Arts & Culture

Being Hamilton: Actor Utomi reflects before Toledo performances

Jeff McGinnis

Edred Utomi knew one night in 2010 that he wanted to be a musical theater performer. And it was Lin-Manuel Miranda’s work that inspired...

Toledo Opera accepting applications for Advisory Committee

Olivia Johnson

The Toledo Opera is on the lookout for applicants for the 2022- 2023 Advisory Committee. This is a committee filled with leaders from the Toledo...

Fine Art in the open air at Levis Commons in Perrysburg

Madeleine Toerne

The 18th annual Levis Commons Fine Art Fair will take place on August 20th and 21st at the Town Center at Levis Commons in...

New River East Gallery hosting Locals Only art exhibition

Curtis Deeter

On May 7, 2022, Toledo-area artists and community members gathered at Main Street’s newest addition, River East Gallery, to celebrate the grand opening of...

Broken Pencils: Toledo author debuts new novels

Emily Day

Victoria Arendt has lived in Montenegro, San Francisco, Atlanta and Washington D.C., yet she’s always been called back to her native Toledo. She describes...

Theater Notes: August 2022

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Be in the Room Where Hamilton Happens Toledo doesn’t have to “wait for it” much longer. The wildly popular, award-winning musical Hamilton comes to the...

From joy to tragedy

Jennifer Kellow-Fiorini

Well-known operas brought relevant issues of the time to the stage, highlighting them with music. Mozart critiqued the upper classes in The Marriage of...

Wild Forever

Tanner Wertz

From its origins in a garage behind a bicycle shop in Detroit to arenas around the world, Reverend Guitars is a brand proud of...

Theater Notes – August 2022

Jeff McGinnis

Be in the Room Where Hamilton Happens Toledo doesn’t have to “wait for it” much longer. The wildly popular, award-winning musical Hamilton comes to the Glass...

Art Notes – August 2022

Jeff McGinnis

Watch animals paint and more Ready to get wild? The Toledo Zoo’s popular Wild About Art event returns August 13 and 14. This two-day art fair takes place...

Putting on a Show: Theater company holds fundraiser August 6

Jeff McGinnis

The Lakeside Theatre Company will host a fundraiser on Saturday, August 6 at the Maumee Indoor Theatre, 601 Conant St., in support of their...

Couple aims to overcome area poverty through Mosaic Family Zone

Amanda Destatte

David and Kelly Kaiser had a goal: to make a difference. Both Kaisers wanted to change the face of poverty in our area and...

TFAS new exhibit celebrating regional artists

Tre Spencer

The Toledo Federation of Art Societies (TFAS), in tandem with the University of Toledo’s Department of Art, is hosting a new exhibit named “TFAS100+5”...

BGSU hosts 15th annual Community Art Show

Olivia Johnson

Through July 15 Bowling Green State University is hosting its 15th annual Northwest Ohio Community Art Show. This year’s event is being sponsored by the...

Two Toledo artists display work in 20 North exhibit

Olivia Johnson

On July 15, 20 North Gallery will be opening a new exhibition called Chalk, Paper, Scissors, featuring two artists from the Toledo area –...

Somewhere That’s Green: Croswell presents Little Shop of Horrors beginning July 15

Jeff McGinnis

Jared Hoffert, who is directing the production of Little Shop of Horrors at Croswell Opera House which opens Friday, July 15, knows the show very well— he’s been...

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