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Adams Street Publishing Co. It’s easy to spend a day in Ann Arbor just checking out the Art Fairs. But while the TCP staff’s up there, we almost must visit...

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CARILLON CHOCOLATES - FOR MY SWEET TOOTH Arts & Entertainment Editor: Emily Rippe (erippe@toledocitypaper.com)

THE BLUE NILE. GOT TO GET MY FILL OF ETHIOPIAN FOOD

Do the math 46 million people in the U.S. do not have health insurance. Our President has told us this through his campaign and first five months in office. Now Congress is considering a $1,000,000,000 dollar (over 10 years) health care plan. You think our elected officials could do the math.

In a large group health care plan it costs roughly $400-500 a month to insure 4-5 people. Or $49 billion a year or $497 billion over 10 years. This simple plan cost $503,000,000 ($503 billion) less than what congress is all excited about. I personally feel the Washington problem is “wall to wall” not “aisle to wall.” Majority seems like a major disappointment — D or R at end of their name makes no difference. Wake up Washington! Do you think they spend their own money this way?

If you like Washington’s thinking, then simply do nothing. If you think it’s time for Washington to shop out the best bang for the dollar, get your pen out and write. Write our Congressman, Senators and President letting those we elected know you can do the math.

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Best Yoga Studio As co-owners of Lotus Yoga Center, husband and wife, Gary and Michele Gross have been helping Toledoans fine tune the union of the mind and body since 1992. Gary Gross attended his first yoga class at age 16. “I’ve been teaching yoga for 28 years,” said Gross, and wife Michele has taught for 20 years. With a combined 48 years of teaching experience, it’s evident why TCP readers voted Lotus Yoga Center Best Yoga Studio 2008.

Lotus Yoga Center teaches strictly yoga, and offers classes for beginners through advanced; children through seniors. “Basically we teach all aspects of yoga. We cover the whole area,” said Gross. Lotus teaches traditional, classical, and contemporary forms of yoga, and concentrates on the five principles; posture, proper breathing, art of relaxation, mindfulness concentration, and balanced nutrition.

Six week sessions meet once a week for 1.5 hours, and four week sessions meet twice a week; though unlimited classes are also an option. According to Gross, the idea is for people to take what they’ve learned in their classes, and learn how to apply it in their everyday lives. “It’s a path of balance. What we’re exploring is a balance in our life,” said Gross.

Don’t worry about finding time for yoga with your hectic schedule; Lotus Yoga Center Gary Gross of Lotus Yoga is open seven days a week to accom- Center has been teaching yoga for 28 years. modate. They also offer specialty yoga classes such as yoga alignment, restorative yoga which concentrates on relaxation and stress management, meditation classes, and even a yoga philosophy class.

So go ahead. Relax, Toledo. There’s hope for every-body.

Lotus Yoga Center, 3307 N. Holland Sylvania Rd. #15, 419-885-1055 —KZ

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Lounging around

New home for ABLE

Jazz annex embodies long-lived culture

The Center for Equal Justice opens its doors

by Matt Cummings Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE), a non-profit regional law firm that provides legal assistance in civil matters to eligible low-income individuals and groups in western Ohio, turns forty this year. But that impressive milestone is not the only cause for celebration. On April 27, ABLE, along with its sister organization, Legal Aid of Western Ohio (LAWO), opened the doors of its new home, The Center for Equal Justice, a completely renovated building at 525 Jefferson Avenue, in Downtown Toledo.

ABLE/LAWO spent years in their long-time home in the Spitzer Building on Madison Avenue, but the layout of the building was not conducive to many clients who needed special assistance due to disabilities. With the offices of both organizations spread out over two floors, the frequent communication between offices was inefficient.

After moving to the new office in April, the folks at ABLE/LAWO are discovering the benefits of owning their own facilities.

“We’re already seeing savings on our utilities and some of the ancillary costs of ‘living’ in your own space,” said Director of Communications, Patti Robb. “And that money can then go back into our programs which is obviously where we need (to direct) funding the most in order to help more people. With the new building, we truly believe that we will be able to expand our reach in terms of helping others.”

The search for a new space began nearly a decade ago, Robb said. The idea didn’t occur to purchase their own building until they found nothing available for rent to fit their needs. When the Jefferson Avenue building came up for sale, their opportunity to streamline operations and to expand the firms’ reach seemed clear.

After estimating the costs of renovating the building, officials began a fundraising campaign that is still ongoing.

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Embracing the sights and sounds of the infamous Murphy’s Place, Downtown Toledo’s legendary jazz club, is the new J.Russell Lounge. The lounge, an annex of the jazz club, provides a beautiful river view with a “zen” atmosphere. Owners Clifford Murphy and Joan Russell opened the addition in an unused room at Murphy’s on Monday, June 29. “We wanted to maximize the space available and honor the jazz culture Toledo already has,” lounge manager Stacy Jurich said. “It’s definitely decorated differently from the club, but it attracts a combination of new and old visitors.”

The new Center at 525 Jefferson Ave. provides benefits to ABLE/LAWO, who now own their own facility.

With $5.88 million raised, the campaign is close to its goal of $6.1 million. The purchase and renovation has been funded entirely by private and foundation donations, including a Challenge Grant of $870,000 from the Kresge Foundation, a national foundation based in Detroit that “seeks to influence the quality of life for future generations through its support of nonprofit organizations.”

As ABLE/LAWO benefits from the new facilities, the community at large also benefits.

“We were very interested in things like sustainability of the Downtown area and to be environmentally responsible. We’re going for LEED certification, which is the recognized standard for measuring building sustainability. We’ve also established some green policies within the building,” Robb said.

The community response to the new facility has already been positive. “We’ve certainly seen a lot more walk-in clients,” she said. “The new facility gives us a real outward physical presence and it really helps people recognize who we are and what we do.” www.ablelaw.org , www.lawolaw.org, www.building4justice.org

Pillows on the floor provide seating, fresh air wafts in from the riverfront, and jazz music beckons guests to mingle and relax. Live music from Murphy’s Place can be heard along

Answer the call for help

Time for a cell phone upgrade? Think twice before tossing your hunky, Zach Morris standby. Sylvania’s Laluna Salon & Day Spa is accepting used cell phones for the YWCA’s Battered Women’s Shelter. The phones will be programmed to only dial 911 so that local domesticviolence victims can use the phones in case of emergency.

For more information about the YWCA programs, visit www.ywcatoledo.org. Laluna Salon & Day Spa, 5577 Monroe St., Sylvania. 419-885-8070/ www.lalunasalon.com.

—GS

Shoes for playtime

Instead of sending worn-out sneakers to landfills, Owens Community College’s Environmental Club sent over 2,200 shoes to the Nike Recycling Center in Wilsonville, Oregon, The center transforms shoes into basketball courts, tennis courts, athletic fields, running tracks and playgrounds.

Another 132 reusable shoes were donated to the Cherry Street Mission. Participating in Nike’s “Reuse-A-Shoe” program, Owens’ environmental club contributed to the nationwide collection of 22 million pairs of athletic shoes donated to build more than 250 sport surfaces around the world. For more info about the “Reuse-A-Shoe” program, check out www.nikereuseashoe.com, www.owens.edu/567-661-7421.

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with vintage jazz vinyl. “Artwork mindful of the jazz culture will be on the walls bringing it to the next generation,” Jurich said. Free wireless internet, happy hour specials, coffee and espresso drinks, and delicious homemade treats invite a younger crowd to experience the jazz aura.

J.Russell’s Lounge has gifts for sale with art and jewelry created by local artists. Kicking off the lounge opening are pieces created by artist Kat Zilcomo, a comanager of the lounge. Also, more than a thousand vinyl records will allow visitors to purchase the luxury of jazz tunes for home listening.

Visit this jazz sanctuary Monday through Friday at 5 p.m. and Murphy’s Place Monday through Saturday at 5 p.m. Live music begins at 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 151 Water St. 419-241-7732/www.murphysplacejazz.com.

—AL

Green thumbs, eyes, and ears

Arouse your senses with the sights, sounds, smells and textures of the new Sensory Garden at Simpson Garden Park in Bowling Green.

Attractions give visitors the opportunity to explore color walls of annuals, a scratch-and-sniff garden bed, and a waterfall. Tall grasses rustling in the wind enhance the sounds of the garden, complimenting the fragrances of flowers maintained by local master gardeners and other volunteers.

Sensory Garden welcomes those with limited mobility and abilities by being wheel chair accessible. Simpson Garden Park , 1291 Conneaut Ave. Free admission. 419-354-6223/ www.bgohio.org/departments/parkand-recreation.

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Sharing the fruits of labor

These days, even the First Family is harvesting their own home vegetable garden. With sustainability at the forefront of everyone’s mind, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur is proud to present the 1,000 Victory Garden Challenge.

The program is designed to provide food to others in a time of need as well as increase the aesthetics of the area’s landscape. The initiative is for members of the community to start their own fruit and vegetable gardens and share their excess produce with those in need. Register your garden at www.victoryinthegarden.osu.edu/ and help change a life.

—DW

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Yo’ website’s so ugly

We’ve all seen one — an ugly, outdated website that makes it’s owners wish that nobody examines it too closely. Toledo’s Neon Goldfish Marketing Solutions is tired of looking at those stale sites, too.

They are on the search for the worst looking Toledo area website for “The Ugly Website Contest.” Entries can by submitted by anyone, and are limited to family-friendly businesses through Friday, July 31. The winner will recieve a free revamped website, courtesy of Neana Goldfish. The person who submits the winning entry will receive an iPod! For contest details or to submit an entry, visit www.theuglywebsitecontest.com.

Smile, fido!

SylvaniaVET and the Memories Live On Animal Foundation want to know if your pet has what it takes to be a model. Their first ever Pet Photo Calendar Contest is currently accepting high-quality digital jpeg landscape-oriented photographs (at least 2400x3000 pixels) for a chance to get your furry friend featured in their upcoming calendar. be

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SylvaniaVET office at 4801 HollandSylvania Rd. in Sylvania and online at www.facebook.com/memoriesliveon.

The public can vote for their calendar picks in person or by email. The chosen cover model and top three vote winners will also receive cash prizes of $100, $75, $50 and $25 respectively. Is your pooch cute enough to be on the cover? Email petcalendarcontest@gmail.com or stop by the SylvaniaVET office for entry forms, rules and requirements. Submissions are due July 31.

A walk around T-town

The University of Toledo’s Urban Affairs Center is teaming up with the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library to help Toledoans explore our city.

Thursday’s from July 9 through September 17, the center will lead be free tours of Downtown Toledo from noon to 1 p.m. Kicking off with “In the beginning” on July 9, some of the Discover Downtown Toledo Walking Tours will include “View from the Rooftop”, “Panaramic Toledo” and “Uptown Downtown.” Rain or shine. Parking on Downtown Toledo streets is free between 11 a.m. 2 p.m. For tour details, visit http://uac.utoledo.edu.

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Bump up the volume

Musical chairs, T-Town style by Johnny Hildo Politics is a game of connections and positioning. Make that hip checks and flying elbows, as the ambitious and the self serving line up for upcoming appointments to coveted public offices.

Puff the magic dragon First came the surprise resignation of Mark Sobczak from Toledo City Council.

Since the Democrats have a seven-member majority on the remaining council, the replacement was sure to be a Democrat.

The best positioned D running for Council was Steve Steel, President of the Toledo School Board. Despite some rumblings that the Ds would use the opportunity to appoint a lesser known commodity for a leg up this fall come election time, Steel’s connections assured him the endorsement of the Ds Executive Committee, on which he serves. No other credible candidate even applied to Council for the appointment. By the time you read this, he will most likely be Councilman Steel, with minimal jostling and no high sticking penalties.

That orderly transitioning will all change after Steel resigns from the Board of Ed. There are no candidates on the D side who are well positioned for the opening. The two endorsed non-incumbents are Aji Green and Brenda Hill.

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The former is the protégé of a well-known local minister; the latter served on the Executive Board of the influential Toledo Federation of Teachers. The D Ex Comm has said it will decline to endorse either for the anticipated appointment.

How the remaining four Board members will vote is anyone’s guess. All are Ds, although Darlene Fisher was snubbed by the Ex Comm for endorsement during her re-election bid. Lisa Sobecki, Bob Vasquez, and Jack Ford are all beholden in one way or another to the TFT, but also need the support of large African American congregations. Fisher will most likely support some moth ball from her Urban Coalition constituency.

If the Board can’t decide, the choice leaves the Board’s hands and reverts to Probate Judge Jack Puffenberger.

Think that’ll stop the fur from flying?

Judge Puff ’s phone will be ringing off the hook as supporters of Hill and Green lobby, threaten and cajole. Sincerest good luck, Puff. We thinks you’ll need it.

You be the judge Speaking of judges, the recent passing of Appeals Court Judge William Skow will set off another set of bumps, thumps, and huffalumps. Skow’s position on the bench will be filled by the Democratic

Governor Ted Strickland, but you can bet he’ll get an ear’s full of advice on whom to appoint.

The appointee will most likely be someone with judicial experience.

Elbows are already flying, a seat on the Appellate bench being a cushy gig. That’ll be the least of the roughing penalties, though. If the appointment causes an opening on the Muni court, it’ll be Katie bar the door.

Current Muni bench candidate Ian English, husband of Clerk of Courts Vallie Bowman English, is best connected for the appointment. Which would force him to abandon his own race, leaving no endorsed D. The remaining D is fruit loop Mark Davis.

