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SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2009 D7 COVER STORY 25 years of Riverbend memories vrsr yt-ysiT Cf Historic highlights 1982: The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra begins discussing plans for a "summer home" for the CSO and Pops. 1983: UC graduate Michael Graves, then a rising star in post-modern architecture, is hired as architect, Christopher Jaffe is hired for the acoustics. Graves' task was to design a venue on a flood plain that would stand up to annual flooding of the Ohio River. June 2, 1983: Groundbreaking ceremony on land donated by the Taft Broadcasting Co. July 4, 1984: A crowd of 10,000 shows up to see Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops perform the inaugural concert with jazz icon Ella Fitzgerald and astronaut Neil Armstrong, narrator.

Organized by the CSO Women's Committee, it includes dinner cruises, parades, marching bands and a flotilla of 50 boats on the Ohio. July 5, 1984: The Everly Brothers start their first American reunion tour at Riverbend. 1985: The Grateful Dead attract a crowd of 12.500. 1986: Tony Bennett and Rosemary Clooney open Riverbend's third season. Also booked are Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Woody Herman and Benny Goodman.

The contemporary lineup includes Aerosmith, Jackson Browne, Patti LaBelle, Eddie Murphy and Barbara Mandrell. Diuorhonri nni-'L'c 25 FROM PAGE D1 "My favorite memory of going to Riverbend was when I went to see the Backstreet Boys Never Gone Tour, Aug. 16, 2005. It was the last tour they did as a group of five. I was nine months pregnant with my daughter who was born four days later.

You know how hard it is to sing and dance with a giant belly? Needless to say, my now 3'-year-old daughter loves to sing and dance to live music!" Shannon Dixon, 27, East Price Hill "I have lost count of how many Buffett shows I have been to, but each year, our group of friends that goes gets bigger and bigger, and Buffett is now sufficient reason for two full days off work, with a pre-party the night before, arriving to party on Kellogg Avenue by noon, and recovery by the pool the day after. A few years ago, Buffett was two days before my wedding the perfect bachelorette party! I have to admit that we are now full-fledged Parrotheads." Erica Hansen, Mariemont "A good friend of mine, Sally Wesselman, was acquainted with Erich Kunzel, and we helped with a Western concert with the Pops and (singers) Tom Wopat and John Schneider. Tony Randall was narrating. We brought farm animals horses, chickens and a Sicilian donkey. My son, Dustin, was 6 or 7.

During Tony's number, the donkey wouldn't lead across, so Sally was pulling and Dustin was pushing, (biter), Tony stopped his limousine on the way out, rolled the window down and said, 'Son, you stole the and gave Dustin an autographed picture." Bob Eastham, 53, New Paris, Ohio "(My husband) asked me on our first date to see Dave Bru-beck at Riverbend on July 5, 1986. We had a wonderful first date which led to other dates and eventually we were married in December 1987. Riverbend holds a special place in our memories. Although we lived overseas for 10 years, we have been able to return to Riverbend often (usually to see the Cincinnati Pops and CSO) and have always enjoyed it." -Susan Colucci, Sycamore Township "A few years ago, we took our daughter and her husband to Riverbend to hear Josh Gro-ban, his lovely violinist, the Pops and students from SCPA all in one incomparable evening. Best birthday gift we've ever given her." Jane Rob-bins, 66, Milford "I went to my first ever concert, James Taylor, in 2004.

1 was 20. I think Mr. Taylor was more than aware that Tour Smiling Face' was the Zoo Babies commercial song from the late '80s to the early '90s, because he saved the song for the second encore. It was the perfect topper to an amazing concert. I remember being so excited to hear the song, I was almost in tears." -Krystal Nadler, 25, Cheviot Enquirer file photos Lilith Fair founder Sarah McLachlan performed along with the Indigo Girls, Jewel and Emmylou Harris at the first event in 1997.

Aug. 7-8, 1990: Jimmy Buffett draws record crowds (17,844 and and Buffett records an album live at Riverbend. 1992: Ricky Skaggs hosts an all-star bluegrass "Pickin' Party Tour," including bluegrass patriarch Bill Monroe. July 4, 1994: For the 10th anniversary, Jfi 1 with Huey Lewis and I L1 the Wpwc; Whir.npv 7,200 fans turn out to see Keith Lockhart (now conductor of the Boston Pops) lead the Cincinnati Pops, with jazz clarinetist Pete Fountain and Cincinnati's Southern Gateway Chorus, Jim Mill W. Houston, the Kinks, the Monkees, Crosby, Stills S.

