Article published November 19, 2009
Events calendar: 11-19
ART
Toledo Museum of Art: 2445 Monroe St.; 255-8000; Glass Pavilion: Chihuly Toledo: glassworks by Dale Chihuly from the TMA collection; through Feb. 7. Canaday Gallery: Litgraphic: The World of the Graphic Novel; through Jan. 3. Works on Paper Galleries: Storybook Stars: Award-Winning Illustrations from the Mazza Collection; through Jan. Gallery 18: Word Play; through Feb. 7. Hitchcock and Stevens galleries: Paris: City of Art: through March 14. Hours: Tue.-Thu., 10 a.m.-4; Fri., 10 a.m.-10; Sat., 10 a.m.-6; Sun., noon-6.
Bowling Green State University: Fine Arts Center: Willard Wankelman Gallery: Southern Graphics Council Traveling Exhibition: Fri.-Dec. 13. Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery: The Poetic Life; today. Hours for both galleries: Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-4; Thu., 6-9; Sun., 1-4. Bowen-Thompson Student Union Art Gallery: Bill Thompson: Art from Visiting the Margins: through Dec. 6. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-9; Sat., 10 a.m.-9; Sun., 11 a.m.-9. School closed Nov. 26-30.
Bozarts Fine Art and Music Gallery: 151 S. St. Clair; 419-464-5785; Kerry Krow: images inspired by meditation, release, creation, and destruction; through Nov.
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History: 315 E. Warren Ave., Detroit; 313-494-5800; Contemporary Marvalisa Coley: through Dec. 4. Legends of the Music: The Photography of Leni Sinclair; Joe Louis: Hometown Hero; both through May. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5; Sun., 1-5.
Collingwood Arts Center: 2413 Collingwood Blvd., 244-2787; Celia Szymanski: My Beautiful Word: through Dec. Reception: tonight, 6-10. B-Wing Gallery: Expressions of Ghana; through Dec. 23. Hours: Mon., Wed., Fri., 10 a.m.-5; Tue., Thu., 10 a.m.-2.
Detroit Institute of Arts: 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-833-7900; Action/Reaction Video Installations; through Jan. 3. Avedon: Fashion Photographs 1944-2000; through Jan. 17. Hours: Wed., Thu., 10 a.m.-5; Fri., 10 a.m.-10; Sat., Sun., 10 a.m.-6.
Findlay Art League Gallery: 117 W. Crawford St., Findlay; 2009 Juried Show; through Sat. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-2; Fri., 5-8.
Flatlanders Art Galleries: 11993 East U.S. 223, Blissfield; 517-486-4591; Holiday Gift Show: Sat.-Jan 3. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5; Sat., 10 a.m.-4; Sun., 1-4. Open House: Sat., 10 a.m.-4; Sun., 1-4.
Georgette’s: 311 Conant St., Maumee; 891-8888; Prizm Art Group: through Nov. Hours: Mon.-Thu., 6:30 a.m.-3; Sat., 8 a.m.-4.
Huntington National Bank: 1001 Sandusky Ave., Perrysburg; Prizm Creative Community artists; through Jan 3.
Hudson Gallery: 5645 N. Main St., Sylvania; 419-885-8381; Group of 9: through Nov. 28. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6; Sat., 10 a.m.-3.
Maumee Branch Library: 501 River Rd., Maumee; Prizm Art and Literature Exhibition: through Nov.
National Center for Nature Photography: Secor Metropark, 1001 W. Central Ave.; 6th Annual Celebrating Nature Through Photography Exhibit: through Dec. 20. Hours: Sat., Sun., noon-5.
Owens Community College: Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 30335 Oregon Rd., Perrysburg; 567-661-7000; Terhune Art Gallery: Faculty Exhibition; through Dec. 11. Hours: Mon., Tue., Fri., 10 a.m.-4; Wed., Thu., 10 a.m.-8; Sat., 10 a.m.-3.
Owens Community College’s Findlay-Area Campus: 3200 Bright Rd., Findlay; 567-429-3076; Element of Place, the photographs of Tyler Brown: through Tue. Hours: Mon.-Thu., 8 a.m.-7; Fri., 8 a.m.-4:30; Sat., 9 a.m.-1.
