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Marketplace changes
Vol. 14 • Issue 20
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UPDATES IN LOCAL BUSINESS Firehouse Subs, a restaurant chain started by, you guessed it, a pair of firefighters in Florida in 1994, will arrive in Toledo Tuesday, November 6 thanks to franchisee Rob Rusgo. (We're personally looking forward to the 12-hour smoked pulled pork and Hawaiian slaw sandwich.) The restaurant's steamed subs inspired Rusgo's first foray into restaurant ownership, capping off his 25 years in the business. 5208 Monroe St. (in the Outback Steakhouse plaza). 419-725-9090. www.firehousesubs.com. The inundation by fro-yo continues with the opening of Yogurt U, a frozen yogurt shop in UT's new Gateway Plaza. The family-owned shop offers healthier takes on tasty flavors like peanut butter and chocolate, as well as unique ones inspired by the season (pumpkin pie froyo with brownie bit topping, anyone?). 100 Secor Rd. 419-724-8881. Facebook page Yogurt U. More Gateway Plaza news (the UT experience is far swankier than it was in our days!): Rice Blvd., a new spot for Korean and Japanese dishes, has opened. Chef and owner Jung Park offers bento box meals (compartmentalized, like a streamlined version of a lunch box), sushi, and the Korean mixed rice dish bibimbap, among other Asian fare. 1440 Secor Rd. (at Dorr St.) 419-725-2735. Wireless Zone owner Frank Toma brings Verizon Wireless phones, tablets and products to college and non-college students alike in yet another Gateway Plaza addition. The newly opened store is part of a nationwide chain of retail outlets offering the communication goodies. 1440 Secor Rd. (at Dorr St.) Cousino's Navy Bistro has yet to have a successor who can match their contribution to The Docks downtown — the most recent one, Admiral’s American Grill, has closed. They’ve also stopped monitoring their Facebook page, it seems — disgruntled ex-employees are making their voices heard. Those who've driven past the former Super Cinemas theatre off I-475/US-23 have seen the bulldozers taking it apart. (We still miss our dollar movie nights.) They're making way for Art Van Furniture, the chain's first foray outside of Michigan, which will occupy 90,000 square feet with furnishings for every room, from dining to bath. 1301 E. Mall Rd., Spring Meadows. www.artvan.com. The music's stopped for Mike Scott — his restaurant and music cafe 151 On The Water has closed. “I call us the newest oldest Mexican restaurant now,” jokes Dina Villa regarding the extensive renovation to Toledo mainstay El Tipico. What started as a small project turned into a complete overhaul of the restaurant, which was completely gutted and revised for the “21st century.” The classic Mexican recipes they’ve served since 1968 of course remain. 1444 South Ave. 419-382-0661. Facebook page: El Tipico Restaurant.
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Our October 3rd issue devoted to personal reinvention — and looking and feeling your best — inspired a little vitriol from our Facebook fans. You say conformity, we say making Toledo look its best ... tomato, tom-ahto, readers. Nathan Smack Oh come on Mike ... you know you want a fauxhawk and hipsterwear ... ;) Aren't makeovers like so 2005?
Michael Rains Makeover = conformity.
Art Corner Toledo (ACT) Toledoans are such interesting, intelligent, talented, and cultured people. We love the Toledo City Paper but wish it would cover Toledo’s substance, rather than promote false superficiality.
An opportunity to help
When children are separated from their families due to legal troubles, the Children's Rights Council steps in to make sure they are able to reunite from time to time until the issues are settled. It's a worthy cause, and now COO Margaret Wuwert has put out a call for volunteer monitors to help supervise the three-hour visits for children who are temporarily ordered apart from their parents due to cases in the Lucas County Juvenile and Domestic Relations courts. "The best payment for all of this is to see a child get up and run to the door when they see a parent they haven't seen for a while," Wuwert says. Everyone from students to attorneys have volunteered in the past, with a minimum once a month commitment for the 5 to 8 pm appointments. Visits take place at three different church locations. For more information, call 419-473-8955. crctoledo.com. —AO
Beauty for a cause
Look and feel better when you participate in Kuts and Kolor for Kids Conquering Cancer this month at David Broadway Salon and Spa. The fundraising effort benefitting the Pediatric Oncology Program at Toledo Children's Hospital will work in two ways; the October Shine-A-Thon offers $15 shine treatments to clients all month, and on Saturday, October 20th, stylists from both David Broadway and Toni and Guy Hairdressing Academy will come together from 9am-6pm to offer haircuts for $10, color treatments for $20 and color and highlights for $60. Not only are they reduced prices, 100 percent of the proceeds will go to benefit kids and their families struggling with a cancer diagnosis. 6511 W. Central Ave. 419-841-7709. Facebook.com/DavidBroadwaySalon. —AO
Traffic stopper
Erin Giles is aiming to re-abolish slavery with “a laptop, a vision and a voice," declaring Friday, October 26 End Sex Trafficking Day. After Giles (a former TCP employee) saw the documentary Nefarious: Merchant of Souls detailing the destructive nature of worldwide sex trafficking, she was so moved she put together the virtual fundraising event to help correct a staggering statistic — women and children are bought and sold into the sex trade too frequently. The business coach teamed up with the nonprofit Not For Sale to raise awareness about sex trafficking all over the world, putting together a book of essays on "love, knowledge and freedom" with 60 writers that will be available for $20 that day. “It changed my life in so many ways," Giles said. "My vision has become clear." www.endsextraffickingday.com. —ML
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Co-publisher/Chief Financial Officer Mark I. Jacobs (mjacobs@toledocitypaper.com) you’re holding it in your hands
Editorial Assignment Editor: Alia Orra (editor@toledocitypaper.com) I take a lot of staycations Arts & Entertainment Coordinator: Scott Recker (scott@toledocitypaper.com) I’ve bought at least 103 lighters this year Staff Writer: Matt Desmond (mattd@toledocitypaper.com) I NEVER, EVER LEAVE UNLESS FORCED Calendar: Julian Garcia (jgarcia@toledocitypaper.com) DRINK A LOT OF BUCKEYE BEER Social Media Specialist: Amanda Goldberg (agoldberg@adamsstreetpublishing.com) I’M THE MAYOR OF BLACK KITE COFFEE! Contributing Writers: Johnny Hildo, Allan Sanders, Alison Wood-Osmun, Sunshine LeMontree, Matt Liasse, Erin Marsh, Jason Webber
Art/Production Art Director: Kristi Polus (kristi@adamsstreetpublishing.com) i lose things so I constantly buy replacement items Graphic Design: Megan Anderson (manderson@adamsstreetpublishing.com) eating at pam’s corner. every meal possible. Sarah Baird (production@adamsstreetpublishing.com) The Gyros dinner platter from Rumors - often Karin Cassavar (kcassavar@adamsstreetpublishing.com) not shopping at wal-mart Brittney Koehl (bkoehl@adamsstreetpublishing.com) Drinking local beer. lots of it. Jameson Staneluis I like digging my toes in the dirt at erie street farmers market
Advertising Sales Manager: Aubrey Hornsby (ahornsby@adamsstreetpublishing.com) eat, drink and party downtown! Sales Coordinator: Shannon Reiter (sales@adamsstreetpublishing.com) i spend too much money Account Executives: Sharon Kornowa (sharon@toledocitypaper.com) i help local businesses succeed! Sandra Willford (sandra@adamsstreetpublishing.com) i only eat at locally-owned restaurants Emily Lowe (elowe@adamsstreetpublishing.com) refusing to cook, so my boyfriend will take me out Katelynn Eichenberg (keichenberg@adamsstreetpublishing.com) I sew my own clothes Will Wegert (wwegert@adamsstreetpublishing.com) i’m on craigslist at least two times a day Classifieds: Emily Gibb (classifieds@toledocitypaper.com) continue my obsession with farmers markets
Administration Accounting: Robin Armstrong (rarmstrong@toledocitypaper.com) I love to buy from local artists Distribution: Michele Flanagan (distribution@toledocitypaper.com) i try to buy local whenever i can Office Assistants: Marisa Rubin (mrubin@adamsstreetpublishing.com) my dog elvis is only shaved by locals Jan Thomas (jthomas@adamsstreetpublishing.com) i never pick up spare change
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One year to rule them all
Welcome to GreenTown
UT program offers a fast track career change By Erin Marsh No one becomes a teacher for the money; most join the field of education because they want to make a difference. For employees stuck in a job they despise, or recent college graduates with a degree they can’t or don’t want to use, the University of Toledo offers a convenient alternative: an accelerated program to a master’s degree in education. While other universities have similar programs, Libbey McKnight, the enrollment specialist for UT’s Accelerated LAMP (Licensure Alternative Master’s Program), says that UT has “the fastest program in the state,” allowing students to complete their degree in just one academic year. The requirements for admission are stringent — applicants must possess a 3.0 GPA with high grades in the content area (related to the subject they plan to teach), must successfully pass the Praxis test, and must impress a committee with their interview and essay skills. Upon admission, students spend an entire year in the classroom while simultaneously taking classes to earn their Master’s in middle childhood (4-9) or adolescent (7-12) education. This LAMP program, also called “One Year Challenge to a New Career,” only accepts 35 students each year. Students range from recent college graduates to experienced workers looking for a career change. According to McKnight, one of their students is a sixty-two year old chemist who wanted to make a change and give back to her community, so she decided to become a teacher. The current cost for the program is $17,800 for the year. For those with science or math backgrounds, scholarships are available through the Woodrow Wilson Foundation. For more information on the LAMP Program or the Woodrow Wilson grant, visit www.utoledo.edu/eduhshs/lamp.
GreenTown Toledo is turning green — with environmental consciousness, that is. Although we may not be the makes a difference! As a participant, you will Emerald City (not yet anyway), we’re certainly maklearn, gain inspiration, ing progress along the yellow brick road of sustainable development. Toledo’s community leaders will network and connect meet to discuss a better, sustainable future at the the dots to create GreenTown: The Future of Community conference, healthy, sustainable part of a series of nationwide events of the same name. communities. The Friday, October 26th conference will bring together local officials, business, organization, health system and school leaders, among others, to focus on developing eco-effective communities. At 7 am join keynote speaker Mark Fenton, host of “America’s Walking” on PBS and recognized authority on public health and walkable communities, on a morning stroll through Toledo’s downtown area. Convene at 8:30 am at the Seagate Convention Center to sit in on a series of panel discussions, on everything from saving water globally and locally (with National Geographic Emerging Explorer Alexandra Cousteau — yes, that Cousteau) to creating healthy living strategies for the community. The sessions will examine case studies and engage in open, constructive dialogue in an effort to create a healthier community where Toledo residents can live, work, and play. Plus, afternoon sessions end with a micro brew reception. Tickets range from $45 for teachers to $125 for individuals. Seagate Convention Center, 401 Jefferson Ave. www.greentownconference.com. —SL
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The War of 1812 is a forgotten war. Like a middle child, it’s wedged into history between the more glamorous Revolutionary and Civil wars. Halfway through its bicentennial there seems to be a lack of public interest and little observance of the lessons from the conflict both nationally and here in Northwest Ohio. Ohio and the Toledo area in particular, played a major role in this international conflict and the region’s history was founded and cemented around that era. Without going into the particulars or the ongoing effects of the war TCP gathered some of the cooler reasons we should take stock and reflect on the War of 1812.
Perrysburg would probably just be that area ‘Up River’
Addicted to the spoils of one of Toledo’s finer suburbs? Well, without General William Henry Harrison ordering the construction of Fort Meigs in February 1813, there would be no quaint stroll down Louisiana Ave. or shopping at Levis Commons.
There wouldn’t be partying at Put-in-Bay!
Toledoans young (well, 21+) and old wouldn’t have summer weekend getaways to Put-in-Bay if wasn’t for the decisive defeat Commodore Oliver “Hazard” Perry had against the mighty British Navy in the Battle of Lake Erie in June 1913. Yes, instead of good ol’ American binge drinking and random hookups there would be tea time and cricket on the island.
We’d be singing “God Save the Queen” First off if the United States lost the War of 1812, Britain would once again reign in America and they would have punished the US like a parent does a misbehaved child. More importantly, Francis Scott Key wouldn’t have penned the most badass national anthem in the world, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” After witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry in 1814, Key’s national pride swelled as the US flag “was still there” — a symbol for American resolve. The anthem glorifies America as the true home of the brave.
Named after the army engineer who designed Fort Meigs, Captain Eleazer D. Wood
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A conjunction of the German for “castle” or what is now a common English suffix for town and the surname of Commodore Oliver Perry
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October’s razzle dazzle
Best outdoor bets for road and sky By Alison Wood-Osmun
Color map
You know the yearning for a road trip — the cool autumn air that gives you that itch to move. The open road's fall spectacle is calling, and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources has your day trip plotted for you. Their website provides a comprehensive color report with weekly video updates and maps offering the best routes to immerse you in all the glorious fall scenery. Be sure to click on the links highlighting seasonal events and places to stop along the way to experience the most breathtaking, panoramic views. The site also has a regional breakdown for hiking, biking, paddling and golfing. Go to fallcolor.ohiodnr.com.
