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Social media breakfast panel set for Feb. 18 A panel of local print, TV and news blog media will discuss social media tools and strategy they use to deliver news at a social media breakfast Feb. 18.

The free event, “Social Media and the Media,” is set for 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at TONI&GUY Hairdressing Academy, 3034 Wilford Drive. Breakfast will be provided.

Panelists will be Rebecca Regnier of 13abc, Michael S. Miller of Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free Press Star, Lisa Renee Ward of the blog Glass City Jungle and Jason Mack of the University of Toledo’s Independent Collegian.

Panelists will share how traditional media has adapted to social media, including how the audience is listening, participating and paying for social media.

“There are some great tools out there, some of which are free, that can help individuals and businesses manage their social media, especially when it comes to Twitter,” Ward said.

Social Media Breakfasts take place in 40 cities around the world to bring people at all levels of social media knowledge together for education and face-to-face networking. Social Media Breakfast Toledo started in 2009.

For more information, visit the website www. socialmediabreakfast.com. O — Sarah Ottney

Kanji exhibit at Davis College A series of mixed media images based on kanji, a stylistic form of Japanese symbol writing, will be on display at Davis College starting Feb. 21. Michigan artist John Anthony Davis, a graphic design and interactive media alumnus of the college, said the pieces were inspired by a series of Japanese video games called “Fatal Frame.”

DAVIS In the game, a girl returns to a town to search for her brother and finds it full of ghosts. To pass through various doors, she must solve a series of puzzles. The doors has kanji writing on them, which would dissolve when the puzzle was solved, allowing the girl to pass through the door, Davis said.

“When I started making these designs, I remembered that,” Davis said. “The kanji stands for a word and the word goes into the storyline of the picture and the picture itself. There will be a story for each that will be displayed by the picture, so there’s a meaning behind them all.”

The images combine digital designs with hand drawings and photographs to create a “hodgepodge of everything all mashed together,” Davis said.

Timothy Brunner, department of design chair at Davis College, said Davis contacted the school about displaying his work and Brunner was happy to give him the opportunity.

“He was an outstanding student, very creative, and I think that shows in the work that he’s going to be showing here,” Brunner said. “It seems to me to be a high level both in terms of creative and intellectual, and I remember that about him when he was a student here.”

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‘Beautiful’ by John Anthony Davis The images will be displayed Feb. 21 through March 4 in the college atrium, 4747 Monroe St., open during school hours, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Mondays through Thursdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays. A reception is set for 7 p.m. Feb. 25.

Although Davis made close to 100 designs, he will only display 30.

“It’s hard to pick them because you don’t know what will really strike people, so I just picked what I thought was cooler, like the design or the story behind them,” Davis said.

“Some of them are really pretty; some are not so pretty. There’s just a wide range of story ideas and designs.”

Davis said he is inspired by the mysterious and the supernatural.

“Everything I do has a supernatural tinge to it,” Davis said. “I’m inspired by any kind of life situation that’s off-par of what is normal, like mysterious, unsolved or something that happens that you just weren’t expecting. I’ve always found that to be fascinating.”

Davis, who is also a musician and author, said he loves being creative.

“I like to create anything, whether it be a story, art or song,” Davis said. “I can’t imagine not being able to be creative. That’d be hell for me.” O — Sarah Ottney

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Fun for serious gamers BASHCon’s 26th year could be its biggest.

By Sarah Ottney Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer star@toledofreepress.com

If you don’t know your LARP from your FPS, BASHCon can teach you.

The 26th annual gaming convention set for Feb. 18-20 at the University of Toledo will offer chances to experience live action role-playing (LARP) and first-person shooter (FPS) games.

BASHCon is fun for serious gamers and beginners alike, said Qusai Al Shidi, president of UT’s gaming organization, UT-BASH, which has

more than 160 active members. Last year’s BASHCon drew more than 900 people to the main campus student union, Al Shidi said.

“If no one has experienced a gaming convention before, I would urge people to come,” Al Shidi said. “I don’t think people should be intimidated by these sorts of games. It will take a little bit to learn if you aren’t familiar, but then it’s really fun. You can be taught while here. It’s good to meet new people.

It’s fun if you come alone or with other people.”

UT-BASH members enjoy video games, card games, board games and role-playing games, said Al Shidi, a junior physics major, who mainly played video games before being introduced to other types of games through the club.

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like “Eaten Alive,” featuring zombie fighting, and “Dagorhir,” featuring medieval fighting using foam weapons, should be popular, Al Shidi said.

Video game tournaments will include FPS games — where the player experiences the game from the vantage point of the onscreen character — like “Call of Duty: Black Ops” and “Halo: Reach” as well as “Super Smash Bros.”

The largest card game tournament will be “Magic: The Gathering.”

“We’re going to have almost half a room full of people playing it. We’re expecting just a little bit less than 100 playing,” said Al Shidi, who said there will also

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There will be a painting contest for miniatures, which are used in games like “Warhammer” and “WARMACHINE,” Al Shidi said.

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DIRECTOR WITH MOST NOMINATIONS: John Ford, who won four of the five times he was nominated. n BASHCON CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 When BASHCon says board games, it doesn’t mean those in children’s toy chests — more like Dominion and Settlers of Catan, Al Shidi said.

“You can find Monopoly if you look really hard, but you won’t find Candy Land unless you bring your own and play with people,” Al Shidi said. “I’m sure you could find people to play with.”

UT junior Halah Mohamed is not a gamer but attended last year’s BASHCon with some friends. This year, she is returning as an exhibitor.

Mohamed, who writes and illustrates an original Japanese manga-style graphic novel series called “Kurokenshin” under the name KO_ Okami, said convention exhibitors typically fall into two categories: dealers and artists.

“I’m an artist and I didn’t expect to have artists there at BASHCon, but they did,” Mohamed said. “It was bigger than I had expected and there was a whole bunch of stuff going on. I was under the assumption it was just a gaming convention, but there were lots of booths to go through and they had a variety of interesting things.”

Bob Kindel, owner of The Light Trading Company, is one of four vendors who has attended every BASHCon. “We call him the dice guy,” Al Shidi said. “He has all sorts of dice. If you name the die, he has it.”

Kindel said his motto is, “Here to meet your gaming needs.”

“I pretty much try to carry anything that’s

made and if I don’t have it, I can get it,” Kindel said. “There’s some dice that only one person in a thousand will want, but if that person is at the Con, they’re happy.”

Freelance artist Tony Steele of Steeleworks, who will be back for his eighth year as an exhibitor, said BASHCon has all the elements of a bigger convention, but with the intimacy of a smaller one.

“It’s one of my favorite shows,” Steele said.

“There’s certainly nothing lacking and I actually find I like the smaller shows because some shows just get so big, you get lost in the shuffle. It’s a nice little show and it feels like there’s someone there that might give a crap.”

Steele and Kindel both said they are always impressed at how organized BASHCon is despite having its student leadership switch every few years.

“That’s the thing about the show; they’re always changing up, doing new stuff. I never go there knowing exactly who’s going to be there each year. It’s always a little bit different. I never get bored with it,” Steele said.

Steele said he likes to watch from his table in the middle of the action as the gaming area fills up with people.

“Aaron Williams, who is a comic book guy of some note, usually sits next to me and we spend most of the time nerding out with each other,” Steele said. “Even after the vendor portion closes, it goes well into the night for as much

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gaming as your little eyes can stand.”

BASHCon hours are 5 p.m. to midnight Feb. 18, 9 a.m. to midnight Feb. 19 and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 20.

Admission is $10 per day or $15 for the weekend. UT students, faculty and staff get in free with ID. Tournaments carry a nominal fee.

All ages are welcome, but kids must be accompanied by an adult.

For more information and a complete list of activities, visit www.bashcon.com. O

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“It just really clicked,” Binkowski said.

“We’re four different individuals but we fit together really well ... [being in the band] feels like home.”

Binkowski said being in a band of all women is empowering.

“We can talk about anything,” Binkowski said. “We all have different personalities, but a mutual respect for each other.”

Binkowski said it’s a challenge to market No Excuses because they all have full-time jobs. Also, Bame lives in Columbus, so it’s hard to schedule rehearsals. But she said they are creating a niche for themselves and play wherever they can.

Flying Joe manager Becky Ohm agreed to the No Excuses show when she ran into Binkowski at Lourdes College, where Binkowski works.

