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Kiss and tell SID KELLY on radio, ‘The Morning Rush’ and the Halloween controversy — in his own words.

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“And isn’t it great to find that you’re really worth nothing?” — City and Colour, “Day Old Hate”

“I’d rather wake up beside you and breathe that ol’ familiar smell” — City and Colour, “Comin’ Home”

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City and Colour to play two shows in Detroit.

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

Folks don’t need to worry about Dallas Green. The introspective artist who records as City and Colour has fun and is happy — really.

“I feel my voice is meant to sing in those sort of melancholic kind of ways,” the Canadian singer-songwriter said. “And then, lyrically, I usually tend to write when something is sort of sitting in me or weighing on me and I need to get it out.

“I found that when I’m having fun or in a good mood, I never really think about writing. Then when I do sit down to write, I don’t think about writing about those times when I was having such a wonderful moment; I think about the things that are bothering me and that’s what I feel compelled to write about.”

His latest release, “The Hurry and the Harm,” finds Green singing, “Troubles on my mind/ For the rest of the days I’ve cried/ I’m searching for a paradise/ That I just can’t seem to find” on “Paradise” and “I’m singing my death song” on “Death’s Song.”

“A lot of people tend to think my music is depressing or sad,” he said, “But if you really dig in and listen to the words, the theme of this record — ‘I’ve always been dark/ With light somewhere in the distance’ [from ‘Two Coins’] — is an important line to me because I feel that’s the way the record and all the songs I write are.

“I talk about darker things and heavier things, I guess, but I think that there’s also a sense of hope in a lot of the songs as well.”

Green and that glimmer of optimism have been winning fans since 2005 with his first CD, “Sometimes.” His 2008 disc, “Bring Me Your Love,” featured the hit “Waiting…” And he was flying high on the Canadian charts with “Fragile Bird” from 2011’s “Little Hell.”

Released in June, “The Hurry and the Harm” debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 chart in America and at No. 1 in Canada.

“I think that’s the good thing about music: You don’t need to know exactly what I wrote the song about, you just need to be able to take whatever you need from it,” he said during a call from a tour stop in Denver.

“I’m thankful I’ve been able to write songs for myself first, but also write them in a relatable enough way that other people have taken to them.”

City and Colour will play Nov. 8 and Nov. 9 at the Fillmore Detroit. Tickets are $25 and $45. Doors open at 7 p.m. Sleepy Sun will open.

“I love singing and I love showing that in 2013, you should still be held accountable to be a good live band even though technology has changed the shape of whether talent matters,” Green said.

“I like that we can just go out and be a band and create new moments every night, maybe do new versions of songs just because we feel like it that day, and just the spontaneity of the live show.” O

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“I know in the end this will turn out wrong” — City and Colour, “Forgive Me”

KISS and tell

How Sid Kelly and ‘The Morning Rush’ changed a city’s Halloween schedule.

By Sid Kelly

Toledo Free Press Star Columnist sid@925kissfm.com

Well that was an awesome holiday week, huh?

Mayor Mike Bell moved Halloween trick-ortreating … and we at “The Morning Rush” may have had an influence on that. Because of that, the show has been congratulated ... and blamed.

While closing our show at 9:54 a.m. Oct. 30, Program Director Eric Chase asked to come on the show. While live on the air, he said, “You guys should try to get trick-or-treat moved! You’re ‘The Morning Rush’ for God’s sake. If the people don’t want to trick-or-treat on Halloween because of the weather, get it done.”

This all sprung from the unbelievable number of comments that were made on our Facebook page in response to the following question: Should Toledo move trick-or-treating because of the predicted bad weather?

We already knew how the city felt based on our early segment on the show, and the forecast was looking more like a tropical storm than a simple October shower. If that’s what people wanted, we felt we should do it. So we did.

It was 10:06 a.m. and we are usually off the air by then, but we pledged to stay on until we could get the mayor on the show to discuss why he refused to move trick-or-treating to a safer day.

While taking phone calls from at least 20 people, we had Phillipe, our call screener, running around behind-the-scenes trying to get either Mayor Mike Bell or Safety Director Shirley Green on the phone with us.

Meanwhile, we continued to get calls from listeners telling us on-air that they called Green’s office and were hung up on. Others said they were told the police for Thursday night had already been notified they were working and that they would not move trick-or-treating … no matter what.

After approximately 45 minutes, and in the middle of reading comments on our Facebook page, our caller screen read, “D. Michael Collins is on the Hot Line.” Nice.

If there was any way to convince the mayor to stop by the show or call in, it would be to air the comments of the guy running against him.

Instantly we shifted gears and asked Collins what he would do if he were mayor.

“It’s really an easy decision guys, the thing to do would be to move trick-or-treat to this weekend, and to ensure the safety of our children,” he said.

Perfect! During our interview with Collins, I received a message that read, “Mayor Bell will be here in 2 minutes.”

All I remember thinking is, “It’s working.”

Two minutes later, Bell, dressed in blue jeans and that black leather motorcycle jacket he makes his way around town in, showed up with Green in tow.

After each of us presented our points, the mayor

Sid Kelly is host of ‘The Morning Rush,’ weekdays on 92.5 KISS FM.

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said, “Unless this storm is a monster, and it’s gotta be a monster, we are not moving trick-or-treat.”

Green said the last time the city decided to move Halloween, it received a ton of complaints and vowed never to do that again.

After a 17-minute back-and-forth with the mayor, it was pretty obvious that no matter what we told him, he wasn’t moving trick-or-treating.

It was after that statement that we announced that we would host our own event, “Trunk or Treat,” for kids who might not get the chance to get some candy. We invited listeners to our station on Saturday to help us give out candy to kids dressed in costumes. We also had a costume contest that day; it was an amazing success!

