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Carrie Fisher takes the stage for ‘Wishful Drinking’

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By Jason Webber SPECIAL TO TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAR star@toledofreepress.com

When I was 8 years old, I performed a rite that was no doubt mimicked by hundreds, maybe thousands, of Gen X boys — I wrote Carrie Fisher a love letter. It was beautifully stated, eloquent and to the point: “I love you.

When can we get married?�

Ms. Fisher did not accept my proposal but she did send me back a nifty autographed glossy photo with the inscription “Galactically Yours, Carrie Fisher.�

Yet, Fisher is much more than her Princess Leia doughnut braids. She is also a best-selling novelist and stage performer; her acclaimed off-Broadway show “Wishful Drinking� stands as a testament to her far-reaching talent. After a few weeks of wrangling, I conducted an email interview with Fisher, who will perform her one-woman show “Wishful Drinking� at the Victoria Theatre in Dayton through April 22 (her only Ohio appearance).

As I discovered, Fisher is one funny lady. And I still think I want to marry her.

Toledo Free Press Star: You just got back from China. How’d that go?

Carrie Fisher: Great. Went with my writer friend Bruce Wagner to the Harbin Ice Festival, which I’ve been wanting to go to for years. So, it is a dream realized.

TFP: Your books have always been very confession-heavy and you’ve written quite candidly about your often colorful life. Have any of your friends or family ever gotten upset with you over how you’ve portrayed them?

CF: No, because I always seek their permission beforehand. It’s not my aim to upset anyone except myself, which I do beautifully.

TFP: When you sat down to write “Wishful Drinking,� was it intended as a form of self-therapy?

CF: No. Therapy is therapy and writing is writing and God knows what “self � is. More will be revealed.

TFP: As someone who’s struggled with substance abuse, what went through your mind when Lindsay Lohan was going through her very A certain galactic princess makes a ghostly appearance as Carrie Fisher makes public drug and alcohol problems?

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TFP: Have you ever contemplated writing a memoir about your “Star Wars� years? You know for the Oscars telecast? How did you think Billy that overlooked comedy classic?

CF: The whole thing was fun to make. It was Crystal did this year? the fanboys would buy it in droves.

CF: No, I didn’t see it. I was in China. But I my favorite experience shooting a movie. I’d go CF: Yes I have contemplated it. I’ve also conto the set on my days off it was so fun. Tom templated writing about the inner life of my dog, hear he was great.

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“There’s no room for demons when you’re self-possessed.” — Carrie Fisher

Country superstar to bring his Songs & Stories Tour to Toledo Few question the powerful, commanding voice of Trace Adkins.

When he says “Turn it up some!” at the beginning of his monster hit “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk,” fans crank up the volume.

The artist has a way of speaking to listeners — by speaking to listeners. “Yeah, all right boys, follow me … Listen up, this is philosophical,” he muses at the start of “Rough & Ready.” And on “Ladies Love Country Boys,” he sends out a dedication: “This is for all the sophisticated ladies out there.”

The entertainer effortlessly shifts from fun songs to ballads that reverberate. The baritone gives chills on “Arlington” and “You’re Gonna Miss This.” “[A song’s] got to speak to me or move me and make me laugh or somber or melancholy. If it affects me that way, then I just hope it can affect somebody else like that,” Adkins said.

The singer will bring his Songs & Stories Tour to Stranahan Theater for an 8 p.m. show April 14.

A limited number of seats remain for $27 and $49.

Adkins enjoyed recording a small concert for Country Music Television last year.

“After the show, we were all talking about how much fun it was, and I told the guys in the band, ‘You know, we’ll just book a tour of these things, and we’ll just do it. Let’s see if every night is as fun as this was.’ So that was really the inspiration for it, and so far so good,” Adkins said during a call from a tour stop in Peoria, Ill. Since his 1996 debut, “Dreamin’ Out Loud,” the former oil rigger has struck it big with “There’s a Girl in Texas,” “(This Ain’t) No Thinkin’ Thing,” “Lonely Won’t Leave Me Alone,” “Hot Mama,” “Dangerous Man,” “Swing,” “Chrome,” “Then They Do,” “Just Fishin’” and “Million Dollar View.”

The title track of his 2011 disc, “Proud to Be Here,” says it all.

“It’s just one of those songs that speaks to me on a couple different levels: One, the guardian angel aspect of the whole thing, and it’s been pretty well-documented my close calls here and there throughout life,” he said.

The Sarepta, La., native has survived a horrific automobile accident and being shot by his ex-wife.

“I’m just proud to still be around in this business after 15 years and still competing.”

And the man who’s got his game on is proud to support the armed forces.

“I’m a patriotic guy,” Adkins said. “I enjoy doing the USO [tours]. When people ask me why … I always answer that question by saying: ‘When you have an opportunity to hang out with heroes, why would you not want to do that?’ You know, it’s a no-brainer to me. These people are so inspirational, and when I have a chance to rub shoulders with them, I always walk away feeling better about everything.”

The Grand Ole Opry member wrote “Semper Fi” for his latest record. “ ‘Semper Fi’ was specifically for the Marine Corps because most of the USO trips that we’ve taken, very seldom do we get to go where the Marines will be stationed,” Adkins said. “They don’t get to come to the shows very often either. So I wanted to do something just for the Marine Corps.”

The country superstar also teams up with Blake Shelton for a humorous duet, “If I Was a Woman,” on “Proud to Be Here.”

“That was actually [singer-songwriter] Jeff Banks’ idea, and I just thought it was hilarious,” Adkins said. “It was just so much fun writing the thing. Then we started thinking: What if this was a duet and we could do the back and forth, and I immediately thought about Blake, and that’s just how we wrote it.”

Adkins also sings on “Stand in the Storm” on Meat Loaf ’s new album, “Hell in a Handbasket.”

“Ken Levitan also manages Meat Loaf, so I met him a while back and became reacquainted with him during ‘The [Celebrity] Apprentice’ when I went up there for the finale last year and hung out with him a little bit. And then, just out of the blue one day came the offer, an opportunity to sing on this record,” Adkins said.

“I’m like, sure, why not? I mean, I didn’t know anybody who didn’t like ‘Bat Out of Hell’ when I was in high school.”

Whether singing rowdy rockers or touching tearjerkers, Adkins knows his role.

“I just try to entertain people; there’s no philosophical deeper message that I’m trying to impress upon anybody,” he said and laughed. “I’m not a preacher; I’m a dancing bear.” ✯ — Vicki L. Kroll

Trace Adkins will appear at Stranahan Theater on April 14.

PHOTO BY DANNY CLINCH

“Sometimes life actually gives to you by taking away.” — Carrie Fisher

Old school, new tricks There are no bad nights on E Street, according to Nils Lofgren. The longtime Springsteen sideman has a metaphor for just how amazing it is to perform with “The Boss” night after night.

“We’re in the Super Bowl, we’re in our hometown, we’re guaranteed a victory and we’re just working on the point spread,” he said. “If you like playing in a band, and you like playing before an audience, it just doesn’t get any better than Bruce and the E Street Band. I think it’s the greatest tool box in rock ’n’ roll history.”

Lofgren, Springsteen and the rest of the E Street Band know a thing or two about Super Bowl performances, having brought down the house at halftime of Super Bowl XLIII before 95 million viewers.

Speaking with Toledo Free Press Star from Washington, D.C., during a break from the “Wrecking Ball” Tour, Lofgren said he spends his off days working on “musical homework” and discussing his latest solo release, “Old School.”

“It’s work, but it’s also big, brilliant fun if you do the work properly — the goal is to get out here and have some fun,” he said.

