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Musicians unite for Acoustics for Autism.

Village Idiot stage.

Another featured musician is John Barile, who is set to play with Bobby May at 3:50 p.m. bburks@toledofreepress.com on The Village Idiot stage. “[Project iAm] does such a good job proAbout 30 local musical acts will gather March 10 to rock out in support of Project iAm, a charity moting [the concert] and it’s a great cause,” that provides scholarships to children with autism. Barile said. “[Khoury’s] just a fantastic person.”

He said his favorite part of Acoustics for This is the sixth year of the event called Acoustics for Autism. The concert, which Autism is “the camaraderie of all us musicians features three stages, is the result of founder coming together for a great cause.”

Jeff Stewart will play with the 25’s at 7:15 p.m.

Nicole Khoury’s hard work. The attorney started Project iAm after speaking with her at The Village Idiot stage. Like Khoury, he has a best friend, whose child has autism, about the personal connection to the concert’s cause.

“One of my best friends has a son that’s aufinancial difficulties that families whose chiltistic and I know what he goes through,” he said. dren have autism can face.

“I’ve seen the struggles of these families. “It’s great to do this thing for the kids.”

He added that he is looking forward to They’re the people who need the money for their treatment and therapy and unfortunately there playing at The Village Idiot.

“The Village Idiot is a small little commuaren’t a lot of resources at all,” Khoury said.

Khoury’s band Arctic Clam is one of nity bar. … I’m looking forward to drinking the the bands playing at the show, which takes beer, eating the pizza and playing the music,” place at The Village Idiot and Buster Brown’s Stewart said.

The musicians also include The Eight-FifLounge. Each venue features a stage and a heated tent will house kid-friendly activities teens, Pat Lewandowski, Calen Savidge, Brian Bocian, Zak Ward, Flabongo Nation and several and a third stage.

Many of the bands playing have been part of others. DJ Sid will play between sets.

The concert also features chances for atthe event for years, Khoury said. Her band plays tendees to score some loot with a raffle, prize at 6:15 p.m. on The Village Idiot stage.

“It’s just an awesome, feel-good event. The vault and silent auction.

Prizes include an iPad, an Ohio State musicians that are there want to support us and not because they want to put it on their resume,” University/University of Michigan cornhole board with signed merchandise, a bat signed Khoury said.

One of those musicians is Dave Carpenter, by Prince Fielder, a ball signed by Miguel Cawho will play with The Jaeglers at 8:15 p.m. on brera and a one-week stay in a Charleston, The Village Idiot stage. Carpenter helped co- S.C., condo.

There is no admission fee at the door so all found the concert six years ago.

Carpenter said when they started the event, proceeds are made from donations and bidding.

Khoury said, “We don’t charge to get in. We he didn’t foresee it becoming as big as it is today.

“I jokingly say to Nicole, ‘It’s like pushing hope you make a donation at the door, but you’ll a snowball off a mountain.’ It just continues to never see us pushing stuff. I mean, I might have a build,” he said, adding that the musicians who cute little girl running around selling wristbands that you just can’t help but give her money, but keep coming back make it successful.

“I really want to highlight all the other musi- we don’t sit there and say, ‘Donate, donate, docians that have really helped us out. These musi- nate!’ We hope you come in and feel the love at the event and want to donate.” cians have donated their time on a Sunday.”

Last year’s Acoustics for Autism event made Playing on a Sunday is one of the things singer-songwriter Kyle White enjoys about about $15,000 and a second concert with Pittsburgh-based Rusted Root made $12,000.

Acoustics for Autism.

Community partners also chip in for different “It’s nice that it’s on a Sunday and I get to see all my musician friends,” White said. “We all play supplies and prizes, Khoury said.

Last year, the nonprofit helped three or the same nights [the rest of the week].”

White, who has been involved with the an- four families with treatment, therapy and nual concert since its start, also emphasized, other needs, she said. The criteria for receiving “The energy’s always just amazing. All of the scholarship funds are available at www.about best music in the city is there in one day, so that’s projectiam.com/scholarships.php.

Khoury stressed that volunteering helps give always a bonus.”

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Front row, left to right: Bobby May, John Barile, Nicole Khoury. Second row: Anthony Beck, Kyle White. Third row: Allen Spencer (seated), Zak Ward, Steve Knurek, Scott Hayes, Jeff Stewart, Mike Merritt, Isaac Snyder, Sean Lapan, Brian Bocian, Dave Carpenter, Judge Gary Byers, Sidney Marious. Back row: Lane Smith, Josh Whitney, Pat Lewandowski, Darryl Robinson, Chas Hill.

Toledo Free Press photo by Joseph Herr

“My main plea to people, parents who are applying, is get involved with this charity. We don’t ask for much of you; you know, volunteering for an event, or if you can’t get out of the house, I’ve got plenty of things for you to do at home. There’s a lot of grunt work that gets laid on my shoulders that I will happily delegate,” she said.

Those wishing to help with Acoustics for Autism can contact Khoury at info@aboutprojectiam.com. To learn more and see a complete schedule, visit http://acousticsforautism.com/.

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One of the top records in the country right now is “Thrift Shop,” a song by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis extolling secondhand shopping. But the crew at Goodwill Industries of Northwest Ohio has known about the hit tune for some time.

“The ironic thing about it is, if you think about Goodwill, we’re behind the trends, but we were listening to that song in the fall,” said David Takats, director of fund development and mar-

keting. “We thought it was hilarious. We thought it was a fantastic song.”