Quick color fix
You don’t have time for a long road trip but just need a fast glimpse of autumn’s eye candy? Enjoy a ten minute (round trip) twenty- five-mile-an-hour cruise down Talmadge Rd. between W. Central Ave. and Bancroft St. The mature trees stretch across the road creating a canopy drenched in a yellow, orange and red blaze of foliage.
Light bright
Richly hued leaves aren’t the only aweinspiring showstoppers in October. Catch the Orionid Meteor Shower (named for the constellation Orion the Hunter) cascading across the night sky. The best time is right now through its peak visibility on Sunday, October 21st between midnight and dawn. Look to the southeast quadrant where you may be able to see from 10 to 25 meteors falling per hour. Also this month look for Jupiter — she's the brightest planet (of the eight in our solar system — I miss Pluto) and will be showing off in the east/northeast from 7-8pm. Venus, the second brightest planet, will be strutting her stuff to the east near dawn.
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Executive privilege
Mayor Bell’s ultimate battle for fiscal correction By Johnny Hildo We gotta admit, we never saw this one coming. Hizzoner Mikey P. Bell parked himself in the Mayor’s office in twenty ten, a time when the Toledo economy had tanked. Major employers like Jeep and GM laid off hundreds of workers, spin off industries were shuttered, and the City’s tax revenues hit rock bottom. That year, Mikey’s very first budget as mayor had to overcome a $48 million hole. Candidate Mike had pledged major budget correction, slashing expenditures while not seeking to raise taxes. He never offered specifics of where he would cut during his run for the office in oh nine, but once perched on the twenty second floor his fiscal priorities became clear. His budgets as Mayor have included controversial measures to achieve the multi-million dollar reversal, including claiming the unilateral right to annul duly negotiated contracts with city employees by claiming “exigent circumstances” and rewriting their terms to be more economically favorable to the City. Unions cried foul, but after fuming and posturing Council approved the budget with the exigent circumstances assumption intact.
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The unions subsequently filed claims of unfair labor practices, but most reluctantly went to the bargaining table to offer budget savings on the backs of City employees. Since then, Hizzoner has negotiated new contracts which extract deep concessions with all City unions, foregoing raises while reducing benefits and raising co-pays. Millions of dollars of budget correction have come directly out of the pockets of City workers, including those whose physical work is the hardest and who make the least while providing such fundamental services as street repair and sewer maintenance.
Talking trash Other budget-driven changes have been almost as controversial, including privatizing garbage collection by selling City trucks and collection bins and contracting through the County solid waste district - a major shift, given the fact that the City only recently purchased the equipment for automating garbage pick up. After weeks of debate and hand wringing, City Council eventually went along, ceding control of this basic city service to private waste hauler Republic Services. Additional measures have included selling City property like The Docks
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and Marina District to investors for one-time boosts to budget revenue. Management at The Docks has been suspect, and its upriver anchor is now vacant. But, hey, they are off the City’s books. The most effective boost to the City’s general fund was provided by voters in re-authorizing the three quarter per cent income tax. In addition to renewing the tax, voters also agreed to allow for an unlimited amount to be used for general fund expenses rather than reserve a portion for capital improvement projects as had been previously required. This year the City expects to tap into the capital improvement fund to the tune of over ten million dollars.
Gimme my money From one-time infusions of cash to privatizing city services to transfers from capital improvement funds to wringing city employees until they bleed, Mikey P. has done a great deal in three years. In the meantime, local income tax collections have rebounded, including new collections from the casino, helping to offset reductions from property tax devaluation and cuts in state contributions.
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In touting his administration Mikey points to his confident response to the massive red ink left by his predecessor, but usually adds that “there’s still a little bit to do.” When asked whether he will seek re-election, he doesn’t answer directly, but says he’s got a bit more work to get Toledo where we need to be. Mikey has thrown down his latest budget gauntlet, dug in his heels for the showdown with Council, and refused to budge a compromising inch, all in demand for… pay raises for his highest paid executives! Wait, what? Millions of dollars in concessions from the lowest paid who do the City’s dirty work in order to give twenty per cent more to those at the top? This is the little bit left to do? Gotta be more competitive to attract and retain top level folks, sez Mikey B. Council has refused to support it. Now he has upped the ante, not letting his executives support Council’s work with residents, effectively shutting Toledoans off from the executive branch of their own government. Not gonna abuse my people by making ‘em work evenings, sez Mikey. Even though that’s when residents are available. So THIS is the ultimate fiscal battle. Ouch. This we definitely did not see coming.
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It's less convenient. It makes us think harder. Sometimes it even costs us more. But 'buy local' proponents argue that spending our money with local business owners, rather than the Wal-Marts of the world, is the key to our economic future. By Alia Orra* and Sunshine LeMontree Photos by Alex Beat
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t was a recent Thursday morning, and Fred Okun was giving an employee a ride.He hopped into the driver’s seat of a Sam Okun Produce Company truck, one of many in his fleet, and took to the city streets. Coasting down Dorr St., the retired businessman recalled the 40 plus grocery stores his company served between Detroit Ave. and downtown alone. Now? “They’re all gone.” Four decades ago, nearly 80 percent of the Okuns’ business revolved around the little guy, accounts where they regularly distributed fruits and vegetables. They were in healthy competition with the seven other produce houses on their downtown block. Those are gone too, along with contracts the Okuns’ have lost to competition in cities as far away as Cleveland and Cincinnati. Though they are still running a business with sales in the millions, their counterparts did not fare as well after the arrival of big box stores and national retailers. “In Northwest Ohio, without these smaller locations [to serve],” Fred’s daughter, and company president, Shelly Okun Fruchtman says, “it could be the death of you.” Toledo is a city where corporate chains thrive. But the call to ‘buy local’ is gaining momentum. Organizers of the cause argue that where we spend our money is just as important in the long run as how much money we spend. They've taken to Facebook to organize cash mobs (such as social media maven Erin O'Bryan), lead organizations devoted to the cause (like local lawyer Kyle Cubbon), and abide by the concept in their own businesses (grocery store owner Jim Sautter of Sautter's Market). They want to do for shopping what PETA did for eating — raise our consciousness.
Crunching numbers
The statistic ‘buy local’ advocates toss around is the ‘where does the dollar go’ number. Though it varies, for every $100 spent at a locally-owned business, approximately $68 stays in the community, going back to support other local businesses, local taxes and wages for local workers. That same $100 spent at a chain store leaves only $43 locally; the rest is used for income, taxes and supplies in far away cities. “There’s been a lot of controversy with those numbers,” says Dr. Gbenga Ajilore, associate professor of economics at the University of Toledo. “But it’s more [about] the concept. A dollar spent at Wal-Mart goes to Arkansas, and a dollar spent at the Andersons stays here.” In 2004, Ajilore conducted the Toledo Lucas County Merchant's Study for the UT Urban Affairs Center, analyzing the impact of shopping at Thackeray's Books versus Barnes and Noble. His study estimated that Thackeray's contributed $5 million back to the local economy, versus the $1 million that came from Barnes & Noble (which was largely attributed to spending by its employees). Locallyowned Thackeray’s Books died shortly thereafter; the other Toledo businesses in the shopping center where it once resided were razed to make way for discount chains Stein Mart and Costco. While money spent locally
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Toledo Cash Mob, a group organized through social media, recently flooded Wixey Bakery Photo by Dennis Oblander
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11am-2pm Phoenix Earth Food Co-op 1447 W. Sylvania Ave. 419-476-3211 www.phoenixearthfoodco-op.com
For more info on Toledo Chooes Local, visit www.toledochooselocal.org. To learn more about Toledo Cash Mob, visit Facebook. com.ToledoCashMob.
Local business = people connections.
Owners live in their community and create their own rules, as opposed to those who must follow corporate headquarter guidelines
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Locals are finding ways to spread the idea of the educated consumer, one who spends money with purpose rather than only for convenience. Cash mobs, groups of people who flood local businesses to exercise their economic power and create a buzz around the cause, started a little more than a year ago in other parts of the country and have become popular even in the U.K. Erin O’Bryan, a Toledo native who runs her own website design company, Irishis, started Toledo and Sylvania Cash Mobs on Facebook. The Toledo Cash Mobs’ nearly 500 members converged at Wixey Bakery & goes to other local busisnees, last month; their first mob was at Meats and More in local wages and local taxes. March. “Owners have said they’ve seen triple and quadruple their normal business on those days, and the big thing is these customers have discovered new local businesses that they are likely to visit again,” O’Bryan said. "I think that's what Toledo needs more of right now.” Toledo Choose Local, a volunteer-based, non-profit organization established in 2007 to promote locally-owned business“The box stores are mostly takers from es and educate the community on the the community — they don’t give back,” benefits of buying local, uses cash mobs says Jim Sautter of Sautter's Market. and public campaigns to spread the word “Once in a while, they’ll make a big as well. “We believe that ownership matsplash. But day in and day out, if you ters,” says Kyle Cubbon, a Toledo lawyer come in and say you have a fundraiser and the recently-elected president of Tofor so-and-so, I’m more than happy to ledo Choose Local. “We want businesses
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Quality and service are only two factors; the environment is another. Buy local proponents argue that for produce and other goods to travel to our city, we're spending precious resources. One statistic cited on elocal. com stated that shifting 10 percent of a commufor every nity's purchasing power to local produce would save 310,000 gallons of fuel annually. The Okuns themselves say fuel and other costs prevent them from efficiently serving anyone much farther than an hour from their home base. And they, like other advocates of the movement, argue that besides cost, no one outside of the area can match their involvement and investment in it. “One of the definitions I think is in need of being refined is local. Schools, for example — Toledo Public Schools, Sylvania Public Schools — they go through a
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stays here, Ajilore says part of the problem business owners face is competing with huge corporations that are able to sell things at drastically lower prices. “A large firm is able to do things cheaply,” he said. “They don’t have unions, they get stuff from China, their whole focus is on getting really cheap stuff from their suppliers. A local firm doesn't have the power to do that.” What they do have the power over is their service. When Ajilore buys music, he goes to RamaLama Records because he knows he’ll be recognized by the owner when he walks in; they might suggest a new band they think he'd like, or engage in the welcome distraction of a meandering conversation about music. “If you have a niche, your store is going to survive. You can't compete on price, but you can compete on quality and service.”
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bid process. That’s fine. I get it. [But] buying local [to them] is the state of Ohio. That's not fair,” says Shelly Okun Fruchtman. “Why should somebody out of Cincinnati or Columbus come to Toledo to deliver to the school systems I pay taxes for, the schools I send my kids to, the schools that call us when they're fundraising. Local is not an entire state. Local is the people that you grow up with, and you break bread with, and you know each other's kids.” Another frustration is the distance of corporate owners from the communities their businesses serve. Most franchisees and local managers have little control over big decisions like who will supply their goods or how much they can contribute to local charities — another frustration when dealing with franchises.
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The Art Supply Depo has everything artists need — including a supportive community to come and stay, not come and go.” Cubbon and TCL's previous president, Pam Weirauch of Pam’s Corner, are vocal advocates for a locavore movement they hope will gain momentum in the city. “When I was a little farm girl, we used to come to town and trade grain,” Weirauch says. “I was what I now know to be a locavore before I even knew that was a word. I came from a small town. Everybody did business with somebody they knew.” The education isn't just about enhancing consumer awareness, but also encouraging entrepreneurs to continue with their endeavors, despite the obvious challenges. A TCL cash mob in March 2012 at The Art Supply Depo, an independent art supply store in the Warehouse
District downtown, gave the Depo “10 times the business of a ‘good’ day,” says owner Jules Webster. “The experience boosted our morale [and] made us feel validated as a new business.” “Forget political debates — if you want to create local jobs, buy local,” Webster says. “I created my own job as owner [and] manager, and now contribute to the economic livelihood of my two part-time employees.” By comparison, a report from the March 2008 Journal of Urban Economics showed that national chains often cause job loss in local communities. Opening a new Wal-Mart reduces retail employment by an average of 150 jobs at the county-level as local businesses are forced to down-size or close. Big box
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The economics of choice
Most choose local proponents are less hardline than their counterparts in other movements; they hope to at least make people more aware of their decisions. “I struggle with saying that it's what people should do,” Ajilore says. “I think the best thing to do is make people aware that spending is not equal, that how they spend has impact, and then let them make the decision.” In fact, many business owners say they welcome healthy competition.
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“I think that Toledo’s mentality can be very negative — we're our own worst enemies,” says Shelly Okun Fruchtman. “We think that Toledo can’t be a big player. We just have to support each other. We [have many businesses that are] really good at what [they] do. And if [they’re] not, then shame on [them] and [let the consumers] find somewhere else that can make [them] happy. That is the way it's supposed to work.” *Full disclosure: Alia is a board member at Toledo Choose Local, an organization devoted to promoting buying local. Additional reporting by Kevin Moore.
