Toledo City Paper 3/12/14

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Mayor

Collins

Steers Toledo into a new age p.8

THE 2014 2014

Food Challenge p.12

Loving and Lying?

Oui! p.19 Village Players’ ‘The Liar’ delivers a classical farce

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The smiles, action, winners... in pictures!

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Marketplace changes

What are your plans for bulldozing the entire east side?

UPDATES IN LOCAL BUSINESS

Laffs Inc., a new Toledo comedy club at 3922 Secor Rd. (next to Rocky’s & behind Culture Clash) celebrates its opening Thursday, March 13. 419-214-0700. facebook. com/laffsinc

How do you plan on developing empty downtown skyscrapers (i.e. the corner of Huron and Madison)?

Michelle Lynn

Is there anything we can do (or in the works) to help revitalize the land where the old Jeep plant was?

Trisha Gary

When are you going to get serious about fixing the POTHOLES?!?!?

Now the city is saying they will not pay for damage to your car if it happens to fall into one?!

What is your 90-day plan to "make my life better?" That was your main concern in your town hall presentation during the election.

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ToledoCityPaper.com Horror show In the underground art scene lies Toledo’s un-churched filmmaker Chad Zuver, an indie filmmaker who believes in creating his art rather than deconstructing it. His main cinematic interests? Anything to do with horror films. He sat down with the City Paper to talk about his preferred slashers and current projects.

New display takes visitors back in time Imagination Station’s newest exhibit, “Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition,” provides an opportunity to go behind the scenes of the stories and legends of the last century, as well as special events to help make history come alive.

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In our 3/12 “Best of Toledo” issue, we incorrectly listed the employer of our Best Aesthetician. Angie Scott is with FACES Skin Health Experts.

We misspelled the names of C. Jeff Kesler, M.D., F.A.C.S. of Arrowhead Plastic Surgeons, our Best Plastic Surgeon Runner Up; Michael Kocinski, our Best Literary Artist Runner Up; and Javier Rios (a.k.a.

Dj-Javi) of Rico Sounds, our Best DJ Runner Up winner.

Our Best Fine Dining Restaurant is Mancy’s Steakhouse.

All Crumbs Artisan Bakery currently does not have a storefront; its sole venue is the Toledo Farmers’ Market Saturday mornings, from 9am-1pm in the winter.

We ran the incorrect meeting times for Glass City Dharma. The meditation group meets Sundays at 6pm at Blue Lotus Wellness (4260 Heatherdowns) and Wednesdays at 730pm at It’s Yoga (135 N. Michigan).

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I’ve spent many years reading your paper and have always loved its diversity and cultural info. But I must say something: When you single out a 90 percent cover band as the best band [The Eight Fifteens], it’s offensive to the bands who work their a**** off on original material. I know a band who has never been mentioned in your paper and they refuse to be a cover band because they don’t feel that’s being a real artist. I actually love the band that won best band, but let’s be real. Anyone can rock out covers!

Just sayin. Keep doin what ya do. Love the City Paper!!!

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Editorial

What are you doing about the unemployment situation?

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The owners of Westgate Village Shopping Center plan to expand to the north side of Central Avenue in space occupied by Arnie’s Again Bar & Grill and El Nuevo Vallarta. According to the plan, construction will begin in the summer and the new businesses will be open

by Thanksgiving. Learn more about the plans Wednesday, March 12, at 7pm at Covenant Presbyterian Church (3225 Markway Rd.).

Attention fans of healthy, ready-todrink smoothies: Jamba Juice, the California-based smoothie restaurant, is coming to Westgate Village Shopping Center in early April. The restaurant offers a variety of smoothies, including Whole Food Nutrition and Fit ’n Fruitful. Check twitter.com/JambaToledo for updates. 419-725-2750. jambajuice.com

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Pita Pit, the fast-food franchise that offers customizable sandwiches wrapped in pitas, is coming to downtown Toledo. The new store, at 30 S. St. Clair St., is scheduled to open in early April. The first Toledo Pita Pit opened at 2903 Dorr St. 419-725-2748. facebook.com/pitapittoledodowntow

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Seasonal delights

Let’s roll, dude

Spring ushers in nest-building, zen garden and a crow moon

By Alison Wood-Osmun

House-hunting season

Most birds in our area begin their annual nest building and house hunting in late March-early April. So if you’d like to offer a place in your yard to a romantic couple looking to start a family, check out wildohio.com for nest box/bird house plans you (or the handy person in your life) can build to attract birds. Once on the site, click on “Wildlife Watching” and then “Attracting Wildlife.” Or stop by Titgemeier’s Feed & Garden Store, established in 1888. It is my favorite Toledo place for bird houses, the best specialty blended bird seed mixes and feeders.

701 Western Ave. Mon-Fri 9am-6pm; Sat 8am-5pm. 419.243.3731 or titgemeiers.com

What could be more fun than bowling for a good cause? The 2014 Bowl for Kids’ Sake, sponsored by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Ohio, is Saturday, March 22, at New Glass Bowl Lanes in Toledo, and Friday, March 28, at Interstate Lanes in Rossford. Teams of four to five players (pledge minimum $250) will provide local children with mentors through Big Brothers Big Sisters. Showing team spirit is part of the fun; teams are encouraged to wear their favorite sports team’s jersey.

Saturday, March 22, at 11am and 2:30pm, New Glass Bowl Lanes, 5133 Telegraph Rd. 419-476-7775. Friday, March 28, at 6pm, Interstate Lanes, 817 Lime City Rd. 419-666-2695.

Pre-registration required; visit bbbsnwo.org or call 419-243-4600 ext. 14 to sign up

Bring back the CAC

It’s always take-a-bird-to-lunch day at Titgemeier’s. Above, Tom Strohbeck, fourth-generation owner.

The Collingwood Arts Center ended its residency program in February after this winter’s harsh conditions caused damage that rendered the old building uninhabitable. The Center wants to eventually bring the residency program back, but it is looking for help from the community through the “Save Our CAC” campaign. The campaign is a request for help in the form of donations (the goal is $15,000), volunteering and a series of sponsored events. Anyone interested in cleaning, painting and repairing the CAC should attend volunteer work days from 9am-2pm on two upcoming Saturdays: March 15 and April 5. The Center also is looking for basic cleaning and painting supplies.

Visit collingwoodartscenter.org/save-our-cac to see the full list.

To make a monetary donation, visit gofundme.com/6rb7z4.—GMK

Backyard offers pathways to personal transformations

Celebrate spring by taking an amazing meditative walk to awaken your creativity, re-energize yourself or find some peace at the Norma Stark Memory Garden and Labyrinth. Conceived by Norma Stark to honor the memory of her parents and, true to her generous nature, the pathway is open to anyone interested in a transformative experience. Surrounded by a lovely Zen-like garden, the beautiful hand-crafted labyrinth is an absolute marvel of workmanship and an adaptation of a 9 circuit Chartres Labyrinth in France. This path of discovery is now maintained by Norma’s friends in her memory (Norma passed away in 2011). Located in the backyard of the Stark residence (345 W. South Boundary across from the school), it is free and open to the public year-round. Park along the street or in the driveway and follow the sidewalk around to the back. My favorite time to go is during the gentle glow of an evening sunset. It is very sunny in the afternoons (wear sunglasses) and refreshing in the mornings with chirping birds as well as the the play of light and shadow across the garden (lanterns light the way at night). Visibility is best when the moon is at half to full phase. Go when you have some time to really enjoy and delight in the space.

For more info go to normastarklabyrinth.com

Crowing at the moon

Gaze upon the big bright Crow Moon rising March 16 and rejoice that spring is near! The Native Americans noticed that the joyous cawing of the returning crows coincided with the last full moon of the ebbing winter. Crows and the March full moon became the heralds of the first day of spring (March 20 in the northern hemisphere). To learn more about the phases of our fascinating celestial neighbor, other lore and upcoming eclipses, visit moonconnection.com.

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D D D R

New math

Subtraction by addition in City Politics By Johnny Hildo Pick your cliché. The one about refusing to learn from history would be apropos.

Or perhaps you prefer the definition of insanity as expecting different results from consistent activity. Whatever, welcome to the latest chapter in the ongoing paralysis of the Democratic Party in Lucas County.

Loyal reederz of this humble opinionslingin’ column already know the story so far. About the deep rift in the Dems that pitted pro-labor but socially conservative Ds against their more progressive-minded sisteren and brethren. Which reached its crescendo during the mid-aughts with Carty challenging incumbent D Mayor Smilin’ Jack Ford and trouncing him, a municipal race that had two separate D slates competing against each other.

The backstory of this internecine squabbling was the struggle over Party leadership. Then D Chair Paula Ross was deposed in favor of former County Commish Sandy Isenberg. When the ever-volatile Isenberg proved less compliant than expected, the Party went through a series of short-lived Chairs, including Jack Wilson and John Irish.

The latter was de-Chaired after a golf outing fundraiser that included Girls Gone Wild serving drinks. Current Chair

Ron Rothenbuhler took over to clean up the mess and try to restore some sense of unity to the fractured ranks. To his credit, the waves have calmed considerably under his leadership.

By the by, a major change to party bylaws during the raucous years barred the Party from endorsing before Primary elections. Little noticed at the time, it was the foreshadowing of the ultimate climax of the trouble a-brewin’ for the Ds.

A November to remember

This brings the story up to last year, when incumbent Mayor Mikey Bell was ripe for the taking, and the Ds had every opportunity to reclaim the 22nd Floor. Instead, two heavyweights from the D camp whaled away on each other all through the Primary season. To be fair, it was more Council Prez Joey McNamara whaling on Auditor Anita Lopez, with A Lo forced to fend off the blows. Either way, it lead to neither one having at Hizzoner in his vulnerable bits.

The result, as you probably know, was that neither D survived the Primary, and the General Election had no Ds for the first time in memory. To make it worse, long-time Ds Ford and Larry Sykes refused to seek Party endorsements. Incum-

bent School Board member Bob Vasquez sought the endorsement, but was passed over because he supported hiring a law firm to undertake difficult labor negotiations when he was Board President.

Negotiations which, incidentally, passed without incident and led to contracts ratified by all parties.

November thus proved a disaster for the official D Party. Incumbent Steven Steel was the only endorsed D to win a Council seat, the other two endorsed D incumbents lost while the unendorsed Ford and Sykes joined independents and Republicans in victory. Unendorsed Vasquez also won, finishing first over D-endorsed candidates.

It was one thing when D bickering led to this or that Dem beating that or this other Dem. Now the tumor has metastasized, and Ds are losing to Rs and Rs in “independent” clothing.

Of course, the Ds have learned from this sordid history. They are fighting mad, and ready to rise to the challenge! They are working as we speak to develop new Party leadership and diverse, vibrant candidates. They are organizing diligently at the street level to re-energize the Democratic base, and are ready and eager to put the past behind them and come roaring forth into a new, brighter and winning future!

Oops, we did it again

Not so much. The current leadership wants another term to show, umm, exactly what isn’t really clear. But they have taken the bold step of writing new words into the by-laws that allow for pre-Primary endorsements, and charge some yet-to-be-determined group with finding candidates!

Take that, GOP!

And that street level organizing? After the May elections, the local GOP will have more representatives at the precinct level, while the Ds will have fallen to about three of every four precincts having no D rep at all.

As to the winning. Current District 2 Council Rep Matt Cherry faces a hard challenge this May to keep his seat from R-turned-“independent” Marcia Helman.

Momentum has been on his side, with a huge group of Ds from across the Party showing up at his campaign kickoff to demonstrate support and write campaign checks. If that unity can just hold, he…

Oops. Vasquez has now declared himself a candidate in the race, thereby splintering the D vote. Remember, Vasquez was snubbed by the Party for endorsement a scant few months ago. So he refuses to seek it now, and is figuratively hitching his hindquarters at the D leadership.

