Arts & Culture

Book Notes September 2025

TCP Staff

The Muddy Maumee Book and Art Festival Celebrate creativity on the banks of the Maumee River at this vibrant festival featuring over 40 local authors...

Starlite Theater Group Screens Moonstruck with a Pre-show Performance by Toledo Opera September 23

Jennifer Kellow-Fiorini

Programing a film containing opera, that is accessible and beloved, wasn’t easy. Amadeus is the obvious choice, but at three hours long it was...

The Assembly Line: A New Art & Technology Exhibition Opens in Toledo

Melissa Lee

The Assembly Line, a bold new group exhibition exploring the intersections of art, technology, and labor, opens with a public reception starting September 12,...

Stringing along: Chloe & the Steel Strings’ second album charts their growth

Steve Merangue

Chloe and Connor Ward of Chloe & the Steel Strings are the Nicks and Buckingham of Toledo Americana music, without the personal drama. They craft...

Dungeons & Dragons Meets Grief and Healing in “She Kills Monsters”

Leslie Anne Shore

“I saw She Kills Monsters when I was 15, and it changed my life,” Riley Runnells recalls. The play, with its mix of Dungeons...

Your Shot at Stardom: Ohio’s Virtual “American Idol” Auditions Announced

Melissa Lee

Ohio singers, get ready! “American Idol” is bringing its nationwide virtual audition tour, “Idol Across America,” to Ohio on Friday, September 19, offering aspiring...

Big To Do September 2025

TCP Staff

2nd Annual Millbury Street Fair Millbury comes alive Saturday, September 13, starting at 11am for the 2nd Annual Millbury Street Fair at the Millbury Firehall....

Art Notes September 2025

TCP Staff

ART MAYHEM! – A Timed Painting Showdown The Collingwood Arts Center presents ART MAYHEM!, a high-energy, two-part painting tournament where artists face off using only...

Film Notes September 2025

TCP Staff

Back-to-School 48 Hour Competition Films Fast, fun and fiercely creative—BG Reel presents a screening of short films, made in just 48 hours, by local talent....

National Film Tour The American Constitution Comes to Northwest Ohio with 3 Free Screenings

Melissa Lee

Events at BGSU, UToledo, and Owens Include Live Q&A with Director Sept. 15, 19, and 24 The award-winning documentary The American Constitution is making three...

Now Playing & Coming Soon: Fall Film Highlights at the State & Michigan Theaters

Jennifer Kellow-Fiorini

The Roses Now Playing, State Theater Director Jay Roach (Trumbo, Austin Powers International Man of Mystery, and Meet The Parents) helms The Roses, a remake of...

Toledo History Museum Debuts Virtual Exhibit, “Made in Toledo”

TCP Staff

Toledo has long been known as a city of industry, shaping both regional identity and American life. Now, that story is being told in...

Reel to Reel: Maumee Film Festival Returns Sept. 26-28

Melissa Lee

A festival with heart If you’ve ever dreamed of seeing your name in lights—or even in the end credits—the Maumee Film Festival can be your...

Art To Heart: Artomatic 419 – Toledo’s Beloved Art Festival Returns

Leslie Anne Shore

A favorite local art experience is back this year for its much-anticipated return, Artomatic 419. Presented by The Arts Commission, the multi-day event, set...

2025 Guide to the Arts

TCP Staff

Toledo’s 2025 arts season shines with music, theater, dance and visual arts. From Downtown stages to neighborhood galleries, our guide offers a sampling of...

Fight the power: ‘The Encampments’ films shows the power of student protest

Steve Merangue

In April of 2024, about 50 students pitched tents on the grounds of Columbia University and created the Gaza Solidarity Encampment. The result was...

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