Nash and many more. 1988: Riverbend struggles with traffic snarls along Kellogg Avenue Houston lockhart ($59 50), but who also like their creature comforts. 2004: Goths invade Riverbend in two shows, including the band Evanescence and the Curiosa Festival. 2005: Erich Kunzel conducts a "Star Wars" concert with the Pops, sanctioned by Lucasfilm which drew adult "Star Wars" fans from around the country. 2006: Rock icon Peter Frampton brings his talk box to make his orchestral debut with the Cincinnati Pops, and thousands dance and sing along with '70s hits from the best-selling live album of all time, "Frampton Comes Alive!" 2007: Bootsy Collins, Cincinnati's own funk icon, and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir make their Cincinnati Pops debuts at Riverbend 2008: The first season of the National City Pavilion (now PNC Pavilion) helps attendance at Riverbend Music Center soar by 61 percent, pushing Riverbend into the 12th-most-attended outdoor music venue in the world.

2009: $750,000 in improvements, such as a new women's restroom in PNC Pavilion, the renovation of all rest-rooms, new picnic tables, landscaping and backstage amenities for guest artists result from a gift ot $1 million from the estate of arts patron Patricia Corbett, combined with capital dollars. Janelle Gelfand By the numbers 20,000: Total capacity. Riverbend seats 6,000, plus 14,000 on the lawn. PNC Pavilion holds 4,100 (no lawn seats) 10,000: Original capacity (5,000 pavilion; 5,000 lawn) $8 million-plus: Construction cost $7 million: Cost of PNC Pavilion 326,000: Number who attended rockpop shows in 2008 Cost for one ticket to see the Evenly Brothers on July 5, 1984 Cost for one ticket to see Aerosmith with 71 Top er director. 1997: It was the summer of festival tours, including the first Lilith Fair, with performances by Sarah McLachlan, the Indigo Girls, Jewel and Emmylou Harris.

July 27, 1998: John Fogerty returns to Riverbend for a night of classic rock, playing his Credence Clearwater Revival songs for the first time since the band folded. 1999: Riverbend's new $1.2 million RSViP Club (RS is for Riverbend select) is part of a growing trend to cater to aging, affluent baby boomers who willingly part with big bucks to see acts such as Barry Manilow Jimmy Buffett ($53.50) or the Lilith Fair and a long line across the I-275 Bridge before and after concerts. Jimmy Buf- fett makes the move here from Tim-berWolf, and Parrotheads make it their annual place to party Other shows at Riverbend that summer included Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Dionne Warwick Burt Bacharach, CSS.N, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Andy Williams, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Merle Haggard and Tammy Wynette. May 1989: For the first time, rising Ohio River waters cause two concerts by Kenny Rogers to be postponed. In June, the Royal Danish Ballet and Duo-, bie Brothers are also flooded out.

May 1990: Rising water sinks two shows by Aerosmith. on Wednesday Riverbend's official name is the Hulbert Taft Jr. Center for the Performing Arts and J. Ralph Corbett Pavilion, named for donors Patricia and J. Ralph Corbett, Taft Broadcasting Co.

and the Louise Semple Taft Foundation. The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra owns Riverbend. It contracts with Live Nation to provide its contemporary music shows and presents PNC Pavilion shows through its subsidiary, Music Event Management Inc. End Of The Road Horoscope Crossword By Holiday Mathis wanted the change, tile new way will feel uncomfortable at first Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20).

You want to be great. The intellectual and physical chalk-nge today will strengthen you. today's Birthday (June 28). This is one of your most exciting years to date. You will be open to sjx)iitaneous fun and prone to improbable pursuits.

You study your business like a science and make marked improvements in your job iierformance this summer. Youll be invited to or teach tliis 6dl. Capricorn and libra adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 20, 4, 19, 42 and 15. Mug.

23-Sept 22). You'll be exposed to different worlds. Your imagination will develop in new directions. Libra (Sept 23-Oct 23). You're willing to ailogize even when you know you didn't do anything wrong.

Scorpio (Oct 24-Nou 21). You move gracefully through situations that would have hung you up just a few weeks ago. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

Yoiu loved ones want to help really they do. But if you don't do it, it won't get done. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

Make sure that relaxing, lovely exix'riences get the best of your attention. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Hie rules of a relationship change.

Even if you are the one who Aries (March 21-April 19). VbuTl be persuasive when you keep your voice low and your actions deliberate. bums (Apr! 20-May 20). You're comfortable socialLdng on your own turf. Gemini (May 21 -June 21).

Though you've grown, in many ways, your role in your family has stayed the same. Cancer (June 22-Juhj 22). You tliiuk you have a brilliant idea until you share it with others who react in a less than enthusiastic manner. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22).

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