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Adams Street Publishing Co. Music does more than flow through our city; it helps us define who we are. We asked our staff: “What is the theme song of your life?”

Corrections

Toledo City Paper would like to credit Matt Cummings as the author of last week’s COVER STORY, “Life in a glass house: Baker O’Brien keeps the fire of traditional glass artistry ablaze in Grand Rapids.”

In THE BIG TO DO section of our last issue, the location of the Brain Health Symposium under Friday, March 27 was incorrect. The Symposium was held at the McMaster Center at the Main Library.

In the SOCIAL STUDIES section of our last issue, two captions in “Caring for the Community” stated that the pictured were from Harborside. The captions should have read:

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“Jessica Stygles & Jennifer Baumeier of Harbor Behavioral Healthcare sport their red flair.”

“Harbor Behavioral Healthcare Board members Dave Lehmann, Jean Drees, Mark Sobczak, and Kim Shaffer pose for the camera.”

“LA VIDA ES UN CARNAVAL” CELIA CRUZ Arts & Entertainment Editor: Emily Rippe (erippe@toledocitypaper.com)

“LOST IN THE SUPERMARKET” THE CLASH Calendar: Nathan Mattimoe (calendar@toledocitypaper.com)

In the article “$80,000 FOR WHAT?” [TCP Feb 18- March 3], we attributed a quote to the Mayor, when it was actually the Mayor’s Public Information Officer Jason Webber who said, “Many of those concerts there [Toledo Civic Theatre] were sold-out and we got a really good reaction from the community.

The city tapered off on the concerts over the holiday because the demand wasn’t there. We anticipate that we’re going to have a really good run of concerts this year as the weather warms up.”

“COMPARED TO WHAT?” LES McCANN & EDDIE HARRIS

Contributing Writers: Johnny Hildo, Sue Lovett, Kevin Moore, Karen Zickes, Jessica Luther, Chris Cabin, Matt Cummings, Kelly McGilvery

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ON THE COVER & UNDER THE RADAR

If the horizontal cover didn’t give it away, there’s something special about this issue of TCP. We took a different approach to the 2009 Local Music Guide: from content to layout, nothing’s the same. Keep your eyes peeled because while one of our featured bands is on the cover of your copy of TCP, another band is probably on your friend’s paper. There’s “underrated” rock outfit Empire Drift, Velvet Underground appreciators The Falling Spikes, insane electro-rock duo Sinker and future rock stars Hazard Perry — four bands, one Local Music Guide. photos by Erin Kanary

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Windows to the future

Green showroom makes its debut in downtown Sylvania To help make themselves more accessible to the Sylvania community, Brownstone Restorations and Ecogreen Windows, both divisions of Brownstone Row and Development Ltd., recently opened a showroom in downtown Sylvania. The company, owned by Ken Orcutt, Alan Nowakowski and his two sons, specializes in home remolding and energy efficient building.

Like several businesses in the Toledo area, Brownstone Development Ltd. has jumped on the “going green” train.

In January of this year, the company began selling its ecogreen windows, a

triple-pane window made from vinyl and krypton gas. These windows are 35 to 65 percent more efficient than double-pane windows and can cost up to 25 percent less.

“When we were doing our designing we found the worst thing was windows and doors when it came to efficiency,” Nowakowski said. “Ecogreen windows and creating more energy efficient housing is our way of creating more green buildings.”

The showroom, which Nowakowski and his team are still putting the finishing touches on, is expected to open to the public in March. Stop by to see how your home can have a brighter, greener future.

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Banking on a brighter future Time Bank of Toledo builds community and raises eyebrows by Jessica Luther

We’ve all felt the pull to be more involved in our community; to feel the rush that accompanies givback. ing Time Bank of Greater Toledo might be just the place to find that feeling, and all they need you to cash in is your time. Associated with the larger organization of Time Banks, which spans 22 countries and six continents, Time Bank of Greater Toledo is about forming a community of individuals looking to provide aid and, in turn, receive help where they need it.

The premise is simple: people redeem “time dollars,” the currency that equals one hour of service, for their needs, and earn them by volunteering their own time.

It can be as simple as running errands for an elderly person, or as involved as partnering with organizations like Habitat for Humanity to credit volunteers with time dollars for their work. The goal is to create reciprocity and strengthen transactions between individuals, rather than businesses.

Robert Bower, who began the local branch of Time Banks, explained that Time Banks can be anything you make it.

“Not everyone has the same skill, and Time Bank allows them the opportunity to offer what they have,” Bower said. “It’s all about re-establishing a sense of community, and people can plug in where they want.”

The website offers a community page, which is a place to advertise services requested and offered — a sort of Craigslist for volunteer opportunities. Using Community Weaver software, the website is also the place where time dollars are logged and involvement is tracked. Bower pointed out, however, that the Time Bank of Greater Toledo extends beyond the Internet, with plans for monthly gatherings so those involved can meet face-to-face.

“It is important to contact each other in real life,” he said. “It’s about a person-toperson connection.”

Right now, only about a dozen members are signed up, but an open house on March 7 from 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. at the West Toledo Public Library will hopefully bring out more interested parties. Members fill out applications and provide references in order to join.

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“We don’t want to be Big Brother,” Bower laughed. “As long as it is legal and ethical, and meets the community’s standards, you can do it through the Time Bank.”

Events like their recent booth at the Toledo Botanical Gardens’ Toledo Grows event on February 28, promote projects within the Time Bank. They also planned a seed swap at the booth as an extension of their Garden Project, which was created to help people get together to grow and preserve plants and seeds as part of the Time Bank’s focus on sustainability.

Bower makes it clear, though, that anyone can start their own project or group within the Time Bank of Greater Toledo. It just takes an idea and like-minded participants.

“If there was a group of carpenters who wanted to build a ramp for handicapped people,” Bower elaborated, “they can ask, ‘Could we make an organization within the Time Bank? They could create that organization, and do business.”

Business, of course, refers to the exchange of time dollars as alternative currency. This has, Bower admitted, raised some eyebrows by those who compare this kind of value-for-value equality with the Red Scare.

“It scares some people,” he said. “They say it’s a form of Communism because all time dollars are equal. Ultimately, any currency is based on trust. Instead of trust in the value of that currency, time dollars are about trust in your fellow person more than anything else.”

This trust also cultivates support for people who may not find it easily elsewhere.

Those who feel disenfranchised from normal society can find redemption in the simplicity of the Time Banks’ system. Elderly people or those receiving social assistance can find a way to fulfill their needs, but also feel like valuable members of a community by offering their own abilities in compensation.

At a basic level, the Time Bank of Greater Toledo does what civilizations have been doing for a millennium — bartering for goods and services that otherwise couldn’t be afforded. In tough economic times, recreating what we had decades ago may be the smartest step forward we can take.

Wouldn’t we prefer a world where relying on your neighbor is customary, and returning the favor status quo?

For more information, go to www.

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Sewing Hope

Whip out your knitting needles and crochet hooks, your skill could help create supplies and bring hope to local families.

Newborns in Need is a local charity organization of volunteers who knit, crochet, and sew items for babies in need.

Flannel blankets, hats, booties, bibs, incubator covers and handmade toys are just some of the creations they make to bring happiness into the lives of little ones and their families. Generally meeting the second Saturday of the month, the next Newborns in Need meeting is March 7 from 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. at Calvary Church on 5025 Glendale Ave. Patterns and supplies are available as well as teachers for those wishing to learn. For more info, call Tami at 419-865-4470.

Cheap and chic

Looking fine doesn’t have to be pricey. Toledo area boutiques are coming together for the “Cheap and Chic for Charity” event on Saturday, March 7 at the Courtyard at Cousino’s Navy Bistro. Stop by from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. to browse through fashionable discounted items from Elegant Rags, Ragazza, MEIG, Red Envy Boutique, Loft and Home Essentials, The Movement Lab and other local boutiques. Guests will be charged a $5 admission, and proceeds benefit the Toledo Children’s Hospital Foundation. Courtyard at Cousino’s Navy Bistro, 30 Main St.

From trash to treasure

Wondering if that dusty vintage lamp in the basement is worth keeping? Polish up your antiques and collectibles and bring them down to the 5th annual appraisal clinic presented by the Wood County Historical Center and Museum.

The Trash or Cash? Antique Appraisal Clinic on Saturday, March 14 from 1 - 3 p.m. will feature four professional appraisers with vari-

ous specialties. A verbal appraisal on up to two items is $15 each ($10 each for Wood County Historial Society members). The museum will also be open for self-guided tours, with a suggested donation of $4 per adult. All proceeds support future Historical Society programs.

Free parking. 13660 County Home Rd. Bowling Green.

419-352-0967/www.woodcountyhistory.org.

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Show some love

Say cheese and strike a pose while giving back to charity!

Throughout March, for every $75 gift certificate purchased from ShutterLove Studio, Chicks for Charity will donate $30 to The Victory Center. ShutterLove Studio specializes in family and children portraits. 108 W. Second St. Perrysburg. 419-654-0411/ www.shutterlovestudio.com.

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What’s in a name?

In November, Lucas County voted to breathe new life into the Toledo Science Center, formerly known as COSI. Now remodeled, residents have an opportunity to name the new and improved facility. A distinguished panel of 20 civil leaders will review the names before the board of directors decides on the permanent name. All are welcome to submit their ideas, but the submissions of grade school students in the Northwest Ohio and Michigan area are especially encouraged.

Ideas can be submitted by mail (“Naming Entry”, 1 Discovery Way, Toledo, OH 43604), by fax (“Naming Entry,” 419-255-2674), by email (na mes@toledosciencecenter.org), or online (www.toledosciencecenter. org). No phone call entries will be accepted. Submissions must be received by March 19.

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ST. LUKE’S OFFERS SESSIONS FOR DIABETICS

Color Your World Beautiful Toledo’s best paint store keeps artists happy

Got paint? At John’s Color Concepts located at McCord and Central in Toledo, they have more than paint; they have “know-how.”

Voted Best Paint Store by TCP readers, Color Concepts is not your ordinary paint s t o r e .

John Glanz o p e n e d John’s Color Concepts in 2001, after honing his skills for 10 years at the former Color Haven, where artists gathered for inspiration, specialty supplies, and cutting-edge techniques.

and Dutch Standard. You can find a full line of decorative artist products for doing marbling, glazing, venation plasters, and more. Are you a newbie at high-end paint techniques? “We’ll walk you through it. We know how to make it easier,” assured Glanz.

At Color Concepts they also have expertise in color matching both paints and stains.

Glanz said they don’t use a color computer, but rather he’s learned old style techniques and they can get it right on matching by eye. Color Concepts offers decorative paint classes for beginners through professionals, and will soon offer fine art supplies. An added “green” bonus: they recycle paint for only $4 per gallon.

R O L C ON C E P T S C O

The artistic magic of Color Haven continues at John’s Color Concepts, where each employee has a decorating background and can tell the customer exactly what a particular paint is going to do on their walls.

They carry high quality paints such as Benjamin Moore, Muralo Paint,

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Quality paints, unique products and a knowledgeable staff make John’s Color Concepts a treat for painters.

Do you or does someone you love have diabetes? St. Luke’s is helping people control their blood sugar intake with Carb Counting: A Practical Meal-Planning Option for People with Diabetes. These meeting sessions are specialized to help uninformed family members or individuals with diabetes distribute proper carbohydrate and sugar, to stabilize and control the effect of diabetes. St. Luke’s Hospital will host the first session on Tuesday, March 10 at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held in the hospital’s auditorium at 5901 Monclova Road. The second session will be held Thursday, March 12 at 2 p.m. in the Diabetes Care Center in the campus of St. Luke’s. These events are free so call early if you’d like to attend. 419-893-5923. www.stlukeshospital.com.

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Mo’ Diva? No Problem!

PAULETTE’S POLE DANCING

Get fit and sexy at the same time by joining a pole dancing class at Paulette’s Studio. The Mo’ Diva class offers a safe and supportive environment that encourages full-figured women to participate and build strength, flexibility and confidence through a vigorous cardio-dancing workout. Classes begin on Thursday, March 12, from 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. and will continue each Thursday for seven weeks. The cost of the class is $100. For more information on this class and others, call (419) 654-3262 or visit www.paulettesdancestudio.com. Paulette’s Studio of Dance, 10 South Holland-Sylvania Rd., Toledo.

Going virtual A NEW ALTERNATIVE FOR COLONSCOPY

The Consulting Radiologists Corporation is now offering Toledoans a less invasive alternative to traditional colonoscopy — a virtual colonoscopy. This procedure images the colon through x-rays to scan for cancerous polyps. Unlike traditional colonoscopy, it requires no anesthesia or high-volume laxatives and consists of a simple CT scan that lasts only 5-10 minutes. Colon cancer is one of the deadliest cancers and can be caught before it develops through examinations such as these. The Consulting Radiologist Corp will host a consultation, “60 Minutes to Good Health” on Tuesday, March 10 at 5:30 p.m. To make reservations, call 419-885-7052. Consulting Radiologists Corp., 3000 Regency Court, Suite 105. —AW

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Classes held at 10 S. Holland Sylvania Rd. Suite 302. Call Paulette’s Studio of Dance for more info. 419-654-3262 or www.Paulettesdancestudio.com. __________________________________ Experience Yoga Zen In The District an innovative yoga studio in Downtown Toledo. Classes available for a wide range of fitness levels. 419-244-4Zen, www.Zeninthedistrict.com __________________________________ Yoga And Meditation Listed On Oprah’s “Anti-aging Checklist.” Increase your flexibility and add years to your life. For more information on classes please call Kathie at 419-877-9038 or visit www.Stillwatersyoga.com.

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Who watches the Watchmen?

Failed priorities in T-Town by Johnny Hildo

In these continued tough times, it’s comforting to know we have elected officials with their unflinching eyes on the ball. Cool-headed folks with nerves of steel who can make the difficult decisions without getting bogged down in minutiae or being distracted by petty bickering.

That is, it would be comforting if we had such folks. Instead we have a mishmash of muddleheads floundering and sputtering while the ship of state lists slowly belly up.

Consider the hard times faced by Lucas County. The dry coffers of the State of Ohio have necessitated draconian cuts in subsidies to such essential offices as Jobs and Family Services, which exists to shore up families suffering the same hard times. This means those hardest hit are again hit the hardest, in a continued downward spiral.

Enter that steady statesman Commissioner Ben Konop. The only thing we have to fear, according to the Honorable Mr. Konop, is the Dog Warden hisself.

Huh? Yes, that’s right. Commissioner Konop has traversed the County of Lucas, talking to the gentry and the hoi polloi, and has determined that what this slice of land holdings needs is a citizen’s panel to police the venerable office of the Dog Warden, Tom Skeldon.

This would be the stuff of Vaudevillian hilarity if it weren’t so darned serious.

Ben, brother, you’ve talked to seniors and small business owners, to cabbages and kings. As lamentable as it is to execute Fluffy, is this really a top priority initiative?

In the interest of fairness, we take note that Commissioner Konop has advanced other ideas, like an artists’ grant and a downtown 4-square tourney, among a list of others. Does he have his finger on the pulse of the people? Where are those who have been clamoring for high stakes playground games?

Council of the clueless Kidding aside, at least the County has had the pelotas to shoulder the unpleasant task of slashing their spending to face their budgetary challenges head on. The City? Not so much.

The City ended the year with a deficit, in contravention of law, and that hole seems to grow hourly. It is now estimated at $3 million. And all signs are that the deficit for oh nine might be as much as $20 million higher than original projections.

Council Finance Chair Georgie Sarantou has taken a wide-eyed, attitude to the whole affair, lamenting that lost jobs means lower incomes equates to lower income tax revenues. Gee whiz, Georgie!

Who woulda thunkit?

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Tough times call for tough people, willing to make the tough decisions.

Which explains why we’ve heard nary a peep out of the vast majority of Council.

