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Local food artists bring their labor of love to your door

COMING HOME

Hildo interviews the Average Jane

Fifteen Minutes of Fame

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Whitmer reflects on a nearly perfect season

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Every vote counts Thank you Lucas County and thank you to everyone that supported Imagination Station throughout this levy renewal campaign. After the provisional ballots were counted, Issue 26 has passed, securing 5 more years of outstanding STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) educational opportunities for the children of Lucas County. This proves that every vote counts.

To thank you for your support, we will continue to offer Lucas County residents the following special benefits: •Free admission every Saturday for residents, 12 and under •Discounts on admission, every day •Discounts on membership •Discounts on school group rates Imagination Station, in partnership with school districts, universities and local businesses, is committed to helping prepare future generations to enter STEM career fields. Thirty of the fastest growing jobs in the United States require a background in STEM. At Imagination

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Station, our unique blend of hands-on exhibits and experiences, aligned with academic content standards in Ohio and Michigan, plant seeds that excite, engage and inspire our future leaders to pursue STEM careers.

Your support of Issue 26 has enabled us to plan further into the future including a wide range of traveling exhibitions fit for the whole family. You can look forward to seeing: Grossology: The Impolite Science of the Human Body; Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition; Guitar: The Instrument that Rocked the World; Mythbusters: The Explosive Exhibition; and Design Zone, alongside an array of exciting special events, guests and experiences to come.

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Toledo’s fashion plates can emit a collective sigh — Twist Home, the rarelyopen, super-stylish home decor retailer on Monroe St., seems to have closed its doors after three years in business. We spotted a for lease sign in the window of the 4330 Monroe Street space. Facebook search: Twist Home.

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Ed Beczynski, owner of Focaccia's Delicatessen and the Blarney Irish Pub, has expanded into the Hylant Building on Madison Avenue, opening Café Focaccia's last month. Focusing mainly on breakfast and lunch, as well as catering, the new location offers sandwiches, soups, desserts and coffee. 811 Madison Ave. 419-247-3783. www.focacciasdeli.com.

David Cobian, former owner of Executive Diner, is putting his entrepreneurial energy into a new venture, Tékela Mexican Cocina y Cantina. The restaurant features a full Mexican menu with some contemporary twists, and (as you'd expect) a wide selection of tequilas. 5481 N. Dixie Hwy., Perrysburg (near Levis Commons in the former Maggie’s Family Restaurant building). www.tekelacocina.com.

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Schacht's Sugar Shop and Perrysburg's In 2 Art Studio have settled in a new Perrysburg location together, creating an open, do-it-yourself creative space.

Amy Schacht’s sweet shop provides the culinary art with edible sugar creations that kids and adults can make themselves, while Dawn Randall’s art studio specializes in ceramics. 122 W. South Boundary, Perrysburg. 419-260-0090. www.facebook.com/In2ArtStudio

JoJo's Famous Chili Dogs has opened a new location in Sylvania's Southbriar shopping plaza. Featuring dogs and butter burgers for dine-in or carryout, the restaurant, along with the first Jo-Jo’s on Byrne Road, is run by Tony Martin and family. They hope to open another in Downtown Toledo. (Martin's mother and grandmother previously owned Stickney Hot Dog.) 5155 Main St., Sylvania. 419-882-1796.

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Rossford entrepreneurs Jane Williams and RoxAnne Brewer have launched Delightfully Done Café in downtown Rossford across from the high school. The pair, who managed a catering business under the Delightfully Done moniker for several years, are offering healthy and homemade soups, salads, sandwiches and desserts. 650 Dixie Hwy., Rossford.

419-725-2828. Facebook search: Delightfully Done LLC.

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In our December 12 issue [Catching Up With Kennedy] Marketplace Changes, we listed the incorrect number for the newly opened Untamed Salon, 2712 W. Central Ave. The number is 419-725-8404.

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Lights! Camera! Auction!

Your inner elf is calling

Ready for a holiday party where you don’t have to socialize with co-workers or relatives? Head to the Old Home Holiday Gala Fundraiser at the Wood County Historical Museum. Dress up in your party clothes, enjoy hors d’oeuvres from area caterers, sip champagne, and then bid on the silent auction offerings. If you’re the highest bidder, you can snag gift baskets, gift certificates, and event tickets ranging from the Mud Hens to the Toledo Symphony. You can also tour the museum, which will be decked out in holiday finery as well. Friday, December 14, 6-9pm. $20. 13660 County Home Rd, Bowling Green. 419-352-0967. museum@ woodcountyhistory.org.

If holiday commercialism is bringing out your Scrooge, get your seasonal mojo back by helping feed local families. The Toledo branch of Volunteers of America needs help packing and distributing 500 Christmas baskets. If you want to pack, you can join Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and families helping out the community; donuts, coffee, cocoa, and plenty of good cheer make the morning a fun one. You can also help distribute the baskets, though you do need to be at least 13 years old and able to lift 50 lbs. Basket packing is Saturday, December 8 from 8:30-11am; basket distribution is Saturday, December 17, 8am-4pm. For both activities, meet at 3101 Lagrange St. (corner of Lagrange and Central, across from the community center at the former library). Call 419-248-3733 to volunteer. www.voanwo.org. —NB

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Hillbilly hats

Bluegrass musician turns passion for hip hop hats into a business By Emily Gibb Ill Caps’ owner and designer Rob Lawson isn’t a typical graffiti-inspired artist — he’s a bluegrass boy at heart, producing one-of-a-kind hats and remaining true to his artistic roots.

“I’m a hillbilly, graffiti-influenced artist who lives in Rob Lawson Toledo,” says Lawson (he also plays in three bluegrass groups). “I’m a rare breed when it comes to that mixture.”

Lawson dabbled in painted hats almost eight years ago, but his interest in the endeavor faded. He was inspired to begin again after watching a graffiti documentary, and launched Ill Caps in June of 2012. While he is turning the hobby into a business, he still is focused on sticking to his creative skills rather than mass producing items.

“My main thing is to still approach it as an artist and not just a clothing line,” Lawson said. “It’s a canvas for your head.”

Lawson’s Ill Caps range from $20 to $40 depending on the design.

“Obviously it’s nothing new — people have been painting hats since the '70s and '80s in the hip hop scene, but there’s no one I know in Toledo that’s doing what I’m doing on a business level,” he said.

To purchase custom-made caps, visit www.illcaps.com or email illcapsrob@gmail.com. Premade hats are also available at the Loonar Station Toledo locations.

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Baby, it’s cold outside — don’t let that stop you

Get up from your holiday food coma and get outside

By Alison Wood-Osmun Row your boat

The Northwest Ohio River Runners are cruising through the holidays with their Christmas and New Year’s Day kayak and canoe outings. These merry sailors invite everyone to paddle the gorgeous wintery, sundrenched Ottawa River on Tuesday, December 25 and Tuesday, January 1 at 1pm. Santa hats and reindeer noses encouraged! Check for launch locations and event status (weather/ water conditions) at nworr.org by 11am both days. Bring your own water craft (or reserve loaners on the website). Life jackets required.

Those under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. nworr.org.

Walk this way

Take in the simplicity of the winter landscape and the festive displays as the Toledo Botanical Garden offers extended evening hours until 9pm through Saturday, December 29. Stroll through the 60 acres of beautiful gardens and enjoy the perfect mingling of nature’s seasonal decorations — evergreens sparkling with frost-covered cones, bushes adorned with jewel-like berries and intricate seed pods — all aglow with the twinkling of TBG’s gorgeous holiday lights. Free admission and parking. 5403 Elmer Dr. www.toledogarden.org.

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Holiday glitter

After midnight, look up into the eastern sky and behold the magnificent Geminids Meteor Shower (originating in the constellation Gemini) through Wednesday, December 19. Deemed one of the best meteor showers of the year, it will peak between the night of Thursday, December 13 and the morning of the 14th as up to 60 multicolored meteors fall hourly. Also celebrate the Winter Solstice on Friday, December 21 (longest night of the year) with some stargazing. For a downloadable/printable December night sky map go to popastro.com and click on the young stargazers link.

It has become a global movement: the International Dances of Universal Peace are lovely and pure gestures resonating with all mankind. These circle dances mingled with verses from world faith traditions “are a rhythmic spiritual practice done with the genuine intention to promote world peace,” says dance leader Judy Trautman.

Everyone is invited to participate in the dances at 7pm on the third Thursday of each month at Unity of Toledo Church, 3535 Executive Parkway. The next gathering occurs Thursday, December 20. No partner or experience necessary. A New Year’s Eve dance will also be held Monday, December 31 at 4pm at the Episcopal Church of Incarnation, 3257 Lohr Rd, Ann Arbor, with a potluck dinner afterwards. For info visit multifaithcouncil.org

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Fifteen minutes of fame

Jennifer Q. Public has her say By Johnny Hildo ‘Tis the season, kideez, and we’re feeling fat and jolly. Ho, ho, ho and all that.

Usually we fill our precious column inches with our questionable opinions on unsuspecting readers, blathering on and on about the dupes and dunderheads in city politics. This issue we’ve decided to take a different tack. In the spirit of the season we shall give, give, and more give.

Instead of burdening you with our dubious judgment we give you the opinion of an average Toledoan, Jennifer Q. Public. Jennifer is a 36-year-old married white woman who lives in a house her family owns and gets by on a household income under $40,000 per year. Believe it or not she is the perfect demographic match to Toledo’s averages according to current census data. We tracked her down during holiday shopping at a local retail establishment and asked her opinion on the matters of the day.

Jennifer, it’s Johnny Hildo from the Toledo City Paper. Mind if we ask you some pressing political questions?

Jennifer Q.: I only have a few minutes, so make it snappy. I don’t keep up on politics much.

That’s OK, we don’t either, but that doesn’t stop us from forming strong opinions. First question: There has been a lot of talk about changing the form of Lucas County guvmint from the current individually-elected row offices to a charter form with an elected county executive who would appoint the equivalent of those offices. How many current county office holders can you name?

Jennifer Q.: Wasn’t Marcy Kaptur on the ballot this year? I think she beat that guy who does the Nazi re-enactments. Let’s see, then there’s that Wade guy with the long last name, I think he’s on the county council, I voted for him, too. There are a bunch of judges, but they didn’t have any opponents. Aren’t a bunch of them named Cook?

Actually Marcy is in the US House of Representatives and she beat the World War II re-enactor two years ago. This year she beat Sam Wurzelbacher of “I dissed the President” fame. Wade Kapszukiewicz is the County treasurer, and Gary and Stacy Cook are both County judges.

Next Q. There is a fight brewing over who will replace Phil Copeland as an at-large member of Toledo City Council. How many current members can you name, and who has lined up to replace Copeland?

Jennifer Q.: No clue. Sorry. Oh wait, Jack Ford is in there somewhere, isn’t he?

And there’s something about unions …

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yeah, I remember, Copeland is a union guy and the local unions want someone from a union to replace him, but their candidate had some sort of legal trouble. And Jack wants to run. Right?

Pretty close. The other at-large members are McNamara, Ludman…

Jennifer Q.: Right, and that guy who was on the school board, and Sarantou, he ran for County and lost to Ben Konop, and that good looking Hispanic fella…

Steel, Sarantou, and Martinez.

And Ford and Shaun Enright are the wannabes. Along with a few others. Do you read our column?

Jennifer Q.: Religiously. But the names are all mashed up. I like Mayor Bell, but something about him creeps me out.

So you don’t pay much attention to the office holders. Let’s try the issues. What about the Chinese wealthy elite investing in Toledo?

Jennifer Q.: Haven’t seen so much as a shovel of dirt thrown over there on the East Side. And aren’t there any investors closer to home? Didn’t someone from Ohio re-do that building by the Trail?

Standart Lofts, and they were from Michigan.

Jennifer Q.: Why doesn’t the mayor take a few less trips across the Pacific and a few more up north, then?

He’s up for re-election in 2013. You should ask him. Know who his likely opponents are?

Jennifer Q.: Nope.

Never mind. You seem like a levelheaded, no-nonsense kinda gal. We know Hizzoner Bell Bottoms reads our column. It’s your column now.

What is the biggest issue he should focus on?

Jennifer Q.: You probably want me to say the economy, or jobs and stuff like that. But I think a lot of that is out of local control.

I care about the quality of education for our kids, but he doesn’t control that either.

Honestly, I think the number one issue is violence in our city, especially against women. It seems every day some jealous boyfriend or ex-husband takes out his frustrated manhood by hurting or killing a woman. But no one talks about it. I haven’t seen the Mayor talk about it once. What do you propose on that one, Mayor Bell? And people who want to run against him, cut through the poll-tested sound bites, what do you have to say about violence against women? Bet none of ‘em will say a thing.

Not one thing.

