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The Black Keys — singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney — is currently the hot rod of the record industry with its latest album, “El Camino,” debuting at No. 2 on the Billboard Top 200 and already certified gold. Its lead single “Lonely Boy” hit the top of the alternative and AAA charts, and led to appearances on “The Colbert Report,” “Late Show with David Letterman” and “Saturday Night Live,” twice in a calendar year, which is a rare distinction. Now the Rubber City natives, who recently relocated to Nashville, are mounting their first arena tour, which includes sold out shows at Chicago’s United Center, Washington, D.C.’s, Verizon Center and two nights at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. The act also plays Cleveland on March 20 at Quicken Loans Arena. Toledo Free Press Star talked to Auerbach about the band’s history, “El Camino” and its rise to the top of the food chain. Toledo Free Press Star: So, The Black Keys are returning to the Rock Hall City for a show at Quicken Loans Arena. Dan Auerbach: That sounds so funny. Toledo Free Press Star: Does that seem surreal to you? For those of us who watched your band play in small local joints a decade ago, the jump seems unreal. DA: Yeah, it seems very surreal. It’s kind of crazy. Yeah, absolutely, being who we are and not having really changed much, just getting to be ourselves and playing these giant places, it doesn’t happen to bands. Usually you have to come up with some sort of persona and stage show and a lot of pyro and backup dancers. We don’t have to do any of that. It’s crazy. Toledo Free Press Star: Looking back for one second, what do you remember about your first concert in 2002? DA: We debuted at the Beachland Tavern. We went on first of like three bands and there weren’t that many people there. We played all the songs we knew, which were about 35 minutes worth of songs. We were so nervous that we played them all twice as fast so we played, like, 20 minutes. Toledo Free Press Star: Playing fast is something you guys did a lot of on “El Camino,” which is in stark contrast to the soulful and at times mellow precursor release “Brothers.” With that in mind, was putting the upbeat and gritty “Lonely Boy” as the new CD’s lead track intentional? DA: Yeah, it wasn’t like the immediate intention, it just sort of happened that way. We were listening to certain things and getting turned on by certain older records, and not even records
The Black Keys: From left, Dan Auerbach, vocalist and guitarist, and drummer Patrick Carney. PHOTO COURTESY EL CAMINO PRESS
from any particular time period. We listened to music from the ’50s, ’60s, ’70s, ’80s and ’90s with all the common thread of simple rock ’n’ roll. So that’s what we were being inspired by at the moment, and that’s how our record turned out. But that’s always how our records turned out. With “Brothers,” we listened to a lot of soul and hiphop and it has that sort of feel to it. Toledo Free Press Star: In addition to the rocking aspect of “El Camino,” something else that stands out is the use of backup singers, which is something that was missing from previous Black Keys albums. What led to that decision? DA: I produced a couple of records in Nashville and used these girls as backup singers. I
thought they were great, had a great attitude and were sort of fearless to try whatever I asked of them. So we were talking about it one day to Brian [Burton, aka Danger Mouse, who co-produced “El Camino”]. I said, “I know these girls, they’re really awesome; I could probably call them and they’d be here in a half-hour.” and that’s what happened. That’s it. There was nothing else to it. You have to understand, all the records we make we don’t rehearse them or plan too much out ahead of time. It just kind of happens. That’s it. Toledo Free Press Star: You mentioned earlier that you’ve been fortunate throughout your career in that you haven’t had to change much, you could just be yourself. Does that mean one day you’ll go
through your ironic phase and tour with a big sign that says “The Black Keys” and all of the above? DA: We do have a big light sign that says “Black Keys” but me and my lighting guy made it by hand out of the shit we bought from Home Depot. That’s pretty awesome, but pyro, I don’t think so. No rotating stages. If we do anything, it’ll be just very classic and something that’s fun but doesn’t detract from the music. Toledo Free Press Star: The last time you played in Cleveland it was at the Agora. Now you’re playing Quicken Loans Arena. Any chance Cleveland Browns Stadium is next? DA: Who knows, man, anything is possible at this point. O
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Outside the back window of Communica is a sight that would bring pause to even the most cynical bystander: A huge, colorful mural covers the back of the building directly behind the office of the advertising and marketing firm on North Erie Street in Downtown Toledo. The painting’s bright, primary colors and geometric shapes are lovely to look at from any angle, but the whole thing takes on a new dimension when viewed from inside Communica’s offices. The image gives the whole room a new dimension, brightening and illuminating the workspace. Which was a big part of the idea from the start, according to Jeff Kimble, Communica’s CEO. “Sometime in October, we finished the renovation of the building,” Kimble said in an interview with Toledo Free Press Star. “We never really used to have windows, or the blinds of the windows open. We really only had one office along that back wall, the office was kind of dark and dingy. When we reopened the whole back of the office up, put offices along the back, we started opening the blinds. Now we’re staring at this building that’s painted brown/gray, the paint’s peeling, there’s graffiti scratched out on the wall.” For a firm that prides itself on bright new ideas, these drab surroundings simply wouldn’t do. So Kimble called Gary Marck, owner of the building behind the office. “I said, ‘Hey, I’m gonna paint the back of your building.’ He was like, ‘What?’ I said, ‘No, seriously, it’s gonna be fun. We’re gonna paint the back of your building,’” Kimble said. “And then he says, ‘You know, I have a couple buildings over on Adams Street that the Toledo School for the Arts (TSA) put a mural on. Let me get you a contact over there.’” Through TSA, Communica was connected to Har Simrit Singh, a local graffiti artist known for his work in a wide variety of locations, both interior and exterior. “When Simrit and I were talking about this, he asked if we had any ideas of what we wanted with this and we really didn’t. And I sat down with the designers in back, and it’s really the design department in the back, and we thought it’d
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Har Simrit Singh be nice to have something really geometric and design-oriented,” Kimble said. Born in Chicago but raised in the Glass City, Singh developed a concept for the mural’s look that was guided by Kimble’s admiration for designer/painter Josef Albers. “There was a lot of elements to integrate into it, but it wasn’t too bad. There was a little bit of challenge compared to what I’m used to working with, but it was definitely something that I enjoyed doing,” Singh said. After the concept was finalized, the actual creation of the piece ended up taking about three and a half weeks, interruptions by Mother Nature notwithstanding. “You pretty much have to be at the mercy of the elements. If it’s raining, you can’t really paint, especially when you’re using the latex stuff, which would run right off the wall. So, even tem-
perature-wise, if it gets too cold — I’m using a lot of aerosol for the mural — so if it gets too cold, the paint doesn’t function properly. So you kinda gotta just keep a close eye on the weather, and see what’s thrown at you, day-to-day,” Singh said. Much of the work on the mural was done by students from TSA, whose work Singh had to carefully monitor. “I’ve only worked over there with them a handful of times, so a lot of the kids were really still learning a lot of the basic stuff. So at this point, I’m doing a lot of the design, development, coming in and laying the stuff out. And then, having them do a lot of the fill-in areas ...just so they can get more familiar with the tools until they’re confident enough so that they can do more of the detail work.” The end result of the weeks of toil brightens Communica’s office space and the community.
