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Flatlanders Art Galleries plans Oct. 13 reception for poet and mail artist Joel Lipman
BLISSFIELD — An artists’ reception is planned for 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13, to celebrate the artistry and works of art by poet and mail artist Joel Lipman. Sunday’s reception, which will feature Lipman as a guest, is being held at Flatlanders Art Galleries, more than one mile east of Blissfield at 11993 E. U.S. 223. Lipman has been exhibiting his work at Flatlanders since Sept. 10 as part of the solo exhibition titled “Squall...
Celebrating 70 years: HSMC adopters, supporters wanted for special photo op
This story was updated to correct a misspelling/typo MONROE — In celebration of 70 years of pet adoptions, the Humane Society of Monroe County (HSMC) is inviting adopters and supporters to be part of a photo op at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024 at the shelter, 911 S. Raisinville Road (next to the fairgrounds). ...
Beyond books: How a public library in Ohio's Rust Belt is spurring economic growth
TOLEDO, Ohio — Marsha Hill feels like she's been coming to the public library for a hundred years. She came with her kids when they were young. Later, she came for computer help. Now at 66, she's discovered yet another reason to love the library. She's one of thousands...
Special Events: Blitzen beer returns to Toledo with release party
To Toledo beer drinkers, nothing says fall like the arrival of Blitzen Ale, courtesy of Maumee Bay Brewing Company. Come down on Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. for the Blitzen Release Party. Enjoy great food, live music, and a special visit from a live reindeer from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Blitzen is infused with a blend of spices, including cinnamon and orange peel. Admission is free and kids are welcome. Maumee Bay Brewing Company is located at 27 Broadway St. ■ It’s an evening of bloody horror and good drink over at Benfield Wines at 102 N. Main St....
Hendel: Libbey House continues tea tradition
TOLEDO is filled with rich history and many buildings have been preserved so people in the community can tour the buildings, many which hosted soirees back in the day. THE Libbey House Foundation and Women of the Old West End presented a Harvest High Tea on Sept. 22 at the historic Libbey House. Outside of the nearby battlefields at Fallen Timbers and Fort Meigs, the house, built in 1895, is the only National Historic Landmark in the proper city of Toledo. It was the home of Edward Drummond Libbey, a businessman who revolutionized the glassmaking industry in the United States. He founded the Toledo Museum of Art, with his wife, Florence Scott Libbey, in 1901. There were three seatings to accommodate everyone, many who wore hats for the occasion. Teas, tea sandwiches, and desserts made by the Women of the Old West End were served.
Fleming brings 'Brightness of Light'
On Friday night, the Toledo Museum of Art will be filled with light and the rich voice of one of opera’s soprano superstars Renee Fleming and the acclaimed baritone Rod Gilfry. Together they will present The Brightness of Light, as the singers and Kevin Puts, the composer, mix music, the beautiful letters between artist Georgia O’Keeffe and photographer Alfred Stieglitz — artists, lovers, husband and wife, and each other’s muses — as well as images of O’Keeffe’s famous paintings as the Toledo Symphony Orchestra plays the song cycle, says Merwin Siu, TSO’s artistic administrator and principal second violinist. From 1916 to Stieglitz’s death in 1946, the two exchanged some 25,000 pieces of paper, sometimes writing to each other multiple times a day. These letters were not text messages, Siu said.
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