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Toledo Museum of Art: 2445 Monroe St.; 255-8000; Glass Pavilion: Chihuly Toledo: glassworks by Dale Chihuly from the TMA collection; through Nov. 29. Canaday Gallery: Litgraphic: The World of the Graphic Novel; through Jan. 3. Works on Paper Galleries: Storybook Stars: Award-Winning Illustrations from the Mazza Collection; through Jan. Gallery 18: Word Play; through Feb. 7. Hitchcock and Stevens galleries: Paris: City of Art: Fri.-March 14. Hours: Tue.-Thu., 10 a.m.-4; Fri., 10 a.m.-10; Sat., 10 a.m.-6; Sun., noon-6.

Bowling Green State University: Fine Arts Center: Willard Wankelman Gallery: Contemporary India: through Nov. 13. Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery: The Poetic Life; through Nov. 19. Hours for both galleries: Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-4; Thu., 6-9; Sun., 1-4. Bowen-Thompson Student Union Art Gallery: 40 Years: through Nov. 10. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-9; Sat., 10 a.m.-9; Sun., 11 a.m.-9.

Bozarts Fine Art and Music Gallery: 151 S. St. Clair; 419-464-5785; Kerry Krow: images inspired by meditation, release, creation, and destruction; through Nov. Opening reception: Fri., 7-1 a.m.

Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History: 315 E. Warren Ave., Detroit; 313-494-5800; Legends of the Music: The Photography of Leni Sinclair; Joe Louis: Hometown Hero; both through May. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5; Sun., 1-5.

Copper Moon Studio: 7154 Front St., Holland; 867-0683; Julia Labay, Amy Lipinski, Cheri McNutt, Stacy Wetzel, Liz Zorn: fused and stained glass, jewelry, photography, and paintings; on permanent view. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6; Sat.-Sun., noon-5.

Detroit Institute of Arts: 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-833-7900; Action/Reaction Video Installations; through Jan. 3. Avedon: Fashion Photographs 1944-2000; through Jan. 17. Hours: Wed., Thu., 10 a.m.-5; Fri., 10 a.m.-10; Sat., Sun., 10 a.m.-6.

D’vine Design: 116 Louisiana Ave., Perrysburg; 874-2816; jewelry, paintings, sculptures, metal works, rug weaving, and poetry art; on permanent view. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5; Sat., 10 a.m.-3.

Eastern Michigan University: Ypsilanti; 734-487-0465; University Art Gallery: Contemporary Sculpture; Ford Art Gallery: Contemporary Painting; today.

Ella Sharp Museum: 3225 4th St., Jackson, Mich.; 517-787-2320; Hurst Gallery: Switch Hitters: Collaborative Works by Ken Thompson and John Leyland; through Jan. 9. Pyron and Emmet galleries: Jackson African American History; through Jan. 2. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4; Sat., 11 a.m.-4.

Firenation Glass Studio: 7166 Front St., Holland; 866-6288. Original works by Matt Paskiet: ongoing. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5.

Flatlanders Art Galleries: 11993 East U.S. 223, Blissfield; 517-486-4591; Feed the Soul-Feed the Hungry: through Nov. 15. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5; Sat., 10 a.m.-4; Sun., 1-4.

Frame Shop Art Gallery: 7101 Orchard Centre Dr., Holland; Andrei Protsouk, Marcus Glenn, James Spearman, A. Chen, J.W. Scott: serigraphs; G. Smith: blown glass; R. Mazzei: fused glass; E.F. Ivory: Tagua nut carvings; on permanent view.

Georgette’s: 311 Conant St., Maumee; 891-8888; Prizm Art Group: through Nov. Hours: Mon.-Thu., 6:30 a.m.-3; Sat., 8 a.m.-4. Open until 9 p.m. the first Friday of every month.

Hudson Gallery: 5645 N. Main St., Sylvania; 419-885-8381; Group of 9: through Nov. 28. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6; Sat., 10 a.m.-3.

Kellfire Glass Studio Gallery: 2620 Centennial Rd., Suite W; 419-517-6061; Kelly Sheehan: ongoing.