Goodwill has had a surge in sales in recent years, Takats said, adding that this could be attributed to the stores’ expansion in Northwest Ohio (a new location recently opened at 3249 Navarre Ave., Oregon) and the economy going downward.

“People don’t see the need to buy a $50 shirt, for example, when they can come to Goodwill and get something unique,” he said.

Many Toledo-area thrifters and secondhand shoppers feel the same way. While shopping recently, some shared their tips, tricks and latest finds.

Area thrift and consignment shoppers share their top tricks, tips and favorites.

‘Not artsy-fartsy, just cheap’

Alyx Kendzierski, a University of Toledo biology student, said she likes thrifting although she’s “not artsy-fartsy, just cheap.”

On a recent jaunt to the Savers at 3550 Executive Pkwy., Toledo, Kendzierski spent $22.35 for a shirt, socks, shoes, slippers and two cake pans.

Typically, she said she likes to keep her trips below $20, but she had to get sneakers at $9.99 that were “way too cool to pass up.”

Kendzierski said that one trend right now is purchasing landscape paintings and inserting fun images like Godzilla into them.

“One of my favorite things is you can get homemade, art-school type things [at thrift stores],” she said.

She also advised, “Don’t be afraid to haggle,” especially if an item is broken.

Another tip for smaller-sized shoppers is to shop in the children’s section, she said.

“It’s actually a lot cheaper to find your clothes in the little kids’ section,” Kendzierski said. Shortly after giving that advice, she located three boys’ shirts with T-rexes on them for $2.99 each. n THRIFT SHOP CONTINUES ON 5

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n THRIFT SHOP CONTINUED FROM 4 Although she only took one home, she said, “I could have an entire T-rex wardrobe.”

‘You can alter anything’

Catie Montgomery, who is a student at Owens Community College, said that thrifting is a “very cost-effective way of spicing up your wardrobe.”

She said she believes the “Thrift Shop” song and hipster culture have increased secondhand shopping’s popularity.

“With the rise of that type of culture and with the media blasting that song, I think it’s definitely increased,” she said.

Montgomery said when she thrifts, she looks for dresses and pieces with cool fabrics that she can use to make other items.

“Honestly, the big thing is even if you’re not crazy about a certain thing, you can alter anything,” she said.

Sabrina Rodriguez echoed those sentiments while shopping at the Goodwill at 2021 S. Reynolds Road, Toledo.

She goes thrifting with her mother and sisters about three times a week.

“Thirty dollars gets me a lot,” she said, adding that she especially likes to resew and alter dresses.

Consignment

At the same Goodwill, Toledo Free Press Star fashion columnist Lauren O’Neill put together an outfit for about $15, consisting of black slacks, a turquoise sweater, an oxford shirt and a yellow handbag. n THRIFT SHOP CONTINUES ON 6

Alyx Kendzierski finds a Monopoly-themed T-shirt at Savers on Executive Parkway.

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n THRIFT SHOP CONTINUED FROM 5 “If you truly want to spend less than $20 on an entire outfit then Savers or Goodwill are the route to go. At Goodwill, the clothing is separated by colors, so it was very easy to see exactly what we were looking for,” she said.

O’Neill said she was able to find some designer brands at consignment stores, which differ from thrift stores in that individuals sell items through a dealer. CJ’s Closet, a part of Toledo Area Ministries, at 2558 Parkway Plaza, Maumee, is one of those stores and Change of Seasons, at 26597 Dixie Hwy, Perrysburg, is another.

“When you consign an item, you need to price an item for what that item is worth,” said Betty Hill, owner of Change of Seasons. Her customers are “women who maybe can’t afford some of the higher retail prices, but they can afford that item in a consignment store.”

O’Neill said she found unique items at both stores, like polka-dot rain boots at Change of Seasons and a chambray blouse at CJ’s that she ended up purchasing for $14.

“Why would anyone give this away?” she asked, holding the shirt.

O’Neill advised patience when shopping at thrift stores like Goodwill, Savers and Salvation Army.

“When thrifting, be open-minded. Look at it as an experience more than just shopping.

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Grace Powers, a social worker who lives in West Toledo, also recommended patience while she was shopping at the Savers at 2613 S. Reynolds Road, Toledo.

“I’m really into visually scrutinizing each item to be sure it’s what I really want,” she said, adding that she likes shopping alone for that reason.

Powers, a longtime thrifter, worked at Savers in high school. She said certain sizes are difficult to find while thrifting so she doesn’t buy too much clothing. However, her all-time favorite thrift item was a dress.

“I found this really mod ’60s-style dress. It fit like a glove. It was perfect,” she said.

During her most recent trip, she purchased two framed black-and-white prints of a man and woman during bath time for $10 total.

“I’m really into buying household stuff, but I’m also really picky and cheap,” she said with a laugh.

Thrifting with a conscience

While shopping at the Salvation Army Family Store at 1856 W. Sylvania Ave., Toledo, Barbara Clarke of Old Orchard said that in addition to being a money-saver, thrifting is “wonderful exercise. I do every aisle. I have never gone in looking for a specific thing. That would be really frustrating.”

After retiring from working full time about 10 years ago, Clarke decided to change her shopping habits.

“I decided I would never pay full price for

an item. My entire closet is thrift,” she said, adding that she has something for every occasion and she recycles items back when she’s finished with them.