What about it, Bell Bottoms, Joe Mac, and Anita “Stepping Stone” Lopez?

Inquiring Jennifers want to know.

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They came. They saw.

They almost conquered.

By Alia Orra Photos by Nick Amrhein

Jerry Bell fulfilled a lifelong dream when he became Whitmer’s head football coach. He led his players through a fairy tale, nearlyundefeated season and the team’s first appearance at a state championship game. They lost. A look inside the mind of a local football great in the making.

Jerry Bell is the most jovial runner-up you will ever meet. He is a big man with a big voice, his greeting is a bellowed hello. It’s nearly a week after the state championship game, the first appearance the school had ever made there in their annual quest for the title. Whitmer, so close to capping off a fairy tale 14-0 season, lost to the private, all-male Cincinnati preparatory school Archbishop Moeller.

Since then, Bell’s been busy meeting with college recruiters, doing interviews with reporters, and preparing for a banquet honoring his players in January. His office door, which leads to state-of-the-art facilities was swinging back and forth incessantly just seven days ago, dozens of players and coaches streaming in for practice. Today the room is quiet.

The master plan that he devised when he was a 16 years old sophomore at Whitmer High School and a player on the football team has been incorporated into his personal and professional goal list. He wanted to be a teacher and head coach someday. He met his high school sweetheart Stephanie, who was in the stands as his girlfriend then, and now, as his wife, sits on those same bleachers. “Everything I did was to put myself in position to be a head coach,” Bell says. He went on to lead his alma matter to its first state championship game - a team that was ranked 12th in the nation by USA Today - and was awarded the title of Ohio Division 1 Coach of the Year.

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On the news frenzy

When you’re successful and you’re doing well, the media’s here. If you look at the beginning of the year, there was nobody here. There was nobody here during our two-a-days. I’m a first-year head coach.

We’ve graduated all these kids from last year and no one thought that we would do anything. All of a sudden we start winning some football games and people start paying attention. Our kids got a lot of media time, and yeah it’s good for our program, but it also teaches our kids that you have to look at the people that have believed in you from the beginning.

On being the underdogs

To be honest with you, we were hoping to find a way to be 8 and 2, and to make the playoffs. And obviously our goal is to win the state title, our goal is to go 15

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and 0. But if someone would’ve walked up to me and told me, ‘Hey I think you’re gonna make the state title game,’ I would’ve said ‘What?’ Because there were so many unknowns with this team and how our kids were gonna react to losing key guys from last year’s games.

We’ve always been pegged underdogs.

If you look at us on paper, yeah, we don’t match up, we’re not coming in loaded at every position. We got kids who probably will never play a down of football again after that Championship game, and they just love playing the game. They’re blue collar type kids, and they just go about their business. And I think when people look at us on paper - heights and weights, you know, compared to other teams, yeah we shouldn’t be where we’re at. But again, it comes down to what’s in your heart — when someone

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tells this group of kids that they can’t do something, you better watch out.

On football as a safe haven

If [the players are] having family issues or anything like that, they know that they can come here and talk to us. We try to teach them whatever’s going on in your life that’s chaotic, this is your safe haven. You come here, vent your frustrations, and use football in a positive way to help you. I’ve had many conversations with parents and players about personal things in their lives, looking for guidance and advice to how to overcome it. Sometimes it’s just that they need to get it off their chest, so here you are, you’re sitting here just listening. We have a lot of players that are like that... that just need somebody to support them. In this day and age, you’ve got so many single family homes, and parents who are trying to make ends meet and have jobs and all that, and then you also have some parents that just aren’t really there for their kids. You become a father figure to them, sometimes a mother figure to them, depending on what’s going on. You become that parent for them, especially since we, at times probably see them more than they see their parents.

On competition I wouldn’t name anybody to a position at first. I wanted them to compete. I’m all about competition. Even a kid who thinks he’s gonna start, nope. You’re just gonna compete for your job. Then when it comes week one, we’ll make the decision.

It doesn’t allow you to become complacent, makes you continue to work hard, you know, and work your skills. I think the minute you become satisfied with who you are as a person and your skill level and all that, is the minute that somebody else passes you up and, well, takes your job from you, whether it’s in the real world or in the football world. So we create a competition at all times. We’re always competing.

a step ahead. And especially for me for the first year, my mind won’t shut down, because I’m trying to think of all the aspects — are we on the right track, am I saying the right things, how’s the team looking — it’s constantly in your mind at all times. I’d get up at 4 o’clock in the morning, sometimes 3, thinking.

“My wife has a pillow that says ‘this marriage interrupted for football season.’ ”

On sleep deprivation

The life is stressful — we don’t sleep much. I would go to bed, but you really don’t sleep. ‘Cause you’re trying to stay

On the stakes for a high school coach vs. a college coach

I think it’s different. Here, there’s a lot of pressure on you to be successful. The community puts it on you. They expect Whitmer football to be excellent. They expect you to win. This day and age, all coaches are expected to produce, no matter what level you’re at. You could be in the youth football league, parents are expecting you to win. You know, they’re expecting you to coach their kids, and

usually the biggest complaint is, ‘Oh, we’re not winning, we’re terrible, we’re losers. That’s a terrible coach ‘cause we’re not winning.’ Well, you know, typically, if you’ve got a coach that’s putting kids first and is working their tails off, sometimes you don’t win.

That’s what it comes down to, that’s what drives you. You feel it. When you look at college, the stakes in college coaching nowadays are just ridiculous.

No one’s patient enough to allow these coaches to turn programs around and maintain them. You look at the Auburn University coach who just got fired a couple weeks ago, and he’s two years removed from winning a national title, and now he doesn’t have a job because he wasn’t producing fast enough for the people at Auburn. And it’s the same thing that’s going on all over the place.

On love and football We have this pillow in my house that says ‘This marriage is interrupted for football season.’ My wife, she jokes, ‘I only signed up for ten weeks of this and now we’re going to week 15.’ But I come home after games and watch it on BCSN, and I’d see her in the crowd, cheering, going crazy.

She’s my high school sweetheart.

On building a family

On the importance of family

When we started our two-a-days, I had made the decision that we were going back to Ohio Northern University to begin our practices.

It’s in the middle of nowhere, and it’s all about us there, there’s no media. What I was trying to do was, when we were on the field practicing, it was all about football.

When we weren’t on the field, it was about trying to create team chemistry and a family bond. We didn’t have any superstars, we didn’t have kids that were game breakers, I didn’t think, on this football team, like we’ve had in the past. In the past we’ve had kids that could touch the football one time and go the distance. We didn’t have that. What I thought we needed to do was we needed to be able to play together and put long drives together, we needed to play great defense. But you have to do that together. And I’m a family man, I’m all about the traditions of this place, I’m all about loving your brother and being there, and having each other’s backs.

I ended up getting a scholarship to play football at Findlay, but it wasn’t very much money. It was really minimal money, but I only went for two days, and a lot of it had to do with is that she [Stephanie, his girlfriend at the time and now his wife] wasn’t there. I had lost my desire to play, but I also didn’t have my teammates with me anymore. I remember that feeling, I remember watching them pull away. It’s just lonely, there’s nothing, it’s just this emptiness, and over the course of two days I never got over it, so I came home and you know, I was motivated because I had people telling me I wasn’t going to make it now.

On game day I don’t eat. I eat breakfast only.

I can’t eat. I’ve just never eaten on game day; one of the routine quirks. Especially going into Start, I’ll be honest with you, Start game I thought I was going to throw up during pre-game. I’ve never had that feeling, because I was so nervous. Because I didn’t want to blow it, I didn’t want to screw up what we had. I can’t eat during game day.

On the importance of trusting a coach It’s huge. I think the minute that you start to doubt what’s going on, and you doubt the play calls, then you don’t perform at a high level.

Just think about the real world and life, when you start to doubt your bosses or your work environment. You don’t work as hard, your demeanor changes, your attitude changes, you become more negative, and those kind of things are not tolerated.

On focusing intensely

The Holley twins, Nate (#18) and Nick (#7), had a kind of “telepathy” Jerry Bell says boosted the team.

At some point, I hear, when we come out for the pre-game. I hear the announcer, I hear him — don’t know what he says. But after I hear him, I get into my own world. I don’t hear anything else. I get down to the sideline, I Cont’d. on p. 10

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The Whitmer players were the underdogs who surprised everyone with a near perfect season. From left, Devin Thomas, Joenathan Mays, Nate Holley, Jack Linch, Marquise Moore, and Nick Holley.

Cont’d. from p 9 grab my headphones, and now you are 100 percent focused on what’s going on for the game plan. I’m hearing my coaching staff. I don’t hear the crowd noise. It’s hard to describe. Say you’re daydreaming and people say you’re out in outer space, or whatever. That’s what it’s kinda like ‘cause you tune out everything going around you and you are just 100 percent focused on one thing. That’s what happens for us.

On his coaching demeanor I can be a pretty fiery guy, and fiery personality, and I can have a short fuse.

Under Joe [Palka, former Whitmer head football coach] I learned how to control my emotions in a game. I learned how to control my emotions through practice, because the kids feed off your emotions. So if you are in a panic mode, kids become panicked. If you’re nice and calm, your demeanor is calm, then the kids react that way. So Joe brought that in. To be honest with you that’s how I changed, and became a better coach. Not only because my knowledge grew under Joe, but he also showed me that we needed to remain more positive and that we needed to get our emotions out of the game.

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On the Ohio High School Athletic Association recruiting investigation (concerning former Coach Joe Palka)

That’s outta my control. I don’t even know, none of us even know what in the world’s going on with that. There’s not ever been a conclusion to it … so I don’t know, but that’s something that’s not in my control, that is a higher pay grade than mine. I’m managing our football team, and people can say whatever they want, we’ve done things the right way here. We continue to do things the right way, and obviously you see that our kids may not be the most talented kids but they compete at an extremely high level.

They’re well-coached, and they love, they live and breathe Whitmer football.

On being ranked by USA Today Didn’t even know it. Didn’t care. Don’t care. The idea is you stay humble, you stay focused, you stay hungry. You do those three things, you don’t worry about anything else. You don’t worry about the media, you don’t worry about rankings or anything like that. As soon as you start to worry about rankings and where you stand in the media and what people are saying about you, is the minute that you stumble. And my job was to keep us focused on the task at hand. We had one objective. We fell short of our objective.

We got there, but we fell short of our ob-

jective. My job was to keep them focused, and keep them hungry, and keep them grounded and humble.

On why they didn’t win We got there, and the disappointing piece is that we just didn’t live by our motto, we didn’t finish. And I’m just trying to reflect and trying to figure out what could’ve been different? I haven’t figured that out yet. I can’t watch the tape. I can’t bring myself to watch it. And I will probably never watch that game.

I told some of the kids that I let ‘em down, and I still kind of feel that way, because we came up short, I’m the leader. And we came up short and I have to figure out why. I’m not guy that cries or gets real emotional, but I kind of lost it a little bit with my wife after the game, because my heart went out to these kids because they poured their heart and soul into this, and we came up short.

When you really peel off the layers you find out how much we care, and how much this loss hurts.

will remember them. And five years from now when they’re eligible they’ll be going in the Whitmer Hall of Fame. No doubt about it. They’ve gotten farther than any other team, ever … our quest started in 1979. 33 years we’ve been trying to reach the state title game, and we got there. So there’s no doubt that they solidified their legacy.

Hike!

Though skateboarding is his preferred sport, Nick Amrhein of 3BYONE Media stepped out onto the Whitmer and Central Catholic high school fields to shoot our cover story.

3BYONE Media 310-991-2105 www.3BYONE.com

On this team’s place in Whitmer football history Team. Team, yes. They may not have been the most talented, but they were the best team to ever walk out of here, this is the best senior class to ever walk out of here. No doubt about it. Their legacy will go down forever and people

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delicious. You have to have talented players, and a lot of ‘em. We have kids on this team that are back-ups that would start many other places, and they decided to sacrifice to be a part of something that’s bigger than themselves, I guess you would say. You need those guys who are willing to sacrifice to build depth because football’s an injury sport and it’s gonna happen. You need a great coaching staff, because if I was here by myself we would not win half our games, much less win a state title. You need a school that supports it and keeps everything in proper perspective, but backs your sport up. You need luck. The recipe just was right for us this year.

The ride home after the game

Regaining

gridiron glory

Central Catholic got to taste the glory of a trophy when they won the Division II state title game. "I was in tears," running back Amir Edwards said. From left, Mitch Cochell, Jeff Dew, Chris Green, Ian Butler, and Amir Edwards.

