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alking through the projection booths at the Rave Motion Pictures theaters at Fallen Timbers is like walking through a visceral demonstration of how quickly technology

changes everything. From monster-size reels of spooled 35mm film to modern 2 terrabyte computer drives, the past and future of films are on display. We miss the

Maumee theater, but our excitement over digital, large-format and 3-D films in our area make up for the loss. When it comes to next-gen movie technology? Rave on. ✯

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Only one Rida Flo Rida playing Clutch Cargo’s in Pontiac.

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anye West made being a college dropout popular. But he hasn’t sold 20 million ringtones.

Hip-Hop artist Flo Rida has dominated the charts since his debut single, “Low.” On Aug. 20, he’s coming to Clutch Cargo’s in Pontiac, Mich., to show the people whyy he’s on top.

It wasn’t an easy road to success for Flo Rida. He sacrificed time, money and relationships to ensure his success. While sleeping in cheap motels, and even on the streets, he never stopped chasing his dream of superstardom.

“I definitely put in a lot of hard work, [and] I always kept God first, so I’m not surprised at all,” he said during an Aug. LIL 16 phone interview.

Always finding the silver lining, Flo Rida said he knows that “every little thing did paid off in some kind of way.”

Opening for Fresh Get Ice from Hip-Hop legends 2 Live Crew led to him becoming Fresh’s hype man in Hawaii. He said he knew that giving 200 percent to his music would pay off, and “the checks just keep getting bigger.”

Flo Rida is too humble to say that his single “Right Round” broke the record for one-week digital sales in the U.S., with 636,000, beating the previous record he had set with his song “Low.” But numbers don’t lie, so he doesn’t have to say a word.

Flo Rida said his upcoming album, “The Only One,” will be a double-disc; one album titled “Only One Flo” and the other titled “Only One Rida.” It will be released later this year, with

guest appearances from Hip-Hop heavyweights Lil Wayne, Gucci Mane and Ludacris, plus pop idol David Guetta and artists from his own label.

Flo Rida’s track record speaks volumes as to what to expect from this album. The first single, “Club Can’t Handle Me,” is featured on the soundtrack to the movie “Step Up 3D” and is doing very well on the charts.

The decision to leave college to pursue a music career after only a couple of months seems hasty. But Flo Rida said this was his motivation to succeed. While other artists may glorify neglecting their education to pursue music, Flo Rida gives fair warning: “It’s always a price to pay for whatever decision you make.”

Even after Flo Rida decided to drop out of school, he had a plan. He knew that without college, he would have to give music every ounce of his being.

The last time Flo Rida performed in Michigan, he left the crowd practically begging for more. Flo Rida calls himself “the life of the party, a massive structure of energy that cannot, and will not, be contained.”

From using park benches as a couch and the midnight sky as a roof, to selling out shows and breaking music records, Flo Rida has maintained the same philosophy: working hard and keeping faith yields results.

“The only thing that would make me quit is losing my voice,” he said.

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any business owners and artists may not be exactly sure of how to obtain a legally legitimate mural or artistic installation permit to ensure the longevity of public work or murals. This article aims to offer the information required

by City of Toledo Municipal Code 1393.15 as well as clarify the proper channels of submissions through the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo (ACGT).

First things first. If you are a business or homeowner who has a wall for a potential mural or if you are an artist who has a vision for a public work of art, you need to connect.

Whether putting out classified ads in local papers, perusing through Facebook profiles, or speaking to your frequent favorite places or quirky customers, go fishing — put the idea out there, like a wanted poster on the p wall. Chances are you won’t necessarily meet that person directly but through connections and networking with business owners, artists and co-workers, you probably will find who it is you’re looking for, albeit, maybe not immediately.

Once you have connected and discussed possibilities for the site and work and have hammered out the finer details of funding or bartering JERRY agreements, you can really get the ball rolling and accomplish something that affirms a bit more of a communal legacy between the property owner, artist and the community.

There is not necessarily an official city application form, but there is information that needs to be submitted formally. This information includes the a) applicant contact information; b) location information; c) property owner contact information; d) mural artist/group/ organization contact information; e) the design; f) mural details; and g) a project timeline. Use these subheadings as the skeleton for your outlined Mural Permit Application.

Subheadings a) through d) are quite simple and painless. Any of the contact fields should contain each of the following: 1. Name. 2. Address. 3. Phone number. 4. E-mail address. The location information should include: 1. the property or business name (if applicable), 2. property or business address and 3. photographs of the wall to be painted.

Subhead e) is looking for two things: 1. what the mural will look like (attach a design) and 2. the theme or title of the mural. You will want to make sure that your design execution

is well-received and artists should probably take a confident, professional and realistic approach in submitting a clean design that will be judged by individuals from all walks of life — not merely a panel of judges but a community of individuals.

The real meat of the outline falls under f).

This subhead contains a lot of pertinent information which will allow the Mural Authority to know you and gain confidence in the project being properly undertaken. These are the questions you will have to answer under subheading f): 1. What are the proposed dimensions of the mural (length, width, square footage)? 2. What are the materials used to create the mural? 3. How will the mural be attached to the wall? 4. What types of special equipment will be necessary to complete the mural ( scaffolding, lifts, etc.)? 5. How will the work process impact the public right of way (sidewalks, streets, etc)? 6. Will the mural be illuminated?

If so, how? 7. How will the mural be maintained?

The last but not least g) is the project timeline. 1.

When will the project begin?

2. When will the project be completed?

Once you have these questions categorized and answered, as well as a design, location and permission, you are golden. Submissions are dropped off at the ACGT offices at the corner of Parkwood and Monroe.

The ACGT then relies on the Mural Authority to consider the submission.

The Mural Authority is required to respond to the application within 30 days. The Mural Authority consists of five mayoral appointees from the community and three members of the Art in Public Places committee.

There you go. If you’ve ever thought about the idea or considered a mural, whether you are a building owner and/or artist, I hope this has been helpful. Now all we need is a catalyst to coordinate between property owners who want to see things happen and artists who are willing to do the work.

Maybe we’re forced to deal with Craigslist and the like or maybe someone in the community could seize this opportunity, passionately and aggressively. ✯

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Light and landscape

By John Dorsey TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER jdorsey@toledofreepress.com

In the world of modern art, light can be a very serious subject; so much so that the University of Toledo’s Center for the Visual Arts (CVA) Gallery hosts an annual exhibition and lecture series showcasing the use of light as one of its central themes. This year’s show will also examine the use of landscape. The three-person visual extravaganza is set to open Aug. 23 and will feature the work of nationally renowned artists Sage Dawson, Ivan Fortushniak and Charles Matson Lume. The artists were chosen from a pool of more than 50 proposals from around the world.

“In addition to looking at the work itself, we really sought out artists who were comfortable talking about their work. While each of the artists we selected are very different, one of the things that they do have in common is that they are all teachers. They also really complement each other’s work,” said Interim Gallery Director Deborah Orloff.

The first lecture in the series will be given by Lume at 7 p.m. Sept. 2. Lume will also go into the classroom for a number of days to talk about installation and create a site-specific piece.

“Charles’ work is really made of light,” Orloff said.

Lume has previously served as an artist in residence at such revered institutions as the Millay Colony for the Arts in Austerlitz, New York and the Irish Museum of Modern Art, in Dublin. He has taught at a number of colleges around the country, including Carnegie Mellon and the University of Wisconsin-Stout. His work has received many different awards and honors.

The second lecture will be given by Sage Dawson at 6 p.m. on Sept. 24. Both events will take place in Haigh Auditorium. There will be a free reception following each talk.

“Once we select our artists, we examine which pieces best reflect the theme. I think the work in this show is very unique. People shouldn’t miss it, because I doubt they’ve ever seen anything like it before, especially in this area,” Orloff said. “These are not traditional approaches to art making.”

The exhibit is free and open to the public and will remain on display through Oct. 3. All works that haven’t been previously sold are available for purchase at the artists’ discretion. The CVA Gallery charges no commission. The CVA is located at 620 Grove St. For more information, call (419) 530-8300 or visit www.utoledo.edu/as/art. ✯

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Headliners hosts the release party for gritty rock band Ugly Tribe Revival’s new album at 9 p.m. Aug. 20. Pre-sale tickets are $5 and $7 at the door.

The CD, titled “Up on English Hill ...” is the band’s third.