Kudos to Joe McNamara, who at least has noted that cuts will have to be made, and they will cut deeply. Will those hardest hit be hit the hardest? Will services to the most ravished neighborhoods, which are typically neglected because the residents there are transient and don’t tend to vote in high numbers, be most drastically cut?

An engaged council would take the case to the people. We hope that happens. If not, will the citizenry rise up and have a frank discussion about the lost income, the services we must forego, which neighborhoods are in the best position to weather the storm, who are the folks who might pick up the slack?

We wait for council to show some nerve with bated breath. Frankly, folks, we’re not optimistic.

Are you my Mayor?

Who would want to be Mayor in times like these? So far, a long-time public servant, a goofy business guy who develops strategy while sitting around with his son, and a visionary minister.

The first is Keith Wilkowski, a steady hand and strategic mind with a ponderous oratorical style. The second is Jim Moody, Sylvania Township carpet bagger who rented a Toledo apartment to run. The third, Your Next Mayor, is Opal Covey.

When is a choice no choice at all?

Incumbent Carty Finkbeiner has yet to admit his 9% approval ratings translate into a quixotic quest ill-advised. Our guess? He can’t run, shouldn’t run, and ain’t running, but can’t admit it lest he become a lame duck in March.

Former Fire Chief Michael Bell can’t announce because he’d have to quit his cushy state-level job, but take it from us, he’s running. We’ll have to vet him hard, folks, ‘cause he’s never before run for office, but he seems a decent, steady manager and all-around good guy.

Konop has backed himself into a corner it’d be tough to back out of, now that he’s been “exploring” a run for months.

Can he possibly say he’s asked, and folks aren’t buying?

Our early prediction says your choices will be Wilkowski, Moody, Covey, Bell, and Konop. Not necessarily in that order.

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remarkable women THE 2009 YWCA MILESTONES HONOREES Toledo wouldn’t be where it is today without the help of trailblazers who continually make changes, discoveries and higher standards in our community. This month, the YWCA of Greater Toledo recognizes a select group of women who have done just that with the 14th annual Milestone Awards.

The 2009 Milestones honorees will be saluted at the annual YWCA Milestones luncheon on Thursday, March 26 at the SeaGate Convention Center at 11:30 a.m. Tickets are $45 per person, $450 for a table of 10. All proceeds benefit the YWCA of Greater Toledo.

419-241-3235.

Our hats are off to you, ladies!

-GS

business arts

Ann Anderson Stranahan FIRST CHAIR OF WGTE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Words I live by “Thank you.”

Best advice I’ve ever received When Steve said “Marry me.”

I wish I’d known How quickly life goes.

Gadget I can’t live without My Macintosh

Paula H. Fall

SOPHIA LUSTIG, SOPHIE’S SISTER Words I live by The golden rule — “Do unto others as you would wish them to do unto you.”

I wish I’d known Ms. Sophia Lustig, Toledo’s Coco Chanel

Best advice I’ve ever received My grandmother, who lived to be 100 years old said, “Do not cross the bridge until you come to it.”

Gadget I can’t live without Electric garage door opener

education

Isabel Escobar, PhD

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND GRADUATE DIRECTOR OF UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO’S CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Words I live by Words of my father — “Work hard to achieve your goals, put your heart in everything you do, and take ownership of both your successes and your failures.”

I wish I’d known How much I was going to love being a university professor.

Best advice I’ve ever received My grandmother said education is one thing that no one can take away from you; it should be viewed as your most valuable possession.

Gadget I can’t live without My blackberry! It is an extension of my hands.

government

Mayor Marge Brown MAYOR OF OREGON Words I live by “Trust in the Lord.”

I wish I’d known Wouldn’t it be nice to have known when we were younger what we know today. Would we change?

Probably not!

Best advice I’ve ever received You are only as good as your words. And, in my position today, the words of wisdom given to me is to treat everyone fairly.

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Gadget I can’t live without Pen/pencil, as I am always jotting down thoughts for the betterment of Oregon, Ohio. Next is the telephone, which keeps me in contact with my children, grandchildren and family.

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sciences

Judy Seibenick, RN BSN CHPCA

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HOSPICE OF NORTHWEST OHIO Words I live by “Live simply, laugh often, love much and have no regrets.”

I wish I’d known How fun it would be to go back to school. I should have started years ago.

Best advice I’ve ever received From one of my mentors, Dr. Sharon Erel —“Don’t spend time worrying or making assumptions; assess the situation and find out the facts.”

Gadget I can’t live without My rolling pin... everyone who knows me knows I love to make and eat pies.

volunteerism Ann Sanford

VOLUNTEERISM INCLUDES WGTE BOARD, MAUMEE VALLEY COUNTRY DAY ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE, FOCUS ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE, BOARD OF THE EBERLY CENTER AT UT, TOLEDO OPERA BOARD, READ FOR LITERACY BOARD, & MORE.

social sciences Betty Amison

Words I live by Doing the right thing is the only thing. Never pass a Salvation Army bucket without putting in something.

DIRECTOR AND CO-FOUNDER OF GRACE COMMUNITY CENTER Words I live by “Job one is get the job done.”

I wish I’d known Sojourner Truth. She had delivered some very strong messages about the birth right of every individual; she was a social activist and a very daring person. I would have loved to have spent an evening with her.

Best advice I’ve ever received If you want to be somebody, seek higher education.

I wish I’d known What they don’t teach you in college: the “second shift” for women starts when you get home from work.

Best advice I’ve ever received I very seldom take anyone’s advice! But when my kids were little and I was getting divorced, a wise friend told me to buy a house in the same neighborhood I was in even though I wanted to move far away.

The kids kept their friends and stayed more in touch with their dad that way.

Gadget I can’t live without My iphone...want to hear my son’s rock band?

Gadget I can’t live without A good writing pen.

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Blue Midnight Highway Spaced out: Eric Burger’s collaborative project puts you in another dimension.

by Emily Rippe

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Free free to use this year’s music guide as a reference. Keep it on your nightstand, next to the Bible, Torah, Koran or literature on the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Because the next time someone claims, “There’s nothing to do in Toledo!” you can bust this baby out, point to a variety of weekly musical happenings and finally silence the skeptics.

This year’s music guide is not a top 10 list. I repeat, what you are about to read is not some smug account of what TCP staffers believe to be the best of the Toledo music scene. It is, rather, a brief sampling of the sounds you could and should be hearing. You’ll find profiles of bands who play weekly Toledo gigs, spotlights on groups you might not know exist and guest articles by some of T-Town’s most “underrated.”

While everything might not be new music to your ears, I feel it is our duty to share this pertinent information. Toledoans have been living a lie for far too long. There’s plenty to do in Toledo — especially when it comes to music — just read along to discover it.

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Toledo’s music scene is huge. To put it into prospective, within hours of posting my flippant “call for bands,” I received at least 12 online submissions, and by the end of the two weeklong entry period, I accumulated 30 new CDs into my collection. Everybody wanted to prove that Toledo has much more to offer than “crappy ‘80s covers and Nickelback tribute bands.” And as it turns out, we really do have an array of underrepresented talent.

monday /// Open Mic Night Manhattan’s Restaurant, 1516 Adams St. 419-243-6675 When you want to go out Monday night and hear some of Toledo’s finest talent.

Hazard Perry The War of 2009: Rising stars Hazard Perry defend Toledo with their homegrown, alternative music.

tuesday /// Live ‘70s and ‘80s DJs Route 66 Kitchen, 406 N. Westwood Ave. 419-531-3827 Dance along to all your favorite jams of the past.

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Sarah Cohen and Emily Rippe talk to Toledo venues about booking dos and don’ts. Look for it in TCP March 18!

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The music found on Blue Midnight Highway’s Secret Ninja Tracks and Lo-Fi Hi-Fi is not easy to sum up. The collaboration project headed by Toledoan Eric Burger is a kaleidescope of triphop beats, dark dub, industrial metal and ethereal dream pop. With Burger at the production helm, he incorporates the lyrical talents of local talent Anthony Lindsey, Natural, Ryan Rolsten (of Echo of Silence and The Separation Tree) and Burger himself. The range of sound is vast— from the industrial metal “Shine” (a tribute to the late local graffiti artist Heist) to the crystal method influenced “Dummy” to the dubbed out spaciness of my personal favorite “Dark Grey” — the pallette is broad. The cohesive element in all this variety is the quality of production and composition. Each beat is well programmed with a strict attention to detail. The synth soloing and use of expressive effects adds a “human” touch to all of the mechanized sequencing. BMH’s sound embraces electronic music technology as a tool dictated by humans, not the other way around.

Look out for a party later this summer to showcase Burger’s projects and others. Don’t think of it as being your usual concert / DJ type event. It will be more of a performance art piece with visual elements being coupled with each piece. Picture a huge U.F.O., light shows, giant mushrooms, dancing fairies and more to complete the experience. Check out Blue Midnight Highway at www.myspace.com/bluemidnighthighway. —NM

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What struck me instantly upon listening to Hazard Perry’s self-titled EP was that it didn’t sound like the typical locally-produced, low-budget, fresh-fromthe-basement release. In fact, it was one of the most professionally sounding submissions we received this year — something Hazard Perry should be applauded for. Formed in 2006, the hard rock quartet clearly possesses the formula for future rock stardom. They’ve already graced the stage with several top radio acts including Saliva, Safetysuit, Framing Hanley, OTEP and Seven Mary Three. The band knows how to create a solid rock ballad, while at the same time retaining the originality that gives them an edge.

“We pull from our influences from so many different genres and eras that, when it is all put together, it makes a product that everyone can understand and enjoy without sounding forced or unnatural,” said drummer Jim Brown.

I wouldn’t be surprised if they quickly ascend from “undiscovered” to on the charts in no time. Catch Hazard Perry live this month at The Pool Room on Sunday, March 8 and Frankie’s on Saturday, March 14. For more info, visit w w w. m y s p a c e . c o m / hazardperry. —ER

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by Gabe Beam

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embracing the underground ///

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Toledo, like many Midwestern cities, has witnessed recent swells in local underground art and music movements. Yet they never seem to reach their full potential because of typical setbacks — instability of venues and funding, or lack of interest.

Lately, a growing interest in experimental and noise music has helped construct a small scene in Toledo. By organizing key shows from touring artists and offering a comfortable, intimate place for local musicians to perform, since June of 2008, Toledo Bellows, a non-profit organization, has been hosting a series of challenging yet, important local shows. Including artists like Tatsuya Nakatani, Insurgent Theatre, John Wiese, Jason Zeh, Tyvek, Ryan Jewell and Metal Rouge, and working primarily out of the Robinwood Concert House (my home in the Old West End) and Woodchuck’s, the shows range from heavy psychedelic noise to chamber-like minimalism. With a successful run of nearly twenty shows, and a solid spring schedule, things are looking great for Toledo — especially in the underground music scene.

Gabe Beam is a co-founder of Toledo Bellows, a group dedicated to bringing the best musicians you’ve never heard to Toledo. Toledo Bellows’ next show will feature Waterdogs, Xiphoid Dementia and Zerfallt at Woodchuck’s on Sunday, March 22. For more information, visit www.myspace.com/toledobellows.

wednesday /// Volume The Avalon, 25 S. Huron St An eclectic mix of electronic dance music, including drum and bass, electro, house dubstep and more.

Hosted by DJs Ceeker, Exodus, Omar Garcia and Dirty Baby.

Betsy Fisher is not your average singersongwriter. The Toledo-born, Columbus-based student musician doesn’t play guitar; her preferred instrument is the underrepresented ukelele. And while instrument selection alone makes her music interesting, Fisher has some serious finger-plucking skills to match. Fisher and her uke are known for their light-hearted, carefree acoustic/folk ditties. Her sophomore album, U is for Ukelele (released last December) features 16 delightful tracks about young love, cell phones and, of course, defending the honor of the ukelele. Fisher performs regularly in coffee shops and dorm rooms in the Columbus area, but if you ask her nicely, she probably won’t pass up the chance to play a homecoming show in Toledo.

To contact Betsy Fisher and grow a newfound appreciation for the ukelele, visit www.myspace. com/bestyrockslife. —ER

Betsy and a Ukelele Ukes, not nukes: Betsy Fisher creates songs about peace and love.

The Miller Family Blues Show

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Saturday, March 7, 2009

7:30 p.m., doors open 6:30 p.m. $15 reserved seating; $10 children under 12 Cash bar and snacks available See what all the hype is about! This family was featured on America’s Got Talent in 2006, and made it to the final two performers. After making their rounds with Blues Traveler and being featured on Ellen and CBSMobile, the Millers are taking time out of their schedule to stop in Sylvania and show us what they’ve got. At just 14 years of age, LD has been called the world’s greatest living harmonica player by both media and major artists.

419-824-3999 www.franciscancenter.org

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MAD 45

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A jack of all trades: Teacher, artist, filmmaker and musician, MAD 45 does it all.

Matt Donahue is a lot of things — a popular culture instructor at Bowling Green State University, an artist known for his art cars, street photography and 3D collage, a documentary filmmaker, and now, a political rock & roll recording artist known as MAD 45.

An expert on music himself, Donahue/MAD 45 is influenced by a plethora of musical genres.

Punk, rock, metal, anti-folk — all are present on his second and latest album, So Goes the Nation, released earlier this year. The album alternates between sound bytes (it starts with an infamous Bush-ism) and progressive/left-leaning rock ballads. As an artist, MAD 45 strives to “bring intense Rock and Roll with a lyrical attack” to Toledo and cities across the country.

The album brings forth a lot of emotions — anger, anxiety/paranoia, bitterness and at times, hope.

MAD 45 reminded me why our country is in the state it is today, referencing Dubya throughout its entirety. But nothing lasts forever, and by the end of So Goes the Nation, so also goes a few of those negative feelings. For more information about MAD 45, visit www.mad45.com. —ER

thursday /// Don and Rachel Coats Village Inn, 4984 N. Holland Sylvania Rd. 419-882-0338 This father/daughter duo plays popular rock covers that will have you singing along in no time.

the underground venue ///

by Pat O’Connor

I have a great job. I run Culture Clash Records, a community based record store here in Toledo. I listen to music all day, interact with pretty cool people and try to sell them music. Yeah, it’s darn sweet. As good as it sounds, my favorite days are when we host in-store performances.

Whether it’s a touring band or some guys fresh out of the garage, it’s always fun and quite a unique gig.

In a time that Myspace and home digital recordings abound, we can provide a band with a first or early step at a real world playing experience.

Sometimes we book more seasoned bands looking for a different venue vibe. It’s more relaxed and loose — certainly a little-to-no pressure show. A great time to let Mom, the neighbors, family and friends see your craft.

Other shows lend themselves to national and touring bands that may stop by and play as a special treat to those fans who have been supporters.

The intimate surroundings really make for a memorable concert. Usually stripped down acoustic, or with the barest of equipment, you know you are seeing a performance only a handful of people on the tour will see.

So close, so raw and unrehearsed, it’s an experience you own, such a connection to the music. You will feel it’s your best friend’s band playing.

While this obviously may be viewed as a great marketing idea — a store full of people can’t be bad for business — it also benefits the bands, the fans and helps the overall music community connect. The best part of the show is the cost— in-store performances are always free.

Pat O’Connor is the owner of Culture Clash Records, located at 4020 Secor Rd. Their next instore is on Saturday, March 7 with The Hat Company, And Bears, Oh My! and The Fairly Handsome Band. 5 p.m. For more info, 419-536-LOVE/ www.thecultureclash.com.

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Sinker

overcoming underrated ///

by Rick Shugarman of Empire Drift

Surprise, surprise, you’re a musician thinking you deserve more recognition. So people aren’t really hearing that great lyric you wrote, or maybe they’re overlooking the sweet guitar riff on the third track of your new release?

