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* [[Cincinnati Fire Museum]] [http://www.cincyfiremuseum.com/history.html]
* [[Cincinnati Fire Museum]] [http://www.cincyfiremuseum.com/history.html]
* [[Cincinnati Observatory Center]]
* [[Cincinnati Observatory Center]]
* [[Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art]]
* [[Contemporary Arts Center]] / [[Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art]]
* [[Drake Planetarium]]
* [[Drake Planetarium]]
* [[National Signs of the Times Museum]]
* [[National Signs of the Times Museum]]

Revision as of 20:16, 17 March 2007

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This is relating to the culture of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Annual cultural events and fairs

Attractions

Dining

Cincinnati is also famous for its unique culinary delicacies. "Cincinnati Chili" is commonly served by several independent chains such as Skyline Chili, Gold Star Chili, Empress Chili, Camp Washington Chili, and Dixie Chili. This chili is best appreciated not in a bowl, as one would with the chunkier, "Tex-Mex" chili, but rather, as a sauce to cover a plate of spaghetti, covered in shredded cheddar cheese (3-way), the latter with onions or beans (4-way) or with both (as a 5-way), all topped off with oyster crackers and to some, hot sauce. It can also be placed on top of a hot dog in a steamed bun with mustard and onions, and topped with cheddar cheese (a cheese coney). Graeter's ice cream is also famous, especially for its Black Raspberry Chip ice cream and "Buckeye Blitz". Oprah is a fan and caused sales to skyrocket when she raved about the ice cream on her show. Montgomery Inn is a local barbecue restaurant that is internationally known for its signature sauce. Bob Hope would frequently have the restaurant's ribs flown to his home in California. LaRosa's pizza, another Greater Cincinnati tradition, is the most popular pizza restaurant in the area, despite stiff competition from National Brands such as Pizza Hut, Dominos, and Papa John's. United Dairy Farmers, a convenient/gas store, also serves as a "malt shop", reminiscent of the 1950's, where one can still get a scoop of UDF or Homemade Brand Ice cream, a milkshake, or a malt, while filling your gas tank.

This doesn't mean that Cincinnati lacks fine dining - the city is known for the quantity and quality of its many gourmet restaurants. Until 2005, when the restaurant closed, the Maisonette carried the distinction of being Mobil Travel Guide's longest running five-star restaurant in the country. And the former Maisonette's chef de cuisine, Jean-Robert de Cavel, has opened four new restaurants in the area since 2001. Jean-Ro's at Pigall's serves contemporary French cuisine, everyday authentic French bistro cooking is served up at Bistro Jean-Ro, French-Vietnamese fare at Pho-Paris, and delectable breakfasts and gourmet French pastry tarts at Greenup Cafe. Cincinnati's German heritage is also evidenced by the many eateries that specialize in schnitzels and hearty Bavarian cooking.

Galleries

Historical structures and museums

Parks and outdoor attractions



Music Venues

Theater

For a city of its size, Cincinnati boasts a vibrant community of theater artists, educators, and producers. Audiences can attend professional, semi-professional, community, and educational theater opportunities year-round in the Cincinnati tri-state area. Many theatres within the region are members of the League of Cincinnati Theatres. In addition to theater experiences offered through most high schools, many of which are critiqued by local students through the Cappie Awards program, Cincinnati offers a number of college-level theater/performing arts training and performing opportunities.

Professional (Equity) theater Professional (non-Equity) theater Community (non-professional) theater Educational theater
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park Know Theatre Tribe Mariemont Players University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati Clear Stage Cincinnati Falcon Productions Xavier University
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Ovation Theatre Company Northern Kentucky University
Cincinnati Public Theatre Cincinnati Music Theatre
Stage First Cincinnati If Theatre Collective
New Edgecliff Theater Showbiz Players
The Performance Gallery The Nativity Players
The Children's Theatre The East Side Players
Wyoming Players
Sunset Players, inc

Trivia

  • Cornhole (game), which originated in Cincinnati's West Side
  • The fictional town of Monticello, the setting of the longrunning soap opera The Edge of Night was said to be based on Cincinnati. [13]. A shot of the Cincinnati skyline was featured in the opening credits.
  • Cincinnati is the hometown of Tiffany Haas who was crowned Miss Ohio for 2002 and represented Ohio in the Miss America contest. She previously held the title of Miss Heart of it All.
  • Cincinnati is the hometown of Cheya Watkins who was crowned Miss Ohio for 1998 and represented Ohio in the Miss America contest. She previously held the title of Miss Southeastern Ohio. She was also named Miss Ohio USA in 2000 and represented Ohio in the Miss USA contest.
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