Press Releases - Arts and Entertainment


Mar 15

Works by Mexican Artist Francisco Toledo Featured

A new exhibition devoted to the work of Mexican artist Francisco Toledo (pronounced toe-LEY-doe), whom many consider to be the most important Latino artist of his generation, opens in March at the Toledo Museum of Art. The 35 works on paper ...

Posted By: Teri Sharp | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 14

Student ArtFest 2010

Sylvania Arts Commission Sponsors Student ArtFest 2010 Creative energy and imagination abounds in the student artists of Sylvania and the community is invited to see all of this wonderful talent on display at the Student ArtFest 2010. “We are ...

Posted By: Sherri Miller | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 14

Clarence Smith Community Chorus In Concert

The Clarence Smith Community Chorus will present its' Annual Spring Concert on Saturday, March 27th, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. The concert will be held at the Toledo Mennonite Church located at 5501 Nebraska Ave. The chorus, well known for its' performance ...

Posted By: Harriett L. Gier | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 12

TSO joins Feeding America to benefit NW Ohio Food Bank

Due to last year’s great success, The Toledo Symphony Orchestra will be participating again in Orchestras Feeding America, the second annual national food drive involving America’s symphony orchestras. The Toledo Symphony, in partnership ...

Posted By: Kristen Celek | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 12

Toledo Museum Seeks 10,000th Facebook Fan

The Toledo Museum of Art has launched an online sweepstakes designed to solicit community feedback about what is “too good to miss” at the Museum. “Throughout our history, residents of Toledo and the surrounding region have been ...

Posted By: Kelly Fritz Garrow | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 12

ALMA classes, TV Appearances, Performances and New website

Drum Classes: "Soul Djembe Drumming" with Yaya Kabo @ Integration Yoga Studio Sunday, March 14th thru April 4th, 2010 @ 12:30pm (next series April 18th thru May 9th) 4633 W Bancroft St, Toledo OH 43615 ALMA Artistic Director and Senegalese Master ...

Posted By: Allison Kodeih | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 12

National Train Day in Toledo – May 1, 2010

Thousands Expected to Visit Toledo Train Station for National Train Day 2010! Toledo's annual celebration of trains and train travel is Saturday, May 1, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the historic Amtrak station (415 Emerald St.) and upstairs at the restored ...

Posted By: Mary Pat McCarthy | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 11

Legendary Folk Group To Perform In Sylvania

The New Christy Minstrels will perform at Sylvania Southview HS, Saturday, March 27 at 7:00 PM. The group will perform many of their hits, such as “This Land Is Your Land”, “Green Green”, and “Today”. The theater ...

Posted By: Eddie Boggs | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 11

Beauty and the Beast at Bowsher High School

The drama department at Bowsher High School presents 'Beauty and the Beast' the weekend of March 26th,2010. Performances are Friday 3/26 at 7:30 pm, Saturday 3/27 at 2:00 pm and again at 7:30 pm, and Sunday 3/28 at 2:00 pm. On Saturday between ...

Posted By: Brenda Mata | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 11

The Toledo Symphony to play Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue

The Toledo Symphony Orchestra (TSO) is performing Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue on Saturday, March 20 at 8 PM in the Peristyle. Guest conductor Julian Wachner joins pianist Kirill Gerstein and the TSO for this special event concert. Gerstein returns ...

Posted By: Kristen Celek | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 11

Cla-Zel Theatre Brings Jazz Back to NW Ohio

The Cla-Zel Theatre is proud to announce Friday Night Jazz on the last Friday of the month. The centerpiece of the Friday Night Jazz will be the best local professional jazz musicians as well as special featured performers. Regular performers: Damen ...

Posted By: Banan AlKilani | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 10

Stacy Mitchhart Set to Perform at Clazel Theater

Venue: The Clazel Theatre 127 N. Main St Bowling Green, OH 43402 419-353-5000 Event: Stacy Mitchhart- concert/ Documentary & Travel channel documentary Date/Time: Friday April 9, doors @ 7pm/show @ 8pm Cost: Tickets $8 advance/ $10 DOS You can ...

Posted By: Banan AlKilani | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 10

Phi Beta Lambda Hosts Comedy for a Cause

The Lourdes College chapter of Phi Beta Lambda is pleased to announce Comedy for a Cause, a fundraising event at Connxtions Comedy Club in Toledo. The event will be held on Sunday, March 21 at 7 p.m. and benefits the March of Dimes. Comedy for a ...

Posted By: Heather Hoffman | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 09

Ancient Roman Symposium to be Held at Toledo Museum

Let the games begin! On March 20, the Toledo Museum of Art and the Archeological Institute of America–Toledo will host an Ancient Roman Holiday featuring a Roman feast and a series of lectures about the popularity of chariot racing. The ...

Posted By: Teri Sharp | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 09

Women, Politics & Blogging: Top Blogger to Address Zonta

For immediate release (March 2010) Contact: Diane Reamer-Evans, Communications Chair, Zonta Club of Toledo 1, 419-241-9155 ext. 117; 419-708-4788 Toledo’s Top Female Blogger Tells All (about blogging) Lisa Renee Ward, founder and publisher of ...

