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Oct. 27 costume party benefits local Goodwill.

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By Brigitta Burks Toledo Free Press Star News Editor bburks@toledofreepress.com

Although the theme of the Ghoulwill Ball, a costume benefit for Goodwill Industries of Northwest Ohio, is old Hollywood, eventgoers can be as creative as they wish.

“Obviously if you come as a hot dog or something, we’re OK with it. Any costume you want to come in, we’re OK,” said David Takats, director of fund development and marketing.

The Northwest Ohio chapter has traditionally done a golf-outing fundraiser in the past, but was looking to do something more creative, Takats said.

“Some other Goodwills have done [Ghoul-

will Balls] in the previous few years and it has been very successful for them,” he said.

Originally, the inaugural ball was set for last year, but plans fell through. This year is different with 25 sponsors already on board, Takats said.

“Goodwill is very well-received in the community, and what we do [in the community] and I think the uniqueness and fun leads the sponsors to want to get on board,” he added.

The Oct. 27 party begins at 7 p.m. at Brandywine Country Club, 6904 Salisbury Road, Maumee. There will be a cash bar and several different types of cuisine — Mexican, American, Asian and garden food stations will be available.

In addition to raffles and a costume contest, there will be other treats like a photo

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booth and a candy station.

“We’ve put together a really cool candy table with all these big jars and things around, where you can take candy home at the end of the night,” Takats said.

A dance teacher will also show the crowd how to do the dance from Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video. The best dancer will receive a prize.

Funk band Tantric Soul with Carmen Miller is set to perform at the benefit. “[Miller’s] unbelievable. She’s like, imagine a young Tina Turner,” Takats said. Miller is also a board member for Goodwill of Northwest Ohio.

Goodwill Industries of Northwest Ohio helps people with various barriers in finding employment, Takats said. Forbes recently named Good-

will one of the top 25 most inspiring companies in the country. Goodwill also has several retail locations for used goods throughout Northwest Ohio. For more information, visit http://www. goodwillnwohio.com/.

Takats said fun is the No. 1 goal for the inaugural Ghoulwill Ball. He hopes people will “just enjoy themselves. Wear a fun costume; have a couple drinks, some food. Listen to a fantastic band and have a great night and hopefully by the end of the night, they think, ‘We really like Goodwill.’”

Tickets are $50 per person and $90 per couple. Tickets are $40 for individuals in groups of four or more people. Only those older than 21 can attend. To purchase, visit www.goodwill nwohio.com/ghoulwillball/. O

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“Concerned but not consumed!” — Ron Sanders

The (brighter) mind of Mencia

By Jeff McGinnis Toledo Free Press Star Pop Culture Editor PopGoesJeff@gmail.com

Carlos Mencia is in a very good mood.

“I am phenomenal, man,” the famous comedian said in an interview. “Life is good right now. I’m feeling a resurgence of some sort, some kind of energy out there. I don’t know what it is.”

Mencia is returning to Toledo for a two-day gig at Connxtions beginning Oct. 19. And it’s clear that a lot has changed for the Honduranborn comic since his last visit to the Glass City.

For one thing, he’s barely even half the man he used to be — formerly portly, he has dropped a considerable amount of weight in the intervening months.

“Once I decided that I wanted to lose it — and what happened was, basically a buddy of mine got diagnosed with diabetes, and once that happened, it scared the hell out of me. He was about to get his toe amputated. And I go into the hospital room, and he looks at me, crying, going, ‘Look where I’m at, Carlos. And I love you. And I just want you to know, you’re fat, too.’

I was like, ‘Wait a minute! I’m here for you, bro!

Are you serious?’

“And from that point on, I just said, it’s not gonna be me,” Mencia said. “I wanna be healthy, I definitely live that kinda lifestyle. And from that point, everything changed. And as soon as I said, ‘This is what I want,’ everything did. And I was really relieved.”

Going along with that major lifestyle change has been a major shift in the tone of Mencia’s humor and onstage character. The angry young man who once raged at the world has been muted, replaced by a more jovial persona. It’s a change that Mencia said fits right in with how he sees the world now — a decided contrast from who he first was when he stepped into the world of comedy more than 20 years ago.

“I grew up in the projects, and when you grow up in the projects, it’s really difficult, because everybody said, ‘Oh, you’re gonna be a comedian,

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oh, you’re gonna do this, oh, sure, you’re gonna do that.’ I mean, everything is negative — such a negative kind of environment. Even the jokes are negative,” Mencia said.

“And so, in order to get out of there, you have to adapt, and you have to adapt by putting on this armor of, ‘You know what? Despite what you say, I’m gonna make it.’ And that permeates through your entire life. And for me, that was a part of my comedy, as well.”

That kind of armor helped Mencia through his early days on the circuit, where he found it difficult to find footing — even after he had begun to make a national name for himself.

“But then again, what people don’t understand is, I remember being 22, 23 years old, and calling up clubs in Little Rock, Ark., — after a show I had on HBO. And the owner of the club at the time was like, ‘Well, we don’t have any Hispanics in Little Rock, so, we can’t bring you here.’ And I was like, ‘Whoa, I do my shows in English, bro! What are you talking about?’ And it’s funny how those things affect you,” he said.

But after years of being a major name in the comedy world, Mencia said the need to fight for respect and recognition is no longer the force that drives his humor.

“Things got to a point where I realized that I had changed, and what I was doing onstage didn’t match what I was feeling,” he said.

“I had a message to send out before, and the message was, ‘I’m worth it. Come and see me. I’m gonna prove that I’m funny. I’m gonna prove to you that I’m worthy. I’m gonna prove to you that I deserve this.’ That’s not my attitude anymore. My attitude is, if you wanna have the most unbelievable time, laugh so hard that the next day, and the next day, you’re just gonna be remembering jokes and laughing — please come see my show.

“That’s where I’m at. I got nothing to prove. I just wanna have fun.”

Mencia will appear at Connxtions Comedy Club on Oct. 19 and 20, with shows at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. both nights. Tickets are $29.95 and are available at www.connxtionscomedyclub. com/toledo/shows. O

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Sixpence None the Richer to play free show at Hollywood Casino Toledo.

By Vicki L. Kroll

Toledo Free Press STAR Staff Writer vkroll@toledofreepress.com

Sixpence None the Richer fires up “My Dear Machine” to start its new disc, “Lost in Transition.” It’s a familiar ride filled with sparkling pop and Leigh Nash’s pristine vocals. “[Guitarist Matt Slocum] wrote the song not really about a specific car, but just about comparing something you love that you let get rundown, and I think he was kind of talking about the band, sort of ignoring it,” Nash said.

“When we got back together after breaking up, [we started] just sort of treating it better and kind of doing right by the band.”

Slocum and Nash formed the group in Texas in 1992 and based its name on a passage from the C.S. Lewis book, “Mere Christianity.”

In 1998, “Kiss Me” catapulted the band onto international charts. Sixpence scored hits with “Breathe Your Name” and covers of “There She Goes” and “Don’t Dream It’s Over” before breaking up in 2003.

“It had just been a really long time that we’d been making music and some of the times struggling, actually most of the time struggling, some of the time being very successful — and that was a really big surprise when we had the hits,” Nash recalled.

“All along, we kind of struggled with the business side of things. And I think in the end, around 2004, that started to get the better of us; I suppose it was 2003 when we decided to call it quits.”

It was a short hiatus.

“We reformed in 2007 because we missed the music and missed each other and what the other person brings musically to the table,” the lead singer said during a call from a tour stop in Annapolis, Md. “So it’s been very rewarding these past few months actually having the record out and touring again; it’s really been a lot of fun, very gratifying.”

Sixpence None the Richer — Nash, Slocum, drummer Rob Mitchell and bassist Justin Cary — will play a free show Oct. 18 at 9 p.m. in the Hollywood Casino Toledo H Lounge.

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Red Wanting Blue Band to play at Mickey Finn’s Pub on Oct. 20.

huge for us, just to be able to find people that are as passionate about our band as we are.”

During a phone interview from the road outvkroll@toledofreepress.com side of Raleigh, N.C., the lead singer’s passion for The secret’s out: Red Wanting Blue is creating songwriting and performing was evident.