No Excuses will be at the coffee shop on Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. for the all-ages show. O — Matt Liasse

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There is an excuse for people to go to The Flying Joe in Perrysburg in addition to a flying bean mocha or a raspberry white chocolate scone.

On Feb. 25, the coffee shop at Levis Commons will sponsor live music from No Excuses, a four-piece band consisting of Lisa Binkowski as songwriter, guitarist and lead vocalist; Deb Dickerson on drums; Merri Bame also on vocals; and Suzanne Jeanette on piano.

This show will be the first time the band has played at a coffeehouse, but Binkowski said she’s thrilled with the gig.

“I think it’s a good venue,” Binkowski said. “You want to play at a place where people will listen.”

Binkowski said she likes when the audience not only enjoys the sound of the band, but listens to what the songs say as well. She said she wants the lyrics she writes to “strike a chord with people,” which is why she is looking forward to the coffeehouse gig.

Binkowski described her band as eclectic and folk with lyrics that are stories put to music.

“We want to share music, share the stories to anyone who listens,” Binkowski said.

The band’s name came from the original song, “No Excuses.”

“It can take on a lot of different meanings,” Binkowski said. She said the band name primarily talks about how there are no excuses for the injustices of the world.

No Excuses formed more than two years ago. Friends Binkowski and Dickerson had both been in bands before when they got together with the idea to sing. Binkowski met Bame through a mutual friend at a Christmas party where they discovered their mutual love of singing.

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The International Vintage Guitar Collectors Association (IVGCA) is coming to Perrysburg Feb. 15-18 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Feb. 19 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event will take place at the Holiday Inn Express in Perrysburg, 10621 Fremont Pike.

IVGCA brings guitar collectors together from across the world. The group is looking for all kinds of guitars and other instruments that might be in the community. At the event, the IVGCA will have a set of experts who will examine and make offers on items that individuals bring. They will consult their collector’s database to see if a buyer exists and how much the collector is willing to pay. Individuals that decide to sell their instruments will be paid on the spot. The experts will send the item to the collector at their expense.

Matthew Enright, vice president of media relations, said, “This is a great event for an individual who wants to sell their vintage guitar to a collector or hobbyist. We basically work as a liaison if a collector wants to purchase a guitar. It makes the process a lot easier for both the seller and buyer.”

The IVGCA hosts these events across the world-searching for collectors. It travels to the United States, Canada and Europe making

around 700 stops on its world tour.

“We buy around 80 percent of the guitars that are brought to us,” Enright said. “Guitars are our main focus, but we also purchase other items such as drum sets, amps, flutes, banjos, saxophones and all other types of musical instruments.”

Tyler Kelly, public relations director, said, “Our company is a frontrunner in this industry. We work with thousands of collectors around the country. Our collectors allow us to make an offer on every item we come across.

James Hetfield, lead singer of Metallica recently purchased a 1960 Gibson Les Paul Sunburst for $285,000. We have great ways of connecting the community with our collectors. Our people are well-trained and very knowledgeable. We look for all types of instruments, new or old. If it plays, it pays!”

“Individuals should look through their house to see if they have a small fortune lying around.

You would be shocked on what some of these guitars are worth,” Enright said. “You do not need an appointment and there is no limit to the amount of items you bring to be evaluated.”

For further information on the International Vintage Guitar Collectors Association call (217) 726-7590 or visit online at www.ivgca.com. O — Nicki Pfefferle

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New acquisitions TMA features two new glass artworks.

By Kristen Criswell Toledo Free Press Special Sections Editor krapin@toledofreepress.com

Toledo Museum of Art (TMA) recently purchased two glass sculptures for its collection: “Pyramid” by German artist Josepha GaschMuche and “Blizzard Amulet Basket” by Canadian artist Laura Donefer.

The museum is always trying to add pieces to its collection that fill gaps and bring in new ideas and these two pieces do that, said JuttaAnnette Page, TMA curator of glass and decorative arts.

“I always look for the highly unusual things for our museum. I don’t want people to come here and see what they can see anywhere,” Page said.

“Pyramid” was constructed with liquid crystal display (LCD) glass that was made for another purpose, so it addresses the issue of recycling in art, Page said.

“All of the pieces that we have [at the Glass Pavilion] are perfect vessels that have a purpose in itself. We’ve never addressed what you do with things that have been broken,” she said.

“Pyramid” looks different as viewers walk around the sculpture or change their height.

Made of colorless glass, the piece also reflects the artwork and colors around it.

“It’s just such a fascinating dichotomy of feeling when you look at it,” Page said. “It looks precious because it sparkles. It’s sharp when you look at it ... but it has a very tactile, very soft sort of feeling to it at the same time… it looks like the slivers are shattered ice that you see in the Antarctic. It’s cold, warm, soft and brittle. I think Gasch-Muche encompasses all of those qualities in this very simple

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“Blizzard Amulet Basket” is an unusual piece for Donefer, Page said. Inspired by a blizzard outside her home in Canada, Donefer made a completely white sculpture.

“She normally is brightly colored, so to have a work by her that is colorless and still have something that captures the essence of what her work is all about, is really important,” Page said. “It was probably a struggle for her to do, to come up with a work that is so very different than what she normally does.”

“Blizzard Amulet Basket” is a traditional glass-blown piece that also combines elements of flamework to it, Page said.

“Most artists are not sort of straddling several techniques as she is, with her combinations of flamework elements and blown vessels, as successfully,” she said.

Donefer worked at TMA as a visiting artist in the Guest Artist Pavilion Project in May 2010.

She completed artwork at the museum, but “Blizzard Amulet Basket” was made elsewhere, Page said.

“Pyramid” is currently on display in Gallery 1 of the main museum building and “Blizzard Amulet Basket” is in Gallery 5 of the Glass Pavilion.

Eventually both sculptures will reside in the Glass Pavilion, Page said.

The pieces are the first by each artist acquired by the museum.

TMA is open Tuesdays to Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday noon to 6 p.m.

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New comic addresses African atrocities “Savage Beauty” No. 1, out this month from Moonstone Comics, offers something of a conundrum: “good girl” art with a conscience. This may be one of the very first times a comic that stars hot chicks also strives to raise awareness of atrocities committed by militants in African countries.

It’s a gutsy move, in a way, but the book also sends some weird, mixed signals.

On the surface, “Savage Beauty” is about two jetsetting sisters who, in between photo-op assignments for a nature magazine, pose as jungle goddesses to right wrongs.

Now, right there, you’ve got a high-concept idea that might be good enough for most fans of T&A in comics, but, interestingly, there’s a real-life component to the story that somewhat deflates that sexy setup. The sisters go up against the “People’s Liberation Army” of an African nation whose stock-in-trade is murderous raids and selling young girls for sex to foreign gunrunners. This mildly stereotypical element brings the whole scenario into a different light and may throw a cold compress on the heated

brows of comic fans who seek out titles with scantily clad women.

The book’s gutsy because while “Savage Beauty” may just shoot itself in the foot with the dichotomies it presents, it may also be praised as an innovation.

José Massaroli’s art, though competent, tends towards the cartoony and unfortunately doesn’t wholly serve the more serious nature of the villains and their unholy acts. Mike Bullock’s script is smooth, though, and this helps the story sail right along, perhaps even a bit too swiftly. In all, it’s a diverse package but also something of a jumble in the jungle — one isn’t quite sure how to feel about it. Can you ogle the chicks in leopard-skin bikinis while having your consciousness raised about sex slaves and murder in impoverished African states?

For those readers who are moved to do something about the real-world atrocities, there’s another bucket of cold water in the form of an announcement of how to donate to an organization that seeks to end the reign of a real African warlord and his army. O — Jim Beard

‘Bloody Poetry’ examines lives, loves of literary legends Bowling Green State University has recently become a hotbed for free love and radical politics. I’m not talking about the return of the 1960s, but the university’s production of Howard Brenton’s renowned play “Bloody Poetry.” The show, which examines the lives and loves of romantic literary figures Lord Byron, Claire Clairemont, Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Shelley, is set to open in the Joe E. Brown Theatre, located in University Hall, on Feb. 17.

The production features Cassie Guion as Mary Shelley, Jeffrey Sneed as Percy Bysshe Shelley, Kendra Jo Brook as Claire Clairemont, Brent Winzek as Lord Byron, Kerbie Minor as Harriet Westbrook, and JD Caudill as Dr. William Polidori. Jonathan Chambers is directing.

For Chambers, this production is more than a labor of love; it’s the culmination of a romance that has been brewing for decades.

