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Actor and director Matthew Gretzinger said he is inspired by the works of William Shakespeare and Orson Welles.

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DOUBLE DUTY: Director brings two Shakespeare plays to the stage

By Brian Bohnert Toledo Free Press STAR Staff Writer bbohnert@toledofreepress.com

Matthew Gretzinger believes a key component to great acting is for the performer to check his or her ego at the door.

“Love the art in yourself, not yourself in the art,” as famed Russian director Constantin Stanislavski once said.

Largely inspired by the works of William Shakespeare and Orson Welles, Gretzinger is an actor, director and part-time teacher in the Department of Theatre and Film at the University of Toledo. His stage experience spans nearly 20 years, with many acting

and directing credits on the professional and university levels with UT and Bowling Green State University. Some of his notable performances include roles in “King Lear,” “Eurydice” and “Hamlet.”

Adding to his résumé this summer, Gretzinger will attempt what many close to him call impossible. Not only will he direct two Shakespeare plays within a month of each other, he will also star in one of them.

Starting Aug. 9, Gretzinger will direct and star in his adaptation of the drama “Macbeth.”

The play will run Aug. 9-11 and 16-19, and will be an independent black-box production inside the studio theater at UT. One month later, Gretzinger’s take on

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“Hamlet” will open at The Toledo Repertoire Theatre in Downtown, with the show running Sept. 14-16 and 20-23.

Gretzinger said he decided to direct these productions because he wants to share the inspiration he has received from Shakespeare.

“I’m doing this because I love Shakespeare, but it’s also because I want to share it,” he said. “I would like to give other folks the opportunity to share that love with me.” “‘Hamlet’ and ‘Macbeth’ feature a protagonist whose mind we come to know through soliloquy,” Gretzinger said. “You have a window view into the mind of these characters, with ‘Macbeth,’ especially. I’ve always loved it; it’s so brutal, bloody and quick, and if it’s done

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Actress Jennifer Nagy Lake said she and Gretzinger have known each other for roughly 20 years. Their friendship dates to their days as theater students, when they acted opposite each other in a production of another Shakespeare play, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” This August, they will do it again when Lake stars as Lady Macbeth, opposite Gretzinger. “‘Macbeth’ actually started off as a conversation between the two of us and I said, ‘Yeah, sure,’” Lake said. “So, then it was just a matter of getting some friends together and trying to figure out how we can make his baby come to life.” n GRETZINGER CONTINUES ON 4

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n GRETZINGER CONTINUED FROM 3 While acting and directing simultaneously can be a tall order, Lake said Gretzinger’s energy, intellect and acting experience are the qualities that make him a smart and successful director.

“He’s so smart that everything he says is interesting,” Lake said. “He knows the text inside and out and he dissects everything so you don’t have to look something up if you don’t know what it means because he knows it. Because he’s an actor, he gets it. I think many directors are just really frustrated actors, but that’s not the case with Matthew. He just gets it.”

As for her character in the upcoming adaptation of “Macbeth,” Lake said that as strange as it may seem, her favorite aspect of Lady Macbeth is her inevitable weakness and the journey she goes through to succumb to that weakness.

“No one thinks she has any human qualities until she does; and, unfortunately it’s too late by the time she realizes it,” she said. “In the beginning, she sort of comes off as if she doesn’t have a soul or if she sold her soul; but, when she breaks down, it’s like, ‘Oh yeah, she is human. She does have a soul.’ It’s very fascinating to me.”

Extreme difficulty

Jennifer Rockwood, the assistant dean in the College of Innovative Learning at UT, was one of Gretzinger’s theater teachers at UT. As a stage director and an actress, she said it is very difficult to wear both hats at once.

“It is impossible. It scares me,” Rockwood said. “If there’s anybody who can do it, it’s Matthew, but I wouldn’t touch it with a 10-foot pole.”

Gretzinger said there is an extreme difficulty in attempting to run a show while being on stage. So, to ensure he and his fellow cast mates give their best performances with his creative vision still in mind, Gretzinger said he brought a close friend to the project ROCKWOOD to serve as co-director.

“It’s not hard, it’s impossible,” Gretzinger said.

“A good friend of mine, Kate Abu-Absi, will be co-directing. She will see everything I do. When we’re doing a scene I’m in, she’s the director.”

While Gretzinger said he agrees that putting on two in-depth plays so close to each other can be difficult and time consuming, he said his love of Shakespeare’s material makes it

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a comfortable environment.

“It is a tall order, but it seems taller because of where we are,” Gretzinger said. “Community theater makes it seem larger than it is. I love Shakespeare, so putting me in these two plays is the kind of situation that’s going to work for me. With ‘Macbeth,’ I’m going to be surrounded by people who know me well. I’m going to be at my best.”

Creative freedom

While this will be his first venture into the world of “Macbeth,” Gretzinger has been in the director’s chair for “Hamlet” before. While still in college, Gretzinger said, he directed a stage production of the play in the ’90s.

“That production was set in ’30s Europe and it had a fascist Europe sort of approach to it,” he said. “This production is going to happen in September 2012 so people will see it in the height of election season. I like the idea

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There are a lot of things in this play that can speak to our moment, where we are with our country right now. [Hamlet] is a philosopher; he’s a man of action. In my head, ‘Hamlet’ is a contemporary production.”

Creative freedom for a stage director does have its advantages when it comes to production, though Gretzinger prefers to let the story do the talking. While he is approaching both of his upcoming plays differently, he said making sure the stories are told “clearly, strongly and well” is a top priority.

He said he learned that lesson early on while watching a minimalist performance of a play he would eventually direct.

“There was a touring company, an English company that came to UT in the early ’90s and did ‘Macbeth’ with eight actors in the center theater. A very minimal production,” he said. “It was

just amazing. The emphasis was on storytelling and not on big effects. The emphasis was on language. It was just amazing. It was riveting.”

Setting the stage

Rockwood said spending time on stage has matured Gretzinger and given him the knowledge and confidence to take on the tasks of acting and directing simultaneously.

“He has learned how to communicate his ideas, which is not easy,” Rockwood said. “He knows how to tell the actors what to do because he’s had people telling him what to do before.”

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Acting and directing are not the only aspects of theater that inspire Gretzinger. He said the unpredictability of rehearsals and collaboration often make the whole experience more enjoyable.

