Rumi Nights: Poetry, Song & Friendship Silent Auction

Join our friends at Woodward Theater on Thursday, July 14, from 6:30-9 p.m. for this signature event with Haleh Liza Gafori and guests for a night of Rumi, music, and friendship to benefit The Well and Mindful Poetry Moments. Features light bites, cash bar, and a robust arts & wellness auction, including complimentary tickets to any upcoming Longworth-Anderson Series concert.

Gafori is a translator, vocalist, poet, and educator born in New York City of Persian descent. Her recent book, GOLD, published by New York Review Books/NYRB Classics, features her translations of poems by Rumi, the 13th century sage and mystic.

The 122nd Army Band Rock in the USA

Celebrate Ohio’s armed services with a FREE concert by Flashbang, the 122nd Army Band's popular rock band, on Sunday, June 26, at 7 p.m., presented by the Cincinnati Memorial Hall Society and Memorial Hall.

Performing a wide repertoire of entertaining popular music, from rock to pop to country to everything in between, Flashbang has been entertaining the soldiers of the Ohio National Guard and the people of the State of Ohio for years. The band has rocked the house at the Tri-C Rock Off at the House of Blues in Cleveland, the Franklin County Fair, Akron Rib, White & Blue Festival, and more. Flashbang also regularly performs in schools to promote music education and recruit for the Ohio National Guard.

Masks are optional for this event. Confirmation of vaccination status is not required.

Reserve your tickets here!

LAS Underground presents Ron Jones Quartet at Jazz at the campSITE

Join us for LAS Underground presents Ron Jones Quartet on Wednesday, June 23, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Jazz at the campSITE in partnership with Jazz Alive.

LAS Underground is supported by the generosity of the thousands of young professional contributors to the ArtsWave Community Campaign. The program is also made possible in part by state tax dollars allocated by the Ohio Legislature to the Ohio Arts Council (OAC). The OAC is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally, and economically.

Tips are appreciated and will be split between the band and LAS Underground. Donations are tax-deductible and will be matched, dollar for dollar, thanks to The George and Margaret McLane Foundation.