Lumenocity 2014

Lumenocity is a free event where the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops play while animations and designs light up Music Hall.  This is the event's second year and it's popularity has exploded.  Last year was more popular than expected so they had to put tickets on Ticketmaster for this year and the event sold out in less than 30 minutes.

I was lucky enough to get 4 tickets.  My sister and her husband showed up around 5 (gates opened at 4) and the place was so crowded that we settled for an obstructed view.  I'd much rather have an obstructed view than to sit on some strangers lap.  My sister also packed an amazing meal and we people watched and chatted while we waited for the show to start.

The show was amazing!  I think it was even better than last year.  The tribute to Charlie Harper was my favorite part.  We don't get out much, so this was a perfect event for our family.  Cora loved listening to the classical music, watching the lights, and cuddling on her aunt's lap.

Check out these gifs that are still really cool despite the obstructed view:

Check out my Lumenocity post from last year and read more about the event on the official website.

Lumenocity

As soon as I heard about Lumenocity, I knew it was something I had to go to.  What is better than a free symphony concert and a light show?!

I packed a picnic and we headed down there two and a half hours earlier than the show started to get a spot.  It was already pretty crowded by the time we got there (we went the second night) so we settled for a less crowded area with an obstructed view.  We could see the top half of the building and that was good enough for us.

I enjoyed getting to spend some time outside in the sun and just laying around lazily with Cora and Ben.  Cora was pretty relaxed and was playful during the wait for the concert.

Cora kept looking at all of the people behind us and smiling.  After a couple minutes, I looked back and found a girl about our age making faces at her.

The show was really good!  Unfortunately, I didn't really get any pictures, but I included one of our view.  I really liked the parts of the show where they manipulated the building making it look like it is melting or twisting around.  I also really enjoyed the abstract parts of it.  There were a couple parts I didn't really enjoy, but I appreciated the artistic vision and the work that was put into it.  There were a couple of parts that I didn't get the full effect because of our obstructed view, but I still enjoyed the music.  I'm hoping this becomes a yearly event in Cincinnati.

check out some photos and videos of the event here.