Press Releases


Aug 30

River House Arts Opens with Works Paul-Henri Bourguignon

River House Arts in Historic Downtown Perrysburg is pleased to kick-off its 2011-2012 exhibition schedule on September 9th with an extraordinary selection of paintings and drawings by the late Paul-Henri Bourguignon. Special guest for the gallery's ...

Posted By: Paula Baldoni | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Aug 30

Engaging Small Worlds Exhibition at Toledo Museum of Art

TOLEDO, OHIO–As its name suggests, Small Worlds, which opens Nov. 18 at the Toledo Museum of Art, brings together intricate, charming, disquieting and thoughtful works of art on the smallest of scales. Each of the engaging works creates an ...

Posted By: Kelly Garrow | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Aug 30

Top Chef Celina Tio Visits Toledo, Event to Benefit Orgs.

(Toledo, Ohio)—On Thursday, September 1, 2011, Top Chef Masters contestant Celina Tio will demonstrate her award-winning skills in a unique collaborative fundraising benefit on behalf of the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo and the autism ...

Posted By: Marc D. Folk | Category: Health



Aug 30

Owens Center for Emergency Preparedness to Host 9/11 Event

PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH – Area residents are invited join Owens Community College in paying tribute to those victims and heroes that lost their lives in the Sept. 11 tragedy as the School of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and the ...

Posted By: Brad Meyer | Category: Community Interest



Aug 30

Hairspray

One of America’s favorite musicals, Hairspray follow plus-size herione Tracy Turnblad as she transforms from outsider to celebrity. Can a larger-than-life adolescent bring integration to Baltimore TV and find true love without mussing her ...

Posted By: S Watkins | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Aug 30

TSA Jazz Sets at ICE

TSA Jazz at Ice 405 Madison Avenue # 1 Toledo, OH 43604-1211 In the PNC Bank Building 7:00 pm Cover: $6 October 18, 2011 February 28, 2012 April 17, 2012Press Release Contact Name: S Watkins Press Release Contact Email: [email protected] Press ...

Posted By: S Watkins | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Aug 30

MACCM Institute at BGSU

Mantra Percussion performs works by students from the Toledo School for the Arts, the culmination of a year-long composition and creativity project sponsored by the MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music- the MACCM Institute - followed by a ...

Posted By: S Watkins | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Aug 30

TSA Dance Intensive

Serious about dance? Come to the TSA Dance Intensive! Featuring clinics and a chance to meet the fabulous dance teachers of TSA, it’s a day to focus on your dance skills and to explore some new ones. Prospective students can also explore the ...

Posted By: S Watkins | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Aug 30

Senior High One Acts at Toledo School for the Arts

The surprising range and depth of TSA’s acting students shine in scenes and short acts, directed and acted by students. October 12 and 13, 7:00pm TSA Attic Theater 333 14th St., Toledo Adult $6, Student/Senior $4 419-246-8732 x2Press Release ...

Posted By: S Watkins | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Aug 30

Evelyn Davis: A Celebration of Her Life

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 6-9 pm. | UT Center for Performing Arts,Towerview & W. Rocket Drive (main campus) Evelyn Davis was a talented woman who ran the costume shop for the University of Toledo Theatre Department for nearly 20 years until she ...

Posted By: Angela Riddel | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Aug 29

Registration Open for 10th Annual Halloween 5K/10K Run/Walk

Racing for Recovery™ Announces 10th Annual Halloween 5K/10K Run/Walk To Help Combat All Forms Of Substance Abuse A Day of Fun Family Activities in Your Favorite Halloween Costume Sylvania, Ohio – August 29, 2011 – On Sunday, ...

Posted By: Todd Crandell | Category: Events



Aug 29

Firefighters in Cross-Country Trek Make Toledo Stop

The Toledo Fire and Rescue Department will tonight host ten firefighters from southern California trekking across the country to observe the tenth anniversary of the September 11th attacks on America. Their journey, by bicycle, will also raise ...

Posted By: Jen Sorgenfrei | Category: Community Interest



Aug 29

Manning, Brown Journal Article Named Best of Year

BOWLING GREEN, O.—Summer has not been a vacation for sociologists Drs. Susan Brown and Wendy Manning, co-directors of the National Center for Family and Marriage Research (NCFMR) at Bowling Green State University. Capping off a busy season of ...

Posted By: Bonnie Blankinship | Category: Education



Aug 29

Owens Students Observe 9/11 Tragedy With Community Events

PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH – Owens Community College’s Student Government is inviting their fellow students and employees, as well as area residents, to join them on the Toledo-area and Findlay-area campuses and pay tribute to those victims ...

Posted By: Brad Meyer | Category: Community Interest



Aug 29

Spangler Candy Announces Additional Expansion

Bryan, OH – August 2011: Spangler Candy Company has announced plans to increase its candy cane manufacturing capacity in the Bryan Plant. The company was already in the midst of a major expansion of its Dum Dum Pops capacity. President and ...

Posted By: Stacy Shoup | Category: Community Interest



Aug 29

Adam Wilk Named The 2011 Helping Hen Of The Year!

