Events calendar: 12-17

ART

Toledo Museum of Art: 2445 Monroe St.; 255-8000; Glass Pavilion: Chihuly Toledo: glassworks by Dale Chihuly from the TMA collection; through Feb. 7. 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. Community Gallery: TMA Students Exhibition; through Dec. Hitchcock and Stevens galleries: Paris: City of Art; through 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: Bowen-Thompson Student Union Art Gallery: Synthetic Space; through Jan. 9. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-9; Sat., 10 a.m.-9; Sun., 11 a.m.-9.

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.

Collingwood Arts Center: 2413 Collingwood Blvd., 244-2787; Celia Szymanski: My Beautiful Word; through Dec. B-Wing Gallery: Expressions of Ghana; through Wed. Gerber Galleries: Stewart Raney: paintings; through Dec. 29. Hours: Mon., Wed., Fri., 10 a.m.-5; Tue., Thu., 10 a.m.-2.

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; Ford and University galleries: Energy: Charles McGee at Eighty-Five; through Sat. Hours: today, 10 a.m.-5; Fri., Sat., 10 a.m.-2.

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.

Fenwick Gallery of Fine Art: 7638 W. Central Ave.; 843-2887; Harold Roe, Carol Pletz, Carol Lee Rice, Paul Abowd; through Dec.

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; Holiday Gift Show; through Jan 3. 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; Jim Less: watercolors; through Dec. Hours: Mon.-Thu., 6:30 a.m.-3; Fri., 6:30 a.m.-9; Sat., 8 a.m.-4.

Huntington National Bank: 1001 Sandusky Ave., Perrysburg; Prizm Creative Community artists; through Jan. 3.

Hudson Gallery: 5645 N. Main St., Sylvania; 419-885-8381; Cool Yule Bazaar; through Jan. 16. 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; Darlene Krohn: paintings, drawings, watercolor, and oil; through Jan. 15.

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 Sun. 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.

Pop Up Art Gallery: Davis Building, 135 Michigan St.; 419-260-6404; ceramics, mixed media, fiber arts, jewelry, glass, and more; through Dec. 24. Hours: Wed.-Fri., 11 a.m.-5:30; Sat., 11 a.m.-4.

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

River House Art Gallery: 115 W. Front St., Perrysburg; 874-8900; Rediscovering a Middle-American Abstract Expressionist: Clay Walker (1924-2008); through Jan. 10. Hours: Tue.-Thu., 10 a.m.-6; Fri., Sat., noon-8.

River Gallery: 120 S. Main St., Chelsea, Mich.; 734-433-0826; Barry Avedon, Margaret Davis, Karen Izenberg, Michael Reedy, and Richard Washington: paintings, drawings, and collage; through Jan. 9. 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.

Secor Gallery: 425 Jefferson Ave.; 26 members of the Toledo Area Sculptors Guild display 100 pieces; through Jan. 2. Hours: Tue.-Sat., noon-6.

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

Toledo Artists' Club: Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Dr.; Holiday Show; through Dec. 26. Carol Lee Rice: recent works; through Dec. 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. Hours: Wed.-Fri., noon-4; Sat., 1-5.

University of Findlay: Lea Gallery in the Virginia B. Gardner Fine Arts Pavilion: Janet Ballweg: prints; through through Fri. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-8.

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; UT Alumni Art Juried Exhibition; through Jan. 10. 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; Classified: Fri.

Bharmacy: 621 Main St., Genoa; 855-0350; Buddy Luv and the Pitbulls: Sat.

Blarney Irish Pub and Grill: 601 Monroe St.; 418-2339; Kyle White: tonight;. Jeff Stewart and 25's: Fri; Hey Monea: Sat.

Cheetah's Den: 702 E. Broadway; 754-1903; Candice Coleman: Fri.

Clamdigger's Big Digger: 1540 E. Elm Ave., Monroe; 734-243-2628; Lifeline: Sat.

Clazel Theatre's Club Encore: 127 N. Main St., Bowling Green; 419-353-5555; Exit 179, Local Delivery: Fri.

Club Soda: 3922 Secor Rd.; 473-0662; Noisy Neighbors: Fri., Sat.

Distillery: 4311 Heatherdowns Blvd.; 382-1444; See Alice: Fri.; Jeff Stewart Band: Sat.

Dog House: 4935 Lewis Ave.; 478-6101; 4 Point: Sat.

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

Firehouse 47: 6437 U.S. 223, Ottawa Lake, Mich.; 734-854-8751; Double Shot: Fri., Sat.

Frankies Inner City: 308 Main St.; 693-5300; Dr. Acula, Fall Farewell, Straying from Grace, Audacity, the Shame Game, Micah Schnabel, Larry Love, JWC, Jordan Haynes: tonight; Ugly Tribe Revival, the Muggs, the High Gears: Fri.; Against the Fire, the Comeback, Red Scare, Kids In the Making, Always Falling: Sat.; Infernal Names, Great Lakes Crew, Mindfish: Tue.; Express Local, the Tides: Wed.