“People write songs about young love all the national buzz.

The rockers based in Columbus, Ohio, ap- time because they’re inspired,” he said. “I like to peared on “Late Show With David Letterman” write songs about the struggle of staying in love, in July and VH1’s “Big Morning Buzz Live” on you know, because it is work. That’s the good Oct. 16, and will tape a performance for NPR’s stuff to me.

“There’s a line in one of my songs called ‘Your “Mountain Stage” in November.

“We’ve been this band that’s been circling cer- Alibi’ where I say, ‘Give and take and you get tainly in plain view, hiding out in plain view for what you give/But the mistake is it’s easy to die the last decade in the Midwest,” said frontman for you, it’s harder to live.’ People get so dramatic with their songs and say ‘I’ll die for you.’ Die for Scott Terry.

“This has been a very validating year for us you? That takes little to no effort. Living and because we’ve been at it so long and doing it in- grinding it out, that’s effort, that’s the hard work, dependently so long. … For us to be this late in that’s the real love.”

Red Wanting Blue is based in Columbus, Ohio.

Terry is all about sharing himself. the game to finally be getting some of the attenPHOTO BY Jason Tanaka Blaney “I try to perform songs as honestly as I can, and tion that we’re getting, it’s an amazing bonus.”

Released in January, “From the Vanishing I try to write them as honestly as I can,” the bariPoint” is the group’s ninth disc, but its first with tone said. “So when you perform, the emotional Rahm, guitarist Eric Hall Jr. and drummer Dean about performing,” Terry said. “Getting to a label. It hit No. 10 on Billboard’s Heatseekers triggers are there like little landmines in the songs Anshutz — will play at 8 p.m. Oct. 20 at Mickey reach new people and being able to give them that you step on every night as you sing them; if it’s Finn’s Pub, 602 Lagrange St. Luke James & The something that’s real and honest, I love that. I Album Chart for new and developing acts.

Thieves and Brett Juhasz will open. Tickets are hope they walk away and go, ‘Wow, that was “Fanatic Records came to us and said ‘We’re true, it’ll always spark something in you.” really something. That guy gave more of himRed Wanting Blue — Terry, bass player Mark $12 in advance and $15 at the door. starting a new label, and we think we can do 41481 CHH Zombie Buy“That’s Local AdsoTolMcCullough, 2012:7.5x4.5 9/12/12 1:33 PM Greg Page 1 “I get very emotional; that’s what I love self than he had to.’” O guitarist and keyboardist something together’ ,” Terry said. been

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Since he was a child growing up in the Gold Rush town of Columbia, Calif., creativity has been at the core of singer-songwriter Alex Brown Church, the driving force behind indie rock outfit Sea Wolf.

A former NYU film student and a longtime fan of film and music, Church eventually shifted his focus away from film and onto music because it’s where he felt more at home.

“I wasn’t sure which one I wanted to do, and over the course of time I realized that the people that I had met doing music, I felt like they were my people,” Church said. “I felt I had a lot more in common with them, and also I just liked the idea of not having to rely on a million people to get something done, which in film, there’s so many people involved.”

Church started to pursue a musical path about 15 years ago and has made it his mission to find his voice in that realm ever since. In fact, he’s been so focused on the music itself that he didn’t even know that “Old World Romance” — his latest album which released on Sept. 11 — had cracked the top 10 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart.

“Actually, going to this record, my sort of approach was that I didn’t really want to care about what people thought, or how well it did or anything like that,” Church said. “I just wanted to make a record that I was really proud of, and so I feel like my attitude has changed over the years.

“Maybe I was a little bit more sort of insecure or something and needing that kind of reassurance, but I think at this stage I’m just content to put out a record that I feel really good about.”

Also featuring Lisa Fendelander (keyboards), Joey Ficken (drums), Theodore Liscinski (bass), Joyce Lee (cello) and Nathan “Jr.” Anderson (electric guitar), Sea Wolf will perform at Frankie’s Inner City on Oct. 23 as part of its tour in support of “Old World Romance.”

Formerly of the band Irving, Church broke away from that group to tread his own musical path and has been performing under the Sea Wolf name for about eight years. The followup to 2009’s “White Water, White Bloom,” “Old World Romance” is the third full-length album from Sea Wolf since 2007, one that Church made more straightforward structurally and lyrically with a focus on melody.

“I didn’t want it to feel as aggressive as the second record,” Church said of “Old World Romance.” “I just wanted to have more of kind of a mid-tempo, melodic theme. I feel like all of that I definitely achieved.”

Lyrically, Church comes off as an introspective storyteller on “Old World Romance.” From the album’s opener in “Old Friend,” to songs like “Priscilla,” “Saint Catherine St” and “Dear Fellow

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Traveler,” Church displays his ability to weave a coherent story into his songs, something that can partly be attributed to his time at NYU. “I think being in film school sort of taught me how to approach something in kind of a professional way, and it also taught me narrative structure and narrative dramatic structure,” Church said. “I think I just was able to apply a lot of [that structure] to my songwriting and songs.”

With nearly a decade of experience under his belt and a new record that he’s proud of, Church is pretty happy with where he’s at musically. And while creating records that make Billboard charts isn’t his current aim, it certainly doesn’t hurt that “Old World Romance” did.

“That kind of stuff, the best thing about it is that it means that more people are going to hear the music, which is kind of the goal,” Church said. “It means that hopefully I’ll be able to continue doing this for awhile.”

On Oct. 23, Sea Wolf will headline a show that also features Hey Marseilles, Nathan Roberts and Sea of Bears at Frankie’s Inner City, 308 Main St. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door the day of the show. Advance tickets are available at all Ticketmaster outlets, as well as locally at Culture Clash Records (419-536-LOVE) and Ramalama Records (419-531-ROCK). Doors are at 8 p.m. and all ages are welcome. O

“Criminals are a cowardly, superstitious lot.” — Batman

Gathered reading Nick Muska to read poetry at Oct. 25 event.

By Kyle Cappelletty Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer star@toledofreepress.com

Nick Muska has taken nearly 30 years of winter travels to Florida and Jamaica and turned the experiences into poetry.

He will read at Gathered Art Gallery and Studios, 23 N. Huron St. in Downtown Toledo at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 25.

Muska’s poem, “28 Sunsets and 3 All Night Taxi Rides,” is a sequential poem depicting every MUSKA sunset in February and will be one of many featured at the upcoming event.

This February will mark the 30th year Muska has traveled to Florida and Jamaica to work on his collection of carefully selected poems.

“I would stay between two and five weeks and write a journal every morning,” Muska said. “In the evenings I would go to my favorite spot on the beach and write poems inspired by my surroundings. After nearly three decades of visiting Jamaica and Florida I had quite a lot of poems to work with in putting together my book.”

Muska’s book, “All Cool: Carefully Selected Poems,” will be available at the reading for him to sign. There will also be fine-printed broadsides printed by letterpress and large format poems on single sheets of handmade paper for sale.

“Nick Muska and I have been literary friends for over 35 years,” said Joel Lipman, emeritus professor of English at the University of Toledo. “Nick is an eloquent reader; he has taught classes regarding oral interpretation and is just a great speaker.”

Muska and Lipman met in 1975, when they each moved to Toledo, and later went on to collaborate and co-direct the Toledo Poets Center for 25 years.

“From 1976 until around 2001, the Toledo Poets Center sponsored and facilitated workshops and readings by over 100 poets, promoting poetry locally,” Lipman said.

Building off of his experiences, Lipman is teaming with his son Eli Lipman and Gathered studio partners Adam Goldberg and Mike Stevens to elevate poetry gatherings and give audiences a chance to enjoy the passion of the artist.

“The purpose and goal of Gathered Art Gallery and Studios is to engage and gather art enthusiasts within the community, said Eli Lipman. “Since we opened we have offered community classes, hot shop rental time, or the opportunity to drop by and try your hand at creating your own one of a kind glass object.”

The event is open to the public and donations are requested with all money raised used to fund future gathered readings.

