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Published on Friday, May 09, 2008
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TODAY
Bird walk — Naturalist Pat Rydquist of Metro Parks, Serving Summit County, will lead a spring bird walk at 7:30 a.m. Meet in the Tuscarawas Meadows area of Firestone Metro Park. That's off Harrington Road in South Akron. Call 330-865-8065 for information.
Men's Garden Club of Akron 2008 38th annual geranium sale — 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Fairlawn West United Church of Christ, 2095 W. Market St., Akron. $22 per flat of 18 31/2-inch pots. Proceeds will benefit the Youth Gardening & Scholarship Fund.
Once Upon a Time at Hale Farm: A Tisket, A Tasket — 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., Hale Farm & Village, 2686 Oak Hill Road, Bath Township. Tickets are $8 for children. One adult is admitted free with each child. Reservations: 330-666-3711.
Meet Sonny Strait: anime voice actor — 3:30 p.m., Twinsburg Public Library, 10050 Ravenna Road. Anime voice actor and comic book artist Sonny Strait will make a brief presentation, answer questions and sign autographs. Free. 330-425-4268.
Friday after-school program — 4:30 p.m., Barberton Public Library, 602 W. Park Ave. Learn how to make paper. Free. 330-745-1194.
First Burger Night — 5 to 10 p.m., Ohio Sportsman's Park, 1775 S. Jacoby Road, Copley Township. Music/karaoke by Sounds Unlimited. Dinners are hamburger or cheeseburger, sides, drink and dessert, $8. $4 for children under 12. 330-666-3133 or 330-666-8078.
Fish fry — 5 to 8 p.m., Tadmor Shrine Center, 3000 Krebs Drive, Coventry Township. 330-644-8494.
Family & Friends Connected, Military Support — 6 to 7:30 p.m., Panera, 689 Howe Road, Cuyahoga Falls. Free.
Akron 2 Cleveland Ballroom Dancers beginner Detroit-style ballroom dance class — 7 to 9 p.m., Bungalo Five, 2511 Romig Road, Akron. 330-573-9453 or 330-431-7328.
History bike — 7 p.m. Meet tour leaders Maureen McGinty and Paul Goodwin at the Memorial Parkway Trailhead off Memorial Parkway in Northwest Akron. The ride might follow Akron streets plus the Towpath Trail. 330-865-8065.
''The Light'' Teen Dance — 7 to 11 p.m., Natatorium on Fourth Street in Cuyahoga Falls. Mirror/Mirror Productions with DJ Rob Nelson will play hip-hop, dance, rock and alternative tracks. $10. 330-971-8080.
Lyceum Distinguished Speaker Series — 7 p.m., Happy Days Lodge, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 500 W. Streetsboro Road, Boston Heights. Michigan filmmaker, songwriter and author Bill Jamerson will present a music and storytelling program about the Civilian Conservation Corps. $10, $8 members, $5 for ages 3-12. 330-657-2909.
Gospel Skate Night — 8 to 11 p.m., G.S.F.E. Cade, 1615 E. Market St., Akron. $5; skate rental, $2. 330-784-4733.
Kuzman's Oldies Night Dancing — 8 p.m. to midnight, Kuzman's Lounge, 1025 S. State St., Girard. Cross Roads. $2. 330-545-8521 or 330-545-8995.
Red Lantern Square Dance Club — 8 to 11 p.m., Red Lantern Barn, Mount Eaton Road, Brewster. With caller Keith Rippeto and cuer Karen Haflich. $10 per couple.
SATURDAY
Bird walk — 8 to 10 a.m., John T. Huston-Dr. John D. Brumbaugh Nature Center, 1614 N. Daniel St., Alliance. 330-823-7487.
Bird walk — 8 a.m., Wilderness Center, 9877 Alabama Ave. S.W., near Wilmot. Call 330-359-5235 for more information.
Buckwheat & Buttermilk Pancake Breakfast — 8 to 11 a.m., Eastwood Church of the Brethren, 581 Darrow Road, Akron. $5; children under 12, $3.
Fishing derby — 8 to 11 a.m., Petros Lake Park in Perry Township. The Stark County Park District will hold the Richard Fry Memorial Catfish Derby for children 5 to 15 years old. 330-477-3552.
