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Sweet and fearless

By Alan Sculley

Toledo Free Press STAR Staff Writer star@toledofreepress.com

Going into the making of their fourth album as Sugarland, singer Jennifer Nettles and multiinstrumentalist Kristian Bush felt they had gained some license to be fearless about the music they created for the CD. “What’s happened is every time we’ve stretched, people said the one where you stretched the most, that’s the one (the song) we like the most and sold the most records,” Bush said in a recent phone interview. “I don’t know how many bands ever get that experience. So I think it would be a shame to be afraid of that.”

A prime example of Sugarland’s willingness to risk hitting a sour note with fans was the song “Stay” from the group’s 2006 sophomore CD, “Enjoy The Ride.” A gentle acoustic tune, it was a departure from the frisky plugged in sound that had become the duo’s trademark.

But “Stay” ended up being a big success. It reached No. 2 on the Billboard magazine country singles chart and won a pair of Grammy awards (including “Best Country Song”).

Bush is promising that Sugarland will sound bigger and bolder than ever on its fourth CD. Entitled “The Incredible Machine,” it won’t be out until October, but Nettles, Bush and their backing band have been on the road since spring, making a big point of featuring new songs in their headlining set. To say the least, this is an unconventional move considering that tours almost always follow the release of a new album instead of being used to create anticipation for a CD that, in Sugarland’s case, is still a couple of months away from its release.

“The music business is upside down and no one can decide how to promote a record anymore, no one can agree,” Bush said. “So we were like ‘Well, how about this? How about we go play all these songs for people, and then sometime in October they can buy them?”

The band has created a whole new stage set for the tour, which is being called “The Incredible Machine Tour.” The show, Bush said, feels like an “exponential” step up from the production Sugarland had for its headlining shows in support of the 2008 release “Love On The Inside.”

The tour rolls into the DTE Energy Center on Sept. 18.

“Production for this show is like nothing I’ve ever done before. I’m so excited about it,” Bush said. “In a lot of ways, the production itself has a lot of relationship to the upcoming album.”

That said, he didn’t rule out the possibility that he and Nettles will retain one signature of recent shows — riding over the crowd inside clear plastic spheres — a stunt borrowed from The Flaming Lips.

“You never know when you might want to roll across the top of somebody,” Bush said.

Still, the emphasis on “The Incredible Machine Tour” will be on the new. The willingness of Nettles and Bush to perform new songs fans haven’t heard in concert says a lot about their confidence in “The Incredible Machine” CD. Bush, in fact, went as far as to suggest it could be a career album for Sugarland.

“This album really could be the one everyone looks back and says, ‘well, that was the one that shot them to here’,” he said.

On an artistic level, Bush certainly made it sound like “The Incredible Machine” could be a major leap forward for Sugarland. Although words only go so far in describing how a CD sounds, Bush offered some clues about the music and the mindset he and Nettles had in creating it. For one thing, it will be a predominantly uptempo album, full of what Bush described as anthems. And it also figures to be more purely the vision of Bush and Nettles.

“I think there’s only one true ballad on this album,” Bush said. “And Jennifer and I, I think, minus one or two outside writers on one or two songs, we wrote the whole album just the two of us. So you’re getting a lot of courage and bravery, and kind of a raw inspiration that’s going on here — and very authentic.”

What also defines the CD is an attempt to make the music itself as emotional as the lyrics of the songs.

“How do you capture joy, how do you capture energy on a recording? These are questions we went into the record asking,” he said. “So how do you make the music as emotional as the narrative? Well, you start with an incredible narrative, and then you add an interpreter, Jennifer, who

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Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush of the Grammy-winning duo Sugarland.

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can not only bring it to life, but take it to a place that’s almost magic. Then you try to fit music that’s going to change you, based on that ... So everything that got added to it (the lyrics) is supposed to bring the romance and the beauty and the love and the pain and the lust and the hope of what music is about.”

Bush is acutely aware of his good fortune to

not only be in a very successful group, but to feel he isn’t limited in the kinds of songs he can write and record for Sugarland.

“It’s really neat. It’s like having a career you always dreamed of as a musician, where when you do something new your fans go ‘Yes!’,” he said. “It really is an encouraging and dreamy experience as an artist.” O

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Zodiac killers

Electric Six brings “tongue-in-cheek” rock to Frankie’s.

By Mighty Wyte TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAR STAFF WRITER star@toledofreepress.com

Detroit-based six-piece Electric Six will rock Frankie’s Sept. 19, on its fifth stop on a sevenweek U.S. tour. If you’re not familiar with Electric Six, don’t feel bad. Despite several massive hit songs they still reside in relative obscurity.

“I like to hear it when people say they’ve never heard of us, the guy that declares himself the biggest Electric Six fan in 2012 probably hasn’t even heard of us yet,” said Electric Six vocalist and frontman Dick Valentine in an interview.

Following previous smash singles like “Gay Bar” and “Danger! High Voltage,” Electric Six continues its momentum with a new album, “Zodiac,” releasing on Sept. 28. According to Valentine, “There’s no integrity card to play.

When you have a song like ‘Gay Bar,’ you can’t pretend to have integrity.”

With the absence of an integrity requirement, the band is free to carry on and write songs Valentine describes as “more satirical than comedic.”

“In terms of how I write, I look at satire as a natural way to write. I’m not trying to be funny

per se, it just feels like the least forced way to write a song,” he said.

Regardless of definition or classification, Electric Six rocks with a tongue-in-cheek brilliance that will keep you smiling from start to finish. With songs on the new album like “Jam It in the Hole,” “Love Song for Myself ” and “Countdown to the Countdown,” it’s fairly easy to guess what kind of songs you’re in for.

Valentine, who used to live in Sylvania, writes the song lyrics but said, “At the end of the day you can’t say the songs belong to any one person, we all have our fingerprints on them.”

The 12-week “Zodiac” tour will take Electric Six through the United States and Europe.

“There are nights where we’re tired or would rather be at home, but we all realize life could be much worse, working at a gas station or something. We always end up realizing we play rock for a living,” Valentine said. “People see us live and see a band that doesn’t take things for granted and people appreciate that.”

Doors for the show open at 9 p.m. Advance tickets can be purchased from Ramalama or Culture Clash records for $12. Tickets at the door will be $15.

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Art-A-Licious Adrian event hosts more than 60 artists.

By Mary Petrides Toledo Free Press Staff Writer mpetrides@toledofreepress.com

Gourmet cooking demonstrations, a living history presentation and a circus workshop are all rolled into the fourth annual Art-A-Licious festival in downtown Adrian, Mich.

“It’s not just a walk-around festival. It’s a real hands-on thing,” said Mary Scott, entertainment director.

The festival will host more than 60 artists displaying their work and about eight food vendors — plus events for kids, teens and adults.

“It’s gotten to be pretty high-visibility in the artistic community,” said Chris Miller, director of Adrian’s Downtown Development Authority.

Art-A-Licious is free, but some workshops require a fee. The festival runs 4-10:30 p.m.

Sept. 17 and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 18. The downtown farmers market will be open Sept.

18 before the festival.

“Adrian’s a quaint little town, and the main street is that kind of 1860s feel,” Scott said.

“There’s lots of color, and there’s lots of sound.

The sound is great because it carries down that whole main street.”

“Not only is there art; there’s people doing art,” she said.

“People doing art” includes a welder, an ice sculptor and the high school marching band, she said.

After last year’s festival, the festival board found that people wanted more entertainment, more food and more events for kids, said Carol Souchock, library director for the city of Adrian and Art-A-Licious chairmember.

“This year, we made a concentrated effort to respond to those requests,” she said.

The festival physically covers more space than it has in previous years — four streets instead of

last year’s one, Souchock said. More space means more artists, more vendors, more stage seating.

