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It’s almost time for the 84th Academy Awards. The Gold Knight is packing his bags for Los Angeles to cover the show. The Academy, along with other networks, also have been plans for the week leading up to Oscar Sunday.

Here are the events you do not want to miss:

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Tuesday, Feb. 21st

• Final polls close
• 5 p.m. PT
• Shorts! Symposium, hosted by Brad Bird
• Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater and live stream
• 7:30 p.m. PT
• Costume Designers Guild Awards
• At the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.
• In the Evening
• TCM continues its month-long, “31 Days of Oscar”
• See the schedule here

Wednesday, Feb. 22nd

• The Gold Knight will be reporting live from Hollywood
• “Meet the Oscars, Grand Central” exhibition (through Sunday)
• Vanderbilt Hall, Grand Central Terminal, New York City
• Fans will see the actual Oscars to be presented to the Best Actor and Best Actress winners on Sunday; fans can also have their picture taken while holding an Oscar statuette
• Opening Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 10 a.m., with a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by 2010 Academy Award-winning actress Melissa Leo
• Public viewing hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 22, and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, through Sunday, Feb. 26
• Admission is free
• Documentary Feature Symposium, hosted by Michael Moore
• Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater and live stream
• 7:30 p.m. PT

Thursday, Feb. 23rd

• Animated Feature Symposium, hosted by Patton Oswalt
• Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater and live stream
• 7:30 p.m. PT

Saturday, Feb. 25th

• Foreign Language Symposium, hosted by Mark Johnson
• Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater and live stream
• 10 a.m. PT
• Makeup Artists & Hairstylists Symposium, hosted by Leonard Engelman
• Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater and live stream
• 2:30 p.m. PT
• Independent Spirit Awards, hosted by Seth Rogen
• Santa Monica Beach
• 7 p.m. PT, IFC

Sunday, Feb. 26th

On television:

• “Good Morning America”
• ABC News’ Chris Connelly reports
• Red Carpet, Kodak Theatre
• Check local listings for times, ABC
• “On the Red Carpet,” hosted by Rachel Smith and Chris Balish
• Behind-the-scenes
• A special report in Chicago from KABC reporter George Pennacchio
• Check local listings for times, ABC
• “E! Live from the Red Carpet”
• Coverage begins 1:30 p.m. ET / 10:30 a.m. PT, E!
• “On the Red Carpet at the Oscars”
• Rachel Smith and George Pennacchio are LIVE
• Red Carpet, Kodak Theatre
• 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT, select ABC markets
• Cameron Mathison asks stars Facebook and Twitter questions
• Reporters Tina Malace and Lawrence Zarian track “what is red hot, right now”
• Fashion expert Roshumba Williams joins Michelle Tuzee on the fashion skyway above the Red Carpet, critiquing fashions
• E!’s “Even More Live From the Red Carpet”
• 5:15 p.m. ET / 2:15 p.m. PT, EOnline.com, iPhone & iPad apps
• Hosted by Ross Matthews and Kristina Guerrero
• E!’s “Live From the Red Carpet”
• 5:30 p.m. ET / 2:30 p.m. PT, E!
• Hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Guiliana Rancic
• “Oscars Red Carpet Live”
• The official Red Carpet show
• Hosted by Robin Roberts, Tim Gunn, Louise Roe, Jess Cagle and Nina Garcia
• Red Carpet, Kodak Theatre
• 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT, ABC
• At 7:30 p.m. ET, this will be the ONLY LIVE broadcast from the Red Carpet
• THE 84TH ACADEMY AWARDS
• Billy Crystal, host
• Kodak Theatre, Hollywood
• 8:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. PT, ABC 
• LIVE coast-to-coast
• “On the Red Carpet at the Oscars”
• “On The Red Carpet” Party Patrol
• Coverage from all the night’s events, including the Governors Ball
• Fashion Expert Roshumba Williams talks Red Carpet hits and misses with “Project Runway” all-star Mondo Guerra
• Following the Oscars, select ABC markets
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Academy Awards”
• Seventh consecutive year
• El Capitan Theatre, Hollywood
• LIVE, following 84th Academy Awards and the late local news, ABC
• Billy Crystal stops by
• Coldplay performs

Online: Oscar.com digital experience. Also available via iPhone and iPad apps. With more than 20 live cameras strategically placed everywhere from the Red Carpet to backstage and the Governors Ball, the Oscar Digital Experience provides unique access before, during and after the show. Before the show, fan can make their predictions with “My Picks,” an interactive ballot that they can share on Facebook.

Monday, Feb. 27th

• “Good Morning America”
• El Capitan Theatre
• 7 a.m. ET, ABC 
• “LIVE! with Kelly’s After Oscars Special”
• Kodak Theatre
• 9 a.m. ET, ABC (syndicated)
• The Gold Knight will be in the audience
• OSCAR.COM
• “Celebrate the Journey”
• Oscar.com
• Video highlights the paths of 10 nominees from nominations to the Governors Ball
• Oscar Dailies
• Panel of Oscar experts recaps top stories from Oscar Sunday in a video review
• Best Dressed
• Watch experts break down the evening’s top fashions.

