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Published on Monday, Apr 21, 2008
This Week
Tuesday
GroundWorks 2008 Jazz Cabaret Benefit will be held from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the Cleveland Bop Stop, 2920 Detroit Ave., Cleveland. Performances by Helen Welch with Mark Gonder, Glen Holmes, Rock Wehrmann, Gustavo Aguilar and Howie Smith; hors d'oeuvres, cash bar and silent auction. Tickets start at $75. 216-691-3180.
Tri-County Restaurant Association will host Celebrity Cuisine 2008 to benefit Community Harvest from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Canton Memorial Civic Auditorium, 1101 Market Ave. N., Canton. Food by local restaurants served by celebrity servers, door prizes, 50/50 drawing, silent auction and entertainment. $25. 330-499-7007 or 330-493-0800.
Thursday
Women's Board of the Summit County Juvenile Court will host the 25th annual Spring Style Show Luncheon at Guy's Party Centre, 500 E. Waterloo Road, Akron. Judge Linda Tucci Teodosio will be the speaker and past presidents will be recognized. Fashions by Macy's Department Stores. Call Tedi Fink at 330-571-5203.
Akron General Development Foundation will hold the eighth annual Grape Escape fundraiser at 6 p.m. at Fairlawn Country Club, 200 N. Wheaton Road, Akron. Wine and food from area restaurants, silent auction and musical entertainment. $75. 330-344-6888.
Friday
Catholic Social Services will hold the second annual Monte Carlo Night from 6 to 11 p.m. at Todaro's Party Center, 1820
Akron-Peninsula Road, Akron. Cocktails, food, Vegas-style games, entertainment and prizes. $75. 330-762-7481.
Seville Historical Society will hold a lasagna dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. at Seville Methodist Church, 74 W. Main St., Seville. $7.50 presale or $8 at the door for adults, $4.50 for children under age 10. Takeout available. Call Don Elrick at 330-769-3471 or Sandy Miller at 330-769-3251.
Friday-Saturday
Cleveland Museum of Art's Ingalls Library will host its third Benefit Book Sale from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the museum (Old Library off North Lobby), 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. Get $2 off the purchase of an adult ticket to the museum's current exhibition with a book sale receipt. Cash or check only, no credit cards. http://library.clevelandart.org.
Saturday
Friends of Apollo's Fire will present Soiree a Versailles, a benefit evening of music, entertainment and feasting at the Oakwood Club, 1516 Warrensville Center Road, Cleveland Heights. 216-295-3911 or http://www.apollosfire.org.
Interval Brotherhood Home will host a Night at the Races at 6 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 2055 Glenmount Ave., Akron. Pasta buffet 6 to 7:30 p.m., post time 7:15. $12 advance, $15 at the door. All proceeds go to the home's programs for alcohol and drug addiction. Call Evy Tkacik, 330-745-4251, or Tony DiDonato, 330-622-4775.
Chapparells Baton & Drum Corps will hold a reverse raffle and auction at its community center, 2418 S. Arlington Road, Coventry Township. Proceeds benefit the youth organization. $50 per couple, includes an all-you-can-eat buffet. Call Laura Taylor at 330-644-8700 or 330-352-0466.
St. Vincent Elementary School will hold its 30th annual reverse raffle and silent auction at 6 p.m. in the school gymnasium, 17 S. Maple St., Akron. Appetizers, dinner, side raffles, auction and a chance to win $3,000 grand prize. $100. 330-612-5009.
Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital Foundation Board will host California Dreamin', a wine tasting/dinner fundraiser, at 7 p.m. at Papa Joe's, 1561 Akron-Peninsula Road, Akron. Winemaker Jim Clendenen will lead guests on a tour of Au Bon Climat's finest wines, paired with entrees from Papa Joe's menu. $500. 330-971-7409.
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society's 2008 Walk MS will be held at more than 600 sites across the country to raise funds for research and awareness programs. Three-mile and one-mile walks will be held at 8 a.m. at Blossom Music Center, 1145 W. Steels Corners Road, Cuyahoga Falls; at 9 a.m. in Cleveland's Time Warner Cable Amphitheater at Tower City; Quail Hollow State Park in Lake Township; Massillon Recreation Center in Massillon; and Mentor High School in Mentor. http://www.MSohiowalk.org or 800-667-7131.
