2019 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.
August
Through Aug. 17 - Huron County Fair
Through Sept. 1 - "Disney's The Lion King," KeyBank State Theatre, Playhouse Square, Cleveland
Through Oct. 6 - "Demon Rum and Cold Water: The Two Sides of Temperance," Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums
Through Oct. 6 - "Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders," Cleveland Museum of Art
Through end of 2019 season - Ohio Brass exhibit, Kingwood Center Gardens, Mansfield
Through March 29, 2020 - "Women of Spiegel Grove" special exhibit, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums
Through March, 2020 - "Class of 2019 Exhibit," Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland. "Stay Tuned: Rock on TV Exhibit," "Woodstock at 50 Exhibit," and "Part of the Machine: Rock and Pinball" are also on display
Through Sept. 22 - "Water: Edward Burtynsky," Cleveland Museum of Art
Through Nov. 24 - "Ama: The Gathering Place," Cleveland Museum of Art
Aug. 13 - Lakeside Symphony Orchestra concert, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
Aug. 14 - Talisk, The Listening Room, Port Clinton
Aug. 14 - Train, the Goo Goo Dolls, and Allen Stone, Blossom Music Center
Aug. 15 - Rascal Flatts, Blossom Music Center
Aug. 15 - "Adonis Puentes' Cuba: A Musical Journey," Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
Aug. 15 - Sandusky County Historic Jail tour
Aug. 15 - Third Thursday Music, Flowers, and a Sunset, downtown Vermilion
Aug. 15 - Nelly, TLC, and Flo Rida, Blossom Music Center
Aug. 15 - Heidi Newfield, The Listening Room, Port Clinton
Aug. 15 - "Adonis Puentes' Cuba: A Musical Journey," Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
Aug. 15 - Sandusky County Historic Jail tour
Aug. 15 - Third Thursday Music, Flowers, and a Sunset, downtown Vermilion
Aug. 15 - Heidi Newfield, The Listening Room, Port Clinton
Aug. 16 - Jazz@8 presents "American Songbook," Sandusky State Theatre
Aug. 16 - 80s Explosion Party, Centennial Terrace, Sylvania
Aug. 16 - Pianist Angelin Chang, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
Aug. 16 - Riverfront Live!, Jefferson Street Pier, Port Clinton
Aug 16-17 - Big Splash Weekend benefitting Sandusky Maritime Museum, Sandusky Bay Pavilion
Aug. 16-18 - 36th Annual NWO Rib-Off, Lucas County Fairgrounds
Aug. 17 - Farmer's Market, downtown Sandusky
Aug. 17 - Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr., Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
Aug. 17 - Farmer's market, downtown Fremont
Aug. 17 - Blues, Brews, and Brats Fest sponsored by Rotary Club of Fremont
Aug. 17 - Battle of Put-in-Bay Volleyball Tournament
Aug. 17 - Oak Ridge Boys, Lorain Palace Theater
Aug. 17 - Eddie and the Edsels, Centennial Terrace, Sylvania
Aug. 17 - Toledo Pride Main Event, Promenade Park
Aug. 17 - Oliver Hazard Day 2019, downtown Waterville
Aug. 17 - "Symphonic Dances" performed by the Cleveland Orchestra for the Blossom Music Festival
Aug. 17 - Barefoot at the Beach 2019, Maumee Bay State Park
Aug. 17 - 75th "Berkday" party and Railfest, Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum, Bellevue
Aug. 17-18 - Northwestern Ohio Gladiolus Show, Lakeside
Aug. 17-18 - Levis Commons Fine Art Fair
Aug. 18 - Spiegel Grove Squires vs. Canton Cornshuckers vintage base ball game, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums, Fremont
Aug. 18 - Concert in the Park, Victory Park, Vermilion
Aug. 18 - 45th annual Birmingham Ethnic Festival, Toledo
