August 2024 - Greenacres Foundation

Celebration Concert Program

Welcome to Greenacres

Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
John Morris Russell, conductor

Cincinnati Ballet Second Company – CB2
Cervilio Amador, Interim Artistic Director
Yoshihsa Arai, Director of Second Company – CB2

May Festival Chorus
Matthew Swanson, Director of Choruses

Members of the Cincinnati Opera
Heidi Middendorf, soprano
Victoria Okafor, soprano
Evans Mirageas, Harry T. Wilks Artistic Director

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John Stafford Smith
The Star-Spangled Banner

Aaron Copland
John Henry

Felix Mendelssohn
Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
“They Said Farewell Forever”
from Hiawatha’s Departure

Douglas Moore
“Gold is a Fine Thing” (Silver Aria)
from The Ballad of Baby Doe

James M. Stephenson
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Narrated by Joe Zerhusen, Public Address Announcer at Great American Ballpark

Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 5

James P. Johnson
The Charleston

Ludwig Van Beethoven
Finale of Mvt. 5 from Symphony No. 6 , Pastoral

Harold Arlen
“Over the Rainbow” from The Wizard of Oz

Charlie Smalls
“Home” from The Wiz

Stephen Schwartz
“For Good” from Wicked

Luther Ronzoni Vandross
“Brand New Day” from The Wiz

Weathering the drought

Harvesting Water, Nurturing Life

At Greenacres, we’re committed to practices that not only benefit our land, animals, and community but also help us weather challenging conditions, like the current short-term drought we’re experiencing in Indian Hill. Our robust water management system is a key part of this effort, and we’re constantly working to improve it.

Our Indian Hill campus features underground cisterns with a total capacity of 19,000 gallons, alongside four ponds covering a quarter of an acre each. These cisterns connect to an extensive network of underground pipelines, delivering essential non-potable water to our livestock and supporting the irrigation needs of our greenhouse and Ley field garden. This system of pipes and cisterns is not connected to the Indian Hill potable water system.

This system allows us to meet most of our agricultural water needs independently, reducing our reliance on external sources and creating resilience during periods of low rainfall. Using these resources efficiently allows us to maintain the health of our livestock and crops, even when nature falls short. It’s just one of the many ways we stay true to our mission of sustainable, responsible land stewardship.

How do our underground cisterns work?

Our underground cisterns collect rainwater from the larger rooflines on our property, such as those on the riding arena and Nippert Barn. These roofs, made from corrugated sheet metal instead of traditional asphalt, direct rainwater through downspouts into the cisterns. The choice of metal roofing is intentional—it prevents contamination that asphalt runoff could cause, ensuring the water remains useable. Once stored in the cisterns, the water is distributed through underground feeder lines using water pressure, supplying spigots for our animals and irrigation lines for our greenhouse and gardens.