“We’re excited about it because it expresses who we are right now,” lead singer Michael Fisher said. “It’s not a fishing line, but a whole net of what we do.”

Independent from a label by choice, the five

members of Ugly Tribe Revival describe their style as “Sludge.” Their sound reflects their RustBelt roots and mud-bootin’ attitude, according to Fisher.

“We want to have an outrageous and noisy party that celebrates the entire Rust-Belt music scene right here in Toledo,” Fisher said.

Founded in 2006, Ugly Tribe Revival evolved out of sessions Fisher had with the now band members when he played solo under the name “Society’s Ugly Son.” The recently debuted band, Mayzen, will open the release party, followed by thrash metal band Constricted. Toledo metal group Armastus will close out the show. ✯

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‘Attack’ brings 3-D craze to video games The 3-D movie craze continuing at the box office predictably migrates to video games in the action shooter “Attack of the Movies 3-D.” Appearances mean everything for players longing for sharp graphics but the 2-D option and challenging layouts still allow for some decent, mindless arcade fun.

This enjoyable “pickup and play” game includes four pairs of 3-D glasses and features multiple weapons. The “cereal box” glasses do not resemble the modern specs in movie theaters and players cannot switch weapons during gameplay, so game developers already have an uphill battle for a complete success here.

The limited weapon cache also reduces the strategy level. Players can make impressive long distance shots for power-ups and bonuses while the dense, target-filled environments make it hard to determine which enemies are destructible from a long range.

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Players can easily reload with a shake and switch the 3-D option on or off at the main menu or in the pause menu at any time. Difficulties are set for easy, medium or hard while the large neon blue crosshairs help with targeting baddies.

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Rave on Company to offer digital, 3-D, large-format screens

By Kristen Rapin Toledo Free Press Special Sections Editor krapin@toledofreepress.com

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ave Motion Pictures is upgrading the cinema experience in Northwest Ohio during the next few months.

The majority of screens throughout the area have been showcasing movies in 35mm film and not digital, said Jeremy Devine, vice president of marketing for Rave Motion Pictures.

“We didn’t have ‘Avatar’ in 3-D, neither did Levis,” said Rik Griffin, assistant manager at the Rave theater at The Shops at Fallen Timbers. “I don’t know how many people came in here and I’d say ‘Maumee’s showing it at 12:50’ and they’re like ‘I’ve got to leave? You’re the newest building in town. You’re only 2 years old. Why am I going to the oldest theater in town?’ It was backwards.”

Upgrades at Rave’s three local cinemas will help the company meet the market’s digital and 3-D demand, with more than 15 3-D films slated from now until the end of the year, Devine said.

In addition, the company is upgrading technology to give viewers a reason to experience films at the movie theater, he said.

The Rave cinema at Fallen Timbers has recently been upgraded to all digital screens and received one 3-D screen from the closed theater in Maumee. The theater will receive an additional four 3-D screens by the end of the year.

By the end of the fall, Fallen Timbers will also have one large format theater, which features a bigger screen as well as enhanced picture and sound (Devine said ongoing negotiations prevent him from confirming whether the large screen will be the IMAX brand).

Theaters at the Westfield Franklin Park Mall and the Town Center at Levis Commons are scheduled to upgrade to all digital auditoriums

by the end of October.

Franklin Park, which has two 3-D screens, will have a total of five by the end of the year.

Levis Commons, which currently shows no 3-D films, will receive four 3-D screens.

The average cost of an upgrade is $100,000 per screen, Devine said. With 42 auditoriums owned by Rave, the company is investing approximately $4 million into the market.

Although the upgrades will allow the theaters to show more 3-D films, the company has made a commitment to show family films in 2-D as well.

“Some love 3-D, and some don’t like them,” Devine said. “If a family has four kids and don’t want to pay the up charge, go ahead and see it in 2-D and you will enjoy that type of movie.

“If you have a ‘Toy Story’-type movie, we’re committed to giving people choice.”

Benefits of digital

For the customers there are a number of benefits to digital technology, Devine said.

Digital films supply a richer picture with more pixels and there is no degeneration of film through time. Digital technology also eliminates sell out and capacity issues at theaters.

“Let’s say you’re at Bowling Green State University and a bunch of you and your buddies want to see the midnight show of ‘Harry Potter.’

Before we had a contract with the distributor and we’d get two or three prints. Once it sold out its sold out,” Devine said. “In the world of digital, at midnight we can just keep exporting this copy to all other auditoriums and therefore you can match the demand much better.”

Digital theaters also allow for more alternative content. Rave showed the World Cup as well as the BCS bowl game in 3-D, Devine said.

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“With alternative content the concept is you can end up having a lot of unique programming and niche programming,” he said.

Digital content allows theater managers to be on the floor more, Griffin said. Previously, the managers were the only ones that switched films, but with digital technology a movie can be started and stopped with just the push of a button, he said.

In addition, digital technology also provides a platform for 3-D films.

In order to show 3-D, a digital projector must be equip with a special lens and the screen must

be silver for more reflectivity, Griffin said. The 3-D film contains more frames per second as well as a right and left eye picture, he said.

Closing Maumee

The closing of Maumee’s theater was a necessary move in upgrading the film market in Northwest Ohio, Devine said. Rave needed to rearrange its resources within the market to afford the capital for technology upgrades, he said.

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Woman offers tips for ‘Running of the Brides’

By Kristen Rapin TOLEDO FREE PRESS SPECIAL SECTIONS EDITOR krapin@toledofreepress.com

Filene’s Basement Running of the Brides offers a way for a bride-to-be to find her wedding gown and have fun with her friends.

“Everyone had a great time,” said Rachel Rocha, a former area bride who ran the Running of the Brides in January. “It was like a little road trip. It’s a great way to get your bridesmaids involved from the beginning. Make them feel involved in your wedding process.”

Rocha brought a team of five women with her to the event in Columbus. The group dressed in the bright green T-shirts and woke up early to wait in line at Filene’s Basement.

By the time the group got into the store all the dresses were off the racks, but Rocha and her team were eventually able to get some dresses.

“There are so many people around you that have stacks of dresses. If they’re nice enough they’ll let you try the ones they grabbed,” she said. “After an hour or so the employees put the dresses back on the racks which is nice too.”

Rocha tried on nearly 100 dresses for five hours before finding her wedding gown, she said.

Rocha had on a dress she liked but wasn’t in love with and was walking around the store with the dress on, she said. Girls were following her with the hopes of trying on the dress, Rocha said.

One girl would not stop bothering Rocha and her friends, so finally the pair chose to look at each other’s dresses.

“I tried on her dress, one she wanted it too and cried my eyes out. I liked this dress, but she said I really want to get it. So I tried on the second one she had that didn’t fit her well, and it was even better than the first one she had,” Rocha said.

The girls traded dresses and the second dress, a Mon Cheri strapless sweatheart cut, eventually became Rocha’s wedding gown.

Rocha’s advice for the Running: ■ Bring lots of people to help and wear matching identifying clothing.

■ Show your friends pictures of the types of dresses you like beforehand, so they aren’t grabbing dresses you might not like.

■ Don’t get discouraged if you don’t find something when you walk in the door.

■ Try on things that are not even in your size.

You’re getting such a great deal on the dress you can afford to get it altered.

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Filene’s Basement Running of the Brides is Aug. 27 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Harvard Park Shopping Center, 4045 Richmond Road Warrensville Heights.

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Local bakers help brides keep up with wedding cake trends

By Kristen Rapin TOLEDO FREE PRESS SPECIAL SECTIONS EDITOR krapin@toledofreepress.com

This is the first year cake designer Wendy Kromer hasn’t put a single bride and groom on top of a wedding cake.

The owner of Specialty Confections in Sandusky and co-author of “Martha Stewart’s Wedding Cakes” said she hasn’t seen the traditional cake topper placed on a lot of cakes in magazines recently either.

Kromer doesn’t know why she hasn’t done a single traditional cake topper this year, but said she likes the toppers and use to display vintage toppers at her shop.

“I use to recommend the bride look for vintage toppers to use,” she said. “I have designed the cake with the toppers as the main element of direction — either at the top or the bottom.”

Flowers as a cake topper is a now growing trend in wedding cakes.