The Ds can test their newfangled endorsement tool, but it couldn’t possibly matter to a stalwart like Vasquez who won’t seek the endorsement anyway. So the addition of Vasquez to the race is basically a zeroing out of D chances in the May election.

Then there’s the race to replace a Dem on the Domestic Relations Court, which has three Ds fighting it out. But that can wait for another column.

For now, we leave you with one final cliché to chew on. Those stuck in a rut usually end up in the same place they’ve always been.

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Mayor Collins EDITOR’S NOTE: Fresh off his “Collins Cares Celebration,” Toledo Mayor D. Michael (Mike) Collins sat down in his new office with City Paper to reflect on what he’s learned so far (60-plus days and counting) and what his ideas are to move the city forward. Mayor Collins discussed a range of issues, from communications and entrepreneurism to water quality. But like any good Irishman, he slipped in a story about the old sod and an Irish pub….

On the beat Can @DMCToledo solve the issues of #toledo?

By Al Jacobs Photos by Rob Wagner

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rim, an Irish town northwest of Dublin, was visited some time ago by now Toledo Mayor D. Michael Collins and his wife, Sandy Drabik, while on a trip visiting his family in Ireland. A table of Trinity College students invited the mayor and his wife to join them. One young lady asked them, “‘Where are you from?’” (The mayor makes sure to pronounce it froam.) The South End native told her where. “‘You must live in one of the most remarkable cities in the United States.

The way your city turned out for [Peter Paul] Rubens. Rubens only had two venues, Boston and Toledo. Boston was a failure and in Toledo it was smashing success. So that tells me something about Toledo…’”

The young woman was referring to the Toledo Museum of Art and its championing of Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens in a 1994 exhibition. This speaks to (a) the museum’s lasting international renown and (b) the city’s reception of an artist whose themes are anchored in the Counter-Reformation. Strange coincidence, perhaps, that a city accustomed to economic stagnation once welcomed a man whose commissioned works espouse a kind of ecclesiastical stagnation.

But, two months in, D. Michael Collins has already broken new ground in the mayoral office suite atop One Government Center. “I’m doing something that no mayor’s ever done in this city,” he said. “I have a computer in my office.” He savors our surprise. “I answer my own emails and I do my own work on it.”

Disconcerting as it may be, with this statement, Mayor Collins has already established himself as a relative paragon of progress at City Hall. Counter

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to the administrations preceding him, Collins grasps that efficient communication is a fundamental adhesive that binds a community.

“My generation has a concept of communication that’s not consistent today with the generations that will be creating what Toledo will be for the future,” he said. It’s reassuring that he realizes this.

Among his ideas to improve communication between the city and its residents is a 311 system to address various city departmental issues (non-emergencies, potholes and public utilities issues, for example) through a central operator after residents report problems.

There’s also the proposed “See It. Click It. Fix It.” smartphone, computer and Facebook app. “When there’s an issue, be it a pothole or whatever it might be … you see it, you snap it and you send it,” the mayor said. The app wires the picture message to the department charged with “fixing” the sender’s particular issue.

And while employing technology to address Toledo’s perennial pothole dilemma illustrates the man’s populist bravado, his insistence on reclaiming neighborhood thruways from eroding asphalt hints at just one prescription for remedying the city’s spate of blight. “We have to make sure that the infrastructure within a neighborhood is there,” he said.

“Neighborhoods will never be safe until they’re clean.”

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Street Cleaning For Collins, a 27-year Toledo Police Department veteran, public safety and maintenance happens on a neighborhood level. His proposed division of the city into eight police patrol sectors focuses on facilitating communication and, ultimately, trust between police officers and residents.

“85 percent of what a police officer does is social work,” he said. “You communicate with the people that live in that neighborhood, the business people, the residents, the kids,” he went on. “For example, tickets were a means of communication. They were like IOUs. No ticket today, information tomorrow.”

He told a story from his days in uniform about a car that ran a red light at Bancroft and Franklin.

Collins and his partner pulled over the car.

The driver, admitting that he ran the light, blamed it on the car’s shoddy brakes. “I said, ‘OK, I’ll tell you what, if you promise me in front of your family that you’ll get your brakes fixed, you get no ticket,” Collins recalled. The man made the promise and Collins let him go.

“By me letting him go that one time, it created a trust.”

Economic Green Light Although Collins’s tenure as the city’s chief executive is just over two months old, his legacy is already taking shape. Just a month after taking office, ProMedica announced a plan to relocate its corporate headquarters downtown.

“You can be in the right place at the right time,” he said. “I immediately gravitated [to the ProMedica deal]. I basically said, ‘Where do I sign up?’”

Collins even insisted he’ll welcome the health care conglomerate’s green neon trim, endemic to most of its buildings. “I told [ProMedica] I’d love [if they put up the green lighting]. I want it all over the place.”

A recently released report by the International Joint Commission validates the mayor’s concerns, though the report identifies agribusiness pollution as more culpable for southwestern Lake Erie’s ills than the City of Toledo’s sewage management practices.

“This is going to be a challenge for me because I have to deal with the body of government that I left,” Collins said, referring to city council. “When I was at council, I said I live in a village of 12, that village has but one leper and that leper just so happens to be me. I want no secrets and [Council] is not quite used to that. They’re feeling more comfortable, but they’re not totally used to it yet.”

While accepting duties as a new mayor is rarely without a little turbulence, an inauguration followed quickly by the deaths of two Toledo firefighters, the snowiest winter on record and a plethora of potholes, Collins’s first two months in office have been particularly trying. Thus far, he has handled the tribulations with aplomb.

However, the most daunting challenge Collins faces - steering the city into a long-anticipated new age - is more of a riddle with no clear answer. At least he’s looking toward the horizon.

“When I was at council, I said I live in a village of 12, that village has but one leper and that leper just so happens to be me.”

A month or so later, the dispatcher radioed Collins and told him a guy on the line wanted to talk specifically to him.

“So, I called and the guy on the other end of the phone says, ‘Before we start I just want to tell you I fixed my brakes.’” The man continued: “‘You had a homicide the other night. The guy that’s responsible, ... this is where he’s at. I think he’s got the gun, too.’” A few officers, including Collins, went to the neighborhood and waited for the homicide suspect to hop in his car. “We make the arrest, we get the gun, and now we have basically solved a homicide. That’s what I consider police work,” Collins said.

His brand of police work’s hallmark - tactful vigilance - has, in varied senses, informed each of his different careers with the city. From his time enforcing the laws as a police officer to his nearly six-year stint making the laws as a City Council member, Collins’s eyes were always peeled, his ear, glued to the ground, and he’s demonstrated little reserve for asking questions. Now, as mayor, he’s in a prime position to deploy his ever-discerning eye.

Already, he’s trimmed his office staff from 11 to eight. He’s also eliminated former mayor Mike Bell’s four intern positions. His office will cost nearly $300,000 less to operate than his predecessor. At the same time, under Collins’s proposed 2014 budget, the mayor is paid less than the city’s economic development director, reflecting the importance he’s placed on that position.

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And while a Pollyannaish attitude toward hastening Downtown Toledo’s rehabilitation is almost requisite for any newly elected mayor, the fact that 700 more people will work downtown gives his optimism a certain palpability.

“The market-rate apartments and lofts are going to fill rapidly because people are going to want to be closer to work,” Collins said, enthused at the notion. “This will provide an opportunity for other businesses to grow.”

COLLINS AT A GLANCE Birthplace: Toledo Age: 69 Political background: Sworn in as mayor Jan. 2, 2014. Earned 57 percent of the vote in defeating incumbent Mike Bell Nov. 5; Toledo City Councilman, 2008-2014 Former job: Toledo cop for 27 years Family: Three daughters with wife Sandy Drabik. Eight grandchildren Party: Ran as an independent; enjoyed heavy backing from unions in primary and general election Education: Libbey High School (1962); B.S. 1975 (Human Resources Management and Natural Sciences), MBA 1998. Both degrees from the University of Toledo Facebook: facebook.com/dmichael. collins.1 Twitter: @DMCToledo

ABOUT TOLEDO

Population: 287,208, 67th largest U.S. city. Take that, Newark (No. 68)!

Founded: 1833 Employees: 1,700 full-time equivalent workers General fund budget: $245 million (2014 proposed)

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“If we can fill that next piece,” he said, “and that’s going to be bringing in a food market, I don’t think that downtown Toledo will ever look the same.”

Water Currents Of course, Downtown Toledo’s vitality also may hinge on whether the city can maintain the quality of its abundant freshwater supply.

“My number one concern is the quality of water that we have in the southwestern basin of Lake Erie with the algae blooms.” Collins attributed his concern about the city’s water quality to the City of Toledo “taking from our water treatment plant sanitary sewer sludge to the tune of 50,000 tons each year and dumping it over on that man-made island (in the Maumee Bay),” Facility 3.

He addressed the issue when he was still a councilman and “received nothing but resistance from the previous administration,” he said. “The University of Toledo offered to do [a study] for $7,000 and the previous administration said ‘no.’

They would not hear of it. I have been battling with the Ohio EPA and Marcy Kaptur’s office over this.”

And though Collins insists that the city’s waste isn’t the lone factor motivating his concern (citing lake-bound agricultural runoff transported by the Maumee), he’s “not convinced that we are not contributing to a part of that problem.”

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COLLINS ON THE RECORD: Communication and improving public service: “The communication with the City of Toledo and the community is extremely important. We are working very aggressively. Instead of calling city hall or the department of public utilities, I want to bring them together. I want to have one system. I want to start the 311 system, which will be capable of operating off of all the formats. You can use social media and, of course, the standard phone. It will [interface] with email, text message, Facebook and things of that nature. And that’s extremely important. I consider that, the communication factor, extremely important to reinforce the entrepreneurial concept.”

“When there’s an issue, be it a pothole or whatever it might be – you see it, you snap it and you send it.

It gets routed to the direct area where it has to be.

So the sender would then get an immediate message back: ‘We’ve got your issue. We will be addressing it and then it’s followed up.’”

On ProMedica’s move downtown: “ProMedica invited me out to the corporate headquarters in December, and of course the confidentialities were all over the place. I immediately gravitated, ‘Where can I be in this venture to make sure that it works?’ I was not one to resist this opportunity, but there was some resistance before I was involved, I will tell you now. (Previously), the point was to entertain no discussions as to anything related to Promenade Park. It may not have been a deal-breaker in the end, I can’t tell you because I don’t have the ability to look into that. However, I can tell you that there was a very chilling reception to anything as it related to putting a parking garage in Promenade Park. When we discussed it would be a below ground [garage], I basically said, ‘Where do I sign up? We will make this work.’

I firmly believe that this influx of more than 700 new jobs downtown will be good.”

“None of these people supported me, you know that. I don’t have to spend a whole lot of time in the coat closet to figure some of these things out. But that was then, and this is now. And we’re going to move ahead. My enthusiasm was on the spot that day. I said, ‘I want this to happen. What do you need from the mayor’s office to make this happen? You don’t have to sell me. I’m in.’”

On the city’s revival: “You’re seeing things going on in Toledo, very gradually, but they’re moving. You’re seeing a new energy going on. Ladies’ basketball at the University of Toledo. Go around the country and find out how many people go to ladies’ basketball at a college level and then tell me about Toledo. The NCAA is coming in March for the women’s tournament. You think they just hit a pinata and Toledo fell out? No, it’s because there are butts in the seats. The reality is that there’s a lot of energy here now.”

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THE 2014 2014

Food Challenge IN SP E

E EN CT M ED F OR AWESO

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he contenders below want to tantalize you.

The photos below will whet your appetite.

Our 2013 Food Challenge inspires you to partake in these delicious appetizers—and then vote for your favorite.

