Press Releases - Arts and Entertainment

TOLEDO, OHIO–To commemorate the 400th anniversary of a publishing milestone, the Toledo Museum of Art will display its own rare early first edition copy of the King James Bible from Sept. 16–Dec. 3 in Gallery 15. Named for King James I ...

BOWLING GREEN, O.—The College of Musical Arts at Bowling Green State University will hold open auditions for the 2011-12 season of the University Choral Society (UCS), a large chorus consisting of both University and community singers. The ...

Toledo Gem and Rockhound Club 40th Annual Jewelry, Gem and Mineral Show September 9, 10, & 11, 2011 Congratulations to the Toledo Gem and Rockhound Club on their 50th anniversary! This resident artist club, located at The Toledo Botanical ...

Woodward All Alumni summer dance at Centennial Terrace on Saturday, August 20. Music by The Cheeks. Food and refreshments will be available for purchase. Car show 4-7 PM. Contact Bob Mackey to enter a vehicle 419-478-3274. Tickets? Becky Nowak Erd, ...

Sur Saint Clair Gallery is proudly featuring the following artists for the Third Thursday Art Walk, August 18 from 6pm-9pm in the Historic Warehouse District: Mike Sohikian, sculptuor, Renee Brand, watercolor, Paul Brand, watercolor, mix media and ...

JUPMODE DEBUTS “WE’RE STRONG FOR TOLEDO” SHIRT WITH LAUNCH PARTY AUGUST 18 Toledo, OH (August 9, 2011) — Toledo area residents are invited to take part in the unveiling of JUPMODE’s newest T-shirt – a design that ...

Join us as we celebrate Rocky's first anniversary in our new location - 4020 Secor Rd., behind Culture Clash Records. We're featuring live music, entertainment, amazing food and drink specials and free prize raffles. And check out the entertainment: ...

BOWLING GREEN, O.—On Aug. 18 it will be time to make the donuts at Bowling Green State University. BGSU Dining is celebrating the opening of the new dining center The Oaks and its Dunkin’ Donuts franchise with a sit-in benefiting BGSU ...

The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo (ACGT) is pleased to announce that Art Walk series will continue on Thursday, August 18. Art Walk is held each summer, on the third Thursday of each month, May through September. This is the Art Walk’s ...

Toledo, Ohio — How is your garden standing this hot summer? The Zoo’s gardens are doing great, and the horticulture staff would like to share those gardening secrets with the community on Wednesday, August 17. Get tips on evaluating your ...

TOLEDO, OHIO—The Toledo Museum of Art plans to heat up cold December days with a “fire-and-ice” themed film festival planned in conjunction with the Museum’s annual Winter Ball. Artists are invited to submit innovative short ...

TOLEDO, OHIO–The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a $500,000 grant to the Toledo Museum of Art for the design and implementation of a postdoctoral fellowship program that addresses one of the singular challenges facing the field ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, Aug. 13 (2-5 p.m.) & Sunday, Aug. 14 (1-5 p.m.) Hoover Auditorium Lobby (115 Third Street) Gladiolus Exhibition and Competition Gladiolus growers and exhibitors from northwest and central Ohio and southern ...

Ramona Collins will be at Gesu Catholic Church, 2049 Parkside Blvd, on Sunday, September 11th at 5PM for an evening of jazz. The concert, part of Gesu's Gift of Music program, is free with freewill donation accepted. The concert will be held on ...

Toledo, Ohio— August 4, 2011— On August 13, 2011, national Hip-Hop star Head-Roc will headline a fundraising event with a concert performance at the Collingwood Arts Center at 2413 Collingwood Blvd. in the historic neighborhood of the ...

Internationally-celebrated Biochemist and University Professor Exhibits Science-inspired Artwork in his Debut Solo-exhibit Toledo, OH—August 4, 2011. 20 North Gallery welcomes Richard W. Hanson, Ph.D., Distinguished University Professor and ...

Toledo, OH – A Kori Bustard chick is the latest addition to the Toledo Zoo and a new first for the Zoo’s Avian Breeding Center (ABC), an off-exhibit facility dedicated to breeding rare and endangered birds. The male chick weighed 3.5 ...

Who says these are the “Dog Days of Summer”? No one knows how to sit back, relax and enjoy the lazy days of summer better than a cat! So here at the Toledo Area Humane Society, we’re continuing the celebration of our “Summer ...

Did you attend last year’s Music Fest? Did you have fun rocking out to We the Kings? Then you’ll love the band headlining this year’s Music Fest: Cartel, which is currently touring the Midwest with We the Kings and other bands. ...

PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH – Owens Community College will open the 2011-12 Arts Exhibition Season with an array of photographs, paintings, sculptures and poetry that rekindles memories of a bygone era when diners were one of America’s ...

Exhibitions Focus Exhibition: King James Bible First Edition Sept. 16–Dec. 31, 2011, Gallery 15 To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible, the Toledo Museum of Art will display rare first edition copies of the book that are ...

(Released August 3, 2011) – Welcome to the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library’s International Festival Day, where the entire family can find treasures from Asia, the South Pacific, Africa and South America from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. ...

PERRYSBURG, Ohio, July 29, 2011 – The Town Center at Levis Commons is the picturesque setting for the 7th Annual Levis Commons Fine Art Fair, presented by The Guild of Artists & Artisans. The juried fair is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 20 and ...

(Released August 2, 2011) – Historical items from the Calkwalkin’ Jass Band were recently donated to the Library Local History department’s Toledo Jazz Archive. A News Conference featuring a special concert by the Cakewalkin’ ...

Event: Hot August Night picnic/silent and live auctions to benefit Northwest Ohio Community Shares, a federation of 28 northwest Ohio-based non-profit organizations. Date/Time: Sunday, August 28, 4 p.m. Location: Fifth Third Field, downtown ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wood County Fair Board of Directors Advertising Committee Ashley Vetter 419-823-4802 [email protected] www.woodcounty-fair.com Wood County Fair on Facebook “Tomorrow” Continues to Look Bright for Chris Young ...

Join us for a day of free family fun at Arts in the Garden, Sunday August 7, 11 am - 5 pm at Toledo Botanical Garden. Many local artists and craftsmen, including members of Toledo Botanical Garden's Associate Organizations, will be display and ...

BOWLING GREEN, O.—The last two summers brought singers to the Bowling Green State University campus from as far away as Japan, South Africa and France to rehearse and perform together at the New York Voices Vocal Jazz Camp. From Aug. 1-7, the ...

TOLEDO, OH – The Toledo Symphony (TSO) is pleased to announce that individual tickets for its 68th season go on sale to the general public on August 1st both on toledosymphony.com and via 419-246-8000. The Symphony plans to offer a wide ...

Every year, the much anticipated and celebrated juried art extravaganza known as Art on the Mall gets a little bigger. The 2011 event, to be held on UT’s Centennial Mall Sunday, July 31, will feature 117 artists along with eight food vendors ...