Book Review: Roberta Schultz reviews two books by John I. Gilderbloom: Chromatic Homes: The Joy of Color in Historic Places and Chromatic Homes: The Design and Coloring Book .

Cincinnati's No Promises Vocal Band is ready to kick off their schedule of Christmas performances around the area. Members Nat Comisar , Josh Steele , and David Baum , along with the other five members of the group, join Elaine Diehl in our Corbett Studio for a conversation about singing, choosing songs for this tour, and a performance of Joni Mitchell's "River."

Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati continues its tradition of presenting a locally written and performed family musical during the holidays. ETC's Producing Artistic Director D. Lynn Meyers previews this year's David Kisor-Joe McDonough musical, The Frog Princess .

Visionaries + Voices , Cincinnati's all-inclusive arts creation space, is perpetually busy with studio activities, exhibitions, murals, and more. Barbara Gray finds out more about the history and mission of V+V along with the story of the new mural they created on the building across the street during this conversation with participating artist Tyler Spohn , Creative Director Karen Boyhan , and Exhibition Director Skip Cullen.

The local choral music group known as Cincinnati Camerata is putting the finishing touches on their annual Marian Concert, presenting sacred works in sacred spaces. Their artistic director, Trevor Kroeger , joins our Suzanne Bona to preview Cincinnati Camerata's two "Mystical Rose" concerts.

Downtown's Lloyd Library , a research library and exhibit space, has quite the collection of rare and treasured books that will be on view starting December 6. The library's executive director, Patricia van Skaik , joins our Anne Arenstein to discuss the Treasures of the Lloyd exhibit featuring a first edition of Darwin's "Origin of the Species" and a book once owned by Harry Houdini.

The Fillmore Wind Band is Cincinnati's official wind band and is comprised of professional and semi-professional musicians from around the area. They have been invited to perform at New York City's Carnegie Hall in May, so their upcoming Christmas concert will help fund that trip. Stewart Blatt , President of the band, and Assistant Conductor Avious Jackson join Lee Hay with more on their December 7 concert featuring special guest emcee, Nancy James.

After its initial exhibition at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll , has moved to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.

For many in our area, their knowledge of the Camp Washington community begins and ends at Camp Washington Chili. But this neighborhood, while undergoing some changes in demographics and new businesses, still has residents struggling. Our Barbara Gray learns more from Rev. Dr. Aaron Maurice Saari , pastor at Washington United Church of Christ in Camp Washington who sees the changes, and those left behind, every day.

Kate Fadick shares her poem, Winter Storm .