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The first film with sound to win Best Picture was “The Broadway Melody” in 1928.
The only X-rated film to win Best Picture was “Midnight Cowboy” (1969).
Zombology
UT professor’s new book explores zombies, gun control.
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By Jay Hathaway TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAR STAFF WRITER star@toledofreepress.com
A University of Toledo professor is releasing a book that takes the gun control debate into a new arena — one occupied by zombies. Brian Anse Patrick has written several books on an array of topics, including propaganda and gun culture. Patrick’s next book, “Zombology: Zombies and the Decline of the West (And Guns),” is set for release this spring. The book will discuss the recent fascination with “zombie culture” from several different angles. “The idea behind it is that the zombie phenomenon that we’re experiencing right now in popular culture represents a disturbance in the Western collective unconscious. It’s sort of Jungian,” Patrick said. Patrick explained that this “disturbance” is a type of anxiety that relates to the decline of the West, which the professor asserted is more pervasive in people’s minds today. The zombie is studied as a symbol of this trend. “We [Americans] feel like we’ve sort of lost our inheritance, or that we no longer have these dreams of things like the Blessed Virgin,” Patrick said. “Now we have vampires, werewolves and zombies. These things cause a lot of anxiety. It is very much what Carl Jung called a ‘visionary rumor.’ It includes any kind of collective group phenomenon of fascination.” Patrick cited the UFO fascination of the 1950s as a comparison, saying it represented a fear of nuclear war. “There are all sorts of anxieties the zombie represents. They come in hoardes, which could represent overpopulation,” he said. Patrick said zombie culture has adapted well to gun culture. “It turns out that zombies provide a politically correct gun University of Toledo professor Brian Anse Patrick with book cover model Brooke Wagner. target,” he said. “Why not shoot a zombie?” PHOTO BY THOMAS OSSWALD The Detroit native is no stranger to gun culture. He published his first book, “The National Rifle Association and the Media: The Patrick rereleased a revised print of his third book, “The Ten go to bed at night, reading to each other from the book. I haven’t Motivating Force of Negative Coverage,” in 2002. It was written as an extension of his doctorate dissertation from the University Commandments of Propaganda,” in January. The professor has heard a better compliment.” Patrick also thinks his tendency to mock academia has led of Michigan. Patrick said that at that time he had begun to take a been using the book as part of his Persuasion Theory class at UT. “It’s essentially an attempt to codify techniques of propaganda,” many to suspect him of being the author. However, he cited one strong interest in how gun culture “mobilized.” “People hated the NRA, and I wondered how they managed Patrick said. “It’s sort of a usable guide [for propaganda], or you of history’s most well-known opponents of bureaucracy to explain to survive,” Patrick said. “I looked at the relationship between the can analyze it. It’s a set of commandments that can serve either the his own view of mockery. “My attitudes are a lot like Martin Luther,” he said. “You can NRA, media coverage and public opinion. I discovered that the positive or the negative.” Patrick said he came to the conclusion that propaganda is mock an organization, but not necessarily be someone who mocks NRA was treated negatively in the media, compared to other mass the ‘thing.’ I believe in universities and what they do. They repreinterest groups. Nevertheless, the NRA benefited from this cov- probably not a good thing, but it is inescapable. “It’s an essential social lubricant for modern times. Propaganda sent very much what we are, in many ways, as a Western culture.” erage. It was an astonishing correlation.” Patrick’s open-door policy makes his office a popular choice for Patrick’s second book, “Rise of the Anti-Media: In-Forming is kind of like junk food — it’s better for the people making it than students seeking some intellectual conversation. America’s Concealed Weapon Carry Movement,” continued his it is for you,” he said. “Dr. Patrick is a passionate advocate for students,” said senior Patrick’s sense of humor is evident throughout his writings. Adfascination with America and guns. “[The book] was concerned with how this concealed carry ditionally, his publishing group, GoatPower Publishing, recently Kristy Kissoff. “Even if I would go to his office for one thing, I movement started in Florida in the mid-1980s, spread all over released a biting satire, “The Dictionary of Academia,” written by would always learn many more things because of his experiences.” However, Kissoff said not all visits call for dialogues on the country and prevailed despite a lot of top-down opposition the mysterious Professor I.M.A. Ruminant; some people allege thoughtful matters. from a lot of organized professionals,” he said. “My basic conclu- Patrick is the real author of the book. “He never hesitates to play the banjo or tell goofy jokes when I come “‘The Dictionary’ is kind of an abrasive book — it’s satire. It has sion showed that it succeeded because these groups formed what I call their own ‘anti-media’ — communication systems benefited some rough edges, and some people don’t like it, but others do,” to his office and am stressed. There’s nothing more stress-relieving than by computer media and so forth. They were like the early Christian Patrick said. “The best comment I’ve heard from readers was from seeing professors that would be normally be professional and stuffy 3661 Devers_Collision_TFP95_Layout 1 8/30/12 1:28 PM Page 1 an intellectual couple who told me that they take turns, when they having fun with their jobs.” O churches — like men in the catacombs, though in virtual space.”
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Bronies By Jeff McGinnis
Toledo Free Press Star Pop Culture Editor PopGoesJeff@gmail.com
“I used to wonder what friendship could be Until you all shared its magic with me.” The first thing you have to understand is, this is not ironic. This is not an example of people “liking” something just because they like to see the way you react when they say they like it. No, by and large, they don’t care what you think. This is a genuine affection, among adults, for “My Little Pony.” Yes, that “My Little Pony.” Well, sort of. In 2010, when a new version of the classic 1980’s franchise — subtitled “Friendship is Magic” — first debuted on cable network The Hub with an eye on selling toys to a whole new generation of little girls. Ever since then, however, it has become apparent that this new version of “Pony” is drawing fans far beyond its intended audience. It wasn’t just 10-year-olds who were watching the show. A large number of adults were tuning in, as well. And not just women, either — a significant chunk of the growing “My Little Pony” fandom was made up of men. Twenty--something, adult men who had grown to genuinely enjoy the show and its characters. Like all good fandoms, they soon gave themselves a name: “bro ponies,” or “Bronies.” And this is where Q comes in.
Right on Q
John de Lancie has one of the most recognizable voices in entertainment. His stint as recurring villain Q on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” cemented his place in geek iconography for a generation of sci-fi fans. In recent years, he’s performed regular voice-over work, lending his pipes to video games, cartoons and more. It was in this vein that he was first offered a role as a villain in an episode of “Friendship is Magic” in 2011. He agreed, did the work, collected the check and promptly forgot all about it. Until, that is, the fan mail started coming in. “I’m reading the emails,” de Lancie said in an interview with Toledo Free Press Star, recalling a conversation with his wife. “‘What is this “My Little Pony” thing all about?’ ‘You voiced it about three months ago.’ ‘Oh, I forgot about that.’ ‘And it’s a cartoon for little girls.’ ‘Well, let me tell you something — these aren’t little girls that are writing me.’” It was at a fan convention in Canada when de Lancie first spoke at length with a few Bronies, who tried to explain the appeal of the show. Intrigued, de Lancie began doing a little research, finding striking parallels between “Pony” fandom and the other subculture he had become intimately familiar with. “What they ended up doing is to create a community that they could be with each other without being ridiculed by other people. So in
Three films have won 11 Oscars: “BenHur,” “Titanic” and “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.”
