The Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts announced the appointment of Marna Ramnath as the new Board Chair and Richard Karcher as the Vice Chair, effective July 1, 2024.  ..read more

The Toledo Jazz Orchestra (TJO) and Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) have announced a formal merger, effective immediately. The two organizations have been working under a strategic partnership since 2022. In this new agreement, TJO officially joins TAPA as its third musical member. Alain Trudel will continue to serve as TJO Artistic Director, as he has for the past two seasons ..read more

On Friday, May 24, 2024, the Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA), announced its 2024-2025 performance season. Subscriptions are now available for purchase by calling the TAPA Box Office at 419-246-8000 or by visiting artstoledo.com/subscribe. Single tickets will go on sale on Thursday, August 1, 2024. For a full listing of events, visit artstoledo.com ..read more

The Toledo Symphony Orchestra has announced Wasim Hawary, Orchestra Director for Maumee High School, as the recipient of its 2024 Outstanding Music Educator Award! This is the fifth consecutive year the TSO has honored current, full-time, K-12 music educators who teach music in public and private schools in the Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan region.  ..read more

The Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts gratefully announces a $1M donation from Pat and MaryLouise Bowe. Their donation will support TAPA’s relocation and remodel of the historic Masonic Temple, adjacent to the Stranahan Theater, in Toledo, for its new Center for the Performing Arts. Pat Bowe has dedicated seven years of service to the TAPA Board of Directors, during which time he notably assumed the role of Chairman from 2020 to 2022 and continues to serve on the board ..read more

The Toledo Symphony Orchestra, a part of the Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA), will present  Star Wars: Return of the Jedi  In Concert featuring a screening of the complete film with Oscar®-winning composer John Williams’ musical score performed live to the film. The concert will be led by acclaimed conductor Ron Spigelman on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 7PM at the Stranahan Theater. Tickets are available now at artstoledo.com/star-wars or by calling the TAPA Box Office at 419-246-8000 ..read more

The Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) is excited to announce that Emmy-nominated, multi-platinum selling musician, and songwriter Ben Folds will be taking the stage at the historic Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle Theater on June 27, 2024 as part of his "Paper Airplane Request Tour ..read more

Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts is proud to announce they have been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $20,000. This grant will support upcoming performances of The Planets: The Orchestra’s Guide to the Galaxy in partnership with ADJ•ective New Music and KV 265. In total, the NEA will award 958 Grants for Arts Projects awards totaling more than $27.1 million that were announced as part of its first round of fiscal year 2024 grants ..read more

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On Tuesday, December 19, 2023, the Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced that Academy Award, Emmy, and Grammy-winner Common will perform with the Toledo Symphony on Saturday, March 16, 2024 at the Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle Theater. This one-night-only event will showcase the many facets of Common’s 30-year career as a hip-hop musician, poet, and activist. Joined by the Toledo Symphony, Common performs a wide-ranging setlist including the Grammy-award winning “Love of my Life” and the Academy-Award winning “Glory” from  ..read more