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Jacuzzi Boys brings the adventure to Woodchucks

By Mighty Wyte TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAR STAFF WRITER star@toledofreepress.com

On March 20, The Jacuzzi Boys will bring garage-band rock ’n’ roll to Woodchucks. The three-piece band consists of Gabriel Alcala on guitar and vocals, Diego Monasteri on drums and vocals and Danny Rojas on bass.

It will be the trio’s first trip to Toledo.

“We’re looking forward to Toledo,” Rojas said. “New cities equal new people which equals new adventures.”

Alcala agreed: “There’s nothing like waking up and not knowing who you’ll meet and what will happen that night.”

The Jacuzzi Boys describe their sound as “quite simply, rock ’n’ roll,” Rojas said.

Alcala said the band formed in 2007.

“At first I wanted to do some really garagey stuff like The Count Five or something. All those early garage bands were a huge influence in the beginning,” he said. “Now I think we just play our version of rock ’n’ roll rather than sticking to any specific style.”

Rojas said the band came together over mutual interest in garage, punk and psychedelic music,

but, “We don’t really listen to that kinda stuff much these days. Popular van choices for us at this moment include stuff like Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Fleetwood Mac and Gram Parsons.”

The Jacuzzi Boys are working on a new album and will come to Toledo fresh out of the studio. Rojas said the band’s writing style is organic.

“We pretty much get together and work stuff out as a band,” he said.

“Gabriel normally has a melody in mind or we’ll play off a bass line and just take it from there. This will be our second full-length album. We’re recording at a great place called Key Club Recording and this is our first record for Hardly Art Records.

It’s coming along nicely and we’re pretty stoked.”

The Jacuzzi Boys are focused on making 2011 a successful year.

“We just want to put this new record out and put a significant amount of touring behind it,” Rojas said.

“As far as defining success,” Alcala said, “having fun equals success for us.”

Rojas added, “Writing songs our friends will enjoy and having people jump around at our shows defines success, too.”

Doors for The Jacuzzi Boys show open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 in advance or $7 at the door. ✯

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Bigger than expected

NightShade signs with Bullet Tooth Records.

By Blair Bohland Toledo Free Press STAR Staff Writer star@toledofreepress.com

Musicians live an uncertain life in a difficult industry. Paul Fuzinski and his band mates have struggled through this rough life and conquered it. Fuzinski recently joined the metal band NightShade and signed a deal with Bullet Tooth Records.

“People say ‘starving artists and musicians’ for a reason,” Fuzinksi said. “We find out about tours five or six months in advance so we’ll get a job long enough to support ourselves for a month on the road, do the tour and blow all the money, come back home and work again. That’s how our lives have been for the last two years.”

Until recently, Fuzinski was the guitarist for the band Blood of the Prophets and was touring the United States with Mobile Death Camp. Their mode of transportation was anything but luxurious.

“We travel by van,” Fuzinski said. “It’s rough.

There’s not a lot of sleep and not a lot of showering. Right now there are five people in our band, but before there were seven plus all of our instruments. We had a trailer. But it’s wasn’t easy to get around in cities like New York.”

NightShade’s members plan on traveling a few more miles. After finishing its American tour, the band is flying to Europe to tour more than six countries, including France, the lead guitarist’s home country.

“There is a huge language barrier. Our lead guitarist speaks very broken English so I have to listen hard. I’m going to help him with his English when he gets here in April. He does all the speaking for the entire band, so he’ll have to talk to the people with our label and he’s worried about not being able to say what he actually means,” Fuzinski said.

Other band mates include former Blood of the Prophet members, all of whom Fuzinski had met on the music scene throughout high school and college.

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NightShade is about to embark on a tour to support the April 19 release of its new CD. PHOTO COURTESY BULLET TOOTH RECORDS.

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It’s grown to be a lot bigger than I expected.”

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The release date for NightShade’s album, “Lost in Motion,” is April 19, but fans can preview NightShade on Bullet Tooth Record’s website or catch a concert listed on the band’s Facebook page. NightShade is scheduled for concerts in more than 10 states, and will drive to each.

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Emerging artists

By Emily B. Gibb Toledo Free Press News Editor egibb@toledofreepress.com

A new exhibit at the Parkwood Gallery is featuring emerging artists who are University of Toledo and Bowling Green State University alumni.

Artists Anthony Fontana, Evaleigh Stroud and Meghan Yarnell work with different visions and mediums but their works exude a quirky, “hip and contemporary” theme, said Ryan Bunch, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo’s (ACGT) performing and literary arts coordinator.

“The pieces in this show are some of the strongest to ever come through our jury process,” said Michelle Carlson, ACGT program coordinator. “They show that everyone makes art differently and for different reasons. These artists wouldn’t be making the work that they do without dealing with the larger concepts expressed in the work. They take common things that you wouldn’t expect to see and blend them into fine art, in a way that is very tongue and cheek. They really make you think. We try to offer diversity, as part of our educational component. Because we are in a position to take risks, we’re able to offer space to students and up-and-coming artists without worrying so much about whether the art sells; we can concentrate solely on creativity.”

Fontana takes a humorous and literal approach to popular social media trends. His installations play with the catchword “fail” and the Twitter hash mark (#), Bunch said. “There’s a big pile of broken pencils that spell out ‘#sculpture fail,’ and photocopies that say ‘#copy fail.’ Those are pretty neat,” Bunch said.

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His 2009 exhibition at the Secor also featured Fred Leighton. Other exhibits include Virtual Exhibition in Second Life, “Fontana 2.0,” presented in 2007.

“My concept for this show came from places like Twitter and was created over a period of something like 18 months. It’s something that I’m still working on and exploring with my students in the classroom,” Fontana said.

Stroud is working on a bachelor’s degree in Studio Fine Arts at the University of Toledo. Her work puts a spin on gender roles and stereotypes.

She crocheted different sizes of handguns, but put real bullets inside.

“They’re fun and funny and really cool,” Bunch said.

Yarnell rounds out the trio of artists with her ceramic mugs and containers. Each depicts societal priorities, such as being happier or skinnier.

She enjoys imparting imagery on everyday, functional ceramic vessels to encourage the viewers to reflect upon our social norms while eating breakfast or drinking their morning coffee. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 3-D studies at Bowling Green State University in 2005.

The exhibit is one of many that ACGT coordinates in the gallery each year that highlights the work of new artists.

