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“You’re right from your side, I’m right from mine” — Bob Dylan, “One Too Many Mornings”

“You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows” — Bob Dylan, “Subterranean Homesick Blues”

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Toledo Museum of Art showcases Australian Aboriginal art. we’re not always confronted with the things that are familiar. There’s a lot that can be learned from experience with the unfamiliar.” bburks@toledofreepress.com Kennedy said he believes the region’s last AusThe Toledo Museum of Art’s latest exhibit, tralian Aboriginal art show was nearly 25 years Crossing Cultures, is a collection of contempo- ago so most people will learn something new.

“The museum is a place that engages with all rary Aboriginal Australian artwork that connects the past with the present for TMA Director the countries of the world back through civilizations and so bringing art here from around the Brian Kennedy.

Kennedy served as director of the National world just helps make our people more diverse Gallery of Australia in Canberra from 1997 and encourages tolerance and those aspects that to 2004 before becoming director of the Hood we hold dear,” he said, adding that the show Museum of Art at Dartmouth College. In 2006, could spark a movement toward Aboriginal art his connection to Australian art deepened when collecting in the area.

“I’ve never seen a major Aboriginal art show he met Aboriginal art collectors Will Owen and Harvey Wagner while putting on an exhibit. A that didn’t encourage some people to collect Abportion of Owen and Wagner’s collection is now original art. It has that sort of visceral connection with some people,” he said. on display at TMA. Owen recalled his “dumb luck” in the late Kennedy said of the Toledo exhibit, “It’s quite emotional and I just know that people will be in- 1980s when he and Wagner first came across fluenced by it, the Aboriginal connection to the Aboriginal art in New York City.

“We were so taken with it that two years land and the culture. The story is so powerful that it cannot help but make us think about our own.” later, we went to Australia and bought our first The exhibit features 120 pieces of contempo- painting,” Owen said, adding that he’s attracted rary Indigenous art, mostly from post 2000. Artists to the variety found in indigenous art.

“One of the things that we wanted to do in include Michael Riley, Shorty Jangala Robertson, Danny Gibson Tjapaltjarri, Destiny Deacon, building this collection was really try to represent Walangkura Napanangka and Christian Thompson. all the very, very different kinds of art making Stephen Gilchrist of the Hood Museum cu- that goes on in Aboriginal Australia,” he said.

“I think people expect it to be old and [derated the exhibit, which is expected to find a permanent home at Dartmouth when it reopens pict] animals, kangaroos and turtles and things there. Each room in the multimedia exhibit, like that so I hope they just learn how beautiful which includes sculptures, paintings, videos and and how diverse it is.”

Crossing Cultures includes a number of talks photos, represents a different region. There are about 550,000 indigenous people in Australia, and activities, Kennedy said, adding that he thinks representing about 2.5 percent of the population, the free admission will encourage attendance.

“It encourages people to engage with a difKennedy said.

Much of the exhibit deals with the indigenous ferent kind of art form that they may not be fapeople’s relationship to the land and also their miliar with and to enjoy it, so I think we’ll get a very large number of people,” he said. oppression and colonization.

He also said the Toledo Zoo’s May 24 debut The exhibit starts with a room dedicated to the Stolen Generation, when Aboriginal children of Wild Walkabout, an Australian exhibit, could were taken from their families and placed in in- encourage attendance.

“Both the Toledo Zoo and the Toledo Mustitutions or with other families in an attempt to squash their culture. Crossing Cultures ends in a seum of Art are incredible organizations that are respected by their peers worldwide, and beloved room called “Crying for Country.”

Gilchrist said he hopes the show inspires by their communities,” said the zoo’s Executive DiToledoans to think about indigenous Ohioans rector, Jeff Sailer, in a news release. “By working together and sharing our talents, we’re able to offer all and to expand their minds in other ways.

“It’s a really good exercise in cultural rela- our guests an even more meaningful experience.”

Crossing Cultures includes free presentations tivism,” said Gilchrist, a native of Western Aus3661 “Especially Devers_Collision_TFP95_Layout 1 of 8/30/12 PM Page 1 programming like “Symbols, and other related tralia. at a gallery in a museum art, 1:28

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Stories & Social Justice,” an exhibit in the Community Gallery for which University of Toledo art students created personal symbols from their own lives inspired by Australian Aboriginal art.

