Toledo City Paper - January 25, 2017

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CITY MAIL I am sure you are aware that your Big Ideas 2017 issue (1-11-17) features exclusively white people. I can’t imagine how you would let that happen.

Since it is indisputable, inexcusable, and there is no going back, I will request in the future you try harder and do a better job of representing Toledo more accurately. You really don’t have to do much investigating to find people of color doing innovative activist work.

I insist Toledo remain a welcoming city whose diversity is acknowledged proudly.

Please do your part as a publication to illustrate that we are an inclusive community.

Rachel Richardson Toledo

Editors note: Thanks for your feedback.

Over the last 20 years, we have made it our mission to honor diversity in our community.

In this case we dropped the ball. While the individuals named in our issue are deserving of recognition, we could have been more inclusive.

CORRECTION: Our 1/11/17 issue stated that Game Over, LLC. had closed. That was

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Marketplace changes UPDATES IN LOCAL BUSINESS

The Andersons has announced they will close their retail stores sometime between April and June, 2017.

Tony Packo’s is buying the former Del Taco property at 3348 Secor Rd. and converting it to the first-ever drivethrough location for the famous, local hot dog chain.

Holey Toledough Handcrafted Doughnuts are now offering delivery for orders of at least one dozen donuts with a $10 delivery fee. For information about pre-orders, please visit holeytoledough.com The personal training chain Orangetheory Fitness will open a location adjacent to365 by WholeFoods on February 16, with preview classes scheduled to begin January 27. The studio specializes in interval training workouts. 3504 Secor Rd., Suite 310. 419-586-1054. orangetheoryfitness.com Mind Body & Soul Fitness (5416 N. Summit St.) opened in December in

the former VFW building in Point Place.

The new, independently-owned 5000 sq ft gym focuses on personalized service and offers expected gym equipment, as well as tanning, full body massage chairs and a digital fitness studio with over 200 on demand classes. 419-205-9161, mindbodysoultoledo.com Office SPOT (3409 N. Holland-Sylvania Ave.) has opened, offering rentable trendy workspaces for small businesses and entrepreneurs, offering all-inclusive services for one flat price of $425/mo. Amenities include private office, kitchen, conference room, waiting area, storage, parking, utilities, cleaning, 24/7/365 access, mailing address, nearby bike path, and more.

1-800-982-8003. officespot.us

Boasting biodiversity at home

Formerly known as the Toledo Chapter of Wild Ones, the Wild Ones of Oak Openings Region has awarded two Sylvania gardens with Native Landscape Awards. The non-profit organization promotes and educates the community about sustainable landscape practices and enhancing biodiversity through native plantings. Wild Ones recognized Sylvania resident Rick Barricklow with the Residential Native Landscape Award for this ¼ acre home garden of native plants. In addition, the Lourdes University Environmental Science Team received the Non-Profit Landscape Award for their campus rain garden, which uses 22 plant species native to the Oak Openings region. oakopenings.wildones.org

Learning to live without

The American restaurant Basin St. Grille (5201 Monroe St.), has closed.

The downtown wine bar Veritas Cork & Craft (505 Jefferson Ave.) has closed.

Fiesta Salons in Westgate Village (3305 W Central Ave.) has closed.

Poverty activist Joyce Ann McCauley-Benner

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How much could you learn to live without? Ask yourself this question, and learn how others survive, during a continuation of the First Unitarian Church of Toledo’s Living Without series. Join Toledo-native and activist Joyce Ann McCauley-Benner for a session entitled, What is Poverty?: How to Work With People in Poverty. McCauley-Benner brings over 15 years of experience, working with low income populations and running a utility assistance program, followed by a question and answer session. 7-9pm. Monday, February 6. First Unitarian Church of Toledo, 3205 Glendale Ave., 419-381-6999. uutoledo.org Free

Women making a difference

Keeping an eye on...  Partners for Clean Streams, an Ohio-based organization dedicated to improving our local waterways, has a year-round initiative, Reel In and Recycle, to help reduce the amount of fishing line found in our waters by having fishermen make use of the monofilament line recycling boxes available near some of the area’s more popular fishing spots.  Groups and individuals can adopt fishing line recycling boxes, being responsible for emptying the boxes and reporting progress to Partners for Clean Streams. Call 419-874-0727 or go to partnersforcleanstreams.org for more details to find out how to get involved.  Advocates for a Clean Lake Erie put their stamp on Inauguration Day with giant postcards they will be sending to President Trump showing our contaminated Lake.

Additional postcards will be sent weekly as long as the budget to do so exists, or until he declares the Lake impaired.  A series of open houses will be held in January and February to answer public questions about designating parts of the Maumee River as water trails. The designation will open up government funding for signage, brochures and helping to keep the waterways clean.

The Defiance Soil and Water Conservation District will spearhead the effort.

Public Open House Schedule

Defiance County Wednesday, January 25 5:30-7pm Defiance Public Library 320 Fort St., Defiance Henry County Monday, January 30 5:30- 7pm Oberhaus Park 750 W. Maumee Ave., Napoleon

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Since 1996, the YWCA of Northwest Ohio has recognized local women for being community role models during The Milestones Awards Luncheon. The award winners demonstrate the YWCA’s mission of eliminating racism and empowering women through peace, justice, freedom and dignity through achievements in career and community work. Every year, women are chosen in seven areas: Arts, Business, Education, Government, Sciences, Social Services and Volunteerism. The awards luncheon is Thursday, March 20 (tickets will go on sale in a few weeks). Toledo City Paper congratulate the 2017 Milestone winners: Diana Attie (Arts), Shela Swartz (Business), Gretchen Downs (Education), Janet Zale (Government), Kimberly Kaufman (Sciences), Ani Cipriani (Social Services) and Rhonda Sewell (Volunteerism). For more information, ywcano.org –AC

Gamer scholarship

If you’re a gamer, consider attending Lourdes University, who has just added an eSports program to their athletic roster. The Catholic university will be the first in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference to offer an eSports scholarship program, meaning all those years of gaming might just pay for your schooling. “Competitive video gaming requires students to possess excellent critical thinking, problem-solving and teamwork skills – which are transferrable to their academic pursuits.

In addition, these individuals must follow a strong fitness regimen and have a healthy mind and spirit,” said Lourdes President Mary Ann Gawelek.” Firstperson shooters or violent games will not be a part of the curriculum. Cory Cahill, Assistant Men’s and Women’s Gray Wolves Volleyball Coach will be overseeing the eSports program, and the teams will play in the school’s new gaming arena, located in the rec center. Lourdes University, 6832 Convent Blvd., Sylvania. 800-878-3210, ext.8945. lourdesathletics.com –JK

Wood County Monday, February 6 5:30-7pm Way Public Library 101 E. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg Paulding County Monday, February 13 5:30-7pm Paulding County Public Library 205 S. Main St., Paulding Lucas County Tuesday, February 21 5:30-7pm Locke Branch Library 703 Main St., Toledo

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Celebrate Black History Month with Angela Davis

The University of Toledo will begin Black History Month by inviting political activist, scholar, author and academic Angela Davis to campus. Davis, a counterculture leader and advocate against the Prison Industrial Complex, will speak during a Black History Month Kick Off Luncheon. Hear the woman who reminds us of an important, and always timely, truth: “We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.” Noon-2pm. Saturday, February 4. Students RSVP for Free admission. $20/Faculty, staff and public. The University of Toledo Lancelot Thompson Student Union Auditorium, 2801 W. Bancroft St., 419-530-2260. utoledo.edu/diversity –AC

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Ta kin gt he by plu Jo nge hn in ny C Hil ity do P oli tic s It just might be the most thankless job in local politics.

The mayor of Toledo must lead a bloated, lumbering bureaucracy crammed with political hacks and first cousins biding their time and waiting for a fat government pension. The mayor is the public face of an aging city caught betwixt its industrial past and its funky, artsy, eds and meds future. They must cope with a curmudgeonly electorate who wants miles and miles of crumbling roads and sidewalks fixed last week.

And they are expected to do all this with a budget hamstrung by an aging population, dwindling tax base, and state and federal budget cuts.

To succeed, you gotta be one part talking head and a couple of dozen parts magician. Is it any wonder no one ever gets re-elected to this god-forsaken job?

Strong for Toledo

That’s not quite right. Since the voters created the current “strong mayor” form of municipal government, exactly one mayor has been elected to two consecutive terms. He Who Shall Not Be Named won re-election back in ninety-seven by several hundred votes.

Over a gravestone salesman who no had ever heard of, and most couldn’t name right now. Nick Wichowski, or some such nonsense.

Since then, Jack Ford, HWSNBN (again), and Mike Bell have all been one-termers. Heck, He Who Shall Not Be Named was threatened with a recall vote less than a year into his most recent term. Michael Denny Collins passed away in his first term, to be succeeded by current Mayor Paula HH. Who has now served a bit less than two years, and is up for re-election this fall.

So it is perfectly understandable that the local Dems are a bit squeamish at PHH’s re-election prospects. If He Who Shall Not Be Named could barely beat some sort of Wichowska-whozis, can Paula beat the odds and win over a truly formidable candidate?

Remember, because she succeeded a deceased former mayor, Paula won a special election in twenty fifteen without a primary to winnow the field. It was a one-time race-to-the-top election, with

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former mayors Bell and HWSNBN, Collins’ grieving widow, a sitting and past member of Toledo City Council,and others battling it out. Paula won handily, but still only got a thirty-five per cent plurality of the vote.

Leap of faith

This year thirty-five per cent is a double digit loser. There will be a primary which Paula must clear. It will then be a headto-head race to the general election, with fifty per cent plus one vote needed to win.

Can Paula pull it off, when no recent mayor has come close?

Odds makers won’t take that bet.

Mayor Paula faces a steep climb, with an electorate itching for a fight after last year’s Presidential clusterdump. Can she win the mad-as-hell-and-not-gonnatake-it-anymore vote? The pundits and prognosticators think not.

And Dems are thus really, really worried that translates into a Mayorelect Spang, or Ludeman, or Waniewski, or whatever.

Enter Wade-man. Wade Kapszukiewicz sees this as an opportunity to finally ascend the mayoral ladder. Or leap off the mayoral cliff.

Normally we would say Wade has little chance of winning. Actually, we would ask why the heck he would want to. He can be LC Treasurer for another thirty years, with good pay and a staff to do the actual work. Instead he wants to walk into the Mayor of Toledo firing squad?

Anyway, Wade isn’t exactly charming as a public speaker, and he has been pretty invisible as Treasurer. In normal times he’d be a less than perfect candidate.

But these are mad-as-hell times. We doubt Paula can beat the odds, or win the mad-as-hellnicks. Will the Dems dance with the mayor that brung ‘em? Or will they roll the dice, withdraw support from the incumbent, and wade in with Wade?

Or possibly recruit someone better poised to win?

Or do they face the ultimate nightmare?

We shudder to think. Welcome to the twenty-second floor, Mayor-elect He Who Shall Not Be Named.

Can art be powerful enough to change policy? That’s one of the questions a local filmmaker may face on Thursday, January 26, when Black Kite Coffee & Pies and Third Space hosts “Steven Boatman: A Toledo Filmmaker’s Evolution,” a screening of six short films, concluding with his most recent work, “Reclaiming the Landscape: Urban Agriculture in Toledo.”

Boatman’s latest documentary tells the story of Toledoan Thomas Jackson, 44, a certified master gardener and a pioneer for urban agriculture in the center city. Jackson recently made local news as he was sued by the City of Toledo after building garden beds on his properties.

According to Steve and his father and publicist Glenwood Boatman, the January 26 event will focus on his development as a filmmaker and showcase Jackson’s unrelenting efforts to jump-start Toledo’s urban agriculture movement. Jackson will also speak, following the screening of “Reclaiming the Landscape.”

The price of produce

A master grower, certified through the Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association, Jackson also holds a certificate in aquaculture from the Ohio State University Extension Office. He cited his children’s health as the primary catalyst for returning to gardening on his empty lots.

“Organic produce is expensive, and with my kids getting sick and being around other children, the doctor discussed changing their eating habits,” he explained. He decided that one way to get better access to healthy food would be to utilize the empty lots he owned by converting them into productive gardens.

Jackson used wood chips in raised beds to prepare the gardens, a method recommended by the EPA for urban farming. As the chips decompose over time, they will create new, fresh soil, ensuring the safety and quality of the harvested food, while avoiding the potential dangers of arsenic and lead, often found in urban soil.

Things turned sour for Jackson when a handful of neighbors complained about the mulch on his properties. According to Jackson, despite the fact he’d received approval— and even “congratulations,” he said— from US Representative Marcy

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Kaptur and EPA officials, the complaints resulted in a lawsuit filed by the City against Jackson in December 2015, citing failure to comply with several nuisance ordinances. The case first came before the Housing Court last February, according to court records. While the complaint contains eyewitness affidavits, no reports or violations have been noted by any environmental or agricultural entity.

After Jackson plead not guilty in early December 2016, the court ordered Jackson to remove his beds. The order is set for a progress review on February 22.

A chance for change

Jackson’s initiative and subsequent citation from city government struck Boatman and his father as the perfect opportunity to tell an important story. “I couldn’t believe [Jackson’s gardening] was even an issue,” Boatman explained.

Surprisingly, this is Boatman’s first documentary. “With the techniques I developed in narrative filmmaking, it was easy to apply many of them to the documentary [ . . . ] it was a very positive experience,” he said. And though it’s only ten minutes in length, the film definitely provides food for thought. Think about it: movies like Making a Murderer; Food, Inc.; or Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead used real experiences of individuals to discuss issues that reach far beyond a single movie; the judicial system, our national health habits, and factory farming are all fair game. In Boatman’s case, “Reclaiming the Landscape” was finished before Jackson’s clash with the city made headlines, but the documentary is a gateway to a larger conversation on Toledo’s urban agriculture policies and planning.

