Toledo City Paper 12/17/14

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Inside local artists’ studios p10 State of denial

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Johnny Hildo on the city’s ‘most difficult year’ p9

What’s in the stars?

Toledo’s 2015 horoscope forecast p46

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December 17 — January 13, 2014

Kengo Sushi & Yakitori is opening at 38 S. Saint Clair St. The intimate 25-seat interior boasts a bar with Ohio-distilled liquor, a fresh sushi bar, and a unique charcoal yakitori grill made by Toledo-based BW Services. Chef Kengo’s selections are fresh and inspired. Updates at twitter.com/ kengotoledo.

Lighthouse Landing Art, Antique and Craft Mall in Point Place welcomes Two Blondes With Junk in the Trunk Flea Market, every second and fourth Saturday beginning in January 2015. The indoor/outdoor market will offer antiques and vintage collectible items. facebook.com/pages/Two-Blondes-WithJunk-In-The-Trunk.

DK Eats and Treats, a small restaurant with items like hot pretzels, coffee and cappucino available, is also open at Lighthouse Landing. 8am-8pm Tuesday-Friday, 8-4 Saturday-Sunday, through Christmas.

419-214-0331, facebook.com/pages/Lighthouse-Landing-Art-Antique-and-Craft-Mall.

Amy’s Allie will open soon at 3146 Markway, in the Cricket West Plaza, and will offer party dresses, layering pieces, leggings, casual wear, handmade jewelry from local artists and gift items. More info at facebook. com/amysallieshop.

M. Osteria and Bar is slated to open in early 2015 at 609 Monroe St., next to Black Cloister Brewery. Owned by Pat Giammarco, founder of Marco’s Pizza, the new eatery promises great Italian-style fare, such as papperdelle bolognese, baked ravioli, and a variety of pizzas.

419-214-4222, mosteriatoledo.com.

Try a new family-friendly source for Mediterranean classics at Yala Kol, now open at 3200 N. Holland-Sylvania Rd. Sample their chicken shawarma, grape leaves, spinach pie or falafel—or opt for a smoothie or salad. The new restaurant also has childfriendly fare (think cheeseburgers and chicken nuggets). 419-324-1169, yalakol.com.

Our story was included in the article titled ‘Permit Puzzles’ (11/19). While the article accurately reported the information we provided, we wanted to more clearly express our experience. We don’t, in any way, want to discourage new businesses from considering opening in Toledo. As soon as we made the decision to locate Black Cloister Brewing Company ® in the historic warehouse district of Toledo, we began working with the city in a number of ways. We knew we would need a loading zone for our inventory deliveries. The city complied in short order. We also needed repairs to the sidewalk on the Erie Street side of our building. Again, the city was happy to help. From the Office of Economic Development to the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce, we encountered nothing but encouragement and assistance. This continued with the Division of Building Inspection and the Lucas County Health Department. While receiving constructive instruction, never were we delayed. In short, our experiences from top to bottom with the city and county offices have been unequivocally positive.

We could not be happier with our decision to locate our business in Toledo and contribute to the revitalization of downtown. We hope many more businesses will do the same.

Tom Schaeffer, President and CEO

Black Cloister Brewing Company

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Corrections

In “Social Studies” (12/3), the Salon des Refuses pictured winner’s name was incorrect.

It should have read William G. Petruzzi.

Front cover: Artist Richard Reed at Olive St. Studios.

“As a small business owner in Toledo, I’ve been through this and can relate, unfortunately, to the other negative experiences.

I can’t even begin to describe how awful my experience was. And I did have an architect, lawyer, and consultant that I hired, thinking it would help keep my ducks in a row. Unfortunately after my experience in 2009 I’ve pretty much decided my second location won’t be in Toledo.”

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David Fairclough Fine Jewelers recently added David Yurman to their list of available designers, a line that represents the best in iconic, classic American luxury. 7141 W. Central Ave. 419-843-8010, davidfairclough.com/catalog/designers.

Basin St. Grille is expanding to include Basin St. Annex in early January, giving more seats and menu options–including a raw bar—to hungry patrons. 419-843-5660, basinstreetgrille.com.

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While laughing in a museum might seem rude, the Toledo Museum of Art will soon welcome belly roars. As part of their new Toledo Area Thursday series, the TMA will host Toledo Laughs: Arts and Culture StandUp. The comedic night will feature three successful, Toledo-based comics: Keith Bergman, Steve Wherry and Dan Simon. The comedians, who have made an impact on Toledo’s stand-up scene when not touring throughout the country, will deliver jokes and punchlines related to local culture.

7:30pm Thursday, December 18.

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

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Help put Toledo on the map with recognition in the Guinness Book of World Records for the world’s largest mitten chain. Collected mittens will be donated to the Salvation Army for those in need of winter warmth. Bring your own mittens to donate. 2:30pm Saturday, January 3. Summit St. 419725-9255. toledowalleye.com —MLR

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The Village on Adams is a community group dedicated to the beautification of Adams Street, Uptown’s most popular business strip. The group, which meets Wednesdays, is comprised of UpTown business owners and residents (those who live or work UpTown are welcome to attend). The Village on Adams was responsible for this year’s Zombie Crawl event in October, and is now preparing for New Year’s Ev event with a midnight ball drop, at the intersection of 17th and Adams Sts. Tickets/$10. 9pm1am, Wednesday, December 31. The group also plans to raise funds for improved streetlamps and a Mardi Gras celebration in February 2015. facebook.com/TheVillageOnAdams — KT

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The holidays and beyond

Staying active and involved from now through the new year

by Alison Wood-Osmun

Stroll the lovely winter scenery of snow-covered trees and holiday lights throughout Toledo Botanical Garden’s 60 acres, with extended holiday hours (until 8pm) through December 30.

5403 Elmer Dr. Free admission and parking, toledogarden.org

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Cruise by the Washington Township Fire Station (2469 Shoreland Ave.) to see their fire truck decorated from front fender to back ladder in layers of colorful, bright lights, Friday and Saturday evenings through December 28.

The Toledo Walleye WinterFest will transform the Mud Hens’ Fifth Third Field into an outdoor professional hockey rink for two Walleye games on Saturday, December 27 and Saturday, January 3.

After each game, enjoy open ice skating (bring your own skates if you have them).

Visit toledowalleye.com for tickets and game times.

Enjoy the Drive Through Living Nativity, complete with camels and sheep, hosted by All Saints Lutheran Church (5445 Heatherdowns Blvd.), 6-8pm on December 20 and 21. Please bring a non-perishable food item to donate for area food banks.

Northwest Ohio River Runners will host their annual Christmas Day and New Year’s Day kayak cruises, launching from the Howard Pinkley Landing into the sparkling Ottawa River (2250 Shoreland Ave.) at 1pm, weather permitting.

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Promedica offers Steam Plant tours for Winterfest 2014

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Stepping inside Toledo history

Photos courtesy : ProMedica Physicians

Promedica is a presenting sponsor of Winterfest 2014, and as part of the festivies from December 26 to January 3, will offer tours of the downtown Toledo Edison Steam Plant building downtown, the future location of its headquarters. Partnering with the Toledo Walleye and other cultural institutions such as The Toledo Opera, Toledo Museum of Art, Valentine Theatre, Shared Lives Studio and Imagination Station, ProMedica will create a fun-filled atmosphere, bringing citizens of our city together and showcasing its value to the community.

Promedica has joined with the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library to display historical photos of the plant during its peak operating period in the early 1900s.

Guests will also get the chance to view renderings of Promedica’s proposed vision for the space.

Roughly 119 years ago, the steam plant was designed by storied architect Daniel Burnham, who designed Union Station in Washington, D.C., the Flatiron Building in New York City, and was also involved in city planning in Chicago and San Francisco. The building has been vacant for nearly 30 years, last occupied by Toledo Edison.

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Promedica will relocate approximately 700 administrative employees to the new waterfront site, consolidating employees on the new campus from the Richards Road corporate headquarters and several offices in the Toledo area. The move will create the largest surge of new jobs in the downtown area in decades. Construction costs are estimated at $40 million and are slated to begin in 2016.

The Steam Plant’s new incarnation will feature a contempo-

rary, open design to encourage a collaborative culture. Promedica officials intend to preserve historical architectural elements of the plant as an integral part of the renovation. Funding for this project will come from the sale of existing Promedica-owned properties and historic tax credits.

Tours of the plant are available from 11am-5pm on Friday, December 26, Saturday, December 27 and Saturday, January 3. Promedica will give complimentary hand-warmers to the first 500 people who take the tour.

The Toledo-Edison Steam Plant is located at Madison and Water Sts. in downtown Toledo.

Read more about the activities surrounding Winterfest 2014 at toledowalleye.com.

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A gathering place

Organic farm offers natural alternatives for residents

by Catherine McGowan The five acres of land Roland Richardson purchased 15 years ago was his deliverance from the corporate life he’d grown tired of living. Six years ago, chance united Richardson with Jan Aguilar, and together they used that five acres to build Fangboner Farms.

“He loves to grow things and I love to grow herbs,” Aguilar said, “So, we started this farm.” The venture is a small, three-personrun organic farm in Holland, which provides home-grown herbs, perennials, spice mixes, candles, teas, and an assortment of other products.

Although Fangboner Farms is not certified organic, the farm’s tilling process is chemical-free. “The village of Holland brings us their leaves,” Aguilar said. “We let them dump here for free, and it becomes compost for us. It’s so clean, and there’s no smell.”

Aguilar and Richardson, who grow everything themselves, have never calculated the labor cost of running the farm, but they both acknowledge that it’s expensive.

“There’s a cost for living naturally,” Richardson explained.

Richardson also works in landscaping, so the farm hosts many decorative plants offered

for purchase. He also brings sick and dying plants home to the farm and cares for them until they are back to full health.

“Everything has purpose,” Richardson said.

The farm’s retail space is a small, homey shop filled with crafts Aguilar and her sister have created from thrift store finds. These creations— ranging from serving dishes to decorative pressed flowers and even repurposed vintage kitchenware— add to the organic and welcoming air conveyed by the environment.

“I’m not going to make my million dollars off of the shop, and I know that,” Aguilar said, “but, what I wanted to create was a gathering place.”

“We both have other jobs,” Aguilar explained, “But this is something we built together. It’s our passion.”

Fangboner Farms’ Market will be open from 10am-5pm Saturdays and noon-5pm Sundays beginning February 2015.

1179 S. Crissey Rd., Holland.

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State of denial

Toledo’s ‘Most Difficult Year’

by Johnny Hildo Remember back when it used to be funny? It’s not so funny any more.

