Suits That Rock
Suits That Rock began in 2007 as a fundraising idea during a brainstorming session between Kevin Cana
Cincinnati Magazine just published its 2023 list of Cincinnati’s Top 300 Business Leaders, and we're happy to report that five of our Suits family made the list!
Bonita Brown
John Caulfield
Fernando Figueroa
Leigh Fox
Nancy Grayson
Congratulations for this well-deserved recognition! Here’s the link to the full list.
Cincinnati 300 | Cincinnati's Top Business Leaders | Cincinnati Magazine
05/10/2023
📸 Freeze Frame! A special thank you to our audience members for attending SUITS THAT ROCK 2023. This year's event (and every year) wouldn't be complete without you.
Thank you again to our sponsors for helping Suits That Rock and The Carnegie reach the historic achievement of raising over $210,000 for arts education in our region.
Presenting Sponsor: St. Elizabeth Healthcare
Gold Sponsors: Rich & Lisa Boehne; CIG Communities; Cintas; Corporex; Fidelity; Friends of the Carnegie; HSD Metrics; Mega Corp Pavilion at OVATION, UBS Financial Services; PNC Bank; Qual IT Resources; Ladislas & Vilma Segoe Family Foundation.
Fanzooka Sponsors: Champlin Architecture; Qual IT Resources; CVG International Airport
Silver Sponsors: altafiber; Barleycorn's; Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine; Deloitte; Lisa & Normand Desmarais; Dinsmore & Shohl; Duke Energy; Frost Brown Todd; Greater Cincinnati Foundation; Hellman Clothiers; Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky; Mariner Wealth Advisors; Refinery Ventures, Rumpke Waste & Recycling; Robert & Dell Ann Sathe; Victory Wholesale Group; Western & Southern Financial Group.
Bronze Sponsors: 84.51; AAA Club Alliance; Adams Law; Aronoff, Rosen & Hunt; Sara & Richard Behrman; BHMK Law; Chris & Valerie Bopp; C-Forward; DBL Law; Encore Technologies; getWITit; Kelly Bros. Lumber + Design Co.; Midland Atlantic Properties; Houchens Insurance Group; Our Heritage Bank; Ken & Beth Shumate; John & Jan Steinman; Jan & Tim Timmel; Union Home Mortgage; The Vories Team; Walt's Hitching Post; Ward Family Foundation; WesBanco Bank; Westcott & Schaff Picture Framing.
Host Sponsors: BAIRD Private Wealth Management - The Tapke Tapke & Dammel Team; Fifth Third Bank; The Hughes Group; Insight Enterprises & NetApp; Mazak; Precision Motorcars; Rudler, PSC; Strauss Troy Attorneys at Law; Towne Properties; Pine Gate.
29/09/2023
Thank you to everyone who supported SUITS THAT ROCK this year. We are honored to announce that this year's concert raised over $210,000 for arts education in our region, a new record for the event.
This incredible achievement would not have been possible without our sponsors, the Suits, audience members, staff members, friends and family.
SUITS THAT ROCK 2023 SPONSORS
Presenting Sponsor: St. Elizabeth Healthcare
Gold Sponsors: Rich & Lisa Boehne; CIG Communities; Cintas Corporation; Corporex Companies; Fidelity Investments; Friends of the Carnegie; HSD Metrics; MegaCorp Pavilion at OVATION, UBS Financial Services Inc.; PNC Bank; Qual It Resources, LLC; Ladislas & Vilma Segoe Family Foundation.
Fanzooka Sponsors: Champlin Architecture; Qual IT Resources; Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
Silver Sponsors: altafiber; Barleycorn's; Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine; Deloitte; Lisa & Normand Desmarais; Dinsmore & Shohl; Duke Energy; Frost Brown Todd; Greater Cincinnati Foundation; Hellman Clothiers; Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky; Mariner Wealth Advisors; Refinery Ventures, Rumpke Waste & Recycling; Robert & Dell Ann Sathe; Victory Wholesale Group; Western & Southern Financial Group.