At 7:30 p.m. May 31, Kennedy will present “In the Eye of the Storm: Aboriginal Australian Art Today” in the museum’s Little Theater. Owen will host a gallery talk, starting in Libbey Court, at 2 p.m. June 8 and 15. Gilchrist will host another at 7 p.m. June 14.

The exhibit also features several free film showings. “Art+Soul: A Personal Journey Into

the World of Aboriginal Art” is at 1 p.m. April 20. The three-part series depicts curator Hetti Perkins’ journey through Australia, speaking to different artists.

For additional programming and to learn more, visit www.toledomuseum.org/exhibitions/ crossingcultures/. The museum is located at 2445 Monroe St. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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“Don’t have the inclination to look back on any mistake” — Bob Dylan, “Every Grain Of Sand”

Dawes, from left, Tay Strathairn, Taylor Goldsmith, Wylie Gelber and Griffin Goldsmith.

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Dawes to open for Dylan at BGSU Stroh Center

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As Dawes releases its third disc, “Stories Don’t End,” the Los Angeles quartet is already writing a new chapter.

Call it: Opening for a legend.

“We were just so surprised to get that phone call from our agent saying ‘Bob Dylan offered you a month of dates.’ We obviously are so thrilled and it’s a dream come true,” Taylor Goldsmith said.

“This is the exact thing people start bands for.

It’s a dream that you have when you’re all in your

living room and you’ve never played a show before and you think: Yeah, maybe someday we’ll play a show with Bob Dylan.

“It’s a very specific dream, at least for the music we play and the band that we are. So this means the world to us,” the singer and guitarist said.

Dawes is known for its California folk-rock featuring harmonies and introspective lyrics.

The group’s 2009 debut, “North Hills,” was recorded in Laurel Canyon and instantly drew comparisons to musicians known for that laidback sound from the famous region — The Mamas & The Papas, The Eagles and Crosby, Stills & Nash.

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“Nothing Is Wrong” came out in 2011 and hit No. 23 on Billboard’s album chart. Last year, Dawes appeared on the TV show “Parenthood.”

There’s been a lot of buzz for “Stories Don’t End,” which came out April 9. The band continues to record live to analog tape, a process that adds to that vintage sound.

“We like the idea of tape not just because of the analog sound, but it’s really more for the environment and the process it affords. I feel like when we record to analog tape, it would mean that you couldn’t edit stuff; it forced us to perform a lot better and really come to bat at a much more focused level,” Goldsmith said during a call from

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the road between Minneapolis and Madison, Wis. “I want you to be able to listen to a guitar performance or drum performance or keyboard performance and really feel like it was performed, not edited, not arranged, not put together on a computer.”

That fine musicianship combines with thoughtful lines penned by Goldsmith. Consider lyrics from “Stories Don’t End”: “If I tried to show every side of you through words of a song/ I’d say a fraction of what I’d intend/ ’Cause if you’re telling a story, at some point you stop/ But stories don’t end.” n DAWES CONTINUES ON 5

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n DAWES CONTINUED FROM 4 “I started to get fascinated by maybe more of a deeper meaning as to what goes into a life,” Goldsmith said. “I feel a lot of the songs on the record — like ‘From a Window Seat’ and ‘Something in Common’ and ‘Stories Don’t End’ — have where it’s never neither here nor there; it’s never really simple enough to reduce someone’s opinion or your opinion of someone or your opinion of yourself to some clear-cut definition.

“And that sort of statement, I guess, unconsciously was kind of weaving its way through the whole album.”

Dawes — Goldsmith, his brother and drummer Griffin Goldsmith, bassist Wylie Gelber and keyboardist Tay Strathairn — will open for Bob Dylan at 7:30 p.m. April 21 at Bowling Green State University’s Stroh Center.

All proceeds from the concert will benefit the American Red Cross of Northwest Ohio. A limited number of tickets remain: $125 at (419) 3292573, and $45 and $35 through Ticketmaster.

