DANCE
Performance
Toledo Ballet: Valentine Theatre, 400 N. Superior St.; 242-2787; Museum of Dreams: Fri., Sat., 7:30.
Irish Dance Family Event: Sanger Branch Library, 3030 W. Central Ave.; 259-5370; Sat., 10 a.m.
Ohio State Dance Team: Central Catholic High School Sullivan Center, 2550 Cherry St.; Sat.; workshop, 9 a.m.-3; performance/competition, 7:30.
Ballroom, Big Band, Polka, Country, Latin, and Salsa
Toledo Party Hall: 4052 Airport Hwy.; 349-0258; Mon., 8.
Square and Contra Dance: Rossford United Methodist Church, 270 Dixie Hwy., Rossford; Sat., 7:30-10:30.
Diehn American Legion Post 468: 5580 Centennial Rd., Sylvania; 882-9080; Fri., 7:30-11; Wed., 7-10.
Paulette's Studio of Dance: Main Ballroom, 4853 Monroe St.; 654-3262; Sun., 5:30-7:30.
VFW Post 606: 3005 Laskey Rd.; 836-3308; Crimson Lights: Sun., 3:30-7.
Alfredo's Studio of Dance: 5224 Renwyck Dr.; 536-3243; Fri., 8:30-10:30.
Toledo Dance Club: All Occasions Banquet Hall, 3419 Hill Ave.; Fri., 7:30.
Northwest Ohio Dance Club: Toledo Yacht Club, 3900 N. Summit St.; 376-6071; Sat., 8-11.
Seniors
Bowman Dance Club: Eleanor Kahle Senior Center, 1315 Hillcrest Ave.; 255-0792; Wed., 1-3:30.
Perrysburg Senior Center: 140 W. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg: 255-0792; the Music Man and the Lady: Thurs., 6-9.
ETC.
Events
Home Improvement and Garden Show: SeaGate Convention Centre, 401 Jefferson Ave.; 255-3300, ext. 5021; Fri., 4-9; Sat., 10 a.m.-9; Sun., 10 a.m.-5.
Book Fair: 577 Foundation, 577 E. Front St., Perrysburg; Sat., Sun., 9 a.m.-5. Story times, puppeteer, art activities: 11 a.m.-3 both days.
Greater Toledo Train and Toy Show: Gladieux Meadows, 4480 Heatherdowns Blvd.; Sun., 9 a.m.-4.
Wedding Show 2011: Woodland Mall, State Rt., 25, Bowling Green; Sat., 10 a.m.-5.
Craft Show: Elks Lodge, 3520 N. Holland-Sylvania; 902-4225; Sat., 10 a.m.-4.
Toledo Record Show: Sommerset Hall, 2458 Tremainsville Rd., 833-5040; Sun., 9 a.m.-4.
Learning
Hostelling International's Travel Circle Series: Secor Metropark's Secor Room: Community Organizing In Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary: Sat., 2:15.
Toledo Astronomical Association: Olander Park, Nederhouser Community Hall, 6930 Sylvania Ave., Sylvania; 535-8775; public observation: Fri., 7-9. Lake Erie Center of the University of Toledo, 6200 Bayshore Rd., Oregon; 535-8775; Backyard Astronomy (program and public viewing): Tue., 7:30.
Wolcott Guild's 2011 Lecture Series: Maumee Branch Library, 501 River Rd., Maumee; 874-6828; Bradley Lepper: Ohio Prehistoric Archaeology: Thurs., 10 a.m.
Planetarium Programs
Lourdes College's Appold Planetarium: 6832 Convent Blvd., Sylvania. Reservations: 517-8897; The Zula Patrol: Down to Earth: Sat., 7:30.
Ritter Planetarium: University of Toledo, 2801 West Bancroft St.: 530-2650; The Star Gazer: Fri., 7:30; Our Planet; Field Trip to the Moon: Sat., 1.
University of Michigan Exhibit Museum Planetarium: 1109 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor; 734-764-0478; The Sky Tonight: Star Talk: Sat., 11:30 a.m., 1:30, and 3:30; Sun., 1:30 and 3:30. Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity: Sat., 12:30. Oasis in Space: Sat., Sun., 2:30.
Dining
Pancake Breakfast: Holy Trinity Church Holy Family room, 2649 U.S. 20, Swanton; Sat., 8:30-11:30 a.m. Benefits Metamora Boy Scout Troop 167.
Jiggs Dinner: Toledo Fire Local 92 Union Hall, 714 Washington St.; Sat., dinner, 3-8; John Connolly and Company: 8-11:30.
Steak Fry: Rossford Eagles, 658 Lime City Rd., Rossford; 666-9253; Sat., 5-7:30.
Fish Fries: Christ the King's Basil Goes Activities Building, 4200 Harvest Lane; 841-1364; Fri., 5-8. Our Lady of Lourdes, 6149 Hill Ave., Fri., 5. St. Pius X Parish, 3011 Carskaddon Ave., Fri., 5-7. St. Jerome Church, 300 Warner St., Walbridge, Fri., 5-8. Blessed Sacrament Parish, 4255 Bellevue Rd.; 472-2288, ext. 246; Fri., 4-7:30. 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. Harry E. Pond American Legion Post 99: 3247 E. Manhattan; Fri., 5-8. Maumee Eagles: 2301 Detroit Ave., Maumee; Fri., 5-8. Northwood VFW Post 2984: Fri., 5-7:45.
