Funny Bone hosts Pablo Francisco

3/29/2012

Comedian Pablo Francisco will perform at the Funny Bone Comedy Club Friday through Sunday. Shows begin at 8 and 10:30 p.m. Friday, 7 and 10 p.m. Saturday, and 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $22 and guests must be 21 or older. Francisco is known for his arsenal of characters, spontaneous outbursts, and impressions. His new one-hour comedy special They Put It Out There made its debut on Comedy Central in November. In addition to his Comedy Central specials, Francisco has released several DVDs.

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The SOSEG Fest will be held at Headliners, 4500 N. Detroit Ave., from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday to raise money for the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo. The multi-media exhibit will feature visual artists, comedians, musicians, and dancers. Tickets are $10 at the door. Information: www.TheSOSEGFest.com.

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Bowling Green State University professor Matt Donahue will perform instrumental guitar songs Sunday at 5:45 p.m. as part of the first Ray Browne Conference on Popular Culture at BGSU. Donahue, who has a doctorate from BGSU's Department of Popular Culture, will deliver a free lecture and performance titled Guitar Stories: On Fender that highlight the electric guitar in pop culture. His performance will be in room 201 at the Bowen Thompson Student Union.

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The Black Swamp Conservancy will hold the Blue Grass & Green Acres benefit Friday at Nazareth Hall in Grand Rapids, Ohio. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. and will feature two bluegrass bands. Kicking off the night is local band Acoustic Penguin. Headlining is Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys, who will sing true-life tales of "bank-robbing aunties, moonshinin' grandpas, and celebrations of love, life, and nature." The event will close with a nature-themed auction. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased at blackswamp.org or by calling 419-872-5263.