Being underrated is a good thing so long as it is treated as a call to action. It means that people think you deserve more recognition than you are currently receiving. But if it doesn’t cause you to ask yourself, “What can I do to attain the recognition people think I deserve?” then all this rating means is that you are underexposed and falling short of your potential.

Here’s a list of concepts that were useful for me over the past year and a half as we’ve been growing Empire Drift.

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Editor’s note: Empire Drift was voted Toledo’s most underrated band in TCP’s Best of Toledo 2008 polling.

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Floating to the top: Sinker is an unstoppable electrorock duo.

Old School Fridays Wesley’s Bar and Grill, 1201 Adams St. 419-255-3333 Party with the Old School Trio (DJs Mattimoe, Folk and Perrin) playing all your favorite funk, soul, reggae, hip hop, new wave and disco tunes.

1. Have a genuine interest in getting to know your fans. Make friends with them, not because you have to, but because you want to.

2. Brand your name! Every time I walk into a venue it’s my goal to make sure everybody there leaves knowing the band on stage was Empire Drift. A stage banner is a good place to start; whatever you do, make sure it’s not obnoxious.

3. When possible, try to establish regular gigs. A weekly show, or say a show on the first Friday of every month, is much stronger than random dates.

4. Establish and maintain good relationships with your venues. They are paying you, respect them like you would any employer. I don’t mean let them boss you around, but make sure to do obvious things like be ready to start on time and don’t cause the managers any problems.

5. Finally, and many will disagree with me, but I’m a strong supporter of giving at least some of your music away for free. I think it’s more important that people take at least some of your music home with them than that you get paid for it.

Technology is amazing these days. There are gadgets, programs and music software that can make any individual — or duo, in Sinker’s case — sound like a full band. Sinker is two extremely talented local musicians (David Picciuto and Ian Robedeau) who play catchy, danceable, knock-your-socks-off electrorock.

Picciuto, who sings and plays on a collection of vintage guitars (like his 1964 Supro Resoglass once owned by The Eagles’ Joe Walsh), is “the brains of Sinker.” All the sequenced music you’ll hear during Sinker’s set was programmed on his personal Mac. And Robedeau, “the backbone of Sinker,” is the drummer and unashamed self-promoter. Word-of-mouth can only take you so far, but Sinker prefers it that way.

“Never has it really been the goal of the band to ‘make it.’ It’s more just the two of us having a freaking blast playing music, opening for good bands and making good friends in the scene,” Robedeau said.

If international stardom is not in the cards for Sinker, a little local appreciation can’t hurt; it’s about damn time this band got their pretty faces in the Toledo City Paper.

Hear them live on Saturday, March 28 at Howard’s Club H in Bowling Green, and make sure you pick up a copy of their five-song EP, Ghosts on the Dance Floor. For more info, www.myspace.com/sinkersinker. —ER

My band, Empire Drift, was just voted Most Underrated in the TCP “Best Of” edition. Even though we feel like we have been embraced warmly by Toledo and that we would be greedy to expect more in terms of recognition, the city still sees us as underrated. This has been a healthy kick in the butt, leading us to come up with a new plan for promoting ourselves and connecting with audiences that we’re currently missing.

If you’ve read this far then most likely we’re on similar journeys. The dream we seek is unlikely but totally awesome.

Work hard, work fast, and we wish you the best of luck!

Rick Shugarman plays lead guitar, piano and harmonica for Empire Drift.

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It ain’t Nickelback: The Falling Spikes are more than just another tribute band.

Some tribute bands are bad ideas (cough cough, Nickelback wannabes, cough). And some tribute bands are great ideas. The Falling Spikes fall into the latter category, though they don’t technically consider themselves “a tribute band.”

“We play our versions of the Velvets’ (Lou Reed’s influential ‘60s band The Velvet Underground) songs,” explains guitarist/vocalist/cymbal crasher/ delay pedal-er Jeff Loose. “We’re definitely paying homage to the Velvets, we’re just not an exact copy. The goal was to play their songs and have fun with it.”

Besides Loose (a mover and shaker in the Toledo music scene), The Falling Spikes consists of Kelly Johns on drums, Jimmy Danger on guitar, Matthew Ruch on bass and Mike Orange on keyboards — and all five members are also vocalists.

During a typical set, they’ll play anything from “Ocean,” to “Sister Ray” and many times they’ll take your VU requests.

And while The Falling Spikes don’t sound exactly like Lou Reed and Co. — remember, that was never their intention — you get this odd sensation of being in a NYC club in the 1960s, just by watching their live performance. Check them out Thursday nights at Mickey Finn’s, 602 Lagrange St. For more info, www.myspace. com/duckandsally. —ER

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All Hail Me Rock and salute: Veteran Toledo musicians break back into the scene.

saturday /// DJ Cyrus & friends Bronze Boar, 20 S Huron St 419-244-2627 Rotating electronic DJs get you on the dance floor.

All Hail Me are veteran Toledo rockers. Recording and performing since 1995, they’ve rubbed elbows with some key players in the record industry and have always been on the brink of breaking through. Some of their songs have been used commercially on television and the band has opened for national acts such as Sloan, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Blue Oyster Cult. The current line-up consists of guitarist John Mauk, drummer Chuck Mauk, Mike Cleveland on guitar and Wasim Hawary on bass, along with a changing slew of guest musicians. In recent years, the band had retreated from the scene, but in 2008 AHM got back into the studio to lay down some new tracks at Big Sky Recording in Ann Arbor. The product is the EP Fiction, a solid collection of true rock and roll songs, available on their Myspace page. Songs like “100 Years of Solitude” and “Shipping News” feature rocking rhythms and smooth vocals. For information on All Hail Me live appearances and music, visit www.allhailme.com or www.myspace.com/allhailme1. — AW

The Hat Company

We haven’t heard much about local super pop artists The Hat Company lately. A few years ago, the band was all over the place, playing shows Happy-go-lucky: These and helping to organize huge community music feel-good pop musicians festivals. So what have they been up to since the will make you smile. 2007 Toledo Indiepop Fest?

While playing a few shows here and there, The Hat Company did release a full-length album in 2008 on the Little Pocket Recording Company label. Fair Weathered Friends features 10 of the cutest, happiest and friendliest songs you’d ever care to hear. Fans will remember favorites like “Tide” — everyone’s most trusted laundry detergent, “A Cloud in Minor,” and “Anatomy of the Animal’s Attitude.”

Some may disagree, but my favorite track on the album is “Best Friends,” especially during the chorus when they spell out B.E.S.T. F.R.I.E.N.D. and their voices go back to early puberty.

Even if sugary pop isn’t your top genre preference, sometimes you might get in an “indie-pop mood.” And The Hat Company satisfies the need.

The Hat Company plays an in-store performance on Saturday, March 7 at Culture Clash Records, along with And Bears, Oh My! and The Fairly Handsome Band.

5 p.m. Culture Clash, 4020 Secor Rd. www.myspace. thehatcompanymusic. —ER

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Empire Drift Toledo’s musical emperor: The local music scene wouldn’t be the same without them.

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It would not be right to have a Local Music Guide in Toledo and not mention Empire Drift. A Toledoan cannot watch TV, listen to the radio, open up the Toledo City Paper, or glance at banners that proudly hang from local drinkeries without encountering even a tiny semblance of the band known as Empire Drift, and rightly so. The four young men that make up the music group take their business very seriously and are proud of the sound they have created, promoting it all around town in every imaginable way, including flinging copies of their debut album “Reality is Genius” into any open hand available.

“Reality is Genius” displays the group’s dynamic music-writing ability, led by the sweet, harmonious vocals of singer/guitarist Dave Pfenning. Dave will “have you” at the first note, weaving affectionate tales of loves lost and loves soonto-be acquired. Reminiscent of Dave Matthews Band with a hint of Sublimelike reggae upbeats, the album also showcases the flair of Empire Drift’s lead guitarist Rick Shugarman. Rick will rock your face with crazy, godlike riffs when you least expect it, and you will be more than okay with it. Bassist (and Dave’s twin brother) Mike Pfenning and drummer Allen Spencer complete the handsome quad and refine the force that is to be reckoned with.

For a free copy of “Reality is Genius,” send an e-mail with your name and address to Rick@EmpireDrift. com, or pick up a copy at one of their shows. Empire Drift plays at The Blarney Irish Pub on Friday, March 6, The Claddagh Irish Pub on Thursday, March 12 and Tuesday, March 17.

For more info, www.myspace.com/ empiredrift. —EK

Embracing Elegance Hug that guitar: Beautiful acoustic trio embraces TTown’s coffee shops and music venues.

sunday /// Open Mic w/ Sarah and Estar Cohen Caffeini’s Coffee, 1471 Secor Rd. 419-563-9724 Toledo’s newest coffee shop is now hosting acoustic jam sessions with some of the city’s top musicians.

Between designing clothes and playing professional paintball, Carl Markowski and his bandmates Josh Keuster and Tyler Moates find time to create beautiful acoustic music. Calling themselves Embracing Elegance, the trio is fairly new to the Toledo scene.

Formed in August, they played their first public set last month at Rick’s Music Cafe.

“Our band is unique in the fact that Josh moved here from Iowa to help me with our newly formed clothing line, H2K Clothing,” Markowski said. H2K specializes in paintball-inspired gear, including t-shirts and hoodies.

But focusing back on the music, Embracing Elegance is that killer combination of mellow harmonies and sappy love lyrics, making the boys perfect material for every female teen and early 20-something’s musical crush. Finding inspiration in a variety of artists from The Postal Service to Dashboard Confessional, the band has a certain irresistible indie-pop appeal that’s going to break local hearts, and make other (less musically-inclined and fashion-challenged) dudes cringe with envy. Embracing Elegance returns to Rick’s Music Cafe on Friday, April 10. Learn all their songs and sing along at www.profile.myspace.com/index. cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=413901431 (or just search Myspace.com for Embracing Elegance).

—ER

So you’re in a band, huh?

Putting your music out there for others to review is like baring your soul. It’s like telling someone you love them and not knowing if they’ll respond positively — or at all, for that matter. Thanks to all the musicians who trusted us with your music. We will continue to feature local music guide entries in upcoming issues of TCP.

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"We've created a climate that is ready for a party anytime," says general manager José Carlos Mendez.

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Eating for Vibrant Health: Carbs and Fat

It’s my party

Family-run Mexican restaurant embraces the nightlife by Kevin Moore The Mi Hacienda name has gathered a substantial following the last five years through its main establishment on Glanzman Road in South Toledo and a second location in Perrysburg. Recently, general manager José Carlos Mendez decided to reinvent the Glanzman restaurant by reopening the adjoining Blue Agave Bar in November 2008 to a new concept.

“We’ve created a climate that is ready for a party anytime,” says Mendez, whose laid back and festive demeanor matches his restaurant’s new initiative. “If you decide to dance, we’ll move the tables; and you can select from our music or hook up your iPod to be your own DJ. If you want to have a business meeting, we have the microphone. If you want kara-

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oke, we have over 5,000 songs in Spanish and English. It’s your party!”

The Blue Agave very flexibly allows private parties to reserve the room at no charge for any occasion. “A group can request the room anytime, even at the last minute before closing. If a party breaks out, a party breaks out.”

Mendez’s love of the merry has prompted the bar to regularly offer several open gatherings and daily specials (all listed on Mi Hacienda’s website) such as salsa dancing every Wednesday night at 9:30 p.m. taught by a dance instructor from the University of Toledo at a cost of $5 per person after the first lesson.

Even with this new emphasis on nightlife, Mi Hacienda still serves home-

made authentic Mexican cuisine in a colorful atmosphere. Each day, the kitchen staff prepares nine different kinds of salsa and sauces (including Mi Hacienda’s own guacamole), deep fried fresh tortilla chips, and cooks a new batch of rice and beans. Mendez uses his 20 years of restaurant experience (split evenly between Mexico and the United States) to assure the restaurant’s quality by personally tasting the food each morning before opening.

Mi Hacienda and the Blue Agave Bar are located at 3302 Glanzman Rd. Mi Hacienda is open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday – Thursday and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday.

The Blue Agave Bar is open from 6 p.m. until the last customer leaves. 419-380-0411/ www.mihaciendatoledo.com

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1pm. This playshop will cover the topic of "Carbs and Fats--Friend or Foe?" Dispel some of the myths and learn the truth while enjoying some tasty low-carb fudge and join in making a delicious veggie salad.

Recipes (to try at home) and handouts (for further reading) will be provided. $30. Call to register.

Integration Yoga Studio, 4633 West Bancroft.

419-266-9642.

Tea Tasting Class: Green Teas

1pm. Want to become a tea snob? Learn more about the vast world of tea? Or just taste more teas before you buy? Come to our tea tasting classes and try some of the most premium teas from prestigious tea estates around the world.$8.Call to register.

419-885-1515. Elaine’s Tea Shoppe, 6600 Sylvania Ave. Sylvania.

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Traditional Irish Fare

6:30pm. Chef Doug Zuelke from Meadows of Leipsic will be serving up an excellent reuben soup, Dublin coddle, old fashioned salad with shanagarry cream dressing, Irish beef braised in Guinness and served with traditional potato champ, and more. $40. www.calphalonsale.com. Call to register 419-872-9090. Kitchen Tools and Skills, 26597 N. Dixie Highway, Perrysburg.

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Marcel Hesseling is one busy guy — juggling a family life, his day job as a chef with Promedica, and a busy catering business. It’s a long way from the Netherlands, where he was born, but not such a stretch from his beginnings as a chef.

He got his start as a chef with the Royal Dutch Navy, following his culinary education. After his eight years in the Navy, Chef Marcel picked up additional training as a dietitian and worked for several years as a freelance chef at hotels, fine dining restaurants, and hospitals. When he moved to Toledo with his wife, Lorraine, he quickly got acclimated to the culinary scene.

One of his first jobs in Toledo was as the opening sous chef at the legendary, now-shuttered Diva Restaurant.

Following that, he ran the kitchen at the Toledo Zoo for seven years. While there, he started giving back to the community by donating his talents to area fundraisers, which he continues to this day, including the Zoo To Do, Red Cross’ Oscar Night, and the Chili Cook-off for Mobile Meals.

He started his catering business, Chef Marcel Fine Catering, last summer, working on in-house parties, weddings, and fundraising

events. “The people who work with me have worked with me for a long time.

We make sure all the details of the event are right, from A to Z, from flowers to cake delivery.”

Chef Marcel also picked up a contract running the restaurant and handling catering for the Toledo Yacht Club. When it comes to a culinary philosophy, Marcel keeps it simple, on land as at sea: “All I need are the freshest ingredients I can get my hands on, so I can have the best end product.”

For more information about Chef Marcel and his catering business, including mouthwatering photos of dishes like panko encrusted salmon and oven roasted chicken, visit www.chefmarcel.com.

From the Toledo Zoo to the Toledo Yacht Club, and now with Promedica, Chef Marcel has brought exquisite flavors to various Toledo area kitchens.

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high spirits [ wednesday, march 4 ]

Beer and Wine Tasting

6pm. Enjoy a selection of the wines of Gregory Graziano and more spring release beers. $10 beer, $15 wine, 418-382-6221. www.toledomeatsandmore. com. Beer and Wine Cave, 4400 Heatherdowns (at Key), Toledo.

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Glass City Beer Fest

5pm-11pm. Includes a dozen 3oz. pours of your favorite brews, and new ones to sample. $25 in advance, $30 at the door. To benefit the Arc of Lucas County and Northwest Ohio Hemophilia Foundation.

Sponsored by The Andersons. Erie St. Market, 237 Erie St. Toledo.

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Vineyard Adventure

7pm. Sample wines from around the globe in an engraved keepsake wine glass, graze on delectable edibles and enjoy sophisticated live music at March’s wine-tasting event, “Wines from Down Under." The wine-tasting will take place in the Zoo’s Aquarium. $35 for members, $40 for non. The Toledo Zoo, 2 Hippo Way.

