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Before you journey abroad, stop by the Main Library to apply for a passport

Before you journey abroad, stop by the Main Library to apply for a passport

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - National Passport Day is Saturday, March 9, and the Main Library is making it easy to apply for a passport all weekend. The Information & Reference Department, located on the second floor of the South Building, will have additional staff available to assist customers with their passport applications Saturday, March 9, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, March 10, from 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Appointments are strongly encouraged, but walk-ins are accepted as staffing permits. To schedule an appointment, call 513-369-6900.

Can’t make it March 9 or 10?

Public Library holds 12th annual ‘On The Same Page’ program Feb. 1-March 31

Public Library holds 12th annual ‘On The Same Page’ program Feb. 1-March 31

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Now in its 12th year, On The Same Page brings community-wide reading full circle. Thanks to readers like you who enjoy the togetherness of sharing a thought-provoking book, the program is one of the longest-standing and most successful of its kind in the nation.

Each year, along with a whole host of partnering organizations from around Greater Cincinnati, the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County highlights a carefully selected title that’s sure to evoke engaging discussion and community dialogue.

From Feb. 1 to March 31, this year’s one book, one community title, "The End of Your Life Book Club," by Will Schwalbe celebrates the pursuit of lifelong reading and how the joy of reading enriches and even changes lives. The book is the inspiring true story of a son and his mother, who start a “book club” that brings them together as her life comes to a close due to pancreatic cancer.  

Programs at Public Library lead up to first Comic Con event in May

Programs at Public Library lead up to first Comic Con event in May

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County is pleased to announce its first Comic Con will be held May 5 at the Main Library.  However, until that illustrious day arrives, writers and illustrators can get their superhero-sci-fi-zombie-manga fix with a wide range of workshops and contests being held during March and April. Learn firsthand from published comic book experts and try your own hand at creating characters and stories. For details, visit www.cincinnatilibrary.org/news/2013/comiccon.html or call 513-369-6900.

Cincinnati Library Comic Con Drawing Contest (Kids 9-12, Teens, and Adults)

Show off your graphic art skills. One entry per person. Drawings can be in color or black & white and must be no larger than 15-by-20 inches. No digital submissions or computer images will be accepted.

When: March 1-31

Sycamore students rock ‘n’ roll with parents

Sycamore students rock ‘n’ roll with parents

SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP, OH (FOX19) - Nearly 1,000 Sycamore High School students and adult family members (parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc.) will celebrate a variety of music during the annual Odd Couples Ball, a dinner and dance where students invite a parent or a favorite adult as their date.

The Odd Couples Ball is scheduled for Saturday, March 9.

As attendees celebrate several genres of music from Rock-n-Roll to jazz and hip-hop and everything in between, they will be surrounded by a musical wonderland created by  PTO volunteers who transform the high school.  Couples, some dressed in poodle skirts or as music icons, will enter the dance by walking down a hip downtown street and descending into a full immersion of lights and music.

Prior to the dance, guests will enjoy hors d’oeuvres, followed by a catered meal.  Then couples will dance to the music of the ReBops, a band composed of community members and Sycamore teachers.

Spend an ‘Afternoon with Bobby Mackey’ at Main Library March 9

Spend an ‘Afternoon with Bobby Mackey’ at Main Library March 9

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Take a look into the vibrant, exciting, talented, and sometimes mystical life of a local legend during “An Afternoon with Bobby Mackey” at the Main Library March 9 at 1 p.m. in the Reading Garden Lounge.

Hear Mackey’s music as well as stories from his Northern Kentucky bar Bobby Mackey's Music World and what it’s like to own one of the most haunted destinations in America.

Mackey is a traditional country music singer whose career has spanned 40 years. His musical style was influenced by Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, George Jones, Buck Owens, Conway Twitty, and Johnny Paycheck.

Mackey opened Bobby Mackey’s Music World in September 1978 in Wilder, Ky., along the Licking River next to the same railroad track that he worked in his youth. The nightclub’s slogan "Come for the ghosts, stay for the music" became a popular quote as the club's popularity began to rise.

'The Three Ladies of Song' being celebrated at The Kenwood

'The Three Ladies of Song' being celebrated at The Kenwood

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - The Kenwood by Senior Star hosting a musical performance on Tuesday, February 19 honoring the lives of Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland and Peggy Lee.

“The Ladies of Song” is narrated and performed by Nancy James and Carmon DeLeone.

Accompanying James and DeLeone is Rick VanMatre on the saxophone, Michael Darrah on the piano and Michael Scharfe on bass.

Cocktails and a buffet will be served from 4pm - 5:30pm with the performance beginning at 6pm.

The event is free and open to the public, but reservations are required by calling (513) 823-3029.

The Kenwood Senior Star is located in the 5400 block of Kenwood Road.

Glass blowers showing off their craft to help local homeless families

Glass blowers showing off their craft to help local homeless families

OAKLEY, OH (FOX19) - Queen City Glass Arts, a non-profit arts organization, is inviting the public to a special 'Friday Night Blows' event in collaboration with Interfaith Hospitality Network. This event to take place at Brazee Street Studios in Oakley is to benefit homeleass families in the area.

'Friday Night Blows' is a performance arts event at which a team of glass blowers work together to blow, form and sculpt hot molten glass into sculptures shaped to highlight the theme of the evening. To highlight IHN's mission of serving homeless families in greater Cincinnati the artists will create sculptures made from molten glass which will be donated to the organization.