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Published: 6/2/2011

Plan It calendar: 6-2

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Except where indicated, all area codes are 419.

DANCE

Performance

Ann Arbor Dance Works: Betty Pease Studio Theater in the University of Michigan Dance Building, 1310 N. University, Ann Arbor; 734-763-5461; today-Sat., 8.

Ballroom, Big Band, Polka, Country, Latin, and Salsa

Dine and Dance: Hungry I Restaurant, 6060 Renaissance Place; 517-5570; Sat., 9.

Swingin' On a Star: Sylvania Senior Center, 7140 Sylvania Ave., Sylvania; 531-9211 or 885-3913; the Nighthawks Band: Fri., 7-10.

Diehn American Legion Post 468: 5580 Centennial Rd., Sylvania; 882-9080; Fri., 7:30-11; Wed., 7-10.

Dancing Under the Stars: Centennial Terrace, 5773 Centennial Rd., Sylvania; 882-1500; Night Sessions Big Band: Sat., 7:30-11.

Young at Heart Dance: VFW Post 606, 3005 W. Laskey Rd.; the Sneekers: Sat., 7-10:30.

Alfredo's Studio of Dance: 5224 Renwyck Dr.; 536-3243; Fri., 8:30-10:30.

Ballroom Company: 2319 S. Detroit, Maumee; 893-1850; Fri., 9-11.

Toledo Dance Club: Club Soda, 3922 Secor Rd.; 475-3055; Fri., 8-10.

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.

ETC.

Events

Magic Show: Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, 325 Michigan St.; Ming the Magnificent: Wed.,1:30-2:30.

Placers Car Club Cruisin': Toledo Speedway, 5639 Benore Rd.; 691-7718; tonight, 5:30-7:30.

River of Leaves Hosta Show: Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Dr.; 473-3656; Sat., entries 8-10:30 a.m., judging, 1; the show opens to the public immediately after the judging, closes at 4.

Coin and Collectible Show: Monroe Center For Healthy Aging, 15275 South Dixie Hwy., Monroe; Sun., 10 a.m.-4.

Jewelry, Rock, Gem and Mineral Show: Fulton County Fairgrounds Junior Fair Building, 8514 Ohio 108, Wauseon; 517-263-1669; Fri., noon-7; Sat., 10 a.m.-7; Sun., 11 a.m.-4.

Lake Erie British Historic Car Show: Fort Meigs, 29100 West River Rd., Perrysburg; 855-8567; Sun., 10 a.m.-3.

All-Breed Dog Show and Obedience Trials: Lucas County Recreation Center, Halls 1 and 2, 2901 Key St., Maumee; 865-8736; Sat., show, 7 a.m.-7; obedience and rally trial, 7 a.m.-noon and 1-7.

Fairs and Festivals

Historic Old West End Festival: Collingwood Blvd. to Glenwood Ave. and West Central Ave. and Monroe St.; 343-5331; Sat., Sun., 10 a.m.-5.

OLPH Festival: Anthony Wayne Trail and Sherwood Ave.; 382-5511; Fri., 5-midnight; Sat., noon-midnight; Sun., noon-7.

Planetarium Programs

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. Expanded View: Sat., 12:30. Hubble Vision: Sat., Sun., 2:30.

Dining

Ice Cream Social: Erie United Methodist Church, 1100 E. Samaria Rd., Erie; Tue., 5-7.

Steak Fry: American Legion Whitehouse Post 384, 6910 Providence St., Whitehouse; 661-2479; Sat., 5-8.

Potato Pancake and Kielbasa Dinner: Resurrection Polish National Catholic Church, 1835 W. Temperance Rd., Temperance; 734-847-5052; today, 5-7.

Chicken Barbecue: Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, 19225 Witty Rd., Elmore, O.; 862-3630; Sun., starts 11 a.m.

Tea in the Solarium: Wildwood Preserve Metropark Manor House, 5100 W. Central Ave.; 419-344-4765; Fri., noon-2:30.

