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Marketplace changes UPDATES IN LOCAL BUSINESS

„„ National franchise Jersey’s Gameday Grill is moving into the former location of Perrysburg’s Buffalo Wild Wings at River Place Shopping Center (by Costco and Levis Commons). Remodeling began March 1. 26567 N Dixie Hwy #142, Perrysburg.

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still available, but two new businesses moving in, including: the third NW Ohio location of Hot Head Burritos, opening in spring 2017; and Dragon’s Roost, a tabletop gaming store that will offer Zingerman’s quality coffee and pastries.

Opening in mid-April 2017, the store will feature tables to accommodate board games, card games and a hobby bar for patrons to hang out, assemble and paint their miniatures.

„„ Directions Credit Union will relocate its headquarters to the Tower on the Maumee (the former Fiberglass Tower), a building still under reconstruction to be completed by late 2017 or early 2018. The „„ Pizza Cat, a Kickstarter effort by local first commercial business to occupy the Matt Wojtowicz which allowed him to Tower, Directions will move up to 90 emform a hot and ready pizza company, is ployees to the downtown headquarters. set to move into the former location of The company will close the Arrowhead The Chicken Shack, at 4034 Monroe St., Park locationwhile the Sylvania location near the Toledo Hospital. kickstarter.com/ will stay open. directionscu.org projects/95538576/pizza-cat

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Do you feel unsafe walking around Toledo? According to number-crunching site Graphiq, you should. Posting the statistics to their real estate intelligence site Find the Home, Graphiq claims Toledo is the most dangerous city in Ohio.

Collecting statistics from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report (2015), the list claims Toledo has 1,128.9 violent crimes reported per every 100k people, with the total population at 279,552. The list puts Toledo in leagues with St. Louis, Detroit and Oakland as the most dangerous cities in their respective states.

Saving the Great Lakes with less A public meeting on the Great Lakes where citizens can express their views on protecting the Lakes will be Thursday, March 23 at 6pm at the Lake Erie Center, 6200 Bay Shore Rd. in Oregon. Register with participateijc.org.

President Trump has proposed slashing funding to the EPA’s Great Lakes programs in his fiscal budgeting, which the ACLE calls “wrongheaded.”

“The thing is, what’s poisoning Lake Erie is primarily an excess of nutrients, 85% from agriculture and we suspect, most of that from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) dumping the equivalent of Chicago and Los Angeles’ sewage, untreated, every year on fields draining into the lake,” said Mike Ferner, an ACLE coordinator.

Trump’s proposed budget cuts may have finally brought out the activist in Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH). He released a statement, saying: “Taking an ax to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative will cost Ohio jobs and jeopardize

public health by putting the well-being of Lake Erie at risk. As a kid, I remember seeing how polluted Lake Erie was, and we can’t put an end to our cleanup efforts when we’ve made such progress. My colleagues in the Ohio delegation and I will not stand for a budget that zeroes out this critical program.”

“Big Ag’s influence leads directly to tax breaks, subsidies, and environmental loopholes making regulations not worth the paper they are printed on,” Susan Matz, an ACLE coordinator, said in regards to speculation that the Farm Bureau’s money is helping suppress a 2012 Ohio State study that would increase the blame on concentrated animal feeding organizations (CAFOs).

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The local water conservation group Advocates For a Clean Lake Erie will screen Last Call At The Oasis, a documentary narrated by Erin Brockovich. Investigated by filmmaker Jessica Yu, this eye-opening exposé on the increasing scarcity of clean water includes Toledo’s local water basin. This screening aims to bring the concern for our local water at the forefront of your mind.

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game. One will likely slip into the spot vacated by Steel’s term limit, the other should make it quite a race for the incumbents If we were Gabriel, Sykes, or Adams, we’d be looking over our shoulders at these two.

Bracket buster

Handicapping the race for Toledo City Council

by Johnny Hildo

The long shots.

Ludeman

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Melden Spang

Johnson Sykes

The other two endorsed Dems, Gary Johnson and Kurt Young, are much longer shots. Both are veteran work horses for their party. Like work horses, they are loyal and hard working, but perhaps a bit slow and worn out. Sorta like the horse Boxer in Animal Farm.

Who ends up getting sold to the glue factory. You get the point.

The dark horses.

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Young It’s that time of year. March Madness is upon us.

We’re not talking about the traditional use of that term. Sure, the NCAA basketball tourney is in full gear, known for its frenetic pace, frenzied fan bases, and quick resolution. The madness in City Politics is less a sprint to the finish and more a slow, plodding grind to anticlimax in the September primary and November general election.

The basketball madness has some lessons for the lunacy of those seeking seats on Toledo City Council, though.

Each year there are specific seedings and bracket pairings to watch for in the NCAA tourney. Will they portend things to come in the race for City Council?

The 16-1 upset. This is an NCAA oxymoron. Because it has never happened. The sixteen seeds, the lowest seeded teams in the entire field, have never beaten a top-seeded team. That’s oh-and-forever, since the tournament expanded to sixty-four teams in 1985.

Will it happen in the City Council madness?

The first question is, who will the sixteen seeds be? Each year there is a group of upstarts and whackadoos with no business getting involved in public life. We mean real ear-wax candle makers, often with unpronouceable names who no one has ever heard of. Like that one kid from North Toledo, oh, sorry, we forget who he was.

Many of these yahoos haven’t announced their candidacies yet. Most of them never really will, because they don’t know it’s a good idea. Heck, one year there was some wingnut who didn’t even know there was a primary.

Jason something or other.

Fuggeddaboutit.

Much like the NCAA, no sixteen is beating a one seed.

Ever. Which brings us to:

The One Seeds.

Who are this year’s favorites?

Frankly, this one is pretty easy. In the South Region, Rob Ludeman has been on Council for twenty-two of the past

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twenty-four years. Never mind term limits should make that highly unlikely.

Or that he hasn’t really accomplished any darned thing in all that time. Or that he might be the most nondescript, bland-as-lard-and-just-as-good-for-you elected in town. He’s got the coveted name recognition to ensure he’s reelected for another uneventful, milquetoast term.

Then there’s Sandy Spang, also from the South Region, oddly enough.

No, it’s not that odd. Heck, the entire Toledo School Board hails from South Toledo, so it should be no surprise that reigning champions on Council also come from the region with the highest voting population.

Spang is a better talker than Ludeman, meaning she keeps talking about the initiatives she wants to start. Someday soon. Probably. She’d prefer to be mayor, but can’t seem to get that off the ground, either.

Still, she’ll be one of the few women in the field, and she’s got good name recognition. She’s a one seed. Which says something about this cast of shiftless characters.

The 12-5 upsets.

These bracket busters are much more common. In fact, picking them makes or breaks most NCAA pools. So who are the twelve seeds, poised for an upset of an incumbent or two?

Of the declared candidates, we’d bet on two, Sam Melden and Nick Komives. Both are endorsed by the Dems, both are young activists with identifiable bases of support. They are mature and experienced for their age, and both are ready for a good ground

Next column.

The coming candidacy of He Who Shall Not Be Named. Stay tuned.

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The 15-2 upsets.

These long shots occasionally occur in the NCAA, but not often. Like eight times ever. In City Politics, we guess the two seeds are the remaining incumbents. With incumbent Steven Steel term limited from seeking another term, that leaves Theresa Gabriel, Larry Sykes, and Cecilia Adams.

The former pair barely snuck into office four years ago, Gabriel by a bit shy of one hundred votes, Sykes by a mere six. Adams was appointed to her seat, then ran unopposed. She also ran unopposed for her former seat on the School Board. So she has never legitimately won a race. Seems like none of these folks are deserving of the two seed, and all three are vulnerable for a loss Let’s change it to

Are there any Cinderellas in the offing? An unheralded and unknown seed who might pull off an upset and sneak into the Top Six? There are whispers of candidates in the shadows, but they haven’t declared yet. With the Dems finally fielding a complete slate, and the Rs diddling their digits with nonentity candidates, we think it unlikely.

Except for one possibility. He hasn’t declared officially, but we hear he’s seriously considering it. Be afraid, folks, be very afraid.

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Undocumented, in Toledo— and in Trump’s America

Undocumented immigrants fearing deportation, plan ahead

By Holly Tuey Unease and fear, always present among undocumented immigrant communities in the United States, has only been is bolstered since the presidential election’s “Build the Wall” rhetoric.

Although many hoped, Trump would become more moderate once in office, his stance has not softened. On Jan. 25, Trump signed an executive order that, among other things, called to build a wall along the country’s southern border and to “remove promptly those individuals whose legal claims to remain in the United States have been lawfully rejected.”

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“I’ve always thought Trump is a salesman. He’s a conman. I thought the extreme nature of his campaign promises was an invention on his part to enable him to get elected,” said Toledo immigration attorney William Meyer. “That’s why I was a little surprised and somewhat horrified when he came out with those executive orders,” claiming that illegal immigration from Mexico has placed a strain on federal resources and contributed to an increase in violent crime.

“I don’t think anybody disagrees with the intention to deport dangerous criminals,” Meyer said. “[However,] the definition of being an illegal alien has fallen to the point of being really unfair.”

Meyer explained that undocumented immigrants who are otherwise law-abiding citizens can become felons due to difficulty in obtaining a driver’s license.

“I’ve had numerous cases over the years of people that have had no license and no other way to support their family [without a vehicle], so they obtain a false document and go into the BMV to get a license. And that’s a felony,” he said.

But the executive order doesn’t just call for the apprehension of felons – or even convicted criminals. Section 2b states it is policy to “detain individuals apprehended on suspicion of violating

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federal or state law, including federal immigration law, pending further proceedings regarding those violations.”

“We have two immigration enforcement agencies here— ICE, and the US Border Patrol,” said Baldemar Velasquez, president of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) in Toledo. “They’re not looking for white Canadians. They’re looking for Mexicans. So there’s a lot of racial profiling.”

There’s no question that there is an undercurrent of, it’s not discomfort, it’s horror Undocumented fears

Some members of FLOC are undocumented, such as Iris (name changed to protect identity), who first came to the United States in 2002. Living in the Toledo area with her husband, also undocumented, and 10-year-old daughter, since 2014, Iris says she’s now afraid to leave her home.

“I’m very fearful to go out, to buy groceries, to go to work,” she said. “When I see backed-up traffic, I’m afraid they are stopping and checking (all vehicles).”