Other thrifters also said they shopped with certain ideals in mind.

While looking for a suit jacket for work, Tom Rollins of Maumee said, “I can’t see myself spending $60 on a suit because to me, it’s just stuff.”

“There’s so much to recycle. Why do you need to make new stuff, when all this is available?” said Daniel Meade, Kendzierski’s roommate, on their shopping trip.

Kendzierski said she sometimes buys items like winter hats at thrift stores with the idea of donating them to charities. She also recommended stocking up at thrift stores for adopta-family programs to get the most bang for your buck.

Takats pointed out that many thrift stores support charities and nonprofits.

Proceeds from Salvation Army Family Stores help support Salvation Army’s Adult Rehabilitation Center and Savers partners with 140 nonprofits.

Other thrift stores are attached to parishes and churches like Trinity Church’s Next-ToNew Shop in Downtown Toledo.

“There’s great deals all over the place, but one of the things that differentiates us is we’re 100 percent nonprofit. … We use all that money to help your neighbors right here in Northwest Ohio get job opportunities and ultimately employment,” Takats said of Goodwill. O

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Lauren O’Neill at CJ’s Closet in Maumee.

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Homeless LGBT youth could benefit from community center

By Erin Cox Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer star@toledofreepress.com

Shannon Frye, executive director of Rainbow Area Youth (RAY), has worked with as many as 160 homeless youth throughout RAY’s 16 years; and those are just the youth who have told her.

RAY, a nonprofit, volunteer-based group in Toledo, provides a safe environment once a week for 13-to 19-year-olds who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and those questioning their sexual and gender identities.

According to a 2012 reTripepi port by The Palette Fund, True Colors Fund and the Williams Institute, a survey of 354 agencies serving homeless youth found that 40 percent of their clientele selfidentified as LGBT. The numbers may not tell the whole truth, though, Frye said, because not all youth have self-identified as LGBT, but have started to question their sexuality or gender.

In the 16 years RAY has existed, 40-100 youth have attended the group meetings each year, totaling about 1,500 youth participating in RAY, Frye said.

“Usually we see about five to 10 kids every year that find themselves homeless at some point,” Frye said.

The number of RAY youth who disclose their homelessness to Frye is probably not all who experience homelessness throughout the year, she said.

“We have problems with kids disclosing to us that they are homeless even though they know we will help them; a lot of the kids still feel shame,” Frye said.

Most of the time, LGBT youth find themselves without a stable home environment because their sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression opposes what their families are comfortable with, Frye said.

Some of the youth may not remain homeless for long periods of time, but are regularly kicked out of their homes by parents who do it as some form of tough love, she said.

“Youth homelessness is a problem because it’s not just about having a place to go, it’s now they don’t have an address for school or they don’t know how they can get to school from where they’re staying,” Frye said. “They run the risk of dropping out because they don’t have that support telling them to keep going.”

The report by The Palette Fund, True Colors Fund and the Williams Institute gathered information through “The LGBT Homeless Youth Provider Survey,” which surveyed homeless youth agencies. It found that 94 percent of the agencies have LGBT youth using their services.

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“When we’re talking about a potential need for a community center, then that’s a clear need in my mind — to provide a space for LGBT homeless youth, and others who identify as LGBT that are not youth, to be able to go to somewhere safe and not be discriminated against,” Valdez said.

“We want to make sure that there is a diverse representation of people that work with the LGBT community and provide services so that we can fully identify the need of the community center.”

The details of the LGBT community center all depend on financial feasibility, and Valdez said that is why Equality Toledo wants to start off slow in planning for it.

An LBGT community center could provide office and meeting space for many of the LGBT groups that often struggle finding space and it could grow from there to offer regular and ongoing activities, resources and support to the LGBT community, said Equality Toledo Executive Director Sherry Tripepi.

An LGBT community center would provide a stable location and space that the homeless youth Frye sees at RAY meetings could go to if they needed a resource, Frye said.

“Youth homelessness is a problem, and it’s a multifaceted problem,” Tripepi said. “It ends

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For Ida, Mich.-based punk rockers Capaul, being a band is more than just music; it’s family.

“We all talked about things,” Capaul vocalist and bassist Ben Capaul said on his family life growing up. “We had a family night on Friday where we’d watch TV shows. All of us shared dinner together and talked about our days and stuff. When we would talk to our friends, they didn’t have that same family life.

“So when we joined this band Capaul, we wanted to fully represent not only Capaul as a family, but ourselves, and what we grew up in, and how we were raised and what we were taught. What we think is normal for families is actually very abnormal, and we wanted to represent that fully in our band.”

Featuring Ben and his brothers Nick Capaul (vocals, guitar) and Chris Capaul (vocals, drums), the band had what many would consider an abnormal upbringing and lifestyle.

The brothers grew up as part of the longtime family-owned Capaul Funeral Home in Ida, where death was just a normal part of everyday life. With an old-school Catholic mom from a large family and an affable and respected funeral director dad, the Capaul brothers developed a close-knit bond during their unique upbringing.

“This is a job, and it’s a very hard job to do and you have to have a lot of patience and respect and just faith almost to do a job like this, so I think that’s a reason why we are who we are,” said Nick, who lives in an apartment above the funeral home with Ben. “For some people that might come across as creepy until they get to know us, and then they are like, ‘Oh my gosh!

These guys are crazy but cool people.’”

