August (2014) is . . .

August in Cincinnati is LumenoCity and more. The wildly successful light and sound show, inaugurated in 2013 to welcome incoming Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra music director Louis Langrée, has been expanded, with an additional show and greater access via simulcasts and video streaming.

What's ahead for August:

LumenoCity
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
August 1-3 -- 8:30 p.m.
Washington Park

LumenoCity, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra's spectacular light and sound show, returns to Washington Park for three performances. CSO music director Louis Langrée leads the CSO. Cincinnati Pops conductor John Morris Russell leads the Pops. The light show, featuring Langrée and the CSO, begins at 9:30, with images projected onto the facade of Music Hall. All tickets have been distributed, but there will be areas outside of the Washington Park oval were viewers will be able to see and hear the show. There will also be simulcasts and live video streaming. For further information, see http://www.musicincincinnati.com/site/news_2014/Lumenocity_2014_to_be_Widely_Accessible.html
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Washington Platform Jazz Series
August 1 -- 9 p.m. - midnight
Washington Platform Restaurant
1000 Elm St.
downtown

The Washington Platform Jazz Series presents Rusty Burge and Friends, with Rusty Burge on vibes, Kim Pensyl on piano, Dan Dorff on drums and Bill Jackson on bass.  Dinner until 11 p.m. Jazz until midnight. Call (513) 421-0110 for reservations.
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"Oye Como Va"
Kentucky Symphony Orchestra Boogie Band
August 2 -- 7:30 p.m.
Devou Park Bandshell
Covington, Kentucky

The Kentucky Symphony Orchestra's Boogie Band celebrates its 20th summer series and the 75th anniversary of the Devou Park Bandshell with a program of Latin pop and crossover classics. Hear "Smooth," "The Girl from Ipanema," "Conga" "La Bamba" "Eres Tu," "Bailamos," "Copacabana" and more. KSO music director James R. Cassidy conducts. $5 suggested donation. Information and directions at www.kyso.org, or call (859) 431-6216.
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Washington Platform Jazz Series
August 2 -- 9 p.m. - midnight
Washington Platform Restaurant
1000 Elm St.
downtown

The Washington Platform Jazz Series presents Trio Pi, with Rob Allgeyer on piano, Jim Leslie on drums, Eric Sayer on bass and special guest Dan Drees on Sax. Dinner until 11 p.m. Jazz until midnight. Call (513) 421-0110 for reservations.
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Brass and Brats at the Bandstand
Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra Brass Quintet
Donauschwaben Schuhplattlers
Kolping Sangerchor
August 5 -- 6 p.m.
Burnet Woods Bandstand

Enjoy an evening of German, tunes, dancing, and singing, beginning at 6 p.m. with the Donauschwaben Schuhplattlers dance troupe and their youth ensemble followed by a performance of the Kolping Sangerchor. The Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra Brass Quintet performs German and Hungarian classics at 8 p.m. Free. Food and non-alcoholic beverages available for purchase.
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Washington Platform Jazz Series
August 8 -- 9 p.m. - midnight
Washington Platform Restaurant
1000 Elm St.
downtown

The Washington Platform Jazz Series presents The Dan Drees Trio, with Dan Drees on saxophone, Dan Karlsberg on keyboards and Tony Franklin on drums.  Dinner until 11 p.m. Jazz until midnight. Call (513) 421-0110 for reservations.
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Washington Platform Jazz Series
August 9 -- 9 p.m. - midnight
Washington Platform Restaurant
1000 Elm St.
downtown
 
The Washington Platform Jazz Series presents John Lake, trumpet, with Dan Karlsberg on piano, Michael Sharfe on bass and Dan Dorff on drums. Dinner until 11 p.m. Jazz until midnight. Call (513) 421-0110 for reservations.
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Discovering Donizetti
"L'Elisir d'Amore"
August 9 -- 8 p.m.
Corbett Auditorium
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

Hear a semi-staged performance with orchestra of Donizetti's "L'Elisir d'Amore," led by student conductors. The performance is the culmination of an intensive "opera boot camp," during which the young conductors worked with CCM faculty, led by director of orchestral studies Mark Gibson. Admission is $12, $6 for students. Information and tickets at (513) 556-4183, or visit ccm.uc.edu.
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Classical Revolution Cincinnati
"Duet Rev"
August 10 -- 8 p.m.
Northside Tavern
4163 Hamilton Ave.
Northside

The theme of this month's Classical Revolution is duets. Hear saxophone duets by James Bunte and Jonathan Brink, brass duets by the Ohio River Brass Quintet members Audrey Schmid and Sean McGhee and gypsy-flavored tunes of the Marmalade Brigade by Laura Sabo and Michael McIntire. Opener will be a solo guitar/lute performance by Bill Willits. Performances take place in the front room of Northside Tavern. No cover. No minimum. For further information about Classical Revolution, visit www.classicalrevolutioncincinnati.com
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Washington Platform Jazz Series
August 15 -- 9 p.m. - midnight
Washington Platform Restaurant
1000 Elm St.
downtown
 