We used to refer to the Mayor of Toledo as “Unca Dennis.” This was intended to reflect that fact that his real first name isn’t Michael, like the early TwentiethCentury Irish revolutionary, Michael Collins. His real first name is Dennis. Like your friendly, drab, unassuming Uncle who you enjoy seeing on major holidays but don’t miss one bit in between.

Calling D. Mikey C. “Unca Dennis” was supposed to be a funny quip about his plodding, stultifying demeanor. Lately it seems to have taken a turn for the worst.

Now Our Dennis has become the befuddled, aging uncle who recalls the Glory Days of American Exceptionalism, and views the present era of progress with skepticism, even, dare we say, paranoia.

Latter-day equivalents of commies lurking around every corner, a vast conspiracy looming in every American institution, and Our Dennis as the last bastion of good ol’ American gumption left to root it out.

You know the type. Addled and selfstyled as the sole voice of reason lost in the Twenty-First Century wilderness. Unable to figure out smartphone apps but able to wax in numbing detail about things better left to other minds to sort out. Twisting alone in the hot wind of his own making.

Hard times

Which brings us to the State of The City. Toledo, Late Twenty Fourteen.

Our Dennis wants to remind you all that this has been the most difficult year that has ever faced a Toledo mayor. It’s Nineteen Seventy-Nine, and the second major energy crisis of the Seventies caused fuel costs to skyrocket, while a municipal workers strike caused nights of lawlessness, and…

Wait, it’s Nineteen Sixty-Seven, and violent riots led to the calling-in of the National Guard and a curfew as dozens of fires were set by Molotov cocktails.

No, Two-Thousand Five and a neo-Nazi group’s appearance resulted in…Ummm, Nineteen Thirty-Four, in the depths of the Great Depression, unemployment soaring, and a massive strike at the Auto-Lite plant led to the National Guard being called. Two civilians were killed, dozens injured . . . Nineteen Sixty-Eight, two separate sets of riots, curfews imposed for over a month . . . Anthony Wayne trail fire . . . teachers strike . . . World War Two, and major rationing in effect . . .

No, Twenty Fourteen. Record-setting winter. Of course, it was municipal employees well under Dennis’ pay grade that did the hard work of fixing water mains, clearing streets and filling potholes, and a Chief of Staff who handled the daily operations of the City and the tragic death of two firefighters. But that was early in the year, and while undoubtedly a tragedy, it’s not something that should derail

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a Mayor’s leadership. And, unfortunately, it’s not unprecedented.

The water crisis of August. Perhaps caused in part by a fractious relationship between Our Dennis and the Ohio EPA, his nemesis since his ballistic days on Council. A massive community effort came together almost instantaneously to handle the crisis, and it was over.

Worst year ever? Seriously, Dennis.

Pull your Big Boy pants up and get in the saddle. This is the ride you signed on for, so don’t piddle your panties now.

Then there are Dennis’ big plans for the future. He wants you to know that he is the Mayor of Toledo, not the region, so he will make every decision in a barricaded, parochial fashion that is as short-sighted as it is passé. Oops, we let a bit of editorial comment slip into the reporting there.

Anyhoo, he’ll make unilateral changes without conversations with Lucas County officials. And oppose regionalizing water, while daring suburbs to find their own sources. What are they gonna do about it?

Time will tell, Dennis.

On the economic development front.

Now that the City owns Southwyck, we can finally get it developed. Just like City ownership of the old Northtowne property has

spurred massive growth . . . oops, Northtowne isn’t in Dennis’ old Council district, so nary a peep about it. Nor the old Jeep plant, which has become a dumping ground for highway construction rubble.

The new Jeep plant is threatened with loss of the Wrangler, but never fear, Our Dennis has spoken with the owner of the corporate behemoth. Plus the City now owns a small piece of property across the street. If that doesn’t save Jeep, what will?

The vision thing

Lacking in all this is, as a former US President once put it, “the vision thing.”

What is Our Dennis’ vision for the city?

Making sure our poop doesn’t get into Lake Erie? Another round of scientists has assured us that isn’t happening, but regardless, is that what we’re left with? A few old mall sites, cutting the structural budget deficit, closed pools and monthly water billing. Whoopee.

But a lack of vision isn’t Our Dennis’ fault, sez he. It was the Most Difficult Year.

And all Mike Bell’s fault. And they hate Our Dennis because he’s not a Democrat.

More likely the problem is that Dennis is not much of a democrat, as in, one

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who believes in the messy politics of working with people. He’s more of an autocrat, making pronouncements and taking names. Leadership by fiat, memo, and press conference. And thus left with his own limited, meager vision of a past long gone.

On second thought, this was a most difficult year. And it isn’t very funny at all.

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MAKERS Visual artists’ workspaces create inspiration.

Step inside the studios of several local makers who are actively contributing to Toledo’s rich art scene.

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ozarts shouts out at South St. Clair Street near the Farmers’ Market— the bright blue building, covered in patchworked paint, graffiti and speckled brick immediately announces itself as non-traditional.

Tucked in every part of the large warehouse are the works of friends, Gray and peculiar objects.

Surprises range from a wall covered completely with years of stickers and spray paint to a professional, impressive woodshop.

Approaching the entrance, I was greeted by an excited dog and his relaxed owner and resident artist, Jerry Gray. Bozarts’ interior is eclectic with large, open spaces. Gray’s warm and kind personality resonates throughout.

Gray’s work is modestly displayed in a small space in the sizable area. Other walls, painted white, were covered with the experimental and humorous art of his friend, Josh Byers, whose solo show “Raised on Lead Pain(t)” was ending that day.

“This is not a sterile environment,” Gray said, laughing. “I don’t want someone to get the feeling ‘Be careful! Don’t touch anything.’ We are laid-back and want everyone to feel comfortable and enjoy themselves.”

Since Bozarts’ opening in July 2009, Jerry Gray and his studio partner Tony McCarty have put on countless shows, featuring the art of friends and local artists. Opened with the intention of creating a space where Toledo makers could meet each other

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and demonstrate their talents in a “fluid and easy” atmosphere, key components, according to the artist, are “clean walls and good lighting. Everything else falls into place.”

“It came down to allowing the artist being able to create their own environment for their work to be displayed,” Gray explained. Informal, relaxed and flexible is the name of the game. “The best thing that has happened is connecting myself and friends with the local community… [creating] a melting pot of different people doing different things.”

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GRAPHITE DESIGN+ BUILD

Ann Tubbs Pottery Studio

Doug Kampfer and Jeremy Link

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he first thing Ann Tubbs showed me in her home studio in Ottawa Lake, Michigan was a French press filled with dark coffee. “I also have honey, cream...anything you’d like,” she offered.

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large warehouse sits on North Huron Street, easy to drive by without noticing, as the only indicator of its existence is the number 15 on the front. Once inside, you realize this isn’t an ordinary studio—it’s a makerspace. And the forms produced aren’t made with paintbrush and paint, clay or canvas, but instead with tools like hard foam, hot wires and wood.

Drinking out of one of her handmade mugs, I admired her studio. Her warm welcome and kind personality is reflected throughout her workspace. Packed with small plates, serving dishes, tiny cups and masks, Tubbs’ studio is filled with her history and aesthetic.

Doug Kampfer and Jeremy Link are the minds—and hands—behind Graphite Design and Build, a studio that practices repurposed design and layout evidenced by the unique items they produce. Take, for example, the 17-foot-tall Quetzalcoatlus that was built for the Toledo Zoo last year, or the 15-foot-long Great White shark they’re currently building for the new Zoo aquarium. From the counter at Bleak House Coffee on Adams St. to their dinosaurs at Imagination Station, they do exactly what their name implies—they design, and they build.

While her studio is hardly 20 feet from her home, the sanctuary of pottery and pigment has thrived for 34 years without running water through her careful practice. “I’ve thought about getting water, but I’m not a factory. I’m a studio. I want to throw away as little as possible,” she explained.

To do this, she plans her work efficiently and loves the technical aspects of her art. While some artists cringe at the particulars of maintenance, Tubbs flourishes in it and abides by methodical and deliberate practice.

Every day, the artist enters her studio around 10am. She said that her day is broken into three parts: one with her family, friends and dog, and the other two are spent in the studio. “I practice a lot.

Constantly. It’s like playing the piano,” she explained.

She loves the “challenging” aspect of the craft’s chemistry, as well as the experimentation. It took her three years to settle on the clay body and glaze she works with now.

When we arrived at the studio, Kampfer was ardently working on the large model of the soon-to-be shark, sculpting its rough outline from a large block of foam. “This is how they make sets in Hollywood,” he said, as he chiseled away at the hard foam structure. The space, conducive to this type of work, is organized according to project. One side room contains a woodworking bench; another section of the space boasts welding helmets, hanging like an installation all their own.

Pictures of her family sit next to expensive pieces of functional pottery. Delicate painted flowers lay next to piles of books.

Small drawings rest on top of cassette tapes. Organic yogurt containers are strategically placed, filled with water, pigment and glazes. The entire studio is dynamic.

“You want reference points that are, in a sense, archival,” Tubbs said. She paused, showing me a beautiful, experimental mask done early in her career. “It looks awkward,” she laughed, “but has a ton of raw energy.”

“There is no ‘writer’s block’ [in here], because there is so much to do all the time,” the artist said with a smile. Sketch, prepare clay, mix the clay, form the piece, dry in part, refine, dry more, fire, glaze, paint, fire more. Rest. Repeat.

For her, it is the process that she loves the most. “My island [is] my studio, filled with the most wonderful things—brushes, colors, glazes, clay—and when I go off to a fair, with my little bag of things, I sell a few, and then come back, again, to my most special place, where I love to be. What I like about working [is] more about the making than the already made.” —AC

Much of the work is imaginative and colorful, evoking a childlike interest, and this is reflected in the space’s decor. Large reclaimed signs hang on the walls; a fake tree and an inviting yellow couch sit in one corner.

But the projects require a great deal of planning, and creating to-scale statues of these creatures requires learning about their anatomy. Kampfer took the time to show us how they designed the shark’s hinged jaw, positioning it to accurately represent the biology of a shark, but “without being too scary.”

The mission of Graphite Design and Build is to “turn ideas of any size into objects,” and their perfect blend of creativity and function consistently makes each project a success. — KT

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Dani Herrera

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he Herrera’s three-bedroom townhome in North Toledo doubles as a full-time studio space for Dani, part-time studio for her husband, Jose, and a warm and inviting home for their two children—and five birds.

Dani Herrera creates pieces and portraits from recycled materials, including old clothes, newspaper, dryer lint and occasionally human hair. Jose makes “friendly monsters and aliens” from clay, then paints them, giving them life.

