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Letting it fly

Disc golf has loyal local fanbase p. 6

Consulting an expert

Questions for Steve Cady on providing his advice to the city p.7

In his Sights

Toledoan Dean Tartaglia hits the road with Detroit veterans p.25

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Marketplace changes

UPDATES IN LOCAL BUSINESS Longtime Toledo watering hole Arnie’s has opened a second location across from Levis Commons in Perrsyburg. The interior will be ritzier than the original location (think VIP and cigar rooms). 25818 N. Dixie Hwy. 419-931-6590. facebook. com/arniesperrysburg.

Foodies can test the latest frozen yogurt concoctions at the recently-opened Apricato. The shop will serve icy treats in new flavors (hot cinnamon candy firecracker) and classics (orchid peach).

1470 Ford St., Maumee 419-482-1132. www.apricato.com.

Balance Pan-Asian Grill’s owners are bringing their Asian fusion menu to a new Sylvania location in early July.

The restaurant will be a larger version of their slick Maumee spot, with the same fast-casual setting. 5860 W. Central Ave. 419-578-7777. www.balancegrille.com.

The swords have been silenced at Big Buddha’s Cast Iron Grill. The local owners of the Mongolian barbecue closed their 6725 W. Central Ave. location, with plans to rework it to debut as a different concept.

Fans of the all-you-caneat line can get their Asian or American food fix at the new Hibachi Grill & Supreme Buffet. Chinese, Japanese and American food (even sushi) is available at this family-friendly edition of the chain. 1550 Spring Meadows Dr., Holland.

419-868-9888. www.hibachiholland.com.

Those with still-vivid memories of sneaking a hand into the sweets jar can appreciate the apt title of quaint new shop My Mommy’s Candy. The Point Place store fills a strip shopping center spot once occupied by The Java Mill. 5053 N. Summit St. 419-720-8707.

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What’s so funny?

I don’t understand your comment “The dog warden hired a behavior consultant for the dogs. We’re not making this up,” on the City Politics page of the June 13-26 print edition [“Top Docs”]. First, the dog warden is county, not city. Second — and more importantly — besides overpopulation, the two main reasons animals are euthanized in shelters are health problems and behavior problems. The fact that the warden has hired a behaviorist to train dogs so they don’t have to

kill them seems like a good thing to me. Hiring a trainer, just like when they recently hired a veterinarian, fits well with their goal of euthanizing fewer animals.

John Dinon, Executive Director of Toledo Area Humane Society via e-mail

Girl fight

Boxing as a means of improving the lives of youth may seem unexpected, but it’s precisely what the International Boxing Club does. Benefiting the lives of youth ages 8 to 20, the organization’s work expands beyond boxing into academic assistance, confidence building and leadership development. Chicks Mix 2012, a Chicks for Charity benefit event, includes auctions and raffles to provide funds for the Women enjoying an evening of socilaizing, eating IBC, a not-for-profit organiand drinking at last year’s Chicks Mix 2011 zation. Enjoy an evening of socializing, eating and drinking at the Toledo Botanical Gardens while raising money for this organization.

All money raised will benefit the IBC’s Beat the Streets program, a recently expanded effort that works to provide sports activities for boys and girls, like softball, volleyball and wrestling. Registration required. $37, $20 for girls 20 and younger. Wed., July 11. 5:30-9pm. Toledo Botanical Gardens, 5403 Elmer Dr. 419-241-2221. www.ibcprograms.org. —AR

For our Rant! issue — what do you feel like screaming about, right now?

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Salad days

You’ve had SOUP, now try SALAD. Toledo SALAD is a new micro-grant initiative inspired by the SOUP model, where diners vote on community-minded proposals. SALAD is soliciting plans for projects aimed at improving the area’s health. A winner will be selected at the first event on Sunday, July 22.

See www.toledosalad.com for details, or to submit your own vision. —MD

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With the kind of food that inspires Facebook fan pages, it’s no wonder San Marcos Taquiera has decided to extend their reign over Mexican dining to a new part of Toledo. Adding to their locations on Broadway and in the old North End, the latest spot on Hill Avenue (formerly a Prestige Cafe) boasts the same signature tacos and enchiladas. 3439 Hill Ave. (at the corner of Byrne). 419-537-8884.

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Another hip destination bites the dust.

The 329, a martini bar, restaurant and nightclub at 329 N. Huron St. downtown (the space formerly occupied by Diva), has closed.

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Faux glow

Surviving the sun, and living to tell about it

By Christine A. Holliday

Jackie Ansara’s passion is in-season, locally-grown green goods.

Earth-friendly eats

Jackie Ansara wants you to pause before you dip your french fry into some carefully-squirted ketchup and ask yourself: Where did this spud come from? (The likely answer: an environmentally un-friendly — to put it mildly — factory farm.)

Ansara manages Smith Road Farm’s Community Supported Agriculture operation (CSA), started in an effort to redirect potato-lovers (and produce shoppers in general) to a more earth and health-conscious alternative. At a CSA, the public purchases shares of a farmer’s produce, picking up a bushel of colorful and robust fruits and vegetables once a week during the harvest.

“Local and seasonal have become extremely trendy,” Ansara says. “Because with [out-of-season produce], they are draining aquifers and using a lot of fossil fuel to fly it over. There are environmental and human costs to having the luxury of eating asparagus year-round.”

The farm is owned and operated by Berkey, Ohio landscaper Nil Gallagher.

When the economy turned, Ansara (former co-owner of Board Room Restaurant and Ansara’s Steak House) remembered she’d participated in a CSA, and proposed the idea to her boss. That was three years ago. She’s been at the helm of Smith Road Farm’s CSA — with so many shareholders she had to turn people away this year — ever since. “For shareholders, it’s like having their own backyard garden with zero work.”

Smith Road Farm, 4357 Smith Road, Ottawa Lake, MI. For more information, e-mail jackie@nilgallagher.com. —Alia Orra and Dennis Oblander

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The greatest game ever played goes airborne (literally) on disc golf courses

Game of glide

Tee-ing off gets a fresh spin at disc golf courses

By Alison Wood-Osmun

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The brightly colored discs spin, arc and glide above low grassy terrain, over hills, and swerve around large mature tree trunks before landing 300 feet away in the targeted basket. David O’Shea, known as “Osh” among his friends, is skillfully tossing discs like sleek, guided missiles on Toledo’s only disc golf course (DGC). He designed the popular and free eighteen hole course in the lush and open setting of Ottawa Park (2200 Bancroft St.). “I felt a DGC would further enhance this wonderful neighborhood,” O’Shea says. “I wanted to offer the community an enjoyable, inexpensive, low-impact activity that has practically no age limit.”

The sport is much like a traditional game of golf. It is the perfect combination of a great outdoor walk with friends, surrounded by nature while playing an awesome game. Longtime player Clayton Ball best describes it as “the ultimate fun factor of strategy and skill.” After studying the path between you and the target and factoring in wind, trees, and your orientation to the basket, you tee off (toss your disc) and walk to where the disc has landed and toss again, repeating the process

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until it lands in the disc catcher. Then you proceed to the next tee.

Known as Yoda among the other players, Osh, who is president of the Toledo Area Disc Golf Association (TADGA.com), has been playing for over 20 years, and gives advice on the best disc to use, practice techniques and tips on mastering the holes. For beginners, he recommends the Discraft Nuke SS or Avenger SS. Discs, available at sporting goods stores, range in price from $7 to $25. His favorite long range driver is Innova’s Valkyrie. The course is free and open during park hours.

If you would like to compete, TADGA hosts a Friday league at 6 pm (all ages and abilities $6) and the Mensa Advance league for experienced players ($10 — “Bring your game!”) Tuesdays at 6 pm. For more info, contact Osh at doshdisc1@aol.com or call 419-350-0618. Wheelchair accessible holes include: 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, and 14 (access off the pavement by hole #10). Ottawa Park is open seven days a week dawn until dusk, and besides the DGC offers tennis courts, an ice skating rink (winter only), picnic areas, playgrounds, walking trails and a traditional golf course.

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10 questions with Cady

City Consultant Steve Cady shares his insights with Toledo City Paper

By Julian Garcia Some city council members have cried foul over Mayor Bell’s hiring of Steve Cady — the Ph.D.-ed organizational behavior wiz brought in to help the City’s revitalization efforts. The southern-rooted BGSU professor describes his new “extreme asset” status and admits his love for low-carb drinks.

Explain your passion and approach to problem solving.

In terms of my background, BGSU’s Master of Organization Development program was the first of its kind in the world when it started in 1975 and it is one of the best in the country today. We specialize in evidence-based approaches to organizational transformation. My passion is in the area of collaboration on a large-scale. This is what I think about 24/7. I have spent the last fifteen years researching best practices, teaching and learning with executive students, and putting it to practice in places like ConAgra, Medical City in Lake Nona Florida, Chrysler, Mercy College, Dana University, The Area Office on Aging, and The Toledo Diocese Schools.

How long have you lived in the Toledo area?

Since 1996. I lived in the Old West End for eight years and just moved to Perrysburg.

Which place or event in Toledo do you think needs more love?

This is a tough one. There are so many, but if I had to pick it would probably be our neighborhood parks and recreation.

Here is what I have learned over the past year. Our neighborhoods taking initiative in providing activities that connect families, kids, and friends ... they are the glue for our city.

Where does Mr. Cady unwind during happy hour?

I’ve enjoyed The Blarney, Rocky’s, and El Camino. And, I just visited Arnie’s at Levis. They are keeping the tradition going.

What’s your poison?

In the morning, it a sugar-free mocha red eye; on the weekend, I have a new favorite ... a Skinnygirl margarita. I can already hear it now ... but hey, that margarita is low in carbs and a really good summer drink.

Mayor Mike Bell has called you “an extreme asset,” regarding services you have provided for the city. What do you bring to the table?

First off, I’d like to thank Mayor Bell for his confidence in me.

The mayor has chosen to collaboratively lead the transformation and build our region’s capabilities for the future. These processes are an extension of his leadership style and he is utilizing regional expertise to get it done. My aim is to utilize my skills to facilitate a disciplined process that con-

nects the head and heart of every person who cares about the future of Toledo. The result is a smarter and more innovative city and region. And, what is most important, each person then takes responsibility to see it through... to get it done.

With such a polarized political climate here in the city — between parties and involving City Council and the Mayor’s Administration — are our elected leaders failing to collaborate effectively?

No. I would say that our elected leaders in the city and region are having more and more dialogue. While there are some that see collaboration as too time consuming, and others think a leader’s job is to have the “right answer,” there are many of our elected officials embracing a culture of collaboration. They recognize something that is captured in one of my favorite quotes — “People support and defend that which they help to create.”

If I may add, I wish more citizens could see how dedicated these public servants are to the city.

What’s one major problem that keeps the City of Toledo from economic prosperity?

In recent largegroup meetings, leaders and citizens

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identified four main challenges: economic development & jobs, regional cooperation, government collaboration, and Toledo Public Schools. If you take a closer look at these four challenges, you will see that building strong relationships is a theme.

In my mind, it is more of an opportunity than a problem. We are already beginning to see the benefits of the city reaching out to citizens, leaders, regional partners, and more. No longer are we waiting for someone else to take action. We are working together to create smarter solutions that make a lasting difference.

Here is an interesting twist. While we have challenges, these same leaders and citizens identified more possibilities than problems for our city. They mentioned a lot of untapped potential such as: city assets and attractions, diverse culture, higher education, downtown development, cost of living, attracting new technologies and industries, location, natural resources, community service, workforce, and the intermodal.

What steps need to be done to create more positive behavior?

In a survey conducted during the budget crises [in 2010], we found that 72% of the people plan to stay in Toledo. Then, we asked another question about participation and found that 76% want to be involved in planning and rebuilding the future of Toledo. Here is my observation — we have about 25% of the citizens who don’t want to be involved and would rather live somewhere else. If we keep spending time trying to please the naysaying 25%, we are going to lose everybody. My recommendation is that we ignore them and focus on the 75% — let’s take a strength based approach, let’s focus on the people with a positive “can do” attitude about the future, and let’s get more and more people involved.

To review more of Cady’s insight and solutions which have been proposed visit www.thefutureoftoledo.org.

A good cookout with friends and family, a run in Wildwood, or to go cycling out on the country roads.

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Hobson’s choice

Perusing the menu in City Politics

By Johnny Hildo Freedom of choice. From our earliest days of civics training, we are told that’s what makes a democracy — the freedom to choose our representatives in selfgovernance.

