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Published on Saturday, Mar 08, 2008
To have an event listed, send a fax to 330-376-9235 or an e-mail to newsroomemail@the
beaconjournal.com at least a week in advance.
TODAY Canton Amateur Radio Club breakfast meeting — 8:30 a.m., Nazir Grotto Building, 1717 Sixth St. S.W., Canton. With the ARRL Special Service Club.
Carriage Trail hike — 9 a.m. Meet at the Red Lock Trailhead off West Highland Road in Sagamore Hills Township. The Portage Trail Walkers hiking club will meet for a hike on the Old Carriage Trail in the Cuyahoga Valley. An alternate hike on the Towpath Trail will also be available. 330-673-6896.
Munroe Falls hike — 9 a.m., Brust Park in Munroe Falls for hikes along the Bike & Hike Trail, off North Main Street (state Route 91). The Akron Metro Parks Hiking Club will meet for a one- to 11-mile hike. Call 330-733-3995 for information.
Sustainable Energy Festival — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fairless Middle School, 11885 Navarre Road S.W. outside Navarre. The Wilderness Center and Green Energy of Ohio are co-sponsoring the Sustainable Energy Festival. Topics are energy efficiency, geothermal, solar electric, wind energy, bio mass and solar thermal. There will be speakers throughout the day and exhibits. The keynote address on Ohio's energy debate will be at 12:30 p.m. by Janine L. Migden-Ostrander, Ohio consumers' counsel. Free. There will also be three-hour workshops on wind, solar, green building design and landfill gas-to-energy. The fee is $50 per workshop. Registration is required for the workshops. For information, call 330-359-5235 or 877-359-5235. You can also check out http://www.wildernesscenter.org.
Bird nest box building — 9:30 a.m., Hiram College, 11715 Garfield Road, Hiram. With a short hike (weather permitting) to follow. $15. For registration, contact Matt Sorrick at 330-569-6003 or sorrickmw@hiram.edu.
Easter candy sale — 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Lawrence Saltis Plaza Apartments, 3000 Graham Road, Stow. Featuring assorted handmade chocolate candy, baked goods, raffles and boutique items.
Hudson Genealogy Study Group — 9:30 a.m., Flood Family Meeting Room, Hudson Library & Historical Society, 22 Aurora St. Hudson. Featuring Susan Hack, census expert from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Book signing and author lecture — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., National First Ladies' Library Education and Research Center, 205 Market Ave. S., Canton. Jason Emerson will discuss and sign copies of his book, The Madness of Mary Lincoln and the Discovery of Her Lost Insanity Letters. Book signing is free. Author lecture from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m is $5. 330-452-0876, Ext. 301.
Maple Sugaring Days — Visitors to Hale Farm and Village can have a pancake breakfast and a look at old-time maple sugaring from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. and Sunday, 2686 Oak Hill Road, Bath Township. $15, adults; $14, senior citizens; $10, for children. Tickets include the pancake breakfast and admission to the grounds. Call 330-666-3711 for reservations and information.
Nature Club — 10 a.m., Wolf Creek Environmental Center, 6100 Ridge Road (state Route 94), Sharon Township. The Medina County Park District will present a nature program about skunks and skinks (a lizard) for youngsters 7 to 12 years old. Free. Registration is requested. Call 330-722-9364 for information.
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 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.
Chickadee Lives — 10:30 a.m., Seiberling Nature Realm, 1828 Smith Road, Akron. Akron's Ann McClain Roher, author of Mr. Picky and Me: Lessons From a Master Chickadee, will present a program about chickadees, including feeding the birds by hand. Call 330-865-8065 for information.
Friends of the Barberton Public Library monthly meeting — 11 a.m., Barberton Public Library, 602 W. Park Ave., Barberton. Free.
All-You-Can-Eat Pancake & Sausage Breakfast — Noon to 6 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday every weekend in March except Easter weekend at the Chatham VFW Post 6892, 6299 Avon Lake Road, Chatham Township. $6, adults; $5.50, seniors; $3.50, children.
Book signing — 1 to 3 p.m., Snowball Bookshop, 564 W. Tuscarawas St., Barberton. Steve Kelleher of the Barberton Historical Society will sign copies of his book Ghosts of the Magic City.
Lichens hike — 1 to 3 p.m., Exploration Gateway, 5712 12th St. N.W., Perry Township. The Stark County Park District is presenting a lichens hike. Call 330-477-3552 for reservations and information.
Many More Moons — 1 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through May 9, Hoover-Price Planetarium,William McKinley Presidential Library & Museum, 800 McKinley Monument Drive N.W., Canton.
Dog obedience — 2 to 3 p.m. for puppy beginners ages 3-8 months and 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. for adult dogs 9 months and older on Saturdays through April 19, Tower Lodge, 530 N. Freedom St., Ravenna. $50; non-city taxpayers, $55. Call Kathy Hammonds at 330-296-2864.
