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Benefits of City Farming

Planting a future for urban agriculture | p.7 Poetry & Fiction Contest Winners | P.10

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PROMENADE PARK REVISITED

Benchmark, in a 4,800 square-foot space located in The Shops at Levis Commons in mid-October. „„ The family-owned, Lima, OH based restaurant chain Beer Barrel Pizza & Grill will open their sixth location this November at the Shops at Fallen Timbers. beerbarrelpizza.com „„ Toledo Aqua Culture, a locally owned saltwater fish and coral store, has opened in Point Place at 5153 Suder Ave., near Shoreland Ave. 4-7pm, WednesdayFriday. 11am-4pm, Saturday. 11am-3pm, Sunday. 419-246-1578. aqua-culture-llc. business.site „„ Charlie’s Homemade Ice Creams and Edibles was sold to the owners of Oregon’s Dairy Depot. The dessertery will be called Charlie’s Dairy Depot. Saxon Square. 6600 Sylvania Ave., 419-885-2491. „„ Cilantro’s Mexican restaurant has closed with plans to reopen when a liquor license is secured. 329 Huron St., 567-277-5548. cilantrostoledo.com „„ The Corner Deli & Cafe in Mayberry Square, on Centennial Rd. by SylvaniaMetamora Rd., has closed. „„ The Ideal Concept: A Mancy family concept restaurant, Mancy’s Ideal, will be opening in Mid-September in the location of the former Revolution Grille at 5333 Monroe St. Currently closed for renovations, the new restaurant, featuring menu items from the original Mancy family restaurant, The Ideal, will have a roomier dining area, expanding into adjoining space in the plaza.

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Toledo Mayoral Forum, hosted

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ask candidates questions provided by local civic and community groups. Toledo Lucas County Main Branch Library, 325 N. Michigan St., info@toledopressclub.com

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Youth Homelessness is a Drag (3rd Edition) - Local drag performers compete

Impact Ohio Toledo Conference - Hear

to be crowned King and Queen of Promise and serve as ambassadors to LGBTQ+ homeless youth. Enjoy food trucks, raffles and giveaways.

Proceeds will benefit the Leelah Alcorn Center, a drop-in center for LGBT homeless youth.

Bretz, 2012 Adams St. 567-343-0972. phptoledo.org

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Candidates Forum, hosted by Walbridge Park Board - Hear from

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from government leaders and political experts on local issues. Included, a Mayoral forum hosted by news anchor Jerry Anderson. $35. Renaissance Toledo Downtown Hotel, 444 N. Summit St., info@impactohio.org

Human Trafficking and Social Justice Conference - Since 2004, this

annual conference brings together researchers, practitioners, and survivors to collaborate on research, advocacy, and programs, featuring presenters from 33 states and 16 countries.

Registration costs vary. The University of Toledo. traffickingconference.com

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mayoral candidates during this question-andanswer session. Toledo City Council candidates and Toledo Municipal Court judgeships will also give brief presentations. Walbridge Park Shelter House, 2761 Broadway St., 419-297-8354 For more events, visit our updated guide at toledocitypaper.com

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„„ Renaissance Toledo Downtown Hotel’s rooftop bar, The Heights, has opened. The 12th floor space features an outdoor patio and offers hand-crafted cocktails, craft beer, wine and contemporary cuisine. Open daily at 4pm. 444 N. Summit St., 419-243-7565. facebook.com/theheightstoledo „„ CoreLife Eatery, a national nutritionalfood chain that serves hearty bowls made with greens, grains or broth and assorted protein options, such as steak, chicken and tofu, will open on Friday, September 8 at 5231 Monroe St., in the strip center in front of Target.

419-540-0419. corelifeeatery.com „„ Playzone Toledo has opened at 130 New Towne Sq. Dr., near the corner of W. Alexis and Telegraph Rds. The locally owned family entertainment center features an indoor arcade, laser tag, bumper cars and more. A cafÊ is available for adults, but there is no liquor license. Prices for entertainment vary.

419-540-0000. playzonetoledo.com „„ The Secor Rd. location of Tony Packo’s has opened their first eatery with a drivethrough. Store Hours: 10:30am-11pm, Monday-Thursday & Sunday. 10:30ammidnight, Friday-Saturday. Drive-Through Hours: 9-11pm, Monday-Thursday & Sunday.

10pm-midnight, Friday-Saturday. 3348 Secor Rd., 419-350-2012. tonypacko.com „„ The NAI Harmon Group will open a new, upscale steakhouse,

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Can art help beat addiction? Neighborhood Properties, a service organization dedicated to eradicating homelessness for people with mental illness and addiction disorders, has been advancing this concept for the past four years.

Showcase of Recovery, their annual art event, will screen a documentary showcasing the power of art in the battle against addiction. The documentary is actively being filmed and involves members of the local community discussing their personal stories and showcasing their individual artworks. Refreshments will be provided and you are always welcome to make a donation that can help with the purchase of art supplies and materials. 1-5pm.

Sunday, September 10. Neighborhood Properties, 2753 W. Central Ave., 419-473-2604 ext. 100. neighborhoodproperties.org Free

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Find out where this year’s mayoral candidates stand on the homeless situation. The Promise House is hosting Let’s Talk Homelessness in the McMaster Center. A public forum that will place large emphasis on the youth homelessness crisis Toledo is currently experiencing, this event will allow you to ask the questions that will help make up your mind during the election. 6-8pm.

Tuesday, September 5. Toledo Lucas County Public Library, 325 N. Michigan Ave., 567-343-0972 phptoledo.org Free

Guns for a good cause

Ronald McDonald House is hoping you have a blast with Shoot with Red Shoe. A full day of guns, including a gun raffle, shooting competition, youth shooting demonstrations and training, the Red Shoe Society, a benefactor of the Ronald McDonald House, is inviting you to bring your guns and shoot— in a safe capacity, of course. Bring the whole family and win prizes, get educated and help raise money for a terrific charity. 11am-6pm.

Saturday, September 9. $30/general $25/members. Toledo Trap and Skeet Club, 3150 N. Berkey Southern Rd., Berkey. 419-829-3178. facebook.com/redshoeofnorthwestohio

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Hype and hooey in City Politics

by Johnny Hildo

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It must be election season. The bull hockey is stacked thick and startin’ to stink.

The official Election Day is rapidly approaching. But with early voting already underway, suffice it to say the wannabes and the never-will-bes are out in force, piling it higher and deeper in an attempt to sway your vote.

As we see the proposals and ministrations, it makes us wonder. Do any of these yahoos have any idea what an elected official actually does? Or can do, for that matter?

Who’s yer Mayor?

Take the Toledo mayoral race. Wade’s Big Idea is universal pre-kindergarten, for all Toledo’s chillun. Sounds good. Educate the kiddos, give ‘em a head start.

Oh wait, we already have Head Start.

But it doesn’t come from the Mayor’s office, it is a federal program administered

by Toledo Public Schools and a private entity. Anyway, Head Start is only for kiddeez from families with certain income barriers. Let’s remove those barriers and make it for everyone’s kidz, sayeth the Wade.

Begs a simple question. How? The federal funding comes with strict strings attached. Would this be a separate program, under the august auspices of the Wadester and his minions? Would it somehow expand existing Head Start? If the latter, there would have to be strict funding firewalls in place. As in, not gonna happen.

Bottom line, that just isn’t something the City does. The City provides public safety and public infrastructure. Maybe provides a few incentives for private investment. Enacts legislation to make it all work.

Where are the Big Ideas that can actually fit into what the City does?

If Paula has ‘em, she’s kept ‘em close to her vest for the past three years. Haven’t seen ‘em. Still waiting. And Tommy Wa? He touts better management. Manage the guano pile better, it’s still a load of crap. Where’s the grand vision?

Mean streets

Then there are the rogues who want to serve on Toledo City Council. You know, that pack of refugees from the old folks home and the looney bin. Whose average age plummeted when octogenarian Theresa Gabriel was replaced by fortysomething Kurt Young.

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Now septuagenarian Harvey Savage wants to beat back the youth brigade and get his own self elected to Council.

He sez he wants more technical schools, better child care, lower gas and electric rates.

We gotz news, Harv, ol’ chap. We want chocolate and cream cheese moon pies on a silver platter served in bed. With pink champagne. Toledo City Council has nothing to do with those things, either.

Sam Melden takes the more cautious approach. See, you should never promise what you can’t possibly deliver. Got that, Wade? So Melden promises generalities, like street repair. Talk about vision! Sammy, baby, even Smilin’ Jack promised street repair. In between his naps.

At least street repair is on the list of what the City actually does. But how is your approach to it gonna be any different? Creative funding sources? Different prioritization scheme? Pave with chocolate, cream cheese, and pink champagne?

Second chance

The good news is that this is just round one. The primary will pare the field for Mayor to two, and the field for Council to twelve. We’ll then have a bit less than a month before the early voting for the general election starts. A few scant weeks for these fine folksters to get off the schnide and cut loose with some wisdom.

How would four years of Wadesters be an improvement, Wade? Better management of what, Tommy Wa? Is it just stay the course, Paula?

And what’s in store if you come back for another lackluster stint, Robby Ludeman? Will you quit whining about lack of respect and do something for a change, Sandy Spang? What about the other long term incumbents, Cecilia Adams and Larry Sykes, what Big Ideas can we expect from you?

It’s well past time to cut loose, you challengers like Melden and Nick Komives and Gary Johnson. And no-names like Tom Names. If we’re going to switch horses in midstream, we have to be confident you can get us to the other side.

The grass is always greener, but y’all are pretty green, too. We don’t need generalities and platitudes. We can get that from the status quo.

Show us that the change will be worth it.

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Liz Harris, owner of Glass City Goat Gals, transformed real estate once known as “Murder Alley” into an urban farm with a goats, gardens and a butterfly house.

The State of Urban A g riculture Is Toledo ready t

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n Rust Belt cities like Toledo, where populations are dwindling and vacant lots abound, urban farms are community-driven solutions that lend a progressive thinking to the renewal process. But the issue at the heart of urban farming is more basic: people are hungry. Urban farmers know this. “We (central city residents) are not getting the nutrients we need,” says Thomas Jackson, an urban farmer at the core of the urban farming issue in Toledo (see sidebar).

According to 2015 data from Feeding America and Mind the Meal Gap, 17.8 percent of Lucas County Residents experience food insecurity, just above the Ohio average, where one in six people experience food insecurity. These numbers square with USDA data from a 20132015 study, which ranked Ohio as the seventh most food insecure state in the nation. Ironically, Ohio is the 13th most agriculturally productive state per cash receipts by commodity, also according to the USDA. This means that in a hungry state, farmers export their food and residents eat imported food

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Scaling these issues to Toledo’s urban core, the needs and potential for urban agricultural interventions are clear.

The number of concentrated poverty areas in Toledo (where 40 percent of a given census tract lives below the federal poverty level) are the third highest in the nation. Of the approximate 113,000 Toledo residents living in poverty, 35 percent live in extremely poor neighborhoods ( per 2016 Brookings Institution report, US Concentrated Poverty in the Wake of the Great Recession).

Being poor in a poor neighborhood is even worse. Along all major indexes of public health, education, and economic opportunity, poor residents of poor neighborhoods fare worse than poor residents living in non-impoverished areas.

Distributed across race, the impact of concentrated poverty on people of color is even greater. Though whites account for 44 percent of America’s poor, only 18 percent live in extremely impoverished neighborhoods.

Limited social mobility for poor black and brown people occurs daily and materially through diminished access to nutritious food, quality education, land, and capital.

Malcolm Cunningham has worked on community based development projects for over a decade, both internationally— in Malawi and Rwanda— and in his hometown of Toledo.

In his work with youth groups at the ZONE Farm, an acronym for “Zepf Centers Organic gardening and Nutrition Education program”, Cunningham teaches skill development and self-efficacy. Eschewing the coded label “at-risk youth,” often used to describe the young people he works with, he acknowledges a range of challenging circumstances they face: “A lot get in trouble at school, many have undiagnosed depression that manifests as irritability, frustration or challenges to authority.” As well, a diet based in processed foods, he explains, leads to “changes in blood sugar that can cause irritability and other issues that are “misread as ODD or ADD, when, in reality, it’s the diet and the way that their body is processing those foods.”

A diet based in processed foods causes irritability and other issues that are misread, when, in reality, it’s the way the body is processing those foods.

To demonstrate ZONE’s impact on a variety of levels, Cunningham shares an anecdote about a program participant who came into the program not knowing what asparagus was. By the end of the season, not only did this individual know how to grow, harvest, and cook asparagus, but also was proudly passing on that knowledge to family and peers.

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Urban Farming: Zone garden: Youth harvest squash at Friendship Farms that they will donate to Food for Thought, a mobile food pantry

Malcolm Cunningham works with local, at-risk youth in the ZONE Farm.