Those who yearn to represent us put themselves forward as candidates, and we get the freedom to choose from among these worthy gentle folk. Freedom predicated upon a splendid menu of possible options.

who has worked to convert court records into electronic format, and has used collaboration and grant dollars to get ‘er done, challenged by Hans … whoops, nope, he withdrew to take a cushy Board of Elections job. We already wrote a column about that. So we have Bernie, or a slot left blank by a perennial loser who took a patronage job rather than get his booty handed to him. Choice.

Down ticket

Let’s take a deeper look at the race that pundits figure will be the tightest, a heavyweight duel between two veterans of elected office, that for county recorder. This clash pits fellow city councilmen Phil Copeland and George Sarantou.

Copeland vs. Sarantou. Here’s the tale of the tape. Both are current, incumbent, at-large representatives to Toledo City Council. Both are serving their last term because of term limits, and would be thrown to the vagaries of the private sector with a loss. Both shudder at such a possibility, and vow to keep their teeth firmly clenched on the public teat.

Hmm, seems there’s a lot in common here.

Back in 2006, both were fresh off being elected at-large councilmen, and both eyed the county commissioner prize, an office without those pesky municipal term limits. Yep, and the oh six elections gave ‘em one more thing in common. Both lost to eventual winner

Take this year’s elections for countywide offices like treasurer and clerk of courts. In the former we have the choice between the incumbent, Wade Kapszukiewicz, and challenger Norm something-or-other. Wade has fattened county coffers by aggressively pursuing delinquent accounts, giving needed infusions of cash to institutions like the schools and libraries. He followed that up by establishing a novel county land bank system to strategically stabilize problem properties in blighted neighborhoods.

Come this November we will have the freedom to choose either Wade or Norm whatever-his-name-is, who we hear was once a councilman in the quaint town of Waterville. He is a plumbing expert at some big box construction supply joint, although he is certainly not as well known as a certain plumber running against Marcy Kaptur. Our boy Norm ran for auditor in 2010 but withdrew so Gina Kaczala could get trounced by Anita Lopez.

This time he stands firmly in line to get sacrificed to a powerhouse Dem incumbent.

Talk about choice! A successful, smart go-getter or some second-rate plumbing guy!

This plethora of options continues in the race for clerk of courts. Here we have incumbent Bernie Quilter,

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Ben Konop, Copeland in the primary and Sarantou in the general election. That had to leave a mark, especially after Konop’s crash and burn mayoral race in oh nine that saw him refuse to seek re-election and leave town on a midnight train.

Both Copeland and Sarantou have a financial background, Phil as treasurer and later business manager of his union local Laborers’ Local 500, and George as a financial analyst and adviser. They are both experts at their craft. Local 500 had a financial scandal that saw the resignation of former business manager Steve Thomas while Copeland was treasurer.

Phil signed the suspicious checks, but swears he saw nothing amiss. Sarantou was chair of City Council’s finance committee while the economy tanked and the city budget bled deep shades of crimson. Sarantou swears he saw nothing amiss, for who could predict the economic swoon? Perhaps a financial analyst, George, who indeed?

Wow, there’s not much difference here. Except George tried again for commish in oh ten and lost on provisional ballots and a recount to Carol Contrada.

So he’s lost more recently than Copeland.

It’s hard to get over the public fact that they both lost to Konop in the same election cycle, though.

Kinda makes it hard to take either one seriously.

Freedom of choice. With a menu like this, we’d rather have a good stiff drink.

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You know the saying — if you haven’t got anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all? It’s bullshit. Sometimes

go out!

the cacophony of obnoxiousness life drowns us in — traffic jams, horrible bosses, people who chew with their mouth open — is so overwhelming you have to let rip a rapid-fire diatribe from the confines of your car (or Twitter feed). Or you can do what the cranky Toledoans below did, and unload to TCP. Here, your fellow citizens let you know what (and who) is driving them crazy! —AO

There’s so m uch to do. This week we spent an even ing that was delightfu l and so interesting at the main library listening to people talk about their new proj ects.

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Peopl my MPG. Please realize that while you are driving around town like a ferret on a double espresso (at 22 MPG) rocking out to your Justin Bieber, you are making things dangerous,

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Today I was let go from a position I held in high esteem — selling office supplies. (I hope the sarcasm I say that with is obvious.)

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I don’t like when I try to find something at a store in downtown Toledo and they’re all closed before six o’clock.

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They need to be open until at least 9 or 10 o’clock. When I find these places closed, I’m stomping and having a tantrum. Just today, I wanted some bottled water, and I couldn’t find any in the downtown business district. I . almost died of thirst!

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But because I was a nice dude, and didn’t want the customer to get ripped off, I pulled out my discount card.

Lesson learned, retail management yuppies! Keep the discount card in the pants. Had I kept that stupid thing in my wallet, I would be a total jerk to the customer, but at least I’d still have my job! So I’m making a formal City Paper complaint about a business which shall remain unnamed.

You suck! What an invalid reason to fire someone.

Had I really wanted to rip off the company, it would’ve been for thousands of dollars, not five dollars and five cents!

—Jon Noonan, disgruntled former sales rep

—Nathaniel Livingston, civic worker and downtown resident

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Michael Schiewer As a bicycle commuter, I and many others are getting fed up with how motorists treat us just because we obey laws by riding in the road with traffic. People yell, threaten, swerve at us, tailgate, buzz just inches from our handlebars — if people want to be angry, then so be it. But DON’T threaten our lives with your careless actions. Motorists need to learn the laws of bicycles. And no, riding road is not dangerous; reckless drivers are dangerous. I will be keeping a video camera on my bike as I commute to and from work and reporting on these life threatening acts to the police with plate numbers.

Marissa Stevenson One thing that’s really bothersome is that UT, which sits on the campus where the American studio glass movement was birthed, does not house a glass blowing program. It is kind of embarrassing. With the amazing collection next door and the great legacy in glass that Toledo holds, the art programs at the University of Toledo should be more developed and diverse.

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At Bumble Olive Oil Company, dressing your food becomes an art By Ian Hubbard A random vacation stop at the Boston Olive Oil Company was enough to turn a pair of intrigued patrons into enthusiastic owners of an oil and vinegar store of their own. That is what happened to Stephanie and Joshua Harmon, founders of the Bumble Olive Oil Company, which recently opened at the Westfield Franklin Park Mall.

“We immediately fell in love with sampling so many olive oils and balsamic vinegars” Stephanie says. “So much so we decided we wanted to create a business that not only would allow customers to have that opportunity, but would promote healthy and versatile products.”

From flowers to food

Bumble began in 2008 as a gift shop in Sylvania, Ohio with a focus on selling flowers. “Flowers always reminded me of bees and pollination, hence the name” says Stephanie. The couple considered merging the two ideas, but decided to focus on oils while retaining the name.

Quality is number one to the Harmons. Utilizing the correct technique of ‘crushing’, Bumble promotes the various health benefits that are often extracted by commercial in their chemical treatment of olives.

“Commercial brands add heat to drain the remaining juice from the pressed olive, which eliminates many of the healthy nutrients and antioxidants that are maintained in our oil.”

Stephanie says. “Our olives are cold pressed once at their peak and stored at temperatures no higher than 67 degrees. A really good olive oil should have a crisp, peppery and mild to robust taste because it’s full of those nutrients.”

Bumble stresses its olives be pressed at their peak while fresh.

It’s emphasized so much they even included a requirement in their contracts with their international growers (from Tunisia, Australia and Italy amongst others) that the fruit be shipped no more than four hours after picking — commercial producers often leave the fruit in carts overnight — guaranteeing a ripe harvest for rich oils.

Importing the goods

Bumble’s balsamic vinegars are imported from Modena, Italy and shipments come in from Veronica Foods, “people who are freakishly passionate about oils and vinegars,” Stephanie says. Veronica was the first

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Taste-testing varieties of EVOO — extra virgin olive oil — is fun (see above for proof) at the new Bumble Olive Oil Company in Westfield Franklin Park Mall stand-alone oil and vinegar store in the U.S., and its founder and owner Michael Bradley is considered an expert in the field, a “genius when it comes to oils” says Stephanie.

Whether you’re heating the pan for a three course meal, looking to dress a fruit salad or adding a light drizzle to bread, Bumble offers more than four dozen flavors of olive oil and balsamic vinegars to fill the need. Even further, they exhibit over 60 pairing options for sampling — from the fan favorite combination of blood orange olive oil and cranberry pear balsamic vinegar to the fulfilling, breakfast-themed, butter-flavored olive oil and maple syrup balsamic.

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The Harmons believe in giving the customers free range to sample everything appetizing. This, coupled with a hands-on staff, Stephanie hopes, will educate the customer for their next trip to the market.

“People should come away with an awareness of what to look for in a bottle, like its color or if preservatives are used. We stress looking for a harvesting date and to avoid olive oils with an expiration date. We even give instructions on how to store the oil once you take it home. We truly want our customers to be completely satisfied and as excited about these products as we are.”

Bumble’s oils and vinegars range from $9.95 for a 200 ml bottle to $29.95 for a 750 ml bottle. Bumble Olive Oil, Westfield Franklin Park Mall (across from Sunglass Hut), 5001 Monroe St. 419-517-5552. www.bumbleoliveoilcompany.com

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[wednesday, june 27]

Sauce-Making Class/ Degage Jazz Cafe

Learn the fine art of simmering and stirring sauces to perfection from French Culinary Institute grad and head chef Joseph Jacobsen. 7-9pm. $30.

Degage Jazz Cafe, 301 River Rd., Maumee.

419-794-8456. www.degagejazzcafe.com

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june 28]

Picnic Lunch Cruise/ The Sandpiper

Spend a cruise viewing stately homes, yacht clubs, wildlife, or the Veteran's Glass City Skyway Bridge, while enjoying a casual picnic lunch from Superior Catering.

9pm-11:30pm. $22 adults, $14 children under 12.

419-537-1212. www.sandpiperboat.com

Enjoy half-off appetizers while tasting beer from Left Hand Brewing Company.

7:30pm-9:30pn. 1515 S. Byrne Rd. 419-389-6003. www.docwatsonstoledo.com

[thursday, june 28]

Watermelon Wheat Beer Release/ Maumee Bay Brew Pub

Dine & Dance/The Hungry I [thursday,

Left Hand Brewing Co. Beer Tasting/ Doc Watson’s

In addition to great food and drinks, half the restaurant is transformed into a dance party with music by The Dance Clinic. 9pm-11:30pm.

6060 Renaissance Place. 419-475-3055. www.hungryitoledo.com

Come to this all-day event to sample the release of the refreshing new watermelon wheat beer.

Oliver House, 27 Broadway. 419-724-4477. www.theoliverhousetoledo.com

[monday, july 2]

[mondays, july 2, 9, 16, & 23]

Pottery & Cooking/577 Foundation

Make hand-built, kitchen-inspired pots in the first three classes, then enjoy a cooking class and put your new dishes to use. 5:30pm-7:30pm. 577 E. Front St., Perrysburg. 419-872-0305. www.577foundation.org

Wine Tasting: Bar-B-Q Wines/ Stella’s Restaurant & Bar

Enjoy a variety of bar-b-q wines complete with a BBQ buffet inside or out on the patio.

6pm. 104 Louisiana Blvd., Perrysburg.

419-873-8360. www.stellasrestaurantandbar.com

[wednesday, july 4] Uptown Vineyards Wine Tasting/Manhattan’s

Uptown Vineyard invites you to taste five restaurant-quality wines plus appetizers.

6:30pm. 1516 Adams St. 419-243-6675. www.manhattanstoledo.com

[wednesday, june 27 & thursday, june 28] Ciders and Wines/Beer and Wine Cave Try a selection of ciders and great patio wines.

[wednesday, july 11 & thursday, july 12]

New Arrival Beers and Wines/ Beer and Wine Cave

Come out and meet Oregon winemaker Elizabeth Clark of Airlie Winery on Wednesday and sample all the new arrivals. 6-8pm. $10-$15.

4400 Heatherdowns. 419-382-6221. www.toledomeatsandmore.com

Sweet calling card

You’ll want to start collecting business cards again when you discover Choconotes’ chocolate cards. Owner Tom Prescott got the idea after seeing the dimensions of the standard cards tucked into bouquets. “I thought [chocolate note cards] would be an easy way to incorporate the gift of flowers with the gift of chocolate.” The info is highlighted on the front — all the pertinent stuff about a wedding, business or other relevant words are printed and placed on top of the shiny foil covering — and the party’s inside; a delicious square of chocolate to go with that name and phone number. It’s enough to make networking fun again.