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culinary
Serving it up
monday, october 22
Lyn Whiting just retired after over four decades as a server at legendary Toledo destination Mancy's Steak House. But is she taking it easy? Not quite yet. We sat down with her for a chat.
By Matt Desmond What made you stick with Mancy’s Steakhouse for 42 years? We had great people to work with; I made some great friends at Mancy's. How did you get the job? I was working at the Hospitality Inn, in the cocktail lounge. And John Mancy came in and said ‘I have a great restaurant, you should work with me’’ … it took him a few different times to [convince me]. I worked with John and George [Mancy] first. And Pappu was their dad — ‘pappu’ means grandpa in Greek. All the girls called him Pappu because he was just a dear, sweet man. He worked well into his 90s there, behind the counter selling cigars. What was it like when Pappu passed? Very different — you just missed his presence. People would come in looking for him.
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What’s changed about dining since you started serving in the ‘70s? People used to take their time. They didn't have cell phones and do business while they were eating. They were more into conversation with who they were with. Any celebrities you can namedrop after all those years of serving? Jamie Farr, Muhammed Ali, Al Unser Jr., (a race car driver); Red Skelton, (a comedian who had his own show on TV). Scott Hamilton, the ice skater. And Robert Urich, who was a movie star. But those people come in once in their lifetime; they aren't the ones supporting us daily. It's the normal, regular people that we love who give us all a great living. You're gone now so you can play favorites. Which regular did you like best? [Laughs] I had quite a few favorites, but I would never pick one out! All of my regulars were delightful people; I loved 'em all.
Celebrity Wait Night
Zia’s Restaurant
Enjoy wait service from local celebrities like Steve Reamy (aka ‘Gay Steve’ of Star 105.5 radio) and TCP’s own Aubrey Hornsby. The tasty Italian meals will benefit the Northwest Ohio Psychiatric Hospital and Thomas M. Wernert Center. $35 includes appetizer, dinner and dessert. 6-9pm. 20 Main St. (at The Docks downtown). 419-367-4412. www.heartandsoultoledo.com.
high spirits Just Wednesday Tastings The Beer and Wine Cave
thursday, october 25 Spooky Beers tasting. [All tastings $10. 5:30-7pm. Middle Grounds Market at The Oliver House, 27 Broadway St. inside the Petit Fours Patisserie & Cafe. 419-351-3335. Facebook page: The Middle Grounds Market at The Oliver House]
wednesday, october 17
Beer Taste
Southbriar Catering
An East Side neighborhood bar will play host to Southbriar Catering’s fun beer tasting. 7pm. Tavern 531, 531 Oak St. (at the foot of the High Level Bridge next to Andrus Hardware). 419-517-1111. southbriar.biz
sunday, october 21
Blend Your Own Bordeaux Wine Dinner
Revolution Grille
Great Black Swamp Brewing Company will be on hand, featuring limited release and never-beforeoffered beers for tastings and growler sales. Those who prefer to imbibe wine can try a range of merlots.
Blend your own Bordeaux and learn with experts from Trinchero Family Estates and Heidelberg Distributing Company. Then enjoy an artfully prepared menu from Chef Rob Campbell inspired by the drink of choice. 6pm. $59.95. 5333 Monroe St. (in Hobby Lobby plaza). Reservations required, 888-456-3463. www.revolutiongrille.com/happenings
wednesday, october 24
friday, october 26 to sunday, october 28
wednesday, october 17
Spooky beers and wines will be available for a taste of the season. [All tastings $10-$15. 6-8pm. The Beer and Wine Cave. 4400 Heatherdowns Boulevard. 419-3826221. www.toledomeatsandmore.com]
Thursday Tastings Middle Grounds Market thursday, october 18
Discuss and sample the tastes of imported beers.
October 17 • October 30
The Haunted Vineyard
Sandhill Crane Vineyards
If mulled Night of the Living Red wine doesn't bring you in, the bacon-chocolate chip cookies will. Sandhill Crane Vineyards will draw those interested in spooks and sips of Michigan-made wines with their Haunted Vineyard. They'll also be open on Halloween — enter if you dare! $10 per person/21 and over. 7:30-10pm. 4724 Walz Rd., Jackson, Michigan. 517-764-0679. www.sandhillcranevineyards.com
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Sideways Saturdays
Adrian, Michigan’s Flying Otter Vineyard and Winery recently unveiled a new pavilion and new weekend hours (they’ll be open Saturdays and Sundays from noon-5pm). Novices and aficionados alike can come relax in the beauty of the vineyards and see how a family-owned winery adds character to their product. The 50-minute drive north is worth it to experience these Michigan-made reds. Free tastings. 3402 Chase Rd., Adrian, Michigan. 877-876-5580. www.flyingotter.com. —AO
In with the new
The trend in seasonal cooking continues, as two restaurants — Treo and Basin St. Grille — debut new menus or revamp old ones. At Treo, Chef Brett McIntosh has introduced 21-day dry aged Chicago Stockyards steaks, and new dishes like Beef Wellington, Coquilles St. Jacques, and vegetarian crustless quiche. Basin St. Grille has switched to seasonal menus, with delicious results — Chef Steve Super makes use of area produce and meats in interesting ways, like the forest mushroom ragout with cranberries and local pheasant. (They're also debuting a prosciutto and fig pizza.) Treo, Main St. and Maplewood, downtown Sylvania. 419-882-2266. treosylvania.com. Basin Street Grille, 5201 Monroe St. 419-843-5660 facebook.com/basinstreetgrille. —AO
Fine and fast
Locally picked apples are just one element in the "farm-to-table" concept at the new Degage Express: Soups, Sandwiches and Such. The concept cafe highlights fresh food made with locally-sourced ingredients, like the 'Missy's Fix' dish (house-cured and braised corned beef, Swiss cheese, house-made apple slaw and thousand island dressing, on bread from Toledo's Wixey Bakery). The restaurant will be a more relaxed extension of Chef Joseph Jacobsen's carefully thought-out cuisine at Degage Jazz Cafe, and will take the place of Red Wells at the Historic Commercial Building. 419-795-8205. 301 River Rd., Maumee. www.historiccommercialbuilding.com. —AO
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Explaining the ‘Perks’
Why people respond so much to ‘The Perks of Being A Wallflower’ By Jason Webber they are/were with their peers. Every The Perks of Being person under 40 who has read the book A Wallflower ★★★★ probably has a story about how they came Rated PG-13 , 1 hr 43 min.
No, they didn’t screw it up. The day it was announced there was to be a film adaptation of the young adult novel “The Perks of Being A Wallflower,” the kvetching started almost immediately. “OMG! They’re gonna TOTALLY mess it up!...It’s too perfect to spoil with a movie”… ad infinitum. Everyone can exhale. The film version of every angsty millennial’s favorite book is flat out wonderful and—mark my words—will become an adolescent film classic in the same vein as “The Breakfast Club” and “Pretty In Pink.” Full credit for the success must go to Stephen Chbosky, who directed and wrote the film from his own novel. Authors usually make horrible film directors (anyone volunteering to sit through Stephen King’s “Maximum Overdrive” again?) but Chbosky has brilliantly recreated his story and characters onscreen with nary a hiccup. Dare I say it, this is the most faithful adaptation of a novel since Coppolla’s “The Outsiders” way back in ’83.
The island of misfit toys
Plotwise, “Perks” is “The Wonder Years” on Prozac. Shy, ultrasensitive, clinically depressed Charlie (played beautifully by Logan Lerman) is struggling to make friends in his freshman year of high school and meets two fellow outcasts with equally unquiet minds and dark secrets—the mixtape-loving, manic pixie dream girl-like Sam (Emma Watson of “Harry Potter” fame) and the closeted gay Patrick (Ezra Miller from “We Need To Talk About Kevin”). Charlie is welcomed into their Island of Misfit Toys, as Sam calls their clique, and experiences a tumultuous year of firsts—first kiss, first trip to second base, first trip to “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” first dalliance with drugs, etc. While there have been plenty of coming-of-age stories in both book and film format, “The Perks of Being A Wallflower” contains a poignancy and an authenticity that strikes a rarely played chord with young people, no matter how “popular”
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to read it because it’s usually a seminal event in their lives. Eleven years ago I had just started dating a young woman who told me in a slightly bemused tone, “You remind me a lot of the kid in this book I’m reading.” She loaned me the book soon after and I saw what she meant. Charlie and I were both wannabe writers, sharing a mutual love of The Smiths, “Rocky Horror,” William Burroughs novels, girls who appreciated mixtapes and both of us were way too sensitive for our own good. Like Holden Caulfield of “The Catcher in the Rye” fame, Charlie is one of those literary characters who has become a good friend to many a young person who doesn’t fit in, sometimes not even with the so-called “weird” crowd (which, in the age of Hot Topic and tattoos/piercing going mainstream, really isn’t that weird anymore).
Literary therapy
That’s why so many people talk in hushed, revered tones about “The Perks of Being A Wallflower.” This isn’t just a book or a film—it’s therapy for anyone who emerged from adolescence a little worse for the wear…which, frankly, is just about all of us. While American pop culture has become almost entirely built upon nostalgia, whether it’s Seth McFarlane’s ironic skewering of Gen-X culture or the constant repackaging of our misspent Day-Glo youth (“I Love The ‘80s,” anyone?), let’s be honest—chances are your adolescence sucked, even if you were one of the popular kids. If you’re a Gen-Xer or in the first few rows of Generation Y, watching the film “The Perks of Being A Wallflower” will feel like reading your senior yearbook and coming to the picture of your one-time best friend who you now only talk to on Facebook. It’s definitely a film flavored with melancholia and a drop of sorrow but it’s a beautiful kind of sadness. I spent much of this film with tears in my eyes but I was smiling all the way through and at the end I definitely felt, like Charlie, Sam and Patrick…infinite. And you will, too. “The Perks Of Being A Wallflower” is now playing at area theaters.
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film events Under their influence
Bleeding blue
[Friday, October 26]
Enjoy a double dose of the sly detective with screenings of “Hound of the Baskervilles” and “Secret Weapon.” $5. 7:30pm. Valentine Theater, 410 Adams St. www.valentinetheatre.com
Set in an ultra-orthodox Israeli community, a rabbi, whose strict application of the Talmudic tenets finds his inflexibility begin to take a toll on his wife and son. 101 E. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg. Free. 7pm. 419-874-3135. www. waylibrary.info
[Tuesday, October 23]
Terrible Movie Tuesday: MILF
One of the most historically profound relationships in football and a couple trying to survive in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia are the themes that round out The Toledo Library's Film Focus series. The documentary Black and Blue — which screens on Monday, October 22 — looks back on the friendship of Gerald Ford and Willis Ward, as football teammates at the University of Michigan, that challenged the racism and injustice of the early 20th-century in the United States. The historical foreign drama Protektor — which screens on Monday, October 29 — follows a journalist who broadcasts Nazi propaganda in order to save his Jewish wife. Free. 6:15pm. Toledo Library, 325 Michigan St. 410259-5285. www.toledolibrary.org —SR
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[Friday, October 19]
Sherlock Holmes: Double Feature
The influence the Marx brothers have on modern comedy is incalculable. To pay homage, The Lyric Photoplay Society presents Groucho, Chico and Harpo’s first MGM release A Night at the Opera (circa 1935) on October 21 at The Maumee Inbdoor Theater. As the three goofballs pretend to be aviators in NYC in order to make sure their plan of helping a young couple take the opera world by storm materializes, they naturally become part of a police investigation. $5. 2pm, 4:30pm, 7pm. Maumee Indoor Theater. 419-897-8901. —SR
My Father My Lord
When a group of nerdy college students find out its easier to score with older ladies instead of girls their own age, they have a streak of sexual luck — until someone’s mom gets involved. Free. 10pm. Ottawa Tavern, 1817 Adams St. 419-725-5483. www. otavern.com
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[Tuesday, October 23 Wednesday October 24]
Saturday, October 27 Tuesday, October 30]
ShortsHD presents Stars in Shorts, an incredible collection of short movies featuring some of the biggest actors such as Colin Firth, Keira Knightley, Judi Dench, Jason Alexander, Lilly Tomlin, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Julia Stiles and others. $10. Times TBA. Michigan Theater, 603 Liberty St., Ann Arbor. 734-668-8397. www.michtheater.org
Two local films, Zombie A-Hole on the 27th and Coda Nera on the 30th, will screen with live music before and after. $10, $5 if dressed like a ghost. 9pm. Mickey Finns, 602 Lagrange St. 419-246-3466.
