Except where indicated, all area codes are 419.
DANCE
Performance
We Are: Owens Community College Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 30335 Oregon Rd., Perrysburg; 246-8732; tonight, 7. Presented by Toledo School for the Arts.
Dancing Americas: University of Michigan's Power Center, 121 Fletcher St., Ann Arbor; 734-764-2538; tonight, 7:30; Fri., Sat., 8; Sun., 2.
Tango Buenos Aires: Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts, 350 Madison, Detroit; 800-745-3000; Sat., 8.
Singles
Glass City Singles: Gladieux Meadows, 4480 Heatherdowns Blvd.; 734-856-8963; Fri., 8-midnight.
Ballroom, Big Band, Polka, Country, Latin, and Salsa
Salsa Club: University of Toledo's Center for Creative Education, 3000 Arlington Ave.; 494-6309; cha-cha lessons: Tue., 6-7.
Toledo Party Hall: 4052 Airport Hwy.; 349-0258; salsa lesson: Mon., 7; salsa dance party: Mon., 8.
Diehn American Legion Post 468: 5580 Centennial Rd., Sylvania; 882-9080; Crimson Lights: Fri., 7:30-11:30.
Alfredo's Studio of Dance: 5224 Renwyck Dr.; 536-3243; Fri., rumba lessons: 8; dance: 7:30-11.
Toledo Dance Club: All Occasions Banquet Hall, 3419 Hill Ave.; Fri., 7:30.
Northwest Ohio Dance Club: Toledo Yacht Club, 3900 N. Summit St.; 376-6071; Sat.; lesson: 7; dance: 8-11.
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
Glass City Record Show: Knights of Columbus Hall, 4256 Secor Rd.; 874-1725; Sun., 10 a.m.-4.
Learning
Toledo Astronomical Association: University of Toledo, McMaster Hall (fourth floor classroom), 2801 West Bancroft St.; 535-8775; David Corliss: Turbulence and Change in Hot Stars: Fri., 7:30.
Hostelling International's Travel Circle Series: Wildwood Preserve, Metroparks Hall, 5100 W. Central Ave.; Jack McBride: New Year's In Switzerland: Sat., 2:15.
Planetarium Programs
Lourdes College's Appold Planetarium: 6832 Convent Blvd., Sylvania. Reservations: 517-8897; The Zula Patrol: Down to Earth: Sat., 7:30.
Ritter Planetarium: University of Toledo, 2801 West Bancroft St.: 530-2650; Skywatchers of Africa: Fri., 7:30; Follow the Drinking Gourd: Sat., 1.
Dining
Polish Pork Chop Dinner: Resurrection Polish National Catholic Church, 1835 W. Temperance Rd., Temperance; 734-847-5052; today, 5-7.
Spaghetti Dinner: Rossford Eagles, 658 Lime City Rd., Rossford; Tue., 5-7:30.
Fish Fries: New Hope Christian Church: 2457 Holloway Rd., Holland; Fri., 4:30-7. 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. Harry E. Pond American Legion Post 99: 3247 E. Manhattan; Fri., 5-8. Maumee Eagles: 2301 Detroit Ave., Maumee; Fri., 5-8. Northwood VFW Post 2984: Fri., 5-7:45.
FUN PLACES
Northwest Ohio
Toledo Museum of Art: 2445 Monroe St.; 255-8000; It's Friday!: weekly lectures, tours, and events; Club Friday: The Murphys: 6:30-9:30. Museum hours: Tue.-Thu., 10 a.m.-4; Fri., 10 a.m.-10; Sat., 10 a.m.-6; Sun., noon-6.
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; daily: 10 a.m.-4. Frozentoesen Winter Weekends: throughout Jan. and Feb.
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.
Fort Meigs Museum and Visitor Center: 29100 W. River Rd., Perrysburg; 874-4121; Museum 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.
House of Games: 131 B Airport Hwy., Swanton; 826-4263; Hours: Tue.-Thu., 3:30-midnight; Fri., Sat., noon-4; Sun., noon-7. (18 and older after midnight).
Oregon-Jerusalem Historical Society's Brandville School: 1133 Grasser St., Oregon; 472-1331; museum and library open: Thu., 10 a.m.-2.
Stranahan Arboretum: 4131 Tantara Drive; 841-1007; Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-1.
Toledo Botanical Garden: 5403 Elmer Drive; 536-5566. Open daylight hours. Visitors Center: Hours: Mon-Fri., 9 a.m.-5.
Toledo Firefighters Museum: 918 Sylvania Ave.; 478-3473. Hours: Sat., noon-4.
Allen County Museum: 620 Market St., Lima; 222-9426. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 1-5; Sat., Sun., 1-4.