“I never stop,” she said with a laugh.

Dani said the best part of working from home is that she can do laundry and cook, but working from home has its downside. “I never stop,” she said with a laugh.

The kids have mandated ‘workfree weekends,’ since Dani is always working during the week.

For both Dani and Jose, their talent has lead to displays at various art shows around Toledo, but their creativity can also be seen in their workspace.

of bugs and medical tools.

Everyone is welcome in the Herreras’ home, including the taxidermy they have collected— a coyote, a squirrel and a boar’s head. But these are not your average stuffed dead animals. The boar’s head is quite dapper, sporting a gentleman’s top hat, monocle and bow tie; the squirrel is ready for proper tea with pearls, brown ringlets under her squirrel-sized straw hat, and a tea cup and saucer in her paws; and the coyote is ready for a part in the next Western with a cowboy hat, vest and western doll passenger. “I like to give them life back,” Dani said, “I think it speaks to personality.” As strange as it sounds, it makes the house feel more alive.

They both worked from the basement until recently. Dani had brain surgery last June, and moved her workspace upstairs to the master bedroom for the fresh air and natural light. She says she likes working by a window, but has to keep the space orderly, as it still functions as a bedroom. She feels more of a connection with her kids, too, since she is no longer secluded in the basement.

The Herreras have a collection of art covering an entire wall of their living room, mostly from local artists.

Dani and Jose’s art can be seen at the monthly Uptown Art Walks during warm weather, many local galleries and most Handmade Toledo events. Check out their work at facebook.com/pages/ paperDENIMart. — MD

Dani has also compiled an apothecary corner, complete with vintage medicine bottles, an array

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live Street Studios is a rambling, cluttered and thoroughly inspired bastion of creativity tucked away in a corner of downtown Toledo. It’s not on Olive St., although that East Side byway is where the studio was founded in 1990.

Since 2000, the bustling artist community has been set inside an 8,000-square-foot industrial building on Ottawa St., between the Oliver House and the Anthony Wayne Bridge The former warehouse has been reconfigured into a maze of studios and rooms set off by brick and drywall, chain link, concrete floors, vehicle ramps and garage doors.

The industrial backdrop is brightened by bursts of color and dashes of creativity that fill every nook and cranny.

A giant gold-faced jester’s head looks down from on high, bearing something between a grin and a grimace on its face. Atop the partial wall next to the joker is a gray figure leaning on a pole, kind of a papier-mache Huck Finn on a raft.

Rachel McCartney is one of the newer members of Olive St. Studios. After living in different areas of the country, she decided to move to Toledo a couple of years ago because the cost of living is moderate and the city is accommodating to artists. Other artists now working at Olive St. are Will McCullough, Brian Juchartz, Jessica Bester-

man, J.C. Christy, Carl Porecca, Scott Ziegler, and Dan Lund. Every room and studio is a different world, reflecting the eclectic styles and preferred mediums of the artists.

Richard Reed, a well known and highly regarded local painter who works mostly in oils, creating art that gives viewers something to think about. “I like to create images that ask questions,” he said.

One of his smaller paintings, “Pandemonium Express,” gives a distorted view of a passing train; a 4-by-8-foot painting on masonite depicts an old car hunkering along on a dark country road; his oversized portrait of friend and fellow artist Marty Reichenthal, a Papa Hemingway look-alike, peers down from atop a brick wall.

“This studio is my badge of neurosis,” Reed said with a laugh.

There are eight artists now based at Olive St., where they not only pursue painting, sculpting and mixed media in their individual quarters, but have also forged the bonds of a community. Every Wednesday night, the artists, friends and visitors gather for an informal time of food, spirits and conversation. — DY Read more about it online at facebook.com/OliveStreetStudios.

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and demos while creating works of their own. The infinitive of the studio name, to gather, Lipman explained to me, is both a method of collecting glass and a comingtogether of people.

As I walked into their studio, Goldberg and Stevens were at work creating brew mugs. The two work together easily— their relationship the result of collaboration that started at Bowling Green State University. Tom Schaefer of the Black Cloister Brewing Company stood back from the furnace, watching the two create commissioned glasses for the future Black Cloister “Mug Club.” The three discussed the style and negotiated color and shapes as Adam and Mike demonstrated their artistic flexibility.

“You cannot touch the material with your hands. You have to use tools, and it is fun to practice how to manipulate it, harmonize color, fluidity and transparency,” Goldberg said. “You use your whole self, moving around, working as a team, collaborating while depending on each other.”

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“There’s a lot of anticipation to see the final product.”

Gathered Art Gallery opened in June of 2012 and the three young owners have many reasons to raise a glass. Active in the community, they host events, opening up the shop to classes, workshops

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Glassworking requires collaborative engagement and active movement. You can’t compromise with glass. The medium forces physicality, and the danger of high temperature material and tools pushes the artist to focus his attention.

Gathered’s studio teamwork appeared as a finely tuned dynamic. Goldberg and Stevens studied 3-D art together at BGSU, and both have a history of glasswork prior to college. “I started in high school and fell in love with it. [Now] I’m doing what I want in life, which is great,” Stevens explained.

Lipman brings a technical background to the team. After taking a few classes at the Toledo Museum of Art during high school, he studied Scientific Glass Technology at Salem College in New Jersey.

Different but equally passionate backgrounds allow for rich collaboration and creative development in the studio. They all work together to create and tweak designs and rely on each other during production. All three have similar styles, which focuses their efforts on production than compromise. While they rarely have stylistic disagreements, Lipman admitted, “with three people, there is always a tiebreaker. That’s the real plus to our team.” — AC

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Friday, 12.19

Champagne Tasting Veritas Cork & Craft

Find the perfect bubbly champagne for your New Year’s Eve celebration. 5-7pm. $20. 505 Jefferson Ave. 419-214-9463. veritastoledo.com

Saturday, 12.20

Christmas Dinner Pairings Walt Churchill’s Market

This tasting will feature the very best in holiday wine selections by two wine experts. Noon-5pm. Prices vary. 3320 Briarfield Blvd., Maumee. 419-794-4000. waltchurchillsmarket.com

Saturday, 12.27

Champagne and Prosecco Walt Churchill’s Market

Classic grower Champagnes along-side sparkling wine’s hottest rising star Prosecco. Noon-5pm.

Prices vary. 3320 Briarfield Blvd., Maumee.

419-794-4000. waltchurchillsmarket.com

Sunday, 12.28

New Year’s Eve Party: Simple and Splendid Williams-Sonoma

Learn which festive drinks, appetizers and sweet treats will make this your most tasty new year’s celebration. 10am. 5001 Monroe St. 419-475-6368.

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Wednesday, 12.31

Champagne Tasting Maumee Wines

Enjoy hors d oeuvres including smoked Scottish salmon, imported cheeses and other great finger foods. Reservations required. 6:30-9:30pm. $50.

2556 Parkway Plaza, Maumee. 419-893-2525. maumeewines.com

Friday, 1.2

The happiest happy hour La Chalupa’s following is for good reason

by Jessica Miller

Get informed on what is happening and developing in the world of beer. 2-4pm. Price varies.

7638 Sylvania Ave., Sylvania. 419-517-7707. andersonsmarket.com

I didn’t go to Point Place frequently, but I now found a reason to go back often.

La Chalupa is a small Mexican restaurant in the recently revitalized Merchant’s Landing, 6186 North Summit St., just off of I-75. It’s the fourth location opened by the owners of local favorite El Camino Real, and the festive environment is the perfect spot for a happy happy hour.

The entry façade features a brightly colored mural of a woman in a canoe-like vessel floating down a river. (“Chalupa” is a Spanish word that means ‘small boat.’)

Inside, the restaurant is a happening little place with stone walls and gray wood floors, funky pendant lighting and a unique glass chandelier over the bar. Jesus, the owner, brought many of the interior touches back from trips to Mexico. The tasteful décor features wooden barrels emblazoned with the Jose Cuervo label, no doubt a nod to their tasty margaritas, and I couldn’t stop looking at the fabulously kitschy decorative vegetables hanging on the wall above our cozy booth.

Sundays

Something special

Walleye Winter Brewfest Fifth Third Field

Sample more than 250 beers from over 50 breweries and enjoy live music, fun and games all around the main concourse.

6:30-10:30pm. $25, $35, $45, & $55. 406 Washington St. 419-725-9255. toledowalleye.com

Ongoing Tastings Thursdays

Wine Tasting Corks Wine & Liquor

Sample a different variety of wines each week.

6-9pm. 27250 Crossroads Pkwy., Perrysburg.

419-872-6800. corksfinewine.com

Wine Tasting Paula Brown Shop

Sample some top-quality wines. 5-7:30pm. $1 per taste/$4-$5 glasses of wine. 912 Monroe St. 419-241-8100. paulabrownshop.com

Saturdays

Saturday Beer Tasting Andersons Market

Bloody Mary Bar Ye Olde Durty Bird

Make the perfect Bloody Mary from a selection of delicious ingredients. 11am-3pm. 2 S. St. Clair St. 419-243-2473. yeoldedurtybird.com

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Happy hour specials run from 3-6pm Monday – Thursday and include $2 beers, $4 margaritas, and half-price appetizers and dips. Recently, they also added a weekend happy hour, 3-5pm on Friday and Saturday.

My friend and I hit up La Chalupa on a Tuesday afternoon at about 4:30. We ordered chips, salsa and queso dip, as well as some margaritas. For my entrée, I chose

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the Armando’s Brothers Pizza ($13.50), which is less pizza, more quesadilla, and stuffed with so much meat—wellseasoned strips of beef and chicken and huge succulent shrimp—beans, cheese, peppers and onions. It also comes with sour cream and the best guacamole I’ve ever had. Ever.

My friend ordered the street tacos on flour tortillas—carne asada with cilantro and onion ($3.25), shrimp with avocado ($3.25), and carnitas pork with cilantro and onion ($3.75).

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Service was fast, and everything was well-prepared. The crowd was a little thin, but the regular dinner patrons started to trickle in around 5:30pm and the place was nearly full when we left. Families crowded around the large tables in the dining room, friends and co-workers sidled up to the bar to take advantage of the drink specials.

La Chalupa, only open since August, already has a loyal following. Their Facebook rating is a 4.4/5. One reviewer gave it five stars and said she’ll be a regular, thanks to the great food, drinks and atmosphere. If you’re looking for a vibrant place to catch up with visiting friends or family this season, this is a great choice.

6186 N. Summit St., Point Place. 11am-9pm Sunday-Thursday, 11am-10pm Friday-Saturday. facebook.com/LaChalupa43611[sic], 419-726-0700.

