Rhythm Future Quartet plays free show Friday at Grounds
The Rhythm Future Quartet, a collective of four young jazz virtuosos, will perform a free show Friday at
8 p.m. at Grounds for Thought, 174 S. Main St., Bowling Green.
Taking their name from a Django Reinhardt tune, the Rhythm Future Quartet performs dynamic arrangements
of Gypsy jazz standards and original compositions.
The quartet features Jason Anick on violin, Olli Soikkeli and Vinny Raniolo on guitars, and Greg Loughman
on bass. Over the years they have individually been performing alongside notable musicians like John
Jorgenson, Frank Vignola, Tommy Emmanuel, Bucky Pizzarelli, Andreas Öberg and Howard Alden.
Anick and Soikkeli, the front-men and lead soloists of the group, are considered rising stars in the
world of jazz and Gypsy jazz.
The Wall Street Journal proclaimed, "Olli Soikkeli, is a riveting Finnish guitarist who combines
astonishing dexterity and speed with pure soul in a way that places him among the worthiest current day
successors to the legacy of the great Django." The Boston Globe wrote of Anick: "Jason’s
compositional voice is as distinctive as his virtuoso playing."
St. Tim’s series opens with Adler & Sanderling
PERRYSBURG – "The Sam and Stefan Show," featuring composer Samuel Adler and conductor Stefan
Sanderling, will open St. Tim’s Discovers at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church on Sunday, at 3 p.m.
Adler, is the former head of the composition department at the Eastman School of Music, and Sanderling is
the principal conductor and artistic director of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra.
The two renowned area musicians will discuss their lives and art in a special interview event at the
church, 871 E. Boundary St.
A free will offering taken to defray expenses.
Melody Road on stage for Rhythm on River show
GRAND RAPIDS – Melody Road will perform a Rhythm on the River Arts Series show Sunday at 4 p.m. in the
Wright Pavilion on the towpath between the canal and the Maumee River.
Melody Road is the husband and wife musical team of Bob and Mary Fry of Fostoria.  They write much of
their own music, but also do covers by artists such as Martina McBride, Michael W. Smith, Elvis, James
Taylor and the Beatles.  
They have a CD of lullabies written by Mary Fry, "Slumbertime" and another CD of their original
songs titled "Melody Road".  The two also have a music ministry, traveling around to many
churches in Ohio.
This concert was originally scheduled for Sept. 14, but had to be postponed.
Singer Shawn Mlynek returns home for cathedral recital
TOLEDO – Toledo native Shawn Mlynek will perform the first Cathedral Concert Sunday at 3 p.m. in Rosary
Cathedral,  2535 Collingwood Blvd.
Accompanied by pianist Elliot Smith, Mlynek will sing arias by Scarlatti, Mozart and Handel, selections
from the Biblical Songs by Antonin Dvo≈ô√°k  and Slovak Folk songs by V√≠tƒõzslav Nov√°k and a set of
songs from the British Isles, including "Danny Boy."
In the past season Mlynek has performed at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall, the Dallas Chamber
Symphony, and the Cincinnati Early Music Festival.  
A suggested free will donation of $10 to support the series can be made at the door.
‘Freud’s Last Session’ presented in Toledo church
TOLEDO – Actors Collaborative Toledo will stage  "Freud’s Last Session"   Sept. 27 at  8 p.m.
in the Chapel at Trinity Episcopal Church, on the corner of Adams and St. Clair streets.
This concert reading of the script by Mark St. Germain is directed by Jeffrey J. Albright and features
Jeff Bell as Sigmund Freud and Matthew Kizaur as C.S. Lewis.
Tickets are $10 at the door.
Toledo Rep casting Coward’s ‘Blithe Spirit’
TOLEDO – Auditions for the Toledo Rep’s main stage production of Noel Coward’s "Blithe Spirit"
will be held Sept. 27  at 1 p.m.at 10th Street stage.
Those auditioning will be asked to read from the script, which will be provided. Prepared pieces are not
required.
Directed by Matthew Gretzinger, performances of "Blithe Spirit" are weekends Jan. 16 through
Jan. 25.
Contact 419-243-9277 or www.toledorep.org.