Fulton County Historical Museum: 229 Monroe St., Wauseon; 337-7922. Hours: Tue., 1-7, Thu. 10 a.m.-4, Sat. 10 a.m.-2.
Hancock Historical Museum: 422 W. Sandusky St., Findlay; 423-4433. Hours: Wed.-Fri., 12:30-4:30.
Kingwood Center: 900 Park Ave. West, Mansfield; 522-0211. Garden hours: daily, 8 a.m.-5.
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; 434-4560. Hours: Wed.-Fri., noon-5 ; Sun., 1-4.
Merry Go Round Museum: 301 Jackson St., Sandusky; 626-6111. Hours: Sat., 11 a.m.-5, Sun., noon-5.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum: 751 Erieside Ave., Cleveland; 216-781-7625; From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen; through Feb. 27; 2010 Inductees: through March 14; Treasures from the Vault: ongoing. Hours: Thu.-Tue.: 10 a.m.-5:30; Wed., 10 a.m.-9.
Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center: Spiegel Grove, Fremont; 332-2081. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.
Tiffin Glass Museum: 25 S. Washington, Tiffin; 448-0200. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 1-5.
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: Mon.-Sat, 9 a.m.-5; Sun., 1-5.
Detroit Historical Museum: 5401 Woodward Ave. (at Kirby), Detroit; 313-833-1805. African American History Day: Sat., 11 a.m.-4. Michigan Vietnam Veterans Traveling Memorial: through Feb. 13. Streets of Old Detroit, Frontiers to Factories, the Motor City, and the Glancy Trains: ongoing. Community Gallery: New Michigan Sports Hall of Fame Exhibit: through April 3. Hours: Mon., 9 a.m.-5; 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: Strand Drive, 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: Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5; Sun., noon-5.
The Henry Ford: 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn; 800-835-5237. Henry Ford Museum: daily: 9:30 a.m.-5.
Hidden Lake Gardens: 6214 Monroe Rd. (M-50), Tipton, Mich.; 517-431-2060; Hours: Daily, 8 a.m.-4.
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 Road, Ann Arbor; 734-647-7600; gardens open daily: 8 a.m.-dusk. Conservatory hours: Mon., Tue., 10 a.m.-4:30; Wed., 10 a.m.-8; Thu.-Sun., 10 a.m.-4:30.
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. "Pretty in Pink," china exhibit: through March 23. Hours: Mon., Wed., 12:45-3:30.
Train Rides
Adrian and Blissfield Railroad: U.S. 223, Blissfield; 888-467-2451; Murder Mystery Dinner: Sat, boarding 6; departure, 7.
Horseback Riding
Bedford Woods Stables: 2755 W. Samaria Rd., Temperance; 734-854-6140; daily, 9 a.m.-9.
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.
Great Wolf Lodge Water Park Resort: U.S. 250, Sandusky; 888-779-2327; registered guests only.
Holiday Inn Splash Bay Water Park: 1705 Tollgate Drive, Maumee. 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. Hiking trails, playgrounds, picnic areas, and a shelter house. Bend View: Hike in from Farnsworth's Towpath trail; scenic river overlook.
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.
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.
Providence: 351 acres on U.S. 24 along the Maumee River, across from Grand Rapids. Hiking, fishing, preserved canal, and picnic shelter.
Secor: 600 acres on West Central Avenue, five miles west of Toledo. Hiking, bike trails, nature trails, playgrounds, picnic areas, a planted prairie, and a nature photography center.
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.
SPORTS
Men's Basketball
Bowling Green State University vs. Western Michigan: Anderson Arena; Sat., 5; vs. Ball State: Wed., 7.
University of Toledo vs. Akron: Savage Arena; Sat., 7.
Women's Basketball
Bowling Green State University vs. Ball State: Anderson Arena; Sat., 2.
Running/Walking
Group Run: start at Second Sole, 4130 Levis Commons Blvd.; Perrysburg; run through Levis Commons (approximately 3 miles); 931- 8484; tonight, 6:30.
Group Run/Walk: The Shops at Fallen Timbers, Maumee; three-mile lighted course starts behind Red Robin; Wed., 6:30; through March.
Motor Sports
AMA Arenacross Series: Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson, 321-5007; Fri., Sat., 7:30; Sun., 10 a.m.
Skating
Tam-O-Shanter: 7060 Sylvania Ave., Sylvania; 885-1167; open ice skating: today, Tue., 10-11:50 a.m.; Fri., noon-1:50, 3:30-5:50; Sat., Sun., 1-2:20; Mon., Wed., noon-1:50.
The Shops at Fallen Timbers: Maumee; synthetic ice rink. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 3-8:30; Sat., 11 a.m.-9; Sun., noon-5:30.
First Published February 3, 2011, 5:16 a.m.
