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CLUBS: Meat Puppets to rock Frankie’s 4 PEOPLE: Nick Amrhein brings it back from LA 5 BOWLING GREEN: Blues singer John Németh hits Cla-Zel 7 ON THE ROX: Old school Hip-Hop, courtesy Andrew Z. 8 COVER: Jeff Corwin comes to Monroe 12 THE PULSE: Calendar of events 14 SPORTS: Chris Schmidbauer on UT football 18 EXHIBITS: River House showcases mixed media 20 SCULPTURE: Plastic art to grace Huntington Center 20

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Living legends Influential Meat Puppets to play at Frankie’s. By Mighty Wyte TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAR STAFF WRITER star@toledofreepress.com

Frankie’s will host one of the most underrated and underappreciated bands of the last 30 years when its doors open for the Meat Puppets on June 24, and if you know anything about rock, you’ll be there. As if 30 years of writing, recording and touring aren’t enough, the Meat Puppets were responsible for influencing the likes of Nirvana and Soundgarden, amongst an endless list of others. In late ’93 the Meat Puppets performed with Nirvana during its acoustic “Unplugged” appearance and the song “Lake of Fire” became a cult hit. After the “Unplugged” appearance, the band released the “Too High To Die” album. The album, which earned a gold record, was the source of the memorable radio hit “Backwater.” Shortly after the release of its “No Joke!” album in ’95, the band broke up, mainly because of bassist Chris Kirkwood’s substance abuse problems.

After two “breaks” from 1996-2001 and again from 2002-2005 The Meat Puppets have released two more albums, “Rise to Your Knees” and “Sewn Together.” These two most recent releases have proven this band is still capable of writing and recording amazing material. As a direct result of its major-label experience and access to massive recording studios, the band made it a point to redefine what was important while putting together the last two albums. They decided to seek out and use a small analog studio so the music became the focus. Twelve albums and three decades after originally forming as a hardcore punk band, the Meat Puppets still write, tour and give fans what they want. The Meat Puppets are fantastic musicians who play great music and put on a damn good show. Frankie’s is where you need to be June 24. Doors for the Meat Puppets show open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance and can be purchased at Culture Clash, Ramalama Records or any TicketMaster outlet. Tickets are $15 the night of the show. ✯

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Clay grad finds Hollywood niche. By Michael Stainbrook TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAR STAFF WRITER star@toledofreepress.com

Many burgeoning visual and performing artists make the trip to the City of Angels, but only a select few grow their own wings upon arrival. A local man managed to do just that when he made the cross-country trek three years ago. Nick Amrhein, a 23-year-old Clay High School graduate and lifelong resident of Oregon, drove to Los Angeles to pursue his passions of photography and video and found a place among some of the biggest names in the media industry. He has since returned to Northwest Ohio and now runs his own media company. But it didn’t start out so easily. “I worked at Marco’s Pizza and worked my butt off and saved money just to buy this camera,” he said, referring to his Sony VX-2000 camcorder, his first piece of video recording equipment. The first camera he used for photography was a Pantax that took black-and-white photos. During his freshman year at Owens Community College, Amrhein found out he was diabetic. It was a discovery he did not make until it was almost too late. A normal blood/glucose level should remain below 180 milligrams per deciliter in diabetic adults, according to the American Diabetes Association. Amrhein’s blood sugar topped 1,000. “It was pretty gnarly,” he said. “The doctor told me if I showed up an hour later, I might not be here today. That really persuaded me to take actions and follow my dream.” Amrhein had wanted to go to Los Angeles ever since he began skateboarding at age 13, but it was not until a friend came back to Northwest Ohio that his dream was realized. A high school friend, Mico Montes, had returned to Toledo but was planning a trip back to the West Coast. Amrhein saw this as the perfect opportunity to act on his aspirations. “I decided to go out there together and give it a shot,” he said. The duo’s trip was anything but luxurious. Amrhein drove to L.A. in a Honda Civic with 200,000 miles and with just $1,000. He spent several hundred dollars on gas and didn’t have a steady job waiting for him when he arrived. “We lived in Orange County for about a month couch surfing,” he said. “For the first couple months out there I survived on peanut butter and jelly, just barely scraping by.” Amrhein networked with photographers he met and began earning $50 for assisting with small-scale photo shoots. Eventually he, Montes and a third friend found a one-bedroom apartment 15 miles north of Downtown Los Angeles. Amrhein and Montes shared the bedroom, and their friend slept in the kitchen. It cost each of them $375 a month. Amrhein then found two jobs, one as a hotel worker and the other at a Los Angeles clothing store. He continued this line of work for the better part of a year, but then he realized his dreams were not being fulfilled.