Our story was picked up by other local news stations and they too put pressure on Bell’s staff.

During the Toledo Free Press/WTOL mayoral debate Oct. 30, our issue was brought up. It had obviously gained some momentum.

Bell issued a statement late Oct. 30 that he and a group of city planners from surrounding communities would make the decision and pass it along to the public at noon on Halloween, Oct. 31.

Around noon, Bell’s office released this news release: “After a collaborative meeting between mayors, managers and police chiefs, several area communities are rescheduling Trick-or-Treat hours according to the following schedule.

“The cities of Oregon, Perrysburg and Toledo and the Village of Ottawa Hills will host trickor-treat from 6-8 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3 2013.

“The City of Sylvania and Sylvania Township will host trick-or-treat from 6-7:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 3, 2013.

“The City of Bowling Green will host trick-or-treat from 6:30-8 p.m. on Sunday, November 3, 2013.”

It was exactly what we were after. But the fallout online was, um, entertaining.

Not everyone was happy

Some of the posts from our station and personal Facebook and Twitter pages: “Can you have the mayor move Christmas? I heard it’s going to be cold?” “Hey Sid, thanks for ruining Halloween!”

Needless to say, not everyone was happy.

And that’s OK! The fact that trick-or-treating was moved did not ruin Halloween. It may have changed your plans, but everything was OK. It was, right?

The whole show heard this argument from parents: “When I was a kid we went out in rain, snow and worse.” Yeah, you may have, but did you go out in 45 mph winds? You did? Wow, I’m sure that was a really fun and bountiful Halloween (I did when I was a kid, and the loot was anything but bountiful). n KELLY CONTINUES ON 6

“Seems every line I write’s a miss” — City and Colour, “Confessions”

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Meet Sid Kelly Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Sid Kelly. I host “The Morning Rush” on 92.5 KISS FM. For those of you who aren’t familiar with me, please allow me to give you some background.

Although I’ve lived in Ohio for many years, I am not originally from here. I was born and raised in WilkesBarre, Pa. I joined the U.S. Navy right out of high school and entered a program to train to become a Naval aviator.

In the middle of my enlistment, I was medically disqualified from the Navy and had to go to college.

While in college I played beach volleyball, and it was because of that experience I endured a severe injury to my back that forced me from the sport I dearly loved.

Before hurting my back while still in college, I saw a radio station tent up in the college parking lot. I walked over and signed up to be an intern.

That’s where it started.

I began as a promotional intern. In radio that is the lowest of the food chain. We were overworked, never paid and looked down on by everyone; except by people who wanted to get into radio. To them, we were royalty.

And I loved it.

I worked really hard as an intern and during a promotional appearance at a football game I was asked by the boss of the radio station to call in and tell them what we were doing. It would be my first time on the air, and I was so scared I couldn’t tell you what I talked about. Whatever it was, it was good enough to get noticed. From there I was asked to produce the night show, then to produce the morning show, and then off to my first job. From the day I entered the world of radio as an intern to the time I got my first job took three months, my first show that was all my own wouldn’t come for another 16 months.

That was pretty awesome.

Radio has brought me to live in a lot of cities; I’ve experienced so much of this country and looking back, it’s truly amazing. I’ve lived in (in order) Wilkes-Barre, Charleston, W.Va., Roanoke, Va., St. Louis, Wichita, Kan., Mobile, Ala., Richmond, Va., and here in Toledo. That’s eight cities and seven states in 17 years!

Radio also introduced me to my wife, Emily.

Emily and I met when I worked in St. Louis as the night jock. After being really impressed with how organized and smart she was, I asked her to produce my show. Both she and I will say to this day — and it is true — that we were just friends while working there. We didn’t start dating until after I left St. Louis. That was 2003.

Emily worked with me as my co-host on my morning show at two other stations before we realized that we couldn’t work together. We had to decide on either a work or personal relationship.

We both know how that turned out.

After two kids and seven years, Emily and I were married in Grand Rapids, Ohio. We have since added a boy to the two girls we already had and a new puppy.

This all brings me to where I am now, host of “The Morning Rush” on KISS FM. I’m sure you’re familiar with the rest of the show: Sara Hegarty, Demetrius Nicodemus (a former Toledo Free Press Star cover subject himself), Meaghan Mick and a ton of interns. The show, as it is now, has been together since April 2011.

We talk about things that that are going on in pop culture, our lives, your lives and everything in between. This brings me full-circle to the point of my column.

Each week in a Toledo Free Press Star column, I plan on discussing my life and offering a behind-the-scenes look at what we talk about on the air.

Now that we’ve been introduced, I hope to see you next week and every morning on 92.5 KISS FM. O

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n KELLY CONTINUED FROM 4 Social media and broadcast media are a lot different now than they were when you were a kid. Back then the government/decisionmakers didn’t have the ability to email a radio station or tag a residence in a countywide alert system. If they had, you probably wouldn’t have that awesome memory of walking around trickor-treating in horrible weather.

Here’s a comment from my Facebook page that explains the other argument people had: “Nice job guys, thanks for cancelling Halloween! It’s 6:04 P.M. and it’s not even raining.

So there’s a little wind, but it’s nothing!

Thanks for ruining Halloween! You should be ashamed of yourselves.”

Ruining Halloween? Hardly. That argument is based on hindsight. It would be awesome to be able to look into the past and make a different decision based on the new facts you’ve gathered. But hindsight isn’t foresight.

We have to make decisions based on what we know right now.

At the time the mayor made the decision, the winds were forecast to gust to 45 mph with heavy rain and lightning. It was with that knowledge that he and other mayors and local officials moved trick-or-treating.

Everyone knows that life would be so much easier if we could make decisions based on hindsight. But we can’t.

