Plan It calendar: 7-7
7/7/2011Except where indicated, all area codes are 419.
DANCE
Ballroom, Big Band, Polka, Country, Latin, and Salsa
Dine and Dance: Hungry I Restaurant, 6060 Renaissance Place; 517-5570; Sat., 9.
Diehn American Legion Post 468: 5580 Centennial Rd., Sylvania; 882-9080; Crimson Lights: Fri., 7-10:30; Wed., 7-10.
VFW Post 606: 3005 Laskey Rd.; 836-3308; Crimson Lights: Sun., 3:30-7.
Dancing Under the Stars: Centennial Terrace, 5773 Centennial Rd., Sylvania; 882-1500; Jeff McDonald's Swingmania Orchestra: Sat., 7:30-11; Night Sessions Big Band: Wed., 10:30.
Ballroom Company: 2319 S. Detroit, Maumee; 893-1850; Fri.; beginner swing lessons: 8; dance: 9-11.
Toledo Dance Club: Club Soda, 3922 Secor Rd.; 475-3055; Fri., 8-10.
Northwest Ohio Dance Club: Alfredo's Studio of Dance, 5224 Renwyck; 376-6071; Sat.; lesson: 7; dance: 8-11.
Czech Dancers Polka Club: State Rt. 109 and 120, Seward, O.; 644-4271; Sun.; dinner: 12:30-2:30; Ted Lange and Squeeze Box: 2-6.
Seniors
Bowman Dance Club: Eleanor Kahle Senior Center, 1315 Hillcrest Ave.; 255-0792; Wed., 1-3:30.
ETC.
Events
GarasuNoShiCon: Owens Community College, 30335 Oregon Rd., Perrysburg; 567-661-2586; anime convention: Sat., 10 a.m.-11; Sun., 10 a.m.-6.
Classics on Main: downtown Bowling Green; car show: Sat., noon-4.
Bavarian Sports Club's Annual Picnic: Oak Shade Grove, 3624 Seaman Rd., Oregon; bavariansportsclub.org; food, music, entertainment: Sun., 1-8.
Eli Portala Magic Shows: Washington Library, 5560 Harvest Lane, Thurs., 3; Lagrange Library, 3422 Lagrange St., Mon., 2; Mott Library, 1085 Dorr St., Mon. 7.
Garden Tour: Bedford Public Library, 8575 Jackman Rd., Temperance; Sat., 9 a.m.-2.
Car and Motorcycle Shine and Show: Olivet Lutheran Church, 5840 Monroe St., Sylvania; 346-9544; Tue., 5-9.
Record and CD Collector's Show: Weber's Inn, 3050 Jackson Rd., Ann Arbor; 574-329-1483; Sun., 10 a.m.-4.
Fairs and Festivals
Delta Chicken Festival: Delta Municipal Park, 601 Taylor St., Delta; Fri., 4-midnight; Sat., 6:30-midnight; Sun., 8 a.m.-8. Fireworks: Fri., 10:30.
Toledo Lighthouse Waterfront Festival: Maumee Bay State Park, 1750 State Park Rd., Oregon; Sat., 10 a.m.-8; Sun., 10 a.m.-5.
Sand-Tastic! Summer Festival: Levis Commons, Perrysburg; music, sand carving, and more: Thu., noon-8; Fri., noon-late; Sat., noon-6.
Michigan Elvisfest: Ypsilanti's Historic Depot Town; mielvisfest.org; Fri., Sat.
Learning
Discover Downtown Toledo Walking Tours: Downtown Toledo, meet at St. Clair and Adams streets near Trinity Church; 530-3591 or 259-5233; From Hollywood to Heaven: Thurs., noon-1.
Stargazing and Planetarium Programs
Toledo Astronomical Association: Sylvan Prairie Park, 8601 Brint Rd., Sylvania; public observing session: Fri., 9-11:30.
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; Mon.-Fri., 11:30 and 1:30. Larry Cat in Space: Sat., 12:30; Mon.-Fri., 2:30.
Dining
Haskins Community Ice Cream Social: St. Paul Lutheran Church, State Rt. 582, Haskins, O.; Sun., 4:30-7. Benefits medical expenses for Deb Gottschalk.
Chicken Barbecue Benefit: Zablocki Senior Center, 3015 Lagrange St.; 478-6840; Sun., noon-4.
Fish Fries: Bowling Green Eagles: 1163 N. Main St., Bowling Green, Fri., 5-8. 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. Hours: Tue.-Thu., 10 a.m.-4; Fri., 10 a.m.-10; Sat., 10 a.m.-6; Sun., noon-6. Club Friday Music: Peristyle Terrace; the Handshakes: Fri., 6:30-9:30.
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.-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 Farmers' Market: Louisiana Ave., Perrysburg; 874-9147; Thrus., 3-8.
West Side Farmers' Market: 2820 W. Alexis Rd.; 472-6127; Thurs. and Fri., 3-7.
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.; 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.
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.
Toledo Police Museum: 2201 Kenwood Blvd.; 720-2485; Hours: Thurs. -Sat., 10 a.m.-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; 800-521-2660 or 732-3606; Hours: Daily, 9 a.m.-7 (last car enters at 6).
Allen County Museum: 620 Market St., Lima; 222-9426. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 1-5; Sat., Sun., 1-4.
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; Sat., 10 a.m.-3.
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 carrousel animals from private collections; through Dec. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5, Sun., noon-5.