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Thursday, 12.18

Reel Opinions: Bing Crosby - Bing Crosby Rediscovered explores the life and legend of this iconic entertainer through never-before-seen footage and interviews with his immediate family and Tony Bennett. A discussion will follow the screening. 10:30am.

Way Public Library, 101 E. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg. 419-874-3135. waylibrary.info Free Friday, 12.19

It’s a Wonderful Life - Part of the Classic

Film Series. 7:30pm. $5. Valentine Theatre, 410 Adams St. 419-242-2787. valentinetheatre.com

Saturday, 12.20

A Family Movie Event - The theater

is hosting an afternoon of fun with games, holiday music and a screening of the classic movie remake of Annie starring Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz. Noon-4pm. $20. Franklin Park Mall Cinemas, 5001 Monroe St. 844-458-1009. thekitchensalon.com

Miracle on 34th Street - Enjoy a classic holiday film, starring Maureen O’Hara, John Payne, and Edmund Gwenn as Kris Kringle.

There will be cookies, popcorn, and a hot chocolate bar. 2pm. Way Library, 101 E. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg. 419-874-3135. waylibrary.info Free Sunday, 12.28

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation - Enjoy a screening of this

1989 Christmas comedy film following the adventures of the eccentric Griswold family.

7pm. $5. Valentine Theatre, 410 Adams St. 419-242-2787. valentinetheatre.com

Monday, 12.29

Happy Feet - Enjoy a screening of this cute animated family film, following a precious penguin during his first time away from home. 2:30pm. $5.

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

Got a case of cabin fever? The Valentine Theatre’s film series will help you relax while you get out of the house. Enjoy classic favorites in the beautiful Valentine, as the Silver Screen Classics series continues.

In conjunction with Walleye WinterFest watch, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation at 7pm Sunday, December 28. Reflect on your own holiday horrors as the hilarious Griswold family takes on Christmas.

Holiday celebrations overwhelming you? Take a break for the Art House Film Series and enter the world of spies and unexpected romance during 39 Steps, Hitchcock’s critically acclaimed story of the wrong man in the wrong place. 2pm Sunday, December 21. $5. The Valentine Theatre, 410 Adams St. 419-242-3490, valentinetheatre.com —AC

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Saturday, 1.3

Silent Movie Night - Laugh with

Sunday, 12.21 The 39 Steps - As part of the Art House Film Screening, watch Alfred Hitchcock’s 39 Steps. 2pm. $5. The Valentine Theatre, 410 Adams. 419-242-2787. valentinetheatre.com

Break for the theatre

Charlie Chaplin as Lynne Long plays along on the piano. Pemberville Opera House, 115 Main St., Pemberville. 419-287-4848. pembervilleoperahouse.org

Friday, 1.9

Gone with the Wind - As part of the Silver Screen Classics, enjoy this favorite film.

7:30pm. $5. The Valentine Theatre, 410 Adams St. 419-242-2787. valentinetheatre.com

Rated 100% fresh on the popular film-rating site Rotten Tomatoes, the Maumee Indoor Theater will have an exclusive screening of the popular documentary film, Awake: The Life of Yogananda.

This extraordinary biography, about Paramanhansa Yogananda, a Hindu Swami who brought yoga and meditation to the West in the 1920s, was called "the best yoga film of 2014" by the Huffington Post. You don't need your yoga mat, but bring an open mind.

7pm Monday, January 5. Maumee Indoor Theater, 601 Conant St., Maumee. Tickets are only available online at http://Gathr.us/ screening/9371. awaketheyoganandamovie.com —MK

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The tale of Sleeping Beauty has been performed for audiences since 1890.

Dancing delight

Russian National Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty

by Emily Remaklus From the young to the old, Sleeping Beauty is a tale that has captivated audiences for ages. While perhaps most well-known by the animated version, years before Disney’s adaptation, the story was represented in a beautiful ballet.

Based on a Brothers Grimm story, Sleeping Beauty was first performed as a ballet in 1890 in St. Petersburg, with music composed by Tchaikovsky and choreography by Marius Petipa, famous for The Nutcracker, Don Quixote and Cinderella. Since then, the story has been told— in three acts and a prologue, performed around the world with various changes in choreography and music— while the storyline has remained the same.

The King and Queen hold a grand christening ceremony for their first child, Princess Aurora. At the celebration, six fairies bestow gifts upon the princess that each represent a virtue. Upon hearing of the celebration while receiving no invitation, Carabosse, an evil fairy, curses the baby so that when the child turns 16, she will prick her finger on a spindle and die. However, the Lilac Fairy alters the curse to save Aurora from death, and puts her—and the kingdom—to sleep. After 100 years, Prince Desire finds the princess and everyone is awakened.

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The Russian National Ballet Theatre began in the 1980s as a nationalist effort, incorporating new dance developments, to continue the classic tradition of The Russian Ballet. The Company focuses on developing new talent through performances of classic Russian ballets, particularly the works of Petipa.

Radchenko Sergey, artistic director of The Russian National Ballet, states that one of the main goals for Sleeping Beauty is to preserve the cultural and historical values of the production. “The key to the longevity of this ballet is not only the brilliant music of Tchaikovsky, but also the close creative collaboration with choreographer Petipa over the creation of this joint masterpiece. There is a complete harmony of music and dance,” he remarked.

A show like this does not often come to Toledo, so be sure to enjoy a traditional Russian ballet while you can.

“With modern aggression and the rushing world, there just isn’t enough of the old romance. Fly away into the world of naïve tales. Words are all lies, and the sound of music and the music of the body . . . the truth,” Sergey said.

Sleeping Beauty is one night only, 7:30pm, Thursday, January 8 at the Valentine Theatre, 410 Adams St. Tickets at valentinetheatre.com or via the Box Office, 419-242-2787.

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The Village Players kick off the new year with a poignant and contemporary play, Good People. Humorous and down-to-earth, the story starts in Southie, a low-income Boston neighborhood and travels to the home of a self-made man. When unemployed Margie Walsh faces eviction, she opts for a creative option: catch up with an old fling from the neighborhood who has become a successful doctor. Is Margie using him or just doing the best she can? Good People comedically explores the struggle of living hand-to-mouth but maintaining hope in America. Runs January 9-24. $16/adults, $14/seniors and students.

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

Get together

Alma Dance Experience has delighted audiences at the Toledo Museum of Art with their traditional West African drum and dance for the last 13 years. Lead by director Allison Kodeih and artistic director Yaya Kabo, Alma will bring a new show, Kengbeng II, to the Peristyle this winter as part of The Great Art Escape. Together with Aha! Dance and the Aegela Centers for Middle Eastern Dance, the performance will combine the three world dance studios in an exciting introduction to West African, Indian and Middle Eastern dance. Two dozen dancers in beautiful costumes will be backed by drums and world music. 2pm, Sunday December 28.

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

Boogie woogie what?

End 2014 in style with Boogie Stomp! the Stageplay. American piano players Bob Baldori and Arthur Migliazza will bring two pianos to one stage, exploring the history of popular American music as Ann Arbor’s Performance Network Theatre demonstrates the boogie woogie’s influence on blues, jazz, swing, stride, rhythm and blues and rock and roll. Premium seating tickets are available, offering pre-show food, beer and wine, a show CD and a post-show meet-and-greet.

8pm Tuesday, December 30. 6pm and 9:45pm, Wednesday, December 31. $35/regular seating on Tuesday, $75/regular seating with food, spirits and Midnight toast on Wednesday, $100/premium seating both days. Performance Network Theatre, 120 E. Huron St., Ann Arbor, MI. 734-663-068. pntheatre.org

50 shades of beige

Can bad erotica successfully be made into good theater? Are ballgags somehow more interesting with the accompaniment of showtunes? Sometimes terrible ideas can be turned into something fantastic.

Even skeptics of the 50 Shades of Grey franchise will flirt with the crude humor of 50 Shades! The Musical Parody. Follow a meek book club’s foray into the world of whips, chains and total raunch.

Fans of Christian Grey—get ready to blush, and consider familyfriendly holiday events officially over. 8pm Saturday January 10. Tickets start at $29. The Valentine Theatre, 410 Adams St. 419-242-3490. valentinetheatre.com, 50shadesthemusical.com — AC

theater events Tuesday, 12.16-20

Cirque Dreams: Holidaze - A cirque

show, Broadway music and family Christmas spectacular all in one. Over 300 costumes, 20 acts and 30 artists from around the globe. 8pm Tuesday-Saturday. 2pm Friday-Saturday. Tickets start at $48. Fox Theatre, 2211 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI. 885-305-4873. detroittheater.org

Sunday, 12.28

Extreme Explosion 2014 - Vegas-style

entertainment. Performances by RANE, Samantha Diaz, Doppleganger Circus Sideshow and Casa Brazillia. 6pm. Tickets start at $55. Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel, 2901 Grand River Ave., Detroit, MI. 866-STAY-MCC. soundboarddetroit.com

Saturday, 1.10

‘London Swings’ Rep Ed Classes -

Classes begin for children ages 7-16, where they can learn the basics of dance, music, acting and technical art and design skills during an eight-week program, ending with a performance.

Through February 28. 9am-noon Saturdays. $100.

The Toledo Repertoire Theatre, 16 10th St. 419-243-9277. toledorep.org

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Sunday, 1.11

World Dance Party -

Presented by The Toledo Symphony Family Series, this World Dance Party will bring together local dance companies and beautiful costumes for a fantastic variety show. From tango to Irish stepping, Chinese folk dance, Mexican ballet and more, this show is not just for children. 2-4pm. $10/children, $25/adults.

Valentine Theatre, 410 Adams St. 419-246-8000. toledosymphony.com

Ongoing: Trapped Toledo - Get out of the holidays with interactive theater that pushes your comfort zone. INFECTED pins you against a Zombie Apocalypse survival through January 15. The new RESCUED! invites you to find clues in a missing, master spy’s ransacked safe house. Variety of times Wednesday through Sunday. $25. 18+ only.

Times and ticket specials available online. Suite 210, 4400 Heatherdowns Blvd. 567-316-7028, trappedtoledo.com

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Authors anonymous

If you consider yourself a writer, you are likely intimately familiar with self-doubt. Does this sentence sound weird? Is my character in this story as clear on paper as in my mind? Presented

by PRIZM Creative Community and Way Public Library, No Mic Night is a monthly author support group that will begin its fourth year in January, offering guidance and inspiration to other writers. On the third Thursday evening of each month, the open group meets to informally discuss ideas and works through conversation and peer review, gaining feedback. The meetings are guided by locals with experience in creative writing. The January meeting will kick off the new year with author Harley King of Perrysburg, a writer who has published 14 books. Writers, regardless of skill level can participate.

