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Bleak House percolates with new coffee tastes

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By Morgan Delp Toledo Free Press STAR Staff Writer mdelp@toledofreepress.com

Bleak House Coffee began as a dream for Scott Ciolek. Literally. “I had a dream that I was sitting in a coffee shop and I was reading ‘Bleak House’ by Charles Dickens,” said Ciolek, co-owner of the coffee shop in the Spitzer Building on Madison Avenue in Downtown Toledo. Ciolek works as an engineer and attorney in the building. “I told [the owner of the building] about my idea for a coffee shop that serves high-end coffee and she agreed that there was a market for it here in Toledo. So I talked to Stephanie Wandtke, who is my partner and master barista, and I told her what I had in mind.” Wandtke said “Bleak House” fits the Spitzer Building perfectly. “When Scott brought up ‘Bleak House,’ the name, I thought of how the book was about a multigenerational lawsuit and that the lawyers got rich at the end, so we thought that that was the most perfect name since it’s all lawyers in the building,” Wandtke said. Ciolek said when Borders closed its Ann Arbor store a year and a half ago, he bought its coffee equipment to bring back to Toledo. “It was sitting at my house for a while and I didn’t know what to do with it,” he said. Ciolek said it took six months to create the environmentally savvy coffee shop. “The tables were made from repurposed law office doors in the building,” Ciolek said. “Most everything in here is repurposed from other material, so it’s the greenest of all coffee shops. From the wood of the bar to the equipment we used, nothing is brand new. Our carbon footprint is very small.” The eco-friendly nature of the coffee shop is not the only distinctive feature of Bleak House, Ciolek said. “We only do things that we know we do well, and we’re only selling top, third-wave coffees such as Jamaican Blue Mountain and Intelligentsia, something you can’t find in other coffee shops,” Ciolek said. “One of the other things that we’re going to be doing is, since we have no contracts with coffee providers, we are going to be bringing in different roasters and featuring them on a weekly basis,” Ciolek said. “Right now we plan on inviting Drake’s in Sylvania, which is the finest local roaster.” Wandtke said being a part of Downtown Toledo is important to Bleak House, and was a big reason for the shop’s location at the Spitzer building. “The Spitzer Building is [Toledo’s] first mall. My grandma used to talk about how she would go shopping here and there was a candy store that my aunt used to go to, so it felt homey,” Wandtke said. “The historic part of it made it a fantastic location. We want more people to come down and appreciate these buildings.” The people who frequent Bleak House consist of an almost even split between Downtown businesspeople and young coffee aficionados, Ciolek said. “There is not a lot of foot traffic in front of our building, but people come from all over town to try it,” Ciolek said. “I think that Toledo is ready for some nice things like Bleak House and so far the people of Toledo have really proved me right.” Blair Moritz, who works at the Secor Building on Jefferson Avenue, is a Bleak House client who said she frequents the shop almost every day.

Master barista Stephanie Wandtke of Bleak House Coffee. PHOTO COURTESY SCOTT CIOLEK

“The environment and the coffee is phenomenal. I get an almond milk latte and it’s so yummy,” Moritz said. Ciolek said the excellent taste can be attributed to the shop’s “pour-over” method of making coffee. “The method takes a little bit longer but the coffee’s temperature is consistent and it doesn’t burn,” Ciolek said. “Every cup is made when you order so it doesn’t sit around for hours.” Ciolek said the pour-over method preserves the healthy ingredients in coffee. “There is a lot of research coming out right now about the health benefits of coffee,” Ciolek said. “The health benefits are what

I wanted to bring to Toledo.” Future plans for Bleak House include monthly musical performances in the “arcade” or lobby area outside the shop and possibly another location situated in an older building, Ciolek said. “I keep asking everyone what they want in the shop. I ask customers what kinds of desserts they like and what kinds of syrups they like and … a lot of those type of questions because those are the people that are helping us,” Wandtke said. “As long as we’re accommodating of them we are doing what we’re supposed to be doing.” Visit bleakhousecoffee.com for information on upcoming events and hours of operation. O

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Drummer in the middle

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Frankie Muniz doesn’t think much about acting these days. The actor-turned-race car driver has switched his focus from the glitz and glam of Hollywood to his true passion — one that takes him back to days playing drums in his grandmother’s basement. “Every young guy’s dream is to be in a rock band … or to be a racecar driver. Or an actor,” Muniz said. “I’ve been fortunate enough to have the opportunity to do all of those things. But of all of the things I’ve done, and as grateful as I am, this is my favorite thing I’ve ever done.” In April 2012, the “Malcolm in the Middle” star became the new drummer of Kingsfoil, an indie-rock group from York, Pa. And this summer, Kingsfoil will bring its indie-rock sound to Toledo for a show at Frankie’s Inner City on July 3, 2012. Jordan Davis, Tristan Martin and Tim Warren were in desperate need of a new drummer when their former band mate left the group in early 2012. After six weeks of auditions, they found a replacement in the former TV star. “I was in a band for a few years and when we parted ways, it was good timing in a sense because Kingsfoil’s drummer had just left,” Muniz said. “Our bands had the same manager so my manager told me to try out. I flew to Pennsylvania and tried out. I didn’t think it was going to happen. I didn’t think I was going to get picked; but, here I am and I’m having the time of my life.” Muniz is enjoying his new lifestyle. Touring around the country is a change of pace from his days in front of a TV camera. The “instant gratification” of being around the fans is an added bonus, he said. “I love the band thing. Music is getting to perform in front of a crowd. You get to see their reactions and see them screaming and jumping around. It’s that instant gratification,” Muniz said. “Doing ‘Malcolm,’ we’d shoot like 16-17 hours a day. Sometimes a one-page scene could take 10 hours and the show would air on TV so I would not be able

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Frankie Muniz, left, and Kingsfoil will play at Frankie’s Inner City on July 3. PHOTO COURTESY TODD ERICKSON

to immediately get a reaction from fans.” Since Kingsfoil’s inception in 2007, it has shared the stage with many popular rock bands like Stone Temple Pilots, Neon Trees and Third Eye Blind, a favorite of Kingsfoil. Muniz said he found himself star-struck around his musical idols. “Third Eye Blind is one of our favorite bands for all of us,” Muniz said. “We were always playing together and hanging out and learning from them. For me, it was cool just to see the dressing rooms say ‘Kingsfoil’ and ‘Third Eye Blind’ next to each other.” Davis, the vocalist for Kingsfoil, said another benefit to sharing the stage with rock legends is the opportunity to spread its music to larger crowds. And with the group putting the finishing touches on its upcoming album, he said it is important to be patient and let the music do the talking. “New music is always exciting but we’re not

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a cram-packed schedule,” Muniz said. “We hit it hard for a couple of weeks and then we get a little break. We’re a lot more efficient this way. It’s a lot of work but it’s a blast. I love the guys and it’s so cool to be part of something you’re such a fan of.” With the new album almost finished and the tour going strong, the sudden lineup change has not put the brakes on Kingsfoil’s future. Davis said the inclusion of Muniz has only made the band stronger. “When you go through a lineup change, it is very challenging but it kind of puts some wind in the sails,” Davis said. “We’re not slowing down anytime soon.” Doors will open at 6 p.m. July 3 with former “The Voice” contestant Matt “Ducky” Schmohl and his band Ducky & The Vintage opening the show. Tickets can be purchased at Culture Clash Records and Ramalama Records. O