“I first became aware of the piece in grad school, nearly 20 years ago. The thing that first struck me about it was that these figures were flesh and blood, they had vitality,” Chambers said. “The thing that has hit me recently is just how young they were, which didn’t seem like such a big deal when I first read the play, perhaps because I was younger then myself. I have also become more aware

of just how much Mary Shelley changes throughout the play.”

Chambers, who is currently an associate professor in the Department of Theatre and Film, has taught at BGSU for 10 years, covering subjects such as criticism and theory, and acting. He received his M.F.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University and a doctorate from Southern Illinois University. Past directing credits include “Quiet in the Land,” “Polaroid Stories” and “The Importance of Being Ernest,” to name a few.

“I think the most interesting thing about this piece is the juxtaposition between these people’s ideals and their truly deplorable actions. It looks at the limits of poetry and asks the question, what does it mean to live a life of love and freedom? I’m not sure that they really succeed, but it is compelling to watch them try. The play offers a really nice discussion that speaks to anyone.”

“Bloody Poetry” runs Feb. 17 through 19 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 19 and 20 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults and $9 for students and seniors. Ticket purchases made on the day of the show include a $3 surcharge.

For more information, call (419) 372-2719 or visit www.bgsu.edu. O — John Dorsey

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Remembering Bob Marley Inspirations from the Reggae master.

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caught Bob Marley’s fire sometime in high school, easy skankin’ to the early ska and reggae rhythms of Marley and some of the original Wailers — Bunny Livingston, Peter Tosh and Junior Braithwaite and vocalists the I Threes. Living as ghetto youth in Trenchtown Jamaica, the group would play music and soccer amidst the poverty and political instability.

“Sometimes we had no food and we would wake up in the middle of the night from the sounds of our empty bellies, so we would just start to sing, and sing all day,” recalled fellow island musician Garth Dennis.

Bob Marley and the STACY Wailers went from hearing their songs blasted from a loudspeaker in the Kingston neighborhood to being named “Band of the Year” by Rolling Stone in 1976. “Exodus” was named “Album of the Century” by Time Magazine (1999). Bob Marley was awarded the Peace Medal of the Third World from the United Nations (1978) and ranked eleventh “Greatest Artist of All Time” by Rolling Stone (2004). “One Love” was named song of the millennium by the BBC — and happens to be tattooed on my foot.

One Marley biography states why he is a legend: “[Marley’s story] embodies political repression, metaphysical and artistic insights, gangland warfare and various periods of mystical wilderness ... to westerners, Bob’s apocalyptic truths prove inspirational and life-changing; in the Third World his impact goes much further.

Not just among Jamaicans, but also the Hopi Indians of New Mexico and the Maoris of New Zealand, in Indonesia and India, and especially in those parts of West Africa from which slaves

were plucked and taken to the New World, Bob is seen as a redeemer figure returning to lead this.”

Although Marley said, “I’ll never be a politician or even thing political ... I just deal with life and nature. Those are the greatest things to me,” his role in Jamaican politics, by default, was as peacemaker. At the “One Love Peace Concert” in 1978, Marley called the leaders of violently opposing Jamaican political parties on stage (Manley and Seaga). He joined their hands together, clasped in his own, and raised them above his had to show the people that unity and love, a better way, was possible.

Marley’s message is that each person’s rights and power is our own hands, and we don’t need to be educated or a politician to make change, “We don’t have education, we have inspiration. If I was educated I’d be a damn fool.”

When Marley sang and danced in a radiant frenzy on stage, he went into a trance and was a living channel for

the Spirit. This energy, and his stunningly handsome physique, captured the heart and soul of everyone that saw or heard him, and continues to do so 30 years after his death. As we remember Bob Marley near the 66th anniversary of his birth (Feb. 6), we remember some of his most heartwarming, uplifting and loving words, and share his vision of One World, One Love.

“Lively up yourself ... Make way for a positive day, cause it’s a new day ... Truth is the light, so you never give up the fight ... We come together to overcome the little trouble, so dry your tears I say ... Don’t worry, about a thing. Every little thing is gonna be all right ... One love, one heart, let’s get together and feel all right…There’s a natural mystic flowing through the air. If you listen carefully now you will hear ... ” O

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f there’s one thing the motion picture academy wants viewers to know, it’s “You’re Invited.”

With this year’s mantra, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is poised to make the 83rd Oscars the most interactive in its history.

“It’s a very core mission of the Academy to reach as many people who love movies and are interested in movies as possible,” said Ric Robertson, the Academy’s executive administrator, in an interview with Toledo Free Press Star.

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By joining Facebook three years ago, Twitter last fall and JAMES A. utilizing the official website, the Academy, which was started in the late 1920s, is keeping up with burgeoning technology.

In coordination with ABC and Oscar.com, the Academy is developing an iPad-based application, which will allow viewers to interact with the Academy Awards on Feb. 27, Robertson said. The iPad app will launch Feb. 22. Oscar.com also has similar functionality and allows viewers to go behind-the-scenes at the awards show.

Camera access for the evening includes the backstage “Thank You” camera. For $4.99, sub-

Academy Awards puts interactive theme to the test

scribers of the “All Access” pass can view eight red carpet cameras, which include 360-degree, controllable cameras, and another dozen in and around the Kodak Theatre, including the press room.

“As a viewer at home, you’re going to see much more of the action than anyone just attending the show,” Robertson said.

Other features on Oscar. com include the “Play Along” game, where visitors answer trivia questions and predict what will happen throughout the evening to gain the most points.

“It’s still all about the show but we want to create a more engaging experience for the fans,” said Janet Weiss, director of marketing for the Academy.

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Younger audience

“We recognize that the viewing experience for TV in general has changed,” Weiss said. “We need to bring an experience to them whereever they are.”

A more interactive show is also a push to reach out to “the younger audience that loves films,” she said. “We need to remind younger audiences that aren’t watching a lot of television” about the

Academy Awards, she said.

To that end, the Academy partnered with MTV’s college channel mtvU to find a red carpet correspondent. Now in its third year, the competition searches for an up-and-coming college journalist to interview nominees and stars on the red carpet on Oscar Sunday.

Ceremony producers took to the theme by inviting a children’s chorus, whose videos on YouTube have gone viral, to perform during the show.

Fifth graders who make up the Public School 22 chorus in Staten Island, New York, will perform “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”

One thing Weiss wants people to know about the Oscars: “They have to be watching live. This really is a social event.”

Voting

While the awards like Best Picture are not voted on by the public, the Academy is giving fans an opportunity to vote and influence the show.

With Designer Challenger (think “Project Runway: Oscars Edition”), 10 up-and-coming designers compete to have their dress and model featured during the ceremony. The winning designer will receive two tickets to attend the ceremony.

Voting for the winning design and model begins Feb. 16 on Oscar.com. Videos of the competition will also appear on the site. O Toledo Free Press Star Lead Designer James A. Molnar blogs about all things Oscar at TheGoldKnight.com.

His column will appear online and in print periodically.

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The Match

Jeff McGinnis breaks down the head-to-head races, predicts the champions

Best Actor

vs.

Best Supporting Actor

vs.

“The King’s Speech” “The Social Network”

Colin Firth

vs.

James Franco

Christian Bale

Geoffrey Rush

We can pretty easily narrow this race down to two, although the lingering chance of a “True Grit” upset remains. “The King’s Speech” is a more traditional entertainment, in a very Oscarfriendly style (period British costume drama). All signs point to a “King’s” victory — a decision that will greatly sadden me.

Prediction: “The King’s Speech”

No need to beat around the bush — Colin Firth (“The King’s Speech”). Ceremony co-host James Franco (“127 Hours”) might be the spoiler, but Firth has won all the prizes leading up to Oscar night.

Prediction: Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech”

The dark horse is Geoffrey Rush’s work in “The King’s Speech,” but little has dissuaded people from leaning toward Christian Bale’s performance in “The Fighter.”

He’s long been one of Hollywood’s best actors, and a win would be seen as a minor redemption story.

Prediction: Christian Bale, “The Fighter”

Best Director

Best Actress

Best Supporting Actress

vs.

Tom Hooper

vs.

David Fincher

Natalie Portman

vs.

Annette Bening

Melissa Leo

Hailee Steinfeld

Tom Hooper (“The King’s Speech”) won the Director’s Guild award, which almost always signals a lock for a win in this category. Should-be winner David Fincher (“The Social Network”) will have to wait for another year for a consolation Oscar.