Optional at home/pre-class writing exercises and prompts are available for inspiration and encouragement through an email distribution list. To be added to the list contact prizm@bex.net with NO MIC NIGHT as the subject, your name, email address and phone number. 7-9pm Thursday, January 17. Way Public Library, 101 E. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg.

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Saturday, 12.20

Last Call Locavore Craft Fair - The Community Garden will host a great craft fair featuring handmade, local quality gifts from Humblebee Family Farm, One Love Clothing Co., Found and Feather, Colors of Yesterday, Actual Coffee, BenSell Greenhouse and more. 10am-6pm. The University Church, 4747 Hill Ave. 419-534-3080. meggfire@gmail.com Free

Tuesday, 12.30

Drink and Draw - Holidays stressing you out?

Take up the last chance until February to BYOB, relax and release some creative energy. 18+ only. 7-10pm. $10/alone, $7/with a friend. The Art Supply Depo, 29 S. St Clair St. 419-720-6462. artsupplydepo.com

Thursday, 1.1

Temo Perez - Large and colorful paintings from

the Mexican artist. Through Monday, February 16.

8am-4:30pm Weekdays. Perrysburg Municipal Building, 201 W. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg.

419-324-4758. mainart-ery.com Free

Friday, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 Glass Blowing Workshop - Get blown away

during Winterfest! Hot glass demos during Open House: 7-10pm Friday. Create your own hand-blown mug or glass during two glass-blowing workshops: 3-5pm Saturday and Sunday. $55. Gathered Art Gallery & Studios, 23 N. Huron St. 419-262-5501. gatheredartgallery.com

Tuesday, 1.6

Winter Session Adult Clay Classes - The

Toledo Potters Guild will open up the studio for ten weeks of pottery classes for adults. Please register online before the session begins. 6:30-9pm Tuesdays or Thursdays. $160.50/guild members, $175/returning students, $187/new students Toledo Potters’ Guild, 5403 Elmer Dr. 419-535-6937, Kelly Savino. ksavino@bex.net toledopottersguild.org

of Amy Beeler. Through Saturday, January 31.

11am-6pm, Tuesday through Saturday. River House Arts, 115 W. Front St., Perrysburg. 419-874-8900. river-house-arts.com Free

Linda Harer - Oil paintings. Through Saturday,

January 31. 10am-7pm Monday-Thursday, 10am6pm Friday, 10am-5pm Saturday, Noon-5pm Sunday. The Art Supply Depo, 29 S. St. Clair St. 419-720-6462. artsupplydepo.com Free

Cold Weather Colors - Digitally manipulated, fine art photography by PRIZM artist William Horvath.

Through Wednesday, December 31. 6am-11pm Monday-Thursday, 6am-midnight Friday, 7ammidnight Saturday, 7am-10pm Sunday. Starbucks Levis Commons, 3145 Levis Commons Blvd., Perrysburg. 419-873-9887. myprizm.com Free 6th Annual Cool Yule - 26 different artists share

the gallery space, presenting works of ceramic, glass, paintings, prints and more. Through Saturday, January 3. 10am-6pm Tuesday-Friday, 10am-3pm Saturday. Hudson Gallery, 5645 North Main St., Sylvania. 419-885-8381. hudsongallery.net Free

Columbus Arts Festival Visual Artist Applications - The 54th annual festival will

occupy the Downtown Riverfront mid June.

Applications accepted in 16 types of media. Through Friday, January 16. columbusartsfestival.org/apply

95th Toledo Area Artists Exhibition - Check

out your last chance to see 28 regional artists in an excellent juried show. Through Sunday, January 4. 10am-4pm, Tuesday-Wednesday.

10am-9pm, Thursday-Friday. 10am-5pm, Saturday. Noon-5pm, Sunday. Toledo Museum of Art; Canaday Gallery, 2445 Monroe St. 419-255-8000. taa.toledomuseum.org

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your own pace and experience the wonderful world of watercolor and acrylic paints. Project inspiration will get your creativity buzzing and instruction will help you learn the basics of composition, color and design. 10-11:30am Tuesdays with Kerry Wellstein. 9:30-11am Thursdays with Deb Lambdin. $90 for 6 weeks. Create Art Studio + Workshop, 422 E. Louisiana Ave., Perrysburg. 419-873-6240. createperrysburg.com

paintings that recreate childhood memories

by PRIZM artist Sarah C Bonham. Through Saturday January 31. 9am-8:30pm MondayThursday. 9am-5:30pm Friday and Saturday, 1-5pm Sunday. Way Public Library, 101 E. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg. 9am-8:30pm.

419-931-8731. myprizm.com

Delightful diversion

While many activities cool down during the winter, the Toledo Museum of Art is heating up with their annual winter celebration, The Great Art Escape. Kicking off on Friday, December 26 and running through Sunday, January 4, the Escape will offer nine days of activities and demonstrations. This year, a free snow-sculpting festival will take place during opening weekend. Don’t expect simple snowmen— professional snow sculptors will be amping up, eschewing carrot noses to carve something beautiful. Other featured activities include a Dutch Organ Concert, daily storytelling, guided tours and a performance from the Ardan Academy of Irish Dance. Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St. 419-255-8000, toledomuseum.org/events/great-art-escape

Art outside the box

Photo courtesy: Main Art-ery

ideas and talent. Art Corner Toledo will be bringing a mural to the wall of Lighthouse Landing as a part of 10 mural projects for 2015. 5:30pm. Lighthouse Landing Art, Antique, Craft Mall, 4441 N. Summit St. Visit ACT’s facebook for details and more upcoming conversations. Free

When you think of a landscape, images by Bob Ross—complete with happy, little trees— may come to mind. Students from Professor Eric Zeigler’s advanced photography class at the University of Toledo, throughout the fall semester, have been answering the question, “what does a landscape mean to you?” On Friday, December 19, students will present their best photos to the public at LeSo Gallery in East Toledo. A total of 16 photos will be displayed, as each student conveys their definition of landscape, “depicting environmental, sociological, psychological, nostalgic and abstract subject matter,” according to Zeigler. Celebrate and view the student photos during the one-night event Looking Outward: The Photographic Landscape. 7-9pm, Friday December 19. LeSo Gallery, 1527 Starr Ave. lesogallery.com

Clodhopper Bumpkin Hillbilly Show - Unconventional art by Rob Roy

and Vivian Ivey. Through Monday, January 12. 7:30am-4pm Monday-Friday, 9am-2pm Saturday. Bleak House Coffee, 612 Adams St.419-740-1125. facebook.com/bleakhousecoffee Free

Thursday, 1.8

Personal landscapes

Free

My Abstract Adventure - Alice Oswalt will show

off her captivating, colorful paintings. Through January 30. 7am-3pm Mondays, 7am-4pm TuesdayFriday, 7:30-3pm Saturday. Downtown Latte, 44 S. Saint Clair St. 419-243-6032. downtownlatte.com

Ozymandias by George Figueroa, one of several pieces in the Looking Outward exhibition.

Passion and Adornment II - Sculptural jewelry

Are you a sculptor who wants a larger audience? Installing works in public spaces is the perfect way to give your work a public viewing.

The Midwest Sculpture Initiative (MSI) specializes in helping sculptors get their work outdoors for exhibition. Currently, MSI is calling for entries for 15 separate outdoor sculpture exhibits throughout Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. Sculptors are encouraged to submit their work for consideration through Saturday, February 28. Go online for more information, specific locations, stipulations and the application. Midwest Sculpture Initiative, 11993 East US 223, Blissfield, Michigan. 517-486-4591, misculpture.com

Taste of India: Group Show of Contemporary Indian Art - Paintings and drawings of diverse

styles. Through Wednesday, December 24.

8am-4:30pm Monday-Friday. Perrysburg Municipal Building, 201 W. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg.

“419-324-4758. mainart-ery.com Free

Saints & Demons - Intaglio prints by Craig

Fischer related to biblical imagery. Through Tuesday, December 30. 7am-3pm Monday, 7am4pm Tuesday-Friday, 7:30am-3pm Saturday.

Downtown Latte, 44 S. Saint Clair St. 419-243-6032. downtownlatte.com Free

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Plaza at Oaxaca by Walter Chapman, just one of many pieces featured in the Taste of India exhibit through December 24.

December 17 • January 13

From the ground up

As many art students know, studio classes don’t always have a lot to do with forming your own concepts. While spending time focusing on techniques and interpretation is helpful and important, it is rare not to find frustrated art students, itching to put their own vision into practice. The University of Toledo’s Concepts in Art, Studio and Theory is a course taught

by Brian Carpenter for studio art majors that provides students with an opportunity to form their own work independently—concept to object. The class’ work will be exhibited during a special, onenight pop-up gallery show. Concepts in Art, Studio and Theory Exhibition. 6-11pm Thursday, December 18. Secor Building Ballroom, 425 Jefferson Ave. 419-280-8130, brian.carpenter@utoledo.edu or Kaitlynn.Grey@rockets.utoledo.edu for info.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Arise ye, spiritual machineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; The sound of Heavy Color

by Kayla Williams

Winter has begun in Toledo, and the temperature drops as the first particles of snow begin to fall. I sit in an attic room of a Victorian in the Old West End, listening as a song emerges from a Fender Rhodes keyboard, a computer, and the beat of a red and green drum kit. I am reminded of the paintings of Rothko, grades of color splashed on canvas to create layers of mood. I am surrounded by the warm sound of the local band Heavy Color. It is immediately clear to me that this music goes beyond merely sonic. This is an overall experience.

Spontaneous sound

Heavy Color was founded by Ben Cohen and Sam Woldenberg. They list their main influences as Cornelius, Four Tet, Weather Report, 60s/70s-era Miles Davis, Sun Ra, and Madlib.

According to Woldenberg, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing now came from a phase when we had all of our gear set up and the things that would just happen when we werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t doing what we set out to . . . the things that were more spontaneous.â&#x20AC;?

Cohen described Heavy Colorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sound as â&#x20AC;&#x153;experimental beatmaking,â&#x20AC;? its own brand of â&#x20AC;&#x153;off-kilter, electronic

music.â&#x20AC;? To which Woldenberg added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hard hitting, but ethereal.â&#x20AC;?

They want their music to find its way into the listenerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s subconscious. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want our sound to be vivid and serious. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a spiriCohen and Woldenberg describe their sound as â&#x20AC;&#x153;experimental beat-making.â&#x20AC;? tual project,â&#x20AC;? Cohen Bridging the gap parency, all while being able to see what stated.