The threat of deportation has always existed for people like Iris, but the perceived threat has increased since Trump took office.

“There’s no question that there is an undercurrent of, it’s not discomfort, it’s horror, on the part of people who have U.S. citizen children, sometimes 20-25 years of law-abiding presence in the US,” Meyer said. “They came here illegally, they broke the law and you have to acknowledge that.”

But illegal immigration is only a misdemeanor, Velasquez pointed out. Most of the undocumented immigrants are otherwise law-abiding residents who just want to build a better life for their families.

“I wanted to simply raise a family, work, do what you’re supposed to do in the community,” Iris said. “I would love there to be more unity and support [from the community] of our cause.”

Iris and many others pay taxes and Social Security, even though they’ll never be able to benefit from it.

“If you live in Toledo, you probably don’t know who the people living here illegally are,” Meyer added. “All [this executive order has] done is make their lives terrible. They’re under a high level of fear.”

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“There’s definitely the fear of the unknown,” said Guiselle Mendoza, executive director of Adelante, a resource center for Toledo’s Latino community that specializes in education efforts for children, job skills training for adults and financial assistance for families. “We can’t guarantee anything. It makes them feel uneasy because there’s so much uncertainty about the future of their status here.”

Working with other organizations like Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE) and Welcome TLC to educate the community and offer social services, “what we want to avoid is misinformation where we add to the fear. But we also want to be proactive in terms of if some-

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thing were to happen, these are the steps you should take,” Mendoza said. “We are here to support the Latino community and to lend a hand, an ear.”

FLOC is also encouraging its members to take proactive steps in the event they are detained or deported, especially those with children who are US citizens.

“The only thing we can suggest they do is have a family preparedness plan: Make sure your children are taken care of,” Velasquez said. “We try to surround them with attorneys that can help them get the right documents signed and processed ahead of time.”

He said Lucas County Children Services has agreed to work closely with FLOC to expedite hearings if the parents have assigned guardians for their children to prevent them from being placed into foster care.

Meyer advises immigrants at risk of deportation to avoid drawing attention to themselves.

“Don’t put yourself in situations where you will come to the attention of the authorities,” he said. “Obviously don’t put yourself in illegal situations that could lead to your arrest.”

He also suggested they contact ABLE, so the attorneys there can determine if there are any legal ways for the immigrants to stay here.

As for Iris, she isn’t letting her fear stop her from speaking out.

“It’s better to go out and take a risk to change things than just go to work and if something happens, we’re lost,” she said.

FLOC is looking for volunteers to help undocumented immigrants fill out forms and other steps to make sure they’re prepared in the event they are separated from their children.

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Fish Fry Gesu Catholic Church

Gesu Catholic Church fish fry returns every Friday during lent. 7pm. $8/ adults, $5/seniors, $4/kids 12 and under. 2045 Parkside Blvd., 419-536-5634. gesutoledo.org

Most Blessed Sacrament Parish

Blessed Sacrament Parish offers their annual fish fry during the lenten season featuring baked and deep fried alaskan pollock, fries, macaroni & cheese, baked potatoes, salad, homemade coleslaw, rolls, beverage and dessert. Every Friday except Good Friday, April 14. $9/adults, $8/seniors, $7/ children, Free/ages five and under. 2240 Castlewood Dr., 419-472-2288. blessedsacramenttoledo.com

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An Evening of Exquisite Food & Wine Paula Brown Shop

Featuring wine from the Grgich Hills Estate and food catered from Tree City Catering. Cocktails served at the Pub for guests who arrive early. 6:30pm. $91.

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Blue Ribbon Catering Tasting Schedel Arboretum and Gardens Looking for a catering service, but not sure which to choose? Blue Ribbon Catering is offering a tasting at the Schedel Arboretum and Gardens.

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Hook, Wine & Dinner Majestic Oak Winery

Majestic Oak Winery invites you to try a perch dinner from Rusty’s Road Trip.

5pm. Prices vary on the food ordered.

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Amazing Appetizers Cooking Class Foodology

This class will teach guests how to make high-end appetizers, along with techniques and knife skills.

The appetizers include feta salad in cucumber cups, BBQ chicken wontons, buffalo chicken meatballs,and cheesecake stuffed chocolate dipped strawberries. This class is a beginner level. 5:30pm. $40. 2059 W. Laskey.

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Sunday Brunch at Brandywine Brandywine Country Club

Brandywine Country Club offers a buffet style brunch. 10am. $14.49. 6904 Salisbury Rd. Maumee. 419-865-2393. brandywinecc.com

Tastings Wednesdays

Wine and Food Tasting Sofo’s Market

Sofo’s Italian Market invites you to sample wine while you shop. This wine tasting will feature food preapred from a Sofo family recipe along with a selection of wines. 5pm. Prices vary with wines tasted. 5400 Monroe St., 419-882-8555. shopsofos.com

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Daily Wine and Beer Tasting Zinful

Every Tuesday-Saturday Zinful hosts a beer and wine tasting. 4pm. Prices vary on tastings. 218 Louisiana Ave., 419931-9946. zinfulwine.com

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New Spring Wine Tasting Walt Churchill’s Market

Sara Blakley, from Berman Wines, celebrates spring with red and white wines. 4pm. Prices vary on the wines being tasted. 26625 N. Dixie Hwy, Perrysburg. 419-872-6900 waltchurchillsmarket.com

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West Coast Wines Walt Churchill’s Market

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Red and white wines from California will be available for tasting. 2pm Prices vary.

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Georgiz419’s Chef John is creating food to pair with six different wines.

Proceeds will benefit Equality Toledo.

2pm. Price varies with food or wine being tasted. Georgjz 419, 1205 Adams St., 419-982-8810.

Complimentary Charles Smith Wine Tasting Monettes’ Market on Secor Road

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Sunday Breakfast Buffet Fundraiser River View Yacht Club

River View Yacht Club holds a Sunday Breakfast fundraiser featuring eggs, potatoes, bacon, sausage, ham, made to order omelets, burritos and more. Open to the public. 8:30am. $8/adults, $7/seniors, $5/children.

5981 Edgewater Dr., 419-729-9251. riverviewyachtclub.com

Monnettes’ Market will be sampling Charles Smith Wines. 12pm. 5717 Secor Rd., 419-475-3587. Find Monnette’s Market on Secor Road on Facebook. free

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New Beer and Wine Tasting Walt Churchill’s Market

Emily Wagy, from Tramonte and Sons presents a beer and wine tasting. 4pm.

Prices vary.

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The Cinnamon Stick Stays Sweet Pie is no piece of cake

By Athena Cocoves

“Easy as pie” is an idiom that bakers at The Cinnamon Stick are sick of hearing.

“There have been a lot of pie jokes and puns recently” said head baker Stephen Singh. “We kind of groan.”

“Sometimes people do say, ‘you know— it’s not easy as pie,’” added manager Caitlin Brannan, with a smile. “Which is true.”

Singh and Brannan would know; as these two bakers opened The Cinnamon Stick at the end of December, pulling long hours to refine their recipes ever since.

Starting from scratch

Singh, new to baking but experienced with kitchens, spent years working at Frogtown Johnnies (owned by the same Chrysanthou family which owns The Cinnamon Stick).

“I love creating things,” said Singh. “So I was excited to do that in a new way with baking. I’ve learned so much about the science of it. There’s very little room for error.”

Without the wiggle room of cooking, Singh and Brannan spent a long time refining the crust recipe, which is flakey and surprisingly dense.

Don’t ask for details, though. “I can’t tell you much, but the crust is lard-based,” explained Singh.

While Singh and Brannan met as strangers, they bonded quickly. 16-hour days spent working under pressure either makes you or breaks you.

“I think it’s our positive attitudes that helped,” said Brannan. “When you’re baking, things don’t always work out. It’s a science. Sometimes, you just have to have some humor.”

Caitlin Brannan and Stephen Singh are whipping desserts into an art.

A sweet tooth never stays satisfied

Considering the bakery’s large assortment of pies, from classics like Cherry Crumb, to unique options, like Buckeye Cream, it’s difficult to select which slice to try. When asked to name the most popular pie, both bakers responded: “Oh, easily cherry.” “Banana cream, apple…” “Peach raspberry, lemon meringue…” “Chocolate peanut butter—” “Yeah!”

Favorites are hard to determine. As are final recipes.

“We’re always in the process of refining our recipes,” said Brannan. “We listen to customer feedback and try new things. Right now, we’re experimenting with a chocolate-covered banana cream pie.”

“The menu and some of the flavors are part of an ever-evolving process,” explained Singh.

“We got together under the pretense of solving problems and bringing solutions to the table. Part of that is creativity. If a customer asks for a pie we don’t have, it isn’t necessarily a problem, but rather a new challenge for us to explore. We can try it and see how everyone responds.”

Brannan suggests a “pie of the week” is in the works, as well as a butter-based crust recipe (for those who eschew lard). In addition, the bakery sells decorated cookies, brownies, ice cream and other vegetarian items. Singh plans to incorporate some of his family’s favorite Indian pastries.

“Unfortunately, there are people who don’t like pie. I don’t know how that’s possible, but we have options for them,” said Brannan, with a laugh.

A slice for all

“You’d think this is a niche market,” said Singh.

“But we get a lot of people who just want a nice

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slice of pie and a cup of coffee. Who doesn’t enjoy that?”

“There aren’t a lot of places around here where you can get a great pie— just pie,” added Brannan.

“Plus, we have a lot of space. We want to bring people together to have fun.”

In addition to the bakery’s sweets, The Cinnamon Stick boasts a large interior space where customers use wifi, play board games, stop by in groups after dinner, or hold community events, like open mics or intimate live music performances.

“We wanted to be rooted in the community,” said Singh.

Plus, the bakery offers a twist: “We have our liquor license,” Brannan said, with pride. “We’re not your average bakery. You can come in after dinner for dessert and enjoy wine, brandy or any of our espresso drinks with a shot of liquor.”

As for ordering pie with liquor — ”No,” said Brennan, laughing. “We want to be family-friendly.”

Singh laughed and backed her up: “We have kids in here. “ “We’re right off the bike path,” explained Brannan. “One guy came in off the path, all sweaty from running, and bought a pie, and went right back onto the trail.”

Easy as pie? We think not.

11am-9pm, daily.

