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Toledo, Ohio, August 8, 2022— The Greater Toledo Community Foundation (GTCF) is celebrating “Fifty Years of Funding Futures” with a yearlong calendar of events and programs in 2023. As the largest philanthropic institution in the region, GTCF now holds more than 900 funds and $435 million in assets with the goal of creating a better

The Toledo Symphony Orchestra (TSO), Toledo Ballet, and Toledo Jazz Orchestra (TJO) announced that tickets to the 2022/2023 performance season – spanning September 10 through June 3 – will be available for purchase starting Monday, August 1. Subscription packages can be purchased now by calling the Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA)

The Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) and Toledo Ballet named professional dancer, educator, and choreographer Eric Otto as its new Artistic Director & Head of Curriculum this morning.

“TAPA is such a unique organization and I look forward to beginning my journey as Artistic Director & Head of Curriculum of Toledo Ballet,” says Otto. “I absolutely love the idea of the ballet and symphony operating under one performing arts organization..."

On July 4, 2022 at 2:00 PM, the Toledo Concert Band featuring members of the Toledo Symphony will perform a free Independence Day concert at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums in Fremont, Ohio under the direction of Bruce Moss. This year’s performance, sponsored by Hal & Diane Hawk and Crown Battery with additional funding

The Toledo Symphony (TSO) announced the recipient of its annual Outstanding Music Educator Award: Megan Porter, music teacher at Oregon City Schools. “The Toledo Symphony is built on the hard work of music instructors around the world,” says Rachel Schultz, Director of Education & Community Engagement for the Toledo Alliance for the

The Toledo Symphony Orchestra (TSO) announced today that it will perform two world premieres at its 2021/2022 ProMedica Masterworks season finale on Friday, June 3, 2022 at 8PM at the Toledo Museum of Art’s Peristyle Theater. The program on Friday evening includes George Gershwin’s Catfish Row showcasing melodies from his opera Porgy and Bess,

The Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced plans to sponsor its 12th trip to Chautauqua Institution this summer. Chautauqua Institution, located in Chautauqua, New York (250 miles from Toledo) is a world-renowned, non-profit educational center and summer resort that is known for its culture, entertainment, arts, and education. This

Today, the Toledo Symphony League (TSL) announced its 70th anniversary providing financial, educational, and volunteer support to the Toledo Symphony Orchestra (TSO) and various branches of the organization, particularly the Toledo Symphony Youth Orchestras (TSYO) through its Remembrance Scholarship Fund. In 1952, Miss Sophie Lustig suggested a fund that

The Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) has been awarded a $25,000 Community Builder grant from the Greater Toledo Community Foundation for the expansion of its education outreach programming to five Boys & Girls Clubs of Toledo (BGCT). Funds will be used to implement summer and after-school dance and music instruction at the Homer Hanham and

On Wednesday, May 4, 2022, the Toledo Symphony Orchestra (TSO) will present Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in Concert featuring a screening of the complete 1980 film with Oscar®-winning composer John Williams’ musical score performed live to the film. The one-night-only event is presented by Huntington. Media sponsor is Toledo.com. Since the