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7pm. The Vineyard is offering a three session class that takes you beyond the basics of wine. $75 covers all three sessions (March 11, 18 and 25). Call to register. 419535-7301. www.thevineyardwineshop. com. The Vineyard, 5305 Monroe St. Toledo.

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Eat smart

Crave food that tastes good and is good for you? Dr. Marion Nestle, author of What to Eat, will present her work at the Women and Sustainable Agriculture Series event on March 17 at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public at the Memorial Field House, Room 2100 on University of Toledo's main campus. To learn more about the series and the presentation, visit www.utoledo.edu/as.

St. Patrick’s south of the border

Cultures collide at El Matador this St. Patrick’s Day, as the Mexican restaurant celebrates the holiday with some Irish flair.

On Monday, March 16 and Tuesday, March 17, both locations will offer reuben tacos, filled with corned beef and cabbage. Dos Equis and Heineken will also be available for $2. Stop by and celebrate the luck of the Irish Mexican style.

11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, 3309 N. Holland Sylvania Rd., 419-841-4434. 4 p.m. - 10 pm Monday, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. - 10 p.m., 7011 Airport Hwy, Holland, 419-866-8229.

Early bird eating

Fine dining doesn’t have to be pricey, especially if you’re willing to break routine by beating the dinner crowd. Rosie’s Italian Grille just introduced their “Early Bird Specials” menu from 4 - 5:30 p.m. every day. The new menu presents delectable meal options of a slightly smaller size and lower cost. Choose from dishes like handmade ravioli, veal picatta and crab stuffed shrimp, all priced between $10$16. Most entrees include choice of salad and side. Rosie’s Italian Grille, 606 N. McCord Rd. 419-866-5007/ www.rosiesitaliangrille.com.

Basin’s back

Missing the sweet Southern eats of New Orleans in T-town? Basin Street Grille is back with a new chef, new wait staff, and a revamped menu to curb your cravings. Chef Tim Childers, who once warmed the kitchen of Rouge Bistro, brings delightful dishes like giant baconwrapped sea scallops to the menu, as well as other Southern favorites. Basin Street is also the home to a new pastry chef, whose sweet concoctions include carrot cake, chocolate mousse cake, chocolate torte and over 130 varieties of cheesecake. But Basin Street wouldn’t be back without bring the fun, casual dining atmosphere with it. Stop by on Wednesday evenings for martini night and live entertainment. 5201 Monroe St. 419-472-0756.

chosen lobster for only $2. If you win, Moe’s will throw in two free side dishes for you to enjoy with your catch. Stop in and test your hand at the claw. Open Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. – 2:30 a.m., Saturday, 7 a.m. – 2:30 a.m., and Sunday from noon to 2:30 a.m. 620 Dixie Hwy, Rossford.

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When the former High Level Cafe closed in the fall of 2008, Toledoans mourned the loss of one of the city’s truest greasy spoons. But diners will be happy to know that the spot is now home to Pam’s Place. Pam Jewell and daughter Tisha Schlegel opened the restaurant in December 2008, and continue to serve many familiar faces who have been coming to the spot for years. Jewell herself has worked in the location on and off since 1992. Open 5 a.m. - 10 p.m., the restaurant features a menu where everything is homemade, including hand-sliced home fries, sausage gravy, soups, and classic pies like apple and cherry.

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If you like the thrill of catching your dinner, then head out to Moe’s Place in Rossford.

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Make it new

Since its centennial anniversary in 2001, the Toledo Museum of Art hasn’t rested on its laurels. In the last eight years, the museum has been busy adding over eleven hundred works of art to its already world class collection. To celebrate its second century of collecting, the museum is hosting its Look What’s New! exhibition.

“This is a celebration of the fact that we are still collecting,” said Carolyn Reinhardt, TMA’s Interim Marketing Manager.

From ancient Greek jewelry to cutting-edge glasswork, from old masters like Rembrandt and Jacobello del Fiore to contemporary envelope pushers like Chuck Close and Diane Arbus, the exhibition displays the impressively wide range of the museum’s recent acquisitions.

The idea for an exhibition to highlight newer arrivals has been floating

A fresh look at the Toledo Museum of Art by Matt Cummings around in the minds of museum officials for several years, but according to Jutta Page, TMA’s curator of glass and one of the organizers of the exhibition, now seemed like the right time.

“We could have waited for an entire decade to pass,” Page said, “But we realized when we were looking at this project that we already have so much that we could make a very good case for doing this now.”

Part of the incentive was to share with Toledoans how our museum continues to thrive. Museums often have the reputation of being something like tombs. They’re cavernous buildings, sometimes monument-like in their grandeur and austerity, erected with the sole purpose of housing the dead relics of the past. Natural history museums have their fossils and mummified remains.

Air and space museums are veritable

graveyards of once futuristic ideas that have long faded into obsolescence.

But art museums are different — at least the good ones are — and TMA is a good one. The objects they collect and preserve are still alive. They still serve their purpose. We go to art museums not just to see what art was; we go to be reminded of what art does.

“If you want to be an active, lively, and important institution,” Page said, “you need to grow. A very important part of the museum’s mission has always been to improve the collection. The stronger your collection gets, the more selective you have to be when adding to it. It’s not only the big names, the blue chip artists that you expect from an institution. The works that we have are really outstanding works by these artists. That’s why we don’t have a lot of work by somebody

like Chuck Close, but what we do have really nails it on the head.”

To illuminate this selective curatorial process for the public, TMA will offer a series of presentations, public tours, lectures, and social gatherings throughout the run of the exhibition.

“Institutions and museums that are so well known like this one are not ivory towers,” Page said. “I think what’s important for people to understand is that there is a lot happening on a daily basis that makes the museum a very vital and relevant institution. We depend on our public and its important for them, not only to know how museums operate, but also to encourage them to be involved.”

Look What’s New! runs through Saturday, May 31. For more info, visit www.toledomuseum.org or call 419-255-8000.

LOOK WHAT’S The Toledo Museum of Art has collected more than 1,100 works since 2001. Find out what, why, and how in this multi-gallery exhibition experience! toledomuseum.org 419.255.8000 FREE admission www.toledocitypaper.com

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Stay glassy, Toledo

Breakin’ the law

They don’t call us the Glass City for nothing. Toledo has a long history of glass art (and glass in general), but not many people know the full story. Fill in the missing pieces at 20 North Gallery’s latest exhibit, “New Art: Tom McGlauchlin.” McGlauchlin— one of the pioneers of the Studio Glass Movement in Toledo — will share his new glass art, and offer fascinating historical tidbits about glass. The exhibit runs through Saturday, April 25, and an opening reception with McGlauchlin and other glass artists is scheduled for Friday, March 6 from 6-9 p.m. 20 North Gallery, 18 N. Saint Clair St. For more information, call the gallery at 419-241-2400.

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There aren’t too many opportunities for you to get goofy and wild at a museum. But on Friday, March 6 you can let loose at the Toledo Museum of Art with their wild ‘80s party called Break the Rules on Eclectic Avenue. The party will celebrate the commencement of construction for a new gallery space (the future Modern and Contemporary Gallery), and regular Museum rules are going out the window for this one-of-a-kind event.

Get ready for graffiti art, music, dance battles, food, prizes, a cash bar and more. The fun runs from 6:30- 9:30 p.m. Free for TMA members, $15 for non-members. Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St. For more info, 419-255-8000/ www.toledomuseum.org.

Art that transcends

Bringing home the glass artists

Transcendence, Bowling Green State University’s transgender support group, is currently hosting the thought-provoking exhibit, “Visions of Gender Diversity.” The art show explores issues of gender and sexual identity with work that pushes the envelopes of the trans, queer and feminist revolutions. A variety of mediums are present in this event, including collage, photography, paintings and more. For more information, call 419-575-4632.

“Visions of Gender Diversity” runs through Monday, March 16 in the BGSU Union 130/131 Gallery Space, Bowling Green.

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Toledo Artists Club to the third power

If there’s power in numbers, then Three in One — the latest exhibit by The Toledo Artists Club — is sure to impress. The idea of painting in groups (three of them, to be precise) was conceived several years ago when Club members were participating in a week-long watercolor workshop. From that moment on, they decided to set aside one day a week, year round, to continue painting together. While one group meets Tuesday mornings (April through October) to paint outdoors at various locations in the Toledo area, the other two groups meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays, respectively, at the Toledo Artists Club to work on their combined projects. Check out what

American Gallery is bringing back former Toledo glass artist Judith Konesni and her partner Michael Fortin from Kalamazoo for a highly anticipated and exciting exhibition of hand-blown, lampworked, cast and fused glass art. The public is invited to meet the rising stars of hot glass from west Michigan at an opening reception on Saturday, March 7 from 6-8 p.m.

The film, “Glass Ocean: A Biography of Judith Konesni” by filmmaker Todd Richter will be featured at the reception, and guests will certainly get their fill of glass treats. The glass exhibit runs through Tuesday, March 31. American Gallery, 6600 Sylvania Ave. (at Saxon Square), Sylvania. For more information, 419-882-8949.

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all three have been up to lately; the exhibit runs through Sunday, March 22. Three in One is hosted by Heidelberg University at Arrowhead Park, 1757 Indian Wood Circle, Maumee. 419-893-1054 www.fastdegree.com/arrowhead_gallery.php —CH

When paintbrush meets the pen

Exhibit Review — “Converging Aesthetics: Counterpoint in Image and Text” by Chevonne Harris

“Thinking and beyond thinking.”

Those are the words illuminated onto the light blue wall, next to a sea of overlapping, multi-colored bodies presumably drowning in sorrow or being uplifted by joy.

A little confused? Well, to properly understand “Converging Aesthetics: Counterpoint in Image and Text,” one must do as the words instruct and take yourself one step beyond the comfort of superficiality, to whole-heartedly delve into a world of anguish, despair, hope and triumph — the African Diaspora.

In the exhibit, currently on display at the UT Center for the Visual Arts, artist Imo Nse Imeh and poet David Ragland combine the brush with the pen to explore the tangled web of emotions that is the black experience. With five-feet tall oil and acrylic paintings and poetry illuminated onto the walls by an overhead projector, the exhibit reveals a paradox of joy and pain, carefully teetering on the edge of disturbance. Many of the paintings combine multiple mediums — like newspapers layered on top of acrylic — and show exaggerated bodies in what appears to be immense pain or trying to break free of some sort of stronghold.

One piece in particular that caught my eye was a black and white charcoal piece titled “Endnote.” The piece shows a young boy shooting an arrow at an unknown target with two men,

one colored black with charcoal and the other transparent, standing behind him.

While beautifully drawn, deciphering this visual metaphor is troubling. Was this little boy supposed to represent the pain blacks have felt at the hands of other blacks or was he just a young warrior doing his duty? Whatever the meaning behind it, I liked it.

While the paintings tend to focus on a range of emotions, the writings on the wall tell a slightly different story. Just when you think the exhibit may be a little over your head, the artists pull you back to reality, thanks mostly in part to Ragland’s use of language. Though the art can be interpreted in several ways, there’s no mistaking Ragland’s message of liberation and jubilance when you see the words “Seeking liberty,” or “A new kind of freedom” etched onto the wall.

One of the most interesting aspects of the exhibit is how Imeh, whose family is from Nigeria, intertwines his culture with his artwork. Several of the paintings have traditional Ibibio names and pay homage to Imeh’s ancestry.

It’s not everyday you get a history lesson and entertainment. So “converge” with your friends and see this exhibit.

“Converging Aesthetics: Counterpoint in Image & Text” runs through Sunday, March 15 at the UT Center for the Visual Arts, 620 Grove Place. For more info, visit www.utoledo.edu/as/art/galleries.

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Annual Toledo Area Children’s Art Exhibit Opening Reception 6-8pm. This art show celebrates March which is Youth Art Month, by showcasing the creative talent of some of our local school children.

Artists are from several Toledo elementary public schools and Elizabeth’s Art House. Free admission and free parking on the side of the building. Space 237 Galleries and ClaySpace, 237 N. Michigan, Toledo. www.space237.com.

Art at the Ottawa Tavern 7-9:30pm. The Ottawa Tavern’s continues their artist series with featured painter Keith Haselbalg of Studio Von Hasenbalg.

Keith will have oil and acrylic paintings on display and will conduct a live painting demonstration. Jason Quick performs afterwards. Ottawa Tavern, 1815 Adams St. Toledo.

New Art: Tom McGlauchlin Opening Reception 6-9pm. A pioneer in the Studio Glass Movement, Toledo artist Tom McGlauchlin has been shown and collected internationally since 1962. Meet the artist at the opening reception. A lecture with McGlauchlin will take place Saturday, March 21 at 1 and 2pm. 20 North Gallery, 18 N. St. Clair Street, Toledo. Through April 25.

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saturday7 Fantasies Opening Reception 6-8pm. The exhibit features hand-blown, lampworked, cast and fused glass art by former Toledo artist Judith Konesni and her partner Michael Fortin from Kalamazoo. The reception will feature a showing of the film “Glass Ocean, a Biography of Judith Konesni.” Through March 31.

Spring Show Opening Reception 1-3pm. The show features nine local artists in an eclectic media mix including painting, printmaking, photography, ceramics, sculpture and drawings. This collection of well respected local artists will showcase the region’s depth of skill, craftsmanship and originality in a variety of media. www.hudsongallery.net.

Through March 31.

March 6 Features music by Irish band Extra Stout, tours of the new “What’s New?” exhibit, glass drop-in sessions, glassblowing demonstrations and more.

Open until 10 pm. Free.

March 13 Features tours of the new “What’s New?” exhibit, featured glass artists Jack Schmidt and Shawn Messenger, glassblowing demonstrations and more. Open until 10 pm. Free.

exhibitions The Sweet Light, A collection of stunning landscape and nature photographs by Kenneth West Jr. Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 5pm. National Center For Nature Photography, Secor Metropark.

Through March 15.

Converging Aesthetics, Counterpoint in Image and Text The University of Toledo is proud to present the thought-provoking work of artist Imo Nse Imeh, a collaborative effort with poet David Ragland. The project began in 2004, when Ragland, a scholar of Philosophy and Peace Education and a poet, began to interpret Imeh’s drawings and paintings in spontaneous poems.

Soon afterward, Imeh began to create works that incorporated Ragland’s haunting poetry. UT Center for Visual Arts, 620 Grove Place, Toledo. Through March 15.

Paintings by Beverly McIver, Guggenheim and Radcliff Fellow, Beverly McIver is the recipient of numerous distinguished awards, yet her work remains personal and approachable. Her current series, “Coming Home,” is based on the many events that happen in one’s daily life. She addresses the changes in her career and family life after her return to her childhood home, North Carolina. Walter E Terhune Gallery, Owens Community College. Through March 26.

friday6 Break the Rules on Eclectic Avenue 6:30-9:30pm.

Don’t miss the opening ‘80’s party that celebrates the collection and the Museum’s gallery spaces. The event featurs light bites, cash beverages, street entertainers and an unorthodox preview of their newest gallery space, currently under construction. Admission is free for Museum members and $15 for nonmembers.

Non-member tickets are available by calling 419-255-8000, and at the door.

exhibitions [ ongoing ] The Far East at Home, The Chinese Association of Greater Toledo (CAGT) showcases the diverse and appealing works of art created by local Chinese artists. Established in 1965, CAGT has worked diligently to promote Chinese culture in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan. Through March 8.

Look What’s New, The Second Century of Collecting at the TMA, In the eight years since the turn of the millennium, your Museum has acquired more than 1,100 works of art. Learn more about this diverse group of recent accessions, including how and why they were collected by the Museum, in this free exhibition. Through May 31.

