Press Releases


Feb 04

7th Annual Seed Swap Kicks Off the Gardening Season

7th Annual Seed Swap Kicks Off the Gardening Season Saturday, February 26 - Free and open to the public at the Erie Street Market (new location) Toledo - Thousands of gardeners are expected at the 7th Annual Seed Swap, a gardeners pep rally to kick ...

Posted By: Melissa Shaner | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Feb 03

Black History Concert, Underground Railroad Tale at Lourdes

In honor of the 2011 Black History Month theme “African Americans and the Civil War,” Lourdes is bringing back its unique live-action planetarium show The Conductor. Additionally, the institution will present its annual Celebration of ...

Posted By: Heather Hoffman | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Feb 03

Lourdes Lecture Reflects on Catholic/Muslim Relations

Lourdes is pleased to announce its 2011 Ecumenical Lecture “Overcoming our common past of quarrels and hostilities: reflections on current relations between Catholics & Muslims” presented by Dr. Sandra Keating, Associate Professor of ...

Posted By: Heather Hoffman | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Feb 03

Student Winners to Perform Concertos

BOWLING GREEN, O.—Four students from Bowling Green State University’s College of Musical Arts will take the stage as featured performers with the Bowling Green Philharmonia, under the direction of Dr. Emily Freeman Brown, at 3 p.m. ...

Posted By: Bonnie Blankinship | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Feb 03

bd’s Mongolian Grill Features Fresh, Healthy Food Choices

bd’s Mongolian Grill in Toledo, located in Franklin Park Mall, has brought back its popular Fun Fresh Food promotion, providing its guests with a “Fun” way to get a “Fresh” start on the New Year with great tasting, ...

Posted By: Gregg Cebrzynski | Category: Health



Feb 02

MADAGASCAR LIVE at the Stranahan FEB. 22 & 23!

DREAMWORKS THEATRICAL'S AND BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA BRING “MADAGASCAR LIVE” TO TOLEDO FROM FEBRUARY 22-23 DreamWorks Theatrical’s First-Ever Live Family Touring Show Plays The Stranahan Theatre for 3 Shows GLENDALE, CA – ...

Posted By: Julie Geisinger | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Feb 01

Owens Presents 'Persepolis' Film Screening

PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH – Owens Community College Findlay-area and Toledo-area campuses will celebrate and promote the importance of literacy by inviting area residents to explore life in Iran during the Islamic Revolution of the 1970s as part ...

Posted By: Brad Meyer | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Feb 01

Toledo Museum of Art March 2011 Program Highlights

Special Exhibitions Exhibition Opening: The Baroque World of Fernando Botero March 18–June 12, Levis Galleries Known for the larger-than-life scale of his work and his use of vibrant colors, Colombian painter, sculptor and draftsman Fernando ...

Posted By: Kelly Garrow | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Feb 01

Bay Park Community Hospital Offers Heart Health Screenings

Bay Park Community Hospital will offer a heart health screening on Tuesday, February 8th from 6:30 am to 10 am. @ the Bay Cafe - 2801 Bay Park Dr. - Oregon, OH. The screening will check blood pressure and lipids. Attendees will also receive results ...

Posted By: Jared Meade | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Feb 01

Sharon Skilliter Awarded Executive Scholarship

Toledo, Ohio (February 1, 2011) – 2-Scale, a 3-Dimensional branding and experiential marketing company, announced Sharon Skilliter, managing partner, was recently awarded a $12,000 scholarship through the Dorothy B. Brothers Executive ...

Posted By: Sharon Skilliter | Category: Business



Feb 01

Casting Call for America's Next Top Model

Toledo, OH – February 1st, 2011– Toledo 5, Toledo’s CW, is proud to announce a Casting Call for the 17th Cycle of America’s Next Top Model. Toledo 5, Toledo’s CW will take its camera and interviewers to TONI&GUY ...

Posted By: Cheryl Lightfoot | Category: Events



Feb 01

Library Celebrates Black History Month

(Released January 31, 2011) – To celebrate Black History Month during the month of February, the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library presents to the community, The Journey Toward Freedom scheduled from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, February 26 at Main ...

Posted By: Rhonda Sewell | Category: Community Interest



Feb 01

BizTech 2011 Infor ERP VISUAL User Conference

Featured Presenter Danna Nelson, Infor’s Senior Product Manager BizTech, an Infor ERP VISUAL Channel Partner and provider of information technology solutions, is pleased to announce that Danna Nelson, Senior Product Manager for VISUAL at Infor ...

Posted By: Jen Scherer | Category: Technology



Jan 31

PRIZM Exhibit Plans Opening Reception

PRIZM Creative Community, a non-profit for education, service and collaboration in the arts has opened a two month visual art exhibit in The Ford Gallery located at 42 South Superior Street inside The Spaghetti Warehouse in downtown Toledo. On ...

Posted By: Barbara Billmaier | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jan 31

Fostoria Resident Showcases Artwork at Owens Findlay Campus

Owens Findlay-area Campus Presents ‘From Girl to Woman: My Personal Truth’ Exhibit, Feb. 14 – March 25 FINDLAY, OH – Owens Community College’s Findlay-area Campus continues the 2010-11 arts season with the theme of ...