Get your Pavlov’s Dog on. We’ll announce the winner of Toledo’s Best Appetizer based on your votes in our April 9 issue. Cast your ballots at toledocitypaper.com

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Tuna Napoleon Imagine slices of seared tuna and avocado layered with crispy wontons, creating an adventure of textures and flavors.

Douse the textures and flavors with chilisoy sauce, chive-infused olive oil and fresh wasabi sprouts and the dish takes on an operatic quality.

27 Broadway, 419-243-1302 oh-rockwells.com

Bar Nachos

Shrimp Tempura

Let’s face it, nachos have a bad reputation in the culinary world. From stale ballpark chips to drunken late-night concoctions, the preparation of nachos is usually treated with the same level of focus as shoveling your neighbor’s drive-way. Not so at Bar 145, where nachos have been elevated to new culinary heights.

Tortilla chips topped with locally-sourced goat cheese, duck confit, bing cherries, smoked gouda and sweet chili sauce create a bar menu masterpiece that titillates the taste buds with layers of flavor.

This Pan-Asian fusion spot serves up a simply elegant shrimp tempura, an homage to the Japanese culinary staple: five pieces of lightly breaded shrimp ready to dip in soy sauce and wasabi.

7629 Sylvania Ave., 419-841-8484 restaurantpacific.net

5305 Monroe St., 419.593.0073 bar145toledo.com

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Stuffed Mushroom Langostinos Crispy Kale Sprouts Hop on the superfood train and indulge in a crispy hybrid of kale and brussel sprouts complete with crumbled feta cheese, pine nuts and finished with a balsamic glaze. Hurry up and try this antioxidant-packed powerhouse. Word on the street is that they run out of them almost daily.

Langostinos, a Spanish term, refers to the meat of the squat lobster, which measures no more than 3 inches long and weigh no more than 7 ounces. The Black Pearl has perfected this rare seafood delight by stuffing the langostinos, along with cheese and bacon, inside a perfectly cooked portabella mushroom—a unique-yet-savory prequel to a night of fine dining.

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Beef Lollipops

Start your meal by sharing a Chorizo Con Queso Dip appetizer. El Camino Real takes a classic Mexican dish—pork sausage ground into a creamy white cheese dip—and crafts it to be both delicately spicy and decadently rich. Served in a cast-iron skillet with fresh corn tortilla chips. Muy bien and irresistible!

This savory treat starts with pounded out beef tenderloin topped with panchetta, spinach and parmesan cheese, rolled up, sliced into disks and sauteed. On the plate, it lays on a bed of cilantro and garlic chimichurri sauce.

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Doc Watson’s Cold/Hot Dip is the bar’s classic remedy. A concoction of sour cream and cottage cheese spiced with hot peppers straight from Nancy Watson’s garden and topped with chopped scallions, it’s served cold in a classic crock with tortilla chips.

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Is that kale at the door?

Online grocer delivers organic food year-round

By Laura Kretz Door to Door Organics (DTDO) is changing the way our area, from Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Perrysburg, Ohio, receive healthy, fresh foods by means of online grocery shopping. With the click of a mouse, a variety of organic groceries can be delivered weekly right to your doorstep—a convenience for those who want to incorporate more local, organic produce in their diet without the sacrifice of time and effort.

“For this [Toledo] to be the fastest-growing location, when we are in places like Boulder and Chicago, it’s really interesting,” said Carlos Collier, the company’s location director. “I think it speaks to the fact that people really want to be healthier. They really want to know where their food is coming from. They really want to support local agriculture and local purveyors.”

User friendly veggies

Kimberly Chapman, a customer who started buying from Door to Door Organics a year ago, likes the website’s ease of use and shopping options.

“The site’s so user-friendly and you can trade stuff out,” said Chapman, owner of TONIC, a health and fitness business in Maumee. “With crop-shares, you can’t pick and choose what you need. With Door to Door Organics, if I don’t want radishes, I can trade for tomatoes.”

Not every city or town is eligible for delivery, so customers are asked first to enter their zip code to determine eligibility. If service is available, you can start shopping from the menu, which has expanded in recent years and now includes organic meat, fish, dairy products

tastings

Thursday, 3.13

March Wine Tasting Ye Olde Durty Bird

Taste five wine samples paired with cheese, fruit and crackers. The night also features local art and cool acoustic tunes from Andrew Ellis. Reservations requested. 6-8pm. $15. 2 S. St. Clair St. 419-2432473. yeoldedurtybird.com

Saturday, 3.15

White & Oolong Tea Tasting Elaine’s Tea Shoppe

Taste premium whites, the top of the line when it comes to tea. Find out why Chinese restaurant tea is always so good with fabulous oolong teas. Registration required. 2-4pm. $10. 3115 W. Sylvania Ave. 419-8851515. wildorchidteas.com

Tuesday, 3.18

Fine Wines From Oregon State Maumee Wines

Join featured chef Joshua Cooper at this wine tasting, featuring Pinot Gris, Pinot Planc, Pinot Noir as well as hors d’ oeuvres. Reservations requested. 6:308:30pm. $35. 2556 Parkway Plaza, Maumee. 419893-2525. maumeewines.com

Saturday, 3.22

Exquisite Tea Tasting Elaine’s Tea Shoppe

Taste the most exclusive and rare teas in the world.

Official Tea Snobs, who have completed the original tasting series, will be given first seating. Registration required. 2-4pm. $15. 3115 W. Sylvania Ave. 419-885-1515. wildorchidteas.com

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and baked goods. When ordering fruits and vegetables, from avocados and apples to mint and chard, customers pick from four box sizes with customized content. Prices range from $23.99 for a “Bitty” box (up to five fruit types and five vegetable varieties; feeds 1-2 people) to $55.99 for a large box (seven to eight fruit types and nine to 10 vegetable varieties; feeds family of vegetarians).

Locals love local

The menu, refreshed weekly and tailored by season, features local products where available. Customers select delivery options (weekly or biweekly) and delivery times. Shipped orders come with recipes matched with the boxed items to help customers plan meals.

One special option, the local box, features only items from Michigan and Ohio farms. “Because of the increasing network of farmers that we’re able to pull from, the local box is getting bigger and more exciting,” Collier said.

“We try to find local options for all of our products,” said Anna Savone, a grocery specialist at DTDO. “I think that part of the fun of eating these products is understanding the process of how it was made and why did that person decide to make it.”

DTDO, founded in Pennsylvania in 1997, is a leader in promoting organic produce online. It set out to only sell produce certified under U.S. Department of Agriculture rules as 100 percent organic. A Michigan branch was

To learn more, visit michigan.doortodoororganics.com/shop-good-food

culinary

Painting & Wine Majestic Oak Winery

Create a pair of custom wine glasses. Includes all supplies, appetizers and a glass of wine. 12:30-3pm. $25. 13554 Mohler Rd., Grand Rapids. 419-875-6474. majesticoakwinery.com

ONGOING TASTINGS Wednesdays

Wine Wednesdays Anderson’s Sylvania Market

Join friends or make new ones while you sample flavorful wine, tasty food and listen to live jazz music.

Enjoy samples of delicious wine every week. 6-8pm.

Price varies depending on wine cost. 7638 W. Sylvania Ave. 419-517-7707. andersonsmarket.com

Thursdays

Wine Tasting The Anderson’s Toledo & Maumee

Enjoy delicious samplings of wine each week, 6-8pm at The Anderson’s Toledo, 4701 Talmadge Rd. & 5-7pm at The Anderson’s Maumee, 530 Illinois Ave. Price varies. 419-473-3232, 419-891-2700. andersonsinc.com, andersonsstore.com

Wine & Cheese Tasting Treo Restaurant

Sample superb wines paired with cheeses from around the world. 6pm. $15. 5703 Main St., Sylvania.

419-882-2266. treosylvania.com

Saturdays

Taste New Beer Anderson’s Sylvania Market

established in 2007, followed by the 2009 opening of a warehouse in Livonia. The branch helps local farms, including those in the Toledo-area, with the process of becoming certified organic, based on strict rules set forth through the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

It is no wonder that their drive to do good traverses into charity. DTDO donates produce weekly to local food banks. In November, the Michigan branch donated 14,630 pounds of food.

Growth plans for its Michigan Midwest hub call for offering prepared meals and partnering with local chefs.

Ultimately, the company wants to become a one-stop provider for delivering healthy foods to the home any day of the week.

“It’s a very exciting time. There’s a lot of pioneer work being done,” said Collier. “And that kind of pioneer spirit got us to where we are and is what will get us to where we need to be.”

Be informed on the world of beer with a fantastic beer sampling, cheese pairing and discussion. 2-4pm. Price varies. 7638 W. Sylvania Ave., Sylvania. andersonsinc. com

Friday, 3.14

Authentic Malaysian Meal 577 Foundation

Cook authentic Malaysian food in minutes! Quick and simple recipes to amaze yourself and your family!

Ingredients are nutritious and healthy. Bring an apron, meal included. Registration required. Also March 15.

6-8:30pm. $20. 577 E. Front St., Perrysburg. 419-8720305. 577foundation.org

Dim Sum Cooking 577 Foundation

Dim Sum means “touch your heart.” The restaurant owner creates many small dishes to satisfy customers.

In the olden days, dishes were made to delight the heart of the Emperor. Chefs used top-quality ingredients and prepared morsels with the same meats by changing textures, taste and styles. Bring an apron, meal included. Registration required. 11:30am2pm. $20. 577 E. Front St., Perrysburg. 419-872-0305.

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TASA Pub Crawl Various Locations

St. Patty’s Day TASA Annual Pub Crawl. Buses run all day between bars. Check out our roundup online (pg.4). 10am-10pm. $25. pubcrawltoledo.com

Island Party Majestic Oak Winery

Say goodbye to winter with an island party at the winery. Enjoy music and food. 4pm. 13554 Mohler Rd., Grand Rapids. 419-875-6474. majesticoakwinery.com

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Truffles I Flying Rhino Coffee & Chocolate

This introductory class take you into the sensual world of chocolate truffles. Reservation required. 6-9pm. $50. 436 13th St. 419-244-6100. flyingrhinocoffee. com

Saturday, 3.22

Chocolate Date Night (BYOB) Flying Rhino Coffee & Chocolate

This is a couples class, adults only. Bring your favorite partner and your own drink other than coffee, tea and water. You will work with your hands in chocolate to create tasty hand-rolled and hand-dipped truffles and decorate as you wish. Wear clothes you don’t mind getting messy, because anything can happen in this class! Registration required. 7-10pm. $90. 436 13th St. 419-244-6100. flyingrhinocoffee.com

Sunday, 3.23

Truffles II Flying Rhino Coffee & Chocolate

Learn how to create and decorate delicious molded truffles. Reservation required. Prerequisite: Introduction to Chocolate Truffles. 2-5pm. $50. 436 13th St. 419244-6100. flyingrhinocoffee.com

Tuesday, 3.25

Men’s Cooking Pam’s Corner

This hands-on class is for men only. Learn to make three entrees and one side dish. Afterward, enjoy the fruits of your labor. 6-8pm. $35. 116 10th St. 419243-2081. pamstoledo.com

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Sweet tooth

For those who appreciate the delicacy of handmade pastries, So Sweet Pastries is the go-to for all things sweet…and salty. Since opening in mid-February, the familyowned pastry shop focuses on French and Lebanese pastries. Everything on the menu is baked fresh daily, with authentic recipes that are sure to impress. So Sweet Pastries sells a variety of delicious finger-food sweets like baklava, French cakes and macaroons, as well as items like meat pies and French croissants. 7am-10pm. So Sweet Pastries, 4038 Talmadge Rd. 419-474-5445. @sosweetpastries on Instagram.

