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Promenade park ‘Splash Pad’ closing for 80s rock concert Friday
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The Promenade Park Splash Pad will be closed all day Friday, July 19 due to the ‘80s Rock Invasion’ concert. The concert will be held at the Promenade Pavilion located at 400 Water St. The concert is hosting five multi-platinum-selling, award-winning rock bands that...
Pizza Palooza preview pleases palates
The showroom at Grogan’s Towne Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram featured some unusual models Tuesday. Instead of being packed with Pacificas, jammed with Rams, chock-full of Challengers, or crammed with Compasses, it was filled with tasty pizzas from a dozen local eateries, all of which will be competing in the upcoming 12th annual Pizza Palooza for the coveted Judge’s Choice and People’s Choice awards. The event will be held on Friday and Saturday at Centennial Terrace in Sylvania. Doors open at 5 p.m. “This is a great week for Sylvania,” Mayor Craig Stough declared. “We have the Dana Open at Highland Meadows and Pizza Palooza going on at the same time. It’s events like these that draw people to town and make Sylvania a great place to live.” The formidable list of culinary competitors this year includes Bambino’s, Half Time, Romeo’s, Mama Mary’s, Viking Pizzeria, Jet’s Pizza, J-Cups, Dandino’s, Bombay Kitchen, Hindsight Pizza, the V.I., and Mike’s Pizza.
The results are in: Readers select the top spot for French fries in Lenawee County
LENAWEE COUNTY — In honor of National French Fry Day last Friday, July 12, we dared to ask the question — who makes the best French fries in Lenawee County? We reached out to our Facebook community for nominations. We watched as many of you responded passionately to the post. We collected the nominations and posted a list of local french fry artisans on our website, asking people to vote for their favorite. ...
Turning lemons into lemonade: Local Roots Juice Co. locations stay open despite construction errors
TOLEDO, Ohio — Local Roots Juice Co. is dealing with not one, but two water main breaks: one at its Perrysburg location and the other at its new Sylvania location, which had just opened on Saturday. Rachel Balester, the owner of Local Roots, said that in both cases, construction...
12th Annual Tree City Film Festival-50 Hour Film Challenge
The 12th annual Tree City Film Festival’s 50-hour Challenge is an exciting and intense weekend that invites teams of professional, student, non-professional, and even “armchair” filmmakers to write, shoot, edit, and premiere their own short films in just 50 hours. Teams start the challenge at the kickoff...
Red Bird Hosts the 2nd Annual Sylvania Plein Air Festival
Red Bird Sylvania is thrilled to announce the 2nd annual Sylvania Plein Air Festival presented by The Art Supply Depo. On the morning of July 28th ,125 regional and national artists will arrive in Sylvania and begin to paint in and around downtown. 13 locations have been commissioned as purchased prizes. A printable map with these locations can be found on our website at https://redbirdsylvania.org/plein-air-locations/ . Other scenic locations that artists may choose to paint are Toledo Memorial Park, Harroun Park, the Lourdes Campus and Olander Park. Artists will be actively painting through Wednesday (7/31) afternoon. A competitive quick draw competition will be offered to registered Plein Air artists on Thursday(8/01) 10am-12pm, on Main St. The artists and the public will then be able to vote on their favorite and a cash prize will be awarded to the winner.
Sylvania Community Orchestra Concert “Summer Pops” at Olander Park on August 21st
On Wednesday, August 21, 2024, the Sylvania Community Orchestra will present their “Summer Pops” concert at Outdoor Sylvania Community Parks’ Olander Park as part of the Sunset Serenades program. Joined by special guests, Ballet Theatre of Toledo, the orchestra will share a fast-paced program of toe-tapping favorites, popular pieces, and music specifically for the young and young-at-heart. Pack a lawn chair, blanket, and your picnic basket for an evening of free entertainment in the beauty of Olander Park. This is a free concert; no tickets are required to attend. Your friends and neighbors of the Sylvania Community Orchestra look forward to seeing you there.
‘Yayoi Kusama: Fireflies on the Water’ in Toledo
See an installation by the celebrated contemporary Japanese artist at the Toledo Museum of Art through Jan. 3, 2021. Some visitors describe “Fireflies on the Water,” which reopened at the Toledo Museum of Art July 21 and runs through Jan. 3, 2021, as being quietly meditative. Others say it startled them into thinking about the world and their place in it.
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