Central Catholic head football coach Greg Dempsey on his second state championship win

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n Saturday, December 1st, while Whitmer was preparing for their state championship game, Greg Dempsey, the Central Catholic High School coach, was celebrating his team’s victory. The modest English teacher and self-described football “nut,” has now led two teams to Division II state championship trophy wins - in 2005 and 2012. Dempsey, a soft-spoken, easygoing guy off the field, sat down with us to reveal some of his winner wisdom.

A football obsession

Before high school I loved studying the games of baseball and football. I was a baseball nut, football nut, in junior high. I loved the numbers part of both games — I was watching them a little differently than most kids did, I guess. Some of us aren’t good enough [to play much], so you have to understand strategy, because you aren’t

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that talented. But it was nothing that was in our family, or deep-rooted.

On college recruiters

The recruiting has gotten a lot more intense in general, year round. It’s crazy, because you have tons of coaches coming through all wanting to see the same kid or kids depending on what you have. And then you have some kids they don’t wanna see, and you have to deal with these kids hopes and dreams. As a high school coach you’re fairly helpless when it comes to recruiting — you can push your guy, you can send out film, but if they don’t think he’s tall enough, fast enough, or fits the mold, or just can’t play at the next level, they decide that. That’s not easy to deal with, because usually the head coach is the one that’s telling the kid if it doesn’t work out.

That’s the tough part of the job.

Football’s lessons for life

I think football provides a lot of things. No matter what you do in your life you’re going to work on some kind of team. Football, I think, is the ultimate team sport, because there’s so many people on [a team]. I tell people all the time, if our anointed star player shows up by himself on Friday night, you aren’t winning. If everyone else shows up but he doesn’t, you have a chance. There’s a lot of life lessons that get taught through football.

On a winning formula

I tell the kids a lot of times, it’s like a recipe. If you’re short on one thing and use too much of another, it’s not gonna taste very good. You get the balance right, it tastes

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It was a quiet bus ride home. They were exhausted after the title game. It was a long day. But the atmosphere from when they clocked at zero to the time we pulled out, it was phenomenal. Unbelievable. Everybody was very happy — lots of hugs, lots of tears. My wife even said she doesn’t think she’s ever seen me as happy as I was after that game.

On Insecurity

I never feel secure. Our staff will make fun of me about that often; I’m never secure in anything. When they measured the fourth down play for Trotwood and they didn’t get the first down, that’s the first time I knew we won. Until then I was on edge.

Watching Whitmer

I sat there and we watched that Whitmer game with my brother on Saturday night.

I was rooting for them. And you see, 24 hours ago I got to live the ultimate dream for a second time and you’re watching these kids who are great football players, great team, come up just short and you’re watching their pain. And they handled it with such class, and that’s tough to do.

That’s what tells you what everybody’s doing is good — how do they act when things go down? ‘Cause those kids really handled themselves well. No way can [that game] take away from 14 weeks of greatness and effort they had.

On losing and winning

My wife was always scared. Both times we played the state championships she worried about us losing, because she didn’t know how I was going to respond. I’ll admit, I’m glad we won. Because I don’t handle losing well.

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WISH LIST Better to give than receive ‌ Whether you put it in a stocking or under the tree, make sure the gifts you give are people-pleasers!

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Pasta-holic Mama’s lasagna bolognese without mama having to cook it? A Bravo gift card lets the cook in your life take a night off with some Italian classics.

Bravo! Cucina ltaliana 5001 Monroe St. 419-472-1200 www.bravoitalian.com

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party time Some evenings call for a typical cocktail. Others call for a margarita and a party, the latter of which is always on at a certain colorful Mexican bar and grill.

Cinco De Mayo 304 E. Alexis Rd. 419-478-7530 www.5demayotoledo.com

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Asian persuasion Light it up This is the ultimate contemporary wine chiller — it’s clear acrylic and rimmed with LED lights, so it can flash different hues (or be set to glow the color of your choice). It’s trendy, fun, and unique — make them one of the first to have it on their dinner table.

There are those who love sushi — and there are those among us who are totally obsessed. Give them access to their favorite delicacy whenever the craving hits them with a gift card.

Spicy Tuna 7130 Airport Hwy., Holland 419-720-9333 www.spicytunasushi.com

Gross Electric 2807 N. Reynolds Rd., 419-537-1818 2521 Woodville Rd., 419-698-1818 www.grosselectric.com

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Good grooming

The Rooster’s signature 7-step facial shave lets the men in your life enjoy a modern take on the old-fashioned barber shop. Even guys enjoy a little pampering now and then!

Rooster’s Men’s Grooming Center 5300 Monroe St. www.roostersmgc.com

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Authentic & deliciosa By the time the 25th rolls around, they’ve tired of all the holiday fixings; they’re ready for something a little more, shall we say, caliente? Think ahead and slip a Ventura’s gift card in their stocking — they’ll thank you for it.

Ventura’s Mexican Restaurant 742 W. Bancroft St. 419-841-7523 www.toledostripletreat.com/ventura/index.php

Tech treasures

Gadgets are in demand — a smartphone is usually the gift that tops them all. Pre-program your number in as “most generous friend ever.”

Wireless Zone 1440 Secor Rd., Gateway Plaza 419-531-1444 www.wirelesszone.com/toledo

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Pop champagne Matt Snyder (at right), the beer and wine aficionado at Middle Grounds Market at the Oliver House, is a proponent of giving bubbly around the holidays — champagne is a celebratory, happy gift, and it’s the perfect reward for any host or hostess. Plus, they have quality bottles at a range of prices.

Oliver House 27 Broadway St. 419-241-1253 www.theoliverhousetoledo.com

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Heart skips a beat Expectant parents will love a gift card that allows them to capture a 3D (or 4D!) ultrasound of their little one. They can even use it to preserve the sound of the baby’s heartbeat inside a teddy bear.

My Little Me 312 W. Dussel Dr., Maumee 419-794-7393 www.mylittleme.net

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Give more, get more Give the gift of good times, and some fine Mexican cuisine, with gift certificates from El Vaquero. Buy $50 worth and get $10 free — and $100 gets you an extra $25! That's a lot of burritos and margaritas to stuff a stocking with!

El Vaquero 3302 Secor Rd. 419-536-0471 The Docks 419-690-8330 26611 Dixie Hwy., Perrysburg 419-872-1230 www.vaquerorestaurant.com

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An artisanal touch

Home-based food businesses let cooks put their homemade spin on deliveries, from savory to sweet By Alia Orra 1. Amy's Custom Chocolates

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A pet peeve inspired Amy Hendricks to start her own food business: the unwanted squares left over in a storebought box of chocolates. "I would buy a box, and half of them I didn't care for," Hendricks says. "So I wanted to supply the public with something they wanted."

A chocolate maker since her teens, Hendricks uses molds or hand dipping to create made-to-order sets of coconut clusters, raspberry cremes, tortoises ("I didn't know if I could take the name turtle, so I thought I'd come up with my own name") and a host of other flavors, all intended to create a dudfree box. She also makes quick breads, like banana and zucchini, that come in regular and gluten-free varieties.

Price: Chocolates are $6 to $18; breads are $2.50 to $15.

How to order: Call 419-841-5927, visit www.AmysCustomChocolates, or email c_chocolates@yahoo.com Where to find it: Home delivery or pick up the items on Saturday at the Toledo Farmer's Market.

2. Sugar Cube

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Vivian Miller (pictured above with her daughter Leslie Jackson), is the one-woman show behind Sugar Cube.

She's in the right business, according to her family. "They gotta have some sweets," Miller says, laughing. It's a wonder she has any time to indulge them after filling customer orders — some days she bakes for 10 hours straight, making everything from sweet potato pie to German chocolate cake from scratch, depending on what seasonal produce meets her standards.

Miller, a self-proclaimed perfectionist, started her business after she retired from DuPont in 2007, fulfilling a calling she says she's had since she was a little girl watching her mother make cobblers and pies. "She very seldom measured,"

Miller says, "and I kind of got that knack, [too]."

Price: $1.50 to $30.

How to order: Call 419-843-2349 or 419-265-2134, from 9am-5pm Monday thru Saturday.

Where to find: Custom order or take your pick Saturday mornings at the Toledo Farmer's Market.

3. Baby Cakes 2 Go

When Abbie Mahr says we, she really means "me" — the mother of three runs a successful cupcake business that delivers orders of 1,000 cupcakes or more, all on her own.

She's a sweets obsessive ("I even dream about flavors") whose creations have garnered national attention: her "mancakes," a dozen macho flavors (like chocolate-covered bacon) packaged in a manly-man box, were featured in wedding magazine The Knot this past summer. "We try to stay on top in that sense and be creative," Mahr says. Her personal claim to fame? Whipped frosting she says is "to die for."

Price: $25-$30 per dozen, $6 cupcake jars.

How to order: Visit www.BabyCakes2Go.com or call 419-320-3575.

Where to find: Home delivery or pick-up at O-Deer Diner.

4. Crackers Plus

"People are shocked when I tell them I make crackers," says Rachel Nasatir. "They're like, 'What?

Crackers?'" While those crunchy creations are usually an afterthought for most — who among us isn't guilty of buying a box of Ritz, thinking only of a vehicle for that hunk of cheese — in Nasatir's hands, crackers become addictive, luxury food items. The

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baking maven labors for hours over her handmade, artisanal, all-organic products, producing six flavors (among them extra virgin olive oil and sea salt, rosemary, and fennel) for shelves at local markets or the tables at Mancy's Bluewater Grille.

Price: $25 per pound, or $5 for a 3 ounce bag.

How to order: Email crackersplus@bex.net or call 419-754-4659.

Where to find it: Through home delivery, or at Sautter's Market, Kazmeier's in Perrysburg, Ralph's Joy of Living in Fremont and Tiffin, Middle Grounds Market at the Oliver House, Walt Churchill's Market at Briarfield Blvd., The Baker's Kitchen and Thrush's Bakery in Maumee, and The Beer and Wine Cave.

5. Egg and Honey

Amelia Contreras has a passion for rustic, natural cooking — and the patience she puts in her baking pays off. The sourdough breads she creates under her Egg and Honey label are made the old-fashioned way, keeping flour and water in a jar and letting the yeast gather naturally over time, as opposed to buying packaged yeast off the shelf. "I sort of describe it as the tortoise and the hare," Contreras says. "Sourdough takes a lot longer, but you get more deep flavor and a more developed crust." Her oven stamina extends to sourdough soft pretzels and specialty breads (like a unusually tasty fruitcake, made with marmalade and local honey).

Price: $2 to $20.

How to order: Visit www.EggAndHoney.com, call 419-340-8748, or email amelia@eggandhoney.com.

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Home grown, wintery fresh

The weather outside isn’t exactly frightful yet, but it’s pretty darn cold. That’s not stopping Toledo Farmers’ Market. The month the outside doors on the space were lowered into place and 37 vendors crammed inside to offer fresh, locally-grown food and handmade crafts.

“When we started the market a few years ago, a lot of the vendors were skeptical,” says Dan Madigan, executive director. “Now they’re not. Local foodies love being able to get all their favorite stuff and socialize while they’re doing it.” Some vendors are even teaming up to create special holiday gift baskets, so, in one trip, you can shop for items to place under the tree as well as on the table. Toledo Farmers’ Market winter hours are Saturday, 9am-1pm. 525 Market Street. www.toledofarmersmarket.com. —NB

Cookie monster expedition

“We call it a cookie sweatshop,” laughs Patty Kracht of Ann Arbor Cooks!

Intrepid bakers who brave the trek to Michigan for their 4-hour Holiday Cookie Exchange class will be split into sweet-making teams and will leave with at least a dozen cookies from one of six varieties of holiday yumminess. You'll create and share everything from pear and walnut thumbprint cookies to chocolate-dipped macaroons. “We shop, get all the ingredients ready, guide you through the recipes, and clean up afterwards. You leave with a beautiful box filled with cookies, all the recipes, and no mess in your kitchen,” says Kracht. The Saturday, December 15 class is limited to 12 participants, so register early. Ann Arbor Cooks! $95 per person. 9am-1pm.

5060 Jackson Rd., Ann Arbor.734-645-1030. annarborcooks.com. —NB

culinary Monday thru Friday, December 17 to 21

Christmas Music at the Barn Sauder Village

Enjoy a Christmas dinner of home-roasted chicken and real mashed potatoes with musical accompaniment. The Barn restaurant at the historic Sauder Village will be serving delicious food to the tunes of live musicians celebrating the season. Menu prices vary. 5-7:30pm. 22611 S. R. 2, Archbold. 800-590-9755. SauderVillage.org.

Tuesday, December 18

5th Annual Christmas Candlelight Dinner Treo

Tables will be elegantly set and hundreds of candles lit during Treo’s four-course French dinner in celebration of the holidays. Treo’s sommelier has planned a wine pairing for each course. $55.

Hors d’ouevres at 6pm; dinner promptly at 7pm.