Student tickets are $25 with an ID at the Stroh Center box office.

At the time of the April 3 interview, Goldsmith said the band had not met Dylan.

“I know that [Dylan is] very involved with where he plays and when he plays, and he has a lot to do with the scheduling and the planning.

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“I came in from the wilderness, a creature void of form” — Bob Dylan, “Shelter From The Storm”

Christian artist ‘ready to worship’

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Christian artist Christina Benjamin does not have a plan for her upcoming local performance.

“I’m pretty much go-with-the-flow,” Benjamin said. “You don’t know until you go. …

You have to feel for the crowd.”

Benjamin will perform at 6 p.m. April 20 at the Frederick Douglass Community Center on 1001 Indiana Ave. Benjamin was invited by Kathryn Westbrook, who is in charge of the show.

“She wanted to put together a program where we can come in and worship God and share God’s goodness with everyone,” Benjamin said.

Benjamin said she has been in prayer about the event.

“I’m a worshiper so I’m just ready to worship,” she said. “It’s going to be a really nice event. [There’s] really nice talent that’s coming down.”

Benjamin met Westbrook at the Maumee Indoor Theatre during the DVD premiere of the stage play “Boss Lady,” which will be in stores in July. In the production, Benjamin played a music executive, a “no-nonsense type of person,” she said.

Benjamin said the play deals with touchy issues, like drugs and mental illness.

“It challenged me spiritually, physically and emotionally and it also took me to another level as a professional actress,” Benjamin said. “It made me have to dig a little deeper.”

Benjamin said she connected with her character even though their personalities contrast.

“I’m more reserved and peaceful,” Benjamin said. “She’s a man-eater. She doesn’t take any mess. She reminds me of Meryl Streep in ‘The Devil Wears Prada.’”

Benjamin’s acting career led to her singing.

Being onstage made her aware of music.

“I didn’t ever think about doing it professionally,” Benjamin said. “I was more of a closet singer.”

Benjamin’s seven-track EP “Pieces of Me” is available on iTunes and Amazon. She is currently working on her debut album, “Battlefield,” which she said she is taking her time with.

“I’m really trying to take my time with this project,” Benjamin said. “I don’t want to rush it.”

Benjamin said she is more confident on “Battlefield,” whereas on “Pieces of Me,” she was “in a place of desperation.”

“I’ve seen where God is really starting to build me up,” she said.

She said she hopes to rerecord “Crying Out,” which appeared on her EP. The song is her cry for the current generation.

Benjamin also spends her time as a mother of three.

“There’s not enough hours in the day,” she said. “I get it done with the help of the Lord.”

For more information, visit christinabenjamin.com. For more information on her upcoming performance, contact the Frederick Douglass Community Center at (419) 2446722. Benjamin’s debut as an actress can be seen in the Christian-based murder mystery “Affairs,” now available in stores. O

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Infantino, co-creator of The Flash, dies

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omic book legend Carmine Infantino died on April 4 and pundits like yours truly are attempting to sum up his incredible life and career. But trying to pick only one of his accomplishments is like trying to pick one single brick from the Great Wall of China; the list is long and the task is daunting. Best, perhaps, to go with the most colorful, the most dynamic, the most iconic of his comic creations, The Flash.

Showcase No. 4 from 1956 is considered the book that ushered in the Silver Age of comic books. Superheroes had not been popular Jim for almost 10 years before that and DC Comics’ editors decided to try them again.

Infantino was assigned the art chores on the issue along with Robert Kanigher scripting. Together they created a new version of an old character from the 1940s: The Flash.

Doused with chemicals from a lightning strike on his laboratory, police scientist Barry Allen gained the power of speed and set that power against the forces of evil. In doing so, as

Christopher Irving said in 2008’s “The Flash Companion,” “he became the lynchpin for the DC Universe, the character from whom new things would spring.”

