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Busy Breuer returns ‘SNL’ alum plays Fat Fish Blue from March 8-9.

By Jeff McGinnis Toledo Free Press Star Pop Culture Editor PopGoesJeff@gmail.com

The last time Jim Breuer was in Toledo, he was working on a set of material for a new comedy special being filmed shortly after his Glass City appearance. Now, that special is recorded and ready for distribution. So, what’s Breuer working on this time? Another new special, of course.

“The one that’s filmed comes out this spring — it’ll come out on [premium cable channel] Epix and Netflix,” Breuer said in an interview with Toledo Free Press Star. “So this one I’m working on a whole [new show]. Just started last week and this has got a lot of new material that no one has ever seen before.”

There’s no rest for the seasoned comic. The veteran of “Saturday Night Live,” “Half Baked” and more clearly does not believe in resting on his laurels as he prepares to play the Funny Bone at Fat Fish Blue in Perrysburg on March 8 and 9. He said that developing new material can be a little nerve-racking — but he wouldn’t have it any other way.

“It’s a little spooky at first, but I freaking love it. Last week in San Jose, [Calif.], I did pretty much a whole new hour and got a standing O. I was so freaking excited. Because, you know, I have all the material to fall back on, just in case.

When I’m doing all the newer stuff, I’ll give them all the other stuff they still haven’t seen yet.

“And I’m pretty confident, too,” Breuer added.

“Nobody’s seen all the stuff that I’ve already put on film that hasn’t been released yet. So I’m already locked and loaded with an hour and a half, two hours of playing material.”

Breuer also has another advantage — a seemingly effortless connection to area audiences, exemplified by the tremendous response he’s gotten with each trip through the Glass City.

“For one thing, I consider that area kinda bluecollar, and I relate really well to blue-collar. I grew up like that, my dad grew up in that area,” he said.

“So I think that just the blue-collar mentality of how that area grew up, I can relate to it really well.”

In addition to the pressure of developing new material, there’s another facet of Breuer’s new direction. While for years the comic played for a largely adult audience with a more mature set of material, in recent years he’s toned down his act into something a little more family-friendly — a shift that is beginning to pay dividends in the makeup of his audiences.

“I’m starting to see multigenerations showing up. And it’s probably the best stand-up I’ve ever had, hands down. In the past, I was really just trying to — I don’t wanna say ‘shock’ ‘em, but really trying to appease the audience. Well, now, I’m appeasing myself and not trying to appease an audience to just be funny in general. Where now, I think I hit every demographic.”

Many audiences are familiar with Breuer from his most famous gigs, though, most significantly his three-year run as a cast member on NBC institution “Saturday Night Live.” Still, if you ask the man himself, he is much happier being in control of who and what he is onstage every night nowadays. “‘SNL’ is a different beast. You gotta do characters, and you’re trying to appease an audience.

You’re in a certain mold, you’re forced to be in a certain mold. Stand-up, I’m a free entity. I get to go far and wide and do what I want. I’m not edited, and I’m not trying to be a character or do a specific type of comedy.”

That joy of freedom extends now to the way his specials are distributed in the age of streaming video. “In the past, we were kinda pigeonholed with Comedy Central and HBO, or [another] cable network. And the big problem with that is, once they air it, you gotta hope they air it enough times for people to see it, and you’re really only looking at a one-month run of certain times.

“So when Netflix came, I thought this was a perfect match, because I don’t fit on Comedy Central. Their audience is really young boys. Young, like, juvenile-type boys. My audience has broadened. So you’ll be able to watch me at any time.

You can download me at 10 am, you can watch me in front of your family ... I like that I have that kind of full access now. I like that I don’t have a network going, ‘He’s on at 1 a.m.’ I mean, what kind of parents are up at 1 a.m. to watch me, when they’re my target audience?”

He hasn’t forsaken cable entirely, though — Breuer is also working on a pilot for VH1, as well as a complete revamp of his website. But don’t expect the ever-busy Breuer to completely embrace social networking just yet.

“The tweeting’s not gonna get people in the club. It’s nice for publicity or whatever, but my wheelhouse is onstage. When I’m home, I’m home. I’m a father, I’m also a son with an elderly father who lives with me. I don’t have time to try and be funny all the time. There’s a human side to everyone. I really don’t have that energy that I feel like I need to be on 24/7.” O

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“Some people have lives; some people have music.” — John Green

Kyle White in a scene from the new documentary, ‘Playing Nightly,” produced by Jason Hamilton and Mike Malone.

‘Playing Nightly’ PHOTO COURTESY JASON HAMILTON

New documentary features Toledo musicians.

By Brigitta Burks Toledo Free Press Star News Editor bburks@toledofreepress.com

Five prominent Toledo musicians are the sub-

jects of the new documentary, “Playing Nightly.”