New film examines the adult fans of ‘My Little Pony.’
that respect, the [‘Star Trek’ and ‘My Little Pony’ fandoms] are very much the same. “There was always kind of a didactic quality about ‘Star Trek.’ It always tried to have some kind of a moral lesson. And there’s no question that ‘My Little Pony’ is always about some kind of moral lesson. There’s always some kind of moral that’s being told,” de Lancie said.
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Kickstarted
Soon after, de Lancie shared his Brony experience with his friend, producer Michael Brockhoff. “I was over at his house for dinner one night, and he told me the story of what he had done and the reaction afterward, and that there were these people called Bronies,” Brockhoff said. “And I was very interested, because this is fascinating — who are these people? “I went home and did some research, and ended up calling him up and going, ‘Hey, what if we did a documentary on the Brony? It could be really fascinating to introduce to the world who the Bronies are.’” The original idea was a short film focused on one event — BronyCon, a fan convention in Seacaucus, N.J., — that would examine the fans who attended. To fund the movie, it was decided to raise money through Kickstarter, where the public can contribute to a project directly. The original goal was $60,000 — a modest sum that was soon left in the dust by the sheer volume of fan enthusiasm. “The $60,000 came in about three days, and $100,000 came 10 days later, and then $300,000 and some came 20 days later,” de Lancie said. With the increased funding, the focus shifted from a short subject on one event to a film that encompassed the whole of Brony-kind, introducing fans from all over the world and focusing on the overriding question of who Bronies are and why many people have such a knee-jerk negative reaction to the idea of their existence. The film brought on “Friendship is Magic” creator Lauren Faust and voice FAUST actor Tara Strong as producers. The new title: “Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony.” “To sort of focus it, we kept on saying these words, which were, ‘Why are 20-year-old guys watching a cartoon intended for 10-year-old girls? And, why does society have a problem with that?’ And we felt that we didn’t need to necessarily answer the question, but we needed to mirror what was going on, so the people could essentially speak for themselves,” de Lancie said.
Brony backlash
No fans responded to this author’s requests for interviews, not even those from a Facebook page dedicated to University of Toledo Bronies. (For more information on the local herd, visit
JOHN de LANCIE www.face book.com/pages/University-of-Toled- heartening for de Lancie. “What we decided to do was, we would not oCollege-of-Bronies/424475834272046.) Perhaps it’s no surprise, since many media figures take any money out of the pot, salary-wise, but treat the Brony phenomenon so derisively. The what we would do is put it all on film, all into the finished documentary opens with a lengthy se- show — and I think you can see that the produclection of news clips that show hosts laughing in tion value is pretty high — and we would take it out, our salaries, the six of us would take our contempt at the very idea of adult fans. It is to this reaction that “Bronies” speaks di- salaries out when the sale came. “The unfortunate thing about all this is we rectly. The film is not merely a pat-on-the-back, preaching-to-the-choir piece. It readily acknowl- were sending it out to one of the most savvy Inedges the resistance nonfans have toward the ternet generations ever. And within a half-hour, idea of Bronies, and attempts to lead its viewers the downloads — which were promised to the to an understanding. The story arc came natu- backers — somebody, some person in all that rally for producer de Lancie, because he went started posting it on YouTube, Pirate Bay, all that. So our model has collapsed. And now we’re faced through the same transformation. “I’m not gonna watch the show, it’s not re- with a show that, while very popular — people ally a show that interests me very much. But are just ripping it off right and left.” The end result is that any further production I don’t watch many things like that,” he said. “But I’m very partial to people who do, be- — such as a planned second disc of bonus matecause they derive something from it, and in rial for the DVD release of the film — has been this case they derive something good from it. canceled. There is still work toward releasing the So that, I felt, was something that we needed documentary via legal streaming sites like Netto make sure that we helped them in that de- flix and on DVD, but any financial rewards the sire and to allow them to identify themselves makers will receive for their months of labor on before they were identified by people like the the film will always come with an asterisk, thanks to the piracy. Fox News people.” “I think we’ve sold 4,000 copies, but we know But the passion and technical expertise of the Brony community may be working against the of at least 10,000 that have been downloaded,” de finished project. After an initial screening at a fan Lancie said. “I can’t say that I haven’t done the convention, the film was released via digital down- same — we’ve all done the same, in a manner of load to fans who supported the Kickstarter — as speaking. Except the problem is that, for us, inwell as for purchase by those who didn’t — on Jan. stead of two months’ worth of work we ended up 19. Almost immediately, the movie was readily with four times that amount of work, and we’re not too happy about it.” available for illegal streaming and download. The volume of the piracy has proven disn BRONIES CONTINUES ON 5
Woody Allen and “Annie Hall” beat director George Lucas and “Star Wars” for 1977 Best Picture and Best Director.
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Something for everypony
Still, the producers hope that the finished film can communicate to Brony and nonBrony alike what this community is about — a surprisingly genuine example of pop culture joy in an increasingly cynical world. “We’re hoping that non-Bronies at least understand what’s going on, and hopefully through some of these stories that they can relate, at least a little bit, to some of these Bronies and some of these personal stories,” Brockhoff said. And there are fascinating sociological implications to the phenomenon, de Lancie added. “Isn’t this interesting that there is a population out there of young men in their 20s who are malnourished in terms of something they need that society, entertainment, whatever is not giving them — to the extent that they are actually willing to brave the ridicule that society will cast upon them by going as far back as to a show that was intended for 10-year-old girls? Wow! “What sort of society then, do we have?” he said. “Why are we making fun of people who are watching a show that is about being generous and loyal and kind and — you know, those six elements of harmony and whatever — why do we feel that it’s so easy to make fun of that?” O Special thanks to writer, teacher and Brony Sean Shannon for suggesting this story. For more information on “Bronies” or to purchase the documentary, visit www.bronydoc.com.
“My Little Pony” debuted as a toy line in 1983 and is now in its fourth generation as an animated series. PHOTO and cover photo COURTESY HASBRO/THE HUB
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Meryl Streep holds the record for the most total Oscar nominations for acting, with 17 nominations.
