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Plan It calendar: 7-14
Except where indicated, all area codes are 419.
DANCE
Singles
Glass City Singles: Gladieux Meadows, 4480 Heatherdowns Blvd.; 734-856-8963; Western Hoe Down: Fri., 8-midnight.
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; Wed., 7-10.
Dancing Under the Stars: Centennial Terrace, 5773 Centennial Rd., Sylvania; 882-1500; Johnny Knorr Orchestra: Sat., 7:30-11
Alfredo's Studio of Dance: 5224 Renwyck Dr.; 536-3243; Dancing to the Oldies: Fri., 8:30-10:30; Wed.; technique group class: 7.
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.
Mi Hacienda Restaurant: 3302 Glanzman Rd.; 380-0411; salsa lessons: Wed., 8.
Seniors
Bowman Dance Club: Eleanor Kahle Senior Center, 1315 Hillcrest Ave.; 255-0792; Wed., 1-3:30.
ETC.
Events
Route 66 Summer Party and Classic Car Show: Cass Road Baptist Church, 1400 Cass Rd., Maumee; Sat., 11 a.m.-4.
River Ball Race: Harroun Park, Sylvania; Sat., race begins 1:30.
Van Wert Garden Walk: 238-9487; tickets at Historical Society Museum Herb Garden, 602 N. Washington St., Van Wert: Sat., 10 a.m.-4.
Taking it to the Streets: downtown Sylvania; Bastille Day celebrity wait, car show, music by Skoobie Snacks: Thursday night, 5-9.
Ann Arbor Art Fairs: downtown Ann Arbor; opens Wed., 10 a.m.-9; through July 23.
Antique Sale: Olde Schoolhouse Commons, 8336 Monroe Rd., Lambertville; Sat., 9 a.m.-3.
Fairs and Festivals
Our Lady of Lourdes Festival: 6149 Hill Ave.; Thurs., 6:30-10:30; Fri., 6-midnight; Sat., 3-midnight; Sun., 1:30-7:30.
Carp Festival: Archbold, O.; Thurs.-Sat.
Learning
Discover Downtown Toledo Walking Tours: downtown Toledo; 530-3591 or 259-5233; Vistula, Toledo's Oldest Neighborhood; meet at Elm and Superior streets: Thurs., noon-1.
Sylvania Historical Society: Heritage Center, 5717 N. Main St., Sylvania; 318-9632; Sheila Painter: Women in History; Wed., 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; Mon.-Fri., 11:30 and 1:30. Larry Cat in Space: Sat., 12:30; Mon.-Fri., 2:30.
Dining
Spaghetti Dinner: Holland American Legion Post 646, 1074 Clarion Ave., Holland; 865-8511; Sun., 4-7.
Ice Cream Social: Pearson Metropark at Packer-Hammersmith Center, 4600 Starr Ave., Oregon; 407-9701; Wed., 6-9.
Chicken Barbecue: Christ United Methodist Church, 5757 Starr Ave., Oregon; 691-9701; Sun., noon-3:30.
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. 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; Grape Smugglers: 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; Thurs., 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.
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 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; 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. Preserving Our Memories Event: Fri., 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.
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 Historical Museum: 5401 Woodward Ave. (at Kirby), Detroit; 313-833-1805; Streets of Old Detroit, Frontiers to Factories, the Motor City, and the Glancy Trains: ongoing. Hours: Wed.-Fri., 9:30 a.m.-3; 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.
Exhibit Museum of Natural History: University of Michigan, 1109 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor; 734-764-0478; Hours: Tue.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.
The Henry Ford: 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn; 800-835-5237. Greenfield Village; Henry Ford Museum: Discovering the Civil War Exhibit; through Sept. 5. Hours: 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.
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; 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.
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. Lighthouse Cruise: Sun., 12:30-5:30. 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.
Horseback Riding
Bedford Woods Stables: 2755 W. Samaria Rd., Temperance; 734-854-6140; daily, 9 a.m.-9.
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's Castaway Bay Water Park Resort: 2001 Cleveland Rd., Sandusky; 627-2106; daily, 9 a.m.-10; day passes are available.
Cedar Point's 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.
Great Wolf Lodge Water Park Resort: U.S. 250, Sandusky; 888-779-2327; registered guests only.
Holiday Inn Splash Bay Water Park: 1705 Tollgate Dr., Maumee. 482-7777; Hours: Thurs., 4-9; Fri., Sat., 10 a.m.-9; Sun., 10 a.m.-3, for registered guests and the public.
Kalahari Indoor Water Park Resort: U.S. 250, Sandusky; 877-525-2427; open daily at 10 a.m. for registered guests and the public.
SPORTS
Baseball
Toledo Mud Hens vs. the Scranton-Wilkes Barre Yankees: Fifth Third Field; Thurs.-Sat., 7; Sun., 6.
Vintage Base Ball
Great Black Swamp Frogs vs. the Leaping Lizards: Lutheran Home at Toledo, 131 N. Wheeling St.; Sun., 2.
Lah-De-Dahs vs. the Northville Eclipse: Greenfield Village, 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn; 800-835-5237; Sat., 1:30; vs. the National Base Ball Club: Sun., 1:30.
Running/Walking
OH/MI 8K: Centennial Terrace and Quarry, 5773 Centennial Rd., Sylvania; 882-8524; Thursday night, registration: 6; kids 1 mile fun run: 7; race, 7:20.
Rose Run: 10 E. Center St. Petersburg, Mich.; 882-8524; Sat.; registration: 7:30 a.m.; 5K: 8:30 a.m.; kids fun run: 9:30 a.m.
Group Run/Walk: The Shops at Fallen Timbers, Maumee; three-mile lighted course starts behind Red Robin; Wed., 6:30.
Group Run: start at Second Sole, 4130 Levis Commons Blvd.; Perrysburg; run through Levis Commons (approximately 3 miles); 931- 8484; Thursday night, 6:30.
Cycling
Group Bicycling: starts at Side Cut Metropark, Silver Lake side, Maumee; 20-27 miles; Thursday night, 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
Antique Motorcycle Meet: Fulton County fairground, 8514 State Rt. 108, Wauseon; 419-929-0291; Fri.-Sun. Vintage flat-track racing: Fri., 6.
Hitting the Roads for ALS: Signature Harley Davidson, 1176 Professional Dr., Perrysburg; 346-3436; Sun.; registration: 10:30 a.m.; escorted motorcycle ride: noon.
Toledo Speedway: 5639 Benore Rd.; 727-1100; Telegraph Rd.; Fri.,; sportsman, figure-8s, figure-8 train race: gates open 4; racing: 7:30.
Flat Rock Speedway: 14041 Flat Telegraph Rd., Flat Rock, Mich.; 734-782-2480; Sat.; ARCA street stocks (100 laps), figure-8s: gates open, 3:30; time trials, 5; racing, 7.
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