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Monday, February 23, 2004


Austin Log Cabin -- 3797 S. Raccoon Road, Austintown: Open house, 1-4 p.m. first Sunday of each month. (330) 792-1129.
David and Melissa Butts Museum -- 4562 Wilson-Sharpsville Road, Fowler: Open by appointment only November through May. (330) 638-6646.
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: Open 2-4 p.m. first Sunday of each month. Tours by appointment.
Canfield Historical Society Mahoning Dispatch Museum -- 19 S. Broad St., Canfield, (330) 533-3458: Tours by appointment.
Girard Historical Society Barnhisel House Museum -- 1011 N. State St., Girard, (330) 545-4049. Special tours can be requested.
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.
Kent State University Museum -- Rockwell Hall, East Main and Lincoln streets, Kent: "A Legacy of Know-How: 20 Years of Fashion Education at Kent State" through May 2; "Made by Loving Hands: Amish Children's Clothing, Toys and Quilts," through June 19; "An Eye for Design: 18th- and 19th-Century Fashion and Decorative Arts," through Dec. 5. Hours are 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-8:45 p.m. Thursday, and noon-4:45 p.m. Sunday. Free on Sundays. (330) 672-3450.
Log House Museum -- On the Square, Columbiana: Tours by appointment. (330) 482-2983.
Loghurst Farm Museum -- 3967 Boardman-Canfield Road, Canfield, (330) 533-4330: Group tours available.
McKinley Memorial -- 40 N. Main St., Niles, (330) 652-1704: Hours are 9-8 Monday through Thursday, 9-5:30 Friday and Saturday, 1-5 Sundays through Memorial Day. Group tours by appointment.
Mill Creek MetroParks Melnick Museum -- Davis Center, Fellows Riverside Gardens, Youngstown: "Images: A Photographic History," through April. Hours are 10-5 Tuesdays through Sundays. (330) 740-7116.
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. Tours by appointment through February.
National Packard Museum -- 1899 Mahoning Ave., Warren, (330) 394-1899: Open noon-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays.
Old Stone Tavern/Erie Station Museum -- 119 E. Washington St., Lisbon: Tours by appointment. (330) 424-9000.
Poland Township Historical Society -- 4515 Poland Center Road, Poland: Open first Sunday of each month, 1-4 p.m. Tours by appointment. (330) 757-4764.
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-Trumbull County Public Library, 444 Mahoning Ave. N.W., second floor, Warren: Call to schedule a tour. (330) 399-8807, Ext. 121, or (330) 394-9989.
Viets Museum -- 224 N. High St., Cortland, (330) 638-8606: Hours are 1-4 p.m. Sundays or by appointment.
Vocal Group Hall of Fame & amp; Museum -- 98 E. State St., Sharon, Pa., (724) 983-2025: Open 4 to 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; noon to 8 p.m. weekends.
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: Open house, 2-5 p.m. first Sunday of each month. Group tours by appointment.
Wellsville River Museum -- 1003 Riverside Ave., Wellsville: (330) 532-3941. Open 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: Museum hours: 9-5 Wednesdays-Saturdays; noon-5 Sundays and Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day; library, 10-4 Wednesdays-Saturdays. Closed Sundays and holidays.
Youngstown State University's Rose Melnick Medical Museum -- 655 Wick Ave., YSU campus, (330) 941-4661. Special exhibition: "When the President Is the Patient." Hours: noon-4 Monday-Friday. Other times by appointment.
Youngstown State University's McDonough Museum -- One University Plaza, (330) 941-1400. Hours: 11-4 Tuesdays and Thursdays-Saturdays; 11-8 Wednesdays.
Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., Pittsburgh; (412) 237-8300. Hours: 10-5 Tuesday-Thursday, Saturday and Sunday; 10-10 Fridays.
Cleveland Institute of Art, 11141 East Blvd., University Circle, Cleveland, (216) 421-7407. 58th Annual Student Independent Exhibition, through March 14. Hours are 9-5 Monday-Thursday and Saturday; 1-5 Sunday.
Cleveland Museum of Natural History -- One Wade Oval Drive, University Circle, Cleveland, (216) 231-4600 or (800) 317-9155: Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center & amp; Woods Garden now open; "Senenkunya: Many Voices, One Family" ethnographic exhibition, March 13 through Aug. 29; "Celestial Nights," in Classroom Level Lobby through Nov. 30; "When Galaxies Collide," 2:30 Monday-Friday, 7:45 and 8:30 Wednesdays, 10:30, 12:30, 2 and 4 Saturdays, 12:30, 2 and 4 Sundays in Shafran Planetarium. Hours: noon to 5 Sundays, 10-5 Mondays-Saturdays, 10-10 Wednesdays through May. Closed July 4.