I was really disappointed by the behavior of some people via social media. I witnessed adults calling each other names and acting like the children this was really all about. I often find it funny to see what will drag an adult into

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I try really hard to learn something every time we have such a controversial topic on the show. I learned that we the people of Toledo still have the power to change what we don’t like.

Sid Kelly

The Morning Rush

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name-calling. The sad thing is that it didn’t take long for the gloves to come off.

That’s too bad.

Do yourself a favor and read back your posts as if you were one of the individuals who popped off at others online.

I try really hard to learn something every time we have such a controversial topic on the show. This time I learned that we the people of Toledo still have the power to change we don’t like. All you have to do is take a stand and make enough noise to get the right person’s attention.

Although in the end, all everyone did was get the mayor to move an event because it was the right thing to do. Pretty cool what happens when people stick together.

The unfortunate part of that is that it’s really hard to do. O Sid Kelly is host of “The Morning Rush,” weekday mornings on 92.5 KISS FM.

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“What makes a man spend his whole life in disguise?” — City and Colour, “What Makes A Man?”

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Toledoan Lance Roper comes up with his best ideas when he drinks coffee.

“Coffee has the ability to be a catalyst for creativity,” he said. “My idea to start a coffee roasting company happened over a cup of coffee.”

For two years, Roper has roasted coffee beans with his company, Actual Coffee. His goal is to bring ethically sourced coffee to Toledo, benefiting both the company and the farmers growing the beans.

“A lot of the corporate giants don’t want

people to know that really poor people grow our coffee. They want to shield that because it doesn’t make you feel good,” Roper said. “One of the things I’m trying to work against is that.

I’m going to show everyone where my coffee comes from, who grows it and I’m going to be really proud of it because they’re getting sometimes quadruple what fair trade would pay and we’re working together to make the coffee industry more sustainable as a whole.”

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“When you cry a piece of my heart dies” — City and Colour, “The Girl” n COFFEE CONTINUED FROM 8 On March 3, he met his goal of $15,000; he said it was an emotional roller coaster.

“It’s a nightmare,” he said. “Kickstarter’s amazing … but the amount that people pledge changes so much. You get a spike in the beginning, nothing in the middle and then a spike near the end. It just messes with your head the entire time.”

Roper said he didn’t have a plan for if he didn’t get enough funds for the roaster.

“That was such a crazy time in my life,” he said. “I had just gotten engaged, my brother was getting married … life was really busy.”

Roper said he was also in full-time training for his job in tech support at Apple at the time.

Roper watched his campaign end while he was filling the role of best man at his brother’s wedding. The Kickstarter app on his iPhone would notify him whenever someone would pledge. He said he couldn’t celebrate the victory properly because of the wedding.

“It was more about celebrating my brother’s wedding. … I was trying to do a speech last minute,” he said.

With the funds, Roper purchased a used roaster the size of a refrigerator from outside of Phoenix, Ariz. It is now in a storefront on Superior Street, a few doors down from where he lives in Rossford. It’s “way better” than the home roaster he was using before, he said.

“The coffee that I roast now taste so much better,” Roper said. “It’s much more of a manual process, but the results are incredible.”

With the roaster, Roper can roast seven pounds of beans every 15 minutes.

“I have to be careful: I can roast way more

coffee than what I can sell,” Roper said.

Roper has increased sales online at actualcoffee.com. He started a subscription service, where customers can have coffee delivered to them every other week for $25 (for one pound) or $35 (for two pounds).

Roper is looking for more wholesale partners.

He said he wants to cooperatively work with clients to make the coffee they serve the best it can be. He currently sells bags at The Flying Joe in Perrysburg’s Levis Commons for $8-$9.

Roper recently began a partnership with Toledo’s Food For Thought. He said he and Food for Thought’s Chief Thought Officer Sam Melden “go way back.”

“Food For Thought and Actual Coffee have similar values and similar missions,” Roper said.

“Food For Thought is a social justice system that brings food to the hungry people of Toledo. Actual Coffee kind of does the same thing but on a global perspective.”

Roper said he is also passionate about benefiting the people of his hometown.

“If someone buys a bag of Food For Thought coffee, Food For Thought can turn that into 20 or more pounds of food. That one bag has a lot of impact,” Roper said.

He said he’s been thinking about what a coffee shop would do to an area that isn’t innovated.

“When someone sits inside a coffee shop and has a delicious cup of coffee, what kinds of ideas do they have, what do they later go out and do with that idea?” he said. “It opens up brainwaves that you otherwise wouldn’t have. I don’t know the science behind that; it’s more than just caffeine.”

For more information, contact Roper at lance@actualcoffee.com. O

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“I hope to learn as time goes by” — City and Colour, “Sensible Heart”

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For the past 42 years, cans of Buckeye Beer have been found in display cases more often than refrigerators. But amid renewed interest in canning in the craft beer industry, Maumee Bay Brewing Company has brought the historic pilsner back to its canned roots with the help of Buckeye Canning.

Buckeye Beer, characterized as a Czech pilsner according to the magazine and website BeerAdvocate, is known for its sparkling dry taste and rich in Toledo tradition, dating back 175 years. The light craft beer has an alcohol by volume of 5.2 percent.

Oliver House General Manager Neal Kovacik said Toledo and Buckeye Beer have been together since the beginning.

“Buckeye Beer has been in Toledo since 1838,” Kovacik said. “In 1971, Miller Brewing came and bought out Buckeye Beer to produce it. It was reported that they bought it for the recipe and that the recipe somehow figured into the base recipe for Miller Lite. In 1994, Oliver House owner Jim Appold bought back the label from Miller and starting producing Buckeye again. It is a product of the second oldest brewery in the country. The brewery doesn’t still exist, but the beer does. It actually started being brewed the year after To-

ledo became a city.”

