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1) Next Week and
Other Future Events
- Just
For Me - Mini Spa Grand Opening
- beehive
co-op NOW OPEN
- ballet
tech
- December
Jazz Jam Sessions - Sunday, December 21 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Health
Care Discussion - Monday, December 22 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Improv
Workshops
- Saturday,
December 27 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
- Saturday,
December 27 from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm
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Cincinnati Yoga
School
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Yogic Retreat in
Costa Rica - February 21 to March 1, 2009
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Introduction to
Yoga - Saturday, January 10 at 10:00 am
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Announcements
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Kennedy Heights
Arts Center
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Art Class - Winter
Session
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Winter Break Art
Camp - Tuesday, December 30 form 9:30 am to 2:30 pm
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Holiday Shopping
at the Guild Art Shop
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Pleasant Ridge
Branch Library Weekly Updates
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Donate $1 - Build
an elevator, become accessible to the handicapped
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Pleasant Ridge
Montessori
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Purchase a
Commemorative Brick By 12/31/2008 (Extended Date)
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Tutors Needed
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Tours
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The Pea Pod Cafe
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Art
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The Pleasant Perk
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Hours
2) Pleasant Ridge Community
Council (PRCC)
- Next
Monthly meeting will be Tuesday, January 2 at 7:00 pm
- Hilton
Davis - Your help is needed
- See
the Nutcracker and help your neighborhood.
- Newsletter
Submissions are due by Thursdays at 9:00 pm. Please submit
them to: whatsgoingon@pleasantridge.org
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1) Next Week and Other Future Events
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Just For Me - Mini Spa
720-7016 (for Appointments)
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GRAND OPENING
Located
next to Gil's
We will be running monthly Specials!
January SPECIAL - Facials only $39.95
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beehive co-op
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Holiday Market. Featuring local designers and
artisans.
Open Monday - Saturday from 10:00 am - 6:00 pm.
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ballet tech
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Don't miss the December Jazz Jam Session on
Sunday, December 21st, 6-9 PM. Jazz professionals perform with
"students of jazz of all ages" to create a fabulous
entertaining and fun evening of jazz!
ballet tech cincinnati will host a Health Care Discussion
on Monday, December 22, 2008 6pm - 9pm. Your input will be
collected and passed on to Senator Tom Daschle,
Secretary-designate for Health and Human Services. See his short
video: http://change.gov/page/s/hcdiscussion.
ballet tech
cincinnati will host its first Improv Workshops targeted
at executives, managers and other business people and people with
some experience in Comedy Improvisation at its Kennedy Heights
World Headquarters on Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 9 AM-12 noon
for the Improv for Business Workshop and 1:00-3:30 PM for the
Advanced Improv Workshop. Both workshops will be led by
Melissa Whitis, Trainer/Coach/Writer/Educator and Specialist in
Improvisation and its use in areas outside of dramatic arts, Presentation Skills
Development, Team Building, and Strengths-Based Innovation.
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Cincinnati Yoga School
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Please join us! http://www.cincyoga.com/classsched.html
Upcoming
Events:
Yoga
in Paradise
The Cincinnati Yoga School and the Morgan Family (of Morgan's
Canoes) are hosting a yogic retreat in Costa Rican paradise. The
retreat is for anyone seeking a voyage, whether it be for a potentially
life-changing experience or a simple winter getaway. Families are
welcome. No one is required to attend yoga, or any activity for
that matter.
Jutting out
into the Pacific Ocean is Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula, one of nature's
last frontiers and home of Corcovado National Park, the largest virgin
Pacific rain forest and the most important biological preserve in the
Americas. Morgan's Jungle Lodge is located on the Osa Peninsula, only
15 to 20 minutes from the Osa's only town of Puerto Jimenez. For more
details, visit www.morgansjunglelodge.com.
Dates:
February 21 through March 1, 2009
Yoga Options: Vinyasa Flow, Yin, Astanga and Taoist Yoga, Partner
Yoga, Thai Yoga Massage, Pranayama (breath work), many forms of
meditation, Tai Chi, Vision Walk, Shamanic Intention Setting, Laughter
Yoga, and Yoga Nidra (yogic siesta / napping).
Other activity options include:
- Sustainable
Living workshops
- Swimming,
snorkeling, SCUBA diving
- Cultural
events
- Salsa
dancing (free lessons)
- Hiking
- Kayaking,
including guided river and sea tours
- Rainforest
horse-back riding tour
- Deep-sea
fishing
- Canopy
zipline tour and tree repelling
- Chocolate
farm tour (Finca Kobo)
- And
many more!