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Toledo’s Tartaglia living the dream with The Sights By Mike Bauman Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer star@toledofreepress.com

On May 18, 21-year-old Toledo native Dean Tartaglia finished his collegiate career at Ohio University. Two days later, he flew out to Los Angeles to begin touring as the saxophonist for Detroit’s heavy soul outfit The Sights, which opens for Tenacious D on a number of tour dates this summer. “It’s been mind-blowing, man,” Tartaglia said on the road from Billings, Mont. “I think the word I’ve used the most when I’ve been trying to explain it to people is that everything is just kind of surreal.” Tartaglia, a 2008 St. Francis de Sales grad, majored in music performance with a minor in jazz studies at OU. Touring with The Sights in support of Tenacious D is, for him, the latest step in a musical journey that first began at age 6, when his parents enrolled him in piano lessons. “I feel lucky,” Tartaglia said. “I’ve always felt that luck is kind of like talent and hard work and success and all that stuff just kind of lining up for no better reason than it just happens.” Also the frontman for the self-proclaimed “nerd pop” rockers Mind Fish, a group he formed at OU with fellow St. Francis alum Steve Warstler, Tartaglia first got in touch with The Sights about a year-and-a-half-ago. A friend of his was working at their merchandise, and Tartaglia joined him in Detroit

while on winter break. After striking up a conversation with The Sights’ frontman Eddie Baranek and going to the band’s shows, Tartaglia eventually got The Sights to play a gig with Mind Fish. “We booked them down to Athens, and they stayed with me in my place and we just hung out for most of the night,” Tartaglia said of The Sights. “At one point, [Baranek] just asked if I wanted to do a show with them. “I said ‘Yes,’ and then I kind of haven’t really looked back since.” Tartaglia was part of the recording for The Sights’ seventh effor,“Left Over Right,” which is scheduled for release June 19. “I’m just lucky to be a part of this,” Tartaglia said. “I’m lucky that Eddie saw potential in my playing and my abilities as a performer, and it’s cool to be a sideman to a frontman who’s so talented. It’s pretty amazing.” Tartaglia is no stranger to national touring acts; Mind Fish has played gigs with the likes of Fitz and The Tantrums, We Are The Fury and The Constellations over the years, Even so, being on the road with The Sights and Tenacious D has been unlike anything he’s experienced thus far. “He walked through the door and I actually, like, I looked over and made eye contact and freaked out,” Tartaglia said of the first time he met Tenacious D’s Jack Black. “I like, looked away immediately because I’m like, ‘Aw, this is

weird. This is weird.’” Despite Tartaglia’s early nerves, Black turned out to be quite cordial to The Sights, a band he has been a fan of for nearly a decade. When The Sights played at the Sasquatch! Music Festival on Memorial Day Weekend, Black was front and center to watch the set. “It wouldn’t feel right if I kind of felt like I had to watch my back or something like that or watch what I said, but he’s totally down-to-earth and supportive, too,” Tartaglia said of Black. “I think that’s the biggest thing. “We didn’t know what to expect, if he’d be hanging around, but he’s there every night watching us and he’s really supportive.” As for Mind Fish, the band has already been working on new material to follow up January’s “WATCHOUT!” and will perform at Ottawa Tavern on June 15. Tartaglia said the other members have been supportive of his touring with The Sights, adding that he will pick things back up with Mind Fish in the fall. For now, he is enjoying this opportunity with The Sights. “It’s like when you’re 14 or 13 and you want to start a band, and you have this idea of, like, being a rock star,” Tartaglia said. “And I’m not calling myself that because it’s not at all what I mean by this, but at certain points during the show on certain nights, it totally feels like you’re living out that dream you had when you were 14 years old.” O

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Designers, advocates, artists and citizens are invited to share their ideas, concerns and thoughts at Toledo’s second PechaKucha Night on June 12. PechaKucha began in Tokyo in 2003 as a way for young designers to share their ideas via a slide presentation. Now the nights occur in more than 500 cities all over the world and Tokyo itself has had nearly 100 PechaKucha Nights. At PechaKucha, presenters have six minutes and 40 seconds to share concepts with 20 slides at 20 seconds each. “It’s either the longest 20 seconds of the presenter’s life or the shortest,” said event organizer Kimberly Adams. “PechaKucha is meant for like networking, a platform to share ideas. It’s not meant for marketing or logos.” Adams organized Toledo’s first PechaKucha Night, which took place March 31. She recently moved back to Ohio after living in Tampa, Fla., where she first observed PechaKucha. “I’d gone to two or three to support my friends who did them,” said Adams, also founder of tart :: projects, an artists’ platform. PechaKucha almost started in Toledo in 2010, but never officially took off. However, 2012 was a different picture for PechaKucha in Toledo. After deciding to bring the events to Toledo, Adams signed a contract with the PechaKucha organization in Tokyo, agreeing to do four nights within a year. After June’s event, the next night is set for September. The first Toledo event included 10 presenters of all kinds, Adams said. So far, the June night will feature documentarians, out-of-town glass artists, nonprofit workers and community members. “There’s so many opportunities with the 20 by 20 format,” Adams said. The June event will be at the Toledo-LucasCounty Main Library while March’s was at Manhattan’s. Adams said PechaKucha strives to choose underutilized locations. In Tampa, the presentations were hosted in an old trolley barn and even under a bridge. Ultimately, the nights are meant to bring

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Death Race By Brian Bohnert

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“You may die.” When Andrew Sauber typed those words into his Web address bar last July, he finally found the challenge he had been looking for. After clearing his schedule for two days in mid-June, he will voluntarily go face to face with death. On June 15, Sauber will attend the 2012 summer Death Race in the mountains of Pittsfield, Vt. Established in 2005, The Death Race is an unpredictable, 40-mile, nonrunning obstacle race that tests the mental and physical endurance of up to 200 participants through 15-20 specifically designed challenges like chopping wood for two hours, crawling through mud under barbed wire, carrying a 20 pound stump around for hours and lifting anywhere from 10-30 pounds of rocks for five hours. The event was created by Joe DeSena and Andy Weinberg, founders of Peak Races, an organization “breaking all limitations in order to fully experience the human spirit,” according to the Peak Races website. Sauber, 34, signed up for The Death Race after he discovered the website www.youmaydie.com. Having tried popular endurance races like The Warrior Dash and Tough Mudder and “finding them too easy,” he wanted to test his limits and find his breaking point. “The Warrior Dash was only like 5K, so it’s over in a few minutes,” Sauber said. “They say [Tough Mudder] is probably the hardest event on the planet. The toughest part was not going around the starting point and doing another lap; it was fun.” Sauber said his ultimate goal is finding a race that is so difficult he cannot finish it. “Anyone can run until they drop,” Sauber said. “But what I love about this race in particular is that there’s all these different aspects incorporated into this. It’s not just running. You have to be in good shape. You have to be able to go for days at a time without sleeping and you have to

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be able to be on your own.” Katy Eisenstein has known Sauber for four years. The co-workers were partners for the 2011 Tough Mudder, working together to complete the various obstacles. While the challenges were easy for Sauber, Eisenstein said she often needed him to give her a helping hand in the muddy terrain. “He challenged himself and he would do the obstacles and he would come back and help me. I usually needed a boost,” Eisenstein said. “He’d climb the wall by himself and come back around to help me do it.” While Eisenstein declined The Death Race because she’s “not that nuts,” she said she wishes Sauber luck and hopes he comes back safely. “He’s not going to stop unless he has to, unless he’s a physical danger to himself,” she said. “He tries to find something to break his body down. He wants to get to that point when he can’t go anymore.”

