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By Mary Beth Breckenridge
Beacon Journal staff writer
Published on Saturday, Sep 20, 2008
If the Barberton Mum Fest is here, can fall be far behind?
The annual festival, at Lake Anna Park this weekend, showcases the city's official flower in all its multihued glory. More than a million blooms will provide the color in elaborate mum displays lining Lake Anna. All the plants were donated by Barberton's Yoder Bros.
Potted mums will be available for sale, so you can take a bit of the festival home with you.
There's more than fall flowers to enjoy, however. The festival has food, vendors, historical displays and entertainment.
Highlights of this year's festival are water ski shows at noon, 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. today and at noon and 3:30 p.m. Sunday; the unveiling of a monument to K. Jack Greynolds, former Barberton High School basketball coach, at 1 p.m. today; a renewal of marriage vows at 3 p.m. today by couples married 50 years; and a ceremony honoring Barberton's ''Rosie the Riveters'' at 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
In addition, visitors may tour the new Lake Anna YMCA from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.
The Barberton Mum Fest is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Sunday at Lake Anna Park, Third Street Northwest and West Lake Avenue. Admission and parking are free.
Events, programs
• Peddlers and Pork at the Piggery, 10 a.m. to dusk today and Sunday, Anna Dean Farm Piggery, 248 Robinson Ave., Barberton. Antique show, harvest market and rib burn-off. Free admission.
• Woof Walk, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, 714 N. Portage Path, Akron. Guests may bring dogs on leashes to enjoy the gardens and grounds. Each dog must be accompanied by its owner, and owners are required to clean up after their pets. Admission: adults, $8; dogs, $5; children and teens ages 6-17, $4; members and younger children, free. Information, 330-836-5533 or http://www.stanhywet.org.
• Warm Up Akron meetings, 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Mogadore Library, 144 S. Cleveland Ave. Members knit and crochet rectangles that are used to make afghans for needy people in the Akron area, and they'll teach others the skills. Information: 330-699-3252 or http://www.geocities.com/warmupakron.
• Western Reserve Rose Society meeting, 7 p.m. Tuesday, meeting room, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Middleburg Heights branch, 15600 E. Bagley Road. Program: rose arrange-ments for home and exhibition. Information: 330-220-2213 or webmaster@westernreserverosesociety.org.
• Organization seminars, 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Four Points by Sheraton Akron West, 3150 W. Market St., Fairlawn. Seminars by Deniece Schofield, author of four books on home management and organization. $25. No reservations needed. Information: 800-835-8463.
• Organic, Locally Grown and Free for the Harvesting, 1 to 3 p.m. next Saturday, Holden Arboretum, 9500 Sperry Road, Kirtland. Presentation by Peter Gail on edible weeds. Members, $20; nonmembers, $30. Information: 440-946-4400 or http://www.holdenarb.org.
• Fall in Hershey Children's Garden, through the end of October, Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd. Monarch tagging daily; butterfly wrist and head bands, 1 to 3 p.m. today; leaf matching races, 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday. Free with garden admission ($7.50; children ages 3-12, $3; members and younger children, free). Information: 216-721-1600 or http://www.cbgarden.org.
• 2008 Flower Exhibition, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, Cuyahoga Falls Library, 2015 Third St. Presented by Akron Chapter 114 of Ikebana International. Free. Information: 330-467-4788.
• Great Garden Adventure, through Oct. 31, Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, 714 N. Portage Path, Akron. Imagination Stations throughout the grounds help visitors reconnect with nature and learn about natural phenomena. Displays of flower sculptures made by ''junkyard artist'' P.R. Miller and whimsical bugs and butterflies made by area students. Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays. Various admission options are available, with adult prices ranging from $8-$25. Information: 330-836-5533 or http://www.stanhywet.org.
Mail notices of classes, programs and events two weeks in advance to: Home and Garden News, Features Department, Akron Beacon Journal, P.O. Box 640, Akron OH 44309-0640. Please include your name and telephone number. All events must be open to the public.
Mary Beth Breckenridge can be reached at 330-996-3756 or mbrecken@thebeaconjournal.com.
If the Barberton Mum Fest is here, can fall be far behind?
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