BRAND NEW AMRHEIN “I kind of took grasp of why I’m really out here,” he said. “I’m not able to pursue what I came out here for.” That was when he caught his first big break. While working at the clothing store, Amrhein noticed a very fashionable customer. “There was a guy — he had a crazy style — walking in the store,” he said. Amrhein was the cashier on duty, and he noticed signs that the customer might be a photographer from the images on his credit card. The man proved to be Jim Jordan, who does photography for some of the best-known magazines in the country. Not much time later, Amrhein was helping out with photo shoots for Vogue. “After that it was like, ‘this is it,’” he said. “I ended up leaving both jobs and started doing freelance photography at that point.” Amrhein went on to photograph and shoot video of a number of celebrities, including professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdrek, Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy), West Coast Customs and Guns N’ Roses. He wound up with a photography internship with Loyalty Creative and moved to within a block of the beach. He made some extra money by working at a Mexican restaurant. “People started recognizing some of my work in L.A.,” he said. “Being there for three years, I felt I got a grip on what L.A. was about and what the industry was like.” Amrhein’s internship ended when Loyalty Creative had to make cuts. At that point, he decided to come back to Toledo. “I was just kind of worn out. I wanted to be with my friends and my family and kind of take in all that I’d done.” Since returning, Amrhein has worked on starting his own studio to expand his company, 3byOne Media. 3byOne operates out of Toledo and Los Angeles; he still makes regular trips to the West Coast. Amrhein reconnected with the local skateboarding community and helped start the group 4 Down 4 Life. The group meets weekly and uses Toledo-area skate parks to build community. Local skate shops sponsor the group. “I was the guy who was always taking photos at the skate park,” he said. “Now that [my friends] are older too they’re really supportive of me.” “Skateboarding will always be in your blood no matter how busy you get or how busy you will be.” ✯

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Andrew Z of 92.5 Kiss FM is the last guy I thought would put on a two-day Old School Hip Hop concert in Perrysburg at Levis Commons ... but he did and I had no choice but to go. I mean, come on! Young MC, Tone-Loc, Coolio and Naughty By Nature? Friday’s storm prevented Naughty By Nature from performing, but Saturday proved to be a new day. After it was done, I called Andrew Z to wish him a happy Father’s Day and ask him a few questions. Martini Rox: What made you bring old school Hip-Hop to Northwest Ohio? Andrew Z: I grew up in LA and this is really the stuff I grew up on. I knew it had never been done, I knew people would like it. Back when you were in high school you were dancing to this and having a good time so I knew it would work. MR: What difficulty did you face planning an urban event in Perrysburg and why not in the Toledo city limits? Andrew Z: About eight weeks ago we started putting this together, and usually for a concert some people work on it for months. I’m a last-

Andrew Z brings Old School jams — Coolio, Young MC, Tone-Loc, Naughty By Nature — to NW Ohio.

minute guy; I tried to get it at Festival Park and the City of Toledo was behind it, but there had already been a couple of events booked. My restaurant is at Levis Commons, so that’s why I ended up going that route. MR: Does the Miller Lite Music Fest have a future? Will you do this again? Andrew Z: Most definitely! I may do something like this two or three times a year. When I envisioned this, I knew I wanted to have a concert and a party. It was great because it was a bunch of people who had never done anything like this and we didn’t know. If you build it they will come, and they did. There were three or four key people behind the scenes who really drove this thing and they did such a phenomenal job and I was lucky that I found them.

Naughty By Nature In 1993 I wore open-top knit hats with my hair wildly hanging out and denim outfits from Merry-Go-Round with “Jodeci boots” while riding around town blasting Naughty By Nature’s “O.P.P.” This was a part of the soundtrack to some of the most carefree days of my life. Hits like the aforementioned “O.P.P.,” “Hip-Hop Hooray,” “Feel Me Flow” and “Craziest” were constantly played on the radio and on “Yo! MTV Raps.”

Coolio and Andrew Z. at Levis Commons. PHOTO BY MARTINI ROX

The aptly titled “19 Naughty III” and “Poverty’s Paradise” were successful albums that provided urban hits from the New Jersey natives Treach, Vinnie and DJ Kay Gee.

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ARE YOU WATCHING ‘WORK OF ART’ ON BRAVO? TOLEDOFREEPRESS.COM / WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2010 ■9 ■OLD SCHOOL CONTINUED FROM 8 Acts like Tone-Loc, Coolio and Young MC warmed up the crowd in the hot weather that turned to storms, canceling Naughty’s June 18 appearance. But the group gave a spectacular performance the next day. Within minutes after the show, I was backstage watching the groupies swarm DJ/ Producer Kay Gee and a shirtless Treach Quietly, his co-MC/hype man, Vinnie, retreated to a couch alone and with that, I had found the perfect place to inquire about their recipe for longevity. MR: How did you maintain the dual role as the group’s hype man first, MC second? Most stars would have a problem staying in their lane. Vinnie: I tend to stay in that lane because when we first started I was the beat box, Kay Gee was the DJ and Treach was our MC. We started the group like that in high school and as we went on and started recording a lot of people liked my voice and said, “Yo, Vin, you need to step up, you need to rhyme more.� Naturally, I wasn’t a writer and just being under Treach’s apprenticeship, especially with Kay Gee on those beats, I just had to step it up and I started to write a bit more. By this time Treach decided he wanted “in� on the interview, casually sitting on the couch while wiping the sweat off his body. This is where Vinnie, as if on cue, quietly made his exit. MR: Treach you have been concentrating on film and television for the last 10-plus years; have you found it hard to go back to touring? Treach: It never stopped. They were both going on at the same time. Whenever I do a movie on my days off, I fly out to do shows. We keep the brand popping whether Kay Gee is doing production, whether I’m doing movies,

Vin’s doing websites and the mechanics behind that, we all just bring it back to the brand. MR: I understand you are newly reunited as a group. Was your appearance on MTV’s “The Buried Life� the first performance all three of you came back to do? Treach: Kay’s been performing in shows with us for about a year; me and Vin never stopped. We’ve been doing 100 to 150 shows a year worldwide since 1991. MR: How would you advise older MC’s who are looking to get back into the rap game when its focus has changed so much from the “golden era?� Treach: It’s more of an independent hustle now. With the Internet and everything else you could set your career up that way. You could have record labels, radio stations looking you up if you have enough hits and your website is hot and you are out there grinding.