Harris started Glass City Goat Gals, a grazing business, as a career change.

An eco-friendly alternative to harmful herbicides and heavy, gas-run machinery, goats, she says, “manage the vegetation and they bring back the natural look of the land.” Toledo can be beautiful and healthy, Harris insists, but it will require citizens and local government to re-think how we manage local land and resources.

Cunningham considers pride and knowledge to be crucial pieces of selfefficacy, what he calls “a protective factor” that “can help reduce the impact of trauma or mental health issues. If you’ve developed not just self-esteem but selfefficacy, your confidence in one area can translate to other areas of your life.”

Photo credit: Krysta Sa

Indeed, the transitive property is at the core of urban farming. Healthier food leads to healthier people, which lead to healthier communities.

The “Right to Grow”

How can Toledo government support urban farming initiatives seeking to out healthy food in neighborhoods that need it the most? Smart legislation provides one potential answer.

Legislation has always played a central role in the use of land and resources.

A recently championed “Right to Grow Ordinance,” prompted by the city’s treatment of Thomas Jackson, is the work of a team of experienced urban agriculturists, a zoning expert, and an attorney at Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, formed by Sean Nestor, co-chair of the Lucas County Green Party ( and sometime City Paper contributing writer).

The draft legislation can “take the city from a position of not really knowing how to approach urban agriculture to a very forward-thinking urban agriculture community,” explains Nestor.

The group tweaked bits of Cleveland’s already established Urban Agricultural Law ( ordinances passed starting in the mid 2000s) to apply it locally with an approved list of agricultural area for residentially zoned properties without the need for further permitting.

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Glass City Goal Gal, Liz Harris, In the goat pen on Mentor St. The ordinance also seeks to establish an Urban Agriculture Community Board, comprised mainly of urban farmers, to advise Toledo’s mayor on these issues and move them forward.

In the meantime, there are some, entrenched in the community, who are already taking steps towards easing the food insecurity plight.

A problem solver

Liz Harris, owner of Glass City Goat Gals, has also spurred change in her neighborhood, the Cherry Street Legacy, through urban farming and environmental impact work. In a cul-de-sac once known by neighbors as Murder Alley, Harris has worked with the Lucas County Land Bank to tear down 15 vacant homes, created a goat pasture, and started the Green Team summer youth employment program.

A difficult task, Harris runs the Green Team with donated lawn care equipment (she is always accepting donations), and for the first year she paid the youth out of her own pocket. “Thirty percent of my neighborhood is under the age of 18,” she says, “and these kids have nothing to do.

We found that by having a worksite in the community that’s accessible to them, they really take ownership of their community… they get to know people in their community.”

Harris recalls her neighbor’s resistance when she first brought goats to Mentor St., “When I first started, people said, ‘Goats here over my dead body,’ and now they bring their grandchildren out, they call me if they think anything looks out of place…You have people looking out for you. That’s community.”

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Learn more about Glass City Goat Gals with two upcoming events. First, take a tour of their site (329 Mentor Dr.) on Saturday, September 2, from noon-3pm. Registration is required, contact glasscitygoatgals@gmail.com. Second, visit their Grand Opening on Sunday, September 24 from Noon-4pm.

Resources for change

The massive scope of this work makes Jackson, Cunningham, and Harris not just stewards of the land, but also challenges the passive consumption of food, narratives, and politics that shape our capacity to change or even think about change on a micro or macro level.

Other Toledoans have been working on the cause. Yvonne Dubielak manages Toledo Grows, a hub for urban agriculture that hosts workshops, seed-swaps, and supports 130 community gardens across the city. Bryan Ellis trains the future generation of local growers at Toledo Public School’s Urban Agriculture and Hydroponics program. The OSU Extension, Owens Community College, and the Toledo Lucas County Sustainability Commission also offer structural, educational, and technical support to urban farming initiatives.

With friendlier zoning codes, a group of knowledgeable advocates informing city officials, an established urban agricultural community (including the dedicated workers mentioned above), Toledo could be on its way to becoming a regional example of urban farming done right.

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“I prayed five, six years consistently, every night, to beautify my neighborhood, redevelop my neighborhood and grow the food that’s going to change the eating habits of my neighbors.”

- Thomas Jackson

License to Till

make sure there’s no contaminants in it, no heavy metals, no toxins, no pesticides, no herbicides, to get a purely unadulterated organic product. That was the issue,” he says. “And that’s crazy.”

How Thomas Jackson’s garden grew into a controversy

On June 22, the Toledo Lucas County Public Library hosted a forum on urban agriculture. The lineup of speakers included members of the Toledo City Council, the Board of County Commissioners Pete Gerken, representatives of the Lucas County Green Party, and the Lucas County Auditor’s office. Commissioner Pete Gerken began his comments by saying, “pioneers get shot in the back.”, referring to Thomas Jackson, the urban farmer who was prosecuted by the City of Toledo for his urban agricultural efforts, making Jackson a champion of the movement.

Jackson stored large piles of woodchips on lots he owned in a residential neighborhood, which, according to neighbors, smelled bad, harbored rodents, and were an improper use of residential land. Jackson planned to use the chips to remediate the soil on three central city lots.

Before storing the wood chips Jackson, a certified master nursery technician and master urban farmer, had a vision for the combined 2.2 acres at 1446 Macomber St., 1505 Milburn Ct., and 2325 Swiler Dr. “I prayed,” he says, “five, six years consistently, every night, to

Jackson is a professional, and in Toledo’s central city food desert neighborhoods, his actions are viewed by most as laudable, and necessary. That the city government’s chose to cite him into court for lengthy proceedings instead of bolstering his efforts, is a telling demonstration of the difference between rhetoric and action.

Thomas Jackson, urban farmer, linked agriculture and renewal. beautify my neighborhood, redevelop my neighborhood and grow the food that’s going to change the eating habits of my neighbors.”

After the charges were filed, Jackson dug deeper into the dirt, with local growers, activists, and leaders organizing around his efforts. This led Toledo citizens and politicians to explore the issue, and learn how neighboring cities, like Cleveland and Detroit, have linked urban agriculture to renewal efforts.

To achieve that goal, Jackson had to plant in uncontaminated soil. Soil remediation, part of Urban Farming 101, is especially important in the post-industrial lands of Toledo and the greater Rust Belt region. In the 20 months since the City filed nuisance charges against Jackson, the wood chips have decomposed and become the soil that now sustains 6,000 fruit and vegetable plants.

Jackson can’t help but laugh when he recalls the legal charges. “[(My plan] is) was to grow organics, amend my soil to

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, ” r a e y e “Som rds. o w 5 6 3 in POETRY “I think I shall never see, a poem as lovely as a tree,” wrote poet Joyce Kilmer in 1914. Too bad he wasn’t able to check out the 2017 entries to the City Paper’s annual Poetry and Fiction contest. Toledoans sent us their self-penned words poetry and short fiction, with all entries capped at 365 words, based on the theme “Some Year.” Lamentably, we couldn’t all the entries, but here are the winners, chosen by our judge, Joel Lipman, and runners-up, chosen by us, who had the “write stuff.”

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We are grateful to have former Lucas County Poet Laureate (2008-2014) Joel Lipman to judge the City Paper’s annual Poetry and Fiction Contest. The writer, educator and community arts advocate has been a consistent and creative force promoting Toledo’s literary arts community. Lipman, emeritus professor of English at the University of Toledo, founder of the Abracadabra Studio of Poetics and an accomplished writer, will have several of his poems, themed around the Great Lakes, published in the Fall 2018 issue of “Inland Seas,” the quarterly journal of the Great Lakes Historical Society.

Winner:

D E G A G End ski asniew r K e i l

By Les

I felt like a young woman, nearly eighteen years, kissed for the first time flying down Route 19 on the back of a Harley.

Out of control, reckless, and butterflies.

With nowhere to hide, you asked me my name.

Your invitation for coffee and pasties.

Texting you have carte blanche in my life.

How the manicured lawn tickled our bare feet, when you taught me to golf. When I captured you for a bloody mary boat ride to catch the sunrise near the lighthouse.

Meeting your children and you meeting mine, wondering where you’ve been.

Breathing light into your mother’s diamond ring, near the fireplace and beaming red roses, you rehearsed your wedding proposal.

But your pain, concealed like thorns, interrupted my eager response, “I will!”

Obstruction, surgery, cancer, surgery.

Spreading quickly like a poked egg yolk.

An intertwined grape vine without the pleasure of the wine.

Holding your frail body, humility spilled from your mouth.

Caressing your hands, your arms, your cheek, the morphine spoke to me, whispering our future.

A Hawaiian honeymoon, satin sheets, umbrella cocktails on the beach, grandkids and a puppy you named Bo, until you couldn’t breathe.

Convince me?

That some moment in time, some year in the future, my heartache will mend like a heavy rain that pours for days, seeping into the soil of drought.

Cracked, broken separate from itself.

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Runner up

Some Year, Toledo

By Sam Wright

Some year, Toledo, I will salute you: When your streets are paved When East Toledo becomes more than potential When visionary leaders rise from the ashes and When your hostile guns and needles are finally disarmed Toledo, I have spent a lifetime walking your streets, delivering your newspapers, selling memberships to the Zoo, climbing trees, falling in love, shedding my innocence, earning degrees under the shadow of a soaring limestone bell tower, scuba diving forty feet below the shimmering surface of Salisbury Quarry, making a living at three different hospitals, raising daughters and handing over the car keys only to watch them in turn drive away….

Oh Toledo, Where now your heart, your pulse, the competitive allure that once built Champions?

Where the spark plugs that drive the engine?

Where the Scales once so universally recognized?

Toledo, I love Hungarian hot dogs as much as the next guy, but can they sustain us? Danny Thomas asked us make room for St. Jude’s, Mildred Benson’s mysteries Drew us in, MS Steinem helped launch a new woman and Farr’s Klinger a new kind of man. But who stayed?

Only the few happy with life lived in the minors.

Saban won national championships with ‘Bama and Pinkel elevated Mizzou, post UT. They came; they departed.

Two coaching greats for whom T-Town became a stepping stone, a nice place to move up from.

Unwittingly they took a part of us with them, diminishing the remains.

For all that, Toledo, we grew to love you more, not less. Still, I wonder : Are we destined only for the middle rung?

Hear me Toledo: We love Crystal and Katie, our Walleye and Hens, our Museum and Jeeps, Lake Erie and the springtime run on the mighty Maumee.

And rightly so. But Mighty Mouse is not on his way.

Nor do we need him.

The talent, the genius, the imagination are here already.

Time has come, Toledo, to roll up our sleeves.

Time has come, Toledo, to engender a new dawn.

Time has come, Toledo, to remake our beloved home.

Not some year, Toledo. Now.

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By M. Mick Dryve

The room is becoming so dusky. Your hand is a welcome comfort against my thin skin. I wish i could explain; your touch transmits a fondness throughout my body, and then annoyingly, it’s offset by a sadness, a nostalgic melancholy. Each emotion resonates to my core, to every recess. The contact triggers a piercing recap of life’s love, energy, depression, joy and sorrow.

I desperately wish i could explain. I could never explain.

My mind races, reminiscences of times shared.

Snowy mountains, sun splashed sandy expanses hot on our bare feet, those rich blue soaked western skies at which we marveled.

What about that tree house.

Oh, we never built that tree house. ‘Some day, dad.’

Birthday cakes, playing catch, marveling without words, discussing. I rubbed your back and told you stories, do you remember now?

Laughing so hard our stomachs ached and eyes pooled with tears, wrestling on the floor until fatigue set in and called for dinner. Patience.

Impatience. But still, we never built that tree house.

‘Some day. Some year.’

I chased you endlessly on the playground, waterfalls, rainbows; can’t you remember? Songs sung together off key, shoulder rides, helped you to two feet, to two wheels. I so dearly hope you’ll remember.

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Anticipation

By Kevin Mahoney

‘Some day, then some year.’ Why didn’t we build that tree house.

I’m frightened. How can such a softly ticking clock sound so threatening. Regrets punching me like a clenched fist, and yet, our life shared washed over me like a warm ocean wave. We played together in crashing waves. Don’t you remember? There’s comfort, there’s anxiety. I could never explain. Appreciative, ashamed, content, remorseful. The laughing, crying, the soothing, thanking, apologizing, hurting, the wondering.

The knowing, not knowing.

How can I be so tired yet my mind so consumed? It is such a struggle to focus.

I want to recall. I know you’re here, i’m thankful you’re here. Im satisfied, i’m regretful. I hate to leave, I want to let go, i’m afraid to let go, I wish you could understand. Do you, do you understand?

We should have built that tree house. We never built that tree house… some year, some year.

