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Stars of the Week

Awe and wonder Tommy Castro and The Painkillers to headline festival.

By Vicki L. Kroll Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer vkroll@toledofreepress.com

Tommy Castro still remembers the first B.B. King album he heard: “Live in Cook County Jail.”

“I really just loved the sound of what B.B. was playing; I just couldn’t get enough of that. It was the coolest, most soulful guitar playing I had ever heard. So I would sit and listen to it, and I’d try to figure out what he’s doing,” he said.

Back then, Castro was about 14 or 15 years old, playing records in his bedroom and teaching himself to play. Fast-forward nearly three decades and the blues star is opening for the music legend.

“I’d never dreamed back then that I’d be sitting alongside B.B. King — I mean, you can’t imagine what a thrill that was, me sitting right next to B.B. and playing guitar and being on tour with him,” Castro said.

The awe and wonder was evident in his voice.

“B.B. turned out to be just the nicest man I’ve ever met in this business; he’s really kind,” Castro said.

In 2010, Castro won four Blues Foundation’s Blues Music Awards, including B.B. King Entertainer of the Year.

“To get the B.B. King Entertainer of the Year, that’s the biggest award [the Blues Foundation] gives away, and with all the talent that’s out there and all the great artists and my friends that I know are on the scene, and I know where I am musically in the food chain; I know about where I stand as an artist. I don’t suck, but there’s such great talent out there that I didn’t really expect to win an award like that, but it was a huge honor and a nice surprise,” Castro said.

He also took home Contemporary Blues Album of the Year for “Hard Believer,” which was released in 2009.

The singer-songwriter-guitarist is working on a follow-up.

“Alligator [Records] has a release date early next year,” Castro said. “So far the title has been ‘The Devil You Know.’ It’s one of the songs on there.”

Last year the 45 single “Greedy”/“That’s All I Got” by Tommy Castro and The Painkillers

was issued on green vinyl.

“I wanted to get two songs out in advance, something new with the new band and the new sound,” he said.

Castro & The Painkillers — bassist Randy McDonald, drummer David Tucker and keyboardist James Pace — will headline the NW Ohio Rhythm, Blues & Jazz Festival on July 13 at Promenade Park. The show starts at 4 p.m. Also appearing will be Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express, Tinsley Ellis and Morgen Stiegler.

Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the event. The concert is a benefit for the Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank.

Castro said he likes to come to town and visit Tony Packo’s.

“They don’t make a chili dog like that in California,” he said during a call from his San Francisco home.

“We have a little bit of history in Toledo, Randy and I; we were both Dynatones at one time. And the leader of the Dynatones was a guy named Walter Shuffelsworth, the drummer and leader of the band, who is from Toledo, Ohio. So we do have some friends in town.” O

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“Forget your opponents; always play against par.” — Sam Snead

Mayhem at the Meadows

Club 14 injects rock ‘n’ roll spirit into golf tourney.

By Evan Brune Toledo Free Press STAR Staff Writer ebrune@toledofreepress.com

One year ago, the 14th hole at the Jamie Farr Toledo Classic erupted in cheers and chants as hundreds of party-loving golf spectators broke all audience rules. Now, they’re doing it again.

Club 14, formerly known as Klinger’s Club, is set to open its rule-free 14th hole at this year’s Marathon Classic presented by Owens Corning and Owens-Illinois on July 19, where audience members can join in on singing, screaming and beer-drinking. This year’s event comes with a few changes, learned through trial and error; most notably, the name change.

“We had to change the name because Jamie Farr got out of the game. We wanted a name that was not specific to a sponsor, so we don’t have to change it every year,” said Stephen Vasquez, membership development manager at the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce and one of the event’s organizers.

The amount of seating will also increase, going from 300-person capacity bleachers to 500-person capacity bleachers.

Tournament Director Judd Silverman said he hopes to see Club 14 grow.

“We’re very excited to build on that,” Silverman said. “We hope to double or triple the crowd out there on Friday afternoon this year.”

Instead of last year’s T-shirts, the first 300 people will receive golf towels.

“We tried to do a white-out last year, but it didn’t work, because not enough people wore the T-shirts,” Vasquez said.

Vasquez said the organizers are doing re-

search into the background of the golfers, looking up their hometowns and school chants.

“There was one girl who went to [University of] Alabama, so when she hit her tee shot, the whole crowd yelled, ‘Roll Tide!’” Vasquez said.

Another component is caddy racing.

“Right after the golfers take their tee shots, everyone shouts for a caddy race, and they get really into it. Some of them drop their bags and just start running,” Vasquez said.

Vasquez said this year will be fun for the caddies as well as the golfers.

“We found out some things about the caddies, so we’ll have some joking fun with them,” he said.

Vasquez said another great aspect of last year’s event was the attendees’ ensembles.

“We had some pretty crazy outfits last year, so that’s something we’re encouraging this year,” he said.

The event organizers are also reaching out to the golfers themselves, asking them to bring items to give to the crowd. The effort was a great success last year, Vasquez said. “[The golfers] interacted with the crowd really well. Last year, we were able to reach out to all the golfers,” he said. “Almost every girl brought something. If it’s in a golf bag, they brought it, and they just tossed it up.”

Silverman said the event was a big hit with the golfers last year.

“It was great. The players really embraced it, which was really fun to see,” he said. “They came prepared. They were throwing all sorts of stuff up into the crowd — golf balls and hats and beads and all sorts of things — so that made it a lot of fun that the players were having fun with it.” n CLUB 14 CONTINUES ON 5

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Other changes to the event include the addition of four skyboxes.