“I truly believe this opposition [from the city] is just giving me notoriety, I don’t see it as something that’s gonna ruin me,” Jackson said. “There are less than 10 people in [my] neighborhood that don’t like what I’m doing, and the city is behind them right now,” he continued.

“It’s just truly odd to me. You’d think the City would be with the majority.”

“Steven Boatman: The Evolution of a Filmmaker.”

6-7:30 p.m., Thursday, January 26.

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Join in and Join Up Find new ways to have fun in 2017

By Alison Wood-Osmun

This “Join In and Join Up” list is all about fun!

Embrace the Great Outdoors

Toledo Metroparks spectacular Winter Quest programs are packed with activities including: bike races, concerts, sledding, snowshoeing, hiking, survival skills classes, camping, ice fishing, photography, storytelling, and more. Winter Quest runs through February 28. Visit metroparkstoldeo.com for program schedules.

Add Rhythm

Feel the Beat

Become one with the beat by jamming through cardio drumming sessions. Mondays and Wednesdays 7pm to 8pm. $2 (equipment included) Ottawa River Elementary School 4747 290th St. For more info call Jamie at 567.225.4627.

Learn some spicy Latin Salsa/ Bachata dance moves at the Sofia Quintero Arts and Cultural Center 1225 Broadway, Toledo. $10. Every Thursday evening, 7pm -8pm Neither partner nor experience required. 419-241-1655.

Let Your Life Speak

Let your voice emerge by visiting toledopoets.com and tapping into the area wide opportunities to express your creative side and make new friends through weekly poetry readings, group meetings and workshops. Declare yourself a poet and visit toledopoets.com for more information.

Footloose

Head over to I Love Kickboxing to get into shape, build confidence and learn some great moves. ($19.99 for 3 classes) For dates and times visit Ilovekickboxing.com 4185 Chappel Dr., Perrysburg. 419.931.6435

Aim Higher

Scale new heights at the University of Toledo Recreation Center’s climbing wall. Learn how to boulder (moving horizontally across the wall), and how to top rope (climbing vertically using ropes and harnesses), by attending a climb clinic. Also enjoy the great indoor pool area with a waterslide, whirlpool, diving boards, lap pool and sauna. Climbing wall hours Monday –Thursday 5pm to 9pm and Friday-Sunday 1pm to 5pm. Climb clinics are Monday and Wednesday 7pm to 9pm and Friday 3pm to 5pm. Guest fee is $10 per day. Visit utoledo.edu/studentaffairs/rec for information about guest entry, fees, maps and rules. 2800 E. Rocket Dr., 419.530.3700

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Socialize and Share

Be a part of the welcoming and laid back vibe of weekly Open Mic Night at the Jose Martinez Memorial Galleria.

Communal potluck and family friendly musical, dance, spoken word or other performance talents are free. Tuesdays, 6pm -10pm. 1224 Broadway St. 419-241-1655.

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As the State prepares to execute its first inmate since 2014, a divided community is on pins and needles.

By David Maxwell Fine

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hio’s last execution was three years ago, in January 2014, when the State killed Dennis McGuire by lethal injection. In 1989, McGuire raped and murdered 22-year-old Joy Stewart, who was 30 weeks pregnant.

The Columbus Dispatch reported on the execution, saying “McGuire… gasped, choked, clenched his fists and appeared to struggle against his restraints for about 10 minutes… before being pronounced dead…. It took 26 minutes for him to die after the drugs were administered.”

“I’ve been with the ACLU 13 years and Dennis McGuire’s execution marked the fourth botched execution in that timeframe,” says Mike Brickner, Senior Policy Director of the Ohio office of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). “Ohio has a very troubling track record with properly carrying out executions, and Mr. McGuire’s execution was tantamount to human experimentations.”

Now, the State of Ohio prepares to impose capital punishment again. On February 15, 2017, Ronald Phillips, who was convicted of raping and murdering his girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter in 1993, is scheduled to be executed by the State.

>> The Toledo Correctional Institution (TCI) is now home to Ohio’s 125 death row prisoners. >> Ohio is one of 31 states that provide for the death penalty as punishment, along with the federal government and the U.S. military. >> Since the beginning of the new millennium, seven states, including New York and New Jersey, have abolished the death penalty or have had courts rule death penalty laws unconstitutional.

Toledo and the death penalty

Drug Problem

Ohio has not put anyone to death since McGuire due largely to the difficulty in obtaining lethal drugs. Many pharmaceutical companies, including Roche and Akorn, according to press releases posted on the Death Penalty Information Center website, have condemned the use of their drugs in execution protocols, so states have been reaching out to strange companies, often in other countries, to obtain them. The International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists also “discourages its members from participating in the preparation, dispensing, or distribution of compounded medications for use in legally authorized executions.” Meanwhile, Ohio and other states have made laws that keep the pharmacies that compound lethal injection drugs anonymous.

Ohio is one of 31 states that provide for the death penalty as punishment, along with the U.S. federal government and the U.S. military. Since the beginning of the new millennium,

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Mike Brickner, Senior Policy Director of the Ohio ACLU seven states, including New York and New Jersey, have abolished the death penalty or courts have ruled their state death penalty laws unconstitutional. Four state governors have halted using the death penalty, and 11 states and the District of Columbia already had previously abolished the death penalty, according to the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC).

Ohio has been killing people for capital crimes since the 1800s. For many years, the electric chair was used to kill the condemned, but in 2001, lethal injection became the sole method of execution in Ohio.

The State of Ohio has executed 53 prisoners since 1999, but did not execute anyone for a full 36 years between the 1963 execution of Donald Reinbolt and then the 1999 execution of Wilford Berry.

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Toledoans for Prison Awareness (TPA), a local organization focused on mass incarceration and prison issues, including the death penalty, in conjunction with the ACLU and Ohioans To Stop Executions (OTSE), hosted on January 12th a talk by attorney and Assistant Cuyahoga County public defender Jeff Gamso on “The Death Penalty in Ohio and the Nation” at the First Unitarian Church in South Toledo. About 50 people attended the event. The date for the talk was chosen to coincide with Ohio’s resumption of executions this year.

Mr. Gamso noted in his presentation that while the death penalty is still the law in Ohio, and while about 60 percent of Americans support capital punishment, executions and death sentences are both declining.

“We’re killing fewer people, we’re sentencing fewer people to death— that’s the poll that makes the most sense,” Gamso said. There have been fewer capital indictments since 2009, he said, because “it’s far more expensive to try a capital case.”

Gamso is vehemently opposed to capital punishment. “If you kill enough people,” he said “sooner or later you’re gonna kill innocent ones. We are fallible human beings.”

Jeff Gamso, Assistant Cuyahoga County Public Defender and death penalty opponent “We support the elimination of the death penalty, and propose life without parole as an alternative,” says Joe Moran, treasurer of TPA, “We’re concerned that [the death penalty] is erratically imposed and, commonly, used against those without financial means, which are often people of color.

It’s applied unevenly. It’s a lottery— and that alone makes it a very unfair punishment.”

Not everyone who attended the event held anti-death penalty views.

Maggie, a teacher who lives in Maumee, said “I think some crimes are so heinous that you lose your right to live.” She also said she didn’t want her tax dollars helping criminals serving a lifelong prison sentence.

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Continued from p7 The Toledo Correctional Institution (TCI) is now home to Ohio’s death row prisoners. Ohio’s Department of Rehabilitation and Correction announced in October that about 125 death row prisoners will be moved to TCI, which opened in 2000.

Toledoan Anthony Belton, an African-American, was sentenced to death in Lucas County in 2012 for the 2008 murder of 34-year-old BP convenience store clerk Matthew Dugan.

The crime, in which Dugan was shot in the back of the head, occurred during a robbery of the convenience store, then at Secor and Dorr.

Belton’s attorneys, in an appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court, argued that Belton’s sentence be commuted to life in prison, without the possibility of parole, sparing him the death penalty.

The Court’s opinion, acknowledging that Belton presented numerous mitigating factors— including his difficult childhood, suffering depression, his young age (22), and his lack of prior criminal history— held that the shooting of Dugan at close range, in the back of the head, while Dugan was cooperating with Belton’s demands, overrode those mitigating factors, and allowed Belton’s sentence to stand.

Toledo-area State Senator Edna Brown reintroduced legislation this year, Senate Bill 154, to abolish the death penalty in Ohio. “One of my primary concerns in reintroducing this legislation and renewing my call for abolishment is preventing the execution of an innocent person,” Senator Brown said in a press release. Senator Brown met with three Ohioans, Wiley Bridgeman, Kwame Ajamu, and Ricky Jackson who were exonerated and released from their death sentences and from prison, at the Ohio Statehouse in 2015. “In a system so clearly prone to error, I believe the ultimate and irreversible penalty of execution should not be an option,” Senator Brown stated.

“You look at the potential of executing an innocent person,” said the ACLU’s Brickner, “that would be a grave travesty of justice.”

Nine Ohio death row convicts have been exonerated since 1979, and since 1973, 156 people on death row in the entire USA have been set free, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.

Ohio’s death penalty law

To be eligible for the death penalty, the defendant must be at least 18 years old and a homicide must occur in conjunction with an aggravating circumstance, such as: murdering a law

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>> It’s the proportions that are out of whack with the general numbers of each race in society. About 34 percent of people executed since 1976 have been black, 8 percent Hispanic— but blacks are only 13 percent of America’s population.”

—Jelani Exum, UT Law Professor

UT Law Professor Jelani Exum

>> “One of my primary concerns in reintroducing this legislation and renewing my call for abolishment is preventing the execution of an innocent person.”

— Ohio Senator Edna Brown State Senator Edna Brown has introduced legislation to abolish the death penalty in Ohio enforcement officer, acting as a hired hit-man, murdering a person less than 13 years of age, or murdering while committing, or while fleeing after committing, robbery, rape, kidnapping, arson, an act of terrorism or burglary.

However, based on the requirements of the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case, Lockett v. Ohio, factfinders at the trial level, as well as appellate courts, must also consider several “mitigating factors” before upholding a death sentence.

Since 2002, Ohio has outlawed the execution of individuals with intellectual disabilities. Those convicted and sentenced to death have several ways of appealing their conviction in state and federal courts. One common federal appeal, a habeas corpus proceeding, alleges that the state violated the convict’s constitutional rights during the state’s prosecution.

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Ohio’s Governor has the power to pardon convicts, or commute their sentences. Death row convicts, when all other appeal efforts have failed, can make a clemency request of the governor. By January 1, 2016, Governor Kasich had commuted— reduced— the sentences of five death row convicts, sparing their lives.

Race and the death penalty

People of color have comprised 43 percent of those executed since 1976.

“In pure numbers, there are more whites on death row than blacks,” says University of Toledo Law Professor Jelani Exum who teaches a law school course on sentencing. “But it’s the proportions that are out of whack with the general numbers of each race in society. About 34 percent of people executed since 1976 have been black, 8 percent Hispanic— but blacks are only 13 percent of America’s population.”

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Ohio’s task force to reform the death penalty

In 2014, the Ohio Supreme Court appointed a Joint Task Force to assess the state’s death penalty. Abe Bonowitz, of the anti-death penalty advocacy organization, Ohioans to Stop Executions (OTSE), said in a phone interview, “There was this whole process of evaluating Ohio’s death penalty system, and it found that [Ohio] failed the ABA’s (American Bar Association) standards for fairness….”

The task force submitted a report along with 56 recommendations for reform in Ohio, including the recommendation that a defendant suffering from a serious mental illness at the time of the crime should not be eligible for the death penalty.

Bonowitz promoted OTSE’s work to implement the task force recommendations at the TPA-hosted Gamso death penalty talk, and distributed a flyer that states, “these recommendations were intended to ensure fairness and accuracy in Ohio’s death penalty.”

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>> “The death penalty is inherently both cruel and unusual and therefore is unconstitutional. Capital punishment dates back to the days when decapitations, hangings, and brandings were also the norm.

— Ohio Supreme Court Justice William O’Neil OTSE and other groups, including the Ohio Alliance for the Mental Illness Exception, are currently working to reform the laws so they incorporate some of these task force recommendations.

A ban on cruel and unusual punishments

In 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Furman v. Georgia, where three African-American men were sentenced to death for murder and rape.

The Court held, in a close 5-4 decision, that the State of Georgia’s use of the death penalty violated the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

Article 9 of Ohio’s own state constitution echoes the Eighth Amendment, stating, “Excessive bail shall not be required; nor excessive fines imposed; nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.”

“What does cruel and unusual punishment mean?” asked Law Professor Exum. “It means that punishment cannot be disproportionate to the offense, there must be something to protect against arbitrariness, and [there must be] respect for human dignity….”

“OTSE considers the death penalty and death row itself— sending someone to wait to be executed— a violation of human rights and cruel and unusual,” said OTSE’s Bonowitz. “[The ACLU believes] that the death penalty is unconstitutional, and violates the Eighth Amendment ban against cruel and unusual punishment,” Mike Brickner said. “We simply believe that the government should not be in the business of taking anyone’s life.”

In the Furman case, Justice Douglas pointed out that the U.S. Supreme Court does not consider capital punishment to be cruel, “unless the manner of execution can be said to be inhuman and barbarous.”

However, in Toledoan Anthony Belton’s case, one lone Ohio Supreme Court Justice, William O’Neil opposed the use of the death penalty, stating: “The death penalty is inherently both cruel and unusual and therefore is unconstitutional. Capital punish-

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ment dates back to the days when decapitations, hangings, and brandings were also the norm. Surely, our society has evolved since those barbaric days. The United States is one of just a few civilized countries that still permit state executions…

The time to end this outdated form of punishment in Ohio has arrived...”

Public opinion for and against the death penalty

In the United States, currently about 60 percent of Americans support capital punishment for people convicted of murder, according to a 2016 poll by the Gallup Company.