Sept. 17 is Fiesta Friday, and several vendors will serve tastes of Mexican food. At 6 p.m., Los Hermanos Villegas will provide music for the Adrian Mexican Folk Dancers on one of the festival’s two stages.

On Saturday, culinary arts students from Lenawee Intermediate School District will give a gourmet meal demonstration — followed by tastes of fine dining.

Part of the festival focuses on arts education, Souchock said. Kids’ workshops include improvisational theater and circus skills.

Croswell Opera House and Adrian Public Library will sponsor an outdoor showing of “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.” Souchock said the movie was chosen because of its literary value and appeal to children.

Older kids and young adults can attend a poetry slam workshop, followed by a poetry slam performance.

A folk/maritime band from Traverse City, Song of the Lakes, will put on a workshop for the Adrian High School choir. Afterwards, the band and choir will perform together, Souchock said.

“Aunt” Laura Haviland, an Adrian native who was involved in the Underground Railroad and the women’s suffrage movement, will come to life in a living history presentation by the Lenawee Historical Museum, Souchock said.

“She’s somebody that the community is very, very proud of,” Souchock said. “People really rally around ‘Aunt Laura’.”

“I am really, really impressed with the entertainment schedule ... and the way that we’re reaching out to all the different communities and interests,” she said.

One of the festival’s signature events is the “Chair”ity silent auction. The library has collected more than 65 chairs decorated by artists

Artists decorate chairs for the Art-A-Licious “Chair”ity silent auction.

PHOTO COURTESY CAROL SOUCHOCK

and area residents.

“They’ve been made by children. They’ve been made by professional artists. They’ve been made by people who just have an interest,” Souchock said.

The chairs are displayed throughout the county for a silent auction; bidding ends during the festival, when all the chairs are displayed downtown. The money raised goes to the Boys and Girls Club youth art fund and to help cover Art-A-Licious expenses.

Miller said he expects more than 4,000 people to attend the festival.

“It is the most exciting time of the year in downtown Adrian,” Souchock said.

“It’s wonderful to see all ages and kinds of people enjoying themselves and the arts and seeing the downtown bustling and the merchants busy. It’s a wonderful opportunity for us to show off the arts and downtown as well,” she said.

Detroit native Kathy Kosins will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16 at Croswell Opera House in

Adrian, Mich. The performance will kick off the ArtA-Licious festival.

“It’s an exciting time to be in Michigan,” she said.

“Whenever I come home, I always enjoy my time here.”

She called her show a “people’s concert.” Her KOSINS repertoire will be posted in Croswell’s lobby, and audience members can write requests on cards and leave them in a basket. During the concert, Kosins will draw cards from the basket and sing what she sees.

“It’s like when you go to a restaurant and the waitress says, ‘How do you want your steak cooked?,’” she said. “It’s the same thing.”

Kosins is a visual artist as well ­— a modernist and abstractionist, she said. Some of her work will be displayed at the Croswell the evening of her performance. O

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Once it was time to supplement the hundred middle of nowhere?” How about the quesmangos with other foods from tion, “What would you eat if the market, I’d look for isyou were stranded on an land-made. There was grassisland in the middle of fed island beef, goat milk, nuts, nowhere?” goat cheese, honey, vegetables, I spent eight months coffee, beer, wine and loads on an island in the middle of desirable fish. The tropical of nowhere. I wasn’t exactly fruits are abundant and seemstranded, nor are the Hawaiian ingly limitless, like kumquats, Islands deserted or without all lemons, tangerines, mangos, the “necessities” of Western starfruit, avocados, cococulture. I did, however, think nuts, grapefruit, oranges, about the food that is shipped breadfruit, and my favorite, or flown thousands of miles to lilkoi. And yes, there was isreach the islands, likely after land-made Spam. I passed being inefficiently flown or STACY on the Spam. trucked around the “mainI liked to make some land” seven or eight times. I non-island foods from know it hasn’t always been that scratch, like breads, cheese, way, and the possibility that chocolate and granola. I the islanders would again have also learned how to sprout to become self-sufficient didn’t seeds, maintain active culseem that unreal. tures like kombucha, kefir, Fortunately, I surwhey and sourdough, and rounded myself with how to kill, butcher and people choosing to cook a chicken. live off the grid, grow After I got sick of riding their own climateThere is no shortage of my bike to the beach every appropriate foods and day, hiking the volcano and harvest what abunlocally produced foods doing yoga ... I decided I’d dance the islands natuin our region; just stroll better get back home. I’m rally offer. These people just as excited, maybe also swear by an unbethrough the Toledo Famers even more excited, about lievable amount of conMarket in Downtown on seeking locally grown spiracy theories, literally, food in Toledo (go Toledo and feel it necessary to be Saturday mornings and GROWS!), Northwest prepared if suddenly the see for yourself.

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There is no shortage of locally produced kale every day for the last three weeks, it was still going strong in the garden, so new ways to eat it foods in our region; just stroll through the Toledo Farmers Market in Downtown on Saturday were created (and I shared a lot).

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Agent of Destruction With its wild, aggressive showmanship, Detroit punk rock band Glitter Trash is unexpectedly high energy for their middle-aged members.

Michael Rys, who books bands at Toledo venues with GPR Productions, said, “They bring energy and excitement that defies their ages.

They’re all veterans.”

Glitter Trash debuted May 15 with a show in Toledo. After seeing the audience’s response and hearing that Glitter Trash recently played soldout shows in Chicago, Denver and Wyoming, Rys knew he had to bring them back.

“They’re really making a name for themselves,” Rys said.

Glitter Trash will return to Toledo for a Sept.

18 show at Woodchuck’s. Toledo’s own Yeti Machete will open the show at 10 p.m., followed

by Detroit-based band Caustic Attitude. Doors open at 9 p.m. with a $3 cover charge.

Jenna Talia, lead singer and founding member of Glitter Trash, said the idea for the band started two years ago when she bought a guitar at a pawn shop and tried to teach herself how to play. Frustrated, she was about to throw the guitar in the trash when she asked a friend and the band’s fu-

JENNA TALIA

ture guitarist, Homeless, for help.

“He showed me how to play power chords and the rest is history,” Jenna Talia said.

Along with bass player Sin Der Ella, Jenna Talia and Homeless began putting songs together in 2009.

Since she can’t read music, Jenna Talia said she relies on Homeless for most of the technical elements.

Glitter Trash came together as a band in 2010.

“The band started out as an art punk project,” Jenna Talia said. “We’ve got punk roots, glam influence and we’ve got good old dirty rock and roll.”

Glitter Trash has brought a “contagious atmosphere” to their shows and has been able to relate to a much younger audience, Jenna Talia said. The release of emotion that happens during shows has helped Jenna Talia to accept herself, which is something the artist wants to share with her audience.

“I’m a transsexual lead singer. People don’t know what to expect,” Jenna Talia said. “I’m a pretty destructive entertainer. I get very physical onstage.”

Jenna Talia said the inspiration for most of Glitter Trash’s songs comes from her struggle to accept her identity as a transsexual and how she used self-destruction to cope.

“While they may deal with some serious sub-

Glitter Trash infects Woodchuck’s on Sept. 18 ject matter in their songs, the atmosphere is very fun,” Rys said. “Jenna is who she is: An attraction in and of itself. And the band members are not wallflowers, either.”

“It isn’t about looks; it isn’t about any of that stuff. It’s about accepting yourself. That’s what Glitter Trash is all about. Not being afraid of being who you are, and living your life,” Jenna Talia said.

Although Jenna Talia said she used to be very competitive when she played football, hockey and raced bikes semi-professionally, she admitted that it doesn’t even compare to the rush she gets from playing shows. Using the same tough attitude from her sports career, Jenna Talia is determined to duke it out in Detroit’s brutal music scene.

