Toledo Art & Culture News
Empowerment From a Byrd’s Eye View
“Photography is art and it’s important.” That’s what Ambershaun Byrd told me when I asked what she wanted people to know after reading about her and
“Young Frankenstein” at The Croswell Opera House
The Croswell Opera House premiers Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein Oct. 19 through Oct. 27. The musical based on the movie will take you on a comedicall
“The Prom” Presented By 3B Productions
3B Productions presents The Prom, performing the Tony Award-nominated musical Friday, Oct. 11 at 8 pm, Saturday, Oct. 12 at 8 pm and Sunday, Oct. 13 a
Reel Appeal: Spooktacular Screenings
The candy’s collected, the costumes are worn and the season is ripe for a Halloween fright night. For those looking to celebrate the spooky season thr
Brittny Ryan Studio in Maumee Offers Meticulous Hair Care
Brittny Ryan opened her salon in Maumee a few days after Christmas of last year. After witnessing her weave my wife’s hair into a cosmetic bouquet for
Toledo Artists’ Club Plein Air Paint Out
Plein Air Painters are invited to participate in the Toledo Artists’ Club Plein Air Paint Out: Fall In The Gardens. This painting competition features
Book Notes October 2024
Toledo’s Silent Book Club October meeting The October meeting of the Silent Book Club will be Saturday, Oct. 19 at 10:30 am at Earth Coffeehouse & Caf
Art Notes October 2024
NAMI Greater Toledo’s Creative Expressions NAMI of Greater Toledo developed a program called Creative Expressions. It features workshops designed for
HeART Gallery Holiday Cookie Festival
The HeART Gallery and Studios is bringing back their Holiday Cookie Festival for a second year. The event will be held on Saturday Oct. 12 and Thursda
Hudson Gallery Presents Color, Chaos and Harmony
Hudson Gallery is opening a new exhibit this October. Color, Chaos and Harmony will open Friday, Oct. 4 from 5 pm to 8 pm. Four artists will be on dis
Art Calendar October 2024
Color, Chaos and Harmony Hudson Gallery presents Color, Chaos and Harmony, an exhibition of new work by four contemporary artists working in abstracti
Star Wars Inspired Event At Imagination Station, The Bash
“May The Bash Be With You.” Star Wars fans won’t want to miss this Star Wars-inspired annual fundraiser event at Imagination Station, Oct. 5, 7 pm to
Meet Detroit’s Mike White, Host of the Long-Running “Projection Booth Podcast”
Movie podcasts seem to crop up everywhere, but The Projection Booth, hosted by Detroit native Mike White, has endured for in impressive 13 years. Sinc
Macqueen’s 2024 Apple Butter Festival
MacQueen’s Apple Barn and Cider Mill annual Apple Butter Festival is set for Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 5 and 6, 10 am to 6 pm. For 42 years, families
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Lighting up the night with the Anthony Wayne Bridge
One way to bring a space to life is to play with the lighting. The Anthony Wayne Bridge, commonly called simply the High Level Bridge and one of three
Summer in the City Calendar August 2023
Sunday, July 30 through Saturday, Aug. 5 Wood County Fair Agriculture fair with a variety of activities including entertainment, competitions, parade,
Duets and Drinks: World famous opera stars to appear at virtual Toledo Opera event
On January 29, there will be music in the air— and over wifi. Toledo Opera will present a special Duets and Drinks event beginning at 7pm, featuring r
Gallery Underway at Jose Martinez Memorial Galeria and the Sofia Quintero Art & Cultural Center
Artistic changes are underway on Broadway as the Jose Martinez Memorial Galeria and the Sofia Quintero Art & Cultural Center transforms their art even
Social Studies: Equality Toledo’s LoveFest
An evening of celebrating love and equality at Toledo’s Love Wall! The outdoor festival featured live local entertainment: bands, drag performers, the
Celebrate Independent Book Store Day with Gathering Volumes of Perrysburg
Enthusiastic readers will have a blast at Gathering Volumes bookstore on April 28, for Independent Bookstore Day. The only Northwest Ohio bookstore pa
‘Human’ and ‘Nature’ Become ‘Human Nature’—TMA’s Sights and Sounds
“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Natural patience comes alive in the newly remodeled wing of the Toledo Museu
Turning the Pages as Exhibit Nears End
Philip Sugden’s evocative and imaginative work Pages from the Manual on Dismantling God will finish its exhibition at the Walter E. Terhune Gallery in
