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Marketplace changes

UPDATES IN LOCAL BUSINESS West Toledoans with a craving for authentic south-of-the-border cuisine will be able to count San Marcos Taqueria among their neighborhood options in the coming months.

The beloved Mexican-food purveyors are expanding sometime in March with a location in the former Captain D’s Seafood building on Laskey near Jackman, adding to their three other spots — downtown on Broadway, at Hill and Byrne, and on Galena St. 2060 W. Laskey Rd. 419-244-2373. www.sanmarcostaqueria.com.

Phyllis Bartholomy, the namesake behind Bartholomy Massage Therapy, is relocating her practice to downtown Sylvania. She plans to continue to offer the same therapeutic, specialized massage for people in need of pain relief as she provided at her former Westgate location. 5658 N. Main St. 419-345-4913. bartholomymt.com.

Merle Norman’s cosmetics has moved from their Holland studio to Levis Commons. The makeup experts specialize in try-beforeyou-buy makeovers. 2160 Presto Pkwy., Perrysburg. 419-931-9929. www.merlenormanstudio.com.

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Editorial

Dancing queens

The statistics are staggering: one in three women — that’s one billion worldwide — will be raped or beaten in her lifetime. The plan? To fight stats with stats. One Billion Rising is a worldwide movement that aims to have an equal number of people join together to stand up against the violence on V Day, Thursday, February 14.

Local women’s support center Elizabeth’s House is joining the effort by hosting a Day of Dance to “Break The Chain,” choreographed to the song of the same name and assembling women’s rights advocates to turn motion into action. From 12-3pm at Elizabeth’s House, 3837 Secor Rd. 419-356-5544. elizabethshousetoledo.com. —AO

The Tile Shop, a national chain with do-it-yourself home remodeling fans who post their tile jobs to Instagram, has now opened a location in Holland. The store sells everything from heated floors to kitchen floor tiles. 1244 Corporate Dr., Holland.

419-491-2211. www.tileshop.com. DKK

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Dooley’s Irish Pub has gotten a little makeover and reopened as The Pour House, thanks to former radio personalities Calen Savidge and Brandon Doriot. The ex-DJs partnered with attorney Beau Harvey to revamp his venue after the Andrew Z in the Morning show ended, bringing more live music and an extensive drink list. “We wanted to make a place in Sylvania where people could get a craft beer or good drink, hear a great live band and just enjoy the local atmosphere,” Doriot says. 7430 W. Central Ave (behind City BBQ). 419-841-2345. www.facebook.com/ThePourHouseToledo.

Those who suffer with mental illness often feel the pressure to keep their struggles secret, but the people behind the ninth annual Heart and Soul benefit aim to change that. The event, started

by Tony Rasczyk and Sally Binard, aims to raise money and awareness for the cause on Saturday, February 9 at the Birdcage on the second floor of 5/3 Field. Supporters can enjoy dinner, live entertainment and a silent auction knowing their night out is for a good cause. $40 in advance/$50 at the door. Free parking.

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Companies like ReCell One and ReCellular (in Ann Arbor) have made an eco-friendly business out of buying back and recycling the tech gadgets. These companies aim to prevent the estimated 65,000 tons of landfill waste pitching our cell phones in the garbage would create. So while you earn a bit of cash, that old iPhone or laptop will be refurbished and sold in another country, where our outdated gear is another’s treasure. Visit www.recellular.com or www.recellone.com for more information. —AO

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Join the Toledo chapter of worldwide environmentalist network Green Drinks for an ecoconscious happy hour on Tuesday, February 12 at the Attic. This year's theme is Toledo's Green Future, with everything from renewable fuels to the algae in Lake Erie and the future of ‘green’ practices in Toledo manufacturing up for discussion. Green Drinks meetings are an excellent opportunity to network, brainstorm creative ideas and share information with like-minded individuals over a few rounds, and usually draw a diverse crowd, from kids to seniors and professionals to students. Free. 6pm. 1701 Adams St. 419-243-5350. www.greendrinks.org —GMK

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Indoor rock climbing challenges fears as much as muscles

All about the climb

Facing our fear of heights with indoor rock climbing

By Alison Wood-Osmun I do not like heights (I love the flatlands) and actually in my lifetime have only climbed a few trees. However, it’s a new year, and the 29 foot climbing wall at the University of Toledo’s Recreation Center has always received good buzz for complexity and fun. The lumpy, boulder-like structure looks like a huge mosaic art piece covered in colorful molded hand and foot holds. “It is a cool way for adults and kids to get a full body workout here at the Rec,” says Alex Spinks, UT Rec Center Program Coordinator. Spinks says the best control and balance come from using your thighs, legs and core muscles.

Colored tape pieces near the holds serve as markers to guide climbers on various routes along the wall. I decided to give it a try and, with my eye on the orange tape, hoisted myself off the safety of the blue foam flooring to try some bouldering, moving horizontally, not up, across the wall.

From my new perspective a few feet off the ground, I grunt and teeter along, thinking ‘Hey, this is very cool; an interactive puzzle for my muscles and brain.’ I watch in envy as Toledoan Torey Hickman, who comes here often to climb and take part in competitions, makes it look so easy. “It’s great concentrated exercise, a challenge like no other sport and the opportunity to compete just adds to the fun,” he says as he skillfully goes from hold to hold.

Anyone can come and boulder during posted hours ($9 rec center day pass required, children 5 years and up must be accompanied by an adult, and all must wear clean tennis shoes) but if you want to top rope (climb vertically) you must attend a Climb Clinic ($5) to learn to “belay” (using the ropes and harness and spotting another climber), as well as purchase a climb card (rates vary).

The UT Recreation Center also has a running and walking track, basketball, volleyball and racket ball courts, a full service gym, and a gorgeous pool area with a slide available to the public by purchasing a day pass or a single or family membership.

The University of Toledo Recreation Center, 2800 E. Rocket Dr. 419-530-3700. Use parking lot 18. For map of the campus visit utoledo.edu/campus/directions/pdfs/MainCampusMap.pdf. Climbing wall open Monday thru Thursday, 5-9pm, and Friday thru Sunday, 1-5pm. Staff belay times are Monday and Wednesday, 7-9pm and Friday, 3-5pm.

For complete details visit the website at utrecenter.com For a listing of climbing walls throughout Ohio, visit indoorclimbing.com and also check out Planet Rock in Ann Arbor at planet-rock.com.

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The highlights you won’t hear By Johnny Hildo As we go to press, Hizzoner Mike Bell Bottoms is regaling cronies, supporters and sycophants with his annual “State of the City” address. Here’s our projected recap of the heart of his message.

“Jobs… development…jobs…city workers…city services… neighborhoods…still a bit more we have to do.”

And then he’ll most likely use the speech touting his administration’s successes to springboard his re-election campaign.

Not so fast, Mikey P. First we’d like to take a healthy Hildo look into the devil behind the details of your warm and fuzzy stump musings.

It’s the economy, stupid

First let’s look at the record on economic development and job creation. Chrysler has several expansions in the works at Jeep, and GM is building a novel transmission at PowerTrain. None of which has anything to do with the current administration. On the other hand, the highlight of Mikey’s first thousand or so days has been his frequent dashes across the Pacific courting investment from folks like, well, Dashing Pacific, who purchased The Docks and a large chunk of the so-called Marina District. The former has struggled and the latter sits a heap of slowly eroding subsoil with no plan in sight.

Over in South Toledo, something’s sprouting at Southwyck. Mostly tall weeds, as Bell’s announced agreement to turn the sprawling former mall site into a sports and recreation complex fell apart like a house of cards within hours of the announcement. Downtown, investors looking to turn the stately but crumbling Berdan Building into housing and retail were promised city assistance in securing federal loans for financing. The Berdan is in the heart of a rejuvenating area and sits across from the main

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gates of Fifth Third Field, a perfect location for redevelopment.

Except that the federal loan program in question had already been overstretched and was therefore not available for its intended use. The deal fell apart like a house of you-knowwhat. After wiping some egg from his face, Vice-Mayor of Development Tom Crothers was disgraced and demoted, to a cushy job in public utilities where he could ostensibly do less damage while still making a hefty wage on the public dime. Turning to employee relations: candidate Bell lured some labor endorsements from then-Dem challenger Keith Wilkowski based on his labor background as a Toledo firefighter.

Staying close to his public employee roots, Bell promptly bit the hand that fed him by taking Guvnah John Kasich’s side in the fight over SB 5, which would have outlawed public employees’ unions. This after he had unilaterally annulled duly bargained contracts with city employees.

On the other hand, relations with some employees have remained rosy, namely with the top executives who received pay raises from the generous Mikey P.

Where the buck stops

Repeated attacks on employee rights have had little effect on city services, though. Especially since some vital services no longer employ city workers. Refuse collection is now in the hands of private hauler Republic Services.

Who has promptly raised the rates charged to the city for that formerly public service. Water and sewer service continues to limp along on deteriorating infrastructure, prompting Hizzoner to propose skyrocketing rates on city rate payers.

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Then there’s street sweeping.

That’s where the services have taken on a luxury level because Hizzoner used funds supposedly designated to purchase equipment for street sweeping and instead purchased a luxury SUV decked out with custom floor mats and ground effects. Sweepin’ T-Town streets in style!

The foundation of future success for T-Town is the strength of city neighborhoods. Thus the importance of the city department tasked with overseeing millions in federal funds intended for neighborhood stabilization and development.

The DON (Department of Neighborhoods) has had a rough ride these last few years. First it came to light that Hizzoner’s niece, who had worked for his election campaign, was made a partner in a new construction firm that promptly won City contracts. Never mind that she had no construction experience. At least she didn’t have large deliveries of marijuana sent to her job sites, as another City contractor reportedly did. These and other contractual anomalies led to the dismissal of the top DON brass.

Even as federal agencies conducted behind the scenes investigations, things seemed to calm a bit as new DON leadership pledged to more carefully monitor third party partners. Then they decided to contract with a third party to administer federal funds targeting homelessness. Chaos has predictably ensued.

Yep, it’s been a fun three years. Here’s to good luck in your anticipated re-election campaign, Mikey. And to voters with really short memories.

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[The Normal-Sized Woman and Chronic Oversharer]

Caught in the web

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Who’s Blogging: Brittany Gibbons, Swanton The Concept: The naked truth about fashion, sex, food, and body issues from a gorgeous size 16

The Back Story: “I started blogging in 2007 when not many people were doing it. First, I wrote about food and that wasn’t so great. Meanwhile, I was feeling like the fashion glossies just weren’t cutting it for anyone who lives on more than cigarettes and two carrots a day.

