Mature Living News

09/23/2025

Catch Starlite Theater Group's screening of Moonstruck TONIGHT with a special pre-show performance by the Toledo Opera!

Read more and find out how to get your tickets for tonight's screening here:

Programing a film containing opera, that is accessible and beloved, wasn’t easy. Amadeus is the obvious choice, but at three hours long it was decided to wait on that one. Moonstruck came up in a search, though technically there’s only one scene that features the opera onstage. The more this cho...

09/17/2025

The Issue Box Theatre presents She Kills Monsters, this weekend at the Ritter Planetarium!

We spoke with Riley Runnell's about the production and her directorial debut here:

“I saw She Kills Monsters when I was 15, and it changed my life,” Riley Runnells recalls. The play, with its mix of Dungeons & Dragons fantasy and heartfelt exploration of grief, gave them the courage to come out as pansexual to friends and family. Now, years later, Riley has returned to that sa...

09/17/2025

Celebrate culture, flavor, and fun at St. Vladimir's 11th Annual Ann Arbor Russian Festival THIS WEEKEND!

📅 Sept 20 (11am–8pm) & Sept 21 (1pm–7pm)
📍Dexter, MI — just west of Ann Arbor!

🎶 Live music & folk dancing
🥟 Authentic Slavic cuisine
🍺 Eastern European beer
🎠 Petting Zoo & A Bouncy House
⛪ Church tours
🛍️ Marketplace with traditional souvenirs & more!

Bring the whole family and celebrate the richness of Orthodox tradition and Slavic heritage. Admission is FREE!

09/16/2025

Savor soups from local restaurants, served in handcrafted bowls made by the Toledo Potters' Guild at the Toledo Botanical Garden this Friday!

Proceeds will help Food for Thought fight hunger in our community, ensuring no one has an empty bowl this season.

Enjoy a heartwarming lunchtime event on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, from 11 am to 2 pm at the Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Drive. For $35, guests can savor a variety of delicious soups from local restaurants, served in handcrafted bowls made by the Toledo Potters Guild. Proceeds help fight hunger...

09/11/2025

Borderline Grill, at Mayberry Square, near Centennial Terrace, is an all-American bistro with a wonderfully eclectic menu.

The restaurant was brought to Sylvania by chef and owner Kristopher Parker and his personal and professional partner, Nikki Falk. Parker was formerly the head chef of Barr’s Public House in Maumee.

https://www.mlivingnews.com/features/dining-out-borderline-has-personality/

09/09/2025

Don't miss the Chrysler Classic Car Club of Toledo's 37th Annual Mopar Blast Car Show next Sunday, September 21st at Yark Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram Fiat.

Check out classic and modern cars, music by K-100 and a 50/50 raffle with proceeds benefitting the Alzheimer's Association.

09/08/2025

New innovations are transforming senior wellness, offering innovative solutions for healthier, happier aging.

Learn all about this new era in health care in our Health and Wellness feature:

New innovations are tranforming senior wellness, offering innovative solutions for healthier, happier aging. Learn all about this new era in health care in our Health and Wellness feature. DERMATOLOGY Rejuvenate Your Skin with Cutting-Edge Technologies In recent years, advancements in technology hav...

09/04/2025

After a decade, The Arts Commission's Artomatic 419 is BACK September 19-21! 🎉

The community celebration will bring together over 100 visual artists, performers, filmmakers, literary artists, and more.

We’re just one month away from the return of Artomatic 419! For the first time in 10 years, Artomatic is back and bringing together more than 100 visual artists, performers, filmmakers, literary artists, and more.

Join us September 19–21 at the Erie Street Market for an unforgettable community celebration of art and culture in Toledo!

Visit theartscommission.org/events/artomatic-419 for more information.

09/02/2025

Celebrate culture, flavor, and fun at St. Vladimir's 11th Annual Ann Arbor Russian Festival!

📅 Saturday, September 20 | 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
📅 Sunday, September 21 | 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM
📍9900 Jackson Rd., Dexter, MI — just west of Ann Arbor

🎶 Live music & folk dancing
🥟 Delicious Slavic cuisine
🍺 Authentic Eastern European beer
🎠 Bounce house & petting zoo for the kids
⛪ Guided church tours
🛍️ Marketplace with traditional vendors & more!

Bring the whole family and celebrate the richness of Orthodox tradition and Slavic heritage. Admission is FREE!

Learn more here: http://annarborrussianfestival.org/

08/29/2025

Whether you’re looking for savings at the grocery store, dining out, maintaining your health, or getting around town, Toledo offers a wealth of options for those 55 and older. Here’s your complete guide.

As inflation tightens wallets, local seniors in the Toledo area can take advantage of a wide range of discounts designed to help stretch fixed incomes. Whether you're looking for savings at the grocery store, dining out, maintaining your health, or getting around town, Toledo offers a wealth of opti...

08/28/2025

For more than 20 years, Tedd Long has shared Toledo and Northwest Ohio history.

Long is now completing his latest book featuring Toledo restaurants, including nostalgic photos and menus from past establishments.

If you call Tedd Long a historian, he will gently correct you. “I’m not a historian. I know real historians... that actually went to school and got their PhD. I’m a storyteller.” For more than twenty years, Long has shared Toledo and Northwest Ohio history through his website, group tours, b...

08/26/2025

We spoke with Toledoan, Julie O’Connell, about her life as a professional dancer in Hollywood and traveling around the world with Broadway musicals, films and choreography work, before eventually leading back to the Midwest.

Born and raised in Toledo, Julie O’Connell left to pursue life as a professional dancer in Hollywood. Her career has taken her around the world, with Broadway musicals, films and choreography work, before eventually leading back to the Midwest. Her book “Winging it, Every Step of the Way”, pub...