Headliners: 4500 N. Detroit Ave.; 269-4500; Flaw: Sun.

The Lounge: 720 Illinois Ave., Maumee; 893-5155; Running with Scissors: Fri., Sat.

Magic Bag: 22920 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, Mich.; 248-544-1991; Verve Pipe, Crashing Cairo: Fri.; Mega 80's: Sat.

Michigan Tavern: 1680 Smith Rd., Temperance; 734-847-6105; MAS Fina: Fri., Sat.

Mickey Finn's Pub: 602 Lagrange St.; 246-3466; Jingle Balls: Fri.; Sunz of Sam, Bathhouse Betty: Sat.; 9th Annual Rock Show: Wed.

O'Riley's Pub & Grille: 1955 W. Alexis Rd.; 419-720-2155; Streetwize: Sat.

Ottawa Tavern: 1815 Adams St.; 725-5483; Great Lakes Crew, C-Fifth: Fri.; Wilbur Shaw: Sat.

Quimby's: 3536 Sterns Rd., Lambertville, Mich.; 734-854-4444; 427: Fri.

Village Idiot: 309 Conant St., Maumee; 893-7281; Stonehouse: tonight; Bobby May and Drybone Revival: Fri.; Hullabaloo, Shotgun Soul: Sat.; Mesmeric Dance, Harpnotic: Wed.

Wild Hog Saloon: 1260 W. Alexis Rd.; Flyte '66: Fri., Sat.

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.

Centre Court Lounge: 5929 Heatherdowns Blvd.; 865-9905; Mark Mikel: tonight.

DeSimones Clubhouse: 1633 W. Laskey Rd.; 476-8161; Beatles Acoustic Night with Elixer: Sat.

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

ET's Bar: 7300 Secor Rd., Lambertville; 734-568-6800; Dick McCarthy: Sat.

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

Grumpy Dave's: 104 S. Main St., Bowling Green; 419-353-0988; Chicago Crystal Bowersox: Wed.

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.

Nagoya: 6190 Levis Commons Blvd., Perrysburg; 931-8400; Chicago Crystal & Frankie: Sun.

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.

Rhythm and Blues

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

Jazz and Big Band

Degage Jazz Cafe: 301 River Rd., Maumee; Mike Whitty: Thu.; Bowling Green State University faculty: Fri., Sat.

Holiday Inn: State Rt. 20, Perrysburg; Jackson Square Atrium:Gene Parker: Sun.

J. Patrick's Pub: Holiday Inn, State Rt. 20, Perrysburg; Green-Eyed Soul: tonight.; Larry Kane's Rockin' Rhythm: Fri., Sat.

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

Manhattan's: 1516 Adams; 243-6675; Quick Trio: tonight: Quartet Bernadette: Fri.; Bluegrass Quartet: Sat.; Cynthia Kaay Bennett: Mon.; Rob Howard Trio: Wed.

Murphy's Place: 151 Water St.; 241-7732; Murphy's Trio: Fri.; Cakewalkin' Jass Band Holiday Concert, saxophonist Ben Janssen with the Murphys: Sat.; Claude Black and Clifford Murphy: Mon.; Dynamic Duo: Tue.

Ray's Cafe: 618 Main St., Genoa; Curtis Jr. and the Midnightrockers Band with Bobby G; Sat.

SouthBriar Restaurant: 517 Main St., Sylvania; 517-1111; Gay Galvin Trio: Sat.

Celtic/Irish

Blarney Irish Pub and Grill: 601 Monroe St.; 418-2339; the Kreelers: Sun.

Country/Country Rock

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

Piano

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.; Fri.: 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.

SouthBriar Restaurant: 5147 S. Main St., Sylvania; 517-1111; Jeff McDonald's Big Band Revival Christmas Party: tonight, 8.

Trotter's Tavern: 5131 Heatherdowns; 381-2079; Jeff McDonald's Big Band Swing Session: Tue.

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

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

Seniors

Young at Heart Dance: VFW 606, 3005 W. Laskey Rd.; music by Classic Combination: Sat., 7-10.

ETC.

Events

Book-signing: A Novel Idea, Starlite Plaza, 5700 Monroe St., Sylvania; 419-882-3939; Kenneth Dickson: Benjamin Franklin Stickney and the Maumee Valley; Sun., 1-3.

Planetarium Programs

Appold Planetarium: Lourdes College: 6832 Convent Blvd. Reservations: 419-517-8897. Season of Light: Sat., 7:30.

Ritter Planetarium: University of Toledo's Brooks Observatory: 419-530-2650; Old Lights of Holiday Nights: Fri., 7:30. Santa's Secret Star: 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., 1:30, 3:30; Star of the Pharoahs: Sat., 12:30; Two Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope: Sat., Sun., 2:30; through Dec.

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.