Get All Fired Up! Montgomery’s Premier Art Show and Sale
Sunday, June 3, 1- 5 pm, Swaim Park, rain or shine
What could be better than great art, music, refreshments and fun for children, set in one of Montgomery’s beautiful parks! The Montgomery Arts Commission invites you and your family to enjoy a fun and festive art show featuring diverse works by area artists. This art show includes a variety of arts from ceramics to jewelry to glass, metalwork and more! Pieces will be on display and for sale. Kids can participate in crafts and new this year is a children’s art exhibit. Food and live music will be on hand for all to enjoy. The event is curated by Lisa Merida-Paytes. For more information, call 891-2424.

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Where: Montgomery Park
When: 7:30 p.m.

Bring your lawn chairs, spread out a blanket and lay back for when the cymbals clash, the drums roar and the flag is presented, you will want to be sure to be there for this kick-off to the national independence celebration of our nation’s Independence Day.  The Blue Ash/Montgomery Symphony will perform a melodic presentation of traditional patriotic music in a FREE public concert themed “Great American Songwriters” .

Join us for a fantastic celebration of independence and show your support of patriotism here in our community and throughout our nation with a tribute to the armed forces, national patriots and hometown heroes.

As with all our major City events, an information booth about City services will be open and staffed to answer your questions.  We also ask for you to stop by this booth and take a minute to provide us with your feedback on this community event.  Your suggestions are helpful to us in continuing to provide quality, valued services to this community.  Enjoy a full night of summertime fun!

Thank you to the Parks and Recreation Commission and the Arts Commission for their assistance and support of this event! Thank you to our concert sponsors!

Join us on July 4th for a traditional Independence Day parade!

Terry Willenbrink, City Arborist

The City of Montgomery will commemorate Arbor Day with an informative commentary and walk through the Johnson Nature Preserve, hosted by City Arborist Terry Willenbrink. The free one and a half mile nature walk is planned for Friday, April 27. Participants will begin their journey at 10:30 a.m. at Pioneer Park, 10513 Deerfield Road. From there, the class will make its way to the Johnson Nature Preserve, discussing anything and everything about trees.

“Arbor day is an excellent time and opportunity to take stock of the trees on your property while also considering other tree species that are excellent for our climate,” said Mr. Willenbrink, who has 25 years of experience with the City of Montgomery in landscape design, trees and beautification.

The City of Montgomery has earned the status of Tree City USA for 16 years, meeting the standards established by the Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the USDA Forestry Service and the National Association of State Foresters.

Eighteen photography winners were announced at the 25th Annual Montgomery Photography Reception and Exhibition held on March 11, at the Universalist Church. The event, sponsored by the Arts Commission, featured new judges Liz Dufour and Terry Huge, and an exhibit of nearly 400 photographs. The competition included adult entries from the Greater Cincinnati area, student entries representing 15 schools and a Montgomery Parks category. Each award recipient, listed below, received a professional critique of his/her winning photograph and a $100 award prize.

2012 Photography Contest Winners

Best of Show

• Student:  Ellie Jordan – Neon Light
• Adult: Ronald Wilson -Horse Drive 3439

Students

• Shayna Siegel – Untitled
• Joseph Fisher – Dreamer
• Andrew Seide – Picture of a Dog
• Jake Prem – Under the Arch
• Will Kelly – Untitled
• Ellie Jordan – Ponyo
• Sam Wallander – Light Study

Adults

• Todd Moore – Frozen Water Drop on Leaf
• Linda Erhart – Findlay Market
• Lane Schafer – Proud as a Peacock
• Craig Margolis – Barn and Sky
• Katie Brenkert – Watching Water Fall
• Judith Lubow – Open Heart at Sunrise
• Dale Voelker – Giant Leopard Moth on Day Lily

Parks – Adults

• Katie Brenkert – Just Swingin’ the Day Away
• Mary Jo Gentile – Can We Go Play Now?