“We nev…, some y…, this ye…, son go build…”

Standing on the Lake Erie shoreline and gazing at the horizon, I was overtaken by conflicting emotions. I had an overwhelming feeling of hopelessness, and yet I sensed an important discovery was near. I worked hard to swallow my depression and be optimistic, but I’d had my hopes dashed more than once.

My travels had taken me from countless towns across the breadth of lower Michigan and from the Ohio border to the middle of the lower peninsula.

Although I know the dangers of hitchhiking, my financial resources are embarrassing low and money only arrives when I complete what odd jobs I can scrounge up. Luckily, there are still plenty of trusting people willing to give a rather tattered middleaged man a lift to the next town. And so far, I’d not met any dangerous characters.

I favor small towns over cities and try to make contacts and ask my questions quickly before moving on. Thus far I haven’t accumulated any useful information but I know it’s only a

matter of time before I strike gold. For the most part, people have been kind.

Rural folks are naturally inquisitive when it comes to strangers so they tend to allow a few questions and give honest answers. When I pass through larger towns and cities, I move swiftly and choose my targets carefully.

I pulled the creased road map out of my rucksack and made a note of what towns I would pass through today. I wanted to be away from the water when nightfall came to avoid the cool lake breeze. Autumn was coming and sleeping outdoors was becoming a bit uncomfortable. With any luck I would find some bales of hay or straw to snuggle up with. At least I wouldn’t have to worry about bears. I’d had my share of bears.

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As I set off toward my first destination of the day and a fresh chance for enlightenment, I pushed disappointment out of my mind. Since the morning I’d awakened in an alley with no idea of who I was, I’ve held out hope that one day I’ll discover my identity. And who knows? Maybe I have a family. It’s been one year.

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Locally-owned businesses all have one thing in common— they love this city, and this city loves them. We’re glad these two leaders have their roots firmly planted in Toledo.

Dr. Jennifer Ludwig

HLS Orthodontics

(Sylvania Orthodontics) 6407 Monroe St., 419-882-1017. Perfectbraces.com 1-7pm, Monday. 8am-5:30pm, Tuesday-Thursday. Some Saturdays.

What are you passionate about at the moment?

Being grateful for the good in life.

My business makes an impact because ...

We enhance smiles, support the community, employ dozens and love Toledo.

What do you love most about your job?

Since

1981

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Everyday I meet someone new and learn more about patients already in our care.

One thing I’ve always meant to do in Toledo, but haven’t, is...

Visit the Great Lakes Museum.

Gini Behrendt owner of

Flying Rhino Coffee (formerly Flying Rhino Coffee & Chocolate) 436 13th St., 419-244-6100. Flyingrhinocoffee.com 7:30am-1pm, Monday-Friday. On Saturdays, visit Gini at the Toledo Farmer’s Market (8am-2pm in the summer, 9am-1pm in the winter).

Are you a first-generation business?

Since

I am a first-generation owner and will celebrate 12 years in October 2017.

Ralph Behrendt was a glass blower (his was the first studio downtown) and I was a jewelry maker. We did art shows all around the eastern US. After Katrina hit, we started seeing art shows slowing down. We got proactive and changed careers. We bought a turn of the century coffee roaster, took some classes, and started selling coffee at the Toledo Farmers’ Market in 2005.

2005

What are you passionate about at the moment?

Listening to others and helping them see the next step on their evolution/journey.

This coffee business has allowed me to love a lot of people over the years.

My business makes an impact because…

When someone drinks a cup, they feel good. Mostly because they know me. Ralph & I wanted to stay small because of that very thing. We wanted the intimacy with the coffee (& chocolate).

What’s the most important part of your day?

Talking with my customers throughout the morning. Sharing over a cup of coffee.

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Culinary Wednesday 8.30

Hops and Crops Toledo GROWs

Spend some time working in the vegetable gardens and then enjoy great beer and good conversation with representatives from Catawba Island Brewing Co. 6-8pm. 900 Oneida St., 419-720-8714.

Toledogarden.org Free

Thursday 8.31

Picnic Lunch Cruise Sandpiper Boat

Take a long lunch provided by Superior Catering and enjoy a two-hour tour of the Maumee River on the Sandpiper Boat. 11:30am-1:30pm. $25/adults. $17/children 12 and under. Docked at Water St. and Jefferson Ave., downtown Toledo. 419-537-1212.

Sandpiperboat.com

Lunch at Levis Square Levis Square

Choose between a variety of food trucks and listen to live music from Extra Stout. Every Thursday through the end of September. Hear Sweet Tea Unplugged on Sept. 7. 11:30am-1:15pm. Madison Ave. and St. Clair St., 419-936-2875. Downtowntoledo.org Free

Toledo GROWs Market Stand Toledo GROWs

Enjoy a wide variety of fresh vegetables, greens and herbs. 11am. 900 Oneida St. 419-720-8714. toledogarden.org

Yoga in the Vineyard Majestic Oak Winery

Stretch out during a one hour yoga class and finish up with a glass of craft beer or wine. Reserve your spot at beefreeyoga.com 6:30-8:30pm. $20.

13554 Mohler Rd., Grand Rapids, OH. 419-875-6474. Majesticoakwinery.com

Saturday, 9.2

UnWINEd Saturday The Pub

Enjoy a glass of wine and hear live music every Saturday. Noon-8pm. 912 Monroe St., 419-241-8100. paulabrownshop.com/pages/the-pub Free

Sunday 9.3

Knife Skills Workshop Williams-Sonoma in Franklin Park Mall Learn how to chop, slice and dice like a professional chef and discuss the differences between styles of knives. Class size is limited. Register in advance.

Noon-1pm. 5001 Monroe St., 419-475-6368.

Williams-sonoma.com Free

Tuesday 9.5

Candy Making Workshop Cake Art Supplies & Bakery

Got a sweet tooth? Learn how to make a variety of candy, like barks, buckeyes, chocolate covered cherries, and more, during this one-night only workshop. Space is limited, please register in advance. Ages 18+ only. 6-7:30pm. $35.

2858 W. Sylvania Ave., 419-472-4959. cakeartssupply.com

Thursday 9.7

Unmasking Mental Health 2 International Park

Tear down mental health stigmas at this event featuring exquisite wines and delicious food.

Proceeds go to community resources and services.

6-10pm. $250/ticket. 2 Main St., Downtown Toledo.

419-291-5424. Giving.promedica.org

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Friday 9.8

Pop Up: Mardi Gras in the Garden Culinary Vegetable Institute

Renowned chef John Folse returns to the CVI to prepare a feast of Creole dishes featuring the freshest ingredients. Full bar and cocktails available.

Live music from the Zydeco Kings. 6:30-9:30pm. $100/ticket. 12304 Mudbrook Rd., Milan.

419-499-7500. Culinaryvegetableinstitute.com

Saturday 9.9

Blues, Bourbon and BBQ The Maumee River Yacht Club

Spend your evening by the river with a bourbon tasting at 6:30pm, delicious food and live blues music, featuring Dooley Wilson. 5:30pm. 2735 Broadway St., 419-382-3625. Mryc.us Free

Apple Festival Erie Orchards and Cider Mills

Celebrate the first big apple weekend of the season with apple picking, activities, crafters and a bbq chicken dinner on Sunday. 9am-6pm, Saturday and Sunday. 1235 E. Erie Rd., Erie, MI. 734-848-4518.

Erieorchards.com Free

Tastings Friday 9.1

Old World Wines Tasting Walt Churchill’s Market

Rachel Nasitir will host a tasting of Old World Wines from the Cutting Edge and Grand Cru catalogs.

4-7pm. Prices vary. 26625 Dixie Hwy., Perrysburg.

419-872-6900. waltchurchillsmarket.com

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Football, Tailgating Wines Walt Churchill’s Market

Whether it’s boating, camping, or tailgating, wines that don’t require corkscrews are convenient and delicious. Come sample some high-quality wines with screw off caps. 2-6pm. Prices vary. 3320 Briarfield Blvd., 419-794-4000. waltchurchillsmarket.com

Rooftop Craft Beer Tasting Fifth Third Field

The final event in this series provides you a game ticket, all-you-can-eat buffet, twelve 3oz. beer samples, and a souvenir gift. Rooftop of Fleetwood’s Tap Room and the Armory. 6-8pm. $45. 406 Washington St., 419-725-4367. hesville.com

Labor Day Weekend Sampling The Fresh Market

Try some end-of-summer favorites like gourmet burgers, hot dogs, watermelon, pineapple, and homemade ice cream sandwiches. 2-6pm Saturday and Sunday. 3315 Central Ave., 419-531-5218. thefreshmarket.com

Thursday 9.7

Beer Tasting Walt Churchill’s Market

Sample brews from Evil Twin and Stillwater Brewing companies. 4-6pm. Prices vary. 26625 Dixie Hwy., Perrysburg. 419-872-6900.

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Saturday 9.9

Sonoma Wines Walt Churchill’s Market

Sample Oregon wines from Willamette Valley, including Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir. 2-6pm.

Prices vary. 3320 Briarfield Blvd., 419-794-4000. waltchurchillsmarket.com

At the Tops of the Topping Game The Original Gino’s Pizza has the goods

By Jeff Klima

The Original Gino’s Pizza flat out calls itself “the best pizza in town.” Bold words, but for those who have experienced a pie from one of this local companies’ six locations, you know they walk the walk.

Open since 1955, Original Gino’s quickly had a fan in former UPS Manager Chuck Kreutz, who so loved Gino’s pies that he ultimately purchased the business from owner Steve Sparks in 1986. Since then, Kreutz’s whole world has been pizza.

“The type of pizza I eat on a given day depends on my mood, but I eat pizza every day.”

By staying true to his concept of great pizza, and that classic sauce recipe, Kreutz has built a dynasty from dough.

“We get calls all the time from people out of town who want to open franchises, so that’s probably what we’re going to do next,” he says.

The Pizza

When it comes to specialty options, the Cheeseburger Pizza is a winner.

Not traditionally a pizza you might consider, this concoction slays in flavor and concept. From the saltiness of the dill pickles, to the flavoring of the ground beef and onions, every slice comes together to make you feel like you’re eating a great burger, built horizontally.

We also tried the Buffalo Chicken Pizza, the Cheesy Garlic Bacon and the Deluxe, varying the crusts for a well-rounded(!) experience. It was a good sign when our server dropped off our Cheesy Garlic Bacon on a thin-and-crispy crust and declared it her favorite pizza on her favorite crust. She was not wrong, but if you order the thick crust— you’re still gonna be in pizza heaven. Like Kreutz says, it all depends on what you’re in the mood for.

What really sets Original Gino’s above and beyond though, are the toppings.

If you’re an artistic sort, you’ll want to develop your own pie. While pepperoni is still most popular according to Kreutz, there are toppings for days here.

You want mandarin oranges on your pizza? No problem. How about shrimp or albacore tuna, or roast or corned beef? Maybe you’re a sauerkraut kind

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of person? Again, no problem. You can make some really adventurous pizzas here with the fresh ingredients. Will they taste good when combined? Well, that’s on you.

… And more!

Not a pizza lover? Don’t worry, Original Gino’s offers a wide assortment of sandwiches (including veggie), pasta, chili, wings, cheese sticks and more, so you have no excuse for going hungry here. We recommend the chili mac, but if you’ve got a family that needs feeding, dive into the lasagna.

When it comes to beer, your options get a little trickier. Beer and pizza go together like, well, beer and anything, so you’ll want to plan accordingly. All of the restaurants except the Woodville location sell six-packs of brews when you’re taking your ‘za to go, but only the Alexis Rd. location has draft beer in the restaurant. 5307 Monroe St. and the Maumee location sell beer by the bottle, so you can still wet your whistle onsite, but the 3981 Monroe St. location and the Woodville location do not sell beer for drinking in the restaurant. If you want a brew while you chew, plan your location accordingly.

Finally, always be sure to check the website for coupons because they always have some excellent deals going. Any place that is willing to help you with a deal definitely heads to the top of the dinner options list.

Of course, if you like good food in Toledo, Original Gino’s should already be up there.

Original Gino’s has six locations.

3981 Monroe St., 419-472-3567.

26597 N. Dixie Hwy., Perrysburg.

419-874-9170.

1280 W. Alexis Rd., 419-269-4466.

2670 Woodville Rd., Northwood.

419-690-4466.

449 W. Dussel Dr., Maumee.

419-897-4466.

5307 Monroe St., 419-843-3567.

Hours differ by location. Get more info or place an online order at originalginos.com.

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Street food

Italian flavors

In northwest Italy, the hilly Piedmont wine region offers a rich selection of deep, rustic and world-renowned wines.