Prediction: Tom Hooper, “The King’s Speech”

Maybe, maybe, Annette Bening (“The Kids Are All Right”) would be the upset contender, if the movie had any momentum behind it. But it doesn’t. Natalie Portman (“Black Swan”) has won every major award before this, and she certainly deserves the statue.

Prediction: Natalie Portman, “Black Swan”

Melissa Leo (“The Fighter”) has been the front-runner for some time, and the biggest threat may be her co-star Amy Adams. If they split the vote, young Hailee Steinfeld (“True Grit”) could take the trophy. I’ll stick with Leo for now.

Prediction: Melissa Leo, “The Fighter”

Animated Feature

Best Adapted Screenplay

Best Original Screenplay

vs.

“Toy Story 3”

“The Illusionist”

The dark horse may be “The Illusionist,” but nothing has broken Pixar’s well-deserved hold on this prize the past three years — make it four.

Prediction: “Toy Story 3”

vs.

“The Social Network”

vs.

The Coen Brothers’ “True Grit” remains a strong contender for top prize and may pull an upset here. But Aaron Sorkin’s work for “The Social Network” was a primary reason for the movie’s success.

Prediction: “The Social Network” (Aaron Sorkin)

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Prediction: “The King’s Speech” (David Seidler)

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Prizes for the raffle include a TV, jewelry and a week at a condo in Orlando, Fla. More than 25 local restaurants are donating food and volunteering their time. From BBQ to sushi, a variety of foods will be offered.

With no set program or schedule, guests can mingle and roam between different areas throughout the evening.

“Not only do people think it’s a great event for the community, people know it’s a great cause to be attending for,” Tienvieri said.

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Best and worst Oscar fashions of the decade

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Fashion is a big part of our culture. We are a visual society that has an opinion on what we see. As we all know, the Oscars is not a typical awards show; it is over-the-top in the best way possible — that includes the red carpet. Producers announced in January that the red carpet arrivals show would be extended from 30 to 90 minutes. The expanded coverage will accent the show like the perfect pair of shoes does to a gorgeous outfit. It just makes sense.

As for what to expect on the red carpet, I am predicting a lot of bold and beautiful gowns in a variety of colors. There will be some black staples, but also some rich gem tones and a few pastels. I am hoping for a lot of fabulous shoes and a variety of jewelry toperfectly accent the women’s gowns.

For the men, I expect to see a lot of timeless suits and tuxes. I want the men to be well-groomed and I hope the suits fit well.

1) Julia Roberts, Valentino Couture (2001): Julia Roberts looked simply classic in this Valentino Couture elegant black gown with white accents.

She truly looked like an Oscar winner and this dress stands out the most for me in the past decade.

2) Michelle Williams, Vera Wang (2006): Not everyone can look as stunning as Michelle Williams did in this unique mustard-hued dress by Vera Wang.

Williams looked absolutely beautiful.

3) Halle Berry, Elie Saab (2002): The 74th Academy Awards made history when the top acting awards went to two African Americans: Halle Berry and Denzel Washington. Berry’s extraordinary Elie Saab gown made fashion history with a specialty gown looking both classic and sexy.

Bottom 3 1) Diane Keaton, menswear?

(2004): Diane Keaton has absolutely no excuse for this poor decision. The illfitting menswear looked horrible and is at the top of my list for worst Oscar fashion for the decade.

2) Gwyneth Paltrow, Alexander McQueen (2002): Everything about Gwyneth Paltrow’s appearance on the 2002 Oscar red carpet was horribly wrong. The Alexander McQueen dress was see-through and did not flow well; her hair and jewelry looked misplaced on her and on the red carpet.

3) Bjork, Marjan Pejoski (2001): Obviously Bjork’s Marjan Pejoski swan dress had to be on this list because it is so crazy unique and totally inappropriate on the Oscar red carpet. She looked tacky.

My suggestions

Annette Bening: I hope she wears something with a bold color, like a rich gem tone, unlike the dark dress she wore at this year’s Golden Globes.

Nicole Kidman: Kidman almost always looks stunning on the red carpet with a variety of beautiful gowns on her red carpet record. My suggestion for her is to stay timeless in her outfit decision.

Jennifer Lawrence: I want her to wear a bold statement gown with a more subdued color, unlike the obnoxious pink dress at the SAG Awards. She is beautiful and I think this suggestion will make her stand out in a good way.

Natalie Portman: I would love to see her in a stunning classic black gown, much like the dress that Catherine Zeta-Jones wore when she won the Oscar at the 75th Academy Awards.

Michelle Williams: I have high expectations for Williams because she made my best-dressed list of the decade. I hope she wears something equally as elegant as her 2006 Vera Wang gown. My suggestion is for her to wear something vintage. O

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❑❑ “Black Swan” ❑❑ “The Fighter” ❑❑ “Inception” ❑❑ “The Kids Are All Right” ❑❑ “The King’s Speech” ✚ ★ ◆

❑❑ “127 Hours” ❑❑ “The Social Network” ❑❑ “Toy Story 3” ❑❑ “True Grit” ❑❑ “Winter’s Bone”

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Best Director

Best Adapted Screenplay

Best Original Screenplay

❑❑ Darren Aronofsky (“Black Swan”) ❑❑ David Fincher (“The Social Network”) ★ ◆ ❑❑ Tom Hooper (“The King’s Speech”) ✚ ❑❑ David O. Russell (“The Fighter”) ❑❑ Joel and Ethan Coen (“True Grit”)

❑❑ “127 Hours” ❑❑ “The Social Network” ✚ ★ ◆ ❑❑ “Toy Story 3” ❑❑ “True Grit” ❑❑ “Winter’s Bone”

❑❑ “Another Year” ❑❑ “The Fighter” ❑❑ “Inception” ◆ ❑❑ “The Kids Are All Right” ❑❑ “The King’s Speech” ✚ ★

Best Actor

Best Supporting Actor

Best Actress

Best Supporting Actress

❑❑ Javier Bardem (“Biutiful”) ❑❑ Jeff Bridges (“True Grit”) ❑❑ Jesse Eisenberg (“The Social Network”) ❑❑ Colin Firth (“The King’s Speech”) ✚ ★ ◆ ❑❑ James Franco (“127 Hours”)

❑❑ Christian Bale (“The Fighter”) ✚ ★ ◆ ❑❑ John Hawkes (“Winter’s Bone”) ❑❑ Jeremy Renner (“The Town”) ❑❑ Mark Ruffalo (“The Kids Are All Right”) ❑❑ Geoffrey Rush (“The King’s Speech”)

❑❑ Annette Bening (“The Kids Are All Right”) ❑❑ Nicole Kidman (“Rabbit Hole”) ❑❑ Jennifer Lawrence (“Winter’s Bone”) ❑❑ Natalie Portman (“Black Swan”) ✚ ★ ◆ ❑❑ Michelle Williams (“Blue Valentine”)

❑❑ Amy Adams (“The Fighter”) ❑❑ Helena Bonham Carter (“The King’s Speech”) ❑❑ Melissa Leo (“The Fighter”) ✚ ★ ❑❑ Hailee Steinfeld (“True Grit”) ◆ ❑❑ Jacki Weaver (“Animal Kingdom”)

Best Animated Feature

Best Art Direction

Best Cinematography

Best Costume Design

❑❑ “How to Train Your Dragon” ❑❑ “The Illusionist” ❑❑ “Toy Story 3” ✚ ★ ◆

❑❑ “Alice in Wonderland” ❑❑ “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I” ❑❑ “Inception” ❑❑ “The King’s Speech” ✚ ★ ◆ ❑❑ “True Grit”

❑❑ “Black Swan” ❑❑ “Inception” ❑❑ “The King's Speech” ✚ ❑❑ “The Social Network” ❑❑ “True Grit” ◆ ★

❑❑ “Alice in Wonderland” ◆ ❑❑ “I Am Love” ❑❑ “The King’s Speech” ✚ ★ ❑❑ “The Tempest” ❑❑ “True Grit”

Best Film Editing

Best Makeup

Best Original Score

Best Original Song

❑❑ “Black Swan” ❑❑ “The Fighter” ❑❑ “The King’s Speech” ❑❑ “127 Hours” ❑❑ “The Social Network” ✚ ★ ◆

❑❑ “Barney's Version” ❑❑ “The Way Back” ❑❑ “The Wolfman” ✚ ★ ◆

❑❑ “How to Train Your Dragon” ❑❑ “Inception” ◆ ❑❑ “The King's Speech” ★ ❑❑ “127 Hours” ❑❑ “The Social Network” ✚