Choconotes, 5665 Main Street, Sylvania. 419-517-4455. www.thechocolatecard.com —AO

Good music accompanies good eats during afternoons at Dragonfly Artisan Tea Cottage

Appetite for acoustic

Find the perfect musical accompaniment for your lunch break at Dragonfly Artisan Tea Cottage’s Lunch-Time Music, weekly performances put on while you enjoy your afternoon eats. Mondays feature Celtic harpist Raven strumming from 12 to 2 pm, with featured vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free specials on the menu. Thursdays are Acoustock with Matt Meeker, who plays acoustic versions of Woodstock-era music from 12:30 to 3:33 pm. (And yes, he plays those extra three minutes. “That’s just what he wants,” sighs owner Jennifer Blakeman.) More guitar tunes are to be had on Fridays with Tim Ohlers’ Guitarisms, playing a routine schedule of 12 to 2 pm. Blakeman says these music-infused breaks are a crowd-pleasing addition to the “fresh, healthy, made-from-scratch, organic food choices” she offers. 5723 N. Main St., Sylvania. 419-824-2153. Facebook search: Dragonfly Artisan Tea Cottage. —AO

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This year’s All Good Festival lineup includes legendary acts such as the Allman Brothers Band, above, and former Grateful Dead member Bob Weir, below

It’s All Good

Legendary rockers, psychedelic troubadours and bluegrass mavens convene in Legend Valley, OH for weekend festival

by Saul T. J. Photo by Itamar Gat / Eyes of the World Photography

The All Good Music Festival and Campout is back for its 16th year July 19-22 and it’s closer to home than ever before. After years of good times and music on Marvin's Mountaintop in rural West Virginia the festival has been moved to Legend Valley, Ohio, near Columbus, which is also home to Hookahville and the Werk Out festival. A fitting venue as the lineup this year is filled with legendary acts that range from The Allman Brothers Band to The Flaming Lips. Staying true to West Virginian roots, there will be no shortage of bluegrass with performances by Yonder Mountain String Band, Railroad Earth, and Trampled by Turtles. The festival will continue with its philosophy of no overlapping sets, with two side by side stages that serve non stop music without the need to sacrifice seeing one show for another. Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, and Mickey Hart, former members of The Grateful Dead, will all be jamming with their respective side projects over the course of the weekend. Late night entertainment will be provided by electronic aficionados Lotus and Big Gigantic. To view the entire lineup or to purchase tickets visit the website.

July 19-22. $199. Legend Valley, Thornville, OH. www.allgoodfestival.com.

Be sure to keep an eye on the TCP Facebook page during the next two weeks, for a chance to win tickets to the All Good Music Festival and Campout!

film events [ Friday, June 29 ]

Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life

A series of satirical sketches that explore the different aspects of life and the contradictions, greed and shunned issues that come with them. $5. 7:30pm.

Valentine Theater, 410 Adams St. 419-242-2787. www.valentinetheatre.com

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The Iron Giant

Enjoy the great outdoors and a great movie during the Cherry St. Mission Ministries’ Family and Arts Festival. Games and giveaways start

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at 7:30pm, and family film The Iron Giant will be shown at dusk. Festival Park, Downtown Toledo.

[Thursday, July 12]

Taking It To The Streets

When an evil wizard chases a group of tiny blue people from their village, they end up in New York City and receive some help from a pop music princess. Free. 8:15pm.

Downtown Sylvania.

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concession stand BRIEF REVIEWS ON NEW FLICKS

Why so serious?

I love a good indie movie as much as the next film junkie; searching for an alternative to the Michael Bay-like blockbuster explosion fest. But, let’s be honest, on the small-guy end of the movie market spectrum, for every boundary-pushing film, there is another 90 minute waste of brain space. Some take themselves too seriously, others have no shame. The 2000 rockumentary The Independent — which screens at the Happy Badger on July 7 — makes fun of this, following an indie director (Jerry Stiller) who is said to have made 427 films, poking fun at the factory-like way movies come out; how some try too hard to be intellectually stimulating (“Corn: The Ear of Plenty”) and how others are just trying to grab quick cash by being vapid (“Nude Cop”). Free. 8:30pm. 311 N. Main St. 419-352-0706. www.happybadger.com —SR

Be seen at the Silver Screen

The Valentine Theatre will continue the beloved and popular Silver Screen Classics series into the 2012-2013 season and has just announced the cinematic goodies slated for the year to come. The films that were selected range from critically acclaimed gems like Citizen Kane and Gone With The Wind to fan favorite blockbusters like The Breakfast Club and Back To The Future. This season isn’t over and continues with Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life on June 29 at 7:30pm. For the entire Silver Screen Classics schedule visit the Valentine’s website. Fridays, 7:30pm. $5 box office/$7.50 online. The Valentine Theatre, 410 Adams St. 419-242-ARTS. www.valentinetheatre.com—JG

Safety Not Guaranteed ★★★ What It’s About: Maybe you saw that Internet meme a few years back where variations of the following classified ad were placed in newspapers around the country: ‘Wanted: Someone to go back in time with me. This is not a joke. You’ll get paid after we get back. Must bring your own weapons. I have only done this once before. Safety not guaranteed.’ This film tells the story about three Seattle magazine reporters who track down the ad to its source—and the nutty adventure that follows.

What We Like: For a self-consciously hipster comedy, this movie is pretty cute and surprisingly smart. Sure, the actors are playing total stock characters—the Brooding Writer, the Nerd, the Manic Pixie Dream Girl – but there are some great scenes containing moments of brilliance and truth and a hilarious subplot involving Men In Black-type government agents.

Opens on Friday, June 29 at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor

To Rome With Love ★★

theater events [June 27 - September 15]

On Golden Pond

The Ernest Thompson classic is a heartwarming adaptation exploring reconciliation and rekindled love. When Ethel and Norman Thayer return to their summer home, they are greeted with the unexpected visit of their estranged daughter, her fiancé and her fiancé’s son. $25-$40. Show times vary. Purple Rose Theatre,137 Park Street, Chelsea, MI. June 21-September 1. 2pm, 3pm and 8pm showings.

John Peakes and Jan Racliff are 734-433-7673. www.purplerosetheatre.org. playing Norman and Ethel Thayer

What It’s About: Woody Allen continues his cinematic European travelogue series of films, this time focusing his cameras and comic misadventures on Rome. Plotwise it’s a fairly convoluted story about opera, wrong turns, and the joys of singing in the shower.

What We Like: Woody does this all the time. He makes a great film that ranks among his classics, but follows it up with a yawner. Consider: “Stardust Memories” followed “Manhattan” and “Scoop” followed “Match Point.” And “To Rome With Love” is certainly a drop from last year’s Oscar-winning “Midnight In Paris.” But you know what? That’s OK. Even a bad Woody Allen movie is still better than just about anything else playing at the multiplex. Plus, he always assembles a great cast and when you have Roberto Benigni, Alec Baldwin, Judy Davis and Jesse Eisenberg in a film, what’s not to like?

Opens Friday, July 6 at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor —JW

Kick off your Sunday shoes

Sara Speelman directs the Young Rep Production of the musical version of the 1980’s Kevin Bacon film classic Footloose. The story follows Ren as he and his mother move from the big city to a small rural town.

Ren is having trouble adjusting to the new environment especially when he finds out that the local conservative preacher has outlawed dancing. Well, he can’t help but attract the preacher’s daughter and inspire the whole town to cut loose! Thursday-Saturday, 7pm;Sunday, 2:30pm. $ children/$10 adult. The Toledo Repertoire Theatre, 16 10th St., 419-243-9277. www.toledorep.org —JG

Shelving a naughty hit

Literature has always had a tendency to run afoul of moral guardians — the folks who, whether in governments, schools or themselves, want to protect “society” from dangerous words.

British author E. L. James’ steamy bondage-themed romance 50 Shades of Grey is no exception. Breverd County, Florida’s library won national attention for “banning” the bestseller, before caving in to the demands of its patrons, and other libraries in Georgia and North Carolina have turned up their noses as well. Around here, though? No one seems scared of a little kinkiness on the public shelves. The Monroe County Library has declined to purchase it, but Toledo-Lucas County Public Library has over 120 copies, which is still not enough to meet the demand. “We won’t take the position of ‘banning’ a book,” says TLCPL’s Rhonda Sewell. —MD

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SYLVANIA STAR SPANGLED CELEBRATION

Celebrate this 4th of July at the Centennial Terrace. This fireworks display will be accompanied by live music, food, drinks and activities for the kids. 7pm-midnight. $5. Parking $5 per car.

Centennial Terrace, 5773 Centennial Rd., Sylvania.

419-882-1500. www.centennialterrace.com

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Music Under the Stars, the beloved summer tradition, returns to the Toledo Zoo Amphitheater every Sunday until August 12.

The reinvented series will run for six consecutive Sundays, starting July 8, and will offer a fun, free, family-friendly take on the tradition. Concert starts at 7:30pm. Admission is free. $6 zoo parking. TARTA busses will provide shuttle to the event from several regional locations. Cost to the shuttle is $1 per person each way. The Toledo Zoo, 2700 Broadway. 419-385-5721. www.toledozoo.org

Bring the family and some lawn chairs or a blanket down to Commodore Park for a free concert. The event runs every Thursday from June until August. 7-9pm. Commodore Park, 140 E. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg. 419-873-2787. www.perrysburgarts.org

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OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHT

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What better way to celebrate our country's independence than at Ohio’s largest living-history village? Activities include enjoying hand-cranked ice cream, old-fashioned games, patriotic songs, and a reading of the Gettysburg address. 10am-5pm. Sauder Village, 22611 St. Rt. 2, Archbold.

1-800-590-9755. www.saudervillage.com

Celebrate the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act at the zoo! The Ability Center of Greater Toledo will be at the Zoo with information about services available for people with disabilities. The Toledo Zoo, 2 Hippo Way (off the Anthony Wayne Trail), Toledo. 419-385-5721. www.toledozoo.org

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Enjoy food, beer, and wine at this downtown Sylvania event. Listen to live music from The Travelers, or test your karaoke skills and compete in Sylvania Idol.

Registration required for Sylvania Idol by July 4th.

Contestants must audition prior to performance.

4-11pm. Admission $5. Haymarket Square, 5758 Main St., Sylvania. www.cityofsylvania.com

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ANNUAL RIVER BALL RACE

Join the fun with friends and family at Sylvania's Annual River Ball Race. The event is sponsored by the City of Sylvania and the Sylvania Youth Conservation Corps Commision and over 80 prizes will be given out throughout the day. 1:30pm. $2.50 tickets.

Harroun Community Park, 5500 Main St., Sylvania.

419-885-8992. www.cityofsylvania.com

Rock out all night in the Uptown district to the best bands the Glass City has to offer. Don’t forget to stop by the TCP office parking lot for our stellar concert stage.

8:30pm-1am. 1120 Adams St. www.acgt.org

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METROPARKS BICYCLE TOUR

Spend the day cycling country roads and bikeways with the Metropark. Routes include 15, 31, 62, and 100 mile courses. During the ride, participants will visit up to four metroparks and enjoy the natural beauty of these local treasures. 7am. $25. Fallen Timbers Middle School.

419-407-9700. www.metroparkstoledo.com

27-28 PIZZA PALOOZA

Who has the best pizza in Northwest Ohio?

Come to the Centennial Terrace to find out! Local pizza vendors compete for the title, and event guests sample it all. Also enjoy food, music and children’s activities. 5pm-midnight on Friday, 4pm-midnight on Saturday. $5 for adults, $3 for children 5-12. Children under 5 free. Centennial Terrace, 5773 Centennial Road, Sylvania.

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The glass armonica, described as a combination of the cello and the flute, was the first American instrument. Invented by Benjamin Franklin, it was outlawed in Europe for some time due to its unusual sound. Enjoy a free concert of this unique instrument. 7:30-8:30pm. The Toledo Museum of Art. 419-255-8000. www.toledomuseum.org

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FREE GLASS ARMONICA CONCERT

Head out to Fifth Third Field to watch an exciting baseball game while getting your hair cut! Great Clips will be offering haircuts on the Main Concourse during the game, with proceeds going to charity. There will also be a post-game fireworks show and a special appearance by Scooby Doo. Game against the Louisville Bats. 6pm. Tickets start at $9. Fifth Third Field, 406 Washington St. 419-725-4367. www.milb.com

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The Toledo Young Repertoire Production brings the 1980s classic, Footloose, to the stage.

