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Plants galore: Opportunities abound to purchase native flora
If you’re looking to refresh your landscaping or garden, this is the weekend to stock up. From native plants at the Toledo Zoo to houseplants, flowers, and vegetable plants at the Toledo Farmers’ Market — the city will be in full bloom and ready to serve thousands of customers. Wild Toledo, a native plant nursery at the Toledo Zoo, will host the Native Plant Sale event. The nursery offers more than 500 species of native plants, all of which are grown on site either from seeds or cuttings, said Ryan Walsh, director of plant conservation for the zoo. It’s open to stop in and browse or to pick up pre-orders from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, as well as every Saturday in June. Customers should follow signage from the zoo’s parking lot, 2 Hippo Way, Toledo. Online orders can be made at wildtoledo.org, where plants for sale are running between $7 for a 3 1/4-inch pot of dense blazing star to $20 for a 4-inch pot of wild lupine.
Special Events: Thrift and sip at Maumee Bay Brewing Co.
Come peruse second hand clothing, jewelry, home decor, and more while sipping on a cold local brew at Maumee Bay Brewing Co.’s Thrift & Sip event on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. You never know what treasures you’ll find at Thrift & Sip, which takes place at the Maumee Bay Brewing Co. at 27 Broadway St. Admission is free. For more information, visit mbaybrew.com. ■ Local watering hole Papa’s Tavern has earned a reputation as a great place to see live music in Toledo. On Saturday, the venue is holding its 18th annual Papapalooza, a day-long celebration featuring...
Musicians to perform May 26 concert at Blissfield Emmanuel Church
Krause was raised in Riga and now lives in Caro in Michigan's Thumb. Dee Dee Tibbits also lives in Caro. Between the two of them, an announcement said, they have performed at such venues as Fischer Hall in Frankenmuth, the Interlochen Immersive Dulcimer Gathering, Gateway Music Festival in St. Louis and the Port Austin Farmers Market.
Here Come the Mummies round out Promenade Park summer concert lineup
Bizarre and bandaged funk-rock band Here Come the Mummies has been announced as the final summer concert at Promenade Park presented by HB Concerts, Inc. Here’s what is known about Here Come the Mummies: It’s a eight piece funk-rock band whose anonymous members dress in mummy bandages and sing often humorous songs. Beyond that, not much is known about the members of the band, which was formed in 2000 in Nashville. The band members go by such monikers as Mummy Cass, Eddie Mummy, Spaz, and K.W. Tut. The group, which is rumored to contain several Grammy winning musicians, has played in support of P-Funk, Al Green, Mavis Staples, KC and the Sunshine Band, and Cheap Trick and has appeared on The Bob and Tom Show and That’s My Jam with Jimmy Fallon. Here Come the Mummies will perform at Promenade Park on Aug. 31.
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