Jeff Stewart, Johnny Rodriguez, John Barile, Bobby May and Kyle White are featured in the film, which will premiere March 5 in Maumee.

Toledo natives Jason Hamilton and Mike Malone

produced the film.

Hamilton, also a director, started making a film about a guitar player years ago, but the project’s financing fell through. However, he still wanted to make a film about professional musicians.

“Sometimes we have a concept or are given a concept of what ‘making it’ is. What we lose sometimes is that people are making a living doing what they love and that’s pretty cool,” he said. n PLAYING CONTINUES ON 5

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n PLAYING CONTINUED FROM 4 Hamilton and Malone, also a videographer, first worked together on 1998’s “The Toledo Conspiracy,” the first 35-mm feature film shot totally in Toledo.

Malone, a member of the band Locoweed, also brought his own experience as a musician to the film.

“It was a labor of love, I’ll tell you, it really was,” he said.

Toledo itself is also an integral character in the film.

“A lot of people, my wife for one and her sisters, think that this is a great thing for Toledo because it looks like Toledo is a really boppin’ town,” Malone said.

While the crew was filming a segment on May and Barile at Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull, a Toledo Mud Hens game got rained out.

“So it looks like there’s people walking around in the rain; that’s how happening Toledo is,” Malone said with a laugh.

Stewart, a busy singer/songwriter, added, “That’s how it is now. It’s starting to happen now a little bit. It’s happening in waves.”

“We have the ability to make a living here with our trade. People talk about how there’s so many gigs here. We can do that; we can work as much as we want and be comfortable.”

Barile, who has shared the stage with Jethro Tull and Foreigner, said he hopes the film gets big so people can see the quality of musicians Toledo has to offer.

“There’s awesome, awesome musicians in Toledo. I’ll put them up against any musicians in the country,” he said. “[The musicians in the film] are all fantastic musicians and it takes a more or less special type of person to play music seven or eight times a week.”

Rodriguez, a longtime performer on the Glass City music scene who has performed with The Drifters, said with a chuckle, “I felt kind of humbled by the fact that I was featured [in the film].”

The musicians also said Hamilton and Malone put them at ease during the interviews and filming.

“They’re such easygoing guys. It was easy to get right into the plan,” said May, who is the inspiration for Crystal Bowersox’s “Grey Haired Rock Stars.”

White, who has been playing in Toledo for 15 years, said, “I didn’t feel weird or intimidated by it or anything. Just because these guys are so cool

From left, Bobby May, John Barile, Mike Malone, Kyle White, Jason Hamilton, Jeff Stewart and Johnny Rodriguez.

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and made me feel really comfortable.”

Stewart said everyone came across authentically in the documentary.

“Once you started talking, Jason’s very good at making it conversational so you really started forgetting about the camera,” he said.

Hamilton said he allowed the musicians to tell the story rather than have a narrator.

“The interesting thing that we do with this is there’s no narration and we try to take the interviewer out of the equation totally … it’s a little different from a standard documentary you might see,” he said.

May chimed in, “And if it’s a huge success, can we do our own voices on the cartoon series?”

The producers plan to use any donations gathered at the Maumee premiere to enter the documentary into film festivals to build acclaim.

“The more we have of that, it will create a certain amount of awareness. With a documentary,

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you’re not going to see a lot of theatrical releases, but you can have an avenue for Netflix, iTunes, for those kind of structures,” Hamilton said, adding that he plans to continue to explore the Toledo music scene in future works.

Hamilton said his favorite part of the film is “when you hear people talk about their families and that life and kind of [developing] their original voices … that’s wildly interesting.”

Barile said his favorite moment of filming was talking about “his greatest performance” — playing guitar for his then 25-minute-old daughter Aria. She is now three and already a musician.

Hamilton said that while filming, he learned how close-knit Toledo musicians are, something the musicians also echoed.

“I thought it was awesome to be included with a group of such inspiring musicians who have been inspiring me musically over the

years,” White said.

Hamilton and Malone also noted that the Toledo community has been supportive of the project. Many bars let them hang posters in their businesses, they said, and about 15 Toledo bars are featured in the film.

Barile credited Toledo with enabling him to perform for a living.

“People have always supported me on both a personal and professional level,” he said, later adding, “I can’t imagine having to wear a tie.”

“Playing Nightly” is 73 minutes long. The film will be shown at 7:15 p.m. and 8:45 p.m.

March 5 at the Maumee Indoor Theatre, 601 Conant St., Maumee. A red carpet photographer will be on hand and a donation of $5 is suggested for attending.

May and Barile will play at an after-party at the Village Idiot, 309 Conant St., Maumee.

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“The only truth is music.” — Jack Kerouac

Classic movies Lyric Photoplay Society sets film schedule.

By Matt Liasse Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer star@toledofreepress.com

Toledoans can once again see “The Three Stooges” on the big screen.