“I truly think this adds credibility to this business. We’ve always touted ourselves on our creative product, and I think this just adds credibility to that, that we were thinking a little out of the box. Not just thinking about advertising, or in client mode, but that we were thinking about our surroundings, and what people experience on the outside of our building,” Kimble said. “We really believe in Downtown Toledo,” he added. “We’ve been here for more than 20 years, and we are happy being part of the renewed interest in Downtown. The mural is a way for us to bring that spirit into the community, so everyone can enjoy it.” And for Singh, the impact his work has on others is the biggest factor of all. “I just like to create fun, beautiful stuff for people to look at that enhances people’s quality of life.” O
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Revisiting Harry Library exhibit brings Potter magic to UT. Wizards, witches and even muggles can explore the link between magic and science at “Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine” during March and April at the University of Toledo. The event, put on by UT and Toledo-Lucas County Public Libraries, is part of an exhibit by the National Library of Medicine. “It looks at ‘Harry Potter,’ which is this wonderful, creative work, but it takes a scientific approach,” said event headmaster Bridget Faricy-Beredo, a medical librarian at UT. The exhibit features six banners on the correlation between ‘Harry Potter’ and science, several lectures and “Lightning Strikes!” on March 16. Faricy-Beredo applied to have the exhibit come to UT about three years ago, near the beginning of her tenure. The self-proclaimed Harry Potter geek thought it would be a good way to bridge the creative and the scientific sectors of UT. “It seemed like something that could really bring together the whole university,” FaricyBeredo said. “Our students have literally grown up with Harry Potter,” she said. “Kids who are in college now were 10 when Harry was 10.” The banners will be displayed at the Carlson Library on the main campus and later at the Mulford Library at the health science campus. The topics of the banners include the connection between herbology and early medicine as well as potions and pharmacy. Several lectures by faculty are also featured throughout the exhibit’s run. The academic, adult-oriented lectures cover topics like the mythic structure of ‘Harry Potter,’ monsters
and mythology and modern-day herbology. A full schedule is available at http://libguides. utoledo.edu/harry. Lots 10 and 13 will be open for parking during the free, one-hour lectures. Getting faculty involved was not a problem. “Everybody we’ve talked to has just been really excited about this,” Faricy-Beredo said. Law professor Geoffrey Rapp, who presents at 5 p.m. March 29 in Carlson Library, Room 1025, has had work about legal concepts within the series published. A free, all-ages event “Lightning Strikes!” celebrates the start of the exhibit. Prizes, refreshments and games will be available. Astrologers will be on site to peer into the future and a few zoo animals will make appearances. Eventgoers can also find out what ‘Harry Potter’ house they belong to with the Sorting Hat. The party runs 4-6 p.m. March 16 at the Carlson Library. Lots 10 and 13 will be open for parking. A free presentation on the constellations in “Harry Potter” is also slated for 5:30 p.m. March 16 at the Ritter Planetarium. The exhibit should be fun for readers of all ages. “The books have been enjoyed by 7-yearolds to 99-year-olds,” Faricy-Beredo said. The medical librarian said she was originally reluctant to try the books, but found she loved them and read the first three in one weekend. “Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine” runs March 12-29 at the Carlson Library and April 3-20 at the Mulford Library. Admission is free and the exhibit is open during library hours. Visit http://libguides. utoledo.edu/harry or http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ exhibition/harrypottersworld to learn more. O — Brigitta Burks
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A whole new world By Renee Lapham Collins Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer star@toledofreepress.com
Back in 2005, in McAllen, Texas, a team from Disney wanted to do a theater project to attract the area’s large Hispanic community. They worked with the local high school to develop a script of “Aladdin” in English and Spanish. The result is a story that even if you don’t (understand) both languages, you can still understand the story. The dual-language script caught Croswell Opera House Artistic Director Jere Righter’s interest in part because Lenawee County also has a sizable Hispanic community and she felt this “Aladdin” would appeal to a larger audience in the community. “Aladdin” will be staged at the Croswell on March 16-17 and 23-25. Creative Director John MacNaughton is directing the Disney musical. “White Christmas” was his most recent production. “The Spanish is a challenge,” said Cody Robison of Tipton, who plays the title character. “I don’t have an extensive background and memorizing the script is difficult enough along with that. The translation can sometimes be hard to act out, due to the differences in the emphasis on the words.” Robison, 18, is on his 10th show and his second at the Croswell. Most recently, he was in the October production of “The 39 Steps.” Robison attended Onsted Schools and is currently enrolled at Jackson Community College studying theater. He hopes to transfer to a four-year school, but said he has not yet found “the right college.” Fifteen-year-old Candace Ostrander of Manchester is starring as Jasmine, the princess who flees the oppression of her sultan father’s household. “I like Jasmine, she has kind of an attitude, she’s sassy and standing up for what she believes in,” Ostrander said. “Her father, the sultan, is forcing her into a marriage and she runs away after an argument — it’s a real teenage moment.”
