Kicking off Toledo Opera’s 2018-19 season and 60th anniversary, is The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The German masterpiece, written in 1791, follows Prince Tamino and his sidekick, Papageno on a journey to save Pamina from the high priest, Sarastro. Through trials and song, the comedic story is told, portending a happy ending. $40-$90.

Wine enthusiasts and those looking for fun can travel to Put-in-Bay for the Island Wine Festival featuring foreign and domestic wine samplings, good food, winery tours and a silent auction benefiting the Lake Erie Islands Historical Society.

Brittany Burns... in print and in color.

With the Toledo area renaissance in full swing, the City Paper salutes the progress of businesses, agencies and service providers that are transforming our region, beginning with the redevelopment of Downtown.

Don’t wait until the Toledo Zoo’s annual holiday lights, enjoy the soft glow of over 500 animal and botanical-shaped Chinese lanterns during the second year of Luminous Nights.

Every month Rasa boasts a Chef’s Table dinner focusing on something new. This month, enjoy the Plight of the Pinot Chef’s Table dinner, a five-course family-style menu prepared by Executive Chef Abraham Holmes (pictured above). Seating is limited to 12 people, so reserve your spot as soon as possible. $85/person.

See the glowing, yellow-green coloration of Art Deco vaseline glass objects displayed by members of the international Vaseline Glass Collectors, Inc. during their trip to Toledo for the club’s 20th annual convention.

Normally only under scrutiny when they lose a voting card on Election Day or find a box of ballots afterward. Like weeks later. Certifying candidates and issues to the ballot is usually a rubber stamp as long as they’ve submitted petitions with sufficient signatures. Until now. So who are these animals?

In his latest book, Survival House, Mayo addresses the impact and legacy of “the collective mind of doom” through ten short stories. Meet the author and learn more about his fifth short story collection during a meet and greet at Gathering Volumes bookstore.

Actors Collaborative Toledo (ACT) presents An Act of God at the beginning of October. The hilarious staged reading entails the answers to all of mankind’s deepest questions, presented by God himself and his devoted angels. After so many millennia, humans finally gain answers, some maybe they didn’t want to hear.