For “Old School,” Lofgren took a look at his own lot in life and the world he lives in: “I realized as I was coming up on 60 — an impossible number to spin — and I had a surprising amount of gratitude for where I was in my life. I was surprised at the anxiety and some of the fears I had, looking around my planet at everything that’s wrong. It’s certainly not age appropriate to keep your head in the sand. So I wanted to be very authentic with the songs I wrote, to not just talk about the bad or the good but to share the whole experience and what 60 meant to me.”

Performing next to one of the greatest American songwriters, Lofgren has absorbed the context and climate of Springsteen’s rage-filled lyrics.

Lofgren’s lyrics on “Old School,” penned during the past year and a half, range from touching metaphors for loss to calling out the nation’s leaders, with the deftness you’d expect from someone with 25 solo records under his belt. “‘Old School’ eases into a much more serious topic — the people in charge are making a lot of mistakes, with no greater mistake than allowing predators who go after our children to have second chances,” Lofgren said. “I’ve never met a parent that thought a predator that went after

their child to rape, maim or murder should get a second chance. Never met one. How you keep them from getting a second chance? “‘Miss You Ray’ is about loss, and I use Ray Charles as a metaphor for that. The grief gets pretty heavy as you get older and say goodbye more and more, so you need to focus on what’s left. Focus on who, and what, is still around you.”

Lofgren joined Springsteen’s E Street Band in 1984 for the Born in The U.S.A. tour, stepping in for the departing “Miami” Steven Van Zandt.

“I’m still the new guy,” he said with a laugh. “I only joined 28 years ago.”

Leading up to his E Street inclusion, Lofgren was already legendary. At just 17, he appeared on Neil Young’s “After the Gold Rush,” as well as several other Young records during the mid-1970s.

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It’s a friendship that continues, and still serves as a source of inspiration for Lofgren.

“I was in the hospital, getting two hips replaced, and Neil called and gave me a pep talk.

And near the end he said, ‘Hey man, you gotta hurry up and get well, ’cause we need you; there ain’t too many of us left.’ And I knew at that point that would make a great song.”

“Old School” is dedicated to Clarence Clemons, the former E Street saxophone player who passed away in June. It’s a loss that still impacts Lofgren.

“Clarence stood next to me for 28 years and he was a dear friend. Offstage we spoke every week. We had a powerful friendship and I really miss him. I knew I was going to. It hurts as much as I expected it to,” he said.

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Springsteen and the rest of the E Street Band continue to perform. It’s a job that Lofgren said he has learned to take day by day.

“I can’t be greedy or arrogant enough to count or predict too much of a future. God willing and health permitting, we’ve got shows until July 31.

I know there’s a possibility we may work into the fall, but there are no guarantees,” he said. “All of us, deep down inside, hopefully find something about life to love and cherish and want to stick around as long as we can.”

“Old School” is available at www.nilslofgren. com. Lofgren, with the E Street Band, will perform at the Palace of Auburn Hills on April 12 and in Cleveland at Quicken Loans Arena on April 17. For information, visit www.brucespringsteen.net. ✯ — Chris Kozak

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“I quote fictional characters, because I’m a fictional character myself!” — Carrie Fisher

Pump up ‘The Jam’

WE CAME AS ROMANS PERFORMING IN 2010.

The Jamboree Music Festival turns 3 at Headliners.

By Mike Bauman TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAR STAFF WRITER star@toledofreepress.com

Music has long been a part of 22-year-old Toledo native Cody Grup’s life.

“I would say probably in seventh grade I started going out to shows over at Headliners a lot and loved it,” said Grup, who serves as a booking agent and talent buyer for Verso Group — the parent company of Toledo-based SillyBandz — and Go Ahead Booking. “I was never talented enough to play an instrument. I tried a couple of them. It was just awful. So I kind of found my own way with it,” he said.

Grup started booking shows at The Underground and Vamps when he was 15. The first show he remembers booking was The Devil Wears Prada at The Underground in April 2005.

“I just kind of found The Devil Wears Prada on MySpace, thought they were an awesome band and was like, ‘Hey, do you guys want to come play Toledo?’ and sort of figured it out myself,” said Grup, who cited Ali Aras from The Underground and Club Bijou and Bill Morgan from Vamps as two guys who helped him get his start. “I had some friends that were in local bands that played the show, and from then on I just kind of found regional

bands — Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton — that I liked and would bring them here and pair them up with my friends’ local bands and do it like that.”

Now, the 2006 Whitmer grad is doing much bigger things in Toledo. Grup is one of the brains behind the Jamboree, a local music festival thatis now in its third year and will take place April 14-15 at Headliners. Alternative Press named the Jamboree one of its “15 Spring Festivals Worth Attending.” It has drwan approximately 2,500 attendees in each of its first two years, Grup said.

“Since I’ve been probably 18, I’ve had the idea to try to book, like, some kind of festival-type show in Toledo because there’s not really anything like it in the area,” Grup said.

After Grup’s friend Brian Brown from Go Ahead Booking worked on the successful Bled Fest in Westland, Mich., in 2007, Grup asked Brown to help him create a music festival in Toledo. The pair started working on the Jamboree in 2009. The first installment of “The Jam” took place in 2010, featuring notables like The Devil Wears Prada, Whitechapel, Premonitions of War and We Came As Romans in an event that featured 35 bands in one day at Headliners.

“It went off extremely successful, so we decided to continue with it,” Grup said.

Day One of this year’s Jamboree is headlined

by We Came As Romans, Emmure, Born of Osiris and Woe, Is Me, while Day Two features The Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel, The Acacia Strain and Oceano.

Grup said they wanted to expand beyond the hardcore/screamo genre and reach out to the death metal crowd with a group like The Black Dahlia Murder. Each day will offer a good mix of bands to make it a unified event rather than two separate concerts,” he said.

“We definitely wanted to make the two days separate, but at the same time equal,” Grup said of this year’s Jamboree, which featured a total of 61 artists at press time.

In addition to the national touring acts that will come to Toledo for the Jamboree, the event

will give local bands like Citizen, React, Measure The Redshift and A Violent Perfection a chance to gain more attention, especially with Alternative Press as an official sponsor of the festival.

“It’s exciting and it’s nerve-wracking because it’s going to be one hell of a hectic day,” Measure The Redshift guitarist Chad Schoen said. “Hopefully, it will bring us a lot of exposure.”

The Jamboree is something Grup wants to continue doing every year in Toledo, he is already brainstorming for 2013.

“I personally would like to see a little bit more diversity in it,” Grup said. “I like a lot of metal and hardcore [bands] and stuff like that, but I also like a little bit of just rock ’n’ roll, and hip hop and a little bit of everything. So that’s something that is a possibility in the future.” ✯

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Measure The Redshift eager for the Jamboree Toledo’s Measure The Redshift knows it’s a different kind of group.

From the band’s eclectic musical palette, to a few of the members’ interest in astrophysics and metaphysics, the band describes itself on its Facebook page as ‘A metal band that never seems to fit in with any other metal band,.� Measure The Redshift isn’t afraid to point that out. “Every show we usually play, it’s mainly bands that are scene bands that 90 percent of the band is dressed exactly the same as all their fans,� Measure The Redshift guitarist Chad Schoen said. “The music’s kind of watered down, I would say. Mainly, the most times I feel comfortable playing with other bands is when we open up for national, touring bands like Between The Buried And Me and Scale The Summit. That felt more comfortable with them.�

Measure The Redshift has earned its stripes in the local scene since forming in March 2009.