“I don’t do this just for the fun of it. It’s part of my being,” Jenna Talia said.

Rys said GPR Productions trades a lot of shows between Detroit and Toledo, and strives to pair a Toledo band with the unique bands they bring in from out of town.

“I think there’s a lot of untapped talent and people need to get off the couch and see it,” Rys said. O — Amy Biolchini

Acclaimed Georgia bluegrass group revisits Glass City Opry

By Amy Biolchini Toledo Free Press Staff Writer star@toledofreepress.com

The Glass City Opry opens its fourth year with returning bluegrass artists Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out Sept. 19.

With Moore on guitar, Steve Dilling on banjo, Justen Hayens on fiddle, Wayne Benson on mandolin and Edgar Loudermilk on bass, IIIrd Tyme Out has won numerous bluegrass and gospel music awards.

Glass City Opry owner Jeff Birdwell said, “They’re a big time bluegrass group. They actually called us and asked to come back, which was really a really nice feather in our cap.”

The 3 p.m. show Sept. 19 at the Maumee Indoor Theater is free to children 15 years old and younger. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased

the day of the show.

Moore said the group tries to present a unique show and balances their material between old and new songs, requested songs, instrumental and gospel content.

“We throw the whole thing at them [the audience]. The whole kitchen sink,” Moore said. “First and foremost our goal is to entertain people. We want them to leave with some great memories.”

Traveling by their preferred mode of travel via tour bus and away from home 200 days out of the year, Moore said the relationship between band members is very close.

“We like keeping our feet on the ground, so to speak. Seven people is definitely enough on that bus, especially after a couple of days,” Moore said. “We spend more time with each other than we spend with our families. We’re more like brothers.”

All five members of IIIrd Tyme Out have been dedicated to bluegrass music their whole lives and haven’t tried any other genre, Moore said. For Moore, the best part of playing bluegrass music, besides not having to conform to a 9 to 5 job, is that it has given him opportunities he would have never been able to experience without it.

“The people that I’ve met because of the traveling all over the U.S. and up into Canada, Europe, South and Central America: The people and friendships and relationships I’ve gotten out of it is the biggest thing,” Moore said.

Even though Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out are away from home many days out of the year, their families are always on their minds.

“Without them we wouldn’t be as successful as we are, they help keep us sane,” Moore said.

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Who says comic books don’t resemble real life? Take Archie Comics, for example; for almost 70 years the venerable funny book company has been offering teen romance tales with characters who may not age but who try to adapt to changing times. Now, they’ve upped the ante to tackle a bit more controversial issue.

“Many times I’ve had new customers stop by the store to see what kind of material we carry and they are often shocked and amused to find out that the adventures of the kids from Riverdale are still in monthly publication,” reports Ed Katschke of Monarch’s Cards & Comics. “Early this year, Archie Comics scored a hit with answering the intriguing question of what would happen if Archie married Betty or Veronica, and now they’ve gone one step further by introducing a new boy in town with a secret.

“In ‘Veronica’ No. 202, written and drawn

by Archie veteran Dan Parent, Veronica finds herself seething with frustration when new boy Kevin shows up at Riverdale High and she can’t get him to give her a second look. Imagine everyone’s surprise when Kevin confesses that the reason he isn’t taken by Veronica’s feminine wiles has nothing to do with her — he’s actually gay!”

Katschke points out that below the usual Archie hijinks there floats a “message of tolerance” that he applauds. The story also high-

lights a curious “bromance” between Kevin and Jughead, the latter thrilled to find a kindred spirit on the subject of eating and comic collecting. Unfortunately, Jughead decides to use Kevin’s sexuality in a prank against Veronica, an odd note of mean-spiritedness in an otherwise innocuous tale.

And for all of Archie Comics’ ballyhooing of its new “breakthrough” character, Kevin comes off as something of a stereotype with his Adonis looks, T-shirts and love of shopping.

Interested parties should decide for themselves; the book will be easily found at Monarch’s as Katschke reports he’s placing it with all the other Archie titles — right up front in the store. O — Jim Beard

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The Nintendo DSi Wi-Fi capabilities allow players to download additional books and DS XL players get a nice bigger-screen advantage. All players can just flick the touch screen to turn the pages of books on their extensive virtual shelf.

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Historical book introductions, multi-card options, author biographies and bookmarks (maximum of three books at once) add even more value. A small or large font size helps readability, but the real positive here is the customizable book guide options that progressively give players accurate recommendations. Try a quiz. See if the book was made into a movie. Explore a specific genre or time period. After reading, players can provide a ranking and check other players’ rankings.

This highly recommended mobile reading game is hard to beat at $19.99, especially for avid readers, students and teachers (***1/2, rating not available — check individual book content). O — Michael Siebenaler

Owens hosts auditions for ‘Almost, Maine’

Area residents interested in performing in the upcoming student production of the “Almost, Maine” are invited to open theater auditions at Owens Community College, Sept.

27-28. Auditions will take place Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 27 and 28, from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Center for Fine and Performing Arts Studio Theatre Room 111. Callback auditions will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 29. Owens

is located on Oregon Road in Perrysburg Township. Each individual is encouraged to prepare a monologue as part of the audition or a monologue will be provided for them.

The theater production dates are Nov. 18-21.

Attendees are required to make an appointment prior to the audition dates. For more information, call (567) 661-2798 or 1-800-GOOWENS, Ext. 2798. O

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SWEAT Equity

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

Between teaching at Bowling Green State University, serving on the AIGA board, running SWEAT, working on their own projects and motherhood, graphic designers Amy Fidler and Jenn Stucker juggle a number of roles.

The pair, who understand each other’s life demands and share similar ideas with different artistic approaches, began collaborating in 2007.

STUCKER “We have a really good, I think I used the word once, relay. We’re really good about deciding and having a vision of what we want to do and we both sort of march in that direction. Then if one of us sort of fatigues, the other one comes in and starts running. When that person peters out — we kind of know when to chime in,” Stucker said.

Together the pair has been able to accomplish more than if they were pursuing projects on their own, Fidler said.

“Jenn and I take on so many more things working together than we would alone. I don’t know if it is because when you’re working by yourself it’s easy to underestimate what you’re capable of, or you don’t have that motivation or a little scared,” she said. “If you get someone else to say ‘Oh, wait this is a good idea’ or ‘OK, let’s do it,’ then suddenly you have this support and you get braver — committed, because suddenly you’re held to something and you’re accountable.”

In October 2007, Fidler and Stucker both founded the Toledo chapter of AIGA, a professional deFIDLER sign association with more than 20,000 members nationally. They formed the local chapter because if designers wanted to hear speakers they’d have to travel hours and the other groups lacked the “sense of community.”

AIGA Toledo began with 35 members and is up to 101 members, made up of professionals and students. Fidler was the chapter’s first president and Stucker was vice president.

Currently, Stucker is AIGA Toledo president and Fidler is still on the chapter’s board.

Amy Fidler and Jenn Stucker have designs on the local arts scene.

In May, the local chapter hosted the national AIGA Design Educators Conference, “Responseability; Ethics and Sustainability in Design Education.” Fidler and Stucker were co-conference committee chairmen with Matt Davis, who was AIGA Toledo education chairman at the time.

“The conference is really great because people don’t think of Northwest Ohio as a design destination. All across the country you think of L.A., New York and Chicago and all these urban centers and for the AIGA Toledo chapter to be awarded a design educators conference is a pretty big deal,” Fidler said.

In addition, the local AIGA chapter helps local nonprofits. Through a one-day concentrated effort, designers donate their time to create a logo, letterhead, business card and website for an area nonprofit. Designers meet with the client early in the day and debrief, learning the needs and challenges of the organization, and then begin the process of how to “brand” the nonprofit, Stucker said.

