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Marketplace changes

UPDATES IN LOCAL BUSINESS n Rock ‘n Whiskey Saloon is now open at 2640 W. Laskey Rd. The full-service bar and restaurant features weekly specials, like Tuesday’s $2 drafts and Wednesday’s half-off burger night. Open at 11am Monday through Saturday. 419-474-3971. n Revolution Grille at 5333 Monroe St. has welcomed chef Wesley Wright to its team. The newest addition to the kitchen staff has helped create a menu that includes familiar dishes with a twist—green curry coconut shrimp, curried chicken sandwiches, and more. View the new menu online.

Monday-Thursday 4:30pm-10pm, Friday and Saturday 4:30pm-11pm, Sunday 4pm9pm. Reservations at 888-456-3463,419841-0070 or revolutiongrille.com. n Paul Mitchell the School Toledo has partnered with Kevin Charles Salons to provide a more in-depth apprenticeship program for stylists-to-be. The school is located at 5549 Monroe St. For details on the apprenticeship program, contact Allison Walters at 419-885-5191, ext.1004. n College Ruled Greek Store has moved from its Toledo location on W. Bancroft to 4246 Luna Pier Rd., Luna Pier, MI. The store specializes in Greek sorority and fraternity merchandise, including everything from clothing to license plates, jewelry and more. Order online at collegeruledgreek. com or call 734-848-2149 for more info.

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Farewell, smokestack

The very last of the smokestacks at Toledo Edison’s Front St. plant took a tumble, making way for new opportunities for development in East Toledo — and pictures of the implosion are incredible.

Photos by Jeff Jones.

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Ben Sidran, who will be in concert at the Toledo Club on September 10, passed up a life in rock and roll to pursue his love of jazz. Story by David Yonke

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The seventh PechaKucha Night Toledo will focus on the topic of “Discovery,” with local participants presenting 20 images for 20 seconds each.

PechaKucha debuted in Tokyo in 2003 and has grown to a network of 750 cities worldwide. The event is held in an informal, relaxed atmosphere that promotes creativity and inspiration. 8pm Saturday, September 13, at Seed Coworking, 25 S. St. Clair St. Free

Underground Railroad stop

The Lathrop House, a former stop on the Underground Railroad that helped slaves escape to freedom, will be open for tours from noon to 3pm on Wednesday, September 17. Visitors will see the restored basement where runaway slaves were sheltered. The house is in Harroun Community Park on Main Street in Sylvania.

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Coaching legend

Lou Holtz, former Notre Dame football coach and presentday sportscaster, will speak on “Game Plan for Success” at the Catholic Charities of Toledo’s 100th Anniversary Gala, 6:30pm Thursday, September 18 at the Hilton Garden Inn, 6165 Levis Commons Blvd., Perrysburg. Holtz’s storied 34-year coaching career includes a 1988 national championship with the Fighting Irish. Tickets are $150 from 419-244-6711 ext. 214 or catholiccharitiesnwo.org/gala. — DY

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TEDx lectures to explore the dynamics of being human

Fourteen local experts will address “Human: Exploring the Many Dynamics of the Human Experience,” in a daylong TEDxToledo Conference on Thursday, September 18.

Among the presenters is Larry Meyer, an attorney in Toledo and longtime contributor to the local music scene, who will be giving an 18-minute talk on “The Impor- Larry Meyer, one of 14 speakers at TEDxToledo tance of Folk Music and Art.” “I am deeply honored to have been asked. I also feel a deep commitment to the subject that I will address, traditional American folk music,” Meyer said. He is the drummer for the acoustic Americana band Old State Line, formed in 2009 and a favorite of folk music fans in the Toledo area. Meyer is also an attorney who has been a partner at Manahan, Pietrykowski, DeLaney & Wasielewski in Toledo for 28 years, specializing in civil lawsuits involving insurance companies. He is also heavily involved in music copyright law, representing both artists and music publishers.

TED, which stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design, is the format used in conferences around the world, yet the focus here will be on local organizations. This is the third TEDxToledo conference, and the first in which Meyer gives a presentation. “I attended the first two Toledo events, and I am a huge fan,” Meyer said. “This is what makes a TEDx event rock—speakers who are passionate and knowledgeable about a topic, and determined to step up to the high level established by past events.”

Other speakers will include foster care advocate Marjory Curry, Toledo theater director Jennifer Rockwood, and Cherry Street Mission president Dan Rogers.

The TED talks are a great way for intelligent minds to collaborate and share new ideas with one another. “I remember walking away from the Toledo events with my head ready to burst from ideas. This is big picture stuff, applied right here in our own backyard,” Meyer said. — MP This year, TEDxToledo will run from 9am to 4pm Thursday, September 18 at the West Toledo YMCA/Start High School Theater, 2110 Tremainsville Rd. Local food trucks will be on the scene. Tickets are $49. More info at tedxtoledo.com.

UpTown Toledo gearing up for PARK(ing) Day

Metered parking spaces will be turned into temporary “parks” for public use when the UpTown Association holds its 3rd Annual PARK(ing) Day, 11am to 6pm on Friday, September 19.

This Adams St. event is intended to showcase attributes of the UpTown district, including the newly opened UpTown Green, a 2.5 acre park on the corner of Madison Ave. and 18th Street.

"The annual PARK(ing) Day event allows the UpTown Association to promote our wonderful neighborhood as well as over 30 different organizations that create temporary park installations along Adams St.," said Julie Champa, UpTown Association Executive Director. This event gives local artists and political and social organizations a chance to showcase their work as well.

Beginning in 2005 in San Francisco, PARK(ing) Day allows local residents to playfully demonstrate the benefits of adding open public space to the tightly congested, car-dominated city infrastructure. Areas of the city normally used as parking spaces for cars are transformed into short-term green spaces. After pictures and video of the temporary transformation began circulating on the internet, PARK(ing) Day has grown into a global phenomenon.

In the early days, setting up a park bench and some sod was the common theme for PARK(ing) Day. In recent years, however, participants have expanded to include free health clinics, urban farming demonstrations, works of art, bike repair, and political/social organizations. For the Toledo event, "The third annual PARK(ing) Day will include activities for everyone in the family including live street music, interactive kids activities, and food vendors," said Champa. — MP The fees to participate are $100 for nonprofit organizations, and $200 for all other organizations.

Proceeds go to support the UpTown Association.

More information on PARK(ing) Day can be found at uptowntoledo.org.

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The University of Toledo announces partnership with Cleveland Cavaliers

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he University of Toledo is turning heads in the Mid-American Conference by turning up the volume on its outreach in northeast Ohio through a partnership with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The partnership is designed to entice prospective students who are looking to be far enough away from home but not too far by promoting UT’s large selection of affordable, top-tier academic programs.

Details of the partnership and UT’s objectives were announced at a news conference Thursday, Aug. 28, at 2 p.m. at Quicken Loans Arena.

“Northeast Ohio has always been important for recruiting students, and we’re excited to be partnering with the Cavs, one of the region’s most influential organizations, to let students know about the outstanding educational opportunities available at The University of Toledo,” said Larry Burns, UT vice president for external affairs.

“It’s clear that Cleveland is going to be one of the best teams in basketball this year and in the coming years, and I can’t think of a better place for Rocket Nation to be than in Quicken Loans Arena,” Burns said.

He noted that partnerships with professional sports teams in Detroit during the past eight years have resulted in doubling the UT student population from southeast Michigan. The University is hoping for the same from northeast Ohio.

The partnership between the Cavaliers and the University integrates elements that include season-long signage and in-game digital messaging targeting future UT Rockets. Also shared at Thursday’s news conference will be details about how the Cavs and the University will team up to support prostate cancer awareness.

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UT Mens’s Basketball Coach Tod Kowalczyk and his team already have embraced “Tie One On,” an annual event where bow ties are worn by coaches and handed out to fans in attendance at basketball games to support the fight against cancer.

“To have the Cavs join us in this cause helps put UT Medical Center’s anti-cancer work on the national stage,” Burns said, adding that this year’s bow tie design will be unveiled at the news conference.

“On top of having bragging rights to talk about a nationally ranked university that’s just a few hours away from Cleveland, there is a lot of good that comes with welcoming The University of Toledo to the Cavaliers family of partners,” said Kerry Bubolz, president of business operations for the team. “We applaud UT’s efforts to be a difference maker in the fight against prostate cancer, and the Cavs are ‘all for one, one for all’ to help support the cause against a disease that touches millions of families across the country.”

Burns also said that as important as recruiting students to UT is, The University of Toledo also is committed to engaging with the northeast Ohio community. “We want to connect with businesses and nonprofits in the Cleveland area to help UT students with internships to complement their classroom education and ultimately havethe professional experience needed to get a job in Cleveland or at least in Ohio right after graduation,” Burns said.

UT sponsors Intern in Ohio, a free program matching students and businesses, available to students across the state at interninohiocom.

UT ROCKED OUT! More than 8,000 student and community members packed the parking lot on the northwest side of Rocket Hall Friday, August 29, for The University of Toledo’s fifth annual Music Fest.

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uHeart Digital Media Conference The University of Toledo is scheduled to host its second annual uHeart Digital Media Conference October 9-10 at Radisson at The University of Toledo Health Science Campus.

Last year, more than 250 people attended the inaugural conference, where speakers from a wide rage of industries discussed the rapidly expanding role of digital media in our world.

This year, speakers will represent a wide range of industries: Chrysler to McGraw-Hill, to Google. The keynote speaker is Brian Kibby, President of McGraw-Hill Higher Education.

For the 2014 conference, attendees will experience a new format that includes and extra day of content as well as the ability to choose between a“beginner” and “advanced” track.

Those interested in attending the conference can visit uHeartDigitalMedia.com or contact Amelia Acuna at 419. 530. 5874 or Amelia.Acuna@utoledo.edu The Relevant University highlights the role of the Rocket Nation in our community and beyond.

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MVA Irish Hills Tour hints and tips

by Bob Beach, organizer and longtime cyclist:

Two-wheeled thrills in the Irish Hills Bikers gear up for 42nd annual tour

By Alison Wood-Osmun

In less than two weeks we will be celebrating the first day of fall. So embrace and revel in the remaining divine bits of summer and the arrival of another sureto-be fantastic autumn.

This is the not-to be-missed bike ride of the season, so gear up and pedal along on the 42nd Annual Irish Hills Bicycle Tour, Sunday, September 21, sponsored

by Maumee Valley Adventurers and Toledo Bikes. These cool tours start at Centennial Terrace and include 10, 31, 62 and 100-mile loops into Michigan and back.

According to MVA member Pat Squire, the routes have all been carefully explored and designed to bypass unpaved and heavy traffic areas while highlighting

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gorgeous rural and urban scenery.

The ten-mile loop is especially appropriate for families; it is flat and the short length makes it easy to complete and enjoy. Cyclists who continue on the 31-mile loop will travel as far as Blissfield, MI, enjoying panoramic views of the sparkling River Raisin along the way. Pedaling further, cyclists on the 62- and 100mile loops will experience the hilly rise and fall of Raisin Center Rd. (This really is awesome fun!) The 100-mile loop also showcases the lovely blue Sand Lake and traverses several miles of the tree-lined Kiwanis Bike Trail (converted railroad tracks) between Adrian and the Got a southern edge of Tecumseh.

SAG (support and gear) service is available on all routes for emergencies and breakdowns. Snack and water stops are also provided. Lunch is included on the 61- and 100-mile loops. ANSI/Snell/ CPSC-approved helmets are required.

All tours start at Centennial Terrace, 5773 Centennial Rd., Sylvania. For route details, fees and to register (deadline is September 16, or onsite same-day registration 7:30am - 10am), info on weekly biking and all activities go to mvadventurers.org. Also, don’t miss the spooky Tombstone Tour and Family Haunted Bike Ride, both on October 25. @TCPaper comment? Tweet us

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Don’t bite off more than you can chew. In general, you can ride three times the distance you normally ride without much discomfort. If this is your first tour, take practice rides.

Don’t race. The beauty of a bicycle tour is the trip, not the destination. A bicycle allows you to see things you never notice from a car.

Wear comfortable clothes.

Spandex tights help keep your shorts from chafing your legs over a long ride.

Bright colors make you more visible to drivers.

Take at least one water bottle—you’ll need it. You can fill up at the start and at food stops.

Eat a good breakfast. You’ll burn a lot of calories.

Ride safely. Bikes obey exactly the same rules as cars, but bikes don’t provide a one-ton metal sheath to protect you. Know the rules and follow them.

Take a patch kit and small pump to fix a flat. It’s a lot quicker than waiting for the SAG. Most experienced tour cyclists have this at all times.

Bring sunscreen. It’s a long day in the sun. Check the weather before you ride and plan to dress accordingly, taking additional layers or a rain jacket if necessary.

Ride with a friend. It can be a long day on the bike, and you’ll want to share it with someone.

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‘Shark Tank’ contender customizes your denim

by Kelly Thompson

When you walk into Shape My Jeans, you’re greeted by the sight of two large, industrial sewing machines, ironing boards prepped and ready for duty, and the feeling that you’ve stepped into a timeless place, where serious work is done.

And for a few minutes, you might forget that you’re in a mall.

When co-owners Arlinda Williams and Alicia Lawson aren’t in the front of the store greeting customers, scheduling appointments or answering phones, the mother-and-daughter team is busy sewing the customized jeans that give men and women of Toledo the pair they’ve been searching for.