The Washington Platform Jazz Series presents The Brian Lovely Trio, with special guest, vocalist Ben Marcato, Brian Lovely on guitar, Don Aren on bass and Dan Dorff on drums. Dinner until 11 p.m. Jazz until midnight. Call (513) 421-0110 for reservations.
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Washington Platform Jazz Series
August 16 -- 9 p.m. - midnight
Washington Platform Restaurant
1000 Elm St.
downtown
 
The Washington Platform Jazz Series presents The Gary Gorrell Quartet, featuring Gary Gorrell on guitar and vocals, Jim Connerly on piano, Steve Bruce on bass and Tony Franklin on drums. Hear mainstream jazz, including classics by Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Nat Cole and Antonio Carlos Jobim, as well as jump blues and early R & B by artists like Louis Jordan and Percy Mayfield. Dinner until 11 p.m. Jazz until midnight. Call (513) 421-0110 for reservations.
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Music at Ascension
YoonGeong Lee, soprano
August 16 -- 7:30 p.m.
Ascension Lutheran Church
7333 Pfeiffer Rd.

Music at Ascension presents soprano YooGeong Lee, with Emily Wynn, clarinet, and Minsun Park, piano. Admission is free and open to the public. Free-will donation accepted. Information at (513) 793-3288.
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Palooza in the Park
Chamber Music Network of Greater Cincinnati
August 17 -- 2-4 p.m.
Washington Park Gazebo
Washington Park

Fun and music for children in Washington Park. Performers will include My
Nose Turns Red Theatre (jugglers, clowns), Firelytes Steel Drum Band, Allegro Strings (Group 1), Corryville Suzuki Project, Ohio River Brass Quintet and Vision for the Arts. Free and open to all ages.
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Chris Comer Jazz Explosion
August 17 -- 7 p.m.
MOTR Pub
1345 Main Street
Over-the-Rhine

Hear more than traditional jazz with  the addition of funk, rock and avant-experimental art-damage elements. Chris Comer on electric piano will be joined by Brent Olds on bass, Dan Barger on saxophone and reeds and Bart Foster on drums. 
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Washington Platform Jazz Series
August 16 -- 9 p.m. - midnight
Washington Platform Restaurant
1000 Elm St.
downtown
 
The Washington Platform Jazz Series presents The Gary Gorrell Quartet, featuring Gary Gorrell on guitar and vocals, Jim Connerly on piano, Steve Bruce on bass and Tony Franklin on drums. Hear mainstream jazz, including classics by Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Nat Cole and Antonio Carlos Jobim, as well as jump blues and early R & B by artists like Louis Jordan and Percy Mayfield. Dinner until 11 p.m. Jazz until midnight. Call (513) 421-0110 for reservations.
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Washington Platform Jazz Series
August 22 -- 9 p.m. - midnight
Washington Platform Restaurant
1000 Elm St.
downtown
 
The Washington Platform Jazz Series presents Crackpot Theory, featuring Garin Webb, David Ridenour, Aaron Jacobs and Dan Karlsberg. Members of Crackpot Theory perform their own compositions, as well as those by well known greats that are less well played. Their interactive performances blend musical influences ranging from Bach to Pat Metheny, Ornette Coleman and Led Zeppelin. Dinner until 11 p.m. Jazz until midnight. Call (513) 421-0110 for reservations.
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Washington Platform Jazz Series
August 23 -- 9 p.m. - midnight
Washington Platform Restaurant
1000 Elm St.
downtown
 
The Washington Platform Jazz Series presents The Jim Connerley Quintet, with Dan Drees, tenor saxophone, John Zappa, trumpet, Jim Connerley, piano, Bill Jackson, bass and Tony Franklin, drums.  Dinner until 11 p.m. Jazz until midnight. Call (513) 421-0110 for reservations.
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Washington Platform Jazz Series
August 29 -- 9 p.m. - midnight
Washington Platform Restaurant
1000 Elm St.
downtown
 
The Washington Platform Jazz Series presents The Mike Wade Quintet, featuring Mike Wade on trumpet, Eddie Bayard on saxophone, William Menefield on piano, Michael Sharfe on bass and James Gaiters on drums. 
Dinner until 11 p.m. Jazz until midnight. Call (513) 421-0110 for reservations.
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Kentucky Symphony Orchestra
Anderson, Hayman & Mancini: POPS, Inc.
August 30 -- 7:30 p.m.
Francis K. Carlisle Performing Arts Center,
Notre Dame Academy
1699 Hilton Dr. Park Hills, KY

The Kentucky Symphony Orchestra led by KSO music director James R. Cassidy celebrates the great composer/arrangers (Leroy Anderson, Richard Hayman, Henry Mancini, etc.) who helped broaden the appeal of the symphony "pops" concert. Hear "The Syncopated Clock," "Hullabaloo," "The Waltzing Cat," "Pink Panther," "Bugler's Holiday," "Pops Hoe-Down," "Baby Elephant Walk" and others. $5 suggested donation. Information and directions at www.kyso.org, or call (859) 431-6216.
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Washington Platform Jazz Series
August 30 -- 9 p.m. - midnight
Washington Platform Restaurant
1000 Elm St.
downtown
 
The Washington Platform Jazz Series presents The Art Gore Quartet, featuring Art Gore on drums, Brent Gallaher on sax, Dan Karlsberg on piano and Phil Bowden on bass. Dinner until 11 p.m. Jazz until midnight. Call (513) 421-0110 for reservations.
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