Press Releases - Arts and Entertainment

On Friday, November 13, 2015, the Frogtown Storytelling Guild will celebrate its 15th year of Tellabration!—a spoken-word concert of "stories for grown-ups"—with special guest storyteller, Pam Holcomb. The Frogtown Storytelling Guild is ...

PRIZM and Way Public Library co-sponsor, ARTrageous Sale & Resale event - CALL TO PARTICIPATE Calling all ARTrageous shoppers! Do you have art supplies, creative tools, or books that you’ve used only once and won’t ever use again? ...

PRIZM and Way Public Library co-sponsor “Art as a Business” Class, Instructed by Artist Larry Mack and Retail Manager at TMA Heather Blankenship PRIZM Creative Community has prepared an educational class for thriving artists at any ...

The 1,000 older adults in attendance at the Area Office on Aging's Senior Safari on September 15 at the Toledo Zoo's Nairobi Pavilion will get a taste of Hawaii. The event will feature hula dancing and Polynesian fire dancing. The event will provide ...

The University of Toledo Department of Music welcomes pianist Frances Renzi to kick off its annual Dorothy MacKenzie Price Piano Series. Ms. Renzi is celebrating her 75th birthday with a special concert performance, Sunday, September 27 at 3 p.m. ...

The Pride of Toledo Chorus - Toledo's own Sweet Adeline Chorus is holding open auditions on September 22 at our Rehearsal Hall 2530 Parkway Plaza - Maumee. Join us for our 2015-16 season! Press Release Contact Name: Ruth Press Release Contact ...

A group of local authors will be featured at Way Library’s “Local Author Fair” to be held on Thursday, September 24 from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Way Library is sponsoring this free fair in keeping with its goal of encouraging ...

Way Public Library begins its 2015-16 Reel Art International and Art Film Series with a free showing of ‘Win-Win.’ In this 2011 comedic drama, Paul Giamatti stars as a floundering elder care attorney. Even though he moonlights as a high ...

On Thursday, September 17th at 10:30 a.m., WGTE and Way Library will present “The Cause, 1861”, the first episode in Ken Burns’ award-winning film “The Civil War”. "The Civil War" explores the most important conflict ...

The award-winning Toledo Swiss Singers are looking for singers and will host an open house Sept. 9 for those interested in learning more about the group. The Singers practice Wednesday evenings at 7:30 at Oak Shade Grove (home of the German-American ...

Zion Lutheran Church LCMC 8307 Memorial Hwy. Ottawa Lake, Mich. is having our annual German Pork Dinner on Saturday October 3,2015 from 4:30 pm -7:00 pm. All are welcome to come and enjoy a great meal and some great fellowship. Price is $9.00 for ...

A free workshop for people with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes will be held at Way Library. Participants will meet from 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. once a week for six weeks starting Tuesday, September 15. Workshops are facilitated by trained leaders ...

The Way Public Library Foundation & Friends organization (WPLFF) hosts several used book sales each year, and the Harrison Rally Day Sale is the largest of them all. Thousands of books will be for sale, including a great selection of used and ...

On Friday, October 2nd at Third Street Cigar in Watertville, Ohio, Grammy-nominated Australian blues artist Michael Charles and his band will claim the stage and embrace you with an elevated level of energy and a guitar driven journey through 31 ...

The University of Toledo Department of Theatre & Film will present a series of classic movies projected from 16mm film. Commercial films across the U.S. and shown locally are digitally projected in today's world. These classic films will be shown as ...

Exhibition OpeningsDegas and the DanceOct. 15, 2015-Jan. 10, 2016, Canaday Gallery“People call me the painter of dancing girls,” Edgar Degas once told Paris art dealer Ambroise Vollard. “It has never occurred to them that my chief ...

The University of Toledo Department of Art’s Center for the Visual Arts is a featured stop on the Arts Commission 3rd Thursday Loop on Thursday, September 17 from 5:30-9 p.m. There will be three exhibits on view and a public reception ...

Twin and PMG1 productions are proud to present an awesome night of early Chicago style house music with blends of electronic dance music (EDM) entertainment as A Journey Into Sound comes to town on Saturday, September 19, at 8:00 PM. The event will ...

Hoof It to the Fulton County Fair Keeping the tradition of a county Fair alive and affordable. September 4 - September 10 Seven days jammed packed with traditional county fair activities, displays, animals, and food. The Fulton County Fair is one ...

Brace Yourself for the Onslaught of the Next Solar Superstorm The Appold Planetarium at Lourdes University was enhanced this summer with the latest available projection technology. On Saturday, September 12, the planetarium will re-open with Solar ...

Art Corner Toledo Mural Dedication and Bike Tour - Sunday September 20, 2015 at 4:30 PM129 South Huron Street – Near The Farmer's Market, Downtown Toledo Warehouse District Art Corner Toledo (ACT), with administrative funding support from ...

The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library and the Office of The Honorable Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur present a news conference and reception in honor of Elizabeth Frankowski and her childhood Polish diary, scheduled at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, September ...

Not only is the German-American Festival (GAF) the Toledo area’s oldest, largest and greatest ethnic festival, but it’s also celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2015. The 50th GAF, operated by G.A.F. Society and sponsored by the seven ...

Celebrating 20 years of Excellence for the Authors! Authors! series, The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, The Library Legacy Foundation (LLF) and The LaValley Foundation present one of the country’s leading historians and authors, Doris ...

Come One, Come All! Local filmmakers, artists and art admirers alike are invited to The Moxie, Friday, September 18, to celebrate the premier of two short films shot right here in our very own Glass City! When: Friday, September 18 Where: The Moxie ...

The University of Toledo Department of Theatre & Film will be auditioning for its two fall plays on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 25-26, from 6-10 p.m. in the UT Center for Performing Arts Studio Theatre. Information about each of the plays is ...

Start the evening toasting marshmallows and making s'mores. Then the fun begins! Anyone can tell a story, sing a song, do a dance, play an instrument or recite a poem around the fire. For all ages. Please bring a flashlight and dress for the ...

The Department of Art of the University of Toledo is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition DAN HERNANDEZ: Recent Work. The exhibition will be on view from September 3rd to October 1st at the Secor Gallery (424 Jefferson Ave, Toledo) and will ...

PRIZM Creative Community is proud to present the "Color My World" Children's Art Invitational! Held at The Way Public Library in Perrysburg from August 17th through October 13th 2015 in their Gallery the exhibition displays works from nearly 50 ...

Show Your Love for Toledo with Vintage Designs from Thinking Cap 419 TOLEDO August 17 2015 – Toledo Native Chad Scouten introduces Thinking Cap 419, a unique clothing line that celebrates Toledo’s hardscrabble past and undeniable spirit. ...