Massillon cleanup — 8 a.m. Meet at the Towpath Trail at the Lake Avenue Trailhead. Massillon Area Greenways Inc. is seeking volunteers to help clean up. Bring work gloves, weed eaters, leaf rakes, push brooms. Information: 800-291-0099 or http://erniesbikeshop.com.
A New Beginning — 8 a.m., Riverside Kitchen, 610 E. Cuyahoga Falls Ave., Akron. A social group for widows and widowers of all ages that meets for breakfast and conversation. For more information, call 330-929-5430.
Akron hiking — 9 a.m. Meet at the Memorial Parkway Trailhead off Memorial Parkway in Northwest Akron. The Akron Metro Parks Hiking Club will meet for hikes of one to 10 miles on the Towpath Trail. 330-733-3995.
Eagle Creek hike — 9 a.m., Eagle Creek State Nature Preserve off Hopkins Road near Garrettsville in Northeast Portage County. The Portage Trail Walkers hiking club will meet for a five-mile hike. Call 330-673-6896 for information.
SEO Mobile Computer Lab — 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily through May 17, Canal Fulton Public Library, 154 Market St. N.E. Free.
Trail work — 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Meet at the Brandywine Falls Trailhead off Brandywine Road in Sagamore Hills Township. The Cuyahoga Valley Trails Council is seeking volunteers to help improve the Stanford Trail in the Cuyahoga Valley. Bring water and lunch in a small pack and wear sturdy boots and work gloves. 330-873-1035.
Fifth Annual Presidents Council Car Show — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 1101 W. Liberty St., Medina. $5 registration for car participants. Free for general admission. 330-725-8461, Ext. 218.
Alien invaders — 10 a.m., River Styx Park off River Styx Road in Guilford Township. The Medina County Park District is holding a Nature Club program about invasive plants for children 7 to 12 years old. Registration is required. Call 330-722-9364 for reservations or information.
Bark in the Park— 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Goodyear Heights Metro Park, 2077 Newton St., Akron. Includes one-mile Pledge Walk for pets and people at 11 a.m., Pet Expo, entertainment, adoption areas, prizes, fun pet costumes, food and seminars. For information, visit http://www.summithumane.org.
Extended hike — 10 a.m., Deer Run Trail at O'Neil Woods Metro Park off Martin Road in Bath Township. Metro Parks, Serving Summit County, is sponsoring a four-mile hike on difficult terrain. 330-865-8065.
Kidz Kite Fest — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Kinney Field, 2534 Burbank Road, Wooster. Free.
Ladies' Day Expo — 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Westfield Belden Village Mall, Interstate 77 at Everhard Road, Jackson Township. Free.
Spring wildflowers — 10 a.m., Brushwood Area of Furnace Run Metro Park, off Townsend Road in Richfield Township. Naturalist Danusia Casteel of Metro Parks, Serving Summit County, will lead a one-mile spring wildflower hike. Meet in the parking lot. 330-865-8065.
Urban contemporary line dance classes (beginners) — 10 a.m. to noon, Goodyear YMCA gymnasium, 110 Goodyear Ave., Akron (park on Kelly Avenue and go through the double brown doors). $3, adults; $2, youth. Classes are ongoing. Wear comfortable clothing and soft-soled shoes. Dance to all kinds of music. Partner not needed. New dances taught monthly. 330-867-2093.
Wildlife art — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Sunday, M.D. Garage, off Boston Mills Road, east of the Cuyahoga River in the hamlet of Boston. The Cuyahoga Valley National Park will host an exhibit of paintings of wildlife by the Crooked River Gang, a group of local painters.
Look at bluebirds — 10:30 a.m. to noon, Wilderness Center, 9877 Alabama Ave. S.W., near Wilmot. Naturalist Lynda Price will present a program about the Eastern bluebird. If the weather cooperates, participants will check bluebird boxes on the center's trails. 330-359-5235.
Discover Ohio Week at Barnes & Noble — 11 a.m. Saturday-May 18. Christine A. Williams shares her book Working as One; 10 a.m. Tuesday, Bath Township Police Chief Mike McNeely shares his favorite book, Officer Buckle and Gloria, with preschoolers and gives safety tips; 8 p.m. May 16, singer/songwriter Cinnamon Chivers performs in the cafe; noon May 17, Discover Ohio with costumed character Spot; 1:30 p.m. May 17, Carla Snyder will demonstrate from her cookbooks Take Out Menu Cookbook, The Mixer Bible and The Big Book of Appetizers; 6:30 p.m. May 18, Marilou Suszko will talk about and sign her new book, Farms and Foods of Ohio. All events take place at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 4015 Medina Road, Montrose area, Bath Township. All programs are free. 330-665-5199.
