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Festival shares Greek culture, food
A wider array of food than ever before will be available when the 41st annual Greek-American Festival comes to Downtown Toledo starting Sept. 9. “Our goal is to share Greek culture and Greek food, and...
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Cedar Point opens HalloWeekends
SANDUSKY — Returning for its 15th year at Cedar Point in Sandusky is HalloWeekends, the Halloween-themed attraction that aims to thrill and scare with a mix of roller coasters and fright zones. “We...
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PRO Garden Show features Parrish, Andreev
The Professional Remodelers Organization (PRO) will host its Home Improvement & Garden Show at the SeaGate Convention Centre March 9-11. The event will include more than 175 exhibitors and antique...
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Birding week to draw 64,000 to NW Ohio
An expected 64,000 visitors will flock to Northwest Ohio for “The Biggest Week in American Birding” festival, May 4-13 in Oregon and Port Clinton. People from all over the world attend, according to...
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High-flying canines hit Fifth Third Field
Leave it to Rockin’ Ray Masel to take a game of catch to new heights. After graduating college, he combined two of his loves — dogs and Frisbee discs. Bobbie Jane, a little blue-merle Australian...
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Cass Road Baptist to host 3rd annual car show on July 21
Cass Road Baptist Church will host its Third Annual Route 66 Classic Car Show & Community Festival on July 21. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will feature live entertainment, a...
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Levis Commons hosts Sand-Tastic!
The Town Center at Levis Commons turns into a beach July 13-15 for the second annual Sand-Tastic! Summer Festival. Visitors can partake in live music, sand carving, inflatables, face painting, chalk...
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Bonsai Man: Leo Pelka tends to tiny trees at Schedel Gardens
Leo Pelka bought his first bonsai plant at a home flower show in Cleveland. It died a few weeks later. “I bought it in the beginning of February and not knowing anything about bonsai, I brought it...
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Levis Commons hosts 8th annual art fair
On Aug. 18 and 19, artists from across the country will show their work at the 8th Annual Levis Commons Fine Art Fair, now considered one of the top 100 art fairs in the country. The fair is put on by...
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Birmingham Ethnic Festival expands to two days
The Birmingham Ethnic Festival, held annually on Consaul Street in East Toledo’s Birmingham neighborhood, will expand to two days for the first time. The 38th annual festival will be open noon to 10...
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Navy Week to make first visit to Toledo
Five ships and more than 500 service men and women will visit Toledo as the city hosts Navy Week from Aug. 20-27. The week will feature ship tours, musical performances by military bands and...
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Greek-American Fest set for Sept. 7-9
Toledoans have the chance to share the local Greek community’s dances, faith, music — and most importantly food — at the 42nd annual Greek-American Festival on Sept. 7-9. “It’s a fun time. It’s an...
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Adrian Art-A-Licious returns for sixth year
Art-A-Licious, downtown Adrian’s annual fine arts festival, will return for its sixth year Sept. 21 and 22. Northwest Ohio artists exhibiting at Art-A-Licious include jeweler Cindy Burghardt of...
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Halloween happenings: Zombie Crawl, Arnie’s Hallo-Bash with Bruce Gradkowski,...
Editor’s Note: There was an incorrect date for the Adams Street Zombie Bar Crawl in the Oct. 24 Toledo Free Press Star. The Zombie Crawl is Friday, Oct. 26. Zombie Crawl set for Oct. 26 The third...
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Updated 2012 Trick-or-Treat Times (Toledo area)
Editor’s Note: Some area trick-or-treat times have been rescheduled due to expected inclement weather from Hurricane Sandy. Toledo: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31. Allen Township: 6-8 p.m. Nov. 3. Archbold: 6-7:30...
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June 29 Swanton: Swanton High School at dark July 3 Bowling Green: BGSU intramural fields directly West of Doyt Perry Stadium at around 9:45 to 10 p.m Defiance: Kingsbury Park at dusk Findlay: Hancock...
View ArticleLevis Commons Finr Art Fair set for Aug. 17-18
This marks the ninth year for the Levis Commons Fine Art Fair — an event that has teken place every year since the Perrysburg outdoor mall opened. The fair is sponsored by The Guild of Artists and...
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Cedar Point announces plans for two new kids’ rides
Cedar Point announced two new kids’ rides planned for summer 2014 as well as a few other changes today, including the renaming of Jr. Gemini. Debuting in May, a kids’ thrill ride called Pipe Scream...
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Slam dunk: Harlem Globetrotters bounce into Huntington Center
It’s that time of year when the big man in red — make that the big men in red, white and blue — come to town. Harlem Globetrotter, Alex “Moose” Weekes The team is led by a flying moose. Alex “Moose”...
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A derby of their own: Local Girl Scouts build cars for inaugural Powder Puff...
By Torrie Jadlocki, Toledo Free Press Staff Writer For the first time, Toledo Girl Scouts can compete in a similar event to the Boy Scouts’ Pinewood Derby. About 57 local Girl Scouts made cars for the...
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