Press Releases - Arts and Entertainment


Apr 08

Eliot Lewis of Hall and Oates LIVE at Village Idiot

A multi-instrumentalist, Eliot Lewis is a member of the famed musical group Hall & Oates and continues his highly successful solo tour with a special appearance at Village Idiot, 309 Conant St., Maumee on Monday, April 15th from 6 - 9 p.m. ...

Posted By: susan perrin | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Apr 04

Apply to UT or Complete your Next Steps at Countdown to UT !

There's Still Time! Whether you need to apply or finish your next steps, we've got you covered at Countdown to UT! Saturday, April 20th, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Memorial Field House At the event, you can apply for admission, set up your MyUT Account, ...

Posted By: Emily Nix | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Apr 04

Get Assistance with Filing your 2013 FAFSA!

FAFSA In-Service Stop by and have UT staff assist you in filling your FAFSA for the coming school year. This event is open to the public and we are happy to help with any FAFSA questions or other UT questions. Be sure to bring your 2012 tax ...

Posted By: FAFSA In-Service | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Apr 03

Perrysburg High School presents Footloose

Perrysburg High School is getting ready to cut loose with its latest musical production – Footloose. Co-directors Rob Gentry and Joel Hamilton are proud to present a talented cast and crew of Perrysburg High School students in this delightful ...

Posted By: Katie Hoschak | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Apr 01

Toledo Rep Announces 81st Season

Steve Burnette, Toledo Repertoire Theatre’s Artistic Director is pleased to announce the Toledo Rep’s 2013-2014 season. September 13 through 22 is the side-splitting satirical Broadway musical revue, Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest ...

Posted By: Steve Burnette | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Apr 01

Celebrate National Library Week 2013!

(Released March 28, 2013) - The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is proud to celebrate National Library Week 2013, Sunday, April 14 through Saturday, April 20, with festivities and programs for all ages. Most library locations will offer ...

Posted By: Rhonda Sewell | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Apr 01

Way Library offers free screening of "It's A Great Feeling"

Way Library concludes its 2012-2013 Reel Talk classic film series with the 1949 film, “It’s a Great Feeling” on Thursday, April 11 at 10:00 a.m. This musical-comedy stars the still-very-much-alive singer with the dream in her ...

Posted By: Rose Mills | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Apr 01

Toledo Zoo Announces Summer Concert Series Line-up

Toledo, Ohio—The Toledo Zoo’s popular Summer Concert Series is back! Tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, April 5 at 10 a.m. Scheduled to perform in the Zoo’s classic open-air Amphitheatre this summer are: Darius Rucker ...

Posted By: Andi Norman | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Apr 01

Super Splatter Science Spring Break Camp

Toledo, Ohio – Kids are messy! Science can be too. We’ve taken our biggest and messiest experiments and put them together for a week of messy, sticky, gooey science fun! Spring Break Camp runs April 1-5, from 9am-4:30pm with before and ...

Posted By: Anna Kolin | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Apr 01

Bob Dylan American Red Cross of NW Ohio Event

Renowned artist Bob Dylan is touring colleges and universities throughout the Midwest and will perform with special guest Dawes at Bowling Green State University Stroh Center on Sunday, April 21, 2013. Doors open at 6:30, Dawes starts the show at ...

Posted By: Megan | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Apr 01

UTJAZZ concert April 2 features music of Bill Cunliffe

The music of Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist, composer and arranger Bill Cunliffe will be featured in concert at the University of Toledo's Center for Performing Arts Recital Hall, Tuesday, April 2 at 8 p.m. The concert will be performed by the ...

Posted By: Angela Riddel | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 28

Southview Theatre Presents "Breakfast with Belle"

Be our guest, be our guest . . . as Sylvania Southview High School Theatre hosts 'Breakfast with Belle' on Saturday, April 20 at 10:00 a.m. This special event is being held in conjunction with Southview's performance of Disney's "Beauty and the ...

Posted By: Susan Ulrey | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 28

Sylvania Southview Presents 'Beauty and the Beast

It's a tale as old as time: Southview Theatre will present the Disney musical "Beauty and the Beast" April 25-27 at 7:30 p.m. and April 28 at 2:30 p.m. The performance will be held at Southview High School, 7225 Sylvania Avenue. More than one ...

Posted By: Susan Ulrey | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 28

Central Catholic Festival of the Lively Arts

On Thursday, April 18, Central Catholic High School will present its annual Festival of the Lively Arts from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the school at 2550 Cherry Street. Join us for a twilight celebration of the fine and performing arts showcasing the ...

Posted By: Michele Jurek | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 28

Central Catholic Celebrity Event and Roast of Henry Herschel

A roast and toast of Henry Herschel, Esq. will highlight Central Catholic High School’s 7th Annual Celebrity Wait Event on Friday, April 26 at the Premier Complex, 4480 Heatherdowns Blvd. Toledo. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be ...