“I love rehearsing. I love the environment where it feels like anything is possible and you’re collaborating with talented people that you respect,” he said. “With performance, what I value is you can’t get what you get in a theater anywhere else. I think a lot of people are not aware of that. We love to go see movies and we get a lot of entertainment on the Internet these days, but none of that can compare with really, really good theater that you’re experiencing live.”

Parental guidance

Gretzinger said he learned to love all things theatrical at a young age, tracing his love for the stage to his days as an elementary school student starring in the lead role in “Merlin.” His late father, a magician and former teacher, helped him prepare for the role. His father’s magical occupation taught him a lot about performance and theater, often just by watching, he said.

“I spent most of my childhood watching him do things,” Gretzinger said. “My dad was

a magician and that’s not theater, but it’s very close. He worked at a place called Guntown Mountain in Cave City, Ky., where he did magic and he played a gunfighter; he would get shot in the middle of the street in a duel like the O.K. Corral. And then he would get put up on the gallows and he got hanged. I saw that and I must’ve been like 6 or 7, so I was exposed to that at an early age.”

His mother Carolyn’s support and affection also helped motivate him, he said.

“My mother always told me you can do anything you want to do,” he said. “And I think a lot of the passion that I have for making art comes from that, just her constant support and love. She was very committed to that idea.”

Some of Gretzinger’s greatest memories involving his artistic performances come from his family and his friends.

“You remember things that have a deep, emotional impact on you,” Gretzinger said. “When I did ‘The Tempest’ at BG, my father had just died the semester before that and I was obviously still grieving. The thing is, ‘The Tempest’ is a play about a magician who lets all of his power go.

Emotionally, it was a big deal. You feel like everything has been arranged so that moment has been given to you so you can deal with your grief.”

Giving back

While acting and directing are his great passions, Gretzinger said his ultimate goal is to one day teach the subject he loves so much. After going back to school in 2001 and receiving his master’s degree in theater from BGSU, he

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Matthew Gretzinger and Kate Abu-Absi in ‘Bell, Book and Candle.’

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began a career as a part-time teacher at UT so he could give young theater students the same enjoyable experience he had in college. This past spring, Gretzinger taught a theater history course at the university.

“I have a lot to give and I have a lot to give back. I’ve benefited from having some of the really great teachers in my time and it’s just something that I enjoy,” Gretzinger said. “I enjoy helping people discover what it is that they want to do in life. I had a really great experience at UT because I learned a lot about myself while studying theater and I would like to give that to other people.”

When he is not thrusting himself into the dark world of lies, tragedy and death that power “Hamlet” and “Macbeth,” Gretzinger said he finds himself inspired by current events and the uncertainties surrounding the future.

“I’m trying to figure out, like everyone else is trying to figure out, what’s going on in the world and how it’s changing,” he said. “It’s changing very, very quickly. If you’ve been around for even as long as I have, you’ve seen some huge changes. When I was younger I had some ideas as to what I thought the future was going to hold. We’re so off the map now that it’s really hard to see what the future holds.” O

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“O day and night, but this is wondrous strange!” — Shakespeare, “Hamlet”

‘I’m Here, I’m Here, I’m Here’ from ‘Phantom of the Opera’ by Robert Heindel Illustration courtesy Bill Erlacher/Artists Associates

Best-kept secret World-renowned Toledo native’s work on exhibit.

By Caitlin McGlade Toledo Free Press STAR Staff Writer cmcglade@toledofreepress.com

You might not have heard of Robert Heindel, but he’s a household name for British and Japanese royalty.

The Toledo native, who graduated from Central Catholic High School in the 1950s, rose to international acclaim in the 1970s with his paintings of ballet dancers and opera actors and actresses.

Andrew Lloyd Webber commissioned him to paint scenes of “Cats” and “Phantom of the Opera” during dress rehearsals. He painted depictions of dancers in Kabuki theater in Japan. Princess Diana collected a number of his paintings.

His work is permanently on display at the Smithsonian Institution, the Glasgow Museum and the National Portrait Gallery in the United Kingdom, including many others. Before his death in 2005, his paintings sold for as much as $55,000 and now sell for $130,000 in the U.K., said Colin Rawlings, Heindel’s former agent.

“He’s America’s best-kept secret,” Rawlings said. “He’s celebrated in Japan, he’s celebrated in Europe but for one reason of another, America never really got it.”

With the goal of telling Heindel’s story so Toledoans can “get it” too, Richard Rideout and

Jane Albright of Sur-Saint Clair Gallery will display 25-30 of Heindel’s paintings starting July 18. The gallery is located at the corner of Washington and St. Clair streets.

The gallery needs to raise about $7,000 to cover shipping costs and other fees, as Heindel’s paintings are coming from all over the country.

Rideout, who runs the gallery with his spouse Ablright, said they have yet to secure sponsors.

Heindel broke into the art industry by illustrating cars for automobile companies and drawing for magazine covers, including TIME and Ladies’ Home Journal.

His wife Rose dragged him to a ballet performance in Detroit shortly after they married and left Toledo in 1963. Although initially unenthusiastic about attending, Heindel was instantly drawn to the dancers’ figures and form.

From then on he would become known for painting subtle yet emotional depictions of dancers during rehearsals. But he didn’t just paint their movements, Rawlings said, Heindel took care to weave the subject’s mood and personality into his art.

“He got under the skin of the person he was looking at,” Rawlings said. “If they were having a bad day, you could see it in the drawing.”

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Take care Superstar Drake brings tour to DTE in Clarkson, Mich.

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Drake knows that headlining what looks to be the summer’s biggest R&B/hip-hop tour is more than just doing a show for his fans. It’s a responsibility.

“I hope that they’ll look at the production, look at the artists’ lineups, really look at the night from front to back and say, ‘Wow, Drake came in here and it wasn’t about the check.’ And it’s definitely not about the check for me,” he said in a late-April telephone interview. “It’s about the experience. If the city isn’t talking about it, you know, five, six, seven days later, or, you know, if people don’t remember it for years to come, then I haven’t done my job.”

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What Drake also likes about the lineup is the musical variety the artists will bring to the stage.

“You’ve got a lot of different elements of hiphop music,” he said “Even with myself, you get a flipside of singing and melody and [R&B], and so I was really just trying to cover all bases and bring the most exciting young refreshing acts to the stage all together in one place, one night.”

