May I interest you in the Mat to do list

**cincygreg** · April 21st, 2014, 09:25 AM

If so, there is much to do here in the Cincinnati area from sports, to festivals to outdoor shows and concerts in the parks and lots more. Of course, we are going to start with holidays as we normally do, and there is much to celebrate in May so lets get started.

1st is May Day
3rd is Derby Day (and yes, it is a holiday)
5th is Cinco De Mayo please fiesta accordingly
11th Is Mothers Day show your mom some love people
17th Is Armed Forces Day
26th is Memorial Day

May is also
National bbq month
national hamburger month (and cheeseburgers , of course)
national salad month
national snozzberry month
national strawberry month
national egg month
national asparagus month
national beef month

more holidays here

http://www.brownielocks.com/b3bcalendar.html?201405

and more to come later on

Ok, lets get into the stuff to do around the area

The party in park returns starting may 7th at yeatmans cove 5-10pm
7th naked karate girls
14th zack attack
21st danny frazier band
28th final order

Party on the plaza at the Anderson Center 5:30-9:30
8th leroy ellington and the e funk all stars
29th backbeat

cincy cinco is May 3-4 on fountain square
http://www.cincicinco.com

Taste of Cincinnati May 24-26 downtown
Home Page - Taste Of Cincinnati

Summerfair at Coney Island May30-June 1st 571-0050
including little black dress event may 30th 7-11 pm at moonlight gardens
http://www.summerfair.org

Appalachian Fest at Coney Island May 9-11 251-3378
The Offical Appalachian Festival Website

Maifest Mainstrasse Village May 16-18 859-491-0458
16 5-11:30 pm 17th noon-11:30 18th noon-9

much much more to come

**cincygreg** · April 24th, 2014, 10:25 AM

lunchtime concerts blue ash towne square
may 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th starting at noon

summer shazaam kids concert Beech Acres 10-10:45 am May 28th Jennifer Ellis Band 388-4513 for more info

Zoo Babies at the Cincinnati Zoo May 1-31st also at the Zoo , Zoo LaLa May 30th 7-11pm
http://www.cincinnatizoo.org/

Newport Jazz Art and Wine Festival May 16 (6-10pm) -17 (noon-11pm)
live at the levee Newport on the levee May 29th 7-10pm the rusty griswolds

fountain Square mondays trivia 7-9pm and thurs salsa on the square 7-10pm
&
starting may 28th
reggae wednesdays 7-10
fri midpoint indee 7-11pm
sat beats 7-11pm
sun the grove 4-7pm

sport, more holidays and lots more stuff to do coming up !

**cincygreg** · April 25th, 2014, 08:04 AM

Ok, time for a flavor of the month. Last May we have paid homage to that tasty treat delivery system, the straw. And why not, the straw has been bringing those cold frosty frozen treats from the cup to our taste buds for years and years. In fact, the straw gets involved in many of our flavor of the month ideas and yet gets little appreciation for it. Smoothies, shakes, malts, freezes, icees, sodas, floats. banan splits (well maybe not so much with the nanner split through the straw unless maybe you put it in a blender first but it you must try go right ahead and knock yourself out) Yes the straw needs to be shown some love. So lets do it again! Lets go with the straw for may one more time. But hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhooooooooooooollllllllllllllllllldd dddddddddddd On just one second. We are forgetting someone. If we are going with the delivery systems that bring those taste treats to our mouths, then we must include the spoon (or the spork if you happen to have a spork handy in which case you should feel like you are ready for anything) The spoon is as involved as the straw and sometimes even more so. At the zoo, they dont even have straws, they do the icees with a spoon at the zoo. So I think we are looking at the straw and the spoon (and the spork, and the spraw which is the straw spoon combination you sometimes get with a snow cone and other tasty treats of course) for May and that oughta do it (unless you eat your ice cream or shakes and malts... with a fork then I guess you really have to do it fast but not too fast or you will freeze your brain

) So there you have it. We have come up with the perfect solution that is unless you like yours on a stick so I guess we'll have to throw the stick in there too and some people eat their frosty with a fry so that somehow falls in here as well. SHEESH! this is getting out of hand so lets try it this way. It you can eat your favorite flavor whatever with it, it's in.
As always all chips, chunks, dips, dunks, swirls, twirls... you know the rest) are in as well.

more holidays and sports next

**cincygreg** · April 28th, 2014, 09:30 AM

more holidays which you may or may not want to celebrate accordingly.

