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Kids can make suncatcher at free program
FREMONT - Kids can make a suncatcher and enjoy prepackaged pancakes during Second Saturdays R 4 Kids on March 13 at the Hayes Presidential Library and Museums.
Kids will learn about Maslenitsa, a weeklong Russian festival celebrating the end of winter and welcoming the sun for spring.
Participants can stop by between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. The program is open-house style, and admission is free.
Second Saturdays R 4 Kids activities focus on Col. Webb Hayes’ travels around the world. Webb Hayes was the son of President Rutherford and First Lady Lucy Hayes, and he founded Hayes Presidential, which is America’s first presidential library.
First Ladies As curator of an exhibition at the Smithsonian s National Portrait Gallery, Penn s Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw tells the stories of the women who supported U.S. presidents while in the White House. Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, associate professor of history of art, was the curator of the exhibition “Every Eye Is Upon Me: First Ladies of the United States” at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery. Shaw returned to Penn this semester after taking an 18-month leave to serve as the Gallery’s senior historian and director of history, research, and scholarly programs.
In a glass case in a Smithsonian Institution exhibition is a small cape, the ikat-dyed pink silk and fine black lace fanned out around a high collar in the center. The pleated taffeta fabric makes an almost perfect circle, except for an edge flipped over to reveal an interior inscription by the maker to the wearer.
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.
Turkey dinner canceled
Because of the winter weather and COVID-19 restrictions, Ida United Methodist Church has canceled the turkey dinner that was previously scheduled for Feb. 13.
The church committee plans to restart the monthly dinner series in March.
Mobile Food Pantry schedule announced
The Monroe County Opportunity Program has announced the next Monroe County Mobile Food Pantry stops. These are pop-up food pantry services scheduled across the area; one food package will be available to each household while supplies last.
Advance registration is not required; however, those picking up food must show an ID that proves Monroe County residency. The upcoming dates are as scheduled:
The Beacon
Kids can create a craft or participate in activity relating to countries around the globe during a free, monthly program at the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums. Second Saturdays R 4 Kids will take place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on the second Saturday of each month in the museum.
Activities will focus on Col. Webb Hayes’ travels around the world. Webb Hayes was the son of President Rutherford and First Lady Lucy Hayes, and he founded Hayes Presidential, which is America’s first presidential library. Activities and crafts will be inspired by Webb Hayes’ adventures and locations he visited.
This event is open-house style, so participants can stop by any time between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. to complete the activities. This program is focused for kids in kindergarten through third grade, but kids of any age are welcome to participate.