Ourtowns Calendar 11/20

11/20/2012

What's on

Hol­land

● Glass City Singles dance and par­ties for sin­gles 21 and up at Hol­land Gardens, 6530 An­gola Rd., 8 p.m.-mid­night Fri­day. Thanks­giv­ing dance party cel­e­bra­tion. Cost: $8. 734-856-8963.

Maumee

● Make-A-Wish hol­i­day craft show in the Club House at the Lu­cas County Recre­ation Center, 2901 Key St., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 1. Fea­tur­ing area craft­ers, raf­fles, auc­tion, re­fresh­ments, and lunch. Free. Net pro­ceeds ben­e­fit Make-A-Wish. Details: Tracy, 419-893-4589 or TSEl­more@aol.com.

● Toledo Craft­man’s Guild Crafts for Christ­mas Show at the Lu­cas County Recre­ation Center in the Recre­ation Center Hall, 2901 Key St., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fri­day and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Satur­day.

Mon­clova

● The Mon­clova Com­mu­nity Center to host “Christ­mas at the Com­mu­nity Center,” 8115 Mon­clova Rd., hol­i­day craft show 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Santa vis­its 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 1. Chil­dren will re­ceive a goodie bag from Santa, and there will be crafts/ac­tiv­i­ties for them. Lunch avail­able. Details: Mary at mon­clovacc@bex.net or 419-861-1336.

Na­po­leon

● Maumee Val­ley Civic The­atre presents Henry County’s Got Talent in the John L. John­son Au­di­to­rium, 303 W. Main St., 7 p.m. Nov. 29. Fif­teen acts com­pete, three-judge panel, au­di­ence votes for top three. Prize money $250 first; $150 sec­ond; $100 third. Pre­show Wacky Hid­den Talents. Gen­eral ad­mis­sion: $8, $5 chil­dren 12 and un­der (with­out vot­ing rights). Guest, a New York City ac­tor from Na­po­leon who ap­peared on Broad­way, will per­form. MC: Zack Hanna. Re­serve tick­ets: 419-592-1786.

Ore­gon

● Break­fast with Santa hosted by the Ore­gon Rotary Club at Clay High School’s caf­e­te­ria, 5665 Sea­man Rd., 8-10 a.m. Dec. 1. Break­fast will be a pan­cake, egg, and sau­sage. Chil­dren will be en­tered into bike raf­fles, have their pic­ture taken with Santa, re­ceive a small gift, and make a craft. There will also be face paint­ing, story tell­ing, and pup­pet shows. Tick­ets: $3 per per­son and can be pur­chased at the door. Detail: 419-691-5745.

● Toledo Light­house meets at Maumee Bay State Park Lodge, 1750 State Park Rd. #2, 7 p.m. Nov. 29. Details: Jean, 419-874-6704 or to­led­olight­house.org.

Per­rys­burg

● First United Meth­od­ist Church’s Chan­cel Choir is au­di­tion­ing sing­ers. Con­tact Leland Tetz, 419-290-1188. Per­for­mances will be Dec. 9 and March 17. Fur­ther in­for­ma­tion: 419-874-1911 or per­rys­burg­fum.com.

● The 577 Foun­da­tion has pro­grams for all ages, 577 E. Front St. Adult: Hol­i­day Pot­ter, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Nov. 29 or 5:30-7:30 p.m. Dec. 3, fee $35; au­then­tic Mid­dle Eastern meal, 1:30-4 p.m. Dec. 3, fee $15; Satur­day Pot­tery fea­tures can­dle­sticks and lan­terns, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. or 1:30-4:30 p.m. Dec. 1, fee $13; stamped cards and pa­per crafts, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Dec. 4, fee $20. For ad­di­tional class list­ings/de­tails/res­er­va­tions: 419-874-4174 or 577­foun­da­tion.org.

Port Clin­ton

● The Sal­va­tion Army Port Clin­ton Ser­vice Center’s Tree A Rama Char­ity Auc­tion serv­ing Ot­tawa County at the His­toric Mon Ami Res­tau­rant and Win­ery, 3854 E. Wine Cel­lar Rd., si­lent auc­tion 2 p.m., live auc­tion 4 p.m. Dec. 2. All pro­ceeds will go to the Sal­va­tion Army’s Hol­i­day Toy Drive for chil­dren of Ot­tawa County. In­for­ma­tion: 419-732-2769.