The flowers are often used to bring color to the cake, said Cindy Woodbury of Cherry Lane Cakes in Rossford. In addition to flowers, Woodbury places initials on top of cakes, but said the trend is decreasing.

Many wedding cakes this year are smaller, but are more elaborate, said Meredith Myles, owner of Myles Baker Street in Bowling Green. Cakes may have less tiers, or brides might abandon the cake idea altogether and go with cupcakes, she said.

Kromer has also seen a trend in smaller weddings and wedding cakes, typically working on cakes that serve 80 to 150 people.

“People are having smaller weddings, but definitely focusing on the hand crafted special elements,” Kromer said.

Some of the handcrafted elements Kromer has been producing often are gum paste flowers instead of real flowers, she said.

Brides looking to cut costs will opt for slicing tiers, or sheet cakes, that can be cut in the kitchen. Additionally, brides may request fake wedding tiers, or opt for cupcakes.

“Sometimes people will have some part of their cakes fake when weather outside is an issue,” Myles said.

When it comes to colors of cakes, Kromer can’t remember the last time she’s done an all white cake, and Woodbury is seeing a trend to all white slimmer cakes, she said. In cupcakes, brides are typically bolder with colors, Myles said.

Brides have their choice of flavors and icings when it comes to cakes as well. Fondant is a popular topping for outdoor weddings and buttercream is a very popular icing.

Brides often choose different flavors for tiers in their cake for more variety, as well.

Myles and Woodbury said cake shows, such as “Cake Boss” and “Ace of Cakes” let brides and grooms know the possibilities when it comes to cakes, but often shock the customer when it comes to prices of designs like the shows.

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Grooms’ cakes usually feature the groom’s favorite sports team, but Woodbury has designed cakes that include a mustard bottle

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“I think trends change, and people get tired. ‘This is the fourth wedding I’ve seen and she has a ribbon around the bottom of her cake.’ So it’s becoming more elegant and

less whimsical topsy-turvy type of wedding cakes,” Woodbury said.

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Brides and grooms looking to cut costs, or for ways personalize their wedding are turning to do-it-yourself (DIY) projects.

“Creating a lot of things yourself adds a personal touch and you get exactly what you want,” said Jessica Ciesler, an area DIY bride.

Ciesler and her husband made their own center pieces, unity candle, guest book, programs and ring-bearer pillow for their May wedding.

Ciesler found ideas she really liked and thought of ways to change them into her color

scheme or hot pink and navy, she said.

“Every idea is possible within your cost you just have to figure out how to do. Then cost isn’t always an issue,” Ciesler said.

Ciesler said her one-stop-shop was pretty much Michael’s Arts & Crafts.

“Michael’s had everything — the ribbon for the programs and unity candles, the floating candles for the center pieces,” she said.

Ciesler said the programs turned out to have huge savings printing at Kinkos.

Alana Woods-Stockard, of Toledo, planned her July wedding at a local metropark.

“I was the ‘frugal bride’; everything was on a super budget,” Woods-Stockard said.

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■ DIY CONTINUED FROM 18 Wood-Stockard looked at websites and read lots of magazines to find what were popular wedding trends, she said. Then she began searching for ways to have those trends.

Woods-Stockard bought many of her decorations from Oriental Trading and found her wedding dress on Craig’s List.

Most of Woods-Stockard’s decorations were pre-made, but some had minimal assembly.

Her biggest difficulty was setting up everything in one day, since her wedding was at a pavilion in at metropark, she said.

“You have to be really efficient and a good manager to get everything worked out and do what you have to do to get done,” she said.

“It was stressful, but fun.”

Future bride Kim Hancock, of Toledo, is cur-

rently working on DIY projects. The bride is making her flowers and invitations.

“It seemed easier and a lot cheaper,” she said.

Hancock searched online and found flowers she liked, then went to the different crafts stores for them, she said. She also went to Hobby Lobby and purchased wedding invitations and then added ribbons to jazz them up, Hancock said.

“It’s a more hands on approach. You have a lot more control,” Hancock said. “As long as you have the time and patience to do it it’s a much better experience.”

The biggest piece of advice the three brides have for fellow DIY brides: Don’t spread yourself too thin. The trio said to ask family and friends for as much assistance as possible and not wait until the last minute to do projects.

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■ References A well-seasoned wedding professional will have a list of brides, grooms and mother-of-thebrides who you can call upon. Ask for professional references, too. A vendor who produces great product may be difficult to work with and unfavorable amongst other professionals. You want all your professionals to work like a welloiled machine on wedding day — smooth and transitional with no breakdowns.

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Wedding 101 classes offered at The Pinnacle

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The Pinnacle will host a “Wedding 101 Class” to teach area brides what they need to know to plan a wedding.

“We’ve just basically gotten together with some of the other wedding professionals, and we have all the knowledge from doing all these wedding over the years, we wanted to help out the bride,” said Jessica Walser, director of marketing for The Pinnacle. “For most brides it will be the biggest event they will ever plan and they might not know where to start.”

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The Pinnacle is modeling its class after classes presented by fellow caterers in other markets, Walser said.

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For most brides and grooms traditions they participate in on their wedding day, or days, are often founded in their religion or culture.

In Judaism the bride and groom are married under a chuppa, religious canopy, to symbolize God’s presence, said Rabbi Moshe Saks of Congregation B’nai Israel.

Many Jewish brides and grooms sign the ketuba, or marriage contract, before the wedding, with passages read from it during the ceremony.

“The ketuba was the first legal document that said ‘yes the man acquires the woman, but he has obligations’,” Saks said. “The ketuba is the bride’s possession. Traditionally it’s her protection against her husband who might not turn out to be such a great guy.”

The document has no legal binding today and has basically become an art form for the bride and groom, Saks said.

During traditional Jewish wedding ceremonies, the bride circles the groom seven times, circling him with love. The bride can also circle the groom three times, the groom circles her three times and the pair circle each other once, Saks said.

Other traditions include placing the ring on the pointer finger, signifying the legal act of acquiring one another, and the wearing of a talit, prayer shawl, by the groom.

Another well known Jewish tradition is the breaking of a glass, Saks said. The tradition dates back to an ancient wedding where a rabbi threw a plate against the wall questioning the celebration while the temple was still destroyed, Saks said.

Saks uses the shattering of the glass for a more universal message.

“At the very happiest moment in you life the point when you’re actually married you break the glass to remember there is a little sadness in the world,” he said. “It’s the Jewish point of view.

The Jewish point of view is you can be happy and you can be sad, but it is never good to do only.”

In Catholicism, marriage is one of seven sacraments, said Father Gregory Hite of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church. Preparation for life after the wedding is the focus of the church, he said.

“The church is not in the business to offer a venue for a wedding ceremony, but to prepare the couple for the dynamic of married life and living,” Hite said.

Individuals seeking to marry in a Catholic Church must take four classes with the priest or deacon who will perform the marriage ceremony.

The first class introduces the bride and groom to the priest. During the second class, the bride and groom go through the results of a marriage assessment, Facilitating Open Couple Communication, Understand and Study (FOCCUS).

The third session couples attend a day long event with other couples preparing for marriage.

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A Jewish groom prepares to break a glass during a wedding ceremony.

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A local couple’s Pakistani Walima ceremony PHOTO COURTESY REHANA AHMED

■ RELIGIONS CONTINUED FROM 22 The final session is the ceremony, Kite said.

Additionally, in the Catholic Church, all music played during the ceremony must be of a religious nature, Hite said.

“A marriage is an event of faith and everything we celebrate is meant to be an expression of that faith,” he said.

Within Islam, some female Muslims wear a hijab, a scarf head covering and the practice of dressing modestly from head to toe. On brides who wear a hijab may practice two separate receptions—women in one and men in the other.

Any time a woman is not covered with the hijab, men, excluding immediate family, must be in a separate room. The separate wedding receptions allow the women to get dressed up and remove their hijab and dance with each other.

“I’ve been to both kinds of weddings,” said

Du’aa Elnoory, whose sister had two separate receptions. “It’s a lot more fun. I feel like the ones a lot more relaxed have a lot more fun with it because it’s all girls in one big party.”

Most Islamic weddings are a simple ceremony, but what happens before and after the marriage ceremony is influenced by culture, said Cherrefe Kadri, past president and spokeswoman for the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo.

“Its pretty simple. There’s no real traditional Islamic wedding. Traditions come when looking at the different cultures within Islam,” she said.