❑❑ “Coming Home” from “Country Strong” ❑❑ “I See the Light” from “Tangled” ✚ ◆ ❑❑ “If I Rise” from “127 Hours” ❑❑ “We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3” ★

Best Sound Editing

Best Sound Mixing

Best Visual Effects

Best Foreign Language Film

❑❑ “Inception” ✚ ★ ◆ ❑❑ “Toy Story 3” ❑❑ “TRON: Legacy” ❑❑ “True Grit” ❑❑ “Unstoppable”

❑❑ “Inception” ✚ ❑❑ “The King's Speech” ◆ ❑❑ “Salt” ❑❑ “The Social Network” ★ ❑❑ “True Grit”

❑❑ “Alice in Wonderland” ❑❑ “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I” ❑❑ “Hereafter” ❑❑ “Inception” ✚ ★ ◆ ❑❑ “Iron Man 2”

❑❑ “Biutiful” (Mexico) ✚ ❑❑ “Dogtooth”(Greece) ❑❑ “Incendies” (Canada) ★ ❑❑ “In a Better World” (Denmark) ❑❑ “Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)” (Algeria) ◆

Best Documentary Feature

Best Documentary Short

Best Animated Short

Best Live-Action Short

❑❑ “Exit Through the Gift Shop” ✚ ❑❑ “Gasland” ❑❑ “Inside Job” ★ ❑❑ “Restrepo” ◆ ❑❑ “Waste Land”

❑❑ “Killing in the Name” ❑❑ “Poster Girl” ✚ ❑❑ “Strangers No More” ★ ◆ ❑❑ “Sun Come Up” ❑❑ “The Warriors of Qiugang”

❑❑ “Day & Night” ✚ ★ ❑❑ “The Gruffalo” ◆ ❑❑ “Let’s Pollute” ❑❑ “The Lost Thing” ❑❑ “Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)”

❑❑ “The Confession” ❑❑ “The Crush” ❑❑ “God of Love” ◆ ❑❑ “Na Wewe” ★ ❑❑ “Wish 143” ✚

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What’s what, where and when in NW Ohio

Compiled by Whitney Meschke Events are subject to change.

MUSIC The Ark This small venue offers a showcase for lesser-known acts.

316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor. (734) 761-1451, (734) 761-1800 or www.theark.org.

O Buckwheat Zydeco: 8 p.m. Feb. 16, $20.

O Rory Block: 8 p.m. Feb. 17, $17.50.

O The Good Lovelies: 8 p.m. Feb. 18, $15.

O Storytelling Festival: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19, $20.

O Storytelling for Kids: 1 p.m. Feb. 20, $10.

O Cheryl Wheeler: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20, $25.

O Bobby Long: 8 p.m. Feb. 21, $15.

O John Pointer: 8 p.m. Feb. 22, free.

O The Asylum Street Spankers: 8 p.m. Feb. 24, $17.50.

O BreakFEST, featuring Kevin Burke, Stephen Rush, Duck Baker, Creole du Nord: 7 p.m. Feb. 25, $30.

Basin St. Grille This Toledo standby has been revived with more than 20 different flavors of martinis and live, local music. 5201 Monroe St. (419) 843-5660.

O Stephen Woolley, Suburban Soul: Feb. 16.

O Tom Turner, SlowBurn: Feb. 17.

O Acoustic Buddha, Kevin Russell: Feb. 18.

O Andrew Ellis, Lucky Lemon: Feb. 19.

O Jeff Stewart: Feb. 23.

O Tom Turner, SlowBurn: Feb. 24.

O Distant Cousinz, Scott Fish: Feb. 25.

The Blarney Irish Pub Catch local acts while taking in the pub’s modern Irish and American fare. 601 Monroe St. (419) 418-2339 or www. theblarneyirishpub.com.

O Nathan Cogan: Feb. 17.

O The Earregulars: Feb. 18.

O Tru Brew: Feb. 19.

O Dave Carpenter: Feb. 24.

O Jeff Stewart & the 25s: Feb. 25.

Blind Pig A variety of rock, soul, pop and alternative acts perform at this bar. 208 S. First St., Ann Arbor. $3-$20 unless noted.

(734) 996-8555 or blindpigmusic.com.

O The Vagrant Symphony, Little Island Lake, Nathan K., Nicole P’simer: 9:30 p.m. Feb. 16.

O Mazinga, Bantha Fodder, F****n A: 9:30 p.m. Feb. 17.

O Shigeto, Freddy Todd, K@Dog, Shadow Attack, Jaws That Bite: 9:30 p.m. Feb. 18.

O Chris Webby, Gameboi, the DSB: 8 p.m. Feb. 19 (rescheduled from Feb. 2).

O Badfish, Scotty Don’t: 9 p.m. Feb. 22.

O Secret Cities, Autumn Rhapsody: 9:30 p.m. Feb. 23.

O The Graveyard Kids, London Homecide, Killer Night Out: 9:30 p.m. Feb. 24.

O DJ Lamont: Tuesdays.

O Devious: Thursdays (also open mic night)-Saturdays.

Club Soda

9 p.m. Feb. 18.

This university hot spot from back in the day hosts entertainment Fridays and Saturdays. 3922 Secor Road. (419) 473-0062 or www.toledoclubsoda.com.

O East River Drive: Feb. 18-19.

O The Bridges: Feb. 25-26.

Bronze Boar

The Distillery

Be sure to check out this Warehouse District tavern’s namesake, overhead near the entrance. 20 S. Huron St. (419) 244-2627 or www.bronzeboar.com.

O Jerod: Wednesdays and Thursdays.

O Open mic night with Chris Knopp: Mondays.

O Karaoke: Tuesdays.

O Swamp Kings: Feb. 18.

O Dave Carpenter & the Jaeglers: Feb. 19.

O Crucial 420: Feb. 25.

Karaoke is offered Tuesdays, but paid entertainers rock out Wednesdays-Saturdays. 4311 Heatherdowns Blvd. (419) 382-1444 or www.thedistilleryonline.com.

O Nathan Cogan: Feb. 16 and 23.

O The Bridges: Feb. 17-19.

O 9 Lives: Feb. 24-26.

Consider hopping the Detroit River for this casino’s entertainment offerings. Ticket prices, in Canadian dollars, are for the cheapest seats; attendees must be 19 or older. Caesars Windsor Colosseum, 377 Riverside Drive East, Windsor, Ontario. (800) 991-7777 or www.caesarswindsor.com.

O Goo Goo Dolls, Steven Page: 8 p.m. Feb. 20, $35.

Cheetah’s Den A different band performs each week. 702 E. Broadway St. (419) 754-1903.

O The Godfathers, the Sights, the Frosting: 9 p.m. Feb. 19.

O The Toasters, Polka Floyd, El Blanco Diablo: 8 p.m. Feb. 20.

O Close Your Eyes; Lower Than Atlantis; Us, From Outside; For What Its Worth, This Is a Lifetime: 5 p.m. Feb. 21.

O The Separation Tree, Goodbye Blue Skies, Fate of Orion, Tranquil: 9 p.m. Feb. 25.

Dégagé Jazz Café

2012 Adams St. (419) 243-1900.

O Deja D’Delatarro and Felaciana Thunderpussy: Thursdays-Saturdays.

Caesars Windsor

Sound, Last but Not Least: 6 p.m. Feb. 17.

O Mac Miller, Tolly, Campus Hustlers, Sub Par, Raine Wilder:

Signature drinks, such as pumpkin martinis, plus live local jazz performers. 301 River Road, Maumee. $5 weekends for cafe seating. (419) 794-8205 or www.degagejazzcafe.com.

O Gene Parker & Friends: 7-10 p.m. Feb. 16 and 23.

O David Lux: 7-10 p.m. Feb. 17.

O Paul Vornhagen: 7:30-11:30 p.m. Feb. 18-19.

O Eric Dickey: 6-9 p.m. Feb. 22 and, with the Scott Potter Group, 7:30-11:30 p.m. Feb. 25-26.

O Jason Quick: 7-10 p.m. Feb. 24.

Bretz Bar

O Time & Distance, Sea of Bears, a Silent Echo, Revanent

French Quarter J. Pat’s Pub Live entertainment after 9:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays. Holiday Inn French Quarter, 10630 Fremont Pike, Perrysburg.

(419) 874-3111 or www.hifq.com.

O Colin Dussault Acoustic Side Project: Feb. 18-19.

