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Front cover: Jon hendricks and ramona Collins lead the jazz scene. Photo courtesy: Judith hendricks, ramona Collins and the university of toledo


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Friendship Park Community Center hosts a free computer class every Monday morning from 9-11am in the Nina Sherman Computer Lab. Learn the ins and outs of using either PC or Apple desktops, with instruction and tutorials on a variety of topics. Get the most out of your Christmas gifts, too—attendees are welcome to bring their own equipment. Walk-ins welcome. 2930 131st St., Point Place. 419-936-3079, friendshippark.info

If energy bills are causing financial distress, The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) can help. Open to eligible individuals and families, the program grants a one-time benefit to those who meet specific income requirements. HEAP is federally funded by the Ohio Development Services Agency’s Office of Community Assistance (OCA). Applications are now available at development.ohio.gov. Call 866-504-7392 for more information.

Celebrate our region’s cultural heritage, and donate a brick to the ET Navarre Park Memorial Walkway. The East Toledo Family Center is accepting applications for personalized bricks for organizations, businesses and individuals through May 31. Located between ETFC and the East Toledo Historical Cultural Center, the walkway proceeds will go to support the ETFC. 1020 Varland Ave. 419-691-1429, etfc.org — KT

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I do this job because: I have a passion for the people and projects downtown that contrib-ute to the increasing vitality of a renewed downtown core. My best advice: Visit downtown on a weekend evening that doesn’t have a major event at Huntington Arena, Fifth Third Field or Seagate Convention Center. Walk the sidewalks between the clubs and feel the good energy of the people on the streets. It is dif-ferent than major event nights, and has a way of inviting back to enjoy another evening. Then, visit downtown during the lunch hour on a weekday and count the number of people that you know walking down the street. We have community downtown. My biggest inspiration: Papa John Creach, the fiddler who played with Jefferson Starship and Hot Tuna. His musical style changed the way I think about per-forming today. My 2015 resolution: My 2015 resolution is to make more investors realize the value of real estate development projects in the greater downtown area.

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seemingly ordi-nary Monday night in Toledo, Ohio, became

extraordinary when jazz legend Jon Hendricks took the stage at Crystal’s Lounge at the Ramada Inn. Dynamic and stylish in an iridescent pink jacket, the 93-year-old Hendricks possessed an exuberance men of any age would envy. Hendricks treated the audience to his original style of jazz vocalese, a form which adds lyrics to instrumental songs and replaces instruments with vocals. Hendricks is also considered to be the creator and one of the best practitioners of scat singing, which involves vocal jazz soloing.

“I hold my hand like I am holding a tenor saxophone. I move my fingers like I am playing the saxophone. It’s a childhood pretense that I used to bring me closer to the tenor saxophone, so that is the sound that comes out of my throat,” Hendricks explained.

The birth of bebopWhen people think of jazz in

Toledo, they often think of the world-renowned jazz pianist, Art Tatum. By

the time he was a teenager, Jon Hen-dricks was singing regularly on the radio with Tatum.

“It was like sing-ing with the Chicago

Symphony behind you. It was incredible,” Hen-

dricks said, recalling his collaboration with Tatum.

Jazz legend Charlie Parker en-couraged Hendricks to travel to New York and look him up.

“Once you heard this guy [Charlie Parker], you heard the best America had to offer . . . and Art Tatum, and Count Basie, and Duke Ellington. We’re a rich nation, artistically, here in the United States. And [Parker] is one of the reasons why,” Hen-dricks said.

People remember Charlie Parker as a main practitioner of bebop, but Jon Hen-dricks’ wife Judith, herself a New Yorker, argues that all roads to that particular jazz style lead back to Art Tatum, and conse-quently Toledo.

“[Jon Hendricks and Art Tatum]were in competition a lot. Sometimes Art won, sometimes Jon won. Some of the most outstanding musicians would come to see Art Tatum. He is responsible for what be-bop really was. Because Charlie Parker was in New York when Art was playing there, and he saw Art and practiced that style on his saxophone, Parker became one of the proponents of be-bop, but it was through Art Tatum,” she explained.

Judith added, “And Jon changed what jazz vocalizing would be. He expanded it to an orchestral concept. Bebop came

through Art Tatum into the world. And this new type of singing came through Jon into the world. This all comes from Toledo. This quiet place. This sleepy kind of town.”

Jon Hendricks elaborated, “It’s influenced the whole country. Art Tatum brought a high class of musicianship through the music that he created. It came into the area of symphonic music. Jazz out of Toledo is like symphonic music because then everyone tried to play with the preciseness and correctness and the beauty of Art Tatum. Art raised the standard of music so much higher. It’s made the standard of Midwestern musi-cians a lot higher.”

During the Monday night show at Crystal’s Lounge, Jon Hendricks also told some riveting anecdotes in-between songs about the revolutionary jazz pianist Thelonious Monk. He later said about his work with Monk, “I got to associate with Monk’s vision. Monk’s music was like it was written by a six-year-old child, yet it is some of the most complex, impossible music. Monk was a 6’4” child. His songs, when you listen to them, at first, they are so simple. In fact, they are startling in their simplicity. But then, as you play them over, you hear more and more to them. They are very complex. He made up his own chord structure. You can’t even find it written down. Monk is a most unique person. A most unusual person . . . He was a very serious man. When I got to know him as a musician, I realized how serious he was.”

The next chapterAfter Hendricks performed that Monday night, The University of Toledo (Ohio) Vo-calstra (an “orchestra of voices” composed of students and professionals in the Toledo area who study under Dr. Hendricks) took the stage. It was moving to see Hendricks watch his students. At his age, many would have retired, but Hendricks continues to pass on his knowledge of jazz and original performance style to musicians-in-training.