Young MC All it took was a phone call. I called; left a message and a half hour later Marvin Young called me back. When we met up in the hotel lobby it was apparent (not just from the phone call) that this man was about his business. I have interviewed many artists but never one who introduced themself using their legal name. Yes, this interview would be different and I decided to have a conversation based on his ability to continuously generate money in his 20-plus years in the Hip-Hop music industry. You may know him from his hits like “Bust a Move� and “Principal’s Office� or for his role as the writer of Tone-Loc’s hits “Wild Thing� and “Funky Cold Medina.� You may just know him

from his stint on VH1’s “Celebrity Fit Club .� Prepare to know Young MC in a different way as he schooled me on how an artist takes care of business and earns “long money� in the music industry. MR: Did you ever think 20 years later you would still be performing? Young MC: None of us did, none of us did, the best way to say it is, my experience with Tone-Loc. He had “Wild Thing� before I had “Bust a Move� and “Funky Cold Medina,� which I helped on before “Bust a YOUNG MC Move� came out. Both of us had a local record in L.A., but we didn’t have anything that was near national. When we finished “Wild Thing� we were like, “OK, 30,000 units, 50,000 units, that will be enough for him to get a car and for me to pay off some student loans,� because nothing from the West Coast had blown so big to where we could say not only would it get out of the state, but out of the region and sell enough records. MR: Can you explain as a writer in this business what publishing or writing for others has done for your career? YMC: Stage is short money. I come out, I’m doing shows like this, it’s great, I get a check, it pays bills, people feel good and that’s great. Longterm money you’re talking about what you got to put in your will, what you build your future around. That’s publishing, to a certain extent it’s master ownership if you get the deal down. I have a bachelor’s degree in economics, never wrote it down on a job application but it’s helped

me so much in terms of taking meetings with people, and they think, “well he’s as equipped as I am, he knows what I’m doing on the other side of this desk, so I can’t put one over on him.â€? The publishing angle really helps when the shows aren’t happening as much, when things aren’t going as well from the traditional artist standpoint. The publishing aspect is the one that takes my records that may not be selling a lot in stores and say, OK, we just got you a nice fivefigure license for this project, or we just got these uses or we just got this overseas vehicle to make you some money on your masters. The Internet has been a great thing as well because I have a bunch of masters that I have not been able to really get a lot of traction with retail that all of the sudden I’ve been able to turn around and get sold online and I own them. Publishing is the thing that I can really focus on and make it a career as opposed to being at the mercy of Billboard or being at the mercy of a radio station. MR: What advice do you want to give to artists planning to embark on a career in music? YMC: I’ve been giving the same advice for the last 20 years. If you have a job, keep your job, if you are in school, stay in school. Make music your hobby until it becomes lucrative enough to become your job. The reason I say that is from my own personal experience. As soon as someone realizes you’re desperate and the only thing that can benefit you is them giving you a deal, they will give you the worst deal possible. MR: Thanks for the lesson. As we continue on ... âœŻ

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t’s not every day that a world-famous TV star comes to Monroe. So when Jeff Corwin, host of Animal Planet’s “The Jeff Corwin Experience,” comes June 25, it’s because something important is happening: the official opening of the River Raisin Heritage Trail. The trail has immense ecological and historic significance, according to Bill Braunlich, the president of the Monroe County Historical Society. It connects Sterling State Park, the Ford Marsh area of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, the River Raisin National Battlefield Park and downtown Monroe. Braunlich said that he thinks it is the only trail connecting a state park with a national battlefield.

Ecological Significance

The trail goes through a coastal wetlands environment that

draws a number of rare species. It attracted Corwin’s interest because of the bald eagles that live near it. The area has undergone a tremendous resurgence of bald eagles, Braunlich said, thanks to the passage of the Endangered Species Act in 1973, Congress’s ban on DDT and better protection of coastal wetlands environments. Twenty years ago, nobody would see bald eagles in that area. But today, there are more than 100 nesting pairs in the trail’s vicinity. “It’s not unusual to talk to someone and say, ‘Oh my god, I saw bald eagles today,’” he said. Corwin said citizens of Monroe should be proud of the role the area plays in bald eagle conservation. “You do it for all of us,” he said. Braunlich said one of the purposes of the trail is to educate people about the coastal wetlands through which it runs. “A big part is reclaiming this environment so that the species that originally thrived here can thrive once again,” he said. “The trail really brings it all together. That’s what’s so exciting about it.”

Joe Verkennes, director of marketing for Monroe County Community College (MCCC) — to which the trail will run at some point in the future — said hikers on the trail will feel like they have left civilization and gone back in time. “I was just amazed when I went on it the first time,” he said. Hikers may see blue herons and the American lotus, which only grows in clean waterways. Braunlich said hikers can reach a point where they no longer see any buildings or hear the sounds of the freeway. They can experience what the area was like 200 years ago when only 16,000 people lived in the state of Michigan, he said. “It really represents a reclamation of our coastal wetlands and Lake Erie,” Braunlich said.