RSVP suggested, as the event sells out quickly.

419-882-2266; info@treosylvania.com. 5703 Main St., Sylvania. treosylvania.com.

high spirits Just Wednesday Tastings The Beer and Wine Cave Wednesday, December 12

Enjoy a variety of beers and wines.

Wednesday, December 19 Enjoy a variety of beers and wines.

[All tastings $10-$15. 6-8pm. The Beer and Wine Cave, 4400 Heatherdowns Blvd. 419-382-6221. www.toledomeatsandmore.com.]

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What’s cooking

Ever wanted to take a peek inside the kitchens (and recipes) of the Real Seafood Company, Ciao! or Zia’s? The Mainstreet Ventures restaurants share their culinary methods in their cookbooks; now the Central City Ministry of Toledo is making the purchase of one a contribution not only to your kitchen, but to charity, too. For $20, you can own the hardcover books (to give or get), and $10 will be donated to tuition assistance for CCMT students. To order, contact Deb Marinelli, 419-244-6711 x155 Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., or email her at dmarinelli@toledodiocese.org. Cash or check payment accepted. —AO

Thursday Tastings Middle Grounds Market

Thursday & Friday, December 13 & 14 On Thursday, meet Norm Heineman of Bowling Green Beverage, who will talk about port wines. On Friday, sample more port wines (minus Norm).

Thursday & Friday, December 20 & 21 On Thursday, taste holiday-friendly wines and sample different Hoppin’ Frog beers under the guidance of Bobby DeSeyn of Cavalier Distributing. On Friday, try more holiday-friendly wines (without Bobby).

[All tastings $10-$15. 5:30-7:30pm. Middle Grounds Market at The Oliver House, 27 Broadway St., inside the Petit Fours Patisserie & Cafe. 419-351-3335.

Facebook page: The Middle Grounds Market at The Oliver House.]

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Sparkling, Sticky and Sweet!

Zinful

Enjoy a deliciously sweet night of bubbly from Champagne, California, and Spain and dessert wines, paired with gourmet fudges and fresh scones from Joyful Confections, a Grand Rapids candy maker.

6-9pm. $15-$25. 7541 Dutch Rd., Waterville.

419-878-9463. www.zinfulwine.com.

Saturday, December 15

Craft Beer Tasting Andersons Market

Enjoy four craft beers specially selected for the event, along with cheese pairings. 2-4pm. Fee ranges from $4-$10. 7638 Sylvania Ave. 419-517-7707. www. andersonsmarket.com.

Wednesday, December 26

Partners In Vine Zinful

Explore the classic grape combination of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot with a night of tastings devoted to the blend. 6-9pm. $15-$25. 7541 Dutch Rd., Waterville. 419-878-9463. www.zinfulwine.com.

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Into the wild

The lasting effect of war is incalculable; some individuals can assimilate back into society quickly, while for others, it can take longer. Then there's a segment of returning soldiers that don't even bother trying, which is the case for Jake, in the 2005 drama Missing in America, a reclusive Vietnam vet who has endured 35 years of self-imposed exile. Set up in a Pacific Northwest cabin, Jake (Danny Glover), a former Green Beret helicopter pilot, is ridden with guilt from the men who died under his command.

Jake's life changes when one of his former soldiers, who is now suffering from a terminal illness, shows up at Jake’s cabin, leaving his half-Vietnamese daughter Lenny with Jake. The girl encourages Jake to reach out to other former soldiers in self-imposed exile, but that decision turns deadly. Friday, December 14. Free. 7pm.

Way Library, 101 E. Indiana Ave. 419-874-3135. www.waylibrary.info —SR

"Marley" directed by Kevin Macdonald This is a superb retro look at the greatest reggae musician ever. It provides a new appreciation for the music and the times of Marley.

The man's legacy still walks tall on the island of Jamaica, and the stories that are told in this film are enjoyable and enlightening. Macdonald seems to have done his homework, unearthing all kinds of pre-Wailers music and photos, but it's Marley's stage presence — a sight to behold, with those long, gangly dreadlocks flailing as the man jumps across the stage in a ganja trance — that holds this film together.

If there is a small fault with this film, it's the absence of more concert footage, as the Rastaman was a joy to watch, as well as to listen to. —SJA

concession stand BRIEF REVIEWS ON NEW FLICKS

Shut Up and Play the Hits ★★★★

What It’s About: Music documentary/ concert film about the last 48 hours of iconic indie dance band LCD Soundsystem (yeah, I called them ‘iconic.’ Wanna make something of it?).

What We Like: It’s pretty safe to say when most of us firstheard LCD Soundsystem’s cult dance hit “Daft Punk Is Playing At My House” back in the early 2000s, few could imagine that they would end up being the 21st Century’s best reason to visit the dance floor (bite me, Skrillex). Of course, their hipster/indie/punk cred paved the way for the inevitable backlash, but as this amazing—and surprisingly emotional—concert film shows, LCD Soundsystem were indeed the real deal. Detailing the band’s farewell concert on April 2, 2011 at Madison Square Garden and the immediate aftermath, this is an excellent final bow for a band worthy of a great tribute.

Showing one-night-only at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor on Thursday, December 13 at 7pm. $10. All proceeds benefit 826michigan, a non-profit organization providing free tutoring to Washtenaw County students.

Hitchcock ★★★★

What It’s About: Alfred Hitchcock (played with aplomb by Anthony Hopkins) decides to adapt Robert Bloch’s pulp novel “Psycho” into a film. But it’s not exactly an easy task…

What We Like: Well, Anthony Hopkins could film a toothpaste commercial and deliver an Oscar-worthy performance, so there’s no need to endlessly gush about how good he is as Hitchcock. The best thing about this film is its story about how much an artist is willing to suffer in the name of creating his vision. Getting “Psycho” made was no easy task and you have to admire Hitchcock for fighting so damned hard to do it his way, at a time when many critics were calling him “washed up.”

Plus, it’s fun to watch Scarlett Johansson pretend to get knifed as Janet Leigh. ‘Scuze us. We need a shower.

Opens Friday, December 14 at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor. —JW

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The return of opera

My mind's eye has 20/20 vision when it comes to certain occurrences in my life.

What I had for breakfast, I couldn't tell you.

But where I was when man landed on the moon, or the day John Lennon was shot, or the vivid memory of the hospital room when my son was born are ingrained in the old gray matter like an insignia embossed in sealing wax to ensure an envelope's security and authenticity.

So I was out at Fallen Timbers the other day, passing the Rave movie theatre when I noticed a poster for a New York Metropolitan Opera performance to be shown at the theatre later this month.

I immediately recalled an old friend of mine, Marley, who passed away a couple of years ago from ALS at the age of 52.

Marley used to love opera. Whether Pyotr Tchaikovsky or Peter Townshend; it didn't matter. He would get up on his soapbox and wax eloquently about how opera was the purest art form and the culmination of hundreds of years of classical Greek Antiquity, carnival, liturgical drama, the Italian Intermedio and madrigal-comedy from which you could draw a straight line, with a very crooked pencil to John Adams' (no not THAT one) “Nixon in China”. Of course, what you have to understand is that Marley is also the same audiophile who introduced me to The Scorpions, The Ramones and (heaven forbid!) The Sex Pistols. He was a walking Funk & Wagnalls of musical knowledge from folk to world music; from David Byrne to Wolfgang Mozart. I never saw him lose a music question in a game of Trivial Pursuit.

Comfortably numb

One night in 1982, he had a revelation.

He and I went to a midnight showing of “Pink Floyd's The Wall” at a local movie house. It was midnight and the air was already filled with the smells of various California counties. The owner of the theatre greeted us in a slow, inebriated drawl. “Hi guys, since it's late and there aren't that many of you here, we're going to really crank up the sound. Enjoy.” As the opening riff of “In the Flesh?” poured out of high-end (at the time) quad speakers, we sat wide-eyed at both the visual and

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Photo by Marty Sohl / Metropolitan Opera

You don’t have to be at the Met anymore — just a movie theater

By Allan Sanders

Above, Giuseppe Filianoti as Titus in La Clemenza di Tito. Liudmyla Monastyrska as the title character and Olga Borodina as Amneris in Verdi’s Aida taken during a rehearsal at the Metropolitan Opera on November 15, 2012

aural images bouncing from the screen.

Now THIS was opera! We agreed that every rock opera film needed to send us circling around alpha centauri as this one had ... of course, maybe it was just the canabis.

Be that as it may, Marley would have loved the concept of opera being brought to the masses via HD movie theatres. He was always waiting for the second coming of opera's next great savior! Whether it was a singer, producer or director, he didn't know. The concept of opera has been on life support for a long time. Who wants to sit in a theatre and watch some Egyptian slaves or Spanish bullfighters sturm and drang for nearly four hours?

The Met has been rewriting the rules of opera as entertainment for not only the upper class. Now anyone, for the price of a movie ticket, can see Ramfis, the jealous Amneris and the hapless, hopeless title character in Verdi's Aida (Saturday, December 15) and Met Opera stars Deborah Voigt, Susan Graham and Marcello Giordani in Berlioz's epic LesTroyens (Saturday, January 5). We are lucky enough to have two movie houses, at Westfield Franklin Park Mall and Fallen Timbers, showing these and other operas from the world stage.

performances and may open the doors to people who are not familiar with the power, the beauty, and splendor of opera, let alone an opera company with the history and talent of the New York Metropolitan.

So on December 15, I will buy two tickets for Aida, one for me and one for Marley.

I will buy him a Fanta Orange drink (his favorite) and put it in his cupholder, and together we will sit front and center for an undeniably entertaining afternoon. And I will look at his seat and recall what he said over 30 years ago when confronted with

Roger Waters' magnum opus — "You're right, Marley. This rocks!”

The Met Opera series screens at both Rave Franklin Park, 5001 Monroe St., and Fallen Timbers, 3100 Main St., Maumee. Verdi's Aida will be shown on Saturday, December 15 at 12:55pm and Berlioz's Les Troyens will be shown on Saturday, January 5 at noon. $24. For more information, visit www.fathomevents.com.

In real time

Lest there be some confusion, what you are watching when you go to see an opera in a movie theatre is LIVE, not taped in front of a live audience, but a performance happening at that moment in New York.

For those lovers of music, and specifically opera, it's a great opportunity to be a part of a larger cultural phenomenon. (Though encore performances are ongoing through the spring after the initial showing).

The Met is opening up a whole new world of live performance as witnessed by last summer's production of the Encores' Broadway hit, Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along, featuring Neil Patrick Harris, also in movie theatres.

The Met may be on the vanguard of what it means to be an audience member and participating in significant cultural events in the 21st century. It can only be good for all opera companies and other live

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Splitting the uprights Legendary improv-comedy troupe the Upright Citizens Brigade is probably best known for their short-running but long-lamented Comedy Central show from the late 1990s. But the group is still going strong and doing regular shows in New York and Los Angeles, while also performing national tours like the one coming to the Valentine Theatre this month. It's not some tame, predictable stand-up show — instead, you'll be treated to a night of razor-sharp improvisation from the coolest pros in the business.

Citizenship has never been more fun. $24-40. Sunday, December 16, 7pm.

410 Adams St. 419-242-2787. www.valentinetheatre.com.  —MD

Cracking open a classic

It's no surprise this time of year to see a performance of the Nutcracker listed on the calendar. Don’t forget that Toledo has the longest-running annual production of the holiday classic in the entire country (now in its 72nd year!). The Toledo Symphony again joins with the Toledo Ballet to present Tchaikovsky's beloved masterpiece, transporting young and old viewers to a delightfully sinister and ultimately magical holiday dreamworld. For many people, it's the first (or perhaps the only) ballet they ever see. But even if you've seen it dozens of times it still has the power to move hearts. $21-$51. Saturday, December 15, 2pm & 7pm; Sunday, December 16, 2pm. Stranahan Theater. 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd. 419-3818851. www.toledoballet.net. —MD

Photo by: Photo Works, Inc

theater events [Sunday, December 16]

UT Opera Winter Gala

"The John Lennon Letters"

edited by Hunter Davies 386 pages of Lennon’s letters, post cards and doodles show that this great man was prolific beyond compare. There is no correspondence to or from Yoko in this text, but Davies says that's because they were on the phone to each other constantly, and that a lot of epistles were lost or stolen over the years. But no matter — Lennon's humor, sincerity and wrath shine throughout this collection. The missives (none very long) range from "Notes for the Imagine album" to "Letter to Huey Newton," and also contain many of Lennon's trademark drawings. There's also a scathing section called "Problems with Paul" that is pretty intense. Pick a random page, and you're sure to be entranced — this collection is a fascinating look into the mind of one of the world's greatest songwriters. —SJA

The program will consist of a selection of opera favorites and beloved arias. Famous party scenes from “La Traviata,� “Die Fledermaus,� and “Carmen� will also be highlights.$10; $5 for students or seniors.