“We like to use the gallery as one of the first steps for local artists to get their foot in the door and get their name out there and hopefully sell some work,” Bunch said.

The exhibit continues through April 22. Parkwood Gallery is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Way Library to show Thai film, ‘Buddha’s Lost Children,’ on March 18 The remote hills of the Thailand borderlands will come alive in Perrysburg on March 18 when Way Public Library shows “Buddha’s Lost Children.”

The film is the next installment in the library’s Art and Foreign Film series. The library opens the upstairs auditorium one Friday per month from Sept. to April to show a film and offer refreshments, librarian Richard Baranowski said.

“We try to pick things from different countries first to mix it up,” Baranowski said. “Sometimes the art and foreign films can be very long so we try to pick something that gets to the point.”

This month’s pick follows the season’s theme — movies with children as part of the plot.

“Buddha’s Lost Children” is a true story about a Thai boxer turned Buddhist monk who decided to devote his life to the children of the Golden Triangle Region, an area known for drug smuggling and impoverished hill tribes. It is in the Thai language with English subtitles.

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As always, Baranowski said, they hope to get their usually good attendance of 40-50 people and that the DVD doesn’t freeze.

“We have a successful program and hope that people enjoy the film,” he said.

Next month is a Serbo-Croatian film called “Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams.” It will be shown on April 15 as the last film of this season.

The library does not require reservations and admission is free. “Buddha’s Lost Children” begins at 7 p.m.

Way Public Library is located at 101 E. Indiana Ave., in Perrysburg. For more information, call (419) 874-3135. O — Emily B. Gibb

Playshop seeks directors

Waterville Playshop is seeking directors for its 2011-12 theater season, “Celebrating 60 Years of Family, Friendship and Fun.” Productions in need of directors are “Sound of Music” (Oct. 21-23), “Dixie Swim Club” (Feb.

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Rossford to stage ‘Urinetown’

“Urinetown” will make its Northwest Ohio debut when Rossford High School’s drama club stages the satirical comedy as its spring musical April 14-17.

Performances are set for 7:30 p.m. April 14, 15 and 16 and a 2 p.m. matinee on April 17.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors.

Despite its title, the Tony Award-winning show is family-friendly, said assistant director Ryan Mahaffey.

“It’s a G-rated family musical,” he said. “It basically just spoofs all the famous musicals and makes fun of all the very traditional conventions of musical theater and pays homage to a lot of them. As soon as you see scenes, you will recognize what musical they are coming from.”

Set in a grim metropolis where the government has banned private toilets as a result of a 20year drought, the city’s public toilets are regulated by monopolies until citizens stage a rebellion.

“It’s very campy and over-the-top,” Mahaffey said. “It’s a spoof on our government and how corrupt it can be. It does have a really good message about saving the environment and water

conservation and what could happen if we use all our resources.”

For information, e-mail rhsdrama@gmail. com or call the school at (419) 666-5262. O — Sarah Ottney

‘Wasteland’ author to speak

Author Jonathan Bloom will speak at 7 p.m.

March 22 about his book, “American Wasteland: How America Throws Away Nearly Half of its Food (And What We Can Do About It).”

The free event, which will last about 90 minutes, will take place at Augsburg Lutheran Church, 1342 Sylvania Ave. Wasting food is inefficient, unethical and bad for the environment, said Jeanette Eckert, research assistant at the University of Toledo’s Urban Affairs Center, which is sponsoring the event as part of its speaker series on local foods, health and the economy.

“I think wasted food is just one of those things we don’t give a second thought about and we don’t realize everything we do really adds up,” Eckert said. “What we hope people get out of this is to realize the scope of the problem and learn about simple changes they can make in their lives and changes we can make on a societal level to address that problem.”

For more information about the event, visit uac.utoledo.edu or call (419) 530-6048. To learn more about the book, visit the website www. wastedfood.com.O — Sarah Ottney

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Composed

By Paige Aten Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer star@toledofreepress.com

When Steve Mockensturm, a designer for Madhouse and Capital A in Toledo, first contacted Rosanne Cash, he didn’t expect a response.

At least not a response as grand as the one he received.

Mockensturm sent Cash (eldest daughter of late music legend Johnny Cash) a message on Twitter after seeing that she was scheduled to play at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor the next night.

“I was already following her and I saw that her band had kind of a funny name and needed a logo. I made something up and sent it to her, and she said, ‘If you bring shirts to the show, I’ll pay for CASH them,’” he said.

After seeing the shirts, Cash asked Mockensturm to design stickers for her band and things rolled from there.

“It just clicked,” he said.

Cash asked Mockensturm to design a poster based on a line from her new memoir, “Composed,” and said she was pleasantly surprised with the result.

“I loved it immediately. It was so unexpected. It was nothing like I thought he would do. I expected something more literal, less poetic, so I was delighted,” Cash said.

Toledo graphic designer teams with musician Rosanne Cash.

Madhouse and its designers operate Capital A, a screenprinting and letterpress shop that places an emphasis on producing posters for musicians.

“Madhouse is the mothership. It’s been really good about encouraging its designers to pursue these side projects. It helps us stay interested and interesting,” Mockensturm said.

Mockensturm created the poster for Cash as a project for Capital A. Just over 100 of the posters were created, each signed by Mockensturm and Cash. The first 25 fine art prints were auctioned off for $100 each to benefit a New York charity called The Secret City.

Cash said the charity was the perfect organization to feature.

“Their mission is to provide community and spiritual sustenance for artists without the restrictions or dogma of religion,” she said.

Mockensturm said he was honored to have the opportunity to work with Cash.

“Her dad is transcendent, but all her life she’s had this grace about her,” he said. “She’s so kind to her fans. She’s amazing.”

He said he would be overjoyed to work with Cash again, noting that she mentioned she’d like to work together again down the road.

Cash said she’d like to work with him again.

“I love working with Steve and can’t wait for our next project,” she said.

Additional copies of the poster for Cash’s memoir can be purchased from Capital A’s website at www.capital-aprints.com. O

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Next Stage

By Sarah Ottney TOLEDO FREE PRESS SPECIAL SECTIONS EDITOR sottney@toledofreepress.com

Next Stage Studios, a new performing arts studio in Perrysburg, is offering three free classes to celebrate its grand opening.