So I just started writing about how I love fashion but I also love to eat, and just my general struggles with my own body image, my experiences being bullied, stuff like that. I hit a nerve. I got yelled at by my original hosting company because I was getting so much traffic. Now, I’m editor-

Ever seek and NOT find? Each of these local bloggers realized they had something unique to say and dove into the deep end of online self-expression. Here is one who hit the big time, along with five others to add to your feed.

in-chief of curvygirlguide.com, where we’re looking to reinvent the definition of beauty, and promote open, forward-thinking dialogue on body image, self esteem and life. Meanwhile, brittanyherself.com is all me, writing pretty much whatever I want.”

The Highlight Reel: Many to choose from in the Most Popular channel,

By Nan Bauer

including “Fat Ass” and “Let’s all make a list of things I can’t fit into while I cry and get drunk. It’ll be super fun.”

The Day Job: “I used to be a wedding planner. Now this is the day job

[The Food Fighters]

— and it has also taken over nights and weekends. But, unlike wedding

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The Haul: Six figures, thanks to endorsement deals. Brittany’s the

planning, it’s fun.” current face of national retailer Lands’ End’s plus size clothing line and

Who’s Blogging: Cleveland and Vasko (pseudonyms),

is shooting a pilot for a travel show called Have Boobs, Will Travel.

Toledo

The Concept: The Food Network collides with The Onion.

The Back Story: “We’re now based in Philadelphia and

[The Local Wine Guy]

New York, but we’re both from northwest Ohio and we met at UT. We both love food and food culture — eating and writing about it — but sometimes people take it too

Guy Fieri is the piñata of the food world; he’s just kinda

Who’s blogging: Dave Nershi, Perrysburg The Concept: The red, white, and rosé version of the locavore The Back Story: “About three years ago, I realized that, while there were a

begging for you to take a whack at him. We handle this

lot of local wine events and tastings, there wasn’t a central place to find out

with all the sensitivity of Samuel L. Jackson reading

about them. So I just decided to set up a site where you could get info and find

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a community of local people who were passionate about grapes. I also didn’t

Sleep.”

want people to feel intimidated by a lot of scientific jargon, which you don’t need

The Highlight Reel: “We’re

to enjoy a nice glass of wine. My goal is to demystify wine and cut through the

the first website that shows up

snobbery. People don’t realize that you can get an excellent bottle of wine for just

if you google Bobby Deane’s

$10 or $12. The site has a weekly roundup of area events, as well as tasting notes

girlfriend. For some reason,

about wines from everywhere: California, France, Australia, South America,

people want to know about her.

Ohio and Michigan. It’s nice to know that the blog is being read by people in

damn seriously and it just becomes absurd. We take a lot of inspiration from the news, and someone like

That’s probably the source of

Cleveland and Vasko

Europe, Canada, around the world and, of course, here in the Toledo area. It’s a

half our traffic.”

great creative outlet and a way to connect people to the local wine scene.”

The Day Jobs: “We don’t want to blow our cover.”

The Haul: “You know, we’d love to make money, but we

The Highlight Reel: “Ohio has the conditions to grow grapes that don’t grow as

really need to build our base. It’s kind of a drag when one of us will write something that we really like and

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well in places better-known for supplying wine; we’ve got more than 100 wineries in the state that turn out excellent Cabernet Franc, Reislings, and Eiswein. Drink local!”

not much happens, and then Kim Kardashian will tweet

The Day Job: Executive director for the Society for

about non-dairy creamer and it’s everywhere. But we

Industrial and Organizational psychology, a professional

know we gotta just keep plugging away. The goal is to

society for psychologists headquartered in Bowling Green

monetize, but we want to do it right. At the moment,

The Haul: “Enough to buy the occasional corkscrew.”

we’re just having fun.”

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[The Rubber Tramps]

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Who’s Blogging: Kyle Golemblewski & Megan Doriot, Toledo The Concept: Sell your stuff, live in a van, and drive all over

the U.S.

The Back Story: “We’re in our mid-twenties, and had kind of hit a crossroads in our lives. We both realized we’d always wanted to travel and just started thinking, what’s the craziest way we could do that? So in February 2012, we just packed up what we’d need into a van and started driving west. (If you think fights are bad in a house, you should see how they get in a 40 square foot living space! But we don’t have many of those.) Like the blog name, we’re just trying to soak up as much as we can along the way, and so far we love it.”

The Highlight Reel: “We decided we were going to do a ton of nature, and we bought a national park pass. That’s been an incredible deal.” Megan picks Yellowstone as her favorite spot so far; Kyle’s a Badlands [South Dakota] guy.

The Day Job: Kyle continues to do some digital marketing from the road; Megan, a former office manager, has taken a hiatus from the typical working world.

The Haul: The blog has a paypal button, and strangers donate.

“Sometimes, people we meet on the road find out about what we’re doing and give us some money. With our savings and (Kyle’s) gigs, it’s enough to get by. The bigger deal is when people say, ‘Wow, you’re doing what I’ve always wanted to do.’

That’s inspiring.“

[The Babes of First and Ten]

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Who’s blogging: Team Captain Alia, along with Glambots Becky, Em, Stephanie, Rachael, and Jess, Sylvania

The Concept: Sports, especially football, especially OSU football, from the perspective of hot women.

The Back Story: “There are tons of places guys can get sports info, but they’re kinda like Rainman, where it’s just this long stream of really boring data. Also, a lot of times when women want to talk about sports, there’s ‘that guy’ who knows everything and won’t let you get in a word. We’re a bunch of women who are superpassionate about sports. The entertainment factor really comes from people’s engagement, so we welcome anyone to the table.

Even Michigan fans.”

The Day Jobs: “Still figuring that one out.”

The Highlight Reel: ”The Jersey Dolls page is pretty popular, which is our photo forum. We invite women to send us pictures of themselves doing their fan thing.”

The Haul: “So far, we’re writing for love, not money. But if we can figure out a way to at least pay for tickets so we can go to a few more games, that would be awesome.”

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Pilates move as a great basic toning exercise that anyone can do at home.

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“The first way to be healthy and proactive with your goals for 2013 is positive thinking! Positive thinking is the yogic

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“Position yourself on hands and knees in Pilates Table position. Knees are hip width apart — I like to point toes for additional calf toning to achieve ballerina-looking legs. Hands are directly on mat with straight arms, fingers spread wide and pressing into mat, relieving shoulders of pressure.

Chest is open and shoulders are rolled back into sockets/ down. Tummy is in! You want to pull the abdominal cavity in and up. Lift one knee straight up while contracting the abdominal muscles.

Toe points up towards the sky.”

key to peace of mind. It promotes physical, spiritual, as well as mental, well-being. Have a positive and compassionate attitude toward yourself. It is also important to have a proper diet, eating to live, not living to eat. Also, find the proper exercise style that makes you feel wonderful. Make sure you focus on cardio for your heart and flexibility for your entire body. The yoga postures, or asanas, bring strength and flexibility to the spine, and bring wellness to the entire mind and body.”

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“Extend leg with pointed toe and pulse it up towards the sky for eight counts. Abdominal muscles are pulling in and contracting with every lift/pulse.

Repeat on other side.”

fresh “Make your health a priority. Put your workout time on your calendar, so you have an actual appointment.”

—Roseanna Mosiniak, Personal trainer,

Wildwood Athletic Club, 2865 N. Reynolds Rd. 419-539-0235. www.promedica.org/wildwoodathleticclub.

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—Sharon Kripke, Owner/Instructor, Yoga Journey, 4853 Monroe St. 419-654-3262, yogatoledo.com.

“Discovering the practice of Ashtanga Yoga is a simple way to refresh your life in 2013. Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga is a moving and breathing system that detoxifies the body, building strength and flexibility. Every time we come to practice we quiet the thinking mind, releasing stress, and wake up the feeling body. We give ourselves the opportunity to experience freedom, lightness, and optimal health. You are stronger then you think you are!”

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“Many people make the resolution to get healthier and lose weight, and they’ll notice some aches and pains in their attempts to move from being a ‘couch potato’ to ‘weekend warrior.’ To stay on the road to wellness,

you should not ignore the little symptoms. By

doing so, they could worsen and stop you from keeping on the journey to better health. Chiropractic care is an essential part of staying healthy along with a sound diet and exercise routine. As the Toledo area’s only board-certified functional neurologist, I help patients who are suffering from concussions, vertigo, dizziness and an assortment of other ailments.”

Dr. Bryan Royer, chiropractor

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“Maintenance is critical — make taking care of health issues before they become serious health problems a priority in 2013. We maintain every-

thing in life from brushing our teeth to changing the oil in our car. Don’t wait for a cavity to see a dentist and don’t wait for back pain to see a chiropractor. Schedule regular check-ups with your first line of defense — your family doctor, your dentist, and your chiropractor.

If they’re on your calendar, you can make sure you keep your promise to yourself, and your doctors can help keep you on track. ”

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“A smile is one of the first things people notice when

“Eat, sleep and quit.

AtToledoClinicENT,webelievethatNewYear’sresolutionsshouldbepracticaland realistic. The three most important recommendations that we can make are to eat healthy, get enough sleep, and quit smoking.

Eat healthy: Food is the fuel for your body. Eat a salad instead of a sandwich.

Drink water instead of a soda. This will help you lose weight and stay healthy.

Get enough sleep: Sleep allows your body to recharge. This helps to maintain a healthy immune system. You’ll have enough energy to get through your busy day.

Quit smoking: The single most important New Year’s resolution you can make in 2013 is to quit smoking. And then do it. Period.”

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they meet someone. Why not make 2013 the year you create a beautiful, healthy smile for yourself or someone you love? By scheduling a complimentary orthodontic consultation this year, you’ll be on your way to celebrating every New Year in the years to come with a perfect smile. We have convenient locations and hours in Sylvania, Lambertville or Maumee with flexible financing, making it one easy resolution to achieve.”

“I tell my patients to be proactive and practice prevention when it comes to their dental health.

One of the most important things you can do is make sure your gums are in great shape. Get regular check-ups and cleanings and make sure no teeth are waiting to flare up on you. If your gums are in good health, your body is in good health. Healthy gums reduce the risk of cardiac and diabetic issues.

A great start toward better health is to commit to a cleaning and check twice a year.”

Dr. Nadeem Khan, Great Smiles Family Dentistry, 4646 Nantucket Dr. 419-843-8095. www.greatsmilesfamilydenitstry.com.

