Fremont Racers’ Swap), Sandusky County Fairgrounds, Fremont, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. $5 admission. Swap/trade anything with wheels, including new and used racing parts and equipment, snowmobiles, boats, trailers and more. 419-332-5604, www.sanduskycountyfair.com.
March 8: International Women’s Day Virtual Forum, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Women of Toledo (WOT) and Welcome TLC present a virtual Women Economic Empowerment (WEE) Power Hour to help improve participants’ capacity to bring about economic change for themselves and others by overcoming poverty, discrimination or exploitation. womenoftoledo.org.
March 12: Wine Tasting at
Malawi
Center
, Toledo Zoo, 7-9 p.m. Delight in a delectable mix of wines from around the world, hors d’oeuvres, live music and more. All participants must be 21 or older. 419-385-5721, toledozoo.org/wine.
Museum of the Great Lakes lecture series takes closer look at women s role in the U.S. Lighthouse Service
The spring lecture series at the Museum will honor dozens of women who defied gender roles during their time working in the lighthouse industry Author: Caylee Kirby (WTOL) Updated: 6:47 PM EST February 20, 2021
TOLEDO, Ohio The National Museum of the Great Lakes is celebrating Women s History Month a week early.
A new virtual lecture series called, Ladies of the Light: Michigan Women in the U.S. Lighthouse Service will honor women and their role in the industry.
Kate Fineske, Director of Communications and Development at the Museum, says women were a big part of Great Lakes history and are often under-represented.
“Natural Shocks” on stage and livestreamed Feb. 5-7 at Toledo Rep Published by twalro@presspub. on Sun, 01/31/2021 - 10:44am
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Cindy Bilby stars in Lauren Gunderson’s “Natural Shocks,” presented by Actors Collaborative Toledo at the Toledo Rep Theatre Feb. 5-7. (Submitted photo)
Actors Collaborative Toledo will present “Natural Shocks,” by Lauren Gunderson, at the Toledo Rep Theatre Feb. 5-7.
Inspired by the words of Hamlet’s “To be or not to be” soliloquy, Gunderson’s “Natural Shocks” is 60-minute, one-woman tour-de-force play that features Angela, who’s waiting out an approaching tornado in her basement. She brims over with quirks, stories, and confessions. As the real danger grows imminent, she reveals a final secret that brings the reality of guns in America into sharp focus.
Lecture series to kick off with “Port of Toledo: Then & Now” Published by twalro@presspub. on Mon, 01/25/2021 - 5:53am
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A Pontiac and the Adam E. Cornelius at Hocking Valley, Toledo, circa March 1968.
This image shows the freighters Pontiac and Adam E. Cornelius in winter lay up at the Hocking Valley Pier slip, around March 1968. This pier is located on the North corner of Front Street and Craig Street. Photo of the National Museum of the Great Lakes)
On Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 7 p.m. the National Museum of the Great Lakes will begin its annual spring lecture series with a roundtable discussion highlighting the “Port of Toledo: Then & Now.”
The museum is opening its doors to the community with free admissions from Saturday to Monday. Author: WTOL Newsroom Updated: 11:05 AM EST January 13, 2021
TOLEDO, Ohio The National Museum of the Great Lakes is opening its doors with free admissions over Martin Luther King weekend as a way to thank the community for its support.
The initiative, which the museum is calling Community Appreciation Days, will start Saturday, Jan. 16 and continue through Monday, Jan. 18.
Museum-only admission would typically be $10 for adults and $8 for children.
To ensure the health and safety of its guests, the museum requires masks at all times and has a limited attendance capacity. Although not required, timed, pre-purchased entry tickets are strongly encouraged and can be reserved online at nmgl.org.