Posted By: Michele Jurek | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 28

HASHTAG RUSTBELT local standup comedy DVD filming in April

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE "HASHTAG RUSTBELT" COMEDY DVD FILMING IN TOLEDO Ten midwestern comics to be spotlighted TOLEDO, OHIO - Exile Media is proud to announce the creation of "Hashtag Rustbelt," a DVD featuring ten rising stars of the Midwest standup ...

Posted By: Keith Bergman | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 28

YES FM's 2013 Spring Online Auction

YES FM is a non-profit radio station dedicated to providing Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan with quality music with a positive message. The radio station has partnered with BIDDING FOR GOOD for its bi-annual Online Auction. Bidding For Good is ...

Posted By: Cindy Ursell | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 26

Tower Brass Quintet to Perform Two Local Concerts

Nationally-known and Bowling Green-based brass ensemble The Tower Brass Quintet will perform on the Toledo Museum of Art’s Sunday Music Series, April 14, 2013 at 3pm. The concert, entitled “City Sounds” will include compositions by ...

Posted By: S Watkins | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 25

Way Library to host Bluegrass program on April 2

Way Library will host a program in Owens Community College’s “America’s Music: A film History of Our Popular Music” series on Tuesday, April 2 at 7:00 pm. The Hand Hewn String Band of northwest Ohio kicks off the program on ...

Posted By: Rose Mills | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 25

Blues artists Martin & Marshall highlight UT Concert Series

The annual Spring Festival of New Music, presented by The University of Toledo Department of Music, April 3-5, showcases a range of genres of new works of music. This year’s festival celebrates new music for chamber ensembles and electronic ...

Posted By: Angela Riddel | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 25

"Cruising the Mediterranean" video travelogue at Way

Judy Pfaffenberger will present a video travelogue at Way Library on April 10 at 2:00 pm showing the sights and sounds of one the most popular Mediterranean cruise routes. From Venice, Corinth, and the exquisite Santorini to the dramatic Blue Grotto ...

Posted By: Rose Mills | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 25

Hop on Over to the Toledo Area Humane Society

Toledo, OH – Bunnies are often popular pets around the Easter Holiday. However, the Toledo Area Humane Society wants to remind everyone that just like cats and dogs, rabbits require proper care and attention and should not be adopted on a ...

Posted By: Cyndi Condit | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 25

"The Master" at Way Library April 4

Way Library will show the recent feature film “The Master” on Thursday, April 4 at 2:00 p.m. Joaquin Phoenix stars in this drama as Freddie Quell, an alcoholic, psychologically damaged WWII veteran who, unsettled and uncertain of his ...

Posted By: Rose Mills | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 22

Spring Attic Treasures Rummage Sale

Zion Lutheran Church LCMC 8307 Memorial Hwy. Ottawa Lake Mich. 49267 will be having its annual Attic Treasures Rummage Sale on May 17 and 18, 2013 between 9:00am and 3:00pm each day. Part of Proceeds will go to Zion, needy families, and the Toledo ...

Posted By: Norman Gregory | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 22

Toledo Opera Guild to Present "Phashion of the Opera"

The Toledo Opera Guild announces its annual fashion gala events for “Phashion of the Opera” to be presented at the Toledo Club. The events will feature a “Peek Behind the Curtain” Reception on April 17 and a formal fashion ...

Posted By: Pat Nowak | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 22

Maumee Valley Chefs' Association Presents Annual Scholarship

PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, Ohio – Area residents are invited to enjoy a unique dining experience featuring an array of culinary dishes by some of the finest chefs and culinary students around the region as the Maumee Valley Chefs’ Association ...

Posted By: Bradley Meyer | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 22

Annual Lincoln Motorsports Welding Night

PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, Ohio – Owens Community College’s School of Technology, the Northwest Ohio Chapter of the American Welding Society and Lincoln Electric Motorsports are inviting area racing car and truck enthusiasts to the Toledo-area ...

Posted By: Bradley Meyer | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 22

BGSU Lively Arts Calendar, March 20-April 3, 2013

March 20—The BGSU Faculty Artist Series presents Thomas Rosenkranz on piano, playing J.S. Bach’s “Goldberg Variations.” The program begins at 8 p.m. in Bryan Recital Hall of the Moore Musical Arts Center. Free March ...

Posted By: Bonnie Blankinship | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 22

The Arts Commission - Toledo Poetry Sidewalks Public Art

The Arts Commission announces Toledo Poetry Sidewalks public art project call for submissions Open Call for Submissions to all Toledo-area literary artists Submission deadline is Wednesday, April 10, 2013 Submission application and detailed project ...

Posted By: Nathan Mattimoe | Category: Arts and Entertainment



Mar 21

The Mix Overboard Fundraiser is Saturday, March 23!

The Arts Commission announces The Mix Overboard Signature Spring Fundraiser Tickets are still available online at http://events.theartscommission.org, by phone at 419-254-2787, or at The Arts Commission offices, 1838 Parkwood Ave., Toledo, OH 43604 ...

Posted By: Emily Finkel | Category: Arts and Entertainment