The studio, which provides a varied musical theater curriculum including acting, singing and dancing classes as well as private voice, acting and piano lessons for students of all ages, kicked off its first set of eight-week classes earlier this month.

The three free classes will be: ✯ 2-3 p.m. March 26: Musical Theatre Performance: Participants will learn a song and choreography to the song, while gaining an insider’s perspective to the performing arts. ✯ 2-3 p.m. April 30: How to Audition: This class will feature helpful tips and tricks for that next big audition — a perfect brush up for anyone planning to audition for community theater, school plays or professional endeavors. ✯ 2-3 p.m. May 28: Dance Basics: Students will learn the basic terminology of dance and how to execute the movements. A fun dance combination will be taught to end the class.

Studio offers free classes to mark its grand opening.

No prior experience is necessary, only a willingness to learn, said Next Stage Studios founder Clark Ausloos in an e-mail.

“I feel that there are some people who are timid when it comes to performing arts. We are excited to offer free classes for those people who would like to get their ‘feet wet,’ but haven’t had much experience,” Ausloos said. “Some people believe either you are ‘born to be on the stage’ or you aren’t, but I feel that even a little training in the arts can bring out hidden talents. My mother used to tell me ‘If you can walk, you can dance; if you can talk, you can sing.’”

The free classes are the studio’s way of giving back to the community, said Michael Kadin Craig, a guest instructor and Perrysburg native who met Ausloos in New York City. Craig has appeared in numerous New York and regional shows, including a starring role in an OffBroadway production of “Altar Boyz.”

Ausloos, also a Broadway veteran, has choreographed and danced for shows including “Hairspray,” “Crazy For You,” “Footloose” and “Aida” and taught acting, singing, piano, dance and leadership at camps across the country. He most recently performed in “Hello Dolly” and the national tour of “Seussical the Musical.”

The studio also plans to bring industry professionals, including Broadway stars, to the area in order to expose residents to performers they might not otherwise get to see, Craig said.

“We wanted to introduce people in the Toledo area to professional artists who are working on stage right now. That’s the only way to stay current in theater,” Craig said. “It will just be a fun process where you can learn about theater as a whole with people who have basically lived and worked theater for years.

CRAIG We’re really excited.”

Artists with Broadway credits planning to come this year include Bailey Hanks, star of “Legally Blonde: The Musical” and actress on “Guiding Light” and “Step Up 3D”; Neil Haskell of “So You Think You Can Dance”; Diana DeGarmo of “American Idol”; and Laura Osnes, winner of NBC’s “Grease: You’re the One that I Want!”

As extracurricular activities continue to be cut from schools, Ausloos also envisions the studio as a place where students can expand

their training.

“All of the staff members at Next Stage hold degrees in the field of performing arts, music, dance and acting. Many are working professionals, including recent work on Broadway and Broadway National Tours,” Ausloos said.

“Our goal is to provide our students with private sessions and group classes led by these young, energetic professionals who are currently making it on Broadway. With the level of talent being brought in from NYC and LA, it really would be a unique experience for kids and adults of all ages.”

Although the studio officially opened this month, Ausloos has already been offering private lessons and hosted a summer theater workshop last summer, which Hanks attended, Craig said. In December, the studio brought male singing group The Broadway Boys to Perrysburg for a concert.

Next Stage Studios is located at 25581 Fort Meigs Road, Suite G, in Perrysburg. The studio will also host Broadway Bound, its summer theater workshop, Aug. 1-12 in Perrysburg.

For information or to register for a class, visit www.nextstagestudios.com, e-mail NextStage Studios@gmail.com or call (419) 873-5838. ✯

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BGSU recognized for Peace Corps efforts

By Matt Liasse TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAR STAFF WRITER star@toledofreepress.com

For the first time, Bowling Green State University has made the Peace Corps list of the nation’s top colleges and universities rsities for producing volunteers. BGSU appears ppears at No. 25 in the Medium Colleges lleges and Universities category with ith 21 active undergraduate vollunteers in 2010.

The list also counted down the top large and small colleges and universities, as well as graduate schools.

Leadership and Policyy Studies Professor Margaret et Booth thinks BGSU’s appearearance on the list is connected to o her Peace Corps Fellow Program.. “I think it has brought notoriety to Peace Corps on campus,� Booth said. “It’s very active on campus. It’s very active in the community.�

The 5-year-old graduate program, which achieved Washington designated status, helps recruit returned Peace Corps volunteers. It offers financial support to these people, Booth said. Booth is a returned Peace Corps volunteer herself.

Booth said the recognition is fantastic. “We’re supposed to be thinking universally,�

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the world [enhance] us with the university.�

BGSU will celebrate the Peace Corps recognition at the “Celebrating Anniversaries: 25, 50 and 100 Years of Education through BGSU and the Peace Corps� event on March 23. The event will celebrate 25 years of national Peace Corps Fellows programs, 50 years of the Peace prog Corps aand the centennial of BGSU. Graduate Assistant A’ame G Kone is planning the event.

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Little Joe, Robbie Mack play Blues Festival in Marietta.

Music lovers will be snapping their fingers and tapping their toes to the blues duo Little Joe McLerran and Robbie Mack at Frye Daze Bar and Pizzeria at 8 p.m. March 18. The show will be presented by the Black Swamp Blues Society.

The father and son with a “love and desire to carry traditional old-style blues on” is playing in Toledo for their first time before performing at the 20th annual River City Blues Festival on March 19 in Marietta.

Music runs in the family — James McLerran sings with the Toledo Opera and will be watching his brother and nephew on Friday.

“He’s so excited to have Little Joe and I come up there. He’s been down to see us perform in Columbus. Now we get to go up to his part of the world,” Mack said.

McLerran won the International Blues Challenge in 2009. The pair is based out of Tulsa, Okla., but has become international blues ambassadors.

They connected with the U.S. State Department to participate in a cultural exchange program in the Middle East around this time last year.

In addition to traveling, performing and jamming with local musicians for a month in countries such as Bahrain and Kuwait, they played the first public concert in Saudi Arabia in 100 years, Mack said. Saudi bands are allowed to play at

private parties, but public performances are forbidden. They performed in front of an audience of men and women, which was also unusual.

“One woman took her burka off and swung it over her head. It was like Mardi Gras,” Mack said.

Afterwards, the band went straight to the airport. The report in the news the next day said that there were only rumors that a performance took place, but Mack and McLerran laughed knowing they had it on video tape, Mack said.