For a better understanding of the variety of vino from this unique sector, meet Luciano Taliano, owner of the Montaribaldi vineyard, during a five-course meal at Registry Bistro’s Winemaker Dinner. Taliano will guide you through seven distinct wines. $65. 6pm.

Monday, September 11. Registry Bistro, 144 N. Superior St., 419-725-0444. reigstrybistro.com –AC

Have you ever had a meal so mesmerizing it stopped traffic? Last year, 100 lucky guests enjoyed this experience during Food For Thought’s first Eat In The Street outdoor, fine dining experience in the heart of Toledo’s Uptown District on Adams Street. Want a seat at the table for this year’s event? Register now for the second annual Eat In The Street, featuring ten of Toledo’s premier chefs collaborating on a five-course, gourmet meal. A cash bar will offer wine and locally brewed custom craft beer. Proceeds will benefit Food For Thought, which celebrates ten years of offering mobile pantry services to support those experiencing food insecurity and hunger. Buy your tickets now— only 100 seats available. $85. 6-9pm. Thursday, September 14.

Adams Street between 14th and 16th. 419-872-0222. feedtoledo.org

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Eat like a Greek God

Greek food is more than just lemon, oregano, gyros and feta. Taste a variety of Greek cuisine during the 47th annual Greek-American Festival. Not only will you get to enjoy homemade cuisine, you can learn how to make favorites, during the cooking demos.

While there, enjoy Greek language and culture presentations, Greek dancing, music, performances, shopping, education and more. September 8-10. 11ammidnight, Friday. 2pm-midnight, Saturday. Noon-7pm, Sunday. $5 for adults on Friday-Saturday. $2 for adults on Sunday. Children 12 and under free with parent.

Free admission from 11am-3pm on Friday. Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 740 Superior St., 419-2439189. holytrinitytoledo.com

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6 locations to serve you!

At Central Avenue 3981 Monroe St. Toledo, OH (419) 472-3567

Great Eastern Shopping Ctr. 2670 Woodville Rd. Northwood, OH 43619 (419) 690-4466

Suffolk Square Plaza 449 W. Dussel Dr. Maumee, OH 43619 (419) 897-4466

Monroe & Nantuckett 5307 Monroe St. Toledo, OH 43623 (419) 843-3567

At Riverplace 26597 N. Dixie Hwy Perrysburg, OH 43551 Phone: (419) 874-9170

Alexis Road 1280 W Alexis Rd. Toledo, OH 43612 (419) 269-4466

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Laughing with God Toledo-born filmmaker brings his divine comedy back home

By Jeff Klima

Mark A. Cummings dreams of a new Hollywood, here in Ohio. Well, maybe that’s putting an extreme spin on it, but the Toledo-born Cummings certainly has big screen dreams for his home state. With his production company, Awalkonwater Entertainment, Cummings has recently released his fourth Ohio-shot film, Holy Hustle.

Filmed down in Columbus, where Awalkonwater Entertainment is based and Cummings now lives, Holy Hustle is the tale of a con man and his straitlaced brother who, while hiding out from gangsters in a church, scheme to fleece the parishioners for everything they can get. Relating the film to blaxploitation comedies of the ‘70s, Cummings says Holy Hustle is his most accomplished work to date.

Already something of a sensation, attracting strong reviews and selling over 800 seats at the Columbus premiere, now Cummings is bringing the comedy film to Toledo, hosting a premiere at the Maumee Indoor Theater.

We decided we needed to interview the talented writer/producer/director.

What was your experience growing up in Toledo? Oh man, Toledo was home. My childhood was great. We were typical kids. I always formed football teams and basketball teams, so I had a pretty carefree life. I played basketball for four years at Macomber— from ‘82 to ‘86— before it closed, of course. Then I went into the Army, got home from that in ‘89, and left for Columbus for good in ‘93.

How did you get into filmmaking?

When I first got here (Columbus), I was into acting. I was doing plays and commercial work and print work.

From there, I wrote a couple poetry books and a novel under a pen name.

And then, in 2007, I read an ad that was advertising a screenwriting class.

I took the 10-week course twice, as a matter of fact, because I loved it so much. I wrote my first script, which was called Best Supporting Daddy in 2009. We shot it and that’s all I’ve been doing ever since.

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Are you keeping your entertainment company in Ohio or are you going out to Hollywood? Actually, my goal is to build something big in central Ohio.

My goal is to build a studio and venture into not just films, but TV as well.

I love Columbus, it’s a good market for what we do.

Tell us a little bit about Holy Hustle…

My friend approached me with the premise. I took that premise and came up with all the characters, and had to come up with a storyline and a love interest as well, and just build it from there.

Holy Hustle’s crowdfunding campaign only raised one percent of its $150,000 goal. How do you keep pushing when that happens?

Well, the good thing is that we have so many people who are willing to work with us for free. That’s the reason we were able to do it. I also had a lady by the name of Denise E. Scott, she came aboard and became an executive producer. And she took care of all the craft services— the feeding people.

That’s a major part of your budget, and we were feeding people three times a day and snacks. She was able to come aboard and handle that for me, so that was a big blessing as well.

Are you excited to do a film premiere in Toledo? Yes, I am. I was a little disappointed when I brought my first movie there in 2010. I didn’t get the reception that I was expecting. So it was disappointing and I didn’t bother bringing the next two (films I made) back. But I am very excited to show this one to my hometown folks.

Holy Hustle’s Toledo premiere, 2pm Saturday, September 9. Maumee Indoor Theater (601 Conant St., Maumee). $10. 419-897-8902.

For advance tickets or more information, visit awalkonwaterentertainment.com or check out Holy Hustle Toledo on Facebook.

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Giant space baby

School is back in swing, and in addition to homework and hacky sack in the quad, get stoked for the return of the UT Fridays on Film series and their presentations of films that will make you a better person. First up on the new year is Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).

Famous for its opening tracking shot (so don’t be late), its score and being first in making artificial intelligence terrifying, this beautifully shot and plodding space film deals with the themes of age, evolution and the idea of where we are headed as a species. Free cookies and snacks offered. 7:30pm. $10/general admission. $5/students, seniors, faculty, staff, alumni and military. Friday, September 8. Center For Performing Arts Room 1039, 1910 W. Rocket Dr., 419-530-2787. utoledo.edu

Sordid cinema

Initially a play with rave reviews and then a series on Logo, Sordid Lives told the story of being gay and coming out in a conservative Texas town. A Very Sordid Wedding picks up on film where the play left off. This sequel features many of the beloved and kooky characters of the original story, but now takes on the concept of bringing a gay marriage to communities not quite ready for it. Written by Del Shores, the film cast includes Bonnie Bedelia, Caroline Rhea, Whoopi Goldberg and Krystal Summers. The screening will take place as part of the Holiday with Heart Charity Gayla. 21+ only. Cocktail party beforehand starts at 2:30pm. 3:30pm.

Sunday, September 10. $25-$35. Maumee Indoor Theatre, 601 Conant St., Maumee.

419-897-8902. averysordidwedding.com –JK

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Poetic payout

Going “The Full Monty”

Valentine actors to bare it all in comedic musical

By Jeff McGinnis Director Jim Norman was blunt with actors auditioning for the production of The Full Monty. The musical— an Americanized version of a classic 1997 British comedy film— relates the story of six unemployed and down-on-theirluck steelworkers who are inspired by a touring Chippendale’s troupe. The group decides to earn cash by stripping as well, except they won’t stop at the G-string.

Both the insecurity and the nudity are revealed by Norman’s cast in the Valentine production. “That was explained at the auditions. We talked about it upfront, that the six guys would be going the ‘full monty,’” Norman said.

Christopher Stack, who will play Ethan in the production said, “When I asked if we honestly get nude on stage for the show, Jim smirked and said, ‘It’s not The Partial Monty now, is it?’”

Strangely exhilarating

“Taking off your clothes in front of eight hundred people takes… well, you know. I’m absolutely horrified. I won’t lie,” Stack continued. “However, I feel like it’s going to be strangely exhilarating. It’s one of those moments that is so beyond my comfort zone and I’m hoping the crowds will go wild at our confidence. We only live once, right?”

For Norman, being at the helm of the Toledo production of the show is something he has worked toward for years. Norman had wanted to do his own version of the show ever since the Toledo Rep’s own productions of “The Full Monty” played to sold-out houses in 2007.

“I’ve been lobbying the Valentine to do it for about three years,” Norman

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said. “They used to produce local shows, locally acted shows. I think it’s been a little over ten years since they did it. And I said, ‘Well, if they’re gonna try it out again, this play has a pretty good audience base.’”

Photographer: Todd Grinonneau

(Left-Right) Christopher Stack, Justin Bays, Louie Torda, David Daniel Smith, Jeff Buchanan, Charles Walker prepare to show what’s under their robes.

The creative outlet you seek to express yourself could be in the form of SLAM! For Change, an ongoing poetry contest that kicks off at the Peacock Café. To participate in the SLAM!, the entry fee is $10 and there are only 12 spots available, so sign up early to vie for the $200 cash prize, with judges randomly selected from the audience. Three finalists from each competition will move on to compete for a $400 prize. An open mic portion of the evening will also have a cash prize. 8-11pm. Friday, September 1. $5. Peacock Café, 2007 Monroe St., 419-241-8004. Look up the Peacock Café on Facebook. –JK

How dramatic!

Maybe you fantasize about performing onstage. Maybe you’ve acted in the past but need some coaching. Maybe you haven’t been getting the roles you auditioned for.

Maybe you need to boost your self-esteem. Whatever your reason, The Craft of Acting is an adult acting class that offers a step forward. Open to adults 17 years or older, instructor and professional actress Deborah M. Coulter-Harris, Ph.D. will show you the fundamental elements and methods of acting in this two-month course. Register early, space is limited. $200. 12:30-2:30pm, Sundays. September 10-November 5, with a showcase at 7pm on Friday, November 10. Toledo Repertoire Theatre, 16 10th St., 419-243-9277. toledorep.org –AC

Dangerous love

Couples can get themselves in trouble— movie theater kissing, skipping curfew and neglecting friends. Some couples take that trouble to the extreme, like Bonnie and Clyde, notorious characters who took the country by storm. The love story of the dangerous duo will hit the stage in the musical Bonnie and Clyde, supported by a score of blues, gospel and rockabilly music at the Toledo Repertoire Theatre.

8pm, Friday-Saturday. 2:30pm Sunday.

September 8-24. $25/adults. $23/senior. Toledo Repertoire Theatre, 16 10th St., 419-243-9277. toledorep.org –AC

Director Macaela Carder Whitaker discussed the upcoming production.

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Backwards g-string

Norman said his cast has taken to the show with gusto, even those like Stack, who had no prior experience with the material. Stack said the support of his fellow cast members has been crucial in growing comfortable with his performance.

“I originally put my g-string on backwards somehow. Great start, I know,” Stack said. “Thankfully our choreographer, Brian [Rodabaugh], has been very patient with us. Both he and Jim have assured us that it would all be done tastefully.”

Beyond the titillation and bawdy humor though, there is a wonderfully inspiring story at the heart of The Full Monty for audiences to enjoy. “We’ve all felt self-conscious and this show is all about realizing your self worth and challenging yourself in whatever you want to do while the rest of the world tells you otherwise. I really hope the audience connects with these quirky characters and follows their lead by overcoming their inner demons to find strength,” Stack said.

“I would just hope that the audience comes away having a great night of fun in the theater. That’s the bottom line with theater -- to entertain.” $10-$30. 7:30pm, Friday-Saturday. 2pm, Sunday. September 8-10.

The Valentine Theatre, 410 Adams St., 419-242-2787. valentinetheatre.com

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In Otherworlds

Imagination at 20 North Gallery

By K.A. Letts In Otherworlds is a two-man exhibit of paintings and prints by painter-digital collagist Dan Hernandez and master draftsmanprintmaker Craig Fisher, on display now through September 30 at downtown Toledo’s 20 North Gallery.

These two Toledo art visionaries allow imagination to take them— and us— to places that seem at once familiar and uncanny. The source materials for each artist, along with differences in technique and material, result in two very different, but complementary, bodies of work.

Power of printmaking

Craig Fisher, a designer of business-to-business learning tools in addition to his prolific artistic output, works within the confines of traditional fine art printmaking. For this exhibit, he has created worlds that incorporate recognizable elements in improbable ways, transforming and recombining features from renaissance landscapes, natural history illustration, classical architectural drawings and more, into intriguing and often surreal scenarios.

One of his most satisfying pieces, Tower of Babble combines an overscale rotary phone in the foreground

with a period illustration of the tower itself in the background. Communication technology surrounds the tower, making it difficult to determine if the tower is being built or destroyed.

Sometimes less is more: Fisher’s strengths as a draftsman can occasionally result in over-elaborate and confusing compositions. But it’s hard to second-guess the artist’s singleminded pursuit of his vision.

