Events
AUTUMN TRAIN & NORTH POLE EXPRESS at NWORP
Through November
The Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation pumpkin train will run in November every Saturday and Sunday. Come out to their new location at 12505 County 99, Findlay. Pumpkins are available at $2.50 each. The new location is one mile east of the old site behind Vorst Custom Cabinet Shop and Lewis Dental. NWORRP will start the North Pole Express the weekend after Thanksgiving, Nov. 28, through Jan. 4, 2015. It will run Friday and Saturday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Sundays from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. This is an outdoor ride so dress for the weather. Admission: $2 adults and $1 children 12 and under. Time: 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Location: Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation, 12505 County 99, Findlay.
ARTISTRY IN AMERICAN GLASS SHOW AND SALE
Nov. 8 and 9
Discover the beauty of glass at the second annual Artistry in American Glass Show and Sale to be held Saturday, Nov. 8 and Sunday, Nov. 9 at the Calvert Elementary School Activity Center. Tom and Neila Bredehoft will offer glass identification. One free identification with a paid admission and additional identifications for $1 each. Top-ranked national dealers will be highlighting beautiful glass and crystal for viewing and purchase. Some of the beautiful glass that will be displayed and offered for sale represents companies like Tiffin, Heisey, Imperial, West Moreland, EAPG, Duncan Miller, Fostoria and Cambridge. These dealers are recognized throughout the country for their expertise in the glass world. The Tiffin Glass Museum displays glassware produced at the local factory from 1889 to 1980 along with other memorabilia. The Glass Heritage Gallery, in Fostoria, houses glass made in 10 of the glass plants in Fostoria during the period from 1889-1920. Guests can visit Crystal Traditions and watch glass blowing demonstrations and watch Aidan Scully, one of America’s most renowned master crystal cutters and designers demonstrate the art of crystal hand cutting. One can also stop in at King’s Glass Engraving, a glass cutting studio, operated by Clyde and David King, cutters who previously worked at the old Tiffin Glass Factory. Admission: $5. Time: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. Location: Calvert Elementary School Activity Center, 54 Melmore St., Tiffin. Information: 888-298-7236 or info@destinationsenecacounty.org.
OLDE STARK ANTIQUE FAIRE
Nov. 8 and 9
The Olde Stark Antique Faire will be held Saturday and Sunday Nov. 8 and 9. It offers free appraisals as well as over 100 dealers and collectors. Nostalgic collectibles of every description from fine heirlooms to folk art await your perusal. Included are antique furniture, pottery, porcelain, crystal, clocks, quilts, linens, lamps, home decor, postcards, old toys and dolls, rustic primitives, tools, period and Victorian, art deco, militaria, sports memorabilia, coins, vintage clothing and jewelry, books, prints, and more. Auctioneer/appraiser Dave Morris will do free appraisals at his booth during the show and Jean Piero will demonstrate the art of chair caning. Admission: $5 adults and free for children ages 12 and under. Time: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Location: Stark County Fairgrounds, 305 Wertz Ave., Canton. Information: Barbara Garduno 330-794-9100.
RENOWNED THEOLOGIAN TO GIVE PEACE LECTURE
Nov. 10
One of the world’s foremost theologians will deliver the annual Keeney Peace Lecture at Bluffton University. Stanley Hauerwas, Gilbert T. Rowe Professor Emeritus of Divinity and Law at the Duke University Divinity School, will discuss “How to Remember the Poor” at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, in Yoder Recital Hall. Now chair of theological ethics at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, Hauerwas was named “America’s Best Theologian” by Time magazine in 2001. Christianity Today selected his 1981 book, “A Community of Character: Toward a Constructive Christian Social Ethic,” as one of the 100 most important books on religion in the 20th century. Hauerwas has written more than 40 books, also including, most recently, “Approaching the End: Eschatological Reflections on Church, Politics and Life.” He was also a senior research fellow at Duke Divinity School, where he taught following a long tenure at the University of Notre Dame. He holds four degrees from Yale University, including a Ph.D.; a Doctor of Divinity degree from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland; and honorary doctorates from four universities. Admission: Free. Time: 7 p.m. Location: Bluffton University, 1 University Drive, Bluffton. Information: tickets.bluffton.edu.