‘Shark Tank’ auditions

When Shape My Jeans first moved into Franklin Park Mall a year ago, they made a public appeal for 1,500 customers to place $25 deposits on jeans to help them get on the popular reality TV show Shark Tank.

The duo are now tight-lipped about the program, acknowledging only that they went through “several auditions,” but cannot say anything further at this time.

Since opening, their business has continued to grow, undoubtedly in part due to their attention to customer service. “When you come in, we want to know who you are... we want to know what your issues are with jeans, and what you’re really looking for,” Williams said. Every new customer receives an in-depth consultation to determine their preferences, lifestyle habits and personality. They sell the customized jeans for $139.

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“We want to know what kind of fabric you want. Maybe you want pockets; maybe you don’t. Maybe you need something that’s higher in the back, lower in the front,” Williams continued.

“We even want to know if you’re married, if you have kids. We just talk with you and get to know who Arlinda Williams, left, and her mother Alicia Lawson you are,” she said. make custom, spot-on jeans.

Often referred to as ‘build-a-pair’ designing, the methodology the women use results in spot-on jeans, are made to fit you at that moment, so [customers] fit for the individual customer—and nobody else.

Lawson, Williams’ mother, has been making cus- use them as a target for where they want to be,” said tomized jeans for more than 15 years. “I told her she Williams.

The contest runs through November 30, and the should actually make them for other people, not just for herself or for me,” Williams said. The store, near first individual to reach their goal weight receives the Macy’s wing of the mall, is complete with fitting their jeans for free. Williams emphasized community rooms, raised platforms for proper fitting, and a wel- effort as the main objective for the contest. “More than coming waiting area with an enormous, comfortable half of our clients would like to lose weight, so we figured why not just all come together, and see how we red sofa. can reach our goals quicker?” she said.

A collective plunge

Williams and Lawson, along with personal trainer Erika White, are hosting the Shape My Jeans Fitness Challenge. Customers are invited to put $25 down on a pair of jeans, and work out twice a week with White for 90 days in order to reach their goal pair. “Our jeans

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Shape My Jeans is located in the Franklin Park Mall, 5001 Monroe St., Toledo. Mon.-Sat. 8 am-9pm, and Sun. 10 am-5pm. Schedule a personal consultation at 419-270-6829, shapemejeans.com.

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Some Like It Hot

The Ups and Downs of City Politics

By Johnny Hildo Hot enough for ya?

No, we’re not talking about the unseasonably steamy early September weather.

Instead, we’re talking about the fast-approaching November elections, and the heating-up of the 2014 political races.

Sure, some of the current ballot choices are so lackluster you’d be excused for not remembering that the races exist.

Quick—name the opponent of County Auditor and long-time elected official Anita Lopez! Yeah, we didn’t think so.

But the elections are heating up nonetheless, and we’re here to help you sort out what’s hot and what’s not as we enter the post-Labor Day crunch time.

Hot: Toledo City Council. In case you haven’t noticed, Hizzoner Unca Dennis has been a bit scattershot in his policy initiatives. He’s gonna use Block Watch groups to clean up litter, and smokers need not apply for jobs. Oops, the water has been deemed undrinkable! Gotta find out the reason, as long as we can blame someone, anyone else! And in the meantime, our top employees need a raise into the six-figure range.

Yeah, it’s been a rough several months for the ol’ D. Mikey C. Wait! What light on yonder window breaks, flashing across

the sky to take up the slack and provide some semblance of leadership as the Collins regime flops and flounders? Could it be that other branch of government, City Council? From blocking Collins at almost every turn to bold initiatives of their own, from digging deep and asking tough questions to forcing public input, this Council has filled the stark leadership vacuum left by the fact that Unca Dennis landed on the 22nd Floor without a clue. Which brings us to what’s not.

Not: The Collins Administration, especially his Department of Public Utilities. This is the group that thumbed their noses at the Ohio EPA and brought you the water crisis. DPU has long been a soft landing spot for employees who’ve moved from other places, or good soldiers who need a few extra bucks on their way out the door, is paid out of a lock box of funds generated by water and sewer bills. A slush fund, outside the public eye, awash in ducats outside the general coffers ever since the days of Carty.

Not anymore. Since the water to a half-million customers was stoppered, the lid has come off. Council has called for the heads of top administrators. And Council President Paula Hicks-Hudson called a letter Unca Dennis wrote to President Obama “stupid.” Not so hot, Mayor.

Hot: The Lucas County Board of Elections. The recent history of this group has been rough. Three out of four members were removed earlier this year.

Then, the Republican choices for replacements were rejected and instead filled by the State. All eyes have been on the new Board.

Except the new Board has been absolutely boring in the professional way

it has attended to its business. The special election in August went off without a hitch, with no allegations of lost votes and no near fights between Board members.

And its most controversial decision was the protest filed by LC Dems Chair Steven Steel against Sleepy Jack Ford?

A complete anti-climax, it ended in a unanimous vote to follow legal precedent, uphold Steel’s protest, and remove the sleepy walrus from the ballot. No whining, no beating of chests, just a statement read by a retired judge. After the past few years of Stainbrookian antics, no news from the Board is good news. Which brings us to what’s not again.

Not: The J Fo-Carty unholy alliance.

All indications are that Carty pushed J Fo to run against Senator Edna Brown in the first place — and to do so as an Independent when Ford missed the Dem deadline.

Then he seemed to have J Fo convinced that he could actually win the protest. The battle proved to be a public shaming.

Time will tell if J Fo has learned his lesson this time around. Carty works on behalf of no one but Carty.

Wait, what? Carty who?

Not so long ago, rumors cropped up at every election that the Finkly fanatic would throw his hat into the ring one more time. First rumors said he was seeking a seat as county commissioner, then District Two on Toledo City Council, then an at-large seat on Council. Instead, he pushed the venerable Jack Ford into a race for State Senate, which ended with J Fo being ignominiously dumped from the ballot.

Will Carty finally do the right thing and stop meddling in City Politics?

When pigs fly. Or better yet, when walruses wake up.

The blotter Pulled from the pages of actual local police reports Trashy getaway

A Winston Blvd. homeowner called police August 22 to report a burglary, saying someone had entered his home through a first floor window. Missing were one iPad, three pistols, a shotgun, a knife … and a garbage can. Officers recalled hearing a general broadcast of a suspicious person pushing a gray City of Toledo trash can down Heatherdowns Blvd. near the burglary victim’s house. The police said the “incidents were linked.”

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At 1:30am on August 11, police were dispatched to a house on Collingwood Blvd. where a 25-year-old woman told officers she was lonely and needed to talk to somebody until she fell asleep. The woman assured officers she was not suicidal “and

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had no means to commit suicide.” She also said she wanted to talk to her mother in the morning.

All in the family

A Toledo man reported to police August 11 that his brother had robbed him. The report said the victim had borrowed $42,000 from his boss to start his own roofing company, then “put all $42,000 into white envelopes containing $1,000 each.” He then put the money in a duffle bag and called his brother for a ride downtown so he could deposit the money in a bank. The brother started to drive away, but pulled over on Prouty Ave., pulled out a handgun and said, “I know you have that money, bro. I want it. I’m sick. Don’t make me shoot you.” The victim handed his brother the duffle bag and jumped out of the vehicle.

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LOVE OF THE

S T AR TCP talk s to some of Toledo’s movers, shakers and city makers

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oledo’s vibrant arts community has a long, rich history, with a reputation that travels beyond our city’s borders. Our art museum is one of the best in the world; our theaters a showcase for irreplaceable architecture and unduplicated talent. The city has been a birthplace — a starting point — for many accomplished actors, writers, musicians, artists, dancers, and filmographers.

But behind the curtain of the ballet’s annual Nutcracker performance at the Valentine Theater, before the first note of a concert in the Stranahan, and long before a new exhibit graces the interior of the world-renowned Toledo Museum of Art, there are people who plan, organize, gather funding, and make decisions, working overtime to make certain that these events go on flawlessly.

Now, we celebrate those individuals who have dedicated more than just their careers to the Toledo arts scene. They’ve contributed their time, energy, faith, heart, and souls to the cause. And as Walt Whitman once penned in Leaves of Grass, “A great city is that which has the greatest men and women.”

Stories by Athena Cocoves, Kelly Thompson and Sally Vallongo

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JOEL LIPMAN

Owner, ABRACADABRA Studio of Poetics

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Understanding visual poet Joel Lipman’s work and career through traditional comparisons is not easy. The former UT professor occupied positions in both the English and Art departments, served as associate dean for the arts, and was named the first Poet Laureate of Lucas County from 2008-2013.

Active in the community since 1975, Lipman judges the Toledo Museum of Art’s annual Ekphrastic Poetry Contest and works with the Toledo Arts Commission to bring poetry to sidewalks, TARTA buses, and the Maritime Museum of Toledo. Numerous awards, grants, community projects, and dozens of independently published works make it difficult to pin Joel down to a single, simple description. Often appearing in one place and another at the same time, Lipman is always in the process of drawing a connecting line.

Maybe what characterizes him best is how his intersection of interests enhance the communicative power that he engages as a poet.

In his downtown, innovative ABRACADABRA Studio of Poetics, Joel brings others into this process. Since opening in October 2013, ABRACADABRA has offered an intimate workspace for local poets of all experience levels to communicate and develop their voice in an inspirational environment. Joel’s commitment to authenticity and old school methodology and practice provides students with personal and direct instruction. Small, special-topics classes empower students to push traditional boundaries by experimenting with new styles and techniques.

Despite being a critically acclaimed artist of visual poetry and book arts, Lipman is not satisfied simply with personal success but is committed to the success of his community. — AC Cont. on page 14

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Held every two years, Artomatic brings together creative types working in all sorts of media, to find synergy by sharing and celebrating the creative force.

Plus, folks who are involved and those who just love to watch have a great time.

A 1998 graduate of the University of Toledo’s school of art, Folk moved almost immediately into the ACGT track, starting as an instructor in its annual summer program, Young Artists at Work. He also directed the Art in Public Places program, which oversees Toledo’s highly regarded public sculpture collection.

Since 2006, when Folk became executive director, the longtime agency has expanded its active role in the area through the LiveWorkCreate program, the Well-Fed Artists workshop series, and other efforts attempting to move economic development and the arts closer together.

Folk won the 2009 Governor’s Award for Arts Administration, was given the Toledo Federation of Arts Societies Special Award, and has been recognized by his alma mater as an Outstanding Alumnus in the Arts.

The coming year has lots to anticipate, he adds. “I am looking forward to the expansion of the Art Walks to a monthly year-round loop with buses, and all the other great collaborations happening next year,” says Folk. — SV

MICHAEL LANG,

artistic director, outreach coordinator, and fitness component director, Toledo Ballet Association

LISA MAYER,

director, Toledo Ballet Association School, Toledo Ballet Association toledoballet.net

MARC FOLK

Executive Director, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo theartscommission.org

Marc Folk’s move through the ranks to executive director of the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo wasn’t an automatic thing.

In fact, his rise was more Artomatic—a creative use of available resources and innate talent.

The result, after 18 years, is a position with enormous influence on the city’s appearance and cultural richness. This reality is best demonstrated during Artomatic, a multiday, multimedia explosion of creativity that Folk brought from an idea to life over the last decade.

So it’s not surprising that the calm, thoughtful, and enterprising Toledo native is excited about the 2015 version of the event, which is set for April 11, 16, 18, 19, and 25 in a downtown space yet to be announced.

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For real movers and shakers in the Toledo area, look to the Toledo Ballet’s top artistic staff, Michael Lang and Lisa Mayer. Lisa, a native Toledoan, met Michael, a Hoosier, as cast members in a Broadway show. With national arts cred from around the country, they are sharing their extensive experience here in T-Town.

Lang, spring artistic director and outreach coordinator, as well as director of TBA’s new fitness component, has given Toledo such memorable original dance productions as “From Heart to Quill,” and “If These Walls Could Dance,” celebrating local landmarks.

Mayer is the magician who annually pulls Toledo’s oldest and most beloved production of The Nutcracker together.

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But next spring the couple—yes, they are married-with-children—will actually work together for the first time on a production, an original version of Alice in Wonderland. It’s set to open March 28.

And that has both of them really excited.

“Collaborating with my wife makes this one extra special,” Lang commented.

“I find adapting a classic story into a contemporary ballet a much different process than creating an original idea from scratch. With an original work, there are no boundaries or expectations. With Alice in Wonderland, everyone will come with his or her own preconceived ideas.

“It’s an interesting process. Everyone will have to show up on March 28 and 29 at the Valentine Theatre to see.”

Lisa, who also will direct the 2014 Nutcracker, says she’s delighted to have Mary Carmen Catoya and Renato Penteado return to dance-spotlight solos.

She’s also excited about the Toledo Ballet move early next year to a new location on Monroe St., in the shopping center anchored by Hobby Lobby, “so that we have four studios to accommodate the need for our expanding enrollment, the fact that we have an amazing contemporary/tap/musical theatre and fitness/conditioning program as well as our already top-notch ballet,” Mayer said.— SV

BRIAN KENNEDY Executive Director, Toledo Museum of Art toledomuseum.org

“Do you see what I see?” wonders Brian Kennedy. It’s no idle question for the Toledo museum director.

Since taking over the top spot at the Toledo Museum of Art in 2010, Kennedy has engaged with area arts groups in a hands-on manner; rethinking the display of some of the famed collection, and pursuing his personal goal— to raise the visual literacy of the community.