At your service

Are you hungry, but don’t feel like cooking or leaving your house? Don’t worry: Dine-In Delivery Bedford is here. Serving Toledo and southern Michigan, the service connects you with popular local restaurants including El Camino Real and Famous Dave’s. Orders can be placed online or by phone (for an additional $1). Look for additional restaurants soon. Lunch delivery hours are Monday-Friday, 11am-2pm; dinner hours, Monday-Saturday, 4:30-8pm.

Standard delivery fee of $5 with a minimum order of $12. Dine-In Delivery Bedford. 734-224-7883. didbedford.com—MLR

Changing plates

Chef Rob Campbell has made his mark by cooking for some of Toledo’s finest eateries—from Ciao! Ristorante to Mancy’s Bluewater Grille and Revolution Grille. Campbell has been crafting culinary delights in Toledo since 2002. He has recently stepped down as proprietor and head chef of Revolution Grille and is now the head chef of Stella’s Restaurant, which will debut a new menu on Thursday, March 13. “I am excited to have this opportunity to work with Tony Bilancini and Jim Hodulik [owners of Swig and Stella’s respectively] to help them grow their business,” says Campbell. 104 Louisiana Ave., Perrysburg. 419-873-8360. stellasrestaurantandbar.com —MLR

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“The Devil and Miss Jones” Way Library continues its classic film series “Reel Talk” with The Devil and Miss Jones. Jean Arthur and Robert Cummings star as department store union organizers in this 1941 romantic comedy.

Jan Wahl, a local author, film collector and coordinator of the annual classic film series at BGSU’s Lillian Gish Theatre, is the guest speaker.

10am. Way Public Library, 101 E. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg. 419-874-3135. waylibrary.info Free saturday 15

New Blood Rising A horror film by Swanton

indie film director Chad Zuver. See our online exclusive (pg. 4) at toledocitypaper.com for more details. 7pm. Adult, $5/child, $1. The Ohio Theatre, 3114 Lagrange St. ohiotheatretoledo.org

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How to Lose Your Virginity

Filmmaker Therese Shechter examines how the concept of virginity shapes people's lives in a sex-obsessed culture. Screening as part of the Graduate Women's Caucus Feminist Film Series.7pm. Gish Theater, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green. 419-372-7227. www2.bgsu.edu/offices/women/ Free

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Shoots, Slices, Survives: The Possibilities and Problematics of Aggressive Girls in Popular Film

Presented by Lisa Kaplan, this study maintains that normative representations of internally agressive girls should and are being challenged within popular culture. 1pm. The Women’s Center at BGSU, 107 Hanna Hall, Bowling Green.

419-372-7227. www2.bgsu.edu/offices/women/

Lights, camera…

Rockets

The University of Toledo features an excellent Department of Theater and Film, but too often the experimental work of its student directors stays in the classroom. The Film and Video Society, a student organization at UT, is presenting the work of a few film students to the public at the university's Aspiring Filmmakers Showcase. A panel of eight judges, comprised of former UT film majors and professors, selected the shorts. Expect a wide selection of films, including some horror, touching drama and everything in between. Saturday, March 15, 7:30pm. $5, $3 students.

University of Toledo Center for Performing Arts, Towerview West and West Rocket Drive. 419-5302202. utoledo.edu/comm-arts/theatrefilm—JS

It's only a number

In 1950, All About Eve was released to tremendous critical acclaim, based on an amazing lead performance by Bette Davis. In the film, Davis plays a Broadway star who has just turned 40, and realizes her career soon will be eclipsed by the next pretty young thing. Like a true diva, Eve refuses to bow out gracefully, and a series of romantic exchanges and blackmail threats ensue from her dramatics.

Keep an eye out for the first-ever film appearance by Marilyn Monroe, who appears cast as a ditzy blonde in a party scene. Part of the Silver Screen Classics Program. Friday, March 21, 7:30pm. $5. The Valentine Theatre, 410 Adams St. 419-242-3490. valentinetheatre.com—JS

"Don Jon" Directed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt (2013): This is quite an

undertaking—and even a bit of a surprise—for Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who wrote, directed and stars in this film. As the title implies, it’s a 21st century take on the fabled lover, Don Juan. Jon (Gordon-Levitt's character) is a somewhat self-centered guido, whose major detraction (for girls anyway) is that he’s a major online porn freak. He prides himself on how much tissue paper he uses daily with his...hobby. Then along comes the “10,” played masterfully by Scarlett Johansson, the one who discovers his obsession and demands he quit. All of this could’ve been handled in a much less challenging way for the viewer, but kudos must be given to Gordon-Levitt for a pretty damn good script. Oh, and Tony Danza even gets a thumbs-up as Jon’s dad.

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Loving or Lying? Oui!

17th century Paris comes alive in comedic ‘The Liar’ at The Village Players

By Megan Aherne We all have lied at some point, we all have hopefully loved, but have you ever lied to capture love or advance in the world? Was it worth it? This is the inherent question of the classical French farce “The Liar,” which entertains audiences with principles and tendencies which ring true hundreds of years after it was written.

Toledo, it seems, has temporarily fallen for 17th century Paris. “The City of Love” plays host to the play’s main character, Dorante, in his attempts to impress two enticing women by spinning a web of lies, as Paris also provides the backdrop for “The Art of the Louvre’s Tuileries Garden” exhibit now at the Toledo Museum of Art.

Contemporary themes

Pierre Corneille, whom some consider the founder of French tragedy, surprised many of his contemporaries nearly 370 years ago with the comedic “The Liar.” It is one of the few comedies in his repertoire but still is considered one of the finest French comedies, preceding the works of Molière.

Contemporary playwright David Ives adapted this farce in 2010; it premiered that same year at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C. Ives refers to his writing process as a “translaptation, i.e., a translation with a heavy dose of adaptation,” with a goal of modifying the play, including elements of the plot, into a piece that would satisfy modern audiences.

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mirroring cultural standards of 17th century Paris. The performance’s elaborate costumes and flexible scenery attempt to reflect the period’s extravagance. The French form of Commedia dell’arte, a Village Player vets and novices bring “The City of Love” to life. popular and somewhat eccentric styleofcomedyfrequentlyusedby Barkan and her actors, however, experienced playwrights such as Molière and Marivaux,isimplementedintheactor’sphysicalityandpace. difficulties throughout the rehearsal process in finding the middle ground between poetic pentameter and Old meets new natural conversation, despite the contemporary language “It’s sort of like the old meets the new,” said Barbara provided by Ives.

Barkan, the play’s director and a veteran local actress.

“The tendency is to force the rhyme because that’s “This play is a timeless high comedy about love and the way iambic pentameter is,” Barkan says. “But once romance and lying and telling the truth—how that gets we realized rehearsal after rehearsal, that they weren’t you into trouble and how things get misrepresented, reciting poetry, but that they were communicating misread and misunderstood.” thoughts and ideas with each other, it suddenly became Written in verse with rhyming iambic pentameter, more conversational.”

“The Liar” is fast paced, befitting for the Shakespeare “The Liar” is a fresh and exciting play in both content buff but somewhat challenging for the actor. The play and casting, including actors who have yet to perform on is cast with young actors, including Jon Masters, Evan The Village Players’ stage. It definitely is a production James, Megan Guidry and Debbie Altman—all of whom to see. are new to the Village Players stage. Masters, in his ninth play of his theatrical career, plays Dorante and is “The Liar” runs through March 22. The Village Players Theatre. thoroughly excited to be in “such a fun play, working with Thursday through Saturday. 8 pm. $14-$16. 2740 Upton Ave. 419great people.”

472-6827. thevillageplayers.org

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A lady of many talents

Television junkies may remember Dr. Stephanie Jass— this history professor had one of the longest winning streaks ever on Television’s Jeopardy! Along with her trove of knowledge, Jass packs a heck of a singing voice, which she will bring to The Croswell Opera House in Adrian as part of an onstage cabaret. Dr. Jass, who graduated from BGSU, is hometown hero—she was born and raised in Adrian, where she professes. She will co-present the cabaret with Adrian College staff accompanist Dave Rains. Friday, March 14, 8pm. Fridays and Saturdays through Saturday, March 22. $25.

Croswell Opera House, 129 East Maumee St., Adrian. 517-263-6868. croswell.org—JS

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Million Dollar Quartet This musical was inspired by the true story of the recording session that brought together Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee-Lewis and Carl Perkins for the first and only time. Runs through Sunday, March 23. 8pm Thursday-Saturday, 2pm Sunday. Stranahan Theater, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd. $28-$58. 419-381-8851. stranahantheater.org friday 21

The Vagina Monologues March is Women’s History Month, which means locals will have many opportunities to see productions of The Vagina Monologues. The first will be at the University of Findlay. Runs through Saturday, March 22. The Ritz Theatre at University of Findlay, 1000 N. Main St., Findlay. 7pm. 419-422-8313. openarmsfindlay.org Free, donations accepted. The University of Toledo will also present the play as part of its Women of the World Symposium. Saturday, March 22, 7pm. $5-10.

Scott Park Campus, The University of Toledo.419318-9705. wowtoledo.org saturday 22

Young Frankenstein Auditions “Young Frankenstein,” the wickedly inspired re-imagining of the Frankenstein legend, is based on Mel Brooks’

classic 1974 comedy film masterpiece.

The story follows bright, young Dr. Frankenstein (that’s Fronkensteen) as he attempts to complete his grandfather’s masterwork and bring a corpse to life with scary and hilarious complications. Directed

by Amy Spaulding-Heuring, performances are June 6-7, 13-15 and 19-22. For a list of character descriptions, visit toledorep. org and click on the Auditions tab. 1pm.

Toledo School for the Arts, 333 14th St. #4.

419-243-9277. If needed, callbacks will be at TSA Sunday, March 23, at 2pm. For more information, call 419-243-9277. toledorep.org Free

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The Thing About Men Tom is cheating

on his wife Lucy (with several women).

Lucy is cheating on her husband Tom (with Sebastian). Tom moves out on Lucy and, in disguise, moves in with Sebastian. These are the circumstances that set the mood of hilarious intrigue in this often moving but always light-hearted musical about men.

8pm. $20. Runs through Saturday, March 15. Valentine Theater, 410 Adams St. 419-242-3490. valentinetheatre.com

"The Annotated Brothers Grimm" Edited by Maria Tatar (2012): A couple o’

things I bet ya didn’t know: In the “original” Cinderella, one of the evil stepsisters cuts off one of her toes to fit in the glass slipper, and another sliced off a piece of her heel. In the same story, our heroine has her stepsisters’ eyes Hitchcock-ingly gouged out by birds—kinda different from the Disney version, eh? In another tale, Rumpelstiltskin tears himself in half. In the old “princess-kisses-thefrog-into-a-prince” story, one of the versions has the fair lady hurling the frog against the wall, whereupon he drops to the floor and morphs. It’s obviously no mistake, prophetically speaking, that the brothers carried the name that they did. They set out to collect Germanic stories, in their original form, and they were gruesome and, well, R-rated. But as the brothers and others saw that children were drawn to the stories, they were softened to keep the nightmare quotient down, I suppose. These versions offer a much deeper and, oddly enough, realistic interpretation of the world—well, the 21st century world, anyway.—SJA

Firecracker poet

Local poet Michael Hackney’s roots run deep in Toledo soil.

After acquiring a taste for the poetic arts at Northview High School, Hackney received his bachelor’s degree from Bowling Green State University, and a master’s degree from the University of Toledo, under the tutelage of local Poet Laureate Joel Lipman.

He’s been published in local anthologies, such as Cornfed Angel, as well as national collections like Broadway Bards. His poetic voice, plainspoken and never pedantic, will sound at Launch Pad Cooperative as part of its Featured Lines reading series. Thursday, March 20, 7:30pm. Launch Pad Collective, 911 Jefferson Ave. launchpadcooperative.com Free—JS

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Exploring nature, memory

‘Ology Extended’ unites sculptors, friends in journey of self-discovery and knowledge By Christian Usera

On display at “Ology Extended”: “Hardened Hearts” by Lehmann (left) and an elephant installation by LaBay (below).