Follow as Ren tries to break free of conservative rules and bring dancing back to a small town. Thur.-Sat., 7pm; Sun., 2:30pm. $10 for adults, $5 for kids. The Toledo Repertoire Theater, 16 10th St., Toledo. 419-243-9277. www.toledorep.org

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Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Dr. 419-536-5566. www.toledogarden.org

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festivals

Lucas County Fair: July 8-15 This fair is packed with musical performances by the Danger Brothers, Ragtime Rick and the Chefs of Dixieland, The Menus, and Kerry Patrick Clark.

July 10-12: Free gate admission 11am-3pm General admission tickets: $6 5 and under free www.lucascountyfair.com

Lenawee County Fair:

Lagrange Street Polish Festival:

July 13-15 Compete in a pierogi eating contest, or enjoy some traditional polka dancing, all while celebrating Toledo's Polish heritage.

General admission tickets: $4 Sunday admission: $2 Children 8 and under free www.polishfestival.org

July 22-28 Celebrate Michigan's oldest festival with outdoor and indoor vendors, motorsports, and musical performances by Toby Mac and Justin Moore with Josh Thompson.

General admission $5 Wood County Fair: 9 and under free July 30-August 6 www.lenfair.com This week-long tradition combines food, farming, and a little friendly competition. Musical performance by country star Gretchen Wilson.

General admission tickets: $6 Gretchen Wilson tickets: $20-$27.50 www.woodcounty-fair.com

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Photographer Dennis Sawan is trying to change Toledo’s image

Counterweight to apathy

Cityscape photographer captures Toledo’s identity in panorama

by Kevin Moore Dennis Sawan is an energetic law student and a clerk to a judge in Toledo Municipal Court, but Sawan spends his free time scouring satellite photos for the perfect vantage point. He is an experienced photographer able to artfully capture both people and nature, but his heart lies in panoramic architecture. “This is my way of taking a defined stand against the passage of time,” says Sawan, a life-long native of Northwest Ohio except for four years spent at Indiana University. “When I look at a city, I’m looking at topography for places the city’s residents may not even be cognizant of. I’m trying to find unobstructed views of the skyline.”

Sawan has been shooting photographs since his early youth, but never considered shooting on a professional level until his junior year of college. After a trip to New York City, a friend reviewed his work and told him he should pursue his hobby professionally. That year, Sawan set about photographing the IU campus and submitted his images for the university’s assignment book. Forty of his pictures were published in the following year’s book.

After learning how to string five or six pictures together in a long panorama through computer editing, Sawan began shooting cityscapes across the country like New York City, Chicago, Palm Beach, Venice Beach and of course Toledo.

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beauty. “The downtown city center is where you find the identity of a city. I have a passion for travel photography and finding that identity in each city,” he says. “I like shooting at sunset too. For me, it’s a contrast between nature and cold metal.”

As Sawan set up a website to sell his work, PressPrints.com, the project evolved to include the work of 23 other photographers from around the globe. “I found other photographers with similar interests and styles, and through the website we represent something from every continent. Toledo is represented beside world-class cities.” Press Prints offers affordable prints of Sawan’s cityscapes, as well as those from his international counterparts. The hot item ordered on the site are frameless woodprints made locally by Toledo-based SFC Graphics.

Having returned to Toledo after college, Sawan is doing his part to help the city see itself in a more positive light. “People have taken an apathetic approach to Toledo. Lately, we’ve had an exodus of businesses out of downtown,” says Sawan, himself a downtown resident. “People identify with their skyline, and Toledo is not devoid of a skyline. We actually have a pretty interesting one. If people see the city portrayed positively in my work, they may see themselves and the community more positively. If I can get one person to change their mind, I’ve done my job.”

For more information, visit www.pressprints.com or call 419-215-6267.

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Photographer Dennis Sawan is trying to change Toledo’s image

Counterweight to apathy

Cityscape photographer captures Toledo’s identity in panorama

by Kevin Moore Dennis Sawan is an energetic law student and a clerk to a judge in Toledo Municipal Court, but Sawan spends his free time scouring satellite photos for the perfect vantage point. He is an experienced photographer able to artfully capture both people and nature, but his heart lies in panoramic architecture. “This is my way of taking a defined stand against the passage of time,” says Sawan, a life-long native of Northwest Ohio except for four years spent at Indiana University. “When I look at a city, I’m looking at topography for places the city’s residents may not even be cognizant of. I’m trying to find unobstructed views of the skyline.”

Sawan has been shooting photographs since his early youth, but never considered shooting on a professional level until his junior year of college. After a trip to New York City, a friend reviewed his work and told him he should pursue his hobby professionally. That year, Sawan set about photographing the IU campus and submitted his images for the university’s assignment book. Forty of his pictures were published in the following year’s book.

After learning how to string five or six pictures together in a long panorama through computer editing, Sawan began shooting cityscapes across the country like New York City, Chicago, Palm Beach, Venice Beach and of course Toledo.

Readers may have even seen his work on billboards around town in recent months as part of a city-sponsored promotional effort to advertise Toledo’s downtown beauty. “The downtown city center is where you find the identity of a city. I

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have a passion for travel photography and finding that identity in each city,” he says. “I like shooting at sunset too. For me, it’s a contrast between nature and cold metal.”

As Sawan set up a website to sell his work, PressPrints.com, the project evolved to include the work of 23 other photographers from around the globe. “I found other photographers with similar interests and styles, and through the website we represent something from every continent. Toledo is represented beside world-class cities.” Press Prints offers affordable prints of Sawan’s cityscapes, as well as those from his international counterparts. The hot item ordered on the site are frameless woodprints made locally by Toledo-based SFC Graphics.

Having returned to Toledo after college, Sawan is doing his part to help the city see itself in a more positive light. “People have taken an apathetic approach to Toledo. Lately, we’ve had an exodus of businesses out of downtown,” says Sawan, himself a downtown resident. “People identify with their skyline, and Toledo is not devoid of a skyline. We actually have a pretty interesting one. If people see the city portrayed positively in my work, they may see themselves and the community more positively. If I can get one person to change their mind, I’ve done my job.”

For more information, visit www.pressprints.com or call 419-215-6267.

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Celebrate this 4th of July at the Centennial Terrace. This fireworks display will be accompanied by live music, food, drinks and activities for the kids. 7pm-midnight. $5. Parking $5 per car.

Centennial Terrace, 5773 Centennial Rd., Sylvania.

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The reinvented series will run for six consecutive Sundays, starting July 8, and will offer a fun, free, family-friendly take on the tradition. Concert starts at 7:30pm. Admission is free. $6 zoo parking. TARTA busses will provide shuttle to the event from several regional locations. Cost to the shuttle is $1 per person each way. The Toledo Zoo, 2700 Broadway. 419-385-5721. www.toledozoo.org

Bring the family and some lawn chairs or a blanket down to Commodore Park for a free concert. The event runs every Thursday from June until August. 7-9pm. Commodore Park, 140 E. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg. 419-873-2787. www.perrysburgarts.org

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What better way to celebrate our country's independence than at Ohio’s largest living-history village? Activities include enjoying hand-cranked ice cream, old-fashioned games, patriotic songs, and a reading of the Gettysburg address. 10am-5pm. Sauder Village, 22611 St. Rt. 2, Archbold.

1-800-590-9755. www.saudervillage.com

Celebrate the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act at the zoo! The Ability Center of Greater Toledo will be at the Zoo with information about services available for people with disabilities. The Toledo Zoo, 2 Hippo Way (off the Anthony Wayne Trail), Toledo. 419-385-5721. www.toledozoo.org

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Enjoy food, beer, and wine at this downtown Sylvania event. Listen to live music from The Travelers, or test your karaoke skills and compete in Sylvania Idol.

Registration required for Sylvania Idol by July 4th.

Contestants must audition prior to performance.

4-11pm. Admission $5. Haymarket Square, 5758 Main St., Sylvania. www.cityofsylvania.com

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ANNUAL RIVER BALL RACE

Join the fun with friends and family at Sylvania's Annual River Ball Race. The event is sponsored by the City of Sylvania and the Sylvania Youth Conservation Corps Commision and over 80 prizes will be given out throughout the day. 1:30pm. $2.50 tickets.

Harroun Community Park, 5500 Main St., Sylvania.

419-885-8992. www.cityofsylvania.com

Rock out all night in the Uptown district to the best bands the Glass City has to offer. Don’t forget to stop by the TCP office parking lot for our stellar concert stage.

8:30pm-1am. 1120 Adams St. www.acgt.org

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Spend the day cycling country roads and bikeways with the Metropark. Routes include 15, 31, 62, and 100 mile courses. During the ride, participants will visit up to four metroparks and enjoy the natural beauty of these local treasures. 7am. $25. Fallen Timbers Middle School.

419-407-9700. www.metroparkstoledo.com

27-28 PIZZA PALOOZA

Who has the best pizza in Northwest Ohio?

Come to the Centennial Terrace to find out! Local pizza vendors compete for the title, and event guests sample it all. Also enjoy food, music and children’s activities. 5pm-midnight on Friday, 4pm-midnight on Saturday. $5 for adults, $3 for children 5-12. Children under 5 free. Centennial Terrace, 5773 Centennial Road, Sylvania.

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The glass armonica, described as a combination of the cello and the flute, was the first American instrument. Invented by Benjamin Franklin, it was outlawed in Europe for some time due to its unusual sound. Enjoy a free concert of this unique instrument. 7:30-8:30pm. The Toledo Museum of Art. 419-255-8000. www.toledomuseum.org

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Head out to Fifth Third Field to watch an exciting baseball game while getting your hair cut! Great Clips will be offering haircuts on the Main Concourse during the game, with proceeds going to charity. There will also be a post-game fireworks show and a special appearance by Scooby Doo. Game against the Louisville Bats. 6pm. Tickets start at $9. Fifth Third Field, 406 Washington St. 419-725-4367. www.milb.com

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The Toledo Young Repertoire Production brings the 1980s classic, Footloose, to the stage.

Follow as Ren tries to break free of conservative rules and bring dancing back to a small town. Thur.-Sat., 7pm; Sun., 2:30pm. $10 for adults, $5 for kids. The Toledo Repertoire Theater, 16 10th St., Toledo. 419-243-9277. www.toledorep.org

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Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Dr. 419-536-5566. www.toledogarden.org

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Lucas County Fair: July 8-15 This fair is packed with musical performances by the Danger Brothers, Ragtime Rick and the Chefs of Dixieland, The Menus, and Kerry Patrick Clark.

July 10-12: Free gate admission 11am-3pm General admission tickets: $6 5 and under free www.lucascountyfair.com

Lenawee County Fair:

Lagrange Street Polish Festival:

July 13-15 Compete in a pierogi eating contest, or enjoy some traditional polka dancing, all while celebrating Toledo's Polish heritage.

General admission tickets: $4 Sunday admission: $2 Children 8 and under free www.polishfestival.org

July 22-28 Celebrate Michigan's oldest festival with outdoor and indoor vendors, motorsports, and musical performances by Toby Mac and Justin Moore with Josh Thompson.

General admission $5 Wood County Fair: 9 and under free July 30-August 6 www.lenfair.com This week-long tradition combines food, farming, and a little friendly competition. Musical performance by country star Gretchen Wilson.

General admission tickets: $6 Gretchen Wilson tickets: $20-$27.50 www.woodcounty-fair.com

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Perrysburg's 577 Foundation is a welcome retreat from the world, with its graceful gardens and public art tucked away along the Maumee. Now they’re adding a bold new work from renowned Tulsa clay artist Laurie Spencer. Her unique clay domes have been installed across the US, and her new piece at 577, built over the month of June, is some 7 feet tall with welcoming door and window openings. But it's not finished yet — from July 1018, Spencer will be assembling a kiln around the structure and firing it for three days (all day and night!), to make it a permanent part of 577. Don't miss a chance to stop out and see a unique artist at work. 577 E. Front St., Perrysburg.

419-874-4174. www.577foundation.org —MD

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Laurie Spencer works on her clay dome at 577 Foundation in Toledo; she will be firing it for three days in July to make it permanent

A snake, a tree and a disco ball all were highlights of last year’s Art of Prevention, Planned Parenthood’s unique annual exhibition where the only rule is your piece has to be made out of condoms.

