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Sunday, June 21, 2009

Weekend: Get Out! Your guide to fun in our area
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BLUES AND JAZZ FESTIVAL

June 20-21

The Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival will be held June 20-21 at Creekside Park, Gahanna. Event features music, regional artisans and crafters, amusement rides, family-oriented games and activities. Hours: Saturday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission: free. Location: Olde Gahanna and Creekside Park, Gahanna. Information: 614-478-0878 or www.discoverohio.com.



DUCT TAPE FESTIVAL

June 20-21

The Duct Tape Festival will be held June 20-21 in Avon. This year's festival has a Mardi Gras theme. Admission: free. Location: Veteran's Memorial Park. Hours: Saturday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Information: 440-933-6195 or www.avonducttapefestival.com.



LITTLE PEOPLE LIVE TOUR

June 20-21

To celebrate their 50th birthday, Fisher-Price is having the first-ever nationwide Little People Live Tour and is stopping at Toledo Zoo. Performances will be held in the Amphitheatre and are free with zoo admission. Show times: 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. each day. Location: 2700 Broadway St. Information: 419-385-5721 ext. 2098 or www.toledozoo.org.



PICKNICKING AT

THE MCKINNIS HOUSE

June 21

Bring your father to Litzenberg for an afternoon of picnicking and children's games with the McKinnis family. Children are invited to play yard games like sack races and egg on a spoon to win a prize. Music will be provided by the Heritage Minstrels. Hours: 1:30-4:30 p.m. Location: Litzenburg Memorial Woods. Information: 419-425-PARK or www.hancockparks.com.



Theater

'MAMMA MIA!'

June 20-21

"Mammia Mia" will be performed June 20-21 at the Stranahan Theater in Toledo. Tickets: $22-$58. Hours: 2 and 8 p.m. Location: 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd. Information: 419-381-8851 or www.ticketmaster.com.



'PINOCCHIO'

June 26 and 27

Missoula Children's Theater and Ritz Summer Theatre Campers will present "Pinocchio" at the Ritz Theater in Tiffin. Performances: June 20, 2 p.m.; June 26, 7 p.m.; June 27, 2 p.m. Location: 30 S. Washington St. Tickets: adults ,$7; students, $4. Information: 419-448-8544 or www.ritztheatre.org.



'GREASE'

June 23

"Grease" will be performed at 8 p.m. June 23 at Fisher Theater in Detroit. Tickets: $25.50-$71.50. Location: 3011 W. Grand Blvd. Information: 313-872-1000 or www.ticketmaster.com



Music

O PIONEERS

June 21

O Pioneers will perform with Bridge The Tunnel at 8 p.m. June 21 at Frankie's Inner City. Tickets: $8. Location: 308 Main St., Toledo. Information: 419-693-5300 or www.frankiesinnercity.com.



ENON

June 21

Enon will perform with AM Error at 9 p.m. June 21 at Frankie's Inner City. Tickets: $8. Location: 308 Main St., Toledo. Information: 419-693-5300 or www.frankiesinnercity.com.



EDDIE MOLINA

June 21

Guitarist Eddie Molina will perform from 5-8 p.m. on June 21 at Fins Seafood & Grille. Location: 1801 Broad Ave., Findlay. Information: 419-429-1900.



EARTH, WIND AND FIRE

June 21

Earth, Wind and Fire will perform with Chicago at 7:30 p.m. June 21 at the Schottenstein Center. Tickets: $26.50-$92. Location: 555 Borror Drive, Columbus. Information: 800-273-6201 or www.ticketmaster.com.



THE OFFSPRING

June 21

The Offspring will perform at 7 p.m. June 21 at Time Warner Cable Amphitheater. Tickets: $37.50. Location: 351 Canal Road, Cleveland. Information: 877-598-8703 or www.livenation.com.



TAYLOR HICKS

June 22

Taylor Hicks will perform at 8 p.m. June 22 at Magic Bag in Ferndale, Mich. Tickets: $35. Location: 22920 Woodward Ave. Information: 248-544-3030 or www.ticketmaster.com.



