MUSEUMS Area attractions

Arms Family Museum of Local History -- 648 Wick Ave., Youngstown, (330) 743-2589: "Heart & amp; Heat: A History of Fighting Fire in the Mahoning Valley," through July. Hours are 1-4 Tuesdays-Fridays and 1:30-5 Saturdays and Sundays. Guided tours available by appointment. Archival library open 9-4 Tuesdays-Fridays and 1:30-5 Saturdays.Austin Log Cabin -- 3797 S. Raccoon Road, Austintown: Open house, 1-4 p.m. first Sunday of each month. (330) 792-1129.Burchfield Museum -- 867 E. Fourth St., Salem, (330) 332-8601: Open 1-6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Canfield Historical Society Bond House -- 44 W. Main St., Canfield, (330) 533-3458: Tours by appointment.Canfield Historical Society Mahoning Dispatch Museum -- 19 S. Broad St., Canfield, (330) 533-3458: Tours by appointment.Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts -- 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa., (412) 652-2882: Hours are 9-4 Tuesdays-Saturdays.Jefferson Depot -- 147 E. Jefferson St., Jefferson: Group tours by appointment. (216) 293-5532 or (216) 576-1282.John Stark Edwards House -- 303 Monroe St., Warren: Open 1-4 p.m. third Saturday and Sunday of each month. Group tours by appointment. (330) 394-4653.Log House Museum -- On the Square, Columbiana: Tours by appointment. (330) 482-2983.Loghurst Farm Museum -- 3967 Boardman-Canfield Road, Canfield, (330) 533-4330: "Learn About Quilts" with Virginia Draa, 7-9 p.m. Thursday. Group tours by appointment.McKinley Memorial -- 40 N. Main St., Niles, (330) 652-1704: Hours are 9-8 Mondays through Thursdays, 9-5:30 Fridays and Saturdays and 1-5 Sundays. Group tours by appointment.Museum of Ceramics -- 400 E. Fifth St., East Liverpool, (330) 386-6001 or (800) 600-7180: Hours are 9:30-5 Wednesdays through Saturdays and noon-5 Sundays and holidays.National Packard Museum -- 1899 Mahoning Ave., Warren, (330) 394-1899: Open noon-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays.Pennsylvania Hall of Fame Motorsports Museum -- Route 18, West Middlesex, Pa., (724) 528-2277: Open noon-7 Sundays, 10-9 other days.Old Stone Tavern/Erie Station Museum -- 119 E. Washington St., Lisbon: Tours by appointment. (330) 424-9000.Salem Historical Society Museum -- 208 S. Broadway, Salem, (330) 337-8514: Open 1-4 p.m. Sundays.Strock Stone House -- 7171 Mahoning Ave., Austintown: Open house, 1-4 p.m. first Sunday of each month. (330) 792-1129.Struthers Historical Society Museum -- 50 Terrace St., Struthers: Tours by appointment. (330) 750-1766.Sutliff Museum -- Warren Public Library, 444 Mahoning Ave. N.W., second floor, Warren, (330) 399-8807: Hours are 2-4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays.Viets Museum -- 224 N. High St., Cortland, (330) 638-8606: "Morning at the Museum" series discussion of antique and collectible dolls and teddy bears by Lois Barrett, 10 a.m. Tuesday. Museum hours are 1-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays or by appointment.Vocal Group Hall of Fame & amp; Museum -- 98 E. State St., Sharon, Pa., (412) 983-2025: Hours are 10-6 Mondays-Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays.War Vet Museum -- 23 E. Main St., Canfield, (330) 533-6311: Open 9-4 every day. Group tours and alternative times available by appointment.Ward-Thomas Museum -- 503 Brown St., Niles, (330) 544-2143: Group tours by appointment.World War II Vehicle Museum -- 5959 W. Liberty St., Hubbard, (330) 534-8125: Open 9-noon and 1-5 p.m. weekdays, weekends by appointment.Youngstown Historical Center of Industry & amp; Labor -- 151 W. Wood St., (330) 743-5934: Hours: 9-5 Wednesdays-Saturdays; noon-5 Sundays and holidays.Cleveland Museum of Natural History -- University Circle, Cleveland, (216) 231-4600: "Elephants!" through June 3; "Birds in Flight: Stop-Action Photos of Russell Hansen," through June 16; "Cast of Thousands: Molding and Casting at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History," through