7:30pm. Doermann Theater, University Hall, University of Toledo.

419-530-2452.www.utoledo.edu.

[Sunday, December 23]

Snowflake

The one man silent comedy that performer Gale LaJoye brings to life. Snowflake lives in a street lot that is a catchall for discarded things. With a hilarious blend of comedic genius, slapstick feats of balance, and tender moments, LaJoye spins the tale of a creative and gentle soul that entertains and gains pleasure from turning simple objects into comic treasures. Croswell Theater, 129 E. Maumee Sr., Adrian. $20. 2:30pm. 517-264-7469. www.croswell.org.

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Toledo love

Community teams up for art calendar

by Louie Kowalski Toledo loves its artists, and the Art Supply Depo on S. St. Clair St. has found a great new way to show it. Working with local artists, businesses, and representatives of the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, Depo owners Jules Webster and Dana Syrnek have put in some serious work to create the 2013 Toledo Artists calendar. Featuring works by the region’s notables, the calendar offers a way for Toledo art enthusiasts to help up-and-coming artists as the sale proceeds benefit the Edith Franklin Youth Arts Fund.

Franklin, a legacy in the Toledo arts community, passed away earlier this year.

She established the fund in the final years of her life using proceeds from the sale of her works. The fund provides valuable opportunities, scholarships and other financial support for Toledo-area youth With her passing, Webster, Syrnek, Michelle Carlson, Programs Coordinator at the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo), and other local artists saw an opportunity to foster developing young artists with the calendar. “The money was always going to go to charity,” Webster says of the proceeds, adding that the calendar provided a great way to involve local artists in preserving Franklin’s work.

“We had a hard time finding a good day to get everyone together,” Webster said. “But once we selected a date, we just went into the back studio [of the Depo] and made art for a day.” The artists, seven or eight strong throughout the day, each produced works utilizing

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While some of the work from that day made it into the calendar, some artists brought stronger pieces from their home collections. On top of the marathon art day, the Depo invited more artists to submit works to be considered, to allow the high levels of skill possessed by Toledo artists to be exemplified.

The “local love,” as Webster puts it, only got stronger as the project progressed. When it came time to produce the calendar, Metzger’s Printing stepped up and offered a local option that proved nearly 20 percent less expensive than shipping the job out of town. Add in paper, from Commerce Paper, and the final product is one that the Depo girls are eager to brag about. “Everything went so much better than we ever expected,” Webster said. “I think that when people see this calendar, they will really be impressed.”

At $15, tax included, the Toledo Artists calendar comes in at a healthy three bucks below your typical cute-kitten wall calendar and highlights work from Anthony McCarty, Michelle Duni, Michelle Junod Carlson, Michelle Smith, Mr. Taylor, Jules Webster, Mary McColough and Mary Gaynier. The Toledo Artists Calendar is available only at the Art Supply Depo, 29 S. St. Clair. All proceeds benefit the Edith Franklin Youth Arts Fund. But be quick! The first print run is almost gone!

(There will be a second printing, up for pre-order at the store, if you miss out. So don’t panic, yet.)

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Toledo Museum of Art 2445 Monroe St. 419.255.8000 www.toledomuseum.org

thursday 13 School of Art Student Flash Show 3. The best and

it’s friday

December14 Bring a little one on a free baby tour, featuring large colorful paintings, at 6:30pm. Jutta-Annette Page, curator of glass and decorative arts, presents “Portraits in Glass: Souvenirs From the China Trade,” a free lecture at the Glass Pavilion at 7. The Paris Film Series continues, in conjunction with the Manet exhibition, with “Nana,” a film adaptation of Emile Zola’s novel.

Free glassblowing exhibitions at 7, 8 & 9.

December21 Create a glass icicle or flameworked glass beads in the Hot Shop at 7, 8 or 9pm. Take a public tour (with ticket) of the Made In Hollywood exhibition at 7pm. Free glassblowing demonstrations all evening long.

ongoing exhibitions

events

You’re a museum person — see people like you, with “Museum People: Faces of TMA,” the huge and welcoming photo exhibit adjacent to the Manet and Hollywood exhibitions.

Nearly 700 headshots of members of the TMA community make up a sea of faces with one thing in common — a proud commitment to their, and your, museum.

brightest progressive art from Bowling Green State University students. 10am-5pm, through December 15. Fine Arts Center, Willard Wankelman Gallery, BGSU Campus. 419-372-2531. www.bgsu.edu.

friday 14

River House Arts. More than a dozen River House

artists, some familiar and some new to the gallery, will be presenting their works in this special winter season exhibition of fine art as well as functional, wearable, and decorative items. 6-9pm. River House Arts, 115 W. Front St., Perrysburg. 419-874-8900. www.river-house-arts.com

wednesday 19 Business Resources for Artists. lot of help for

entrepreneurs in the Toledo area -- come learn about the local opportunities for business counseling, training, legal help, networking, and more. Come equipped with your own resources to share! Free. 6-8ppm. Professional Building, 1838 Parkwood, Room 450. 419-254-2787. www.theartscommission.org.

ongoing

LeSo Gallery Holiday Sale. Artwork from local artists at affordable prices for that perfect, unique holiday gift.

LeSo Gallery, 1527 Starr Ave. Saturdays 12-6pm; Sundays 12-4pm. www.LeSoGallery.com.

saturday 15

Nate Masternak. Displaying new and old works,

Masternak exhibits affordable vibrant pieces of all sizes.

11am-1pm. Downtown Latte, 44 S. St. Clair St. 419-2436032. www.downtownlatte.com

sunday 16

Mixed Media Workshop. Bring an object from home

to restore/ remake into a masterpiece. Don’t have an object to bring? No worries, just bring yourself and use our supplies. We have the studio space and art materials you need to let your mind wander/ ponder/ create and get wild. $12. 2-5pm. Art Supply Depo, 29 S. St. Clair St. 419720-6462. www.artsupplydepo.com.

tuesday 18

Drink and Draw. Bring your own drawing board or

easel, drawing tools and beverage. Get together and draw, have creative dialogue, drink, and collaborate.18 and over only, please. No registration is required to attend.7pm – 10pm. $10. Art Supply Depo, Art Supply Depo, 29 S. St. Clair St. 419-720-6462. www. artsupplydepo.com.

Judy Munro, oil on board, is one of the local artisans featured in Cool Yule at Hudson Gallery Cool Yule. More than twenty local artisans have been

busy creating wonderful handcrafted Holiday gift items just for you. Once again the gallery is full of ceramics, glass, jewelry, paintings, prints. Hudson Gallery, 5645 N. Main St. 419-885-8381. www.hudsongallery.net

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell.

Matthew Chambers presents new conceptual works. 24164 Front St. 419-830-3080. www.libraryhousegallery.com.

Counting down the days

Don’t just kill time this year — watch it pass in style with Steven J. Athanas’ “Ha Ha Mayans!

We’re Still Here!” 2013 calendar. The longtime local musician and artist began making calendars several years ago to distribute among family members, pairing his drawings with light verse and stories. This year’s edition, the title of which pokes fun at certain much-publicized doom-laden prophecies, features more of the same, with a different “pome” each month. There’s an ode to Lewis Carroll, a whimsical sea shanty, and (yes) a dig at those wacky Mayans, all illustrated with Athanas’ whimsical line drawings. The calendar retails for $15, and can be found at the Hudson Gallery and American Gallery in Sylvania. Or, contact Athanas on Facebook at www.facebook.com/artofstevenjay/timeline. —MD

Spread the word

Northwest Ohio’s largest, non-juried, bi-annual free art show, Artomatic419!, returns to Downtown Toledo this coming April and you can be a part of helping it once again be a success. The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo has opened the registration process for artists and volunteers. Every other year the ACGT transforms an underused space into a enormous pop-up gallery, highlighting visual artists and performers of all media and genres, at all stages in their careers. In 2011, over 450 people displayed their talents and more than 10,000 people attended. For artist registration, visit www.theartscommission.org/programs/artomatic/register.

For more info, or to get involved email artomatic@acgt.org. —SR

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THE RULES

Alright kids, we’re gonna fight it out through 10 championship rounds.

Get ready to rumble — but play by the rules.

1. You may only vote once 2. No answer should be repeated more than three times 3. A minimum of 30 questions must be answered for your ballot to be eligible 4. Your name and address must be included. We will discard any ballots that we suspect are fradulently submitted.

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ROUND 1 -

Anchor duo

RING MASTERS

Weathercaster

Local style icon

Local TV station

Local body

Local power couple

Radio station

Women’s salon

Local hipster

Morning radio show

Men’s barbershop

Best new job for Joe The Plumber

Local Facebook group/page

Day spa

High school

Local blog

Nail salon

College

Local Twitter handle

Yoga/pilates studio

Suburban downtown Institution to show off ‘Hood to grow up in

ROUND 5

WHAT A KNOCKOUT

Dance studio

ROUND 4

SHOP ‘TIL YOU DROP

Massage therapist Personal trainer

Politician/public servant

Locally-owned women’s boutique

Athletic club/gym

Local innovator

Locally-owned men’s boutique

Tattoo/piercing shop

Apartment community

Resale shop

Gripe you’re sick of hearing

Thrift store

Charity/non-profit

Tailor/alterations

Festival

Jewelry store

ROUND 6

PUNCH DRUNK New bar (opened in the last year)

Place for cool eyewear

ROUND 2

Sports bar

New local store (business that opened in the last year)

College bar

Doctor

Greenest business

Plastic surgeon

Trivia night

Greenhouse/nursery

Ear, nose and throat doctor

Karaoke bar

Mall/shopping area

Lawyer

Country bar

Car dealer

Dentist

Taxi service

Antique store

Orthodontist

Furniture store

Eye doctor

Paint store

Chiropractor

Place to buy a great gift

Alternative health care provider

Home boutique

Veterinarian

Head shop

Real estate agent

Hotel/motel

Bank

Wedding venue

Teacher/professor

Liquor store

Interior designer

Smoke/cigar shop

Design firm/ad agency

Photographer/Videographer

THE HEAVYWEIGHTS

ROUND 3

Gay bar

Cont. on pg. 38

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THE NEWSMAKERS

Romantic getaway

Print journalist

Psychic/astrologer

Sportscaster

Pet supply/care

Best-dressed news anchor

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ROUND 8

Burger joint

Live music venue

Steakhouse

New act

Sushi

Band

Hot dog

Blues/jazz band

Barbecue

Hip-hop group/MC

Soup

Singer-songwriter

Wings

Club DJ

Gyro

Local album

Pizza

Recording studio

Diner

Local music guru

Bakery

Local music store

Sandwich

Local musical instrument shop

Tea shop

Music teacher (name place they teach)

EAT TO WIN

MUSIC TO MY EARS

Ballet/dance company (LOCAL PLAYERS ONLY!)

Literary artist (poetry, prose, spoken word) Local theatre group Live theatre venue Place to buy local art

ROUND 10

ATHLETICALLY INCLINED

Local athlete

Fine dining

Local high school coach Local high school team Bowling alley Martial arts studio Bike shop Skateboard/ski/snowboard shop

Seafood Independent coffehouse Italian retaurant

ROUND 9

2012 Best of Toledo is Sponsored by:

ART TITANS

Indian restaurant

Supporter of local arts

Middle Eastern restaurant

Independent gallery

Mexican restaurant

Local art event

Chinese restaurant

Art photographer

Thai restaurant

3D artist

Local grocery store

2D artist

Ethnic grocery store

Art classes

Natural food store

Street artist

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A long and winding road

Toledo funk-rockers Gold drop their debut LP

by Scott Recker After two years of recording and mixing, Gold almost lost everything. The hard drive that all the tracks were stored on died, but bassist Tom Martin remembered a trick to momentarily jumpstart the thing, even though it sounds insanely counterintuitive: put in the freezer for a few hours. Luckily it worked and they were able to salvage everything. Good thing, because it held over a hundred takes and a seemingly incalculable amount of work. And, since the meltdown was averted, the guys in Gold — Martin, singer/guitarist Zack Ruetz, drummer Jacob Czerniejewski and saxophonist Dean Tartaglia — are set to drop their first full-length (they previously released an EP) on Saturday, December 15 at the Ottawa Tavern. TCP caught with Martin and Ruetz to get the lowdown.

On how it’s different/similar from their first EP.

“It’s a little bit more experimental sounding.

The first one, we were trying to make pop rock.

This is meant to be a little bit more tonally interesting, maybe not as formatted. It’s way funkier.

