Press Releases - Community Interest

The Historic Church of St. Patrick will be celebrating the lives of Toledo firefighters Stephen A. Machcinski and James Dickman on Wednesday, January 29 with Mass at 5:30 pm, and a Mass on Sunday, February 2, 2014 at 10:00 am. Both men died in the ...

The Kent Branch Library Public @ccess Center and The Art Tatum African American Resource Center observe Black History Month with several programs that are free and open to the public. The annual observation of Black History Month was originated in ...

The Toledo Repertoire Theatre will present a special event performance of “Love Letters,” a comic-drama recollection, directed by Barbara Barkan, February 14-16 on the 10th Street stage. This Pulitzer Prize-nominated play by A.R. Gurney ...

Long Term Care (LTC) Insurance, Medicaid, VA benefits, spend down, exempt assets, non-exempt assets, income limits, gifting, penalties, look backs. What does it all mean? If you want a better understanding of what it is and how they all work ...

The University of Toledo Department of Music Jazz Studies program welcomes jazz pianist Dan Haerle to perform on this year’s Art Tatum Memorial Jazz Scholarship Concert. The concert will be held Tuesday, February 25 at 7 p.m. in the UT Center ...

In honor of National Women’s History Month, Lourdes will host the 7th annual W.A.V.E. (Women, Artists, Visionaries, Entrepreneurs) Festival, a juried exhibition and sale of fine arts and crafts. This year’s event will be held in the ...

Next Monday, the Sylvania Franciscan Village (SFV) will kick-off its 3rd annual Have a Heart Restock Drive to supply hygiene items five local outreach centers: Assumption Outreach Center, Bethany House, Helping Hands of St. Louis, Our Lady of ...

Culinary arts students at Owens Community College recently began classes in the newly constructed Culinary Arts Center on the Toledo-area campus. The Center will be formally dedicated with a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday, Jan. 28. The facility ...

The Teutonia Männerchor and Damenchor of the German American Family in Toledo cordially invite you to join them for their annual Green Kale Dinner ~ Grünkohl Dinner. Sunday, February 9th, 2014 – Oregon, Ohio – In the Black ...

Woodrow Preschool Open House Jan 25, 2014 10am-12noon Woodrow Preschool will be holding a Community Open House for families looking for care for their 3-5 year old child in 2014. The Creative Curriculum® is followed with a Kindergarten ...

Escape wintry grey skies for some wild fun, indoors and out, at the Toledo Zoo. New online coupons offer visitors a 50 percent discount through Feb. 26; it’s the smart way to make an affordable family outing even better. This discounted Zoo ...

Launch Pad Cooperative is please to present an artist talk with current Launch Pad exhibiting artist, Casey Jex Smith, Saturday February 8, 2014 at 7:00 PM. In addition to discussing his work, Casey will share the successful steps he took to gain ...

Mark your calendars! Tickets to the biggest event of the season -- Opening Day at Fifth Third Field on April 4—go on sale this Saturday, January 25, at 11 a.m. Tickets for Opening Day are $13. Again this year, the Opening Day Bash pregame ...

Owens Community College will host its first Martin Luther King Jr. day of service to honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by serving the community. Students, faculty staff and administrators will spend a half-day of service with Cherry ...

The original wardrobe malfunction might have originated more than 250 years ago, at the hands of a 20-something Frenchman named Jean-Honoré Fragonard. Fragonard was only beginning to discover his niche as a portrayer of thinly veiled ...

The Arts Commission invites interested community members to participate in a volunteer training orientation on February 19, 6-8pm at The Arts Commission, 1838 Parkwood, Suite 120, Toledo, OH 43604. The training orientation will cover an ...

Renovation of the Toledo Zoo’s historic Aquarium reached a milestone with the arrival of custom-designed acrylic panels for 13 of the new exhibits. The panels, which will provide clear visitor viewing into the exhibits, range in size according ...

“Noises Off,” a comedy written by Michael Frayn and co-directed by Carol Ann Erford and Wes Skinner, will open at the Toledo Repertoire Theatre, 16 10th Street on Friday, January 17 at 8 p.m. Second only to “Arsenic and Old ...

As promised, the land was wet, the route muddy and the obstacles were extreme at the 1st Annual Lake Eerie Zombie Mud Run 5k – Obstacle Course. The unique race is returning to Erie Metroparks in Sandusky, Ohio. Halloween is coming early this ...

Lourdes University is pleased to present Faith Talks: Three Heroes of Assisi in World War II on Sunday, January 26, at 2 p.m. The free event, which will take place in the Franciscan Center, will feature Fr. André Cirino, OFM, as guest speaker ...

Open to community members with rehearsals beginning January 22 The Lourdes University choral program, under the direction of Karen T. Biscay, is celebrating its 30th concert season and is welcoming new members and chorus alumni to join. 2014 ...

Make your reservations now for the Zoo’s first wine-tasting event of 2014 on Saturday, Jan. 18, 7 – 9 p.m., at the Toledo Zoo’s Arctic Encounter®! Enjoy the finer things in life, including gourmet wines from around the world in ...

Seagate Food Bank is trying to combat some of the needs in our area with a bit of fun. From January until February we are having a fund raiser called Project PJ. We hope that this will not only bring us pajamas and bedtime items to pass out to needy ...

Way Public Library and PRIZM Creative Community will be hosting “No Mic Night”, a monthly author support group beginning January 16, 2014. The community is invited to participate in these regular support and inspiration gatherings for ...

When it comes to daily life in the capital of France, the Tuileries Garden has always been something of a theater, the stage for everything from the political intrigue of 17th-century royals to the leisure activities of 21st-century citizens. ...

The Jefferson Awards, a prize for community and public service, is accepting nominations for the 2014 prize, announced Joseph H. Zerbey IV, president and general manager of The Blade. “In the past, we have had an excellent pool of nominations ...

Toledo School for the Arts has made the news time and time again for their high quality arts programming. Excellent Ratings and awards continue to be earned by the school in relation to their academic success. Now, with the advent of a facility ...

Lourdes University’s Appold Planetarium kicks off 2014 with a visit from Aliens in Perfect Little Planet: Greetings Earthlings. We’re on Vacation! This new show will take visitors on a journey to discover the most perfect vacation spots ...

December 28 – Cincinnati Cyclones -- (7:15 p.m. - Doors Open 6 p.m.) · Ugly Sweater Night- You know you have one- tucked behind everything in the closet- your UGLY sweater. Don’t give it away yet. Saturday, December 28 ...

PerDiem Nurse Staffing wants to make the holidays brighter for local children by sponsoring two kindergarten classes at Chase STEM Academy. This winter PerDiem Nurse Staffing (PDNS) has chosen to sponsor two kindergarten classes at Chase STEM ...