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Published on Friday, Jun 20, 2008
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Wine at the Moon — today-Sunday, the Winery at Perennial Vineyards, 11877 Poorman St., Navarre. 330-832-3677.
Friends of the Lake Community Library Book Sale — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Saturday, Lake Community Library, 11955 Market Ave. N., Hartville. 330-877-9975.
Fishing for kids — 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today, Plum Creek Park South in Brunswick Hills Township. The Medina County Park District and the Ohio Division of Wildlife are presenting an introduction to fishing for youngsters. For ages 7 to 12. Call 330-722-9364 for reservations.
Junior Rangers — 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., the National Park Service is presenting a Junior Rangers nature program on pond life 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 the location.
Junior Tennis Lessons — Class times are from 10-10:30 a.m. and 10:30-11 a.m. on Fridays beginning today, Valley Vista Park, 2791 Valley Road (off Portage Trail), Cuyahoga Falls. Five-week course. For children ages 6-8. $30 for residents, $35 for nonresidents. 330-971-8425.
Ohio turtles — 10 a.m. and noon Exploration Gateway, 5712 12th St. N.W., Perry Township. The Stark County Park District is presenting two programs on Ohio turtles as part of its Nature Rangers program for youngsters 4 to 7 years old. Call 330-477-3552 for reservations.
Luau at the Lock: Downtown Summer Kick-Off Party — 4-7 p.m., Lock 3 Park, 200 S. Main St., Akron. Entertainment, games, giveaways and a Taste of Downtown featuring food from more than 15 area restaurants. Stay after the Luau for WONE's Rock the Lock concert series featuring Gypsies in the Palace, a tribute to Jimmy Buffett. Admission is free with your Do Downtown card. Sign up for your card at the party or online at http://www.downtownakron.com.
Sixth Annual Summer Solstice Wine, Art and Blues Festival — 4-10 p.m. today; noon to 10 p.m. Saturday; and 1-6 p.m. Sunday, Sarah's Vineyard, 1204 W. Steels Corners Road, Cuyahoga Falls. $8 per day. http://www.sarahsvineyardwinery.com.
Carson & Barnes Circus — 4:30 and 7:30 p.m., Sunbeau Valley Show Groups, state Route 59, between Kent and Ravenna. $11, $6 for children 11 and under. 330-296-2880.
Fish fry — 5 to 8 p.m., Tadmor Shrine Center, 3000 Krebs Drive, Coventry Township. 330-644-8494.
Ice Cream Social — 6-9 p.m., Hudson Green in downtown Hudson. Part of Hudson Days; helps raise money for League of Service's scholarship and community grants program. $4 for a sundae, cookie and beverage. 330-655-7658.
Jazzabon Creations Gala Event — 6 to 9 p.m. today, noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Four Sisters and a Brother, 996 Snyder St., Akron. Featuring the works of artist and owner Joyce Lomax.
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.
Dances of peace — 7 p.m., Crown Point Ecology Center in Bath Township, 3220 Ira Road. You can join in Dances of Universal Peace, movement as prayer. No experience necessary. 330-668-8992.
Evening hike — 7 p.m. Meet in the Tuscarawas Meadows area off Harrington Road in South Akron. Naturalist Nicki Schneider of Metro Parks, Serving Summit County will lead an evening hike along the 1.6-mile Willow Trail at Firestone Metro Park. 330-865-8065.
Friday Fresh Voices Series — 7 to 8 p.m., Learned Owl Book Shop, 204 N. Main St., Hudson. Children's book authors Charmaine Ramsey and Victoria Selvaggio. 330-653-2252.
History bike — 7 p.m., the Vanderhoof Trailhead in New Franklin, off Vanderhoof Road. Metro Parks, Serving Summit County is staging a bicycle ride with a dose of history along the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail. 330-865-8065.
Solstice walk — 7 to 9 p.m., John T. Huston-Dr. John D. Brumbaugh Nature Center, 1614 N. Daniel St., Alliance. 330-823-7487.
Drum circle — 8 p.m. at the Seiberling Nature Realm, 1828 Smith Road, Akron. Rebekkah Benner will lead a campfire drum circle. Sponsored by Metro Parks, Serving Summit County. Bring your percussion instruments and join in the fun. Bring blankets and chairs. 330-865-8065.
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.
Western Whirlers Square Dance Club — 8 to 10:30 p.m., Tallmadge United Methodist Church, 207 N. Munroe Road. Caller Dick Mackey, cuer Kristy Lake. $5.
SATURDAY
LeBron James King for Kids Bikeathon — Gates and registration open at 7 a.m., Lock 3, 200 S. Main St., Akron. Children, $15; family, $75. 11/2-mile kids ride at 9 a.m.; community celebration from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; 3-mile family ride and 8-mile main event at 11 a.m. Proceeds benefit the James Family Foundation, the Akron Area YMCA and the Akron Urban League. 330-375-2877 or http://www.lebronjamesff.org.
Bird walk — 7 to 10 a.m. in the Cuyahoga Valley park. Meet at Horseshoe Pond off Major Road west of Riverview Road on the Peninsula-Boston Township border. Volunteer Dwight Chasar will direct a bird walk to look for songbirds.
Beaver Creek hike — 8 a.m. The Portage Trail Walkers hiking club will meet at the car-pooling parking lot at Interstate 76 and state Route 14 in Edinburg Township for a trip to Beaver Creek State Park near East Liverpool. Bring money for food and pack a lunch. Alternate hike at the Seiberling Nature Realm in Akron. 330-673-6896.