What’s that?

“Visual literacy is a form of critical thinking that enhances your intellectual capacity,” Kennedy explains. He believes it will make us smarter and better able to communicate.

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available, or learning to read notes on a scale allows for better music-making, Kennedy and his peers see learning to read images as a third, equally essential language.

“I’m excited that the focus we have had on teaching visual language and helping people to be visually literate has gained momentum,” he said.

“This November (November 5-8) we will have the International Visual Literacy Conference in the museum, and in the coming year we will be launching many programs that have been in pilot or experimental stages in recent years.”

Gaining visual literacy also has an impact on how we see our surroundings, from home to neighborhood to city, Kennedy suggested. “The museum is actively engaged with the Mud Hens and Walleye management,” he added, with plans to improve the corridor from the TMA to downtown.“It’s about connecting what you see to what you do,” said Kennedy. — SV

The Nutcracker

Alice in Wonderland

Stranahan Theater

Valentine Theatre

December 13, 2014 2:00 & 7:00 p.m.

March 28, 2015 7:30 p.m.

December 14, 2014 2:00 p.m

March 29, 2015 2:00 p.m

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ASHLEY MIRAKIAN

marketing and public relations, Toledo Symphony

MERWIN SIU

artistic coordinator, Toledo Symphony toledosymphony.com

Their combined ages barely equal the Toledo Symphony’s lifespan, but Ashley Mirakian and Merwin Siu have so much experience, savvy, talent, and energy between them that they are infusing fresh life into nearly every aspect of the TSO operation.

Mirakian is the honcho for all of the marketing and public relations activities for Symphony Space; Siu is artistic coordinator and an idea magnet for concerts and programs. He also leads the second violin section and is a dynamic soloist.

“It’s my job to be excited about music,” says Mirakian, who also helps shape marketing for Toledo Opera. But there’s a program in the new season

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that is a personal triumph. “For years, I have wanted to bring a show that combines film with a live orchestral soundtrack,” Mirakian said. “It’s finally happening.” That will be the KeyBank Pops concert March 21, when the Opera will perform Wizard of Oz in the Stranahan Theater.

“Judy will sing, the Wicked Witch will cackle, and the symphony will perform the original music on stage below the big screen. For so many people (myself included), our first memory of beautiful symphonic music is from a favorite film score,” Mirakian continued.

Siu, too, has a hot pick: “I can’t wait for our program in early February (6-7).

[Conductor] Stefan Sanderling has invited two of music’s most innovative artists, Storm Large (vocalist) and Thomas Lauderdale (pianist), to provide their own unique takes on George Gershwin.

“We’re also projecting images taken by the visionary landscape photographer Ansel Adams alongside music of jazz legend Dave Brubeck and his son, Chris. It’s a celebration of the wonderful diversity of American art,” said Siu. On a personal note, Siu mentions he’s practicing the Samuel Barber Violin Concerto to perform with the Perrysburg Symphony Orchestra in a November 22 concert. “I can’t wait to work with Robert Mirakian and the musicians of the Perrysburg Symphony,” he said.— SV

SUZANNE RORICK executive director, Toledo Opera

LOVI ALDINGER (not pictured) associate director, Toledo Opera toledoopera.org

In some ways, Lovi Aldinger, an educator and businesswoman, and Suzanne Rorick, a businesswoman and fund-raiser, have become—in a surprisingly short time—like the comfortably married couple of the Toledo Opera. They finish each other’s sentences. They correct and enhance each other’s comments. In action, they create a synergy that exceeds what either one, alone, would manage.

And yes, they are excited about the Toledo Opera Association.

“We have a great season coming up, with three important operas, each having a dynamic leading female role,” says Rorick, executive director. “We have incredible casts and stage directors, and of course the Toledo Symphony.”

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The TOA season grew by a third since last year. The season opens in October with Puccini’s Tosca, a revival production from the 1999 Valentine Theatre opening; then, in February, “Susannah,” Carlisle Floyd’s drama set in Tennessee, and in April, “Lucia di Lammermoor” by Donizetti. “Susannah” is an American opera, a rarity for the Toledo Opera.

There’s also a gala, Men in Black, the counterpoint to last year’s Ladies in Red event.

Aldinger, associate director, steers the conversation to changes in the opera’s very successful Opera on Wheels program—a traveling road show that presents child-sized versions of great works to elementary schools throughout Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan.

theater and playhouse, it closed in the 1970s and was nearly torn down before being rescued with a $21 million renovation in the 1980s. Now, with Jex’s direction, the theatre hosts more than 150 events every season—and that number is growing.

Behind the scenes, Jex works with just seven other staff members, each of them playing key roles in operating the theater. “We’re pretty specialized in what we do. To get a person in the door, see the show, and out the door, it takes all eight of us,” she explained. “Otherwise, it just won’t work.”— KT

The program has grown from a springtime focus to a season-long approach with resident artists available to participate in mainstage productions as well.

Plus, the opera has launched a new venture that targets preschoolers: An Opera is a Story. The pilot program will be introduced in two downtown preschools this year — the Catholic Club and Toledo Day Nursery. “We have a master teacher from Pittsburgh coming to help (with the) start up,” Aldinger said of Christina Farrell, who runs a similar program there called Opera Ignites.

“An Opera Is A Story represents an opportunity for the company to add to its educational offerings program,” said Aldinger, adding, “Opera is an ideal vehicle for arts integration into the preschool curriculum since it involves story, drama, singing, and moving to music.” — SV

JORI JEX

Executive Director, Valentine Theatre valentinetheatre.com

As a former leader of several Toledo arts groups, Jori Jex is a passionate ambassador for arts education in the city.

And it’s that passion that helped to develop the Season of the Arts Plaza pARTy, a one-of-a-kind event. On September 6, patrons had the opportunity to see ballet, the symphony, jazz bands, dance, and theater all at once — and the event was free to the public. “Our goal is to increase awareness of what Toledo has to offer, and the Valentine is the only place where all of our art forms can converge,” she said. The Season of the Arts program is in its second year, and while its main purpose is to increase patronage, it also exposes attendees to art forms that they may not have seen otherwise.

When she’s not managing the day-to-day operations of the theater, Jex volunteers with the Arts-Based Curriculum Program, integrating fine arts elements into preschool classrooms. The program focuses on children between the ages of 3 and 5, as kids who are exposed to the arts at a young age have a higher academic success rate from kindergarten to graduation.

The Valentine Theatre has undergone several changes in the last century.

As a movie theater, it screened the opening of Gone With the Wind in 1939. As a

KAY ELLIOTT

Executive Director, Art Tatum Jazz Society arttatumsociety.com

Kay Elliott was introduced to the Toledo jazz legend Jon Hendricks in 2000 by a high school friend who invited her to a concert at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church, where Hendricks was scheduled to sing with the Toledo Symphony. On the day of the concert, a major snowstorm forced the city to close— but Elliott made sure the show went on. “I called the mayor and I told him, ‘We’re still having this concert,’” she said. The city plowed the streets leading to the Bancroft St. parish and 900 people showed up for the performance, making it a standing-room only crowd in the 750-seat church. “It was a magnificent performance,” she recalled. “And I’ve been involved in the Toledo jazz scene ever since.”

In the past fourteen years, Elliott has been a driving force behind the Art Tatum Jazz Society, helping the organization attract such acclaimed jazz musicians as Delfeayo Marsalis, Jason Marsalis, Jonathan Batiste, and Trombone Shorty.

The Tatum Society is in its second year of hosting Jazz on the Maumee, a program that promotes music education and gives opportunities to local musicians, including students from the Toledo School for the Arts, with jazz shows held every Wednesday in Downtown’s Grand Plaza Hotel, giving local aficionados a chance to not only enjoy jazz but to meet others who love the genre. “Since we started doing this, I believe that all of Downtown Toledo has been invigorated,” Elliott said. — KT

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Jules Webster

Owner, The Art Supply Depo artsupplydepo.com

Jules Webster doesn’t fit your typical image of a successful business owner. The 31-year-old Toledo native opened The Art Supply Depo in July of 2011 and has been defying stereotypes ever since, maintaining economic growth and pursuing community development over personal profit.

After two years of planning, Jules opened The Depo at 29 S. St. Clair St. with the goal of selling high-quality art supplies and price-appropriate works from talented local artists, as well as operating as a home base for a growing arts community.

While her plan has remained the same, the concept has expanded beyond her original dream. The store now carries ten times more inventory than expected, the local businesses she hoped to attract to the Warehouse District are there, and the arts community is thriving. In-store gallery shows and events draw artists of all skill levels into the Depo, creating a supportive network of creatives.

She looks to her talented customer base when choosing staff, exhibiting artists, and selecting teachers for specialized class offerings. As an artist, Jules understands the kind of dedication and curiosity that goes into enhancing technique.

She firmly believes that creating art is a learned skill, and not a born talent, and she brings this message to every aspect of the store with a dedication for investing in the artists who choose to invest in the Depo. Her vision is reinforced by the knowledgeable, passionate staff of working artists who share her commitment to foster an encouraging and motivational support network. — AC

Matt Taylor and his mural at Black Kite Coffee.

YUSUF LATEEF (not pictured)

and MATT TAYLOR Muralists

Public art defies traditional boundaries by leaving the galleries and museums, taking style and vision to the street and going directly to the public.

Downtown Toledo has been taken by storm with walls rehabilitated by color, shape, and oversized images. Murals are popping up throughout the area, created by local artists and organizations.

Driving or walking down Adams St., Matt Taylor’s Toledo Loves Love mural gives passers-by an appreciation of tight line technique, balanced color, and a captivating composition. The vision, executed by the local artist who is also employed as a graphic designer, has occupied the UpTown District in support of LGBT rights since the summer of 2012. Commissioned pieces at locations such as Black Kite Coffee, 2499 Collingwood Blvd.,Findlay High School’s gymnasium, Digital Roots, LeSo Gallery, and JUPmode have also been touched by Taylor and his brush.

Yusuf Lateef ’s textured, rough, and energetic paintings can be seen at the new location of Bleak House Coffee, 612 Adams St. Although you may have seen his work at Bozarts or during a LIVE painting at NEX clothing near the University of Toledo, his collaborative public murals can be seen at locations such as the Roosevelt Pool, through active involvement with Young Artists at Work. The program gives local high school students professional art experience while earning a summer wage, and Lateef has helped students define and represent their vision at community hotspots. Check out the mural he is currently working on at 18th and Madison with Ivan Kende.

—AC

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But just like gourmet food, there’s more to it than just taste.

Craft beer is aptly named; it takes time and dedication to create a beer with excellent flavor. And whether you’re a connoisseur or just getting started, there’s always something new to wet your whistle.

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Why do you love beer?

Because I enjoy the taste and the variety.

What’s your favorite pairing?

Dogfish Head 61 and cheese and olives.

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“Does it taste like Bud Light?”

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What’s your favorite beer cocktail?

Deschute’s Black Porter with a shot of orange vodka.

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Why do you love beer?

I enjoy the variety and creativity that brewmasters have to offer.

What’s your favorite pairing?

Ballast Point Big Eye IPA with anything spicy.

The most annoying question you get asked about beer?

“What do you have on tap?” Then ordering a Bud Light.

What’s your favorite beer cocktail?

The Dirty Orchard: 2 oz. of Bourbon, 3 dashes of bitters and Angry Orchard.

What is your go-to light beer killer?

Great Lakes Wright Pilsner.

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Why do you love beer?

I love beer because it is constantly evolving. Just when you think it couldn’t go any farther, it does! There are so many different kinds to go with moods, food and occasions. It’s also a fast-growing industry that is supplying jobs here at home. What’s not to love?

What’s your favorite beer?

I have many favorites. Lately I have been drinking a lot of Founder’s All Day IPA in the can. It’s a quality beer for a wonderful price. I love their Brewer’s Dozen!

What’s your favorite pairing?

I love our smoked bbq ribs with a Fat Head’s Head Hunter IPA or a hot fudge brownie sundae with an Edmund Fitzgerald Porter from Great Lakes.

What’s your favorite beer cocktail?

I’m enjoying ginger beer margaritas, these days.

What is your go-to light beer killer?

I like to let the Bud Light drinkers be Bud Light drinkers.

IF they want suggestions I’Il usually suggest an amber or wheat beer.

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Why do you love beer?

Beer is the great equalizer: no attitude, just endless flavor possibilities and the ability to make people just get along.

What’s your favorite pairing?

Pork tenderloin wrapped in bacon served with a smoky porter. Mmm, bacon.

What’s your favorite beer (other than your own)?

It’s not fair to try and pick a favorite because that kind of goes against the point of craft beer: trying the new stuff breweries are always creating. That being said, Founders KBS is what I want served with my last meal, or maybe as my last meal.

The most annoying question you get asked about beer?

Do you have Bud Light?

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What’s your favorite style of brew?

Porters are a favorite because they give the best of both worlds, complex dark beer flavor profiles balanced with an easy drinking body.

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Why do you love beer?

Thomas Jefferson said it best: “Beer, if drunk in moderation, softens the temper, cheers the spirit and promotes health.”

What’s your favorite pairing?

Hot dogs and beer!

What’s your favorite beer?

That’s a tough question! My favorites change seasonally. Right now, I’d have to say Revolution’s Anti-Hero.

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What’s your favorite beer cocktail?

Moscow mule made with Stoli, Crabbie’s, and fresh lime!

What is your go-to light beer killer?