O Logan Wells and Tim Tucker: Feb. 25-26.

Ice Restaurant & Bar This local, family-owned enterprise offers food, drinks and music in a sleek atmosphere. 405 Madison Ave. (419) 2463339 or icerestaurantandbar.com.

O Ronn Daniels: 8 p.m. Feb. 18.

O Dan and Don: 8 p.m. Feb. 19.

O The Berlin Brothers: 8 p.m. Feb. 25.

Kerrytown Concert House

Serving blues and similar sounds, as well as bayoustyle grub. Levis Commons, 6140 Levis Commons Blvd., Perrysburg. (419) 931-3474 or fatfishfunnybonetoledo.com.

O Johnny Reed & the House Rockers: 9 p.m. Feb. 19.

O Colter Harper & Preach Freedom: 9:30 p.m. Feb. 25.

This venue focuses on classical, jazz and opera artists and music. 415 N. Fourth Ave., Ann Arbor. $5-$30, unless noted.

(734) 769-2999 or www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com.

O “Tell Me the Truth About Love,” songs of love by University of Michigan faculty and students: 8 p.m. Feb. 17.

O Available Jelly: 8 p.m. Feb. 18.

O Paul Finkbeiner’s Atmospheric Disturbance: 8 p.m. Feb. 19.

O Hot Club of Detroit with Cyrille Aimee: 8 p.m. Feb. 24.

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O Auto Tune karaoke hosted by Ian Thomas: 9 p.m. Mondays, free.

O Open mic night hosted by Larry Love: 9 p.m. Tuesdays, free.

This “slice of the Big Apple” in the Glass City provides entertainment most weekends. 1516 Adams St. (419) 243-6675 or www.manhattanstoledo.com.

O Vytas and Steve: 7-10 p.m. Wednesdays.

O Open mic with Bread and Butter: 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Mondays.

O Quick Trio: 6 p.m. Feb. 17.

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O Stonehouse: Feb. 18.

O Bourbon Street Band: Feb. 19.

O Cynthia Kaay Bennett: 6 p.m. Feb. 21.

O Tom Turner: 8 p.m. Feb. 22.

O Dick Lange Trio: 6 p.m. Feb. 24.

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O Anna Givens: 8 p.m. Feb. 16.

O Ernie Krivda: 9 p.m. Feb. 18.

O Kim Buehler: 9 p.m. Feb. 19 and 25.

O Clifford Murphy and Claude Black: 8

Mickey Finn’s A variety of genres to wash your drinks down with. Open mic nights, 9 p.m. Wednesdays, no cover; $5-$7 cover other nights.

602 Lagrange St. (419) 2463466 or www.mickeyfinnspub. com.

O Local music and film nights: 8 p.m. Thursdays in February, no cover.

O Boogie Matrix, Shank Bone: 8:30 p.m. Feb. 18.

O Sunlight Ascending, the Forest: 8:30 p.m. Feb. 19.

O Livin Garden, Man of Kin: 8:30 p.m. Feb. 21.

O Stonehouse: 8:30 p.m.

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Brown Bag Music Series

Eat that ham and swiss with a side of music. This week, College of Musical Arts students will sing selections from “Porgy & Bess.” Simpson Building, 1291 Conneaut Ave., Bowling Green.

(419) 354-6223 or www.bgohio.org/ departments/parks-and-recreation.

Feb. 20: Double feature for spring training!

4 p.m.: “The Pride of the Yankees” and 6:30 p.m.: “A League of Their Own”

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This club is a venue for music (and music lovers) of all types. 2567 W. Bancroft St. (419) 535-6664 or omnimidwest.com.

O Mr. Speed: 8 p.m. Feb. 18, $7.

O Frontiers: 8 p.m. Feb. 25, $7.

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“The Pride of the Yankees” stars Gary Cooper as famed baseball player Lou Gehrig in a touching story of love and loss. “A League of Their Own” stars Tom Hanks, Geena Davis and Madonna in the story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball teams of the WWII era. Tickets are $5 for adults, $2 for 18 and younger. Kids 5 and younger are free. Sponsored by the Adrian Kiwanis Club and Toledo Free Press Star. O

Ottawa Tavern Casual meals with weekend entertainment. 1815 Adams St. (419) 725-5483 or www.otavern.com.

O Poison Control Center: 10 p.m.

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O Whiskey Daredevils, Death by Rodeo: 10 p.m. Feb. 18.

O Wait, Wait … Don’t Touch Me: 8 p.m. Feb. 19.

O Good Morning Valentine with Nate Jones: 8 p.m. Feb. 25.

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Last Born Sons Band performs at 9 p.m. Thursdays; DJs take over on Fridays and Saturdays. 6648 Lewis Ave., Temperance, Mich. (734) 847-7222 or mtloonies.net.

A corner bar-type hangout with DJ-provided tunes on Saturday nights. 702 Monroe St. (419) 241-1118.

O Open mic with Jason Kelley: 9 p.m. Thursdays.

O Hip-Hop night: 9 p.m. Fridays.

Jazz — straight, smooth, bebop or traditional — all kinds are played here. 151 Water St. (419) 241-7732

Croswell Opera House, 129 E. Maumee St., Adrian

p.m. Feb. 22.

O Anna Givens: 8 p.m. Feb. 23.

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O East River Drive: 10 p.m. Feb. 26, $5.

The Village Idiot Tunes combined with pizza and booze, some would say it’s a perfect combination. 309 Conant St., Maumee. (419) 8937281, (419) 740-2395 or www.villageidiotmaumee.com.

O Old West End Records: Wednesdays.

O Mark Mikel: Friday afternoons and Tuesday nights.

O Bob Rex: Sunday afternoons.

O Frankie May, Ben Barefoot: Mondays.

O The Nu-Tones: Feb. 18.

O Kentucky Chrome: Feb. 19.

O Bobby May & Dry Bones Revival: Feb. 25.

Ronn Daniels performs weekly at this pub. 8-11 p.m.

Woodchucks The place to go for an eclectic mix of people and music. 224 S. Erie St. (419) 241-3045.

O Karaoke with Georgia Peach: Wednesdays.

O BEEF, Saturnine Hello, From the Depths, DJ Maxx Evil: Feb. 18.

O Missing, Dougouts, Deadbeat Moms: Feb. 19.

O After the Grave, Downspeed Adlevice: Feb. 24.

O Death Valley Dragline, Evangelicals, Smoke Theory, Highgears: Feb. 25.

Yeeha’s Country and rock with a little “Coyote Ugly” style. 3150 Navarre Ave., Oregon. (419) 691-8880 or www.yeehas.com.

O MAS FiNA: Feb. 18.

O Small Town Son: Feb. 19.

O Nashville Crush: Feb. 25.

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Jeff McDonald’s Big Band Revival Party 8 p.m. Thursdays, South Briar Restaurant, 5147 S. Main St., Sylvania. (419) 517-1111 or (419) 708-0265.

Jeff McDonald’s Big Band All Stars Dancing is encouraged. 8-10:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Trotter’s Tavern, 5131 Heatherdowns Blvd. (419) 381-2079 or (419) 708-0265.

The Polka Floyd Show This band’s been entertaining the area with its accordiontinged interpretation of Pink Floyd for years. 8 p.m. Feb. 19, Franciscan Theatre & Conference Center, Lourdes College, 6832 Convent Blvd., Sylvania. $10-$12. (419) 824-3999 or www.franciscancenter.org.

219 Time Machine Dancing demos will be offered, along with performing musicians and a private afterparty. 7 p.m. Feb. 19, Collingwood Arts Center, 2413 Collingwood Blvd. $20. (419) 280-3674, (419) 244-2787, www.collingwoodartscenter.org or www. kaylouise.com/219timemachine.html.

Chamber III Toledo Symphony members will perform Mozart’s Horn Quintet, Brahms’ Clarinet Sonata and Borodin’s String Quartet.

7 p.m. Feb. 20, Toledo Club, 235 14th St. $30-$35. (419) 2468000, (800) 348-1253 or www.toledosymphony.com.

the Lourdes College choirs, Scott High School Gospel Choir and David Carter Symphonic Choir, plus messages from community dignitaries and Lourdes administration. 5:30 p.m. Feb. 23, Franciscan Theatre & Conference Center, Lourdes College, 6832 Convent Blvd., Sylvania. (419) 8243999 or www.lourdes.edu.

