Except where indicated, all area codes are 419.
DANCE
Ballroom, Big Band, Polka,Country, Latin, and Salsa
“Thank You for Believing” Benefit Dance: Believe Center, 1 Aurora Gonzalez Dr.; 283-1628; Performance by El Corazon de Mexico Ballet Folklorico, live band Venganza Musical, DJ Anthony Duran, food available, and children’s room with movies and crafts: Sat., 7-1 a.m. Proceeds to El Corazon de Mexico dance troupe and Believe Center Programs.
Alfredo’s Studio of Dance: 5224 Renwyck Dr.; 536-3243; Fri.: group lesson, 8; open dance, 8:30-10:30.
Bavarian Haus: 3-814 Ohio 18, Deshler, O.; 278-0536; Polka/variety: Duane Malinowski Orchestra: Sun., 4-8.
Diehn American Legion: Post 468, 5580 Centennial Rd., Sylvania; 601-1057; today: line dance lesson (beginner), 6:30; line dancing with lessons, 7.
Electric Ballroom Dance Company: Daryl Jarvis Dance Studio, 7375 Sylvan Towne Rd., Sylvania; 843-9000 / 283-7377; Sat.: Cha Cha and Rumba, intermediate group lessons, 2-3:15; Mon.: Waltz and Swing, beginner group lessons, 6-7:15.
VFW Post 606: 3005 W. Laskey Rd.; 567-225-4817; Bailey and the Boys with Jo Lynn: Sun., 2:30-6.
Seniors
Happy Feet Dancers: Eleanor Kahle Senior Center, 1315 Hillcrest Ave.; 255-0792; Wed., 1-3:30.
American Legion Post 384: 6910 Providence St., Whitehouse; 877-5171; the Pickers’ Open Jam: Tue., 7-10.
ETC.
Festivals/Fairs
Rally By The Rails Festival: Loop Park, Walbridge; Carnival rides, food, crafts, car/truck/motorcycle show, and live entertainment: Fri., 5-midnight; Sat., noon-midnight.
Woodland and Wildlife Family Festival: 4-H Camp Palmer, 26450 County Rd. MN, Fayette, O.; 237-2247; Family fun, hands-on experiences, educational opportunities, zip line, and more: Sat., 10 a.m.-2.
Learning
Authors! Authors! 2015 Series: Stranahan Theater, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd.; 259-5266/toledolibrary.org; Matt Groening and Lynda Barry, “The Simpsons”: Fri., 7.
Open Book Series: Kent Branch Library, 3101 Collingwood Blvd.; 259-5200; with E.N. Joy: Sat., 1.
Lake Erie Center’s Naturalist Night: 6200 Bayshore Rd., Oregon; 530-8360; Maquita Tillotson fro Nature’s Nursery: today, 7. Free.
Archaeological Institute of America - Toledo Society’s Free Public Lecture: Toledo Museum of Art’s Little Theater, 2445 Monroe St.; “The Enduring Influence of Ancient Glass,” by Jutt Page: Fri., 7.
Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce Lunch and Learn: Nichols, 475 W. Woodland Circle, Bowling Green; Reservations, 353-7945; “Why Elevator Speeches Don’t Work,” by Jason Madasz, of BNI Northwest Ohio: Wed., 11:30 a.m.
Johnson’s Island Civil War Roundtable: Willie’s Restaurant, 738 W. Market St., Tiffin; 447-7514; “The 127th U.S. Colored Troops,” presented by Marc Washington, of Black Heritage Library and Multicultural Center, Findlay: Sun., dinner optional 5, meeting 7.
Stargazing and PlanetariumPrograms
Appold Planetarium: Lourdes University, 6832 Convent Blvd., Sylvania; Reservations 517-8897; Back To The Moon For Good, narrated by Tim Allen: Sat., 7:30.
Ritter Planetarium: University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft St.: 530-2650; Firefall: Fri., 8:30.
Robinson Planetarium: Adrian College’s Peelle Hall, Charles and Williams Sts., Adrian; 517-265-5161 ext. 4788; Cowboy Astronomer: Fri., 7.
Exhibit Museum Planetarium: University of Michigan, 1109 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor; 734-764-0478; The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk; Sat., 11:30 a.m., 1:30, and 3:30; Sun., 1:30 and 3:30; Sunstruck: Sat.,12:30; Cosmic Origins Spectograph: Sat., Sun., 2:30.