SILVERSTEIN

June 23

Silverstein will perform at 7 p.m. June 23 at Headliners. Tickets: $12. Location: 4500 N. Detroit Ave., Toledo. Information: 419-693-5300 or www.headlinerstoledo.com.



NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK

June 23

New Kids On The Block will perform at 7:30 p.m. June 23 at Blossom Music Center. Tickets: $39-$79. Location: 1145 W. Steels Comers Road, Cuyahoga Falls. Information: 800-745-3000 or www.livenation.com.



SETTLE THE SKY

June 26

Settle The Sky will perform at 4 p.m. June 26 at Frankie's Inner City. Tickets: $8. Location: 308 Main St., Toledo. Information: 419-693-5300 or www.frankiesinnercity.com.



HEY MONDAY

June 26

Hey Monday will perform at 6 p.m. June 26 at Eagle Theater in Pontiac, Mich. Tickets: $12. Location: 15 S. Saginaw. Information: www.ticketmaster.com.



Exhibits

ATHANAS, FEARNSIDE, MACKLIN, WHALEY

Through July 3

Athanas, Fearnside, Macklin, Whaley Exhibition will be on display through July 3 at the Parkwood Gallery in Toledo. On exhibit are the psychologically charged works of Steven Athanas, Lee Fearnside, Courtney Macklin and Christopher Whaley. Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Location: 1838 Parkwood Ave., Suite 120. Information: 419-254-2787 ext. 15 or www.acgt.org



TERRIFIC TEENS

Through July 18

Visitors can be immersed in the lives of Northwest Ohio's teenagers from the 1930s through the 1960s as Owens Community College, the Wood County Historical Center and Museum and Bowling Green Area School District present a collection of teenage personal accounts and historical artifacts as part of the Terrific Teens Historical Exhibit. Admission: free. Hours: Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Location: Walter E. Terhune Art Gallery, Perrysburg Township. Information: 1-800-GO-OWENS, ext. 2721 or www.owens.edu.



FIRST LADY STYLE

Through Aug. 2

The White House Gowns Exhibit brings together 29 original and reproduction gowns worn by American First Ladies at the Hayes Presidential Center, Fremont. Location: Corner Hayes and Buckland. Admission: $6 for adults, $5 for seniors and children. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 12-5 p.m. Sunday. Information: 419-332-2081 or www.rbhayes.org.



'WOMEN ARE BEAUTIFUL'

Through Aug. 23

"Women Are Beautiful," an exhibition of images by mid-century American street photographer Garry Winogrand, will be on view through Aug. 23 at Cincinnati Art Museum. Admission: free. Location: 953 Eden Park Drive. Information: 513-639-2995 or cincinnatiartmuseum.org.



ART WALK

Through September

The Arts Zone and Warehouse District in downtown Toledo will come alive as its galleries and artist studios open to the public every third Thursday through September. Hours: 6-9 p.m. Information: 419-254-2787 or www.acgt.org.



WARRIOR AIRMEN

Through Dec. 31

The Warrior Airmen Exhibit presents the role of Air Force Airmen on the ground and in the air in Afghanistan and Iraq, at the National Museum of the United States Air Force through Dec. 31. Cost: free. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Location: 1100 Spaatz St., Wright-Patterson AFB, near Dayton. Information: www.nationalmuseum.af.mil.



100 MISSIONS UP NORTH

Through Dec. 31

A large exhibit showcases the history and traditions of Air Force Airmen flying hazardous missions over North Vietnam during the Southeast Asia War. Cost: free. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Location: 1100 Spaatz St., Wright-Patterson AFB, near Dayton. Information: www.nationalmuseum.af.mil.



Ticket Watch

Tickets are now on sale for the following events:

• The Fray -- July 1, 7 p.m.; Time Warner Cable Amphitheater, Cleveland; $36; 216-522-4822 or www.livenation.com.

• No Doubt with Paramore -- July 3, 7:30 p.m.; Palace of Auburn Hills, Michigan; $20-$80; 248-377-0100 or www.ticketmaster.com.

• Kid Rock with Lynyrd Skynyrd -- July 10, 6:30 p.m.; Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls; $26-$236; 330-920-8040 or www.livenation.com.