Parkwood Gallery: 1838 Parkwood Ave.; 254-2787; Penny Gentieu: photographys; Nadine Saylor: glass; Amanda Stark: sculptures; today, Fri. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-4:30.
Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center: Spiegel Grove, Fremont; 332-2081; White House Pets: Ambassadors at Large; White House Horses: both through Jan. 10. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.
Sanger Branch of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library: 3030 W. Central Ave.; Robert Rice: acrylics and mixed media; Toledo Potters Guild: current work; both through Nov. Hours: Mon.-Thu., 9 a.m.-9; Fri., Sat., 9 a.m.-5:30; Sun., 1-5:30.
Siena Heights University: Klemm Gallery in Studio Angelico, Adrian; 517-264-7860; metalsmith David Huang: through Dec. 10. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4; Sun., noon.
Space 237: 237 N. Michigan St.; 255-5117; Variety Show; through Jan. 2. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 11 a.m.-5; Sat., noon-4.
Stubnitz Art Gallery: Adrian College, Adrian; 517-264-3903; Shelby Lee Adams: photographer/artist; through Dec. 9.
Tiffin University: Diane Kidd Gallery in the Hayes Center for the Arts, 155 Miami St., Tiffin; 488-3313; Beth Holyoke and Sherraid Scott: Figure, Fantasy, Fauna: Mosaics and Prints; through Nov. Hours: Mon.-Thu., 10 a.m.-3.
Toledo Artists’ Club: Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Dr.; Portrait and People Show: today. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 1-5; Sat., 1-4.
Toledo-Lucas County Public Library: 325 N. Michigan St.; 259.5207; Children’s Library: Mo Willems: through Dec. 26. Humanities Department: memorabilia from graphic novels and comic books: through Dec. Hours: Mon.-Thu., 9 a.m.-9; Fri., Sat., 9 a.m.-5:30.
20 North Gallery: 18 N. St. Clair St.; 241-2400; 17th annual Holiday Show — The Art of Giving: paintings, photography, glass, ceramics and jewelry; through Jan. 16. Hours: Wed.-Fri., noon-4; Sat., 1-5.
University of Findlay: Lea Gallery in the Virginia B. Gardner Fine Arts Pavilion: Janet Ballweg: prints; through through Dec. 18. Artist’s reception: Sat., 6-8. A.R. and Mary Ann Charnes Gallery in Old Main: Marilyn Y. Brewer: watercolors; through Nov. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-8.
University of Michigan Museum of Art: 525 S. State St., Ann Arbor; 734-764-0395; The Lens of Impressionism: Photography and Painting Along the Normandy Coast, 1850 to 1874; through Jan. 3. Hours: Tue., Wed., Sat., 10 a.m.-5; Thu, Fri., 10 a.m.-10; Sun., noon-5.
University of Toledo Center for the Visual Arts: 620 Grove Place, next to the Toledo Museum of Art; Arturo Rodriguez and Deborah Orloff: Transitions and Journeys; through Sun. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-10; Sun., 10 a.m.-10.
Way Public Library: 101 E. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg; Dominic Catalano: children’s book illustrator; through Nov.
AT THE CLUBS
Rock and Alternative
A.J’s Doolittle: 8525 Secor Rd., Lambertville; 734-856-3838; Freez Wig: Fri.
Bell Mell Tavern: 307 Fulton St., Port Clinton; 419-732-2760; Flytte ’66: Fri.
Blarney Irish Pub and Grill: 601 Monroe St.; 418-2339; Kyle White: tonight; Nu-Tones: Fri.; Jeff Stewart & 25s: Sat.
Clamdigger’s Big Digger: 1540 E. Elm Ave., Monroe; 734-243-2628; Hugh Rock: Sat.
Club Soda: 3922 Secor Rd.; 473-0662; Venyx: Fri., Sat.; East River Drive: Wed.
Coaches Bar & Grill: 16015 Ida West Rd., Petersburg, Mich.; Bandwolf Band: Fri., Sat.
Distillery: 4311 Heatherdowns Blvd.; 382-1444; 56 Daze: Fri., Sat.; Jeff Stewart Band: Wed.
Fat Fish Blue: 6140 Levis Common Blvd., Perrysburg; 931-3474; East River Drive: Fri., Sat.