Maumee Branch Library: 501 River Rd., Maumee; Prizm Art and Literature Exhibition: through Nov.

Mr. Atomic Gallery & Studio: Common Space, 1700 N. Reynolds Rd., room 204; pop art; on permanent view. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 1-10.

National Center for Nature Photography: Secor Metropark, 1001 W. Central Ave.; 6th Annual Celebrating Nature Through Photography Exhibit: through Dec. 20. Opening reception: Fri., 5. Hours: Sat., Sun., noon-5.

Ottawa County Historical Museum: 126 W. Third St., Port Clinton; 419-732-1039; George Jensen: digital slide show of paintings; ongoing.

Owens Community College: Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 30335 Oregon Rd., Perrysburg; 567-661-7000; Terhune Art Gallery: Faculty Exhibition: opens Mon. Hours: Mon., Tue., Fri., 10 a.m.-4; Wed., Thu., 10 a.m.-8; Sat., 10 a.m.-3.

Owens Community College’s Findlay-Area Campus: 3200 Bright Rd., Findlay; 567-429-3076; Element of Place, the photographs of Tyler Brown: through Nov. 24. Hours: Mon.-Thu., 8 a.m.-7; Fri., 8 a.m.-4:30; Sat., 9 a.m.-1.

Parkwood Gallery: 1838 Parkwood Ave.; 254-2787; Penny Gentieu: photographys; Nadine Saylor: glass; Amanda Stark: sculptures; through Nov. 20. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-4:30.

Richmond Gallery: 417 W. Main St., Marblehead; 798-5631; Ben Richmond: oils, watercolors, prints; on permanent view. Hours: daily, 10 a.m.-5.

River Gallery: 120 S. Main St., Chelsea, Mich.; 734-433-0826; Material Matters by Larry Cressman and Susan Crowell; through Nov. 15. Hours: Wed., 11 a.m.-5; Thu., 11 a.m.-8:30; Fri., Sat., 11 a.m.-8; Sun., noon-4.

Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center: Spiegel Grove, Fremont; 332-2081; White House Pets: Ambassadors at Large; White House Horses: both through Jan. 10. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.

Sanger Branch of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library: 3030 W. Central Ave.; Robert Rice: acrylics and mixed media; Toledo Potters Guild: through Nov. Hours: Mon.-Thu., 9 a.m.-9; Fri., Sat., 9 a.m.-5:30; Sun., 1-5:30.

Siena Heights University: Klemm Gallery in Studio Angelico, Adrian; 517-264-7860; metalsmith David Huang: Tue. through Dec. 10. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4; Sun., noon.

Space 237: 237 N. Michigan St.; 255-5117; Variety Show; through Jan. 2. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 11 a.m.-5; Sat., noon-4.

Tiffin University: Diane Kidd Gallery in the Hayes Center for the Arts, 155 Miami St., Tiffin; 488-3313; Beth Holyoke and Sherraid Scott: Figure, Fantasy, Fauna: Mosaics and Prints; through Nov. Hours: Mon.-Thu., 10 a.m.-3.

Toledo Artists’ Club: Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Dr.; Portrait and People Show: through Nov. 19. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 1-5; Sat., 1-4.

Toledo-Lucas County Public Library: 325 N. Michigan St.; 259.5207; Children’s Library: Mo Willems: through Dec. 26. Humanities Department: memorabilia from graphic novels and comic books: through Dec. Hours: Mon.-Thu., 9 a.m.-9; Fri., Sat., 9 a.m.-5:30.

20 North Gallery: 18 N. St. Clair St.; 241-2400; 17th annual Holiday Show — The Art of Giving: paintings, photography, glass, ceramics and jewelry; through Jan. 16. Opening reception: Fri., 6-9. Hours: Wed.-Fri., noon-4; Sat., 1-5.

University of Findlay: Lea Gallery in the Virginia B. Gardner Fine Arts Pavilion; Lynn Rowe Reed: illustrations, paintings, three-dimensional works; today, Fri. A.R. and Mary Ann Charnes Gallery in Old Main: Marilyn Y. Brewer: watercolors; through Nov. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-8. Artists’ reception: Sun., 2:30-4.