Bronze Sponsors: 84.51; AAA Club Alliance; Adams Law PLLC; Aronoff, Rosen & Hunt; Sara & Richard Behrman; BHMK Law; Chris & Valerie Bopp; C-Forward; DBL Law; Encore Technologies; getWITit Cincinnati Chapter; Kelly Bros. Lumber + Design Co.; Midland Atlantic Properties; Houchens Insurance Group; Our Heritage Bank; Ken & Beth Shumate; John & Jan Steinman; Jan & Tim Timmel; Union Home Mortgage Corp.; The Vories Team; Walt's Hitching Post; Ward Family Foundation; WesBanco Bank; Westcott & Schaff Picture Framing.
SUITS THAT ROCK is TOMORROW 🎵. Please give it up for this incredible cast of Suits!
Thanks to your annual support, we are able to provide arts programming to young students in our region.
The Carnegie's In-School Arts Education programming sends teaching artists into Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati classrooms to facilitate arts integration workshops and residencies. These programs are tailored to each school’s needs, timeframe and goals.
Our programming is also made possible thanks to our sponsors:
Presenting Sponsor: St. Elizabeth Healthcare
Gold Sponsors: Rich & Lisa Boehne; CIG Communities; Cintas; Corporex; Fidelity; Friends of the Carnegie; HSD Metrics; Mega Corp Pavilion at OVATION, UBS Financial Services; PNC Bank; Qual IT Resources; Ladislas & Vilma Segoe Family Foundation.
Fanzooka Sponsors: Champlin Architecture; Qual IT Resources; CVG International Airport
Silver Sponsors: altafiber; Barleycorn's; Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine; Deloitte; Lisa & Normand Desmarais; Dinsmore & Shohl; Duke Energy; Frost Brown Todd; Greater Cincinnati Foundation; Hellman Clothiers; Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky; Mariner Wealth Advisors; Refinery Ventures, Rumpke Waste & Recycling; Robert & Dell Ann Sathe; Victory Wholesale Group; Western & Southern Financial Group.
Bronze Sponsors: 84.51; AAA Club Alliance; Adams Law; Aronoff, Rosen & Hunt; Sara & Richard Behrman; BHMK Law; Chris & Valerie Bopp; C-Forward; DBL Law; Encore Technologies; getWITit; Kelly Bros. Lumber + Design Co.; Midland Atlantic Properties; Houchens Insurance Group; Our Heritage Bank; Ken & Beth Shumate; John & Jan Steinman; Jan & Tim Timmel; Union Home Mortgage; The Vories Team; Walt's Hitching Post; Ward Family Foundation; WesBanco Bank; Westcott & Schaff Picture Framing.
21/09/2023
This year, SUITS THAT ROCK walk-up tickets will be available at the MegaCorp Pavilion Box Office window. These tickets will be $30 and standing room only.
For more information on what is permitted inside of the MegaCorp Pavilion venue, please refer to their webpage: https://promowestlive.com/cincinnati/faq
SUITS SPOTLIGHT: Today, we highlight a Strategic Sourcing Specialist slash legendary bassist. Plus, a Cincinnati public radio producer and the lead singer of a CAMMY award-winning rock group. Can you guess which Suits we're talking about?
Rick Dews, Bass Guitar
Rick is the Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist at Honeywell Intelligrated. From an early age, Rick gravitated toward music. At about age 5, he picked up a guitar and moved to bass guitar at age 8. With two older brothers as a guitar player and drummer, the trio had a ready-made band, the Dews Brothers, playing soul, rock, and blues. Later, his Motown band, the Diplomats, opened for Roger Troutman Jr. Playing with many bands and genres, including Higher, The Hit Men, Groove Yard and Leroy Ellington and the E-Funk band, Gospel also became a focus; including playing for Donald Lawrence and Charles Fold. Rick is currently playing with the Diamond Jim Band as well as The Perpetrators.
