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magazine, commenting that "Toledo's proudest legacy of its glory days of glass and automobile manufacturing is its astonishing Museum of Art, free to all and with a collection to make strong curators weak. But operatically-minded visitors should not overlook the worthy Toledo Opera, housed in the
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Valentine Theatre, a beautiful 900-seat house built in 1895." In 2005, Conlin launched a capital campaign to increase the endowment and was able to raise $ 2 million. Ms. Conlin was also able to secure the company's first NEA grant.
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