Press Releases - Arts and Entertainment

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 ...

Sandusky, OH, August 22, 2011- Ghostly Manor Thrill Center, Funcoast, Kinship and the Sandusky Rollergirls are teaming up on August 25th to host a Sizzling Summer Cruise party starting at 6PM. Admission is absolutely free and each attendee will be ...

You can help young children in the community have a good start to the new school year by participating in the third annual Shoe Collection Drive coordinated by alumni affiliates at The University of Toledo. Throughout August, gym shoes and dress ...

This Saturday and Sunday, August 27 & 28, the S.S. Col. James M. Schoonmaker (formerly S.S. Willis B. Boyer) Museum Ship and Ramsey Brothers Restorations present the fifth annual Toledo Antique & Classic Boat Show. Last years show featured ...

NEWS RELEASE For immediate release For more information, contact Bob Mackowiak 419-530-4032 Third Annual Internet Marketing Conference set for October 18 (TOLEDO – August 15, 2011) - To help area business professionals best use the Internet to ...

Cedar Point has some pretty big plans for next summer. The Sandusky, Ohio, amusement park/resort earlier today announced plans to introduce Dinosaurs Alive! on Adventure Island, a prehistoric themed attraction, for next summer. The new attraction ...

Toledo, Ohio—The Toledo Zoo is sad to report that one of its most beloved animals, 52-year-old male chimpanzee, Harvey, died in his sleep on August 17, apparently of natural causes. According to Dr. Chris Hanley, the Zoo’s Chief ...

UT receives $10 million grant to improve science education for young children Nurturing a young child’s natural curiosity and developing an interest in discovery and science is important, but often overlooked in early childhood education. The ...

First-Ever Faculty and Staff Art Showcase on Display at Owens Findlay FINDLAY, OH – Community members will have the opportunity to view the diverse and vibrant work of some of Northwest Ohio’s artists as the Owens Community College ...

(Released August 17, 2011) – The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is proud to present its annual Film FOCUS, an independent film festival in the McMaster Center at Main Library, 325 Michigan St. Experience these powerful, first-run feature ...

Buy - Sell - Trade records, CDs, tapes, vinyl, posters, books and more! Sunday, August 21, K of C Hall, 4256 Secor, 10-4 pm. Information 419-874-1725Press Release Contact Name: Rebecca Locke-Gagnon Press Release Contact Email: [email protected] Press ...

As a part of our ongoing Art in Public Places program, the Perrysburg Area Arts Council presents a juried exhibition of Abstract art at the Perrysburg Municipal Building and Courthouse, August through October 2011. Using a variety of techniques and ...