It’s a lot more influenced by the 70s and 80s funk and R&B. It has a little bit of psychedelic in it like King Crimson or Pink Floyd. It’s a little darker sounding. This is how I’ve been describing it: spooky haunted-house funk music. Very commercial [laughs].” —Martin

How it compares to them live.

“It’s definitely going to have all the soul of the live show, the grooviness will be there, but our live show is a little more stripped down. The recording will be bigger sounding, with a lot of layers. There’s a lot more going on.” —Ruetz

On how concepts changed over a long recording process.

“I would say it changed the most in the mixing. Initially the ideas I had when we were going in changed a little bit.

Once you externalize the idea it changes and you just have to be content with that.” —Martin “Tom and I, when we are recording, we try all kinds of stuff. Especially with the vocals. Some of the vocals, as we are recording, we come up with different ideas, melodies and lyrics; just to see what works.” —Ruetz

On not trying to fit in.

“Since the beginning we decided to play music we enjoyed. The first band we were in — in our teens — we were trying to fit into a pre-existing mold.

That’s what we were trying to pitch basically. We were trying to mimic verses trying to do something organic...You gotta do, what you gotta do and some people are going to like it and some people are not. We’re trying to evolve and do something different.” —Martin Gold’s CD release party is at the Ottawa Tavern, on December 15 at 10pm.

The first 30 people receive a free album; the first 8 people in the door earn a free Twinkie. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.otavern.com.

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Highlighted events indicates our picks for the week

wed, DEC 12 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

Rocket Bar: Veil of Maya, The Acacia Strain, Upon A Burning Body, Volumes, Twitching Tongues, Shores of Elysium

JAZZ,BLUES & R&B

Degage Jazz Café: Gene Parker Aqua Lounge @ The Grand Plaza Hotel: Atla & Matt DeChamplain

Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic

Potbelly: Don Coats Ye Olde Durty Bird: Kyle White The Distillery: Dave Carpenter Manhattan’s: Mike Corwin B.Gump’s 101 Restaurant and Lounge: Scott Ballard

Classical & Spiritual

Main Library: Susan Hedler & Cecilia Johnson

Other

Mickey Finn’s Pub: Open Mic Mulvaney’s Bunker: Karaoke Mutz Pub (at the Oliver House): Open Mic Manhattan’s: Open Mic Bier Stube: Karaoke

THU, DEC 13 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

B.Gump’s 101 Restaurant and Lounge: Dan And Don Show H Lounge @ Hollywood Casino: The Bridges

Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic

Rosie’s Italian Grille: Don and Rachel Coats Papa’s Tavern: Bobby May & Frankie May and Friends The Bronze Boar: Steve Kennedy Swig: Jeff Stewart The Blarney Irish Pub: Kyle White Ye Olde Durty Bird: Ronn Daniels

Jazz, Blues, & R&B

Wesley’s: What’s Next Manhattan’s: Quick Trio Longhorn Saloon: Jam Session Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Leo Darrington Trinity United Methodist Church (Bowling Green): Tower Brass Quintet

Dance & Techno

The Distillery: DJ Mark EP The Rocket Bar: College Night w/ DJ Manny

Classical & Spiritual

Main Library: Masterworks Chorale

Other

Mutz Pub (at the Oliver House): Karaoke Bier Stube: Karaoke

FRI, DEC 14 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

Wesley’s: Old School Fridays Headliners: 5th Ace, Bad Boy Plague, Vengeance, Skeleton Crue Frankie’s Inner City: The Golden Dawn, Convictions, Hail To The King, Northern Shores Bar 145: Tricky Dicks And The Cover-Ups Village Idiot: This Severe Lifestyle, The Miracle Vitamins Holiday Inn French Quarter: Noisy Neighbors The Blarney Irish Pub: The Bridges Table Forty 4: Scooby Snacks The Bronze Boar: Stonehouse Mickey Finn’s: Nathan Roberts, Conestoga Trace

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CD: “Songs for Christmas Singalong” by Sufjan Stevens Upon first listen, one may excuse this collection as holidaic piffle, but upon closer audio inspection you’ll be hooked by the mixture of devotion and silly fun that it offers. Whether it’s the somewhat irritating vocals of “It’s Christmas! Let’s Be Glad!” - with goofy lyrics: “Since it’s Christmas, let’s be glad/ Even if the year’s been bad/ There are presents to be had/ A promotion for your dad,” - or the sincere regret of “Did I Make You Cry on Christmas?,” there’s a lot of fun here. Sufjan is obviously a well-travelled fellow: this is a 5 CD box set of originals and covers, and if that’s not enough, never fear, for he has just released ANOTHER 5 CD Christmas box set called “Silver & Gold.” The dude digs Christmas, man. —SJA

ACOUSTIC, FOLK & ETHNIC

Rosie’s Italian Grille: Mitch Kahl Ye Old Cock ‘n Bull: Bobby May & Jon Barile Doc Watson’s: Rance Crane One2 Lounge @ Treo: Wilbur & Sneaky Pete Ye Olde Durty Bird: Jon Barile Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Kelly Broadway Swig: Chris Knopp H Lounge @ Hollywood Casino: Keith Anderson

Jazz, Blues, & R&B

Main Library: Sylvania Northview High School Jazz Band Mancy’s Italian Grill: Skip Turner A.J.’s Doolittles: Bourbon Street B.Gump’s 101 Restaurant and Lounge: Tom Turner And SlowBurn The Oarhouse: Chris Brown & Candace Coleman Manhattan’s: The Postmodern Blues Band Mutz @ the Oliver House: Chris Shutters Trio

Dance & Techno Mickey Finn’s: Transmission Goth Night

Other

Bier Stube: Karaoke

SAT, DEC 15 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

Headliners: ABK, Sixx Digit, JO2, LiteW8, Restriktid, THC Mickey Finn’s: My Special Agent, Sarah Donnelly Tequila Sheila’s: Measure Of Time Sycamore Grove: Selena Brown Holiday Inn French Quarter: Noisy Neighbors Swig: Kristi & The Dudes The Distillery: Moving To Boise Cheers Sports Eatery: BOFFO Doc Watson’s: Frankie May & Friends Bar 145: Tricky Dicks And The Cover-Ups

H Lounge @ Hollywood Casino: Jedi Mind Trip The Bronze Boar: See Alice The Blarney Irish Pub: The Bridges

Jazz, Blues, & R&B

Rosie’s Italian Grille: Skip Turner B.Gump’s 101 Restaurant and Lounge: Tom Turner And SlowBurn Manhattan’s: Jeff Williams Group With Isis The Oarhouse: Chris Brown & Candace Coleman Hines Farm Blues Club: Eddie Shaw Basin Street Grille: Andrew Ellis & Lucky Lemont Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Kelly Broadway

ACOUSTIC, FOLK & ETHNIC

Ye Olde Durty Bird: Jon Barile Village Inn: Gene Zenz Table Forty 4: Kyle White Webber’s Waterfront Restaurant & Lounge: Junkanoo Brothers

Dance & Techno

Mutz Pub (at the Oliver House): DJ Nate Mattimoe One2 Lounge @ Treo: Straight Up! Trio

Classical & Spiritual

La-Z-Boy Center (Monroe): Silver Bells & Diamonds Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church: Siberian Solstice

Other

Bier Stube: Karaoke

SUN, DEC 16 Jazz, Blues, & R&B Village Idiot: Bob Rex Trio

Other

Bier Stube: Karaoke

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Classical & Spiritual

Main Library: John Cleveland

Other

Mickey Finn’s Pub: Open Mic Mulvaney’s Bunker: Karaoke Mutz Pub (at the Oliver House): Open Mic Manhattan’s: Open Mic Bier Stube: Karaoke

THU, DEC 20

Nathan Roberts Band

Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

Mickey Finns / Friday, December 14

With a knack for big-bodied ambient Americana, the Toledo-based Nathan Roberts Band has a subtle, candid bite that is as tender as it is sharp. Standing on the crossroads of where folk meets rock n’ roll, Robert’s soft, slightly raspy vocals weave though waves of careful instrumentation that build without overwhelming. It’s a harmonious project all the way around, that has its scope locked in on a certain sound; and they do it well. $5. 9:45pm. Mickey Finns, 602 Lagrange St. 419-246-3466. www.innovationconcerts.com —SR

MON, DEC 17 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

Mickey Finn’s: Flatfoot 56, Roadside Shenangins, The Shame Game

Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic

Village Idiot: Frankie May and Friends Manhattan’s: Open Mic Night With Jason Quick And Rachel Richardson The Bronze Boar: Open Mic w/ Joe Woods

Jazz, Blues, & R&B

Crystal’s Lounge @ Ramada Inn Ballroom: UT Jazz Night

Classical & Spiritual

La-Z-Boy Center (Monroe): Symphony Band Concert

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TUE, DEC 18 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

Bier Stube: Karaoke RHouse: Karaoke Ye Olde Durty Bird: Open Mic

Frankie’s Inner City: Otherwise B.Gump’s 101 Restaurant and Lounge: Dan & Don Show H Lounge @ Hollywood Casino: Hoozier Daddy

Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic

Rosie’s Italian Grille: Don and Rachel Coats Papa’s Tavern: Bobby May & Frankie May and Friends The Bronze Boar: Steve Kennedy Ye Olde Durty Bird: Ben Barefoot Swig: Kristin Gramza

Jazz, Blues, & R&B

Sundown Cantina: Jaime Mills Potbelly: Tom Drummonds Village Idiot: Bobby May & Jon Barile

Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

Village Idiot: Chrimbus Party w/ 5 Neat Guys

Wesley’s: What’s Next Manhattan’s: Zac Kruez Trio ft. Cliff Murphy Longhorn Saloon: Jam Session The Blarney Irish Pub: The Last Born Sons Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Michael Peslikis

Jazz, Blues, & R&B

JAZZ,BLUES & R&B

Dance & Techno

The Bronze Boar: DJ Symmetry

Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic

Trotter’s Tavern: Jeff McDonald’s Big Band All-Stars Manhattan’s: Blues Jam With Jeff Williams Swig: Andrew Ellis & Lucky Lemont Degage Jazz Café: Gene Parker Bar 145: Jazz Tuesdays

Other

wed, DEC 19

Degage Jazz Café: Gene Parker Aqua Lounge @ Grand Plaza Hotel: Atla & Matt DeChamplain

The Distillery: DJ Mark EP The Rocket Bar: College Night w/ DJ Manny

Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic

Classical & Spiritual

Potbelly: Don Coats Ye Olde Durty Bird: Dave Carpenter B.Gump’s 101 Restaurant and Lounge: Jaime Mills

Main Library: Ottawa Hills High School Choraliers

Claddagh Irish Pub: Karaoke The Bronze Boar: Karaoke

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Hines Farm Blues Club / Saturday, December 15

Photo cour tesy

Shaw is a tenor sax blues legend who’s musical journey has led him from the country saloons of Southern Mississippi up to the blues and jazz joints of Chicago. He’s played with everyone from Ike Turner, Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters as well as making numerous contributions on other blues artist’s work. 9pm. $15. Hines Farm Blues Club, 3750 S Berkey Southern Rd., Swanton. 419-345-5900. www.hinesfarm.com —JG Cont. from pg 37

FRI, DEC 21 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

Wesley’s: Old School Fridays Manhattan’s: Stonehouse Headliners: The Convalescence, Blood Of The Zodiac, B.E.E.F. Armayeth, In Hell And Fury Quimby’s (Lambertville): Four Twenty Seven Frankie’s Inner City: Undercut The Blarney Irish Pub: Arctic Clam Holiday Inn French Quarter: Lazy River Band H Lounge @ Hollywood Casino: Risque Ottawa Tavern: Mr. Gnome, Silent Lions CD Release Bar 145: Nine Lives Band The Distillery: Hello My Name Is

ACOUSTIC, FOLK & ETHNIC

Rosie’s Italian Grille: Mitch Kahl Pizza Papalis: Chris Knopp Ye Old Cock ‘n Bull: Bobby May & Jon Barile Ye Olde Durty Bird: Kyle White Mutz @ the Oliver House: Jeff Stewart Swig: Brian Bocian

JAZZ,BLUES & R&B

One@ Lounge @ Treo: The Postmodern Blues Band B.Gump’s 101 Restaurant and Lounge: New Orleans Party Asylum Cheers Sports Eatery: Chris Shutters Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Cynthia Kaay-Bennett The Bronze Boar: Swamp Kings Doc Watson’s: Tom Turner & The Slow Burn Trio