Elaine Diehl, Vocals
Elaine is a Announcer and Producer at Cincinnati Public Radio, 90.9 WGUC/ 91.7 WVXU. She is also the founder and lead singer of the CAMMY award-winning rock group, Elaine & the Biscaynes. She has also been a vocalist with The Bromwell-Diehl Band and Lee’s Junction Big Band since the mid-90s, a vocalist with the jazz trio, Boutique, and a featured vocalist with Santana tribute band, Madrigal. A graduate of Edgecliff College of Xavier University (Theatre Arts), Elaine has recently appeared as a featured soloist with the Blue Ash/Montgomery Symphony Orchestra, and in the production “Almost Heaven: The Songs of John Denver” at The Covedale Performing Arts Center.
Today's SUITS SPOTLIGHT is sponsored by our Presenting Sponsor St. Elizabeth Healthcare and our Gold Sponsors: Rich & Lisa Boehne; GIG Communities; Cintas; Corporex; Fidelity; Friends of the Carnegie; HSD Metrics; Mega Corp Pavilion at OVATION, UBS Financial Services; PNC Bank; Qual IT Resources; Ladislas & Vilma Segoe Family Foundation.
Whether or not you become an artist, musician or actor - an arts education provides an avenue to share your knowledge, make creative decisions, and problem-solve with your peers. SUITS THAT ROCK raises over $100,000 annually to ensure that students in our region have these fundamental developmental experiences.
Thank you to our Presenting sponsor, St. Elizabeth Healthcare
Our Gold sponsors: Rich & Lisa Boehne; GIG Communities; Cintas; Corporex; Fidelity; Friends of the Carnegie; HSD Metrics; Mega Corp Pavilion at OVATION, UBS Financial Services; PNC Bank; Qual IT Resources; Ladislas & Vilma Segoe Family Foundation.
and our Fanzooka sponsors: Champlin Architecture; Qual IT Resources; CVG International Airport
07/09/2023
Founding Suits That Rock member, John Domaschko, is featured today on 90.9 WGUC's Cincinnati Spotlight. During the interview, John shares the fundraiser's impact over the years and gives a sneak peek into the set list.
Tune in at 5:00 p.m. today to 90.9 WGUC to catch the interview!
🎧 Or listen to the full interview here:
https://ow.ly/kH7G50PIT9v
06/09/2023
SUITS THAT ROCK is just a few weeks away. Are you ready? 🤘
Thanks to SUITS THAT ROCK, The Carnegie is able to provide creative opportunities for children to hone their critical thinking toolkit, persevere through uncertainty and build foundational communication skills. Our programming reaches inside classrooms and onsite in our Education Center.
The Carnegie's In-School Arts Education programming sends teaching artists into Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati classrooms to facilitate arts integration workshops and residencies. These programs are tailored to each school’s needs, timeframe and goals.
Our programming is made possible thanks to our incredible sponsors:
Presenting Sponsor: St. Elizabeth Healthcare
Gold Sponsors: Rich & Lisa Boehne; GIG Communities; Cintas; Corporex; Fidelity; Friends of the Carnegie; HSD Metrics; Mega Corp Pavilion at OVATION, UBS Financial Services; PNC Bank; Qual IT Resources; Ladislas & Vilma Segoe Family Foundation.
Fanzooka Sponsors: Champlin Architecture; Qual IT Resources; CVG International Airport
Silver Sponsors: altafiber; Barleycorn's; Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine; Deloitte; Lisa & Normand Desmarais; Dinsmore & Shohl; Duke Energy; Frost Brown Todd; Greater Cincinnati Foundation; Hellman Clothiers; Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky; Mariner Wealth Advisors; Refinery Ventures, Rumpke Waste & Recycling; Robert & Dell Ann Sathe; Victory Wholesale Group; Western & Southern Financial Group.