South Toledo

● Trin­ity Lu­theran Church and School Start the Hol­i­days craft show, 4560 Glen­dale Ave., 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 1. Crocheted items, Pam­pered Chef, silk flo­ral de­signs, purses, mu­sic tapes/cds, hol­i­day dec­o­ra­tions, wood­craft items, and gour­met good­ies.

White­house

● Amer­i­can Le­gion Post 384 presents the Pick­ers, 6910 Prov­i­dence St., 7-10 p.m. Nov. 27. Sand­wiches avail­able.

● Vil­lage of White­house En­rich­ment Class: Begin­ning wood carv­ing with Jean McDon­ald, Vil­lage Hall, 6925 Prov­i­dence St., 6 p.m. Mon­day. All tools and equip­ment pro­vided and take home a hand-carved hol­i­day or­na­ment. Cost: $28. Reg­is­tra­tion: 419-877-5383.

Wood County

● The Wood County His­tor­i­cal Mu­seum will bring the past to the pres­ent with Liv­ing Christ­mas Cards, 13660 County Home Rd., Bowl­ing Green, 1-4 p.m. Dec. 15 and 16, and 6-8 p.m. Dec. 20. Vol­un­teers are needed to help make it pos­si­ble, needs in­clude re-en­act­ing scenes from our Civil War, Gen­eral Store, or 1950s ex­hib­its, or­ga­niz­ing chil­dren ac­tiv­i­ties, or be­ing a greeter. An in­for­ma­tional meet­ing will be from 6-8 p.m. Nov. 27 at the mu­seum. Old Home Hol­i­day Tours dur­ing mu­seum hours Dec. 8 through Dec. 21. Details: 419-352-0967.

At the Library

Rey­nolds Corners Branch Li­brary

4833 Dorr St., Toledo; 419-259-5320.

● Fam­ily sto­ry­time, 7 p.m. Tues­days. Reg­is­tra­tion sug­gested.

● Open house, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 10.

● Frog­town low vi­sion sup­port group ses­sions, 10 a.m.-noon on the first Wed­nes­day of each month. Ses­sions of­ten in­clude guest speak­ers and spe­cial fea­tures on ed­u­ca­tion and sup­port, with prac­ti­cal help and ad­vice.

Ross­ford Pub­lic Li­brary

720 Dixie Hwy.; 419-666-0924.

● Tues­days with Adam, be­tween 1-7 p.m. Tues­days. Free gen­eral com­puter and tech­nol­ogy help.

● Ther­apy dog read­ing ses­sions for re­luc­tant read­ers, 6:45-7:45 p.m. Mon­days. 15-minute slots avail­able for res­er­va­tion. Call to reg­is­ter.

● Book dis­cus­sion with lo­cal au­thor Terry Shaf­fer, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 5.

Birming­ham Branch Li­brary

203 Paine Ave.; 419-259-5210.

● ABLE mo­bile ben­e­fit bank, 6-8 p.m. Tues­days. Bank staff can as­sist with ap­ply­ing for food stamps, home en­ergy, child care as­sis­tance, and other ser­vices. Free le­gal as­si­tance is also avail­able.

Genoa Branch Li­brary

602 West St.; 419-855-3380.

● Sto­ry­time, 11 a.m. Tues­days.

● Pre­school Sto­ry­time, 11 a.m., Wed­nes­days.

Har­ris-El­more Pub­lic Li­brary

328 Toledo St., El­more; 419-862-2482.

● Pre­school Sto­ry­time, 11 a.m., Wed­nes­days.

Ore­gon Branch Li­brary

3340 Dustin Rd.; 419-259-5250.

● Fam­ily sto­ry­time, 7-7:30 p.m. Mon­days. Ages 3-5. Reg­is­tra­tion re­quired.

● Pre­school sto­ry­time, 10:30-11 a.m. Wed­nes­days. Ages 3-5. Reg­is­tra­tion re­quired.

● Baby­time, 10:30-10:50 a.m. Thurs­days. Ages 1-2. Reg­is­tra­tion re­quired.

Wal­bridge Branch Li­brary

108 N. Main St.; 419-666-9900.

● Fam­ily sto­ry­time, 11 a.m. Tues­days.

Way Pub­lic Li­brary

101 E. In­di­ana Ave., Per­rys­burg; 419-874-3135.

● Pre­school sto­ry­time, 10 a.m. Tues­days and Wed­nes­days.

