join the Joseph-Beth Gives Back program for $25, you are entitled to:

  • A $25 gift voucher for our acclaimed Bronte Bistro
  • An instant $10 coupon for every $200 you spend in the bookstore & bistro
  • A 30% discount on all JBB hardcover bestsellers
  • A complimentary lunch or dinner in the bistro on your birthday
  • Exclusive member-only events and discounts throughout the year

Best of all, 1% of all your bookstore purchases will be donated back to Enjoy the Arts. Sign up at the Joseph-Beth Bookseller at Rookwood Commons.

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Cincinnati World Cinema

A Man Named Pearl

A MAN NAMED PEARL is a subtle and intriguing film that opens hearts and overcomes stereotypes. It focuses on an extraordinary man, a garden of exquisite beauty and love, and a community that has come to life through his artistry, enthusiasm, and sharing of the passion that moves him.

Where Cincinnati Art Museum
When August 26 & 27
Contact Online

 

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Discounts.Tickets are $9 for adults and $7 for Art Museum members, ETA/Start members, military families and students with valid ID.
 
More Great Discounts
  • Save when you go to the cinema by ordering passes any AMC theatre and any Showcase/National Amusement theatre. Call us at 513.621.4700 to order passes--you can pick them up or we will send them to you by mail.
  • Get discounted tickets to Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. Give us a call with your credit card, or stop by the office. Members may order as many tickets as they desire. Please specify which level of ticket (Adult, Child, or Senior) is needed. Adult - $8.00; Child (2-12 yr) - $5.00; Senior - $7.50.
  • Get discounts tickets to Newport Aquarium. Show your membership card at the door of the Aquarium when you buy your ticket. Members receive the following discounts: Adult: $2 off; Child (age 3 to 12): $2 off; Senior (65 and up): $3 off. Children aged 2 and younger are always free.
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Enjoy the Arts/START acknowledges the generous support of the Fine Arts Fund and the Ohio Arts Council. The Member Events series is made possible through the generous ongoing support of the Scripps Howard Foundation. Copyright © 2002-2008 by Enjoy the Arts. All rights reserved; all photos are property of Enjoy the Arts or the organizations to which they are associated. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher.
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