For more information visit www.gathered artgallery.com. O

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“In order to be a realist you must believe in miracles.” — Henry Christopher Bailey

Dan Smith and the Deep Cleveland Trio

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he year is 2005 and I’ve come to Cleveland for the first time. I’m sitting in a conference room at Cleveland State University listening to a panel discussion on the life and work of the poet d.a. levy, an underground cultural icon who took his own life in an East Cleveland apartment in 1968 at the age of 26. More than 40 years later the city is still mourning that loss and so am I, but still, hope burns bright there.

Throughout the years, I’ve done my best to build a strong connection between the Cleveland poetry community and local poets here in the Glass City. Why? Go to Cleveland any night of the week and you’re sure to find at least a handful of poetry readings going on. Book signings, you name it, it’s happening there.

Once I even saw a band booed off stage because the crowd that night just wanted to hear some poetry. That’s just unheard of. How do you explain it? Are their poets just that much more talented? I can’t really say, but what I do know is that in most cities, poets will only come out if they know they will have a chance to read, to hear their own voice.

This isn’t the case in Cleveland. I’ve never met so many people who are just willing to listen, and support their literary community as a whole.

One such example is Dan Smith. Though he has authored a number of small poetry chapbooks,

Smith is perhaps best known as the leader of Dan Smith and the Deep Cleveland Trio, where he combines modern poetry with smooth jazz that takes you back to Jack Kerouac and the beat generation.

It was on my recent reading tour that I came across a copy of the Trio’s newly released record, “Matinee Motel.”

The album, which was pieced together at the Bad Racket JOHN Recording Studio, also features Miles Budimir, Dan Wenninger and Smith’s son Morgan Ellington on bass.

I’ll admit that it took me a few days to sit down and listen to the entire album from beginning to end, but once I did I couldn’t stop. It was a quiet Sunday morning and I was feeling a little down and in need of a boost, what I got instead was a series of small miracles. Each track took me on a journey and brought me safely home again. Smith is, as

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he says, “a Cleveland son through and through” but the magic of “Matinee Motel” goes much deeper than that.

I first got to know Smith and his work back in 2008 at the now-defunct Literary Café Reading Series organized by Steve Goldberg and Nick Traenkner. I would later bring him to Toledo to read with Andrew Rihn at the Colling-wood Arts Center. What got me about his work from the very beginning is the way he used the music of language to break down walls, not just in terms of geography, but in the hearts and minds of his listeners.

The power of “Matinee Motel” is as much about what isn’t said in our daily lives as it is about connecting the dots that make us human.

From the moment I heard this wonderful record I knew that I had to share it with you, because it’s more than just a Cleveland love

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story, it’s Toledo too. It’s Pittsburgh, it’s London, Paris, and everywhere in between. It’s all of us together and isn’t that what the best poetry is all about? If not, it should be.

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UT banned books event protests censorship

By Brigitta Burks Toledo Free Press STAR News Editor bburks@toledofreepress.com

The University of Toledo is celebrating the freedom to read with its 15th annual Banned Books Week Vigil on Oct. 18 and 19. The American Library Association (ALA) helped start Banned Books Week 30 years ago. The national week was Sept. 30-Oct. 6.

Paulette Kilmer, a UT professor of communications, started UT’s version 15 years ago after observing another banned books event put on by the American Civil Liberties Union. The event started out small but last year, about 350 people attended. “[The vigil] has really just grown. We have been really fortunate and a lot of people help us and see the value in us, so it’s very much a community endeavor,” Kilmer said.

On Oct. 18, several volunteer speakers will discuss topics of their choosing at the free event on the third floor of Sullivan Hall. This year, UT’s banned books week event was expanded to include two days of activities. From 7-9 p.m. Oct. 19, Alan Kitty, a Mark Twain impersonator, will present on the author in Libbey Hall. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $25 for two people, $100 for a table of eight and $7.50 for students. To purchase, visit www.utoledo.edu/boxoffice or call (419) 530-2375. The Ohio Humanities Council helped sponsor this new event. Twain’s book “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is one of the most banned books ever, according to the ALA. The book was written for adults, not children, Kilmer said.

“It’s a very early and serious consideration of racism,” she said. “When [Twain] wrote it, he was making all kinds of statements about the injustice of racism.”

Kilmer is passionate about the event’s theme, “Celebrate the Freedom to Read.”

“We don’t all have to agree on what’s great literature or not. What we need to do is keep an open mind,” she said.

Glenn Sheldon, the honors professor for humanities at UT and member of the event’s planning committee, agreed. Reading is a way to learn about things that may be different from our own viewpoints, he said.

“If our viewpoints are not challenged, then we are not ever learning about ourselves and the world that we live in,” he said.

There are many reasons books are banned, Kilmer and Sheldon said.

Kilmer said, “It takes one person, and often that person hasn’t read the book, to get a challenge going or to stir up a community, to even ban a book.”

Most books are banned for kindergarten through 12th-grade students, Sheldon said.

These books often deal with topics like domestic violence, rape and homosexuality.

“These are the issues students in K-12 are

always dealing with and words and representations of how you survive those experiences put in someone else’s word, for me, are a basic survival technique,” he said.

Some of the books that were banned, restricted or challenged by schools from May 2011-12 include “In Cold Blood” by Truman Capote, “Speak” by Laurie Halse Anderson, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky, “Looking for Alaska” by John Green, “Beloved” by Toni Morrison and “SlaughterhouseFive” by Kurt Vonnegut.

Event sponsors include several UT affiliates, massage therapist Ann Lumbrezer, Barry Bagels, Dunkin’ Donuts, Kroger, New Sins Press, Phoenicia Cuisine and Toledo Free Press. Snacks will be provided throughout the first day of the vigil.

There will be a cash bar and light refreshments at “An Evening with Mark Twain.”

The Oct. 18 schedule is below: O 9 a.m.: “Celebrating Reading: Selections from ‘The Princess Bride’”—The UT Writer’s Guild O 9:30 a.m.: “In the name of Democracy: Resurgence of Censorship in Post-Soviet Eastern Europe” —Arjun Sabharwal, Canaday Center O 10 a.m.: “From ‘Lucy’ to ‘2 Broke Girls’: TV and Its Cultural Impact,”— David Tucker, UT communications O 10:30 a.m.: “Google Bombs, SEO and Censorship”— Paul Many, UT communications department O 11 a.m.: “The War on Women ... as Old as History”— Warren Woodbury, Toledo author O 11:30 a.m.: “Prison Education: What is the Point?”— Renee Heberle, UT political science department O Noon: Keynote address: “My Favorite Book” — Bill McMillen, UT assistant to the president O 1 p.m.: “Inequality and Democracy”— Carter Wilson, UT political science department O 1:30 p.m.: “Book Burning in Nazi Germany”— Larry Wilcox and Justin Pfeifer, UT history department O 2 p.m.: “Grey Matter” — Ben Pryor, vice provost for Academic Program Development O 2:30 p.m.: “Jeopardy!”— Vincent D. Scebbi, editor in chief at The Independent Collegian O 3 p.m.: “Avoiding the Echo Chamber: The Benefit of Dissenting Opinion” — Sarah Ottney, Toledo Free Press managing editor O 3:30 p.m.: “Thomas Jefferson’s Bible: The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth”— Tom Barden, dean of UT Honors College O 4 p.m.: “Babes in Pornland: The New Pornography Industry”— Sharon Barnes, UT women’s and gender studies department O 4:30 p.m. “Debased Ditties and Songs that Suffered Censorship” — Ed Lingan, UT theatre and film department and Risa Cohen, music specialist For more information, visit www.ala.org/ bbooks. O

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“Curious things, habits. People themselves never knew they had them.” — Agatha Christie

Fall Bash at Flatlanders Blissfield gallery event planned for Oct. 27.

By Kyle Cappelletty Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer star@toledofreepress.com

On Oct. 27, art enthusiasts will have an opportunity to meet two Michigan artists at a Blissfield gallery displaying their work.

Flatlanders Art Galleries will host John Running-Johnson and Lee Doezema for its Fall Bash reception, set for 7-10 p.m. Oct. 27. The event will also feature musical guest Jaded Soul.

“John Running-Johnson & Lee Doezema” opened Sept. 18 and is scheduled to remain on display through Nov. 17.

