Sesame Street Live
The red monster with the green thumb coming to Toledo

Elmo and his Sesame Street friends will join together as they try to find a new

The red monster with the green thumb – accompanied by his Sesame Street friends – will learn about nature on a magical adventure Feb. 26-28 at the SeaGate Convention Centre. (Photo courtesy of VEE Corporation)

home for Elmo’s sunflower, Sunny, in “Elmo’s Green Thumb,” on stage at the SeaGate Convention Centre Feb. 26-28.

Like television’s Sesame Street, Sesame Street Live productions feature timeless lessons for all ages. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Feb. 26; 10:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Feb. 27; and 1 and 4:30 p.m. Feb. 28.

Tickets are $12, $15 and $18, except for opening night, when all seats are $11. A limited number of $24 Gold Circle seats are also available. For more information, call 419-321-5007. To charge tickets by phone, call Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com.

Concert, dance contest
The Oregon Arts Council will sponsor an Oldies Dance and Amateur Dance Contest Jan. 31 at 2 p.m. in the auditorium at Starr Elementary School, 3230 Starr Ave., Oregon.

Proceeds raised from the event will benefit the Eastern Community YMCA Scholarship Program, which sends needy children to camp.

The audience will be invited to dance as featured performer recording artist/vocalist Connie Strange sings tunes from the 60s.

Studio owners/dance instructors from The Ballroom Dance Company, The Dance Factory and The Brewer School of Dance will judge the dance contest, which will offer a prize of $300 to the winning couple.

Tickets are $9 for the concert/dance and $6 per couple for the dance competition. To reserve tickets call 419-754-4702.

For more information about the Oregon Arts Council, contact Jim Kwiatkowski, director at 419-693-8749.

xTravelganza
AAA will sponsor its 4th Xtravelganza Jan. 31 from noon to 4 p.m. at The Pinnacle, 1771 Indian Wood Circle in Maumee.

Those planning a vacation are invited to visit the event, which will include more than 20 tour companies, cruise lines and more. Live presentations will be going on throughout the day. The public is invited to meet and discuss travel options with representatives from travel companies such as Carnival Cruises, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Princess Cruises, Trafalgar Tours, Disney, Universal Orlando and more. Special savings, drawings, giveaways and other travel benefits will be offered.

Visit www.aaa.com for more information.

LEGO Engineering
Youths ages 5 through 12 are invited to explore science, mathematics and creative thinking using LEGO materials as the Owens Community College’s Workforce and Community Services offers spring LEGO Engineering Program classes, Feb. 2-24 at the college’s Arrowhead Park Learning Center on Indian Wood Circle in Maumee.

The program will offer two classes. The first class, “Junior LEGO Engineering,” will feature age-appropriate projects that use simple machines, including fixed and movable pulleys, gears and belt drives. The class, for ages 5 through 7, will be held Tuesdays from 6 to 8 p.m., Feb. 2-23.

The second class, for ages 8 through 12, is titled “LEGO Engineering.” The course, which will meet Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 3-24, will focus on more intricate projects that use gear mathematics, ratchets, drive trains and motorized systems.

Students in both classes will use LEGO Educational Division materials and LEGO Technic elements as part of the experiential learning program.

Registration for each class is $89. For more information or to register for either class, call 567-661-7357 or 1-800-GO-OWENS, Ext. 7357.

Winter Cabaret
The Toledo Swiss Singers will present “Winter Cabaret,” a night of tradition presented untraditionally, Feb. 13 at Oak Shade Hall, 3624 Seaman Rd., Oregon.

The show will feature several solos, skits and duets along with the music of Dave Ninke. Dinner, which will be sold a la carte from 6 to 7:30 p.m., will feature authentic Swiss food. There will also be a cash bar.

Reserved seats are $10 for adults, $4 for children ages 4-12 and free for children under $4. For tickets, call Elaine at 419-206-0975.

February happenings in Pemberville
“An Afternoon Chocolate Affair” will be held Feb. 7 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Beeker’s General Store in Pemberville.

Visitors are invited to browse the shop and enjoy chocolate galore including chocolate tea, cappuccino, pastries, sauces and fine candies at one of the "Sweet Treat" tables adorned for the occasion. Advance tickets are $10.

Beeker’s will host a Men’s Night Feb. 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. Enjoy wine samples while you shop for Valentine’s Day. 

Pemberville’s for the Love of Art will be held Saturdays Feb. 13 and 20 from 10 to 4 p.m. at the Opera House. Artisans will also be displaying their works at locations around town. Admission is free.

A Progressive Valentine's Day Tea will be held Feb. 14 at Calico Sage & Thyme in Bowling Green, Beeker's General Store in Pemberville and Summer Kitchen Interiors in Helena. Enjoy tea and Valentine treats at each shop. Tea seatings will be at noon, and 1 p.m. Advance tickets are $10.

For more information, visit www.beekersgeneralstore.com.

Budget woes cancel teas  
Due to budget woes, the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center will not offer its annual series of Dillon House Victorian Teas this year.

Begun in 1997, the teas were held in the historic Dillon House at the Hayes Presidential Center.

As a result of a 45 percent loss in its funding from the State of Ohio, the Center has closed the Dillon House and discontinued events held there, including the Victorian Teas.

The future of the Dillon House has yet to be determined. For the immediate future, the Center will retain ownership of the 1873 home.

The Hayes Presidential Center holds a number of year-round programs and events, and those will be continued. 

Travel carefree
The Carefree Tour Group, which is sponsored by Witzler-Shank Funeral Home in Walbridge,  has planned a number of bus trips for 2010.

March 25 – Northville, Mich. Visit Genetti’s Hole in the Wall for a seven-course Italian lunch, a movie mystery show and a stop at the famous Harvest Bread Co. Cost is $65 (transportation, lunch and the show).

May 19 – Worthington, Ohio. Tour the Krema Nut Factory, the Orange Johnson House and then visit Waldo, Ohio for a fried bologna sandwich. $55 (transportation, and admission for tours)

June 3 – Akron. Take a boat ride on the Portage Princess on one of Ohio’s most beautiful glacier-made lakes. Also tour the famous Harry London chocolate factory. Cost is $55 (transportation boat ride and factory admission).

Aug. 17 – Berlin, Ohio. A trip to Amish Country including Berlin and Walnut Creek, Shearer’s outlet store and Heini’s Cheese Factory. Enjoy lunch at the Farmstead Restaurant. Cost is $55 (transportation and lunch).

Sept. 28 – Bucyrus, Ohio. Visit Carly’s Bratwurst Factory and Cooper’s Cider Mill. Cost is $45 (transportation and lunch).

For more information, call 419-666-3121.

Skelton tribute benefits Honor Flight
Revisit the “Golden Age” of TV and help a local non-profit organization to help World War II heroes at a special two-hour live performance of “Red,” a tribute to Red Skelton by Tom Mullica Feb. 26 at Bowsher High School.

Doors will open at 6 p.m. The performance will start at 7 p.m. The show will be a kick off of Honor Flight Northwest Ohio’s 2010 flying season.

Seating is limited. To reserve tickets, visit www.honorflightnwo.org. Honor Flight NOW merchandise will be available for purchase throughout the evening.

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