Press Releases - Arts and Entertainment


Oct 16

The University of Toledo Department of Art Hosts Two Emerging Women Artists in an Exhibition Exploring Art and Protest

Two emerging women artists—Shanna Merola (Detroit, MI) and Sheida Soleimani (Providence, RI)—will present their work October 12 through December 11 at the UT Center for the Visual Arts. Shanna Merola will be giving a lecture in the ...

Posted By: Angela Riddel | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Oct 16

UT to Hold Bookbinding Workshop Oct. 24, Open to the Public

WHEN: Saturday October 24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.WHERE: UT Center for Visual Arts (620 Grove Place, next to TMA) COST: $60 Class Only (includes materials) $80 Class + bookbinding supply kit to take home INSTRUCTOR: Courtney Macklin REGISTER: ...

Posted By: Angela Riddel | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Oct 16

Bowling Green Graduate Voice Smorgasbord

A group of Bowling Green voice graduate students would like to welcome you to a concert. The night will be filled with solos and duets with varying styles and emotions. Join us at 7:30 pm at St. Marks Lutheran Church in Bowling Green.Press Release ...

Posted By: Jarrod Davis Jr | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Oct 05

The Franciscan Center Announces October Lineup

The Franciscan Center of Lourdes University is pleased to announce its October 2015 slate of events. The lineup includes an internship and job fair, awards and anniversary celebrations. Monday, October 5The Sylvania Franciscan Village offers a Book ...

Posted By: Helene Sheets | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Oct 05

Toledo Ballet's Clara and Me, A Nutcracker Tea

Toledo Ballet Guild kicks off Nutcracker Season with Clara's Tea Part on November 15. The Toledo Ballet Guild announces that it will be hosting it’s annual Clara and Me Nutcracker Tea Party and Fashion Show Sunday, November 15 from 1 to 3 p.m. ...

Posted By: Barbara Stengle | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Oct 01

Toledo Community Foundation Grant Benefits TMA Art After School Program

Toledo Community Foundation, Inc. has awarded a $20,000 grant to support the Art After School program at the Toledo Museum of Art. “We are deeply appreciative of the support this grant will provide to Art After School and the individual ...

Posted By: Teri Sharp | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Oct 01

Sylvania Community Arts Commission Announces Red Bird Arts District

The Sylvania Community Arts Commission is proud to introduce the Red Bird Arts District, an exciting new community collaborative event kicking off in downtown Sylvania on Friday October 2nd. The Red Bird Arts District encompasses approximately 23 ...

Posted By: Jennifer Archer | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Oct 01

Lourdes University hosts Job & Internship Fair on Oct. 9

Lourdes University hosts Job & Internship Fair on October 9th Employers seeking entry-level talent are encouraged to register for the upcoming Job and Internship Fair at Lourdes University offered on Friday, October 9. The fair will run from 11 ...

Posted By: Oriana Rife | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Oct 01

Toledo Symphony Veterans Day Program

Toledo Symphony Veterans Day Program Where: St. Pius X 2950 Ilger Toledo, OH 43606 When: November, 8th at 7 PM "To all of our military personnel, we remember" from Father David Whalen, Pastor at St. Pius X. Enjoy music by the Toledo Symphony ...

Posted By: RJ Rios | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Oct 01

Composer of TSA's Fall Musical Awarded

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 29th, 2015 COMPOSER OF TSA’S UPCOMING MUSICAL AWARDED PRESTIGIOUS FELLOWSHIP LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA CELEBRATED FOR IN THE HEIGHTS & HAMILTON TOLEDO, OH- As the young thespians of Toledo School for the Arts ...

Posted By: Lindsay Williams | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Oct 01

Ohio Spirits with Jim Kleefeld at Way Library

Way Library welcomes performer Jim Kleefeld on Monday, October 5th at 7 pm. Mr. Kleefeld will present a collection of stories and legends taken from non-fiction accounts of ghostly investigations and haunted happenings. He tells tales of spirits ...

Posted By: Rose Mills | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Oct 01

Otsego Hosts Community Children's Theatre Production

Otsego will host community children's theatre production of The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet Children as young as 9 from schools all over Northwest Ohio come together with Horizon Youth Theatre to perform at Otsego. Schools represented: ...

Posted By: Haley Wilkins | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Oct 01

Family Fall Festival at the Wolcott Heritage Center

Enjoy an afternoon of family time together at the Family Fall Festival on October 4th at the Wolcott Heritage Center from 12:00 to 4:00pm. Children can make a craft at the various stations around the complex, from candle dipping, cookie decorating, ...

Posted By: Kevin Rupp | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Oct 01

Dr. William Heath to Give Talk, Book Signing

Dr. William Heath will be at the Maumee Valley Historical Society on Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 7:00pm to discuss his new book, William Wells and the Struggle for the Old Northwest. Dr. Heath’s thoroughly researched book is the first ...

Posted By: Kevin Rupp | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Sep 24

Tellabration! 2015 featuring Pam Holcomb

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 ...

Posted By: Regina Patrick | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Sep 20

ARTrageous Sale & Resale

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? ...

Posted By: PRIZM or Way Public Library | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Sep 20

Art as a Business

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 ...

Posted By: Christine | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Sep 16

Hula Dancer and Fire Dancer to Say Aloha to Safari Attendees

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 ...

Posted By: Justin Moor | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Sep 11

Piano Series at UT Opens with Frances Renzi – Celebrating 75 years Young with a Special Concert Performance

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. ...

Posted By: Dr. Michael Boyd | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Sep 10

Pride of Toledo Open Auditions - Female Singers

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 ...

Posted By: Ruth | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Sep 09

Local Authors Meet & Greet at Way Library

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 ...

Posted By: Rose Mills | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Sep 09

New "Reel Art" Season Begins at Way Library

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 ...

Posted By: Rose Mills | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Sep 09

Reel Opinions features "The Cause, 1861" on September 17

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 ...

Posted By: Rose Mills | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Sep 09

Swiss Singers to Host Open House for New Singers September 9

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 ...

Posted By: James A. Molnar | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Sep 09

Zion Lutheran Church German Pork Dinner

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 ...

Posted By: Norman Gregory | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Sep 09

Free Diabetes Workshop at Way Library

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 ...

Posted By: Rose Mills | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Sep 09

Huge Book Sale at Way Library on September 12!

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 ...

Posted By: Rose Mills | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Sep 03

Australian Blues Artist, Michael Charles, to Perform in Waterville

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 ...

Posted By: Jane Rogers | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Sep 02

UT to Present Classic Film Series: First Friday on Film Beginning September 4

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 ...

Posted By: Angela Riddel | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Sep 02

October 2015 Toledo Museum of Art Program Highlights

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 ...

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