The Islamic Center represents individuals from more than 22 countries and wedding traditions they partake in are often cultural. The one tradition that remains the same throughout the religion is there is no alcohol at weddings or wedding receptions because Islam forbids alcohol, Kadri said.

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■ RELIGIONS CONTINUED FROM 23 In Lebonn, Islamic wedding receptions in villages are a fun celebration in the evening. There are no real invitations and everyone close by usually come, Kadri said.

Pakistani weddings in Islam are a minimum of three days, said Rehana Ahmed a Pakistani member of the Islamic Center.

The first day is a Mehndi, a party in the evening. The bride and groom wear yellow with the bride wearing jewelry made of fresh marigolds, Ahmed said. All guests wear various shades of yellow as well, she said.

The evening consists of a meal, singing, dancing and everyone having some sort of henna applied to the hand.

The second day the Nikah, or wedding ceremony, is performed. The religious ceremony is performed in front of a gathering, either by a pious Muslim, devout Muslim, or the Imam, Ahmed said.

The Nikah traditionally takes place at the bride’s home, she said.

The groom will come with an entourage of his family and will be given gifts by the bride’s family.

Following the ceremony and celebration, the groom’s entourage will take the bride back to their house. At the groom’s house, the bride will also be

given gifts and money welcoming her to the family.

On the day of the wedding, the bride and groom both wear bright colors, Ahmed said.

On the third day the Walima, a celebration of the consummation of the marriage, takes place.

At this event the bride will wear traditional clothing and lots of jewelry.

This day features a dinner hosted by the groom’s family, Ahmed said.

In Zen Buddhism, the bride and groom exchange flowers in addition to exchanging rings.

“Buddha also exchanged flowers with his wife to be in one of his previous lives. So the couple exchange flowers and take each other as spiritual friends,” said Haju Sunim, resident priest at the Zen Buddhist Temple in Ann Arbor.

The Zen Buddhist wedding ceremony is made up of lots of rituals and not much spoken word, Sunim said.

The bride and groom enter in a meditated and mindful way, lighting incense and make an offering of tea on the altar.

During the ceremony the pair also bow to one another symbolizing the mutual respect for each other and their shared lives as equal partners. The bride and groom also bow to their parents signifying the debt they have to their parents for their upbringing. ✯

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or some brides, planning their wedding becomes more than a job or hobby, but something of an obsession. They take it on with full force, emotionally ally and mentally. So after the ‘I Dos’ have been said, the rice has been tossed, the cake cut and the pictures taken, what is she to do?

About one in 10 women are diagnosed with the “post-wedding blues� or post-wedding depression. “Post-wedding blues is a normal emotional state for brides,� said Toledo clinical psychologist Marina Lung. “This is not due to the marriage itself but rather a feeling BRITTANY of loss of all the excitement, energy and focus in the wedding preparation and planning process. Often, the wedding takes on a life of its own.�

The joy and excitement of a wedding engagement is contagious and oftentimes brides will find their friends getting married, too. Back-to-back weddings can create an ulterior competition. So when the focus leaves them and is on to the next wedding and the next bride, they are left with a feeling of emptiness. “Brides have been the star among family and friends for the past year and now it is difficult to adjust to no longer being the focus of attention,� Lung said.

The extinguished spotlight can also leave a bride with more time on her hands than she knows what to do with. In preparation for their wedding, brides often tackle and manage a long list of wedding particulars, fine tuning all the little details.

Therefore little time is spent to themselves. “Brides may feel bored and disappointed in social events because nothing can compare to the emotional high they’ve been on for so long, releasing ‘feel good’ chemicals in their brain called endorphins,� Lung said. “It can take several weeks

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So what is a bride to do if she is feeling the post-wedding blues? Here are a few suggestions: Write yourself yoursel a note. As you sit down to compose thank you notes for your wedding gifts, think of the gift of marriage. Sure Aunt Sally’s crystal vase is one to cherish, but so is finding the man of your dreams and settling into a life together. So, count up your gifts and be sure to include all the blessings your marriage has bestowed on both of you. When you are feeling low, read your note to remind yourself how fortunate you are.

Pick up the remote.

Go to your DVR settings and stop recording all the bridal shows on your to-do list. Next, go to your magazine stack and recycle or donate your wedding magazines. Continue around your house and tidy up wedding paraphernalia and accessories. Most likely, you’ve surrounded yourself with all things wedding. You need to give yourself a little break.

Refocus your energies to something just as productive and satisfying. Take a pottery or cooking class, join a book club or fitness center.

Get out there and make new friends and expand your horizons. Better yet, pick something you and your new husband can do together. Start a hobby that the two of you can share throughout your lifetime together.

Like they say, ‘Happy Life, Happy Wife’. So, get out there and enjoy your married life! âœŻ

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Toledo venues offer unique elements for weddings

By Gail Burkhardt Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

Brides and grooms looking to add a little local history to their wedding have several options in Toledo. Organizers for weddings at the Toledo Zoo, the Maumee Indoor Theater, the Manor House, the Valentine Theatre and the Toledo Museum of Art said people choose these locations for something different and memorable.

The Manor House

The Stranahans founded the Champion Spark Plug Company, which was thriving during the Great Depression. The family used their money to buy a large estate, which is now Wildwood Preserve, and build a mansion. Metroparks of the Toledo Area have kept up the mansion since they took possession of the area in 1974.

Two years ago, the Metroparks decided to allow weddings in the mansion, to raise more money for the park system.

“It’s just a gorgeous facility with such a rich history in the Toledo landscape,” said Patty Morgenstern, a customer service manager for the Metroparks.

Couples usually get married in the house’s living room, which seats about 80 people. For receptions, the living room and solarium can fit about 130 people, if a tent is added to the back of the house. Prices for inside the house

range from $925 to $1,800, excluding food.

If a couple wants to have a ceremony in the garden patio next to the house, it costs $250, Morgenstern said.

The Maumee Indoor Theater

The historic 1940s movie theater in Maumee began offering weddings when the facility reopened in 2004.

“Someone said, ‘Can we get married here?’ and I said ‘absolutely’,” said the theater’s executive director Ty Szumigala, of the decision to offer weddings.

Wedding ceremonies can be in the large theater, which seats 500 people and has a stage.

People also have receptions in the smaller theater that will seat 100 people.

People often use the theater’s screens to show photos of the couple. Another big draw is the bride and groom’s names displayed on the marquee the day of the wedding, Szumigala said.

Some brides and grooms use the theater because they didn’t want to get married in a church or endure the uncertainty of weather in an outdoor wedding while others “have been in theater and have been on stage their whole lives,” he said.

One theatrical groom took advantage of the stage’s railing during the ceremony by sliding down it to take the hand of his bride from her father, he said.

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The Toledo Museum of Art

Couples can marry among the great masterpieces at the Toledo Museum of Art. In the Great Gallery, couples can say their vows in front of “The Crowning of St. Catherine” by 17th century Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens. The gallery can seat up to 300 people.

Ceremonies also are available on the Peristyle’s outdoor steps and in the Classic Court.

Couples can also marry and have a reception in the Cloister in the main museum and in the Glass Pavilion, which seats 250 people, said Kerri DeVol, the special events coordinator for the museum.

In the Glass Pavilion, galleries can be opened and guests can view a glassmaking demonstration for an extra cost, she said.

Room rental prices depend on a variety of factors including time, security, parking and size, so the museum does not publish the rental prices.

Catering is usually $30 to $45 a person, she said. Meals are customized for each wedding.

People who get married or have their reception in the museum usually have a connection to art or the museum itself, she said. Some even get engaged at the museum.

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The Toledo Zoo

The Toledo Zoo offers seven different locations for ceremonies or receptions. Guests can get married in the formal gardens on the Broadway Street side of the zoo, with a rain option of a wedding in the theater in the Museum of Science, said Colleen Dandar, the group sales assistant manager for the zoo.

For receptions, brides and grooms can choose from the African Lodge, the Great Hall in the Museum of Science, the aquarium, the Arctic Encounter, The Beastro or the Nairobi Event Pavilion. The venues seat between 50 and 450 people, Dandar said.

In the aquarium, Arctic Encounter and the Nairobi Event Pavilion, guests can watch the animals during the reception.

The zoo caters all receptions with all-inclusive packages starting at $45.95 a person for food, alcohol and rentals.