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Game on

Go crazy with this Wild Game Feast. Offering seven courses, Chef Lambert pairs wild game with wine, beer and innovative side dishes to create a truly unique culinary event. Mark iguana, boar, kangaroo, ostrich, partridge, python and venison off your list of delicacies to sample, as Lambert finds culinary methods to serve each. Payment must be received in advance to hold your spot.

8-10pm. Friday, March 24. $95/individual $175/couple. DĂŠgagĂŠ Jazz CafĂŠ, 301 River Rd., Maumee.

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Get your cork popped

Travel through Napa Valley without leaving Toledo. Let Zinful bring the West Coast to you and take a tantalizing journey through a wine lover’s paradise during a special meet-and-greet featuring David Phillip from Michael David Winery in Lodi, California. Spend the evening tasting wines, sipping refined flavors and learning the importance of the grape in the winemaking process. Uncork the bottle, challenge your palate and have some “Zinful� fun. Call for ticket reservations. $25-35. 5-8pm. Saturday, March 25. Zinful, 218 Louisiana Ave., 419-931-9946. zinfulwine.com –NG

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The Jakes team works to set the scene in the 50-Hour Film Challenge.

Sylvania’s Tree City Film Festival prides itself on being a showcase where anyone can make a film, but not everyone can make a film from scratch in 50 hours. For those that can, Tree City’s 50Hour Film Challenge is the time to get busy. Fast.

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Going in blind

The challenge starts with everyone meeting up at The Sodbuster Bar in downtown Sylvania where Jen Archer, executive director of the Sylvania Community Arts Commission, explains the rules of the film challenge to the 17 (small and large) teams participating this year: write, film and edit a short movie (no longer than 8 minutes) in 50 hours. In addition, this year’s films must contain a scene in Olander Park, use a J&G’s pizza box as a prop, and have a character named Ed Blackbird. Film genres are randomlyassigned to each team.

David Jakes, who has made five films for past challenges, has been a movie buff for as long as he can remember: “Back in the 70s I made a few films with my parents 8mm camera. Since college, I have been working in the video industry, mostly producing corporate videos and commercials.”

The sound of muzak

Jakes’ team picked “spoof” as their genre and began brainstorming at a team-member’s house. Eventually they came up with a spoof of the VH1 Behind the Music documentary series—titling itBehind the Muzak— featuring Ed Blackbird as a fake musician who writes “the world’s best and worst jingles” for different products. With limited time, they quickly got to work: “We made calls to line up locations, researched music and set up a shooting schedule. Team-member Sean Rodman sent me the finalized script at 2am that morning.”

Early the next morning the team began filming background shots and various scenes around Sylvania. For the central scene of the film, an Ed Blackbird concert, Jakes pulled some strings and got the performance space inside the now-closed Treo restaurant. The team was all smiles. This is one of the most important parts of the process, says Jakes: “The best advice I can give is to make the day fun and that will show in your film.”

This is just one example of events, come see them all. Saturday, March 25th. 50-Hour Film Challenge screening at 7:00. $8 Olander Park, 6930 Sylvania Ave.

Documenting lives

The Toledo Lucas County Public Library’s Film Focus Independent Film Festival is back! The free festival highlights independent filmmakers.Screenings are at the main library (325 N. Michigan St.,419-259-5200. toledolibrary. org) at 7pm on successive Mondays through May 1, including: Anita: Speaking Truth to Power The documentary is a testament to the inspiring power of Anita Hill and showcases her work as a advocate for race relations and women. Anita Hill’s March 29 speaking engagement in Toledo is prefaced by this showing. 7pm. Monday, March 27.

Visitor’s Day, a powerful documentary about forgiveness and abandonment, takes an observational approach as cameras follow Juan Carlos, a teenager who ran away from an abusive home and ended up at IPODERAC, a group home for boys in Mexico. Years later, he confronts his father. 7pm. Monday, April 3.

Keep an ear out

The Toledo Museum of Art’s ongoing Friday Art House film series will screen Robert Altman’s brooding VincentandTheo, studying the relationship between mentally tortured artistVincent Van Goghand his brother Theo. The film was originally made as a four-part miniseries, with a 138 minute cut released in theaters. 6:30-9:30pm. Friday, March 31. Toledo Museum of Art Little Theater, 2445 Monroe St., 419-255-8000. toledomuseum.org Free —JK

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Putting down the paint brush

World-renowned artist Rudolf Bauer didn’t stop making art when he was in a Nazi prison, he sketched on scraps of paper. But Bauer did stop painting when a feud between himself, his love and his patron erupted. Find out why when Actors Collaborative Toledo present “Bauer” by Lauren Gunderson. 7pm. Thursday, March 23. The Toledo Museum of Art Little Theatre, 2445 Monroe St., 419255-8000. act419.org Free

Bird’s Eye View Circus sets sail with Nautica In the Collingwood Arts Center, performers leap and fly through the air.

You might gasp and hold your breath for these circus performers. For the past five years, Erin-Garber Pearson has invited awestruck audiences and eager novices to enter her enchanting space, tucked in the Old West End. Locals have learned how to gracefully wind themselves in silks 15 feet in the air, walk on stilts, balance on beams and attempt astonishing aerial acrobatic acts.

Today, Pearson and her growing troupe are getting ready to set sail with the newest major production, Nautica.

Before performances begin on Friday, March 31, we caught up with Pearson to hear more about what it’s like under the big top.

How has Bird’s Eye View Circus (BEVC) developed since you opened it in 2012?

Erin-Garber Pearson: When BEVC first opened I was the only instructor. I taught in the theater at the Collingwood Art Center and in my smaller studio on the first floor. We have expanded, doubling the studio size to accommodate all the circus students. We also have anywhere from five to eight incredibly talented, hard-working instructors (from Toledo, Detroit and Ann Arbor) teaching at all times. One of our trapeze instructors traveled here from Lansing to teach for eight months straight. Every show we do is a higher level of skill and concept development then the last. I’m really happy to see the progress we are making as a community!

Most people think of the circus with a big top tent, clowns and elephants.

How do you do it differently?

We do not use animals and are not in a tent. We are a contemporary circus, which typically merges with performance art, using acrobatics to tell stories mixed with spectacle.

How many major productions like Nautica has BEVC put on?

This is the third full narrative-style show that we have done. Our previous shows were Baba Yaga (February, 2015) and Neverland (October, 2016). We have hosted many other variety style shows as well, including Lucid, Toy Chest, and Stripes and Bloomers. Nautica will feature a live storyteller who provides small narration from backstage.

What’s the story behind Nautica?

Nautica is the journey of a brave and adventurous orphan who finds herself on a ship searching for abandoned treasure with a gang of rowdy sailors. Along the way, they meet carnivorous giants,

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By Athena Cocoves

Dublin dances into two decades

Talented Irish dancers and musicians will kick up the stage when the 20th Anniversary World Tour of Riverdance rolls into town. 7:30-10:15pm. Wednesday, March 29 and Thursday, March 30. $28-$88. The Stranahan Theater, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd., 419-381-8851. stranahantheater.org

The best laid schemes

Literature and theater have an intimate relationship; John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” first appeared on Broadway in 1937, the year the novella was published. See the renowned classic about fighting through the Great Depression for a piece of the American dream at the Toledo Rep. Friday, March 31-Sunday, April 9. 8pm, Friday-Saturday. 2:30pm, Sunday. $5-$20. The Toledo Repertoire Theatre, 16 10th St., 419-243-9277. toledorep.org

Lost in translation

Going abroad sounds romantic. You meet a beautiful stranger, spend the night together and everything feels like a movie— until you wake up without subtitles or an explanation. This mind-bending moment is just part of The Internationalist, a comedic play at The University of Toledo. March 31-April 9. 7:30pm, Friday-Saturday. 2pm, Sunday. $8-$15. UT Center for Performing Arts, 1910 W. Rocket Dr., 419-5302787. utoledo.edu —AC

Members of the Bird’s Eye View Circus show off their acrobatic skills. ship sirens, and celestial forces that tell Nautica where she comes from, and of the balance of the earth and stars. The original story was conceived by Chloe Whiting-Stevenson, an instructor at Bird’s Eye View Circus, and has been reworked for circus through a production and writing team, myself, Matthew Miller and Morgan Sopko.

When did you get involved with the circus?

I started working on acrobatic storytelling as a set and prop builder in Minneapolis with Infiammati Fire Circus in 2007.

The director brought me on because I am a sculptor and many of my wearable sculptures were used in the show.

My partner, Erik Bang, was in the show and he told them I could roller skate and breathe fire, which I ended up also being cast to do in that first year. I never looked back.

How do you stay inspired?

Circus performing is exhilarating on many levels. To see what the human body can do with enough work and commitment, and to innovate techniques for applying these skills to an idea, is what fuels me to keep going. I also love work7:30pm/doors and 8pm/show.

Friday, March 31 and Saturday, April 1.

2:30pm//doors and 3pm/show.

Sunday, April 2.

Single adult: $12/presale, $15/at the door.

Couples: $20/presale. Age 10 and under: $6.

Collingwood Arts Center Lois Nelson Theater 2413 Collingwood Blvd., 567-694-6628. birdseyeviewcircus.com

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If You Write It, They Will Read [Hopefully]

Chris Parker’s quixotic journey to tell the story of the 2016 Cavaliers’ championship run

By Jeff Klima Say what you want about Chris Parker, the guy is honest. He doesn’t pull punches about the status of his book, King James Brings The Land A Crown: The Definitive Tale of the Cavaliers’ 2016 Title Run or how much it cost him to print it (hint: a lot). Parker, a transplant to Ohio, initially grew up rooting for Boston sports, but living in Ohio has brought out the soul of the local sports fan in him. A freelance journalist who has written for a number of far-flung music, news and entertainment publications from his home near Cleveland, he believed in the Cavaliers’ potential from the moment Lebron James returned to Ohio. James, a star Ohio athlete drafted number one overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2004, enraged the entire state when he took his talent South to Miami to win NBA Championships ; a fact particularly crushing as Cleveland hadn’t won a major sporting championship— of any kind— since 1964.

But Parker had a feeling that things would be different when James returned to the Cavaliers in 2014. They fell short that first season because of injuries, but Parker knew things would be different the next season. And he wanted to be the guy who told the whole story, and told it right.

How did the book idea come about?