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into the world. And this new type of singing came through Jon into the world. This all comes from Toledo. This quiet place. This sleepy

kind of town.”— Judith Hendricks


concerts support The Mary Ann Russo Jazz Memorial Scholarship, providing funding for private vocal jazz lessons at the Toledo School for the Arts, several student grants to attend the BGSU New York Voices Summer Jazz Camp, and an annual senior scholarship.

When it comes to the future of jazz in Toledo, with educational programs and performances, Collins knows the value of innovation in the current jazz community. “Those of us who are still here and still performing, I do believe, that we are the jazz keepers. Young people will learn from their elders. They will keep it moving. They will refresh it in some way and put their own spin on it . . . but it will still be jazz if they have respect for the music. We work with younger musicians because we love their energy and can share our knowl-edge,” she explained.

Collins’ son Brett is a Librarian Special-ist at The Art Tatum African American Re-source Center at the Kent Branch Library. Her mother, the late Alice (Collins) Carter, was a jazz pianist/singer. The Collins fam-ily has a deep love of jazz.

“There’s a lot of music that I have performed over the years. But there’s just something special about jazz that’s calmer—that makes people really sit and listen,” Collins said.

With the loss of city jazz hot spots like Rusty’s and Murphy’s Place, jazz events in Toledo are now hosted at various places

A former student of Hendricks’, Atla DeChamplain, is a professional jazz vocal-ist who completed her masters in Music Performance at UT in 2012. “I still can’t believe that I got to study with Jon Hen-dricks. In my opinion, he is the best jazz vocal improviser that has ever lived. Jon is a treasure among jazz musicians, and a true American innovator. He is not only respected among jazz vocalists, but he is loved by instrumentalists as well.

“As a musician, it’s easy to get frus-trated, put yourself down, and hinder your own progress. But Jon’s tremen-dous success is a constant reminder that men and women are capable of profound, incredible and beautiful things,” she said.

Saxophonist, composer and UT Professor Gunnar Mossblad teaches with Hendricks and performs with him, as well as other jazz greats.

“When I first came to Toledo twelve years ago, it was for the opportunity to work with the great Jon Hendricks, and develop a comprehensive jazz program at the University of Toledo. What I found was a town that still supported jazz and offered many places to play jazz. The jazz scene throughout the U.S. has changed, and Toledo has reflected that change. To-day, jazz is less appreciated in the U.S. than in Europe and the far east. Fortunately, there is still a small but supportive scene here. There are less large jazz venues, but there are still places to play for the young jazz musician to hone their art. UT asked me to work with Jon to develop a great jazz program. I think we have done that,” Mossblad stated.

Beyond the University, Kay Elliott, executive director of the Art Tatum Jazz Heritage Society, is a tireless advocate for jazz in the city.

“Toledo has this history of jazz that is as good as any place in the country, maybe better, because of Art Tatum . . . his moth-er worked at hotels to support them. She would bring him piano rolls for the piano. He was doing it all by ear,” Elliott said.

She is hopeful about the future of jazz in the city, and acknowledged not only the history our city has, but the potential. “Toledo has a wonderful, rich group of jazz musicians. We have so many younger mu-sicians who are just sensational,” she said.

Elliott also pointed out that the con-temporary jazz scene in Toledo is a vibrant one. Often, jazz performance in Toledo is years ahead of other cities, especially in identifying and supporting innovative talent. “We had Trombone Shorty here ten or twelve years before anyone knew who he was . . . he then opened for Lenny Kravitz and filled the show. Later, in Paris, Lenny opened for him,” she explained.

Renowned jazz vocalist Ramona Col-lins is a part of the scene. Born in Toledo, she is a force in both the local and greater jazz community, and has founded a series of concerts called Songs for Our Sister. The

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around town, such as The Grand Plaza, where the Art Tatum Jazz Society hosts jazz jams on Tuesdays; The Toledo Club (for special events and fundraisers), and as a part of a larger varied music roster at places such as dowtown’s Ye Olde Durty

Bird. The one venue that is completely centered around jazz, not in Toledo but

in Maumee, is regarded highly by all in the community—Dégagé Jazz Cafe.

The jazz musicians that play aren’t just a phenomenon of the past. They’re rel-evant, and what they have to give is a set of music knowledge that’s invaluable. “We’re still alive and well. We’re still working. We’re older, but we’ve still got something that people want to see,” Collins said.

And Jon Hendricks shows no signs of slowing down. “He really gets into the

adrenaline of the stage. It’s always there,” his wife Judith stated.

As a non-native Toledoan, Judith Hendricks speculated on what makes her husband’s hometown so fertile for creativ-ity, specifically in terms of jazz.

“A lot of things seem to develop in this town. There’s a quality of life here that can be conducive to the odd soul who will take it somewhere and do something. A certain quietude, a certain stillness helps to create that.

“How does that happen? How does that work? People in the Midwest can be very conservative-minded and there’s an element of repression, so that if you’re a rebel, you’re going to really rebel. I think that is part of the story here, artistically,” Hendricks said.

And part of understanding that story is honoring the past. As Collins put it, “I’ve always thought that we should have a sign outside Toledo that says ‘Toledo, Ohio: Home of Jazz Legend, Jazz great . . . Art Tatum’.”

If we’re able to recognize Toledo’s proud jazz legacy, we can better support this community’s creative future.

See CrossCurrents, the University of Toledo’s Jazz ensemble, 7:30pm every Monday night at Crystal’s Lounge,

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The Pharmacy Counter on South Byrne Road sits within a two-mile radius of four national chain

pharmacies. Anson’s Pharmacy is nestled in a small business area in the shadow of Levis Commons. Monroe Pharmacy is almost directly across the street from a new CVS store on Douglas Road. These and other dedicated pharmacies are not only in operation, but are flourishing in the shadow of corporate giants.