Though OTSE’s Bonowitz claims, “When you ask [a person] do you prefer the alternative of life without the possibility of parole, more Ohioans and more Americans support that…”

A 2014 poll by ABC News supports Bonowitz’s claim. The poll found that, though 61 percent of respondents supported the death penalty, when given a choice, 52 percent chose “life imprisonment without parole,” and only 42 percent chose the death penalty, as the preferred punishment.

Despite considerable support for the death penalty, the number of executions has been on the decline over the past 30 years, with 28 executions nationwide in 2015 compared to 98 executions in 1999. In 1996, courts meted out 315 death sentences, but only about 49 such sentences were ordered in 2015, according to DPIC. For the time being, the death penalty is the law in Ohio. Jeff Lingo, chief of the Criminal Division of the Lucas County Prosecutor’s Office stated, “I think in the proper case, [the death penalty] is a proper punishment. I agree with the opinion it should be applied in the worst of the worst homicides.”

“I know in the [death penalty] cases that we have been indicting,” he said, “I believe they are the worst of the worst criminals.”

How hard is it to kill someone?

Demonstratively difficult.

From 1890 to 2010, the United States imposed capital punishment on over 8,000 citizens, with 3.15% experiencing a botched execution (meaning the execution went wrong in some way).

Specific success rates can depend on what method is used. Rates of botched executions for the five methods approved by the Federal Government are as follows:

Lethal Injection 7.12% Currently, the 31 states with capital punishment all provide lethal injection as the primary method. Despite having the highest rate of failure, lethal injection became Ohio’s exclusive form of execution in 2001.

Lethal Gas 5.4% Hanging 3.12% Electrocution, 1.92% Firing Squad, 0%

Unusually cruel: lethal attempts Ohio’s struggle to find a successful combination of drugs for lethal injections haven’t just caused legal problems— for everyone involved, a botched lethal injection is a gruesome spectacle.

May 2, 2016: Joseph L. Clark Lethal Injection: Successful Time: 90 minutes

September 15, 2009: Romell Broom Lethal Injection: Unsuccessful Time: More than two hours

After execution technicians spent 22 minutes trying to find a suitable vein, a catheter was inserted into Clark. A few minutes later his vein collapsed, his arm began to swell, he raised up his head and said, “It don’t work. It don’t work” five times. Technicians then closed the curtains surrounding him and spent 30 minutes finding another vein. Media witnesses reportedly heard “moaning, crying out and guttural noises.” He was pronounced dead 90 minutes after the execution began.

Efforts to execute Broom were halted after more than two hours of failed efforts to find a suitable vein. After the first hour, he reportedly attempted to help the executioners find a good vein. During the attempt, he winced and grimaced with pain. Broom is said to have covered his face with both hands, sobbing and heaving. Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland finally ordered the execution to be halted. Broom is currently back on death row.

May 24, 2007: Christopher Newton Lethal Injection: Successful Time: Two hours Prison medical staff struggled to find veins on the arms of the 265-pound man. Before being declared dead two hours after the execution process began, Newton was stuck at least ten times with needles before a shunt was used to inject the lethal concoction.

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January 16, 2014: Dennis McGuire Lethal Injection: Successful Time: More than 25 minutes Once injected with the hydromorphone and midazolam, McGuire reportedly gasped for air for about 25 minutes as the drugs took effect. Witnesses reported McGuire struggling, his stomach heaving and fists clenched. His family then filed a lawsuit (which they dropped in 2015) alleging that McGuire experienced “repeated cycles of snorting, gurgling and arching his back, appearing to writhe in pain.” Said the family: “It looked and sounded as though he was suffocating.”

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The Board of Discipleship invites everyone to participate in a chili and soup cook-off. The categories for the entry is wild chili (spicy), mild chili and non-chili. Anyone who would like to enter may bring an entry. 5:45pm. 3934 W Laskey Rd., goodshepherdtoledo.org

Taste Spanish wines picked by Tricia Rasar from Cutting Edge. 4pm. Prices vary for tastings.

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Big Flavor on a Budget Dégagé Jazz Cafe:

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Saturday 1.28

Lucas County Pit Crew Pints for Pits!

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River View Yacht Club Sunday Breakfast Buffet Fundraiser River View Yacht Club

Every Sunday running through March 26 River View Yacht Club will be holding breakfast fundraisers featuring eggs, potatoes, bacon, sausage, ham, made to order omelets, burritos and much more. This event is open to the public. 8:30am. $8/adults, $7/seniors, $5/children. 5981 Edgewater Dr., 419-729-9251. riverviewyachtclub.com

Spanish Wines Walt Churchill’s Market

New Belgium Brewing Company sends a representative to give you a taste of their new offerings. The selection includes Voodoo Ranger Family, Citradelic Lime and Day Blazer. 4pm. Prices vary for tastings. 3320 Briarfield Blvd, Maumee.

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Wine by the Glass Pavilion: Simply Sinful Sips The Toledo Museum of Art

Enjoy four different wines and light snacks in the Glass Pavilion at the Toledo Museum of Art. This event is part of the Museum’s It’s Friday! Series.

6:30pm. $25/members, $35/non-members. 2445 Monroe St., 419-255-8000. toledomuseum.org

Beer Tasting Corks Wine and Liquor

Corks encourages you to find your new favorite brew. Beer tastings repeat every Friday at 6pm.

Price varies based on the beers being tasted.

27250 Crossroads, Rossford. 419-872-6800. corkswineandliquor.com

Saturday 1.28

Italian Red Wine Tasting Walt Churchill’s Market,

Try a selection of Italian wines, and learn what food pairs well with each. Italian wines are considered comfort wines, because they are rich and earthy.

2pm. Prices vary for tastings. 3320 Briarfield Blvd, Maumee. 419-794-4000. waltchurchillsmarket.com

UnWINEd Saturday The Pub at Paula Brown Shop

Zia’s Italian offers a night filled with food and wine.

There will be a four course meal with wines that complement each course. 6:30pm. $75. 20 Main St., 888-456-3463. ziasrestaurant.com

Monday 2.6

Tastings Thursday 1.26

Wine Tasting Cork’s Wine and Liquor

Cork’s offers a taste from their large selection of wines every Thursday at 6pm. Price varies with the wines being tasted. 27250 Crossroads, Rossford.

419-872-6800. corkswineandliquor.com

After a long and stressful week come to the Pub to sip on some wine and relax.12pm. Cost varies on the wines being tasted. 912 Monroe St., 419-2418100. paula-brown-shop.myshopify.com

Uncorked!

Brandywine Country Club,

Enjoy a four course meal with complementary wines! The featured wines at this event are Rouquefort Merlot- Cabernet, Nobilo Savignon Blanc, Talbot Pino Noir and William Hill Chardonnay.

This event is open to the public. 6pm. $45/Person, $20/Just Wine, $25/Just Food. 6904 Salisbury Rd., Maumee. 419-865-2393. brandywinecc.com

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I’ve been a vegetarian for about 15 years, but the decision was never difficult.

Growing up as a Greek-American, I’ve had my fair share of Saw-like carnivorous exposures: I saw an entire lamb roasting on a spit in my backyard, with magiritsa (lamb brain soup) offered on the side. I grew up watching my Yia Yia scoop the eye out of a grilled fish with a piece of bread. When my father did the same, he was surprised when I did not also want to taste the “deliciously rubbery” texture.

So, when I realized “being a vegetarian” was even “a thing,” I was set. However, my hard fast rules would change over time, and I even experimented with gyros as a teen.

“Nothing with a face” has been my rule since I was 11, but one in particular always stared back at me: the face of literally anyone enjoying fried chicken.

Spread your wings

Although vegetarians generally eat well, we are often mistaken for health nuts. To this, I feel a duty to say “Kale no.

We love gluttony.” If I could sustain myself on butter and sugar, I would— meat can easily be avoided.

However, protein is required to live, so I frequently gorge tofu (honestly, it isn’t bad) at Balance Pan-Asian Grill. Quick, convenient and vegan-friendly, the locallyowned franchise offers lifestyle food with options for everyone. I trust it, I love it and eat it frequently.

Since owners HoChang “CJ” Jang and Prakash “PK” Karamchandani opened their first location in February 2010, the duo has shown themselves as nothing but innovative. Boasting unique and frequently-changing menus, inventive fusions of flavors, sustainable packaging, green business practices and healthy food, Balance has won over a large customer base with “lifestyle food.” Now, Balance has three locations, a BubbleTea room and a new venture on the horizon: Auspicious Fried Chicken + Dumplings.

Checks and balances

On Sunday, January 29, Balance will officially roll out their very first pop-up at their Maumee location. Offering a paireddown menu with bold flavors, Auspicious serves Korean-style fried chicken and dumplings. For those used to Balance’s quick and healthy cuisine, be ready for change.

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The simple menu only offers fried chicken, with your choice of sauce, served with the dumpling and kimchi of the day.

Despite the fried food, the concept stays sustainable. Auspicious uses local, heritage chickens (I probably could have asked the name of the clucker who sacrificed himself for me, but I did not want to know) and makes extra crispy, gluten free fried chicken using a polished method.

“We bring in a different fryer, since the one we use for Balance doesn’t take meat. Then we use a specific blend of oils for the flavors and cook it a few times— once all the way through to make it juicy, a second time to make the crust juicy and then we flip it in the wok to caramelize the sauces without getting the crust soggy.”

Currently, Auspicious offers two types of sauces: sweet and spicy.

“The sweet sauce is a traditional Korean, but we use tamari (not soy sauce) to keep it gluten free,” says PK. CJ adds crushed peanuts, explaining that the garnish “complements the nuttiness, and the sweet, glaze, and adds a little more texture.”

“Our spicy chicken is our play on Nashvillestyle chicken. What they do is take the oil from the fryer, cook it with chili peppers and powders until they get the oil hot, then drench the chicken,” explains PK. “We do the same method, but use the Bang Bang Sauce, which is made in-house with seven different peppers. That sauce is served cold in our stores and it now takes on a different flavor when heated.”

Needs… more… chicken…

So, how long until you can eat Koreanstyle fried on a daily basis? According to PK and CJ, stay tuned.

“Eventually, we are looking at either getting a spot in West Toledo, close to the university, or somewhere downtown,” says PK. “We’ll have to wait until it becomes a fullscale restaurant. For now, we want to polish the concept by doing it as a pop-up with customer interfacing to gain feedback.”

“We have other projects, but we’re putting a lot of love into this,” echoes CJ. “We have the recipe down and we’re trying new things.

We love feedback.”

Until then, join the experiment.

Noon until they sell out, every Sunday.

Balance’s Maumee Location, 514 The Boulevard, Maumee. 419-893-9999. http://eatauspicious.com/

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Do you have sea legs and a sea belly to match?

The River View Yacht Club (RVYC) is hosting a series of Sunday-morning fundraiser breakfast buffets. “Our community is in the midst of trying to redevelop our waterfront and to encourage people in our community to once again get involved in boating and nautical activities,” said John Hunt, Past Commodore of the RVYC. “While the proceeds raised go to fund our 2017 Commodore’s Ball, the Sunday Breakfast Buffet is a great opportunity for individuals and families to stop in and find out what we have to offer.” Open to the public, this full-spread breakfast could be your introduction to a whole new circle of nautical friends. 8:30-11:30am. Every Sunday through March 26. 8/ general $7/seniors $5/children 12 and under. 5981 Edgewater Dr., Point Place. 419-729-9251. riverviewyachtclub.com

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Human Trafficking Awareness Month is upon us and the Multi-Faith Council wants to bring attention to the issue via the most important meal of the day. The Second Annual MultiFaith Prayer Breakfast, sponsored by the Lucas County Human Trafficking Coalition (LCHTC), serves up public awareness of human trafficking along with a light breakfast.

Open to the public, there will be information on hand to answer questions and further your involvement with the cause. Attendees are asked to bring along a personal hygiene item (think deodorant, toothpaste, shampoo, sanitary napkins, etc.) for local rescued victims of human trafficking. 10am-Noon. Saturday, January 28. UAW Hall, 2300 Ashland Ave., 419-243-9187. lssnwo.org Free –JK

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CITY PAGES Girl With A New Book

Author Tracy Chevalier brings tale set in Ohio’s Black Swamp to TMA

By Jeff Klima When her historical fiction novel, Girl With A Pearl Earring became a bestseller, author Tracy Chevalier knew she’d found her calling. The book, her second, detailed a handmaid-turnedart muse for Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer, bridging real world characters with fiction, ultimately becoming a 2003 Oscar-nominated film starring Scarlett Johansson. It’s been a style that has worked extremely well for the American-born, London-based writer who recently released her eighth book, At the Edge of the Orchard. Detailing a family’s trials and tribulations as they produce apples in the Black Swamp region of 1800s Ohio, the book utilizes real historical figures, such as John Chapman (better known as Johnny Appleseed), to spar with the fictional Goodenough family as they attempt to survive the rough conditions.

Now Chevalier travels to Toledo to delight fans with a reading from the novel. Known for her extensive research to ensure historical accu-

racy, Chevalier, who graduated from Oberlin, spoke with the Toledo City Paper to educate us on Ohio before Tony Packo’s.

Why did you set the story in Ohio?

My book before this one was called The Last Runaway, and it was also set in Ohio; it was in the area around Oberlin. And then I had the idea that I wanted to write about a pioneer family going west and ending up in Ohio and then going further west. When I worked out the dates, I knew I wanted to write about Johnny Appleseed, and I was thinking, “Where was he?” and “What areas was he in?” and the Black Swamp kept coming up.

It’s a part of Ohio I’d never been to, and, of course, the Black Swamp doesn’t exist now, but it was the last part of Ohio to be settled in the 1820s and 1830s, because it was so horrible.

I really liked the sound of it, so I set it there.

Bestselling author Tracy Chevalier set her latest story in Ohio; now she returns to discuss her process.

