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”Another night is over/Another day is dawning” — Barry Manilow, “Memory”

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Trio of bands feels resurgence in local scene

By Mike Bauman Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer mbauman@toledofreepress.com

When Mind Fish frontman Dean Tartaglia returned home to Toledo from Ohio University this summer to do his internship and play shows with his band, he was not anticipating much out of the local music scene.

“I had no expectations going into the summer,” Tartaglia said to Toledo Free Press Star.

“Even in early June I had little expectations, and now strangely enough it’s August and I have a lot of expectations for Toledo in the future within the next couple years.”

The seeds for those changed expectations were planted in April, when Mind Fish was on the bill at Frankie’s Inner City with GOLD and The Fight Within for Tropic Bombs’ first show. “[Mind Fish] came up to Frankie’s in Toledo and played a gig with us, and we ended up having Dean actually come onstage with us to promote a film we were doing,” said GOLD vocalist/guitarist Zach Ruetz. “We made him wear this rabbit mask and, like, jump around with a poster of our movie. That was right after we met him.”

Tartaglia and his band forged a friendship with GOLD and Tropic Bombs that night, one which has led to a productive summer in Toledo for all three groups. On Aug. 27, Mind Fish, GOLD and The Strong Talk will play a free show at the Ottawa Tavern.

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Rather than wearing a rabbit mask, Tartaglia has since been playing saxophone with GOLD in addition to jamming with Mind Fish and his other pursuits. This summer, Tartaglia was an intern for The James Poure Consultancy, which is consulting for Creadio founder/CEO and TEDxToledo curator Will Lucas.

TED — which stands for “Technology, Entertainment, Design” — started 26 years ago in California and is a nonprofit organization dedicated to “ideas worth spreading.” Tartaglia said that Lucas commented on how there is a growing arts scene in Toledo he has never seen before.

“It’s just cool because it’s real easy for someone within the scene to know that ‘Yeah, we have a good scene’ or whatever, but when you have someone completely removed noticing it, that’s when you kind of get the idea that maybe something bigger is going on than you could have even expected,” Tartaglia said.

Adam Sattler, who does booking, marketing and promoting for the Ottawa Tavern, said the venue’s attendance keeps improving and that touring acts making stops in Toledo often com-

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ment on the positive response they get from locals.

“The other thing that I see is sort of a disappearing of a generational gap,” Sattler said.

“Some of these older guys that have been in the music scene for a long time — Jimmy Danger, Dave Piciutto, guys like that — come out and support the younger bands, and the younger bands go out and support these guys. I think that more than anything as far as camaraderie goes, I’ve noticed that in the last, say, six months or a year.”

Tartaglia has noticed support on nights which typically do not draw big crowds, nights like the Tuesday he played saxophone at Manhattan’s.

“It was my friend’s 21st that night, and I brought my sax and was playing and it was, like, ass-packed in there by midnight on a Tuesday night,” Tartaglia said. “I was absolutely shocked that’s even happened on a Tuesday in Toledo.”

DIY effort

Sattler said more local bands are producing and promoting their material.

“GOLD and Mind Fish, they do it right,” Sattler said. “Just with this show, they didn’t wait for us as the venue to create a Facebook event. They did it, and they want to self-promote. The difference between the bands that promote themselves and [the bands that] don’t is one band plays to 200 people and the other plays to 50.”

Tartaglia credits that promotion as a big factor in how this summer has gone for Mind Fish, GOLD and Tropic Bombs.

“It’s the energy of the promotions going into the show because I’ve known a lot of bands that have a lot of great energy and bands that draw well over the past some-odd years,” Tartaglia said. “I know GOLD and Tropic Bombs — I’m sure they’d say the same about us — just the amount of promotion that goes into it, it’s hyped up. There’s a lot of buzz and we all know that, but we’re still real dedicated, real professional about what we’re doing.”

Beyond the promotion, GOLD used Garage Band to self-produce its 2010 six-song EP. “It’s a pretty simple program, but you can move really fast with it,” GOLD bassist Tom Martin said. “That’s not a plug for Apple, though. I’m glad we did it ourselves because of the problems with some of the early bands me, Zach and Jacob [Czerniejewski were in].

When we went into a recording studio, you’re on the clock and it’s not a very comfortable atmosphere, and the technology has become more affordable.”

That affordability is one of the pluses Sattler highlighted for local musicians.

“In a city like Toledo, a band can get a record made for half the cost of what they can do it any-

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where else, and you’ve got people doing it,” Sattler said. “I know GOLD recorded theirs on their own. Thirty Three and 1/3 just put an album out.

I know that bands aren’t having to pay what they used to, and so I think Toledo’s really good for that. And not to mention, we’re surrounded by five great music markets that these bands can head out for a weekend and do a show in Columbus, or Cleveland or Detroit.

“Toledo’s a great place for a band to start.”

Irons in the fire

Mind Fish, GOLD and Tropic Bombs all have future, full-length albums in the works.

While each band has its own distinctive sound, they all try to make the live shows as fun and energetic as possible.

“I think that’s what the three of us bands have in common,” said Ruetz, who at 24 has been playing music with Martin and Czerniejewski for eight years. “It’s all really positive stuff, and I think we need that right now in these times, in the recession and everything.

People want to be entertained.”

Tropic Bombs vocalist Ryan Wayton echoed Ruetz’s sentiments in a July interview with Toledo Free Press Star.

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feel like a lot of the people — like the fans and friends and stuff — are having a good time. A lot of them I think just embrace it because it takes them back to the old days with Promise of Tomorrow and stuff like that from what they’ve told me. It’s great.”

Tartaglia said Mind Fish plans to play in 15 different cities during the next two months with the ultimate goal being to do local spotlights on 89X. The band is aiming for a January release of its new album and will soon launch its new website — themindfish.com — as well as a Kickstarter.com project to try and produce hard copies of the new record.

“I just hope it keeps spreading exactly how it is right now, just little by little,” Tartaglia said. “I don’t think I can ask for anything more.”

Mind Fish, GOLD and The Strong Talk will perform a free show Aug. 27 at the Ottawa Tavern, located at 1815 Adams St. in Toledo. The show starts at 10 p.m. In addition to the concert being Tartaglia’s 21st birthday, Mind Fish will release two new songs off its upcoming album that show attendees can pick up for any price they choose, including for free. The band will also have new, $10 T-shirts available, while GOLD may play some new tunes as well. For more information, call (419) 725-5483, or visit http:// otavern.com. O

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“I’m singing to the world/it’s time we let the spirit come in” — Barry Manilow, “Daybreak”

One fall, one film

Marcus Dean Fuller turns near-death experience into new movie.

By Jason Mack

Toledo Free Press Star Web Editor jmack@toledofreepress.com

Toledo native Marcus Dean Fuller turned a trauma into inspiration with the movie “One Fall.” Fuller wrote, directed and starred in the film, which is based on his near-death experience.

“I was 18 years old with a bunch of buddies of mine on top of a cliff. We had been drinking and hanging out, and it was dark,” Fuller said. “I slipped and I fell. I fell over 100 feet. I landed through some trees and rolled down a hill at the bottom. I ended up breaking my back in several places and split my shoulder blade all the way through. I genuinely ended up pretty messed up. I spent several weeks in a hospital. I had doctors finally tell me I would probably never regain use of my legs. Two weeks later, I walked out of the hospital. Six months later, I was skiing. To this day, I don’t have any scars on me. As far as I know, I’m still the only person to ever survive the fall.”

While it left him terrified of heights, Fuller is now able to make light of the incident.

“Once you get some distance from anything in your life, you see it for what it is,” he said. “Most of the events in our lives are more than the sum of their parts. In turns, they are tragic and funny, dark and full of hope and joy. Any event from beginning to end is all of those things at once. All I do is kind of extend those moments into a film.”

The name of the main character adds a bit of the comedy to the film. After years of being recognized on the street from his recurring soap opera roles, Fuller is excited for the possibility of being recognized as James Bond.

“How many times in your life do you get to play James Bond?”

Fuller said. “When you sit down to write, you always need a name.

James is such an all-American name. The movie is kind of dripping with Americana, so James was a great name for him. Bond was really funny. Unless you’re a British superspy, don’t ever name your kid James Bond. James suffers for it in his own right. A little kid makes fun of him for it. He gets beat up a lot. Names affect who you are. Instead of being this glorious superspy, it’s just another burden he carries around.”

In “One Fall,” James survives a 200-foot fall off a cliff and discovers he has the power to heal himself and others. Working as a janitor at the local hospital, he begins scamming terminal patients to heal them.