“Ology Extended,” a show featuring friends and fellow sculptors Julia LaBay and Hannah Lehmann, is now open at Launch Pad Cooperative through April 19.

In the words of LaBay, “Ology Extended” explores the many interpretations of knowledge and ways of learning that emerge through interactions with the natural world. “It’s about what we know and our personal history. Most of my work reflects on an experience, or my individual history,” LaBay says. “I like relating personal events to nature. I enjoy metaphors in nature.”

LaBay, a graduate art student at Bowling Green State University, hones her sculpting skills by using found objects and unique creations that have personal connections to her. Her artistic curiosity and experimentation started early in life when she drew inspiration from watching her father design and build jewelry stores.

But she wasn’t aware of her talents and career direction until she was an art student at the University of Toledo, where her professors encouraged her to “speak” through sculpture.

As her sculpting abilities were emerging, she met fellow undergrad Hannah Lehmann.

“Hannah is one of my best friends,” LaBay said. “If there’s ever a problem, we talk things out.” This collaborative spirit symbolizes the goal behind the 2012 opening of Launch Pad Cooperative, a nonprofit gallery and networking hub for visual artists and the broader Toledo art community.

When asked about how Launch Pad Cooperative has enhanced her connections with the community, LaBay responded, “It’s a place that facilitates a learning experience. It’s a nice gallery space, which encourages you to experiment.”

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Although Lehmann appears to be a master of sculpture, she didn’t take a sculpture class until beginning her master’s degree coursework in art education at the University of Toledo. As an undergraduate, she studied biology, traveling to Ireland and immersing herself in making slides out of fossils. She quickly became bored, finding that she was more interested in the beauty behind the natural objects as opposed to merely their function.

It was in this vein that Lehmann began her pursuit of sculpture.

Her works feature found items that have an element of natural history, whether shells, a cow’s backbone or taxidermic animals.

“Each of these items was connected to my travels to California, Texas and other places. All of my work ties natural history to my personal history,” Lehmann said. “For example, the six hearts made of lobster shells are based on seamen and Valentine’s. I associate, in one way or another, with each item.”

Lehmann and LaBay have worked together before and that familiarity has allowed them to forge agreement around the show’s themes. “Our show is about looking at natural history elements, at social and personal thoughts. We’re looking into the branches of knowledge, into the nature of things that are both personal and universal,” Lehmann said. “There are so many different categories of knowledge.

However, we tied it together with common themes.”

By adopting this theme, they are beckoning audience members to examine their own personal history as it pertains to the beauty of the natural world as opposed to merely its purpose.

“Ology Extended” runs through Saturday, April 19. Free. Launch Pad Cooperative, 911 Jefferson Ave. launchpadcooperative.com.

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CALL FOR ARTISTS: Hats for Flowers

Rack and roll

Attention cyclists, art lovers and residents of Downtown Toledo—after sifting through 239 designs from 114 local and regional artists, The Arts Commission has selected 10 new bike rack designs to be installed downtown this spring. The new racks will be placed in central downtown locations between existing Arts Commission bicycle racks. Keep a look out for “Lettuce Turnip the Beet,” a rack (at right) designed by City Paper’s own Jameson Staneluis! See the winning designs at The Arts Commission’s website: theartscommission.org/module-positions/ current-projects/artist-designed-bike-racks

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Master Series Talk: Dr. Eric Haskell Scholarly

insights about the quirky world of 17th century aristocrats and royalty who used their landscapes as status symbols will be presented in conjunction with the current exhibit Art of the Louvres Tuilleries Garden. 6pm. Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle.

2445 Monroe St. 419-255-8000. toledomuseum.org Free

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TMA Guided Tour Enjoy a guided tour of the Toledo Museum of Art highlighting works of art by women and about women. Meet at the Eberly Center to take a chartered bus to the museum.

1-4pm. Eberly Center for Women, UT Tucker Hall 0168, 2801 W. Bancroft. 419-530-8570. utoledo.edu/centers/eberly Free

Take a multi-faceted group of people supporting or involved in the arts, dressed up or down in black and white attire; add great food and entertainment, raffles and a silent auction of cool art, and what do you get? A damned good party at The Arts Commission’s “Mix: Back + White.” This year’s event will be happening in more ways than one at the Park Level of One Seagate on Saturday, March 15, from 7:30pm-1am. Tickets are $75 (general admission) and $125 (VIP) online or at the door; proceeds benefit the Arts Commission’s Young Artists at Work program (YAWW) as well as the Art Walks, Gallery Loop, Artomatic and the Parkwood Gallery. Dress for the theme of this eclectic, casual-chic event, and be prepared to have one great time. “The Mix: Black + White,” One Seagate, 550 N. Summit. 419-254-2787. theartscommission.org.—JMT

Desafinado Detroit: Off notes from the Motor City Closing Reception Last chance to

check out this offbeat show and hang with the artists. 5-8pm. River House Arts, 115 W. Front St., Perrysburg. 419-874-8900. river-house-arts.com

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TMA Third Thursday: Gardens and Games

During this month’s early kick-off to the weekend, get playful with the theme Gardens+Games, a fitting match for the season’s major exhibition, The Art of the Louvre’s Tuileries Garden. 6:30-9pm.

Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe 419-2558000. toledomuseum.org Free.

Free

It’s Friday! Enjoy various events for adults

and families at the TMA, including free tours, activities, live music, glassblowing demonstrations, wine tastings and more. Check out Collections Connections: Gardens at 8pm. Go online for complete schedule. 10am-9pm. Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St. 419-255-8000. toledomuseumofart.org Free

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The Mix: Black + White The Arts Commission's annual fundraiser is the best art-party of the year.

Purchase tickets online to enjoy eclectic music, grazing tables, raffles and a silent art auction.

The event benefits programs, including Young Artists at Work (YAAW), Art Walks and Gallery Loops, Artomatic 419 and the Parkwood Gallery.

7:30pm-1am. $75 general admission, $125 VIP. One Seagate, Park Level, 550 N. Summit.

419-254-2787. theartscommission.org

The Art of Tom Rudd and Margo Mcafferty: Opening reception See the impressive work of

UP artists’ featuring painting and sculpture. 4-6pm at Flatlanders Art Galleries, 1193 East US 223, Blissfield, MI. 517-486-4591. flatlandersculpture.com Free

Firenation Glass Studio Original Glass Experience Get a taste of being a glass artist

with this opportunity to make a clear piece and a two-color paperweight under the guidance of our glass artist. 10am-12pm, $75. Firenation Glass Studio & Gallery, 7166 Front St., Holland.

419-866-6288. firenation.com

CAC Photography Collective Exhibit The

CAC Photography Collective holds its second annual exhibit at the Collingwood Arts Center.

Photographers who have attended the Collingwood Arts Center group shoots the past 10 years will be displaying their work. Refreshments and snacks will be served. 7-11pm. The Collingwood Arts Center, 2413 Collingwood Blvd. 419-244-2787. collingwoodartscenter.org/ Free

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Long Pose Anatomy Drawing Session

Anatomy expert Jennifer Giovannucci leads a three-hour drawing session with a nude model, providing light instruction on best practices as she draws along. 1:30-4:30pm, $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Art Supply Depo, 29 S. St. Clair.

419-720-6462. artsupplydepo,com

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The Art Walk Organizing Committee is hosting another silent auction fundraiser to benefit the Downtown Foundation Flower Fund. This year’s auction, themed “Hats Off to BG,” invites artists and community members to create a floral themed hat, functional or fantastical, to be auctioned off Saturday, April 26 during the 22nd Annual Art Walk. Bids will be accepted at Grounds for Thought throughout the day until 7:15pm. Winners will be announced at the After Art Walk Party that evening. Download registration forms at downtownbgohio.org (or get forms at Grounds for Thought and other downtown businesses) by Wednesday, April 16. 419-354-4332—JMT

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‘Hair Tie’ by Rebecca Drolen is among the works in Leso Gallery’s “Hair” exhibit.

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Hair-Closing Reception/Artist Talk This

exhibition features a diverse collection of artists expressing their relationship with hair. The artists exhibited span the continental U.S. featuring printmaking, painting, drawing, sculpture, video, photography, cut paper and collage. Parking is available along Starr Avenue and across the street at the Toledo Sports Center. 7-9pm. LeSo Gallery, 1527 Starr Ave. lesogallery.com Free

It’s Friday! The TMA’s day of events for adults

and families, includes free tours, activities, live music, glassblowing demonstrations, wine tastings and more. Enjoy the Toledo Symphony Orchestra “Classics Concert: Verdi’s Requiem” at 8pm. Check online for complete schedule of events. 10am9pm. Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St. 419-255-8000. toledomuseumofart.org Free

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Art-A-Fair: Opening reception Prizm Creative Community’s 8th annual juried art show features both visual and literary works with the theme of Ideas that Fly. Enjoy tasty foods and live jazz— don’t forget to cast your vote for the People’s Choice award. 3-6pm. Fifth Third Center at One Seagate, 550 N. Summit St. Free

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Drink and Draw Life Drawing Model, chairs and music provided. Bring your own drawing board or easel, drawing tools and beverage. Get together and draw, have creative dialogue, drink and collaborate.18 and over. 7-10pm, $10, $7 with a friend. Art Supply Depo, 29 St. Clair St. 419-720-6462. artsupplydepo,com

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Joel Roberts uses both vintage and cutting-edge technology to create music as his one-man band, GoLab.

Ready, set, goLab

Bowling Green native Joel Roberts drops new album of fresh indie electro-pop

By Griffin Messer-Kruse Joel Roberts, a.k.a. GoLab, got his start in the local music scene playing bars in Bowling Green while still in high school. He relocated to Toledo in 2002, when he began making electronic punk music with the legendary local group Stylex. After Stylex disbanded in 2006, Roberts shifted his focus to his solo project GoLab, concentrating on creating tight-knit, catchy synth-pop music. GoLab’s most recent album, “Time Out,” was released through bandcamp.com, where it can be streamed for free. City Paper talked with Roberts about the album, the challenges of performing his music live and GoLab’s future.

When did GoLab start and what was your original inspiration for the project?

I’ve been making music since 1996, and I started using the name GoLab in ’97. The concept has always been to experiment with keyboards and make crazy sounds.

Eventually, I started trying to record more “pop-y” music, and it was probably around 2006 when I figured out my sound and started performing live.

Have you always been making synthesizer -based electronic music? What were your musical roots and first influences?

I was into heavier guitar stuff when I first started. In 1994, I opened up for a band called Brainiac, from Dayton, Ohio. They were the first band I ever heard that just went crazy with the synthesizer, and it kind up opened up my eyes to the instruments possibilities. I’ve been chasing the synthesizer dragon ever since! [laughs]

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What are the main keyboards you use when you record GoLab material?

I play a Roland System 100-M Analog synth as well as an ARP Odyssey. I also use a Roland SH-101, which is the one I use when I play live.

Do you ever use MIDI voices or MIDI controllers?

On this album, I didn’t use much MIDI at all—nearly everything is done with analog synth. There is only one track on the album that uses any MIDI at all. The analog is more fun for me to play, and I think it helps me create organic and fun musical ideas.

How do you manage to perform GoLab songs live with only analog synths? There are obviously many layers of keyboards on each of your songs.

When I play live, I focus primarily on just giving a high-energy show. I perform with a live drummer, named Jeff Loose, although he didn’t record on the album. I work the bare bones skeletons of my songs into a sampler, play the track back through the sampler while [Loose] plays drums, and I’ll play lead lines on my Roland while singing.

What are your favorite current bands?