When Lebron James returned, I thought it was the best story around, and it was right in my backyard. The prodigal son returns home to bring happiness to the people of Northeast Ohio. I called up the (Cleveland) alt weekly and was told, “Okay, we’ll vouch for you. Go get your credentials.” I went to all the home games and wrote columns. I was trying to write a book.

Did you try to get your book published? I tried to get a book deal, but it did not materialize. Six weeks after the end of the season, with no deal [from a publisher], I said “I’m gonna write it anyway.”

What did it cost to publish this book?

I did about 1,700 copies and, with tax, that cost about $10,000. Not terrible, but you have to pay it all at the front end, and that does not include editing, illustration, the rights to pictures, etc. With all of that included the total cost was around $15,000.

There’s a little bit of Field of Dreams about it. You go into it, not expecting to succeed, but if you put all your heart into it, good will come from it. You don’t go in thinking about the outcome, you go in thinking about your intent.

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How did the money conversation go with your wife? She’s incredible. She was an architect, but she decided to start a second career. And I supported her, as much as a freelance writer can, when she started a daycare. So she started this whole new thing and encouraged me to do what I wanted to do.

Do you feel like you’ll ever recoup your costs? I think there’s a chance. I did a very detailed book. This championship is something that people in Cleveland will remember for years and, I hope, they’ll continue to buy my book for years in the future.

Does Lebron know this book exists?

He knows it exists. I offered a charity he supports free copies of the book to distribute to the kids, and they declined.

Lebron has a guy who’s going to be writing about him, with full access. I’m sure the King [James] didn’t want to interfere with the marketing of that book.

Did you at least get to party in the locker room after the games? I did!

After the Golden State series [the Finals], I was back in the locker room and touched the trophy. I waded through Lake Erie-sized pools of champagne.

If they repeat, are you going to write a sequel? Somebody would have to pay me.

Chris Parker will be signing copies of his book 5-7pm. Thursday, March 23. UT Bookstore, 1430 Secor Rd., 419-530-2516. utoledo.bncollege.com Free

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Ongoing Aaron Bivins Art Exhibit - Aaron Bivins

work will be featured in the American Frame Showroom and Gallery through March 31 8am5pm. American Frame Showroom, 400 Tomahawk Dr., 419-887-8030. americanframe.com

Art at Altitude Exhibit - Toledo Area Media owners Phil Myers, Chris Aldric and James Jackson showcase their photography of landscapes taken from a drone mounted camera Th first exhibit of its kind on display at the National Center for Nature Photography. Until March 31.

10am-4pm. National Center for Nature Photography at Secor Metropark, 10001 Central Ave., 419-407-9793. metroparkstoledo.com Free

Thursday 3.23 Michelle Arnold Paine: Building Inspiration - Artist Michelle Arnold Paine is

best known for her work that combines PreRenaissance painting techniques and modern Expressionistic sensibilities. This new exhibit is inspired by cathedrals and sacred spaces she saw during a three year study in Umbria Italy.

8am. Perrysburg Municipal Building, 201 W. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg. 419-324-4758. michellepaine.com

Friday 3.24 Glass Art Workshop: Pot o’ Treasure

A Toledo Museum of Art Instructor will guide you through the art of creating glass objects.

This session’s art piece celebrates the St. Patricks season by creating a glass Pot o’ Treasue. The session will last one hour, and no experience is necessary. 7pm. $30/members, $40/non-members. The Toledo Museum of Art. 2445 Monroe St., 419-255-8000. toledomusuem.org

Ear|Eye: Listening and Looking, Contemporary Music and Art

The Bowling Green State University College of Musical Arts partners with the Toledo Museum of the Arts for a performance that explores the relationship of contemporary music and art.

7pm. The Toledo Museum of Art. 2445 Monroe St., 419-255-8000. toledomusuem.org Free

Public Tour: Collection Highlights

Take a tour of the Toledo Museum of Art’s extensive collection of over 30,000 works. The tour leader will guide the group to important, popular and outstanding pieces in the collection. Meet in Libbey Court. 6pm.

The Toledo Museum of Art. 2445 Monroe St., 419-255-8000. toledomusuem.org. Free

Saturday 3.25 Spring Student Art Exhibition - This spring exhibit showcases the work of students in the Lourdes University art program. 7pm.

Canticle Center Gallery, 5335 Silica Drive, 800-878-3210. lourdes.edu Free

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The 11th Annual Art-A-Fair Exhibition: BREAKING GROUND: A Retrospective of Progress opening - Prizm Creative Community celebrates the history of Toledo art with their new exhibit “Breaking Ground: A Retrospective of Progress.” The show features over 350 works by Toledo Artists, created over 160 year period. 3pm.

5/3 Bank Building at One Seagate, 550 N. Summit St., 419-872-8730. myprizm.com Free

Toledo’s art history

Celebrate 160 years of art in Northwest Ohio during PRIZM’s 11th annual Art-A-Fair Exhibition, “Breaking Ground: A Retrospective of Progress.” The historic exhibit features over 350 works by 99 artists, including the late Adam Grant (1924-1992), Israel Abramofsky (1888-1975) and contemporary artists David Eichenberg and Judy Paschalis, among others. The Opening Reception will be held on Saturday, March 25 from 3-6pm. On view through May 25. One Seagate, 550 N. Summit St., 419-941-8732. myprizm.com Free

Painted Clovers goes big

Sunday 3.26

Got an eye for vintage? Join Bowling Green’s popular shopping destination, Painted Clovers Vintage Market for a pop up Jim Kujawa market full of all things vintage, chic and handmade. See what local vendors have been crafting.

Spring Fling Vintage Market. 10am-6pm. Sunday April 2. $4, or $3 with a donated nonperishable food item. Wood County Fairground, 13800 W. POE Rd., Bowling Green. 419-494-8488. paintedcloversvintagemarket.com

Alternative Methods in Drawing Workshop - This class will teach students

non-traditional methods of drawing. Students will use varying materials and different medias to create a unique art piece. 12pm-4:30pm. $48. The Art Supply Depo, 29 S. St Clair St., 419-720-6462. artsupplydepo.com

Monday 3.27

Drawing Lessons - Resident artists David

Cuatlacuatl and Sofia Quintero will teach an introduction to drawing techniques class. 4pm. $5. Sofia Quintero Art and Cultural Center, 1224 Broadway, 419-241-1655. sqacc.org

Saturday 4.1 Glass Art Workshop: Ducks - A Toledo

Museum of Art Instructor will guide you through the art of creating glass objects. This session’s art piece is a glass duck. The workshop will last one hour, and no experience is necessary. 7pm. $30/members, $40/non-members.

The Toledo Museum of Art. 2445 Monroe St., 419-255-8000. toledomusuem.org

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The art of sharing

When you open yourself up to the community something unique happens— the community opens itself up to you. See the art of sharing in a space as HEAVY COLOR, presents Interconnected: Rhythm and Reflection.

The band will mix improvised electro-acoustic soundscapes as local poets and storytellers take turns sharing their work. The community is invited to share the microphones as well.

6-8:30pm. Thursday, April 6. Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion, 2445 Monroe St., 419-255-8000. toledomuseum.org Free —AC

Paintings, stories and inspiration

Mickey McGrath is an artist, author, and story-teller who will be discussing his paintings and the stories behind them. The paintings featured portray famous saints. 10am. $20.

Sisters of St.Francis, 6832 Convent Blvd., 419-882-2016. sistersosf.org

After Hours Tour: Kehinde Wiley

brings Sharing small plates together friends and families in true Hajjar style

Receive a guided after hours tour of the Kehinde Wiley Exhibit; A New Republic Exhibition.

Wiley’s work draws inspiration from Old Masters portraits, replacing European aristocrats with contemporary African American models.

5pm. $10/members, $15/nonmembers. The Toledo Museum of Art. 2445 Monroe St., 419255-8000. toledomusuem.org

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Best AppetizerSeafood Trio

Sunday 4.2 Charcoal Workshop - This workshop will

teach the technique of using charcoal pencils then focus on building layers of tone/value and highlighting. Registration is required, and last minute registrations are accepted if there is space. 12pm-4:30pm. $60.

The Art Supply Depo, 29 S. St Clair St., 419-720-6462. artsupplydepo.com

Tuesday 4.4 Drink and Draw - The Art Supply Depo

offers the opportunity to sketch a nude model while sipping on your favorite wine or brew.

Drink and Draw occurs the first Tuesday of every month. Participants bring their own drinks and drawing tools. 7pm. $10. The Art Supply Depo, 29 S. St Clair St., 419-720-6462. artsupplydepo.com pocopiatti.com

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Secret Space Soars Once More

Toledo alt-indie band releases “The Window Room Part 2; Lost In a Dream�

By Michael Pierce Last year was big for Secret Space, the three-piece alternative/indie/callit-whatever-you-want band, consisting of Dean Tartaglia, Steven Warstler, and Zach Ruetz (all familiar names in Toledo’s music scene). The band signed with Equal Vision Records near the end of 2015 and in the summer of 2016, released their debut full-length album, “The Window Room,� touring extensively throughout the year.

Their new release, “The Window Room Part 2; Lost In a Dream,� out March 17th, revisits some tracks from their debut album. “When I listen to The Window Room, I feel like somewhat of a different person now,� says Tartaglia, frontman and primary songwriter for the band. “With the reimagined songs, I felt like I wanted to revisit that one more time, and with this one (album) we captured the right feeling.�

Inside The Box

Having experimented with different approaches and many different sounds over the years, Tartaglia seems more settled with this project than with previ-

ous ones. “Everything I’ve ever done has bounced around a lot of different sounds on one record, but for this we decided to just do one sound for 35 minutes and put it out,� he explains. “When you listen to it, everything sounds kind of the same, but I like it. I don’t think I’ve ever done that before.�

With such a high level of musical accessibility these days, setting limits on your creativity can be a challenge. “It often seems like bands are so obsessed with being ‘outside of the box,’ but I think you’ve gotta find a box to be in first,� says Tartaglia. “There are so many options now compared to years ago, that being in a box is kind of hard.�

Self-Produced

Their debut album was recorded and produced by Will Yip (known for working with Lauryn Hill, Circa Survive, The Fray, mewithoutYou, and many others) in Philadelphia, but Part 2 was tracked and produced independently by the band, with drummer Steven Warstler utilizing his talents and expertise as an audio engineer for this one. They tracked

With a freshly-released, new album, the band is already planning to get back in the studio. most of it at his recently opened studio space, The Master Bedroom, in Toledo’s Old West End. “We went back through the album and picked one song that we thought would work really well,� says Warstler. “We started off experimenting with different ideas, but we kept going back to this sort of lo-fi sound and worked relentlessly until we got it done.�

Five of the tracks are reimagined from the first album, and they’ve also added three new songs that were b-sides at the time of their last recording, and two cover songs. “The label was into it,

so we just went for it. Every chance we get to be prolific, I just have to take it�, says Tartaglia.