Toledo Free Press Lead Designer and Film Editor James A. Molnar blogs about all things Oscar at TheGoldKnight.com. Follow all of his coverage of the 84th Academy Awards there and here at ToledoFreePress.com/oscars. He will be reporting from Los Angeles beginning Wednesday, Feb. 22.

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This entry was posted on Monday, February 20th, 2012 at 10:05 pm and is filed under Arts and Life, Film, Star, The Gold Knight.
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Grumpy’s Deli welcomes back Toledo playwright Larry Dean Harris on Sept. 10 at 7:30 p.m. for a new show, “Witness to the Bizarre.”

Harris

Harris performed at Grumpy’s in 1989 with “Oh, No! Not Toledo!” and the show continued for years with cast and location changes.

Harris left in 1997 to live in Los Angeles where he pursued playwriting. He has been nominated for Ovation and LA Weekly theater awards. “Witness to the Bizarre” is a solo role and will be the first time in his career that Harris has had a starring role.

“A few years ago, I discovered the storytelling scene in Los Angeles, and I thought ‘I can do that,’” Harris said in a news release. Before long, he was getting booked into prominent venues like the Comedy Central Stage and The Hotel Café, sharing his autobiographical adventures with audiences. “I’ve lived in three pretty colorful cities: New York, Los Angeles and Toledo. And my path has — on occasion — taken a twisted turn that makes for a good yarn. My job is to spin that yarn in an entertaining and hopefully enlightening way.”

“It’ll be dinner theater Grumpy’s style just like the old days,” said Dustin Hostetler, Grumpy’s co-owner, in a news release. “We’ll have a buffet of sandwiches and cookies. And we’ll enjoy a show by an old friend.”

Admission for the performance, including a buffet dinner, is $25. To reserve a spot, email GrumpysDeli@gmail.com.

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, August 30th, 2011 at 9:34 am and is filed under Star, Theater.
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When The Undeserving releases “Almost Alive” on Sept. 6, it will be the culmination of a journey that began nearly seven years ago for the Fremont-based band.

“We’ve always been pretty confident we could have some sort of career,” The Undeserving bassist and background vocalist Jimmie Getty told Toledo Free Press Star. A 2007 graduate of Clyde High School, Getty joined the group in 2005. “We’ve always believed in the music, and our goal has always been just to write the best songs that we could and to play as much as we could. It actually feels more tangible now than it ever has before, now that we have this record coming out.”

Comprised of Getty, Brennan Willis (lead guitar, background vocals) and brothers Clay (lead vocals, piano, acoustic guitar) and Kyle Kirchenbauer (drums, background vocals),The Undeserving started getting attention from multiple record labels in early 2005 with its song, “There For You.” After putting a small team together, the band did two years of showcasing from 2006 to 2008, playing in markets like New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago before landing a joint record deal with Warner Bros. Records and Cause for Alarm Records through Kevin Law in the summer of 2008.

The Undeserving

The Undeserving completed what was to be its major label debut in May 2009. The album was recorded in Nashville, Tenn., with producer Allen Salmon, mixed at the famed Electric Lady Studios in New York City by Michael Brauer (who worked with The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney) and mastered by Ted Jensen. However, the investor for Cause for Alarm Records pulled out that same year, and The Undeserving got absorbed by Warner Bros. Records completely.

As the label went through multiple personnel changes, The Undeserving was worried about what would happen next.

“We were kind of nervous that we made this record that had been mixed by Michael Brauer and mastered by Ted Jensen, and something we were really proud of and had worked on for a long time — we were afraid no one was ever going to hear it,” Getty said.

Through the support of Lori Feldman, who is the senior vice president of brand partnerships and music licensing at Warner Bros. Records, The Undeserving was able to get its music out to millions last year when “Something To Hope For” was used in a promo for Season 9 of “American Idol.” In addition, the band’s music has been featured on the TV shows “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew,” “The Biggest Loser,” “Ghost Whisperer,” “So You Think You Can Dance?” and CNN’s Haiti Relief public service announcement, among others.

“She was really passionate about the music and pitching it around everywhere she could,” Getty said of Feldman. “We owe a lot of gratitude to her. She’s responsible for all the syncs and stuff, and it was really just because she was passionate about the music and wanted to see it do well.”

While The Undeserving is no longer with Warner Bros. Records, the label has since signed the record back to the band and allowed it to release “Almost Alive” independently.

“It’s kind of cool to be back in the driver’s seat, and we can release it on our own,” Getty said. “We’re doing everything ourselves now.”

Getty said the plan after the album’s release is to continue touring and promote the album.

“Our main goal is basically just to keep going,” he said. “If we can support ourselves and keep doing it and be able to give back to our families some, that would be incredible.”

Pre-orders for “Almost Alive” are available on the group’s website at theundeserving.com, and the album will also be available through online retailers like iTunes and Amazon on the official release date. The band will host a release show for “Almost Alive” at Grace Community Church in Fremont on Sept. 6, as well as an additional show at the Maumee Indoor Theatre on Oct. 14. Admission for the show in Fremont is $12, while the show in Maumee is $10. The price for each event includes a copy of “Almost Alive” and kids 12 and younger get in free at both shows.

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, August 30th, 2011 at 8:42 am and is filed under In Concert, Music, Star.
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