Dance & Techno Mickey Finn’s: Transmission Goth Night

Classical & Spiritual

Main Library: Toledo School For The Arts

SAT, DEC 22 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

Frankie’s Inner City: Trust Me Im A Doctor B.Gump’s 101 Restaurant and Lounge: Distant Cousinz, Scott Fish, Trez Gregory Ye Olde Durty Bird: Arctic Clam Quimby’s (Lambertville): Four Twenty Seven Tequila Sheila’s: Hakeem Quadar Cheers Sports Eatery: Johnny Rodriguez The Bronze Boar: Crucial 420 H Lounge @ Hollywood Casino: Persuasion Band Bar 145: The Curve The Distillery: Swagg Table Forty 4: Dave Carpenter And The Jaeglers Holiday Inn French Quarter: Lazy River Band The Roadhouse: The Moon Dogs Doc Watson’s: Dan Stewart & Frankie May

ACOUSTIC, FOLK & ETHNIC One2 Lounge @ Treo: Jack & The Bear Swig: Kyle White

JAZZ,BLUES & R&B

Rosie’s Italian Grille: Skip Turner Manhattan’s: Frostbite The Blarney Irish Pub: Steven Woolley & Suburban Soul Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Cynthia Kaay-Bennett

Dance & Techno

Mutz Pub (at the Oliver House): DJ Nate Mattimoe

SUN, DEC 23 Jazz, Blues, & R&B Village Idiot: Bob Rex Trio

Other

Bier Stube: Karaoke

MON, DEC 24 Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic

Village Idiot: Frankie May and Friends The Bronze Boar: Open Mic w/ Joe Woods

Jazz, Blues, & R&B

Crystal’s Lounge @ Ramada Inn Ballroom: UT Jazz Night

TUE, DEC 25 Classical & Spiritual

Home: Sing some carols with your family! Merry X-Mas!

wed, DEC 26 JAZZ,BLUES & R&B

Degage Jazz Café: Gene Parker Aqua Lounge @ Grand Plaza Hotel: Mark Kieswetter B.Gump’s 101 Restaurant and Lounge: DePue De Hoyos, Alex DePue

Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic Potbelly: Don Coats Ye Olde Durty Bird: Ronn Daniels The Distillery: Dave Carpenter

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Frankies Inner City / Thursday, December 20 Hailing from the less glitzy parts of Sin City, Otherwise has reached the bright lights of marquees accross the nation playing determined blue-collar alternative rock. The quartet doesn’t stray far from the solid foundations of rock with hard guitars and lyrics that champion the everyman’s sacrifice for love, life and glory. Their single “Soldiers” has become a meaningful power ballad for anyone battling on the front lines and Fox News called them the No. 1 unsigned band in America. 7pm. $10 adv. / $13 door. Frankie’s Inner City, 308 Main St. 419-691-7464. www.frankiesinnercity.com—JG

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Toledo Walleye Vs. Wheeling Nailers - Toledo’s own take on foes from Pennsylvania. 7pm. Ticket prices vary. Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave. 419-255-3300. www.huntingtoncentertoledo.com

‘Tis the Season: Old Home Holiday Tour - Tour the Wood County Historical Museum decorated in Holiday splendor. Special events on select days include Living Christmas Cards where exhibits come to life with interactive interpreters, kids’ crafts, live music, Santa, and working railroad display. See website for dates, times, and events, and stop by to make some Christmas memories. $5. Wood County Historical Museum, 13660 County Home Rd., Bowling Green. 419-352-0967. www.woodcountyhistory.org The Lights Before Christmas - Featuring over one millions lights, including nearly two-hundred images of animals, and an eighty-five foot spruce with more than 32,000 lights, Ice Carving Demos, model trains, and visits with Santa, the Zoo’s holiday transformation returns in full force for 2012. Runs until December 31. 3-8pm. Toledo Zoo, 2700 Broadway. 419-385-4040. www.toledozoo.org Winter Wonderland 3D Christmas Walk-Thru Your Christmas dream comes to life at Ghostly Manor Thrill Center’s magical 3D Christmas Winter Wonderland Walk-Thru. Grab your free pair of magical glasses for an adventure to meet Santa and his elves. That’s not all — every evening throughout December enjoy a free light show from 6pm-12am.

Simply drive up and tune your car radio to 99.7FM. Through December 31. Sundays-Thursdays, 12-8pm; Fridays & Saturdays, 12-10pm. $7 adults, $5 kids, free for children under 5. Ghostly Manor Thrill Center, 3319 Milan Rd., Sandusky. 419-626-4467. www.ghostlymanor.com

[ education ] Lincoln: Self-Made in America - This special exhibit is on loan from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation commemorates the 200th anniversary of the birth of America’s greatest president and covers Lincoln’s childhood, his self-education, his careers as a surveyor and lawyer, his family life, the Lincoln-Douglas Debates, the 1860 Presidential election, the Civil War, the 13th Amendment, the Emancipation Proclamation, his assassination, and other important periods and events in his life. Only runs until December 14.

Free. Main Library, 325 North Michigan St. 419-259-5200. www.toledolibrary.org

thursday 13 [ miscellaneous ] A Century of Toys - Come and celebrate the joy of Christmas past in every festively decorated room of the Wolcott House Museum. The Special exhibit features the most beloved toys of the late 19th and early 20th century including an outstanding collection of antique dolls and teddy bears with a replica of the original bear that was inspired by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1902. Tours Thursday-Sunday through December 30, at 12:30pm & 2:30pm.

Wolcott House Museum Complex, 1035 River Rd., Maumee. $5 adult / $1.50 children. 419-893-9602. www.wolcotthouse.org

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cont. from pg 39 Whitehouse Christmas Tree Farm - Walk around acres of trees to select the perfect one for your family Christmas — if you’re feeling tough, you may even choose to saw the tree down yourself.

Wagon rides through the farmland are also available.

Trees range from 2 to 45 feet and can be loaded onto your vehicle. Open through Sunday, December 16, Thursdays & Fridays, 3pm until dark, Saturdays & Sundays, 10am until dark. Whitehouse Christmas Tree Farm, Obee Rd., Whitehouse. 419-877-2733. www.whitehousetreefarm.com Ice Carving Demonstrations - Ice Carving demonstrations begin in the Main Plaza each Thursday evening around 7pm until December 27.

Don’t miss this amazing attraction as part of your Lights Before Christmas experience! 7-9pm. Zoo Admission. Toledo Zoo, 2700 Broadway.

419-385-4040. www.toledozoo.org Work, Eat & Party with Tech Entrepreneurs Three events are taking place on December 13th to celebrate what the Toledo Region technology and start-up community have accomplished in 2012 and to start planning for 2013. All are happening in the warehouse district of downtown Toledo. Work at Seed Coworking, 12–5:30pm. Eat at a Geek Dinner Mixer at Packo’s at the Park, 5:30-7:30pm.

Then, party at the StartUp Toledo Christmas Party at PizzaPapalis, 7pm. Warehouse District, Downtown Toledo. www.techtoledo.net

friday 14 [ miscellaneous ] Holiday Open House - Come out and explore different ways to promote health and wellness with yoga, pilates, BeyondBarre and more. Also, enjoy

cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, tours, demonstrations, shopping, and complimentary gift wrap. 5-9pm.

TONIC, 2221 River Rd., Maumee. 419-794-4044. www.tonicmaumee.com A Cup of Christmas - Get invigorated at Women’s Connection West’s next luncheon and Holiday Bake Sale with A Cup of Christmas. Ladies, provide and/ or take home delicious baked goods, proceeds go to the local ministry, and there’ll be a hot turkey buffet lunch. Then, Charlotte Nolan of Georgette’s Grounds and Gifts in Maumee, will discuss special coffees, free trade products and how the Sunshine Foundation plays an important role. Following, the speaker, Edy Pocse, from Oregon, will inspire with a special lecture “Finding Contentment Through Life’s Challenges.” Reservations and complimentary childcare are available by December 10.

11:15am-1:15pm. $12. Highland Meadows Golf Club, 7455 Erie St., Sylvania. 419-843-2307.

Buy Local Sale - Are you a locavore? West Side Montessori Middle School students are! Come to the second annual Buy Local Sale and support local businesses! Vendors from all over Sylvania, Toledo, and Maumee will be selling their merchandise, and it’s up to you to make this sale a success! 4-8pm. $2. West Side Montessori, 7115 W. Bancroft.

419-866-1931. montessoritoledo.org North Pole Express - The ever popular North Pole Express returns for its ninth year! The quarter-scale train ride transports passengers through a magical wonderland of sparkling lights and holiday decorations.

Inside the museum building are more Christmas decorations and toy trains running, as well as a railroad gift shop stocked with lots of items for big and little railroad enthusiasts. Coaches are open-sided so passengers should dress warmly. Hot chocolate, popcorn, & other treats will be available for purchase. The train ride runs continuously during the evening hours. Through December 30. Fridays, 6-9pm; Saturdays, 5-9pm; Sundays, 5-8pm.

Museum admission $2 adult / $1 children, includes train ride. Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation, Inc., 11600 County Rd. 99, Findlay. 419-423-2995. www.nworrp.org

[ benefit ] ‘Tis the Season: Holiday Gala Fundraiser Start the season in a sparkle at the Old Home Holiday Gala! Light grazing, champagne, and Silent Auction that will make holiday shopping a breeze.

Live performance from the Maumee Singers. Tour the Museum decorated for the holidays. 6-9pm. $20. Wood County Historical Museum, 13660 County Home Rd., Bowling Green. 419-352-0967. www.woodcountyhistory.org

saturday 15 [ benefit ] Toys for Tots - Gary Pontious, owner of Toledo Auto Care (TAC), will host a toy drive for the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. TAC will be open to receive new unwrapped toys and to provide a free oil change to each toy donor. As part of this special event, K100 radio will do a live show from 10am-12pm, and Santa will visit the shop from 12pm-2pm. 8:30am-3pm. Toledo Auto Care, 4544 Monroe St. www.toledoautocare.com Toledo Ski Club Christmas Party & Charity Auction - Enjoy a delicious buffet dinner, 4 piece band “Left of Center”, cash bar, dancing and Santa!

A silent auction benefits MOM’s HOUSE of Toledo.

6-11pm. $35 members / $40 guests. Brandywine Country Club, Salisbury Rd., Maumee, www.toledoskiclub.net

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The Mystery of the Christmas Star - Journey back 2000 years to Bethlehem and discover a scientific explanation for the star the wise men followed to find the baby Jesus. The Appold Planetarium’s newest holiday show The Mystery of the Christmas Star investigates possible dates for the birth of Christ & looks at recorded sightings of significant astronomical events during this timeframe.

Saturdays, December 1-8. 7:30pm. $5 adults / $4 children. Appold Planetarium Lourdes University, 6832 Convent Blvd., Sylvania. 419-517-8897. www.lourdes.edu/planetarium

[ sports ] Glass City Rollers Derby Bout - In their 20122013 Season Home Opener, come see the Glass City Rollers skate against the Ann Arbor Derby Dimes from Ann Arbor, Michigan! But that’s not all... watch the Glass City Killer B’s take on River Rat Roller Derby from Taylor, Michigan! This is a double-header you do not want to miss! 6pm. $11 / Kids 10 and under free. SeaGate Convention Centre, 401 Jefferson Ave. www.glasscityrollers.com Toledo Walleye Vs. Evansville Icemen - Meet St. Nick himself! Santa will be on hand from 6-8pm to take photos on the Main Concourse. There will be a professional photographer on hand and the Toledo Walleye will provide a FREE digital photo for all fans that meet Santa! 7pm. Ticket prices vary.

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

sunday 16 [ miscellaneous ] Craft & Gift Show - Browse through unique craft and gift items for the holidays with free prizes, raffles and food. There’ll also be a Springfield Twp.

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Fire Department booth as well as a pet food drive for Humane Ohio and a people food drive for Cherry St. Mission. 10am-4pm. Holland Gardens, 6530 Angola Rd., Holland. 419-320-8631.

Holiday Shopping Expo - Get your last minute Christmas shopping done at this shopping expo featuring 20 vendors and crafters with great gifts for the whole family. Free admission and parking.

Donations for the Perrysburg Christians United Food Pantry will be accepted. Raffle prizes to be awarded every hour. 10am-3pm. Holiday Inn French Quarter, Fremont Pike. Perrysburg.

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TCP and Bar 145 present The End of the World Bar 145 / Friday, December 21 Well the ancient Mayan calendar is set to expire on the Winter Solstice, December 21, and according to their predictions civilization as we know it is going to end. Whether it’s the galactic alignment reversing the Earth’s magnetic poles or fire and brimstone reigning down upon us, there is nothing better to do than spend humanity’s potential final hours hanging out with the TCP staff and enjoying the fine fare at Bar 145! Of course, a healthy amount of beer and sipping on good bourbon should quell any anxiety. The Mayan-themed night will feature cool giveaways, costume contest and live entertainment. If you have any inhibitions left it may be a solid time to throw them out the window, just sayin’. You may be “Here today, gone to-Maya!” 9pm. Bar 145, 5305 Monroe St. 419-593-0073. www.bar145toledo.com—JG

Toledo Walleye Vs. Florida Everblades - Meet St. Nick himself! Santa will be on hand from 4-6pm to take photos on the Main Concourse. There will be a professional photographer on hand and the Toledo Walleye will provide a free digital photo for all fans that meet Santa! 5pm.