Part of the Lyric Photoplay Society’s classic movie series, Moe, Larry and Curly’s shenanigans will play at the Maumee Indoor Theatre for one day in March.

This is the start of the fifth year for the film series at Maumee Indoor.

Lyric Photoplay Society Chairman Evan J. Chase chose to bring the Stooges back after the response last year. n CLASSICS CONTINUES ON 7

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“Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances.” — Maya Angelou n CLASSICS CONTINUED FROM 6 “Last year we did our first one and we just packed the place,” Chase said. “It was very, very popular. So, we’re getting another assortment of some of the best Stooges to show on the big screen.”

The assortment consists of 1934’s “Three Little Pigskins,” 1935’s “Pardon My Scotch,” 1937’s “Dizzy Doctors” and 1941’s “An Ache In Every Stake.”

The Lyric Photo Society specializes in “presenting classic movies in the best possible projection and on a big theater screen,” Chase said. The Maumee Indoor was perfect, Chase said, because of its state-of-the-art digital projection.

“It’s probably the best in the area, especially when you run classic movies,” Chase said.

Chase chooses all of the films in the series.

Chase, a baby boomer, fell in love with classic movies when his aunt and uncle would take him to the Redford Theatre in Detroit, an “ornate” theater with a pipe organ.

“That kind of spurred me on to want to bring that to Toledo,” Chase said. “The old movies just reflect a much better time in society … they’re time capsules; everything about them is fun.”

Chase likes to pick movies that people may not be familiar with, in a “diversified approach” with genres. For a musical, he chose “Funny Face,” starring Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire. “King Kong” will also be showing in April.

“It’s the only ‘King Kong’ that was ever really true to the feel of the story,” Chase said. “The special effects were so ahead of their time.”

Chase said years ago the series only attracted an older crowd. Nowadays, he said, there are a lot of younger people interested.

“There’s a lot of hard-core classic movie fans out there, and there’s a lot of younger ones too,” Chase said.

Upcoming showings

O The Three Stooges Festival (Part 2) 2, 4:30 and 7 p.m. March 3 A collection of Moe, Larry and Curly’s best moments from “Three Little Pigskins,” “Pardon My Scotch,” “Dizzy Doctors” and “An Ache in Every Stake.”

O “King Kong” (1933) 2, 4:30 and 7 p.m. April 7 An early sci-fi film that follows the story of a movie-maker looking to finish his film on Skull Island, a land of all sorts of creatures.

O “Funny Face” (1957) 2, 4:30 and 7 p.m. June 9 One of the most popular musicals of the decade, starring Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire.

O “Double Indemnity” (1944) 2, 4:30 and 7 p.m. Aug. 25 An early version of the film noir style.

O “Forbidden Planet” (1956) 2 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Oct. 27 A sci-fi film from the ’50s, “Forbidden Planet” takes place in outer space. It stars Anne Francis, Walter Pidgeon and Leslie Nielsen.

O “Christmas In Connecticut” (1945) 2 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Dec. 15 A Warner Bros. romantic comedy just in time for the holidays. O

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“Where words fail, music speaks.” — Hans Chrstian Andersen

Halero gears up

By Mike Bauman Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer mbauman@toledofreepress.com

So far, 2013 is shaping up to be a productive year for local rockers Halero.

The band will headline the University of Toledo’s RockeTHON dance marathon on April 20, an event which helps raise funds for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Additionally, Halero is set to begin recording its debut album in early March, one that’s already more than halfway funded thanks to the band’s recently launched Kickstarter project for the record.

An online fundraising tool for creative projects, Kickstarter was originally a way for fans to preorder Halero’s upcoming album and fund the recording in the process.

However, the band has been pleasantly surprised that most of the donations have been high.

Halero will headline the University of Toledo’s RockeTHON in April and will soon record a new album.

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“Music is the great uniter. An incredible force.” —Sarah Dessen n HALERO CONTINUED FROM 8 “So far only one person has just done $10,” Halero drummer Donovon Thakur said. “Everybody else has thrown that or way more than that at us, and so it’s really cool that we’re getting that kind of support.”

Featuring Thakur, Matt Chlebowski (lead vocals, guitars), Sawyer Frey (guitars, vocals) and Amanda Frey (bass), the members have roots that trace back before the band’s inception. Thakur and Chlebowski grew up as next door neighbors, while Sawyer and Amanda are siblings. All four graduated from Anthony Wayne High School.

When Thakur and Chlebowski decided to form a band, Thakur turned to Sawyer.

“He was one of my guitar students, actually, and I knew that he had a lot of potential,” Thakur said of Sawyer. Thakur studied guitar performance at Bowling Green State University and is now pursuing graduate studies in music therapy at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo.

After Halero’s former drummer moved away, Thakur moved from bass to drums and the band operated as a trio for a couple years.

