Press Releases - Arts and Entertainment

Looking for a fun way to spend Valentines with your special someone? Then come see National touring Comedy Magician and Stage Hypnotist Michael Night's Valentines Hypno-Comedy Show! Michael will take the stage for an unforgettable evening filled ...

It is a gap in its impressive collection of 17th-century masterworks that the Toledo Museum of Art (TMA) has been trying to fill for more than 50 years. A work by Bolognese master Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, commonly known as Guercino (“the ...

Aqua Hut will be holding its third Introduce a Friend to Scuba party January 30, 2010 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Aqua Hut will provide pizza and pop for all who participate. Bring family or friends who want to see why scuba is important to you. ...

The Toledo Repertoire Theatre’s first offering of 2010, LEADING LADIES, directed by Carol Ann Erford, opens January 15th at 8:00 pm. In this hilarious comedy by Ken Ludwig, author of LEND ME A TENOR and MOON OVER BUFFALO , two English ...

Students of art are encouraged to apply now for the Palmer Scholarship awarded by the Toledo Museum of Art. The application deadline for this art travel award is January 29, 2010. The Palmer Scholarship provides funding for travel for an ...

Harriet Tubman brings the Underground Railroad to Lourdes College in Freedom Train On Tuesday, January 26, Theater Vision resumes its 25th anniversary season with Freedom Train, the thrilling story of Harriet Tubman, the “Moses of her ...

The Toledo Zoo is pleased to announce the birth of a polar bear cub on Thursday, December 3. Eleven-year-old mother Crystal is caring for the cub in a den area off-exhibit, and the Zoo’s animal care staff is continuously monitoring the ...

On Sunday, January 24, Toledo native and jazz vocalist Kelly Broadway will perform live in concert alongside her seven piece band at Lourdes College. Currently, she is headlining for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and Celebrity Cruises with her 7 ...

We are officially open at of Jan 1st, 2010 on the Corner of Monroe and Erie St. The building was once know to be the Scenic Tavern. We have changed it up alot. New Paint, alot of cleaning and a great atmosphere to relax with a cold one. Or a ...

PRIZM Creative Community is sponsoring a gallery tour and studio demonstration featuring local glass artists Jack Schmidt and Shawn Messenger on Sat. Jan. 16, 2010 from 1:00-2:30 p.m. The tour of the Schmidt Messenger Studio, 340 Morris Street, ...

The Toledo Museum of Art has revamped its public tours, creating four new series of guided tours. Designed to give visitors an insider’s view of the Museum’s internationally known collections, each tour is led by a Museum Docent. The new ...

WINTER & SPRING EVENTS 2010 The Toledo Blade Chamber Series III Sunday, January 10, 7 PM The Toledo Club Dauprat | Sonata for Horn and Harp* Mendelssohn | Piano Trio in C Minor op. 66* Schubert | Piano Trio in B-Flat Major, D. 898* *Toledo ...

An actor turned human rights activist, a popular novelist of African American fiction, and a witty author of suspense thrillers are all scheduled to grace the Stranahan Theater stage next year for the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library’s 2010 ...

Coinciding with Black History Month, a compelling exhibition of iconic and powerfully moving images by the late African-American photographer Gordon Parks is coming to the Toledo Museum of Art. Bare Witness: Photographs by Gordon Parks brings ...

The Toledo Museum of Art has launched a redesigned and expanded website: www.toledomuseum.org The new, easier-to-use site provides immediate ways to explore TMA’s current and upcoming exhibitions, its programs and events, and detailed ...

Auditions will be held at The Village Players Theatre, 2740 Upton Avenue at 7:00pm on Monday, January 11th and Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 for Third. A timely and funny play, Third tells the story of college professor Laurie Jameson, whose seemingly ...

Drum Classes: “Soul Djembe Drumming” with Yaya Kabo @ Integration Yoga Studio Sunday, January 3rd thru January 24th, 2010 @ 12:30pm 4633 W Bancroft St, Toledo OH 43615 ALMA Artistic Director and Senegalese Master Drummer Yaya Kabo ...

Press Release From: Banan AlKilani Phone: 419-270-9795 Clazel Entertainment Fax: 419-353-5000 127 N Main St Bowling Green, OH 43402 Date: 12-17-2009 For Immediate Release Please add the following event to your Entertainment ...

“The Kelly Bell Band is among the most genre-expanding acts on today’s blues scene. Who else can combine elements of hip-hop, funk and blues-electrified here, Delta there, horn driven elsewhere- and still manage to sound sincere? A ...

The Lourdes College Appold Planetarium presents Field Trip to the Moon, a virtual trip to our closest neighbor in space. In Field Trip to the Moon, audiences come face-to-face with the challenges of space travel, experience a thrilling NASA rocket ...

2010 is the year of the Tiger. To celebrate the New Year, the Waterville Public Library has invited me to host a Kimono workshop, and traditional Japanese culture dicsussion. All month long, the Library display case will feature a collection of ...

This holiday season, teens will have a safe haven to learn, and have fun as the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library introduces new FREE Teen Gaming areas on Wednesday December 23 located at Main Library, 325 Michigan St., and at the Reynolds Corners ...

Leading Ladies at the Tenth Street Theatre, 16 Tenth St., Toledo by Ken Ludwig Directed by Carol Ann Erford January 15, 16, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31, 2010 From the author of Moon Over Buffalo and Lend me a Tenor comes the hilarious exploits of two ...

It’s the holiday session and this time we are celebrating Christmas & New Years on December 27th as a special night. It will be Christmas with Mr. Miss Clause and long with that we are decorating for early New Year's celebration. By ...

This holiday season is sure to go out with a loud bang of fun @ Your Toledo-Lucas County Public Library! Puppeteer Joyce Davis and Friends are scheduled to appear from 4-5 p.m. on Saturday, December 26 at the Locke Branch Library, 703 Miami St., ...

The Melville Boys Come join the Village Players Theatre as we continue our 53rd season with the “dramedy” The Melville Boys, which is written by Norm Foster and produced by special arrangement with Playwrights Canada Press. Brothers Owen ...

Continuing Exhibitions LitGraphic: The World of the Graphic Novel Through Jan. 3, Canaday Gallery For centuries, sequential imagery has served as a direct and efficient means of communicating ideas and information. From the cave paintings of early ...

HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE THERE WAS A LADIES' NIGHT? Well, tune into the Ms. Computer Lady Show as the President/CEO of Your Computer Needs of Toledo, LLC interviews Mr. K.Wilson, up and coming independent artist from Baltimore, MD. K. Wilson ...

The Toledo Museum of Art is giving Toledo-area residents another celebration to add to their holiday calendars. Between Dec. 26 and Jan. 3, the Museum will come to life with its annual Winter Legacies celebration of the region’s cultural ...

Why rent, when you can check out up to 10 Blu-ray™ discs from an amazing collection of over 650 titles at the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library’s Audiovisual Department? Yes way, it’s true! For more than a year, the Toledo-Lucas ...