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History Roundtable with Mike Gilbert – Alexander Hamilton: The Downfall of a Founding Father
Mike Gilbert on the 1799 murder of Elma Sands and the 1800 trial Hamilton and Burr defended.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Oct 17, 2026 · 10–11:30 AM
WhereRutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums (Spiegel Grove), Spiegel Grove (Buckland Avenue), Fremont
Cost$5 per session ($25 for all six); pre-registration and pre-payment required
Ohio Poetry Day 2026 (90th Annual) at Main Library
Ohio Poet Laureate Edward A. Julian Sr. and Lucas County's Sandra Rivers-Gill read at the 90th Ohio Poetry Day.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Oct 17, 2026 · 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
WhereToledo Lucas County Public Library – Main Library, 325 Michigan Street, Toledo
CostFree
Talk & Tour: Red October! The Space Race
Space historian Greg Brown covers the Soviet side of the Space Race, then leads a museum tour.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Oct 17, 2026 · 1:00–3:00 PM
WhereArmstrong Air & Space Museum, 500 Apollo Dr., Wapakoneta
CostComplimentary with that day's museum admission
Great Depression Lecture Series: Food and Culinary Culture in the Great Depression
How 1930s cooking shaped American food, and where it still shows up in modern diets.
WHO Everyone
WhenTue Oct 20, 2026 · 6:00–7:00 PM
WhereWood County Museum, 13660 County Home Road, Bowling Green
CostFree
Public Lecture: A Room of Her Own — Art and Emotion in Bronzino's Chapel for Eleonora of Toledo
Dr. Heather Graham of Cal State Long Beach on art and emotion in Bronzino's chapel.
WHO Everyone
WhenTue Oct 20, 2026 · 5:00–6:15 PM
WhereWolfe Center for the Arts, Donnell Theater, 1300 Ridge Street, Bowling Green
CostSee organizer website for details
Old Stories for New Audiences: Rediscovering John Prat Hopley
Alison Kovac on Bucyrus journalist John Prat Hopley, sparked by a rediscovered portrait.
WHO Everyone
WhenWed Oct 21, 2026 · 3:00 PM
WhereJerome Library, Pallister Conference Room, 1001 East Wooster Street, Bowling Green
CostSee organizer website for details
Poetry Reading with Marcus Jackson
Toledo-born poet Marcus Jackson reads from Love's Austere and Lonely Offices.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Oct 22, 2026 · 4:00–5:30 PM
WhereCarlson Library (Room 1005), University of Toledo, 2975 W Centennial Dr., Toledo
CostFree
Does the First Amendment Actually Protect Free Speech? A Debate
Dr. Mary Ann Franks and Professor Nathan Getting debate whether the First Amendment really protects free speech.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Oct 23, 2026 · 12:00–1:00 PM
WhereLaw School McQuade Auditorium, University of Toledo, 1825 W Rocket Drive, Toledo
CostFree and open to the public
In the Round: Shane Hawk
Shane Hawk, co-editor of Never Whistle at Night and Back for Blood, talks horror at the Donnell.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Oct 23, 2026 · 5:30–7:00 PM
WhereWolfe Center for the Arts, Thomas B. and Kathleen M. Donnell Theatre, 1300 Ridge Street, Bowling Green
CostFree and open to the public
Sebok Lecture: Alan Morgan, National Rural Health Association
Alan Morgan, CEO of the National Rural Health Association, gives ONU's Sebok Lecture.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Oct 23, 2026 · 1:00–2:00 PM
WhereFreed Center for the Performing Arts, Ohio Northern University, 525 South Main Street, Ada
CostSee organizer website for details
History on Tap: The Oliver House
Dinner, a talk and a behind-the-scenes tour of Toledo's oldest commercial building with Ted Ligibel and Tedd Long.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Oct 24, 2026 · 5:30–9:00 PM
WhereMaumee Bay Brewing Co. / The Oliver House, 27 Broadway St, Toledo
CostSee organizer website for details
Ghost Talk with Toledo Ohio Ghost Hunters — Maumee Branch
Toledo Ohio Ghost Hunters take the room inside the area's most haunted locations.
WHO Everyone
WhenTue Oct 27, 2026 · 6:00–7:00 PM
WhereToledo Lucas County Public Library – Maumee Branch, 501 River Road, Maumee
CostFree (registration requested)
Time Traveler History Talks: Land of Milk & Honey
Cherry City Honey Farms tells the land-of-milk-and-honey story for America 250.