“It’s a quirky little movie,” Fuller said. “It’s a character-driven piece, but it’s very funny. It’s very dark in turns. You’ll laugh, you’ll

Marcus Dean Fuller describes ‘One Fall’ as ‘a quirky little movie ... a character-driven piece.’

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cry and you’ll stand up and cheer. There are a lot of twists and turns throughout. It’s not really any genre. We kind of invented our own genre. It’s kind of a funny feeling. You’ll feel really satisfied walking away from the movie.”

Fuller stuck to his roots when writing the script, setting the movie in a fictional town in Northwest Ohio.

“There was never another choice,” Fuller said. “You write what you know. Being from a small town in Northwest Ohio, that world is so clear to me. Having grown up there, Ohio is such a wonderful, magical, beautiful, brutal place in its own way.

There is no other place like it in the country. Having traveled a lot, I can honestly say that. The town in ‘One Fall’ represents my kind of Norman Rockwell memories of childhood. It’s one of those beautiful, perfect Ohio days as a kid, and as you grow up you start to see where the cracks are.”

After moving out to Los Angeles in his early 20s, Fuller acted in commercials and had guest spots and recurring roles on several soap operas. In his late 20s, he decided to audition for the Yale School of Drama.

“I came to theater and film a little late,” Fuller said. “I felt I had missed something in my life. I always loved the theater. I wanted to go back and do more theater. I did a play in Los Angeles and was working with a lot of people who had come out of Yale, NYU, Julliard and others. They pushed me to audition for grad school. I auditioned only for Yale. I got in, so I headed to the East Coast.”

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“Sweet Melissa, angel of my lifetime/Answer to all answers I can find” — Barry Manilow, “Could It Be Magic” n FULLER CONTINUED FROM 4 “I was getting ready to play Hamlet at Yale, and my wife was at the Divinity School and was getting ready to take an LSAT class,” Fuller said.

“We met in a coffee shop and started chatting.

We found out we both grew up in Northern Ohio. I invited her to come see the show, and it grew from there.”

After college, Fuller and his wife Julie Smucker started Compass Entertainment to produce their own movies, including “One Fall.” His father-in-law Richard Smucker, co-CEO of the J.M. Smucker Company, got involved in the project after seeing a staged reading of the script held for potential investors.

“We had other people who were willing to come in, but it became about control of the project,” Fuller said. “Every time you add more producers, you get more opinions. That starts to change the project in a lot of ways. My wife, who is also a producer, my fatherin-law and I got together and decided we want to control this project and make sure the product we are creating is as close to what we want it to be as possible. They are both very formidable business people in their own rights. I kind of represent the creative aspects of this venture. There is a fun little trinity there that works very well.”

Fuller planned to only write and produce the film, but after interviewing directors he decided to cut out the middleman.

“As we were interviewing directors, it became

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obvious that my vision for this film was very clear, and I was going to end up directing other directors into my vision for this film,” Fuller said. “My lawyer, who is one of our producers, looked at me and said, ‘You need to direct this movie.’ He was right. I saw the movie very clearly.”

Fuller stepped in as the lead actor out of necessity because their actor dropped out at the last minute.

“Everybody came to me and said I should play the role,” Fuller said. “It’s a tricky role, because he is a very unlikable character. The actor’s performance is going to have to win you back through the course of the movie, or it’s not going to work. There weren’t a lot of actors that could really do that. Whenever you write anything, you’re writing about yourself on some level. Having written it, I understood the character’s nuances and needs, and in turn, his fears and his potential.”

Fuller premiered the movie in mid-August at Chagrin Falls near Cleveland. The film does not have a scheduled release in Toledo. Fuller is in the process of producing five more movies and is looking forward to the opportunity to direct without acting.

“I really enjoy directing and being behind the camera,” Fuller said. “The one thing with ‘One Fall’ is I wish I could have enjoyed the directing process more. I was running from in front of the camera to behind the camera so much that you get a little schizophrenic. It was a great experience though. I really enjoy doing all of it.” O

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great, but hopefully the next installment will have just a bit more content to boost the replay value (***1/2, rated EC (early childhood), also available on Nintendo Wii which includes a second player assistance “drop-in” feature and special remote cover). O “Play & Learn Spanish” (Selectsoft Publishing/MPS) Ideal for beginning Spanish speakers, this language tutorial features more than 700 commonly used words and phrases and is available as a download through the Nintendo DSiWare service and the Nintendo 3DS eShop.

Players can use as many as four profiles in two main modes — game and learn. In the game mode players get three attempts to associate the correct items with the word within a performance points system. In the learn mode players make selections or listen to a list with accompanying Spanish audio. The game then presents three sub modes — common places, everyday language and family album.

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Two veteran comic book creators are spotlighted this week with the release of a deluxe collection that may have slipped under the radar.

Vertigo, DC Comics’ mature-readers imprint, continues to produce quality projects that do not feature brightly colored superheroes, but do push the boundaries of the art form in often shocking ways.

“Back in 2004, writer/wunderkind Grant Morrison collaborated with the then-relatively new artist Frank Quitely to produce the miniseries ‘WE3’,” said Ed Katschke of Monarch Cards & Comics. “‘WE3’ is a simultaneously heartbreaking and charming science fiction reworking of the children’s classic ‘The Incredible Journey.’

In this version, we follow the adventures of a dog, a cat and a rabbit who have been abducted from their loving homes and mercilessly grafted onto cyborg death machines by a shadowy government program. The new hardcover version is beautifully produced, showcasing Quitely’s art perfectly. It also contains 10 brand-new story pages and another 25 pages of sketchbook and development material. I defy anyone to read this work without getting choked up by its end.”

Speaking of a journey’s end, Katschke, a veteran of more than a few comic book industry upheavals, takes a moment to reflect on what he calls “The End of the DC Universe.”

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“Today brings the last issues of the outgoing DC Universe titles before the big re-launch begins next week. The final issues of ‘Action Comics,’ ‘Batman Incorporated,’ ‘Batman: The Dark Knight,’ ‘Gotham City Sirens,’ ‘Green Arrow,’ ‘Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors,’ ‘JSA,’ and ‘Teen Titans’ are shipping along with another half-dozen miniseries and one-shots. I know that most of these books will still exist in one form or another, but it still feels like we will be closing the door on an era. I’m finding it hard to get too sentimental considering that most of the titles listed above have been at their lowest ebbs since the turn of the century, but I still thought it deserved some reverent mention. Let’s have a quick moment of silence as the line of continuity starting with 1985’s ‘Crisis on Infinite Earths’ limps into limbo, never to be heard from again.”

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‘Gotham City 14 Miles’ on Amazon

“Gotham City 14 Miles,” the book of essays about the 1960s “Batman” TV show (edited by yours truly and featuring a number of local authors, including TFP Star Editor in Chief Michael S. Miller), is now available for sale on Amazon.com. This brings it to an even wider audience and everyone involved in the project is looking forward to hearing feedback through Amazon’s review function. This is a great time for fans of the show, with the 45th anniversary this year and now more availibility for the first real critical examination of “Batman ’66.” O

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Adrian’s Art-A-Licious set for Sept. 16-17 Art-A-Licious is looking for submissions for its student film festival from young, aspiring directors. The fifth annual Art-ALicious, a festival of art, music and food, is Sept. 16 and 17 in downtown Adrian. This is the first year for the Lenawee Student Film Festival, which will take place Sept. 17 at the Croswell Opera House.

The festival is for high school and college students ages 13-22. Films can be in any genre but must be family-friendly and 10 minutes or less in length.

All leading roles, writing, crew and postproduction duties must be performed by students. Younger children and adults can play supporting roles. According to a news release, “Adults may provide support and teach skills, but the creative impetus and the hands-on work must be done by students.”

Kelly Heidbreder, an anchor for WNWO 24 and a contributor to The Blade, will judge the competition along with Toledo Free Press Editor in Chief Michael S. Miller.

Complete rules and entry forms are available at the Adrian Public Library and at Artalicious.org/filmfestival. Entries are due by Sept. 1 and must have begun filming after Sept. 1, 2010. Entries must be in DVD format and can be dropped off at the Adrian Public Library or mailed to Art-A-Licious Festival at P.O. Box 685, Adrian, Mich., 49221. O — Jason Mack

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The Village of Whitehouse is holding a concert featuring Mt. Fuji and the Eruptions from 6-10 p.m. on Aug. 27 at Village Park. Admission is free and food and beverages will be available.

The Whitehouse Fire Company will be serving brats and hot dogs while the Whitehouse Area Chamber of Commerce will host a beer garden for attendees ages 21 and older starting at 4 p.m.

Village Park is located in downtown Whitehouse on the corner of Wabash Cannonball Trail and Providence Street.