Aug. 5; Banff Festival of Mountain Films, 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Hours are noon-5 Sundays, 10-10 Wednesdays and 10-5 other days.Great Lakes Science Center -- 601 Erieside Ave. (North Coast Harbor), Cleveland, (216) 694-2000: "Robotics," through May 6; Riverside Academy of Music, 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. Saturday; Band of the Air Force Reserve Woodwind Quintet of Youngstown, 1:30-2:30 p.m. next Sunday. Hours are 9:30-5:30 daily. In Cleveland Clinic OMNIMAX Theater: "Journey Into Amazing Caves." Call for OMNIMAX times.Health Museum of Cleveland -- 8911 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, (216) 231-5010: "Come to Your Senses" and "It's A-MAZE-ing," through fall. Hours: 9-5 weekdays, 10-5 Saturdays and noon-5 Sundays. Closed major holidays.Hower House -- University of Akron, 60 Fir Hill, (330) 972-6909: Victorian Fair, noon-4 today; concert and tea with flutist Jane Berkner and harpist Tom Bell, 5 p.m. next Sunday (reservations required).Kent State University Museum -- Rockwell Hall, South Lincoln and East Main streets, Kent, (330) 672-3450: "Air of the East: Fashion Art from Korea," through Sept. 2; "Centuries of Childhood" clothing display, through Sept. 30; "Charles Kleibacker: Master of the Bias," through April 28, 2002. Hours are 10-4:45 Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 10-8:45 Thursdays and noon-4:45 Sundays.Military Aviation Preservation Society Air Museum -- 5359 Massillon Road, North Canton, (440) 896-6332: Hours are 6-9 p.m. Wednesdays and 8-4 Saturdays.Massillon Museum & amp; National Memorial -- 121 Lincoln Way East, Massillon, (330) 833-4061: Hours are 9:30-5 Tuesdays through Saturdays and 2-5 p.m. Sundays.McKinley Museum -- 800 McKinley Monument Drive N.W., Canton, (330) 455-7043: "The Inventions of Leonardo da Vinci" on display. Hours: 9-5 Mondays-Saturdays, noon-5 p.m. Sundays.Museum of Transportation -- Routes 19 and 108, Harlansburg, Pa., (724) 652-9002: Hours are 10-5 Saturdays and noon-5 Sundays.NASA Glenn Research Center -- 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, (216) 433-2901: Hours: 9-4 weekdays, 10-3 Saturdays and 1-5 Sundays.Pro Football Hall of Fame -- 2121 George Halas Drive N.W. (off Interstate 77), Canton, (330) 456-8207: Hours are 9-8 daily.Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum -- 1 Key Plaza, Cleveland, (216) 515-1228 or (800) BUCKEYE: Jimi Hendrix exhibit on display through Dec. 31; "Lennon: His Life and Work," through Sept. 30. Hours are 10-9 Wednesdays, 10-5:30 other days. Advance tickets are available by calling (800) 493-ROLL.Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens -- 714 N. Portage Path, Akron, (330) 836-5533: "At Your Service: Work and Leisure at Stan Hywet Hall" on display; "Exploring Garden Transformations, 1900-2000," through May 27; 2001 Stitchery Showcase, 10-5 Thursday through next Sunday; "Walk and Talk Gardening Lectures," 1 p.m. Saturday. Open 10-4:30 daily.Western Reserve Historical Society -- 10825 East Blvd., Cleveland, (216) 721-5722: "Marrow of Tradition: African American Clevelanders from 1890-1950," through May 31. Hours: noon-5 Sundays, 10-5 other days.Carnegie Science Center -- 1 Allegheny Ave., Pittsburgh: Showing in OMNIMAX theater: "Amazing Journeys: Great Migrations," through July 13. Museum hours: 10-9 Saturdays, 10-5 other days. Call (412) 237-3400 for OMNIMAX times, TicketMaster for tickets.Carnegie Museum of Natural History -- 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, (412) 622-3131: "Africa: One Continent, Many Worlds," through May 13. Hours: 10-5 Tuesdays-Saturdays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays.Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center Gallery -- 1212 Smallman St., Pittsburgh, (412) 454-6000: "What We Wore: Hard Hats to High Heels" and Heinz 57 exhibits, through Spring 2001; "Beatlemania," through June 17. Hours are 10-5 daily.