“We feel our package is excellent because it includes everything,” Dandar said.

Customers also are attracted to the historic significance of the zoo, she said.

The zoo was founded in 1900 after a woodchuck was donated to the City of Toledo. Now the zoo has more than 9,000 animals and is a historic tourist attraction for the Toledo area, according to its website.

The Valentine Theatre

The combination of Victorian and Chinese Modern styles in The Valentine gives weddings a sense of grandeur.

The theater was built in 1895 and remodeled to a Chinese Modern theme in 1942, but it kept some of its Victorian style. The building then closed in 1982 and didn’t open again until 1999. Since its reopening, the theater has been hosting weddings.

Ceremonies often are on the grand staircase in the theater’s Historic Lobby. The bride usually walks down the stairway, which acts as an aisle.

“The trip down the stairs just never gets old,” said Dan Heberling, who is in charge of events for the theater.

The Historic Lobby also can seat about 100 people for a reception, he said.

Reception dinners also are available on the

The Toledo Zoo hosts receptions at the African Lodge, above, the Nairobi Event Pavilion, the aquarium and other locations.

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theater’s stage with special lighting available from the theater’s technical director. The stage can seat about 220 people for dinner with dancing available in the Historic Lobby.

The Grand Lobby, which can seat 230 people, is commonly used for large receptions, he said. It features high ceilings and a mural of famous performers at the Valentine during the early 1900s.

Rental prices at the Valentine start at $400.

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Weddings at home

H

ome is where the heart is. Since your heart is in love, why wouldn’t your celebration of love be at home, too?

For many Northwest Ohio born and raised brides and grooms, home is where they return to get married. Not only does it follow tradition that a man marries a woman in her hometown, but it is also economical and less stressful. As a wedding coordinator, and onetime Toledo bride myself, let me give you a little insight on why staying local or returning to your hometown is the best option for your nuptial celebration.

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BRITTANY We are creative, innovative and cutting edge. You have to be in order to be successful in this business. And believe me, we are successful. We can prove it with our many “Real Weddings” featured in The Knot magazine.

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But Ohio is the heartland, and not just geographically. Ohio is packed full of wedding professionals, so much that its resource page is divided, with Toledo having its own section. And while not all vendors are listed, they still grace the pages of national publications like The Knot, Grace Ormande’s Wedding Style, Ultimate Bride, and Brides magazines. But I am pleased to say, Toledo has finally put out a guide with top notch Northwest Ohio professionals. And if you are reading this article today, you are holding it.

With social and professional avenues of Internet and print media, we can be inspired and inspire others with creative ideas and trends. Not only are we innovative with our ideas, but our clients are as well.

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It’s you, the brides and grooms, who tell us your story and share your love to inspire us to create a one-of-a-kind event. Toledo is not the kind of town that offers a cookie-cutter wedding. There are very few venues in town that will force you into a one-stop-shopping deal.

Instead, we refer you to the cream of the crop.

When you hire a local wedding professional, they know you expect a certain level of quality and value. Well-seasoned pros will want a flawless event just as much as you do and wouldn’t steer you to anything less. Therefore ask for professional and client referrals.

Call around to former brides and their mothers and you will quickly notice a network of who’s who in Toledo weddings.

Not only do we know who to refer you to, but we also know where to go. Take your wedding photography for example. If you bring in an “outside” (meaning not from Northwest Ohio) wedding photographer, it will take them some time to get familiar with not just the ceremony and reception venue but also your offsite photo shoots.

It will actually entail more of your time as the client to instruct them on where to go, how to get there and the look you require.

Additionally, some venues such as the Toledo Museum of Art require certain qualifications.

Because of its investment in fine art and oneof-a-kind valuables, florists and photographers must be pre-approved and provide a certain level of insurance.

If we don’t have it, we can get it. Toledo is a suburb of Detroit and just a drive from Chicago. Specialty products are a truckload away. If

we don’t have the goods, we bring them to you without the resale hike paid in larger cities.

As a coordinator, I know that last minute changes and unexpected details arise, but I am confident that my solution is either a local phone call away or a 20-minute drive.

If I need extra linen, or notice that a rental was damaged, its replacement is just around the corner.

Just because wedding professionals fees are less than one from a larger metropolis doesn’t mean you are selling yourself short on a great product. Professionals from this area attend the same conferences, learning workshops and use the same equipment as professionals in larger cities.

Aside from hiring local professionals, let’s fast forward to the week of your wedding. Where are you staying? How did you get there? How did your family get there, let alone your guests?

If you get married outside your hometown you are incurring additional expenses in travel and accommodations for not only yourselves, but for your family and guests as well. Money spent here could have been used toward the specialty linens you favored, the imported orchids, or luxurious honeymoon suite.

As they say, bloom where you are planted.

Why not let your wedding blossom into a beautiful celebration right here in Northwest Ohio? O Brittany Craig is the principal event designer and coordinator for Crowning Celebrations. She specializes in wedding and social celebrations. Follow her Eventista blog at www.crowningcelebrations. blogspot.com.

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Be the princess F

rom the moment the engagement ring is slipped on your finger and you said “yes,” ideas of your wedding day fill up your head. From the time we are little girls we dream of being Cinderella on that special day.

Here are some beauty tips that will get you on your way.

To get some ideas of the look you want, start looking through bridal magazines. This will help your stylist when booking your appointment at the salon.

Call around to salons to find the best fit for you on your wedding day. Many salons offer wedding packages that include a practice for your up-do and makeup.

ALLI Make sure that the salon can also accommodate your ALI bridal party for their hair and makeup.

Make a spa day with your bridal party on the day of your run-through by adding manicures and pedicures. Getting your fingers and toes done before the big day will

help give you more time on the morning of your wedding.

In 2010, almost anything goes as far as bridal hair styles depending on what you are looking for. Take a picture of you in your wedding dress to show your hairstylist. This will help give her an idea of what will look good on you with your dress on.

If you are going for a classic look, loose, low buns are very elegant. The trick to this look is not having your hair pulled back too tight. Keep your hair loose in front with a few flowing pieces of hair around the frame of you face.

Your hair pulled to the side in a wavy ponytail may be just what you are looking for. This is a great look if you want a combination of your hair up but still loose and natural. Finish this look by having a braid wrapped around the ponytail.

If you prefer a hairstyle that is left down full of curls

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Hair and makeup tips for your special day. make sure they are the right curl for you. Pulling some hair from the temples back in a twist or braid will have you looking like a goddess.

If your headpiece is a crown, long flowing curls with pieces of hair randomly pinned back may be the look for you. Be sure to ask your stylist if your hair will stay through the wedding day and dancing at the reception.

Beautiful, flawless makeup for your wedding day can be done with a few simple ideas. If you are planning on having any waxing or facials done, do it at least a week before the wedding.

This will keep you from having any skin irritations on the day of the wedding.

Starting off your makeup with a primer is a must. This will give your skin a fresh look and keep your skin from looking dull. Now that you have the perfect canvas to work with, your next step is finding a great foundation. Most salons will have a foundation that is for photography.

This will keep your skin from looking oily in your pictures. You will want to set your foundation with a loose sheer powder. A light bronzer can be used on your checks to give you a sunkissed glow.

If you want your eyes to really stand out a smoky look will do just that. To keep this look soft but sultry use natural earth tones such as browns corals and burgundy. Brown eyeliner

smudged softly will define your eyes.

Ask your makeup artist if she can add some lash extensions to really define your eyes. To finish this look waterproof mascara is the best way to keep your makeup tear proof.

To make your lips ready to be kissed start with a lip moisturizer. This will keep them soft and help the lipstick not look dry. Go with a lip shade that will show up in pictures. Try a few different shades to find the best match for you. With all the kissing you are sure to be doing make sure the salon has that color for you to purchase so you can reapply throughout the day.

Having a little makeup bag for emergency touch ups is a great idea. This bag should include extra hairspray, hairpins, oil-free blotting pads; makeup and mints may not be a bad idea.

This is your day to be the princess so make sure you are happy with your look. You are sure to be a beautiful bride by using some of these ideas.

Your look will be picture-perfect and last through a lifetime of memories. ✯ Ali and Alli are beauty experts at NRGIE Salon & Spa in Rossford, Ohio. To contact them or ask them a fashion or beauty question, write them at letters@toledofreepress.com.