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August 27, 2011

O 3:10–3:35 p.m.: Kyle White

Toledo native Kyle White has been a staple of the Toledo music scene for the past 14 years. As an established vocalist and guitarist, Kyle started the journey of a songwriter eight years ago, releasing her first full-length studio album “Blue Holes in the Gray Sky” in December 2007. She is currently writing and recording her second CD, “On With the Show.” As a solo performer, Kyle plays a wide range of covers from folk to pop to rock to bluegrass, along with her original songs.

O 3:55–4:20 p.m.: Spectrum

Spectrum has been singing in the Toledo area for the past 25 years. The women in the group have held true to their mission of singing about environmental and women’s issues with their striking harmonies and eclectic mix of musical styles.

O 4:40–5:05 p.m.: No Excuses

No Excuses formed in March 2010 and has performed at several events since then. In addition to performing hits from the Indigo Girls, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Jason Mraz and others, it plays original songs written by band member Lisa Binkowski. Its original music features a passionate and energetic blend of folk, pop and ballads that tells stories and hits on timely topics.

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O 5:25–5:50 p.m.: The Shiz

The Shiz is the indie band alter-ego for the conscious lesbo hippie folk rock & soul duo Liz Hogan and Lilli Lewis. The two have been playing together since 2004, debuting at Atlanta’s Music Midtown. Their collaborations have spanned genres from jazz and soul to folk-rock. They released “Where We Stand,” the first full-length album as “The Shiz, in September of 2009.

In 2009 Liz and Lilli were joined by Melinda McElveen and Wade Hymel, creating a southern rock sound with commanding melodic harmonies and driving rhythms. When asked what kind of music they play, the reply is always an emphatic “Shiz Rock!” And just what is Shiz Rock?

Unexpectedly stirring, and a damned good time.

O 6:10–6:35 p.m.: Dirty Damn Band

The Toledo indie/pop duo of Michelle Dunoski and Katie Komuniecki are ready to hit the stage.

O 6:55–7:20 p.m.: What’s next.

The new trio What’s next. is in hot pursuit of the latest evolution and experimentation in music.

Steve Steel holds down the keys, Sam Woldenberg cascades the percussion and Peter Kharchenko plays a jubilant guitar; they incorporate other instruments as they blend genres and styles. What’s next. ignites each set with jazz-infused rock instrumentation. To explain its sound may be a mouthful, but your ears will understand as they delve into a classic jazz tune that slips into the avant-garde, and crescendos with all out rock intensity.

O 7:40–8:25 p.m.: Arctic Clam Kyle White

Arctic Clam is comprised of longtime musicians Nicole Khoury and Mick Mason jamming on everything from Skid Row to Snopp Dogg. Add

Brad Everhardt on druns and Steel on bass and you get Electric Band, which has been playing all across the city lately.

O 9:00–9:40 p.m.: Bitch

“Bitch’s mouthy wordplay and virtuous electric violin playing are ferociously hot” - The Village Voice, New York “On stage, the politically charged violinist/vocalist is a force to be reckoned with” — Flavorpill, Los Angeles You loved her in “Bitch and Animal.” You saw her in “Shortbus.” You heard her on “The L Word.”

The only electric-violin playing, ukulele-toting, bass-slapping, keyboard tickling, Bitch is a music box all of her own.

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An eclectic mix of pop, country, rock and even rap blended into a fun, upbeat sound. Shelly has a special draw for those living alternate lifestyles (GLBTQA) yet there is something for everyone.

“I put on Shelly’s CD and I feel good!”

O 10:05–11:55 p.m.: Drag Extravaganza

Starting at 10 p.m., Toledo Pride will feature a drag show like no other, featuring female impersonators Felaciana Thunderpussy, Deja D. Dellataro, Amber Stone, Sylvia Austin, London Neal and Makayla Sinclaire Styles, male impersonators the Bois With OutSkirts and Blayke Shooter and burlesque dancers The Underskirts. O

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On the side of Toledo LGBTQA pride ‘‘

day. I have found a new love for gardening. I am proud to live in Toledo and while my sexual orientation does not shape everything about me, it does hold me back from everything I want to accomplish.

Believe it or not, I can be fired from my job just for being gay, which means I can’t continue building my strong career. Believe it or not, it is illegal for me to have a wife because the state of Ohio declared marriage is only between a man and a woman. Believe it or not, any children I have with my partner can be taken away from her if I die, just because she can’t legally adopt them.

Believe it or not, it is 2011 and those in our LGBTQA community still do not have their most basic rights. In the end, we are all just human beings fighting for our basic right to love, be open about that love and have that love and all it creates recognized.

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It’s time to conquer the fear of forever being closeted due to our sexual orientation because, in the end, that does not define us as human beings.

It does not define me as a human being.

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With that being said, I am very aware that this column may also draw some strong opposition, but know that I am one that holds great respect for the opinions of others so long as I am shown the same respect in return. Regardless of any opposition, I am so proud to be on the side of Toledo LGBTQA pride. O

Emily Hickey is a strong advocate for the LGBTQA community through her work with Toledo Pride and Outskirts Toledo. For more information or to contact Emily, visit www.toledopride.com or Outskirts Toledo on Facebook.

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not have a voice. I write this column to bring awareness to the issues that truly affect our city, from LGBTQA youth becoming homeless just because they came out to LGBTQA seniors going back into the closet, out in fear of being mistreated in nursing homes. Those are the headlines behind the scenes and while most would believe that in 2011 we wouldn’t be at such a place, the truth is Emily we are and now is the time to address those issues and many more.

It’s time to conquer the fear of forever being closeted due to our sexual orientation because, in the end, that does not define us as human beings. It does not define me as a human being. I am a young woman who comes from a spectacular family. I have an outstanding career and work with amazing people. I graduated from the University of Toledo. I would like to have a wife and children one

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nti-gay protests outside military funerals, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and allies (LGBTQA) teens committing suicide after being bullied, the perspective of a child being raised by two moms ... these are just some of the national headlines that rip through newspapers from day to day, but how much does our entire community really know about being gay in America? How much does our community really know about being gay in Toledo?

Toledo’s LGBTQA community is one of great diversity. We cross every economic, racial, religious, ethnic and gender line. We are lawyers, we are grandparents, we write newspaper columns, we serve our country, we patrol your streets and while these headlines may not directly affect us, they do indirectly shape our futures as a community, as employees, and as human beings.

Having pride for the gay community is a feeling of unwavering advocacy and, through this regular Toledo Free Press Star column, I hope to provide a strong sense of that pride by trying to open the minds and change the perspectives of our opposition and educate and inspire our straight allies as well as the entire Toledo LGBTQA community.

I write this column all the members of the LGBTQA community who feels they do

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”Let me live my life as I want, for at its end it is I who must die.” — Tigress Luv

Parade to kick off Aug. 27 pride event

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

The second annual Toledo Pride event is set for 2 p.m. to midnight Aug. 27 and will feature live music, food, merchandise, kids’ activities, a drag show and — new this year — a parade.

“We’re super-excited,” said Lexi Staples, executive director of the Pride of Toledo Foundation and event director for Toledo Pride 2011. “It will be Toledo’s first Pride parade ever. There will be floats and cars. Some of the bars are giving away free stuff. We’re doing beads and candy. We’re just jazzed. We expect it to be a really good turnout for our first parade.”

Last year’s inaugural Toledo Pride event attracted nearly 2,500 people from across the region — more than double the number organizers were hoping for. This year, the group is expecting at least double that number.

“We had such a good reception last year,” said Staples, who founded Toledo Pride about a year and a half ago. “The one thing everyone said was they wished there was a parade, so we decided to take that on this year and the committee has been really great at making happen what we dreamt.” n PARADE CONTINUES ON 17

Above and Page 17: Members of Toledo Pride at the 2011 Cleveland Pride Parade.

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“Who would give a law to lovers? Love is unto itself a higher law.” — Boethius n PARADE CONTINUED FROM 16 The parade will feature Toledo City Councilman Steve Steel and entertainer Hershae Chocolatae as grand marshals. It will start at 2 p.m. at the corner of Washington and South St. Clair streets in Downtown Toledo and end at Promenade Park to officially open the event.

From 3 to 7 p.m., attendees can browse the Community Connection Carnival, featuring more than 40 community organizations, vendors, food, merchandise, live entertainment, an activity area for kids and more. The kids’ area will be organized by Rainbow Area Youth (RAY), a confidential social and support group for LGBTQA (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and allies) youth ages 13-19.

The parade and Community Connection Carnival will be family-friendly. The event will be restricted to those age 18 and older starting at 10 p.m.

Admission is $5 for adults until 7 p.m. and $7 after 7 p.m. Children age 17 and younger are free.

Toledo Pride will be a cash-only event. Seating will be limited, so guests are encouraged to bring blankets or lawn chairs.

