Art & Culture News
City Pages: Pages of Glass: Romancing The Glass City
A Growing Literary Celebration in Northwest Ohio Sisters Kersten Davis and Ashley Boggs are bringing their shared vision to life with Pages of Glass: Romancing the Glass City. On August 1st in Maumee, the literary community will gather at th
Art Notes July 2026
2026 Artist in Residence Art Exhibition Owens Community College’s Walter E. Terhune Gallery hosts the 2026 Artist in Residence Art Exhibition through July 31, featuring work created through the college’s summer residency program by artists f
City Pages: Beating the Odds Inspires Healing, Growth and Intentional Living
Somica Alexander blends personal experience, reflection and empowerment to move beyond survival mod For Somica Alexander, known as Coach Milli, writing a book was not a personal achievement, rather, it became an opportunity to encourage refl
Theater Notes July 2026
’night, Mother – A Powerful Staged Reading at The Village Players A moving and Pulitzer Prize-winning drama takes the stage at The Village Players. Set in a modest home, ’night, Mother follows an intense and intimate conversation between a m
Curtain Call: Theatre Fest Showcases Local Talent and Builds Community Connections
Festival connects performers, volunteers and theatre lovers For Amber Wilkes, theatre has been a lifelong passion and a source of connection, creativity and community. Now, after years of seeking a way to bring the region’s theatre community
Film Notes July 2026
Market and Movie Night Returns to Strawberry Acres Park Holland offers summer evening family fun at the Village’s Market and Movie Nights, returning to Strawberry Acres Park on July 24. Browse vendors, enjoy food and settle in for a movie un
Reel To Real: The Street Project Comes to Maumee
How safe are the streets that you drive on and can anything be done to make them safer? That is at the heart of The Street Project, a documentary recently screened at the Maumee Indoor Theater. “When the Toledo Lucas County Public Library fi
Reel to Real: Local Indie Filmmakers Featured in Ohio Shorts
Local student and teacher highlighted at celebration Filmmakers across Ohio recognize ‘Ohio Shorts’ as vibrant celebration of independent creativity in art of film and animation. Now entering its 30th year at Columbus Wexner Center for The A
Curtain Call: Author Dave Eggers welcomed to the Peristyle
Discussing his new novel Contrapposto Dave Eggers, award-winning writer and editor, visits the Toledo Museum of Art’s Peristyle Theater, Thursday, June 11. Eggers rose to fame from his 2000 memoir, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius.
Art & Culture Archives
Artist Daniel Mauk is Out in Left Field
But he’s hitting a home run
The King of Garden Art
Chances are, you know someone who has a charming sculpture in their home or garden designed by Waterville-based artist George Carruth.
That’s The Way It Is
Village Players to perform timely comedy Walter Cronkite is Dead
American Frame’s Artist Resources
Framing professional futures
Same Gallery, New Touch
American Gallery of Fine Art in Sylvania
A Living Legacy: Kenneth Spruce’s “I Apologize: A Black Man’s Plea for Forgiveness”
Throughout his lifetime Kenneth Spruce has been a City of Toledo official, Associate Professor of Political Science, Baptist Deacon, political activist, student government leader, author and CEO/founder of his own agency.
The End of an Era—Bozarts/The F.A.R.M. Closes Its Galleries
Bozarts Gallery was filled top to bottom with original works from regional visual artists. “Bozarts was open and producing almost monthly exhibitions for nearly six years and a series of weekly exhibitions called ‘A Series of One Night Stands.’ I never had a contract with a single one of my artists. Everything was done with a handshake,” explains Gray. The list of veteran Bozart artists is a stunning reminder of Toledo’s talent. “We tried to be true to the artist’s ideals…”
From mindfulness to mindlessness
Artist Peter Rinjo DeWood