“Aladdin” is Ostrander’s seventh Croswell show. Most recently, she appeared as Aunt Em and the Pizza Boy in the Croswell’s production of “The Wiz,” and also was featured in “White Christmas,” “Obsession,” “Dora the Explorer” and “Footloose.” Theater is a career she “definitely” plans to pursue. “I love to sing and act,” Ostrander said. Stuart MacDonald, magician and the producer behind “The Haunting” haunted house, plays the Genie. “It’s a pretty cool role because I’ll be totally blue and bald,” MacDonald said with a grin. “And I’ll probably be sweating a lot, too!” MacDonald first appeared on the Croswell stage when he was in the sixth grade, with 2004’s “Grease” being his most recent production. He said he has not had a solo on the Croswell stage since he was in high school. “The Genie is a wild character, kind of manic in a Robin Williams way,” MacDonald said. “I still have a lot of polishing to do, but it is getting there.” D.D. DuRussel of Manchester will play the part of Jafar, the evil royal vizier to the sultan’s household, who pursues Jasmine and Aladdin. DuRussel also is a familiar face to Croswellgoers, having played the rocks and the Whale in “Dora the Explorer” and the Surfing Dude Sun in “Blue’s Clues.” “The music is so familiar that it is a joy to sing,” DuRussel said. “Jafar is so deliciously evil and conniving that I am sure to give many a child nightmares.” DuRussel has acted in numerous shows, starting at the old Black Sheep Theater in Manchester and later in Opera! Lenawee productions and Tecumseh Players’ musicals. “When I was a kid, my mother was always asking me, ‘Don’t you know how to act?’” DuRussel said. “So, I’m always learning — always acting. If the audience leaves knowing how important the truth is and to always be yourself, then our work here is done.” The production will feature a flying carpet and other special effects, including lots of magic
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Fastest girl in town Miranda Lambert blazes into Huntington Center. By Vicki L. Kroll Toledo Free Press STAR Staff Writer vkroll@toledofreepress.com
“Revolution” spun Miranda Lambert into the superstar stratosphere. She won Album of the Year and was named Female Vocalist of the Year by the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music, and she picked up a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for “The House That Built Me.” How do you follow that? Lambert packed a double-barrel blast, partnering with friends Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley for Pistol Annies’ 2011 debut, “Hell on Heels,” and fired another round with the solo album “Four the Record” in November. “Working with Pistol Annies kept me excited about songwriting right after ‘Revolution’ was released [in 2009],” Lambert wrote in an email interview. “A lot of the time, artists will be burned out on writing once they finish an album, but I was so inspired by my friends Angaleena Presley and Ashley Monroe and our collaborations that I just couldn’t stop! “I think their creativity and the idea to put out a trio project with ‘Hell on Heels’ definitely inspired me to write more and find great material for ‘Four the Record.’ I did feel pressure with my fourth album because everyone was wondering how it could possibly top the success of my last one. “‘Revolution’ was a big milestone for my career, and I am so grateful for how the fans and my peers in the industry embraced it. So with ‘Four the Record,’ I decided that there was really only one way I could make sure I loved it as much as ‘Revolution,’ and that was by letting the music lead me.” She co-wrote the disc’s first single, “Baggage Claim,” a brash, no-nonsense number about being tired of toting around a man’s ego: “If it ain’t obvious what has set me off today/ Behind every woman scorned is a man who made her that way.” And there’s “Fastest Girl in Town,” a scorcher she and Presley penned with a classic line: “I’ll be wearing nothing but a tattoo and a smile.” Lambert seems to be beaming since wedding country superstar Blake Shelton last year. “Four the Record” features “Oklahoma Sky,” a track written for the bride. n LAMBERT CONTINUES ON 9
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“Better fifty enemies outside the house than one within.” — Irish saying n LAMBERT CONTINUED FROM 8 “Allison Moorer is one of those amazing songwriters who inspired me to start writing; I am a huge fan of hers,” Lambert, who grew up in Lindale, Texas, wrote. “I hoped to write with her for ‘Four the Record,’ but we didn’t get the chance due to our schedules being so busy, so she wrote this song for me about my new home in Oklahoma.” With tours and Shelton’s gig on NBC’s “The Voice,” love is all about logistics. “Blake and I make sure to get in real couple time at our farm in Oklahoma. Our relationship is really just about scheduling, and so far we have done a good job,” Lambert wrote. “At home, we’re just like any other normal couple; he’s out on the tractor and I’m playing with my dogs and planting flowers.” How do the singer-songwriters spend a day off ? “We love being outside, so I like going fishing, four-wheeling, taking care of our farm animals — really anything to be out enjoying our land,” she wrote. And everyone wants to know if a family is in their future. “We have seven dogs, so we’re just taking care of them for now. They’re all rescues and all crazy-looking. Every animal is named after a song or an artist — Delta, Delilah, Cher, Jessi, Waylon, Virginia Bluebell and Black Betty,” Lambert wrote. “We have so much going on right now, we’re gonna wait a while. The dogs are really good birth control!” A couple of their furry friends even travel
on the tour bus. “I usually bring two of my smaller rescue dogs, Delta Dawn and Cher, out on the road with me,” she wrote. “They are great company and help me feel like I’ve got a little piece of home with me wherever I go!” Lambert will play a 7:30 p.m. show March 22 at the Huntington Center. Only single seats at $51.75 remain. Chris Young and Jerrod Niemann will open. The feisty 28-year-old who gained fame as a 2003 finalist on “Nashville Star” has a reputation for kick-ass hits: “Gunpowder & Lead,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “White Liar,” “Only Prettier,” “Kerosene.” “I make music that I love, and maybe that’s not always music that speaks to everyone, but I feel blessed when my music does inspire fans. I’ve had women tell me that my songs gave them the courage to leave abusive relationships, and that is the highest compliment I can get as a songwriter,” Lambert wrote. “Merle Haggard and Loretta Lynn are two of my favorite songwriters, and I try to follow their no-holds-barred approach to writing. Their songs have stood the test of time, and I hope mine will do the same,” she added. Meanwhile, the spitfire loaded with talent continues to blow fans away. “I am just trying to take my career one day at a time and really appreciate all the good things that are happening as they come my way,” she wrote. “I am so blessed to get to do what I love for a living, and I hope to continue making music I love for a long time.” O
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Fans can now delve into the first 10-episode season of the popular HBO dark fantasy adventure series “Game of Thrones” on DVD and Blu-ray before the next 10-episode second season starts April 1. The show has high production values, solid storylines and strong characters with a cast featuring Sean Bean (“Lord of the Rings”), who also graces the cover of the DVD version as Eddard Stark. The Stark family becomes the focus of various dramatic scenarios as the supporting cast also includes Lena Headey (“300”) as Cersei and Emmy-winner Peter Dinklage (“Elf ”) as Tyrion, a dwarf character who commands attention every time he is on screen. The DVD version features character profiles, audio commentaries, various featurettes and special hidden dragon eggs, similar to the
popular “Easter egg” concept found in many home video titles, which audiences can search for to get special content. “The Anatomy of an Episode — A Golden Crown” featurette offers the familiar “Maximum Movie Mode” to provide an amazing in-depth experience ideal for every episode, not just one. The Blu-ray version also has exclusive content. “Game of Thrones” is based on the first book in author George R.R. Martin’s sprawling fantasy saga “A Song of Fire and Ice.” Season One episodes are also available in mobile formats and a “Games of Thrones” game will release May 15 on PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. Special features include: O Making of “Game” O 15 Character profile clips O Creating the Dothraki language O Inside the Night’s Watch O From Book to Screen O Creating the Show Open O Seven Audio Commentaries O Guide to Westeros. O
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Irish eyes turn to local festivities
TFP Star’s Lauren O’Neill and Face of FOX Toledo Jocelyn Cruz shamROCK! Dressed in our greenest finery, Toledo Free Press Star fashion columnist Lauren O’Neill, Face of FOX Toledo Jocelyn Cruz and I hit the town for a pre-St. Patrick’s Day pub crawl to find out what Toledo has to offer for the upcoming holiday. Along the way, we met with fellow Toledoans as well as some visiting outof-towners, including a Marine on leave from Camp Lejeune and a Cleveland-area bowling team in town for a tournament, all enjoying food, drinks and live music at local bars. We also hung out with members of The Steve Mullan Band, Kentucky Chrome and Toast & Jam. With a name like O’Neill, you know Lauren is Irish, but you might be surprised to learn Cruz, of Puerto Rican heritage, is 10 percent Irish. Not that it matters — everyone is Irish on March 17! Below is a list of area St. Patrick’s Day parties, music, food and drink specials to point you to the location that best draws out your inner Irish. Slàinte! O — Sarah Ottney
Arnie’s
3332 W. Central Ave., (419) 517-6037 O Open: 6 a.m.-2 a.m. O Food: Kegs and Eggs O Drinks: Ice luges, dollar power hour, 50-cent
power hour O Music: Live bands and DJs Leprechaun and magician
Bar 145
5305 Monroe St., (419) 593-0073 O Open: 7 a.m.-2 a.m. O Food: Irish breakfast (until 11 a.m.), Jiggs Dinner O Drinks: Irish car bomb specials, Guinness,
Killian’s, Great Lakes Conway’s Irish Ale O Music: 2-6 p.m.: Mike “Mad Dog” Adams; 10 p.m.: Fibbion Handful O Cover: $5 for in and out all day (starting 1 p.m.), 21 and older
BigZ Bar and Grill / 32 Degrees
2600 W. Sylvania Ave., (419) 720-9090 O Open: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. O Food: $7.99 Jiggs Dinner O Drinks: $4 Irish car bombs, $3 Baby Guinness
shots, $3 Killian’s Draft (you keep glass), $2 16ounce Budweiser, $2 lemon drops
Joint party with new bar 32 Degrees (5122 Heatherdowns Blvd.), featuring shuttle between locations, live DJs and covered patios at both locations and broadcast live on 100.7 The Vibe.
