Press Releases - Arts and Entertainment

Community Craft-In at Sylvania’s Olander Park Sunday, January 24—Registration Deadline Extended. WHAT: Community Craft-In WHERE: Nederhouser Community Hall, Olander Park, 6930 Sylvania Ave, Sylvania OH 43560 WHEN: Sunday, January 24, ...

Sylvania, OH, January 11, 2016 — The Sylvania Community Arts Commission is happy to announce that registration for participation in the 2016 Tree City Film Festival is now open. We invite you to sign up today for the 50-hour film challenge or ...

Students will unleash their own brand of creativity when The University of Toledo Department of Theatre & Film hosts the annual 24 Hour Plays, to be presented Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. in the UT Center for Performing Arts Center ...

Join in on the Seagate Food Bank’s 5th Annual Project PJ event by helping us collect bedtime necessities for families in Northwest Ohio! The concept of Project PJ is to collect pajamas and bedtime essentials (pj’s, slippers, books, ...

The University of Toledo Department of Art has invited two guest artists to campus to exhibit their work this month. Holly Branstner and Dan McInnis will also visit with art students and speak about their work in two public lectures (TBA). ...

The Ohio Theatre and Event Center, located at 3114 Lagrange, and Welcome Toledo-Lucas County will be hosting the 2nd Annual Toledo International Film Festival (TIFF). Each Saturday from January 23, 2016 to February 6, 2016, we will show specially ...

GCFF runs from May 19- May 21, 2016; Official Trophies and Cash Prizes;Accepting shorts and features; Next Deadline January 21; Final Deadline February 18 TOLEDO – OH – The inaugural Glass City Film Festival (GCFF), presented by the Ohio ...

Levis Commons and downtown Perrysburg will come alive with the excitement of winter weather fun during Perrysburg Winterfest February 19 - 21, 2016. Twenty first-class master and professional ice carvers will compete for $15,000 of prize money and ...

PERRYSBURG, December 2015-- Owens Center for Fine and Performing Art and River House Arts are pleased to announce that Detroit-based arts writer and critic, Sarah Rose Sharp, will be the juror for “Borders”, ...

PERRYSBURG, January, 2015— Borders. Where do we find them and how do they shape us? Why do we embrace or reject them? When does a unifying contour become a divisional line? Artists from the Great Lakes region are invited to enter a juried ...

Ringing in the New Year with Live MusicOn January 8th, 2016, the Red Bird District’s Art Walk will ring in the New Year with live music, in addition to the art exhibits, live artists at work, culinary creations and more. The District has ten ...

January 8-10 & 15-17, 2016 at the Center Theatre in UT Center for Performing ArtsToledo: Glacity Theatre Collective presents the 1979 Pulitzer Prize-winning play Buried Child by Sam Shepard.In this play, Shepard, who won the Obie Award for ...

A Black & White Retrospective of Historical Images of the Music of Sam Szor and the Dance of Bud Kerwin(Released December 18, 2015) --- In this era of Toledo's history, just before downtown outlived its usefulness as a city-center, until urban ...

Toledo, OH, December 17, 2015– Veritas Cork & Craft is pleased to announce their New Year’s Eve event, Old Lang Soul. Tickets are $60 and include food, champagne for the table plus other surprises throughout the evening. Reservations ...

TOLEDO, Ohio – Let the countdown to 2016 begin! Bring the entire family to the Toledo Zoo on New Year’s Eve to ring in the New Year a little early… at noon!Let’s be honest; midnight is just too late for the younger party-hat ...

The Wolfe Gallery at Maumee Valley Country Day School is featuring an invitational exhibition of artwork by N.W. Ohio/S.E. Michigan students in grades K-12. This exhibition will be on display from Jan. 11 – Feb. 26, 2016 , from 8:30am-4:30pm ...

The Collingwood Arts Center is teaming up with WGTE-TV for a unique Downton Abbey party on Saturday, December 19, 2015, from 4-7 pm at the Collingwood Arts Center (2413 Collingwood Boulevard – Toledo, Ohio). Travel back in time to the early ...

"Amahl and the Night Visitors" tells the story of the night the Three Kings, following the star to Bethlehem, stop for shelter at the home of Amahl, a poor, crippled shepard boy who lives with his widowed mother. Inspired by the Wise Men's tale of a ...

TOLEDO, OH - This Sunday, Toledo School for the Arts (TSA) welcomes jazz lovers from across the region to enjoy a holiday concert as part of their longtime and well-attended Songs for Our Sister series. The concert, aptly titled “Jingle Bell ...

The Great Art Escape is a holiday tradition at the Toledo Museum of Art, where a number of special programs are planned Dec. 26-Jan. 3. Bring your family and friends to this annual event for live performances, art activities and more. Inspired ...

Golden Retriever Rescue Resource (GRRR) Santa Paws Event! December 6th Rover Come Over 3945 Albon Rd, Monclova, OH 11 am to 3 pm Get your dog’s picture taken in Santa's very own sleigh, outside in a natural setting. Or, get your puppy’s ...

January 23 & 24, 2016 Monroe County Community College 1555 S. Raisinville Rd. Gerald Welch Health Education Bldg. Monroe, MI 48161 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Admission at door: $6 adults, $5 seniors, $4 kids, under age 6 - no charge Free parking Food ...

More than 20 advanced students from the University of Toledo’s Concepts in Art, Studio and Theory course will exhibit their work at the annual holiday exhibition – ‘Tis the Secor, Saturday, December 12. The event features work from ...

Maumee Valley Country Day School is proud to welcome internationally renowned portrait painter, Stephen Bennett to campus December 1 – 18, 2015. An exhibition of Mr. Bennett’s work, including portrait paintings from Papua New Guinea, ...

Monday, December 28 Noon-4pm We will be OPEN, and we are excited to announce that the Winter Sisters will be joining us for some winter fun during Frostology on December 28. Meet the sisters, experience live performances and receive personalized ...

Santa Claus will be at Nautica Coffee at Mayberry Square in Sylvania, Ohio on every Sunday in December. Santa will be there for hearing wishes and photo opportunities. It possible he might even read or tell a story. Santa will be there from 5:00 ...

With Artist Mary Gaynier January 2, Noon-4pm Learn the art of Scherenschnitte (paper cutting) with snowflake expert, Mary Gaynier. Make beautiful creations to decorate your home all winter. This workshop is free to all visitors of Imagination ...

The S.O.A.R. (Strengthening Opportunities Abilities & Relationships) organization is pleased to announce the second annual sensory Santa event at St. Stephen Lutheran Church 7800 Erie St. Sylvania Ohio on Saturday, November 28th from 1 PM until ...

When the temperatures begin to drop, the Lodge at the Toledo Zoo is transformed into a holiday chalet. On select evenings during Lights Before Christmas presented by KeyBank, the elegantly decorated and cozy space hosts a buffet dinner, Festive ...

Dates: December 5-13Hours: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. each dayAdmission: Free Ring in the holidays this year at one of northwest Ohio’s most festive celebrations. For 40 years, community volunteers have decorated the Manor House at Wildwood Preserve ...