Having been an opening act for the aforementioned Between The Buried And Me and Scale The Summit as well as Born of Osiris, Job For A Cowboy, Whitechapel and The Misfits, the band will again have the opportunity to showcase its talent when it performs at the Jamboree on April 15. “A fun time — getting the energy out because when I play a show, all that stuff from work and home and everything, I release that then,� Schoen said of what he hopes people take away from Measure The Redshift’s music and live shows. “That’s what I hope people can do at a show. I hope they can enjoy seeing virtuoso players, guys up there who don’t have much of a social life because we’re sitting at home going over scales and patterns.�

With influences ranging from Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple and The Beatles to Metallica, Tool, Mastodon and Lamb of God, Measure The Redshift has a brand of metal that while aggressive, contains a virtuosity that spans beyond playing fast and angry.

Measure The Redshift was co-founded by Schoen and Dominic Perna, who played in Chaos Burns Red with Schoen as the group’s drummer. Rounded out by Ty Sparks (bass) and Jeremiah Geis (vocals), Measure The Redshift recorded its debut album “Outside The Spectrum� with friend J.C. Griffin of Lakebottom Recording House, which released on March 5, 2011.

Not long after the release of “Outside The Spectrum,� guitarist Alan Smith was added to the lineup and later drummer Cody Bretz after Perna left the band following the birth of his child. Schoen wanted another guitarist for the music he was writing, and the chemistry Smith and Bretz had from playing together in Vivian Banks proved to be good for the group. “It’s great,� Schoen said of the band’s chemistry. “The future for us, I’m really excited about it.�

Schoen said Measure The Redshift already has all the material written for its second album, which it will record with friend Jonah Mis, who mixed and mastered “Outside The Spectrum.� “I know we all want to get this record done and then start shopping labels and try to tour,� Schoen said. “We’re not trying to just sit in Toledo and play music for the rest of our lives. We’re trying to get out and play music and do what we love.�

Performing on the same day of the Jamboree as The Black Dahlia Murder and Whitechapel reassures The Redshift that getting its music beyond Toledo is not a stretch.

The Black Dahlia Murder emerged from Detroit — a city that has struggled economically for years like Toledo — while Whitechapel came out of Knoxville in the country-friendly state of Tennessee. “It gives us hope,â€? Schoen said. “A lot of bands like that give us hope and [it] gives us a foresight of what to do — stick to our guns and just do what we do. Don’t bow down. Don’t get down on your knees for anybody and don’t sell out.â€? âœŻ — Mike Bauman

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‘Next Room’

“As we all know, there is no underwear in space.” — Carrie Fisher

UT to present Sarah Ruhl’s Tonynominated play.

seemingly perfect, well-to-do Victorian home, proper gentleman and scientist Dr. Givings has innocently invented an extraordinary star@toledofreepress.com new device for treating ‘hysteria’ in women The University of Toledo’s Department of (and occasionally men): the vibrator. AdjaTheatre and Film is doing its best to tear away cent to the doctor’s laboratory, his young and energetic wife tries to tend to their newborn the labels of modern convention. Their production of Sarah Ruhl’s Tony Award-nominated play daughter — and wonders exactly what is going “In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play” will take on in the next room. When a new ‘hysterical’ center stage in the University’s Center for Per- patient and her husband bring a wet nurse and their own complicated relationship into forming Arts Theatre, starting April 13.

The production features Ahmad “AJ” Atallah, the doctor’s home, Dr. and Mrs. Givings must Jillian Albert, JoEllen Jacob, Starr Chellsea Cu- examine the nature of their own marriage, and tino, Jeffrey Burden, Dora Manu, DJ Helmkamp, what it truly means to love someone.”

“Sarah Ruhl has a wonderful way of encapCaribbea Danko-McGhee, Sean Koogan and Liz Thomas. Irene Alby is directing for the University. sulating the things we think we know about the mind and body. She really captures our naivety The meaning of the play is deeper than its as a society in regards to sexuality. We’re taught title might suggest. that sex is something bad, that it’s not what we “This play is about the way we label things, according to our subjective cultural context, need for spirituality; instead we’re taught about in order to make them ‘safe.’ Once we change marriage, which is an invention that some culthose labels — or they are changed for us — we tures don’t even believe in,” Alby said.

Show dates are April 13-15 and 18-22. Tickets are forced to either take responsibility for our actions, or to run away from that responsibility. are $13 for general public, $11 for faculty, staff, Hence a vibrator is perfectly acceptable, as long alumni and seniors, and $7 for students. All peras it is used for medical reasons, but if we label formances are at 7:30 p.m., except for Sunday the treatment as ‘sexual,’ it completely changes performances, which are at 2 p.m.

For more information, call (419) 530-2375 or the way we perceive it,” Alby said.

UT offers this description of the play: “In a visit www.utoledo.edu/cvpa/theatrefilm/. ✯

By John Dorsey

TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAR STAFF WRITER

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Owens presenting musical ‘Spelling Bee’

By John Dorsey TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAR STAFF WRITER star@toledofreepress.com

Owens Community College’s latest theatrical production pretty much spells it out for you.

There will be laughs, big laughs, when it presents the Tony Award-winning musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” April 13-15 and 20-22 in the Center for Fine and Performing Arts’ Mainstage Theatre.

The production features Nick Gallagher, Elizabeth Williamson, Emily Pheils, Andy Sweney, John Toth, Alisha Bond, Joshua Smith, Tim Mitchell, Ryan Nijakowski, Silvester Rodriguez IV, Gabi Shook and Amber Breault-Albain.

Jeremy Meier is directing.

“Owens Community College is excited to present such an extremely well-known theatrical production, featuring the talents of both students and community members,” Meier said in a news release. “Theatergoers will certainly enjoy the storyline of six awkward teenagers striving to win a spelling bee, which is full of many surprises and an unexpected ending.”

The play is based on a book by Rachel Sheinkin, with music and lyrics by William Finn, and additional material by Jay Reiss. Sheinkin’s book was based on “C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E,” an original improvisational play created by Rebecca Feldman. The show first came to Broadway in

2005, under the direction of James Lapine. In addition to winning several Tony Awards, the original cast recording was also nominated for a Grammy.

“I wanted to direct this piece because it’s one of the funniest shows I’ve ever seen, and also I hadn’t directed a musical here at Owens. I think the play is very human, very relatable. One of the challenges for us on the acting side of things is that you have older people playing these children, and I feel like as we get older we tend to lose the sense of daring that we had as children, but the cast is doing a great job,” Meier said.

The play was previously presented in our area at the Stranahan Theater in 2009.

“This is a show all about finding acceptance, identity, and a sense of community. Our production allows the cast to interact with the audience.

The piece itself allows for flexibility in terms of being able to keep things modern,” Meier said.

Performance times are 7:30 p.m. on April 13-14 and 20-21. April 15 and 22 are 3 p.m. matinees. Tickets are $12 for the general public and $8 for Owens students and employees. All seats are general admission. To purchase tickets, visit www.owens.edu or contact the college’s box office. Owens’ Toledo-area campus is located on Oregon Road in Perrysburg.

For more information, call the Center for Fine and Performing Arts at (567) 661-2787 or 1-800-GO-OWENS, Ext. 2787. ✯

Andy Sweney and Amber Breault-Albain attempt to get their hands on the spelling bee championship.

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‘Cotton Patch’ kicks off Croswell Broadway season

By Renee Lapham Collins TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAR STAFF WRITER star@toledofreepress.com

The “Greatest Story Ever Told” has been recounted in various forms over the past two millennia and, in 1981, popular folk singer Harry Chapin penned the music and lyrics to “The Cotton Patch Gospel,” a musical written by Tom Key and Russell Treyz, based on Clarence Jordan’s book, “The Cotton Patch Version of Matthew and John.”

The musical kicks off the Croswell Opera House 2012 season with performances April 13-15 and Sunday, April 15. Curtain times are 7:30 p.m. for Friday and Saturday performances.

Matinee performances are at 2:30 p.m. April 1415. Tickets are $28 for adults, $25 for students and seniors and $15 for children 12 and under.