Launch Pad poetry series continues Feb. 19 with Kress Poet and Owens Community College professor Leonard Kress is set to do a reading at Launch Pad Cooperative on Feb. 19. “This is an opportunity for people to really get to know and connect with the writer,” said Timothy Gaewsky, founder of Launch Pad Cooperative, an artist-run gallery in Downtown Toledo. This is the fourth reading in Launch Pad’s Featured Lines Reading Series. Kress is a Philadelphia native who has lived in Toledo KRESS for 15 years. His latest works include “Thirteens,” “The Orpheus Complex” and “Braids & Other Sestinas.” He has been published in Harvard Review, New Orleans Review, Massachusetts Review and Iowa Review. Growing up, “I never thought of myself as a writer and especially a poet. I actually hated poetry in high school and to me, it represented
stuffy English teachers,” Kress said with a chuckle. However, in college, writing and poetry clicked for Kress, who now teaches philosophy, religion and creative writing at Owens. He encouraged those who haven’t attended a reading before to not have too many expectations or preconceptions. “Don’t be concerned about not getting everything. Just enjoy the flow of the language,” he said. “Just think of a reading as language experience, just as a concert is a music experience.” Gaewsky said the format of the reading will also give attendees time to talk about the creative process with Kress. So far, attendance has been good at the readings, although Gaewsky said he always hopes for larger crowds. “Each opening we’ve had, there’s been progressively more people coming. More people are finding out about the gallery,” he said. Ryan Bunch is set to read for the Featured Lines Series in March, followed by Andrew Field in April and Zach Fishel in May, according to a news release. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 for the free reading. The reading is set to begin at 8 p.m. Launch Pad is located at 911 Jefferson Ave. To learn more, visit www.launchpad cooperative.com. O — Brigitta Burks
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Walt Disney scored 59 Oscar nominations and won 26.
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Jeremy Lindsay to visit Ann Arbor for two-night gig By Matt Liasse Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer star@toledofreepress.com
Every time Jeremy Lindsay comes home to Toledo for a gig, he gets at least one pizza from The Original Gino’s Pizza. “I even still have their number memorized in my head,” Lindsay said. The Toledo native is one of two vocalists in Birds of Chicago, a project he created with his Chicago band JT & The Clouds and Allison Russell from the band Po’Girl. The band will play at The Ark in Ann Arbor on Feb. 17 and 18. “It’s important to me that I get back to Toledo [at] the very least once a year,” Lindsay said. “I love it dearly there. Toledo’s a very music-rich area.” Birds of Chicago’s self-titled 2012 release is mainly acoustic. All members of JT & The Clouds make an appearance in the credits, with Lindsay and Russell’s vocals on each track. The album includes the tracks “Trampoline,” “Cannonball” and “Flying Dreams.” “[We are] lovers of what you call roots music,” Lindsay said. “Whether it’s blues or soul or old country … we both get inspired by those traditions.” Russell and Lindsay developed a friendship working together in their former bands. “Alli and I liked singing together so much, and it was just such a distinct thing, that about a year and a half ago we decided to give it its own stage and name,” Lindsay said. “Sometimes it’s hard to put your finger on why it
feels so much more natural and easy with one person as opposed to another,” Lindsay said. “You know when it happens, [and] you don’t want to lose it.” Lindsay said that’s not the only thing the two have in common. “We’re both crazy enough to want to be on the road 10 or 11 months of the year,” Lindsay said. Lindsay started playing music in college with a jam band. “That was my first taste of music in general,” Lindsay said. “I started really writing my own stuff and getting a better sense of the musician I was going to be when I … moved to San Francisco when I was 26. That’s when I started writing songs in a serious way.” For the past couple of months, Lindsay and Russell have been touring the West Coast. He said he did some touring with JT & The Clouds, but not to this extent. “We’re pretty much on the road all the time,” Lindsay said. The current tour is presenting Birds of Chicago as a trio. Certain tour audiences get a smaller, acoustic show. Other dates get the full band experience. “It’s nice because people get just a little bit of a different flavor,” Lindsay said. He said sometimes it’s intimate and other times the audience gets more of a groove from the performance. “We like to have it both ways,” he said. The show at The Ark will feature Birds of Chi-
BIRDS OF CHICAGO: JEREMY LINDSAY AND ALLISON RUSSELL cago as a quartet. Lindsay said even though he hasn’t lived in Toledo for 15 years, he still loves coming back to perform. Lindsay said some of his earliest music memories are going to see indie bands at Frankie’s Inner-city.
“Anytime you’re in a homecoming situation, it’s special,” Lindsay said. “It’s important for us to come and let them know we’re not loafing out there. We’re trying to get better at what we do and do the hometown proud.” O
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Billy Wilder was the first person to win Oscars for Directing, Writing and Best Picture (“The Apartment,” 1960).
Oscars
The 85th
Sunday, Feb. 24 7 p.m.
Oscars forecast By James A. Molnar
Toledo Free Press Star Film Editor jmolnar@toledofreepress.com
A Columbus-based data science firm is getting into the Oscar predicting game. Using data and algorithms, a team at Farsite is putting its skills to the test for the biggest awards show of the year. The team launched FarsiteForecast.com on Jan. 10, the day nominations were announced for the 85th Academy Awards. The site includes predicted winners in the top categories, along with the odds of each winning. Leading the effort is Conor Gaughan, chief strategy officer at Farsite. Writing multiple posts each week, Gaughan uses data to compare topics like box office gross with Oscar success and ties between political themes with Best Picture nominees. “It’s a fun, different way to use all of the amazing data that’s out there as it applies to the entertainment world,” Gaughan said in an interview with Toledo Free Press Star.
Photo Illustration by James A. Molnar / Oscar Statuette ©A.M.P.A.S.®
The races
In the lead for Best Picture is Ben Affleck’s film “Argo,” according to Farsite’s data as of press time. Gaughan said another Oscar race is also interesting. “The Best Supporting Actor race is turning out to be one of the closest,” he said. “Although, I think when we look back after the Oscars, folks are really going to find the Best Picture race to be one of the most interesting we’ve had in the last 10 or so years.”
Farsite Forecast: Best Picture
“Amour”: 13.6%
“Life of Pi”: 4.1%
“Argo”: 42.1%
“Lincoln”: 9.0%
“Beasts of the …”: 10.7%
“Silver Linings Playbook”: 19.0%
“Django Unchained”: 0.2% “Les Misérables”: 0.8%
“Zero Dark Thirty”: 0.6%
“Lincoln” was originally seen as the Oscar front-runner, especially after Affleck was not nominated for Best Director. However, Gaughan points to recent entertainment guilds that have honored Affleck and “Argo,” showing a swell of support for the director and his film. “Best Picture has been the most active race, particularly following the last two weeks,” Gaughan said, referring to recent wins for “Argo” at the Producers Guild Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards and Directors Gaughan Guild Awards. The forecast for an “Argo” win is 42.1 percent, with “Silver Linings Playbook” and “Amour” rounding out the top three (“Lincoln” has 9 percent). Other races Farsite is predicting inGold clude the directing and acting categories. Steven Spielberg is leading the directing race with 81.8 percent. Daniel Day-Lewis (Best Actor), Jennifer Lawrence (Best Actress) and Anne Hathaway (Best Supporting Actress) look poised to win their respective categories by a large margin. In the Best Supporting Actor category, Christoph Waltz has a slight
Best Actress
Columbus-based data science firm predicts the Oscars. 1.4 percent lead over Tommy Lee Jones.
Farsite
Founded in 2007, Farsite works in a number of industries and uses data to help companies improve their bottom lines, said CEO Michael Gold. Gold said predicting the Oscars was Gaughan’s idea; it was a way to demonstrate Farsite’s value to the entertainment industry. Many have asked what the “secret sauce” is to Farsite’s predictions. “We have 80 years of movie data and 40 years of Oscars-specific data,” Gold said. “A part of that is who has won in the past [and] total nominations.” Real-time feedback and buzz is also used, he said.