My suggestion for a light beer would be a Belgian wheat, Wittekerke.

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Over the last five years the flavor profile has changed so much! I love to try everything.

What’s your favorite pairing?IPA and sushi.

What’s your favorite beer?

I have tried over 1,000 different beers; love a great IPA. What’s your favorite style to brew?

I love all styles but if I had to pick one I always choose an IPA What is your go-to light beer killer?

Always an ice cold can of PBR.

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Because of the variety that is offered to us today. Some of our locations serve up to 30 different beers. Why wouldn’t you love beer when you have so many flavor choices?

What’s your favorite pairing?

Redhook’s Game Changer and Tradition Wings with Mango Habanero.

The most annoying question you get asked about beer?

People are just curious. There’s nothing wrong with learning about what you’re drinking.

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A Blue Mosa: Blue Moon combined with Cointreau and orange juice, for a sweet and smooth taste.

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Beer has come a long way from the basic selection. It comes in so many different flavors and styles nowadays. And it’s fun to experiment with different brews.

What’s your favorite beer ?

Great Lakes Christmas Ale The most annoying question you get asked about beer?

When someone asks what drafts we have, and after I name the yummy crafts and imports, they choose a Bud Light.

What’s your favorite beer cocktail?

A Christmas Bomb: Great Lakes Christmas Ale, Baileys and Rumplemintz! It’s a twist on an Irish car bomb!

What is your go-to light beer killer?

Anything from Great Lakes or Maumee Bay! Local breweries are where it’s at!

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I love the variety beer has reached. For every dish, every type of weather, every mood, I can find the perfect beer. This is why I rotate our drafts so frequently. There are so many fantastic American breweries putting out some of the most creative and perfect beers. And now the midwest is claiming it’s place as the producer of some of the best beers in the county. It makes me feel proud to serve people beers they love, from their own region.

What’s your favorite pairing?

I can’t eat spicy food without a good IPA. Jackie O’s Mystic Mamma compliments any spicy dish.

What’s your favorite beer cocktail?

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What is your go-to light beer killer?

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What’s your favorite beer?

That’s like asking me who my favorite Hanson brother is: Impossible! If I really had to choose though, I’d say Stone’s Arrogant Bastard. Nothing flashy but it’s always been there for me. You are what you drink, I guess. (Also, If I had to pick a favorite Hanson bro, it’d be Taylor, obviously.)

Strangest ingredient you’ve ever brewed with?

My own tears, it was a lonely night of brewing that Valentine’s Day. Best advice for home brewers?

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2. Stop brewing run-of-the-mill IPAs. Get weird with it, explore new flavors.

What is your go-to light beer killer?

My first instinct is my shotgun, but when a cool head prevails, I use Rivertowne’s Kala Hakiki pineapple beer.

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I love beer because it tastes good. It has a thousand different faces, as do the friends you make over a beer. I love beer because it is a paradox. It is simple but complex. I love beer because there is a beer to fit every single mood you are in as well as the event, weather, season, or anything else. I love beer because it is internationally loved as well as locally cherished. I love beer because it goes with any kind of food out there as both a compliment and a contrast. Heck, I just love beer.

What’s your favorite pairing?

I like beer and spicy things. Not necessarily hot-spicy, but spiced foods in general…anything from simple wings to a Lamb Tagine with some ras el hanout (a North African spice blend) blowing your senses away.

What’s your favorite beer cocktail?

I like my beer straight from the keg.

What’s your favorite style of brew?

Stouts. I find them more forgiving, as I will never ever claim to be a master brewer.

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Why do you love beer?

Beer can be refreshing. Beer can be a meal. There are so many facets to beer, and brewers are continually breaking existing barriers. I recently tasted a pineapple beer that was amazing. It was totally unexpected.

What’s your favorite pairing?

Any beer with anything from Swig! A Sierra Nevada Torpedo IPA with a Swig Coney Dog is outstanding.

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There are no annoying questions. Beers are changing so much that people need to be educated. People are very interested in learning.

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What’s your favorite beer cocktail?

Beer cocktails are becoming amazing. I am a little boring.

I take a TurboShandy for the extra kick. Refreshing does not have to be boring.

What is your go-to light beer killer?

Carib Lager. Drinking a Carib makes me think of St. Maarten. Bud Light does not do that.

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Why do you love beer?

Why wouldn’t I love beer? Beer for me has always been a treat. What better way to relax after a long day and keep refreshed at the same time.

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What’s your favorite pairing?

Dégagé’s Filet & Smoke, our house smoked filet, paired with our house Dégagé Ale brewed by the Great Black Swamp Brewing Company. Our house ale is a darker brew with a smoky finish that pairs great with any red meat.

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Culinary Wednesday, 9.10

Musical Dinner Cruise The Sandpiper Boat

Enjoy a pasta dinner while cruising the Maumee. There will also be a live performance by Kerry Patrick Clark.

Reservations required. 6:30-8:30pm. $30. Promenade Park, Downtown Toledo. 419-537-1212. sandpiperboat.com

Thursday, 9.18

3rd Annual Harvest Market Dinner Toledo Botanical Garden

Enjoy an evening of local food, vendors and restaurants.

Hosted by Toledo GROWs, proceeds support the community gardening outreach efforts. 6-10pm. $75.

5403 Elmer Dr. 419-536-5566. toledogarden.org

Friday, 9.19

Lebanese Fall Flavors 577 Foundation

Learn how to make a variety of popular Lebanese favorites. Reservations required. 12:30-4pm. $20. 577 E. Front St., Perrysburg. 577foundation.org

Canning Grape Juice Schedel Arboretum and Gardens

Learn how to can grape juice from fresh Concord grapes in this hands-on workshop. Reservations required. 10-11:30am. $12/ $10, Schedel members.

19255 W. Portage River Rd., Elmore. 419-862-3182. schedel-gardens.org

Saturday, 9.20

Almost Oktoberfest SOMO Park

Ring in the fall season with delicious beer, fantastic food and live music. Advance tickets available at Genoa Banks or Paypal, $12/ at the door, $15. 5-11pm. Monroe near Summit, Downtown Sylvania. 419-882-2135. sylvaniachamber.org

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Tuesday, 9.23

Let’s Make Sauerkraut & Other Ferments Grace Lutheran Church

This hands-on workshop with teach how probiotics in fermented food helps keep you healthy. Registration required. 6-8pm. Suggested donation of $10. 4441 Monroe St. 419-836-7637.

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Salsa sensations

Amaya’s offers fresh, family-friendly Mexican fare

by Marty Kokotaylo

Tastings Wednesday, 9.17

Fall Wine Tasting and Cooking Demo Fundraiser Bittersweet Farms

A Bittersweet Farms’ Dietary Manager will conduct four cooking demonstrations with fresh produce, followed by an informational wine tasting. Donations will benefit Bittersweet Farms. Reservations required.

5:30-7:30pm. Admission is free; $10 donations are appreciated. 12660 Archbold-Whitehouse Rd., Whitehouse. 419-875-6986. bittersweetfarms.com

Friday, 9.19

Zoo Brew Toledo Zoo

Sample a variety of fine microbrews and enjoy tasty appetizers, as well as a soda and water station. You can also groove to great live music. 7-11pm. Members, $40/ nonmembers, $45. 2 Hippo Way. 419-385-5721. toledozoo.org

Saturday, 9.20

Salsa Tasting Toledo Farmers Market

Vote for your favorite salsa and listen to live music at the market. 9am-noon. 525 Market St. toledofarmersmarket.com

Sunday, 9.21

Celebrate Oktoberfest Maumee Bay Brewing Co.

The taste of Oktoberfest is now available in 6 packs and on tap. The evening will feature music, dancing a German pig roast and handcrafted beer. 3-10pm.

27 Broadway St. 419-243-1302. mbaybrew.com

Amaya’s Fresh Mexican Grill offers a relaxed dining experience during the evening with a quicker-paced service during that lunchtime crunch. And, weather permitting, you can opt for dining on the patio.

Managing partner Tino Amaya, an insurance agent from Monroe, MI, was a part owner of Salsarita’s, Amaya’s predecessor. He bought the restaurant outright, renamed it Amaya’s, and included his family recipes on the menu.

Amaya and staff take pride in not serving anything they wouldn’t serve to family, using only fresh, quality ingredients. The menu ranges from tacos and salads to burritos and Mexican pizzas, as well as specially prepared vegetarian dishes.

The generous-sized margaritas are made in flavors such as strawberry, original, peach, mango and pineapple.

On the salsa side, Amaya’s offers medium or hot cantina-style salsas, the hot variety having a pronounced flavor of cumin, as well as a cucumber or a mango ghost pepper salsa. The ghost pepper is blisteringly hot, but when used sparingly and in the right balance—as it is here—it is actually milder than the hot cantina salsa and definitely worth a try. Opt for the salsa fresca or the salsa verde, both are also excellent and made fresh daily. None of these salsas are out of a jar and you can really taste the freshness.

Happy hour combo

For those looking for a bargain, Amaya’s has a happy hour from 4-7pm Monday through Friday featuring a taco, chips and salsa along with either a margarita or a beer for only $5. Their chips are thin and crisp and, just like all the food here, made in-house daily,.

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without a beverage or $6.50 with one. If you’re in the mood for something more substantial, try the ground beef or chicken burrito for $5.75 (small) or $7.10 (large).

The burritos can be sauced with queso, enchilada, tomatillo or medium salsa. The large burrito lives up to the description— it is imposingly large. They are made to order while you watch, adding your choice of beans, rice, queso, shredded cheese, tomato, olives, corn, black beans and refritos, to name a few options.

Steak, shrimp and pork are available options, with tender chunks of grilled skirt steak a delicious addition to any entree. The same goes for the nachos, which you can build from the same large variety of toppings. The guacamole is chunky and adds to any entree.

Tacos, pizza, tamales

Tacos come in soft or hard varieties. I especially liked the soft corn with shredded beef, made from tender and juicy smoked brisket. Tacos are $2.69 for one or $7.99 for three. The Mexican pizza is made on a thin crisp tortilla and topped any with a choice of chicken or ground beef ($6.39) or steak or shrimp ($7.46). Tamales are three for $7.99. The menu will change, depending on what fresh ingredients are available.

Amaya’s is family-friendly and offers meal specials for kids—and they eat free on Sunday with each adult purchase. The restaurant also offers a 10% discount to service members.

With delicious food and affordable pricing, this new local addition makes for the perfect spot to unwind after work for a drink and a quick bite to eat.

Amaya's Fresh Mexican Grill, 1470 Ford St., Maumee, 419-482-5500 or amayasmexicangrill.com

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Fall into food

As summer slowly inches toward a close, the second installment of the Toledo Food Truck Festival is here to cheer up your inner foodie. Featuring favorite local food trucks, Aunt Carla’s Boosh, Tammy’s Italian Ice, Bella Dolcetti, Wanderlust, Black Kettle BBQ, Grumpy’s, Slammin’ Sammies, and The Displaced Chef, there will be food for all cravings. The festival will also include fantastic local artwork and live music from Sam Tolsen and Becca Nease. There will be free historic and ghost tours of the Collingwood Arts Center throughout the festival. Donations benefit the CAC. Saturday, September 20. 2-7pm. $2 suggested donation. Collingwood Arts Center, 2413 Collingwood Blvd. collingwoodartscenter.org

Locally tasty and proud

Proudly supporting local produce, Element 112 features a tempting three-course tasting menu every Tuesday for $32, sourced from the Sylvania Farmer’s market. Along with promoting locally grown foods, the restaurant has recently earned a 2014 Wine Spectator Restaurant Award, which recognizes restaurants that offer wine lists that match their cuisine, include an intriguing selection, and appeal to a wide range of wine connoisseurs. The Tuesday Market Dinners are available on Tuesdays in the dining room, bar and patio, and Wednesday through Saturday in the bar and patio. Hours are Monday-Thursday, 5-9pm; Friday and Saturday, 5-10pm; Closed on Sunday. Element 112, 5735 N. Main St., Sylvania. 419-517-1104. element112restaurant.com

Casual cuisine

Thursday nights are a casual affair at the Hathaway House, featuring a creative menu of locally sourced items.

No need for fancy attire, attend Thursdays at the House in your jeans and T-shirts as you relax with special pricing on entrees, appetizers, cocktails and beer. The Stable Happy Hour, MondayFriday from 4-6pm, includes specials on libations as well as half-off appetizers. You can view September’s Thursday at the House menu online. 5-9pm. Thursdays through September. Hathaway House, 424 W. Adrian St., Blissfield. 517-486-2141. hathawayhouse.com

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The joke’s on us

Impractical Jokers: 4 pals prank to success

by David Yonke The joke’s on them—and that’s one reason why the Impractical Jokers are such a hit.

The truTV comedy stars, who will perform at the Stranahan Theater on Sunday, September 21, are buddies from high school who, 25 years later, are still pulling childish pranks.

The four friends come up with outrageous ideas, something like a cross between Candid Camera and Jackass, then put the pressure on one of their buddies to make it happen.

Know each other well

“The twist for us, the thing that makes the show special, is that, one, we are best friends and know everything about each other, and, two, unlike typical prank shows, the joke is on us,” James “Murr” Murray said in an interview.

A few examples from their show: Sal Vulcano poses as a tour guide on a sightseeing boat on New York’s Hudson River, giving the crowd some offbeat tips (following cues from his off-camera pals such as pointing out a doctor’s office where he got hair transplants), then he abruptly bids adieu, climbs into a kayak, and paddles away.