Posted By: Brad Meyer | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jan 31

Irregular Polygons by Frank Stella Go On Exhibit at TMA

TOLEDO, OHIO–When Brian P. Kennedy was named the ninth director of the Toledo Museum of Art, he was working on an exhibition devoted to Frank Stella’s Irregular Polygons for the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College. While fulfilling ...

Posted By: Teri Sharp | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jan 31

Wood County Humane Society Annual Meeting Recap

(Bowling Green)—The Wood County Humane Society Board hosted its Annual Meeting on Tuesday, January 24, 2011. Overall, WCHS had a good year. The dedicated staff, volunteers and Board of Directors have worked together to provide many valuable ...

Posted By: Lisa Ingram | Category: Community Interest



Jan 31

Pain Management Gives Gift to Partner Hospitals

Pain Management Group, the leading provider of comprehensive, hospital-based, primary care pain management centers in the Great Lakes region, recently gave monetary donations to the foundations of all their respective partner hospitals. Dr. Ned ...

Posted By: Patrick Giammarco | Category: Health



Jan 30

Kate Jordan and Soul Venture In Concert

Hi: My name is Roxanne Snider, Administrative Assistant, with Kate Jordan and Soul Venture. Would you please enter the following event in the Calendar of Events section of the Herald Papers? Kate Jordan and ...

Posted By: Roxanne Snider | Category: Events



Jan 30

Downtown Sylvania First GIRLS NIGHT OUT!

Come to Downtown Sylvania's first ever GIRLS NIGHT OUT on Thursday, February 10th from 6-9pm. Visit all the downtown shops for sales, giveaways, cocktails and much more! The first 100 women who begin the evening at Chandler Cafe will receive ...

Posted By: Candy Sturtz | Category: Events



Jan 28

New Local Children’s Author Teaches Against Animal Cruelty

What would you do if you found a lost, lonely dog that didn't have any food, water, or shelter? As an animal cruelty investigator for the Toledo Area Humane Society, Nancy Schilb, also known as Officer Nan, meets animals like this every day – ...

Posted By: Patty Gelb | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jan 28

Owens Celebrates Black History Month With Events in February

PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH – Owens Community College will celebrate Black History Month with a series of events and activities highlighting and honoring the role and impact of African Americans throughout this country’s history. The public ...

Posted By: Brad Meyer | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jan 28

ACGT Announces The Glass City Landscape Exhibition

The Glass City Landscape: 10 Area Artists Interpret the Urban Landscape of Toledo will be on display January 18 – February 25, 2011 in the Parkwood Gallery. The public is invited to join us for a reception for the exhibition on Friday, ...

Posted By: Michelle Carlson | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jan 28

Want to appear in our new Oscars commercial?

Enter the Smile Camera Action Contest for a chance to appear in our Oscars commercial. Share your video of a beautiful smile from your child, yourself, your dog…anything goes. Big prizes await. Flip Ultra camcorders and weekly prizes also ...

Posted By: LIsa Climer | Category: Community Interest



Jan 28

Camp and Travel RV Show

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For Information Contact Dave Brown (419) 882-7572 CAMP AND TRAVEL RV SHOW FEBRUARY 11-13 SEAGATE CENTRE, DOWNTOWN TOLEDO The 46th annual Camp and Travel Regional RV Show will be held February 11-13 at the Seagate Convention ...

Posted By: Tonya DiMasso | Category: Events



Jan 28

Toledo Walleye Offer iPhone App

Free download available at iTunes and www.toledowalleye.com… (Toledo, OH) - The Toledo Walleye are pleased to announce the completion and release of the official Toledo Walleye iPhone app. The app is free to download and is available now at ...

Posted By: Jason Griffin | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jan 28

Poetry Speaks @ Your Library

(Released January 26, 2011) - Join us as Poetry Speaks @ Your Library kicks off 2011 with two Saturday readings in February in the Huntington Room of Main Library, 325 Michigan St., downtown Toledo. Featuring an entire lineup including local ...

Posted By: Rhonda Sewell | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jan 28

Glass City Record Show

Buy-sell-trade! Albums, tapes, CDs, 45s, vinyl, posters and more! Sunday, Feb. 6, K of C Hall, 4256 Secor, Toledo, 10-4 pm. Admission $1. Information: 419-874-1725Press Release Contact Name: Stephen Gagnon Press Release Contact Email: ...

Posted By: Stephen Gagnon | Category: Events



Jan 28

TSO Carnegie Tickets in High Demand

Demand for Toledo Symphony Carnegie Hall Debut Tickets is “Phenomenal”: Symphony to request all 1000 NYC tickets and 100+ more TOLEDO, OH – The Toledo Symphony (TSO) is pleased to announce that it will make a request to the ...

Posted By: Kristen Celek | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jan 28

Live Stream: State of the City Address

Mayor Michael P. Bell will deliver the 2011 State of the City address at 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 27, 2011 in Nitschke Auditorium on the campus of the University of Toledo. This public event is free and open to the community. WGTE Public Media ...

Posted By: Knowledge Stream | Category: Community Interest