The band has intentions to to get back in the studio with Yip by the end of the year to record a complete full-length album. In the meantime, check them out on tour this spring. On March 24, Tartaglia will be doing a solo acoustic performance at their studio space in the Old West End. For more details visit secretspacemusic.com.

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A Party Three Decades Years in the Making Bretz Nightclub celebrates 30 years of LGBT acceptance

By Joel Sensenig

Sometimes you want a place where you can be with the family you choose.

Those friends who know you better than those whose blood you share.

Sometimes you just want a place where you can dance around the patio in your bathing suit, frolicking in foam.

Since April 1, 1987, Bretz has been a place to be classy, wild, fun, comfortable and simply be yourself. Thirty years later, the nightclub at the far western end of Adams Street is now the longest-running LGBT dance club in Ohio.

Reunion fit for a queen

On April 1, 2017, Bretz invites you to party like it’s 1987 again, as it celebrates its 30th anniversary. With the club open at 7pm, to mirror its original opening time, DJ 3 PM will host guest DJs and entertainers from years past, reuniting clubgoers with many Bretz favorites from the past three decades. Among those scheduled to appear are drag queens Deja Dellataro (serving as host, emcee and show director), Eve Madison, Autumn DeLaRue, Porsha Armani and Santana Romero, as well as a special performance by 1988’s original Miss Bretz, Patricia Holt.

The club will debut a new LED lighting and sound First Miss Bretz system at the Patricia Holt,1988 party.

The year 1987 may have been 30 years ago, but it may as well have been a different lifetime when it comes to the Toledo gay-bar scene. Thirty years ago, gay bars weren’t just a place to grab a drink and party. Oftentimes, they were the only place members of the LGBT community could be themselves.

Knott’s influence

Bretz isn’t a story without talking about its founder and original owner, Greg Knott. Knott, who passed away in 2010, sold Bretz to current owner Michelle Woda shortly after marking the bar’s 20th anniversary in 2007.

“Greg thought the gay community deserved a nicer place,” said Steve Witker, a 20-year employee of Bretz. “His place was built from the ground up to serve the gay community. His view was that it wasn’t just a bar— it was a community resource.”

“One of the things I remember is having Easter and Thanksgiving there,” said Witker, who first came out and walked into Bretz for the first time in 1992. “It was the family we chose. He would have a ham, a turkey with all the trimmings for

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Greg Knott, founder of Bretz Nightclub, at sea. people who couldn’t go home to be with their family, because of acceptance.”

Rick Cornett was at Bretz the night of April 1, 1987. There were tuxedos, ice sculptures, flowers and waiters.

OK2BGAY

“Greg always did things in a formal way,” said Cornett, who founded the LGBT Historical Archives of Toledo.

“He went all out for the grand opening. It was an exciting night. Toledo had never had or seen a bar quite like that. It was modern and contemporary, it had a great sound and lighting system. It was just clean and classy — a lot of glass and mirrors and chrome.”

Knott, a proud gay man who had a personalized license plate reading “OK2BGAY” — threw anniversary parties every April 1, Cornett recalled.

“He cared a lot about the bar, the customers and the community at large,” he said. “That was one of the things that led to Bretz’s longevity. He devoted everything he had to the bar.”

Into the future

With Knott now gone, Cornett said Bretz’s importance is firmly entrenched in the young LGBT community.

“Bretz has always been a magnet that attracts the youth to the gay community,” he said. “There’s always an influx of new people coming out, every year, every spring, every summer. That’s where young gay people first hear about: Bretz, Bretz, Bretz.”

Barb Best, who has worked in various roles at the club for 10 years, said Bretz has been able to maintain its unique identity over the course of its three decades.

“It’s something completely different in Toledo,” she said. “There’s not really any other place that does our format of music, with the drag shows. We have some customers who have really been coming in since the day we opened in 1987, even though they’re in their 50s and 60s now, they still come out to support us weekly and monthly.”

The 30th anniversary party is 7pm-2:30am on Saturday, April 1. Bretz Nightclub 2012 Adams St., 419-243-1900. facebook.com/bretz.bar

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wed, march 22

Doc Watson’s: Bobby May Chateau Tebeau Winery: Johnny Rodriquez

Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Bar 145: Amelia Airhardts

Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Sheila Landis Trio

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Other

Ye Olde Durty Bird: Kyle Smithers and Jonathan Rutter Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Danny Mettler

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Gene Parker Jazz Jam The Sodbuster: Ragtime Rick & His Chefs of Dixieland University of Toledo Center for Performing Arts: Jon Hendricks’ Vocalstra Jazz Ensemble

Other

Claddagh Irish Pub: Name that Tune Bier Stube: Name that Tune, Karaoke Howard’s Club H: Open Mic Night

thurs, march 23 Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Captain Sweet Shoes Bar 145: DJ ADUBB Avenue Bistro: DJ M-Sax

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Swig: Sara Petite Duo The Village Idiot: Luke Winslow King Manhattan’s Pub ‘n Cheer: Kyle White The Blarney Irish Pub: Dave Carpenter Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Tim Oehlers Barr’s Public House: Dan Stewart

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Ye Olde Durty Bird: Groove Plexus The Pub at Paula Brown: Mojoe Boes and his Noble Jones

Classical & Spiritual

University of Toledo Center for Performing Arts: William Bennett

Other

Bier Stube: Karaoke Bronze Boar: Karaoke Kathy’s Confections: Open Mic Night

fri, march 24 Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Frankies: Lil Debbie, 1 Ton from Potluck, Demrick, Blaze 1, Lil Bams, 9th District, BREED, Ve’Ton, Knightheart Bar 145: Killer Flamingos Ottawa Tavern: Chirp, Pajamas, The Groove Protocol Realm: Battery “The Masters of Metallica,” RMO & Downspeed Ye Olde Durty Bird: Kids with Knive Docs Big City Saloon: Muddy Bier Stube: The Liberty Beach Band Mail Pouch Saloon: Mudbone Howard’s Club H: Flamingo Nosebleed The Blarney Irish Pub: Joe Woods Band Doc Hollidays: Muddy Grumpy Dave’s Pub: James Adkins Bier Stube: The Liberty Beach Band Hollywood Casino: Walt Wise, DJ Rob Sample Bronze Boar: Funky Munkyz The Distillery: Black Swamp Rebels Wesley’s Bar: Old School Friday

Country & Bluegrass

Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Last Born Sons The Village Idiot: Wild Earp

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Swig: Adrian James & Pat Lewandowski Rocky’s Bar: Duet To-It (featuring Dusty Lane and Jessica Kuohn) Majestic Oak Winery: Mikes With Mics The Pub at Paula Brown: Kyle White The NINE: Dave Carpenter Barr’s Public House: Gypsy Luvin The Pub at Paula Brown: Kyle White Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Barile and May, Kyle Smithers Claddagh Irish Pub: GreenAcre Sessions The Sodbuster: Andrew Ellis

Bier Stube: Karaoke The Oarhouse Bar and Grill: Name that tune with Dave Z and Brandon

sat, march 25 Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Swig: Picking Kelley Fleetwoods Tap Room: Dave Carpenter Trio Bozo’s Bar and Grille: Kyle Smithers Doc Watson’s: Ben Barefoot The Blarney Irish Pub: GreenAcre Sessions Chateau Tebeau Winery: Paul Unplugged Majestic Oak Winery: Easy Pickenz Wesley’s Bar: Andrew Ellis Barr’s Public House: Elixer

Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

UT Savage Arena: Bret Michaels Band, RATT, WARRANT, Winger, Lita Ford, LA Guns & TRIXTER The Village Idiot: The Roomsounds Ottawa Tavern: Texas Pete and the Revolutions, Ego and the Maniacs, Dance Contraption, The Kerplunks Bar 145: Last Rebel Planet Frankies: The Ice Cream Militia, September Stories, Mindless Matters, Cherry Drive, Post Pubescent Woes, Titans In Time Ye Olde Durty Bird: The New Fashioned The Village Idiot: Muddy Mail Pouch Saloon: Threes Company Bonfire Bar & Grill: Newmachine, Billy Morris Hellcast Radio: Stage of Reality, Redlar and QueenBitch Pat and Dandy’s: Kyle White Rollersville Tavern: Hayden James Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Sugar Pax Table Forty 4: Organized K-OS Hollywood Casino: Life Support Band, DJ Mark Mixx, The Bridges, DJ Rick James Bronze Boar: Beg to Differ The Distillery: We Are Radio

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Ramona Collins

Classical & Spiritual

Toledo Museum of Art: Spektral Quartet, Morton Feldman String Quartet No. 2

Other

Bier Stube: Karaoke

sun, March 26 Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Other

The Oarhouse Bar and Grill: Name that tune with Dave Z and Brandon

tues, march 28 Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

The Village Idiot: Jon Barile & Bobby May Papa’s Tavern: Adam SoRelle Ye Olde Durty Bird: Chris Buzzelli Trio Bronze Boar: Steve Kennedy

Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Realm: Lullwater, Another Lost Year

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Club Soda: Swingmania Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Gene Parker Jazz Jam 31 Hundred Rest. & Bar in the Radisson: UTJazz Nite!