With almost every large discount de-partment store, grocery market, and buy-ers’ club warehouse providing prescription coverage, small independent pharmacies have great competition. However, there are several reasons why they succeed.

Go team Although physicians initiate care,

it’s the pharmacist who helps patients execute their health care plan. “It’s not just about getting a drug and putting it in your hand,” said Bryan Coehrs, director of Pharmacy Operations at The Phar-macy Counter. “We help our customers manage long-term and chronic care with tools like specialized packaging and med-ical calendars. We also seek ways to com-bine medications and decrease the dosage frequency without losing effectiveness,” he explained. These customized services assist in making sure patients are adher-ing to a medication routine, and can also help ease the impact of medication side

effects and care plans on daily life. Fac-tors such as eating, exercise, rest cycles, and dual health conditions all play a role in taking medication. Local, dedicated pharmacies have the time and training to help you with these variables. It is much more than just prescription processing.

As we age, our health care needs evolve. This process of evolution includes differing medications, dietary needs, medical aids and in some cases, monitor-ing devices. All of these changes require a pharmacist to educate, train, resupply pipelines, and above all, have patience with the customer. “Our patients are friends and family,” said Lap (Stanley) Chu, owner and Pharmacist-in-Charge of Anson Pharmacy. “We take time to know both our customer’s care plan, and to know them personally.” As care plans are modified by their doctor, the impact is often felt in other areas of the patients’ life. “A customer doesn’t have to repeat their story every time they visit us. We remember them,” Chu claimed. That capacity simply doesn’t exist at the CVS drive-through window.

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tively stable no matter where you go,” Coehrs said. Since the sole aim is to serve the pharmaceutical and health aid needs of their customers, these local pharmacies feel like a health care destination. Their services are never subordinated by corpo-rate concerns. “Even our cash prices are often better than big chains . . . we don’t have the overhead,” Chu explained.

Accessibility has become one of the primary reasons seniors are using dedicat-ed pharmacies. It is true that most local pharmacies don’t have extended hours.

But, they also aren’t located in a store built like a labyrinth. Parking is an advantage to these pharmacies as well; parking lots are smaller and less crowded, and wait time is reduced. It’s a win-win.

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The Holy Yoga series, presented by the Lial Renewal Center, combines the mind, body and spirit in meditational exercise with a focus on Christian Scrip-tures. Participants of this Christian yoga will practice prayer with contemporary Christian music. The class will help yoga beginners worship the Father, Son and Holy Spirit by using relaxation and breathing techniques, strength, flexibility, balance and circulation. Please register by January 2, 2015. $75/series, or $14 per session. 2-3pm on Tues-days, January 6 through February 10. 419-304-8530. lialrenewalcenter.org

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N o restaurant manager likes to hear complaints. But at Glendale Garden Café, manager Muhittin

Akdeniz doesn’t mind. “The only com-plaints we get are that customers are too full to have desserts. That’s a good thing . . . it means they are enjoying our food,” he explained.

And there is plenty to keep diners hap-py. The 11-page menu gives the long-time chef a chance to excel in several categories: pasta, chicken, international favorites, steak and BBQ, as well as breakfasts, soups, salads and appetizers. Homemade desserts, from pies to cakes to puddings and baklava, are the perfect top-off to meals eaten in-house or ordered for carry out.

A Senior menu offers a variety of favor-ites with the option of an extra plate to split a meal ($1) and an extra side dish ($1.95). Golden Buckeye cards are accepted any-time, except during weekday lunch hours, 11:30-1:30 Monday-Friday.

Akdeniz notes that 70 percent of the regular customers are seniors who choose to eat several meals each week—in some cases, two meals a day—at the restaurant. “It’s meatloaf on Mondays, ribs on Thursdays, weekends, prime rib dinners on Friday and Saturday. Our customers appreciate that there are no canned or instant foods on our menu,” he said.

Nancy Heaney comes once or twice a week with her husband Fred and their friends Sharon and Dave Mall. Nancy comes for the “melt-in-your-mouth” Swiss Steak, and Sharon can’t resist the liver and onions special on Tuesdays. Their husbands joke that there’s no reason to cook at home

when they can come to GGC, get good food, and have enough to take home for an-other meal. All four say they like support-ing a local restaurant, and after 20 years, appreciate their personal relationships with the waitresses. “If they see us coming in the door, they have our favorite beverages at our table before we sit down,” Fred Heaney says. “That’s good customer service!”

The variety of foods has drawn Burt and Glenda Cousino to the restaurant twice a day since it opened in 1994. Burt appre-ciates that the restaurant is kind to senior citizens. “I tell the owner that he wouldn’t have any customers if he outlawed walkers, canes and wheelchairs,” he laughed.

The owners, Mustafa Ilgin and his wife Candi, also own the Reynolds Garden Café at 1220 S. Reynolds Road. While the GGC is open seven days a week throughout the day, including dinner, the Reynolds Road location is open for breakfast and lunch only, including a Sunday breakfast buffet. The menus at both locations tell of Mustafa’s love of cooking, a love that was developed in his mother’s kitchen in Turkey. The din-ers’ smiles, the number of return customers, and the popularity of the catering from each location indicate that he learned well.

The Glendale Garden Café is at 2521 Glendale Avenue near Detroit Ave. 6am-9pm Monday-Thursday, 6am-9pm, 6am-10pm Friday and

Saturday, 7am-3pm Sunday. 419-382-1011, gardencafe.com.

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When the days are short and the snow is blowing, is there any better way to warm up than a hot bowl of soup? Soup is versatile—it can be as light as chicken soup, or as hearty as chili.

