The Mason Arts Festival, held last month at the Mason Municipal Center and sponsored by the Mason-Deerfield Arts Alliance, drew crowds. About 120 artists in a variety of mediums featured work in an outdoor gallery including juried fine arts and crafts, plus an additional 80 works indoors at the City Gallery. The Enquirer’s Tony Tribble was there to capture these shots.
The sounds of the 1960s return Sunday as the latest in Mason’s Sunshine concert series kicks off.
Aftermath: Experience the ’60s will perform a free concert at 6 p.m. that evening at the Mason Municipal Center, 6000 Mason-Montgomery Road.
The high-energy Cleveland-area band performs popular hits from bands like The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Turtles, The Doors, and The Monkees in authentic period dress.
Concert-goers are encouraged to bring blankets or lawn chairs. Refreshments will be available for purchase from Culver’s Mobile Custard Cart.
The Sunshine Concert series features free weekly concerts at different venues in the city through Aug. 19. All concerts start at 6 p.m. For more information, call the City of Mason at 513-229-8500 or go to www.imaginemason.org.
The schedule for Mason City Council meetings has been altered for the summer.
The second meetings in May, June, July and August have been cancelled. Regular Council meetings will take place only on the second Monday of the month from May through August.
Meetings are held at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at Mason Municipal Center, 6000 Mason-Montgomery Road. The public is welcome.
Posted in: City Council, News |
Need help filing your city income taxes?
The City of Mason is offering residents two options for assistance with filing city tax returns:
Extended office hours will be offered from 8 a.m. – noon on Saturday, April 14 and offices will remain open until 7 p.m. on Monday, April 16. The office is in the Mason Municipal Center at 6000 Mason-Montgomery Road and can be reached at 513-398-2129.
Mason income tax returns must be postmarked or dropped in the city drop box by no later than April 17. The city drop box is the black box at the end of the passenger drop-off drive in front of the Mason Municipal Center.
Residents can mail their state or federal returns at the postal unit in the Mason Community Center or via the post office mailbox in front of the Mason Municipal Center. Mail is picked up at 3 p.m. there on weekdays.
Mason Public Information Officer Jennifer Trepal cautions residents that letters mailed after 3 p.m. via these two locations will be postmarked the next regular business day, so care should be taken when mailing returns on April 17 – the due date for Ohio and federal tax returns.
Same-day postmarks are available until 5 p.m. at the Mason Post Office at 6338 Snider Road.
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Chuck Marshall of Mason uses oils to paint during the Mason Arts Festival on the grounds of the Mason Municipal Center. Over 120 local and regional artist were on hand displaying or demonstrating their work for the 5th annual event. The Enquirer/ Cara Owsley
The Mason-Deerfield Arts Alliance has issued a Call to Artists for its annual Mason Arts Festival.
Now in its seventh year, the festival is set for Sept. 16 at the Mason Municipal Center.
More than 120 local and regional artists showcase their creative works each year in mediums ranging from painting and sculpture to mixed media and photography.
The juried event awards more than $3,000 in prize money each year. To register, artists must submit jury materials and a $25 jury fee. Booth fee for accepted artists is $75.
Artists may also submit up to three works in the indoor City Gallery, which will run from Aug. 25 to Sept. 21. The City Gallery application fee is $10 with an additional $10 for the first piece entered, $15 for two works and $20 for three works.
Deadline for applications is April 2. Artists will be notified as to acceptance by April 16.
The free festival features food and performing artists throughout the day. Download artist, City Gallery, performing arts and food vendor applications online at www.masonarts.org.
For more information, call the MDAA at 513-309-8585 or email masonarts@gmail.com.
Posted in: Arts & Entertainment, Community, Events |
The city of Mason has signed on a new tenant and renewed the lease of another at the city’s Municipal Center.
Tech start-ups Storeflix and mDynamik committed to leasing a combined 2,000-square-foot of space in a move expected to generate $15,000 annually in revenue for the city and the creation of 20 new jobs in the next two years.
“Part of our economic development success has been identifying and supporting small entrepreneurial start-ups with excellent potential,” said Mason Mayor David Nichols. “We are excited to continue the momentum and collaboration with mDynamik and StoreFlix as they continue growing and bringing high tech jobs to Mason.”
The city signed a new lease agreement with mDynamik, a mobile and social technology start-up servicing healthcare providers and organizations. The company expects to launch its core consumer product offering this summer.
Storeflix, which has a patent pending on social media technology for businesses, opened in the old fire department administrative offices at the Mason Municipal Center in late 2010. The company extended its lease agreement with the city by another 12 months.