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While The Death Race offers many physical obstacles, the psychological challenges also pose a unique threat. Sauber said the coordinators of The Death Race separate the participant from his or her support system and even encourage them to quit. “They claim to be the only race where people on the support crew have cried and quit,” he said. “They incorporate a lot of psychological effects. They don’t cheer you on, they encourage you to quit.” Sauber said he experienced this “forbidden apple-style” offer firsthand at the winter Spartan Death Race while he was preparing for the summer session. “The winter one started with a guy coming out with a checkbook offering a refund if anyone wanted to quit,” Sauber said. “And then, after that we did two hours of burpees in a frozen parking lot. About halfway through that, he came out with his checkbook again and, after about an hour of doing burpees, he said ‘anyone who wants to drop, your bar tab is on me for the rest of the night.’ No one would quit, so we kept going.” n SAUBER CONTINUES ON 9

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To further push his physical boundaries, Sauber said he makes sure to stop every few minutes to include some high-intensity exercises, similar to the winter session of The Death Race. “I tried to start to emulate the race a little bit,” he said. “I have an interval timer I take with me and every 10 minutes, a buzzer will go off. And, wherever I am, I’ll just start doing lunges for two minutes until that is up.” The goal of his weekend training hikes is to focus on one part of his body. Lately, he is working hard to “burn his legs up,” he said. Sauber has been the sustainability manager at Owens-Illinois for 11 years. Sauber graduated from The Ohio State University in 2001 with a mechanical engineering degree and followed it up with an MBA from Bowling Green State University in 2007. Sauber said while all of the popular endurance races are fairly expensive, his mindset and drive to keep challenging himself make the hefty price tag worth the cost. On a graduated pricing scale, registration on the website for The Death Race is currently $900. Sauber said he paid $525 last July. “The reason I’m doing this is to find a race I can’t finish because I’m curious about what my real limits are,” he said. “Sometimes you don’t know what your limits are until you fall off a cliff. So, I’m trying to find where that edge is. I’ve always been fascinated that the human body is one of the few machines that gets stronger as it’s worked harder. Taking that into account, I’ve been trying to find what my real limits are.” O

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“Don’t pay any attention to what they write about you. Just measure it in inches.” — Andy Warhol

Weather to Westerns Slusher lands role in ‘When the Storm God Rides.’

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Many Toledoans know Bruce Slusher as the former weather anchor for FOX Toledo, where he worked for six years. Many others in the area know him as the “horse whisperer.” Soon, people all across the country will know him as “Jason” from the upcoming independent Western film, “When the Storm God Rides.” The film will be produced by Storm God Studios, LLC and directed by Michael Preece, whose filmography includes such popular television series as “Walker, Texas Ranger,” “MacGyver” and “Dallas.” “I love Westerns,” Preece said. “I’ve worked on a lot before I started directing and I’ve done a couple series during that (directing) period. The revenge story is nice and the script isn’t ready to be shot yet, but the story is good.” Slusher will play a bad guy in the movie scheduled to begin filming Sept. 14 for about 28 days, if everything goes according to plan, said Thomas E. Kelly. Kelly is the owner of Storm God Studios and wrote both the script and the book upon which it is based. The film, which has a budget of just under $10 million, will be shot in multiple locations in Texas and Arizona and is scheduled to hit some theaters next summer. Slusher said the movie aims to bring back the more traditional Western movie. “I kind of grew up with Westerns and I’m a history buff,” Kelly said. “I’d like to see cowboys and Westerns come back. They’re wholesome if they’re done right. I’m not talking cowboys and aliens, but the real stuff. Hollywood drops millions on productions that aren’t entertaining at all. They’ve gotten into special effects so much … which is exciting, but where’s the story?” Slusher will contribute to the authenticity of the film as he is an experienced cowboy himself. He teaches classes and gives private lessons on

BRUCE SLUSHER how to work with horses naturally, without forcefulness or pain, to horse owners at his Swanton home. He likes to say he works with “horses with people problems.” Slusher has seen hundreds of horses over the 15 years he’s been horse-whispering. “Cases that I really find the most rewarding are abused horses that have come from bad situations and someone will rescue them and ask me to help them,” Slusher said. “These are most rewarding because I see how upset these horses are with humans and trying to break through that wall is rewarding.” Preece and Kelly both said that being comfortable around horses is a must for working in Western films. “We want people that are good with horses,” Preece said. “I would want everybody to be able to ride. We don’t have stunt doubles for everything, but we also don’t want actors to get hurt, so we have doubles for the [intense horse-riding scenes] … or else we will have to close the movie down. With hats and bandanas, it’s easy to put a double in there.” n SLUSHER CONTINUES ON 11

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she mentioned the movie and said I had to go for it. She put me in touch with Tom and when I told him about my TV and acting experience, he wanted me.” When Slusher posted the news of his new role on his Facebook page, one of his friends and horse-whispering students Wendy Cartwright jokingly commented, saying to let her know if they needed a cute cowgirl. Kelly saw her comment and replied immediately, asking her to send him her picture and biography. Despite the fact the Cartwright has no acting experience, Kelly called her the next week and offered her a role as a saloon girl. Slusher said he thinks the role is fitting, as she is a bartender at the Sundown Cantina in Sylvania. “I’m nervous and excited,” Cartwright said. “I think it will be cool and really fun.” “This could be a stepping stone to something else, and I’m hoping it is, but if it’s not I won’t cry about it,” Slusher said. “It’s something to pursue if the opportunity comes up. I’d like to continue with the Western genre if it’s possible.” O

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“Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment.” — Claude Monet

Swade in Toledo

oledo’s Hip-Hop scene has had its fair share of MCs/rappers and producers, but what about the history of the culture’s fine artists? Graffiti art ruled the streets in the 1980s as an element of Hip-Hop culture’s artistic expression. In Toledo there were many trying to make their mark in history, tagging across the city. Wade A. Harrison, also known as Swade, was one of Toledo’s first fine street artists. Leaving behind more than a tag, he started a legacy that would span more than three decades. Imagine a time when HipHop did not run an entire generation of consumers and was deemed to fail within five years, a time when the voice for street youth could be silenced if the government desired — or so it thought. Young America was coming off a musical trip called disco and a stone groove called funk. The humble beginnings of Hip-Hop’s harsh realities

would take over the Glass City when crews like the United Soul Brothers emerged to represent all the elements of Hip-Hop. The passion for the culture was spread through movies like “Wild Style” and “Style Wars.” Enter Harrison, a young artist passionate about the then-new culture and its form of visual art. A combination of vibrant colors with styled lettering and words, previously used as vandalism and considered a sign of rebellion, graffiti art would receive new meaning and life in the streets through Hip-Hop. It quickly attracted young urban artists like Harrison. “It was something that really wasn’t big yet, the only people that was really into it at the time were the true people. Everybody was still on Prince, Michael Jackson, Parliament-Funkadelic, the music at that time, when it came out at that time, spoke to our generation,” Harrison said.

