Press Releases - Arts and Entertainment

Way Library continues its Reel Talk classic film series on Thursday, March 14 with the 1933 film “State Fair.” This film has been made three times. This is the original version. The comedy-drama stars Will Rogers, Janet Gaynor and Lew ...

Books, authors, live readings, goodies, food and fun! What more could a romance reader ask for! Please join Maumee Valley Romance Writers of America authors for the organization’s 3rd Annual Spring Book Lovers scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ...

Celebrate one remarkably romantic night in Paris in June of 1914 with “The Merry Widow,” performed March 22 and 24 in the Wolfe Center for the Arts at Bowling Green State University. Performances of the operetta are at 8 p.m. Friday, ...

“Women’s history is an inherent part of all history; however, our histories and knowledge are so rarely shared that way, even in today’s world. So until our histories are incorporated and understood to be part of the normative ...

Way Library continues its monthly Art & Foreign Film series with “The Music Never Stopped.” This 2011 drama is based on the case study “The Last Hippie” by Dr. Oliver Sacks, M.D. (“Awakenings”) and chronicles ...

The Reel Opinions with WGTE Public Media series at Way Library will show and discuss an American Masters program called “Harper Lee: Hey, Boo” on Thursday March 21 at 10 am. This documentary chronicles how the beloved To Kill a ...

The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is proud to announce the 2013 Ruth Blank Venner and Mary Jane Blank McCormick Essay Contest. This year’s theme is Reading: Your Future! From cave paintings to computers, the ways we read have changed. ...

MARCH 9, 2013 : GRAND OPENING Come see our new studio at the corner of Bancroft/Reynolds. The party starts at 12:00 pm and goes through 10:00 pm. We will be having a drawing for free piercings for those who opt in to our text or email updates, ...

The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library’s Local History & Genealogy department is pleased to present a two-part workshop titled Beginning Genealogy scheduled from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesdays, April 9 and April 16 at Main Library, 325 Michigan St. ...

The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library’s Popular Teen department announces its 2nd Annual Teen Digital Collage Contest scheduled March 11 through April 6. Details: This contest is open to teens in grades 6-12. Create a photo collage using five ...

Kenwyn Crichlow, one of Trinidad and Tobago’s leading contemporary artists, will be the keynote speaker for Bowling Green State University’s 15th annual Africana Studies Research Conference on March 15, a highlight of his nine-day ...

Children’s author and illustrator Anna Dewdney, best known for her books starring Llama Llama, is the featured speaker at the Joseph and Judith Conda Family Literacy in the Park event on Saturday, March 16, on Bowling Green State ...

The critically-acclaimed documentary "How to Survive a Plague," directed by David France, will be shown in a free screening on Tuesday, March 12 at 6 p.m. The screening will be held in Haigh Auditorium at the University of Toledo's Center for Visual ...

For Immediate Release Tuesday, March 5, 2012 Contact: Nathan Mattimoe Art in Public Places Coordinator (419) 254-2787 ext. 11 [email protected] The Arts Commission announces Call for Artists for Phase II of the Toledo Digital ...

Join us for Passport Day in the USA at the Library from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. this Saturday, March 9 at Main Library, 325 Michigan St. FREE parking is available for the day and all customers receiving passport services will get a travel ...

Imagine a volcanic eruption 1,000 times stronger than that of Mount St. Helens’ VEI 5 in 1980 or Mt. Pinatubo’s VEI 6 in 1991. A volcano whose molten lava and ash can spread more than 240 cubic miles, triggering long-lasting weather ...

If a family vacation isn’t in your budget during the kids’ spring break, check out the fun at the Toledo Zoo. With more than 5,000 animals on a 74-acre campus, you’ll travel “from snow to sand” in the company of polar ...

What: Ninth Congressional District Invitational Art Exhibition Presented by The Arts Commission and Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur When: Monday, February 25 – Friday, March 29, 2013 Reception: Sunday, March 10, 4 – 6 p.m. Where: Lobby of ...

The University of Toledo Department of Music presents three intimate performances of "L'Orfeo" at the Toledo Museum of Art Cloister on March 15-17, performed by the UT Opera Ensemble. The performances are free and open to the public, but seating is ...

Hard work, a sense of humor and a menagerie of insects have earned one senior art student a spot at the spring National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) in La Crosse, Wisconsin this April. David Folck's art focuses on insects. He's ...

First Contact refers to the moment when humans and extraterrestrial life first meet. The subject raises many issues including communication, the future, religious belief, and humanities preparedness for such an event. "First Contact" is an ...

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Solo exhibition to feature most recent work by celebrated Midwest artist and educator Toledo, OH—March 1, 2013. On Friday, March 15th, 20 North Gallery opens the exhibit “Intersections: Paintings by Abner Hershberger,” which ...

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Three powerful authors – a Caribbean novelist and double PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction nominee, an American historian specializing in United States presidents and Pulitzer Prize finalist, and the final appearance, a Pulitzer Prize-winning ...

Polar bears in the Arctic have become a symbol of the effects of climate change on wildlife but much farther south, penguins are experiencing great changes in their lives as well. Dr. Dee Boersma, a leading researcher on marine birds, will discuss ...

From March 11 until April 13, 2013, families can have their child’s portrait taken for free by local children’s photographer Kurt Nielsen of Kurt Nielsen Photography, and help Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Ohio in the ...

Stroll through the Toledo Zoo’s beautiful gardens and see how they grow, bloom and change throughout the season. The Zoo’s popularWatch It Grow garden tour series highlights different aspects of gardening each month, along with ...

Way Library invites you to a free special St. Patrick's Day performance by BGSU musical arts graduates Xinya Zhou (cello), Vladimir Gebe (violin), Kyla Witt (viola), and Kai-Wei Chen (violin) on Sunday March 17 on the main level. Beginning at 2 pm, ...

Owens Community College’s Alumni Association is recognizing the tremendous contribution that area police, fire and emergency medical professionals and community leaders make to Northwest Ohio’s surrounding communities by hosting the 10th ...