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by National Amusements, is actively working to find a use for the theater it closed in Maumee.

“We’re anxious to re-purpose our building. We think it will be a win for the community to be able to find a purpose. Were talking to a number of people I know real estate is working very hard on it,” he said.

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All employees from Maumee were offered positions at the other three theaters too, Griffin said.

Other changes made by Rave Motion Pictures include 50 cents off matinee, adult and child tickets as well as free refills on large popcorn and fountain drinks.

Levis Commons will continue to play independent films dubbed “Rave Reviews,” and the company hopes to reinstate classic film screenings, “Rave Cinema Classics,” at the theater, said Devine.

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MUSIC Basin St. Grille:

This Toledo standby has been revived with more than 20 different flavors of martinis and live, local music. 5201 Monroe St. (419) 843-5660.

O Jeff Stewart: Aug. 25.

O Open jam with the Turners: Aug. 26.

O Distant Cousinz, Scott Fish: Aug. 27.

O Kari Nichole: Aug. 28.

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 Nathan Cogan: Aug. 26.

O The Bridges: Aug. 27-28.

O Sister Speak: Sept. 2.

O Toast & Jam: Sept. 3.

O Kentucky Chrome: Sept. 4.

Bronze Boar:

O Decent Folk: 8-11 p.m. Aug. 27.

O Dan “Mudfoot” Hubbs, Jack Schlib: 6:309:30 p.m. Aug. 30.

O Argentinean tango: 6:30-9 p.m. Sept. 2.

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 Dr. East, Windsor, Ontario. (800) 991-7777 or www.caesarswindsor.com.

O Drinkin’ Singin’ Swingin’ Tribute to the Rat Pack: Aug. 26, $15.

O Legends in Concert: 9 p.m. Aug. 28, $25.

O Joel McHale: 9 p.m. Sept. 4, $45.

Centennial Terrace:

This venue next to a quarry hosts dance parties, swing bands and rockers. 5773 Centennial Road, Sylvania. (419) 882-1500, www.playsylvania.com or www.ticketmaster.com.

O The Johnny Knorr Orchestra: 7:30-11 p.m.

Aug. 28, $10.

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 night with Chris Knopp: Mondays.

O Joe Woods Band: Tuesdays.

O Brandon Duke: Wednesdays through Sept. 1.

O Joe Woods Band: Aug. 26.

O See Alice: Aug. 27.

O Dave Carpenter & the Jaeglers: Aug. 28.

O Rivers Edge: Sept. 2.

The Distillery:

Brooklyn’s Daily Grind:

Toledo’s venue for rock. 308 Main St. Tickets vary between $5 and $15, unless noted. (419) 6935300 or www.FrankiesInnerCity.com.

O The Hard Lessons, Millions of Brazilians, the Sanderlings, the Bleu Ox: 9 p.m. Aug. 27.

O Mobile Deathcamp, PB Army, 13, From the

Coffee and music, what more can one want?

If a snack is the answer, this is your spot. 723 Airport Hwy., Holland. (419) 724-1433 or www. brooklynscafe.com.

O Poetry open mic: 8-10 p.m. Aug. 25.

Here We Go

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

O Nathan Cogan: Aug. 25.

O Gutterflower: Aug. 26.

O Velvet Jones: Aug. 27-28.

O Greg Aranda: Aug. 31.

Frankie’s:

Depths: 9 p.m. Aug. 28.

O Paleface, Adult Books: 9 p.m. Sept. 1.

O The Dirty Americans, Sunday Underground: 9 p.m. Sept. 4.

Headliners:

All ages, all genres are welcome. 4500 N. Detroit Ave. Ticket prices vary between $5 and $15, unless noted otherwise. (419) 269-4500 or www. headlinerstoledo.com.

O We Came as Romans, In Fear and Faith, Confide, Upon a Burning Body, Abandon All Ships!

6 p.m. Sept. 2.

Ice Restaurant & Bar:

This local, family-owned enterprise offers food, drinks and music in a sleek atmosphere. 405 Madison Ave. (419) 246-3339 or icerestaurantandbar.com.

O Relativity: 7 p.m. Aug. 26.

O Postmodern Blues Band: 8 p.m. Aug. 28.

O Elixer: 8 p.m. Sept. 4.

J. Patrick’s Restaurant & 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 Late Show: Aug. 27-28.

O Noisy Neighbors: Sept. 3-4.

Manhattan’s:

This “slice of the Big Apple” in the Glass City puts on a show for the weekends. 1516 Adams St. (419) 243-6675 or www.manhattanstoledo.com.

O Tom Turner & Slow Burn: Aug. 27.

O Frostbite: Aug. 28.

Mickey Finn’s:

A variety of genres to wash your drinks down with.

Open mic nights, 8 p.m. Wednesdays, no cover; $5-$7 cover other nights. 602 Lagrange St. (419) 246-3466 or www.mickeyfinnspub.com.

O Glass artist showcases, 9 p.m.-midnight Wednesdays: Adam Thomas, Aug. 25.

O Greg Ginn and the Taylor Texas Corrugators: 8:30 p.m. Aug. 26.

O Titus Andronicus, Faux Paus, the Forest: 8:30 p.m. Aug. 27, $8.

O Thrill of a Gun Fight, Behold Eternity, Surviving Midnight: 8:30 p.m. Aug. 28, $8.

Pizza Papalis:

Get slices with a topping of entertainment.

519 Monroe St. (419) 244-7722 or www. pizzapapalis.com.

O Chris Shutters: 7 p.m. Aug. 26.

O Gene Parker: 7 p.m. Aug. 27-28.

O Ron Daniels: 7 p.m. Sept. 2.

O Boffo: 8 p.m. Sept. 3-4.

Tequila Sheila’s Downtown:

702 Monroe St. (419) 241-1118.

O Devious: 10 p.m. Thursdays.

O Johnny Reed & the House Rockers: 10 p.m.

Fridays.

Trotters Tavern:

5131 Heatherdowns. (419) 381-2079.

O Rock band Nine Lives: 10 p.m. To 2 a.m., Aug. 20.

The Village Idiot:

Tunes combined with pizza and booze, some would say it’s a perfect combination. 309 Conant St., Maumee. (419) 893-7281 or www. villageidiotmaumee.com.

O 5 Neat Guys, Wilburshaw: Wednesdays.

O Mark Mikel: Friday afternoons and Tuesday nights.

O The Bob Rex Band: Sunday afternoons.

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O Frankie May, Ben Barefoot: Mondays.

O Hoots and Hellmouth, These United States:

Wesley’s Bar & Grill:

A huge variety of beers helps wash down the entertainment. Boccie ball is a bonus! 1201 Adams St. (419) 255-3333.

O DJs Folks, Mattimoe and Perrine: Fridays.

O Kentucky Chrome: Aug. 28.

Woodchucks:

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

O Karaoke with The Georgia Peach: Wednesdays.

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O Whitey Morgan and the 78s: Aug. 27.

O Andrew Ellis and the Setting Sons: Aug. 28.

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Local glass artists

Lucy Olenchowski. Workers in silicon-based media will be spotlighted. TMA Glass Pavilion hot shop, 2445 Monroe St. (419) 2558000 or toledomuseum.org.

Lunch at Levis Square concert series:

Downtown Toledo Improvement District conspires to set lunch to music. Noon-1:30 Thursdays through Aug. 26, Levis Square, North St. Clair Street and Madison Avenue.

(419) 249-5494.

O Glass City Steel: Aug. 26.

Jazz in the Garden:

among the swaying flowers. 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Thursdays through Sept. 9, Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Dr. $6-$7. (419) 536-5566 or toledogarden.org.

O 6th Edition: Aug. 26.

Take in some swing and smooth tunes

Club Friday:

Some of the city’s most talented performers entertain museum-goers during TMA’s It’s Friday events. 6:309:30 p.m., 2445 Monroe St. (419) 255-8000 or toledomuseum.org.

O Polka Floyd: Aug. 27, Peristyle Terrace.

Jeff McDonald’s Big Band Revival Party:

8 p.m. Thursdays, South Briar Restaurant, 5147 S. Main St., Sylvania. (419) 517-1111 or (419) 708-0265.

Jeff McDonald’s Big Band All Stars:

8 p.m. Tuesdays, Trotter’s Tavern, 5131 Heatherdowns Blvd. (419) 3812079 or (419) 708-0265.