Because of the success of The Flash, more Golden Age revivals followed at DC. Infantino is credited for not only his streamlined design for the hero’s striking red costume, but also for his overall design of the strip and its unique speed effects. Design was paramount for the man, and that remained so throughout his 11 years on The Flash and as he rose from artist to art director, then editorial director and then to publisher at DC. In Infantino’s own 2001 autobiography, “The Amazing World of Carmine Infantino,” Julius Schwartz opined, “When a writer or I would come up with an idea for a new character … it would be Carmine who would come up with the perfect design. When I’m asked, ‘What was the best thing Carmine did for DC?’ the answer is: ‘Everything Carmine did was the best for DC!’” O

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This year, Artomatic 419! is mixing old and new traditions.

Established in 2006, the volunteer-run, biennial event aims to spotlight to Toledo art and unutilized venues. It began April 13 and will continue on April 20 and 27.

“It’s a really great community-building event for the art community in Toledo and a really great opportunity for [that community] to show the city what amazing creativity [is] here,” cofounder Kelly McGilvery said.

This year the event is at 911 N. Summit St., the former home of a beer distribution facility.

Additional art displays are at the church located behind the building. The venues for the festivals chosen by The Arts Commission.

“We typically look for spaces that are located near Downtown that are handicap-accessible as much as possible,” McGilvery said.

New at this year’s event is Handmade Toledo’s Maker’s Mart, an indie craft fair that will feature

handmade work from 50 local vendors. Items include soap, artisan jewelry, home décor and hand screened T-shirts. Maker’s Mart is only on April 20.

In a way, the two events were bound to be joined together.

“The first Maker’s Mart was actually held in the same building as the very first Artomatic at 1717 Adams St.,” Jessica Crossfield said in an email. Crossfield is in charge of Maker’s Mart; she has been planning the mart since January.

Crossfield will offer some items during the event, including plush toys, retro-styled clothing and accessories from her craft business Oh Sew Betty! (Crossfield is also known by her roller derby name, “Betty Floored.”)

Maker’s Mart is produced by Handmade Toledo. This is the second Maker’s Mart event; the first one took place in conjunction with UpTown Association on Nov. 17.

Local artist Adrianne Lee will feature her “Home Is Where The Heart Is” necklaces at the event, among other pieces from her Ninkybink brand. She heard about event from her mother, Vicki. n ARTOMATIC 419! CONTINUES ON 9

“There’s a battle outside/And it is ragin’” — Bob Dylan, “The Times, They Are A-Changin’” n ARTOMATIC 419! CONTINUED FROM 8 “I realized it would be the perfect opportunity to sell the self-created items I have produced,” Lee said in an email. “I think Maker’s Mart will be an amazing opportunity for Ninkybink to grow its customer base and also I hope it will inspire other locals to create businesses of their own. There is nothing better than being the captain of your own boat, so to speak.”

The “Home” necklaces are $10 each and come in mirrored silver and black. Lee had them laser cut locally using an original drawing of Ohio with a heart cut out in our local area.

Outside of Maker’s Mart, more than 400 artists are involved in Artomatic 419! Entries were not judged and anyone interested could sign up.

The event is based on a festival in Washington D.C., called Artomatic. The D.C. founder, George Koch, approached The Arts Commission about doing a spinoff in Toledo.

“We really like the spirit of the festival,” McGilvery said.

Planning for the event has taken a year.

“We tried to do one in 2007 and then realized if any of us wanted to have our own lives we were going to have to do it every other year,” McGilvery said.

She said she thinks it works better as a biennial event.

“It gives people time to recharge and work on their own projects,” she said.

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chasing of art is encouraged.

Also new this year, aerialist Erin GarberPearson will perform. Some artists will offer workshops too, demonstrating how different art pieces are made.

“It’s just a great place to hang out during the day and a great opportunity to meet new, creative people,” McGilvery said.

The event is also a great way for artists to meet each other, she said.

“We’ve had a lot of really strong friendships and even professional relationships that have come out of working together on this festival,” McGilvery said. “It’s a really great opportunity for people to put some time into a community-based event that helps unite the creative community.” 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

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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. ✯ Holly Near: 8 p.m. April 17, $25. ✯ Comas: 8 p.m. April 18, $15. ✯ The Proclaimers: 8 p.m. April 19, $25. ✯ Brother Joscephus and the Love Revolution: 8 p.m. April 20, $20. ✯ Hem, Dawn Landes: 7:30 p.m. April 21, $21. ✯ Kris Allen, Jillette Johnson: 8 p.m. April 22, $20. ✯ The Potter’s Field: 8 p.m. April 23, free. ✯ Amy Speace: 8 p.m. April 24, $15.