Bobby V’s American Grill
The Blarney Irish Pub
601 Monroe St., (419) 418-2339 O Open: Two-day Blarney Madness: 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. March 16; 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. March 17
Jiggs Dinner O Drinks: $1 green beer and Killian’s until 9:30 a.m., then $2 rest of the day. Also Guinness, Jameson. Entertainment: Leprechaun
O Food: $7 breakfast (eggs, Irish bacon, potato
Caper’s Restaurant and Bar
pancakes, soda bread), $9 Jiggs Dinner, $7 corned beef sandwich and chips, $6 bangers and chips, $6 half pound Blarney Stones (chicken chunks) O Drinks: Ice luge for shots plus 19 beers on tap, including Guinness, Killian’s, Great Lakes Conway’s Irish Ale, Harp, Smithwick’s. O Music: March 16: 8 p.m.: The Bridges. March 17: 7 a.m.: bagpipers; 1-4 p.m.: Dragon Wagon; 6-8 p.m. Bangers & Thrash; 8:30 p.m.12:30 a.m.: Skoobie Snaks. DJ Kyle Rickner will play between sets. O Cost: $5 cover to benefit Toledo/Sylvania Firefighters Local Charities and Ancient Order of Hibernians O Heated tent on Huron Street (starting 6 p.m. March 16 and noon March 17) O Firefighters in kilts
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8165 Airport Hwy., (419) 491-1795 O Open: 7 a.m.-10 p.m. O Food: Kegs and eggs until 11:30 a.m., then
2038 S. Byrne Road, (419) 389-9900 O Open: 11 a.m.-midnight O Food: Jiggs Dinner, $9.99 O Drinks: Irish car bombs, Guinness, Great Lakes
Conway’s Irish Ale, $3 16-ounce aluminum Bud Light and Miller Lite Prizes and gift card for craziest outfit
Chucks on Monroe
4477 Monroe St., (419) 720-3370 O Open: 8 a.m.-2:30 a.m. O Food: $6.95 eggs and hash breakfast (until 11 a.m.), $8.95 Jiggs Dinner (11 a.m.-12:30 a.m.)
O Drinks: Green beer, Guinness, $3.50 Irish car
bomb station, $1.50 green Coors Light draft, $2 cherry/grape bombs (until 9 p.m., $3 after 9 p.m.),
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Dinner with authentic Irish soda bread O Drinks: Green beer, Irish drink specials, green jello shots, Killian’s (beer of month), Guinness, Smithwick’s, Great Lakes Conway’s Irish Ale, Harpoon Celtic Ale, Magners Irish Cider O Music: 12:30-2:30 p.m.: Jeff Stewart; 3:305:30 p.m.: Meaghan Roberts; 6:30-8:30 p.m.: DJ Chris; 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.: DFR Giveaways all day (hats, shirts, necklaces) Cover: $1-3 (starts at 12:30 p.m.)
Four Horsemen
4452 Lewis Ave., (419) 476-3900 O Open: 9 a.m.-2:30 a.m. (Specials also apply
March 14 and 16.) O Food: $8.75 Jiggs Dinner, $7.50 corned beef sandwiches (dine in or carry-out). O Drinks: $1 Green Demon shot, Irish car bombs, Guinness, Killian’s, beer specials
Delaney’s Lounge
309 W. Alexis Road, (419) 476-2883 O Open: 9 a.m.-2:30 a.m. O Food: Corned beef sandwiches O Drinks: Jello shots, green beer, Guinness,
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Chucks on Monroe (cont.)
happy hour until 9 p.m. ($1 off drinks) Music: 6 p.m.: DJ Todd Delicious
Claddagh Irish Pub
5001 Monroe St., (419) 472-1414 O Open: 7 a.m.-2 a.m. O Food: Irish menu (until midnight) O Drinks: Guinness, Killian’s, bomb specials, draft
specials, jello shots, aluminum bottle specials O Music: Two stages: Noon: DJ, 2 p.m.: The
Steve Mullan Band, 5 p.m.: Road Kilt, 9 p.m.: The Bridges. Plus, 3,000-square-foot heated tent (starting 10 a.m.), Irish dancers, bagpipers, promo girls and giveaways O Cover: $10 (starting at 3 p.m.), or $20 VIP passes (no lines, T-shirt, beads, coupons, $5 off Claddagh’s Irish Carvery Sunday Brunch on March 18). 21 and older only after 3 p.m.
Doc Watson’s
1515 S. Byrne Road, (419) 389-6003 O Open: 5:30 a.m.-2:30 a.m. O Food: Breakfast (green eggs and ham); Jiggs
Killian’s, kamikaze tooters O Music: DJs all day including Mark Sheppard. Raffles, giveaways, “I survived St. Patrick’s Day” T-shirts ($12-$15)
Manhattan’s
1516 Adams St., (419) 243-6675 O Open: 11 a.m.-1 a.m. O Food: Jiggs Dinner, fish and chips, Irish stew O Drinks: $5 Irish car bombs, $4 Jameson, $3
Feckin’ Irish whiskey, green beer, Guinness, Killian’s, Harp O Music: 9 p.m.: Raq the Casba
Mickey Finn’s Pub
O Open: 11 a.m.-2:30 a.m. O Food: $10 Jiggs Dinner, $5 corned beef sandwich and chips
O Drinks: Irish car bombs, Guinness, Killian’s, Harp, all Irish whiskeys
O Music: 4:30-6:30 p.m.: Paddy Murphy, Don
Binkley, Bobby May; 7-9 p.m.: Minglewood Labor Camp; 9:30-11 p.m.: The Swamp People; 11:30 p.m.-close: Decent Folk. Plus bagpipers.
M.T. Loonies
6648 Lewis Ave., Temperance, (734) 847-7222 O Open: 9 a.m.-2 a.m. O Food: $12 Jiggs Dinner (8 ounces unsliced
corned beef, potatoes, carrots, cabbage), $8 corned beef sandwiches (to-go orders taken until 8 p.m.) O Drinks: Green beer, Irish shots, Irish margaritas, 20-ounce Guinness, Killian’s, Irish car bombs Music: Irish drinking music played all day. 7:30 p.m.: DJ Smoot. O Free beads, Irish dancers (4:30 p.m.)