1st national chocolate parfait day
2nd national truffles day
3rd national raspberry tart day
4th national homebrew day
5th national chocolate custard day/ national hoagie day
6th national crepes suzette day
7th national leg of lamb day
8th national empanada day/ coconut cream day
9th national butterscotch brownie day
10th national shrimp day jumbo or shrimpy shrimp
11th national mocha torte day/ eat what you want day
12th national nutty fudge day
13th national apple pie day/ fruit cocktail day which may or may not include cocktails with fruit in them
14th national buttermilk biscuit day
15th national chocolate chip day
16th national coquilles st jaques day
17th national cherry cobbler day
18th national cheese souffle day
19th national devils food cake day
20th national quiche lorraine day/ pick strawberries and or snozzberries day
21st national strawberries and cream day
22nd national vanilla pudding day
23rd national taffy day
24th national escargot day
25th national wine day/ brown bag it day
26th national blueberry cheesecake day/ cherry dessert day
27th national grape popsicle day
28th national brisket day
29th national coq au vin day
30th national mint julep day
31st national macaroon day

sports is next and a lot more solid options for you to choose to do or not to do

**cincygreg** · April 29th, 2014, 10:50 AM

Flying pig marathon weekend is may 2-4. Be on the lookout for runners and flying pigs all weekend long. 721-pigs
Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon : Marathon, Half Marathon, Relay, 10K, 5K, Kids Marathon, Fun Run, Beer Series

Baseball
Cubs
Cubs Schedule | cubs.com: Schedule

Reds
Reds Schedule | reds.com: Schedule

Florence Freedom
FLORENCE FREEDOM - Greater Cincinnati's Minor League Baseball Team

Dayton Dragons
The Official Site of The Dayton Dragons | daytondragons.com Homepage

Arena football
River Monsters
Northern Kentucky River Monsters - Official Home of the CIFL's Highland Heights Kentucky Indoor Football Team

Dayton Sharks
Welcome to the Shark Tank - Home of the Dayton Sharks - CIFL

Hockey
Cyclones
Cincinnati Cyclones - Home

RollerDerby
Cincinnati Rollergirls
Cincinnati Rollergirls | Live to Skate, Skate to Live

Black N Bluegrass
Black-n-Bluegrass RollerGirls | Northern Kentucky Roller Derby

RGI River Run for Kicks For Kids may 24th 859-393-3168
Welcome to Kicks For Kids

Bearcats Spring Sports
GoBEARCATS.com - The Official Athletics Website of the University of Cincinnati

ufc at the coliseum may 10th call 421-4111 for ticket info

SOCCER saints and lady saints
http://www.cincinnatisaints.com/home.html

the Indy 500 Is May 25th
http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/indy500/

More to come

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the annual butterfly show at krohn conservatory goes through june 22nd 10-5 daily
http://www.cincinnatiparks.com/butterflyshow/

turtle canyon open at the newport aquarium
http://www.newportaquarium.com

more to come

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at smale park at the banks

May 10th 5:30 the psychodots

May 16th 7pm free move wreck it ralph

May 17th 4pm wump mucket puppets and cincinnati childrens theatre

May 30th free movie Brave

more to come

**cincygreg** · April 30th, 2014, 09:52 AM

free admission for moms on mothers day at Both the Cincinnati Zoo and The
Butterfly Show

at the museum center
Diana through aug 17th
Omnimax journey to the south pacific
and
Treasures in black and white
Cincinnati Museum Center

Elmo Makes Music May 16-18 at the coliseum call 421-4111 for ticket info

more to come

**cincygreg** · May 6th, 2014, 07:55 AM

cult classic movie and trivia nights washington park 6-10pm
7th ghostbusters
14th never ending story
21st dirty dancing

also at washington park
28th 7-10pm crown jewels of jazz
29th 7-10pm bluegrass
30th 7-10pm R&B

funny bone
Levee Funny Bone

go bananas
Go Bananas Comedy Club - Providing Live Stand-Up Comedy in Cincinnati for 20 years

Cincinnati May Festival at music hall May 7, 9, 11, 16, 17, & 18 513-621-1919
2014 May Festival

fish toss on fountain square may 9th 12-1

cincinnati library comic con may 10th 1-6 pm main branch library downtown 369-6900

more to come

**cincygreg** · May 7th, 2014, 12:57 AM

Riverbend
Riverbend Music Center - Greater Cincinnati's Concert and Event Venue.

Asian Food Fest May 18-19 at the banks
Asian Food Fest

CAC 75th Anniversary May 16th 9pm
http://contemporaryartscenter.org/

More to come

**cincygreg** · May 9th, 2014, 07:23 AM

cincitalia at harvest home park May 16-18 513-661-0651
http://www.stcfestival.org/CincItalia_2014/index.php

buckeye bbq festival and competition may 16-17 union center
Buckeye BBQ Fest

more to come

**cincygreg** · May 16th, 2014, 08:25 AM

scpa in the park at washington park may 16 & 23rd noon-1pm

maifest cincinnati germania society west kemper rd may 16-18 742-0060

our lady of victory fest neeb rd may 16-18 922-4960

st aloysius gonzaga fest bridgetown rd may 16-18 598-9273

first church of god fest princeton rd may 23-25 313-2700

college circus fest ludlow theatre ludlow ky 800-381-8232 may 16-18 public show is may 17th at 8pm

more to come