Stars in Shorts
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The Man Who Knew Too Much
After a man is murdered in the street, an innocent bystander is left with the responsibility of delivering a message to stop an assassination attempt. $5. 7:30pm. Valentine Theater, 410 Adams St. www.valentinetheatre.com
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There will be blood
Very few theatre productions have captured the imagination and been rewarded with the kind of audience-pleasing longevity hitherto reserved for classy, high brow, mainstream shows like “A Chorus Line”, “Les Miserables” and “Phantom of the Opera”, than the subversive, abrasive, derogatory, but utterly fun, “Rocky Horror Show”. Indeed, 2013 will mark the 40th anniversary of the original London production. People have been dancing the “Time Warp” from day uno, and if it weren't for my bad back (and my fear of barfing during teleportation), I'd be right there with them. . . There have been many attempts to capitalize on the horror genre in musical theatre since then. Perhaps the most famous is the original production of Stephen King's “Carrie”. At a cost of over seven million dollars (in 1988), it held the reins as Broadway's biggest flop for many years. Then, of course, there's “Repo: The Genetic Rock Opera”, which started out as a bad stage play and ended up an even worse movie (not one of Paul Sorvino's better moments; on the other hand, it may have been Paris Hilton's BEST moment as an “actress”. . .). So while we wait for AMC's “Walking Dead: The Zombie Musical” to make it's debut sometime down the road, we have a new legitimate contender in the theatre splatter-fest genre that is fast becoming the norm in gross-out musicals that achieve cult status and make beaucoup bucks for it's investors. In fact, as I write this, “Evil Dead: The Musical” will be playing in 25 different theatres across the United States between October and November. Not least of which is the production at the Valentine Theatre running
It’s safe to say Evil Dead is the only musical where you can purposely sit in an area to get drenched in fake blood
on Friday and Saturday nights, directed by Toledo theatre mainstay, James Norman. Performances are at both 7pm and 10pm throughout the run. “ED: The Musical” is based on the early films of Royal Oak, Michigan's own Sam Raimi (who went on to achieve huge success with “Darkman” and the “SpiderMan” movie franchise), namely. “Evil Dead”, “Evil Dead II” and “Army of Darkness”, which contained equal parts horror and humor. So popular were the movies in fact, that a remake of the first one is due out in the summer of 2013. The plot is pretty standard for this kind of gore-a-thon festival of blood (honestly, “Sweeney Todd's got nothing on this show. . . I'm not sure if they are doing it with this production, but there used to be a “splatter zone” for all the blood that flies into the first 3 rows during the show). Be that as it may, five college students spend the weekend in an abandoned cabin in the woods, accidentally
unleashing an evil terror. In this comedic take on 1980s horror franchise, characters and demons sing and dance to songs from the original score. The character of Ash, as he does in the films, dishes out his various one liners and fights the never-ending demons. So if you're too old for the candy scene, but too young to help mom distribute money at the front door, and want to do something out of the ordinary this Halloween, you'd be hard-pressed to find a more entertaining musical about blood, guts and . . .well. . .murder, death and the things we do for love than “Evil Dead: The Musical” at the Valentine Theatre. Evil Dead: The Musical runs from October 22 - November 10, 2012, Times: Friday and Saturday nights at the Valentine Theatre, 410 Adams St. Tickets are $20. 419-242-3490. www.valentinetheatre.com.
theater events [Wednesday, October 17 - Sunday, October 21]
Orpheus
Guest Artist, Jessica Bonenfant, choreographer and creative director for Lola Lola Dance Theatre in New York, directs Cocteau’s interpretation as an absurdist reworking of the story of Orpheus where death wears an evening gown and the poet receives his inspiration from a communicative horse. $12 adults, $7 students. Times Vary. www.utoledo.edu/boxoffice
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October 17 • October 30
[Friday, October 19 - Saturday, October 27]
The Rocky Horror Show
On the way to visit an old college professor, two-clean cut young people, Brad Majors and his fiance Janet Wiess, run into trouble and seek help at the freaky Frankenstein mansion. However, little do they know, the mansion is inhabited by alien transsexuals from the planet Transylvania. $28 adults, $25 students. 8pm., except special midnight showing on Oct. 27. www.croswell.org
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Photos by Fred Eldridge/ The Valentine
Evil Dead: The Musical cuts its way back to Toledo by Allan Sanders
War — what is it good for?
You've heard the story — on Halloween night, 1938, Orson Welles adapted H.G. Wells' landmark alien-invasion thriller War of the Worlds as a fake news broadcast, and America flew into panic, thinking the Martians had landed. Well, it's a great story, but probably exaggerated — people weren't any stupider back then. But the Toledo Rep is bringing Welles radio drama to the stage October 26 & 27, and it's still a sharp and scary piece of work. Welles invented some of the tricks of today's foundfootage horror flicks decades ago. When news crews fall into panic as the Martian death-rays come out, it'll still give a pleasant little chill. $15. 8pm. 16 10th St. 419-243-9277. www.toledorep.org. —MD
Funny kings and queens
African-American wit is at the heart of the American comedy tradition, with legends like Red Foxx, Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy helping define laughter as we know it. But that rich stand-up tradition is still alive, and you can get a taste of it with the third annual Royal Comedy Tour at the Stranahan Theater. This year's show features up-and-comers like Tony Rock (brother of Chris), Mark Curry (of ABC's Hangin' With Mr. Cooper), Bruce Bruce, Sommore and the man known only as Earthquake. It's bound to be a wild and irreverent night that'll have you in stitches. Friday, October 26. 7pm. $41-50. 4645 Heatherdowns. 419-381-8851. www.stranahantheater.org. —MD
Live and naked
If you only know David Sedaris from his bestselling books, then you know that he's made a blockbuster career out of dissecting his own colorful life with his razor-sharp wit, getting big laughs and the occasional groan with his take on his huge and semi-functional family (including fellow-celeb sister Amy), his relationships, and his life as an American abroad. But you're missing something. If you've listened to the audiobook versions of his work, you might understand — Sedaris' mordant and hilarious stories take on a whole new life when you hear them in his dry, androgynous deadpan. His devastatingly perfect timing and the way he inhabits his characters — from his gruff-but-enthusiastic dad to his manic-redneck younger brother — make for an experience way beyond the printed word. Now, the Valentine Theatre presents an Evening with David Sedaris on Monday, November 5. It's a unique chance to see one of the finest humorists of the era, along with a chance to get your books signed! $45. 8pm. 410 Adams St. 419-242-2787. www.valentinetheatre.com. —MD
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A homecoming
Toledo couple brings East Side art, and a fine old building, back to life by Matt Desmond You could say it was a match made in heaven. But which match? The bright young couple eager to make their mark in their adopted city? They were made for each other, right? Or is it the instant connection that Amber LeFever and Adam Soboleski forged with the building they call home, and that they’ve made (with a lot of sweat and effort) into the LeSo Gallery, East Toledo’s newest art hot spot? Why can’t it be both? And it started with an ordinary drive to work.
Big choices
“In 2010, I was a first year art teacher in Toledo,” LeFever remembers. “I was commuting from BG to Toledo, and it was really my first insight into what Toledo was. It opened my eyes to all these old abandoned buildings.” Ideas began circulating in her mind as the miles passed. “I talked to Adam about it,” she says. “We actually had a conversation about whether we would buy a building or get married.” Sitting alongside her partner in their beautiful new space, she laughs. “You can see where we ended up with that!” But it wasn’t exactly smooth sailing. The pair knew they wanted a gallery, and did the requisite hunting. They found the brick building on Starr Avenue and were immediately intrigued. They made an offer, and it was accepted. “We were so happy,” LeFever recalls. Finding the money was another matter. No area bank was willing to risk a commercial loan on a young couple with no real assets. “We were turned down 14 times,” she says. “They knew nothing about us.” Their offer expired. The owners got another offer. “But they were really hesitant,” LeFever says, “because they believed in us, which is
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amazing.” They decided to make a last-ditch effort. An eleventh hour call to Amber’s grandfather netted a loan for a downpayment, and the deal was done.
Sweat equity
The work was just beginning, though. “There was green carpeting on the walls, cracked plaster, a drop ceiling,” LeFever says. Everything needed to be ripped out. “50 cubic yards of material,” Soboleski remembers. They took out walls, removed plaster, restored the gorgeous old-style tin ceiling, and felt the building’s history stir to life. “It was an insurance agency right before us. Before then, it was the very first headquarters of Marco’s Pizza. It was a few different bars, and it was the last stop on the trolley line in the thirties,” Amber says. “So it’s had a rich life, and I feel like we kind of brought it back from the dead. I honestly think we must have been blinded by love, because what we had to do was insane.” Adam’s job at Home Depot came in handy, since any skills he didn’t already have he could learn from his co-workers. And the LeSo Gallery emerged in beautiful shape (“presentable,” demurs LeFever, but she’s modest) just in time for its late-September opening. It was a huge success, especially for an art event in much-derided East Toledo. Toledo’s artistic community came out in force — the couple estimates some 300 people passed through the doors, to the point where it was hard for new arrivals to see the artwork. If that’s the case, they missed out. The call for artists brought
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in work from Toledo, Cleveland, Columbus and beyond, in multiple media. And that was only the beginning. More shows will follow. LeFever, heartbroken over the underfunded state of public school art education, hopes to begin offering classes. And the two already feel deeply attached to their adopted neighborhood. “I feel like the East Side is ready for a renaissance,” LeFever says. And they’re ready to be a part of it. Their gallery isn’t just their great mutual project — it’s literally where they live, in the space upstairs. (“It gives us the opportunity, with our fulltime jobs, to come down and work, and then maybe sleep a little,” laughs Soboleski.) But in a larger sense, it’s clear that they know they’ve come home. LeSo Gallery, 1527 Starr Ave. www.lesogallery.com
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events thursday 18 Artoberfest. The TMA party-facilitating group
Circle 2445 is throwing a bash to celebrate the museum’s amazing fall programing with browsing, food, beer, wine and live music. $15 for members, $25 for non-members. Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St. 419-255-8000. www.toledomuseum.org
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sculpture and images by Jefferson Nelson. Music by 33 1/3. Plus a chili cook off. 7pm-1am. Bozarts, 151 S. St. Clair St.
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Drink and Draw. Life Drawing with model, chairs and music provided. All media welcome. Bring your own drawing board or easel, drawing tools and beverage. Get together and draw, have creative dialogue, drink, and collaborate.18 and over. $10, $7 with a friend. 7-10pm. 29 S. St. Clair St. 419-720-6462. www.artsupplydepo.com
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it’s friday
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Meditations. Sarah Miller displays painting that
represent the tranquility that has been lost in a fastpaced society. 5-8pm. Catherine S. Eberly Center for Women, University of Toledo, Tucker Hall 0168. 419-530-8570. www.utoledo.edu.
character and an alchemist lab of gold, old beakers, bottles & body parts. 18 and over. $10, $8 with a friend. 7:30-9:30pm. 29 S. St. Clair St. 419-720-6462. www.artsupplydepo.com
ongoing
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Saturation. A vibrant exhibition of pieces that
make a study of color and light from Sunshine artists. Georgette’s, 311 Conant St. 419-891-8888. www.georgettes.org.
various works from current residents working in any medium imaginable, the exhibition spans throughout the building’s several gallery spaces. Collingwood Art Center, 2413 Collingwood Blvd. 419-244-2787. www.collingwoodartscenter.org.
Now Wow. A juried exhibition featuring work
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Overture: Closing Reception. The East Side’s newest gallery celebrates the closing of their local, eclectic exhibition with artist talks and mingling. 7pm. LeSo Gallery, 1527 Star. www.lesogallery.com.
from all over the nation, in fact, all over the world. Hudson Gallery, 5645 N. Main St., Sylvania. 419-885-8381.www.hudsongallery.net.
Harry Sandler: Natures Peace: One Man’s View of Nature. Whether traveling as a rock
photographer or on his own behalf, Sandler has captured all four corners of the world in his travels. 20 North Gallery, 18 N. St. Clair St. 419-241-2400. www.20northgallery.net.
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Photo by Tim Thayer.
John Running-Johnson and Lee Doezema: Fall Bash. Running-Johnson’s sculptures are
Leslie Adams (American) Portrait of the Artist as a Young Girl. Charcoal on paper, heightened with white. With the rise of inexpensive technology, and the subsequent possibility of easily taking or finding photos, portraits have been slowly fading away. But not for Leslie Adams, whose exhibition Drawn from Life will be open on Friday, October 19 in the Toledo Museum of Art's Gallery 18. These works are largely autobiographical, referencing her influences — including the TMA, where she took classes as a kid— and giving a wink to our popculture driven society along the way. Free. 2445 Monroe St. 419-255-8000. www.toledomuseum.org. —SR
Take a free public tour of “Manet: Portraying Life” at 7pm, or a tour of “Made in Hollywood” at 8. See a free screening of Edouard Manet: a Disturbing Strangeness, a 2011 French film which explores Manet’s life and world at 8pm in the Little Theater. Create a mini-pumpkin in the Hot Shop at 6, 7 & 8, and see free glassblowing demonstrations at 7, 8 & 9.
