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Published on Friday, Jun 27, 2008
To have an event listed, send a fax to 330-376-9235 or an e-mail to newsroomemail@thebeacon journal.com at least a week in advance.
TODAY
''Don't Bug Me, I'm Reading'' with Tom Phoolery — 10-11 a.m., North Canton Public Library, 185 N. Main St., North Canton. Magic show featuring Freddie the Flea, Magic Mosquito and more. Free. For children ages 4 and older.
Ohio mammals — 10 a.m. Meet at the Carriage House Nature Center, 13480 Congress Lake Road N.E., Lake Township. Quail Hollow State Park near Hartville will host a nature program on Ohio mammals. For all ages. 330-877-6652.
World Record Event: Drum Solo Marathon — Noon, Margarita Factory, 6081 Dressler Road, Jackson Township. Featuring Link Logen.
Casino Day — 12:30 p.m., Quirk Cultural Center, 1201 Grant Ave., Cuyahoga Falls. Black Jack, beat the dealer, poker and more games. $4. Pre-registration required: 330-971-8425.
Fish fry — 5 to 8 p.m., Tadmor Shrine Center, 3000 Krebs Drive, Coventry Township. 330-644-8494.
Yours, Mine and Theirs Meet-the-Artists Opening — 5 to 7 p.m., Summit ArtSpace, 140 E. Market St., downtown Akron. Free.
Annual Amateur Radio Field Day — 6 p.m., Dearman Farm, 2345 Baum St. S.E., Canton.
Garrettsville SummerFest — 6 to 10 p.m. today; 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday, on Main Street in Garrettsville. This year's Garrettsville SummerFest theme is ''Small Town America at Its Best.'' Two stages, one at each end of Main Street, will present entertainment. Information about festival, raffle tickets, schedule, or entry forms: http://www.garrettsvillesummerfest.com or Aaron King, 330-254-2646.
Junior Rangers — 6 to 8 p.m. The National Park Service is presenting a Junior Rangers geology and nature program on the Ledges area of the Cuyahoga Valley park. For youngsters 4 to 6 years old. $8 per child. Call 800-642-3297, Ext. 100, for reservations and the location.
Learn about bears — 6 to 8 p.m. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources are presenting a program on bears in Ohio by Laura Graber of the Ohio Division of Wildlife. 330-358-2370.
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.
Author Appearance — 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 4015 Medina Road, Bath Township. Bob Adamov, The Other Side of Hell. Free. 330-665-5199.
Firestone Friday — 7 p.m., Firestone Metro Park. Meet in the Tuscarawas Meadows area off Harrington Road in South Akron for an insect hike. 330-865-8065.
Friday Fresh Voices — 7 to 8 p.m., the Learned Owl Book Shop, 204 N. Main St., Hudson. Tanya Pilumeli will discuss and sign her debut children's book, The Dragonfly Keeper. Free. 330-653-2252.
Ballroom Nights — 8 to 10:30 p.m., the Quirk Cultural Center, 1201 Grant Ave., Cuyahoga Falls. $8. 330-971-8425.
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.
Red Lantern Square Dance Club — 8 to 11 p.m., Red Lantern Barn, Mount Eaton Road, Brewster. Ed Pabst, caller; Jay Kaser, cuer. $10 per couple.
SATURDAY
A New Beginning — 8 a.m., Rockne's, 4240 Hudson Drive, Stow. A social group for widows and widowers of all ages. 330-929-5430.
Women outdoors — 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., North Industry Sportsman's Club, 7825 Beth Ave. S.W., near Navarre. The Sippo Valley Longbeards, Stark County's chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation, are hosting a Women in the Outdoors event. Courses include shotgun, archery, handgun, whittling, primitive cooking, digital photography, self-defense, plant identification, herbal remedies, outdoor crafts, chain saw operations, horseback riding. $45. Camp out Friday night before the event. For reservations, contact Donna Hutmacher at 330-821-6136.
33rd Annual Portage Lakes Antique and Classic Boat Show — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the docks of the Olde Harbor Inn and Hook, Line & Drinkers, 530 and 562 Portage Lakes Drive, Akron. Register your boat: Lucy Hunter, 330-644-2629.
Chatham Historical Society Flea Market — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Chatham Community Center, 6306 Avon Lake Road.
Litchfield Historical Society Flea Market — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the circle at state routes 18 and 83 in Litchfield.
Valley hike — 9 a.m., Happy Days Lodge off state Route 303 in Boston Heights. The Portage Trail Walkers hiking club will meet for hikes in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. 330-673-6896.