Frankies Inner City: 308 Main St.; 693-5300; All Hope Abandon, Calveris and Measure the Redshift: Fri.; Weep the Beldam, Faux Pas, the Tides, Tons of Fun: Sat.; Jason Laporte, Steven Mullan and The Storm and Bartones: Wed.
Harbor Inn & Ale: 13993 Laplaisance Rd., Monroe; 734-384-3604; MASFiNA: tonight, Sat.
J. Patrick’s Pub: Holiday Inn, State Rt. 20, Perrysburg; Green Eyed Soul: tonight-Sat.
Ladies Choice: 1637 Broadway; 270-3711; Flyte ’66: Sat.
The Lounge: 720 Illinois Ave., Maumee; 893-5155; Alter Ego: Fri., Sat.
Magic Bag: 22920 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, Mich.; 248-544-1991; Will Hoge: Fri.; Novada: Sat.
Main Street Bar & Grill: 5758 N. Main St., Sylvania; 885-3351; the Kirbys: Fri.
Omni: 2567 W. Bancroft St.; 535-6664; Girth-Tinfoil: Fri.
Ottawa Tavern: 1815 Adams St.; 725-5483; Lightning Love: Fri.; Marco Polio and the New Vaccines with Golab: Sat.
Pizza Papali’s: 519 Monroe St.; 244-7722; BOFFO: Fri., Sat.
Ranch House Lounge: 7511 Lewis Ave., Temperance; 734-847-3491; Bobby May and Dry Bones Revival: Sat.
Roadhouse: 11535 Central Ave., Richfield Center; 829-2223; Famous Last Words: Wed.
Sidelines Sports Pub: 8116 Secor Rd., Lambertville; 734-847-5050; Chris Shutters Band: Fri.
Village Idiot: 309 Conant St., Maumee; 893-7281; Stonehouse: tonight; Polka Floyd: Fri.; Sweet Japonic: Sat.; Kentucy Chrome: Wed.
YeeHa’s Buckin’ Bar and Grill: 3150 Navarre Ave., Oregon; 693-8880; MASFiNA: Wed.
Acoustic
Avenue Bistro: 6710 W. Central Ave., Sylvania; 841-5944; Don and Rachel Coats: Wed.
Basin Street Grill: 5201 Monroe St.; 843-5660; Chicago Crystal Bowersox: Wed.
Blue Devil: 938 W. Laskey Rd.; 720-4320; Scott Gressler: Sun.
Dog House: 4935 Lewis Ave.; 478-6101; Tim: Sat.
Dorr Street Cafe: 5243 Dorr St.; 531-4446; Don and Rachel Coats: Sat.
Firehouse 47: 6437 U.S. 223, Ottawa Lake, Mich.; Rachel and Don Coats: Tue.
Freebird Lounge: 132 E. Airport Hwy., Swanton; 825-1168; Chris Shutters: Wed.
Grumpy Dave’s: 104 S. Main St., Bowling Green; Chicago Crystal Bowersox: Wed.
Jed’s Barbecue and Brew: 1566 Reynolds Rd.; 482-7043; Chris Shutters and Frankie: Wed.
J’s Pub: River Place Shopping Plaza, 26611 N. Dixie Hwy., Perrysburg; 874-9058; Bobby May & John Barile: Tue.
Nagoya: 6190 Levis Commons Blvd., Perrysburg; 931-8400; Chicago Crystal & Frankie: Sun.
River Cafe and Marina: 6401 Edgewater Dr., Erie; 734-723-7405; Dan and Rachel Coats: Sat.
Shawn’s Irish Tavern: 4400 Heatherdowns Blvd.; 381-1281; Johnny Rodriguez: Fri., Wed.
Treo Restaurant & Bar: 5703 Main St., Sylvania; 882-2266; Bobby May and John Barile: Wed.
Village Idiot: 309 Conant St., Maumee; 893-7281; Bob Rex Jazz Trio and Mike Corwin: Sun.; Crystal Bowersox and Frank May: Mon.; Mark Mikel: Tue.; Beaver Feaver: Wed.
Blues
Omni: 2567 W. Bancroft St.; 535-6664; Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Chris Shutters Band: Sat.
Roadhouse: 11535 W. Central Ave., Richfield Center; 419-829-2223; Curtis Jr. and the Midnightrockers with Bobby G: Sat.
Rhythm and Blues
Stella’s Restaurant and Bar: 104 Louisiana Ave., Perrysburg; 873-8360; CJ and Company: tonight-Sat.