“We were just so out of our element. Everything was so new and exciting,” Mack said of the whole Middle Eastern experience.

He said he was also struck by the realization that “these people are just like us.”

Next month, McLerran and Mack take off for South America to work with the State Department again on another cultural exchange.

“That’s the one thing that’s beautiful — all over the world, the music is the same essentially.

I can watch guys playing at Carnival in Brazil and I might not understand the words, but I understand the music and I could play with those guys.

We might have a little bit of trouble talking to each other between the tunes, but we could play music together,” Mack said.

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Local organizations are looking for sponsors to help them set the Guinness World Record for Longest Lemonade Stand to raise money for childhood cancer cures and affected families.

Northcoast University’s Department of Standing Ovations and The Bake-a-Difference Foundation for Childhood Cancer are organizing the event June 11 and offering incentives for companies, organizations and individuals who submit the $250 sponsorship fee early.

If it is before April 1, the fee is $200 and if it is before May 1, the fee is $225.

Sponsors do not need to be present for the event, but they will have their names displayed on the front of the stand and receive a certified copy of the Guinness World Records Certificate, a commemorative photo with kids serving lemonade by their sponsored table, their name on the back of the T-shirt if the fee is in by May 5 and the opportunity to include information or giveaways in gift bags.

The money raised will go to the Bake-aDifference Foundation and Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, which raise money to help find a cure for childhood cancers, said coor-

dinator David Justus.

Justus helped form Bake-a-Difference in honor of his son, who died from childhood cancer, after wishing for a way to feed families going through what theirs did.

This is the first event for the new organization, which plans to provide gift cards to families to use for food, gas or whatever they need, Justus said.

The lemonade stand will be more than a quarter-mile long and will operate for at least eight hours inside the Lucas County Rec Center, he said.

A quarter-mile long lemonade stand that will take 165 8-foot long tables, approximately 650 gallons of lemonade and 300 pounds of ice, according to The Lemonade Stand, a blog related to Northcoast University’s attempt for the longest lemonade stand.

There is a softball tournament at the Rec Center that day, so the organization is hoping for thirsty softball players and other attendees, with a turnout of up to 5,000 people expected, Justus said. ✯

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eminists often get a bad rap for being humorless, but three comedians hope to dispel that misconception while raising money to support local nonprofit Independent Advocates.

The Independent Advocates Truth Comedy Jam, featuring Kate Brindle, Elissa Marcus and LucĂŠ Tomlin-Brenner, is set for 7 to 9 p.m. March 21 at The Truth Art Gallery, 1811 Adams St. Independent Advocates, founded by Rebecca Facey and Rachel Richardson, provides court advocacy to survivors of domestic violence. The organization has helped more than 300 women navigate the court system since 2007, said Richardson, who writes a column for Toledo Free Press Star. “Feminists are just assumed to be argumentative and not fun to be around and I think this will shatter that,â€? Richardson said. “It’s for a feminist cause and for a community cause, but we can also have a good time and be funny and I think it’s an exciting opportunity for the community to see that.â€?

Admission is $10 in advance and $15 at the door. To reserve advance tickets, leave an RSVP comment on the Independent Advocates Truth

Comedy Jam’s Facebook page or call Independent Advocates at (567) 202-1741.

The comedy will include adult themes and language, so the show is recommended for ages 18 and up, said organizer Emily Rippe, who met Tomlin-Brenner at Bowling Green State University where they were both involved in women’s organizations.

Looking to help her friend add a Toledo show while Tomlin-Brenner would be in the area for another show, Rippe couldn’t find a comedy club that fit her time frame. “So then a light bulb sort of flashed, and I thought, ‘Why not make this something way bigger?’â€? Rippe said. “I was shocked that LucĂŠ and Independent Advocates had never worked together before, honestly. And the more I discussed it with Rachel, the more clear it became that this needed to happen. What those girls do is incredible. Every day they work with victims of domestic violence, helping them get through probably the most difficult time in their lives.â€?

With her own background in working and volunteering with domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, Tomlin-Brenner said the cause is something she supports whenever she can.

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Brindle and Marcus also both took a roundabout way into comedy.

Unable to find a job in her field of fashion design, Marcus decided she had nothing to lose and would try everything she’d always wanted to try. “Last year was kind of a breakthrough year for me,� said Marcus, who was born in California, raised in Cincinnati and graduated from Ohio State University. “I tried art, which apparently I really suck at. Then I tried some theater, which I’m still in, and the other thing I wanted to try was stand-up, so I said f--- it, I’m going to try it.�

She said she enjoys comedy that is “gross� and involves wordplay. “I like to get into people’s heads and create imagery that you wouldn’t normally think of, that gives you a weird feeling,� Marcus said. “It’s really hard to make jokes that are family-friendly; if you can do that, you’re smarter than me.�

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After college, she missed theater and took an improv class. Her classmates encouraged her to try stand-up, where she realized she could be an activist but come at it from the point of comedy.

Her first sketch was inspired by an unsettling personal experience with street harassment on the metro. “I loved the idea that I could address such a controversial topic in this way and people reacted so positively to it and I made them think about a topic they might not normally think about,� Tomlin-Brenner said.

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TOMLIN-BR ENNE R Brindle, who hails from Dexter, a small town near Ann Arbor, majored in theater at New York University and was working for a news station when she decided to take a comedy class.

“I think I just needed some more laughs in my life and I like to challenge myself to do new things,” Brindle said. “I said there’s something I would never do in a million years because it seems so scary, but I totally fell in love with it.”

Brindle, who went on to get a master’s degree in women’s studies from Eastern Michigan University, said her comedy is mainly observational and moving back to Dexter has given her lots of inspiration.

“Living around my family has been won-

derful, but also a hotbed for new material, which is both good and bad,” Brindle said, laughing.

All three said it’s challenging but fun to be a minority in the male-dominated field of comedy.

“There’s just this attitude that I’ve experienced a lot that people think women aren’t funny, so I feel like you have to prove yourself a lot more,” said Brindle, who said female comics tend to support each other and have a lot of camaraderie. “I can’t even tell you how many people after a show have come up and said, ‘I don’t really like women comedians, I don’t think women are funny, but I liked you.’ And it’s like, thanks for the backhanded compliment.”