With nationally renowned breweries like Avery Brewing Company, Bell’s Brewery, Brewery Vivant and The Alchemist at the forefront of the canning revolution, more and more breweries are looking at starting or returning to canning.

According to Kovacik, cans are gaining momentum because of some important identifiable advantages.

“Some breweries are actually exclusively using cans,” Kovacik said. “In a lot of ways, it is a better way to package the beer. The light will never get into the can to deteriorate the beer. A can seems to keep the beer cooler. The new cans also have coating on the inside where the beer never touches the metal. It’s nothing against glass whatsoever. We will always put beer in bottles, but there is a certain segment of the public that wants to have cans.”

Maumee Bay Brewing Co. Brewery Manager Shannon Mohr agreed, citing even more global advantages to canning beer.

“Canning is really the trend in craft beer right now,” Mohr said. “There are obvious environmental benefits and administrative benefits as it is a lot less expensive to ship.”

For the first run of Buckeye Beer cans in 42 years, Maumee Bay Brewing Co. worked with local mobile canning company Buckeye Canning. To can the product, Buckeye Can-

ning rolls a 300-pound unit into the brewery, hooks directly into the brewery’s hoses and starts running cans. Kovacik said Maumee Bay Brewing Co. may eventually look into doing its own canning.

“Our intention is to buy our own canning system eventually, but we hired a local canning operation to come in and do it one, two or three times,” Kovacik said. “First, we wanted to see how canning was done and, second, we wanted to gauge the acceptance of cans locally.

So far, it is going very well.”

With a name like Buckeye Beer, this may have been the perfect time of the year to release the craft beer in cans, Kovacik said.

“Buckeye Beer for Ohio State fans is really catching on,” Kovacik said. “There is a lot of interest out there for this beer. I have had people calling me to tell me that they have seen it in the newspaper or on the television.

I know that I have to have it available in the brewpub if I know there is an Ohio State game the coming weekend.”

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Down to the wire 7:30 p.m.:

I’d better hurry and set up. I don’t want to annoy anyone by yelling “testing, testing” while they’re trying to order dinner. The bartender’s in a good mood tonight. No one’s here yet. I always panic when I see all the empty chairs, but I know it’s gonna be fine.

7:33 p.m.: I’d better post one more Facebook update about the show.

Maybe everyone I know didn’t see the last 14 posts.

7:37 p.m.: Two people. I almost feel weird charging them admission. I tell them to “sit anywhere they’d like” as if that wasn’t obvious.

They’re looking around the room. Do they look disapKeith pointed? I think they look disappointed. Oh man.

7:40 p.m.: The first three comics roll in. Apparently, “check in at 7:30” means as little to them as “doors at 7 p.m.” means to the audience.

I awkwardly apologize in advance, as if no one else was coming. Because who knows?

7:44 p.m.: Bartender asks if I want a beer.

Let’s not open that tab just yet. I’ve gotta focus on the show. On comedy, and doing my part to bring Downtown back, and helping my own career and the dreams of my fellow comedians.

It’s a lot to handle!

7:46 p.m.: Better give me that beer.

7:48 p.m.: We’re up to five people. Two comics have texted that they’ll be late. I stand outside, nodding and waving at dinner patrons heading to their cars. One couple stops. I say “Coming to the comedy show?” helpfully. They recoil, say “Ew, no” and hustle off.

7:51 p.m.: I’m Googling community college

websites. Or maybe I could mosey down the street and get a job as a doorman at the “gentlemen’s club.” Then again, my presence seems to drive paying customers away. They could hire me to stand outside their competitors.

7:54 p.m.: Two more people. Family members of one of the comics. No, he’s not here yet.

Yes, he’s performing. Yes, I’m sure. Certainly, I’ll give your $4 back if he doesn’t show. You can sit anywhere.

7:56 p.m.: I guess I do need another beer. Thanks.

7:59 p.m.: Go up onstage.

The mic doesn’t comically feed back like this was a bad movie, so there’s that. I tell people the show’s starting in 10 minutes. I thank them for coming. I try to make a gentle, fun joke about the small crowd without being mean or making everyone feel awkward. I don’t succeed.

8:02 p.m.: More of my comics straggle in. “What?

Show starts at 8, it’s 8, I’m here. Well, close to 8.”

8:07 p.m.: I come out of the bathroom and find a dozen people waiting for me. “Are you the guy to pay cover to?” I’m glad I washed and dried my hands.

8:14 p.m.: Most of the seats are full. The lights are down and the emcee is warming up the crowd. Somehow, it’s gonna be another good show. It’s gonna make me proud of my comedian friends, thankful for solid business partners and grateful to those hardy Toledoans who come out to support such things. Even if they wait till I’m having a heart attack before they walk through the door. O

BERGMAN

Two-Buck

YUKS

Keith Bergman hosts Two Buck Yuks show at The Blarney Event Center, 601 Monroe St. in Downtown Toledo, every Wednesday at 8 p.m. Brad Wenzel headlines Nov. 6, while Mat Alano-Martin tops the bill Nov. 13.

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Sat., Nov. 9 • 10am - 3pm Little Sisters of the Poor/Sacred Heart Home 930 S. Wynn Rd., Oregon 419-698-4331 Close to My Heart Tastefully Simple Pampered Chef Premier Jewelry Thirty One Gifts Origami Owl Lia Sophia BeautiControl The Scarf Lady Bag Madness

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What’s what, where and when in NW Ohio

Compiled by Matt Liasse Events are subject to change.

MUSIC The Ark

This intimate venue showcases acts from the A-list to the lesser known. 316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor. (734) 761-1451, (734) 761-1800 or www. theark.org. ✯ An Evening with the Earthwork Music: 8 p.m.

Nov. 6. ✯ Dar Williams & Lucy Wainwright Roche: 8 p.m.