Drake can actually be considered a young artist himself, even though he has been making major waves for six years now.

Now 25, the Toronto native emerged in 2006 as a series of his mixtapes started finding an audience. His big break came a year later, when his laid-back song, “Replacement Girl” (featuring Trey Songz), got major exposure on the BET cable network.

His debut CD, “Thank Me Later,” accelerated the momentum. Stylistically, it followed the lead of “Replacement Girl” with deliberate — sometimes even slow — tempos and often laconic rapping and singing.

“Thank Me Later” topped Billboard’s Rap and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop album charts. The CD went on to spawn a pair of No. 1 rap singles and Drake had his name on 30 different songs that charted on the Billboard all-genre Hot 100 singles chart.

These chart performances made Drake the most successful artist on the charts in the two years leading up to the November 2011 release of his second CD, “Take Care.”

That critically acclaimed CD was another blockbuster, debuting at No. 1 on the all-genre

Billboard 200 album chart and so far topping 1.5 million copies sold.

Drake is already starting to think ahead to his third CD. He looks back at “Take Care” as a CD that lyrically captured him in a period of transition.

“A lot of it’s down tempo and I think a lot of that had to do with being back home in Toronto and just trying to, like, get reacquainted with a life that I had before, you know, and the difficulties with that, but at the same time, trying to express excitement and trying to express joy and trying to express all.”

Things are different now, Drake said.

“I’m in a different mindset now that I’m very proud of,” he said. “Also, with the atmosphere change of me recently moving, relocating to LA — of course I still live in Toronto and love the city — but there’s just so much going on for me in the U.S. that I’ve recently made the move to LA. So it’s a new atmosphere, getting to know new people. It’s going to be a very interesting (third) album, definitely, definitely.”

The next album figures to be a ways into the future. At this point Drake is in touring mode.

And he hopes fans will prepare for their city’s “Club Paradise” date as more than just a concert.

He’s hoping they’ll make it an event.

“I want people to make it a day,” he said. “You eat lunch, you make sure you’re well-fed, you know, and you start drinking early. And you start having fun early and you come see your favorite acts, and we’ll go all the way from 6 p.m. to 11 together. That’s kind of what’s different about it. It’s a longer experience, you know, to me. It’s a fullday experience, which I think is great. I think it’s great especially for summertime.” O

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Patrick Rynn and Chris James bring the blues to Mickey Finn’s.

By Brian Bohnert Toledo Free Press STAR Staff Writer bbohnert@toledofreepress.com

When Toledo native Patrick Rynn first met Chris James inside of Chicago’s B.L.U.E.S. Etc. music club in 1990, he wasn’t impressed by what he heard or saw.

“I was sitting at the bar by the front door and I look on stage, and all of the sudden there’s this guy up there,” Rynn said. “He’s got a tie, a shirt, dress pants and these girls are all falling all over this guy, and I’m like ‘I’m not impressed.’ Well, as I’m walking to the bathroom, wouldn’t you know it, we passed each other at the same time. I told him ‘You didn’t impress me, man,’ and I walked to the bathroom. But, what I didn’t know was he had already seen me play and he wasn’t impressed, either. I wasn’t any good and he knew that. We didn’t think much of each other back then.”

But 22 years later, the inseparable San Diegobased blues duo can claim two albums and multiple award nominations and reminisce about not-so-humble beginnings as they prepare for their first trip back to the Glass City in two years.

At 9:30 p.m. May 26, Rynn and James will perform at Mickey Finn’s Pub at 602 Lagrange St. Tickets are $10.

The last time Rynn and James came to Toledo, they played a show at the Maumee Indoor Theatre on Conant Street.

“I’ve only been back one time two years ago,” Rynn said. “At the time, we couldn’t get clubs to bite on a gig, so I thought we’d try this ourselves.

It turned out really well. We had good people, my friends and family, and it went really well.”

This time, Rynn said the choice to play at Mickey Finn’s was a “no brainer.”

“It’s a happening joint for blues,” he said.

Fate and the Guitar Center

The four-time Blues Music Award (BMA) nominees made up for the rough start to their friendship only days after tht late-night encounter at B.L.U.E.S. Etc., when James made a trip to the Chicago-area Guitar Center where Rynn was working. The duo credit fate for their second meeting.

“A few days later, I got the ‘Aw, I gotta deal with this guy again’ moment,” Rynn said. “I was the only guy at Guitar Center that was into blues. All the other guys wanted to be the rock stars and I was the blues guy. So, one day, I’m in there finger-picking blues and I got a call to the phone in my department. I get on the phone and my back is against a wall so I can’t see anyone come in and I hear the most authentic finger-picking blues I have ever heard. I literally had to tell the guy on the phone, ‘Listen man, I gotta’ go.’ So, I turn around and I see that it’s Chris, and he’s sitting there and grinning at me. Without saying a

Chris James, left, and Toledo native Patrick Rynn will play at Mickey Finn’s Pub on May 26.

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word, he put me in my place and we’ve been friends ever since.”

From that point on, Rynn said James would continue to come to the store and play, and discuss blues whenever he was working. It was then, Rynn said, when James helped him turn from “closet guitar player” to full-time bassist.

“He came in to where I would work and right next to my department was the acoustic room,” he said. “We would play and he looked at me and said, ‘You play guitar like a bass player, man.

You’re a bass player.’”

Bass has always been in Rynn’s bloodline.

Growing up, Rynn’s older sister played bass in the orchestra at Bowsher High School. Originally a cello player, Rynn said the transition from junior high to high school brought a musical change that would follow him into his career.

“My older sister left before I came into Bowsher,” he said. “She played bass in the orchestra and when I came in there were 13 cello players and one bass player. I remember the teacher told me, ‘Hey, your sister played bass, do you want to?’”

The hard-hitting, emotional rhythms of blues were not the first to swim into Rynn’s ears. As a child growing up in the mid-1960s, he said he found himself fascinated by the popular rock ’n’ roll of that time, inspired by a certain music festival that drew quite a crowd.

“In 1969, I can remember all my sisters and my older brother gathered around a 13-inch Admiral TV and they showed Woodstock live,” he said. “I remember I saw Sha Na Na, Joe Cocker and Mountain. My brother, who is 10 years older than me, belonged to the Columbia Records Club where they would send you records through the mail. Well, I remember my brother had an old Sha Na Na record, so when he wasn’t around, I’d sneak in and play it.”