Tomlin-Brenner said much of her material is

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BR INDLE a rebuttal to the stereotypes and misogyny she’s sick of hearing from many male comics.

“It’s difficult because it’s all guys talking and they really set this narrative so that all you hear about sex and relationships comes from a male perspective, but the audiences are solidly mixed,” Tomlin-Brenner said. “It’s just so easy to make jokes based on stereotypes, but I think it’s really lazy humor and lazy writing.

I love humor so much and I think it can be so smart, and it sucks it has to be dumbed down and made so base. I like to make jokes about incorrect cultural assumptions, not just women but all kinds of issues that come up.

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and feminism, because I don’t think a lot of women talk honestly about sex.”

Tomlin-Brenner said she’s excited to perform in her first all-female comedy show and hopes people come to the show to support Independent Advocates.

“This is a very, very serious issue, but I hope people realize you can have fun and make a huge difference in your community,” TomlinBrenner said. “Comedy for some reason is something people get a little nervous about, especially local comedy; they don’t know how good it’s going to be, but I’ve been working in local comedy for a year and there’s such amazing talent on this level. I can’t wait.” O

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What’s what, where and when in NW Ohio

Compiled by Whitney Meschke Events are subject to change.

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

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

O Richard Shindell: 8 p.m. March 16, $20.

O Sonya Kitchell: 8 p.m. March 17, $15.

O Scythian: 8 p.m. March 18, $15.

O The California Guitar Trio, Fareed Haque: 7:30 p.m.

March 20, $25.

O The Juliets: 8 p.m. March 22, free.

O Po’ Girl, Peter Mulvey: 8 p.m. March 23, $15.

O May Erlewine, Seth Bernard: 8 p.m. March 24, $17.50.

O The Spring Standards: 8 p.m. March 25, $15.

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

O The Bloody Tinth: March 17.

O MAS FiNA: March 18, Bullpen.

O The Homewreckers: 8 p.m. March 19, Bullpen.

O Toast & Jam: March 19.

O Nathan Cogan: March 24.

O The Bridges: March 25-26.

9:30 p.m. March 22.

O Tree Hut Kings, Dr. Dwyer, Dirty Deville, Jaws That Bite: 9:30 p.m. March 23.

O That 1 Guy: 9 p.m. March 24.

O March 25: Boyce Avenue, Alex Goot, 7 p.m.; Quavers, Roommate, Man the Hunter, 10:30 p.m.

Bretz Bar 2012 Adams St. (419) 243-1900.

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

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 Jerod: Wednesdays and Thursdays.

O Open mic night with Chris Knopp: Mondays.

O Karaoke: Tuesdays.

O Swamp Kings: March 18.

O Dave Carpenter & the Jaeglers: March 19.

O Stonehouse: March 25.

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

O Celtic Crossroads: 2 and 8 p.m. March 24, $15.

Dégagé 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. March 16 and 23.

O Ragtime Rick, Wes Linenkugel: 7:30-10:30 p.m. March 17.

O The Silverbacks: 7:30-11:30 p.m. March 18-19.

O Jason Quick: 7-10 p.m. March 22.

O Michael Peslikis: 7-10 p.m. March 24.

O Daniel Burris Group: 7:30-11:30 p.m. March 25-26.

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

O Nathan Cogan: March 16.

O The Bridges: March 17-19.

O Kyle White: March 23.

O 9 Lives: March 24-26.

Doc Watson’s Named in honor of the owners’ forefather, this bar and restaurant serves a variety of dishes and entertainment. 1515 S. Byrne Road. (419) 389-6003 or docwatsonstoledo.com.

O Jeff Stewart: 9:30 p.m. March 18.

O Shawn Sanders: 9:30 p.m. March 19.

O Name This Tune: 8 p.m. March 24.

O John Barile and Bobby May: 10 p.m. March 25.

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

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O The Coronas, the Mighty Regis: 9 p.m. March 16.

O A Bomb, Charles Trees, Josef Deas, LO5, Mogi Grumbles, Nunca Duerma, Kolorblind, Nickie P.: 9:30 p.m. March 17.

O Mustard Plug, Al & the Black Cats, the Pinstripes: 9 p.m.

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O The Oygasms, Semi-Formal Purim, Masquerade Ball: 8 p.m. March 19.

O Space Cadet, Me & My Friends, Imitation, Kara K:

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

O DJ Lamont: Tuesdays.

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

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

O Tom Turner & Slow Burn: 9:30 p.m. March 18.

O Suburban Legend: 8:30 p.m. March 19.

O Bourbon Street: 9:30 p.m. March 25.

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

O East River Drive: March 18-19.

O Skoobie Snaks: March 25-26.

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

FrankiesInnerCity.com.

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

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

O Bomb the Music Industry, the Eight Fifteens, Revenant Sound: 9 p.m. March 18.

O In the Midst of Lions; This or the Apocalypse; Your Memorial; Sandstorm; Anytime, Anyday: 6 p.m. March 20.

O Cerebral Ballzy, Lyle Exile, the Infernal Names: 9 p.m.

March 24.

O America’s Delusional Dream, Secret Stones, TIZ, Great Lakes Crew: 9 p.m. March 25.

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

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

O The Late Show: March 18-19.

O That Allie Girl: March 25-26.

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 Tri-Nebulous, Something Isn’t As It Seems, Full Strike Frenzy, Noflection, In Reverence of Chaos, Ryan Started the Fire: 8 p.m. March 19.

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

O Nelson Rangell: 5-9 p.m. March 16-17, $20-$25.

O Berlin Brothers: 8 p.m. March 18 and 25.

O Ronn Daniels: 8 p.m. March 19.

O Jesse Coleman: 5 p.m. March 24.

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 Ein Liederabend: 8 p.m. March 17, $20-$35.

O Robert Satterlee: 4 p.m. March 20.

O Robert Spalding Newcomb: 8 p.m. March 22.

O Arwulvian Theory of Radio and “Why WCBN Matters”: 6:30 p.m. March 24.

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

Thursdays, 141 Main St. (419) 697-6297 or www. toledomainstreet.com.

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

O Pomegranates, Great Uncle: 10 p.m. March 17.

O So So Radio: 10 p.m. March 18.

O The Saw Had Eyes That Sea, Timothy Monger State Park: 10 p.m.

March 19.

O Sleeping in the Aviary: 10 p.m.

March 20.

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

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

Wednesdays.

