PEACH WEEKENDER

Plan It

10/16/2013

BLADE STAFF

The University of Toledo Rockets will meet Navy Saturday in the Glass Bowl.

Except where indicated, all area codes are 419.

DANCE

Singles

Findlay Dance Party: Findlay Moose Lodge, 1028 W. Main Cross St., Findlay; 992-1215; Sat., 7-11.

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

Diehn American Legion Post 468: 5580 Centennial Rd., Sylvania; 882-9080; today: dance lesson, 6:30; line dancing, 7; Fri.: dance night, 7-10:30.

Paulette’s Studio of Dance: 4853 Monroe St.; 654-3262; Thu.: Latin, 7:30; Fri.: ballroom, 7.

Alfredo’s Studio of Dance: 5224 Renwyck Dr.; 536-3243; Fri.; beginner group class, 8; open dance, 8:30-10:30.

Ballroom Company: 2319 S. Detroit, Maumee; 893-1850; Fri.: group, 8; open dancing, 9.

American Legion Ida Post 514: 11601 Lewis Ave., Temperance; 734-854-5910; Stony Point Boys: Sat., 8-midnight.

Young at Heart Dance Club: VFW Post 606, 3005 W. Laskey Rd.; Silver Creek: Sat., 7-10.

Seniors

Happy Feet Dancers: Eleanor Kahle Senior Center, 1315 Hillcrest Ave.; 255-0792; Wed., 1-3:30.

American Legion Post 384: 6910 Providence St., Whitehouse; 877-5171; the Pickers’ Open Jam: Tue., 7-10.

ETC.

Events

The Free To Laugh Event: University of Toledo, Nitschke Hall, 2801 W. Bancroft St.; thedaughterproject.org / 973-3089; Sat., shows at 5 and 8. Benefits the Daughter Project.

Secor Open Road Party: Elder-Beerman parking lot at Secor and Central; Family entertainment, food, children’s rides, music by Josh Thompson and Bruce Sims and the Jam Band: Sat., 11 a.m.-11.

Craft Show and Ethnic Food Fair: St. George Orthodox Cathedral, 738 Glenwood Rd., Rossford; 698-1884; Sat., 10 a.m.-3.

Craft Show: VFW Auxiliary Post 3265, 5416 N. Summit St., Point Place; 727-1081; Sat., 9 a.m.-5.

Book/Bake/Soup Sale: Toledo Polish Genealogy Society at St. Michael School Hall, 420 Sandusky St.; Sat., noon-4.

Stateline Gun Show: Williams County Fairgrounds, 619 E. Main St., Montpelier, O.; statelinegunshow.com / 737-2801; Sat., 9 a.m.-4; Sun., 9 a.m.-3.

Blue Ribbon Coin and Stamp Show: St. Clements Hall, 3030 Tremainsville Rd.; 867-3688; Sun., 9:30 a.m.-3:30.

Fairs and Festivals

Fall Festival, Craft Show, and Business Expo: The Holland/Springfield Alumni Association at Springfield High School, 1470 S. McCord Rd., Holland; Sat., 10 a.m.-2.

Fall Festival and Harvest Dinner: Assumption/Holy Trinity Catholic Church, U.S. 20 and State Rt. 64, Swanton; 644-4014; Sun., 11:30 a.m.-5.

Learning

Lake Erie Center Public Lecture Series: 6200 Bayshore Rd., Oregon; utoledo.edu/nsm/lec; “Measuring for management: The Great Lakes Observing System, a collaborator and facilitator of data collection, management and integration in the Great Lakes region,” by Jennifer Read: today, 7.

2013 Bentley Lecture Series: Fort Meigs State Memorial’s Visitor Center, 29100 W. River Rd., Perrysburg; 874-4121; “A History of Fort Miami” by Kathy Sund and Dave Westrick: today, 7. Free.

American Legion Toledo Post 335 Luncheon: Toledo Club, 234 14th St.; 868-3039 / 382-4401 ; “The Maritime Academy of Toledo” speaker Renee Marazon: Fri., buffet lunch 11:30 a.m., speaker 12:45.

Stargazing and Planetarium Programs

Lourdes College’s Appold Planetarium: 6832 Convent Blvd., Sylvania; :517-8897; S.E.T.I.-the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence: Sat.,7:30.

Ritter Planetarium: University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft St.: 530-2650; Earth Quake: Fri., 7:30; One World, One Sky, Big Bird’s Adventure: Sat., 1.

Robinson Planetarium and Observatory: Adrian College’s Peelle Hall, 110 S. Madison St., Adrian; 517-265-5161, ext. 4788; Cosmic Colors: Fri., 7.