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By linking the River Raisin National Battlefield to downtown Monroe and Sterling State Park, the trail improves access to the important site. The battlefield was the site of the Massacre of the River Raisin, a devastating slaughter of American forces by the

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of East Elm and Detroit Avenues. It will be free and open to everyone. Corwin will be present as a special guest. That afternoon, there will be a living history encampment showing what life was like during the War of 1812. Reenactors from the LaCroix Company will give demonstrations of artillery firing, marching, drilling, medicine, and cooking from 3-5 p.m. This is also open to all at no cost. That evening at 7 p.m., Corwin will give a multimedia presentation at MCCC on the importance of protecting endangered species. He will also sign copies of his new book, “100 Heartbeats.” Tickets are $16 each or $30 for VIP seating. They can be purchased at www.monroeccc.edu/theater or by calling (734) 384-4272. The next day, June 26, will be full of activities that celebrate the trail, including a 5-mile Race for the Trail, kayaking trips, small group tours of the trail led by experts on its ecological significance, a 2-mile Tails on the Trail dog walk, family bike ride, ghost tours, and a photography exhibition. Several of these events cost $10 or more; for more information, visit http://www.rrtrail.com/calendar.html. O

Jeff Corwin, internationally known for hosting “The Jeff Corwin Experience” on Animal Planet, will come to Monroe on June 25 for the dedication of the River Raisin Heritage Trail and to give a multimedia presentation. Corwin said this area of the country has deep ecological significance, both to the rare species that live here and to species that pass through. “The ecosystems within your community –– the great stretches of prairie that you have out there and wetland habitat and agricultural habitat –– is a living link that sustains our great bird species that go from north to south and south to north in a crucial flyway,” he said. Bald eagles, which are visible from the River Raisin trail, famously escaped extinction. Their presence in this area — especially around the River Raisin trail — attracted Corwin to the project. “We almost lost this species of bird, but incredibly today, it shines as a wonderful example of how we can make a difference and we can change the course of history,” he said. “We can turn back the clock of time; this species was in a heartbeat of extinction and today there are 10,000 pairs of bald eagles throughout the lower 48.” Corwin said he hopes his lecture (tickets are $16; www.monroeccc.edu/theater) will inspire attendees to participate in efforts to protect endangered species. He said the gulf oil spill was a wakeup call to him. Some species which had barely escaped extinction may disappear because of it.

“All this work may literally have been washed down a greasy toilet,” he said. After his presentation, Corwin will sign copies of his newest book, “100 Heartbeats: The Race to Save Earth’s Most Endangered Species.” He said that the planet is experiencing an extinction crisis only matched by the disappearance of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago after an asteroid crashing into Earth. “But now the asteroid is really us,” he said. A species becomes extinct about every 20 minutes, according to Corwin, and humans are responsible for the unsustainable exploitation of natural resources and habitat destruction that has led to this. “Halfway through the century, you will likely see half the wildlife on earth is gone if we continue on this concourse,” he said. Corwin has hope for the survival of endangered species, though. He said several species that had been officially declared extinct have made comebacks, especially in the United States. “It’s not too late,” he said. “If it was too late, I’d be in the Caribbean having a margarita.” Instead, Corwin advocates better habitat preservation, more responsible use of natural resources and reduced reliance on fossil fuels. Individuals play an important role in protecting the environment, he said. “The most dangerous thing to conservation is the sense of powerlessness, the idea that you do not have power. You do. As an individual, you exercise that power, whether it’s becoming a conservation scientist or how you behave as a consumer or who you vote for,” he said. O

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MUSIC Bitter End Restaurant & Bar: If you like your entertainment with a lake view, this may be your spot. 900 Anchor Pointe Road, Curtice. (419) 836-7044 or www. bitterendbar.com. ✯ Ron Razzberry: June 25. ✯ Barile & May: 4 p.m. June 27, no cover. ✯ John Barile & the High Country Ramblers: July 2, no cover ✯ Midnight Special: 7 p.m. July 3, $5. ✯ Video DJ Trip: After the July 4 fireworks.

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. ✯ David Lester: June 24. ✯ The Bridges: June 25-26. ✯ Rick Whited: July 1. ✯ Chris Shutters Band: July 2. ✯ Hey Monea! July 3.

Bronze Boar: Be sure to see if this Warehouse District tavern’s namesake, overhead near the entrance, has been returned. 20 S. Huron St. (419) 2442627 or www.bronzeboar.com. ✯ Open mic night with Chris Knopp: Mondays. ✯ Ben Barefoot and friends: Tuesdays. ✯ Brandon Duke: Wednesdays through Aug. 4. ✯ Rivers Edge: June 24. ✯ Stonehouse: June 25. ✯ Gin Bunny: June 26. ✯ Joe Woods Band: July 1. ✯ Bush League: July 2. ✯ The Coosters: July 3.

Brooklyn’s Daily Grind: 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. ✯ Poetry open mic: 8-10 p.m. June 23. ✯ Decent Folk: 8-11 p.m. June 25. ✯ Blue Monday, Dan “Mudfoot” Hubbs, Jack Schlib: 6:30-9:30 p.m. June 28.

Caesars Windsor: If you have your passport, consider hopping the Detroit River for this casino’s entertainment offerings. Ticket prices, in Canadian dollars, are for the cheapest seats; attendees must be 19 or older. Caesars Windsor Colosseum, 377 Riverside Dr. East, Windsor, Ontario. (800) 991-7777 or www.caesarswindsor.com. ✯ Paul Anka: 9 p.m. June 26, $39. ✯ Russell Peters: 9 p.m. July 3, $49.

Here We Go 4311 Heatherdowns Blvd. (419) 382-1444 or www.thedistilleryonline.com. ✯ Tony & Lyle: June 23. ✯ NBC Band: June 24. ✯ City Limit Sundown: June 25-26. ✯ Nathan Cogan: June 29. ✯ Greg Aranda: June 30. ✯ Earregulars: July 3.

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. ✯ John & Bobby: 9:30 p.m. June 23. ✯ Name This Tune: 7 p.m. June 24. ✯ John Barile and Nick Caswell: 10 p.m. June 25.