Brian “Q” Quinn thinks he’s going to play Peter Pan in a musical but he’s actually being led blindfolded into a professional wrestling ring.

Joe Gatto has 15 seconds to shine a stranger’s shoes in New York’s Washington Square Park without the shoe-wearer noticing.

“We set out to embarrass each other, not the public,” Murray said. “And the show is a lot lighter and more fun than a typical prank show mainly because we’re the butt of our own jokes. And we try to stay on the right side of likeability.”

Murray said he and his buddies went to an all-male high school in Staten Island where “there wasn’t much to do other than prank each other.”

Afterward, they all worked day jobs and formed a comedy troupe called The Tenderloins. Murray worked as a reality TV show producer when they came up

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with the pilot for Impractical Jokers.

The show, with Murray as the executive producer, has been renewed for a fourth season, with 26 new episodes scheduled.

New spinoff show

They also created a new spinoff program, Jokers (Wild), in which they do in-studio bits and sketches. “It’s a different kind of comedy show [than Impractical Jokers],” Murray said. “It’s highly improvised, and with a studio audience.”

Murray said the foursome’s comedic inspirations include Mel Brooks, Richard Pryor and the Airplane! movies, and he believes the group’s New York background gives them a bit of an edge. “I really do think it gives us a certain ballsiness,” he said. “New Yorkers have seen everything.

They usually don’t care. Chances are when you are riding a subway, half the car is doing crazier things than we are.”

His favorite pranks are ones where they push the issue of authority.

“We worked in a real dentist’s office, with real patients,” Murray said, citing his favorite prank. People are trusting the dentist to know what he is talking about and to do the right thing. In the episode, Sal, directed by his pals off camera, keeps moving a patient up and down and all around on the high-tech dentist’s chair.

The unsuspecting patient at one point is almost vertical, head pointed down, gripping the chair for dear life, when Sal walks out of the office (trying to stifle his own laughter).

Not all their pranks work, Murray said. One notable failure was when they went to a public playground and tried to get the parents to talk baby talk to them.

“It sounds like a good idea but when four middle age men with no kids of their own go to a park and start talking baby talk … they had the SWAT team called on us in 10 minutes!”

The truTV Impractical Jokers Tour featuring The Tenderloins will be at the Stranahan Theater at 7:30pm Sunday, September 21.

Tickets are $49.50 to $125. Information: stranahantheater.org or 419-381-8851.

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Such great heights

Seagoing drama

Imagination Station introduces an avalanche of fun with a new Simulator Theater film, Over the Edge! The unique Simulator Theater allows viewers to experience thrilling heights at a birds-eye view, or find out how it feels to drop into an abandoned mine shaft. $2/person, free for members. 419-244-2674. Visit imaginationstationtoledo.org or toledomuseum.org. —KT

Popcorn and posters

Posters by Nisreen Young and Maria Suarez

Movies are a big part of our lives, and movie posters frame those cinema events with images that capture the connection between the creators and the viewers. Local artists have reinterpreted favorite movie posters, using varied mediums, redesigning the posters to express their feelings about the films. Popcorn Posters will be exhibited from 6:30-10pm on Saturday, September 20, in the Ballroom at the Secor Building, 425 Jefferson Ave. Admission is $5 in advance/ $10 day of show from eventbrite.com. Sponsored AIGA Toledo, the professional association for design. For information, send an email to aigasummershow@ gmail.com —DY

Two Who Dared: The Sharps’ War

Two Who Dared tells the story of the Sharps, who moved to Czechoslovakia in 1939 to assist refugees in Prague under the auspices of the Unitarian Church.

While there, Nazi forces invaded. Under threat of arrest by the Gestapo, the Sharps returned to the United States.

In June 1940 the couple traveled to Lisbon, Portugal and then on to France where they risked their own lives by helping many flee the Nazi terror. Monday, September 22. 6pm. Toledo Lucas County Public Library, 325 Michigan St. 419-259-5200. toledolibrary.org Free — MR

Take to the sea with the Toledo Repertoire Theater on a wavy trip through the muddy waters of love, promises, eye patches, and unfortunate birthdays. The Pirates of Penzance, or The Slave of Duty, Photo s by T odd G starts off the Rep’s 82nd season on a note that might rock the boat but rinonn eau will surely entertain audiences. The hilarious comic opera tells the story of Young Frederic, eager to marry after his 21-year apprenticeship to a band of tender-hearted pirates.

Just before smooth sailing, Frederic discovers his February 29th birthday requires both him and the one he loves to take a leap of faith. Will love wait 63 years for his real 21st birthday? September 12-14, and September 18-21. Tickets are $5-$20, with senior, student, and group discounts available. 16 10th St. 419-243-9277.

Purple Rose kicks off season

The Purple Rose Theatre Company in Chelsea, MI, has excelled at bringing world-class, original American theater to the area.

PRTC will bring its unique touch to a bittersweet comedy about love for the company’s 24th season, Annapurna by Sharr White.

Named after a Himalayan mountain, Annapurna goes through the journey of love, reflecting on both highs and lows. The play will be performed from Thursday, September 18 through Saturday, December 20. Along with regular weekend performances, new times on Wednesdays and Thursdays will offer lower ticket prices. Reservations can be made by calling the Purple Rose Theatre Company Box Office at 734-433-7673. A full list of show times and dates are available online at purplerosetheatre.org. —AC

theater events Wednesday, 9.10 Quartet A play by Ronald Harwood set in a home for retired Opera singers in England.

September 10-13 & 18-20. 8pm. $14-16.

The Players Theatre, 2740 Upton Ave. 419-472-6817. thevillageplayers.org

Friday, 9.12

Mercy’s 2014 A Night to Remember

Tonight, special guest Lou Gramm, the lead vocalist that made Foreigner, one of Billboard’s Top 100 Artists of All Time, takes the stage. See Spotlight in Metro Music on page 41. 5:30pm. $200. Stranahan Theater and Great Hall.

419-251-8742. mymercyfoundation.org

Monstrous fun

Quirky and macabre director Tim Burton’s movie Frankenweenie gives viewers a look into the childhood of Victor, a social misfit who has only one friend—his dog, Sparky.

When tragedy strikes, Victor takes matters into his own hands and tries to bring Sparky back to life. The result?

Chaos and a neighborhood full of monsters. Enjoy this stop-motion animation that pays tribute to classic horror films, science fiction and childhood angst. 7:30pm. Tuesday, September 23, Gish Film Theatre, 220 McFall Center, Bowling Green State University. 419-372-4474. Free —DY

Toledo filmmaker at TMA

His imaginative science fiction narratives included big names—Pierce Brosnan, Russell Crowe, and Anthony Hopkins, to name a few. And from 6pm to 7pm on Thursday, September 25, filmmaker and Toledo native Brett Leonard will discuss the role of digital media in Hollywood at the Toledo Museum of Art’s Master’s Series. The event is free to the public.

Leonard has also been working on the film Perfect Season, a documentary that explores the story of the Toledo Troopers, an all-female professional football team that had an incredible winning streak during the 1970s.

419-255-8000 —KT

Religion and academic freedom

What happens when faculty and students at religious institutions clash with senior staff, or dare to question the institution’s sacred cows? Dr. Brandon G. Withrow, pictured at right, adjunct lecturer in religious studies at the University of Findlay, teamed with Menachem Wecker to explore these delicate issues in the newly published book Consider No Evil: Two Faith Traditions and the Problem of Academic Freedom in Religious Higher Education (Cascade Books). Withrow will talk about his new book and sign copies at Toledo Faith & Values’ upcoming Coffee Talk, 10am Saturday, September 20, at Barry Bagels, 302 W. Dussel Dr., Maumee. Free and open to the public. Information: 419-346-1007 or toledofavs.com.

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Still Rallying, after 174 Years

The Harrison Rally Day Festival will be held on Saturday, September 20, at Louisiana Ave. and Front St., Perrysburg.

The festival is one of the area’s largest, and commemorates presidential candidate William Henry Harrison’s Fort Meigs rally in 1840. Kicking off with a parade at 10am, the festival will host several community organizations, including the Rally for the Arts, complete with exhibits, and the Taste of Perrysburg food area, which will showcase the best dining the city has to offer. Children’s games and activities will be available, making the Rally Day Festival a great choice for the entire family.

For more information, contact the Perrysburg Chamber of Commerce at 419-874-9147 or go online at perrysburgchamber.com

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Saturday, 9.13

Beyond Words Exhibition Opening Reception - For over a year, area artists and

The Main Event Art + Music Festival - The

authors have been writing and creating art to form collaborative works of art and literature. These paired works will be featured side by side in the Main Library gallery through October. The exhibit will contain over 200 pieces representing the work of nearly 70 area artists and authors. 6-8pm.

Toledo Main Library, 325 Michigan St. myprizm.com Free

Friday, 9.12 It’s Friday! - Join in on the fun! The TMA offers a full day of fun art activities for adults and families including tours, demonstrations, music and more until 9pm. See a full schedule of events online.

10am-9pm. Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St. 419-255-8000. toledomuseum.org Free

Regional Residency: David King - David King, the fifth artist selected for a Regional Residency in the Glass Pavilion, will give a presentation, followed by a glassblowing demonstration. The Columbus artist makes blown glass bottles that become receptacles for accumulated materials as well as templates for a diverse range of glass blowing techniques. Through September 14. 7pm.

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

Double Dozen- A Small Works Invitational Reception - This exhibition will show two small

festival will feature two outdoor stages, three indoor music venues, fine art pop-up galleries, food trucks, and beer gardens. See note below. 2-11pm.

Main Street from Front Street to Fourth Street in East Toledo. EastToledoCC.com Free

Saturday, 9.20 Rally for the Arts - As part of the Harrison Rally Day Festival, which includes the marketplace, the Taste of Perrysburg and Rally for the Arts. 9:30am5pm. Downtown Perrysburg. 419-324-4758.

Popcorn Posters 2014 - Enjoy the redesigned posters of popular movies made with a variety of mediums, each with a different inspiration and interpretation. See note on page 37. 6:30-10pm. $5/$10. Ballroom at the Secor, 425 Jefferson Ave. toledo.aiga.org

Monday, 9.22 Watercoloring on Mondays - Learn

photography exhibit by Christopher Payne, and companion book, chronicles the outside architecture and interiors of seventy closed asylums.

Exhibit open until November 16. Wood County Historical Center & Museum, 13660 County Home Rd., Bowling Green. 419-352-0967. woodcountyhistory.org

The Art of Video Games - This exciting exhibit shows the striking visual effects, player interactivity and creative use of new technologies in games.

Through September 28. Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St. 419-255-8000. toledomuseum.org Free Fun & Games: The Pursuit of Leisure Exhibit - This exhibit shows games, sports,

racing, theater, dancing and gossip depicted by artists. Through September 21. The Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St. 419-255-8000. toledomuseum.org Free

professional watercolor techniques as you enjoy watercolor drawing and painting with individual attention. Registration required. Mondays through October 27. 6-9pm. $90. 577 Foundation, 577 E. Front St., Perrysburg. 419-872-0305.

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People Get Ready: 50 years of Civil Rights - This exhibit features works of

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The Great War: Art on the Front line - July 28, 2014 marked the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I (1914-1918). The art world reacted strongly to this unprecedented carnage. Through October 19. 10am. Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St. 419-255-8000. toledomuseum.org

Drink and Draw - Art Supply Depo supplies a

works by each of the 24 invited artists in their chosen media. The area’s eclectic art scene is widely represented by these respected local artists in styles ranging from the abstract to the realistic.

Through October 7. 7-9pm. Hudson Gallery, 5645 N. Main St., Sylvania. 419-885-8381. hudsongallery.net

live model and carefully selected music to get together and draw, have creative dialogue, drink and collaborate. Bring your own beer or wine, ideas and drawing tools. All media welcome. Ages 18+. 7-10pm. $10. Art Supply Depo, 29 South St. Clair. 419-720-6462. artsupplydepo.com

Art in the Dark - See what comes alive in

Zeroes and Ones: Computer Generated Art - See the exhibit of local artists inspired by

the museum after dark on a flashlight tour. This is a Circle 2445 Member Event. Circle 2445 Membership $25/year+ TMA membership. Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St. 419-255-8000. toledomuseum.org

ASYLUM: Inside the Closed World of State Mental Hospitals - This nationally-recognized

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art examining slavery, segregation and the civil rights movement in the U.S. Through September 21. 10am. Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St. 419-255-8000. toledomuseum.org Free

Hispanic Heritage Month Art Exhibition -

As part of UT’s 2014 Hispanic Heritage month, visit the Eberly Center during regular business hours to see art from local Hispanic and Latina artists.

10am. Eberly Center, 2801 W. Bancroft St. 419530-8570. utoledo.edu/centers/eberly

technology showcase their two and three-dimensional works generated by computers. Through September 18. Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St. 419-255-8000. toledomuseum.org Free

Peruse and ponder

Abstract Expressionism is often considered an enigma in the art world—leaving viewers squinting while looking for something recognizable. Way Public Library in Perrysburg can help, with a show that will teach visitors to identify the art’s meaning. Presented by PRIZM, “Fluid Motion of the Sub-Conscious and Soul: The Rhythm of Abstract Expressionism” will showcase over forty paintings by local artist Linda Pertusati. The new collection features highly textured, colorful paintings full of energy and organic improvisation from throughout the artist’s career. Through September. 101 E. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg. 9am-8:30pm Monday-Thursday; Friday and Saturday 9am-5:30pm.