Dining
Barbecue Chicken Dinner: Walbridge VFW Post 9963, 109 N. Main St., Walbridge; 666-0367; Sat., 5-7.
Lunch or Dinner: Eagle Cafe, 2301 Detroit Ave., Maumee; 893-3952; Mon.-Fri.: lunch, 11 a.m.-2; dinner, 5-8.
Swiss Steak Dinner: Zion Lutheran Church-LCMC, 8307 Memorial Hwy., Ottawa Lake, Mich.; 734-856-2921; Sat., 4:30-7.
Fish Fries: Conn-Weissenberger American Legion Post 587, 2020 W. Alexis Rd.; 471-0587; Fri., 5-7.
EXERCISE
Running/Walking
Medical Mutual Dart Frog Dash: Toledo Zoo Main Plaza, Anthony Wayne Trail; toledozoo.org/medical-mutual-dart-frog-dash / 385-5721 extension 2091; Sat.: 5K race/walk, 8:30 a.m.; 1K kids’ fun run, 9:45 a.m.
Dave’s Running Group: The Shops at Fallen Timbers, Maumee; starts behind Red Robin; 873-6300 / davesrunning.com; 3-mile lighted course: Wed., 6:30.
Second Sole’s Group Run: 4190 Levis Commons Blvd.; Perrysburg; run through Levis Commons; 931- 8484; approximately 3 miles: Thu., 6:30.
Walking in a Metropark: Wildwood Preserve, meet at the Visitor’s Center, 5100 W. Central Ave.; Registration, 419-407-9701 / MetroparksPrograms.com; Mon., Wed., Fri., 11 a.m.
Walking in a Metropark: Secor Metropark’s Photography Center parking lot, 10001 W. Central Ave., Berkey, O.; Registration, 419-407-9701 / MetroparksPrograms.com; Enjoy an after-dark walk in the park: Wed., 6.
FUN PLACES
Northwest Ohio
Toledo Farmers’ Market: 525 Market St.; 255-6765; Market hours: Sat., 8 a.m.-2.
Bowling Green Farmers’ Market: 201 S. Main St., Downtown Bowling Green; downtownbgohio.org; Wed., 4-7.
Perrysburg Farmers’ Market: Louisiana Ave. at Second St., Perrysburg; perrysburg-farmers-market.com; today, 3-8. Rain or shine.
Westgate Farmers’ Market: 3301 Secor Rd. (in front of Elder-Beerman); 255-6765; Wed., 3-7.
Whitehouse Flower Market: Providence St. next to the Wabash Cannonball Bike Trail, Whitehouse; 877-5383 / whitehouseoh.gov; Sat., 9 a.m.-noon.
African Safari Wildlife Park: 267 S. Lightner Rd., Port Clinton; 800-521-2660 or 732-3606; Hours: today-Fri., Mon.-Wed., 10 a.m.-5 (last car admitted at 4); Sat., Sun., 9 a.m.-6 (last car admitted at 5); Rain or shine.
American Civil War Museum of Ohio: 217 S. Washington, Tiffin; 455-9551; Hours: Wed.-Sat., noon-4.
The Blair Museum of Lithophanes: 5403 Elmer Dr.; 245-1356; Eat, Drink, and Be Merry!: through Dec. 31; Hours: Sat., Sun., 1-4.
Butterfly House: 11455 Obee Rd., Whitehouse; 877-2733; Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.
Fort Meigs Museum/Fort and Visitor Center: 29100 W. River Rd., Perrysburg; 874-4121 / fortmeigs.org; Hours: Wed.-Sat., 9:30 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.
Frogtown Froggy Museum: Fort Industry Square, Suite 1-A, Summit St.; 913-7461; Hours: Sat., 10 a.m.-3; Sun., 1-5.
Fulton County Ohio Historical Museum: 229 Monroe St., Wauseon; 337-7922; Hours: Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4; Sat., 10 a.m.-2.
Glass Heritage Gallery: 109 N. Main St., Fostoria; 435-5077; Fostoria glass: on permanent view; Hours: today-Sat., Tue.-Wed., 10 a.m.-4.