City officials say leasing space to businesses in the Mason Municipal Center is a creative way to use existing assets to leverage investment and job creation of high-growth technology companies in the city.
“We believe successfully locating companies like StoreFlix and mDynamik here has a multiplier effect on the city’s ability to accomplish other economic strategies, including attracting a critical mass of more entrepreneur start-ups and greater workforce availability in science and technology fields,” said Michele Blair, Mason’s economic development director.
Since the city signed its first lease agreement with Storeflix, other businesses have taken note of relocating to city-owned properties.
In October, AssureRX announced plans to relocate the growing biotech firm’s headquarters and dry lab to the Mason Community Center. The 10,000 square-foot facility can accommodate more than 100 employees.
Another bio-health startup, eMerge, also signed a lease for 900 square-feet of space at the Mason Municipal Center. The company, which specializes in gastroenterology solutions, employs four full-time employees.
The new lease agreements bring business space at Mason’s Municipal Center to full capacity.
“We truly appreciate the City of Mason and their continued support during our start up stage of development. We look forward to creating many new jobs and opportunities for the city and to calling Mason home for many years to come,” said Storeflix CEO and founder, Phil Storage.
“MDynamik is very excited to be working with the City of Mason,” echoed Jeremy Shubert, the company’s co-founder. “It’s a perfect partnership where Mason wants to help us grow and succeed and, in turn, we want to help Mason continue to be the thriving community it is today.”
The City Gallery held in the Mason Municipal Center is a unique feature of the Mason Arts Festival.
The Mason-Deerfield Arts Alliance has issued a call to artists to participate in the Mason Arts Festival.
Now in its sixth year, the juried event attracts about 3,000 people each year and features more than 120 local and regional fine artists showcasing a wide range of mediums, from sculpture and woodworking to jewelry and mixed and new media.
This year’s event is set for Sept. 18 at the Mason Municipal Center.
Artists are required to submit jury materials and a $25 jury fee. Once accepted, booth fee cost is $75. Prize money will be awarded to winning artists in each category.
The deadline for applications is July 30. The jewelry category is now closed.
The Mason Arts Festival also features a City Gallery, held inside the municipal center, that features more than 80 works of art in a gallery setting. Booth artists who want to submit hanging works of art in this juried event should submit applications by Aug. 5.
City Gallery jury fee is $15. Once accepted, artists will pay $10 to enter one piece of artwork or $15 to enter two pieces of artwork for judging.
The festival is free to attend and will feature performing artists throughout the day Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Go to www.masonarts.org to download an application. For more information, call 513-309-8585 or e-mail masonarts@gmail.com.
Posted in: Community, Events, Recreational events |
Maya Collins
The Northeast Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce is looking for volunteers to join its team in the Relay for Life Mason event set for June 11-12.
Relay for Life is an all-night walk to raise funds and awareness of cancer research. The Mason event kicks off at 2 p.m. June 11 at the Mason Municipal Building, 6000 Mason-Montgomery Road, and concludes at 8 a.m. June 12.
NECC is looking for volunteer walkers and other supporters to join its NECC Rockstars team. Members are walking in honor of 7-year-old Maya Collins of Mason, who was recently diagnosed and is undergoing treatment for acute myeloid leukemia.
For more information or to join, call Yvonne Hill at 513-235-2225 or e-mail info@cincinnaticandycreations.com.
Mason City offices will be closed on Friday, April 22 in observation of Good Friday.
Trash collection services will not be affected.
The Mason Community Center will remain open from 5 a.m. – 10 p.m. on Saturday, April 23. The center will be open with limited services from noon – 4 p.m. on Easter, Sunday, April 24. Only the fitness center, gym, walking track and locker rooms will be open that day.
For more information, call the city at 513-229-8500 or the Community Center at 513-229-8555.
Posted in: Board of Trustees, Mason Community Center, News |
Mason City offices will be closed on Friday, April 22 in observation of Good Friday.
Trash collection services will not be affected.
The Mason Community Center will remain open from 5 a.m. – 10 p.m. on Saturday, April 23. The center will be open with limited services from noon – 4 p.m. on Easter, Sunday, April 24. Only the fitness center, gym, walking track and locker rooms will be open that day.
In other administrative news, Mason City Council has revised its summer meeting schedule. The second meeting in May on May 23 has been changed to a work session and second meetings in June, July and August have been canceled.
Regular council meetings take place on the second Monday of the month in May through August. Meetings are held at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at the Mason Municipal Center, 6000 Mason-Montgomery Road. For more information, call the city at 513-229-8500.
Posted in: Board of Trustees, Mason Community Center, News |
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