University of Michigan Museum of Art: 525 S. State St., Ann Arbor; 734-764-0395; The Lens of Impressionism: Photography and Painting Along the Normandy Coast, 1850 to 1874; through Jan. 3. Hours: Tue., Wed., Sat., 10 a.m.-5; Thu, Fri., 10 a.m.-10; Sun., noon-5.

University of Toledo Center for the Visual Arts: 620 Grove Place, next to the Toledo Museum of Art; Arturo Rodriguez and Deborah Orloff: Transitions and Journeys; through Nov. 22. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-10; Sun., 10 a.m.-10.

Williams Park: State Rt. 300 (Main St.), Gibsonburg, O.; Sculpture in the Village; artists from Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania; daily, year round.

AT THE CLUBS

Rock and Alternative

A.J’s Doolittle: 8525 Secor Rd., Lambertville; 734-856-3838; Eye On You Band: Fri.

Blarney Irish Pub and Grill: 601 Monroe St.; 418-2339; Jeff Stewart: tonight; Barile & Brown: Fri.; True Brew: Sat.

Bronze Boar: 20 S. Huron St.; 244-2627; Russel Martin & the Relics: Fri.

Clamdigger’s Big Digger: 1540 E. Elm Ave., Monroe; 734-243-2628; Webbs Lane: Sat.

Clazel Theatre’s Club Encore: 127 N. Main St., Bowling Green; 419-353-5555; Lucciana Costa & the Lucky Bastards: Fri.; Neko Case: Sat.; Corey Smith: Wed.

Club Soda: 3922 Secor Rd.; 473-0662; the Bridges: Fri., Sat.

DeSimone’s Club House: 1633 W. Laskey Rd.; 476-8161; Izzy’s Tribute to the Music Legends: Sun.

Distillery: 4311 Heatherdowns Blvd.; 382-1444; the Reaganomics: Fri.

Dorr Street Cafe: 5243 Dorr St.; 531-4446; Mark and the Gang: Fri.

Fat Fish Blue: 6140 Levis Common Blvd., Perrysburg; 931-3474; East River Drive: Fri., Sat.

Haven Lounge: 12550 Airport Hwy., Swanton; 826-8458; the Ravens: Sat.

J. Patrick’s Pub: Holiday Inn, State Rt. 20, Perrysburg; Jackpot: tonight-Sat.

Ladies Choice: 1637 Broadway; 241-6188; Flyte ’66: Fri.

The Lounge: 720 Illinois Ave., Maumee; 893-5155; MAS FiNA: Fri., Sat.

Lucky Louie’s: 3031 Tremainsville Rd.; 468-6683; Rock and Roll Jam: Mon.

Magic Bag: 22920 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, Mich.; 248-544-1991; The Sounds of Seattle Tour: Fri.; the Mega ’80s: Sat.

Mickey Finn’s Pub: 602 Lagrange St.; 246-3466; Rumpke Mountain Boys: Fri.; Gifted: Sat.; Ada Jane: Wed.

Omni: 2567 W. Bancroft St.; 535-6664; Thunderstruck, an AC/DC Tribute Band: Fri.; Tesla: Sat.

Pub 51: 5110 Woodville Rd., Northwood; 697-8251; the Redbones: Sat.

Rays Cafe: 618 Main St., Genoa; 855-2233; Curtis Jr. and the Midnight Rockers: Sat.

Roadhouse: 11535 Central Ave., Richfield Center; 829-2223; Area 51: Sat.

Shorty’s True American Roadhouse: 5111 Monroe St.; 841-9505; the Kirbys: tonight.

Toledo Civic Theatre: 237 S. Erie St.; Peter Tork and Shoe Suede Blues, the Nu-tones, Elixer: Fri.

Village Idiot: 309 Conant St., Maumee; 893-7281; Stonehouse: tonight; Ultraviolet Hippies: Fri.; Kripkeys; Wayne the “Train” Hancock: Wed.

Acoustic

Avenue Bistro: 6710 W. Central Ave., Sylvania; 841-5944; Don and Rachel Coats: Wed.

Blue Devil: 938 W. Laskey Rd.; 720-4320; Scott Gressler: Sun.