The history of soup is probably as old as the history of cooking. The act of combining various ingredients in a large pot to create a nutritious, filling, easily digested, simple-to-make food was inevitable. It was the perfect choice for both sedentary and travelling cultures; rich and poor, healthy people and invalids.

Soup and its variations—such as stews—evolved based on taste and the availability of local ingredients. Today, we see New England chowder, Spanish gazpacho, Russian borscht, Italian minestrone, French onion, Chinese wonton and Campbell’s tomato—all of them variations on the same theme. And from that, the distinction in taste is limitless. A pinch of sea salt here and the addition of vegetables, cheese, or beans there, and you have an extensive catalogue of soup recipes.

I live in a neighborhood where women love to cook, but more importantly, they like to experiment with new recipes. I asked some of them to share their recipes. No need to fret about those chilly, winter days—these soups will hit the spot.

The Joys of WinterHot soup for cold days

by Pat Nowak

KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL January CaLEnDar FOOD

Walleye Winter BreWfestFifth Third Field406 Washington St. 419-725-9255, toledowalleye.com/winterfest

At the inaugural Toledo Walleye Winter Brewfest, beer lovers will sample more than 250 beers from over 50 area breweries while listening to live music and entertainment on the main concourse of the stadium.

5:30pm/VIP ticket holders, 6pm/general public, Friday, January 2. $35/advance, $45/day of, discounted tickets for designated drivers.

friday

2

thursday

15french Bistro DinnerDégagé Jazz Cafe

301 River Rd., Maumee. 419-794-8205. degagejazzcafe.com

Learn how to make comforting foods full of French and winter flavors.

7-9pm. $55/person, $90/couple.

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ThursdaysWine tasting

Paula Brown Shop912 Monroe St. 419-241-8100. paulabrownshop.com

Wednesdays & Thursdayssit anD sip Days

Sweet Shalom Tea Room8216 Erie St., Sylvania. 419-297-9919. sweetshalomtearoom.com

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1 - 48 oz. can tomato juice

1 - 12-16 oz. can corn, drained

1 can kidney beans, drained

1 lb. hamburger

1 c. onions, chopped

1 pkg taco seasoning mix

1 pkg tortilla chips

Shredded cheese

Sour cream

Brown the hamburger with

the onions. Drain if needed. Add

kidney beans, seasoning mix, to-

mato juice, and corn. Heat for 20

minutes longer. Serve with tortilla

chips, sour cream and shredded

cheese. Serves 6 -8.

— Cynthia Beekley

TACO SOup

1 lb. Italian sausage (mild)28 oz. tomatoes (chopped)8 oz. tomato sauce14 ½ oz. chicken broth1 t. basil1 t. oregano16 oz. Birdseye Freshlike frozen Pasta Combos (gar-lic flavor seasoning)

ITALIAN SOupBrown sausage; add tomatoes and chicken broth, tomato sauce, basil and oregano. Stir, bring to boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer 20 minutes. Stir occasionally. Stir in bag of pasta, cover and bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are soft. Garnish with Parmesan cheese and serve with Italian bread. — Karen Fraker

1 rotisserie chicken, storebought.

Sauté garlic and chopped onion

in butter and add to chicken

1-2 boxes chicken stock

1-2 cans white kidney beans

1-2 cans diced tomatoes (chili ready

spices)

Shredded Mexican blend cheese

Shredded pepper jack

Mix all ingredients and add pep-

per or spices to your individual taste

– Maggie Dame (Recent winner of the

Hidden Harbour Chili Cook-Off )

CHICKEN CHILI

EASy pOTATO SOup48 oz. of chicken broth1 lb. bag of frozen hash-browns

¼ c. dehydrated onion or sauté real ones 1 can of cream of chicken soup 1- 8 oz. Philadelphia cream cheese cut

into small pieces Stir all ingredients in a pot -

when the cheese and the soup are

melted transfer into a crock pot to

keep warm or serve. Optional: add

fried bacon or diced ham. – Cheryl Johnson

2015 chili cook-offLighthouse Landing4441 N. Summit St., Point Place. 419-214-0331.

[email protected] decide which team makes the

best chili. If you’d like to enter, regis-tration is required by January 10. 5-7pm. $20/contestant entry fee.

toleDo vs. clevelanD chef DinnerThe Culinary Vegetable Institute12304 Mudbrook Rd., Milan. 419-499-7500. culinaryvegetableinstitute.com

A handful of chefs from both cities will present one course of a collaborative dinner to guest judges, ultimately de-ciding which sister city has the greatest culinary minds.

Reservations required. 6pm. $100/person + tax

and gratuity.


January 2015thursday 1[sports]Walleye Winterfest Youth Hockey Tournament - the toledo Walleye and Playmaker sports usa, LLC have partnered together to launch the inaugural Walleye Winterfest youth hockey tournament. Championship games will be played at the outdoor rink at Fifth third Field. admission to tournament games is free. through Janu-ary 4 at various locations. a full schedule can be found at toledowalleye.com/tournament.

[art]Temo Perez - Large and colorful paintings from the Mexican artist. through Monday, February 16. 8am-4:30pm Weekdays. Perrysburg Municipal Building, 201 W. Indiana ave., Perrysburg. 419-324-4758. mainart-ery.com Free

FrIday 2[art]Glass Blowing Workshop - Get blown away during Winterfest! hot glass demos during Open house: 7-10pm Friday. Cre-ate your own hand-blown mug or glass during two glass-blowing workshops: 3-5pm saturday and sunday. $55. Gath-ered art Gallery & studios, 23 N. huron st. 419-262-5501. gatheredartgallery.com

saturday 3[miscellaneous]Tour ProMedica’s Future Downtown Of-fice - Learn about the historical toledo steam Plant and see what ProMedica has in store to help revitalize the downtown area. Free hand warmers to the first 500 people. tours of the plant are available from 11am-5pm. the toledo-Edison steam Plant is located at Madison and Water sts. in downtown toledo.

