What's On - North 5/4

5/4/2011

Adrian

Siena Heights University offers adult summer community ceramics classes as two six-week, noncredit courses in wheel throwing and sculptural ceramics at Studio Angelico on the Adrian campus, 1247 East Siena Heights Drive. Classes run Monday to June 18 with instruction being from 6-10 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays;. Cost: $160, includes all tools and materials. Contact Tim Van Beke at tvanbeke@sienaheights.edu.

Erie

St. Joseph Catholic Church rummage and bake sale, 2238 Manhattan St., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Enter from Erie Road Driveway between Summit St. and South Dixie Hwy. For information, Barbara Gibbons at barbgibbons@charter.net

LaSalle

LaSalle Presbyterian Church flea market and bake sale, 13007 South Dixie Hwy., 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. 734-241-0654.

Monroe

War of 1812 Bicentennial Art Contest to promote the River Raisin National Battlefield Park, July 15-22. Entries due July 15 Ellis Library Branch, 3700 South Custer Rd. Monroe County high school students eligible. For rules and requirements: monroeartleague.com or 734-693-3920.

Native plants and hostas made available through the Monroe Conservation District can be picked up from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 14 at the Prince of Peace Community Room, 1920 Lewis Avenue, Ida. 734-241-7755, Ext. 3.

Spring Cleaning available to Monroe County seniors at a reduced rate by Caring Alternatives. Offer applies to both single-family homes and individual rooms at local residential facilities. 734-242-8711 or caringalternatives.com.

Tae Kwon Do classes, Monroe County Community College, 1555 South Raisinville Rd., Welch Health Education Building, Room 139, April through July. Cost: $49. Ages 5 and up. Office of Lifelong Learning, 734-384-4127.

Mercy Memorial Hospital System fund-raiser for a healing garden at Monroe Cancer Center at Dolce Vita Italian Grill, 391 North Telegraph Rd., 4 to 11 p.m. Tuesday. 734-240-4547.

Monroe Country Emergency Management Division Skywarn Spotter training class, Monroe High School Auditorium, 901 Herr Rd., 7 to 9 p.m. on May 11. Registration required: www.co.monroe.mi.us/emd.

Petersburg

Moms Club of Monroe County West meets every Friday for a play group at 10 a.m., New Life Church, 6023 Summerfield Rd. 734-819-6142, or e-mail monroemomsclubwest@yahoo.com.

Temperance

St. Anthony Church Chicken Dinner and Car Show, 4635 St. Anthony Rd. (east off U.S. Route 23, Exit 5), noon-6 p.m., May 15. Dinner includes grilled chicken, side dishes, salads, beverages, and dessert, cost $10 adults; $9 seniors (62+); $4 kids 12 and under; and $2 for a kid's hot dog dinner. For advance tickets, 734-854-1143. Car show registration 11 a.m.-noon, no fee. Information or to pre-register your car, Tom Townsend, 734-856-3926.

Toledo

Toledo Botanical Garden Spring Plant Sale, 5403 Elmer Drive, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday May 7, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 419-536-5566.

Toledo Astronomical Association presents a lecture at University of Toledo McMaster Hall, Fourth floor classroom, 2801 West Bancroft St., 7:30 p.m., Friday. Presentation by J.D. Smith, assistant professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Toledo. Information: Frank Merritt, 419-535-8775 or frank.merritt@utoledo.edu.

ProMedica offering free skin cancer screenings, ProMedica Woodley, 3909 Woodley Rd., Suite 200, 9-11:30 a.m., Friday. Register at 877-291-1441.

Tea for Two and Two for Tea, Sanger Branch Library, 3030 West Central Avenue, 2-4 p.m. Saturday. Honoring the sacredness of female relationships and the importance of the "mother" figure in the developmental lives of girls. Free and open to the public. 419-259-5370.

Rotary Club of Toledo meeting at the Park Inn, 101 North Summit St., noon, Monday. Speaker: Darlene Chambers. Program: 10 Years of Ohio Charter Schools. 419-241-7060.

Comedy for a Cause Show fund-raiser for walk to end Alzheimers at Connxtions Comedy Club, 7:30 p.m., Friday. Tickets: $15 each of $25 for a couple. For tickets contact: Trina Myers, 419-250-1405.

Parish Nurse Association of Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan meeting, Woodlands at Sunset House, 4030 Indian Rd., 10:45 a.m. Monday. Topic: "Ohio Nursing Laws and Rules." Presentor: Becky Zechman, RN. Reservations: Alice Wink, 419-320-8485.

American Legion Toledo Post 335 Luncheon, Toledo Club, 235 14th St., noon, Friday. Super Car Gets 110 Miles per Gallon, Doug Pelmear, inventor.

Spring Victorian Tea for the Ovarian Cancer Connection, Casey-Pomeroy House, 802 North Huron St., settings 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., Saturday. Cost: $25 per person. All donations stay local to the Ovarian Cancer Connection. Call: 419-243-1440.