Centennial Terrace: This venue next to a quarry hosts dance parties, swing bands and rockers. 5773 Centennial Road, Sylvania. (419) 882-1500, www.playsylvania.com or www.ticketmaster.com. ✯ Night Session Big Band: 7-10:30 p.m. June 23, $8. ✯ Summer Disco Party: 8 p.m.-midnight June 25, $25. ✯ The Johnny Knorr Orchestra: 7-10:30 p.m. June 30, $8.

Degage Jazz Cafe: Signature drinks, such as the Sly Fox, plus live local jazz performers. 301 River Road, Maumee. $5 Tuesdays-Thursdays. (419) 794-8205 or www. degagejazzcafe.com. ✯ Jason Quick: June 25-26.

The Distillery: Karaoke is offered Tuesdays, but paid entertainers rock out Wednesdays-Saturdays.

Fat Fish Blue: Serving blues and similar sounds, as well as bayou-style grub. Levis Commons, 6140 Levis Commons Blvd., Perrysburg. (419) 931-3474 or fatfishfunnybonetoledo.com. ✯ Fat Fish Blue: 9:30 p.m. June 25-26, $7.

Frankie’s: Toledo’s venue for rock. 308 Main St. Tickets vary between $5 and $15, unless noted. (419) 693-5300 or www.FrankiesInnerCity.com. ✯ Four Letter Lie, Lower Definition, I Am Abomination, Life on Repeat, Goodbye Blue Skies, Fight the Tide: 6 p.m. June 23. ✯ The Meat Puppets, Highbinder, Dirty Filthy Mugs: 8 p.m. June 24. ✯ Tortoise, Brett Nauckle: 9 p.m. June 25. ✯ The Comeback: 9 p.m. June 26. ✯ Just Surrender, TeamNate, Don’t Fear the Sun, New Collisions, No Privilieges, the Rooftops: 6 p.m. June 27.

NAOMI to host bowling fundraiser N.A.O.M.I. Transitional House will host a bowling tournament at Southwyck Lanes in Toledo on June 26. The fundraiser, called Bowling-For-AChange, will take place at 6 p.m. with checkin and registration beginning at 5 p.m. Bowlers should register with teams of four. New Attitude On My Image (N.A.O.M.I.) houses women who are recovering from alcohol and substance abuse, said Sandra Rivers-Gill, N.A.O.M.I. board member. The facility has been around for about 14 years and took the name N.A.O.M.I. in 2000, said Arron Woods, board president. Women usually stay at the house for about nine months. About nine women completed the N.A.O.M.I. program and found permanent housing last year, and N.A.O.M.I. has served about 76 women since its inception, Woods said. N.A.O.M.I. partners with area agencies to help the women, many of whom have lost custody of their children, he said. Through a UT partnership, N.A.O.M.I. women recently wrote and published a book of poetry, he said. The tournament costs $20 per person, but with $50 in sponsors, it’s free. Participants receive T-shirts and winners receive trophies. For more information, visit naomith.org or call (419) 343-1726. ✯ — Mary Petrides

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Ground Level Coffeehouse: 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. ✯ The E Zone erotic poetry: 8 p.m. June 24, $3. ✯ Cottonwood Jam String Band fundraiser: June 26.

Saturdays. Holiday Inn French Quarter, 10630 Fremont Pike, Perrysburg. (419) 874-3111 or www.hifq.com. ✯ Soul Fissh: June 25-26. ✯ Jackpot: July 2-3.

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Manhattan’s: This “slice of the Big Apple” in the Glass City puts on a show for the weekends. 1516 Adams St. (419) 243-6675 or www. manhattanstoledo.com. ✯ John Jelinger Trio: 6 p.m. June 24. ✯ Jeff Stewart: June 25. ✯ Stonehouse: June 26. ✯ Toledo School for the Arts Jazz Ensemble: 6 p.m. June 29. ✯ Noteworthy: July 2.

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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. ✯ Chiodos, Fight the Tide, Hard Heart Away: 6 p.m. June 25. ✯ Saliva, Shamans Harvest, Lifeline, Cold Conspiracy: 7 p.m. June 27, $18-$22. ✯ DGAF, Mars, the DRP: 9 a.m. July 3.

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. ✯ You Can Be a Wesley, Stately Mane: 9 p.m. June 23. ✯ Trigger Effect: 9 p.m. June 24. ✯ We Launch Rockets: 9 p.m. June 25. ✯ Hobo Stew: 9 p.m. June 26. ✯ Hypernova: 9 p.m. June 30.

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Hurry to see Tortoise Very rarely do instrumental acts come through and play our fair city. Very rarely do instrumental acts make it out of the garage or home studio they inhabit. Regardless of the norm, Tortoise is a five-piece collective of individually impressive artists. The music Tortoise presents is expansive and vast. Far from onedimensional and the polar opposite of what is considered ‘normal’ or mainstream, Tortoise is more visceral than anything. What is perhaps all kinds are played here. 151 Water St. (419) 2417732 or www.murphysplacejazz.com. ✯ Clifford Murphy and Claude Black: 8 p.m. June 23. ✯ Ellie Martin: 9 p.m. June 25, $6. ✯ Glenda McFarlin and Toledo Public Schools talent: 9 p.m. June 26, $8.