“We’re trying to make it really familyfriendly,” Staples said. “There will obviously be people in ridiculous rainbow gear, but we’re going to keep it PG-13 and it will probably be friendlier than that.”

The entertainment will kick off at 3:10 p.m. with local singer, songwriter and guitarist Kyle White followed by all-female group Spectrum at 3:55 p.m., folk-pop balladeers No Excuses at 4:40 p.m., soulful rockers The Shiz at 5:25 p.m., Toledo indie-pop outfit Dirty Damn Band at 6:10 p.m., What’s next., a jazz-infused rock group featuring Toledo City Councilman Steve Steel, at 6:55 p.m., acoustic duo Arctic Clam at 7:40 p.m., New York City-based Bitch at 9 p.m. and Shelly McWulf at 9:55 p.m.

Starting at 10 p.m., a Drag Extravaganza lasting until midnight will feature local performers, including Felaciana Thunderpussy, Amber Stone, Deja D. Dellataro, Sylvia Austin, London Neal, Makayla Sinclaire Styles, burlesque from The Underskirts of OutSkirts and drag kings Bois with OutSkirts and Blayke Shooter.

The celebration will continue at the Official Toledo Pride After-Party at Bretz Bar, 2012 Adams St., at 9 p.m. and featuring entertainment from Deja D. Dellataro, Felaciana Thunderpussy and guest Genesis. Cover is $5 for age 21 and older and $10 for those younger than 21.

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the celebration are invited to Prom Before Pride starting at 8:30 p.m. Aug. 26 at OutSkirts Bar’s new location at 5038 Lewis Ave. Cover is $5 for ages 21 and older and $7 for those younger than 21.

“It’s fun and cheesy and open to everyone.

People dress up super-crazy and we have a photographer come,” Staples said. “A lot of gay people either missed their prom because they didn’t feel comfortable going or didn’t want to pretend to be straight to go or they weren’t allowed to go with who they wanted to invite, so it’s fun.”

On Aug. 28, OutSkirts Bar also will host the Toledo Pride Post-Party and Drag-A-Palooza, starting at 3 p.m. and featuring music from Bitch, The Shiz and Backbone as well as drag performances. My House Diner at 5042 Lewis Ave. will serve $1 hot dogs, $1 fries and $2 burgers in the parking lot.

Parade coordinator Torie Thorne said organizers and community members are excited about the events, especially the historic parade.

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Join us for meetings at 1pm on the 3rd Saturday of the month at People Called Women, Ohio’s only feminist bookstore, at 6060 Renaissance Place, on Holland-Sylvania, north of Sylvania Avenue, next to the Hungry I. (419) 469-8983.

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”Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter an

Toledo Pride: LGBTQA Commu AIDS Services/HIV Testing University of Toledo Ruppert Health Center 3000 Arlington Ave. Toledo, OH (419) 383-4368 Free and confidential testing on the first Monday of each month from 6-8 p.m. with no appointment necessary.

Toledo Lucas County Health Dept.

STD Clinic 635 N. Erie St. Toledo, OH (419) 213-4150 Free testing available M, T, Th, F from 1-4 p.m., no appointment necessary.

Planned Parenthood of NW Ohio

1301 Jefferson St. Toledo, OH (419) 255-1115, Ext. 311 Testing available Tuesday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Thursday 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m., no appointment necessary.

AIDS Services & Resources AIDS Resource Center Ohio (ARC Ohio)

3450 W. Central Ave., Suite 210 Toledo, OH (419) 241-9444 www.arcohio.org Hours of operation are Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. with resource on living with AIDS, preventing AIDS and testing for AIDS.

Men of Color Project of Toledo Inc.

3100 W. Central Ave. Toledo, OH (419) 329-2504 MenofColorTol@aol.com or barbourm@usa.redcross.org Minority-focused HIV/AIDS outreach and education through the American Red Cross.

Toledo MPowerment

www.man2mannwo.org (419) 241-9444, Ext. 413 Resource for HIV prevention education, HIV testing site locations and various volunteer opportunities.

Bowling Green Lavender Women

Toledo Transgender Support Group

Grounds for Thought 174 S. Main St. Bowling Green, OH (419) 354-3266 Meet the second Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m.

Email bglavendarwomen@gmail.com for more information.

(614) 441-8167 www.transohio.org Contact TransOhio for more information.

This group supports transgender/ally communities with services, education, support and advocacy.

(419) 241-9444 x 413 www.facebook.com/ToledoMPowerment Social group for gay/bisexual men ages 18-29 that meets on the first Thursday of each month from 7-9 p.m.

Call the number listed above for location information.

UT Gay/Lesbian Support Groups

Equality Toledo

Owens Community College Gay/ Straight Alliance Owens Community College Center for Performing Arts, Room 203 30335 Oregon Road Perrysburg, OH For more information, please contact douglas_lutman@student.owens.edu or call (419) 345-5527.

PFLAG Toledo (Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays)

Central United Methodist Church 2108 Collingwood Blvd.

Toledo, OH www.pflagtoledo.org Confidential support groups meet on the fourth Thursday of each month.

For more information, please contact Janis_sankowski@yahoo.com.

Rainbow Area Youth (RAY) (567) 249-7135 www.toledoray.org Completely confidential social and support group for youth ages 13-19.

Call the number listed above and ask for Shannon to find details on meeting times and locations.

Rainbow Families Support Group (419) 478-7975 Support group for same-sex families with kids.

For more information, please contact joannhalbig@hotmail.com.

Spectrum — UT Student Organization

Step One Club-Upstairs 2434 W. Sylvania Ave. Toledo, OH Closed discussions on Thursdays at 8 p.m.

University of Toledo Main Campus Student Union Room 3018 2801 W. Bancroft St. Toledo, OH (419) 530-7975 www.spectrumut.org University of Toledo’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and straight alliance student organization that meets every Thursday at 8 p.m.

AA Brothers & Sisters in Sobriety

Transgender Toledo

Support Groups AA Acceptance Group

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church 2272 Collingwood Blvd.

Toledo, OH Open 12-step on Fridays at 8 p.m.

(419) 494-7330 www.groups.yahoo.com/group/tgtoledo Support group for transgendered individuals, their significant others and their families.

Toledo MPowerment

Political and Activist Groups

University of Toledo Main Campus UT Counseling Center, ROTC Armory Building 2801 W. Bancroft St. (419) 530-2426 To find out more about their confidential weekly meetings, please call the number listed above.

P.O. Box 2659 Toledo, OH 43606 www.equalitytoledo.org LGBTQA civil rights activist organization. For more information, please email info@equalitytoledo.org.

Vision — BGSU Student Organization

(419) 514-9996 LGBTQA shooting gun group/armed gays. For more information, please email Toledo@pinkpistols.org.

(419) 372-9140 www.beam.to/vision Bowling Green State University’s gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning and straight student organization. For meeting dates, times and location please contact vision@bgsu.edu.

Women Living with HIV/AIDS (419) 383-3913 Monthly meetings from 4:30-6 p.m. For more information, please call the number above and ask for Sue Carter.

Social Groups/Clubs

“In the Life” Black Gay Book Club Downtown Latte 44 S. St. Clair St. Toledo, OH (419) 243-6032 Meet at noon on the third Saturday of every month. For more information, please contact blackgaybookclub@ymail.com.

Lavender Triangle Find Lavender Triangle Toledo on Facebook for more information about their events, meeting times and contact information.

MISC (Men’s Informational and Social Club)

(419) 475-4922 Coffee meetings every Tuesday. For more information, please call the number listed above.

Professional Gay Men’s Group Easy Street Café 822 Washington St. Toledo, OH Chuck (419) 841-5550 Tom (734) 657-6273 Dinner the first Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. To join the group list, please call the numbers listed above or email strom.t@excite.com.

Pink Pistols of Toledo Chapter

Toledo National Organization of Women (NOW)

People Called Women Bookstore 6060 Renaissance Place, Suite F Toledo, OH (419) 469-8983 Meet on the third Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. For more information, please contact femails@toledonow.org.

LGBTQA-Friendly Religious Groups Central United Methodist Church

2108 Collingwood Ave., Suite 200 Toledo, OH (419) 241-7729 www.centraltoledo.org Sunday worship at 10:45 a.m. For more information, please contact office@centraltoledo.org.

Center for Conscious Living

7410 Noward Road Waterville, OH (419) 878-3175 www.ccltoledo.org A new thought spiritual center with Sunday discussion groups at 9 a.m. and a service on Sundays at 10 a.m.

Faith in Christ Ministries

Comfort Inn Oregon Road at Wales Road (419) 260-9269 www.fcmchurchtoledo.org Services are Sunday mornings at 9:45 a.m.

