Museum Day on Fountain Square

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Would you believe there are more than 60 LOCAL area museums and historic places that are open to the public?! Museums & Historic Sites of Greater Cincinnati invites residents and visitors to explore the many historic and cultural gems of the Greater Cincinnati region at Museum Day on Fountain Square, Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 10:00 [...]

Carnegie Libraries

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Here we are with another installment of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we are featuring a few of The Andrew Carnegie Library branches here in Cincinnati. Cincinnati is fortunate to have a number of Carnegie Libraries.  These libraries were all built in the early 1900′s with funds from Andrew Carnegie – entrepreneur, [...]

Ault Park, Spring Magnolias

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I know, I’ve posted about Ault Park before here on “365 Things to do in Cincinnati“.  But I just can’t wait to share these early signs of spring with you! I enjoyed this gorgeous 70 degree weather with a friend today.  We packed our cameras and headed out to enjoy a few hours of sunshine [...]

West Chester Armchair Programs

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My first adventure for 365 Things To Do In Cincinnati got me out in what is literally almost my own backyard to an event I had no idea existed.  Every other Friday night throughout the winter, a series of interesting travel talks takes place at the West Chester Township Hall at 9113 Cincinnati-Dayton Rd. On [...]

The Art of Hair

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In our continuing list of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati“, we’d like to present you with a rather unusual experience…. the Art of Hair. Take a close look at the picture above…. those aren’t hats on their heads.  That is hair!  The Art of Hair is an exhibition at The Carnegie Visual and Performing [...]

Day 23 – Sycamore Park and Wilson Nature Preserve

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It’s Day 23 (Year 2) of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today I ventured east to visit Sycamore Park and the accompanying Wilson Nature Preserve. After a night of frost and with another one on its way, I decided today would be a great day to get out to a park.  We won’t [...]

Day 14 – Chilo Lock 34 Visitors Center and Museum

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It’s Day 14 (Year 2) of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we’re featuring our trip out “east” with our post on Chilo Lock 34 Visitors Center, Museum and Park. Today it’s hard to imagine the Ohio River levels dropping to just 1′ to 2′ deep in the summertime.  But that was exactly [...]

More GeoCaching Fun!

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I’ve been trying to walk everyday and today’s weather made it “oh so easy”.  It was a gorgeous, cool September day.  I am fortunate enough to live near Glenwood Gardens and I often head there for a nice walk. As I was pulling up I decided to check my Geocache app to see if there [...]

Union Terminal’s Rotunda Tour

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It’s Day 11 (Year 2) of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we’re featuring our recent tour of the Rotunda at Union Terminal. We headed to the Cincinnati Museum Center last Saturday to take the free Rotunda Tour of Union Terminal.  This 45 minute + tour is offered by volunteer docents and is [...]

Day 11 – Taste of Blue Ash

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It’s Day 11 (Year 2) of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we went out to sample some great food at The Taste of Blue Ash. The Taste of Blue Ash combines some great local food booth samplings with superb live entertainment. Sunday’s entertainment includes music from: Six Pack (2:30), Hollywood Nights (Bob [...]

Day 9 – ArtWorks Murals

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It’s Day 9 (Year 2) of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we’re featuring a fabulous public art display – The ArtWorks Mural Project. ArtWorks is an award winning non-profit organization that employs local teens and artisits to create art that “has a lasting impact in the greater Cincinnati community” (quote from their [...]

Day 8 – The Cardboard Boat Regatta

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It’s Day 8 (Year 2) of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we spent the afternoon in New Richmond watching the Cardboard Boat Regatta. In its 19th year, the Cardboard Boat Regatta is an annual event and is part of New Richmond’s RiverDays (August 19-21, 2011).  We stood along the New Richmond shore [...]