Rynn said he was well into his teen years when he first fell in love with the blues. While rummaging through various blues records at the University of Toledo bookstore, he picked a blues tape out at random, just because he thought the cover was cool. He did not know at the time that the Elmore James record would change how he

listened to music.

“I was driving home from [UT] one day and I remembered I had the tape, so I put it in and right from the first two or three notes, it raised the hair on the back of my neck,” Rynn said. “The whole process was passion. The absolute, uncontrollable takeover of me by the music.”

Doo-wop and blues

While a teenage Rynn formed his love for the blues on his own, San Diego-native James learned to appreciate the blues early in his childhood with the help of his stepfather.

“It was my stepdad,” James said. “He would listen to R&B, Doo-wop and blues and I was maybe 10 years old.”

Not only was James fond of blues early on, he was classically trained at blues piano by the time he was 4 years old.

“The music just hit me,” James said. “I was playing professionally by the time I was 13 years old. The music chooses you, you don’t choose the music.” n BLUES CONTINUES ON 13

“Fair is foul, and foul is fair.” — Shakespeare, “Macbeth” n BLUES CONTINUED FROM 12 James said he traveled to Chicago in 1990 on a sort of vacation, deciding not to bring his prized guitar. Though, after a chance encounter turned into a steady gig with blues legend Detroit Junior, he had his family ship his six-string to him immediately.

“I was walking down to a store to get some cranberry juice and I hear this blues piano coming out of a speaker in an underground club,” James said. “I go in and I see Detroit Junior onstage. So, I said to him ‘Would you mind if I sat in and played guitar with you?’ He looked at me and said, ‘I don’t know you. I don’t let just anyone play with me.’ I told him I completely understand and I walked away.”

When the opportunity arose to get on stage with Junior later that night, James said he played with one of his idols for the entire night.

“I played a two-song set and as I shook his hand and got ready to leave, he grabbed my arm and said ‘You wanna finish the set?’ So, I finished the set with him and when I went to leave, he grabbed my arm again and said, ‘Do you have any plans? Do you want to finish the night?’ By that time, it was like 4 a.m. and I’m trying to get out of this place.

“But, I said ‘OK’ and I finished the night.

After the night was over, he came up to me and he said ‘What are you doing tomorrow? You’re hired.’ I had just gone out for cranberry juice.”

Throughout Rynn and James’ career as a musical duo, they have had the opportunity to play alongside many key players in the blues world, having the pleasure of calling artists like Junior Wells, Sam Lay, David Myers of the Aces and Tomcat Courtney friends.

“Patrick and I have been fortunate to be around legends and we were very fortunate to be able to call them friends,” James said. “It’s not very often you get to be around your idols and can call them your friends.”

While the two currently reside in San Diego, they said it was very important to keep their music deeply rooted in Chicago soil. So, in 2008, Rynn and James signed with Chicago’s Earwig Records, the label responsible for releasing both of their albums.

The duo released its first studio album, “Stop and Think About It,” in 2008. Recording alongside them on the album were bluesmen Lay and

David Maxwell, men they had previously played with many times.

The duo released a follow-up album in 2010, “Gonna Boogie Anyway.” The 12-track release came in at No. 18 on the Living Blues Top 50 Blues Albums for 2010. The release featured Chicago drummers Willie Hayes and Lay, as well as Maxwell, Henry Gray and fellow blues musician Rob Stone on harmonica. Stone will join Rynn and James for the May 26 show.

Continuing their tradition of working with some of the most notable names in blues, Rynn and James said they just finished recording their third album through Earwig, a 12-track set complete with the same overall style their fans are used to, but with a little different flavor.

“The new CD will be more geared toward piano players,” James said. “The previous records had a lot of harmonica parts and acoustic guitars, but this record will be more focused on piano.”

Rynn and James said while they have a distinct sound, they try to focus on making every album tell a unique story that grabs the emotions of the audience.

“What I dig the most, musically, is that blues music just pulls at you and gets inside of your heart, and it doesn’t let go,” Rynn said.

The duo is working on another passion, creating a blues hall of fame in Memphis, Tenn. Under the slogan “Raise the roof,” Rynn and James said they are working hard to pay homage to all of the greats that came before them. Currently accepting donations through the Blues Foundation, the duo said things are looking up for the cause as there has already been $900,000 raised out of the proposed $3.5 million needed.

“Rock has one, country has one and all of the other genres have one; but the music that gave birth to all the other music in this country doesn’t have one,” James said. “Blues has a lot of sidemen that get lost in the shuffle and it’s important for us that we don’t want anyone forgotten.”

The May 26 show will begin with a pair of acoustic sets from local musicians. The first will feature local artists Kenneth Knab and Steve Miller. The second acoustic set will feature Mark Karamol and Rick Caswell.

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O Open mic: Thursdays and Mondays.

O Joe Wood Trio: May 25.

O Crucial 420: May 26.

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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 Danilo Perez: 8 p.m. May 24, $25.

O Stella! & The Joshua Davis Band: 8 p.m. May 25, $15.

O Marcia Ball: 8 p.m. May 26, $30.

O Stephane Wrembel: 8 p.m. May 30, $21.

Bar 145

This new venue features burgers (the name refers to the “perfect” temperature to cook a patty), bands and bourbon. 5304 Monroe St. (419) 593-0073 or bar145toledo.com.

O Piano Wars: May 23 and 30.

O The Personnel: May 25.

O Nine Lives: May 26.

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 Binkly: May 23.

O Ronn Daniels: May 24.

O Watson St. Loft: May 25.

O Acoustic Magic: May 26.

The Blarney Irish Pub

Catch local acts while taking in the pub’s modern Irish and American fare. 601 Monroe St. (419) 418-2339 or www.theblarneyirishpub.com.

O Acoustic Magic: May 24.

O Toast & Jam: May 25.

O Stephen Woolley & Suburban Soul: May 26.

Blind Pig

A variety of rock, soul, pop and alternative acts perform at this bar. 208 S. First St., Ann Arbor. $3-$20 unless noted. (734) 996-8555 or blindpigmusic.com.

O The Finer Things, Elliot Street Lunatic, the Albertas: 8 p.m.

May 24.

O Joe Pug, David Wax Museum: 9 p.m. May 25.

O Universal Xpression: 9 p.m. May 26.