In addition to bonding over the typical things like sports and music, at least three of the four Capaul brothers took a liking to horror movies and punk music. While their oldest brother David primarily focused on school, Ben, Nick and Chris

were a little more rambunctious, eventually joining forces from their other bands to form the horror punk outfit Spaghetti Zombies.

“Being in a small farming town and — let’s be honest, there’s not really that much of a punk scene around here — being a horror punk band in Ida, Michigan, is not something that a lot of people wanted or even understood, if you get my drift,” Nick said with a laugh.

Though Spaghetti Zombies may have raised several eyebrows amongst Ida residents, the Capaul brothers’ collective passion and talent ended up landing them a pair of gigs with one of their idols. About four years ago, after Spaghetti Zombies dissolved, the Capaul brothers decided to operate as a trio and formed Capaul. Huge fans of the Ramones and the Misfits, Capaul ended up playing gigs with the Misfits in backto-back years.

“You get invited to a show, and [you go], ‘Oh, my God, I’m going to actually be sharing a stage with somebody that I’ve been listening to for the last 10 years,’” Chris Capaul said on playing with the Misfits. “You’ve got hundreds of people that are actually listening to you. It’s a pretty amazing feeling.”

Capaul’s debut album “Surgeon General’s Warning” was recorded in the funeral home office with friend Michael Bustos as producer. In typical Capaul fashion, everything the band did — from recording, to putting the album together to using their family crest as the main image for the group — revolved around family, friends and loved ones.

“It’s just really, really neat,” Chris said. “It’s incorporating a lot of people, so it’s not just, ‘Oh, we’re going to go to a punk show and hear about stuff we don’t know about.’ You’re coming to a show and you’re being represented.”

On Mar. 8, Capaul will headline a show that also features This Is Everything, Me vs. the Zombie Attack, A Cheer For Casual and Unlabeled at Headliners, 4500 N. Detroit Ave. Tickets are $5 in advance and $7 at the door. The show starts at 8 p.m. For more information, visit innovationconcerts.com. O

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Corny Beef and Cabaret

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Featuring priests, nuns, cops, bartenders and every other character commonly found in bawdy jokes, “Corny Beef and Cabaret” is guaranteed to make you laugh, cast members say.

“We basically take jokes and turn them into skits,” said Ellen McCarty. “There’s a scene with a priest in a confessional and all the characters come in and it’s just joke after joke after joke. There’s another one with a cop pulling people over and another one with different people coming into a bar.

There’s also a whole scene on golf. It’s cabaret so it gets a little on the bawdy side. It’s an adult show. We guarantee you’ll laugh for two hours straight.”

Ellen’s husband Mike McCarty, their son Patrick McCarty and Patrick’s wife Bethanne McCarty are also involved in the show.

“Instead of saying, ‘Two guys walk into a bar,’ we actually have a bar that two guys walk into and deliver their lines,” Mike said. “I’m pretty sure everyone will have heard one or two of these jokes before, but to see them performed kind of takes it to a different level. It’s just a lot of fun.”

The group’s next performance is set for 5:30 p.m.

March 10 at B. Gump’s Restaurant & Lounge, 5147 Main St., in Sylvania. Tickets are $15. To order, call

B. Gump’s at (419) 517-2199.

Dinner, featuring a special Irish menu, is also available at B. Gump’s, starting at 4 p.m.

Patrick and Bethanne said cast members feed off the laughter and energy from the crowd during the two-hour performance.

“You hear people in the audience cracking up laughing and it’s just very exhilarating,” Patrick said.

“And it’s at a joke they’ve heard 10 times before, but it’s just in such a new format that it’s funny,” Bethanne added. “There’s jokes I still laugh at every time.”

The fast-moving, vaudeville-style performance features a series of short “blackout” skits, several longer segments and musical interludes, Ellen said.

The group does the show once or twice a year as well as for private parties.

Most of the jokes are delivered in Irish accents.

Four cast members, including Mike and Ellen, are members of local Irish band Extra Stout and provide Irish music between scenes.

The show debuted in 2008 when Mike and Ellen, who had been thinking about writing an Irish play complete with Irish music, got together with Jim Shea and Tom Hage, who had been involved in local community theater cabaret.

“This is an opportunity to just come and have fun and laugh and enjoy yourself,” Ellen said. “We love doing it. We love making people laugh.”

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Evening of Irish music and comedy set for March 10 at B. Gump’s.

A performance of ‘Corny Beef and Cabaret’ is set for March 10 at B. Gump’s Restaurant & Lounge in Sylvania.

PHOTO COURTESY ELLEN MCCARTY

Perhaps the most well-known cast member is Toledo native Mark Tomesek, who has been a part of national traveling theater performances and appeared on TV shows like “How I Met Your Mother” and “The Office.”

The show also features Shea’s daughter Heidi Shea and Tom Moeller and Tom Troy of Extra Stout.

The McCartys said anyone who comes to the

show is sure to have a good time, whether seeing it for the first time or the 10th time.

“For anybody who’s never seen it before, it’s definitely an experience. It’s two hours of laughter that you’ll absolutely love,” Patrick said. “Anybody who has seen it before should come see it again because it’s constantly changing. We’ve never done the same show twice. I think it’s gonna be a good show.” O

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What’s what, where and when in NW Ohio

Compiled by Whitney Meschke Events are subject to change.

The Ark

MUSIC

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

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

O Mustard’s Retreat: 8 p.m. March 9, $15.

