Arts & Culture

The Valentine Theatre Studio A presents The Woman in Black

Athena Cocoves

One of London’s West End Theatre’s longest-running plays, The Woman in Black makes its way to The Valentine Theatre’s Studio A, a black box...

Toledo playwright’s comedy explores divisive culture

Jeff McGinnis

The two couples could not be more dissimilar. One is conservative, the other liberal. They come from completely different social classes. One couple loves...

Erin Adair-Hodges on reading, writing and dying happy

Brittany Haynes

New Mexico-native Erin Adair-Hodges is now a professor at the University of Toledo. She has had her poetry published widely, featured on PBS NewsHour,...

PRIZM Creative Community holds 3rd Biennial Veteran’s Art Show of NW Ohio

Athena Cocoves

Thank veterans for their service while celebrating their creative works during PRIZM Creative Community’s 3rd Biennial Veteran’s Art Show of NW Ohio: Visions of...

The 31st annual Woodcarvers’ Show & Sale at Sauder Village

Athena Cocoves

Last spring, we introduced readers to local woodworkers with a feature story, Carving Artists (April 5, 2017). See how skilled carvers are going against...

Artists’ Brushes 101 workshop at The Art Supply Depot

Athena Cocoves

Talent can only get you so far—understanding the tools at your disposal can make or break the execution of even the best idea. Learn...

TMA holds Fall Art Book Sale

Athena Cocoves

Stock up on coffee table novelties, biographies, tutorials and Toledo Museum of Art special collection works during the annual TMA Fall Art Book Sale....

Putting vibrancy in the voice: Arts Commission awards grants

Eric Hehl

Since 1959, the Arts Commission has ensured that Toledo’s art scene has had the energy, support, and funding it’s needed.

The Toledo Rep seeks new plays by local playwrights

Jason Webber

Dig out that dusty stage play you wrote back in college or during that one summer when you were feeling especially dramatic— The Toledo...

Church 3TwentyOne presents On Golden Pond

Jason Webber

It’s unlikely Ernest Thompson knew what an asteroid-sized impact his small play about a retired New England couple would have upon the lives of...

An ‘Eye’ opening production at Lourdes University

Jason Webber

Marjory Goodloe rose from the rough streets of Chicago, surviving an impoverished childhood riddled with physical and sexual abuse, to become a noted author, speaker and activist, now known by the professional moniker Marjory the Motivator.

The Black Box Theatre Goes Dark

Eric Hehl

Directed by theater veteran Elizabeth Cottle and presented in the intimate space of Studio A, aptly referred to as the black box, the performance invites theater enthusiasts to journey into a Gothic nightmare.

ACT Spotlight Series: Take offs and landings

Athena Cocoves

Actors Collaborative Toledo will spotlight two one-actor shows about the ups and downs of identity: The Tricky Part and Grounded will both play during...

Animator Ron Campbell brings exhibit of Beatles and other work to River House Arts

Jeff McGinnis

In 1965, Beatlemania was still at its zenith. John, Paul, George, and Ringo dominated the pop culture landscape in all its forms -- including...

“Pieces” of PHYBR: Renowned street artist to debut new exhibit at Art Supply Depo

Jeff McGinnis

His work straddles the realms of both fine art and pop art. Cartoonish yet deep, colorful yet sophisticated, his visually arresting pieces are both...

Strange Love: Toledo Opera’s season debut, Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers

Erin Marsh

Two friends fall irrevocably in love with the same woman, but there’s a twist: the young men vow to forsake the beautiful maiden to...

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