Would someone emerge in time to jump into the fray? Are recently failed candidates like Jim Bishop or Sam Nugent still lurking somewhere, sharpening their elbows and honing their blades?

It promises to be a very hot summer after all.

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Takin’ one for the Team One last thought on Sobczak. Speculation sez he resigned because of the difficult position of being Teamsters Veep while being asked to eliminate Teamster refuse collector jobs as a City cost saving measure. His publicly stated reason was that he had decided not to run for re-election and didn’t want to be a lame duck for the remainder of the year.

Which is exactly the reason given by that bastion of political savvy, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Be afraid, kidz.

Be very afraid.

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A night in the attic

Wednesday evenings heat up Adam St. by Laura Kruse with a mixture of Cajun and Creole creations by specialty chef Dave Pilcher.

Dubbed “Creole in the Attic,” the weekly event features booming New Orleans-style Zydeco music, $1.50 Bud Light draughts and a menu chock full of spicy specialties.

Take, for instance, the gumbo.

“The gumbo was the dish that got me started,” Pilcher said. And while the former Manos bartender admits that his made-from-scratch recipe has been a work in progress over the past six years, he has since discovered just the right blend to make you go “mmm.”

Beyond that chunky soup, the Big Easy-inspired menu also offers a fresh ahi tuna salad with sesame pepper vinaigrette, blackened portabella mushrooms atop fresh greens, black beans and rice a’la raoulle with andouille sausage or portabellas, a weekly special and, of course, the “Straight from the Bayou Crawfish Boil.”

Enjoy cajun delights inside and outside the Attic on Adams every Wednesday.

They say heat rises, and that’s certainly the case at the Attic on Adams every Wednesday night when the crawfish comes to a boil. Since May, the upper level establishment, above Manos restaurant, has been bringing the heat

Summer at Evans Street

Cool off from the summer heat with Tecumseh’s Evans Street Station. The fourth Thursday of each month features a theme cocktail party from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Enjoy a fresh drink at the Sangria Party on Thursday, July 23 or discover our neighbor state with Michigan Beer on Thursday, August 27. $25 includes drinks, appetizers, tax and gratuity.

Or, if you’d rather be cooking, experience the Summertime Grilling Cooking Class on Sunday, July 26 at 5 p.m. $50 includes recipes, fine food, wine or beer, and great company! Evans Street Station, 110 S. Evans St., Tecumseh.

517-424-5555/www.evansstreetstation.com.

Enjoy every bite

Experience the joy of eating one bite at a time with Slow Food Maumee Valley. In conjunction with the Toledo Zen Center, they will present a workshop on Oriyoki on Saturday, July 18 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Oriyoki is a liturgical sharing of a meal in a Zen monastery, and the transformative practice of mindful eating.

The day will include traditional Zen meditation, film viewing, and discussion. Participants are asked to bring a knife and cutting board, 3 nesting bowls, 4 large cloth napkins, a spoon, a mug, and a small spatula. Register by email, info@ToledoZen.org. All day $55 for nonmembers, $50 for members of SFMV or Toledo Zen Center, half day $30 for nonmembers, $25 for members. Toledo Zen Center, 6537 Angola Rd., Holland. www.toledozen.org.

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Wine & dine weekend

Wine and dine with cuisine prepared by nationally renowned chefs on Friday, July 17 and Saturday, July 18. Kicking off the weekend are two events at the Sawmill Creek Resort in Huron, Ohio. The Salmon Run Restaurant hosts chefs' seasonal dishes along with wine from Trinchero Family Estates on Friday at 5:30 p.m.

Reservations are $100. Also on Friday, at 6:30 p.m., flavors unite at the Mariner’s Club for a seven-course exclusive dinner. Tickets are $500 per guest with limited seating.

The finale is the 2009 Food & Wine

culinary

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[ wednesday, july 8 ]

Canning Classes

Learn techniques to preserve your garden harvest.

Toledo Farmers Market at the Erie Street Market, 237 S. Erie St. www.toledofarmersmarket.org. 419-255-6765.

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Organic Vegetable Gardening

Susan Muenzer would like to share some of the pleasures of growing your own veggies with you, going over "how to" advice, seed and plant sources, and planning.

Now is a good time to start preparing for a fall crop or for next spring. Susan is a landscape architect with Nilsson’s Full Service Landscape Company, Waterville Ohio. 419-862-3182. 6:30pm. Schedel Gardens and Arboretum, 19255 W. Portage River South Rd., Elmore. www.schedel-gardens.org.

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Wine Tasting with Uptown Vineyard

6:30pm. Uptown Vineyard invites you to taste five restaurant quality wines plus appetizers. $10. Please RSVP to: ty@uptownvineyard. com. Manhattans Restaurant, 1516 Adams Street.

Flown in live each week from Louisiana, the crawfish are boiled and “perfectly spiced” before being served alongside potatoes and corn. And, for vegetarians who want to let their taste buds take a trip down Bourbon Street, there are several meatless options on the menu as well.

With a true passion for Creole cooking, Pilcher was happy to connect with Attic on Adams general manager Misty Matthews, who was looking for something fun to add to the bar’s weekly schedule.

“It’s something different for Toledo, which is nice,” Matthews said. “I mean, where else can you find loud music and people ripping the heads off crawfish to suck out the juice?” The lady has a point.

Attic on Adams, 1701 Adams Street, Toledo.

Monday-Saturday 4pm-2am and Sunday 7pm-2am. 419-243-5350/ www.theatticonadams.com

Celebration, Saturday, July 18 at the Culinary Vegetable Institute in Milan. More than forty chefs show their culinary creations beginning at 4:30 p.m. Guests can participate in wine tastings from top vineyards, watch food demonstrations and the annual Star Chef CookOff. Tickets are $145 per person, $100 per person for groups of 8 or more.

All events benefit Veggie U, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving children’s eating habits, through science curriculums geared toward teaching students the basics of nutrition and sustainable agriculture. For more info visit www.veggieu.org/419-499-7500.

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and door prizes. $20 at the door. $15 in advance, call for tickets. Park Lane, 23rd and Collingwood.

419-255-4006.

Tastings at the Beer and Wine Cave Wednesdays 6-8pm, Thursdays 5-7pm. $10 beer, $15 wine. Beer and Wine Cave, 4400 Heatherdowns. www.toledomeatsandmore.com.

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Wine’d Down

5pm. The Park Lane Supper Club is hosting a business networking wine event for art minded individuals. All who seek to enhance their business portfolio may join to meet and greet individuals here in local Toledo and enjoy some American wine. The event also features live entertainment, local artists

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Leinenkugel's beers and Spanish wines.

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Great Divide and Two Brothers beers, California wines.

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Craft brews and French wines.

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Curry power

New South Toledo Indian eatery stands out by Jason Webber restaurants all over California. When asked how he ended up in Toledo, he just smiles and replies, “Long story.”

OK, we won’t press him on the matter. But here’s the story on Masala’s food—simply incredible. And, mind you, we’re picky about our Indian food around here.

Masala Cuisine of India offers authentic Indian cuisine with special menu for vegetarians and vegans.

Somewhere along the way, Indian cuisine went from being the food of choice for hipsters, and now is positively mainstream. Consider: Toledo now has at least three Indian-based restaurants within its limits. But fear not, foodies — Masala Cuisine of India is the real deal.

Tucked away in the plaza located at the intersection of Glendale and Reynolds, the restaurant’s modest exterior belies the outstanding food

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and service within. First impressions are everything, and Masala provides an unforgettable one — being greeted by the mouth-watering scent of curry and chutney, and by Masala owner Surjeet Singh, a nice chap with a firm handshake, friendly smile...and more than 25 years of Indian restaurant experience.

Singh opened Masala — his 13th restaurant — on Valentine’s Day this year. He came to Toledo after spending most of his culinary career operating

We started out by ordering the assorted appetizer plate ($6.99), which includes veggie and meat samosas, and veggie and chicken pakora. Tender, flaky, and created with just the right amount of spice, these samosas are a great way to break in those unfamiliar with Indian food. We also ordered aloot chat ($2.99), a traditional Indian, potato-based salad made with onion and tomato. We tried it on pieces of the naan (Indian flatbread), which were delivered in garlic, potato, and onion varieties. All were exceptional, though the onion-stuffed bread is probably the best of the bunch.

Vegetarians and vegans, rejoice — you have an entire page of the menu devoted to your dietary choice.

I ordered the shahi paneer ($9.99), a delicious blend of homemade cheese, nuts, and raisins (yes, raisins) swimming in a tangy stew of creamy tomato sauce.

Spoon it atop a bed of the flaky basmati rice that accompanies every order, and

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you will be happy. We also ordered the shrimp tandoori ($10.99), which is baked in Masala’s clay oven, and arrives at the table piping hot, sizzling, and wonderfully spicy and flavorful. On the advice of Mr. Singh, we also ordered the lamb passada ($11.99), listed on the ‘Chef ’s Specialty’ section of the menu. And it is a special dish, indeed —juicy hunks of lamb cooked in a rich, spicy cream sauce that wakes your mouth up.

Take-out boxes are almost guaranteed necessary at Masala, as portions are plentiful, but don’t leave without trying the gulabjamun ($2.99), a homemade ball of cheese soaked in a sweet and tangy nectar of honey sauce.

It’s perfect for those who say they don’t want something “too sweet” for dessert, but still want to enjoy a post-dinner treat.

Masala also offers an all-you-can-eat lunch buffet seven days a week. It will make your coworkers jealous if you go there without them. Altogether, Masala is a welcome addition to the Toledo culinary landscape, with excellent service, and food that does India proud.

Masala Cuisine of India, 1855 S. Reynolds Road, 419-724-0525. Hours: Mon.-Sat.: 11 a.m.

- 3 p.m., 5 p.m.- 10 p.m., Sun.: 11:30 a.m. 3 p.m., 5 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

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10 a.m. – 9 p.m., july 15-18 Wed-Fri, Sat 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The Ann Arbor Art Fair debuted in 1960 and since then has evolved and grown into one of Michigan’s main artistic showcases, attracting over 500,000 visitors each year.

Today the event is comprised of 4 award-winning fairs: the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, the original; the State Street Area Art Fair; the Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair; and the Ann Arbor South University Art Fair. Approximately 1,100 local and national artists will exhibit their work at this year’s fair.

Fair-goers will find art in all of its forms — sculpture, ceramics, painting, jewelry, glass, wood, fiber and photography — as well as an eclectic mix of musical entertainment featuring local and national musicians and live radio broadcasts. Children’s activity areas are scattered throughout the event in Imagination Stations to keep the younger set happy and occupied. (www.artfair.org)

ann arbor street fair the original LOCATION: On North University and Ingalls Mall located around the Burton Carillon Tower and the fountain.

meet an artist Mark Sudduth / GLASS :

Mark Sudduth attended the Cleveland Institute of Art, where he earned a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts degree. Glass didn’t particularly interest him until his second year, when he took glass blowing as an elective. “I ended up majoring in glass (with a minor in drawing) because it really clicked with me. There’s a whole technical side to learning to blow glass and learning to develop the skills and hand-eye coordination.”

One of the things early on that draws you into it,” he continues, “is the physical (aspect of) the blowing process. It’s hot and sweaty and you’re gathering molten glass out of the furnace, shaping it and blowing it.”

After graduation, Sudduth opened a private studio in Cleveland, where he lives.

He produces his work in groups or series.

A smaller series consists of pieces alike in

their size and shape. “I can produce 7 or 8 a day,” he says. Other bodies of work feature larger, monolithic objects.

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Telfair Museum of Art (Savannah, GA) and the Wustrum Museum in Racine, WI exhibit Sudduth’s work. He has won various awards and honors, including the Bruce Museum Excellence in Crafts, Greater Reston Art Center, Excellence in Contemporary Art and Special Mention for Crafts in the Cleveland May Show.

This year Sudduth is one of 20 firsttime recipients of a $20,000 Creative Workforce Fellowship from the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture, a Cleveland-based nonprofit.

Sudduth’s love for glass is as clear as the medium itself. “I love the reflection and transparency. It has qualities and physical properties that are unlike other materials.” www.sudduthglass.com

ARTIST DEMONSTRATIONS, Ingalls

Mall and North University: 12 artists demonstrate art at scheduled times throughout the Street Art Fair. Demonstrators include the Potter’s Guild, which has been involved with the Fair since its inception. For the complete schedule, please visit www.artfair.org.

BE A TV STAR, North University:

Gather your gang at the Community Television Network Booth and say “Hi!” to Washtenaw County on-air.

UP CLOSE WITH THE POTTER’S GUILD, Hill Auditorium steps: The Potter’s Guild, a 50-year partner of the Street Art Fair and one of the country’s best clay collectives, will be exhibiting its work as well as giving scheduled demonstrations throughout the Street Art Fair. www.toledocitypaper.com

TOWNIE STREET PARTY: MONDAY, JULY 13, 5:00-9:30PM, This is the

official opening event of the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, with lots of music, food, and fun! Come kick up your heels and break in your dancing shoes in preparation for the 50th Anniversary of the Street Art Fair. A terrific lineup of nationally known local musicians will launch the festivities, presented in partnership with The Ark: Bill Kirchen and the Hammer of the Honky-Tonk Gods, Third Coast Kings, and Michael Smith and the Cadillac Cowboys.

souvenirs The A2 Street Fair Art Fair the Original’s souvenir booth is located at the intersection of North University and Thayer. This year’s mementos feature the artwork of Nicario Jimenez, who created an artfair-themed retablo to commemorate the Original’s 50th year.