Free fest in East Toledo

It might feel like summer is over, but the art and music festivals that have become hot weather staples, are still going. Beat the heat and support local talent on Saturday, September 13, at The East Toledo Creative Corridor’s first festival, The Main Event. With free admission, all Toledoans are invited to come to Main St., between Front St. and Fourth St., to enjoy live music from over 50 performers, and Pop-Up Galleries of fine art in underutilized area buildings. Food trucks will satisfy hunger and the beer garden will quench your thirst.After-parties are planned at Frankies,Mainstreet Bar,and Bar EDM. Check out more online at easttoledodocc.com or on Facebook. 2-11pm (with after-parties until 2AM).

Classes in creativity

Craving a little creative focus this fall? Whether you want to hone fundamental skills or experiment with new styles or materials, the Art Supply Depo has a class to bring out the artist in you. Kids Workshops on drawing (September 23), painting with a focus on color (September 27), painting with a focus on texture (October 18), making woven bowls (October 19), and animation (October 26) take place on single Saturdays.

Adults can sign up for beginning drawing (September 28) or acrylic painting (November 8-29) to pick up new skills, or, to elevate those artistic abilities, landscape watercolor (October 9-11/20), painting with palette knives (October 15, 10/22), drawing the hands and feet (November 4-18), and a continuation of the encaustics workshop (October 5). 29 S. St. Clair St. 419-720-6462. artsupplydepo.com —AC

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Sonic evolution Tree No Leaves

collaborates with local artists, students for new release

by Kelly Thompson

Their songs are streaming online, for free. Unfortunately, however, free doesn’t pay the bills.

And when Tree No Leaves was declared the winner of Findlay’s Battle of the Bands in August, it gave the experimental band the financial push they needed to release their newest album, Sleepy Shakti. More importantly, the new album was a uniquely collaborative effort—Toledo artist Mary Dunkin designed the cover of the album, and more than 40 communication and film students at Bowling Green State University helped produce a series of music videos for the band (see one of the collaborative videos at toledocitypaper.com/music).

Growing tree

Tree No Leaves was formed in 2008

by Dustin Ray Galish of Bowling Green, who refers to the band as a “project”— and given the amount of collaborative work and involvement with local artists the musicians have utilized in the past four months, project seems like just the right word.

The band has gone through several formations, originally performing as an instrumental-only duo.

Now, Galish is joined by Toledo musicians on the stage—guitarist Calvin Cordy, bassist Josh Waterfield, and drummer Kurt Busson. Sleepy Shakti, is primarily composed of live songs the band hadn’t gotten around to recording.

Influenced heavily by ambient, early80’s shoegaze and experimental bands like Mr. Bungle, Sleepy Shakti contains the band’s synth-laden sound, more definitive and mature than their previous albums—even last year’s Blind Tigers, which Galish cites as a personal favorite.

The band used three different recording studios to produce the new album: Little Elephant in Toledo, SixtyTen in Northwood, and Terra State Recording, operating out of Terra State Community College in Fremont. And they didn’t take

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that route because they had to; rather, they wanted to continue the collaborative experience that’s become a trademark.

Experiments with sound

“We can say that we’re more like a rock band now,” Galish said, “but we still have a lot of psychedelic and ambient elements … our goal is to take experiments with sound and bring them into more traditional song structures, to connect more closely with our audience.”

Although Galish takes the reins on vocals and keyboards, he credits the soaring solos of lead guitarist Calvin Cordy with making the album work, asserting that the uniquely inspired phrasing is some of the best work the band has ever done.

“Early on as a band, we figured songs out in the studio. With [Sleepy Shakti], we’ve worked on these songs live for a year already, so it was more comfortable, stronger, and we could take more risks,” he said.

Galish expects the band to accept more invites to festivals in the future, both in the Toledo area and throughout the Midwest. “We’re not necessarily a bar band, so being asked to play festivals and being surrounded by more than just music is ideal for us,” he said.

So what does the future hold for a band that describes itself as ‘ever-evolving’? “There’s a point at which you want to stop changing, when you want to define yourselves. We want to write more pop music, more storytelling, that kind of stuff,” Galish said. “Not to abandon our past by any means, but to learn from our experience and just write really good songs.”

Tree No Leaves will be on stage with Conestoga Trace and the Ben Stalets Band at the Ottawa Tavern on Saturday, September 20. For more concert schedules and to hear Sleepy Shakti, go to treenoleaves.com.

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Lou Gramm and the Symphony friday, september 12 stranahan theater

Lou Gramm, the former Foreigner frontman whose soulful rock vocals gave rise to such hits as “Hot Blooded,” “Cold as Ice,” and “I Want to Know What Love Is,” will be the headliner for “A Night To Remember”, an acoustic concert with the Toledo Symphony on Friday, September 12, at the Stranahan Theater. Proceeds will benefit the Mercy Foundation. Tickets are $200 and include grazing stations at 5:30pm, a live auction, the Gramm-symphony concert at 8:30, and an afterglow party. 419-251-2117 or email Amanda_Graven@mercy.com.

Dixieland blast

wed, sept 10 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

Frankies Inner City: Crown The Empire, Volumes, SECRETS, Ice Nine Kills, The Family Ruin

Jazz, blues, R&B Toledo Club: Ben Sidran

Other

Sandpiper Boat: Musical Dinner Cruise

thurs, sept 11 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

Headliners: Clutch, Lionize, American Sharks Frankies Inner City: Moon Hooch, Shmotel, Dean Tartaglia Ottawa Tavern: Cloud Rat with Nervous Mothers and Disconnected

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Dégagé Jazz Café: Damen Cook Toledo Botanical Garden: Morgen Stiegler Très Belle: Steve Kaminsky The Firepit Grille: Fish Fisher

SEPTEMBER 12-14 park inn radisson Cleveland trombonist Ralph Grugel will be remembered with Grugelfest 2014, a weekend full of traditional and Dixieland jazz downtown, at the Park Inn, 101 Summit St.. Among the performers will be the Cakewalkin’ Jass Band, with special guests Duke Heitger on trumpet and Bob Seeley on piano; the Boilermaker Jazz Band out of Pittsburgh; the River Rogues from Grand Rapids, and the North Side Jazz Band from Columbus. Ragtime Rick and the Chefs of Dixieland will kick off the weekend Thursday night at Ye Olde Durty Bird. Tickets, $45 per session or four for $120, are on sale at the

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Anthony and Allen The Local: Chris Shutters The Distillery: Ryan Dunlap The Village Idiot: Zimmerman Twins Swig: Claire Cooper Fri Sept 12

Fri, sept 12

Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Mainstreet: Suffokate, Arsonists Get All The Girls, Dark Sermon, Reformers

Huntington Center box office, 419-321-5007.

Stranahan Theater: A Night to Remember 2014 with Lou Gramm of Foreigner Bier Stube: The Wow Factor Frankies Inner City: Leopold And His Fiction, Good Personalities, My Hated Friend Bar 145: Swagg Ottawa Tavern: Joie De Vivre Hollywood Casino: The Bradberries, DJ Steady Rock

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Dégagé Jazz Café: Skip Turner Rocky’s: Ruth Nichols Trio Tréo: Smugglers Trio Très Belle: Rock by the Clock Dance Party

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Barr’s Public House: Dave Carpenter Doc Watson’s: Rance Crane The Blarney: Breaking Ground The Distillery: Rock Candy Dorr St. Cafe: Don Coats The Sodbuster Bar: Last Born Sons The Village Idiot: Kentucky Chrome Swig: Breaking Ground The Bronze Boar: Stonehouse Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Barile and May

sat, sept 13 Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Toledo’s East Side: The Main Event Arts & Music Festival Bar 145: Velvet Shake Mainstreet: Robot Rock (A Tribute to Daft Punk) Hollywood Casino: 38 Special w/ Night Ranger, The Homewreckers, DJ Steady Rock

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Centennial Terrace: The Johnny Knorr Orchestra Tréo: Straight Up! Trio Dégagé Jazz Café: Jeff McDonald

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Ye Olde Durty Bird: The Bridges Barr’s Public House: Chris Shutters Chateau Tebeau Winery: Dan Robertson The Bronze Boar: Last Born Sons Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: The Bridges Doc Watson’s: Paper Planes The Blarney: The Bradberries The Distillery: 4th Day Echo Swig: Joe Woods

sun, sept 14 Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Frankies Inner City: Anti-Flag, Break Anchor, Worship This, The Homeless Gospel Choir

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Toledo Club: A Late Quartet Village Idiot: Bob Rex Quartet Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Dick Lange Blues Jam

tues, sept 16 Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Ottawa Tavern: Old Wounds with Exalt

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Trotter’s Tavern: Jeff McDonald’s Big Band All-Stars Ciao!: Jazz & Pop Music Nights Ye Olde Durty Bird: Lori Lefevre-Johnson Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Jeff Stewart

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Dancing in the street Saturday, SEPTEMBER 13/ MAIN ST., EAST TOLEDO

Guided by Voices, the Dayton-based indie rock band, and 1990s heavyweights Local H will top a lineup of 50 bands performing at the Main Event Music and Art Festival, 2-11pm on Saturday, September 13, on Main St. in East Toledo (bars will stay open until 2:30am). Main St. will be closed from Front to 4th St. with music stages set up in the roadway. Other performers will include Five Horse Johnson, Mount Carmel, Cheap Girls, and the Hard Lessons. facebook.com/themaineventfestival Free

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wed, sept 17 Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Ottawa Tavern: Joki with JW Carlson and more

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Aqua Lounge Grand Plaza Hotel: Steven Knurek & Friends

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Danny Mettler The Sodbuster Bar: Ragtime Rick & His Chefs of Dixieland

thurs, sept 18 Jazz, Blues, R&B

Très Belle: Elixer Dégagé Jazz Café: Damen Cook The Firepit Grille: Tim Oehlers & Steven Knurek

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Anthony and Allen The Local: Chris Shutters The Distillery: On The Roxx Swig: Jason LaPorte Rocky’s: Old State Line

fri, sept 19 Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Ottawa Tavern: Fit For an Autopsy with Arson, Messenger and more Hollywood Casino: The Rock Show, DJ Rob Sample Fatfish Blue: Four Twenty Seven Mainstreet: Foxy Shazam Bier Stube: The Cheeks Bar 145: The Bridges

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Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Très Belle: The New Fashioned The Bronze Boar: Joe Woods Trio Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Distant Cousinz Doc Watson’s: Tye and Jaime The Blarney: The Eightfifteens The Distillery: Arctic Clam Dorr St. Cafe: Andrew Ellis The Sodbuster Bar: The Skittle Bots Tréo: Stonehouse Swig: The Audiophiles

Classical & Spiritual

Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle: Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 (also on Saturday)

sat, sept 20 Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Ottawa Tavern: Tree No Leaves with Conestoga Trace and Ben Stalets Band Hollywood Casino: Denise Davis and the Motor City Sensations, DJ Rob Sample Fatfish Blue: Four Twenty Seven Frankies Inner City: The Convalescence, Among The Fallen, Reverse the Belief, Full Strike Frenzy Mainstreet: Whitey Morgan & The 78s, Midwest Tourist Bar 145: The Bridges Chateau Tebeau Winery: Classic Trendz

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Dégagé Jazz Café: Ruth Nichols Tréo: The Good, The Bad & The Blues

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Très Belle: Dave Carpenter The Bronze Boar: Crucial 420 Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Arctic Clam

Doc Watson’s: Andrew Ellis The Distillery: Joey Said No The Sodbuster Bar: Two Hour Delay The Village Idiot: Killer Flamingos Swig: Shawn Sanders

sun, sept 21 Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Frankies Inner City: Challenger, Neurotic November, Alive/Alone

Jazz, Blues, R&B

The Firepit Grille: Morgen Steigler & Chriss Buzzelli

mon, sept 22 Jazz, Blues, R&B

Ciao!: Jazz & Pop Music Nights

Other

The Local: Open Mic

tues, sept 23 Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Village Idiot: Bobby May & Jon Barile

Other

La Galleria at Sofia Quintero: Open Mic & Potluck

wed, sept 24 Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Danny Mettler The Sodbuster Bar: Ragtime Rick & His Chefs of Dixieland

Other

Black Kite Coffee and Pies: Open Mic Night

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The Gala of the Royal Horses Saturday, September 13 / The Huntington Center

Lucky paws Saturday, September 13 / Seagate Convention Centre

See horsepower like never before at the Gala of the Royal Horses. Created and produced by world-renowned riding master Rene Gasser, the gala will showcase the celebrated athleticism, grace and tradition of such royal breeds as Andalusian, Friesian, Lipizzaner and Arabian. Following tradition, the stallions will be joined by Spanish flamenco dancers, accompanied by guitar tunes. Saturday, September 13. 7:30pm. $30-$90. The Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave. 419-255-3300. huntingtoncentertoledo.com —MLR

Many people in the Toledo area benefit from an assistance dog, as an aide and as a companion. Help support ADAI (Assistance Dogs for Achieving Independence) at their 9th Annual Dealin’ for Dogs, the group’s largest fundraiser of the year. The “Las Vegas-style” evening will feature casino games, as well as dog-related interactive games, a barbecue dinner, auctions and live entertainment Saturday, September 13. 7-11:30pm. Advance, $60/at door, $70. Seagate Convention Centre, 401 Jefferson Ave. toledo-seagate.com

Park(ING) Day 2014 Friday September 19/ Adams Street

Small constructed parks will take over the metered spaces on Adams St. for the 3rd annual Park(ING) Day. More than 30 organizations will participate, giving local artists the opportunity to showcase their work with temporary installations . The event will also showcase the new UpTown Green park at Madison and 18th Sts. 11am to 6pm, 419-290-8629, uptowntoledo.org.

