Press Releases - Arts and Entertainment

Musician Rosanne Cash Produces Art Poster With Toledo Printmaker Steve Mockensturm bumped into Rosanne Cash via Twitter, the popular social media channel, and didn't waste a lot of time showing off his graphic design skills. Cash was to play Hill ...

The University of Toledo Student Union will turn into a catwalk on Friday, Feb. 25 when the Black Student Union hosts the 40th Annual Fashion Show. The theme this year is "The Elements of Fashion: 7 Deadly Sins," so if you’re looking to find ...

(Released February 23, 2011) - The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is proud to announce the 11th series of its ever-popular Film FOCUS: An Independent Film Festival, scheduled every Monday, beginning March 7 through April 11. Coordinated by the ...

Don’t Miss the History & Art Sale scheduled Tomorrow (Feb. 23) and Thursday (Feb. 24)! (Released February 22, 2011) – Classics Gift Shop, located on the Garage Level of Main Library, 325 Michigan St., wants you to check out its 2011 Book ...

Toledo and Sylvania families are invited to attend an Educational Open House on Saturday, March 5th from 12 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Kumon Math & Reading Center of Sylvania (4024 N. Holland Sylvania, Toledo Oh 43623) Free education activities for ...

BOWLING GREEN, O.—As mental health and medical professionals know, culture matters. It is important to be familiar with and understand clients and their families in terms of their particular culture in order to perform accurate and helpful ...

The Lourdes College annual Celebration of Black History Month will feature guest speaker Reverend Kevin Bedford, Pastor of the Third Baptist Church and newly elected President of the Toledo Chapter of the NAACP. The event will also feature musical ...

The Ann Arbor Boy Choir will be performing at GESU Church, 2049 Parkside Blvd,Toledo OH, 43607 on Sunday, February 27th at 5PM. This concert is free of charge, with free will donations accepted. The Boychoir of Ann Arbor was first formed in 1986 to ...

8:00p FRIDAY FEB. 25, 2011 Treo presents The One2 Lounge Lounge featuring unique atmosphere, live music and late night menu TREO Restaurant and Bar in Downtown Sylvania is proud to present our new music venue: The One2 Lounge. Fridays and Saturdays ...

The University of Toledo College of Engineering and several student groups have planned events to celebrate National Engineers Week, Feb. 20-26. "The profession of engineering is about creating value for the society,” said Dr. Nagi Naganathan, ...

The history of northwest Ohio’s blues scene will be explored on Saturday with a viewing of the documentary “I’ll Take You There” about The Hines Farm Blues Club. The film, which features the club that has been located just ...

Several Toledo Public Elementary Schools participate in this charming art exhibit showcasing childrens' art in a variety of media. The exhibit runs from February 28 to March 18, 2011. Reception is Friday, March 4, 6-8pm. Gallery hrs: T-F, 11-5; Sat, ...

Looking to take your gaming skills to the next level? Then BASHCon is where you want to be Feb. 18-20 for the 26th annual gaming conference hosted by the BASH club. Organizers expect more than 900 gaming fans to descend on The University of Toledo ...

Crystal Bowersox Saturday, April 2 7:30 p.m. La-Z-Boy Center, Meyer Theater Reserved Seating $30 Tickets go on Sale Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 10:00 am There is a $3 service charge for tickets purchased online Humble beginnings and an undeniable passion ...

2/15/2011 - Thirty schools from Ohio and Michigan participated in the second annual Toledo Walleye “Design a T-Shirt Contest.” Artwork from students was submitted and the Walleye staff narrowed it down to the top three high school ...

The Minority Business Development Center continues to assist small businesses with great success, including more than $2.2 million in sales revenue generation and 44 jobs created in the last six months. The center, located on The University of ...

DOG SEES GOD: CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE BLOCKHEAD An EdgyRep Reading (for a mature audience) By Bert V. Royal Directed by Susan McCann at the Owens CC Center for the Fine and Performing Arts, 30335 Oregon Road, Perrysburg March 5 at 8 PM, 2011 A ...

The Toledo Area Aboriginal Research Society (TAARS) meeting for February 24, 2011 will be held in the Manor House at Wildwood Metropark, 5100 West Central Avenue, Toledo, Ohio, The meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. with a short business meeting ...

BOWLING GREEN, O.—Bowling Green State University will host the 10th annual Ohio Latin Americanist Conference Friday and Saturday (Feb. 18 and Feb. 19). The event will highlight Latin American and Latino/a studies through a variety of panel ...

June 26, 2011 is the Toledo Speedway's Swap Meet and Car Show. This is an all makes, racers, circle track, hi-performance & classic car meet. Spots are 10’ X 30’ for $25.00 each. Show cars and drivers are free with dash plaques to ...

(Released February 15, 2011) – The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is proud to announce My Alerts, a new page at toledolibrary.org that allows patrons to register in order to receive e-mail alerts for a variety of offerings. Upon submitting ...

(Released February 15, 2011) – The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is inviting you to read and leave comments on our new Blogs page at toledolibrary.org! Librarians will offer regular blog columns on a variety of interesting topics on this ...

Owens Walter E. Terhune Art Gallery Presents “Vaughn Bell: Transported Landscapes” Exhibit, Feb. 18 – March 29 PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH – Owens Community College invites area residents to experience the interconnectedness ...

Parkwood Gallery 2011 Schedule The mission of the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo (ACGT) is to develop and promote the arts in the greater Toledo community. To that end, the objective of The Parkwood Gallery is to allow local artists the ...

Toledo 5, Toledo’s CW, is proud to announce a Casting Call for the 17th Cycle of America’s Next Top Model. Toledo 5 will take its camera and interviewers to TONI&GUY Hairdressing Academy, 3034 Wilford Drive in Toledo on Saturday, ...

(Released February 14, 2011) - The Art Tatum African American Resource Center (ATAARC) celebrates Black History Month and Women’s History Month with the True Color Trivia Contest! Enter at Main Library for a chance to win a pair of tickets to ...

The expert who helped to validate that Rembrandt Laughing is indeed a portrait from the hand of Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606–1669) will speak at the Toledo Museum of Art in early March. Professor Ernst van de Wetering of Amsterdam, the ...

For Immediate Release Information: Randy Sobel February 10, 2011 419-277-5185 GuitarFest 2011 5th Annual event welcomes L.A. guitarist Jennifer Batten Join other music fans at GuitarFest 2011 on Saturday, March 26, 2011 from ...

On February 18, 2011, at the Hilton Garden Inn at Levis Commons in Perrysburg, The Victory Center will present its 4th Annual Luncheon and Fashion Show. Open to the public with advanced ticket purchase, this signature event will begin with a social ...

(Released February 10, 2011) – Lucas County Poet Laureate Joel Lipman has open community hours for conversations about poetry, one’s own poems and manuscripts, poetry-in-the-classroom for teachers or literary projects for special ...