Focus on the Arts

MUSIC, PERFORMANCE & LITERARY SHOWS

Just because summer festivals are coming to an end doesn’t mean the art
scene will slow down. Art never sleeps in Toledo. Venues and organizations
work hard to bring profound life to area entertainment, and we have high-
lighted our picks of the best music, performance and literary shows to hit
Toledo in the next few months.

So don’t miss out, because we are fortunate to have a hardworking, eclectic
group of artists in our community. 

Art Notes

Walk this way  

Downtown areas are often home to art festivals with vendors lining the streets. Rarely do the streets actually become the canvass for art fairs, but that will be the case when  Art At Your Feet comes to downtown Blissfield, MI. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 11- 12, local artists will show their 10’ x 10’ masterpieces drawn on the street with chalk. For those looking for vintage treasures, a rummage sale will take place downtown. Live music on Saturday and trolley rides will on Sunday will enhance the festivites alongside art vendors and street demons...

Swamp sensation

September usually means three things in Bowling Green. The harvesting of outlying farm lands, the town’s popula- tion growing dramatically with the start of the Bowling Green State University fall semester and the annual Black Swamp Arts Festival (BSAF).

Now in its 18th consecutive year, the BSAF continues to grow in size, scope and quality, steadily becoming one of the premier free arts festivals in the Midwest. The 2010 Festival, scheduled for Septem- ber 10-12, is no exception, as downtown Bowling Green will be transformed into a three-day celebration of music, visual art, hands...

Raw power

Six years ago Susan Milliron had high blood pressure, diabetes and suffered from depression. After doctors heavily medicated her and required blood work on a weekly basis, she began to search for an alternative method to achieve wellness. She found what she was looking for in the raw food lifestyle, which is based on unprocessed and uncooked plant foods.

“I thought ‘what do I have to lose,’ so I gave it a try,” she said.

When she lost a significant amount of weight and was able to lower her blood pressure, Milliron realized the powerful results that the lifestyle can produce.  “It...