Saturday, 9.13 [miscellaneous]

Wednesday, 9.10 [miscellaneous]

Container Gardening - Join Cindy Bench from Bench Farms, Rte. 2 in Curtis (benchfarms.com), as she demonstrates how to create an eye-catching container. Learn more about choosing the right container and plants for your patio, porch or deck.

Also on September 20, 8pm. Reservations required.

6:30pm. $12 per person/ $10 for Schedel Members. Schedel Arboretum and Gardens, 19255 W. Portage River Rd., Elmore. 419-862-3182. schedel-gardens.org/events

Thursday, 9.11 [comedy]

Vince Morris - Morris takes the stage for four nights of fantastic comedy. 21+. Thursday, 7:30pm; Friday, 10:30pm & 8pm; Saturday, 7pm & 10pm & Sunday, 7pm. $15. Toledo Funny Bone, 6140 Levis Commons Blvd., Perrysburg. 419-931-3474. toledo.comedyreservations.com

Friday, 9.12 [miscellaneous]

Homemade Soap - Learn the cold process method, safety when working with lye and about different types of soap-making oils. Part 2 on September 19 incorporates food and botanicals.

Registration required. 6:30-8:30pm. $25. 577 Foundation, 577 E. Front St., Perrysburg.

419-872-0305. 577foundation.org New Members Dance Party - Bring someone new and receive a discount coupon and free admission for the night. 8pm. $8. Holland Garden, 6530 Angola Rd., Holland. toledosingles.com

[comedy]

Pat Godwin - Godwin is a clever, comedic songwriter who was a guest and contributor to both Howard Stern’s radio and TV shows. Two drink purchase minimum. 18+. Also on September 13.

8pm & 10:30pm. $15. Laffs Inc. Comedy Club, 3922 Secor Rd. 419-214-0700. laffsinc.com

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Weapon Demo Days - Learn about black powder cannons, muskets and rifles used during the War of 1812. See the steps involved in preparing to fire a cannon and learn the techniques to fire a musket. Also on September 27. Demonstrations are at 10am, 11am, 1pm & 2pm. River Raisin National Battlefield Park, 1403 E. Elm Ave., Monroe.

734-243-7136. Free 3rd Annual Crawl, Stroll & Walk - Help raise funds for Heartbeat of Toledo for their services including pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, options counseling and prenatal and parenting classes.

Registration required. 8am. Lourdes University, 6832 Convent Blvd., Sylvania. heartbeatoftoledo.org Canal Days - Celebrate our region’s history by spending a day in the 1800s with craftspeople and games for the whole family. Noon-4pm. Providence Metropark, 13827 Old U.S. 24, Grand Rapids.

419-832-6004. metroparkstoledo.com Free Decisions for Pet Owners - Joelle Nielsen, LSW, will assist both pet owners and veterinary staff in coping with the grief associated with euthanasia.

10am-noon. Advance, $35/ at door, $45. Canine Karma, 6128 Merger Dr., Holland. 419-290-8237.

Ghost Hunting at the CAC - The Collingwood Arts Center (CAC) has been featured in the books Ghost Hunting Ohio and the Haunted Ohio series. A tour of the facilities will begin promptly at 8pm. After the tour, attendees are free to conduct their own independent investigations. Ages 18+. Check in at 7:30pm. 8pm-1am. $35. Collingwood Arts Center, 2413 Collingwood Blvd. 419-244-2787. collingwoodartscenter.org/ghost-hunting Highland BMX Jam - This high action bicycle event will includes contests like the Death Race, Highest Air, Best Trick and Long Jump. The Jam will also feature gourmet food, refreshments, merchandise and prizes. Noon-4pm. Highland Skatepark, 1690 South Ave. highlandbmxjam.com

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9th Annual Dealin’ for Dogs - Proceeds benefit Assistance Dogs for Achieving Independence, a non-profit program brought to you by the Ability Center of Toledo. 7-11:30pm. $60 advance/$70 at the door. Seagate Convention Centre, 401 Jefferson Ave. toledo-seagate.com. See spotlight above.

Bikers for Babies - Enjoy a beautiful motorcycle ride through Northwest Ohio with a bike show, music, food and auction benefitting the March of Dimes. 9-11am. The Town Center at Levis Commons, 3201 Levis Commons Blvd., Perrysburg.

419-931-8888. shopleviscommons.com, Bikersforbabies.org/Toledo.

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Tug a Truck - In this bracket-style competition, teams of 10 pull a semi to see who can pull it the fastest. Proceeds benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Ohio. 9am-12:30pm. $500 per team. The Home Depot, 3200 Secor Rd. rmhctoledo.org

The Main Event Art + Music Festival - The festival will feature two outdoor stages, three indoor music venues, fine art pop-up galleries, food trucks, and beer gardens. 2-11pm. Main Street from Front Street to Fourth Street in East Toledo.

EastToledoCC.com Free

sides along the coast of Lake Erie and surrounding areas. Special guest, Sirena LaPoint, Afterlife Communication Specialist, will join the presentation.

Book signing to follow. 3-5pm. The Oliver House, 27 Broadway St. 419-243-1302. mbaybrew.com

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Barrio Latino Art Festival - Celebrate all things Latino with music, art, dancing, children’s activities, food and more. Noon-11:45pm. Adults, $5/ ages 12 and under, $2. Aurora Gonzales Building, 1 Aurora Gonzales Way. 419-283-0581. facebook.com/BarrioLatinoArtFestival

[miscellaneous]

14th International Festival - The festival will be comprised of tours of the Center, ethnic cuisines, culture exhibitions, handicrafts and artifacts from different nationalities. Admission is free + $3 per car for parking. Saturday, 10am-7pm & Sunday, noon-6pm. Islamic Center of Greater Toledo, 25877 Scheider Rd., Perrysburg. 419-874-3509.

[literary]

Ghosts of the North Coast Book Signing - This book tells the tales of paranormal activity that re-

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Sunday, 9.14 Naturalist Camera Club of Toledo: The Pursuit of the Perfect Photograph - The program includes a guest speaker, photo instruction, club information and light refreshments. Registration required. 2-4pm. Secor Metropark, 10001 W. Central Ave. metroparkstoledo.com, NaturalistCameraClub.org Free

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[festival]

Elizabeth Scott’s 5th Annual September Fest - September Fest will feature giant inflatables, face painting, arts and crafts, as well as a Las Vegas style casino. Elizabeth Scott offers independent and assisted living as well as skilled rehab. Noon-5pm. The Elizabeth Scott Community Campus, 2720 Albon Rd., Maumee.

419-865-3002. elizabethscott.org Free

Thursday, 9.18 [miscellaneous]

Urban Homesteading - Learn how to plant, care for and harvest garlic. Other fall garden tips will be discussed and a variety of garlic bulbs will be given out. Registration required. 6:30-8pm. $10. 577 Foundation, 577 E. Front St., Perrysburg.

419-872-0305. 577foundation.org

[benefit]

Cigar-O-Rama 2014 - Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan’s largest cigar-friendly charity event, for the Wounded Warrior Project., features 12-15 of the world’s best cigars. Includes appetizers, dinner, door prizes, a 50/50 raffle and live entertainment.

Reservations required. 5-9pm. $85. The Blarney Event Center, 601 Monroe St. 419-481-5206. theblarneybullpen.com 11th Annual International Human Trafficking Conference - Since 2004, the conference has brought together researchers, practitioners and experienced individuals to try and lay a foundation for future advocacy and research. Also on September 19. 8:30am-5pm. $85. The University of Toledo Student Union, 2801 W. Bancroft St. 419-534.0913. traffickingconference.com

Friday, 9.19 [benefit]

Party in the Parking Lot - The annual party features live music from Mustang Sally. Proceeds benefit the Toledo Zoo. Ages 21+. 5-11:45pm.

Advance, $10/ at door, $15. The Toledo Club, 235 14th St. 419-243-2200.

[education]

Lourdes Lifelong Learning “Hot Topics” - Don Rowney, Specialist in Russian and East European Studies at Indiana University will discuss the Crisis In The Ukraine: A Return to The Cold War. Refreshments will be provided. 11:30am-12:30pm. Members, $10/ nonmembers, $15. Franciscan Center Board Room at Lourdes University, 6832 Convent Blvd., Sylvania. 419-824-3707. lourdes.edu

[outdoors]

Wild Fridays!: Off the Beaten Track - Take a twilight walk through the lesser known part of the area’s largest Metropark. Reservations required.

7-9pm. $2. Oak Openings Metropark, 4139 Girdham Rd., Swanton. 419-407-9700. metroparkstoledo.com Park(ing) Day - PARK(ing) Day is a global event where parking spaces are transformed into temporary parks. Stroll UpTown and view 30 creative park installations. The day will also include food vendors, street musicians and more. 11am-6pm.

Adams St., Toledo. uptowntoledo.org

Saturday, 9.20 [miscellaneous]

Glass City 200 - The 26th Running of the Glass City 200 is great family fun and the premier event for Toledo Speedway, known for having one of the

best short tracks in the country. Rain date is September 21 at 1pm. 5pm. Adults, $25/ Ages 6-12, $3/ Under 6, free. Toledo Speedway, 5625 Benore Rd. 419-729-9182. toledospeedway.com

[benefit]

Out of the Darkness Community Walk - Join the effort with thousands of people to raise funds and awareness for AFSP’s vision to create a world without suicide. 11am-1:30pm. Promenade Park, Water St. 315-806-4434. afsp.org H2Oh! - The event will feature complimentary wine and Great Lakes Brewing Company beer, raffle tables, a delicious traditional clam bake for dinner and a live auction. Proceeds benefit the Great Lakes Historical Society and its National Museum of the Great Lakes. Reservations required and tickets must be purchased in advance. 6:30-10pm. $100. The National Museum of the Great Lakes, 1701 Front St. 419-204-8947. inlandseas.org

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Human Trafficking Walk-a-thon & East Side Festival - This event will showcase a number of local gospel choirs, rappers, bands and professional acoustic artists. The festival includes a human walk-a-thon, variety of food vendors and kids activities. Registration at 7:30am, walk begins at 9am. Unity United Methodist Church, 1910 E. Broadway St., Northwood. 419-693-5170. unityumchurch.com

Tuesday, 9.23 [education]

Computer Basics - Participants will learn how the computer operates, computer care, data storage, internet searching and document organization.

Three weekly sessions through October 7. 8:30pm. $45. Tucker Hall Room 0168, 2801 W. Bancroft St. 419-530-8570. utoledo.edu/centers/eberly

road trip

— ANN ARBOR & Detroit

Sunday Artisan Market

Every Sunday in September / Kerrytown District

Over 60 artists and craftspeople working in a wide variety of media including textiles, ceramics, metalwork, glass, painting, drawing, jewelry, woodworking, mixed media, basketry, photography and more.

11am-4pm. Kerrytown District, 315 Detroit St. 734-913-9622. artisanmarket.org Free

Sunday, 9.21 [comedy]

Impractical Jokers - The pranksters from truTV’s hit series Impractical Jokers bring their tour to Toledo. See story on page 36. 7:30pm. $49.50/$125.

Stranahan Theater, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd. 419381-8851. stranahantheater.com

The War On Drugs

Tuesday, September 16 / St. Andrew’s Hall, Detroit

Formed in Philadelphia in 2005 by Adam Granduciel and Kurt Vile, The War On Drugs brings a new brand of rock to the Heartland. From melodic piano parts and horn sections to dreamy guitar soundscapes and barnstorming drum machine beats, this four-piece outfit brings Big Sound to the rooms they play. Some critics label their style as “shoegazing.” Some call it “indie.” Some liken it to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, while others put the group’s latest album Lost In the Dream in the same family as Wilco’s A Ghost Is Born. Any way you slice it, The War On Drugs has struck the right chord with this one, and their live shows promise just as much as their studio recordings. 7pm $29.

St. Andrew’s Hall, 431 E. Congress St., Detroit.

313-961-8961. livenation.com —BB

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Mel Arndt, Kris Abel, Tim Pecsenye and Ed McGee

Still partying

German American Festival marks 49 years by Dorian Slaybod Matt Taylor finished runner-up two years in a row in the pretzel-eating competition at the 2012 and 2013 German American Festival. He took the stage for a third time this year on a Saturday in late August. In five minutes, on a spot-lighted stage in front of cheering and jeering fans, Taylor swallowed seven medium-sized soft pretzels, more than any of the other five competitors. He finally won the prize.

Taylor is also a volunteer at the Festival. He helps prepare and serve soft pretzels when he isn’t binge-eating them.

His first visit to the GAF is found in baby photos taken before he can remember.

The GAF is a three-day juggernaut of a party in a city that percolates with ethnic-heritage celebrations. The Fest is organized by a collection of seven German and Swiss societies that gather a team of 3,000 volunteers. Together, they entertain 35,000 attendees who travel to Oak Shade Grove in Oregon to knock back potato pancakes, hefeweizen, and tradition.