Tickets may be purchased in advance by calling (517) 264-SHOW (265-7469) or at the door.

The familiar stories of the Bible are transplanted to rural Georgia, with Gainesville as a stand-in for Bethlehem, Valdosta for Nazareth and Atlanta for Jerusalem.

Director Joyce Cameron of Clinton, Mich., said she first saw the film a few years back.

“At first, I thought it was the strangest, hokiest thing I’d ever seen, but it grew on me,” she said.

“When I found out the Croswell was producing this show, I asked who was directing. They said they didn’t know so I suggested myself.”

She got the job. Cameron said she loves the Passion story and “I wanted to help tell this quirky version.”

The music of Harry Chapin also drew Cameron to the production.

“I have always loved Harry Chapin and folk music,” she said. “This is the bluegrass ‘Jesus Christ Superstar.’”

Imagine the Gospel of Matthew set in Georgia in the 1960s and all of the possibilities for character interaction and that is “Cotton Patch Gospel,” according to Cameron.

“We held auditions at the Croswell and decided to take all those who could read and sing well, regardless of their looks,” Cameron said.

“This is a show that needs a wide variety of people, looks and ages.”

“Cotton Patch Gospel” is James Hanley’s third Croswell production. A political science

From left, Barb Vaught, Rick Vaught, Michelle Miller, Margaret Hyre, Charlie Steffens, Marianne Steffens. Seated, James Swendsen.

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professor at Adrian College, Hanley toured with a college drama group when he was attending Greenville College in Illinois, but had not performed in more than 20 years when he landed a role in “Of Mice and Men” in 2009.

Johanna Hanley has been in five Croswell shows and had no professional theater experience.

“My only stage experience was in college and community choruses,” she said. “I became interested in being onstage after I was working at the Croswell and volunteered to be part of the chorus in ‘A Christmas Carol’ when they needed more adults. It was so much fun, I wanted to do more.”

The Hanleys’ three daughters, Olivia, 14; Ivy, 10; and Ava, 9, are joining their parents onstage.

“They all have been onstage at the Croswell before and have small roles in this production,” Johanna said.

Cameron, a music teacher at Clinton Community Schools for the past 22 years, earned her bachelor’s degree in music from DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind., and her master’s degree in music education from Western Michigan University.

“My theater background is all experiential,” she said. “I started out performing in musicals in junior high and have continued right up until recently.”

Cameron has four children. Her youngest is playing Young Jesus in the show, one of a handful of actors playing multiple roles

throughout the production.

Also in the cast are James Swendsen of Adrian as Jesus and Mark Hyre of Tecumseh as Matthew. Josie and Michelle Miller and Rick and Barb Vaught of Adrian and Margaret Hyre, Charlie Steffens and Marianne Steffens of Tecumseh round out the cast. The bluegrass band for the show, which joins the cast onstage and gets involved in the action, is led

by David Rains of Adrian on keyboard, Amy Marr of Britton on fiddle, Nate Bagby and Jeremy Blaska of Tecumseh on guitar, Chris Livesay of Saline on bass and Mark Palms of Manchester on banjo. Rains is the show’s music director. ✯

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What’s what, where and when in NW Ohio

✯ Jazz Lab Band 2: 8 p.m. April 17, Kobacker Hall. ✯ Graduate String Quartet: 8 p.m. April 18, Bryan Recital Hall.

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MUSIC 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. ✯ Galant, tu perds ton temps: 8 p.m. April 12, $15. ✯ Mr. B’s Piano Workshop: 2 p.m. April 14, $20. ✯ Mr. B’s Piano Celebration: 7:30 p.m. April 14-15, $25. ✯ The Tannahill Weavers: 8 p.m. April 16, $20. ✯ Good Old War, the Belle Brigade: 8 p.m. April 17, $17. ✯ The Guggenheim Grotto: 8 p.m. April 18, $15.

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. ✯ Karaoke competition: 9:30 p.m. Sundays through April 15. ✯ Piano Wars: April 11 an 18. ✯ Noisy Neighbors: April 12. ✯ Your Villain My Hero: April 13. ✯ Neon Black: April 14.

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. ✯ Don Binkley: April 11. ✯ Earl Cookie: April 12. ✯ The Good, the Bad & the Blues: April 13. ✯ Bliss: April 14. ✯ Jeff Stewart: April 18.

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. ✯ Early Music Ensemble: 8 p.m. April 11, Bryan Recital Hall. ✯ New Music Ensemble: 8 p.m. April 12, Bryan Recital Hall. ✯ Praecepta: 8 p.m. April 13, Choral Rehearsal Hall. ✯ Dr. Marjorie Conrad Art Song Competition: all day April 14, Kobacker Hall. ✯ Young People’s Concert: String Fling. 11 a.m. April 14, Bryan Recital Hall. ✯ University Women’s Chorus and A Cappella Choir: 3 p.m.

April 15, Kobacker Hall. ✯ Pianist Susan Chan: 8 p.m. April 16, Bryan Recital Hall.

Catch local acts while taking in the pub’s modern Irish and American fare. 601 Monroe St. (419) 418-2339 or www. theblarneyirishpub.com. ✯ Steve Kennedy: April 12. ✯ Toast & Jam: April 13. ✯ The Eight-Fifteens: April 14.

A variety of rock, soul, pop and alternative acts perform at this bar. 208 S. First St., Ann Arbor. $3-$20 unless noted. (734) 9968555 or blindpigmusic.com. ✯ Karaoke: 9 p.m. Mondays, no cover. ✯ Caveman, Night Moves: 9 p.m. April 11. ✯ Nickie P., Great Lakes Crew, Stereo Type: 9:30 p.m. April 12. ✯ Ishka, Booma, Jeniuz, Kanondale: 9:30 p.m. April 13. ✯ Disappears, Lotus Plaza, Mother Whale: 9 p.m. April 14. ✯ The Bang! 9:30 p.m. April 15. ✯ Space Cadet, E Addy, Eph.Eye, the Norm: 9:30 p.m. April 17. ✯ Encanti, Serax, Satta Don Dada, K@tdog: 9:30 p.m. April 18.

Bronze Boar Be sure to check out this Warehouse District tavern’s namesake, overhead near the entrance. 20 S. Huron St. (419) 244-2627 or www.bronzeboar.com. ✯ Open mic: Thursdays and Mondays. ✯ Luke James: Tuesdays. ✯ Stonehouse: April 13. ✯ Crucial 420: April 14.

Caesars Windsor If you have your passport, consider hopping the Detroit River for this casino’s entertainment offerings. Ticket prices, in Canadian dollars, are for the cheapest seats; attendees must be 19 or older. Caesars Windsor Colosseum, 377 Riverside Drive East, Windsor, Ontario. (800) 991-7777 or www.caesarswindsor.com. ✯ The 5th Dimension: 3 and 8 p.m. April 12, $15. ✯ Kevin Costner & Modern West: 9 p.m. April 13, $30.

Cheers Sports Eatery This family-friendly eatery dishes up live performances … and Chicago-style pizza. 7131 Orchard Centre Drive, Holland. (419) 491-0990. ✯ Mark Mikel Band, Chris Shutters: April 14.

Culture Clash Records This home to all things vinyl and cool will host a free show by Hound. 3:30 p.m. April 14, 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.

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The Distillery Karaoke is offered Tuesdays, but paid entertainers rock out Wednesdays-Saturdays. 4311 Heatherdowns Blvd. (419) 3821444 or www.thedistilleryonline.com. ✯ DJ Mark EP: Thursdays. ✯ Kyle White: April 11. ✯ MAS FiNA: April 13. ✯ The Eight-Fifteens: April 18.