Arcade Renaissance

Dan Hernandez, currently a University of Toledo associate professor of art, creates paintings where saints and angels mix freely with computer gaming figures. Elements of Persian miniatures, Renaissance urban landscapes and Chinese pavilions collide and morph into a persuasively imagined and often beautiful world.

Hernandez maintains a large archive of online images, from haloed Renaissance saints to invading space ships, which he repeats and re-combines imaginatively in his world-building endeavors. In The Massacre at Intelari Chapel, a battle between computer gaming figures and renaissance-era characters rages across the bottom of the composition, while above, three levels of coins similar to those in a computer

game imply ample rewards for the victors, as saints look on from the heavens while consulting a Super Mario map.

Visual storytelling

“Despite the dramatic differences in media, visual style and subject matter, the works of these two distinguished area artists juxtapose like themes of science and technology with spirituality, as well as the combination of old and new media, to explore the metaphysical concept of the ‘otherworld’— the varying layers of existence between humankind’s experience of the ‘real’ world and the world of belief. This combination creates an intriguing, thought-provoking and unquestionably beautiful exhibit,” explains Condessa Croninger, 20 North Art Director.

On view through September 30.

Open Wednesday-Saturday. Gallery Hours: Noon-4pm. 20 North Gallery’s cocktail lounge, Venue: 4:30-9pm.

18 N. St. Clair St., 419-241-2400.

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Dan Hernandez’s Massacre at Intelari Chapel. Inkjet transfer, acrylic, varnish on drywall on panel,

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Friday 9.1 ZimSculpt Opening Jazz Night - Check out the new Zimbabwean art and sculpture exhibit while strolling through the gardens, with live music by the Lori LeFevre Quintet. Food trucks are available. 5-9pm. Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Dr., 419-536-5566. Check Facebook for details. Free Red Bird Arts District Art Walk Downtown Sylvania’s arts district will celebrate their 24th art walk with a district full of art exhibits, live music, food specials and artist demonstrations. 5-8pm. Downtown Sylvania.

419-360-1212. Redbirdarts.org Free

Festival - In addition to the incredible art, music, and vendors, there will be a Youth Arts Village with activities, and special stages with live local musicians. 5pm-midnight Friday, September 8. 10am-midnight Saturday, September 9. 11am-5pm Sunday, September 10. Downtown Bowling Green. 419-354-2723. blackswampfest.org. Free 46th Annual Jewelry, Gem, and Mineral Show - Exhibits, demonstrations, displays, games and activities, mini classes, and of course, jewelry, gems, carvings, metals, stones, fossils, tools, and more will be available.

2-8pm Friday, September 8. 10am-6pm Saturday, September 9. 11am-5pm Sunday, September 10. $5/adults, $4.50/students and seniors.

Stranahan Great Hall, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd., 419-861-0147. Rockyreader.com

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Saturday 9.2

Intro to Alcohol Inks - Learn how to master the freeform and easy technique of applying highly pigmented inks to ceramic tile to create spectacular, abstract and unique effects.

This workshop will be led by Emily Nichole of the You Made Me Ink Etsy store. Registration recommended. BYOB. 3-5pm. $30.

Handmade Toledo, 1717 Adams St., 419-214-1717. Handmadetoledo.com

Women with glass

Glass + Beer

Glass and beer form a creative combo at River Centre Gallery during Blow N’ Brew with Matt Paskiet, owner of of Firenation Glass. Paskiet will set up his mobile hot shop to blow glass, during the Red Bird Arts District’s September Art Walk, from 5:30-9pm on Friday, September 1. River Centre Gallery, 5679 Main St., 419-882-8949. rivercentregallery.com Free

Art of Living #1: Instagram 101 Instagram is more than just snapping pictures and using filters. Learn how to get the most out of your IG with blogger Angela Lucas.

10-11:30am. $5. SIP Coffee, 3160 Markway Rd., 419-407-5038. Angelalucas.net

Sunday 9.3 Mala Making Workshop - Mala is traditionally used in meditation and to increase energy around specific mantras. You can create a Mala for your spiritual practice, to wear as jewelry, make as a gift, and so much more. Take time for yourself to unleash your creativity in this fun, comprehensive workshop. 2-4pm. $30.

The Space, 425 Jefferson Ave., 419-601-9163.

“Form before function.”

Until the 1960s, this rule didn’t apply to glass.

But Toledo-based artists changed that by creating beautiful, innovative pieces of glass art with the Studio Glass Movement.

The era has a bounty of unsung heroes— women artists who fought for fair recognition. See works by these glass artists during the Toledo Museum of Art’s newest exhibition, Fired Up: Contemporary Glass by Women Artists, which documents nearly six decades of underappreciated influence. Saturday, September 2 through March 18. Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St., 419-255-8000. toledomuseum.org Free

Grey matter

Free from the psychological impact of color, black and white art relies on the drama of light, shadow and composition to relay an intense, specific message. See how five local artists use black and white photography to explore human experience, familiar relationships and the simple, beauty of nature in Hudson Gallery’s group exhibition, BLACK and WHITE— A Photographic Experience. Opening reception: 6-8pm, Friday, September 1, during the Red Bird Arts District’s September Art Walk.

On view through the end of September. Hudson Gallery, 5645 Main St., Sylvania. 419-885-8381. hudsongallery.net Free

Needle Felted Owl - Create an adorable little creature with instructor Christie Clark.

All materials provided with registration fee, including a felting needle and foam block to bring home with you. Noon-3pm. $28/ members, $30/nonmembers. Hands On Studio at Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Dr., 419-902-6800. Check Facebook for details.

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Tuesday 9.5 Drink & Draw - Get together and draw, have creative dialogue, drink and collaborate.

You bring a beverage, ideas and supplies. Nude model and music provided. All media welcome.

Space is limited. 21+ only. 7-10pm. $10.

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

Friday 9.8 Opening Reception: Offline - An exhibition of artworks from a multi-generational family of artists, The Dorr Street Studio. On view through October 3. Opening reception: 5:307pm. Gallery hours: 8:30am-4:30pm, weekdays.

Maumee Valley Country Day School Wolfe Gallery, 1715 S. Reynolds Rd., 419-381-1313. mvcds.org Free 25th Annual Black Swamp Arts

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The Tamburitzans present “PASSAGES: The Journey of Our Ancestors” - Visit more than a dozen countries and experience cultures at this performance combining music, song, and dance. 2-4pm. $30/adults, $25/ seniors and students, $35/all tickets at door.

Owens Community College Performing Arts Center, 30335 Oregon Rd., Perrysburg.

412-224-2071. Check Facebook for details.

Tuesday 9.12 Fused Glass Wall Pocket - Ann Hymel leads this class, where you can learn to cut and bend glass, then fire your own design in a kiln, to be picked up the following week. Registration required. 6-8:30pm. $35/nonmembers, $33/ members. Hands-On Studio at Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Dr., 419-902-6800. Check Facebook for details.

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Get Akkurate

Toledo transplant to light up Columbus Carribean Fest

By Jeff McGinnis

Swamp songs

With four stages and nearly 40 musical acts, the Black Swamp Arts Festival (read more on pg. 22) is where music-lovers will want to be. The Bowling Green festival, a weekend celebration of arts, music and culture hosts these major acts on Saturday: blues performer Bobby G (1:20pm), folk and Americana duo Birds of Chicago (4:30pm), Grammy Awardwinning gospel legends, who first sang together in 1939, The Blind Boys of Alabama (8pm); and NYC-based afrobeat ensemble Antibalas (10pm). For the full schedule, including Friday and Sunday’s performers, see online. September 8-10. Downtown Bowling Green. blackswampfest.org Free

Washboard blues

When you mix washboards, drums, a harmonica and vintage guitars you get some loud, wild and textured music. Hear The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band and their high-energy country blues when the three-piece act stops in town for a concert that will get your boots stomping. 5-9pm. Sunday, September 10. $13-$15. Frankie’s Inner-City, 308 Main St., 419-698-4020. facebook.com/ frankiesinnercitytoledo

Irish punk

Drive the snakes out of town during the second annual Toledo Irish Beats & Bangers Festival, featuring Extra Stout, Brave the Sea (Newark, OH), Backseat Hooligans (Harrisburg, PA), Katie’s Randy Cat, Thirsty Houligans and The Tosspints (Saginaw, MI). With unique blends of rock instrumentation and traditional Irish instruments, this one-day festival, held to support the Northwest Ohio Labor Fest (Monday, September 4 at the Lucas County Fairgrounds). 3pm-midnight. Sunday, September 3. The Attic on Adams, 1701 Adams St., 419-243-5350. facebook.com/toledoirishbeatsandbangers Free

Backyard boom

There’s a new venue in Toledo— Boonie’s Roadhouse, with a large outdoor stage area.

Twenty bands take the stage— and yard— during Boonies Backyard Bash, featuring local favorites like Light Horizon and Jesse Smith & The Holy Ghost. Starts at noon, goes until late. Saturday, September 2. $10/pre-sale, $12/ at the door. Boonies Roadhouse 2497 E. Broadway St. in Northwood, near the corner of Wales Rd. and E. Broadway and one mile from I-75 and I-280. 567-249-4702. innovationconcerts.com

September 9 will be a very happy birthday for roots reggae performer Ras Akkurate.

The Jamaican-born artist, now living in Toledo, will celebrate turning 40 by taking part in the inaugural Columbus Caribbean Festival in the state capital, an event expected to draw over 5,000 people. Akkurate is excited with the opportunity to perform his own brand of reggae in front of a large audience.

“For me, it’s a privilege and a joy to get the opportunity to perform in that event, you know?” Akkurate said.

Rasta man

Music has been flowing through Akkurate’s soul since childhood. Born Leon Duffus, Akkurate, as a youth, spent time in the historic Halse Hall in Clarendon, Jamaica with the sounds of reggae permeating like oxygen. Yet, it wasn’t until he was 19 that Akkurate began to consider the idea of performing himself.

“It’s a role in the culture that we are in, so I have to play a part, play a role, you know?” Akkurate said. “And I’m a Rasta man, so it’s a culture and a rule to me.”

He recorded his first song, “Ghetto Life,” at age 20, allowing his musical talent to stand out. A friend, hearing his music, declared the beats amazingly “accurate,” and a stage name was born.

Finding wider success in the crowded Jamaican music market proved elusive, though.

“He’s very well known in [Toledo],” said Denise Duffus, Ras’ manager and a Toledo native. “But in Jamaica, the music business— not that it’s any easier here— is very difficult. You basically have to bribe and pay DJs to get your music on air; it’s very difficult.”

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Looking beyond Jamaica, Akkurate moved to the United States in 2016, to spread a message of “social justice, equality and love” through his music.

Ras quickly began to make a name for himself at events throughout the country. He performed in Boston in July, at Atlanta’s Reggae in the Park event on

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Since moving to the United States in 2016, Ras Akkurate has performed with the Chris Shutters Band and the Steve Taylor Reggae Band, and started his own group, Live Roots. Photo Courtesy: Denise Duffus.

August 12, and he was a prominent act in the Toledo Reggae Fest at the Ottawa Tavern in mid-July.

In addition to performing “club shows” as a DJ, Akkurate also recently formed a new band, Live Roots, which he debuted at Toledo’s 420 Fest. “Some of the band members are in another band, so it’s been a little bit of a challenge,” Duffus said. “And it’s also been a challenge because people in town aren’t aware of Akkurate and his music. Reggae’s not huge in Toledo, and so it’s been difficult getting venues to say ‘Yeah, we wanna try to stand out and see how our patrons like this band.’”

Akkurate also has been busy in the studio, with two new singles— “Lead Out” and “Dear Lord”— coming out soon, with an eye on releasing a complete album in 2018.

“He gets a lot of his rhythms from Jamaica and he records the vocals here, and sends them back to Jamaica, so he’s working on an album that way,” Duffus explained.

But no matter how many obstacles must be overcome, Akkurate never loses the joy of sharing the rhythms of his culture with a new audience. “Music is a part of me, and I’m a part of music. So I just do it from my heart.”

Can’t make it to Columbus Caribbean Festival?

Check out Ras at the Ottawa Tavern (1817 Adams St.) on Saturday, October 7.