O Justin Roberts & the Not Ready for Naptime Players: 1 p.m. March 10, $12.50.

O Sharon Shannon: 7:30 p.m. March 10: 7:30 p.m. March 10, $30.

O Swearingen, Kelli: 8 p.m. March 11, $20.

O Kat Edmonson, Milow: 8 p.m. March 13, $20.

Bar 145°

This 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 Popbillies: March 8.

O The Personnel: March 9.

O Captain Sweet Shoes: March 13.

B-Bop Records/Third Space

Offering “organic music for the cyber age,” this music store offers vinyl, CDs, memorabilia and the occasional concert.

Third Space, 137 N. Michigan St. (419) 535-1234, www. bboprecords.com or www.thirdspacetoledo.com.

O Time Columns, Markey Strange, the Grubs: 7-11 p.m.

March 14.

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 Faculty Scholar Series: 8 p.m. March 13, Bryan Recital Hall.

O Trumpet Ensemble: 8 p.m. March 14, 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 Swingmania Big Band Revival Orchestra: 8 p.m. March 7.

O Marje and Friends: 8 p.m. March 8.

O Chris Shutters: 8 p.m. March 14.

The Blarney Irish Pub

mances. 9 N. Huron St. (419) 244-2855.

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 Rick Whited: 8 p.m. March 7.

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

O Mind Fish: 9 p.m. March 9.

O Steve Kennedy: 8 p.m. March 14.

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 Johnny Rocker and the Hitmen: 9:30 p.m. March 8.

O Pilot Radio: 9 p.m. March 9.

O Jeff Stewart: 9 p.m. March 12.

Blind Pig

Dégagé Jazz Café

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

March 6.

O Nickie P., Tru Klassick, Hi Potent C, Duke Newcomb: 9:30 p.m. March 8.

O Mason’s Case, the Scenery, Almost Free, Fossil Generation: 9:30 p.m. March 9.

O The Applesee Collective, Big Dudee Roo, Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys: 9:30 p.m. March 14.

Bronze Boar

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 Open mic: Thursdays and Mondays.

O Stonehouse: March 8.

O Noisy Neighbors: March 9.

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 or older. Caesars Windsor Colosseum, 377 Riverside Dr. East, Windsor, Ontario. (800) 991-7777 or www.caesarswindsor.com.

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

O Neil Sedaka: 9 p.m. March 9, $20.

O Irish Descendants, the Navigators: 9 p.m. March 15, $15.

Cheers Sports Eatery

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

O Distant Cousinz: March 9.

Clazel Theater

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 Dither Guitar Quartet: 8 p.m. March 11-12.

Cock n’ Bull Tavern

Another drinking-and-dining option has opened up near Fifth Third Field and will feature occasional musical perfor-

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. March 6 and 12-13.

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

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

O Will DeYoung Trio: 7 p.m. March 14.

The Distillery

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

O Velvet Jones: March 8-9.

Evolution

A club “for the mature crowd,” Evolution offers $5 martinis on Thursdays and the occasional live musical performance. 519 S. Reynolds Road. (419) 725-6277 or clubevolutiontol.com.

O Greg & Band: 7 p.m. March 14.

Fat Fish Blue

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

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

Frankie’s

Toledo’s venue for rock. 308 Main St. $5-$15, unless noted.

(419) 693-5300 or www.FrankiesInnerCity.com.

O Mat Kerekes, Dean Tartaglia, Timothy David, the Cold Season: 8 p.m. March 6.

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

O Bury Thy Kingdom, Animation of Instinct, Dementria: 9 p.m. March 9.

O Gabriel the Marine, Sea of Bears, Conestoga Trace: 8 p.m.

March 13.

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 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.

O Laura Rain and the Caesers: 8 p.m. March 8, Asteria.

O The Hips: 9:30 p.m. March 8, Shotz.

O Neon: 8 p.m. March 9, Asteria.

H Lounge

The Hollywood Casino Toledo offers musical distractions from all the lights, noise and jackpots. 777 Hollywood Blvd.

(419) 661-5200 or www.hollywoodcasinotoledo.com.

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

O The Bridges: 9 p.m. March 9.

O Dave Carpenter & the Jaeglers: 9 p.m. March 15.

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 Machine Gun Kelley: 7 p.m. March 6, $23-$25.

O Capaul: March 8.

O ABK, Blaze, Sixx Digit, JO2: March 10.

Irish Eyes Heavenly Pub

“Their treasure is your pleasure” — test out this maxim while checking out the evening’s entertainment. 3324 Secor Road. (419) 531-2427 or www.irisheyesheavenlypub.com.

O Irish Jam Fest: 8-10 p.m. March 6.

O Dick McCarthy: 10 p.m. March 7 and 14.

O Polka Floyd: 10 p.m. March 8.

O Chris Knopp: 8 p.m. March 9.

O Extra Stout: 10 p.m. March 15.

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.kerrytown concerthouse.com.

O Giraffe: 8 p.m. March 8.

O Wisaal/Sumkali: 8 p.m. March 9.

O Naima Shamborguer Quintet: 8 p.m. March 15.

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MGM Grand Detroit

Live music rings out over the slots and croupiers on the weekends in the Int Ice lounge. 1777 Third St., Detroit. (877) 888-2121 or www.mgmgranddetroit.com.

O Solo piano: 6-8:30 p.m. Fridays.

O Phase 5: 9 p.m. March 8.

