Areawide

Spring Plant Sale hosted by Owens Landscape and Turfgrass Crew Club, Owens Community College next to the greenhouse near the entrance to Math/Science Center, 30335 Oregon Rd., Perrysburg, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today and Thursday. A wide selection of shrubs and rare, unusual trees, annuals, and other items. Prices range from $15-$30. owens.edu/direct/plantsale.pdf.

East Toledo

St. Thomas Aquinas Church Altar and Rosary Society's bingo party, 729 White St., 7-9 p.m. Thursday. Tickets: $5 at door. Advance tickets: Kathy, 419-693-6409; Dolores, 419-693-8701; Carol, 419-698-1519.

Genoa

Benefit for Friendly Center at Genoa Civic Theatre, 509 1/2 Main St., 6 p.m. today. Theater will performing Southern Hospitality. There will be a silent auction. Proceeds to the Friendly Center. Tickets or to donate to the silent auction e-mail Amelia Gibbon, agibbon@friendly-center.org.

We Are Leo concert St. John's UCC, 1213 Washing St. 7 p.m. Thursday. Free. Information: stjohnsgenoa.com.

Graytown

Graytown Elementary School open house 1661 North Walker St., 2-4 p.m. May 6. Details: 419-862-2082.

Northwood

14th annual senior citizens' luncheon hosted by Northwood Local Schools. Northwood High School, 700 Lemoyne Rd., 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. May 2. Reservations: 419-691-3888.

Oregon

A Fruhlingszeit Konzert (spring concert) at Oak Shade Grove, 3624 Seaman Rd., Saturday. Theme 'Trinkleid und Leichtfertigkeit' (drinking songs and frivolity). Guest chorus Germania from Columbus. Full gourmet meal 5:30-6:30 p.m., full cash bar, and a band. Reservations: Erich of Kilgus Market, 419-472-9721 or Nancy Waters, 419-666-7868. Tickets: $22. Tickets for concert only available.

Toledo

Cherished Friends of Ahava Wine-Tasting Event at the Toledo Club, 235 14th St., 6-8 p.m. Thursday. Sample from more than 50 wines, appetizers, and desserts. Silent auction. Cost: $45 per person and $55 per person for reserve tasting. Proceeds benefit the nonprofit's Special Guest program that provides spa and wellness services, at no charge, to men and women undergoing cancer treatment. Tickets and details: 419-241-5877.

American Legion Toledo Post 335 Luncheon at the Toledo Club, 235 14th St., lunch 11:30 a.m., speaker 12:45 p.m. Friday. Speaker: the Honorable Dennis McCarthy, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs. Information: 419-868-3039.

Vineyard Adventure at the Toledo Zoo in the Nairobi Pavilion, 2 Hippo Way, 7-9 p.m. Friday. Featuring a sustainable Japanese style menu, sake and sushi. Tickets: $40 non-members; $35 members. 419-385-5721, ext. 6001 or toledozoo.org/vineyards.

Celebration of JAM 2012 at the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library Kent Branch, @CCESS Center and Art Tatum Center, 3101 Collingwood Blvd., noon-5 p.m. Saturday. Part of April's Jazz Appreciation Month. Performers include Jelise and Company, Glenda Biddlestone Quartet, Keith Bernhard and More Jazz Messengers, Cynthis Kay Bennett Quartet, and Gene Parker Quartet. There will be children's activities. Free and open to the public. toledolibrary.org or 419-259-5340.

Toledo Museum of Art offering summer camps and workshops. For more information: toledomuseum.org/learn/classes.

Astronomy Day with solar viewing outside Ritter Planetarium at the University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft St., 1-5 p.m. and solar/astronomical viewing 7-9 p.m. Saturday.

The Toledo Area Aboriginal Research Society (TAARS) meeting in the Manor House, Wildwood Preserve, 5100 W. Central Ave., 7 p.m., featured presentation 7:45 p.m. Thursday. Guest speaker: Frank Kuron about his recently published book "Thus Fell Tecumseh." Free. Refreshments available. Information: Kathi Sund, 419-893-4213.

Chess Tournament for grades kindergarten to 6th at the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library Main Library's Huntington meeting room, 325 Michigan St., 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. Register: toledolibrary.org or call 419-259-5231.

ProMedica Wildwood Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital's Sports Night: Take Me Out to the Ball Park event to raise funds for area community health and wellness programs at Fifth Third Field, Suite Level, 406 Washington St., 6-10 p.m., Thursday. Featuring Detroit Tigers legend Willie Horton. Includes live entertainment, a grazing buffet, live and silent auctions, and health/wellness activities. Information or to purchase tickets: 419-291-3493.

50's/60's Dance at the American Legion Post 553, 206 S. Byrne Rd., 7 p.m. Saturday. For information: 419-893-8087.

Wood County

Wood County Community Health and Wellness Center, Health Department for WIC, clinic, and immunizations offered in Bowling Green, Bradner, North Baltimore, Northwood, and Perrysburg. Information: WIC, 419-354-9661; Immunizations, 419-354-5556; Clinic, 419-354-9049.

Wood County Committee on Aging seeks volunteers to deliver meals for the Rossford Area Senior Center, 400 Dixie Highway, Rossford, and Northeast Area Senior Center, 705 N. Main St., Walbridge. Requirements: valid driver's license, insurance, vehicle, and a kind heart. Delivery times are 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Jacqueline Metz, 419-353-5661, 800-367-4935, or jcmetz@wccoa.net.

First Published April 25, 2012, 4:00 a.m.