FUN PLACES
Northwest Ohio
Toledo Museum of Art: 2445 Monroe St.; 255-8000; weekly lectures, tours, and events. Museum hours: Tue.-Thu., 10 a.m.-4; Fri., 10 a.m.-10; Sat., 10 a.m.-6; Sun., noon-6.
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.
Toledo Farmers' Market: 525 Market St.; 255-6765. Market hours: Sat., 8 a.m.-2. Poultry House: Tue.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4; Sat., 6 a.m. to 4; Sun., 10 a.m.-2.
Fort Meigs Museum and Visitor Center: 29100 W. River Rd., Perrysburg; 874-4121; Museum Hours: Wed.-Sat., 9:30 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.
Frogtown Froggy Museum: Fort Industry Square, Suite 1-A, Summit St.; 567-694-2351; Hours: Sat., 10 a.m.-5; Sun., 1-5.
Oregon-Jerusalem Historical Society's Brandville School: 1133 Grasser St., Oregon; 472-1331; museum and library open: Thu., 10 a.m.-2.
Stranahan Arboretum: 4131 Tantara Drive; 841-1007; Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-1.
Toledo Botanical Garden: 5403 Elmer Drive; 536-5566. Open daylight hours. Visitors Center hours: Mon-Fri., 9 a.m.-5.
Toledo Firefighters Museum: 918 Sylvania Ave.; 478-3473. Hours: Sat., noon-4.
Glass Heritage Gallery: 109 N. Main St., Fostoria; 435-5077; Fostoria glass on permanent view. Hours: Thu.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4.
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; 434-4560. 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.
Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center: Spiegel Grove, Fremont; 332-2081. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.
Tiffin Glass Museum: 25 S. Washington, Tiffin; 448-0200. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 1-5.
Wood County Historical Center & Museum: 13660 County Home Rd., Bowling Green; 352-0967; Self-Guided Tours: Tue.-Fri., 9:30 a.m.-4:30.
Michigan
Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum: 220 E. Ann St., Ann Arbor; 734-995-5439; Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History: 315 E. Warren Ave., Detroit; 313-494-5800; Hours: Tue.-Sat, 9 a.m.-5; Sun., 1-5.
Detroit Science Center and Dassault Systemes Planetarium: 5020 John R. St., Detroit; 313-577-8400; Hours: Wed.-Fri., 9 a.m.-3; Sat., 10 a.m.-6; Sun., noon-6.
Dossin Great Lakes Museum: Strand Drive, Belle Isle, Detroit; 313-852-4051; Hours: Sat., Sun., 11 a.m.-4.
Exhibit Museum of Natural History: University of Michigan, 1109 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor; 734-764-0478; Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.
The Henry Ford: 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn; 800-835-5237. Henry Ford Museum: daily: 9:30 a.m.-5.
Hidden Lake Gardens: 6214 Monroe Rd. (M-50), Tipton, Mich.; 517-431-2060; Hours: Daily, 8 a.m.-4.
Lenawee County Historical Museum: 110 E. Church St., Adrian; 517-265-6071; Hours: Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-2; Sat., 10 a.m.-4.
Matthaei Botanical Gardens: 1800 N. Dixboro Road, Ann Arbor; 734-647-7600; gardens open daily: 8 a.m.-dusk. Conservatory hours: Mon., Tue., 10 a.m.-4:30; Wed., 10 a.m.-8; Thu.-Sun., 10 a.m.-4:30.
Motown Historical Museum: 2648 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit; 313-875-2264. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6.
Walter P. Chrysler Museum: Chrysler's Auburn Hills Campus, Featherstone and Squirrel Rds., Auburn Hills; 888-456-1924 or 248-944-0001. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.
William G. Thompson House Museum: 101 Summit St., Hudson, Mich.; 517-448-8125. Pretty in Pink china exhibit: through March 23. Hours: Mon., Wed., 12:45-3:30.
Train Rides
Adrian and Blissfield Railroad: U.S. 223, Blissfield; 888-467-2451; Murder Mystery Dinner: Sat., boarding, 6; departure, 7. Family Pizza Train: Sun., boarding, 1:30; departure, 2.
Horseback Riding
Bedford Woods Stables: 2755 W. Samaria Rd., Temperance; 734-854-6140; daily, 9 a.m.-9.
SPORTS
Baseball
Bowling Green State University vs. Indiana State University: Warren E. Steller Field, Bowling Green; Tue., 2; vs. University of Northwestern Ohio: Wed., 3.
Running/Walking
Group Run: start at Second Sole, 4130 Levis Commons Blvd.; Perrysburg; run through Levis Commons (approximately 3 miles); 931- 8484; Thurs., 6:30.
Group Run/Walk: The Shops at Fallen Timbers, Maumee; three-mile lighted course starts behind Red Robin; Wed., 6:30; through March.
Motor Sports
Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam: Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson, 321-5007; Fri., 7:30; Sat., 2 and 7:30; Sun., 2.