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TODAY All-You-Can-Eat Buckwheat & Buttermilk Pancake Breakfast — 8-11 a.m., Eastwood Church of the Brethren, 581 Darrow Road, Akron. $5; children under 12, $3.

Fourth Annual Ohio Pinball and Game Room Festival — 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Emidio Expo Center, 48 E. Bath Road, Cuyahoga Falls. More than 100 machines on free play. $12 a day or $20 for two-day pass; $5, children 6-12 years; free for children 5 and under. 330-687-9341 or http://ohiopinballshow.com.

Antique & Classic Bicycle and Motorbike Show and Swap Meet — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Nativity Church Hall, 2499 Killian Road, Springfield Township. A display of out-of-production bicycles and motorbikes from the '40s, '50s and '60s. Free. 330-699-9798.

Hartville MarketPlace and Flea Market John Deere Days — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., MarketPlace, state Route 619, Hartville. Activities, awarding of a brand-new John Deere self-propelled walk-behind lawn mower from Hartville Hardware. 330-877-9860.

Mother's Club Used Book, CD and DVD Sale — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Student Commons at Walsh Jesuit High School, 4550 Wyoga Lake Road, Cuyahoga Falls. 330-723-3315.

North Canton Lions Club Craft Show — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., North Canton Hoover High School, 525 Seventh St. N.E., North Canton.

North Summit hike — The Portage Trail Walkers hiking club will meet at 9 a.m. at the Bike & Hike Trailhead off state Route 303 in Boston Heights for a 41/2-mile hike. 330-673-6896.

Quail Hollow hike — 9 a.m., Quail Hollow State Park, 13480 Congress Lake Road N.E., Lake Township. Meet in the Shady Lane parking lot for hikes of five and eight miles. 330-733-3995.

Training hike — 9-10:30 a.m. The National Park Service is sponsoring a spring training hike of 2.2 miles along the Ledges Trail. Meet at the Ledges Shelter off Truxell Road in Boston Township.

77th McKinley Stamp Show — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, St. George Serbian Orthodox Social Hall, 4667 Applegrove St. N.W., North Canton. Free. 330-832-5992.

Greater Akron Orchid Society Annual Show & Sale — 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Donzell's Garden Center, 937 E. Waterloo Road, Akron. 330-724-0505.

Haines House Open House — 10 a.m. to noon Saturday and 1-3 p.m. Sunday, 186 W. Market St., Alliance.

Summit Mall Boat and RV Show — 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Summit Mall, 3265 W. Market St., Fairlawn.

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. Dance to all kinds of music. Dance partner not needed. 330-867-2093.

Akron Home and Flower Show — 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, John S. Knight Center, 77 E. Mill St., Akron. More than 4,900 square feet of gardens, including a large demonstration garden by Pettiti Garden Centers. $7; free for children 12 and under. 330-869-6800 or 800-783-9589.

All-You-Can-Eat Pancake & Sausage Breakfast — Noon to 6 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday through March (except Easter weekend), Chatham VFW Post 6892, 6299 Avon Lake Road, Chatham Township. $6, adults; $5.50, seniors; $3.50, children.

Bird program — 1-5 p.m., John T. Huston-Dr. John D. Brumbaugh Nature Center, 1614 N. Daniel St., Alliance. Flying WILD program on bird conservation for teachers of middle-school students. $10. Bring a sack lunch. Registration required; call 330-823-7487.

Bluebird help — 1-2:30 p.m., Wolf Creek Environmental Center, 6100 Ridge Road (state Route 94), Sharon Township. The Medina County Park District will present a nature program about bluebirds. Participants will build a bluebird box. $8 for materials. 330-722-9364.

Decomposition hike — 1-3 p.m., Exploration Gateway, 5712 12th St. N.W., Perry Township. Call 330-477-3552 for reservations.

Postcard Collage Workshop — 1-3 p.m., Summit Artspace, 140 E. Market St., Akron. $5 at door. Register by sending an e-mail to psargent@neo.rr.com.

Hinckley Elementary Bookfair — 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 4015 Medina Road, Bath Township.

Wildlife babies — 2 p.m., Seiberling Nature Realm, 1828 Smith Road, Akron. Metro Parks, Serving Summit County, will present a program about wildlife babies for children 6 to 12 years old and their families, held by wildlife rehabilitator Fran Kitchen of Akron. Bring a donation for Operation Orphan. 330-865-8065.

