Events Calendar
In This Section
New eateries expand menu of options
Food Notes: Join Lisa at culinary club's benefit dinner
Spread holiday cheer, not the flu at parties
Sheriff, education group hope to reach children early
Vatican turns toward the heavens
Ask Lisa - Bamboo cutting board
Serve edamame for the nutrition
Newbies get help to start cooking
Most Read Stories
Chapel Hill isn't rolling right along
Akron City Council OKs higher speed on I-77
Suitcase causes bomb scare at Akron bus terminal
New eateries expand menu of options
Patrick McManamon: Here's what the Browns should try the rest of the season
Man says he was punched, robbed by 3 people in parking lot
Motorcyclist killed, wife injured in Stark County crash
Stark County engineer dies at 49
Blogs:
Pets:
First Person: Inside St. Louis Pit Bull Shelter
The Heldenfiles:
Tuesday Notebook
Patrick McManamon:
An interesting thought from a reader
Akron Zips:
Akron vs. Mount Union — Liveblog
Tribe Matters:
Indians announce spring dates
Cleveland Browns:
Mangini doesn't name a quarterback
Kent State Sports:
Flashes interested in another Cincinnati player
Cleveland Cavaliers:
Cavs: Yeah, on That Issue of Privacy
Buckeye Blogging:
Buckeyes Roll 100-60 / Season Outlook
Varsity Letters:
Twinsburg likes chances, but warns offense needs to deliver
All Da King's Men:
More On The Fort Hood Jihadist
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Simply Incapable of Telling The Truth
Akron Law Café:
Health Care Financing Reform: (63) Commonwealth Fund Report on Primary Care
See Jane Style:
Muffle Your Muffler
Car Chase:
Clock Tender- Extending the Life of Collector Car Clocks
Let's Talk Real Estate:
Rumors: Akron Starbucks Closing
Ohio Travels with Betty:
Jack is looking for a trip to Southern Ohio the week of November 16.
Sound Check:
Aeromsith looking for new singer as Steven Tyler contemplates solo career
HRLite House:
Personal Rant – Why People Do Not Live in Northeast Ohio
Akron Gamer:
Video: 'Modern Warfare 2' hits the streets
Published on Saturday, Feb 16, 2008
To have an event listed, send a fax to 330-376-9235 or an e-mail to newsroomemail@thebeaconjournal.com at least a week in advance.
TODAY Medina's 14th annual Ice Festival — Today through Monday, Medina Historical Square. Amateur ice carvers, best-dressed dog show and an ice-hole corn toss tournament. Free. Call Peggy Costic at 440-717-1940.
Bird Walk — 8 a.m., Wilderness Center, 9877 Alabama Ave. S.W., Wilmot. 330-359-5235.
Pancake Breakfast — 8 to 11 a.m., Tadmor Shrine Center, 3000 Krebs Drive, Akron. $5; $3 for children. 330-644-8494.
Waterfowl Walk — 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Meet at the Red Lock Trailhead off West Highland Road in Sagamore Hills Township. Beginners welcome.
Backyard Bird Count — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wilderness Center, 9877 Alabama Ave. S.W., Wilmot. 330-359-5235.
Bird Breakfast — 9 to 10 a.m., John T. Huston-Dr. John D. Brumbaugh Nature Center, 1614 N. Daniel St., Alliance. Registration required. 330-823-7487.
Computer Classes — 9 to 10:30 a.m., Canal Fulton Public Library, 154 Market St. N.E. Using library databases. Free. Registration required. 330-854-4148.
Fly-Tying Workshop — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wilderness Center, 9877 Alabama Ave. S.W., Wilmot. $75. Registration is required. 330-359-5235.
Great Backyard Bird Count — 9 to 11 a.m., 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday and 9 to 11 a.m. Monday, John T. Huston-Dr. John D. Brumbaugh Nature Center, 1614 N. Daniel St., Alliance. 330-823-7487.
Project LEARN GED Pretest — 9 a.m., Barberton Public Library, 602 W. Park Ave., Barberton. 330-434-9461.