Bar 145°

This new venue features burgers, bands and bourbon, if its slogan is to be believed. $5 cover. 5304 Monroe St. (419) 593-0073 or bar145toledo.com. ✯ Piano Wars! April 17. ✯ Tricky Dicks & the Cover-Ups: April 19. ✯ Noisy Neighbors: April 20.

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.third spacetoledo.com. ✯ Jerry Fels and the Jerry Fels, Junkyard Fats, Henry Gray & the Dead Folk: 7-11 p.m. April 18, donation. ✯ You You Dark Forest: 3-6 p.m. April 20, donations.

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) 5892224, (419) 372-8888 or www.bgsu.edu/arts. ✯ World Percussion Night: 8 p.m. April 18, Kobacker Hall. ✯ University Men’s and Women’s choruses: 8 p.m. April 19, Kobacker Hall, $10. ✯ Collegiate Chorale: 8 p.m. April 20, Kobacker Hall, $10. ✯ BG Philharmonia, UCS: 3 p.m. April 21, Kobacker Hall, $10.

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. ✯ Jeff Stewart: 7:30 p.m. April 18. ✯ Toast & Jam: 8 p.m. April 19. ✯ The Rivets: 8 p.m. April 20.

Blind Pig

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

(734) 996-8555 or blindpigmusic.com. ✯ Asante, Drew 32, Pato Margetic, Antwaun Stanley: 9:30 p.m. April 17. ✯ Akron/Family, M. Geddes Gengras, Kickstand Band: 9 p.m. April 18. ✯ Dabrye & Kadence, Celsius Electronics, Hir-O: 9:30 p.m.

April 19. ✯ Satta Don Dada, Muzzy, Dante LaSalle, Lawless Gang, the Friar & Hi Potent C, Foxy Nicholas, Matthew Greenberg: 9:30 p.m. April 20. ✯ Danny Brown, Kitty: 8 p.m. April 24, $20-$25.

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. ✯ Open mic: Thursdays and Mondays. ✯ Thirsty Houligans: April 17. ✯ Stonehouse: April 19. ✯ The Bricks: 10 p.m. April 20.

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. ✯ Josh Turner: 9 p.m. April 19, $28.25.

Cheers Sports Eatery

This family-friendly eatery dishes up live performances … and Chicago-style pizza. 7131 Orchard Centre Dr., Holland.

(419) 491-0990. ✯ Chris Shutters: 9 p.m. April 20.

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. ✯ “Live Wire” featuring Ruan Dunlap Band, Lucian Townes, Matt Truman Ego Trip, Matt Donahue’s MAD 45, Flaming Hot Marbles, the Project: 8 p.m. April 18, donations.

Cock n’ Bull Tavern

Another drinking-and-dining option has opened up near Fifth Third Field and will feature occasional musical performances. 9 N. Huron St. (419) 244-2855. ✯ Open mic with Breaking Ground: 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays.

✯ Captain Sweet Shoes: 9 p.m. Thursdays. ✯ John Barile & Bobby May: 6 p.m. Fridays. ✯ Danny Mettler: 8:30 p.m. Sundays. ✯ Nine Lives: 9:30 p.m. April 19. ✯ Distant Cousinz: 9 p.m. April 20. ✯ Chris Knopp: 9 p.m. April 23.

Culture Clash Records

This home to all things vinyl and cool will host free shows

by Cape Canyon and The Bricks for Record Store Day. 4 p.m. April 20, 4020 Secor Road. (419) 536-5683 or www. thecultureclash.com.

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. ✯ Gene Parker & Friends: 7-10 p.m. April 17 and 23-24. ✯ Michael Peslikis: 7 p.m. April 18. ✯ Paul Keller: 7:30 p.m. April 19-20.