Great Lakes Science Center -- 601 Erieside Ave. (North Coast Harbor), Cleveland, (216) 694-2000: Hours are 9:30-5 daily. Cleveland Clinic OMNIMAX Theater: Call for times.
Hale Farm and Village -- 2686 Oak Hill Road, Bath, (330) 666-3711 or (800) 589-9703: Special programs available Tuesdays November-March.
HealthSpace Cleveland -- 8911 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, (216) 231-5010: Hours: 9-5 Tuesdays-Fridays, 10-5 Saturdays and noon-5 Sundays. Closed Mondays and major holidays.
Holocaust Center of Greater Pittsburgh -- 5738 Darlington Road, Pittsburgh, (412) 421-1500: 9-5 Monday-Friday, March through October; 9-4 Fridays only November-February.
Hower House -- University of Akron, 60 Fir Hill, (330) 972-6909: "How Do I Love Thee," through Feb. 29. Hours are noon-3:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays and 1-4 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 Mondays and 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: 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 to 5 Sundays March through May and September through December.
NASA Glenn Research Visitor Center -- 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, (216) 433-2000: Hours: 9-4 weekdays, 10-3 Saturdays and noon-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, (888) 764-ROCK: "Hang on Sloopy: Music of Ohio" exhibit open; "Rock My Soul: The Black Legacy of Rock," through April 30. Hours are 10-9 Wednesdays, 10-5:30 other days. Advance tickets are available by calling (800) 493-ROLL.
The Sculpture Center -- 1834 E. 123rd St. (at Euclid Ave. in University Circle), Cleveland; (216) 229-6527. Hours are 10-4 Monday-Friday, noon-4 Saturday.
Spaces -- 2220 Superior Viaduct, Cleveland; (216) 621-2314. Hours are 11-5:30 Tuesday-Thursday, 11-9 Friday-Saturday, 1-5 Sunday.
Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens -- 714 N. Portage Path, Akron, (330) 836-5533: February and March hours are 10-4 Tuesday-Saturday and 1-4 Sundays.
Western Reserve Historical Society -- 10825 East Blvd., Cleveland, (216) 721-5722: "Cinderella Goes to the Movies" costume exhibit, through April 18; "My Home Planet Earth," through May 24. Hours: noon-5 Sundays, 10-5 other days.
Carnegie Science Center -- 1 Allegheny Ave., Pittsburgh: "Yinzburgh: An Exhibition of Photographic Images from Melting Pot Pittsburgh"; "Robotics" through Sept. 6. Showing in Rangos OMNIMAX theater: "Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West," through June; "Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees," through June; "Young Black Stallion," through March 19; Henry Buhl Jr. Planetarium and Observatory: Ringworld, through April; photography "Meriwether Lewis in Pittsburgh and Beyond" through June 16. Ongoing: "Pittsburgh's Big Picture"; "Stars Over Pittsburgh"; "The Sky Above Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood." Ongoing weekends only: "On Orbit: The International Space Station," "Circus in the Stars." Museum and UPMC SportsWorks hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; effective March 1, hours 10-5 Sunday-Friday and 10-7 Saturday. Call (412) 237-3400 for OMNIMAX times, Ticketmaster for tickets.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History -- 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, (412) 622-3131: Hours: 10-5 Tuesdays-Saturdays and noon-5 Sundays.
The Frick Arts & amp; Historical Center -- 7227 Reynolds St., Pittsburgh in Point Breeze, (412) 371-0600, Ext. 524. Hours are 10-5 Tuesday and Thursday; 10-9 Wednesdays and Fridays; 10-6 Saturdays and Sundays. Closed Mondays and major holidays.
Meadowcroft Museums of Rural Life -- 401 Meadowcroft Road, Avella, Pa., (412) 587-3412: Tours by appointment.
Pittsburgh Children's Museum -- 10 Children's Way, Allegheny Square, Pittsburgh, (412) 322-5058. Tuesdays through Saturdays 10-5, Friday 10-8, Sunday noon to 5.
Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center Gallery -- 1212 Smallman St., Pittsburgh, (412) 454-6393: "The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden," through May 2; Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum opens November 2004. Hours are 10-5 daily.