Toledo According To Jason Webber
May 8, 2019Years lived in Toledo: First time: 2004-2010; This time: 2018 – present. I hope to stay here for a while! Occupation: Creative Consultant at MadAveGroup. Also a freelance journalist and future author. My story, in one sentence: I formerly worked for insane clowns in both politics and the music industry and am now living my
Toledo City Podcast: Midstory Team Talks Retaining Bright Minds in Toledo
April 4, 2019In this week’s podcast episode, Logan Sander, Alex Lim, Ruth Chang and Sam Chang talk about returning to Toledo with swanky Ivy League-level educations and founding a storytelling nonprofit. In providing promising young people both local and from around the country with a platform to share stories inspired by life in Toledo, Midstory looks to
Sip On Autumn at the 4th Annual Michigan Cider Dayze Festival
August 15, 2018Get an early start to autumn at the 4th annual Michigan Cider Dayze Festival at Blake Farms. Sip hard cider (including Blake’s own, produced on site) and craft beer while enjoying live music, playing corn hole, munching on food truck grub, and wandering the family-owned farm in Armada, MI. 50+ breweries and cideries will be
James McMurtry: Tales from the van
March 14, 2018James McMurtry spends hundreds of hours in a van each year, traveling American’s highways on the way to 100 plus shows with his band. The travel, McMurtry explains, provides the inspiration for his geographic detail-filled songs. The song “South Dakota,” the story of a young military veteran returning to the small town and family farm
Out-of-this-world talk at 20 North Gallery
September 13, 2017Hear from the minds behind 20 North Gallery’s In Otherworlds exhibit during a special talk with artists Craig Fisher and Dan Hernandez, who will both discuss their works in the show. Printmaker Fisher will speak at 7pm and new media painter Hernandez will speak at 7:30pm. Question and answer session will follow. Friday, September 22.