Mulvaney’s Bunker Irish Pub
4945 Dorr St., 419-534-9830 O Open: 9 a.m.-2:30 a.m. O Food: $7.95 breakfast brunch buffet, Jiggs
Dinner, various Irish food and appetizers O Drinks: Green beer, green shots, $4 Bloody Mary bar, homemade pudding shots, Guinness, Smithwick’s, Great Lakes Conway Irish Ale, 26 beers on tap O Music: Noon-4 p.m.: Kyle White; 5-9 p.m.: Breaking Ground; 9 p.m.-2 a.m.: DJ Exel (with light show and video). O Tent in patio. Three bars. Promo girls throughout day. Cash prizes for best-dressed Mr. and Mrs. St. Patty’s Day (7 p.m.) O Cover: $5 starting at noon
602 Lagrange St., (419) 246-3466
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The Blarney Madness!
Party on Huron Street Under the Big White Heated Tent!
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Pat & Dandy’s Sports Bar and Grill
3340 W. Laskey Road. (419) 474-1189 O Open: 10 a.m.-2:30 a.m. O Food: $8.95 Jiggs Dinner, $6.95 corned
beef on rye with swiss, $6.75 leprechaun stew (chicken stew) in sourdough bread bowl O Drinks: $1 10-ounce green beer, Guinness, Killian’s, Irish car bombs, Jameson shots O Music: 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.: Streetwize
Quimby’s At The Park
25 S. Huron St., (419) 244-7222 O Open: Noon-2:30 a.m. O Food: Rueben special O Drinks: Guinness, Killian’s, Irish car bombs O Music: 9 p.m.: Man Down and DJ E. Official Glass City Rollers afterparty
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Grand Opening of new location on St. Patrick’s Day: 7436 Bancroft St. (at King Road), Sylvania, (419) 724-7981; plus, 4400 Heatherdowns Blvd., Toledo, 419-381-1281; and 105 S. Third St., Waterville, (419) 441-1081 O Open: 10 a.m.-2 a.m. O Food: $8 Jiggs Dinner, $6.75 hot shredded
Lauren with Doc Watson’s employees Joy Billmaier, center, and Carey Parker.
beef sandwiches, $6.75 corned beef sandwiches O Drinks: Beer specials all day, green beer, Irish car bombs, Guinness, Killian’s O Music: 9 p.m.: The Villains (Waterville), 9 p.m.: Johnny Rodriguez (Toledo)
Swig
219 Louisiana Ave., Perrysburg, (419) 873-6224 O Open: 6 a.m.-2 a.m. O Food: Irish breakfast, Jiggs Dinner, Guinness-
braised lamb shanks, bangers and mash
St. Patrick’s Day Party March 14th, 16th & 17th
beers, including Three Flloyds, Great Lakes and Dark Horse O Music: Noon-3 p.m.: Old State Line; 4-7 p.m.: Jeff Stewart; 8-midnight: Local Delivery. Heated tent on patio
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Trotters Tavern
5131 Heatherdowns Blvd., 419-381-2079 O Open: 11 a.m.-2:30 a.m. O Food: $10.99 Jiggs Dinner, $10.99 bangers
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and mash, $7.99 corned beef sandwich, $10.99 combo plate O Drinks: Green beer, Guinness ice cream float, mini Guinie, Irish car bombs, Irish shots, Irish whiskeys including Feckin Irish Whiskey, Tullamore Dew, Michael Collins, Powers, Celtic Crossing, Bushmills Irish Honey O Music: 4:30-7:30 p.m.: Chris Brown and Candice Coleman; 9 p.m.-1 a.m.: Nine Lives
Village Inn
4984 N. Holland-Sylvania Road, (419) 882-0338 O Open: 7 a.m.-2:30 a.m. O Food: $7.99 Jiggs Dinner O Drinks: Green beer, Guinness, Killian’s, Great
Lakes Conway’s Irish Ale, Dundee Irish Red Lager, Great Black Swamp Mosquito Red Ale, mini-Guinie shots. Happy Hour (7-11 a.m., 4-7 p.m.): $1.75 Bud Light/Miller Lite/Labatt/ Yuengling Light O Music: 7-11 p.m.: Watson Street Loft
Yeeha’s Buckin’ Bar and Grill
3150 Navarre Ave., Oregon, 419-691-8880 O Open: 9 a.m.-2:30 a.m. O Food: Kegs and Eggs, Jiggs Dinner (starting
at noon) O Drinks: Green beer, $3 Irish car bombs O Music: 3 p.m.: Big Ticket; 9 pm.: Brave Youngster O
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(13) New Mexico State (26-9 (6) UNLV (26-8) (11) Colorado (23-11) (3) Baylor (27-7)
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(1) Michigan State (27-7) (16) LIU Brooklyn (25-8) (8) Memphis (26-8) (9) Saint Louis (25-7) (5) New Mexico (27-6) (12) Long Beach State (25-8) (4) Louisville (26-9) (13) Davidson (25-7) (6) Murray State (30-1) (11) Colorado State (20-11) (3) Marquette (25-7) (14) BYU/Iona* (7) Florida (23-10) (10) Virginia (22-9) (2) Missouri (30-4) (15) Norfolk State (25-9)
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gether, you have a fist. That’s how I want you to play.” — Mike Krzyzewski
Third Round March 17-18
First Round March 13-14
Regional Semifinals March 22-23
Regional Finals March 24-25
National Semifinals March 31
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
National Semifinals March 31
Regional Finals March 24-25
Regional Semifinals March 22-23
Third Round March 17-18
(16) Miss Valley State (21-12)
(14) BYU (25-8)
(16) Lamar (23-11)
(12) California (24-9)
(16) Western Kentucky (15-18)
(14) Iona (25-7)
(16) Vermont (23-11)
(12) South Florida (20-13)
Second Round March 15-16
*First Round March 13-14 (1) Syracuse (31-2)
NCAA TOURNAMENT ®
Louisville, Ky. March 15 & 17
BRACKET
(16) UNC-Asheville (24-9) (8) Kansas State (21-10) (9) Southern Miss (25-8)
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Pittsburgh, Pa. March 15 & 17
(5) Vanderbilt (24-10) Albuquerque, N.M. March 15 & 17
(6) Cincinnati (24-10)
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ATLANTA Albuquerque, N.M. March 15 & 17
(4) Wisconsin (24-9) (13) Montana (25-6)
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SOUTH
(12) Harvard (26-4)
Nashville, Tenn. March 16 & 18
(11) Texas (20-13) (3) Florida State (24-9) (14) St. Bonaventure (20-11) (7) Gonzaga (25-6)
Greensboro, N.C. March 16 & 18
Pittsburgh, Pa. March 15 & 17
NEW ORLEANS April 2
NEW ORLEANS March 31
(2) Ohio State (27-7) (15) Loyola Maryland (24-8)
NEW ORLEANS March 31
CHAMPION
Columbus, Ohio March 16 & 18
(10) West Virginia (19-13)
(1) North Carolina (29-5) Greensboro, N.C. March 16 & 18
(16) Lamar/Vermont* (8) Creighton (28-5) (9) Alabama (21-11) (5) Temple (24-7)
Portland, Ore. March 15 & 17
Nashville, Tenn. March 16 & 18
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(6) San Diego State (26-7)
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Louisville, Ky. March 15 & 17
Columbus, Ohio March 16 & 18
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(11) North Carolina State (22-12) (3) Georgetown (23-8) (14) Belmont (27-7)
REGIONAL SITES Atlanta, Boston, Phoenix and St. Louis Omaha, Neb. March 16 & 18
(4) Michigan (24-9) (13) Ohio (27-7)
MIDWEST
PHOENIX
(12) California/South Florida*
(7) Saint Mary’s (Calif.) (27-5) Omaha, Neb. March 16 & 18
(10) Purdue (21-12) (2) Kansas (27-6) (15) Detroit (22-13)
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Bonnie Cosey and Fred Belintkos with Lauren at The Blarney.