“A healthy mouth promotes a healthy body — my advice is to

make sure it’s healthy! Evaluate your eating plan. You may very well be “eating away” your teeth and your health. I would suggest that you schedule a complimentary consultation with one of our dental concierges to answer your dental questions. This will help end your anxiety. Even if some time has elapsed since you consulted a dental professional, I promise you there will not be a lecture. Above all else, smile more!”

Dr. Jon Frankel, D.D.S.

5012 Talmadge Rd. 419-386-0732.

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“The number one cancer, by far, is skin cancer, and interestingly enough, the thing that reduces the risk of skin cancer also improves the appearance of the skin: an effective, broad-spectrum sunscreen. Resolve to make that part of your skincare routine, along with three other important things: topical antioxidants, retinoids and growth factors (basically compounds harvested out of cells that stimulate collagen production). Do these things, and you’ll be on your way to achieving healthy and younger-appearing skin’.”

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“Being aware of changes in sleep patterns, social withdrawal, and mood swings may point to an emerging mental illness. If these changes in behavior become consistent, professional help may be sought. A person’s mental health, whether it be a minor temporary condition or a lifelong disorder, affects the people around them. Being conscious of one’s own mental condition and how their behavior affects those around them is as important as one’s physical health.”

“People can quit smoking by using nicotine replacement products or non-nicotine cessation medications.

To increase your success pick a quit day a few weeks ahead of time, exercise daily, and seek support of loved ones. For additional help, dial 1-800-QUIT-NOW for free resources and expert assistance. Quitting enables you to live a healthier, longer life, free from cancer, heart disease and chronic bronchitis.”

—Robin Isenberg, Executive director,

Toledo-Lucas County Health Department, 635 N. Erie St. 419-213-4100. co.lucas.oh.us

— Stacy DeBruyne, Public Information Officer,

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free [food]," Jang says. It’s served with a gluten-free soy sauce that has a touch of tomato puree — a mildly sweet and tangy dressing.

Balance Pan-Asian Grille brings the heat with a new seasonal menu

By Alia Orra Photo by John Green, GSI Photography Balance Pan-Asian Grille’s fusion foods are like an alarm clock for the taste buds. Which is exactly how its owners, workaholic business school grads Prakash Karamchandani and HoChan Jang, like it. “Our flavors are turned all the way up,” Karamchandani says. His Indian background brings the cuisine’s Southeast Asian bent; Jang, a native of South Korea, riffs on the East Asian techniques he learned working in his mother’s restaurant as a teenager. We sat down with the fusion foodies in anticipation of Balance Pan-Asian Grille’s third anniversary February 22 and the expansion of their Central Ave. location to preview their new seasonal menu.

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Bang Bang Balls

Chicken and tofu meatballs atop a bowl of noodles, complemented by Bang Bang sauce, a mix of habanero, thai, red hot dry and ghost chilis, was a dish created after customers asked for something super spicy. "I said alright, I'll show you what's up," Jang says, laughing. The result is an eye-watering take on spaghetti and meatballs.

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Cluckin' Dumplins

The from-scratch dough is inspired by Korean dumplings — crispy outside, soft and chewy inside, wrapped around minced chicken mixed with scallions and onions.

The accompanying potsticker sauce

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is “very light — a little tart, a little sweet," Jang says. "That's the perfect example of a Korean sauce."

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Bello Tacos

A vegetarian taco of portobello mushrooms, kale, red onion and cilantro, garnished with an IndoChinese tamarind chutney. “IndoChinese [cuisine] is really huge right now,” Jang says.

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Wok In The Park

A Balance mainstay, this dish of 10-plus locally-sourced, seasonal veggies, brown rice and tofu has been on the menu since day one. "It’s what has made us known for gluten-

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Ramen

A light, vegetarian broth that's cooked for two hours, with egg noodles, dashi (dried kelp), spices and topped with a boiled egg. "It is one of those nostalgic dishes," Jang says. "Everyone's eaten ramen in their college days. We wanted to make a legit ramen dish."

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House Sauces

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Shrimp Chimi Tacos

The five house sauces — sweet and sour, wiseman, nuts4pao, four-star, and sassy me — were inspired by recipes Jang learned at The China, his mother's ChineseAmerican restaurant in Bowling Green.

Chimichurri sauce is simplified, then boosted with a dose of mint, "so it became more like a mint chutney," Karamchandani says. Wok-fire shrimp is inspired by the simplicity of South-American food preparation.

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Nuts4pao

A build-a-bowl dish where patrons choose the ingredients, which is how most of Balance's menu

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works. This dish features wok-fire steak atop house noodles, with home-cooked peanuts and fresh scallions and the straightforward, spicy/salty nuts4pao sauce.

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Bombay Bomber

"It was such a hit when we used pita bread we decided to bring that [element] back," Jang says.

This wrap features grilled chicken, artisan mixed greens, red onions, fresh tomatoes, cilantro, scallions, and fresh tamarind chutney.

Karamchandani and Jang have also chosen new, more eco-friendly bowls, made of active compostable materials that decompose like food.

“We want to build a restaurant chain that does not negatively affect the environment,” Karamchandani says.

As they pack up the table post-photo shoot, Jang explains the appeal of his Asian-meets-American cooking.

“I get a lot of influence from Korean, Japanese, and Chinese [cuisine],” he says. “But I try to fit the palate of an American. Everything is bolder than typical Asian food.”

Balance Pan-Asian Grille has two locations: 514 The Blvd., Maumee; 419-893-9999 and 5860 W. Central Ave., Toledo.

419-578-7777. balancegrille.com.

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culinary Sunday, February 3 & 10

Sunday Breakfast Buffet River View Yacht Club

Join the River View Yacht Club for this weekly breakfast fundraiser for the 2013 Governor's Ball.

Feast on a variety of traditional breakfast foods while learning what the area’s boating community has to offer. $5 children/$6 senior/$7 adult. 8:3011:30am. 5981 Edgewater Dr. 419-729-9251. www.riverviewyachtclub.com

Monday, February 4

Wine Dinner Registry Bistro

Chef Erika Rapp will host an exclusive wine dinner, with perfectly matched pairings in an elegant environment. $70 per person, all inclusive (reservations in advance). 6pm. 144 N. Superior St. 419-725-0444. registrybistro.com.

Saturday, February 9

“Romantic” Tea Tasting Clara J’s Tea Room

Join Clara J’s for a casual and relaxing adventure through the world of romantic teas. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, you won’t want to miss this opportunity to try five different varieties of romantic teas along with delicious sweets. $9.

3-4pm. 219 West Wayne St., Maumee. 419-8970219.www.clarajsat219.com

high spirits Just Wednesday Tastings The Beer and Wine Cave Wednesday February 6

Come try a variety of exquisite wines solely from France, the second largest producer of wine in the world, as well as various ‘spiced’ beers, which have funky ingredients that are anything but typical.

Wednesday February 13 A Valentine’s Day-themed tasting for both wine and beer. Perfect for couples who want to sample romantic drinks.

(All tastings $10-$15. 6-8pm. The Beer and Wine Cave. 4400 Heatherdowns Blvd. 419-382-6221. www.toledomeatsandmore.com

Thursday Tastings Middle Grounds Market

Thursday & Friday, January 31 & 1 Sample a range of beers that have fists on their labels from breweries that span from California to Chicago and different styles from IPAs to Porters.

Thursday and Friday try wines from Washington state, which are known for their vibrant fruit flavors and smooth acidity.

From pigskin to pork chops

Ex-University of Toledo footballer and current NFL player Bruce Gradkowski has opened his culinary namesake, Gradkowski’s, in the Gateway plaza.

The restaurant serves Italian dishes with a modern twist — think garlic brown butter mizithra (pasta with Mediterranean cheese), pesto fries and grilled rosemary lemon drummies. Yelp rumor has it that Gradkowski, a Cincinnati Bengals player, is known to visit tables to talk food and football with patrons. Open 11:30am-10pm. 1440 Secor Rd. 419-725-2836. www.facebook.com/gradkowskis.toledo. —AO

Thursday & Friday, January 24 & 25 Enjoy a variety of beers that have been aged in barrels that use to hold anything from bourbon to brandy. These tasty high-gravity beers pack a punch with their increased alcohol content. On Thursday and Friday Italian wines will also be available for tasting.

(All tastings $10-15. 5:30-7:30pm. Middle Grounds Market at The Oliver House, 27 Broadway St., inside the Petit Four’s Patisserie & Cafe.

419-351-3335. Facebook page: The Middle Grounds Market at The Oliver House.)

Saturday, February 9

Vineyard Adventure: Old Vine Spanish Toledo Zoo

Sample a variety of Old Vine Spanish wines, enjoy delectable appetizers and appreciate talented live entertainment, all inside the Zoo’s cozy heated Arctic Encounter section. This event is perfect for both a groups of friends looking for a night of fun or couples who want a romantic evening.

Reservations are required. $35 zoo member/$40 non-member. 7-9pm. 2700 Broadway St. 419-385-5721, ext. 6001. www.toledozoo.org

Of love and cooking

Valentine’s Day dinner becomes a little more interesting when Liz Fowler, owner of The Savory Suite, is in charge. Though the culinary whiz is already spoken for, she’s still willing to spend Valentine’s Day with you — she’ll host an interactive cooking demo and tasting on Thursday, February 14, demonstrating a practical-yet-romantic make-ahead menu of cauliflower soup with seared scallop, beef wellington tart and chocolate pots de creme (“It’s always a win-win. There are very few people who don’t like chocolate,” Fowler says). The evening is open to couples and singles alike, who’ll be greeted with a complimentary glass of sparkling wine and a recipe booklet. $45/person. 6:30pm. The Savory Suite, 119 W. 2nd St., Perrysburg. Reservations by phone, 419-215-5292 or online at www.thesavorysuite.com under the “datebook” tab. —AO

True blood

Some Sunday mornings require a cup of coffee; others call for a continuation of Saturday night’s festivities. Ye Olde Durty Bird’s bloody mary bar makes you the mixologist — stand before a buffet of fresh mozzarella, pepperoni, bleu cheese stuffed olives and other ingredients and concoct your own version of the classic cocktail. The drink’s hangover-curing properties are an urban legend, but do we really need an excuse? It’s available every Sunday from 11am-3pm; cost is $7.25 to $7.75. Ye Olde Durty Bird, 2 S. St. Clair St., downtown.

419-243-2473. yeoldedurtybird.com.