O Ron Pope, Josiah Leming, Zach Berkman: 9 p.m. May 29.

O Anybody Killa, DJ Clay: 8 p.m. May 31.

Bronze Boar

“Let not light see my black and deep desires.” — Shakespeare, “Macbeth”

Be sure to check out this Warehouse District tavern’s name-

If you have your passport, consider hopping the Detroit River for this casino’s entertainment offerings. Ticket prices, in Canadian dollars, are for the cheapest seats; attendees must be 19 or older. Caesars Windsor Colosseum, 377 Riverside Dr. East, Windsor, Ontario. (800) 991-7777 or www.caesarswindsor.com.

O Sam Roberts Band (all ages): 9 p.m. May 25, $20.

Cheers Sports Eatery

This family-friendly eatery dishes up live performances … and Chicago-style pizza. 7131 Orchard Centre Dr., Holland.

(419) 491-0990.

O Chris Shutters, Mark Mikel: 9 p.m. May 25.

Dégagé Jazz Café

Signature drinks, such as pumpkin martinis, plus live local jazz performers. 301 River Road, Maumee. $5 weekends for cafe seating. (419) 794-8205 or www.degagejazzcafe.com.

O Gene Parker & Friends: 7-10 p.m. May 23 and 29-30.

O Jason Quick: 7 p.m. May 24.

O The Silverbacks: 7:30 p.m. May 25-26.

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 Mark Would: May 23.

O Velvet Jones: May 25-26.

O Chris Knopp: May 30.

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 Kyle White: 9:30 p.m. May 25.

O DFR: 10 p.m. May 26.

Duncan’s

938 W. Laskey Rd. (419) 720-4320.

O Open stage with Buzz Anderson and Frostbite: Wednesdays.

O Scotty Rock: Sundays.

O Moon Dogs: May 18.

O Tom Turner & Slow Burn: May 19.

Fat Fish Blue

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

Levis Commons, 6140 Levis Commons Blvd., Perrysburg.

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O Tom Turner: 9:30 p.m. June 1.

The Flying Joe

A coffee house with wings? Maybe you’ll feel like soaring after a signature mocha. And sometimes … they add music.

2130 Preston Parkway, Perrysburg. (419) 931-0273 or www. theflyingjoe.com.

O Josh Wilson benefit concert: May 24.

O Acoustic Surrender: May 25.

Frankie’s

Toledo’s venue for rock. 308 Main St. Tickets vary between $5 and $15, unless noted. (419) 693-5300 or www.

FrankiesInnerCity.com.

O Against the Grain, Unsinkable Molly Brown, FDA, Bathhouse Betty: 9 p.m. May 24.

O Disconnected: 9 p.m. May 26.

French Quarter J. Patrick’s Pub

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

O Short Vincent: May 25-26.

O Double Dare: June 1-2, 8-9.

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 Howard Glazer: 8 p.m. Fridays, Asteria.

O DJ Zig Zag: 9:30 p.m. Saturdays, Shotz.

O DJ Lee J: 9 p.m. Sundays, Shotz.

O Pete “Big Dog” Fetters: 9:30 p.m. May 25, Eclipz.

O Bocco: 9:30 p.m. May 25, Shotz.

O Triple Play: 8 p.m. May 26, Asteria.

O New Tenants 9:30 p.m. May 26, Eclipz.

Howard’s Club H

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.

O Boogaloosa Prayer, the Dumb Easies, the Solar Eight: May 31.

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 ice restaurantandbar.com.

O Mike Fisher: 8 p.m. May 25.

O Dan and Don: 8 p.m. May 26.

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. May 29.

Kerrytown Concert House

This venue focuses on classical, jazz and opera artists and music. 415 N. Fourth Ave., Ann Arbor, Mich. $5-$30, unless noted. (734) 769-2999 or www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com.

O Phoenixphest: 8 p.m. May 26.

Killian’s Grill & Bar

Lots of sports on lots of TVs, plus music. 3424 Glendale Ave. (419) 389-8000 or www.killianstoledo.com.

O Chris Shutters: 8-11 p.m. Wednesdays.

O Karaoke: 8 p.m. Thursdays.

O Tom Drummonds: May 26.

Manhattan’s

This “slice of the Big Apple” in the Glass City provides entertainment most weekends. Closed Memorial Day. 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 Dick Lange Trio: 6:30 p.m. May 24.

O Frostbite: 9 p.m. May 25.

O Benny & the Bricks: 9 p.m. May 26.

O Quick Trio: 6:30 p.m. May 31.

Mickey Finn’s

A variety of genres to wash your drinks down with. Open mic nights, 8 p.m. Wednesdays, no cover; $5-$7 cover other nights. 602 Lagrange St. (419) 246-3466 or www. mickeyfinnspub.com.

O Open mic: 9 p.m. Wednesdays.

O Blue Sky Mission Club, Decent Folk: 9:30 p.m. May 24.

O Chris James, Patrick Rynn: 9:30 p.m. May 26.

O Stranger Danger: 9:30 p.m. May 31.

Motor City Casino/Hotel

This casino’s Sound Board offers big names, big sounds and a big experience. 2901 Grand River Ave., Detroit. Guests must be 21 or older. (866) 782-9622 or www.motorcitycasino.com. The casino’s Chromatics Lounge also features live performances.

O In-A-Fect: 7 p.m. May 23-24, 10 p.m. May 25 and 5:15 p.m. May 26.

O Jimmy D. Scott: 5:15 p.m. May 25.

O L’USA: 10 p.m. May 26.

O Nightline: 3:30 p.m. May 27.

O Simone Vitale: 7 p.m. May 28.

O Broken Nails: 7 p.m. May 29-31, 10 p.m. June 1 and 5:15 p.m. June 2.

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“Shall he dwindle, peak, and pine.” — Shakespeare, “Macbeth” Mutz

This pub offers handcrafted brews … and live entertainment.

10 p.m.-2 a.m., Mutz at the Oliver House, 27 Broadway. (419) 243-1302 or www.TheOliverHouseToledo.com.

O DJ Nate Mattimoe: 10 p.m. Saturdays.

O Breaking Ground: May 25.

One2 Lounge at Treo

Live music starts at 7:30 p.m. 5703 Main St., Sylvania. (419) 882-2266 or treosylvania.com.

O Microphonics: May 25.

O MightHaveBen: May 26.