University of Michigan Exhibit Museum Planetarium: 1109 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor; 734-764-0478; Shows: Star Talk: The Sky Tonight: Sat., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 and 3:30; Sun., 1:30 and 3:30; Two Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope; Sat., 12:30.; Impact Earth: Sat., Sun., 2:30.

Dining

Breakfast: VFW Commodore Perry Post 3338, 2231 South Ave.; 385-0153; Sun., 9 a.m.-1.

Big Breakfast: American Legion Post 384, 6910 Providence St., Whitehouse; Sun., 8 a.m.-1.

Lunch or Dinner: Eagle Cafe, 2301 Detroit Ave., Maumee; 893-3952; Mon.-Fri.: lunch 11 a.m.-2; Mon.-Thu.: dinner 5-8.

Friday/Fish Fry Dinners: VFW Post 2510, 617 Second St.; 697-4503; Fri., 4-7.

Fish, Steaks, Shrimp, Chicken Dinners: Northwood VFW Post 2984, 102 W. Andrus Rd., Northwood; 666-7762; Fri., 5-7:45.

Pork Chop Dinner: Resurrection Polish National Catholic Church, 1835 W. Temperance Rd., Temperance; 734-847-5052; today, 5-7.

Chicken Barbecue Dinner: Wauseon Exchange Club at Chief’s Market parking lot, 810 N. Shoop Ave., Wauseon; 438-0783; today, 4:30-6.

Chicken Paprikas Dinner: Grace United Methodist Church, 1463 W. Samaria Rd., Samaria, Mich.; 734-856-6430 / 734-856-3490; Fri., 4:30-7.

Steak or Chicken Dinner: America Legion Post 135, 2404 W. Sylvania Ave.; 472-2455; Sat., 5-7.

Prime Rib Dinner: VFW Post 9963, 109 N. Main St., Walbridge; 666‑0367; Sat., 5-7.

Chicken N’ Biscuits Dinner: The Honor Workers of St. John’s United Church of Christ, 448 E. Rice St., Elmore; 862-3589; Sat., 4-7.

Fish Fries: Conn-Weissenberger American Legion Post 587, 2020 W. Alexis Rd.; Fri., 5-7.

FUN PLACES

Northwest Ohio

Sylvania Farmers’ Market: 5723 N. Main St., downtown Sylvania; Hours: Tue., 4-7.

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.

Westgate Farmers’ Market: at Elder-Beerman parking lot, 3301 Secor Rd.; Wed., 3-7.

African Safari Wildlife Park: 267 S. Lightner Rd., Port Clinton; 800-521-2660 or 732-3606; Hours: daily, 10 a.m.-5 (last car enters at 4).

American Civil War Museum of Ohio: 217 S. Washington, Tiffin; 455-9551; Hours: Wed.-Sat., noon-4.

Butterfly House: 11455 Obee Rd., Whitehouse; 877-2733; Corn Maze: through Oct. 31;Today, 5-10; Fri., 5-midnight; Sat., noon-midnight; Sun., noon-8 (last admission 1 hour before closing). Hours: Sat., Sun., noon-5.

Col. James M. Schoonmaker Museum Ship: 1701 Front St.; 936-3070 / willisbboyer.org; Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 (last admission at 4); Sun., noon-5.

Fort Meigs Museum and Visitor Center: 29100 W. River Rd., Perrysburg; 874-4121 / fortmeigs.org; Garrison Ghost Walks: Fri., Sat., every 15 minutes from 7-9; Hours: Wed.-Sat., 9:30 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.

Frogtown Froggy Museum: Fort Industry Square, Suite 1-A, Summit St.; 913-7461; Hours: Sat., 10 a.m.-3; Sun., 1-5.

Fulton County Historical Museum: 229 Monroe St., Wauseon; 337-7922; Hell and Homefront: 1863: ongoing; Haunting History Tours: Fri., Sat., starts at 6:30. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 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: Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4.

Hancock Historical Museum: 422 W. Sandusky St., Findlay; 423-4433; Hancock County’s Attic: through Dec. 29. Hours: Wed.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4; Sun., 1-4.

Harbor View Historical Society Museum: 2083 Autokee St., Oregon; 691-1517; The Cannons that Changed America, showcasing what the U.S. and British naval forces used in The Battle of Lake Erie: through Oct.; Hours: Sat., 9 a.m.-5.

Historic Lyme Village: 5001 Ohio 4, Bellevue, O.; 483-4949 / lymevillage.org; Hours: Sun., noon-4.

Imagination Station: 1 Discovery Way (Adams and Summit streets); 244-2674; Spooky Science: through Oct. 31. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.

Mad River and NKP Railroad Museum: 253 Southwest St., Bellevue, O.; 483-2222; Hours: Sat., Sun., noon-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; 434-5521. 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.