Stow Hike — 9 a.m., Stow's Towne Centre Plaza off Darrow Road (state Route 91) for a six-mile hike to state Route 8 via the Bike & Hike Trail. Park at the east end of the plaza's parking lot. 330-673-6896.
Writers' Retreat — 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Twinsburg Public Library, 10050 Ravenna Road. Free. 330-425-4268, Ext. 2, or http://www.twinsburglibrary.org.
Icy Hike — 10 a.m., Gorge Metro Park. Meet in the Front Street parking lot in Cuyahoga Falls for a hike to view icicles. 330-865-8065.
Junior Rangers — 10 a.m. to noon. Program about winter in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park for children 4 to 6 years old. $8 per child. Call 800-642-3297, Ext. 100, for reservations and location.
Poem Making — 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Kendall Lake Shelter in the Cuyahoga Valley park, off Truxell Road in Boston Township. Artist-in-residence Jessica Jones asks park visitors 10 or older to write a short poem based on nature observations.
Soup Hike — 10 a.m., Goodyear Heights Metro Park off Newton Street in East Akron. The Akron Metro Parks Hiking Club will meet for a five-mile hike. Soup at noon. 330-733-3995.
Urban Contemporary Line Dance Classes (beginners) — 10 a.m. to noon, Goodyear YMCA gymnasium, 110 Goodyear Ave. (park on Kelly Avenue and go through the double brown doors), Akron. $3 adults; $2 youth. Wear comfortable soft-soled shoes and clothing. 330-867-2093.
Wood-Carving Class — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wilderness Center, 9877 Alabama Ave. S.W., Wilmot. Carving knives will be provided. Chili lunch. $40, registration required. 330-359-5235.
Breakfast and a Book — 10:30 a.m., Akron-Summit County Public Library, Maple Valley branch, 1187 Copley Road, Akron. Casanegra: A Tennyson Hardwick Story by Blair Underwood. 330-864-5721.
Bird Party — 11 a.m., the Wild Bird Center of Hudson, 130 W. Streetsboro Road. Birds of Ecuador by author-artist-birder Jen Brumfield, with a program on backyard birding at 12:15 p.m. 7 Mile Island will entertain from 1 to 4 p.m. 330-655-2473.
Winterfest X — Noon to 4:30 p.m., McKinley Museum Auditorium, 800 McKinley Monument Drive N.W., Canton. Mini concerts of folk tunes and original compositions, music jam. Included with admission to the museum. 330-471-6623.
Akron Area Computer Users Group — 1 p.m., Akron-Summit County Public Library, Ellet branch, 2470 E. Market St., Akron.
Animal Tracks program — 1 to 2:30 p.m., Wolf Creek Environmental Center, 6100 Ridge Road, Sharon Township. For children 6 to 10 years old. Dress for the weather. Free. 330-722-9364.
Author Visit — 1 to 2:30 p.m., Blue Heron Book Store, 1593 Main St., Peninsula. Ron McDaniel, author of Buzzoodle Buzz Marketing, will speak. 330-657-2575 or http://www.blueheronbookstore.com.
Composition and Blind Contour Drawing Workshop — 1 to 3 p.m., Summit Artspace, 140 E. Market St., Akron. With Michael Gable. Free. 330-376-8480. Register by sending an e-mail to psargent@neo.rr.com.
Couples Hike — 1 to 3 p.m., Exploration Gateway, 5712 12th St. N.W., Perry Township. Call 330-477-3552 for reservations.
Lego-Mania! — 1 to 3 p.m., Akron-Summit County Public Library, Portage Lakes branch, 4261 Manchester Road, New Franklin. Play and create with Legos. 330-644-7050.
Open Skate — 1 to 4 p.m., G.S.F.E. Cade, 1615 E. Market St., Akron. $5; skate rental, $2. 330-784-4733.
Summit County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society Meeting — 1 p.m., Akron-Summit County Public Library, Room 2AB, 60 S. High St., Akron. Civil War Families of Summit County Lineage Society. 330-643-9015.