“I don’t think they’ve ever done skyboxes on the 14th hole, so that’s pretty good for the second year,” Vasquez said.

Another change remedies a shortage that occurred last year.

“There will be more beer this year. Colder beer,” Vasquez said, laughing.

Last year’s event reached crisis level when the beer ran out for Klinger’s Club, leaving personnel scrambling for more.

“They were making emergency runs, and it was all warm beer,” Vasquez said.

Club 14 started last year as part of an effort to bolster the number of tournament attendees.

“It was a collaboration between myself, Franz [Gilis], Judd [Silverman] and a few other people. We wanted to figure out some way of getting more people out there,” Vasquez said. “We asked, ‘Well, what could we do that was different?’”

Vasquez and Gilis modeled their event after the PGA Phoenix Open’s 16th hole.

“At their 16th hole, there’s not much they don’t do. It’s very popular,” Vasquez said.

Vasquez said their hope was to raise Toledo’s profile on the tour.

“Toledo has a golf history. We used to host the U.S. Open here,” Vasquez said. “If we could drive more people to like golf, maybe we could make Toledo more of a golf destination. It’d be really cool to have Toledo on the map as the loudest, craziest tournament.”

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“Don’t play too much golf. Two rounds a day are plenty.” — Harry Vardon

Blissfield’s Hathaway House celebrates 50th anniversary

By Arlene Bachanov (Adrian) Daily Telegram Special Writer

Just more than a quarter-century after Hervey Bliss founded the village that bears his name, a merchant in town built a house that eventually made Blissfield a fine-dining destination point for the entire region. And this year, the restaurant that the house eventually became — the Hathaway House — marks its 50th anniversary.

The Hathaway House was built in 1851 by David Carpenter, a New York state native who, seeking his fortune, came first to Toledo and then to Blissfield, where he opened a dry-goods store.

Carpenter wanted “the finest home between Toledo and Buffalo,” and the Greek Revival house he had built had 18 rooms, including two parlors, three kitchens and five bedrooms.

After Carpenter’s death in 1891, the house first became the home and medical practice of Dr. George Lamley. When Lamley died, his wife, Bertine, traded homes with George and Prudence Hathaway. Prudence died in 1959, leaving the building vacant for two years until it was converted into a restaurant.

Enter the Weeber family.

Arthur Sr., known as Buck, and Allison Weeber bought the Hathaway House in 1963

and, with their children, operated it until sons Art — the oldest son — and Mike assumed ownership in the 1970s. Mike handled the food side of the business while Art, with his accounting degree from Michigan State University, was the business manager.

The family’s love for history was what drew them to the building, which has been designated both a Michigan and a national historic site, in the first place.

“We probably wouldn’t be here if we didn’t have a passion for history, and the entrepreneurial spirit to take a place and make it work,” Art said.

The Hathaway House developed a regional reputation and “became a destination restaurant,” Art said. And with the exception of a 21⁄2-year period in the 2000s when it was under different ownership, the establishment has been owned and operated by the Weeber family.

As the years passed, a new generation got into the business, with Art and his wife, Mary, running the place along with their children. The home’s former carriage house, which the family first turned into a gift shop that Mary managed before taking on the operation of the Hathaway House, became a restaurant too — the Main Street Stable and Tavern — that is now 30 years old. n HATHAWAY CONTINUES ON 7

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While Art and Mary are still very much a part of the operation, the restaurant and the Stable are managed by Aimee Weeber and Mary’s brother Ron Sulier, and several other members of the family are involved in one way or another as well.

“There’s nothing crazier than the restaurant world,” said Aimee, who worked at the business as a youngster before going away to school in Chicago and France. She was back in Chicago when, in 1997, she decided to come home and began managing the Stable. “It’s everything in one business. … Nothing else (is) so dynamic.

There’s nothing like working in restaurants.”

“Every day is a new experience,” added Sulier, who worked at the restaurant through high school, left, and returned in 1994. “You never know what you’re walking into.”

The staff at the Hathaway House and the Stable is well accustomed to dealing with what Aimee called “the intense and the unpredictable.”

This could be anything from the challenges of operating two historic buildings in which things often break, to the occasional surprise like the time a bus full of diners showed up unexpectedly.

But in the latter case, “they never even knew we didn’t have a reservation for them,” Weeber said.

“There’s an art to it.”

And many people in the area have learned the art of good service from the Weeber family. One of them is Lindsey Taylor, who started working as a server at the Stable 13 years ago, right out of high school, and has seen her role expand.

“I love being here,” she said. “I love the staff and the customers. I feel honestly like part of the family. (The Weebers) watched me grow up, and

I saw them grow up. You learn a lot of life lessons here.”

It used to be that the staffs of the Hathaway House and the Stable were completely separate, but today there is a great amount of crosstraining, and employees often start out at the Stable and work their way up to the Hathaway House if they are interested in learning the finedining business.

But that brings up another of the Hathaway House’s challenges.

“Fine dining is not as popular as it once was,” Aimee Weeber said. “That way of life has really died out.”

In response, “we just keep trying to get creative, and we keep reinventing ourselves.”

Among other things, that has meant meeting a growing demand for Michigan-made products including the Michigan craft beers available at the Stable, developing an eclectic wine list for the Hathaway House, doing a vast amount of catering for everything from weddings and special events to the Old Road Dinner train that runs out of Blissfield, and creating new events for patrons.