Oregon-Jerusalem Historical Society’s Brandville School and Museum Complex: 1133 Grasser St., Oregon; 472-1331; Hours: Thu., 10 a.m.-2.

Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center: Spiegel Grove, Fremont; 332-2081; Rutherford B. Hayes: Buckeye President exhibit; opening today through April 13. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.

Sandusky County Historical Society Museum: 514 Birchard Ave., Fremont; 332-0303; Hours: Wed., Sun., 1-4.

Sauder Village: State Rt. 2, Archbold; 800-590-9755 / saudervillage.org; Community Health Day: Sat.; Hours: Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-3:30; Sat., 10 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-4.

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

Stranahan Arboretum: 4131 Tantara Dr.; 841-1007; Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-3.

Tiffin Glass Museum: 25 S. Washington, Tiffin; 448-0200. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 1-5.

Toledo Botanical Garden: 5403 Elmer Dr.; 536-5566. Open daylight hours. Visitors Center: daily, 10 a.m.-5.

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

Toledo History Museum: 2001 Collingwood Blvd.; 215-2437; Hours: Sat., Sun., 10 a.m.-6.

Toledo Museum of Art: 2445 Monroe St.; 385-4040; Hours: Tue.-Wed., 10 a.m.-4; Thu.-Fri., 10 a.m.-9; Sat., 10 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.

Toledo Police Museum: 2201 Kenwood Blvd.; 720-2485; Hours: Thu.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4.

Toledo Zoo: 2 Hippo Way; 385-4040; Little Boo at the Zoo, preschoolers: today, Fri.; Pumpkin Path: Sat., Sun. Hours: daily, 10 a.m.-4.

Waterville Historical Society: 1838 Robbins House and 1834 Sargent House, 114 S. River Rd., Waterville; 878-2576 or 878-3425; Hours: Wed., 10 a.m.-2.

Wolcott House Museum Complex: 1035 River Rd., Maumee: 893-9602; Tour Hours: today.-Sun., 12:30 and 2:30.

Wood County Historical Center & Museum: 13660 County Home Rd., Bowling Green; 352-0967; Friday Night Folklore Tours: Fri., 7, 8, and 9. Hours: 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., Wed., Fri.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5; Tue., 9 a.m.-5; Thu., 10 a.m.-8; Sun., noon-5.

Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History: 315 E. Warren Ave., Detroit; 313-494-5800; Inspiring Minds: African Americans in Science and Technology; ongoing; Hours: Tue.-Sat, 9 a.m.-5; Sun., 1-5.

Detroit Historical Museum: 5401 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-833-1805; Scholar Series: Denver Brunsman: today, 6. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 9:30 a.m.-4; Sat., Sun., 10 a.m.-5.

Dossin Great Lakes Museum: 100 Strand Dr., Belle Isle, Detroit; 313-833-5538; Riding the Rails: How Rail Transportation helped build Detroit; through Dec. Hours: Sat., Sun., 11 a.m.-4.

Exhibit Museum of Natural History: University of Michigan, 1109 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor; 734-764-0478; The Hall of Evolution: ongoing; Hours: daily, 9 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.

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

Hidden Lake Gardens: 6214 Monroe Rd. (M-50), Tipton, Mich.; 517-431-2060; Hours: daily: 9 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 Rd., Ann Arbor; 734-647-7600; gardens open daily: 8 a.m. to dusk. Conservatory hours: today-Sun., Mon.-Tue., 10 a.m.-4:30; Wed., 10 a.m.-8.

Monroe County Historical Museum: 126 S. Monroe St., Monroe; 734-240-7780; Hours: Wed.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.

Motown Historical Museum: 2648 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit; 313-875-2264. Hours: Tue.-Sat, 10 a.m.-6 (last tour begins at 5).

Old Mill Museum: 242 Toledo St., Dundee; 734-529-8596 / museum@dundeeoldmill.com; Smithsonian traveling exhibit, Journey Stories: through Nov. 15. Hours: Fri.-Mon., noon-4 and Mon. Tue., 5-8.

William G. Thompson House Museum: 101 Summit St., Hudson, Mich.; 517-448-8125; Hours: Mon., Wed., Fri. 12:30-3:30.

Train Rides

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

Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation Inc.: 11600 County Rd. 99, Findlay; 423-2995 / nworrp.org; Pumpkin Train: Sat., Sun., 1-5. Train of Terror/Haunted Engine House (teens and adults only): Fri., Sat., 8-11. Hours: Sat., Sun., 1-5.

Boat Rides

Sandpiper: Promenade Park, Jefferson St. Dock; 537-1212 / sandpiperboat.com; Fall Color Cruise: Sat., Sun., 1 and 4.

