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Community Calendar - July 23

To have an event listed, send a fax to 330-996-3033 or an e-mail to newsroomemail@thebeaconjournal.com at least a week in advance.

TODAY

Summit County Fair Today-Sunday, fairgrounds, 229 E. Howe Road, Tallmadge. Rides, food, exhibits, animals, nightly games, and a demolition derby at 7:30 tonight and a tractor pull at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 7 p.m. Saturday. Keith Anderson will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday with Tony Rio & Relentless. Concert tickets $20. Tickets for fair are $5 for ages 8 and up; free for children 7 and under. http://www.summitfair.com.

Rotary Club — 7:45 a.m., Prestwick Country Club, 2220 Raber Road, Green.

Akron hike 9:30 a.m. The Akron Metro Parks Hiking Club will meet at the Tuscarawas Meadows parking area off Harrington Road in South Akron for a three-mile hike in Firestone Metro Park. 330-733-3995.

Junior Rangers 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The National Park Service is presenting a program on nature journals for youngsters from 7 to 12 years old in the Cuyahoga Valley park. $8 per child. Call 800-642-3297, Ext. 100, for reservations and location.

Country line dance lessons 10 a.m. to noon, advanced class, Tallmadge Community Center, 80 Community Road. $5. 330-699-1386.

Skating— Open skate, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; adult skate, 8 to 11 p.m., G.S.F.E. Cade, 1615 E. Market St., Akron. $5; skate rental, $2. 330-784-4733.

Family Fun Clubs 11 a.m. or 1 p.m., Akron-Summit County Public Library, Mogadore branch, 144 S. Cleveland Ave. Popsicles and music with the Malyuk Sisters. 330-628-9228.

Children & Family Program: Old-Fashioned Taffy Pull 11:30 a.m., Lodi Library, 635 Wooster St., Lodi. Ages 5 and up. Make peanut butter-based taffy. 330-948-1885.

Optimist Club of Akron — 11:45 a.m., Tangier restaurant, 532 W. Market St., Akron. Doug Kohl of the YMCA speaks about the future of the Y. Lunch available, $11. 330-497-8250.

Widows Group — 12:30 and 7 p.m., GriefCare Place Support Center, 4499 Darrow Road, Stow. For women who have lost a husband, with Edie English. Young Widows Group, 7 p.m., For young women who have experienced the death of a husband, with Cindy Foraker.

Culture Vultures: A Book Talk 1 p.m., Akron-Summit County Public Library, Northwest Akron branch, 1720 Shatto Ave. Night by Eli Wiesel. 330-836-1081.

Teen Program: PlayStation 2 Game Day 1 p.m., Akron-Summit County Public Library, Ellet branch, 2470 E. Market St., Akron. 330-784-2019.

Sounds of Yesterday 2 to 5 p.m., Fraternal Order of Police, 2610 Ley Drive, Akron. Ballroom music. 330-724-7414 or 330-753-6679.

Main Street Yarn Group — 3 p.m., Susan's Coffee & Tea, 623 E. Main St., Kent.

A New Beginning — 6 p.m. Widows and widowers of all ages meet for dinner and conversation. For location and information, call 330-745-6239.

Auto repair class — 6:30 to 9 p.m., Quirk Cultural Center, 1201 Grant Ave., Cuyahoga Falls. Become a more informed consumer of auto repair and maintenance. Registration fee, $4; nonresident, $6 with a class fee payable to instructor Chuck Stanley, $15. To register, call 330-971-8425 or 330-971-8225.

Ballroom dancing 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Polish Legion of American Veterans Post 32, 383 Dayton St., Akron. Music by Delci Tones. $5. 330-253-0542.

Chubby Checker — 6:30 p.m., FYE Museum Store and the Main Stage, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, 1100 Rock and Roll Blvd., Cleveland. $13-$22. 216-781-ROCK.

Superman Celebrates 70 Years 6:30 p.m., Akron-Summit County Public Library, Nordonia Hills branch, 9458 Olde Eight Road, Northfield. 330-467-8595.

