Arts & Culture

Black Swamp Blues

Steve Merangue

The biggest free arts festival in Ohio turns 30 this year. The Black Swamp Arts Festival, running September 5 through 7 in downtown Bowling Green,...

Toledo Native April Varner Opens Lucille’s Jazz Lounge 2025–2026 Season

Melissa Lee

Lucille’s Jazz Lounge will kick off its 2025–2026 season this Saturday, September 6, with a special homecoming performance by award-winning jazz vocalist and composer...

Discover Local Creativity at the Anthony Wayne Studio Hop

Melissa Lee

Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 6, and get ready to immerse yourself in the creativity of the Anthony Wayne community during the Anthony...

OpenSpot Theatre Workshop Empowers Performers of All Abilities

TCP Staff

The University of Toledo is teaming up once again with OpenSpot Theatre to offer a unique and inspiring 6-week acting workshop designed specifically for...

Portrait Artist of the Year Competition Debuts at Sylvania’s Red Bird in September

Leslie Anne Shore

Red Bird’s first Friday of the month in Sylvania is quickly becoming mandatory if you’re into anything in the arts. In March, Sylvania Writes started...

Rocking Rockwell to his core: New exhibit reimagines Rockwell’s America

Steve Merangue

Norman Rockwell's famous paintings get a current diverse reimagining with the hard hitting new exhibit "Not A Rockwell." Opening at the Wick-ed Pallet Studio on...

Alice Grace – A Life in Color

Jennifer Kellow-Fiorini

Alice Grace, an 84-year-old multidisciplinary artist, is celebrating a lifetime of creative legacy, August 5 – 30, at The Portal at TSA featuring an astonishing...

From Rubble We Dance: A Night of Palestinian Culture and Resilience

TCP Staff

On Wednesday, Sept. 3, the Franciscan Center of Lourdes University will host From Rubble We Dance, an evening of Palestinian dance, music and remembrance....

Toledo’s First Tintype Studio

Samantha Heywood

Toledo’s first Tintype studio, founded by photographer Layla Dia, employs a vintage photographic process where a unique image is created on a thin sheet...

Midwest Crafting Crew Brings Affordable Arts & Crafts Classes to Toledo

Cinthya Luna

Have you been wanting to try out a new hobby? Ever wondered how to execute those crafts you see on Pinterest but didn’t know...

Book Notes August 2025

TCP Staff

Pages of Glass: A Bookish Market Debuts in Maumee Book lovers can explore the 1st Annual Pages of Glass: A Bookish Market on Saturday, Aug....

Art Notes August 2025

TCP Staff

Watercolor Painting Workshop at Handmade Toledo on August 23 Discover the joy of watercolor painting at Handmade Toledo, 1717 Adams Street, on Saturday, Aug. 23...

Art To Heart: Toledo Museum of Art Explores Digital Creativity

David Fine

The Toledo Museum of Art’s newest exhibition, Infinite Images: The Art of Algorithms, is described by Museum Director Adam Levine as “groundbreaking”, with works...

Curtain Call: Toledo-Area Youth Theatre Takes the Spotlight

TCP Staff

From fairy tales to fierce queens and fabulous courtrooms, area youth are lighting up the stage this August with three dynamic productions that celebrate...

Theater Notes August 2025

TCP Staff

Annie at the Croswell Opera House From August 8 to 17, the Croswell Opera House in Adrian, MI, warmly welcomes back Annie—staging this beloved family...

Art To Heart: Life on the Art Farm

Steve Merangue

Dean Davis creates art that is, literally, unmissable. He specializes in large scale public art along the Maumee River, his most famous project being the...

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