‘Weird year’
With Farsite looking to see how it fares come Oscar Sunday, an Oscars expert cautions about the use of stats to predict the race. “They only take you so far,” said Sasha Stone, founder of AwardsDaily.com; Stone has covered the Oscars race season-byseason for more than decade. “Every weird year carries its own precedent,” she said in an email. “History around the awards race has evolved so dramatically that you really can’t compare this year with even 10 years ago,” she said. “Human emotion is always unpredictable at the end of the day.” On Feb. 24, Oscar fans and Farsite will learn how predictable the Oscars can be. O
Best Supporting Actor
Jessica Chastain: 15.5%
Quvenzhané Wallis: 4.7%
Alan Arkin: 4.3%
Tommy Lee Jones: 39.0%
Jennifer Lawrence: 65.3%
Naomi Watts: 1.2%
Robert De Niro: 7.2%
Christoph Waltz: 40.4%
Emmanuelle Riva: 13.3%
Philip Seymour Hoffman: 9.0%
Peter Finch was the first posthumous acting Oscar winner (“Network,” 1976)
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The 85th Academy Awards
A golden job By James A. Molnar Toledo Free Press Star Film Editor jmolnar@toledofreepress.com
Photo by Richard Harbaugh / ©A.M.P.A.S.®
The Oscars are broadcast around the world only once a year, but for Ohio native Tom Oyer, it’s a living. Oyer works full time for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the Awards Office, helping to prepare for the one-night awards show year-round. “The question I always get from people when I tell them where I work is, ‘But that’s only one day,’ ” Oyer said, laughing. He tells them, “Yes, but there is a whole process to get to there. And that process is an ongoing thing all year.” Part of Oyer’s job in the Awards Office is to work with filmmakers and distributors in specific categories. He directly handles the documentary and short film categories, as well as the Makeup and Hairstyling category for the Oscars. He also assists in the Foreign Language Film and Animated Feature categories. During the spring and summer, Oyer said he fields questions about eligibility and qualifying for the Oscars, especially for documentaries.
Ohio native Tom Oyer works for the Academy.
Submission deadlines are normally in the fall, he said in an interview with Toledo Free Press Star. “The fall is a very busy time for us.” Then, there are different voting processes and screenings. For 2012, there were 126 Documentary Feature submissions, 31 Documentary Short Subject submissions, 56 Animated Short Film submissions and 125 Live Action Short Film submissions, according to Oyer. “All of the films that are submitted get screened for our members and then they vote,” resulting in a short list, said Oyer, 30. “There is a whole step-by-step process.” The shortlist is then narrowed to the final five films that receive nominations. The Feb. 24 ceremony, airing locally on 13abc and around the globe in more than 225 countries, will be the fourth on which Oyer has worked. The first year he worked full time for the Academy, he attended the ceremony as a guest. “It was surreal having that moment of seeing my categories that I had seen from the very beginning,” Oyer said. “To see that category be announced and a winner being given that trophy on stage was just … almost like being a proud parent.”
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Oyer moved to LA in 2007. After working part time for the Academy, he applied for a full-time position in the Awards Office and has been there ever since.
Back home
Oyer grew up in Dalton, Ohio, about a three-hour drive southeast of Toledo and 50 miles south of Cleveland. He describes the area as “Amish country.” It’s a three-stoplight village with two churches in Wayne County; its population is 1,605, according to the village’s website. He is the middle child of three, with an older sister and a younger brother. Tom’s mother, Becky Oyer, describes him as someone who’s always enjoyed reading and learning. She recalls him memorizing all of the Best Picture Oscar winners in high school. A lucky mom, Becky has been to the Oscars twice now. “I can see why Tom enjoys what he’s doing,” she said. O
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Sophia Loren gave the first foreign-language performance to win an acting Oscar (“Two Women,” 1961).
The 85th Academy Awards
Guests invited to walk red carpet for local concert. By Matt Liasse Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer star@toledofreepress.com
This year, nominations for Best Original Song include “Everybody Needs a Best Friend” from “Ted,” “Suddenly” from “Les Misérables” and Adele’s James Bond theme “Skyfall.” But tunes of past Oscars will be celebrated locally. The March 2 “Night at the Oscars” concert, performed at the Valentine Theatre on Adams Street, will take the audience on a journey of Oscar-worthy songs, past and present. The night will feature the Toledo Jazz Orchestra performing Best Song Oscar winners and music from Best Picture-winning films. “It’s interesting because there’s a lot of music to be covered,” said Artistic Director Ron Kischuk. “It gives us lots of material to choose from. It’s a theme we could do for years to come.” The show will feature Kelly Broadway on vocals, Rob Smith on trumpet and Dan Maslanka as the guest drummer. Songs will range from 1934 to the present
and include the first Best Original Song winner “The Continental,” from the film “The Gay Divorcee.” Other songs will include music from “West Side Story,” the Frank Sinatra hit “All The Way” and music from “My Fair Lady.” Kischuk said there will also be a few surprises the audience won’t want to miss. “I’m not so sure that a lot of people actually understand specifically just how many really big hits that have been written were actually written for movies,” Kischuk said. Broadway said singing for the production is “difficult,” especially with “Evergreen,” the 1976 Barbra Streisand hit from “A Star Is Born.” “Everyone just hears Barbra Streisand singing it,” Broadway said. “Even me, I don’t want to hear anyone but Barbra [singing it.]” The arrangements of the songs will be new and refreshing as well, Kischuk said. “[I sought out] different arrangements by some really interesting arrangers, so these songs aren’t going to be like a whole bunch of strings and orchestrations and ballads,” Kischuk said. “This is a bigband presentation of the music from the Oscars.”
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Night at the Oscars
Kischuk
Broadway said her favorite number in the production is “Over the Rainbow” from “The Wizard of Oz.” She said it’s a song that is requested a lot when she’s performing on cruise ships around the world. The idea for the concert came from Kischuk’s wife. “It was after watching the Oscars last year,” Kischuk said. “She said, ‘You know, you guys should do a concert of music from the Oscars.’ That’s what started it.” This is the first year for the production, but if it’s successful, it could become an annual show, Kischuk said. Broadway said a song from this year’s race she would love to sing in the future is Adele’s “Skyfall.” She said she would have to change the key of the song, but is “up for anything.” Also in attendance will be the Toledo Junior
Jazz Orchestra, which consists of high school and junior high school students from the area. They will play both before the concert and the first number of the second half. Kischuk said music is vital to movie-making and should be celebrated. “Music in movies is a very important part of the movies themselves,” Kischuk said. “It creates a lot of the tension, the emotion, the love, the hate — whatever it is, the music really drives a big part of what movies ultimately are.” The two-hour show starts at 8 p.m. March 2. Guests will be able to walk a red carpet at the theater. Tickets range from $22 to $32 and can be purchased at the Valentine Theatre box office, 410 Adams St., or at thetoledojazzorchestra.org. There is a $5 discount for students. O
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Looking red carpet ready on a dime T he Oscars are one of the most important times for celebrities to show off their fashion sense. There is a lot of pressure to not only look great, but to also set the stage for hot new patterns and color trends in the fashion world. Celebrities spend months working with designers to create a certain look —soft and feminine, loud and colorful, sexy and spontaneous — and the results are usually breathtaking. As we gather around our televisions Feb. 24 to see all the amazing looks, we can LaUREN only imagine what it would be like to have top designers at our fingertips and the kind of money to design anything we want. The idea is so magical, almost untouchable, that it makes watching the Oscars almost an adult fantasy world. For the women out there who want to dress like a celebrity for a special event, but don’t have a celebrity’s budget, there still is hope.