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As a student at Woodward High School, Harrison tried his hand at sports, basketball in particular, which is how the nickname “Swade” came about. It wasn’t in the cards for him to go down in Toledo history via sports; it was his tagging (signature) at Woodward and Scott high schools and walls on Dorr and Summit streets that would bring him attention. After high school he attended The Art Institute of Pittsburgh and graduated with a degree in visual communications. He returned to the inner city of Toledo to help businesses with signage and images, but when the money wasn’t increasing with his exposure, Harrison became discouraged. His daughter would soon light a spark through her own art and that was all he needed to return to art world. Harrison had not realized the impact he’d had on upcoming urban artists who take their art and graffiti skills beyond the streets. His wife/muse Helena took him to the next level in terms of support and inspiration, opening up opportunities outside the city. Harrison has been featured in shows from Detroit to New York to Atlanta, where he currently resides. Whenever he returns to Toledo, he does “Black Book Sessions,” where artists come together to draw, discuss and share their work and information. Because of his dedication to Toledo, he returns to work on ideas like the mural project he and other local artists are planning as well as the solid artist network he is

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” I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality.” — Frida Kahlo

Revelation TMA exhibits work of abstract artist Jules Olitski.

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Jules Olitski used leaf blowers. He used brooms and squeegees large enough to clean gymnasium courts. He used floor waxing tools and fuzzy gloves. But he was not a janitor. Olitski was an internationally renowned artist who won art prizes in his teens, studied at prestigious institutes and academies just before his 20s, was one of four artists representing the United States at the Venice Biennale in his 40s and still spent eight-hour nights caking acrylic on canvas into his 80s, before cancer took his life in 2007. Olitski’s work has been displayed in hundreds of exhibitions across the globe; and between now and Aug. 26, you can see his paintings at the Toledo Museum of Art (TMA). The exhibit, “Revelation: Major Paintings by Jules Olitski,” is in a similar vein as last year’s special exhibit showing Frank Stella’s work: both Stella and Olitski were post-war abstract painters. But while Stella’s work displays more geometric hard edges, Olitski implemented more of an expressionistic, gestural abstraction, said Kate Nesin, a museum fellow. “Olitski is a painter who is underknown,” Nesin said. “He is known in art circles for his early paintings in the 1960s but very few people have had the chance to see his later work and understand just how much experimenting he does with materials.” Olitski’s curiosity for experimenting is evident in the massive canvases hanging in the Canaday Gallery. One painting resembles the surface of a barren planet, with scattered protrusions like jagged stones popping from the canvas’s surface. Olitski’s widow Kristina, who visited the art museum to view the exhibit before opening day,

leaned toward the painting and stroked its surface. “Styrofoam,” she said. A painting in the next room bears bright yellow circles, which seem to continuously swirl atop the thick, cracked layers of acrylic paint. Kristina pointed at the circles. Her spouse, she said, would dump paint on the canvas and use a leaf blower to push and spread the paint around. There is something alive about the colors and shapes that hang from the walls, as if the chunky swaths of paint might have traveled forever in motion before slamming into canvas. Some of his earlier work, which is what you’ll see first in the exhibit, hangs lightly, bold hues suspended like morning mists or evening hazes. “The mystery is part of it — what is intriguing to it,” Nesin said. “You wonder how did he do that? What was he using here? You can sense the activity and the dynamism even if you can’t tell he was using a broom or a mop in any given piece.”

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n OLITSKI CONTINUED FROM 14 “I lived on peanuts and coffee,” he wrote in an essay from 1989, one of several collected in the book “Revelation.” “I stole. I stole art supplies. I filled the deep pockets of my Army overcoat with tubes of oil paint. I stole canvas. I stole books. I fancied myself a sort of Robin Hood, stealing from the rich and giving to the poor: me.” After a failed stint as a “barker” outside a movie theater on Times Square, he set forth to become a professional artist. He hit up the galleries but was told, “You’re good, but we don’t need you.” One dealer wouldn’t risk showing his work and asked if Olitski knew anyone — if he hung out with the hip artists. No. She directed him to try that. He decided his art was not the problem — he was the problem. As he relates in “Revelation,” he cooked up a fictitious artist named Demikov with a sordid history that involved fleeing the Soviet Union to escape execution by Stalin. Olitski scheduled an exhibition with borrowed paintings from area galleries and included his Demikov in the mix. When he returned some paintings to the Alexander Iolas Gallery, he gave Iolas a list of the artists he showed. Iolas asked him who Demikov was. Iolas wanted to do a show with his work but he wanted to meet Demikov first. Olitski said that wouldn’t be possible; Demikov hid from public meetings for fear of Soviet sympathizers. Iolas said he wouldn’t do a show unless he met the artist. Olitski broke down. He froze and couldn’t say it in English so he revealed his identity in French: “Alors, Demikov, c’est moi.” “Mr. Iolas answers with a shake of his shoulders and his palms up, and a sound, something like ‘Pouuuuf,’” Olitski wrote in 1989. “I think at that moment Mr. Iolas was not sure as to who I was: an escaped Russian or a lunatic American.” Eight months later, Iolas gave Olitski his first New York show.

‘Get me out of my own way’

On the post-war abstract painting wave of Mark Rothko and Jackson Pollock, Olitski rose to prominence in the late 1950s, Nesin said. Olitski painted through the nights in an airplane hangar-sized studio. He would surrender to a higher power in his studio, praying to God that the Almighty might help him get himself “out of the way.” He saw God as an artist because he thought his surround-

Jules Olitski’s daughter, Lauren Olitski Poster, and his widow, Kristina Olitski, tour the TMA exhibit on May 31. TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAR PHOTO BY JOSEPH HERR

ings were so beautiful they had to have been created by a higher power, Kristina and his daughter Lauren Olitski Poster said. To accomplish his work, the Olitskis ordered paint by the gallon — 20 to 30 gallons at least every other week. Olitski’s style fluctuated for the rest of his life, Lauren said. “Sometimes these shifts were pretty dramatic and I would think, ‘Where did this come from?’” Lauren said. The TMA exhibit, which comes from the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Mo., walks viewers through these different stages. Visitors willl start with his stain paintings, which are brightly colored, flat-surfaced depictions of shapes. Olitski accomplished this look by pouring paint di-

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rectly onto the canvas and allowing the colors to bleed, creating a halo effect, Nesin said. By the 1960s, Olitski was using an electric spray gun. These paintings appear grainy and are subtly textured like a stucco wall. Lauren said her father wished he could spray the air with color and allow an image to hang there; these paintings were the closest he could get. The next set becomes more somber, coated in more muted colors than their previous counterparts. The High Baroque room shows Olitski’s work that is more akin to sculptures than paintings. Using a material that interferes with pigments to create a metallic look, Olitski used brooms and gloves to move around gallons of acrylic paint. The end result looks as though the paint is gushing from the canvas.