One of these newer offerings is a casual-dining night, every Thursday. The staff wears casual attire, and a limited menu featuring local fare — with nothing costing more than $15 — is served.

“It’s just a rowdier kind of atmosphere,” Weeber said. “It’s laid-back and fun. And it makes the Hathaway House more approachable.”

Above all, she said, the family wants people to know that if they choose the Hathaway House, they will find it a welcoming place.

“People (who have never dined here) may find the place intimidating, but it’s not,” she said.

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“Golf is so popular simply because it is the best game in the world at which to be bad.” — A. A. Milne

Anything goes Introducing The Upton Players.

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

Sara Speelman wanted to create an outlet for young adults interested in theater.

“A lot of young adults’ shows end at 19 [years old],” Speelman said. “[They] don’t have that confidence level to do adult shows ... this gives them an opportunity to grow.”

That is why the Village Players Board of Directors (which included Speelman) proposed a young adult theater group to The Village Players earlier this year.

“The Village couldn’t say ‘yes’ fast enough,” said Christopher Jagodzinski, The Village Players Theatre vice president of public relations and development. “As a community theatre we were happy to offer a program where young adults could gain experience in auditioning, acting and the technical aspects of running a full production.”

The Upton Players, a group for those ages 1521, will have their first production, Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes,” on July 11, 12 and 13 at 7 p.m. and July 14 at 2 p.m.

Speelman will direct the production. She chose it with her music director.

“We were looking for a show that was an

The cast of ‘Anything Goes,” photographed by Jake Gordy ensemble-driven show,” Speelman said. “We like to work on musicals that don’t necessarily have a lot of leads. Especially with the young adults, it’s nice to have a sense of community and quality.”

Speelman also wanted to choose a show with name recognition for the first production by The Upton Players.

“It’s a fun script; it has a lot of different characters,” Speelman said. “It was a challenging script, but that’s why we chose to do it.”

The script gives a lot of opportunities for singing and dancing. Speelman said the cast of “Anything Goes” is the most talented she’s ever worked with.

“It was a very difficult time casting this show.

The talent level made it very difficult to cast; it was that good,” Speelman said.

She said she wishes she had been more into theater when she was this age. Because of that, she is creating experiences for local young adults.

“I did theater in high school, but I didn’t do it for a long time,” Speelman said. She returned to acting in 2007.

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Circle 2445 plans social evening in TMA Sculpture Garden Circle 2445 invites you to enjoy art, live music by the funk/rock band GOLD and a cash bar on the Peristyle Terrace for a summer celebration from 6:30-9 p.m. July 12 during It’s Friday at the Toledo Museum of Art (TMA).

The public is invited to stop by the Sculpture Garden as members of Circle 2445 share interesting facts about three featured sculptures: “Vermont (The Autumn)” by Jim Dine, “Second Daughter” by Deborah Butterfield and “Large Leaping Hare” by Barry Flanagan.

Visitors to the free event can also learn more about the many activities the museum and Circle 2445 have to offer.

Circle 2445 is a group of young art enthusiasts who want to share their excitement with the Toledo community. The name comes from the museum’s address, 2445 Monroe Street. Members act as ambassadors for TMA, spreading knowledge about the Museum and its many activities.

Circle 2445 membership benefits include discounted tickets to Circle 2445’s major events, exclusive behind-the-scenes tours of the museum and the chance to network and socialize with other young adults in Toledo.

For more information about Circle 2445, visit toledomuseum.org/circle2445. O — Staff Reports

Library introduces online database with hoopla Library cards from any Toledo-Lucas County Public Library now allow patrons to check out items from home.

A recent collaboration with the free app hoopla allows library members to borrow movies, television shows, music and audiobooks from a database compatible with Apple devices.

Android devices will be compatible soon.

“It’s very user-friendly; if you know how to use Netflix, you’ll know how to use hoopla,” said Sylvania Branch Library Assistant Manager Will Harbauer. hoopla was designed and published by Midwest Tape LLC, based in Holland, Ohio. The technology allows members to choose from more than 300,000 titles, limited to 10 per month. A search engine finds titles and clicking “Borrow” allows access anywhere.

Fewer than 40 libraries are testing the product. Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is the first to try this technology and hoopla will be available all over the world as soon as this summer, Harbauer said. “[For] a lot of people, it’s just easier to do it from home and we’d like to take hold of that group,” Harbauer said. “We want people to use libraries.”

Anyone interested can sign up now by going to toledolibrary.org and clicking “eMedia” under the “Books & Information” tab. The PIN number on your library card is required.

The Sylvania Branch Library will sponsor classes to demonstrate how hoopla works. Onehour classes will take place July 13 and 20, both at 2 p.m. Anyone interested can register online at toledolibrary.org or by calling (419) 882-2089. O — Matt Liasse

Graham’s Foundation sponsors golf outing Nathan Gaubert’s daughter Corinne was born 12 weeks early. Because of her precarious birth, he is motivated to help other families with premature babies.

“She’s a very rambunctious 4-year-old now,” Gaubert said. “It’s a scary time, not being able to hold your child and having to go and look at them through an incubator for weeks on end.”

Graham’s Foundation, a nonprofit organization that helps aid families of premature babies, will sponsor the Golfing for Graham’s Foundation event. The outing will be July 14 at the Stone Ridge Golf Club in Bowling Green. Check-in starts at 11:30 a.m. The event will be fun and a learning ex-

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California Women’s Amateur runner-pp Petra Cole will also be at the event. Cole was born under two pounds.