Where did you go in Ohio to research?

I just spent a couple days in that area driving around, and it was really fun. They drained the swamp, so there isn’t a whole lot left, but there are a couple of nature reserves that still have swampy bits to them. I went to the Blue Heron Reserve in Vickery and Maumee State Forest, and Camp Perry and Crane Creek, just to get right out on the lake. So I got little senses of it around there. And I also visited Sauder Village. I actually learned a lot there, just seeing the places built like that. In the gift shop there, I found a bunch of books about the Black Swamp.

Was this one big research trip or did you have to fly out multiple times?

Sadly, it was one big research trip. I had to be as efficient as I could. Living in London, it isn’t that easy to get over there. And I’ve been to parts of Ohio a lot, just not that area. The book is also set in California, so I had to go out to California at one point. You have to take what you can get. It’s surprising how much you can build up from reading, and looking at old pictures and drawings. Especially reading firsthand accounts of living in a place like the Black Swamp. But you have to use your imagination quite a lot of the time.

Is the location of the book the reason that you’re coming back to Toledo to do a reading?

Yes, I asked to come to Toledo, when we were putting together a book tour, because I thought it would be really cool to actually come back to the area.

If I have time, I’m actually going to drive down to the area where I set the farm. It’s odd because I wasn’t sure where I was going to set it. I was driving around, looking at places and then I went home and started writing, and I ended up sort of choosing it as a pinpoint on the map instead of using anything I saw. So I want to go back and see the place I chose. Also, I only had lunch in Toledo, the city itself, and I’d like to go back.

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Was there anything that surprised you in your research of Ohio?

I was surprised at the level of isolation, the kind of things they had to put up with. The Black Swamp is a gift to a novelist because there were so many problems living there, that’s why it wasn’t settled for a long time. Most of Ohio was settled in the late 18th century, early 19th century, and the Black Swamp was years later. People ran out of places to settle and they had to settle for it. It had terrible mosquitos and swamp fever, a kind of malaria that families would get every summer, kind of like clockwork. And they’d just have to soldier on. For a long time, there weren’t many neighbors nearby who could help out. You hear about pioneer living and it was kind of romanticized, this wasn’t romanticized.

Tracy Chevalier will be doing a reading and discussion of the book At the Edge of the Orchard. 7-9pm. Thursday, February 2.

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

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Gang writer

Having lived through the mid-eighties’ “Decade of Death” in Los Angeles’ highest gang-concentrated neighborhood, Rev. Gregory J. Boyle S.J. witnessed the danger of gang affiliation. Now a New York Times best-selling author and founder of Homeboy Industries, Father Boyle is coming to the area to visit St. John’s Jesuit HIgh School to warn young people about getting involved street gangs. “Gang violence is about kids who can’t imagine their future, so they plan their funerals,” is a statement attributed to Father Boyle. Author of Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion as well as a recipient of the California Peace Prize and subject of the 2012 Academy Award-winning documentary G-Dog, Boyle has made a career of pointing troubled youth onto the right path. Open to the public. 7pm. Tuesday, January 31. St. John’s Jesuit Chapel of St. John Berchman’s, 5901 Airport Hwy., 419-720-0725. sjjtitans.org Free

Poetry and beer

Beer and the lyrical arts are merry bedfellows, find out the majesty for yourself at Black Cloister’s Robert Burns Night, featuring a choir named whateverandeveramen, singing event-appropriate tunes.

A beloved cult figure, the Bard of Ayrshire wrote “To A Louse” and the lyrics to “Auld Lang Syne.” Hosted around the world, a Robert Burns Night is best experienced in a room full of capable performers with plenty of beer. Admission for the event includes a drink ticket. 6pm. Sunday, January 29. $15.

Black Cloister Brewing Company, 619 Monroe St., 419-214-1500. whateverchoir.org

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Our healthy options include Guacamole Salad, Skinny Margaritas and our Fat-Free, Heart Smart Chicken Enchiladas ($2 of each enchilada sold is donated to Life Connections of NW Ohio)

Writers’ support group

Need some critical feedback on your new novel? Looking for a forum to help you flesh out a story idea, or just want to make some friends? The Point Place Writers’ Group meets on the second Saturday of every month to delve into all things written word. An invaluable support tool for new and established writers (author Chuck Palahniuk cites joining a writers’ group as key to his success), the group puts you in the same room with like-minded individuals. Bring ten copies of a short writing sample to share, or attend to read and provide feedback on others’ works. 9:30-11am. Saturday, February 11. Toledo Lucas County Public Library Point Place Branch Large Meeting Room, 2727 117th St., 419-259-5930. toledolibrary.org Free

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Films and Food from Around the World

A sense of community— both local and global— will be the focus of the third annual Toledo International Film Festival, beginning Saturday, February 4 at the Ohio Theatre.

In addition to films, the festival will feature a selection of international foods and live performances, presented through a partnership between the Ohio Theatre and Welcome Toledo-Lucas County (TLC), a group that aims to make the city more inviting for immigrants.

“The mission of the Toledo International Film Festival is to celebrate cultural diversity and international understanding,” said Kim Sanchez, manager of the Ohio Theatre and Event Center.

Double Features

The festival began in 2015, as the brainchild of individuals from the Lucas County Commissioner’s Office, Welcome TLC and the Ohio Theatre.

Brittany Ford, project manager for the Commissioner’s Office and co-lead of Welcome TLC, said that the idea behind the Film Festival has grown and evolved with each iteration.

“It was really just a lot of blood, sweat and tears, and kind of trial and error, seeing what worked,” Ford said. “So it’s kind of just grown from there as we’ve built a broader partnership with other community partners, including the Arts Commission— we’ve added the performance elements.”

This year, the festival will take place over three consecutive Saturdays— February 4, 11 and 18— with double feature films each evening. Prior to the screenings, guests can sample international foods provided by local restaurants. In between the film features, presentations will showcase the performance elements. Highlighted guests include the Kazenodaichi Taiko Ensemble, a group from Bowling Green who will demonstrate Japanese drumming techniques, and Toledo’s El Corozonde de Mexico Ballet Folkorico, an ethnic dance troupe that teaches the history and culture of Mexico through traditional movements.

Photo courtesy: Brittany Ford.

Ohio Theatre hosts 2017 Toledo International Film Festival

By Jeff McGinnis

Live performances in between the presentation of films have become one of the highlights of the Toledo International Film Festival.

A powerful medium

The sense of community is aided by marketing and spreading the word through community organizations— non-profits and cultural agencies.

Attendance more than doubled from the first to the second year as a result of these initiatives. “[Film] is a powerful medium that can connect diverse human experiences and promote international understanding,” Sanchez said. “By screening these films from around the globe, our Toledo audience has an opportunity to experience another perspective.”

The selected films cover a variety of genres and cultures— from the dramatic “Ixcanul” about a coffee plantation in Guatemala, to the adventure “Hunt for the Wilderpeople” from New Zealand.

Casting a wide net is the aim of Welcome TLC, Ford said: “It’s part of our mission to build a welcoming and inclusive community for international people from diverse cultures, which really does advance an inclusive and global Lucas County.”

Sanchez also hopes the event will engender a greater appreciation for the revitalized Ohio Theatre. “We want people to participate in cultural diversity, and we want people to attend the event and come away with something— know that they attended something that they can’t get anywhere else,” she said. $10/one movie, $20/one night’s double feature, or $50/festival pass for all six films.

The Ohio Theatre & Event Center, 3114 Lagrange St., 419-720-8952. ohiotheatretoledo.org

Saturday, February 4 5pm: Mariam A teenager must choose between her hijab and school in 2004 France.

2016, France, Saudi Arabia, USA, UAE, 45min.

Special Performance by Bharatanatyam Interest Group of Sylvania (BIGS) after film 8pm: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night A skateboarding vampire preys on men who attack women (2014, Iran, USA, 1hr 41min).

Saturday, February 11

5pm: Dhanak Orphaned siblings go on a journey to restore one’s eyesight 2015, India, 1h 46min.

Special Performance by Kazenodaichi Taiko Ensemble after film 8pm: Hunt for the Wilderpeople A boy and his foster father become subjects of a manhunt when they get lost in a major forest 2016, New Zealand, 1hr 41min.

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Saturday, February 18

5pm: Who is Dayani Crystal?

An anonymous corpse in the Arizona desert sparks real-life intrigue 2013, Mexico, USA, 1hr 25 min.

Special Performance by El Corozon de Mexico Ballet Folkorico after film 8pm: Ixcanul An intense fable about the lives of coffee plantation employees working at the base of an active volcano 2015, Guatemala, 1hr 33min.

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Camp love

Few things make girls swoon like Patrick Swayze’s danceinstructor-with-an-attitude in Dirty Dancing. It’s been 30 years since Swayze’s Johnny Castle and Jennifer Grey’s Frances “Baby Houseman fell in love to, what was arguably, the soundtrack of the ‘80s. Fathom Events has brought the beloved film back out to celebrate its milestone in pop culture. You can fall in love all over again as “nobody puts Baby in a corner.” Included with the film will be a celebrityladen tribute video that will reassure you that you weren’t the only one to geek out over this camp flick. 2pm, 7pm. Sunday, January 29 and Wednesday, February 1. $10.25/general $8.25/student.

Franklin Park Cinema 16, 5001 Monroe St., 419-472-2324. fathomevents.com

Love, Japanese style

A formerly-intimate couple splits up amidst heavy discussions and acrimony in Hiroshima mon amour. Diving into frank discussions about the aftereffects of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in World War II, this couple, a Japanese architect known as “Him” and a French woman known as “Her,” explore the depths of their relationship over a meal. Part of the Left Bank French filmmaking wave (as opposed to the more decadent Cahiers du Cinéma movement), this film by Alain Resnais is an early adopter of non-linear storytelling. Presented by the UT Department of Theatre and Film as part of their Fridays on Film series. Popcorn and drinks will be available. 7:30pm. Friday, February 3. UT Center for Performing Arts Film/Video Lab Theatre, 1910 W. Rocket Dr., 419-530-2202. utoledo.edu/al/svpa/ theatrefilm –JK

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A Trip Back to Angel Street Theatergoers will be transported to another era by the Village Players with the classic mystery/melodrama “Angel Street,” performed at the Upton Avenue Theater beginning January 27.

Originally performed in 1938 under the British title “Gaslight,” “Angel Street” tells the Victorian-era story of a villainous husband who is slowly driving his wife mad in order to suit his own nefarious ends. The show, a staple of theater companies for the past 70 years, has had its popularity wane in recent years, according to Carol Erford, director of the Village Players production.

“Because it’s older it doesn’t get the play it used to get,” Erford said.

“Maybe to jog people’s memories, they haven’t heard of ‘Angel Street,’ they would know it as ‘Gaslight,’ the movie with Ingrid Bergman, or an updated version, ‘Midnight Lace’ with Doris Day.”

“The story is universal, the psychological part is that [the villain is] emotionally and mentally abusing his wife to reach an end,” Erford said.

“He’s trying to drive her mad, because she’s served her purpose. And we find that, it’s even more rife today, that people are mentally abusing, and physically abusing.”

It was the idea that the show’s themes have even more resonance now— combined with a desire to present a fun and entertaining show— that inspired Erford to suggest putting up “Angel Street” at the Village Players.

“I’ve always loved the movie ‘Gaslight,’ it just had a fabulous script.

So when the theater asked people to submit what they would like to direct, I suggested ‘Angel Street.’

“I thought, people like mysteries. It’s a good winter show. Mysteries, I think, are fun on those cold days,” Erford said.

Gaslighting

Victorian

Indeed, the show’s most significant legacy may be its contribution to the language: After its initial run, the term “gaslighting” came into common usage, indicating the manipulation of someone to get them to doubt reality.

Though “Angel Street’s” story and themes remain engaging, the show can be a challenge to modern actors, due to a somewhat old-fashioned writing style and setting. It is a challenge that Erford insists her cast is rising to.

Photo Credit: chris jagodzinski

Vintage thriller revisited by the Village Players

By Jeff McGinnis

From left, Amiee Reid, Larry Farley and Eric Simpson.

“Because the lines are written the play and got emotionally wrapped more in the Victorian vernacular, up in its events, even if they knew sometimes it’s a little harder for them what was going to happen. to assimilate, because it’s, ‘My dear “I want them to have a good time, husband,’ ‘My dear man’— different laugh, if they want to, boo the bad guy phrases that are more Victorian than or applaud the good guy. Just have a the modern day. So that poses a little really good time with it. And listen, challenge to the actor. But they’re don’t give anything away!” overcoming it.”

In the end, Erford said, she hopes January 27-February 5. 8pm, her audience will simply allow Thursday-Saturday. 2pm, Sunday. themselves to get lost in the show, and $18/general. $16/students and seniors.

The Village Players Theater, 2740 Upton Ave., in time— to be transported back to an 419-472-6817. thevillageplayers.org era where crowds loudly responded to

Meet the stars

Before you see Mozart’s famous work The Marriage of Figaro on Friday, February 10 and Sunday, February 12, take a chance to meet the stars of the Toledo Opera during an intimate gathering at The Truth Gallery.

Join Fletcher Word, publisher of The Sojourner’s Truth and Suzanne Rorick, executive director of the Toledo Opera, for wine and conversation. Meet soprano Laquita Mitchell (Countess Almaviva) and bass-baritone Darren K. Stokes (Figaro); Both were praised for erformances in the Toledo Opera’s recent production of Porgy & Bess. 6-8pm. Friday, January 27. The Truth Gallery, 1811 Adams St., 419-242-7650. thetruthtoledo.com, toledoopera.org Free

The Clock is Ticking

The creative process can take years getting the final product to be just right. Unfortunately time is not a luxury students have for the 24 Hour Play Festival. Written, directed and acted by students involved in the program. Each group is given a random prop, a line of dialogue and a genre to work with and 24 hours to create a script and stage a short play. 7:30pm.