The services the designers donate during the day may otherwise be too expensive or take too long for the nonprofits, Fidler said.

“For us to be able to help them just extends their reach,” she said.

Last year the designers provided their services to Martin Luther King Kitchen for the Poor. This

year, through an application process, AIGA Toledo worked with Self Expression Teen Theater.

Through AIGA, Fidler and Stucker learned of The Urban Forest Project, which was being showcased in cities around the United States. The pair approached the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo (ACGT) and were able to take the estimated $100,000 budget and bring the project to Toledo for a fourth of the cost.

The Urban Forest Project features 50 banners, displayed around Downtown Toledo, that use the metaphor of trees to make a visual statement about the environment. The banners, created by Northwest Ohio graphic artists, went up in April in conjunction with Earth Day and were displayed through Sept. 6. Once removed, the banners will be turned into tote bags and sold to benefit ACGT’s Young Artists at Work Program.

Fidler and Stucker collaborated on one banner that was chosen by judges for the project.

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“Jenn and I are really passionate about design and work with a lot of wonderful people at BGSU. As you’re going through school the schooling you get in the classroom, even though it’s a wonderful experience, it becomes rote, it becomes expected. You get familiar with your environment,” she said. “We wanted to have the opportunity to do something fun with the students outside the classroom in a more laid back environment.”

During the first year of SWEAT, participants created a book “Toledo Remanufactured,” that explored the graphic culture of Toledo.

The following year, the SWEAT group explored the idea Useless or UseLess Toledo, an intentional play on words, Stucker said. The group created a website and a series of videos that explored how do we envision a greener Toledo and inspire Toledo, she said.

In SWEAT’s third year, participants began the behind the scenes work for The Urban Forest Project.

This year’s SWEAT, which ran from July 26 to July 30, participated in the 100 Hammers Project and created “Eleven Dozen.” The group explored the question “What is the graphic expression of 100 hammers.” The project will have a softcover book and a show

for the project, Fidler said.

Stucker, a Colorado native, and Fidler, originally from Whitehouse, have many projects that relate to Toledo and Northwest Ohio. The pair believe the area has great potential for graphic artists.

“There’s always stuff going on.

[Toledo is] a very busy, happening town. I guess we’re always trying to show people there is lots of great stuff here. You should really be proud of what you have here, “ Stucker said.

“I intentionally came back to the Northwest Ohio area. We really want to help bring good talent, let people know talent is here, keep talent here and keep design jobs here,” Fidler said. “It benefits us and everyone in the design community anyway to realize that there is great stuff going on here.”

In addition, Fidler and Stucker collaborated on a window for ACGT’s Downtown Windows Project on Huron Street. The project features a quote from Toledo native Gloria Steinem, “Power can be taken but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in itself,” and is titled “Gloria,” in her honor, Fidler said.

Fidler and Stucker work in the graphic design division of the School of Art at BGSU. They both have been professional graphic designers for more than 10 years. O

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Illuminating Blair Museum of Lithophanes houses 2,300 treasures.

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

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oledo is home to the largest collection of lithophanes and the only museum worldwide dedicated to the art — the Blair Museum of Lithophanes.

The museum is home to more than 2,300 lithophanes and has approximately 750 lithophanes on display at all times.

A lithophane is a three-dimensional image in translucent porcelain that was a popular European art form in the 19th century.

“What’s amazing is it doesn’t look interesting if the light is not on. [Lithophanes] have to be illuminated, so they were incorporated into useful items in people houses,” said Margaret Carney, curator of the Blair Museum of Lithophanes.

Many lithophanes were displayed as part of lanterns, as candle shields or as fire screens during the Victorian age. In addition to those forms, the museum has lithophanes displayed as night lights and lamp shades as well as in beer steins and tea warmers.

Many famous porcelain manufacturers produced lithophanes as a side job, Carney said. Companies in Germany and France have some of the first patents for lithophanes in 1827, she said. “[Lithophane] was sort of a fad, but went on a really long time for a fad,” Carney said.

Lithophanes are being produced today, but Carney said the art form’s heyday was from 1840 to 1880. Carney authored a 2008 book, “Lithophanes,” that discusses the history and evolution of the art.

All lithophanes are based on print engravings during the era they are produced.

Skilled craftsmen carved images into beeswax with tools similar to dental instruments, Carney said. The deeper the beeswax was carved the more light that shone through and the lighter the image.

Upon completion, the carved beeswax was used to create molds for the porcelain, Carney said. Once a mold was created a lithophane image could be replicated a number of times.

The museum’s largest flat lithophane, an eruption of Mount Vesuvius, is 15 inches by 10.75 inches. Most of the lithophanes at the museum are smaller, however, measuring roughly 5 inches by 7 inches in size.

When heated in a kiln, 60 percent of the time the porcelain would warp or

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crack, Carney said. The larger the lithophane, or the thinner the porcelain was in the mold, the more likely it was to break.

Most lithophanes are monochromatic, but some lithophanes have been painted, Carney said. Painted lithophanes are rare, but the museum has some on display.

The Blair Museum of Lithophanes has a special exhibit of fans on display until Oct. 31.

As part of the exhibit, the museum has on display six of the seven known lithophane fans as well as information on other types of fans.

The lithophanes were mounted as hand screens or completion fans to protect individuals from the heat of candles or flames, Carney said.

“In the 19th century men and women’s makeup was made of wax. [Lithophane fans] would allow the person who held it to sit in front of the fire and they would see a beautiful image and the porcelain doesn’t conduct heat, so it protected their faces,” Carney said.

All four of the most famous factories for making lithophane fans are represented in the seven remaining fans, Carney said.

Next year’s special exhibit will feature a contemporary lithophane artist.

“Hands Illuminating Porcelain: The Lithophanes of Hannah Blackwell,” will run from April 2011 until October 2011.

A special reception to meet Blackwell will be hosted April 30.

The Blair Museum of Lithophanes was founded by Laurel Gotshall Blair, a local businessman. Blair began collecting lithophanes in the 1960s and ran a lithophane museum out of his home in the Old West End, Carney said.

When Blair died in 1993, he left his entire collection of lithophanes to the city of Toledo. After nearly 10 years of efforts, the museum was opened at its current location.

Blair’s goal — to educate others about the history of lithophanes — is carried on by the museum.

The museum is open Saturday and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. May through September at no charge to the public. Special group tours for 10 or more are available year-round for $5 a person.

The Blair Museum of Lithophanes is located at 5403 Elmer Drive in the Toledo Botanical Garden.

For more information, visit www. lithophanemuseum.org. O

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Feels like the first time “Foreigner” takes the stage at the Toledo Rep.

By Jeff McGinnis Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer PopGoesJeff@gmail.com

Three years ago, F. Scott Regan retired as professor emeritus from Bowling Green State University.

During the course of his 25year career, he directed numerous productions (several penned by Regan himself), supervised the formation of the Horizon Youth Theatre project and worked tirelessly on Treehouse Troupe, BGSU’s traveling children’s theater production.

But Regan has certainly not been taking it easy, now that his BGSU career has ended. Since 2008, he has continued to regularly work with the Toledo Repertoire Theatre.

“For the past two years, I have directed readings for the Edgy Rep Series and enjoyed the opportunity to work with the Toledo Rep,” Regan said in an e-mail interview.

He returns to directing on Sept. 18 with a Rep production of Larry Shue’s classic farce “The Foreigner.” The play will run through Oct. 3.

“After the Toledo Rep selected their season, I (and other potential directors) was asked to rank order their preferences. I read the plays I was not familiar with and put this play as my first choice,” Regan said.