Exhibitions at Flatlanders are always free.

However, visitors are encouraged to bring nonperishable foods, canned goods or toiletries to benefit the St. Mary’s Food Pantry of Adrian.

The exhibit features work from the two artists in mediums ranging from wood and steel sculptures by Running-Johnson to large-scale paintings by Doezema.

Running-Johnson was the sculpture technician at Western Michigan University for more than two decades, which is how he first connected with Flatlanders.

“I was very fortunate to have gone to a high school that had a terrific art program. This is what

instilled in me the passion and desire to become a sculptor,” Running-Johnson said. “After I received my master’s degree in fine arts from Western Michigan in 1985, they hired me as a sculpture technician. Part of my job was taking care of the sculpture tour program and that is how I first became affiliated with Flatlanders Art Galleries.”

Running-Johnson retired three years ago, but remains active with Western Michigan University and as an artist and mentor.

“The sculptures are all humorous on multiple levels, some overtly so, while others take a little time to sneak up on the viewer,” said gallery owner Ken Thompson in a news release.

Doezema’s large-scale, multiple-part paintings study the human condition and at times provide an odd point of view, according to the release. One set of paintings, each 5 foot by 7 foot, are titled “Exit Strategy” and “Gone.” The paintings depict the same living room, except one shows an elderly man sleeping in a chair while the other shows no one.

Ken Thompson has been making sculptures out of his car dealership-turned-art studio for more than three decades. He graduated from the University of Toledo with a Master of Liberal Studies in sculpture and Siena Heights College with a bachelor’s degree in painting.

‘Exit Strategy’ by Lee Doezema.

ILLUSTRATION COURTESY FLATLANDERS ART GALLERIES

Flatlanders Art Galleries is operated in conjunction with Flatlanders Sculpture Supply, a full-service stone carving resource. The gallery is located at 11993 E. U.S. 223 in Blissfield. Regular

hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

For more information, visit flatlander sculpture.com. O

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“Murder is never simple. We would be foolish, stupid, to ignore any possibility.” — Miss Marple

Additions make Cedar Point HalloWeekends more of a scream

By Matt Liasse Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer star@toledofreepress.com

At Cedar Point’s HalloWeekends, “Overlord” Tyler Cline rounds up the “screamsters” for a pep rally.

They all march together, and in a synthesized voice, Cline shouts, “Go forth and make them scream.” Then more than 300 screamsters run amok inside the park to do just that.

“It’s a lot of fun,” Cline said.

This year is the 16th season of Cedar Point’s Halloween fest. The park is open on the weekends until Oct. 28. During the day, families are invited to enjoy parades and costume contests, but after the sun goes down, guests are to roam the park at their own risk as the screamsters are set free.

Daric McCoy is a fourth-year screamster who works in the Park Operations Office other months of the year. He dresses up as a “steampunk airship captain” for HalloWeekends.

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“There’s just something that doesn’t seem right.” — Jessica Fletcher n CEDAR POINT CONTINUED FROM 14 The makeup process for the 300 screamsters takes four hours and requires 20 makeup artists. The process includes applying foam latex masks which ensure the comfort of the screamsters while they are running around the park and sweating.

Anyone interested in becoming a screamster can apply online. After being accepted, screamsters go through “Scare School,” a twohour class.

McCoy said he knows when it is fun to scare and when it’s taken overboard. He said he tends to stay away from children and can usually tell from people’s expressions if they are enjoying themselves.

McCoy also said screamsters are not allowed to touch guests, although some guests have gotten physical out of self-defense after being startled.

During HalloWeekends, the park has 70 rides and 10 walk-through venues, including two new attractions: Cut Throat Cove and Eden Musee.

Eden Musee is a wax museum found by the Mean Streak rollercoaster that got its inspiration from history and the film “House of Wax” starring Paris Hilton.

“Before you had movies, before you had radio … people would go to wax museums to see horrific things,” said John Taylor, Cedar Point’s manager of graphic services.

Taylor designs the haunted houses and has been with HalloWeekends since its inception.

He said that with HalloWeekends, Cedar Point aims for less gore and more family fun.

It’s about “scaring you with a startle rather than gross-you-out,” Taylor said.

Eden Musee features wax figures of history’s most popular characters that come to life.

Kody Kolibab plays Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in the museum. He works as a lifeguard in the summer at Soak City and took the job as a screamster when the water park closed for the season.

“I had a lady pee herself,” Kolibab said, who did some theater work in high school.

The other new attraction, Cut Throat Cove, is by the Maverick rollercoaster. The pirate-themed walk-through includes sunken ships and dead pirates scavenging the shore. This walk-through is outside and guests have to watch out for a giant snake at the end.

Along with the new additions, old favorites are still at the park like Club Blood, a haunted dance club, Corn Stalkers, a corn maze that comes alive and Eternity Infirmary, a sinister hospital.

This year, Cedar Point is also introducing Fright Lanes, comparable to its Fast Lanes.

For $50, the Fright Lane wristband will allow any guest to move to the front of the lines for HalloWeekends’ haunted walk-throughs. “[It’s] for guests who just can’t stand the suspense any longer,” according to a news release.

HalloWeekends is now open from 6 p.m. to midnight on Fridays, 11 a.m. to midnight on Saturdays and noon to 9 p.m. on Sundays until Oct. 28.

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OCT. 17-24, 2012

What’s what, where and when in NW Ohio

Compiled by Whitney Meschke Events are subject to change.

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.

O The Battlefield Band: 8 p.m. Oct. 17, $20.

O Carbon Leaf: 8 p.m. Oct. 18, $17.50.

O Carbon Leaf, Michael Mcdermott: 8 p.m. Oct. 19, $17.50.

O The Verve Pipe: 8 p.m. Oct. 20, $24.

O Christine Lavin: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21, $20.

O Runa: 8 p.m. Oct. 22, $15.

O Joe Hertler & the Rainbow Seekers, Jack & the Bear: 8 p.m. Oct. 23, free.

O Nneka, Drew Nelson: 8 p.m. Oct. 24, $15.

Bar 145 This new venue features burgers, bands and bourbon, if its slogan is to be believed. $5 cover. 5304 Monroe St. (419) 593-0073 or bar145toledo.com.

O The Bridges: Oct. 18.

O Dot Dot Dot: Oct. 19-20.

O Karaoke: Oct. 24.

BGSU concerts The university’s ensembles, choirs, quartets and more — and their friends — will present the music they’ve been perfecting. Halls are located in Moore Musical Arts Center, Willard Drive and Ridge Street, Bowling Green. (419) 372-8171, (800) 589-2224, (419) 372-8888 or www.bgsu.edu/arts.

O Chamber Music Concerts: 3 p.m. Oct. 18 and 10:30 a.m.

Oct. 19, Bryan Recital Hall.

O New Music Festival concert: 2:30 p.m. Oct. 19, Kobacker Hall.

O Inuksuit: 4:30 p.m. Oct. 19, lawn south of BowenThompson Student Union, Ridge Street and North College Drive, Bowling Green.

O John Luther Adams, Barry Lopez: 8 p.m. Oct. 19, Kobacker Hall.

O Young Composers’ Concert: 10:30 a.m. Oct. 20, Bryan

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Recital Hall.

O Robert Morris: Noon Oct. 20, place to be announced.

O John Luther Adams: 2:30 p.m. Oct. 20, Bryan Recital Hall.

O BG Philharmonia, BGSU Wind Symphony: 8 p.m. Oct. 20, Kobacker Hall, $10.

O Tracy Cowden, piano: 8 p.m. Oct. 21, Bryan Recital Hall.

O Music Discovery Day: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 22, Kobacker Hall.

O Nelita True, piano: 2:30 p.m. Oct. 24, Bryan Recital Hall.

O Matthew Daline, viola: 8 p.m. Oct. 24, Bryan Recital Hall.

The Blarney Irish Pub

(800) 991-7777 or www.caesarswindsor.com.

O Tribute, a Salute to the Superstars: 3 and 8 p.m. Oct. 18, $15.

O Foreigner: 9 p.m. Oct. 19, $30.

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

(419) 491-0990.