‘THE REPUBLIC OF POETRY’
Nov. 13
An award-winning poet will be the guest speaker for Bluffton University’s annual English Festival. In Founders Hall, Martín Espada will offer counsel on the discovery of poetry, the poet’s life and the role of the poet as a citizen in a democracy. His talk, titled “The Republic of Poetry,” is open to the public. Espada’s 2006 book of the same name was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for poetry and recipient of the Paterson Award for Sustained Literary Achievement. His more than 15 books also include “The Trouble Ball: Poems” (2011), which won an International Latino Book Award, among others; “Alabanza: New and Selected Poems: 1982-2002″ (2003), an American Library Association Notable Book of the Year; and “Imagine the Angels of Bread” (1996), winner of an American Book Award and finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. The Brooklyn, N.Y., native, currently a professor of English at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, has also published two collections of essays, edited two anthologies and released a CD of poetry. Among his other honors are two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships and a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. He is a graduate of Northeastern University Law School and a former tenant lawyer in the Boston-area Latino community. Admission: Free. Time: 11 a.m. Location: Bluffton University, 1 University Drive, Bluffton. Information: tickets.bluffton.edu.
WORLD OF DOWNTOWN RESTAURANTS TOUR
Nov. 13
United Way of Hancock County is hosting the seventh annual World of Downtown Restaurants tour. The event is a self-guided tour and will be held on Thursday, Nov. 13. Downtown restaurants will provide a sample of their finest food for “passport holders.” Restaurants participating include: West End Tavern, Adrianna’s Riverfront Café, Rossilli’s, Tavern at the Inn, Greek Garden, Alexandria’s, Buggy Whip Bakery, Bistro on Main, Waldo Pepper’s, Trans Am Meatballs & Subs, We Serve. Coffee, Baker’s Café, Main Street Deli, Wine Merchant, Bread Kneads Downtown, Logan’s Irish Pub and Coffee Amici. Passports are available at Buggy Whip Bakery, 111 E. Crawford St., Coffee Amici, 328 S. Main St. and United Way of Hancock County, 245 Stanford Pkwy. Only 300 passports will be sold. Admission: Passports are $20. Time: 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Location: Downtown Findlay. Information: www.LiveUnitedHancockCounty.org or 419-423-1432.
ARTISTS AGAINST HUNGER LUNCHEON
Nov. 15
The Ohio Northern University Department of Art and Design will hold its fifth annual Artists Against Hunger luncheon in the Wilson Art Center on Saturday, Nov. 15. The Artists Against Hunger luncheon offers the community an opportunity to give back in exchange for a lunch and a handcrafted ceramic bowl made by faculty, alumni and students from Ohio Northern University. The bowls will be filled with one of a variety of soups, including minestrone, chicken noodle, butternut squash and chili. All proceeds will go to the Hardin County Backpack Program. In addition to lunch and the choice of a one-of-a-kind bowl, the community will be encouraged to participate in a weeklong food drive, during which non-perishable food items can be donated at various locations on ONU’s campus. Mayumi Kiefer, studio arts student at Ohio Northern, founded the event four years ago to combine her two passions of helping others and creating art. The event raised approximately $1,100 in its debut, and, last year, $3,100 was donated to the Backpack Program. The Backpack Program seeks to eliminate hunger on weekends for students in school districts by providing the students with non-perishable foods in backpacks. Backpacks are discreetly distributed to deserving students (in easily accessible and safe environments) on the last day prior to a weekend or holiday vacation. Admission: $10 per bowl of soup. Time: 11 a.m. Location: Ohio Northern University, 525 S. Main St., Ada. Information: www.freedcenter.com or 419-772-1900.
MODEL RAILROAD SHOW & SWAP
Nov. 15
The Maumee Valley Railroad Club is sponsoring a model railroad show and swap on Saturday, Nov. 15 at Coliseum Bingo. They have dozens of tables of model railroad bargains with vendors, at least one operating model railroad layout, a concession stand, free parking and more. Admission: $5 adults, $7 families, free for children 12 and under. Time: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Location: Coliseum Bingo, 911 W. Washington Center Rd., Fort Wayne, Ind. Information: 260-482-2203 or mvrrc.ri@gmail.com.
GLASS CITY RECORD SHOW
Nov. 16
Come check out the Glass City Record show Sunday, Nov. 16. You can buy, sell or trade everything from vinyl, CDs, tapes, posters, 45s, 78s, movies and all kinds of music. Admission: $1. Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Location: Knights of Columbus Hall, 4256 Secor Rd., Toledo. Information: www.glasscityrecordshow.com or 419-874-1725.