Ottawa Tavern: Casual meals with weekend entertainment. 1815 Adams St. (419) 725-5483 or www.otavern.com. ✯ The Main Street Gospel, Vug, Arakas and the Stallions, WEe: June 25. ✯ Zimmerman Twins, Minglewood Labor Camp: June 26. ✯ True Widow: June 29.

most enticing about Tortoise is that instrumental music tends to invite interpretation. There are no vocals or lyrics to direct tone or influence what the listener may feel. Tortoise will play Frankie’s June 25. Doors for the Tortoise show open at 9 p.m. and tickets are $18 in advance, $20 at the door. Tickets are available from Culture Clash or Ramalama Records or any TicketMaster outlet. ✯ — Mighty Wyte ✯ A night of jazz with Gene Parker: 8 p.m. June 25-26.

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. ✯ 5 Neat Guys: Wednesdays. ✯ Mark Mikel: Friday afternoons, Tuesday nights. ✯ The Bob Rex Band: Sunday afternoons. ✯ Frankie May & Barefoot Ben: Mondays. ✯ Wilburshaw: June 23-24. ✯ Bobby May Drybone Revival: June 25. ✯ Cloud Magic: June 26.

Wesley’s Bar & Grill: Pizza Papalis: Get slices with a topping of entertainment. 519 Monroe St. (419) 244-7722 or www. pizzapapalis.com. ✯ Ronn Daniels: 7 p.m. June 24.

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The place to go for an eclectic mix of people and music. 224 S. Erie St. (419) 241-3045. ✯ Karaoke with The Georgia Peach: Wednesdays. ✯ Retro Night with DJ Rage: Thursdays.

Rock while you eat rolls at this series of lunchtime concerts. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesdays, Latham Courtyard, downtown Findlay. (419) 422-4624 or www.artspartnership.com. ✯ Alan Seibert: June 29.

Lunch at Levis Square concert series: Downtown Toledo Improvement District conspires to set lunch to music. Noon-1:30 Thursdays through Aug. 26, Levis Square, North St. Clair Street and Madison Avenue. (419) 249-5494.

Maumee River jazz series: Live music near the lapping waters of the river. Wednesdays through June 30, Navy Bistro, 30 Main St. (419) 697-6289. ✯ Jesse Coleman: June 23. ✯ Herbie Russ: June 30.

Acoustic Rock: Mr. Seley will present a concert of kooky lyrics and lively music for summer reading club participants. www.toledolibrary.org. ✯ 1:30 p.m. June 23, McMaster Center, Toledo Lucas County Main Library, 325 N. Michigan St. (419) 259-5207. ✯ 4 p.m. June 23, Kent Branch Library, 3101 Collingwood Blvd. (419) 259-5283. ✯ 10:30 a.m. June 24, Reynolds Corners Branch Library, 4833 Dorr St. (419) 259-5303. ✯ 2 p.m. June 24, Point Place Branch Library, 2727 117th St. Registration: (419) 259-5390.

Brown Bag Summer Concert Series: Grab your ham (or veggie) sammiches and listen to some tunes while you digest. Vendors will be on hand for those who forget to pack! 12:15-1:15 p.m. Wednesdays, north lawn of Toledo Lucas County Main Library, 325 N. Michigan St. (419) 259-5207 or toledolibrary.org. ✯ Randy & the Reef Sharks: June 23. ✯ Elixer: June 30.

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Sunset Serenades:

Weekly concerts will pierce the summer heat. 7 p.m. Thursdays, Commodore Park, Louisiana and Indiana. (419) 873-2787 or www. perrysburgarts.org. ✯ Suburban Legend: June 24.

Eddie Boggs. Music will waft over the lake as the sun sets. 7 p.m.-dusk June 23, Olander Park, 6930 Sylvania Ave., Sylvania. $3 parking for nondistrict residents. (419) 882-8313 or www.olanderpark.com.

Rally by the River:

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It’s back! A Toledo summer music institution will resume with a variety of acts laying tunes over the Maumee River. 5 p.m., Promenade Park, Water Street, Downtown, west bank of the river. $20-$25. (419) 283-7299, (419) 8243999 or rallybytheriver.com. ✯ Skid Row, Dokken, L.A. Guns and FIRE: June 25. ✯ Survivor, Pat Travers, Altered Ending, MAS FiNA: June 26.

Rally in the Alley: Adults can celebrate the end of the workweek with live music, food and drinks. 5-8 p.m., Latham Courtyard, Findlay. www. findlayhancockchamber.com. ✯ Tongue ’n’ Groove: June 25.

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Jammin’ Grammas. The porch of the Hayes home becomes a stage for this free series of seasonal performances, preceded by ice cream socials. Bring your own seats! 6:45-8 p.m. June 23, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, Spiegel Grove, Hayes and Buckland avenues, Fremont. (419) 3322081, (800) 998-7737 or www.rbhayes.org.

GLASSMEN Drum and Bugle Corps and other world-class professional corps from across the country will compete. 8-10:30 p.m. June 24, Doyt Perry Stadium, Campbell Hill and Wooster Street, BGSU. (419) 352-7339.

TMA concerts: American Harp Society Ensemble. Visual and audible arts combine for a new experience. 7 p.m. June 25, Great Gallery, 2445 Monroe St. (419) 255-8000 or toledomuseum.org.