Halero then released its EP “Actually Pretty Good” before determining that adding a bassist would be ideal and bringing Amanda on board about a year ago.

“She’s doing pretty well,” Thakur said of Amanda. “She definitely had a lot of catchup to play, and that was pretty rough for her to get all the catchup. But we really put in a lot of time to give her all the resources that she would need to catch up.”

While Thakur said the band is a little nervous about tracking songs for its upcoming

full-length, the band is equally excited about recording at Little Elephant Recording with Rob Courtney and Brian Gross-Bias.

“If you check out Little Elephant Recording, they are two busy guys because they are recording almost every Toledo band I’ve ever heard of,” Thakur said.

In addition to providing the most financially efficient studio, Thakur said that the enthusiasm of Courtney and Gross-Bias was also reassuring.

“We’re really excited to work with them,” Thakur said.

Halero has been busy working on new material for the full-length, a process that Thakur said has been a collective effort and gone exceptionally well.

“Our writing process is pretty unique because we write almost entirely in collaboration,” Thakur said. “I know a couple of our older songs would be [created when] Matt would bring in an idea, or I know I’ve written one of the songs and Sawyer has written one of the songs, and we come in and then we all kind of write parts to their songs.

“But these new songs have been [created when] someone brings in an idea that’s less than 10 seconds, and then we write the rest of the song all in collaboration together. So I think that’s pretty different than of how a lot of bands write.”

Thakur said he hopes Halero will have its new album out by April, which would coincide perfectly with UT’s RockeTHON. “We’re headlining that, and so that’s going to be for a crowd of over 700 people right after our album gets out,” Thakur said.

“That’s the big news for us.” O

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Controversial author to write Superman

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oted science fiction novelist Orson Scott Card has been hired by DC Comics to write a Superman story for their upcoming anthology title Adventures of Superman.

That sounds like a good move, right? Well, a storm of controversy has whipped up over the announcement, due to Card’s notoriety as an outspoken opponent of gay marriage and a member of Jim an organization that seeks to ban it.

Some fans see the hiring as bizarre, what with the Man of Steel championing the rights of people everywhere. Others have proclaimed that they’ll boycott the project altogether; at least one comic retailer has said he won’t carry Adventures of Superman and may even drop all of DC’s titles. Even production of the film adaptation of Card’s most famous work, “Ender’s Game,” may slow down while the writer weathers the storm.

Ed Katschke, manager of Monarch Cards & Comics, who is openly gay, has a different take on the issue.

“While I completely understand the emotional reaction some gay activists are having to news of noted author and homophobe Orson Scott Card’s participation in the [title], I also find it rather unnecessary to shed too much light and attention upon the situation.

Since the work that he has been hired to perform on Superman is one chapter in an ongoing project that is primarily going to be seen through digital distribution, I personally think it would be better to just ignore the whole thing and watch as his small contribution to the Superman legend sinks without a trace. People will find themselves tuning in merely to see what he has to add to the Superman legend and I guarantee it won’t be much.”

DC’s official response noted that they “steadfastly support freedom of expression,” but also that the “personal views of individuals associated with DC Comics are just that — personal views — and not those of the company itself.” O

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Hours: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday-Wednesday (kitchen until 10 p.m.), 11-1 a.m. Thursday (kitchen until 11 p.m.), 11-2:30 a.m. FridaySaturday (kitchen until midnight), open Sunday on Downtown event nights.

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2038 S. Byrne Road, Toledo; (419) 389-9900 caperstoledo.com

4400 Heatherdowns Blvd., Toledo (419) 724-5844; burgerbar419.com

Hours: 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m. to midnight Friday-Saturday, closed Sunday.

Hours: Opens 11:30 a.m. Monday-Sunday.

Loma Linda

Mancy’s Steaks

Hours: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m. to midnight Friday-Saturday, closed Sunday.

Hours: Lunch: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday-Friday; Dinner: 5-9:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 5-10 p.m.

Friday, 4:30-10:30 p.m. Saturday, closed Sundays.

10400 Airport Hwy., Swanton (419) 865-5455; toledostripletreat.com/loma

953 Phillips Ave., Toledo (419) 476-4154; mancys.com

Manhattan’s

1516 Adams St., Toledo; (419) 243-6675 manhattanstoledo.com

Mancy’s Bluewater Grille 461 W. Dussel Drive, Maumee (419) 724-BLUE (2583); mancys.com

Hours: 11-2 a.m. Monday-Tuesday (kitchen until 10 p.m.), 11 a.m. to midnight Wednesday-Thursday (kitchen until 10 p.m.), 11-2 a.m. Friday (kitchen until 11 p.m.), 11-2 a.m. Saturday (kitchen until 11 p.m.), 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.

Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, 4-11 p.m. Saturday, 4-9 p.m. Sunday.