One of the best websites that offers real — yes, real — affordable designer dresses is renttherunway.com. What is the catch, you may ask? The catch — if that’s what you want to call it — is that you rent the dresses. Think Netflix for dresses. There are hundreds of designers to choose from and Rent the Runway helps you narrow down what type of dress you are looking for with categories like wedding guest, gala or party. Once you decide on a dress, Rent the Runway sends it in a couple of sizes to ensure that one fits just right and after a couple of days you mail back the dresses. Easy, fun and very affordable. Another website, theoutnet. com, offers a variety of beautiful gowns, mostly designer, that are marked way down, some down from $1,000 to around $250. The gowns are gorgeous and affordable. The difference between THE OUTNET and Rent the Runway is buying versus renting. Rent the Runway may be nice if you have a lot of different events around the same time; it gives you
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Oscar parties The Northwest Ohio Independent Film Festival is hosting an Oscar party on Feb. 23, the night before the big event. Reservations are due by Feb. 15. The event will start at 6 p.m. at the City Club in Lima, 144 S. Main St. Tickets are $50 and benefit the film festival, which is set for Sept. 19-22. Several items will be up for auction and a video of Lima-born Phyllis Diller receiving the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award will also be screened. Tickets are available at (419) 979-9692 or by emailing director@nwoff.org. To learn more, visit www.nwoff.com. Rave Levis Commons, 2005 Hollenbeck Drive in Perrysburg, will show a free live feed of the 85th Academy Awards on Feb. 24, starting at 8 p.m. Tickets are first come, first serve and can be picked up at the box office now. O — Staff Reports
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Best Picture
❑❑ “Amour” ❑❑ “Argo” ✚ ★ ❑❑ “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
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The Ballot
Jeff McGinnis, James A. Molnar and Michael Siebenaler make their predictions in all 24 categories.
❑❑ “Django Unchained” ❑❑ “Les Misérables” ❑❑ “Life of Pi”
❑❑ “Lincoln” ◆ ❑❑ “Silver Linings Playbook” ❑❑ “Zero Dark Thirty”
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Best Director
Best Actor
Best Supporting Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actress
❑❑ Ang Lee, “Life of Pi” ❑❑ Michael Haneke, “Amour” ❑❑ David O. Russell, “Silver Linings Playbook” ❑❑ Steven Spielberg, “Lincoln” ✚ ★ ◆ ❑❑ Benh Zeitlin, “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
❑❑ Bradley Cooper, “Silver Linings Playbook” ❑❑ Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln” ✚ ★ ◆ ❑❑ Hugh Jackman, “Les Misérables” ❑❑ Joaquin Phoenix, “The Master” ❑❑ Denzel Washington, “Flight”
❑❑ Alan Arkin, “Argo” ◆ ❑❑ Robert De Niro, “Silver Linings Playbook” ❑❑ Philip Seymour Hoffman, “The Master” ❑❑ Tommy Lee Jones, “Lincoln” ✚ ★ ❑❑ Christoph Waltz, “Django Unchained”
❑❑ Jessica Chastain, “Zero Dark Thirty” ❑❑ Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook” ✚ ★ ◆ ❑❑ Emmanuelle Riva, “Amour” ❑❑ Quvenzhané Wallis, “Beasts of the Southern Wild” ❑❑ Naomi Watts, “The Impossible”
❑❑ Amy Adams, “The Master” ❑❑ Sally Field, “Lincoln” ❑❑ Anne Hathaway, “Les Misérables” ✚ ★ ◆ ❑❑ Helen Hunt, “The Sessions” ❑❑ Jacki Weaver, “Silver Linings Playbook”
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Best Animated Feature
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Original Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Costume Design
Best Documentary Feature
❑❑ ”Brave” ✚ ★ ◆ ❑❑ “Frankenweenie” ❑❑ “ParaNorman” ❑❑ “The Pirates! Band of Misfits” ❑❑ “Wreck-It Ralph”
❑❑ “Argo” ✚ ❑❑ “Beasts of the Southern Wild” ❑❑ “Life of Pi” ❑❑ “Lincoln” ★ ◆ ❑❑ “Silver Linings Playbook”
❑❑ “Amour” ★ ❑❑ “Django Unchained” ❑❑ “Flight” ❑❑ “Moonrise Kingdom” ❑❑ “Zero Dark Thirty” ✚ ◆
❑❑ “Anna Karenina” ❑❑ “Django Unchained” ❑❑ “Life of Pi” ✚ ★ ◆ ❑❑ “Lincoln” ❑❑ “Skyfall”
❑❑ “Anna Karenina” ✚ ◆ ❑❑ “Les Misérables” ★ ❑❑ “Lincoln” ❑❑ “Mirror Mirror” ❑❑ “Snow White and the Huntsman”
❑❑ “5 Broken Cameras” ❑❑ “The Gatekeepers” ❑❑ “How to Survive a Plague” ❑❑ “The Invisible War” ❑❑ “Searching for Sugar Man” ✚ ★ ◆
Best Documentary Short
Best Film Editing
❑❑ “Inocente” ★ ❑❑ “Kings Point” ❑❑ “Mondays at Racine” ❑❑ “Open Heart” ✚ ◆ ❑❑ “Redemption”
❑❑ “Argo” ✚ ★ ◆ ❑❑ “Life of Pi” ❑❑ “Lincoln” ❑❑ “Silver Linings Playbook” ❑❑ “Zero Dark Thirty”
PROOF Best Foreign Language Film
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
Best Music: Original Score
Best Music: Original Song
❑❑ “Amour,” Austria ✚ ★ ◆ ❑❑ “Kon-Tiki,” Norway ❑❑ “No,” Chile ❑❑ “A Royal Affair,” Denmark ❑❑ “War Witch,” Canada
❑❑ “Hitchcock” ❑❑ “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” ✚ ◆ ❑❑ “Les Misérables” ★
❑❑ “Anna Karenina”: Dario Marianelli ❑❑ “Argo”: Alexandre Desplat ❑❑ “Life of Pi”: Mychael Danna ✚ ❑❑ “Lincoln”: John Williams ★ ◆ ❑❑ “Skyfall”: Thomas Newman
❑❑ “Before My Time” from “Chasing Ice” ❑❑ “Everybody Needs A Best Friend” from “Ted” ❑❑ “Pi’s Lullaby” from “Life of Pi” ❑❑ “Skyfall” from “Skyfall” ✚ ★ ◆ ❑❑ “Suddenly” from “Les Misérables”
Best Production Design
Best Animated Short
Best Live-Action Short
Best Sound Editing
Best Sound Mixing
Best Visual Effects
❑❑ “Anna Karenina” ✚ ❑❑ “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” ❑❑ “Les Misérables” ★ ◆ ❑❑ “Life of Pi” ❑❑ “Lincoln”
❑❑ “Adam and Dog” ❑❑ “Fresh Guacamole” ❑❑ “Head over Heels” ❑❑ “Maggie Simpson in ‘The Longest Daycare’” ❑❑ “Paperman” ✚ ★ ◆
❑❑ “Asad” ❑❑ “Buzkashi Boys” ❑❑ “Curfew” ✚ ★ ◆ ❑❑ “Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)” ❑❑ “Henry”
❑❑ “Argo” ❑❑ “Django Unchained” ❑❑ “Life of Pi” ❑❑ “Skyfall” ❑❑ “Zero Dark Thirty” ✚ ★ ◆
❑❑ “Argo” ❑❑ “Les Misérables” ◆ ❑❑ “Life of Pi” ❑❑ “Lincoln” ★ ❑❑ “Skyfall” ✚
❑❑ “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” ❑❑ “Life of Pi” ✚ ★ ◆ ❑❑ “Marvel’s The Avengers” ❑❑ “Prometheus” ❑❑ “Snow White and the Huntsman”
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The Match
Jeff McGinnis breaks down the head-to-head races and predicts the champs.