Ticket prices vary. Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave. 419-255-3300. www.huntingtoncentertoledo.com

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Pre Christmas and New Year’s Celebration Enjoy an evening of dancing with other fun area singles and enter a chance to win a TV! 8pm-12am. $10. Holland Gardens, 6530 Angola Rd., Holland.

734-856-8963. www.toledosingles.com

Glass City Urban Business Expo - Come do your holiday shopping with some of the best in small business. The afternoon will feature guest speaker, Runa Lucienne, as well as 50/50 raffle, drawings for gift cards, and door prizes from sponsors.

10am-3pm. Grand Plaza Hotel, 444 North Summit St. 567-343-0336.

[ miscellaneous ] Disney On Ice: 100 Years of Magic - Be thrilled by exciting moments from The Lion King; Mulan, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, the Toy Story films and more in a skating spectacular filled with magical Disney moments you’ll remember forever as Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic!

Thursday & Friday, 7pm; Saturday & Sunday, 1pm & 5pm; Monday, 1pm. $18.50-$57.75. Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave. 419-255-3300. www.huntingtoncentertoledo.com

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10 Under 40 Through December 22. River Gallery Fine Art, 120 S. Main St., Chelsea, MI. 734-433-0826. www.chelsearivergallery.com In keeping with their mission to identify and promote emerging talent as well as exhibit mid-career and established visual artists, the gallery sent out a regional call for entries to artists under 40 years of age.

Ten artists were selected as finalists, with work including paintings, prints, drawings, ceramic sculpture, video installation and performance art.

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Shut Up and Play the Hits 7pm. $10. Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St. 734-668-8397. www.michtheater.org Shut Up and Play the Hits is a 2012 documentary film directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace that follows LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy over a 48-hour period, from the day of the band’s final gig at Madison Square Garden to the morning after the show. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2012, and was released in the USA for one night only on July 18, 2012.

Global Jazz Project 8pm. $5-$25. Kerrytown Concert House, 415 North

Fourth Ave. 734-769-2999. www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com Global Jazz Project presents traditional to avant-garde jazz infused with world music concepts, giving global jazz with free and experimental creative dimensions.

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Celebrate Hanukkah with the Klezmatics 8pm. $30. The Ark, 316 S. Main St. 734-761-1818. www.theark.org The Klezmatics are world-renowned and Grammy-winning superstars of the klezmer world.

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Erin Zindle & Friends Holiday Show 8pm. $16. The Ark, 316 S. Main St.

734-761-1818. www.theark.org This year’s show will include music by The Ragbirds as well as performances by members of The MacPodz, Appleseed Collective and other Ann Arbor favorites. Featured artists include Laith Al-Saadi, Madcat Ruth, Chris Buhalis, Jetty Rae, Tyler Duncan (Ella Riot/My Dear Disco), the Moxie Strings, Dan Piccolo, Mike Boyd and many more.

With comedienne Shelly Smith as the MC for the night, this rare show has a charm that you don’t want to miss.

For more events around Ann Arbor check out the new www.ecurrent.com! Or pick up a copy of our sister publication, Current Magazine at various local businesses, bars and restaurants, galleries & salons all over the metro Toledo area.

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Eating for pain relief

Want a proactive alternative to drugs that will help you fight pain from rheumatoid arthritis? Dr. Andrew Wright and nurse Nancy Pickens of ABA Family Chiropractic have a proposal: Change what you eat and get ready to start feeling good again. At CPW Rehab’s free December Brown Bag Lecture, you can get the info you need to find a nutrition-based, drug-free solution; a patient who's had great success with the regimen will also be on hand.

The hour session includes time for Q&A, as well as lunch and a beverage. Thursday, December 13, 12-1pm. 3130 Central Park West Dr. Registration required; call 419-841-9622. www.cpwrehab.com —NB

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Try a graceful, hip way to stay in shape, as Perrysburg’s Essence Mind Body Studio offers XTend Barre classes. “We’re one of only three studios in the entire state to offer it,” says owner Diana Spiess. “It's one of the biggest barre methods in the world right now.” What kind of “barre?” Well, think ballet, but with a dose of pilates thrown in. Exercises use a bar along a wall to do ballet-type movement with a strong fitness element. Classes are $18 each, but a package of ten drops that to $12 per session. Plenty of dates and times are available, so see the website for details.

580 Craig Dr., Ste 12, Perrysburg. 419-873-6463. www.essencembs.com. —MD

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Twelve Days of Group Exercise - Prepare for the holiday season with a 12-day group exercise program. Instructors will provide fun holiday music, goodies, prizes and activities during regularly scheduled classes on the 12 days leading up to Christmas. For more information or to register for a class, please call 419-539-0235. ProMedica Wildwood Athletic Club, 2865 North Reynolds Rd.

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Holiday Open House - Come out and explore different ways to promote health and wellness with yoga, pilates, BeyondBarre and more. Also, enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, tours, demonstrations, shopping, and complimentary gift wrap. 5-9pm. TONIC, 2221 River Rd., Maumee.

419-794-4044. www.tonicmaumee.com

ongoing Mondays

Beginning and Gentle Yoga - Classes cover releasing stress through deep breathing and body/mind awareness, gradually increasing strength and flexibility and proper body alignment. All levels of fitness welcome. 7:30pm.

Six weeks for $75. It’s About Movement Yoga Studio, 26597 N. Dixie Hwy., The Shoppes at RiverPlace, Perrysburg. 419-868-9199. www.itsaboutmovement.net

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Hot Yoga at Zen in the District - Join Brent Coldiron for a sweaty, invigorating yoga practice, Saturday mornings and Monday evenings at Zen in the District in the uptown area. Above the bail bond shop. Mondays, 6pm; Saturdays, 9:30-11am. Free will donation. Zen in the District, 1700 Canton Ave. Suite 200.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) The new moon

on the 13th brings money, dividends or gifts, or both. Uranus goes direct in your sign so happy surprises are the rule. Mail cards the 14th and 15th; spend the 18th and 19th shopping and wrapping. Wishes come true Christmas Day.

LIBRA (September 23-October 22) You want to stay near home the 14th and 15th.

Venus moves into your third house then and you get those cards in the mail. Bake some fabulous cookies the 19th and 20th for hostess gifts and family to enjoy. Time to travel the 22nd.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) The new moon

SCORPIO (October 23-November 21)

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Your partner

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 20) Make a list of resolutions to put into

on the 13th calls attention to travel arrangements for yourself and guests. Open houses and parties the 15th and 16th are great.

The entire week of the 17th is fun. Rest on the 22nd, then go-go-go the 23rd through the 25th.

On the 13th additional money rolls in … and more arrives the 15th. Keep a close eye on your mail box and your wallet. Entertain at home the 16th. Take a chance on the 18th. You are with loved ones the 24th and 25th.

comes to your rescue on the 13th. There are many holiday open houses the 15th and 16th, and you enjoy them all. Celebrate the winter solstice the 21st. The heavens smile on you Christmas Day. You have love and luck.

effect the 13th when the new moon makes its annual visit to your sign. The 15th and 16th are FUN. From the 19th through the 24th get ready for a special Christmas Eve and Day at your home.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) You better take good care of yourself this hectic holiday season. Finish shopping and wrapping the 15th and 16th. The sun enters your seventh house the 21st, so you pass out gifts and grocery shop. Entertain at home for Christmas.

CAPRICORN (December 21-January 19)

LEO (July 23-August 22) The new moon on the 13th shines in your fifth house of fun, games, love and creativity. This continues until the 17th when you must finish what you started on the 3rd. Travel starting the 21st thru the 27th. If not, you have a full house on Christmas.

VIRGO (August 23-September 22) You continue to stay organized and then relax and party the 15th and 16th. Money looks better the 20th thru the 22nd. Christmas week goes well but you work too hard on Christmas Day. Put your feet up and let someone else clean up.

The new moon on the 13th puts a spotlight on you. You are finished shopping, gifts are wrapped and cards are mailed. Happy Birthday on the 21st. Entertain at home the 22nd. You cook on Christmas, but your guests help.

AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18)

Pop a cork the 13th when Uranus ends its four month retrograde. No need to spin your wheels any more. An all day event the 16th is exciting. Shop on the 18th and 19th and on Christmas Eve. You are with family and friends Christmas Day.

PISCES (February 19-March 20) You tend to be somewhat absent-minded, so make lists. The 15th and 16th are hectic as you party-hop. The week of the 17th you enjoy the shopping, even the lunch hours. You spend Christmas Eve with friends and Christmas Day with family.

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

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CELEBRITY SAGITTARIAN

Santa Claus is probably a Sagittarian, traveling the world, laughing, and giving gifts to everyone. Katie Cassidy, Tina Turner, Sandra O and Christina Aguilera are Sagittarians. Locally actress Katie Holmes and astrologer Janet Amid also celebrate.

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So much excitement! There is a new moon in the happy sign of Sagittarius. Uranus ends its four month retrograde period; Venus moves into Sagittarius, lifting everyone’s spirits; the sun moves into Capricorn; we experience the winter solstice and on Christmas Day Mars moves into the humanitarian sign of Aquarius. — BY SUE LOVETT

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December 12 to December 25

Beyond Belief Across 1. NCAA football matchup system 4. Group activity, at times 7. School subject with variables 14. "___ get it now!"

15. Offroad vehicle, for short 16. Trump, for one 17. Without a prayer, and like 24-, 34-, 46-, and 56-Across 19. Little auk 20. Scroogelike 21. Senate Majority Leader Harry 22. Crap 23. Hansen who retired from NPR last month 24. Museum wing dedicated to small change?

(Roman, war) 26. O.T. book about returning to Zion 27. Religious branch 28. ___Vista (search engine that still exists) 29. Hat in westerns 32. Early label for R.E.M. 34. Movie featuring performers who croon into cans? (Greek, marriage) 37. Baseball rival of SEA and TEX 38. Unmediated observer 41. Place with tons of bars 44. Company with toy trucks 45. National anthem contraction 46. Determine the geological origin of, say?

(Rome, sun) 49. Temporary failure, as of judgment 51. Like hell 52. Housekeeper's concern 53. Dark and gloomy, aesthetically 54. "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of ___ ..." (Matthew 19:24) 56. Ave. in a ghost town? (Greek, war) 57. Chrysler partner, once 58. ___ kwon do 59. Former Formula One driver Fabi 60. Parents' weekend hirees 61. New Zealand new wave band Split ___ 62. Ballad ending?

Down 1. Bewilders, as the mind 2. Spicy El Camino Real sausage 3. Body heat?

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4. Big name in Britpop 5. Online crafts warehouse 6. Letters on coaches' chalkboards 7. Truant, perhaps 8. '60s protest type 9. Indians slugger Sizemore 10. Frequently overoptimistic DTW guess 11. Indian city in 1984 gas leak news 12. Follow an Arabesque pattern?

13. Nipple area 18. Hall of Fame quarterback Dawson 21. Find out what that weird dude from high school is up to, via Facebook 24. Gilpin of "Frasier" 25. Certain devout Brooklynite 27. Sonic the Hedgehog company 30. You'll get them regularly if you have gas 31. Biology class topic 32. Comic book artist's choices 33. Way, for short 35. "That's all ___ ..."

36. Noob 39. "That much is obvious" 40. ___ set (future engineer's toy) 41. Spiritual struggles misunderstood by extremists and American conservatives alike 42. Torah VIP 43. Disrespectful roommate's reply to an inquiry about that last slice of pizza you were saving 44. Canadian jerks 47. Discombobulate 48. Stick for a drawer 49. Talk show host George 50. Part of D.A.: Abbr.

53. Paranoid fed. employee 55. 911 responder, for short 56. Touristy time in Paris

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On tour

Old West End residents opened their doors to visitors, letting them experience the historic homes decorated in holiday finery with Tours De Noel on Sunday, December 2.

Dennis Lang, Jackie Rogers, Sue Postal, Kent Illenden and Dan Schmitt

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Crystal Jordan and Holly Branstner

Greg Jones and artist Deborah Orloff

In the loop

Megan Brown, Karen Fishman and Laura Draheim

Art enthusiasts were given a local, one-stop shopping experience downtown with the Arts Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Holiday Loop.

Galleries and other businesses kept their doors open the night of Friday, November 30 to display pop-up galleries or seasonal swag.

Kathy Smieszny, Judy Bowles, Sharon Grosjean and Courtney Billian

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