Currently Planned Parenthood is seeking artists for this year’s event, which is sponsored by the City Paper and takes place on Wednesday, September 19. Registration is required since space is limited. Once registered, you will be invited to a meeting in late July/early August at which time you'll receive 250-300 condoms, deadline details and specifics of the exhibition. To register, or for more info, call 419-255-1115. www.plannedparenthood.org —SR

thursday 28 Hot Glass 2012 - Gala Auction. The

evening will feature live and silent auctions, heavy hors d’oeuvres and desserts, and a cash bar. All remaining artwork will be auctioned, as well as several glass experience and tour packages. Information books will be onsite for self-guided tours.$45. 6:30-10 pm. Money raised will benefit The Arts Commission. Edison Building lobby, 300 Madison Ave. 419-2542787. www.acgt.org

saturday 7 Saturday Pottery: Animals. Class provides intermediate & advance students pottery skill instructions, individual attention & demonstrations. As well, students can work independently. Pre-requisite: taken the 6-week Adult Pottery class. Leader: Julie Beutler 577 Staff Limit: 15. $13. 1:30 - 4:30pm. 577 Foundation, 577 E. Front St., Perrysburg. 419-872-0305. www.577foundation.org Intro to Relief Printing. Get familiar with the

tools traditionally used for block printing and stamp making [brayers, linoleum cutters, printing papers, and block inks] to create your own unique design. $40 / materials fee $32 / total $72. Noon – 2:00pm. Second session on July 14. Art Supply Depo, 29 S. St. Clair St. 419-720-6462. www.artsupplydepo.com

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Significantia. Nathan Masternak displays his vibrant, layered paintings that hold a culturally significant undertone. 5-8pm. Maumee Public Library, 501 River Rd., Maumee.

Casual masterpieces

Sure, you've doodled on your share of napkins — but those doodles weren’t deemed worthy of hanging on the wall of a museum - until now. The Toledo Museum of Art presents Doodle! A Community Drawing Exhibition, featuring original artwork created by Museum patrons on linen-like napkins.

Pick up yours during your next visit and turn it in at a Doodle Dropbox, found at the Museum. Selected drawings will be displayed at a Community Gallery exhibition opening July 27! —MD

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Mr. Atomic. Mark and Michael Kersey display a new batch of their vibrant paintings. Hylant Group, 811 Madison Ave. 419-283-7804. www.mratomicart.com. Through June.

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2445 Monroe St. 419.255.8000 www.toledomuseum.org

Cool down this summer with a hot collection of regional art at the wonderful display space at the Fine Arts Center on the campus of Bowling Green State University. The Northwest Ohio Community Art Exhibition is a non-juried art show which gives regional artists an opportunity to display their work in a professional gallery. There will be a chance to meet some of the artists featured at the Opening Reception on Friday, June 29 from 7-9pm. The Exhibition runs from June 30 until July 22. Dorothy Uber Bryan and Williard Wankelman Galleries, BGSU Fine Arts Center, Bowling Green.

Last year’s NOWOH Exhibition hosted over 200 419-372-8525. www.nowohartshow.org—JG pieces from more than 80 area artists. This year promises to be bigger and better!

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june29 Create a paperweight in the Hot Shop at 6, 7 or 8pm. Take a patriotism-themed public tour, “Stars and Stripes,” at 7 or 8. Free glassblowing demonstrations all night long, starting at 7pm.

Mr. Atomic’s pop surrealistic interpretation of Dylan at Hylant Group on Madison Ave. A Visual Conversation. The show features works by John Brekke, Sydney Cash, Irene Frolic, Natali Rodrigues, Michael Rogers, and Judith Schaechter. River House Arts Gallery, 115 W. Front St., Perrysburg. 419-874-8900. www.river-house-arts.com. Through July 19.

Watercolor Batik Exhibition. Combining the

styles of watercolor and batik, this exhibition provides a unique, vibrant mixture of work.

Georgette’s, 311 Conant St., Maumee.

419-891-8888. www.georgette’s.org. Through June.

Launch Pad Cooperative Inaugural Exhibition “Prologue”. This first event will

feature the best works of the cooperative’s five founding, core member artists — Timothy Gaewsky, Crystal Gale Phelps, Kimberly Adams, Ian Welch and Allison Parsons. 911 Jefferson Ave. www.launchpadcooperative.com

Animalia Fantástica. Husband and wife, Julia

and Robin Rogers, show a new series of sculpted glass using anthropomorphic forms as metaphors for human conditions. Hudson Gallery, 5645 N. Main St. Sylvania. 419-885-8381. www.hudsongallery.net

ongoing exhibitions TMA is recognizing the 50th anniversary of Toledo Workshops with Color Ignited: Glass 19622012. This free exhibit features artwork from the past half-century, highlighting Toledo Workshop participants and focuses on the important role of color in all phases of glassmaking.

july6 Blind Bobby Smith and Princess Tiona play a Club Friday gig in the Peristyle, from 6:309:30pm. Create a glass strawberry in the Hot Shop at 6, 7 or 8pm. In a hands-on activity, dip glass marbles in paint from 7-9pm. Free public tours of the Jules Olitski Exhibition at 7 and 8pm, and free glassblowing demonstrations at 7, 8 & 9pm.

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Toledo native joins The Sights, opens for Tenacious D

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Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop Toledo Zoo Amphitheater: Sarah McLachlan w/ Toledo Symphony Orchestra Ye Olde Durty Bird: The Eight Fifteens Hollywood Casino: Dave Carpenter & the Jaeglers Toledo Main Library: The Wanna Bees (Lunch)

Dean Tartaglia wasn’t even in middle school when The Sights formed. But 14 years later, he’s earned a spot in the soulful Detroit power-pop veteran’s line-up. Tartaglia met singer Eddie Baranek, who started the band at 16, through mutual Midwestern rockers a few years back and, by the time you read this, he’ll probably be onstage with the Detroit band in NYC during their tour supporting Tenacious D. But we’ll let him explain all that. On a brief tour break, Tartaglia stopped into the TCP office to chat about the jump from playing bars to theaters of thousands, Jack Black helping him adjust to the road and how he went from selling merch to playing sax in The Sights.

You jumped on the road with The Sights right after you graduated. How did you connect with them?

It was probably a year and a half ago now. I had known about them for a couple of years; I would listen to them and go to their shows. They actually came to Athens with the Hard Lessons, who play in Toledo a lot.

I started going to their shows, working merch, and that kind of led to conversations with their singer, which led to ‘I play saxophone,’ which led to ‘maybe you should come play with us sometime.’ Then Mindfish and The Sights played January of 2011 in Athens and, without even hearing me play saxophone, just kind of from seeing me that night, he gave me a shot in the band.

Then you started playing with them more frequently?

Despite the fact that I had to drive five hours there and back, from Athens to Detroit, I just kind of did it because I grew up listening to The Sights and I always said I would kill to be in a band like that. So, I tried to stick to my word. I don’t know, it just all kind of happened — right when we thought things were settling down a little bit. I was at work one day waiting tables, and then I got a text from Eddy, the singer, and it said ‘Tour this summer, Tenacious D. It’s for real. You in?’

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Toledo native Dean Tartaglia playing saxophone in the soulful power-pop band The Sights on a recent tour stop in Detroit.

Is Jack Black’s personality as big in person as it is on camera?

It’s what you see in the movies, but it’s not nearly as amplified. He’s indoors; he uses his indoor voice. But, he’s super nice; he’s watched every one of our sets.

When we played Sasquatch Fest, we were on right at noon. When we walked on stage there were two people waiting there, by the time we played a few more, we drew a couple dozen more. But, he was front and center during our whole set. He’s been treating us well and I think he knows how weird of a position we’re in sometimes because, as awesome as it is, sometimes we just feel like five guys from the Midwest.

Sometimes we feel like we don’t deserve to be there — he has made us not feel that way.

This is your first tour playing bigger venues. What was the transition like from gigs at smaller bars to larger, all-eyes-on-you theaters?

I always try to make eye contact with people while I’m performing; it can change the flow of things. I guess there’s not that much of a difference. I was kind of surprised about it. I just have to look out and make eye contact with more people.

I think there have been moments when I get a little too into my own head, because there are thousands of people and I’ve never done that before. It’s really not that different. If anything, they respond better to what you do.

The Sights will open for Tenacious D at the Fillmore on Friday, July 6. Tickets are $25 to $49. For more info, visit www.thefillmoredetroit.com.

Potbelly: Don Coats Village Idiot: Old West End Productions Fusion: Open Mic w/ Todd Anthony Pizza Papalis: The Wanna Bees Tres Belle Lounge: Ryan Dunlap Basin St. Grille: Jeff Stewart Manhattans: Andrew & Mark South End Grill: Bobby May & Jon Barile The Distillery: Chris Knopp Rocky’s: Kyle White

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Ann Arbor Summer Festival Downtown Ann Arbor / Wednesday, June 27 Sunday, July 8

If you missed the first couple weeks of the Ann Arbor Summer Festival, don’t sweat — there’s still plenty of world-class music and entertainment left, so hop in the car and make the short trip up to A2. Top of the Park, which is free, presents some of the region’s best music in a wonderful outdoor setting every day, with the exception of Monday. Highlights include the progressive bluegrass band, The Infamous Stringdusters (June 28), psychedelic funk favorites The Macpodz & Friends (June 29) and hometown electro-pop hero Charlie Slick (July 5). If you’re willing to fork out some cash ($30-$50), cabaret folk-pop musician Rufus Wainwright is playing the Power Center on June 30. The Capital Steps will ring in Independence Day with a little satire at the Power Center and Cinematic Titanic featuring the original cast of Mystery Science Theater 3000 will take over the Michigan Theater on July 5. For a full schedule of event visit the website. Tuesday-Thursday, 6:30pm; Friday-Sunday, 5pm.

Top of the Park: Ingalls Mall, Washington St. between Fletcher and Thayer St. Main Stage: Power Center, 21 Fletcher St. Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St. www.annarborsummerfestival.org—JG

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Continued from pg. 25 Ye Olde Durty Bird: Jeff Stewart Tres Belle Lounge: Jason Hudson Duo Swig: Abby Ray, Jason Laporte The Blarney: Chris Knopp Bar 145: Dave Carpenter

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Southbriar Restaurant: Jeff McDonald’s Big Band Revival Party Dégagé Jazz Café: Leo Darrington Walbridge Park: Glass City Steel Peacock Cafe: Soul People

Dance & Techno

The Distillery: DJ Mark EP

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Wesley’s: Old School Fridays Ye Olde Durty Bird: The Bridges Duncan’s: Booyah Headliners: Bobaflex, Fail and Deliver Cheers Sports Eatery: Mark Mikel Band with Chris Shutters Table Forty 4: Captain Sweet Shoes Bar 145: The Junk Frankie’s Inner City: Watershed The Distillery: Arctic Clam The Bronze Boar: Beg To Differ The Blarney: Eightfifteens Ottawa Tavern: The Fucking Hotlights, Bikini Babes, Chit Chat Holiday Inn French Quarter: Noisy Neighbors Rocky’s: The Smugglers

Bitter End Restaurant and Bar: Moving to Boise Hollywood Casino: Jedi Mind Trip The Village Idiot: TCP The ‘Leles, Phantom Limb Syndrome Woodchuck’s: My Special Agent, The Strong Talk

Jazz, Blues & R&B Dégagé Jazz Café: Skip Turner One2 Lounge @ Treo: MightHaveBen The Blarney: Stephen Woolley & Suburban Soul Manhattan’s: Frostbite

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Table Forty 4: Acoustic Magic Swig: Kyle White Stella’s: Eddie Molina Doc Watson’s: Rick Caswell

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

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Ottawa Tavern: The Lighthouse and the Whaler, JWC

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Ye Olde Durty Bird: Michael Whitty & Clifford Murphy Hollywood Casino: Jedi Mind Trip

Bad Veins

Mickey Finns / Friday, July 6 Bad Veins can make some noise for two people. Not like the straight-ahead power that comes from a duo like The Black Keys, but more of a mellow, scattered sound that relies equally on traditional rock instruments as well as sampling and playbacks from a reel-toreel player. The indie duo out of Cincinnati — made up of Benjamin Davis (guitarist/singer/keyboardist) and Sebastien Schultz (drums) — may use studio magic tricks in their live performances, but they’re not trying to hide anything, they’re just adding layers without adding members. $5. 9pm.

