The 37th annual Blade Holiday Parade, in conjunction with the Distinguished Clown Corps, will be televised by WGTE Public Media, organizers announced Monday.
The parade begins at the corner of Summit and Jefferson streets at 10 a.m. Nov. 16. It will feature high school marching bands, color guards, giant balloons, dozens of clowns, mascots, and dance teams and the guest of honor, Santa Claus. It will be led by grand marshals Libby Servais and Stephan Stubbins, a “Broadway power couple” who fell in love on stage and have been together ever since.
Ms. Servais grew up in the Toledo area and went to Maumee High School. She played the role of Glinda on Broadway in the hit show Wicked . Mr. Stubbins, also from Ohio, made his Broadway debut in the hit show Mary Poppins .
The parade will be broadcast on WGTE HD at 8:30 a.m. on Dec. 1 and 10 a.m. Dec. 24. It will also be available on wgte.org and the WGTE App. Announcers for the event will be WGTE’s Mary Claire Murphy and Logan Cooney.