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

O The Green Haggis: March 17.

O Extra Stout: March 18.

O John Barile: March 19.

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Southbriar 5147 Main St., Sylvania Up for Grabs, (rock) March 19.

Spicy Tuna This sushi bar offers occasional entertainment to accompany the fishy dishes. 7130 Airport Hwy. (419) 720-9333 or spicytunasushi.com.

O DJ Jimmy James: 10 p.m. Fridays.

O Karaoke: 10 p.m. Saturdays.

O Brian Bocian: 6-10 p.m. March 17.

O Kyle White: 6-10 p.m. March 24.

A variety of genres to wash your drinks down with. Open mic www.bgohio.org/departments/parks-and-recreation. nights, 9 p.m. Wednesdays, no cover; $5-$7 cover other nights. 602 Lagrange St. Tequila Sheila’s (419) 246-3466 or www.

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

O Local music and film nights: 8 p.m. March 24, no cover.

O Live music, including Paddy Murphy, Don Binkley, Bare- O Hip-hop night: 9 p.m. Fridays. foot Fred and Boogie Matrix, starting at 3 p.m. March 17.

O Amateur comedy contest: March 17.

O Vytas Nagisetty & The Eclectic Outfit, Fairly Handsome O Open mic: 8-11 p.m. March 17.

Dan, the ’Leles: 8:30 p.m. March 18.

O Carjack, goLab: 9 p.m. March 19.

The Village Idiot O Earth Hits Hard, Fii: 8:30 p.m. March 25.

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

M.T. Loonies Last Born Sons Band performs at 9 p.m. Thursdays; DJs O Old West End Records: Wednesdays. take over on Fridays and Saturdays. 6648 Lewis Ave., Tem- O Mark Mikel: Friday afternoons and Tuesday nights. perance. (734) 847-7222 or mtloonies.net.

O Bob Rex: Sunday afternoons.

O Frankie May, Ben Barefoot: Mondays.

Murphy’s Place O Wilbur Shaw: March 17 and 24.

Jazz — straight, smooth, bebop or traditional — all kinds O The Nu-Tones: March 18. are played here. 151 Water St. (419) 241-7732 or www. O Bobby May & Dry Bones Revival: March 19. murphysplacejazz.com.

O Polka Floyd: March 25.

O Anna Givens: 8 p.m. March 16 and 23.

O Ellie Martin: 9 p.m. March 18.

Wesley’s Bar & Grill O Lori LeFevre-Johnson: 9 p.m. March 19.

A huge variety of beers helps wash down the entertainment.

1201 Adams St. (419) 255-3333 or wesleysbar.com.

O Rachel Richardson: 9 p.m. March 25.

O DJs Folk, Mattimoe and Perrine: Fridays.

Omni O The Earregulars: March 19.

This club is a venue for music (and music lovers) of all types.

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

O Donnie Baker & the Pork Pistols: 8 p.m. March 25, $20.

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O Karaoke with Georgia Peach: Wednesdays.

O The Dougouts, No: March 17.

O Deadbeat Moms, Downspeed, Deathvalley Dragline:

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

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O Genocya, Sworn Secrecy, Smoke Theory: March 19.

O 33 and a 1/3, the Forest, Jacuzzi Boys: March 20.

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

O Glasgow Kiss: March 17.

O Big Ticket: March 18.

O Lovesick: March 19.

O Brother Believe Me: March 25.

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

Poetry, music and “shenanigans” will be shared by some of the area’s talented individuals, and the mic will be open. 8 p.m.

March 16, Bozarts Fine Art and Music Gallery, 151 S. St Claire St., No. 104. $5. (419) 464-5785 or www.groundleveltoledo.com.

The Claddagh St. Patrick’s weekend This pub will get its jig on with five days of heightened Irishness. Sylvania Avenue side of Westfield Franklin Park, 5001 Monroe St. (419) 472-1414 or www.claddaghirishpubs.com.

O March 16: Name That Briga-tune, featuring the music of U2, Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly and more.

O March 17: Live music starts at noon with Extra Stout; 4 p.m., the Bridges; 8:30 p.m., the Danger Brothers. Plus Irish step dancers, bagpipers and the Guinness Pint Man.

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O March 18: Steve Mullan Band, 8 p.m.

O March 19: Extra Stout, 8-11 p.m.

O March 20: Irish carvery Sunday brunch, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Little Joe McLerran The Black Swamp Blues Society is sponsoring this show by a winner of the International Blues Challenge. He’ll be joined by bassist Robbie Mack. 8 p.m. March 18, Frye Daze Bar & Pizzeria, 1633 W. Laskey Road. $5. (419) 476-8161, (419) 866-8977 or www.bsbs.net.

Dvorak Cello Concerto Alban Gerhardt will join the Toledo Symphony in performing the Dvorak concerto; plus, John Adams’ “Dr. Atomic Suite” and Sibelius’ Symphony No. 7. 8 p.m. March 18-19, Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle, 2445 Monroe St. $20-$50. (419) 246-8000, (800) 348-1253 or www.toledosymphony.com.

Swingmania Big band music by some of the area’s swingin’est performers. (419) 708-0265.

O Dinner/dance: 8-11 p.m. March 18, Maumee Elks ballroom, 137 W. Wayne St., Maumee.

O Ballroom dance party: 5:30-7:30 p.m. March 20, Alfredo’s Studio of Dance, 5224 Renwyck, $10.

The Edsels, the Eldorados and the Shades of Blue

These ’60s hit-makers (“Rama Lama Ding Dong,” “At My Front Door” and “Oh How Happy,” respectively) will take the stage. 8 p.m. March 19, Maumee Indoor Theatre, 601 Conant St., Maumee. $25. (248) 921-7000, (419) 897-8902 or www.greateasterntheatres.com/maumeehome.asp.

The Fab Faux A revved-up tribute band, this group is known for re-creating

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the Beatles’ music with artistry and accuracy. 7:30 p.m. March 19, Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St., Ann Arbor. $39.50-$85.

(734) 763-8587, (734) 668-8463 or www.michtheater.org.

This modern-day crooner who’s worked with some of music’s superstars — including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan and Lady Gaga — will perform his hits. 7:30 p.m. March 19, Ritz Theatre, 20 S. Washington St., Tiffin. $50-$100. (419) 448-8544 or www.ritztheatre.org.