The main challenge of making elec- a band is doing and not hiding behind a While Cohen and Woldenberg make bunch of equipment.â&#x20AC;? up the core of the group, it is a musical tronic music is playing live. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always been a struggle finding a Heavy Colorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s live show also incorpoproject that is constantly evolving, incorporating guest vocalists and outside way to bridge the gap between electronic rates visuals. During their performances, musicians. Local artist Yusuf Lateef music and live performance with instru- Cohen likes using expansive scenic landprovides the cover art for the band and ments . . . being able to improvise and be scapes as backdrops, giving the audience concert visuals. Along with his brother kind of free while still using the elements a feeling of being outside.

Heavy Color has a new project forthImani, Yusuf is also an occasional guest of production,â&#x20AC;? Cohen stated.

Heavy Color has accomplished this coming in the spring of 2015. Cohen deMC. Sarah Cohen (Benâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister), an accomplished local musician, also provides by recreating on stage what they record, scribes their current sound as a kind and streamlining the technology paired of â&#x20AC;&#x153;weird garden.â&#x20AC;? As winter descends, guest vocals.

Cohen has a deep interest in ethno- with their instruments to create a unique I am looking forward to the renewal of spring, and to Heavy Colorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cultivation musicology and is always on the look out sound.

Woldenberg summarizes the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of new sounds. for rare vinyl recordings, incorporating many of the samples in Heavy Colorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s live performance challenge as â&#x20AC;&#x153;using Find upcoming shows and to listen visit technology while staying as live as posheavycolor.bandcamp.com or music. sible and keeping the element of transheavycolorheavycolor.com.

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Jammin' for Justice

Friday, 12.19/ Laff’s Inc. (formerly Club Soda) Jingle Balls, featuring an array of musical members of the local bar (that's ‘lawyers’ for those of you who are fixated on holiday imbibing), will perform their annual show. This year, proceeds will benefit the Neil Light Scholarship Fund and the Justice for All Campaign, a fundraising effort to ensure that the vulnerable and disenfranchised in our community have access to the legal system. Bring your dancing shoes and party with a bunch of lawyers and judges to support a good cause.

Objection overruled! 7pm-1am Friday, December 19. 3922 Secor Rd. 419-214-0700, laffsinc.com.

Born to Run

Bruce Springsteen Tribute Band Monday, 12.29 / Hollywood Casino

Country & Bluegrass

Bier Stube: Haywire Rock N Whiskey Saloon: Rodney Parker

Classical & Spiritual

Main Library: Holiday Concert Series ft. Susan Hedler & Cecilia Johnson

Dance & Techno

Ottawa Tavern: Bona Vega Dance Party

FRI, dec 19 Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Cover outfit, Bruce in the USA, will play the hits from Springsteen’s long musical career. Dance to classic tunes as the tribute band fills the casino with songs like Born in the USA, Dancing in the Dark and Jungleland. 9pm Monday, December 29. Hollywood Casino Toledo, 1968 Miami St. 419-661-5200, hollywoodcasinotoledo.com —MLR

Ring in the new year with us!

See ad on p 39 wed, dec 17 Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Frankies Inner City: Unlabeled wsg Silver Age, Decades Past, Missing in Cincinnati, The Anthropologist and Second Story Anthem

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Grand Plaza Hotel: Holiday Jazz Jam

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

The Village Idiot: Andrew Ellis Ye Olde Cock n Bull: Danny Mettler Bar 145: Angel Tipping Next Door Pub & Grub: Fish Fisher Ye Olde Durty Bird: Dave Carpenter The Village Idiot: The Five Neat Guys

Classical & Spiritual

Main Library: Chanukah Celebration

THU, dec 18

BUSTER BROWN’S DECEMBER ENTERTAINMENT

Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

The Distillery: On The Roxx Headliners: Machine Gun Kelly

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Damen Cook Martini & Nuzzis: Lee Gant Band

Awesome Acoustic Fridays 8-11pm

New Year’s Eve Party with Kids With Knives

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Plate 21: The Fritz Byers Band Sodbusters: Last Born Sons The Blarney: Picking Kelley Ye Olde Cock n Bull: Captain Sweet Shoes

$2.50 Bud and Bud Light Pints

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Village Inn: Steve and Tim Ye Olde Durty Bird: Johnny Rodriguez The Village Idiot: The Zimmerman Twins Cocoa House: Ben Barefoot Bar 145: Mike Risner The Local: Chris Shutters Smoke Bar BQ: Gene Zenz & The Quality Control The Bronze Boar: Steve Kennedy, Open Mic

December 17 • January 13

Frankies Inner City: Bubba Sparxxx Ottawa Tavern: Silent Lions, Hard Lessons, The Yugos, Passalacqua Hollywood Casino: Arctic Clam, DJ Rob Sample Bar 145: Radio Active Mutz: Quickness Iggy’s (formerly Bar EDM): DJ Trap Static, LITE W8, Sindividual, Hize, Rick James, Sixx Digit Table Forty 4: Kids with Knives

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Village Inn: Audiophiles Cocoa House: Calen Savidge The Blarney: Sugar Pax, Jeff Stewart & The 25’s Chateau Tebeau Winery: Lance Horwedel Martini & Nuzzis: The Popbillies Local Thyme: Jaime Mills & Ty The Village Idiot: The Eight Fifteens Table Forty 4: The New Fashioned The Bronze Boar: Last Born Sons Basin St. Grille: Fish Fisher

SUN, dec 21 Jazz, Blues, R&B

Village Idiot: Bob Rex Quartet Ye Olde Cock n Bull: Tore Down Blues Jam Band The Valentine Theatre: Toledo Jazz Orchestra Christmas Concert Ye Olde Durty Bird: KMB3

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Majestic Oak Winery: Gene Zenz

MON, dec 22 Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Village Idiot: Luke Winslow King from Bloodshot Records Ye Olde Durty Bird: T-Town Rounds The Bronze Boar: Steve Finelli and Oliver Roses

Other

The Local: Open Mic

TUE, dec 23

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

The Bronze Boar: Joe Woods Trio Martini & Nuzzis: Fusion

Bar 145: THE ROCK SHOW with Flabongo Nation

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Ye Olde Cock n Bull: Bobby May and John Barile, Last Call Heroes The Distillery: The Bridges Cocoa House: Chris Knopp Chateau Tebeau Winery: Dan Robertson Ye Olde Durty Bird: Nopa The Village Idiot: The Nu Tones The Blarney: Toast & Jam Angelo’s Northwood Villa: Dave Rybaczewski Basin St. Grille: Don Coats Rocky’s: Lance

Classical & Spiritual

Main Library: Holiday Concert Series ft. Mixed Vocal Chamber Choir

Other

Laff’s Inc.: Jingle Balls

SAT, dec 20 Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Laffs Inc.: Rob Vane Album Release Hollywood Casino: Soul Hustle, DJ Rob Sample Ottawa Tavern: Citizen Bar 145: Arctic Clam

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Treo Restaurant: Quartet Bernadette Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Cynthia KaayBennett Ye Olde Durty Bird: Laura Rain and the Ceasars

Trotter’s Tavern: Jeff McDonald’s Big Band All-Stars

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

The Lair Lounge: Chris Shutters Village Idiot: Bobby May & Jon Barile Ye Olde Cock n Bull: Joe Woods

wed, dec 24 Jazz, Blues, R&B

The Lair Lounge: Lucas County Rock N’ Blues Project Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Gene Parker

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

The Village Idiot: Andrew Ellis Ye Olde Cock n Bull: Danny Mettler

THU, dec 25 Classical & Spiritual

Christmas Concert on FM 91.3: Masterworks Chorale Christmas Broadcast

FRI, dec 26 Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Bar 145: The Noisy Neighbors Hollywood Casino: The Band Cruisin’, DJ Rob Sample Ye Olde Durty Bird: Jack and the Bear Bier Stube: The Cheeks Frankies Inner City: DJ Havok, DJ Pockets

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Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Skip Turner Martini & Nuzzis: LDNL

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

The Village Idiot: Mike Merritt’s Santapocalypse The Bronze Boar: Thirsty Houligans Table Forty 4: Beg to Differ Sodbusters: Not Your Average Band Basin St. Grille: Calen Savidge The Blarney: Bandersnatch Rocky’s: Chinese Purple The Distillery: Arctic Clam Chateau Tebeau Winery: Rosemary Schram

Other

Ottawa Tavern: Wait, Wait…Don’t Touch Me! Christmas Bash

SAT, dec 27 Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Ottawa Tavern: Jack & the Bear, Dheadt Refuge Hollywood Casino: Jedi Mind Trip, DJ Rob Sample Bar 145: Put-In-Bay Christmas! with Mike “Mad Dog” Adams & The Killer Flamingos

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Martini & Nuzzis: New Years Eve Party Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Ramona Collins, Gene Parker The Toledo Club: New Year’s Eve Big Band Dance Party

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Chateau Tebeau Winery: New Year’s Eve Party with Classic Trendz Table Forty 4: Nine Lives The Village Idiot: Kentucky Chrome Ye Olde Cock n Bull: Danny Mettler

Karaoke

Thu, jan 8

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic The Distillery: Jeff Stewart Papa’s Tavern: Bobby May Band The Local: Chris Shutters Smoke Bar BQ: Gene Zenz & The Quality Control

Other

Mutz (at the Oliver House): Karaoke Chateau Tebeau Winery: Open Mic Night with David Lester

Country & Bluegrass

Rock N Whiskey Saloon: Rodney Parker

Thu, Jan 1 Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

The Local: Chris Shutters Smoke Bar BQ: Gene Zenz & The Quality Control

fri, jan 2 Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Treo Restaurant: The New Fashioned Bar 145: Lt Dan’s New Legs

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

fri, jan 9 Bar 145: Arctic Clam Frankies Inner City: Karnage, THC, Donny B, KOGA, Steve Burton, Dizzy Blaze, Sprocket

Jazz, Blues, R&B Ye Olde Durty Bird: The New Fashioned

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

The Bronze Boar: Joe Woods Trio The Distillery: Venyx Majestic Oak Winery: Baker & Oswanski

The Village Idiot: Dragon Wagon The Distillery: The Bridges The Bronze Boar: Crucial 420

Country & Bluegrass

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Country & Bluegrass

Classical & Spiritual

Country & Bluegrass Rock N Whiskey Saloon: Kentucky Straight

SUN, dec 28 Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Majestic Oak Winery: Brad Burkhart

MON, Dec 29 Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Hollywood Casino: Bruce Springsteen Tribute Band

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Rock N Whiskey Saloon: Parallel Universe

sat, jan 3 Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop Bar 145: Swagg

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Tres Belle: The New Fashioned

Country & Bluegrass

Rock N Whiskey Saloon: Kentucky Chrome

sun, jan 4 Jazz, Blues, R&B

Village Idiot: Bob Rex Quartet Ye Olde Cock n Bull: Tore Down Blues Jam Band

mon, jan 5 Other

The Local: Open Mic

Ye Olde Durty Bird: The Gazebo Band

TUE, Dec 30 Jazz, Blues, R&B

Trotter’s Tavern: Jeff McDonald’s Big Band All-Stars Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Gene Parker Ye Olde Durty Bird: Straight Up

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

The Lair Lounge: Chris Shutters Village Idiot: Bobby May & Jon Barile

WED, dec 31 Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

The Distillery: NYE Party with Rock Candy Treo Restaurant: TwinPfunk Bar 145: REMIX Bar 145 NYE Party with Dj Adubb, Dj Manny & Guest Dj: Dj Silas!