Glass panel by Tom McGlauchlin

A piece from Keith Hasenbalg’s “Abstracting Illuminations” series that will be on display at Ottawa Tavern on Thursday, March 12.

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Georgette’s Art Showcase, Help them celebrate Disabilities Awareness Month by viewing the work of Sunshine artists involved in the agency’s Collaborative Arts Program.

Works will be on display and for sale through the end of the month. www.georgettes.org. Georgette’s Grounds and Gifts, 311 Conant, Maumee. Through March.

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Artist Talk with Tom McGlauchlin Saturday, March 21, at 1— at 2p.m.

A pioneer in the Studio Glass movement, Toledo artist Tom McGlauchlin has been shown and collected internationally since 1962. Meet the artist at our opening reception.

Also showing: Jewelry by Kimberly Arden, Nancy B. Carroll, M.D. & Robin Schultes Virtual tour of this exhibit online at 360ipt.com Click > Business Directory > 20 North Gallery New weekend hours: M-F, Noon—4 p.m., Sat. 1—5 p.m. and by appointment

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A soldier in conflict

Ari Folman’s spellbinding account as an Israeli soldier by Chris Cabin Waltz with Bashir Rated R, 86 min. ★★★★★ Classic, Flash and 3D animation combine Despite its blaring phantasmagoria and hallucinatory nostalgia, the central image of Ari Folman’s utterly spellbinding Waltz with Bashir is one of brilliant, serene calm. Bathed in street-lamp-yellow glow, three railthin soldiers emerge from a starlessblack ocean, stark naked, and begin walking onto the shores of West Beirut.

Accompanied only by the sustained synths and strings of Max Richter’s ominous score, the image reemerges throughout the film, eventually leading to the film’s shattering finale.

At the beginning of Folman’s film, this image of himself and his two comrades, youthful and morose, is the only thing he can conjure up about his times as an Israeli soldier in 1982. He cannot remember what he did while serving in Lebanon against the Palestinians in the days leading up to the Sabra and Shatila massacres.

Waltz with Bashir plunges through Folman’s past — he interviews a dozen or so of his fellow combatants, along with a psychologist friend and Ron Ben-Yishai, a television reporter who was on the ground during the attacks that lead to Sabra and Shatila. The massacre, revealed in the film’s final

to tell the horrifying story of one man’s experience as a soldier in 1980s Israel.

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The Fall In a hospital outside Los Angeles, an injured stunt man begins to tell another patient, with a broken arm, a fantastic story about five mythical heroes. Between his fractured state of mind and her vivid imagination, the line between fiction and reality blurs as the tale advances.

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Quantum Hoops Caltech is considered one of the top five academic institutions in the world, yet its athletic department always takes a back seat to its intellectual achievments. This documentary cronicles their NCAA basketball team’s quest for just one single win since 1985. quarter, served as retribution for the assassination of Bashir Gemayel, the leader of the Christian Phalangists and prospective president of Lebanon.

Waltz with Bashir is a film about the disavowing of violence in even the most feral of conflicts. Like the Israeli army, Folman never directly took part in the massacre but he allowed it to happen. The animation, which was supervised by chief animator Yoni Goodman and art director David Polonsky, liquefies Folman’s history of violence into a menagerie of surreal set pieces and dystopic paranoia.

But it is in the final moments, when the screen switches from Folman’s animated visage to televised documentation of

the massacre aftermath, that the film’s complete weight moves to rest completely on the viewer. Like Folman’s disbelief of his own actions, the animation process allows the audience to exist in stasis, unprepared to witness the all-too-real atrocities that came out of 1980s Israel, which might as well be current-day Israel.

Even as a young Folman returns home on leave, to a girlfriend who left him and a youth already drunk on sex and punk rock, reality has become unrecognizable and he immediately yearns for the buried pain of the war.

Films at the Way Library, 101 E Indiana Ave, Perrysburg. Free.

[ thursday, march 12 ]

Black Narcissus Adapted by a novel by

Rumer Godden, the 1947 film is about a British nun ordered to establish a convent in the remote Himalayan mountains. Part of the Reel Talk film series. 10am. [ friday, march 13 ]

Liam The Real Art Film series continues with a film about a 7-year-old boy growing up in Liverpool in the 1930s. 7pm.

Waltz with Bashir is now playing at Levis Commons Showcase Art.

Black Swamp productions

A film event of epic proportions is currently underway in Toledo, and movie-makers — both accomplished and novice — are in high demand.

The Black Swamp International Film Festival, set to run Friday, October 9 through Sunday, October 11, is a unique opportunity for local filmmakers to celebrate their craft with the community.

“In these otherwise difficult economic times, we thought it would be nice to celebrate not just the Toledoans who have been successful in media, but to have an open, international film festival inviting people who make independent films from all over the world,” said event organizer Cap Averill. “And while it is an international festival and we do expect to get submissions from around the world, at the same time we have a special segment geared toward younger people (in high school and college) in the northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan areas, who are involved in the independent film movement. We’ll be making it a little easier for them.”

Interested participants can submit works for eight different categories: Narrative Feature, Narrative Short, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, Animation Feature, Animation Short, Foreign Language Feature, Foreign Language Short, Experimental Feature and Experimental Short. Deadlines for consideration are Sunday, April 12 (Early Bird Deadline), Friday, June 12 (Regular Deadline) and Friday, July 31 (Late Deadline).

Whether you create films or just know how to appreciate them, the Black Swamp International Film Festival will offer a little something for everyone. Held at the Valentine Theater, the festival will feature celebrity support and interaction, workshops and a formal awards ceremony for the best of

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category pictures, as well as award-winning projects created by Toledo area filmmakers in the past. For more information on film submissions, visit www.blackswampfilmfestival.com.

An unforgettable tale

Corrie ten Boom’s story is fascinating. Part of a Dutch Christian family who, after Holland was invaded during WWII, joined with the underground resistance and helped hundreds of Jews escape the Nazi extermination camps, Corrie ten Boom was arrested and imprisoned. See her story live on stage as Susie Sandager stars in “Corrie Remembers” – an re-enactment of the life of one of the greatest women of the 20th century. “Corrie Remembers” runs Sunday, March 15 at 3 p.m. Free. Congregation B’nai Israel, 6525 Sylvania Ave., Sylvania. 419-724-0306/ www.jewishtoledo.org.

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Make ‘A Powerful Noise’

Celebrate International Women’s Day and help fight poverty at “A Powerful Noise Live.”

Join thousands across the country at the interactive screening of “A Powerful Noise,” a documentary that gives viewers a glimpse into the lives of women from around the world. A Toledo screening is set for Thursday, March 5 at the Maumee Showcase Cinemas, starting at 8 p.m. A town hall discussion (simulcast live from New York City to more than 450 movie theaters around the country) will immediately follow the film. Purchase your tickets ahead at www. fathomevents.com. Or just buy them at the theater, Maumee Showcase Cinemas, 1360 Conant St., Maumee. For more info, 419-891-5039.

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Living on the edge

This month’s Edgy Rep Reading with the Toledo Repertoire Theatre is all about women. On Friday, March 6 play-goers have the opportunity to see “Women on Edge,” a play by Bertolt Brecht that is comprised of two outstanding monologues: The Jewish Wife and Bed Among the Lentils. As always, the content is “edgy” and maybe even a little bit shocking.

The Jewish Wife opens with a woman saying goodbye to friends, then rehearsing a speech she intends to deliver to her husband. The awful truth is revealed: she is the Jewish wife of a Nazi scientist and she knows it is better for him if she leaves.

Meanwhile, in Bed Among the Lentils, Susan is the vicar’s wife. She can barely cope with the lifestyle and the do-gooders and well meaning women who attach themselves to her husband. So Susan hits the sherry bottle, and sometimes the communion wine, if there’s nothing else at hand.

“Women on Edge” will be performed at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Trinity Plaza, with a reception at 7:30 p.m. and the reading beginning at 8 p.m.

To order tickets, visit www.toledorep.org or call 419-243-9277.

“Steeling” the show

The Coming Attraction Players have set the cast for their upcoming production, “Steel Magnolias,” a story surrounding the deep friendships of six women from Louisiana as portrayed in the 1989 motion picture starring Sally Field and Julia Roberts.

Under the direction of Angi Maxwell, the performance will star local talent, including Lora Phiels as Truvy, Lydia Hymel as Shelby, Brittnee McKenzi as Annelle, Denise Meyers as Clairee, Daphne Rains as M’Lynn and Diana Pilrose as Ouiser. Staying as true to the story as possible, the performances will take

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place in a local beauty salon — Jewel’s in Rossford.

Friday, March 6 through Sunday, March 8 and Friday, March 13 through Sunday, March 15. Friday and Saturday performances begin at 7:30 p.m., Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m. $10. Jewel’s Beauty Salon, 1001 Dixie Hwy. #B, Rossford. To purchase tickets, 419-779-9992/ www.tcap.webs.com.

— AW theater events

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"Out of Sight, Out of Murder," Peter Knight

is grinding out a murder story in an old mansion where another author was murdered years ago. A weird electrical storm affects a cosmic snafu and his characters come to life. They are quickly out of control and their bodies pile up. Can Peter find the killer before the killer gets his author? Is romance with the ingénue leading anywhere? Where is the fortune mentioned in the will? See website for showtimes and ticket prices. www.thevillageplayers.org. The Village Players, 2740 Upton Ave., Toledo.

[ march 15 ]

Moscow Cat Theatre 35 cats, 1 dog, 5

clowns, death defying balancing acts, dancing and acrobatics. The only entertainment of its kind in the world features non-stop action by a group of talented felines performing original and astounding acrobatic feats, integrated into a non-verbal, colorful and fun-filled family show.

Adults $15, students $10, w w w. r i t z t h e a t r e . o r g .

The Ritz Theatre, 30 S. Washington St. Tiffin.

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Zen Buddhist Evening Practice This traditional Zen Buddhist happens every Wednesday evening at the Toledo Zen Center and includes liturgy, Zen meditation, a talk and discussion. www.toledozen.org. 7:15pm. Shobu Aikido of Ohio, 6537 Angola Road. Holland.

Toys and trains for tots sunday8 There are certain childhood staples that no girl or boy should be left wanting. Like toys and trains, for example.

Each year, the Toledo Toymasters — a non-profit charity that provides gifts (during the holidays) for disadvantaged children — hosts their Greater Toledo Train and Toy show, with 100 percent of the profits going toward making the lives of Toledo children much brighter and happier. This year’s show runs on Sunday, March 8 at 11 a.m. at Gladieux Meadows. The trade show is chock full of family fun activities and museum quality pieces on display and in operation. Admission is $6 for adults and free for children 12 or under. For more info, email trainmasters@bex.net. Gladieux Meadows, 4480 Heatherdowns Blvd. — AW

[ comedy ]

Comedian Drew Hastings At 6’6” tall, clad in a tailored black suit and trademark black hornrimmed glasses, Hastings is a commanding presence onstage as he launches into a study of the human condition that is both hilarious and self-deprecating. $20 plus handling. 419-4488544. www.ritztheatre.org.

7:30pm. Ritz Theater, 30. S. Washington St., Tiffin.

Musical munchies sunday8

sunday8 [ benefit ]

Barb-B-Que Chicken Benefit On November 4th, 2008, Dave Puterbaugh was critically injured when his motorcycle collided with a deer. The medical bills and lost wages of both Mary and Dave have placed a heavy burden on two loving and giving individuals. This benefit is to help alleviate some of this burden. $10.12:30pm. Springfield Township Hall, 7617 Angola Road, Holland.

[ education ]

Home Vegetable Garden This class will help take the guesswork out of designing your vegetable garden. Learn about organic tips, intercropping, successive sowing and companion planting using herbs and flowers to give you a full and productive garden season. Seeds and plants will be given to get you started. $10. 2pm. 419874-4174. www.577foundation.org.

[ sports ]

Open Skate with the Glass City Rollers The Glass City Rollers are currently looking for skaters, refs, coaches, and support staff. Come meet the girls and find out how you can get involved.

All shapes, sizes, and skill levels. 18+. 7:30pm.

Swanton Coliseum, 12725 Airport Hwy. Swanton.

monday9 [ education ]

[ miscellaneous ]

Tarot Card Readings Liz Hazel does mini tarot and astrology readings every Wednesday night.

5pm. Manos Restaurant, 1701 Adams, Toledo.

thursday5 [ health ]

Historical Lecture Series Wolcott House Museum Guild in conjunction with the Maumee Branch Library - Toledo-Lucas County Public Library presents the 2009 Historical Lecture Series.

This week Randall Buchman presents “A Sorrowful Journey - Indian Removal.” 10am. Maumee Branch Library, 501 River Rd., Maumee.

tuesday10 [ education ]

Tea Leaf Readings Their resident reader, Retha, will give you a revealing peek into what’s going on in your life, and has a gift for honing in on what you really need to hear. Each evening a scrumptious dessert will be paired with a coordinating tea (decaf always available). $20 includes reading and dessert. 419-885-1515. 7pm.

Elaine’s Tea Shoppe, 6600 Sylvania Ave. Sylvania.

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[ literary ]

Benefit for Vesta Miller In March of 2006, Vesta at the age of two and a half was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia. Vesta will undergo a Bone Marrow Transplant in Cleveland when she is healthy enough to do so. Her brother Patrick will be the donor for that procedure. The event raises money for this procedure and feautures a buffet, a silent auction, a 50/50 raffle, drinks and entertainment. $10, children 6-17 $5, under 6 free. 1pm. Whitehouse Waterville Moose Lodge, 11900 Jeffers Rd. Grand Rapids.

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Authors! Authors!: Douglas Brinkley Brinkley is an American author and distinguished professor of history at Rice University. He works as the history commentator for CBS News, and is a contributing editor for Vanity Fair magazine. Five of his award-winning books have been selected as New York Times Notable Books of the Year. His works include”The Unfinished Presidency: Jimmy Carter’s Journey Beyond the White House” and “American Heritage History of the United States.” $10. 419-259-5266. www.toledolibrary.org. 7pm.

Stranahan Theater, 4645 Heatherdowns, Toledo.

[ miscellaneous ] Tarot Card Readings See Wednesday, March 4.

Green Drinks Join Green Drinks toledo for a screening of the film “What a Way to Go,” a 2007 documentary film about the current situation facing humanity and the world. It discusses issues such as peak oil, climate change, population overshoot and species extinction, as well as how this situation has developed. 5:30pm. Downtown Latte. 44 S. St. Clair St. Toledo.

thursday12 [ health ]

Aquatic Reiki Class Learn how water can be cleansing to body, mind and spirit. Taught at 1200 W. Samaria Rd. Samaria, MI. 1:30 to 5:30pm and again from 5:45 to 9:45pm. Call to register.

419-290-8400.

[ miscellaneous ]

DivorceCARE Support Group DivorceCare features nationally recognized experts on divorce and recovery topics. Weekly seminar sessions include “Facing My Anger,” “Finances,””Depression” and “New Relationship.” 7pm. Community of Christ Lutheran Church, Finzel and Dutch Rd. Whitehouse.

[ benefit ]

Hungry for more music? Whether you’re craving a rare blues album or a pop record from the ‘80s, the original Toledo Record Show & Music Expo will fill your musical appetite. Featuring a huge collection of 45’s, 78’s, CDs and albums of all genres — rock, blues, jazz, country, pop and more — The Toledo Record Show is like a flea market that sells nothing but music, or maybe more like an allyou-can-listen music buffet! $1 gets you day-long access to the music expo. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sommerset Hall, 2458 Tremainsville (at Douglas and Laskey). For more info call Bill at 419-833-5040. —ER

“What to Eat” Book Discussion This book is a guide for a new era in American food and nutrition — the one book that tells you everything you need to know about food. Author Dr. Marion Nestle will be appearing at the University of Toledo on March 17 at 7:30pm in the Memorial Field House-Room 2100. 6pm. People Called Women, 3153 W. Central Avenue, Toledo.