Hancock Historical Museum: 422 W. Sandusky St., Findlay; 423-4433; Movies, Memories, and Main Street: Remembering Findlay’s Downtown Theatres and America’s Favorite Pastime: Baseball in Hancock County; both through July 31; Hours: Wed.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4; Sun., 1-4.
Henry County Historical Society Dr. John Bloomfield Home & Carriage House Museum: circa 1879 Queen Anne Home; 229 W. Clinton St., Napoleon; 592-8006; Hours: Sun., 2-4.
Imagination Station: 1 Discovery Way (Adams and Summit Sts.); 244-2674; Innovation Week: through Sun.; Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.
Maritime Museum of Sandusky: 125 Meigs St., Sandusky; 624-0274; Hours: Fri.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4; Sun., noon-4.
Mazza Museum of International Art from Children’s Picture Books: University of Findlay’s Gardner Fine Arts Pavilion, Findlay; 434-5521; Hours: Wed.-Fri., noon-5; Sun., 1-4.
Merry-Go-Round Museum: 301 Jackson St., Sandusky; 626-6111; Hours: Wed.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.
Milan Historical Museum: 10 Edison Drive, Milan, O.; 499-2968. Hours: Fri.-Sun., 1-5.
National Museum of the Great Lakes, the S.S. Col. James M. Schoonmaker, and Maritime Park: 1701 Front St.; 214-5000; Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.
Oregon-Jerusalem Historical Society’s Brandville School and Museum Complex: 1133 Grasser St., Oregon; 472-1331; Hours: today, 10 a.m.-2.
Sandusky County Historical Society Museum: 514 Birchard Ave., Fremont; 332-0303; Hours: Wed., Sun., 1-4.
Sauder Village: 22611 State Rt. 2, Archbold, O.; 800-590-9755 / SauderVillage.org; Antique Car Gathering: Sat.; Hours: Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-3:30; Sat., 10 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-4.
Schedel Arboretum and Gardens: 19255 W. Portage South River Rd., Elmore; 862-3182; Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4; Sun., noon-4.
Spangler Candy Co. Store and Museum: 400 N. Portland St., Bryan; 633-6439 / spanglercandy.com; Factory Trolley Tours; Hours: Wed.-Fri., 10 a.m.-3.
Stranahan Arboretum: 4131 Tantara Drive.; 841-1007; Hours: today, 8 a.m.-1; Mon.-Wed., 8 a.m.-3 (may change due to weather, please call ahead).
Stranleigh Manor House: Wildwood Preserve, 5100 W. Central Ave.; metroparkstoledo.com; Historical Tours: Tue.-Fri., Sun., noon-5. House is closed the first week of every month.
Sylvania Historical Village and Heritage Center Museum: 5717 N. Main St., Sylvania; 882-4865; Museum hours: Sat., Sun., 1-4.
Tiffin Glass Museum: 25 S. Washington, Tiffin; 448-0200. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 1-4.
Toledo Botanical Garden: 5403 Elmer Drive; 536-5566; Open daylight hours; Visitors Center: daily, 10 a.m.-5.
Toledo Firefighters Museum: 918 Sylvania Ave.; 478-3473; Hours: Sat., noon-4.
Toledo History Museum: 2001 Collingwood Blvd.; 215-2437 / toledohistory.com; Hours: Sat., Sun., 11 a.m.-5.
Toledo Museum of Art: 2445 Monroe St.; 255-8000 / toledomuseum.org/events; Hours: Tue.-Wed., 10 a.m.-4; Thu., Fri., 10 a.m.-9; Sat., 10 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.
Toledo Police Museum: 2201 Kenwood Blvd.; 720-2485; Hours: Fri., Sat., 10 a.m.-4.
Toledo Zoo: 2 Hippo Way; 385-4040; Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 (last admission at 4); Sat., Sun., 10 a.m.-6 (last admission at 5).
Wakeman Archival Research Center: Wakeman Hall, 401 Farnsworth Rd., Waterville; 878-3425 / 878-2576; Hours: Wed., 10 a.m.-2.
Wolcott Heritage Center: 1035 River Rd., Maumee: 893-9602 / wolcotthouse.org; Hours: Sat., 10 a.m.-4; Sun., noon-4; Tours: 12:30 and 2:30.