Animal Hike — 2 p.m., in the Oxbow area of Cascade Valley Metro Park, off Cuyahoga Street in North Akron. 330-865-8065.
Spiderwick Chronicles Party — 2 p.m., Akron-Summit County Public Library, 60 S. High St., Akron. 330-643-9000.
Swiss Steak Dinner — 4 to 6 p.m., Columbia United Church of Christ Fellowship Hall, 978 Wooster Road W., Barberton. $8.50; children 12 and younger, $3; families, $20. 330-825-9946.
11th annual Taste of Culture and Black History Program — 5 p.m., Buchtel High School auditorium, 1040 Copley Road, Akron. Dinner will follow. Participate in a program of poetry/spoken word performances on the themes of making a difference, pride, respect and love; black history facts, especially local information, and African dancers and drummers. $8; $5 students. To participate, call 330-459-8711 or e-mail buchtelpresident@acpta.info.
Akron Glass Works Artist Demos — 6 to 11 p.m., Akron Glass Works, 106 N. Main St., Akron. Free. 330-253-5888.
Joseph Rittenhouse and Sharon Delgadillo's Valentine's Day Celebration — 6 p.m., Greenbriar Party Centre, 50 Riffel Road, Wooster. Dance class, buffet, cash bar, dancing and door prizes. $40; couples, $75. 330-345-8333.
Sweetheart Hike — 7 to 9 p.m., Wolf Creek Environmental Center, 6100 Ridge Road, Sharon Township. Free. 330-722-9364.
Teen Skate Night — 7 to 10 p.m., G.S.F.E. Cade, 1615 E. Market St., Akron. $5; skate rental, $2. 330-784-4733.
Kuzman's Polka Night Dancing — 8 p.m. to midnight, Kuzman's Lounge, 1025 S. State St., Girard. Jack Vasko. $2. 330-545-8521 or 330-545-8995.
Valentine Dance — 8:30 p.m., Sherwood Dance Club, 960 Jacoby Road, Copley Township. $6. 330-864-4484.
SUNDAY All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast — 9:30 a.m. to noon, Acker-Moore Memorial Post, American Legion, 3733 Fishcreek Road, Stow. $5.25. 330-673-1608.
Daytona 500 Party — 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tadmor Shrine Center, 3000 Krebs Drive, Akron. $15. 330-644-8494.
Spaghetti Dinner — 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saint Anthony Church Hall, 83 Mosser Place, Akron. $6.50; children, $4.50. Carryout available.
Feed the Birds — Noon to 3 p.m., 11929 Beech St. N.E., Washington Township, near Alliance. The Beech Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve is hosting a feed-the-birds-by-hand program. Call 330-428-0729 or see http://www.bcbgarden.org for information.
Drum Circle — 1 p.m. Seiberling Nature Realm, 1828 Smith Road, Akron. Adults can join in a drum circle with musician Fred Ardillo. In addition, there will be a 3 p.m. drumming demonstration for children 15 and younger at at the visitor center. Youngsters will get to join in the fun. 330-865-8065.
Junior Rangers — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The National Park Service is presenting a Junior Rangers program on beginning cross-country skiing for youngsters 7 to 9 years old in the Cuyahoga Valley park. Dress for the weather. Cost is $15 per child. Call 800-642-3297, Ext. 100, for reservations, the location and additional information.
Woods Hike — 2 p.m. Silver Creek Metro Park at 5000 Hametown Road in Norton. Metro Parks, Serving Summit County, will present a learn-the-trees hike with naturalist Mike Greene. Meet at the Pheasant Run area. Call 330-865-8065 for information.
Singles Dance — 7:30-11:30 p.m. Guy's Party Centre, 500 E. Waterloo Road, Akron. DJ plays Top 40 music for dancing. $7. 330-724-6373.
Family Skate Night — 8 to 11 p.m. G.S.F.E. Cade, 1615 E. Market St., Akron. Gospel music only. $5; children ages 5 and younger, $2; skate rental, $2. 330-784-4733.
Get the full article here.
Comments
Click here to post your comments