Other

Bier Stube: Karaoke Howard’s Club H: Karaoke

wed, march 29 Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

The Huntington Center: Brit Floyd Bar 145: Steve Kennedy & Uncle Mike

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Ye Olde Durty Bird: Tim Oehlers Local Thyme: Jess Ica Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Danny Mettler

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Gene Parker Jazz Jam The Sodbuster: Ragtime Rick & His Chefs of Dixieland

Classical & Spiritual

University of Toledo Center for Performing Arts: National Arab Orchestra Takht Ensemble and UTrio

Other

Claddagh Irish Pub: Name that Tune Bier Stube: Name that Tune, Karaoke Rocky’s: Open Mic w/ Kyle Smithers

tues, March 30 Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Captain Sweet Shoes Bar 145: DJ ADUBB Avenue Bistro: DJ M-Sax

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Swig: Matt Havers The Village Idiot: Eskimo Brothers Bozo’s Bar and Grille: Kyle Smither Bronze Boar: Jason Hudson

Country & Bluegrass

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Majestic Oak Winery: Terry & Charlie

Ye Olde Durty Bird: Minglewood Labor Camp The Pub at Paula Brown: Blues & Rock Open Jam Session

Country & Bluegrass

Jazz, Blues, R&B

The Village Idiot: Bob Rex & Friends

Ye Olde Durty Bird: Old State Line

Classical & Spiritual

Toledo Museum of Art: Michael Boyd (piano) University of Toledo Center for Performing Arts: David Cerelli, Ryan Dalton

Other

Bier Stube: Open Jam, Karaoke Wesley’s Bar: Sunday Fun Day Open Jam

mon, march 27 Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

The Village Idiot: Frankie May and Associates Ye Olde Durty Bird: The New Mondays The Bronze Boar: Kyle Smithers

Jazz, Blues, R&B

University of Toledo Center for Performing Arts: UTJazz Faculty Ensemble

Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Kevin Korecki & Norm Damschroder

Classical & Spiritual

University of Toledo Center for Performing Arts: UT Spring Festival of New Music

Other

Bier Stube: Karaoke Howard’s Club H: Open Mic Night Kathy’s Confections: Open Mic Night The Pub at Paula Brown: Blues & Rock Open Jam Session

wed, march 31 Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Swig: Curtain 8 Local Thyme: Duet To-It (featuring Dusty Lane and Jessica Kuohn) Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Barile and May Mancy’s Italian Grill: Kyle White

School of hard rocks

“One day, one stage, ten bands, all the hits” is the tagline for the musical beast descending upon the University of Toledo when the Rock the Arena concert comes to town.

Cheap Trick, Lou Gramm of Foreigner, Tom Keifer of Cinderella, Warrant, Quiet Riot, Stephen Percy, Jack Russell’s Great White, Vixen, Autograph and Trixter are the lineup for what should be an ass-shaking evening of thunderous guitars, leather pants and throwback rock. Limited All You Can Eat food tickets are also available for purchase, to keep you fed during the rock marathon. Skip the ancillary charges by purchasing your tickets directly from the Savage Arena Box Office. Parking is $10. 11am.

Saturday, March 25. $50-$95. University of Toledo’s Savage Arena, 2025 Douglas Rd., 419-530-4653. utsavagelive.com/tickets

Something for the pain

We hope this isn’t an April Fool’s joke— legendary area rockers Local Anesthetic have committed to a reunion concert on April 1. Celebrating 20 years as a band, the group welcomes guitarist Ron Hammersmith back. It’s been four-and-a-half years since they last played live together, so you don’t want to miss out on this possibly one-time event. Noted for such songs as “Killing Time,” “Thy Cup Runneth Over” and “Bring It Back,” Local Anesthetic has been bringing hard rock to Toledo for a long time. Send some good vibes back their way. Also appearing will be Chaos Drive and On the Roxx. 8pm-1:30am. Saturday, April 1. $7/advance $10/ at the door. Realm Nightclub, 135 S. Byrne Rd., realmtoledo.com

Extended Play

Morton Feldman’s String Quartet #2 is famous— but you’ve probably never heard it. An unbroken, six-hour movement, this concert will be an endurance test for the musicians as well as the audience. Spektral Quartet, a Grammy-nominated quartet out of Chicago is taking on the performance piece at the GlasSalon. Composed in 1983, this piece is rarely attempted in its entirety, so if you think you can sit for it, you’ll have scored an orchestral bragging right. It’s the musical equivalent of eating one of those giant steaks that gets your picture on the wall and a free t-shirt. Good luck.

5-11pm. Saturday, March 25. $10. Toledo Museum of Art GlasSalon, 2445 Monroe St., 419-255-8000. toledomuseum.org –JK

People Called Women Bookstore: Summer Osborne Doc Watson’s: Acoustic Troubedors

The Blues Bier Stube: The Good, The Bad & The Blues

Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Ray Parker

Ottawa Tavern: The Nylon Two’s with Human Juicebox, Earth Hits Hard, Screaming Kettles Frankies: For Nothing with Take Weight, Don’t Get Bored, Slut Bomb, Sick System Bar 145: Rock Candy Handmade Toledo: Cloud Rat and Violent Bloom The NINE: Travis Aukerman Trio Realm: DubtronicA-Perkulat0r, Esseks, Peanutbutter Williams, Ascentient The Village Idiot: Captain Ivory The Pub at Paula Brown: Muddy Club Soda: AM Revival Mail Pouch Saloon: Eric Edwards The Pub at Paula Brown: Muddy South End Bar & Grille: Dragonfly, Adam SoRelle Local Thyme: Jess Ica Club Soda: AM Revival Handmade Toledo: Cloud Rat, Violent Bloom, The Dead Lennies and Trash Cat The Blarney Irish Pub: Chris Shutters Band Hollywood Casino: The Rock Show, DJ Exel Bar 145: Rock Candy Bronze Boar: Waxtastic The Distillery: Arctic Clam

Frankies: Civil Hands, Stretch, Woodpecker’s Pass, Travail farewell show and The Melon Collies.

Bar 145: The Junk Ottawa Tavern: April Fools Cover Show: Tink and the Tanks, Grubby Paws, Jam Pool Realm: Local Anesthetic, Chaos Drive The Original Sub Shop and Deli: April Fools Show: Mandy O and Awesome Job! Table Forty 4: Radio Traffic, Adam SoRelle Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Arctic Clam The Blarney Irish Pub: Rock Candy The Village Idiot: Kentucky Chrome

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Rocky’s: Trez Gregory and Don Binkley Ye Olde Durty Bird: The Good, The Bad &

Classical & Spiritual

University of Toledo Center for Performing Arts: UT Spring Festival of New Music

Other

Bier Stube: Karaoke The Oarhouse Bar and Grill: Name that tune with Dave Z and Brandon

thurs, april 1 Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Mail Pouch Saloon: Scott Fish Trio Uncle Lyle’s Tavern & Grill: Last Exit

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The Bronze Boar: Jess Ica Bronze Boar: Duet To It Majestic Oak Winery: Engine Barr’s Public House: John Barille and Bobby May

Classical & Spiritual

University Hall - Doermann Theater: Spring Festival of New Music Honor Choir Concert

Other

Bier Stube: Karaoke

sun , April 2 Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Majestic Oak Winery: Brad Burkhart

Classical & Spiritual

Toledo Museum of Art: Great Performances: Danilo Brito (mandolin) University of Toledo Center for Performing Arts: Dorothy Price Piano Series: Matthew Bengston

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Genre Ties

Other

Bier Stube: Name that Tune, Karaoke

mon, april 3 Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Frankies: Doyle (Misfits) & element a440

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic The Bronze Boar: Kyle Smithers

Jazz, Blues, R&B

University of Toledo Center for Performing Arts: UT Latin Jazz Ensemble

Other

The Oarhouse Bar and Grill: Name that tune with Dave Z and Brandon

tues, april 4 Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Rocky’s: Open Mic w/ Joel Hazard and Mark Sentle Bronze Boar: Steve Kennedy

Jazz, Blues, R&B

31 Hundred Rest. & Bar in the Radisson: UTJazz Nite!

Club Soda: Swingmania

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Sunday 3.26

Need help creating your dream home? Professionals at the The Pro Home & Garden Show will provide advice and products to turn these dreams into a reality. Booths will educate guests about the latest products. 4pm-8pm, Friday, March 24; 10am-8pm, Saturday, March 25; 11am-5pm, Sunday, March 26. $6/adults, $5/senior $12/three day pass. Free/ kids under 12. The Seagate Center, 401 Jefferson Ave., 419-255-3300, toledo-seagate.com

What Goes Bump in the Night In Toledo?

Do you want to see what goes bump in the night? The Erie Shores Paranormal members will guide you through a tour of the Toledo Yacht Club’s most haunted areas. After the tour there will be a light dinner, and time for participants to freely roam the areas on their own. Dress accordingly for a hike and the weather. Flashlights are encouraged. 9pm. Saturday, April 1.Toledo Yacht Club, 3900 N. Summit St., 419-726-3485. Find TYC Ghost Hunts on Facebook. Free

Let’s Get Digital!

Downtown 419’s event committee Glass City Social will open an arcade/bar for one weekend only. Set up in the old Broer Freeman jewelry building; get the high score on your favorite arcade game while enjoying a craft beer. Will feature classic arcade games, billiards, craft beer and music from DJ Muha. Two sessions each day: 7pm-9:30pm, 10pm-12:30pm. March 24-25. $20. Glass City Social, 622 Jefferson Ave., downtown419.com - SP

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Paws & Pucks Night - Bring your furry friend for a night of hockey with the The Toledo Walleye as they face off against the Norfolk Admirals. Dogs must be on a leash that is six feet or less. Only one well-mannered dog per adult. The stadium will be fitted with special water and restroom stations. 5pm. $17/for the dog handler, $5/dog.

The Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave., 419-255-3300. huntingtoncentertoledo.com

Tuesday 3.28 [Misc.]

Toledo Zoo Garden Tour Series “Come Grow with Us A Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Greenhouse and Ziems Conservatory” This tour will be given by a Zoo Horticulture staff, and gives you a behind the scenes look at the Greenhouse and Ziems Conservatory.

Gardening topics such as growing vegetables, water gardening, using native plants in the landscape and more will be discussed.

10:30am. $10/zoo members, $15/non-members. The Toledo Zoo and Aquarium, 2 Hippo Way, 419-385-4040. toledozoo.org

Wednesday 3.30 [Outdoors]

Ongoing

[Outdoors]

[Education]

Owl Prowls - This guided hike through the forest gives participants the opportunity to learn about owls in their habitat. Dress appropriately for the weather and bring a flashlight. 8pm.

Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, 14000 OH-2, Oak Harbor. 419-898-0014. fws.gov Free

Planetarium show: Undiscovered Worlds The Bowling Green State University Planetarium presents an ongoing show titled Undiscovered Worlds. This presentation will take audiences to strange new worlds outside of our solar system to explain humanity’s place in the universe.

Tuesday and Friday/8pm, Saturday/2pm, Sunday/7:30pm. Show runs until May 5. $1 suggested donation.

