Now you see them: Conjurors in town
3/16/2005The Glass City Conjurors Conclave presents "An Evening of Magic" at 8 p.m. Friday in the Hilton Hotel's Dana Center on Glendale Avenue and at 8 p.m. Saturday in Bowsher High School, 3548 South Detroit Ave. Tickets for Friday's show are $10 for adults and $8 for children; admission Saturday is $15 for adults, and $10 for children. Tickets are available at the door both nights. Information: 419-476-5359.
The 6th annual Put-In-Palooza is scheduled at 9 p.m. Saturday in Nick's Roadhouse, 124 Buckeye Blvd., Port Clinton. The party will feature Mike "Mad Dog" Adams, Bob Gatewood & Calabash, and Ray Fogg & the Swingin' Lesbian Frogs, regulars during the summer months at Put-In-Bay. Doors open at 7 p.m.; tickets are $17 in advance from 800-743-6014 and $20 the day of show.
Mickey Finn's Pub, 602 Lagrange St., is celebrating its seventh anniversary as well as St. Patrick's Day tomorrow, beginning at 11 a.m. with a jiggs dinner and the music of Paddy McCarthy, Don Binkley, and Extra Stout. Cover is $5. Clamor magazine hosts its fifth anniversary at 10 p.m. Friday with the Weightless Invasion Tour, featuring Blueprint (of Soul) with DJ Rare Groove, Illogic with DJ Prizm, Greenhouse Effect, plus local turntable heroes APB and Tragic; cover is $7. Information, 419-246-3466.
The Toledo Repertoire Theatre presents My Way, A Tribute to Frank Sinatra at the Tenth Street theater. Performances are at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, with additional performances March 25, 26, 31, and April 1-3. Tickets are $20 for adults and $18 for seniors and students. The box office is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday-Friday. Information: 419-243-9277.
Godspell opens Friday in the Croswell Opera House, 129 East Maumee St., Adrian. Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday through March 26. Tickets are $22 for adults and $20 for seniors and students, with some extra discounts during matinees. Information: 517-263-6868.
The University of Toledo department of women's and gender studies presents Leslie Friedman, artistic director of the Lively Foundation in San Francisco, for performances of A Performance of Heroic Beloved at 6:30 tonight, and Backstage Stories: Life Behind the Velvet Curtain at 1 p.m. tomorrow in the UT Center for Performing Arts Studio. Information: 419-530-2233.
Jack Benny - Laughter in Bloom starring Eddie Carroll is scheduled at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Ritz Theatre, 30 South Washington St., Tiffin. Tickets range from $14 to $18. Information: 419-448-8544.
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Edward P. Jones will be the guest speaker at the 2004-05 Authors! Authors! event at 7 p.m. March 23 in the Stranahan Theater Great Hall, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd. The series is sponsored by The Blade and the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library. Tickets are $8, available at all library branches or at the door. Tickets for students with valid college ID are $6. Information: 419-259-5266.
Canadian Celtic band Siainte Mhath provides a traditional night of Celtic music mixed with contemporary electronic sounds at 8 p.m. Saturday in Owens Community College's Center for Fine and Performing Arts on Oregon Road. Tickets are $18. Information: 567-661-2787.
The Way Public Library, 101 East Indiana Ave., Perrysburg, continues to host its monthly art & foreign film series with a showing of the 2003 film Spellbound at 7 p.m. Friday. Admission and refreshments are free. Information: 419-874-3135.
The UT department of theater & film will hold auditions for The Fantasticks from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the Center for Performing Arts. Information: 419-530-2202.