Zombie Alchemy: An Undead Drawing Session. Featuring a magnificent costumed
The CAC Residents Exhibition. Featuring
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All Questions No Answers. An exhibition of
Working on a dream
carved and fabricated from wood and steel, most are painted. While John Running-Johnson has shown at Flatlanders before, Lee Doezema is a newcomer. Doezema’s large-scale multiple part paintings also study the ‘human condition’ with broad brush strokes and sometimes odd positions of view. Visitors are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item. 7-10pm. 11993 East US 223, Blissfield, MI. 517-486-4591. www. flatlandersculpture.com
A Path Through Seasons: Original Drawings and Woodcuts. Color pencil, graphite and woodcut prints by David Lymanstall. Downtown Latte, 44 S. Saint Clair St. 419-243-6032. www. downtownlatte.com.
Wood & Atmospheric Fired Pottery. More than
100 clay pots by 10 Potters at the American Gallery. The Pots range in size from 3 inches to 3 feet and are both sculptural and functional. 6600 Sylvania Ave at McCord Rd. 410-882-8949.
Harvest: Michigan’s Urban Agriculture. From
hipster to factory workers and central city teen to downtown business owners, this exhibition explores the modern day Michigan city. Center for Visual Arts, Clement Gallery, 2445 Monroe St. 419-255-8000. www.utoledo.edu
Meet visiting artist Leslie Adams in the Family Center at 6pm. In the Little Theater at 7:30, Richard Putney gives a presentation on Edouard Manet’s Paris, a city in a time of transformation. Create a mini-pumpkin in the Hot Shop at 6, 7 & 8. Free tours and glassblowing demonstrations all night long.
ongoing exhibitions
If you’ve come out to see the Manet or Hollywood exhibitions, don’t forget to take a look at “Museum People: Faces of TMA,” on display immediately adjacent. The collection of nearly 700 headshots of Museum visitors, hung floor-to-ceiling, is a brilliant reminder of what makes TMA such a vibrant institution — it’s all of us!
At left, an untitled painting by Dorothy McDougal picturing a piano keyboard. She says that, the meaning behind it is, “music is what feelings sound like,” from low to high notes. The second picture is a painting by Shirley Jaros entitled, “Why Me.”
The art of victory
Great art can come from harrowing experiences. Celebrate some happy stories from the war against cancer, as the Victory Center presents a Cancer Survivor Art Show. The exhibition features art in all media by artists who have taken that most difficult of journeys. They'll share the stories behind their inspiring work, and further the Victory Center's mission of giving some hope to those who still have some distance to go. Free and open to the public, with light refreshments available. RSVP to 419-531-7600. Friday, October 19, 4-7pm. 5532 W. Central Ave. www.thevictorycenter.org. —MD
Keep it crafty
Sometimes its not easy to find an assortment of unique, handmade crafts, but it will be on Saturday, October 27 when the indie fair, Liberty Local, comes to downtown Ann Arbor. Presented by the Ann Arbor Art Center, the fair focuses on technique and diversity in craft, inviting everyone who creates completely independent goods — sorry importers and wholesalers — to show off their work. 10am9pm. 117 W. Liberty Ann Arbor. 734-9948004. www.annarborartcenter.org —SR
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The future is now
ZZ Top rides into Toledo, high on a new album by Scott Recker It almost doesn’t make sense. How can the same three guys play the same three chords — as they always joke — in that same grungy, take-no-prisoners Texasblues style and continue to somehow reinvent it? And I know the redundancy cries you skeptics are letting loose; I’ve already made mine. Then I spun ZZ Top’s new album, La Futura. I advise you do the same. Anyway, before Billy Gibbons’ and the boys swing into Toledo on November 1 for a show at the Stranahan, TCP got ahold of Reverend Willy G. to talk about the new album, Rick Rubin and using a Mexican coin as a guitar pick. He even gave us his Guacamole recipe.
After nine years away from the studio, and 42 years since you guys released the first ZZ Top album, “La Futura” still perfectly captures that hard-driven, Texas blues. How do the same three guys consistently ignite that spark in the studio? After all this time it’s kind of second nature. We’ve developed that sixth sense about the next move of some kind. I can predict, with a great deal of certitude how we’ll react all the way ‘round. It’s worked well since just about the time we all got together, which kind of explains how we’ve done it this long. As we always say: “Same three guys, same three chords.” You reworked a 90s rap song “25 Lighters” to make your new single, “I Gotsta Get Paid.” How did that idea come to play? We’d caught it back in ‘96 when it was recorded. We shared studio sessions down in Houston with the hiphop crowd and got to know some of the leading lights of underground H-town rap at the time. That particular song stayed in mind all these years. Our
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studio engineers, Joe Hardy and G.L. “GMane” Moon, re-envisioned the number as a guitar-based rocker and it worked. The opening breakdown is a solid tribute to another hero of the Houston ghetto: Lightnin’ Hopkins.
It was your first time working with producer Rick Rubin. What did he add to the equation? We’ve enjoyed a friendship with Rick for a long while, a casual social friendship. The transition over to the professional scene was very smooth —a natural [one]. Rick’s stated goal at inception was not to ‘re-wire ZZ Top’ — rather, he added that extra 20 percent of patience, along with his intuitive measure of focus to get us to the best work possible. It seems to be working out well. What’s the story behind using a Mexican peso coin as a guitar pick? It started out as the search for something that would enhance that ‘hot tamale sound.’ That south-of-the-border attack, when using this sort of plectrum, is especially effective when our favorite 6-string thing, Miss Pearly Gates, is involved. I hear you make some mean guacamole. What’s your secret? Happy to share the recipe for Rev Willy's Killa Dilla Renegade Guacamole here— so, yes, please do try this at home: ^ fistfuls of avo’s, ^ good grinding of garlic ^ stealthy helpings of jalapeños ^ kilos of queso ^ a load of limes ^ salt ^ pepper ^ ground cumin ^ smoked cayenne ^ carloads of crispy chips Slice, dice, whack, hack, swirl —get yo’ girl and you got it.
ZZ Top plays at the Stranahan Theater, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd., at 8pm on Friday, November 1. Tickets are $48-$68. 419-381-8851. www.stranahantheater.org.
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Sea Wolf
Frankie's / Tuesday, October 23 Sea Wolf's Alex Brown Church might hail from Southern California, but his sometimes-hushed autumnal indie rock would sound right at home in a rainier place — the Pacific Northwest, say— home of obvious comparisons like Bon Iver or Death Cab For Cutie. His first full-length was even called Leaves in the River, and its melancholy tunes did a good job of evoking rain-drenched streets. His new record, out in September, is called Old World Romance, and while it’s not terribly European-sounding, it's easy to imagine it soothing a broken heart or two. Catch Church with his backing band when he hits Frankie's. $10. 8pm. 308 Main St. 419-691-7464. www.frankiesinnercity. com. —MD
Photo by Mia Kirby
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FRI, oct 19
Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop
Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop
Howard’s Club H: Torche, Hence The Wolves, Bathhouse Betty, MegaPegasus Mickey Finn’s: Crush Out (formerly Known As Boom Chick)
JAZZ,BLUES & R&B
Degage Jazz Café: Gene Parker Bier Stube: Ragtime Rick and the Chefs of Dixie Land Aqua Lounge @ Grand Plaza Hotel: Josh Silver & Company
Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic
Potbelly: Don Coats Village Idiot: Old West End Productions Fusion: Open Mic w/ Todd Anthony
THU, oct 18 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop
Frankie’s Inner City: Silver Snakes Mickey Finn’s: Smoking Popes, Roll The Tanks H Lounge @ Hollywood Casino: Sixpence None the Richer Martini and Nuzzis: Breaking Ground Bar 145: The Bridges B.Gump’s 101 Restaurant & Lounge: Don Binkly Ye Olde Cock & Bull: Captain Sweet Shoes
Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic
Rosie’s Italian Grille: Don and Rachel Coats Papa’s Tavern: Bobby May & Frankie May and Friends The Bronze Boar: Steve Kennedy Ottawa Tavern: Joe Crow Ryan And Justin Remer Ye Olde Durty Bird: Ronn Daniels The Blarney Irish Pub: Dave Carpenter Swig: Jason LaPorte Stellas: Acoustic Soul Village Idiot: Pete Anderson
Jazz, Blues, & R&B
Wesley’s: Old School Fridays Frankie’s Inner City: Early Graves, React Mickey Finns Pub: Off With Their Heads, Scoundrel, Bill Bondsmen, The Fight Within Headliners: Cosmic Throne, Cavalcade, Black Valley Mass, The Grubs The Blarney Irish Pub: Mas Fina H Lounge @ Hollywood Casino: Jedi Mind Trip Village Idiot: The Nutones Holiday Inn French Quarter: Lazy River Band Ye Olde Durty Bird: Pilot Radio The Bronze Boar: Stonehouse Ottawa Tavern: Puffy Areolas Bar 145: Dot Dot Dot
ACOUSTIC, FOLK & ETHNIC
Rosie’s Italian Grille: Mitch Kahl Pizza Papalis: Chris Knopp Ye Old Cock ‘n Bull: Bobby May & Jon Barile Swig: Chris Knopp Stellas: Gregg Arranda Mutz @ the Oliver House: Jeff Stewart
JAZZ,BLUES & R&B
One@ Lounge @ Treo: Skip Turner Band Studio Z Cafe and Listening Room: Zonjic And Friends Degage Jazz Cafe: Kelly Broadway Tres Belle Lounge: Jason Hudson Manhattans: MoJoe Bones & His Noble Jones Doc Watson’s: Organized
Classical & Spiritual TMA Peristyle Theater: Francophile Festival
Dance & Techno Mickey Finn’s: Transmission Goth Night
Other
Wesley’s: What’s Next Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Michail Peslikis Manhattans: Mark Sentle Trio
Bier Stube: Karaoke
Dance & Techno
Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop
The Distillery: DJ Mark EP The Rocket Bar: College Night w/ DJ Manny
Other
Mutz Pub (at the Oliver House): Karaoke Bier Stube: Karaoke Bronze Boar: Open Mic w/ Steve Kennedy
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SAT, oct 20 Mickey Finn’s: Red Wanting Blue, Luke James & The Thieves, Brett Juhasz H Lounge @ Hollywood Casino: Brena Village Idiot: The Killer Flamingos Ye Olde Durty Bird: FreakEnder Tequila Sheila’s: Chris “Listen” Henderson Bar 145: Dot Dot Dot
Martini and Nuzzis: Breaking Ground B.Gump’s 101 Restaurant & Lounge: Captain Sweet Shoes The Bronze Boar: Rivets Holiday Inn French Quarter: Lazy River Band Rocket Bar: Local Anesthetic Cheers Sports Eatery: Johnny Rodriguez Stranahan Theater: The Ultimate Doo-Wop Show Frankie’s Inner City: Midwest Homegrown Band, RMO, Titus Young, Black Mountain Side The Blarney Irish Pub: Mas Fina
Dance & Techno
Mutz Pub (at the Oliver House): DJ Nate Mattimoe
Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic
Glass City Cafe: The Guitar Magic Of Tim Oehlers Swig: Jason Slone Doc Watson’s: Dan Stewart
JAZZ,BLUES & R&B
One2 Lounge @ Treo: Organized Rosie’s Italian Grille: Skip Turner Manhattan’s: Frostbite JJ’s Pub: Mike Whitty Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Kelly Broadway Basin Street Grille: Andrew Ellis & Lucky Lemont Tres Belle Lounge: Jason Hudson Stellas: CJ And Company
Classical & Spiritual TMA Peristyle Theater: Francophile Festival
Other
Bier Stube: Karaoke
SUN, oct 21 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop
Mickey Finn’s: Hour 24, The Farther I Fall, Aim Your Arrows, Ryan Started The Fire, A Violent Perfection, Modern Day Armada Headliners: The Pinstripes The Boom Booms, The Minorities, Stinky Pete & The Prospectors
Jazz, Blues, & R&B
Village Idiot: Bob Rex Trio Tres Belle Lounge: Cliff Millimen
Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic Oarhouse: Bobby May & Jon Barile Ye Olde Cock & Bull: Danny Mettler
Other
Bier Stube: Karaoke
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Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic
Sundown Cantina: Jaime Mills Potbelly: Tom Drummonds South End Grill: Bobby May & Jon Barile
Jazz, Blues, & R&B
Trotter’s Tavern: Jeff McDonald’s Big Band All-Stars Manhattan’s: Blues Jam With Jeff Williams Tres Belle Lounge: Jason Hudson
16 More Miles
Photo by Toko Shiiki