“We’re always trying to reach out and find as many premature people that have gone through some of the hardships … just so they can tell their story,” Gaubert said.

Graham’s Foundation was founded in 2009 by Nick and Jennifer Hall, parents of Graham, a premature child who died after 45 days. The organization assembles and sends care packages to parents of premature babies. It also offers parent-to-parent support through a resource phone line. All of these features are volunteer-run.

“Prematurity is something that is not widely talked about,” Graham’s Foundation Executive Director Erin McPartland said. “So what happens is, parents go into this preemie journey and they just don’t know what to expect.”

The Halls will be at the golfing event, which is open to the public. Pricing is up to $100 per golfer or $1,250 for a group of eight. For more information, including registration, visit GrahamsFoundation.org or call (419)-740-1075. O — Matt Liasse

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Candidates to appear at Ottawa Tavern series The Ottawa Tavern, 1817 Adams St., is bringing back its weekly Political Parties series, an “informal meet and greet” featuring a different declared Toledo mayoral candidate each week.

The sessions will be held 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays, followed by food and entertainment. Each candidate has been invited to speak, discuss his or her positions and entertain questions during the twoBELL hour period, according to a news release.

Scheduled guests include Lucas County Auditor Anita Lopez (July 9), Councilman D. Michael Collins (July 16), Alan Cox (July 23), Mayor Mike Bell (July 30), Opal Covey (Aug. 6) and Councilman Joe McLOPEZ Namara (Aug. 13).

Attendees can meet the candidates, discuss the issues and learn more about their positions

in an informal setting, according to the release.

“This is the second time we have done this so we are really excited to be presenting this forum for political discussion again,” said Ottawa Tavern owner Tom Baird.

“We want to give the candidates some time to informally meet the voters and hear what is on their minds. This promises to be especially important to the City of Toledo as it maps COLLINS its future direction for the next four to eight years.”

Baird said the Ottawa Tavern ran a similar series before the 2009 mayoral race and it was well-attended and well-received enough to warrant organizing the event again.

Toledo Free Press and 1370 WSPD are media McNamara sponsors for the event. For more information, visit www.otavern.com.

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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. ✭ The Taj Mahal Trio: 8 p.m. July 11, $75. ✭ Shawn Phillips: 8 p.m. July 12, $20. ✭ The RFD Boys: 8 p.m. July 13, $11. ✭ “With A Little Help from My Friends: A Concert for Chris Buhalis”: 7:30 p.m. July 14, $20.

Bar 145°

This venue features burgers, bands and bourbon, if its slogan is to be believed. $5 cover. 5304 Monroe St. (419) 593-0073 or bar145toledo.com. ✭ Dan Fester: July 10. ✭ Dave Carpenter: July 11. ✭ Tricky Dick and the Cover-Ups: July 13. ✭ Captain Sweet Shoes: July 14. ✭ Mike Whitty Trio: July 15. ✭ Jeff Stewart: July 16.

Barr’s Public House

“Our House, Your Pub” focuses on craft beer, hand-crafted specialty drinks and martinis, a well-rounded wine selection and an eclectic food menu. 3355 Briarfield Blvd., Maumee.

(419) 866-8466. ✭ Steve Steel: 8 p.m. July 11. ✭ Jason LaPorte: 9 p.m. July 13.

B-Bop Records/Third Space

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

Third Space, 137 N. Michigan St. (419) 535-1234, www. bboprecords.com or www.thirdspacetoledo.com. ✭ The Estar Cohen Project: 6-9 p.m. July 11.

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. ✭ Rick Whited: 8:30 p.m. July 11. ✭ The Eight-Fifteens: 9 p.m. July 12. ✭ Last Call Heroes: 9:30 p.m. July 13.

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. ✭ Captain Ivory, Andrew Leahey & the Homestead, Adrian Krygowski: 9:30 p.m. July 10. ✭ Scind, Chasten Revolt, Shotgun Philharmonic: 9:30 p.m. July 11. ✭ The Bang!: 9:30 p.m. July 13. ✭ MC Chris, Dr. Awkward, Jesse Dangerously, Tribe One: 8 p.m. July 16.

Bretz Nightclub

2012 Adams St. (419) 243-1900 or www.facebook.com/ bretzthebar. ✭ Red Hot July: July 13.

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. ✭ Stonehouse: July 12. ✭ Bush League: July 13. ✭ Joe Woods: July 15.

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 Drive East, Windsor, Ontario. (800) 991-7777 or www.caesarswindsor.com. ✭ Weezer: 8 p.m. July 11, $20.

Cheers Sports Eatery

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

(419) 491-0990. ✭ Boffo: July 12.

Clazel Theatre

This venue has been rocking BGSU students (and others) for years. 127 N. Main St., Bowling Green. (419) 353-5000 or www.clazel.net. ✭ Club Kiss: Fridays and Saturdays. ✭ 365: Saturdays

Dégagé Jazz Cafe

Signature drinks, such as pumpkin martinis, plus live local jazz performers. 301 River Road, Maumee. $5 weekends for cafe seating. (419) 794-8205 or www.degagejazzcafe.com.

✭ Mike Whitty & Clifford Murphy: 7 p.m. July 11. ✭ Jason Quick Trio: 7:30 p.m. July 12. ✭ Gene Parker: 7 p.m. July 16.

