The Featured speaker at this month's meeting will be Emily Van Doren, who wil be giving an update on the City of Cincinnati Planning Department's 2011 historic inventory. Sounds like this will be very informative!

The Community Council meets Tuesday February 15th beginning at 7:30pm

As always there will be lots of good information about our community and a great chance to meet your neighbors.

The meeting will take place at the Kennedy Heights Presbyterian Church on Kennedy Ave. and will be proceeded by the regular meeting of the executive board.

FEB 19 - DON'T MISS IT! The LAST PERFORMANCE of Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park's DIS/TROY, on SATURDAY, 2/19, at Kennedy Heights Presbyterian Church, 6120 Kennedy Ave. Bring your family and friends and be amazed at the four actors who play ALL the Greeks, the Trojans and the Olympian gods - with energy to spare. This is NOT the Homer met in high school.

Tickets at the door: $5/Adults; Children 13 & under/FREE. More information at www.district-a.org
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Also from District-A, Local artist Elliott Jordan will display "Beyond Black and White," charcoal portraits of figures in American history, at the Pleasant Ridge Branch Library (6233 Montgomery Rd., 369-4488) through February 28. These portraits point to close friendships between famous black and white people in American history.

On Monday, February 28, from 5:30-7 p.m., Jordan will be at the Pleasant Ridge Branch Library for community conversations with interested people. Refreshments will be available. The exhibit and community conversations are sponsored by District A.

aim - Kennedy Heights' community arts organization formally known as ballettech cincinnati has several things going on for the new year:

Auditions for Lord of the Jungle - arts innovation movement: aim cincinnati [Saturday-Sunday 12-13 February @ 2-6pm]: Dancers, tumblers & gymnasts of all ages & dance genres are invited to audition for the World Premiere of Lord of the Jungle to perform Friday-Saturday 15-16 April. Lord of the Jungle will feature community & pre-pro dancers & gymnasts from age 5-60+, a great soundtrack, stunning sets & costumes & original choreography. Dancers should bring ballet, jazz, tap or pointe shoes, if qualified. At the arts innovation movement: aim cincinnati Community Arts Center, 6543 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45213. More info @ 513.841.2822, <
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Karaoke moves to Friday Nights [7pm-midnight]: Great DJ music & Karaoke. Enjoy a great venue, great food & opportunity to sing your favorite songs and dance the night away. If you want to have this form of live entertainment in Kennedy Heights, you must support it. Admission is $10, Ladies $5 before 9PM. Soft drinks, appetizers & snacks available to buy. BYOB. At arts innovation movement: aim cincinnati, 6543 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45213. More info @ 513.841.2822,
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New Classes
Martial Arts: Tae Kwon Do taught by Master Michael Koke at 4:30-6PM for students age 6+ and Tai Chi taught by SIfu Sean Koke at 1-2:30PM for students age 15+. New Modern Class taught by David Choate, star of Twinight and formerly with DCDC2 also starts on Monday, February 7th at 6:15PM for dancers age 12+. At the arts innovation movement: aim cincinnati Community Arts Center, 6543 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45213. More info @ 513.841.2822

Come sing with us! During the month of March, the Kennedy Heights Arts Center will be hosting musician, Terry Boyarsky as our "Artist-in-Residence." Enjoy her opening performance on March 6th at 2PM at the art center. She will lead a variety of groups throughout the 4 weeks in choral music exploration. Sign up for a group and join in this multi-generational, inter-faith community choral project! Our final collaboration will be a group performance on March 31 (details to follow).

Group times include:
Adult Choral Groups (teens are invited to join) Mondays - March 7, 14, 21, & 28 from 6 - 8PM Tuesdays - March 8, 15, 22, & 29 from 6 - 8PM Thursdays - March 10, 17, 24, & 31 from 10AM - Noon

Youth Choral Groups Ages 5-8 on Thursdays - March 10, 17, & 24 from 4:00 - 5:30PM Ages 9-12 on Fridays - March 11, 18, & 25 from 4:00 - 5:30PM One-day workshop for ages 5-12 - Wednesday, March 30 from 9:30AM - 2:30PM* * This is during Cincinnati Public Schools' Spring Break. After-care available until 6PM.

Family Folk Dance Workshop Saturday, March 26 from 6 - 8PM

Please contact us with any questions at: 513-631-4278. The Kennedy Heights Arts Center is located at 6546 Montgomery Rd.

You can now request City services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - and find answers to the most frequently-asked questions - at 5916000.com.

5916000.com is an interactive tool that highlights the most commonly requested services and is available at your convenience. Simply choose a category, select a service and fill out the form to send us your request.

The 591-6000 phone number is not going away. You can still call 591-6000 for a menu of the most requested services.
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In an effort to continue to be proactive with respect to the city's attack on potholes, please consider yourself once again a "Deputized Pothole Spotter/Reporter" and use your new powers to their fullest extent! Our goal is to identify and repair potholes before they become complaints and service requests from the general public. This will help us provide a higher level of service to our citizens.

As you see any potholes on City streets, please report them via e-mail or by calling the City Wide Communications Center at 591-6000. Report potholes via e-mail, by emailing Pothole@cincinnati-oh.gov
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On February 1, 2011, the City of Cincinnati implemented the Second Chance Tax Amnesty Program. This program will run through March 31, 2011, and allow individuals and companies who have not filed and paid local payroll and net profit taxes for 2009 and prior years to do so without penalty or interest.

The city understands that the economy has impacted the ability of some individuals and companies to file and pay their taxes, so they are offering this short-term Tax Amnesty to help offset the additional costs typically associated with late filings. Information, applications, and tax forms are available at www.cincinnatiamnesty.org . Individuals who do not have a computer or access to one can call the Tax Amnesty Hotline at 513-352-3837.

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The Kennedy Heights Community Council next regularly scheduled meeting will take place on Tuesday February 15h at 7:30. The executive board meets immediately before.