20 North Gallery Bringing Series of Pop-Up Exhibits to Downtown Toledo
Take some time out of the busy work week to enjoy an enchanting evening of fine art in Downtown Toledo. 20 North Gallery has partnered with the histor
DIYpsi Holiday Market
Do you love handmade items? Are you a huge supporter of local artists? Featuring over 90 vendors – local, regional and national – the indie art fair D
Channel Your Inner-Art History Student
Channel your inner-art history student at a lecture at the Toledo Museum of Art, Saturday, March 26, when Stephen Warren, associate professor of histo
Learn how to paint artist Kati Kleimola’s floral style at River Centre Gallery
Learning to paint can be fun. If you’re tired of paint-by-numbers, create a gorgeous floral painting on a 12×12 birch panel with professional grade ac
River House Arts Prepares to Move Downtown
In November 2009, River House Arts opened on Perrysburg’s waterfront. Since, co-owners and married couple, Paula Baldoni and William Jordan, have cura
Glass City Metropark Art in the Park Art Loop
The Arts Commission of Toledo is partnering with Toledo MetroParks to bring the first ever Art in the Park Art Loop. This family friendly event is ope
TPS High School Students to Light Up TMA
While students of Toledo Public Schools (TPS) often visit galleries at the Toledo Museum of Art during field trips, they rarely become part of the art
Film Notes July
Rent a screen for yourself at Maumee Indoor Theatre If you’re still feeling a little uncertain about seeing a movie in a crowd, the Maumee Indoor Thea
“Luv” (2012)
“Luv” (2012), directed by Sheldon Candis — An interesting film that must have gone straight to DVD/Netflix/online, in which Common (the rapper) stars
Ann Arbor Theaters Screen New and Classic Films in May
Schedule includes Beau is Afraid, Master Gardener, Labyrinth, Man with a Movie Camera, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Spaceballs, and Fellini’s 8 1/2.
Defining “Undefined”
Bringing together the work of two well-known, seasoned artists who work in different mediums is a successful recipe. The Secor Gallery, downtown on Je
Englewood Neighborhood Juneteenth Programs Seek to Raise Quality of Life Indicators
After talking a while with Kathleen Greely, you start to wonder if there’s anyone who knows the Englewood neighborhood better than she does. Her forc
Yusuf Lateef and James Dickerson share space
Local artists Yusuf Lateef and James Dickerson, aka dirtykics, have collaborated on a one-of-a-kind exhibition now at Maumee Valley Country Day School
Enter the TMA archives
Discover books, materials and more that are not typically on view as Alison Huftalen, head librarian, and Julie McMaster, archivist, offer a first-han
Music Notes August 2023
Scotty McCreery at Promenade Park Scotty McCreery, the esteemed country pop star, is on the road celebrating his fifth consecutive No. 1 hit “Damn Str
Mojo on the Maumee
River House Arts in downtown Perrysburg is getting a taste of Detroit. Desafinado Detroit, an exhibition featuring works of four accomplished artists
Black Cloister Knit and Sip
Ahh… fiber art. Arguably, nothing is more relaxing than sitting back, knitting or crocheting, and drinking a delicious craft brew. Want to meet some l
Get in the Loop: Highlights of the June 3rd Thursday Art Loop
Are you inspired by downtown Toledo’s galleries, artists, murals, musicians and other creatives? Then get involved in one of The Arts Commission’s Art
Elizabeth Scott Community Celebrates 75 Years
The Elizabeth Scott Community is celebrating 75 years of being a family-owned long-term care facility. Elizabeth Scott is just one of five family-owne
Don’t dream it, be it: 50 years of Rocky Horror
“Give yourself over to absolute pleasure. Swim the warm waters of sins of the flesh. Erotic nightmares beyond any measure, and sensual daydreams to tr
Libbey Dolls return to The Toledo Museum of Art
In 1917, the Toledo Museum of Art founder Edward Drummond Libbey spent $30,000 (today, the equivalent of $680,000) on 78 Doucet Dolls from France. A p
The big two-zero
Julie A. Buetler is celebrating for good reason! After 20 years as a professional ceramic artist and twenty years of supporting local artists as owner
Meet Elizabeth Berg
As part of the Lucas County Public Library’s Authors! Series, Elizabeth Berg— celebrated author of Night of Miracles, The Story of Arthur Truluv and m
Calling All Artists! Uptown Green Park Needs You!
