Comments on: The missing venue: The case for a mid-sized performance space http://www.expresscincinnati.com/exp-commentary/the-missing-venue-the-case-for-a-mid-sized-performance-space/ showcasing Cincinnati's creative arts & generous spirit Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:46:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Joey Witterstaetter http://www.expresscincinnati.com/exp-commentary/the-missing-venue-the-case-for-a-mid-sized-performance-space/comment-page-1/#comment-526 Joey Witterstaetter Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:06:31 +0000 http://www.expresscincinnati.com/?p=554#comment-526 They have been renovating the Emery. It is scheduled to be completed by December of 2011. I know because I know the head of the Emery Corporation, the company involved with renovating the theatre. The thing is, is that when Mary Emery died she had a air tight clause in the contract with UC that they could not sell the theatre. So far, they haven't had the money to renovate it but her great-grandson, head of the Emery Corporation has stepped in to make sure that the theatre is ready for use again. Just recently in 2008, the Cincinnati Entertainment Awards had their annual ceremony at the Emery so it might be taking a long time but the theatre is being renovated. I've also seen pictures of the current renovation. You can find them here: http://queencitydiscovery.blogspot.com/2009/03/cincinnatis-forgotten-theatres.html They have been renovating the Emery. It is scheduled to be completed by December of 2011. I know because I know the head of the Emery Corporation, the company involved with renovating the theatre.

The thing is, is that when Mary Emery died she had a air tight clause in the contract with UC that they could not sell the theatre. So far, they haven’t had the money to renovate it but her great-grandson, head of the Emery Corporation has stepped in to make sure that the theatre is ready for use again.

Just recently in 2008, the Cincinnati Entertainment Awards had their annual ceremony at the Emery so it might be taking a long time but the theatre is being renovated. I’ve also seen pictures of the current renovation.

You can find them here:
http://queencitydiscovery.blogspot.com/2009/03/cincinnatis-forgotten-theatres.html

]]> By: meridian13113 http://www.expresscincinnati.com/exp-commentary/the-missing-venue-the-case-for-a-mid-sized-performance-space/comment-page-1/#comment-524 meridian13113 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:57:07 +0000 http://www.expresscincinnati.com/?p=554#comment-524 Hooray! Finally there is someone else that sees the Emery as a viable venue in Cincinnati. When I'm in the OTR Gateway district to attend theatrical events, I often go by the sadly dark entrance to the Emery and wonder why no one has stepped up to the plate to make it useful again. I attended a musical event there sometime in the nineties and was impressed by the space's potential. The acoustics were marvelous. The neighborhood has become an exciting place to be, with great theatre, shopping and restaurants -- the perfect place for such a treasure to be reborn. Maybe if enough of us in the arts community speak up about this, we can get the attention of those with the wherewithal to do something about it. Hooray! Finally there is someone else that sees the Emery as a viable venue in Cincinnati. When I’m in the OTR Gateway district to attend theatrical events, I often go by the sadly dark entrance to the Emery and wonder why no one has stepped up to the plate to make it useful again.

I attended a musical event there sometime in the nineties and was impressed by the space’s potential. The acoustics were marvelous.

The neighborhood has become an exciting place to be, with great theatre, shopping and restaurants — the perfect place for such a treasure to be reborn.

Maybe if enough of us in the arts community speak up about this, we can get the attention of those with the wherewithal to do something about it.

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