‘Toy Story 3’ offers comedy, suspense In “Toy Story 3,” Andy’s toys are in danger of residing in his attic or being discarded. Fearing the latter, they sneak into a box headed for Sunnyside Daycare. Once there, they discover that it is ruled by the tyrannical Lots-o-Huggin’ Bear (Ned Beatty). Woody (Tom Hanks) escapes to a young girl’s home, but decides to help free his friends. “Toy Story 3” is a rollicking comedy and a suspenseful adventure. The new toys provide many sidesplitting moments. Ken (Michael Keaton) is obsessed with 1960s fashion, and has corny dialogue with Barbie (Jodi Benson). The Chatter Telephone (Teddy Newton) sounds like a gangster with inside information. Mr. Pricklepants (Timothy Dalton) is a theperrysburgarts.org.

✯ The Roman Griswold Blues Band: July 1.

Club Friday: Some of the city’s most talented performers entertain museum-goers during TMA’s It’s Friday events. 6:30-9:30 p.m., 2445 Monroe St. (419) 255-8000 or toledomuseum.org. ✯ Blind Bobby Smith & Princess Tiona: July 2, Peristyle Terrace.

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Red, White & Kaboom Fireworks: A “venetian” boat parade, battle of the bands contest, Taste Toledo culinary festival and entertainment by Eagles tribute band Hotel California, Aerosmith tribute band Draw the Line, the Toledo Symphony and 338th Army Band are planned. July 2-4, Promenade Park, Water Street, downtown, west bank of the Maumee River. $3. www.redwhitekaboom.com.

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Maumee Community Picnic & Fireworks Show: Brats, hot dogs and ice cream; live music from Johnnie Rodriquez; kids’ games; and an explosive ending. 5 p.m. July 3, 100 block of East Wayne Street, Maumee. www. maumeeuptown.com.

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The MetroBarks Festival: Canines and their companions will strut their stuff in contests including best kisser, best dressed and looks most like owner; a “Mutt Show,” music, food and kids’ activities are planned, too. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. June 26, Secor Metropark, 10000 W. Central Ave., Berkey. (419) 407-9700 or metroparkstoledo.com.

Sylvania Star Spangled Celebration: The patriotic blast will highlight music, dancing and kids’ activities. 7 p.m.-midnight July 3, Centennial Terrace, 5773 Centennial Road, Sylvania. $3-$5; $5 parking. (419) 8821500 or www.playsylvania.com.

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1813 Independence Celebration:

Portage River Festival:

Get a taste of freedom, 1813-style, with cannon firings, music, demonstrations, hands-on activities for children and an 18gun national salute. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. July 3 and noon-5 July 4, Fort Meigs, 29100 W. River Road, Perrysburg. $4-8. (419) 874-4121, (800) 283-8916 or www.fortmeigs.org.

Entertainment, flea and craft market, lawn mower pulling contest, kiddie tractor pull, talent and classic car shows are planned to celebrate the river the town was founded on. All day June 27, Rice Street, downtown Elmore. (419) 832-2968, (419) 862-3552 or www.elmorehs.tripod.com.

Old-Fashioned 4th of July:

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History will come to life, complete with Independence Day celebrations. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. July 3 and 5; noon-4 July 4, Sauder Village, 22611 Route 2, Archbold. $7.50-$14.50. (800) 590-9755 or www.saudervillage.org.

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After 45 years, this festival has fine art down to a science. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. June 26 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. June 27, Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Dr. $8. (419) 536-5566 or toledogarden.org.

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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. ✯ Traveling by Sea, She Bears: 7 p.m. June 23, $5. ✯ John Németh: 8 p.m. June 25, $12-$15.

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Napoleon/Henry County Ribfest:

Grumpy Dave’s Comedy Nights:

Baby back ribs will be prepared by civic organizations, with music from The Rusty Griswolds. 5:30-10:30 p.m. June 25, downtown Napoleon. www.visitnaphc.com.

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. ✯ Mark Knope, Jen Shenberger: June 29.

St. Patrick of Heatherdowns Festival:

Howard’s Club H:

Music (Rodney Parker & Liberty Beach, 7 p.m. June 25; Extra Stout, 4 p.m. June 26; Velvet Jones, 7 p.m. June 26; and Duwayne Malinowski, 1 p.m. June 27), bingo and other games, rides, chicken dinners ($5-$8) and a white elephant sale are on the schedule. June 25-June 27, 4201 Heatherdowns Blvd. (419) 724-4770 or www.toledostpats.org.

Bowling Green comes alive at this venue for rock and more. 210 N. Main St., Bowling Green. (419) 352-3195 or www.howardsclubh.com. ✯ The Novel Ideas, Cats Molvia: 9 p.m. June 24. ✯ Atlas, Flaming Hot Marbles: 9 p.m. June 25.

Riverside Wine Festival: Ohio wineries will uncork their best offerings, plus visitors can try gourmet foods; art, wine and dining demonstrations, entertainment (Tim Oehlers, Jack Taylor Jazz Quartet and Blues 215), fine arts and crafts. Noon-8 June 26, Riverside Park, 219 McManess Ave., Findlay. $10-$20. (419) 422-4624 or www.artspartnership.com.

pgoodness At 5th 3rd stadium catching our first mudhens game! So nice here!!!! #Toledo

Rainbow Festival: This event celebrates the lesbian/gay/bisexual/ transgender community with vendors, live poetry and music, art and food. 2-7 p.m. June 26, Maumee Valley Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 20189 N. Dixie Hwy., Bowling Green. (419) 353-8353 or www.mvuuc.org.