Saturday, January 28. $5-$10. UT Center for Performing Arts, 1910 W. Rocket Dr., 419-530-2448. utoledo.edu —SP

David Daniel Smith (Bobby) and Cindy Bilby (Betty).

Complicated dynamics

No matter how long it’s been since you grew up, siblings always remember. Such is the case with Bobby and Betty, a brother and sister with nothing in common. Foul-mouthed Bobby won’t forget that Betty— now prim and proper— has a wild history. When the two are working together to empty out her cabin in the woods, old secrets and sibling rivalry come to the surface. Where else do you expose secrets but In a Forest, Dark and Deep? Elizabeth Cottle directs the staged reading of Neil LaBute’s play for Actors Collaborative Toledo.

8-9:30pm. Friday, February 3. $10. The Valentine Theatre Studio A, 410 Adams St., 419-205-0409. act419.org —AC

Blind love Scared of blind dates? Don’t subject yourself to the horror— just enjoy the show during Fremont Community Theatre’s production of Looking by Norm Foster. The romantic comedy follows the progress of four middleaged singles who met on a blind date.

Mishaps, mistakes, surprises, good old-fashioned flirting - everything you want from an adult comedy. 7:30pm, Friday and Saturday. 2pm, Sunday.

January 27-29 & February 3-5. $12$15. Fremont Community Theatre, 1551 Dickinson St., Fremont. 419-332-0695. fremontcommunitythreatre.org —AC

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An Interactive Art Community

Two of the Arts Commission’s Inter/Active arts projects

By Jon Ruggiero

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Within frame

The American Frame Showroom is starting off the new year with a gallery full of exhibits. On Friday, January 27, catch the Closing Reception for the Owens Community College Student and Faculty Show from 5-7pm. See works by current students and faculty in a variety of medias. Then on February 1, two new shows open.

First, the Toledo Artists Club 2016 Award Winners from either the People’s Choice or Best of Show awards will be on display through February 28.

Enjoy the opening reception from 4-5pm on Friday, February 3. The following week from 5-7pm on Friday, February 10, local artist Emily Wilson will give an artist talk during the opening reception for her solo show. Wilson uses an exact-o knife to create highly detailed and decorative 2D and 3D paper cuttings. Wilson’s solo exhibit will also be on display through February 28.

8:30am-5:30pm, Monday-Wednesday and Friday. 8:30am-6:30pm, Thursday.

American Frame Showroom, 400 Tomahawk Dr., Maumee. 800-537-0944. americanframe.com Free

When Toledo’s UNITY project is finished, it will look similar to this; interconnected lives represented by string.

Toledo loves public art. We boast of sculptures, lines of poetry inscribed in sidewalks and color murals on city corners. While we have many hands to thank for these creative efforts, the community can thank The Arts Commission as the impetus for many of these contributions.

Coming to the Third Thursday Art Loop in June, 2017, The Arts Commission will present four interactive, community-driven, collaborative works of art. In June of 2016 when The Arts Commission sought artists to create interactive art for an Art Loop, offering $5,000 stipends for winning submissions. Out of 16 entries, four projects have been selected to be presented at the Art in Public Places Inter/Active Art Loop in July.

Meet two of the winners with a peek at the art they’re creating.

Team SaBa: Diversions

Glass lecture

How do internationally-renowned glass artists become recognized by their global audience? Learn from artist and designer Joanna Manousis during a Glass Artist Pavilion Project (GAPP) Artist Lecture.

Manousis, who now lives in Toledo, is a British native who was nominated for the Bombay Sapphire Award for Excellence in Glass in 2008 and later received the first Hans Godo Frabel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Glass in 2010. In addition, she has had residencies at The Museum of Art and Design in New York City, the Corning Glass Museum and the Cité Internationale des Arts in France. Her work can be viewed in Denmark and Armenia. Hear about her work and method when she offers a lecture during her GAPP residency at the Toledo Museum of Art. 7-8pm. Friday, January 27. Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion, 2445 Monroe St., 419-255-8000. toledeomuseum.org Free

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Toledoans Sam Sheffield and Barry Whitaker, known collectively as SaBa, are artists and video game creators, but their interactive pieces aren’t your everyday Nintendo games.

“Many of our projects encourage people to play together in physical ways,” Whitaker explains.

Sharing their work with an international audience helped in the creation of SaBa’s winning game, Diversions.

“This project was initially inspired by a wooden toy that Barry found in the lobby of an inn in Japan,” explains Sheffield. “In that game, a player used a rope connected with pulleys to move a ball through an obstacle course of pegs and holes.”

The SaBa team enjoyed the idea but modified the game for a larger scale, creating Diversions. The two-player game gives each player access to ropes and pulleys to help physically move a 3D character through a 2D environment. Through cooperation, players can maneuver the character to safety,

through increasingly difficult situations based around people’s modern technology generated anxieties. When the game is over, the participants’ scores are added to a leaderboard, encouraging people to participate and surpass previous players’ scores, creating an arcade-like atmosphere for their art.

Whittaker is also a member of the University of Toledo’s Department of Art faculty. Team SaBa also includes fellow faculty, Jerod Christy.

Find out more about Team SaBa by visiting barrywhittaker.com/index.html

Erin Peterson: UNITY

Another grant winner is Erin Peterson, a local educator with impeccable timing.

Last year, Peterson was inspired by another artist’s work, “I saw a short online video showcasing Nancy Belmont’s UNITY project in Virginia,” explained Peterson. “I thought, ‘Let’s recreate that in Toledo.’ Shortly thereafter, the Arts Commission posted a call for submissions. The timing was perfect.”

This UNITY project is based around an exhibit of poles and string. 32 poles are placed in a circle, and notes are attached to each pole with personal characteristics, such as “I am an immigrant,” “I love the arts,” or “I live with a disability.”

Participants are then given a long string of yarn that they tie to any number of poles that they identify with.

When finished, UNITY ends up looking like a forest of yarn created by the participants.

“We hope that the resulting canopy of intertwined yarn will be a visible reminder of that which makes us unique while also making us stronger, more beautiful, and paradoxically, more unified,” explained Peterson.

It’s a new term, but one that multimedia artist Nicholas Bardonnay has perfectly coined to describe an upcoming collaboration. As Creative Director and CEO of Westwater Arts, Bardonnay works with symphonies to blend panoramic photography with live classical music, creating arrangements of “symphonic photochoreography.”

Contribute to Toledo’s own collaboration with Westwater Arts as Bardonnay pairs up with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra and Toledo.com for a program highlighting our area Metroparks and the Maumee River. Help celebrate our local natural beauty by participating the Toledo Symphony Orchestra Westwater Arts Photo Submission contest. Submit your personal nature photography of our area to use in the performance, to be held on Saturday, May 13 at the Stranahan Theater. Photographers of all skill levels are encouraged to upload as many images as they want by February 15 on toledo.com. Free

On cloud nine

For the past decade, Hudson Gallery has selected the recent work of nine local artists for their Group of Nine exhibition to promote area talent by showcasing works in a variety of styles and mediums, ranging from sculpture, painting, photography, ceramics, glass and more. See the colorful and inspiring works curated by Scott and Barbara Hudson during the 10th annual Group of Nine exhibition. This year’s featured artists are: Barbara Miner (left), Ross Mazzupappa, Matt Taylor, Travis Taylor, Lavinia Westfall, Nikki Eggerstorfer, Chauncey Hay, Joe Van Kerkhove and Eamon King. Opening Reception: 6-8pm Friday, February 3 (during the Red Bird Arts Walk).

Through February 25.

Hudson Gallery, 5645 N. Main St., Sylvania.

419-885-8381. hudsongallery.net Free —AC

Find out more about UNITY by visiting unityproject.net

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Ongoing Applications being accepted for Art Travel Scholarship - The Toledo

Museum of Art is now accepting applications for the Palmer Scholarship, which funds art-related travel for northwest Ohio residents.

Artists, photographers, students and others pursuing an artistic endeavor away from home to apply for up to $8,000 in funding. While the scholarship covers airfare, meals, and hotel or housing, it does not provide for related tuition, class fees or study materials. Application due March 3, 2017. toledomuseum.org

Toledo Rapper Philly B set to release collaboration with Zaytoven

By Michael Pierce

Cornell Rice (aka Philly B) is proof that the City Paper knows what we’re talking about. In 2012, TCP listed him as an artist to watch. The last several years have taken Philly through life’s ups and downs, and 2017 is already looking like it could be his breakout— he’s releasing his collaboration with the Grammywinning producer Zaytoven.

photo credit: alex beat

The Libbey Dolls: Fashioning the Story - The Libbey Dolls are back on display

Where it all started

In 2009, Philly was a scholarship football player at Western Illinois University.

A year later, he transferred to the University of Toledo, intending to play for the Rockets. However, a hand injury took him out of the game and that’s when he decided to switch gears and start taking his other talent seriously.

“I’ve been flowing my whole life”, said Philly. “I started rhyming back in the day, before football, but I didn’t take it serious until I got to Toledo.”

Making moves

In 2013, he moved to Los Angeles, and began making connections and performing for a growing fanbase. He spent about a year out west until life took a dramatic turn.

“My friend’s mom (in Toledo) passed away from cancer, and she’s the one who helped me get to LA in the first place.

On top of that, I was expecting my first son here”, said Philly, who now has two children, a son and a daughter, whom he lives with and supports.

Those circumstances brought him back to Toledo, and for a while, it seemed like that might be the end for his music career. In 2014, he got a job working at Chrysler.

“It felt like I had a million dollar opportunity that was chopped up and put in the blender, and that I would be a working man in Toledo for the rest of my life,” he explained.

Enter Zaytoven

As fate would have it, he wound up working at Jeep next to DJ Kaj Boogie of Toledo’s 107.3 WJUC, who saw his potential right away. One thing lead to another and Philly wound up getting the attention of Zaytoven, the Atlanta-based producer responsible for some of the biggest tracks in rap and hip hop. The same producer who works with Gucci Mane, 2 Chainz, Migos, Future and Soulja Boy invited him to an underground rap battle in Detroit, and then wound up giving

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Philly B’s forthcoming EP “Zayledo”, pays tribute to the Glass City, where he got his start as a rapper. him a track of his own to work with.

His first track with Zaytoven, “Yao Ming,” dropped in the summer of 2015.

To date, it has about 230,000 hits on YouTube and has earned him a verified twitter account with nearly 20,000 followers (@PhillyB420).

Yao Ming

at the Toledo Museum of Art. The collection depicts French fashion dating from A.D. 493 to 1915. The designs of the clothes on the dolls are inspired by great French artists. The exhibit also looks at the historical significance of the collection. Through February 12. The Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St., 419-255-8000. toledomuseum.org Free

Mazza Under the Sea - See aquatic ani-

mals and scenes from underwater adventures depicted in children’s books. This exhibit shows 24 art pieces, provided by the Mazza Museum at the University of Findlay, are on display at the Aquarium in the Toledo Zoo. Through March 1. $17/adults, $14/children and seniors, $2/ children under 2. The Toledo Zoo & Aquarium Reflections Gallery, 2 Hippo Way, 419-385-5721. toledozoo.org

Bernadine Stetzel 1927-2016: A Retrospective Exhibit- The Way Public

Library is offering a rare opportunity to see a great Toledo local artists work. The exhibit celebrates the life of Bernadine Stetzel, who passed away in August 2016 at the age of 89.

Through February 3. The Way Public Library.

101 E. Indiana Ave, Perrysburg. 419-931-8732. waylibrary.info. Free

“Yao Ming” tells a story of the heroin epidemic that has swept the nation in recent years and the glorification of drug problems by mainstream music.

“I felt like I had to embrace what’s around me”, said Philly. “The people who are really down in it don’t want anything to do with glorifying that shit.

People don’t want to talk about it, but it’s a problem.”

The visuals in the “Yao Ming” video depict the mind of a child with no hope.

“We’re showing what a child goes through being from the ’hood of Toledo,” said Philly. “He has nothing else, so he’s going to do what he has to do to survive.

I don’t condone that shit. I want my children to know better.”

Michael Provenza: Surreal Pointillism - Starting off his professional career

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Impressed with his tenacity and style, Zaytoven has given him five more tracks to rap on. The forthcoming EP “Zayledo”, pays tribute to the Glass City, where Philly got his start as a rapper.

Much like the single “Yao Ming”, the EP highlights some of the grittiest elements of T-Town with a style and tenacity that, much like Philly himself, is impossible to ignore.

With a three month tour in the works for the spring, look for Philly B to rise in 2017.

designing 3-D environments for video games, Provenza went on to illustrate book covers, paint murals and create sculptures. This exhibit will showcase his oil paintings, which Provenza calls a “twist on nature.” Through February 24. 8am-4:30pm, Monday-Friday. Perrysburg Municipal Building, 201 W. Indiana Ave., 419-872-7900. michaelprovenza.com Free

The Northwest Ohio Art Education Association’s 38th Annual Regional Youth Art Month Show - See outstanding 2-D and 3-D works by students in grades K-8 from nine regions in Northwest Ohio.

Through March 5. 8:30am-4:30pm, MondayFriday. Maumee Valley Country Day School Wolfe Gallery, 1715 S. Reynolds Rd., 419-381-1313. mvcds.org Free

The University of Toledo Department of Art faculty exhibit opening reception - The University of Toledo Art

Department will exhibit art pieces created by the faculty members. The pieces will cover a wide range of styles and subject matters.

Through February 10. 6-8pm. The UT Center for the Visual Arts Main Gallery, 620 Grove Pl., 419-530-8300. utoledo.edu Free

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Friday 1.27 5th annual Cancer Survivor Art Show - The Victory Center presents their fifth annual

Cancer Survivor Art Show. The exhibit features a wide range of pieces created by cancer survivors.