Jazz, Blues, R&B

TUE, jan 6 Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop Bar 145: Mike Risner

Jazz, Blues, R&B

Trotter’s Tavern: Jeff McDonald’s Big Band All-Stars Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Gene Parker

Other

The Barn: Open Mic Night Laffs Inc: Jam Session Tuesdays

wed, jan 7 Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic Bar 145: Chris Knopp The Village Idiot: Andrew Ellis

The 2015 Winter Ohio Guitar Show

Easton Exit off I-270

Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop

Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Straight Up! Trio Ye Olde Durty Bird: Raq The Cashbah

Tres Belle: Elixer Basin St. Grille: Claire Cooper The Blarney: Caveman and The Dinosaurs Chateau Tebeau Winery: Ernie Miller Cocoa House: Calen Savidge Sodbusters: Kahootz Treo Restaurant: Last Born Sons The Distillery: OK Maybe Village Inn: Ben Barefoot

Buy, Sell, Trade Guitars, Amps, Effects, Parts One Big Day Only!

Sunday January 11 11:30am to 6:00pm Aladdin Temple 3850 Stelzer Road Columbus, OH 43219 Dealer Booth $95 General Admission $9.00 Call (740) 797-3351 or visit www.ohioguitarshow.com or email alexmack@frognet.net

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Rock N Whiskey Saloon: Kentucky Chrome

Chateau Tebeau Winery: Donnie Ray

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Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

Chateau Tebeau Winery: Nick Owen The Bronze Boar: Kids With Knives Majestic Oak Winery: Zac Ward

Country & Bluegrass Rock N Whiskey Saloon: On The Roxx

sun, jan 11 Jazz, Blues, R&B

Village Idiot: Bob Rex Quartet Ye Olde Cock n Bull: Tore Down Blues Jam Band

mon, jan 12 Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic Village Idiot: Frankie May and Friends

Other

The Local: Open Mic

TUE, jan 13 Jazz, Blues, R&B

Trotter’s Tavern: Jeff McDonald’s Big Band All-Stars Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Gene Parker

Acoustic, Folk, Ethnic

The Lair Lounge: Chris Shutters Village Idiot: Bobby May & Jon Barile

Classical & Spiritual

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Wildwood Metropark Manor House: BGSU Concert Series

Other

Black Kite Coffee and Pies: Open Mic Laffs Inc.: Live Band Wednesdays The Blarney: Toledo’s Best Singers

Ye Olde Durty Bird: The Earregulars Mancy’s Italian: Skip Turner

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Celebrate the end of 2014 with a huge New Year’s Eve celebration. The event will feature dancing and entertainment from Jim Lieber, DJ Matt Lewis, DJ Adubb, and DJ AK, a special New Year’s Eve hors d’oeuvre buffet, a champagne toast at midnight, a historic NYE balloon drop filled with prizes and a photo booth. A portion of proceeds will be donated directly to the JDRF. Ages 21+. 7pm-2am. $65/until December 24, $75/December 25-30. Grand Plaza Hotel, 444 N. Summit St. neweyearsevetoledo.com

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Winterfest’s New Year's Eve Party The Birdcage Bar and Grill is transformed into the party venue of the year to celebrate the New Year with a view overlooking the outdoor rink at Fifth Third Field. The evening includes live entertainment, gourmet food and champagne toasts. 9:30pm-1am. $100. Fifth Third Field, 406 Washington St. 419-725-9255. toledowalleye.com New Year’s Eve Celebration Bar 145 rings in the new year with three live DJs spinning the best hits of the year. Special VIP packages available. $25. Bar 145, 5305 Monroe St. 419-593-0073. bar145toledo.com

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Village on Adams New Near’s Eve 2015 Have fun dancing, drinking and ringing in the new year. Cover includes access to a handful of Adams Street bars and Toledo’s inaugural ball drop and champagne toast. 9pm. $10 wristbands. Adams and 17th Streets.

“Madness at Midnight” Walleye Drop Ring in the new year in the "Walleye Capital of the World” with a midnight drop of a 600-pound, lit-up walleye. Local restaurants will serve up Walleye inspired foods such as Walleye Chowder, Walleye Cinnamon Chips and Walleye Popcorn.

Festivities begin at 6pm with a kids drop for children, followed by street entertainment and fireworks beginning. Located on Madison St. Downtown Port Clinton, OH. walleyemadness.com

2015 New Year Celebration Dress in patriotic colors and celebrate another fantastic year in American history with live music and lots of winning. Hollywood Casino, 1968 Miami St. 419-661-5200. hollywoodcasinotoledo.com New Year’s Eve Masquerade Ball Ring in the new year with cocktails, dinner, dancing to music by The Sweet Tea Band and a champagne toast at midnight. Proceeds benefit the Jaxson Houser Foundation. 7:30pm-1am. $45/single, $80/ couple. $20 after 10pm. Toledo Yacht Club, 3900 N. Summit St. 419-726-3485. toledoyachtclub.com Noon Year’s Eve Raise a toast to the New Year and make a few new year’s re-ZOO-lutions. The younger crowd can enjoy all the celebrations of the evening in the middle of the day. 11am-1pm. Normal admission rates for the zoo apply. Toledo Zoo, 2 Hippo Way. 419-3854040. toledozoo.org NYE at Manhattan’s Celebrate New Year’s Eve with great wine, great food and live music. Manhattan’s Restaurant, 1516 Adams St. 419-243-6675. manhattanstoledo.com NYE Party Ring in the new year at Doc Watson’s with a a champagne toast at midnight, party favors and a choice of one item from the menu. $20/dinner package, otherwise no cover charge . Doc Watson’s, 1515 S. Byrne Rd. 419-389-6003. docwatsonstoledo.com

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Fifth Third Field, transformed from a baseball field into an icy wonderland for a ten-day celebration of winter as part of the Toledo Walleye Winterfest, will make the outdoor ice rink available to community members for three days of open-skating. Tickets required. December 28, 29 & 31. One-hour skate sessions available, visit website for exact times. $7/person, limited skate rentals (please bring your own skates if you have them). Fifth Third Field, 406 Washington St. 419-725-9255, toledowalleye.com/winterfest —MLR

Wednesday, 12.17 [miscellaneous]

Carriage Rides - Ride around the beautifully decorated boulevard during the holiday season at Levis Commons. Through December 27. 5pm. $5/person, $10/family. The Town Center at Levis Commons, 3201 Levis Commons Blvd., Perrysburg.

419-931-8888. shopleviscommons.com Life and Limb: The Toll of the American Civil War - The National Library of Medicine’s traveling exhibit displays the world of medicine during the Civil War in a free-standing six panel display with Civil War medical instruments, books and other images. Through January 2. Gallery at Main Library, 325 Michigan St. 419-259-5200. toledolibrary.org

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Old Home Holiday Memories Christmas Tour - Capture the magic of your childhood Christmas memories during self-guided tours through the Museum with live music, story-telling, trains and Santa. Through December 19. 10am5pm Wednesday, 10am-8pm Thursday & Friday. $5/adult, $1/child. 419-352-0967. Wood County Historical Center & Museum, 13660 County Home Rd., Bowling Green. 419-352-0967. woodcountyhistory.org

Thursday, 12.18 [miscellaneous]

Girls Night Out - Grab your friends for this monthly event of great food, shopping and exploring new places. On the third Thursday of the month. 5-8pm.

Downtown Grand Rapids, Ohio. grandrapidsohio.com Ice Carving Demonstrations - Tonight is the last night to watch the ice carving demonstrations while visiting the Lights Before Christmas. 5-7pm. $13/adults (12-59 yrs), $10/children (2-11 yrs), seniors (60+ yrs). Toledo Zoo, 2 Hippo Way. 419385-4040. toledozoo.org

[comedy]

Toledo Laughs: Arts and Culture Stand-up - Toledo Comedians Keith Bergman, Steve Wherry and Dan Simon perform stand-up routines inspired by the arts and culture scene.

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7:30-8:30pm. The Toledo Museum of Art; Great Gallery, 2445 Monroe St. 419-255-8000. toledomuseum.org Free

Friday, 12.19 [benefit]

Jingle Balls 2014 - Rock into the holiday season with great live entertainment from local rock ’n roll band The Kirbys and two JingleBalls bands, made up of members from the local legal and music communities. Proceeds benefit The Justice for All Campaign and The Neil Light Scholarship Fund.

21+. 7pm. $6. Laffs Inc. Comedy Club, 3922 Secor Rd. 419-214-0700. laffsinc.com

[miscellaneous]

“Make Your Own Holiday Sweater” - Join the Card Catalog, a new series aimed toward those 20-40 years of age, and design a sweater perfect for the holiday season. Shirts and craft supplies provided (or bring your own). Registration required.

7pm. Way Public Library, 101 E. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg. 419-874-3135. waylibrary.info Free

[education]

The Mystery of the Christmas Star - Journey back 2000 years to Bethlehem and discover a scientific explanation for the star the wise men followed to find baby Jesus. Also on December 20. 7:30pm. $5/adults, $4/children under 12 and students. Appold Planetarium at Lourdes University, 6832 Convent Blvd., Sylvania. 419-517-8897. lourdes.edu

Tuesday, 12.23 [miscellaneous]

Chanukah Parade - Car-top Menorahs will grace the parade vehicles and Chanukah music will lead the procession down Central Avenue to the Franklin Park Mall, around the perimeter, and back down Talmadge, returning to the Chabad House for Chanukah refreshments. 5:15pm. Chabad House, 2728 King Rd., Sylvania. jewishtoledo.org

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Halli Borgfjord - Halli has appeared on the Mindy Project and as a guest correspondent on AXS Live. Audiences will enjoy his quick wit as he brings his comedy tour to Toledo. Also on December 27. Ages 18+. 8pm & 1:30pm. $15. Laffs Inc., 3922 Secor Rd. 419-214-0700. laffsinc.com

Sunday, 12.28 [sports]

Harlem Globetrotters - The world-famous Harlem Globetrotters have been thrilling families and millions of fans for 89 years. Come check out their hilarious antics and amazing basketball skills at the Huntington Center. 2pm. $20-$125.