Instrument Petting Zoo BGSU music students will help families discover the looks and sounds of the orchestra’s different breeds. 2 p.m. March 20, Way Public Library, 101 E. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg.

(419) 874-3135 or www.waylibrary.info.

Science of Sound Attendees can learn about frequency, pitch and other scientific concepts from the Toledo Symphony and Imagination Station. 3 p.m. March 20, Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle, 2445 Monroe St. $20-$25. (419) 246-8000, (800) 3481253 or www.toledosymphony.com.

TMA concerts Visual and audible arts combine for a new experience. Great Gallery (unless noted), 2445 Monroe St. (419) 255-8000 or toledomuseum.org.

O “The Spirit of the Well”: 1:30 p.m. March 20, Cloister.

O BGSU Chamber Orchestra: 3 p.m. March 20.

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

O Jazz Lab Band, Vocalstra: 8 p.m. March 21, Center for Performing Arts Recital Hall, Tower View Boulevard and West Campus Drive. $3-$5.

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The Wolf Welcomes Country Music Legend Loretta Lynn with special guest Joey + Rory April 14th 2011 7:30 pm at The Stranahan Theater.

Tickets now on sale at Ticketmaster.com, All Ticketmaster Outlets, Ticketmaster charge by phone 1-800-745-3000, or The Stranahan Theater Box office 419-3818851. A Lone Wolf Production. Win a pair of tickets to Loretta Lynn with special guest Joey + Rory by emailing: thewolf@toledoradiogroup.com!

Scholars of a Different Note This concert series features BGSU vocal and instrumental music students. 7:30 p.m. March 22, Wildwood Preserve Metropark Manor House, 5100 W. Central Ave. (419) 4079700 or metroparkstoledo.com.

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O The Paintbrush Affair: Habitat for Humanity benefit. 6:309:30 p.m. March 20, $25-$40. Information: (419) 353-5430.

Gish Film Theater

Conductor Masaaki Suzuki will lead orchestra and chorus in the performance of Bach’s Mass in B minor. 8 p.m. March 24, University of Michigan, Hill Auditorium, 825 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor. $10-$65. (734) 764-2538 or ums.org.

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

O International Film Series: “Secret Sunshine,” 7:30 p.m.

March 17; “Women Without Men,” 7:30 p.m. March 24.

O Tuesdays at the Gish: “Carnal Knowledge,” 7:30 p.m.

March 22.

O Sunday matinees: “How Green Was My Valley,” 3 p.m.

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Nigel Bourgoine and the Ballet Theatre of Toledo will present choreography to accompany this pair’s performance of Gershwin’s “An American in Paris” and rags by Scott Joplin.

7 p.m. March 25 and 2 p.m. March 27, Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Trinity Plaza. $15-$20. (419) 861-0895, (419) 243-1231 or www.trinitytoledo.org.

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

O BT, Jake Zamonski: March 22.

An improvisational duo, Joe Houpert and Nathan McLaughlin make electronic music with a trippy sound. 9 p.m. March 23, Robinwood Concert House, 2564 Robinwood Ave. $5 donation. www.toledobellows.wordpress.com.

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

Halls are located in Moore Musical Arts Center, Willard Drive and Ridge Street, Bowling Green. (419) 372-8171, (800) 589-2224, (419) 372-8888 or www.bgsu.edu/colleges/music.

O Solungga Fang-Tzu Liu, pianist: 8 p.m. March 16, Bryan Recital Hall.

O Praecepta: 8 p.m. March 18, Choral Rehearsal Hall.

O Chelsea Cloeter Voice Studio recital: 3 p.m. March 19, Wooster Street Center, 1124 E. Wooster St. O Spring Flute Fling: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. March 19, Choral Rehearsal Hall; concert: 4 p.m. March 19, Bryan Recital Hall.

O Guest artist Stacey Barelos: 8 p.m. March 21, Bryan Recital Hall.

O Percussion Ensemble: 8 p.m. March 22, Bryan Recital Hall.

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

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

O “Star-Spangled Banners”: Constellations and more from flags. Through April 1.

Clazel Theater This venue has been rocking BGSU students (and others)

The Happy Badger This shop features fair trade foods and natural products, including talent, which will be featured in a series of musical brunches and dinnertime entertainment. 331 N. Main St., Bowling Green. (419) 352-0706 or www.happybadger.com.

O Harpnotic: 6-7:30 p.m. March 18.

O Steve Knurek & Co.: 12:30-2:30 p.m. March 19.

O Cottonwood String Band: 6-7:30 p.m. March 25.

Wood County Historical Center & Museum

Check out this rural jewel’s new exhibits and tour the museum and buildings to see blacksmith forge demonstrations and historic equipment. 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. TuesdaysFridays, Wood County Historical Center & Museum, 13360 County Home Road, Bowling Green. $1-$4. (419) 352-0967 or www.woodcountyhistory.org.

Accessorizing “by the Book” The Summer Kitchen ladies will share tips from “Nell Hill’s Feather Your Nest” to decorate a home that reflects a particular style with the opportunity to practice in the shop.

6:30 p.m. March 10, Summer Kitchen Interiors, 4702 W. Route 6, Helena. Registration: (419) 638-4205 or www. summerkitcheninteriors.com.

Cynthia Baron BGSU’s Institute for the Study of Culture & Society will present this professor’s talk, “Breaking the Hourglass: Films That Shatter the Illusion Created by Corporate Media About the Corporate Food System.” 2:30 p.m. March 16, Room 207, Bowen-Thompson Student Union, Ridge Street and North College Drive, Bowling Green. (419) 372-0585 or www.bgsu.edu/offices/ics.

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Croswell Opera House, 129 E. Maumee St., Adrian Thursday, March 17, 6:30 p.m.

Waking Ned Devine, (1998) Rated PG

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Ice Age, (2002) Rated PG

Set during the Ice Age, a sabertooth tiger, a sloth and a wooly mammoth find a lost human infant, and they try to return him to his tribe. An animated feature for the whole family!

Sunday, March 20, 6 p.m.

Walk the Line, (2005)

Rated PG-13 A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash’s life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins. Stars Joaquin Phoenix (Oscarnominated, best actor) and Reece Witherspoon (Best Actress Oscar).

