Press Releases


Jan 22

In New Novel, TV Weatherman Takes Toledo on a Wild Ride

What caused the brutal weather Toledo endured earlier this winter? Storms moving down from Canada? Cloud seeding gone amok? Or could it be the work of a television weatherman? In Daniel Breeze's new novel, We're Having a Heat Wave, TV weatherman ...

Posted By: John Gilhooly | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jan 22

Introduce a Friend to Scuba

Aqua Hut will be holding its third Introduce a Friend to Scuba party January 30, 2010 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Aqua Hut will provide pizza and pop for all who participate. Bring family or friends who want to see why scuba is important to you. ...

Posted By: Jeff Davis | Category: Lifestyle



Jan 22

15th Annual Black History Month Exhibit at 20 North Gallery

Toledo, OH—January 21, 2010. On Friday, January 29th, 20 North Gallery will open their 15th annual Black History Month Exhibit. The show will continue through Saturday, March 6, 2010. The exhibition was founded by Peggy Grant (current Art ...

Posted By: Condessa Croninger | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jan 21

Toledo Museum of Art Community Art Project Seeks Beads

Bring on the beads! The Toledo Museum of Art is collecting handmade beads from artists, enthusiasts and community members as part of the Bead Goes On, a project culminating with the installation of a 10,000-bead curtain at the Museum. Contributors ...

Posted By: Teri Sharp | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jan 21

The Toledo Opera Gala, April in Paris, for Valentines Day

Toledo Opera presents its annual Opera Gala at the Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle on Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 7:30 pm. This year’s theme is April in Paris – a delicious offering of favorite French operatic delights – perhaps ...

Posted By: Loviah Aldinger | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jan 21

Nate Gurley Jazz Trio performs at Lourdes

Celebrate Valentine’s Day early by enjoying the sounds of the Nate Gurley Jazz Trio on Saturday, February 13 at Lourdes College. The Jazz Trio will perform music by Count Basie and Joe Williams in the Franciscan Theatre & Conference Center at ...

Posted By: Heather Hoffman | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jan 21

Discussion Circles for Women Sexual Abuse Survivors

Support and sisterly love for women incest, child sexual abuse, and rape survivors Discussion Circles will assist survivors work through their abuse experience and explore how the culture of some ethnic group can impede survivors’ journey to ...

Posted By: CeCe Norwood | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jan 21

Guitar Fest 2010 at Toledo School for the Arts

Join other music fans at Guitar Fest 2010 on Saturday, February 27, 2010 from 9 am to 3 pm. Toledo School for the Arts (TSA) has lined up artists, performers, producers, technicians and songwriters for a day of style and technique workshops and ...

Posted By: Randy Sobel | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jan 21

GTC Presents: Betrayal

Only two weekends left for Harold Pinter's humorous and heartbreaking play "Betrayal". a piercing, poignant, yet surprisingly compassionate look at friendship and infidelity. Seating is limited, so get your tickets now! This is a show you don't ...

Posted By: Ben | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jan 20

Urban Forest Project Toledo Schedules Event

Just in time for the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, the Urban Forest Project (UFP) Toledo announces its first event. The unveiling party for the 50 selected banners for UFP Toledo will be held on Friday, January 22, 2010 from 7 to 10 p.m. at Space ...

Posted By: Jenn Stucker | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jan 20

Grand Opening of Sheila's Downtown Jan 22 & 23rd

This Friday and Saturday Sheila's Is having a grand Opening Event DJ Ghost here to Entertain you. 10pm to Close New Venue includes music from the 80s and early 90s Top forty. Sorry no Gangster Rap/Rap to be played downtown. Stop in check out ...

Posted By: Sheila moore | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jan 19

Free Jazz Concert Featuring Ramona Collins

Gesu Catholic Church 2049 Parkside Blvd, Toledo Ohio will be presenting “An Afternoon of Cool Jazz”, a free concert staring: Ramona Collins, Vocalist, with Bill Meyer, Piano, Jordan Schug, Bass and Jerry Powell, Drums. A free will ...

Posted By: Jason Rotar | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jan 19

2010 Wolcott House Museum Guild Historical Lecture Series

Wolcott House Museum Guild in conjunction with the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library’s Maumee Branch Library, 501 River Rd., Maumee, Ohio, presents the 2010 Historical Lecture Series scheduled at 10 a.m. on Thursdays from February 4 through ...

Posted By: Rhonda Sewell | Category: General Interests



Jan 18

Grammy winner Marx to perform with Toledo Symphony

When Richard Marx released his self-titled debut in 1987, he hoped to sell enough records to make another album. He did. More than three million copies, thanks to “Don’t Mean Nothing,” “Should Have Known Better,” ...

Posted By: Vicki L. Kroll | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jan 18

Ultimate Scuba Diver Instruction

This instructional program is not for everybody. In fact we guarantee only a few divers a year will attempt this. What’s included in your classes is equipment (set up to your build and where you will scuba the majority of the time), open ...

