Press Releases - Arts and Entertainment

Families that have waited to celebrate the end of a long, cold winter can dust off their tennis shoes and spring coats and get ready to spend some time in the great outdoors. The Department of Neighborhoods, Division of Recreation and multiple ...

PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH – Owens Community College students will have the unique opportunity to showcase their artistic talents as the Center for Fine and Performing Arts hosts the eighth annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, April 9-30. In ...

Thanks to a meeting at an international energy conference in Abu Dhabi, The University of Toledo will be helping ship jobs from overseas to Toledo, Ohio. Peter Fischer, CEO of the German start up TecnoSunSolar, will sign lease papers for space in ...

BOWLING GREEN, O.—It is a familiar tale to the thousands of children who have read James and Deborah Howe’s “Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery.” One dark and stormy night, the Monroe family brings home a bunny found during ...

BOWLING GREEN, O.—Young musicians can polish their skills during Bowling Green State University’s annual Summer Music Institute for junior high and high school students, June 12-24. Presented by the College of Musical Arts, the program ...

The Central Catholic High School Lady Irish will play powder puff flag football games at Gallagher Stadium on April 15 and May 13 to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Their goal is to raise $5,000, which is the cost to fulfill one wish ...

TOLEDO, OHIO–How human disease has been represented in art through the ages is the subject of the exhibition What’s Wrong with Me? Art and Disease, which opens April 22 in the Hitchcock Gallery at the Toledo Museum of Art. The University ...

Buckeye CableSystem Sports Network is proud to announce its newest endeavor in local sports coverage with the addition of BCSN-HD, channel 608 on Buckeye CableSystem. BCSN will "flip the switch" on BCSN-HD on April 14, 2011 with the home opener for ...

(Released April 1, 2011) - A free program titled Beating Average Stock Returns, for people interested in investing in stocks, is scheduled in the McMaster Center of the Main Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, 325 Michigan St., downtown Toledo. ...

Sandusky, OH, March 31, 2011 - Join us Saturday, April 16th, at Sandusky's Ghostly Manor Thrill Center, located at 3319 Milan Road, as the Sandusky Rollergirls once again take the floor on Saturday night, April 16th for the Lowdown Roller Derby ...

PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH – Drama and suspense will serve as the theatrical focus in the Center for Fine and Performing Arts’ Mainstage Theatre as Owens Community College presents the student production of “Tartuffe,” April 8-9 ...

Toledo, Ohio. Gary Pontious, Sr., owner of Toledo Auto Care (TAC), announces the celebration of 94 years of repairing vehicles on Monroe Street. “We are known for treating our customers well and are pleased to be a caring part of the ...

On Saturday, April 30, Luminations will celebrate its 10th year of raising funds for student scholarships at Lourdes. Beginning at 6 p.m., guests will join 2011 Honorary Chairs Trent Smith, Regional President of Cleveland Electric Illuminating ...

Space 237 Galleries & ClaySpace presents “Flamingos, Dust Bunnies and Decay” an art exhibit with a unique contrast in artistic style and messages, ranging from playful to ominous. The artists are national and regional showing in an ...

This May, the Lourdes Drama Society will present their annual Festival of One Acts featuring the following one act comedies: A Tall Order by Sheri Wilner Fight Dreams by Alison Weiss House of Cards by Richard Keller It Ate Houston by Wil Denson Off ...

TOLEDO, OH – St. Michael Lutheran Church in Ottawa Lake, Michigan hosts a free afternoon of music this Sunday, April 3 at 2 PM. This fine arts concert features musicians of all ages, amateur through professional. According to Mark Gibbs, ...

Nearly 200 middle and high school students from Lucas County and a dozen surrounding counties will participate in the National History Day's District 1 program Saturday, April 2, in Rocket Hall at The University of Toledo. Students will compete as ...

(Released March 30, 2011) – Your Library is pleased to welcome renowned poet David Baker to Toledo in celebration of National Library Week and National Poetry Month! Baker will read from his recent collection of poems Never-Ending Birds from ...

The Greater Toledo Chapter of Parents of Murdered Children and Other Homicide Survivors is holding a motorcycle run on Sunday April 10, 2011. Money raised at this event will allow POMC to maintain and expand services to area families who have lost ...

TOLEDO, OHIO–Frank Stella, a 2010 winner of the U.S. National Medal of Arts, inaugurates a new series of public programs featuring renowned artists and scholars at the Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle. The series kickoff event at 6 p.m. ...

PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH – Owens Community College’s School of Technology, the Northwest Ohio Chapter of the American Welding Society and Lincoln Electric Motorsports are inviting area racing car and truck enthusiasts to the Toledo-area ...

(Released March 29, 2011) – Come celebrate with us from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 11 as we showcase the improvements to Main Library’s beautiful Central Court, 325 Michigan St., downtown Toledo. Our most popular books and materials ...

North Coast Theatre presents TORNADO WARNING, Part One on Saturdays in April: April 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, at 8 pm, in their home, SouthWing at the Oliver House, 27 Broadway, Toledo, 43606. Tickets are $10. For reservations or info, call ...

May 14, 2011 Original Sub Shop 402 Broadway (near Amtrak Station) Toledo, OH 43602 Information 419.243.4857 Toledo Spring Plant Exchange All are welcome to join local gardeners for this FREE exchange! Please bring plants and gardening paraphernalia ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NATIONAL VICTIMS’ RIGHTS WEEK Victim advocates and support groups from various agencies in the greater Toledo area will hold a rally on Monday, April 11, from 5-7 p.m. at the Lucas County Courthouse. The groups will meet ...

It's Date Night at FUZED! Tired of the same ol' dinner and a movie? Try Date Night - glassmaking style. The class is open to 2-3 couples only and includes food and drinks and everything you need to create a glass bowl or platter. $90 per couple. ...

Toledo, Ohio. The Toledo Symphony is happy to announce that plans are in place for the third annual TSO-sponsored trip to Chautauqua Institution, in western New Yorkstate. Chautauqua Institution is a community in an historic lakeside village that ...

BOWLING GREEN, O—A new documentary from WBGU-TV puts a spotlight on the importance of arts industries to northwest Ohio. “Creative Economy of Northwest Ohio” is a 30-minute documentary that showcases the economic and community ...

On Thursday, April 7, Central Catholic will present its Festival of the Lively Arts and Spring Open House from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the school at 2550 Cherry Street. Join us for a twilight celebration of the fine arts and humanities showcasing the ...

(Released March 23, 2011) - Please join the Women Alive! Coalition for a celebration of the Silver Anniversary issue of In Search of Our Past: Women of Northwest Ohio, Volume XI. Published by the Women Alive! Coalition, Women’s History ...