Miller Ferries from Catawba to Put-In-Bay 2013: 5174 E. Water St., end of State Rt. 53 North, off State Rt. 2; Port Clinton; schedules, MillerFerry.com: Middle Bass Island, Lake Erie Islands: check Web site for daily schedules.

Theme Parks

Cedar Point: Sandusky; 627-2350; Hours: Fri., 6-midnight; Sat., 11 a.m.-midnight; Sun., noon-8.

Water Parks

Cedar Point’s Castaway Bay Water Park Resort: 2001 Cleveland Rd., Sandusky; 627-2106; Fri., 3-10; Sat., 9 a.m.-10; Sun., 9 a.m.-9.

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: Sat., 4-9; 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 for registered guests and for the public.

Fall Happenings

Country Lane Tree Farm: 3525 N. Bolander Rd., Genoa; 461-1298 / countrylanetreefarm.com; Hours: Sat., Sun., 10 a.m.-5.

Fleitz Pumpkin Farm: 7133 Seaman Rd., Oregon; 836-7613 / fleitzpumpkinfarm.com; Hours: daily, 10 a.m.-7.

Gust Brother’s Pumpkin Farm: 13639 Mulberry Rd., Ottawa Lake, Mich.; 517-486-2237 / gustbrothers.com; Hours: daily, 9 a.m.-7.

Hoen’s Greenhouse: 1710 Perrysburg-Holland Rd., Holland; 865-6566 / hoensgreenhouse.com; Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-7; Sun., 11 a.m.-5.

Jason’s Pumpkin Patch: 12629 W. Salem-Carroll Rd., Oak Harbor; 898-3215 / jasonspumpkinpatch.com; Hours: daily, 10 a.m.-7.

Pumpkin Peddler: 20354 N. Dixie Hwy., Bowling Green; 409-0252 / bowlinggreenchristmastrees.com; Hours: Mon.-Fri., noon-dark; Sat., 10 a.m.-dark; Sun., 11 a.m.-dark.

Steven’s Gardens: 4420 Weckerly Rd., Monclova; 867-7229; Hours: daily, 9 a.m.-7.

Wheeler Farms: 11455 Obee Rd., Whitehouse; 350-9640 / whitehousecornmaze.com; Hours: today, 5-10; Fri., 5-midnight; Sat., noon-midnight; Sun., noon-8.

Fear Factory: 260 E. Pine Ave., Findlay; thefearfactory.net; Hours: Fri., Sat., 7-midnight; Sun., 7-10. Benefits Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northwest Ohio.

HalloWeekends: Cedar Point, Sandusky; 627-2350 / halloweekends.com; Four indoor haunted houses, six outdoor scare mazes, children’s area: Hours: Fri., 6-midnight; Sat., 11 a.m.-midnight; Sun., noon-8.

Lake Eerie Fearfest: 3319 Milan Rd., Sandusky; lakeeeriefearfest.com; Hours: Fri., Sat., 7:30-11:30; Sun., 7:30-9:30.

Scream Acres and PanDEMONium: Leaders Family Farms, one mile west of Napoleon, south off State Rt. 24 onto Township Rd. 16; leadersfarms.com / screamacres.com; Hours: Fri., Sat., opens at dark to 10; Sun., dark to 9.

TerrorTown: Lucas County Fairgrounds, 1406 Key St., Maumee; terrortown.net; House of the Dead and Big Top Terror: Fri., Sat., 8-midnight; Sun., 8-10.

SPORTS

Football

University of Toledo vs. Navy: Glass Bowl: Sat., 7.

Ohio State vs. Iowa: Ohio Stadium; Sat., 3:30.

University of Michigan vs. Indiana: Michigan Stadium; Sat., 3:30.

Running/Walking

Group Run: The Shops at Fallen Timbers, Maumee; course starts behind Red Robin; Wed., 6:30.

Group Run: start at Second Sole, 4130 Levis Commons Blvd.; Perrysburg; run through Levis Commons; 931- 8484; Thu., 6:30.

Cycling

Toledo Area Bicyclists: toledoareabicyclists.com / dpburkett01@gmail.com; rides at Side Cut Metropark at Silver Lake parking lot, 4 rides A, B, C, D: today, 6:30; and downtown Whitehouse at the trail, 25 miles, all levels: Mon., 6:30.

Fund-raisers

Costumes for Cancer Halloween Party: at the Toledo Club, 235 14th St.; 410-8240 / janetphlegerfoundation.com; Food, music, decorations, children’s activities: Sat., 6-10. Benefits the Janet Phleger Foundation.

Charity 5K/10K Run/Walk: Lourdes University, 6832 Convent Blvd., Sylvania; RacingforRecovery.org; Music, food, and family fun: Sun., registration 7 a.m., kids’ run 8:30 a.m., run/walk 9 a.m.