$2450 per individual
$4750 per couple (save $150)
$7050 family of 3 (save $300)
This includes flights, all yoga workshops, a big load of great
activities, great vegetarian (and non-vegetarian) meals, and beach
paradise lodging! Payments can be made in installments to be paid
in-full by January 20, 2009.
For more details or to register for the retreat, email will@cincyoga.com
or call (513) 247-YOGA (9642).
Have you been thinking about trying yoga but just can't
seem to get there? Join Laura M. Duran, RYT-200, at the Pleasant
Ridge Library on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at 10:00 am for a free
Introduction to Yoga session. Try some easy and relaxing yoga
stretches and launch your yoga practice. Laura teaches beginner
classes every Monday and Thursday morning, a great start to the day for
anyone who has some free time while the family is at work or school.
New students are welcome to join at any time.
You may call the library at (513) 369-4488 to reserve a
spot (optional), and come wearing loose, comfortable clothing.
Announcements
The regular faculty will be on vacation from Monday, December 22nd,
through Sunday, January 4th. Regular Monday, Tuesday, and
Saturday classes at the Pleasant Ridge location (aka, the yoga temple)
will be offered during the vacation on a donation and/or discounted
basis by the current yoga teachers in training or Will. Regular
classes will resume on Monday, January 5th. Please call the
school at (513) 247-YOGA (9642) for more details.
The Hot Yoga class scheduled on Monday nights at 6:00 p.m.
is postponed until further notice.
The next New Beginners series begins on Tuesday, January
6th, at 7:30 p.m. Pre-register for this course by calling (513)
247-YOGA (9642).
Interested in becoming a yoga instructor? Teacher
training and certification is available at the Cincinnati Yoga School.
Contact Will at will@cincyoga.com
or (513) 247-YOGA (9642).
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Kennedy Heights Arts Center
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Express Your Creativity in an
Art Class this Winter
Looking for a creative outlet this winter? Take a class at the
Kennedy Heights Arts Center! Our Winter Session will begin the
week of January 20 and run through March 16. There is a class for every
age and ability from art classes for children ages 3-12, to teens
and adults. The offerings this winter will include sculpture,
watercolor, fiber arts, photography, printmaking, acting, puppet
theatre and more. Our instructors earn rave reviews.
A full list of classes, fees and registration information is
attached. Scholarship available. Register early to
ensure your place in class! Please call 631-4278 for more
information.
Get
the Kids Out of the House and Having Fun During Winter Break
Looking for something fun for your child to do when school
is out for winter break? Head on over to the Arts Center on
December 30th for a fun-filled arts camp. Youth grades K - 5 will
create art based on Eric Carle's Dream Snow and Dr. Suess' There's a
Wocket in My Pocket. In addition, a variety of printmaking
techniques will be explored with projects completed to go home.
Bring a sack lunch, wear clothes that can get dirty and get ready for a
wonderful day!
Winter
Break Art Camp
Tuesday, December 30th from 9:30 am - 2:30 pm.
Camp fee is $20 per child. Scholarships
available. To register, print and mail in the attached
registration form with payment or call 631-4278 and have your
credit card handy. Registration must be received by December
19th.
Holiday Shopping the Creative
Way at the Guild Art Shop
Looking for a unique gift for a loved one this holiday
season? Be inspired by fabulous artwork in the Holiday Treasures
exhibition in the galleries or check out what's new in the guild art
shop. You can find handmade, one-of-kind bookmarks, small pots
and ceramic mushrooms, new jewelry, wearable boas, boiled wool purses
and more -- all at reasonable prices! Open Saturdays 10 am - 4 pm
November 29, December 6, 13 and 20. Closed Dec. 27. Not
available on Saturdays? Just give us a call at 631-4278 and we'll
be happy to arrange another time for you to shop.
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Pleasant Ridge Branch Library
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Through the end of the year, please donate here to the
Library Foundation so we can build an elevator and become accessible to
the handicapped. Our windows are filling up with wheelchair
cut-outs, which we are selling for $1!
The library will be closed on December 24 and December 25. There
are no storytimes on December 23, 30, or 31. Happy Holidays to
all!
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Pleasant Ridge Montessori
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Commemorative Bricks
Personalize a brick and "Set in Stone" your memories for a
lifetime. As a member of the community, you have the opportunity to be
part of this exciting Pleasant Ridge Montessori landmark by making a
contribution and having YOUR name and/or message inscribed on a brick
forever. They make great gifts!! Extended
Deadline: December 31, 2008.
