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Art Notes May 2025

Hyter Portrait Group Artists of all levels are welcome to explore figure drawing with the Hyter Portrait Group, meeting Saturdays in May from 10 am–12
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Music Notes May 2025

Glass City Record Show Explore 65 tables filled with thousands of music items. Discover new and pre-loved LPs, 45s, CDs, cassettes, memorabilia, poste
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Art Notes April 2025

Michael Harding Wins Alaska Railroad’s Catch the Train Photo Contest Congratulations to Michael Harding of Ottawa Hills for winning the Catch the Trai
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Collaborate or dissipate

Bozartists at the TSA is a forthcoming exhibition staged in cooperation with Bozarts, LLC and The Toledo School for the Arts (TSA). The show aims to i
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Wrasslin’ Around

A play presented at BGSU later this month will look familiar to anyone who has attended a high school wrestling match. After opponents shake hands and
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“Rick James” in da house

Thursday, 4.23-Saturday, 4.25 / The Fillmore Detroit Known for his role in the the cult-stoner film Half Baked and his apropos stand-up comedy, Dave C
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Scott Horn/Skot Horn

Known in Toledo for his expressive, energetic style of colorful, abstract painting, Scott Horn has made a name for himself as one of the Glass City’s
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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
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Holiday show roundup

It’s a Wonderful Life, radio play, with the Village Players The Village Players continues its annual tradition of producing a holiday radio play, dire
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An adventurer comes home

Judy Pfaffenberger, a retired teacher and local author, traveled to Australia and New Zealand almost a decade ago. On Tuesday, July 23, she will be ta
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See more at the Secor

To find the best local artistic talent, check out the 10th annual ‘Tis the Secor. Performances and pieces include works by Secor Artists, UT3D Student
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Chalk it up

Local artist Abigail Bruce has been creating since she could first draw or write; however, it wasn’t until 2018 that she began working with chalk as a
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Art Notes – July 2022

Arts Commission CEO joins national Arts board Marc Folk, the President and CEO of the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, was named a member of the boa
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Hallowed be thy name

History and mythology junkies are sure to enjoy this reading and discussion led by Priscilla Vogelbacher, author of Hallowed Be Thy Name: Lucifer, Ori
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ArtPrize Bus Trip

The Artprize Festival, September 24 to October 12 in Grand Rapids, MI, has been a favorite for area locals and dedicated patrons who travel from far a
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A Good Union

The best poetry comes from experience and hard work. Support two of the “finest blue-collar poets in the UAW Local 12,” Adrian Lime and Dan Denton dur
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Avian inspiration

Nature-lovers celebrating NW Ohio’s Biggest Week in American Birding (May 8-17) often enjoy capturing their most exciting bird watching moments. Looki
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Poets of Toledo

Sharing a community’s art is amazing. Toledo’s growing artistic community, beyond music and traditional art, boasts talented writers and poets, finall
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Contemporary native

On Thursday, April 25, River House Arts is presenting Indian Enough, an exhibition of work by nationally recognized Seattle photographer and social do
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Cafe Havana

Cafe Havana will make its debut at Bowling Green’s First Friday Gallery Hop on Feb 1. The cafe and hookah bar will present paintings in oil by Beth Ge
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Counterweight to apathy

Dennis Sawan is an energetic law student and a clerk to a judge in Toledo Municipal Court, but Sawan spends his free time scouring satellite photos fo
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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
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2019 Roche De Boeuf Festival

Explore the work of local artists and artisans at the Roche De Boeuf Festival, where you’ll find an impressive display of unique work from our region.
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Theater Notes: September 2022

Wherefore art thou? At the Peristyle Theater Perhaps the most famous of all Shakespeare’s works, Romeo & Juliet has an unmatched theatrical legacy. On
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