Nov. 7. ✯ Dar Williams & Lucy Wainwright Roche: 8 p.m.

Nov. 8. ✯ Enter the Haggis: 8 p.m. Nov. 9. ✯ Bill Harley: 2 p.m. Nov. 10. ✯ Leftover Salmon: 8 p.m. Nov. 12.

Bar 145º

This venue features burgers, bands and bourbon, if its slogan is to be believed. $5 cover. 5304 Monroe St. (419) 593-0073 or bar145toledo.com. ✯ The Sunset Villians: Nov. 8. ✯ A Thousand Julys: Nov. 9.

Barr’s Public House

“Our House, Your Pub” focuses on craft beer, hand-crafted specialty drinks and martinis, a wellrounded wine selection and an eclectic food menu.

3355 Briarfield Blvd., Maumee. (419) 866-8466. ✯ Jason Quick: 8 p.m. Nov. 7. ✯ Chris Knopp: 9 p.m. Nov. 8. ✯ The Eight Fifteens: 9 p.m. Nov. 9.

The Blarney Irish Pub

Catch local acts while taking in the pub’s modern Irish and American fare. 601 Monroe St. (419) 418-2339 or www.theblarneyirishpub.com. ✯ Rick Whited: 8:30 p.m. Nov. 7. ✯ Nine Lives: 9:30 p.m. Nov. 8.

Sponsored by: Bronze Boar

Be sure to check out this Warehouse District tavern’s namesake, overhead near the entrance. 20 S. Huron St. (419) 244-2627 or www.bronzeboar.com. ✯ Open mic: Thursdays and Mondays. ✯ Billy P. & Karaoke Night: Nov. 6. ✯ Steve Kennedy: Nov. 7. ✯ Noisy Neighbors: Nov. 8. ✯ Quickness Nov. 9. ✯ Steve Finelli: Nov. 11.

Clazel Theatre

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

Cheers Sports Eatery

This family-friendly eatery dishes up live performances … and Chicago-style pizza. 7131 Orchard Centre Dr., Holland. (419) 491-0990. ✯ Name That Tune: Nov. 8. ✯ Christi Marie & the Dudes: Nov. 9.

Chuck’s on Monroe

Started as Nick’s Hungry I years ago, this venue has taken a twist into a new era. The bar is open until 2:30 a.m. daily. 4477 Monroe Street. (419) 720-3370 or chucksonmonroe.com. ✯ Dan Stewart: 9 p.m. to midnight Nov. 7. ✯ Dan Stewart: 9 p.m. to midnight Nov. 12.

The Distillery

The mic is open on Sundays, but paid entertainers rock out Fridays-Saturdays. 4311 Heatherdowns Blvd. (419) 382-1444 or www.thedistilleryonline.com. ✯ Live Trivia with DJ Brandon: Tuesdays. ✯ Nathan Cogan: Wednesdays. ✯ DJ Rob Sample: Thursdays. ✯ Open Mic with Zack Ward: Sundays.

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. ✯ Andrew Ellis: Nov. 8. ✯ Dave Carpenter & Shawn McMahon: Nov. 9.

Dorr St. Café

Grab a reuben or some fish while bobbing your head to some tunes. Southwest corner of Dorr Street at Reynolds Road. (419) 531-4446 or www.dorrstreetcafe.com. ✯ Rance: Nov. 8.

Evolution

A club “for the mature crowd,” Evolution offers $5 martinis on Thursdays and the occasional live musical performance. 519 S. Reynolds Road.

(419) 725-6277 or clubevolutiontol.com. ✯ Feel Good Fridays: Fridays. ✯ Sensational Saturdays: Saturdays. ✯ The Kelly Richey Band: 7 p.m. Nov. 10. $15.

Frankie’s Inner-City

Toledo’s venue for rock. Tickets vary between $5 and $14, unless otherwise noted. 308 Main St. (419) 693-5300 or www.FrankiesInnerCity.com. ✯ Underground Nightmares with Restriktid, 10/31, Shotty, JOZ, Mouth Sewn Shut and Carnival Of Chaos: 9 p.m. Nov. 9.

French Quarter J. Patrick’s Pub

Live entertainment after 9:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays. Holiday Inn French Quarter, 10630 Fremont Pike, Perrysburg. (419) 874-3111 or www.hifq.com. ✯ Jackpot: Nov. 8-9.

H Lounge

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www.hollywoodcasinotoledo.com. ✯ Venyx: 9 p.m. Nov. 8. ✯ Zoso: 10 p.m. Nov. 9.

Hamway’s on the Main

Live entertainment on Friday and Saturday nights gets a side order of steak, seafood and prime rib at this 30-year area institution.

5577 Monroe St., Sylvania. (419) 885-0290 or hamwaysonthemain.com. ✯ J-Bone & Friends:7:30-10 p.m. Nov. 9.

Kerrytown Concert House

This venue focuses on classical, jazz and opera artists and music. 415 N. Fourth Ave., Ann Arbor, Mich. $5-$30, unless noted. (734) 769-2999 or www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com. ✯ Ruth Bardenstein (art exhibit): Nov. 6. ✯ Omar Sosa: Nov. 9. ✯ Bryn Roberts Trio: Nov. 10.

Mainstreet Bar and Grill

Ronn Daniels performs weekly at this pub. 8-11 p.m. Thursdays, 141 Main St. (419) 697-6297 or www.toledomainstreet.com. ✯ Icon for Hire: Nov. 8. ✯ Whitey Morgan & The 78’s: Nov. 9.

MGM Grand Detroit

Live music rings out over the slots and croupiers on the weekends in the INT ICE lounge.

1777 Third St., Detroit. (877) 888-2121 or www. mgmgranddetroit.com. ✯ Double Vision Fridays: Fridays. ✯ Volume Saturdays: Saturdays.

