Bedford
Spring rummage sale New Bedford Academy, 6315 Secor Rd., Lambertville, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. May 5.
Bedford Artists Club meets 7 p.m. third Tuesday monthly at Bedford Library. 734-856-6367.
Erie
St. Joseph Altar Society rummage sale, 2214 Manhattan St., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday.
Rummage sale Erie United Methodist Church, 1100 E. Samaria Rd., 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday and 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday. Bake sale and bag day on Saturday only.
Erie Mason swimming pool open to the public every Wednesday that school is in session, 2400 Mason Eagle Dr., 7-9 p.m. $1 per hour. 734-848-4257.
Ottawa Lake
Toledo Area Ministries Feed Your Neighbor food pantry at Zion Lutheran Church, 8307 Memorial Hwy., the second Tuesday of each month, 10 a.m.-noon. Free food available for three days. 734-856-2921.
Monroe
Presentation with Ernie LaPoint on Lakota traditions, River Raisin Center for the Arts, 114 S. Monroe St., 7 p.m. Thursday. Great-grandson of Sitting Bull will discuss Lakota traditions. Free and open to the public.
81st Running Waters District 'Scout-O-Rama' Monroe County Fairgrounds, 3775 S. Custer Rd., 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. May 12. Information and registration: curtiss@scouting.org.
Tecumseh
American sign language course at Tecumseh District Library, 215 N. Ottawa St., 7-8 p.m. every Thursday for 14 consecutive weeks. 517-423-2238.
Temperance
Rummage sale Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church gym, 8330 Lewis Ave., 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Thursday-Friday.
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.
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. 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.
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. 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. Registerat toledolibrary.org or call 419-259-5231.
Central Catholic High School's Festival of the Lively Arts, 2550 Cherry St., 5-8:30 p.m. Thursday. Student artwork on display. CAD students will have house design projects on display. Performances by the Glee Club, Gospel Choir, Mixed Chorus, String Orchestra and Concert Band at 7 p.m. Free. Information: Marie Arter at marter@centralcatholic.org or 419-255-2280.
First Published April 25, 2012, 4:00 a.m.
