Arts & Culture

Art Notes April 2025

TCP Staff

Michael Harding Wins Alaska Railroad’s Catch the Train Photo Contest Congratulations to Michael Harding of Ottawa Hills for winning the Catch the Train photo contest...

City Side: Against All Odds:Toledo Helps Ukraine supports a nation’s resilience

Julianne Jardine

Vladmir Putin predicted, in February 2022, that the Russian invasion of Ukraine would be over in three days with Russia victorious. Alona Matchenko, JD,...

Robert Vanitvelt’s 45-Foot Whale: A Monumental Art Installation

Chelsea Welsh

In the Way Public Library, the belly of a 45 ft by 12 ft humpback whale looms on the side of the wall. When...

Listen Hear: Record Store Day 2025: Exclusive Vinyl & Events in Toledo

Steven E. Sloan

April may be mired in the holiday doldrums between St. Patrick’s Day and Memorial Day, but for vinyl fans it’s the most wonderful time...

University of Toledo reimagines Shakespeare with inclusion

Jenna Bal

The University of Toledo's Department of Theatre and Film is advocating for inclusion in the arts with its musical production of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer...

New TMA Exhibit Tells Life Story of Artist Chilly Rodriguez

Kelly Sankowski

Artist Chilly Rodriguez was born and raised in Toledo. He grew up bouncing between the homes of different family members due to his parents’...

Art To Heart: Survivor Art Exhibit Challenges Victim-Blaming Myths

Audrey Blaufuss

A Survivor Art Installation In 2013 the “What Were You Wearing?” Survivor Art Installation originated at the University of Arkansas. Inspired by a poem written...

Ode To The Zipcode 2025 Finalists

TCP Staff

Your ZIP code is part of your identity. The Toledo City Paper has made an effort to mission, the Toledo Lucas County Public Library,...

Feminism, culture collide at launch of Toledo-based magazine

Jenna Bal

People from Northwest Ohio and beyond gathered at Toledo School for the Arts to celebrate the launch of a new Toledo-based magazine Saturday evening. Aptly...

New Toledo-based magazine strives to spotlight women of color

Jenna Bal

Toledo native Taylor Shine is bringing women’s empowerment to the forefront of the city’s art scene with an expressive new magazine focused on women...

Issue Box Theatre Marks 10 Years with Ms. Cast Cabaret

Leslie Anne Shore

Issue Box Theatre is marking a decade of powerful storytelling and social change with Ms. Cast, a cabaret performance like you’ve never seen before,...

City Pages: The Steinem Sisters Collection Book Club

Elizabeth Inman

The Steinem Sisters Collection Book Club is a monthly discussion group held at Toledo’s Sanger Branch Library. The club is dedicated to exploring feminist...

Theater Notes March 2025

TCP Staff

Catch The 39 Steps – A Hilarious Thriller! From March 28 to April 6, enjoy The 39 Steps, a fast-paced comedy filled with mystery, slapstick...

Art Notes March 2025

TCP Staff

Art Through Our Eyes: A Low Vision Perspective Explore the “Art Through Our Eyes” exhibit, celebrating the creativity of artists with low vision, at the...

Reel Appeal: 63 years of experimenting with film

Drew Saunders

Visitors flock to Ann Arbor every year for special occasions – move in week, home football games, move out week, the Art Fairs and...

Art To Heart: Ignite Your Inner Artist

Kaylin Pickett

Huron Street Studios now occupies the former Gathered Glassblowing Studio building on Huron St. in downtown Toledo. The glass and pottery studio offers handmade...

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