Akron's second annual Akron Rock Goddess Festival (for Peace) will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. at Musica, 43 E. Market St., Akron. Female musicians from the area will perform to benefit the Akron Battered Women's Shelter. Performers include Lisa & Heather, Tracey Thomas, Khearan Morgan and Raw Purr with band. $5. 330-374-1114.
Pregnancy Support Center of Stark County will host its 10th annual Treasures in Heaven auction at 9 a.m. at the vacated Hoover plant, North Main Street and East Maple Street in North Canton. Daylong event with food and beverages. 330-455-7500.
Sunday
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society will benefit from a concert by local bands from 6 p.m. to midnight at Northside, 111 N. Main St., Akron. Zach, Houseguest, Brian Straw and Trouble Books will perform. Donations accepted at the door.
Mogadore VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 8487 will hold a breakfast fundraiser from 8 to 11 a.m. at the post home, 383 Randolph Road, Mogadore. $5 adults; $2.50 children under age 6. Proceeds benefit post charities fund.
On Sale Now
Haslinger Family Palliative Care Center at Akron Children's Hospital will benefit from a raffle for a Disney Dream Getaway. The package (for Nov. 26-30) includes a four-night stay at a two-bedroom villa at Disney Vacation Club's Old Key West Resort, $1,000 AirTran gift certificate, four one-day Hopper Passes and Thanksgiving dinner for four at Liberty Tree Tavern. Raffle tickets at $5 each are on sale through May 27 at Children's Outpatient Pharmacy; Sand Run Pharmacy; Highland Square Pharmacy; Cope Pharmacy, Manchester; Garrettsville Family Pharmacy; Medical Arts Pharmacy, Ravenna, Colonial Pharmacy, Bath; Davis Pharmacy, North Canton and Canton. Drawing will be held May 28 at Akron Children's Hospital.
Keep Akron Beautiful is selling tickets for the Dreamscape Raffle for a $10,000 professionally designed back or front yard makeover. $25 each or 5 for $100. Proceeds will support the organization's public land beautification program, Flowerscape. Tickets are on sale at local garden centers or online at http://www.keepakronbeautiful.org and the agency office at 850 E. Market St., Akron.
Plan Ahead
15th annual Greater Akron Speaks Out For Values Breakfast will be held at 7 a.m. April 28 at the John S. Knight Center, 77 E. Mill St., Akron. Guest speaker will be Bernett L. Williams, president and chief executive of the Akron Community Services Center and Urban League. $25. Call Heart to Heart Communications at 330-434-3278, Ext. 4, or visit http://www.h2hc.org.
Hospice of the Western Reserve will receive the proceeds from the second annual Sassy Classies Red Hat Luncheon to be held at 11 a.m. April 29 at LaMalfa Party Center, 5783 Heisley Road, Mentor. Entertainment, vendors, raffle and other activities. $30. Call Cindy Jeric at 330-963-0808.
LifeBanc, the organ and tissue recovery agency in Northeast Ohio, will host a Legacy of Life Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. April 30 at Renaissance Cleveland Hotel, 24 Public Square. Tickets $50. 216-752-LIFE or http://www.lifebanc.org.
Autism Society of America will host Bounce for Autism, a community-based fundraiser, from 5 to 8 p.m. April 30 at Pump It Up of Medina, 1065 Medina Road, Suite 400, to promote Autism Awareness Month. The giant indoor inflatable playground will host the event for a $5 admission that includes pizza, drinks and jump time. 330-598-1627.
Send information about social and charity events to The Scene, c/o Lynne Sherwin, Features Department, Akron Beacon Journal, P.O. Box 640, Akron, OH 44309. Or e-mail lsherwin@thebeaconjournal.com with ''The Scene'' in the subject line. Event notices should be sent at least two weeks in advance.
Merits of all organizations have not been investigated by the Beacon Journal, so potential donors should verify the worthiness of a cause before committing.
This Week
Tuesday
GroundWorks 2008 Jazz Cabaret Benefit will be held from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the Cleveland Bop Stop, 2920 Detroit Ave., Cleveland. Performances by Helen Welch with Mark Gonder, Glen Holmes, Rock Wehrmann, Gustavo Aguilar and Howie Smith; hors d'oeuvres, cash bar and silent auction. Tickets start at $75. 216-691-3180.
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