Dorr Street Cafe: 5243 Dorr St.; 531-4446; Don and Rachel Coats: Sat.

Firehouse 47: 6437 U.S. 223, Ottawa Lake, Mich.; Rachel and Don Coats: Tue.

Jed’s Barbecue and Brew: 1566 Reynolds Rd.; 482-7043; Chris Shutters and Frankie: Wed.

J’s Pub: River Place Shopping Plaza, 26611 N. Dixie Hwy., Perrysburg; 874-9058; Bobby May & John Barile: Tue.

River Cafe and Marina: 6401 Edgewater Dr., Erie; 734-723-7405; Don and Rachel Coats: Sat.

Shawn’s Irish Tavern: 4400 Heatherdowns Blvd.; 381-1281; Johnny Rodriguez: Fri., Wed.

Treo Restaurant & Bar: 5703 Main St., Sylvania; 882-2266; Bobby May and John Barile: Wed.

Village Idiot: 309 Conant St., Maumee; 893-7281; Bob Rex Jazz Trio and Mike Corwin: Sun.; Crystal Bowersox and Frank May: Mon.; Mark Mikel: Tue.; Beaver Feaver: Wed.

Blues

Cheetah’s Den: 702 E. Broadway; Buddy Boy Slim and the Blues Rockers: Sat.

Papa’s Tavern: 1328 Liberty St.; 697-0644; Tina Lee’s Open Blues Jam: Fri.

Rhythm and Blues

Stella’s Restaurant and Bar: 104 Louisiana Ave., Perrysburg; 873-8360; CJ and Company: tonight-Sat.

Jazz and Big Band

Avenue Bistro: 6710 W. Central Ave., Sylvania; 841-5944; Dick Lange and Steve Knurek: Sat.

Degage Jazz Cafe: 301 River Rd., Maumee; Andre Wright Trio: tonight; Dick Lange Quartet: Fri., Sat.; Gunnar Mossblad and Friends: Tue.; Gene Parker Trio: Wed.

Main Street Bar and Grill: 5758 Main St., Sylvania; 885-3351; Ragtime Rick and the Chefs of Dixieland: Wed.

Manhattan’s: 1516 Adams St.; 243-6675; the Real Magicians: tonight; It’s Essential: Fri., John Barile: Sat.

Murphy’s Place: 151 Water St.; 241-7732; Anna Givens: Fri.; Lori Lefevre Johnson: Sat.; UT Jazz Night: Mon.; Claude Black and Clifford Murphy: Tue.; college night: Wed.

Country/Country Rock

Dave’s Hideaway Lounge II: 5347 N. Detroit; 470-9814; Bandera: Fri., Sat.

Wild Hog Saloon: 1260 W. Alexis Rd.; 419-269-0303; Rodney Parker & Liberty Beach/Bourbon Cowboys: Fri., Sat.

Piano

Fat Fish Blue: 6140 Levis Commons Blvd., Perrysburg; 931-3474; Chris Brown: Wed.

Mac and Tong’s Place: 4330 W. Central; 531-3103; Ron Anthony: tonight-Sat.

The Melting Pot: 5839 Monroe St., Sylvania; Chris Brown: tonight.

SouthBriar Restaurant: 5147 Main St., Sylvania; 517-1111; Tom Szor: Sat.

DANCE

Singles

Glass City Singles: Gladieux Meadows, 4480 Heatherdowns Blvd.; Veterans Day Dance: Fri.: dance class: 6:30; dance: 8:30-midnight.

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

Dancing with Night Session: Toledo Yacht Club, 3900 N. Summit St.; tonight, 7-9:30.

Degage Jazz Cafe: 301 River Rd., Maumee; Rusty’s Jazz Cafe Orchestra: Tue.

Latin Dance: Tango’s Mexican Cantina, 30 Main St.; Sat., 10-1 a.m.

Alfredo’s Studio of Dance: 5224 Renwyck Dr.; 536-3243; Fri.; bachata lessons: 8; dance: 8:30-10:30. Lake Erie West Dance: Sat., 7:30-11.