Many survivors will be present to share their stories, and provide insight on their pieces. 4pm. The Victory Center, 5532 W. Central Ave., 419-531-7600. thevictorycenter.org Free

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Morning Potter: Refresher Class - This class gives an overview of pottery for intermediate and advanced students. This is a chance to ask questions and get individual attention from a pottery artist. 10am. $18. The 577 Foundation, 577 E. Front St., 419-872-0305. 577foundation.org Sunday

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Tea and Historic Crafts - Enjoy an afternoon of tea and popular crafts from the past.

2-4pm. $5/adults, $4/seniors, $3/students. Fort Meigs, 29100 W. River Rd., Perrysburg.

419-874-4121. fortmeigs.org Monday 1.30

Adult Throwing - Increase your skills on the

wheel with this intensive study class. The class will provide individual attention. All levels are welcome.

9am. $80. The 577 Foundation, 577 East Front St., 419-872-0305. 577foundation.org

Thursday

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Matthew Squibb Artist Lecture - Based

in Sylvania, artist Matthew Squibb is dedicated to spreading his passion for printmaking education.

His current work focuses on etching, mezzotint and printing on clay. Hear his thoughts during an artist lecture. 6-7pm. Canticle Center, 5335 Silica Dr., 419-824-3965. lourdes.edu Free

Women and Wine Workshop: Handpainted “Love” Wooden Sign - Create a

Valentine’s Day decoration out of a hand painted wooden sign. Participants will use acrylic to paint a 16x16 wooden square. The sign will be hand distressed with a soft wax finish. BYOWine. Ages 21+.

Please register in advance. 7-9pm. $30. Create: Art Studio + Workshop, 422 Louisiana Ave., Perrysburg.

419-873-6240. createperrysburg.rcom

Glass Art Workshop: Pick Your Project This workshop allows participants choose the object they will make with their instructor. The choices for art pieces are an apple, bird, confetti paperweight, flower, fish, fortune cookie, mushroom, or pumpkin. This workshop is for adults and children ages 14 and up. 6:30pm. $30/members, $40/non-members. The Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St., 419-255-8000. toledomusuem.org

Saturday 2.4 Faculty Art Lecture - University of Toledo

Faculty will give lectures about their art pieces on display at the UT Center for the Visual Arts. Speakers include Department Chair, Barbara Miner, and faculty Tom Lingeman, Deb Orloff, Arturo Rodriguez, Barry Whittaker, and Eric Zeigler. 2pm. The Toledo Museum of Art Little Theater, 2445 Monroe St., 419-255-8000. toledomusuem.org Free

Tuesday 2.7 Drink and Draw - Draw from a live model in

the company of other creatives. Bring your own beer or wine, ideas and drawing tools. All media welcome. Ages 21+. 7pm. $10. Art Supply Depo, 29 S. St. Clair. 419-720-6462. artsupplydepo.com

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Highlighted events indicates our picks for the week

wed, jan 25 Country & Bluegrass

Ye Olde Durty Bird: Kyle Smithers and Jonathan Rutter

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Danny Mettler Treo One2 Lounge: Barile & May 5th Street Pub: Ben Barefoot & Frank May

Country & Bluegrass Moore Musical Arts Center: Pianist Robert Satterlee

Jazz, Blues, R&B

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

Classical & Spiritual

Bronze Boar: Stonehouse Bar 145: Noisy Neighbors Bozo’s Bar and Grille: King Size Drag AJ’s Doolittles: Streetwize The Distillery: Skittle Bots Bier Stube: The Toledo Villians Grumpy Dave’s: The Dan and Don Show Table Forty 4: Joe Woods Band

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Bier Stube: Karaoke Grumpy Dave’s: Karaoke Lourdes University: Lip Sync Battle

NINE: Ben Barefoot Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Barile and May, Rock Candy Majestic Oak Winery: DC Taylor Papa’s Tavern: Chris Salyer & the Shooters Mail Pouch Saloon: James Adkins Great Black Swamp Brewing Company: Addison Schmidt The Blarney Irish Pub: Katie’s Randy Cat Barr’s Public House: Elixer Sodbusters: Zac Ward Collingwood Arts Center: Oleg Kruglyakov and Terry Boyarsky Chateau Tebeau Winery: Paul Unplugged

Moore Musical Arts Center: Robert Satterlee (Piano)

Country & Bluegrass

Other

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Bier Stube: Name that Tune, Karaoke The Claddagh: Name that Tune Black Kite Coffee and Pies: Black Kite Open Mic. BREW Coffee Bar: Open Mic Night South End Grille: Black Ice Jam

Thurs, jan 26 Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Ye Olde Durty Bird: Andrew Ellis Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Captain Sweet Shoes The Blarney Irish Pub: Dave Carpenter Barr’s Public House: Jason Laporte Bronze Boar: Jason Hudson

Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Treo One2 Lounge: Chris Knapp & Matt Havers Bar 145: DJ Adubb Howard’s Club H: Best 303 Sounds, Homegrown from Hell Longhorn Saloon: Josh Boyd and the VIP The Village Idiot: Steve Kennedy Avenue Bistro: Dj M-Sax

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Papa’s Tavern: Open Blues Jam w Bobby May & Buzz Anderson Bozo’s Bar and Grille: Jazz Night featuring Jonathan Rutter Moore Musical Arts Center: Jazz Lab Band 1 with Guest Artist Loren Stillman Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Chris Buzzelli

Classical & Spiritual

The Toledo Museum of Art: Toledo School for the Arts Student Concert

Other

Mutz Sports Bar: Karaoke

Friday, jan 27 Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Hollywood Casino: P.S. Dump Your Boyfriend Stroh Center (BGSU): Kesha Frankies: Renegade Angel, Reject The Silence, Lost in Chicago, Dream.Repair Fleetwoods Tap Room: Athens Wheeler Ottawa Tavern: The Flats with Mat Kerekes, The Circus Act, Equipment The Village Idiot: Ben Stalets Band Plate 21: The Fritz Byers Band Howards Club H: The Bees Trees Quimby’s: Johnny Rod

Pat & Dandy’s: Last Born Sons featuring Buzz Anderson Ye Olde Durty Bird: Post Mortem Blues Band Treo One2 Lounge: Scott Porter Band Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Ray Parker

Classical & Spiritual

Moore Musical Arts Center: Xiuwei Yu (Piano)

Other

Bier Stube: Karaoke The Pub at Paula Brown: Hot Licks on a Cold Night Jam Oarhouse Bar & Grill: Name that Tune

SAT, jan 28 Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Elks Lodge: Route 64 Band Hollywood Casino: Blammo Basin Street Grille: Jason Quick & Michelle Shelton Bozos Bar and Grille: Duet To-It (featuring Dusty Lane and Jessica Kuohn) Frankies: PftP, Stretch, All Changes Apply, Unlabeled, Little Pink Culture Clash Records: Good Personalities The Pub at Paula Brown: Hot Licks on a Cold Night Ye Olde Durty Bird: KWK The Blarney Irish Pub: Union Rising Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Skittle Bots The Village Idiot: Kentucky Chrome Pat & Dandy’s: Zodiac Click The Village Inn: Ross Thompson Trio Sodbusters: The Aaron Stark Band Bar 145: Last Rebel Planet Hellcast Radio: Redlar and QueenBitch Doc Watson’s: EZ Pickenz The Distillery: The Joe Woods Band Table Forty 4: Not Fast Enuf Sneaky Pete’s: Parallel Universe

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

NINE: Dave Carpenter Majestic Oak Winery: Kyle White Chateau Tebeau Winery: Rick & Amber Uncle Lyle’s Tavern & Grill: Last Exit Barr’s Public House: Chris Knopp Eileen’s Wine Bar: Tim Oehlers

Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Ray Parker

Classical & Spiritual

Toledo Museum of Art: The UT Concert Chorale

Other

Sun, jan 29 Jazz, Blues, R&B

Ye Olde Durty Bird: Chris Buzzelli Trio

Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

The VIllage Inn: Bobby May Ottowa Tavern: Sami Jo

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Black Sloister Brewery: Robert Burns Night

Classical & Spiritual

The Toledo Club: Toledo Symphony Orchestra

Other

Bier Stube: Karaoke, Open Jam Night Revolution Grille: Jam Night/Open Mic

mon, jan 30 Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Ye Olde Durty Bird: The New Mondays The Village Idiot: Frankie May & Friends POP Grille: Johnny Rod

Country & Bluegrass

Treo One2 Lounge: Kyle Smithers

Other

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

tues, jan 31 Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop POP Grille: Johnny Rod Bar 145: Dj Jay Herbert

Country & Bluegrass Rocky’s Bar: Kyle Smithers

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Ye Olde Durty Bird: Hector Mendoza Treo One2 Lounge: Tim Oehlers Bronze Boar: Ryan Dunlap Sukit Hookah: Breaking Ground The Village Idiot: Bobby May & Jon Barile

Jazz, Blues, R&B

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

Other

Bier Stube: Karaoke

Kesha in Ohio

Kesha, the pop princess with the sky-high IQ, is dropping in for a performance in Bowling Green. Part of an initiative with Bands4Change, a fundraising organization that donates 100 percent of the proceeds to charities of the artist’s choice, Kesha is performing on behalf of the Humane Society International, National Eating Disorder Association and Rape Abuse And Incest National Network. In the news recently for her allegations that she was raped by a prominent member of the music industry, her chart-topping songs include “Tik Tok,” “Timber” and “Die Young.”

Also available are meet and greet backstage opportunities on the bands4change website. 8pm. Friday, January 27. $45-$65. Bowling Green State University’s Stroh Center, 1535 E. Wooster St., Bowling Green. 419-372-0000. bands4change.org –JK

Melodic night

Go back in time and listen to musics’ classics at Toledo Symphony Orchestra’s event Beethoven and Verdi. Program will include Daerwyler - Orpheus and Eurydice, Verdi - String Quartet, Beethoven - Clarinet Trio and Vaughan Williams - Fantasy Quintet.

7-9pm Sunday, January 29. $10-$40.

Toledo Club, 235 14th St. 419-246-8000. toledosymphony.com

Evening blues

In celebration of Black History Month, the Monroe County Library System presents Blues Series in their 30th anniversary concert. The musically and historically educational show will feature fan-favorite artists and a “greatest hits” schedule. Enjoy an array of blues music in these free weeknight concerts, all building up to the Big Gig! on February 25 with an all- alumni lineup. Starting 7pm Tuesday, January 31 through February 28. Venues vary. 734-241-5770. monroe.lib.mi.us/blues

Country & Bluegrass

Fleetwoods Tap Room: The Matchsellers Treo One2 Lounge: Last Born Sons featuring Buzz Anderson

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Fri, Feb 3

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Danny Mettler The Four Horsemen: Kyle White

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Sodbusters: Ragtime Rick & His Chefs of Dixieland

Other

Bier Stube: Karaoke Black Kite Coffee and Pies: Black Kite Open Mic. South End Grille: Black Ice Jam

thurs, feb 2

Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Rocky’s Bar: Duet To-It (featuring Dusty Lane and Jessica Kuohn) Frankies: 9th District music group, Jmae, Defonix, Kid Diamond, TRAP CASH Ottawa Tavern: Baccano, Focus, Free Cirrus Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Black Swamp Rebels Ye Olde Durty Bird: Athens Wheeler Oliver House: Organized K-OS Bronze Boar: Beg to Differ Martini & Nuzzi’s: Faction Cleveland Bar 145: Jukebox Pat & Dandy’s: Johnny Rodriguez AJ’s Doolittles: Thunder Road

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Manhattan’s Pub ‘n Cheer: Duet To-It (featuring Dusty Lane and Jessica Kuohn) The Pub at Paula Brown: Rock & Blues Open Jam Session Cocoa House Lounge: Ryan Roth and the Sideshow Longhorn Saloon: Josh Boyd and the VIP The Village Idiot: The Zimmerman Twins Avenue Bistro: Dj M-Sax

Country & Bluegrass

Te’kela Mexican Cantina: Kyle Smithers

The Pub at Paula Brown: Kyle White Fleetwoods Tap Room: The Flutter & Wow NINE: Jon & Roman Bozo’s Bar and Grille: Chris Knopp Quimby’s: Adam SoRelle Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Barile and May Oarhouse Bar and Grill: K&R with Brent Austin

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Owens Center of Fine arts and performing arts: Elizabeth Hayes Jazz Review

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Country & Bluegrass

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Classical & Spiritual

The Village Idiot: Last Born Sons

Ye Olde Durty Bird: Straight Up Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Captain Sweet Shoes Sodbusters: I Got a Phone Call- An Acoustic Duo featuring Joe Reiner & Don Proctor Bronze Boar: Jason Hudson Bozo’s Bar and Grille: Pat Lewandowski Chateau Tebeau Winery: Open Mic Night with David Lester Eileen’s Wine Bar: Jess Ica

Toledo Museum Of Art Peristyle: Toledo Symphony Orchestra and Sarah Chang

Charlotte’s Hall: Love Song Karaoke, Come and Sing to your Mate Mutz Sports Bar: Karaoke

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Table Forty 4: Adam SoRelle Chateau Tebeau Winery:Kevin VanSickle

Country & Bluegrass

Ye Olde Durty Bird: Last Born Sons featuring Buzz Anderson

The VIllage Inn: Bobby May

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Ye Olde Durty Bird: Ross Thompson and the Jazz Mix

Classical & Spiritual

UT Center for Performing Arts Recital Hall: Piano Series presents Caroline Hong

Other

Bier Stube: Karaoke

mon, feb 6 Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

The Village Idiot: Frankie May & Friends

Country & Bluegrass The Bronze Boar: Kyle Smithers

tues, feb 7 Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop Ye Olde Durty Bird: Groove Plexus

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

NINE: Quick Trio

The Village Idiot: Bobby May & Jon Barile Bronze Boar: Ryan Dunlap

Other

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Bier Stube: Karaoke Grumpy Dave’s: Karaoke

Ellis Library: Madcat Midnight Blues Journey

sun, feb 5 Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Other

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

Other

Bier Stube: Karaoke Oarhouse Bar & Grill: Name that Tune

sat, feb 4 Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Others

Realm: DubtronicA!!! Featuring Manic Focus, BUKU, Peanutbutter Williams, Trill Bixby Blue Future The Village Idiot: Velvet Underground Tribute Show Ottawa Tavern: Black Market Rx with Bishop Ramiz Fleetwoods Tap Room: Stonehouse Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Arctic Clam Hellcast Radio: Redlar and QueenBitch Ye Olde Durty Bird: Last Born Sons Bronze Boar: Jah Rule The Sodbuster Bar: Ryan Roth and the Sideshow Table Forty 4: Radio Traffic Bar 145: 4th Day Echo AJ’s Doolittles: Rod Stewart Tribute Show

Frankies: Joyce Manor, AJJ, Mannequin Pussy Te’kela Mexican Cantina: Duet To-It (featuring Dusty Lane and Jessica Kuohn)

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Toledo is a city with rich automotive roots due to its history with Jeep. The Greater Toledo Auto Show is second to none, and the 2017 show is no exception. This year’s show will include exhibits from brands such as Chevrolet, Ford, Mercedes Benz, Indian Motorcycle, and many more.