“The Foreigner,” first performed in 1984, revolves around the story of a young Englishman who is so pathologically shy, he can’t even speak to people. His friend covers for him by telling guests at a fishing lodge he is from another country and can’t speak English. As a result, those near the supposed foreigner have no problem saying

the most outrageous and scandalous things in his presence, because they think he can’t understand them, anyway.

The show played off Broadway for nearly 700 performances and has been regularly performed for more than a quarter of a century. Regan said that he believes the sympathetic people depicted in the story are key to the play’s continuing success. “‘The Foreigner’ is a very funny play, of course, but I think the enduring popularity lies not in the clever premise and jokes but in the characters,” Regan said. “Unlike most farces, which are driven by slapstick and abnormal behavior, the author has created more complex and real people, quirky but totally believable and (with one exception) totally lovable.

“When we go to the theater and recognize part of ourselves on stage we can be moved to laughter and tears.”

Auditions for this new production took place during the summer. Regan said many of the people trying out for the show were familiar with the Rep and what was expected of auditioners, so the process went smoothly. “In this case, a relatively small number of people came so everyone had multiple opportunities to read for several parts,” he said.

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Throughout the process, Regan said he introduced activities and discussions to help the cast get to know one another — and their characters — better.

“As with most comedies, a bit of fooling around help them explore their parts and see the possible humor. The director serves as guide as they explore movement and gesture to enhance the tensions between characters and helps be the ‘audience eye’ — helping the cast clarify for the audience what is going on,” he said.

Regan had nothing but the highest compliments for his actors. “This has perhaps been the most experienced cast that I have worked with so it has made my job easier — more of a guide than a director. They brought this experience to the production, providing their own creative solutions to the inevitable challenges that the script has presented.”

Working as a director — or a guide — benefits from Regan’s own experiences, as well, including the quarter century of work he put into BGSU Theater. Regan said both assignments were fun and challenging, in their own ways.

“As I said, the adult community theater features actors who can bring more life experience to the project. They often have more stage experience, as well, which can be an advantage or a disadvantage to a guest director. Of course, there are no artificial grades to motivate effort. Community actors are there for the love of the experience and have to balance many responsibilities in order to participate.”

Regan shows no sign of slowing down in the months to come. He will soon be departing on a trip to Peru and Ecuador, and is scheduled to direct a show for the Horizon Youth Theatre in the spring. He said he hopes audiences for “The Foreigner” come away from the show having had “a hearty laugh and a warm feeling. The play shows us flawed people who can help each other grow and change — while defeating evil.” O

Wander back to the Warehouse District The Warehouse District contains some of Downtown Toledo’s defining buildings. Monroe Street binds it to the north; The Maumee River to the east. 10th Street and the expressway close out the western and southern borders.

“We call it our little urban village,” said Diane Keil-Roe, president of the Toledo Warehouse District Association.

The association is hosting its 6th annual “Wander the Warehouse District” event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 19. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at any of the tour sites, or at the corner of Michigan and Lafayette streets.

Visitors are invited to walk through the district to view lofts, homes, restaurants and galleries. Landmark tour sites include the Bakery Building on South Michigan Street, the Oliver House on Broadway Street and the Bartley Lofts on Washington Street. New to the “Wander” event are special tours. At 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., tours of Fifth Third Field and the Mud Hens locker room will be offered.

Tours of the Toledo Repertoire Theatre are available at noon and 2 p.m.

Keil-Roe said the Warehouse District and Downtown Toledo changed significantly with the addition of Fifth Third Field because it brought a lot of restaurants on board and increased parking revenue. Keil-Roe said the strip of buildings along South Saint Clair Street was dilapidated and unsightly before renovation took place. After the Warehouse District Association completed the project, it made the area more attractive for other people and businesses to move in.

“St. Clair village was the catalyst project,” Keil-Roe said. “You look at that street now and it’s a beautiful part of the Warehouse District.”

Keil-Roe said the association is open to anyone interested in joining, whether or not they live or work in the Warehouse District.

For a complete list of tour sites, visit www.toledowarehouse.org/wander.php. O — Amy Biolchini

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O Mint Condition, Alexander O’Neal: 9 p.m. Sept. 18, $25.

O Bobby Vinton: 9 p.m. Sept. 24, $25.

O Justin Lo, Gary Chaw: 8 p.m. Sept. 25, $55.

O Lisa Lampanelli: 8 p.m. Sept. 26, $25.

The Blarney Irish Pub:

Dégagé Jazz Cafe:

Catch local acts while taking in the pub’s modern Irish and American fare. 601 Monroe St. (419) 418-2339 or www. theblarneyirishpub.com.

O Rick Whited: Sept. 16.

O 2 Dudes & a Chick: Sept. 17.

O Bloody Tinth: Sept. 18.

O Ronn Daniels: Sept. 23.

O The Bridges: Sept. 24-25.

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

O Gene Parker: Wednesdays and Sept. 17-18.

O Michael Peslikis: Sept. 16.

O David Lux: Sept. 21.

O Jason Quick: Sept. 23.

O Paul Vornhagen: Sept. 24-25.

Bronze Boar:

The Distillery:

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 Jerod: Wednesdays.

O Danny & Dave: Thursdays.

O Open mic night with Chris Knopp: Mondays.

O Karaoke: Tuesdays.

O Noisy Neighbors: Sept. 17.

O See Alice: Sept. 18.

O Stone House: Sept 24.

O Gutter Flowers: Sept. 25.

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

O Ronn Daniels: Sept. 15.

O Crescent Fresh: Sept. 16-17.

O Trailer Park Ninjas: Sept. 18.

O Kyle White: Sept. 21.

O Nathan Cogan: Sept. 22.

O 56 Daze: Sept. 23-24.

O Swagg: Sept. 25.

Brooklyn’s Daily Grind:

Toledo’s venue for rock. 308 Main St. Tickets vary between $5 and $15, unless noted. (419) 693-5300 or www.

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O Sleeping With Sirens, the Cities Beneath Us, Armastus, Dead on Arrival: 6 p.m. Sept. 16.

O American Six Gun, the Bloody Buffalo, the Funkin Wagnalls, Lyle Exile: 9 p.m. Sept. 17.

O The Ataris, Gasoline Heart, Tranquil, Lame-O, No Privileges: 8 p.m. Sept. 18.

O Electric Six, the Constellations, Matt Truman Ego Trip: 9 p.m. Sept. 19.

O Seabird, Aaron Valdiviez: 6 p.m. Sept. 22.

O Trainwreck, Secret Stones: 9 p.m. Sept. 23.

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 Nusaiba Rahman: 8 p.m. Sept. 17.

O Jim Bowser: 8 p.m. Sept. 18.

O Tom Harms: 8 p.m. Sept. 24.

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 Riv-

Frankie’s:

O Rediscover, CDVR, Sleep Sound, the New Collisions: 6 p.m. Sept. 24.

O Highbinder, Deadbeat Moms: 9 p.m. Sept. 25.

O Like Moths to Flames, Legion, Torrance, Lost in the Light, Mortuary: 6 p.m. Sept. 26.

O Ryan Michaels Band, Shane Piasecki, Cetan Clawson: 8 p.m. Sept. 25.

Ice Restaurant & Bar:

Live entertainment at 9:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays. Holiday Inn, 10630 Fremont Pike, Perrysburg. (419) 874-3111 or www.hifq.com.

O Billy Dean and Dawn: Sept. 17-18.

O Jackpot: Sept. 24-25.

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

O Johnny Lawrence: 5 p.m. Sept. 16.

O Relativity: 8 p.m. Sept. 17.

O The A Jays: 8 p.m. Sept. 18.

O Dick Lange Trio: 8 p.m. Sept. 24.

O Postmodern Blues Band: 8 p.m. Sept. 25.

