May Festival
Keg Tapping at Hofbräuhaus 

May Festival Director of Choruses Robert Porco will tap the first keg of Saengerfest Bier tomorrow, Friday, April 20. Don’t miss this special May Festival Keg Tapping at 7 pm!

This slightly red colored Fest Bier “Festival Beer” is a full bodied lager bier with a rich amount of German aroma hops and a sweet malty character. Come join the fun and watch as Robert Porco taps the first keg! Click here for more information.

ArtsWave’s Great Sampler Sing-Along

On Saturday, April 21, ArtsWave is adding a bonus Macy’s Arts Sampler Event — The Great Sampler Sing-Along featuring the May Festival Chorus at Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church, 5950 Montgomery Road, 45213.

At noon enjoy hot dogs and root beer and a modern day Saengerfest. Then at 1:30 enjoy a sampler concert including performances by Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church Choir, Greater Cincinnati Indian Community Choir, Cincinnati Men’s Chorus, Cincinnati Young Professional’s Choral Collective (YPCC), and the Cincinnati May Festival Chorus and Youth Chorus. For more information on this FREE afternoon of food and song, click here.

On The Road Again

The second annual Motors & Music, a unique fundraiser for May Festival will be held this Sunday, April 22, 2012, from 1-4 pm. You’ll have the chance to see amazing cars at Porsche of the Village, 4113 Plainville Road in Mariemont. The presenting sponsor for Motors & Music is HORAN.

Cars include Jaguar XKE Roadster, 1936 to 1953 Packards, special interest Ferraris, Lamborghinis, vintage Mercedes, vintage and special interest Porsches, 1964 Studebaker Hawk, and 1959 to 1963 Corvettes. Listen to smooth jazz music from the Walnut Hills Jazz Combo.

Food will be provided by Cincinnati’s newest mobile gourmet sensations Café de Wheels, Mr. Hanton’s, and Streetpops.

The cost is $125 per adult. Call 513.744.3248 to make a reservation. More information on May Festival’s website.

ArtsWave Community Campaign

From Community Arts Centers Day to the Cincinnati May Festival, Shakespeare in the Park to Salsa on the Square. Cincinnati’s arts scene creates the kind of excitement that makes our city a cool place to live. Everyone benefits from a thriving arts scene, so it makes sense to ask everyone to help support it. Together, we support more than 100 local arts organizations — large and small — across our region. The community campaign ends April 25 and the goal is within reach. Can you make a gift right now to support the arts? Please click here to give today and help keep Cincinnati amazing.

2012 May Festival

Tickets are on sale now for all May Festival concerts! Enjoy a relaxed evening in Music Hall with delicious food and beautiful music.

May Festival offers three elegant pre-concert buffet dinners, catered by The Phoenix, on May 12, 18 and 19 for only $35 per person.

Each concert in Music Hall also includes pre-concert recitals at 7 pm.
May 11: Ronnita Nicole Miller, mezzo-soprano
May 12: Yohan Yi, bass-baritone
May 18: Elena Zaremba, mezzo-soprano
May 19: John Aler, tenor

For complete information go to May Festival’s website.