The last room shows Olitski’s latest paintings, which are more primary color-based and almost harken back to his first works with large, bold, circular color fields. His work was always changing because he was always switching tools. Whether experimenting with an electric spray gun or heisting Kristina’s floor waxing tools, Olitksi saw ordinary objects as fascinating new aids to painting, Kristina said. What can we learn about Olitski by gawking at his looming canvases? “Beauty,” Kristina said. “Delight.” Lauren said she sees a lesson in challenging oneself. “It is a willingness to give yourself over and push yourself to the highest level of excellence,” she said. “Look how much one human being can do in a lifetime.” O

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here are two events that I really believe deserve your immediate attention. The first is the Madhouse Poetry Night in Ypsilanti. This little reading series has been welcoming Toledo poets with open arms for months. I first got the call in January from my old friend Ray Swaney to come read at the Madhouse. Ray, who is a Marshall, Mich., native, had recently returned to the area from California, and had put my name in the ear of Madhouse founder and host Leo Todd Jarret, a former teacher at St. John’s Jesuit High School. Not only was Jarret welcoming, he was also open to suggestion. After my reading, I suggested local poets like Kayla Marie Williams and Michael Grover, who suggested others like Trina Stolec and Matthew Sradeja. In April, I had the pleasure of helping put together a Madhouse Toledo reading at the Collingwood Arts Center featuring fine local poets such as Zach Fishel, Charish Halliburton and Findlay’s own Cherie Bullock Myslinsky. Sorry if I’m forgetting anyone. It’s also worth mentioning that in addition to welcoming many of our area’s finest writers, the Madhouse has featured performances by a number of nationally known artists such as Sean Kilpatrick, Barry Graham and Jamaal May. The Madhouse, located in the Ugly Mug Café & Roastery at 317 W. Cross Ave., also offers original music by emerging musicians. Poetry readings

Poetry events you should know about.

usually take place on the last Friday of every month. You can call (734) 4844684 for more info. I’m also mentioning the Madhouse because it looks like Toledo may soon become its permanent home — I’ll keep you posted on that as I know more. The other thing that I want to mention is the upcoming Poets Chill and Grill, which is tentatively slated to take the Ottawa Park Amphitheatre by JOHN storm this Labor Day. Billed as a family reunion of sorts, the Chill and Grill will feature many of your favorite Toledo poets from the past decade. Here’s a little bit about the event from the group’s website: “So the idea came up a couple of days ago to bring back all the poetry family from back in the day. Sort of like a family reunion. To pay homage to the historical aspect of the Toledo poetry scene. Starting with Imelda Hunt and New Works Writers and Murphy’s Cipher and the Rennaisance. We also wanted to pay tribute to the future of the poetry scene

with groups like DEEP and poets such as Naki Akrobetoe and Ky Learic.” The organizers are currently accepting donations to help lock in the amphitheatre, which requires a $250 deposit in addition to a $30 application fee and a $75 rental fee. More information can be found at www.poetschillandgrill.com When I first moved to Toledo back in 2003, I didn’t know anyone, and it was the poetry community that reached out to me and made this city feel like home. That’s still the case, but I have to admit that the poets I met that first year or so in the Glass City will always hold a special place in my heart. So if you can’t give, please consider dropping by to visit with old friends — you’ll be glad you did. Until next time … keep your pencil sharp. O

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John Dorsey resides in Toledo’s Old West End. His work is widely published and has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize.

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The Ark

O The Bang! 9:30 p.m. June 9. O Bad Indians, White Fang, Nude Sunrise: 9:30 p.m. June 10.

MUSIC

Bronze Boar

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 Jim Hurst: 8 p.m. June 6, $15. O Bill Bynum & Co.: 8 p.m. June 7, $15. O Steve Poltz: 8 p.m. June 8, $15. O Rickie Lee Jones: 8 p.m. June 9, $45. O Heartland Klezmorim: 8 p.m. June 10, $15. O The Matt Flinner Trio: 8 p.m. June 11, $15. O Jon McLaughlin, Bob Stamper: 8 p.m. June 12, $17.50.

Bar 145

Be sure to check out this Warehouse District tavern’s namesake, overhead near the entrance. 20 S. Huron St. (419) 244-2627 or www.bronzeboar.com. O Open mic: Thursdays and Mondays. O Mojopin: June 8. O Russel Martin & the Relics: June 9.

Caesars Windsor

If you have your passport, consider hopping the Detroit River for this casino’s entertainment offerings. Ticket prices, in Canadian dollars, are for the cheapest seats; attendees must be 19 or older. Caesars Windsor Colosseum, 377 Riverside Drive East, Windsor, Ontario. (800) 991-7777 or www.caesarswindsor.com. O Yanni: 9 p.m. June 15, $40.

This new venue features burgers, bands and bourbon, if its slogan is to be believed. $5 cover. 5304 Monroe St. (419) 593-0073 or bar145toledo.com. O Downstroke: June 7. O The Bridges: June 8. O Brother Believe Me: June 9.

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Bitter End Restaurant & Bar

Clazel Theater

If you like your entertainment with a lake view, this may be your spot. 900 Anchor Pointe Road, Curtice. (419) 836-7044 or www.bitterendbar.com. O MaxxBand: June 8. O Doug Allen & the Chicago Mob: June 9.

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 Rick Whited: June 7. O Toast & Jam: June 8. O Arctic Clam: June 9.

Blind Pig

A variety of rock, soul, pop and alternative acts perform at this bar. 208 S. First St., Ann Arbor. $3-$20 unless noted. (734) 996-8555 or blindpigmusic.com. O OCD Moosh & Twist, Aer, Metal Apes, the DSB: 8 p.m. June 6. O Shigeto, Mux Mool, Mogi Grumbles, Charles Trees, Bedroxx, Biljax: 9 p.m. June 7. O The Juliets, Gun Lake, the Ferdy Mayne, the Hand in the Ocean, the Vagrant Symphony, Runeship of the Rhyme Traveler, the Real Spicolis, Bonedust, Steve Smalls & the Gang, Match by Match, Trembling Earth, Bowling Green, the Mud

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This family-friendly eatery dishes up live performances … and Chicago-style pizza. 7131 Orchard Centre Drive, Holland. (419) 491-0990. O Steve Kennedy: June 6 and 13. O Boffo: June 9.

Fat Fish Blue

Serving blues and similar sounds, as well as bayoustyle grub. Levis Commons, 6140 Levis Commons Blvd., Perrysburg. (419) 931-3474 or fatfishfunnybonetoledo.com. O Cont-Nuite Band: 9:30 p.m. June 15 and 8:30 p.m. June 16, $5.

Frankie’s

Toledo’s venue for rock. 308 Main St. Tickets vary between $5 and $15, unless noted. (419) 693-5300 or www. FrankiesInnerCity.com. O Geronimo, Hize, Foe Boi, Juanie Mack: 9 p.m. June 9. O Crossfade, Weaving the Fate, Candlelight Red, Fail & Deliver, In Theory: 6:30 p.m. June 10.

French Quarter J. Patrick’s Pub

Live entertainment after 9:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays. Holiday Inn French Quarter, 10630 Fremont Pike, Perrysburg. (419) 874-3111 or www.hifq.com. O Double Dare: June 8-9. O Green Eyed Soul: June 15-16.