O Category 2: 9 p.m. March 9.

Mickey Finn’s

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.

O Ryan Waldie, Boogie Matrix Mechanism: March 9.

O Blues Control, Bikini Babes: March 14.

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. March 6.

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

O Dave Hamilton: 5:15 p.m. March 8.

O Serieux: 10 p.m. March 8.

O Diversity: 5:15 p.m. March 9.

O Collison Six: 10 p.m. March 9.

O George Brothers: 3:30 p.m. March 10.

O British Beat 66: 7 p.m. March 11.

O All Access: 7 p.m. March 12-14, 10 p.m. March 15 and 5:15 p.m. March 16.

O Ani: 5:15 p.m. March 15.

One2 Lounge at Treo

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

O John Barile & Bobby May: March 6.

O Straight Up! March 8.

O What’s Next, Raq the Casbah: March 9.

Ottawa Tavern

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

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.

Potbelly Sandwich Shop

What began as an antique store in Chicago turned into a string of more than 200 eateries nationwide, including Toledo. All of the shops feature live music. 4038 Talmadge Road. (419) 725-5037 or www.potbelly.com.

O Jamie Mills: Noon-2 Fridays.

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.

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Trotters Tavern

5131 Heatherdowns Blvd. (419) 381-2079.

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

O Under the Covers: 9:30-1:30pm. March 8.

O Kristie Marie & The Dudes: 8-12. March 9.

The Village Idiot

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

O Old West End Records: 8 p.m. Wednesdays.

O Bob Rex Trio: 6 p.m. Sundays.

O Frankie May and friends: 10 p.m. Mondays.

O John Barile & Bobby May: 8 p.m. Tuesdays, $5.

O Rootstand: 8 p.m. March 7, $5.

O Crane Wives: 10 p.m. March 8, $5.

O The Nu-Tones: 8 p.m. March 9, $5.

Ye Olde Durty Bird

A full bar featuring frozen drinks and multiple happy hours (4-7) on weekdays, plus salads, soups and sandwiches, accompany live entertainment four nights a week. 2 S. St. Clair St. (419) 243-2473 or www.yeoldedurtybird.com.

O Jeff Stewart: 7 p.m. March 6.

O Jamie Mills: 7 p.m. March 7.

O Ben Barefoot: 8:30 p.m. March 8.

O Ronn Daniels: 8:30 p.m. March 9 and 8 p.m. March 14.

O Mike Whitty: noon March 10.

O Kyle White: 7 p.m. March 13.

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

O Brad McNett, Clifford Murphy, Josh Silver: March 13.

UT concerts

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

O Jazz Night: 7:30 p.m. March 11, Crystal’s Lounge, Ramada Hotel & Conference Center, 3536 Secor Road. $3-$5.

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Founded in 1968, this Celtic-style bar and eatery offers entertainment at its three locations. 4400 Heatherdowns Blvd., (419) 381-1281; 105 S. Third St., Waterville, (419) 441-1081; and 7436 W. Bancroft St., Sylvania, (419) 7247981. www.shawnsirishtavern.com.

O Johnny Rodriguez: 9:30 p.m. March 6 and 15, March 8, 9 p.m. March 13, Toledo.

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Stella’s

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

O Eddie Molina: March 7 and 14.

O Meaghan Roberts: March 8.

O Brian Bocian: March 9 and 15.

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Swig

Anyone curious about this charcuterie can check out the menu while also sampling some music Tuesdays through Saturdays. 219 Louisiana Ave., Perrysburg. (419) 873-6224 or www.swigrestaurantandbar.com.

O Chris Knopp: March 7.

O Andrew Ellis: March 8.

O Dave Martin Trio: March 9.

O Jeff Stewart: March 14.

O Meaghan Roberts: March 15.

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Mix-n-Mingle Party

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) 725-0044 or www.tableforty4.com.

O Dave Carpenter and the Jaeglers: March 8.

O Captain Sweet Shoes: March 9.

Tequila Sheila’s Downtown

This corner bar-type hangout offers the occasional bit of entertainment. 702 Monroe St. $3. (419) 241-1118.

O Rob Wells: 9 p.m. March 8.

O Magnus Martel: 9 p.m. March 9.

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The Village Players Theatre production of “Born Yesterday” is a reunion of sorts.

The post-World War II comedy, written by Garson Kanin, opens March 8. It follows Harry Brock, a businessman who travels to Washington, D.C. He hires a journalist to give his uncultured fiancée a crash course on politics, history and literature, ensuring All-American humor, according to an email by Christopher Jagodzinski, vice president of public relations for The Village Players Theatre.

Director Barbara Barkan is familiar with the play from when she played female lead Billie Dawn in 1975. Her daughter, Thea Grabiec, will be playing the role in this year’s production.

“I’ve been an actress since I was really little, thanks to my mom,” Grabiec said. “This has always been a dream role for me.”

The part calls for an actress of a certain age, so now that Grabiec is in her mid-20s, she said the time is “absolutely perfect.”

“It’s kind of cool to fill my mom’s shoes because she’s my idol,” Grabiec said. “To be able to play the role that she’s played before and to be di-

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She looked to her mom for advice.

“Before I even auditioned, [my mom] flat out asked me in complete earnest ‘Are you going to be OK to be directed by me?’” Grabiec said.

Grabiec even asked Barkan if she was to call her “Barbara” or “Mom” in rehearsal.