Posted By: Jeff Davis | Category: Lifestyle



Jan 17

Goth Night Grand Opening

GRAND OPENING !! HOSTED BY THE COLLINGWOOD ARTS CENTER AND DARK CHADOW PRODUCTIONS $5 Cover JAN. 29th 9 p.m.-1 a.m. 21+ with ID ...

Posted By: Rick Werner | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jan 17

Johnny Winter with Special Guest The Chris Shutters Band

Johnny Winter with Chris Shutters band SUNDAY April 11th 2010m 8pm The OMNI TOLEDO 2567 W. Bancroft Toledo Ohio 43607 Tickets: Ticketmaster.com, Culture Clash records, Toledo and Signature Harley-Davidson shops, The OMNI box office $20.00 ...

Posted By: craig wolf | Category: Events



Jan 14

Lourdes College Chorus Welcomes New Members in 2010

Do you enjoy choral singing? The LOURDES COLLEGE CHORUS is a community as well as a college Chorus, welcoming singers from the greater Toledo community as well as our Campus community. The 40-voice Lourdes Chorus begins 2010 rehearsals on ...

Posted By: Karen T. Biscay | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jan 14

TAARS featured speaker David Stothers, Ph.D.

Media release The Toledo Area Aboriginal Research Society will feature a presentation by David Stothers, Ph.D. at it’s January 28, 2010 meeting to be held at 7:00 p.m in the Manor House at Wildwood Metropark, Central Ave., Toledo, Ohio. The ...

Posted By: Kathi Sund | Category: Education



Jan 14

The Toledo Hospital Host 2nd Annual Scholarship Competition

THE TOLEDO HOSPITAL TO HOST SECOND ANNUAL PROMEDICA SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION WHAT: Student teams from high schools across northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan will compete in ProMedica Health System’s second annual high school scholarship ...

Posted By: Tedra White | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jan 13

Urban Forest Project Toledo

Urban Forest Project Toledo is the unveiling and exhibition of 50 winning banners designed by area artists & selected out of over 140 entries, to grace the light posts in downtown Toledo in celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day this ...

Posted By: Ellen Leonard | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jan 13

Black & White Transportation Introduces iPhone App

HOMEWARD BOUND Black & White Transportation introduces iPhone app to help get there safely TOLEDO, Ohio – January 13, 2010 – "There's no place like home." That phrase has withstood the test of time, as it was more than 70 years ago ...

Posted By: Karen Baker | Category: Technology



Jan 13

ECHL All Star Game Televised In Toledo On BCSN

The ECHL announced that the 2010 ECHL All-Star Game presented by Reebok Hockey and brought to you by Toyota and the City of Ontario will be available in more than 66 million homes. The game will be available live in over 56 million homes on Altitude ...

Posted By: Jason Griffin | Category: Sports



Jan 13

2010 Heart & Soul Event: Caring for Our Community

When: Saturday, February 6, 2010 6:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Where: “Suites Level Lounge” on the 2nd Floor of Fifth Third Field Corner of Washington and Huron Streets (above home plate) Preceding the Heart & Soul evening ...

Posted By: Lisa Matthews | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jan 12

Lourdes College Chorus Welcomes New Members in 2010

Do you enjoy choral singing? The LOURDES COLLEGE CHORUS is a community as well as a college Chorus, welcoming singers from the greater Toledo community as well as our Campus community. The 40-voice Lourdes Chorus begins 2010 rehearsals on ...

Posted By: Karen Biscay | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jan 12

Comedians Drew Thomas and Drew Fraser to Laugh at Lourdes

Laughter abounds at Lourdes College this winter. Visitors have the chance to catch not one but two comedic performances this semester. On Friday, January 29, Drew Thomas takes the stage and on Friday, February 12, Drew Fraser performs. Both shows ...

Posted By: Heather Hoffman | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jan 12

Hospital Fundraiser to Support Patient Safety

WHAT: The Auxiliary of The Toledo Hospital and Toledo Children's Hospital will host a fundraiser called Red, White and Duel to benefit its safe patient mobility program. The event will feature the Cruizin' Keys Dueling Pianos, grazing style food, a ...

Posted By: Tedra White | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jan 11

Going Wild for Kids Toledo Children's Hospital Fundraiser

WHAT: An Evening With Toledo Children's Hospital - Going Wild for Kids! Proceeds from this annual event will benefit the autism initiative at Toledo Children's Hospital. WHERE: Hilton Garden Inn 6165 Levis Commons Blvd. ...

Posted By: Tedra White | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Jan 11

TSO's Classics Program Honors Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons'

The Toledo Symphony will continue its Classics Series with a pair of 8 p.m. concerts Jan. 15 and 16 in the Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle.The program is titled "The Four Seasons" in honor of the beloved Vivaldi suite. Principal violinists Kirk Toth, ...

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Jan 10

Beginner Clogging Lessons

The Rumblin Rhythm Cloggers will be having beginner clogging lessons starting on Thursday, January 14, 2010 at Common Space II Room 106 at the corner of Hill and Holland-Slyvania from 7:00 – 8:00pm. No partner needed. Clogging is great ...

Posted By: Barb Davenport | Category: Arts and Entertainment