Fish Fries: Conn-Weissenberger American Legion Post 587: 2020 W. Alexis Rd.; Fri., 5-7. Maumee Eagles: 2301 Detroit Ave., Maumee; Fri., 5-8.

FUN PLACES

Northwest Ohio

Toledo Museum of Art: 2445 Monroe St.; 255-8000; weekly lectures, tours, and events. Club Friday Music: Clark Brooks Trio: Fri.,6:30-9:30. 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. Bodies Revealed: through Sept. 18. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.

Toledo Zoo: 2700 Broadway; 385-4040. Natural Feeding and Enrichment Demos: through Sept. 5. Hours: daily: 10 a.m.-4, through Sun. Beginning Mon.: daily, 10 a.m.-5.

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.

Perrysburg Farmer's Market: Louisiana Ave., Perrysburg; 874-9147; today, 3-8.

Oregon-Jerusalem Historical Society's Brandville School: 1133 Grasser St., Oregon; 472-1331; museum and library open: Thu., 10 a.m.-2.

Schedel Arboretum and Gardens: 19255 W. Portage S. River Rd., Elmore; 862-3182. Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4; Sun., noon-4.

Stranahan Arboretum: 4131 Tantara Dr.; 841-1007; Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-1.

Toledo Botanical Garden: 5403 Elmer Dr.; 536-5566. Open daylight hours. Visitors Center: Mon-Fri., 9 a.m.-5.

Toledo Firefighters Museum: 918 Sylvania Ave.; 478-3473. Hours: Sat., noon-4.

Wolcott House Museum Complex: 1031 River Rd., Maumee: 893-9602; Hearts and Hands on the Homefront: through Nov. 6. Hours: Thu.-Sun., 12:30 and 2:30.

African Safari Wildlife Park: 267 S. Lightner Rd., Port Clinton; 732-3606; today, 10 a.m.-5 (last car enters at 4); summer hours: Fri. through Sept. 5, 9 a.m.-7 (last car enters at 6).

American Civil War Museum of Ohio: 217 S. Washington, Tiffin; 455-9551. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m.-5; Sat., 10 a.m.-5.

Butterfly House: 11455 Obee Rd., Whitehouse; 877-2733. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.

Fulton County Historical Museum: 229 Monroe St., Wauseon; 337-7922. Hours: Tue., 1-7, Thu. 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: Thu.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4.

Hancock Historical Museum: 422 W. Sandusky St., Findlay; 423-4433. Hours: Wed.-Fri., 12:30-4:30, Sun., 1-4.

Henry County Historical Society's Dr. Bloomfield Home and Carriage House Museum: circa 1879; 229 W. Clinton St., Napoleon; 592-8006; Civil War: War on the Home Front: through Sept. Hours: Sun., 2-4.

Historic Lyme Village: 5001 State Rt. 4, Bellevue, Ohio; 483-4949; Hours: Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-4; Sun., noon-4.

Kingwood Center: 900 Park Ave. West, Mansfield; 522-0211. Garden hours: daily, 8 a.m.-5. Kingwood Hall: Sun., 1-5.

Marblehead Lighthouse: 110 Lighthouse Dr., Marblehead; 734-4424. Tours: Mon.-Fri., 1-4:45.

Maritime Museum of Sandusky: 125 Meigs St., Sandusky; 624-0274. Hours: Tues.-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. Wild!: rare carousel animals from private collections; through Dec. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5, Sun., noon-5.

Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center: Spiegel Grove, Fremont; 332-2081. Civil War: Battlefield and Homefront: through Jan. 29, 2012. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.

Sauder Village: State Rt. 2, Archbold; 800-590-9755. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m-5, Sun., noon-4.

Wood County Historical Center & Museum: 13660 County Home Rd., Bowling Green; 352-0967; Self-Guided Tours: Tue.-Fri., 9:30 a.m.-4:30; Sat., Sun., 1-4.

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.

Dossin Great Lakes Museum: 100 Strand Dr., Belle Isle, Detroit; 313-852-4051. Hours: Sat., Sun., 11 a.m.-4.