DIAMONDS AND DENIM
Nov. 18
The Toledo Opera Guild will host Diamonds and Denim, a fundraiser for the Toledo Opera at the Toledo Club in downtown Toledo. Guests are encouraged to wear their best denim, most brilliant glitz, or both. The first 100 guests to arrive at the party will receive a complimentary glass of champagne. Each glass will hold a gem, with one being a loose diamond. A buffet will be available and a cash bar will be open. Music will be provided by jazz musician Calvin Hughes and rock and roll cover band Second Wind. There will be silent and live auctions. All event proceeds and auction and wine sales will benefit the Toledo Opera. Admission: Tickets are $50 per person or $100 for the 1 Carat Level, which includes a ticket to the Toledo Opera’s Feb. 11 performance of the American opera “Susannah”; and $200 2 Carat Level, which includes the Feb. 11 opera and a Nov. 13 Shape My Jeans After Party. Tickets may be purchased online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/864375 and will be available until Oct. 29. Time: 7 p.m. Location: Toledo Club, 235 14th St., Toledo. Information: Rebecca Conklin Kleiboemer at 419-429-9152 or rckleiboemer@gmail.com.
HOLIDAY LANTERN TOURS
Nov. 29, Dec. 5, 6, 12 and 13
Reservations are now being accepted for the popular Holiday Lantern Tours at Sauder Village. This annual celebration of a turn-of-the-century Christmas has become a holiday tradition for families throughout the region. Again this year, the flicker of a candle-lit lantern will light the way as a costumed guide takes groups on a journey to meet historical characters in the 1910 Homestead, the District 16 Schoolhouse, St. Mark’s Church and the Elmira Depot. Guests can help string popcorn in the Grime Homestead, make a paper chain to decorate a tree in the school, join in a hymn sing and receive a special gift appropriate to the early 1900s in the Village Church. While this is a family-oriented program it may be too long for preschoolers and younger children. Pre-registration is required for the Holiday Lantern Tour at Sauder Village. Admission: $12 adults, $7 children ages 3 and up. Time: 4 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Location: Sauder Village, 22611 Ohio 2, Archbold. Information: www.saudervillage.org or 800-590-9755.
Music
HARPIST BRIDGET KIBBEY
Nov. 20
Tickets are available for the next performance in the 2014-15 Bluffton University Artist Series, by harpist Bridget Kibbey Thursday, Nov. 20, in Yoder Recital Hall. Kibbey, a Findlay native, received a 2004 Avery Fisher Career Grant and won the Concert Artist Guild’s 2007 International Competition and Astral Artist Auditions, and the Classical Recording Foundation’s 2012 Young Artist Award. The Juilliard School graduate is often featured with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and is the founding harpist of the International Contemporary Ensemble and Metropolis Ensemble. In addition, she is a harp faculty member in the Juilliard Pre-College program and at New York University and the Bard College Conservatory of Music, also in New York. Admission: $25 adults, $20 senior citizens and non-Bluffton students, $10 for children ages 6-13 and free for children 5 and under. Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: Bluffton University, 1 University Drive, Bluffton. Information: tickets.bluffton.edu.
Theater
‘MOON OVER BUFFALO’
Nov. 8 and 9
In the madcap comedy tradition of “Lend me a Tenor,” the hilarious “Moon Over Buffalo” centers on George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of the 1950s. At the moment, they’re playing “Private Lives” and “Cyrano De Bergerac” in Buffalo, New York, with five actors. On the brink of a disastrous split-up caused by George’s dalliance with a young ingénue, they receive word that they might just have one last shot at stardom. Frank Capra is coming to town to see their matinee, and if he likes what he sees, he might cast them in his movie remake of “The Scarlet Pimpernel.” Unfortunately for George and Charlotte, everything that could go wrong does go wrong, abetted by a visit from their daughter’s clueless fiancé and hilarious uncertainty about which play they’re actually performing, caused by Charlotte’s deaf old stage-manager mother who hates every bone in George’s body. Admission: $11 adults and $7 students. Time: 7:30 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Sunday. Location: The Ritz Theatre, 30 S. Washington St., Tiffin. Information: www.ritztheatre.org.
