CitiFest will host the first annual Columbia Gas Ribs on the River presented by KeyBank runs from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. tomorrow and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday in Promendade Park along the downtown riverfront. The events features the best local, regional and national rib vendors and the finest musical talent. A Glass Pig Award will be presented to the best rib vendor as chosen by the judges at 7 p.m. Friday, while the People's Choice Award will be presented at 2 p.m. Sunday. The Danger Brothers will headline from 5:30-9:30 p.m. Friday. Professor Louie and Crowmatix will headline from 8 to 10 p.m. Saturday, and the Harley Packer Band headline from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
The band Guster will perform at the Toledo Zoo Amphitheatre, 2700 Broadway at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Guster's latest CD, "Ganging up o the Sun," released June 20 has gotten rave reviews.
The Junior Achievement Grand Prix will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday in the Owens Corning parking lot off Summit Street in downtown Toledo. Watch more than 40 race teams from local companies as they compete for the title. Kids activities and live entertainment are also planned.
The Toledo Concert Band and conductor Sam Szor will perform a tribute to the music of Hollywood at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in a free Music Under the Stars Concert at the Toledo Zoo Amphitheatre, 2700 Broadway. Guests include the Masterworks Chorale and professional juggler Jay Gilligan.
Elvis, featuring Robert Rosenkrantz will be staged at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Ohio Theatre, 3114 Lagrange St. Also appearing will be a live band and cameo appearances by Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash.
Mary K. Drudge, a speech therapist at Sunshine Children's Home will be remembered at a benefit concert, "Lift Up Your Voice," at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Maumee Indoor Theatre, 601 Conant St., Maumee. The concert features Ramona Collins, the Eric Dickey Trio, and performances by Drudge's sons, Jeff and Derek.
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The Coming Attractions Players present Fiddler on the Roof today through Aug. 13 in Rossford High School, 701 Superior St., Rossford. Curtain times are 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays.
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The annual Doll and Teddy Bear Show takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Sauder Village in Archbold. Doll artist Helen Kish is the featured guest and she has created a "Sauder Village Riley" doll especially for this show. More than 130 tables worth of dolls and other collectibles will be on display in Founders Hall. Nearly 80 antique bicycles will also be on display throughout the village, and an exhibit of antique dolls will be mounted in the museum building. The village is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays.
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The 2006 Rib-Off on Broadway will serve up its 12th year of great food, fun and live entertainment from 6 to midnight tomorrow on Broadway Street in downtown Findlay.
FAIRS AND FESTIVALS
17th annual Festival of India: Hindu Temple and Heritage Hall of Toledo, 4336 King Rd., Sylvania; takes place from 6 to 11 p.m. tomorrow, noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Wood County Fair: continues through Monday at 13800 West Poe Rd. in Bowling Green. Phil Vassar and Miranda Lambert perform at 8:30 p.m. Saturday.
Monroe County Fair: continues through Saturday at 3775 South Custar Rd., in Monroe, Mich.
Erie County Fair: will be held Tuesday-Aug. 13 at 3110 Columbus Ave., in Sandusky.
Viva Italia Italian Festival: takes place from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Sandusky Bay Pavilion, 605 East Water St., Sandusky. Featured will be Italian food, music and dancing.
Bull Thistle Festival in Normal Grove Park in Fayette, Ohio takes place Sunday with a parade scheduled at 11 a.m.
Ohio State Fair: continues through Aug. 13 at 717 East 17th Ave., in Columbus. Jo Dee Messina performs at 7 tonight; REO Speedwagon performs at 7:30 p.m. Sunday; Kenny Rogers and the Oak Ridge boys take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday; and Rascal Flatts and Gary Allan will be in concert at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 13.
ART
Toledo Museum of Art: 2445 Monroe St.; 255-8000. Community Gallery: The Art of Building: Creating Your Museum Campus: through Aug. 27. Canaday Gallery: 88th Toledo Area Artists Exhibition: through Sept. 3. Gallery 18: Ansel Adams: Visions of the West: through Sept. 24. Works on Paper Gallery: Prints of Pop: through Oct. 8. Hours: Tue.-Thu., 10 a.m.-4; Fri., 10 a.m.-10; Sat., 10 a.m.-4; Sun., 11 a.m.-5.
University of Toledo's Center for the Visual Arts: 620 Grove Pl.; 419-530-8303; Artists Who Teach 2006: today, Fri. Reception: Fri., 7-8.
American Gallery: 6600 Sylvania Ave., Sylvania; 419-882-8949; Carl Krabill: Abstractions into Nature, large acrylics on canvas; through Tue. Hours: Mon. and Sat., 10 a.m.-5; Tue.-Fri., 1-6.