Bronze Sponsors: 84.51; AAA Club Alliance; Adams Law; Aronoff, Rosen & Hunt; Sara & Richard Behrman; BHMK Law; Chris & Valerie Bopp; C-Forward; DBL Law; Encore Technologies; getWITit; Kelly Bros. Lumber + Design Co.; Midland Atlantic Properties; Houchens Insurance Group; Our Heritage Bank; Ken & Beth Shumate; John & Jan Steinman; Jan & Tim Timmel; Union Home Mortgage; The Vories Team; Walt's Hitching Post; Ward Family Foundation; WesBanco Bank; Westcott & Schaff Picture Framing.
The Carnegie's Education Programming encourages:
🤲 Hands-on discovery and development of creativity
💬 Creative decision making
🎨 Collaboration through the arts
🌱 Social emotion learning
📖 Critical thinking
SUITS THAT ROCK provides year-round support for arts programming in the Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati Region.
SUITS is presented by St. Elizabeth Healthcare.
Thank you to our Gold Sponsors: Rich & Lisa Boehne; GIG Communities; Cintas Corporation; Corporex Companies; Fidelity Investments; Friends of the Carnegie; HSD Metrics; MegaCorp Pavilion at OVATION, UBS Financial Services Inc.; PNC Bank; Qual It Resources, LLC; Ladislas & Vilma Segoe Family Foundation.
28/08/2023
LET'S DANCE: We're busting out our best moves for SUITS THAT ROCK 2023. What songs are you hoping to see on the setlist? Comment below 👇.
Thanks to our Bronze sponsors: 84.51; AAA Club Alliance; Adams Law; Aronoff, Rosen & Hunt; Sara & Richard Behrman; BHMK Law; Chris & Valerie Bopp; C-Forward; DBL Law; Encore Technologies; getWITit; Kelly Bros. Lumber + Design Co.; Midland Atlantic Properties; Houchens Insurance Group; Our Heritage Bank; Ken & Beth Shumate; John & Jan Steinman; Jan & Tim Timmel; Union Home Mortgage; The Vories Team; Walt's Hitching Post; Ward Family Foundation; WesBanco Bank; Westcott & Schaff Picture Framing.
We're gearing up for our largest fundraiser of the year: SUITS THAT ROCK, a rock concert that supports The Carnegie’s arts education programs. SUITS is a beloved local tradition featuring community and corporate leaders taking a break from the boardroom in favor of the big the stage. Ready to meet a couple of SUITS?
Cliff Adams, Keyboards
Cliff Adams is a career musical tradesman and a retired professor of popular music. He has played over 6,000 gigs in the Cincinnati area, with extended engagements in the 80s and 90s at Flanagan’s Landing and the Waterfront Restaurant. Cliff has composed and produced records and music for film, TV, and radio. His “Maysville’s Friendly Dentist” radio spots have run during University of Louisville and University of Kentucky basketball games for over ten years. His 1982 collaboration on “Endlessly” with former NFL star, Pat McInally, hit the #9 spot on Q-102 and earned Cliff his 15 minutes of fame. In 2017, Cliff and fellow suit, John Domaschko were inducted into the Northern Kentucky Music Legends Hall of Fame as members of the sixties rock band, The Dingos.
Sheila Baker, Vocals
Sheila is the Director of Business Development at First Title Agency, Inc. Sheila enjoyed being a vocalist with six other Suits in the classic rock band Glory Days for eight years. She plays acoustically in smaller venues with two other Suits in a band called Chapter 3. She has had the privilege to sing the National Anthem for the Cincinnati Reds and Florence Freedom and at many special events and ceremonies around town over the last several years. You can also find her singing with The King’s Church Praise Team in West Chester, Ohio, every Sunday morning.
This SUITS SPOTLIGHT is brought to you by our Presenting Sponsor, St. Elizabeth Healthcare and our Gold Sponsors: CIG Communities, Cintas, Qual IT Resources, Corporex, Fidelity, HSD Metrics, Mega Corp Pavilion at OVATION, UBS Financial Services, PNC Bank, Ladislas & Vilma Segoe Family Foundation.
18/08/2023
SUITS THAT ROCK has raised over $1.5 million dollars for The Carnegie Arts Education program. Thanks to your annual support, we are able to provide arts programming to young students across the region. Our three-hour concert secures funding and support for over 92,000 student contact hours in theatre, visual arts, music, dance and more.