The Henry Ford: 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn; 800-835-5237. Greenfield Village, Henry Ford Museum: both daily: 9:30 a.m.-5.

Lenawee County Historical Museum: 110 E. Church St., Adrian; 517-265-6071; Hours: Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-2; Sat., 10 a.m.-4.

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.

Train Rides

Adrian and Blissfield Railroad: U.S. 223, Blissfield; 888-467-2451; Murder Mystery Dinner: Sat., boarding, 6; departure, 7.

Boat Rides

Sandpiper: Promenade Park, Jefferson Street Dock; 537-1212. Lunch Cruise: today, noon-2. Discover the River: Sat., 10 a.m.-noon. Sunset and City Lights Cruise: Sun., 8-10. Web site: sandpiperboat.com

Volunteer Canal Boat: Kimble's Landing at Providence Metropark, U.S. 24 at State Rt. 578, Grand Rapids; 407-9741; Wed.-Sat., boarding at 12:30, 2, and 3:30.

Theme Parks

Cedar Point: Sandusky, O.; 627-2350; today, 10 a.m.-8; Fri. through July 1, 10 a.m.-10.

Kings Island: I-71, Kings Island, Mason, Ohio, near Cincinnati: 800-288-0808; today, 10 a.m.-8; Fri.-July 1, 10 a.m.-10.

Water Parks

Cedar Point's Castaway Bay Water Park Resort: 2001 Cleveland Rd., Sandusky; 627-2106; daily, 9 a.m.-10; day passes are available.

Geauga Lake's Wildwater Kingdom: 1100 Squires Rd., Aurora, Ohio; 330-562-8303; Sat.-Sun., 11 a.m.-7.

Cedar Point's Soak City: Sandusky, O.; 627-2350; daily: 11 a.m.-7.

SPORTS

Baseball

Toledo Mud Hens vs. the Gwinnett Braves: Fifth Third Field; Tue. through June 10, 7.

Vintage Baseball

Mayor's Cup Tournament: Upper Sandusky; Great Black Swamp Frogs, Cincinnati Buckeyes, Hoover Sweepers of North Canton, O., and Tippecanoe Canal Jumpers of Tipp City., O.; Sat., 9 a.m.-3.

Wood County Infirmary Inmates vs. the Reapers of Springfield, O.: Wintergarden Park, Bowling Green; Sun., 1.

Running/Walking

Wood County Law Enforcement Memorial 5K Run/Walk: Wood County Fairground, 13800 W. Poe Rd., Bowling Green; Sat., registration, 7:30 a.m.; race, 8:30 a.m.

Step Up For Families 5K: Bronson Park, Power Dam Rd., Defiance; Sat., registration, 7:30 a.m.; race, 8:30 a.m.

Toledo Symphony Stampede: Old West End Professional Building, 1838 Parkwood; Sun., registration, 7:30 a.m.; race, 9 a.m.

Big Dog Walk: Whitehouse Park, Whitehouse; Sat., registration, 9 a.m.; walk, 10 a.m.-noon.

Horse Racing

Raceway Park: 5700 Telegraph Rd.; 476-7761; post time: Sat., 7; Sun., 6; Wed., 6:30; gates open 2 hours before racing starts.

Motor Sports

Toledo Speedway: 5639 Benore Rd.; 727-1100; Telegraph Rd.; autograph night; sportman, street stocks, figure-8s, 4 cylinders: Fri.; gates open: 4; racing: 7:30.

Flat Rock Speedway: 14041 Flat Telegraph Rd., Flat Rock, Mich.; 734-782-2480; late models, figure-8s, street stocks: Sat.; gates open, 2; time trials, 5; racing, 7. Fireworks after the race.

Roller Derby

Glass City Rollers Double Duel: SeaGate Convention Centre, 401 Jefferson St.; first bout vs. the Central Michigan Derby Girls, second bout vs. Killamazoo Derby Darlins Killacrew: Sat.; doors open at 6, first bout, 7.

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