Plate 21

Registry Bistro

At the Secor Building, 144 N. Superior St., Toledo (419) 725-0444; registrybistro.com

3664 Rugby Drive, Toledo (419) 385-2121; plate21.com

Hours: Hours: 5-10 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 5-11 p.m.

Friday-Saturday, closed Sunday-Monday. Bar opens at 4 p.m.

Hours: 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, closed Sunday.

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27 Broadway St., Toledo (419) 243-1302 theoliverhousetoledo.com

At Levis Commons, 3155 Chappel Drive, Perrysburg (419) 931-0281; pocopiatti.com Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday-Saturday, noon to 9 p.m. Sunday.

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Hours: 5-10 p.m. Monday-Saturday, closed Sunday.

Zinful

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7541 Dutch Road, Waterville (419) 878-9463; zinfulwine.com

5703 Main St., Sylvania (419) 882-2266; treosylvania.com

Hours (extended for RWT): 11:30 a.m. to midnight (kitchen until 10 p.m.) Monday-Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. (kitchen until 11 p.m.) Friday-Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. (kitchen until 8 p.m.) Sunday.

Hours: 5-9 p.m. (lounge until 10 p.m.) Monday-Thursday, 5-10 p.m. (lounge until midnight) Friday-Saturday, closed Sunday.

Ventura’s

7742 W. Bancroft St., Toledo (419) 841-7523; toledostripletreat.com/ventura Hours: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m. to midnight Friday-Saturday, closed Sunday and all major holidays.

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MUSIC The Ark

This intimate venue showcases acts from the A-list to the lesser known. 316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor. (734) 761-1451, (734) 761-1800 or www. theark.org.

O The SteelDrivers: 8 p.m. Feb. 28, $25.

O Eilen Jewell: 8 p.m. March 1, $15.

O Howie Day: 8 p.m. March 2, $20.

O Neil Woodward, Cats and the Fiddler: 7:30 p.m. March 3, $15.

O Dervish: 8 p.m. March 5, $20.

O Junior Brown: 8 p.m. March 7, $25.

O May Erlewine, Seth Bernard: 8 p.m. March 8, $17.50.

Bar 145

This new venue features burgers, bands and bourbon, if its slogan is to be believed. $5 cover. 5304 Monroe St. (419) 593-0073 or bar145toledo.com.

O Captain Sweet Shoes: Feb. 27.

O The Naked Karate Girls: March 1.

O Killer Flamingos: March 2.

O Popbillies: March 8.

BGSU concerts

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, unless noted otherwise. (419) 372-8171, (800) 589-2224, (419) 3728888 or www.bgsu.edu/arts.

O Susan Nelson, bassoon: 8 p.m. Feb. 27, Bryan Recital Hall.

B.Gump’s 101 Restaurant and Lounge

Steak and seafood, chops and chicken are on the menu, along with tons of entertainment. 5147 S. Main St., Sylvania. (419) 517-2199.

O Clifford Murphy, Mike Whitty: Sundays.

O The Eight-Fifteens: March 1.

O Jamie Mills: March 2.

O Swingmania Big Band: March 7.

O Marge and Friends: March 8.

or older. Caesars Windsor Colosseum, 377 Riverside Drive East, Windsor, Ontario. (800) 9917777 or www.caesarswindsor.com.

O Diana Krall: 9 p.m. March 2, $45.

The Blarney Irish Pub

Cheers Sports Eatery

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 Arctic Clam: 7:45 p.m. Feb. 27.

O Dave Carpenter: 8 p.m. Feb. 28.

O Kentucky Chrome: 9:30 p.m. March 1.

O Dave Carpenter & the Jaeglers: 9 p.m. March 2.

O Rick Whited: 8 p.m. March 7.

O The Rivets: 8 p.m. March 8.

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 Metal Apes, J-Classic, J-Fly, Prol’e, Eaddy: 9:30 p.m. Feb. 27.

O Chris Dupont, Jetty Rae, Abigail Stauffer: 8 p.m. Feb. 28.

O Ann Arbor Soul Club: 9:30 p.m. March 1.

O Dave Sharp, Fred Thomas, Chuck Mauk, Dan Mulholland, Brian Delaney, Tim Delaney, Alex Johnson, Rachael Shockey, Chris Taylor, Pete Larson, Chris McCall, Alex Anest, Jim Roll, Carol Gray, Sofia Hanifi, Dave Keeney: 9:30 p.m. March 2.

O Ra Ra Riot, Pacific Air: 9 p.m. March 5.

O In Fact, Light Out for the Territory, Sagittronics: 9:30 p.m. March 6.

Bronze Boar

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

O Open mic: Thursdays and Mondays.

O Kids With Knives: March 1.

O Beg to Differ: March 2.

O Stonehouse: March 8.