SUITS THAT ROCK is made possible by:
Presenting Sponsor: St. Elizabeth Healthcare
Gold Sponsors: CIG Communities, Cintas Corporation, Qual IT Resources, Corporex, Fidelity Investments, HSD Metrics, MegaCorp Pavilion at OVATION, UBS Financial Services Inc., PNC Bank, Ladislas & Vilma Segoe Family Foundation.
Silver Sponsors: altafiber, Robert & Dell Ann Sathe, Dinsmore & Shohl, Deloitte, Champlin Architecture, Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Qual It Resources, LLC, Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, Mariner Wealth Advisors, Frost Brown Todd, Barleycorn's, Western & Southern Financial Group, Lisa & Normand Desmarais, Duke Energy, Hellman Clothiers, Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky, Rumpke Waste & Recycling, Victory Wholesale Group, Refinery Ventures.
Bronze Sponsors: 4EG, AAA Club Alliance, Adams Law PLLC, Walt's Hitching Post, Kelly Bros. Lumber + Design Co., Westcott & Schaff Picture Framing, John and Jan Steinman, Chris & Valerie Bopp, C-Forward, Midland Atlantic Properties, Houchens Insurance Group, 84.51, BHMK, DBL Law, Encore Technologies, Erigo Employer Solutions, get Witit, Our Heritage Bank, Jan & Tim Timmel, Union Home Mortgage, The Vories Team, Ward Foundation, Ken and Beth Shumate.
16/08/2023
Year 16! Suits That Rock!
Get ready to rock this September 23rd, 2023 at MegaCorp Pavilion 🤘.
SUITS THAT ROCK is bringing the house down with legendary rock classics (plus a few new favorites.) This year's theme is LET'S DANCE, so expect an electrifying lineup that will get you up and out of your seat 🕺🎵!
Thank you to our Silver Sponsors: altafiber, Robert & Dell Ann Sathe, Dinsmore (Dinsmore & Shohl), Deloitte, Champlin Architecture, Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Qual It Resources, LLC, Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, Mariner Wealth Advisors, Frost Brown Todd, Barleycorn's, Western & Southern Financial Group,Lisa & Normand Desmarais, Duke Energy, Hellman Clothiers, Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky, Rumpke Waste & Recycling, Victory Wholesale Group, Refinery Ventures.
16/08/2023
Get ready to rock this September 23rd, 2023 at MegaCorp Pavilion 🤘.
SUITS THAT ROCK is bringing the house down with legendary rock classics (plus a few new favorites.) This year's theme is LET'S DANCE, so expect an electrifying lineup that will get you up and out of your seat 🕺🎵!
Thank you to our Silver Sponsors: altafiber, Robert & Dell Ann Sathe, Dinsmore (Dinsmore & Shohl), Deloitte, Champlin Architecture, Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Qual It Resources, LLC, Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, Mariner Wealth Advisors, Frost Brown Todd, Barleycorn's, Western & Southern Financial Group,Lisa & Normand Desmarais, Duke Energy, Hellman Clothiers, Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky, Rumpke Waste & Recycling, Victory Wholesale Group, Refinery Ventures.
10/08/2023
🎸 It's the event you've all been waiting for! SUITS THAT ROCK, our 16th annual sell-out fundraiser that supports The Carnegie's Education Department, is just a month away. This year, Suits That Rock is presented by St. Elizabeth Healthcare, who has proudly served the Northern Kentucky Region since its 1861 founding in Covington.