Camp Christopher Open House — 1 to 4 p.m., 1930 N. Hametown Road, Bath Township.
Day-camp open house — 1 to 3 p.m., Happy Days Lodge off state Route 303 in Boston Heights. The National Park Service is holding an open house to spotlight its summer day camps in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Call 800-642-3297, Ext. 100, or visit http://www.cvnpa.org for information.
Open skate — 1 to 4 p.m., G.S.F.E. Cade, 1615 E. Market St., Akron. $5; skate rental, $2. 330-784-4733.
Wildflower walk — 1 to 3 p.m., Walborn Reservoir, 11324 Price St. N.E., Marlboro Township. The Stark County Park District is conducting a spring wildflower walk. Meet in the Reeder Road parking lot. 330-477-3552.
Teen Anime Club — 1:30 p.m., Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library, 3512 Darrow Road, Stow. Anime voice actor and comic book artist Sonny Strait will make a brief presentation, answer questions and sign autographs. Free. 330-688-3295.
Fishing derby — 2 to 4 p.m., John T. Huston-Dr. John D. Brumbaugh Nature Center, 1614 N. Daniel St., south of Alliance in Washington Township. For children 10 to 15 years old. Registration is required. Call 330-823-7487 for reservations or information.
Akron Art Museum Lecture — 2:30 p.m., Akron Art Museum, 1 S. High St., Akron. Dr. Gerald Austen, son of airship engineer Karl Arnstein and his wife, Bertl, will speak about his father's career, his parents' longtime involvement in the Akron community and their passion for collecting original art prints. Free. 330-376-9185.
Luncheon & Style Show — 3 to 6 p.m., Summit Lake Community Center, 380 W. Crosier St., Akron. Featuring Yvonne Pointer, keynote speaker. $15. For tickets call Lanette Williams at 313-665-8883, Alice Terry at 330-283-5228, Gwen Clisby at 937-397-6946 or send an e-mail to abundantlife330@aol.com.
Swallow swarm — 3 p.m., 354 Sackett Ave., North Akron. Naturalist Pat Rydquist will lead a hike to the Oxbow Overlook at Cascade Valley Metro Park to watch the nesting swallows and their aerial antics. 330-865-8065.
Swiss steak dinner — 4 to 6 p.m., Columbia United Church of Christ Fellowship Hall, 978 Wooster Road W., Barberton. $8.50; children under age 12, $3; families, $20. 330-825-9946.
Derby Deeds Done Dirt Cheap — Doors open at 5 p.m., Pinnacle Sports, 313 Medina Road, Medina. The Northeast Ohio Rock 'n' Roller Girls, Akron-Canton's only all-female flat track roller derby league, will host their inaugural home roller bout against the Flint City Derby Girls. $10 in advance, $13 at the door. http://www.neorocknrollergirls.com.
Akron Glass Works artist demos — 6 to 11 p.m., Akron Glass Works, 106 N. Main St., Akron. Glass-blowing demonstrations. Free. 330-253-5888.
Asia Minor: American-Hellenic Association Dinner Dance — 6:30 p.m., Greek Orthodox Church Auditorium, 129 S. Union St., Akron. Reservations, 330-666-4214.
Blue Grass Saturday Nights — 7 to 11 p.m., Homerville Community Center, state Route 301. All pickers welcome; open stage and jam rooms. 330-416-2222.
Summit County Songwriter's Circle Showcase — 7 p.m., Quirk Cultural Center, 1201 Grant Ave., Cuyahoga Falls. Treat Your Mama Right, an evening of live original music. $5, $4 for moms. 330-253-5637.
Take Mom to the Prom! — 7 to 9 p.m., Quirk Cultural Center, 1201 Grant Ave., Cuyahoga Falls. Moms and sons are invited to celebrate Mother's Day in style. Pirate-themed evening includes dinner, dancing and a keepsake photograph. Shirts and ties are recommended. Boys must be 4 years old and above. Cost per person is $10 for residents, $12 for nonresidents. 330-971-8425 or 330-971-8225.
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