WHO Everyone
WhenTue Oct 27, 2026 · 5:30–6:30 PM
WhereShores & Islands Ohio Welcome Center – East, 125 E. Water St., Sandusky
CostFree
Ghost Talk with Toledo Ohio Ghost Hunters — Heatherdowns Branch
The Toledo Ohio Ghost Hunters bring their haunted-places talk to Heatherdowns.
WHO Everyone
WhenWed Oct 28, 2026 · 2:00–3:00 PM
WhereToledo Lucas County Public Library – Heatherdowns Branch, 3265 Glanzman Road, Toledo
CostFree (registration requested)
War of the Worlds: A Halloween Eve Celebration
A short lecture, then a listening party for the 1938 War of the Worlds broadcast; 1930s attire encouraged.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Oct 30, 2026 · 7:00–9:00 PM
WhereCarter Historic Farm – Loomis Community Room, 18331 Carter Road, Bowling Green
CostFree
Great Depression Lecture Series – Hit and Miss: The Successes and Failures of the New Deal
Where the New Deal worked, and where it didn't.
WHO Everyone
WhenWed Nov 4, 2026 · 6:00–7:00 PM
WhereWood County Museum, 13660 County Home Road, Bowling Green
CostFree
Gary R. Hess Lecture in Policy History with Dr. Alan Taylor
Historian Dr. Alan Taylor gives BGSU's Gary R. Hess Lecture in Policy History.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Nov 5, 2026 · 5:30–7:00 PM
WhereBowen-Thompson Student Union, Multi-purpose Room (228), 1001 East Wooster Street, Bowling Green
CostFree
Mikhail Lecture: "Power Without Order: Gaza, Iran, and the Remaking of the Middle East" with Asli Ü. Bâli
Yale law professor Asli U. Bali on Gaza, Iran and power without order.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Nov 6, 2026 · 5:00–7:00 PM
WhereLaw School McQuade Auditorium, University of Toledo, 1825 W Rocket Drive, Toledo
CostFree
Romance-Con 2026
Ali Hazelwood and Adriana Herrera headline the third Romance-Con, with an author fair and panels.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Nov 7, 2026 · 9:00 AM–4:30 PM
WhereMain Library (Toledo Lucas County Public Library), 325 N Michigan St, Toledo
CostFree (headlining author talks need free tickets)
Paulding Exempted Village Schools 2026 Veterans Day Program
Paulding schools honor veterans with a public program, refreshments after.
WHO Everyone
WhenWed Nov 11, 2026 · 1:00 PM (doors 12:20 PM)
WherePaulding High School (enter through Circle Drive doors), 405 N Water St, Paulding
CostSee organizer website for details
Creative Writing Reading Series: Poetry Slam with Gleason, Derek Welch and Caleb Rainey
Spoken-word poets Gleason, Derek Welch and Caleb Rainey perform, then host a student slam.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Nov 12, 2026 · 7:30–8:45 PM
WhereProut Chapel, 1001 East Wooster Street, Bowling Green
CostFree and open to the public
GAPP Artist Talk: Layo Bright
GAPP artist-in-residence Layo Bright talks about her residency in the Glassalon.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Nov 12, 2026 · 6:00–7:00 PM
WhereToledo Museum of Art, Glass Pavilion (Glassalon), 2445 Monroe St, Toledo
CostFree for all
This is Toledo: Celebrating the Cultures that Built Our City
A community conversation about the cultures that built Toledo.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Nov 12, 2026 · 7:00 PM
WhereImagination Station, 1 Discovery Way, Toledo
CostSee organizer website for details
Immigration in Film: What Can the US Learn from the German Experience?
Dr. Kristie Foell on how German cinema shows migration, belonging and cultural change.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Nov 12, 2026 · 6:30–8:00 PM
WhereWood County District Public Library (2nd Floor Programming Room), 251 North Main Street, Bowling Green
CostSee organizer website for details
Losing Ourselves Together: A Conversation on Art, Perception, & Consciousness
A conversation on art, perception and consciousness tied to the Bobby Anspach exhibition.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Nov 14, 2026 · 2:00–3:30 PM
WhereToledo Museum of Art, Glass Pavilion (Glassalon), 2445 Monroe St, Toledo
CostFree for all
Meet a Local Poet: Pella Felton
Poet Pella Felton reads from Fragile Nests.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Nov 14, 2026 · 2:00–3:00 PM
WhereWood County District Public Library (2nd Floor Programming Room), 251 North Main Street, Bowling Green
CostSee organizer website for details
The Chessie Circle Trail: Past, Present and Future
The Chessie Circle Trail's past as a rail line and its future connections, then a hike.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Nov 14, 2026 · 1:00–2:30 PM
WhereW.W. Knight Nature Preserve – Friends Green Room, 29530 White Road, Perrysburg
CostFree