Shop Bock

Visit local independent stores for Bockfest specials

Celebrate Bockfest at Shop Bock, a shopping event at the local, independent stores of historic Over-the-Rhine during Bockfest. Here’s how it works: buy a special Shop Bock button at participating stores for $3 and receive discounts on most merchandise. Proceeds from Shop Bock button sales benefit the local nonprofit Merchants of Main Street. Continue the celebrations with a stop at the one-of-a-kind restaurants or bars in the area! You can catch the FREE Shuttle all weekend between all of the Bockfest venues.

Another Part of the Forest 1313 Main Street Independent used record store on Main St. in Over-the-Rhine. Wonderfully eclectic selection of LPs, including jazz, rock, soul, classical, folk, bluegrass, international, spoken word, and miscellaneous odds and ends. All this plus 12" singles, 45s, 78s, and a vast opera section! Also specializing in comic books, pulp fiction, and video (for rent or to buy, DVD and VHS).
Atomic Number Ten 1306 Main Street Vintage for him, her & home. Clothing and housewares from the 50's-80's.
Coffee Emporium 110 East Central Parkway Warm atmosphere and ever-helpful staff will welcome you with amazing coffees, teas, drinks and full lunch menu.
Couture Couture Boutique 1315 Main Street Contemporary women's clothing boutique. We offer personal shopping and styling services.
Iris BookCafe 1331 Main Street Dining and coffee service and free wi-fi until 10pm nightly. Browse our eclectic collection of used books, CDs and video rentals.
MiCA 12/v 1201 Vine Street A fine craft, local art gallery & design-based gift shop.
Original Thought Required 1307 Main Street Downtown Cincinnati’s premiere men’s & women’s contemporary streetwearshop. We sell the dopest up and coming streetwear brands from all over the country as well as our own aTYPICALsOLE brand.
Park+Vine 1202 Vine Street Described as the “General Store of the Future” by CityBeat, Park + Vine offers a wide variety of eco-friendly merchandise that minimizes the use of natural resources and animal byproducts. Products include reusable bottles, bags and food carriers, non-toxic cleaning and paint supplies, natural baby and parenting supplies, a growing selection of foodstuff, and lots more.
Smartfish Supply 1301 Main Street A design and art supply store, with a mission to supply sustainable materials and tools as preferred alternatives to traditional supplies, and to educate students and working designers/artists, while fostering community and creativity.
SouthPaw Prints 1334 Main Street Southpaw Prints specializes in the art of screen printing. Every print is pulled by hand with an attention to detail that is far better than your run of the mill screen printing shop. We do not shy away from difficult projects. We have printed everything from apparel, posters, art prints, wedding invitations, dvd's, amplifier covers, record packaging and much more.
The Little Mahatma 1205 Vine Street Exquisite jewelry, folk art & artifacts from many exotic lands.
Urban Eden 1313 Main Street We specialize in contemporary carft by regional artists, functional art and some fine art. Some items include hand crafted, artist designed jewelry, garden art, teak furniture, umbrellas and tools, honey, soaps, candles and gift baskets.
Yes 1417 Main Street An independent, artist-run gallery, shop, and studio located in Cincinnati's historic Over The Rhine. Our mission is to create opportunities for artists and to make their work accessible. In addition to showing international artists YES collaborates with artists to produce limited edition prints, books, apparel, and more. YES is always seeking new artists and methods of production to provide new outlets and unconvientional approaches to making and experiencing art.
(more businesses to be added soon!)

The Craft Menagerie

A diverse collection of some of Cincinnati’s finest indie artisans and crafters

The Craft Menagerie is a diverse collection of some of Cincinnati’s finest indie artisans and crafters in the mediums of print, paper, fabric, collage, photography, jewelry, fabric manipulation and arranging. Their debut show is at Arnold’s on Saturday March 3rd during Bockfest from 11A-4P. Eat, drink, shop for locally made art and join us in all of the fun and revelry that is The Craft Menagerie.

Craft Menagerie is the brainchild of Tara Heilman of ROBOT Inside and Hilary Nauman of Ceci & Cela. We think you're going to love our friends! Vendors include:

PAPER ACORN - Paper Acorn is handcrafted paper goodness! Everything from gift boxes, to custom luminaries to paper dolls can be found at Paper Acorn; all made with paper. Jessica Wolf has been crafting full-time since 2009 and is looking forward to many more years of offering unique, handmade creations!
ADAM ELEPHANT - Adam L. Lawrence works in video production, and in his free time Adam gets into a bit of photography and creating little things with a variety of materials. He is inspired by color, music, people, and all the beautiful things you can see whether across the ocean, across the country, or across the street. His favorite materials are paper, paint, and fabric. Adam loves mixing the ideals and methods of physically and digitally constructing something to get a finished piece. Mainly, he just likes to be creative and stay occupied.
BLDG - The BLDG (The Building) at 30 West Pike Street in Covington, Kentucky, is an international mecca. This Southern destination for urban contemporary art challenges patrons to thought and introspection while motivating designers to create inspired solutions. The BLDG's copious creatives, purveyors of dissidence and proponents of the uncommon invite you to experience the South as you never have before.
OVENFRIED BEADS - I am a polymer clay artist living in Cincinnati, Ohio. I have had an intense love affair with the clay since 1995. I'm heavily influenced by exotic textiles, beads from all over the world, natural formations, and architecture. For me, polymer clay isn't about making the most complicated cane....it's about creating inventive, spontaneous designs with hints of the past thrown in. I want my work to be considered lighthearted, happy, peaceful wearable art. Other mediums include fabric, collage, and wire. Color is my second language.
LOVEWORN - After twenty years designing under the label "Sweetie Pies," I was inspired to reinvent and recycle. I am all about comfort, and a well-loved jersey cotton t-shirt is as comfy as it gets.I also love to do custom pieces. We all have a stack of t-shirts that have sentimental value and that we never wear but which we also can't part with. I love taking your favorite t-shirts and turning them into a one-of-a-kind piece of wearable art. I go "treasure hunting" at every thrift store or resale shop I can find in search of cotton t-shirts with the right colors and graphics. Often these stores are non-profit, so the money I spend on purchasing t-shirts goes to a good cause. Next, I super-launder all the t-shirts. Then I cut them up using my own Loveworn patterns and reassemble into an up-cycled wearable -- saving the planet one t-shirt at a time.
KEITH NELTNER - Neltner Creative is the visual and verbal expression of the mind of Keith Neltner, brewed in his century-old summer kitchen in Camp Springs, KY. Keith's approach to design, illustration, branding, and advertising began taking shape in the 80's growing up on his family's farm. From the time he could grip a pen, he drew on anything he could get his hands on. Crates, labels, 2x4s-didn't matter. This instilled in his spirit and his sensibility an appreciation for texture, vintage signage, and an honest hand-crafted feel that shows up in his work to this day.
ROBOT INSIDE - ROBOT Inside is the home of hand crafted goodness! I learned to sew and my Robot gave me ideas for Owls, Monsters & Mermaids...she told me to put them on bags and banners. The Robot has grand ideas and I am her instrument for bringing them to life! Our fabric creations are fun, some are upcycled and all are made with Love in our Lab!

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