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Breaking barriers

America’s Music: A Film History of Our Popular Music from Blues to Bluegrass to Broadway series at Owens Community College is designed to provide an introduction to genres that are deeply embedded in our culture. On Tuesday, February 12, the series explores the history of jazz, which kicks off with a performance by the Owens Jazz Ensemble followed by the viewing of two documentaries, Ken Burns’ Jazz and The International Sweethearts of Rhythm. The Ken Burns Jazz documentary portrays the history of jazz from its beginnings in New Orleans, Chicago and Harlem through the modern day movements of fusion and avant-garde. The International Sweethearts of Rhythm follows the band of the same name who was America’s first all-girl, racially-integrated jazz ensemble. Free. 7pm. Center for Fine and Performing Arts Mainstage Theatre. Owens Community College. 30335 Oregon Road Perrysburg. 567-661-7000. www.owens.edu —GMK

Talented teachers

For discerning moviegoers, The University of Toledo is providing an affordable, cerebral and underground cinema experience with The UT Faculty Film Screenings series.The University’s film department is screening film work produced by UT faculty at no charge, and throwing in popcorn and a soda just for showing up. On Friday, February 8th, Professor Tammy Kinsey will screen two of her short films: Packages, a documentary examining the male body in advertising, and Trust, chronicling the experience of a woman traveling alone. On Friday, February 15th, Professor Holly Hey will screen her film the dumdum capital of the world [its lowercase intentionally], an experimental piece about “hostilities toward queerness.” Filmmakers will be on-hand for discussion after their films. Free. 7:30pm. UT Center for performing Arts, Room 1039, University of Toledo, 2801 West Bancroft St. 419-5302202 www.utoledo.edu/cvpa/theatrefilm —JS

film events [Thursday, February 14]

Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Based on the novel These Foolish Things, this 2012 comedy-drama follows a group of British retirees, who move to India coping with age, injury and love. Free. 2pm. Way Library, 101 E. Indiana St. 419-874-3135. www.waylibrary.info.

Terrorizing herself

The Sundance Film Festival expands to Ann Arbor, one of the select locations that receive a single film from the festival to screen. The East — playing at the Michigan Theater on Thursday, January 31 — follows a government mole (Ellen Page) who is planted in an ecoterrorist group and ends up questioning her loyalty and purpose as she falls for the group's charismatic leader. Co-writer Zal Batmanglij, co-writer and star Brit Marling and Director of Programing for the Sundance Film Festival will be present. $15. 8pm. Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St. 734-668-8397.www.michtheater.org —SR

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America’s place in theater history

Amongst the many hundreds of Broadway musicals that have graced the Great White Way, very few can be truly acknowledged as groundbreaking.

But A Chorus Line, set to be performed at the Valentine Theater on February 2, definitely falls into that description. Productions that are regarded as unique or special or truly “one for the ages” are indelibly imprinted in not only the collective memories of those who saw them, but also by those who have an interest in the history of the modern theater.

Whether or not we have left as strong a mark on the world stage when it comes to plays as other countries have (how dare we try to compete with Chekov, Brecht, Shaw and Ibsen!), America has the world market cornered when it comes to the musical.

Until the late 1920s, popular theater entertainment consisted of operetta (preferably of the Offenbach or Gilbert and Sullivan variety), burlesque, the “Mulligan Guard” series (farces which played on racial stereotypes), the musical productions of George M. Cohan and the Princess Theatre shows.

In 1927, Show Boat arrived and changed the world of the Broadway musical forever. A musical had arrived

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with more dramatic play elements than comedy. Filled with tenderness and high drama, it set the stage for a revolution in the art of the Broadway musical.

Since then, very few musical plays have taken bold artistic steps toward the possibility of a greater, richer, more profoundly entertaining American Musical Theatre … but the ones that have earned a place in our consciousness.

Shows like Of Thee I Sing, Oklahoma, West Side Story, The Fantasticks, Hair, Rent and more recently Spring Awakening have advanced the art of the American Musical and taken it to a new level.

But one show that was left off the list above continues to be revered in ways that can only be described by saying “tread softly, you are walking on sacred ground.” Its legions of fans throughout the world recognize the simplicity of staging, complexity of emotion and the universal truths embedded in one of the longest running hits in Broadway history: A Chorus Line.

The irony of A Chorus Line is that it was never meant to be a musical ,let alone a true Broadway success story. In 1974, dancers Michon Peacock and Tony Stevens in taped interviews with dancers hoping that they would form a profes-

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A Chorus Line comes to the Valentine Theater

by Allan Sanders

Eric Mann spreads his jazz hands as Mike in A Chorus Line sional dance company to create workshops. But between Director Michael Bennett, Producer Joseph Papp and their creative team (including Composer Marvin Hamlisch, who passed away just last August), The show set a high water mark for what the musical could be by becoming the longest running show in Broadway history — a record that lasted until 1997.

Despite a pretty lousy movie version, the stage version of A Chorus Line is recognized as one of the greatest musicals ever written. It is about theatre and so must be seen in a theatre (and not one of the cinematic variety). With new productions scheduled this year for

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Scotland and London’s Old West End (akin to our New York’s Broadway), A Chorus Line returns to Toledo’s Valentine Theater on Saturday, February 2 for two performances.

You would do well to see A Chorus Line while you still can in all it’s fullyorchestrated, huge-mirrored and fleetfooted glory. It’s a great show, but if you don’t trust me, try asking the more than 6.5 million people who saw it on Broadway in it’s original production.

A Chorus Line will be performed at the Valentine Theater, 410 Adams St., on Saturday, February 2 at 3pm and 8pm. Tickets are $43-$63.

For more information, call 419-242-3490 or visit www.valentinetheatre.com.

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Classical and contemporary

On Saturday, February 2, visit the Stranahan Theater for a spectacular music and dance event unlike any other. Cirque de la Symphonie is the combination of two different worlds of performance art on one stage — a live, full symphony orchestra playing dynamic and emotional music alongside the unbelievable physical feats of a full cirque troupe. The Toledo Symphony Orchestra will be providing the soundtrack to this family-friendly event, performing classics by Strauss, Tchaikovsky and others. Joining them is the physical prowess and mastery of a cirque troupe, whose aerialists, jugglers, strongmen and acrobats will dazzle the audience with their incredible feats of strength and agility. The result is a show greater than the sum of its parts that is as stimulating visually as it is auditory. $34-$78. 8-10pm. Stranahan Theater, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd. 419-246-8000. www.stranahantheater.org. —GMK

Fishing for justice

Join New York Times bestselling author of ‘Four Fish’, Paul Greenberg, as he discusses the future of the four most poached fish in the world — seabass, cod, tuna and salmon. On Wednesday, February 6th at Maumee Valley Country Day School, Greenberg will lead the ‘Food for Thought’ series and lecture on how the over harvesting and subsequent farming of fish is creating problems for both the environment and the species themselves. Although the future of these fish and our oceans may appear grim, Greenberg presents solutions to global fishing that could create a hopeful outlook for the planet’s ravished seas. Free. 7pm. 1715 S. Reynolds Rd. The Kasparek Center at Maumee Valley Country Day. Call 419-381-1313 for more information on the event. —GMK

theater events

[Friday, February 8]

Lend Me A Tenor

Lend Me a Tenor is set in September 1934.

Tito Merelli, known to his fans as “Il Stupendo,” is scheduled to sing the lead in Otello. Unfortunately, even before the star leaves his hotel room, everything begins to unravel. $10 adults; $8 students/senior. Fri.-Sat. 8pm; Sunday 2pm. Maumee Indoor Theater, 601 Conant St., Maumee. www.watervilleplayshop.org

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Rhythm Of The Dance

A two-hour dance and music extravaganza featuring a live band, three Irish tenors and some 22 dancers. $19-$42. 2pm.

Toledo-Maumee Performing Arts Center, 1147 Saco, Maumee. 419-535-9100. www.rhythmofthedance.com.

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FLYING RHINO 1/16 Works by artists including Michael Palmer and Dani Marie Herrera hang on the walls at Ukazoo Books. Art Explosion Toledo is a partnership that brings local artists and businesses together

The art of synergy

Local artists and businesses team up for exposure and foot traffic

by Evan Harrington Local artists, many without representation or a way to have their work shown, are getting a chance from local businesses that need their interiors livened up. Art Explosion Toledo is organizing artists’ showcases, showing select local pieces at local businesses. Each showcase, the first of which begins in February at Ukazoo Books, opens with a reception, allowing enthusiasts to meet the artists while enjoying refreshments while perusing the artwork.

Both artists and business owners benefit — artists gain a place to showcase their work, while businesses beautify their space, making it more visually interesting, free of charge. Door prizes distributed at the end of the reception and silent auction items will be a mix of artistic creations, donated books, and sponsor contributions.

Featured artists include: Amy Hernandez-Bullano, Chris Eicchenberg, Chris McAnall, Dani Herrera, Greg Justus, Jace Ryan, Janet Ritter Davis, Jeannine Dailey, Jeff Weisner, Klair Russell, Sarah Sobel-Poage, and Vicki Lee. “We’ll have ... two or three musicians playing acoustic music,” added local artist and founder of Art Explosion Toledo, Michael Palmer, describing what he calls a “carnival atmosphere.” February’s opening reception is “designed to generate excitement around the Showcases and recognize the scope of talent within the Toledo arts community. They also give the public access to artwork they may not otherwise have an opportunity [to] enjoy.”

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Portraits by Mark Johnson and a painting by Patricia Mobley are on display at Ukazoo Books.

Local venues, beginning with Ukazoo Books, will be transformed with displayed art, enjoying increased foot traffic as the artwork draws art enthusiasts and potential customers. Preceding the opening receptions will be parties, where artists will come to the business to arrange the display of artwork.

“We have over 1,800 people invited through social media,” said Palmer, about the Feb. 9 opening at Ukazoo Books. “We hope to get four to five hundred people in the venue. It’s a huge warehouse full of used books.”

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There will be pieces ranging from $10 to $3,000, including Valentine’s Daythemed work perfect for unique gifts, and a live painter who will take requests from patrons. The showcase will run at Ukazoo Books until the end of February. “We’re hoping to do another event in March, at a different venue,” which would benefit from their own art explosion.

Opening Reception: Saturday, February 9, 4pm-9pm. Ukazoo Books, 830 N. Westwood Ave. Artists’ Showcase through February.

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Toledo Museum of Art 2445 Monroe St. 419.255.8000 www.toledomuseum.org

it’s friday

February1 The 94th Toledo Area Artists Exhibition opens, free to the public, at the Toledo Museum of Art. Afterward, rock-step over to the cloister at 6:30 to hear some jump-swing courtesy of Hepcat Revival. At 7pm couples can engage in some healthy debate at the Lovers’ Quarrel event in Libbey Court.

February8 Children through age 10 can enjoy Toledo Area Lil’ Artists in the Family Center with their guardians. At 7pm, enjoy four wines from African American-owned wineries in the Glass Pavilion, $15 members / $30 nonmembers.

