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Drop the puck� e Walleye enter the thick of the season this

month, with home dates at the Huntington Center through April. Individual and season ticket packag-es are available, including single-game tickets and partial season packages. Starting at $16 for single-game tickets. toledowalleye.com; Huntington Center box o� ce, 500 Je� erson Ave, 419-255-3300.

Wild things A membership to the Toledo Zoo gives you access to lions, ti-gers, and polar bears — oh my! — but also provides zoo members � rst dibs on the summer concert tickets at the zoo’s ampitheater, admission to the ever-popular Lights Before Christmas, and discounted admission to more than 150 zoos across the country. Starting at $48. toledozoo.com, or at the zoo on your next visit.

Scratch and win Someone’s got to get lucky, right? Whether it’s Powerball, MegaMillions, or scratch-o� tickets, the Ohio Lottery always invites someone to take a chance. Vari-

ous Ohio Lottery retailers, and ohiolottery.com.

Under the lights � e Huntington

Center will host an array of marquee events, including the Harlem Globetrotters on Dec. 27 ($22-$115), Brad Paisley on March 10 ($20-$65), and Janet Jackson on June 7 ($54.95-$124.95). ticket-master.com.

MACtion on the hard-wood

� e Bowling Green and To-ledo men’s and women’s basketball teams open their Mid-American Con-ference schedules in January; the Tole-do men host Northern Illinois on Jan. 12 ($9-$45 for individual tickets) while the women host Kent State on Jan. 6 ($12 for individual tickets). � e Bowl-ing Green men host Miami (Ohio) on Jan. 6 ($13-$15 for individual tickets) and the women host Ohio on Jan. 9. ($11-$13 for individual tickets) utrock-ets.com, bgsufalcons.com.

Play ball It’s never too early to think about the crack of the

bat. � e Mud Hens open the season April 7 at Fifth � ird Field. Season tickets are available for purchase, be-ginning at $153 a ticket for an 18-game plan to $720 per tick-et for a season-ticket plan. mudhens.com.

Authors! Authors! Basketball icon Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will speak March 2,

while Latino author and community organizer Luis Rodriguez will speak April 16, and Simpsons creator Matt Groening and comic strip creator Lynda Barry will speak March 20, part of the Toledo Li-brary’s Authors! Authors! lecture series. $10 a ticket, toledolibrary.org.

Let the music play� e Toledo Symphony’s season is in full swing.

Tickets are available for individual events such as the symphony’s performance with the Toledo Ballet on Feb. 5-6, Disney in Concert on April 9, and the music of the Rolling Stones on May 21. Events are at three locations: the Peristyle, the Stranahan � eater, and the Franciscan Center. toledo-symphony.com, 419-246-8000, 800-348-1253, box o� ce: 1838 Parkwood Ave.

Run through townWatch as your family member or best

friend makes their way from the University of Toledo, through Ottawa Hills and Sylva-

nia and back to the Glass Bowl, and know that you played a small part in it. Purchase an entry to the 2016 Glass City Marathon, half-marathon, or 5K on April 24. runsignup.com.

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Left turns only Michigan International Speedway hosts NASCAR

weekends June 10-12 and Aug. 26-28 highlighted by the Sprint Cup Firekeepers Casino 400 on June 12 and the Pure Michigan 400 on Aug. 28. $49-$109 per ticket, until Jan. 16, 2016. mispeedway.com, 800-354-1010.

Under the lights

Center array of marquee events, including the Harlem Globetrotters on Dec. 27 ($22-$115), Brad Paisley on March 10 ($20-$65), and Janet Jackson on June 7 ($54.95-$124.95).

Baseball, basketball, hockey, concerts, and even le-murs and meerkats. Purchase a ticket for any of the local events or attractions, whether it’s a Walleye

game, a Mud Hens game, a � oor seat at Huntington Cen-

ter to see national concerts, or an orchestra pit seat for the Toledo Symphony. — RACHEL LENZI, BLADE SPORTS WRITER

* Prices and availability subject to change.