Arts & Culture

Depression, midwestern style

Joseph Schafer

young woman, growing up during the Great Depression, must make a choice between the love of her life and the freedom to do what she likes.

Laugh riot, act two

Joseph Schafer

The Valentine Theater is also hosting a performance of the long-running musical parody—this time with a touring troupe from NYC.

Taking a “Whole Different Direction”

Jan Thomas

Tom Lingeman, veteran artist and head honcho of the UT sculpture department, has long been known for his bronze and steel sculptures and towering monuments.

The art of art ed

Jan Thomas

Toledo will host a group of educators dedicated to introducing their students to the world of creativity and art appreciation.

The business of creating / cultivating art

Jan Thomas

Jules Webster, ceramic artist and owner of downtown emporium, The Art Supply Depo, seems to have the entrepreneurial ambition it takes to run a successful business.

Brains left over

Joseph Schafer

In the business of writing—editing, securing agents and publishing deals—it’s all too easy to lose track of the simple joy of writing.

Mazel tov on the books

TCP Contributor

What do song parodies, art forgers and Superman all have in common?

Thirteen years of writing

Joseph Schafer

Lovers of the written word, November is yours to celebrate.

Tell-a-thon

Marisa Rubin

The Frogtown Storytelling Guild marks its 13th year of Tellabration featuring stories for grown-ups, ranging from legends to romantic sagas.

Jeff Greenfield has worn many hats during his storied career—including speechwriter, essayist, political pundit and television host—but perhaps his favorite occupation is author of alternative histories.

The write stuff

Joseph Schafer

November brings “thirty days and nights of literary abandon,” according to the organization promoting National Novel Writing Month.

Tip your waiter

Joseph Schafer

Edmund Lingan's been a busy boy.

America's favorite family

Joseph Schafer

“The Addams Family,” with their whimsically-spooky theme song and ghoulish skewering of middle American values, has delighted audiences for decades as a comic strip, numerous films, television adaptations and now as a 2010 musical coming to the Valentine Theatre for one night only.

Poison Tongues

TCP Contributor

Old maids poisoning lonely old men with homemade wine, a brother convinced he’s Teddy Roosevelt and alcohol-fueled plastic surgery: these are just a few of the overarching quirks in the darkly-comedic play “Arsenic and Old Lace,” presented by the Toledo Repertoire Theater this month.

Gotta EAT

Joseph Schafer

Eating disorders, often written off as solely a problem of young women, terrorize many Americans of all ages, genders and races each day. Linda Daugherty’s play EAT (It’s Not About Food) will bring light to these so-called invisible illnesses through a mix of comedy and drama.

Damefight

Megan Aherne

Jeffrey Albright, the director and a member of the board for The Village Players, saw Lettice and Lovage on Broadway starring its original vehicle, Dame Maggie Smith in the early 1990s.

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