The three-hour show, a play in six variety acts, is a homage to the play and album Franks Wild Years by Waits. It features six musicians playing an assortment of instruments: guitar, bass, banjo, brass and reed sections, not to mention a pump organ from the 1880s, and a grand piano.

Mark and Mike Kersey— the twin brothers whose evocative and enchanting paintings have wowed Toledoans for decades under the name “Mr. Atomic”— are two of the most endearingly offbeat and eccentric personalities of the Glass City art scene.

Help your community while losing those last couple pounds from Thanksgiving during a fun, holiday-themed morning for the whole family with the Arthritis Foundation’s Jingle Bell 5K Run and 1-mile walk.

Try out a puppy-friendly workout series for you and your best four-legged friend.

“Kool Keith” Cook, a local comedian who looks like a magazine cover model, commands attention before he hits the stage. His fashion look is put together as if he has a personal stylist traveling with him.

Toledo chamber ensemble Sono Novo will pay tribute to the triage link between storytelling, art and music with a performance inspired by the current Toledo Museum of Art exhibition, “Drawn From Classicism.”

The TJO presents its Holiday Tunes concert, featuring familiar Yuletide songs with the hepcat swing that only the TJO can deliver. $25-$35. 8pm.

Owner and head chef of the newly opened Perrysburg steakhouse, The Benchmark Restaurant, Dinnebeil uses tradition as a point of embarkation.

Whether you are picking out something specific at a local shop, or want to treat your friend to the flexibility of a gift card, you’ll find exactly what you need at these local businesses.

Getting caught up in a jam with members of the legal community sounds more like a Nightmare Before Christmas than a reason to celebrate,...