Mickey Finn’s, 602 Lagrange St. 419-246-3466. www.mickeyfinnspub.com —SR

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Village Idiot: Afternoon Jazz With Bob Rex /The Eight Fifteens

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Oarhouse: Bobby May & Jon Barile

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Hollywood Casino: Josh Whitney Duo

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Frankie’s Inner City: Sparks the Rescue, Rocky Loves Emily, Aristo, Singularity

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Village Idiot: Frankie May and Friends

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Manhattans’s: Open Mic The Bronze Boar: Open Mic w/ Chris Knopp

TUE, JUly 3 Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic

Sundown Cantina: Jaime Mills Hollywood Casino: Chris Shutters Potbelly: Tom Drummonds

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Jazz, Blues & R&B

Dégagé Jazz Café: Skip Turner One2 Lounge @ Treo: Scott Potter Trio Fat Fish Blue: Tom Turner with Slow Burn Manhattan’s: Post Modern Blues Band Hollywood Casino: MoonDogs

ACOUSTIC, FOLK & ETHNIC

Rosie’s Italian Grille: Mitch Kahl Pizza Papalis: Chris Knopp Potbelly: Alex Kenzie Tres Belle Lounge: The Berlin Brothers Swig: Evan & Nate ICE Restaurant and Bar: Mike Fisher Stella’s: Eddie Molina Bar 145: Jeff Stewart, The Junk

Country & Bluegrass

Centennial Terrace: Josh Turner The Village Idiot: TCP Kentucky Chrome

SAT, JUNE 30 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

Ye Olde Durty Bird: The Bridges Duncan’s: Caught in the Boogiey ICE Restaurant and Bar: Dan and Don The Distillery: Hangovers The Bronze Boar: Dave Carpenter & The Jaeglers Ottawa Tavern: Makin’ with the Freak Freak Holiday Inn French Quarters: Noisy Neighbors

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Changing the game

Little Elephant celebrates one year with a party, new release by Scott Recker When Rob Courtney was studying audio engineering at Butler University, he didn’t have a starry-eyed gaze fixed on the massive coastal studios. Instead he saw an emerging scene, one that needed a catalyst and he seized the opportunity. After graduation he moved back to Toledo to start up Little Elephant Recording — in one year they have recorded and mastered more than 15 albums, including one of his own, the debut from The MIracle Vitamins, a folk duo consisting of Rob and his brother Russ.

Right: Rob Courtney (right ) and Brian Gross-Bias (left) operate Little Elephant Recording

“I saw that the music scene was growing in Toledo and I thought it would be a good idea to start recording these bands at a reasonable price,” Courtney, who started the studio with fellow Butler grad Brian Gross-Bias, says.

And that’s exactly what happens at Little Elephant; instead of rushing bands on a hourly rate, they charge by song, allowing room for a quality finished product. After all, the musicians are as much of friends as clients in a tight-knit scene and Little Elephant is putting their stamp on each record. Recently, they put together their business model, and it says a lot about their lighthearted, yet simultaneously serious stance: “To have fun and make good recordings.”

The Little Elephant Family Bands recorded in their first year

The Strong Talk The Miracle Vitamins Timothy David Michael Corwin Black Market Children Steven Mullan A.M. Radio This Severe Lifestyle Jerome Ramsey Phantom Limb Syndrome

D.B. Cooper Duo Unsinkable Molly Brown Zenadare The Forrest Mike Merrit The 'Leles J.W. Carlson The Faux Paus Industrial Tech Mike Corwin (left) and Timothy David share album space

Michael Corwin and Timothy David - Double EP

For two singersongwriters who are relatively similar, yet are different enough to attract separate audiences, a split EP is a pretty damn good idea. Mike Corwin — an alt-country folkie with an evocative, gritty Americana touch — and Timothy David (Little Black Mess)— a dark folk-punk storyteller with straight-ahead raspy power — are dropping four songs each (neither play on each other’s tracks) onto a selftitled debut, double EP. The two met a few years ago helping a mutual friend move and started recording last fall. Both have made the most of their archives on the EP, carefully brushing through and punching up their core songs. Collectively, the most impressive element is what they’ve added

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and how they layered the songs they often play solo. Corwin’s “I’m the Problem Here” has fingerpicked guitar verses backed by rhythmic, driving drums, full chorus’ with subtle harmonies and organ as well as a banjo that sneaks into the second half of the track. Timothy Davis’ Believeland kicks out sporatic blasts from a dirty lead guitar — backing the heavy acoustic strumming — that brings raw hard-swinging force, without being overwhelming.

It’s a finely polished release.

Little Elephant will celebrate one year with Michael Corwin / Timothy David (Split EP release), J.W. Carlson and The Miracle Vitamins on Friday, July 6 at the Ottawa Tavern, 1817 Adams St. Free.

10pm.

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Jazz, Blues, & R&B

Trotter’s Tavern: Jeff McDonald’s Big Band All-Stars Manhattan’s: Open Blues Stage w/ Slowburn DÊgagÊ Jazz CafÊ: Gene Parker

Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

Frankie’s Inner City: Kingsfoil ft. Frankie Muniz, Ducky & The Vintage, I of Radio

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wed, JUly 4 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

The Blarney: Arctic Clam Ottawa Tavern: TCP Mira Loma & the Bad Vibes Hollywood Casino: Venyx

JAZZ,BLUES & R&B

Degage Jazz CafĂŠ: Gene Parker 151 on the Water: Open Mic

Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic Potbelly: Don Coats Village Idiot: Old West End Productions Fusion: Open Mic w/ Todd Anthony

THU, JUly 5 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

Centennial Terrace: Bret Michaels Bar 145: Longreef Ottawa Tavern: Fuck Knights, Muddy Udders, The Dead Sun The Roadhouse: Harley Packer Band

Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic

Rosie’s Italian Grille: Don and Rachel Coats Papa’s Tavern: Bobby May & Frankie May and Friends The Blarney: Rick Whited Bar 145: Dave Carpenter Swig: Jason Laporte, TCP Gregg Aranda

Jazz, Blues, & R&B

Southbriar Restaurant: Jeff McDonald’s Big Band Revival Party DÊgagÊ Jazz CafÊ: Leo Darrington

Dance & Techno

The Distillery: DJ Mark EP

Country & Bluegrass Hollywood Casino: Aaron Stark

FRI, JUly 6 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

Wesley’s: Old School Fridays A.J.’s Doolittles: Nine Lives Centennial Terrace: Get the Led OutThe American Led Zeppelin Duncan’s: Mas Fina Headliners: Pop Evil, Lifeline Revolution, Sinful Desire, Endless Envy

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Bar 145: Longreef The Bronze Boar: Stonehouse The Toledo Zoo: Barenaked Ladies, Blues Traveler, Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Cracker Ottawa Tavern: The Miracle Vitamins Holiday Inn French Quarter: Moores Law Hollywood Casino: The Homewreckers Mickey Finn’s: Bad Veins, GOLD, TCP Kansas Bible Company

The Roadhouse: Curtis Jr and The Midnight Rockers

Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic Oarhouse: Bobby May & Jon Barile

Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

Frankie’s Inner City: Evans Blue, 7th Cycle, State Your Cause, They Thought We Were Strangers, Edge Water Drive

Jazz, Blues & R&B

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DĂŠgagĂŠ Jazz CafĂŠ: Straight Up One2 Lounge @ Treo: Organized w/Tim Tiderman Doc Watsons: Andrew Ellis & Lucky Lemont

Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic

Village Idiot: Frankie May and Friends

Jazz, Blues & R&B

ACOUSTIC, FOLK & ETHNIC

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Rosie’s Italian Grille: Mitch Kahl Pizza Papalis: Chris Knopp Potbelly: Alex Kenzie Tres Belle Lounge: Acoustic Magic Ye Olde Durty Bird: Dave Carpenter Swig: Tom Turner, Evan & Nate

Country & Bluegrass

Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

Headliners: Spineshank, The Agonist, Mureau Bar 145: Pop Rocks The Bronze Boar: Beg To Differ Woodchucks: SuGarBoxX, Sweet Revenge, The Black Order Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull: Dave Carpenter and the Jaeglers Holiday Inn French Quarter: Moores Law

Toledo Zoo / July 11

It’s one of the most infamous stories in guitar god history: At Woodstock in 1969, Carlos Santana dropped mescaline early in the day, thinking he had some time to cool off, only to be called onstage right at the peak of a trip. Fortunately, the dude was zoned in — to say the least (check it out on YouTube). More than 40 years later, we might not have as wild of a Santanta, but we have a refined artist who has spent almost half a century pushing the old-school into a progressive, hip, multicultural style that’s rarely accomplished. $49.50 - $89.50. 7:30pm.

Toledo Zoo Amphitheatre, 2700 Broadway. 419-385-4040. www.toledozoo.org —SR

TUE, JUly 10 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

Mickey Finn’s: Foxy Shazam, Stars in Stereo, Cadaver Dogs, Romans Frankie’s Inner City: Blameshift

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SAT, JUly 7

Hollywood Casino: Tom Turner

Carlos Santana

Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic

Sundown Cantina: Jaime Mills Potbelly: Tom Drummonds Hollywood Casino: Dave Carpenter

Jazz, Blues, & R&B

Trotter’s Tavern: Jeff McDonald’s Big Band All-Stars Manhattan’s: Open Blues Stage w/ Slowburn DÊgagÊ Jazz CafÊ: Gene Parker

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Toledo Harbor Lighthouse Waterfront Festival Maumee Bay State Park / Saturday, July 7 & Sunday, July 8

The Toledo Lighthouse Society is proud to be hosting the 9th annual Toledo Lighthouse Waterfront Festival at Maumee Bay State Park the weekend of July 7-8. For the first time festival goers will have the wonderful opportunity to take a tour inside the lighthouse and the waters around it and Turtle Island. Other activities include nautical arts & crafts, silent auction, a sand castle contest and children activities. There will be plenty of chances to snap great photos and a lighthouse photo contest. Live entertainment will delight throughout the weekend with performances by the Eddie Boggs Band, American Legion and Polish bands, Randy and the Reef Sharks Beachboys Concert and more. Proceeds from the silent auction and Toledo Lighthouse merchandise will help the restoration effort on this historical lighthouse which includes new windows and green infrastructure to make the lighthouse solar powered! Also, plenty of great food vendors will be offering their fare. Saturday, 10am-8pm;Sunday, 10am5pm. Free. Maumee Bay State Park, Oregon. www. toledolighthouse.org—JG

thursday 28 [ education ] Lifetime Learning Program: Shipwrecks of Lake Erie - Lake Erie has perhaps the largest concentration of shipwrecks per square mile of any body of water in the world. From the 1700’s to the present a variety of military and commercial vessels have been lost on her waters. Instructors Mike & Georgann Wachter will explore wreck types with their stories in chronological order. 2pm. $10 members; $15 non-members. Lourdes University, Convent Blvd., Sylvania. 800-878-3210. www.lourdes.edu

friday 29 [ benefit ] Cherry Street Mission Ministries 65th Anniversary Celebration - Bring the family to downtown Toledo to enjoy fun games, food, and giveaways. The celebration includes a movie night on Friday, an arts festival on Saturday, and a church service on Sunday. Friday, 7:30pm-9:30pm at Festival Park, Downtown Toledo; Saturday, 11am4pm on 18th Street from Monroe to Jefferson; Sunday, 3pm at Fifth Third Field, 406 Washington St. 419-242-5141. www.cherrystreetmission.org

[ benefit ] Relay for Life of Southern Lucas County Come out and celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember lost loved ones, and fight back against the terrible disease. Throughout the event there will be activities and entertainment to enjoy, plus food, raffles, and other fundraisers.

6pm-12pm. Lucas County Fairgrounds, 1406 Key St., Maumee. 419-206-0738. www.relayforlife.org

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Perrysburg Heights Community Garage Sale One man’s trash in another man’s treasure! Perrysburg Heights Community Center is hosting a garage sale open to the public. Bring in your own items to sell or buy new ones. Proceeds go to Perrysburg Heights Community Association. Saturday & Sunday, 9am-4pm. $5 to rent a table. 12282 Jefferson St., Perrysburg. 419-874-4529. www.phcaohio.org cont. on pg 32

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FIREWORKS! Get out your lawn chairs, coolers and red white & blue regalia to celebrate Independence Day 2012 with a BANG! TCP gathered a list of area fireworks displays that’s sure to inspire your patriotic spirit.