Jazz and Big Band
Degage Jazz Cafe: 301 River Rd., Maumee; Don Moore: tonight; Jean Holden: Fri., Sat.; college night: Tue.; Gene Parker Trio: Wed.
Main Street Bar and Grill: 5758 Main St., Sylvania; 885-3351; Ragtime Rick and the Chefs of Dixieland: Wed.
Murphy’s Place: 151 Water St.; 241-7732; Anna Givens: Fri.; Kim Buehler: Sat.; UT Jazz Night: Mon.; Claude Black and Clifford Murphy: Tue.; college night: Wed.
Trotters Tavern: Heatherdowns at Reynolds; 381-2079; Big Band Sound: Tue.
Country/Country Rock
Dave’s Hideaway Lounge II: 5347 N. Detroit; 470-9814; Bandera: Fri., Sat.
Joe’s Walnut Bar: 46 E. Center St., Petersburg, Mich.; Rodney Parker & Liberty Beach: Fri., Sat.
Piano
Degage Jazz Cafe: 301 River Rd., Maumee; Jim Gottron: tonight.
Fat Fish Blue: 6140 Levis Commons Blvd., Perrysburg; 931-3474; Chris Brown: Wed.
Mac and Tong’s Place: 4330 W. Central; 531-3103; Ron Anthony: tonight-Sat.
The Melting Pot: 5839 Monroe St., Sylvania; Chris Brown: tonight.
SouthBriar Restaurant: 5147 Main St., Sylvania; 517-1111; Tom Szor: Sat.
DANCE
Singles
Glass City Singles: Gladieux Meadows, 4480 Heatherdowns Blvd.; Fri.: 8:30-midnight.
Ballroom and More
Toledo Area Polka Society Ethnic Jazz Dance: Conn Weissenberger Hall, 2020 W. Alexis Rd.; Sun., doors open: 1; pizza party: 2; dancing: 3-7.
Dancing with Night Session: Toledo Yacht Club, 3900 N. Summit St.; tonight, 7-9:30.
SouthBriar Restaurant: 5147 S. Main St., Sylvania; 419-517-1111; Jeff McDonald’s Big Band Revival Party: tonight, 8.
Latin Dance: Tango’s Mexican Cantina, 30 Main St.; Sat., 10-1 a.m.
Ballroom Company: 2319 S. Detroit, Maumee; 893-1850; Fri., 9-11.
Seniors
Young at Heart Dance: VFW 606, 3005 W. Laskey Rd., Sneakers Band: Sat., 7-10:30.
ETC.
Events
Christmas Open House: downtown Grand Rapids, O.; Sat., 10 a.m.-8; Sun., 11 a.m.-5.
The Border Bash/Ohio State Michigan Party: the Pinnacle, Maumee; Fri., 6-10.
Rally at the Ritz — OSU/Michigan Party: Ritz Theatre, 30 S. Washington St., Tiffin; 419-448-8544; Sat., 10:30 a.m.
Swan Creek Potters’ Annual Holiday Sale: 5737 Weckerly Rd., Whitehouse; Fri., 7-9; Sat., 9 a.m.-4.
Learning
Northwest Ohio Writers’ Forum: Sanger Branch LIbrary, 3030 W. Central Ave.; Leslie Korenko: Kelleys Island: Sat., 10 a.m.-noon.
Johnson Island Civil War Roundtable: TJ Willie’s Restaurant, 738 W. Market St., Tiffin; 419-447-7514; John Mosby Against George Custer: Sun., 7. Optional dinner 5:15.
Fort Meigs State Memorial Military History Roundtable: Fort Meigs Visitor Center, 29100 W. River Rd., Perrysburg; 800-283-8916; Christine Myers: The Road to War: War of 1812 Bicentennial Series: tonight, 7:30.
Planetarium Programs
Appold Planetarium: Lourdes College: 6832 Convent Blvd. Reservations: 419-517-8897. Black Holes: Sat., 7:30.
Ritter Planetarium: University of Toledo’s Brooks Observatory: 419-530-2650; Old Lights of Holiday Nights: Fri., 7:30; through Dec. 18. Santa’s Secret Star: Sat., 1; through Dec. 19.