The Distillery

The mic is open on Sundays, but paid entertainers rock out Fridays-Saturdays. 4311 Heatherdowns Blvd. (419) 3821444 or www.thedistilleryonline.com. ✭ Nathan Cogan: Wednesdays. ✭ Last Call Heroes: July 14. ✭ Last Call Heroes: July 15.

Dorr St. Cafe

Grab a reuben or some fish while bobbing your head to some tunes. Southwest corner of Dorr Street at Reynolds Road. (419) 531-4446 or www.dorrstreetcafe.com. ✭ Don Coats: July 12. ✭ Bobby Holloway: July 13.

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. ✭ Feel Good Fridays: Fridays. ✭ Sensational Saturdays: Saturdays. ✭ Chicago Style Steppin Class: 6:30 p.m. July 10. ✭ Cruise Motown pre-party: 5 p.m. July 12

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. ✭ Andrew Ellis: July 12-13.

Glass City Cafe

This small venue offers musical accompaniment for its Saturday brunches. 10 a.m., 1107 Jackson St. (419) 241-4519 or www.glasscitycafe.com. ✭ OWE’ver Easy: July 13.

Greektown Casino-Hotel

Three stages, 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.

Shotz Sports Bar ✭ Christina & Joey: 7:30 p.m. July 10. ✭ My Friendz Band: 9:30 p.m. July 11. ✭ DJ Turbo T: 9:30 p.m. July 12. ✭ DJ Nick Nader: 9:30 p.m. July 13.

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Asteria ✭ Laura Rain and the Caesers: 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. July 12. ✭ Athena & Friends: 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. July 13.

H Lounge

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

(419) 661-5200 or www.hollywoodcasinotoledo.com. ✭ Souled Out & DJ Xtina: July 12. ✭ Fab Four (Beatles Tribute) & DJ Xtina: July 13. ✭ One Love Raggae Sundays – DKGB: July 14.

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. ✭ Candice Coleman and Chris Brown: Thursdays. ✭ Clifford Murphy & Mike Whitty: Saturdays. ✭ Dan & Don: July 12.

Kerrytown Concert House

This venue focuses on classical, jazz and opera artists and music. 415 N. Fourth Ave., Ann Arbor, $5-$30, unless noted.

(734) 769-2999 or www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com. ✭ Peter Karrie: 8 p.m. July 11. ✭ Tad Weed: 7 p.m. July 13.

Mainstreet Bar and Grill

Ronn Daniels performs weekly at this pub. 8-11 p.m. Thursdays, 141 Main St. (419) 697-6297 or www.toledomainstreet.com. ✭ Rumpke Mountain Boys: 9 p.m. July 12. ✭ Primer 55: 7 p.m. July 16.

Manhattan’s

This “slice of the Big Apple” in the Glass City provides entertainment most weekends. 1516 Adams St. (419) 243-6675 or www.manhattanstoledo.com. ✭ Open mic: 9 p.m. Mondays. ✭ Zac Kreuz Trio: 6-9 p.m. July 11. ✭ The Good, the Bad and the Blues: 9 p.m. July 12. ✭ Jeff Williams Group with Isis: 9 p.m. July 13.

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“The value of routine; trusting your swing.” — Lorii Myers MGM Grand Detroit

Live music rings out over the slots and croupiers on the weekends in the INT ICE lounge. 1777 Third St., Detroit.

(877) 888-2121 or www.mgmgranddetroit.com. ✭ Double Vision Fridays: Fridays. ✭ Volume Saturdays: Saturdays.

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. ✭ Dane Anthony: 7 p.m. July 9-11, 10 p.m. July 12 and 5:15 p.m. July 13. ✭ In the Pocket: 5:15 p.m. July 12. ✭ Showdown: 10 p.m. July 13. ✭ Bomb Squad: 3:30 p.m. July 14. ✭ Intrigue: 7 p.m. July 15. ✭ Electric Blond: 7 p.m. July 16.

Oarhouse Bar & Grill

If one gets tired of spiking the volleyball, throwing some ringers or tossing the cornbags, perhaps some entertainment will fit the bill? Plenty of dock space for boaters, too. 5044 Suder Ave. (419) 671-6256 or oarhousepointplace.com ✭ Grungebob: 9 p.m. July 12. ✭ Broham: 9 p.m. July 13.

Ottawa Tavern

Casual meals and bingo and trivia nights with weekend entertainment. 1815 Adams St. (419) 725-5483 or www.otavern.com. ✭ Mexican Knives, Sarah Potenza: 10 p.m. July 11. ✭ Jack Klatt, Dooley Wilson: 10 p.m. July 12. ✭ Adam Remnant, Dolfish: 7:30 p.m. July 13. ✭ 33 1/3, This Severe Lifestyle: 10 p.m. July 13.

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. ✭ JaIme Mills: Noon-2 p.m. Fridays.

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: July 11. ✭ Jason LaPorte: July 12. ✭ Brian Bocian: July 13. ✭ Outdoor Movie Night: July 14.

Swig

(734) 723-7411 or www.webbersrestaurant.samsbiz.com. ✭ Johnny Rodriguez: July 14.

A full bar featuring frozen drinks and multiple happy hours (4-7 p.m.) on weekdays, plus salads, soups and sandwiches, accompany live entertainment four nights a week. 2 S. St. Clair St. (419) 243-2473 or www.yeoldedurtybird.com. ✭ Open mic: 7 p.m. Tuesdays. ✭ The Eight-Fifteens: 8:30 p.m. July 10. ✭ Ronn Daniels: 7 p.m. July 11. ✭ Danny Thomas Duo: 9 p.m. July 12. ✭ The Eight-Fifteens: 9 p.m. July 13. ✭ Whitty & Murphy: 12 p.m. July 14. ✭ Jaime Mills: 7 p.m. July 17.