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Media Coverage of Terrorism in the Name of Religion

Dr. Charles Kimball, director of religious studies at the University of Oklahoma; Salam Al-Marayati, president of the Muslim Public Affairs Council; and Jamie Tarabay, national correspondent and former Baghdad bureau chief for NPR, will discuss the topic and answer questions. 7 p.m. March 17, Bowen-Thompson Student Union, Ridge Street and North College Drive, Bowling Green. (419) 372-2372 or bgsu.edu.

Fairy Garden Class Visitors will make miniature gardens for the fairies and leprechauns to dance in. The session begins with “Happy Brownie Hour.” 6 p.m. March 17, Summer Kitchen Interiors, 4702 W. Route 6, Helena. $35. Registration: (419) 638-4205 or www.summerkitcheninteriors.com.

Brown Bag Music Series Eat that ham and swiss with a side of music. This week, College of Musical Arts students will perform selections from Stephen Sondheim’s “A Little Night Music.” 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. March 18, Simpson Building, 1291 Conneaut Ave., Bowling Green. (419) 354-6223 or www.bgohio. org/departments/parks-and-recreation.

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Walkers will listen for the woodcocks’ distinctive calls and look for their spiraling “sky dances.” 7:30-8:15 p.m.

March 18, Baldwin Woods Preserve, 14080 Range Line Road, Weston. Register: (419) 661-1697 or reservations. woodcountyparkdistrict.org.

Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Thesis exhibition

Art students’ years of study will culminate in their

work being exhibited. Reception, 5:30 p.m. March 19; exhibition, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays (plus 6-9 p.m. Thursdays) and 1-4 p.m. Sundays, March 20-April 3, BGSU’s Dorothy Uber Bryan and Willard Wankelman galleries, Fine Arts Center, between Ridge and Wooster streets, Bowling Green. (419) 372-8525 or art.bgsu.edu/galleries.

Gardening with Natives Going local is beneficial for both the Earth and the gardener; find out why at this class. 6:30 p.m. March 23, Wood County Park District headquarters, 18729 Mercer Road, Bowling Green. Register: (419) 661-1697 or reservations.woodcountyparkdistrict.org.

Growing Plants from Seed Would-be gardeners will get tips about starting from scratches (in the dirt). 6:30 p.m. March 24, J.C. Reuthinger Preserve greenhouse, 30730 Oregon Road, Northwood. Register: (419) 661-1697 or reservations. woodcountyparkdistrict.org.

“A Little Night Music” Stephen Sondheim’s musical addresses the topic of love and its consequences. 8 p.m. March 24-26, Kobacker Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center. $9-$15.

(419) 372-2719 or www.bgsu.edu/departments/ theatrefilm.

“Lend Me a Tenor” An ailing opera star is replaced by a theater gofer in this nonmusical comedy. 8 p.m. March 25-26 and April 1-2; 2 p.m. April 3, First United Methodist Church Theatre, 1506 E. Wooster St., Bowling Green. $8-$10. (419) 352-9337, (419) 575-2259 or www. blackswampplayers.org.

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Though it’s not a comic book, the classic Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine is so intertwined with the comics industry and its fans that a celebration off its return was unavoidable.

Last year, the magazine thatt mothers loved to hate could d again be found on the racks,, this time under the auspicess of comic publisher IDW. W. Famous Monsters of Filmland d No. 70, a “retro” issue, arrrived last week.

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omic musicians Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci had seen each other around for years before they actually met. They were both struggling actresses and performers, trying to work their way through Hollywood.

One night, they started talking in the lobby of the Upright Citizens Brigade theater in Los Angeles.

JEFF “We were just there to see a show, and we’d seen each other around because we’d both done a lot of commercials,” Lindhome said in an interview with Toledo Free Press Star. “And after a few years, you sort of see the exact same girls, then you sort of know each other. So we happened to be sitting next to each other, and she was like, ‘Hey, I’m Kate.’”

“Riki and I were on these really crappy dates, and I was kinda miserable, and I think she was kinda miserable, and I saw her and thought, ‘I know that girl! I’ve seen her around town,’” Micucci said. “And we started talking and just totally hit it off. And I remember, at the end of the night, the guy I was with saying, ‘You like her better than you like me!’ And I was kinda like, Yeah, I do.”

The two started working together in earnest when Lindhome wrote a short film and asked Micucci to help her turn it into a musical. They each had been writing songs for years before they worked together. The first night they collaborated, they wrote two full songs in two hours, both of which have become standards of their act.

“And Riki’s like, ‘Hey, we should record ourselves while we’re on the couch singing!’ And I said, ‘OK,’ not realizing that those videos were gonna end up online,” Micucci said.

The “couch videos” would be posted to YouTube, and ended up playing an even bigger role in the development of the duo as a regular act. After Micucci garnered a role on the hit “Scrubs,” the producers saw a video of one of their songs and asked if they could perform it on the show.

“Before even realizing what we were, we kinda by default got a song on national television,” Micucci laughed.

They started writing and performing together under the name Garfunkel and Oates, an invention of Lindhome’s, after two of music’s most famous second bananas. (Lindhome and Micucci even booked their first gig because it was thought they really were Art Garfunkel and John Oates.)

“At first, it was just for fun, and we never had any intention of making it something,” Lindhome said. “And then, I don’t know, I just got this feeling that we were onto something.”

The pair just celebrated two years of working together. In that time, they have appeared on “The Tonight Show” several times, toured extensively as a group, signed a development deal

Duo brings fresh perspective to funny music.

with HBO and in February released a full-length album, “All Over Your Face.”

“We’d just been so busy, we didn’t get a chance to put out an album,” Lindhome said. “And then we just finally had a chunk of time, and didn’t take any shows out of town, and just buckled down and recorded the album.”

While comedy is often seen as a boys’ club, finding female performers in musical comedy is even more rare. Lindhome and Micucci bring a unique and fresh perspective to novelty songs, with pieces like the frustrated dating anthem “Me, You and Steve” or the hilarious ballad “One Night Stand” speaking to female fans.

“It’s kinda being honest with our stories — we share our stories onstage a lot,” Micucci said.

“And whether it’s in a song or actual retelling of something that happened, I think it’s something that people can really relate to.”

Both women are clearly delighted and over-

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joyed by the success of their music, and the possibilities that have opened as a result of it.

“We couldn’t have planned it if we tried,” Micucci said. “It just sort of happened, which is, I think, the great thing about it.” ✯ E-mail Jeff at PopGoesJeff@gmail.com.

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