Check out Bowling Green and surrounding area listings online at www.toledofreepress.com

brandoncarte American Legion’s Buckeye Boys State event since 1978. I am so glad that I went to @BGSU for the @AmericanLegion’s Buckeye Boys State. Now I’m going @Applebeeing with my mom and grandma. Jun 20th via mobile web Brandon Carte

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William Barry Roberts, Toledo, comment to Larry Kaczala story “He was an intelligent man. Anyone in the environmental sciences is still very grateful for his AREIS Online GIS project. Politically, he and many other moderates were sucked down by the Republican Party's shift to a hate-based and radical religious movement in the 1980's. Remember his name on every gasoline dispenser when you would fill up in those bitter cold Toledo mornings and nights? R.I.P.”

ToledoFreePress.com: Joepa, comment from Chris Schmidbauer's Big Ten/Nebraska story “Nebraska does absolutely bring in TV $$… ND is in for their Olympic sports) recruit I wouldn’t say second to none (Let’s not forget Rutgers, Pitt and Syracuse for example and ND will come crawling to Big 10, Touchdown the Irish) but they are up there nationally. Jesus and all. Now you have a super Speaking of not forgetting the Irish the next conference.” move is to raid the Big East (the conference UTAlum, comment in response to Michael S. Miller column “Live and learn” “Did it ever occur to you that a public funded institution would consider opening themselves up to a private business to promote a product would be unethical?

Oh, that’s right, you’re still learning ethics from UT, aren’t you? Keep up the learning. This little tirade indicates that you still have a lot to learn.”

Concerned, response to above comment “UT Alum, that’s funny because UT has absolutely no problem promoting the Toledo Blade to students and staff and the public through their OFFICIAL Facebook page.

Also, UT took the initiative on their own to automatically send it to students in their email every morning whether they want it or not. Curious.”

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The other bonus, of course, is that Beckman and his staff got a chance to see talented high school athletes who they had on their radar for the 2011 recruiting class and some that may not have been, too. It paints a bigger portrait of what college football is these days. Beckman and his staff understand that a football program isn’t just whether you win or lose on Saturdays in the fall and whether you win a championship or not. Sure those are the most important things, but in the cutthroat business of college football, it is all about what you are going to do for an encore as well. The successful programs have a visible presence statewide and nationwide to attract talent year in and year out, and the only way a program can do that is by being present in those areas. Beckman’s strategy paid dividends this year, when his first full recruiting class was ranked No. 1 out of all the MAC schools by several recruiting services. While a high ranking doesn’t ensure onthe-field success, it is a major step in the right direction. While fans expect better than the 5-7 record the Rockets posted last season, the midnight blue and gold will still have question marks heading into the 2010 season. But Beckman and his staff are doing all they can to make sure that no coaching staff in college football will outwork them. âœŻ Chris Schmidbauer is sports editor for Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free Press Star. Contact him at cschmidbauer@toledofreepress.com. He also can be heard every Tuesday at 11 a.m. on the Odd Couple Sports Show on Fox Sports Radio 1230 WCWA.

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Sandra Jane Heard’s latest artistic offering has been a long time coming. The exhibit, on display at River House Arts in Perrysburg, is the artist’s first solo show in nearly 15 years. Heard is a member of the Young British Artist Movement, which includes artists born between 1960 and 1970. In addition to completing foundation training in art at Braintree College, Heard also studied the science of textiles at Huddersfield University in Yorkshire, before completing a BFA degree from the California College of Arts and eventually moving to the Perrysburg area in 2007. She has since exhibited her work at three fiber arts shows at the 577 Foundation, as well as the 2010 Ohio +5 show at the Dairy Barn in Athens, Ohio. Heard’s last solo show was in Sonoma, Calif. She has also shown at venues such as Penn State University and Mesa Arts. “This show came about out of a friendship with Bill Jordan and Paula Baldoni, who own River House. I first got to know them around the local community; our kids go to the same school. One of the reasons why I hadn’t done a solo show in so long is because we were moving every other year for like 10 years and there wasn’t that closeness,” Heard said. “I started helping curate for the gallery and they just thought that I should put together my own show. I would be happy to work in my basement, but Bill and Paula said, ‘Hey, this needs to be out there.’ I created around 20 pieces over a seven-month period. I just allowed the work to be fluid and tried to use the materials in different ways to convey my message using a repetition of movement. I don’t really make traditional art, but instead let my work follow the journey.” For Heard, who took a hiatus from exhibiting her work to raise her family, the River House exhibition highlights the journey of her life, not only as an artist, but also as a human being.

Standing in front of the sculpture outline are team members Greg Mueller, Sayaka Ganz, Steve Williams and intern Kevin Banek. PHOTO COURTESY BLUEWATER COMMUNICATIONS

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“My work exposes the inside to the outside; it’s about those things in all of us that you just can’t touch. This exhibit includes vessels inspired by Native American dream catchers I saw while living in Phoenix,” she said. The exhibit runs though July 30 and is free and open to the public. River House Arts is located at 115 W. Front St. For more information, visit www.riverhouse-arts.com. ✯

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This August, a new piece of art will grace the Huntington Center, and it will be made of trash. The work, a bird’s-eye-view sculpture of the Maumee River, will be made from hundreds of post-consumer blue, green and purple plastic items. A trio of BGSU alumni, called the GMW Public Art Team, is working on the project. The artists, Sayaka Ganz, Greg Mueller and Steve Williams, are building the sculpture piece-bypiece in the Imagination Station, according to Sara Stacy, the group’s public relations counsel. Mueller said the group wants people from the area to bring plastic items, including old toys, kitchen utensils, tools, baseball helmets and broken chunks of plastic, to a collection bin at the Imagination Station for them to use to make the sculpture. “Anytime they go to the arena, they’ll see their piece as part of the whole,” he said. Right now, the group is working on building a mesh frame on which to affix the

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