[sports]Outdoor Hockey - at noon, watch as the Bowling Green Falcons take on the robert Morris Colonials, marking the Falcon’s first time playing an outdoor hockey game. $15. then, at 4:30pm, catch the Winter-fest alumni showdown featuring teams from toledo and Fort Wayne. Fifth third Field, 406 Washington st. 419-725-9255. toledowalleye.com

MONday 5[art]My Abstract Adventure - alice Oswalt will show off her captivating, colorful paint-ings. through January 30. 7am-3pm Mon-days, 7am-4pm tuesday-Friday, 7:30-3pm saturday. downtown Latte, 44 s. saint Clair st. 419-243-6032. downtownlatte.com Free

Create, Craft, & Coffee Series - relax dur-ing four separate crafty Monday mornings; start with a hand painted “family estab-lished” sign, next try a wooden painting of your home state, then make a “to-do” list with matching clips and end with an acrylic painting of a birch tree. attend as many as you would like. Mondays 5, 12, 19, 26, 9:30-11am. $25 per class, $85 for the series. Create art studio + Work-shop, 422 E. Louisiana ave, Perrysburg. 419-873-6240. createperrysburg.com

Worlds largest Mitten Chain

help put toledo on the map with recognition in the Guin-ness Book of World records for the world’s largest mitten chain. the collected mittens will be donated to the Salvation Army for those in need of a little winter warmth. 2:30pm. summit st. 419-725-9255. toledowalleye.com

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tuEsday 6[art]Winter Session Adult Clay Classes - the to-ledo Potters Guild will open up the studio for ten weeks of pottery classes for adults. registration required. 6:30-9pm tuesdays or thursdays. $160.50/guild mem-bers, $175/returning students, $187/new students toledo Potters’ Guild, 5403 Elmer dr. 419-535-6937, Kelly savino. [email protected] toledopottersguild.org

[education]Ask a Patent/Copyright/Trademark Attorney - Learn about intellectual property laws. the first tuesday of the month. 7-8:30pm. toledo Lucas County Public Library, 325 Michigan st. toled-olibrary.org Free

WEdNEsday 7[education]Investment Group - david Patton, First Vice President Merrill Lynch Wealth Manage-ment, answers questions about investing and the stock market. 1:30-2:30pm. syl-vania senior Center Willow room, 7140 sylvania ave., sylvania. 419-885-3913. saturday 10{education]Living the Dream: Camp For Women - speakers include: Chrys Peterson, former anchor of WtOL-11, Kim radison, entre-preneur and certified dream manager; and Karen shulman, training manager for Principle Business Enterprises. registration required. 8:45am-2:30pm. $69/single; $59/two or more. Franciscan Center at Lourdes university, 6832 Convent Blvd., sylvania. 419-824-3971. lourdes.edu

suNday 11[comedy]Lewis Black - Popular comedian Lewis Black will take the stage for his the rant is due Part deux tour. 7pm. $39.50-$49.50. stranahan theater, 4645 heatherdowns Blvd. 419-381-8851. stranahantheater.com

FrIday 16[education]U.S. Foreign Policy: Mock Presidential Debate - Part of Lourdes university’s Life-long Learning Program lecture se-

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4th annual stand up toledo

Comedy magic of Christian Grisier and Jake dickey, Owen thomas, dan simon, Kool Keith, Keith Bergman, reese Leonard, dominic Baker and Mike szar. 7pm. $15/advance, $20/at door. Maumee Indoor theatre, 601 Conant st., Maumee. standuptoledo.com

Wine & paint Class

relax with light hors d’oeuvres and a glass of wine while painting a set of four wine glasses. 11:30am-1:30pm or 6-8pm tuesday. $40. Chateau Teabeau Winery, 525 state rt. 635, helena. 419-680-0386. chateautebeauwinery.com

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ries. 10am-noon. Free for members and first time visitors. Franciscan Center at Lourdes university, 6832 Convent Blvd., sylvania. lourdes.edu

saturday 17[miscellaneous]Shop the After Christmas Sales - take a group bus trip to the windy city for a day at the Chicago Premier Outlets to take advantage of the after Christmas sales. Non-refundable deposit and regis-tration required by december 31. 6am-11-pm. $85. Various Chicago stores. Call for

more information and to register. Candace: 567-249-9099 or alina: 419-944-1686

FrIday 23[miscellaneous]Great Lakes RV Dealers Show - the show will feature the latest models of recreational vehicles available in one convenient location. 10am-9pm Friday, 10am-9pm saturday, 10am-5pm sun-day. seaGate Convention Centre, 401 Jefferson ave. 419-255-3300.

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[art]Ship to Shore and Back Again: The Ar-chaeology of Coasts - Explore author Ben Ford’s research on the history of coasts as a destination and boundary. Co-Sponsored by the Archeological Institute of America-Toledo Society. 7:30-9pm. Toledo Museum of Art Little Theater, 2445 Monroe St. 419-255-8000. taa.toledomuseum.org

SATurdAy 24[miscellaneous]Tie One On 2015 - Ticket sales from the Toledo rockets vs. Bowling Green Falcons game benefit prostate screenings. 7pm. $20/students, $100/scarf or bow tie with a ticket. Savage Arena, 2801 W. Bancroft St. utoledo.edu/tieoneon