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Highlighted events indicates our picks for the week

ALTERNATIVE, PUNK

Culture Clash Records: CryFace

COUNTRY, BLUEGRASS

wed, AUG 30 ACOUSTIC, FOLK

Local Thyme: Duet To-It Ye Olde Durty Bird: Dave Carpenter Music Go Round: Up Close Concerts presents: Vester Frey

ROCK, POP

Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Danny Mettler Bar 145: Steve Kennedy & Friends

JAZZ, BLUES, R&B

Sodbuster Bar: Ragtime Rick & His Chefs of Dixieland

OTHER

Bier Stube: Name That Tune, Karaoke/Lip Syncing

THURS, AUG 31 ACOUSTIC, FOLK

Manhattan’s: Kyle Smithers Barr’s Public House: Joe Woods

ROCK, POP

Hollywood Casino: 7 Bridges - Eagles Tribute Village Idiot: Beg To Differ Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Captain Sweet Shoes Club Soda: Steve Taylor

JAZZ, BLUES, R&B

Toledo Botanical Garden: Jazz in the Garden Ye Olde Durty Bird: Ross Thompson & the Jazz Mix

ALTERNATIVE, PUNK

SAT, SEPT 2 ACOUSTIC, FOLK

Majestic Oak Winery: Kerry Patrick Clark Swig: Duet To-It Dale’s Bar & Grill: Tammy and Dan

ROCK, POP

Centennial Terrace: Swingmania Table Forty4: Calen and the Savidges Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Beg To Differ Ye Olde Durty Bird: Baccano Hensville Park: Flatline Revival Bar 145: Players Club

HIP HOP, ELECTRONIC

NINE at Hensville: DJ Mattimoe & DJ Folk

ALTERNATIVE, PUNK

Boonie’s Bar: Boonie’s Backyard Bash Ottawa Tavern: Stretch, The Turbos, Stereo Story, Juxtapose Frankies Inner City: Flush CD Release Show with Erie Death Rattle, Reject the Silence, Fail & Deliver, Six Foot Roses

OTHER

Bier Stube: Karaoke & Lip Syncing Howards Club H: Live Music

SUN, SEPT 3 ACOUSTIC, FOLK

NINE at Hensville: Dave Carpenter Manhattan’s: Lex & Jay Live

ROCK, POP

Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Genre Ties Hensville Park: The 25’s

HIP HOP, ELECTRONIC

Ottawa Tavern: Mutilatred, Domestic Terror, Heart Worm, Bone Folder

Bowling Green State University: Cade and Juicy J

COUNTRY, BLUEGRASS

JAZZ, BLUES, R&B

Swig: Picking Kelley

OTHER

Levis Square Park: Extra Stout Pub at Paula Brown Shop: Blues and Rock Open Jam Papa’s Tavern: Buzz Anderson and the Steak Dinners Open Jam Bier Stube: Karaoke & Lip Syncing Howards Club H: Open Mic Thursdays

FRI, SEPT 1 ACOUSTIC, FOLK

Quimby’s: Johnny Rod NINE at Hensville: Duet To-It Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Barile and May Dale’s Bar & Grill: Steve Kaminsky Barr’s Public House: Shane Piasecki

ROCK, POP

Blarney Irish Pub: Greenacre Sessions Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Noisy Neighbors Ye Olde Durty Bird: The New Fashioned Hensville Park: Last Born Sons Bar 145: Distant Cousinz Club Soda: The Winfree Band Bier Stube: Boffo

JAZZ, BLUES, R&B

GlasSalon at TMA: Galen Bundy’s Project

ALTERNATIVE, PUNK

Ottawa Tavern: The Dugouts, The Matt Truman Ego Trip, Coffin Walker, Dooley Wilson Frankies Inner City: The Moose Caboose, Ego & the Maniacs, The Shakin’ Shivers, Jamie Baumgartner, Colour Rise, Motel Stories, Joe Jones, After the Ashes, Melted Purple

COUNTRY, BLUEGRASS Table Forty4: Mile Marker 1

OTHER

Wesley’s Bar: Old School Fridays Bier Stube: Karaoke & Lip Syncing Howards Club H: Live Music

Ye Olde Durty Bird: Straight Up Village Idiot: Bob Rex & Friends

COUNTRY, BLUEGRASS Hollywood Casino: Lonestar

OTHER

Ottawa Tavern: Adams Street Block Party Bier Stube: Jam Night/Open Mic Our Brothers Place: DJ M-Sax Video Mixing Open Mic Night

MON, SEPT 4 ACOUSTIC, FOLK

Bronze Boar: Kyle Smithers

JAZZ, BLUES, R&B

Village Idiot: Frankie May & Associates

TUES, SEPT 5 ACOUSTIC, FOLK

Village Idiot: John Barile & Bobby May

ROCK, POP

Pat & Dandy’s: Johnny Rodriguez Club Soda: Swingmania

JAZZ, BLUES, R&B

Ye Olde Durty Bird: Jason Quick Trio

OTHER

Sofia Quintero Art & Cultural Center: Open Mic Night Rocky’s Bar: Open Jam with Hazard and Sentle Bier Stube: Karaoke & Lip Syncing Howards Club H: Karaoke Tuesdays

wed, SEPT 6 ACOUSTIC, FOLK

Ye Olde Durty Bird: Duet To-It Music Go Round: Asa Danekind

ROCK, POP

Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Danny Mettler

JAZZ, BLUES, R&B

Sodbuster Bar: Ragtime Rick & His Chefs of Dixieland

COUNTRY, BLUEGRASS

Bar 145: Ryan Roth & The Sideshow Band

OTHER

Pat & Dandy’s: Name That Tune Live Bier Stube: Name That Tune, Karaoke/Lip Syncing

THURS, SEPT 7 ACOUSTIC, FOLK

Levis Square Park: Sweet Tea Unplugged Manhattan’s: Kyle Smithers Dale’s Bar & Grill: Curtain8 The Pub: Blues & Rock Open Jam Session featuring Aayan Niam, Joel Hazard, Mark Sentle and friends

ROCK, POP

Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Captain Sweet Shoes Franklin Park Mall: Summer Send-Off Patio Party

JAZZ, BLUES, R&B

Ye Olde Durty Bird: Grugel Fest Kickoff Party with Cakewalking Jass Band

ALTERNATIVE, PUNK

Frankies Inner City: Hell or Highwater, Grubby Paws, Wild Nights

OTHER

Bier Stube: Karaoke & Lip Syncing Howards Club H: Open Mic Thursdays

FRI, SEPT 8 ACOUSTIC, FOLK

Mail Pouch Saloon: Duet To-It Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Barile and May Barr’s Public House: Jeff Stewart

ROCK, POP

Pat & Dandy’s: Johnny Rodriguez Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Joe Woods Band Table Forty4: The Bridges Club Soda: The Bob Seger Experience with Live Bullet Detroit Sodbuster Bar: The Skittle Bots Bar 145: Splendid Chaos Dale’s Bar & Grill: Dos Primos

JAZZ, BLUES, R&B

Ye Olde Durty Bird: Hepcat Revival The Pub: Jason Quick

ALTERNATIVE, PUNK

Frankie’s Inner City: Broken Glass Realm: Live in Technicolor with Death of the Party, Dark Water Rebellion, Wild Nights, Inner Circle Avenue Ottawa Tavern: Not What You Think, Garden Report, Secondhand Love Cuffs, Gutterball

COUNTRY, BLUEGRASS

Bier Stube: Rodney Parker & Liberty Beach

OTHER

Bowling Green: Black Swamp Arts Festival Wesley’s Bar: Old School Fridays Bier Stube: Karaoke & Lip Syncing

SAT, SEPT 9 ACOUSTIC, FOLK

Wood County Fairgrounds: The Vintage Market Presents Boho Bliss Pat & Dandy’s: Duet To-It Sodbusters Bar: Green Acre Sessions

ROCK, POP

Table Forty4: The Bridges Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Last Born Sons Bar 145: Saving for Vegas

HIP HOP, ELECTRONIC

Ottawa Tavern: Froggy Fresh

JAZZ, BLUES, R&B

Ye Olde Durty Bird: The Katch Band Ottawa Park Amphitheatre: Great Lakes Jazz Festival

Barr’s Public House: Gypsy Luvin

OTHER

Bowling Green: Black Swamp Arts Festival Third Street Cigar: Whitehouse Busker Fest Bier Stube: Karaoke & Lip Syncing

SUN, SEPT 10 ACOUSTIC, FOLK

Wood County Fairgrounds: The Vintage Market Presents Boho Bliss Agnes Reynolds Jackson Arboretum: Pinup Project - Morgan Stiegler

ROCK, POP

Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Genre Ties Bar 145: Last Born Sondaze

JAZZ, BLUES, R&B

Ye Olde Durty Bird: Hector Mendoza Village Idiot: Bob Rex & Friends

OTHER

Bowling Green: Black Swamp Arts Festival Schedel Arboretum & Gardens: Hidden Garden Party Bier Stube: Jam Night/Open Mic Our Brothers Place: DJ M-Sax Video Mixing Open Mic Night

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Ragtime Rick & His Chiefs of Dixieland Every Wednesday 8pm

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The Skittle Bots

FRIDAY

9pm

MON, SEPT 11 ACOUSTIC, FOLK

Bronze Boar: Kyle Smithers Ye Olde Durty Bird: Chloe & the Steel Strings

JAZZ, BLUES, R&B

Village Idiot: Frankie May & Associates

TUES, SEPT 12 ACOUSTIC, FOLK

Pat & Dandy’s: Johnny Rodriguez Rocky’s Bar: Kyle Smithers Village Idiot: John Barile & Bobby May

ROCK, POP

Club Soda: Swingmania

Green Acre Sessions SAT SEPT 9, 9PM

JAZZ, BLUES, R&B

Ye Olde Durty Bird: Gene Parker and Damen Cook

ALTERNATIVE, PUNK

Frankies Inner City: Real Friends, Jetty Bones, Silver Age, Second String Hero

COUNTRY, BLUEGRASS

Valentine Theatre: Nathan Carter Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Elixir

OTHER

Sofia Quintero Art & Cultural Center: Open Mic Night Bier Stube: Karaoke & Lip Syncing Howards Club H: Karaoke Tuesdays

wed, SEPT 13 ACOUSTIC, FOLK

Ye Olde Durty Bird: Tim Oehlers Bar 145: Ryan Dunlap

ROCK, POP

Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Danny Mettler

OTHER

Pat & Dandy’s: Name That Tune Live Bier Stube: Name That Tune, Karaoke/ Lip Syncing

fri, SEPT 15 OTHER

Sodbusters Bar: Jah Rul

fri, SEPT 22

Jah Ruhl 9pm

Sept

15

FRIDAY

Duet-To-It SAT SEPT 22, 9PM

(419) 517-1045

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JAZZ, BLUES, R&B

Sodbusters Bar: Duet-To-It

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road trip

Toledo water works

In strong contention to be the best local event of the year, the Adams Street Block Party will get you wet, wild and drunk— if that’s what you’re into. Featuring dunk tanks to “punish” local politicians, a water balloon fight and giant water pong, there will also be special art and entertainment events at local haunts, including Georgjz419, Wesley’s, Jupmode, Carlos’ Poco Loco, Manhattan’s, Handmade Toledo and more. Drink specials will be available at many of the bars, accessible with a $5 wristband. 21+ after 10pm and this area is designated an Outdoor Refreshment Area, so get the approved cup and take your drinks with you. 4pm. Sunday, September 3. Uptown Toledo, Adams St., Check out the event on Facebook. Free

No bored games allowed

Art rock

BG’s annual three-day Black Swamp Arts Fest shuts down Main St. for exhibitions from some of the area’s best artists. Peruse artworks from over 150 vendors working in a variety of fields, including ceramics, jewelry, canvas, wood, steel, printmaking and photography. See page 21 for details.

OASIS IN SPACE

Go on a startling and beautiful voyage through our universe, galaxy and solar system in search of liquid water. Also on September 16 & 23 and October 14 & 21. Reservations are recommended. 7:30-8:30pm. $5/adults. $4/children 12 and under. Appold Planetarium, 6832 Convent Blvd., 419-517-8897. lourdes.edu/planetarium

Thursday 8.31 [outdoors] Behind the Scenes History Tour: The Mighty Maumee - Climb aboard the Sandpiper and enjoy a two-hour narrated cruise on the mighty Maumee River to learn about the history of our waterfront.

Dinner provided. Cash only at the dock. 6:308:30pm. $30/Toledo History Museum members. $35/non-members. Meet at the National Museum of the Great Lakes, 1701 Front St., 419-215-2437. facebook.com/toledohistory

Friday 9.1 [festival] 160th Fulton County Fair - One of Ohio’s greatest fairs. Enjoy rides, drag racing, farm animals, live music, entertainment, contests and more.

8am-11pm, daily. Friday, September 1 through Thursday, September 7. $0-$5. Prices vary, see online. 8514 SR 108, Swanton. 419-335-6006. fultoncountyfair.com

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St. Joseph Erie Annual Labor Day Weekend Festival - The festival features raffles, bingo, kids’ games, toys, inflatables, a petting zoo, carriage rides, live music, a car show, bike show, and yummy food. 5:30pm-midnight Friday, September 1.