Posted By: Diane Reamer-Evans | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 08

Clarence Smith Community Chorus In Concert

The Clarence Smith Community Chorus will present its' Annual Spring Concert on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. The concert will be held at the Toledo Mennonite Church located at 5501 Nebraska Ave. The chorus, well known for its' performance of ...

Posted By: Harriett L. Grier | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 08

Steppin Out: The Funky Shoe Event of the Season

Live and Silent Auction to Benefit Programs of Toledo School for the Arts Toledo School for the Arts (TSA) is holding their annual live and silent auction fund raiser Steppin’ Out on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 6:00 pm at the Toledo Club. ...

Posted By: S Watkins | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 06

20 North Gallery's Adorning Glory: Jewelry by Kimberly Arden

Toledo, OH—March 6, 2010. On Friday, March 12th, 20 North Gallery will open Adorning Glory, a solo exhibit, featuring new works by local jewelry artist Kimberly Arden. The show will continue through Saturday, April 24, 2010. The exhibit will ...

Posted By: Condessa Croninger | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 05

Humane Ohio's "Puttin on the Glitz" Fundraiser

You are invited to a girls night out private shopping event at Puttin on the Glitz (Country Charms Shopping Plaza in Perrysburg) to benefit Humane Ohio on Friday, March 19, 2010, from 6 - 9 pm. Tastefully Simple consultant (and Humane Ohio ...

Posted By: Jill Borkowski | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 05

Humane Ohio Offers FREE Transportation to Wood County Pets

Can't afford to get your pet fixed? Tired of dealing with unwanted litters? Humane Ohio, a Toledo non-profit organization, offers low-cost spay/neuter to all area pet parents (NW OH & SE MI), and is currently offering FREE transportation for ...

Posted By: Jill Borkowski | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 05

Humane Ohio Pet Food Drive

MEDIA CONTACT: Humane Ohio Jill Borkowski Marketing Manager 419-266-5607, x307 419-367-6828 cell [email protected] HUMANE OHIO PET FOOD BANK HELPS KEEP PETS WITH THEIR FAMILIES K100, Pet Supplies “Plus” and Genoa Bank team up for ...

Posted By: Jill Borkowski | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 04

Spaghetti Dinner and Auction Fundraiser

Bowsher Band Boosters is hosting a spaghetti dinner and auction on Saturday, March 27th betwwen the 2 pm and 7:30 pm showing of Beauty and the Beast in the auditorium. The dinner and silent auction will be from 5 pm to 7pm in the cafeteria. Bowsher ...

Posted By: Brenda Mata | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 04

Toledo Opera brings Ancient Rome to the Valentine

Toledo Opera presents The Rape of Lucretia by Benjamin Britten on March 13 and 14 at The Valentine Theatre. Based on events described in both Ovid's Fasti and Livy's History of Rome, the opera, with Ancient Rome as its setting, is a tale of ...

Posted By: Scott Baker | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 03

Arts Commission Staff Invited to Air on Detroit's NPR 101.9

Wednesday, March 3, 2010 For Immediate Release For more information, contact: Michelle Carlson, Programs Coordinator 419-254-ARTS (2787), ext. 15 [email protected] Arts Commission of Greater Toledo Invited to Air on Craig Fahle Show on WDET’s ...

Posted By: Ryan A. Bunch | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 03

The Young Rep presents A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Young Rep along with the Toledo Repertoire Theatre is proud to present a new production of Shakespeare’s classic comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Playwright Claudia Haas has written a clever adaptation of Shakespeare’s play ...

Posted By: Amy Heuring | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 03

ALMA March Madness 2010 ~ performances, classes, and more!

Education Programming: Toledo Public Schools Arts in Education Performance @ Larchmont ElementarySchool Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010, 2pm-3pm Larchmont Elementary School 1515 Slater, Toledo OH 43612 ALMA provides a one hour show for the students and ...

Posted By: Allison Kodeih | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 03

Glass Artist Laura Donefer Named Fourth GAPP Artist

Laura Donefer, who has been using glass as a primary medium in her work for more than 27 years, is the fourth artist invited to participate in the Toledo Museum of Art (TMA)’s prestigious Guest Artist Pavilion Project (GAPP). The American-born ...

Posted By: Kelly Fritz Garrow | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 01

M-Pact Comes To The Clazel Theatre

Venue: The Clazel Theatre 127 N. Main St Bowling Green, OH 43402 419-353-5000 Event:M-Pact Date/Time: Saturday March 20th, doors @ 2pm/show @ 3pm Cost: Tickets $10 advance / $12 dos Imagine...The smooth soul of Stevie Wonder, the percussive power of ...

Posted By: Banan AlKilani | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 01

Owens Findlay Campus Hosts Greater Hancock College Night

More than 80 colleges and universities from Ohio and the surrounding states will visit the Findlay area as the Owens Community College Findlay-area Campus hosts Greater Hancock County College Night on Monday, March 8. The event will occur from ...

Posted By: Brad Meyer | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 01

School of Nursing launches enhanced website

Over the past five years, the Lourdes College School of Nursing has grown dramatically. Enrollment has increased by 46% and new programs such as the Master of Science in Nursing, LPN to BSN, Nurse’s Aide to BSN, and the Registered Nurse to ...

Posted By: Heather Hoffman | Category: Arts and Entertainment