SundAy 25[art]Gallery Talk: Speaking Visual: Learning the Language of Art - Halona norton-Westbrook, Mellon Fellow and curator of the exhibition Speaking Visual: Learning the Language of Art, gives a tour of the show. Speaking Visual uses works from the Toledo Museum of Art collection to teach visitors methods and approaches for inter-preting art. Meet in Gallery 18. 2-5pm. Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St. 419-255-8000. toledomuseum.org

TuESdAy 27[education]S.A.V.E. presents: Urban Farming Ministry - The Science Alliance for Valuing the Environment (S.A.V.E.) Inc. presents a lecture on “urban Farming Ministry” with Bryan Ellis, Land Manager at The univer-sity Church. 7:30-9pm. Franciscan Center at Lourdes university, 6832 Convent Blvd., Sylvania. lourdes.edu Free

SATurdAy 31[miscellaneous]Casino Night - Enjoy an evening of slot machines and tables with professional dealers. Ages 21+. Brought to you by the Jewish Federation Campaign Cabinet. 7-10pm. Congregation B’nai Israel, 6525 Sylvania Ave. Free

Music

Film

Theater

Dangerous love young couples often get themselves in a little

trouble—movie theater kissing, skipping curfew and forgetting to call back friends. While this is expected, some couples take it to the extreme. Enter Bonnie and Clyde,

notorious criminals who took the country by storm. The love story of the dangerous duo will soon hit the stage during Bonnie and Clyde, a new musical supported by a pop-country score and performed by the Ann

Arbor Civic Theatre. 8 pm Thursday, Janu-ary 15-Saturday, January 18, 2pm Sunday, January 18. $25/general, $22/seniors, $13/students. uM’s Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, 911 n. university, Ann Arbor,

MI. 9am-4pm, Monday-Friday. 734-971-0605, a2ct.org — AC

SATurdAy 1050 Shades! The Musical Parody - Certifi-ably a laugh riot. Fans of the series will blush, skeptics will laugh. 8pm. $29 and up. Valentine Theatre, 410 Adams St. 419-242-ArTS. valentinetheatre.com 50shadesthemusical.com SundAy 11World Dance Party - The Toledo Symphony Family Series presents a variety show of local, international dance companies. Activities at 2pm, Concert at 3pm. $25/adult, $10/child. Valentine Theatre, 410 Adams St. 419-242-ArTS. valentinetheatre.com toledosymphony.com

FrIdAy 16Moon Over the Brewery - Four actors relate to feeling lonely and different in this warm and funny play. Through January 25. 8pm Fridays and Saturdays. 2pm Sundays. $12/adults, $10/seniors and students. Fremont Community Theatre, 1551 dickinson St., Fremont. 419-332-0695. fremontcommunitytheatre.org Blithe Spirit - When a worldly novelists asks an eccentric clairvoyant to perform a seance, the results are unexpected and haunting. Through January 25. 8pm Thurs-day and Saturdays. 2:30pm Sundays. $19.75/general, 17.75/seniors, $9.75/

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students, $4.75/to age 12. Toledo repertoire Theatre, 16 10th St. 419-243-9277. toledorep.org

Greater Tuna- Greater Tuna is the hilari-ous comedy about Texas’ third smallest town, where the Lion’s Club is too liberal and Patsy Cline never dies. The eclectic band of citizens that make up this town are portrayed by only two performers, making this satire on life in rural America even more delightful as they depict all of the inhabitants of Tuna - men, women, children and animals. 8pm Saturday, 2pm Sunday. Valentine Theatre (Studio A), 400 Superior St. 419-242-2787. FrIdAy 23Disney’s Beauty & the Beast - The classic love story is set to music with fantastic sets and beautiful costumes. 7:30pm Friday, 2:30 and 7:30pm Saturday. $43 and up. Stranahan Theater, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd. 419-381-8851. stranahantheater.com

THurSdAy 29Taming of the Shrew: A Dinner Theater Presentation - dine on Italian fair and enjoy one of Shakespeare’s early comedies. Through February 1. 7pm Thursday-Saturday, 2:30pm Sunday. Price TBA. Toledo School for the Arts, 333 14th St. #4. 419-246-8732x226. ts4arts.org

SATurdAy 3Silent Movie Night - Laugh to some Charlie Chaplin as Lynne Long plays along on the piano. Pemberville Opera House, 115 Main St., Pemberville. 419-287-4848.pembervilleoperahouse.org

SundAy 4The Sound of Silents: Film and Live Music Series - Vladislav Starevich's early 20th-century sit motion animation films, accompanied by Little Bang Theory, a three-member band playing tiny, child-size instruments. 2pm. Toledo Museum of Art GlasSalon, 2445 Monroe St. 419-255-8000. toledomuseum.org Free

FrIdAy 9Gone with the Wind - As part of the Silver Screen Classics, enjoy this favorite film. 7:30pm. $5. The Valentine Theatre, 410 Adams St. 419-242-2787. valentinetheatre.com

FrIdAy 16Notorious - Hitchcock's spy thriller still indulges romance and excites audiences. As part of the Silver Screen Classic series. 7:30 pm. $5 The Valentine Theatre, 410 Adams St.. 7:30 pm. $5. 419-242-2787. valentinetheatre.com

SATurdAy 17MET Opera: The Merry Widow - Enjoy The Metropolitan Opera's live performance of Lehár's classic operetta comedy featur-ing art nouveau sets. 12:55pm. $24/adult, $22/senior, $16/child. In two Cinemark locations: Franklin Park 16 and Xd, 5001 Monroe St, and Fallen Timbers 14 + Xtreme, 2300 Village dr. West Suite 1700, Maumee. cinermark.com

THurSdAy 22 The Man with a Movie Camera - This experimental documentary explores urban life in Soviet russia. Toledo Museum of Art GlasSalon, 2445 Monroe St. 419-255-8000. toledomuseum.org Free

SATurdAy 24Silver Screen Classics - Watch the clas-sic, 1993 American science fiction film Jurassic Park, directed by Steve Spielberg. 7pm. $5, $7.50/if purchased online. Valentine Theatre, 410 Adams St. 419-242-3490. valentinetheatre.com

THurSdAy 1Toledo Sings Songs: Toledo Area Singer-Songwriters Preform - Area singer-song-writers perform live. 3-4pm. The Toledo Museum of Art; Great Gallery, 2445 Monroe St. 419-255-8000. toledolibrary.org Free

THurSdAy 15Florida Georgia Line - With special guests Thomas rhett & Frankie Ballard. Admission Fee/Ticket Price: $36.75, $56.75 7:30-11:30pm. Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave.