• Collective Soul and Gavin DeGraw -- July 11, 6:30 p.m.; Lifestyle Communities Pavilion, Columbus; $25; 614-461-LIVE, ext. 101 or www.ticketmaster.com.

• Aretha Franklin -- July 11, 7:30 p.m.; Fox Theater, Detroit; $45-$50; 313-471-6611 or www.ticketmaster.com.

• LFO -- July 11, 9 p.m.; Musica, Akron; $25; www.akronmusica.com or www.ticketmaster.com.

• Family Force 5 -- July 12, 7 p.m.; Musica, Akron; $13; www.akronmusica.com or www.ticketmaster.com.

• Green Day -- July 14, 7:30 p.m.; Palace of Auburn Hills, Michigan; $25-$49.50; 248-377-0100 or www.ticketmaster.com.

• Taylor Swift -- July 17, 7:30 p.m.; Schottenstein Center, Columbus; $20-$49.50; 800-273-6201 or www.ticketmaster.com.

• Beyoncι -- July 18, 7:30 p.m.; Palace of Auburn Hills, Michigan; $20.75-$110.75; 248-377-0100 or www.ticketmaster.com.

• Live -- July 18, 8 p.m.; House of Blues, Cleveland; $35; 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.

• John Legend with India.Arie -- July 20, 7 p.m.; Toledo Zoo; $40.50-$70.50; 800-745-3000 or www.livenation.com.

• The Jonas Brothers -- July 26, 7 p.m.; Palace of Auburn Hills, Michigan; $29.50-$89.50; 248-377-0100 or www.ticketmaster.com.

• Demi Lovato -- July 29, 7 p.m.; Wolstein Center, Cleveland; $37.50-$47.50; 216-687-9292 or www.ticketmaster.com.

• Incubus -- July 29, 8 p.m.; Time Warner Cable Amphitheater, Cleveland; $42.50; 877-598-8703 or www.livenation.com.

• Dave Matthews Band -- July 29, 7 p.m.; Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls; $40 and $70; 330-920-8040 or www.livenation.com.

• Sugar Ray -- July 29, 8 p.m.; House of Blues, Cleveland; $24.50; 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.

• Rascal Flatts with Darius Rucker -- Aug. 7, 8 p.m.; Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls; $31 and $71; 330-920-8040 or www.livenation.com.

• The Moody Blues -- Aug. 11, 8 p.m.; Nautica Pavilion, Cleveland; $29.50-$79.50; 877-598-8703 or www.livenation.com.

• Edwin McCain -- Aug. 12, 7:30 p.m.; House of Blues, Cleveland; $19; 216-523-2583 or www.ticketmaster.com.

• Blue Oyster Cult -- Aug. 14, 8:30 p.m. House of Blues, Cleveland; $25; 216-523-2583 or www.ticketmaster.com.

• Nickelback -- Aug. 14, 6 p.m.; Time Warner Cable Amphitheater, Cleveland; $83; 216-522-4822 or www.livenation.com.

• AC/DC -- Aug. 16, 7:30 p.m.; Palace of Auburn Hills, Michigan; $92.50; 248-377-0100 or www.ticketmaster.com.

• Jason Mraz -- Aug. 17, 7 p.m.; Time Warner Cable Amphitheater, Cleveland; $35; 800-745-3000 or www.livenation.com.

• American Idols Live -- Aug. 25, 7 p.m.; Schottenstein Center, Columbus; $37.50-$66.50; 800-GO-BUCKS or www.ticketmaster.com.

• Creed -- Aug. 26, 7:30 p.m.; Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls; $65; 800-745-3000 or www.livenation.com.

These items are listed weekly from information provided to The Courier and the Review Times. To be considered for submission, information must be received by noon the Monday before intended publication. For additional events, visit www.thecourier.com or www.reviewtimes.com. To include an event in this calendar, send an e-mail to or write to P.O. Box 609, Findlay, Ohio 45839-06309.
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Police seized all 20 plants, and Hendren said charges are pending.

High-powered growing lights, fans, and a box filled with dried marijuana were also found in the house, according to a police report.

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Fletcher began his patrol career in 2002 after graduating from the 139th Academy class and has been assigned to the Findlay post since.

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