This year fairgoers can be both green and hydrated! For the first time, aluminum reusable water bottles will be offered in conjunction with the Street Fair (the Original) Zero Waste Initiative.

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The State Street Area Art Fair (SSAAF) is a nationally-recognized and award-winning fair that combines the talents of 315 artists along the vibrant streets of Ann Arbor’s campus area. The retail climate explodes with a host of merchant displays and food of all kinds as outdoor shoppers search for sales or relax while enjoying a beverage or meal amid the throngs of artist displays.

This is the SSAAF’s 42nd year and its success can be attributed to the State Street Area Association, a strong organization that welcomes and opens its street to artists working in many mediums, arriving from every state as well as throughout the world. This fair is also host to the Ann Arbor Fiber Arts Guild, and their colorful wares can be found at a double booth at the intersection of State and North University streets.

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The merchandise tent on State Street near William has commemorative T-shirts, mugs, bags, posters, water bottle clips and more.

Right next door is the State Street Area Art Fair Print Tent featuring exhibitors’ prints, posters and note cards on sale for much less than the original.

meet an artist Todd Richter / METAL :

Todd Richter is hard pressed to describe his craft. “It’s welding, some fabricating....” His voice trails off. We decide that the single word “metal,” will suffice, although Richter’s pieces are so much more than that. Made from stainless steel, his work is not so much functional as it is unique and decorative. Richter says, “At a certain point in making art, I decided that I wanted to make art for other people, and I wanted to make art that could go in a house or a business that wasn’t necessarily toned down or lacking excitement just because it was going into someone else’s home or business.

He continues, “I like to provide new and exciting things to ‘decorate’ with. Part of my success is because I was sick of making art that only I could understand. I wanted to make art that everybody, like kids and someone’s grandma, could like, that maybe they were drawn to by some sort of hidden property that only I could capture in it.”

Richter grew up surrounded by family members who dabbled in the arts, but says none of them were “officially” artists, except for an uncle who was an accomplished oil painter. Nonetheless, the creative atmosphere must have rubbed off on him.

He graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a Master’s in Fine Arts in printmaking.

Richter’s final exhibit at Eastern was in printmaking, which was (ironically) funded by his job in a machine shop.

A surprising career boost occurred when a university committee walked through the show and chose some of the prints to be installed in a new Health and Human Resources Building. After that, Richter began turning more of his attention to metal. “I was pretty much self-taught in welding. I didn’t go to school for metal sculpture at all.” Richter uses a variety of tools, including a plasma torch, which uses air and electricity to make marks or “draw” on the metal, a hand grinder, which gives the metal a brushed appearance, and an acetylene torch. Of the medium, he says, “I’m inspired by the metal itself, the colors you can get out of it, the properties and even the physical properties of how you work with it,” adding, “I like design and applying all your talent to a specific problem.”

The TRA Gallery in the Michigan Design Center carries Richter’s work, and he exhibits at various art fairs throughout the Midwest.

DON’T FORGET, Fairgoers need to be prepared for changes in weather. While early morning might be sunny and cool, any July day can become unbearably hot by mid afternoon, and showers and storms have also been known to kick up without much warning. Remember to bring: •Sun block •Water •Umbrella •Tote bags •Snacks •Extra clean t-shirt •Flip-flops if you’re wearing closetoed shoes (or close-toed shoes if you’re

wearing flip-flops)

•Travel-sized tissues •Aspirin and/or asthma/allergy meds

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ann arbor summer art fair LOCATION: This year the Guild has 375 artists in the AASAF, who will be placed in two locations: 1) The campus section on State Street from South University to William, and 2) The downtown section on Main Street from William to Huron and Liberty Street from Ashley to Fifth Avenue.

meet an artist Sharon Donovan / JEWELRY/METALS :

Sharon Donovan’s attraction to her medium began at birth. Even the “artist’s statement” on her website claims, “Born, attracted to shiny objects, soon discovered jewelry.”

“I can remember being in my mom’s arms and playing with her earrings and driving her crazy” laughs Donovan, “By 10 I was trying on my own... even my Barbie doll had jewelry.”

Donovan’s formal training began with a 6month stint working for a local artist (Nels Nelson) where she learned the basic skills (sawing, filing, soldering), followed by two metal-smithing classes at Eastern. In 1992, she began exhibiting at shows and later met a member of the Florida Society of Goldsmiths (FSG). She has attended FSG-sponsored workshops yearly and through these workshops has learned the more advanced techniques of metal-smithing.

Bold and feminine, Donovan’s work features fabricated precious metals and semi-precious stones, which are then woven with beads and pearls. Drusy quartz, for instance, a stone often used in her pieces, is bonded with titanium in a vacuum chamber with argon gas, then zapped with electricity at a specific voltage to produce particular colors.

When Donovan has a design in mind, she first draws it on paper and then glues it directly to a sheet of metal. Gold is then soldered onto it. Smaller pieces can be done fairly quickly, but a piece like the Treasurehouse Bracelet for example, took 500 hours to make. Made specifically for the book The Art of Beadwork, (Valerie Hector) it is based on a picture of a Japanese lantern (“I took two main elements from the lantern and repeated them”).

As with any artist, Donovan’s work has changed immensely over time. She says “the process of listening to customers asking me what they wanted” inspired the evolution and perfection of her craft. In addition to The Art of Beadwork, she is also featured in 500 Beaded Objects, published by Lark Books, and in Masters Beadweaving (for which only 36 people were chosen from all over the world).

souvenirs Visitors love to collect mementos from the fair, and this year the Summer fair souvenir booths are on Main Street at Liberty and on State at South University. Attendees can find T-shirts, tank tops, water bottles, tote bags, magnets and posters featuring the imaginative artwork of toymakers Simon & Joy Tarasiewicz (Booth D329 on Main Street). And the always popular Cooleroos (the best way to stay cool in the summer heat) can be found at the Main Street souvenir booth.

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meet an artist Chuck Wimmer / DIGITAL ART :

Digital artist Chuck Wimmer was born in Budapest. To quote Wimmer’s written words, “The Danube River runs through that fine city dividing it into Buda and Pest. Few have ever doubted which side I was born on.” He goes on to write that he “gave up real castles and true confectionery shops to move to Cleveland.”

Wimmer attended Kent State, graduated from the Cooper School of Art, and earnestly set out on a career in illustration. After first serving as a studio principal, he took the plunge and dove headfirst into freelancing (or what he calls a “happy unhousebroken state”), which gave him the freedom to pursue his one, true passion — drawing. Wimmer uses an electronic pen (i.e., a stylus or input device), which is much more sensitive than a mouse. He says that the difference with his work is that he draws the original on the computer screen, so that there is no tangible piece until it is printed. The images are eventually published as high-resolution Giclee prints. All of Wimmer’s pieces are originals, not scanned reproductions, and each edition is a first generation rendering.

Most of Wimmer’s images are flat, frameable pieces, although he has recently begun drawing for skateboards and even a surfboard.

The animal and natural world provide much of Wimmer’s subject matter and drawings range from simple figures to more fleshed out pieces with dense,

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south university art fair LOCATION: On South University between Washtenaw and Tappan and on adjacent East University Ave and Church Street.

lush backgrounds (see Fins, Fur and Feathers on his website). A stand out is the satirical series “Corporate Lessons.” One image titled “Senior Management Team,” depicts the artist’s version of “See no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil.” Another image called “Moving Forward,” depicts an unhappy little figure sitting on an elephant. The viewer gets the picture so to speak.

Wimmer was commissioned to create this year’s South University Art Fair poster, so his work cannot only be bought in its original state, but also can be found on Art Fair t-shirts, mugs and other items. His latest endeavors and offerings can be found at www.loftprints.com.

souvenirs The South University Art Fair souvenir booth is located at the intersection of South and East University streets. This year’s poster and T-shirt design by Chuck Wimmer from Cleveland, Ohio, entitled “?” will be featured on an extensive line of merchandise including T-shirts (white, red and black), magnets, water bottles, posters and tote bags.

HONEYCOMB CEREAL is hosting the children’s area this year including the awesome Hive! Kids can play in the Honeycomb Arcade, try the Sweet Table Maze tabletop game, and use Bee Yourself Digital Video Interaction!

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Now playing at the Ohio Theatre

Food fight

Food, Inc. uncovers flaws in the food system by Katey Rich Food, Inc. PG, 93 minutes,★★★★ We live in an age of unprecedented concern about our food. The food pyramid is constantly being revamped.

Local greens are fetish-ized to an almost religious degree. Even the First Family is tending an organic garden on their lawn.

Despite booming profits at McDonald’s and pervasive ads for junk food aimed at children, it seems like everyone knows about the dangers of high-fructose corn syrup, grain-fed beef and non-organic milk.

If you know all this already, you might find Food Inc. to be a bit of a rehash.

A well-executed mash-up of Fast Food Nation and The Omnivore’s Dilemma that restates the argument that the industrial food system is, in effect, killing us, there are some benefits to the cinematic approach. From the striking graphs and charts to the vibrant presence of interviewees who could not have been captured nearly so well on the page. It’s clear that director Robert Kenner shares the same passion for real food that Fast Food Nation author Eric Schlosser and Omnivore author Michael Pollan touted in their books. Food Inc. can sit comfortably next to those revered tomes. But if you have them both on your bookshelf, don’t feel surprised if you come away from Food Inc. feeling like you’ve learned nothing new.

To his credit, Kenner builds an entertaining and swift film around his complex argument, which spans scenarios from a woman whose Through a series of scenarios, Kenner's story is a wake-up call toddler died from likened to The Omnivore's Dilemma and Fast Food Nation. eating E. coli-tainted beef

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to Joel Salatin, a colorful, deeply devoted Virginia farmer whose organic chicken and beef inspires customers to make the four-hour drive to his Shenandoah Valley farm. Kenner starts as Pollan does in his book — with corn. Modified by scientists, morphed into every foodstuff imaginable and even fed to cows, who are by nature grass-eaters, corn has become the backbone of a food system that treats crops as a manufactured product, not a natural phenomenon. Kenner neatly sums it all up using a striking visual metaphor: a meat substitute meant to kill the E. coli found in the stomachs of cows fed only corn, made of corn and packaged as perfectly square, pure white clumps.

Yes, that’s called food.

Kenner also one-ups Pollan, and continues the work done by Schlosser, by examining the human toll from this ridiculous system. Chicken farmers kept in permanent debt by companies like Tyson and Purdue, the companies which pick up the poorly kept chickens to be pressed into nuggets and other unrecognizable foodstuffs; and everyday families like the California foursome who are forced to spend less on groceries — therefore buying fewer fresh foods and more junk — in order to pay for the father’s diabetes medicine. No story is as heartbreaking, though, as that of Barbara Kowalcyk, the mother who lost her toddler son after

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For film buffs who love catching the latest releases on the big screen, but could live without the outrageous price of a movie ticket, the Historic Ohio Theatre provides a perfect solution. Every first and third weekend of the month, the theatre screens new movies entering their second run, with tickets at just $3 a piece.

While it may not be opening night, movie lovers don’t have to wait until their flick comes out on video to enjoy it. The Ohio Theatre brings in the new Star Trek movie during the third weekend of July, beginning at 7:15 p.m. Friday, July 16 and Saturday, July 17 and starting at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 18. For more info, 419-241-6785. The Ohio Theatre, 3114 Lagrange St. —ER feeding him a store-bought hamburger that was infected with E. coli. Her plight is a strong wake-up call, a reminder that while some of us live with the state of our food, others are dying as a result of it.

Not quite a true polemic, and building slowly to a heady steam of outrage, Food Inc. is a call to arms that pulls you in slowly, until you’re convinced you will never eat another french fry that you didn’t see cooked with your own eyes. With a similar effect that Fast Food Nation, Omnivore’s Dilemma and other books and articles have had on millions of readers, Food Inc. can help spread the message that our food system needs a serious overhaul. Maybe individual ticket buyers — and eschewing popcorn — will be another small step in the right direction.

Food, Inc. opens Friday, July 17 at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor.

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Bookin’ it

Reading isn’t just a grade school subject; it’s a beloved pastime. The branches of the ToledoLucas County Public Library want to help you get back into the habit of reading. July offers three adult book discussion groups. The Kent Branch hosts an adult book discussion for Little Black Girl Lost 4 by Keith Lee Johnson on Monday, July 13 at 6:30 p.m., the Sanger Branch hosts a discussion for the mystery novel, Bones to Ashes by Kathy Reichs on Monday, July 13 at 7 p.m., while the Oregon Branch hosts a book group for A Boy’s Journey Through the Great Depression by Jack Paquette on Tuesday, July 21 at 9:30 a.m. If you like to read, or remember how much you used to like to read, it’s a good time to open up a book again. For more info, www.toledolibrary.org.

Reading pays off

The Foundation at Monroe County Community College recently announced that it has received an $18,000 grant to host The Big Read in Monroe County, taking place March and April 2010. The Foundation at MCCC is one of nearly 300 nonprofits — including arts, culture and science organizations — to receive the grant.

The Big Read gives communities the chance to come together to read, discuss and celebrate one of 30 selections from U.S. and world literature. The Big Read Monroe 2010 will focus on The Bridge of San Luis Rey and Our Town by Thornton Wilder.