Ballroom Company: 2319 S. Detroit, Maumee; 893-1850; Fri., beginner group class: 8; dance party: 9-11.

Urban Ballroom Lessons by Fancy Footwork: Common Space, 1700 N. Reynolds Rd.; beginner-intermediate-advanced; Sat., 4-6.

Mind, Body and Soul: YMCA: 306 Bush St.; ballroom lessons: Sun., 4.

Seniors

Young at Heart Dance: VFW Post 606, 3005 W. Laskey Rd.; music by Sounds Great Band: Sat., 7-10:30.

Lake Erie West: Port Clinton Seniors, 1105 W. Lakeshore Dr., Port Clinton; Night Session Big Band: Sun., 2-5.

ETC.

Events

Quilt Show: All Saints Lutheran Church, 5445 Heatherdowns Blvd.; Fri.., Sat., 9 a.m.-3.

Craft and Ethnic Food Fair: St. Elias Orthodox Christian Church, 4940 Harroun Rd., Sylvania; today, 9 a.m.-7.

St. Luke’s Hospital Auxiliary Holiday Bazaar: St. Luke’s auditoriuim, 5901 Monclova Rd., Maumee; Fri., 8 a.m.-4.

Moncova Regional Art Show: Monclova Community Center, 8115 Monclova Rd., Monclova; Sat., 10 a.m.-5; Sun., noon.-4.

Caregiver Expo: SeaGate Convention Centre, 401 Jefferson Ave.; Sat., 10 a.m.-2.

The World At War: Miniature War Gaming Day: Fort Meigs, 29100 W. River Rd., Perrysburg; Sat., 10 a.m.-4.

Trunk Show: Angel’s Angels & Antiques, Erie and Main, Sylvania; Sat., 1-4.

Psychic and Health Event: Comfort Inn South, Oregon and Wales Rd., Northwood; Sat., 9:30 a.m.-4:30.

Tiffin Glass Collectors Club Show & Sale: Seneca County School of Opportunity, 780 E. County Road 20, Tiffin, Sat., 10 a.m.-5; Sun., 11 a.m.-4.

Holiday Happenings: Little Box Shops, downtown Tiffin; Sat., 10 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.

American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of Toledo Kick Off: Westgate parking lot by Costco, 3405 W. Central Ave.; Sun., 1-4.

Dedication of Veterans Plaza: UT main campus, 2801 W. Bancroft St.; Wed., 11 a.m.

Learning

Joy Deja King: writers’ workshop: Rogers High School: Fri., 1; Kent Branch Library, 3101 Collingwood Blvd.; workshop and book signing: Sat., 10 a.m.-noon. Book Signing: Borders at Westfield Franklin Park, 5001 Monroe St.; Fri., 5-7.

Toledo-Lucas County Main Library Programs: 325 Michigan St.; WEN Training Center Seminar: 419-536-6732; Marketing Your Business: Tue., 6:30. Register. Ask a Patent/Copyright/Trademark Attorney: Searles Conference Room; Brent L. Bond: Tue., 7-8:45.

Extreme Makeover Home Edition — One Year Later with Jackie Frisch: Washington Branch Library, 5560 Harvest Ln.; Hearts and Hands for Heroes: Tue., 7.

Planetarium Programs

Toledo Astronomical Association Observes Nebula with David Corliss: UT McMaster Hall, 2801 W. Bancroft St.; Fri., 7:30.

Appold Planetarium: Lourdes College: 6832 Convent Blvd. Reservations: 419-517-8897. Black Holes: Sat., 7:30.

Ritter Planetarium: University of Toledo’s Brooks Observatory: 419-530-2650; Is There Anybody Out There: Fri., 7:30. Our Planet: Sat., 1.

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

Dining

Fish Fries: 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; Przybylski Post 642: 2810 Airport Hwy., Fri., 4-7:30 p.m. Harry E. Pond American Legion Post 99: 3247 E. Manhattan, Fri., 5-8.

Ethnic Dinner: Blessed Sacrament Neighborhood Center, 4255 Bellevue Rd.; Sat., 5-7:30.