Ottawa Tavern

Casual meals with weekend entertainment. 1815 Adams St. (419) 725-5483 or www.otavern.com.

O Andy D, the Saturday Giant: 10 p.m. May 24.

O Les Tres, Mary Lynn: 10 p.m. May 25.

O You Won’t, Jack & the Bear: 10 p.m. May 26.

Pizza Papalis

Get slices with a topping of entertainment. 519 Monroe St. (419) 244-7722 or www.pizzapapalis.com.

O Chris Knopp: May 25.

Potbelly Sandwich Shop

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

O Don Coats: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays.

O Alex Kenzie: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Fridays.

O 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. 9 p.m., 2564 Robinwood Ave. $5 donation, unless noted. www.toledobellows.wordpress.com.

O Wisaal: May 26.

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.

O Bobby May & John Barile: May 23.

O The Smugglers: May 25.

O Jason Hudson: May 30.

Rosie’s Italian Grille

The home of Hot Mama Bread also hosts the occasional entertainer. 606 N. McCord Road. (419) 866-5007 or www. rosiesitaliangrille.com.

O Don & Rachel Coats: May 24.

Stella’s

Nouveau cuisine gets a helping of classic rock, R&B and jazz Thursdays through Saturdays. 104 Louisiana Ave., Perrysburg. (419) 873-8360 or www.stellas restaurantandbar.com.

O CJ Manning and Cookie Baylis: 7 p.m. May 24.

O Eddie Molina and Leslie Lane: 8 p.m. p.m. May 25.

O Gregg Arranda: 8 p.m. May 26.

Table Forty 4

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.

O John Barile and Bobby May: 6 p.m. May 25 and June 1.

Tres Belle

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.

O Microphonics: 9 p.m. May 23.

O Chris Brown, Candice Coleman, Brad Hamilton: May 26.

Trotter’s Tavern

Named for the owners’ horsey pasttime, this restaurant serves up barbecue and big band. 5131 Heatherdowns Blvd.

(419) 381-2079.

O Gene Zenz: 9:30 p.m. May 26.

O Jeff McDonald’s Big Band All Stars: 8-10:30 p.m. Tuesdays.

Uptown Night Club

Rewired presents Goth Night at 9 p.m. Wednesdays and ’80s/’90s dance music on Mondays. 160 N. Main St., Bowling Green. No cover. (419) 352-9310 or uptowndowntownbg.com.

The Village Idiot

Tunes combined with pizza and booze, some would say it’s a perfect combination. 309 Conant St., Maumee. (419) 8937281 or www.villageidiotmaumee.com.

O Old West End Records: 8 p.m. Wednesdays.

O Bob Rex Trio; the Eight-Fifteens: 6 and 10 p.m. Sundays.

O Frankie May and friends: 10 p.m. Mondays.

O Mark Mikel Band with Chris Shutters: 9 p.m. Tuesdays.

O James Leg: May 24.

O Crane Wives: May 25.

O Polka Floyd: May 26.

Village Inn

With a patio and barbecue in the summer, screens showing all the games and the occasional bit of live entertainment, this nearly 70-year-old roadhouse still rocks. 4984 Holland-Sylvania Road, Sylvania. (419) 882-0338 or www. viroadhouse.com.

O Jaime Mills: May 26.

O Paul Fritch Band: May 27.

Woodchucks

The place to go for an eclectic mix of people and music. 224 S. Erie St. $3. (419) 241-3045.

O Black Market Children, Took Too Much, Bastard Love Children, Dick Jones: 10 p.m. May 25.

O Lucian Townes, People Being Human: 10 p.m. May 26.

O Ruin Your Life, Burning Flag, Texas Pete & the Revolution, Bikini Babes: 5 p.m. May 27.

O The Bloody Muffs: June 1.

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The Fourth Farewell Concert

Anthony/Brown Piano Duo have teased audiences before with reports of its last concert (this the eighth). Perhaps this one will be it? 7 p.m. May 25, Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Trinity Plaza. $12-$15. (419) 243-1231 or www.trinitytoledo.org

Bonnie Raitt

The consummate slide guitarist, and one heck of a blues artist, will give audiences something to talk about. Marc Cohn will open. 8 p.m. May 25, University of Michigan, Hill Auditorium, 825 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor. $35.50-$65.50. (734) 764-2538 or www. annarborsummerfestival.org.

4TROOPS

These four U.S. veterans who served on the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan used music while overseas to recall home life and to memorialize friends. Now they “sing on behalf of all troops, to honor their sacrifices and to create awareness for their needs.” 7:30 p.m. May 26, Ritz Theatre, 20 S. Washington St., Tiffin. $10-$30. (419) 448-8544 or www.ritztheatre.org.

Toledo Zoo Amphitheater concerts

Performers take the stage near Cheetah Valley. 2700 Broadway. (419) 474-1333 or ticketmaster.com.

O Joe Walsh: 7:30 p.m. May 31, $37.50-$85.

River Raisin Jazz Series

Musicians play at downtown restaurants as a psyche up for August’s River Raisin Jazz Festival. 6-10 p.m. May 31, Monroe Street Grill, 2 W. Front St., Monroe, Mich.; McGeady’s Town Pub, 39 S. Monroe St., Monroe, Mich.; and 129 Lounge, 129 E. Front St., Monroe, Mich. (734) 4571030 or www.monroeinfo.com.

Vince Neil

The Motley Crue frontman will perform as part of Ohio Bike Week; Damien, Sweet Revenge and Liquorbox will open. 6 p.m. June 1, Toledo Harley Davidson, 7960 W. Central Ave. $15-$35. www.ohiobikeweek.com.

O In addition, Vicious Cycle, Rodney Parker & Liberty Beach and Tony Rio will perform a free show at 6 p.m. June 2.

Centennial Terrace

This venue next to a quarry hosts dance parties, swing bands,

country singers and rockers. 5773 Centennial Road, Sylvania.

(419) 882-1500 or www.ticketmaster.com.

O Movie Music performed by the Toledo Symphony: 7-9 p.m.

June 1, $15-$25.

Club Friday: Chris Shutters

Some of the city’s most talented performers entertain museum-goers during TMA’s It’s Friday events. 6:309:30 p.m. June 1, 2445 Monroe St. (419) 255-8000 or toledomuseum.org.