Caesars Windsor

If you have your passport, consider hopping the Detroit River for this casino’s entertainment offerings. Starting ticket prices, in Canadian dollars, are for the cheapest seats; attendees must be 19

This family-friendly eatery dishes up live performances … and Chicago-style pizza. 7131 Orchard Centre Drive, Holland. (419) 491-0990.

O Nu-Tones: March 2.

Cock n’ Bull Tavern

Another drinking-and-dining option has opened up near Fifth Third Field and will feature occasional musical performances. 9 N. Huron St. (419) 244-2855.

O Open mic with Breaking Ground: 9:30 p.m.

Wednesdays.

O Captain Sweet Shoes: 9 p.m. Thursdays.

O John Barile & Bobby May: 6 p.m. Fridays.

O Danny Mettler: 8:30 p.m. Sundays.

O John Barile Band: 9:30 p.m. March 1.

O Distant Cousinz: 9 p.m. March 2.

O Jason Hudson: 9 p.m. March 5.

O Johnny Rocker and the Hitmen: 9:30 p.m.

March 8.

Degage Jazz Cafe

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. 27 and March 5-6.

O Michael Peslikis: 7 p.m. Feb. 28.

O Cynthia Kaay-Bennett: 7:30 p.m. March 1-2.

O Mike Whitty & Clifford Murphy: 7 p.m. March 7.

O Ashley Daneman: 7:30 p.m. March 8-9.

The Distillery

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

O The Kripkes: Feb. 28.

O Last Call Heroes: March 1.

O The Menus: March 2.

O Velvet Jones: March 8-9.

Evolution

A club “for the mature crowd,” 519 S. Reynolds Road. (419) 725-6277 or clubevolutiontol.com.

O Cont-Nuite Band: 7-9:30 p.m. Feb. 28.

Fat Fish Blue

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

O Arctic Clam: 9 p.m. March 1.

O My 80’s Vice: 8:30 p.m. March 2.

O The Eight-Fifteens: 9 p.m. March 8 and 8:30 p.m. March 9.

Frankie’s Inner City

Toledo’s venue for rock. 308 Main St. $5-$15, unless noted. (419) 693-5300 or www.FrankiesInnerCity.com.

O The World We Knew, Aegaeon, Dark Sermon, DemonShifter, In Hell and Fury: 6 p.m. Feb. 28.

O Sparks the Rescue, Rookie of the Year, Jimmie Deeghan, Tidewater, Mandolyn Mae: 6 p.m.

March 1.

O EZE, Sasil & T. Banks, In~Flow~Ence, Shawn DeVille, Self Made 100: 9 p.m. March 2.

O City Lights, Uh-Huh Baby Yeah, East Highland: 6 p.m. March 3.

O Afroman, J.D. Neat, Hize, Half World Ent., Akademik: 9 p.m. March 8.

French Quarter J. Patrick’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 Candice Coleman and the Chris Brown Band: March 1-2.

O Rodney Parker and Liberty Beach: March 8-9.

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O Daniel Harrison & the $2 Highway: 5-9 p.m.

Wednesdays, Asteria.

O Christina & Joey: 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Shotz.

H Lounge

The newly opened Hollywood Casino offers musical distractions from all the lights, noise and jackpots. 777 Hollywood Blvd. (419) 661-5200 or www.hollywoodcasinotoledo.com.

O Disco Inferno: 9 p.m. March 1.

O After Midnight: 9 p.m. March 2.

O Candice Coleman & the Chris Brown Band: 9 p.m. March 8.

Headliners

All ages, all genres are welcome. 4500 N. Detroit Ave. Ticket prices vary between $5 and $15, unless noted otherwise. (419) 269-4500 or www. headlinerstoledo.com.

O Truth Ascension: March 1.

O Ken Mode, BathHouseBetty: March 3.

O Machine Gun Kelly: March 6, $24.50.

O Capaul: March 8.

Jazz on the Maumee

The Art Tatum Jazz Society will provide smooth, cool “Twilight Jazz” along the river, appetizers included. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Grand Plaza Hotel’s Aqua Lounge, 444 N. Summit St. $5-$15. (419) 241-141 or www.arttatumsociety.com.

O Atla & Matt DeChamplain with Clifford Murphy: Feb. 27.

O Clifford Murphy, Glenda Biddlestone, Josh Silver: March 6.

Kerrytown Concert House

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 Chris Collins: 8 p.m. March 2.

O Giraffe: 8 p.m. March 8.

Manhattan’s

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

O Zac Kreuz Trio: Feb. 28.

O The Bricks: 9 p.m. March 1.

Mickey Finn’s Pub

A variety of genres to wash your drinks down with. Open mic nights, 8 p.m. Wednesdays, no

cover; $5-$7 cover other nights. 602 Lagrange St. (419) 246-3466 or www.mickeyfinnspub.com.

O Lansdowne, Prospect Hill: March 7.