Chicken and Ribs Dinner and Craft Bazaar: UAW Local 12 Hall, 2300 Ashland Ave.; Sun., dinner: noon-5; crafts: 11 a.m.-6.

FUN PLACES

Northwest Ohio

It’s Friday!: Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St.; 255-8000; weekly lectures, tours, and performances: Fri., 7-10.

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.

Farmers Markets: Huron and Market streets; 255-6765. Hours: Sat., 8 a.m.-2. Poultry House: Tue.-Fri., 9 a.m.-3; Sat., 6 a.m. to 4; Sun., 10 a.m.-2.

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.; Sat., 10 a.m.-5; Sun., 1-5.

House of Games: 131 B Airport Hwy., Swanton; 419-826-4263; Hours: Tue.-Thu., 2-10; Fri., noon-midnight; Sat., noon-4 a.m. (18 and older after midnight); Sun., noon-7.

S.S. Willis B. Boyer Museum Ship: International Park; 936-3070. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5. Last admission 4 p.m.

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

Stranahan Arboretum: 4131 Tantara Dr.; 419-841-1007; Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-5.

Toledo Botanical Garden: 5403 Elmer Dr.; 936-2986. Hours: daily, 8 a.m.-5:30.

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

Wolcott House Museum Complex: 1031 River Rd., Maumee; 893-9602; Guided tours: Thu.-Sun., 12:30 and 2:30.

Allen County Museum: 620 Market St., Lima; 419-222-9426. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 1-5; Sat., Sun., 1-4.

Fulton County Historical Museum: 229 Monroe St., Wauseon; 419-337-7922. Hours: Mon., Thu., Sat., 1-4; Tue., 1-7.

Glass Heritage Gallery: 109 N. Main St., Fostoria; 419-435-5077; Fostoria glass on permanent view. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4.

Hancock Historical Museum: 422 W. Sandusky St., Findlay; 419-423-4433. Hours: Wed.-Fri., 12:30-4:30, Sun., 1-4.

Henry County Historical Museum and Dr. John Bloomfield Home and Carriage house: circa 1879, West Clinton and Webster streets, Napoleon; Sun., 1-4.

Kingwood Center: 900 Park Ave. West, Mansfield; 419-522-0211. Gardens open daily at 8 a.m. and closes 30 minutes before sunset. Kingwood Hall: Sat., 10 a.m.-5; Sun., 1-5.

Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum: 253 Southwest St., Bellevue, O.; 419-483-2222; daily, noon-4.

Maritime Museum of Sandusky: 125 Meigs St., Sandusky; 419-624-0274. Hours: Tue.-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; 419-434-4560. Hours: Wed.-Fri., noon-5 ; Sun., 1-4.

Merry Go Round Museum: 301 Jackson St., Sandusky; 419-626-6111. Hours: Wed.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.

Milan Historical Museum: 10 Edison Dr., Milan, O.; 419-499-2968. Hours: Sat., Sun., Sun., 1-5

Ottawa County Historical Museum: 126 W. Third St., Port Clinton; 419-732-2237; Wed., noon-3.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame & Museum: 751 Erieside Ave., Cleveland; 216-781-7625; From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen: through spring, 2010. 2009 Inductee Exhibit: through winter, 2010. MOTOWN: The Sound of Young America Turns 50: through Dec. Woodstock: the 40th Anniversary: through Nov. 29. Live from Madison Square Garden: From the Lens of George Kalinsky: through Jan. Hours: Thu.-Tue.: 10 a.m.-5:30; Wed., 10 a.m.-9.

Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center: Spiegel Grove, Fremont; 419-332-2081. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.

Sandusky County Historical Society Museum: 514 Birchard Ave., Fremont; 419-332-0303. Hours: Wed., 11 a.m.-4; Thu., Sun., 1-5.

Tiffin Glass Museum: 25 S. Washington, Tiffin; 419-448-0200.

Hours: Tue.-Sat., 1-5.

Williams County Historical Society: 619 E. Main St., Montpelier; 419-485-8200. Hours: Sun.-Thu., 1-4.

Wood County Historical Center & Museum: 13660 County Home Rd., Bowling Green; 419-352-0967. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 9:30 a.m.-4:30; Sat., Sun., 1-4.