The Big Read, celebrated nationwide between September 2009 - June 2010, is sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts (a public agency established by Congress in 1965) is

We’re off to see The Wiz

The Toledo Repertoire Theatre revisits the land of Oz with a musical adaptation of Frank Baum’s masterpiece, running July 9-12 at the 10th Street Theatre. Simply called The Wiz, the play features the talents of young thespians, ages 14-19. In this version, Dorothy’s adventures in Oz have been set to music in a dazzling, lively mixture of rock, gospel and soul. It’s the story you already know and love, but with a few surprises for today’s theatergoers. Performances start at 7 p.m. Thursday Saturday, Sunday matinee starts at 2:30 p.m. $10 adults, $5 children.

Toledo Rep, 16 10th Street. 419-243-9277/ www.toledorep.org.

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dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, bringing the arts to all Americans, and providing leadership in arts education. For more information, www.arts.gov.

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Got books? The photos do

Find a quiet spot to relax and read this summer. Photographer entrants in Holland Branch Library’s “Got Books?” photo contest need to capture subjects reading or being read to. Photos can be entered via e-mail starting Monday, July 20 and will be displayed at the Holland Branch Library. Winners will receive prizes and have photos published in the Holland Journal. For more information and official rules, visit the Holland Branch Library, 1302 S. McCord Rd. 419-259-5240/www.toledolibrary.org.

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Troupe for the earth

A local group of young thespians hopes to spread a message of eco-friendliness as it performs a show for a targeted audience Thursday, July 9. Sylvania’s Traveling Theatre Troupe (sponsored by the Sylvania Community Arts Commission) will sing, pantomime and act out scenes about saving the earth’s natural resources to a group of 40 from the Sylvania Youth Conservation Corps. The cast consists of 13 area students (ages 10-13) from McCord, Timberstone, Ottawa Hills, Arbor Hills and St. Joe’s Sylvania Junior High, all who have been working under the direction of Irina Zaurov to create a show revolving around “going green”. For more info on the troupe’s productions, call 419- 517-0118. —ER

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The naked truth

Living history

Local nude models reveal it all by Matt Cummings

Remembering Edrene Cole

by Matthew Desmond history of Toledo’s African-American community is deeply interwoven with the history of Toledo itself, and few people have better exemplified the connection than Edrene Cole.

The late teacher, educator and local historian will be honored with the establishment of the Edrene Cole African American Oral History Collection at the ToledoLucas County A nearly $12,000 grant will fund the Edrene Cole African Public Library’s American Oral History Collection Art Tatum at Kent Branch.

African American Resource Center. The Tatum Center, located at the library’s Kent Branch, 3101 Collingwood Blvd., has provided historical and cultural information on the African American experience in Northwest Ohio since 1989. With the help of a nearly $12,000 grant from the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Tatum Center provides a valuable new resource, the Cole Collection.

It is fitting that Edrene Cole, who died in 2007 at the age of 75, should be memorialized in this way; so much of her life was dedicated to the study and preservation of her community’s history. A lifelong Toledo resident, Cole graduated both from Scott High School and the University of Toledo.

At UT, Cole earned both a bachelor’s and masters degree. Her 1972 thesis, Blacks In Toledo, was the foundation of a Toledo Oral History project, which sought to document local Black History through interviews and photographs. Cole was a teacher and administrator in the Toledo Public Schools for more than 30 years, tirelessly dedicated to the education of the city’s youth during a period when that task grew ever more difficult.

The IMLS grant will allow the Tatum Center to continue the spirit of Cole’s Toledo Oral History Project. Center officials and University of Toledo assistant professor Willie L. McKether, phD, will work to collect and preserve the stories both of African Americans born and raised in Toledo and the surrounding area, and of those who came here in the great migrations of the early and mid-twentieth centuries.

McKether, an assistant professor of anthropology, has been collecting oral histories for the university’s project for some time. He is excited to be able to extend this work to the library system.

“I can think of no better way to honor Mrs. Cole’s memory than through a collection that seeks to document African American life in Toledo, and to make that information available to the public in a variety of formats,” said McKether.

When completed the Edrene Cole Oral History Collection will consist of some twenty profiles, available to the public both at the Main Library, Kent Branch, and at www.toledolibrary.org.

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People get naked for lots of reasons: for hygiene, for bed, for money, for love. But a growing handful of folks across Toledo are disrobing for a different reason — art.

For thousands of years, artists have been trying to capture singularly expressive qualities of the human form; the most effective way to do this has been to directly observe the body using models. Nude models.

Paul Geiger, a local artist and drawing instructor who hosts a weekly figure drawing class, says that drawing from a nude model is indispensable for an artist trying to develop his or her craft.

“There isn’t an object out there,” he said, “that’s as complicated as the human form. There’s no better agent to express the human condition.”

You’re concentrating so much on being creative and interesting, on doing what the artists want, and then holding it, it doesn’t give you any time to think about the fact that you’re naked.”

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But nudity makes people uneasy. In 2002, Attorney General John Ashcroft demanded that a large $8,000 piece of fabric be draped over the exposed breast of the “Spirit of Justice” statue located in the U.S. Justice Department. Scandalized by depictions of Deborah Budd's nude female models celebrate their bodies through art. nudity in Michelangelo’s painting of the “Last Judgment” on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, officials of the Catholic church ordered For Heldt and Lyons, and many other nude models in the figures to be “fig-leafed”. the area, this has been life changing.

Greg Heldt, who’s been working as a nude model for Deborah Budd, owner of Avalon Arts, is a photographer more than two years and who got his start modeling in who, for the last year, has been creating nude portraits of Geiger’s studio, says it’s unfortunate that people find clients. She sees a similar empowerment coming into the being naked and depictions of nudity to be somehow lives of the women she has worked with. morally wrong.

“While fine art photography is great, and it’s something “It’s liberating and very casual,” he said. “People are often surprised to learn that not only is nude modeling not difficult, but it’s empowering."

Comfort in the buff Mandy Lyons was introduced to nude modeling four years ago, and since then she’s become very at ease with her body, on and off the modeling podium.

“You get comfortable being completely naked,” she said. “You’ll find yourself standing there completely nude having a conversation with the artist. It just becomes so natural, and it’s liberating to break down those barriers.”

And the barriers, she says, are not innate.

“People are socialized to feel uncomfortable about nudity,” she said, “and I think it’s because nudity has become hypersexualized. Some people find it difficult, maybe impossible, to see a naked person as anything but a sexual object. And, while the human body certainly can be sexual, it’s also aesthetically beautiful.”

I appreciate as a photographer,” she said, “the reason I keep doing these nude portraits is that something much larger, a sense of freedom and complete self-acceptance, happens outside the photography. Sometime during the three or four hour shoot, starting with the model in a T-shirt and ending with nothing, slowly evolving through different poses and emotions, there’s a release that happens, something psychological, emotional, and spiritual that ends in this glorious celebration that the model has about who she is and how she looks.”

With art, this release occurs in both male and female nude models alike.

“I wish everyone could experience it,” Heldt said.

“There’s real intimacy involved that is hard to find in other activities. To look at a finished sketch or painting and to recognize yourself in it — it’s kind of a metaphysical experience.”

Check out Deborah Budd's photography at www.deborahbudd. com. For more information on Paul Geiger’s Figure Drawing Class, 419-243-4944.

For both Heldt and Lyons, being naked is only a small, superficial part of nude modeling.

“This is a really physically demanding job that requires creativity and patience,” Heldt said. “It’s a discipline. We don’t just go up there and stand with our arms at our sides. It’s our job to manipulate our bodies to display different contours and different views to all the artists in attendance.”

Lyons agreed.

“The most difficult part isn’t the fact that you’re naked,” she said. “After two minutes, that’s not even a thought anymore.

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Walk this way Buy indie in Ypsi Lurking behind Michigan’s main summer arts event (the Ann Arbor Art Fairs) is Ypsilanti’s Shadow Art Fair — a juried show focusing on homegrown Washtenaw County creativity. Twice a year, once in July and again in December, the Shadow Art Fair, founded by the Michigan Design Militia, is a great place to meet community artists and support the local scene. Join 40 area artists on Saturday, July 18 as they share their funky clothes, accessories, paintings, photographs and music. Featuring Found Magazine’s Davy Rothbart, David Fischer of Dexter Glass, Matt Bradish from Underground Sounds, Amanda Edmonds from AMEPIX and more. Noon-midnight. Corner Brewery, 720 Norris St., Ypsilanti. For more info, www.shadowartfair.com.

Start monkeying around Monkeys and apes have been a topic of interest to artists for centuries, with depictions ranging from serious to humorous, entertaining to thought-provoking. With this 150th anniversary year of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species upon us, it’s time to explore simian symbolism through the ages. The Toledo Museum of Art’s latest exhibit, “Monkey Business” features a variety of monkey-inspired pieces — an ancient Egyptian Canopic jar lid depicting Hapi the baboon-headed god; a medieval manuscript bordered with a blue winged monkeys; a cut glass Libbey pitcher engraved with social commentary on Darwin; and a mischievous monkey created by Picasso.

Runs through August 30. Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St. 419-255-8000/www.toledomuseum.org.

Tweet meet Texting all Toledo Tweeters — Friday, July 10 is the first ever Tattooleetup: A Tattoo & Arts Event Gone Twitter at 20 North Gallery. Sponsored by TOLeeps — a group dedicated to helping local Twitter users connect offline — Tattooleetup features the talents of area tattoo artists, musicians and performing artists. The

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event is a perfect opportunity for Tweeters aching to get real tattoos, but temporary body art will also be available.

TOLeeps is a Twitter group of 30+ members who discuss Toledo’s arts and entertainment scene at www.toleeps.ning. com. 5-10 p.m. Free.

20 North Gallery, 18 N. St. Clair. For more info, check out TOLeeps on their Twitter site.

Kende’s mystical paintings Just 15 miles east of Toledo lays one of northwest Ohio’s best kept secrets — Schedel Arboretum and Gardens in Elmore. Throughout the year, guests can roam the 70+ acres featuring the lowland habitat, a green house, and a Japanese garden. While the nature experience is incentive enough to visit, artists are often invited to display their work. Toledo artist Ivan Kende exhibits his textured acrylic and pastel paintings at the garden’s Brown Reception Building through Saturday, August 15. “[My work] is really a mix between realism and extraction,” Kende said. “You always know you’re looking at a figure or landscape, but then again it’s not really what it appears to be. That’s where the mystery comes in.”

An opening reception runs Sunday, July 12 from 2-4 p.m. Meet and greet the artist, indulge in light refreshments and enjoy the artwork. Schedel Arboretum and Gardens, 19255 West Portage River South Rd., Elmore.

419-862-3182/www.schedel-gardens.org. For more info on Ivan Kende, www.ivankende.com.

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Put on your walking shoes because Thursday, July 16 the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo again presents its Arts Zone/Warehouse District Third Thursday Art Walk from 6-9 pm.

In addition to 20 North Gallery, Sur St. Clair, The Little Gallery, Bozarts Fine Art and Music Gallery, Olive Street Studios, Studio 356, Bartley Lofts Lobby, Hannon’s Block Building, Secor Artist Studios, The Ford Gallery, Truth Art Gallery and the Collingwood Art Center, this month the Art Walk features three community-conscious galleries that are sure to put a spring in your step.

MMK Gallery, a charity gallery with portions of proceeds from each exhibition going to a charitable organization, features an exhibition of works by Kan Du Studio. Kan Du’s mission is to unite people with disabilities, giving them the chance to express, communicate and connect with the community through the arts. Using materials and products recycled from the community, Kan Du’s artists engage in self advocacy, generate individual income from creating art, discover self worth, and gain new appreciation for peers.

Art exhibited at MMK SouthWing Gallery, located at the historic Gallery features works by Oliver House, features the Opening of FISH, an Kan Du Studio. exhibit by 40 artists in the ACGT's Young Artists At Work program (YAAW) in collaboration with North Coast Theatre’s performance of the brief play “Frankenfish!” at 8 p.m.

A relative newcomer to the downtown art community, Madhouse Gallery, on the corner of Jackson and 13th, presents its “Produce Produce” show highlighting the work of Steve Mockensturm. Depicting nature’s seed-bearing structures, “Produce Produce” is the latest series of delicious and sensuous paintings from this artist.

Stop by the Bartley Lofts for a celebration with three award-winning artists. The party features work by Marcie Sigrist, Carole Lantz and Julie Webster. Live music by Bryan Sigrist, light refreshments and escorted tours of model units available. 6-10 p.m. Bartley Lofts, 745 Washington St. For more info, www.acgt.org.

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events friday 10 Shrines and Alters Opening, 6-9pm. This multimedia exhibit highlights the objects and images artists create to enshrine, memorialize, honor, adulate, activate, assuage, and protect. Two Ohio artists are in the exhibit. Takeshi Moro (Bowling Green) and Dan Hernandez (Toledo). The Gallery Project, 215 S. Fourth Ave., Ann Arbor, Through August 16.

Salon des Refusés Opening, 6-9:30pm. The Salon des Refusés show, a long standing and well loved Toledo tradition for many years is an exhibit for art not accepted by the Toledo Area Artists Exhibition held each year in the Toledo Museum of Art. Parkwood Gallery, 1838 Parkwood Ave. Through August 21.

Mack Howard Walton / Paula Fullilove Exhibit Opening, 6-9pm. The show features different media

by Mack Howard Walton and sculpture by Paula Fullilove. Through August 5. The Truth Gallery, 1811 Adams Street.

saturday 11 Wild Wetlands Opening, 12-5pm. Photographer David Fitzsimmons, recently named one of five Sigma Pros in North America, provides a close-up photographic journey into shallow waters. A walk through the exhibit will allow visitors to see wetlands in an exciting new way. Travel muddy marshes and vital vernal pools to view wetland wildlife up close.

