Press Releases - Arts and Entertainment

A CHRISTMAS CAROL AUDITIONS SET The Toledo Repertoire Theatre will be holding auditions for their annual performance of A Christmas Carol to be performed at The Valentine Theatre December 2, 3, and 4. This is a new adaptation of the traditional ...

Toledo, OH — Lucas County voters will have an opportunity to show their support for the Toledo Zoo when they vote YES on November 8 for the Zoo’s renewal levy. To raise awareness of the levy and begin the drive to rally supporters, ...

BOWLING GREEN, O.—The Gish Film Theater at Bowling Green State University this fall will include the Sunday Matinees, Tuesdays at the Gish and Thursday Night International Film series. Guest speaker Anthony Slide, a prolific author and friend ...

BOWLING GREEN, O.—The music of legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix is the inspiration for the first concert in Bowling Green State University’s 2011-12 Festival Series. The Turtle Island String Quartet opens the season with a program titled ...

TOLEDO, OHIO — The Toledo Museum of Art has launched a new smartphone app that provides Museum information and an in-depth look at TMA’s sculpture garden, all at the touch of a button. The free app for iPhone and Droid allows people to ...

PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH – Area residents are invited to spend their afternoon shopping at Owens Community College for those hard-to-find gifts as the Student Activities Office hosts the first-ever Student Arts and Crafts Show on Tuesday, Sept. ...

For Immediate Release - Announcement to the Media Contact: Stacy Jurich, 419-290-1259, [email protected] September 7, 2011 Lucas County Green Party It's Time for Peace! Sunday, September 11th, 2-5pm @ The Truth Gallery, 1811 Adams ...

PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH – Owens Community College’s Center for Fine and Performing Arts will raise the curtain with an array of events scheduled throughout the 2011-12 presenting arts season. Music, dance and theatre artists from around ...

Join Dr. Bruce Way, University of Toledo, on Thursday, September 15th as he discusses Lewis Cass' experience in the War of 1812. The meeting starts at 7:30 PM and is free and open to the public. Dr. Way will discuss Cass' role in General William ...

Toledo, Ohio — The Toledo Zoo’s female giraffe calf born July 23 has been named Tuli, a Swahili word meaning “calm or serene one.” The name matches her shy, quiet demeanor. Throughout the Labor Day weekend, Tuli and her ...

Have aliens visited Earth? Will we make contact with extra terrestrials in our lifetime? Are we all alone in the Universe? These are the questions scientists and citizens alike want answered. This fall, Lourdes’ Appold Planetarium will ...

Toledo, Ohio. St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church kicks off the second season of its Documentary Society with a special free movie screening. Kirk Baird, Toledo Blade film critic and St. Andrew's parishioner, and the Rev. Jeremiah Williamson, ...

(Released September 1, 2011) – Lake Erie has perhaps the largest concentration of shipwrecks per square mile of any body of water in the world. From the 1700s to the present, a variety of military and commercial vessels have been lost on her ...

On Sept. 18, Golden Retriever Rescue Resource will host its first annual Andy's Army Canine Cancer Walk and Run at Side Cut Metro Park, 1025 W. River Rd., Maumee, Ohio. The event is the only of its kind in northwest Ohio to benefit canine cancer ...

(Released August 31, 2011) - The Jamil Lewis Multicultural Center for the Arts (JLMCA), with the support of Hostelling International Toledo Area Council, sponsored its Community Wall Mural Project. The mural’s unveiling exhibition was held at ...

DESCRIPTION Artist designed bike racks have appeared throughout the country and are particularly popular in areas that want to exhibit their support for the arts while encouraging bicycle traffic. The Arts Commission seeks to develop a series of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH – Three nationally-known films will make a return to the “big screen” at Owens Community College as the Center for Fine and Performing Arts unveils a new “Sunday Afternoon at the Movies” film ...