O Johnny Rodriguez: Oct. 20.

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 Dave Carpenter: Oct. 18.

O MAS FiNA: Oct. 19-20.

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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 Werks, the Deep End: 9 p.m. Oct. 17.

O Joseph Vincent: 8 p.m. Oct. 18.

O Keller Williams: 9 p.m. Oct. 19, $20-$23.

O El Ten Eleven, Beacon, Palaces: 9 p.m. Oct. 20.

O The Infamous Stringdusters: 8 p.m. Oct. 23.

O Versatai, Trample the Weak, Steddy P, SA the Abolitionist, Rick the Raconteur, Deebo Mac, Shneal, ADD: 9:30 p.m. Oct. 24.

Another drinking-and-dining option has opened up near Fifth Third Field and will feature occasional musical performances. 9 N. Huron St. (419) 244-2855.

O Captain Sweet Shoes: 9 p.m. Thursdays.

O John Barile & Bobby May: 6 p.m. Fridays.

O Danny Mettler: 7 p.m. Sundays.

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.

O Open mic: Thursdays and Mondays.

O Stonehouse: Oct. 19.

O Rivets: Oct. 20.

Caesars Windsor If you have your passport, consider hopping the Detroit River for this casino’s entertainment offerings. Starting ticket prices, in Canadian dollars, are for the cheapest seats; attendees must be 19 or older. Caesars Windsor Colosseum, 377 Riverside Dr. East, Windsor, Ontario.

Braxton Miller: The Buckeyes’ starting sophomore quarterback led the Buckeyes’ offense with 149 yards and a touchdown on the ground. He also passed for 211 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a 52-49 win over Indiana. The Buckeyes are now 7-0 and will host Purdue this Saturday.

We congratulate Braxton Miller and the Ohio State Buckeyes for their outstanding performance.

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This venue has been rocking BGSU students (and others) for years. 127 N. Main St., Bowling Green. (419) 353-5000 or www.clazel.net.

O Cold Blue Music: 9:30 p.m. Oct. 18.

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. Oct. 17 and 23-24.

O Michael Peslikis: 7 p.m. Oct. 18.

O Kelly Broadway: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19-20.

O Leo Darrington: 7 p.m. Oct. 25.

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 The Bridges: Oct. 19-20.

Doc Watson’s

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Named in honor of the owners’ forefather, this bar and res-

taurant serves a variety of dishes and entertainment. 1515 S. Byrne Road. (419) 389-6003 or docwatsonstoledo.com.

O Organized: 10 p.m. Oct. 19.

O Dan Stewart: 10 p.m. Oct. 20.

Dorr St. Café Grab a reuben or some fish while bobbing your head to some tunes. Southwest corner of Dorr Street at Reynolds Road. (419) 531-4446 or www.dorrstreetcafe.com.

O Scott Ballard: Oct. 19.

Duncan’s 938 W. Laskey Rd. (419) 720-4320.

O DJ: Wednesdays.

O Scotty Rock: Sundays.

O 52 Pickup: Oct. 19.

O Mark Mikel Band, Chris Shutters: Oct. 20.

Evolution A club “for the mature crowd,” Evolution offers $5 martinis on Thursdays and the occasional live musical performance. 519 S. Reynolds Road. (419) 725-6277 or clubevolutiontol.com.

O Cont-Nuite Band: 7-9 p.m. Oct. 18, $5.

Fat Fish Blue Serving blues and similar sounds, as well as bayoustyle grub. Levis Commons, 6140 Levis Commons Blvd., Perrysburg. (419) 931-3474 or fatfishfunnybonetoledo.com.

O Cont-Nuite Band: 8:30 p.m. Oct. 19-20.

Frankie’s Inner City Toledo’s venue for rock. 308 Main St. $5-$15, unless noted.

(419) 693-5300 or www.FrankiesInnerCity.com.

O Rocky Loves Emily, Late Nite Reading, Farewell My Love, Catching Your Clouds, Sound of the Stereo: 6 p.m. Oct. 17.

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Denard Robinson: UM senior quarterback Denard Robinson ran for 128 yards and a touchdown and also passed for 159 yards and a touchdown. Michigan is now 4-2 and will host Michigan State in Ann Arbor this Saturday. We congratulate Denard Robinson and the Michigan Wolverines for their outstanding performance.

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Manhattan’s

STAR @ the movies ‘Argo’

James A. Molnar, TFP film editor:

”Ben Affleck’s latest film is based on a declassified true story that used the cover of a movie to help extract six Americans stuck in Iran. Affleck makes sure to set up the conflict in this film very carefully. This is not an action movie.

It’s a slow-building thriller that works to explain the story carefully and precisely.

Alexandre Desplat provides a perfect background motif with his score in one of the year’s best movies.”

STAR is looking for movie reviews, 50 words or less. Send them via Twitter @toledofreepress.

Watch James discuss movies on “WNWO Today” around 5:50 a.m. on Fridays. Also, listen to James discuss movies on “Eye on Your Weekend” on 1370 WSPD every Friday at 6 p.m.

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Frankie’s (cont.)

O Silver Snakes, Break, Arrows: 7 p.m. Oct. 18.

O Early Graves, React, Disconnected, Goltzius: 9 p.m. Oct. 19.

O Midwest Homegrown Band, RMO, Titus County, Black Mountain Side: 9 p.m. Oct. 20.

O Boy Hits Car, Exotic Animal Petting Zoo, Siklid: 7 p.m.

Oct. 22.

O Sea Wolf, Hey Marseilles, Nathan Roberts, Sea of Bears: 8 p.m. Oct. 23.

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 Lazy River Band: Oct. 19-20.

H Lounge The newly opened Hollywood Casino Toledo offers musical distractions. 777 Hollywood Blvd. (419) 661-5200 or www. hollywoodcasinotoledo.com.

O Sixpence None the Richer, DJ A Dubb: 9 p.m. Oct. 18.

O Jedi Mind Trip, DJ Rob Sample: 9 p.m. Oct. 19.

O Brena, DJ A Dubb: 9 p.m. Oct. 20.

O Sponge, DJ Rob Sample: 9 p.m. Oct. 25.

O 56 Daze, DJ Rob Sample: 9 p.m. Oct. 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. Oct. 23.

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 Paul Keller Quartet, Sarah D’Angelo: 8 p.m. Oct. 19.

O Anthony Romaniuk: 4 p.m. Oct. 21.

O Michael Malis, Keith Miller: 8 p.m. Oct. 24.

O Abacus and Rose: 8 p.m. Oct. 25.

This “slice of the Big Apple” in the Glass City provides entertainment most weekends. 1516 Adams St. (419) 243-6675 or www.manhattanstoledo.com.

O Open stage with Jeff Williams: 8:45 p.m. Tuesdays.

O Stephen Woolley: 7 p.m. Oct. 17.

O Mark Sentie Trio: 6:30 p.m. Oct. 18.

O Mo Joe Boes and His Noble Jones: 8:45 p.m. Oct. 19.

O Frostbite: 8:45 p.m. Oct. 20.

O Mike Corwin: 6:30 p.m. Oct. 24.

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O Mia Johnson: 9 p.m. Oct. 19.

Mickey Finn’s Pub 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 Transmission (Goth night): 10 p.m. Fridays, $8.

O Crushed Out, the Old Adage, People Being Human, the Alternate Medicine: 9 p.m. Oct. 17.

O Smoking Popes, Roll the Tanks, Capaul: 8 p.m. Oct. 18, $10-$12.

O Off With Their Heads, Scoundrel, Bill Bondsmen, the Fight Within: 9 p.m. Oct. 19, $8-$10.

O Red Wanting Blue, Luke James & the Thieves, Brett Juhasz: 8 p.m. Oct. 20, $12-$15.

O Hour 24, the Farther I Fall, Aim Your Arrows, Ryan Started the Fire, a Violent Perfection, Modern Day Armada: 4 p.m.

Oct. 21, $8.

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Guests must be 21 or older. (866) 782-9622 or www. motorcitycasino.com. The casino’s Chromatics Lounge also features live performances.

O Dane Anthony: 7 p.m. Oct. 17-18, 10 p.m. Oct. 19, 5:15 p.m. Oct. 20.