Valley hike II — 9 a.m. Meet at the Kendall Lake Shelter off Truxell Road in Boston Township. The Akron Metro Parks Hiking Club will meet in the Cuyahoga Valley park for hikes of five or eight miles. 330-733-3995.
York Historical Society Flea Market — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., York Historical Museum on Spellman Street, York Township. 330-723-1005.
Ham Radio Demonstration — 9:30 a.m., Barberton Public Library, 602 W. Park Ave. Sponsored by the Barberton Public Library Morse Code Preservation Society. Free. 330-745-1194.
Junior Rangers — 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The National Park Service is presenting a Junior Rangers program on fossils for youngsters 7 to 12 years old in the Cuyahoga Valley park. $8 per child. Call 800-642-3297, Ext. 100, for reservations and the location.
Dance With Me — 10 a.m. Saturdays, Kent Le Mar Dance Studio, 2738 Hudson Drive, Cuyahoga Falls. For ages 30 and over. Learn to hip without the hop, and add the seasoning to the salsa. $10 per class. 330-923-5225.
Fairy Festival — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3186 Burbank Road, Wooster. $5; children, $4. http://www.uufwc.org.
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. Classes are ongoing. Wear comfortable soft-soled shoes and clothing. Dance to all kinds of music. Dance partner not needed. New dances taught monthly. For more information, call 330-867-2093.
Water, woods art — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 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.
Author Visit — 10:30 a.m. to noon, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 4015 Medina Road, Bath Township. William ''Bill'' Murphy will sign and discuss Motorcycling Across Ohio. 330-665-5199.
Drop-in arts — 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Boston Store in the Cuyahoga Valley park, off Boston Mills Road east of the Cuyahoga River in Boston Township. Local art guilds are staging drop-in demonstrations of quilting, knitting and embroidery.
Train rides — 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., Lester Rail Trail Trailhead, off Lester Road west of Medina and north of state Route 18 in York Township. The Northeastern Ohio Live Steamers and the Medina County Park District are sponsoring miniature steam train rides. Free. 330-722-9364.
Adult Program: Summertime Tea Party — 1 p.m., Akron-Summit County Public Library, Fairlawn-Bath branch, 3101 Smith Road. 330-666-4888.
Firestone Park Summer Celebration Festival — 2 p.m., Firestone Park Community Center, 1480 Girard St. Akron. Parade at 4 p.m. Akron Symphony Orchestra performance, 7:30 p.m., Firestone Stadium, 1575 Firestone Parkway, Akron. Fireworks at 9:45 p.m. Free.
Old European Days, Pig Roast and Bierfest — 4 p.m. to midnight Saturday and 1-8 p.m. Sunday, 3871 Ranfield Road, Kent. Entertainment, dancing, German foods and pastries.
Cruizin' with Lions — 5 to 8 p.m., Hudson Acme Plaza, 180 W. Streetsboro St. Free.
Akron Glass Works Artist Demos — 6 to 11 p.m., Akron Glass Works, 106 N. Main St., Akron. Free. 330-253-5888.
Blue Grass Saturday Nights — 7 to 11 p.m., Homerville Community Center, Route 301, Homerville. All pickers welcome; open stage and jam rooms. 330-416-2222.
Family fishing — 7 p.m., Wolf Creek Environmental Center, 6100 Ridge Road (state Route 94), Sharon Township. For ages 6 to adult. Free. Advance registration is required. Call 330-722-9364.
Ledges hike — 7 to 8:30 p.m. Meet at the Ledges Shelter parking area off Truxell Road in Boston Township. The National Park Service is staging a 11/2-mile hike on the Ledges Trail.
Night bike ride — 8 p.m. Meet at the bike shop on state Route 303 next to the Cuyahoga River. Century Cycle in Peninsula is organizing a night bike ride along the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail in the Cuyahoga Valley. Bicyclists will pedal 15 to 20 miles. Helmets and bike lights are required. 800-201-7433.
Ballroom Dancing — 8:30 p.m., Sherwood Dance Club, 960 Jacoby Road, Copley Township. $6. 330-864-4484.
Starlight program — 9 p.m. The Astronomy Club of Akron's observatory at Portage Lakes State Park, 5031 Manchester Road (state Route 93), New Franklin. Program on spectroscopy, what we can learn from starlight. Followed by star watch, weather permitting. 330-837-5848.
To have an event listed, send a fax to 330-376-9235 or an e-mail to newsroomemail@thebeacon journal.com at least a week in advance.
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