Woodville Historical Museum: 107 Main St., Woodville; 419-849-2349; Wed., Fri., 2-4.

Michigan

Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum: 220 E. Ann St., Ann Arbor; 734-995-5439; 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; Tue., 9:30 a.m.-5; Sun., 1-5.

Detroit Historical Museum: 5401 Woodward Ave. (at Kirby), Detroit; 313-833-1805; 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; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-3; Sat., Sun., 10 a.m.-6.

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

Exhibit Museum of Natural History: University of Michigan, 1109 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor; 734-764-0478; Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.

Grosvenor House Museum: 211 Maumee St., Jonesville, Mich.; 517-849-9596. Hours: Sat., Sun., 2-5.

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

Hidden Lake Gardens: 6214 Monroe Rd. (M-50), Tipton, Mich.; 517-431-2060. Hours: 8 a.m.-dusk.

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

Matthaei Botanical Gardens: 1800 N. Dixboro Road, Ann Arbor; 734-647-7600; gardens open daily: 8 a.m.-dusk. Conservatory hours: Tue. and 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.-6; Sun., noon-6.

Train Rides

Adrian and Blissfield Railroad Excursions: U.S. 223, Blissfield; 888-467-2451; Murder Mystery Train: Sat., 7.

Southern Michigan Railroad Holiday Train: 517-456-7677; tours between Clinton and Tecumseh, Mich. Clinton departures: Sat., Sun., 11 a.m. and 2.

Boat Rides

Sandpiper: Promenade Park, Jefferson Street Dock; 537-1212; Web site: sandpiperboat.com.

Horseback Riding

Bedford Woods Stables: 2755 W. Samaria Rd., Temperance; 734-854-6140; daily, 9 a.m.-5.

Water Parks

Cedar Point’s Castaway Bay Water Park Resort: 2001 Cleveland Rd., Sandusky; 419-627-2106; daily, 9 a.m.-10; day passes are available.

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. 419-482-7777; 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.

METROPARKS

Farnsworth: 202 acres on U.S. 24, one mile west of Waterville, along the Maumee River. Bend View: Hike in from Farnsworth’s Towpath trail; scenic river overlook.

Oak Openings: 3,674 acres bounded by Wilkins Road, State Rt. 295, and State Rt. 64. Native deer herd roaming free. Hiking and horse trails, a lodge and shelter houses, picnic and play areas, and ponds.

Pearson: 320 acres on State Rt. 2, Oregon. Packer-Hammersmith Center, featuring Window on Wildlife and Black Swamp information; walking and bike trails, a shelter house, playgrounds, picnic areas, tennis courts, soccer fields, and softball diamonds.

Providence: 351 acres on U.S. 24 along the Maumee River, across from Grand Rapids.

Secor: 600 acres on West Central Avenue, five miles west of Toledo.

Side Cut: 393 acres along the Maumee River, lower parking lot on West Broadway, Maumee, and an upper parking lot off the Anthony Wayne Trail. Walking trails on both sides of Broadway, river islands, preserved canal locks, playgrounds, picnic areas, shelter house, and Fallen Timbers monument and battlefield.

Swan Creek: 417 acres bounded by Airport Highway, Glendale Avenue, and Byrne and Eastgate roads. Entrances off Airport Highway and Glendale Avenue. Joseph A. and John W. Yager Center, featuring Window on Wildlife; trails, fields, bike paths, and picnic and play areas.

Wildwood Preserve: 460 acres. Central Avenue between Reynolds and Corey roads. Walking and bike trails, playgrounds, and Robert R. Metz Visitors Center, featuring Window on Wildlife. Manor House: Wed.-Sun., noon-5.

MUSIC

Toledo Symphony Neighborhood Concert: Blessed John XXIII, 24250 Dixie Hwy., Perrysburg, Sun., 3.

An Evening of Two Operas: BGSU Kobacker Hall; Don Quixote: Fri., 3; Don Quichotte auf der Hochzeit des Comacho: Sun., 3.

Alex DePue and Miguel De Hoyos: Maumee Indoor Theater, 601 Conant St., Maumee; Fri., 7:30. Opening: Deepwater Bluegrass.