O Dal Bouey: 5:15 p.m. Oct. 19.

O Phase 5: 10 p.m. Oct. 20.

O Blood Sweat & Brass: 3:30 p.m. Oct. 21.

O British Beat 66: 7 p.m. Oct. 22.

O Dave Hamilton: 7 p.m. Oct. 23.

O Fabulous Soul Shakers: 7 p.m. Oct. 24.

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One2 Lounge at Treo Live music starts at 7:30-11:30 p.m. 5703 Main St., Sylvania. (419) 882-2266 or treosylvania.com.

O Skip Turner Band: Oct. 19.

O Organized, Tim Tiderman: Oct. 20.

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O Joe Crow Ryan, Justin Remer: 10 p.m. Oct. 18.

O Puffy Areolas: 10 p.m. Oct. 19.

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.

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

O Tom Drummonds: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tuesdays.

This corner bar-type hangout offers the occasional bit of entertainment. 702 Monroe St. $3. (419) 241-1118.

O Dixon-Richards: 9 p.m. Oct. 19.

A full bar featuring frozen drinks and multiple happy hours (4-7 p.m.) on weekdays, plus salads, soups and sandwiches, accompany live entertainment four nights a week.

2 S. St. Clair. (419) 243-2473 or www.yeoldedurtybird.com.

O The Eight-Fifteens: 9 p.m. Oct. 17.

O Ronn Daniels: 9 p.m. Oct. 18.

O Pilot Radio: 9:30 p.m. Oct. 19.

O Freakender: 9:30 p.m. Oct. 20.

O Kyle White: 9 p.m. Oct. 24.

O Jamie Mills: 9 p.m. Oct. 25.

The Legendary Teenagers, the Shades of Blue and Danny & the Juniors will perform hits such as “Why Do Fools Fall in Love,” “Oh How Happy” and “At the Hop.” 8 p.m. Oct. 19, Maumee Indoor Theatre, 601 Conant St., Maumee. $25.

(419) 897-8902, (248) 921-7000 or www.greateasterntheatres.com/maumeehome.asp.

Rocket Bar This new bar is making a lot of promises for entertainment, vintage video games and just plain fun. Check it out and see if its holding up its part of the bargain. 135 S. Byrne Road.

(419) 536-2582 or www.rocketbartoledo.com.

O DJ Manny: Thursdays.

O Local Anesthetic: Oct. 20.

Shawn’s Irish Tavern Founded in 1968, this Celtic-style bar and eatery offers entertainment at its three locations. 4400 Heatherdowns Blvd., (419) 381-1281; 105 S. Third St., Waterville, (419) 441-1081; and 7436 W. Bancroft St., Sylvania, (419) 7247981. www.shawnsirishtavern.com.

O Johnny Rodriguez: 9 p.m. Oct. 17, Oct. 19, 24 and 26, Toledo; 8:30 p.m. Oct. 25, Waterville.

Stella’s Nouveau cuisine gets a helping of music Thursdays through Saturdays. 104 Louisiana Ave., Perrysburg. (419) 873-8360 or www.stellasrestaurantandbar.com.

O Acoustic Soul: 6:30 p.m. Oct. 18.

O Gregg Aranda: 8 p.m. Oct. 19.

O CJ and Company: 8 p.m. Oct. 20.

Swig Anyone curious about this charcuterie can check out the menu while also sampling some music Tuesdays through Saturdays. 219 Louisiana Ave., Perrysburg. (419) 873-6224 or www.swigrestaurantandbar.com.

O Jason LaPorte: Oct. 18.

O Chris Knopp: Oct. 19.

O Jason Slone: Oct. 20.

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 Steve Jad: Oct. 17.

O Kelly Broadway: Oct. 18.

O Jason Hudson: Oct. 19-20, 23 and 25.

O Ryan Dunlap: Oct. 24.

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 Bob Rex Trio: 6 p.m. Sundays.

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

O Pete Anderson: 8 p.m. Oct. 18, $10.

O The Nu-Tones: 8 p.m. Oct. 19, $5.

O The Killer Flamingos: 10 p.m. Oct. 20, $5.

O Spinwheel: 9 p.m. Oct. 23, $5.

O S***DangMonsterTrucks: 9 p.m. Oct. 25, $4.

Yeeha’s Country and rock with a little “Coyote Ugly” style. 3150 Navarre Ave., Oregon. (419) 691-8880 or www.yeehas.com.

O Hello My Name Is: 9 p.m. Oct. 19.

O Still Rain: 9 p.m. Oct. 20.

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 and more. With combos from trio to full orchestra, the performers provide music for all occasions. (419) 7080265, (419) 874-0290 or www.swingmania.org.

O Big Band All Stars: Dancing is encouraged. 8-10:30 p.m.

Tuesdays, Trotters Tavern, 5131 Heatherdowns Blvd. (419) 381-2079 or (419) 708-0265.

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Chiara Quartet In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the University Musical Society’s Chamber Arts Series, this foursome will venture out of the concert hall for a free community pop-up concert. 8 p.m. Oct. 19, storefront at 314 S. Fourth Ave., Ann Arbor. (734) 764-2538 or ums.org.

Francophile Festival To help the TMA celebrate the opening of its Manet exhibit, the Toledo Symphony Orchestra will present a program of French Romantics — Berlioz, Franck and Chabrier — with Stefan Sanderling at the helm and Frances Renzi at the keys. 8-10 p.m. Oct. 19-20, TMA Peristyle, 2445 Monroe St. $22-$52. (419) 246-8000, (800) 348-1253 or www. toledosymphony.com.

The Birdland Big Band will be directed by Tommy Igoe in a setting designed to recreate the ambience and experience of a night at one of New York’s jazziest clubs. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17, Valentine Theatre, 400 N. Superior St. $24-$40. (419) 242-2787 or www.valentinetheatre.com.

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The Art Tatum Jazz Society will provide smooth, cool “Twilight Jazz” along the river, appetizers included. 5-7 p.m. Wednesdays, Grand Plaza Hotel’s Aqua Lounge, 444 N. Summit St. $15. (419) 241-141 or www.arttatumsociety.com.

O Josh Silver, Steve Knurek: Oct. 17.

O Claude Black’s 80th birthday party: Oct. 24.

With more than three decades of performance experience, this pianist has become “one of the most cherished” musicians of our time. His program will include works by Haydn, Schubert, Beethoven and Chopin. 8 p.m. Oct. 20, University of Michigan, Hill Auditorium, 825 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor. $10-$75. (734) 764-2538 or ums.org.

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Music from the Contours, the Marcels, Kathy Young, the Spaniels, the Edsels and more will be featured. 7 p.m. Oct. 20, Stranahan Theater, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd. $25-$55.

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O Jazz Night: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 22, Crystal’s Lounge, Ramada

This concert will feature choral works based on Marian texts including Franz Biebl’s Ave Maria, as well as Vivaldi’s Magnificat and Handel’s Organ Concerto. 3-4:30 p.m. Oct. 21, Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral, 2535 Collingwood Blvd. www.toledodiocese.org, or rosarycathedral.org.

Hotel & Conference Center, 3536 Secor Road. $3-$5. (419) 535-7070.

O UT Faculty Jazz Ensemble: 8 p.m. Oct. 23, Center for Performing Arts Recital Hall, Tower View Boulevard and West Campus Drive. $3-$5.

O UT Percussion Ensemble: 8 p.m. Oct. 25, Center for Performing Arts Recital Hall, Tower View Boulevard and West Campus Drive.

‘Serenade’ Trumpeter Thaddeus Archer and soprano Carol Duskieker will perform music by Handel, Mozart and more with pianist Robert Ballinger. 4 p.m. Oct. 21, Monroe Street United Methodist Church, 3613 Monroe St. (419) 4731167 or www.monroestumc.com.

Rocky Mountain High Ted Vigil will be joined by John Denver’s lead guitarist, Steve Weisberg, in a tribute to the folky songwriter of such tunes as “Annie’s Song,” “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” and “Sunshine on My Shoulder.” 3 p.m. Oct. 21, River Raisin Centre for the Arts, 114 S. Monroe St., Monroe, Mich. $15$25. (734) 242-7722 or www.riverraisincentre.org.