For more sober fun, meet in Libbey Court at 7pm to take a free sketching tour through the African American Art exhibition and do a little sketching with an art instructor, or simply take a sketch-free tour at 8pm.

ongoing exhibitions

Dorothy Bryan, a former renowned Bowling Green artist and philanthropist who passed away in 2001, chronicled the different stages ofcancer in the The Chemo Paintings, on display in the Toledo Museum of Art’s Community Gallery .

events friday 1 Consolo Smith & Welch Exhibit. In what will surely be a striking visual experience, the works of Smith & Welch prominently feature strong landscape elements. The contrast coming from Smith’s vibrant palette against Welch’s stark black-and-white compositions. 5-7pm. My Daily Grind, 120 Louisiana Ave., Perrysburg. 419-872-9400.

The Salon des Refusés. A showcase of the pieces that were not selected for the TAA Exhibition. Salon des Refusés has earned a reputation as a proud Glass City fringe exhibition. It started when “rejected” artists’ works were literally rounded up outside the TMA after being judged, and every year it took place in different locales across the city. 5-9pm. The Parkwood Gallery, 1838 Parkwood Ave. 419-931-8732. www.myprizm.com

saturday 2 Jewelry Trunk Show. Looking for some unique,

artistic jewelry at an affordable price? Swing into this freewheeling trunk show. Noon-3pm. American Gallery, 6600 Sylvania Ave., Sylvania Ave. 419-8828949.

saturday 9 Nature Shoot: Reptiles. This session includes a unique, behind the scenes opportunity to photograph species in the Toledo Zoo’s renowned Reptile House.

Make it yours

The program is led by Andrew Odum, the zoo’s curator of reptiles, as well as an exceptional photographer. Registration required.

9am. Toledo Zoo, 2700 Broadway.

419-385-4040. www.toledozoo.org.

friday 15 Middle Ground. A showcase of

the work of Gary Wittenmyer and Eric Zeigler. Wittenmyer, an adjunct professor at Owens Community College and professional graphic designer, will display a series of self-portraits, both drawn and painted. Zeigler, who graduated from Bowling Green State University in 2008 and received his MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2010, has more earthly subjects. His portion of the exhibit will sport landscape photography.

7-10:00pm. LeSo Art Gallery, 1527 Starr Avenue. www.lesogallery.com

ongoing Rock On: Photographs

by Baron Wolman. As

Rolling Stone’s first chief staff photographer, Wolman captured a pivotal time in popular music, snapping photos of B.B. King, Neil Young and Johnny Cash, among others. Owens Community College, Walter E. Terhune Art Gallery, 30335 Oregon Rd., Perrysburg. 567-661-2721. www.owens.edu

Black History Month 2013: The American Experience. The 35th consecutive Black History

Artomatic 419!, a biannual, month-long multimedia non-juried art show, has opened its registration for artists.The registration process is free, but artists will pay $25 while choosing their space in late February. Artists of any caliber and at any stage of their career are encouraged to participate. Artomatic 419! seeks to contribute to creating a cohesive art scene in Toledo while encouraging networking and professional development . Register online at www.theartscomission.org —GMK

Month exhibit. Started in 1977 by Peggy Grant, the exhibit is the longest running Black History celebration in Toledo. 20 North Gallery, 18 N. St Clair St. 419-241-2400. www.20northgallery.net.

Photographs showcased in the College’s Walter E. Terhune Art Gallery as part of the “Rock On: Photographs by Baron Wolman” exhibition include notable musicians Johnny and June Carter Cash

TAA, Toledo’s tradition

Brandon Briggs of Bowling Green, Peter Pan. Oil on Canvas

Toledo’s longest running art exhibition, the Toledo Area Artists Exhibition, returns for its 94th year. A juried show, the TAA received 640 submissions and, of those, 96 works by 78 artists within a 150-mile radius were chosen. Running from February 1 to April 14, it features all the different types of artistic interpretations, mediums and the creative diversity Toledo has to offer. Only 10 to 15 percent of submissions are selected for entry. About a dozen winners will share $8,000 in prizes. The opening reception is at 7:30pm on Friday, February 1 with a cocktail hour starting at 6:30pm. Toledo Museum of Art. 2445 Monroe St. 419-2558000. www.toledomuseum.org —GMK

Smoke Hookah, Support Art

Cafe Havana will make its debut at Bowling Green’s First Friday Gallery Hop on Feb 1. The cafe and hookah bar will present paintings in oil by Beth Genson as well as provide refreshments.

Cafe Havana, located at 309 South Main St., opened in August of 2012 and joins veteran venues TOAD Gallery, Akimbo Gallery, Studio 14 and Myles Baker Street Gallery.

The First Friday Gallery Hop is held on the first friday of each month, and showcases Bowling Green’s diverse art venues with exhibits, live music and artist demonstrations. Apple Field by Beth Genson Downtown Bowling Green. 5pm to 8pm.

309 S. Main St. 419-806-9116. —JS

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Resurgence of a warrior

Patty Smyth and Scandal come to Hollywood Casino

by Scott Recker Bands make successful records, break up, then reconcile — you know the cliched tale. But it was a little different for Patty Smyth and Scandal, who reunited on television during an episode of a VH1 reality show in 2004. Now, almost a decade later, members are still touring and making music. Before they swing into Toledo to play at the Hollywood Casino, TCP caught up with Patty to talk about new material, turning down an offer to front Van Halen and being confused with Patty Smith.

After Scandal broke up in the ‘80s, you had a successful solo career.

But you guys reunited in 2004; what has clicked this time, keeping Scandal together?

I think it was just really fun when we did the show [Bands Reunited on VH1].

We didn’t all stay together. Thommy Price was in a different band, Zack Smith lived in California and Benjy [King], [who] has since passed away and Keith [Mack] was in New York, so the three of us started to play together and kept doing it. We got together a great rhythm section and just really had fun.

The band kind of imploded during the Warrior record; there was a lot of things that led to that. There was never any bad blood. I don’t think the reunion would’ve happened if it wasn’t for that show. They bushwhacked me; I didn’t know [they were tricking me into being on a TV show]. I’m happy that they did that.

Was it weird to be surrounded by cameras during an unexpected reunion?

Not really. It was almost like no time had passed. I was really good friends with Thommy Price. It’s like when someone is your brother or something; you pick up right where you left off. The part that really choked me up was thoughts of Benjy, who had then recently passed away in a weird, freak accident, but the producer basically orchestrated him being pushed out of the band [back in the 90s]. He was

producing all the time. I never really thought it was something that was hurtful, that I really never spoke to him again.

I sort of felt ashamed and badly that I never really spoke to him. The rest of it was pretty ok — pretty relaxed.

In 2009, Scandal debuted a new song (“Hard For You To Love Me”) for the first time in 24 years. Was it strange to write a song together after two decades or did it come naturally?

It wasn’t really that weird; it was just a good song for us, I felt. It was a song I was working on and they liked it. So it just kind of happened that way.

You were playing gigs in NYC in your teens. What are some of your fondest memories of breaking into the scene?

Well, my mother ran a bunch of night clubs and coffee houses in Greenwich Village, so I kind of grew up in that scene and watched a lot of really great performers and heard great stories. There were a couple of girls who had an a cappella group and they were the ones who let me get on stage and sing with them at Folk City, which was a pretty legendary place, when I was 14 or 15. So, in the middle of their set, they let me get on stage and sing and play guitar — very poorly, I’ll add. We played a Cat Stevens song, they sang backup vocals, and it was a song called “Sad Lisa” that didn’t have backing vocals. That always sticks in my head because it was a ballsy thing for all three of us to do.

So, after David Lee Roth left, Eddie asked you to join Van Halen. What’s the story behind that?

In retrospect, don’t think I didn’t agonize about my decision at certain times in the ‘90s. I honestly really wish I had done a record with them. At that point, I was pregnant; he and Valerie had come out on the road with me and we had be-

come good friends, and he asked me.

Later, he came back and said, ‘You have to let me know.’ Valerie was on David Letterman, so we were all out to dinner with the David Letterman band and I said, ‘No, I don’t think I’m going to do it.’

Everyone just couldn’t believe it, ‘cause I said no. There was kind of a collective gasp. It was the timing of it. They were pretty wild. Him and his brother fought a lot. I was a snobby New Yorker; I didn’t want to move to LA. I really didn’t think it through.

[Eddie] basically didn’t want me screaming it from the roof tops. Nor did I care. It wasn’t like I had to run around and tell everyone. That’s why it wasn’t really talked about. Sammy Hagar was second choice. But he did a great job, so it really didn’t matter.

Being from the same city, have you ever been confused with Patty Smith (folk singer/poet/author)?

Constantly. I get her mail, invites, congratulations for books I didn’t write.

Nothing drives my husband more crazy than that.

Which mixup was the most awkward?

In ‘92 or ‘93, I was in Germany and I was doing all this press in Munich. This guy comes in and starts asking me all these questions and he has these pictures. And I realize, ten minutes in, which is a pretty long time, [that] he thinks I’m Patty Smith and all the questions are for her. And he can’t reconcile how the photographs in his hand don’t quite equal the chick that is sitting in front of him.

Plus there was a language barrier, so it just got so frickin’ confusing and then [it clicked] and he was mortified. That was pretty brutal.

Patty Smyth and Scandal play at Hollywood Casino, 777 Hollywood Blvd., at 8pm on Friday, February 8. The show is free. For more info, visit www.hollywoodcasinotoledo.com.

