Press Releases


Jun 29

Your Library now offers NoveList®!

(Released June 29, 2011) – Want to read books in a series and in chronological order? Do you want a recommendation of similar books and similar authors to your favorite reads? The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library has now integrated ...

Posted By: Rhonda Sewell | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jun 29

NOWOH Art Show to be held at BGSU Art Galleries

BOWLING GREEN, O.—Artists of all skill levels are invited to submit their work to the fourth annual Northwest Ohio (NOWOH) Community Art Exhibition at Bowling Green State University. Artists 16 years old and older from the following counties ...

Posted By: Jen Sobolewski | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jun 29

Walleye & Chicago Blackhawks Extend Affiliation Agreement

(TOLEDO, OH) - The Toledo Walleye are pleased to announce that they have reached an affiliation agreement with the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League for the 2011-12 season. Under terms of the agreement, Chicago will assign contracted ...

Posted By: Jason Griffin | Category: Sports



Jun 29

Summer Learn to Skate At BGSU Ice Arena

BOWLING GREEN, O— Two sessions of group ice skating lessons are being offered at the BGSU Ice Arena during the summer. The four-week 30-minute sessions are designed for ages 3 through adults. Session I participants skate July 18-Aug. 10, while ...

Posted By: Bonnie Blankinship | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jun 29

Acoustics for Autism Event Details Announced

ACOUSTICS FOR AUTISM®…PLUGGED IN!! Sunday September 18. 2011 The Mall at Fallen Timbers Music and Doors open at 12pm All Ages Welcome! Tickets: $5 Day of Show with a Project iAm wristband 2 for $8 Tickets available in advance at buy them ...

Posted By: Nicole Khoury | Category: Community Interest



Jun 29

Enchanted Evening 2011

Byrne Stapleton, President of Stapleton Insurance, and his lovely wife Lauren will serve as this year’s Honorary Chairs for the 23rd annual Anne Grady Foundation’s Enchanted Evening which will be held on Sunday, November 6, 2011, at the ...

Posted By: Sharon Unkle | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jun 28

Dr. Ripal A. Parikh Earns Board Certification

Findlay, Ohio – 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 Treatment Physicians, ...

Posted By: Patrick Giammarco | Category: Health



Jun 28

August 2011 Toledo Museum of Art Program Highlights

Exhibition Openings 93rd Annual Toledo Area Artists Exhibition Aug. 26–Sept. 25, 2011, Canaday Gallery For more than nine decades the Toledo Area Artists exhibition has celebrated northwest Ohio’s vibrant artistic community. Toledo ...

Posted By: Teri Sharp | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jun 28

Machine Gun Kelly's 'Lace Up' Tour Hits Toledo

Saturday, July 3rd Machine Gun Kelly Live Performance at 135 S. Byrne. All ages show Tickets on sale now at mgk.ticketleap.com and Electrik Beach TOLEDO, OH – Machine Gun Kelly (MGK) will perform live at 135 S. Byrne Rd., Toledo, OH on Sunday, ...

Posted By: Jessica Keefer | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jun 27

American Red Cross Babysitting Clinics at Library Canceled

(Released June 24, 2011) – Due to a rate increase, the American Red Cross Babysitting Classes, scheduled for July and August 2011 at Toledo-Lucas County Public Library locations, have been canceled. Classes scheduled at Library locations ...

Posted By: Rhonda Sewell | Category: Education



Jun 27

10,000 Acres: Preserved Forever - Photography Exhibit

A new gallery exhibit, "10,000 Acres: Protected Forever," opened May 7 at the National Center for Nature Photography at Secor Metropark. It's one of several new exhibits open through the summer from noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. "10,000 ...

Posted By: Kevin Joyce | Category: Events



Jun 27

New Art Store Nurtures Creative Capital in Downtown Toledo

The Art Supply Dep? will be making its debut at 29 S. St. Clair Street in the Warehouse District of Downtown Toledo on July 21, 2011. The art material and supply retailer will fill a void in the current Toledo market for high quality art materials ...

Posted By: Dana Syrek | Category: Business



Jun 23

4th Annual "Golf for Hope" Scramble & something new for 2011

You are invited to join us on August 27th, 2011 at Bedford Hills Glf Club, 6400 Jackman Rd., for the 4th annual "Golf for Hope" - which benefits the Toledo Gospel Rescue Mission, Rebekah's Haven, and the TGRM Outreach Center. It's a four person ...

Posted By: Mary | Category: Events



Jun 22

Local Pitch, Hit & Run Participants Advance In Competition

(Toledo, OH) – The Toledo Mud Hens are pleased to announce that two participants from the April 23rd Pitch, Hit & Run competition hosted by the Mud Hens at Fifth Third Field advanced to the Team Championships at Progressive Field in Cleveland, ...

Posted By: Jason Griffin | Category: Sports



Jun 22

Former NFL CB Jeremy Lincoln at Friday's game!

Toledo-native and former NFL cornerback Jeremy Lincoln will throw out the ceremonial first pitch and sign autographs at the Friday, June 24 Mud Hens game! Jeremy is hosting a football camp in Toledo on June 24 and 25; and he will be joined at Fifth ...