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Community Open Skate - Fans are invited to experience Fifth Third Field like never before at Winterfest’s Community Open Skates. Tickets are required for admission, visit website for skate times.

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Sunday, 1.11 [miscellaneous]

World Dance Party - Bright costumes and

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2-4pm. $25. The Valentine Theatre, 410 Adams St. 419-241-1272. toledosymphony.com

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Jamie, Joanne and Ted Arvanitis carry on the Theoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legacy.

Theos has more than just history

by Dorian Slaybod

Jami Arvanitis opened her restaurant, Theos Mediterranean CafĂŠ, one year ago at 840 North Summit St., but her family has operated restaurants in Toledo since 1923. That was when her grandfather, Michael Arvanitis, opened the Inter-Urban Hot Dog CafĂŠ on Superior Street. Jamiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parents, Ted and JoAnne, then opened Theos Taverna on Summit Street in 1980, across the street from where Jamiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cafĂŠ sits today. Now, 15 years after Theos Taverna closed, Jami has returned with the name and the recipes that her family has shared with Toledo for over 90 years.

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Michael Arvanitis immigrated to America from the Greek Island of Tenedos, before it was ceded to Turkey. He worked in a coal mine in West Virginia for nearly a decade, and then moved to Toledo in 1906 for an opportunity to learn the restaurant business. He worked in a few different hot dog restaurants before opening his own: The Interurban Hot Dog CafĂŠ, named after the streetcar track that connected downtown to surrounding communities.

Michael returned briefly to Greece to marry his wife, Helen, and then brought her back with him to Toledo. Helen grew up on Tenedosâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; neighboring island Imbrosâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Greek at that time, now Turkish. Some of Helenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s century-old recipes from Imbros are still cooked today in Theos CafĂŠ.

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Michael and Helen had a boy named Ted who became an elementary school teacher. Ted visited the Interurban Hot Dog a handful of times before it closed in the late 1930s. Ted did not return to the restaurant business until 1980, when he and his wife, JoAnne, opened Theos Taverna at 840 N. Summit St. Ted built the place and named it after his father. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theosâ&#x20AC;? is a Greek word for â&#x20AC;&#x153;uncle,â&#x20AC;? which is what Michaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s customers called him. JoAnne had studied her mother-in-lawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recipes from Imbrosâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;sometimes taking notes over Helenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shoulder while she cookedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and began serving them at Theos. For nearly two decades,

Theos was a Toledo mainstay, known for the authentic food and patio nightlife. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes we would have three bands playing in one night,â&#x20AC;? Ted said.

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Ted and Joanneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter, Jami, was a deep-sea diver. For 15 years she managed a crew that hunted for sea sponges and large fish off the Florida coast. It was what Jami always wanted to do. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being in the water . . . it is indescribable,â&#x20AC;? Jami said, as she showed me photos of her in head-to-toe scuba gear. Jamiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s restaurant is filled with reminders of the sea. The chalkboard of daily specials is roped in a necklace of sponges that Jami brought back to Toledo.

Jami wanted to make her family recipes casual. Theos CafĂŠ serves salads, sandwiches and spinach pies with homemade pita chips that are crispy and addictive. Theos specializes in take-out, but has a wraparound counter for people who want to dine in. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We cook like we do at home,â&#x20AC;? said Ted, sharp and incorrigibly funny, and found most days in the restaurant. He and Jami spent eight months building the restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new kitchen.

Jami brought out a fresh batch of Greek â&#x20AC;&#x153;wedding cookiesâ&#x20AC;? from the oven, still hot enough to melt the powdered sugar sprinkled on top. JoAnne took a bite, and she and Ted began to discuss how Grandma Helen put a clove seed directly inside her version of the cookie. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have breath mints back then,â&#x20AC;?

Ted joked, suggesting another purpose for the potent spice. Jami then went into the kitchen, and retrieved some ground clove. She sprinkled it over the golf-ballsized cookies, letting the brown dust rest atop the white. They tasted mildly medicinal, with the sweet heat of a holiday cake.

They were excellent. Like her parents and grandparents before her, Jami makes her familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recipesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and Theosâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;all her own.

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Every person has a horoscope based on his/her date of birth. The individual astrology interpretation is based on the date, exact time, and place of birth. The City of Toledo was “born” on January 7, 1837. We do not know the exact time, but we know the place. History shows it was the merger of two villages.

What is going on in Toledo in 2015?

Look at the city’s birth chart and then study the position of transiting planets, new and full moons, throughout the year.

— BY SUE LOVETT

JANUARY – The planet Saturn is now in the sign of Sagittarius, a place where Toledo’s income may be lower than predicted. Early in the month some officials may be shifted from one department to another. The year is off to a good start but confusion may be the result of Mercury (planet of communication) slowing down on the 20th.

FEBRUARY – This looks like a decent

month EXCEPT for the week of the 2nd when Mother Nature may cause some problems.

The new moon the 18th may bring a new police class. Talk will resume about charging criminals under state code, rather than municipal, which could save Toledo about five million dollars a year.

MARCH – The budget for the year must be

completed by March 31st. This may result in pay increases for city employees, with contracts signed before the 20th. Good news about revenue also comes. The battle with city council will involve money for swimming pools, recreation, and youth programs.

APRIL – There will be attempts to make

Toledo’s temporary tax permanent, but nothing will be done until the next election in 2016. The city’s financial picture improves and something finally happens to do some “spring cleaning” in blighted neighborhoods.

Look back to April 2014 and complete what was started then.

MAY – Here we go again! City council fights over which neighborhood has the biggest pothole problem. Volunteers are asked to plant flowers and keep the streets looking good. Taxes received are higher than anticipated and everyone wants a piece of the pie. A new class of firefighters is expensive so any talk of swimming pools, parks and recreation for the summer is postponed.

Local unions and corporations may help – it worked in 2014.

JUNE – NOW THE WATER! The spirit of coop-

eration Toledo tries to impart is extended to the county, state, even the USA. Hopefully not everyone carries a glass of green water around. The city comes “alive” with programs at the zoo, the ball park, the waterfront, and festivals every weekend. Hopefully the pools are open and the parks are cleaned up.

JULY – The first five days are fabulous!

Parades, fireworks and holiday fun light up our days and nights. Fast forward to the new moon on July 15th when everybody is in a good mood, money is not a problem, and the neighborhoods are getting cleaned up.

AUGUST – FUN! FUN! FUN! Again, the county fair, the rib-off, countless festivals in the entire area, and hopefully great weather keeps everyone happy. Unfortunately the pools will have to close early but cleaning up the neighborhoods will continue.

SEPTEMBER – There are two eclipses this

month. There should be a Labor Day Parade and a few more festivals. Starting the 14th council has to get busy again working on the budget and it should be completed no later than the 28th. There will be some strong arguments (especially at the beginning) and the mayor will have to exercise his power to keep things under control.

OCTOBER – The city has to get busy with its “housekeeping” chores, leaf collection, demolishing vacant homes, etc. The investment made by the city was a wise one, even though some of the council people didn’t agree with the decision.

NOVEMBER – “Happy Days are Here Again” with the holiday parade, the lights at the zoo, and the unbelievable spirit of cooperation the community puts forth. Thanksgiving dinners are available for people who need them.

The toy drive begins for Christmas and the smiles appear on faces everywhere. It’s a wonderful month.

DECEMBER – The new moon on December 11th shines where entertainment at the Stranahan, the Valentine, and the Huntington Center brings joy to so many. There is a full moon on Christmas Day which shows delight for all and the year ends with plans already in place to begin another satisfactory year for the City, its employees, and residents.

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

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GIVE ‘EM THE BIRD

STYLE SENSE

photos by Christine Senack

Leo Phillips

A taste of Christmas past

VP of Sales, Randy’s (Smoke Shop) Though the outfit Leo Phillips is wearing in this issue of Style Sense is more “normcore” (unisex fashion that airs on the side of unpretentious or average looking but in a statement-making kind of way), he’s known to don looks similar to the kids in the movie Explorers. His expressive hair and glasses add a sense of humor to all his outfits. A little Brooks Brothers, a hint of Savers, a dash of estate sale—Leo’s style is all his own.

Holidays at the Manor House gave attendees an old-fashioned Christmas celebration during the first week of December.

Where did you find those glasses?

Jean Tatad, left, and Gregory Love

I found these glasses in the old stock drawer of my favorite optometrist in downtown San Francisco. I worked next door at a little French cafe that had the stinkiest tuna salad. We hooked them up with a discount, so they hooked us up also.

Long after working at the French cafe with the stinky tuna, I eventually became friends with the owner and his family. I still get all my eyewear from them! I call them my Christmas Guccis.

You spent a number of years on the west coast and now you’re back in Toledo. What prompted your return?

San Francisco has changed a lot. Some for the good but mostly for the annoying. My rent when I moved there in 2002 was $1600 for a delightful three-bedroom Victorian apartment. That same apartment now rents for $4000 and that’s considered a ‘good deal.’ I rarely visited Toledo in the winter. I would always come back for the Old West End Festival. I fell in love with the excitement, with the houses and the trees and the lack of pretentiousness.

Jen and Nathan Elsworth

Interview by Jordan Killam Photo by Matt Taylor When you get older, your priorities change.

For me, Toledo has more to offer me now than when I left. I think everyone should leave once though. You’ll come back a better person. Hopefully I can do my part to help compliment Toledo’s already awesome music and art scene.

How has your time away from the 419 influenced your style?

My picture should explain that in visual evidence.

How would you define Toledo’s style?

My take on Toledo’s current style is laidback. Easy and effortless, yet distinctive. I think we all shop at Savers, so there’s that style.

Estate sales are also amazing - I grabbed some Brooks Brothers wool sweaters and WinterSilks underwear just the other day.

I think I spent $30 on clothes that would have cost me about $600 retail, so there’s that.

Rich Puckett, Jimmie Hicks, Bill Puckett, Richard Leonard and Aaron Lewandowski

Flower’s fashion benefit

ProMedica’s Flower Hospital Auxiliary hosted their annual Holly & Ivy Luncheon and Fashion Show, and guests were in their best holiday attire.

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