Maple and Main Juried Art Fair

Musicians will add to the creative mix of sculpture, photography and jewelry, with a variety of performers slated to entertain. 5:30-9 p.m. June 1 and 10 a.m.-7 p.m. June 2, Maplewood Avenue and Main Street, Sylvania. www. maple-and-main.org.

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“More is thy due than more than all can pay.” — Shakespeare, “Macbeth”

Country duo Shovels & Rope celebrates new album with free concert

By Brian Bohnert Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer bbohnert@toledofreepress.com

Shakers, a harmonica, a couple of keyboards and the occasional guitar make up the musical sounds of Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent.

But don’t forget the Shovels & Rope.

To celebrate the upcoming release of its album “O’ Be Joyful,” Charleston, S.C., duo Shovels & Rope will perform a free concert in Toledo on May 31. The show will take place at Ottawa Tavern on 1817 Adams St. at 10 p.m.

While “O’ Be Joyful” is the first official release for the two under the name Shovels & Rope, Hearst and Trent released an album together in 2008, “Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent: Shovels & Rope,” the record responsible for the birth of the name.

“When we decided to become a band and market ourselves with a specific brand, it was convenient and it just seemed like perfect sense to use ‘Shovels & Rope.’ So we just swiped the name from the album,” Hearst said. “We kind of made [the album] for fun as a side-project from the other bands we were in.”

For the release of “O’ Be Joyful,” Nashville, Tenn.,-based Dualtone Music Group partnered with Trent and Hearst’s Charleston-based label, Shrimp Records, Trent said.

The duo met in 2004 when their bands were on tour in Athens, Ga. Trent said his band, based out of Denver, had made the decision to move to

Charleston before he met Hearst.

“I was living in Denver playing in a rock band with guys I went to high school with, and we were on tour opening for the band Jump, Little Children in Athens, Ga.,” Trent said. “Cary’s band was also there opening for Jump, Little Children too.”

Prior to recording with Trent, Hearst had been a successful singer and songwriter in her own right. In 2006, she released her first solo effort, “Dust and Bones.” On March 9, 2010, she released her album, “Are You Ready To Die,” a five-song set including her song, “Hells Bells” which was used in an episode of HBO’s “True Blood.” A year later, on March 1, 2011, Hearst released her third album, “Lions and Lambs.”

Trent also enjoyed solo success. In 2007, he released his self-titled solo album, followed by his second release, “The Winner,” in 2010.

“The whole band was completely by accident,” Hearst said. “We started playing together in bars just to make money but what I think people really latched onto is we’re very crafty with what we have to work with. We’re not musical virtuosos, but what we try to do is present songs with spirit and heart and leave the audience feeling something. Our style is songwriting based. It’s about the way we sing together, we both have very powerful voices.

We could play without any guitars and we’d still be good. That’s what’s up.”

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“We have a very modest recording setup, and it’s portable too,” Trent said. “We even ended up recording in hotels, our backyard,

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“I have bought golden opinions from all sorts of people.” — Shakespeare, “Macbeth”

Arts community celebrates Dorothy MacKenzie Price.

By John P. McCartney Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer star@toledofreepress.com

When the foyer and corridors of Ballet Theatre of Toledo buzz with anticipation, Nigel Burgoine, the ballet’s artistic director, is usually overcome with opening night jitters as he anticipates the stage manager’s “Curtain up and places” command.

However, the afternoon crowd of 50-plus guests of all ages and artistic interests gathered in those same foyer and corridors were awaiting something completely different — the entrance of a friend described by artist Yolanda Woodberry as “an icon of Toledo’s art community.”

It was 2:30 p.m. May 6, the day before Dorothy MacKenzie Price’s 86th birthday, and performers, artists, authors, educators and a handful of her longtime friends, some from as far back as 50 years, had gathered to celebrate the life and loves of a woman committed to the Toledo dance, music, art and literary communities.

Escorted by her daughter, Susan Hollern, visiting from Sedalia, Colo., Price entered the foyer to applause and a raucous rendition of “Happy Birthday to You.” “She was surprised,” Hollern said. “She needed a little time to recompose herself. You know, you get humbled by that kind of reception.

She’s very appreciative. She has a lot of very good friends who she really appreciates, and she was just happy to see people.”

Those friends included people from St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Maumee, the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, the Valentine Theater, the Toledo Symphony, the Toledo Museum of Art, the Ballet Theatre of Toledo, the Toledo Opera, Bowling Green State University and the University of Toledo, and all of them were ready to celebrate.

“It’s important to me that we support a lady who has been very, very good for something that’s as important as the arts,” Woodberry said.

“Art is a part of us. It’s all about creating. It’s so important to encourage the creativity and the development of people.”

Although Price acknowledged that she has been generous to Northwest Ohio individuals and organizations, she said the most important thing to her is that people learn to recognize and respond to one another’s needs. She insisted time and again that her ability to help other people in need is her sole talent in life.

Price is fond of telling the story of “the music people from BG and UT and all the wonderful things they were doing. And I couldn’t believe they had to play on that kind of piano. That’s the way it started out. I saw a need. It all came out of need, and by accident, it helped make me happy that I could do the right thing.

Burgoine said Price has been “standing by us

Dorothy MacKenzie Price

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from the very beginning, helping us get this all started. She helped so very much.”

Price said she started “helping at the ballet because of Nigel. I said, ‘My money goes with him because I know how good he does.’ All these people here do things from their heart, for whatever reason, and I get to help them when I see their need.”

Burgoine used a ruse, asking Price to preview a rehearsal to get her out of her to his theater for the party.

Burgoine ended his ruse, a 15-minute production of song and dance routines, with the presentation of the “Golden Pointe Shoe Award,” a homemade, one-of-a-kind statuette. The award included a piece of the threshold to the practice room that dancers cross over daily, a piece of the gray marquee flooring on which dancers practice and perform, a piece of one of the ballet bars that dancers hold on to and a tiny pair of ballet slippers perched on top.

“It’s an original,” Burgoine said. “Dorothy has so many plaques. I wanted something that would say, ‘This is us. This is the kids.’”

Price said she is appreciative of the thought behind the presentation.

“It’s wonderful,” she said. “It’s not worth anything, but it means everything.”

Woodberry was pleased that the guests were able to make time to celebrate Price’s contributions.