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Casual meals and bingo and trivia nights with weekend entertainment. 1815 Adams St. (419) 725-5483 or www.otavern.com. ✯ Conveyor: 8 p.m. Nov. 8. ✯ Freeze Tag, Corey Grand, Mattimoe (live set with Rachel Richardson & Yusef Lateef): 10 p.m. Nov. 9. ✯ Black Mask, Bone Dance, Serpent Speech: 7 p.m. Nov. 12.

‘Ender’s Game’

The Palace of Auburn Hills

James A. Molnar, TFP film editor:

When the Detroit Pistons take a break from the court, the biggest names in music rock the arena.

6 Champion Drive, Auburn Hills, MI. (248) 3770100 or palacenet.com. ✯ P!nk: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6. ✯ Kanye West: 7 p.m. Nov. 10.

”The visuals are wonderful in this kidcentric sci-fi directed by Gavin Hood.

Thankfully, author Orson Scott Card held the rights for more than a quarter century until the visual technology could catch up with his stellar story.

Performances in this movie are strong thanks to Asa Butterfield as the title character Ender Wiggin, along with Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley and Viola Davis as supporting adults. See this on the big screen.”

Watch James discuss movies on “WNWO Today” around 5:50 a.m. on Fridays. Also, listen to James discuss movies on “Eye on Your Weekend” on 1370 WSPD every Friday at 6 p.m.

For more: toledofreepress.com/movies

Motor City Casino/Hotel

This casino’s Sound Board offers big names, big sounds and a big experience. 2901 Grand River Ave., Detroit. Guests must be 21 or older. (866) 7829622 or www.motorcitycasino.com. The casino’s Chromatics Lounge also features live performances.

Sound Board ✯ Gretchen Wilson: 8 p.m. Nov. 10.

The Mucky Duck

This Perrysburg bar has 15 beers on tap and a small, cozy atmosphere. Craft pints cost $4 and bottled domestics are $2.50. Tuesday nights is Ladies Night and includes $5 house wines and martinis. 26611 N Dixie Hwy, Perrysburg. (419) 874-9058. ✯ Ben Barefoot: Tuesdays.

One2 Lounge at Treo

Live music starts at 7:30 p.m. 5703 Main St., Sylvania. (419) 882-2266 or treosylvania.com. ✯ Stonehouse: Nov. 8. ✯ Pete’s Jazz Ensemble: Nov. 9.

Stella’s

Nouveau cuisine gets a helping of music Thursdays through Saturdays. 104 Louisiana Ave., Perrysburg. (419) 873-8360 or www. stellasrestaurantandbar.com. ✯ Eddie Molina: Nov. 7. ✯ Brian Bocia: Nov. 8. ✯ Johnny Rodriguez: Nov. 9.

The Village Idiot

Tunes combined with pizza and booze, some would say it’s a perfect combination. 309 Conant St., Maumee. (419) 893-7281 or www. villageidiotmaumee.com. ✯ Andrew Ellis Music: 8 p.m. Wednesdays. ✯ Bob Rex Quartet: 6 p.m. Sundays. ✯ Frankie May and friends: 10 p.m. Mondays. ✯ John Barile & Bobby May: 8 p.m. Tuesdays.

Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull

At one of Toledo’s newest gathering places, customers can find 30 draught beer selections and daily drink specials. They promise live entertainment seven days of the week. 9 N. Huron St. (419) 244-2855 or facebook.com/cocknbulltoledo. ✯ Danny Mettler hosts Open Mic Night: 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Nov. 6. ✯ Captain Sweet Shoes: 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Nov. 7.

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✯ Bobby May and John Barile: 6-9 p.m. Nov. 8. ✯ Barile Band: 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Nov. 8. ✯ Beg 2 Differ: 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Nov. 9. ✯ Jeff Stewart: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Nov. 12.

Ye Olde Durty Bird

A full bar featuring frozen drinks and multiple happy hours (4-7) on weekdays, plus salads, soups and sandwiches, accompany live entertainment four nights a week. 2 S. St. Clair St. (419) 243-2473 or www.yeoldedurtybird.com. ✯ Open mic: 7 p.m. Tuesdays. ✯ Ronn Daniels: Nov. 6. ✯ Jeff Stewart: Nov. 7. ✯ Last Born Sons: Nov. 8. ✯ Ryan Dunlap: Nov. 9.

EVENTS

Potbelly Sandwich Shop

What began as an antique store in Chicago turned into a string of more than 200 eateries nationwide, including Toledo. All of the shops feature live music. 4038 Talmadge Road. (419) 725-5037 or www.potbelly.com. ✯ Jaime Mills: Noon-2 p.m. Fridays.

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Arsenic and Old Lace

This play, following two spinster aunts, a handful of lonely old men, homemade wine laced with arsenic, will be presented by the Toledo Repertoire Theatre. 16 10th Street. 8-10:30 p.m. Nov. 8. (419) 249-9277 or toledorep.org.

Authors! Authors! Series: Jeff Greenfield

Jeff Greenfield will talk his new book “If Kennedy Lived: The First and Second Terms of President John F. Kennedy: An Alternate History.” The event is two weeks before the anniversary of Kennedy’s assassination. Main Library McMaster Center, 325 Michigan St. 7-9:30 p.m. Nov. 7. www. toledolibrary.org or 419-259-5266. $10.

Churchill’s Half Marathon

The second oldest race in Ohio. Entry fee from close of pre-registration through Nov. 8 is $45.

Race day entry is $50. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 9.

Perrysburg High School to The Shops at Fallen Timbers. www.churchillshalfmarathon.org.

