Arts & Culture

CITY PAGES: Toledoan’s Life of Deception Profiled in New Book

Julie Pompa

Cassie Chadwick was a woman way ahead of her time in the 1880s. Intelligent, clever and possessing an uncanny understanding of human nature, Chadwick...

ART TO HEART: Vivid Imagination

Jon Ruggiero

Though far removed in time from the psychedelic 60s, art reminiscent of that time is still appreciated and being generated by a new class...

THEATER NOTES – January 2022

Jeff McGinnis

A 3A-plus production Love, loss and the renewal of hope are at the core of Jeff Daniels’ play “Apartment 3A,” performed at the Village Players...

3 Local Instagrams You Should be Following – January 2022

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CURTAIN CALL: ACT’s Alabaster coincidence

Mallory Arnold

Resolutions to start the new year are varied — to read more, to eat better, to exercise daily. To start the year with culture,...

Living Poetry: Local author publishes first novel

Lila Waterfield

Full of hardships, poverty, drugs, profanity and hope, Dan Denton’s first published novel deserves to be classified as “living poetry," as described in the...

The Nutcracker Returns to the Stranahan

Julie Pompa

By Julie Pompa For most Toledo-area families, attending (or participating in) “The Nutcracker” has been an annual holiday tradition. The toy soldiers, Sugar Plum...

December ART NOTES

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Get Crafty before Christmas Give a unique, handmade gift and support a local artist in the process at the Toledo Craftsman’s Guild show, “The Winter...

Hudson Gallery Paints the Scene in Sylvania

Mallory Arnold

When Hudson Gallery opened its doors in 2003, no one, not even owner and director Scott Hudson, could have imagined it would become, beyond...

100 Things to Do in Toledo Before You Die

Lila Waterfield

Maybe you’ve lived in Toledo a long time, and you think you’ve been everywhere and seen everything in the area. Maybe you’re a newbie...

Celebrate the season with TAPA this December!

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Theater and music lovers of all ages will have reason to rejoice this holiday season as the Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts –...

Book Notes – November 2021

Jeff McGinnis

Back to Mackinac A pair of first-time novelists separated by more than 8,000 miles have collaborated on a new book that tells a story about...

Theater Notes – November 2021

Jeff McGinnis

Opera names new artistic directors Toledo Opera has appointed Kevin Bylsma and James Norman as its new co-artistic directors. Both men have extensive experience with...

Winners announced in Ottawa Calendar contest

Jeff McGinnis

If you want a calendar full of breathtaking photos of beautiful public lands and wildlife, the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge has got you covered. The...

Theater Notes – October 2021

Jeff McGinnis

See Elves on Shelves Themselves The Elf on the Shelf craze may not be quite as wild as it was a few years ago, but...

Halloween Thrills at the Theatre: Village Players’ “Nightfall”

Julie Pompa

Which is your favorite – and what is the scariest - tale written by Edgar Allan Poe? You can see four of the legendary...

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