Sandlot Society Townhall — 2 to 4 p.m., John S. Knight Center, 77 E. Mill St., Akron. Mike and Sharon Hargrove will talk about their life in a baseball family, share stories from Mike's days with the Indians and take questions from the audience. Free, members; $10, nonmembers; $5, children under 18. 330-869-4884 or http://sandlotsociety.com.
Winter trees — 2 p.m., Seiberling Nature Realm, 1828 Smith Road, Akron. Naturalist Mike Greene of Metro Parks, Serving Summit County, will lead a winter tree identification hike. 330-865-8065.
Swiss steak dinner — 4:30 p.m., Faith United Methodist Church, 1235 Tallmadge Road, Akron. $7.50; youth, $3.50; children ages 5 and under, free. Carryout available.
Glass Works artist demos — 6-11 p.m., Akron Glass Works, 106 N. Main St., Akron. Glass-blowing demonstrations. Free. 330-253-5888.
Blue Grass Saturday Nights — 7-11 p.m., Homerville Community Center, County Road 301, Homerville. All pickers welcome. 330-416-2222.
Heartbeat Jump Rope Team Community Show — 7 p.m., Revere High School, 3420 Everett Road, Bath Township. Free. 330-665-2320.
Moons of Saturn — 7 p.m., the Astronomy Club of Akron's observatory at Portage Lakes State Park, 5031 Manchester Road (state Route 93), New Franklin. Call 330-535-8009 for information.
Sons of Norway — 7-9 p.m., Cutler Real Estate, 203 Applegrove Ave., North Canton. Film presentation of Norwegian singer Sissel in her Northern Lights concert. 330-633-7482.
Dynamics Community Theater — 7:30 p.m., Bennett Center, Tallmadge High School, 484 East Ave. You're a Good Man Charlie Brown. $7-$8, adults; $5-$6, students. 330-633-5307.
Kuzman's Polka Night dancing — 8 p.m. to midnight, Kuzman's Lounge, 1025 S. State St., Girard. Eddie Vallus. $2. 330-545-8521 or 330-545-8995.
Swing-a-Lings — 8 to 10:45 p.m., Church of the Lakes United Methodist Church, 5944 Fulton Drive N.W., Jackson Township. A caller and a cuer. $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.
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. $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.
Rolling Thunder Seventh Annual Chili Cook-Off — Noon to 4 p.m., Veterans Memorial Hall, 620 N. Broadway, Medina. $5; at the door, $7; children ages 12 and under, free.
Community dinners — 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., American Red Cross, 501 W. Market St., Akron. Free.
Intermediate digital workshop — 1 to 4 p.m., Wolf Creek Environmental Center, 6100 Ridge Road (state Route 94), Sharon Township. The Medina County Park District will present an intermediate digital photography workshop. Bring your camera and owner's manual to class. For ages 16 to adult. Fee is $35 a person. 330-722-9364.
Adoption seminar — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Jackson Township Branch library, 7487 Fulton Drive N.W., Jackson Township. Free.
Carovillese Women's Club Il Giorno Della Donna — 1:30 p.m., the Carovillese Club, 570 E. Cuyahoga Falls Ave., Akron. Il Giorno Della Donna, a worldwide Women's Day celebration, with speaker Dr. Linda Parenti. $16 includes dinner. 330-896-4584 or 330-940-2882.
Partner family orientation — 2 to 4 p.m., Habitat Board Room, 6630 Cleveland Road, Ravenna. Habitat for Humanity of Portage County is looking for families in need of decent and affordable housing. For more information, contact Ed Limbach at 330-296-2880.
Spring hike — 2 p.m., O'Neil Woods Metro Park, off Martin Road in Bath Township. Metro Parks, Serving Summit County, is sponsoring a signs-of-spring hike with naturalist Meghan Doran. 330-865-8065.
Ellet hike — 2:30 p.m., Eastgate mall, off Canton Road, south of West Market Street. The Akron Metro Parks Hiking Club will meet in Akron's Ellet neighborhood for a five-mile sidewalk-and-parks hike. Call 330-733-3995 for information.
Scottish American Society meeting — 3 to 5 p.m., Akron-Summit County Public Library, 60 S. High St., Akron.
Ron Davis Dance Band — 5 to 8 p.m., Firestone Park Christian Church, 40 E. Wilbeth Road, Akron. $3 donation. 330-753-6679.
Summit County REACT's diabetes lecture — 5 to 8 p.m., Lindsay's Amber Restaurant, 1500 Canton Road, Akron. 330-733-9611.
Singles dance — 7:30 to 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.
To have an event listed, send a fax to 330-376-9235 or an e-mail to newsroomemail@the
beaconjournal.com at least a week in advance.
TODAY Canton Amateur Radio Club breakfast meeting — 8:30 a.m., Nazir Grotto Building, 1717 Sixth St. S.W., Canton. With the ARRL Special Service Club.
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