Milan Historical Museum: 10 Edison Dr., Milan, O.; 499-2968. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5; Sun., 1-5.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum: 751 Erieside Ave., Cleveland; 216-781-7625; Women Who Rock Celebration Weekend: Fri.-Sun. Girls on Film: 40 Years of Women in Rock: through Sept. 5. Treasures from the Vault; The Beatles: ongoing. Hours: Daily: 10 a.m.-5:30; Wed., 10 a.m.-9.
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. Fiddle Contest, Summer on the Farm: Sat.
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; Wood County's Role in the Civil War: ongoing. Self-Guided Tours: Tue.-Fri., 9:30 a.m.-4:30; Sat., Sun., 1-4.
Woodville Historical Museum: 107 Main St., Woodville; 849-2349. Hours: Wed., Fri., 2-4.
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.
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: 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.
Hidden Lake Gardens: 6214 Monroe Rd. (M-50), Tipton, Mich.; 517-431-2060; Hours: Daily, 8 a.m.-7.
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., Thu.-Sun., 10 a.m.-4:30; Wed., 10 a.m.-8.
Motown Historical Museum: 2648 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit; 313-875-2264. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6.
Old Mill Museum: 242 Toledo St., Dundee; 734-529-3430. Hours: Fri.-Mon., noon-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.
William G. Thompson House Museum: 101 Summit St., Hudson, Mich.; 517-448-8125; Sat., 1-3. Hours: Mon., Wed., 12:45-3:30.
Train Rides
Toledo, Lake Erie and Western Railway & Museum, Inc.: Waterville depot; 878-2177; motorcar/lorry car rides: Sat., ticket counter 10 a.m., rides 11 a.m.-1.
Adrian and Blissfield Railroad: U.S. 223, Blissfield; 888-467-2451; Murder Mystery Dinner: Sat.; boarding: 6; departure: 7.
Horseback Riding
Bedford Woods Stables: 2755 W. Samaria Rd., Temperance; 734-854-6140; daily, 9 a.m.-9.
Boat Rides
Sandpiper: Promenade Park, Jefferson Street Dock; 537-1212. Lunch Cruise: Thurs., noon-2. Family Cruise: Fri., 6-8. 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 11 a.m., 12:30, 2, and 3:30; through July.
Theme Parks
Cedar Point: Sandusky, O.; 627-2350; Sun.-Fri., 10 a.m.-10; Sat., 10 a.m.-11.
Kings Island: I-71, Kings Island, Mason, Ohio, near Cincinnati: 800-288-0808; Sun.-Fri., 10 a.m.-10; Sat., 10 a.m.-midnight.
Water Parks
Cedar Point: Castaway Bay Water Park Resort: 2001 Cleveland Rd., Sandusky; 627-2106; daily, 9 a.m.-10. Soak City: Sandusky, O.; 627-2350; daily, 10 a.m.-8.
Geauga Lake's Wildwater Kingdom: 1100 Squires Rd., Aurora, Ohio; 330-562-8303; daily, 11 a.m.-8. 11 a.m.-8.
SPORTS
Baseball
Toledo Mud Hens vs. the Columbus Clippers: Fifth Third Field; Sat., 7; Sun., 6.
Running/Walking
Dave's Fun Run: Centennial Terrace and Quarry, 5773 Centennial Rd., Sylvania; 882-8524; Fri., 6; swimming and music after the run.
Maumee Rec 5K: Maumee High School, 1147 Saco St., Maumee; Sat., registration: 7 a.m.; race: 9.
Delta Chicken Run 5K: Delta Park near Delta High School, Taylor St., Delta., O.; Sat.; registration: 6:45 a.m.; race: 8.
Racing with the Pack: Pioneer United Methodist Church, 708 E. Baubice St., Pioneer, O.; Sat., registration: 8; race, 9.
Group Run/Walk: The Shops at Fallen Timbers, Maumee; three-mile lighted course starts behind Red Robin; Wed., 6:30.
Cycling
Group Bicycling: starts at Side Cut Metropark, Silver Lake side, Maumee; 20-27 miles; Thurs., 6:30. Fort Meigs Center for Health Promotion, 13415 Eckel Junction Rd., Perrysburg; 40-plus miles; Sat., 8 a.m.; General's Ice Cream Depot, 6751 Providence St., Whitehouse; 25 miles; Mon., 6:30.
Horse Racing
Raceway Park: 5700 Telegraph Rd.; 476-7761; post time: Sat., 7; Sun., 6; gates open 2 hours before racing starts.
Motor Sports
Centurions Motorcycle Club Bike Rally: 1501 Whitehouse Spencer Rd., Swanton; 419-865-6066; gates open: Fri., 3; Sat., 10 a.m. Entertainment: Rodney Parker and Liberty Beach: Fri., 8; Harley Packer Band: Sat., 7; Fare Game Band: Sat., 8.
Toledo Speedway: 5639 Benore Rd.; 727-1100; Telegraph Rd.; Fri.,; ARCA Allegiant Glass City Gold Cup late model series (100 laps), ARCA street stocks, 4 cylinders: gates open 4:30; time trials 6:15; racing: 7:30.
Flat Rock Speedway: 14041 Flat Telegraph Rd., Flat Rock, Mich.; 734-782-2480; Sat.; ARCA late models, figure 8s, street stocks: gates open, 3:30; time trials, 5; racing, 7.