For brick order form, go to
www.supportprm.org/files/BrickOnlineForm_20080131.pdf.
Tutors
Needed!
Daytime tutors needed between 8am-2pm in all subject areas, students
in grades K-8th. Contact Chris Reece at 363-4450,
creece@cincinnatiymca.org.
Interested in what Pleasant Ridge Montessori School and
Community Learning Center has to offer? Set up a tour with
Angie O., Resource Coordinator, #363-4474. Tours schedule for the
school (all tours are on Wed. at 10am): 1/14, 1/28, 2/11, 2/25,
3/11, 4/8, and 5/6.
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The Pea Pod Cafe
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Our normal hours are Tuesday thru Saturday - 11am to 4pm
Holiday Hours - we will be closed from December 21st to January 1st to
celebrate the holidays. We'll reopen on January 2.
ART
We're currently exhibiting photos from the Kennedy Heights Art Center
summer photography camp in the Community Room and paintings by Rebecca
Weller throughout the cafe.
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The Pleasant Perk
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The Pleasant Perk is open 7 days a week starting at 6:30
am
during the weekday and 8am on weekends. Every saturday we bake up
Taste of Belgium Waffles fresh in the shop.
Visit our website. Website link has been
updated.
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2) Pleasant Ridge Community Council (PRCC)
Help Pleasant Ridge Recycle!
Help us win another Mayor's Challenge by getting more households using
green bins in the neighborhood. If you know someone who needs a
bin, help them recycle. Call 242-4401 X 7164 if you know someone
who needs a bin.
For more details see:http://www.pleasantridge.org/live.html
under "Mayor's Challenge"
For more
details on what you can recycle visit http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/pubsrv/pages/-10147-/.
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Help get Hilton Davis cleaned up ... once and for all !!!
Your help is needed ... please write a letter to the Ohio EPA
The people of Pleasant Ridge have been trying to get the Hilton Davis
site cleaned up since the mid-1980s (see "A Brief History"
below). Much progress has been made, but there is still work that needs
to be done to keep Pleasant Ridge the great neighborhood that it is and
help it to become even better in the future.
For the past year or so, a group of concerned neighbors has been
working to get the clean-up finished ... and finished right. Some have
met with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and expressed
their concerns about an inadequate proposal by Eastman Kodak to clean
up the site. Others put signs opposing Kodak's proposal in their yards.
About 500 people signed a petition asking the Ohio EPA to reject the
proposal. And articles on Pleasant Ridge residents' opposition to
Kodak's proposal have appeared in The Cincinnati Enquirer and CityBeat.
Now this group is seeking your help in writing letters so that the Ohio
EPA "hears" the concerns of our neighborhood and considers
them in making the final decision. We know that this is a busy time of
year, but writing a letter should only take a few minutes ... yet it
could have a big impact.
We are asking neighbors to send personal letters to Chris Korleski,
Director of the Ohio EPA, with a copy to Governor Ted Strickland.
(Please see the sample letter on the back side of this flyer.) In
addition or instead, you could ask your children to write a letter or
draw a picture to send to the Ohio EPA. Children's messages can be very
effective in such efforts.
For more information or sample letter, please click on one
of the links below:
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See The
Nutcracker and help your neighborhood.
The Cincinnati Ballet and Invest in Neighborhoods Inc.
have teamed up so you can save on each ticket ordered, with a portion
of each sale going to Invest's Merit Grant Program. Merit Grants are
awarded for community projects every June. To top it off, the community
council that generates the most sales wins a $50 cash prize from
Invest! Remember, it's just not the holidays without The Nutcracker!
TICKET PRICING (Discount 20%
off)
Premiere Orchestra/Loge $65 (NA)
Orchest ra/Loge $55 (discounted price of $44)
Orchestra/Loge Circle/Front Balcony $45 (Discounted price of $36)
Middle Balcony $35 (Discounted price of $28)
Balcony Circle $20 (Discounted price of $16)
To
purchase tickets for The Nutcracker:
Go to Promotion.
Enter Code: GRP0809PLEASANT (There is a $2.50 online charge.)
Come to our Box Office at 1555 Central Parkway and get
your tickets
All orders mailed or ordered after Friday, December 5,
2008 will be held at Will Call.
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What's Going on in Pleasant Ridge and Nearby
A service of the Pleasant Ridge Community Council
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