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W E H AV E I T A L L O N L I N E ! C O M P L E T E M U S I C E V E N T S AT T O L E D O C I T Y PA P E R . C O M Highlighted events indicates our picks for the week

wed, Jan 30 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

Headliners: Ultraviolet Hippopotamus, The Mantras

JAZZ,BLUES & R&B

Degage Jazz Café: Gene Parker Manhattan’s: The Rivets

Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic

Potbelly: Don Coats The Distillery: Dave Carpenter Ye Olde Durty Bird: Ben Barefoot The Village Idiot: Old West End Records The Library Bar: Jam Session w/ Ryan Dunlap

Dance & Techno

The Distillery: DJ Mark EP The Library Bar: DJ BliZARD & Friends The Rocket Bar: College Night w/ DJ Manny Ottawa Tavern: Frieze 2.2, NMATTIMOE Parkway Sports Bar: DJ Wolfman

Bier Stube: Karaoke Mutz Pub (at the Oliver House): Karaoke

Toledo Museum of Art: Club Friday Music - Hepcat Revival Duncan’s: Rodney Parker And Liberty Beach Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Daniel Burris Quartet

Parkway Sports Bar: DJ Big Rube

SAT, FEB 2 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

THU, jan 31 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop Pat & Dandys Sports Pub & Grill: Johnny Rodriguez

Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic

FRI, FEB 1 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

Wesley’s: Old School Fridays The Blarney irish Pub: The Bridges Bier Stube: BOFFO Table Forty 4: Sweet Tea H Lounge @ Hollywood Casino: Distant Cousinz Tequila Sheila’s: Tracy Smith Bar 145: Longreef Ottawa Tavern: SHVS, 33 1/3

Nikki Hill

Grounds For Thought / Saturday, February 2 Maybe soul-splashed rockabilly is what the roots revival is missing. And Nikki Hill might just be the answer to that generally ignored corner of Americana history in this contemporary phase of revitalization. The North Carolina native seems to harvest the legendary ghosts of R&B; pair that with a unique charismatic presence, wailing guitars and a little post-industrialism, hard-nosed musical sensibility and what you've got is a Southern shouter who has the legendary structures down, but isn't afraid to push them toward a whole new sound. Free. 8pm. 174 S. Main St., Bowling Green. 419-354-3266. www.groundsforthought.com —SR Jazz, Blues, & R&B

One2 Lounge at Treo: What’s Next, Raq The Casbah Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Daniel Burris Quartet Grounds For Thought: Nikki Hill

Table Forty 4: Nine Lives Headliners: Pink Droyd Cheers Sports Eatery: Distant Cousinz Ye Olde Durty Bird: The Eight Fifteens Frankie’s Inner City: Ghosts Of August, Citizen Zero H Lounge @ Hollywood Casino: Arctic Clam The Blarney Irish Pub: The Bridges Sycamore Grove: Richter Scale Band Bar 145: A Thousand Julys Irish Eyes: Don Coats The Library Bar: Old School Saturday Night

Glass City Cafe: Old State Line Mickey Finn’s: The Ragbirds, Womack Family Band

Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic

Other

Basin St. Grille: Acoustic Beatles Tribute With Elixer

Dance & Techno

Mutz Pub (at the Oliver House): DJ Nate Mattimoe Parkway Sports Bar: DJ DRE

Classical & Spiritual Stranahan Theater: Cirque De La Symphonie

Country & Bluegrass

Duncan’s: Scotty Rocks Ye Olde Cock ‘n Bull: Dave Carpenter W/ The Jaeglers

Jazz, Blues, & R&B Village Idiot: Bob Rex Trio, Dooley Wilson

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

Classical & Spiritual

Toledo Museum of Art: Great Performances In The Great Gallery Heidelberg University Concert Choir

Other

Bier Stube: Karaoke

SUN, FEB 3 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

Frankie’s Inner City: Citizen, Dead End Path, Build And Destroy, Freedom, Arrows

Bier Stube: Karaoke

MON, FEB 4 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

Rocket Bar: For Today, Memphis May Fire, The Word Alive, Upon A Burning Body, Gideon

Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic

Village Idiot: Frankie May and Friends The Bronze Boar: Open Mic w/ Joe Woods

Jazz, Blues, & R&B

Crystal’s Lounge @ Ramada Inn Ballroom: UT Jazz Night

Other

Manhattans’s: Open Mic

TUE, FEB 5 Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic

Sundown Cantina: Jaime Mills Potbelly: Tom Drummonds Village Idiot: 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

for more music

Manhattan’s: Quick, Cruz, Murphy Trio Longhorn Saloon: Jam Session B.Gump’s 101 Restaurant and Lounge: Alan Smith’s Allstar Blues Review

Rosie’s Italian Grille: Mitch Kahl Potbelly: Jaime Mills Mancy’s Italian Grill: Acoustic Beatles Tribute With Elixer One2 Lounge at Treo: Jack And The Bear Ye Olde Durty Bird: Ronn Daniels

ODance & Techno

Duncan’s: DJ Chris

Jazz, Blues, & R&B

ACOUSTIC, FOLK & ETHNIC

Jazz, Blues, & R&B

Other

Dance & Techno

Rosie’s Italian Grille: Don and Rachel Coats Papa’s Tavern: Bobby May & Frankie May and Friends The Bronze Boar: Open Mic w/ Steve Kennedy Ye Olde Durty Bird: Ronn Daniels Table Forty 4: Ben Barefoot The Blarney Irish Pub: Dave Carpenter

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W E H AV E I T A L L O N L I N E ! C O M P L E T E M U S I C E V E N T S AT T O L E D O C I T Y PA P E R . C O M Highlighted events indicates our picks for the week Cheers Sports Eatery: Mark Mikel Band W/ Chris Shutters And Frankie May Frankie’s Inner City: Downspeed H Lounge @ Hollywood Casino: Jamrose The Blarney Irish Pub: The Hot Rivets Mickey Finn’s: Mustard Plug, Texas Pete & The Revolutions Sycamore Grove: Ten Inch Willie Bar 145: The Bridges The Library Bar: Old School Saturday Night

Los Lobos

Dance & Techno

Meyer Theater / Saturday, Feb. 9 Grammy award-winning Chicano rock band Los Lobos plays a style of music that is the definition of eclectic. Blending elements of rock, Tex-Mex, country, folk, R&B, and jazz, as well as traditional Americana and Spanish music, Los Lobos proudly borrows from their predecessors while creating a sound that is still uniquely their own. The quintet continues to release albums of original songs late into their 30-year career while performing high energy concerts that highlight the group’s virtuoso abilities. These road warriors are not to be missed. $35. 7:30pm. La-Z Boy Center, Meyer Theater. 1555 S. Raisinville Rd. Monroe, MI. 734-384-4201. www.moneroeccc.edu/theater — GMK Continued on pg. 27 Basin Street Grille: Tom Turner & Slowburn Trio Jam Degage Jazz Café: Gene Parker

Dance & Techno

The Library Bar: DJ Preston Prescott

wed, FEB 6 JAZZ,BLUES & R&B

Degage Jazz Café: Gene Parker Aqua Lounge @ The Grand Plaza Hotel:Clifford Murphy, Glenda Biddlestone, Scott Kretzer, Josh Silver

Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

Frankie’s Inner City: The Color Morale, Our Last Night, Ice Nine Kills, For All I Am Ye Olde Durty Bird: Dean Tartaglia Of Mind Fish

Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic

Potbelly: Don Coats The Distillery: Dave Carpenter The Village Idiot: Old West End Records The Library Bar: Jam Session w/ Ryan Dunlap

THU, FEB 7 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop Bar 145: Longreef

Jazz, Blues, & R&B

Ye Olde Durty Bird: John Grafing “Mardi Gras Party!”

Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Paul Vornhagen

Country & Bluegrass Glass City Cafe: OWE’ver Easy Table Forty 4: Kentucky Chrome

Spiritual Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic Classical & TMA Peristyle Theater:

Rosie’s Italian Grille: Carmina Burana Don and Rachel Coats Papa’s Tavern: Bobby May & Frankie May and Friends The Bronze Boar: Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic Open Mic w/ Steve Kennedy Oarhouse: Ye Olde Durty Bird: Ronn Daniels The Blarney Irish Pub: Rick Whited Bobby May & Jon Barile Table Forty 4: John Barile Clazel Theatre: Luke James Jazz, Blues, & R&B Village Idiot: Bob Rex Trio, Dooley Wilson Jazz, Blues, & R&B Longhorn Saloon: Jam Session Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Wil DeYoung Trio Frankie’s Inner City: Letlive., HRVRD, This Is Hell, Conditions, Rescuer Dance & Techno The Distillery: DJ Mark EP The Library Bar: Classical & Spiritual DJ BliZARD & Friends Toledo Museum of Art: Great The Rocket Bar: Performances In The Great GalleryCollege Night w/ DJ Manny UT Music Faculty Michael Boyd Parkway Sports Bar: DJ Wolfman

SUN, FEB 10

Other

Mutz Pub (at the Oliver House): Karaoke Bier Stube: Karaoke

FRI, FEB 8 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

Wesley’s: Old School Fridays Bier Stube: The Cheeks Headliners: Constricted, Earth Below Us, A Year In The Dark, Aeris Table Forty 4: Distant Cousinz H Lounge @ Hollywood Casino: Patty Smyth & Scandal The Blarney Irish Pub: The Earth Hits Hard Bar 145: The Bridges Irish Eyes: The Eight Fifteens

ACOUSTIC, FOLK & ETHNIC Rosie’s Italian Grille: Mitch Kahl Potbelly: Jaime Mills Ye Olde Durty Bird: Ben Barefoot

Jazz, Blues, & R&B

Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Paul Vornhagen

Classical & Spiritual

TMA Peristyle Theater: Carmina Burana

Dance & Techno

Parkway Sports Bar: DJ Big Rube

SAT, FEB 9 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

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Mutz Pub (at the Oliver House): DJ Nate Mattimoe Parkway Sports Bar: DJ DRE

Village Inn: Four Twenty Seven La-Z-Boy Center (Monroe): Los Lobos Duncan’s: Moon Dogs Headliners: Touch Of Rage, BathHouseBetty, Megaton Hammer And Cosmic Throne

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Mon, FEB 11 Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic

Village Idiot: Frankie May and Friends The Bronze Boar: Open Mic w/ Joe Woods

Jazz, Blues, & R&B

Crystal’s Lounge @ Ramada Inn Ballroom: UT Jazz Night

TUE, FEB 12 Rock, Pop & Hip-Hop

Frankie’s Inner City: I See Stars, For All Those Sleeping, Get Scared, At The Skylines, Upon This Dawning

Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic

Sundown Cantina: Jaime Mills Potbelly: Tom Drummonds Village Idiot: 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 Basin Street Grille: Tom Turner & Slowburn Trio Jam Swig: Andrew Ellis & Lucky Lemont Degage Jazz Café: Gene Parker Bar 145: Paul Keller Trio

Dance & Techno

The Library Bar: DJ Preston Prescott

wed, FEB 13 JAZZ,BLUES & R&B

Degage Jazz Café: Gene Parker

Acoustic, Folk, & Ethnic

Potbelly: Don Coats The Distillery: Dave Carpenter Ye Olde Durty Bird: Ben Barefoot

Remembering a legend Lauded jazz pianist and legendary Toledo musician Claude Black succumbed to his yearlong battle with cancer and passed away on Saturday, January 19th at the age of 80. Claude was a staple on the Toledo jazz scene who started his career in Detroit at age 16 playing with the likes of Aretha Franklin, Charlie Parker and Wes Montgomery. He was the house pianist at Murphy’s for over two decades where he regularly performed as well as mentored young Toledo jazz musicians, passing along his vast knowledge of music to several generations of players.