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. ✯ Jeff Stewart: 10 p.m. April 13. ✯ John Barile, Bobby May: 10 p.m. April 14.

Duncan’s 938 W. Laskey Road. (419) 720-4320. ✯ Open stage with Buzz Anderson and Frostbite: Wednesdays. ✯ Scotty Rock: Sundays. ✯ Andrew Ellis & the Setting Sons: April 13. ✯ Rodney Parker & Liberty Beach: April 14. ✯ Caught in the Boogie: April 20.

French Quarter J. Pat’s Pub Live entertainment after 9:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays. Holiday Inn French Quarter, 10630 Fremont Pike, Perrysburg. (419) 8743111 or www.hifq.com. ✯ Bush League: April 13-14.

Glass City Café This small venue offers musical accompaniment for its Saturday brunches. 10:30 a.m., 1107 Jackson St. (419) 241-4519 or www.glasscitycafe.com. ✯ OWE’ver Easy: April 14.

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. ✯ Karaoke: 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, Shotz. ✯ DJ Lee J: 9 p.m. Sundays, Shotz. ✯ Howard Glazer: 8 p.m. April 13 and 20, Asteria. ✯ Pete “Big Dog” Fetters: 9:30 p.m. April 13, Eclipz. ✯ Half Light Music: 9:30 p.m. April 13, Shotz. ✯ LaiLani & the Triple Impact: 8 p.m. April 14, Asteria. ✯ New Tenants: 9:30 p.m. April 14, Eclipz. ✯ Doin Time: 9:30 p.m. April 20, Shotz. ✯ David Gerald Band: 9:30 p.m. April 20, 27, Eclipz.

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Fat Fish Blue Serving blues and similar sounds, as well as bayou-style grub.

Levis Commons, 6140 Levis Commons Blvd., Perrysburg. (419) 931-3474 or fatfishfunnybonetoledo.com. ✯ Tantric Soul: 9:30 p.m. April 13 and 8:30 p.m. April 14.

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Bowling Green comes alive at this venue for rock and more.

Doors typically open at 9 p.m., with the show starting an hour later. 210 N. Main St., Bowling Green. (419) 352-3195 or www.howardsclubh.com. ✯ Speed Governor, Patrons of Sweet, Draft Dodger: April 13.

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“Sometimes you can only find Heaven by slowly backing away from Hell.” — Carrie Fisher ✯ Cliff Millimen: 7 p.m. April 11. ✯ Post Modern Blues Band: 9 p.m. April 13. ✯ Slow Burn: 9 p.m. April 14. ✯ Cynthia Kaay Bennett: 6 p.m. April 16.

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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. ✯ Decent Folk: 9:30 p.m. April 12 and 19, free. ✯ Emulator, I Envision Apollo, Trust Me I’m a Doctor: 9:30 p.m.

April 13. ✯ Sleepy Creek, Violent Stars: 9:30 p.m. April 14.

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✯ Paul Livingstone, Hom Nath Upadhyaya, Mamta Upadhyaya: 8 p.m. April 6, $10. ✯ Michael Musillami, Joe Fonda, George Shuller, Anthony Poretti, Josh Beatty: April 14. ✯ Chris Corsano, Mike Khoury: 9 p.m. April 16, $10.

Rocky’s The “hippest little lounge in Toledo” features monthly beer tastings, “Professor Whiteman’s Trivia Challenge” and open mic nights. Live music (Wednesdays and/or Fridays) is typically a mix of southern rock, pop, blues and jazz. 4020 Secor Road.

(419) 472-1996. ✯ The Smugglers: April 13. ✯ Chris Knopp: April 18.

”The visual effects are still stunning and timeless. The three-hour-14-minute film flies by. And it still holds true that the reason the James Cameron-directed movie shines is because it’s a great story, not because it’s a documentary about a ship. Everyone knows that story. So too with the 3-D. It’s not the reason to see the movie, but like icing on the cake.”

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. ✯ The All-American Rejects: 7:30 p.m. April 11, $32.50-$45.

The casino’s Chromatics Lounge also features live performances. ✯ Killer Flamingos: 7 p.m. April 11. ✯ Fabulous Soul Shakers: 7 p.m. April 12. ✯ Dale Bouey: 5:15 p.m. April 13. ✯ Larry Lee & Back in the Day: 10 p.m. April 13. ✯ Ani: 5:15 p.m. April 14. ✯ Cancel Mondays: 10 p.m. April 14. ✯ Sun Messengers: 3:30 p.m. April 15. ✯ British Beat 66: 7 p.m. April 16.

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This pub offers handcrafted brews … and live entertainment.

10 p.m.-2 a.m., Mutz at the Oliver House, 27 Broadway St. (419) 243-1302 or www.TheOliverHouseToledo.com. ✯ DJ Nate Mattimoe: 10 p.m. Saturdays. ✯ Chris Shutters Trio: April 13.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Natural Blondes and Sweethearts?

Those are the martinis; you’ll have to decide about the musicians. 3145 Hollister Lane, Perrysburg. (419) 874-4555 or tresbellelounge.com. ✯ Microphonics: 9 p.m. April 11.

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ICE Restaurant & Bar This local, family-owned enterprise offers food, drinks and music in a sleek atmosphere. 405 Madison Ave. $5 cover, unless noted otherwise. (419) 246-3339 or icerestaurantandbar.com. ✯ Jesse Coleman: 5 p.m. April 12. ✯ Berlin Brothers: 8 p.m. April 13. ✯ Mike Fisher: 8 p.m. April 14 and 6 p.m. April 19. ✯ Toledo School for the Arts jazz sets: 7 p.m. April 17, $6.

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. ✯ John Barile and Bobby May: 8 p.m. April 17.

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. ✯ Gretchen Parlato: 8 and 9:30 p.m. April 13. ✯ Ellen Rowe Trio: 2 p.m. April 15. ✯ Matt Coley and Sonic Inertia: 7:30 p.m. April 15. ✯ SHAR String Quartet Competition: 8 p.m. April 16, free.

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. ✯ Open mic: 9 p.m. Monday nights. ✯ Jam session hosted by Tom Turner & Slow Burn: 9 p.m.Tuesdays.

Live music starts at 7:30 p.m. 5703 Main St., Sylvania. (419) 882-2266 or treosylvania.com. ✯ Morgan Steigler, What’s Next, Raq the Casbah: April 13. ✯ Planet D. Nonet: April 14.

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Upscale dining plus live entertainment is a welcome combination. Bands start at 6 p.m. Fridays and 9 p.m. Saturdays. 610 Monroe St. (419) 725-0044 or www.tableforty4.com. ✯ John Barile and Bobby May: 6 p.m. April 13 and 20.

Rewired presents Goth Night at 9 p.m. Wednesdays. 160 N. Main St., Bowling Green. No cover. (419) 352-9310 or uptowndowntownbg.com.

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Casual meals with weekend entertainment. 1815 Adams St. (419) 725-5483 or www.otavern.com. ✯ The Dead Sun, the Boss Mustangs, the Fuzzrites: 10 p.m.

April 13. ✯ Blastronauts!: 10 p.m. April 14. ✯ Seashell Radio, Flamtronic: 10 p.m. April 17.

Potbelly Sandwich Shop What began as an antique store in Chicago turned into a string of more than 200 eateries nationwide, including Toledo. All of the shops feature live music. 4038 Talmadge Road. (419) 7255037 or www.potbelly.com. ✯ Don Coats: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays. ✯ Alex Kenzie: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Fridays. ✯ Tom Drummonds: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesdays.

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

Yeeha’s Country and rock with a little “Coyote Ugly” style. 3150 Navarre Ave., Oregon. (419) 691-8880 or www.yeehas.com. ✯ Big Ticket: April 13. ✯ Websters: April 14.