FrIdAy 16Toledo Symphony Classic Series: Beethoven Triple - Seven remarkably accomplished instrumentalists join the TSO for works by Beethoven and Spohr. 8-10:30pm. Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle Theatre, 2445 Monroe St. 419-255-8000. toledomuseum.org

TuESdAy 20Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - With a five-decade long career, Bob Seger brings his American rock & roll sounds to Toledo. 7:30pm-11pm. Hunting-ton Center, 500 Jefferson Ave. 419-321-5007.

SATurdAy 31Joshua Bell in Concert - Often referred to as the "poet of the violin," Joshua Bell is one of the world's most celebrated violin-ists. He continues to enchant audiences with his breathtaking virtuosity, tone of sheer beauty, and charismatic stage pres-ence. 8-10pm. Toledo Museum of Art Peri-style, 2445 Monroe St. 419-246-8000.

photo by Aaron C. Wade

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THurSdAy

8awaking life

A fairytale from a faraway land will gracefully take the stage at the Valentine Theatre, as the ballet classic

Sleeping Beauty is performed by the russian nation-al Ballet Theatre. Beautiful music, costumes and dancing will enchant all ages. The production will closely follow the traditional fairytale, so audiences only familiar with the disney animation will be treated by a magical per-formance very new to them. 7:30pm Thursday January 8. Tickets start at $38. Valentine Theatre, 410 Adams

St. 419-242-ArTS. valentinetheatre.com


Sport FilmsSports themed films included When the

Game Stands Tall, Million Dollar Arm, and 23 Blast.

Animated FilmsWhile animated films included

The Nut Job, The LEGO Movie, The Penguins of Madgascar and Mr. Peabody & Sherman.

Good ExperiencesSeeing Interstellar, Big Hero

6, Unbroken, Guardians of the Galaxy, American Sniper, Fury, X-Men: Days of Future Past, and Edge of Tomorrow was a much better experience.

Holiday ReleasesHoliday offerings

included The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Exodus: Gods and Kings, and Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb.

Movies

S treaming options and quick digital/on-demand home video releases continue changing the landscape,

but there will always be something special about the theater experience. Happy New Year! Taken 3 - Liam Neeson returns in this

popular action-thriller film series (1/9).

Blackhat - Michael Mann directs and writes this cyber-crime thriller starring Chris Hemsworth and Viola Davis (1/16).

Escobar: Paradise Lost - Josh Hutcherson stars as a young surfer who meets a woman who is the niece of drug lord Pablo Escobar (1/16).

Paddington - This family film, adapted from the popular book series, follows the famous talking bear, voiced by Ben Whishaw (Skyfall) in London, England. Nicole Kidman, Sally Hawkins, Imelda Staunton, and Jim Broadbent co-star (1/16).

Spare Parts -Jamie Lee Curtis, Marisa Tomei, and the husband-wife acting team of Alexa and Carlos PenaVega star in this inspiring drama about a group of students forming a robotics club (1/16).

Still Alice - Julianne Moore stars in yet another tour-de-force performance as a woman who starts forgetting words. Kristen Stewart, Kate Bosworth, and Alec Baldwin co-star (1/16).

The Wedding Ringer - Comedians Kevin Hart and Josh Gad (Olaf ’s voice in Frozen) team up in this comedy (1/16).

Black Sea -This submarine thriller involves a risky voyage for gold and stars Jude Law (1/23).

The Boy Next Door - Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Guzman, and John Corbett star in this thriller involving a school teacher and a younger man (1/23).

Mortdecai - Johnny Depp stars in this all-star crime comedy caper with Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor, and Paul Bettany (1/23).

Strange Magic -This fantasy film was co-written by George Lucas and follows fairies, goblins and imps (1/23).

Black or White - Kevin Costner and Octavia Spencer star in this family drama as a mixed-race family find the best situation for their little girl. (1/30)

Project Almanac-This sci-fi thriller centers on a time machine built by a group of teenagers (1/30).

JANuARy 6Get on Up - Chadwick Boseman stars in this biopic about soul singer James Brown, directed by Tate Taylor (42). Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Jill Scott, and Dan Aykroyd co-star.

Left Behind - Nicolas Cage headlines this action thriller as an airline pilot while the world encounters the Rapture described in the Bible. Based on the bestselling book series written by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye.

The Longest Week -This comedy romance stars Jason Bateman, Olivia Wilde, Billy Crudup, and Jenny Slate.

No Good Deed - Idris Elba, Taraji P. Henson, and Leslie Bibb star in this thriller about a mysterious stranger tormenting a family.

The Identical - Ray Liotta, Ashley Judd, and Seth Green star in this drama-musical that spans from the 1930s to the 1970s.

JANuARy 13A Walk Among the Tombstones - Liam Neeson stars in this thriller based on the bestselling novels about a private eye tracking a group of killers in New York

City.

JANuARy 20The Zero Theorum - Director Terry Gilliam helms this visionary drama about a genius seeking the meaning of life. Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw, and Matt Damon star.

The Boxtrolls - This animated adventure centers on loving creatures who raise an orphan boy.