A true artist and gentleman, Claude was known for his friendly demeanor and desire to hear other people’s stories rather than tell his own. He will be dearly missed

by Toledo’s citizens and music scene. —GMK

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Professional Bull Riders Huntington Center / Friday & Saturday, February 8-9 Courageous cowboys will be holding on to bucking beasts for a shot at the big leagues when the Professional Bull Riders competition lassoes the Huntington Center. Described as the “NFL of professional bull riding,” the PBR will celebrate 20 years of competition with “an adrenaline-filled thrill ride,” says senior manager of public relations Jack Carnefix. Families can watch in amazement as bulls weighing 2,000 pounds buck riders weighing less than a tenth of that — the 35 competiPhoto by: Jesse Byrne tors risk it all while hanging on for 8 seconds at a time in the hopes of winning a spot in the PBR’s major league circuit. 7:30pm. $12 kids two to 12 / $22-$52 adult. Kids under two on a parent’s lap free. Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave. 419-255-3300. www.huntingtoncentertoledo.com—EH

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Brown Bag Series: Meeting “Molly Pitcher”: Working Women During WWII - Every Wednesday bring a lunch (or not), and come for enlightening presentations. Presenters Ruth Hoffman, Ann Bowers and Dr. Janet Parks discuss Meeting “Molly Pitcher”: Working Women During WWII. 12pm. The Women’s Center @ BGSU, 107 Hanna Hall, Bowling Green.

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

Travel Circle: Germany and Austria ‘The Sound of Music’ - Each week features an exciting, new world travel destination. Spend an afternoon with Maumee Valley Adventurers. Hike or ski at 1pm, weather permitting. At 2:15pm, enjoy a slide show presented by Judy Pfaffenberger. 1pm. Oak Openings Preserve, 4139 Girdham Rd., Swanton.

419-407-9700. www.metroparkstoledo.com

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AARP Free Tax Preparation Program - The Library is hosting free, weekly Tax Preparation Programs provided by the AARP. Volunteers who are IRS certified tax preparers will complete income tax paperwork for eligible residents. Registration is required. Required paperwork and valid ID are required. Call or stop in the library with questions, or to make an appointment. 9am-3pm. Sanger Branch Library, 3030 West Central Ave. 419-259-5370. www.toledolibrary.org

Becoming A Better Photographer: The Creative Process - This three-session workshop led by naturalist/photographer Bob Jacksy and the National Center for Nature Photography’s Art Weber, is aimed at those who already know the basics of exposure and camera operation and want to take the quality of their images to the next level.These sessions concentrate on the creative process, how to make your photos better and more distinctive.

This program meets Mondays, January 28-February 11. Registration required. 7pm. Oak Openings Preserve, 4139 Girdham Rd. Swanton.

419-407-9700. www.metroparkstoledo.com

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Oh! Groundhog! - Will the ground hog see his shadow? Shake away the winter blues with funfilled activities, humorous weather lore, and a visit to Wildwood Willie’s meadow habitat. Registration required. 10am. Wildwood Preserve Metropark, 5100 W. Central Ave. 419-407-9700. www.metroparkstoledo.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. 9:3011:30am. Main Library, 325 North Michigan St. 419-259-5200. www.toledolibrary.org Cont. on pg 34

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Brown Bag Series: Civil Rights Subjectivities and African American Women’s Autobiographies - Every Wednesday bring a lunch (or not), and come for enlightening presentations. In recognition of Black History Month, presenter Dr. Anne Mitchell, Ethnic Studies, discusses Civil Rights Subjectivities and African American Women’s Autobiographies. 12pm. The Women’s Center @ BGSU, 107 Hanna Hall, Bowling Green. 419-372-7227. www.bgsu.edu/offices/women

thursday 7 [ miscellaneous ]

Greater Toledo Auto Show - The annual Greater Toledo Auto Show will roll into the SeaGate Convention Centre, showcasing twenty-five auto and motorcycle manufacturers displaying their latest technologies, innovations and designs along with the newest makes and models. In addition, attendees will get a sneak peek at the new 2014 Corvette Stingray, which underwent its first major redesign in nine years. Thursday, 3-9pm; Friday, 12-9pm; Saturday, 10am-9pm; Sunday, 10am-5pm. $6 adult / Free, children 12 and under. Seagate Convention Centre, 401 Jefferson. 419-255-3300. www.toledoautoshow.org

friday 8 [ dance ]

Men in Ties - Glass City Singles Dance and Parties are a safe and warm place for singles 21 & up to meet other positive singles to socialize with. Come to the Holland Gardens for an unforgettable night that you won’t want to miss. 8pm. $8. Holland Gardens, 6530 Angola Rd., Holland. 734-856-8963. www.toledosingles.com

[ outdoors ]

Coffee with the Birds - What winged jewels decorate the Window on Wildlife? Treat yourself to a sneak peek while enjoying a cup of brew -- a combination guaranteed to start your day right!

Registration required. 8am. Pearson Metropark, Lallendorf Rd. near the corner of Navarre Ave (SR), Oregon. 419-407-9700. www.metroparkstoledo.com

saturday 9 [ education ]

Understanding Cash Flow, a workshop for small business owners - Learn how to manage your small business finances. Sponsored by the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce, Small Business Development Center. Registration required.

10am-12pm. Kent Branch Library, 3101 Collingwood Blvd. 419-259-5340. www.toledolibrary.org Travel Circle: Costa Rica: PURA VIDA Adventure Amid The Beauty - Each week features an exciting, new world travel destination. Spend an afternoon with Maumee Valley Adventurers. Hike or ski at 1pm, weather permitting. At 2:15pm, enjoy a slide show presented by Rose and Andy Kandik.

1pm. Wildwood Preserve Metropark, 5100 W. Central Ave. 419-407-9700. www.metroparkstoledo.com Nature Shoot: Reptiles - This session includes a unique, behind the scenes opportunity to photograph species in the Toledo Zoo’s renowned Reptile House. The program is led by Andrew Odum, the zoo’s curator of reptiles, as well as an exceptional photographer. Registration required. 9am. Toledo Zoo, 2700 Broadway. 419-385-4040. www.toledozoo.org

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Birders of a Feather - February is a great time to find juncos and pine siskins at the Window on Wildlife. Birders will also walk the Secor trails looking for owls and other birds. Become part of a bird watching flock. The group meets at different parks each month to share the enjoyment of birding. First-timers and experienced birders love these monthly avian explorations. Bring binoculars and field guides. Registration 8am. Secor Metropark, 10000 W. Central Ave., Berkey. 419-407-9700. www.metroparkstoledo.com

guide your way to the fire at the Lodge, where you will delight in sampling a variety of decadent chocolate desserts. Sip gourmet hot cocoa by the fire while enjoying soft music. Fee per person.

Registration required. This program repeats on February 12 & 14. Oak Openings Preserve, 4139 Girdham Rd., Swanton. 419-407-9700. www.metroparkstoledo.co

[ festival ]

Brown Bag Series: Spreading the Word: The Vagina Monologues - Every Wednesday bring a lunch (or not), and come for enlightening presentations. Presenter Carly Toepfer, Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies, F.O.R.C.E., does The Vagina Monologues in recognition of V-Day. 12pm. The Women’s Center @ BGSU, 107 Hanna Hall, Bowling Green. 419-372-7227. www.bgsu.edu/offices/ women

Winterfest 2013 - Head to Whitehouse and enjoy the annual Winterfest featuring sled races, snowman building and snowball throwing contests, ice sculptures, horse and carriage rides and a 5k race. There’s also a Chili Cook-off with a live concert featuring The Wanna Bees, a Snow Ball Dance in the evening for adults only and a Kids Snow Ball at Anthony Wayne Preschool in the evening. The Kick-off parade starts at 10:30am. Visit the website for a full schedule of activities. 10:30am11pm. Whitehouse Library, 10651 Waterville St., Whitehouse. 419-877-5383. www.whitehouseoh.gov

sunday 10 [ miscellaneous ]

Valentines Passion: Chocolate and Candlelight - Rejuvenate your passion for the outdoors and each other on this romantic, self-guided winter walk along a wooded, candle-lit trail. You and your sweetie will be provided with a lantern to help

wednesday 13 [ education ]

[ outdoors ]

Bird Study: Cardinals and Juncos Get to know Ohio’s state bird, the red cardinal, and a winter visitor. Participants will learn how to group birds into different families. The Bird Study group meets monthly for an in-depth look at bird structures, behaviors and species. This program is designed as an indoor discussion, sharing and learning experience to enhance your outdoor exploration and hone your bird identification skills.

All are welcome to join. Registration required. 7pm.

Wildwood Preserve Metropark, 5100 W. Central Ave. 419-407-9700. www.metroparkstoledo.com

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Sandra Bernhard 8pm. $36-$50. The Ark, 316 S. Main St. 734-761-1818. www.theark.org Bernhard’s live performances are a thrilling hybrid of stand-up comedy and rock ‘n’ roll, a raucous mix of political satire, pop culture commentary, and cabaret.

sunday 10

Ann Arbor Winter Reskilling Festival 10:30am-5pm. Free. The Rudolf Steiner High School, 2230 Pontiac Trail. www.a2reskilling.com This festival aims to help people learn skills for resilient, low-energy living. Workshops this year will include growing mushrooms, winter botany, meditation, homemade nut milks, writing haiku, pressure cooking, native landscaping and rain garden design--for complete list visit the website. Free child-care will be provided.

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Spinner’s Flock Annual Winter Fleece Fair 10am-4pm. Beach Middle School, 445 Mayer Dr. 734-475-7922. www.spinnersflock.com The Spinner’s Flock will be offering supplies and equipment utilized by handspinners, knitters, weavers, felters and other fiber enthusiasts as well as finished handmade items featuring handspun yarns.

Unstuck: Reviving the Movement for Social Justice, Human Dignity, and the Environment 12:15pm. $15 student / $25 adult. Michigan Theater, 603 Liberty St. 734-668-

8397. www.michtheater.org Activists, academics and the leaders of various faith-based communities are gathering to discuss the challenges that face our society, with topics ranging from the growth of social inequality to creating sustainable economic development. The keynote speakers for the event include internationally renowned preacher Reverend James Forbes, who will give the opening speech and social activist Dr. Cornel West of Princeton University, who will give the closing address.

saturday & sunday 16-17 The Ark’s 26th Annual Storytelling Festival Saturday, 7:30pm; Sunday, 1pm. $20 /

$10 Sunday family show. The Ark, 316 S. Main St. 734-761-1818. www.theark.org Celebrate the age old art of storytelling with some of the best national and regional talespinners. This year’s featured guests are Donald Davis, Carol Birch and local storyteller, Laura Lee Hayes. The Sunday show is especially for families, with a selection of fun, kid-friendly stories.

