make cincinnati weird » riverfront http://www.makecincinnatiweird.com a town with quirks has got its perks! Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:37:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Cirque Toweling Off After a Brief Swimhttp://www.makecincinnatiweird.com/2011/05/10/cirque-toweling-off-after-a-brief-swim/ http://www.makecincinnatiweird.com/2011/05/10/cirque-toweling-off-after-a-brief-swim/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 02:25:10 +0000 Jeff http://www.makecincinnatiweird.com/?p=1120 Have you seen Cirque du Soleil yet? There’s still time (and still seats)! I was lucky enough to be able to see the show — from the front row — before the river ran through it. But the real treat is the one you get to share… I was able to bring my camera, and since I have a bit of experience in both theater and fast-moving performers, I got a few (hundred) good shots.

Photos are a nice way to see something you might not be able to at first, but they definitely don’t do justice to the quality, ambiance, and awe factor of the real performance. Some acts are just difficult to capture on a still image, and I realized that often while going through the photos and remembering the various fantastic performances.

So what’s the weirdest part? How about: not only is this a showcase of the acrobatic talents of Cirque du Soleil performers, inspired by some of the smallest acrobats in the insect kingdom, but that there is a love story threaded throughout between two unlikely creatures you’ll find flying around your house and garden this season…

Click the link below to see the gallery of photos!

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Many more photos can be seen on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lzt/sets/72157626468829555/

[Jeff B.]

]]> http://www.makecincinnatiweird.com/2011/05/10/cirque-toweling-off-after-a-brief-swim/feed/ 0 Cincinnati Labyrinth Projecthttp://www.makecincinnatiweird.com/2008/12/10/cincinnati-labyrinth-project/ http://www.makecincinnatiweird.com/2008/12/10/cincinnati-labyrinth-project/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:05:11 +0000 The Editor http://www.makecincinnatiweird.com/2008/12/10/cincinnati-labyrinth-project/ Well, I must say this is a different sort of cause.  But a cause I can get behind.  I give you the Cincinnati Labyrinth Project:

Our goal is to facilitate the sale of the Cincinnati Bengals and the creation of a massive stone labyrinth in Paul Brown Stadium.

As a Bengals fan, I hate Mike Brown.  And I hate what he’s done to my football team.  Something like just might make me feel good about their sweetheart lease, and all the prime riverfront property they use up for 10 events (mostly losses) a year.  But I digress.

Imagine that!  A giant labyrinth the size of PBS!  That would be too cool.  For a while anyway.  David Bowie would be happy.  Be sure to sign the petition.

via Visualingual

bowie

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Photo by P. Reddy/The Enquirer

Photo by P. Reddy/The Enquirer

From Soapbox Cincinnati:

Aquarium owner Herschend Family Entertainment has opened Ride the Ducks Newport, a 40-minute tour that includes 25 to 30 minutes on the Ohio River, with a land circuit of the Great American Ball Park, Paul Brown Stadium, the aquarium, the World Peace Bell, and the historic homes on Covington’s Riverside Drive.

Tickets are $13 for adults and $10 for children and are available from a kiosk located outside of the aquarium.

I saw some a tour leaving the station the other day on the way to a movie.  It would be ideal for out-of-town guests, but I can’t wait to try it out for myself.

]]> http://www.makecincinnatiweird.com/2008/08/03/ride-the-ducks/feed/ 1 Dancing Across Cincinnatihttp://www.makecincinnatiweird.com/2008/07/07/224/ http://www.makecincinnatiweird.com/2008/07/07/224/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:20:27 +0000 The Editor http://www.makecincinnatiweird.com/2008/07/07/224/ Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot. But, hey, whatever.

]]> http://www.makecincinnatiweird.com/2008/07/07/224/feed/ 1 All Aboard The Anderson Ferry!http://www.makecincinnatiweird.com/2006/04/02/all-aboard-the-anderson-ferry/ http://www.makecincinnatiweird.com/2006/04/02/all-aboard-the-anderson-ferry/#comments Sun, 02 Apr 2006 21:16:33 +0000 The Editor http://www.makecincinnatiweird.com/2006/04/02/all-aboard-the-anderson-ferry/ For some reason, I always want to call the Anderson Ferry the Harper’s Ferry. …Cool boat to get across the Ohio river… first battle of the Civil War… you can see my confusion. In any case, I hadn’t ridden the ferry in a while, so I took my camera out for a drive one sunny afternoon. Which suddenly became a dreary rainy afternoon – damn you Cincinnati springtime weather!

Trivia: For high school prom, I took my date to out to dinner at the Fore & Aft, and crossed the Anderson Ferry to get there. At the Fore & Aft, I impressed my date when I used an Entertainment Book coupon for dinner. I believe the Fore & Aft has since sank.

More at the Anderson Ferry.

Waiting for the ferry to come back.

That’s a rough approach to the ferry. Just kidding, that’s one of the spares ferries parked in the ferry lot.

The view at river level…

Accckkk, pirates!

View from the rear of the boat, hindered by the unnecessarily big truck.

The other shore is in sight.

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