‘Le Sacre du Printemps’ Christian Matjias, University of Michigan associate professor, and Ilya Blinov, Susquehanna University assistant professor, will perform the two-piano score of Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring.” 7 p.m. Oct. 21, University of Michigan, Earl V. Moore Music Building School of Music, Britton Recital Hall, 1100 Baits Dr., Ann Arbor. (734) 764-2538 or ums.org.

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Scholars of a Different Note This concert series features BGSU vocal and instrumental music students. 3:30 p.m. Oct. 23, Wildwood Preserve Metropark Manor House, 5100 W. Central Ave. (419) 407-9700 or metroparkstoledo.com.

Young People’s Concert The Toledo Symphony Orchestra will present a “Dance”themed program featuring motion-oriented music from around the world by such notables as Bach, Brahms, Strauss and more. 9:45 and 11 a.m. Oct. 24, TMA Peristyle, 2445 Monroe St. $4. (419) 246-8000, (800) 348-1253 or www.toledosymphony.com.

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The university’s music students and friends will perform the pieces they’ve been perfecting. (419) 530-2452 or www. utoledo.edu/as/music.

O Musica Antigua de Toledo: 3:30 p.m. Oct. 21, Center for Performing Arts Recital Hall, Tower View Boulevard and West Campus Drive, $2-$10.

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“A retro 1940s musical revue featuring the String of Pearls singers and dancers with a sensational big band orchestra” performing music by Glenn Miller, the Andrew Sisters, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey and more. 3 p.m. Oct. 25, Stranahan Theater, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd. $30-$40.

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Great Gallery (unless noted), 2445 Monroe St. (419) 2558000 or toledomuseum.org.

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“And when you’re slapped you’ll take it and like it.” — Dashiell Hammett

The key of preparation B

y the end of this article you are going to feel like you were the last to know about Tatiana Owens. At least that is how I felt when I first heard about the 20 year-old star born and raised in Toledo, now residing in New York City.

Owens started chasing her dreams earlier than most after discovering her talent while singing in church. By the time she entered the Toledo School for the Arts (TSA) in the seventh grade, there was no doubt in her or anyone else’s mind that she was destined for stardom. Enormous support from her parents has been instrumental in the success she has already achieved, in both songwriting and recording music played on television. Owens’ popular songs “Pendulum” (from the VH1 show “Love & Hip Hop”) and “Hazy,” have gained her the right attention and fans worldwide.

Support from family and friends while still in elementary school helped launch her career with opportunities to sing, “The Star-Spangled Banner” at her father’s military events and her mother encouraging her to do the same at Mud Hens and Storm games. Working with local talent agency, Starbound NYC, was part of Tatiana’s preparation for success. The agency provided connections that have been useful since she graduated high school and moved to New York City.

When I first heard Owens’ voice, I was im-

mediately impressed by the tone, clarity, quality and accuracy of her singing.

Owens possesses the talent to be as big as Christina, Mariah, Beyoncé or Whitney while maintaining an original sound. Her pop/R&B resume is impressive boasting musical features on networks such as MTV, VH1, Lifetime and Sundance, to name a few.

Owens has also worked as a co-writer with some of the most popular songwriters in the business, a few of whom have written for the likes of Jordin Sparks, Jennifer Hudson and Nicki Minaj.

Currently signed with New York based independent label TC Music (TCM), Toledo’s native daughter shows us what the benefits of early preparation in Toledo look like.

Martini Rox: You started working on your career early. How did your education at TSA impact your music/entertainment career?

Tatiana Owens: I was involved in quite a few things. I graduated with a double major in music

Tatiana Owens sees her dreams come true.

and dance. I did theater as well while I was there and I think theater was one of the major things that helped contribute to what my job is today and what I do now.

Also, songwriting, I took creative writing classes while I was there at TSA and those songwriting courses that we took throughout the creative writing process really helped me, especially to advance my career today. I learned techniques in writing that help me today.

Rox: What tools of your trade were instrumental in moving your career forward while living in Toledo?

Owens: I did a lot of theater. I was in musical theater, I went back and forth to New York for auditions and

I think auditioning is the No. 1 thing that can make you or break you because a lot of times that’s how you get your big break.

Sometimes it’s a win or lose situation, you get some things and you don’t get other things. I happened to meet up with my manager (in New

Martini

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York) and I sang at this club and he was there along with a couple other agents and management companies and he immediately fell in love with me. (He) got on the phone with his wife and said “This girl is amazing” and from then on I started OWENS going (back and forth) to recording sessions. I think that’s what helped start my career because I was getting into artist development and not rushing into it right away. I was able to do artist development and stay in school and Toledo School for the Arts was great for that, they’re trying to advance your career.

I have a feeling we are going to continue to hear more from this consistent performer, songwriter and recorder, one of the most talented individuals to come out of Toledo. Stay tuned as Owens is poised and ready to make us all proud.

Her music is available on iTunes, Amazon. com and Rhapsody. www.youtube.com/tatianaowenstv www.reverbnation.com/tatianaowens www.twitter.com/tatianaowens

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Fulton County offering ‘Haunting’ tours

By Sarah Ottney Toledo Free Press Star Managing Editor sottney@toledofreepress.com

There are those who insist the Fulton County Historical Society’s museum in Wauseon is haunted by the ghosts of people who died there, including a woman who hung herself in the attic.

Paranormal investigators, psychics and other “ghost hunters” have visited the museum and seen and heard unexplained things, said Historical Society Director John Swearingen, Jr. “We’ve had a lot of those groups come. They have all this equipment and they’ve played the sound recordings and played the videos. There’s definitely some unexplained things that have happened,” Swearingen said. “I don’t know whether I believe it or not, but it’s strange.”

Swearingen doesn’t know exactly what to make of the reports, but decided to channel people’s curiosity into a new event called Haunting History Tours.

The Fulton County Historical Society will offer the guided tours on Oct. 20 and Oct. 26, starting at 6:30 p.m. rain or shine. Groups of eight to 10 will leave every 15 minutes. The final two tours of each night will be reserved for ages 18 and older. Refreshments will be available.

“This is meant to educate people, using their interest in ghosts to get them to learn something about their own local history,”

Swearingen said. “So many people are caught up with their texting and their iPads and they don’t realize what’s around them that they pass by every day. It’s always better to re-enact the history rather than to read it in a book.”

The tours, which will leave from the Wauseon Depot, will feature presentations from four historical interpreters at several stops around Wauseon, including the museum, which was originally a high school before it was the county’s first hospital, Swearingen said.

Among the interpreters, representing real people who lived in Fulton County, will be a Native American, a female stenographer, a Civil War soldier and a nurse, Swearingen said.

“With the storytellers, it will be like you’re back in time,” he said. “They will be talking to you as if you’re in their time period.”

Cost is $10 for ages 13 and up and $8 for children 12 and younger as well as Fulton County Historical Society members. The tours have gotten a great response, Swearingen said, with people already on waiting lists.

People with smartphones should bring them because there are “ghost hunter” applications that can be downloaded before the tour starts that will add to the experience, Swearingen said.

The Historical Society is at 229 Monroe St. in Wauseon. To make a reservation, call (419) 337-7922 or email museum@fultoncountyhs. org. For more information, visit www.fulton countyhs.org. O

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h, the quandary of the over-the-knee heeled over-the-knee boots. Keeping boot; To wear them or not to wear them? your skirt length right above or at the knee is always safe Are they fashion-forward or and always looks are they tacky? For all good. Try to steer boot lovers who are ready away from any skirts for these answers, overthat have too much the-knee boots are yet again, detail like sequins, or a definite yes this season. That ruffles and stir away being said, if you were part of from colors like hot pink. the over-the-knee boot craze last These “extras” can tend season, then you are in serious to cheapen the look. luck this season. From Paris to Sticking with a rich New York, the over-the-knee jewel tone color or basic boot strutted up and down runblack, cream, or brown ways, tapping into the feminine, always looks chic. Pair yet powerful statement pieces of your skirt and highthe season.

