Press Releases - Arts and Entertainment

2011 Jazz in the Garden Concert Series Presented by Buckeye CableSystem and Yark BMW It doesn’t get any better than cool jazz on hot summer nights! Toledo Botanical Garden is excited to announce an exciting season of Jazz in the Garden ...

Police escorted 50 mile motorcycle ride to help patients and family fighting ALS. Ride leaves Signature Harley in Perrysburg at Noon. Registration starts 10:30. $20.00 per rider $5.00 passenger. Ride ends at Ralphies Airport hwy Spring ...

ALMA's West African Dance Fitness class for Adults will be running every Saturday this summer at Common Space II. (Kid's classes are on hiatus for the summer, but any kids accompanied by adults are WELCOME in the Adult class.) As summer proceeds, ...

The Toledo Blade invited the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo to have a part in the annual Red White Kaboom event. The 2011 Red White Kaboom event is presented by The Blade with sponsorship from Humana Inc, Taylor Automotive Group, Mercy Medical ...

(Released June 29, 2011) – Want to join a monthly book discussion this summer? Why not join the yearlong book discussion group titled Booked for Murder over at Sanger Branch Library, 3030 W. Central Ave. This FREE mystery book discussion group ...

Toledo, OH – The Toledo Zoo’s African elephant calf, born June 3, is nameless no more! After nearly 8,000 entries in the Zoo’s naming contest, “Lucas” won by more than 3,000 votes. The name, which was the keepers’ ...

The University of Toledo will be at the center of international plastination technology July 9-12. Under the direction of Dr. Carlos Baptista, associate professor in the Department of Neurosciences, UT will host the 10th International Interim ...

(Released June 29, 2011) – Ride your broomstick or catch the Hogwart’s Express to the Sylvania Branch Library! We are celebrating the upcoming release of the final Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows movie ( ...

(Released June 29, 2011) – Want to read books in a series and in chronological order? Do you want a recommendation of similar books and similar authors to your favorite reads? The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library has now integrated ...

BOWLING GREEN, O.—Artists of all skill levels are invited to submit their work to the fourth annual Northwest Ohio (NOWOH) Community Art Exhibition at Bowling Green State University. Artists 16 years old and older from the following counties ...

BOWLING GREEN, O— Two sessions of group ice skating lessons are being offered at the BGSU Ice Arena during the summer. The four-week 30-minute sessions are designed for ages 3 through adults. Session I participants skate July 18-Aug. 10, while ...

Byrne Stapleton, President of Stapleton Insurance, and his lovely wife Lauren will serve as this year’s Honorary Chairs for the 23rd annual Anne Grady Foundation’s Enchanted Evening which will be held on Sunday, November 6, 2011, at the ...

Exhibition Openings 93rd Annual Toledo Area Artists Exhibition Aug. 26–Sept. 25, 2011, Canaday Gallery For more than nine decades the Toledo Area Artists exhibition has celebrated northwest Ohio’s vibrant artistic community. Toledo ...

Saturday, July 3rd Machine Gun Kelly Live Performance at 135 S. Byrne. All ages show Tickets on sale now at mgk.ticketleap.com and Electrik Beach TOLEDO, OH – Machine Gun Kelly (MGK) will perform live at 135 S. Byrne Rd., Toledo, OH on Sunday, ...

June 22, 2011 Nancy Kleinhenz 800.998.7737 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Spiegel Grove site of a Vintage Base Ball match on Sunday FREMONT – The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center’s vintage base ball team – the Spiegel Grove Squires ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Carol Montgomery Farmer’s Market Coordinator Independent Contractor Downtown Fremont, Inc. 567-342-4758 Fax: 419-332-8666 [email protected] AEP OHIO TO SPONSOR ART AND MUSIC FEST IN DOWNTOWN FREMONT ...

An internationally acclaimed musician will perform a concert at The University of Toledo in response to student invitations. The UT Persian Student Association and the University of Michigan Iranian Graduate Student Association are working together ...

June 25, 2011: Vocal INKorporated is proud to present Poets/Artists SPEAK at Fat Fish Blue –Levis Commons from 11am to 3pm and CROSSROADS at Griffin’s Hines Farm Blues Club in Swanton from 6pm to 11pm. The two events will raise ...

Toledo, Ohio – June 15, 2011 – The Junior League of Toledo and Bittersweet Farms will host a Pesto, Wine and Cheese Tasting on Sat., June 25 from 3 - 5p.m. at Bittersweet Farms. The event is free and open to the public. For more than a ...

Lakeside, Ohio - On Sept. 15-18, the 2011 Midwest Birding Symposium is returning to Lakeside, Ohio, where in 2009 it hosted nearly 1,000 attendees. The 2011 event promises to be bigger and better—organizers of this premier birding event expect ...

Looking for more Bluegrass bands to round off our Free Bluegrass Jamboree in August. Rather your a full band or a single start up we would like to hear from you. There will be lots of exposure, the event will include food and craft vendors. Contact ...

The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo (ACGT) is pleased to announce that Art Walk series will continue on Thursday, June 16. Art Walk is held each summer, on the third Thursday of each month, May through September. This is the Art Walk’s ...

FINDLAY, OH – An artistic array of masterful photographs inverted through the use of technology by Lima resident Christina Dare will be showcased on the Owens Community College Findlay-area Campus as the Library Gallery presents “Nature ...

July 24 at Comerica Park, Detroit July 31 at Wrigley Field, Chicago August 4 at The Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati Monday, June 13, 2011 - Paul McCartney has confirmed three more dates on his On The Run tour: July 24 at Comerica Park in ...

(Released June 13, 2011) – West Toledo and Waterville branch libraries will offer second screenings of two films from the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library’s Film FOCUS series. If you missed this popular Main Library series, which ...

(Released June 13, 2011) – As part of the ongoing celebration for Waterville Branch Library’s 85th Anniversary, a Music in the Park family-fun concert is scheduled from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 26 in the Conrad Park Gazebo, ...

Kenny Rogers in Concert Monday, June 20th 7:30 p.m. By now, Kenny Rogers has become such an icon that it's easy to forget how he got there. Having recorded more than 65 albums which have sold over 100 million records worldwide Rogers is an American ...

PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH – Area residents with a passion and enjoyment of music are invited to attend a unique ensemble performance featuring 10 harpists as Owens Community College’s Center for Fine and Performing Arts serves as host to ...

(Released June 8, 2011) – Join Point Place Branch Library, at 2727 117th St., next Tuesday, June 14 as the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library hosts a Concert on the Lawn scheduled from 7-8:30 p.m. This is a FREE concert and open to the public. ...

Please join us for the book signing of Toledo native and former Madd Poet "Rose Bush The author". Event: Poetry reading and book signing Location: Truth Art Gallery and event Center, 1811Adams St. Uptown Toledo Date: Saturday, June 25th Time: 6-9pm ...