National Center For Nature Photography, Secor Metropark. 10,001 W. Central Avenue.

thursday 16 Art Zone/Warehouse District Art Walk, 6-9pm.

Browse affordable artwork from local artists and get to know the art zone along with the artists themselves. Free, 419-254-ARTS. www.acgt.org.

Downtown Warehouse District.

2445 Monroe St. 419.255.8000 www.toledomuseum.org

Review / Preview Reception, 6-9pm. Review / Preview is a show consisting of paintings, ceramics, jewelry and sculpture, featuring the local, regional and international artists who have been the core of 20 North’s exhibitions over the past seventeen years — as well as a preview of artists to be featured in the up-coming 2009 - 2010 season. 20 North Gallery, 18 N. St. Clair Street

it’s friday July 10 Features Glass Flower and Flameworking sessions, R & B and jazz by It's Essential, hands-on workshops, and featured local glass artists Mary Ellen Graham. John Sutton and Randy Kuntz. Open until 10pm. Admission is free, a fee applies for some activities.

friday 17 The Artless Arts of Zen, 7-9pm. In this kick off to the Toledo Zen Center Summer Arts Workshop series, Rinsen and Do’on will offer a free public lecture on the Artless Arts of Zen. www.ToledoZen.org. 7-9pm.

Toledo Zen Center at Shobu Aikido of Ohio, 6537 Angola Rd., Holland.

exhibitions [ ongoing ] Athena Art Exhibit, The Athena Art Society is one of the two oldest women’s professional art organizations in the country. It was founded in 1903, at the original Toledo Museum of Art. The exhibit includes 41 works with a wide range of mixed media such as water color, acrylic, ceramic, gouache, fused glass pastel over lithograph, oil, and gouache/ink resist. www.schedel-gardens.org. The Trellis Gallery - Schedel Arboretum and Gardens, 19255 W. Portage River South Road. Through July 12.

Terrific Teens, Through a compilation of historic artifacts, such as old yearbooks and photographs, young adult life in Northwest Ohio is revisited as attendees are able to view the evolution of teenage experiences through the years. The exhibit is a collaborative effort with Owens, Bowling Green High School and the Wood County Historical Center and Museum. 567-661-2721. www.owens.edu.

Walter E Terhune Gallery, Oregon Rd., Northwood.

Through July 18.

Mark Matthews leads a glassblowing workshop and presentation at TMA. The Long View, The exhibit includes some 50 works from Herral Long’s private collection and photos shot during his career at The Blade.

Downtown Library, 325 Michigan. Through July 29.

Flowers from Rome, The exhibit features watercolor paintings with floral imagery by Gary Bukovnik. Paula Brown Gallery, 912 Monroe St. Through July 30.

Art by Bob Beach, Bob, known and regarded for his original stylized serigraphs, describes his new work as “combining transparent watercolor techniques with traditional opaque oil painting techniques, throwing in collage elements for good measure”. www.perrysburgarts.org. Perrysburg Municipal Courthouse, 300 Walnut St., Perrysburg. Through June 30.

The (un)Stable Artists of Flatlanders Exhibition, Features work by James Freeman, Michael Joseph, Denise Keeley, Nathan Longsdorf, John Leyland, Margo McCafferty, Tom Rudd, Kenneth M. Thompson, and Mark Wagar. Flatlanders Art Gallery, 11993 E. US 223, Blissfield. Through September 6.

July 17 Enjoy free glassblowing demonstrations, Glass Flower and Flameworking sessions, music from Shane Piasecki, a wine tasting, tours and hands-on activities.

Open until 10pm. Admission is free, a fee applies for some activities.

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ongoing exhibitions Monkey Business, On this 150th anniversary year of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, come explore simian symbolism through the ages. Through August 30.

Prints of Pop II: The Art of Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, Sir Eduardo Paolozzi collected old magazines, comic strips, consumer products and advertisements. This lifelong obsession supplied him with the imagery that he used in the over 160 graphic works in this exhibition. Located in the Works on Paper Galleries. Through September 6.

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Tarot Card Readings, Liz Hazel does mini tarot and astrology readings every Wednesday night. 5pm. Manos Restaurant, 1701 Adams.

Political Party, The Ottawa Tavern continues their Mayoral candidate meet and greet series with an evening with Mike Bell. 7-9pm. Ottawa Tavern, 1815 Adams St.

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The Lagrange Street Polish Festival is one of Toledo’s best-attended cultural celebrations, priding itself as a record breaking event each year. First held in 1984, the festival continues to grow in attendance and food sales — 37,000 pierogies and 1.3 tons of kielbasa were consumed last year — and 2009 promises to be no exception. From Friday, July 10 - Sunday, July 12, attendees can embrace their Polish pride with traditional and modern ethnic music, food, crafts and dancing. Special events include the “Dancing With The Echoes” polka dance contest and music by the region’s best polka bands,Runs Friday 5-11 p.m., Saturday noon-11 p.m. and Sunday noon- 7 p.m. Lagrange Street Polish Village at Central Ave. For more info, — ER www.polishfestival.org.

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In the Beginning, UT, in conjunction with the Toledo-Lucas County Library, is sponsoring free walking tours of the city taking place every Thursday from 11-1pm. Guests will also receive a free Discover Downtown Walking Tour Guidebook. Call 419-530-3591 for more information. This week meet at Jefferson Ave and Summit.

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Melting Pot Anniversary Party, Celebrate the Melting Pot’s anniversary with a special menu featuring bourbon cheese fondue, Cajun entree fondue and pecan crusted salad. Enter for a chance to win an entree for two for an entire year.

Call for reservations. 419-885-6358.

The Melting Pot, 5839 Monroe St., Sylvania.

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African American Festival, The annual fest features gospel music, live entertainment, vendors and rides. A parade takes place July 11 at 10am. Sunday, July 12 is a city-wide praise and gospel celebration. University of Toledo Scott Park Campus, Nebraska Avenue. $1. 419-255-8876.

Through July 12.

The 6th Annual Battle of East Harbor, The event features two days of children’s games, food, calvary and cannons, an 1864 baseball game, a beef raffle and more. See website for full schedule of events. www.thebattleofeastharbor. com. 419-734-4424 ext. 2. East Harbor State Park, 1159 N. Buck Road St. Rte. 269, Lakeside, Oh. Through July 12.

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Toledo Mudhens Baseball, The Hens take on the Indianapolis Indians for a three game series. Friday 7pm, Saturday 5:30pm and Sunday 6:30pm. www.mudhens.com. 419-725-HENS. Fifth Third Field, 406 Washington St.

saturday 11 [ benefit ]

Detective Keith Dressel Memorial Ride, The third annual Detective Keith Dressel Memorial Ride leaves at 11am with registration/check-in begining at 9am. The ride is 75 miles round trip. Fee includes T-shirt and lunch. Raffles to be held after the ride. St. James Club, 7337 West Bancroft, Toledo. 419-699-0577 or e-mail, sara@keithdresselmemorialride.com. www.keithdresselmemorialride.com.

The Miracle League of NW Ohio Kickball Tournament, Names will be drawn for teams, captains then will pick teams to be set up in a tournament style bracket. Food and beverages will be served. Proceeds go to the Miracle League of Northwest Ohio, whose mission is to construct rubberized baseball fields in Northwest Ohio for kids with disabilities, so that they have a chance to play baseball just like other kids. $10. 18 and over. 12pm. Miracle League Field 2100 Tracy Rd. Northwood.

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Butterfly ID Workshop, Come discover the butterflies that inhabit this area with an informative powerpoint presentation. You will then be provided with butterfly field guide before heading out into the field to practice your new identification skills. Call 419-898-0960 ext. 31 for more information. Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, 13229 West State Route 2, Oak Harbor.

Classics on Main Car Show, Visitors to the show can check out hundreds of great vehicles and mingle with other car enthusiasts. They can also participate in 50/50 drawings, take horse drawn wagon rides, browse a flea market, take advantage of special offers from downtown BG merchants and restaurants, watch nitro racers in action, and vote on people’s choice awards. Free.

12pm-4pm. Downtown Bowling Green, Main St.

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1860’s Baseball Match, Come see a demonstration of America’s favorite pastime. Players use historically accurate 1860s equipment, uniforms, and rules for an exciting and educational experience. Free. 419-998-7737. www.rbhayes.org.

Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, Spiegel Grove Corner of Hayes and Buckland, Fremont.

friday 17 [ singles ]

Glass City Singles Ladies Night Dance, Ladies wearing a western outfit will receive one dollar off the admission price before 8:30pm. Gladieux Meadows, 4480 Heatherdowns.

saturday 18 [ benefit ]

Raising the Bar, Guest bartenders Dustin and Jemma Hostetler will raise money through tips for Young Artists at Work. Ottawa Tavern, 1815 Adams St. A Midsummer Night Up on the Roof, This casual cocktail party and fundraiser on the roof of the Toledo-Lucas County Main Library benefits the Youth Services at the library. Come celebrate summer with food, drinks, games, dancing and prizes. $75. 419-259-5123.org. Toledo-Lucas County Main Library Gallery, 325 Michigan St. www.toledolibrary.

farmer’s markets [ tuesday ] Augsburg Church, 3pm-7pm 1342 W. Sylvania Ave. [ wednesday ] Westgate, 3pm-7pm Elder-Beerman parking lot, Secor & Central [ thursday ] Mayberry Square (Sylvania), 3pm – 7pm Centennial just south of Erie Perrysburg, 3pm-8pm Downtown on Louisiana Avenue West Side, 3pm-7pm Church of Our Saviour parking lot, 2820 Alexis (near Whitmer HS) [ saturday ] Downtown Toledo, 8am–2pm Market Street between Erie and St. Clair

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Oak Ridge Festival, History comes alive with mountain men, Native Americans and pioneer families straight out of the 18th and 19th centuries. Visitors can watch old time baseball games and Civil War activities, along with antique farm machinery displays and demos. 419-426-0611.

10am. Oak Ridge Festival Grounds, 1 mile north of Attica on St. Rt. 4, Attica.

wednesday 15 [ outdoors ]

Murder Mystery Cruise, Come join in the fun with Ohio’s premiere murder mystery troupe Random Acts, and a pasta dinner provided by Superior Catering. $39 per person. 419-537-1212. www.sandpiperboat.com, Sandpiper Cruise Dock, Promenade Park.

thursday 16 [ education ]

Grant Writing Class, Learn how to write winning proposals and how to find and track relevant grant opportunities. Tuition includes workbook, resource CD, two days of instruction and free, lifetime access to Grant Writing USA’s Alumni Forums. 9am. Stone Ridge Golf Club, 1553 Muirfield Dr., Bowling Green. $425. 419-372-8181. www.cee.bgsu.edu.

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View from the Rooftop Walking Tour, See July 9th. Meet at the corner of Madison and Michigan by the Main Library.

thursday 16 [ outdoors ]

Tour of Schedel Gardens, The University of Toledo Golden Alumni Society will tour the Schedel Gardens and Arboretum. The bus leaves the Driscoll Center at 9:30am. Passenger carts with a driver will be available for $6 a person. Alumni and guests will stop for lunch on the way home. $17. Call for reservations. Schedel Gardens and Arboretum, 19255 W. Portage River South Road, Elmore. 419-530-2586.

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A diverse community saturday11-sunday12 It’s time to celebrate the diversity of life in Toledo at the 5th Annual African American Festival Saturday, July 11 - Sunday, July 12. The celebration of African American culture includes music, food, rides and a parade. Sponsored by the Toledo Urban Federal Credit Union, the Festival kicks off Friday morning with an 8 a.m. Prayer Breakfast (at Friendship Baptist Church, 5301 Nebraska Ave.), Saturday’s parade commences at 10 a.m., and Sunday is a city-wide praise and worship gospel celebration. Live performances by Priscilla, Ramona Collings, Joyce Cooling, The Manhattans, Nick Colionne and Alexander Zonjic with The Motor City Horns. Festival hours run noon10 p.m. Saturday and noon-7 p.m. Sunday. $6. University of Toledo, Scott Park Campus, Nebraska Ave. at Parkside. For more info, 419-255-8876.

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[ outdoors ] Metroparks Bicycle Tour, There are four routes ranging from 15 to 100 miles long. Call to register or for more information. 419-360-3209. 7pm.

Fallen Timbers Middle School, 6119 Finzel Rd., Whitehouse. www.toledoroadrunners.com.

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Pezamania, Enjoy a fun filled day with the largest gathering of local and international PEZ collectors and dealers. 10am-2:30pm. Holiday Inn - Independence, 6001 Rockside Rd., Independence.

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Rusty’s House Memorial Run and Family Picnic, All proceeds from the motorcycle run

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Thursday, July 16 War & Average White Band at Centennial Terrace

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ing horse shows on Saturday and a demolition derby on Thursday. $5. www.ottawacontyfair.org.

Ottawa County Fairgrounds, 7870 W. SR 163, Oak Harbor. 419-898-1971.

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Roy Wood Jr, Comedian Roy Wood Jr has been featured on CBS’ “Late Show with David Letterman”, E’s “Chelsea Lately”, NBC’s “Last Comic Standing”, and CBS’ “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson”. Fat Fish Blue Home of the Funny Bone, 6140 Levis Commons Blvd., Perrysburg. $12.

419-931-3474. www.funnybonefatfishtoledo.com.

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Toledo Mud Hens Baseball, The Hens take on the Syracuse Chiefs for a four game series.