Aug. 18 - Los Lobos and Los Sementales De Nuevo Leon, Stranahan Theater
Aug. 19 - Erie County Chamber of Commerce Golf Classic, Plum Brook Country Club
Aug. 19 - Chautauqua Choir Concert, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
Aug. 20 - Garden Tour, Toledo Zoo and Aquarium
Aug. 20-25 - Sandusky County Fair
Aug. 21 - Verandah Concert - North Coast Big Band, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums, Fremont
Aug. 21 - Spiegel Grove Squires vintage base ball game, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums, Fremont
Aug. 22 - "Gone to the Dogs" Greater Port Clinton Area Arts Council ARTWalk
Aug. 22 - Jonathan Kingham and Ryan Shea, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
Aug. 22-25 - North American Boat Show, Cedar Point Marina
Aug. 23 - An Acoustic Evening with Al Stewart, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
Aug. 23 - Martina McBride in concert, Promenade Park, Toledo
Aug. 23 - Feast with the Beasts, Toledo Zoo and Aquarium
Aug. 23 - Sylvia, The Listening Room, Port Clinton
Aug. 23 - Fridays in the 419 Bus Tour, Schedel Arboretum and Gardens, Elmore
Aug. 23 - Riverfront Live!, Jefferson Street Pier, Port Clinton
Aug. 23-25 - 54th German-American Festival, Oak Shade Grove, Oregon
Aug. 24 - "Pop Up: Guest Chef Scott Schneider," Culinary Vegetable Institute, Milan
Aug. 24 - OSU Alumni Band, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
Aug. 24 - Lakeside Antique Show
Aug. 24 - Bug Fest, Toledo Zoo and Aquarium
Aug. 24 - The Menus, Centennial Terrace, Sylvania
Aug. 24 - "South Pacific in Concert" performed by the Cleveland Orchestra for the Blossom Music Festival
Aug. 24-25 - Revolution on the Ohio Frontier, Fort Meigs, Perrysburg
Aug. 24-25 - Perry's Birthday Celebration, Put-in-Bay
Aug. 24 & 28 - Celebration of First Lady Lucy Hayes' 188th Birthday, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums
Aug. 25 - Spiegel Grove Squires vs. Canal Dover Red Legs vintage base ball game, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums, Fremont
Aug. 25 - Concert in the Park, Victory Park, Vermilion
Aug. 25 - Firelands Symphony Orchestra Free Summer Pops Concert with Byron Stripling, trumpet, BGSU Firelands campus, Huron
Aug. 28 - "American Songbook ON STAGE!", Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
Aug. 29 - Bash on the Bay Country Music Fest with Kid Rock, Uncle Kracker, and more, Put-in-Bay Airport
Aug. 30 - Riverfront Live!, Jefferson Street Pier, Port Clinton
Aug. 30 - Swingmania, Centennial Terrace, Sylvania
Aug. 30-Sept. 1 - Perch, Peach, Pierogi, and Polka Festival, Knights of Columbus Hall, Port Clinton
Aug. 30 through Sept. 1 - "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back," performed by the Cleveland Orchestra for the Blossom Music Festival
Aug. 30 through Sept. 1 - SCRAP Labor Day antique tractor and engine show, White Star Park, Gibsonburg
Aug. 30 through Sept. 2 - Lakeside Heritage Society Recycle Sale
Aug. 30 through Sept. 5 - Fulton County Fair
Aug. 31 - Rockapella, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
Aug. 31 - Blue Goose Bus Tour, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
Aug. 31 - Fourteenth Annual Car and Truck Show, Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum, Bellevue
Aug. 31 - Craft Beers, Cocktails, and Crusaders, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums
September
Sept. 1 - Glacial Glimpses, Kelleys Island
Sept. 1 thru Oct. 6 - "Temperance" special exhibit, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums, Fremont
Sept.