Bird walk — 8 a.m. Wilderness Center, 9877 Alabama Ave. S.W., Wilmot. 330-359-5235.
New park ceremony — 9 a.m. and a hike at 10 a.m., Seneca Ponds Preserve, 515 Mondial Parkway, Streetsboro. The Portage Park District will celebrate the new park donated by the Western Reserve Land Conservancy. 330-297-7728.
Peninsula hike — 9 a.m. Meet at the Lock 29 Trailhead off Mill Street. The Akron Metro Parks Hiking Club will meet in Peninsula for hikes of 5 or 8 miles in the Cuyahoga Valley. 330-733-3995.
Trail work — 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Cuyahoga Valley Trails Council is seeking volunteers to help improve the Boston Run Trail in the Cuyahoga Valley. Meet at the north parking lot at the Happy Days Lodge off state Route 303 in Boston Heights. Bring water and lunch in a small pack and wear sturdy boots and work gloves. 330-873-1035.
Dance With Me — 10 a.m., Kent Le Mar Dance Studio, 2738 Hudson Drive, Cuyahoga Falls. For ages 30 and over. $10 per class. 330-923-5225.
Stow Township Bicentennial Driving/Walking Tour — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Includes 40 sites of historical significance in Stow, Cuyahoga Falls, Silver Lake and Munroe Falls. Copies of tour booklets and maps are available at the Cuyahoga Falls and Stow-Munroe Falls public libraries. Tour books also are available at the city halls in Stow, Munroe Falls and Silver Lake. Free. http://www.stow.oh.us/community/comevents.shtml.
Urban Contemporary Line Dance Classes (beginners) — 10 a.m.-noon, Goodyear YMCA gymnasium, 110 Goodyear Ave. (park on Kelly Avenue and go through the double brown doors), Akron. $3 adults; $2 youths. Classes are ongoing. Wear comfortable soft-soled shoes and clothing. Dance to all kinds of music. Dance partner not needed. New dances taught monthly. 330-867-2093.
Water, woods art — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, The Cuyahoga Valley park's M.D. Garage, off Boston Mills Road east of the Cuyahoga River in the hamlet of Boston. Exhibit of paintings of water and woods by the Crooked River Gang, a group of local painters.
Winnie the Pooh & Buzzing Bees Too! — 10 to 10:45 a.m., North Canton Public Library, 185 N. Main St., North Canton. Pooh games, stories, crafts and a snack. For children ages 5 and under. For registration, call 330-499-7356.
Guided tour — 11 a.m. Meet at the Mustill Store off West North Street near downtown Akron. The Cascade Locks Park Association will hold a guided tour of the park. 330-374-5625.
Reserve Officers Association of the United States meeting — 11 a.m., Army Reserve Center, 3688 Highland Park Drive, North Canton. Employer Support of Guards & Troop Deployment Report. Military I.D. and reservations required. 330-668-2205.
Costumed Character — Noon, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 4015 Medina Road, Bath Township. Cookie Mouse and his stories. Free.
Butterfly walk — 1 p.m., Wilderness Center, 9877 Alabama Ave. S.W., Wilmot. Butterfly walk through the tall-grass prairie. The walk will be canceled if it rains. 330-359-5235.
Myasthenia Gravis Support Group Meeting — 1 to 3:30 p.m., Taylor Memorial Library, 2015 Third St., Cuyahoga Falls. Round table discussion and refreshments.
Akron Area Computer Users Group Meeting — 1 p.m., Ellet Branch Library, 2470 E. Market St., Akron. How to Restore Old Photos.
Open house — 1 to 4 p.m., Wolf Creek Environmental Center, 6100 Ridge Road (state Route 94), Sharon Township. 330-722-9364.
Open skate — 1 to 4 p.m., G.S.F.E. Cade, 1615 E. Market St., Akron. $5; skate rental, $2. 330-784-4733.
Junior Rangers — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The National Park Service is presenting a Junior Rangers nature program on seeds for youngsters 4 to 6 years old and accompanying adults. $8 per child. Call 800-642-3297, Ext. 100, for reservations and location.
Drum circle — 2 p.m., John T. Huston-Dr. John D. Brumbaugh Nature Center, 1614 N. Daniel St., Alliance. With Greg Rice. 330-823-7487.
Family astronomy — 2 p.m. Wilderness Center, 9877 Alabama Ave. S.W., Wilmot. Family astronomy program on summer skies in its planetarium. For third graders to adults. 330-359-5235.
Knots, rigging — 2 p.m., Seiberling Nature Realm, 1828 Smith Road, Akron. Learn knots and rigging in a campfire program sponsored by Metro Parks, Serving Summit County. 330-865-8065.
Akron Glass Works Artist Demos — 6 to 11 p.m., Akron Glass Works, 106 N. Main St. Free. 330-253-5888.
Solstice hike — 7 to 9 p.m. in the Ledges area of the Cuyahoga Valley park. The National Park Service is staging a moderate 21/2-mile hike that includes a stop at the scenic Ledges Overlook. Meet in the Ledges parking lot off Truxell Road in Boston Township.
Skating— Teen skate, 7 to 10 p.m.; adults only skate, midnight to 2:30 a.m. G.S.F.E. Cade, 1615 E. Market St., Akron. $5; skate rental, $2. 330-784-4733.
Ballroom Dancing — 8:30 p.m., Sherwood Dance Club, 960 Jacoby Road, Copley Township. $6. 330-864-4484.
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.
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