Ground Level Coffeehouse:

Manhattan’s:

Mix your beans with some music for an eclectic brew. Open mic on Monday nights. 2636 W. Central Ave. (419) 671-6272 or www.groundleveltoledo.com.

O Comedy open mic hosted by Steve Wherry: 7 p.m.

Sept. 15.

O Poets Without Applause featuring Mike Kocinski and Carmen Tracy: 8 p.m. Sept. 16, $3.

O Stephen and Angel: 6:30 p.m. Sept. 17.

O 4 Guitars (Steven Guerrero, Steve Jad, Longsleeves, Chris Darby) for 4 Bucks: 7 p.m. Sept. 18.

O The E-Zone Erotic Poetry Night featuring Lethal: 7 p.m.

Sept. 23, $3.

O The ART Show: All Ranges of Thought, featuring Fatal Prose, HuntorPrey, Phaize, Prysless, Zone, IllPoetic. 7 p.m.

Sept. 24, $3.

O Jazz Lounge, hosted by Melvin Johnson: 7 p.m. Sept. 25.

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 Vytas & Steve: Sept. 15 and 22.

O Quick Trio: 6 p.m. Sept. 16.

O Buddy Boy Slim: Sept. 17.

O Michael’s Silverbacks: Sept. 18.

O Cynthia Kaay Bennett: 6 p.m. Sept. 20.

O Noah Leibel Trio: Sept. 23.

O Jeff Williams Group: Sept. 24.

O Stonehouse: Sept. 25.

French Quarter J. Pat’s Pub:

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 Cavo, American Bang, Atom Smash, Shamans Harvest, Grindline: 7 p.m. Sept. 24.

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 Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band, Miracle Vitamins: 8:30 p.m.

Sept. 17.

O Orgone: 8:30 p.m. Sept. 18.

O Tobacco, Junk Culture, Dreamend: 8:30 p.m. Sept. 23, $10.

O Minglewood Labor Camp: 8:30 p.m. Sept. 24.

O Sea Wolf, Sera Cahoone, Patrick Park: 9 p.m. Sept. 25, $10.

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

Jazz — straight, smooth, bebop or traditional — all kinds are played here. 151 Water St. (419) 241-7732 or www. murphysplacejazz.com.

O Clifford Murphy and Claude Black: 8 p.m. Sept. 15 and 20-22.

O Ellie Martin: 9 p.m. Sept.

17 and 24.

O Kim Buehler: 9 p.m. Sept. 18.

O Donna Bailey Sauer: 8 p.m.

Sept. 23.

O Glenda McFarlin: 9 p.m.

Sept. 25.

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.

O Frankie May, Ben Barefoot: MonSept. 18, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. days.

O The Nutones: Sept. 17.

O Kentucky Chrome: Sept. 18.

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Omni: This club is a venue for music (and music lovers) of all types. 2567 W. Bancroft St. (419) 535-6664 or omnimidwest.com.

O Local Anesthetic, Fire, Shadows in Redd: 8 p.m. Sept. 25, $5-$7.

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Casual meals with weekend entertainment. 1815 Adams St. (419) 725-5483 or www. otavern.com.

O Draw Blood, MC Habitat, Grunge: 10 p.m. Sept. 17.

O Monolithic Cloud Parade, Lost Revival: 10 p.m. Sept. 18.

O 33-1/3: 10 p.m. Sept. 20.

O “Jeff Tweedy, Sunken Treasure: Live in the Pacific Northwest.” 8 p.m. Sept. 21.

O Carjack, GoLab: 10 p.m. Sept. 24.

Tequila Sheila’s Downtown:: 702 Monroe St. (419) 241-1118.

O Devious: 10 p.m. Thursdays.

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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 Bang Tech 12: Sept. 18.

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.

O Peregrine, Megaton Hammer, Death Valley Dragline, the Luxx: Sept. 17.

O Glitter Trash, Caustic Attitude: Sept. 18.

Jeff McDonald’s Big Band Revival Party: 8 p.m. Thursdays, South Briar Restaurant, 5147 S. Main St.,

5700 Telegraph Road 419.476.7751 www.racewayparktoledo.com

Jeff McDonald’s Big Band All Stars:

Kathy Kosins: Live by Request.

8 p.m. Tuesdays, Trotter’s Tavern, 5131 Heatherdowns Blvd.

(419) 381-2079 or (419) 708-0265.

This jazz singer puts her imagination to work, stamping standards and more with her own voice.

7:30 p.m. Sept. 16, Croswell Opera House, 129 E. Maumee St., Adrian, Mich. $12-$18. (517) 264-7469 or www.croswell.org.

TMA Faculty Artist Series: Instructors and professors from area colleges will perform.

3 p.m. Sundays, Great Gallery, 2445 Monroe St. (419) 2558000 or toledomuseum.org.

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This weekend, the Rockets will travel to Kalamazoo, Mich. to face Western Michigan (1-1, 0-0 MAC).

Last weekend, the Broncos defeated visiting Nicholls State 49-14 as sophomore quarterback Alex Carder threw for 298 yards and five touchdowns with one interception. Through two games so far this season, Carder has racked up 518 yards passing and seven touchdowns for a Western Michigan offense that is averaging a MAC-best 403.5 yards per game.

Toledo and the Broncos will do battle this Saturday at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on 1370 AM WSPD. O — Mike Bauman

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After giving up 518 yards of total offense to Arizona (2-0, 0-0 Pacific-10) in week one at the Glass Bowl, the Rockets (1-1, 1-0 MAC) knuckled down defensively for their bout with Ohio (1-1, 0-1 MAC), holding the Bobcats to just 183 total yards — including a mere 46 yards rushing for an average of 1.6 yards per carry. Toledo also forced four Ohio turnovers in the game, led by sopho-

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Sunshine’s Summer Jazz Series Finale: Sunshine will celebrate its 60 years of helping people with developmental disabilities with a concert featuring the Toledo Jazz Orchestra Quintet with Nate Gurley and Ron Kischuk. Dessert and coffee will be provided. 7-9 p.m. Sept. 18, Maumee Indoor Theater, 601 Conant St., Maumee. $20. (419) 865-0251 or www.sunshine.org/events.

Toledo Symphony Chamber I concert: Symphony members will perform Beethoven’s Serenade for String Trio and String Quartet and Schoenfield’s “Cafe Music” in the intimate Toledo Club. 7 p.m.

Sept. 19, 235 14th St. $30-$35; $105- $120 for the four-concert series. (419) 246-8000, (800) 348-1253 or www.toledosymphony.com.

Glass City Opry show: Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out will perform. 3 p.m. Sept.

19, Maumee Indoor Theater, 601 Conant St., Maumee. $20.

(419) 897-8902 or www.glasscityopry.com.

UT Jazz Night: The university’s jazz ensemble will perform. 7:30 p.m. Sept.

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Songwriters Michael Visconti, Kevin Douglas and Bill McCorvey blend acoustic roots with harmonies and musicianship. 8 p.m. Sept. 17, Owens Community College, Center for Fine and Performing Arts’ Mainstage Theatre, 30335 Oregon Road, Perrysburg. $18. (567) 661-2787 or (800) 466-9367, ext. 2787, or owens.tix.com.

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In addition to Aaron Copland’s “Appalachian Spring,” the Toledo Symphony will perform Leonard Bernstein’s “Candide” overture and Igor Stravinsky’s “The Firebird.” 8 p.m. Sept. 24-25, TMA’s Peristyle, 2445 Monroe St. $20-$50. (419) 246-8000, (800) 348-1253 or www. toledosymphony.com.

The Contours: The 1960s’ doo wop will perform. 8 p.m. Sept. 25, Maumee Indoor Theater, 601 Conant St., Maumee. $20.

(419) 897-8902 or www.greateasterntheatres.com/ maumeehome.asp.

