Arts & Culture

The Internationalist play at the University of Toledo

Athena Cocoves

Going abroad sounds romantic. You meet a beautiful stranger, spend the night together and everything feels like a movie— until you wake up without subtitles or an explanation.

The Toledo Repertoire Theatre presents Of Mice and Men

Athena Cocoves

Literature and theater have an intimate relationship; John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” first appeared on Broadway in 1937, the year the novella was...

Riverdance comes to Toledo

Athena Cocoves

Talented Irish dancers and musicians will kick up the stage when the 20th Anniversary World Tour of Riverdance rolls into town. 7:30-10:15pm. Wednesday, March...

Actors Collaborative Toledo presents Bauer

Athena Cocoves

World-renowned artist Rudolf Bauer didn’t stop making art when he was in a Nazi prison, he sketched on scraps of paper. But Bauer did stop painting when a feud between himself, his love and his patron erupted.

Bird’s Eye View Circus sets sail with Nautica

Athena Cocoves

For the past five years, Erin-Garber Pearson has invited awestruck audiences and eager novices to enter her enchanting space, tucked in the Old West End. Locals have learned how to gracefully wind themselves in silks 15 feet in the air, walk on stilts, balance on beams and attempt astonishing aerial acrobatic acts.

Say Yes to Improv at the Toledo Repertoire Theater

Scott Peterson

“Yes” isn’t just an answer. In improv, “yes” does a whole lot more. When performing, if an actor says “no,” the scene will end because...

Toledo’s Grammy-nominated Tim Story turns his album into an installation

Michael Pierce

For Toledoan Tim Story, presenting his music is a little more complicated than having a listener press ‘play’. The electronic musician has a lengthy...

Ekphrastic Writing Poetry Contest at the Toledo Museum of Art

Athena Cocoves

If a picture is worth a thousand words, just what would those words be? Find the right phrases to describe your favorite piece of...

Celebrate women at the W.A.V.E. Festival

Chris Parker

Lourdes University celebrates 10 years of honoring women artists, visionaries and entrepreneurs during the W.A.V.E. Festival, in honor of National Women’s History Month. Proceeds...

Bookbinding workshop at Handmade Toledo

Chris Parker

Need to find a way to organize that paper collection of art or writings? Or are you simply interested in the architecture of books?...

Unleash your natural creativity at the Toledo Zoo

Nichole Green

Calling all aspiring artists— time to show Toledo what you’re made of. Buckeye Broadband has partnered with the Toledo Zoo to give local and regional...

Learn the contra with Northwest Ohio Traditional Music and Dance

Emily Remaklus

If you’ve ever seen Downton Abbey, or nearly any film that is set in early England, you’ve likely watched couples facing one another and dancing down...

The Maumee Indoor Theatre plays non-biographical comedy of Elvis Presley

Athena Cocoves

It’s 1955, somewhere in middle America— girls everywhere are drooling over a mysterious, guitar-playing man wearing a leather jacket and blue suede shoes. When...

Pippin comes to Stranahan Theater

Athena Cocoves

Historically-lauded musicals typically don’t need a facelift, but the high-flying Pippin is enjoying a 21st-century update. See the death-defying hit musical, featuring songs from...

The Sofia Quintero Art and Cultural Center’s Rasquache Artist Residency allows art to cross borders

Joel Sensenig

A new art exhibition is bringing a glimpse of Mexico to Toledo. Through March 17, the Sofia Quintero Art and Cultural Center’s Jose Martinez...

Still “Odd” After All These Years: The Village Players celebrate 60th season with Neil Simon’s classic

Jeff McGinnis

For more than 50 years, Neil Simon's classic play "The Odd Couple" has enchanted audiences with its tale of two mismatched friends moving in...

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