Friends of the LIbary Book Sale Thursdays noon to 4 p.m. (FOL members only!) and 4pm to 7pm - (public sale); Fridays : 9am to 4pm (public sale), and Saturdays: 9am to 4pm (public sale).

Friends of the LIbary Book Center, Reynolds at Dorr, Toledo.

Greater Toledo Urban League Banquet Call or see website for ticket information.

419-243-3343. www.gtul.org. 7pm. Parkway Place, 2592 Parkway Plz., Maumee.

friday13 [ education ]

US Constitution Study Group All are welcome to assemble for a study of the Constitution of the United States of America and other historical American documents. Learn, discuss, and debate Constitutional principles, American history and the foundations of our great Republic. 7pm. Beaners at Cricket West, 3160 Markway Rd., Toledo.

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Pancake Breakfast Spend the morning listening to the Whitmer Band and Orchestra perform while enjoying a pancake breakfast. Proceeds go to support a partnership opportunity with the Toledo Symphony. 8am. Whitmer High School, 5601 Clegg Drive, Toledo.

[ education ]

Black Holes: From Here to Infinity In celebration of the United Nation’s naming 2009 the International Year of Astronomy, Lourdes College is presenting “Black Holes: From Here to Infinity” at its Appold Planetarium. Narrated by Academy-Award nominated actor Liam Neeson, this production brings the science of black holes to the dome screen. This cutting-edge production features high-resolution visualizations of cosmic phenomena, working with data generated by computer simulations. $4 for adults and $3 for children under 12 and for Lourdes College students presenting their student ID. 419-517-8897.

7:30pm. Lourdes College Appold Planetarium, 6832 Convent Blvd. Sylvania.

sunday15 [ education ]

Open Skate with the Glass City Rollers See Sunday, March 8.

[ miscellaneous ]

Extreme Canines Stunt Dog Show Chris Perondi’s cast of performers and dogs will delight audiences of all ages. The experience has amazing tricks, big air stunts, comedy antics, dancing dogs, athletic feats, and is the most entertaining show of its kind. Adults $15, students $10. www. ritztheatre.org. 2pm. The Ritz Theater, 30 S. Washington St. Tiffin.

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Historical Lecture Series See Monday, March 9. This week Jim Bowsher presents “Histories’ Tales Through Its Artifacts.” 10am. Maumee Branch Library. 501 River Rd. Maumee.

[ health ]

Achieving A Strong Immune System Tune in to the secrets of building strong healthy bodies.

Get the scoop on protein, probiotics, and nurturing a healthy gut. Learn to make and sample some probiotic foods. Free (donations accepted.) Call to register. 419-836-7637. Grace Lutheran Church, 4441 Monroe St. Toledo.

[ education ]

Zen Buddhist Evening Practice See Wednesday, March 4.

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[ education ]

Women and Sustainable Agriculture The University of Toledo will host a series of programs designed to educate and foster connections within the agricultural community. The event’s keynote speaker is Dr. Marion Nestle, a Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition at New York University. She is a nationally-recognized expert and author of “What to Eat.” Free. 7:30pm. UT Memorial Fieldhouse, University of Toledo.

St. PatROCK’s Day friday13 - tuesday17 The Blarney Irish Pub and Pizza Papalis are teaming up for a St. Patrick’s Day bash like Toledo has never seen: Blarney O’Papalis.

From Friday, March 13 through Tuesday, March 17 Huron Street will be closed down and in full party mode, as the two venues will be connected by a structure allowing the maximum St. Patrick’s Day experience.

Performances from local and regional artists throughout the weekend will celebrate music and the Irish tradition. On Friday, Rick Whited will kick off the night with an acoustic performance at 4 p.m. followed by local favorites Empire Drift and hard-rockers Resonant Soul. Saturday will feature a performance at 6 p.m. from Andrew Ellis as well as some inspired Irish-rock from New Yorkers Celtic Cross. To celebrate the big night, Jeff Stewart will take the stage at 3 p.m. followed by an encore performance from Celtic at 8 p.m. Stop by and get a special drink from the bars’ friend Paddy O’Rielly The Blarney Irish Pub & Grill, 601 Monroe St. PizzaPapalis, 519 Monroe St. 419-418-2339/ www.theblarneyirishpub.com. — AW

There’s only one bar in town offering four times the entertainment this St. Patrick’s Day — Mulvaney’s Bunker will host the finest sounds in Toledo. From 1 p.m. to closing time, patrons can rock out with a variety of local musicians including Kyle White, Hooked on Tonics, The Bagpipers and Venyx. Drinks, food and fun times, guaranteed. No cover. Mulvaney’s Bunker, 4945 Dorr St. 419-534-9830/ www.myspace.com/mulvaneysbunker.

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Party at the Mansion saturday14 Celebrate St. Pat’s Day with delicious fun for a good cause. The Mansion View Inn is hosting a pre-St. Patrick’s Day meal on Saturday, March 14, featuring a Jiggs dinner and a vegetarian pasta dinner with scrumptious desserts and a cash bar. All proceeds benefit the ongoing preservation of the historic Mansion View Inn — a lovely bed and breakfast in Toledo’s Old West End that was built in 1887. Tickets are $15 at the door or 2 for $25 in advance. The Mansion View Bed & Breakfast, 2035 Collingwood Blvd. 419-244-5676/www.mansionviewtoledo.com.

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An extended holiday thursday12-saturday14 & tuesday17 The Claddagh Irish Pub is set to celebrate St. Paddy’s Day for nearly a full week, with music and drinks a plenty. The venue boasts a full line up of live entertainment the weekend leading up to their favorite holiday.

Local “underrated” rock and cover band Empire Drift kicks it all off on Thursday, March 12 at 9 p.m. Jeff Stewart and Catch 33 will play Friday, March 13 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., respectively. On Saturday, March 14, Pub favorites Gone Cajun take the state at 7 p.m. and Catch 33 will be back at 9 p.m. And on St. Patrick’s Day, the fun runs all day, starting at noon with Extra Stout, Johnny Rocker and the Hitmen featuring Kyle White at 4 p.m. and Empire Drift comes back again to bring in the night at 9 p.m. Claddagh Irish Pub, 5001 Monroe St. For more info, 419-472-1414/ www.claddaghirishpubs.com. —ER

A Toledo tradition friday13 - saturday14 The 19th Annual Hibernian St. Patrick’s Festival at Central Catholic High School will celebrate the Irish spirit on Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14, serving as the oldest continuous Toledo Irish festival.

Entertainment this year includes traditional step dancing performances and music from area and abroad musicians including singer-songwriter John Connolly from Ireland, The Odd Couple Peggy & Paulie, local Irish band Extra Stout, the Celtic duo from Akron, Ohio Callahan & O’Connor and more. The annual raffle of a trip for two to Ireland continues into 2009 with tickets priced at $10 and 6 for $50. The prize includes airfare, lodging and a bus tour. Tickets are available now, with information on the festival’s official website, and the winner will be announced at the festival on Saturday, March 14 at 10:30 p.m. Central Catholic High School, 2550 Cherry St. For more information on the festival, visit www.tolaoh.com. —ER

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Eclectic Avenue at Toledo Museum of Art Gonna get funky fresh with my graffiti art.

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Extreme Canines Stunt Dog Show Dogs? Stunts?

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ROCK, POP, AND HIP-HOP

ROCK, POP, AND HIP-HOP

outSKIRTS: God-des & She with Cheap Celebutantes and Bois w/o Skirts

Frankie’s: STEMM Howard’s Club H: Joey & The Traitors w/ A Gun For Hire and Brace For Impact TCP Mickey Finn’s: The Falling Spikes

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JAZZ, BLUES, AND R&B Murphy’s Jazz Place: College Night Ottawa Tavern: Jason Quick SouthBriar Restaurant: Ray Heitger’s N’Orleans Dixieland Jass Jam

ACOUSTIC, FOLK, AND ETHNIC Treo Retaurant: Bobby May Trio

DANCE AND TECHNO TCP Avalon: Volume The Distillery: Rock Star Wednesdays

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JAZZ, BLUES, AND R&B Home Slice Pizza: Mike Whitty Murphy’s Jazz Place: Open Mic Ragtime Rick’s Second Edition: Ragtime Rick and Wes Linenkugel

ACOUSTIC, FOLK, AND ETHNIC Attic on Adams: Sarah Cohen The Blarney: Rick Whited Treo Restaurant: John Barile

DANCE AND TECHNO TCP

JAZZ, BLUES, AND R&B

Boody House: Fetish w/ Rage

OTHER Playmakers (Holland): DJ Georgia Peach

FRI, MAR 6 ROCK, POP, AND HIP-HOP Headliners: Devil Wears Prada w/ The Sound of Glory, Once at War and more Ladies Choice: Flyte ‘66 TCP Mickey Finn’s: Boogie Matrix Mechanism w/ Rumple Mountain Boys Sports Venue: Deuces Wild The Blarney Irish Pub: Empire Drift TCP The Village Idiot: The Polka Floyd Show

Murphy’s Jazz Place: Anna Givens Ottawa Tavern: Andrew Ellis and the Setting Sons Pizza Papalis: The Ramblers Ragtime Rick’s Second Edition: The Cakewalkin’ Jass Band

ACOUSTIC, FOLK, AND ETHNIC Manhattan’s: Dave Carpenter & The Jaeglers

COUNTRY & BLUEGRASS Mainstreet Bar and Grill: Rodney Hot Rod Parker and The Liberty Beach Band

DANCE AND TECHNO TCP Dexter’s Jamaican Club: Jump-Up Friday (Jamaican Style) TCP Wesley’s: Old School Friday’s w/ DJ’s Folk, N. Mattimoe, and Todd Perrine

SAT, MAR 7 ROCK, POP, AND HIP-HOP TCP Culture Clash Records: And Bears, Oh My w/ The Hat Company and Fairly Handsome Band Distillery: The Menus Frankie’s: Vital Remains w/ Oceano, Haud Imperium, Arson Our Savior and Eloise Manhattan’s: Extra Stout Mickey Finn’s: Prayers For Rain w. All About the Fire and Turophile TCP The 1901: The Kripkes w/ The Dougouts The Blarney: Stonehouse Webber’s Waterfront Restaurant and Lounge: Junkanoo Brothers

JAZZ, BLUES, AND R&B Fat Fish Blue: Johnny Reed and the House Rockers TCP Franciscan Theatre and

Conference Center: Miller Family Blues Show Murphy’s Place: Lori Lefevre Johnson Ottawa Tavern: Quickness Pizza Papalis: Mike Whitty Ragtime Rick’s Second Edition: Ragtime Rick and Banjo Betsy

ACOUSTIC, FOLK, AND ETHNIC TCP Caffeini's Coffee: Embracing Elegance

SUN, MAR 8 ROCK, POP, AND HIP-HOP Owens Community College Center for Fine & Performing Arts: ABBAMania

OTHER TCP Caffeini’s Coffee: Open Mic w/ Sarah and Estar Cohen

God-des & She Outskirts Wednesday, March 4 From the Midwest to the East Coast (and now back to the Midwest for a few performances), God-des & She are making quite a name for themselves. The two-woman hip-hop and soul group formed in 2004, when they moved from Madison, Wisconsin to New York City to further spread their messages of equality and hope, mixed with a healthy dose of controversy (think Da Brat meets Eminem). As two prominent lesbians in the national and international rap scenes, God-des & She are a mainstream voice for today’s gay and lesbian culture. The group is best known for their single, “Lick It,” which was featured in the season 3 finale of the Showtime series “The L Word.” God-des & She will make a stop in Toledo on March 4, before playing a hometown show in Wisconsin. Cheap Celebutantes and Bois w/o Skirts also play. 10 p.m. $9 (21+), $11 (18+). Outskirts, 1515 W. Laskey Rd. 419-476-1577. For more info, www.myspace.com/goddes.

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Lunch concerts/Festivals/Orchestras Outdoors/Music your parents like

Friday, March 6

Fiddlers ReStrung Hometown Concert

7pm. The Fiddlers ReStrung is a 17-piece ensemble spotlighting over 80 performances annually. The featured guest artist this year is the group 'Pear.' Saline High School, Ellen Ewing Performing Arts, 1300 Campus Parkway, Saline, MI.

Friday, March 13

Toledo Jazz Orchestra: Ohio Treasure

7:30pm. The 18 piece Toledo Jazz Orchestra is celebrating over 30 years of critically acclaimed big band Music. The Toledo Jazz Orchestra highlights music from Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Duke Ellington, Count Basie and more. $10-$25. The Ritz Theatre, 30 S. Washington St. Tiffin.

saturday, March 14 In a Woman’s Voice

8pm. Masterworks Chorale performs the second concert in their three-concert series, entitled “In a Woman’s Voice.” The Masterworks Chorale is a 45-member mixed voice ensemble comprised of singers from the greater Toledo area. $20, $25. 419-246-8000. Monroe Street United Methodist Church, 3613 Monroe St. Toledo.

Sunday, March 15 Cathedral Concert Series

3pm. Marilyn Mason, organist performs “Le Chemin de la Croix” (The Way of the Cross) by Marcel Dupré.

Our Lady of the Queen Most Holy Rosary Cathedral, 2535 Collingwood, Toledo.

TCP Village Idiot: Acoustics for Autism Benefit Concert

TUE, MAR 10 JAZZ, BLUES, AND R&B

OTHER R House: Karaoke w/ Georgia Peach

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SouthBriar Restaurant: Jeff McDonald’s Original Big Band Sound

MON, MAR 9 DANCE AND TECHNO

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Maumee Indoor Theater: Blue Storm

ACOUSTIC, FOLK, AND ETHNIC JJ’s Pub: Bobby May Trio

DANCE AND TECHNO Route 66 Kitchen: Live 70’s and 80’s R&B DJs

WED, MAR 11 ROCK, POP, AND HIP-HOP TCP

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Frankie’s: Pop Evil w/ Secret

Franciscan Theatre & Conference Center Saturday, March 7 While I’m pretty sure The Miller Family doesn’t travel around the country in a gigantic, multi-colored tour bus, they remind me a little of a modern-day Partridge Family. And that’s a good thing. It’s hard to find wholesome, clean rock music these days, but brothers Clayton (guitar and vocals), Cole (drums and vocals) and L.D. (harmonica and vocals), along with their father Larry (on bass) have managed to turn the tide. Their bluesinfused rock music has already won over the hearts of millions of people around the country and overseas.

14-year-old L.D. has earned a special reputation as the world’s greatest harmonica player.

Like the Partridge Family, The Millers success is a result of their high television profile. In 2006, The Millers placed runner-up in the hit show “America’s Got Talent.”

Additionally, they’ve done interviews on “The Today Show” and “Ellen.” Adding to their list of accomplishments, The Miller Family has shared the stage with many familiar artists, opening for Stevie Wonder, John Popper of Blues Traveller, Alicia Keys, Kanye West, Joss Stone, B.B. King and many more. Find out what all the hype is about on Saturday, March 7 at the Franciscan Theatre and Conference Center at Lourdes College.

7:30 p.m. $15, $10 for children 12 and under. Franciscan Theatre, 6832 Convent Blvd.

419-824-3999/ www.franciscancenter.org.

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THUR, MAR 12 ROCK, POP, AND HIP-HOP Claddagh Irish Pub: Empire Drift Main Street Bar and Grill: MAS FiNA Mickey Finn’s: The Falling Spikes

JAZZ, BLUES, AND R&B TCP Home Slice Pizza: Mike Whitty Murphy’s Place: Open Mic

Dave Carpenter is used to doing benefit shows. Back when Hurricane Katrina struck, he helped mobilize local musicians to get behind the relief efforts — playing music together to raise funds for the thousands of people who lost their homes on the Gulf Coast.