Play with the Machine: A unique performance that incorporates the sound of UT’s Ritter Observatory dome rotating with live, improvised music. 3 p.m. Sept. 26, TMA’s Great Gallery, 2445 Monroe St. (419) 255-8000 or toledomuseum.org.

Martin was a faculty member of UT for more than 40 years. He died July 26.

The memorial will take place from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Glass Pavilion at the Toledo Museum of Art. O — By Kristen Rapin

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BOWLING GREEN and surrounding area

BGSU concerts: The university’s ensembles, choirs, quartets and more — and their friends — will present the music they’ve been perfecting. Halls are located in Moore Musical Arts Center, Willard Drive and Ridge Street, Bowling Green.

(419) 372-8171, (800) 589-2224, (419) 372-8888 or www.bgsu.edu/colleges/music.

O Robert Satterlee and Friends: An all-Schumann program will be performed by tenor Christopher Scholl, cellist Alan Smith, Andrew Pelletier on horn and pianist Thomas Rosenfranz. 8 p.m. Sept. 15, Bryan Recital Hall.

O Valerie Errante, soprano: 8 p.m. Sept. 16, Bryan Recital Hall.

O Student Composer’s Forum: 8 p.m. Sept. 21, Bryan Recital Hall.

O Megan Fergusson, viola: 8 p.m. Sept. 22, Bryan Recital Hall.

O Student Jazz Combos: 8 p.m. Sept. 23, Bryan Recital Hall.

O “Acis & Galatea” and “The Impresario”: Bowling Green Opera Theater will present these works by Handel and Mozart, respectively. 8 p.m. Sept. 24 and 3 p.m. Sept. 26, Kobacker Hall; $12.

BGSU football: The Falcons will use their talons on their gridiron opponents. Doyt Perry Stadium, Wooster St., Bowling Green. $14-$18; season tickets, $65-$112. (877) 247-8842 or www.bgsufalcons.com.

O Marshall: 7 p.m. Sept. 18.

Cla-Zel Theater: This venue has been rocking BGSU students (and others) for years. 127 N. Main St., Bowling Green. (419) 353-5000 or www.clazel.net.

O My Dear Disco: 9 p.m. Sept. 23, $10-$12.

Gish Film Theater: Named in memory of Dorothy and Lillian Gish, this theater hosts screenings of international and arthouse movies and matinees of popular films of the past. BGSU’s Hanna Hall, East Wooster Street, Bowling Green. Free. (419) 372-4474 or www.bgsu.edu/gish.

O Sunday matinees: “Two Comic Stars,” 3 p.m. Sept. 19.

O International Film Series: “Okuribito,” 7:30 p.m. Sept. 23.

O Tuesdays at the Gish: “Two Thousand Maniacs!” 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21.

Grumpy Dave’s Comedy Nights: This venue offers weekly humor-fests (maybe to make up for the crankiness). Above the Easy Street Cafe, 104 S. Main St., Bowling Green. $3-$5. www.grumpydavespub.com.

O Nicholas Anthony, Michael O’Keefe: Sept. 21.

Howard’s Club H: Bowling Green comes alive at this venue for rock and more.

210 N. Main St., Bowling Green. (419) 352-3195 or www. howardsclubh.com.

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One-day workshop helps writers The Northwest Ohio Writers Forum (NWOWF) will present The Write Brain Workshop, a special writing workshop, Oct. 9.

The one-day workshop features four author presentations and writing exercises.

In the morning, Clevelandbased author Carole Calladine will discuss the narrative arc of story telling. Afternoon sessions will include discussions and a chance for writers to hone their skills.

Romance novelist Debbie Alferio will discuss creating credible characters; author and poet Matt Betts will

lead a speculative poetry session; and Kim Delmar Cory will talk about writing for children and young adults.

Registration is $25 for NWOWF members and $35 for nonmembers. Lunch is included with all registrations.

To register, visit www.nwowf. org. All registrations must be received by Oct. 1.

The workshop takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the 577 Foundation, 573 East Front St. For more information, visit www.nwowf.org or e-mail info@nwowf.org. O — By Kristen Rapin

Infirmary Inmates Vintage Baseball:

Hitch Up the Wagon:

Based at the Wood County Historical Center & Museum, this team calls Bowling Green’s Wintergarden Park, South Wintergarden Road, its home field. (419) 3520967 or www.woodcountyhistory.org.

O Vs. Wyandotte (Mich.) Stars: 7 p.m. Sept. 18, Ned Skeldon Stadium, Maumee.

Visitors are invited for a wagon ride through the farm’s woodlot with watermelon at the end. 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 16, Carter-Loomis Farm Park, 18331 Carter Road, Bowling Green. Register: (419) 661-1697 or reservations.woodcountyparkdistrict.org.

Wood County Historical Center & Museum:

Check out this rural jewel’s new exhibits and tour the museum and buildings to see blacksmith forge demonstrations and historic equipment. 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Tuesdays-Fridays and 1-4 p.m. weekends (closed holidays), Wood County Historical Center & Museum, 13360 County Home Road, Bowling Green. $1-$4. (419) 3520967 or www.woodcountyhistory.org.

O “Between Fences” Smithsonian exhibit: The exhibit looks at fences, both physical and figurative, and its representation as a division of race, culture or class.

O Demo Day: The museum’s old-time equipment, including a 120-year-old oil derrick and pump, tractors and farm equipment, will get the spotlight. 1-4 p.m. Sept. 19.

Threshold Student Electro Acoustic Festival:

Works by students from BGSU, Ball State and University of Michigan will be featured. 8 p.m. Sept. 17 and 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Sept. 18, Bryan Recital Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center, Willard Drive and Ridge Street, Bowling Green. (419) 372-8171, (800) 589-2224, (419) 372-8888 or www.bgsu.edu/colleges/music.

“The Curious Savage”: A widow is sent to a sanitarium so her children can find her legacy before she “squanders” it on her plan to fund average people’s dreams. 8 p.m. Sept. 17-18, 24-25 and 2 p.m. Sept. 26, First United Methodist Church Theatre, 1506 E. Wooster St., Bowling Green. (419) 352-9337, (419) 5752259 or www.blackswampplayers.org.

The Aaron Macy Legacy Exhibition:

Fall Mushrooms: The Beginning.

Scholarship Recipients 2002-2010. Recipients of this annual ceramics scholarship will be featured.

11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays (plus 6-9 p.m.

Thursdays) and 1-4 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 17, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Fine Arts Center, between Ridge and Wooster streets, Bowling Green. (419) 3728525 or art.bgsu.edu/galleries.

Seekers will search fields and woods for fungi, picking up identification skills and maybe some edibles. 10 a.m.-noon Sept. 18, Carter-Loomis Farm Park, 18331 Carter Road, Bowling Green. Register: (419) 661-1697 or reservations.woodcountyparkdistrict.org.

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At first glance I noticed an individual with tattoos, piercings and a mohawk. I quickly gathered he felt free and willing to take some risks regardless of what others might think.

As a rapper, he has relied heavily on the mixtape formula of rapping over the instrumentals of songs that top the Hip-Hop charts. but now, B. Wills will finally be able to express who he is as an artist; incorporating lessons learned by providing original music to go with his lyrics on a project set to be released in the next six months. For now, he is focused on providing a great show for the loyal fans who follow his every post on social networks.

Realizing the odds are against him, what compels him to keep pursuing a career in rap?

