From 1:00PM to 4:00PM

Is Anyone Home? Come out and join Program Assistant, Chris Allen, to find out who makes their home at Oakwood’s Discovery Center. Open House will be Sunday, May 18, from 1pm - 4pm. Program includes a story, craft and a short hike. Visit the Discovery center and find out who is at home there. Where does the painted turtle make its home? Where is the Box turtle hiding at? Has the Eastern Fox Snake shed her skin? Come out and fill your Sunday with an exploration of all that nature has to offer inside and outside. The Oakwoods Nature Preserve, “Doc” Phillips Discovery Center is located at 1400 Oakwoods Lane, off West Sandusky Street, off CR 144 west of Findlay. For more information about other upcoming programs, view the HPD Seasonal Program Guide at www.HancockParks.com under the “What’s New” section or call the HPD office at 419-425-PARK/7275 and “Discover Your Hancock Parks”.

From 2:00PM to 4:00PM

On the Eve of her twenty-fifth birthday, Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brillient but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emotions; the arrival of the estranged sister, Claire; and the attentions of Hal, a former student of her father's who hopes to find valuable work in the 103 notebooks that her father left behind. Over the long weekend that follows, a burgeoning romance and the discovery of a mysterious notebook draw Catherine into the most difficult problem of all: How much of her father's madness -- or genius--will she inherit? (tentative audition dates: March 23 & 24, 2014) An event in the National Theatre at the Ritz, Tiffin www.ritztheatre.org

From 4:00PM to 5:00PM

Enjoy 19th Century parlor music inside a presidential home FREMONT – Rutherford and Lucy Hayes maintained a very musical household, whether they were living in the White House or their Fremont residence. The Hayes Presidential Center celebrates the presidential couple’s love of performance with a NEW event taking place inside the newly restored Hayes Home. Music in the Parlor takes place 4-5 p.m. Sunday, May 18 in the elegant Library Parlor of the Hayes mansion. Seating is limited; advance reservation required. Cost is $8/adults, $4/children age 12 and younger. For reservations please call 419-332-2081, ext. 238. Music in the Parlor features the talents of the Dodworth Duo, a sub-group of the Dodworth Saxhorn Band that performs regularly at Greenfield Village in Michigan. Artists Julie Craigo (soprano) and Ted Badgerow (tenor) will bring to life songs of the 19th century – principally those of the Dodworth era (1835-1895) in a concert titled “America’s Past in History & Song.” Their presentation is historically informative and invites audience participation. Among the instruments that may accompany the vocalists are guitar, banjo, fife, harmonica, and penny whistle. For more information about Music in the Parlor or to receive a 2014 calendar of special events at the Hayes Presidential Center, call 419-332-2081 (in Fremont), 900-998-PRES, or visit www.rbhayes.org. The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center is located at the corner of Hayes and Buckland avenues. The facility is affiliated with the Ohio Historical Society www.ohiohistory.org.

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Hancock County Fairgrounds, Findlay will host the 27th Annual Armed Forces Day Celebration this year featuring American Huey 369. The volunteers of the American Huey 369 will be joining the staff of the Findlay Military Association this year to help us honor the brave men and women who served and are serving our great nation. COME HELP US HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED AND ARE CURRENTLY SERVING OUR COUNTRY!

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The Lost Arts Festival is Saturday and Sunday (May 17-18) at Seven Eagles Historical Education Center, 16486 Wapakoneta Road, Grand Rapids, Ohio. The historical site is a mile south of Grand Rapids and a mile north of US 6. Admission and parking are free, but donations are encouraged. Longer version: GRAND RAPIDS, Ohio - Try primitive archery, see pioneer-era reenactors and craftsmen and enjoy nature at Cricket Fro Pond with your own picnic lunch during the Lost Arts Festival May 17-18 at Seven Eagles Historical Education Center. The historical area is open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday (May 17) and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday (May 18) at 16486 Wapakoneta Road, Grand Rapids, Ohio, a mile south of Grand Rapids and a mile north of US 6. Admission and parking are free, but donations are encouraged. "Bring your kids and grandkids, and a picnic lunch," said event coordinator Stewart Orr of Bowling Green. "It's a perfect place to enjoy a family day. We'll have activities for the kids, and the adults will have a good time too." Among the craftsmen and women demonstrating their skills will be Stanley Zelasko of Sylvania and his apprentice, grandson Grant Zelasko, who plan to demonstrate leather skills as well as scrimshaw work on horns and fire starting with flint and steel. Zelasko's work currently is featured in a display at the Holland branch of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library. Brian Jensen of Perrysburg will be demonstrating his skills creating Native American-style beadwork, and Sarah Badenhop of Napoleon plans to demonstrate candle dipping the pioneer way. Among the other skills visitors can see are a wheelwright making a wooden wheel, a soap maker, flint knappers and a blacksmith forging iron in the historic blacksmith shop. More displays may include campfire cooking, hand sewing and other glimpses into the lives of pioneers. Along with a visit to an authentic 1800 log cabin, the homestead will feature animals to see and pet, and then visitors can tour the rest of the grounds which includes a Native American longhouse, trapper's cabin and Scottish tavern. Visitors can join Mike Rupert to try their hand at primitive archery, borrow a cane pole and drop a line or paddle canoes around the island in Cricket Frog Pond. And then they can choose a scenic spot, spread out a blanket and enjoy they lunch they bought along while listening to the cricket frogs and wildlife.

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The only disease eliminated by vaccines was smallpox. ALL other vaccine-preventable diseases still cause suffering and death. Vaccines are necessary! Call the Seneca County General Health District for more information or to make an appointment at 419-447-3691 or 419-435-6673