Elixer

This two-man band (consisting of Dave Rybaczewski and Walter Guy) performs Beatles songs acoustically. www. beatlesebooks.com/elixir. ✭ 6-9 p.m. July 11, Quimby’s Food and Spirits, 3536 Sterns Road, Lambertville. (734) 854-4444 or www. quimbysfoodandspirits.com. ✭ 7:30-10:30 p.m. July 12, River Cafe & Marina, 6215 Edgewater Drive, Erie. (734) 723-7405. ✭ 2-3 p.m. July 17, Aspen Grove Assisted Living, 7515 Secor Road, Lambertville. ✭ 6-9 p.m. July 18, Quimby’s Food & Spirits, 3536 Sterns Road, Lambertville. ✭ 7:30-10:30 p.m. July 19, River Café & Marina, 6215 Edgewater Drive, Erie.

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. ✭ Frankie May and friends: 10 p.m. Mondays. ✭ John Barile & Bobby May: 8 p.m. Tuesdays.

Webber’s Waterfront Restaurant

This eatery hosts weekly entertainment on its patio with a river view. 3 p.m. Sundays, 6339 Edgewater Drive, Erie.

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Fallen Timbers Summer Concert Series Music will fill the air from the Lake District amphitheater. 6-8 p.m. Saturdays, 3100 Main St., Maumee. (419) 878-6255 or www.theshopsatfallentimbers.com. ✭ The Eight-Fifteens: July 13.

Centennial Terrace

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This venue next to a quarry hosts dance parties, swing bands, country singers and rockers. 5773 Centennial Road, Sylvania. (419) 882-1500, (419) 381-8851, www. centennialterrace.org or www.etix.com. ✭ The Doobie Brothers: 6:30 p.m. July 10, $31-$60. ✭ 1964 - the Tribute: 6 p.m. July 13, $29.50.

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601 Monroe St.

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Grab your ham (or veggie) sammiches and listen to some tunes while you nosh. Vendors will be on hand for those who forget to pack. 12:15-1:15 p.m. Wednesdays, north lawn of Toledo Lucas County Main Library, 325 N. Michigan St. (419) 259-5207 or toledolibrary.org. ✭ Rodney Parker and Liberty Beach: July 10.

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5131 Heatherdowns Blvd. (419) 381-2079. ✭ Jeff McDonald’s Big Band All Stars: 8-10:30 p.m. Tuesdays.

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Ye Olde Durty Bird

Anyone curious about this charcuterie can check out the menu while also sampling some music Tuesdays through Saturdays. 219 Louisiana Ave., Perrysburg. (419) 873-6224 or www.swigrestaurantandbar.com. ✭ Rick Caswell, Isaac Snyder: July 10. ✭ Jason Quick: July 11. ✭ Jeff Stewart: July 12.

Upscale dining plus live entertainment is a welcome combination. Music starts at 9:30 p.m. and concludes at 1:30 a.m. 610 Monroe St. (419) 725-0044 or www.tableforty4.com. ✭ 815’s Duo: 8 p.m. July 11. ✭ Candice Coleman & Chris Brown Band: 9:30 p.m. July 12. ✭ Sweet Tea: 9:30 p.m. July 13.

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“Fish and turtles splash and groove in the water while squirrels, raccoons and toads begin to boogie! Listen as the music rumbles across the waves and into the woods that surround the lake.” ✭ 7 p.m. July 12, Chatauqua Festival, Veterans Memorial Park, Rossford.

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2500 Sylvania Ave. (419) 472-0700

“A cross between Dr. Seuss and Shel Silverstein,” this performer’s tunes deliver wit and charm for the younger set. toledolibrary.org. ✭ 10:30-11:30 a.m. July 10, Point Place Branch Library, 2727 117th St. Register: (419) 259-5390 or www.toledolibrary.org. ✭ 2:30-3:30 p.m. July 10, Toledo Heights Branch Library, 423 Shasta Drive. (419) 259-5220. ✭ 7-8 p.m. July 10, Waterville Branch Library, 800 Michigan Ave., Waterville. (419) 878-3055. ✭ 10:30-11:30 a.m. July 18, Maumee Branch Library, 501 River Road, Maumee. (419) 259-5360. ✭ 2-3 p.m., July 18, Sanger Branch Library, 3030 W. Central Ave. (419) 259-5370. ✭ 4-5 p.m. July 18, Washington Branch Library, 5560 Harvest Lane. (419) 259-5330.

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A summer series that capitalizes on Olander Park’s lake views and natural accompaniment (geese and ducks are known to sing backup). 7 p.m.-dusk July 10, Nederhouser Community Hall, Olander Park, 6930 Sylvania Ave., Sylvania. $3 parking for non-Sylvania School District residents (or park at nearby Tam-oShanter and walk in). (419) 882-8313 or www.olanderpark.com.

Verandah Concert

The Cottonwood Jam String Band will perform along the stately porch of the presidential center. 6:45-8 p.m. July 10, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, Spiegel Grove, Hayes and Buckland avenues, Fremont. (419) 332-2081, (800) 998-7737 or www.rbhayes.org. ✭ Cottonwood Jam String Band: July 10.