Scholars of a Different Note This concert series features BGSU vocal and instrumental music students. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22, Wildwood Preserve Metropark Manor House, 5100 W. Central Ave. (419) 407-9700 or metroparkstoledo.com.

Kodo This Japanese drum group will explore the musical and spiritual uses of the instruments. 8 p.m. Feb. 23, University of Michigan, Hill Auditorium, 825 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor. $10-$52. (734) 764-2538 or ums.org.

The Peristyle’s Skinner organ will get a workout as the Toledo Symphony performs this work by Saint-Saens. 8 p.m. Feb. 25-26, Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle, 2445 Monroe St. $20-$50. (419) 246-8000, (800) 348-1253 or www.toledosymphony.com.

Broadway Show Stoppers

This foursome will perform a second in a series of three cycles of Schubert works (the last show is in April). 4 p.m. Feb. 20, University of Michigan, Rackham Auditorium, 915 E. Washington St., Ann Arbor. $24-$48. (734) 764-2538 or ums.org.

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Visual and audible arts combine for a new experience.

Great Gallery (unless noted), 2445 Monroe St. (419) 2558000 or toledomuseum.org.

O Sigma Alpha Iota Music Fraternity for Women: Feb. 20.

UT concerts The university’s music students and friends will perform the pieces they’ve been perfecting. (419) 530-2452, (419) 5302448 or www.utoledo.edu/as/music.

O Winter Choral Concert: 3 p.m. Feb. 20, Center for Performing Arts Recital Hall, Tower View Boulevard and West Campus Drive.

O Art Tatum Memorial Jazz Scholarship Concert featuring pianist Tad Weed: 8 p.m. Feb. 21, Center for Performing Arts Recital Hall, Tower View Boulevard and West Campus Drive. $3-$5.

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The Wolf welcomes Loretta Lynn!

The Wolf welcomes Country Music legend Loretta Lynn to the Stranahan Theater at 7:30 p.m. April 14 (her birthday!). Tickets go on sale this Saturday, Feb. 19 at 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster charge by phone 1-800-745-3000, or The Stranahan Theater box office (419) 381-8851. The concert is a Lone Wolf production. Stay tuned to 107.7 The Wolf to Beat the Box Office or you could win a pair of tickets now by e-mailing: thewolf@toledoradiogroup. com. Winner will be drawn Feb. 18 at 5 p.m.

The Organ Symphony

Toledo Swiss Singers present an evening with classic movie songs and a few tradition songs, under the direction of Micah Graber. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with authentic Swiss menu Ă la carte. Dance to the music of The Nite Hawks after the concert. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19, Oak Shade Hall, 3624 Seaman Road Oregon. $10. Ages 4-12, $4. Call Elaine for tickets (419) 206-0975.

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BGSU performances The university’s ensembles, choirs, quartets and more — and their friends — will present the music they’ve been perfecting.

Halls are located in Moore Musical Arts Center, Willard Drive and Ridge Street, Bowling Green. (419) 372-8171, (800) 5892224, (419) 372-8888 or www.bgsu.edu/colleges/music.

O Alan Smith, cello: 8 p.m. Feb. 16, Bryan Recital Hall.

O Brass ensembles: 8 p.m. Feb. 17, Bryan Recital Hall.

O Wind symphony: 8 p.m. Feb. 18, Kobacker Hall.

O Student jazz combos: 8 p.m. Feb. 22, Bryan Recital Hall.

O Faculty Composers’ Forum: 8 p.m. Feb. 23, Bryan Recital Hall.

O University and Concert bands: 8 p.m. Feb. 24, Kobacker Hall.

BGSU Planetarium shows This semester, the star gazers are focusing on shows that “connect astronomy and everyday life� that were created at the university. 8 p.m. Fridays and Tuesdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays; and

7:30 p.m. Sundays, Room 112, Physical Sciences Lab Building, near North College Drive and East Merry Avenue, Bowling Green. $1. (419) 372-8666 or physics.bgsu.edu/planetarium.

O “Dinosaur Light�: Universal tour in space and time.

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Clazel Theater

and historic equipment. 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. TuesdaysFridays, Wood County Historical Center & Museum, 13360 County Home Road, Bowling Green. $1-$4. (419) 352-0967 or www.woodcountyhistory.org.

Undergraduate Art & Design exhibition

This venue has been rocking BGSU students (and others) for years. 127 N. Main St., Bowling Green. (419) 353-5000 or www.clazel.net.

O Fire & Ice Red Cross benefit featuring Bourbon Street: 7 p.m. Feb. 18, $25-$20.

Students in BGSU’s School of Art will have their work, in all media, juried. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays (plus 6-9 p.m. Thursdays) and 1-4 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 27, Dorothy Uber Bryan and Willard Wankelman galleries, Fine Arts Center, between Ridge and Wooster streets, Bowling Green. (419) 372-8525 or art.bgsu.edu/galleries.

Gish Film Theater

For the LOVE of Art

Named in memory of Dorothy and Lillian Gish, this theater hosts screenings of international and arthouse movies and matinees of popular films of the past. BGSU’s Hanna Hall, East Wooster Street, Bowling Green. Free. (419) 372-4474 or www.bgsu.edu/gish.

O International Film Series: “YMCA Baseball Team,� 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24.

O Tuesdays at the Gish: “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert,� 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22.

Area high school students and recent grads are invited to enter this show/art walk with local businesses hosting displays. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 19, Pemberville Opera House, 115 Main St., and other venues in downtown Pemberville. (419) 287-3274, (877) 287-4848 or www.pembervilleoperahouse.org.

Grumpy Dave’s Comedy Nights This venue offers weekly humor-fests (maybe to make up for the crankiness). Above the Easy Street Cafe, 104 S. Main St., Bowling Green. $3-$5. www.grumpydavespub.com.

O Bruce Goodman, Bobby Dodds: Feb. 22.

Wood County Historical Center & Museum

Check out this rural jewel’s new exhibits and tour the museum and buildings to see blacksmith forge demonstrations

Make an Ivy Topiary A “happy brownie hour� will kick the evening off, then visitors will make green ornaments with provided supplies. 6-9 p.m. Feb. 17, Summer Kitchen Interiors, 4702 W. Route 6, Helena. $25. Register: (419) 638-4205 or www.summerkitcheninteriors.com.

“Bloody Poetry�

Historical characters such as Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Shelley and Claire Goodwin consider “ideas about radical politics and free love.� 8 p.m. Feb. 17-19 and 2 p.m. Feb. 19-20, Joe E. Brown Theatre, first floor of University Hall, East Wooster Street at South College Drive, Bowling Green. $9-$12.

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only performer to win AN Oscar for BEST ACTOR posthumously: Peter Finch, “Network.” (1976)

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While it’s sad that some people only choose to research their heritage during Black History Month, what truly saddens me is one of the cultures founded by African-Americans is displaying such an incredible amount of backsliding.

I must share my experience LIL with you.

On Sunday, Feb. 13, I was one of five judges at a rap battle. We were told that the two rappers each had three rounds to rap. The other judges were under the impression that the battle was to be won by the rapper who won the majority of the rounds. Since no one gave us any rules or guidelines, that thought process made the most sense.

The crowd favorite lost. The majority of the judges felt he lost the first two rounds by just

a few punchlines, and won the last round because the other rapper choked. He was very classy and respectful about the situation and took his loss like a man.

But others in the building weren’t so mature.

The panel of judges consisted of radio personalities and DJs. That means if we’re on the Internet, we’re probably working on our websites, networking with others in our field or building up our social networks.

We’re not spending countless hours watching battle rap competitions.

Battle rapping is considered underground, and as radio personalities and popular DJs, our niche is mainstream entertainment.

Since no one gave us any kind of eligibility requirements, we wouldn’t know that if a rapper chokes, he automatically loses the battle. But the jury is still out on that statement anyway.

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Battle Rap weakens Hip-Hop culture.

The building went from being an outlet for a friendly competition to four walls filled with derogatory slurs, disrespectful banter and an overall display of ignorance. All of a sudden, the same judge that you consider a legend is soft and not “real.” The same radio personality you embraced is now “fake.” And the same people who just came to have a good time are afraid that they will get caught in the chaos and won’t be able to escape. Just because your favorite rapper lost? Really?

Is this the way you want Hip-Hop to be portrayed? When Toledo artists can come together and organize a charity event like Dunkin’ for Donations, or present an artist showcase like Best of the Midwest with no violence or complications, why would you risk the stellar reputation of Toledo Hip-Hop by allowing your anger to speak for you? The saddest part is that the actual rappers were calm.