Wesley's / Saturday, October 27 When you previously had a good run, break-ups don't always last. After a few years apart, the core group of Ann Arbor's Restroom Poets — Jason Magee, Ben Lorenz and Brian Poore — picked up a bass player, threw in a handful of that mellowed-out Laurel Canyon sugary twang, tinted themselves with a thin coat of Americana longing and changed their moniker to16 More Miles. After dropping some of the youthful rebelliousness and squaring up to life's haymakers, the new tunes roll with the punches and think twice about traveling that same old road. People Being Human also performs. Free. 10pm. 1201 Adams St. 419-255-3333. www.wesleysbar.com —SR Continued from pg. 25
MON, oct 22 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop
Frankie’s Inner City: Boy Hits Car, Exotic Animal Petting Zoo
Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic
Village Idiot: Frankie May and Friends The Bronze Boar: Chris Knopp
Jazz, Blues, & R&B
Crystal’s Lounge @ Ramada Inn Ballroom: UT Jazz Night Manhattan’s: Open Mic Night With Jason Quick And Rachel Richardson
TUE, oct 23 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop
Frankie’s Inner City: Sea Wolf, Hey Marseilles, Nathan Roberts, Sea of Bears
Other
Claddagh Irish Pub: Karaoke The Bronze Boar: Karaoke Bier Stube: Karaoke RHouse: Karaoke
wed, oct 24 JAZZ,BLUES & R&B
Degage Jazz Café: Gene Parker Aqua Lounge @ Grand Plaza Hotel: Celebrating Claude Black 80th Birthday Martini and Nuzzis: Lady Kay
Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic Potbelly: Don Coats Village Idiot: Old West End Productions Fusion: Open Mic w/ Todd Anthony South End Grill: Bobby May & Jon Barile Ye Olde Durty Bird: Kyle White Manhattan’s: Mike Corwin Tres Belle Lounge: Ryan Dunlap
Other
Mickey Finn’s Pub: Open Mic Mulvaney’s Bunker: Karaoke Mutz Pub (at the Oliver House): Open Mic Manhattan’s: Open Mic Bier Stube: Karaoke
THU, oct 25 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop
H Lounge @ Hollywood Casino: Sponge Martini and Nuzzis: Breaking Ground
Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic
Rosie’s Italian Grille: Don and Rachel Coats Papa’s Tavern: Bobby May & Frankie May and Friends The Bronze Boar: Steve Kennedy Ye Olde Durty Bird: Jamie Mills Swig: Shane Piasecki Stellas: Acoustic Soul Ye Olde Cock & Bull: Captain Sweet Shoes Tres Belle Lounge: Jason Hudson Mickey Finn’s: David Mayfield Parade, Hoots & Hellmouth, Jack & The Bear Village Idiot: SDMT
Jazz, Blues, & R&B
Wesley’s: What’s Next Manhattan’s: Quick Trio Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Leo Darrington
Dance & Techno
The Distillery: DJ Mark EP The Rocket Bar: College Night w/ DJ Manny Clazel Theatre: Konkrete Jungle “Zombie Invasion”
Other
Mutz Pub (at the Oliver House): Karaoke Bier Stube: Karaoke Bronze Boar: Open Mic w/ Steve Kennedy
FRI, oct 26 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop
Wesley’s: Old School Fridays H Lounge @ Hollywood Casino: 56 Daze Mutz @ the Oliver House: Breaking Ground Bar 145: Arctic Clam B.Gump’s 101 Restaurant & Lounge: Dan & Don Show Holiday Inn French Quarter: Noisy Neighbors Doc Watson’s: DFR The Blarney Irish Pub: Toast & Jam Martini and Nuzzis: Urban County The Bronze Boar: Joe Woods Band Frankie’s Inner City: Tropic Bombs, El Blanco Diablo Headliners: Hurt Smile Empty Soul, Cyanide Sunrise, Lifeline Revolution, Absinthe Junk, Cold Conspiracy
ACOUSTIC, FOLK & ETHNIC Rosie’s Italian Grille: Mitch Kahl Pizza Papalis: Chris Knopp Ye Old Cock ‘n Bull: Bobby May & Jon Barile Tres Belle Lounge: Acoustic Magic Swig: Kyle White Ye Olde Durty Bird: Ben Barefoot Stellas: Meaghan Roberts
JAZZ,BLUES & R&B
Mancy’s Italian Grill: Skip Turner One@ Lounge @ Treo: The Postmodern Blues Band Fat Fish Blue: Bourbon Street Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Ramona Collins
Country & Bluegrass Village Idiot: Kentucky Chrome
Dance & Techno Mickey Finn’s: Transmission Goth Night
Other
Bier Stube: Karaoke
SAT, oct 27 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop
Frankie’s Inner City: In Theory, Weep The Beldam, Fail & Deliver, Illumira Tequila Sheila’s: Black Mountain Side H Lounge @ Hollywood Casino: The Homewreckers The Venue: Gin Bunny Martini and Nuzzis: Breaking Ground
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Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic One2 Lounge @ Treo: Jack & The Bear Stellas: Gregg Arranda
Jazz, Blues, & R&B
Rosie’s Italian Grille: Skip Turner Fat Fish Blue: Bourbon Street Manhattan’s: Raq The Casbah B.Gump’s 101 Restaurant & Lounge: Stephen Woolley Trio Cheers Sports Eatery: Mark Mikel Band With Chris Shutters Tres Belle Lounge: Jason Hudson The Blarney Irish Pub: Last Born Sons Swig: Andrew Ellis & Lucky Lemont Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Ramona Collins
Country & Bluegrass
Glass City Cafe: Blowing Grains Stranahan Theater: Martina McBride
Classical & Spiritual
Franciscan Center: Haydn London Symphony
Dance & Techno
Mutz Pub (at the Oliver House): DJ Nate Mattimoe
Other
Bier Stube: Karaoke
SUN, oct 28 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop
Tequila Sheila’s: Bones To The Lion Frankie’s Inner City: Dr. Acula, Emulator, The Martyr Design, Hail To The King
Jazz, Blues, & R&B
Village Idiot: Bob Rex Trio Aqua Lounge @ Grand Plaza Hotel: Kalvin Hughes Tres Belle Lounge: Cliff Millimen
Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic Oarhouse: Bobby May & Jon Barile Ye Olde Cock & Bull: Danny Mettler
Classical & Spiritual
TMA Peristyle Theater: Promedica Halloween Spooktacular w/ TSO
Other
Bier Stube: Karaoke
MON, oct 29 Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic Village Idiot: Frankie May and Friends The Bronze Boar: Chris Knopp
Jazz, Blues, & R&B
Crystal’s Lounge @ Ramada Inn Ballroom: UT Jazz Night Manhattan’s: Open Mic Night With Jason Quick And Rachel Richardson
The Bronze Boar: Karaoke Bier Stube: Karaoke RHouse: Karaoke
Tres Belle Lounge: Jason Hudson
Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop
Mickey Finn’s: Bad Rabbits, Gold
wed, oct 31 JAZZ,BLUES & R&B
Degage Jazz Café: Gene Parker Bier Stube: Ragtime Rick and the Chefs of Dixie Land
Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic Potbelly: Don Coats Village Idiot: Old West End Productions
Fusion: Open Mic w/ Todd Anthony Ye Olde Durty Bird: Ronn Daniels
Other
Mickey Finn’s Pub: Open Mic Mulvaney’s Bunker: Karaoke Mutz Pub (at the Oliver House): Open Mic Manhattan’s: Open Mic Bier Stube: Karaoke
TUE, oct 30 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop
Mickey Finn’s: My Special Agent
Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic
Sundown Cantina: Jaime Mills Potbelly: Tom Drummonds South End Grill: Bobby May & Jon Barile
Jazz, Blues, & R&B
Trotter’s Tavern: Jeff McDonald’s Big Band All-Stars Manhattan’s: Blues Jam With Jeff Williams Tres Belle Lounge: Cliff Millimen
Other
Claddagh Irish Pub: Karaoke
Halloween Guide
Since trick or treating is only socially acceptable if you’re a kid, TCP rounded up the coolest Halloween parties around Toledo for adults to let loose! FRI. & SAT. 10/26 & 10/27 Frankie’s Inner City friday 10/19 Centennial Terrace
5773 Centennial Rd., Sylvania The Monster Bash features heated tents, Sounds of Music DJ’s, photobooth and costume contest. 7pm. $25 / $300 VIP tables of 10.
St. Clement’s Hall
308 Main St. Rock all weekend with the Halloween Extravaganza featuring Tropic Bombs, El Blanco Diablo and more on Friday. Saturday, In Theory, Weep the Bedlam and opening acts. 9pm-2am. $5
FRIDAY 10/26 Tequila Sheila’s
2990 Tremainsville The Cool Cat Strut Annual Halloween Party helps raise money for Paws and Whiskers with a night of fun including a silent auction, raffle, dancing and prizes for the best single, couple and cat costumes! 7-11:30pm. $25 / $50 couple / $150 table of 8.
702 Monroe St. TIP Productions presents the Hallow Weekend Hip Hop Bash with Toledo’s hottest hip-hop artists. 10pm-2am.
Saturday 10/20
Bar 145
Toledo Club
235 14th St. This spooktacular event will raise money to provide scholarships for local families touched by cancer. Adults can enjoy a cash bar, costume contest, raffles, silent auction. Also, a separate private kids room with arts & crafts, entertaining games & activities and costume contest. 6-10pm. $15 adv. adult / $20 door adult / $5 kids under 10.
THURSDAY 10/25 Clazel Theater
127 N. Main St., Bowling Green Koncrete Jungle “Zombie Invasion” will have Northwest Ohio’s best dubstep and drum & bass with a scary catch—everyone’s a zombie! 9pm-2:30am
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SATURDAY 10/27 5305 Monroe St. Neon Black rocks out all night and over $4000 in cash and prizes for the best overall and sexiest costumes.
Bar 20
1855 Reynolds Rd. This bar celebrates it’s grand opening with DJ Preston Prescott and $500 to the Best Costume.
Barr’s Public House 3355 Briarfield Blvd., Maumee BPH wraps up it’s grand opening week with the “You Can’t Do That in Public” Halloween House Party with drink specials and costume contest. Continued on p28
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Art as Experience Sundays, 1-3pm. Free. University of Michigan Museum of Art, 525 S. State St.
734-764-7032. www.umma.umich.edu UMMA’s award-winning docents will guide visitors to experience art through active looking at selected highlights of the collections. These general tours provide a good introduction to the collection and to strategies for looking at art through lively and engaging conversation.
Saturday 10/27 Continued from pg. 27 Tres Belle
3145 Hollister Ln., Perrysburg This Spooky & Sexy party has Jason Hudson providing the tunes with a costume contest and raffles with awesome prizes. 10pm-2am.
Brandywine Country Club
friday 19
www.blindpigmusic.com Expect sweet riffs and elaborate guitar work from the wily veteran. Always a fun show.
6904 Salisbury Rd., Maumee The Ghoulwill Ball’s theme is Old Hollywood with classic horror films playing all night, dancing, live music and a chance to win cool prizes. Proceeds benefit Goodwill Industries of Northwest Ohio. 7-11pm. $50 / $90 couple.
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A Bard by Any Other Name 8pm. Ann Arbor Civic Theatre, 322 West Ann St. 734-971-2228.
www.a2ct.org Shakespeare gets a taste of the modern in these scenes from some of the Bard’s most beloved plays. Inspired by Pinter, Mamet, and more, local playwright James Ingagiola re-imagines Shakespeare in the style of some of the 20th century’s most iconic playwrights.
Keller Williams 9pm. $20 adv. / $23 door. Blind Pig, 208 South 1st St. 734-996-8555.
Reporting The Election 7-8:30pm. Pittsfield Branch Library, 2359 Oak Valley Dr. 734-327-4555.
www.aadl.org The 2012 election is in its final weeks. What is it like to cover elections from U.S. Presidents to the state legislature to local initiatives? Michigan Radio’s Elections Team (News Director Vincent Duffy; ‘Stateside’ Producer Zoe Clark, and Managing Editor & State Capitol Bureau Chief Rick Pluta) will discuss the challenges of covering races across Michigan and the speed bumps that occur on the campaign trail for reporters, candidates and politicos.
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Daniel Woodrell and Katie Estill 5-7pm. Free. University of Michigan Museum of Art, 525 S. State St.
734-764-7032. www.umma.umich.edu Woodrell has been called one of the best kept secrets in American literature and is the author of eight books including Tomato Red, which won the 1999 PEN Center USA award for fiction, Woe to Live On, which was adapted into a movie by Ang Lee, and Winter’s Bone, recently adapted into an Oscar-nominated film of the same name. Five of Daniel Woodrell’s eight published novels were selected as New York Times Notable Books of the Year. Woodrell lives in the Ozarks near the Arkansas line with his wife, Katie Estill, an accomplished writer in her own right.
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Yelawolf 7pm. $20. EMU Pease Auditorium, 900 Oakwood St., Ypsilanti. Wolf’s upbringing exposed him to the
impoverished realities of both White America’s trailer parks and Black America’s ghettos making him one of the most dynamic artists in the hip-hop game.
2012 Adams St. Carnevil features three DJ’s, street carnival, drag shows and $1000 costume contest. 9pm-4am.
Chuck’s
4477 Monroe St. The Thriller on Monroe reigns with terror every year as one of T-Town’s best parties. 8pm-2:30am.
The Claddagh For more events around Ann Arbor check out the new www.ecurrent.com! Or pick up a copy of our sister publication, Current Magazine at various local businesses, bars & restaurants, galleries and salons all over the metro Toledo area.