Greektown Casino-Hotel

This venue has been rocking BGSU students (and others) for years. 127 N. Main St., Bowling Green. (419) 353-5000 or www.clazel.net. O Badfish (Sublime tribute): 8 p.m. June 7, $15-$20.

Three stages — at Shotz Sports Bar, Eclipz Ultra Lounge and Asteria — offer competition for gamblers’ attention. 555 E. Lafayette Blvd., Detroit. No cover charge, unless noted; guests must be 21 or older. (888) 771-4386 or www. greektowncasino.com. O Karaoke: 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, Shotz. O Howard Glazer: 8 p.m. Fridays, Asteria. O DJ Zig Zag: 9:30 p.m. Saturdays, Shotz. O DJ Lee J: 9 p.m. Sundays, Shotz.

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Headliners

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. June 6 and June 12-13. O Leo Darrington: 7 p.m. June 7 and 14. O Paul Vornhagen: 7:30 p.m. June 8-9.

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 Tech N9ne, Machine Gun Kelly, Krizz Kaliko, Mayday, Prozak, Stevie Stone: 7 p.m. June 8, $30-$35.

The Distillery

Bowling Green comes alive at this venue for rock and more. Doors typically open at 9 p.m., with the show starting an hour later. 210 N. Main St., Bowling Green. (419) 352-3195 or www.howardsclubh.com. O Phantom Power, DR3G$, Pissoir: June 7.

Karaoke is offered Tuesdays, but paid entertainers rock out Wednesdays-Saturdays. 4311 Heatherdowns Blvd. (419) 382-1444 or www.thedistilleryonline.com. O DJ Mark EP: Thursdays. O Nathan Cogan: June 6. O Nine Lives: June 8-9.

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 Andrew Ellis: 10 p.m. June 8.

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ICE Restaurant & Bar

This local, family-owned enterprise offers food, drinks and music in a sleek atmosphere. 405 Madison Ave. $5 cover, unless noted otherwise. (419) 246-3339 or icerestaurantandbar.com. O Acoustic Magic: 7 p.m. June 8. O Mike Fisher: 7 p.m. June 9.

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Maumee Bay State Park, Oregon July 7 & 8 Saturday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Boat rides in and around the lighthouse, nautical arts and crafts, free concert Saturday at 7 p.m., food, children’s activities, sand castle building, huge silent auction, photo contest prior to festival. toledolighthouse.org or 419-691-3788. O JJ’s Pub

Live music is on Saturday’s menu; the genre varies, along with the cover charge. Karaoke is on tap 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, and a DJ starts spinning at 9 p.m. Fridays. 26611 N. Dixie Hwy., Perrysburg. (419) 874-9058 or jjsperrysburg.com. O John Barile and Bobby May: 8 p.m. June 12.

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. O Glenn Tucker: 8 p.m. June 7. O Moutin Reunion Quartet: 8 p.m. June 9. O All About the Trio: 2 p.m. June 10.

Killian’s Grill & Bar

Lots of sports on lots of TVs, plus music. 3424 Glendale Ave. (419) 389-8000 or www.killianstoledo.com. O Chris Shutters: 8-11 p.m. Wednesdays. O Karaoke: 8 p.m. Thursdays.

Manhattan’s

This “slice of the Big Apple” in the Glass City provides entertainment most weekends. Closed Memorial Day. 1516 Adams St. (419) 243-6675 or www.manhattanstoledo.com. O Open mic: 9 p.m. Monday nights. O Jam session hosted by Tom Turner & Slow Burn: 9 p.m. Tuesdays. O Jason Quick: 6:30 p.m. June 6. O Dick Lange Trio: 6:30 p.m. June 7. O Tim Tiderman & Organized: 9 p.m. June 8.

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Thursday, June 7, 2012, 7:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. Clazel Entertainment, 127 N. Main St. Bowling Green, Ohio 43402 Badfish, a Tribute to Sublime channels Sublime with a fury not felt for some time. Purchase tickets at Finders Records Bowling Green Mon-Sun (419) 352-7677, Culture Clash Toledo Mon-Sun (419) 536-5683 and Clazel Theater Fri & Sat 419-353-5000.

Rachel Richardson plays Levis Square - Downtown Toledo Thursday, June 7, 2012, Noon – 1:30 p.m. Levis Square, Downtown

Folk songs and a nice summertime picnic in the center of the center of the Universe.

Friday, June 8, 2012, 9:00 p.m. Mickey Finn’s Pub, 602 Lagrange St. Toledo, Ohio 43604

The Hard Lessons with special guests Hound, The Strong Talk. Tickets are $5 in advance and $7 at the door. Tickets can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.

Tied For Last (NYC),The Shame Game, Drop Dead Silhouette, with Yeti Machete Friday, June 8, 2012, 9:00 p.m. Woodchuck’s Bar & Grill, 224 S. Erie St. Toledo, Ohio 43604

Mosh in your step and boots in the air. Bring your silly string! One more slot available on this show and you wanna be a part of it. Message for details. All ages welcome. Tickets $5.

Richard Lloyd (of Television) and Billy Ficca (of Television, on drums) Saturday, June 9, 2012, 9:00 p.m. Mickey Finn’s Pub, 602 Lagrange St. Toledo, Ohio 43604 With special guests Falling Spikes, Dead Sun.

The Luckouts, Weep The Beldam, & Constricted Saturday, June 9, 2012, 9:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m. Woodchuck’s Bar & Grill, 224 S. Erie St. Toledo, Ohio 43604

Toledo young guns Weep The Beldam bring forth a live show that’s as energetic as it is entertaining. Toledo’s progressive metal madmen Constricted return to the stage after a hiatus. 21 & up - $5, under 21 - $7

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Tuesday, June 12, 2012, 9:00 p.m. Mickey Finn’s Pub, 602 Lagrange St. Toledo, Ohio 43604 Eternal Summers with special guest TBA. ITS FREE! Bring your friends! Events subject to change. Information posted on Facebook.

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A variety of genres to wash your drinks down with. Open mic nights, 8 p.m. Wednesdays, no cover; $5-$7 cover other nights. 602 Lagrange St. (419) 246-3466 or www. mickeyfinnspub.com. O Open mic: 9 p.m. Wednesdays. O The Hard Lessons, Hound, the Strong Talk: 9 p.m. June 8. O Richard Lloyd: 9 p.m. June 9, $10-$12. O Eternal Summers: 9 p.m. June 12, free.

Motor City Casino/Hotel

This casino’s Sound Board offers big names, big sounds and a big experience. 2901 Grand River Ave., Detroit. Guests must be 21 or older. (866) 782-9622 or www. motorcitycasino.com. The casino’s Chromatics Lounge also features live performances. O Johnny Mathis: 8 p.m. June 7, $65-$85. O Hidden Agenda: 7 p.m. June 6. O Dave Hamilton: 7 p.m. June 7. O Ani: 5:15 p.m. June 8. O Larry Lee & Back in the Day: 10 p.m. June 8. O Random Family: 5:15 p.m. June 9. O Phase 5: 10 p.m. June 9. O Nightline: 3:30 p.m. June 10. O Intrigue: 7 p.m. June 11. O BPM Krew: 7 p.m. June 12-14, 10 p.m.