BGSU Planetarium, 1001 E. Wooster St., Bowling Green. 419-372-2421. bgsu.edu

Friday 3.24 [Literary] “The Awakening” Release Party Gathering Volumes Bookstore hosts local author Michael Timmins to celebrate his first novel “The Awakening: Part One.” There will be a book signing, and a reading from the novel. 5:30pm.

Gathering Volumes Bookstore, 196 E. South Boundary, Perrysburg.

567-336-6188. gatheringvolumes.com Free

[Misc.]

Theresa Caputo Live! The Experience Theresa Caputo, the star of the hit TLC show “Long Island Medium,” comes to the Stranahan Theater. Caputo will perform a show along with talking about her new book titled “There’s More to Life than This: Healing Messages, Remarkable Stories, and Insight from the Other Side.”

7:30pm. $39.75 - $150. Stranahan Theater & Great Hall, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd., 419-381-8851. stranahantheater.org

[Misc.]

5th Annual Ritzee Resale - The Monclova Community Center hosts the Ritzee Resale, where shoppers can buy gently used jewelry, purses, shoes, hats, scarves, gloves and more.

Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday 10am-4pm.

Monclova Community Center, 8115 Monclova Rd., 419-861-1336. monclovacommunitycenter.com

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[Sports] Toledo Walleye vs. The Florida Everblades with Postgame Party - The Toledo Walleye face off with the Florida Everblades. After the game there will be a postgame party with the players.

Fans are encouraged to bring their jersey or hockey stick for autographs from the players.

7pm. $17/tickets. The post game party is free with a ticket for the game.

The Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave., 419-255-3300. huntingtoncentertoledo.com

Saturday 3.25 [Misc.]

Teddy Bear Care Fair - Is your favorite stuffed animal feeling under the weather? Zoo volunteers will fix your stuffed animals so that they can play another day. There will be animal feeds and demonstrations, puppet shows and more. 11am. This event is free with zoo admission. The Toledo Zoo and Aquarium, 2 Hippo Way, 419-385-5721. toledozoo.org/teddybear.

[Sports] 2017 Gridiron Prospects OSU and U of M Autograph Signings - The Franklin Park Mall hosts an autograph signing event featuring favorite OSU and U of M football players.

The U of M players include Jake Butt, Jabrill Peppers, Chris Wormley and Amara Darboh. The OSU players are Noah Brown, Gareon Conley, Pat Elflein, Corey Smith, Marshon Lattimore and Curtis Samuel. 9am. The ticket price varies on the player. Tickets can be purchased before the event and the day of.

Franklin Park Mall, 5001 Monroe St., 419-473-3317. shoppingfranklinparkmall.com

Wake Up with the Birds! - Wake up early to catch a glimpse of many different species of birds. Watch the birds from the Window on Wildlife. 8am. Wildwood Metropark, 5100 W. Central Ave., 419-407-9700. metroparkstoledo.com Free

Thursday 3.31 [Sports] Goodbye to the Joe - Say farewell to the Joe Louis Arena. The Toledo Walleye will be honoring this iconic hockey stadium during Affiliate Night with in-game elements that pay homage to the Red Wings and Joe Louis Arena. 7pm. $17. The Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave., 419255-3300. huntingtoncentertoledo.com

[Sports] Toledo Toughman Competition - Are you the toughest man in the Toledo? Local guys put their skills to the test with this two day series of elimination boxing matches with varying weight classes. 8pm. Friday, March 31 and Saturday, April 1. $20/advance, $25/at the door.

Lucas County Rec Center, 2901 Key St., Maumee. 419-514-6395. toledotoughman.com

Saturday 4.1 [Misc.]

Breakfast with the Bunny at the Shops at Fallen Timbers - Enjoy a breakfast buffet with the Easter Bunny. This event will include a breakfast, a personal visit with the Easter Bunny and entertainment from Kerry Patrick Clark.

8am. $12/per person, Free/ children under 12 months.

300 Village Drive Bldg, Maumee.

419-878-9050. theshopsatfallentimbers.com

March 22 • April 4

Looking for a quick change of scenery and a taste of something different? Curious about our favorite events going on just a short drive from Toledo?

Visit toledocitypaper.com, or check out our sister publication, Current Magazine (covering Ann Arbor), at ecurrent.com, to explore film, art, music and more.

Here is a list of our top March must-attend, out-oftown events:

Glow for it Need to check your clothes for compromising stains? Or do you just want to get down to a pulsing techno beat under the fluorescent lights in an unfamiliar city? Either way, the GLO-OUT has you covered.

Clubgoers are encouraged to wear white or ultraviolet clothing to show up under the blacklights. Fair warning: (pet) urine, lint and other hard-to-see stains show up in this sort of lighting, so do a pre-screening before you head out. 98.7 Amp Radio’s Slacker and DJ Ryan Richards will be spinning the dance hits that will make you get down low in the lights. Ladies in free before 11pm. 18+ welcome. GLO-OUT will return every Sunday through the summer. 10pm2am. Sundays. $10. 15 S Saginaw St., Pontiac, MI. 248-599-2212. Elektricitymusic.com

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“Baskets of Basics” Easter Donation Drive Levis Commons celebrates Easter by donating to area shelters through their “Baskets of Basics” event. The day starts with a showing of the Easter film “Hop.” After the film there will be a BMX Stunt show from The Right Direction stunt group.

10am. Families can participate with a donation to “Baskets of Basics.” Levis Commons, 3201 Levis Commons Blvd., 419-931-8888. shopleviscommons.com

Sunday 4.2 [Sports] Postgame Skate with the Players - After the Toledo Walleye vs. Fort Wayne Komets game, join the players and other fans for an open skate on the Huntington Center’s ice.

Admission for post game skate is free, but skate rentals will not be available. Tickets for the game are $17. 5:15pm.

The Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave., 419-255-3300. huntingtoncentertoledo.com

Monday 4.3 [Film] Independent Film Festival “Vistor’s Day” This documentary follows Juan Carlos as he gains the strength to return to Mexico City, and conflict that exists with his father. 7pm.

Main Library Branch, 325 N. Michigan St., 419-259-5193. toledolibrary.org/film-focus Free

Thursday 4.6 [Misc] Open House featuring Roger Hoppenbrouwers Dutch eyewear designer Roger Hoppenbrouwers presents his latest fashions at Optical Arts. Hoppenbrouwers, whom has more than 30 years of experience in the industry, founded Roger Eye Design. 3pm. Optical Arts, 2934 Central Ave., 419-535-7837. opticalartsinc.com

Free

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TOLEDO ACCORDING TO...

Stevin Groth Toledo’s a big town with a lot of friendly faces. Ever wonder what a walk in Ottawa Park, or throughout Downtown, is like for other residents? We’re stepping inside the soles and souls of Toledoans to learn how they fill up their Glass City.

The local artists and musicians I love are Nicole Khoury and Arctic Clam. Kudos to my Jingle Balls lawyers playing music for charity every December!

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My favorite night out in Toledo was at Kengo Sushi, when they allowed us to host the David Baker memorial dinner for his local lawyer friends and family. Everyone was treated like family.

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When I am feeling a bit too much of Saturday night on a Sunday, I can always rely on Amango Pho to make my day better.

I go to Wildwood for the best view in Toledo.

If money wasn’t an object, I would open a charitable foundation focused on education.

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If I need to buy a present for a special occasion, I know Jeffrey Mann will hook me up with a great gift.

The street I drive/walk on most often is Talmadge.

Going to the patio bar at Element 112 makes me feel like I am out of town.

Racing for Recovery 5k is my favorite annual event.

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My favorite neighborhood is Sylvania, 24 years in a row.

I wish Imperial Lanes was still open....site of my perfect 300.

Toledo’s motto should be “It’s possible here.”

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Toledo’s theme song should be a great mix of international themes.

First responders are the Toledoans I most admire.

The last store I went to is the Andersons, Talmadge. Gonna miss it!

Splash of Torani cinnamon simple syrup

University Trail for long runs is my secret spot.

The hardest thing about living in Toledo is winter but the best thing is cost of living.

I always brag about Toledo’s easy commute, but I lived in LA.... an hour to anywhere.

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When out of towners visit us, I always take them to the world famous Toledo Mud Hens.

Gosling Ginger beer

When I want to unwind I go run.

To find inspiration, I go to dinner with my Omar’s food group. Great friends and leaders.

The first three words that come to mind about Toledo are Hens, Zoo, people.

Too many people think in a limited fashion about Toledo, but it’s wrong because you can do anything from here.

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Healthy Living towards Autism Awareness

Charge your Fitbit and bring your walking buddy. Bittersweet Farms offers Metropark nature hikes once a month during the 2017 season. Lead by a Metropark interpreter discussing the natural habitat found within the forest of the autism care facility in Whitehouse. participants will enjoy a two-mile trail, which covers 35 acres of the facility and Oak Openings Nature Preserve. Perfect for families to spend quality time to enjoy the sun and fresh air, now is the time to unplug and connect with nature. Free. 10am-11am. Starting Monday, April 3-Monday, November 6. Bittersweet Farms, 12660 Archbold-Whitehouse Rd., 419-875-6986. metroparkstoledo. com Free –NG

Salt on your wounds

Are your body minerals balanced? Dr. Wilhelm H. Schuessler of Cell Salts, realized that mineral deficiencies are a major cause of numerous health problems. Harmony in Life wants to get your body right with the class, Supporting Your Body With Cell Salts With Lindsay Samuelson ND. Dr. Samuelson, who has over 10 years of post-graduate study in the field of Naturopathic Medicine, will teach the benefits of using Cell Salt therapy, introducing 12 of the basic salts for therapeutic use. Register for the class online. 2-4pm. Sunday, March 26. $20. Harmony in Life, 5747 Main St., Sylvania. 419-517-0047. harmonyinlifecenter.com –JK

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Nonsurgical Weight Loss Seminar - This seminar teaches nonsurgical weight loss options.

Experienced health coaches review options and answer questions revolving around the weight loss program. 7pm. Mercy Health, 3930 Sunforest Ct., 419-251-1359. mercy.com/toledo Free

Monday 3.27 Reiki Healing for Beginners - This workshop will teach the Japanese practice of holistic energy therapy. This healing practice uses gentle touch, intuition, and meditation. 12:30pm.

