Breastfeeding in Public: Uncovering Human Nature in the Urban Landscape by Ashley Skaggs Parker of Mud Goddess Photography opens 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 27 at Park + Vine in conjunction with Final Friday and the conclusion of National Breastfeeding Awareness Month. In this series, Ashley takes the relationship of the nursing mother and child out into the street in an unexpected and challenging way. A childrens’ and family portraiture photographer from Covington, Ashley specializes in natural light photography, which gives her images have an ethereal and whimsical quality. She is donating ten percent of all photography sales from this show to Northern Kentucky Breastfeeding Coalition. Through Sept. 30.

NOTE: This is our final Final Friday at 1109 Vine Street before relocating to 1202 Main Street in late September

Breastfeeding in Public opens Aug. 27

Bird Series is a collection of paintings by Angie Unger, featuring lush images of birds in various settings using re-purposed materials from the Zero-Landfill Cincinnati Project. This show opens 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30 at Park + Vine and continues during normal store hours through Nov. 22.

Park + Vine keeps its doors open late for Final Friday, along with other spots on Vine and Main Streets and the Pendleton Art Center, as art lovers get a close-up look at the artists and artisans at work in Cincinnati.

“From Cincinnati To You” features photography by Artist Judy Zirkelbach at Park + Vine, 1109 Vine Street. Zirkelbach documents a range of iconic Cincinnati images, including a Graeter’s sign and a stone bridge in Spring Grove Cemetery. This show opens 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28 and continues through Sept. 20.

Park + Vine keeps its doors open late the last Friday of every month, along with other spots on Vine and Main Streets and at the Pendleton Art Center, as art lovers get a close-up look at the artists and artisans at work in Cincinnati.

“20th Century Theatre, Oakley” – Judy Zirkelbach

Park + Vine is celebrating a birthday today. We–the little green general store with lots of reusable bottles, cloth diapers and vegan junk food–are two-years-old. There are some people out there who are intrigued that we even survived our first day. They’ve likely never graced our front door. So it’s great to tell the world that business is good and that small, independently owned stores are thriving here in Cincinnati.

We’re celebrating from 6 to 9 p.m. tonight (Friday, May 29) with fare from Green Earth Grill, salsa sampling courtesy of Sustain Brand, and beer from Christian Moerlein.

Sharon Udoh has put together a nice little musical lineup: Brandon Dawson, Fanatics and Traitors, and Tumeric. Be sure to catch Jim Taddeo of Imago Earth Center as he demonstrates how to run a diesel vehicle off used vegetable oil.

There are tons of exhibit openings tonight in Over-the-Rhine, including David Brantley’s “African American Life” at Venice on Vine, so make a night out of it.

Come back Saturday, May 30 for a collage-making class with Grace Gravelle at 11 a.m., a musical performance by April Eight (a music project of April Combs and her two daughters) at noon, and more good eats from Green Earth Grill until 3 p.m.

In the tradition of two-year anniversaries, we’re taking 25 percent off all cotton goods, including apparel, bedding, and stationery, May 29-31.

Thanks for all the love and support, Cincinnati. It means a great deal.

Our beloved city is the subject of the new exhibition Forgotten Cincinnati opening 6 to 9 p.m. Jan. 30 here at Park + Vine, 1109 Vine Street. From abandoned amusement parks and crumbling breweries to forgotten neighborhoods and other derelict structures and locales, Sherman Cahal and Ronny Salerno present photographs of a deserted Queen City. Forgotten Cincinnati runs through Feb. 26 and possibly beyond.

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A free exhibit, Great Cincinnati Families at Home, will move Friday from the Betts House Research Center to the Park + Vine general store at 1109 Vine Street in Over-the-Rhine.

Take in a little architectural history while you shop.

The exhibit, which runs through Jan. 4, showcases the private residences of the Taft, Probasco-Rowe, Hauck and Huenefeld families, and shares stories about these well-known Cincinnatians.

The historic prints and photographs, along with recent photos by Alice Weston, illustrate a range of architectural trends and styles and the work of renowned local architects, including Samuel Hannaford.

While mostly photos of the homes’ facades, there are some interior shots as well as photos of the hunts at what is now the Carmargo Club and one of William Howard Taft as a little boy in front of the Taft house.

The store’s hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Cornelius W. Hauck Summer House

The new exhibition PRIMED at Park + Vine, 1109 Vine Street, features Cory Shafer’s photographic retrospective of ArtWorks’ Mural Works public art project. Opening reception 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 26 includes a live performance by Sharon Udoh with Fanatics and Traitors, and Brandon Dawson. Register to vote with a volunteer from Ohio for Obama and receive one free bottle of Honest Tea while supplies last. UPDATE: Not sure that we’ll be able to project the presidential debate at the store. PRIMED runs through Oct. 29.

This Final Friday (6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 29) we’re partnering with our pals at Whole Foods Market, 2693 Edmondson Rd. Whole Foods marketing maestro Rachel DesRochers starts handing out appetizers and back-to-school coupons at 6 p.m. We’re also pouring Clifton’s Brutopia new Doerr’s Alley Dark, a locally roasted coffee available only at Park + Vine.

Maybe it’s ironic that this is happening across the street from Kroger headquarters and in front of our store. Or maybe it’s not. Who cares. We love Whole Foods Market and see them as a colleague, not a competitor. Now, let’s eat some veggies.

Cincinnati is a very photogenic city and Price Hill photographer Patrick Ambrosius knows how to capture its beautiful imperfections. Here’s your chance to view his images and savor the sounds of DJ Mista Rare Groove at the opening of Reserved Not For You 6 to 9 p.m. July 25 during the Final Friday gallery walk at Park + Vine, 1109 Vine Street. The show runs through Sept. 21.

Born and raised in Price Hill, Ambrosius uses creative ways to jazz up lackluster images that are taken with fully manual cameras, hand processed from film to photo, and hand-sewn for matting. The frames are genuinely old and reused, and the glass was all taken from discarded window frames found in the Price Hill area.

If there’s ever a weekend to see Over-the-Rhine in all its glory, this is the one.

During the May 30 Final Friday gallery walk, designer paper birdhouses will be on display at MiCA 12/v, Park + Vine, Metronation, City Roots, and Outside. These biodegradable birdhouses from Over-the-Rhine’s GreenBird are made from 100 percent recycled die-cut paperboard. Each birdhouse will be auctioned off “silently” with proceeds benefiting Over-the-Rhine Community Housing.

This coincides with first-birthday celebrations for City Roots, Metronation and Park + Vine May 30-June 1. The fun continues with the Go OTR 5K May 31, where Mayor Mark Mallory will officially kick things off at 10 a.m. The Fringe Festival, a collaborative arts festival that includes theatre, dance, music, poetry, visual art, film and everything in between runs May 27 to June 7.