‘BEYOND GLORY’
Nov. 10
Ohio Northern University’s Freed Center for the Performing Arts will present Stephen Lang in “Beyond Glory” on Nov. 10. “Beyond Glory” was originally produced by Tribute Productions in Arlington, Virginia, in 2004 and subsequently produced by the Goodman Theatre in Chicago in 2005 and the Roundabout Theatre in New York City in 2007. Lang adapted Larry Smith’s book “Beyond Glory” for the stage in 2003. Admission: $20 adults, $15 seniors, $10 ONU faculty and staff, $8 ONU students and $5 children. Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: Ohio Northern University, 525 S. Main St., Ada. Information: www.freedcenter.com or 419-772-1900.
‘LAURA’
Nov. 7-9 and 13-16
The Toledo Rep’s Main Stage production of “Laura” opened Friday, Nov. 7. Based upon the 1944 film noir classic, Detective Mark McPherson investigates the murder of the enigmatic Laura Hunt. When Laura miraculously arrives on the scene, it becomes even more urgent to unmask the murderer. Written by Vera Caspary and George Sklar and directed by Wesley Skinner. Admission: $22.75 for adult with dinner at The Blarney’s, $19.75 adult, $17.75 seniors 60 and over, $9.75 students 13 to college and $4.75 for children 12 and under. Group rates are available. Time: 8 p.m. Thursday through Sunday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Location: Toledo Repertoire Theater, 16 Tenth St., Toledo. Information: www.toledorep.org or 419-243-9277.
Exhibits
ARTIST AND ILLUSTRATOR C.F. PAYNE TO VISIT UF
Nov. 14
C.F. Payne, a nationally recognized contemporary artist and illustrator of children’s books, will be discussing his work at a public presentation in The University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum on Friday, Nov. 14. A reception for Payne will take place in the Gardner Fine Arts Pavilion following the public presentation at 7 p.m. Payne’s work will be on exhibit in the museum’s Lea Gallery through Dec. 12. Gallery hours are from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. The exhibition is free. Some of Payne’s work includes “The Remarkable Farkle McBride” and “Micawber” written by John Lithgow. His artwork also has been featured in numerous magazines, including Reader’s Digest, Sports Illustrated, MAD Magazine, Rolling Stone, Time Magazine, The New York Times Book Review and The Atlantic Monthly. Payne has been commissioned to paint politicians, authors and entertainers. Over the course of his career, Payne has exhibited work at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, the Society of Illustrators Museum of American Illustration in New York, New York, the Cincinnati Art Museum in Ohio, and at numerous college and university galleries. Payne received a bachelor of fine arts degree from Miami University, Oxford, in 1976 and began a freelance career in 1980. He resides in Cincinnati and serves as a professor of illustration at the Columbus College of Art and Design. Admission: Free. Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: Mazza Museum, University of Findlay, 1000 N. Main St., Findlay. Information: www.findlay.edu.
‘TIME/LINE’
Through Nov. 25
Bluffton University’s Sauder Visual Arts Center will host “Time/Line,” drawings by Boston-based artist Kevin Townsend, in the Grace Albrecht Gallery. Townsend is an educator as well as an artist and a former master printer for Hand Print Workshop International. He has taught at several colleges of art and has also served as a visiting artist/educator and curriculum developer, having done both at Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art. Admission: Free. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Location: Bluffton University, 1 University Dr., Bluffton. Information: www.bluffton.edu.
PROFESSORIATE: THE
UNIVERSITY DOES ART
Through Dec. 20
“Professoriate: The University Does Art” a group exhibit featuring recent work by university faculty in northwest Ohio, has opened at ArtSpace/Lima. The exhibit will bring together works by 17 university faculty members in the departments of art at Bluffton University, University of Findlay, Ohio Northern University, The Ohio State University at Lima and Bowling Green State University. Participants in Professoriate have national and international reputations that extend well beyond the borders of northwest Ohio. Artist/faculty who will be participating in Professoriate include: from Bowling Green State University: Dennis Wojtkiewicz, Janet Ballweg, and Chelsea Younkman; from Bluffton University: Phil Sugden, Andreas Baumgartner, Jim Fultz and Gregg Luginbuhl; from the University of Findlay: Ed Corle, Laura Barnhardt Corle, Valerie Escobedo and Spencer Cunningham; from The Ohio State University at Lima: Ed Valentine; and from Ohio Northern University: Melissa Eddings, William Mancuso, Luke Sheets, Brit Rowe and Emily Jay. Admission: Free. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Location: Ellen Nelson Gallery, ArtSpace/Lima, 65-67 Public Square, Lima. Information: Bill Sullivan, operations manager, at 419-222-1721.