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127 N. Main St., Bowling Green The 3rd Annual Haunted Theater Halloween Bash has DJ Manny and contests for best male, female, couple and group costumes with a grand prize 6 night trip to Ft. Lauderdale.
Infinity Lounge
5050 Jackman Rd. Come out for the Halloween Masquerade Bash with costume contest for best male, female and couples. 9pm-2am.
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5001 Monroe St. Get into the spirit of all hollows eve with a costume contest with great prizes.
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Clazel Theater
Lucas County Rec Center
2901 Key St., Maumee Star 105’s Andrew Z In the Morning crew presents A Jersey Shore Fist Pumpin’ Halloween with DJ A Dubb, costume contest with cash prizes and hosted by CNN’s Carlos Diaz and Angelina from MTV’s Jersey Shore. 9pm. $15.
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Toledo Zoo
2700 Broadway MaskZOOrade will be hoppin’ with Sounds of Music DJ’s, astrology readings from Janet Amid and costume contest with cool prizes. 7pm-12am. $30 members / $35 non-members.
Village Idiot
309 Conant St., Maumee Polka Floyd rules this night of ghouls, come in costume and be ready for surprises. 10pm. $5.
Wednesday 10/31 Chasers
3529 Dorr St. The 7th Annual Halloween Horror has 92.5 KISS FM’s DJ Manny, extended capacity and heated tent and costume contest with cash prizes.
Mutz @ The Oliver House
27 Broadway Enjoy live music with Breaking Ground and cash prizes for the scariest, sexiest and funniest costumes. 8pm-2am.
Star Bar
5215 Monroe St. DJ Matt Lewis spins the ones and twos all night with Jagermeister girls and cash prizes for the best costumes. 8pm-2am. No cover until 10pm, $5 after.
Warehouse District The Downtown Toledo Pub Crawl will hit Ye Olde Durty Bird, The Blarney, Table Forty-4, Ye Olde Cock N’ Bull, Homeslice Pizza and The Bronze Boar with live entertainment and over $2500 in cash and prizes for best costumes. 8pm-2am.
Friday 11/2 The Premier
4480 Heatherdowns Blvd. The Halloween Bloodbath Bang has Toledo’s best DJ’s, Go-Go dancers, light show and more. 9:30pm. $10 / $30 VIP. For more Halloween activities, corn mazes, haunted houses and more visit www.toledocitypaper.com
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wednesday 17 [ education ]
Jobs and Career Fair 2012: Government Employment - The Board of Lucas County Commissioners in cooperation with Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur presents the Jobs and Career Fair 2012: Government Employment. Part of this event will focus on career opportunities in the public sector featuring employers from the Federal to the local level, however, all businesses are welcome to attend. 8:30am-12:30pm. Stranahan Theater, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd. 419-381-8851. www.stranahantheater.com
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Dance Uncorked 2012 - The event includes a “Dancing with the Stars” style competition along with wine tasting, raffles, and a large array of appetizers and desserts. Local celebrity dancers have teamed up with professional dancers from OnStage Studio in Maumee to prepare performances for the event. Each pair will be judged by the audience. All proceeds benefit the ministries of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Toledo. 6:30pm. $75. St. John’s Jesuit High School, 5901 Airport Highway. 419-244-6711. www.danceuncorked.com
[ comedy ]
Lunch & Learn - The Planned Giving Committee of Central Catholic High School will present a Lunch & Learn seminar titled Schemes, Scams, and Ripoffs. The seminar, will feature guest presenter Dick Eppstein, president of the Better Business Bureau. The presentation will include information and warnings about the latest schemes and scams and the steps to take to protect identities.11:30am-1:30pm. Free and open to the public. Central Catholic High School, 2550 Cherry St. 419-255-2306. www.centralcatholic.org
Free to Laugh - Three nationally-known, family friendly comedians will be the featured entertainers on the main campus of The University of Toledo to benefit The Daughter Project, a faith-based, nonprofit organization in Ohio which builds recovery homes, also known as “trafficking shelters” – for girls who have been rescued from sex traffickers. Ron McGehee, Carlos Oscar and Daren Streblow will be performing two shows that are “clean” and do not use inappropriate language or sexual innuendo. 100% of every ticket goes to The Daughter Project. Two shows at 5pm & 8pm. $20. UT Nitschke Auditorium, 1600 N. Westwood Ave. www.thedaughterproject.org
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thursday 18 [ education ]
[ literary ]
Meet Author Sarita Skagnes - PCW is honored to welcome author Sarita Skagnes. Ms. Skagnes will be reading from her autobiography, Just a Daughter. Born and raised in Punjab, India, moving to Norway when she is 16, Ms. Skagnes recounts a life of brutal violence and subjugation in her male-dominated family, and her road to breaking free of the circle of violence to become an activist and defender of the rights of the oppressed. And if you are a woman survivor or co-survivor please feel free to stay for the 6:30-8:30pm SPEAK OUT! with Cece Norwood, from Nirvana Now! and author of There IS Happiness After Incest And Child Sexual Abuse. 5:30pm. People Called Women Bookstore, 6060 Renaissance Place. www.peoplecalledwomen.com
saturday 20 [ education ]
Toledo NOW Meet & Greet - Toledo NOW will be hosting a Meet & Greet for all Toledo area feminists regardless of whether or not they are NOW members. Come and share concerns and ideas. This will also be a call to action to assure that UT maintains a safe and confidential space for reporting sexual violence. Snacks and a free used children’s book to anyone who attends, with or without your child or grandchild. 12:30pm. People Called Women Bookstore, 6060 Renaissance Place. www.peoplecalledwomen.com
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Speed Book-Talking - You’ve heard of speed dating and speed friending... here’s a chance to find your next read in 4 minutes! Bring 4 books that you really enjoyed reading and in classic speed dating style, you will talk with other readers about your favorite, most perplexing or intriguing book. Four lucky readers will win a bag of books! Registration requested. 7-8pm. Free. Sanger Branch Library, 3030 W. Central Ave. 419-259-5370. www.toledolibrary.org
tuesday 23 [ sports ]
Swap*Meet Mickey finn’s / Sunday, November 4
You don’t need to spend a lot of money to look fabulous, and most fashionistas have closets full of excess wardrobes that deserve to be worn and seen. Swap Toledo is an organization that throws “swap parties” where local trendsetters can trade gently used clothing, jewelery and accesories. It’s free shopping! During the Swap Meet, “SWAPers” can exchange clothes, network, and enjoy live entertainment from GOLD, Smudge Candy, DJ Simplicity and DJ Tina G. There will also be raffles for prizes from local vendors and a photobooth to model your new outfits. Visit facebook.com/SwapToledo for rules & guidelines. 5-10pm. Mickey Finn’s, 602 Lagrange St. 419-246-3466. www.mickeyfinnspub.com—JG
thursday 25 [ miscellaneous ]
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey: Dragons Ringmaster Johnathan Lee Iverson presides over this fantastical celebratory tournament of circus champions that brings together mystic dragon lore with authentic circus feats. Dragons is a neverbefore-seen blend of renowned spiritual and real life legends. Multiple shows daily. Visit the website for more details. $14-$65. Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave. 419-255-3300. www.huntingtoncentertoledo.com
Holiday Shop In The Park - Let Metroparks take the chaos out of your holiday shopping this year by bringing several direct sales companies to you. You are sure to find a gift for everyone, and in any price range. Consultants from Tupperware, Miche Bags, Pampered Chef, Purse Love, Tastefully Simple and more. Light refreshments provided. All proceeds from this event support Metroparks Volunteer Trail Patrol. 4pm. Wildwood Preserve Metropark, 5100 W. Central Ave. 419-407-9700. www.metroparkstoledo.com
[ poetry ]
Open Curling - The Bowling Green Curling Club welcomes new curlers. Whether you’re new to the sport or have curled your whole life, come on out and curl. During Open Curling anyone can have a go at curling for two hours. Club members give participants basic curling instruction, and then everyone enjoys a short game. Bring a separate pair of clean, flat-soled tennis shoes that grip the ice well for walking. (Clean shoes keep the ice clean for curling!)Tuesday, 7-9pm; Wednesday, 6-8pm & 8-10pm; Thursday, 8-10pm. $10. BGSU Ice Arena, 417 North Mercer Rd., Bowling Green. 419-372-7268. www.bgcurlingclub.com
Poetry Reading - Aficionados of the True Word! Gathered Gallery & Studio presents a poetry reading by Nick Muska. Drawing from over 30 years of notebooks, Nick Muska’s unexpurgated poems of annual winter travel to Key West and Jamaica comprise a unique and unified gathering of work celebrating the pleasures of spirit, body, soul and sun. 7:30-9:30pm. Gathered Gallery & Studio, 23 N. Huron. 419-490-4384.
friday 26 [ miscellaneous ]
The Black Swap Gypsy Carnival - Enjoy gypsy games, spinnings dancers, dart boards that move and sights unseen.There’ll be prizes to win, treasures to buy, fortunes told, and meditations to unfold. There will be two costume contests, one
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for the Queen of the Gypsies crown, for which you must be dressed either as a gypsy or a belly dancer. The second costume contest is for those who wish to dress otherwise and the winner will recieve the Fools Crown. The King of the Gypsies will be determined by a game of skill. 8pm-1am. $5 / $3 with student ID. Collingwood Arts Center, 2413 Collingwood. 419-514-5429
saturday 27 [ miscellaneous ]
Make a Difference Day - Together make a difference! Take action on the largest day of volunteering, thanks to the passion of millions of volunteers around the country, including the community of Northwest Ohio. You can give back by lending a hand at your beautiful Metroparks. Work projects are available at various Metroparks. Individuals and groups are welcome. 9am. Oak Openings Preserve, 4139 Girdham Rd., Swanton. 419-407-9700. www.metroparkstoledo.com Life In Color - Formerly called Dayglow, this event is the world’s largest paint party, featuring DJ’s, Stilt Walkers, Acrobats, a cannon paint blast and many other live acts! Life In Color plays host to the globes most electrifying DJ talent such as: Sander van Doorn, Chuckie,Alesso, R3hab, Axwell, Laidback Luke, Benny Benassi and resident Dayglow DJ David Solano. This event is only for people 17 years of age or older. Must bring ID to event. 8-12pm. $35-$44.65. Seagate Convention Centre, 401 Jefferson. www.dayglowtour.com
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Grantsmanship 101 - Linda Koss, Grants Specialist, will show how to use Library and Internet resources to find grant sources for nonprofits, and Mary Sobecki, Program Officer for the Needmor Fund, will give a presentation on do’s and don’ts for proposal writing. Registration required. 9:30am11:30am. Free. Main Library, 325 North Michigan St. www.toledolibrary.org
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sunday 28 [ benefit ]
Harvest Moon Gala - This annual fundraising event includes a delicious fall dinner prepared by the Nazareth Hall chef, a silent auction, and entertainment by Random Acts, The Musical Murder Mystery Company. The silent auction will feature original art by local artists and items and services donated by businesses and supporters of the arts. Presentation of the Grand Rapids Volunteer of the Year will also be held during this event. 5:30-9pm. $25 person / $175 table. Nazareth Hall, 21211 West River Rd., Grand Rapids. 419-832-ARTS. www.grandrapidsartscouncil.org
monday 29 [ poetry ]
Poetry Speaks - This week’s program features readings from The Mill, University of Toledo’s literary magazine featuring student and faculty submissions. 6-8:30pm. Main Library, 325 North Michigan St. www.toledolibrary.org
tuesday 30 [ education ]
The UT Rane Arroyo Memorial Writers’ Series: Connie May Fowler & Robert Walker - Fowler is an award-winning novelist, memoirist, and screenwriter. Three of her novels have been Dublin International Literary Award nominees and Connie adapted Before Women Had Wings for Oprah Winfrey. The result was an Emmy-winning film starring Ms. Winfrey and Ellen Barkin. Robert Walker received his MFA from Virginia Tech and has poetry in, or forthcoming from, Knockout, 5AM, Pearl, The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide and Poet Lore. His debut full-length poetry collection, The Buoyancy Of It All, won the 2012 New Sins Press Publisher’s Prize. 5-7pm. Free and open to the public. Sullivan Hall, University of Toledo. www.utoledo.edu
wednesday 31 [ education ]
Climate Change Symposium - The purpose of this symposium is to provide accurate, relevant and up-to-date information about climate change research and the impact of climate change on the environment and organisms including a hands-on demonstration. Zoo admission is free for Symposium attendees, and pizza and assorted beverages (soda and water) will be provided during the lunch break in the Museum’s Great Hall. Registration required. 9am-12:45pm. Toledo Zoo, 2700 Broadway. 419-385-5721. www.toledozoo.org A Confluence of Science, Journalism and Civic Leadership - The 2012 S. Amjad Hussain Visiting Lecture in the History of Medicine and Surgery will bring to life the legacy of Paul Block Jr., former publisher of The Blade. Dr. Maurice Manning, Distinguished University Professor of Biochemistry and Cancer, will share the legacy of Block’s accomplishments and the significant role he played in the development of Toledo and northwest Ohio, helping to found the Medical College of Ohio. An accomplished journalist and chemist, Block was instrumental in shaping perceptions of the region and helping it flourish. 5pm. UT Health Education Building, 4000 Arlington Ave. 419-530-5874. www.utoledo.edu