Mutz

This pub offers handcrafted brews … and live entertainment. 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., Mutz at the Oliver House, 27 Broadway St. (419) 243-1302 or www.TheOliverHouseToledo.com. O DJ Nate Mattimoe: 10 p.m. Saturdays. O Luke James: June 1. O Chris Shutters Trio: June 8.

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Live music starts at 7:30 p.m. 5703 Main St., Sylvania. (419) 882-2266 or treosylvania.com. O Tim Tiderman & Organized: June 8. O What’s Next, Raq the Casbah: June 9.

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O The Fight Within, Let Me Run, Draft Dodger: 10 p.m. June 9. O Dolfish, the Miracle Vitamins: 10 p.m. June 10. O Fatty Acids, Sat. Nite Duets: 10 p.m. June 12.

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What began as an antique store in Chicago turned into a string of more than 200 eateries nationwide, including Toledo. All of the shops feature live music. 4038 Talmadge Road. (419) 725-5037 or www.potbelly.com. O Don Coats: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays. O Tom Drummonds: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tuesdays.

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The “hippest little lounge in Toledo” features monthly beer tastings, “Professor Whiteman’s Trivia Challenge” and open mic nights. Live music (Wednesdays and/or Fridays) is typically a mix of southern rock, pop, blues and jazz. 4020 Secor Road. (419) 472-1996. O The Smugglers: June 8.

Upscale dining plus live entertainment is a welcome combination. Bands start at 6 p.m. Fridays and 9 p.m. Saturdays. 610 Monroe St. (419) 725-0044 or www.tableforty4.com. O John Barile and Bobby May: 6 p.m. June 8 and 15.

Uptown Night Club

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Pride and protest

June 1 march light on attendance, high on passion.

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When Lily Briggs stood in front the 16 other gathered marchers, taking her turn as the fifth of six pre-march speakers, she challenged her audience members to raise their voices in unison and force Toledoans to listen to their message. “We’re fighting for equality on social justice issues for all people,” she shouted. “We live in America, right? Freedom of the people, for the people. If you’re Republican, or if you’re Catholic, or you’re white, or you’re gay. All people are equal, and let that voice cry here today.” Briggs, 26, is a woman born in Delphos, Ohio as a male named Cameron James Briggs. Her experiences in the first two decades of her life, which include physical assaults, high school bullying and rape, have taught her that she must never be silent about the prejudice and discrimination lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people face daily. Undeterred by the two inches of overnight rain, unseasonable 52-degree weather and scattered drizzling, Briggs joined her fellow activists as they marched through a part of Downtown Toledo to promote awareness of the discrimination LGBT individuals face on a daily basis. The June 1 march, scheduled to begin at noon at the fountain in front of One Government Center, began 30 minutes late as marchers waited for some of the 300 “going” and 269 “maybe” Facebook users who posted their intentions to attend to arrive. Amy Holland, who along with Ashley Bowers coordinated the protest march in its last week of preparation, said she came Downtown with no expectations. “We’re going to go march and hope for the best,” Holland said. “More people would have brought more attention, but with the people here, it’s better than nobody.” The marchers paraded Downtown streets for 44 minutes, stopping at one intersection to hold a minute of silence for the late Joe Wicks, a Downtown businessman who fought the gay rights battle for Toledoans from the late 1960s until his death in 2010. Supporters of the gay rights march who attended the pre-march rally included a bishop, priest and religious brother from Holy Rosary Reformed Catholic Church, located at 3167 Doyle St. Also in attendance was Bill Takacs, president and managing partner of the law firm, Gallon, Takacs, Boissoneault & Schaffer. Takacs attended the pre-march rally “because I support any move that will engender equality for all people, and I object to people being treated differently just because they’re different.” A Downtown businessman himself, Takacs said he does not hold the same position as the group of 23 business owners who objected to

Marriage proposal by Ashley Bowers, 26, (on her knee) to her girlfriend, Becca Ward, 19. Toledo Free Press Star photos by John P. McCartney

City Council renaming a Downtown intersection in honor of Joe Wicks. “I understand why and how people can have different opinions on any number of different issues,” Takacs said. “I just happen to believe, as a business person, that someone’s good and permanent contributions to the community is a worthwhile endeavor and one that should be further supported.” Bishop Marcis Heckman, one of the three clergy in attendance from the Jesuit-run Holy Rosary Reformed Catholic Church, said he was at the march because Jesuits are “very social justice seeking people. We’re very much trying to call all of the grassroots [organizations] together in many ways. A lot of the time, they don’t work on the same issues. And it’s time that we try to align as much as we can.” The bishop was reacting to a statement the march’s original organizer, Lair Scott, released to the media claiming that one of the protest march’s four purposes was to address “the lack of unity in Toledo’s own LGBTQ community,

among other national and state LGBTQ issues.” Heckman said he chose to focus on the individual strengths of Toledo’s LGBT organizations, including Equality Toledo, Spectrum, Rainbow Area Youth and Toledo Pride. “Each have their specific approaches,” he said. “Everyone’s working on different approaches to get different things done because there’s so much in the community that has to be done. There’s too much to be done, and everybody picks different areas.” Whitmer student Kristal Anderson, 16, said she marched for equality because “it would be nice, if I chose to marry a guy or a girl, that it would be legal, and that I wouldn’t be discriminated against. “I feel that you should be able to marry whoever you want, and it shouldn’t matter that you’re the same sex. If you love someone, you should be able to love them.” Anderson said marriage should be about love, not the gender of the couple. She said it’s not uncommon for people to disagree with her.

“I respect their opinion because that is their opinion,” she said, “but it’s not mine, and they should respect my opinion.” Ila Aki, one of the marchers, raised the question of how far heterosexual individuals might go if they were being denied the right to marry the partner of their choice on arbitrary grounds. “What if someone told you that because you wear glasses, or have gray hair, or are fat, that you couldn’t get married?” she asked. “Anything at all. How would you feel? And would you make a spectacle of yourself to raise awareness in other people? “I don’t feel that I’m making a spectacle of myself [by marching]. I feel I’m here today with these good people letting people know we care about their right as well as our own rights.” Pre-march rally activities also included a marriage proposal by opening speaker Ashley Bowers, 26, to her girlfriend, Becca Ward, 19. Ward accepted immediately, and the audience cheered and yelled words of encouragement as the two women raised their joined hands in defiance of Ohio’s ban on same-sex marriage. O

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A decade of music in the park The Walbridge Park Summer Concert series kicks off its 10th year with eight bands in its free concert series. Each Thursday, a new band will take the stage from 7-9 p.m. “We always have a nice mix of bands but this year they’re all local,” said Park Advisory Chairman Henry Pauly. Glass City Steel, Toledo School for the Arts’ steel drum band, will appear June 28. “At first I was leery about two full hours of steel drums. When I actually watched Glass City Steel, they sure knocked my socks off,” Pauly said. Toledo School for the Arts is making more than one appearance this year. The school’s pop group 14th Street Revival is making its debut on the park stage. All concerts will take place in front

of the bandstand, weather permitting. In case of bad weather, concerts will be moved to the covered shelter house. All concerts are as follows: O June 7: 14th Street Revival, Toledo School for the Arts pop group O June 14: Bliss, contemporary folk O June 21: Tru Brew, classic rock O June 28: Glass City Steel, Toledo School for the Arts’ steel drum band O July 5: Night Sessions, dance band O July 12: The Kirby’s, vintage rock ’n’ roll O July 19: The Jeff Williams Group, jazz, blues O July 26: Skooby Snax, pop rock Food is not available for sale at the park, but most people bring their own to have picnics. O — Mary Irme

