Clifton Cultural Arts Center celebrates fully renovated third floor of 1906 Clifton School Building | Arts & Culture

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19)-The Clifton Cultural Arts Center (CCAC), an urban regional arts and learning center in the heart of Clifton’s gaslight neighborhood, will host an official ribbon cutting ceremony from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, October 26, 2010, with the ribbon cutting occurring at 5 p.m. The ribbon cutting ceremony will be the public’s first chance to view the CCAC’s newly renovated third floor.
 
Revitalization of the third floor is part of the CCAC’s first phase of renovations. The third floor will feature a newly renovated auditorium, enhancing the CCAC’s ability to use the space for future concerts and performances. The auditorium will be used on Sunday, November 14, 2010 at 2:00 p.m., with the Madcap Puppets performing Annie Oakley’s Wild West Show, as part of the CCAC’s new Second Sunday Family Showtime series. From October 2010 through May 2011, the CCAC will host a different theatrical act for children and their families on the second Sunday of each month in the newly renovated auditorium. The public will also be able to rent the space for weddings and other community events.
 
The ribbon cutting ceremony will be followed by a reception with light refreshments inside the third floor of the 1906 Clifton School building.  CCAC will also feature a unique art exhibit during this time: A Mother’s Journey, by Maxine Seelenbinder-Apke, an artist and mother of a son suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, who she struggles with major depression.
 
Other facets of the completed first phase of renovations include the construction of an elevator that will transport visitors from the ground to the third floor of the building, the installation of a new fire protection system and the creation of a new entrance into the building that is ADA-compliant and wheelchair accessible
 
                       
CCAC is located in the Historic 1906 Clifton School Building 3711 Clifton Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45220
                  

Parking is FREE and available in the adjacent Clifton Recreation Center.