A collaboration between the Arts Commission and Art in Public Places is seeking artists within 50 miles of Toledo to design a permanent shade system u
Land of landscapes
Online art instructor and painter Tim Gagnon has visited from Maine to showcase his detailed, realistic and picturesque landscape paintings in a solo
Posters Take Center Stage at The Paula Brown Gallery: Talented Toledo Graphic Designers Get Their Due
The Paula Brown Gallery is hosting an exhibition for a sometimes forgotten artistic medium: posters. The Poster Show, an exhibition of 50-plus posters
Local Crafts for Sale
Everyone knows the best gifts are those made from the heart, and what better way to shop this holiday season than for local and handmade products? Tuc
Toledo Museum of Art Annual Book Sale
Shop new and used art books, posters, magazines and more at the Toledo Museum of Art Annual Book Sale. Only members of the Library League (membership
Celebrate Romance Day
Gathering Volumes bookstore has deemed it Romance Day, and what better way to celebrate than to have acclaimed romance novelist Miranda Kruse sell and
Art of Automobiles
This month, the Art Loop hones in on Northwest Ohio’s rich history in car culture, from free entry to the Toledo Museum of Art’s Life is a Highway exh
Hitting the Target; Ralph Warren’s key to a new life
Ralph Warren’s debut novel Target marks the beginning of a new life for him. A new chapter in his remarkable story began in January 2017 when Presiden
20 North Gallery Opens “ARToledo 2024” Exhibition of Photography, Paintings
On Friday, April 19, 20 North Gallery opened “ARToledo 2024,” an exhibition of photography and paintings—in acrylic, oil and ink—by four Toledo-area e
Glass Artist Joe Cariati Hosts Master Class
Glass artist Joe Cariati knows his trade inside and out. For over 20 years, the Los Angeles-based craftsman has been designing mid-century modern work
Inside Tholepin Press: Paul Geiger’s Small Printmaking Studio has a Big History
Take a drive north on Summit Street, beyond Lagrange, and you’ll find an area of Toledo that is seemingly long forgotten. But look twice, and you just
Sip and see
Satisfy your coffee cravings and creative curiosities as two local coffee shops, with rotating gallery shows, give space to local artists. Downtown La
Hit the streets
After last month’s successful Glass Hop, the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo keeps the second Thursday Art Walk series rolling on July 12. More than
Hop Down to Bowling Green
Downtown Toledo doesn’t have a monopoly on gallery loops. The public is invited to stroll to the participating venues to view art exhibits, watch as a
The Mix 2024 to be Held at TolHouse this May
The Arts Commission invites the public to enjoy an evening at TolHouse on Friday, May 3, 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm. Celebrate and raise money for The Arts
American Frame: Fundraising in frame
What’s a work of art worth without a good frame? We’re not interested in finding out. Fortunately, American Frame is helping locals, including student
Immerse Yourself in Latino Culture at Sofia Quintero Art & Cultural Center
Children are invited to explore the diverse Latino culture with Sofia Quintero Art & Cultural Center’s Interactive Cultural Tours. Private groups of 1
Glass City Blues author tells new stories
Nathan Elias, a Toledo native now living in Florida, grabbed attention two years ago with his debut chapbook of poems entitled Glass City Blues. The a
Glass artist to present free talk on February 11
Toledo residents will have a chance to hear a renowned glass artist speak about his process in a Zoom presentation on February 11. Celebrated artist P