Best Picture
Best Director
vs.
vs.
“Argo”
“Lincoln”
What a twist of fate. When Ben Affleck failed to be nominated for Best Director, most everyone assumed this was “Lincoln”’s prize to lose. But award after award in the run up to the Oscars has gone to “Argo,” instead (including the Director’s Guild), so now “Lincoln” is pretty clearly the odd movie out.
Prediction: “Argo”
Ang Lee
Steven Spielberg
With Affleck’s absence, this race is pretty cut-and-dried, as Spielberg is one of Hollywood’s most legendary and popular directors and it’s been nearly 15 years since he last won this honor (for “Saving Private Ryan,” which didn’t win Best Picture). Lee’s masterful direction of “Life of Pi” could be the spoiler, but Lee won an Oscar a few years ago for “Brokeback Mountain” (which also didn’t win Best Picture).
Prediction: Steven Spielberg, “Lincoln”
Best Actor
Best Actress
vs. Daniel Day-Lewis
vs. Hugh Jackman
Jackman was the anchor of a solid film adaptation of “Les Misérables,” but he’s at best a distant long shot at this point. Day-Lewis has long been one of this generation’s most celebrated performers, and his Lincoln was both iconic and human. He just won a few years back for “There Will Be Blood,” but this is a case where such a recent accolade won’t cost him the current award.
Prediction: Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln”
Best Supporting Actor
Jessica Chastain
In the one category where neither of the likely winners has ever won an Oscar, the edge goes to Lawrence, who closes out a remarkable year that began with “The Hunger Games.” Chastain may still pull the upset, but the stock of her movie has fallen far ever since the debate about torture in the film began.
Prediction: Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Best Supporting Actress
vs. Tommy Lee Jones
Jennifer Lawrence
vs.
Christoph Waltz
Sally Field
Anne Hathaway
Everyone in this category has at least one Oscar, taking away the “but he already has one” factor. Waltz continues to shine under Quentin Tarantino’s direction, but Jones, who last won two decades ago, is one of Hollywood’s most beloved figures and a win here may be seen by voters as a career capper.
Anne Hathaway. No contest. A lead rock-solid cinch. If Field manages to pull this upset, they really, really, REALLY DO like her — which they do, but not enough to keep Hathaway from the prize.
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Original Screenplay
Prediction: Tommy Lee Jones, “Lincoln”
Prediction: Anne Hathaway, “Les Misérables”
vs. “Argo”
vs. “Lincoln”
Tight race here as the two Best Picture front-runners square off. Current odds have “Lincoln” as the slight favorite, but I can’t see the Academy giving “Argo” the award for Best Picture and then no other awards save for maybe Best Editing (which is also a tight race). Slight upset here, but I’m going with my (ample) gut.
Prediction: “Argo”
“Amour”
“Zero Dark Thirty”
Another tight race that may be “Zero”’s best chance at an award — which is kind of ironic, since the accusations against the movie’s script are what have caused its stock to fall so rapidly. The spoiler is Michael Haneke’s work on “Amour,” a film which peaked in popularity right as Oscar voters would have been casting their ballots. But I’ve got to think the voters will want to honor “Zero” somewhere.
Prediction: “Zero Dark Thirty”
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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. O International Guitar Night: 8 p.m. Feb. 13, $30. O My Folky Valentine with Annie & Rod Capps: 8 p.m. Feb. 14, $15. O Klezmer Guy, Gerald Ross: 8 p.m. Feb. 15, $20. O Elephant Revival, Birds of Chicago: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 and 8 p.m. Feb. 18, $20. O Pierre Bensusan: 8 p.m. Feb. 19, $17.50. O Brian Vander Ark, Pat McGee: 8 p.m. Feb. 20, $20.
B.Gump’s 101 Restaurant and Lounge
Steak and seafood, chops and chicken are on the menu, along with tons of entertainment. 5147 S. Main St., Sylvania. (419) 517-2199. O Elixer: 7-10 p.m. Feb. 14. O Bryan Lee “Braille Blues Daddy”: 8 p.m. Feb. 16, $15.
The Blarney Irish Pub
Catch local acts while taking in the pub’s modern Irish and American fare. 601 Monroe St. (419) 418-2339 or www. theblarneyirishpub.com. O Jeff Stewart: 8 p.m. Feb. 14. O Nine Lives: 9 p.m. Feb. 15-16.
Blind Pig
This new venue features burgers, bands and bourbon, if its slogan is to be believed. $5 cover. 5304 Monroe St. (419) 593-0073 or bar145toledo.com. O Tricky Dick & the Cover-Ups: Feb. 15. O The Shagadelics: Feb. 16.
A variety of rock, soul, pop and alternative acts perform at this bar. 208 S. First St., Ann Arbor. $3-$20 unless noted. (734) 996-8555 or blindpigmusic.com. O Riff Raff: 8 p.m. Feb. 13. O Electric Six, Andy D: 9 p.m. Feb. 14. O Dragon Wagon, Ekoostick Hookah: 9 p.m. Feb. 15. O The Bang! 9:30 p.m. Feb. 16. O G-Eazy, Skizzy Mars, Ground Up: 8 p.m. Feb. 17. O Wild Belle, Saturday Looks Good to Me: 9 p.m. Feb. 19. O Corporate Sellout, Paradox Explorer, Spermilitia: 9:30 p.m. Feb. 20.
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This Toledo standby has been revived with more than 20 different flavors of martinis and live, local music. 5201 Monroe St. (419) 843-5660. O Tom Turner & Slow Burner: Feb. 12 and 19.
