Press Releases - Arts and Entertainment


Nov 25

Eddie Shaw and the Woldfang at Lido Lanes Saturday Night

Eddie Shaw will perform a night of blues music with his fabulous Wolfgang on Saturday night, November 29th, 2008 at 9:00 pm at Lido Lanes. 865 South Avenue, Toledo, OH. The concert is sponsored by the Black Swamp Blues Society and admission is ...

Posted By: Tom Overley | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Nov 24

PRIZM Holiday gathering

PRIZM Creative Community will sponsor a Holiday Buffet Luncheon and Gift Exchange for members and any interested guests on Wednesday Dec. 3rd I in the 3rd floor West Point Room at The Toledo Club from 11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. Those who are short on ...

Posted By: Annette Jensen | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Nov 23

Black Swamp Blues Society General Meeting and Benefit

The Black Swamp Blues Society will hold its general meeting and election of 2009 officers on December 7, 2008 at 4:00 pm at Speedway Bar and Grill, 5625 Benore Rd., Toledo, OH. Following the meeting will be a fund raising benefit for Patrick ...

Posted By: Tom Overley | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Nov 21

Life-Drawing sessions at the Secor Studios

Toledo area artists are invited to join us at the beautiful Secor Studios for drop-in Life-Drawing sessions Next session: Sunday, November 23 1- 4PM 425 Jefferson Ave Sixth Floor Studio 650 $10 models feeBring your own suppliesMeter parking free on ...

Posted By: Ivan | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Nov 20

Toledo Youth Orchestra Presents Winter Pops Concert

Kick off your holiday season with the Toledo Youth Orchestra at the Winter Pops! Concert on Monday, November 24 at 8:00pm in the Sylvania Southview High School Auditorium. The concert will be filled with seasonal favorites including Bach’s ...

Posted By: Jessica David | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Nov 19

Sweet Claudette Returns to Mickey Finn’s Pub, Toledo OH

Sweet Claudette Returns to Mickey Finn’s Pub, Toledo, Saturday, December 13th FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 18, 2008 Toledo, OH – Sweet Claudette, Detroit’s Matriarch of the blues, along with her blues band will deliver some of ...

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Nov 17

Calphalon Joins with Extreme Makeover:Home Edition

Toledo, OH, November 16 – In September, a West Toledo family of 13 received a brand new home through ABC’s hit TV show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”. The makeover was a huge community event, and Toledo cookware company ...

Posted By: Brita | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Nov 16

A Christmas to Remember with Toledo's own Sheri LaFontaine

(Toledo, Ohio) One of Toledo's rising stars will be coming home for Christmas. Sheri LaFontaine has trully made her mark on the Christian music world since she was discovered during a recording session more eight years ago by multi award winning ...

Posted By: Ike | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Nov 11

Otsego High School All Class Alumni Event

If you have graduated or attended or have children, parents or friends that have, from Otsego High School, Tontogany, Ohio, please read. We are planning to have an “all class" Reunion” in 2009. We are still in the planning stages. ...

Posted By: Liana | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Nov 11

New articles published on Toledofilmmakersreview.com

ROCKNROLLA Director Guy Ritchie doesn’t try to reinvent the wheel when it comes to filmmaking. What he does (and does extremely well, by the way) is create jarring, hilarious, and atmospheric works of art. The man behind such modern classics ...

Posted By: Jamie | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Nov 06

Stress Management Class Offered

Learn how to manage and reduce your stress! You'll learn how to identify challenges that prevent or distract you from finding balance in your life, and new strategies to deal with those challenges or distractions. You'll also learn what brings ...

Posted By: HarborBehavioral | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Nov 04

Fallapalooza Concert Benefit for local Toledoan

Concert to benefit Don Fall Time and Place Date: Saturday, November 15, 2008 Time: 7:00pm - 11:55pm Location: Toledo Civic Center (a.k.a., Erie Street Market) Street: 237 S. Erie St City/Town: Toledo, OH Description "They Saved His Brain - Now Let's ...

Posted By: Alexandra Hertel | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Nov 03

Toledo Opera Opens 50th Season with Verdi's Rigoletto

Toledo, OH -Toledo Opera will open its 50th celebratory season with Rigoletto, a supreme lyrical masterpiece by the great Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi, on November 8 and 14 at 7:30 pm and November 16 at 2 pm at The Valentine Theatre. It is a ...

Posted By: Loviah Aldinger | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Nov 02

Victorian Father Christmas

To celebrate St. Nicholas Day or the holiday season in a more European or Victorian style, Father Christmas is a good choice for Advent presentations, early Christmas parties, or presentations on Christmas in other countries. Just watch children of ...

Posted By: Dave Davis | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Nov 02

Middle Earth Father Christmas

Inspired byJ. R. R. Tolkien's "Letters to Father Christmas," this Santa will entertain by transporting you to a different world. The Middle Earth Santa has polar bears as helpers and encounters gnomes, weather, and growing up. Good for any age, ...

Posted By: Dave Davis | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Nov 02

Celebrate with a real bearded Santa this Christmas !!!