“I’ll be honest with you, I slipped once and called her ‘mom,’” Grabiec said. “She just kind of giggled.”

Grabiec said the role was challenging in the beginning. She didn’t feel like she was capturing the role of Billie Dawn. She pulled Barkan aside for advice.

“She looked to me with a smile and she said, ‘There are moments that you have been better than I was,’” Grabiec said. “My mom has been an actress for virtually her entire life … so for her to say that to me was earth-shattering.”

She said the biggest challenge was separating herself from Barkan’s daughter and becoming the character of Billie.

Grabiec said it’s a great role for a woman.

“This woman is a victim of domestic violence … through the process of this very act, Billie becomes a bigger, better, stronger person,” Grabiec said. “One of her lines [at the end] is ‘I’m not scared of you anymore, Harry.’ It’s kind of cool to

Top row, from left, Paul Causman, Kate Argow, Joe Capucini, Thea Grabiec, Matthew Gretzinger and (bottom row) Zac Gilley, Nick Morgan, Barbara Barkan, Carol Erford and Ed Burnham.

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play a character who grows so much.”

Grabiec is moving to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career two weeks after the show closes.

Ed Burnham, who plays Ed Devery, said he wanted to be involved in the production for a chance to work with Grabiec before she moved.

“I’ve known her since she was born,” Burnham said. He told her if she read for the part, he would “definitely” be involved. “Thea is very striking when she walks out on stage. … When you see her onstage, it’s hard to take your eyes off her. She

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pretty much steals every scene she is in. She gets a lot of that from her mother. That was the reason I wanted to do the show.”

Burnham also played Devery in a 1975 production with Barkan. Also returning to the show is Carol Ann Erford as Helen, who played the part of Mrs. Hedges in 1975.

“It’s a small reunion,” Burnham said. “It’s like going back to a place that you’ve visited before.”

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit villageplayers.org. O

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Memorial reading honors Bukowski Some of the Glass City’s finest wordsmiths will once again pay tribute to the bard of the barstool on March 10 at The Attic on Adams for the aptly titled “Don’t Try: The Charles Bukowski Memorial Reading,” which is being hosted by Toledoan Ashley Eichner.

I have covered this event in the past and am happy to do so, but this year I want to take a different approach. I want to really examine the parting words Charles Bukowski left behind for future generations of readers. “Don’t try.”

What was he trying to say? Was he just being cryptic? Was he trying to be funny? While most people today tend to buy into literary folklore that often presents Bukowski as the uneducated and undisciplined poet laureate of skid row, the truth is he was anything but.

Sure, he didn’t finish college and he did roam around the country on a decade-long drinking binge that nearly resulted in his death in a hospital charity ward. That’s all on the surface.

Those who choose to look deeper know that beyond that there was also Bukowski the disciplined craftsman, a man so afraid of not writing every day that he just couldn’t stop, right up until those two little words on his tombstone.

He did try, harder than most. Working full time at the post office by day, in his off hours he wrote thousands of poems that could be understood and appreciated by the working class and that in time came to be regarded as literary classics by some of the world’s most accomplished scholars.

I’ve always though that Bukowski was seen by some as undisciplined merely because he

didn’t use big words; he didn’t write about Greek gods or flowers — unless they were dying. He chose to write with a common tongue. One of the main reasons I wanted to write about the memorial reading this year is so young readers who are just now coming to Bukowski’s work don’t get the wrong idea.

Bukowski wasn’t saying to put out sloppy work, he wasn’t saying you should care less about what you put your heart into — what I’ve always believed he was trying to say was to merely be yourself. You may have influences, including Bukowski, but just say it like you; tell your story in your own words. Be as honest as you can with your readers, if you’re fortunate enough to have a few, and be honest with yourself.

While I do think that Bukowski came to really embrace, enjoy and maybe even help craft the image of the mad drunk poet placed upon him by the reading public, he was well-read and I’m sure he would be the first to tell you to read more than just Bukowski. Anyone who has ever read books like “Ham on Rye” “Post Office” or “Love is a Dog from Hell” will tell you that Charles Bukowski cared about words — love him or hate him, the man had passion. That was his true legacy. He was a man of few words, the ones he felt mattered most.

The fun begins at 6 p.m. March 10 and is free and open to the public. The Attic is located at 1701 Adams St. above Manos Greek Restaurant. O — John Dorsey

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Steve Alberts has four showcases and five file cabinets filled with the model armor he builds.

“If you saw my basement, you’d go, ‘Oh, my god,’” he said. “And [the models] are starting to pile up on my desk.”

His hobby began with building model cars when he was in kindergarten. He moved on to airplanes, eventually to armor. Now, he usually works on them in his basement on weekends. “[It] depends on how much my wife lets me go down there and work on them,” he said.

People sharing Alberts’ interest in building models meet as the International Plastic Modelers Society (IPMS). The Toledo chapter, the Toledo Plastic Modelers, meet twice a month to show what they build. The 30 members build model planes, cars, armor and more.

Alberts joined in 1975, others even earlier.

“We’ve gotten old together,” he said.

The club is sponsoring the Northwest Ohio Invitational on March 9, an annual model contest open to the public. Guests of all ages are invited to the Ramada Toledo Conference Center, 3536 Secor Road, beginning at 9 a.m.

Members of the club will judge the general public’s models for a chance to win in 46 categories. For $15, adults can register three entries into the contest; $5 allows kids unlimited entries. Items have to be entered by noon so judging can start shortly after.