B-Bop Records/Third Space
Offering “organic music for the cyber age,” this music store offers vinyl, CDs, memorabilia and the occasional concert. Third Space, 137 N. Michigan St. (419) 535-1234, www. bboprecords.com or www.thirdspacetoledo.com. O goLab, Car Jack, Giant Claw: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21, free/ donations.
BGSU concerts
The university’s ensembles, choirs, quartets and more — and their friends — will present the music they’ve been perfecting. Halls are located in Moore Musical Arts Center, Willard Drive and Ridge Street, Bowling Green, unless noted otherwise. (419) 372-8171, (800) 589-2224, (419) 3728888 or www.bgsu.edu/arts. O Alan Smith, cello, and Thomas Rosenkranz, piano: 8 p.m. Feb. 13, Bryan Recital Hall. O New Music Ensemble: 8 p.m. Feb. 14, Kobacker Hall. O Divas in Love Young People’s Concert: 11 a.m. Feb. 16, $4. O Chamber Jazz Ensembles: 8 p.m. Feb. 19, Bryan Recital Hall. O Laura Melton, piano: 8 p.m. Feb. 20, Bryan Recital Hall. O BGSU Wind Symphony: 8 p.m. Feb. 21, Kobacker Hall. O University and Concert bands: 8 p.m. Feb. 22, Kobacker Hall.
Be sure to check out this Warehouse District tavern’s namesake, overhead near the entrance. 20 S. Huron St. (419) 244-2627 or www.bronzeboar.com. O Open mic: Thursdays and Mondays. O Decent Folk: Feb. 15. O Crucial 420: Feb. 16.
Caesars Windsor
If you have your passport, consider hopping the Detroit River for this casino’s entertainment offerings. Starting ticket prices, in Canadian dollars, are for the cheapest seats; attendees must be 19 or older. Caesars Windsor Colosseum, 377 Riverside Drive East, Windsor, Ontario. (800) 991-7777 or www.caesarswindsor.com. O Paul Anka: 9 p.m. Feb. 16, $45.
Cheers Sports Eatery
This family-friendly eatery dishes up live performances … and Chicago-style pizza. 7131 Orchard Centre Drive, Holland. (419) 491-0990. O Hoozier Daddy: 9 p.m. Feb. 16.
Clazel Theater
This venue has been rocking BGSU students (and others) for years. 127 N. Main St., Bowling Green. (419) 353-5000 or www.clazel.net. O “Live Wire,” featuring Tree No Leaves, Hot Love, Justin Payne, Luke James & the Thieves: 9 p.m. Feb. 14.
Cock n’ Bull Tavern
Another drinking-and-dining option has opened up near Fifth Third Field and will feature occasional musical performances. 9 N. Huron St. (419) 244-2855. O Open mic with Breaking Ground: 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays. O Captain Sweet Shoes: 9 p.m. Thursdays. O John Barile & Bobby May: 6 p.m. Fridays. O Danny Mettler: 8:30 p.m. Sundays. O Luke James & the Thieves: 9:30 p.m. Feb. 15. O Jeff Stewart & the 25s: 9 p.m. Feb. 16. O Luke James: 9 p.m. Feb. 19.
Culture Clash Records
This home to all things vinyl and cool will host a free show by Lucius. 6 p.m. Feb. 18, 4020 Secor Road. (419) 536-5683 or www.thecultureclash.com.
Dégagé Jazz Café
Signature drinks, such as pumpkin martinis, plus live local jazz performers. 301 River Road, Maumee. $5 weekends for cafe seating. (419) 794-8205 or www.degagejazzcafe.com. O Gene Parker & Friends: 7-10 p.m. Feb. 13 and 19-20. O Brad McNett: 7-11 p.m. Feb. 14. O Johnnie Burt Quartet: Feb. 15-16.
The Distillery
Karaoke is offered Tuesdays, but paid entertainers rock out Wednesdays-Saturdays. 4311 Heatherdowns Blvd. (419) 382-1444 or www.thedistilleryonline.com. O The Eight-Fifteens: 9 p.m. Feb. 14. O Breaking Ground: Feb. 15-16.
Doc Watson’s
Named in honor of the owners’ forefather, this bar and restaurant serves a variety of dishes and entertainment. 1515 S. Byrne Road. (419) 389-6003 or docwatsonstoledo.com. O Stephen Woolley: 10 p.m. Feb. 15. O Dan Stewart, Frankie May: 10 p.m. Feb. 16.
Duncan’s
938 W. Laskey Road. (419) 720-4320. O Scotty Rock: Sundays. O East River Drive: Feb. 15. O Last Born Sons: Feb. 16.
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. O Jesse Coleman & the Jamm Band: 7-9:30 p.m. Feb. 14. O Alexander Zonjic: 7-11 p.m. Feb. 21, $10.
Fat Fish Blue
Serving blues and similar sounds, as well as bayoustyle grub. Levis Commons, 6140 Levis Commons Blvd., Perrysburg. (419) 931-3474 or fatfishfunnybonetoledo.com. O Suburban Legend: 8:30 p.m. Feb. 16.
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Toledo’s venue for rock. 308 Main St. $5-$15, unless noted. (419) 693-5300 or www.FrankiesInnerCity.com. O Riff Raff, Akademik, T.Hines/J.Reed, King Kris, Blumouth, Skylights: 9 p.m. Feb. 14. O Cadaver Dogs: 8 p.m. Feb. 15. O Affiance, Glamour of the Kill, Bury Thy Kingdom, Dementria: 7 p.m. Feb. 16. O The Menzingers, Unsinkable Molly Brown, Throw It to Erie, Undesirable People: 7 p.m. Feb. 18.
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. O Hating Hollywood: Feb. 15-16.
Greektown Casino-Hotel
Three stages — at Shotz Sports Bar, Bistro 555 and Asteria — offer competition for gamblers’ attention. 555 E. Lafayette Blvd., Detroit. No cover charge, unless noted; guests must be 21 or older. (888) 771-4386 or www. greektowncasino.com. O Daniel Harrison & the $2 Highway: 5-9 p.m. Wednesdays, Asteria. O Christina & Joey: 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Shotz. O Misty Love: 6 p.m. Feb. 14, Bistro. O David Gerald Band: 8 p.m. Feb. 15, Asteria. O The Me-Dose Band: 9:30 p.m. Feb. 15, Shotz. O That Band: 8 p.m. Feb. 6, Asteria.
H Lounge
The newly opened Hollywood Casino Toledo offers musical distractions from all the lights, noise and jackpots. 777 Hollywood Blvd. (419) 661-5200 or www.hollywoodcasinotoledo.com. O Venyx: 8 p.m. Feb. 14. O Hoozier Daddy: 9 p.m. Feb. 15. O The Homewreckers: 9 p.m. Feb. 16. O Nine Lives: 9 p.m. Feb. 22.
The Happy Badger
This shop features fair trade foods and natural products, including talent, which will be featured in a series of musical brunches and dinnertime entertainment. 331 N. Main St., Bowling Green. (419) 352-0706 or www.happybadger.com. O Chris Buzzelli, BGSU Singers: 12:30 p.m. Feb. 16.