Wood County Historical Center and Museum: 13660 County Home Rd., Bowling Green; 352-0967; Be Your Own Museum: Our Community’s Collections; through Dec. 16; Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4; Sat., Sun., 1-4.
Michigan
Bedford Farmers’ Marke: Lambertville United Methodist Church, 8165 Douglas Rd., Lambertville; bedfordmifarmersmarket.org; Sat., 8 a.m.-1.
Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum: 220 E. Ann St., Ann Arbor; 734-995-5439; Hours: today, 10 a.m.-8; Fri., Sat., Mon., Wed., 10 a.m.-5; Tue., 9 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.
Blissfield Model Railroad Club: 109 E. Adrian St. (US 223), Blissfield, Mich.; 517-486-0404 / bmrr.org; Open House: Sat., Sun., 11 a.m.-4.
Detroit Historical Museum: 5401 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-833-1805 / detroithistorical.org; Motown Black and White, a rearview and forward visual look at Mowtown through the lens of Al Abrams: through July 3; Start the Presses: 50 Years of the Fifth Estate exhibits underground papers: through Aug.; Fruehauf: the First Name in Transportation: through June; Hours: Tue.-Fri., 9:30 a.m.-4; Sat., Sun., 10 a.m.-5.
Historic Fort Wayne: 6325 W. Jefferson, Detroit, Mich.; historicfortwaynecoalition.com; Hours: Sat., Sun., 10 a.m.-4.
Indian Creek Zoo: 2740 Consear Rd., Lambertville; 734-224-0390 / indiancreekzoo.com; Exotic animals: Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.
Matthaei Botanical Gardens: 1800 N. Dixboro Rd., Ann Arbor; 734-647-7600; Hours: daily, 9 a.m.-7; Wed., 8 a.m.-8; Trails: daily, sunrise to sunset.
Monroe County Historical Museum: 126 S. Monroe St., Monroe, Mich.; 734-240-7780; Hours: today, 11 a.m.-7; Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.
Museum of Natural History: University of Michigan, 1109 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor; 734-764-0478; Scientist Spotlight, visit with University of Michigan scientists and participate in activities related to their research: Sun., 1-4; Extreme Time: through Aug. 31; the Geology Displays, rocks and minerals: ongoing; Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.
River Raisin National Battlefield Park: 1403 E. Elm Ave., Monroe, Mich.; 734-243-7136; Fields of Flags Memorial: Fri. through June 1; Battlefield Open House: Sat., 10 a.m.-4; Hours: Grounds, sunrise to sunset; Visitor’s Center, daily, 9 a.m.-5.
Sea Life Michigan Aquarium: Great Lakes Crossing Outlets, 4316 Baldwin Rd., Auburn Hills, Mich.; 866-622-0605; More than 250 underwater species; Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-8; Sun., 10 a.m-5; Last entry is one hour prior to closing.
Train Rides
Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation and Museum: 12505 County Rd. 99, Findlay; 423-2995 / nworrp.org; Hours: Sat., Sun., 1-4.
Old Road Dinner Train Blissfield Railroad: U.S. 223, Blissfield, Mich.; 888-467-2451; Murder Mystery Dinner: Sat., boarding 6, departure 7.
Boat Rides
Miller Ferries: 5174 E. Water St., end of State Rt. 53 North, off State Rt. 2; Port Clinton; millerferry.com; Put-In-Bay, Middle Bass Island, Lake Erie Islands: check website for daily schedules.
Theme Parks
Cedar Point: 1 Cedar Point Dr., Sandusky; 627-2350; Hours: today, Sun.-Wed., 10 a.m.-8; Fri., Sat., 10 a.m.-10.
Water Park Activities
Cedar Point’s Castaway Bay Water Park Resort: 2001 Cleveland Rd., Sandusky; 627-2106; Hours: daily, 9 a.m.-10.
Kalahari Indoor Water Park Resort: U.S. 250, Sandusky; 877-525-2427; Public Hours: Mon.-Thu., 9 a.m.-9; Fri., 9 a.m.-10; Sat., 10 a.m.-10; Sun., 10 a.m.-9.
Splash Bay Indoor Waterpark: Holiday Inn, 1705 Toll Gate Dr., Maumee; 482-7777; Sat., noon-9; Sun., 10 a.m.-3.
First Published May 19, 2016, 4:00 a.m.
