Cheri Lawson

A show intended to capture the essence, soul and inspiration of the King of Pop is coming to Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio. Cirque du Soleil is back with a tribute to Michael Jackson. 

Grammy award winning singer-songwriter Carrie Newcomer will be in Loveland, Ohio at Grailville Retreat Center leading a writing workshop sponsored by Grailville, Women’s Way of Ohio and Kentucky and Women Writing for a Change.Newcomer is also performing at Grailville, May 20th and at a fundraiser for the Dayton International Peace Museum at Shiloh Church UCC May 18th.

One of our region's largest cultural fairs kicks off May 11th .The 43rd annual Appalachian Festival is back at Coney Island, Mother's Day weekend, after being rained out last year.

Cincinnati’s annual idea contest is underway. It’s the 4th year for Cincinnati Innovates,an entrepreneurial support program giving folks a chance to get their great idea funded.

Hospice of Hope is a non-profit organization serving 6 counties in Kentucky and 6 counties in Ohio by providing end of life care. Saturday,May 12th in Maysville, Hospice of Hope is hosting a Parent’s Legacy Luncheon , an event created to honor a parent or other influential person who has died.

The Kenton County School District is taking career exploration to another level with its innovation and technology academies.

TED  is a nonprofit organization which stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design. TED was started 26 years ago  as a conference bringing people together to share ideas.Since then people from around the world have embraced the concept of TED by creating conferences and programs.

It’s Opening Day in Cincinnati. After the traditional parade the Reds will take on the Miami Marlins at Great American Ball Park.It’s a big deal to baseball fans in this region.Another big baseball deal is the one with Red’s First Baseman  Joey Votto.