Liven up your Christmas events with a real-bearded Santa! Entertainment that includes original or classic stories, holiday history, and caroling is a Santa Dave specialty. Appropriate for any age, stories can be presented: in classrooms at church in ...

Posted By: Dave Davis | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Nov 01

Sylvania Township Citizen's Police Academy

The Sylvania Township Citizens Police Academy is designed to give members of the community an overview of the Police Department and its operations. Members of the Citizens Police Academy receive instruction and take part in hands-on activities ...

Posted By: Lana Sweeney | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Oct 31

HOMER FOR THE HOLIDAYS: WATERCOLORS BY WINSLOW HOMER AT TMA

On November 14, the Toledo Museum of Art opens the exhibition Homer for the Holidays: Watercolors by Winslow Homer from The Art Institute of Chicago, featuring ten watercolors on loan from The Art Institute of Chicago, two watercolors from the TMA ...

Posted By: Sara Stacy | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Oct 30

Mickey Finn Hosts Election Day Party

Toledo, Ohio. Mickey Finn, owner of Democratic Pub at Mickey Finn’s, announces a special evening for voters. Everyone who wears an “I VOTED” sticker, or brings in other proof of voting in this year’s General Election, will ...

Posted By: Mickey Finn | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Oct 29

November Events at Toledo School for the Arts

NOVEMBER, 2008 First Friday Friday - November 7 TSA Attic Theatre Reception, 9:00 am Program, 9:30 am Admission Free Rent – School Edition The Pulitzer-prize winning musical, based loosely on Puccini's La Bohème, follows a year in the ...

Posted By: Susan Watkins | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Oct 28

Musical Audition Notice!!

Auditions will be held at The Village Players, 2740 Upton Avenue at 7:00 pm on Monday November 10th and Tuesday November 11th, 2008 for the terrifically silly show, Don’t Hug Me. This comedic musical is based in a bar in the very cold Bunyan ...

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Oct 28

Holland Frame Shop Wins 1st Place PPFA Framing Competition

John Barlowe, owner of Frame Shop Art Gallery & Gifts in Holland Ohio was the first place winner in the Northern Ohio chapter of the PPFA, framing competition in Kent, Ohio on 10/27/08. PPFA (Professional Picture Framers Association) holds ...

Posted By: John Barlowe | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Oct 28

The Nutcracker Ballet

The Nutcracker Ballet at the Franciscan Center on the Campus of Lourdes College, Friday December 12th at 7:00 pm. For ticket information please call 734-847-4944 or 419-882-1073. Presented by local dancers in southeastern Michigan and northwest ...

Posted By: Heather Saul | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Oct 27

Colored Pencil as Artistic Media Workshop

Artist Julie Ann Harrison will teach a Colored Pencil Holiday Card Workshop sponsored by PRIZM Creative Community this coming week. Participants will learn application and color mixing techniques using colored pencils as an artist medium while ...

Posted By: PRIZM | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Oct 24

Toledofilmmakersreview.com looking for freelance writers

Toledo Filmmakers Review is an eclectic online magazine dedicated to promoting the local filmmaking community and fostering an appreciation of film. Throughout our pages you’ll find thoughtful and incisive movie reviews, interviews and ...

Posted By: Jamie Paszko | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Oct 21

Glass City Singles Presents Thriller 2008 with Jackpot Band

We are happy to announce that Glass City Singles is celebrating their 26th year of providing singles with Halloween parties. This year’s Singles Halloween Thriller will be featuring a live band. It’s the well known Rock and Disco band, ...

Posted By: Jack Harris | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Oct 21

Toledo Gem & Rockhound Club Open House

Just in time for Christmas! The Toledo Gem & Rockhound Club is featuring its Annual Fall Open House on Saturday and Sunday, November 15 and 16, 2008. The event is held at the Toledo Botanical Gardens, 5403 Elmer Drive in Toledo at the Conference ...

Posted By: Jerri Heer | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Oct 21

My Three Angels at the Village Players Theatre

Come join the Village Players Theatre as we continue our 52nd season with My Three Angels written by Sam and Bella Spewack. The year is 1910. The scene is French Guiana, a region where on Christmas Day the temperature has graciously dropped to 104 ...

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Oct 16

Ghostly Manor Thrill Center partners with American Red Cross

Sandusky, OH October 15, 2008 The Red Cross mobile unit will be at the Ghostly Manor Thrill Center on Saturday, October 18 for a community blood drive. The mobile unit will be in the parking lot in front of the Ghostly Manor Haunted House, 3319 ...

Posted By: | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Oct 14

Cool Cat Strut - Halloween Dinner Dance Fund Raiser

PRESS RELEASE: For Immediate Use Media Contact: Dave Plunkett, Manager Paws and Whiskers Cat Shelter 419-536-1914, [email protected] COOL CAT STRUT Paws and Whiskers presents Annual Halloween Party Fundraiser Toledo; October 11, ...

Posted By: Dave Plunkett | Category: Arts and Entertainment