Monday 7pm, Tuesday 7pm, Wednesday 7pm, Thursday 7pm. 419-725-HENS. www.mudhens. com. Fifth Third Field, 406 Washington St.

wednesday 22 [ benefit ]

Chicks Mix ‘09, Chicks for Charity host their annual party this year at the beautiful Toledo Botanical Gardens. All proceeds from the event go to benefit The Victory Center. Food, drinks, raffles and silent auctions. $37 per person. Toledo Botanical Gardens, 5403 Elmer Dr. Toledo. 419241-2221, www.chicksforcharity.net.

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Standing 64 feet high, the Toledo Lighthouse — dedicated May 23, 1904 — rests just five miles off shore from Maumee Bay State Park. Throughout the years, quite a few dedicated “lighthouse lovers” (a.k.a. the Toledo Harbor Lighthouse Preservation Society) have made it their mission to preserve, restore and provide public outreach and access to the lighthouse. Join THLPS Saturday, July 11 - Sunday, July 12 for their annual Lighthouse Waterfront Festival and fundraising event. Featuring a lighthouse photo contest, children’s activities, the clam chowder contest and fireworks, the festival is a fun tradition 105 years in the making. Including island music and special performances by Lee Murdock, Don and Dave, Toledo School for the Arts and Bonkers throughout the weekend. Runs Saturday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Maumee Bay State Park,1400 Park Rd., Oregon. For more info, www.toledolighthouse.org.

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FAT FISH BLUE / THURSDAY, JULY 9

WED, JULY 8 ROCK, POP, AND HIP-HOP Frankie’s Inner City: School Boy Humor w/ Action Item Howard’s Club H: Lost in the Trees w/ Toads and Mice TCP

JAZZ, BLUES, AND R&B Murphy’s Place: College Night TCP Ragtime Rick’s Second Edition: Rusty’s Jazz Cafe Night w/ Gene Parker Trio SouthBriar Restaurant: Ray Heitger’s N’Orleans Dixieland Jass Jam

Evans Street Station: The Jack Tripper Experience TCP Frankie’s Inner City: Olivia Mancini And The Housemates w/ Matt Truman Ego Trip Mickey Finn’s Pub: The Falling Spikes Nick’s Road House: Chris Shutters Band The Bronze Boar: River Edge Village Idiot: Stonehouse Woodchuck’s: The Funkin Wagnalls

JAZZ, BLUES, AND R&B TCP

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ACOUSTIC, FOLK, AND ETHNIC Basin Street Grille: “Chicago Crystal” Bowersox & Frankie South End Bar and Grille: Mark Mikel

DANCE AND TECHNO TCP

Avalon: Volume Route 66 Kitchen: Live ‘70s and ‘80s R&B DJs

OTHER TCP

The Omni: Toledo Idol Finale TCP The Ottawa Tavern: Political Party w/ Mike Bell The Roadhouse: Karaoke Woodchuck’s: Karaoke w/ DJ Georgia Peach

THU, JULY 9 ROCK, POP, AND HIP-HOP Casa Barron: Alan Smith El Camino Real (patio): Chris Shutters Band

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TCP Grounds For Thought: The John Jorgenson Quintet Toledo Botanical Garden: Jazz in the Garden w/ Ragtime Rick

ACOUSTIC, FOLK, AND ETHNIC Attic on Adams: Sarah Cohen Claddagh Irish Pub: 2 Dudes and a Chick Ottawa Tavern: Ben Barefoot TCP The Blarney Irish Pub: Jeff Stewart

COUNTRY AND BLUEGRASS The Roadhouse: Liberty Beach Band

DANCE AND TECHNO TCP

Club Eclipse: Eclipse Thursdays Doc Watson’s: Live DJ Parkway Bar and Lounge: Live Old School DJ Yeeha’s Bar and Grill: Ladies Night w/ DJ Young Buck

OTHER Ground Level Coffee House: Poetry Slam Hosted by LL Cool Beans

FRI, JULY 10 ROCK, POP, AND HIP-HOP TCP Frankie’s (Historic Lower Basement): Scarred At Best w/ DJ Rage Howard’s Club H: The Argyle Everything w/ Balloon Messenger Ladie’s Choice: Flyte ‘66 TCP Mickey Finn’s Pub: Ormo w/ My Family Needs Food and Mr. Leg The 1901: The Kripkes w/ special guests The Blarney Irish Pub: Trailer Park Ninjas The Bronze Boar: Swamp Kings The Omni: Jani Lane Village Idiot: Blue Moon Revue TCP Woodchuck's: Soldier Side

JAZZ, BLUES, AND R&B TCP

Fat Fish Blue: Malkum Gibson and the Mighty Juke The Melting Pot: Mike Whitty

ACOUSTIC, FOLK, AND ETHNIC Doc Watson's: Brian Bocian JJ’s Pub: Chris Shutters The Flying Bean: Allison Woods The Village Idiot: Bobby May and John Barile

Jump, jive, swing and wail — that’s what the legendary blues ensemble, Roomful of Blues, does best. Originally formed in 1967 by guitarist Duke Robillard and pianist Al Copley, the now eight-piece outfit retains only one member from the initial lineup, alto and tenor saxophonist Rich Lataille. And while more than 50 members have come and gone, constantly changing the group’s format, the years have been very kind to Roomful of Blues. The band embarks on their 40th Anniversary Tour in support of their latest release, Raisin’ A Ruckus. Currently led by guitarist Chris Vachon, Roomful of Blues never misses an off-tempo beat as they skillfully master the art of jump blues. Roomful of Blues plays at Fat Fish Blue on Thursday, July 9. 8:30 p.m. $18 advance/ $20 day of show. Fat Fish Blue, 6140 Levis Commons Blvd., Perrysburg. 419-931-3474/ www.fatfishfunnybonetoledo.com.

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ACOUSTIC, FOLK, AND ETHNIC

DANCE AND TECHNO Avalon: Frequency TCP Dexter’s Jamaican Club: Jump-Up Friday Route 66 Kitchen: Old School Fridays w/ DJ BLK Rose SouthBriar Lounge: Bob Holloway’s Dance and Jam Show South End Bar and Grille: DJ Rob Sample TCP Wesley’s: Old School Fridays w/ DJs Folk, N. Mattimoe and Todd Perrine

SAT, JULY 11 ROCK, POP, AND HIP-HOP Doc Watson's: Stonehouse TCP Frankie’s Inner City:

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Boogaloosa Prayer w/ Joey And The Traitors Howard’s Club H: Anna Yvette and the Ohms w/ Mouths of Dogs and Jeff Loose Manhattan’s: Swamp Kings TCP Mickey Finn’s Pub: First Annual Jeffest (Benefit For Encephalitis) Ottawa Tavern: The Coosters Rivalry’s: Noisy Neighbors The Bronze Boar: Crucial 420 The Distillery: Neon Black

JAZZ, BLUES, AND R&B TCP

Casa Barron: The Griswolds

Ground Level Coffee House: Michael H. Adams Glyn M. Smith Amphitheater (Ottawa Park): Extra Stout The Blarney Irish Pub: Celtic Cross The Flying Bean: Pitch Red

COUNTRY & BLUEGRASS TCP

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Village Idiot: Kentucky

DANCE AND TECHNO TCP Frankie’s (Historic Lower Basement): Rave Down w/ DJ Nate Von Birk Route 66 Kitchen: Live ‘70s and ‘80s R&B DJs

OTHER SouthBriar Restaurant: Jim Gottron

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FIRST ANNUAL JEFFEST MICKEY FINN’S / SATURDAY, JULY 11

When local musician Mike Poling — of punk/metal outfit The Killer Tomatoes — found out that his childhood friend Jeff Augustinyak was suffering from encephalitis (swelling around the brain) which rendered him deaf, Poling had to pool his resources.

“The only things I know are punk music and concrete,” Poling said. “And the latter does not bring hundreds of people together. I figured if I organize an all day and all night rock show, charge to get in, and give all the proceeds to Jeff, maybe, just maybe, it would help him to afford new hearing inserts.”

Expect performances on Saturday, July 11 by Marky Strange, Lucian Townes, Siscock, Mission Man, Zimmerman Twins, Matt Truman Ego Trip, CL1, The Killer Tomatoes, UTR, Intolerance (from Portland, Oregon ), The Dougouts and Bathhousebetty. 2 p.m.

-2 a.m. $10. Mickey Finn’s, 602 Lagrange. 419-246-3466/ www.mickeyfinnspub.com.

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SUN, JULY 12 ROCK, POP, AND HIP-HOP

SouthBriar Restaurant: Ray Heitger’s N’Orleans Dixieland Jass Jam

Nick & Jimmy’s: Don and Rachel Coats TCP The Roadhouse: Mudfoot and the Lost Soles

ACOUSTIC, FOLK, AND ETHNIC

JAZZ, BLUES, AND R&B

OTHER

The Village Idiot: Bob Rex Jazz Trio

OTHER Chuck’s: Industry Night

MON, JULY 13 ACOUSTIC, FOLK, AND ETHNIC The Village Idiot: “Chicago Crystal” Bowersox & Frankie

South End Bar and Grille: Mark Mikel

Woodchuck’s: Karaoke w/ DJ Georgia Peach

THUR, JULY 16 ROCK, POP, AND HIP-HOP TCP Mickey Finn’s Pub: The Falling Spikes The Roadhouse: Harley Packer Village Idiot: Clem Snide

JAZZ, BLUES, AND R&B Home Slice Pizza: Mike Whitty Manhattan’s: Quick Trio Ragtime Rick’s Second Edition: Ragtime Rick and Wes Linenkugel Toledo Botanical Garden: Jazz in the Garden w/ Kelly Broadway

ACOUSTIC, FOLK, AND ETHNIC TCP Attic on Adams: Sarah Cohen Casa Barron: John Barile Claddagh Irish Pub: George Martha The Blarney Irish Pub: Sam DeArmond

DANCE AND TECHNO Doc Watson’s: Live DJ South End Bar and Grille: DJ Jesse Dorr The Omni: Therapy Thursdays w/ DJ Ron G.

DANCE AND TECHNO Boody House: Eccentric w/ Rage Route 66 Kitchen: Live ‘70s and ‘80s R&B DJs

OTHER Ground Level Coffee House: Open Mic Night Manhattan’s: Open Mic

TUE, JULY 14 ROCK, POP, AND HIP-HOP Frankie’s Inner City: Unearth w/ For The Fallen, Woe Of Tyrants and Janet Lee TCP The Omni: Hollywood Undead w/ Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, The Sleeping and Mest

JAZZ, BLUES, AND R&B SouthBriar Restaurant: Jeff McDonald’s Big Band Revival Party

OTHER Fat Fish Blue: Karaoke Night South End Bar and Grille: Open Mic w/ Chris Shutters

WED, JULY 15 ROCK, POP, AND HIP-HOP Frankie’s (Historic Lower Basement): Xrin Arms w/ My Family Needs Food and South Reach TCP Frankie’s Inner City: Between The Trees w/ GOOT and What Happened In Vegas

JAZZ, BLUES, AND R&B Fat Fish Blue: The Jeff Williams Group Jam Session Manhattan’s: Quartet Bernadette Ragtime Rick’s Second Edition: Rusty’s Jazz Cafe Night

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LUNCH CONCERTS/ FESTIVALS/ ORCHESTRAS/ OUTDOORS/ MUSIC YOUR PARENTS LIKE

Doc Watson's: Name This Tune The Roadhouse: Karaoke

SUNDAY, JULY 11

FRI, JULY 17

Music Under the Stars, The Toledo Symphony continues

ROCK, POP, AND HIP-HOP

their free series of Sunday evening concerts. 419-385-4040.

7:30pm. The Toledo Zoo Amphitheater, 2700 Broadway.

Centennial Terrace: Ekoostik Hookah w/ Boogie Matrix Mechanism Frankie's Inner City: Chavar Dontae w/ Zach Deputy Howard’s Club H: Bartones TCP Mickey Finn’s Pub: Bill Grogan’s Goat Ottawa Tavern: Jeff Stewart and the Twenty-Fives TCP Outskirts: Surface Sports Venue: Running With Scissors The Blarney Irish Pub: Stonehouse The Distillery: The Bridges

FRIDAY, JULY 17

Noon Tunes, Surround yourself with the beauty of nature and the joy of family and friends while you treat yourself to an outdoor concert. Bring your picnic lunch and your favorite lawn chair to the Gazebo in front of the Manor House. Free.

12pm. Wildwood Metropark, 5100 W. Central.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 22

Polish-Amercian Concert Band, Enjoy a relaxing

evening on the Nederhouser Community Hall deck, overlooking beautiful Lake Orlander. Part of the “Sunset Serenades” Concert Series. $3 per car. wwww.olanderpk.com.

7pm. Olander Park Systems - Nederhouser Comm. Hall 6930 Sylvania Ave., Sylvania.