Elixer

This two-man band (consisting of Dave Rybaczewski and Walter Guy) performs Beatles songs acoustically. www.beatlesebooks.com/elixir. ✯ Quimby’s Food & Spirits, 3536 Sterns Road, Lambertville, Michigan. 7-10 p.m. Nov. 7. ✯ Table Forty4: 610 Monroe St., 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 9.

Two Buck Yuks Keith Bergman has brought his comedy showcase Two Bucks Yuks to The Blarney Event Center every Wednesday night. There will be a $2 cover for the shows, which are open to anyone ages 21 and older. The shows will be 90 minutes. 601 Monroe St. (419) 418-2339 or www. theblarneyirishpub.com.

✯ Brad Wenzel, Aaron Knight, Travis Rice, Esther Nevarez, Michael Soave, Emily Allyn, Joe Williams and Dominic Baker: Nov. 6.

Les Misérables

Oregon Community Theatre will take audiences to 19th century tale follwing Jean Valjean. 7:30 p.m. Fridays Nov. 8. Fasset Auditorium, 3025 Starr Avenue.

(419) 691-1398 or oregoncommunitytheatre.org.

Muslim Journeys

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher Dziubek of Toledo will discuss how Iraqis and Afghanis view Americans and American culture. This is a free event.

Owens Community College Center for Fine & Performing Arts. 30335 Oregon Rd. 7-9 p.m.

Nov. 7. boxoffice@owens.edu or (567) 661-2787.

National Chemistry Week

National Chemistry Week is celebrated at Imagination Station with this year’s theme: Energy: Now and Forever! Nov. 5-9. Imagination Station.1 Discovery Way. www.imaginationstationtoledo.org or (419) 244-2674.

Ron White: A Little Unprofessional

The Stranahan Theater will welcome comedian Ron “Tater Salad” Whie from the “Blue Collar Comedy” tour. 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd. 7:30-10 p.m. Nov. 8. 419-381-8851 or stranahantheater.org.

SWINGMANIA

An event with John Haught. The Franciscan Center of Lourdes University. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Nov. 9. 6832 Convent Blvd. (419) 517-8897.

With its focus on swing music, Jeff McDonald’s group of musicians provides a peek into another era, with music from bandleaders such as Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, the Dorseys and more.

With combos from trio to full orchestra, the group provides music for all occasions. (419) 708-0265, (419) 874-0290 or www.swingmania.org. ✯ Trotters Tavern, 5131 Heatherdowns, 419-3812079: 8 p.m. Tuesdays. ✯ Park Inn (Radisson) Downtown, 101 North Summit Street: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7.

Fur Ball

Tellabration! 2013

Finding God in the Age of Science

This event benefits the Toledo Area Humane Society.

Nov. 9. The Pinnacle, 1772 Indian Wood Circle.

Homespun Holiday Art & Craft Show

Great Hall at the Stranahan Theater. 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 9-10. 419381-8851 or stranahantheater.org.

Jazz on the Maumee

The Art Tatum Jazz Society will provide smooth, cool “Twilight Jazz” along the river, appetizers included.

5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Best Western Premier Grand Plaza Hotel’s Aqua Lounge, 444 N. Summit St. $5-$15. (419) 241-141 or www.arttatumsociety.com. ✯ Clifford Murphy & Friends: Nov. 6.

The Frogtown Storytelling Guild’s 13th Annual Storytelling Concert, a spoken-word concert of “stories for grown-ups.” Maumee Indoor Theater, 601 Conant Street. 7-9 p.m. Nov. 8. (419) 350-1454.

‘Under the Rainbow’ choral concert

The Toledo Swiss Singers present “Under the Rainbow,” a fall concert filled with traditional Swiss and weather-related songs, under the direction of Micah Graber. The Chalet at Oak Shade Grove, 3624 Seaman Road, Oregon. $12. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Nov. 9.

(419) 206-0975 or toledoswiss.blogspot.com. ✯ If you would like your event in The Pulse, contact Matt at mattliasse@gmail.com.

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New collaboration details how ‘to abstract’ art appreciation

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

“Ancient arabic ritual yellow storm prays spirits dance mist born breath bloom flowers aroma eye” Jack Doehring wrote the above poem after seeing “Open 11,” a multimedia work by local artist Sarah Miller.

Miller’s piece was created in the early spring, when flowers began to bloom.

“That was a direct influence … the regeneration, the ritual of spring,” she said. “It’s a very abstract motif, but it’s definitely a reference to flowers and bugs and beginnings.”

The two collaborated (Doehring wrote poems after seeing Miller’s art) for “To Abstract,” a book that will showcase their work and serve as a teaching tool. It will include 70 visual pieces and 20 poems.

Doehring, who currently lives in Los Angeles, was a student of Miller’s at the University of Michigan School of Art & Design in 2006. Miller approached Doehring about the collaboration.

“I think art in the 21st century really is about collaboration,” Miller said. “I think [Doehring’s] work is a perfect match for my visual.”

Miller said she enjoyed reading the poems her work inspired Doehring to write. n ABSTRACT CONTINUES ON 16

The multimedia work ‘Open 11’ inspired a poem and exhibit.

ILLUSTRATION COURTESY SARAH MILLER

16 n NOV. 6, 2013 / TOLEDOFREEPRESS.COM n ABSTRACT CONTINUED FROM 15 “The artist can think of something while they’re doing it, but that doesn’t mean that the audience is going to take it that way,” she said. “The way that I view Jack’s poems is another platform, another mind, if you will, another perspective.

“What’s interesting about our exchange in collaboration is that I’ve become the audience,” Miller said. “To complete the experience of art you have to have both the creator and the audience. It’s an interesting collaboration.”

The idea to create a book was inspired by Miller’s mentor Martin Nagy. Nagy saw the work Miller has created since early this year, totaling more than 300 works, and suggested she make the book to be used as a teaching tool.