Dave Carpenter and Nicole Khoury at And while this Acoustics for Autism 2008 charitable deed felt good and served a purevents in Toledo. The pose, Carpenter couldn’t help but question, first Acoustics For Autism benefit show was “Why did we have to wait for a tragedy to a huge success last March. Raising nearly happen?” $15,000 for autism research and treatment Nicole Khoury’s best friend has a child possibilities, the event featured 18 local who suffers from pervasive development de- bands, raffle prizes, games, food and plenty lay, which falls within the autism spectrum. of information concerning the autism specBeing around them and seeing firsthand the trum. difficulties they faced when it came to dis“I’m the Perry Ferrell of this Lalapaloocovering different autism treatments is what za,” Carpenter said, referring to the second initially got her thinking. annual Acoustics for Autism, scheduled for Talking it over with her friend Dave (Car- Sunday, March 8. penter), the two local acoustic musicians Carpenter arranged for 16 bands (most of wanted to somehow make a difference. them returning from last year) to participate Then Carpenter had an idea: Acoustics For in the charity concert. Some of the bigger Autism. names include Ben Barefoot, Brian Bocian, Carpenter would book the bands; Khoury Steve Athanas, Kyle White, the Quickness, would take care of everything else. Not wait- Resonant Soul and Stone House. Of course, ing for another disaster to strike, the two got Carpenter and Khoury will also be performdown to business. ing with their acoustic bands as well. Their The result of Khoury and Carpenter’s hope is to make this year’s event an even collaboration was two-fold. Khoury was able bigger success. to start her own non-profit charity called “It’s your only chance to see all these Project I Am. bands in one place,” Carpenter said. “While “This charity is about helping families at the same time doing something for charity and children get the treatment and therapy and having a good time.” they need to conquer this disorder,” Khoury Food, games, an outdoor entertainment said. “I’m no doctor, nor do I strive to be. But tent, raffles and information on the autism I do not support one type of treatment or one spectrum will once again be provided. treatment over another. What works for Kid Acoustics For Autism runs Sunday, March 8 A might not work for Kid B. We just want the from noon- 2 a.m. at the Village Idiot in Maufamilies to get out there, get information, get mee, 309 Conant St. Donations will be actheir children diagnosed and get them in cepted in the Kharma Box and proceeds benwhatever treatment works for their child.” efit Project I Am. For more information, visit And Carpenter was able to promote and www.aboutprojectiam.com. establish one of the biggest musical charity

Fat Fish Blue: Big Blues Bob Murphy’s Jazz Place: Ramona Collins and Sean Dobbins TCP Pizza Papalis: Andrew Ellis and the Setting Sons

Village Idiot: Wayne “The Train” Hancock

OTHER Playmakers (Holland): DJ Georgia Peach TCP Stranahan Theater: Drumline Live

ACOUSTIC, FOLK, AND ETHNIC Ottawa Tavern: Ben Barefoot

FRI, MAR 13 ROCK, POP, AND HIP-HOP Bronze Boar: City Limit Sundown Claddagh Irish Pub: Jeff Stewart w/ Catch 33 Fat Fish Blue: The Nu-Tones TCP Frankie’s: Mobile Deathcamp w/ Full Scale Panic TCP Mickey Finn’s: Matt Truman Ego Trip w/ Lions Rampunt The Blarney: Blarney O’Papalis

JAZZ, BLUES, AND R&B Ragtime Rick’s Second Edition: The Cakewalkin’ Jass Band

Sports Venue: Rodney Hot Rod Parker and The Liberty Beach Band

Local musicians gather for a good cause by Emily Rippe

Claddagh Irish Pub: Gone Cajun w/ Catch 33 Culture Clash Records: The Singles TCP Frankie’s: Rains w/ Hazard Perry The Blarney: Blarney O’Papalis

JAZZ, BLUES, AND R&B

COUNTRY & BLUEGRASS

COUNTRY AND BLUEGRASS

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SAT, MAR 14 ROCK, POP, AND HIP-HOP

COUNTRY AND BLUEGRASS Blarney Irish Pub: Kentucky Chrome

DANCE AND TECHNO Boody House: Lust Iky Plaid Ultra Theme Party TCP Home Slice Pizza: Lucky Green Light District Party

SUN, MAR 15 ROCK, POP, AND HIP-HOP Frankie’s: Settle the Sky w/ From the Pawn

OTHER

TCP Caffeini’s Coffee: Open Mic with Sarah and Estar Cohen

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ACOUSTIC, FOLK, AND ETHNIC Mulvaney’s Bunker: Kyle White

Murphy’s Jazz Place: UT Jazz Night

DANCE AND TECHNO TCP

Boody House: Eccentric with DJ Sybil & DJ Kenya

DANCE AND TECHNO Route 66 Kitchen: Live 70’s and 80’s R&B DJs

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ROCK, POP, AND HIP-HOP Claddagh Irish Pub: Extra Stout w/ Johnny Rocker and the Hitmen ft. Kyle White and Empire Drift TCP The Blarney: Blarney O’Papalis Yeeha’s: MAS FiNA

Dog House Bar and Grill: St. Patty’s Party TCP R House: Karaoke w/ Georgia Peach

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JAZZ, BLUES, AND R&B Murphy’s Place: The Murphys

March 4 • March 17

Avenue Bistro: Don and Rachel Coats Frankie’s: The Street Dogs w/ Swingin’ Utters

JAZZ, BLUES, AND R&B Murphy’s Place: College Night SouthBriar Restaurant: Ray Heitger’s N’Orleans Dixieland Jass Jam

DANCE AND TECHNO TCP Avalon: Volume Bronze Boar: DJ Michael Hayden Distillery: Rock Star Wednesdays TCP Route 66 Kitchen: Live 70’s and 80’s R&B DJs

ACOUSTIC, FOLK, AND ETHNIC Treo Restaurant: Bobby May Trio

OTHER Claddagh Irish Pub: Name This Tune Frankie’s: Open Mic TCP Mickey Finn’s: Open Mic Night w/ Mouths of Dogs

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_____________________________ CHEAP RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT FOR SALE. 419-356-0644 ___________________________ FOR SALE-2 SHOWCASES. $50/pr. Please email for pics to jholmes0829@yahoo.com or call 419-243-7353 ___________________________ NEW 30 GALLON FISH TANK. Everything needed for startup! Filters, food and (5) Africhan Cichlids. Inquire at 419-410-4393 __________________________ NEW BOUNTY HUNTER metal detector.

Treasure Tracker-4. $125. 419-882-1329. __________________________ BEDS-"PLUSH/PILLOWTOPS Orthopedic and memory foam" Full...$169. Queen...$189.

King size. Mattress, all new. Sealed in plastic w/10 year warranty delivery available immediately. Please call 412-787-9128 __________________________ BEDROOM (8) EIGHT PIECE $975 New Boxed. All wood sleigh/mission with 10 year warranty. Mattress set. Handcrafted, dovetailed furniture. 412-494-7351. Will Deliver. ___________________________ SOFA W/ TWO matching pillows plus Ottoman. Like new. Always covered. $150/OBO. 419-376-7310. __________________________ BABY STROLLER-$10, Dining table w/4 chairs$100, Cot-$30, Armor-$75, Rocking chair-$40.

419-841-7567. ___________________________ MEN'S 2-XL FIELD/STREAM hunting coat.

Worn only one season. Also, ladies large black leather coat. Asking $60. 419-386-5661. ___________________________ 42" PEDESTAL TABLE. Rounded corners. 18" Leaf Tan upholstered. Captain chairs on casters. $250.

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2006 WHIRLPOOL Electric Smoothtop 30” freestanding range.

Model# RF364PXK. Asking $250 OBO. 419-464-0691 ______________________ HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE for $30.

419-744-0748 ________________________ FINE DESIGN ivory leather sofa. In very good condition. Asking $250.

419-381-1251 ________________________ LADIES BLACK HOODED mink jacket.

Size medium. $250/OBO. 419-472-8716 ________________________ NEW AMISH HANDCRAFTED dining table, w/ Walter of Wabash slides, 40+ yr old, will last 40 more, 419-704-3299 LV mess. $100 nego. _______________________ NEW STAINLESS ROUNDER clothes rack. Approx. 4 ft. tall. Just like at the dept. stores. $20/OBO Reply to newdaddy4mom@yahoo.com or 419-290-0091 _______________________ HAS YOUR BUILDING SHIFTED? Contact Woodford Bros., Inc. for straightening, leveling, foundation, and wood frame reapairs at 1-800-OLDBARN or visit www.woodforbros.com MDHIC #05-121-861 ________________________ EARTHLITE MASSAGE TABLE 7 ft. hydrarilec; blue slightly used. Gave $1200 take $850. Call 419-388-1027. ________________________ NEW CHAMILIA Sterling Silver 7.5” Bracelet with 14K gold snap secure closure & 5 sterling silver charms all for $250. Brand new in original tin!

419-344-9936 ________________________ CRAFTSMAN ROLLING TOOL CHEST Six drawer, locking, old, works, $50.

Firm, 419-754-9610. ________________________ MAYTAG Neptune Dryer, $200 OBO. 419-205-1838. _______________________ NEW 30’ GALLON FISH TANK. Oak cabinet. Complete with light, fish food and filter. $125.00. 419-467-5147. ________________________ MAXI-COSI MICO car seat “happy flowers” design. Like new, modern European design, base included. Asking $50, paid $140. 419-245-0033. ________________________ WHITE WEDDING DRESS with beads. 3X or size 28. Asking $200 419-472-1315. ________________________ WOMAN'S OHIO STATE LEATHER JACKET: size is XL-1X; barely used, $200 OBO. Call 419-377-0052. ________________________ 3 TRACKTANDARD/LIONEL GAUGE STEAM ENGINE: plus 4 cars & caboose & track, plus more! For someone's Christmas. $500. Call 419-539-6833 ________________________

ANNOUNCEMENTS ________________________ SWF NS 55 ENJOYS theatre, outdoors, travel, quiet times @ home, dining out, cooking and entertaining, gardening, antiquing and much more, ISO SWM NS 50-60 stable, secure, with similar interests & ideals, who possesses all he wants & needs in life except that one special woman. Friendship, possible LTR. Respond to: CLM @ PO Box 352812 Toledo 43635 _______________________ NEW MAUMEE VALLEY MODEL BOAT CLUB show their sail, steam and electric boats at HobbyTownUSA, Spring Meadows Shopping Center, Sat., Mar. 28, 1 - 5 pm. ________________________ THE CURVES FOOD DRIVE starts March 9-28. There will be a $0 Service Fee with a sack of groceries. Call 419-478-8112 ________________________ APHASIA SUPPORT GROUP meets at Dazy Aphasia Centre, 2940 Douglas Rd. Toledo 43606. Every Wednesday at

5:30 p.m. The group is for stroke survivors with Aphasia & their caregivers. _______________________ AURORA ACADEMY Craft Fair looking for vendors. Visit our website for more information auroraacademy.org. _______________________ KIM W. FORMALLY from Boric’s is now at “Hair-We-Are,” located at 1150 S. McCord. Holland, OH. 419-917-3342. ________________________ NEW

SATURDAY CHESS PLAYERS Every Saturday, 9-11am. Grades K-6. Do you want to learn to play chess or improve your game? Drop in on Saturday mornings for fun and practice in the Children’s Library at Toledo Lucas County Public Library. 325 N. Michigan St. 419-259-5231. _______________________ DISCUSSION CIRCLES for women incest and child sexual abuse survivors.

Meets twice monthly. (419) 729-0245 or www.mynirvananow.org. ________________________ PHASE 3 PARANORMAL - Free paranormal investigation and support. Visit us online at www.phase3paranormal. com” ________________________ ATTENTION! Behind on mortgage, credit cards, taxes? Purchasing a home but can’t get approved? I CAN HELP! Ryan at 717-475-0195 Old Guard Mortgage ________________________

________________________ HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA! Fast, Affordabe, Accredited. FREE brochure.

CALL NOW! 1-800-532-6546 EXT. 512. _______________________ NEW BEGINNER’S ORIGAMI CLASSES at Monroe St. Hobby Lobby Sat 1-2pm. Children and adults can learn Japanese paper folding for $5!

Must pre-register: 419-380-2449. ________________________ ELEMENTARY TUTOR. Affordable tutoring by certified elementary schoolteacher. Available grades preK - 5, all subjects. For more information, please call 734-652-1436. ______________________ POTTERY CLASS starting March 26, beginners and advanced welcome.

Youth & Adult Art classes & Life Drawing classes now forming. www.bountifularts.com 419-388-1105. _______________________ DRAWING & PAINTING INSTRUCTION from professional artist on Saturday morning at the Secor Building Studios. 419-345-8980. www.ivankende.com ________________________

SERVICES

WANTED TO BUY ________________________ ������������������������������� BUYING OLD HAND TOOLS: One ����������������������������� item or a shop full. Not sure what you ����������������������������� have? Please call anyway, Cooper at ����������������������������������� 419-382-5865 ________________________ ������������������������������� ������������ DIABETIC TEST STRIPS.Will pay up ����������������������� to $10/box. Same day cash. Call Dale. ��������������� 419-707-2369 or Patsy 419-708-0914. _______________________ ________________________ NEW MOM LOOKING for breast pump that is in good cond. and sanitizWWW.MIDWESTCARNIVAL.COM able. Reply to newdaddy4mom@yahoo.

Swanton, OH Inflatable bounces, com obstacle courses, waterwars, slides, _______________________ concessions, games, tables, chairs.

NEW MOM LOOKING for any baby B-Day and Graduation Parties!!! girl items any size 0-24 mths. Reply to 419-388-9858 newdaddy4mom@yahoo.com ________________________ ________________________ NEED A LOAN? Bad credit? BankAUTOS/MOTOS ruptcy? Repo? Personal Consolidation ________________________ or Business loans available. "Helping 4 MAG WHEELS with tires-off 1996 Tpeople with credit problems since Bird with lug nuts and center caps. Like 1991." Financial Specialty Services. new condition. $180. 419-666-2528 1-800-654-1816. ________________________ _______________________ NEW 4-BRIDGESTONE TIRES: 215 x ACR METAL ROOFING AND SID65R x 16” Bridgestone. $70. Call mornING. Low Cost, fast delivery, agriculings. 567-868-5545.. tural, commercial, residential, pole barn ________________________ packages available, trims, fasteners, TIRE RIMS , from a 2005 Ford Musreflective instulation, door track. FREE tang. Factory rims. Perfect shape. $175 Literature, 1-800-844-5091 for 4. 419-343-1031 _______________________ NEW HOME BOUND HAIR Care ________________________ (3) THREE 16” RIMS. Aluminum.

Service. If your unable to get to the Cadillac Escalade. $200.00/OBO. 419salon, I bring it to you. Call for appts.

472-8716 419-779-7481. ________________________ ________________________ $500! POLICE IMPOUNDS! WHOLISTIC VIEW Foreign languages Hondas/Chevys/Jeeps & More!!! Cars and performing arts. Ages 12-17. from $500! For Listings 800-719-5578 Monday-Friday 8:30-4:00. Call ext. A499 419-973-8510.

Ms. Stuart. _______________________ ________________________ CUSTOM SLIPCOVERS: Draperies, NOTICE Window Treatments, Upholstery, ________________________ pillows and Much More... Call Tricia 419-810-0832.

AMERICAN HEART CPR/FIRST AID ________________________ TRAINING Experienced instructor, flexAFFORDABLE MOTORCYCLE REible scheduling, affordable rates with PAIR-15-years Harley Davidson service student & group discounts. Call Kathy at experience. Dirt bike, ATV, small engine 419-867-0695. repair, pick-up & delivery available. Call ________________________ Bob at 517-486-4818. ________________________ SURROGACY FREE COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC ________________________ RECYCLING Business and residential SURROGATE MOTHERS WANTED pickup. Call Retro PC Recyclers at Established program seeks women, 734-347-7004 Or email at 21-45, to carry couples’ biological jwauctions@bex.net babies, prior birth experience required,

March 4 • March 17

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6925 West Central Ave. Toledo, OH 43617 1 Mile West of 1-475 Across from Giant Eagle & Lowe’s ________________________ CHILD CARE FOR YOUR baby in my west Toledo home by responsible reliable mom. Experience and references.

