Improv troupe back on stage
1/7/2004The Around the Bend Players, Toledo's original improvisational comedy troupe, returns to Bayside Boardwalk in Oregon to perform dinner and comedy theater every Friday, starting this week. Dinner begins at 7 p.m., followed by the show. Tickets are $24.95. Information: 419-693-6950 or 419-691-3946.
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Lou Rawls will be in concert with the Toledo Symphony at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Stranahan Theater, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd. Tickets are $20. Information: 419-246-8000.
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Great Lakes singer/songwriter Pat Dailey presents his fifth annual performance at 8 p.m. Friday in the Valentine Theatre, 400 North Superior St. Adult language is involved in his "one man portable party" show. Tickets are $15, $32, and $40 from the box office, 419-242-2787.
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The Laughter Arts Festival, starring Harry Anderson, Wendy Liebman, and Brad Sherwood, will take the stage at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Ritz Theatre, 30 South Washington St., Tiffin. Tickets range from $33 to $50 from the box office, 419-448-8544.
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Chaim Roberts, a saxophonist now studying and playing in the New York area, joins long-time friends Cliff Murphy and Claude Black for two nights of jazz tomorrow and Jan. 15 at Murphy's Place, 151 Water St. Information: 419-241-7732.
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The Toledo Repertoire Theatre presents Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry Friday through Jan. 31 in its theater at 16 Tenth St. Performances will be 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $16 for adults and $14 for seniors. Persons named Daisy (valid ID needed) will get in free. Information: 419-243-9277.
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It Had to be You, staged by the Village Players, opens Friday in the theater at 2740 Upton Ave. Curtain time will be 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays through Jan. 24 with one matinee scheduled at 2 p.m. Jan. 18. Admission is $14 for adults and $12 for students and seniors. Information: 419-472-6817.
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Winterfest Number 14 - Bluegrass in Super Class is scheduled this weekend in the Holiday Inn French Quarter on U.S. 20 in Perrysburg. Music begins at 11 a.m. Friday and Saturday. Entertainers for both days will be the Sullivan Family, Marcus & Megan The Mullins Family, and Robert White & the Candy Mountain Express. Performers on Friday include Dean Osborne & Eastbound, David Parmley & Continental Divide, Lilly Mae & the Dixie Gospelairs, and David Davis & the Warrior River Boys.
Saturday will feature Ernie Thacker and Route 23, Nitro Hill, and Gary Brewer and the Kentucky Ramblers. Daily tickets are $26 at the door. Information: 419-726-5089.
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Adams Township, a five-piece jazz, fun, fusion band based in Atlanta, will perform at 9 tonight in Mickey Finn's Pub, 602 Lagrange St. The Juke Joint Johnnies will take the stage at 9:30 p.m. Friday. Bobby May & the Dry Bones Revival will play at 9:30 p.m. Saturday. On Sunday, the Black Swamp Blues Society hosts its annual sendoff party for the winners of this year's Battle of the Bands, featuring Johnny Reed & the Houserockers and Dooley Wilson performing with other local blues musicians. All performances carry a $5 cover charge. Information: 419-246-3466.
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The 2004 Winter Ohio Guitar Show will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sunday in the Aladdin Shrine Temple, 3850 Stelzer Rd., Columbus (Easton exit off I-270). Buy, sell, trade guitars, amps, memorabilia, etc., with the more than 150 dealers from across the United States; admission is $6. Information, www.ohioguitarshows.com.