Motor City Casino/Hotel

This casino’s Sound Board offers big names, big sounds and a big experience. 2901 Grand River Ave., Detroit. Guests must be 21 or older. (866) 782-9622 or www.motorcitycasino.com.

The casino’s Chromatics Lounge also features live performances.

O Killer Flamingos: 7 p.m. Feb. 27 and March 6.

O Dave Hamilton: 7 p.m. Feb. 28 and 5:15 p.m.

March 8.

O Simone Vitale: 5:15 p.m. March 1.

O L’USA: 10 p.m. March 1.

O Mainstream DR: 5:15 p.m. March 2.

O Parallel Fifth: 10 p.m. March 2.

O Nightline: 3:30 p.m. March 3.

O Random Family: 7 p.m. March 4.

O 80’s Inc.: 7 p.m. March 5.

O Bomb Squad: 7 p.m. March 7.

One2 Lounge at TREO

Live music starts at 7:30 p.m. 5703 Main St., Sylvania. (419) 882-2266 or treosylvania.com.

O Quartet Bernadette: March 1.

O Wilbur & Sneaky Pete: March 2.

Ottawa Tavern

Casual meals and bingo and trivia nights with weekend entertainment. 1815 Adams St. (419) 725-5483 or www.otavern.com.

O The Antivillains: 10 p.m. Feb. 27.

O Decades: March 1.

O Break, Professor, Traitor, Bad Luck, Dismantle: March 2.

O Double King, J.W. Carlson, the Miracle Vitamins, Healing Power, People Being Human, Chit Chat, the Hard Lessons, Boogaloosa Prayer, Adamn Yankees: March 7-9.

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O Jamie Mills: Noon-2 p.m. Fridays.

The Pour House

This bar was founded by local musicians with a focus on the tunes (and a good time). 7430 W. Central Ave. (419) 450-3234 or (419) 307-9691.

O Steve Mullan: Feb. 28.

Robinwood Concert House

A home for the avant garde and untraditional, this Old West End venue hosts artists on the experimental end of the musical rainbow. 9 p.m., 2564 Robinwood Ave. $5 donation, unless noted. www.toledobellows.wordpress.com.

O Matthew Shipp Trio, Whit Dickey, Michael Bisio: March 8, $10.

Rocket Bar

This new bar is making a lot of promises for entertainment, vintage video games and just plain fun. Check it out and see if its holding up its part of the bargain. 135 S. Byrne Road. (419) 5362582 or www.rocketbartoledo.com.

O (HED)PE: Feb. 28.

O Thousand Foot Krutch, Live and Death, the Letter Black: March 1, $19.50.

O Brian Welch: March 1.

Stella’s

Nouveau cuisine gets a helping of music Thursdays through Saturdays. 104 Louisiana Ave., Perrysburg. (419) 873-8360 or www.stellasrestaurantandbar.com.

O Jason LaPorte: Feb. 28.

O Don Coats: March 1.

O Kyle White: March 2.

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Upscale dining plus live entertainment is a welcome combination. Music starts at 9:30 p.m. and concludes at 1:30 a.m. 610 Monroe St. (419) 7250044 or www.tableforty4.com.

O Zak Ward: Feb. 28.

O Mind Fish: March 1.

O Kentucky Chrome: March 2.

O Dave Carpenter and the Jaeglers: March 8.

Tequila Sheila’s Downtown

This corner bar-type hangout offers the occasional bit of entertainment. 702 Monroe St. $3.

(419) 241-1118.

O Coogie Trappin Dame: March 1.

O Rob Wells: March 8.

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5131 Heatherdowns Blvd. (419) 381-2079.

O Jeff McDonald’s Big Band All Stars: 8-10:30 p.m. Tuesdays.

The Village Idiot

Tunes combined with pizza and booze, some would say it’s a perfect combination. 309 Conant St., Maumee. (419) 893-7281 or www.villageidiotmaumee.com.

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If you have visited Twitter lately and follow celebrities like Katy Perry, Rihanna or Jessica Simpson, there is a good chance you saw a picture or two of their nails. But they don’t just have a set of freshly polished hands; their nails are covered in minimasterpieces, or nail art. Anything from small designs to intricate portraits of the President, Hollywood’s glam girls now have something else to glam up — their nails.

And of course, trends seen on the red carpet make their way to the Glass City. From teens to mothers of teens it’s a hot trend that everyone is trying.

“Everyone started getting into it when they saw celebs have it,” said Ally Stricker, a nail technician at Soto Loft and Signature Spa. Stricker has been a nail tech for three years and says nail art has revolutionized the nail business.

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n NAILS CONTINUED FROM 14 Stricker had a passion for nail art years before it became popular.

“I’ve been doing nail art since I have been little. My mom brought home a striper brush from [Sally Beauty Supply] and I did a crisscross pattern on my toenails and was hooked since.”