Angelwood Gallery: 24195 Front St., Grand Rapids, Ohio; 419-832-0625; Aloha 2006: Sat., 7-9:30.
Blair Museum of Lithophanes: Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Dr.; 419-245-1356; Sat., Sun., 1-4; through Sept.
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History: 315 E. Warren Ave., Detroit; 313-494-5800; AT&T Gallery: Gridiron to Greatness: African Americans in Professional Football: through Aug. Contemporary Arts Gallery: Illumination: The Rhythm and Music of Color; Paintings by Dawud Muhammad: through Oct. 1. Hours: Tue., 9:30 a.m.-8; Wed.-Sat., 9:30 a.m.-5; Sun., 1-5.
D'vine Design: 116 Louisiana Ave., Perrysburg; 419-874-2816; Kate Argow, Dan Gribble, Meghan Bailin, Jennifer Frantz, Donna Barhite, Nancy Jean, Dave Schwan, Mary Jane Erard, Kristen Fisher, Robin Ballmer, Holly Holladay, Susan Dessner, and Crystal Teaque: jewelry, paintings, sculpting, metal works, rug weaving, and poetry art; on permanent view. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5; Sat., 10 a.m.-3.
Dziak Gallery: 110 W. Main St., Marblehead, Ohio; 419-798-4994; Rick Dziak: original oils; on permanent view; Hours: Wed.-Sat., 11 a.m.-4; Sun., 1-4.
Ella Sharp Museum: 3225 Fourth St., Jackson, Mich.; 517-787-2320; Hurst Gallery: The Expressive Figure: through Sept. 10.
Firenation Glass Studio: 7166 Front St., Holland; 419-866-6288; Matt Paskiet and Eamon King: art glass. Hours: Thu.-Tue., 12:30-6:30; Wed., 12:30-8.
Flatlanders Art Galleries: 11993 E. U.S. 223, Blissfield; 517-488-4591; Five solo exhibitions: Megan Merrell, Dan Foote, Catherine Peete, Ken Thompson: sculpture; the late Michael Joseph: paintings; through Aug. 20. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 8 a.m.-5; Sat., 10 a.m.-4; Sun, 1-4.
Frame Shop Art Gallery: 7101 Orchard Centre Dr., Holland; Andrei Protsouk, Marcus Glenn, James Spearman, A. Chen, J.W. Scott: serigraphs; G. Smith: blown glass; R. Mazzei: fused glass; E.F. Ivory: Tagua nut carvings; on permanent view.
Hayes Museum: Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, Spiegel Grove, Fremont; The Art of the Stamp: 94 original works of art used to create U.S. postal stamps; through Sept. 24.
Hudson Gallery: 5645 N. Main St., Sylvania; 419-885-8381; Fresh Paint:, five painters with Ohio roots - David Herzig, Scott Hudson, Colleen McCubbin-Stepanic, Elinore Schnurr, and Dennis Wojkiewicz; through Aug. 30. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6; Sat., 10 a.m.-3.
Lighthouses by Murphy: 2017 W. Sylvania Ave. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 8 a.m.-5.
Lenawee Council for the Visual Arts Gallery: 112 W. Maumee, Adrian, Mich.; 517-265-4403; Phil Dewey: Over the Fence: Portraits of Negro Leaguers; through Wed. Hours: Thu.-Sat., 4-8; Sun., noon-4.
Maumee Branch Library: 501 River Rd., Maumee; 419-259-5360; Marian Hyland: paintings; through Aug. 31.
Mott Branch Library: 1085 Dorr St.; Thomas D. Vines Sr.: African-Americans of the Nations, The Great Late Marvin Vines, The Artist Extraordinary: ongoing.
Mr. Atomic Gallery & Studio: Common Space, 1700 N. Reynolds Rd., room 204; pop art; on permanent view. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 1-10.
National Center for Nature Photography: Secor Metropark, 10000 Central Ave, Berkey; Masters Gallery: Nature photography from across the country, and Ohio's Landscapes; through Oct. Hours: Sat., Sun., noon-5.
Ottawa Hills Sculpture in the Park Exhibit: Arrowhead Point, a triangle bounded by Secor, Indian, and Bancroft; 9 sculptures; through Oct. 22.
Perrysburg Courthouse: 300 Walnut St., second floor, Perrysburg; Karen Studenka: flower paintings; through Aug. Hours: Mon., Wed., Thu., Fri., 8 a.m.-4:30; Tue., 8 a.m.-6:30.