Akron Glass Works artist demos — 6-11 p.m., Akron Glass Works, 106 N. Main St., Akron. Free. 330-253-5888.

Underground Railroad — 6-8:20 p.m., Hale Farm and Village, 2686 Oak Hill Road, Bath Township. Visitors will be transported to 1852 in a 90-minute interactive program about the Underground Railroad. Tours depart every 20 minutes. Recommended for ages 13 or older. Program requires walking outdoors. Dress for the weather. $15. Call 330-666-3711 for reservations.

Dying star — 7 p.m., Astronomy Club's observatory at Portage Lakes State Park, 5031 Manchester Road (state Route 93), New Franklin. Program about a dying star in the Eskimo Nebula. 330-535-8009.

Heartbeat Jump Rope Team Community Show — 7 p.m., Highland High School, 4150 Ridge Road, Granger Township. Free. 330-239-0117.

Parents Without Partners Portage County Chapter Monthly Dance — 7:30-11:30 p.m., Kent VFW 3703 Post Home, 500 VFW Parkway. Music by DJ Mel. 330-699-2361 or 330-322-9559.

Kuzman's Polka Night — 8 p.m. to midnight, Kuzman's Lounge, 1025 S. State St., Girard. Polka Tones. $2. 330-545-8521 or 330-545-8995.

Swing-a-Lings — 8-10:45 p.m., Church of the Lakes United Methodist, 5944 Fulton Drive N.W., Jackson Township. $9 per couple, members; $10 per couple, nonmembers. 330-492-7559.

Ballroom dancing — 8:30 p.m., Sherwood Dance Club, 960 Jacoby Road, Copley Township. $6. 330-864-4484.

SUNDAY West Geauga Kiwanis Club's 55th Annual Pancake Breakfast — 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., West Geauga High School, state Route 306, Chesterland. $6.50; $3.25, children 6-11. http://www.wgkiwanis.org.

Goodell Farms Pancake Breakfast — 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Shalersville Town Hall, state Routes 303 and 44, Shalersville Township. $7; $3.50, children 4-12. 330-274-2376.

All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast — 9:30 a.m. to noon, Acker-Moore Memorial Post, American Legion, 3733 Fishcreek Road, Stow. $5.25. 330-673-1608.

Akron Chapter 82nd Airborne Association monthly meeting — 1 p.m., 356th Fighter Group Restaurant, 4919 Mount Pleasant St. N.W., Green.

Digital photography — 1-4 p.m., Wolf Creek Environmental Center, 6100 Ridge Road (state Route 94), Sharon Township. The Medina County Park District will present a program about digital photography for beginners, led by Dr. Christopher Dellacorte. Bring camera and manual. $25. For ages 16 or older. Registration required; call 330-722-9364.

Ozark plants — 2 p.m., Wilderness Center, 9877 Alabama Ave. S.W., Wilmot. The Botanizers plant club at the Wilderness Center will present a slide show about the club's first eco-tour to the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas. 330-359-5235.

Tallmadge hike — 2 p.m., Munroe Falls Metro Park off South River Road in Munroe Falls. Meet in the parking lot just inside the gatehouse. Metro Parks, Serving Summit County, is sponsoring a hike through the newly acquired property that once was the site of the County Home. Meet naturalist Danusia Casteel. Sturdy clothing and footwear are recommended. 330-865-8065.

A Musical Journey Through Black History — 3 p.m., Akron-Summit County Public Library, 60 S. High St., Akron. Presented by W.A.F. Enterprises in collaboration with Destiny Youth Academy. Free. 330-762-4312.

Stand Off for Hands Off — 5 p.m., North Canton Skate Center, 5475 Whipple Ave., Jackson Township. The Northeast Ohio Rock 'n' Roller Girls, Ohio's newest women's flat track roller derby league, present an event as part of Until the Violence Stops Northeast Ohio V-Day to the 10th. $10; $12 at the door. http://www.utvsneo.org.

Singles dance — 7:30-11:30 p.m., Guy's Party Centre, 500 E. Waterloo Road, Akron. Disc jockey plays top 40 music for dancing. $7. 330-724-6373.