First Unitarian Church of Toledo 3205 Glendale Ave. Toledo, OH (419) 381-6999 www.uutoledo.org Services are Sunday mornings at 10 a.m.

d those who matter don’t mind.” — Dr. Seuss

unity Resources Holy Cross Reformed Catholic Church 3613 Monroe St. Toledo, OH (419) 517-6762 www.reformedcatholichurch.org/holycross.htm Services are Sunday at 11:45 p.m.

St. Lucas Lutheran Church

745 Walbridge Ave., near South Avenue and Broadway Street Toledo, OH (419) 243-8189 Services are Sunday mornings at 8 and 10:30 a.m.

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church 2272 Collingwood Blvd.

Toledo, OH (419) 244-3707 Services are Sunday mornings at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Unity of Toledo

3535 Executive Parkway Toledo, OH (419) 537-1001 For information on services, please contact unityoftoledo@toast.org.

The University Church

University of Toledo Driscoll Alumni Center 4747 Hill Ave. Toledo, OH www.theuniversitychurch.net Services are Sundays at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.

The Village Church

Night Life Bretz Bar 2012 Adams St. Toledo, OH (419) 243-1900 www.bretztoledo.webs.com Find them on Facebook under Bretz Bar.

Blush 119 N. Erie St. Toledo, OH (419) 255-4010 Find them on Facebook under Blush Toledo.

OutSkirts Pub & Club 1515 W/ Laskey Road Toledo, OH (419) 476-1577 Find them on Facebook under OutSkirts Toledo.

RHouse Bar 5534 Secor Road Toledo, OH (419) 474-2929 Find them on Facebook under RHouse Bar.

Rip Cord 115 N. Erie St. Toledo, OH (419) 243-3412 Find them on Facebook under Rip Cord.

Uptown Downtown

3992 Monroe St., at Central Avenue Toledo, OH www.villageohio.org Services are Sunday mornings at 10:30 a.m.

162 N. Main St. Bowling Green, OH (419) 352-9310 Tuesday nights are gay nights. Find them on Facebook under Uptown Downtown.

Legal Services

Toledo LGBTQA News Sources

University of Toledo College of Law Human Rights Project

University of Toledo Main Campus 2801 W. Bancroft St. Toledo, OH (419) 530-4236 Legal services and advocacy project serving the Toledo area LGBTQA community.

Outlines Toledo

www.outlinestoledo.com For more information, please contact Kelly@outlinestoledo.com

Pride’s Eye For more information, find them on Facebook at Pride’s Eye or pick up a publication at the local bars listed above.

Toledo Center for Equal Justice

TAGALA Newsletter

525 Jefferson Ave. Toledo, OH www.building4justice.org

www.tagalaonline.org For more information, please contact tagalanewsletter@aol.com

Toledo Domestic Partnership Registry

Toledo Free Press Star

Toledo Clerk of Councils Office w w w. t o l e d o . o h . g o v / To l e d o C i t y C o u n c i l / DomesticPartnerships/tabid/466/Default.aspx

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“If male homosexuals are called gay, female homosexuals should be called ecstatic.” — Shelly Roberts

Transgendered? g You are not alone

New Local Transgender Support Group The new Toledo Transgender Support Group meets at The Village Church, 3992 Monroe Street, located at the corner of West Central Avenue & Monroe Street in Toledo. The initial meetings will be peer led. The support group is open to everybody — FtM, MtF, Cross Dressers, Gender Queer, Intersexed, etc. Initial meetings will be facilitated by TransOhio board members. Drop-ins are welcomed. Email TransOhio at TransOhio@gmail.com if you have questions, additional information at www.transohio.org or call 614-441-8167. The new group is a collaboration between TransOhio, Equality Toledo and The Village Church.

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We welcome you to join us on Sunday, August 28, 2–4 p.m.

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Data from the 2010 Census shows the number of households in Ohio led by same-sex couples has increased by more than 50 percent in the past decade.

The 2010 census counted 28,600 same-sex partner households in Ohio, an increase of nearly 10,000 from the 2000 census, according to numbers released in July.

The biggest increases were reported in the Cleveland and Columbus areas. Franklin County, which includes Columbus, saw a 58 percent increase since 2000 in same-sex households, while Cuyahoga County, which includes Cleveland, saw a 28 percent increase since 2000.

Leaders of gay rights groups around the state said they don’t necessarily think more same-sex couples are living together. Instead, they said, more people are willing to talk about it.

“We have numerous donors who have been together 20 years, 50 years, 15 years, 20 years.

The prevalence of gay relationships, I don’t see increasing,” said Jan Cline, executive director of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center of Greater Cleveland. “But the openness that people have in mainstream society, to declare it is becoming easier and more comfortable for people to do.”

Phil Burress, president of the Citizens for Community Values, disputed the accuracy of the Census numbers. His group spearheaded the 2004 campaign that led to a constitutional

When I was a kid, if you were a same-sex couple, you moved to New York or San Francisco or someplace that you felt welcome.

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amendment prohibiting same-sex marriages and civil unions in Ohio.

Burress said college students rooming together could be counted unintentionally as same-sex couples, though the 2010 questionnaire asks for gender and offers various options for relationship designation, including husband or wife, unmarried partner, roomer or boarder, housemate or roommate, or other nonrelative.

Attitudes have changed in Ohio, said Ed Mullen, executive director of Equality Ohio, an advocacy group for gay, bisexual and transgender people.

“When I was a kid, if you were a same-sex couple, you moved to New York or San Francisco or someplace that you felt welcome,” he told The Columbus Dispatch. Now, people don’t feel the need to, he said. O

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Sexual orientation not included in Ohio discrimination law

By Blair Bohland TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAR STAFF WRITER star@toledofreepress.com

By law, Ohioans cannot be fired because of their race, religion, color, national origin, sex, military status, ancestry or age.

But in many communities they can be fired because of their gender or sexual orientation.

“The words ‘sexual orientation’ and ‘gender’ appear nowhere in state law,” said Kim Welter, director of programs and outreach at Equality Ohio, the statewide educational and advocacy organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and allies (LGBTQA). “So we’re not included in nondiscrimination laws or hate crime laws and we’re not specifically spelled out in schools or anti-bullying.”

Some cities — including Toledo and Bowling Green — have passed local legislation to include gender and sexual orientation.

Many neighboring cities, however, have yet to join the parade.

“It’s completely legal in Ohio to fire somebody, refuse to rent to them, refuse to hire them, refuse service in a restaurant or hotel based only on sexual orientation or gender identity,” Welter said. “The City of Toledo has a local ordinance that makes that illegal, but if they’re in Rossford or Sylvania, that’s not true.”

The excitement of the upcoming Toledo Pride parade and festivities can easily overpower the reason why organizations like Toledo Pride were created in the first place — to bring people with a common interest together.

But in many cases these interests aren’t always protected under the law, and organizations like Toledo Pride, Equality Toledo and Equality Ohio step up to bring attention to them.

It is not uncommon to have people fired or harassed because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, said Welter, who said Ohio is one of the slowest states to pass legislation and is tied for the second to last in the country for LGBTQA rights.

Welter said she has received calls from Northwest Ohio telling of situations where the harassment was so severe, the caller had to see a therapist. Another caller was so afraid to go to work, he called in sick.

“So they were ultimately going to get fired for the days they missed, not because of their sexual orientation. But it was really tied together. It’s hard to keep track of those cases,” Welter said. “Most of the big cities have laws, but the problem with some of the smaller cities like Perrysburg and Maumee is that they don’t have a community relations commission like Toledo’.”

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masculine or feminine enough, can find court support under the idea that sex and gender are both intended by the word ‘sex’,” Welter said. “So people who are transgender have a bit more protection under that law than people who are gay, lesbian or bisexual.”

There is also no relationship recognition at the state level in Ohio. A constitutional amendment states that not only will Ohio refuse to recognize same-sex marriages, but the state won’t recognize any legal status that approximates marriage, such as civil unions or domestic partnerships.

“What happens is that a couple goes to another state to get married, and then they come back to Ohio and they aren’t married anymore,”

Welter said.

Toledo has fairly decent protection, said Kelly Heuss, Toledo Pride marketing and communications co-coordinator and founder of local LGBTQA publication Outlines Toledo.

“Equality Ohio has a ranking system based on points, and Toledo is within the top five in the state,” Heuss said. “In terms of having the domestic partnership registry, nondiscrimination laws, employment, housing and public accommodations, Toledo as a city is pretty good.”

Many people don’t realize they can call the Ohio Civil Rights Commission if they feel they were wronged, Welter said.