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Ottawa Tavern
Casual meals and bingo and trivia nights with weekend entertainment. 1815 Adams St. (419) 725-5483 or www.otavern.com. O NMattimoe: 10 p.m. Feb. 14. O GOLD, Tropic Bombs, the Good Plenty: 10 p.m. Feb. 15. O Lucius: Feb. 18.
This venue focuses on classical, jazz and opera artists and music. 415 N. Fourth Ave., Ann Arbor. $5-$30, unless noted. (734) 769-2999 or www.kerrytown concerthouse.com. O Kris Davis Quintet: 8 p.m. Feb. 15. O Mark Braun: 8 p.m. Feb. 16. O Mike Musillami: 8 p.m. Feb. 19.
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This bar was founded by local musicians with a focus on the tunes (and a good time). 7430 W. Central Ave. (419) 4503234 or (419) 307-9691. O Chris Shutters: Feb. 14. O Joe Woods: Feb. 15. O Luke James: Feb. 16.
This “slice of the Big Apple” in the Glass City provides live entertainment most weekends. 1516 A dams St. (419) 2436675 or www.manhattanstoledo.com. O Zac Kreuz Trio: Feb. 21.
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. O Solo piano: 6-8:30 p.m. Feb. 15 and 22. O Hidden Agenda: 9 p.m. Feb. 15. O Robin Horlock Group: 9 p.m. Feb. 16.
Mickey Finn’s
A variety of genres to wash your drinks down with. Open mic nights, 8 p.m. Wednesdays, no cover; $5-$7 cover other nights. 602 Lagrange St. (419) 246-3466 or www. mickeyfinnspub.com. O Joan of Arc: Feb. 15. O The Kickaways: Feb. 16.
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) 782-9622 or www.motorcitycasino.com. O The Whispers: 8 p.m. Feb. 14, $38-$40. The casino’s Chromatics Lounge also features live performances. O Dan Rafferty Band: 7 p.m. Feb. 13. O Cancel Mondays: 7 p.m. Feb. 14. O Jimmy D. Scott: 5:15 p.m. Feb. 15. O Vinyle Underground: 10 p.m. Feb. 15. O Nightline: 5:15 p.m. Feb. 16. O Kimmie Horne: 10 p.m. Feb. 16. O Main Street Soul: 3:30 p.m. Feb. 17. O Dave Hamilton: 7 p.m. Feb. 18. O Sheri Gold: 7 p.m. Feb. 19-21, 5:15 p.m. Feb. 22-23.
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. O Jaime Mills: Noon-2 p.m. Fridays.
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Robinwood Concert House
A home for the avant garde and untraditional, this Old West End venue hosts artists on the experimental end of the musical rainbow. 2564 Robinwood Ave. $5 donation, unless noted. www.toledobellows. wordpress.com. O Flandrew Fleisenberg, Loren Groenedaal: 9 p.m. Feb. 16.
Shawn’s Irish Tavern
Founded in 1968, this Celtic-style bar and eatery offers entertainment at its three locations. 4400 Heatherdowns Blvd., (419) 381-1281; 105 S. Third St., Waterville, (419) 441-1081; and 7436 W. Bancroft St., Sylvania, (419) 7247981. www.shawnsirishtavern.com. O Johnny Rodriguez: 9 p.m. Feb. 13, Feb. 15, 9:30 p.m. Feb. 20 and 22, Toledo; 8 p.m. Feb 14, Waterville.
Stella’s
Nouveau cuisine gets a helping of music Thursdays through Saturdays. 104 Louisiana Ave., Perrysburg. (419) 873-8360 or www.stellasrestaurantandbar.com.
O Acoustic Soul: Feb. 14 and 21. O Pete Fetters: Feb. 15. O Kyle White: Feb. 16.
Swig
Anyone curious about this charcuterie can check out the menu while also sampling some music Tuesdays through Saturdays. 219 Louisiana Ave., Perrysburg. (419) 873-6224 or www.swigrestaurantandbar.com. O Andrew Ellis & Lucky Lemont: Tuesdays. O Chris Knopp: Feb. 14. O Jason Slone: Feb. 15. O Meaghan Roberts: Feb. 16.
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, Grand Plaza Hotel’s Aqua Lounge, 444 N. Summit St. $5-$15. (419) 241-141 or www.arttatumsociety.com. O Lori Lefevre & Co.: Feb. 13. O
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that Ensler should not talk about rape while excluding the fact that “twice as many men are raped in American prisons than women are raped in the entire United States” and that “men are routinely raped in wars on the African continent.” These tensions become more relevant as energy amplifies approaching Feb. 14, a day many Americans celebrate as dutiful capitalists (and romantics and lovers) and the day that Ensler and many feminists around the world have been celebrating as V-Day (V for victory, vagina, valentine) since 1998. This year, V-Day has launched the One Billion Rising (OBR) campaign to honor its 15th anniversary. Leading the movement is the motto, “One billion women violated is an atrocity. One billion women dancing is a revolution.” According to its website, onebillionrising. org, OBR is “A global strike; An invitation to
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n 2004, as a student at Ohio State, I auditioned for the “The Vagina Monologues,” not having any idea why, and little idea of what I was actually doing. I showed up to audition in a small room in the basement of the Student Union with two older female students who made me very nervous. I selected a monologue from “The Vagina Monologues” titled “The Flood” and perSTACY formed it at the audition with a Southern accent. I suppose I thought highly of my accent, knowing that my superior inflection skills would wow the judges, and thus earn me a spot in the cast. I did earn a spot, although I was asked to choose an alternate monologue; my friend Laura was going to perform “The Flood” (in the suggested Jewish Queens accent), a monologue based on an interview with a 72-year-old woman who had never seen her vagina nor had an orgasm. I decided on the monologue “The Little Coochie Snorcher That Could,” the story of a young girl whose experiences with her vagina involve pain, violation and embarrassment, and she is renewed with her self, spiritually and physically, through the guidance of a “lesbian cougar” down the street (I still performed it with some sort of accent). Since the time of my on-stage debut, I have learned that my fond “The Little Coochie Snorcher That Could” (and other aspects of “The Vagina Monologues”) are actually quite controversial. In the original version of the story (1994), the 13-year-old female character is given alcohol and has sex with a 24-year-old woman, which, ironic to “The Vagina Monologue’s” mission, is statutory rape. The original piece ended with the line, “ … it was a good rape.” This raised the question from Robert Swope in 2000, “Why is rape only bad when a man commits it?” Subsequently, the character’s age has been changed to 16 and the line about “a good rape” has been removed. Further critiques condemn Eve Ensler, playwright of “The Vagina Monologues” and founder of V-Day, a “global activist movement to end violence toward women and girls” through performances of “The Vagina Monologues,” large-scale benefits, campaigns, educational tours, films and more activities. For example, in John Hembling’s 2011 piece for “A Voice for Men,” he attacks Ensler’s frivolousness with the word rape, her carelessness in citing her numbers, and her violation of the principal “Expressio Unius Est Exclusio Alterius,” meaning “expression of the part excludes consideration of the whole.” Hembling argues
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