Lucy - Scarlett Johansson stars in this action thriller about a woman in a tough situation who gets incredible powers. Morgan Freeman co-stars.

JANuARy 27Before I Go to Sleep - This dramatic thriller, an adaptation of Steve Watson’s novel, stars Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth, and Mark

Strong.

Fury - Brad Pitt headlines this amazing World War II action drama which follows an experienced tank squad.

The Judge - Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Billy Bob Thornton star in this legal thriller about a successful lawyer defending his estranged father, a small town judge.

January 2015 Film Release

Calendar (Release dates subject to change)

January 2015 home video

release calendar (Release dates subject to change)

SequelsIt was definitely a sequel-skewed year

where audiences got second helpings with: The Amazing Spider-Man 2, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Dumb and Dumber To, Dolphin Tale 2, Rio 2, Think Like a Man Too, Planes: Fire & Rescue, Muppets Most Wanted, 22 Jump Street and 300: Rise of an Empire.

MusicalsMusic abounded with, Jersey Boys,

Into the Woods, Annie, Grace Unplugged, The Song, Get on Up and Jimi: All is by My Side.

Dramas The inspiring dramas God’s Not Dead

and Heaven is For Real make great impacts while Son of God chronicled Jesus’s life in this expanded film based on five episodes from the popular The Bible television series.

Book AdaptationsBook adaptations were plentiful with

Maze Runner and Gone Girl.

Food CinemaWhile Chef and The Hundred Foot

Journey cooked up some good cinema.

unique FilmmakingUnique filmmaking

showcases included Grand Budapest Hotel and Boyhood, which was filmed with same actors over several years.

The WorstPompeii

The Legend of Hercules

Horrible Bosses 2

Legend of Oz: Dorothy’s Return

ActionWhile action films included, The

Equalizer, Lucy, John Wick, Divergent, November Man and Expendable 3.

Reboots Transformers: Age of Extinction

moved towards their rewarding international box office and became the first billion dollar grossing film not to have a Hollywood premiere in the U.S. Filmmakers continued “rebooting” familiar franchises with Godzilla, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Maleficent and Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.


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Housing guideContinuing Care retirement Communities KINGSTON HEALTHCAREKingston Residence of Perrysburg & SylvaniaKingston Care Center of SylvaniaKingston Rehabilitation of Perrysburg

419-724-CARE, www.kingstonhealthcare.comKingston Healthcare provides convenient, quality care in the greater Toledo area. Our comprehensive care services include assisted living, rehabilitation, memory care, long term and respite care. Schedule a visit, and you'll immediately experience the beau-tiful surroundings, the helpful staff, and genuine care that sets our communities apart. Kingston communities are located in Perrysburg and Sylvania.

Pelham Manor Apartments2700 Pelham Road Toledo, OH 43606

419-537-1515For TDD/TTY Users Only1-800-545-1833, Ext. 583

A Place to Call “Home”. If you have been looking for a comfortable, secure and affordable place to live... Look no further, Pelham Manor Apartments offer many amenities including: individually controlled heat and central air condition-ing, laundry facilities, all appliances, rent based on income (extremely low income encouraged to apply). Pelham Manor is a tobacco-free property offering one and two bedroom apartments for persons aged 62 years or older, with some units available to persons under 62 who require certain accessibility features. Please call for information or stop by Monday-Friday 8:30 am- 4 pm.

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Lutheran Village at Wolf Creek2001 Perrysburg/Holland Road Holland, OH 43528

419-861-5619www.LHSOH.orgLutheran Village at Wolf Creek, an active retirement com-munity, offers one, two, and three bedroom Independent Living units; one and two bedroom Assisted Living apartments; 135-bed nursing care center which offers all private rooms, skilled short-term stays and/or long term nursing care (Medicare/Medicaid approved); short-term respite stay and a rehab center—all on a magnificent 45-acre wooded campus. Lutheran Village at Wolf Creek is a faith-based retirement community that serves all faiths, has their own chapel, chaplain, village store, and activities to fit all your needs. Lutheran Village at Wolf Creek is a ministry of Lutheran Homes Society in partnership with St. Luke’s Hospital.

We assist as much or as little and with minimal upheaval.

We sort, shred, pack, move, unpack, and anything required for a successful transition. Now helping with downsizing and hoarders!

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(419) 508.0082Marian Kandik, Senior Move Manager

EverDry is currently seeking high energy Marketing associates to staff various trade show events. We are expanding rapidly and are in need of several new associates to fill these positions. The ideal candidate should have the desire to work with the public.

Having your own transportation and a clean driving record a MUST!

Flexible hours -- hourly wage, weekly and monthly bonuses, and travel reimbursement. No Selling Involved.

Be a part of a 28+ year company that is a member ingood standing of the BBB.

Quality Control Construction Experience?We have the job for you!

$500.00 weekly with the potential to make $40k per year. Looking for the right candidate to speak with our current customers and

create relationships with new customers.Medical | Dental | 401K | Full-Time

Apply today 419-841-6055

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WRITERS WANTEdMature Living is now hiring experi-enced freelance writers. Send resume and two writing samples to [email protected].

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working for a reputable national company. Working together, we

combine our expertise in security and passion of service to truly make a

difference. "Integrity, Vigilance, and Helpfulness", represented by the

three dots on our logo, are qualities our employees are proud to

demonstrate daily. If you would like to be a part of our excellent

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FOR SALESafe Step WaLk-in tub Alert for Seniors. Bathroom falls can be fatal. Approved by Arthritis Foundation. Therapeutic Jets. Less Than 4 Inch Step-In. Wide Door. Anti-Slip Floors. American Made. Installation Included. Call 1-800-906-3115 for $750 Off

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