Art & Culture News
UpTown Unbound Brings Art, Murals and Community to Toledo April 25
A self-guided celebration of local creativity Art lovers and community explorers alike are invited to experience the creative spirit of Toledo at the upcoming UpTown Unbound: Mural & Art Walk, taking place Saturday, April 25, from noon- 4pm.
Curtain Call: “Tuesdays with Morrie”
A beloved memoir about life, friendship and facing loss will come to the stage this spring as Actors Collaborative Toledo presents a staged reading of Tuesdays with Morrie. The two-person drama, based on the best-selling book by Mitch Albom,
Curtain Call: NYC’s Legendary Flamenco Vivo at The Valentine
Flamenco Vivo, a prominent and respected U.S. flamenco company, brings their latest show, Quinto Elemento (The Fifth Element) to the Valentine Theater April 28 and 29. With a groundbreaking show, featuring an international cast of dancers, s
Book Notes April 2026
Authors! with Lindy Ryan – Dollface The Toledo Lucas County Public Library welcomes horror author Lindy Ryan, as part of the Authors! series, for a conversation about her new novel, Dollface on Thursday, April 9. A “modern suburban slasher”,
Art Notes April 2026
Lourdes University Student Art Exhibition Lourdes University showcases the creativity of its students during the Student Art Exhibition, running now–April 16 at the Lourdes Univer- sity Art Gallery, 5335 Silica Dr. The exhibition is open Mon
Theater Notes April 2026
Daniel Tosh: My First Farewell Tour Sharp, unapologetic, and wildly unpredictable, Daniel Tosh brings his My First Farewell Tour to Toledo for one night only. Known for his biting social commentary and no-holds-barred delivery, Tosh has buil
Ode To The Zipcode Finalists 2026
Five digits can say a lot about who we are, and for 10 years, Toledoans have been turning their zip codes into artwork. The Toledo City Paper, along with The Fair Housing Center, Toledo Lucas County Public Library and The Arts Commission, ha
Reel to Real: Ohio Goes to the Movies
When Milan, Ohio’s own Thomas Edison unveiled his “kinetograph” in the 1890s, he had no way of knowing what he’d brought into the world. Through decades of innovation, creative development, and more than a dash of hard work, movies have beco
#5poets5parks
A moment in the prairie On an early fall afternoon at Cannonball Prairie Metropark, poet Charles Malone started on the Leopard Frog Trail, admiring the pond built so carefully for fish, reptiles and amphibians, but it was the wide open prair
Art & Culture Archives
Signed, Sealed And Delivered
Toledo School for the Arts annual fundraiser/exhibit, UNDISCLOSED.
Delightful diversion
The Toledo Museum of Art is heating up with their annual winter celebration
Weaving a concept
Fiber has evolved past its utilitarian roots into the realm of fine art.
I Approve This Message: Decoding Political Ads
TMA Exhibit Dissects 60 Years of Nationally Televised Presidential Campaign Ads
Where Light Goes exhibition curated by River House Arts
Explore contemporary uses of the photographic print during the exhibition curated by River House Arts
A Tale of Two Cities (and One River): Cuyahoga dramatizes forgotten “Bridge War”
Pete Beatty’s debut novel Cuyahoga tells of fictional American mythical figure Big Son.
Creative Walkabout
Arts Commission of Greater
Toledo’s Thursday Art Walks.
“Luv” (2012)
An interesting film that must have gone straight to DVD/Netflix/online
Under the dome
Perrysburg’s 577 Foundation is a welcome retreat from the world
For the love of print
Printmaking, one of the oldest forms of art, goes back to the beginning of time.






