Levis Commons offers music, carriage rides

For the month of June, The Town Center at Levis Commons will offer horse-drawn carriage rides and live entertainment on Saturdays from 6-9 p.m. The free summer concert series kicked off at the Perrysburg mall June 2 with a performance by Kerry Patrick Clark, pop and folk singer-songwriter who will also close the series June 30. “We are always looking for new musicians,” Marketing Director Casey Pogan said. “We follow the local scene. But it’s also comforting to work with someone who we have worked with before.” On June 9, Haywire, a country and American rock-influenced-group will return to the Town Center after playing the Fall Festival in October, Pogan said. On June 16, Perrysburg native Luke James, who frequently performs at Bar Louie locations at Levis Commons and in Cleveland, will bring his solo guitarist act to the June festivities. The acoustic duo of Bonfiglio and Slone will perform their mix of rock, blues, country and pop on June 23. The open-air shopping center offers horse-drawn carriage rides in the month of December, but decided to offer them in June in an effort to bring “Central Park to Perrysburg,” allowing guests to dine, shop and enjoy carriage rides while listening to music, Pogan said. Rides are $5 per person or $10 per family. Visit shopleviscommons.com for more information. O

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It’s really no surprise that a comic fan with such eclectic tastes as JC Comic Stop’s proprietor Jim Collins would gravitate toward a company like IDW Publishing; year in and year out, IDW offers titles in every genre for all tastes. Collins’ recent comic picks, the books he recommends most highly to his customers, exemplify that diversity in output. There are very few graphic novels of the past 30 years or more that are held in higher regard than legendary horror artist Bernie Wrightson’s 1983 adaptation of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein.” Incredibly, Wrightson has returned to that work to sequelize its story in a new series. “I’m excited about Frankenstein Alive, Alive! No. 1 from IDW,” Collins said. “This continuation from the original story shows how the Monster has become part of a circus sideshow, with everyone thinking he looks like the movie Frankenstein. There is a heart-

to-heart conversation with his creator that sheds new light on the Monster himself, but the absolute joy about this comic for me is Wrightson’s art. You can spend hours just staring at the cross-hatching and detail put into this. Bravo, Bernie, bravo!” Frankenstein Alive, Alive! is being scanned in color to “mimic as closely as possible the experience of viewing the actual original art,” as IDW said in a news release. For a full-color one-shot offering that features multiple artists and writers, Collins also enthuses about Hero Comics 2012, which is actually a benefit comic. “This is to help the Hero Initiative, an organization that was formed to help those comic creators that have fallen on hard times,” Collins said. “Whether it is because of their age or health, the Initiative has stepped up to assist them. Every comics fan going to their local shop should spend the $3.99 to pick up a copy. This is full of great stories by creators like Kevin Eastman, Russ Heath, Darwyn Cooke, Dave Sim, Alan Kupperberg and more. It also comes with a wonderful cover by J. Scott Campbell. Supporting this is a good way of giving back to those that have brought you hours of entertainment over the years.” O

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oledo-area filmmaker Casey Malone’s production company goes by the name “Absolutely No1 Films.” Not “Number One,” you see, but “No One.” As in, “absolutely no one.” This is a sly reference to how, with some of his early projects, Malone was practically the only member of the crew. “I scored the films, shot JEFF them, edited them, animated them, did the visual effects, wrote them, and probably a slew of other things I’m forgetting. It started as just kind of a joke to put at the beginning of a film, and it just stuck,” Malone said in an interview with Toledo Free Press Star. “I still use it even though for these films I have the world’s most amazing team of artists and actors working with me, so now it’s sort of become the ‘Absolutely No1 Family.’” That’s not to say that Malone works any less hard on his more recent projects. His latest film, “Fortuna,” credits him with writing, directing, editing and being the creative force behind its musical score. The short film — black and white, silent, shot on location at several Toledo landmarks — was screened in May at the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival (HPLFF) in Portland, Ore. “The idea to submit to the HPLFF actually came from the artist, John Baker, who did all of the illustrations and graphic images for the films,” Malone said. Malone’s passion for filmmaking extends back most of his life. Graduating from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh with a degree in filmmaking, he worked for a number of television networks such as Discovery Channel and PBS. After several years on the grind, he began toying with the idea of making a film inspired by one of the great horror classics. “One of my favorite films of all time is ‘The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari,’ and the more I learned about the making of the film the more I thought ‘I should do something like that.’ They were doing really interesting things like painting the shadows on the walls and floors, which for anyone who’s seen the film, makes for some really surrealistic viewing. I was fascinated with that kind of DIY filmmaking, so I set out to try it,” Malone said. His first attempt, “The Transient,” left him unsatisfied. So he began work on a new project, a short based upon the work of horror icon H.P. Lovecraft. “Blood of the Witch,” the first film he produced inspired by Lovecraftian mythos, wasn’t originally intended as a jumping-off point for a larger series. “‘Fortuna’ is actually a prequel to ‘Blood of the Witch.’ Originally, we were only going to make one film, but the feedback was so posi-

Toledoan’s short film a hit at Lovecraft Film Festival.

tive that we decided to turn it into a trilogy. The structure is pretty simple. Each film is one act of a traditional three-act story,” Malone said. In addition to the film’s unique positioning as a silent film — before the success of “The Artist” — Malone was operating under technical handicaps, as well. The film was shot only on his iPhone. But he explained that such constraints can be inspirational to creative minds. “I’ve always found the more limitations you put on an artist, the more likely they are to make some of their greatest work. A lot of people get bogged down in what kind of gear you use to record music and shoot films. Beck’s multimillion dollar smash hit ‘Loser’ was recorded on a 4-track in his garage, so it’s not the tools, it’s how the artist uses the tools he/she has,” Malone said. “Fortuna’s” run at the Lovecraft Film Festival was met with great acclaim, with standing-room-

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only crowds at both screenings. It was one of the finalists for the festival’s “Best Short” award, and Malone said he has been told that the festival’s director is recommending the film for screening at the California version of the event this September. “I couldn’t be more thrilled,” Malone said. “I think Lovecraft fans are in a lot of ways the kinds of people who would be drawn to a story like the one we’re telling.” As for the final installment of the trilogy, Malone is pretty tight-lipped on story details. He will say that the film features characters from both of the first two shorts, and that it will be released on midnight this coming Halloween on Absolutely No1 Films’ Vimeo page. “It’s a group effort to pull these films off. I just point everyone in the right direction. Even last night I just took a phone call from one of the actors who called me giggling to himself and saying he really liked the script, but he wasn’t sure if I was painting myself into a corner with all of the action and effects. He asked, ‘How are you going to do all of this?’ My response was simply, ‘Very carefully.’” “Blood of the Witch” and “Fortuna” can be viewed on Absolutely No1 Films’ YouTube page, www.youtube.com/user/absolutelyno1films. O Email Toledo Free Press Star Pop Culture Editor Jeff McGinnis at PopGoesJeff@gmail.com.

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