To keep things fair, the Toledo Plastic Modelers will not enter their models into the contest.

They will have a separate internal contest instead.

Anyone not entering the contest can still shop at vendor’s tables.

Toledo is in the middle of a popular area for IPMS; there are chapters in Dayton, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Chicago and Pittsburgh. President Phil Palmer said the goal of the club is to keep everyone interested in building models.

“It’s a good group of guys,” he said. “We all have a common interest.”

Palmer builds model planes, mostly modern jets, and has been building since he was a kid.

He grew up in West Virginia in the ’50s, a time when a lot of public places were closed because of a polio epidemic. Palmer’s father introduced him to building models as a hobby.

An interest in history is common for club members, Palmer said. Many build models specific to certain eras, like tanks from World War II.

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Palmer said there is a sense of camaraderie, even though they build different types of models.

“The skills are still the same,” Palmer said.

“That’s kind of what brings it all together.”

There is no actual building of models at the meetings, but Palmer said he would like to one day.

“Most of these guys have been together for a long time,” Palmer said. “If we could get some new people interested in learning, we certainly could do some building sessions.”

Since Palmer joined the club in 1985, he has

won awards for his models in national contests.

Another member of the club, Harley Copic, doesn’t make models but uses others’ for oil paintings. He has been a member of the club since 1973. Copic has some of his paintings in the Pentagon. He has traveled to Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan for his paintings. Once overseas, he takes photographs focusing on aviation, then paints when he gets home.

Anyone interested in the club can find more information at toledoplasticmodelers.org. O

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When death means (almost) nothing Comic creators ask moral questions — but can they answer them?

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atman has been the quintessential superhero for more than seven decades. Though the character has seen myriad changes throughout the years in the pages of the comics that gave him life, there have always been a few defining characteristics that help make the Dark Knight what he is. The death of his parents. The deepJEFF seated need for justice. The use of intimidation and fear to combat crime.

One of the most important facets of the character is one of the most basic — Batman refuses to kill anyone. The character’s reasons lie within the senseless murder of his family and his belief that doing so would make him no better than the criminals he attempts to apprehend. Though certain versions of Gotham’s savior have found ways to tinker with much of Bat-lore, by and large, this pillar of his being has remained intact.

That doesn’t mean that writers have found the subject off limits, to be sure. There have been plenty of storylines over the Caped Crusader’s history that have tested his resolve on the subject of murder. The most recent occurred in the much-discussed “Death of the Family” storyline, featuring the return of Batman’s longtime nemesis The Joker. (Spoiler Alert.)

Upon his arrival in Batman No. 13, the Joker set in motion a series of events designed to turn Batman’s world upside down — but his attacks were far more psychological than physical. It became apparent that the villain’s focus was the extended “Bat-family” — the allies in costume that the Dark Knight loves and relies on. The end result, without giving much away, was a storyline that didn’t actually kill any member of Batman’s inner circle, but rather served as an attempt to plant seeds of mistrust and sever his connections to that circle forever.

One of Joker’s central arguments to Robin, Nightwing and the rest of Batman’s allies was the simple fact that, by virtue of his still being alive, it was clear that Batman cared more about Joker than any of them. After all, if he truly loved them, wouldn’t he kill Joker and spare them from any future pain he might cause? But he’ll simply catch him and lock him up, and you know he’ll just escape again. So why not end the cycle?

Batman isn’t the only hero to have such a moral quandary tossed his way in recent weeks.

As the new Superior Spider-Man begins to try and find its direction, the subject of Spidey’s refusal to kill any of his foes has also come into focus. As Doctor Octopus begins to find his own path as a hero while wearing Spider-Man’s body, he has openly criticized his predecessor’s policy

of letting certain villains live and vowed to not make the same mistake.

Testing the limits of what a hero is and isn’t willing to do is all part of good drama. And one of the things fiction can do is bring real-life values into focus by exploring their implications in a fantasy world.

What the characters in these stories are doing, in some way, is exploring the idea of the death penalty, and asking what the implications of it are when a hero refuses to take a life.

There is a problem, though, and it lies in the nature of the universe these particular stories take place in. The fact is, we as readers already know that no death in comics is permanent.”

Hell, as of right now, Doc Ock’s days as Spidey are clearly numbered, as the supposedly “dead” Peter Parker is now haunting him as a specter, “Always”-style. It’s the nature of comics, or of any serial storytelling, that what-

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ever “permanent” solution occurs today may be completely undone tomorrow.

So when a character like Joker taunts Batman with the idea of “Why don’t you just kill me and stop any pain I may cause in the future,” the real answer is, “Because you’re the Joker and no Batman creator in their right mind would try and kill you off — and even if they did, the next one would just resurrect you anyway.” So the question of why don’t these heroes kill is built on a bit of a logical fallacy, one that undermines the gravity of the questions it addresses.

I’m not saying that a media like comic books can never comment on social issues — like all the best fiction, comics can act as a mirror of the real world and make us think about the universe we live in.

But they need to pick and choose their battles. The real world is not at the whim of a storytelling format that demands a new adventure, a new crisis, every month.

And when it’s been shown time and again that death in comics is at best a temporary setback, how much gravity can the question of “Why doesn’t Batman kill” really have? O Email Toledo Free Press Star Pop Culture Editor Jeff McGinnis at PopGoesJeff@gmail.com.

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