The Zodiac This venue’s “Live in Concert” series features national, regional and local bands performing their original songs on Fridays and Saturdays. 135 S. Byrne Road. (419) 350-2408. ✯ ZZyzyx: April 14.

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

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Zakir Hussain & Master Musicians of India This “classical tabla virtuoso” will be joined by others versed in the instruments of the subcontinent. 7:30 p.m. April 12, University of Michigan, Hill Auditorium, 825 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor. $10-$48. (734) 764-2538 or ums.org.

A “maverick of African music,” this singer, songwriter, guitarist and drummer has developed an individual style infl uenced by Cuban, West and Central African, funk and fl amenco music. 8 p.m. April 13, Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St., Ann Arbor. $18-$42. (734) 764-2538 or ums.org.

Guitar Fest The Toledo School for the Arts will host its sixth annual daylong celebration of the ax, featuring guest artists, performances, clinics, vendors, competitions, giveaways, a swap meet and prizes and geared toward players of all experience levels. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. April 14, 333 14th St. $30. Registration: (419) 2468732 or www.ts4arts.org.

Music of Frank Sinatra Mark Randisi will join the Toledo Jazz Orchestra in paying tribute to the Chairman of the Board … and the orchestra’s former music director, Dave Melle. 8 p.m. April 14, Valentine Theatre, 400 N. Superior St. $20-$30. (419) 242-2787, www.thetoledojazzorchestra.com or www.valentinetheatre.com.

Jim Hurst This bluegrass guitarist — infl uenced by and often compared to Earl Scruggs — will perform. 7 p.m. April 14, Maumee Indoor Theater, 601 Conant St., Maumee. $12. (419) 897-8902 or www.greateasterntheatres.com/maumeehome.asp.

Paging Dr. Noah Drake to the Ritz Theatre: The Grammy-winning singer of “Jessie’s Girl” and “I’ve Done Everything for You” will rock the stage. 7:30 p.m. April 14, 20 S. Washington St., Tiffi n. $45-$75. (419) 448-8544 or www.ritztheatre.org.

Charles Lloyd New Quartet A million-selling pop star more than 40 years ago, saxophonist Lloyd has switched gears and genres, mining jazz with MacArthur fellow Jason Moran on piano, bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer Eric Harland for meditations on the beauty of music. 8 p.m. April 14, Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St., Ann Arbor. $18-$44. (734) 764-2538, (734) 7688397, (734) 668-8463, or ums.org or www.michtheater.org.

Eternally Elvis Caesare Belvano “recreates the electrifying rise and exceptional career of Elvis Presley.” ✯ 7:30 p.m. April 14, Pemberville Opera House, 115 Main St., Pemberville. $12. (419) 287-3274, (877) 287-4848 or www. pembervilleoperahouse.org.

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The Motown icons will perform some of their biggest hits: “My Girl,” “Just My Imagination,” “Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” “Baby I Need Your Loving” — choosing from among 20 top 10 singles between them. 7:30 p.m. April 12, Stranahan Theater, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd. $29.50-$49.50. (419) 3818851 or www.stranahantheater.com.

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The place to go for an eclectic mix of people and music. 224 S. Erie St. (419) 241-3045. ✯ The Jagermeisters: April 13.

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Tunes combined with pizza and booze, some would say it’s a perfect combination. 309 Conant St., Maumee. (419) 893-7281 or www.villageidiotmaumee.com. ✯ Old West End Records: 8 p.m. Wednesdays. ✯ Bob Rex Trio; the Eight-Fifteens: 6 and 10 p.m. Sundays. ✯ Frankie May and friends: 10 p.m. Mondays. ✯ Mark Mikel Band with Chris Shutters: 9 p.m. Tuesdays. ✯ Bobby Bare Jr.: April 13.

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The Toledo Symphony Orchestra will perform Bruckner’s Symphony No. 3. 4 p.m. April 15, Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral, 2535 Collingwood Blvd. $35: (419) 246-8000 or www.toledosymphony.com. (419) 2446711, ext. 508, or www.toledodiocese.org/index.php/ cathedral-music/cathedral-concerts.

UT concerts The university’s music students and friends will perform the pieces they’ve been perfecting. (419) 530-2452, (419) 5302375 or www.utoledo.edu/as/music. ✯ Choral Concert: 3 p.m. April 15, Center for Performing Arts Recital Hall, Tower View Boulevard and West Campus Drive. $3-$5. ✯ Jazz Night: 7:30 p.m. April 16, Crystal’s Lounge, Ramada Hotel & Conference Center, 3536 Secor Road. $3-$5. (419) 535-7070. ✯ Symphonic Band & Wind Ensemble: 7 p.m. April 17, Doermann Theater, University Hall, 2801 W. Bancroft St. ✯ Symphony Orchestra: 7 p.m. April 19, Doermann Theater, University Hall, 2801 W. Bancroft St.

Scholars of a Different Note This concert series features BGSU vocal and instrumental music students. 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wildwood Preserve Metropark Manor House, 5100 W. Central Ave. (419) 407-9700 or metroparkstoledo.com. ✯ Conrad Art Song Competition winners: April 17.

Trace Adkins This country star will bring his deep voice, big hat, workmanlike ambition and randy sense of humor to town for his Songs & Stories tour. 8 p.m. April 18, Stranahan Theater, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd. $27-$49. (419) 381-8851 or www.stranahantheater.com.

To A Soldier

By Kay Hicks, Tiffin, Ohio

As lonely shadows stretch their arms at sunset I long to hold the day one second more I lie beneath the willows as we did so long ago that day in Spring But the leaves have withered now

and died And you have left me Somehow I knew the day They called you back That I would never see your face again Or feel the gentle touch of your sweet hand But, Oh, the aching feeling in my heart To know that you can never love again

Pavel Haas Quartet Based in Prague, this foursome revels in Czech sounds, including its namesake’s compositions for strings. 7:30 p.m. April 18, University of Michigan, Rackham Auditorium, 915 E. Washington St., Ann Arbor. $20-$42. (734) 764-2538 or ums.org.

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This a cappella group is known for its witty Christmas tunes and imaginative reinventions of classic tunes. 7:30 p.m. April 19, Stranahan Theater, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd. $24.50-$43.

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Bela Fleck and the Flecktones With the release of “Rocket Science,” the band’s first album in 20 years, the group brings its enthusiasm, musical meldings and globally influenced sounds back to the stage. 8 p.m. April 19, Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St., Ann Arbor. $29.50-$65.

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Jason Quick Toledo’s busiest musician will perform a solo set. 8-11 p.m. April 20, Great Lakes Eatery and Pub, 103 Cabela Blvd. East, Dundee.

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Ballet Theatre of Toledo showcase The troupe will be joined by the SonoNovo Chamber Ensemble, Anthony/Brown Piano Duo, Perrysburg Symphony Chorale and the Toledo Zoo in a performance set to Mendelssohn’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and Saint-Saens’ “Carnival of the Animals.” 7 p.m. April 20-21 and 2 p.m. April 22, Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Trinity Plaza. $15-$20. (419) 243-1231 or www.trinitytoledo.org. ✯

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Away the minutes of every season Neglecting the future No escape from the past My only means of release A razor and my hand Where my blood becomes a mirror of shattered glass Still, today I breathe My veins on full Like rivers and stormy seas That at times stand still

Easy, take one step One step at a time One step at a time to free Yourself From that awful grind Now, easy Easy does it.

Editor’s Note For this edition I simply tried to select work by local authors that made me feel something. The next edition will feature work by nationally known poets outside our region in honor of National Poetry Month.