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Blarney to host two-day St. Patrick’s tent event The Blarney Irish Pub is the spot to be for the most happening St. Patrick’s Day party in town, pub employees say. “We have the best food, the best music and the best location. We have the biggest party. We have the most fun,” said bartender Beth Golday. The two-day Blarney Madness party expands on the restaurant’s usual pub space and adjacent BullPen to include a large tent on Huron Street. The fun starts at 6 p.m. March 16 and runs until 2 a.m. March 18. The pop-rock band The Bridges headlines at 8 p.m. March 16. Dragon Wagon plays at 1 p.m. March 17, followed by Bangers & Thrash at 6 p.m. and Skoobie Snaks at 8:30 p.m. DJ Kyle Rickner will play between sets both days. The weekend includes other highlights like an ice luge for shots, bagpipers at 7 a.m. March 17 and firefighters in kilts. The party benefits Toledo and Sylvania local firefighters charities. The Blarney frequently works with firefighters, Golday said. “They’re always helping others and risking their lives for other people,” she said. A portion of the proceeds also benefits the
Ancient Order of Hibernians, an Irish-American Catholic organization. A $15 shirt will be on sale at The Blarney. By wearing the shirt, customers can get free entry March 17 and 10 percent off their bills during March. A Jiggs Dinner with corned beef, potatoes, carrots and celery will be on sale for $9 in the BullPen in addition to a corned beef sandwich and chips for $7, bangers and chips for $6 and a half pound of Blarney Stones (chicken chunks) for $6. A breakfast of eggs, Irish bacon, potato pancakes and soda bread is available in the pub starting at 7 a.m. March 17 for $7. And, of course, several Irish beers will be available, including Guinness, Killian’s and Great Lakes Conway’s Irish Ale. Entry is $5. The Blarney is open from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. March 16 and from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. March 17. The tent is open from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. March 16 and noon to 1 a.m. March 17. The Blarney is located at 601 Monroe St., Downtown Toledo. Toledo Free Press is a media sponsor of this event. Visit theblarney irishpub.com for more information. O — Brigitta Burks
5131 Heatherdowns Toledo, OH 419-381-2079 St. Patrick’s Day at Trotters! The Green Beer will be flowing!
LIVE MUSIC!
Doors Open at 11a.m.
Nine Lives Band: 9 p.m. – 1 a.m. Candice Coleman & Chris Brown: 4:30 – 9:30 Ca
Our Jiggs Dinner Speaks for Itself — $9.99 (Bangers and Mash & combo plates available)
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Claddagh’s Got Talent contest kicks off March 15 Claddagh Irish Pub will kick off a 10-week Claddagh’s Got Talent singing contest at 9 p.m. March 15. Each week for nine weeks, 10 local singers or bands will perform at the Irish eatery at Westfield Franklin Park, 5001 Monroe St., before three judges. On the 10th week — May 31 — the nine winners will compete in a final round to determine the winner of the $5,000 grand prize. Judges will include Claddagh general manager JaNeil Mesteller and Chris Hunt, who regularly MCs Claddagh pub trivia contests and other events. The third judge will rotate weekly among local celebrities. “Audience involvement is part of the judging, so the more people you bring with you to root you on, the better your chances to get through,” Mesteller said. Entry is free and first come, first serve. Entrants can be solo singers or
bands of up to three people. Participants must be 21 or older and must provide a photo ID, fill out an entry form and sign a copy of the rules to be eligible. Performances must be in good taste, and music must be submitted for approval before competing. The first week is full, Mesteller said. “We want this to be a fun, true festival, where people are enjoying themselves,” Mesteller said. “We’ve never done anything like this with such a big purse at the end. It’s a pretty significant amount and it could really help out a person with recording or equipment. Toledo in general has so much talent it’s ridiculous. For such a small town, we really have a great market to pull from. It’s nice to have local people get a piece of the pie.” For more information or to sign up to participate, call Claddagh at (419) 472-1414. O — Sarah Ottney
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Companies offer safe rides home Remember to stay safe this St. Patrick’s Day. Area driving and cab services are available to make sure it’s easy for you and your friends to get home after going out to celebrate. Granger’s Automotive, 329 1st St., in Toledo will take you and your vehicle home for $20 on March 16 and March 17 before 3:30 a.m. Call (419) 691-2962 for more information. Locally owned Black & White Transportation offers a free application that can calculate your blood alcohol content and book you a cab ride home 24 hours a day. The app, B4UDRIVE, is exclusive to iPhone, BlackBerry and Droid, but the company’s mobile online reservation system is accessible by any Web-enabled phone. You can also text the word “RIDE” to (419) 322-6772 or call the company at (419) 536TAXI (8294). Cabs are first come, first serve, so there may be a wait. Rates are $2 to get in and $2.30 per mile. If you know you will need a ride for St. Patrick’s Day, you can also book a sedan. The car service costs $60 per hour for a minimum of five hours.
For more information, visit www. blackwhitecab.com. Another company, BeMyDD, offers a professionally dressed designated driver at an hourly rate. The driver will act as a personal chauffer, driving you and your friends where you want to go and then driving you home. The personal driver service costs $12.50 per hour in the Toledo area, according to BeMyDD’s website. You can also call after you are already out and BeMyDD will send two drivers to drive you and your vehicle home. In the Toledo area, pickup service costs $25 plus mileage, which is $2.95 per mile for the first 10 miles and $1.50 per mile for each additional mile. The service is available 24 hours a day, but reservations must be placed by 11 p.m. by calling 877-823-6933 (877-U-BEMYDD). For St. Patrick’s Day, advanced reservations are strongly suggested. For more information, visit www. bemydd.com. O — Sarah Ottney
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The Ark This small venue offers a showcase for lesser-known acts. 316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor. (734) 761-1451, (734) 761-1800 or www.theark.org. O The Jeremy Kittel Band: 8 p.m. March 15, $17.50. O Sunny War: 8 p.m. March 16, $15. O Vishten: 8 p.m. March 17, $15. O David Wilcox: 7:30 p.m. March 18, $20. O Peppino d’Agostino: 8 p.m. March 20, $15. O Terri Clark, Jefferson Ross: 8 p.m. March 21, $35.
