The Art of Hair

art of hair carnegie

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

clermont county park district sycamore park and wilson nature preserve

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!

pic from my other geocache post

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

new richmond ohio cardboard boat regatta

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 [...]

1848 Cincinnati Daguerreotype Tour

1848 Daguerreotype exhibit at downtown branch of the Cincinnati Public Library

It’s Day 6 / Year 2 of  ”365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we took a tour of the 1848 Cincinnati Daguerreotype display at the downtown library. What would you think if I told you the “Mona Lisa of photographs” is on display in our own downtown library?  That’s what the 1848 Cincinnati [...]

Day 4 – Glier’s Goettafest

gliers goettafest cincinnati

It’s Day 4 (Year 2) of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we’re featuring Glier’s Goettafest. Last night we went out to “goetta” some fun at Glier’s Goettafest.  Goettafest 2011 is located right on the Ohio River on the Kentucky side (at Newport on the Levee).  As you may have guessed, this festival [...]

Day 3 – The World’s Longest Yard Sale

worlds longest yard sale kentucky

It’s Day 3 of our second year of posts for “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today I headed south to partake in a little rummage rousing at Northern Kentucky’s portion of The World’s Largest Yard Sale. I’ve always wanted to wander down south and make a weekend out of The World’s Longest Yard [...]

Day 2 – Stratus Helicopter Lands at Fountain Square

stratus helicopter lands at Fountain Square downtown Cincinnati

It’s Day 2 / Year 2 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today I headed downtown to see a helicopter land on Fountain Square. So, here’s something you’re not likely to see every day!  A helicopter landing ON Fountain Square!  Yep, the big bird landed right on the Square. The helicopter was flown [...]