Week of Events
Cursed! The Power of Magic in the Ancient World
From love charms to curse tablets, uncover the spellbinding ways ancient cultures tried to bend the world to their will. For millennia, people across Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome turned to magic for protection, for healing, to curse their enemies, and to seek favor from powers beyond the human realm. Ancient magic was woven into […]
Did an Asteroid Really Kill the Dinosaurs? | Ritter Planetarium and Brooks Observatory
Astronomy and Dinosaurs, what else could anyone want? On Saturday afternoons at 1:00 PM from May 2 to May 30, this program at Ritter Planetarium on The University of Toledo Main Campus examines the mystery of the great extinction some 65 million years ago. Travel with us as geologists roam the earth in search of […]
Monday, April 27, 2026
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April 27, 2026 –Currents of Change: The Living History of the Great Lakes
Currents of Change: The Living History of the Great Lakes
Currents of Change: The Living History of the Great Lakes, presented by the John and Virginia Hankison Foundation, invites visitors to explore the ever-evolving relationship between people and our freshwaters. […]
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026
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April 29, 2026 –Currents of Change: The Living History of the Great Lakes
Currents of Change: The Living History of the Great Lakes
Currents of Change: The Living History of the Great Lakes, presented by the John and Virginia Hankison Foundation, invites visitors to explore the ever-evolving relationship between people and our freshwaters. From beavers that shaped early Great Lakes economies to invasive species and harmful algae blooms that challenge us today, this immersive exhibit traces the powerful […]
Thursday, April 30, 2026
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April 30, 2026 –Currents of Change: The Living History of the Great Lakes
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April 30, 2026 –Authors! with Alka Joshi
Currents of Change: The Living History of the Great Lakes
Currents of Change: The Living History of the Great Lakes, presented by the John and Virginia Hankison Foundation, invites visitors to explore the ever-evolving relationship between people and our freshwaters. From beavers that shaped early Great Lakes economies to invasive species and harmful algae blooms that challenge us today, this immersive exhibit traces the powerful […]
Authors! with Alka Joshi
About the Event International bestseller Alka Joshi joins Authors! to discuss her new release, Six Days in Bombay. Acclaimed for her lush prose and her ability to weave intricate tales […]
Friday, May 1, 2026
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May 1, 2026 –Currents of Change: The Living History of the Great Lakes
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May 1, 2026 –National Museum of the Great Lakes: Museum Ship & Tug Opening
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May 1, 2026 –Messengers of Time and Space | Ritter Planetarium and Brooks Observatory
Currents of Change: The Living History of the Great Lakes
Currents of Change: The Living History of the Great Lakes, presented by the John and Virginia Hankison Foundation, invites visitors to explore the ever-evolving relationship between people and our freshwaters. From beavers that shaped early Great Lakes economies to invasive species and harmful algae blooms that challenge us today, this immersive exhibit traces the powerful […]
National Museum of the Great Lakes: Museum Ship & Tug Opening
The National Museum of the Great Lakes will be reopening the Col. James M. Schoonmaker Museum Ship and Museum Tug Ohio to the public beginning Friday, May 1! The museum ships close annually over the winter months and re-open for public tours between May 1 and October 31. Visitors may come onboard the 617-foot cargo […]
Messengers of Time and Space | Ritter Planetarium and Brooks Observatory
On Friday evenings at 8:30 PM from May 1 to May 29, 2026, at the Ritter Planetarium and Brooks Observatory, a new age of astronomy is just about to start that will allow researchers to capture exploding stars, colliding black holes and other cosmic cataclysms in real time. “Messengers of Time and Space” is designed […]
Saturday, May 2, 2026
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May 2, 2026 –Currents of Change: The Living History of the Great Lakes
Currents of Change: The Living History of the Great Lakes
Currents of Change: The Living History of the Great Lakes, presented by the John and Virginia Hankison Foundation, invites visitors to explore the ever-evolving relationship between people and our freshwaters. From beavers that shaped early Great Lakes economies to invasive species and harmful algae blooms that challenge us today, this immersive exhibit traces the powerful […]
Sunday, May 3, 2026
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May 3, 2026 –Currents of Change: The Living History of the Great Lakes
Currents of Change: The Living History of the Great Lakes
Currents of Change: The Living History of the Great Lakes, presented by the John and Virginia Hankison Foundation, invites visitors to explore the ever-evolving relationship between people and our freshwaters. From beavers that shaped early Great Lakes economies to invasive species and harmful algae blooms that challenge us today, this immersive exhibit traces the powerful […]