Nail art has come a long way since Stricker’s line designs on her toes. Now nail art consists of tiny pictures, shapes and designs. To create the look, small gems, beads and even glitter are used. These minimasterpieces are all individual, as most nail techs, like Stricker, create each design freehand.

Stricker says her clients are not shy with their nail art requests and she will try to accommodate her clients’ wishes.

“I have a girl that is a runner, so every time she has a race we do something to correlate with the race,” Stricker said. “A lot of people go onto Pinterest, find a picture and bring it in to me. Someone wanted a champagne glass for New Year’s.”

Beverly France has been getting her nails done for more than 15 years. She isn’t afraid to put Stricker to work.

“For the holiday season she did snowflakes and I just loved them,” France said. “She put a

diamond in the middle of them. Then in the summertime I did butterflies, for Halloween spider webs and flowers here and there.”

France is so in love with the nail art trend that she brings her granddaughters to see Stricker.

“She is the most talented nail artist out there.

I tell her, ‘Ally, go back to school and get a degree in art.’ I wish I had her talent.”

Nail art costs usually start at a couple dollars a nail and up. Every salon sets their prices differently and prices are often based on the difficulty of the design. Since this is such a hot trend, there are now do-it-yourself kits and websites available. Revlon has a nail art enamel pen for around $7. You can also buy mini brushes and nail art kits at stores like Sally Beauty Supply and even stores where kids shop like Justice.

“I’ve had someone who came in to have me teach their girls how to do it.” Stricker said. “It’s cool to get the girls into it.”

If you are new at nail art and not sure if it is for you, Stricker says a lot of her clients try a design on one finger. She said the goal is to get people accustomed to new looks and trends.

“The French manicure was in for so long, and acrylic nails. Now the most popular colors are dark,” Stricker said. “Nails now are very posh and fun. That is the trend out there now.” O

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“Music is the soundtrack of our lives.” — Dick Clark

Glass City Beer Fest

By Dave Kubacki Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer star@toledofreepress.com

On March 1, the Glass City will have plenty to keep their mugs full as the 7th Annual Glass City Beer Fest takes over the Lucas County Recreation Center.

This year’s event will showcase 42 breweries and offer 175 different tastes including suds from local breweries such as Maumee Bay Brewing Co., Great Black Swamp Brewing and Sugar Ridge Brewery. Regional favorites such as Great Lakes Brewing Company, Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales and Goose Island will also pour beers from their extensive portfolios. Revenue from the event will help support The Arc Lucas County and the Northwest Ohio Hemophilia Foundation.

Kay Bennett, executive director of the Arc of Lucas County and also one of the festival’s producers, said the event offers the city a unique opportunity to try a variety of new beers.

“The festival provides an opportunity for

people to try wonderful craft beers that they wouldn’t ordinarily have the chance to try,” Bennett said. “Craft beers have really taken ahold of the market and have become very popular. Many people are now brewing their own beers so they enjoy the chance to come out and try different styles.”

The event, which previously occurred at the Erie Street Market, will be at the Lucas County Recreation Center in Maumee for the first time.

According to Northwest Ohio Hemophilia Foundation Executive Director Carla Wells, the event’s other producer, the change in venue will allow for more diversification in the styles of beers available.

“Traditionally, the event has grown about 15-20 percent each year,” Wells said. “Last year, we had about 1,500 people so we are hoping to have anywhere up to 2,000. We had outgrown the space at Erie Street Market so moving allowed us to invite more brewers to the event.”

The Glass City Beer Fest was the brainchild of Wells and Bennett. The two had been trying to

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identify a fundraising event for their respective foundations. After attending several different beer festivals in Michigan, Wells called Bennett and said she had the idea.

“We knew that if our organizations worked together, we could produce a quality event,” Bennett said. “We wanted to hold the event during a time of the year when not a whole lot was going on. After [Wells] came back from an event in Michigan we thought it would be a great idea to bring a craft beer event to the city. We got Andersons and Joseph’s Beverage Center on board and we were on our way.”

According to Wells, the event can help people narrow down the type of styles they like, making trips to a local store a bit easier amid the growing number of choices.

“We were trying to think of an event that was unique to this area, but didn’t necessarily want to re-create the wheel that was happening in other communities,” Wells said. “It was a nice opportunity to try microbrews that can be somewhat expensive. You can get a six-pack and if you

don’t like it, you could be stuck with five beers that may have cost you $12. We decided to take a chance. That was seven years ago.”

According to Jon Koester, head brewer at Maumee Bay Brewing Co., the event helps put Toledo on the craft beer map.

“Considering that we haven’t had any organized event for craft beer before this, it’s huge,” Koester said. “For those that don’t know much about craft beer, they get the chance to sample many different styles. They are able to find out where to purchase these beers or find out which bars carry them. It represents growth for the entire beer community and is a great event for the city of Toledo.”

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