Book discussion 7 p.m., Akron-Summit County Public Library, Nordonia Hills branch, 9458 Olde Eight Road, Northfield. Marley and Me by John Grogan. 330-467-8595.

Gardening secrets 7 p.m., Seiberling Nature Realm, 1828 Smith Road, Akron. The Master Gardeners of Summit County are presenting a program on the landscaping secrets of Akron's Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens. 330-865-8065.

Get up and go 7 to 9 p.m., at the Octagon Shelter in the Cuyahoga Valley park, off Truxell Road in Boston Township. Outdoor games are on tap in the Get Up, Get Out & Go! program. For Akron youngsters 11 to 14 years old and their families. Sponsored by the National Park Service and the Cuyahoga Valley National Park Association. To register, call 330-650-2753, Ext. 2, or go to http://www.cvnpa.org.

Not Your Mother's Book Discussion 7 p.m., Akron-Summit County Public Library, Firestone Park branch, 1486 Aster Ave., Akron. Little Lady Agency by Hester Browne. 330-724-2126.

Ohio's Northcoast Jitterbug Connection 7 to 10 p.m., Quirk Cultural Center, 1201 Grant Ave., Cuyahoga Falls. Jitterbug dancing. Free lesson included from 7 to 7:30 p.m. Couples or singles welcome. $5 nonmembers. http://groups.msn.com/ ONCJCNews.

THURSDAY

Akron Arts Expo Weekend — Thursday-Sunday, Hardesty Park, 1615 W. Market St. Akron. Featuring the Taste of Akron, 6-10 p.m. Thursday. Samples, $2-$6. Arts Expo Fundraiser & Silent Auction, 6-8:30 p.m. Friday. $50; at the door, $55. Proceeds to benefit the Akron Arts Expo's artists and the children's area. 330-375-2836. The expo runs 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Free.

Story time — 10 a.m., Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 4015 Medina Road, Bath Township. Know Your ABC's. Free.

Akron Downtown Kiwanis Meeting — Noon, Portage Country Club, 240 N. Portage Path, Akron. Featuring Don Barrett, pocket watch enthusiast. $12. 330-836-4994.

Children's Program: Magician Paul Gerber 2 p.m., Akron-Summit County Public Library, Maple Valley branch, 1187 Copley Road, Akron.

Family Event: Dave Henterly in Concert 2 p.m., Akron-Summit County Public Library, Northwest Akron branch, 1720 Shatto Ave.

Glass Fusing 1 — 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 29 and 31, Peninsula Art Academy, 1600 W. Mill St. $145 plus the cost of glass, $40-$100. For registration, call 330-657-2248.

Celebrate Recovery meeting — 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., The Chapel, 135 Fir Hill, Akron.

World War II-Korean War Roundtable — 6:45 p.m., Fairlawn Kiwanis Community Center, 3486 S. Smith Road. Featuring Jim Chandler, Army Combat Engineers, North Africa and European Theater of Operations.

Alzheimer's Association caregiver support group — 7 p.m., Fairlawn Lutheran Church, 3415 W. Market St.

Plastered Masters Book Club — 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 4015 Medina Road, Bath Township. The Secret Garden by Frances Hogsdon Burnett. Free. 330-665-5199.

Teen Program: Snack Attack 7 to 8 p.m., Akron-Summit County Public Library, Portage Lakes branch, 4261 Manchester Road, New Franklin. 330-644-7050.

Akron Theosophical Society — 7:30 p.m., Portage Lakes Community Room, Acme Store, 3235 Manchester Road, Coventry Township. Communicating With Your Angels. Featuring speaker Miss Bonnie.

Emotions Anonymous — 8 p.m., Pilgrim United Church of Christ, 130 Broad Blvd., Cuyahoga Falls.

To have an event listed, send a fax to 330-996-3033 or an e-mail to newsroomemail@thebeaconjournal.com at least a week in advance.

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