Fall Forum 2020 Celebrates Muses: The Women of Music Hall with Thea Tjepkema

About our Theme:

To celebrate the “Year of the Woman”, our 2020 keynote speaker Thea Tjepkema will present

“Muses: The Women of Music Hall” highlighting the legacy of women performing in, creating

works of art for, and sustaining Cincinnati Music Hall. Ms. Tjepkema is a preservationist and

historian who brings history alive with her vivacious style. Her extensive research on Music

Hall helps guide renovations and serves as the basis for the popular Friends of Music Hall

Tours and Speakers Series.

Like the muses of history, singing, music, dance, comedy and tragedy, depicted in the

mural on Springer Auditorium’s ceiling above the chandelier, Music Hall has hosted artists,

musicians, divas, prima ballerinas, suffragists, business leaders, and patrons of the arts. Their

stories continue to stir the souls of all who enter. Some of these women might be forgotten,

but all were legends in their day. The talk will show how these trailblazing women placed the

crown upon the “Grand Lady” of the Queen City and kept it shining with grace and brilliance

for generations to come. 

We hope you join us!