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Saturdays. Cats and older kittens.

419-470-2988. www.maumeevalleysaveapet.org ________________________

HOMES FOR SALE

________________________ WESTERN NC MOUNTAIN PROPERTIES Cabins, homes, acreage & investment property. Views and creeks. Free color brochure. Western Carolina Real Estate Company Inc. 1-800-924-2635. Murphy, NC. www.westerncarolinare.com

FOR SALE/LEASE OFFICE BUILDING FOR VISIONARIES 241 N Superior, corner of Madison, a landmark Downtown corner. Located directly next door to the new Arena. This building will be the only one Downtown surrounded by the walking plaza with a clear view of all the activities. 4200 sq ft per floor available, may be divided, Handicap accessible, elevator and fully fire suppressed. Storage available in the basement. Plenty of windows and space. In move-in condition. Call Tom Helberg 419.882.0096. Also listed with CBRE Reichie, Pete Shawaker 419.861.1100. ________________________

RENTALS

________________________ 3042 LAMBERT DR., 3 BEDROOM HOUSE, close to Elmhurst School. $650 + utilities. Pets OK. Immediate occupancy. Contact Chris at 419-464-2011 or volleyball433@yahoo.com for more information. _______________________ WALK TO PARK OR ZOO-Bike to MUO from clean spacious (2) two bedroom upper. Washer/Dryer available.

Covered parking. $550+utilities. First month discount to UT/MUO students.

419-382-5069. ______________________ BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN Toledo 2 bedroom apartment. Over 1300 sq. ft.

1 full bath, large living room, separate dining room, new kitchen with pantry.

Laundry facility, lots of storage. Tenant pays electric & gas. Rent $725.00 per month. Contact Peter at 419-241-8100.

Apt is available 3/30/09. _______________________ 4432 VERMASS, West 1 BR Duplex, nice area. SUPER CLEAN, New Furnace & Carpet. Inc. Wash/Dryer Only $445!

Must see! 419-349-6086 _______________________ CARRIAGE HOME for rent. Approx.

1,600 sq. ft. Hardwood floors. Very clean (3) three bedroom. Cats welcome. $595 + utilities. 419-244-6313. _______________________

NEW UPTOWN LIVINGENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT $540/month 321-325 16th Street Spacious, unique, hardwood, two bedroom apartments with character offers space and convenience of Uptown living, must see!

Heat paid, 419-843-4178 for appointment ________________________ NEW UPTOWN AREA 425 13thRemodeled 1 Bedroom Apts. w/laundry room. Paid utilities. By bus stop. A clean quiet Bldg. 419-215-2759. _______________________ FOR RENT: (2) Two bed, two bath condo Downtown Toledo, overlooking the Maumee River. Two car garage, exsercise room, roof top deck and boat dock on Swan Creek. Rent: $1,300 per month.

419-351-5195. ________________________

BEDROOM FOR RENT: Full use of house; must like dogs, non-smoker. $300 per month, call 419-344-3693 ________________________ FOR RENT: WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP: 2338 Brookridge. Appliances included. A/C . (3) Three bedroom. Living room, vaulted ceilings in family room and kitchen. Open Sunday from 1-3 PM. No pets/No smokers. $800/month + deposit.

419-265-2426. ________________________ HOUSE SPACIOUS 3 BEDROOMS like new, quiet neighborhood, garage, 2508 Locust, $650/month.

419-410-7193. ________________________

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SPACIOUS 2 BEDROOM DuplexWest Toledo. Hardwood Floors, New Paint Job, Great Vintage Feel! 2 bedrooms, both upper and lower unit available. Appliances included, garage available. Close to UT and Ottawa Park.

Cats OK. $530/ month. 2114 Wyndhurst.

Call Jim at 419-266-0842 ________________________ 2 BEDROOMS FOR RENT: Includes utilities: "Pre-determined amount usage." Furnished option.

Shared living w/separate entrance.

University of Toledo area. $330/month plus $120 deposit. Call 419-578-0306. ________________________ NEW

DUPLEX W. TOLEDO NORTH Haven, 2 bedroom spacious upper.

Bay windows, natural wood work, fire place, appliances, basement. Great neighborhood & location. $550, call 419-474-9062. _______________________

BEAUTIFUL 3 BED SINGLE family FOR RENT next to Toledo Hospital/Midwood Dr. Major updates w/new furnace, windows, carpet, fenced yar, 2-car garage, all new appliances. Call 419-460-4505 for an application to qualify! $900 month...CALL TODAY!! ______________________ HOUSE IN HOLLAND FOR RENT: Flexible tenant needed; 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bath, partially furnished. $1,500/ month; plus utilities. Call 419-902-9232. ________________________ CONDO FOR RENT: AIRPORT & BERNATH $800 per month, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, NO PETS; appliances included.

419-215-8526. ________________________ TOLEDO: 1748 SYLVANIA AVE. Ideal location. $400/month. 90-days FREE rent!!! Needs redecorating.

419-290-4791. ________________________ THE RENTAL/SALE of real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 as amended which makes it illegal to advertise "any limitation or discrimination."

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law.

Our readers are hearby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal housing opportunity basis. ____________

HELP

WANTED

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THERE HAS NEVER been a better time to start your own business, and you won’t find a better partner then AVON.” Open your door to unlimited earnings potential.

Contact Michelle/unit leader 419-902-3612 www.youravon. com/mdavis0327 _____________ MIRABELLA HAIR STUDIO: Just opened in Sylvania.

Currently seeking stylist. Commission or booth rental. For more information, contact Barbara at 419-593-0063. _____________ NEW

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Entrance located on the Ottawa Street side. Please apply in person. Questions call Liz Grosjean @ 419-724-4477 ________________________

VISTULA HERITAGE VILLAGE II 817 Michigan Ave. Is no longer accepting applications for Four Bedroom Apartments. The average wait for an apartment is one year or more

VISTULA HERITAGE II 817 Michigan Ave. Accepting Applications for One Bedroom Apartments Appliances and Utilities Included Rent Based on Income Applications by Appointment

419-246-0832 ATTENTION CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS. From home, flex hours, great pay; will train. Apply online ktpglobal. com OR 800-330-8446. ________________________ THE OMNI is looking for Entertainers: Mimes, Tarot readers, jugglers, stilt walkers, fire breather’s tumblers, etc. If you have a unique gift or talent we may want you call 419-535-6664 or email : omnineal@gmail.com ________________________ STYLIST/BARBER WANTED booth rental, Reynolds & Glendale area. Rent negotiable. Call Kelly at 419-810-6566. ________________________ THEATRE TECH STAFF NEEDED. The Toledo Rep is looking for some talented backstage volunteers to help with performances. Different levels of skill are acceptable. We need lighting & sound crew as well as running crew. Call Aggie at 419-243-9277. _______________________ NEW PRESTIGIOUS, UPSCALE salon & spa in Holland is looking for dedicated, talented, motivated, professional aestheticians, massage therapists, and nail technicians to join our team. Please call 419-866-1400 ________________________ STYLIST NAIL TECHS WANTED now. Franklin Mall area. Relaxed environment. Newly updated. Earned commission. Customer discount. Tells provided. (2) Two FREE weeks! Call Jim 419-575-4839. wheelerjim@AT&T.net. _______________________ LOOKING FOR A MORNING barrista Monday thru Friday 6:30 am -10 at Petit Fours Patisserie & Cafe, now located at 27 Broadway, at the Oliver House.

NATC-NURSING ASSISTANT TRAINING Center is now forming classes.

STNA Classes, MRDD Re-Certification, MRDD Certification, Med Pass Classes, CPR and First Aid Classes. For nurses: ACLS Classes, PALS Classes, NRP Classes.

Earn up to $18.00/hour. Online registration & payment available at www.natccare.com. 419-324-0488 ________________________

JAM SECTION Ads run for 2 issues and must be renewed after the two issues. You must be: advertising for band members or selling instruments under $200. Business related ads run for $20. Limit 20 words per ad; $0.40 per additional word. Log onto www.toledocitypaper.com or call 419-2449859 to post your ad!

GIG FINDER

DEUCES WILD: Check out

COUNTRY MUSIC GROUP, seeking

LOOKING TO BOOK DJ to play

looking for lead guitarist; Pearl Jam to Pink. Call Jack at 419-340-8068.

myspace.com/thebestdeuceswild or call Larry at 419-478-1498.

ass-moving music.Stop by Russ’ Lounge 5329 Dorr St. with play list and references. See Keith.

SHARE-A-CHURCH: Faith Commu-

FOR ALL YOUR TRAVEL and entertainment needs, please visit www.ytbtravel.com/silcox or please call 419-260-2544. ________________________

nity Church. Byrne and Arlington is looking for a congregation to share our air conditioning facilities. 419-385-3929.

DANCERS WANTED. No fees. Apply in person. 707 Matzinger or call 419-7268589.

No Experience required. Will train. ________________________

MUSICIANS SEEKING

UTILITY CONSULTANTS SERVICES -$500.00 a week or more Need 10 reps immediately to represent our company for the deregulation of natural gas. We offer weekly pay, free training, 100% company support Apply today Job tomorrow Call 419-724-6858 ________________________

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March 4 • March 17

WORKING MODERN COUNTRY MUSIC GROUP is seeking a female singer

who plays keyboard. Call 419-460-7112.

LUVTAXXX is looking for musicians.

517-486-3623. Ask for Shane.

MODERN ROCK SINGER needed for

cover band. Now auditioning. For more info. email JT6919@gmail.com DRUMMER WANTED for “all

volunteer senior orchestra,” at the Sylvania Senior Center. Must be available once per week for early afternoon performances and rehearsals. 419-474-5775.

LOOKING FOR BASS AND DRUMS.

Sing along tunes. Have practice space. Social Distortion. Drop Kick Murphy’s style.

419-509-7004.

male vocalist. Call 419-836-1081.

WORKING FEMALE SINGER BAND

FOR SALE

GUITAR: Son of Beast, never

used, still in box; all accessories.

12-watts, 6.5 design speakers; cables, bags & strap. Call 419841-5503.

KENWOOD 350 WATT AMP and (2) two POLK 6x9’s and 6 1⁄2 inch speakers. NEW in box!!! Paid $375, asking $250. 419-902-8277 ALVAREX ACOUSTIC GUITAR: excellent condition, leather strap and hard case included. $250 OBO. Nicole 419-205-5746.

MACKIE CFX 12 MIXER, with light in

case. Mint condition. $250.

419-474-1876.

LESSONS

FREE GUITAR LESSONS Rock, Blues, Country, all styles; 30 yrs. experience. Give me a call, what do you have to lose? 419-514-6097.

RENTALS BANDS, ARTISTS, MUSICIANS: Rehearsal practice art

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There is something for everyone. Venus slows down, clocks move forward, there is Friday the 13th, the full moon shines, Mars loses strength, and everybody is Irish!

— BY SUE LOVETT

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Your key word is “patience.” Go out to play on the 7th and 8th. Losing an hour’s sleep is easy. The full moon on the 10th shines on your good health.

Mars’ movement into the mellow sign of Pisces takes you to an early St. Patrick’s Day party on the 14th.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Accomplish

as much as possible before noon on the 6th.

Venus retrogrades then knocking some of the wind out of your sails. After the 9th you are asked to help with community affairs. Say “yes.” Plan an early St. Patrick’s Day party on the 14th.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Starting the

9th begin to concentrate of career issues.

The full moon on the 10th highlights your communication skills. Don’t miss the party on the 14th because you can do some profitable networking there. Watch your words on the 16th and 17th.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) On the 6th

and 7th you get good results at work and at play. You adjust slowly to the time change.

Watch your driving on the 10th’s full moon. On the 14th emphasis shifts to travel. If you are home that weekend, rest up for a spectacular party on the 17th.

LEO (July 23-August 22) There is a streak of luck for you on the 6th. Take time to take a chance. You have trouble with the time change on the 9th and with your budget on the 10th. You have no willpower so you start celebrating on Friday the 13th and keep going through St. Patrick’s Day. VIRGO (August 23-September 22) Make

a list of your unusual springtime goals. Put them into effect on the 8th. The full moon on the 10th is IN your sign putting you in the spotlight. A short trip on the 14th and 15th is fun. Host a St. Patrick’s Day luncheon or party on the 17th.

LIBRA

(September 23-October 22)

About noon on the 6th when Venus retro-

grades, you feel as if you are on a sky ride which stops suddenly in mid air. The full moon on the 10th returns you to the real world. Look at tax issues on the 14th. Enjoy a St. Patrick’s Day party on the 15th.

SCORPIO (October 23-November 21)

On the 5th set your schedule for the remainder of March. Some work shows up on the 7th and 8th. Pay closer attention to friendships on the 10th. Ignore Friday the 13th because on the 14th St. Patrick’s Day parties take over your life....thru the 17th.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 20) You are bored so on the 7th and 8th take

yourself away from reality physically or mentally. Pay attention to your career on the 10th.

From the 12th thru the 15th your values may be questioned. Save your strength for a really BIG party the 17th.

CAPRICORN (December 21-January 19)

Your family cooperates on the 5th and 6th and you work on your summer vacation plans. Go slowly the week of the 9th so you don’t bite off more than you can chew. Decline Friday the 13th party invitations but go out and about on the 14th.

AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18)

Four of the eight planets are IN your sign so you can bask in the light of Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Neptune. Mercury leaves on the 8th so you need to think more and work harder. Friday the 13th is not unlucky for you.

Slow down on the 14th.

PISCES (February 19-March 20) On the

6th Venus retrogrades in the financial sector of your chart. Exercise caution in spending.

After the 10th keeping secrets from your partner is impossible. You lived thru Friday the 13th last month and will do it again. Get set to party on the 17th.

Sue Lovett is available for personal astrology readings and private parties.

Visit her on the Web at www.suelovett. com or call her at 419-474-6399.

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ARTOMATIC 419- Let's Mingle The Ottawa Tavern in Uptown Toledo was bustling with music, dancing, mingling and networking at the Artomatic 419 fundraiser on February 20. The organization helps unite local creatives and arts enthusiasts, and their events allow local artists the opportunity to showcase their talents, new ideas, current projects, or artistic collaborations in the Toledo community.

Jim Johns of The Earth Science Foundation and Ashley Bell enjoy a night of mingling.

The crowd busts a move to nonstop musical entertainment.

Erica Gilson, Quinn Stanto, Eric Konieczny, Lauren Wagner and Brigette Sadowski support Artomatic.

Jessica Crossfiled and Lauren Pfund take a break from partying to smile for the camera.

Cynthia Ford, Steve Staffan, Michael Seay (VP of ACT), Sue HagueRogers, Lars Nordhausen, and Alex Rolfe pause for a group photo.

Brianna Paszykowski, Geoff Newton, and Michelle Lee of Tailford Mitchell.

2009 ADDY AWARDS Tyler Fortney, Natalie Stanley, Garret Bodette, and Michale Gump from BGSU.

Guests peruse the work of local firms in the ADDY entries exhibit.

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This year, they honored the best of the best marketing and advertising at the 2009 Addy Awards on February 26 at Owens Community College. Attendees enjoyed dinner, a presentation ceremony and perusing the exhibit of awesome ADDY entries.

FLS Marketing members and friends — (Top) Irene Bland, Ed Hunter, Jody Zink, Sandy Luetke, Mark Luetke. (Bottom) Kristi Polus, Bruce Yunker, Mary Chris Skeldon.

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