Noon Tunes:

Bring some greens and grab a patch of green, too, for these lunchtime concerts. Noon Aug. 27, Manor House gazebo, Wildwood Preserve Metropark, 5100 W. Central Ave. (419) 407-9700 or metroparkstoledo.com.

Blues singer to belt out tunes in Maumee Candye Kane has survived growing up in a dysfunctional family, escaped an abusive boyfriend, and had surgery for pancreatic cancer in 2008.

Nothing can keep this diva down.

“I had 150 stitches KANE and I was very weak and I could hardly talk, much less sing,” the singer-songwriter said last year during a phone interview from her Oceanside, Calif., home. “The only thing I could do was strum my guitar, and I felt like maybe the vibration from the guitar would be healing on my incision. ‘Super Hero’ was the first song I wrote when I was healing from that surgery.”

Rally by the River:

It’s back! A Toledo summer music institution will resume with a variety of acts laying tunes over the Maumee River. Put-In-Bay party featuring Mad Dog Mike Adams and Parrots of the Caribbean: 5 p.m. Aug. 27, Promenade Park, Water Street, downtown, west bank of the river. $20-$25. (419) 283-7299, (419) 824-3999 or rallybytheriver.com.

“American Idol” Live:

On “Super Hero,” the title cut from her 2009 disc, Kane belts out the opening line: “I’ve always been a fighter when bad times come around.”

“I truly believe that me getting up on the bandstand singing ‘Toughest Girl Alive’ or ‘Super Hero’ sinks in. I sing it and it sinks into my psyche and it sinks into the audience, too. Words are so powerful, and I feel that so I use it to heal myself,” Kane said. “I have this gift of being able to sing and communicate what I’ve been through to others, and hopefully it can heal them and help them when they have struggles.”

The blues singer with the big voice will be at the Break Room, 720 Illinois Ave. in Maumee, Aug. 23. Doors open at 7 p.m. for the 8:30 show. Tickets are $10 and $8 for Black Swamp Blues Society members. O — Vicki L. Kroll take the stage, along with “also-rans” Michael Lynche, Casey James and Lee DeWyze. 7:30 p.m. Aug. 29, Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave. $38.50-$68.50. (419) 321-5007, (800) 7453000 or www.huntingtoncentertoledo.com.

TMA Faculty Artist Series:

David Bixler. This BGSU jazz saxophone will perform. 3 p.m. Aug. 29, Great Gallery, 2445 Monroe St. (419) 255-8000 or toledomuseum.org.

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ART & EXHIBITIONS The Bead Goes On:

The TMA hopes to collect 10,000 hand-made beads made by the public in various media to create a curtain to be displayed at the museum. Entries will be accepted through October. 2445 Monroe St. (419) 255-8000 or www.toledomuseum.org/events/community.

Toledo Museum of Art exhibitions:

As part of the Blue Star Museums program of the National Endowment for the Arts, TMA will offer free parking to active duty military personnel, with identification, and their families through Labor Day. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays and noon-6 Sundays, 2445 Monroe St. (419) 255-8000 or toledomuseum.org.

O “Out of Sight: Backs, Bottoms and Bases.”

Visitors can see what’s behind the closed cabinet doors and on the backs of paintings in this exhibition featuring details usually hidden from view or that were designed to be deliberately hard to find. Through Aug. 29, Gallery 18.

O “The Psychedelic ’60s: Posters From the Rock Era.” Posters produced San Francisco area concerts are known for their innovative text, vibrant colors and coded messages and left an impression on ensuing graphic design. Through Sept.

12, Canaday Gallery.

Julie Draeger’s “Point of View”:

This art teacher will exhibit her own work, known for the way its “color and shapes

bring a fantastic reality to her landscapes and botanicals.” 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays (until 7 p.m. Wednesdays) and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays through Aug. 28, Inside Angles Custom Framing Gallery, 909 S. McCord Road, Holland. (419) 8673533 or www.insideangles.com.

“Last Stand: America’s Virgin Lands”

Works drawn from a National Geographic book of the same name by photographer Annie Griffiths Belt and author Barbara Kingsolver “document and capture the essence of endangered wilderness areas.” Noon-5 p.m. weekends and during special events through Aug. 29, National Center for Nature Photography, Secor Metropark, 10000 W. Central Ave., Berkey. (419) 407-9757 or metroparkstoledo.com.

“All that Glitters: The Fabulous Fakery of Costume Jewelry”

Companies such as Park Lane, Bakelite, Avon and Murano will be represented in the form of necklaces, bracelets, earrings and pins spanning several decades. Noon-8:30 p.m. Mondays-Tuesdays and 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays through Aug. 31, Toledo-Lucas County Main Library, 325 N. Michigan St. (419) 259-5207 or toledolibrary.org.

“Life’s Journey”:

This exhibition of Michael Provenza’s landscape and seascape oil paintings encompass the subject of Earth’s “natural beauty and glory.” 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays through Aug. 31, Perrysburg Municipal Building, 201 W. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg.

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Written by Josephine Scribner Gates, who was raised in Toledo, the collection is about dolls that come to life. Noon-8:30 p.m. Mondays-Tuesdays and 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays through Aug. 31, Rare Book Room, Toledo-Lucas County Main Library, 325 N. Michigan St. (419) 259-5207 or toledolibrary.org.

“Mood and Mode: The Art of Jim Brower”

This exhibit features 53 watercolor and pen-andink drawings, along with various commercial art illustrations, of this award-winning artist. Noon8:30 p.m. Mondays-Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Wednesdays-Saturdays through Aug. 31, Toledo Lucas County Main Library gallery, 325 N. Michigan St. (419) 259-5207 or toledolibrary.org.

“Light and Landscape”:

The work of Sage Dawson, Charles Matson Lume and Ivan Fortushniak will be exhibited. 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 10 a.m.-10 p.m.

Sundays through Oct. 3, UT’s Center for the Visual Arts, 620 Grove Place. (419) 530-8300 or www.utoledo.edu/as/art/.

O Sage Dawson guest lecture: Sept. 2.

“The Elegance of the Edwardian Era”:

The period 1890 to 1910 was an unparalleled era of extravagance and opulence in lifestyle and in fashion. Examples of lavish gowns and accessories, including a selection of romantic, gauzy, embroidered white dresses. Guided tours available 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays; museum open noon-4:30 p.m.

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Visitors can take a peek at the museum’s exceptional artifacts and rarities from the vault. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 27 (closed Nov. 25, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1), Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, Spiegel Grove, Hayes and Buckland avenues, Fremont. $3-$13. (419) 332-2081, (800) 998-7737 or www.rbhayes.org.

TMA tours:

Get the inside scoop on what’s new, interesting and artful during docent-led tours. Most start from Libbey Court, 2445 Monroe St. (419) 2558000 or toledomuseum.org.

O “Out of Sight”: 6 and 6:30 p.m. Aug. 27.

O OurGlass: 2 and 3 p.m. Aug. 28, Glass Pavilion.

O Greatest Hits of the Collection: 3 p.m. Aug. 29.

O Family Time tour: 2 p.m. Aug. 29; 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Sept. 5.

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he future looked so bright when MC Lyte, Queen Latifah and Salt N Pepa were on the scene. The late 1980s to mid ’90s was a time when respect for females was demanded and received. How did we get here when 12 years ago Lauryn Hill’s “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” came out and dominated worldwide? She won Grammys and the hearts of underground and mainstream listeners. Previously this had not been achieved d in such a large capacity by a female Hip-Hop artist.

At the height of it all … she disappeared.

Enter the “video vixen.”

Hip-Hop’s new chick of choice seemed to try her best to mirror every misogynistic lyric. Images in videos became repetitious and predictable with scenes full of sexy women in a club. It was about this time that labels decided music played in the club should be the same music promoted and heard on the radio. The female rappers mirrored the video vixens and vice versa.

The uproar in the community went unheard due to the heavy rotation of the songs and the money they made.

Traditionally, female rappers have been introduced to the world as part of an all-male crew.

After the success of the male leader and his crew is achieved, the female standout is next. Eventually, her fame reaches beyond theirs and a “diva” is born. The label complains about the upkeep of a female artist including the cost of makeup,

wardrobe and separate space. The pressures of the industry and in-house romantic male involvement wears on the female, resulting in some sort of breakdown. This ultimately leads to her leaving or being dropped by the label and everyone claims it was an amicable split.