River Gallery: 120 S. Main St., Chelsea, Mich.; 734-433-0826; Michael Thoresen & Brian Ferriby: Improvisations; paintings and sculpture; through Aug. 13.
Sanger Branch Library: 3030 W. Central Ave.; 419-259-5370; Merv Russell: oil paintins; Linda Bonawitt: pottery; and Margaret Mazur: play-of-light beadwork; through Aug. Hours: Mon.-Thu., 9 a.m.-9; Fri., Sat., 9 a.m.-5:30; Sun., 1-5:30.
Spectrum Friends of Fine Art: Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Dr.; Michael Walker: photography; through Mon. Hours: Wed.-Sat., noon-4.
Space 237 Galleries & Studios: 237 N. Michigan St.; 419-255-5117; Patrick Dubreuil and Robin Schutes: paintings, flameworked and blown glass, drawings and mixed-media works; today, Fri. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 11 a.m.-5; Sat., noon-4.
Schedel Arboretum & Gardens: Elmore, Ohio; 419-882-3182; Sculpture in the Garden: Emanuel Enriquez: stone figure; through Oct. 20. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4; Sun., noon-4.
Sculpture In The Village: Williams Park, Rt. 300, Gibsonburg, Ohio; 419-367-2971; through June, 2007. 33 sculptures will be on display on both sides of the circular path for a year.
Toledo Artists' Club Gallery: Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Dr.; 419-531-4079; Aquatic Marine Show: through Aug. 31. Winners: Robert Martin, Kathie Palmer Genzman, Merve Russell, Michael Walker, Gerry Haas, and Joan Palombi. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 1-5; Sat., 1-4.
Toledo-Lucas County Main Library: 325 Michigan St.; 419-259-5207; Art Hills Golf Course Architect Exhibit: Mon. through Aug. 30. Hours: Mon.-Thu., 9 a.m.9; Fri., Sat., 9 a.m.-5:30; Sun., 1-5:30.
University of Michigan: Museum of Art: 525 S. State St., Ann Arbor; 734-763-UMMA; Curtis Gallery: African Art of Dual Worlds; ongoing. A Matter of Degree: Abstraction in Twentieth Century Art: works by Picasso, Klee and Warhol; on permanent view. Hours: Tue., Wed., Fri., Sat., 10 a.m.-5; Thu., 10 a.m.-9; Sun., noon-5.
Washington Street Gallery: 120 East Liberty, Ann Arbor; 734-761-2287; 12 x 12 x 2: 12 artists each invite another artist to show for them; through Sun. Hours: Tue.-Thu., noon-5; Fri., Sat., noon-9; Sun., noon-4.
Way Public Library: 101 E. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg; James Mackiewicz: paintings; through Aug. Hours: Mon.-Thu., 9 a.m.-8:30; Fri., Sat., 9 a.m.-5:30.
AT THE CLUBS
Rock and Alternative
A.J. Doolittle's: 8525 Secor Rd.; Lambertville; 734-856-3838; Lost and Found: Fri., Sat.
Augie's: 938 W. Laskey Rd.; 478-1338; Ready 2 Rock?: Wed.
Basin Street Grille: 5201 Monroe St.; Tim Oehlers and Friends: Fri.
Bill's Bar and Grill: 2556 Airport Hwy.; 381-9066; Low, Down and Dirty: Sat.
Club Soda: 3922 Secor Rd.; 473-0662; the Bridges: tonight-Sat.
Distillery: 4311 Heatherdowns Blvd.; 382-1444; Sell Out Kings: tonight-Sat.
Firehouse 47 Bar and Grill: 6437 US 223, Ottawa Lake, Mich.; 734-854-8751; Under the Covers: Fri., Sat.
J. Patrick's Pub: 10630 Fremont Pike, Perrysburg; 874-3111; Jackpot: Fri., Sat.
L.A. Pit Stop: 132 Airport Hwy., Swanton; 825-3486; Ten Inch Willy: Fri., Sat.
Lighthouse: 2605 Broadway; 381-1140; East River Drive: tonight-Sat.
Mickey Finn's Pub: 602 Lagrange St.; 246-3466; Smokestack: Fri.; Fast Piece of Furniture: Sat.
Nick and Jimmy's: 4956 Monroe St.; 472-0756; Tim Oehlers and Friends: tonight.
Pat and Dandy's Sports Pub Grill: 3340 W. Laskey Rd.; 474-1189; Johnny Rodriguez: Tue.
Round House Bar: Put-In-Bay; 285-2323; the Beef Carvers: Sun.