Thank you St. Elizabeth, for your support this year and for providing comprehensive and compassionate care to our communities. Learn more about St. Elizabeth Healthcare here: https://www.stelizabeth.com/
07/10/2022
Are you still rockin' from The Carnegie's SUITS THAT ROCK presented by St. Elizabeth Healthcare? If so, we'd love to hear what you thought of the event, the venue, the performance and everything in between! If you attended, we would love your feedback. Check out our survey here: https://bit.ly/3ynUE8P
04/10/2022
Paying It Forward…
27/09/2022
SUITS THAT ROCK was UNSTOPPABLE this past weekend at MegaCorp Pavilion at OVATION. Thanks to the record 1,100+ in attendance at the event, we raised $175,000 that will help provide more than 100K hours of arts education through local schools and organizations. We can't thank YOU enough for supporting this amazing evening! A special thank you goes to our presenting sponsor for this event, St. Elizabeth Healthcare.
See yourself in any of the photos? Tag yourself and share your favorite moment from the concert!
24/09/2022
Tonight is the night! We can't wait to see you all at MegaCorp Pavilion at OVATION for this year's SUITS THAT ROCK concert. This event wouldn't be possible without the support of our Presenting Sponsor St. Elizabeth Healthcare. Give them some love!
Today is the BIG day! We are so excited to see everyone tonight at MegaCorp Pavilion at OVATION for Suits That Rock. This event would not be possible without the generous support of our Presenting Sponsor, St. Elizabeth Healthcare! Please join us in thanking them for their support in the comments below. Looking forward to seeing you at the show!
23/09/2022
It's almost time for SUITS THAT ROCK - and today we have the privilege of highlighting our other two founding Suits - John and Kevin!
John Domaschko’s employment past includes a career as a CPA and interim President of Vision 2015. He refined his musical chops playing at high school dances at Granny’s teenage nightclub and in college bars like the Roundtable at UC and the Purity at Miami University. He played in the Sonics, the Cobras, the Burgundy Boys, and the Dingos, who were scheduled to be the opening act for Sonny & Cher at Music Hall in 1967. He also played in Glory Days, who opened for Three Dog Night in 2007. In 2017, he was inducted into the Northern Kentucky Music Legends Hall of Fame with the rest of his Dingo bandmates. As a co-founder of SUITS THAT RICK, John also chairs its Executive Committee and as “Chief Cat-Herder” drives the cast crazy with his endless spreadsheets.
Kevin Canafax is the Midwest Vice President Public Affairs, Fidelity Investments. Muscially, he fronts “Soul Shadow,” a high-energy band featuring Led Zeppelin classics. His music experience includes performances at the nation’s largest Beatles Music Festival – Abbey Road On The River, along with Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp. Kevin also performed Lead Vocals for classic rock band “Shut Up & Drive.” It was Kevin’s idea to field a small group of business people as musical entertainment for the benefit of a non-profit organization, birthing what eventually would become SUITS THAT ROCK. He also serves on the Executive Committee.
Learn more about their involvement in the community and SUITS: https://bit.ly/2YiL1sR
Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor St. Elizabeth Healthcare for sponsoring today's Suit Spotlight.
We're just ONE DAY away from hitting the stage! Check out our Gold Sponsors and send them some love before Saturday's show. Thank you for supporting SUITS THAT ROCK!
22/09/2022
🥁 Are you ready to rock?!?! Don't miss your final chance to join us as local executives ditch the boardroom in favor of the stage at SUITS THAT ROCK presented by St. Elizabeth Healthcare on Saturday, September 24 at MegaCorp Pavilion.
One of our founding SUITS, John Domaschko, joined 90.9 WGUC Cincinnati Spotlight to talk about the event! Listen in here: https://www.wguc.org/spotlight/spotlight_archive.php?id=2235
Cincinnati Spotlight 90.9 WGUC, Cincinnati's Classical Public Radio
We're just a few days away from SUITS THAT ROCK! This event wouldn't be possible without the support of our sponsors. Give them some love!
21/09/2022
🎸According to the Enquirer, Suits That Rock is one of the top things to do in Cincinnati this weekend! They aren't wrong...
Check out the article at https://bit.ly/3R7gJyW
Top 10 Cincinnati events this weekend: Sept. 23-25 Halloween Haunt, Kroger Wellness Festival, Cincinnati Comic Expo and a whole bunch of Oktoberfests lead the way for a busy weekend.
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