The only band I really get excited about lately is Phoenix—all of their stuff is great. I guess GoLab’s sound is most often compared to LCD Soundsystem, but I don’t actually listen to their stuff at all.

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Any shows coming up in the Toledo area?

Saturday, March 29 at Frankie’s. That’s really exciting because I am opening for Vertical Scratchers, who features a former member of Braniac. So it’s all full circle. [laughs]

Looking to the future, do see you GoLab as more of a studio or live band?

I’m focusing on the studio aspect. In a live setting, I am really just taking my studio work and seeing what I can do with it. I have two little kids, that are 2 and 5 years old, so I like to stay home and stay in the area so I can be with them. My touring days are on hiatus for a while.

GoLab opens for Vertical Scratchers, Saturday, March 29, at Frankie's Inner City. 9pm. $10. 308 Main St. 419-693-5300. frankiesinnercity.com. To listen to GoLab’s new album, visit golab.bandcamp.com.

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Downspeed's Rock 'N Freak Show Saturday, March 15 / The Longhorn Saloon

Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, Toledo’s own outlaw rock speed-freaks Downspeed have decided to throw a party. Their speed-metal-blues-punk hybrid style draws from the Discharge and Motorhead school of bad-guy guitar. To sweeten the deal, they’ve added Detroit rockers Dead 5 and Toledo’s own amp addicts Diesel Burner to the lineup, a circus show from The Wizard of Odd, as well as a performance by Flint, Michigan-based burlesque troupe The Fischer Bodies, and vintage merchandise from Rock N’ Rummage outfit. It promises to be an old-fashioned so-bad-it’s-good time. 8pm. $8.

The Longhorn Saloon, 944 Phillips Ave. 419-478-5890. reverbnation.com/downspeed—JS

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Whitey Morgan and the 78's

Saturday, March 22 / Mainstreet Bar and Grill “Pretty people can’t play country,” said Whitey Morgan during his last show in Toledo. He’d rather you comment on the art of his songs than his aesthetics. And what songs they are— two albums in, Flint’s own honkey-tonk hero is one of the finest songwriters in contemporary alternative and dark country. The 78’s rock all night with a healthy mix of ballads and bruisers. Not to be missed. 9pm. $13.50. Mainstreet Bar and Grill, 141 Main St. 419-697-6297. toledomainstreet.com—JS

Blue Grass & Green Acres

Friday, March 21 / Carranor Hunt & Polo Club The soul-soothing music of Appalachia is coming to Northwest Ohio—presented by the Black Swamp Conservatory. Blue Grass & Green Acres is Friday, March 21. The party will feature Americana bluegrass tunes by Eric Lambert & Friends as well as unique live and silent auctions, delicious home-style food and the wonderful company of fellow music lovers. Eric Lambert is a specialist in the art of acoustic flatpicking who combines rock, folk, bluegrass, country and blues to create his unique sound.

His concerts are known for their high energy, virtuoso musicianship and bluegrass improvisation. Yee haw! 6:30pm. $40. Carranor Hunt & Polo Club, 502 E. 2nd St., Perrysburg. 419-872-5263. blackswamp.org—GMK

wed, March 12 Acoustic, Folk & Ethnic

Adamz Lounge: Open Mix Ye Olde Durty Bird: Sweet Tea Lite Cock n’ Bull: Danny Mettler Open Mic

JAZZ, BLUES & R&B

Forrester’s: H-Factor Jazz Grand Plaza Hotel: Everyone is IRISH w/ Cliff Murphy Degage Jazz Cafe: Gene Parker Jill’s: Open Jam w/ Mike Whitty

THU, March 13 Acoustic, Folk & Ethnic Ye Olde Durty Bird: Andrew Ellis The Village Idiot: Levi Weaver The Blarney: Kyle White Quimby’s: Elixir Stella’s: Eddie Molina The Cocoa House: The Audiophiles Cock n’ Bull: Captain Sweet Shoes

Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

The Village Inn: Last Born Sons The Local: Chris Shutters Open Jam Huntington Center: Brit Floyd Frankie’s: My Bitter End

Jazz, Blues & R&B

Longhorn Saloon: Jam Session Barr’s Public House: Jason LaPorte

Dance, Techno Bar EDM: DJ C-Note

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Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

Mainstreet: Truth Ascension CD Release Party Hollywood Casino: The Marshall Tucker Band The Village Idiot: Polka Floyd!

The Sodbuster Bar: Wyatt Trash Frankie’s: Ego & the Maniacs Ye Olde Durty Bird: Jeff Stewart & the 25’s Bier Stube: The Coconuts Holiday Inn French Quarter: Jackpot The Bronze Boar: Crucial 420 Cock n’ Bull: Distant Cousinz Bar 145: Zack Attack The Blarney: Remedy The Cocoa House: Chris Shutters West Side Bistro: High Mileage

Jazz, Blues & R&B

Degage Jazz Cafe: Alexander Zonjic

Dance, Techno Bretz: FreEDM Friday

SAT, March 15 ACOUSTIC, FOLK & ETHNIC Barr’s Public House: Meaghan Roberts Stella’s: Tom Turner The Cocoa House: Nick Neenan The Village Inn: Jamie Mills Basin St. Grille: Megan Lesle

Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

FRI, March 14

TOLEDO ROCKS HARDER

Buster Brown’s: Kelly White & Matt

ACOUSTIC, FOLK & ETHNIC Memphis Pearl: Elixir The Local: Joe Woods Barr’s Public House: Andrew Ellis Doc Watson’s: Stephen Wooley Basin St. Grille: Chris Knopp Stella’s: Jason Hudson

The Local: The Rivets Longhorn Saloon: Downspeed The Village Idiot: Killer Flamingos Ye Olde Durty Bird: Jack & the Bear Frankie’s: Bossland Films Music Video Giveaway Cock n’ Bull: Distant Cousinz AJ Doolittle’s: Bourbon Street The Blarney: Flabongo Nation

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The Bronze Boar: Decent Folk Bar 145: The Personnel

Ye Olde Durty Bird: Kyle White Rocky’s: Joel Hazard Open Mic

Holiday Inn French Quarter: jackpot

Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

Jazz, Blues & R&B

Jazz, Blues & R&B

Hamway’s on the Main: Dan & Don Degage Jazz Cafe: Alexander Zonjic

classical, spiritual

Frankie’s: Blameshift

Forrester’s: H-Factor Jazz Degage Jazz Cafe: Gene Parker Jill’s: Open Jam w/ Mike Whitty

Stranahan Theater: Toledo Symphony Presents “The Music of Queen” St. Michael’s in the Hills: From the Heart and Soul w/ Masterworks Chorale

Dance, Techno

Dance, Techno

Acoustic, Folk & Ethnic

Bar EDM: DubtronicA

sun, march 16 Acoustic, Folk & Ethnic Ye Olde Durty Bird: Quick Trio The Village Inn: Chris Shutters

Jazz, Blues & R&B

Cock n’ Bull: Dick Lange’s Open Blues Jam

mon, march 17 Acoustic, Folk & Ethnic

Martini & Nuzzis: Katie’s Randy Cat Ye Olde Durty Bird: John Barile & Bobby May Quimby’s: Elixir

Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

The Blarney: Dragon Wagon Duncan’s: Caught In The Boogie Cock n’ Bull: The Rivets

Wed, March 19 Acoustic, Folk & Ethnic Adamz Lounge: Open Mix Cock n’ Bull: Danny Mettler

Robinwood Concert House: Coppice

thurs, March 20 Ye Olde Durty Bird: John Barile Barr’s Public House: Dan Stewart The Village Idiot: The Zimmerman Twins Cock n’ Bull: Captain Sweet Shoes Stella’s: Eddie Molina The Village Inn: Kyle White The Blarney: Jeff Stewart

Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

Frankie’s: Afroman The Cocoa House: Last Born Sons

Fri, March 21 Acoustic, Folk & Ethnic The Local: Joe Woods Barr’s Public House: Kyle White Stella’s: Meaghan Roberts Meyer Theater: Livingston Taylor Buster Brown’s: Ronn Daniels

Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

Mainstreet: Occupy Hip Hop Hollywood Casino: Distant Cousinz The Village Idiots: The Nu-Tones Frankie’s: The Nightbeast The Cocoa House: The Rivets Basin St. Grille: Bieber Fever The Bronze Boar: Curb Appeal

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Beck “Morning Phase” (2014): Sasha FrereJones of The New Yorker magazine makes no bones about Beck’s latest musical offering: “ . . . only the artist knows exactly how such an album is made, but only the audience can verify that it is perfect.” Perfect. Yeah, it’s pretty good, but there’s nothing really original about its sound(s). You can’t not hear “Pet Sounds,” “Dark Side of the Moon,” and other ’60s’/’70s’ classics while listening. But Beck seems to know this.

In an interview on NPR he says: “I’m aware of the time that I’m in, and I don’t want to reject it; you know, I want to be part of it. I’m aware that a lot of music that was made in the past was done really well.” Similar to what an old college prof told me: “There are no original ideas left. So just steal a good one.” And Beck does that. There really isn’t a weak track on this disc, immaculate production, good lyrics—the whole ball o’ wax.

Holiday Inn French Quarter: The Late Show The Blarney: The 1 Ton Trio Cock n’ Bull: The Barile Band Bar 145: My Sister Sarah Bier Stube: Haywire

Jazz, Blues & R&B

Ye Olde Durty Bird: Swing Mania

Dance, Techno

Ottawa Tavern: EDAN the DJ

Sat, march 22 ACOUSTIC, FOLK & ETHNIC

Barr’s Public House: Randy McIntire Ye Olde Durty Bird: Kyle White The Village Inn: Nick Neenan Stella’s: Johnny Rodriguez Hamway’s on the Main: Meaghan Roberts The Blarney: Breaking Ground Basin St. Grille: Picking Kelly The Local: Bieber Fever

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Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

The Barn Bar: Brent Lowery Band Mainstreet: Whitey Morgan and the 78’s Frankie’s: Restriktid The Village Idiot: Wild Adriatic!

Sycamore Grove: Richter Scale Band Martini & Nuzzis: Joe Woods Band Bronze Boar: Stonehouse Cock n’ Bull: Arctic Clam Bar 145: The Hot Sauce Committee Holiday Inn French Quarter: The Late Show

Jazz, Blues & R&B

Degage Jazz Cafe: Ramona Collins AJ Doolittle’s: Dan & Don

classical, spiritual

Peristlye Theater at TMA: Classics Series - Verdi’s Requiem

mon, march 24 rock, pop & hip-hop

Frankie’s: Close to Home Ye Olde Durty Bird: Phil Gabrielson

Tues, march 25 rock, pop & hip-hop

Mainstreet: Rehab Martini & Nuzzis: Original Series Contest

Wed, March 26 Acoustic, Folk & Ethnic

Adamz Lounge: Open Mix Ye Olde Durty Bird: Stephen Wooley Cock n’ Bull: Danny Mettler Open Mic

Jazz, Blues & R&B

Forrester’s: H-Factor Jazz Degage Jazz Cafe: Gene Parker Jill’s: Open Jam w/ Mike Whitty

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[miscellaneous]

[education]

Toledo Heart Ball - Celebrate the work and mission of the American Heart Association. In addition to an awards presentation, guests will enjoy fine dining, dancing, entertainment and silent and live auctions. Registration required by March 14.

6-11pm. $175. Hilton Garden Inn at Levis Commons, 6165 Levis Commons Blvd., Perrysburg.

419-740-6167. toledoheartball.ahaevents.org

Presenting ... YOU! - This class is designed to help women recognize and ignite their own personal style and presence. Students will learn about and practice effective communication in public speaking, networking, leading teams, interviews, conflict management and in everyday life. Five weekly sessions, for women only. Through April 9.