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The Art Tatum Jazz Society will provide smooth, cool “Twilight Jazz” along the river, appetizers included. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Best Western Premier Grand Plaza Hotel’s Aqua Lounge, 444 N. Summit St. $5-$15. (419) 241141 or www.arttatumsociety.com. ✭ Lori Lefevre Trio: July 10. ✭ Jam celebrating Jazz on the Maumee’s first anniversary: July 17.

Lunch at Levis Square concert series

Downtown Toledo Improvement District conspires to set lunch to music. Noon-1:30 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 29. Levis Square, North St. Clair Street and Madison Avenue. (419) 249-5494. ✭ The Bradberries: July 11.

Music Under the Stars

Toledo Symphony members play for people and polar bears alike at this free Toledo tradition. This year’s series kicks off with a Patriotic Pops theme. 7:30-9:30 p.m. July 14, Toledo Zoo amphitheater, 2700 Broadway St. Parking, $6. (419) 246-8000, (800) 348-1253, www.toledosymphony.com or toledozoo.org. ✯

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Weekly concerts will pierce the summer heat. 7-8:30 p.m.

Thursdays through Aug. 29, Commodore Square Park, 140 E. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg; Judy Beck Auditorium (same

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Music at St. Mary’s Park

This concert series offers tunes at a low price (free, that is, but donations are welcome) on the bank of the River Raisin.

7-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, 111 W. Elm Ave., Monroe. (734) 3849156 or www.ci.monroe.mi.us/recreation_1.cfm. ✭ Jack and the Bear: July 11.

Music by the River

The Maumee Community Band will provide music on the lawn of the Maumee Library. Lawn chairs or blankets are welcome.

7-8 p.m. July 16, Maumee Branch Library lawn, 501 River Road, Maumee. (419) 259-5360 or www.toledolibrary.org.

Jazz in the Garden

Take in some swing tunes among the flowers. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, July 11-Sept. 12, Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Drive. $6-$8; $48-$64 season pass. (419) 5365566 or toledogarden.org. ✭ Toledo Jazz Orchestra: July 11.

Lunch in the Park

A local restaurant will offer nibbles while performers do their thing. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays, Martin and Kiwanis shelters, Bowling Green City Park, 417 City Park Drive, Bowling Green. (419) 354-6223 or www.bgohio.org/departments/ parks-and-recreation. ✭ Tim Concannon: July 12.

Toledo Lighthouse 10th Annual Festival

This festival, at the Maumee Bay State Park, includes tours, arts and crafts, an auction, music and food. ✭ 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. July 13 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 14.

Noon Tunes: Ramblin’ Rick’s Old-Time Music Show

Nature and the Toledo Metroparks’ stately manor house provide the backdrops for this series of outdoor concerts. Picnickers are welcome. Noon-1 p.m. July 12, Wildwood Preserve Metropark, gazebo on the manor house lawn, 5100 W. Central Ave. (419) 407-9700 or metroparkstoledo.com. ✯

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WTF is ‘WTFhistory’?

“Bloodbaths. Sadists. Nobility. 16th century Hungary. The only thing this story is missing is vampires.

Oh, wait — we got those, too?

Aww, score!”

— Grendel, “WTFhistory”

H

istory is boring.

Well, that’s what generations of kids have been taught to think —thanks to dull, monotonous JEFF classes where they’re lectured about Important Events. But if they did even a little digging, they’d learn that the story of humanity is full of more gratuitous violence, scandalous sex, thrilling events and compelling characters than an all-day “Game of Thrones” marathon. It’s fun, it’s exciting, it’s fascinating.

That’s what the woman who calls herself Grendel really wants to teach people with her wildly entertaining Web series “WTFhistory.” And yes, that stands for exactly what you think it stands for.

“People think it’s boring because they’re force-fed it in school, in the most stupid, awful

way to do it possible. And anyone who has ever actually looked at history, beyond what they’ve been assigned, immediately found that it’s way cooler than just that,” Grendel said in an interview with Toledo Free Press Star.

Being mindful of privacy and security issues on the internet, Grendel only goes by her “Beowulf ”-inspired pseudonym on the show.

But as a talk with the young college student reveals, this is really the only real difference between who she is on “WTF” and who she is in real life. The individual that thousands of YouTube viewers have met — intelligent, funny, insightful and, above all, passionate — that’s her, plain and simple. And it is that passion that led to the incredible volume of knowledge she shares on an (almost) weekly basis.

“I’ve always gone on research binges and just looked up every single thing about a given topic, until I could literally find nothing else. And that

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College student educates and entertains on YouTube. happened, incidentally, because I have more gruesome interests a lot of the time,” Grendel said with a laugh. “It tends toward a lot of history stuff, because history is freaking brutal. What ended up happening is, I ended up picking up a lot of things accidentally and it ended up being a lot of history knowledge.”

The story goes that one day about a year ago, Grendel was on the phone with a friend, complaining about her pal’s “Twilight” addiction.

Naturally, that segued into a discussion of vampires. Next thing you know ...

“Somehow, it comes around to Dracula, to Vlad the Impaler, and I said, ‘Well, you know, it’s theorized that that might not be who Dracula’s based on.’ And she said, ‘Well, what are you talking about?’ So I start going on this rant about Elizabeth Bathory,” Grendel noted. “So I’m sitting there, making cupcakes, talking about this woman who murdered, brutally slaughtered people.