JAZZ, BLUES, AND R&B Fat Fish Blue: Bourbon Street The Melting Pot: Mike Whitty

ACOUSTIC, FOLK, AND ETHNIC TCP

Culture Clash: Embracing Elegance Manhattan’s: Extra Stout The Flying Bean: Gazebo

DANCE AND TECHNO SouthBriar Lounge: Bob Holloway’s Dance and Jam Show TCP Wesley’s: Old School Fridays w/ DJs Folk, N. Mattimoe and Todd Perrine

SAT, JULY 18 ROCK, POP, AND HIP-HOP Culture Clash: I Am Fighting and Good Sir Con Artist TCP Frankie’s Inner City: Grand Buffet w/ Sinker TCP Howard’s Club H: PB Army w/ Death by Rodeo, Matt Truman Ego Trip and BathHouse Betty Manhattan’s: Dave Carpenter & the Jaeglers Mickey Finn’s Pub: City Under Siege w/ Church of the Red Museum Sports Venue: Running With Scissors The Blarney Irish Pub: Chris Shutters Band The Bronze Boar: Stonehouse TCP Village Idiot: Reese Dailey Band

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JAZZ, BLUES, AND R&B

OTHER

Bad Bob’s BBQ: Tina Lee and Random Blues

Chuck’s: Industry Night

TCP

ACOUSTIC, FOLK, AND ETHNIC TCP

Ground Level Coffee House: Old State Line The Flying Bean: BOGGL

COUNTRY AND BLUEGRASS

MON, JULY 20 JAZZ, BLUES, AND R&B TCP The Toledo Zoo Amphitheater: John Legend w/ India Arie

Casa Barron: Gin Bunny

OTHER

OTHER

Ground Level Coffee House: Open Mic Night Manhattan’s: Open Mic

TCP Ottawa Tavern: Raising the Bar: Young Artists At Work The Shoppes at RiverPlace: Perrysburg 20th Anniversary Parking Lot Bash w/ Extra Stout and The Reagonomics

SUN, JULY 19 ROCK, POP, AND HIP-HOP Frankie’s Inner City: Deals Gone Bad w/ The Red Bags The Roadhouse: Northern Comfort

JAZZ, BLUES, AND R&B The Village Idiot: Bob Rex Jazz Trio

DANCE AND TECHNO

TUES, JULY 21 ROCK, POP, AND HIP-HOP TCP Frankie’s Inner City: Houston Calls w/ Karate High School, & Thieves And Villains

JAZZ, BLUES, AND R&B SouthBriar Restaurant: Jeff McDonald’s Big Band Revival Party

OTHER Rhouse: Karaoke w/ DJ Georgia Peach TCP South End Bar and Grille: Open Mic w/ Chris Shutters

TCP Route 66 Kitchen: R&B Slow Jam Sundays w/ DJ Dave

CHAVAR DONTAE FRANKIE'S INNER CITY / FRIDAY, JULY 17

The abundance of Toledoans’ talent and creativity is phenomenal. If you need any proof, I have two words for you: Chavar Dontae. Born and raised in Toledo, Dontae familiarized himself with some of our best-known venues for live jazz and blues, including Rusty’s Jazz Cafe and Murphy’s Place.

Starting off as a humble jazz guitarist, studying at Bowling Green State University, Dontae moved to L.A. where he quickly turned himself into an indie soul rock god, carefully blending elements of funk, rock and pop into his recordings and improvised live performances. In November 2006, the singer-songwriter released his EP, One Of Those Days, earning great attention and collaborating with notable artists Lyfe Jennings (also from Toledo) and Ludacris. Dontae’s smooth vocals (mostly concerning love, girls, and brotherhood) are praiseworthy, but it’s his instrumental ability — the wailing guitar and combining of musical genres — that really sets him apart from other artists. Donae brings his not-quite-rapnot-quite-rock-not-quite-jazz sound to Toledo for a homecoming show at Frankie’s Friday, July 17. Zach Deputy and Ashes also play. 9 p.m. $5. Frankie’s Inner City, 308 Main St. 419-693-5300/www.frankiesinnercity.com.

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FOR SALE _____________________________ 30 GALLON FISH TANK. Everything needed for startup! Filters, food and (5) African Cichlids.

Asking $125. 419-410-4393 _____________________________ SOFA LIKE NEW. Used very little. Three cushions. Flowered with off white background.

Matching pillows. 150 or best offer. Call 419-841-1716. _____________________________ TREADMILL. good condition. Remove from Basement Rec room. Only $50 -419/841/1874. _____________________________ ROLLIN ROSS ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM. 5.1 channel. Best offer. New, just out of the Box! Call 419-3441805 _____________________________ ELECTRIC POWER WHEELCHAIR. With battery charger. Excellent condition.

Asking $550. 419-474-2470. _____________________________ REFRIGERATOR, GAS STOVE and apartment sized dryer. Whirlpool refrigerator-$75, Apartment sized dryer-$60 and Gas stove-$60.

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________________________ COMPUTER DESK. 56” tall, 78” high, 25” front/back. Shelf top/bottom.

Pullout shelf computer. Dark. $50.

419-455-6948 ________________________ MEN'S 2-XL FIELD/STREAM hunting coat. Worn only one season. Also, ladies large black leather coat. Asking $60.

419-386-5661. ________________________ HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE for $30.

419-744-0748 ________________________ KENMORE DRYER, gas, white, like new, light use. $40. 419-536-2554 ________________________ AMISH HANDCRAFTED dining table, w/ Walter of Wabash slides, 40+ yr old, will last 40 more, 419-704-3299 LV mess. $100 nego. ________________________ 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 ________________________ BEDROOM-BUNK BED-DR. All never opened, still in boxes. Bedroom was $3,000, Sacrifice $775. Bunk Bed only $195, Dinette Asking $215. (Moving out everything) 412-494-3143. ________________________

________________________ BLACK LEATHER JACKET. Harley Women's medium. fringed with rose. $100. great condition. Also womens black leather vest $50. 419-381-1106. ________________________

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________________________ NEW ALL AMERICAN PIZZA BUFFET! Large $3.99 Pizzas To Go. Bring this ad and eat for only $5.49! Located at 3555 Navar Ave. 419-693-9204. ________________________ 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. ________________________ NEEDED 20 PARENTS. Improving parenting skills/raising safe kids. Free sessions June/July/August. Registration/information 419-537-0021 / 419-277-0153 ________________________ CRAFTERS NEEDED for “East Toledo Days.” July 18th. Call Will or Diane Cheeks at 419-460-2060 or 419-460-1909. ________________________ SWF MATURE SEEKS SWM. petite attractive educated erudite loveable sensitive many interests 419 346 3782 ________________________

TOLEDO ARTISTS CLUB: Toledo Botanical Gardens. Children's Art Camp.

July 6-10 or July 20-24. Please call 419-841-8153.

Children's art classes also. ________________________

NASCAR TICKETS. SPRINT CUP RACE. Four tickets face value. August 16th. MIS Center grand stand. section 7, row 20, seats 1-4. 419-509-3731. ________________________

DISCUSSION CIRCLES for women incest and child sexual abuse survivors.

Meets twice monthly. (419) 729-0245 or www.mynirvananow.org. ________________________

METAL DETECTOR. Bounty Hunter Treasure Tracker-4. Asking $125.

419-882-1329. ________________________

LOCAL ARTIST RECYCLES computer parts into artwork. Free pick-up.

419-472-6310 ________________________

MAYTAG Neptune Dryer, $200 OBO. 419-205-1838. ________________________

PHASE 3 PARANORMAL - Free paranormal investigation and support. Visit us online at www.phase3paranormal.com” ________________________

COLLECTIBLE #8 DALE EARNHARDT jacket, 2 shirts and a rain poncho. All collectable items. $150 or best offer.

Men’s size Large. Call Gina at 419-243-4189. ________________________ 3 TRACKTANDARD/LIONEL GAUGE STEAM ENGINE: plus 4 cars & caboose & track, plus more! For someone's Christmas. $500. Call 419-539-6833 ________________________ FOUR MONTH OLD, PIT-BULL TERRIER. Had shots, house broken, and potty trained. Good around kids. $120 or best offer. Call 419-724-3627 ________________________ TREADMILL. Pro-form 525. $75.

419-474-1876. ________________________ BEDS-"PUSH PILLOWTOPS, ORTHOPEDIC AND MEMORY FOAM" Full...$169. Queen...$189.

Twin & King mattress, all new. Sealed in Plastic W/10 YR. Warranty Delivery avail.

Immediately. Call 412-787-9128.

Sue’s Etcetera! INC. Your Personal Gardening Services

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EDUCATION ________________________ ELEMENTARY TUTOR. Affordable tutoring by certified elementary schoolteacher. Available grades preK - 5, all subjects. For more information, please call 734-652-1436. ________________________

YARD SALE. July 9-10. Appliances, wheelchairs, air conditioner, w-coats, yard items, toys. 1838 Christian Ave off of Jackman Rd. 419-472-0113. ________________________

ORECK TABLETOP AIR PURIFIER. $75. caLL 419-376-5065 ________________________

AMERICAN HEART CPR/FIRST AID TRAINING Experienced instructor, flexible scheduling, affordable rates with student & group discounts. Call Kathy at 419-867-0695. ________________________

SURROGATE MOTHERS NEEDED FROM OHIO: Carry couples biological babies, prior birth experience required.

Generous compensation.

1-888-363-9457, www.reproductivelawyer.com Melissa B. Brisman, Esq., LLC 77 Market Street / Park Ridge, NJ ________________________

37 GALLON MARINELAND aquarium. Includes stand and everything needed for startup. $150/OBO. 419-377-8597. ________________________

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2004 VOLVO S60 2.5T AWD, 33 MPG Hwy, Fully loaded, silver exterior, black interior (both immaculate). Asking $12,000. 59,000 miles 2nd executive owner. Garage kept. Mostly hwy. Miles.

4 new all-season performance tires added Feb. 09. Wife making husband reluctantly sell for SUV. 419-376-2113 ________________________

DRAWING & PAINTING INSTRUCTION from professional artist on Saturday morning at the Secor Building Studios. 419-345-8980. www.ivankende.com ________________________ COMPUTER TUTOR/Freelance Writer.

Microsoft Office Suite Certified. Ghost writing, brochures, more. References/ writing samples upon request. Contact Tracey: runtrace2000@yahoo.com or 248-347-4949. ________________________

FREE COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC RECYCLING Business and residential pickup. Call Retro PC Recyclers at 734-347-7004 Or email at jwauctions@bex.net ________________________

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DIABETIC TEST STRIPS.Will pay up to $10/box. Same day cash. Call Dale.

419-707-2369 or Patsy 419-708-0914. ________________________

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COMPUTER TUTOR/FREELANCE WRITER. Microsoft Office Suite Certified. Ghost writing, brochures, more. References/writing samples upon request. Contact Tracey: runtrace2000@yahoo.com or 248347-4949. ________________________

HOMES FOR SALE ________________________ TERRIFIC WELL MAINTAINED HOME with many updates - great Maumee location/($125,000)! For more information call 419-410-4718 or view online http://toledo.craigslist. org/reo/1112127665.html ________________________ HOUSE FOR SALE ($149,900) OR RENT ($1,250). Located in Old Orchard. 3035 Barrington Rd. 4 Bed 2 bath 2 car detached garage. Call 419-509-6242

VENDORS FOR FLEA MARKET/ YARD SALE. Sat August 5th 2009 9a.m.-5p.m. The Mildred H. Gibson Center 3360 Nebraska & Cuthbert. Zion Lutheran Church. (2) 6'-8' Tables $25.00.

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_______________________ 1-BEDROOM TOWNHOUSE with panoramic view of the river. Located downtown in the historic Oliver House.

Stove, refrigerator, garbage disposal, dishwasher, cable and WiFi included.

Water, gas, heat and central air. Ranging from $850-$975. 419-243-1302 for more info. ________________________ WEST TOLEDO 3 BEDROOM BRICK RANCH. Sylvania Schools. $96,000. call 419-826-5123. ________________________ TOLEDO: 1748 SYLVANIA AVE. Ideal location. $400/month. 90-days FREE rent!!! Needs redecorating.

419-290-4791. ________________________

Now Accepting Applications for Efficiencies,One and Two Bedroom Apartments at the PLAZA APARTMENTS 2520 Monroe Street Housing Community for Elderly (62 and older) or Handicapped/Disabled.

Air Conditioning and Appliances Furnished Utility allowance. Rent based on income.

Applications taken by appointment

419-244-1881 RENTALS ________________________ APARTMENT AND ROOMS FOR RENT. Quiet, clean. Laundry facilities.

Utilities all paid. Inquire at 419-2157759 or 419-508-2187 ________________________

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LOOK FOR: One piece or whole house, ������������ buying antiques or vintage toys, gas CALL ROSA 419-269-9131 ����������������������� station, car magazines, advertising, ��������������� OR 419-509-2529 fishing, hunting, primitives, pottery, doorstops, bookends, old books, post________________________ cards, art, paintings, bronzes, military, FULL TIME BABYSITTER FOR HIRE. jewelry, quilts, lead soldiers, marbles, open availability. call Sarah 419-932cap guns, b.b.guns, Tonka trucks, Hot 1111 wheels & Matchbox, car models, slot ________________________ cars, sporting items, farm toys, comics, WHOLISTIC VIEW Foreign languages trains, boats, airplanes, gi joe, Barbie, and performing arts. Ages 12-17. dolls, little kiddles, trolls, science fiction Monday-Friday 8:30-4:00. Call & car magazines, lunch boxes, rock roll, 419-973-8510.

Ms. Stuart.

Lego’s, star wars, fisher price, board ________________________ games, batman, Disney. Call Debra 419-873-5521 BASEMENT SOLUTIONS: Do-It-Your________________________ self + installed systems. Get a honest solution for your situation starting at AUTOS/MOTOS ________________________ $795. 419-508-4042 _______________________ 4 MAG WHEELS with tires-off 1996 CUSTOM SLIPCOVERS: Draperies, T-Bird with lug nuts and center caps. window treatments, upholstery, pillows Like new condition. $180. and much more. Call Tricia 419-666-2528 ________________________ 419-810-0832. ________________________

UPTOWN LIVING – ENTERTAINMENT 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.