1 thru March 29, 2020 - "Women of Spiegel Grove" special exhibit, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums, Fremont
Sept. 2 - Closing day of regular season, Cedar Point
Sept. 3 thru Oct. 29 (Tuesdays only) - Senior Discovery Days, Toledo Zoo and Aquarium
Sept. 3 - Autumn season begins, Mulberry Creek Herb Farm
Sept. 5 - First Thursday Art Walk, downtown Sandusky
Sept. 6 - State of Comedy, Sandusky State Theatre
Sept. 6 - Downtown Fremont Friday night car show
Sept. 6 - Red Bird Arts District First Friday Art Walk, Sylvania
Sept. 6-7 - Rock the Light, Water Works Park, Port Clinton
Sept. 6-8 - Black Swamp Arts Festival, Bowling Green
Sept. 6-8 - Historic Weekend, Put-in-Bay
Sept. 7 - Wood Carvers Show, Merry-Go-Round Museum, Sandusky
Sept. 7 - Art in the Park, Put-in-Bay
Sept. 7 - Downtown Fremont block party and barbecue competition
Sept. 7 - Treasure Island Day and Butterfly Fest/Yard Sale, Kelleys Island
Sept. 7 - "Ricky Nelson Remembered," Lorain Palace Theatre
Sept. 7-8 - Pioneer Days, Historic Lyme Village, Bellevue
Sept. 8 - Firelands Symphony Orchestra presents the Olympic Jazz Trio, Milan Historical Museum
Sept. 8 - Firelands Symphony Orchestra presents the Ottawa County Bluegrass Band, James McBride Arboretum, Huron
Sept. 8 - Day of Honor/Grandparents Day, Toledo Zoo and Aquarium
Sept. 10 - Callas in Concert, Stranahan Theater
Sept. 10 - The Who, Blossom Music Center
Sept. 11 - Bocuse d'Or Team USA fundraiser, Culinary Vegetable Institute
Sept. 11 - Patriot's Day observance, Put-in-Bay
Sept. 12 - Downtown market and sidewalk sales, Clyde
Sept. 13 - Michael Shirtz's Jazz@8 presents "Honoring Ella and Oscar," Sandusky State Theatre
Sept. 13 - The Talbot Brothers, The Listening Room, Port Clinton
Sept. 13 through Oct. 27 (Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays) - HalloWeekends, Cedar Point
Sept. 14 - Enrichment Day: Paws and Play, Toledo Zoo and Aquarium
Sept. 14 - Wine, Art, and Food Faire, Kelleys Island Wine Company
Sept. 14 - New Year's on the Bay, Put-in-Bay
Sept. 14 - "Space Oddity - The Ultimate David Bowie Experience," Lorain Palace Theater
Sept. 14 -15 - Fremont Flea Market, Sandusky County Fairgrounds
Sept. 15 - Ottawa County Community Foundation 20th Anniversary Celebration, Schedel Gardens and Arboretum, Elmore
Sept. 19 - Sandusky County Historic Jail tour
Sept. 19 - Third Thursday Music, Flowers, and a Sunset, downtown Vermilion
Sept. 19-20 - "Romeo and Juliet" performed by the Cleveland Orchestra, Severance Hall
Every attempt is made to provide accurate information, however, we encourage you to double check the details of these events!
Summer's Swan Song
It's time to make the most of the rest of the summer!
The Port Clinton Lighthouse & Maritime Festival is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 17, and is part of the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend. This year, the conservancy is planning to have more vendors and activities - and the replica of the Keeper's Boathouse will be on display.
On Aug. 23 the Friends of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge will hold a West Sister Island Rookery Cruise. I went on a similar fundraiser cruise last year (the route was different) and thoroughly enjoyed it. We traveled on one of the Jet Express ferries along the shoreline, and it was truly interesting to see the landscape from a different vantage point - especially at sunset!
In the past, I've enjoyed attending and photographing the annual fashion show fundraiser for the Foundation for Firelands. This year, the fundraiser will be different - and it's likely to be successful, given the name. The Best Party Ever sponsored by the Foundation for Firelands is scheduled for Sept. 19 at Plum Brook Country Club.
updated 08.12.19 CAE
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