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Join us at Kidchella! Kidchella 2024! Get ready to rock during Cincinnati Family Magazine ’s annual Kidchella family festival! This back-to-school end-of- summer event will take place on Sunday, August 11 from 1-4 p.m. at Cottell Park in Deerfield Township. Featuring musical act Zak Morgan and more musical acts to be announced, families will be sure to find some great tunes to groove to. There will also be vendors from local attractions with fun activities for the whole family. Gia’s Balloon Buddies will be back with balloon animals, face painting and more. And Dino Buddies will be bringing some animal ambassadors for families to meet and greet. The event has free admission and tons of free goodies, but we encourage families to bring some money if they are interested in buying some Market in the Park goodies or to buy a Snowie snow cone. Learn more by heading to
Nation’s 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives Congratulations to Tina Cheng, MD, MPH, Chair of Pediatrics and director of the Cincinnati Children’s Research Foundation. Cheng has been named one of the nation’s 50 most Influential Clinical Executives by Modern Healthcare. As deemed by their peers and the publication’s senior editors, Modern Healthcare honors licensed clinicians in executive roles who are deemed as difference makers inside and outside of their respective organization. As Chief Medical Officer, Cheng is responsible for clinical services, including 1.7 million patient encounters annually. She also oversees more than 1,000 faculty and medical staff. Paving the way for brighter futures, Tina Cheng MD definitely earned this accolade. Learn more by visiting cincinnatichildrens.org. New Loren Long Book + New ArtWorks Mural! Local author and illustrator
cincinnatifamily magazine.com. Accolades and Awards Around Town TCT Cincinnati’s Artistic Director Receives Tony Award Nod The Nation’s oldest theater for young audiences continues to produce amazing shows year after year and offer outstanding classes and camps for local kiddos, too! In fact, The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati’s Artistic Director Roderick Justice recently received the recognition of Honorable Mention in the 2024 Excellence in Theatre Education Award, presented by the Tony Awards. Wow! Congratulations to Roderick and to The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati. If you are interested in learning more about the children’s theater, head to thechildrenstheatre.com. CCHMC CMO Named One of
Loren Long has authored and illustrated family classics such as Otis and illustrated Barack Obama’s Of Thee I Sing . Loren’s latest literary offering is titled The Yellow Bus . This inspiring book, which is slated to be a signature book for the 24-25 school year, follows a forgotten school bus that finds joy and purpose in unexpected places. ArtWorks apprentices have created a commemorative yellow bus mural for the Queen City Book Bank, located at 1200 Gest Street. The project is slated to be completed in early August, with a mural dedication celebration happening in Mid-September. The Queen City Book Bank will also be distributing 3,500 copies of The Yellow Bus to children in a curated book program. Find out more about Loren Long by visiting lorenlong.com. Discover more about ArtWorks by checking out artworkscincinnati. org. Investigate the Queen City Book Bank’s mission at queencitybookbank.org.
12 August 2024 | cincinnatifamilymagazine.com
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