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DJ Juan Hustle joins Hot 97.3

By Jeff McGinnis TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAR POP CULTURE EDITOR PopGoesJeff@toledofreepress.com

For Juan Hustle, the latest addition to the Hot 97.3 crew of DJs, the path his life has taken has been been long and complicated. But you get the sense he’s grateful for every day he has on the airwaves — and with very good reason. “During 2011, I was stricken with a rare form of cancer,� Hustle said in an interview with Toledo Free Press Star. “Got the diagnosis early in the year that I had nasopharyngeal cancer. The symptoms had been riding me since New Year’s. I put that situation in God’s hands. The outlook was pretty dim due to the doctors finding the cancer so late in its development.�

Hustle — real name Djuan Lambert — suffered through intense rounds of chemotherapy and radiation treatment. He lost weight. He lost his hair. He lost his ability to taste. And above all, he said, he was losing his passion for living. “Told God through prayer that if I made it through that battle, I’d pursue what my late mother told me I should stay doing, and that’s radio,� Hustle said. “God is good, been in remission a few months now.�

Hustle kept his part of the bargain. “I put in for the first three opportunities that presented themselves. Strongly considered going back home toward the South,� he said. “URBan Radio contacted me. After talks with Rockey Love and Brandi Browne and crew, I felt the best look for my brand and future would be to call Toledo home next. Here I stand.�

The Toledo gig is the latest part of a long passion for broadcasting. A native of Nashville, he has worked in radio in some form or another since he was 15 or 16, hosting events all around his hometown. Finally, he caught the attention of Brian Smith, a college DJ program director. “He off ered to take me under his wing and basically show me the ropes behind how it’s done and ways to make noise in the community via radio. I never imagined being [in] radio. I always was into sports and music, but never quite caught the bug until I aired my first show. Since then, I’ve been going at it strong with no end in sight.�

Asked at what point he decided that radio was really for him, Hustle said, with a laugh, “When the ladies started saying ‘I heard you on the radio! You sound good!’ When them chants started coming my way, I figured I could give it a real good, wholesome shot.�

Most DJs live a nomadic existence, and Hustle is no different, though most of his professional career up until this point has taken place in Indiana, with stints at stations in Indianapolis and Lafayette. He said that his time in Lafayette, at WXXB-FM, helped give him a broader perspective on music. “That was my first gig under that ‘pop’ type genre. That situation was unique to itself. It opened my eyes to things more than

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Hustle said that he has refined his approach to his work has refined with each station he’s worked at. “You begin to appreciate the small things over time. The big stuff will happen. It’s the small things that keep you energized and motivated to come to work every day. Getting to know your colleagues and the listeners is always great. It humbles you to know, for whatever given time period or circumstance, you’ve brought some kind of impact.�

Hustle said he is already feeling an impact on Toledo, since he debuted for Hot 97.3 last month. “I already feel I have a relationship with the community. The listeners interact with me daily whether via Twitter, Facebook or merely the request line. They are really taken in by my style and sarcasm. I love them.�

Hustle also is extremely enthusiastic about his relationships with his co-workers at the station. “Bigg Eddie Bauer has taken me under his wing and taught me some great things in a short period of time. The staff has taken a liking to me,� he said. “We work well together.

I can definitely see myself as a member of this great team for quite some time. They [are] pushing me to be great and that in itself is pretty dope to me.�

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The award-winning illustrator has worked star@toledofreepress.com with local ad agencies and has artwork displayed Toledo artist Jake Lee (Ziolkowski) will debut at One SeaGate in the Fifth Third Center’s lobby.

13 new works exploring America’s consumer cul- In addition, his art will be featured in the upcoming “You Are Here Toledo,” a citywide art ture at the opening of “American Dream.”

“I came up with the name because I’m really project highlighting the area’s hot spots, and at intrigued and fascinated with American adver- the Ann Arbor State Street Art Fair.

His fine art, however, is his “baby,” he said. tising and how it tells us what to buy and what to “I really want to move it to bigger cities and like,” Lee said of the exhibit, opening at Studio M try to get in Detroit and Chicago,” Lee said.

Printmakers on April 20.

Lee’s pieces will be for sale at the exhibit’s His 15 works incorporate pop culture, vintage advertising and comics. To create his wood-block opening in addition to prints of his work. Items pieces, Lee starts with a collage of images and then range from about $20-$650.

“I want to make it reasonable. Why can’t paints on a background. He then uses chemical mediums to transfer the work before silk-screening people enjoy art?” Lee said. “If someone enjoys it additional images on the piece. Some works have a that much, I don’t want to hold on to it.”

Mania Dajnak, owner of Studio M Printsarcastic feel, asking “You really want this to be the makers, said she has been very impressed with American Dream?” Lee said.

Lee returned to his hometown of Toledo in Lee’s work. Dajnak’s studio gives printmakers in June 2011 after graduating from the prestigious Toledo a place to work and also has gallery space Savannah College of Art & Design in Georgia for displays. Aft er Lee worked in the studio, Dajnak invited him to exhibit his art. with a bachelor’s degree in illustration. The artDajnak, also an artist, created her business ist’s family is also into art.

“All my family were artists, but not like die- about two years ago. “I saw a need for it in the hard, wanting a career in it,” said Lee, who was area and I also wanted to share my knowledge inspired by the Sunday comic strips. “I started with other artists,” she said.

The opening reception is 5:30 p.m. April 20 taking classes and never looked back.”

While in college, his work was entered into to coincide with the Arts Commission’s Gallery a Rolling Stone competition to design an edi- Loop. Appetizers and refreshments will be availtorial section for Radiohead. Only the top 22 able. The exhibit is set to run until May 10. Adstudents were entered into the contest. Lee also mission is free. Studio M Printmakers is at 320 has some honors closer to home — he does N. Michigan St., 3rd floor, Toledo. Gallery hours work for the Toledo Mud Hens and Walleye. are 6-9 p.m. Wednesday and 1-5 p.m. Friday. For He has created three mascots, coloring pages more information, visit JakeLeeArt.com. ✯

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Glass Wear spreads Toledo love through T-shirts Official launch party scheduled for April 13.

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The roots of Toledo love and pride run deep in Glass City natives Tim Marshall and Brandon Erickson. The two friends recently launched a company called Glass Wear to spread their sentiments through T-shirts.

The pair offers 13 designs available in 10 colors in both men’s and women’s cuts. They also offer baseball tees, hoodies, children’s T-shirts, onesies, buttons and plan to have stickers soon.

Their first and most popular design, called The Roots, features the Toledo skyline with roots growing into the ground.

“That’s the shirt everyone wants the most,” Marshall said.

Other designs include It’s Always Fine in the 419, I [Ohio outline] Toledo, I [bicycle] Toledo, Toledo Hustles Harder, Made in Toledo, Rise Up Toledo!, Toledo: The Heartbeat of the Midbest, Meet Me On Adams and T*O*L*E*D*O*S F*I*N*E*S*T, featuring an image of Jamie Farr.

Glass Wear is also the exclusive carrier of Toledo Pub Riders (Ride Drink Repeat) and Glass City Pedicabs (Stop Walking, Ride Local) shirts.

“You can only get their shirts through us, which is kind of cool,” Marshall said. “They really helped us get started. They have the same vision and ideas we have with trying to make the city better.”

Maxwell Austin, owner of Glass City Pedicabs, called the partnership win-win.

“I noticed this new company called Glass Wear on Facebook and said, ‘Hey, you just started, I just started, you’re local, I’m local. How about we get together?’” Austin said. “I don’t have a lot of money to print off 100 T-shirts. This way, they get the proceeds and have the exclusivity for anyone who wants a Glass City Pedicabs shirt and I get free advertising out there. It’s

just kismet the way it worked out.”

“You can say, ‘I really like The Roots shirt, but I want it on hot pink,’ and we can do it for you right on the spot,” Marshall said. “We let you make it yours and give you more ownership.”