5:30-7pm. $10. The University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft St. utoledo.edu

thursday, 3.13 [miscellaneous] EPIC Toledo Social! Social! - Grab a drink, bring your business cards and meet your fellow EPIC members for networking, complimentary appetizers and a cash bar. Registration required.

5:30-7:30pm. Mulvaney’s Bunker, 4941 Dorr St. epictoledo.com Free

[benefit] Annual Sweet Endings Fundraiser - Hear a personal story of hope and healing, directly related to the mission of the Greater Toledo Pregnancy Center. Appetizers and desserts follow the program.

5:30pm. Westgate Chapel, 2500 Wilford Dr. 419-531-6842. friendsofpregnancycenter.org

Free

[miscellaneous] How to Avoid Estate Planning Mistakes - Find answers to questions at this interactive event that can help you and your family save time, frustration and money. Reservations required. 6:30pm. Way Public Library, 101 E. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg.

419-872-7670. waylibrary.info Free

friday, 3.14 [sports] Toledo Walleye vs. Kalamazoo Wings - Enjoy a night of hockey as the Toledo Walleye match the Kalamazoo Wings. Also March 15. 7:15 pm.

Prices vary, see website. The Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave. 419-321-5007. toledowalleye.com

saturday, 3.15 [miscellaneous] Military Jeep Topic of Toledo History Museum Talk - Ron Szymanski, former volunteer curator of the Jeep Museum, will discuss the development of the military Jeep. Refreshments will be served following the meeting; open to the public. MilmineStewart House, 2001 Collingwood Blvd.

[benefit] Fashion on a High Note - This event will feature a style show, silent auction, boutique shopping and high tea. Featured local boutiques are Ragazza, Elegant Rags, V Couture, Doncaster by stylist Lucy Maish and Designs by Mona. 11am-2pm. $40 (high tea included). Carranor Hunt and Polo Club, 502 Second St., Perrysburg. 419-874-4292.

[miscellaneous] Travel Circle: Rome To Vatican City - Travel to Rome and Vatican City without leaving Ohio. A special guest speaker will show a slideshow of places around Rome and Vatican City. 2:15-3pm.

Wildwood Preserve: Ward Pavilion, 5100 W. Central Ave. 419-270-2919. mvadventurers.org/calendar

Free

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sunday, 3.16 [outdoors] Public Archery Shoot - Outdoor archery shoot open to the public. 30 hand-painted “Alaskan Wilderness” animal targets on a roving field course. $10 with registration anytime between 9am and 1pm. Concessions also are available. 9am-1pm. $10. Tomahawk Archers, 2085 W. Erie Rd., Temperance. 734-652-6521.

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Leapin’ leprechauns Hope on the bus, Gus Enjoy the festivities by joining the St. Paddy’s Day TASA Annual Pub Crawl.

Bigger and better this year with two separate loops, one in Sylvania and one in the Downtown/Uptown area, more than 12 participating pubs offer specials, including green beer. Simply catch one of eight busses at any location on the loop, hop on, hop off and enjoy the day while being shuttled between pubs. Buses run all day, 10am-10pm. Saturday, March 15. $25. For a full list of participating pubs, visit pubcrawltoledo.com.—MLR Discover more things to do on St. Patrick’s Day. Visit toledocitypaper.com for a longer list of locations and times.

[miscellaneous] Toledo Singles’ St. Patrick’s Day Celebration - Celebrate St. Patricks’s Day by dancing the night away with the other singles in Toledo. 8:30pm. $8. Holland Gardens, 6530 Angola Rd., Holland. 734-856-8963. toledosingles.com

[sports] Toledo Walleye vs. Fort Wayne Komets - Enjoy a night of hockey as the Toledo Walleye match the Fort Wayne Komets. 5:15 pm. Prices vary, see website. The Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave. 419-321-5007. toledowalleye.com

tuesday, 3.18 [miscellaneous] Coffee & Connecting - Hear about ProMedica’s plans for moving downtown and establishing its corporate headquarters at the Steam Plant and the KeyBank building. 8-9:30am. $20, includes full breakfast. The Toledo Club, 235 14th St.

[education] Noble Prize Winner Speaks at UT - Dr. Mario Capecchi, winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize for his work in genetics, lectures on “The Making of a Scientist—An Unlikely Journey.” Reception starts at 5:15pm; talk at 6pm. University of Toledo, Collier Building, Room 1050. Free

wednesday, 3.19 [miscellaneous] “The Edmund Fitzgerald: The Search for Answers Continues” - To coincide with the projected spring opening of the National Museum of the Great Lakes on the Toledo riverfront, Carrie Sowden, the center’s archaeology director, will discuss various theories surrounding the sinking of this American Great Lakes freighter as it carried a full cargo of iron ore in a storm on Lake Superior on Nov. 10, 1975. Twenty-nine men perished in the wreck, including Captain Ernest McSorley who was from Ottawa Hills. Registration required. 6:30pm.

Rossford Public Library, 720 Dixie Hwy., Rossford.

419-666-0924. rossfordlibrary.org Free

[sports] Toledo Walleye vs. Wheeling Nailers - Enjoy a night of hockey as the Toledo Walleye match the Wheeling Nailers. 7:15pm. Prices vary, see website.

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thursday, 3.20 [education] eBooks from Your Library - This class will guide you through navigating, borrowing and downloading eMedia to a device or computer. Bring your compatible mobile device or laptop and follow along. 7-8pm. Sylvania Branch, 6749 Monroe St., Sylvania. 419-882-2089. toledolibrary.org Free

[benefit] 3rd Annual ’80s Roller Skating Party - Big hair rises again as ’80s lovers skate for a cure. All admission fees donated to the American Cancer Society, Relay For Life of Greater Lucas. 6:308:30pm. $4 + $1, skate rental. Maumee Ohio Skate, 1370 Conant St, Maumee. 419-206-0738. relayforlife.org/lucas

[miscellaneous] Spring Forward ... and Monogram It - The Paula Brown Shop kicks off spring with a monogrammed beach party. Come shop and then personalize it. Fun drinks, gourmet snacks and candy (the kind you only dare to eat on vacation) will be provided. 11am-2p.m. 912 Monroe St., Toledo. paulabrownshop.com

friday, 3.21 [comedy] Dave Coulier - Dave Coulier, best known for his role as Joey in the TV sitcom “Full House,” makes a special appearance at The Funny Bone. Also on Saturday, 10:30pm and Sunday, 7pm. 7pm. $22-$32. Funny Bone Comedy Club, 6140 Levis Commons Blvd., Perrysburg. 419-931-3474. funnybonecentral.com

[miscellaneous] 63rd Annual Zenobia Shrine Circus - This is a circus like no other with dazzling acts such as the Death Defying Trapeze performance and the caged motorcyclist. Through March 23. Prices vary.

SeaGate Convention Centre, 401 Jefferson Ave. zenobiashrinecircus.com

[miscellaneous] Thailand Dance - Watch a beautiful dance featuring several dances from the four regions of Thailand.

The program concludes with a traditional Thai melodrama based on the parable of Good Samaritan.

6pm. Donations appreciated. First Presbyterian Church of Maumee, 200 E. Broadway St. Free

saturday, 3.22 [sports] Toledo Walleye vs. Gwinnett Gladiators - Enjoy hockey as the Toledo Walleye match the Gwinnett Gladiators. Also March 23. 7:15pm. Prices vary, see website. The Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave. 419-321-5007. toledowalleye.com

[miscellaneous] Travel Circle: Gates And Grates Of Eastern Europe - A guest speaker will show a slideshow of places around the Gates and Grates Of Eastern Europe. 2:15-3pm. Oak Openings Preserve: Oak Openings Lodge, 5230 Wilkins Rd., Whitehouse.

419-270-2919. mvadventurers.org/calendar Free

[miscellaneous] Community Electronics Recycling Drive - Part of RecycleMania, a national recycling competition for U.S. and Canadian colleges. 10am-2pm. University of Toledo main campus, 2925 East Rocket Dr., (Parking area 28, across from plant operations building). Free to recycle [except CRT TVs ($15$20)]. 419-530-1042. utoledo.edu/sustainability

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[miscellaneous] The 2nd annual W.O.W. Symposium - W.O.W. promotes all aspects of women’s empowerment. Food, entertainment and programming will be provided free. Programming includes health screenings, education and financial planning, entrepreneurship, parenting, creativity and physical fitness. 8:30am-4pm. Donations appreciated. The University of Toledo Scott Park Campus, 2225 Nebraska Ave. 419-318-9705. wowtoledo.org Free

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[miscellaneous] Showcase Sylvania Expo - Part of the fun at the expo is the giveaways and great interactive games that many of the vendors bring. This year, the expo again has designed a children’s area featuring several local child care centers, and organizations. Entertainment will include local and regional groups. 9am-3pm. Tam-O-Shanter, 7060 Sylvania Ave., Sylvania. 419-882-2135. sylvaniachamber.org Free

[miscellaneous] Burlesque Troupe Auditions - Want to be a burlesque star? The T-Town Tassels are holding open auditions. All shapes and sizes are encouraged to try out. A small choreography number will be provided. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes for dancing. Heels are allowed depending on your comfortability. 2-4pm. Collingwood Arts Center, 2413 Collingwood Ave. 567-218-9077. Free

sunday, 3.23 [sports] Toledo Walleye vs Gwinnett Gladiators - Come out and support the Toledo Walleye as they battle the Gwinnett Gladiators. 7:15pm. $15-$45. Toledo Walleye Hockey, 406 Washington St. 419-7259255. toledowalleye.com

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Saturday, March 22 / The Fillmore

Childish Gambino

Perhaps you know him better as comedian/actor Donald Glover (no, the younger Donald Glover) from the TV sitcom “Community.” Well, if you haven't heard of his hip-hop alter-ego Childish Gambino, you will. He’s got a sly, pop culture-savvy style that’s a hit with the college-set. This will be his first time performing in Michigan since the release of his 2013 album “Because the Internet.”

7pm. $41.50. 2115 Woodward Ave., Detroit.

313-961-5451. thefillmoredetroit.com

Ongoing / University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance

Metalmorphosis Thursday, March 20 / The Ark

The Blind Boys of Alabama

The Blind Boys of Alabama have been making African-American gospel music for 60 years, and are showing no signs of slowing down.

On Thursday, March 20, they roll into The Ark for a night of soulful southern tunes. Their pitch-perfect harmonies and fiery vocals are instantly recognizable, elevating audiences to a spiritual state of awe. Since 2000, they’ve won five Grammys and four Gospel Music Awards; their new album, “I’ll Find a Way,” draws heavily from the Sam Cooke school of gospel. 7:30pm. $35. The Ark, 316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor. 734-761-1451. theark.org

As part of its 66th anniversary, the Michigan Silversmiths Guild is presenting an exhibit of cutting-edge jewelry from students and masters culled from Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. The groundbreaking exhibition is a part of the Gifts of Art program, a series of exhibitions on and around the U-M campus. Runs through Monday, April 7.

1100 Baits Dr., Ann Arbor. 734-764-1817. umich.edu

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monday, 3.24

Code and Coffee - Monthly opportunity to practice your skills, meet new friends and get help with web code. Bring your laptop, your recent projects and your programming problems. 10am-1pm.

Black Kite Coffee and Pies, 2499 Collingwood Blvd. girldevelopit.com Free

[comedy] Comedian Jim Gaffian - Jim has proven himself a major talent beloved to a range of audiences. His clever, quiet style has made him one of the top five most successful touring comedians in the country; his CDs and DVDs have reached platinum sales.

7pm. $39.75. Stranahan Theater, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd. 866-381-SHOW. stranahantheater.org

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PLAY BOOK

ABOVE: An ice carver adds finishing touches to his work in Perrysburg.

RIGHT: Our bronze-winning author with Barbara Knisely, Whitehouse community development coordinator.