Bar 145 This new venue features burgers, bands and bourbon, if its slogan is to be believed. 5304 Monroe St. (419) 593-0073 or bar145toledo.com. O Karaoke competition: 9:30 p.m. Sundays through April 15. O Nine Lives: March 15. O Empire Drift: March 16. O Mike Mad Dog Adams (2-6 p.m.), Fibbion Handful: March 17.
Basin St. Grille 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 Don Binkley: March 14. O Scott Ballard: March 15. O Turbulenz: March 16. O Andrew Ellis: March 17. O Jeff Stewart: March 21.
BGSU performances The university’s ensembles, choirs, quartets and more — and their friends — will present the music they’ve been perfecting. Halls are located in Moore Musical Arts Center, Willard Drive and Ridge Street, Bowling Green. (419) 3728171, (800) 589-2224, (419) 372-8888 or www.bgsu. edu/colleges/music.
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 Steve Kennedy: March 15. O St. Patty’s Day Bash (Part 1) with The Bridges: 8 p.m. March 16. O St. Patty’s Day Bash (Part 2) with Dragon Wagon, Bangers & Thrash, Skoobie Snaks: 1 p.m. March 17-12:30 a.m. March 18.
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Cheers Sports Eatery This family-friendly eatery dishes up live performances … and Chicago-style pizza. 7131 Orchard Centre Dr., Holland. (419) 491-0990. O Mark Mikel Band, Chris Shutters: March 17. O Mark Mikel, Brian Albright: March 23.
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: Wednesdays, Thursdays and Mondays. O Luke James: Tuesdays. O Gin Bunny: March 16. O See Alice: March 17.
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 Music at the Forefront: “R Who We R” by Ted Hearne and Philip White: 8 p.m. March 15.
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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. March 14 and 21. O Leo Darrington: 7 p.m. March 15 and 20. O Gene Parker featuring Ray Parker, Scott Kretzer, Bob Fraser and John Trudell: 7:30 p.m. March 16-17.
The Distillery Karaoke is offered Tuesdays, but paid entertainers rock out Wednesdays-Saturdays. 4311 Heatherdowns Blvd. (419) 382-1444 or www.thedistilleryonline.com. O DJ Mark EP: Thursdays. O Kyle White: March 14. O Venyx: March 16. O The Eight-Fifteens (5-8 p.m.), Venyx: March 17. O The Eight-Fifteens: March 21.
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 DJ Chris: 9 p.m. March 15.
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Greektown Casino-Hotel Three stages — at Shotz Sports Bar, Eclipz Ultra Lounge 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 Karaoke: 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, Shotz. O DJ Zig Zag: 9:30 p.m. Saturdays, Shotz. O DJ Lee J: 9 p.m. Sundays, Shotz.
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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 Lucy Long and friends: 12:30-2:30 p.m. March 17.
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JJ’s Pub Live music is on Saturday’s menu; the genre varies, along with the cover charge. Karaoke is on tap 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, and a DJ starts spinning at 9 p.m. Fridays. 26611 N. Dixie Hwy., Perrysburg. (419) 874-9058 or jjsperrysburg.com. O John Barile and Bobby May: 8 p.m. March 20.
Kerrytown Concert House 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.kerrytownconcerthouse.com. O Turks head knot: 8 p.m. March 15. O Ellen Rowe Trio: 4:30 p.m. March 18. O Stefan Koch, David Peshlakai: 8 p.m. March 21.
Mainstreet Bar and Grill DJ Mark Mixx will provide tunes on St. Patrick’s Day, when the Jiggs dinners start at 11 a.m. 141 Main St. (419) 6976297 or www.toledomainstreet.com.
Manhattan’s This “slice of the Big Apple” in the Glass City provides entertainment most weekends. 1516 Adams St. (419) 243-6675 or www.manhattanstoledo.com. O Open mic: 9 p.m. Monday nights. O Jam session hosted by Tom Turner & Slow Burn: 9 p.m. Tuesdays. O Le Le’s: 7 p.m. March 14. O Quick Trio: 6-9 p.m. March 15. O Buddy Boy Slim & the Blues Rockers: 9 p.m. March 16. O Raq the Casbah: 9 p.m. March 17. O Cynthia Kaay Bennett: 6 p.m. March 19. O
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Oliver House plays blends comedy and mystery. By Brigitta Burks Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer star@toledofreepress.com
Comedy, theater and mystery come together at “The Body in the Blizzard,” a play showing this month at The Oliver House. The show, written and directed by Christine Child, features five actors from the ensemble North Coast Theatre. “The Body in the Blizzard” details a group of actors playing characters in an Agatha Christie play. “It’s a play within a play,” Child said. “It is a comedy; it’s definitely a comedy. It makes a good evening if you have dinner or drinks at Maumee Bay Brewing Company.” Although it’s the third in a series, audience members won’t be lost if they haven’t seen the first two shows, Child said. Madge Levinson and Matt Wikander, founding members of the acting ensemble, appeared in the first two parts of the series, “Murders at Little Wotting” and “Terror at Tea Time.” Matt Taylor and Julian Garcia are also reprising their roles and will be joined by Kristen Bewley. Child, a University of Michigan graduate, has
written and directed several plays. After college, she spent nine years in New York City “doing all kinds of strange jobs” so she could keep doing theater, she said. These stints included being a sous chef and teaching English pronunciation. “Everything I did was so I could keep doing theater,” she recalled. Directing and writing are her favorite parts of the theater experience. “Once I discovered directing, I never looked back,” Child said. “You get to choose what you want the audience to experience.” Child returned to the area and taught at the University of Toledo from 1988 to 2008. She also helped put on shows at the Toledo Museum of Art from 1994 to 2004. Her latest play is a combination of her interests. “I read a lot of mysteries, I love Agatha Christie and I spend a lot of time doing theater,” she said. The play, appropriate for all ages, is at 8 p.m. on March 14, 21, 28, 30 and 31. Tickets are $10. The South Wing of The Oliver House is at 27 Broadway St., Toledo. Visit www.northcoast theatre.com or call (419) 255-0416 for more information. O
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New comics picks: past, present, future By Jim Beard Toledo Free Press STAR Staff Writer star@toledofreepress.com
I’ve said it many times before: there’s never been a more diverse selection of themes and topics in the comics industry than right now. Jim Collins of Toledo’s own JC’s Comic Stop has new titles in his current picks that encompass a movie tie-in celebrating one of the most legendary and venerable superhero teams of all and a mature-readers book that echoes the UFO paranoia of the 1950s with a topical, modern edge. “Those who want to be ahead of the curve when the ‘Avengers’ film drops would want to read this,” Collins said of The Avengers Prelude: Fury’s Big Week No. 1. “It gives some great insight into the forming of the group as everything comes together. You see the search for Captain America, the disturbance in New Mexico involving Thor, inside info-dealing with Tony Stark from the ‘Iron Man 2’ film and more. It’s a fun read and it should prove to make the ‘Avengers’ film that much more enjoyable. However, if you’re thinking of picking up this comic, I would not wait too long — I suspect that not many copies
