The Toledo Museum of Art (TMA) will explore the life’s work of an artist who helped define the 1960s with “Marisol: A Retrospective,” on view March 2-June 2, 2024. The exhibition, organized by Buffalo AKG Art Museum, will chronicle the full arc of the artist’s practice with 244 works that address several themes, including politics, gender norms and ecological and societal concerns. Her recognizable sculptures and self-portraits will appear alongside lesser-known works, source materials, sketches, studies and personal photographs to offer visitors an insightful look into the artist’s life and working methods and the social climate that influenced her work. (10.3 miles away from inn)
Be in the Warbler Capital of the World, for "The Biggest Week" to celebrate peak of spring bird migration on the Lake Erie Marsh Region of northwest Ohio. Stops for bird watching include several natural areas around the region. Hosted by Black Swamp Bird Observatory. Black Swamp Bird Observatory is thrilled to offer a series of accessible field trips during the Biggest Week In American Birding. These field trips will move at the speed of the slowest birder to ensure no one is left behind. Accessible bathrooms will be available at each site. Twenty binoculars will be available for use.
The annual Maumee Summer Fair is held in the historic uptown district of Maumee, Ohio. The streets are filled with arts, crafts, kid fun area, car shows, and the air is filled with music during the day and into the night with live performances. August 9th 5 pm - 12am & August 10th 9 am - 12 am (2 blocks from inn)
After breakfast on Saturday mornings, hit downtown Toledo for their weekly farmers market. Enjoy in food trucks, fresh produce, artisans, and more on Saturday morning from 8 - 2 pm (8.4 miles from the inn)
On Friday nights, enjoy a live guided tour of the Toledo night sky and a full dome presentation of a variety of topics on the cosmos from 8:30 - 9:30pm at The University of Toledo (9.6 miles from the inn)
Settle in for some jazz and enjoy the best pizza in town with a cold one at the Village Idiot every Sunday from 5 - 8pm (2 blocks from the inn)