That building will never host a rap battle again, I guarantee. This is not the Toledo HipHop that needs to be exposed, but perhaps by taking a long look at the company you keep, you will make better decisions for your career and reputation. Because when everyone calms down, and people reflect on that night, you don’t want to be remembered as the reason Toledo Hip-Hop is failing.

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This is not the Toledo Hip-Hop that needs to be exposed, but perhaps by taking a long look at the company you keep, you will make better decisions for your career and reputation.

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But what do I know, right? I’m just lilD, the girl with the smart mouth. You believe that because your self-esteem isn’t high, and it’s impossible to be “real” with someone who hasn’t been “real” with him/herself.

Frederick Douglass spoke in Toledo in 1864 in front of a packed crowd. Sojourner Truth was in the audience, and Douglass brought her on stage to speak as well.

After what just happened in Toledo, they’re probably rolling over in their graves. O E-mail lilD at star@toledofreepress.com.

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“Fifth Third has a commitment to all of its customers. This is supportive of our African-American community and is also historical,” said Karen Fraker, senior vice president at Fifth Third. “These historical figures contributed amazing things and the average person may not know about them.”

Fifth Third wanted to highlight one individual a day, but the MIX 95.7 was already working on a similar idea, so one figure will be featured each

hour during February, Fraker said.

In addition to spotlighting different African-Americans, Fifth Third is sponsoring a promotion to give away a $50 MasterCard gift card each day to a MIX listener. The daily winners will automatically be entered to win $1,000 at the end of the month.

Fifth Third will also give $5,300 to one African-American focused charity of the winner’s choosing. Fifth Third has partnered with radio stations in all of its markets to host similar promotions, Fraker said. O — Kristen Criswell

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Way Library to show Iranian film ‘Color of Paradise’ The Way Public Library in Perrysburg continues its Art & Foreign Film series with the 1999 film, “The Color of Paradise.”

Mohammad is an 8-year-old blind boy at Tehran’s Institute for the Blind, joyfully returning to his home in a tiny village for summer vacation. The boy is unaware that his father, a widower, has intentions to disown him to win the hand — and the dowry — of a local woman.

This Persian-language film with English subtitles will be shown at 7 p.m. Feb. 18 in the main level auditorium of the library. No reservations required. Admission and refreshments are free. The library is located at 101 E. Indiana Avenue in Perrysburg. For further information call (419) 874-3135.

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The Way Library continues its Katherine Hepburn-James Stewart film festival on Feb. 20 with the 1952 film “The African Queen.” Hepburn is a Bible-thumping spinster and Humphrey Bogart a harddrinking steamer captain in World War I Africa.

Bogart offers her safe passage and she persuades him to destroy a German gunboat blocking the British advance.

The film starts at 2 p.m. in the lower level auditorium of the library. No reservations required.

Admission and refreshments are free. There will be a guest speaker for the film and a brief discussion will follow the viewing. The library is located at 101 East Indiana Ave. in Perrysburg. Call (419) 8743135 for further information. O — Staff Reports

9th Congressional District Invitational Art Exhibition winners St. Ursula Academy senior Carolyn Sharkey was the Congressional Art Competition winner at the 9th Congressional District Invitational Art Exhibition for her photograph “Ghosts.”

Sharkey’s photograph will hang in the Capitol in Washington D.C. for a year alongside artwork from the student winners in other congressional districts.

Sharkey also received two airline tickets to attend the opening event for the exhibit in Washington as well as a $150 savings bond.

Runners-up Kirsten Long of Bowsher, and Megan McVicker of Bowsher, will have their artwork displayed in Marcy Kaptur’s district office for the year as well as receive a $100 savings bond.

Starting in 2006 a new category was added to the competition for commercial art and surface design, Congressional Design. Marisa Mann of Whitmer, won this award and will have her artwork displayed on a short run of Libbey glassware.

Area colleges — University of Toledo, Bowling Green State University, Lourdes College and Oberlin College — awarded their own honors at the exhibition as well. Winners were announced Feb. 13 during a special reception.

The student artwork will be on display to the public at One Seagate in the Fifth Third Bank Lobby through Feb. 20.

The Congressional Art Competition started in 1982 to promote the artistic talents of young constituents. This year, 73 students from 16 area high schools participated in the competition locally. O

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Smooth Glass Smooth Jazz at Toledo Museum of Art Smooth Glass Smooth Jazz, a fundraiser planned by the Toledo Museum of Art’s Committee for Cultural Diversity, will be held from 5:30–9:30 p.m. Feb. 25, at the Glass Pavilion. The evening of entertainment features beer and wine tastings, scrumptious appetizers and live jazz.

Hear music by the Toledo School for the Arts Urban Jazz Collective from 5:30–6:30 p.m. and the Kalvin Hughes Trio from 7–9 p.m. Tickets, $30 for members/$35 for nonmembers, can be purchased by calling (419) 255-8000, ext. 7432, or at the door. O — Staff Reports

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t really is time for Avril Lavigne to let someone else do the lion’s share of the songwriting for her.

The Canadian songster has long been criticized for her writing, considered far and away the weakest of her considerable talents. But instead of progressing and evolving past the criticism, those problems come front and center JEFF with “Goodbye Lullaby,” her upcoming fourth studio album, which will be released March 8.

Anyone enticed into buying the LP by her light and bouncy single “What the Hell” will probably be disappointed by the record’s actual contents.

“What the Hell” may be a by-the-numbers and unimaginative piece of girl-power rock pabulum, but at least it has a couple of hooks and some energy behind it, something most of the rest of “Goodbye Lullaby” sorely lacks.

I’m not saying I require a pop singer to only be happy-go-lucky and up-tempo in every track.

But if you’re going to try and be deep, you should actually aim for the adult end of the swimming pool. Most every song on “Lullaby” is a variation on only a handful of basic themes — simplistic longing, rebellion, letting go, etc. — to the point that, by the end, the listener is more worn out by repetition than won over.

The first two tracks, “Black Star” and the aforementioned “What the Hell,” seem to set the stage for an experience that balances the lyrical and poetic with standard pop sensibilities. But as “Lullaby” progresses, the songs become less and less memorable. “Black Star” may be short and simple, but at least it’s still pretty and engaging.

When “Lullaby” is over, you realize that “Black Star” — all one minute, 30 seconds — may have been the most interesting piece on the whole CD. But there’s another problem, and it’s a big one. The total lack of lyrical sophistication on “Goodbye Lullaby” is pretty embarrassing. Every track is infected with the most simplistic of structure and word choice. There’s no daring or creativity. Almost every verse ends with a word consisting of a single syllable, and almost every audience member will be able to correctly predict what the rhyme will be from two lines away.

If, in fact, it rhymes at all. The album also features many sad half-attempts at shoehorning in pairs that are not even slightly phonetic, matching two words that don’t sound the same at all — to the point where a cynical listener will end up giggling as though it were a running gag. (“Hah! She tried to pair ‘strong’ and ‘at all!’”) The whole of the enterprise comes laden with profanity in an effort to spice things up, and even that isn’t spared Lavigne’s simplistic verse. (“Hah! She rhymed ‘bitch’ with ‘it’!”)

All this could be forgiven if the album were musically solid or unique, but no luck there, either. The tracks that want to be happy-go-lucky pop lack any real energy or drive to make them fun, and the tracks that try to be more introspective just end up boring. The whole enterprise is slickly produced, and it’s not embarrassingly bad, by any means. But by and large, it’s nothing that anyone but the most rock-solid of Lavigne supporters will remember even seconds after pressing the “stop” button.

Admittedly, it’s not fair to lay the blame entirely at Lavigne’s feet for all the album’s musical shortcomings, as every track has multiple co-writers listed, and she didn’t produce the CD by herself. But it is her enterprise, her name is front and center and she comes billed as a “singer/songwriter.” Singer, she certainly is, and has proven her ability many times over. Songwriter, however, proves lacking here.

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There’s no shame in concentrating on what you do best. Not everyone can be The Beatles, balancing great performance with songwriting that transformed music forever. Elvis Presley almost never wrote a lick, but he could sing ’em like no one else. Lavigne has a genuinely great voice for performance, and at age 26, she has years of growth ahead of her. Perhaps her writing will catch up with her vocals eventually. I hope it will.

For now, however, if “Goodbye Lullaby” is any indication, it is in her best interests to step away from the pen for now. O E-mail Jeff at PopGoesJeff@gmail.com.

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