“Although there were a lot of other things going on, people wanted to help to make this party possible because Dorothy is such a kind person,” Woodberry said. “She has helped so many people in the arts. You need to honor people like that and let them know.” O

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“False face must hide what the false heart doth know.” — Shakespeare, “Macbeth”

Motor City Comic Con grows more diverse

By Jim Beard Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer star@toledofreepress.com

The last time you were at a comic book convention, you of course told yourself it would be a truly complete experience if only there were fresh doughnuts. Well, that now has come true — at the 23rd annual Motor City Comic Con, in between dealers’ booths filled with comics and toys, there lurked doughnuts purveyors, ready to serve up the fresh fried dough. Amazingly, no one seemed to mind the questionable practice of setting vats of hot cooking oil next to tables of aged and brittle paper collectibles.

The Con, May 18-20 in Novi, Mich., featured more diversity in its offerings than perhaps ever before. Once primarily devoted to comics, the show has widened its range to encompass not only industry creators, but also so-called “media stars.” This year, attendees could meet such TV and movie notables as Dean Cain of “Lois & Clark,” Peter Tork of “The Monkees,” Bill Mumy of “Lost in Space,” Howard Hesseman and Loni Anderson of “WKRP in Cincinnati”

and Yvonne Craig, 1960s TV’s Batgirl.

The Con also featured more than one candy and sweets seller, jewelry dealers, a dress-up photo booth, games of skill, sword vendors, a live — and loud — wrestling event and a group of artisans who fashioned larger-than-life comic characters out of hundreds of color balloons. And, yes, doughnuts. Hot, fresh doughnuts to satisfy that unique craving only diving through dollar-boxes of old, smelly comics can bring about. As a side note, no milk booths were spotted in the vicinity.

Despite the odd conglomeration of treasures, a splendid time seemed to be had by all at the Motor City Comic Con. Lines to get in on Saturday in particular stretched around the outside of the Suburban Collection Showplace and for hours on end; one would guess the show’s business was booming, perhaps due to its aforementioned diversity. Strangely enough, though, a rumor floated the floors throughout the weekend that the Con’s promoters were seeking to attract more comic book-centered guests next year. Let’s just hope they like donuts. O

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An outdoor community event is seeking artists to bring their supplies and their imagination to Adrian, Mich., starting June 1.

Plein Air, which will run on the first Friday of every month from June through October, encourages artists to work outdoors as the season changes from summer to fall.

The dates coincide with Adrian’s First Fridays, which are evenings dedicated to art shows and activities on Main and Maumee streets.

Artists who participate in Plein Air will be able to show their work in January at an Adrian First Fridays exhibit titled “Adrian in Plein Air.” Interested artists should register with the Lenawee Council for Visual Arts Gallery at the Croswell Opera House between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on the Friday they choose to work. Artists can work on more than one Friday.

The dates for Plein Air are June 1, July 6, Aug. 3, Sept. 7 and Oct. 5.

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Last June, 21-year-old Alyssa Campanella stood on a stage in Las Vegas, being watched by viewers across the nation. She had just been named Miss USA. Stunned, all she could think was, “How am I gonna get my car back to LA if I’m going to New York tomorrow?”

Now, as she prepares to hand over her crown to the next titleholder June 3, once again in Sin City, Campanella admitted to struggling with more complex emotions in an interview with Toledo Free Press Star.

“It was a life-changing year for me, and I am going to miss the staff at the Miss Universe Organization very much,” Campanella said. “However, I have missed my family a lot this past year, so I am looking forward to seeing them again and going home to California.

“I always wondered what it would be like to win Miss USA and once it happened to me I could not believe it was real life. I feel like I accomplished a lot this year, but at the same time I also feel a year was not enough.”

Campanella’s feelings are totally understandable, given the hectic schedule the titleholder has to keep up. Her duties as the reigning Miss USA did not diminish following her Top 16 finish at Miss Universe in September. Indeed, the nature of the job meant she didn’t even know what she’d be doing from day-to-day.

“Most people probably wouldn’t know that Miss USA receives a daily itinerary describing her schedule for the following day. Every night at 6 p.m., I await mine to be sent by my manager Andrea, even if it is just to tell me I have the day off. I never fully know my schedule until the night before,” Campanella explained.

In addition to the red carpet walks and public appearances that are commonplace for a titleholder — not to mention attending her beloved Vancouver Canucks games with her boyfriend, actor Torrance Coombs — Campanella has also taken every opportunity to use the exposure her title provides to give voice to causes she believes in. She has campaigned on behalf of charities such as Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Gilda’s Club and more.

“Since I am an avid foodie and appeared on the Food Network, I’ve done a lot of volunteering with charities that specialize in cooking and feeding the sick and underprivileged in New York City,” Campanella said. “At God’s Love We Deliver, I would get to help cook and package 4,100 meals a day for those who are too sick to cook for themselves. At Cookies for Kids’ Cancer, I baked hundreds of cookies at the Institute of Culinary Education to deliver them to children on Valentine’s Day just to remind them of how loved they are.

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I am so passionate about. I wanted it to be eye opening for all of my fans and followers.”

Indeed, Campanella’s close connection to fans through social media sites like Twitter has become one of the defining elements of her reign.

“When you are in the public eye and are being looked up to as a role model, it is beneficial to have a connection with your fans and followers.

It has been fun getting to connect with them on a personal level. They have also reminded me that even on my worst of days, they will always support me. This has helped me keep my head high as Miss USA.” Campanella said she hopes fans would continue following her exploits once she has relinquished her crown — an event which she will be heavily involved in throughout the days leading up to the pageant.

“I will be a special guest at each event the contestants take part in,” she noted. “I am pretty excited to be going back to Vegas because I have so many wonderful memories from last year with my class of 2011. The only real difference between this year and last year is I don’t have to spend eight hours each day in rehearsals.”

Once the new Miss USA is crowned, Campanella’s plans include a vacation in Hawaii for

CAMPANELLA some well-deserved R&R. “I will also be working with my Los Angeles agency again, Vision Model Management, as a fashion and commercial model,” she said. “I honestly can’t say what you will hear about me once my reign is over, but I can guarantee you that I will not be disappearing and this is not the last time you’ll be hearing about me.”

For the new Miss USA — whoever she may be — Campanella offers simple, heartfelt advice.

“This is your life. Listen to your heart and follow your gut. Your gut is never wrong. Be true to yourself and stay humble. Remember where you come from and believe in who you are.” O

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