Noon-midnight Saturday, September 2. 12:30pmmidnight Sunday, September 3. St. Joseph Catholic Church, 2214 Manhattan St., Erie, MI. 734-848-6125. Check Facebook for details.

When the Game Room hosts their annual Board Game Day, they’re not talking Candyland, Life or even Chutes and Ladders. Think broader, new civilization games like Settlers of Catan, Munchkin, and Dead of Winter. There will also be card games and instructionals on how to play— plenty of fun for the whole family. Prizes will be given throughout the day and participants can earn raffle tickets by learning or teaching new games. If you’re interested in teaching, call ahead to schedule a time. 20 percent off all board games that day. 11am-midnight. Saturday, September 2. Toledo Game Room, 3001 W. Sylvania Ave. 419-475-3775. toledogameroom.com Free

[art] [music] Project 2016 Album Release Concert - The avant-garde jazz ensemble (Ben Wolkins, David Mirarchi, Johannes Ronquillo, Travis Aukerman) will perform two sets of original music from their new album “Struggle is Joy.” 6:30-8:30pm. Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion, 2445 Monroe St., 419-255-8000. Toledomuseum.org Free

Saturday 9.2 [music] Swingmania - Dance the night away to classic 1940s music. The band also has $5 concerts on Friday, September 22 at the Stranahan Theater, and every Tuesday night at Club Soda. 7:30-10:30pm. $10. Centennial Terrace, 5773 Centennial Rd., Sylvania. 419-885-7106.

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Tuesday 9.5

Film in the Great Outdoors: Time Bandits - The Toledo Museum of Art’s outdoor film series features the fantastical, colorful and outlandish 1981 film from Terry Gilliam (Brazil, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas). 9-11pm. Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St., 419-255-8000. toledomuseum.org

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Thursday 9.7 [comedy] Ladies Of Laughter - Melanie Hearn, Tiffany Barb and Heather Jay will have you laughing out loud. Hosted by Kool Keith. Cash bar, food, 50/50 raffle and music. 8-11pm. $5. Our Brothers Place, 233 N. Huron St., 419-244-5552.

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[literature] Toledo Book Club: Persepolis - Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel autobiography details her childhood up to her adult years living in Iran during and after the Islamic Revolution, has experienced widespread acclaim and an animated film adaptation.

No need to have read the story to join the discussion and learn about how people on the other side of the world process life-changing events. 7pm.

Cinnamon Stick Bakery, 3535 N. Holland Sylvania Rd., 419-843-9127. Look up the group on meetup.com Free

Fresh terror

Hold on to your guts, horror aficionados.

You can’t call yourself a film buff without appreciating Dario Argento’s highly stylized contributions to the medium. And of all Argento’s films, Suspiria is arguably the best known and most beloved. A newly unearthed, uncut 35mm master print of the Italian horror flick has been discovered, and is now heading to the Michigan Theater for one day only. Presented properly in its original Italian language with English subtitles, this macabre tale of an American girl who gets admitted to a prestigious dance school in Europe, only to find it is run by witches, will unnerve you, if not outright scare your socks off. 8pm. Thursday, September 7. $10/general $8/students. Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St., Ann Arbor, MI. 734-668-8463. michtheater.org

[music] Glass City Singers Auditions - The Glass City Singers is a new choral ensemble in Toledo, founded in January 2017 and made up of young singers between the ages of 16-30. Members are selected from the highest quality high school, collegiate, and young professional singers in the Toledo area.

5:30-9pm, Tuesday. 4-9pm, Wednesday. The University of Toledo Center for Performing Arts, 1910 W. Rocket Dr., Contact Dr. Brad Pierson: 702-5611653. Bradley.Pierson2@utoledo.edu Free

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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.

Wednesday 9.6 [misc.]

Adam Sandler Movie Trivia Night - Happy Gilmore? Billy Madison? Big Daddy? The Waterboy? The Wedding Singer? Show how well you know Sandler’s career during this themed trivia night. 8-10pm. Chubby’s American Grill, 7050 W. Central Ave., Sylvania. 419-540-0500. facebook.com/chubbyssylvania Free

Friday 9.8 [film] 2001: A Space Odyssey - The University of Toledo Fridays on Film series kicks off with Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 masterpiece. Free cookies and snacks offered. 7:30pm. $10/general admission. $5/students, seniors, faculty, staff, alumni and military. Center For Performing Arts Room 1039, 1910 W. Rocket Dr., 419-530-2787. utoledo.edu

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2017 Fiesta in Sylvania - Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with authentic food, drinks, dancing, a 50/50 raffle, merchant vendors, inflatables, live music, and much more. 5-11pm Friday, September 8. 2-11pm Saturday, September 9. $6/13 and older, free/12 and under. Centennial Terrace, 5773 Centennial Rd., Sylvania. Check Facebook for details.

August 30 • September 12

Graffiti mayhem

Spray painting walls, or “tagging,” is fun until the cops come. At The Black House Gallery in Cleveland, there are no cops. An abandoned house-turned-art space where you can add your own permanent tags, the Gallery is hosting an event to teach you about the history of graffiti and its cultural significance. Spray paint and paint markers will be available so you can fashion your own personal piece to take home. 2-4pm.

Sunday, September 3. $30. Black House Gallery, E. 119th St., Cleveland. 216-894-1905. theblackhousegallery.com

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[film] Movie Night: Jurassic Park - Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy this classic dino flick. Popcorn and treats available. 9:30-11:30pm.

Hensville Park, Monroe & N. St. Clair Sts., 419725-4367. hensvilletoledo.com. Free

[literature] Friends of the Library Annual Fall Book Sale Find a few forgotten classics, stock up on mystery paperbacks or just browse to see what interests you. A special, members-only preview sale will be held 5-8pm Thursday, September 7. 9am-5:30pm, Friday, September 8; 9am-4:30pm, Saturday, September 9; 1-4:30pm, Sunday, September 10.

Wood County Public Library Main Branch, 251 N. Main St., Bowling Green. 419-352-5104. Free

include: Sept. 16 (Formal Garden, with Diana Spiess from Essence Mind Body Studio), Sept.

23 (Aquarium, Phoebe Sloan from Tonic) and Sept. 30 (Malawi Event Center, with Margaret Penn from Yogaja Yoga). 9-10am. $20/Toledo Zoo members. $25/non-members. The Toledo Zoo, 2 Hippo Way.

TOLEDO ACCORDING TO...

Mayoral Candidates!

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Sunday 9.10

Occupation: Toledo City Councilman and 2017 Toledo Mayoral Candidate (R) Years lived in Toledo: 42

[misc.]

I Do at the Zoo Bridal Show 2017 - Meet wedding professionals in the Toledo Zoo’s brand new Malawi Event Center and try for your chance to win $2000 cash toward your wedding. 3-7pm. $8. The Toledo Zoo, 2 Hippo Way, 419-385-5721.

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Saturday 9.9 [advocacy] Bell-Casting Festival - This three day, interactive event honors police and fire personnel with a 911 First Responders Last Call Memorial, live music, food vendors, activities, and raffles. The inaugural bell ring and opening ceremony will take place on Monday. 1-5pm Saturday, September 9. 11am-5pm Sunday, September 10. 9am Monday, September 11. Toledo Memorial Park, 6382 Monroe St., 419-882-7151. Toledomemorialpark.com

[misc.]

17th Annual International Festival - This fest boasts arts and crafts, cultural exhibits, delicious ethnic food, live music, a bazaar, camel rides, a petting zoo, vendors, games, tours, cooking demonstrations, and much more. 11am-7pm Saturday, September 9. Noon-6pm Sunday, September 10.

Islamic Center of Greater Toledo, 25877 Scheider Rd., Perrysburg. 419-787-3175. icgt.org. Free

[outdoors] Community Campfire - Take a hike, learn about wildlife, and enjoy s’mores, songs, and stories around a blazing campfire. Bring blankets and layers in case of weather. 6-9pm. Cedar Creeks Preserve, 4575 Walbridge Rd., Northwood. 419353-1897. woodcountyparkdistrict.org. Free

[literature] Introvert Book Club - Gathering Volumes now hosts a club for like-minded individuals who don’t want to chat, to just read together. This is the inaugural session, so if it proves to be popular, a regular schedule can be made. 2-3pm. Gathering Volumes, 196 E. S. Boundary St., 567-336-6188.

Check out the club on Facebook.

[outdoors] [health] Namaste for Nature - Get your Zen and connect with nature during a one-hour yoga session led

by Leslie Chapman from Toledo Yoga in the Toledo Zoo’s formal garden (Aquarium in case of rain).

Participation benefits the Zoo’s ongoing conservation efforts. Other upcoming Saturday sessions

Hidden Garden Party - This gala fundraising event features a wide array of food, silent and live auctions, live music and entertainment, and socializing. Hosted by Kristi Leigh and Jerry Anderson of WTOL11. 2-5pm. Donation $150/ each, $1000/table of 8. Schedel Arboretum & Gardens, 19255 W Portage River South Rd., Elmore. 419-862-3182. Schedel-gardens.org

Tuesday 9.12 [theater] Nathan Carter - 26-year old Irish superstar Nathan Carter will perform country classics, Irish folk, and contemporary hits at his concert with special guest Chloe Agnew. 7pm. The Valentine Theatre, 410 N. Superior St., 419-242-2787.

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[literature] TMA Book Club: Creation - Join the TMA Book Club in its exploration of the themes in Gore Vidal’s 1981 Creation, a sweeping historical fiction that bridged history, philosophy and religion. Discussion led by UT Philosophy Professor Dr. Ben Grazzini, followed up two days later by a tour of the TMA vase exhibit on Thursday, September 14. Registration for each event is requested. 5:30pm. Toledo Museum of Art Art Library, 2445 Monroe St., 419-254-5770. toledomuseum.org Free

I was carefree with many friends, a loving family, and a crush on the Zaborowski girls.

One thing I’ve always meant to do in Toledo, but haven’t, is walk every Metropark trail.

Wednesday 9.13

If I could change one thing about Toledo, I would improve city services for all taxpayers.

[networking] Junior League of Toledo Happy Hour - Members of the Junior League are vibrant, diversely talented women who value the opportunity to become more engaged in their community while developing their own potential and creating lifelong friendships. Learn more about the organization and meet members during this networking opportunity. 5:30-8:30pm. Fleetwood’s Tap Room, 28 N. St. Clair St., 419-474-6262.

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My home is the place in Toledo I’m most proud of.

The best meal I had in Toledo was the Polish dinner at my wedding.

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Father’s Day is my favorite annual event.

A business Toledo needs (but doesn’t have) is an active, marketable, department of film producing for the movie industry.

My favorite piece of local art/architecture is the Orchard Trees on Kenwood Blvd in Old Orchard, which I worked to get commissioned and placed.

I’m at my most calm in Toledo when I’m mowing my lawn.

Searchable lists updated daily at

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If I knew I could get away with it, I would make wearing pants across a person’s butt crack illegal.

The best view in Toledo is driving over the I-280 Veteran’s Memorial Skyway looking over the Maumee River toward downtown at dawn.

When I’m away from Toledo, I can’t wait to have a cocktail with my neighbors when I get back.

The Toledo business you’ll most likely find me at is any one of the great Toledo restaurants (I eat out a lot).

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The best ice cream in Toledo can be found at Handel’s, Jan’s and Netty’s.

If Toledo had a new motto, it would be, “A Great Place to Call Home.”

The street I drive on/walk on most often is Rushland Ave., where I live.

The most underrated thing in Toledo is its musicians. There’s some great talent in this town.

The best time I ever had in Toledo was growing up at my childhood home on Pearl St. in north Toledo because

The most overrated thing in Toledo is any hockey team that comes to play the Walleye.

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A Walk for Sunshine

20 years ago, Toledo-native Jeff Alt hiked the Appalachian Trail. While he hiked on his own, he wasn’t by himself— he spent time thinking of his brother, Aaron, and others with developmental disabilities that his hike would support. Since Alt’s time on the trail, Sunshine Communities has recreated the experience during their annual Sunshine Walk, Run & Roll. Join Jeff, his brother Aaron, and others at Sunshine Communities for the 20th anniversary of this 5K help to support the programs and services for people with developmental disabilities. $25/adults & $15/children 12 and under.

7-10am, registration. 8:30am, 5K run. 10am, 5K Walk and Roll. Saturday, September 9. Monclova Elementary School, 8035 Monclova Rd., 419-725-2285. Sunshine.org

More than just a dog walk

Pick up your pooch and head to the park for the first ever Humane Ohio Tails on the Trails Walk and Run 5K. This family-friendly event will offer canine companions a tail-wagging good time— and provide a little exercise. Walk or run the 5K route with your dog and then enjoy snacks from food trucks. All funds raised will help maintain affordable spay-neuter services for cats and dogs in the Northwest Ohio region. The walk is free, but registration for the run is $25. Donations are encouraged. 8:30am run. 9:30am walk.