Cold, together and happy

Perrysburg, Whitehouse fun thaws winter By Dorian Slaybod Toledo experienced the snowiest winter in history, and one of the coldest. Temperatures frequently dropped below zero.

Snow became a varying level of emergency to fear, like a natural disaster or an alien invasion. Instead of actual reporting, local TV stations simply showed live footage of cars slipping through intersections and crashing into snow banks. Despite the arctic adversity, two small towns persevered through winter’s callous backhand, and held festivals to celebrate the season of discontent.

Sleds, chili and snowballs

Springsteen’s “Born in the USA” blared from a white tent filled with steaming chili pots, while a horse-drawn wagon transported sledders to a hill as tall as an amusement park waterslide.

The village of Whitehouse’s 4th Annual Winterfest was a sunny, cold day with a high temperature of 17 degrees, and a wind chill of awesome.

Kids flew down the smooth, steep hill behind the Whitehouse Library on sleds, inflatable inner tubes and wok frying pans.

Onlooking parents cringed while the intro to the Surfari’s “Wipeout” repeatedly played in the back of my head, and the kids kept popping back up—red-faced and smiling for more.

Tony Packo, a man I presumed spent his time glad-handing at charity fundraisers and making it rain hot pickles at industry parties, stirred tirelessly over an iron pot at the chili cook-off. His chicken chili was sweet, thick and hearty. He narrowly lost to the nearby Whitehouse restaurant, Local Thyme. Its batch was cheesy and smoky, with enough zest to cut through the frigid air.

I competed in the snowball throwing contest, and I felt certain to win. My competition was a skinny 16-year-old named Patrick and a toughened, middle-aged man named Bob. I stripped off my jacket, stretched my throwing shoulder like an

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Olympic shot-putter, and let it rip. Out of three competitors, my throw distinctly came in last place. Bob won, but Whitehouse Community Development Coordinator Barbara Knisely still awarded me a bronze medal during the closing ceremony. My feet were cold and numb, my shoulder was sore and unimpressive, but I left Winterfest as a medalist.

National spotlight, wine

Winterfest began six years ago when a few residents wanted to showcase their ice carvings. The Louisiana Avenue event has steadily grown into a full weekend of events, including beer and wine tastings, foods from local restaurants and clowns and singing characters for kids. “It is a time of year that people are stuck inside,” said Rick Thielen, executive director of Downtown Perrysburg, Inc. Winterfest gives the cabin-fevered a chance to emerge from their dens like hopeful groundhogs.

Ice carvings are the heart of the festival. What began as a neighborhood demonstration has morphed into the National Ice Carving Championship. Competitors around the country must qualify to have the opportunity to compete. They transformed faceless slabs of ice into works of art. They used chainsaws, blow torches, metal irons and chisels to construct giant ice creatures that looked like they were pulled from the dreams of George R. R. Martin [author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the basis of Game of Thrones.]

Saturday wine tasting brought together hundreds to try wines from around the world. Merlot in hand, I watched the icecarving winners accept medals, more impressive than the snowball bronze dangling from my rearview mirror. The winners hugged each other, elated and teary-eyed.

Around them, a town rejoiced; impervious to the outdoor air. If for just a moment, people found themselves grateful for winter.

Dorian Slaybod is 27, a local attorney and happily living in Toledo.

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The full moon shines on the St. Patrick’s Day parties and the Spring Equinox says Happy Birthday to Aries.

— BY SUE LOVETT

ARIES (March 21st-April 19th) The 12th

LIBRA (September 23rd-October 22nd)

TAURUS (April 20th-May 20th) On the 12th, you are asked to help with a charitable foundation. Stay close to home the 15th and 16th. Wear something green to work on the 17th. On the 20th, you stay home (to save money) for the weekend of the 22nd and 23rd.

SCORPIO (October 23rd-November 21st)

GEMINI (May 21st-June 20th) Try hard to get

SAGITTARIUS (November 22nd-December 20th) The 12th and 13th are both lucky days IF

through the 14th are uneventful days. There is an early St. Patrick’s Day party the 15th and then another on the 17th. Happy Birthday to you on the 20th at 12:57 PM. Make plans for a weekend away the 22nd and 23rd.

your home in shape and host a St. Patrick’s Day party the 15th. Set goals the 20th and be prepared for additional responsibilities offered to you the week of the 24th. This involves your career.

CANCER (June 21st-July 22nd) The full moon on the 16th falls in your third house. This is where you communicate AND where you drive.

Watch your words and the speed limit. Wear green to work the 17th. New responsibilities pile on you the week of the 24th.

LEO (July 23rd-August 22nd) On the 12th and 13th you are making plans for a huge St. Patrick’s Day party the 15th. The week of the 17th pay closer attention to your budget. You enjoy sharing the wealth but caution is needed. Get some rest the weekend of the 22th.

VIRGO (August 23rd-September 22nd) You

can accomplish a lot at work. Wear green on St. Patrick’s Day. You are energized by the spring equinox the 20th and perform unbelievable tasks through the 23rd. You are a human dynamo the week of the 24th.

Host a St. Patrick’s Day party on the 15th or at 6pm on the 17th. You get a pleasant surprise the 20th. Look at a new car the 22nd but it takes you FOREVER to make up your mind. The week of the 24th you are productive.

There are parties the 15th, 16th and 17th to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. You try to go to all three – good luck with that! On the 19th, 20th and 21st you accomplish much more than usual. Go on a spending spree the 22nd.

you take a chance. Host a St. Patrick’s Day party the 15th. On the 20th your imagination begins to work overtime. Launch a new project the 22nd or 23rd. It will be successful.

CAPRICORN (December 21st-January 19th) A St. Patrick’s Day party on the 15th is lots

of fun. You take charge at work and at home the week of the 17th. Hide out the 22nd and 23rd and re-charge your batteries. When asked for advice the 24th, be tactful.

AQUARIUS (January 20th-February 18th)

The full moon on the 16th shines on financial matters. Wear green to work on the 17th and stop for an Irish dinner on your way home. Entertain at home the 21st or 22nd. You always blend the right people.

PISCES (February 19th-March 20th) There

is work to do from the 12th thru the 15th and you do it all without a complaint. The full moon the 16th enables you to see your partner in a new light. The week of the 17th you are productive and results pay off before March ends.

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

CELEBRITY PISCES – They are very

kind and aware of “giving back” to their community.

Examples are Jon Bon Jovi and Carrie Underwood. Locally Barbara Hendel, The Blade’s Society Editor, and Rob Ludeman, City Council member, also celebrate.

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House Additions Across 1. Fuel for some prop planes 6. Fuel for some trips?

9. King’s orders, e.g.

14. Actress Jovovich in a whole lot of “Resident Evil” movies 15. Prince William’s head 16. Behind 17. Commerce on the World Wide Web 18. Treat for a solstice party with an image of Gaia drawn in icing?

20. Sports org. headquartered in Daytona Beach 22. Chest muscle, casually 23. GOP electoral map color 24. ___ Valley (Reagan Library city) 25. Trig function 28. Live video of the 2008 presidential runner-up going about his daily life?

32. Rhythm guitarist James on “Siamese Dream” 33. Tragic supermodel Carangi 34. “Taps” instrument 38. The pairs of letters inserted into each of this puzzle’s theme answers, for example 43. Random, as an occurrence 44. Continental state where Sarah Palin was born: Abbr.

45. “What ___ gonna wear to this thing?

46. One at the wheel of a gherkinmobile?

51. “The Da Vinci Code” group 54. Top-shelf 55. Oversaw 56. Org. in which “everybody played with a gay teammate,” per Charles Barkley 58. Uncaged 61. “All right, y’all, let’s get in the old-fashioned horse-drawn carriage!”

65. Snarky 66. “The L Word” creator Chaiken 67. “Hey-oh, keep the urologic details to yourself”

68. Saturn’s largest moon 69. Rain delay sheets 70. Superman villain General ___ 71. Derives (from) Down 1. “Preach on” 2. CV part 3. Collectible holder 4. Keys of Jay Z’s “Empire State of Mind” 5. Chorizo relative 6. Letters for some accounting firms 7. Bar in the shower 8. Folded corner, as it were 9. Last word of a French film 10. Forbes alternative 11. Company that created Paperboy 12. Like some black guys on TV 13. King Carl XVI Gustaf, e.g.

19. Yard size, say 21. One of two living Fab Four members 26. Baja spring break destination, for short 27. Pleased with oneself 28. Peeve 29. Blacken 30. Go against one’s god

31. Language from which “mongoose” and “patchouli” come 35. Elvis’s is at Graceland 36. Wack 37. Islamic prince 39. “They was watchin ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ / What’s the ___ on the craps?”: Ice Cube 40. “Just playin’” 41. Gushing poem 42. Rival of Federer and Djokovic 47. Copper coin value 48. Chew the fat 49. Coop units?

50. Part of the plot 51. Path in space 52. Deen of wince-inducing language 53. Felix of “The Odd Couple” 57. Clip contents 59. Coated cheese, or the town from which it comes 60. Man caves, perhaps 62. Fast-rising fig. in China 63. Genesis contemporary 64. The end of Ramadan (October 4th, this year)

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Engaging Men Forum This is an opportunity to engage men in a discussion about the problem of domestic violence and how the community can become violence-free and safe for everyone. Guest speaker: Rus Funk; emcee is Shaun Hegarty of Channel 13 News.

8:30-11am. Educational Service Center, 2275 Collingwood Blvd.

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IT with Aegela, international artist and award-winning choreographer.

Women of all ages and shapes welcome. No prior dance training needed. Registering now for classes beginning March 3. $65 for 6-week session. Martin School, 10 S. Holland Sylvania at Hill, Toledo. aegela.com, (517) 918-9547 _____________________

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your choice for safe and affordable medications. Our licensed Canadian mail order pharmacy will provide you with savings of up to 90 percent on all your medication needs. Call today 1-800-254-4073, for $10.00 off your first prescription and free shipping. ______________________

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Kate Komuniecki

And the winners are...

Designer / Drummer

Katie was part of the cool art crowd at my high school (Notre Dame), a couple years ahead of me. Every day at lunch, I’d glance over to see what these hipper-than-thou girls had going on… and then promptly beg my mom to take me shopping for it. Today, Katie has mostly outgrown her teen angst, but fashion remains close to her heart.

The Advertising Club of Toledo packed the Valentine Theatre for its annual ADDYS award show.

You’re a graphic designer, you know how to edit your outfits between boring and artfully restrained. What is the difference?

The way I dress is mostly minimal and casual, with one or two accents. To me, clothing is boring if it lacks expression -- which doesn’t need to be loud, just somewhat personal. If I’m ‘editing’ an outfit, I’m usually removing something and opting for simplicity.

Rachel Rine and Ashley Lawson

You use accessories to inject a bit of humor into your ensembles. What’s your go-to item?

A scarf with excess fabric that can be draped around comfortably. Maybe because it feels like a very weak-armed person hugging me?

Please tell us a bit about the power of the right tortoise shell frames.

Where’d you find yours?

Joe Pinciotti, Suzette Boze-Kanarowski and Michael L. Seay

Amanda and Amy Eckel

Tortoise shell is classic! I remember wearing tortoise shell barrettes when I was little. It’s warm and organic and that appeals to me. I pulled from that foundation and chose an updated style. My frames are from the Optical Shop.

What do you think is missing from the Toledo retail landscape?

That said, how do you find all your amazing stuff?

I’ll wander through thrift stores, mostly for shoes. Ann Arbor is fun for shopping.

Totokaelo (totokaelo.com) is one of my go-to sources of inspiration; also Hackwith Design House (hackwithdesignhouse.com) is simple and lovely.

There is obviously a Boutique-by-JordanKillam-shaped hole. (Writer’s note: Flattery will get you everywhere, Katie!)

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