Calendar of Events
By Catharine Hadley, Arts and Entertainment Editor, catharinehadley@gmail.com
The theme of this column is "trying new things." I'm happy to be starting this new project of writing the entertainment column for Leisure Living Magazine! I've done all I could to make the entertainment listing complete and varied, so there should be something for everyone. Although I've done my best to make sure all the information is accurate, please go online or call ahead to confirm your plans.
Any suggestions and details of your upcoming events can be sent to me at catharinehadley@gmail.com.
It's the time of year when summer is still in full swing, but autumn is just around the corner. There's still plenty of time to enjoy the warm weather and wide variety of events this season!
The Greater Port Clinton Area Arts Council is celebrating the fifth "birthday" of The Arts Garage on Aug. 8. "A Birthday in Brushstrokes" features food and drinks, plus plenty of art - a juried art exhibit, live and silent auctions, and a battle of the artists.
The following weekend, Water Works Park in Port Clinton will be the site of the annual Lighthouse and Maritime Festival. That event includes a cardboard boat regatta, the United Way of Ottawa County's Incredible Rubber Duck Race, a boat show featuring classic and wooden boats, live music, food trucks, and free tours of the lighthouse.
Maritime enthusiasts will also enjoy the 22nd Annual Big Splash Raffle benefiting the Maritime Museum of Sandusky, also held on Aug. 15. The kick-off bash is the night before.
To submit an event, email it to catharinehadley@gmail.com by August 18.
August
Through August 22 - Huron County Fair, Norwalk
Through August 30 - "Celebration! TAG's 5th Birthday Party" juried art show presented by the Greater Port Clinton Area Arts Council, The Arts Garage, Port Clinton
Weekends through Sept. 13 - Wildlife drives, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
19 - North Coast Big Band performs at the Verandah Concert, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums, Fremont
20 - Third Thursday Music, Flowers, and a Sunset, downtown Vermilion
20-22 - National Tractor Pulling Championship, Wood County Fairgrounds, Bowling Green
21 - Rodney Crowell, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
21 - Party in the Park, Promenade Park, Toledo
22 - Craft Beers, Cocktails & Corks at Spiegel Grove, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums, Fremont
22 - Lakeside Antique Show, Lakeside
22 - Judith Hill, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
22 - Summer pops concert presented by Firelands Symphony Orchestra, McBride Arboretum at BGSU Firelands, Huron
22-Dec. 23 - "Shared Art" exhibit, Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College
22-Jan. 5, 2027 - "Video Space: Nancy Buchanan and Lyn Blumenthal" exhibit, Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College
22-July 11, 2027 - "The land is a being who remembers everything" exhibit, Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College
23 - North Coast Concert Band performs at LaRoe's Restaurant, Grand Rapids, Ohio
24 - Motley Crue, Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls
24-30 - Sandusky County Fair, Fremont
25 - Wings Over Lake Erie fall bird migration viewing presented by Erie MetroParks, Community Foundation Preserve at Eagle Point, Sandusky
26 - Sheena Easton, Lorain Palace Theatre, Lorain
28 - Party in the Park, Promenade Park, Toledo
28 - Wings Over Lake Erie fall bird migration viewing presented by Erie MetroParks, Wyandot MetroPark, Huron
28-30 - 60th German-American Festival, Oak Shade Grove, Oregon
29 - "Saw the Musical," Lorain Palace Theatre, Lorain
29 - First Lady Lucy Hayes' Birthday Celebration, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums, Fremont
29 - Kalahari Food & (Not Just) Wine Festival, Kalahari Resort, Sandusky
September
3-Oct. 5 - "Three for the Road, Art by Barbara Everett, Ginni Mancini, and Densie Dirker" exhibit presented by the Greater Port Clinton Area Arts Council, The Arts Garage, Port Clinton
4 - "Harvest, a tribute to Neil Young," Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
4-6 and 11-13 - "Dracula, a Comedy of Terrors" presented by Bellevue Society for the Arts, Bellevue
4-6 - Perch, Peach, Pierogi, & Polka Festival, Knights of Columbus #1750, Port Clinton
4-7 - Milan Melon Festival, downtown Milan
6-Aug. 8, 2027 - "Roots of Divinity: Christ's Family Tree in Northern European Medieval Art" exhibit, Cleveland Museum of Art
5 - The Sounds of Soul, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
5 - Downtown Fremont Farmers Market
6 - Arts & Rhythm Festival 2026, Promenade Park, Toledo
8 - Farmers' Market, Elmore Historical Society, Elmore
8 - Clyde Warriors historic presentation, Clyde Museum
updated 08.14.26 CAE
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