are going to be found in the area.” On the DC Comics side of the pool, the company’s Vertigo imprint is launching several new titles, one of which has piqued Collin’s interest over the others. “Saucer Country by writer Paul Cornell and artist Ryan Kelly deals with a New Mexico governor, Arcadia Alvarado, running for the office of United States president and dealing with immigration issues, budgets cuts and, oh, lets also throw an alcoholic ex-husband into the mix, too,” he said. “Sounds like that would be enough to make a good comic, but wait, there’s more! On the way to campaigning, Arcadia has an encounter that leaves her with horrible, hazy memories and she feels an even greater need to become president, if only to expose the ‘truth’ and save the world. So, if you’re into alien abduction and dirty politics set in the Southwest, this comic may very well be for you.” Among the other new Vertigo titles hitting this month is The New Deadwardians, an alternate-reality Edwardian London where almost everybody is either a zombie (the masses) or a vampire (the elite) and Heaven help you if you’re a normal human stuck in the middle. O
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Driving way too fast For the last time Down our skinny trespassers road Etched though riverweed be the violence of tires Cars headed the wrong way For so many different reasons We used to take the drive so slow Talking half the night Listening to the sludge Of dirty east side water My small hand reaching out to Adjust your collar or The silver bullring through your septum Just for an easy excuse to touch you Our hands danced Palms headless doves Fingers fleet delicate spiders Both of us too young to realize That these moments will describe each moment come after If only someone had (Even once) Given us permission to be weak, to show ourselves naked SCREAM the truth I love you, oh I love you Make me stay Instead there is only this goodbye sidetrip I can’t forgive This last drive toward the east side Near scummy water I start to break so I list again All my reasons for letting go Of you and me And you Refusing to look at me Turn the radio up Singing along with nine inch nails Just loud enough To drown out any chance To change our minds
Skeleton Woman Sings A Lullaby To Wake Up To By Misty A. Decant, Toledo I have spied on skeleton woman Digging through the world’s muck Casting the bones To open the mouth To form the form from which New life can tangle up to sun Screaming for fulfillment Laughing in pure joy at its awakening I have watched bloated, luminescent spiders Weaving their web of fate That we must learn to walk, whether fearful or faltering I have been that strange wild woman Looking out of your passive lovers eyes In her moments of madness Or clarity And I have learned to recognize the subtle
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A publication of Toledo Free Press, LLC, Vol.3, No.11 Established 2010. Thomas F. Pounds, President/Publisher tpounds@toledofreepress.com Michael S. Miller, Editor in Chief mmiller@toledofreepress.com EDITORIAL
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t’s hard to raise a kid in this day and age. Well, it’s never been easy to raise a kid, but folks like to think that it’s harder now than it’s ever been, so let’s just go with it. With all the obstacles standing in the way of parents as they attempt to bring up their children, it’s important to have as many tools as possible. This is especially true JEFF when exposing children to movies or television shows. It’s important for parents to have a good solid idea of what their children will be watching. That’s why folks have increasingly turned to sources such as the Internet Movie Database (IMDB). IMDB features information on practically every piece of filmed entertainment ever made, providing an infinite resource for movie buffs, parents and lazy critics who can do all their research with just a few clicks of a mouse. But in addition to cast lists, fun facts and useless trivia about who catered the shoot, there are sections like the “Parental Guide.” Edited by readers, the guide outlines any and all objectionable content in every film, giving parents a solid idea as to what their children will see if they view the film in question. In theory, this is an awesome idea. In practice, one thing becomes apparent: Getting any two people to agree as to what constitutes “objectionable content” is as unlikely as getting any two human beings to agree on pizza toppings. No matter what, someone’s ideas will be different. Consider some of the warnings for the recent PGrated family extravaganza, “Big Miracle,” the tale of three whales trapped by ice in the Arctic Circle:
Profanity
O “Two mild scatological terms, Exclamations (geez, for Pete’s sake), one anatomical term, 17 mild obscenities, one implied mild obscenity (S.O.B), nine religious exclamations.” It kinda makes you pause when you see it laid out like that, doesn’t it? If someone was following me around in my daily life, the work tallying the profanity section alone would be enough to make his or her head explode. O “Name-calling (a bunch of stupid whales, hippies, tree-huggers, those people, witch, nuts, heartless hunters, killers, fat ladies with oily skin, Cocky McGee, Gordon Gecko [sic], endangered critters that need saving, jerk, smelly drunk depressed Barbie, Reds, Ruskie, crazy.)”
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O “A man and a woman kiss, and as they kiss, the man lifts the woman and hugs her.” I wonder what the objectionable part of this event is. The kiss itself? The hug? The lifting part? It must be the lift. Does he lift her in a suggestive manner? I’m trying to picture a lift that would be subtle enough to retain a PG rating, but suggestive enough to warrant a warning in a parental guide. O “A man comforts a woman, and he hugs her and kisses her forehead.” The fiend! He might as well be shooting a porno. I know when I’m comforting someone in front of children, I remain at least five feet away from them at all times.
Violence and gore
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situation is ‘do or die.’” Thank God no one was quoting Alfred Lord Tennyson: “Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die.” If it had been “and” instead of “or,” the movie might have been rated R.
O “A man is alarmed when a metal pen sticks to his lips from the cold.” I guess in this case, the “alarm” is the violent part? Unless someone came in and threw the pen against his lips in an act of malice. O “A man tells a group of people that a
IMDB provides a valuable — and hilarious — resource.
Most of these seem pretty … wait. “Cocky McGee?” OK, that’s the single most awesome insult in the history of mankind.
Frightening/Intense scenes
This is the big one. Listed at the bottom of the page, hidden under a banner of “SPOILERS!” written in red, is this pivotal information: O “There’s one very disturbing, unexpected and sad death that may cause children to cry.” Well, that’s … disappointingly vague. This is a guide that goes out of its way to provide insanely detailed descriptions prior to this, basically giving away the plot in bits and pieces. Now, as the climax, it hides one last bit of info as a major spoiler, only to divulge less information than it has on, oh, the entire rest of the page. All we know is, someone (or something) croaks and kids may cry. Well, I’ve known kids who cried at “Care Bears.” Can you give us a little more to go on, Parental Guide? Don’t be a Cocky McGee, here. Keep in mind, what you find innocent another may find scandalous. It’s important to bring your own perspective to all the information, just like it’s important to help kids find the same perspective as they watch. O Concept suggested by friend and co-worker Andy Kocsis. Thanks, sir! Email Toledo Free Press Star Pop Culture Editor Jeff McGinnis at PopGoesJeff@gmail.com.
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