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Maumee River CLEANING & ORGANIZING YOUR HOME OR OFFICE!

sunroom, heat & water included, washer & dryer onsite. Beautiful yard. $500/mo. + deposit. Call Richard 419-241-1930. ________________________

CHILD CARE FOR YOUR baby in my west Toledo home by responsible reliable mom. Experience and references.

419-478-6068 ________________________

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 ________________________

AFFORDABLE MOTORCYCLE REPAIR-15-years Harley Davidson service experience. Dirt bike, ATV, small engine repair, pick-up & delivery available. Call Bob at 517-486-4818. ________________________

We will be the bank for people with bright futures for our new construction. · 1850 sq. ft. condo on the Maumee River · 7 mile panoramic view · master suite, custom kitchen · Towering balconies, boat dock NO real estate taxes for 15 years!!!!!

Call Keith at 419-290-7770 for a showing. ________________________ APT NEXT TO OWENS COMMUNITY COLLEGE. 1 Bedroom Apartments within walking distance to Owens C.C. $388 to $415.

No Pets. Laundry. Clean, Spacious.

Call 419-410-0095. _______________________ BEAUTIFUL 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT 900 SQ. FT in Historic Old West End. 1 block from Toledo Museum of Art. Off-street parking, hardwood floors,

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. ________________________ SELL/RENT YOUR TIMESHARE NOW!!!! Maintenance fees too high?

Need Cash? Sell your unused timeshare today. No Commissions or Broker Fees.

Free Consultation. www.sellatimeshare. com 1-877-271-3414 ________________________ 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

________________________ 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 ________________________ FRENCH TEENS NEED FAMILIES NOW for this Summer. Adopt a French teen for 3 weeks summer from July 15 to August 4. Great cultural experience.

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$75/week. Call or email Susan today at 419-937-0112. www.lec-usa.com PLEASE HELP! ________________________ THE OMNI is looking for Entertainers: Mimes, Tarot readers, jugglers, stilt walkers, fire breathers, 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. ________________________ 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.

Entrance located on the Ottawa Street side. Please apply in person. Questions call Liz Grosjean @ 419-724-4477 ________________________ FOR ALL YOUR TRAVEL and entertainment needs, please visit www.ytbtravel.com/silcox or please call 419-260-2544. ________________________ BARTENDERS AND WAITSTAFF. Apply at 707 Matzinger. No phone calls. ________________________

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WORKING MODERN COUNTRY MUSIC GROUP is seeking a female singer

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keyboards. Looking for band or musicians. Call 419-691-2820.

ELECTROPHONIC 8-TRACK stereo

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player and recorder with 3-speed phono changer. Plus AM/FM tuner. $100. 419-4742470.

COUNTRY KARAOKE SINGERS. Inquire

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@ Zingers Food & Spirits920 Matzinger Rd.Toledo, Ohio 419-726-0200

GUITAR PLAYER SEEKS working old

6x9’s and 6 1⁄2 inch speakers. NEW in box!!! Paid $375, asking $250.

419-902-8277

ALVAREX ACOUSTIC GUITAR: excellent condi-

WANTED WANTED: Country Karaoke Singers.

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tion, leather strap and hard case included. $250 OBO. Nicole 419-205-5746.

ELECTRPHONIC 8-TRACK stereo player and recorder with 3-speed phono changer.

Plus AM/FM tuner. Asking $100. 419474-2470.

CLARINET, FLUTE, VIOLIN,

TRUMPET, Trombone, Amplifier, Fender Guitar $70. ea. Cello, Upright Bass, Saxophone, French Horn, Drums $190. ea. Tuba, Baritone, Others. 1-516-377-7907.

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BANDS, ARTISTS, MUSICIANS:

Rehearsal, jam, recording, and now storage space. Available 24/7 Access. Call The House of Rock: 419-346-5803.

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Get fit for the cure!

Weekend for wellness

TLCPL OFFERS EASE INTO FITNESS PROGRAM

YMCA STORER CAMPS HOST WOMEN’S RETREAT

Interested in participating in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, but not sure where to start?

The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is ready to help you ease into fitness with their free information sessions. Experts will be on hand to answer questions and help the inexperienced prepare for the 5K. All sessions begin at 6 p.m. The first 25 people (firsttime race participants only) at each location will receive half off the $30 entry free for the Race. July 13, Toledo Heights, 423 Shasta Dr. July 20, Kent 3101 Collingwood Blvd. July 27, Sanger, 3030 W. Central Ave.

Women, get ready for a weekend getaway that will rejuvenate your mind, body and spirit!

The YMCA Storer Camps are hosting a Women’s Adventure & Wellness Weekend September 11 - 13, 2009. Set in the beautiful Irish Hills of Southeast Michigan, the weekend is an opportunity to relax, connect with others and challenge yourself. High ropes course activities, Zumba, Kayaking, and arts & crafts are just a few of the classes available throughout the retreat. Registration before August 25 ranges from $185$225, after August 25 ranges (depending on accommodations and membership) from $205 - $246. Learn more at www.ymcatoledo.org.

SUMMER SPECIAL AT STILL WATERS YOGA. Unlimited ongoing yoga and strength classes.july first though august 31. 120. clander and online purchasing. www.stillwatersyoga.com or 418-8779038. ______________________ POLE DANCE FITNESS, build strength, flexibility and confidence in a fun and relaxed environment. Ladies only.

Classes forming now. Pre-registration required. Classes held at 10 S. Holland Sylvania Rd. Suite 302. Call Paulette’s Studio of Dance for more info. 419654-3262 or www.Paulettesdancestudio.com. ______________________ INTEGRATION YOGA STUDIO, the Place to Be: Yoga & Brunch at The Ground Level Coffee House, Outdoor Yoga at Toledo Botanical Garden, Yoga, Senior Yoga, Lunch Hour Yoga (Downtown), Kids Yoga, Parent & Baby/Toddler Yoga, Family Yoga, Pilates, Nia. Yoga for Belly Dancers 7/10. Yoga & Body Image 7/24. Yoga Playground Training (Learn how to teach yoga to kids!) 7/31-8/2. 4633 West Bancroft (just west of Talmadge). www.integrationyogastudio. com. (419) A-OM-YOGA. yoga. jenn@sbcglobal.net. ______________________

BELLY DANCE – Shimmy into summer with internationally recognized artist/ instructor, Aegela. Beginning August 3rd. Mon – Thurs., daytime or evening classes available. No prior dance training required. $50 for 5-week session.

Martin School, 10 S. Holland Sylvania at Hill, Toledo. Aegela@mindspring. com, www.aegela.com, (517) 918-9547. ______________________ MARY BETH TANNER, therapeutic massage and health and wellness coaching. Over 20 years experience.

Great gifts for anytime. 419-3675369. ______________________ BELLY DANCE FUSION Choreography & Technique at DANCE FX Tues 7p and Beginner Drills and Technique at BEDFORD DANCE ACADEMY Weds 7p Both classes begin July. 419.280.3674 www.myspace.com/bellydancetoledo

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FOR SALE

MODERN ROCK SINGER needed for

time rock n’ roll band. Call Keith at 419-392-5020

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THE BAND 427 is reforming and seeking a guitarist or keyboardist that can sing. Our contact information is 419-344-4174.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) On the 11th Mars moves into the run-around sign of Gemini. You are out and about all weekend.

Continue the pace through the week and right through the weekend of the 18th. The new moon and eclipse on the 21st occur where you live so get the place in shape!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You tend to overdo and overeat so you enjoy all festivals.

You will be on Lagrange Street at least once after the 10th. Count calories the week of the 13th so you can enjoy more the night of the 16th. The eclipse on the 21st makes you extremely outspoken.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Mars moves

into your sign on the 11th so you do not waste one weekend minute. The energy continues as you catch up on work the 15th and 16th. On the 17th Mercury moves into the party sign of Leo – so you do all weekend. Be productive the week of the 20th.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) You can fol-

low the leader the weekend of the 10th. You are smiling wherever you go. The week of the 13th work is on your docket. On the 17th an offer comes your way that you accept. The new moon on the 21st is in your sign so set goals for personal success.

LEO (July 23-August 22) On the 8th and

9th you get additional responsibilities. Accept them cheerfully. Head out again on the 11th and 12th. Back to the beach? Mercury moves into your sign on the 17th so you take charge.

Consider a solar eclipse party on the 21st to spice up your life.

VIRGO (August 23-September 22) You

are organized and ready to help at charity events and festivals beginning the 10th. Wear a T-shirt to support your favorite candidate or cause. The week of the 13th is hectic. On the 21st friendships flourish along with plans for the remainder of summer.

LIBRA (September 23-October 22) On

the 10th you must decide whether to go to

a festival or just get together with friends.

Schedule weekend events to coincide with the weather. Start a new project on the 14th and combine business with pleasure on the 18th.

Modify an agreement on the 20th.

SCORPIO (October 23-November 21) On the 11th Mars moves into your eighth house.

You need to spend some weekend hours double-checking on accounts and investments.

Take time out to party! The weekend of the 17th is more fun and should include some networking.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 20) Before you head out to a festival on the

10th, make plans to renew an old friendship on the 11th or 12th. The week of the 13th schedule a trip to a new spot on the 18th and/or 19th. The eclipse on the 21st increases your psychic power.

CAPRICORN (December 21-January 19)

Stay on a physical improvement program so you are in better shape for the festivals and parties. Special events are on your calendar for the 11th, 12th, 18th, and 19th. The new moon on the 21st highlights new projects. You are goal oriented.

AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18)

Thanks to Mars your pep returns on the 11th and you party all weekend. You are in demand socially and step up to the plate when asked.

Do not refuse an invitation you receive on the 17th. Avoid scheduling too much on the 21st – you’ll be tired.

PISCES (February 19-March 20) Everyone wants to be close to you. The moon is in your sign on the 11th and 12th making a spectacular weekend. The week of the 13th is quiet (thankfully). A civic duty comes your way on the 18th and 19th. Take a chance on the 21st and win.

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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Mars moves into the “can’t sit still” sign of Gemini and Mercury moves into the party sign of Leo. A new moon and solar eclipse bring opportunities to everyone. Perfect timing for the Polish Festival on the 10th, 11th and 12th. — BY SUE LOVETT

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Boosting the Base ACROSS 1. Peak moment 7. Dead ___ (hip hip duo) 11. Gp. that might support summer reading 14. Famously mainstream American town 15. “I could ___ horse!”

16. Cuff 17. Hybrid last name of Liz and Michael’s kid?

19. Suffix with ranch 20. League for the erstwhile Toledo Royal Knights 21. “___, Nous Pouvons!” (slogan for French Obama backers) 22. Former Rodeo maker 24. West Bank locale: Abbr.

25. “Only You” band 27. Part of a flimsy excuse for leaving 29. Place to set your cell while you sleep?

32. Befurred swimmer 33. Reunited Scott Weiland band, briefly 34. They always favor the house 35. It’s usually measured in gigs 37. Avatar of Vishnu 41. Show excitement, as with a tail 44. Driver’s dead end 47. Pest working for the feds?

51. It might be a lot for a single household 52. Checks the card of 53. “No Scrubs” group 54. Big name in filtration 55. ___-A-Fella records 57. Waterproof, in product names 58. Blues sobriquet 59. Kebabs and souvlaki sold outside a noted historical site?

64. Jewelry or meth, in slang 65. 202 or 203, e.g., off of I-75 66. Chinese transliteration system 67. See 68-Across 68. Rod and Todd, to 67-Across 69. Declines

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DOWN 1. Antonym: Abbr.

2. Warmed over 3. Study in Spain, say 4. Big moment at the Toledo Opera 5. Title for pirate Francis Drake 6. Econ or Anthro, e.g.

7. Place to eat ceviche 8. Bulb often eaten raw 9. Important info to txt to your ride from the airport 10. Superlative for an unsubtle comic 11. Air, in ancient Greek medicine 12. Uncivilized swinger 13. Teem 18. Comparatively saplike 23. Junior’s course, perhaps 24. ___ facto 25. To date 26. Army member with no national loyalty 28. Sightings, briefly 30. “Piece of cake” 31. Jeff Buckley’s only posthumous album 36. 2005 Spielberg film 38. Rare sights in Toledo bars, since 2004 39. Perform half-assedly ������������������������������ 40. Only one of their members was actually born in Australia 42. Walter Benjamin’s “The ___ Project” 43. “Chinese Democracy” band, to fans 45. Co. name ender 46. “Law & Order” figs.

47. World of Warcraft creature 48. One way to serve curry 49. Like some threats 50. Arthurian wizard 56. Elects 57. Last word of “For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow” 60. Prefix with toxin or skeleton 61. Online addresses 62. Outspoken hip-hop singer from London 63. ___-Caps

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Happy fourth!

Historic downtown Maumee hosted a crowd of people as folks gathered to celebrate our nation's independence. The fun began at 5 p.m. on Wayne St. with food and live music, followed by colorful fireworks after the sun went down.

Steve DeArmond (Maumee) and Rose Dwapich (Waterville) enjoy the pre-firework festivities.

Fred and Ann Farringer (Maumee) show off their USA pride.

Jerry Zonner, Mary and Ron Camargo, Rick Teetrick (all of Maumee) enjoy food and drinks under the shade.

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Tracy and Todd Sharp, of Maumee, settle in for the show.

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John Bunde (Holland), Judy Kwiatkowski (Toledo), and Kay Ziegler (Lambertville) take a break from fundraising for St. John's Guatemala Mission.

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