The City of Florence may be getting some new public art and amenities. City Administrator Joshua Hunt briefed the Florence City Council at its Aug. 26 regular business meeting on a proposed new mural by artist Christian Dallas. The proposed mural will be installed on the side of the Stringtown Bar & Grill at 255 […]
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MAMMOTH Music & Arts Festival announces headliners
MAMMOTH Music & Arts Festival announces headlining artists Fishbone and Cowboy Mouth for the multi-stage and multi-genre day-long festival. These artists join Nashville’s Hogslop String Band, Kentucky’s Nat Myers and Cincinnati’s Electric Citizen, plus over thirty local, national, regional and international touring musicians for the second year of the festival in Newport. “We are very […]
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Think Square returns with 55 local artists in 5-by-5-inch showcase
Fifty-five artists will come together on Newport’s Monmouth Street to display their artwork to local residents. The Think Shop will host its eighth annual Think Square exhibition beginning Sept. 19, at 811 Monmouth St. in Newport. The show will feature work from 55 local artists, each producing art in a 5-inch by 5-inch format. Pieces […]
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Founder says Arcade Music Fest ‘most ambitious’ project in Covington in years
Dan Shields plays with yarn. That’s his real job. And in reality, that means he does a lot more than just play with yarn. “I have to be everything,” Shields said. “I’m a little bit of an engineer, an artist — I wear many hats.” On Friday, he was in Covington, climbing up ladders to […]
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MAMMOTH returns: music, art and fun take over Newport this October
What you need to know Oct. 5 will be one mammoth of a day in Newport. MAMMOTH Music and Arts Festival will transform Sixth Street in Newport, between Monmouth and Saratoga streets, into a free music and art festival. This is the second year the festival will take place, and organizers are excited to continue […]
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From passion to purpose: Tallant Music Studio strives to make music accessible for all
Caileen Tallant-Adams believes music can genuinely enhance people’s lives. Her namesake business, Tallant Music Studio, strives to make music education accessible to everyone. There’s an old proverb that says, ‘give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.’ Tallant-Adams applies […]
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Arcade Music Festival brings retro vibes, local sounds to Covington
Organizers of the first annual Arcade Music Festival say the fest is a “big missing piece in Cincinnati’s culture and history.” Co-organizer Jared Metz told LINK nky that the upcoming event was partly inspired by MidPoint Music Festival, which ran in Cincinnati’s Over-The-Rhine neighborhood from 2002 to 2017, and “we’re trying to revitalize it in […]
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Circus Mojo to hold 2025 Summer Camp at Behringer-Crawford Museum
The circus is returning to Covington! Circus Mojo will bring its traveling summer camp program to the Behringer-Crawford Museum in Covington from Aug. 4–8, 2025, as the show celebrates its 16th anniversary. The camp, which runs daily from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., offers participants instruction in circus arts including aerial silks, juggling, stilt-walking, tight-wire, […]
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A Covington leader was murdered in 1986. Now, these film makers are out to preserve his story
Harold – or as his friends know him, ‘Sandy’ – Cohen disappeared on July 5, 1986. The Covington business owner served on Covington’s Board of Commissioners from 1982 to 1985. Less than a week after his disappearance, Cohen’s friends found his body near an Amtrak station in Cincinnati’s Lower Price Hill neighborhood. Now, nearly 40 […]
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Newport refines mural ordinance including rules for projected art
Newport officials are updating the city’s mural ordinance, introducing rules for projected art and reaffirming limits on where murals can appear. The revisions were first presented to the Newport Historic Preservation Commission, which included components of public input. Newport City Manager John Hayden said the city feels like this ordinance balances the concerns that people […]