“Abstract art is so misunderstood, even today.

Modern art is not really understood by the public and even from people who even teach art,” Miller said. “When people think of abstract, people think of something as very confusing or kind of crazy.”

Miller said the term “abstract” actually means “to take from” or “to simplify.” The title of the book uses the term “abstract” as a verb.

“It is so misunderstood that Martin said that it would be a great tool to use the book for teaching art appreciation,” Miller said.

Miller wants the book to reach both art connoisseurs and those who have never taken an art class.

“That was one of the main motivations of the book, as an outreach, to help people appreciate what was kind of a mystery to them before,” Miller said.

Doehring described Miller’s work as “a combination of form and formlessness.”

“She uses form to express the feelings and thoughts that come from a formless space, things

“You’re only a simple fool” — City and Colour, “Take Care”

that you can’t express normally with words,” he said.

“When I look at her work … it immediately invokes ideas of extensiveness of the space, of the universe, and also the expansiveness of the human mind.”

Miller’s routine is based on improvisation.

“I have no idea, when I start a work, what it will look like,” Miller said. “That’s the beauty and the fun of it: not knowing the end result but there’s a process of discovery.”

She said she works in the spirit of art in the 21st century, which utilizes nontraditional materials presented in a way that is “fresh and unexpected.” Miller used three kinds of chalk in her art for this project: sidewalk chalk, teaching chalk and art chalk. She combines these with pastels and water, which creates a sort of reflection.

“The water creates almost like a window on the slate,” Miller said. “I thought it was a nice mix with the dry media.”

Miller feels abstract art should be appreciated the same way music is.

“It’s a very similar experience,” she said. “You should really try to feel it rather than understand it. When people listen to music, they don’t try and understand it, they just get some sort of emotion from it.”

Miller said it becomes a problem when visitors to art museums become confused by experimental work. They depend on written blurbs from the curators when that happens.

“Unfortunately they’re missing the interaction and the experience of connecting with the art,” Miller said. She hopes that when people learn more about abstract art, they can visit museums without that confusion.

“To Abstract” will be available on Amazon in time for the holidays. O

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’ve been waiting for you, Art. We meet at last. The circle is now complete. When the last “Star Wars” was made, I was but the learner. Now I am the master.

Only the master of evil, Commerce. As you fight to force the new “Star Wars” films into a set date, you run the risk that the films will not be a worthy follow-up to the original JEFF films’ legacy — all in the name of the almighty dollar.

A summer 2015 release date must be achieved! The grand battle plan requires it.

The Emperor has foreseen a franchise filled with movies that will dominate the box office until 2020 and beyond.

The cosmos has been set in motion. Nothing must delay the inevitable.

At what cost?

At any cost, old one.

Your arrogance will be your undoing, Commerce. Fans waited for 16 years to see more films after the original trilogy. “Star Wars” fanatics are some of the most passionate and patient in the universe. They would happily wait another year or longer for a final product that lived up to the legacy of the franchise. Search your feelings; you know this to be true.

You underestimate the power of the dark side. Fans would also pay to see a weak film as long as the name “Star Wars” is attached to it.

As much as the fanatics complain about the prequel trilogy, they still saw it. Most of them saw it multiple times. They will support most anything with a Skywalker in it.

But for how long, my former apprentice? While the prequels did very well, the luster of “Star Wars” has been dimmed for a while now. There are now as many films in the franchise that are despised as ones that are beloved. If this trend is not reversed, will pessimism and contempt dominate even further? What has been keeping fans interested in the new films? A desire to see the universe they love resume its former glory under new guidance. But now word has come out of how that new guidance may be in turmoil.

You are blowing the screenwriter shift out of proportion, old man. New writers are brought onto projects all the time. And the new scribes are director J.J. Abrams himself and Lawrence Kasdan — whose “Star Wars” work is beloved.

Why do you maintain your pessimism about this change? It’s exactly what you would want.

No, I want the story to be good. Changing writers barely a year and a half before the film must be released — “at all costs,” your words — does not fill one with confidence. And the shift just reinforces the idea that your masters are plowing ahead with a story that isn’t ready. When those in the production — including Kathleen Ken-

nedy herself — are reportedly asking to delay the film until 2016, are we to dismiss their concerns?

Cowardly fools. They lack the Emperor’s vision.

A vision that requires the film be shoehorned into a season that is already packed with major franchises?

Summer 2015 has a slew of movies scheduled like “Batman vs. Superman,” the final “Hunger Games,” “Jurassic World,” “Terminator 5,” a new James Bond and a sequel to “The Avengers” — which your masters are also behind. Why is it necessary to force “Episode VII” out in time to join this glut of blockbusters? Is it not better to give the film the chance to stand on its own?

This is not about the summer of 2015 alone.

This is about a dynasty, a series that will carry movies into the next decade. This is about a master plan to reveal a new film every year that will give fans all the “Star Wars” they ever

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The warring forces that will shape ‘Episode VII.’ dreamed of. This is about ...

Returning on an investment.

What?!?

That’s what the pressure is really in service of, isn’t it? This is about how your masters have spent $4 billion on a franchise that needs to start repaying on its cost. This is about how your Emperor has owned the “Star Wars” universe for a year and has nothing to show for it yet. This is about bean counters getting itchy trigger fingers. But your lack of patience will be your undoing. While any “Star Wars” films will make money, a great “Star Wars” film will make much more over a longer period of time from grateful and passionate fans. It is not I who lack vision, my padawan. It is you.

You should not have come back to “Star Wars,” Art. You can’t win, Commerce. If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than ...

(Slash of a lightsaber blade. An empty robe falls to the floor.)

It is done, my master. What is thy bidding?

(A robed figure starts singing.)

The movies must be ready soon, and make them just for me!

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