ARTISTS OF TOLEDO SHOW
Nov. 13-Dec. 24
An opening reception will be held Thursday, Nov. 13 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Toledo area has a rich history of highly skilled and accomplished artists, going back to the 1800s. Following in that tradition are four artists who work in multimedia, charcoal on paper, intaglio, and photography. Mania Dajnak, of Perrysburg, is a multimedia artist combining drawing and printmaking techniques in large-scale abstract works consisting of layers of architecturally suggestive images. Dajnak currently teaches at the University of Toledo, Adrian College, and at Owens Community College, and owns Studio M Printmakers. Chelsea Younkman, of Toledo, is a master professional artist. She makes life-size, 72×48-inch charcoal drawings of contemporary people, breaking down the stereotypical notion of people in suits by using their body language as a vehicle for disorderly emotions. Younkman is currently an instructor of record for Bowling Green State University, Owens Community College and Adrian College. Craig Fisher, of Toledo, owner of Ibis Press Studio, is a master intaglio printmaker and member of three professional printmaking societies. He exhibits internationally and his work is included in many prestigious public collections including the Contemporary Print Collection of the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum and Turchin Center Collection at the Appalachian State University. His work explores the visual constructs of the microbial as a conduit into alternative landscape forms. He employs copperplate aquatint etching in conjunction with inkjet cut paper chine collé to create his print multiples. Penny Gentieu, of Toledo, is an award-winning photographer whose work is in permanent collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her work has been the subject of American Photographer, Photo Insider, and PDN feature articles. Admission: Free. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. Location: Paula Brown Gallery, 912 Monroe St., Toledo. Information: Penny Gentieu, 718-788-0570, Peter Brown, 419-241-2822.
KRISTAN LANTOSH
Through November
During the month of November Kristan Lantosh will be the featured member at The Gaslight Gallery. Lantosh has a background in fine art, and has pursued many different types of needle crafts and jewelry design. Currently Lantosh has quilting, sewing and jewelry instructors to further develop her talents. Many hand crafted items that make great gifts for the holidays will be featured including: Peyote stitch beaded bracelets, rings and earrings, elegant Swarovski crystal bracelets, sterling silver wire wrapped pendants, semi-precious stone necklaces and earrings, Viking knit bracelets, flannel baby rag quilts, crocheted scarves and jean purses. Admission: Free. Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday and 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday. Location: The Gaslight Gallery, 117 E. Crawford St., Findlay. Information: www.thegaslightgallery.org.
LOOKS GOOD ON PAPER: MASTERWORKS AND
FAVORITES
Through Jan. 11
Featuring the best of the TMA Works on Paper collection, “Looks Good on Paper” contains approximately 100 prints, drawings, watercolors, pastels, books and photographs selected for their major significance and universal appeal. Included are works by Albrecht Dürer, Rembrandt van Rijn, Francisco Goya, Vincent van Gogh, Henri Matisse and Roy Lichtenstein, a first-edition King James Bible and pages from the Gutenberg Bible, photographs by Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen and Diane Arbus and more. Admission: Free. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Location: Toledo Museum of Art, Works on Paper Gallery, 2445 Monroe St., Toledo. Information: www.toledomuseum.org or 419-255-8000.
Ticket Watch
Tickets are now on sale for the following events:
Carrot Top — Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m., Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, Northfield. $47.35-$67.50; 330-920-8040, www.ticketmaster.com.
Bob Dylan and His Band — Nov. 12, 8 p.m., State Theatre at Playhouse Square, Cleveland. $45.50-$87.50; 216-771-8403, http://www.playhousesquare.org/events/.
Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders — Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m., Akron Civic Theatre, Akron. $45.85-$86.65; 330-253-2488, www.akroncivic.com.
Foreigner — Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m., Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, Northfield. $61.50-$90.90; 330-920-8040, www.ticketmaster.com.
Martina McBride — Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m., Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, Northfield. $58.85-$90.90; 330-920-8040, www.ticketmaster.com.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra — Dec. 26, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland. $32.50-$72.50; 888-894-9424, www.theqarena.com/events/.
Ariana Grande — March 5, 7:30 p.m., Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland. $29.50-$69.50; 888-894-9424, www.theqarena.com/events/.
Mike + The Mechanics — March 15, 7:30 p.m., Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, Northfield. $51-$90.90; 330-920-8040, www.ticketmaster.com.