Fountain Lewis: The Venerable Barber Who Helped Build Cincinnati Music Hall
By Thea Tjepkema On January 4, 1898 the funeral of Fountain Lewis, Cincinnati’s most esteemed African American barber for … Read More
Susan B. Anthony & Suffragists Spirits in Music Hall: Three National Political Conventions
By Thea Tjepkema Susan B. Anthony and other prominent suffragists spent decades fighting for the women’s national right to … Read More
Reuben Springer Unbuttoned
Considered the founder of Cincinnati’s historic Music Hall, Reuben Springer was a businessman and philanthropist whose contribution insured the construction … Read More
An “Infernal” Creature Hiding in Music Hall
An alligator featured in an exhibit during an Industrial Exposition in the South Wing, shows up in that same structure 18 months later!… Read More
Up In A Balloon Above Music Hall -1886 Bird’s Eye View of Cincinnati
Exposition directors arranged for promotional hot-air balloon “tethered” rides to view Music Hall and the city.… Read More
The Grand Southern Railway Banquet at Music Hall
With everything positive in your world, how do you get people to travel hundreds of mile and come to you? … Read More
Cincinnati Auto Shows in Music Hall
In February each year, thousands flock to the Cincinnati Auto Expo at Duke Energy Center, where they’ll see the latest … Read More
in Remembrance of Don Siekmann
by Holly Brians Ragusa SPMH remembers our dedicated board member and beloved friend. Don Siekmann, a passionate supporter of Music … Read More
A Boo-tiful Bash
The inaugural Wake the Dead Bash was a Spooky Success! With the help of some incredible partners SPMH (now Friends … Read More
Spooky Tunes with the Spine-Tingling Mighty Wurtlizer
The Mighty Wurlitzer Organ shook the walls of the Music Hall Ballroom on Tuesday, October 30. Theatre organist Trent Sims … Read More