✯ Broadway Calls, Light Years, Safe, At Anchors, Highwater: 5 p.m. April 20. ✯ Beast in the Field, Cosmic Throne, MegatonHammer, BERT, Megapegasus: 9 p.m. April 20. ✯ The Goddamn Gallows, Michael Corwin, Chris Salyer, Luckey Haskins: 7 p.m. April 21. ✯ The Casualties, BathHouseBetty, FDA, the Shame Game: 7 p.m. April 22. ✯ Murder Death Kill, Antagonist AD, Level 4, Navigator, Demonshifter: 7 p.m. April 23.

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The mic is open on Sundays, but paid entertainers rock out Fridays-Saturdays. 4311 Heatherdowns Blvd. (419) 3821444 or www.thedistilleryonline.com. ✯ MAS FiNA: April 19. ✯ Venyx: April 20.

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. ✯ Stephen Woolley: 10 p.m. April 19. ✯ Kyle White: 10 p.m. April 20.

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. ✯ Alexander Zonjic: 7 p.m. April 18.

Fat Fish Blue

Serving blues and similar sounds, as well as bayoustyle grub. Levis Commons, 6140 Levis Commons Blvd., Perrysburg. (419) 931-3474 or fatfishfunny bonetoledo.com. ✯ Cont-Nuite Band: 9 p.m. April 19.

Frankie’s Inner City

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

(419) 693-5300 or www.FrankiesInnerCity.com. ✯ Bobaflex, Catherine’s Wheel, Siklid, Seven Romans, Endless Envy: 9 p.m. April 18. ✯ B. Wills, Infamiss, Meko, T. Diamond, VIP, Dizzy Brown, Falease Sophae: 9 p.m. April 19.

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(419) 874-3111 or www.hifq.com. ✯ Rodney Parker and Liberty-Beach: April 19-20. ✯ The Eight-Fifteens: April 26-27.

Glass City Café

This small venue offers musical accompaniment for its Saturday brunches. 10 a.m., 1107 Jackson St. (419) 241-4519 or www.glasscitycafe.com. ✯ Gramza-Oehlers & Hernandez: April 20.

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H Lounge

The newly opened Hollywood Casino offers musical distractions from all the lights, noise and jackpots. 777 Hollywood Blvd. (419) 661-5200 or www.h ollywoodcasinotoledo.com. ✯ Survivor: 9 p.m. April 18. ✯ The Band Cruisin’: 9 p.m. April 19. ✯ Dal Bouey: 9 p.m. April 20.

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A variety of genres to wash your drinks down with. Open mic nights, 8 p.m. Wednesdays, no cover; $5-$8 cover other nights (unless noted). 602 Lagrange St. (419) 246-3466 or www.mickeyfinnspub.com. ✯ Basil Sanchez: 9 p.m. April 17. ✯ Ekoostik Hookah: 9 p.m. April 19-20, $12. ✯ Toledo School for the Arts ensemble: 4-6:30 p.m. April 21. ✯ Good for You: 9 p.m. April 22. ✯ Late Nite Reading, Farewell My Love, Get Scared: 6 p.m.

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Hamway’s on the Main

Live entertainment on Friday and Saturday nights gets a side order of steak, seafood and prime rib at this 30-year area institution. 5577 Monroe St., Sylvania. (419) 885-0290 or hamwaysonthemain.com. ✯ Clifford Murphy & Mike Whitty: Saturdays. ✯ Don Coats: April 19.

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. ✯ Evan Spooner, Caitlin Ballinger & Anna Vogelsang: 6 p.m.

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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. ✯ Sixx Digit: April 20. ✯ Twiztid, hed (PE), Potluck, Liquid Assassin, Sixx Digit, CFifth: April 25. ✯ Seven Romans, Siklid, Cadence, For Valor and Ven

Kerrytown Concert House

This venue focuses on classical, jazz and opera artists and music. 415 N. Fourth Ave., Ann Arbor, Mich. $5-$30, unless noted. (734) 769-2999 or www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com. ✯ Bucky Pizzarelli, Michele Ramo Trio: 8:30 p.m. April 21. ✯ Jacob Robbins, Mary Siciliano: 8 p.m. April 22. ✯ Matthew Endahl and Friends: 8 p.m. April 24.