Sodbuster: 5758 Main St., Sylvania; 885-3351; D. A. and the Prosecutors: Fri.; Rejuva: Sat.
Village Idiot: 309 Conant St., Maumee; 893-7281; Bobby May and Dry Bones Revival: Fri.; Bruce and Ben: Sun.; Bobby and Frank May: Mon.; John Baralli and Friends: Tue.
Village Inn: 4984 Holland-Sylvania Rd., Sylvania; 882-0338; Bobby, Frank, George, and Friends: Sun.
Acoustic
Distillery: 4311 Heatherdowns Blvd.; 382-1444; Jim Filipiak: Tue.
Doc Watson's: 1515 S. Byrne Rd.; 389-6003; Brian Bocian: Fri.; Bobby and Frank May: Sat. Gregg Aranda: Mon.; Jeff Stewart: Wed.
Downtown Latte: 44 South St. Clair; 243-6032: Tom and Tim Galvin: Fri.
Manhattan's: 1516 Adams St.; 243-6675: Vytas: tonight.
Maxwell's Brew: 2661 W. Bancroft St.; 534-3300; Sarah Cohen: tonight.
Mr. Beefy's: 27096 Oakmead Dr. Perrysburg; 872-9900; Chris Shutters: Fri.; Georgia Peach: Sat.
Nick and Jimmy's: 4956 Monroe St.; 472-0756; Mudfoot's Acoustic Open Mic: Wed.
Papa's Tavern: 1328 Liberty; 697-0644; Bobby , Frank and Friends: tonight; Ron Rasberry: Wed.
Tango's Mexican Cantina: 30 Main St.; 697-4678; ICE: tonight, Sat.
Trotters Tavern: 5131 Heatherdowns; 381-2079; Gregg Aranda: Wed.
Blues
Casa Barron Restaurant: 209 Louisiana Ave., Perrysburg; 874-5361; Roman Griswold and the Griswold Band: Sat.
Manhattan's: 1516 Adams St.; 243-6675: the Jeff Williams Band: Fri.; the Overton Project; Sat.; Chris Shutters: Wed.
Mr. Beefy's: 27096 Oakmead Dr. Perrysburg; 872-9900; MidTowne Blues Band: tonight.
Red Kat Music Cafe: 2518 S. Reynolds Rd.; 867-7006; Josh Boyd: Sun.
Roadhouse: 11535 W. Central Ave.; 829-2223; Mudfoot and the Kingnotes: tonight.
Shetterly's Pub: 3838 Upton Ave.; 724-2582; Pat Lewandowski: tonight.
Celtic
Mickey Finn's Pub: 602 Lagrange St.; 246-3466; the Glengarry Bhoys: tonight.
Rhythm and Blues
Stella's Restaurant and Bar: 104 Louisiana Ave.; 873-8360; C.J. and Company: tonight-Sat.
Jazz
John's Korner Bar and Grille: 2202 Tedrow Rd.; 381-9194; Rusty Jazz Cafe Orchestra: Tue.
Manhattan's: 1516 Adams St.; 243-6675: Kelly Broadway: Tue.; Quartet Bernadette: Wed.
Murphy's Place: 151 Water; 241-7732; Open Mic with the Murphys tonight; Glenda McFarlin: Fri.; Lady Sunshine and the X Band: Sat.; the Murphys: Mon.-Wed.; Ryan Erard Trio: Tue..
Sebastiano's: 4448 Heatherdowns Blvd.; 382-0615; Jason Quick Duo: Sat.
Shetterly's Pub: 3838 Upton Ave.; 724-2582; Ragtime Rick: Tue.
Sodbuster: 5758 Main St., Sylvania; 885-3351; the Chefs of Dixieland: tonight.
Country/Country Rock
Bootleggers: 135 S. Byrne; 536-2582; Bandera: tonight-Sat., Tue., Wed.
Jerry and Ben's: 5347 N. Detroit; 470-9814; Dual Identity: Fri., Sat.
Ladies Choice: 1637 Broadway; 241-6188; Borderline: Fri., Sat.
Lucille's: 201 Knapp St.; 241-2358; Patterson-Roades Band: Fri., Sat.
Piano
Barada's: 5215 Monroe St.; 843-2080; Jim Huss: Fri., Sat.
Connie's Restaurant and Lounge: 4330 W. Central; 531-3103; Jim Gottron: tonight; Preston Keys and Jimmy Cook: Fri.; Preston Keys: Sat.
Fifi's Restaurant: 1423 Bernath Pkwy.; 866-6777; Fred Kopp: tonight, Sat.
First Published August 3, 2006, 11:59 a.m.
