Friday, March 12, 1999
'Hood tour brings variety of sounds
BY CRESTA WILLIAMS
The Cincinnati Enquirer
This summer's the'Hood is Bigger Than You Think tour will be filled with international rhythms, jazz and zydeco.
The tour is presented by Learning Through Art (LTA), which develops performing arts educational programs designed to encourage cultural awareness and understanding. The 'Hood tour, in its fifth year, is just one of their events.
“The tour is designed to let people know they are not confined to their own neighborhood,” says Kathy Wade, LTA co-founder and executive director. “Our mission is to break down barriers and build bridges between neighbors and neighborhoods through music and the performing arts.”
Here is the schedule of summer concerts. All are free, except the Crown Jewels of Jazz event.
• June 17: Dancin' in the Street kick-off block party, with Robin Lacy and DeZydeco, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Fountain Square, downtown.
• July 8: Wyoming's Jazz on the Green, with Kathy Wade and the Ed Moss Trio, 6-8 p.m., Village Green Park, Wyoming.
• July 10: Carnival, with Drums for Peace, Fiesta del Sol and Over-the-Rhine Steel Drums, 7-9:30 p.m., Blue Ash Amphitheater.
• July 30: Concert in the Park, with Kathy Wade, Ed Moss and the Society Jazz Orchestra, 7 p.m., Aurora City Park, Aurora, Ind.
• Aug. 14: Crown Jewels of Jazz, with jazz legend Nancy Wilson and Kathy Wade, 8 p.m., Music Hall Ballroom ($40); Crown Jewels of Jazz Gala, 5:30 p.m., Music Hall Ballroom, includes cocktails, dinner, the concert and dancing to Ed Moss and the Society Jazz Orchestra ($100, $125).
Information: 242-6028.
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