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. ✯ Morris Day & the Time: 8 p.m. April 18, $35-$39.

The casino’s Chromatics Lounge also features live performances. ✯ Dane Anthony: 7 p.m. April 17-18, 10 p.m. April 19 and 5:15 p.m. April 20. ✯ Vinyle Underground: 5:15 p.m. April 19. ✯ Cancel Mondays: 10 p.m. April 20. ✯ Sun Messengers: 3:30 p.m. April 21. ✯ Intrigue: 7 p.m. April 22. ✯ Fabulous Soul Shakers: 7 p.m. April 23.

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Live music starts at 7:30 p.m. 5703 Main St., Sylvania. (419) 882-2266 or treosylvania.com. ✯ Barile & May: April 17. ✯ Shawn Sanders: April 19. ✯ Wilbur & Friends: April 20.

Ottawa Tavern

Casual meals and bingo and trivia nights with weekend entertainment. 1815 Adams St. (419) 725-5483 or www. otavern.com. ✯ Pocket Vinyl: 10 p.m. April 18. ✯ (419) Day: April 19. ✯ Brontosaurus, Fangs Out, Thirty Three & a Third: 10 p.m.

April 20.

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. ✯ Jamie Mills: Noon-2 p.m. 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. ✯ Ben Hall, Mike Khoury, Ben Bennett: April 19.

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“Let me forget about today until tomorrow” — Bob Dylan, “Mr. Tambourine Man” Shawn’s Irish Tavern

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. ✯ Johnny Rodriguez: 9 p.m. April 17; April 19; 9:30 p.m.

April 24 and 26, Toledo. April 18, Waterville.

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. ✯ Jon Hendricks, Cliff Murphy, Lori Lefevre, Josh Silver: April 17. ✯ Estar Cohen Trio: April 24. ✯

Stella’s

Nouveau cuisine gets a helping of music Thursdays through Saturdays. 104 Louisiana Ave., Perrysburg. (419) 873-8360 or www.stellasrestaurantandbar.com. ✯ Eddie Molina: April 18 and 25. ✯ Brian Bocian: April 19. ✯ Meaghan Roberts: April 20.

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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. ✯ Old West End Records: 8 p.m. Wednesdays. ✯ Bob Rex Trio: 6 p.m. Sundays. ✯ Dooley Wilson: 10 p.m. Sundays. ✯ Frankie May and friends: 10 p.m. Mondays. ✯ Andrew Ellis & the Setting Sons: 10 p.m. April 18, $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.

(419) 243-2473 or www.yeoldedurtybird.com. ✯ Kyle White: 4:30 and 7 p.m. April 17. ✯ Jamie White: 4:30 p.m. April 18. ✯ Steve Kennedy: 7 p.m. April 18. ✯ Dave Carpenter: 5 p.m. April 19. ✯ Ben Barefoot: 8:30 p.m. April 20.

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“What’s really interesting though is I think they have been a great influence on my high school kids,” Shepard said. “Before my elementary kids get there, the high school kids are kind of sluggish, they’re not getting into it, and those elementary kids come in so excited, so eager to work with so much energy; it honestly changes the demeanor of everything.”

Shepard extended an invitation to the Southview theater schools, Central Trail Elementary, Stranahan Elementary and Sylvan Elementary. The play includes 12 children among more than 100 cast and crew members, including the orchestra.

“That’s a lot, yes, there’s a good amount to juggle,” Shepard said.

One thing new this year is that Shepard double-casted the main roles. These cast members will perform two of the four shows. One reason for that was the higher number of male roles than female roles. Double-casting gave more girls a chance to audition.

The decision to do “Beauty and the Beast” did not come easy, Shepard said. She also had rights to do “Fame” and didn’t make an official decision until three hours before announcing it. For her sixth year at the school, she said the theater department is ready to tackle the “big shows.”

“There wasn’t much of a program when I got there and it’s taking me a while to do some of the bigger shows, and I thought, ‘You know what, we are finally starting to establish our-

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Shepard said the classic Disney tale is perfect for the community.