Toledo Astronomical Association Programs: Sylvan Prairie, Brint Rd., Sylvania; 419-535-8775; Public viewing of the moon, Jupiter, and the Andromeda galaxy: Fri., 6-8:30. Roof of the Toledo-Lucas County Main Library, 325 Michigan St.; Public viewing receipt from NASA of large-format photograhs from Hubble Space Telescope: Tue., 6-8.
University of Michigan Exhibit Museum Planetarium: 1109 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor; 734-764-0478. Star Talk: The Sky Tonight: Sat., 11:30 a.m., 1:30, 3:30; Sun., 11:30, 1:30; Star of the Pharoahs: Sat., 12:30; Two Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope: Sat., Sun., 2:30; MarsQuest: Sat., Sun., 2:30; through Nov.
Dining
Fish Fries: Conn-Weissenberger American Legion Post 587: 2020 W. Alexis Rd., Fri., 5-7. American Legion Post 646: 1074 Clarion Ave., Holland, Fri., 4:30-7:30; Przybylski Post 642: 2810 Airport Hwy., Fri., 4-7:30 p.m. Harry E. Pond American Legion Post 99: 3247 E. Manhattan, Fri., 5-8.
FUN PLACES
Northwest Ohio
It’s Friday!: Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St.; 255-8000; weekly lectures, tours, and performances: Fri., 7-10.
Imagination Station: 1 Discovery Way (Adams and Summit streets); 244-2674. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5,
Toledo Zoo: 2700 Broadway; 385-4040. Hours: daily, 10 a.m.-4. Lights Before Christmas: Fri.-Dec. Hours: Fri.-Sun., 5-9; Mon.-Thu., 5-8.
Farmers Markets: Huron and Market streets; 255-6765. Hours: Sat., 8 a.m.-2. Poultry House: Tue.-Fri., 9 a.m.-3; Sat., 6 a.m. to 4; Sun., 10 a.m.-2.
Fort Meigs Museum and Visitor Center: 29100 W. River Rd., Perrysburg; 874-4121. Hours: Wed.-Sat., 9:30 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.
Frogtown Froggy Museum: Fort Industry Square, Suite 1-A, Summit St.; Sat., 10 a.m.-5; Sun., 1-5.
S.S. Willis B. Boyer Museum Ship: International Park; 936-3070. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5. Last admission 4 p.m.
Schedel Arboretum and Gardens: 19255 W. Portage S. River Rd., Elmore; 862-3182. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4; Sun., noon-4.
Stranahan Arboretum: 4131 Tantara Dr.; 419-841-1007; Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-5.
Toledo Botanical Garden: 5403 Elmer Dr.; 936-2986. Hours: daily, 8 a.m.-5:30.
Toledo Firefighters Museum: 918 Sylvania Ave.; 478-3473. Hours: Sat., noon-4.
Wolcott House Museum Complex: 1031 River Rd., Maumee; 893-9602; Guided tours: Thu.-Sun., 12:30 and 2:30.
Allen County Museum: 620 Market St., Lima; 419-222-9426. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 1-5; Sat., Sun., 1-4.
Fulton County Historical Museum: 229 Monroe St., Wauseon; 419-337-7922. Hours: Mon., Thu., Sat., 1-4; Tue., 1-7.
Glass Heritage Gallery: 109 N. Main St., Fostoria; 419-435-5077; Fostoria glass on permanent view. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4.
Hancock Historical Museum: 422 W. Sandusky St., Findlay; 419-423-4433. Hours: Wed.-Fri., 12:30-4:30, Sun., 1-4.
Henry County Historical Museum and Dr. John Bloomfield Home and Carriage house: circa 1879, West Clinton and Webster streets, Napoleon; Sun., 1-4.
Kingwood Center: 900 Park Ave. West, Mansfield; 419-522-0211. Gardens open daily at 8 a.m. and closes 30 minutes before sunset. Kingwood Hall: Sat., 10 a.m.-5; Sun., 1-5.
Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum: 253 Southwest St., Bellevue, O.; 419-483-2222; daily, noon-4.
Maritime Museum of Sandusky: 125 Meigs St., Sandusky; 419-624-0274. Hours: Tue.-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; 419-434-4560. Hours: Wed.-Fri., noon-5 ; Sun., 1-4.
Merry Go Round Museum: 301 Jackson St., Sandusky; 419-
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