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“Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains must be the truth.” — Arthur Conan Doyle

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few summers ago, I lived Downtown in a warehouse, a football field’s throw in one direction to the Amtrak station and in the other to the Maumee River. On my way home late afternoons and on my way out in the mornings, I’d route myself to stop by the riverfront by the old Murphy’s. This stretch in front of Promenade Park is where you are likely to find some urban fishing.

There was one fisherman in particular I liked to visit. He was a veteran who lived Downtown and would fish almost every day, all day. He’d bring a thermos full of coffee, fishing gear and cigarettes. We became friends of sorts. He got a kick out of me riding my bike all over the place and I got a kick out of his Jeep factory stories and the way he pronounced fish, like “feesh.”

I was also intrigued, mostly confused, by watching him throw cigarette butt after cigarette butt into the water where he fished. It would not have surprised me if he had reeled in his line to find one of those butts on the hook. But instead he would pull in catfish and sell him to a shop owner who would then sell them or cook them. My friend didn’t sell them for much, but at least someone found value in Maumee catfish.

I’ve only fished in the Maumee four times.

The first time I went fishing was at International

Protecting the Great Lakes’ largest tributary.

Park, at night, in high school.

It was probably illegal and I’m embarrassed to say what we used as bait.

That time doesn’t count.

The second occasion was with the aforementioned “accomplished” fisherman friend. I caught a rubber glove, the yellow kind you clean with, and a plastic bag, like a mini zip bag.

The next urban fishing experience was on a really windy day with my friend STACY Michelle. We were just down the way from where my friend would successfully fish, over by the docks that are always covered with white bird crap. Again, I caught a piece of garbage.

My latest attempt (but not final) was again with Michelle, but we thought we’d increase our chances at a catch by moving away from Downtown. It was sunset in Waterville, trying our chances with a variety of baits. Our intentions were strong, but alas, we went home

with our heads-a-hangin’.

The part of the Maumee that passes through Downtown is actually a freshwater estuary, a transition zone where the mixing of lake and river water occurs, which “influence(s) important ecological processes,” according to Wisconsin’s Freshwater Estuary Initiative. Collectively, the Great Lakes form the largest surface freshwater system in the world and represent 84 percent of North America’s surface fresh water, according to the EPA. The Maumee is the Great Lakes’ muddiest tributary, not a bad thing, as it is also the fishiest. Residents of the Maumee watershed, many of whom consume or care about fish, we are faced with challenges.

The “Muddy Maumee” is faced with both physical pollution in the form of litter and garbage, and biological pollution in the form of industrial, agricultural and (sub)urban

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toxic runoff and probably hazardous waste pollution, too.

How can we protect the largest Great Lakes tributary (Maumee) and our freshwater lake?

With our river and Lake Erie having more consumable fish than all the other Great Lakes combined, it makes sense to do our part in keeping a clean, safe and healthy ecosystem where fish populations can thrive.

There are many organizations with efforts under way to protect our watershed. They have volunteer opportunities year round and some offer memberships for a higher level of involvement. Consider actively participating with any of these groups: Lake Erie Waterkeeper, Western Lake Erie Sierra Club, Partners for Clean Streams, Rain Garden Initiative, Toledo Coalition for Safe Energy, LEWAS, Lucas Soil and Water Conservation District.

In the midst of writing this article, I met a fellow water advocate who fishes the Maumee.

Not here and there, but every day and with great success. I have a feeling that when he takes me out on his boat this week, I’ll have my first Maumee fish on the hook and perhaps my first Maumee blue gill dinner. O Email Toledo Free Press Star columnist Stacy Jurich at star@toledofreepress.com.

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From the files of Chik Chaos: Pop Culture P.I. mean, you got great fashion sense and gams to die for, but I don’t … ” She grabbed me by the throat and lifted me in the air. I had her right where I wanted her. “No, you sexist pigsty,” she growled. “I wanna know why every male superhero in the universe has garnered their own movie and virtually no female hero has yet.”

“Gccckkkk,” I responded thoughtfully. She dropped me to the ground.

“Superman. Batman.

Spider-Man. Daredevil. Iron Man. Green Lantern. Thor.

Captain America. And many, many, many more,” she stated.

“Every guy in tights seems to get a shot at bigscreen glory. Hell, Spidey and Hulk have already gotten reboots, for Hera’s sake.”

She paced around my office as I pulled myself, still coughing, onto my chair. “I mean, I’ve moved more comics than a lot of these heroic also-rans ever will, and I’m still waiting,” Diana said. “Now Marvel’s announced a ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ movie. ROCKET RACCOON gets a movie before I do?”

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he golden sun was setting over the Hollywood Hills like a giant, circular pat of butter on top of a Tinseltown-shaped mound of mashed potatoes. I sat in my office, staring out the window, a Marlboro dangling from my mouth. I used to puff on Camels, but folks would always wonder why I kept a JEFF large, double-humped animal around just to blow in its ear, so I switched to cigarettes.

My case file was as barren as Amanda Bynes’ audition schedule. I needed a job worse than Howard Hughes needed a trip to a manicurist.

Suddenly, there she was.

The woman in front of my desk had more curves than the Autobahn and hills more golden than anything California had ever seen. Her raven-colored hair offset her pelican-colored skin. She wore a skin-tight red, white and blue costume that made me feel more patriotic than I had in years. Though I was sitting, I stood in salute.

She gave me a look that most would mistake for a combination of disgust and revulsion.

Being the expert at reading people I was, I knew it was thinly veiled longing. She wanted to do nasty things with me. Why else would she have brought the rope?

“Are you ... Chik Chaos?” she finally asked.

“Chik Chaos, Pop Culture P.I.,” I confirmed. I took a subtle drag on my cig and gave her the eye.

The slight retch she responded with confirmed my suspicions about her intentions. She wanted this. Who wouldn’t? “And you are?”

“Prince. Diana Prince.”

“Nice to meet you, Princess Diana.” She sighed in what others would mistake for exasperation. “What brings you to my office, honey?”

She winced in lust. “Yeah, I’m gonna need you to never call me ‘honey’ again, unless you want to drink your meals through a straw for the next few months.”

Hard to get. I liked it. “What brings you here, Princess, other than my raw sexual magnetism?”

“Prince. Diana Prince,” she said with sultry anger. “I was told you’re the best there is at pop culture investigation. If there was someone else better, believe me, that’s where I’d be going.”

“Oh, I’m the best, doll,” I said. She slammed her fist on my desk, breaking it in half. Ooh, this dame liked it rough. “I personally solved the J.R. Ewing shooting and tracked down John Galt. Nice guy.

Had lunch with him. He didn’t tip our server.

“If you got a pop culture crime, I’m your man.”

“Oh, I got a crime,” she said, slinking into the chair across from my demolished desk. “I wanna know why I don’t have a movie yet.”

“Hey, babe, not everyone gets a movie. I

windpipe, still turning on that old Chik Chaos charm. “There have been female superheroes in movies … ” “Oh, sure,” the Princess retorted. “We always get a slot or two in an ensemble. Storm. Jean Grey. Black Widow. But not top billing. We’ve gotten ‘Catwoman’ and ‘Electra,’ the end.”

“And they both flopped,” I said, trying to dig my smokes out of the wreckage of my desk.

“Maybe people just don’t want to ...”

“Sure, they both flopped,” she retorted.

“You know why? Because they sucked. If there was an awesome movie based on a female hero, I’d bet you it’d draw big. Look at the ‘Underworld’ movies.”

She sighed. “I mean, for decades it’s been the ‘big three’ — Supes, Bats, me. And what do I get? One classic TV series, then ...nothing?

They leave a reboot in the hands of the ‘Boston Legal’ guy? And now, an ‘origin series’ at CW. Still no big screen for the third of the big three. It’s just ... stupid.”

“Okay,” I said. “I’ll do some digging for you.”

“Thanks,” she said simply.

“No problem, Toots,” I responded.

I woke up in the hospital three weeks later.

They’d had to surgically move my chin back to the correct part of my face.

I still think it counts as first base. O Email Toledo Free Press Star Pop Culture Editor Jeff McGinnis at PopGoesJeff@gmail.com.

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