Guests ages 18 and older can get behind the wheel of some of the newest models at the Toyota Drive Center and Fiat-Chrysler Ride & Drive Experience. The show is given some Toledo flare with The Toledo Zoo & Aquarium, which will bring animals for kids to learn about. Get a picture with Mud Hen mascots, Muddy and Muddona. Times vary.

Thursday, January 26 through Sunday, January 29. $7/adults, $5/seniors and kids.

The Seagate Center, 401 Jefferson Ave., 419-255-3300. toledoautoshow.org

A decade with Style

Transport yourself back to the fashion of the1980s. Bello Cosé Boutique presents a fashion show to unveil new designs from Autumn Gineen. Men and women both will find something to love in her designs, ranging from casual to formal. Designer Denise Baldwin-Davis will complement the show with a collection from Jamilah wRap Zone. Models present the outfits to your favorite songs from 1970 to 2000. 7pm. Saturday, February 4. $30-$100.

Tremainsville Hall, 2437 Tremainsville Rd., 419-764-4046.

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The Super Bowl Of All Bridal Shows Stranahan Theater hosts the largest bridal show of the year. There will be over 125 weddings specialist, showcasing their work. Witness the latest fashions for bridal gowns, men’s wear, and accessories.

This event will also showcase photographers, DJs, catering services, and much more! Trolleys will be available to transport guests to all the venues.

Discover endless possibilities for your own wedding celebration. 1-5pm. Saturday, January 28 through Sunday, January 29. $8/advance, $10/at the door. The Stranahan Theater and Great Hall, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd., 419-381-8851. stranahantheater.org –SP

2017 Annual Gospel Extravaganza & Community Vendor Fair - This community vendor fair will be selling products like handmade dolls, mens ties, jewelry and much more. There will also be a performance from Tevin Studdurd, who is well known for singing over 75 university fight songs. 3pm. Warren AME Church, 915 Collingwood Blvd., 419-243-2237. warren-ame.org

[Literary] Glass City Poetry Happy Hour & Open Mic Come out to Glass City Roasters and Neighborhood Collective to talk about poetry and the craft of writing. There will also be an open mic night for poetry and music. So grab a coffee, get comfortable and listen to local artists perform their work. 2pm. Glass City Roasters, 1240 W. Sylvania Ave., 419-787-7764. Find Glass City Roasters on Facebook.

[Sports] Postgame Skate with the Players - After the Toledo Walleye game on the 29th, join the players and other fans for an open skate on the Huntington Center ice. Admission is free but skate rentals will not be available. 7pm. The Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave., 419-255-3300. huntingtoncentertoledo.com.

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Planet Nine - Get a glimpse of the outer edge of our solar system at the Ritter Planetarium. This show will explore Pluto and the other icy space bodies of the Kuiper Belt. Learn why astronomers believe there is a giant undiscovered planet past Pluto. Space is limited, and tickets are first come first serve. Reservations are not accepted. Fridays through February 24th, 7:30pm. $7/adults, $5/ children and seniors. Ritter Planetarium, 2855 W. Bancroft St., 419-530-2650. utoledo.edu/nsm/rpbo

8-Bit Art - Pixel art is often associated with many classic video games such as Super Mario Bros.

The Library invites you to create your own 8-bit art creations. 4pm. Oregon Branch Library. 3340 Dustin rd, Oregon. 419-259-5250. toledolibrary.org

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Ongoing

Did an Asteroid Really Kill the Dinosaurs Learn what really happened to the dinosaurs at Ritter Planetarium. This child friendly program will teach you about the asteroid’s impact, and other collisions across the Solar System. The show runs on Saturdays through February 25th at 1pm. $7/adults, $5/children and seniors. Ritter Planetarium, 2855 W Bancroft St., 419-530-2650. utoledo.edu/nsm/rpbo

“Star Wars” Night - The Toledo Walleye face The Kalamazoo Wings and celebrate the release of the new Star Wars movie. The Star Wars theme night will have appearances from your favorite characters, costume contests and special concession items. 7pm. $26. The Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave., 419-255-3300. huntingtoncentertoledo.com

Friday 1.27 [Theater] Angel Street (Gaslight) - The Village Players present a murder mystery set in 19th century London, A Broadway hit under the name “Gaslight.” 8pm. $18/ general admission, 16/ seniors.

The Village Player Theater, 2740 Upton Ave., 419-472-6817. thevillageplayers.org

[Theater] St. Ursula Academy presents Sister Act the Musical - This year’s musical production is sure to keep your foot tapping. Telling the story of Deloris, who witnesses a mob crime and is placed under witness protection at a convent. January 27-28 7:30pm, January 29 2pm. $15/adults, $10/ students. The Valentine Theatre, 410 Adams St., 419-242-2787. valentinetheatre.com

You’re so ugly…

If you like mean comedy and moderate interstate drives, dial the deets of The Ad Hominem Attack Show (TAHAS) into your Garmin. Pitting six comedians against each other in headto-head Eminem rap-battle-style matchups (sans the rap), the cruelest barbs will be delivered with impeccable timing. Audience members should be safe, even with their bad teeth and stupid haircut. If you can’t make this performance, TAHAS occurs every first Saturday of the month. 7:30-10pm. Saturday, February 4. $5. Canopy, 3910 Lorain Ave., Cleveland.

440-381-9169. canopy-collective.com

Workshop : Cold Process Soapmaking This workshop will give an introduction to the soapmaking process, which includes simple ingredients and little equipment. The three hour class will cover making a batch of soap, and the history and science of soap making. 1-4pm. $45. Handmade Toledo, 1717 Adams St., 419-214-1717. handmadetoledo.com

Monday 1.30 [Misc.]

Monday Night Pokémon - Learn how to play the Pokémon trading card game, or put your skills to the test against other Pokémon fans.

Players of all ages are welcome. All Pokémon merchandise is ten percent off. 5pm. Toledo Game Room,3001 W. Sylvania Ave., 419-475-3775. toledogameroom.com

[Outdoors] Winter Starlight Hike - Bundle up and explore the night sky in the winter. The session will look at constellations and interpretations of the night sky. Other natural phenomenon will be looked at if the night sky is cloudy. 6:30pm. The Village of Whitehouse, 6925 Providence St., Whitehouse.

419-877-5383. whitehouseoh.gov. Free

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Begin the Beguine Laughs and impressive musical duelling should be on full display when two artistic duos take to the stage to perform the hits of iconic American songsters like Porter, Gershwin, Coward and others. Additionally, some original tunes will be offered up by the likes of Amy Burton and John Musto and William Bolcom and Joan Morris as they perform cabaret-style duets. Musto, a composer and pianist, appears courtesy of the 2017 William Bolcom Guest Residency in Composition. Open to the public, seating is first come, first served.

7-pm. Tuesday, February 7. University of Michigan Museum of Art, 525 S. State St., Ann Arbor, MI. 734-764-0395. umma.umich.edu Free –JK

Tuesday 1.31 [Music,Dance] Jazz Night in the City - Swingmania returns for a night in the Rat Pack Era. As they play performers from many of Toledo’s dance studios will dance.

Watch them dance or join in! 8pm. $5/ entry, $5/ to participate in the swing dance.

Club Soda, 3922 secor, 419-473-0662.

Find Club Soda on Facebook

Wednesday 2.1 [Music, Literary] Black Ice Jam- Listen to great musicians and even give a try at performing yourself. 7pm.

The South End Grille, 5105 Glendale.

419-385-3080. southendtoledo.com Free

Thursday 2.2 [Theater] Radium Girls - Toledo School for the Arts presents the play “Radium Girls.” It tells the story of Grace Fryer, a dial painter who struggles to make her boss understand that the element Radium causes illness amongst his employees.

Feb 2-3/7pm, Feb 4/2p, 7pm. $16/adults, $10/ students and seniors. Toledo Repertoire Theater, 16 10th St., 419-243-9277. toledorep.org

[Dance] Argentine Tango Practice - Paulette’s Studio of Dance will be offering dance lessons to teach the Argentine Tango. Dj Steve Darmo will be providing mostly traditional music on the 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th Thursday night of every month. 8pm. $7. Paulette’s Studio of Dance, 4853 Monroe St., 419-654-3262. dancetoledo.com

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[Sports]

Family Center Activities: Yarn Art! - Learn all the ways yarn can be used to create a masterpiece. The activities are designed for children ages 10 and under, and must be accompanied with an adult. 10am. The Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St., 419-255-8000. toledomuseum.org Free

End of the World Weekend Toledo Walleye The world is coming to an end at this Toledo Walleye themed game. The Walleye will play the Reading Royals in this apocalyptic smack down.

Clips from your favorite disaster movies will be playing on the screen throughout the game. The team will be wearing specialty “blackout” jerseys, that will be auctioned off at the end of the night.

2,000 fans will receive a zombie walleye bobble head. 7pm. $26. The Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave., 419-255-3300. huntingtoncentertoledo.com

Friday 2.3 [Outdoors] Birds of Woodlawn - Explore the natural habitat of Woodlawn. Unique migrating and nesting birds can be seen. All skill level bird watchers are encouraged to come. Participants should bring binoculars and bird guides. Weather may cancel this walk. 8:30am. Historic Woodlawn Cemetery, 1502 W. Central Ave., 419-472-2186. historic-woodlawn.com

[Theater] In a Forest, Dark and Deep - This staged reading is directed by Elizabeth Cottle and written

by Neil LaBute. It tells the story of a brother and sister who don’t have much in common. Bobby is a carpenter with violent tendencies, and Betty is a college professor. When Betty reaches out to Bobby for help she learns that her past isn’t as clean as she thought. 8pm. $10. The Valentine Theatre Studio A, 410 Adams St., 419-242-2787. valentinetheatre.com

[Art] Red Bird Art Walk - More than 20 art venues, businesses and restaurants will be hosting openings, exhibitions and special events. The event will take you around the Red Bird Arts District.

5pm. Red Bird Arts District, 5632 N. Main, Sylvania. 419-517-0118. redbirdarts.org Free

[Theater] Ron White - Comedian Ron “Tater Salad” White will be making a stop at the Stranahan Theater & Great Hall. White, best known for his act on the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, has been nominated for two Grammy’s, and has become a feature film actor. For mature audiences. 8pm. $47. The Stranahan Theater & Great Hall, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd., 419-381-8851. stranahantheater.org

Saturday 2.4 [Misc.]

To The Stars: Sweetheart Dance - Looking for something to do this Valentine’s day season?

If you are single or taken come down to the Sweetheart dance! This event is hosted by Pride of Composite. 8pm. $15. Octagon Number IV, 638 N University Dr., 419-531-7079. Find the event on Facebook.

[Misc.]

Keep Calm & Color On - Destress from a busy work week with a relaxing hour of coloring just for adults. This session will give insight to new and interesting ways to color pages. Supplies will be provided. There will be light refreshments.

11am. Toledo Lucas County Public Library, 325 N. Michigan St., 419-259-5218. toledolibrary.org Free

[Outdoors] Winter Wonderland Walk - See how a change of season transforms the Toledo Metroparks. Take a walk with a guide through the park. Snowshoes will be provided if there is snowfall. 2pm. Toledo Metroparks. 4139 Girdham Rd., Swanton.

419-407-9747. metroparkstoledo.com.

Sunday 2.5 [Misc.]

Fat Bike Race - The Toledo Metroparks are opening the red trail at Side Cut Metropark for this 8 mile bike race. This event is part of the Fat Bike Race series. There will be snacks and hot drinks available after the race. The top five racers

will receive cash prizes from Cycle Werks. Race day registration only. 1pm. $10.

Side Cut Metropark, 1025 W. River Road.

419-407-9700. metroparkstoledo.com

[Literary] Poet’s Roundtable Discussion - Each month, the Poet’s Roundtable Discussion Group meets to discuss great poets. Following this discussion will be a group workshop of your written work. Poets are encouraged to bring ten copies of their original work for feedback. 6:00pm. The Claddagh, 5001 Monroe St, in Westfield Franklin Park Mall.

419- 472-1414. Find Poet’s Roundtable Discussion on Facebook. Free

[Sports] Super Bowl Party - If you’re a football fan or could care less, Tribe’s Tavern guarantees an awesome Super Bowl celebration that everyone will enjoy. Put your cooking skills to the test, at the chili cook off! The winner will receive a cash prize. Each quarter there will be a 50/50 raffle, and anyone who enters will receive a door prize!

5pm. Tribe’s Tavern, 4002 W. Alexis Rd., 419-474-9516. Find Tribes Tavern on Facebook.