“It’s a story almost everyone knows,” Shepard said. “It’s something that is going to appeal to families.”

There are other events going hand-in-hand with the production. Cast members have read to kids in libraries and have gone into classrooms to teach about theater.

The high school will also sponsor “Breakfast with Belle” on Saturday, April 20 at 10 a.m.

Guests will enjoy a breakfast with cast members and enjoy singing, dancing and raffles.

The entire production costs $30,000 to $35,000; the costumes alone are over $7,000 to rent. Funds were raised by boosters, car washes and donations.

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“I am shocked at the phone calls [and emails] I field every single day regarding tickets three months prior,” Shepard said. “I’ve never had that type of response.”

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ike many up-andcoming comedians, Keith Bergman wants to get his name out there to a larger audience. One of the best ways to do that is to have some of your material recorded — a live sample you can sell on video so people can experience your work in the comfort and convenience of their own homes.

“I’ve been doing stand-up for JEFF a little over three years now,” Bergman said in an interview with Toledo Free Press Star.

“And as I’m moving into more paid shows and things like that, I wanted to get a little more representation — I wanted to get something recorded that I could get out for people. But I’m not at the point where I’m a headlining comic and I could put out an hour-long DVD of my own stuff or anything like that.”

Of course, Bergman isn’t the only comedian with this problem. He knows and works with a lot of comics who are still cutting their teeth in the comedy game.

“We’re opening for other people, or we’re doing showcases where we do small sets. But there’s really a big renaissance going on with stand-up, especially in this area. There’s a lot of festivals coming up, there’s a lot of clubs opening up, there’s open mic nights going, and even some of the small towns are having open mic nights and small comedy shows now,” he said.

“So I figured rather than trying to just put out something just by myself, it would be a really good idea to kinda showcase the scene as a whole, and show a lot of the people — give people kind of a sample of a lot of the people who I think are really funny in the area and are kind of making their way into stand-up.”

The end result is “Hashtag Rustbelt,” a show being taped at Connxtions Comedy Club on April 17 and 24. The two shows will feature 10 regional comics showcasing their material — five comics each week — while being recorded for a DVD release this coming summer.

Bergman said the goal is for the comics to promote and help sell the DVD themselves locally, including at their own shows. This will give each comic the chance to show off their own talents while also spotlighting the wide variety of great local comedy.

The first taping on April 17 is scheduled to feature Bergman, Erik Cribley, D.K. Hamilton, Stu McCallister and Steve Wherry. The following week will see performances by Thom Brush, Anthony Martinez, Dustin Meadows, Mike Szar and Owen Thomas.

“Everybody has their own unique style,” Bergman said of the lineup. “I’m 40, I have kids, I’m married. There’s a couple guys who are in

DVD recording to feature ten local talents.

their early 20s. Everybody’s got their own different perspective, different style.

“It’s kind of like watching different musicians play. It’s just that everybody has a little different approach. And we really put some time in trying to get a really good mix of people together. So I think there’ll definitely be something for everybody on this.”

Bergman said the DVD will aim to preserve as much as possible of the show.

“We’re going to be doing as little editing as possible, because part of this is, I want this to be as close to a live experience as possible. A lot of times when you see a special on TV, you see something that’s very polished — half an

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hour of what was at the show didn’t get put in, or someone made a mistake or tripped over a word, it got edited out. Or crowd noise got added in later, things like that. We’re trying to do this as kinda DIY as possible.

BERGMAN “It’s a pretty underground thing. I mean, none of us are full-time comics yet,” he said. “We’re just kinda coming up from the underground of doing this in bars and clubs and coffee shops and stuff. So we kind of want to keep that vibe going on the DVD, make this as close to the real thing as possible.”

The ultimate goal, Bergman said, is to remind local audiences that there are great things happening in comedy in the Glass City and surrounding areas.

“There is more to stand-up comedy than just what people see on television or what’s happening in New York and LA. There’s a lot that’s happening in their own backyard.” O Email Toledo Free Press Star Pop Culture Editor Jeff McGinnis at PopGoesJeff@gmail.com.

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