“It’s not something we’re able to get out well enough publically,” Welter said. “There is the City of Toledo Board of Community Relations locally, and they have different names in different cities. But most people don’t understand the law completely and sometimes they just don’t report.

Oftentimes if they were harassed out of a job or fired, they quit because it’s such a nasty work environment. They don’t want to go back to something like that.”

Welter said the only way for things to happen at the local level is for locals to get involved and ask for change themselves.

For more information, visit the website www. equalityohio.org or the Ohio Civil Rights Commission at www.crc.ohio.gov. O

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”Labels are for filing. Labels are for clothing. Labels are not for people.” — Martina Navratilova

Outlines Toledo magazine to debut at Pride event

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

Ever since she started Outlines Toledo, a local online publication focusing on LGBTQA issues, Kelly Heuss has been asked if she is planning to publish a print version.

Those requests will be granted this year at Toledo Pride when Heuss will debut a preview issue of the free Outlines Toledo magazine she plans to produce monthly, starting in October.

The preview copy will be about eight pages long and printed on glossy magazine stock to form a 5.5-inch-by-8.5-inch booklet, Heuss said.

“I don’t want people to think that’s all there’s going to be to it, but it should be enough to give people a taste of what’s coming,” said Heuss, who said the magazine will likely be available at gay bars and community support organizations.

Among topics covered in the preview issue will be the Glass City Rollers roller derby team — whose logo was designed by Heuss — and information about AIDS Resource Center Ohio programs, Heuss said.

Heuss is now looking for contributing writers or others who might want to help.

“I’ve gotten some people expressing some interest helping out, which is awesome,” Heuss said.

Toledo’s local LGBTQA community is active but not visible, according to Outline Toledo’s

website, which reads: “We are working to change this. We want to ensure that no member of the gay community feels lost or alone. And in being more visible, the community-at-large will realize that we’re not so much different than they are.”

Heuss, a graduate of Perrysburg High School and a former Toledo Free Press page designer, started the online news site about a year and a half ago, after moving back to Ohio from Orlando, Fla. “I was used to having a really large, strong LGBTQA community. There was a bi-weekly newspaper down there and there was always really visible stuff going on,” Heuss said. “After I moved home, we just didn’t have any of that and I just kind of got annoyed with not knowing what was going on, so I decided to just find out myself and start something. I think that’s something most major cities have that Toledo was just sort of lacking.”

Her goal was to create a place where the local LGBTQA community could go to find news and events.

“I post on there several items a day — local, regional, national news, things going on,” Heuss said. “I want to be very Northwest Ohio focused.”

The idea for the site was sparked when talking with a friend in Columbus about her job search.

“He asked if Toledo had a gay newspaper I could work for and I said ‘No we don’t have anything like that,’” Heuss said. “So he said, ‘Well, why don’t you start one?’”

Although at first she brushed off the suggestion, Heuss soon became convinced such a publication was just what Toledo needed.

“It was very hard in Toledo to find anything and I’m hoping other people looking for more of a sense of community can find that,” Heuss said.

“I thought bringing it all together into one place and making it public would be helpful for more people besides me.”

Although she got requests almost immediately, Heuss said she never intended to add a print edition. But when the requests kept coming, she reconsidered.

“I figured if it was something people were asking for it was probably something people would read and people would respond well to,” Heuss said. “So because people were asking, we’re going to see how it goes.”

Reaction to the news has been overwhelmingly positive, Heuss said.

“I’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback and support from people in town, which has been really nice,” Heuss said.

One of those who is excited is Emily Hickey, sponsorship coordinator and marketing and communications co-coordinator of Toledo Pride, who contributes a column to Toledo Free Press Star.

“It’s like the gay CNN,” Hickey said of the Outlines Toledo website, which she said she reads regularly.

Despite her initial reluctance, Heuss said she

KELLY HEUSS is excited about the new venture.

“I don’t think I have that thing in my head that tells me ‘You can’t do that,’” Heuss said. “I just assume I can do everything unless proven otherwise. So why not start a magazine?”

For more information, visit the website www. outlinestoledo.com. O

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Councilman’s band celebrates diversity

By Jason Mack Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer jmack@toledofreepress.com

After serving as co-grand marshal alongside drag performer Hershae Chocolatae in the inaugural Toledo Pride Parade, Toledo City Councilman Steve Steel will keep the party going with his band What’s next. in Promenade Park.

“I think the beauty of living in Toledo is the diversity of points of view and of people,” Steel said.

“Whether it’s ethnicity, religious beliefs, artistic expression, sexuality or anything else, Toledo STEVE STEEL Pride is one more piece of the diversity that makes Toledo a strong and vibrant community.”

The jazz trio What’s next. formed last fall after Steel met Petr Kharchenko through a mutual

friend. Steel said it is impossible to truly label the band’s sound.

“We play jazz songs with kind of a rock feel, and we play rock songs with a jazz feel,” he said.

“If there is such a thing as a fusion of rock, blues and jazz, then that’s what we do. We do a lot of improv, but we also do pretty steady beats and driving stuff.”

Kharchenko plays guitar in What’s next. and occasionally works in a Middle Eastern instrument called an Oud. “Petr comes from a jazz background, but he also likes a lot of other styles,” Steel said. “He’s played in punk bands. He’s played in straight kind of rock cover bands. There are times when he’s just rocking out and you would swear he was a heavy metal guitarist. There are other times where he is very sensitive with very careful melodies.”

The band also features Sam Woldenberg on percussion as well as guitar and keyboard.

“There are percussionists who are very technically sound and play the same song three times and are straight on the same beat,” Steel said. “Sam feels what is going on musically and can improv even when we are not. He is always moving the band the way he is feeling it rhythmically. He improvs a lot, which a lot of percussionists don’t do.”

Steel has played piano for more than 40 years and also plays accordion for What’s next.

“My keyboard style is based on Billy Preston and Ray Manzarek from The Doors,” Steel said.

“I wouldn’t consider myself a technically proficient keyboard player. I don’t go up and down the keyboard. I just try to make it move with what my hands can do. I’m inspired by people like Ray Manzarek, but I don’t think I can play like him. I can try to feel what the audience is responding to and work to make them enjoy the groove.”

Raised on rock and blues, Steel was not interested in playing jazz growing up. Each band member brings his own non-jazz influence to form a genre all its own.

“Part of what takes us in new directions is we all come from different traditions,” Steel said. “I was a straight up rock and occasional blues keyboard player for at least 20 years. Petr has done punk, jazz and heavy metal. Sam has been in more kind of folksy groups. Our backgrounds are a fusion of music.”

The band’s fusion of music has led to unique covers of jazz standards and rock hits such as “The Long and Winding Road” by The Beatles.

“Covers are more what inspires us to extend ourselves,” Steel said. “It will start with a song, then we’ll think about where that takes us. We could probably play the same song twice in a row, and you wouldn’t recognize that it is the same song.”

Like most jazz bands, What’s next. does a great deal of improvising in its shows. The

band often invites other musicians and artists to perform with them, including spoken word performer Ryan Bunch, performing and literary arts coordinator for the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo.

“We’ll do a song like ‘House of the Rising Sun,’ with an extended improv in the middle,” Steel said. “We’ve also done entire sets where there is freestyle rap going on, and we’re just completely improvising the entire set. We’re just playing what we’re feeling. Most songs we do, people will kind of recognize it at a certain juncture in the song. But there will never be a situation where people say, ‘Oh yeah, that’s that song.’”

What’s next. will perform at Toledo Pride Entertainment from 6:55-7:20 p.m. Aug. 27 at Promenade Park. Admission is $5 before 7 p.m. and $7 after, and ages 17 and younger get in free.

Visit ToledoPride.com for more information.

“I think it’s going to be a really festive atmosphere and a celebration of the diversity of Toledo,” Steel said. “I’m really looking forward to it. We have a half hour. We’re called What’s next.

It’s kind of what challenges us to step up all the time. We’re always trying to be what’s next and go to the next level. It’s important that we bring in a variety of other kinds of art and musicians with us. This show, we’re trying to really step it up and make this one for the ages. I think this show is going to unique. We have a lot to prove in a half hour.” O

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s I prepare to be in Toledo’s first Gay Pride Parade, I can’t help but think back to a time not so long ago when I thought there would never be a black president in my lifetime, much less gay marriage legalized or a gay pride festival in my hometown. Well, here it is 2011 and all these have happened — and I’m not even an old man yet. I now have hope that before I die all 50 states will make gay marriage legal and a gay/lesbian person has a shot at being the president of the United States.

Things are changing quickly and for the better, my gay friends and allies. I feel so blessed I was born when I was and can experience my own gay history as it unfolds. I know Rick many people don’t understand the importance of the gay pride movement and the events that surround it. My straight friends ask me why gays and lesbians need parades and festivals — they only see it as a protest.