Saturday, June 30 Oregon Boomfest: Dusk. Oak Shade Grove, 3624 Seaman Rd., Oregon Tuesday, July 3 Sylvania Star Spangled Celebration: Dusk. Centennial Terrace, 5773 Centennial Road, Sylvania Perrysburg Star Spangled Banner Fireworks: 10pm. Fort Meigs State Memorial, 29100 W. River Rd., Perrysburg Maumee Spectacular Fireworks: Dusk. 100 Block of East Wayne, Maumee Bowling Green Community Fireworks: Dusk. BGSU Intramural Fields Wednesday, July 4 Put in Bay: 10pm. Downtown Harbor Toledo Red White Kaboom!: Dusk. Promenade Park, Downtown Thursday, July 5 Whitehouse Founder’s Day Celebration: Dusk. Village Hall, 6925 Providence Rd.

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tuesday 3 [ festival ] Sylvania Star Spangled Celebration Celebrate this 4th of July at the Centennial Terrace.

This fireworks display will be accompanied by live music, food, drinks and activities for the kids. 7pmmidnight. $5 admission plus $5 per car parking.

Centennial Terrace, 5773 Centennial Rd., Sylvania.

419-882-1500. www.centennialterrace.com

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This year’s fiction contest has a twist. We want the best story you can fit on an ordinary dinner napkin (both sides, unopened). Send us your napkin by Monday, July 16 (1120 Adams St., 43604), and email a typed version to scott@ toledocitypaper.com.

It’s free to enter, and we’ll give a special prize to the most legible napkin! You could get your tiny tale published in the City Paper.

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[ festival ] July 4th Centennial: Party Like It’s 1876 Experience the nation’s anniversary like never before. Big wheels will be turning at the Isaac Ludwig Mill, so stop in to see water power grind the finest flour in the county. Mingle with historic craftsmen, make your own craft or search through a straw stack for pennies. Board the canal boat to float back to the 1870s, and experience life along the Miami and Erie Canal. The boat departs the dock every hour. 12pm-4pm. Providence Metropark, 13827 US 24 West, Grand Rapids. 419-407-9700. www.metroparkstoledo.com Old Fashioned 4th of July - Celebrate Independence Day at Ohio’s largest living-history village!

Enjoy hand-cranked ice cream and old fashioned games while patriotic songs play on the reed organ. Sauder Village will host a U.S. District Court Naturalization Ceremony and a reading of the Gettysburg Address. 10am-5pm. Sauder Village, 22611 Ohio 2, Archbold. 419-446-2541. www.saudervillage.org

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Independence Day 1813 - The 4th of July at Fort Meigs is celebrated with cannon firings, music and a day of leisure. War of 1812 soldiers and civilians recreate the day through demonstrations, and hands-on activities for the children. The highlight of the day is the eighteen-gun National Salute accompanied by fife & drum music starting at 2pm.

A War of 1812 historical encampment, weapons demonstrations, and more take place throughout the day. Fort Meigs, 29100 W. River Rd., Perrysburg, 419-874-4121. www.fortmeigs.org

thursday 5 [ miscellaneous ]

Catawba-Marblehead Parade of Homes Kickoff - Start off the 5th Annual Parade of Homes with a special wine and cheese party at the Crow’s Nest Restaurant. Proceeds benefit the local Salvation Army. Then be sure to attend the Parade of Homes July 7-8 and look through a variety of lakeside homes at different developments all conveniently located near Lake Erie.

5pm-7pm. $20. Crow’s Nest Restaurant, 2170 N. Buck Rd. Lakeside, Marblehead. www.greatparadeofhomes.com

friday 6 [ education ] Dynamic Earth - This program uses stunning visualizations based on satellite monitoring data and advanced supercomputer simulations to explore the interlocking systems that shape our climate: the atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere. The show features narration by Liam Neeson. Through August 31. 8:30pm. $7 adults; $5 children. Ritter Planetarium, 2801 Bancroft. 419-530-2650. www.utoledo.edu

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Lagrange St. Polish Festival Lagrange Street / Friday, July 13-Sunday, July 15

Toledo’s historic Polish Village presents the annual Lagrange Street Polish Festival. This three day event is Toledo’s largest street festival complete with live entertainment, arts and crafts, and plenty of fun contests to watch or enter. Enjoy Polish kielbasa, pierogies, sweet and sour cabbage, and wash it all down with a variety of Polish and American beer. Enter the pierogi eating contest on Saturday, or Dancing with the Stars: Polka Edition on Sunday. On Saturday, guests are invited to attend St. Hedwig Catholic Church’s annual Polish mass. Proceeds from the festival help renovate neighborhood homes, fund business district improvements and award scholarships to students. There’s no better way to celebrate Toledo’s Polish heritage! Friday, 5pm-11pm; Saturday, 12pm-11pm; Sunday, 12pm-7pm. $1 shuttle transportation from Çentral Catholic High School; free shuttle transportation for children. 3106 Lagrange St. www.polishfestival.org—TG

[ outdoors ] Ready Set Glow: Family Camp - The whole family will enjoy this overnight camp and hike in the twilight to search for deer, owls, raccoons and fireflies. After a night out in the park, return to the glow of a campfire for storytelling, songs and s’mores. Camp will be held rain or shine with plenty of rainy day options. Equipment, supplies and s’mores are provided. Participants must be 5 years to adult to attend the session. Registration required. 6pm. Oak Openings Preserve Metropark, 4139 Girdham Rd., Swanton. 419-407-9700. www.metroparkstoledo.com

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Summer on the Farm - Sauder Village invites guests to experience life on a farm more than 100 years ago. Participate in hand-cranking ice cream, rope making, and washing clothes on a scrub board. 10am-5pm. Sauder Village, 22611 Ohio 2, Archbold. 419-446-2541. www.saudervillage.org

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tuesday 10 [ spiritual wellness ] Dream Interpretation with Janet Amid Dreams can take you out of the box and provide creative solutions to difficult problems you would never have dreamed of while awake. Bring a dream you’d like to have interpreted. There will be time for some audience questions. Janet Amid is an astrological counselor, columnist and radio personality. Registration required. 7pm-8pm. West Toledo Branch Library, 1320 Sylvania Ave. 419-259-5390. www.toledolibrary.org

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Lucas County Fair - Celebrate the 154th Lucas County Fair by watching live pro wrestling, Figure 8 Dirt-Car Racing, or one of the many car or horse shows. Take your kids to the Rec Hall for activities or enter them in the Kids’ Pedal Tractor Pull. Come back

daily to see musical performances by the Danger Brothers, the Menus, Kerry Patrick Clark, and more.

Tuesday-Thursday, 11am-10pm;Friday-Saturday, 11am-11pm;Sunday, 11am-8pm. Free 11am-3pm July 10-12/$6/5 and under Free. Lucas County Fairgrounds, 1406 Key St., Maumee. 419-893-2127. www.lucascountyfair.com

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[ miscellaneous ] Chicks Mix ‘12 - Come to the Toledo Botanical Gardens for music and fun while raising money to provide academic, cultural, social and servicelearning activities for Toledo-area youth through IBC Beat the Streets. The event is sponsored by Chicks for Charity and open to the public. 5:30pm9pm. $37 tickets; $20 for Junior Chicks age 20 and under. Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Dr. 419-241-2221. www.chicksforcharity.net

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Healing journey

Scientific evidence suggests that when we have a problem or issue, it can get stuck in our cells and manifest as depression or physical ailments.

These are known as repressed cell memories and Karen Kiemnec, a Paths to Wellness practitioner, helps to relieve people from these problems by utilizing journey processes. (She has been accredited in this healing practice since 2009.) In plying her trade she has helped people work through and heal from negative memories that can trigger debilitating effects. Sessions last 90 minutes and cost $90. 419-345-3986. www. karenspathstowellness.com —DL

Shining a light on epilepsy

Learn strategies for dealing with this difficult, chronic condition, as the Epilepsy Center of Northwest Ohio presents a seminar, “Epilepsy and Women,” on Wednesday, July 11 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center. The seminar will be led by Dr. Imran Ali of the University of Toledo Medical College, and will explore issues unique to Dr. Imran Ali women and girls attempting to manage epilepsy. The lecture will be followed by a question and answer session. Register by Monday, July 9. 7-8:30pm.

Conference Room #2, 2213 Cherry St. 419-867-5950. www.epilepsycenter.org. —MD

health and wellness events sat30

Alternative Health & Wellness Fair - Come to the Happy Badger for informational talks and services giving health tips for you and the family.

Purchase Reiki, Tarot, Massage, and more. 11am.

Happy Badger, 331 N. Main St., Bowling Green.

419-352-0706. www.happybadger.com

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Turbo Kick - Bring your friends, family, and children in to the Healing Arts Institute for a free Turbo Kick class.

Kick off summer right and get bikini ready! 5:30pm-6:30pm.

Healing Arts Institute, 340 Three Meadows Dr., Perrysburg. 419-874-4496. www.haiohio.com

ongoing Mondays

Beginning and Gentle Yoga Classes cover releasing stress through deep breathing and body/mind awareness,

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gradually increasing strength and flexibility and proper body alignment. All levels of fitness welcome. 7:30pm. Six weeks for $75. It’s About Movement Yoga Studio, 26597 N. Dixie Hwy., The Shoppes at RiverPlace, Perrysburg. 419-8689199. www.itsaboutthemovement.net

Thursdays

Art of Healing Practices - The Therapeutic Action Plans (TAP) Center helps people access, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate their distinct health and wellness. During these sessions participants learn different cultural healing practices as well as techniques to restore mind, body and spirit.

Registration is required and space is limited. TAP Center 4334 W. Central Ave. Suite 219, Toledo.

419-382-9577.

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SINGLES

IN THE GLASS CITY

TAR BARET AT THE S ON MONROE STRE JULY 19 after 7pm

Lift a glass at the party to crown Toledo’s most eligible Bachelor/Bachelorette.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) Life is

really fabulous for you. On the 3rd Mars enters your seventh house so this livens up your relationships. The full moon gets you out and about on the 4th and your schedule is impossible to keep. Just sleep on the 7th and 8th.

LIBRA (September 23-October 22)

On the 27th Venus goes direct ending about six weeks when you worked twice as hard to do half as much. Your energy increases big-time on the 3rd so you celebrate on the 4th and 5th. A bit of work the 9th but you handle it.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) On the 27th Venus goes direct and all pressures ease up dramatically. On the 1st, 2nd and 3rd get your plans made and menu set for the 4th. Hard work shows up until late on the 5th. Put your feet up the 7th and 8th ... on a beach chair.

SCORPIO (October 23-November 21)

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) On the 27th you move ahead in relationships. The full moon on the 3rd lights the way for the holiday and you stay on the straight and narrow. You are front and center for the fireworks and continue celebrating through the 8th.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 20) Venus going direct on the

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Money

CAPRICORN (December 21-January 19) You are enjoying your new-found free-

looks better now so you get ready to celebrate the holiday by cooking and entertaining. You will march in (or watch) the parade and view the fireworks. You celebrate right through the 8th and then you can relax.

LEO (July 23-August 22) As July

begins Mercury is in your sign aligned with Uranus (the crazy one) until the 6th.

So….your 4th of July is one of the best ever. Be sure to keep your camera handy.

More parties the 7th and 8th keep you running on all 8 cylinders.

VIRGO (August 23-September 22)

You are off to a great start in July. You may have a few financial problems thanks to Mars but you can handle it. The 4th is hectic but so enjoyable. You are off to a new place (perhaps with a new person) on the 7th and 8th.

You can have everything your way on the 29th and 30th. Someone wants to be invited to the holiday festivities and you say “yes.” The party goes on and on until the 8th. Start vacation plans the week of the 9th.

27th is great for your love life. The moon shines on you the 1st and 2nd, making you the head of your kingdom. The full moon on the 3rd could be expensive, but you survive and enjoy the 4th.

dom. Life is a dream! From noon on the 2nd until late night the 4th you are busy, and a bit confused. Deal with it! Two days of festivals on the 7th and 8th are tiring.

AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18) Venus finally goes direct the 27th,so

put your plans into action. Uranus aligns with Venus from the 1st through the 6th, so life is good. You are hotter than a firecracker. Someone else entertains you on the 4th. Enjoy!

PISCES (February 19-March 20) On the 27th, thanks to Venus, you are able to make exciting plans for the holiday. The full moon on the 3rd shines on your social life. You help your favorite charity the 4th and 5th. Hit the beach on the 7th to rest.