“I never knew sacrifice until I started music especially now that I have a daughter,” he said.

t’s not often that we can welcome back a local rapper who has made waves across his home state and the rest of the country. B. Wills has spent his summer doing just that and at 6 p.m. Sept. 25, Toledo is welcoming him home with his very own homecoming at the Main Street Bar & Grill on 151 Main St. The winner of 2009’s Ohio Hip-Hop Awards Best New Artist and nominated this year for Best Mixtape and Best Mixtape Artist, Wills is gunning for a top spot in Hip-Hop. Softspoken, determined and extremely humble, it’s hard to imagine the hard knocks in his past that at one point left him being homeless and heading down a criminal path. Hate him or love him, you have to respect his hustle. In less than three years, Wills went from unknown to award-winning, proof of what happens when you give a dream your full attention.

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“Not being able to see key moments in her life.

I might be out at a show, I might have to miss a birthday party. It hurts, but to know that my baby will be able to go to college with no problem makes it all worth it.”

Stepping out on faith, B. Wills had a chance meeting with Cleveland-based company, Gorilla Productions, the group responsible for the success of national and Ohio standout Hip-Hop artists like Kid Cudi, Chip Tha Ripper and Machine Gun Kelly, all from Cleveland. Having heard about the successful fan base Wills was quickly gaining, they asked him to be a part of their summer tour. Starting out as an opener at the beginning of the show, they soon began to see why B. Wills was a star.

Selling his own tickets until he became a headliner, B. Wills eventually was able to headline a show anywhere in the country. B. Wills chose to bring it home to Toledo, where it all started. He’s slated to debut original music at his homecoming concert with Toledo favorites like T. Diamond, Yung Prof, Infamiss, Cleveland’s Chevy Blue and others. There are a few things he wants to make clear for those who are skeptical about supporting a Toledo artist.

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The Collingwood Arts Center has been betting on some of our area’s most prolific artists for a quarter of a century. Now, it wants Toledoans to join in on the fun with a Sept. 25 celebration fundraiser at Raceway Park. The event will feature live music, painting, art auctions and more by some of the area’s most celebrated talents.

The fundraiser is the first major event being helmed by newly appointed Collingwood Arts Center Interim Executive Director Brian Felster and Program Director Ralph Ragsdale. The event began under the direction of previous director, Audrey Johnson.

“We have a lot of work to do, but I think we’re headed in a positive direction, and hopefully this type of large event is something that we can make an annual thing,” Felster said.

The CAC offers Ohio’s only long-term residency program with living space and studios for working artists in a variety in disciplines from around our community and beyond. Noted CAC resident artists have included Eddie Abrams, Ray Patrick, Yusuf Lateef, Jerry Gray, Kerry Krow, Terry A. Burton, Michael Kocinski and a host of others. Rental rates start at $110 a month for residential space. The CAC also functions as a venue for many regionally and nationally known productions such as “Menopause the Musical” and “Shopping.”

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adies and gentlemen, the moral minority and their publicity assistants in the media have once again spotlighted a horrific danger to the nation’s children. And, ironically enough, it lurks in the least likely of places: Toys “R” Us. This week, controversy “erupted” throughout the nation as it was revealed that the country’s largest retailer JEFF of children’s playthings was stocking — gasp — an action figure depicting a killer! A serial killer! “America’s favorite serial killer,” to be exact!

The controversy began when Jim Shultz of Columbus, Ohio, noticed that an action figure depicting the star of Showtime’s hit drama “Dexter” was available in his local Toys “R” Us franchise.

“I thought, ‘Oh my god! You’ve got this in Toys “R” Us? Are you kiddin’ me?’” Shultz, described as a ‘toy collector,’ was quoted as saying.

His discovery led to a media firestorm. An article on AOL News quoted Texas crime victim advocate Andy Kahan as saying, “I have been monitoring items glamorizing serial killers for over a decade and this is, with the exception of Charles Manson’s music CDs, the only time I have actually seen an actual serial killer being marketed in major retail establishments.”

OK, time out. Time for a reality check.

First, “Dexter” is not an “actual serial killer.”

He is the fictional lead character of a popular television series. Yes, the character is a killer, but the show’s structure is designed to blur the moral line by making its lead character psychotic and sympathetic. This is not an effort to glorify a reallife murderer. There aren’t any Charles Manson or Jeffrey Dahmer figures available in the store. And that doesn’t even take into account the myriad violent and adult figures that have been available at Toys “R” Us and other toy retailers for years.

Michael Crawford, of the popular toy review site Michael Crawford’s Review of the Week (www. mwctoys.com/) has seen far more questionable choices in Toys “R” Us aisles over the years.

“There are several figures in that very aisle that could be considered as bad or worse, depending on your personal tastes. There are figures of Rorschach, from the very violent R-rated movie ‘Watchmen.’ He’s clearly psychopathic and a killer.

There’s also the usual suspects, like Freddy Krueger and Michael Myers, both with bloody weapons,” Crawford said in an interview. “None of these current figures has caused any controversy.”

Freddy and Jason aren’t alone in the “killers sold in a kiddies’ store” department. A glance at the Toys “R” Us on Reynolds Road revealed no sign of the controversial Dexter toy, but plenty of figures available for Terminator, Heath Ledger’s

America’s largest toy retailer meets America’s favorite serial killer.

Joker, Godzilla, the Wolfman, at that market. The Dexter figure is part of that. the Lost Boys, Predator and “Toys “R” Us is attempting to expand into the characters from violent video adult collector market, and that’s good for them games like “Assassin’s Creed” and good for us,” Crawford said. “Gone are the and “Bioshock.” There was days when we can easily pick up figures like this even a “Nightmare on Elm at the local Media Play or Electronics Boutique.

Street” figure depicting a fe- Now, most collectors have to turn to online male character’s arms being shops for figures like these, and that can have its blown off, complete with own set of issues. Hopefully, foolishness like this blood splatter. won’t end up stalling those efforts.”

On the official webAnd frankly, the controversy is probably the site of Bif Bang Pow, the best publicity that Bif Bang Pow, the creators makers of the Dexter of the Dexter figure, could have ever hoped figure, a statement AOL story, a store employee ement was for. In the A posted pointing was quoted as saying the store had sold nting out the double standard andard of “a ton” of figures in the past week, and criticizing the sale of this were now ssold out. figure, while other Bif B Bang Pow representative Jason ther figures depicting fictional Labowitz added in an e-mail to me Labo mass murderers that, rderers th “while we can’t comment (they name Darth on o how this has impacted sales Vader and Edward at Toys “R” Us, internally we dward Cullen, among have completely sold out of the mong h others) Dexter action figure that was are D sold without controversy. “The initially featured in the controi only difference is that our versy.

Our forecasted supply v Dexter action figures are specifically that was scheduled to last us ally t labeled and clearly marketed towards through our entire Holiday ards t adults only, while other fictional 2010 season has just sold out. I’d al 2 love characters are marketed towardss lo to say that we helped come up with this controversy, but if children,” the statement said. we did so, we would have had Oh, and did I hear myselff more mention video games? Just a few m supply on hand to sell!”

Had you heard about the figure aisles over in the gaming section, tion, before the controversy arose? all sorts of bloody fun can be had d— bef Think the non-stop free adver“Mafia II,” “Grand Theft Auto,” “Red tising Dead Redemption,” “God of War” and tis the controversy has given it might have something to do with more. All carry the “M” tag, indicating cating that m its popularity? In the end, those they are to be sold to adults only. nly. Come rallying against the toy will perto think of it, the much-maligned ed Dexter r haps learn an important civics figure is listed as an adults-only ly toy, h lesson: Calling for censorship too. So why are they in a store geared le only to kids? Why? Why? o makes people want to hear THE DEXTER (or Maybe because Toys “R” Us doesn’t esn’t (o buy) what you’re rallying ACTION FIGURE against all the more. ✯ just sell to kids nowadays. As an audiudiag ence of adult toy collectors grows, the has h retailer l h expanded to include a selection of figures aimed E-mail Jeff at PopGoesJeff@gmail.com.

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