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Healing touch
Massage can be more than an indulgence — the recently-opened H&M Open Arms Massage Studio offers the service not just as a relaxation technique, but also as an alternative therapy and health enhancer. "Most people believe massage is just for pampering," says owner Ashley Hirzel, "but massage therapy can help with various issues — self-esteem, boosting energy/ immune system, neuropathy, fibromyalgia, weight-loss, muscle-tone and [other issues]." The benefits inspired Hirzel, a 2011 graduate of the Healing Arts Institute, to start a studio dedicated solely to full massage services, aromatherapy and more in a friendly and personable setting. She is certified in pre- and postnatal massage, as well as sports massage, myofascial release and more. $39/hour and up. 2300 Navarre Ave., Ste. 103. 419-7208604. www.openarmsmassagestudio.massagetherapy.com. —AO
health and wellness events sat20
Community Health Day - Make plans to attend the fourth annual Community Health Day at Sauder Village. Many regional health care providers and service organizations will be on hand to share information that helps your family get fit and stay healthy! 10am-2pm. Sauder Village, 22611 State Route 2, Archbold. 800-590-9755. www.saudervillage.org
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Women: Reclaiming Our Health - Heart disease, hypertension and diabetes are serious health risks associated with obesity. The purpose of this program will be to present how women can lead a healthier lifestyle by providing information on the benefits of healthier food choices, being physically fit and a variety of exercises and fitness routines that are fun. Activities include exercise demonstrations and line dancing. 6-7:30pm. Main Library, 325 North Michigan St. 419-867-0281 Achieving A Strong Immune System - Get the scoop on protein - probiotics, cultured foods, and nurturing a healthy gut. With the flu season coming up, learn to protect yourself with good food. 6-8pm. Grace Lutheran Church, 4441 Monroe St. 19-836-7637. www.ecunet.org
fri26
Go Red for Women Luncheon - Come connect with friends, business associates, loved ones and other Go Red volunteers to learn how you can save your life and the lives of other women. Heart disease claims the life of almost one woman every minute, but there’s something you can do to help stop it. The event, which will be emceed by Chrys Peterson of WTOL will also feature James Bingle, MD, FACC, president, ProMedica Heart and Vascular Institutes. 11am-1pm. The Pinnacle, 1772 Woodlands Dr., Maumee. 419-740-6168. www.GoRedForWomen.org
sat27
Breast Cancer Awareness Diva Day - Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Toledo Alumni Chapter, The Philistine Rivers Healthcare Initiative and the YWCA of Northwest Ohio are sponsoring a Breast Cancer Awareness DIVA DAY. This free event will encompass the importance of mam-
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mograms and self-breast exams while providing a day of relaxation and beauty. There will be chair massages, facials, make-up demos, light refreshments and more. Space is limited so please call to reserve your spot for awesome event. 12-3pm. Free. YWCA of Northwest Ohio, 1018 Jefferson Ave. 419-241-3235. www.ymcatoledo.org
sun28
Autism Center Open House - Various autismrelated services will be represented, including ProMedica Toledo Children’s Hospital Autism Early Learning Program, Great Lakes Collaborative for Autism, Harbor, iTaalk, Self Reliance Center, and Special Kids Therapy. Families can learn about the Red Flags for Autism and see how the new Autism Early Learning Program creates a special plan for each child based on applied behavioral analysis. 1-3pm. The Autism Center, 2040 W. Central Ave. 419-291-7080. www.promedica.org
ongoing Mondays
Beginning and Gentle Yoga - Classes cover releasing stress through deep breathing and body/mind awareness, gradually increasing strength and flexibility and proper body alignment. All levels of fitness welcome. 7:30pm. Six weeks for $75. It’s About Movement Yoga Studio, 26597 N. Dixie Hwy., The Shoppes at RiverPlace, Perrysburg. 419-868-9199. www.itsaboutthemovement.net
Mondays & Saturdays
Hot Yoga at Zen in the District - Join Brent Coldiron for a sweaty, invigorating yoga practice, Saturday mornings and Monday evenings at Zen in the District in the uptown area. Above the bail bond shop. Mondays, 6pm; Saturdays, 9:30-11am. Free will donation. Zen in the District, 1700 Canton Ave. Suite 200. 419-345-7490
Tuesdays
Zumba - Join Norma Salazar, a certified Zumba instructor, for the fun Latin dance inspired fitness program. 6-7pm. $10 for you and a friend. INPROCESS, Great Eastern Shopping Center, 2662 Woodville Rd., Northwood. 419-262-6223. www.inprocessllc.com
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ARIES (March 21-April 19) You are on your
way on the 18th. If all goes well you return on the 27th full of happy thoughts but an empty wallet. The week of the 29th is chock full of party invitations. Wear your Halloween costume to work and get set for a fun holiday.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You are in charge of a perfect weekend from the 19th through the 21st. Then you begin to prepare snacks for the trick or treaters. As you do, you say “One for you and one for me." Be quiet on the 27th and 28th. Then it’s full speed ahead. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You are enjoying
the fruits of your labor and getting lots of offers to shop, party and see movies. You refuse some the week of the 22nd. On the 29th you get busy with Halloween parties. The spirit moves you and the full moon lights you up.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) Get your home in shape before the 22nd because the sun moves in then. This brings charm and ease to you. When Venus moves in the 28th you are content. On the 29th get in shape for Halloween — the full moon highlights success. LEO (July 23-August 22) Make plans to be
out the 19th and 20th. Maybe a hay ride and/ or football if the weather cooperates. A long distance trip can be fun the 27th and 28th. Put your costume on and wear it daily right thru the Halloween holiday. VIRGO (August 23-September 22) You are so organized that you are thinking of starting your Christmas shopping by the 20th. On the 22nd you think new car (or bike). Check to see if you can afford it. Financial aid arrives on the 28th. You are in a Halloween mood.
LIBRA (September 23-October 22) You
are staying on top of things and trying to balance your budget. Money looks better on the 22nd. Plan early to make (or buy) a special Halloween costume. Parties start the 27th and you win prizes wherever you go.
SCORPIO (October 23-November 21) You are busy renewing old friendships and enjoying fall festivals and football. Happy birthday to you the 22nd. The whole week you work on Halloween plans. Decorate your home and office. You win the prize for best costume the 27th.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 20) You seem to sparkle on the 17th and
18th. Then save your money so you can shop the 20th and 21st to get ready for Halloween. Decorate your home the 24th. Mercury moves into your sign the 29th so you enjoy the days and nights.
CAPRICORN (December 21-January 19)
Thanks to the moon, climbing the corporate ladder is easier now. A trip is fun the 20th and 21st. From the 23rd to 26th you plan something spectacular for Halloween. Host a party on the 27th and get set for trick or treaters the 31st.
AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18)
You really need a quiet weekend the 20th and 21st. Plan your Halloween costume and decorate your home. You enjoy the bizarre (all year round). At the big party the 27th you win a prize. The full moon the 29th lights up your home.
PISCES (February 19-March 20) You
enjoy the weekend of the 20th and 21st. The week of the 22nd is chock full of shopping and planning more festivities. Parties are on the 26th, 27th and 28th. Wear your costume to work the 29th, 30th and31st. Be generous to the trick or treaters.
Sue Lovett is available for personal astrology readings and private parties. Visit her on the Web at www.suelovett.com or call her at 419-474-6399.
CELEBRITY SCORPIOS
They are the most curious and determined sign of the zodiac, often referred to as detectives. They keep nagging until they uncover the truth. Judge Judy, ex-Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and political commentator James Carville are Scorpios. Locally Speaker of the House Sherrod Brown and broadcast journalist Sashem Brey of Channel 13 celebrate also.
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An interesting two weeks with something for everyone! Happy birthday to Scorpio. Venus and Mercury change signs and we enjoy the light of the full moon. — BY SUE LOVETT
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Starting Rolls Across 1. Sinatra song people are sometimes killed for singing at karaoke in the Philippines 6. "Hey ... kid" 10. Thing popped in school 14. "And ___ a good night!" 15. Native Coloradans 16. Language for Pakistan's Daily Jang 17. Member of a certain homeless subculture 19. Airs 20. Touriste season 21. Iconic scooter brand 22. Like many a crossword clue for the word OREO, or like old Oreos 23. Pierce the air 25. "Open the door, dude ..." 27. Narrow ring outcome 32. Paul who wrote 1-Across 34. "The World is Yours" emcee 35. Pronto 36. Due tripled 37. What hash marks represent at the Glass Bowl: Abbr. 38. Binary code number 39. However, casually 40. Of service 42. Dominate, as a noob 43. Indebted laborer 44. Person who's really crossed the line 47. O'Donnell who started out on "Gimme a Break!" 48. Total craziness 51. How some people update their Facebook status 54. In a weird way 56. Mayo is 1/12 of it 57. Symbol on a stoner's shirt 58. Repair shop's stock 60. Choir voice 61. Hayworth pined for in "The Shawshank Redemption" 62. MacDowell of the "Footloose" remake 63. Constant change 64. "Law & Order: SVU" star 65. Projectiles in a golf variant
4. Ctrl + ___ + Del 5. Surveying tool shaped like a letter 6. Litter creatures 7. Tom Arnold's simpleton family, in a 1996 comedy 8. Sherrod Brown's body 9. ìFor shame!î 10. "Indubitably!" 11. ___ Major 12. Object of adoration 13. Microsoft media player 18. Sparks again, as a love affair 22. Kill, à la god 24. Certain Maumee Bay brew, for short 26. Like bar codes 28. Prof's helpers 29. Scatters throughout 30. Eight, in espaÒol 31. Gas in some signs 32. Eee PC maker 33. Where to find super-young chicks 37. Mount Logan territory 38. Have obligations 41. Chrome alternative 42. Come before 43. ___ XING 45. "Prefontaine" or "Capote" 46. Telephone panel 49. Shenanigan 50. Folk artist Grandma 51. Patron saint of Norway 52. Chop down 53. Ambiguously gay Russian pop duo 55. "Confound it!" 58. ___ Lanka 59. DiFranco of song
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Jenn McCullough
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STYLE SENSE
photos by Christine Senack
iRock
Randi Fuller, MBA student at University of Toledo
20 North Gallery hosted the photography of Harry Sandler, a 30-year veteran of the music industry and a pioneer in the iPhoneography movement he has toured with icons from Bruce Springsteen to Katy Perry. The opening reception was Friday, October 5.
Fuller's a class-act, in both the literal and figurative sense — she's a student of business at the University of Toledo and a girl-abouttown with manners as well-groomed as her style. We stopped Fuller to talk thrift shopping and surviving the day in heels.
You're kind of rocking a superwoman look in that cape jacket. I think it's one of the coolest looks that's coming back right now. I really like ladylike fashions.
Eric Hillenbrand, Angela Myers, Mary Ann Stock and Julie McMaster
It's almost Halloween. What's a trend that frightens you? I have always been shocked by the shirt dress that isn't actually a dress, but a shirt being worn as a dress. The material is usually transparent and the lengths are scary. Not a good look!
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Your heels are pretty high. We're embarrassed to say we'd tire out after about five minutes in those.
It gets easier with time. I just like the elevated feeling, I think it really says 'I'm here to handle business.' Now do they hurt? I can't lie and say that they don't after a while, but it's all worth it at the end of the day.
Alexandra McMaster, Marla Schecht and Stephanie Kuhlman
Dancing queens (and kings)
Where do find reliable bargains?
The Toledo chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha held a fall fundraiser to benefit their scholarship fund. The elegant dinner-and-dance event at Brandywine Country Club featured a live blues band and DJ.
By Pat Nowak
I absolutely love consignment shopping. There's this adorable place in Perrysburg [called] Clothes Mentor, [www.clothes-mentor. com]. It's really well organized, but it is kind of a treasure hunt because things come and go so quickly. Online there are a lot of cool websites that have designer clothes knocked down hundreds of dollars, like hautelook.com, gilt. com, ideeli.com.
Michael Stubblefield and Patrice McClellan
Lunch time
Roxanne Spillett, former president of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, with event chairs Jeannie Hylant and Sara Moynihan
Toledo Ladies for the Clubs do their part to benefit the local Boys and Girls Clubs. Their luncheon at the Inverness Club on Friday, October 12 brought in Mayor Bell and other community luminaries.
Jazzy baby
Toledo's Suzanne Carroll is justly beloved for her long-running Jazz Brunch radio show. She's taking a hiatus from the airwaves, but first she celebrated the show's 17th anniversary at the Village Idiot with the Bob Rex Trio and a few dozen friends.
Jazzy Ladies: Lisa Young, Lori Lefevre, Suzanne Carroll, Georgeanne Kohn and Ramona Collins
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