Posted By: Jason Griffin | Category: Sports



Jun 22

Job Search Center –One-on-One Career and Computer Assistance

(Released June 22, 2011) – Did you know that Main Library has a Job Search Center, one-on-one career and computer assistance in the Business Technology Department, 325 Michigan St., in downtown Toledo? Patrons can learn basic computer, word ...

Posted By: Rhonda Sewell | Category: Business



Jun 22

Sock Collection Drive on Sunday, June 26

The Toledo Mud Hens, together with Hannah's Socks, will be hosting a Sock Collection Drive at the Sunday, June 26th game. Fans are asked to bring donations of new socks for the collection bins at the Home Plate & 1st Base Gates. (Please, no used ...

Posted By: Patrick Giammarco | Category: Community Interest



Jun 22

Spiegel Grove site of Vintage Baseball match

June 22, 2011 Nancy Kleinhenz 800.998.7737 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Spiegel Grove site of a Vintage Base Ball match on Sunday FREMONT – The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center’s vintage base ball team – the Spiegel Grove Squires ...

Posted By: Debra Wolfe | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jun 22

AEP Ohio to Sponsor Art & Music Fest in Downtown Fremont

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Carol Montgomery Farmer’s Market Coordinator Independent Contractor Downtown Fremont, Inc. 567-342-4758 Fax: 419-332-8666 [email protected] AEP OHIO TO SPONSOR ART AND MUSIC FEST IN DOWNTOWN FREMONT ...

Posted By: Debra Wolfe | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jun 22

Live Coverage Online: Obama's Afghan War Drawdown Speech

President Obama will address the nation in a primetime speech Wednesday (6/22/2011) at 8 p.m. ET to announce his decision on the scope and pace of a U.S. troop drawdown in Afghanistan. He is expected to unveil a plan to bring home thousands of ...

Posted By: Knowledge Stream | Category: General News



Jun 22

Sgt. David Christoff Fallen Heroes Memorial Golf Tournament

THE 6TH ANNUAL SGT. DAVID CHRISTOFF FALLEN HEROES MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT TO BENEFIT THE WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT AND TOYS FOR TOTS SATURDAY JULY 30TH, 2011 On September 12, 2001 Sgt. David R. Christoff from Rossford Ohio, changed his life forever ...

Posted By: Lisa Brondes | Category: Events



Jun 21

Classical Persian Musician to Perform June 24 at UT

An internationally acclaimed musician will perform a concert at The University of Toledo in response to student invitations. The UT Persian Student Association and the University of Michigan Iranian Graduate Student Association are working together ...

Posted By: Meghan Cunningham | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jun 21

UT Pharmacy Camp Concludes with “CSI: Toledo”

High school students will get a crash course in forensic science on Wednesday during a “CSI: Toledo” program as part of The University of Toledo’s annual Pharmacy Summer Camp. The students will walk through a mock “crime ...

Posted By: Meghan Cunningham | Category: Education



Jun 21

The Classic with guest speaker Chris Spielman

Honorary Co-Chairs Debbie Knight and Robin Shermis MD Co-Chairs Denise Benton and Darryl Lycourt, Jr. Please join ProMedica Toledo Hospital and Chris Spielman for an evening of inspiration in support of women’s breast health. Chris Spielman is ...

Posted By: Denise Benton | Category: Events



Jun 21

Vocal INKorporated Presents Events to Fight Hunger

June 25, 2011: Vocal INKorporated is proud to present Poets/Artists SPEAK at Fat Fish Blue –Levis Commons from 11am to 3pm and CROSSROADS at Griffin’s Hines Farm Blues Club in Swanton from 6pm to 11pm. The two events will raise ...

Posted By: Michelle Williams | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jun 20

New Pharmacy Building Named for $2.5 Million Donors

The University of Toledo will dedicate the Frederic and Mary Wolfe Center on Health Science Campus at 11 a.m. Friday, June 24. The ceremony will be held at the site of the center, located between the Block Science and Health Education buildings. ...

Posted By: Jon Strunk | Category: Health



Jun 20

JLT Partners with Bittersweet to Host Wine and Pesto Event

Toledo, Ohio – June 15, 2011 – The Junior League of Toledo and Bittersweet Farms will host a Pesto, Wine and Cheese Tasting on Sat., June 25 from 3 - 5p.m. at Bittersweet Farms. The event is free and open to the public. For more than a ...

Posted By: Leandra Hutchinson | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jun 17

Midwest Birding Symposium Attracts Birders to Lake Erie

Lakeside, Ohio - On Sept. 15-18, the 2011 Midwest Birding Symposium is returning to Lakeside, Ohio, where in 2009 it hosted nearly 1,000 attendees. The 2011 event promises to be bigger and better—organizers of this premier birding event expect ...

Posted By: Alexandrea Kontos | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jun 16

Central Catholic Irish Open Golf Outing

Central Catholic’s 33rd Annual Irish Open golf outing will be held Monday, July 25 at Stone Oak Country Club. Tee times are 7:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. shotgun starts. Morning tee times for individual golfers are $125, and afternoon tee times ...

Posted By: Michele Jurek | Category: Events



Jun 16

Bluegrass Style Musicians for Free Jamboree

Looking for more Bluegrass bands to round off our Free Bluegrass Jamboree in August. Rather your a full band or a single start up we would like to hear from you. There will be lots of exposure, the event will include food and craft vendors. Contact ...

Posted By: Randy Beckey | Category: Arts and Entertainment