Make Cincinnati Weird!

London… Barcelona… Sydney… Cincinnati.  Wait, what?
This summer, from August 2 to September 21, Cincinnati will be home to the first U.S. installation of Play Me, I’m Yours by Luke Jerram.
Jerram will install painted pianos throughout the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area – on streets, in public squares and parks, and at other fun locations [...]

Well, you wanted more flash mobs, and you got it. When does flash mob dancing jump the shark?  Just kidding.  Flash mobs will never stop being cool, because there’s so many different things you can do.  The Fine Arts Fund organized this second flash mob in recent memory, Splash Cincinnati.   
It started with just a [...]

Excited to see this happening, and hope to see more flash mob fun in the future!
Dance breaks out on Fountain Square
Just after 12:30 p.m., as the song “Bop ‘Til You Drop” by the Nylons blared from the square’s loud speakers, a few people emerged from the lunchtime crowd and began dancing.
More joined in. Then more, [...]

[ September 18, 2009; ] After a successful 2008 PARK(ing) Day in Cincinnati, it hopes to be even bigger this year!  Mark you calendars.  On Friday, September 18, 2009, creative types from all over the region will descend upon downtown and OTR to reclaim some of the parts of our concrete jungle dedicated to the automobile — at least for [...]

[ March 7, 2009; ] The Cinciditarod is a wacky shopping cart race through the city. It’s named in tribute to the Alaskan Iditarod – a brutal 1,100-mile dog-sledding race – but instead of dogs, it’s people; instead of sleds, it’s shopping carts; and instead of Alaska, it’s Cincinnati.

…While physically attached to their grocery carts, teams push through a nearly [...]

It looks like Cincinnati Santacon 2008 did not disappoint.  Dozens of boozing Santas hit Fountain Square and surrounding areas.  Hey, can you spot the Santa in black?  It’s like black Spider-Man.
You can see all pictures from Santacon on Zipscene.

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I really like the title, "Living In Someone’s Game," over on CinciPulse.com, about the mysterious spray-painted street markings that appeared briefly on central streets recently.

Photo by Alex Bell/CinciPulse.com
Arrows, keys, and bullseyes have been spotted all over town.
For more than three weeks now, people in the Cincinnati area have been walking and driving on what [...]

[ December 13, 2008; ] Be ready.

Design firm FRCH Worldwide staged a flash mob of sorts on Fountain Square.  The goal was to film it occurring and use the video for their annual holiday greeting.  You can see the raw video below.  You can also see some photos of the event on the company’s Flickr.
via 5chw4r7z.

The Red Bull Soapbox Race was back in October.  Man, was it crowded.  We arrived fairly early, and still couldn’t really get a decent view.  Fortunately, some of the people up front left as the race went on, allowing us to take a sideline spot.

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