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Red Greystone Ballroom-Dancing sign on east facade Cincinnati Music Hall
24 Jan 2021

It Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t Got That Swing: Music Hall’s Greystone Ballroom 1928-1935

by Thea Tjepkema For more than 140 years Music Hall has been considered the epicenter of Cincinnati’s orchestral and choral … Read More

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