I find it interesting that the artists who did not follow that pattern have experienced longevity. g y Pioneers like Queen Latifah, MC Lyte and Missy Elliot have overcome body image barriers and sexist stereotypes.

Queen Latifah’s carefully crafted career started with Hip-Hop as did male counterparts like Will Smith, Ice Cube and Common. All of the aforementioned enjoy cinematic success and have collectively been nominated for many awards. Other artists choose to go into radio or become TV VJs. Due to traditional gender roles, sacrifices are made when women choose to achieve a certain level of success instead of having a family. Conversely, sacrifices are made when women choose to have a family and a career. The very female MCs we think “fell off ” may have simply decided to raise a family or pursue an education.

The options are endless and with society’s age obsession it’s a good idea for women to consider life beyond Hip-Hop. When Hill followed up with “MTV’s Unplugged” in 2002, she was featured singing on stage and playing a guitar. Unable to

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The future is looking bright and the absence of positive women in the industry appears to be coming to an end. Boasting promising commercial artist like Nicki Minaj and the increasing demand for lyricists like Jean Grey and Rah Digga, the industry is wide open and receptive to what the streets deem as “next.” Toledo has a vast number of artists, but a standout female could be what is missing. It is important for this generation of young women to know where they came from in order to move forward in regards to the Hip-Hop era.

For more about Women in Hip Hop tune in Aug. 30 when BET will premiere “My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women in Hip Hop.” As we continue on ... ✯

Rogueworks to host All City Elements exhibit Rogueworks is throwing a family picnic and you’re invited. Its All City Elements show is set to kick off at its 3810 W. Alexis Road location on Aug. 20. The two-day event will feature music, visual art, dancing, vendors, performance art, poetry and more. All City Elements was established in conjunction with LoveArtMusic and Archetype Murals.

“There are a lot of divisions in the Toledo arts scene, between the underground artists and the more mainstream community,” said Rogueworks owner Greg Lukasik. “I wanted to start this event so that we could all come together and celebrate as one whole community. We have a 200-foot wall space for artists to work on, which I believe is the largest public art space ever in our area. The idea is to keep things unrefined and to offer inspiration.”

Lukasik founded Rogueworks last October and hasn’t looked back.

“I hear a lot of people always ragging on Toledo, thinking they can’t really make it as an artist here,” he said. “With All City Elements, I want them to see that you don’t have to move to New York or Chicago or L.A., that we do have artists right here in Toledo that have continued to make work year after year.

There really are opportunities to make it here.

I really want this event to be unique and offer exposure to both established artists and those who are completely unknown.”

Lukasik is currently considering making it an annual event.

“We really have to work together to make a more interesting scene, it’s just great that we have artists like Dustin Hostetler and Yusef Lateef and galleries like Bozarts that are doing great things. I’m actually considering auctioning off the art wall after the artists are done working on it,” he said.

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Glassmen places 12th at World Championship The Glassmen Drum and Bugle Corps ended its 49th season in style, by placing 12th at the World Championship on Aug. 14.

The Toledo Glassmen competed against 22 other drum corps at the Drum Corps International (DCI) World Championships from Aug. 12 to 14.

The top 12 teams make it to the finals, an honor that the Glassmen have only missed twice in the past 17 years, said the corps’ Executive Director Brian Hickman. Still, each year reaching the finals is a thrill, he said.

“It’s really rewarding because you work so hard over the summer and then you get one extra performance,” said Abby Riddel, a University of Toledo student and a member of the Glassmen’s color guard.

Color guard members perform with the brass instruments and percussion in DCI drum corps.

Members of the corps range in age from 15 to 22 years old.

The Glassmen begin auditions in November for the next summer season. From there they have rehearsals each month and then a monthlong training camp in May. During the summer, the corps performs about 50 times across the country, said Cory Dippold, the Glassmen’s photographer and summer show coordinator.

The Glassmen’s final show before the World Championship was their own Summer Showcase

at Springfield High School Community Stadium Aug. 9. The group placed third out of the seven groups in the showcase. The first place group, Santa Clara Vanguard from California, came in seventh at the World Championship and the second place corps, the Blue Knights from Denver, came in 11th at the World Championship.

At the showcase, the Glassmen played its summer show “The Prayer Cycle” featuring six songs, several marching formations and dance moves. The color guard switched flags several times and changed costumes by removing layers to display typical clothing of different religions.

About 2,000 fans attended the showcase.

“I saw some innovative moves that I hadn’t seen before,” said Maumee-resident and Glassmen fan Pat Holz after the showcase.

Holz called the performers “outstanding.”

Although the group is always striving to put out great performances, it’s the life skills, such as teamwork and discipline, that Glassmen members learn that are important, Hickman said.

Riddel, who has been in the group since 2007, said she values the experiences she’s had with the Glassmen.

“Every year, I meet a bunch of new people get to grow with them and live with them on the road. We travel all over the country. I’ve gotten to go to places that I never would have gone to had I not marched,” she said. ✯

— Gail Burkhardt

The Glassmen Drum and Bugle Corps battled 22 other corps Aug. 12-14.

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hat defines Toledo?

When you ask someone from another area what comes to mind when they think of our town?

“M*A*S*H,” definitely. Jamie Farr, by association. Crystal Bowersox, if they were JEFF watching “Idol” this year. The Mud Hens.

And, of course, Tony Packo’s.

There may be better restaurants in our area. But none of them are more distinctly ours than the classic hot dog establishment. For nearly eight decades, this home-grown café has served Toledoans a distinct and unique brand of local flavor, served with a side of nostalgia and surrounded by autographed hot dog buns.

I’ve never been a big fan of hot dogs, to be honest. I’m more a hamburger guy. But even I adore my regular trips to Packo’s, as I always go whenever anyone from out of town visits. They always — always — want to stop for a dog or two.

Maybe they see it as a rite of passage. You can’t truly say you have visited Toledo until you’ve eaten there.

Tony himself was a born-and-raised native of Toledo, who with the help of a $100 loan, started a business during the deepest financial crisis our nation had ever seen. The original café bore little resemblance to the Packo’s we know today — the famous “Hungarian” hot dogs didn’t even grace the menu at first, which instead focused on sandwiches and ice cream.

The restaurant had long become a local institution by the time a national phenomenon gave it name recognition outside our area. Native son Jamie Farr got to mention it on legendary TV series “M*A*S*H” on February 24, 1976, a date so important to Packo’s history that it’s covered in depth on its official website.

Farr’s continual mentioning of Toledo landmarks helped establish the city in the national imagination. And no landmark benefited more than Packo’s.

People all over the nation, hoping to capture the feel of a classic they loved, wanted to see, and taste, this famous dog for themselves.

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And as the recognition grew, so did Packo’s. The business expanded to include new locations. Tony Packo’s products began to appear in grocery stores.

More and more celebrities began to visit and sign those now-famous rolls, a tradition started by Burt Reynolds in 1972. Packo’s became a brand, and the brand became worldrenowned.

But now, time has passed.

“M*A*S*H” has been off the air for more than 25 years. Any nostalgia and name association attached to the classic has probably diminished in immediate value. And yet, Packo’s still

holds a powerful place in our local imagination, one that will probably never be challenged.

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you set foot in the place. It is symbolized by the mementos on the wall, most famous of which are the hundreds of autographed hot dog buns that greet patrons as they head for their tables. But the true meaning of Packo’s may lie in its legend.

At its core, Packo’s is an American success story — one that has amazing resonance for our area and the time in which we live. I like to think that when we choose to eat there, when others insist on going, when ears perk up at the name of Packo’s, it all comes back to that humble little sandwich shop, and the man who founded it.

Tony, who simply started a restaurant and ended up founding an institution.

Even now, as some rumors surface implying financial difficulties, it is balanced by a calm certainty that Packo’s will never go anywhere. It is far too ingrained in our culture.

It means too much to us. There may be other people and places that come to define our area, and perhaps we will embrace them with the same fervor. But no landmark will ever mean quite the same as those world famous, Hungarian hot dogs.

They hold a place in our hearts — and stomachs — like no other ever will. O E-mail Jeff at PopGoesJeff@gmail.com.

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