Maumee Valley Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 20189 N. Dixie Highway, 419-353-8353. mvuucsermons.weebly.com Free

Saturday 4.1 POUND Fitness Classes - This unique workout blends pilates, yoga, cardio and drumming. Weight and gravity are used to move your body in ways that strengthen, tone and elongate your muscles, done to the beat of some great music. 11am. $39 for ten classes.

Monroe Street Neighborhood Center, 3613 Monroe St., 419-473-1167. monroesnc.org

91 Ford custom van.

Original 62K. New tires, shocks, A-C 2 134, brake lines, belt, alternator, radiator and hoses. $4,500. #419-352-3335

2002 Silver Hyundai Elantra- Original owner, great runner, clean. 133k miles. Blue books for $3700 selling for only $3000. Call 419-309-3444 2002 Ford Taurus SESGood condition, many new parts with receipts available. Daily driver. 115k miles $3200 419-932-5311 2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue- 3.5 liter V-6. Maroon/ Grey leathers 142k miles. Priced to go! $2650 419-309-3444

1999 Plymouth Breeze, 4-door. New battery, starter, tires, brakes, spark plugs, & wires. Power windows and doors, working A/C. $2,300 or best offer.

419-698-0008 Honda Accord $900. Call 419-290-2040 Dodge Rampage $1,000. Call 419-290-2040

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Harley ‘03 ultra classic. 100th Anniversary. 6,800 miles.

Silver and black. $12,500 or best offer. Mint condition.

734-856-3552.

For Hire

True Colors Chorale -

Tuesday Night Rehearsals from 7pm-9pm at United Methodist Church, 3613 Monroe Street, in the Chapel

2007 Vstar motorcycle. 650 CCs. 95K, new tires. Carb. and fuel system cleaned and tuned. New battery. #419-348-2308 1998 Dodge Durango 4 wheel drive - 1 owner - $2500.

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Main Street Bar & Grill Skeleton Crue Now Auditioning serious lead guitarists. Original music.

Grand Opening - Looking Live concert shows. Call ASAP 419-

for Bands - Contact Jack 419250-8344

MUSICIANS SEEKING Lead guitarist seeks

working classic country or 50s/60s band. Please call 419320-4925 or 419-472-4766

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Looking for singer-songwriter-guitarist-drummer

for 80s rock band (KISS, Journey, Boston, Scorpions etc) - Contact Joe at 419-277-4012

For SALE/trade Drummer looking for band, also plays keyboard. 419-754-3030. Yamaha Keyboard YPT-300

w/ case for sale. $100. 419-754-3030.

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For Sale 14 K medium sized ladies ring for sale. Made in 1940’s.

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HELP WANTED North American Dental (Lucas Co., Ohio) seeking Dentist to provide dental care to patients in Toledo, Ohio.

Dentist is responsible for examining and providing care of teeth, gums, and related tissues, using dental instruments, x-rays, or other diagnostic equipment to evaluate dental health, diagnose diseases or abnormalities, and plan appropriate treatments; administer anesthetics to limit pain during procedures; formulate treatment plan; diagnose and treat disease, injuries, or malformations of teeth gums or related oral structures and provide preventative or corrective services; write prescriptions; design, make or fit prosthodontic appliances, such as space maintainers, bridges or dentures, or write fabrication instruction.

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Of course you want to get the best of everything. But that doesn’t mean you should disdain cheap thrills that are more interesting and gratifying than the expensive kind. A better use of that fire is to use it to hone your talents and integrity.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): If you own an untamable animal like a bull, the best way to manage it is to provide a fenced but spacious meadow where it can roam freely. So said famous Zen teacher Shunryu Suzuki. You need its boisterous power!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If I were to provide a strict interpretation of the astrological omens, I’d advise you to PARTY HARDY AND ROWDY AND STRONG AND OFTEN! It’s the medicine you need.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You are on the verge of achieving a sly victory over the part of you that is unduly meek and passive. Congratulations in advance, my fellow Cancerian! I have rarely seen our tribe have so much power to triumph over our unconscious attraction to the victim role.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Sometimes chaos is kind of cute and friendly. Allow that nagging voice of the taskmaster in your head to leave.

Ding-dong. Let freedom ring!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): William Boyd writes novels which require him to do copious research. Ninety percent of the information he wades through is irrelevant, but the rest is tasty and nourishing. I suspect you’ll thrive on a similar approach. Be patient as you search for what’s useful.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Here’s a new word for you: enantiodromia. It’s what happens when something turns into its opposite. Flipflops like these tend to be messy if we resist them, but interesting if we cooperate. I figure that’s your choice right now. Which will it be?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You’re not in physical danger, but I suspect you need an extra layer of protection against other people’s bad moods, manipulative ploys, and unconscious agendas. My allies made me brave and kept me safe. You’re welcome to borrow them, Scorpio, or conjure up your own version of spirit protectors.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I’m not suggesting you should listen to your heart with rapt attention every waking minute for the next four weeks. I don’t expect you to neglect the insights your mind has to offer.

But I would love to see you boost your attunement to the intelligent organ at the center of your chest.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The empty space at the end of this sentence has intentionally been left blank. The serene hiatus you just glided through comes to you courtesy of Healing Silence, an ancient form of do-it-yourself therapy. Please try it again sometime soon.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I hope you won’t feel the need to say this: “I’m sorry I gave you everything I had without making sure you wanted it.� Now, I hope you will say this sometime soon: “I thrived because the fire inside me burned brighter than the fire around me.� (This declaration is lifted from novelist Joshua Graham.)

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Are you fantasizing more about what you don’t have and can’t do than what you do have and can do? If so, please raise the “do have� and “can do� up to at least 51 percent.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19)

CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? Across 1. ___ 7 (WikiLeaks dump of CIA surveillance) 6. Dancer-choreographer Lubovitch 9. Cheyenne’s TV mom 13. Dallas City Hall architect 14. Scrabble or Mah Jongg pieces 16. “I won� hand gesture 17. Washboard feature?

18. Steinbeck novel about surveillance agents?

20. Shithead 23. Sugar ending 24. Busch Stadium insignia 25. Lifting a piece of surveillance?

32. Lag behind 33. U. V.I.P. 34. ___ king 35. Flubs up 36. Fix a chewed up football field 38. Warm embraces 39. Egg holder 40. “Well done!� in the Holy See 41. Dollar rentals 42. Place where surveillance doesn’t work any more?

46. Historical period 47. Tear into pieces 48. Outlaw Kelly 49. Hides surveillance in a hamburger?

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55. Very rare blood type 56. Closing sections 60. Dreamed up 61. Get to emotionally 62. Villa d’___, Tivoli 63. ID whose last 4 digits are used more often than the other 5 64. Took illegally

Down 1. Spinal Tap keyboardist ___ Savage 2. Mornings, briefly 3. Reuters rival 4. BrickHeadz company 5. Kind of hat for a conspiracy theorist 6. Of the cloth 7. Bonnaroo gear 8. Put back into the scrapbook 9. Tricky question 10. “Rawhide� star Jack 11. Treasure of the Sierra Madre?

12. NBA mem.

14. Composer Edvard 15. Tithing amounts 19. Its logo features a butterfly 20. Most on point 21. Shakespearean address 22. Hard to find 26. “___ for Killing� (Daniel Easterman thriller) 27. Shocking result 28. Paid athlete 29. Get more rigid 30. Politician who said “a zebra does not change its spots�

31. Got at least a D36. Yacht races 37. Sunny pair?

38. “Whazzat?�

40. College officer 41. Distinct features 43. Any one of the “You Should Be Dancing� singers 44. Shaped like a ball 45. Trivial Pursuit piece 49. Conduct, as war 50. Model ___ de La Fressange 51. Expense split with your roommates 52. Google Analytics data 53. All tied up 54. Ruler’s measurement 57. Rap’s Run the Jewels, e.g.

58. Knee injury spot, briefly 59. “Nevertheless ___ persisted�

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STYLE SENSE

photos by Christine Senack

Interview by Monique Ward

2016 Best of Toledo Awards Party Who’s the best? We let our readers tell us— then we party with the winners at The Premier on Friday, March 10 at an out-of-thisworld gathering.

Best Men’s Barber Shop, Barber Lounge; Best Locally-owned Men’s Boutique, V Couture.

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Age: 27 Occupation: Makeup Artist How long you have been doing it: 8+ years How long does it take you to do your makeup on a typical day?

Natural look: 30 minutes look: 1 hour.

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What’s the most amount of time you’ve spent on one look, for either yourself or a client? Two

hours for a fantasy makeup shoot involving silver and gold body paint, glitter, holographic vinyl eyebrows and custom Swarovski lashes.

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Toledo Prom Queen, Jeni Belt, with Toledo Prom King, Jason Finn

Definitely eyes! That’s my favorite part of doing makeup, so I usually spend the most time on eyes and once those are finished everything else just falls into place.

What makeup trends should we look out for? What makeup trends are over? 2017 Makeup trends

include: 1) Makeup featuring a minimalistic bare-skin approach - natural, sun kissed color with radiant skin. 2) Metallic textures on eyes and lips especially gold and rose gold. 3) No-makeup makeup with a bold lip color 4) Hottest lip colors: Orange-Reds, Hot Magentas, and Dusty Rose.

Bonus points if you press it into your lips with your fingers for a worn-in look.

Photo credit: Rick Luettke

When you do your makeup, what decision typically guides your overall look— the cosmetics you choose for you lips or eyes?

Do I actually need to use a primer? What the heck is it? Not necessarily, but it depends

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on your skin. Primers are a clear liquid or cream product designed to provide a smooth base for foundation and extend the wear of your makeup. I always use an eye primer, and sometimes use a primer for the rest of the skin.

What’s the most memorable job you’ve ever done? Working with my first celebrity client, Golden Tate (Detroit Lions Wide Receiver), for a Humane Society print ad and commercial. The crew got to play with adorable rescue dogs at their training facility.

What type of makeup makes you feel powerful? A fierce winged liner, mink lashes, and

a bright red lipstick.

In general, less or more? Less. I think it’s important for people to embrace their natural

beauty and unique features. You don’t always need a full face of makeup with tons of products to look and feel beautiful.

Do you ever go without makeup? If not, what products do you feel “naked” without?

Of course, but it’s very rare to find me out in public without an ounce of makeup on. I feel naked without at least my brows filled in, mascara, concealer and lip gloss.

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Reve Salon & Spa, winner of Best Women’s Salon, owner Carmen Wigmans took home Best Hairstylist, and Best Day Spa

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