Well, heterosexuality is assumed of everyone and there is no shame cast upon it if you are born that way. When you are born gay — and I truly believe we are — society forces judgment, shame and unequal rights upon us. Many people are ashamed of being gay because ignorant people have told them it is wrong; they are discriminated against, harassed and threatened.

Gay pride is important because it brings awareness to issues and needs many GLBTQA (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, questioning and allies) people deal with daily. It is also a celebration of pride within ourselves and our gay community. It is a great way to come together as one and try to bring hope and change to America. Something as big as a festival with so many people involved showing their support shows that there is nothing to be afraid of and nothing to hide. It is so liberating to set yourself free and celebrate who you are without fear or shame. It takes a strong and proud person to stand up for their rights and walk through this world with no shame in the fact they were born attracted to the same sex. We’re not asking for

special rights, just equal rights.

It saddens me that many of the gay youth coming out today do not appreciate the great strides the older members of the gay community have made for our acceptance. Today it is much easier to be gay in school or the workplace and to come out to family and friends. Although we still have a long way to go, I hope they will join in and support our efforts in bettering the lives of gay people. The gay pride festival is about having fun but there is a purpose behind it.

Toledo is the fourthlargest city in Ohio and there is no reason why we can’t have an annual gay pride festival and parade here. Columbus just celebrated its 30th annual gay pride parade and it is one

of the largest in the nation.

I’m proud to be a part of Toledo’s annual gay pride festival and the support we have received from the city, Mayor Mike Bell and all the corporate sponsors. My friend, Lexi Staples, deserves major credit for spearheading this event and bringing it to life with the Pride committee — thank you!

I’d also like to extend a big hug to Editor in Chief Michael S. Miller, Publisher Tom Pounds and the entire staff at Toledo Free Press Star for its embrace of the gay community and its willingness to publish this gay pride issue.

I look forward to continuing our partnership with Toledo Free Press for the 34th annual Holiday with Heart dinner and dance for the GLBT community, which will take place Dec. 11 at the Toledo Club (more information on that event is available at www.holidaywithheart.org).

I can tell you now that I am proud to be a gay man. I’ve not always felt that way about myself or the society I live in. I am proud to live in a world filled with people of so many different characteristics. I am proud to join my fellow citizens as we march for acceptance and celebrate who we are. We are all human beings and fellow citizens.

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Glass City Café

Trample the Weak, Shaun Esko, Konfusion: 9:30 p.m. Aug. 31.

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

O Bridges: Aug. 26-27.

This small venue offers musical accompaniment for its Saturday brunches. 10:30 a.m., 1107 Jackson St. (419) 2414519 or www.glasscitycafe.com.

O The Blowing Grains: Aug. 27.

Dégagé Jazz Café

ICE Restaurant & Bar

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

O Gene Parker & Friends: 7-10 p.m. Aug. 24 and 31.

O Michael Peslikis: 7 p.m. Aug. 25.

O Lisa Lynn Group featuring Jason Quick: Aug. 26-27.

O Leo Darrington: 7 p.m. Aug. 30.

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

O Eric Brazier: 6 p.m. Aug. 25.

O Acoustic Chutney: 7 p.m. Aug. 26.

O Relativity: 7 p.m. Aug. 27.

The Distillery

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

O John Barile and Bobby May: 8 p.m. Aug. 30.

2012 Adams St. (419) 243-1900.

O Deja Dellataro and Felaciana Thunderpussy: ThursdaysSaturdays.

This small venue offers a showcase for lesser-known acts. 316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor. (734) 761-1451, (734) 761-1800 or www.theark.org.

O Goitse: 8 p.m. Aug. 24, $15.

O Great Lake Swimmers, the Pines: 8 p.m. Aug. 25, $15.

O Suzy Bogguss: 8 p.m. Aug. 26, $25.

O Finvarra’s Wren: 8 p.m. Aug. 27, $15.

O Brother Sun, Joe Jencks, Greg Greenway, Pat Wictor, Jen Cass: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 28, $20.

Bar 145 This new venue features burgers, bands and bourbon, if its slogan is to be believed. 5304 Monroe St. bar145toledo.com.

O DJ J Wayne: Sundays.

O Jeff Stewart: Tuesdays.

O Rocket Men: Aug. 24.

O He Said She Said: Aug. 25.

O Neon Black: Aug. 26.

O Rockestra: Aug. 27.

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 Dave Carpenter: Aug. 25.

O Nine Lives: Aug. 26.

O Regael: Aug. 27.

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

(734) 996-8555 or blindpigmusic.com.

O The General Assembly, Waynesboro, Downriver Zero, the Marietta: 9:30 p.m. Aug. 24.

O War on Drugs, Caveman, Carradine: 9 p.m. Aug. 25.

O Nickie P., Wolfie Complex, Scared to Death, From the List, DJ Dick Jones: 9:30 p.m. Aug. 26.

O J. Wail, Chuck Morris, Satta Don Dadda: 9:30 p.m. Aug. 27.

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Bronze Boar Be sure to check out this Warehouse District tavern’s namesake, overhead near the entrance. 20 S. Huron St. (419) 244-2627 or www.bronzeboar.com.

O Open mic night with Chris Knopp: Mondays.

O Luke James: Tuesdays.

O Jerod: Wednesdays and Thursdays.

O Kingston Dread: Aug. 26.

O Gin Bunny: Aug. 27.

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 Barry Manilow: 8 p.m. Aug. 28, $65.

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

O Fashionably Late Gretchen Gottart Skeldon Benefit featuring Watermelon Men, Homewreckers: 7 p.m. Aug. 26, $20. Information: (419) 654-4695 or www.gretchenfund. org; tickets: (419) 537-9956.

O The Johnny Knorr Orchestra: 7:30-11 p.m. Aug. 27, $10.

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

O Gregg Aranda: Tuesdays.

O Ben Barefoot: Aug. 24.

O Calen Savidge: Aug. 25.

O Venyx: Aug. 26-27.

O Meaghan Roberts: Aug. 31.

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

O Gregg Aranda: 10 p.m. Aug. 26.

O Andrew Ellis & Lucky: 10 p.m. Aug. 27.

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Ronn Daniels performs weekly at this pub. 8-11 p.m. Thursdays, 141 Main St. (419) 697-6297 or www.toledomainstreet.com.

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

O Open mic hosted by Meaghan Roberts and Jason Quick: Monday nights.

O Jam session hosted by Tom Turner & Slow Burn: Tuesday nights.

O Tom Tallitsch: 6 p.m. Aug. 25.

O Brandon Croke: Aug. 26.

O Frostbite: Aug. 27.

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

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O Noisy Neighbors: Aug. 26-27.

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The Huber Heights native had a 31-7 career record at Wayne High School and racked up over 2,800 total yards with 34 touchdowns (17 passing, 17 rushing) in his senior season.

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

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O Janelle Reichman Quintet: 8 p.m. Aug. 26.

O Betsy Haller: 4 p.m. Aug. 28.

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O Jason Kelley: 9:30 p.m. Aug. 26 and 9 p.m. Aug. 27.

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O Karaoke: 10 p.m. Thursdays.

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O Breaking Ground: 10 p.m. Aug. 26.

One2 Lounge at Treo Live music starts at 7:30 p.m. 5703 Main St., Sylvania. (419) 882-2266 or treosylvania.com.

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O Silverbacks Quartet: Aug. 26.

O Jim Seibold Jazz Trio: Aug. 27.

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O Kyle White: 7 p.m. Aug. 25.

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O C.J. Manning, Charlene Ransom: Aug. 25.

O Eddie Molina, Karen Harris: Aug. 26.

O Eddie Molina, Marcia Jones: Aug. 27.

The Village Idiot

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O Bob Rex: Sunday afternoons.

O The Eight-Fifteens: Sunday evenings.

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O Eliot Lewis: Aug. 25.

O Mark Mikel, Bobby May & Dry Bones Revival: Aug. 26.

O Wilbur Shaw: Aug. 27.

O The Dan & Don Show: Aug. 25.

Webber’s Waterfront Restaurant This Point Place eatery hosts weekly entertainment on its patio with a river view. 3 p.m., 6339 Edgewater Dr. (734) 723-7411 or www.webbersrestaurant.samsbiz.com.

O Jeff Stewart: Aug. 28.

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O Hip-hop night: 9 p.m. Fridays.

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Jazz in the Garden Take in some swing and smooth tunes among the swaying flowers. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, July 7-Sept. 8, Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Drive. $6-$8; $48-$64 for season pass. (419) 536-5566 or toledogarden.org.

