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40 years ago Cincinnati became part of Rock & Roll lore Forty years ago this Sunday, Iggy Pop — 23-year-old front man of The Stooges, a defiantly loud and grungy Detroit band — created Rock & Roll mythology at the Cincinnati Summer Pop Festival. Bare-chested, singing "T.V. Eye," he scrambled from the outdoor stage at Crosley Field and went into the crowd, climbing atop the shoulders of frenzied fans to stand above them, like Jesus on water, held up by their sea of hands as he pointed

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Know Theatre gears up for 7th Annual Fringe Festival, readies for new marquee

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Published May 24, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.

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Know Theatre is feverishly preparing for the 7th Annual Cincinnati Fringe Festival which has now become Ohio's largest performing arts festival. This year's installment of performance and visual art will take place between Tuesday, June 1 and Saturday, June 12. More than 190 artists from across the country will be on-hand to "push the boundaries of the norm and experiment with style and content." ... Eric Vosmeier, Know Theatre's managing artistic director, says that this year's artist

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Athena Foods builds upon Cincinnati's Greek community with new grocery

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Published Nov. 2, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.

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For over 34 years Athena Foods (map) grocery store has prospered on the West side, infused by the heritage and tastes of its Greek and Middle Eastern owners. Now Buzzy and Georgianne Gaz have reopened the specialty grocery store with the goal of continuing to grow the the types of Greek products offered to satisfy their steady customers and generate new fans of hard to find ethnic foods ... "We have built on what they started, and have added more based on the input from others in the

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New t-shirts meant to promote Cincinnati's streetcar effort

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Published July 20, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.

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Cincinnati'sproposed streetcar system has rallied a new generation of supporterslooking to leave their stamp on the city for future generations. Theseyoung activists have voiced their support at community meetings andCity Hall but have now moved their convictions to the fashion industry ... CincyStreetcar.comowner, Brad Thomas says the intent of the transportation tops is toboth increase awareness of the project as well as rally support. According to organizers, the t-shirts are already a

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Director adds diversity to 'Oklahoma!'

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Published July 19, 2009 at 5:22 a.m.

Jason Bruffy, who founded Cincinnati Fringe Festival and masterminds Know Theatre's edgy schedule, isn't the first person you might think of to direct Jersey Production's "Oklahoma!" He begs to differ ...

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Put on a new summer T at shirt festival

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Published July 17, 2009 at 5:22 a.m.

Need a T-shirt that says "I live in Cincinnati?" Head to Fountain Square ...

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Pops opens Woodstock songbook

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Published July 17, 2009 at 5:22 a.m.

Forty years after what many consider to be the most famous music festival of all time, the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra on Saturday will pay it tribute with "Woodstock: A Flashback." ...

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Comedy: Henry Phillips

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Published July 16, 2009 at 3:21 p.m.

“I’m working on a new album,” says one of America’s favorite comedy-troubadours Henry Phillips. “I might even record a few tunes in Cincinnati. At the very least I’ll be working out all the new stuff.” Phillips is hitting the road after completing a film he co-wrote called Punching the Clown. “We’ve been doing the festival circuit,” he says, “and we won the Audience Award at the Slamdance Film Festival, which was really exciting.” Phillips describes it as the tale of a

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Bands head to Forecastle Festival

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Published July 10, 2009 at 1:07 p.m.

When the 8th Annual Forecastle Festival descends upon Louisville's Waterfront this weekend, several bands from right here in Cincinnati will be playing alongside greats like Widespread Panic, the Black Crowes, the Black Keys and Umphrey's McGee ...

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