Wa­ter­ville Branch Li­brary

800 Mich­i­gan Ave.; 419-878-3055.

● Tod­dler sto­ry­time, 10 a.m. Wed­nes­days. Ages 18 months-3 years. Reg­is­tra­tion re­quired.

White­house Com­mu­nity Li­brary

10615 Wa­ter­ville St., White­house; 419-877-9088.

● Chil­dren’s Christ­mas party, 10:30 a.m-noon Dec. 1. Sea­sonal crafts, sto­ries, and re­fresh­ments.

● Book sign­ing with Ron and Megan Disher, noon-2 p.m. Dec. 1.

Let's Eat

Break­fasts

● North­wood VFW Post 2984, 102 W. An­drus Rd., North­wood, 9 a.m.-noon ev­ery Sun­day. Cost: $5. Chil­dren’s menu avail­able. 419-666-7762.

● Genoa Amer­i­can Le­gion Post 324, all-you-can-eat pan­cake break­fast, 302 West St., 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sun­day. Cost: $7 adults; $4 chil­dren. 419-855-7049.

Fish fries

● Hol­land Amer­i­can Le­gion fish fry, 1074 Clar­ion Ave., 4:30-7:30 p.m. Fri­days. Lake perch or pol­lock. Take-out 419-865-8511.

● North­wood VFW Post 2984, 102 W. An­drus Rd., North­wood, 5-7:45 p.m. Fri­days. All-you-can-eat Alas­kan wall­eye, $8. 419-666-7762.

● Maumee Eagles 2562, 2301 Detroit Ave., Maumee, 5-8 p.m. Fri­days. All-you-can-eat pol­lock for $7.95 (dine-in only). 419-893-3821.

Din­ner

● East Toledo VFW Post 2510 roast beef din­ner, 617 Second St. at Platt St., 4-7 p.m. Nov. 30. $10.

Senior Citizens' Activities

Genoa Se­nior Center

514 Main St.; 419-855-4491.

Open 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Mon­days, Wed­nes­days, and Fri­days.

Lunch at 11:30 a.m.; $3.

JWH Ore­gon Se­nior Center

5760 Bay­shore Rd.; 419-698-7078.

Open 9 a.m.-3 p.m. week­days.

Lunch: 11:30 a.m. daily. Sug­gested do­na­tion is $2.50 for se­niors 60 and older, $5.32 for oth­ers; res­er­va­tions due 24 hours in ad­vance.

Pem­ber­ville Area Se­nior Center

220 Cedar St., 419-287-4109.

Trivia, 11:45 a.m. Fri­days.

Hol­land Com­mu­nity Se­nior Center

330 Oak Ter­race Blvd.; 419-868-1340.

Week­days: Lunches for se­niors 60 and older. Res­er­va­tions due by day be­fore. Cost: $2.

North­east Area Se­nior Center

705 N. Main St. Wal­bridge; 419-260-3228

Yoga for Arthri­tis by video, 10:15 a.m. Mon­day.

Maumee Se­nior Center

2430 S. Detroit Ave.; 419-893-1994.

Open week­days from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Daily noon lunch; res­er­va­tions due by noon the day be­fore.

Mon­clova Com­mu­nity Center

8115 Mon­clova Rd.; 419-861-1336.

Lunch at 11:30 a.m. Tues­days, $2 do­na­tion. Res­er­va­tions due the Mon­day be­fore.

Body Re­call ex­er­cise at 9:15 a.m. and 3 p.m. Mon­days, Wed­nes­days, and Fri­days.

Free 60-plus health screen­ings, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Nov. 27.

Per­rys­burg Area Se­nior Center

140 W. In­di­ana Ave.; 419-874-0847.

Gro­cery shop­ping, by ap­point­ment. Res­er­va­tions re­quired.

Bible study, 10 a.m. Tues­days. All de­nom­i­na­tions.

Jam ses­sion, 1-4 p.m. Wed­nes­days.

Bridge, 1 p.m. Tues­days.

Wood County Se­nior Center

305 N. Main St. Bowl­ing Green; 419-353-5661

Club F.I.T. taught by a lo­cal phys­i­cal ther­a­pist, 10-11 a.m. Tues­days.

Wii bowl­ing, 1 p.m. Mon­days and 10:30 a.m. Wed­nes­days.

Water­color art courses, 10 a.m. Fri­days. Bring your own sup­plies.