Tecumseh Center for the Arts

The Tecumseh Center for the Arts is the town's home for live performance, sitting on Maumee Street and pulling in everything from Broadway productions to national touring acts on a rotating calendar.

This is the kind of venue you do not fully appreciate until you are sitting in the seats. A real performing arts theater in a town this size is unusual, and having one means an evening out can be a show rather than dinner and a screen.

Box office hours are Thursday and Friday from noon to 5. That is when to call or stop in for tickets, though the full calendar lives on the venue's website. Good for kids depending on the show, and there are restrooms on site, which matters during a longer program.

It is a genuine local favorite for a reason. Check what is on the schedule and build an outing around it. A show plus a Tecumseh dinner is a real Friday or Saturday night. Find more on mitecumseh.com.