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

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

CELEBRITY CANCERIANS Cancers are the

most patriotic sign of the zodiac. The United States is a Cancer country, born on the 4th of July. Cancers are usually conservative and family-oriented. Examples are Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and former president George W. Bush. Locally Judge Ronald Bowman and City Councilman Mike Collins are Cancers.

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Venus finally goes direct on the 27th so our love lives and relationships will straighten out. The full moon and fireworks light everything up on the 4th. How fun!

— BY SUE LOVETT

©2012 Ben Tausig

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Eh? Eh? Across 1. Home of the metal band Acrassicauda 5. Things on a cat’s penis 10. Tiara-wearing man who’s not entirely comfortable with homosexuality 14. Defender of NAMBLA 15. Mims’ “This is Why ___” 16. Sex column topic 17. Sites for flyfishing sausage parties?

19. Toledo Roadrunners race length 20. Messed up the math, say 21. CPR class student 22. Former Homeland Security honcho Tom 25. Stack of cash in a bondsman’s office?

30. MPEG alternative 31. Personals ad abbr.

33. In crystal form, it’s rock candy 34. Spanish phrasebook phrase 36. Soak, to a Brit 37. ___-bitty 38. With 49-Across, shout from a millennialist Benjamin Moore?

41. Without dilly-dallying 42. Fella 43. Skyrocketed 45. Camera or gun holder 47. BS 48. The ___ War (1932 Australian military/wildlife control effort) 49. See 38-Across 51. Like Elvis, later on 53. Bodily code 54. Throwdown 56. Castle protector 58. Lingerie shop motto?

63. “What ___ is new?”

64. Hip-hop producer Just ___ 65. Buxom Betty 66. Scheming giggle 67. Made fun of 68. Took a picture of Down 1. Final words of a Cartesian statement 2. Amp connector named for the company that invented it 3. Tennis score word 4. “The Caine Mutiny” captain 5. Ethiopian coin

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6. Blob on a slide 7. “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” spinoff 8. ___ choy (stir-fry veggie) 9. Cherry and Dorr, e.g.: Abbr.

10. He played Kesuke Miyagi 11. Words before a round of rock, paper, scissors 12. Important god in paganism 13. Big deer 18. Nate’s love interest on “Six Feet Under” 21. And what have you: Abbr.

22. ‘80s movie exclamation 23. Former Piston Allen now playing in Turkey 24. Small-time restaurant crime 26. “Time ___ the essence” 27. Noted portrayer of Dracula 28. Thinks highly of 29. Hans Augusto or Margret of “Curious George” fame 32. City for a great bowl of pho 35. Cabinet choice 36. Shithole 39. Like some yoga classes 40. What Kraftwerk appeared as, in concert 41. Letters on some churches 44. Owed 46. Anti-drug spot, perhaps: Abbr.

47. Stop altogether, as spending 50. Songwriters’ org.

52. Tells terrible jokes, perhaps 55. Strung together 56. “I could take it or leave it,” slangily 57. Brazil 2014 cry 58. “Great Society” prez 59. Mobile state: Abbr.

60. “Very cool!”

61. A.A. Milne marsupial 62. Post-tryst brand

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STYLE SENSE

photos by Christine Senack

Raising a glass

by Alia Orra

Jordan Killam, 29,

The Toledo Museum of Art celebrated the birth of studio glass (it’s reached the half-century mark) at the Color Ignited VIP Opening Reception June 13. Lots of hobnobbing around expensive, fragile art kicked off the new exhibit.

account development coordinator at Business Voice Jordan's super short hair and sky high heels appealed to us. The fact that she's able to rock all that whilst riding a bike — that'll earn any girl major TCP fashion kudos!

You've got a big-city look about you.

I was living in NYC for 10 years. I definitely learned a thing or two from the New York girls, but I really think the girls here can give them a run for their money. I'm really impressed by people's style when I go out in Toledo.

Gail Zimmerman, Marc Folk & Jennifer Jarrett

nnedy TMA Director Brian Ke cobs Ja n with Marilyn & Marvi

It was a gas

Local businesses and galleries played host to artists and art enthusiasts in town to celebrate at the GAS conference Gallery Hop on June 15.

How would you describe your look?

I'm more on the Miami Jewish grandma side of things, for sure.

I spy a pair of metallic Chuck Taylors in your bike basket.

Do you gravitate towards fashion or comfort?

I'm a little bit over the top. I am the girl who wears pumps everywhere; I'm a little ridiculous. So I'm trying to be more of the Chuck Taylors girl.

Do you get flack for the impractical shoes?

I don't care. I wear whatever I want to wear. I have been to Kroger in these shoes.

Eva Ball,Todd Koenig and Renee Stanko at the Embark Gallery in the Secor Building

Abbie Morhauser and Paula Brown at the Paula Brown Shop

Auto art

The Crosby Festival of the Arts Preview Gala was a chance to appreciate the fine arts (and fine Italian automobiles, too).

Toledoans took a peek at the FIAT 500 and the Abarth, and a chance to win some cool art.

Debbie Deigerxxx and Hope Finch

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just open your door and

go out!

the cacophony of obnoxiousness life drowns us in — traffic jams, horrible bosses, people who chew with their mouth open — is so overwhelming you have to let rip a rapid-fire diatribe from the confines of your car (or Twitter feed). Or you can do what the cranky Toledoans below did, and unload to TCP. Here, your fellow citizens let you know what (and who) is driving them crazy! —AO

There’s so m uch to do. This week we spent an even ing that was delightfu l and so interesting at the main library listening to people talk about their new proj ects.

We’ve been al Are Here Tole l over do project] do looking at the ts around tow tour; it was fa [You n, finding them bulous. Get ou . And we had tside and go.

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—Jon N onan, disgruntled former sales rep

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Facebook RANTS!

You inundated our Facebook page with your complaints, whines and gripes. And you probably irked everyone else by cluttering the news feed. #annoying

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Just the thou ght of adding more red lig Toledo mak ht cameras es my bloo in d boil, so it’ s no surpris e that

Michael Schiewer As a bicycle commuter, I and many others are getting fed up with how motorists treat us just because we obey laws by riding in the road with traffic. People yell, threaten, swerve at us, tailgate, buzz just inches from our handlebars — if people want to be angry, then so be it. But DON’T threaten our lives with your careless actions. Motorists need to learn the laws of bicycles. And no, riding road is not dangerous; reckless drivers are dangerous. I will be keeping a video camera on my bike as I commute to and from work and reporting on these life threatening acts to the police with plate numbers.

Marissa Stevenson One thing that’s really bothersome is that UT, which sits on the campus where the American studio glass movement was birthed, does not house a glass blowing program. It is kind of embarrassing. With the amazing collection next door and the great legacy in glass that Toledo holds, the art programs at the University of Toledo should be more developed and diverse.

City Council’s latest proposal has me breathing fire.

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Ben Allen I am fed up with the run-down, vacant apartment across the street from my house. The lawn never gets cut until the city puts a notice on the door.

Trees and shrubs have grown so much around the front of the place it’s become a great hiding place for [illegal activity] to go on. The city has been notified several times and nothing happens.

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You know the saying — if you haven’t got anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all? It’s bullshit. Sometimes

just open your door and

go out!

the cacophony of obnoxiousness life drowns us in — traffic jams, horrible bosses, people who chew with their mouth open — is so overwhelming you have to let rip a rapid-fire diatribe from the confines of your car (or Twitter feed). Or you can do what the cranky Toledoans below did, and unload to TCP. Here, your fellow citizens let you know what (and who) is driving them crazy! —AO

There’s so m uch to do. This week we spent an even ing that was delightfu l and so interesting at the main library listening to people talk about their new proj ects.

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I don’t get smokers — they think the world is their ashtray. How long does it take for a cigarette filter to decompose? Eight ye ars or something like that? I live across the street from Flower Hospital, which is all nonsmoking — the hospital is nonsmoking, the grounds are nonsmoking so everyone that drives by flips their butts out of their car window, and it all ends up in my driveway!

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Peopl my MPG. Please realize that while you are driving around town like a ferret on a double espresso (at 22 MPG) rocking out to your Justin Bieber, you are making things dangerous,

you’re p issing m e off an ing. Nin d e times out of te in the end it’s fo behind n I am g r nothyou at th oing to at racing to roll up wards w same stop ligh t that yo hen you least, I’ll uw pa o ing a fo nly be a minute ssed me. At th ere untain p e very o r tw o behin en ... d you, h

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Today I was let go from a position I held in high esteem — selling office supplies. (I hope the sarcasm I say that with is obvious.)

Sorry,

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I don’t like when I try to find something at a store in downtown Toledo and they’re all closed before six o’clock.

a If we’re going to have ’ve we , wn vibrant downto en. gotta have stores op

They need to be open until at least 9 or 10 o’clock. When I find these places closed, I’m stomping and having a tantrum. Just today, I wanted some bottled water, and I couldn’t find any in the downtown business district. I . almost died of thirst!

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But because I was a nice dude, and didn’t want the customer to get ripped off, I pulled out my discount card.

Lesson learned, retail management yuppies! Keep the discount card in the pants. Had I kept that stupid thing in my wallet, I would be a total jerk to the customer, but at least I’d still have my job! So I’m making a formal City Paper complaint about a business which shall remain unnamed.

You suck! What an invalid reason to fire someone.

Had I really wanted to rip off the company, it would’ve been for thousands of dollars, not five dollars and five cents!

—Jon Noonan, disgruntled former sales rep

—Nathaniel Livingston, civic worker and downtown resident

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Facebook RANTS!

You inundated our Facebook page with your complaints, whines and gripes. And you probably irked everyone else by cluttering the news feed. #annoying

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Just the thou ght of adding more red lig Toledo mak ht cameras es my bloo in d boil, so it’ s no surpris e that

Michael Schiewer As a bicycle commuter, I and many others are getting fed up with how motorists treat us just because we obey laws by riding in the road with traffic. People yell, threaten, swerve at us, tailgate, buzz just inches from our handlebars — if people want to be angry, then so be it. But DON’T threaten our lives with your careless actions. Motorists need to learn the laws of bicycles. And no, riding road is not dangerous; reckless drivers are dangerous. I will be keeping a video camera on my bike as I commute to and from work and reporting on these life threatening acts to the police with plate numbers.

Marissa Stevenson One thing that’s really bothersome is that UT, which sits on the campus where the American studio glass movement was birthed, does not house a glass blowing program. It is kind of embarrassing. With the amazing collection next door and the great legacy in glass that Toledo holds, the art programs at the University of Toledo should be more developed and diverse.

City Council’s latest proposal has me breathing fire.

Red light ca meras are a source of pa I find zero co ranoia, not mfort in thei safety. r presence. intersections When crossi , I’m looking ng for cameras attention to instead of pa traffic. Every ying tim e I come to yellow, I’m tempted to a light and slam on the see ended just breaks and to prove my get rearpoint. Politi out of conv cians make incing othe ca reers r pe op actually get le that they know best. paid to spen They d their time to siphon ta figuring out xpayers dry, new ways working ha these money rd to sell the ut -sucking ca ility of meras with the interest catchy slog of public sa ans like in fety.

Common se nse tells me that if safety we’d be forc were a conc ed to wear ern, helmets an bubbles. The d drive arou y want us ru nd in foam nning lights intersections and blowing . That’s how through they get pa id people!

It’s always It’s not about safety. about the m oney. So, w with sub-m It’s about the money. hat’s next yo achine guns u say? Red . Now that’s light camer deterrence!

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Anyone who drive s the US 23/I-475 split on a regular basis knows ther e is hellacious construction betw een Perrysburg and Maumee. So use the manners your first grader teacher ta ught you while m aking this commute.

WAIT your turn, DON’T cut in line, and be to others. For thos e of you who spee COURTEOUS d pa wa

st in the lane that y into the line ag ain, you are rude ’s about to close and force your and inconsiderat publication purp e jerks. That is pu oses. GROW UP !!!!! tting it mildly for

—Elizabeth Har

mon, division di

I can’t stand people driving and talking on the phone.

12

spot.com

Use your

Ben Allen I am fed up with the run-down, vacant apartment across the street from my house. The lawn never gets cut until the city puts a notice on the door.

Trees and shrubs have grown so much around the front of the place it’s become a great hiding place for [illegal activity] to go on. The city has been notified several times and nothing happens.

ologue.blog

June 27 • July 10

rector and well-m

annered driver

www.toledocitypaper.com