Area Happenings: Plays, Maple Syrup Festival, Pancake Day and Scarlet, Gray and Green Fair
West Holmes K-12 Fine Arts Festival, 5-7 p.m. Friday, West Holmes High School. The event will feature music and artwork from students throughout the district. Food trucks will be available. The event is free to attend, but donations are welcome and will support future events.
"Haphazardly Ever After," 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Orrville High School auditorium. Pre-sale tickets are $10 and can be purchased at https://orrvillecommunitytheater.org/. Tickets will be available for purchase the day of the production at the door for $12.
"Charlotte’s Web," 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, First Church of God, 1953 Akron Road, Wooster. Proceeds will be donated to Stirrup Courage, an equestrian learning center near Orrville. Adult tickets are $11, youth tickets (12 and under) are $8 and a Family 4-Pack is $32. Concessions will be available at intermission, with proceeds going to the First Church of God. Visit www.brightlifeplayers.org for tickets and how to volunteer with future productions.
Maple Syrup Missions Festival, 7-10:30 a.m., Saturday, Sonnenberg Mennonite Church, 14367 Hackett Road, Kidron. Pancake and sausage breakfast by donations. Proceeds support mission and missionaries.
Orrville Rotary Club Pancake Day, 7 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Trinity United Methodist Church. Proceeds will allow the club to continue providing scholarships to students, provide funding for inbound and outbound exchange students, donate funds for community projects and nonprofits, and expand the flag project. Tickets are a suggested donation of $7 and kids 5-and-under eat free.
Scarlet, Gray and Green Fair, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Secrest Arboretum Welcome & Education Center, 2122 Williams Road, Wooster. Coinciding with the 54th anniversary of Earth Day, the fair features exhibits and demonstrations by nonprofits, citizens and educational groups and speakers whose focus is improving community and global sustainability. For more information go to https://u.osu.edu/sggf.
Black Men in Blue, 1 p.m. Saturday, 343 N. Market St., Shreve. Kelly D. Mezurek is a historian of African American Civil War personale. The presentation focuses on the Ohio Black community's response to the Civil War, the wartime participation of Black men and the experiences of their families at home and how White Ohioans responded to their service. Hosted by the County Line Historical Society of Wayne/Holmes. Free admission.
Free Community Meal, 5 p.m. Saturday, St. Michael Lutheran Church, 26 E. Maine St., Ashland. Followed by music from Mike White.
Little Steve-O Matinee at the Macaroon, 2 p.m. Sunday, Blue Macaroon Theater, 84 1/2 N Portage St., Doylestown. Enjoy an acoustic, rock and blues music. Tickets are $10, which includes access to the Room Too.
Pastors' Breakfast, 9-10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Apple Creek Historical Society, 185 Church St., Apple Creek. The speaker is David Mahan, a pastor and the Policy Director for the Center For Christian Virtue. RSVP by April 18 to Meghan Millea at MeghanRMillea@gmail.com or 330-931-2391.
Contra Dance, 7 p.m. Saturday, May 4, Valley College Grange, 2411 Shreve Road, Wooster. Instruction included. No partner necessary. Recommended for all ages. Calling by Susan English. Suggested donations are $7 adults, $5 students. Carry clean shoes and personal water bottle. More information and videos at https://www.woosterdance.com.
County Line Historical Museum open house, noon-3 p.m. Saturday, May 11, 281 N. Market St., Shreve. Parking at Shreve Auto Repair, Farmers National bank and downtown lots. Handicap parking at rear of museum, entering alley off East Robinson Street. Adults $2 and children 12 and younger, free. For group appointments and more information call Nancy Raymond 330-496-4024. Open houses are the second Saturday of each month.
Musclepalooza, Saturday, May 11, Dragway 42, West Salem. Cllector car enthusiasts, muscle car fans, drag racers and families looking for an exciting day at the track. Experience top-speed drag racing with $15,000 in payouts, professionally judged car shows with awards and more. Tickets and participant registrationare open now and available atwww.hemmings.com/event/musclepalooza.
30th Annual FotoFest, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, June 1, and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, June 2, at The Wilderness Center in Wilmot. The cost is $7 per photo entry and $5 per entry in the Youth division. An entry form with all of the details is available The Wilderness Center Nature Photo Club website, www.twcnpc.com; select the FotoFest Info tab. The form also contains drop-off information.
12th Annual Ohio Vintage Truck Reunion, June 21-22, Ashland, Ashland County Fairgrounds, 2042 Claremont Ave., Ashland. Hosted by the Ohio Chapters of the American Truck Historical Society. Show hours are 1-6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Hundreds of vintage trucks, trucking memorabilia display, swap meet, camping with RV hookups, truck crawl, Jake-off, light show, truck model contest, truck swap meet, country convoy and more. Vitis https://www.facebook.com/OhioVintageTruckReunion for more information.
Flxible & Converted Bus Centennial Summit 2024, Aug. 21-25, Mohican Adventures campground in Loudonville. For information for the 2024 Flxible Bus Summit visit the Flxible Owners International Facebook page.
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