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Club Friday Some of the city’s most talented performers entertain museumgoers during TMA’s It’s Friday events. 6:30-9:30 p.m., Cloister, 2445 Monroe St. (419) 255-8000 or toledomuseum.org.

O Hepcat Revival: Aug. 26.

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O Big Band All Stars: Dancing is encouraged. 8-10:30 p.m.

Tuesdays, Trotter’s Tavern, 5131 Heatherdowns Blvd. (419) 381-2079 or (419) 708-0265.

Noon Tunes: Tim Oehlers Nature and the Toledo Metroparks’ stately manor house provide the backdrops for this series of outdoor concerts.

Picnickers are welcome. Noon Aug. 26, Wildwood Preserve Metropark, gazebo on the manor house lawn, 5100 W. Central Ave. (419) 407-9700 or metroparkstoledo.com.

Croswell revue Musical theater gems from “Chicago,” “Rent,” “West Side Story” and more will be staged by some of the opera house’s favorite performers. 8 p.m. Aug. 26-27 or 3 p.m.

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“I ask the public, just give me one shot, put [‘15 Minutes’] in your car and listen to it from the beginning to the end. Just give me one full listen and, after that, it’s up to you,” he said.

The songwriter is talking about “15 Minutes,” his disc released in June. It’s been 10 years since he recorded a CD of original material. The thematic work is named after Andy Warhol’s notion that everybody will be famous for a short time.

“My collaborator, [lyricist] Enoch Anderson,

who I’ve worked with many years, and I looked around and what we saw in the world of entertainment was a lot of reality shows — ‘American Idol’ and ‘X Factor’ and this one and that one, and young people becoming household names overnight,” Manilow said during a call from California.

“I did ‘American Idol’ for three years, and it was young, talented people being thrown into the spotlight and I thought, wow, that’s kind of dangerous.

“And then we watched as Britney Spears, during that year before we began writing, we saw Britney, the press was driving her crazy; she couldn’t even go to Starbucks without them following her,” he said. “Here’s this talented girl trying to just live her life, and they kept following her and driving her nuts. n MANILOW CONTINUES ON 31

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“So that’s what started us off with this ‘15 Minutes’ album; is this the price of fame? And that felt like an interesting thing to write about.”

The legendary showman knows about superstardom. Between 1975 and 1983, Manilow had 25 consecutive Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. The pianist has sold more than 80 million records around the globe. Hits by the Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award winner include “It’s a Miracle,” “Could It Be Magic,” “I Write the Songs,” “Copacabana,” “This One’s For You,” “Weekend in New England” and “Looks Like We Made It.” “These days if you’re famous, you can’t get out of your house without everybody knowing what you’re doing. That wasn’t the way it was with me,” he said. “It was complicated and pressured, but there was no Internet, no paparazzi.”

Working in the business eight years before his career skyrocketed helped ground him, Manilow said.

“I was a conductor, songwriter, I did commercials, I was a producer of other people’s work, you know, I was a solid musician by the time ‘Mandy’ hit, and even then it knocked me over,” he said.

Manilow’s 15 minutes has lasted more than three decades.

“I’ve just been a very fortunate guy. I’ve had great people around me that have helped guide me,” the 68-year-old said. “Most of all I’ve had the public who have always been on my side, always, even at the very beginning when I didn’t know what I was doing, they somehow liked

what they were hearing, liked what they were seeing, and I just kept going.”

Last year, the Brooklyn native received a Grammy nomination for “The Greatest Love Songs of All Time.” “The Greatest Songs of the Fifties” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart in 2006. Collections from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s proved equally successful.

“The whole run of these cover albums was tremendously successful. But personally, I felt that I was really missing writing my own material. Most of all, it felt like I was playing it safe,” Manilow said. “I needed to shake it up; I needed to get out of my safety zone.”

“15 Minutes” debuted at No. 7 on Billboard 200 and was his sixth Top 10 debut in the past 10 years.

He talked about a follow-up.

“Last month, we did four unbelievable shows in Britain at a place called the O2. We sold out four nights of 20,000 people a night and we recorded it. I played there with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,” he said. “I’ve never been through anything quite like it — thrilling beyond words — and we recorded it. And we’re mixing it right now. I think that is going to be the next album.”

Fans can catch that Manilow magic at 8 p.m.

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“The power of music has changed the world.

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“Owens Community College Findlayarea Campus boasts many talented faculty and staff members who have a passion for art, and the Library Gallery is proud to provide a venue in which they can showcase their artistic talents,” said Gail McCain, Owens library manager for the Findlayarea campus.

The mixed media showcase will include painting, pottery, graphite drawing, blown glass, photography and a multimedia collage. The featured artists are Andrea vanVorhis of Bowling Green, Christina Dare of Lima, Erika Clark of Findlay, James Fultz of Bluffton, Lawrence Gifford of Findlay, Rhonda Grubbs of Kenton, Louise Wineland of Jenera, Rochelle Manley of Findlay, Steve Hillard of Montpelier, Terry Sherman of Fremont and Tinola Mayfield-Guerrero of Toledo.

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sk the average person what draws them to the beloved German-American Festival (GAF) in Oregon year after year, and one of the items mentioned most often — usually accompanied by wry smiles and watering mouths — is the food.

The festival’s organizers have taken pride in their event offering numerous exJEFF amples of authentic German cuisine for many years. Now, as the 46th annual event is set to take place, beginning Aug. 26 at Oak Shade Grove in Oregon, the folks behind a few of the most popular food items prepare to face an estimated 30,000 happy, hungry customers.

The GAF has been a part of Annamarie (Ann) Kueb- beler’s family experience for years.

“We have been involved with the festival since I was younger,” she said. “My dad was one of the vice chairmen of the festival in the early 1990’s. No matter what age you are there are always places to volunteer at the festival.”

For Kuebbeler, her involvement eventually led to her becoming chairperson behind the production of the festival’s Pommes Frites, a German variety of French Fries.

“My parents volunteered in the Pommes Frites booth for one of their great friends, John Whitt. John decided he wanted to take on other roles in the festival and about six years ago I decided to step forward and become the chairman.

I still rely on John’s help,” Kuebbeler said.

Tradition also fuels the participation of Frank Chenetski, whose family has been involved with the GAF since the late 1980s. Now, more than two decades later, the former festival dancer finds himself in charge of another of its most popular food items — the delicious fried meat dish known as schnitzel.

“I was a sous chef at a restaurant Downtown, and my dad and I had just kinda talked about it. I was an exchange student [in Germany], so I’d had real schnitzel. And we just kinda started playing with the recipe,” Chenetski said.

Like most of the items at the festival, the schnitzel is hand-made by a large staff of volunteers, though Chenetski is reticent to divulge all details about what goes into the making of such a popular item.

“The schnitzel is all hand-breaded. It starts with a flour, like a flour dredge, then it goes into an egg wash, and then it goes into a seasoned bread crumbs coating. And we have our top-secret seasoning mix, that we can’t reveal what’s in it,” he said.

Making items fresh is a key to Kuebbeler’s operation, as well.

“Our Pommes Frites are fresh cut with the skins on and cooked while the customers are

standing in line. We never leave fries sitting more than a few minutes to ensure freshness,” she said.

Kuebbeler is also in charge of another of the festival’s most recognizable food items.

“Our sauerkraut balls are popular and we guarantee to sell out every year. It is now a game between the various crews as to who can outsell each other per shift.

The crews come up with creative ways to keep the fries and balls selling, and makes it quite entertaining,” she added.

Kuebbeler said her crew made more than 3,000 pounds of Pommes Frites at last year’s festival, and more than 500 pounds of sauerkraut balls.

Chenetski said he and his loyal volunteers will prepare more than 1600 schnitzels for this year’s attendees, every last one of them by hand.

“I’ve had a great team of volunteers,” he said. “We treat them well, and they keep coming back. So I’ve kinda had a crew that

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does my cooking, that actually cooks them and serves them to the customers, and then I have a kitchen crew that — we’re in the back, doing prep, actually breading them.”

The crews just keep making items until they sell out of them — Kuebbeler said last year’s batch of sauerkraut balls were gone on Saturday night, and Chenetski said his team usually runs out of schnitzels on Sunday.

“They have Polka Floyd playing on Sunday,” Chenetski said of one of the Festival’s most popular musical acts. “That’s always my reward, because we’re usually done with everything in the later afternoon.”

And Kuebbeler — who, as a member of the dancing Toledo Holzhacker Buam Schuhplattler Gruppe, will also perform at the festival — said she hopes the community will get as much out of the event as she and her fellow volunteers do.

“When this great festival was first organized 46 years ago by our families and friends, it was the intention to share our German heritage through our German dress, German food and dance with the community,” she said. “It is my hope that I can share with the community my passion for my heritage.”

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