[Outdoors] Survival 101: Fire craft- The skill of creating a fire could be used for survival or just a casual get together. Learn how to create a campfire using a variety of flameless ignition methods. This event will take place outside. Participants are advised to dress appropriately.1pm. Toledo Metroparks, 4139 Girdham Rd., Swanton. 419-407-9747. metroparkstoledo.com Free

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Age: 33 Occupation: Caster Operator at North Star Bluescope Steel Toledoan since: Birth

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3. To find inspiration, I go to 3rd Street 3.)

Cigar (in Waterville).

The local artists and musicians I love are The New Fashioned (band) and Hans Ruebel (metalsmith).

Local law enforcement are the Toledoans I most admire.

When I am feeling a bit too much of Saturday night on a Sunday morning, I can always rely on a good breakfast at Classic Cafe to make my day better.

The last store I went to was Gander Mountain.

I go to the top of the PNC Building for the best view in Toledo. You can see all the way to UT on a clear day.

The hardest thing about living in Toledo is the road construction, but the best thing is we’re a big city with a small town vibe.

1. When out-of-towners visit me, I 1.) always take them to Revolution Grille and the Zoo. If money wasn’t an object, I would start a cheese shop in Toledo.

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2. One2 Lounge at Treo is my 2.) secret spot.

I always brag about Toledo’s sports teams.

When I want to unwind, I kayak on the Maumee River.

The first three words that come to mind about Toledo are: Stay classy, Toledo.

My favorite night out in Toledo was taking a party bus around town.

The street I drive/walk on most often is Central Ave. I know Paddy Jack’s will satisfy my munchies.

Going to the Hollywood Casino makes me feel like I am out of town.

4. The German-American Festival is 4.) my favorite annual event.

My favorite neighborhood is downtown.

1 Toledo’s motto should be: At Least We’re Not Detroit.

Toledo’s theme song should be AC/DC’s “TNT.”

I wish The Local was still open.

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Saturday 1.28 Dash to the Docks - Support the Toledo Rowing Club at their first Dash to the Docks.

This event will consist of a children's 1k run, and an adult 5k run. The profits will go to support the Toledo Rowing Club. 8am/ The children's 1k race, 9am/ The adult 5k race. $10/children’s 1k race, $25/ adult 5k race. International Park, 8 Main St., 419-698-9336. Find the Toledo Rowing Club on Facebook.

Wednesday 2.1 Yoga in the Park - Gorman Nature Education Center is offering yoga classes at Olander Park. Basic Ashtanga Vinyasa techniques will be taught. All skill levels are welcome to join. Wear comfortable clothes, and bring yoga mats if you have one. 9am. $10. Gorman Nature Education Center at Olander Park, 6930 W. Sylvania Ave., Sylvania. 419-882-8313. olanderpark.com

Sunday 2.5 Inversion Basics Workshop with Kimi Rae - Learn the foundations

of inversion practices. The class will practice how to fall safely, which will teach how to overcome your fear. 1:30pm. $25. Yogaja Yoga, 3145 W. Central, yogajayoga.com

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Westward Ho! is the name of a village in southwestern England. Its name is impressive because of the exclamation point.

But it’s not as dramatic as that of the only town on earth with two exclamation points: Saint-Louisdu-Ha! Ha!, which is in Quebec. I invite you Aries folks to be equally daring. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you have a cosmic mandate and poetic license to cram extra !!!!s into all your writing and speaking, and even add them to the spelling of your name! Why? Because this should be one of the most exciting and ebullient phases of your astrological cycle -- a time to risk showing just how enthusiastic and energetic you are!!!!!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):

A London-based think tank does an annual study to determine which of the world’s countries offers the most freedom. The Legatum Institute measures indicators like civil liberties, social tolerance, and the power to choose one’s destiny.

The current champion is Luxembourg. Canada is in second place. France is 22nd, the U.S. is 26th, and Italy 27th. Since I’m hoping you will markedly enhance your own personal freedom in the coming months, you might want to consider moving to Luxembourg. If that’s not an option, what else could you do? The time is ripe to hatch your liberation plans.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The New York Film Critics Circle named Casey Affleck the Best Actor of the year for his role in the film Manchester by the Sea. In his acceptance speech at the award ceremony, Affleck gave a dramatic reading of quotes by David Edelstein, a prominent critic who has criticized his work. “Mumbly and mulish,� was one of Edelstein’s jabs about Affleck. “Doesn’t have a lot of variety,� was another. A third: “Whenever I see Affleck’s name in a movie’s credits, you can expect a standard, genre B picture -- slowed down and tarted up.� I suspect that in the coming weeks, Taurus, you may get a vindication comparable to Affleck’s.

I suggest you have wicked fun with it, as he did.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The roulette wheels at casinos in Monaco have 37 pockets. Eighteen are black, 18 are red, and one is green. On any particular spin, the ball has just less than half a chance of landing in a red or black pocket. But there was one night back in August of 1913, at the Casino de Monte-Carlo, when probability seemed inoperative. The little white ball kept landing on the black over and over again. Gamblers responded by increasingly placing heavy bets on red numbers. They assumed the weird luck would soon change. But it didn’t until the 27th spin. (The odds of that happening were 136,823,184 to 1.) What does this have to do with you? I suspect you’re in a comparable situation -- the equivalent of about 20 spins into an improbable streak. My advice: Don’t bet on the red yet.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Born to a religious mother on July 8, 1839, John D. Rockefeller amassed a fortune in the oil industry. Even in comparison to modern billionaires like Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, he’s the richest American who ever lived. “God gave me the money,� he said on numerous occasions. Now I’m going to borrow the spirit of Rockefeller’s motto for your use, Cancerian. Why? Because it’s likely you will be the recipient of blessings that prompt you to wonder if the Divine Wow is involved. One of these may indeed be financial in nature. (P.S.: Such boons are even more likely to transpire if you’re anchored in your sweet, dark wisdom and your holy, playful creativity.)

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): What influence do you need most in your life right now? Are you suffering because you lack a particular kind of help or teaching? Would you benefit from having a certain connection that you have not yet figured out how to make? Is there a person or event that could heal you if you had a better understanding about how you need to be healed? The coming weeks will be a favorable time to get useful answers to these questions -- and then take action based on what you discover.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The next two weeks will be a favorable time to kiss the feet of helpful allies, but not to kiss the butts of clever manipulators. I also advise you to perform acts of generosity for those who will use your gifts intelligently, but not for those who will waste your blessings or treat you like a doormat. Here’s my third point: Consider returning to an old fork in the road where you made a wrong turn, and then making the correct turn this time. But if you do, be motivated by bright hope for a different future rather than by sludgy remorse for your error.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In the beginning was the wild cabbage. Our ancestors found that it had great potential as food, and proceeded to domesticate it. Over the centuries, they used selective breeding to develop many further variations on the original. Kale and kohlrabi were the first to appear. By the 15th century, cauliflower had been created. Broccoli came along a hundred years later, followed by Brussels sprouts. Today there are at least 20 cultivars whose lineage can be traced back to the wild cabbage. In my astrological opinion, you Libras are in a wild cabbage phase of your long-term cycle. In the coming months you can and should do seminal work that will ultimately generate an abundance of useful derivatives.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In 1733, workers finished building the New Cathedral in Salamanca, Spain. But if you go there today, you will see two seemingly modern elements on one facade: carvings of a helmeted astronaut and of a gargoyle licking an ice cream cone.

These two characters were added by craftsmen who did renovations on the cathedral in 1992. I offer this vignette as metaphor for your life, Scorpio. It’s a favorable time to upgrade and refine an old structure in your life. And if you do take advantage of this opening, I suggest you add modern touches.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I suspect that in the coming weeks, you will be afforded opportunities to bend the rules in ways that could make life simpler, more pleasurable, and more successful -- or all of the above. To help you deal with the issue of whether these deviations would have integrity, I offer you these questions: Would bending the rules serve a higher good, not just your selfish desires? Is there an approach to bending the rules that may ultimately produce more compassionate results than not bending the rules? Could you actually get away with bending the rules, both in the sense of escaping punishment and also in the sense of being loyal to your own conscience?

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I don’t necessarily guarantee that you will acquire paranormal powers in the coming weeks. I’m not saying that you will be able to foretell the future or eavesdrop on conversations from a half-mile away or transform water into whiskey-flavored coffee. But I do suspect that you will at least tap further into a unique personal ability that has been mostly just potential up until now. Or you may finally start using a resource that has been available for a long time. For best results, open your imagination to the possibility that you possess dormant magic.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I love to see dumpsters that have been decorated by graffiti artists. Right now there’s one by the side of a busy road that I often drive down. Its drab gray exterior has been transformed into a splash of cartoon images and scripts. Amidst signatures that look like “Riot Goof� and “Breakfast Toys� and “Sky Blooms,� I can discern a ninja rhinoceros and a goldcrowned jaguar and an army of flying monkeys using squirt guns to douse a forest fire. I suspect it’s a perfect time to for you to be inspired by this spectacle, Pisces.

What dumpster-like situation could you beautify?

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ON-SITE TRANSFERS Across 1. “The Sandman� author Neil 7. Unreadable paper 10. Surprise party command 14. Yale nickname 15. Middle East commodity 16. Days gone by 17. Star chart 18. Cologne for those just starting law school?

20. Design on an eagle’s gripper?

22. “___ I’m saying is ...�

23. The Mormons, briefly 24. Kind of orange 28. Grunts, for short 29. He took the red pill 30. “The cops!�

32. Traveling bag 33. Ground 35. Halloween purchases 36. Wishing Evita and Juan were still in power?

39. Twitter’s CEO Dorsey 40. One always picking things up 41. Unreturned serve 42. Pale lager from Milwaukee, briefly 43. Planetoid 44. Chess player nicknamed “The Magician From Riga�

47. Barcelona superstar Lionel 49. Close bud 50. Author Sarah ___ Jewett 51. Guide for how to be like Charlton?

55. “And now for the next one� ... and an alternate title for this puzzle 58. On the hook 59. Plowing team 60. It might be sprayed on 61. Ford of fashion 62. Piece of memory 63. Place for a rooter 64. Put down, slangily

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FREEWILL ASTROLOGY

Down 1. Skip the date 2. High-pH compound 3. Pastoral poems 4. Letters in the office 5. Jackson of country 6. Jewelry in a cup 7. Plant parts 8. Isn’t wrong?

9. TV show with a finger L in its logo 10. Choir pieces 11. “Money’s coming,� for short 12. RX writers 13. Faux-shocked cry 19. ___ Hubbard 21. Decorated 25. Equal to 26. Tour itinerary 27. “Rogue One� extras, briefly 29. Metroid platform 30. “The Larry Sanders Show� co-star 31. Not on the roster 33. “Gotta do better than that�

34. Muslim official 35. General Tso’s pan 36. Ren Faire club 37. Slays, slangily 38. Messy cookout item 39. Breakfast spread 42. Outward appearance 44. “Survivor� gangs 45. Shaker V.I.P. 46. Folklore tale 48. Spruce up a spat 49. Pretty, like a lass 50. Roundish figures 52. Some noncoms: Abbr.

53. Exactly 54. Supposedly legit Roman numeral 4 55. Violent crowd 56. Big name in acne medication 57. Rex checker

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STYLE SENSE

Winter Brewfest

The third annual Winter Brewfest brought beer drinkers together at Fifth Third Field to celebrate their love of sampling craft brews and socializing.

Robert “E-Bunny” Easter Jr.

Age: 26 Occupation: Professional Boxer and IBF Lightweight World Champion Interview by Monique Ward

Kelly Maxwell and Brett Hadwin

Kevin Celian, Korrin Rooker, Kevin Hinds, Paul Kwapich and Jordan Wolff.

His love of fashion started when he was a UT freshman, meeting people on campus from other cities and admiring how well they dressed.

Trips to H&M and Zara.com began his fashion journey, which is still where he loves to shop. A visit to Glass City Boxing allowed us to ask him about his trendsetting style and fashion presence as the current IBF Lightweight Champion of the World.

As a world champion boxer, do you feel like your style is getting more attention? No, it’s pretty

much the same. I am not too flashy with the fashion, but I know how to put something nice together.

Blair Hardy, Jenna Spetz, Lexi Laberdee and Jayme Wietrzykowski

What is the signature E-Bunny look? Urban vintage mixed with

modern wear. Like t-shirts with old NBA teams or old-school hip-hop groups, like Run DMC.

MLK Unity Day

Who is your style inspiration? I

like to dress according to how I feel that day. Depending on the weather, if it’s a sunny day I will wear just a classic clean look with some bright colors. On a cold day, I’ll wear a long-sleeved plaid shirt, jeans and my Timberland 6-inch Wheat boots.

A joint celebration between UT and the City, this celebration of diversity in harmony is held annually in Savage Arena on the MLK Day holiday.

If you could get rid of one fashion trend forever, what would it be?

David Swain, Cameron McKelvin and Angelo Smith

The printed sweatpants with patterns because they are hard to match with. You can never find a top or a hat to wear with them, unless it came as a set.

I see a lot of people wearing your TBT gear all over the city. What does that mean and where can they purchase it? TBT stands for The Bunny

Team. That is my movement, my brand and my team. So far, we have baseball caps, winter hats, hoodies, tees for men and women, as well as sweatsuits.

They range from $25-$150 and will be available at my title defense fight at The Huntington Center on February 10th.

If you could pick any major fashion line to design a line for you, what would it be? Nike or Adidas would be ideal. I would love to have a sneaker named after me.

Megan Davis, Staci Perryman-Clark, Tracee Perryman and Cookie Baylis

If there was one celebrity that you could do a fashion photo shoot with, who would it be and why? Pharrell Williams because he knows his fashion.

He just signed a deal with Chanel and that is very inspiring to me.

Nia Patrick, Ciara Davis, KaJuan Willis and Kyndra Gaines

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