University of Toledo Percussionist Jonathan Ovalle: Toledo Museum of Art Great Gallery, 2445 Monroe St.; Fri., 3.

Pianist Robert Ballinger UT Facilty Artist Recital: UT Recital Hall, 2801 W. Bancroft St.; Sun., 4.

Boogie-Woogie Pianist Matthew Ball: Pemberville Opera House, 115 Main St., Pemberville; 419-287-4848; Sat., 7:30.

High School Honors Choir Fall Concert: UT Doermann Theatre, 2801 W. Bancroft St.; Sun., 8.

Hogan Family String Quartet of Defiance: Fayette Opera House, Fayette, O.; Fri., 7:30.

Heidelberg College Community Orchestra: Trinity United Church of Christ, 131 E. Perry St., Tiffin; Sat., 8.

Pianist Alpin Hong: Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio, 10700 State Rt. 118 South, Van Wert; 419-238-6722; Fri., 7:30.

Owens Community College Center for Fine and Performing Arts Performances in the Rotunda: Owens Jazz Ensemble: Mon., 2; Owens Voices Concert and Percussion Ensemble: Wed., 2.

BGSU: Bryan Recital Hall: BGSU’s Vocal Jazz Ensemble: tonight, 8; FMB Fever: Sat., 11 a.m. Kobacker Hall: BGSU’s Jazz Lab Band I: Tue., 8.

Concert and Conversation with Peter Buffett: Ritz Auditorium in Old Main on University of Findlay campus, Findlay; 419-422-4624; concert: Sat., 5:30; reception at Stately Raven Bookstore: Findlay; 7:30.

Music from Bowling Green at Manor House: Wildwood Preserve Metropark, 5100 W. Central Ave.; oboe students from the BGSU studio of Jacqueline Leclair: Tue., 7:30.

First Friday in TNT: National Theatre at the Ritz, 30 S. Washington St., Tiffin; 419-448-8544; Dave Mitten (folk music), Kerry Clark (singer/songwriter), and Secrist Jazz Trio (jazz); Fri., 7:30.

The Ark: St., 316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor; 734-761-1818; all concerts at 8 unless noted. Earthtones: tonight; Joe Pug: Fri.; Greg Brown: Sat.; David Wilcox: Tue.

Barbershop Singing

Pride of Toledo Sweet Adelines: 2530 Parkway Plaza, Maumee; Tue., 7.

Maumee Valley Seaway Commanders: Maumee Performing Arts Center, 1147 Saco St., Maumee; Mon., 7:29.

Stateline Chorus: St. Elias Church, 4940 Harroun Rd., Sylvania; Tue., 8.

Centre Spotlight Chorus: Hope United Methodist Church, 10610 Waterville St., Whitehouse; Tue., 7-9.

Voices of Harmony Chorus: Bowling Green Alliance Church, 1161 Napolean Rd., Bowling Green, Tue., 7:15.

STATE PARKS

Crane Creek: 13531 West State Rt. 2., Oak Harbor. Fishing, hiking trails, picnic areas, swimming. Magee Marsh Wildlife Area and Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge adjoin the park.

Mary Jane Thurston: State Rt. 65, along the Maumee River, west of Waterville. Fishing, boating, hiking trails, picnic areas, camping.

Maumee Bay: 6505 Cedar Point Rd., Oregon. Fishing, boating, hiking trails, picnic areas, swimming, camping, furnished cabins, lodge rooms, restaurant, 18-hole golf course.

SPORTS

Hockey

Cincinnati at Toledo Walleye: Lucas County Arena, 500 Jefferson Ave.; 321-5007; Sat., 7.

UT vs. Robert Morris: Tam-O-Shanter Sports, 7060 Sylvania Ave., Sylvania; 885-1167; Fri., Sat., 7.

Men’s Basketball

Central State at UT: Savage Arena; Tue., 7 (exhibition).

Henry Ford CC at Owens CC: Student Health and Activities Center, 30335 Oregon Rd., Perrysburg; tonight, 7.

Coffee House Chess

Ground Level Coffeehouse: 2636 W. Central Ave; Tue.

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