The pair will host an official launch party 7 p.m. to midnight April 13 at The Attic on Adams, 1701 Adams St., above Manos Greek Restaurant in Downtown Toledo. The event will feature a three-for-$50 deal on T-shirts.

There is also a bring-your-own shirt option.

The company will give $1.50 from each shirt sold to a local community partner in need.

“We’re still figuring out who that’s going to be and how we’re going to elect that. We might do someone different every month,” Marshall said.

“My mom was a day care teacher at a homeless shelter so I have a soft spot for that community.

We might just go buy food and give it away. Either way we’re going to give back that money because it’s important to us.”

They hope the buzz helps.

“The response has been great online,” Marshall said. “In three or four weeks, we had 200 people liking it and traffic going up every day. So hopefully that buzz will continue.”

Marshall, who graduated from Whitmer High School, and Erickson, who graduated from Perrysburg High School, said their ideas come from friends and casual brainstorming sessions at local coffeehouses. They plan to set up shop at local festivals and events, such as Art Walks.

They said they chose to focus on Toledo shirts because they love the city and want others to love it as much as they do.

“So many people get down on Toledo,” Erickson added. “There’s a lot of great stuff here and we just want to spread the positivity.”

“It’s just home. How do you describe home?

It’s just that feeling you get,” Marshall said. “When I’m here, I feel like it’s where I’m supposed to be.”

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Get out your dusty Reeboks and neon legwarmers — the Wood County Historical Center & Museum is going back to the age of Ronald Reagan with its new ’80s exhibit.

“I had one person email me and say mockingly, ‘I can’t believe you’re doing the ’80s, I’m not that old’,” said Director Christie Weininger.

“Maybe this is the first time [patrons are] really thinking about taking a look back on that time period from a historical perspective.”

The recently launched exhibit should be around for a couple of years, she said. So far, it features a Commodore 64 computer and an Atari 2600 with Frogger and Ms. Pac-Man. “We’ve had families coming already and competing there,” Weininger said. The staff plans to have an ’80s party over the summer and a beadworking station where patrons can make friendship pins, which are beaded safety pins that can be fastened on tennis shoes.

The museum is also looking for vintage men and women’s clothing from the ’80s, including Izod shirts, legwarmers/workout clothing, Tshirts, buttons and similar items.

The staff has gotten a few unique donation offers like for Michael Jackson memorabilia and is considering how to accommodate them, Weininger said. She added that she hopes the exhibit will be hands-on and encourage interaction.

Museum patrons can also travel back to the ’30s this month with “Images of the Great Depression in Ohio: Documentary Portraits Revisited.” The traveling exhibit is put on by the Ohio Humanities Council and features images from the Great Depression juxtaposed with pictures of the modern locations of the photos. The museum staff added Wood County photos to the Bowling Green stop, Weininger said.

“The exhibit is entirely pictures and no text.

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The exhibit runs April 14 to June 10.

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The Whitehouse Arts Advisory Board (WAAB) will offer three art workshops this spring. The classes are open to adults and children older than 13. All classes will be held at Whitehouse Village Hall, 6925 Providence St. Classes are: ✯ 6-9 p.m. April 23, Acrylic painting: Brenda Clixby will help participants complete a 16-inch-by-20-inch canvas painting, ready to hang. Easels, stools and all supplies will be furnished. Cost is $40. ✯ 6-8 p.m. May 7, Garden keepsake note cards: Joan Soldenwagner will teach participants how to create elegant note cards using dried pe-

rennials, annuals, ferns or leaves. After pressing and preserving the plants, participants will learn to make parchment-like paper. All materials will be supplied and participants will leave with finished cards, pressed flowers, instructions and templates to make more. Cost is $28. ✯ 6-8 p.m. June 18, Homemade upcycled paper: Soldenwagner will teach participants how to make handmade paper using simple and affordable household items. The paper can be used for art projects, stationary, gifts, notebooks, journals and more. All materials will be provided. Cost is $25.

Class sizes are limited. Advance registration and payment (payable to the artist) is required.

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our years ago this summer I decided I was giving too much of my income to oil companies. They really don’t deserve any of the money I make, nor do they need it. I was slightly more impulsive at that time, so with little research I placed a bid on eBay for a 1981 Mercedes equipped with a conversion to use recycled vegetable oil as a fuel. A week later I had committed to STACY buying a $4,650, 25-year-old car I had never seen or test driven. I sold my Ford Ranger and drove to Buffalo, N.Y., with my friend and brother to pick up the new ride.

That summer, I figured out how to collect used vegetable oil from restaurants and filter it to become my car’s fuel. I met other “greasecar” drivers in the area and worked out a few tweaks in the car. I made sure my car insurance included free towing, because as winter arrived the old diesel didn’t always start in some inconvenient locations and would sometimes stall because one of the two gaugeless fuel tanks (vegetable oil and diesel) ran out of fuel.

In February 2009 I drove “Vegipower” 10,000-plus miles around the country, collecting and filtering waste vegetable oil (WVO) as I traveled from city to city. This fuel is essentially free to the end user, only costing time and labor. The small amount of money I was now giving to oil companies was for my five-gallon diesel tank. This was used to start the car and for the first five miles driven while the vegetable oil was heating to a temperature that made it the same viscosity as diesel fuel. This trip lead to another trip, and this time my car was left behind.

I spent nearly a year off the continental mainland without my car. Vegipower was for sale during this time and someone bought her just as I was coming home to Toledo. During the next 12 months, I came to own and resell three more cheap diesels, seeking the right replacement for Vegipower.

Today I am wondering if Vegipower 2.0, my current diesel, a 1979 Mercedes 240 (same model as Vegipower), can live up to its predecessor, and if the process of owning a 30-yearold car that runs on salad dressing, as the latest onlooker called it, is worth the time, energy and investment.

My friend has been working on converting 2.0 to run on vegetable oil. He is very generous with his time and is also a very patient man. This conversion has been spanning the course of several months — many months

were spent making preliminary nonconversion-related mechanical fixes to the car. m The story has been like this — I have the car, drive it on diesel or WVO, it runs for a little while, stops, goes back to my friend, it’s fixed, I drive it on diesel or WVO, it runs for a little while, breaks, etc.

Last week I thought we were in the clear for a while. I drove nearly 100 miles, switching between WVO and diesel with only a few hiccups. At the end of a long weekend, though, I started home from Bowling Green as the sun was setting.

Barely out of the parking lot, 2.0 stopped running.

Now my car sits again, this time on a side street in Bowling Green, unable to start.

I know there are easier, options, but none of those feel morally justifiable. I could lease a new car or buy a newer (diesel or not) car, but

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then my money goes back to the oil companies ,which I find politically corrupt, unethical and ecologically destructive. If I didn’t own a car, I would need reliable and efficient public transportation to supplement bicycle commuting. One option that is most realistic is car-sharing, paired with reducing driving as much as possible.

Even when I am fully driving on WVO again, I know that it is not a one-for-all solution to the oil crisis. With or without a car, our communities, our lifestyles and presentday structure of our existence is dependent on oil. From our most basic necessities such as food and warmth, to our commodities and transportation, humans are dependent on oil.

As we harvest and consume this resource now, we are stealing life from another being, today and in the future.

I sigh, heart-wrenched, with a 17 millimeter wrench in hand, ready to make another attempt at “Vegipower 2.0” and wish for a solution that doesn’t exist, and for a calmed conscience. ✯ Email Stacy Jurich at letters@toledofreepress.com.

Editor’s Note: An editing error in Stacy Jurich’s March 21 column led to the erroneous insertion of “motorcycles” in the headline and text.

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“Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die. ” — Carrie Fisher