(Toledo, OH) - The Toledo Mud Hens announced today that pitcher Adam Wilk has been named the Helping Hens 2011 Breitling Player of the Year, presented by Jeffrey Mann Fine Jewelers It is the 4th annual award given to the Mud Hen player that goes ...

Posted By: Jason Griffin | Category: Community Interest



Aug 29

Toledo Museum Announces 93rd TAA Winners

TOLEDO, OHIO—Twenty-three awards were presented to Toledo-area artists Friday evening (Aug. 26) at the opening ceremony for the 93rd Toledo Area Artists Exhibition held in the Great Gallery at the Toledo Museum of Art. The Best of Show Award ...

Posted By: Kelly Garrow | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Aug 29

Check Out Toledo Yard Sale Online On Facebook

CHECK OUT http://www.facebook.com/groups/ToledoYardSale/ "List what ever you have to SELL, GIVEAWAY OR TRADE and invite all your friends TO JOIN THE GROUP BY CLICKING ON THE LINK TO THE RIGHT CALLED "ADD FRIENDS TO THE GROUP"! THANKS~Recycle and ...

Posted By: NADINE BARNES | Category: General Interests



Aug 29

Pain Management Group Announces New Interventional Pain Doc

Findlay, Ohio (August 27, 2011) – Pain Management Group, the leading provider of comprehensive, hospital-based, primary care pain management centers in the Great Lakes region, in conjunction with their physician affiliate, Midwest Pain ...

Posted By: Patrick Giammarco | Category: Health



Aug 29

Health Prevention and Community Awareness Fair

St. Stephen Luheran Church, 7800 Erie St., Sylvania, is hosting a Health and Community Awareness Fair for the public on Saturday, September 10, 2011, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. As we commemorate the 10th anniversary of the bombing of the World Trade ...

Posted By: Sally Goetz | Category: Community Interest



Aug 25

Lourdes Drama Society Announces Playwriting Competition

Lourdes Drama Society announces its third annual One-Act Playwriting Competition. Last year’s competition garnered international attention receiving submissions from across the U.S. and Canada, with the winning plays premiering onstage at ...

Posted By: Heather Hoffman | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Aug 25

BGSU Festival Series Redraws Musical Limits

BOWLING GREEN, O.—Concert-goers at Bowling Green State University’s 2011-12 Festival Series will expand their musical boundaries with performances ranging from inspired improvisation to classical formality. All concerts begin at 8 p.m. ...

Posted By: Bonnie Blankinship | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Aug 25

Mud Hens Award $30,000 in Community Grants

(Toledo, OH) - The Toledo Mud Hens announced today that during the 2011 season, the Helping Hens Charitable Fund was able to award $30,000 in grants to local nonprofit organizations, providing youth with sports and recreation services. ...

Posted By: Jason Griffin | Category: Community Interest



Aug 24

Alpha Celebration Dinner

Come and join us for our Alpha Celebration Dinner: Alpha is a ten-week opportunity to explore the validity and relevance of the Christian faith for your lives today. It is a practical introduction to the basics of Christianity with loads of ...

Posted By: Norman Gregory | Category: Community Interest



Aug 24

UT College of Business Internet Marketing Conference

To help area business professionals best use the Internet to promote their products and services, The University of Toledo College of Business and Innovation’s Interactive Marketing Initiative is presenting its Third Annual Internet Marketing ...

Posted By: Meghan Cunningham | Category: Business



Aug 24

UT College of Law Named “Best Value” Law School for 3rd Year

The University of Toledo College of Law has been named a “Best Value” law school by a national magazine for the third year in a row. National Jurist magazine named the UT College of Law among 60 U.S. law schools in its annual “Best ...

Posted By: Meghan Cunningham | Category: Education



Aug 23

Owens to Host Volleyball National Tournament

PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH – Owens Community College has been selected among community colleges nationwide to serve as host venue for the 2011-13 NJCAA Division II Women’s Volleyball National Championship Tournament. The College has hosted ...

Posted By: Brad Meyer | Category: Sports



Aug 23

46th German-American Festival

46th German-American Festival Returns to Oak Shade Grove in Oregon Toledo, OH … August 15, 2011 – A late summer tradition cherished by Toledoans of all ages and ethnicities, the German American Festival (GAF) brings thousands together ...

Posted By: Tim Pecsenye | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Aug 22

Free Synchronized Swimming Clinic

The nationally-ranked Glass City Synchro, Toledo's synchronized swimming organization, invites all 2nd through 8th grade girls to learn this challenging sport. A seasoned coaching staff will teach the basics of synchronized swimming. Participants ...

Posted By: Marti | Category: Sports



Aug 22

Auditions to be Held for Ritz Players Musical 'Hairspray'

Who: Ritz Players & Heidelberg University What: Auditions for Hairspray When: Open audition – August 28 & 29 at 6:30 PM Where: Gundlach Theatre at Heidelberg University (attached to Founders Hall), 310 E. Market St., Tiffin, OH 44883 ...

Posted By: Bruce Hannam | Category: Arts and Entertainment