Saturday, September 9. Side Cut Metropark, 1025 W. River Rd., Maumee. 419-266-5607. Humaneohio.org —AC

health and wellness events Wednesday 9.6 REFIT Greater Toledo Fitness Classes - Beginners and experts alike can enjoy this fitness class that will get you healthy and moving. Your first class is free. 9:15-10:15am Wednesdays and Fridays. 6:30-7:30pm Wednesdays. $5/class. Epworth United Methodist Church, 4855 Central Ave., 419-450-1606. Check Facebook for details.

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

Glass City Bootcamp - Start your Saturday off right with a fun, fast-paced bootcamp led by the energetic, certified coaches from Glass City CrossFit. Athletes of all skill level welcome. Registration required. 10am. $8. Middlegrounds Metropark, 111 Ottawa St., downtown Toledo. 419-464-7167. Glasscitycrossfit.com

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): What I wish for you is a toasty coolness. I pray that you will claim a messy gift. I want you to experience an empowering surrender and a calming climax. I very much hope, Virgo, that you will finally see an obvious secret and capitalize on some unruly wisdom and take an epic trip to an intimate turning point. I trust that you’ll find a barrier that draws people together instead of keeping them apart. These wonders may sound paradoxical, and yet they’re quite possible and exactly what you need.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Welcome to Swami Moonflower’s Psychic Hygiene Hints. Ready for some mystical cleansing? Hint #1: To remove stains on your attitude, use a blend of Chardonnay wine, tears from a cathartic crying session, and dew collected before dawn. Hint #2: To eliminate glitches in your love life, polish your erogenous zones with pomegranate juice while you visualize the goddess kissing your cheek. #3: To get rid of splotches on your halo, place angel food cake on your head for two minutes, then bury the cake in holy ground while chanting, “It’s not my fault! My evil twin’s a jerk!� #4: To banish the imaginary monkey on your back, whip your shoulders with a long silk ribbon until the monkey runs away. #5: To purge negative money karma, burn a dollar bill in the flame of a green candle.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A reader named Kameel Hawa writes that he “prefers pleasure to leisure and leisure to luxury.� That list of priorities would be excellent for you to adopt during the coming weeks. My analysis of the astrological omens suggests that you will be the recipient of extra amounts of permission, relief, approval, and ease. I won’t be surprised if you come into possession of a fresh X-factor or wild card. In my opinion, to seek luxury would be a banal waste of such precious blessings. You’ll get more healthgiving benefits that will last longer if you cultivate simple enjoyments and restorative tranquility.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The coming weeks will be an excellent time to cruise past the houses where you grew up, the schools you used to attend, the hotspots where you and your old friends hung out, and the places where you first worked and had sex. In fact, I recommend a grand tour of your past.

If you can’t literally visit the locations where you came of age, simply visualize them in detail. In your imagination, take a leisurely excursion through your life story. Why do I advise this exercise? Because you can help activate your future potentials by reconnecting with your roots.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): One of my favorite Cancerian artists is Penny Arcade, a New York performance artist, actress, and playwright. In this horoscope, I offer a testimonial in which she articulates the spirit you’d be wise to cultivate in the coming weeks. She says, “I am the person I know best, inside out, the one who best understands my motivations, my struggles, my triumphs. Despite occasionally betraying my best interests to keep the peace, to achieve goals, or for the sake of beloved friendships, I astound myself by my appetite for life, my unwavering curiosity into the human condition, my distrust of the status quo, my poetic soul and abiding love of beauty, my strength of character in the face of unfairness, and my optimism despite defeats and loss.�

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The Witwatersrand is a series of cliffs in South Africa. It encompasses 217 square miles. From this area, which is a tiny fraction of the Earth’s total land surface, humans have extracted 50 percent of all the gold ever mined. I regard this fact as an apt metaphor for you to meditate on in the next 12 months, Leo. If you’re alert, you will find your soul’s equivalent of Witwatersrand. What I mean is that you’ll have a golden opportunity to discover emotional and spiritual riches that will nurture your soul as it has rarely been nurtured.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Psychologist James Hansell stated his opinion of psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud: “He was wrong about so many things.

But he was wrong in such interesting ways. He pioneered a whole new way of looking at things.�

That description should provide good raw material

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for you to consider as you play with your approach to life in the coming weeks, Libra. Being right won’t be half as important as being willing to gaze at the world from upside-down, inside-out perspectives.

So I urge you to put the emphasis on formulating experimental hypotheses, not on proving definitive theories. Be willing to ask naive questions and make educated guesses and escape your own certainties.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You’re entering a phase of your astrological cycle when you’ll be likely to receive gifts at a higher rate than usual. Some gifts could be big, complex, and catalytic, though others may be subtle, cryptic, or even covert. While some may be useful, others could be problematic.

So I want to make sure you know how important it is to be discerning about these offerings. You probably shouldn’t blindly accept all of them. For instance, don’t rashly accept a “blessing� that would indebt or obligate you to someone in ways that feel uncomfortable.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You are currently under the influence of astrological conditions that have led to dramatic boosts of self-esteem in laboratory rats. To test the theory that this experimental evidence can be applied to humans, I authorize you to act like a charismatic egomaniac in the coming weeks. JUST KIDDNG! I lied about the lab rats. And I lied about you having the authorization to act like an egomaniac. But here are the true facts: The astrological omens suggest you can and should be a lyrical swaggerer and a sensitive swashbuckler.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I invite you to eliminate all of the following activities from your repertoire in the next three weeks: squabbling, hassling, feuding, confronting, scuffling, skirmishing, sparring, and brawling. Why is this my main message to you? Because the astrological omens tell me that everything important you need to accomplish will come from waging an intense crusade of peace, love, and understanding. The bickering and grappling stuff won’t help you achieve success even a little -- and would probably undermine it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Stockbrokers in Pakistan grew desperate when the Karachi Stock Exchange went into a tailspin. In an effort to reverse the negative trend, they performed a ritual sacrifice of ten goats in a parking lot. But their “magic� failed.

Stocks continued to fade. Much later they recovered, but not in a timely manner that would suggest the sacrifice worked. I urge you to avoid their approach to fixing problems, especially now. Reliance on superstition and wishful thinking is guaranteed to keep you stuck. On the other hand, I’m happy to inform you that the coming weeks will be a highly favorable time to use disciplined research and rigorous logic to solve dilemmas.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In the coming days, maybe you could work some lines from the Biblical “Song of Solomon� into your intimate exchanges.

The moment is ripe for such extravagance. Can you imagine saying things like, “Your lips are honey,� or “You are a fountain in the garden, a well of living waters�? In my opinion, it wouldn’t even be too extreme for you to murmur, “May I find the scent of your breath like apricots, and your whispers like spiced wine flowing smoothly to welcome my caresses.� If those sentiments seem too flowery, you could pluck gems from Pablo Neruda’s love sonnets. How about this one: “I want to do with you what spring does to the cherry trees.� Here’s another: “I hunger for your sleek laugh and your hands the color of a furious harvest. I want to eat the sunbeams flaring in your beauty.�

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1. With 69-Across, advice for the sad undergoing retail therapy?

4. Orlando hoopsters 9. DEA operations 14. Artist who owns warisover.com 15. Ever 16. “Star Trek� communications officer 17. Come-ons for the anxious in retail therapy?

20. Knockout stuff 21. Old-school TV comic Jack 22. Twee string instruments 23. First halves of LPs 25. Set with nothing in it 27. “Monument Valley� princess 28. Retro alcopop 29. Veggie in paella 32. Just okay 35. Somewhat 37. Five Pillars faith 39. Transaction discussed during Freudian retail therapy?

42. Iranian tongue 43. Word in a Shepard Fairey poster 44. Googly ___ 45. Give it a shot 46. Mass closing 48. Bring down to the station 50. Tag word 51. Pretend to be 54. 65-Across’s home 57. Plat du ___ 59. Scherezade’s home 61. Depressing number in retail therapy?

64. ___ Monday (first Monday after Thanksgiving) 65. French Indochina’s capital 66. Green: Pref.

67. Bug-eyed character of fiction?

68. Stamps purchase 69. See 1-Across

Down

1. Predict 2. Chapters in history 3. Dinosaur in the Mario World 4. Defective 5. Put away the plates 6. Struggles for air 7. “Casablanca� ingenue 8. Parent’s order to a mess-making kid 9. Long way around town?

10. Moving company 11. Put on a dour face 12. Tire swing’s spot 13. Attitude 18. Drawn out and boring 19. Instrument in a kit 24. Small batteries 26. Of the cloth 28. Attach, as a hood to a jacket 29. Recess activity 30. Calmness 31. Iowa city 32. Look (through) 33. Don of Reggaeton 34. Lively 36. Lumbering beasts 38. Mama grizzly 40. Make-up artist?

41. Gambling mecca 47. Magic art 49. Barbecue part 50. Gallery’s embarrassments 51. Likely (to) 52. “The Little Mermaid� mermaid 53. Plaster painting 54. Softball pitch paths 55. Bean variety 56. Polaris, e.g.: Abbr.

58. Home of the Uintas 60. Cat call?

62. Wacoal product 63. “Five Guys Named ___�

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STYLE SENSE

TOLEDO PRIDE Members of the LGBTQ+ community, and their allies, spent the entire weekend celebrating diversity and progress with parades, parties, dancing, and fun.

Shawn Potrzebowski, Nick Morris, Erin Booth and Angel Tipping.

Chris “Sino” Ellerson

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Scott Brooker, Nick Corne and Steve Tuttle.

Single in the Glass City Party

Chad Dubendorfer

Leah Michael

The bachelors and bachelorettes of the City Paper’s annual Single in the Glass City issue competed for the titles of “Most Eligible.”

Congratulations to Chad Dubendorfer and Leah Michael!

Melina Caruso and Michael Seay with single winners

Chris “Sino” Ellerson, has a dream that he is committed to. By dawn, he is clocked into a local automotive factory, working long hours, often with overtime. After his long workday, he spends his evenings and weekends serving many local clients with Details By Sino, his self-started auto detailing business.

An idea he set into motion beginning in his driveway, it has now expanded to a mobile business that can serve other local companies.

Ellerson’s dream also funds his passion for footwear— especially tennis shoes. He could wear two pairs of shoes per day for one month and still have a surplus.

How would you describe your personal style? I’d say it’s pretty chill. Laid back for

the most part.

Are you as meticulous with your clothing selection as your shoes? I’m nowhere near

as picky with clothes as I am with my shoes.

I could throw on some basic cargo shorts and a t-shirt that has a superhero on it and call it a day.

How many pairs of shoes do you have?

I don’t know the exact number, but if I had to guess, I’d say roughly 90 pairs.

Do you have a favorite pair of shoes?

2017 Singles get ready to go head to head for the title of Most Eligible

My favorite shoes my Infrared Jordan 6s— and that’s only because they were a limited edition. I’ve only seen maybe 5 other people with them.

Are they “tennis shoes” or “sneakers”?

Emcee, Michael Seay gets the contest underway with the judges and ...

They’re definitely tennis shoes to me... I’ve never called my shoes “sneakers.”

Do you have a certain type of shoe that you wear outdoors for your business? When

What’s the best way to protect shoes from the elements? I spray new shoes down with

water-resistant [solution], put them back in the box and store them in a cool, dry area until I’m ready to break them out of the box.

If you’re going to a black-tie affair, what type of dress shoe would you wear? If I have

to go to a black-tie event, I’d probably wear a pair of loafers. I’d definitely have a pair of Chucks waiting in the car though (I’m not a fan of getting all dressed up).

Would you say that your shoe collection was created on impulse or with careful calculation?

I’d say that my shoe collection was carefully calculated. I’d hop on the sneaker app and see what shoe was coming out a few months in advance and set a reminder so I’ll be notified when they drop.

Are you a “stand-in-line” new shoe release customer? If so, what is the longest time you waited to cop a pair and what were they? I don’t wait in line for shoes. The last

time I did, I waited maybe 20 to 30 minutes. If it’s something everyone else wants, I will ask one of my buddies to get them for me, and I’ll pay them instead.

You’re a young dad; will your children have as many shoes as you? My son just turned 2

years old and he has already had over 20 pairs of tennis shoes. The older boys have a lot of shoes, too! We have a big container full to give away every year.

working in the factory, I’m usually in my black Nike 2013 Flexes because they are so light and it feels like I’m walking on clouds. When I’m out detailing cars, I switch it up. I mainly wear my black and blue Nike Tailwind 6s or my gray and blue pair or navy blue pair of Nike Waffle Trainers, because of the comfort they provide.

contestants Hannah Dearth and Leah Michael

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