Started at Raceway Park

The GAF Society—a conglomerate of the seven individual groups—just completed its 49th festival. The first was held in 1966 at Raceway Park, and in 1986, the festival moved to 35 wooded acres at Oak Shade Grove, along Seaman Road. The founders were all immigrants or direct descendants. Today, you can find families with four generations of volunteers at the festival.

Kris Abel is the GAF Society President.

While she admits that Germans are known for their parties, Abel works with all seven societies to preserve heritage beyond the festival—the societies have two German choruses and a Swiss dance group that travel throughout the year. They also fund scholarships for students who study German in high school. “It’s like a big family,” said Abel.

“We’ve had everything happen here but a funeral,” said Beth Ackerman, whose family has served as many as 2,400 cream puffs each festival weekend, for over twenty years. Ackerman has spent much of her adult life at Oak Shade Grove—her wedding reception was held there—and she has known many of the eet us @TCPaper Got a comment? Tw

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volunteers since high school. “This is a reunion,” said Ackerman.

Ackerman showed me an industrial refrigerator that caught fire just hours before this year’s festival began, burning over a ton of volunteer-prepared potato salad. The unit, which is the size of a semi-truck bed, sat completely empty with charred walls. Almost immediately after the fire was extinguished, many of the 160 volunteer potato-peelers rushed back to peel all over again, ensuring that everything at the festival is as authentic and homemade as possible. “Nothing stops the festival,” said Ackerman.

Electric nights

Nights at the GAF are electric. Live polka bands play throughout the grounds, and dance floors are filled with people of varying degrees of experience. Thousands cram together to drink over 45 brands of German beer that flow endlessly into boot-shaped glasses. Werner Barteck, who still holds a German accent, concocts flag-striped black vodka shots with orange juice. He serves them next to the Glockenspiel, a towered clock where authentically garbed dancers appear onstage to greet the crowd at the top of every hour.

Bratwurst and schnitzel are constantly grilled and fried, with lines long enough to ensure that no food ever waits to be consumed. Lights flash from carnival rides and games of chance. Oversized men throw a 136-pound boulder as far as they can in a Swiss variant of shotput called Steinstossen. Tree-shadowed tables are interspersed along with the foot traffic, providing reprieve from the action that ends only when one has had a bier boot too many, or the clock strikes 1.

I sat with four of the society presidents on the closing day of the festival. The air was thickly humid, and the park was full but the festival pace slowed by the laze of a Sunday afternoon. The GAF will turn 50 next year. Tim Pecsenye, festival chairman, is already looking forward to their half centennial, scheduled for August 28-30, 2015. “The Toledo area is rooted in ethnic backgrounds,” said Pecsenye. And for one weekend every August, everyone can enjoy Toledo’s German roots.

Dorian Slaybod is an attorney happily living in Toledo.

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Walk for those who can’t

Smiling and tying shoes are just a few things that individuals with Parkinson’s Disease, a disorder that affects motor skills, find difficult to accomplish. Help raise awareness for Parkinson’s while participating in the ROMP, STOMP and RUN 5K to raise money to help find a cure for this debilitating disease. Registration required. Saturday, September 20. 10am-2pm.

Kids Fun Run, $17.50/ 1 Mile “Romp” Walk, $22.50/ 5K Race, $32.50. Centennial Terrace, 5773 Centennial Rd., Sylvania. 419-885-7106. runsignup.com/Race/OH/Sylvania/ RompStompandRun —MLR

Call to Place your $10 Car ad here! 419.244.9859

2002 Silver Hyundai ElantraOriginal owner, great runner, clean. 133k miles. Blue books for $3700 selling for only $3000. Call 419-309-3444

Shed some light

Almost everyone in our community has been affected by suicide, the fourth leading cause of death in the United States among adults 18-65. Help raise awareness while honoring survivors and those who have been lost to suicide at Toledo’s Walk Out of the Darkness Community Walk. Proceeds benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the leading nonprofit organization dedicated to understanding suicide and exploring prevention, education and advocacy. Registration is free, donations are appreciated. Saturday, September 20. Registration at 9:30am, walk starts at 11am.

Promenade Park. afsp.donordrive.com —MLR

2002 Chrysler Voyager Van Good Condition Well Maintained. 6 cyl 109k miles Asking $3,000 or Make Offer.

419-308-4360

health and wellness events

Friday, 9.12

Dentistry From The Heart Dr. Mark N Stuckey will host the Dentistry From The Heart Event providing adults with free dental care. 3550 Briarfield Blvd., Suite 100, Maumee.

419-866-6985. Free

Saturday, 9.13 Sweat it out Saturday Trainers will teach an abbreviated class of Body Combat, Zumba Step, PiYo and Boot Camp.

Come dressed to workout, bring your friends and plenty of energy. 2-5pm. Studio Fitness, 1413 Bernath Pkwy. 419-870-2318. Free

2002 Ford Taurus SES- Good condition, many new parts with receipts available. Daily driver. 115k miles $3200 419-932-5311

2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue3.5 liter V-6. Maroon/Grey leathers 142k miles. Priced to go! $2650 419-309-3444 2000 Toyota Solara- Red, fun tough car in excellent condition. $6500. 419-389-98302003

JAM SECTION

Saturday, 9.20

MUSICIANS SEEKING

No More Stress, Just Happiness This interactive workshop focuses on living the stress-free life and how to empower you to reduce negative stress and to create an understanding of unconditional love and forgiveness.

Registration required. 1-4pm. $20. 577 Foundation, 577 E. Front St., Perrysburg. 419-872-0305.

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looking for people to form a 50’s style Doo-wop group. Must play instruments. Must know what Doowop music is. Call Jr. 419-322-4686 or 419-322-2605 Vocalist looking for working band or to start a band. Has P.A. or other equipment available. Call Felix 567-395-4793

Drummer/Singer

Do you like latex masks, strange punk, street

art, comics? SNARLY! seeks electronic drummer. Contact SNARLY!@facebook.com

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TAURUS (April 20th-May 20th) You stay on schedule. An event the 13th is relaxing and pleasant. The week of the 15th is expensive.

Double check your bills to be sure all charges are proper. The week of the 22nd begins with changes at work.

SCORPIO (October 23rd-November 21st) Your partner has plans for you on the

GEMINI (May 21st-June 20th) You want

SAGITTARIUS (November 22nd-December 20th) Mars moves into your sign on the

CANCER (June 21st-July 22nd) Plans

may be interrupted on the 13th so be flexible.

Shop on the 19th and 20th …. then relax.

The fall equinox on the 20th shines where you live. You consider remodeling, redecorating, perhaps even moving.

LEO (July 23rd-August 22nd) Some works shows up on the 13th but it may be a labor of love. You make the plans and call the shots on the 20th and 21st. It is almost as if autumn leaves, bonfires, and football are beginning to replace boats and beaches.

VIRGO (August 23rd-September 22nd)

There is a festival on the 13th and 14th where you are able to help your favorite cause or candidate. Stay busy and on schedule the week of the 15th. Catch up on your rest the 20th and 21st. Think MONEY the 22nd.

13th and 14th. The plans may include working on your budget. The week of the 15th is boring but pop a cork the 22nd when Pluto ends its five month period of slow motion.

13th giving you ENERGY with a capital E. Take on a new project the week of the 15th and celebrate its completion the 20th. A volunteer organization needs you by the 23rd.

CAPRICORN (December 21st-January 19th) There is a lot going on at home the 10th

and 11th. The week of the 15th your partner keeps you on your toes. Check your budget the 20th or 21st to avoid future embarrassment. Good news comes next week.

AQUARIUS (January 20th-February 18th) A last minute invitation on the 13th cheers you up big time. Someone else makes the plans for the 20th and 21st. Changes and good opportunities pop up the week of the 22nd. Keep your calendar handy.

PISCES (February 19th-March 20th)

There is a wedding or festival the 13th (maybe both!) Your career and reputation require your full attention the week of the 15th. Mix some business with pleasure the 20th for excellent results.

Sue Lovett is available for personal astrology readings and private parties. Visit her on the Web at suelovett.com or call her at 419-474-6399.

CELEBRITY VIRGOS

Virgos are usually hard workers and they are well organized. Examples are Regis Philbin and Governor Chris Christie. Locally two bosses celebrate: Collette Jacobs of Adams Street Publishing and Joe Zerbey of the Blade.

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25. Talks to the man 62 upstairs 26. “Check out ___ selec65 tion” 27. Hit man’s target (likely for what he has done) 28. It can help you see the picture clearer 31. Where a Barbary sheep hangs its hat?

38. “I’ll take that as ___, then?”

39. Quarter kegs of English beer 40. Send flowers and love letters, say 41. Female New World sheep?

43. Rather interested 44. YouTube revenue source 45. Columbus inst.

47. Bulldog features 50. Soft sheep that’s an expert in judo?

56. Morales of “Criminal Minds” 57. Best Picture between “The Artist” and “12 Years a Slave” 58. Control tower device 59. Advice to use young sheep as a means of moving?

62. Barely make out 63. Scratch 64. What you were in medieval times 65. Did a charity 5K 66. Totally trashed 67. Really strange

Down 1. Handrail support 2. A Corleone brother 3. Petroleum company with a famous sign seen from Fenway Park 4. One can hold about 700 MB of data: Abbr.

5. “Steppenwolf” author 6. Following closely behind a truck?

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28. Consumed 29. Swab test stuff 30. Hanks who made the app Hanx Writer 32. TV planet where “Shazbot” is a profanity 33. Twee indie instrument 34. Word repeated when unloading an automatic weapon on a group of zombies 35. Have an outstanding figure?

36. Rapper Kool ___ Dee 37. Time between ice ages 39. Twerking and Candy Crush Saga, for two 42. Elm City collegian 43. Journalist Charles who was “On the Road” 46. Dried up 47. Athlete in the Nike ad “Re2pect” 48. Home to the Japanese baseball team Orix Buffaloes 49. Stir 50. Unmanned flight 51. Vice president who said “nattering nabobs of negativism” 52. ___ Dame 53. Lake Coeur d’Alene state 54. Called 55. Shaped like a ball 57. Working hard 60. They’ll help you get into work 61. Ton of bricks carrier

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Look toward the heavens for guidance. Mars enters the traveling sign of Sagittarius, Pluto finally speeds up, and we celebrate the Fall Equinox.

— BY SUE LOVETT ARIES (March 21st-April 19th) Start out LIBRA (September 23rd-October 22nd) slowly and on the 13th you are jet propelled You take on additional responsibilities the again. The week of the 15th passes very 10th and 11th. You are fairly productive the quickly. On the 22nd celebrate the fall equi- week of the 15th. A short trip the 20th is nox by making plans for a special event the expensive. About 10:30pm the 22nd the sun evening of the 24th. moves into your sign. Happy Birthday.

to hide out on the 13th but spring back to life on the 14th. The week of the 15th starts with a bang. Go on a spending spree the 17th and 18th. Take off the weekend of the 20th and 21st – back to work reluctantly the 22nd.

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FEELING SHEEPISH

STYLE SENSE

photos by Girl in the Glass City

Interview by Jordan Killam

Jami Tammerine

pARTy People

Mom Extraordinaire/Jewelry Maker

The Season of the Arts pARTy at the Valentine Theatre was a showcase of Toledo’s fine arts, including dance, music, theater, and more.

When you see Jami, it’s very difficult not to become mesmerized by her striking body art and sultry dark hair. She loves to hunt for the perfect fashion and jewelry pieces.

Her tattoos, especially her new chest piece, are beautiful and intricate. A devoted mom of four, she is careful to set aside time to cultivate her love of jewelry-making.

How did you get into jewelrymaking?

Sara and Jenny Coy and Brian Brown

I’ve always been into making things out of other things—collages, mixed media, and jewelry. I like using my body as a canvas.

You mentioned that your travels and heritage inform your craft. How so?

I have collected beads from places I have lived and visited all over the country, the Virgin Islands, and the Bahamas. I incorporate those experiences into my work. I like to shop at Savers, Maumee Antique Mall, Mosaic in Bowling Green, and there are some great thrift stores in Ann Arbor. I am part Blackfoot Indian, a dying tribe.I believe that naturally shows in my work.

Phil Long, Matt Lentz and Mike Gessner

Tell us about that striking tattoo!

Let’s just say I wanted the perfect necklace and got tired of looking. I chose a style that is classic, that will grow with me and not just another trending fad of the times. (A special shout out to Jaimi Tadsen of Broadwing Tattoo in Bowling Green— the “Joan Jett” of tattoo artists!)

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To see the full @ interview, visit us . om r.c pe toledocitypa Your daughter Locke is also very stylish.

Where do you find her outfits?

My daughter is 2 going on Red Carpet! I mostly buy her clothes from the local resale shops, Once Upon a Child, for one...and I have had plenty of practice with her two older sisters, Paris, 22, and Bella, 20. They too are quite fashionable. I believe kids grow too fast to not trade, hand down, or buy thrift. Dressing her, myself, and my jewelry is like collaging. Finding a piece here, then there...and joining them all together to make your own individual style.

Charity chefs

The Chefs for Children fundraising event on Thursday, August 28 was a collaborative effort, with restaurants and organizations all over the city raising approximately $425,000 for ProMedica Children’s Hospital, Northwest Ohio Scholarship Fund and the Arts Commission.

Lawrence J. Burns and 28 Freshmen

Fiat full o’ freshman

UT’s Music Fest featured food, live bands, and the “How Many Freshman Can Fit in a FIAT” contest.

How many, you ask?

28, to be exact.

Andrea Vicente and Malena Suzanne Caruso

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