“When I finished my rant — which is actually almost exactly what ended up being the video — she said, ‘You should put this online.’

So, I did.”

Her new show already had a name, too. “I’m like, ‘What the f***? History, man!’” Grendel said. “And a few minutes later, when she was convincing me to make a YouTube channel, she brought that back up as a title.”

The first episode, “Bathory,” was posted shortly afterward, and it featured all the hallmarks that would quickly become part of the show’s signature style. Every video consists almost entirely of Grendel simply addressing the camera and talking about the subject at hand. But she does so with a depth of knowledge and hilariously vulgar sense of humor that makes each discussion a delight. (She also keeps an accompanying Tumblr page — http://wtfhistory.tumblr.com — updated pretty much daily.)

The first few installments came and went with little fanfare. Then, one day, Grendel noticed the “Bathory” video had a dramatic rise in its view count. Thanks to a buddy of hers, “WTFhistory” had gone viral.

“A friend of mine has a very popular Tumblog, because she does a lot of really cool fatpositive, body-positive, and a lot of fashion stuff,” Grendel said. “She’s a fantastic human being. I’m so in awe of her all the time. But I stuck the tag on a Bathory post that I saw come up, and she said, ‘Hey, this is cool!’ and reblogged it.

“And then, literally in the course of a weekend, it blew up. And I’m just sitting at my computer, freaking out. And my roommates are saying, ‘Shut up already!’” n McGINNIS CONTINUES ON 18

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It’s a bit ironic that the Bathory post has become the most popular video on her channel, Grendel noted, since now she kind of hates it.

Oh, don’t misunderstand — there’s nothing wrong with the video, really. She just grows to hate most anything she has already posted.

“I never understood how actors couldn’t stand watching their own movies until I started this Web show,” she said. “I love my video for about a week after I post it. And after that, I never, ever, ever want to see it again. Partially because it takes so long to film that I’m just freaking sick of it, and partially because I see all the things that I could have done better.”

She’s being too hard on herself, of course.

Each video remains a fascinating and entertaining viewing experience, though it’s clear Grendel’s learning and evolving as she goes on with the production. Newer videos feature more costume changes and tighter scripts, but the core of the show — Grendel’s witty perspective on historical events, both little- and well-known — remains wholly intact.

Some of the best episodes, though, have a wider focus than just one person or era. In one two-parter, Grendel relayed the history of a number of cosmetics while appearing on camera without makeup and applying each layer as she discussed it.

The end result was a show that not only featured a slew of interesting facts, but also acted as an analysis of all that modern women are expected to do to be “presentable.”

“It’s because we live in a society that teaches women that we’re not dressed without it. You feel like you look sloppy without it,” Grendel said. “I knew I wanted to do something about cosmetics at some point, and I thought that would be a really cool format, to actually use my face to present it. And also because I’d been getting messages from some people saying that they thought I was so pretty and so gorgeous. And I thought, ‘Okay, you know a very large chunk of this is artifice, right?’”

In fact, the tendency of some audience members to place so much focus on such superficial issues has disappointed Grendel a bit.

“I get pissed off, quite frankly, when I feel like people are watching my videos for the wrong reasons,” she said. “I’ve had people who — as sick as it is, I suppose I should expect it, because I’m a girl on the Internet who’s daring to do a thing — but someone on YouTube said, ‘You should do an episode in a bikini!’ And I’m thinking, ‘How about no?’

“That’s what disappoints me — people who I feel like [they] watch me because they think I’m a pretty girl, and they don’t care what I’m saying.”

On the flip side, though, nothing tickles her more than when her viewers take the initiative to learn more and add to the discussion. “I’m really pleased when people take what I’m ranting about and go look up things on their own. When they correct me, because I had an inaccuracy,” Grendel said.

“I don’t want you to listen to only me. I have a disclaimer on my blog, saying that I’m biased, and that I’m one frickin’ teenage college student, doing this by herself. I say ‘we’ at WTFhistory, because I like to refer to myself in the imperial sense. That is literally it. There is no one else, I do this alone. So, I can be wrong. My sources can be

‘‘

I don’t want you to listen to only me. I have a disclaimer on my blog, saying that I’m biased, and that I’m one frickin’ teenage college student, doing this by herself.

— Grendel

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stupid, bad sources. I want my followers to look into it, and to call me on it, and learn more about it in the process on their own.”

It’s that give-and-take with viewers that spurs Grendel on, and she says she’ll continue work on the series as long as it continues to give her that kind of enjoyment.

“Part of me says, as long as people are paying attention to me,” Grendel said, with a chuckle, when asked how long “WTF” will keep going.

“But part of me says, it really is as long as I’m having fun with it. Because, I bitch about it, and it’s a pain in my butt, but I love it. I really love when people comment, and are so surprised, and are so thrilled.

“I really enjoy educating people in this format. I like it because they’re coming to me willingly. I feel like they’re hungry for some information, or they’re interested, if they found my Tumblr or my channel. So it’s not like they’re

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GRENDEL being force-fed some really dry, boring, textbook stuff. They’re finding out some interesting new things that maybe they can apply to whatever they’re doing in school, or in life. Maybe not. But I feel like they’re coming for history for its own sake. And that’s something that doesn’t happen nearly enough.”

All episodes of “WTFhistory” are available at: http://www.youtube.com/user/WTFhistorical (NSFW, of course.) O Jeff McGinnis is pop culture editor of Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free Press Star. Email him at PopGoesJeff@gmail.com.

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