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 and restaurants, galleries & salons all over the metro Toledo area. www.ecurrent.com

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It takes two

Test your flexibility as a pair with a series of partner yoga classes being offered this month. Partner yoga expands on the practice's zen-inducing properties by making it an activity for two, increasing trust. It's like couple's therapy — minus the talking.

From 6:30-8pm on Mondays, February 4, 11 and 18, enjoy a partner yoga series with Mike Zerner, aka "Yoga Mike," at the Reynolds Corners Branch Library, 4833 Dorr St. Bring a mat with you to the class, which is free. To register call 419-259-5320 or visit toledolibrary.org for more info. On Saturday, February 16 from 12:30-4:30pm, Jen McCullough teaches partner yoga and Shelly DeMeo teaches partner massage (an added bonus) at Harmony In Life, 5747 Main St., Sylvania. The class is $40 per person and no partner is required; call 419-517-0047 or visit www.harmonyinlifecenter.com to register.

—AO

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Give Kids A Smile Day - Oral hygiene, X-rays and fillings will be the focus of free dental appointments at Owens Community College as more than 150 area elementary and high school students’ teeth are transformed to pearly whites during the nationwide Give Kids A Smile Day. Owens’ Dental Hygiene program, in collaboration with the Toledo Dental Society, will be offering a day of free dental services for children with limited or no access to care ages six months to 18. Appointment reservations must be made prior to the event. 8am-12pm & 1-4pm. Free. Owens Community College, Health Technologies Hall, Dental Hygiene Clinic, 30335 Oregon Rd., Perrysburg. 567-661-7294. www.owens.edu

forward. The stages of divorce including, how to let go, how to forgive and how to begin again, will be covered. Led by Rev. Dr. Tom Schwartz.

Runs through Feb. 25. 7-8;30pm. $60. Christ Presbyterian Church, 4225 W. Sylvania Ave. 419-475-8629. www.cpctoledo.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

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Beginning Again: Divorce Recovery - This workshop is designed for men and women who are seeking to understand the dynamics of divorce and find helpful, supportive ways to move

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, 7:30pm; Saturdays, 9:30-11am. Free will donation. Zen in the District, 1700 Canton Ave. Suite 200.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) Mars moves into the sweet tender sign of Pisces the 1st.

Go out on Groundhog Day. The Super Bowl is played and you host a terrific party the 10th to welcome the Year of the Snake. Watch the Mardi Gras on TV and go next year.

LIBRA (September 23-October 22) Watch the groundhog early the 2nd and leave immediately for the Super Bowl in New Orleans the 3rd. The new moon on the 10th says you should take a chance and be a winner. Try to avoid getting fat on Fat Tuesday.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Venus is in the happy sign of Aquarius — think travel on the 5th and plan ahead. The new moon the 10th has you combine business with pleasure.

Celebrate on Fat Tuesday (you love sweets) and the money rolls in now.

Happy days (and nights) are here again. Mars and Pluto are in your fifth house of fun and games. Host a Super Bowl party and win the pool. Go to a Chinese New Party the 10th. Wear your Mardi Gras beads the 12th.

SCORPIO (October 23-November 21)

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Jupiter goes direct on the 30th so happy days are here again. On the 5th Mercury enters the sweet psychic sign of Pisces so you perform good deeds. The new moon the 10th says it’s vacation time. Presidents’ Day is time to go.

its retrograde motion. Set aside the whole day the 3rd to watch the Super Bowl. A Chinese restaurant is perfect the 10th. Then celebrate Fat Tuesday with friends.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) You are more

CAPRICORN (December 21-January 19)

LEO (July 23-August 22) On the 30th you look for volunteer work. You get mixed signals the 1st. Love? Money? Both? Watch the Super Bowl and make plans to celebrate the Chinese New Year the 10th. Continue celebrating right through Fat Tuesday.

AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18) The month begins with Venus in your sign. You may go to New Orleans for the Super Bowl and stay for the Mardi Gras on the 12th. Put your resolutions into effect when the new moon makes its annual visit on the 10th.

VIRGO (August 23-September 22) You are

PISCES (February 19-March 20) Mars

psychic than usual and ready for a warm sunny vacation. Crabs are happiest on the beach.

Watch the groundhog predict an early spring.

Take time to watch the Super Bowl. The new moon the 10th will bring money.

out observing the groundhog the 2nd. On the 5th, emphasis shifts to partnerships. You attend a Chinese New Year party on the 10th. If possible, celebrate Fat Tuesday — forget healthy eating for one day.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 20) Pop a cork the 30th when Jupiter ends

Whatever you want, you will get now. Go to a big Super Bowl party and win the largest prize.

Think about a new car the 5th ... another party to welcome Chinese New Year the 10th. Enjoy the pastries on Fat Tuesday.

moves into your sign the 1st, which is like a cattle prod pushing you along. The 5th your mental energy moves in with the physical.

Neptune is there also keeping you on top of your world. It gets even better the 10th.

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 AQUARIANS

You Tube was launched when the sun was in the sign of Aquarius.

Broadcast journalist George Stephanopoulos and singer Justin Timberlake are Aquarians. Locally Gordon Gee, President of Ohio State University and reporter Mallary Moore of WTOL Channel 11 also celebrate.

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If you don’t like the way things are going, just wait a minute because they will change. Jupiter goes direct, Mars, Venus and Mercury change signs. The Super Bowl is played, we celebrate the Year of the Snake and Mardi Gras. — BY SUE LOVETT

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Track Conversation Across 1. They’re outside the main stream 7. Quad bike 10. End of the count at the beginning of Kraftwerk’s “Numbers” 14. Bob Fosse Broadway revue 15. Nation with a National Hurling League (NHL) 16. Famous Dave’s side 17. With 18-Across, converted version of a 1975 Pink Floyd song 18. See 17-Across 20. Hard dudes, briefly, in ‘90s rap 21. Bespangled Swedish quartet 22. Drink served at a stand 23. Icon on a pole 26. Sheen’s birth name 28. Genre for Peter Gabriel’s “Shakti Monkey,” say 32. Withered 33. European mountain pasture 34. Dear companion?

35. Grammy winner for “Lady Marmalade” 37. See 59-Across 41. One may be wild or golden 42. “Yeah, brah” 43. Certain slitherer 46. Military gp. that can be called into active duty 49. Converted version of 50 Cent’s biggest hit 51. Tabloid’s scoop 54. Back a back, say 55. “Stop. Who would cross the Bridge of Death must answer me these questions three, ___ the other side he see.”

56. Type of stick with a spring 58. Emulating 59. With 37-Across, converted version of an LL Cool J classic 61. Subject of a certain absolute monarchy 65. Device with the digital slave Siri 66. Org. that I kind of just can’t write clues for anymore 67. Person of interest?

68. Man caves, perhaps 69. Foxy?

70. Trembling trees Down 1. Roman 405 2. Bollywood megastar Aishwarya 3. Coast Guard rank: Abbr.

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4. Bounced off the walls, say 5. Commissioner of a noted labyrinth 6. Pouch tobacco relative 7. ‘80s hi-fi brand 8. Host for Jennings, Craig, Pahk, and Watson, among others 9. Bump and grind, e.g.

10. Cuban’s remains 11. Create a rift 12. Getting it on demand 13. Remove an eyebrow hair, say 19. Put away some dishes?

23. Ludacris’s “Disturbing ___ Peace” 24. It may be crude or refined 25. The James W. Shocknessy, e.g., briefly 27. Birthright renouncer 29. Upvotes 30. Acorn producer 31. Aerosmith video in which Alicia Silverstone’s middle finger was blurred by MTV 35. Sierra Club founder John 36. Hot studio session, perhaps 38. One who may bust you for a dime 39. Off 40. Cautionary ___ 44. Try to make things right, in a way 45. MGD alternative 46. Easily forgotten information for a rarely checked account 47. Mexican shawl 48. Ted Nugent, e.g.

49. Starlet of note, for now 50. Use a line on 52. FedEx rival 53. Hands out for a bit 57. Anita of mid-century jazz 58. Beach tone 60. Craigslist postings 62. “___ you threatening me?”

63. Stimpson J. Cat’s partner 64. Agcy. with a filing season

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photos by Christine Senack

‘Til the fat lady sang

Connie Feldstein, service manager/wine buyer at Element 112 We saw Connie and had to admire her pulled-together look in the face of a busy night as a restaurant manager. The eversleek and polished Sylvania native talked style rules and why family members make better fashion icons than celebrities.

The Toledo Opera Guild hosted their Celebrity Wait Night on January 21 at Fat Fish Blue in Levis Commons, with proceeds benefitting the guild.

Where do you draw your fashion inspiration?

Kevin Charles and opera board member by day/celebrity waiter by night Tim Hanson.

United for equality

The University of Toledo joined forces with City government officials for The Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Day Celebration on January 21 at the University of Toledo’s Savage Arena. The event, in its 11th year, commemorated King’s legacy as a champion of civil rights.

Suzanne Rorick, executive director of the Toledo Opera, and Shirley Joseph.

The world is filled with inspirational people, but I don't have to look any further than my circle of family and friends. I was the youngest of five girls, and I paid close attention to what they did. I would sit and watch them do their hair and put on their makeup. My daughter, who's 23, inspires me. My mother is very classic, my motherin-law is very classic. But the best fashion advice I get is from my husband. He likes how I dress.

How do you define what trends are age appropriate?

At every age, I think you have to have in your head where to draw the line. I'm very careful with that.

Do you have any past looks that make you cringe looking back?

Elephant bell bottoms when I was in junior high — but that was what everybody was wearing. I did have a perm once. Oh my gosh, what a nightmare. It was way too curly.

What are you favorite places to shop?

Ragazza. I love C'est La Vie because they have great little jackets, sweaters and jewelry. Lady C is a great spot, and Lily Whitestone, too.

Reggie Williams, Shiretta Temple, Lakesha Stewart-King, Chalise Morris and Wenona Williams

Carlotta Jackson, Al Gary and Pamela Sullivan, all members of the Interfaith Choir who performed at the event

Bow-tie benefit

The University of Toledo basketball program played for a good cause at the “Tie One On” benefit January 26. Guests were given a gold and blue bow tie, with all proceeds benefiting prostate cancer care at UT’s Dana Cancer Center.

Paul Helgren, Rocksy, Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports and Larry Burns

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